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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

many took things Into her own hands
March 2 her minister at Stockholm
announced to the swedish government
The landing Of German troops on the
Aland Islands invoking the following
prete1t: --. - -..-. .-..-.-.-
Pretaxt for Germany's Act.
Tho Berlin cabinet sustainS itself by
tAe Official demand for Intervention which
aupeared to have been addressed to 1t
IN the Finnish government to suppress
tho revolt which was being made through
out tho country. Under these conditions
Germany considers that to assure her
fufuro military operations she can en-
NOV the archipelago as a military zone.
The German note adds that the empire
IS putting forth no territorial claim on the
Aland Islands. recognizing the vital IN
terestA and considers that the future
status Of the islands can only be regu-
alafed in accord with the cabinet OF Stock
holm"
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SUSPECTS C[ASSED
AS UNDES|RABLES''

Investigation has convinced the De-
partment of Justice that the two wom-
en- and the two men claiming French
citizenship. recently arrested in New
York on suspicion of connection with
the German spy ring. can only be
chased as undesirable citizens, rather
than as spies. On this conclusion they
win be deported.
Love Affair Develops.
Suspicious that the quartet formed a
band Of spies were exploded when gov
eminent agents found that love az
fair between one of the women and a
neutral diplomat in Washington was
the real basis of the activity of the
four which had brought them under
THE observation of the Department Of
Justice. The full disclosure is with
held by the government out of con-
sideration for the neutral diplomat and
his associates.
The four under arrest in New York
gave their names as Nina Despina
Dayidovitch Storch, Nine Elizabeth
CHariotts Nix. Baron Henri de Belville
ard Count Robert de Clairmont
"Mysteryo Is Exploded.
It Is now disclosed that what were
thought to be the mysterious code let
ters found in q safe deposit box of one
ok those under arrest were love epistles
conched I'm gentle terms, with hidden
meanings, which hard-headed inyesti-
gators at nrst failed to recognize.
Cmcfals here declare that the govern
inent has no definite evidence of spying
70 lay against any of the quartet, but
that the complicated tangle of personal
relations with men high in official and
social circles makes 1t expedient to
deport them-
Say One Woman Has Wealth.
II has never been disclosed fully
whsre any OF tie four got their money,
Although It y now said that one of
the women had some wealth of her
own
For many months the four have been
H11der surveillance, at hrst because of
& Suspicion that they would prove to be
Agents OF an enemy government
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does not exclude peaceable. friendly re-
lations with Russia"
RaforS Tn Poland

Refers to Poland.
The chancellor then said ga few
words about Poland. which, it is true"
he remarked. sis not expressly men
toned in the peace treaty.
LAS is well known" he continued, "it
was the proclamation Of the two en-
claimed to all the world that country's
independence. 1t follows therefore,
that the further shaping of the new
state can only take place on the stand
point of negotiations between Germany
and Austria Hungary on the one hand
and Poland on the other hand.
Suggestions for shaping our future
relationship recently reached the gov
eminent and members of the reichstag
from political circles in Poland We
will gladly examine whether and how
far they can be reconciled with the
aims pursued by the two governments,
neighboriy relations with the newly
arisen state. with the safeguarding Of
our interests.
Count Czernin Dumb"
ZURICH, Tuesday, March 1s.-Con-
trasting the utterances OF Field Mar
shall Won .Hindenburg and Gen. Won
Ludendorf with the speech made in the
reichstag late In February by Chan
cellor Won Hert1ing, the Arbeitier Eel
tung, the socialist organ of Vienna,
asks whether the latest Berlin confer
ence led to the adoption Of a new pol
icy. The paper argues that neither
France nor Great Britain with accept
q weak peace and says the peace which
Count Czernin. the Austro-Hungarian
foreign secretary. promised and doubt
lessly honestly desires, is now scoffed
at everywhere as weak peace offer.
Nothing more. the paper adds, is
heard Of Count Czernin's offer to
President Wilson to enter into nego-
tiattons. 1t continues: Count Cxernin
has become quite dumb and modest
while the greatest decisions are being
taken in Berlin, London and Paris"
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D. c. MEN COMMISSIONED

