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Evening star., 1918-08-03
Harrying the Hun.

If the German reserves have been
drawn upon as heavily as the increased
resistance to allied attacks on the Sois-
sons Rheims front during the past few
days would indicate, Germany's mill
tary situation on the western front be-
comes indeed dangerously weakened.
There would seem to be little doubt
that forces held for an attack else
where have been hurried into the
Marne salient, to hold back the jaws
Of the wise set in motion by Foch. Only
by means of such reserves could the
crown princes army have been extri-
Gated from the salient. All accounts of
the fighting clearly show tremen-
dous loss. Whatever our own losses
have been-and they have been doubt
less heavy, as the attacking force must
always pay the penalty Of the aggres-
sive-they cannot have been as great
as those of the enemy, who has hurled
masses Of men in desperate counter
attacks against allied units, which
would not yield and always returned
ultimately to carry their objective po-
sitions.
During the past thirty-six hours the
situation north of the Marne has de-
veloped decidedly to allied advantage.
Closing in on all sides, east, south
and west, the French, British and
Americans havo forced a further re-
treat of the enemy. But they have
accomplished more than mere "short-
ening of the line" as the German
news correspondents say. They have
suddenly broken down the barrier at
the German right flank, taking Sois-
sons, which has been under their fire
for some days, and reached the Aisne
several miles to the east of that city.
This gives them a position of very
great advantage over the enemy, who
is now hemmed in between the Vesle
and the advancing allied line. All
their routes of communication are un-
der fire. The railroad from scissors
to Rheims is of no use to them now
for purposes of communication and
supply or for the Immediately pressing
purpose of retreat, for it runs parallel
to their retiring front, and the two
branches, one running southwest from
Bazoehes and the other southeast from
Fismes. are raked and cut by allied
artillery throughout. Between the
Vesle and the Aisne there are no north
and south rail lines within the area
Of retreat, and only three main roads.
The loss of Scissors causes serious
dislocation of the German line, which
may result in disaster if the allies are
successful in pressing the attack up the
valley of the Aisne. Indeed, it is quite
possible for Foch, through a continua-
tion of his present movement in that
quarter, to compel a general with
drawal to the west of scissors to
new base line. Another "Hindenburg
retreat" is by no means improbable as
a result of the German miscalculation
of allied strength and daring in con-
sequence of which the crown princes
army was sent across the Marne three
weeks ago.
Evening star., 1918-08-03

The man who used to complain about
his taxes Is now paying vastly more
and doing it with good grace. The
object for which the money is raised
has q great deal to do with taxation
sentiment.
Evening star., 1918-08-03

It is admitted that q fight which
fails to stop at the German border can
not be alluded to by Hindenburg as "a
strategic retreat
Evening star., 1918-08-03

People now ride in day coaches and
handle their own luggage. The rail-
roads, once tempters to luxury, are now
educators in self help.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHu.ANpER JOHNSON.

Speaking From Previous Experience.
al thought you said you knew some
thing about cooking" said the ser
geant.
IT did say 3d." admitted Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley. .a.#
"Well, how do you make hasn't"
"You dom make it. It jes' accumu-
iates."
Evening star., 1918-08-03

An opportunity to grab a strap in
street car is luxury which, If it be-
comes much rarer, will deserve to have
a tax put on it.
Evening star., 1918-08-03

Information travels SO slowly in Rus
sia that it takes a long time for the
general population to find out that the
Germans are claiming possession. When
the discovery is made affairs may take
on a different aspect.
Evening star., 1918-08-03

Emperor Karl is entitled to some
indignant protest as he recalls that
Austria went in with the understand
ing that the U-boats would win the
war.
Evening star., 1918-08-03

Widows and orphans in German
homes are supposed to derive great
consolation from the fact that the kai-
ser and his six sons are still safe.
Evening star., 1918-08-03

"Greater Washington" arrived with
a suddenness which even the most en-
thusiastic prophets Of prosperous ex-
pansion did not expect.
Evening star., 1918-08-03

It may be assumed that the once i'm
portant factor "the German vote" has
disappeared for good and all from
American politics.
Evening star., 1918-08-03

The American soldier would rather
fight than eat; offering an immense
contrast to the profiteer who would
rather eat than fight.
Evening star., 1918-08-03

The people Of Germany have about
lost hope that Crown Prince Willie will
throw away his powder puff and put on
a gas mask.
Evening star., 1918-08-03

The fourth liberty loan will be a
bigger national celebration than the
Fourth Of July.
Evening star., 1918-08-03

This years wheat crop is bumper,
but the winters coal crop is still in
doubt.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
A Luxury.

