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Evening star., 1918-03-24
OYSTER VESSELS ARRIVE.
Large Fleet of Runners Expected
Soon at Wharf.

In the past twenty-fo hours two
vessels laden with oysters have arriv-
ed at the wharf market. One of them
sold out to the dealers and late yester-
day evening was ready to leave for the
lower river.
ing after a feast Of freshly shucked
bivalves viii find but two vessels in
the docks. Supplies they have aboard
are not heavy.
large feet of oyster runners are
down river. Some of them may reach
here today and augment the supply
now at the wharf.
The oyster season will close in the
middle of the coming month as far as
taking oysters from river and bay
beds is concerned. Oysters are, how
ever, on sale in the market here all
the year around.
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ternationai banking houses that. prior to
entrance into the war. took part IN the
American financing of the French and Eng
lish war loans. He is now director of the
New Jersey war savings committee.
Over 100 years ago, when England
was battling for her life in the long
Napoleonic wars, the great naval vic
sunshine bursting through black clouds.
When the news reached England a
Guildhall dinner was given to William
Pitt, who had kept his courage through
dark years when his courage was a
priceless national asset Pitt was ac-
claimed the savior of England. He re-
sponded in those simple words that
EngIishmen have always remembered:
NO one man could save England: Eng
land has saved herself by her exertions
and will save Europe by her example,
How truly both England and France
could make that same statement today
No one man, no one group of men could
save France. France has saved herself
by her exertions and will save the
world by her example. No one man,
no group of men could save England.
And Belgium, Belgium. with one little
foothold on her devastated and ravished
land. 1t may be too early to say
whether or not Belgium has saved her
self by her eXertionS. but surely it is
not too early to say that Belgium has
saved the world by her example.
Americas Task.
Our task is to see that the exertions
of the Belgians, the French, the Eng
lish and the Italians shall not have
been in vain. The people of the United
States must save themselves by their
hnyT IN h
world by their example. No public
official. however able, however diligent.
can save them No ordinary financial
operation will produce the sums of
money that are needed. The people of
this country must do as France and
England have done-they must put
into this fight the exertions of a whole
people.
The business of this whole country
at the present time is war. There is
men and women of the United States
to do. There is no reason why any
man or woman should be idle. The
government is disbursing approximate
ly $4,000, 100000 this yeaTmostly for
war purposes, both on its own account
and for advances to the allies, to be
spent in this country.
1t is inconceivable that such a sum
of money can be spent without having
the business of this whole nation go
ing at the nlSneSt pressure. NO man.
no woman. can be permanently out of
work when a great nation is calling
for services from all. 1t is true that
there may be periods of adjustment
during which men and women are
finding the niche in which they can
best serve. But sooner or later they
will find that niche. The people of
this country-all of the people-wfll
be engaged in the business of war.
Nothing Magical About Finance.
and further into this war, that there is
nothing magical about public finance.
The government must be supplied with
money to pay for the goods and services it
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25 OUT OF EVERY 100 WHITE
REGISTRANTSC CALLED, ACCEPTED

According to a statement issued by
Provost Marshal General Crowder the
total of all registrants under the draft
was 9.56s,50s, of which 737,626 were
colored. or 7.69 per cent of the total.
The ratio of those called to the total
registered was, white. 32.4S per cent,
and colored, 1888. Out of every 100
white citizens called 25 were certified
for service and rs were rejected. ex-
empted or discharged, while of every
100 colored citizens called, Sc were
certified for service and GA were re-
jected. exempted or. discharged.
"The explanation of this difference.
says Gen. Crowder, Cannot yet be
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definitely ascertained until more
thorough study of the records becomes
possible. The difference is probably not
due to either a difference in physical
qualifications nor to difference in the
applicability of the several legal
grounds for exemption and discharge.
The difference so far as the several
regions of the country are concerned,
appears mainly, but not exclusively, in
the southern states. 1t appears, there
fore, that if future drafts were con-
Quoted by the same processes of selec-
tion as in the first draft we might rea-
sonably expect to increase our National
Army strength by only 1853 of the
uncalled registered colored citizens still
to be examined; the remainder 337,-
134 being probably covered by exemp-
tions, discharges or reflections"
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BOOKS FOR JEWISH FIGHTERS.

