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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
BRITISH AIR COMMANDER
PRAISES FLIERS OF U. S.
Good as His Own Men, He Says.
Cites Difficulty Of Supe-
riority in Air.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, September 20 Reuters).-
In the course of a statement on the
extent and Importance of the work
of the British independent air force,
Maj. Gen. Trenchard, its commander,
spoke today in the highest praise of
the American airmen. He said they
were as good as his own men and
more praise he could not give, as he
did not believe anything better could
be said.
Their daring, their ability and disci-
pine and organization could hardly
be improved upon. said Gen. Tren-
chard. He mentioned that he re
Gently had bestowed the distiAguished
flying cross on an American airman:
Among number of captured
German letters Gen. Trenchard quot
ed one describing the destruction
wrought by aircraft. This said that
the opera house and the great part
Frankfort, was a heap of ruins and
that 12O persons had been killed. He
did not regard the aerial situation as
likely to result in doing more than
to bear its part, though an impor-
tant part, in bringing the war to
conclusion.
Gen. Trenchard added that he did
not consider the attainment of alb
solute superiority in the air was a
profitable ideal. Tkose who INDUCED
in s1ch an ideal had no conception
Of the number of planes it would
needed to serve them. as every pilot
must have some fifty men behind
him, and for every plane in use nine
would be needed in reserve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
Travelled Battle Line.

1T was indeed a lucky man to have
had the opportunity to go abroad with
Senator Thompson. We travelled near
ly the whole length of the battle line
in France, inspected and slept in the
trenches, visited the devastated re-
gions of Belgium, stopped at Paris and
London, paid our respects at the grave
of Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt. and saw
all that remained of his aeroplane.
after it had been literally torn to
pieces by souvenir hunters.
I'VE saw and talked with many Ger
man prisoners, who seemed well cloth
ed and far from being starved, mar
yelled at the almost unbelievable re-
construction work being accomplished
by America. throughout the War-Worn
countries. WeWatched the clock-llke
precision and efficiency displayed by
American officers, soldiers and WORK
men unloading men and ammunitions
at several of the most important ports
in France, had a long talk with Gen.
George Harries, formerly of our Dis
trict National Guard, who is now in
charge of one Of these great ports, the
day of our visit being only three days
after Gen. Harries had received the
sad news of the death of his son.
IT also had the enviable experience,
due to the courtesy of Col. Carthey.
the man who has done such wonders
in improving the Telephone and who is
now with the American forces abroad.
of conversing by wireless with one
of our aviators while he was giving
battle over the German lines at a
height Of 1000 feet in the air.
Really. saw so much in such a
short space of time that it is almost
for me to recall all that ]
did see"
when asked wha< impression. in his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
MEDICAL DIVISION FORMED:
Established in Office Of Provost
Marshal Generals Office.

A medical division has been estab-
lished in the provost marshal gen
erals Office.
The first step was the appointment
last February Of DR.. (Col.) Frank
Billings, and his assignment as med
ical aid to the provost marshal gen.
efal. Since that time the medical
phases have developed to such an
extent. that the enlargement Of this
position, into a specific division in the
provost marshal generals Office has
followed.
The personnel Of the medical divf-
sion consists of Col F. r. Keefer Of
the regular Medical Corps, chief as
sistant to Maj. Hubert Work. and
Capt. D. Chester Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
.LUT1RE[[ TELLS
Of TRIP ABROAD
Witnessed Americans, VIC
tory at Chateau Thierry.
Praises Auto Men.
PROUD HE'S IN BUSINESS

s'The battle Of Chateau Thierry, in
my humble opinion, will prove to be
the Gettysburg of the great world
war" declared Samuel A. Luttrel1.
president of the Luttre1l Company.
local representatives Of the Packard
Motor Car Company. on his return
from the battlefields of Fra:.... where
he accompanied Senator ThoE Epson of
Kansas, on short tour of Inspection
of the American forces abroad.
Mr.. LuttreI was near enough to the
battle of Chateau Thierry to witness
the offensive work of the Americans
when it seemed almost inevitable that
the great waves of German man-DoW-
er would ultimately swallow. up the
allied defense.
"It was a sight never to be forgot
ten," continued Mr.. Luttrel1. THE
French were all done for and had
started to break, when the signal was
given for the Americans to advance,
and the veteranlike manner in which
our men went over and at EN- sing
ing as they dashed headlong into that
hell-made furnace of machine gun fire
was truly inspiring. The cost was
great, but the glorious result war
ranted it, as Germany's marvellous
fighting machine, which for four
years had marched roughshod over
the allied armies of Europe, had at
last met its master. 1t was undoubt-
eddy the turning point of the war and
marked the beginning of the end OF
kaiSerism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
Germans Plunge in Six Months
From Confidence TO Despair
Euents, Since Great Hun Drive Started, Re:
viewed-- Allies Grabbed Initiative:
From the Enen1y

