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Evening star., 1918-02-09
IN ANOTHER CAMP TOMORROW
Washington District Y. M. G. A.

Beginning tomorrow the Washington
district Y. NJ. C. A. war work council
will begin operations in another camp
that at Accotink, Va.
Mrs. Frank S. Hight who has been
the camp mother at Belvoir. Va, will
go with a party to Accotink tomorrow
afternoon to look over the ground and
to hold a preliminary religious service
Next week a big Army tent. similar to
that used at st. Asaph's. will be pitch
ed and equipped with materials to
meet the needs Of the men stationed
there.
At Accotink there are about 500 en-
gineers assigned to the building of a
railroad connecting Belvolr. Va. with
the line of the r.. F. and p. railway
Rev. Charles S. Shreve OF Bruen NJ. E
Church will conduct the service Sunday
and Miss Genevive Folsom will sing
Assisting at the service and on the in.
spection tour will be R. w. Bone and
Mrs. Bone. The entire party has been
invited to take mess fare with the Of.
ficers at the camp.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
SEESEND Of U-B0AT !
Menace N AUGUST
Admiral Jellicoe Expects Bad Time
for the Next Few
Months.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Pfes6s
LONDON. February e.-Admiraf Sir
John R. JeIlicoe. former chief Of the
naval staff. speaking at Hull yesterday.
said he was afraid I'VE are in for q bad
time for a few months. but by late
summer-about August believe We
will be able to say the submarine mem
ace is killed.
Admiral Jellicoe then continued: 'T
won't say before August, because al
ways notice when we have an optimis-
tic speech from the premier or any high
official 1t results in a disaster about the
next day. have told the premier often
enough not to make optimistio speeches
about submarines. because I have found
the next morning / had to go over to
the war cabinet with a very long list
of losses.
'T would ask them not to mako any
more optimistic speeches until August.
when they can make as many as they
like"
Admiral Jellicoe said the reason for
the recent losses in the Irish sea was
that there is shoal water on each side
Of that sea, at the bottom of which a
submarine could sit and remain when
hunted. The difficulty Of keeping sub.
marines in their home ports, he added.
was accentuated by the shoal water in
and around Helgoland Blight.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
POUND OF MEAT WEEKLY
FOR PEOPLE OF ENGLAND
Coupon System Adopted in New Ra-
tioning Order Issued by the
Food Controller.

LONDON, February 9.-After much
cogitation over various proposals,
Baron Rhondda. the food controller,
last night issued a meat rationing or
der which gives each civilian approxi-
mately one pound of meat weekly. The
system adopted is somewhat complex.
The meat card. available for twenty
weeks, provides four coupons weekly,
three Of which entitle the holder to
purchase uncooked butchers meat, In
cluding pork. Each coupon represents
the value OF pence. The fourth
coupon entities the holder to purchase
bacon. ham, poultry. game. rabbits and
preserved or prepared meats in an
amount equivalent to Ave ounces OF
butchers meat.
The coupons can be used in restau-
rants, each half coupon emitting tho
holder to one meat meal. The present
prices Of meat vary from about a shill-
ing a pound for inferior grades to
shilling pence for the best cuts, SO
that the persons contented with infe-
rior cuts could obtain rather over. a
pound Of butchers meat for three cou-
pons of a total value Of 15 pence. Chill
dren under ten are entitled to half q
ration.
1t is understood that the present meat
ration in Germany is about three-quar-
ters of pound weekly.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
FOOD PRICES IN WASHINGTON.


corrected February 1913 by
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Evening star., 1918-02-09
Asks for Closing of Theaters.