Andrew T. cassell Of 25s Union sta
ton and Edmund M. Littell also of this
city have been commissioned as first
lieutenants. the former in the Ordnance
Reserve Corps and the latter in the
Aviation Section Of the Signal Reserve
Corps.
w. Claude Waltemyer of Thurmont.
Md, has been named as a chaplain and
first lieutenant in the National Army
Russell Ray of Morrison. Va, and
Frederick f. Simon of College Park.
Md. have been commissioned second
lieutenants in the Aviation Section of
the Signal Reserve Corps.
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Spirit of Grant and Lee,
Pioneers Out With Troops.

Some of the pioneers in forming our
organization in France are now out
with the troops and officers with the
work as part of your system of all
round preparations. I might say that
promotion awaits those who have
proved themselves fit to lead in the
stern test to come. However, 1 know
you are not thinking of promotion, but
only in spirit of soldierly service of
giving the best in you to the cause"
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Awarding First Military
Crosses to Americans
Approved by Gen. PerShing

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Tuesday, March 19.-Gen.
Pershing the American commander-in-
chief. has approved the awarding of the
first new American military crosses for
extraordinary heroism. The recipients
are Lieut.. John o. Green, Sergt. William
Norton and Sergt. Patrick Walsh.
The crosses were awarded for Eek
traordinary heroism in connection with
military operations against an armed
enemy"
Lieut.. Green proba bly, will stand on
the records as the first to receive the
honor. for his name is first on the list
of three approved by the commander
in-chief. The exploits of these men are
described by the general commanding
their division, as follows:
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PRAEGER DEFENDS
RAIL MAIL SERVICE
Declares War and Parcel Post
Flood Post Offices, Caus-
ing Delay.
TEST FOR BUSINESS men

Denial that the railway mail service
IN to blame for any delay In the deliv-
cry of letters between here and New
York was made today by Otto Praeger.
second assistant postmaster general.
and officials of the railway mail serv-
ice.
While specifically pointing out that
no blame must be attached either to the
Washington or the New York city post Of
flee. owing to the tremendous difficult
ties they are laboring under as the re-
suit of war conditions, Mr.. Praeger de-
clared that the records of the railway
mail service show that the Washington
city post Office has recently turned over
to the railway mail service letters
twenty-six hours after they were post
marked.
These particular letters were addressed
to points south.
The records will show, it was declared.
that certain letters bound north, post
marked here 10 am, were not delivered to
the railway mail service until pm.
that afternoon, in the meantime two or
three other trains to New York having
left the Union station. In one instance
200 letters addressed to New York BUSH
ness houses were involved.
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AMERICANS MAKE
GAS ATTACKS ON
GERMANS AT T0UL

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projectile batteries have been discover
ed and blown to bits by the American
gunnerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

England is using nearly a million
dollars worth of castor oil a year for
llubricating the engines of aeroplaues,
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Decorated by Premier Clemenceau.

Lieut.. Green and Sergts. Norton and
Walsh all have received the French
war cross, Norton and Walsh being
decorated personally by Premier
Clemenceau March g.
Lieut.. Green. an artillery officer, was
wounded by shellfire early in March
Sergt. Norton, veteran in service
formerly resided in Arkansas. He was
decorated by Premier Clemenceau for
his act in killing a German lieutenant
and two German soldiers He was
challenged by the lieutenant to leave
his dugout and led out his men fighting.
Sergt. Walsh, formerly of Chicao.
also is Regular Army veteran. His
French decoration was received for
heroism in the Toul sector He took
command of detachment in front of
the American wire entanelements
when his captain was killed and con-
tinued the fight Sergt. Walsh was
selected by Gen. Pershing to act "a
orderly to Secretary Of War Baker
during his present visit to the Amer.
lean Army in France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
FRENCH PREPARED
FOR ANY KIND OF .
DRIVE HUNS MAKE

