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Evening star., 1918-08-18
MRS. ROCKEFELLER WILL
AID WAR HOUSING.
Coming Here This Week to Confer
on Program Of the z. ". G. A.
Hotel Ventures.

Mrs. John d. Rockefeller, r., win
be tp Washington this week to attend
to questions connected with the
housing Of war workers. according to
representatives Of the z. W. C. A. war
work council.
Mrs. Rockefeller. chairman Of the
housing committee Of the council,
started the agitation for the war
workers hotel, new being erected
near the Union station. This hotel
will be the American Hotel Petro-
grad" similar to the one in Paris. It
will be used by women and girls who
come here to work while they are
looking for permanent quarters.
The housing COMMITTEES OF the y.
W. c. A. war work council has taken
over the Silver Spring Hotel property
at Silver Spring. Nd, as a perma-
nent home for war workers and also
has established q vacation home at
the Georgetown Preparatory School, in
Georgetown. II the car service can
be arranged. this also will be kept
as a permanent home.
Both places would open about Sep
tember !. Girls will be able to Sc
cure Quarters and board for $40 a
month, 1t was stated. These two
places will accommodate $50.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
TO AID U. S. PRISONERS
IN GERMAN CAMPS
co-operative Arrangsment to Pre-
vent Delay in sending Food
and Clothing.

Because Of delay in getting supplies
Of food and clothing to Americans in
German prison camps. caused by con-
ditions brought about by Germany's
constant shifting OF prisoners from
one camp TO another. the American
Red Cross, according to adviees from
Bern, has completed cooperative ar
rangements with the French relief
agencies to assist in immediate care
Of all newly arriving Americans.
Under this arrangement French
committees at the German prison
camps supply food and clothing from
their reserve stocks until the Ger
mans see At to let the news Of the
arrival of Americans get to the Red
Cross at Bern.
While prisoners are being transfer
red. the Germans frequently do not
let their friends know their addresses,
and for two or three weeks after they
receive no parcels from the outside.
Two large warehouses for storage
Of supplies for American prisoners in
Germany have been obtained in Co
penhagen, Denmark. and Renens.
Switzerland. according to cables re-
ceived by the bureau Of prisoners re-
lief Of the American Red Cross.
Food. clothing, comforts and to-
bacco enough to supply 5000 Ameri-
can soldiers for six months will be
stored in each warehouse.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
CHILD Welfare WORK
NEEDS ASSISTANCE
Bureau Of Defense Council Wants
Nurses and Stations In
sTo1low-Up"> Program. Vs

The local committee Of the chill
dren's bureau Of the Council Of Ma
tional Defense has weighed, meas
ured and carefully examined thou
sands Of children under six years Of
age In the campaign for the conser-
walton Of future generations.
The committee. calls the attention
Of the public to the tact that many
OF them must have further aid Il the
district means to save its quota OF
future citizens. To carry on the 'fol-
Iow-up" work about to be launched
more public health nurses and infant
welfare stations are needed, and conn
munity corporation is necessary to
make the work lasting success. ac-
cording to the committee.
I Volunteer workers willing to give
some Of their time to this work are
requested to communicats with the
committee ct 1ss3 q street
Evening star., 1918-08-18
CANE AND SUGAR MEN
HOLD JOINT Meeting
Proposed Contract Between Food
Administration and Louisiana
Sugar Producers Endorsed.

At Joint meeting OF the commit
tee Of seven. representing the Amerf-
can Cane Growers Association and
a committee Of seven appointed by
the food administration, all from
Louisiana and members OF the Ameri-
can Cane Growcrs Association. to-
gether with . committee representing
the New Orleans Sugar Exchange.
the following resolution was adopted
unanimously: --et
That as an expression OF our con-
ddence in the food administration
and in the equalization board, we do
now give our Endorsement to the pro-
posed contract between the Louisiana
Sugar Producers and the food admin
istration. We urge its prompt ac-
ceptance by each and every producer
of sugar in Louisiana"
Evening star., 1918-08-18
BRITISH TRAMwoMKN STRIKE
Refuse to Take Out Cars Without
Weekly Bonus.