Fl from Arras to the Chemin des
Danes, southwest Of scissors.
While this retreat was going on,
the Germans began withdrawal from
are nearly back to the lines from
which they sailed to their attack
late in April /
: Foes Positions Seized
Thus far the allied drive might
have been considered in the light of
defensive operations. hut the work
has not paused with the mere re-
pulse OF the enemy His positions
Arras have been wrested from him,
while farther south, near st. Quentin.
the British have in recent days fought
their way into the enemy's lines
where he had planned to stand on the
defensive.
The LIST American Field Army has
obliterated the st. Mihiel salient and
Strengthened the line east of Verdun
and now stands before Metz. into
which American shells are -falling.
Before the allies there now stands
the great. lines constructed by the
Germans during four years of war
fare. These are not simple trenches,
but vast field Notifications, which
stretch from the North sea with a
few Interruptions. to the Swiss from
tier.
Present Formidable Barrier.
This general line of defensive posi-
tons has become known rs the Hin
denburg line, but to different Sec
tions of it have been given names
from the old German epic of the
.NiebelungenIied.' Thus the wotan,
Siegfried, Brunhild and Kriemhild
lines have been mentioned in reports
from the front. They are carefully
constructed with all the science at
the command of the German general
stair and present formidable bar
rier to further allied attacks.
Six months of the warfare Of mo-
tfon, however, has taught the allies
that trench is no stronger: than the
troops that man it. In this fact lies
the hope of the entente nations. New
methods Of attack. the employment
of tanks" and a higher morale than
ever before in the history of the war
will be relied upon in the fighting to
break the enemy's defensive lines and
force new retreats.
Germany Has Lost Chance.
Germany has lost her chance to
force peace upon the allies before
American armies enter the fight with
all their strength. This was her hope
| in March. Losses of a serious nature
were suffered by the allies during
the long battle. but they have been
more than doubly Offset by the inflow
ing American legions. Germanys los
es, on the other hand; cannot be made
good, Hopes blasted, crack divisions
broken up and seeming victories
turned into defeats. have Slapped the
morale of the German armies, which
today are on the defensive every
where. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
navy FIGHTING land
AGAINST FOE IN FRANCE
Rear Admiral Plunkett Runs
elect Of Trains" and Bat.
tiers German Forts.
Cabiegfam to The Sunday Star nm,
Chicago DailyNevvs. CopyrigAt, 1918.

C1bIegfam to The Sunday Star and
Chicago DailyNews. CopyrigAt. 1918.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY At
THE FRONT. September 19.-Eezy-
body except the Germans can got q
smile out Of tho jolly life Of Rear Admi-
raj Plunkett, who is cruising I'D and
down over sunny France: It is a care
free life like that Of hunter, only in
stead of rambling over tho fields with a
gun on his shoulder shooting at rabbits
and quail the deep-sea warrior has an
entire railroad train for each gun which
bangs away at unseen German forts
twenty miles distant.
Nays Part in War;
Mich has been written Of the part
the American Navy is taking on the
sea- Except for what the marines are
doing few know that the Navy is also
taking part in the fighting on land The
Navy Department has loaned several
naval guns with expert crews to the
Army, and these gave efficient service
in the recent offensive. Each gun re-
quHeS a train of more than fifty cars to
accommodate the necessary creW.-am-
mUnidon and supplies
Runs sT1eet of hains.o
IAN need to do is to give four
bells to the engineer who opens the
throttle and OF we co." says Admiral
P1unkett- The admiral runs 2 feet
Of trains as he would the same num-
ber Of cruisers Once the sailing or
ders are given the trains start freely
over the French railroads as if they
were heading for the open sea- The
French thought the guns would not
be able to navigate through the pres
emit tunnels and that they were too
heavy for the bridges
"Never mind" said the admiral;
have gone through reefs before and
will get through these all right"
And he dfd, greatly to- the pleasure
Of those who heard the big shells
from his guns departing and to the
discomfort of those who heard them
arriving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

