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Evening star., 1918-05-20
SPEC MISREPRESENTS
SOLDIERS SUFFRAGE VIEW
wait TILL We Get Home and
Well Get Rights" Says
Letter From Front.

AMSTERDAM, May 19.-Letters
from the front recently appearing in
small German provincial papers
promise exciting times should suf-
frage reform be definitely wrecked.
Count Spec, who recently in the Prus-
sian house of deputies when advocat-
ing the shelving of the bill. repre-
scented himself to be speaking in the
name of those at the front, gets a Sc
we're dressing down.
One letter says: 1T is arrant i'm
pertinence to say that the men in the
trenches do not bother about the suf-
frage"
others write: walt until we get
home. We will see that we get our
rights" or in similar terms.
The letters indicate that the deter
mination is pretty general to make
sure frst that the destinies of the
home lands shall not be placed in the
hands of war profteers and slackers;
and. second. that If they are spared
they want to come home to an ade-
quately filled cupboard, reasonable
prospects of employment and no pub
lie charity, or they will know the rea-
son why.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
NEGROES TO EDUCATE
RACE IN WAR WORK
Prominent Speakers to Mobilize
Public Opinion in Backing
Up the Government.

A special committee Of leading
speakers Of the negro race Is to be
appointed to create and mobilize pub
lie opinion among men and women Of
the race for the backing up Of the
government in its prosecution Of the
war. This announcement comes from
the Office Of Emmett J. Scott, special
assistant to the Secretary of War. the
two government agencies co-operat-
ing in the formation Of this new COM
mittee being the War Department
and the speaking division Of the COM
mittee on public Information. Its ex-
istence is due to the fact that both
these agencies realize the Importance
of enlightening negro public opinion.
Upon the leaders Of public opinion
among colored and white races alike.
it is pointed out, rests a RESPONSE
bility heavier. perhaps, than any that
has ever rested on any group in the
history of the United States. It Is a
task which can be performed only by
men and women who are themselves
well informed and patriotic,
Evening star., 1918-05-20
BOYS AND GIRLS INVITED
TO WORK FOR UNCLE SAM
Young People Of Washington and
Alexandra offered Positions as
Department Messengers.

Uncle Sam today extended an invi-
tation to boys and girls Of Washing
ton. and Alexandria, Va. who are be-
tween the ages of fourteen and eight
cen to work for him as messengers in
the government departments. With
schools closing within month, It 10
expected there will be many, appli-
cants.
Applicants should secure blank No.
304 from the Civil Service Commission.
1874 F street, oil 1t out and return 1t
to the commission. They then will
receive a card. on which shonld be
pasted photograph taken within the
last two years. This is to be pre-
sented to the examiner on the day Of
examination. Examinations are held
in Washington and Alexandria every
Saturday.
The entrance salary for messengers
Is $3.50 a year. but appointments arc
sometimes made at $500. Attention IL
called to tho fact that during the war
the Civil Service Commission has au.
thority to promote girl and boy mes.
sengers to apportioned subclerical po.
sttions. They are not eligible. how.
ever. for apportioned positions OUT
side Of their examination grade, ex.
cept upon open competitive examina.
tion.
Evening star., 1918-05-20

Of Columbia. promises that the ensu-
ing year will be . banner one for the
towns and villages which may be IN
Lcluded in the title OF Washingtons 5
suburbs.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
To Undertake Campaign.

To discharge this responsibility col
ored leaders will undertake a pub
licity campaign at an early date, and
zones of activity will be worked out
whereby tho men may have full op-
portunity to serve the government IN
this hour of national emergency and
need. There is also being worked out
a program whereby representative
women of the race may later be called
into service to conduct similar cam
paign of patriotic activity.
In addition to this a special cam
paign will be conducted in all of the
camps and cantonments where negro
soldiers are stationed. and in the
cities surrounding such camps and
cantonments. by colored physicians.
mote thee best possible health condi-
tions among the soldiers. This work
will take the form of lectures. clinics.
stereopticon talks, ETC.. dealing with
those subjects which directly concern
the moral and physical welfare of the
prominent physicians and surgeons
will have charge of this campaign.
Speakers Selected.
Among the man speakers already
secured are such leaders as DIR. Rob-
ert r. Motion. principal Tuskegee Nor
NAL and Industrial Institute, Tuske-
gee, Ala; DR.. Ernest Lyon. chairman
colored branch of the Maryland Coun-
Gil of Denfense and consul general of
the Republic Of Liberia to the United
States. Baltimore, Md; William H.
Lewis, former assistant attorney gen.
eral Of the United States. Boston.
Mass; DR.. w. e. B. Du Bots, editor
the Crisis, New York city: Charles w.
Anderson, former collector of inter-
nal revenue for the second district of
New York city. now assistant COM
of New York: DR.. j. w. e. Bowen,
vice president, Cannon Theologi-
cal Seminary. Atlanta. Ca; DR..
John r. Hawkins, financial secretary
Of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church, Washington, D. c., and many
other editors. publicists, lecturers,
educators, professional mon and lead
ers in other lines of endeavor.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
Private Danny's
War Book
BY FRAZIER HUNT.
PTER AZ