LONDON, August iz.-Many tram
way lines in London and the sur
rounding districts were taken by sur
prise this morning when the woman
street car conductors refused to take
out their cars until they had been
granted i've shilling q week bonus,
which had been given the men but
not to tho women. The women So
cured the active support Of the man
conductors and drivers, who struck in
sympathy.
the strike by the unions, which have
been working for . settlement, and
have already entered into negotia-
tions with the company. As . result
Of the tie-up many munftion workers
and business men were unable to
Evening star., 1918-08-18
Allied Wise Tightening
On Three Sides of ROue
By the Aseociated Prs..

~ the Associated Prsss.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY m
FRANCE. August 17.-French troops
this morning carried out . local at
tack in the region OF Autreches,
about TEN miles northwest of Soils
sons, and captured the plateau north
Of Autreches village. This gives COM
mand Of the region extending north
ward. south Of the Disc river.
Local actions elsewhere resulted in
the further Tightening Of the grip
OF the allies upon the approaches to
Roye. to the west, the north and the
south. The Germans are intensifying
their artillery fire in that region
with no other effect than to slow up
the allied advance.
The capture Of the Monolithe farm
In the Tiescourt region by Gen. Hum
bert's third army on Thursday dealt
. severe blow to the German plan of
defense on this southern part OF the
Picardy battle line, provoking very
strong counter attacks during the
night OF Friday. These, however. re-
suited only in largely increasing the
enemy's losses. The French lines
were maintained everywhere.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
HUNS WANT ALLIES TO WINTER
ON MUDDY SOMME TERRAIN

command of the 7th Army in the crown
PRINCES group, has suddenly been
showed into part of the line astrtde the
Somme, not, as surmfse 1T. for onen-
sive purposes but to expedite the de-
fensive measures. The shortening OF
the line above Albert was evidently
carried out to get more electives and
a better place to fight from. but this
was only q part of Ludendorhs big
scheme to increase his reserve man
power. Retreating to the Hindenburg
line will not give him all the forces
combing out process the German army
has undergone during the war.
have referred to this combing-out
process in other dispatches. but addf-
tional documents just come to hand
throw more light on this scheme of
fatherland.
"The main purpose of the higher COM
mand is to recover the infantry re-
serve" is Ludendorff's chief conten-
"All service or personal considera-
tions must be set aside in the face Of
this urgent necessity"
More Men Are Sought.
There are investigating commits
sions for each army. including the
favorite Mackensen's. an invesiea-
tion which includes officers, clerks.
non-commissioned officers and men.
Getting the necessary men is the
German bigh commands all-absorb-
ing pursuit. to meet the emergencies
OF the rainy days forecast In the
black clouds gathering on the horf-
zon. 1t is unwise to minimize the
German strength at the present time
or his possible hitting powers. but
the staggering blows he has lately
received and his heavy and continuous
losses are unmistakable.
While Ludendorn shouts for more
men, Won Hutier is exhorting his men
to garner the rich crops still in Ger
man hands. BE wants all the men and
farm machinery available in the next
few weeks. He evidently is agitated
at the thought of further allied ad-
vances. and by the knowledge that
many thousands of acres OF rich grain
fields, wrested from the Germans by
RawIfnson's 4th Army last week, will
now help feed the allies.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
BOAT FOR INDIAN HEAD
COULD NOT CARRY ALL
Eighteen Imported Workers Left
Behind and Six Put Up at Mu-
nicipal Lodging House.

