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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-16
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ENELRY WORTH $500
Express C. o. D. Packages Also Said
to Have Been Taken; Cigarettes
for Soldiers in One Case.

Jewelry valued at $500, BARRIERS tools.
express c. o. D. packages, $179 in cash
and other things were the loot of thieves
during the past twenty-four hours as
reported to the police.
Elmer O'Connor, nineteen years old,
s21 Orleans place northeast, employed
by the American. Railway Express Com
pany, was arrested late yesterday after
noon by Central Office Detective Kelly
and Messrs. Buckley and Lawrence Of
the express company's secret service on
Il charge of embezZlement. 1t is alleged
that O'Connor took several G. 0. D.
packages and delivered them to their
consignees, collecting tho money, which
he is charged with having appropriated
to his own use. 1t is said by the arrest
ing officers that the man was caught
taking the packages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-16
EMILE GUIMET DEAD.
Founder Of Museum in Paris Was
Officer of Legion of Honor.

PARIS. October 16 (HavasJ.-An-
nouncement is made Of the death or
Emile Guimet. founder of he.Guimet
museum.
The Guimet museum is a. curious
edifice in the Place D'Iena. Paris. 1t
contains collections presented to the
state. in 1886. by Emile Guimet These
collections consist mainly OF a mu-
scum Of the religions Of central Asia.
a special library, a splendid exhibit of
oriental pottery and antiquities.
Emile Guimet was born at Lyon
on June 2. 1886. He was author of a
number of books and pamphlets and
was an officer of the Legion of Honor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-16
Official Review of Progress.

Those in charge of the liberty
loan campaign made no concealment
Of the fact that the situat ion was very
disappointing" said the official re-
view of the loans progress. with
only three days of the loan period re-
naming, the country now faces the
task of raising in excess of three
billion dollars, or more than SI00,-
100000 day"
Early morning messages to head
quarters stimulated hope, not borne
out by last nights figures. that PreSi-
dent Wilson'S rejection of the Ger
man proposal for an immediate armiS-
tice would create u wave of cnthjiSi-
assn which would sweep Il multitude
of subscriptions on its crest. Today'S
figures will be watched carefully for
evidence of this situation reported in
cores of kilograms from field work.
era
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-16
AvIAToRs PREVENT BLAST.
Save Eight Million Pounds Of T. N.
T. at New Jersey Fire.

Eight million pounds Of T. n. T. were
saved from destruction during the re-
cent fire at the Gillespie shell-loading
plant at Morgan, N. j.. by an Army
airplane, which flew over the wrecked
works at an altitude of 1000 feet and
directed the fight against the flames.
The War Department announced that
the plane was piloted by Lieut.. Cyrus
F. Smythe. with Maj. H. l.. Armstrong
as observer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-16
Message to the Army.

The Secretary of War has sent the
following telegram to commanding
generals of all departments and divi-
sions. and TO the commanding officers
of all independent stations: =
There never was a more critical
time in the history of the war than
this present week
Overseas. American valor and
efficiency are carrying the banner of
triumphant democracy with resistless
force toward German soil The ardor
of the fighting line must not be cooled
and the wonderful initiative and
esprit of our soldiers must not be
dulled by any failure to carry the
fourth liberty loan VIGOROUSLY over
the top.
The people at home must show that
they are as resolute as the soldiers
at the front are brave. No influence is
SO potent in its stimulating effect on
the people of our country as the eX-
ample of the man with the colors. Let
every American soldier and every
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Senate Employees Invest $13,7oo.

The Senate employees in their drive
for subscriptions to the fourth liberty
loan have up to date taken $4,000
worth Of bonds. "A total of 296 en-
ployes. have subscribed to the loan
Every effort is being made for
100 per cent subscription among the
employees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-16
American officer do his duty. not
only by subscribing himself. but by
urging those at home to subscribe.
Subscriptions by Districts.
Totals of subscriptions by districts
were reported last night as follows:

More encouraging reports came to-
day from the Boston, Philadelphia
and New York district, where the in
fuenza epidemic has been checked
sufficiently to permit resumption of
open-air meetings in many localities.
Spectacular methods used in the
Cleveland district for the loan in
cluded a, series of modern Paul Revere
rides through 120 towns of thirty-five
counties in Ohio and Pennsylvania
last night by crews of workers in
Army motor trucks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-16
D. c. SUBSCRIPTIONS
: GROWING STEADILY
Masons Buy More Bonds.
Miss Brown Helps
''Home Town.

