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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Munition Profits Given to Britain.

Correspondents OF the Assocfated ffess.
HULL England. February 1.-Two
members of a local Misunderstanding
firm called on the mayor this week
and handed him a check for $4,000,
representing their profits from NUM-
tons making last year. They request
ed the mayor to u.s. the money to as
sist disabled soldiers, the fund to be
a memorial to their brother, who was
killed on the western front early in
the war.
A year ago the brothers gave their
entire profits for 1916 for the purchase
of tank and motor ambulance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Central Powers Framing Air Code.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. February 12.-At
Budapest a central European con-
ference on air law has been sitting
for several weeks. Delegates are
present from Germany. Austria-Hun-
gary. Turkey and Bulgaria. A COM
plete code of air law for the central
powers is to be drawn up. to be con-
governments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
rell Like a Stone 500 Feet.

Il dropped. and heard wumph' as
the parachute left its case This was
the last sensation I attempted to ana
hxe as fell like a stone for 800 feet
Z cav the balloon shoot violently up
ward, and then my view was blotted
ont By a large white umbrella which
suddenly appeared above my head. and
realized that the parachute had
opened. / didn't look down as 1 felt
my body swaying easily in the breeze
The roar above told me that the Alba
tress had done its work and the bal
loon was afire. You cannot. Of course.
maneuver a parachute and there IS
always the possibility of the burning
balloon overtaking you and burning
your only means OF escape
But before I reached the ground
saw, far in front, the Albatross crash
ing to EARTH minus a wing. She had
been hit by a cluster of anti-aircraft
shells.
saThe next thing I knew was that
leld, while a short distance of I saw
my observer coming across toward
me"
All twelve of the officers Of the
wrecked balloons escaped safely on this
occasion. They are not always so for
tunate. At this same station few
days before an officer was shot and
killed while dropping in his parachute.
His balloon had been set afire by Ger
man airplane, and. as usual, he and his
they had hardly got clear Of the bal
loon when the attacking airplane
swooped down on them. its machine
gun in full play. One of the officers
was killed, and although the other es-
capped. his parachute was torn by bull
Few men have been nearer death and
lived to tell the tale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Japan,s Secret Work in China.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
TOXIC, February 7.-Representative
Sakurai. speaking in parliament recently.
stated that the Japanese legation at
Picking spent annually 10000 yen on
secret service work in China. The repre-
sentative urged the government to in
crease the amount
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Oxford Plans Course for Wounded.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
OXFORD. England. February 5.-An
interesting experiment is to be made
at Oxford University in establishing
short courses of instruction for wound
ed officers unit for military duty for
four months or more. Preference is to
be given to those who probably will
be discharged from the service, and ar
rangements will be made for giving
them the necessary medical care.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Miners Unions to Buy Control.

Correspondents OF me Assocfated Press.
SYDNEY. Australia. February u.s.
Australian miners unions have de-
cided to go into business as mime
owners The Newcastle CoIliery EN-
ployes' Federation win be the first In
the field. having voted this week to
acquire control Of large mining prop
eftI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Sweden Enacts Insurance Laws.