A Luxury.
"They ought to tax all 1uxuries."
~Yes," commented Senator Sorghum; !;
@and they ought to put a special rate
on these boys who derive 50 much idle
enjoyment from hearing themselves
talk"
Evening star., 1918-08-03

But You Don't.
When the breeze is sort o. mellow,
here an there,
And the leaves are turnin' yellow In
the glare,
Then the waters lightly swishin'
Set your weary mind a-wishin'
An you quit an go a-fishin-n you
dare.
When a cooler zephyr mingles to de-
That touch Of autumn tingles through
the air,
While the clouds so slowly shiftin'
Forms an colors strange are iftin',
Then you quit an go a.driftin'-if you
dare.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
Homes and Homes.

Homes and Homes.
aHome is where the heart is," ex-
claimed the man Of sentiment.
fsYes," replied Miss Cayenne; 1un-
less it's the kind Of home that takes
the heart out Of man."
Evening star., 1918-08-03
Relaxation.

Now let the purse strings still relax
Until the work is done;
For every time you pay a tax
You help to get Hun.
Evening star., 1918-08-03
A Reasonable Hope.

"It won't be so easy to drink a
mans health when prohibition is COM
plete."
"Maybe. But let's hope that with
less drink thereM be more health"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-23
Practically All FoodstuiTs Are
Short, Transportation Is Par
aly2ed and There Is General
Commercial Stagnation.
EGGS ARE LIMITED TO
CHILDREN UNDER THREE
Then Each Child Can Have Only
-Four q Month Street Cars and
Lighting Plants Suspend oper-
ations Due to Fuel Shortage.

Petrograd, Jan. 23-S Since the
dissolution Of the constituent as.
sembly and the disappearance of
any immediats hope OF reconcilia-
tion the striving political parties,
public attention in north Russia is
centered on the bread shortage,
the lack Of practically all food
stulis, the breakdown of transpor-
tation and the commercial stagna-
tion as the result of the closing
OF the bank
Moscow, Petrograd and al the
larger cities of north Russia have
little bread
The bread allowance in Petro
grad today has been reduced 10 q
quarter of pound daily and the
food commission has limited eggs
TO children under three years, each
child to have four eggs a month
But eggs are not obtainable at any
price The commission also has
limited fresh meat 10 children be.
tween the ages OF three and
twelve, with half pound monthly
TO each child. Potatoes have been
substituted Cor bread az Novgorod
and many other places IN north
Russia, but the cost is equivalent
to l8 cents per pound IN Petro
grad and consequently the masses
OF the people can not buy them
A general suspension OF passen
ger trains began today in an ef
fort to speed the transportation OF
foodstuiI5 from Siberia and south
Russia 10 the north. Members Of
the railway men s unions are re
naming at their posts trying 10
maintain transportation, but loco
motives and cars are badly dis
abled ard traffic Is hindered By
the masses of wandering soldiers
from all sections Of the country
who insist that their trains have
precedence over freight Virtual
ly all trains arriving al Petrogrdd
are crowded with soldiers, the
windows IN many of the passenger
coaches having been broken by
the passengers to get air.
Former bank employees in Mos
COW and Petrograd sill refuse TO
work under the direction OF the
Smolny institute Withdrawals
on checks are limited to 500 rubles
to each depositor daily and long
lines form at the banks because of
the long delays ana difficulties in
getting money Bolsheylki agents
are opening safe deposit boxes
and conhscating boarded gold and
silver for the government and
turning boarded paper money in.
to current accounts for the owners,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-23
j. s. NFANTRYMEN
KILLED IN ACTION
IN FRANCE JAN. q
General Pershing Reports Death
of Four, but Gives No Details
Army Officers Are Unable to
Fathom the Matter.

