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Evening star., 1918-04-07
being built 10 the spur which 10 az
pected to put tho full force OF the coun-
try At this vital task.

being built is the spur which IL az
pected to put the full force OF the coun-
try at this vital task.
-7 Strides in Nobilizing Labor.
Besides the work Of the executive de-
partments Of the government, the year
has seen tremendous strides In the
mobiIixatio Of labor, industry. science
and Invention with the sole aim OF
winning the war. Hundreds OF busi-
ness and professional men have given
up private interests to serve the gov
ernYnent at nominal pay. Business and
manufacture have given the best Of their
secrets Whatever criticism has been
made of the lack of coordination OF all
these tremendous resources and pow
er, none ever has charged that pri-
vate interest has withheld them.
What Is expected to be one OF the
miEhtiest weapons toward winning the
war is the War Trade Board. created
for the purpose OF cutting of supplies
to Germany through the adjacent neu-
trails. AS the war goes on, officials say.
the work Of this organization cannot
be underestimated.
A year OF war. all omctals concede,
finds shortcoming and defects. but 1t
is contended no more than might have
been expected from a peaceful nation
suddenly reorganized to a war basis.
President Wilson in a recent declara-
ton pronounced the present year the
vital one in the winning of the war.
As the resources of America now being
gathered get to the battle fronts with
q mighty rush, they are fully expected
to carry the allies through to victory.
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Congress has authorized $2.094,000, 900.
appropriated- for the U. s. Shipping
Board and the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration. On March l $353.247.s65.S7
Of this money had been expended. The
Emergency Fleet Corporation had
requisitioned March 425 steel vessels
and contracted for 72 steel vessels,
making q total Of 1.145 steel ships. Of
an aggregate dead weight tonnage Of
s,164,50s tons; it had let contracts for
40 wooden vessels, aggregating ap-
proxirnately 1,716,000 dead weight tons
and it had repaired and put into op-
Grafton $4,000 dead weight tonnage
seized from Germany and Austria.
Many other items. some Of them little
known, enter into the items of the gov
ernment's participation in the war.
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Soviet Government in Russia
a Growing Menace TO Germany

Negotiations between the Russian
Ukrainian rada for the establishment
of mutual frontiers begin tomorrow.
This doesn't affect the struggle inside
the. Ukraine between the rada and
Ukrainian soviets. The rada. seeing
growing hostility to its power among
the peasantry owing to the introduction
of German troops, was inclined to try
to come to terms with the soviets. but
on the insistence Of German officers 1t
decided to continue civil war.
Events in the Ukraine have proved
that without German troops the bour-
geoise rada could never have imposed
itself on the population. similar story
is being played out in Finland, where
the Germans have landed near Hango.
II the Finnish soviets are overthrown, as
seems inevitable. the Finnish buor-
geoise government, like that of the
Ukraine. will depend on Germany.
Evening star., 1918-04-07

system. letter, Salt-rheum, Eczema,
Erysipelas, Boils, Carbuncles, En-
larged Glands, S~ellings, and all
Hood and Skin Diseases. from a COM
mon blotch or eruption to scrofuia,
are benefited by it.
In building up needed flesh and
strength of pale. puny, scrofulons
children, nothing can equal it. In
liquid or.tablet form. Tablets. 60c.
FOR GOOD HEALTH AND LONG
LFE-Do not eat meat more than
once 4 day. DRINK plenty of water.
exercise outdoors. and take pleasant
laxative at least once week. Such
. one Is inside Of May-apple, root of
jalap. juite of aloes, sugsr-coated.
and fr4 made mp and sold Is Dr..
Eiercef Pleasant Pellets = nearly
ffty ysEs ago
Evening star., 1918-04-07
EXHIBITED GUN, SHOOTS 3.
Mysterious Firing in Kentucky Laid
to Boys Curiosity.

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY, April ga
machine gun. ostensibly unnamed,
brought here by detachment from
Camp Zachary Taylor as an exhibit in
connection with liberty loan, demon
stration, suddenly began to pump lead
into q crowd in the courthouse yard
here today. injuring three persons.
Mrs. Willard Osborn and Charles Smith
were shot in the thigh and Price Hand
ley, a lad. was wounded in the knee.
An investigation failed to reveal the
force which fired the gun. but the
curiosity of small boy is believed to
have been responsible.
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OFFICERS BODY ARRIVES.
Lieut.. Commander Elliott Was Ex.
ecutive Aboard DESTROYER Manley.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, April s.-The
body of Lieut.. Commander Richard
Mccall Elliot, jr.. who was killed by an
explosion aboard the United States de-
stroyer Manley. when the vessel colltd-
ed with British ;warship in European
waters. March 10. arrived here today.
The coffin was draped with the Ameri-
can flag and will be sent to Philadel-
flcer =
Lieut.. Commander Elliot, who was
executive officer of the Manley, was
thirty years old.
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Bill in Interest of Red Cross.
A bill authorizing national banks to
contribute to the Red Cross was passed
yesterday by the Senate. It was re-
ported favorably in the House Friday
Evening star., 1918-04-07
SHOWS PROGRESS
WAR PREPARATION
Official Review Is Made by
Committee on Public
Information.
TWELVE BILLION EXPENSE