Of the Associated Press
STOCKHOLM. March 1.-Sweden has
enacted state accident and sickness in
surance laws patterned after those. in
Germany. Under this legislation nearly
all employees are benefited whose year
" pay~does not exceed $1,33a,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
PREPARE on A BIG SCALE
TO RESIST ALLIES ATTACK
German Document, Just Falling in
French Hands, Tells of Extensive
Operations Of the Enemy.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
FRENCH FRONT. February 22.-How
the Germans prepare to resist an as
sauit by the allied troops. who contin-
ually harry them along the entire front,
il disclosed in a document which has
Just fallen into the hands of the
French. This paper points out that it
is necessary to be prepared for every
eventuality and to establish in advance
ample dumps of ammunition for sew
eral days fighting for the field and po-
sition guns as well as for the trench
mortars, since it must be expected that
the allies will. in case the operation
should be on big scale, employ poison
gas in large quantities and at the same
time put up a barrage fire between the
German front lines and their commu-
nicationS with the rear.
The essential reserve OF ammunition
for the trench mortarS is laid down at
ESQ projectiles for each light mortar,
fifty projectiles for each trench mortar
of middling caliber and forty projec-
tiles for each heavy mortar. The NOR
tar emplacements should be surrounded
by barbed wire entanglements. and the
gunners should be provided with a
plentiful supply of hand grenades for
use in case the allied troops should
storm the positions.
AS to the field and position artillery,
each battery should have on hand suf-
fcient ordinary ammunition to last
three days and half and also have
ready for use supply of poison-gas
shells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
ROMAN COURTS RESTORE
FORTUNE TO YOUNG GIRL
Relatives of Prince Sciarra Forced
to Return Rich Income From
the Knights of Malta.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
ROME. March 5.-War memories of
the middle ages have been renewed
among the princely houses of Italy by
the recent decision of the Roman civil
courts condemning the old and famous
families Of Corsini and Barberini to re-
store to the young daughter of the
Prince Of Sciarra property rights in
volving a large money income, vested
in the ancient order of the Knights Of
Malta
Except among noble or Catholic FAM
lilies the very existence of the militant
religious order of the Knights of Malta
had been forgotten here, yet the deci-
sion of the court has shown that large
properties still are in the possession OF
this order founded many centuries ago
at Jerusalem and which successfully
controlled the islands of Rhodes and
Malta until driven out by Napoleon.
The lawsuit was brought by, Prince
Maffeo Sciarra in the interest of his
daughter. Formerly himself one of the
richest princes Of Rome, he had become
SO impoverished that he undertook sew
eral years ago the selling Of automo-
bile insurance in order to earn living
In his misfortune he remembered that
his family had once been prominent in
the Knights Of Malta
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
F|L|P|NOS ENJOYING |
RECORD PROSPERITY
Balance of Trade for Past Two
Years in Islands Favor Is
Given at $4,000, 900.
ALL INDUSTRIES THRIVING 1

Correspondence o. the Associated Press.
MANILA. January 2S.-The Philippine
Islands have enjoyed during the past
twelve months the greatest prosperity
in their history. War conditions. prices
and demands are directly responsible.
In the past two years the balance OF
trade in favor Of the islands has been
$50,ooo.0 900. 65 per cent Of which 10 70
be accounted for in the unprecedented
prosperity of 1917.
Internal trade has leaped to unheaN1e
of proportions There is more money in
every part of the Philippines TO-DAY
than ever before. More business -
being done and the currency renects
this condition, Despite constant accre-
tons to the currency, through lmporta-
tions from United States mintS, the
Philippine Bank. the government fnan-
cial institution. has had to issue paper
ten, twenty and fifty centavo bills and
one-peso notes.
Internal revenue taxes, collected on
the same basis in 1917 as in 1916, went
up nearly 331s per cent, reaching the
highest figure in history
Sugar Only Trade Exception. :
With the exception of sugar, all de-
partments of insular trade prohted py
the prosperity of the country. Freight
rates sSAetbASet 49,
sugar, and the Philippine producers
often faced a loss on their sales in ths
United States.
When the price of sugar in the
United States was fixed by the food
control board it was SO regulated that
under existing transpacific rates profit-
able transa ctions in Philippine sugar
were no longer possible. Samuel Fer
guson, president of the government
bank, made a special trip to Washing
ton in the interests of the sugar men.
and got a pledge of additional ships for
the Philippines. Whether this pledge
included provision for lower freight
rates is not known here. Unless the
new ships bring substantial reduce
ton in existing freight rates it is be.
lieved they will not help out the sugar
industry.
Hemp, with all the world demanding.
it for ships and war vessels, played
big role in the prosperity of the islands.
During 1917 it reached record prices
and paid its producers handsomely.
Hundreds of owners of plantations
have become rich in the past two years.
Scores of Americans who years ago
picked out Mindanao, the land of the
untamed Moro. as ideally suited to
hemp, and then struggled along for
years on the verge OF bankruptcy. sud-
denly found their optimism justified
and their years of toll and hardship re-
paid by two years of undreamed OF
prosperitT-sg-y--7ss--
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Enjoyed by Relatives for 100 Years.

