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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-10
Crown Princes Vent
. Spleen on Amiens and
Its Many Works of Art

ppy tne Associated freS0.
:, ON THE FRENCH FRONT IN
FRANCE, Wednesday. May s.-The Ger
imam artillery. under orders from the
tPrussian and Bavarian crown princes,
IS doing its utmost to turn Amiens into
another Rheims. Picardy's capital has
salready suffered terribly from this ef-
Hort to carry out the German idea of
tstriking terror into the FatherIand's
senemies by the destruction of their
ssfnost loved works Of art, and every day
adds to its suffering.
!. The correspondent today went all
over the abandoned city and observed
s.the effects of the bombardment which
has turned part of the town into heaps
of ruins and killed ffty-two men civil
jams. thirty women and five children,
Soeside wounding sixty-two men. forty
elght women and nineteen children. be-
sfore the population had an opportun-
Atty to evacuate the place.
q Since the Germans have been within
cannon shot of Amiens they have
hurled no fewer than $500 shells. most
ly six-inch and eight-inch. into the
city. Every indication points to a sys-
Tematic effort to destroy the public
buildings. as the cathedral has been
struck by shells which have pierced
the roof and walls. and the object of
firing incessantly upon the town cannot
~ explsined, except upon the assump-
m9on that 1t 10 carried out with the
3nrely barbarous idea of the destruc-
zion Of the beautiful objects it con-
Gains.
~ No Troops in the City.
!" This follows from the fact that no
Troops whatever are in the city, and
u not in use. The cannonade generally
&sases at nightfall. only to be replaced
~ air raids. which occur almost every
night Aerial torpedoes to the num-
&irplanes upon various parts of the
Xity. AS most Of the shells and tor
2edoes are of the incendiary type they
have caused enormous damage. SO that
3D to the present 1000 houses have
= when the iremen. who CALAMITY
ntuck to their posts. have attempted to
6ktinguish the fiames the German gun
Hsrs. seeing the glare Of the fire they
va caused. have continued to throw in
kells upon the spot. while at night
NE German airmen have circled high
eyer the blaze and dropped more
Cathedral Escapes.
/" The cathedral. which possesses the
Aest Gothic nave In existence, has so
mr. escaped serious damage. but any
moment may see irreparable injury
&one IT, as projectiles continue to fall
III around 1t.
y The task Of the authorities in get
Ding the people away when they dis
-&overed the intentions of the Germans
u destroy the city was a tremendous
enc, a. the refugees from the devas-
fhted districts had increased the popu-
Hilton to 10000. all of whom had to be
Semoved from danger within a few
Gays. The arrangements. however,
Worked perfectly and all the people
Re now safely housed elsewhere
y All trafiic is forbidden to enter the
city. SO that the enemy may not be
Even ground for declaring the bonn
Aardment one of military exigency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-10
Arrangements for Converting.

In announcing today arrangements
for converting first and second liberty
loan bonds into bonds Of the third loan.
bearing Az per cent interest. Secretary
McAdoo explained that the new con-
version bonds would NOT be ready for
delivery until July /. and requested
not to ask conversion be
fore that date. although legally bonds
may be converted at any time from to-
day to next November 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-10
In the i;
Special
Features
Section

JAeEZ BUNKER sToRiEs-the
first f a series o. humorous
storleS about an old country cou-
pie who make an honest living In
New York city by honest bunko-
steering; the author 10 ELLIS
PARKER BUTLER.
RUSSIAN WOMAN COMES TO
INVENTORS AND PROTECT
THEIR CREATIONS.
cLEEk, THE MASTER DETEc-
TivE-"The Riddle Of the Ninth
Finger" 10 the title Of the next
story In this remarkable mystery
series, by THOMAS w. HAN.
SHEW.
UNCLE SAM GIVES FIGHTING
MEN MOST SciEN TIFic
EQUIPMENT POSSIBLE. 4;
S1Yx-"Framlno Il Up for VII.
liam" will afford you q number Of
good laughs; It's written by JOHN
kENDRick BANGS.
"uRUoUAY's READINESS FOR A
STATE OF WAR WITH GER.
MANY"-a Timely article by
CHARLES NJ. PEPPER.
1.-THE BIG JOB OF SUPPLYING
TROOPS WITH GUNS AND
AMMUNITION" BY JAMES q.
GOVERNMENT BUREAUS ARE
Exp e r M TIN q WITH
LEATHER MADE FROM THE
SKINS OF SEA MONSTERS.
"How THE WAR BusjNEsa OF
THE U. .. NAVY 10 MAN.
AoEo." by FRANK q. cARPEN.
TER,
AN EieHT.PAoE PLANooRA.
vuRE SUPPLEMENT OF UN.
The
Sunday
Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-10
CAPITAL LOAN MARK
CALLED WONDERFUL
Governor of Reserve District
Sends Telegram of Con-
gratuIations.
133,043 TAKE $26,038, 300

