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Evening star., 1918-05-28
CHANGES MADE IN army
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT

Changes in the organization Of the
ordnance department Of the Army to
permit increased efficiency In d.
visions charged with the execution
of the ordnance program were an
nounced today by Maj. Gen. Wheeler,
acting chief Of ordnance.
Creation Of an estimate ana pro-
curement division 10 tho most i'm
portant Of the changes made. Hith-
erto the work of this branch has
been carried on under the admin
istrative division. A new estimates
and requirements division will be-
charged with administration Of the
manpower program OF the general
stan.
Evening star., 1918-05-28

river Aisne have been localized. ac-
cording to the latest news reaching
Paris. in the region Of Pont Arcy.
north Of Fismes. north Of Pont Avert
and south of Craonne.
The Germans are endeavoring to
enlarge their initial gains and their
plans probably will be developed ac-
cording to the results they obtain.
The French communications in the
Soissons region are exceptionally
good. permitting the rapid sending up
of reserves. Consequently the essence
of the problem from the German point
of View is speed. The results of the
fighting thus far are regarded as
justifying the confidence felt in
France as to the outcome.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
ST. JOHNS CADETS DRILL.
Company O Wins Prize for Third
Consecutive Year.

For the third consecutive year Conn
pany c, tho smallest body Of cadets
at Ct. Johns College. 1888 Vermont
avenue, carried OF the nag in tho an
nual competitive. drill Of the college.
on the Ellipss. yestsrday The win
ming company was commanded by
Capt. Thomas Ksane.
Medals for the best drilled man in
each Of the three companies were
awarded. a. follows: Company A,
John ROGERS Company 3. r.. Fits
gerald. ana Company G. JoseDh Nc
the medal 70. the best drilled ollosr.
|C. Cleveland Was judged the best
tFumpster anA 0SesE&0 0Asill IA the
Evening star., 1918-05-28
ASKS EXTREME PENALTY
FOR MISS GRACE LUSK

wACKESHA. Wis. May 2s.-The
shooting Of Mrs. Mary Newman Rob-
erts was pictured to the jury today
at the trial Of Grace Lusk by D. s.
Tullar. who made the opening argu-
ment for the prosecution. In de-
nnanding the extreme penalty OF the
law-life imprisonment-for the de-
fendant, Mr.. Tullar declared that the
evidence presented by the state
proved that Miss Lusk was sane at
the time of the tragedy. and quoted
her own testimony as proof Of her
ability to distinguish between right
and wrong.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
GEN. LEONARD WOOD
TO SEEPRES|DENT
Has Appointment for Tonight,
When Matter Of Active Service
May Be Discussed.

Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, detached
yesterday from command Of tho seth
Division. at Camp Funston. which Is
to go overseas, and assigned to COM
mand the Western Department. has
IN appointment to see President WILL
son this evening at o'clock.
Secretary Tumulty and other White
House oficials professed to know
nothing Of tho circumstances leading
up to the appointment. and said they
did not know whether the request
came from the President or from Gen.
Wood.
Gen. Wood conferred late yesterday
with Secretary Baker and requested
that II he could not be sent abroad he.
at least, be given active work to do.
It IL understood that this request
will be granted: He probably will be
assigned to train another division OF
when Gen. Wood returned from
France 1t was suggested to the White
House that the President see him. in
order to gain from him q first-hand
knowledge Of what Gen. Wood had
dent did not SOC Gen. Wood at that
time.
Confers With Friends at Capitol
Gen. Wood. who came to Washington
to make his request for moro active
service, conferred today with friends
at tho Capitol. including Senator War
rem Of Wyoming. father-in-law Of
0en. Pershing.
II am q soldier and will obey any
orders I get" was all Gen. Wood
would say for publication.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
144M|[[ION GIVEN
RED CROSS |NU. S.
EIeventh-Hour Subscriptions
May Swell Total to
$3.50, 100000.
HOW STATES RESPONDED