Then he discovered that owing to the
great wealth of his own father and
grandfather they had probably ne
elected handsome income of IS, 900, or
$40. 900 a year due as heirs of knights
of Malta title, an income which for the
past hundred years had been enjoyed
by his relatives of the princely houses
of Corsini and Barberini. Prince Solar
"a decided to sue for the accrued in
come.
decided that the Princes of Barberini
and Corsini shall make joint restitu-
ton from the year 1919 until 1853, then
that the Prince Corsini shall make full
restitution from 1858 until 1880. and
present time.
Prince Sciarra and his wife and
daughter have once more taken their
place among the proud and exclusive
families of old Rome
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Airplanes Disturb the Boches.

Great stress is laid on the value of
maintaining communications between
the infantry engaged and the staff in
the rear. Each regiment is ordered
to appoint an officer responsible for
this service. whose duty shall be to
reconnoiter the line occupied by his
regiment and send frequent reports as
to the situation. even when no change
has occurred.
The document recalls that the French
airplanes accompanying the assaulting
infantry during the last battles around
verdun caused great disturbance to the
Germans. 1t asserts that the effective
results obtained by these aviators were
very limited, but that the morale of
the German troops was considerably
upset by them. 1t recommends the
placing of special machine gun groups
in the rear of the front lines to deal
with such attacks by enemy airplanes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
STRIKE OF DESERTERS IS
IN PROGRESS AT zurich
Many Thousands, Mostly From Gen.
trail Empires, Are Rebelious to
Any Form Of Work.
o, the Associated Press.

CORRESPONDENCE Of the Associated Press.
ZURICH. Switzerland. February IL
A strike of deserters" has been in
progress here for some weeks. The
twelve to thirteen thousand deserters.
mostly from the central empires, who
have taken refuge in Switzerland are
as rebellious to service in the field and
the factory as they are in the front
line trenches. and most of them refuse
to work. d IL ~
Until recently every deserter who
could find his way across the frontier
into Switzerland was given shelter. with
no other condition than that he pay his
taxes and observe the law. The num-
Der continually increased. and on the
occasion of the riots in Zurich the fed
eral authorities discovered that there
were too many of these deserters
among the leaders of the disorder. 1t
was then decided to order civil mob
ilization that would enable the gov
eminent to round up all unoccupied for
eigners and set them to work.
The strike of the deserters followed
this mobilization. The deserters pre-
tended to the right of asylum In the
country without the obligation to work
They were supported by certain ele-
ment of the Swiss socialist party with
tendencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Reject All Obligations of Service.

I'VE came here to escape servitude.
the deserters said; I'VE reject all obli-
cations of service, military or civil; We
will obey no order. and we summon the
socialist party of Switzerland to sus-
tain US Immediately"
The socialist party of Switzerland met
at Often in general convention, and.
though sustaining the strikers in a
platonic way, invited them to go back to
work. Thereupon the deserters and the
extremists of the socialist party or
ganized a sort of soviet In Zurich.
Socialist members of the federal coun-
Gil are endeavoring to get the govern
ment to annul the civil mobilization
decree, but public opinion in a vast ma
jority is stoutly opposed to any conces-
sions to the deSerters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
Frankness Over Finances.