Progress Of war preparation in the
first year of the participation Of the
United States is contained in an official
review made public through the COM
mittee on public information. The re-
view deals with the achievements OF
the War, Navy and Treasury depart
ments and the United States Shipping
Board.
The total estimated expense Of the
United States for it's first year Of war.
exclusive of loans to the allies. Is es-
timated at $12.o67.27S.67s.07.
Within that year the Army has in
creased it's actual strength from 1884
officers and 202.510 enlisted men to 123.-
SOL officers and 1.528.924 enlisted men.
The strength of the Navy today is
estimated at nearly $1,000 officers and
$50, 900 enlisted men. as compared with
4.792 officers and 77.946 enlisted men a
year ago. There are now four times
as many vessels in the naval service
as there were a year ago.
American destroyers arrived at
British port to assist in patrolling Eu-
ropean waters twenty eight days after
the declaration OF war. and the first
reached a French port eighty-eight
days after war was declared. American
troops went on the line Of fire 1s1 days
after war was declared. In January
1918. American troops permanently
took over q part of the firing line as
an American sector
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Exceeds Half Billion.

The annual pay roll Of the Army now
exceeds a half billion dollars, and the
estimated pay Of officers and men Of
the Navy for tho first year OF war was
about s3115.ooo.ooo.
Among the accomplishments OF va
rious departments Of the Army. indi-
eating the tremendous task of supply
ins. equipping and arming the men, are
the following:
Production of 10000 new automobiles
for the Army il In progress. and In ad-
dition there have been purchased $3.50
5.0&0 bicycles with repair and replace
ment equipment.
In the past year the Army expended
sec. .000, 900 for horse-drawn vehicles
and harness; more than $50,000.o00 for
horses, mules and harness, and the esti-
mated cost Of fuel and forage for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1919, II esti-
mated at more than half q billion dol
lars.
The quartermasterA recently bought
81, 100000 pounds of prunes and dried
beans, 273,000.000 cans OF tomatoes.
condensed milk and baked beans; 40.-
0oo, 900 yards Of mosquito bar, $4,000, 900
blankets. 100000 pairs Of heavy
stockings and 100000 wool coats.
The ordnance program includes the
purchase Of 100000 hand grenades,
726.000 automatic pistols. 100000 re-
volvers. 2S.o0o, 900 projectiles for heavy
artillery, 497.24s,o00 pounds of explo-
sives and 100000 machine guns and
2,4S4, 900 rifles.
1913 Vessels Under Way.
At the declaration of war 123 naval
vessels were being built or were au-
thoriEed, and since then $40 vessels
have been contracted for. Before the
war the total appropriation for air
service was $500, 600. and since then
Congress appropriated $691 100000 for
aircraft production in the first year
OF the war.
Two weeks after war was declared
contracts had been made covering re-
quirements Of an army OF 100000
men, this material comprising g.
TOO. 600 items. More than 1900 manu-
facturers bid for Navy business during
the year.
Repairs Of 100 interned German ships.
partially wrecked by crews. added more
than 700, 900 tons to available mer-
chant and naval tonnage.
The Treasury Department hoated &c.
616. 6.582.3OO subscriptions to liberty
bonds The government now operates
100000 miles Of railway. employing
1.O00, goo men and representing an in
vestment Of $17,5Oo.OOO,000 The gov
ernment had loaned to foreign govern
ments associated in the war, on March
IL, 1918, $4,436,329,7 $50.
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Especial CAblegram to The Star and
New York World. Copyright. 1851

New York World. Copyright. 1851
LONDON, April 6.-Cabling from Mos
COW under Fridays date, Arthur Ran
some, Daily News correspondent, says:
'Russia's foreign policy at present, as
outlined to me by persons well quail
fed to know. is one Of free hands" She
needs recuperation. and is willing to
accept help from all sides SO long as
that doesn't mean tying her hands
again. She has In the soviets an or
ganization in the long run more dan
gerous to Germany than to any situa-
tion that could arise here 1t is to Eng
lands interest and to Germany's detri-
ment. therefore. that the soviet govern
ment should be strengthened.
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POSTAL AlRPLANES TO
LAND At BELMONT PARK

Selection Of Belmont Park en 1eng
Island as the landing nsld for postal
airplanes carrying mail between wash.
ington and New York WAS announced
yesterday by the Post once Depart.
ment. The site was rendered to the
department by the westchester RAo-
ing Association at New York without
rental or other charge.
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Lightning Fires Big Oil Tank.