With many eleventh-hour subscrip-
tions yet to be tabulated, the great
outpourinE Of American dollars to the
second war fund Of the Red Cross
early today totaled s144.o00.ooo. an
oversubscription Of 344.o00.0o0 in the
weeks campaign. which ended last
midnight. officials today hazarded
predictions that the total might ap-
proach the $150,0oo.000 mark.
The oversubscription. larger than
expected by the most optimistic Red
Cross leaders and much larger Ian
that Of the first $100,000.000 fund st
year, was taken as an answer to the
resumption Of the German offensive
and as q nationwide condemnation OF
the bombing last week of Red Cross
hospitals by German airmen. as well
as an indication Of the greater real
ization by the American people Of
the value Of Red Cross work on the
battlefelds and behind the battle lines
in Europe. "
All Except Illinois Pass quota.
Tabulations early today showed
that every division, with the excep-
tion Of the central, had passed its
quota, and every state except Illi-
nois had raised more than its allot-
ment. Heavy oversubscriptions in
Iowa, Nebraska. Wisconsin and Mich
within 100000 Of its $13.SOO.OO
quota, and 1t was thought final re.
ports would show that the division
raised its share.
Greater New York went over its
quota by more than $6,000.000.
By Divisions and States.
Subscriptions BY diy!.,sas an. ana
Atlantic division, including Greater
New York (s42.750. .o00)-New York
state, $s.943,462: Greater New York.
$27. 100000: Connecticut, $3,311.604;
New Jersey. s5.4ss,sso. ...>
chusetts. ;s.o2s. 900; Vermont. s2s1. 900:
Rhode Island. sso1.ooo; Maine, $751;
900; New Hampshire, $4,000.
Central $13.5oo, ooo)-Illinois. $780,
900; Iowa, $1.500,000; Nebraska. $780,
600: Wisconsin. 100000; Michigan.
Gulf (s2, 2,7ss, ss,ss4)-Alabama, ss1s.s27;
Lesisiana' Iza. s4s sl,sss.ol1; MississiDpi'
Lake ts11,s ,7s5)-1ndiana' 2,4o7.-
152; Ohio. $7.373,93s; Kentucky. ST.
Mountain (s2.1s5.241)-wyominz.
353.l33: New Mexico. S12e,3s9.
Northern ($s.so6. 6.33D-M Q n tana.
$3s3, 900; Minnesota, $2,682,337; North
Dakota, 100000: South Dakota. $780,
600.
Northwestern (s2,sso.7o7,-washins-
ton. s1.s4s.s5o: oregon, s715.sss; Ida
ho. $364.7a1: Alaska. $51.13s.
Pacific ($4,995, S4.-
4s7.7o7; Nevada. 1854; Arixona.
Pennsylvania ts15.5oo. .ooo)-Pennsyl-
vania, $13.500.000; Delaware. $2.o0o.-
600.
Potomac ts5.4s7. s7.2oo)-District Of Co
1umbia, $1,127,000; Maryland, $751;
;o;. $40; v,5sanis; + s6s zoo '1'S0ssss; vir-
sts: nSuas,n Georeta oSo 81: North sro- sSs,
lima, $s25,477; South Carolina. $780,
0ol: Tennessee. $1.1i3. .e4a.
Southwestern ($1z.90l.104)-Texas
l33.45s.7 .73s; Arkansas. $726.ol2; Kan
sas. $2.224.s26; Oklahoma. $1.62s.s51 ;
Missouri. $4.ss6.5s2: foreign. $1.2oo. 900.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
JAMES N. ROSS DRoWNs
Colore6 Youth Victim Of Accident
IN Eastern Branch.

James Matthew Ross. colored, sew
entssn years old, 40 L street south.
west. was drowned in Eastern branch
at the foot Of Half street southeast
yesterday afternoon. being the nrst
victim Of such an accident this season.
Ross and . companion were in the
water. but the latter did not see Ro..
go down and when he misseH him he
Police Of the harbor precinct recov.
cred the body, and Coroner Nevftt
gave . certificate Of accidental drown.
Ing.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
WARN HUN LETTER WRITERS.

