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Evening star., 1918-02-17
WEATHER..

District of Columbia and Maryland
Light snow in early morning today, to-
morrow fair, not much change in tenn
perature: gentle northwest winds.
Internationally fair today and
tomorrow; not much change in tenn
perature: gentle westerly winds.
West Virginia-Fair in west snow
and colder in east portion today; to-
morrow fair.
Yesterdays Temperatures
Midnight. "a: am. 81; 4 am. 80: 6
am. Is: S am, IS; 10 am, 90: IL noon.
%; pm. so: pm, 29: p-m- so; 8
pm, so; 10 pm. 80.
Highest "a. lowest, 26.
Relative Humidity-S am 5S: . p,m
55. pm. 66.
Rainfall tS pm TO S p-m.). trace.
Hours of sunshine. o.
Per cent Of possible sunshine, per
cent
Departures.
Accumulated deficiency of tempera-
tlire since January 1. 1918. -264; ex-
cess of temperature since February 1.
1918. "a. accumulated deficiency of
precipitation since January I. 1918,
-o-SS: deficiency OF precipitation since
February 1. 1918. -lSO.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, A.; lowest, q.
Weather in Various Cities
Evening star., 1918-02-17
DISCARD CLOTHING
TO SMUGGLE MORE
New Trick on Dutch Border by
Germans Proves Boomerang
for Actors.
BY W. J. l.. kIEHL.
Especial Correspondence of The Sunday
StAr and the Ghicngo Daily News.D


star and the Chicago Daily News.D
THE HAGUE. Holland. January s.
Smuggling has entered into a new
phase for the last six months. Where
formerly snuggled goods consisted for
the greater part of foodstufs, metals
and soap, now by far the larger part
consists of manufactured goods, espe-
cially clothing for men. women and
children. Persons coming into Holland
from Germany say that certain store
houses in the German frontier districts
are full of articles smuggled from Hol-
land. which are then sold at high profits
in other parts of Germany. For the lack
OF clothing has assumed alarming pro-
portions in the "vaterland," although
it has not vet come TO the point that
some humorous journals would have US
believe, namely. of "clothingiess days"
which would no doubt be anything but
pleasant in these chilly times.
On certain nights one sees on the
border. however, conditions perilously y
close to the half clothed stage. Quite
often German men, women and chill
dren will enter Holland in overcoat or
mantle under which nothing but very
scanty underwear is worn. as indiscreet
gusts of wind are apt sometimes to re-
veal They make for the nearest store
of wearing apparel and when they
emerge they are clad in the height OF
fashion.
OF course, these affairs could not fail
to attract the attention of the Dutch
revenue officers. SO that soon both male
and female searchers We're appointed to
interview every person who tried to
come across the border. 1t was found
that some German women copied the
"Monna Wanna" act, so that under their
nantes they were clothed in little more
than their innocence What they want
ed to buy was underwear, but the re-
lentless revenue women turned them
back, although the Germans informed
them they had scarcely a whole piece of
underclothing left.
Evening star., 1918-02-17
CITES DIOSYNCRA ASIES OF
ARMY PHYSICAL TESTS
Reader of Star With Personal knowledge
+ Of Methods of Medical Examiners Has
Recounted Several Instances.

not quite on a par with that of the
young man sent to Camp Meade by
local board at a small town In Penn
sylvania and who came hobbling into
camp on one good leg and one wooden
peg, which took the place OF the other
leg cut off at the knee ina railroad
accident
How do they do it?
Evening star., 1918-02-17

A reader of The Star with personal
hnov1edge OF several examples OF the
kns&NodS ofmedical examiners for local
Exaft boards and of the equally myste-
k1puD ways By which Army medical ex-
bnakners soxnettmes arrive at conclu-
SONS has sent to The Star a few in
kehax appeared February IL These in
stances the correspondent says ara
IN his own personal first-hand krowl-
odEe.
- ~Unfurtunately.~ the correspondent
hyA civilians who do not come into
herspnal contact with the idiosyncra-
uoso of the war machine are often in
ksldned to read an article such as the
ione published in The Star February IA
/ lightly and to look on such state
iments as more or less embeIlished and
ED be- taken with a few grains of salt
Therefore / would add few more hor-
y5bfe examples to The Stars list"
Wanted to Aid Country.
TN an eastern city the CORE
Opondent says, was a young man OF
my acquaintance who, though married
and a father, was anxious to serve MS
heountry. He tried. when war was first
declared against kaiserdorn, to enlist;
Army, National Guard. Navy and Ma
.Sine Corps in turn refused to accept
him because of his dependent family.
He fled early application for the first
Officers training camp. He was over
draft age and drawing a net income
- about $50 weekly. but was not 4
university educated man He passed
hhe physical examination with q per
6ect Score and was recommended for
kxatning, but due to the great number
tD1 applicants he, like many others rec
lommended was eliminated.
NY friend then filed application for
,-0e aviation section and was examined
end passed without a hitch Before he
was advised that he had passed his physi-
real examination. however. he applied for
rthe second officers training camp and
vas turned down ON the physical ex-
animation: he was told that he had fat.
weak feet and enlarged rings with a
Eotuberance that might be an fndica-
t1on Of hernia AS this examination took
Alace but two days after his examination
s7or hier, he was greatly surprised to re-
seeiye a notice a few days later advising
him that he had passed the difficult re-
s0uirenents for student ayia tor.
Evening star., 1918-02-17
French Ideas Predominate.