The resolution asking that theaters
and amusement places be closed. a COPY
OF which will be sent to the District
fuel administration, follows:
Whereas. many private homes in this
clty have been and are now, on account
OF the reported shortage of coal, not
comfortably heated. and at least one
hospital, viz. the Casualty Hospital, has
not been supplied with sufficient fuel
to Keep the patients comfortably warm:
ana whereas, in view of these condi-
tons and the further fact that the pub
lie schools of Washington have been
closed for a week on account of fuel
shortage, we, the residents of Brook
land and vicinity. in the interest OF
public health and comfort, hereby petit
tfon the fuel administration of the Dis
trfct OF Columbia to curtail the use of
fuel In places Of public amusement un-
til after the private residences, hospitals
and public schools are supplied"
speakers at the meeting included NJ
M Mclean. president of the Brookland
>CitizenS Association; s. S. Synonds
president of the Rhode Island Avenue
Citizens Association: Rev. H W. O.
Millington. Rev. w. I. Campbell, Prof
Charles Nc Mccarthy, Rev. C. F.. Aiken
John OConnell, D. H. Oertly. Rev. w
a. Mobr1y, Miss Carrie Harrison. C. "
BurnAaA and l. b Wilaon -xu
Evening star., 1918-02-09
A. W. SMITH FOUND GUILTY.
Is Convicted of Assaulting Deputy
Marshal c, G., Dempsey.

Arthur W. Smith, chief clerk Of a
local engraving establishment. was con-
victed today by a jury in Criminal Di-
vision 1 Of assaulting Charles G. Demp-
sey. a deputy marshal, December 8 last.
The testimony showed that Dempsey
was attempting to serve a legal sum-
mons on another clerk and refused to
state his business to the chief clerk.
Words passed between the men and 1t
was charged that Smith struck the
officer in the face. breaking the glasses
worn by him.
The Indictment Is for a simple as
sault. q sort Of case usually tried in
the Police Court, but because the
deputy marshal was in discharge OF
his duty United States Attorney Laskey
presented the matter to the grand jury.
The maximum penalty for the offense
is twelve months at OccoQuan.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
TO CONVENE IN BALTIMORE.
Southern Commercial Congress
Fixes December 8 to IL to Meet,

The tenth annual convention Of the
Southern Commercial Congress will be
held in Baltimore from December to
IL, according to announcement made
today by Gov. Emerson c. Harrington
of Maryland.
: "Worid Commerce After the War"
will be tho topic for discussion and the
part America will have played in the
policy In regard to exchange, credits,
supply and demand. changes In proc
esseG merchant marine and shipping
will be mapped out.
Gov. Harrington appeals to the people
Of Maryland to respond to the call for
the convention and to be represented at
its sessions through every commercial
organisation In the state. The invita-
the executjyes Of every state ia the
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Mock Funeral Rites for the Kaiser
lower shows the same men ON

COLUMBUS. Ohio. February 9.-Fol-
lowing procession through business
streets that blocked traffic, an elaborate
funeral for the kaiser, Won Hindenburg
and the crown prince was conducted on
the statehouse lawn here yesterday
The last rites were participated in by
wounded Canadian soldiers, one of
whom drove the hearse The end came
after several days persecution Of the
three. at whom Columbus citizens have
been hurting base balls. three for 25
cents, to help fill the Columbus war
chest. There were no mourners or
flowers.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Refusal to Sunday Resented.

At 8 o'clock this afternoon the full
general campaign COMMITTEES, which is
in charge of the Washington Sunday
campaign, met in executive session at
the call of Merritt 0. Chance. it's chair
man, to consider and take possible ac-
ton on the recent refusal Of the board
of education to permit Mr. Sunday.
Chorister Rodeheaver, Miss Kinney, di.
rector of students work, and other
members of the Sunday party to talk tn
the pupils of Washington's public
schools in the school buildings.
A member of this committee, which
is composed of prominent business and
professional men and clergymen. to-
gether with a number of women. to-
day pointed out what he thinks ia q
grave Inconsistency in the rulings of
the board of education The rule ON
which the declination to give permis-
sion is based is one forbidding sermons
and all talks of religious nature in
the school Last winter, however. two
regular evangelistic workers of the Y
NJ. C. A. gave talks of a distinctly re-.
ligious sort at several of the schools. he
declares. This could not have been
done without either the actual or inn
piled permission of the school authori-
ties. for no objection was made either
by the superintendent of schools or the
school board.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
BEGIN SERVING GOD
WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG
Billy Sunday Says Nearly All
Christians Started Early
in Life.

Billy Sunday breaches twice to-
day mt the Tabernacle, mt 2 and
1880 pm. Doors open one-half
hour I'm advance.
Tonight will be "Navy night"
The title of tOnight's sermon IL
"Seek Ye the Lord.o
mOrrow-at 1890 n.m., and 2 and
7:3O pm. There will be choral
music mt all three, and all three
will be open to everybody. No
more "men only" meetings are
scheduled during the campaign.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Three Arlington Gates Closed.