Local bodies of the Ancient and Ac-
ccpted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
today. through William T. Galliher.
president of the American National
Bank, bought $4,000 worth of the
government fourth liberty bonds.
These bodies bought s15.600 worth
of the same issue two weeks ago
through the same agency. which now
makes their holdings in this loan
$4,000.
Can't See Home Town Fail.
Helen Hayes Brown, daughter of
Frank V. Brown. has subscribed to
$1,000 worth of bonds. Miss Brown
is only eighteen years old and lisa
member of n theatrical company now
playing in New York. She read about
the campaign tagging in Washington
and in sending her subscription said,
Il can't see my home town fail
Miss Browns subscription was writ
len u'Don n blank form clipped from
The Evening Star and the check ac-
campaigning 1t was made payable 10
the Washing ton Loan and Trust Com
pany.
Business Men Subscribe.
Among the subscriptions from local
business concerns reported to liberty
loan headquarters late yesterday were
the following:
Washington Wholesale Tobacco
Company, $1,000; Thomas A Cannon,
$ 900; Garry Ice Cream Company,
$1,000; E. +. Goodrich Rubber Tire
$4,000; General Electric
Company. SO 900; House g. Hermann,
1900: W. $. Hoge & Bro, $500;
Mellon-Stuart Company. $4,000; Mer-
chants Transfer and Storage Com
pany, $4,000; Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat Company, 100000:
Henry 7. Offterdinger. $1,000: Plate
Printers Union No. =. $1,000; Rudolph
& West Company, $4,000; L. q. Sha-
fer & Co. $1,000; Southern Building
Supply Company. $1,000: Hotel Con-
tinental. by the Washington Hotel
Company, $4,000; Francis C. Wallace,
$l.1o0: Hugo Worch. $1,000: Todd Pro-
Photograph Company, $1,000: John
Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. $4,000.
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IMPRESS THE NEED
OF SPEEDING WORK
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
Officials Report Total SUBJ
scriptions to Date Are
Far Short of Goal.
ASK FOR SPECIAL EFFORT
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK

Buy Now" today became a COM
panion of Double the Third" as a
slogan in the campaign for the fourth
liberty loan. ~~
With officially reported subscrip-
lions s3.o45. 100000 short of the s6,oOo,-
100000 total, instructions were sent
today to every local campaign COM
mittee to impress upon the American
public the necessity of buying more
bonds now instead of waiting until
Saturday, the final day
Subscriptions reported by the twelve
federal reserve districts yesterda:
amounted to only $50. 100000. The
reports were undisguisedly disap-
pointing to loan officials. and today,
without hesitation, it was pointed out
that a tremendous task is placed be-
fore the American people i'll the next
. three days. Subscriptions must aver
age more than s700000.000 day il
the goal is to be reached.
Exact Amount Reported.
In answer to inquiries it was re-
iterated today that no subscriptions
are being held up for reporting on the
last day. The official total announced
today, it was emphasized. represents
the exact amount of bonds sold under
which the initial 10 per cent payment
Las been made.
Subscriptions made today or tomor-
row. il was said. will exert a great
moral effect and also will dispose o!
the incoacnierc"s " be met in the
rush of the final day.
In view of the expectation that
fruits of liberty day celebrations last
Saturday would be fully reflected i'll
latest reports, Treasury officials de-
clared the outlook grave
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Apartment Door Forced.

Monroe c. Gutman. 2012 O street
northwest, complained to the police that
a door of his apartment had been forced
and the place robbed of jewelry valued
at $500.
Robert Carter, 1929 9Th street north
west reported the robbery of S179 in
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REPORT BIG GAIN
IN THE LOAN DRIVE


CONTINUED from First Page.)
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Quota for War Department.

Word was received by the local
loan committee at noon today that
the officers and employees of the War
Department stationed in Washington
have gone "over the top" in the fourth
loan drive. They have already sub
scribed S7,159.900. That is SIS, 900
more than the total subscription of
the department to the third loan and
the subscriptions for the remaining
four days of the campaign will carry
the total for the present loan. much
farther beyond that of the third loan.
out of total of 36.643 persons con-
nec;ed with the Department in Wash
ington 22.594 or 81 per cent have al
ready entered their subscriptions.
The committee announced that the
following local business firms and
individuals had subscribed during the
morning: Congress Hall Hotel Com
pany. $1,000: George & Co., $4,000;
Holmes & Son, $4,000; Lehman Bros,
5000: George J. Mueller. $4,000, and
J. S. Tyree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-16