.h'ugtuu Jam r5 90 ,u 'IlI
Pr:shlng tnduE reported three Amer
.Dau infantry mou Killed u action "H
january 20 llo gave un details Tho
HuII I-p.
private \.ncr, cook. W,-, Almond
~
Private Harr, Y German, o,tavua
Va
Private Leo .. HIdi. C'.toilub o.
Th,-, are thp first report. uf Wra
Killed u action iu mur. tuIn l"'
mouth.. lu tho opinion of army off,
GERS hero th. appearance ui KILLED n
action. 900 The reports duo~ not u".'--
sarily m,lr that American battalion,
have returned tu front '.ao Trenches
COR further training after au ,'".u''
of SOME weeks bar that i- the inter-
prct1tiun up.ug generally placed "u
the news
Fog miutt, reasons tho war depart
m,ur d.cIr,I today Goo .uf whether I
d"f.uItp sector h1- h,,n .aN,u over .E
the American.
Dl.uuItis- resulting uum ptr'ig.wr
ruu ut Americans u I UrreuuuI..riu'
.r'y conducted ny French troops q"
rum % cn1uc, hI, N .n"m, nu'I'.E
among H pJru af dispatch ld'l-.
would aI ur reported .ud.r tu. h"rI
uf NUci u H.uuu Arm, "'.
pointed uut l'en tNu occasional -h'..
.rl, exchanged 1910 alone lhy from. I..
lno putpu-, af u,,rNIug RANGES ur ;"
t,.uoIi-h 90 jr.Un.,-Hw. ..n.Ha. I'"In'
.u the ..n.r .la, ard 'ha' u'u a.I'.H
a- ID result .f -a.h v>ruau.H. Hr" '...
.d,r,d nu n.N. fd".u in action
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-23
Practically All News Has Been
Suppressed German Press Also
Told to Refrain from Telling
Truth About the Conditions.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
BALKED BY TEUToNs
Kaiser's Attitude on Occupied
Territories Not Acceptable TO
Bolshcviki or Ulrainians; Calm
Reigns on Fighting Fronts.

with more than one million
workers on strike and widespread
reports of disorders in Austria
and Hungary, the situation in the
dual monarchy is beclouded, the
censorship having stifled all news
The German censorship also has
prohibited German newspapers
from telling. of the situation in
Austria,
Efforts Of Austrian statesmen to
quiet the hungry people in their
demand for peace apparently
failed Of their purpose and the
censorship which permitted the
promises of the government S
spokesmen to reach the outside
world, again has resumed its
vigor The trouble is said TO be
deep seated and is a mixture of
war WEAKNESS, hunger and anti
GeTmanism
Seemingly, the one strong hope
OF Austrian leaders in quieting the
tumult is in the success of the
negotiations at Brest- Litovsk with
Russia ana the Ukraine. The Ger
man attitude on occupied terri.
tories has balked the conclusion OF
peace with Russia and the central
powers have been unable TO agree
to a treaty with the Ukraine, A
peace with the Ukraine would
open the food producing territory
of little Russia to the Austrian'
who have been refused food by
Hungary
Little news has come from Ger
many on the political situation
there. but it is indicated that the
Austrian emperor is not unmind
full that the trouble in his owl
land may change Emperor Viii
liam to change his attitude towarC
the peace negotiations II is re
ported that further pan-GermaI
attempts to hold meetings III Ger
many have been broken up by
peace adherents.
The refusal on the part Of Ger
many to give guarantee of tn
evacuation of occupied territorie
is emphasized IN a long statemen
dealing with the peace negotia
tions at Rrest. Litovsk issnet
through the BOlsheviki TELEGRAPH
agency. The statement speculate
on the attitude of the German
during the negotiations and add
that the significance of the pou
parlers is that il stripped the i'm
perialists Of their false prefer
tions to democratic principles.
On the lighting fronts the sil
uation is unchanged. Small raid
and spirited artillery actions a
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-23
WHOLE OF NORTH RUSSIA FACES STARVA TTON
A AUSTRLANS CONTINUE THEIR PEACE CLAMOt

various points are the only activ-
tiles on the western and Italian
fronts. There have been no fur.
ther Bulgarian attacks in Mace.
donia, but in Albania the French
have repulsed enemy reconnais.
sances in the Skumbi valley.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-23
Wilson Presented
With First Rifle
OF Enfield Design

Washington. Jan. - -thr Tir.t
Nm'riCauiScd Iuficid vile uru'd
uut ~ tie Winchester ulaut Ter
Nmcticuu trrup~ niruHd Wl~ pc.
>rntrd to-day to pfc~idgut Nil-u"
lu b, preserved ~ u pvi-1nul -un.
,Cuir.
The president was told the riflc,
ate lciug made az the rJtc ui 1000
u drN. Whk'h d. SuO morr thIn ever
Wcrc turned uut Tor tl'. British
arm, at the same plaui
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-23
NEW MEXICO WEATHER

