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Evening star., 1918-07-13
PURCHASE OF DETACHED
25OBUNGAL0W MADE.
Thirty-Ninth Street Sale Among
Several Reported the Past Week
by Shannon & Luchs.

w. B. First purchased a detached
bungalow at 5so5. seth street during
the past week for $3.50. The sale
was made by the real estate firm Of
Shannon & Luchs.
Several other sales contaminated
this week by this firm were:
The two-story brick dwelling at s1s
L street northeast to C. Murray Deem
er for $3.67s. The house contains six
rooms. The new owner will occupy 1t
as his home.
At 1858 Newton street, a two-story
brick colonial dwelling was sold to
Connie l.. Bell for $4.950.
A house at 1413 Monroe street was
sold at $3.50 to Sarah Z. Friedman.
for an investment. 1t is a six-room
dwelling and is modern in every par
ticular.
The two-story dwelling at zoos I'd
street was sold to Julius G. Brake for
S4,050.
At 203 v street northeast six-room
dwelling was sold to Clarence D. Nc
Clure for $4,000.
The bungalow at'1402 Monroe street
was sold to Charles B. Nicholson for
a home, for $1,000.
The two-story brick dwelling. 461
Luray place was sold to ]. Ernest
viii for $4,000. He will use the prop
erty as his home. This was one OF
several hundred houses built by Mid
daugh & Shannon, Inc. a few years
ago in the subdivision known as Park
View.
The six-room dwelling 5409 Illinois
avenue was sold to William C. Stone
for s3.700. Mr.. Stone will use the
property az his home.
The two-story brick dwelling 62s
Fairmont street northwest was sold
to James n. Jackson for S2375
Evening star., 1918-07-13

When the war began. England had
an acute housing shortage. due
largely to her villainous habit of
letting vacant ground go untaxed.
which meant that spectators could
hold it Indefinitely in the face of pub
lie need. without being agitated by
carrying charges"
War brought feverish Industrial ac-
tivity to certain localities whore mu-
nitions were made. but the workers
who streamed thither by tens OF
thousands could fnd no living quar-
ters. except at famine prices that alb
sorbed the high wages. Consequently.
the labor turnover was excessively
high. the output was inadequate and
speed could not be developed because
the workers were coming and leaving
so incessantly.
So after trying several mildsr ex-
proceeded to 20 boldly forth and take
large tracts Of land and build new
t9wns-beautiful. spacious. healthful,
sIumiess towns--for the munitions
workers to live In. The greatest city
lent their services and the new towns
represent the best Of that fascinating
There Is Well Hall. for instance. in q
green valley near the great Woolwich
arsenal! Permanent houses OF four
and six rooms in irregular groups.
broken in their roof-lines and varied in
materials, stand around grassy quad
rangles In such arrangement that
each house gets abundant sunshine
and q spacious view. The residential
streets are little economical winding
roads that curve with the contours OF
the land and give interest to every
vista. Even the fences, uniform
throughout the town. are designed
for beauty. and the hagstones OF the
sidewalks. with their purposely IT.
regular edges. show the loving con-
sideration of an artist. There are
recreation halls for dances and movies
and social games. and vegetable gar
den land for those who want IT. Tne
towns are still little bare in their
stark newness. but ivy ana grass ana
the soft English climate are working
rapidly and they will be the most
beautifIi towns in Britain-bsautiful
mot merely to the visitor, but to the
health statisticiaH. to the lover OF
blooming childhood and to the lucky
workers who find there h the rsd rrsd de-
The largest of these new garden
cities is Gretna on the Scotch border.
with with $4,000 people. all established on
empty moor in the last two years
There are scores Of such villages and
the British government. having spent
500, 100000 on them, Is steadily
building more. The people living in
them are numbered somewhere in the
hundreds Of Thousands.
The British government owns them
all-eyery inch of land. every house.
every street, every pipe and wire.
There are no houses for sale at any
Evening star., 1918-07-13
THE WEEK
Epitoms Of Events Ending July
~, 10l6.
ON THE WAR FRONTS.