Plans have been completed by the
Jewish Welfare Board for the collec-
ton of reading matter for Jewish SOL
diers and sailors. both in this country
and over there. 1t is expected the
books collected by Jewish organiza-
tions throughout the country will form
a valuable addition to the facilities al
ready provided through the American
Library Association.
1t Is understood the welfare board
intends to place an executive secre-
tary in Washington In the near future,
who will direct the work Of collecting
the books
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WATCH COMPANY APPEALS.
Keystone Officials Continue Fight in
Antitrust Fray.

The governments antitrust suit
against the Keystone Watch Case Com
pany in which decree was issued holding
the concern to be combination in vio-
lation of the antitrust law and in
functions granted against officials of
the company was appealed to the Su-
preme Court Of the United States yes.
terdaX
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TO BE ENEMY ALIEN:
ASKS FOR CHANCE TO SERVE u. S.

An enemy alien who does not want to
be an enemy alien. but who is anxious to
give military service to the country he
would adopt, despite the bar of being
under draft age. appeals to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to fix it for him.
He asks for a special permit to allow him
to enlist.
The youth is a subject of Austria-Hun-
gary, where he was born. He is now a
resident of Michigan. Incidentally he
sends in to the Treasury Department for
He writes:
II here four am sending you. a part of
Dollar with was gave to me to Send to
Evening star., 1918-03-24
OFFERS 100000 SEEDLINGS.
Pennsylvania Forestry Department
to Aid Devastated France.

An offer of 100000 tree seedlings to
be used to reforest the battle-ground of
eastern France has been made by the
Pennsylvania department of forestry
through Gov. Brumbaugh. The tender
will be made by Col. Henry S. Graves
United States forester. now in France.
1t Is not thought that such a large
number of trees can be planted while
the war is in progress. The offer is
made subject to acceptance at any time
within the next few xeaxa
Evening star., 1918-03-24
Meet in >Virginia's First School.

MANASSAS. Va, March 23.-The
building in which the first public school
in Virginia was opened. in 1863, was
selected for one of the sessions of the
teachers of northern Virginia, who held
their annual convention here Thursday
and Friday. Its first teacher, Mrs. Es-
telle D. Day of Topeka. Kan. was pres
ent, together with three of the 6rst
pupils-Mrs George c. Round. oliver
E. Newman and David J. Arlington,
member of the Manassas school board
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you. And see. if it is worth any thing or
not. thay can not find the other part of
1t and so l am Sending you this part
that l have.
And besides 1 am asking you if I can
inlist to the Military Guards my age is
is. years and was born, in Austria
Hungra but l have tried to get my
sitticon. papers. but thay say that ! got
to be twenty one be fore l can get my
Papers so l ask you to give me permit
SO l can serve my Country while thay
need some body my Parents are wiling
to let me go but l tried and thay wrote
back and told me that / would Have to
Have my Papers or my father would
Have to Have them, so l ask you to
pleas give me a permit that l can Enlist
to the Military Guards"
Evening star., 1918-03-24
WAR SAVING MAKES EFFECTIVE
AMERICAS POWER TO AID ALLIES
Strength of Nation Cannot Be Felt if Energy
Is Wasted Greater Production and
Less Consumption Is Urged.