AMSTENDAM. May 3s-A notice
appears in German newspapers CIV
Ing waning against attempts to
communicate by mail with 0srnans
in America through neutral Red
Cross organizations under cover Of
Red Cross envelopes. The nqnlce says
such letters are invariably opened by
the American authorities ana may
give valuable information REGARDING
conditions in Germany.
It says furthermore. that such let
ters may never reach the persons to
these persons run the risk Of being
imprisoned.
The warning does not apply to COM
munications through the Red Croaa
20 war prisoners and antssnsa oivil.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
Confidence In Paris
That Enemy will Fail;
Foes purpose In Doubt
n <hs Associated Hsss,

PARIS. May. 2s.-Military opinion
u divided ~ to whether the German
drive on the Aisns front 10 an effort
to break through at Scissors and
make . dash for Paris by way Of
villers.cotterets. or whether It - q
maneuvsr preliminary to and for the
main attack against Amiens.
The hrst hypothesis seems to be the
more probable one from the fact that
the German crown prince, with the
pick Of the German army, 10 operating
In the attaok. Its immediate object
n tire capture Of the Chemin-des.
1amsA the Conds fort and the
lCfoouao plateau.
6nGnT inah11atena.sauu1ak .1ue -
Evening star., 1918-05-28
tN INSPECTORS AT WORK.
Examining An Meat for the Army
|, and Navy.

= 0x4x-ss-sn inspectors Of the bursau
81 animal industry Of the Department
tox Agriculture are now with the ARMY
inspecting the meat and meat prod
uots supplied for the soldiers, and
thasty others are silimlaxly enraxed
with the Navy.
Operations ers under federal supsr-
V1ston- from the time the live anfmsIs
pre driven into the slauEhterinS
houses until the finished product In
oeIyersd In good condition 70 the msss
oeoks.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
sSENfRIE PASSES new
In DEFICIENCY MEASURE

ne 6snats today passed the new
N1Usat dsdeisncy measure, carrying
113A ooa 0oo Including 100000, 900 for
'AoVs1nG government war workers.
NE bin WaS paased By the Houso
Hu6takdAH
~ Fhs original bill. approved ten days
kouSss tor war workers, but it left
the adnAnist1ation In the hands Of the
,e8ofstASy Of Labor. Az finally paused
~ the AouSe this administrative
kanetton 10 tntrusted to the President,
Evening star., 1918-05-28
Fishing Regulations Discussed.

As q means Of increasing the fish
catch of the coast of Maine, fishing
contemplated for the
period of the war were discussed
yesterday at a conference between
fish men and officials
Of the Food Administrations. AS a
result of this meeting, announcement
of new regulations probably will be
made in q few days.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
PLEA TO BR|TONS :. :
Io
-
BORNE BY PIGEONS.
Lady Reading Sends Mes
sage to New York Urging :
EnIistments for War.
AIMED TO AID RECRUITING

Flying TO their home in New York
city. are three carrier pigeons. each
bearing a message OF appeal from
Lady Reading. wife OF the British
ambassador to the United States. to
British subjects in this country to
enlist for war service.
The pigeons were released with
their messages at 11:lo O'Clock in the
yard of the British embassy. Lady
Reading had written the message.
which was placed in an aluminium
holder on the leg OF each bird.
After posing for photographer.
lin. each holding q pigeon. released
them: The other pigeon was given
It's liberty by Gen. r. D. Swinton, an
officer connected with the embassy.
The birds Immediately few high into
the air. and after making several
circles to get their bearings started
in a northeasterly direction toward
home.
Text Of the Message.
The message which the birds are
bearing follows:
This is the supreme crisis Of the
war. Honor and loyalty call every
British subject OF military age to the
nghting line. Our American comrades
are pouring across In their thousands.
Don't lag behind. Time presses. Come
now. Join your brothers who are in
arms to crush perfldy and cruelty ana
to win freedom and happiness for q
suffering world"
Aid to Recruiting Campaign.
The flight Of the messaee-bearine
pigeons is In connection with q re.
crutting campaign Of British and Ca
madam men in New York city. Tho
birds are expected to reach their home
between and 3 o'clock this afternoon
and the message from Lady Reading ID
to be read from the stage Of q theater
at 86th street and Broadway. where
the recruiting is being held.
The pigeons used today are from the
American Racing Pigeon Union. which
Is training birds for service Of the
United States Army and Navy.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
IGERMaNS IN ADVANCE
4; WIIH PEACE PARLEY, ON
lAaAaDciatse Prses.