street railway, Norwood. Canton ana
Sharon street railway. Marines vine.
yard street railway. Oak BUNS stfeet
railway, Plymouth and SanaWII
street railway. Ware and brooknel9
street railway and worcester anu
Warren street railway.
Mississippi = Municipal Runway
Company Of Yaxco City.
New York-Catskill Traction COM
pany and Adirondack Lake TRACTION
Company. ~
virginia Richmond and Chesa-
peake Bay Railway Company:
West Vifgfnfa-West Virginia irac-
ton and Electric Company.
Companies in Receivers Hands.
The following companies have gone
into hands of receivers:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. M1ddiet0Wn anu
Guilford Railway Company, 1nDury
and Bethel Railway Company. Hartford
and Springfield Street Railway; .\ ana
Kentucky-Paducah Traction anu
Light Company.
Railway Company.
: New York-Manhattan & queens
Traction Company, HorneH Irac.lol
Pennsylvania-Pittsb fall"aSs
Company, Scranton and Dlnghaneoh
Railway Company.
Observation-Disclosures and Henrico Rail
way Company, Richmond and Kappa
hammock River Railway Company.
Kansas-Cnion- Traction Company
operating between Winfield and Ar
kansas City. =
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
BY WILLIAM PHILIP smMs.

Chitcu russ Cldl correspondent.
PARIS, Sept i4.-It is un1uestioned
that Hlndenburg expected the St.
Mihiel attack. The Strassberger Post
announced several days ago that it was
imminent. Thus the American success
cannot be explained away as sur
prise even in Germany, where the pub
lie is insistently told the Americans
are worthless and that nothing is 10
be feared from those Barnums."
Wherever the Americans swept for
ward 1t was a case OF the better man
winning. 1t will be one Of Germany's
most bitter pills that the Hun higher
command did not spare il stroOps i'm
the efforts to halt the Americans and
French. Undoubtedly the Germans
feared less for Metz than for the
Briey and LOngwy ore basins from
which, with Luxemburg and the an
neXed portions OF Lorraine nine-tenths
OF Germany's iron is obtained. These
districts give the enemy a total of Co.
100000 tons. Without these mines thew
would have only 100000 tons. Lack
ing occupation Of the Briey basin. Ger
many could not have fought so long
Possession Of Briey, Longwy and
Thionville. is absolutely necessary 10
Germany. II any Of these districts are
placed under Allied gun1re, Germany
viii be crippled by just that much.
For this reason they madly flung
troops into the breach in an effort to
arrest at any cost any thrust in the
direction OF their cherished mine fields.
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
RED CROSS NURSES
WITH PERSHING'S MEN
BY WEBB MILLER.

United Press sta mCOrrespOndent.
PARIS, Sept ti.-The American hos
pital organization in preparation for the
American offensive in the st. Mihiel
salient was practically perfect.
Anticipating the operation the Red
Cross opened three new hospitals and
hundreds Of surgeons and nurses were
rushed into the fighting zone a few
hours before the attack. One Of these
new hospitals contained 1000 beds. an
other 1900 and the third had a compile
ment Of 5000 beds.
A special corps OF canteen workers
from the Red Cross spent the time dur
ing the fighting carrying hot drinks
and cigarettes TO the advanced areas
for the wounded doughboys who were
going TO the rear. Women workers
carried hot food to the long line Of
slightly wounded men standing at the
hospitals awaiting treatment.
The organization had shipped 10000
600 cigarettes, 30 carloads Of dressings
and 30 carloads Of other surgical mate
rial into the zone Of operations.
The night before the Americans went
over the top every hospital was in read
mess. Every detail OF preparation for
the wounded men had been completed.
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
Kill Wound Miss It'll
Yank Drive Rings KneH of
Famous ST. MihieI Salient

mans to relinqulsh the St. Mihiel sal
lent.
In planning it Marshal Foch follow
ed closely his clearly demonstrated
strategic policy Of the whole 1918 cam
paign; that Of refraining from a 'front.'
al attack on the desired objective and
seeking its capture by thanking attacks
from the sides.
This strategy delivered Bapaume
Peronne and scissors into allied hands
this summer, and is now being prac-
ticed against St. Quentin and La Fere.
BY striking the east and west line
between st. Mihiel and Pont-a-Mous-
son and the north and south line be-
tween st. Mihiel and Yerdun, Pershings
men and the Allies plan to force the
Huns to fall back toward the north
west.
This would straighten the line be-
tween Verdun and the Lorraine border
and free scores of French cities oc-
cupied by the Germans ever since 1914.
Its secondary effect Is one far more
important and signiflcant-it would
bring the FrancO-Amerlcan armies
within striking distance Of Metz, one
Of Germany's strongest frotress. Al
ready there have been reports that
Ludendorff is contemplating a great
retirement along the whole line from
Antwerp to Metz to establish himself
for the winter.
The American advance may make his
retirement a force instead Of a volun-
tary one
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
Foch in Drive Today
May GET TO Laon Gates