About 100 men gathered in New York
arrived in Washington yesterday en-
route to the proving station at Indian
Head. Md. where they win be en-
ployed on government work.
All but about eighteen of the group
left here yesterday in a boat for In
dian Head. The limit Of tho passen-
ger space in the boat had been reached
before the eighteen could embark.
They were left behind.
Six of the men remaining, whose
ages averaging from thirty-niue TO
forty-eight years, applied for accom-
modations last night at the Municipal
Lodging House. They were without
funds & = 5s'y.-
Supt A. n. Tyson gave them supper
and beds. They will leave by boat this
morning for Indian Head.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
1,oa5 GET COMMISSIONS.
Artillery Officers Expect to Aid in
Blasting Through Hun Lines.

CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR, KY,
August 17.-Befors . great gathering
of soldiers and citizens 1,os5 candi-
date officers who expect to have q part
in blasting q way through the German
lines! in France received commissions
as second lieutenants Of field artillery
at the first. graduating exercises Of the
field artillery central odicerT training
school here today. y
Maj. Gen. William Snow. chief of
the artillery service of the United
States Army. was the principal speak
or. The candidates for commissions
came from practically every state in
the Union. ..AiI except 100. who will be
retained ut the school as instructors.
Immediately were assigned to stations
at other cantonments, whore artillery
units ef nsv divisions are being
formed
Evening star., 1918-08-18
In Agreement With China.

5apan's movement of troops to ST.
berfa through Manchuria is under the
agreement with China which followed
news recently. that former German
and Austro-Hungarian prisoners in
Siberia had assumed leadership Of the
soviet forces along the borders Of
Ahnchuria and were pressing upon
Chinese frontier in the direction Of
the town of Manchuli, compelling
many japanese and Chinese to seek
refuge in flight
Il was agreed as Q provisional meas
ure that . portion Of the japanese
troops stationed in south Manchuria
ately toward Manchul. The size Of
this expedition cannot be disclosed
for military reasons. Stations In Man.
chnria along the railroad and else-
whete Vacated by the japanese prob
ably win be occupied by Chinese
Troops unt1 -they can be replaced by
04R lsyies from Japan.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
u s. AmMAN TAKEN BY HUNS.
Lieut.. Puryear Prisoner Behind
German Lines, Mother Hears.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. August H.
Mrs. Fannie Puryear. Of 0allatin,
Tenn has received . telegram from
the military authorities at Washing.
ton stating that her son, Ldsut.
George W. Puryeaf Of the Aviation
Corps. who has been missing since
July 25, 10 o prisoner behind the Ger
man lines, having been captured in
action. He enlisted last year IN Mem
phis, where he was practicing law
with his brother. Judge d. B. Pur-
year.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
RED CROSS TO DISTRIBUTE
LARGE AMOUNT OF WOOL
Accumu1ates !, 100000 Pounds for
uss ef Chaptsrs in the Pro-
duction Of Garments.

Faced by . lessened production OF
knitting yarn. ordered by the War
Industries Board. the American Red
Cross has been able to accumulate .
stock Of 1.4c0,ooo pounds for distri-
button 70 Req cross chapters. an an
uouncemeut ~ the organization yes-
ferday said
while the total Of yarn We can 90
cure = being determined" said the
anneuncement we are studying how
TO use our supply to produce only
garments which are most essential.
when . conclusion Is reached we will
announce our full program Of knit
ting"
The Red Cross has completed for
distribution to troops knitted articles
~ follows: Sweaters. 1.soo. 900: muf-
ners. $4,000: wristlets. $4,000; he'll
msts. $4,000. and socks, 132s.0oo.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
sERaT. JOYCE KILMER KILLED
Author and Poet and College Grad
nate Is Battle Victim.

NEW YORK. August 1L-Sergt.
Joyce Kflmer. author and poet. was
killed in action August 1. while serv-
ing with the 1s5th Infantry in France.
according to information received by
his parents here today. No details
accompanied the announcement
Sergt Kiimer was gradusted from
Columbia University and later became
one Of the editors OF the Standard
Dictionary. He Joined the editorial
star OF the New York Times in 1918,
but found time to contribute to many
OF the leading reviews and magazines.
Among his best known works are
Trees and Other Poems" the Circus
and Other Essays" and Main Street
and Other Poems"
Evening star., 1918-08-18
WOMAN WAR BRIBER GUILTY.
Barrack Bagmakers Sent to Fed
eral Prison.