Final returns of the results of sub
lscriptions to the third liberty loan in
Washington show total of $26. 03S.3oo.
land the individual subscribers total
133.043. according to report which
was made today by the local loan COM
mittee and which will be mailed to-
might to the Richmond federal reserve
bank.
To Maintain Headquarters.
The local committee is now arrang-
ing to receive the blue star. indicating
that the city doubled its loan quota, to
be placed in the center of the honor
nag. now flying from the top of the
District building. 1t is considered
likely that the present headquarters OF
the committee. at 141S II street. will not
be given up, now that the big drive ls
over.
1t was unof1cially stated today by a
member of the local committee that II
had been practically decided to continue
the Headquarters and a small force OF
workers in use for the various loans
which must necessarily be floated In the
future IL the war lasts.
John Poole, chairman of the local COM
mittee, has received q telegram or con-
graduation from the governor OF the
fifth federal reserve district, In winch
the showing made by this city was re-
ferred to as being wonderful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-10
1000 Notices to Move in Week.

Senator Pomerene said that more than
1000 families in the District had been
served with notices to move out in one
week. Defending the proposed per
cent net rental. Senator Pomerene said:
"As to the rates Of rental. I think
fairly state the subject as q fact,
when say that in the average indus
trial centers q gross rental of from
probably 8 to 10 per cent is the pre-
vailing rate. and q net return Of 8 per
cent on the average property is a fair
rental. The committee was advised by
the real estate assessor that here in the
District there wore about 200 first
class apartment houses. and that the
average net rental on these 200 houses
ranges between 8 and per cent. There
are probably between 800 and 1000
apartment houses here all told. mean
by that all classes Of such houses in
the District, and nearly all of the ten
monthly or yearly leases. 1 can Inn
egtns what would happen whom o.
tober rolls around II Congress were
TO adjourn without doing anything on
this subject"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-10
Defends Limit as Fixed.

Senator Weeks of Massachusetts said
he thought that per cent would be a
fafrer net rental limit than the Z DER
cent allowed in the bill. Senator Pome-
rome defended the limit fixed by the
committee.
Questioned as to the extent of prof.
teering in rents in the District. Senators
Pomerene and Dillingham; gave the Sem
ate many actual instances Of profiteer-
ing which had been brought to the at
tention Of the committee.
Undoubtedly the conditions here are
| somewhat unique" said Senator CALM
ger. land presume injustices are being
practtced upon portion of the popula-
| ton. apprehend that they exist every
where else in the United States, and II
1t were possible for Congress to enact
law Of this kind and make it applica-
BILE to all the cities of the country it
would appeal to me more strongly than
It does to have 1T apply simply to the
District of Columbia.
Some of the evils complained Of here
| are quite as much due to people who
have come into the District Of Columbia
during the past few months as the own
ers OF real estate. When a rich man
comes here and tenders his services to
then goes out and offers half the value
Of furnished house for its occupancy
for single year, he Is setting a pace
| that I think naturally becomes con-
tagious. and the owner ofw a ine
house or the owner Of an apartment
house which has cost a large amount
Of money and which. perhaps. has a
| large deed of trust on ft-because a
deed of trust comes pretty near being a
| universal thing in the District of Co
fundamentally feels that, as every
thing has increased in price, as these
rentals are being made at these exor-
| bitant rates to a certain class Of men,
who have come here to serve the gov
eminent and enjoy the hospitality of
Washington. he might as we'll get a
little something in addition for himself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-10
so Per Cent of Students to Farm

An estimate that at least 50 per cent
OF male college students will spend
their vacations this summer working
on the farms has been announced by the
Department of Labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-10
Claim Success Near Ypres.