Sheridan, Mcclellan and Treasury
gates of Arlington cemetery were or
dered closed today by the War De-
partment, owing to the softened con-
dition of the roads leading to the ceme-
terry from these gates. Entrance must
be made through the Fort Myer gate by
way of the Aqueduct bridge.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
means TO IDENTIFY
EACHU.S. SOLDIER
Metal Tag, Numbered, to Be
Supplied to Every En-
listed Man.

That there shall be no doubt hereafter
as to the identity Of any enlisted man
Of the United States Army killed or
wounded in battle, or otherwise, each
man will be provided with numbered
British and French armies. Announce
ment to that effect has been made by
Adjt. Gen. Mccain, who explained that
a number will be stamped on the iden-
tidcation tag each soldier is required to
wear and that a similar number will be
placed opposite the mans name in the
War Department roster.
In Effect February %.
The new system will be put into ef-
feet February % and hereafter all men
entering the service will be given a
number tag when enrolled. BY that ar.
rangement the department hopes that
there will be no possibility of officers
not being able to identify soldiers
bodies because Of blank tags such as
were worn by some Of the men who
went down on the Tuscania.
Press dispatches said blank tags were
found on the bodies of forty-four
soldiers washed ashore, although Army
regulations require that the soldiers
name must be stamped on the tag, even
izatfon. When he is assigned. the
number of his regiment, the designa-
tion of his company and his individual
number in that company are supposed to
be added Immediately to the other side
Of the tag.
The new Identification system has
been in preparation for some time, and
was carefully worked out by the ad-
5utant general Extreme care has been
taken to obviate any doubt as to the
Identity of soldier who may be killed
or wounded. Consecutive numbers will
not be given men of the same surname
The numbers will never be changed and
VIII never be assigned to other men.
Numbers to Start at "one."
The numbers will start at zone" and
continue without limit, and no alpha
bettcal prefix or affix will accompany
them. Blocks of numbers will be al
lotted by the adjutant general to Gen
Pershing, department commanders
commanding officers Of Divisional camps
ports of embarkation and recruitine
depots. The department thinks 1t un-
necessary at present to number officers
and civilians in the service, but should
1t later be deemed necessary the proc.
ess will be Independent Of the mum.
berfng OF the enlisted men. The British
! number neither officers nor civilians
The French number the officers, but no,
the civilians.
As it will take some time to numbe,
soldiers records on file at the War De.
partment, commanders have been in.
structed to include in casualty reports
the full name. grade and organizatio
or each man reported. as well as his
number after numbers have heen as.
signed.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Soldiers Influenced by Sunday.

Sunday did say that half the Ameri-
can soldiers now in France have taken
him by the hand and been led by him to
Jesus. He also announced that in the
Tabernacle here he had shaken the
hands Of many who had gone across on
the Tuscania.
At Rodeheaver's suggestion a verse of
Brighten the Corner" was sweetly
sung by the policemen on duty and the
ushers. Maj. Pullman was present on
the platform. and was referred to by the
chorister as "the only combination of
chief of police and Sunday school su-
perintendent in captivity" Last night
was students night" and there were
enough scholastic and collegiate yells
and songs to see foot ball game
through.
Following the visit Of Billy to the
iuneheon OF the Washington Rotary
Club yesterday noon, members of that
association decided to attend some
night meeting next week in a body.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Origin Of American Eagles.'
0 the Editor of The Star

To the Editor Of The Star:
In reading your paper OF a few days
ago I notice where Mr.. William s..
Waudby claims to be the originator Of
the name American Eagles" for our
soldiers. This can vouch for. as Mr..
Waudby wrote me several months ago
suggesting this in preference to Sam
miles," as a more suitable name
SERGT. HERBERT A. CADY,
Co. B, 104th Field Signal Battalion,
Camp Mcclellan Ala.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Suggests Aircraft Stations,

Tampa, st. Andrews bay Florida and
Mobile were cited as being good loca-
tions for aircraft stations and the COM
mission said while Sabine Pass, Tex, is
mot very good" site for aviation
purposes, a station might be estab-
lished there il necessary
The commission previously had re-
ported on conditions on tho Pacific
coast and 1t plans to complete its work
after trips to the Canal Zone and the
Windward Islands.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Capt. Ross, Well Known Master, Dies