Tonight and Thursday. fair with
rising temperature.
Evening star., 1918-06-30

(lHuSefauon Uy courtesy OF Munseys . MagAxne)
The breeze. which had fallen light.
died to a calm. and it was not until
the next day that he came up with
the stranger. She proved to be the
schooner Alfred H. Partridge Of New
York, bound for Matamoras. Mexico.
The schooner was laden with arms
and clothing for Texans. and the
captains bond for $4,000 was ac-
cepted as a guarantee for the safe
delivery of the cargo to citizens OF
the Confederate states.
This capture was effected on June
Z. The next prize was made two days
later. when the brig Mary Alvina.
bound from Boston to New Orleans.
and laden with commissary stores for
the Federal fleet, was captured after
an exciting chase. Four days went by
without bringing any new prizes. and
then the average was restored by
three made in one day.
The first of these was the schooner
SCHNEIDER Of Philadelphia. captured
on the morning of June IL. A few
hours later the Kate Stewart, another
Philadelphia tern. came idling down
the wind and was made prize Their
crews swelled the number of prison.
ers on board the Clarence to a dan
gerous proportion, and when the
bark Tacony hove in sight and was
captured after q short chase, Read
realized tnac ne must make q carter
of one of his prizes and transfer his
prisoners to her.
He also realized that these would
Immediately spread the alarm Of
brig marauding OF the coast and that
a feet Of Federal cruisers would
promptly be searching for the Ciar-
ence and holding up everything of a
brig rig. To meet this danger, he
decided on a plan as original as it
was audacious.
Putting his prisoners on one of the
schooners. he burned the other. Then.
after the hurrying cartel was out of
sight. he proceeded to the execution
of his plan; this being to transfer
himself, popgun and crew to the
black -hulled, bluf-bowed bark. to
sink the nimble little Clarence, and
thus to befog pursuers. With releas-
ed prisoners spreading the alarm Of
q clean-lined, white-painted brig.
what pursuer would think OF investi-
eating a numbering, biack-hulled
bark?
It was with many regrets that Read
quilted his nimble little craft. He
had found her the heetest Of her type
adoat. but he did not know whether
it was the wit of man or the finger
Of good fortune which had fashioned
Evening star., 1918-06-30

anchored in a blight. was a sioop Of
war from whose gan rippled the Stars
and Stripes. Read hoisted the same
emblem and sauntered past. those on
the corvette never suspecting that the
little brig slipping by with SO meek an
aspect carried an unimportant gun on
her deck and an important secret In
her heart.
Clearing the passage. the brig found
a strong north wind. one that held for
several days. 1t was a wind good
enough for sailing craft bound to the
southward. but one that drove north
bound vessels scattering to east and
west with yards braced sharp up.
tacks boarded and sheets hauled aft.
It sent the Clarence slanting alter
nately to the eastward and westward
as she tackled up the coast.
It was while she was buffeting
against this head wind that a sail was
described bowling along before 1t.
Narrowly watching her approach.
Read SO laid his course as to bring the
Clarence across the bow of the
stranger. Then came the bang Of the
toy gun and the hoisting of the Con-
federate flag at the gaff.
The stranger, which was seen to be
the same rig as the Clarence. was so
little impressed by the faint thud OF
the toy weapon and the little bulb of
white smoke streaming away to lee
WATu lN6l BIC uCClOSu u Try uCT uSClS
against those of the challenger, and
hurriedly sent studdingsails aloft.
Meanwhile the Clarence had wheeled
and was also running before the wind.
With the fugitive on his port beam
and but a short pistol-shot away,
Read soon saw that his nimble racer
had no need Of extra canvas to outsail
the chase.
When the little gun banged again,
throwing shot about as big as a
base ball across the bow of the chase.
the fugitive saw that there was no
chance of running away, and reluc-
family took in her studdingsails and
hove to to await the pleasure of her
captors. She proved to be the brig
Whistling Wind. bound for New Or
leans and laden with coal for Farra-
CUTS f1eet, then operating In the Mis-
sissippi river. In looking over her
papers Read found that she had been
insured by the federal government for
$14.S0o.
Evening star., 1918-06-30