;. Completely successful local. attacks
northwest of Ypres on Wednesday re-
suited in the capture of 675 prisoners,
according to an official statement from
herman general headquarters today.
Herman troops, it is added. took by
storm strongly fortified positions on a
front Of more than q mile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-10
SENATE MAY VOTE
ON RENT BILL TODAY
Temporarily Halted While
Woman's Suffrage Is Again
Discussed.
MAY LIMIT SUBLEASES

The amended johnson bill, to prevent
prof1teering in rent in the District OF Co.
lumbia, was taken up again for considera-
ton in the Senate today on motion of
Senator Pomerene. The senator hopes to
have final vote on the measure before
adjournment today.
Consideration of the bill was temporari-
ly halted while senator's discussed the
woman's suffrage question.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05
NAVY SHELVESBAN
/. ON VOLUNTEERING

Voluntary enlistment in the United
States Navy Is again in force. II was
announced today by the Bureau OF
Navigation OF the Navy Department.
The navy had been closed to enlist
ments since the selecAve service law
was made applicable 20 all branches
OF the military establishment.
In an effort to increase the enlisted
personnel of the navy the Bureau OF
Navigation has directed all mobiliza-
ton officers to open all ratings for
enlistment in the navy with the ex-
ception OF three aviation ratings, the
rating OF landsman for yeoman and
that OF molders and pattern makers.
The navy Is anxious to obtain men
for fremen. machinlsts mates. ap-
prentice seamen for the radio service,
shipwrights. boIlermakers. ships
cooks, hospital apprentices and mess
boys. The new period Of enlistment
Is four years.
The local navy mobilization station
at 800 Ninth street northwest, in
revert to Its old status of recruit
ing station, II was announced
Full details about enlistments. pay.
term of service and opportunities af-
forded enlisted men OF the navy will
be explained by the officer in charge
of the local station.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05
THREE B|GAM|STS
GIVEN SENTENCES

NEW YORK. Dec. g. The collcc-
i've wives. aggregating at least six
and. the police believe, probably
more, OF three bigamists were made
glad or sad in proportion to the es-
TEEN in which they held the men
with whom they went through the
marriage ceremony when prison SEN
fences were imposed in General SEES
sions yesterday afternoon.
Judge Joseph +. Mulqueen handed
the prize package to Samuel Braun,
twenty-nine, OF 80 Pike street. when
he sentenced him to not less than two
years and six months and not more
than four years and six months in
Sing Sing prison. Braun is a cloth
ing cutter.
Judge Thomas T. C. Grain sem
fenced George Laidlaw 0fozier.
twenty-nine, OF $40 Tenth avenue,
to Blackwell's Island penitentiary for
from six, months to three years. and
Frederick Schnorr. thirty-seven, OF
1913 West Thirty-eighth street to from
one year and three months to two
years and six months in Sing Sing,
Crozier and Schnorr are chauffeurs.
All three pleaded guilty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05
PRESIDENT FEARED !.
SENATORIAL BIAS

President Wilson declined to name a
Senator as member Of the American
Peace Delegation because he feared
Senators could not be impartial Judges
in settling the great issues Of tire
peace conference. Senator Lewis, Demo-
cratic whip. declared to the Senate.
Lewis announcement came toward
the close OF a long discussion of the
Presidents fourteen peace terms,
caused by a demand for an interpreta-
ton of them by the President
The public has been given the i'm
preston that the President cast a
slight upon the Senate. or Indicated
lack OF respect. or indifference, In re-
fuslng to name q Senator as a peace
delegate" said Mr.. Lewis. Il am sure
the President has neither view. He
was in nowise animated by indiffer-
ence. or disrespect. There was clear
justification for his action"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05
BEGIN DECENTRALIZATION
OF G. U. TRAINING CORPS

First steps to return to civil life the
500 odd students in the army training
corps at Georgetown University. were
taken at the Hilltop today. Several
units were mustered out. The proc
ess OF rehabilitation will be COM
pleted in two weeks. 1t vas said by
officials today. Inquiry among the
students has developed that the ma
Jority will remain in school. Students
in the professional departments OF
the university are subject to the same
orders for demobillation as those who
are pursuing the regular undergrad
uate courses. The naval unit IL ex
pected to be the last to be mustered
out
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05
STILL BARS MARKET
FROM DOING BUSINESS