Capt. John e. Ross. well known here
as master Of the schooners Gardner G.
Deering. Edwin q. Briry and other
coasting vessels that formerly visited
his home at Arlington. Mass. Capt.
Ross was born at Sackville. N b.,
sixty years ago. OF recent years he
had been in command of steamers of
the .Coastwise Transportation Company
of Boston. his last command having
been the steamship Edison Light.
Evening star., 1918-02-09

AS many as eight, nine and even nine
and half million eggs have been found
k1 thA.Eoeaoe -sing1eo61s
Evening star., 1918-02-09
.LAUDS CHARLESTON
ASNAW YARD SITE
Commission Declares City
Best Location Between Hat
teras and Key West.

Charleston offers the only site for q
flrst-class navy yard between Halter
as and Key West, in the opinion Of the
commission on navy yards and naval
bases, headed by Rear Admiral Helm.
The commissions sixth preliminary re-
~, submitted to the Senate yester-
day, said all sites on the gulf are ere
mote from waters bordering on the
Windward Islands and the Caribbean
sea, where it is thought future naval
hostilities are likely to take place." but
added that because of the possibility
that the fleets communications with
northern yards and resources might be
interrupted. base of supply. with ample
docking and repair facilities on the
Gulf Of Mexico might become of vital
Importance.
"Strategica1 Requirements"
"From a study of strategical require
ments." the report continued, "the COM
mission is led to believe that the first
line Of special defense for the Gulf OF
Mexico should be in the Florida straits
and the Yucatan channel. An operating
base will be necessary for submarines
destroyers. auxiliary vessels and air
craft assigned to these localities Key
West seems to be better located strate-
gically for this purpose than any other
site available. It will be necessary to
construct an artificial harbor for yes
sells based there as protection against
hurricanes"
The commission also reported that it
is practicable to have a coastal air sta
tion at Brunswick, Ga, that Miami Of
fers a good "stratetic location for a
temporary operating base for subma-
rines and destroyers" for protection OF
the Florida straits and that Key West
would afford protection both to the
straits and the pulf
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Another Remedy Suggested.

we believe that the crowding of the
Brookland cars may be further relieved
by a more careful observance of the prac-
tice Of starting W street cars Immediately
ahead of the Brookland cars. both at the
W street pit and at the Treasury, and we
recommend that this matter be given i'm
mediate attention. We request that a
large proportion of the present North Cap
itol and w streets cars be operated to
Brookland. We request further that con-
sideration be given to the practicability
OF operating express cars to and from
Brookland by way of the 4th street line.
ITO promote the comfort of both pas
sengerS and employees, We approve the
use of the side-door cars on the Brook
land and Rhode Island avenue lines, and
are in favor of an increase in the number
Of such cars.
I've urge upon all citizens a recogni-
tion Of the influence of the war in aggra-
waiting conditions already unfavora Bile.
and. while these extraordinary conditions
bearance. We further recommend CO.
operation in the effort to secure the max
imum efficiency of the facilities now in
use. by boarding and leaving cars with
practicable. by promptly complying with
requets of car employees to make room
for additional passengers.
As an emergency measure only, and
pending the provision of adequate
street railway facilities and service.
We favor the licensing and operation of
jitneys, especially during the hours of
congested travel. As a permanent form
OF relief, however. We desire good
street railway facilities and not a COM
bination of two methods of transporta-
tion separately inadequate.
While indorsing and recommending
measures looking to the more efficient
operation of present street railway
facilities, it is nevertheless our belief
that the transportation needs of the
District demand a substantial addition
to those facilities. The population of
the District has greatly increased dur
ing the past year. and this increase has
largely been made up of government
employees, who require regular trans
portation. A further large increase is
expected. Provision Of adequate facili-
ties for the prompt and comfortable
transportation of these employees has a
very direct influence upon the efficiency
Of the departments which they serve
The lack of housing and rooming facili-
ties will necessarily force a greater
proportion Of the population to the
outlying sections Of the District.
"A part of this increase In the de-
mand for transportation will be tenn
porary, and private capital for invest
ment In additional equipment and other
facilities will, for that reason, be more
difficult to obtain.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
CITIZENS CENSURE
W.R.&E. COMPANY
Mass Meeting at BrookIand
Makes Vigorous Demand for
Better Service.