BY the treaty of RysEick Louis XIV
ceded the right bank of the Sarre to the
Duke Of Lorraine, but guarded the left
bank and Carrelouis
Since this epoch, If Lorraine was not
yet united to France by right. 1t was
surrounded by French territories, cut
in two by a great French highway and
entirely won over to French ideas.
Duke Francis III abandoned his Lor-
fAne domains for Tuscany, and Lor-
raine passed under the domination of
Stanisias Leczinski. the father-in-law
OF Louis XIV. At his death Lorraine
became in reality province of the
French kingdom, which, since 1886,
maintained there all the public serv-
ices with the right to place garrisons
throughout the land.
Evening star., 1918-02-17
Wanted Alliance With France.

During the course of their different
reigns the dukes of Lorraine endeav-
ored to reconstitute the duchy to it's
original state. but they were never
able to succeed They also wished to
ally themselves with the house of
France.
The treaty of Nuremberg in 1912 def
nitely separated Lorraine from the Ger
manic empire in declaring the duchy
free and not incorporab1e.r Years
later, in 1892. Henry II. King OF France,
occupied the three bishopricS of Metz
Toul and Ferdun, the possession of
which by France WAS formally raCoe-
Evening star., 1918-02-17
Subject to Epilepsy.

Another instance. a young white man.
$Wenty-nine years old. married and
With three children. has been subject
eor years to periodical attacks of
oQnepsy. Notified to appear for exami-
nation last week. he took with him a
history OF his case prepared by
equitable physician having full lsnowl-
e4se of the facts. The examiners on
his local board passed him for the draft
regardless of the fact that he has as
many as twelve epileptic FITS in the
course OF a year.
A young married man of this city. OF
draft age. applied for commission
rs lieutenant in the commissary de-
partment and was rejected because he
was more than ninety pounds over
weight That fact, however. failed to
influence the examining officers of his
local board, who passed him. and the
young man is now commissary SER
geant in the National Army at Camp
Meade.
Another young Washington man was
passed by his local board notwith-
standing his right leg was four inches
shorter than the left. He was at Camp
Meade more than a month before he
vas daally re-examined and sent back
- lnAA Aanom4k -
Evening star., 1918-02-17

nized by the treaty of westphalia of
l64S.
In the meantime France had grad
ually extended its acquisitions in Lor-
rafne; Varennes and Clermont in Ar
Eonne in 1882: Dun and Stenay in i641; +;
Trionville. Mars-la-Tour, Define, Mon
cel Carrebourg, Phalsbourg in 1861;
Longwy in 1878, and then the country
OF the Sarre- where Vauban constructed
the fortress of Sarrelouis-
Evening star., 1918-02-17
DUCHY OF LORRAINE,
|TSH|STORY IN G|ST
Why the Predominant Culture
Is French Explained by
Correspondent.
BY PAUL AYREs ROCKWELL
Especial Correspondence of The Sunda J
star and the Chicago Daily NeWsl

Especial Correspondence of The Sunday
star and the Chicago Daily New..J
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, Janu-
ary 10.-The name of Lorraine comes
from great-grandson of Charlemagne.
When the great empire of the latter
was split up in 843 Lothaire received
a long strip of territory extending
from the mouth of the Rhine to Italy.
After his death this domain was cut
in two and to Lothaire III fell the
northern portion. stretching from the
Lake of Geneva to the North sea. which
was designated as Lotheringia. Later,
by contraction. Lotheringia became
Lorraine.
When Lothaire II died without direct
beirs the kings of France and Germany
both claimed his lands. United nomi-
nally to the agglomeration of duchies
which was the Germany of that epoch
Lorraine was soon divided into several
parts. and after 925 4Alsace detached
itself.
In 1850 Emperor Henry III ceded
Lorraine to family which reigned
there until the land was united to
France.
From the beginning of its sovereign
sessions falling away. The Archbishop
of Treves. the bishops Of Metz, Nerdun.
Toul. declared themselves independent.
The great laymen initiated them. The
duke. OF Lorraine soon exercised au-
thority only over his own goods.
Evening star., 1918-02-17
FRENCH dom TEAR
GERMANA|REFFORT
Undersecretary Of Aviation
Says Allies Will Check
mate Teut0ns.
BY PAUL AYRES ROCKWELL.
Especial CosTespondence OF The Sunday