needs. But the only way that the gov
ernment can get the goods that 1t needs
and the services that it needs is by get
ting the people to do without those goods
and services.
The peculiar significance of the war
savings campaign is that it is not de-
signed primarily to get money. but to en-
able the government to spend money
Wars are not fought with money; wars
are fought with goods and services
When peace-loving nation, a peace
trained nation, goes to war that war is
largely fought with goods produced and
services rendered after it gets into the
war.
What the government wants is not
moneys but goods and services What the
government wants from those men VINO
go to France is a service: what the gov
ernment wants from the man who works
in a munitions factory. of the man VINO
works in a copper mine, of the man VINO
runs a railroad, of the man who raises
war savings certificates. of the woman
who works for the Red Cross-what the
government wants from them all is serv-
ice. What the government wants IS serv-
ice that can be brought into ef1ectlVe use
at the point of contact with the enemy
and that can be brought into effective
use before it is too late.
Obligation Rests on All.
The obligation rests upon all 1t rests
upon the well-to-do to much greater
extent than it rests upon their less for
tunate neighbors. 1t is not our task to
arrange other peoples economies. 1t is
our task to arrange our own economies.
1t is also our task to point out to our
friends and neighbors that II each lam
lily begins now to arrange its own econo-
mics the shock to the industries of the
country will be materially less than If
We all wait until weSare hit in the face
by a necessary governmental regulation
This does not mean that we are to
abandon civilization that has been
thousand years in the building. 1t is
for that civilization that the war is
being waSed. The whole structure of
peace is not 20 be torn down in order
to wage war The work of peace, how
ever is to be Subordinated to the WIN
ming of the war
The war savings movement does not
mean that good cheer and happiness are
to disappear from our lives The war
savings gospel is not gloomy doctrine
it is joyous doctrine: it is the old doc
trine of doing without that others may
have.
Duty.
What the war savings movement asks
is what the President has phrased as
"a reasonable and practical economy.
1t is not a question of what we 1ndI-
question of what the nation can af-
ford to have us spend.
The wage Garner who today refrains
from exercising his command over
goods and services and buys a war
savings stamp or liberty bond, or
pays off the debt incurred to buy a
bond. is not permanently surrendering
his command over goods and services.
He is temporarily transferring that
command to his government. He will
resume the command as the interest
and the principal of the government
a time when the same money will Sc
cure more goods and services for him
than at the present time. when he bids
for them in competition with his gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1918-03-24

The singing of the Camp Service
Quartet, Miss Mary A. Cryder director
was an enjoyable part of the program
at the Y. NJ. G. A. Wednesday evening.
The quartet consists of Mrs. W. s.
Cline, Mrs. Z. N. Burgess. Miss Marie
De V. knap and Miss Anne Tuohy with
Mrs. Charles Sa1in as accompanist They
gave an excellent program of nine num-
bers, closing the entertainment by
leading the audience in the singing of
"tmerica''
Evening star., 1918-03-24

The Mexican government annou1ces
1t win permit exploration and exp3f3<tE
tion of oil and coal lands IN any part
Of the republic.
Evening star., 1918-03-24
At Last on the Way.

When The train set out at last for its
journeysto the Pacific we were barely.
able tqFcrowd upon 3 platform of one
of theScars- I had actually to Tight to
provost my father and mother from be-
Evening star., 1918-03-24

At st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Georgetown. today the musical portion
of the services under direction of Sam
uel A. Leech, organist and choirmast err
will consist of the following: "Eenite"
Gregorian; "Benedicite Omnia Opera"
by Hedden; "Benedictus." Gregorian,
and The Palm Branches" by Faure
with baritone solo sustained by Charles
Bright.
Evening: "Magnifcat and Nunc Di-
mittis. sung to Gregorian tones, and
God So Loved the World from the
Darkest Hour" by Harold Moore.
George Anderson will be heard in the
tenor solo.
Evening star., 1918-03-24
Buys Privilege of Leaving Russia.