Continued from one)
1500 Field Marshal Haig reported today (Ih the be-
fore Cambrai)
prisoners in the operations of the third army, which
complete the Trecau September H.
exceed 1500" the statement said Gas result of progress
made yesterday northwest of ST. Quentin line has been estab
lished east of Biehecowt and Jeancourt
At Havrncourt the attacked yesterday morning in
force under of heavy artillery fire. He penetrated
portion of the village but after hard fighting attacking
fantry driven out and positions reored
Norh of Havrncowt advanced slightly between the vii
lage and the canal In the evening the attacked of Tres
cault and gained footing in trenches He driven
mediately, leaving a number of dead.
"a strong night bombing attack with liquid fire
positions northwest of Goueacout After forcing
advanced posts to withdraw this attack successfully beaten
There local fighting yesterday in the Meouvres sector
without material change
A night the attacked south of Moeuvres but
pulsed
'We established posts last night the bank of the
Du Nord the neghborhood of SancyCauchy and opposite Oy
Le-Verger
'In occupied Bassee
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
DRUNK, HE SLEPT
ON RAILROAD TRACK

When John Durkin grew tired yes
terday, he went to sleep by the tracks
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
along Water street. using a rail as a
pillow, according to evidence heard
when he was arraigned before Judge
Churchman in Municipal Court this
morning on a charge Of trespass. lie
was fined So and costs.
PatrOlman Rodenheiser arrested Dur
kin with his head on a rail in such a
way that had a train come along he
would have been decapitated.
John said he was drunk and could
not remember.
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
BY A. f. GELDHOF
(War Editor Of the Newspaper Enter
prise Association.

prise Association).
Goodbye, Germany
America has struck, and when you
recover from the blow you'll have to
pick yourself up in baskets.
For months General Pershing has
been preparing for the assault he
launched Thursday against the Ger
man line south OF Metz. Early reports
OF the attack indicate that, while lin
tied to a ten-mile front and to certain
specified objectives, It will turn out to
be one Of the great Offensives Of the
war.
The British offensive on the Somme
and Foeh's drive from the Marne to the
Aisne this summer began the same
way-with a carefully calculated, not
too recklessly attempted smash on a
small front, widened out in the fol-
lowing days fighting until Il wiped out
the two largest German sallents on the
western front.
One big salient remains: that OF St.
Mihiel, where the Hun line sweeps
southwark from Verdun and touches
the Meuse at st. Mihiel, a city on the
heights Of the Meuse From st. Mihiel
the line turns Off at a sharp right
angle, extending to the German bor-
der. II is on this part Of the front that
Pershing delivered the big blow.
1t is almost certain the American Of
fensive was launched 20 force the Ger
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
COTTON CONSUMPTION.

By the United Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l4-CottOn, ex
elusive Of linters, consumed during Au
gust Otalled 53L9i4 running bales com
pared with $50, ass bales in August 1911
Of which 29S.4ii bales were consumed
in cotton growing States in 1918 anG
33O,669 in 1917.
Linters. consumed totalled i00,41
bales in August 1918 and 1896 in Au
gust, 1917 Consuming establishment
held i,2i4,O64 bales or August 81, com
pared with i,i79,t72 in 1917 Publi
storage and congresses held 1901, 10
bales on August 81, 1918, compared with
7i6,707 in August, 1917.
Imports were 1886, equivalent to 50
pounds bales Exports, including lin
terS, were 2S7,45O running bales.
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
SUSSEX GOES ABOVE
ESTIMATE FOR DRAFT
.peclal to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
GEORGETOWN, Del, Sept. fire
ports from the different registration
boards throughout the county received
here by the local board for Sussex coun-
ty show that 523i were enrolled for
military service on Thursday which
was greatly in excess Of what Provost
Marshal General CrOwder estimated for
this county. The increase was approx
imately 40 per cent above the estimate
Of the Washington authorities.
Thursdays registration exceeded that
Of June >, 1917. by more than 1900.
In Georgetown hundred 3O6 whites,
36 Negroes and one Indian were regis
tered making a total Of 3i3. OF the to-
tai number registered 336 were natives,
three declarents, four non-declarents.
One Russian, three Syrlans, two Eng
lishmen and one German were regis
tered.
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
BY CARL d. GROAT