/ MOSCOW. Saturday. May 25.-Al-
Sbo19b peace negotiations between
1ss1A And UkrainiA have now begun at
zosN H. Germans have broken the arm.
S(De3es On the Yoronezh front, occupying
A4bo town Of Valiuki altar four days
~ 6ghtine and making . further ad-
Evening star., 1918-05-28
Tampa Cigalamakers End Strike

TAMPA. Fla, May 2s.-The strike
Of 10000 cigar makers. which has
been In progress hero for several
weeks. practically ended last night.
when the Cigar Manufacturers' Asso.
citation signed q new scale Of wages
and m Agreement to arhitrata aa to
nfxAaSas,A ,Giaaxa0anun lkso10nTN ." -
Evening star., 1918-05-28
A Natural Question.

11om NJ Oooeoo Transcript
sMamma have I any ohildrenf's
asked six-ysar-old Dorothy
-of course not, dear. What do you
AeAar'
wen. the preacher spoke In church
this morning about childrsn's chill.
11Sn1 nlfEnn6a1Adl3f Ihadsanx1
Evening star., 1918-05-28

French troops. who secured q number
'on the remainder Of the British
front the situation ID unchanged"
Germanys offensive on the new
front In France 10 not on the extern
sive soale Of previous Teuton attacks.
tho Evening Standard says It UNDER
stands. At one point In the neigh-
borhood Of Rheims. the Newspaper
says, the Germans pressed back the
British troops for q short distance.
Uss Vast Quantity Of Gas Shells.
Tho Reuter- correspondent At head
quarters in France describes the Ger
man bombardment as scarcely less
violent than that which heralded the
German offensive on March 81. Gas
shells were employed in great Quanti-
ties and the bombardment and anfan-
try attack between 6oissons and
Rheims were on q moro formidable
scale than in Flanders.
The Germans, according to this COR
respondent employed their familiar
formattons-dense WAVES Of infantry
following closSH in tho wake Of q
lifting barrage. md they pushed fresh
troop0 up with characteristic reok-
lessness.
among tho signs Of q resumption
Of the grand offensive are that the
enemy 10 heavily shslling our far
back areas with high velocity guns
ana also his airmen are unusually
venturesome." continues tho dispatch.
"A note Of confidence comes in the
reports from the battle front"
Evening star., 1918-05-28
q. s. Consul Botkin Dead.

The death Of Theodosius Botkin.
American consul at Campbellton, New
Brunswick. was reported to the State
Department today. Botkin entered
the consular service in 1906. His
home was at Salt Lake City.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
MANY GERMANS HANGED
FOR MUTINY IN EAST
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. -
MOSCOW. Saturday, May 26-rws-
divisions OF German troops in thA.
Dvinsk region refused to obey orders
to proceed to tho French front.
Prince Leopold Of Bavaria came to
investigate and many mutineers were
hanged and dozens condemned to.
hard labor for life. 81.
Evening star., 1918-05-28

At an auction at Center market
yesterday the Hotel Lafayette pur-
Chased 8 calf which was donated for
auction sale by the National Hotel
Supply Company for the beneflt Of
the Red Cross. The price paid was 500.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
Will Not Lead Boston Orchestra.

LONDON. May 2s.-Sir Henry Jo-
seph Wood has decided not to accept
the offer to become conductor of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra He will
remain in London.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
RED CROSS NOTES.