The Italians drove the enemy out of
most of the terrain near the mouth
of the Piave. across the new bed of
the river from Grisolera to the Adri-
attic. They advanced their line near
Col la Prible. at Monte Grappa and
north Of Massik. They also beat back
the enemy on both side of the Osum
river. The Austrians were forced to
retire in Albania beyond the Berat-
Fieri line, near the Skumbi river and
Elbasan.
The French captured Longpont and
advanced to a point two miles be-
yond that place. They straightened
out their line between the Aisne and
the Marne. Progress was made near
Hill 204 in the Chateau Thierry dis
trict. They advanced two and one
half miles between Montdidier and the
Disc and gained ground on the Marine
front east of the Retz forest. The
French captured the town of Corey
and the railway station there. with
the farm and chateau of st. Paul.
south of Corey. On the Italian front
the French carried out successful
raids on the Asiago plateau.
The British advanced southWest ana
ward south of the Somme and also
won ground east of Villers- -Breton-
neau. and northeast of that place the
Australians advanced their line 1000
yards. The Americans repulsed the
Germans in Lorraine, north OF Alvray,
and participated successfully IN
number of minor engagements. The
Czecho-Slavs gained control OF west
ern Siberia, overthrowing the boishe-
Wiki
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price. and for good reason! The rents
are low. II private persons could buy
these houses they would naturally
advance the rentals to the maximum
that the well-paid munition workers
could stand. High wages would thus
be nullified by high rents and labor
would get restless again,
Tho government took the land for
these villages at the pre-war valua-
tion. The owner might protest that
neighbofhood and their desperate need
for homes had made local boom in
land values. but that made no diff
ference to the government. That
shows how convenient 1t sometimes
is for a nation to have no written
injury, the government reserves the
right to take any adjoining land it
may need also at the pre-war value.
regardless Of the effect on values of
the coming of the governments pretty
town. Having thus neatly punctured
the land boom. 1t does not purpose to
let these towns fall into the hands
OF private owners who would ad-
vance rentals to whatever they could
get. no matter how high. instead of
keeping them on basis Of actual in
vestments. no matter how low. In
aid of a friendly far-sighted gov
ernmsnt. have set up new cities with
out comforting fortunes upon a lot
OF land spectators!
The government will not want to Do
a landlord forever. So, after the war,
1t will sell these towns at cost to the
municipal governments or to non
profit co-partnership societies to DC
run for the beneht of the tenants.
Private individual ownershipa, with
the accompanying exploitation of the
unearned increment Of land value,
will not be tolerated. Thus the towns
no private landlordism within their
borders, and either with rents that
are abnormally low or public reve-
nues that are abnormally large.
Impossible in America?
No-we're headed the same way.
And going fast!
Evening star., 1918-07-13
GOODS WORTH $1,000 FOUND.
Theft Of Wedding Garments Leads
to Arrest and Investigation.

Wedding garments stolen from tho
apartment of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Archibald in the Northumberland, ana
disposed of a few days ago, led to the
arrest OF Mabel johnson, colored. six
teen years old. 1926 r street, by De-
tectives Baur and Bermap and recov-
cry of fully $1,000 worth of property.
The girl is charged with housebreak-
ing at the Archibald apartment ana
also at the apartment of Edna NJ.
Hageney, 1894 14th street.
When Mabel was arrested. IL -
stated. she had a pair of diamond ear
rings, lady's watch and chain and LMo
rines secreted in her waist. and she
also had a white skirt in her posses
sion. The detectives searched her
room and took possession OF large
amount of supposed stolen property.
which is at police headquarters tor
Identification.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
RULES ON BRIToN INDUCTION.
Gen. Crowder Suspends Order and
British Appeal for Recrnits.

Induction of British subjects into
the United States Army in accordance
with the provisions Of the draft treaty
between the two countries has been
suspended until further notice by or
der of Provost Marshal General Crow
der.
British registrants may be enlisted
voluntarily for the British or Cana
dian army while the order remains in
force. The British and Canadian re-
cruiting mission last night issued an
appeal to British subjects to enlist
under their own flag before they
finally become liable to compulsory
service under the American selective
service act.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
SALES OF PROPERTY !
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS
New York Real Estate Brokers Re-
port Recent D. C. Trans
actions.

Mrs. May NJ. Plummer has pur-
chased premises 321s 10th street
northwest from Harry g. Laycock for
$500. The house contains ten rooms.
two baths. electric lights and hot
water heat. There is also a garage.
The sale was made through the New
York Real Estate Brokers.
!. A number of other sales were re-
ported during the past week by this
firm. Mrs. Nell II. Newman pur-
chased from Maj. Joseph Hornbaker
premises at 1915 Kansas avenue for
$4,700 This is six-room house.
lighted by electricity and heated by
hot water.
All 18th street southeast. six-room
modern brick, was sold for Alphonse
Gouldman to Joseph kendrick. lho
price was about $4,000.
Alb 10th street southeast. six-room
house, was sold to Mrs. Lena Kemp
by Mr.. Gouldman.
743 Park road northwest. a SIX
room brick house, with porches, MOI.
water heat electric lights. was SOLO
for Esther Sherman to Carl Biomquitt.
Price, $4,000.
61S D street northeast, six-room
brick house, built by Kennedy Broth
ers for John Davidson, was sold 10
Josiah Zimmering. Price, $3.50.
aO4 Webster street. a semi-detachea
house of seven rooms and bath, was
sold for Mr. Shirk to William r. Hard
ing Price, S4,450.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
Possible. German Course.