By PAUL AYRES ROCKWELL.
Especial Cosrespondence OF The Sunday
Star and the Chicago Daily News.)
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, Janu-
ary 14.-Much has been said recently
concerning the development Of theGer-
man aviation service, which. it is as
serted, is making every effort to be pre-
pared to enter the aerial campaign this
spring with overwhelming strength
Very little has been published regard
ing the allied aerial preparations: but
the following rcassuring statement has
just been made by the French aero
nautics undersecretary:
For some time abundant fnforma-
ton, often from German sources, has
sought to advertise the effort made by
our renemies to-build UP theiragiation-
No Need to Be Alarmed.
"a certain prudence is necessary in
regard to these communications Many
of them have a rather provoking char
acter. which makes it seem that their
essential aim is to lead us to more or
less official refutatfons by giving IN
formation regarding our own effort
without falling into SO evident
trap, we are able to affirm that, consid-
ering quality as well as quantity. we
have no reason to be alarmed
If it is true that the tripIane Fox
ker. and especially the Albatross DIS,
mark progress for the enemys chasing
aviation. their characteristics, taken
all together, Stin remain inferior to the
French chasing aeroplanes- Our Spad
holds. without contest, the record for
speed: this is even conceded by the hos
tile apiators we have made prisoner.
The German reconnaissance ma
chimes. Rumpler-Mercedes, Rnmpler-
Maybach and d. F. W., are in every
Breguet and Sa1mson- It is known that
considerable effort is being made 10 rid
our operating aviation of all out-of-
date models.
Germans Aim at Nearby Cities.
"As for the enemy bombardment
aviation. it has over ours a superiority
more apparent than real. One must
consider that, because of our military
situation, our aims are not the same as
those of the Germans. The Germans
are nlanufact turing slow machines with
a short radius of action, to reach Dun
tFriedrichshafen. A l.. CD. The French
| seek more rapid machines with a great
range OF action. to strike Essen, Cob
lentz. Frankfort, Ludwigshafen, etc.
Having such different results in
view, the two bombar6ment ayiations
can never be justly compared"
The French aviation service has been
| highly competent men. who have al
ready given proof of worth, skill and
courage at the front The German eff
fort in the air, as on land and sea, will
be met: better still, will be forestaIled-
| by France and her allies.
Evening star., 1918-02-17
Knew Feet Were Not Weak

This applicant knew that his feet were
ut weak, although his arches were nat
WAlN low. Probably few men in this
<uuutY have walked as much as he, ex-
oepffng professional pedestrians. In 1909
n walled from San Francisco to Boston
~1 wager, and made excellent time He
1xH always been physically active. is an
<nree13ent hofseman, sailor. oarsmah.
swimmer and a fair all-round athlete
while he did not believe he had any in
Adeations Of hernia. he visited his fam
ny physician for a special examination
The doctor offered to make affidavit that
NAere were absolutely no signs of rup-
ture and that the mans feet we're ex-
,ceptionally strong and normal in every
particular. Still dissatisfied. my friend
visited the recruiting sergeants Of the
Army. the Navy and the Marine Corps in
shis city.
sIt happened that he knew these men
Sefsonalfy He was examined by the reg
0lAr examining physician of each branch
and Informed in each case that he had no
sign OF any physical aifment or imper-
9ection that would tend to make him unfit
4ur the most arduous duty. These physi-
clans pooh-poohed the idea of his hav-
1nE Indications of hernia or weak feet.
In the meantime the aviation section
1ost the mans physical record and he
has since passed another successful
physicial examination before another
board in another city for the Flying
Corps and now has the status of cadet
4Qer
Evening star., 1918-02-17
Scarcity Feared in Holland.