NEW YORK, August 1f.-Sentenced
to Q year and three months tmpris-
onment for attempting to sell defec-
tive barrack bags to the government
Miss Isabella FEEDER collapsed in the
federal court in Brooklyn today. As
vice president Of an eQutpment-mak-
ing company Miss FEEDER and Mich
aAl Polsky. gensrsl manager Of the
plant, were convicted OF conspiring
to defraud the Army Quartsrnaster
Corps by bribing inspectors to pass
faulty articles which had been pre-
viously rejected
federal prison At St Joseph, No-,And
to pay q fine Of $500. Polsky was
sentenced to four months in o peni-
tentiary. Both were released on bail
pending appeal
Evening star., 1918-08-18
CATHOLICS CHOOSE WOMAN.
Elected to Executive Board of Press
Association.

CHICAGO. August 17.-For the first
time in the history of the Catholic
Press Association OF the United States
and Canada a woman was elected q
member Of the executive board at the
closing session of that organization
today. She is Mrs. Josephine Sullivan
Conlon Of Detroit
Z Among other officers elected was Dr.
Z. p. Hart. Cincinnati, president; Rev.
o. T. Magnell, Hartford. Conn. vice
president. and c. J. Jaegle, Pittsburgh,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
By JOSEPH w. GRIGG.

ox SOSSFA W. 0hA9Ns
Special Cablegram to The sunday
Star and New York World.
Copyright, 1918. By the Fress Publishing cs.)
ON THE BRITISH FRONT. August
16.-while the enemy digs trenches
east Of Lihops to try to hold his posi-
tions against any future developments
Of the recent British successes in this
quarter and lays down heavy bar
RACES over parts Of the line opposite
this new front, from Morlancourt to
Roye. in fear of such attack. he is
retiring by easy stages from west of
Hamelincourt down to the Ancre "a
front Of from twelve to fifteen
miles).
Prisoners aRert that he intends re-
to the allies, 90 that they will have
this pestiferously muddy and up
heaved terrain during the winter. But
he holds on to Albert, despite his
retirement northward. though pris-
onerD declare that he intends going
back In this quarter fully two miles
and . half.
Quiet for Twenty-Four Hours.
In the last twenty-four hours there
scale, although in sharp local encoun-
ters the Canadians wrested away
much of the disputed village Of Par
Hllers. as well as Damery. and east
Of Proyart they advanced their lines.
In the retirement north of Albert the
enemy. who is offering Resistance, has
British troops closely in touch with
hfO.
II looks to me as though in this
sector the SAITH Division Is at present
Withdrawing as far as the main line
of resistance west Of Moyenneville
and Courcelles, twelve miles north
east of Albert. with the I'd Guard Re-
serves Division returning to the east
of Ablainzeville and the line running
west of Loges wood, and the 111th
Division to the line west of Achiet-
le-Petit, and the 1s4th moving down
to the Ancre, including Miramoux-
Won Boehn Reassigned.
Gen. Hans Won Boehn. previously in
Evening star., 1918-08-18
no LONGER HUN MONOPOLY.
o.. 3. Scientists Producing Good
Qrality Of Optical Glass.

Morn than tvo-thirds Of the scien-
ddc star Of the Carnegie geographi-
cal laboratory in Washington are now
at work in various well known glass
factories in different parts Of the
country in the Improvement work on
optical glasses. The bureau Of stand
ards has also been Investigating op-
new kiinhouse with eight melting
furnaces and suitable molding and
testing equipment
It is said by a well known chemist
that not only better but q greater
variety of optical glass is now being
made in this country after about ten
months Of experiments than Is made
In Germany. which has heretofore
monopoiixed the entire industry
Evening star., 1918-08-18
-Msy-Aid se1ninon.