United Press STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept i4.-That Gen
eral Pershing will attempt further de-
yelopment Of the wonderful successes
Of the st. Mihlel salient was the gen.
eral opinion here today.
This was, however, opinion, and for
military reasons, anything tangible
thereon, was withheld.
The general military view. though.
was that the opportunity now offered
IS too golden to pass up with solely
the elimination Of the st. MihieI salient
General Pershlng's night commun-
lque noted count OF 1890 prisoners IA
the time OF filing with still others Ia
be recorded. 1t showed that the line
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
3O,l33 MORE SONS
OF STATE FOR WAR
.Contlnued from page one.l

NcohJlnued from page one.)
deficit. The figures as sent to Wash
ingtOn are:
Wilmington-Board No. 1, 4,2Oi.
Board No. 2, 1858.
Board No. 3, 4,24S.
Board No. a, 3,74i-i6,i46.
Rural New Castle county, 5.2O2.
Kent county. 3l6t
sussex county, 4,224.
Total, 3O,033.
There Will be an addition to the total
from registration cards posted by out
OI-toWn registrants, and not yet re-
celVed by'their local boards.
The rooms occupied by the four VIII
mlngton local boards were at a fever
heat OF Industry this morning, with the
routine work Of taking care Of the new
registration cards. The questionnaires
aer here, but will not be sent out by
the local boards until an order comes
from Provost Marshal General Crowder
authorizing them to be sent. The next
step, after the total registration of the
country has been calculated, will be
the giving Of order numbers, as in the
previous drafts. Youths desiring TO 20
to vocational colleges can indicate their
wish in the questionnaires. The boards
had no authority to list them as so
desiring during the registration.
There is expectation OF an October
call for the next draft contingents TO
leave for military camps. This will
probably mean that the State quotas
will have to be made up from regis
trants Of August 2i. as the new registra-
tion classes will hot be made out in
time for so early a call.
Members of the New Castle County
Bar Association, at a meeting this
morning, organized for the aiding Of
registrants in filling out their ques.
tlonnaires.
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
LAD LOSES LIFE
OFF REEDY ISLAND

A young son of DR.. Hurley, in charge
Of the Federal Quarantine Station al
Rccdy Island, Delaware bay, opposite
Port Penn, yesterday was drowned by
falling overheard from the island
where his parents reside.
The child disappeared and a search
revealed the body in the water of the
bay. DR.. Hurley has had charge OF TINS
branch Of the public health service for
some time Before going TO Reedy Is
land he was performing similar work.
in the Philippine Islands.
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
KOPP "DID IT."
LESTARD PAYS 81

For allowing dog to run at large
without a muzzle. Dominic Lestard
was fined 81 and costs by Judge Church.
man in Municipal Court this morning
The dog had bitten a boy, it was
shown. and when Dog Catcher Kopp
went to the Dominic home to warn the
family to either muzzle the dog or keen
it in the house or he would have 10
swear out a warrant for them. a girl
then answered, go ahead and do IL.
that's what we want you to do"
Mr.. KopD took 'p the challenge and
had Dominic arrested
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
Yankees Cut I3 Miles Into German Lines

present smash, It will be only in the
nature Of a postponement, army men
say.
Some unofficial advices indicate that
the original plan of operations contem-
plated only wiping out the salient.
Many here believe, though, that this
task was achieved with such compara-
tive ease that it will be possible to
follow up the advantage at once.
Approach Of the rainy season may
have an effect on plans but it is con
sidered likely that the Americans will
do as much as possible before that
time arrives.
Evening journal., 1918-09-14
ANOTHER AuTo srnIrN

Despite the efforts Of the plain
ciothes men connected with the local
police department, automobile thieves
continue to steal automobiles here. an
other car being taken last night. The
car was owned by Jacob Green. Of No
40 South street, Philadelphia. and was
taken from Market street, near Fifth.
The theft was reported to the police
who had patrolmen cover all avenues
leading from this city. but so far no
trace Of the machine has been found.