German official circles are of the
opinion, says a Berlin dispatch to the
Rheinfsche Westfaelische Zeitung of
Essen. that in event of civil war
breaking out in Russia, the vital in
terests of Germany would force her
to act on her own account in order
to eject the British In the north. (The
reference here is evidently to the
forces have been landed for the pro-
lection of supplies sent to Russia by
the entente.l
Intervention by Japan in Siberia,
adds the dispatch, Is regarded as Of
secondary Importance. because Russia,
having no interests divergent with
those OF Japan, would soon succeed in
arriving at an understanding with her
Evening star., 1918-07-13
LIEUT.. EWING, FLIER, KILLED.
Green Spring Valley Nan Was
Prominent in College Athletics.

BALTIMORE, Md. July 13.-First
Lieut.. Lewis Ewing of the Aviation
Corps, son Of Mrs. George Ewing of
the Green Spring valley. has been
killed in France.
The news was cabled the family by
the eldest son, Lieut.. George w.
Ewing. jr, who is also a member of
the Aviation Corps.
college athletic circles.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
ABBE GAUTHIER DECORATED.
Courage in Paris Church on Good
Friday Is Recognized.

PARIS, July 12-Abbe Marcel
Gauthier of the Paris church dam
aged on Good Friday by a shell from
the German long-range gun has been
awarded the war cross for his courage
at that time. The citation. which was
ordered by Premier Clemenceau. reads
in part:
He gave evidence on March 20,
1918, in his bombarded church, of re-
markable courage and coolness
Amidst the ruins and under tumbling
arches he promptly took charge Of the
work of rescue. By his example, as
well as by his energy, he did much
to prevent a panic and refused to
leave the church until all the victims
had been rescued"
Evening star., 1918-07-13
PUBLIC AIDS FREIGHT MOVING
More Is Put in Traffic Through Bet
ter Loading.

A larger quantity of freight is being
moved with fewer cars and trains
through the enforcement of regula-
tions concerning maximum freight
car loads. according to a statement OF
the railroad administration.
"A large part of this saving is due
to the cheerful cooperation of the
shipping public in making it possible
more fully to utilize the carrying
capacity of freight cars" the state
ment said.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Rev. DIR. John P. Van Schaick. pastor
of the Church of Our Father. was re-
elected president of the Washington
board of education. Federal prosecu-
ton of "bootleggers" wasinaugurated.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company notified the Public
Utilities Commission of its refusal to
install an automatic telephone sys-
tenn. Hans Frederick Dreikauss,
known on the stage as Harry Dumont,
was arrested for violating the evict-
ing order of President Wilson An
nouncement was made that the gov
would get Saturday half-holiday.
Food Administrator Wilson of the
District announced that food prices
in public eating places in Washington
would soon be regulated. Cleveland
Able. jr., editor of Monthly Weather
Review, of the Department of Agri-
culture. was removed from his posi-
tion by Secretary Houston.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
GARDEN FOR EVERY
FAMILY IN DISTRICT
Plan Is Announced by De-
fense Committee to
Help Win War.

"A Garden for Every Family in the
District of Columbia" is the slogan of
the garden committee of the District
Council of Defense. This committee
consists of Edward +. Colladay
(chairman). Albert Douglas. Charles
F. Crane, Joseph A. Berberich. s. T.
Cameron, Cuno H. Rudolph and A. J.
Driscoll. and with the. approach OF
spring the work is to be pushed from
room SIS, Union Trust building, under
the direction Of H. n. Conolly. agri-
cultural expert.
War gardens are being organized in
all sections of the District as pa
triotic and community work. The
garden committee is giving all assist
ance possible to produce the desired
results. To do this it must necessarily
have funds. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 will be required.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
Accused Of Killing Girl Wife.