GH,fD believed in Japanese circles
AsFs 0ssx fhs provisional force 10 IN
tsnded 10 se ssnt northward and
w3stw4rd by way Of Harbin. and con-
selTuentfy they may be able to relieve
tn Cossack Gen. Sminoff, who has
been sore1y beset In the neighborhood
oGchitas and has been Obliged to play
hide. and seek across the. border line
between Mongolia and Siberia to meet
fhe Attacks OF the German-1ed bolshe-
vik forces. 1t IL assumed that, as the
IpAnese troops were ordered to move
sf6nr days ago, they are now close to
No NongoifAn border. So ~ .ss
me sectjsn OF the Siberian railroad
directly westward OF vlaAtvogtok,
xEA3sh- -HUu1A- ordinarily - u1e4 u
Evening star., 1918-08-18
The French now are within = mile
Of Roye on two sides.

Tne Fronch now are Wtthln . mile
Of Roye on two sides.
Losses Arouse Foe Anxiety.
An order signed 'Ludendorfr" re-
Gently captured on the battle held.
discloses the anxiety of the Germans
over the heavy Losses they sustained
in the latter part Of Juno and early
in July The order, dated July 6. re-
fers to repeated attacks by the en-
emy during recent days" and says: j.
Unfortunately great number OF
prisoners were lost in those affairs.
which shows that our occupation OF
the first lines is still too dense in de-
fense and the depth OF the advanced
zone is insufficient"
The document makes q significant
reference to the relations between
the depth Of the advanced zone and
the weakness Of artillery.
"The weaker the artillery is," says
the document. land the worse the or
ganization of position is. the deeper
should be the advanced zone"
Another paragraph refers to the
lack of men for certain operations as
follows: "The fear that the entente
might make US retire several kilo-
meters 10 absolutely unJustified. be-
cause they have as few men as We
have available for such attacks
Evening star., 1918-08-18
POPE TO IRISH BISHOPS
URGES CHRISTIAN VIRTUE
Recognizes Grave Difficulties, But
Is Confident That Clergy wM
Fulfill Mission.

ROME, August 17.-In a letter to
tho Irish bishops. answering one sent
him on the occasion of the beatinca~
tion of Oliver Plunket. the Pope in
dicatad that he recognizes the grave
difficulties through which tho Gath
ole episcopate and clergy are passing.
He expresses confidence. however.
that, thanks to the Christian forti-
tude, wisdom, prudence and modern
tion which the apostolic ministry de-
mands above all where the situation
is most delicate and serious they are
able faithfully to fulhll their mission
to prepare better times for the
church
The beatifcation of Oliver Plunket
who was put to death on the charge
Of treason in 1851, was dereed on
March II last The charge against
oliver Piunket was that he had con-
spired to bring a French army to
Ireland He was hanged, drawn and
Quartered
Evening star., 1918-08-18
PRESIDENT PAYS TRIBUTE
TO SENATOR GALLINGER

CONCORD. N. h. August ia
tribute to the memory Of United
States Senator Gallinger. who died
at FRANKLIN today, was paid by Presi-
dent Wilson in q telegram sent to the
senator's family tonight from Nam
chester. Mass. where the President
is visiting. The message reads,
sPiease accept my warmest gym
pathy in your great loss. Senator
Gallfnger has rendered long and dis
death viii make a great difference in
the public counctla"
Evening star., 1918-08-18
BUREAU TESTS coMPAssEs.
Standards Experts VIII Prepare
Specifications for Purchases.