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Called Valuable Officer

Larry" Farquhar. as the dead police.
man was Familiarity known to HE
brother officers, was a popular member
of the police force and was looked
upon as being valuable policeman.
He was every inch a policeman -
was the comment of Capt. w T. Ander-
son of the eleventh precinct wher.
FarQuhar had performed duty the nsst
three years. always doing what poIjcs
duty was assigned him and inya =. hIv
giving good accounting"
Members of the eleventh precfnct
command. including Capt Anderson-
believe his conduct this morning vas
partly the result Of disordered brain
resulting from a wound he received
about six months ago while returning
over dark road from the steel pIant
where he had been Investigating a
complaint about ''bootleggers." He was
struck on the head with a stone.
thought to have been thrown by a
f'bootlegger and SO seriously in
jured that he was unable to retain
control of his automobile.
since that time" said Capt. Ander-
son, he has been unable to manage
his automobile sufficiently well to per-
form police duty in 1t and his manner
suggested that his mind probably was
not what it was previous to the at
tack"
Served In American Army.
Farquhar. who had done duty in the
seventh precinct for many years, was
transferred to Anaoos<ia, and October
Is, 1917. was dismounted from q
bicycle and &tyen-a motox cxcle mount
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Start Today

Have The Star delivered to your home at
60 cents per month, both daily and Sunday, or
40 cents per month (about W. cents per day.
for The Evening Star. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20

Oh Work at nome. Many or you ARE
former students at Fort Leavenworth
and the War College. Action has taken
the place of study. The problems which
you nave to solve are no longer those
OF theory in the movement of imaginary
forces, but of fact, in control of the
supply and equipment of large bodies
OF troops in the greatest military I'M
dertaking of our history.
, Symbol of Responsibility.
1.-THE black band around the sleeve.
which is the emblem of the general
staff. has become the symbol of great
responsibility to the people at home
and to the man in the trenches for ac-
complishing the maximum of efficiency
in directing the resources at your COM
mand with the minimum cost of life,
energy and the material. Your ambi-
ton to excel in your profession and
your studious application in the time
of peace when we had a small Army
have earned the gratitude of your
country at time when the most val
liable asset We have is the well trained
soldier in the prime of his manhood,
who has kept his mind and body fit for
this emergency.
Gen. Pershing has had the vision,
the authority. the high organizing
ability and the broad conception to
make the most of your talent and
industry in the results which have
been SO reassuring to me as Secretary
OF W ar. your modeSty, your willing
ness to learn from the traditions and
technical experiences of the allied
armies, is in keeping with your SOL
dierly realization that war is skill
against skill, force against force, and
that you are forming an army to fight
against most powerful. skilled foe,
who allows nothing to divert him from
the main essential.
Spirit of Grant and Lee.
Your plans have been commensu-
rate with your tasks. your spirit in
keeping with the Inheritance which
you have from Grant. Jackson, Lee and
Sherman. While you have been building
your structure you have had to act
IS instructors for our unframed forces
and signs are not wanting of your
success in adapting our national char
acter and zeal to the end of victory.
II have been at one of your artillery
schools where young reserve officers are
Preparing to support our troops with
their gunfire- 1 have seen your staf
school, where another group of reserve
officers. including former Secretary Of
War, whom I envy, is being trained to
assist in your stan work when we shall
mum Der our corps in France as we now
number our divisions.
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Get Eighty Prisoners.

Colored lights showed that the troops
reached their detectives at various
times previously arranged. Then groups
of prisoners began coming back, and
eventually the Frenchmen. after COM
pleting their work of destruction, re-
turned to their own lines, bringing
further squads of captives. the total
reaching eighty. ..-ss5
Meanwhile the German artillery.
which is very strong here, had opened
un with a heavy barrage and counter
batter fire. but without effect Soon
after daylight the front was again
On the other side of the Mouse the
Germans took the initiative in the
course of the day Sunday at Samcg-
neux. Bezonvaux and Caurieres wood
executing raids which cost them dear
~ in casualties and achieved only small
( A number Of American infantry sofss
hcers, attached for instrucftcns tsr
French units. were in the raids unoAS
Cheppy and Malancouxe Hl2o6n =.
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WARNS AGAINST
PEACE DELUSiONS

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SHELL MISSES SECRETARY
BAKER BY ONLY 40 YARDS

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Refused to Leave the Front.