I heard of some other persons who
had gone away. through Siberia 1t
had taken them fve months to get a
passport, and people assured me that in
no shorter time could one be obtained.
However, / knew the value of NV
fathers name-of his influence, which
had exempted us from all of the laws
of race restriction. I managed to rouse
him to a realization of the effort we
must make. He went to the officials
and returned with permission to depart
at once, through Siberia, on account of
the illness of his family. To do this. it
was necessary to expend considerable
sum of money. / shall not tell in what
way this was done. I am Russian and
/ feel the deepest shame that Russians
are willing to accept our money, even
though 1T was with the greatest relief
that found that we could save my
mothers life by dishonorable purchase
of privilege.
We left our home as it stood as IL we
meant to return in an hour We car
ried only small parcels to distract at
tention from our purpose of going away
forever. 1 felt as il my heart would
break when l looked my last upon the
familiar things which had endeared
themselves to me in my girlhood and
then walked down the street. my father
and mother both leaning upon my arms.
We were five days on the train which
took us the short distance to Chelo-
binsk. Ordinarily it was a journey of
but day and half. The trip was one
of discomfort. but that is hardly worth
the mention. There was the trip
through to Vladivostok to follow, and
OF its sufferings and hardships 1 can
not adequately tell We waited three
days in Chelobinsk for the train to
Vladivostok- There was a strike on the
railroad. and during this time, while we
were in small lodgings near the rail-
road station. the striking workmen and
those opposed to them had a fight with
guns. and several were shot down in
our sight.
Evening star., 1918-03-24

The music at the Kendall Baptist
Church, under direction of Mrs Isabel
Garvin Shelley, with Mrs. Hunter D.
watkins at the organ, has been ar
| ranged for today as follows:
Morning-Organ prelude, La Devo-
tion, Thayer: anthem. Rejoice Great
ly," Woodward; offertory, I'm the Green"
kuliak; soprano solo. Jerusalem"
Parker, Mrs. Shelley: postlude, Move
ment de March," Battman
Evening-Prelude, 'Dodelinette," ;Gou-
nod; anthem, Blessed Is He That Com
eth" Gounod, incidental soprano solo,
Everywhere" Lachner; duet, MY Faith
Looks Up to Thee" Lachner, Mrs Spen-
Ger and Mrs. Shelley; postlude. March"
Hatton.
Evening star., 1918-03-24

The cantata "Gethsemane to Col
gotha-" by Edmund Turner, will be sung
this evening at o'clock in st. Mar
garets Episcopal Church, under the di-
rection of A G. Eldridge. The soloists
on this occasion will be Mrs. Myra Nc
Cathran Marks, soprano: George Edward
Dale of New York, tenor; Arthur II. Del
pert. baritone, and Arthur Chester Cor
bach, bass.
Evening star., 1918-03-24

The choir of Gunton Temple Church.
under direction of John G. Klein. will
render the cantata THE Story of the
Cross" by Buck. Thursday evening. The
solos will be sustained by Miss Kath-
arine Peacock and Mrs. Nina Clafiin
PioZet- sopranos; Miss Mary Jacobs and
Mrs Harry Shacklett, contraltos: MIR.
Klein. tenor. and Hugh L. Duncan. bari
tone. with Mrs. Klein. as usual, at the
organ. The choir anthem this morning
will be I'm Heavenly Love Abiding"
and Mr.. Klein will sing Faure's THE
Palms at the offertory
Evening star., 1918-03-24

The vested choir of Petworth NJ. E
Church. under direction of Dwight s
Church, with Mrs. John VI. Sylvester
at the organ. will sing the cantata THE
CrucifiXion' this evening Charles d
Church, tenor, and James S. Hicks,
bass, will be the soloists
Evening star., 1918-03-24

Mrs Milton c. White. contralto. has
been engaged as soloist at Waugh
Methodist Church and sang with the
choir last Sunday
Evening star., 1918-03-24

Paul Hines. tenor. assisted by Mrs
Sue Burrows Jennings. accompanist
Will give recital for the Y. w. &. A
Choral Club tomorrow evening at the
close of the weekly rehearsal
Evening star., 1918-03-24
BY DWIGHT W. MORROW.