Well this Is the swan song Of my
war book as far as writing it on
American soil Is concerned. We are
on train now and it's only about an
hours ride from the embarkation
camp to where we get .on our boats
and we are more than half way there
already.
And speaking OF swan songs, il no
swan song wasn't ever no more sad
than the ones the fellows on this train
to sing one, well nobody would ever
kick about funeral music. Everybody
Is SO darn anxious to see our boat and
to find out where we are going to
sleep when we get on her and won
dering or not whether he will be sea
sick that he hasn't got a second to
worry about anything much else.
l guess about the only thing else
that any Of these doughboys is wor-
ried about is whether the Crown
Prince Is going to get through all
right.
body in our company when we found
out we'd have to leave old Kaiser Bill,
our goat mascot. back in the training
camp and como on east here without
him. We had counted on great things
out of old Kaiser Bill. one of them
DelnS 10 eat lue WnlSheES OIL n OlU
man Won Trepiz. and then at the last
minute. we wasn't allowed to take
him, the rules and regulations being
in letter and spirit against such mas
| cots being taken to the firing line.
Well, for about three days gloom
was floating around our company in
large dark chunks. But tho second
day we was at our embarkation camp
Sergt: Emil Dolittle come into our
barrucks and took out from under his
overcoat the funniest looking little
monkey that ever made human be-
ing kind of ashamed Of his old mans
folks way back.
This here is the Crown Prince"
Sergt Dolittle said, "and she's a close
| relation of old Kaiser Bill. our goat,
but from now on she's going to be our
legal and only mascot. Private Splits.
you are hereby appointed to be High
Keeper Of the mascot and Chamber
maid in Waiting on Her Highness the
Crown Prince.
you're on, but how you going get
her In" Sandy allowed.
"Son, amt no prophet nor nothing
like that. and all got to say Is that
kitchen police from now on"
So when we started late tonight
the betting was Just about even pro
and con, with possibly the ayes hav-
ing a little OF the edge on the pes
simists.
An hour or two moro will tell. II
Sandy gets caught trying to sneak
that monkey aboard it'll be a sick
Sandy, and guess II he does get the
Grown Prince aboard 1t will be a sick
monkey.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
GLEN ECHO PARK OPENS
WITH BIG FIRST NIGHT
Practically Everything at Summer
Resort in Midseason Form, With
Many Attractions.

Glen Echo Park opened the sum-
mer amusement season Saturday and
had one Of the largest first-night crowds
the park has ever had. It was esti-
mated that nearly 10000 persons made
the trip to the park either by electric
car or by automobile.
By putting on a night force Of work.
men the management succeeded in
having the resort in running order
for the opening, only a few finishing
touches being missing.
Practically everything was running
in midseason form and the big crowd
stormed the derby and gravity for q
chance at the dizzy. dippy rides:
thronged the midway for try at
the new amusements there; crowded
around the carrousel. and apparently
every one on the grounds took at least
one good look at "the whip" the new
est sensation at the park.
Over in the dance pavilion half a
hundred couples took the floor" for
the first dance and there was never
a let-up until Home. Sweet Home"
was played just before midnight. The
new lighting effects and the decora-
tions in the pavilion shared the ap-
plause of the dancers with the musi-
clans, ten of whom made UP the Or
chestra.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
DOING A[L|T. CAN
TO STOP GERMANS
U. S. Expected to Have Mil
lion in France Before
Midsummer:
SPEEDING AIRCRAFT, TOO