One of the features of the war loan
has been the frankness Of the news
papers. and particularly of Secretary
of the Treasury Nitti regarding fnan-
cial facts. There's no. use trying to
fool the public regarding national
finances" he said. I'VE need the money.
We are paying nearly per cent inter-
est to get it. It's a good investment.
The Italian government will always
pay it's debts It's an international fact
that it does so. AS far back as 1866,
when it had to offer and 10 per cent
interest, it adopted the policy of stand
ing by it's pledges and it will always
do So
Confidence in the Italian loans has
for several years been shown by the
Americans living in Italy.
To the present time the war has cost
Italy about $4,000,000,00o. two-thirds
of which money has been spent on the
army or land forces and the other
third on the navy. OF this $4.000.000,-
900, $500. 900 900 has been raised by
war loans. s5O0.000,O00 by taxes. and
about $4,000, 100000 by special treasury
bonds placed principally in England
and the United States for the purpose
of paying for war purchases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
ITALYS FIFTH WAR LOAN
FIGURED AT $500, 900, 900
Prime Minister'S Plain Talk That
Nation Must Have Necessary
Money or Will Take It in Taxes.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
ROME, February ia man must
be either a fool or a traitor to refuse
to subscribe to a war Ioan." declared
Prime Minister Orlando in connection
with Italy's fifth loan, which has
brought in about s50o.o00.o0o. THE
nation needs the money to carry on the
war. and if there are enough fools and
traitors among US not to subscribe.
then the government will simpy take
what it needs by high taxes"
The result of the new loan. however,
proved satisfactory and the extreme
measures of unusual taxes will not
have to be applied. War loans have
come to be quite a customary proceed
ing, and the Italian public has each
year made new subscriptions in re-
Spouse to the advertising campaigns of
the secretary of the treasury and the
banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24
FLYING OBSERVERS
HAVE MANY THRILLS
Describe Leaps for Life From
Burning Balloons When At
tackled by Boches.
THINGS HAPPEN SWIFTLY
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

OoffeS1on0ence OF Inc ASSOCIATED PreS8-
BEHIND THE BRITISH LINES IN
FRANCE. February 15.-Leaps for life
from burning observation balloons wher
attacked by German airplanes were de-
scribed by observers of the British
Royal Flying Corps to an Associated
Press correspondent when he visited
one Of their camps behind the lines a
few days ago
These camps usually are located just
out OF range OF the howitzer shells. al
though still well within the range of
the German high-velocity naval guns.
which devote their time to Smelling the
back areas
A balloon ascent at the front is never
q light undertaking, and on one day re-
Gently when the correspondent visited
a station in a fairly inactive part of
the line. six balloons containing twelve
men were shot down by German air
planes. all within sight of one another.
One of the German airplanes was down.
ed by anti-aircraft fire from the
ground.
1t was a day when the visibility was
put down on the chart as good" but
there were many white clouds in the
sky which offered good cover for the
German airplanes.
One of the twelve officers who were
parachute route told the story of his
"trip We were perched at $500 feet,
he said, and had been up only half an
hour when column of smoke two miles
goes No. 49, said my observer, and we
brought our glasses to bear on the
scene.
Entire Line Of Balloons Attacked.
Two white flecks floating earthward
told US that the passengers of the bal
loon had got clear in time. Just .then
two similar specks appeared suddenly
from under another balloon. warning US
that the boche was out for a wholesale
killing this time. 1t seemed like full
minute before we saw thin black
streak curl up from this second balloon
and the volume of smoke increased as
the balloon sank, with strengthening
humentum, down to earth Six more
white specks now appeared, and. since
II was evident that the entire line was
being attacked. 1 gave the order TO
EAT 1000 feet 1 ordered the winch
stQpped. No more balloons had been
af3Acked. and, although ours was now
say ONE up. I could see BRUSH
assp1romess SSHifsd Ss % chase away
- enemy. 30 fdecided to venture mp
u&4fn. We assembled to 5000 feet this
time and soon were at Work again.
Then suddenly something happened.
Mehappeaed swiftly as in a dream
We didn't even see the German Alba
ekoss approaching. but our ground Of
Ger and his scouts gave us the alarm
J0st second or two before the hawk
WAs on us heard my observer. at
TIE telephone, say suddenly: What's
80? stand by, Good heavens" Then
ne turned calmly to me and said. with
q smile. Sorry, Old man; we must get
:. aantss AT once' He helred me >over the
aale f1rst, and had a confused notion
that Somewhere or other, near at hand
Z machine gun was banging away
bssskly.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Bit of Coogan's
Bluff Went When
Westbrook Died