By the Associated Press.
Six months ago yesterday the great
German offensive began. For weeks
victory seemed about to perch on the
German banners. Today the allied star
is in the ascendancy.
Anxiety and Encouragement epres-
sion and Joy have succeeded each
other since at dawn on March 81 the
greatest battle Sof history began. It
has been a period Of almost incessant
fighting and of bewildering changes
in the situations that developed from
day to day and from week to week.
The allies knew it faced Germany's
mightiest effort last March, but it
stood unafraid. Released by the col
lapse Of Russia as a belligerent power,
vast numbers Of German veterans
had been rushed to the western front
and been given intensive training for
the offensive by which the Teutonic
war lords dreamed that they might
force upon the world a German peace.
Germany made no secret of her in
tention. 1t was known that great
bodies of men and tremendous stores
of munitions had been concentrated
at strategic points behind the German
lines. It was even known where the
Germans would launch their first at
tack and for weeks before March 81
on the long curving line from La
Fere to Arras as the stage where the
first act of the great drama would
be enacted
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
HOOVER BACK; SAYS
SUPPLIES FOR YEAR
ARE NOW ASSURED
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.


We met the problem OF the last year.
In view Of the understanding We have
rnd of the available resources we
shall have very little difficulty.
American prisoners in Germany
are being well fed through the Amer
lean Red Cross in Switzerland. In
vestigation shows that packages for
American soldiers who are prisoners
in Germany reach them.
French morale is higher today than
at any time since the first six months
of the war, in view of the realization
that there Is an inexhaustible supply
of everything necessary to victory.
THE American boys are absolutely
convinced that next year they can
walk through to Berlin.
Meanwhile the women of Europe
are doing a great work. The crops
have been harvested almost entirely
by women and boys.
There are reports Of serious
drought in Bulgaria, In parts OF Ru-
mania and the Ukraine,
The Belgian situation has i'm
proved. U to July Belgium's cond.-
ton was very serious because the
German offensive that began March
q compelled the allies to commander
ships needed to transport food to
Belgium. 1t has been possible to re.
turn these ships, however. The Bel
gian population is getting 2,4Oi
calorjes a day"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
W. REDMAN,
OFD.G.,K KILLED
ON SEAPLANE
One of Three Navy Men
Victims of Acct
dent.

william Frederick Rsdman. OF
this city. was one OF three men
killed in France on August Fl in a
seaplans accident. according to a
statement issued by the Navy De-
partment yesterday. The list given
out by the Navy Department yes
tsrday follows:
Ensign Arthur Lee Boorse. u. 9.
Naval Reserve Force. wife Mrs.
Evelyn Glass Boorse, 213o Quinlan
avenue. Birmingham, Ala.
Ensign Robert r. Clark. U. 3.
Naval Reserve Force. father. Robert
F. Clark. "a Village street. Ded-
ham. Mass.
William Frederick Redman. ma
chinist's mate, second class, mother.
Mrs. Martha Jane Redman. Bladens-
burg. Nd
Was Over Draft Age.
Mr.. Redman was born in 1883. and al
though over the draft age. he enlisted
in the navy last December. He re-
eefved his preliminary training at
Pensacola. Fla, and has been in
France since the end of February,
February IT his mother spent an hour
with him at the Union Station. Her
next news was Of his safe arrival in
France.
Born in Noble County. Ind, Red
man received his education in the
public schools in Indiana and Ohio.
At the age of II he went out to the
Pacific Coast and tried his hand al
many Jobs. from railroading to ranch
ing, for about seven years.
His mother had meantime made her
home in Washington. where for fif-
teen years she has held the position
of clerk in the Postofice Depart
ment. Redman Joined his mother in
Washington and became a salesman
for the Hupmobile firm.
Mrs. Redman's younger son, Cleo
l.. Redman is a machinist in the Navy
and has been stationed Ave miles
from his brother in France.
In a seaplane accident in France
on August %. the Navy Department
reported yesterday that an ensign
and four enlisted men were killed
as the result OF the explosion OF a
bomb. The victims were:
Ensign Edmund B. Barry, U. s.
Naval Reserve Force. Rochester,
n. Y; Miles Henry Holley, quarter
master. second class. U. S. N. of Wal
ton. Delaware County, N. Y; JeJsse
Carter Richardson. machinist's mate,
first class. L. S. N, of Montgomery,
Ala; Lewis Franklin Tucker, quar-
termaster, second class, of North
Charlotte. n. c. Earl Joseph Vath,
electrician, third class (radiol. U. s.
Naval Reserve Referee, of Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
URGES
TAKING OYER
POWER PLANTS
Declares Government Con.
troll Needed to Push
Shipbuilding.