Temporary measures to improve
street car service on the North Capitol.
Brookland and Rhode Island avenue
branches of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, and government
ownership for permanent relief, were
advocated last night at a mass meeting
of citizens of Brookland and vicinity.
The meeting, held in Masonic Hall. 18TH
and Monroe streets northeast, roundly
censured present service and unani-
mously adopted recommendations sug-
gested for improvements.
Resolutions presented by Rev. HI W.
o. Millington protesting against the
local fuel orders also were adopted.
Although the speakers were called
conservative by NJ. NJ Mclean, presl-
dent of the Brookland Citizens Asso-
citation, indictments of the manage
ment OF the street car company and lts
policy in allowing what the speakers
termed inexperienced and incompetent
men to run its cars and in allowing its
rolling stock to become almost useless
were made in some OF the talks MISS
Carrie Harrison. a member of the asso-
citation, favored revoking the charter
of the company.
Last nights meeting was character
iZed by MIR. Mclean as the beginning
of a movement for a city-wide protest
meeting against car service in the Dis
trict of Columbia, which is planned TO
be held at a central point at some fu-
ture date.
The street car resolution reads in
part:
ct is the belief of the citizens of
Brookland that the so-called skip-stop
plan of operation would offer a sub
stantial reduction in the running time
of the cars, and we recommend that
such plan be adopted without waiting
for the completion of the Beeler in
vestigation as a whole. 1t is our be-
lief that the morning and evening con-
gestion of travel Slay be relieved in
considerable degl4e by changing the
working hours of certain government
Offices which now open at ann. and
close at 4:30 pm. We suggest that
such offices be divided into four groups,
equal as nearly as may be in number
of employees, the working hours of
which will commence, respectively, at
$50. S:45, 9 and 9:15 am. and close at
4, AIS, $50 and 4:45 pm: and we rec
ommend that the necessity as well
the desira ability of this plan be urged
upon the heads of the executive de-
partments and of the various govern
mental bureaus. The street railway
company should be required to adjust
Its schedule to harmonic with such
changes as may be made.
Evening star., 1918-02-09

A big group of Washington's school
boys and schoolgirls off1ciated as the
choir at this afternoons service at the
Sunday Tabernacle, when Billy preach
ed on the theme, Remember Your
Creator in the Days of Your Youth"
Chorister Rodeheaver was so taken
with the way the youngsters sang at
the special children's service he held a
week ago today that he invited them
all, with their friends. to come back
Wednesday to be rehearsed as a choir.
which would later show the grown-ups
what real singing is. They came as he
asked them, and today was the day
chosen for them to show their PAGES.
No more children's meetings are
scheduled for the local campaign.
Most Christians Started Young.
1.-THE one great time to learn any
thing is when YOU are young, empha-
sized Billy, land that's the time to learn
to serve God. Almost everybody who
is a Christian started when young. You
want to start in to learn to do things
when you are young-then after you
get old it will be easy
The sermon, specially aimed at chill
dren, was largely a collection Of anec-
dotes illustrative of the value of early
training toward right living and
Christianity, and was listened to most
attentively both by the youngsters
present and their older relatives and
friends.
How many of you boys and girls
know when you do right and wrong?"
asked Sunday. "All right. God wants
you to do right and the devil wants You
to do wrong, SO you are old enough to
be Christians, for Jesus said Suffer lit
tie children to come unto Me and forbid
them not"
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Gist of the Entire Sermon.

That query and its answer were the
gist of the entire sermon.
Tonight will be Navy night at the
Tabernacle, and it is hoped that the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels
will head a particularly large delega-
ton embracing the various bureaus of
the department for which special reser-
vations have been made.
Last nights meeting possessed sew
eral salient features. In the first place
Billy did not ride" any person or any
organization because of the recent re-
fusal Of the board of education to per-
NIT members of the Sunday forces to
address pupils in the schools He had
announced that, believe him, he would
have something to say, and it is thought
there were a good many present who
had come hoping to hear him say it,
but SO far he hasn't. Rodeheaver, how
ever, did make one or two pithy re-
marks on the situation.