ROCKY MOUNT, N. Co. July 13.-
AIRS. Ida Lamm Of Bailey, N. c., six
team years old. was shot and killed at
her home at that place Thursday. and
Hoover Lamm, her eighteen-year-ol
husband, has been arrested and
lodged in jail at Nashville charged
with the killing, according to news
rsaching here. Lamm has made no
statement regarding the tragedy,
Evening star., 1918-07-13
WOMAN VOTERS IN MAJORITY
0utnumber in Democratic Primary
July 27 at Amarillo, Tex.

AMARILLO. Tex. July 13.-More
women than men will be entitled to
vote here July q in the democratic
primary, it developed today. when tho
registration of women was completed.
A total of 2,112 women registered
rs against 2.072 men, who registered
last January.
Women in Texas may vote in the
primaries under q restricted suffrage
act passed at the last session of the
legislature.
Evening star., 1918-07-13

North side of Mass. ave., west OF
10Th st., IL rooms, 2 baths, hOt-water
heat; lot zzx135 to wide alley. This
house is newly decorated throughout.
Possession Immediately. $z7,500.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
Homes for Sale

$500.
NJ St. near 10th, 10 rooms bath. hot-watsr
heat; $1,000.
18th st.. near O. English basement house. IL
rooms, baths; $500.
Evening star., 1918-07-13

Taylor St. between sth and 9Th SITS; six
story frame semi-detached home: price. s4.ico:
bath: side and rear alley; price, $6.60o.
Decatur pl. between 22d and Esd sts ,I, NV,
porch bath; I'd floor, rooms. sleeping porch
bath; $500.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
GERMAN DOUBTS
MILLION IN FRANCE
Secretary Baker Throwing
Dust in Worlds Eyes, Hun
Writer Says.
ARGUES FROM ENGLAND
Ry the Associated Prem.

BY the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. July 12.-The mill
tary contributor to the Norddeutsche
AllEemeine zeitung. in discussing Sec
retary of War Bakers recent an
nouncemeat as to the number Of
American soldiers sent overseas, evf-
IDENTIFY writes from official inspiration.
His arguments are similar to those
OF Lieut. Gen. Won Ardenne. who. in
the Dusseldorf Nachrichten last Tues
day asserted that he did not believe
the figures of American manpower
and that numbers do not count any
how.
I'VE are unable to verify the accu-
racy of Secretary Bakers figures.
However. they are only intended to
The large number claimed for the last
three months seems to US quite i'm
possible in view of the shortage of
enemy tonnage" the Norddeutsche
Allgemeine Zeitung's- contributor ar
cues: He then presents calculation
sion: 1T can't be DONE
Let us assume that Secretary
Bakers figures are correct" he con-
tinues. I'VE need not be alarmed. A
nation which kas fought world of
enemies four years cannot be fright
unimpressed. They are only cannon
fodder and not the equals of our war
proved. unconquerable troops
What Is a. million of Americans
compared to the ten million well train
ed and equipped Russians who have
could the Americans have raised the
requisite number of officers and nom
commissioned officers SO expeditions
ly?"
The writer then goes on to argue
that what England failed to do.
clares that the American fighting
men cannot be properly equipped be-
cause th~ American war material
manufac. ers are swindlers.
Moreover. our experience with the
American soldiers has not served to
them. although many doubtless are
regulars and comparatively well
trained" he says. I'VE would not be
afraid of fve million of them. They
for"
After similar criticisms of the
Americans as fighting men. the mill
tary contributor arrives at the fol-
lowing conclusion: I'VE do not be.
lieve that there is a large number
OF them In the battleline-and even If
1t were true. we will whip them any,
how"
Says Germany Is Alarmed.
GENEVA. Switzerland. Thursday,
July 1.-THE military critic of the
Tribune de Geneva says he recently
met a high German officer who de-
clared that although the Germans
newspapers had been prohibited from
mentioning American military mat
ters, except the taking Of prisoners,
the American invasion of Europe and
the great aid being rendered by the
Americans to the entente allies Ia
causing much anxiety at German i'm
perial headquarters.
People cannot understand the Ger
man ofiicer said. why the successful
German submarine warfare an
nounced by the reichstag is unable to
prevent a million Americans landing
in France. The Germans. he added,
are learning the truth only through
foreign newspapers
The Swiss Le Democratic sarca stical-
ly remarks In this connection that it
Is prudent and safer for German SUBJ
marines to sink unarmed hospital
ships than to attack a protected Amer
lean troopship."
Evening star., 1918-07-13
INTERNATIONAL.