Certain persons fear that if the war
lasts another year Holland, too, will
learn what scarcity in manufacture
means AS it is wooden garments have
gone up in price enormously, and it
is expected they will go on soaring
Until either they are out of sight alto
gether or the government shall re-
Quire what is left for distribution
For the time being there Is beginning
to be a scarcity in various lines OF
wearing apparel. also in boots and
shoes-even in wooden shoes. The last
three articles-boots, shoes and wooden
shoes-are already partly under govern
ment care. being distributed to those
families whose incomes are under 200
forms ($4S0). In the free market prices
for these articles are fabulous. What
used to cost about ) to IL forms now
15 to 30 or Aore. And still, notwith-
standing the high prices here, smug-
glers find it profitable to sell to Ger
many-so what must prices be like
over there,
Clothing may be scarce and dear in
Germany and Holland. but it is moth
ing to what 1t is in Belgium-so was
told by Belgian woman here who
had recently come into Holland. She
said that ono yard Of WooAen cloth
costs 100 franco Co In Rruaaels
l1un1g4Dnn = lnrl1un0 1Hun3 acnG13
Evening star., 1918-02-17
ALI Clothing Is Stamped.

Others who came in rags and tatters
had to have every article they wore
stamped with IA certain government de-
vice. and if the clothing they tried to
return to Germany in did not have the
same stamp. as. of course, it did not
for they had come expressly to buy new
things-then all their fine new clothes
were coniscated.
The mayor of a small German town
bicycled across the border one hot dav
last August wearing a ragged winter
oyercoat This caused suspicion, so, al
though his rank and office were well
known to the revenue men, they shad-
owed him to a big clothing store where
he bought fine new and warm winter
coat for the expected cold winter sea-
son. Well satisfied and unsuspecting,
the mayor cycled back to the border
where loud Halt" stopped him. Po-
litely he was invited into the revenue
Office and relieved of his overcoat
Rather too heavy for such a hot
day. said the officer.
Perhaps it would be so," answered
the mayor, but as you see | have
nothing but underwear underneath that
coat, SO it is not quite so bad, and
you will understand that / cant re-
turn to my town in nothing but that"
All, you should have thought of that
a bit earlier" answered the revenue
man. Il am sorry. but that coat is so
evidently new and of Dutch make that
we cannot permit you to take ie across -
Evening star., 1918-02-17
Cost Him Time and Money.

TT cost him several dollars besides
mis- time and living expenses in the
meantime. and when he finally got his
transportation 70 Texas he was COM
PEELED to pay for his own berth as far
rs St Louis He was furnished with
only five 60-cent service meal tickets
and was on the road five days and four
nights Quarters were not ready when
he arrived at his station, and he had
TO put up at hotel at his own expense
Tor several DAYS Otherwise. he had
everything in his favor"
Since the article referred to appeared
IN The Star several additional instances
of how do they do it" have come to
the personal knowledge of reporter
for The Star.
One Of these. young negro. applied
late last summer for a job as section
hand on one of the railroads He was
refused on being examined by the rail-
road surgeon. the reason. according to
notation on his application papers.
being color blindness and incipient
ophthalmia. Last week he was ex-
3mined before his local draft board and
was passed as physically o. X. not
Withstanding the eye troubles that
caused him to be refused a place as a
railroad section hand.
Evening star., 1918-02-17
Was Refused Admission.

Another man, D., age twenty
nine, was refused admission into the
Aviatfon section because of slight
defect in one eye. His eight years of
Aying experience and fifteen years of
motor experience, his Aero Club of
France and Royal British Aero Club
experience and licenses got him no
where He was refused admission
even AZ a fast motor car driver. al
though he held European track records
and American and European road rec
ords that have never been broken, and
he never had an accident from any
fault Of his own. He was practically
promised a commission in the Canadian
Royal Flying Corps, but could not secure
permission to go to Canada on account
Of being within the draft. 4.
Disguised with his own country's
treatment of him. he asked for in
duction proceedings, SO that he might
have clean record of dismissal by
the draft board, but curiously enough
the boards examination failed to To-
cate the eye trouble and passed him
Tor truck chauffeur.
Another case ] know of-a young
Arizonan with a dependent child came
to Washington to do his bit as a gov
Srnment employe. He was in class 3
OF the draft quota and had claimed
exemption, which would probably have
been granted. He located in the Office
Yellow. but physically perfect, and de-
cIded that his place was in the service
The Signal Corps was bewailing the
lack Of men of his requirements. He
determined to have himself inducfed
INTO the section that appeared to need
nim- He had to quit his goverume ent
3oo and spend seven entire days run
ming back and forth between the draft
board. the Signal Corps Office and the
Post ONCE building.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-24
BABIES WILL BENEFIT
Mnterinl Help VIII he Given MIX
Fund by Motion Picture
Exhibitors Here.