/ With every indication pointing to
the early resumption Of the German
drive in France. officials here feel
| that all that could be done to bring
| American aid to the allied armies has
| been done. They await the outcome
| with the same supreme confidence
that Germanys offensive power
| finally will be repulsed as do the
French and British leaders.
| Meanwhile. events are moving
! army abroad with a steady and in
creasing flow Of men and equipment.
Members of the Senate military COM
| ittee. in their weekly conference at
| the War Department, are understood to
have been shown that encouraging
progress is being made in all lines.
There appears to be little doubt now
pass the million mark by midsummer.
| although official statements were
| lacking. Tho rate at which troops
are being sent overseas Is rising from
week to week. Figures may not be
published under the rules of voluntary
| cent statement that 100000 had been
dispatched Is regarded as already out
of date.
To support this stream Of American
man power 1t is planned to register
June the men who have become
twenty-one since the selective draft
act became effective. adding more
than 100000 to the lists, Of whom it
is estimated 100000 will be available
for front line duty. Subsequently. new
registrations will be held every three
months for men who reach draft age
during the period. That means an
additional 250,000 names to be enrolled
every quarter.
Speeding Aircraft and Motors.
Among other things the senators
learned OF rapid progress now being
made with the production Of liberty
motors and aircraft. One thousand
motors have been finished and delivered
and the number probably will be dou-
bled during the next thirty days. From
that time on there will be no shortage
in aircraft engines.
Figures as to the number Of Amer
fcan manned machines now in service
over tho American lines or elsewhere
in France also became known. but Brig.
Gen. Mcintyre. the military censor
ruled that publication of these would
violate military requirements of secrecy,
and they are therefore withheld. The
showing was encouraging. and indi-
Gated that substantial air force is al
ready operating under Gen. Persh.ng's
command. although the American built
equipment has not yet reached the front
SO far as is known.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
NEW NO. II AIRPLANE
'CHRtSTENED "OLD JIMMY
Tribute to Capt. James Norman
Hall, Who Fell Within
German Lines.

By the Associated Press
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Friday. May. 17.-The air
plano driven by Capt James Norman
Hall. which fell when Capt. Hall was
flying within the German lines a few
days ago. bore the number ''l7." Now a
new mo. IT. has appeared on the
American front northwest of Toul.
Immediately under the pilots seat. on
each side. has been placed the inscrip-
t,on .,Old Jimmy" 1t is a silent tribute
from Capt. Halls flying comrades.
Some Of the American fiiers have
adopted for a mascot a tiny. mouse
colored tackass. which came naturally
by the traditional army habit Of kickine
hard about things he doesn't like. The
mascot has a special aversion to air
planes. They frighten him and he AND
his heels are kept at a respectful dis
tance from the hangers for the protec-
tion Of the latter. Some airplanes incl
dentally, now are appearing with crude
likeness of the kicking 3ackass painted
on their sides.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
GERMAN COURT CIRCLES
IN RUSH FOR THRONES
Mad Scramble for High Plasss =
East May Endanger National
Unity, Il Claim.

AMSTERDAM, May 1s.-The Berlin
newspapers give indications that the
prospect of new thrones in the east
for German princes has stirred Ger
man court circles as seldom IL ever
before. The socialist newspaper Nor-
waerts. says that agents from the
court are travelling hither and thither
in efforts to make propaganda for or
against the various families to which
the honors might fall.
This scramble for thrones, Eorwaerts
fears. may endanger German unity. It
therefore urges. probably in a spirit
of irony. that a compromise be ef-
fected by filling the thrones with
Turkish princes.
IF Prussia Is enlarged" IL com.
ments. something must also be found
somewhere for Bavaria, while Saxony.
Wuerttemberg and other states will
also want something, and there are
only six thrones to distribute among
twenty-five dynasties."
Evening star., 1918-05-20
NEW INSIGNIA FOR FLIERs.
Expeditionary Airmen Get New
Collar Decorations.
Cablekram to The Evening Star n
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1911

CableEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
AMERICAN AVIATION HEAD
QUARTERS IN FRANCE. May IL
The new insignia for the air service
OF the American expeditionary force
has been approved by Gen. Pershing,
and it Is expected that 1t will soon be
seen on the collars Of the officers OF
this enormous outgrowth Of the an
cient Signal Service Corps.
It consists Of tho present Signal
Corps insignia OF crossed flags. on
which is superimposed in silver con-
ventionalized hemisphere showing
the western continents. Attached to
the hemisphere are conventionalized
flags projecting SO as almost COM
pletely to hide the inner squares OF
the flags and also horizontally in the
center. passing behind the hemis-
phere at the junction Of the nag
staves with the flag dominating the
ensemble.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
Filler Falls 1000 Feet.