Government ownership Of all the
power plants in the country was
strongly endorsed by Secretary Baker
yesterday in q statement before the
House Committee on Water Power.
II do not share the prejudice
against government ownership of en-
terprises Of this kind" he said. land
my natural disposition would be to
encourage rather than to discourage
government ownership"
Secretary Bakers statement was
made during the hearing on the bill
by Representative Sims to give the
President power to take over all the
plants and operate them during the
war, and to construct plants at the
mouth Of the coal mines for the de-
velopment of electrical energy to
operate the shipyards and munitions
factories.
Opposition Expressed.
Several members of the committee
who are opposed to the idea OF gov
ernment ownership sought to attack
Secretary Bakers statement. Repre-
sentative Montague. of Virginia. a
particularly strong opponent of gov
eminent ownership, asked this ques-
ton:
Irrespective of the merits Of public
ownership, do you think that we
should determine It when legislating
under the war power rather than
under the power Of commerce? Should
not our legislation be candid and
honest?'
To this Secretary Baker replied:
THE hands OF the government
should not be tied to prevent the de-
velepment of a subsequent peace
policy. 1t should be left within the
power Of the government to deter
mine. at a future time. what the per-
manent policy will be-"
The immediate enactment Of the bill
as a means Of solving the problem of
power shortage was urged by Secre-
tary Baker and by Bernard NJ.
Baruch. chairman of the War Indus
tries Board, who followed him.
Secretary Baker said that unless the
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
ENLARGE AVIATION GROUND

To insure Washington from aerial
attack. the Assistant Secretary of
War has ordered that Boiling Field
in Anacostia be enlarged and ex-
tended.
An allotment of s103.s50 has been
approved by the War Department
to meet the expense of erecting the
additional hangers needed. and pro-
vide quarters for the men to be sta
toned at the field. There will be
twenty-three new officers and 154
enlisted men II the present plans
are carried out.
Among the new features Of the
field will be q small radio station,
to be used In signalling airplanes
in fight.
The field on the left bank of the
eastern branch Of the Potomac In
well situated for this purpose.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
Csmnunity Center
Activities Today
Ce.sral Htsh seAeel.

Cestfei Htsh seAeeL
Motion pictures In the Stadium.
Entrance Thirteenth and Florida
|. avenue gate. $3.50 o'clock tonight.
Club activities. Entrance, east
and west Stadium gates.
1850 p. m. instruction In swim
ming.
Greek dancing.
/ Community dancing.
Tennis from D. m. until dark.
Track and gymnasium work.
Thompsen Cemmunity Center
twelfth aud L streets nerthwest.
Indoor and outdoor community
dancing.
Men In uniform special guests
Of the evening.
East washington Community
Center-Seventh and Pean.
Avenue southeast
Community dancing.
Men in uniform special guests
Of the evenine. =,
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24

power shortage was relieved the ship
building program would be seriously
retarded. He said that private con-
Germs were reluctant to enlarge their
plants to meet war needs because the
great expense involved would make
financial loss almost inevitable mas
much as the increased facilities could
be used only during the war period
and after the war ended would be
useless.
"It IL question Of having the gov
eminent pay to the power companies
the difference between the cost and
Its value when the war Is over,"
Secretary Baker added.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
80 DEAD In CYCLONE.
Coroner's Office in Tyler. MINI.
Announces Death Harvest.

Tyler. Mimi. Aug. 23.-Thirty identi-
fed dead and three missing was the
toll Of the Tyler cyclone of Wednes-
day night, the coroner's Official count
today shows. After a day and two
nights of horror and sorrow. un-
sleeping crowds still are searching
ruins of buildings for bodies.
State guards are on duty. A tenn
porary morgus has been established
at the town hall Just on the storms
path.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
FIRST SIREN ANCELUS
: CALL AT NOON TODAY

The giant siren will sound for the
frst time at one minute before II
today for the people OF Washington
to bow their heads for one moment
of silent prayer for the victory OF
the allied armies in the field. 4
The Angelus Committee have an
nounced brief ceremony at . quar-
ter before IL this morning to mark
the completion of the siren. The
public Is cordially welcome and
each member of the Citizens Com
mittee Of one hundred is especially
urged to be present.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
DR.. SIMON ASKS CHEER
AS HE GOES OVERSEAS
Rabbi Urges Hebrews to Remem'
Der All Yanks.