''Sergt. Walsh followed his company
commander to the frst lines in spite of
a severe barrage. The captain being
killed. he assumed command Of the
group and attacked a superior force OF
the enemy, infiicting severe loss upon
them Though of advanced age he re-
fused to leave the front"
To these recommendations Gen.
Pershing appended the following;
1.-The commander-in-chief approves
the recommendation for awards of dis
tinguished service crosses. They are
not on hand at present. but viii be
forwarded when received, and will be
presented by you in the name of the
commander-in-chief with suitable cere-
mony."
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Exploits of Men Described.

II recommend that the distinguished
service cross be awarded to the officer
and men named hereafter, who distin-
guished themselves by acts of extra
ordinary heroism.
Lieut.. Green. while in a dugout, hav-
ing been wounded by an enemy hand
grenade. was summoned to surrender
He refused to do SO. Returning the fire
of the enemy. he wounded one and pur-
sued the hostile party.
Sergt Norton, finding himself in
a duEout surrounded by the enemy, into
which a grenade had Just been thrown,
refused to surrender and made a bold
dash outside, killing one of his as
sailants. BY SO doing he saved the
companys logbook.
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Everything on Schedule.

The Cheppy wood operation was the
easier of the two. owing to the fact that
it was daylight. and within five minutes
after the assault groups had left the
parallels groups of prisoners could be
seen running toward the French lines.
Everything was carried out on time
schedule, and when the French returned
to their own lines they had secured
about eighty prisoners 80,
The second raid. that upon Malan-
court wood. was a wonderfully impress.
sive spectacle, in the darkness just be-
fore dawn. The correspondent passed
the night on a knoll opposite the OBJ
jective, from which nothing but the oc-
casionaI rattle of a machine gun could
be heard and only flash of light seen
now and then until half hour be-
fore the time 1t had been arranged for.
the attack to begin. Then. the German
gunners, evidently suspecting that
something was up. let fly salvos all
along the line. after which quiet
reigned again until. with a thunderous
crash. all the French batteries opened
fire simultaneously, the signals dashed,
and the infantry went over.
Evening star., 1918-01-22
SnoWstorm and Cold Wave
Adds Formidable Obstacle
in Handling Fuel Problem

Paralysis of the country's transporta-
tion system. as bad as the railroad sit
uation before the beginning of the five
day Industrial shutdown, was pre-
dicted as aftermath of the snowstorm
and cold wave which today swept prac-
tically the eastern half of the United
States. The snow brought the most
formidable obstacle in the way of the
program of the fuel administration to
clear the transportation lines and n]ace
coal in communities suffering from the
severe cold.
From northern Mexico into the pu,r
states and thence rapidly eastward the
path of the storm wended its wav 7. ar
night Snow fell throughout the ea n.
ern half OF the country today north OF
night by the worst cold wave Of the
winter The citrus crop and veretae .
bles may be badly damaged If the ~
tensity of the cold fulflls predict,on.
of the weather bureau.
The storm. which struck the Dis+r,.+
at O'Clock this morning. moved north
east from North Carolina and tha 600 81
sections. where it worked havoc With
transportation lines and caused much
suffering in communities shy Of coal
The snow struck southern New YorL
about 10 O'Clock this morning. the
weather bureau said. and tonight n
will be showing harder than ever in
the New England states.
Around Ten Above Zero Tonight.
The temperature in Washington and
vicinity Is expected to range around ID
Continued on Second Rage.)
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ASKS DOG AND PIGEON UNITS.
Gen. Scott Starts Campaign for Bat
tlefront Auxilaries,