WICHITA FALLS. Tex. May 90
His machine bursting into flames
while 1000 feet in the air. flying as
one Of . formation Of nve. Jerome T.
Van Auken. cadet, twenty-five years
old. met death at Call Field Saturday
when the plane crashed to earth on
the lying dAld. Van Auken was m
adyancedtstudenf4n the solo classs
Evening star., 1918-05-20
'MASHlNGTON'S SUBURBS
:. GROWING IN WAR TIME

washinston's suburbs, like Washing
ton Itself, show a decided recent in
crease in population due largely to tho
war, according to Nelson's Washing
ton suburban directory. the 1918 issue
Of. which has recently been published.
The publisher, Justus C. Nelson. late
with Royds directory Of the District
Evening star., 1918-05-20
Legion to Fight Propaganda.

Legion to Fight Propaganda.
NEW YORK, May 2o.-The Roman
Legion. formed to combat German
propaganda in America and Italy and
said by its founders to be the first
national organization of Italians in
the country, has opened headquar-
ters here according to an announce
ment made by DR.. Antonio Stella. its
president. The legion, which has the
Endorsement of President Wilson, has
issued. an Invitation to all Italian
residents and to American citizens of
Italian extraction to participate in
the celebration May "a, Of Italy
American day.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
On Canadian Casualty List.

OTTAWA. Ontario. May 2o.-The
names OF the following Americans ap-
pear in today's Canadian casualty
list: Killed, in action: D. G. Niche,
Denver, Col. Wounded: A. Antossin.
Plummer. Minn.; j. Andrews, Port
Huron. Mich.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
Belgians Hold the Enemy;
Deliver Counter Attacks
Little Army Heroically Protects End of Brit
ish Line and Checks Flanking Movement
Undertaken by Germans

Belgian troops played an important
part in safeguarding the retirement OF
the British from the fore part OF the
Ypres salient. Accounts OF their gal
liant action were received by the Bel
gian Legation yesterday. At the asme
time there was made public a message
from Gen. Plumer. British commander
next to the Belgians. praising them for
their cooperation. The action is de-
scribed as follows:
Belgian troops have gained another
victory in the region OF Nieuport. Ger
man stosstruppen, assisted by marine
gunners. launched an attack at $50
after heavy bombardment, on Belgian
outposts north OF the Canal Of Pas
schendaele and Great Beverendjik. A
counter attack by riflemen had COM
pletely recovered the positions before
0 o'clock. The enemy left many dead
on the field. We took many prisoners,
including one midshipman and two
noncommissioned officers"
This action was Of great Importance
because the German advance threat
ened the development of the allies left
on their retreat from the Ypres salient.
The check administered by the Bel
gians greatly aided the British in the
region OF Langemarck. Gen. Plumer's
telegram OF appreciation to Gen. Ru-
quoy. Belgian chief Of staff, says:
Accept out heartiest congratulations
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
B. 90. TRAINS !
TO USE HUDSON
RIVER TUBES
Will Allow the Handling Of
More Freight at Com
munipaw Terminal.

Baltimore and Ohio trains from
Washington TO New York will enter
the latter city In the Pennsylvania
Terminal uptown after April IS
This announcement was made at the
Railroads Administration late yester-
day afternoon.
The trains will move over the pres
ent route to Bound Brook. n. j.,
thence over the Lehigh Valley tracks
to Newark junction. where they viii
shift 10 the Pennsylvania Railroad.
and thence through the tubes.
This Is the FIRST step in the general
plan TO move as many trains as pos
sible from the Jersey Central and Bal
timore and Ohio into New York CIt~
through the Pennsylvania tubes aud
free the Communipaw tubes for add
tional freight service. Just how soon
il will be applied TO the suburban ira
fic the administration has not decided.
officials believe they will be able 10
take away a great deal OF the shop
ping and matinee crush from the
downtown section. thus relieving tot
only the railroads but the subway and
elevated OF thousands OF passengers IN
the busy hours.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
CAMPAIGN PLANNED
BY DEFENSE LEAGUE