Send me away with q cheer" said
DR.. Abram Simon last nisht in hid
ding farewell to the Washington He
brew congregation. Rabbi. Simon 10
to leave shortly for France where he
will engage in Red Cross Work,
1T want to follow your boys over
there. not only the Jewish boys. but
all the boys. the American boys,
said DR.. Simon. An avalanche OF
American men shall crush autocracy
just the as tanks crush small trees"
THE dangers 1 shall encounter in
my work are to be Joy and privi-
lege," said DIR. Simon. 'The people
of America must sacrifice all. IL need
be their lives. in order to win the
war"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
YANKS TO BE GUESTS
OFY.W.C.A.CLUB TO-DAY

A varied program has been planned
for the Y. w. C. A. Country Club. asol
Wisconsin avenue today. The feature
event will be a war talk by Represen-
tative c. Frank Reavis. OF Nebraska.
just returned from France, who will
speak in the garden at o'clock. In
view of the fact that the men from
Camp Leach are not able to come over
as usual. special invitations have been
the Marines and the sailors from the
navy yard.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
WORK AND STUDY ONLY
SURETY OF SUCCESS
Lyceum Star, Miss Lang. Gives
Formula for Winning Up."

Hard work and continuous study
are the only avenues to success on
the stage, in the opinion ~ Miss
Augusta Lang, prima donna OF The
Trial Hitters." the attraction at the
Lyceum theater this week. Miss
Lang has been in burlesque FIVE
seasons. She attributes her Use
from the ranks of the chorus TO
diligent study and a Willingness 20
work OF all occasions.
In the morning she is among the
first to arrive at the municipal
swimming pool on days when ladies
are permitted to use the pool
Miss Lang is the holder Of nuIa-
erous medals for distance swimming
and diving. She is a member " the
New York Aquatic Club. the first
women's organization of swimmers
in this country.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
KING OF HEJAz DIES.
Hsssei1 Ben All Reported Dead u
Constantinople Papsss.

Amsterdam. Aug. 23-constanti-
nople newspapers print reports OF
thu Death % Hassein Ben Ali. King
Of the Hejaz and Grand ShsFin Of
Mecca
In 1915 the Grand Sheriff Hussein
assumed the title and once OF King
OF the Hejaz at the request Of the
Ulema, or body of Moslem doctors
Of law. who interpret the Koran. the
notables Of Mecca and the vote OF
the people, The allied governments
Recognized the king. who entered
into close relations with other i'm
portant chieftains who approved the
steps he had taken.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24

CALL Is MADE
ON LOU HALL
.Woodcutter Held for Kill
ing Eva Roy Visited
by Stranger.

Lou Hall, the woodcutter heid for
the murder Of little Eva Roy, was
visited in his cell In the Fairfax
county Jail yesterday afternoon by a
mysterious stranger, unknown to both
Hall and his attorney, Walter OIL
yer.
The stranger asked Mr.. oliver to
permit him to see the prisoner, prom
Using that he would not attempt to
ask him any questions. Mr.. Oliver
took him to the jail and into the
cell where Hall is now kept in soli-
tary confinement The visitor looked
Hall over carefully, noted his height
and weight and declared himself
satisfied.
The man told Mr.. Oliver that his
visit had no connection with the inves-
tigation of the case now being con-
Quoted by william ]. Burns, the fam
GUS detective.
William J. Burns has returned to
New York. after making q thorough
examination Of the wood where the
crime was committed. He will not
return for several days. but has left
q number of HIS men on the case. +.
sheriff skeptieaL -
Sheriff Allison OF Fairfax County
declared last night that IL would be
impossible at the present time to
disclose the identity of the person
employing Burns on the case. He
stated that the famous detective had
not consulted the commonwealth
officials in regard to the crime.
The sheriff stated his belief that
4 h. Il - A.
justice that IL will csms through q
confession and not through any dis
eovery en- the part of the efficials or
detectives
The Washington herald., 1918-08-24
Sheriff skeptieaL
Coal Strike Ends.

London, Aug. 2s-The Yorkshire
coal strike came to an end last night,
it was announced today. when the
employers granted the demands Of
the miners, who returned to work.