One Of the many new undertakings
Of the bureau Of standards 10 an in
vcstigation OF magnetic compasses,
on behalf of the Naval Observatory.
the joint Army and Navy board of
specifications and shipping board.
The bureau proposes to develop q
standard method of testing compasses
and will prepare specifications for
the purchase of compasses by the
government A special form Of mag
netometer has been devised for the
determination Of magnetic moment
and rotation test for pivot friction 10
being developed
The bureau of standards expects TO
test several thousand compasses in
ths-eourse Of the present year.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
WINE WORTH 100000.
Booty Offered Hun Soldier II They
Captured Rheims. E

Cablegrann to The Sunday star and
Chicago Daily Nswx. CspyTlxAS, 1olR
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES AT
TIE FRONT, August 1.-THE cham
pagne cellars Of Rheims contain wine
whose value the Germans estimate
to be $7.ooo.ooo. This rich booty was
promised the German soldiers on July
Is IL they succeeded in capturing the
city. But oven this tempting promise
Since then one Of the leading cham.
payne firms has presented to the
French who defended the city one-
tenth Of all the wine in Its caliars, Or
several Thousand bottles.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
Americans on Csnada's List.

OTTAWA. Ont. August 1.-THE
names OF the following Americans ap
peared on today's overseas casualty
lists: Wounded-A. E. Cook, 3l6
Joy street, Mount Pleasant, Iowa; W.
J. Sobey. Los Gatos. Cal: Lieut.. J. r.
Beaverton, Mich; c. 0atchel1, Wa
tertown, & D.. and W. y. Collins,
s22s west Lake street chicago Died
Of wounds-C K Hoye. ArlanaAA
Evening star., 1918-08-18
FRENCH

August II night).-our. progress
continued north and south Of the Avre.
where We have taken 1000 prisoners
and numerous machine guns since
yesterday. Further south, we captur-
ed Canny-sur-Matx. and north OF the
a front of i've kilometers, and to q
depth Of 1.5o0 meters in the region OF
Autreches. In this latter action we
took 240 prisoners.
Twelve enemy airplanes were
brought down yesterday.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
LOST MEN NAVAL RESERVES.
Navy Department Gives Names Of
Two Of KelloSgs Grew.

Two members Of The crew Of ne
tanker Frederick r. Kellogg. lost
when the ship was torpedoed by \
German submarine OF the Atlantic
coast August II. were members Of the
naval reserves.
The Navy Department last night an
nounced their names as Chester. C.
Cubbarley, quartermaSter, Long
Branch. N. J., and William =. Still
man, QuArtermaster, shelton. Conn.
They were detailed to the Kellogg
for International purposes.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
GERMAN.

August IT (day).-Between the User
and the Ancre In some sectors light
ing activity increased during the
night Renewed enemy thrusts near
vieux Berquin and north Of the Ancre
were repulsed.
On both sides Of Roye the enemy
again made strong attacks. In the
afternoon they extended to the north
as far as . point southwest OF -Chaul-
The French and Canadisns. BY as
saults which were repeated until the
late hours Of the evening, attempted
At these widely separated sa.,D points so to
army of Gen. Won Hutier completely
frustrated these attacks and the
French, who bore the main burden OF
the fighting. again suffered very
Near ana south Of Hailu our con-
centrated artillery fre was directed
on the preparations and positions Of
the enemy and on groups Of armored
cars. Enemy attacks carried out mere
in the evening hours broke down be-
TT The foes sttaok yesterday on both
sides OF the Avre was preceded oy
carried out by the infantry In deep
echelons. Near Goyencourt the enemy
direction Of Roye He WAS, however.
thrown back again by our counter at
tacks, which were made. from north
OF the town. Portions Of our foremost
battle line on the Aniens-Roye road
which still remained in the possession
of the enemy after the CONCLUSION OF
fighting in the evening were recap
tured during the night.
South OF the Avre French attacks
were repulsed. many times collapstng
immediately before our fighting lines.
Here, especially. the eject OF our ma
chine guns was considerable. 9
Near and south Of Beuyrztgnee our
artillery fire broke the. force Of fhe
enemy's assault. Infantry lighting de-
yeloped only at certain points: and
was lively aerial activity ever the bat
tlefield.
Between the Disc and the Aisne an
enemy thrust in the morning hours
south Of Nampoel failed. In the Sund-
gau sector our storming stetachments,
which penetrated by means Of came
throwers into French trenches north
Of LarEitzen, brought back some pris-
oners.