or much interest among moving pic
ture fans are the preparations going
forward for the convention Of motion
picture exhibitors OF Virginia which
VIII be held in this city June 49, II and
10 The milk fund for the poor babies
Viii receive material financial benefit
from the convention. Harry Bernstein
is in charge OF arrangements. which
are unusually ella borate. surprising
anything in this line ever attempted
in tho city heretofore.
Among the movie favorites expected
in Richmond for this occasion arc June
EiridSc. Lillian Walker. Olga Petrova.
Francis y. Bushman. Alice Brady.
Kitty Gordon and other stars Of tho
Fox. Metro, Aircraft. Paramount and
other studios.
Twenty-siN booths. each one showing
picture machines. appliances and the
operation of the picture-producnS ma
chimes, will be arranged for the va
rsouS film concerns whose goods arc
shown in this section of the country
All OF those named above will have
big exhibits here. and their booths
VIII be educational.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-24
Real Estate Summary
CHANCEHN TRANSFERS.

Tohei kieiman ct ux. to W. {. Jones.
3nNS2 IL feet north side Clay Street
between Second and Third Streets: also
lot adjoining above extending back Il
feet and 81 feet wide. January 10.
1918; s3,G00.
Louis Frcdricl:'s exr to Frank
Fisher. 3"Xl32 feet northwest corner
TAYLOR and Carter Streets. May 20.
1918; $3.50.
H. J. Forstmann ct ux. to Mary l..
liresay lots 20 and II. square 81,
Highland Park. May I6. 1918: s4l50.
Realty Il Finance Corpo ration OF
Virginia TO 3. +. Robinson. lot !. block
-. North Richmond Terrace. May j.
lolS; tan. 81. slo.
Mary j. smaha TO Hannah c..
Smaha one-half interest in plot .1x3l
feet north line Of street. Ill feet
east OF Twenty fifth Street. February
=. 1915; tax. 30c. $lo.
Hannah q: Smaha ct al. to II. q.
Smaha. l5XS5 fee, southeast corner OF
Twentyfif,h and y streets February
.. 1918: tax. $3.50.
Pollard & Basby. Inc. trustee. to
BENJAMIN Wood, ~ 34Xl32 feet known
as 81 North rwcnty-siXth Street. May
10. 1918: $1,000
Richmond Sand * Gravel Company.
Inc. To J. Il. Gray. 3ll-2 acres on
Shockoe Creek and G. G .. Railway
May Il, 1918; tax. $50, $40
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-24
CIVILIANS MUST NOT WEAR
NAVY REGULATION UNIFORM
Warming Issued by Locni station
Which Has Accepted $50 Men For
Service In One Week

Lieutenant Albert Houston. in charge
OF the navy recruiting Office yester-
day issued a warning against the wear
ing Of the navy regulation uniform
or any part OF 1t by those not III the
service, calling attention TO the penalty
OF $500 maximum fine or SIN months
confinement. or both. Word WAS recent
~ received from the Roanoke station
that disposition OF uniforms were be.
ing made there by certain mercantile
firms to civilians. While the navy
regulations do not prohibit the selling
of these goods. which is recognized as
gu, OF their legal jurisdiction, they do
prohibit the wearing Of them by
civilians. Lieutenant Houston en-
phaS ICED.
With more than $50 men for the
past week accepted for service, each
department OF the navy is rapidly in
creasing in strength. Practically all
branches are open and large nuIn be
OF men are coming forward daily and
cnlistins. Nineteen men and one
young woman were accepted ycstcr-
day as follows:
Miss Anna NJ. Melton, OF Richmond.
stcnographer and typewriter; clyde
Holmes. l.. W. Buntin, O.. :. Crosby, L.
j. Mills. b. II. Tucker. 4. T.. Hendrix
son. b. b. Graybcab. j. &. Wilson and
6. 7. Byrd, all Of Richmond: s a
Smith. w. r. Webb. *. q French. c.
W. Nioi', X VI. S!Ek, i. J.. harper. t..
H. Thompson, w. -. McLain II. 4. Cox
and j. w. Brown, all of Roanoke
The marines and the army secured
four each yesterday who were sent
away to training schools last night
They were:
Marines-C. G. Swift. Westview: G.
y. Cox. kinston. y. G. and II w Bell
Jr.. and +. b. Pierce. Norfolk
Army-landon II. Chandler. Rich
mond. quartermastcr corps: Fred r
Holt, Wmston-Salcm. y. c. cavalry:
George w. Lovcncr. Snowvile. in
iantry: and Harry 7. Hollowell, Eden
ton, y. G.. field artillery.