Continuance Of the Food Admins
tration ban against tho MENDOZA
Market. 1900 Wyoming avenue north
west. was announced today by Clar.
cnce K. Wilson. District food chief
W. 3. krantz. proprietor OF the
market was barred from purchasing
licensed foodstuffs two months ago.
because he sold flour without proper
substitutes. A few days later he
transferred the business to his wife
Mrs. Krantz then applied for repeal
Of the order.
In his ruling Mr.. Wilson stated that
the transaction was not made In good
faith and therefore the order still
held
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05
TEUTON MILITARlSM WAS
WAR CAUSE, SAYS HAASE

LONDON. Dec. 5.-"Both German
and Austrian miIItarism are respon.
sible for the war" DR.. Hugo Haase,
member OF the German cabinet, de-
cIared in an interview with the Ber-
lin correspondent of the Express.
THE result OF the governments In
vestigation OF the foreign office
methods before the war soon will be
published.
The government has not decided
what treatment It will accord the
Kaiser"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05

Douglas Oil suits the taste of most Amer
leans better than olive oil. Made from the
heart of corn, its origin is as attractive as its
flavor. And its use for every culinary pur-
pose is unlimited.
It's nutritious qualities are of the highest
value. Measure for measure, Douglas Oil
leads in calorie value. And calories stand
for energy, as you know.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05
COAL $50 A TON IN FRANCE;
MINES RUINED BY GERMANS

Coal sells for $50 a ton in France,
according to a report received to the
Fuel Administration from Capt. 10
seph w. Breen. OF the gas and flame
division Of the A. L. F.
Captain Breen also stated that the
heating season there has been cut to
three months. and that hotels are al
lowed to furnish hot water for do
nestle purposes only two days a
week.
It will be some time after the war
before this condition will change, as
the Germans ruined practically all
the French mines. and 1t will require
years TO get back to their normal
output, Captain Breen asserted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05
BUSINESS men FOR
WILSON|AN IDEALS

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J.. Dec. C.
The ideals OF President Wilson should
be put into concrete form in the set
Element OF the Industrial and economic
questions at the peace conference.
Leaders OF American industry desire
this, declared Harry A. Wheeler.
president OF the United States Cham
Der of Commerce, in addressing 5000
business men, composing 1851 wa.
service boards.
He urged the necessity OF represen-
tation of American business In the
peace and reconstruction conferences
in Paris, and asked the convention
to decide whether or not a commit.
tee should be sent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05
Stranded Actress Takes
Job as Nurse to Indian
Flu" Victims IN Nevada

YERINGToN, New, Dec. g.
Learning the county board OF
health was Offering S175 a month
to any woman courageous enough
to nurse Indians in Mason valley
suffering from influenza, Miss
Maudena Hubbard. the leading
lady of a-stranded theatrical COM
pany. volunteered for the place.
Clad in male attire. she is con-
stantly attending her numerous
patients. and reports excelleHt re-
suits. The company with (which
she was playing vas prevented
from leaving Yerington by the
epidemic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05

The thrill that comes with going
'over the top" after the Germans is
told in a letter received here today
from Lieut.. Thomas ]. Head, son or
Mrs. Katherine Heald. of 1719 Oregon
street. Head is a former Western
High School student. and is well
known In Washington. He was in
the trenches with the Thirtieth d.
vision for six months.
Here is a part of his letter, in which
he describes the feeling at entering
the trenches and going over the top
for the first time:
Entering the trenches and going
over the top for the first time is "a
| thrill that comes only once.
wouldn't want to have missed il for
anything in the world. l will tell IL
to you in words as near as l can de.
scribe 1t.
Ordered To Trenches.
after being in training behind the
lines for several months. our company
was ordered into the trenches.
I'VE entered from the back and
moved slowly toward the first lines.
II took only q short time to reacn
there. Then we were stationed in
various parts. Our first look around
US when we saw the veterans OF the
war gave us but one thought. We
wanted to be experienced like them.
Finally we were all arranged. For
the past thirty hours there had been
no action.
sitting next to me in the trenches
was a soldier about thirty-ive years
old. He turned to me and said: Take
a peep across the ground and You can
see the Hun trenches / peeped and
saw them. 1t was the first time
realized ] was so near the Huns. I
rould hardly control myself. was so
excited. We are going to get them
SOON l heard the veteran whisper to
me.
Then CHANGE Came.
Then our chance cane. 4 warning
OF a night attack was sent through
the trenches. We were told to get
ready. Then We got our orders.
How I climbed out of the trenches /
do not know. II did not take us long
We were after tAem.
1T was a thrill OF a lifetime. DAN
ger did not count. Through the
barbed wire entanglements We went
while the Hun spattered his bullets
on US. Our men were dropping in
large numbers. but we continued. II
took about fifteen minutes to complete
the attack. Down in the Hun
trenches We went. They surrendered
at this point. In this attack coo
prisoners were taken"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05
PLACE BELGIUM DAMAGE
AT 100000 FRANCS