Mr.. Morrow is a member of one of the in
ternational banking houses that. prior to
our entrance into the war, took part in the
American financing of the French and Eng
lish war loans. He is now director OF the
New Jersey war savings committee.
Evening star., 1918-03-24

Miss Freda Steffens. contralto. was
the soloist last Sunday at the Eastern
Presbyterian Church, when her singing
of 'One Sweetly Solemn Thought" by
Ambrose, was the subject of much ia
vorable comment. This evening she
will be heard in My Task" by Ashford.
Evening star., 1918-03-24

St Johns Episcopal Church, I.afay-
cite square, will entertain the members
of the choir at an Easter breakfast
next Sunday morning at the Hotel
Evening star., 1918-03-24

Mr. Wrightson announces the engage
ment of Claude Robeson, organist of
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, to play the piano accompani-
ments at the Sunday evening services
of the Church of the Covenant The
choir has recently been transferred to
a gallery built especially for it at the
rear of the church, where a grand
piano has been installed, and in future
the choir will be accompanied by both
organ and piano.
Evening star., 1918-03-24

The quartet of Calvary Baptist
Church-Miss Mabel Roberts, soprano:
Mrs William T. Reed. contralto: Rich
ard P. Backing tenor. and T A. Dom
Evening star., 1918-03-24

At the Church of the Covenant this
afternoon the music will be given by
the triple quartet and this evening by
the chorus choir. with double quartet.
both services being under direction of
Mr.. Wrightson, with Harvey Murray at
Afternoon. anthem, 'At Thy Footstool,"
by Broome; baritone solo. 'sThe Palms"
by Faure, Wheeler Wilson; anthems,
"Forsake Me Not" by Stevenson, Incl
dental tenor solo, Richard p. Backing;
ITO Thee. o Lord, Our Hearts We
Raise by Ambrose. Evening, organ
prelude, Meditation" by Bartlett; an
them, Filing Wide the Gates" from
The Crucihxion. by Stainer: con-
tralto, The Crucifix," by Faure. Miss
Mary Jacobs; anthems, God So Loved
the World and The Appeal of the
Crucified," both from The CrucifiXion."
by Stainer; organ postlude, Finale"
Guilmant.
Evening star., 1918-03-24

Tonights entertainment at the Arts
Club will consist of readings from
Dickens and Shakespeare by Miss Vic
toria Siddons and humorous recitations
by Mrs. Wilbur John Carr
Last Sunday nights musical attract
ed a large audience, which was amply
repaid by the offerings of Miss Mabel
Linton. pianist; Oliver Smith,. tenor;
Mrs. Duff Lewis, violinist, and Miss
saye Gtuae Miss sv poldn
"Etude" butterfly, by Chopin; "Rhap-
sodie Hongroise." by Liszt.
Mr.. Smiths voice is pleasing but
sion to do justice to some of the num-
bers he sang, which included an aria
from The Creation" by Haydn;
Morning of the Year" by cadman: :
MY Mother Taught Me-" by Dvorak.
The instrumental trio received we'll
merited applause for their satisfactory
presentation of the following numbers:
Amdante ..Anmiah D.sos sostsnTto: by Bargiel;
Brook" by Boisdeffre;, "Epithalame."
"Marche Militaire." by Schubert.
Noah Swayne again delighted the
splendid bass voice.
Edythe Marmion Brosius, harrpist. win
assist with the Easter music next Sum
day morning at All Souls Unitarian
Church, and in the evening will con-
tribute to the program given there
each week for the entertainment of the
soldiers
The regular monthly meeting of the
Takoma Park Community Singing So
ciety will be held tomorrow evening at
8 o'clock at the Takoma Park Presby-
terian Church. The program will con-
sist chiefly OF Scotch and Irish songs,
Evening star., 1918-03-24

"The Life Everlasting" by Matthews.
will be rendered by the choir of
Epiphany Church Tuesday evening nm
der direction of McHenry McChord. The
solo quartet will consist of Mrs. Hugh
Brown, Miss Richie Mclean. Walter
Sorre1l and Ambrose Durkin..
Evening star., 1918-03-24