MYEW YORK baseball fans, at
lV the opening of the next
championship season, will
miss one dearly beloved and
picturesque figure. George West
brook was buried in Calvary
Cemetery yesterday from his late
home, at 1856 West 1O9th Street.
He had died two days previously
at St. Lawrence Hospital, of
blood poisoning.
George Westbrook was one of
the most popular lieutenants OF
Harry M. Stevens. Indeed, he
was the first head waiter the
millionaire caterer engaged when
he FIRST entered business twenty
years ago, and never left MIR.
.Stevens's employ. His courtesy
and affability soon won him a
host of friends among baseball
followers. For more than a de.
cade George Westbrook has been
as much part of the Polo
Grounds atmosphere as Coogan's
Bluffs.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
K. L. N. c. Wins Through
Mishap to Jack Frost

LONG BRANCH, N. j., Feb. 1s.-
After leading for five miles in the elev
cnth race for the O'Brien championship
cup race of the Long Branch Iceboat
and Yacht Club this afternoon, Captain
James, O'Brien's Jack Frost carried
away her cleat halyard and Withdrew.
leaving the X. i. N. Co. the Hazel L.
and the Atlanta to finish one of the
most exciting races of the season.
The x. l.. N. c., sailed by Captain
+. W. Price and George Riddle. won a
hard earned victory by twenty-five Sec
osnds from the Hazel L., with the At
lanta third, only fyc seconds away.
Inc Jack Frost led the X. L. n. c.
schlrty-seven seconds at the end Of the
first lap. and had increased her lead to
thlrty-nine seconds when the mishan
occurred. The Princeton foulcd the
hrst fdxi stake and withdrew. So far in the
series the X. l.. N. G. holds five tirsts
and the Jack Frost, the Atlanta and ths
frlnceton each two frsts.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

times from the side of his hand and
again from his fingers tips, getting
different results from each style end
using each to meet varying conditions,
Kelly, Burke, Maude and Brady com
pose a striking quartet. The cham
rion is tall and loose jointed and car
rics himself for all the world like
"Rube" Marquard, even to the wirv
neck. Burke is marvel of ambi-
deXtrousness. He laces the ball equal
ly we'll with either hand and one way
to start an argument at Cascys is
to inquire whether Burke is right or
left handed. Maudc and Brady are
down the ladder a bit, which means
that they would beat only about 900
out of every thousand handbal play
ers across the country. Brady has
done better than that with a soft ball,
cessful "tour" of tho West.
When play is begun the hard ball
rings off the marble wall like the crack
Of pistol. For the most part the
players content themselves with loon.
ing the ball from one end of the court
to the other, keeping it high, until
opportunity arises and is followed by
low, whlstling shot at the base Of
the front wall. If it be we'll eve
cuted there is virtually no bounce to
the ball as it returns from the wall:
1t cannot be played By rival PLAYER.
ana IN consequence. a point is scored.
Iwcnty-ohc such points comprise a
game.
Five Weeks to Recover
When several such twcnty-one points
had been played Tom McElroy insisted
that Danny McChronc, of Columbus
Circle, and myself play in a game of
doubles. Mr.. McChrone was strangely
eVasive. lie pleaded an engagement
IN Ne" YORK and then sore foot. But
learned the Irish game. It seems az
discovered later, that it took Mr.. NC
Chrome five weeks to recover from his
first game of Irish handball.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
&C N. Y. Ball
Candidates to
Report Soon

Spring athletics at City College are
near at hand, as indicated by an an
nouncement yesterday that candidates
for the baseball team report Thurs
day. This news, together with the
statement that by March l practice
in the stadium will have begun, makes
evident the close proximity Of lively
spring sports season at c. C. N. Y.
All the candidates for the nine are
to meet Coach Joe Deering, for he
now has free hand with basketball
practically out of the way. Only two
regulars remain. The team has even
lost its captain, but Garvey and Roth
stein have been uncovered as promis-
ing twirlers and Nelson as a back
stop.
The track team is intact, all events
being filled by vets. Stanley Marks
Johnnie Wells, Mac Rosofsky and
Seymour Cohen will participate once
again in track and field activities
Warner and Callahan will hurdle in
these events. Lionel B. Mackenzie
will be mentor for the track, while Joe
Deering will be occupied >~by varsity
and freshman beseball
Bird Stair, instructor in the English
department of C. C. N. Y. and ex-
perienced court player and coach will
look after ell tennis interests. The
only familiar face on the racquet team
will be that Of Captain Harold Kweit,
1913