Jules Demonet. "a. seven years old.
picked wild flowers last week and
sold them for 91o.e5. which amount
he contributed to the RED Cross.
This was announced at liberty Hut
last night and evoked great applause.
Evening star., 1918-05-28

sylvia strsus, = little girl whose
home II near Dupont Circle. sold
and collected 325.45 from the sale Of
tho flowers.
Evening star., 1918-05-28

Children Of Randolph place north
west rave q performance Of "Cin-
derella. for the benefit Of the Red
Cross Saturday.
Evening star., 1918-05-28
confers with Friends at Capitol
BATTLES COON, KAIsER's
FORCES CONTINUING TO
DEVELOP HEAVY ATTACKS

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1918-05-28
German onciaI Reports.

BERLIN. via London. May 27.-rhe
battle for possession OF the Chemin
des Danes has been raging since
early morning. Troops of the Ger
man crown prince have taken the
ridge by storm along the whole Of it's
extension and now are fighting on the
Aisne, according to the official state
ment issued by the war once tonight.
The text Of the statement reads:
In the battle regions Of Flanders.
on the Lys battlefield and on both
sides Of the Somme and the Ayre ar
ttllery fighting has become more in
tense.
South Of Laon tho battle for possess
sion Of the Chemin des Danes has
been raging since early morning. The
troops of the crown prince have taken
the ridge by storm along the whole of
its extension and now are fighting ON
the Aisne."
The German Official statement rela-
tive to events on the battle front Sum
day. issued by the war office today
reads:
"English prisoners were captured in
. successful raid southwest Of Net
eren. The artillery activity did not
revive on the battle front until after
noon. The enemy artillery was e.
pecially active in the KENNEL region,
on the northern bank Of the Lys, be-
tween Arras and Albert ana on the
western bank Of the Avre.
"Reconnoitering activity continued
to be lively"
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-12
DID WORK OF HIGH ORDER
Designs Wrought by Ancient Peruvian
Dyers Have Been Given Much
Praise by Experts.

The ancicnts Of Peru, by II curious
coincidcnce--for there could not pos.
sibly have been any intercourse with
their contemporaries In India and
Egypt-Seem TO have used much the
same Kind of processes In printing
their designs upon the fabrics they
manufactured. Both Herodotus and
Pliny, among early historians, have
told Us about the cloths of vegetable
fiber made by the ancients but in all
likelihood the fabrics Of the Peruvians
were Of even n more remote date. In
some respects the methods OF today
bear strong resemblance to the older
practice. The chief difference con-
slsts In the patterns now being en-
graved upon copper rollers and several
colors being printed Mt one time. Just
as today the colorlng matter OF dyes
IL not affixed by merely printing II on
the material, but Is secured by means
Of substance known rs mordant, so
did the Peruvians make use of n prop
erty which caused the dye to adhere
and TO withstand Il test of thousands
of years wear and tear. Experts have
declared that in the direction of tech
meal and artistic value the designs In
question have no equal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-12
RAT IS FRIEND OF MINERS
Workers Warned OF Coming catas-
trophe When the Rodents Leave
Tunnel---Are Fed by Men.

Investigators of mining conditions
and the peculiar dangers to which
miners are subjected recently have
taken much interest in the practice
OF Western gold miners to make pets
of the rats which commonly infcst
mines. On the mother lode Of Cali
forna It has been found that the
miners invariably feed the rats and
take care of them, believing that the
rodents are n source of protection
against accident, says Our Dumb AMI
mails. This Is due, the men say, to the
instinct of the rats, which warns them
when tunnel Is unsafe. And when
the rats leave n tunnel II is almost i'm.
possible to get the miners To work
there. This recalls the belief among
sailors that rats will leave n doomed
ship. The miners also have found that
rats are much more susceptible than
humans to the dangerous gases that
so often cause loss of life In the mines
Long before the miners themselves are
affected by these gases the rats be-
come sick and show symptoms OF dis
tress. So the men keep close watch
Of the rats good health.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-12
CITY'S HIGH TITLE
Cuban Capital Given Long Name,
by Royal Decree.
Has Been Considerably Shortened to
Habana, but That Was Not Its APP.
pellation In 1634--Plaee Had
Remarkable Growth.