her on such lines as to enable her to
outsail her betters. Whichever 1t
was. she took the secret of 1t with
her. Read scuttling the brig after
making his transfer to the bark.
After watching the SCHNEIDER burn
Read sheeted home the dingy sails
of the somber bark and set out in
pursuit of a sail. Being overhauled.
his next victim proved to be the bark
Arabella. an enemy ship, but carry
was bonded for thirty thousand dol
lars and allowed to proceed.
Although Read had been lighting
his ocean bondres all the way from
Cuba to Hatteras. no knowledge of
his depredations had reached shore.
schooner landed the prisoners. Among
them was Capt. Munday. master Of the
Tacony. He lost no time In taking q
train for Washington, and on ar
rival there made breathless report
Of pirate" who was capturing and
burning right and left.
X
In the papers Of the Southern His
in 1895. there is contained the only
connected reference to Reads raid
along the coast which I have been
able to find. Describing the sensation
which the unexpected news Of his
depredattons had caused, the writer
says:
Nothing could better illustrate the power
and splendid resources Of the United States
government at this time. and the magnificent
discipline Of the Navy Department. than the fact
that notwithsta nding they were bIockading with
an iron Gordon q coast Of 8. 600 miles, and
cupying the inland rivers to the extent of .. 900
miles. and had twenty-1 cruisers in search of
the Confederate steamers Alabama and Florida,
in less than three days from the reception Of
the news Of the appearance of the Clarence
there were thirty two armed vessels oct the
high seas In search Of her. Four left Hampton
roads on the night Of June l3. i've left New
Hork on the morning Of the 18th and the re-
naming twenty three got out from Boston.
New York. Philadelphia and Hampton roads on
the 18th and 10th.
In the next ten days-ttll June 28-there
were fifteen more vessels sent out after her.
IN obedience to the urgent appeals. petitions and
clamors Of the owners, underwriters and cham
bers Of commerce Of the various seaboard cities
along the northern coast, whose commerce was
being destroyed. To understand fully the al
most panic effect in these cities, It might be
well to say that they had been comparatively
free from such . visitation 20 close at home.
Another Of those landed by the car
Evening star., 1918-06-30

Setting fire to the prise. he stood
away In chase Of another sail that
had been sighted to the northward,
Evening star., 1918-06-30
By WALTER SCOTT MERIwETHER.

n -
another smoke-blown June saw
the same kind of commotion OF
q our North Atlantic seaboard as
has been caused by the German sub
marines. There is another similarity.
The high tide at Gettysburg was
flooding, as is now the high tide of
German strength along the western
front.
The difference is this: In the matter
of this sea raid of our coast history
will doubtless make full mention The
no less spectacular one of 1868 was
overshadowed by Gettysburg and ne
elected by all historians of the civil
war.
story in itself Several years ago
was a guest on board the battleshfp
Alabama. Her executive officer. the
late Commander Richard Henderson,
happened to know of one of the ad-
venturous crew of this narrative and
told the story as it had been told to
-him-sketched rather than filled In
1t interested me very much ana
found time to follow one clue after
another. until 1 finally pieced togeth-
er enough authenticated material to
venture into print, the late Admiral
Dewey. who had been a classmate of
the daring young Navy officer of this
sketch, affording much valuable data.
Magae;ne which nuhIisbed the mat
ter in its issue of July. 1915. The Sun
day Star is permitted to reproduce
that part of the memoir of Lieut..
Charles w. Read. Confederate States
M;S, ,miah - nn AZ so ,,non IIn;on sbin-
ping along the Atlantic coast. causing
the same commotion as has been
Drought ABOUT Dy the Serhah faioefs.
**
por, :, yo,,o ,orn+v Mississ;nni
~
and educated at Annapolis Read was
nineteen years of age when the civil
49, broke ont He was then a mid
shipman. serving on the Pownatan, an
old sidewheeler stationed at Vera
.Cruz When news came that his state
s,-s
had seeded he promptly resigned
but his resignation was not accepted
until the vesss, ra.cbad Naw york
some months later.
His resignation having been ac-
'cepted. he reported to the Confederate
secretary of the navy, and was as
signed to duty with the Mississippi
hotilla. Having distinguished him
self there. he Joined the Confederate
commerce destroyer rloTlua, at lnat
time under the command Of Capt. J.
NeWiand Maht, and oiockaoeo IN
91oDie- history mas toio now on
SAnuary hignt IN 1923 thas ehterpris-
AnS nia on ran 49, .he ,tt Dio . ..;.
ra,;,,a ns .,,ins =, n 1aea" uhaS
fha ra;dar nfy The coes+ ~ samth
America nursued and ovartook the
brig Clarence coffee laden and honnd
from Rio de Janeiro to Baltimore.
The captured brig was finely modelled
and had such a wide spread of can
vas that it was only the triumph of
steam over the light breezes Of that
latitude which enabled the Florida to
overhaul her
Looklhg at ner nne iines ana ample
uspaS 3a canvas heao WenL 70 nis
Soanae Soarad @ WCm ,eSuess eh4t 1t
young officer's Command.
The captain hesitated. He thought
experfence He tbompht moreover nf
the complications of marine interna-
Slonaa iaw ana now Wen one must
distinguish the rights of neutrais and
to know to what extent cargoes ship
PEG Dy neotrals put carried IN an
over. the brig wouid neeS a creW and
. battery, and he could i'll spare men
OF guns.
But the young Missfssippian man
eSeo 10 meet All objections, undertake