Randall Haskin Trumpe. tenor of New
York, who spent the early part of the
season here and made an excellent i'm
preston by his singing in some of the
city's churches, is now at Camp Meigs
and will assist with the Easter music
at Trinity Methodist Church next Sun
day morning.
Evening star., 1918-03-24

Q. E. werlein. baritone. will be the
offertory soloist at the Church of the
Inca rnation this morning. when he will
sing 1.-THE Palms." by Faure. The
choir. under direction of Mrs. Henry
White, will sing "Venite," by Robin
son: '.Benedicite," by Clemens, and
"Benedictus.' by Handel. Emile Mar
garet White. at the organ, will play
Gloria from Mass in E Flat Major"
by Andre. and "Postlude, by Werner.
Evening star., 1918-03-24

Mrs Edythe Mar-iion Bresius, harpist,
will assist with the Easter program
next Sunday morning at All Souls
Unitarian Church.
Evening star., 1918-03-24
| H. c. Gore and Mrs. Clyde Shade, So
pranos. and Benjamin Morrison, bari

u. LOTe ana Styue Snduc, gu
pranos. and Benjamin Morrison. bari
tone.
There will be special Palm Sunday
music today at Gurley Memorial Pres
byterian Church by Mrs. Ethel Holtz-
claw Gawler, William +. Braithawaife,
Mrs. Harry Cunningham. Mr.. van de
Wall and a double quartet. Mr.. van de
Wall is member of Gurley Church and
will play the harp at both services. He
is a native of Holland. having studied
at the Royal Conservatory at The
Hague and at Leipsic. After playing in
the principal cities of European coun-
tries he came to America and was a
member for several years of the Met
ropolitan Opera House and the New
York Symphony orchestras. During
the past year he came to Washington
to become member of the L. S. Ma
rine Band under the leadership of Will
liam Santelmann. Mr.. de Wall is the
first harpist to be a member of the
band. The program today will include
the organ prelude. March," by Twin
ming; vocal solo, THE Palms." by
F'atre; harp solo. Prayer" by Hassel-
mans; vocal solo. Jerusalem" by Par
ker; anthem. Blessed Be He," by Ash
ford; harp solo. 'L.amento." by Haesel-
mans; anthem, Grown Him." by Hey
ser; organ postlude, "Triumphal
March," by Wachs.
Evening star., 1918-03-24

The music to be sung at the West
Street Presbyterian Church today will
"Jerusalem," by Parker and the so
prano solo. 20 For a Closer Walk With
God" by Gilbert. Evening. anthem,
"Hark. Har!s. My Soul" by shelley;
and "The Palms" by Faure-Bieder-
mann George Herbert Wells will pre-
side at the organ and direct the choir.
and the solo and quartet parts will be
prano; Mrs. Helen Macleod Gift. con-
tralto: Robert r. Candor and D. Austin
Howard, tenors. and S. Theodore How
ard, bass.
At this Wednesdays organ recital at
Epiphany Church McHenry McChord
will play a request program, which
will inclnde Moszkowski's "Serenata";
"slavonic Cradle Song" by Neruda !;
tihcale" by Gounod; solitude by
GODDARD; Sunset Melody" by Vincent,
and Song of Sorrow" by Nevin. Mrs.
Hugh A. Brown, soprano. will sing
20 All Ye That Travel Upon the High
tone. will be hoa-d in the solo, "Give
Us Peace" by Ball.
One of the big surprises of the pro-
duction of robin Hood by the Tech
Opera Club was the singing and acting
of George A. Myers. son of Charles f.
Myers. tenor soloist of st. Patrick's s.
Church. whose tenor voice and fine
stage presence were the subject of many
fattering comments Mr. Myers is only
twenty-one years of age and, with fa-
vorable opportunities, great future is
predicted for him.
The quartet of Calvary Baptist
Church-Miss Mabel Roberts, soprano;
Mrs William T. Reed. contralto; Rich
ard P. Backing tenor. ana T A. Dom