Reports stated that the Sultan of
Turkey, Mokammed V, had died. The
kaiser consented to the resignation or
DIR. Richard Won Kuehlmann, the Ger
man foreign secretary. The United
States Army transport Covington,
homeward bound with fleet of troop
ships, was torpedoed by German sub
marines in the war zone. Loans made
by the United States to the allies now
total $6,091 $50, 900. according to the
United States Treasury Department.
Naon of Argentina ar
rived in the United States. Count Won
Mirbach. the German ambassador to
Russia, was assassinated.
NATIONAL.
DIR. Edward A. RumeIy. publisher of
the New York Mail, was arrested BY
federal authorities. the charge being
that the newspaper has been turned
over to German agents. Maj. John
Purroy Mitchell, former mayor of New
York city. and an officer in the avia-
tion section of the Signal Corps of
the United States Army. was killed
in Louisiana while flying in scout
machine. More than $50 persons were
drowned when the excursion steamship
Columbia was sunk in the Illinois
animation of all men in class !, includ-
ing those reclassified. was ordered by
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
Fuel Administrator Garfield ordered
brewers to curtail supplies of fuel.
President Wilson vetoed the rail con-
troll extension act. and signed the gen.
eraI deficiency bill. The Senate voted
to observe Bastile day on July IA.
President Wilson approved cotton
prices. One hundred and fifty persons
were killed and 100 injured in train
wreck near Nashville. Tenn. Provost
Marshal General Crowder denied the
postponement of the July draft call in
the northwest, where wheat is ready
for harvest. The Commercial Teleg-
raphers' Union decided to withdraw
strike orders. Sergt. Gianfelice Gino
of the Royal Italian Flying Corps was
killed at Hezelhurst Field, New York.
Evening star., 1918-07-13

s St, near 18th, IL
rooms. 8 baths. hot
water heat; $4,000.
California ST., near
18th, IL rooms, . baths.
hot-water heat: $4,000.
North side of P st.
near 18th. 3 rooms,
bath; $1,000.
Biltmore St, 10 rooms.
2 baths, steam heat.
convenient to both car
lines; $11,500.
Upton st., near 2sth.
12 rooms, Q baths. hot
ater he q t; price,
$4,000.
r st., near Conn. ave.
12 rooms, Q baths (ad-
ditional la "a t or ";
$4,000.
L St, near 14th. Is
rooms. Q baths: $4,000.
N. H. ave-. just north
of Dupont circle, 1b
rooms, 2 baths 6 serv-
ants rooms and BATH.
ESQ Connecticut ave-,
10 rooms, 1 baths. hot
water heat, beautifully
and completely furnish
ed. P o . 8 9 8 o n at
once. Price, $4,000.
S st., near New Hamp-
shire ave, overlooking
beautiful park. Sub
stantial high-class homo
ready for immediate
occupancy. $4,000.
Cleveland Park, II
rooms, Q baths, sleeping
porch. garage, 8 cars;
$4,000.
Evening star., 1918-07-13
Russ Banker Arrested.
Flock to Milukon.

AMSTERDAM. July 12.-Dispatches
from Kiev. received in Vienna, report
that a continuous stream of constitu-
tional democrats is arriving in that
ancient Russian city to join their leader,
Paul N. Milukoff. Prof. Milukoff Is re-
ported to have declared in a conversa-
tion with the representatives of Great
Russia that the published statement
htat he had offered Germany a formal
protectorate over Great Russia was
based on a misunderstanding. The
constitutional democratic leader ad-
mitted. however, that he belonged to
a section of his party which was de-
sirous of 'orientating itself toward
the central powers"
Evening star., 1918-07-13
Chevy Chase Homes

West Kirke st.. per-
feet condition: 10 rooms,
9 baths: hot-w a ter
heat: lot 60x125: gar
age: price. $4,000.
Kama w h a st.. near
Conn. ave-, 10 rooms, 9
baths: lot 50xs5, with
garage; s10,500.
Keokuk st, near 3sth,
10 room s. 2 baths:
$12,600.
Keokuk St. near 42d,
~ rooms and bath: hot
ater eat; $4,000
square feet of ground:
Keokuk St. corner: 10
rooms. 2 baths: lot
75xs5; $4,000.
Oliver St. between
e7th and Ssth sts.; 10
rooms, . baths, hot
water heat. screens and
leather weather strips:
perfect order; price.
$21.000.
Lenox St, corner; IL
rooms. 2 baths; hot
ater heat; 1900
square feet Of ground;
immediate possession;
price, $4,000.
Fireproof residencs,
II rooms, 3 baths, on
Primrose St, near Conn.
ave-: 126x125: garage, .
cars
Evening star., 1918-07-13

COMPLETED d. }.
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