Belgian officials. firmly set upon
forcing Germany to make good every
cent OF damage. have estimated this
at $4,000. 900 francs (about si4O.-
100000 Diplomatic advices from
Brussels stated today. Damages 20
Industries and deportation of tools
and raw materials are included.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05
PREPARE RESOLUTION TO
INVITE F0CH TO AMERICA

Marshal Foch. commander-in-chie
of the allied armies, will be invited
to visit the United States if a reso-
luton being prepared by a member
OF the Senate is adopted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-05
GEORGE GOULD IN HOSPITAL.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7-GeorEe J..
Gould is a patient at Roosevelt Hospi-
tai here. recovering after an operation
for stone in his left kidney. Gould had
been suffering from the ailment for
four weeks Physicians say he is now
out OF danger. and resting coInfor; bly,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
Drama and Comedy.

M. Sardou, the famous French
dramatist, when once asked the differ
ence between drama and a comedy,
said:
"The distinction is very simple. In
drama the plot turns on murder;
in a comedy, on marriage. The ques-
ton is, in a comedy, whether the mar
riage will take place or not; and, in
q drama, whether the murder will be
accomplished. There will be mar
riage, there will be murder; this is
the first act. There will be no mar
rlage or no murder; this is the second
act. A new incident happens, n new
manner of killing or marrying; that
is the third act. An obstacle arises
which prevents the killing or marry
ing; that is the fourth act. In the fifth
act the marriage or the murder is con-
summated or accomplished, because
everything must have an end"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
OLD AGE.

We wish TO say few words for the
old folks, believing that the infrmities
Of advanced years are often treated
with an Indifference that is hard to
bear. Not by all, of course, for there
are many, we will hope the majority,
that are thoughtful of the aged and
kind to them. Then again, there are
others who, to put it mildly, are harsh
and cold. 1t is very natural to smile
on what is lovely and strong, and
frown on the reverse without even ob.
serving that we do so; and it often
follows with the young especially,
that as they look on the furrowed face,
the dim eyes and trembling hands,
the tottering, uncertain steps of an
old man or woman, they seem 10 for
get that in that warm and honey pri-
son house are a heart and soul which
yearn for recognition, for kindness Ia
with an intensity that youth in it's ful-
ness does not know. They must forget,
or one would not so often hear such re.
marks as, "Oh grandma, don't bother;
grandpa forgets everything; grandma,
what do you want TO go for2 Old folks
ought to be confronted at homelp
In our words TO others, in all our
dealings with them, it is our duty to
stop and think; aud with the Old it is
positive cruelty not To do SO. 1t Is
down hill, remember; a hill with steep
stony paths, and at It's foot there is on.
ly grave. Don't by impatient words
and looks push them along its precipi-
tous ways; don't bruise their weary
feet with rocks OF ridicule and uncall-
editor jest; don't glaze that downward
slope with the Ice Of Indifference; and
above all, don't hang on every bush
aud boulder placards OF their own de.
terioration 1t is not necessary to re-
mind them that they have left their
prime and strength behind. They
know It; none too we'll.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04
Always Removed the Water.

The discovery that the removal of
water naturally present in foods would
arrest decomposition was made many
years ago. The ancient Indians and
the savage tribes of Africa are known
to have dried their surplus meat sup
plies so that they might not be in
want when game was scarce or hunt
ing difficult. Egyptian tradition called
for the placing of food in the tombs
alongside the dead and it is said that
dried kernels of grain more than 5000
years old when discovered in the
tombs in our time, yielded perfect
grain upon planting.