The full name of the capital OF Cuba
is san CrlstObul de In Ilnbunn. In 1884
royal decree conferred upon the city
the sounding title, "Llave del Nuevo
Mundo y Antemural de las lndias Oc-
cidentales" which signifies key of the
New World and Bulwark of the West
Indies In emphasis, the coat of arms
of the municipality bears symbolic
key ana representations Of the for
trcsscs of MORO, punto and Fuerza.
lIabauu is one of the several towns
founded 10y the governor, Diego We
la.quez. He placed II upon the south
coast, where the town of EatubunO
nuw stands. 1t was shortly removed
to its present position and rapidly IL
grew to Ice the chief center OF the
Island and one of the most important
places In the new world. La Fuerzu,
the oldest fertilization in the city, was
erected near the close of the sixteenth
century. Shortly aftcrward, Philip
the Second of Spain ordered the con-
struCtion of the puntn and Moro
forts, FOR the protection of the har.
official residence OF the governor of
tire island was transferred from San
tiago de Cuba to IIabu.la.
In 1850, the population OF Habana
was hardly more than three thousand,
but In the following two or three dec
AIDES II doubled owing to u large I'M
migration of Spanlards from jamaica.
10 IN al 70, h.,
the commercial center of the Spanish
American possessions, and the Olncl-
pal rendezvous of the royal fleets that
carried on the trade monopoly between
Spain and America. The walls In
closing the city were commenced In
1871 and finished 30 years later.
A map of the city at the beginning
Of the nineteenth century strikingy
illustrates its rapid growth. Then the
residences were almost I'LL intrumural,
or within the walls. Large estancias
and huertas occupied ground which Is
now intersected 10y paved streets and
covered with substantial buildings.
The first impression made upon the
visitor is OF the massive character of
lllt IuiS Nllui
is more pronounced than in any other
Latiu-American city. The building ma
teral generally used is II cOuglomerate
of marine material. which hardens on
exposure to the air Ii is hewn into
great blocks, and so used In cOnstruc-
ton. Walls are usually covered with
stucco or plaster, and cOlored In u
variety Of tints. Roofs are either fiat,
or built of the old Spanish tiles. The
effect. which il enhanced by the pres
ence almost everywhere of trees and
shrubs, is pleasing in the extreme.
The most interesting portion Of
Habana Is that which formerly lay
within the walls. The houses here
have for the most part been converted
into business purposes, but few per-
sons still cling to their old homes
Forbes Lindsay, In Cuba and Her
People of Today"
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-12
New Soldier.

Gen. Leonard Wood said at a din
ner in Washington:
"a new soldier is apt to be nervous,
apt 10 make mistakes, but this Is no
sign of cowardice. 1t soon wears off.
"A new soldier was having his first
experience of night duty. The PASS
word was discount
"As the soldier paced back and forth
In the darkness. a black figure sudden
ly bounced up before him.
"Hat! Who goes thereY he chal-
lenged.
"a friend was the reply.
"'Advance friend said the new SOL
der. Advance and give the discount
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-12
General ToWnshend,s TrIumphs.


Like palm tree in the arid
stretches through which he fought
stands out the selection OF Gen.
Charles V. +. Townshend to bear to
the agents of the allies the Turkish
offer of surrender, observed the New
York Herald recently. Two years and
a half ago. almost to day, GenSal
Townshend and 5000 men, the rem
nant of his army Of $4,000. ran up the
white flag in Kut-el-Amara after a
siege OF l43 days and surrendered to
the Turks, while 10000 other British
soldiers III miles away battled inef-
fectually to break through the Turkish
ring to the beleaguered force.
Now General Townshend has OBJ
tanned his satisfaction. That he, a
prisoner OF war. should have been Sc
lected to carry this fateful message,
fateful to all Christendom. as well as
to what remains of the Turkish EN-
pire, is unique tribute to gallant
soldier from the government he and
those under his command served so
faithfully.