Plans for a banner liberty loan
campaign TO be conducted under
the auspices OF the Home Defense
League, OF the Ninth precinct in
the northeast section OF the city
were completed last night. The hrst
rally will take place tonight a. s
o'clock
Booths will be placed along the
II street northeast and automobiles
appropriately decorated will parade
during the rally which will come
TO a close Saturday night.
Police OF the Ninth precinct have
entered the work intent in going
over the top" with subscriptions
The drive will begin tonight at .
o'clock at Fifteenth and II streets
northeast. followed by a rally at Lang
don tomorrow night, Stanton Para
Thursday night, and closing with tina
largest rally on Saturday night at
Eighth and II streets northeast
Capt. Ernest Kennard. OF the Ninth
Precinct Home Defense League. has
given instructions 10 his men and the
greatest results are expected
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
Unidentified MAN
KILLED BY AUTO
Connected with Horse Show; Body
Taken to Alexandra.

An unidentified man about 80 years
old, thought to be a stable employe
Of Charles Schwartz. of New York
city, whose string of horses were
brought yesterday to the Arlington
Park race track, was. struck and in
stantly killed late yesterday after
noon by an automobile near High
Bridge, Rosslyn.
After striking the man, the driver
of the car put on speed and drove in
the direction of Washington. Only
few persons witnessed the accident
and il was impossible, they say. to
get the number OF the car and the
number of persons occupying it.
BY order of Coroner r. G. Yates, of
Alexandria, the body of the man was
removed to the undertaking estab-
lishment Of William Demaine. in that
city. to await Identification. Race
track employees at Arlington Park
told the coroner that the dead man
only arrived at the race track SUM-
day. coming from Laurel, Nd.
The dead man was about feet Z
Inches in height. weighed in the
neighborhood Of $50 pounds, and had
gray hair and mustache.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
.SEDTTION BILL GIVES
DRASTIC CENSORSHIP
Gag for Press Again Bobs Up in
Congress.

Drastic censorship of the American
press was revived yesterday as a fea-
ture of the sedition bill, when the con-
ferees eliminated the amendment of
Senator France, OF Maryland, allowing
criticism of war work OF the govern
ment when such criticism is ''the truth
spoken with good intentlons."
With the amendment stricken out
any newspaper or individual making
any criticism whatever of war work
may be subjected to the tremendous
penalties of thirty years in Jail or
SIC, 900 fine or both.
Determined fights took place in the
Senate against the original bill, and
while 1t was toned down. 1t Is still
considered very harsh by its opponents.
There is little doubt that the confer
ence report when sent to the Senate
will precipitate another battle there.
The heavy penalties are imposed up
on anyone criticizing the uniform of
the army or navy. making statements
designed to discourage the successful
conduct Of the war attempting to in
terfere with war work. and speaking
in a fashion generous to Germany or
her allies.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-23
DANIELS LAUDS
WOMEN 0F.U. S.
And ENGLAND
Secretary Of the Navy Tells
Meeting Of Admirable
Work Achieved.

Secretary Daniels, speaking at the
formal opening of the first National
Service School, at Little Falls and
Conduit road, yesterday afternoon,
told of the wonderful work the women
Of America are performing in order
that they may release men for the
army.
"The women Of America have come
UP to the mark and made good just
as the women OF France and England
have" said the Secretary Of the Navy.
when this war began the allies had
no thought Of letting the woman work
in munition factories, on the farms.
driving automobiles, and other heavy
work which men had been performing.
but when the time came these women
were willing and waiting TO take their
places alongside OF the men.
THE women of England and France
are making good every day. They
have made good and 1 have no doubt
that the American women when put
to the test will show themselves
worthy.
"our women are working In almost
every sort Of occupation. They are
working on the farms, in the bayfield,,
behind the plow and in the wheat
field.
They are are also working in NUM-
tion factories where the strongest and
hardest men used to work, and where
ever they are they are making good
just as the English and French wom-
en- did"
The National Service School is a
branch Of the Woman's Naval Serv-
ice. II is run primarily to give the
women Of the District an insight into
what the women throughout the
country are accomplishing in war
work. The third encampment was
opened yesterday afternoon.