WRIGHSTOWN. n. j.. January 22.-
Thousands of lives can be saved in
France by Army dogs and homing pigeons,
said Maj. Gen. Scott. commander of
Camp Dix. in starting campaign yes
terday for both of these battlefront
auxiliaries. He urged patriotic citizens
in New York, New Jersey and Della
ware, who have Belgian police dogs.
German sheep dogs or airedale terriers.
to turn over these dogs to him for
training. He also said breeders or own
ers of hominE pigeons coud do their
'.bit" by permitting these birds to be
used by the government in maintaining
communication between the infantry
and artillery front work.
At present no appropriation is in the
war budget for the purchase of either
dogs or pigeons. Maj. Gen Scott added.
Evening star., 1918-01-22
ASK HEA7[ESS SATURDAY
Citizens Urge Fuel Administrator to
Change Day For Saving Coal
For Nation.

Since first announcement of the fuel
administrations "heatless Monday" pro-
gram numerous suggestions have
reached DIR. Garfield from all parts of
the country that Saturday instead of
Monday should be made the heatless
day.
Before the order was announced, it
was said at the fuel administration to-
day. the proposal of naming Saturday
instead Of Monday was considered and
rejected. Advocates of Saturday argued
that as half-holiday is widely OBJ
served on the last day of the week there
would be less hardship If Saturday were
made the heatless day.
The fuel administration took the
ground that fact was sufficient reason
for not naming Saturday: that whatever
coal was saved as a result of the half
holiday shutdowns would be a highly
desirable addition to the savings ef-
fected by enforced conservation on
Mondays.
Suggestions that fuel administrators
in the several states should be permit
ted to designate which days should be
heatless also have been rejected as i'm
practicable
Evening star., 1918-01-22
PERSHIMG'S FIGHTING MEN
TO BE SHOWN ON SCREEN
Food Commission to Exhibit Interest
ing Pictures at Keith's Theater
This Evening.

A thousand feet of brand-new film
showing the daily life of Gen. PERISH
ing's fighting men in Europe will be
exhibited at the mass meeting in
Keith's Theater this evening, when the
members of the commission which the
food administration sent to Europe
will be speakers. The pictures were
submitted today to the staff at the
Army War College and released for ex-
hibition.
Members of the commission arrived
in Washington this morning and re-
ported to the food administration. The
audience at Keith's tonight will have
first opportunity to hear their story
1t will be a story Of the intimate,
human-interest side of the food prob
lens of Americas allies. Admission to
the theater will be free to all. The
meeting will be called to order at S:15
O'Clock.
Following tonight's meeting, the six
members of the commission will go on
separate lecturing tours. which will
cover the entire country. The follow
ing are the members, each of whom
will deliver short talk at tonight's
meeting: Roscoe Mitchell of Buffalo,
N "; Edward F. Trefz of Chicago.
Everett Colby of New Jersey, Rev.
Julius Lincoln of jamestown, N Y:
Daniel Reed of Flint. Mich. and John
B. Lord of New York.
AS the meeting tonight is under gov
ernment auspices, heating and lighting
of the theater will be permissible.
Evening star., 1918-01-22
3 BANDITS BIND JEWELER,
OFF WITH $6O,0O0NLOOT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, January 22.-Three bandits
entered the jewelry store of Ralph
Dewey. in the downtown district. this
forenoon, bound w. R. Granger. the
manager, and escaped with valuables
said to be worth 100000.
According to the police, the robbery
had been carefully planned. A clerk
who usually reported for duty at the
jewelry store before o'clock received
q telephone call at his home this morn
ing telling him that he need not go to
work until noon. The clerk told the po-
lice he thought the store would be
opened at noon to obey fuel admins
tration order.
No customers were in the store when the
bandits entered. w. r. Granger, the man.
ager, quickly was overpowered, beaten
and dragged into back room. The ban
dts got away with cash. diamonds and
other jewelry.
The alarm was sounded by Granger.
When detectives reached the store Grazing
or was bleeding profusely from a cut on
his head. He declared that he was dazed
from the beating he received. but that he
was able to release himself few minutes
after he regained consciousness.