ARDMORE. Okla. April 6.-A $4,000
barrel tank of crude oil in the Ringing
field. belonging to the Magnolia Petro-
last night and destroyed by fire.
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First Anniversary of U. S..
Participation in the War
Celebrated in ShipyardS

In 1872 shipyards from Maine to
Florida on the Atlantic coast,> along
the shores Of the gulf and the Pacific,
and on the great lakes today is being
celebrated as Liberty day."
Raising of the new nag Of the United
States Shipping Board was made the
central event In the program for the
patriotic exercises, which included the
singing of the national anthem and
legiance to the republic. and the read
ing Of an appeal from Edward N. Hurley.
chairman Of the shipping board. asking
them to dedicate themselves to their coun-
try's service by building ships to nullify
the work Of the German submarine.
Mr.. Hurley's Message.
Nj: Hurley's message follows;
''At this hour of national peril, when
the forces Of despotism. long gathered
are hurting themselves against us, I
call upon you, the shipbuilders of
America, to put forward all your might
evil % thing that the phrase was coined
that we do our bit. The nation of
which each member today merely does
his bit Is lost. Doing our bit is too
small q bucket to bail back the sea. The
tide Of despotism is too great for such
small and unavailing measures. We
must do our all.
'And, therefore, on this day, making
the anniversary Of our entrance into this
war which threatens civilization, 1t 10
fitting that appeal to you for the large
and full measure OF your help. And
ask you. as far as is possible, that you
consider that my appeal Is personal to
yourself, each man Of you In the shipyards
Of America And ask you to scrutinise
yourself and to put to yourself the ques-
work to your highest limit. for your
brothers and your sons and the men who
,were the comrades at your elbow In other
days are fighting in the trenches Of France
and their safety depends upon the meas
munitions Of war. their reinforeements
and their food arc dependent upon tho
rivsts that you drive and the ships you
launch. The great battlefleld-neut to tho
blacksmith shop. the machine mop and
the shipping ways; and the roar Of your
furnaces and the noise Of your rivetine
arise from your strife and mighty contest
which must hold open the seas for civi-
hsation It is high and honorable re-
builders Of America. and you must meet
It fully.
WIN Share the Honors.
And some day. when this war is done
strcyed. 1t viii be not only our Army and
Navy who will paA in glorious review
before our nation, but also it will be the
shipbuilde1 Of America, to whom our
worked wi3h full and uniting endeavor
through many days and months in order
that the ocean might be bridgsd and
civilization be preserved"
Officers of the shipbuilding companies
ana prominent citizens and state ofiicials
Joined with the wortmen in the exer-
ctses.
Evening star., 1918-04-07

Prof. James A. Bristed Of the Untver.
sity OF Chicago was elected president
of the American Oriental Society at its
both annual meeting Thursday At Yale.
Evening star., 1918-04-07
BRITISH CASUALTY LISTS
DO NOT REFLECT BATTLE

LONDON. April e.-British Casualties
reported in the week ended today ag-
yregated 3.743. divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds: Omcers,
135; men. 642.
Wounded or missing: Onicers, 62S:
men. 1888.
This total Is only slightly In excess
Of last weeks, which was 3.618. Ap-
parently the reports Of casualties in
the Somme battle have not begun to
come in.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14

SOLDIER lay hospta1-bed shattered had
~ been away The doctor looked down with the white
face Pm boy had to lose ar he said The
the lad flashed mo, DOCTOR didn't lose it, he d
France His head sank back his pillow and he whispered MY
France"
your given land liberty far from the furi
battles and the countless hosptabed of France what flame leaps
when MY Country I of Thee? Have the words
ed with of love holy which make of
the thing of life the only thing worth while in these
days. Are ready and enroll in twenty-five million
and summoned the Fourth Liberty Loan
victory?
Swift and sure we are moving the great events which will bring tr
umphan peace plunge deep
O unnding
Army has struck the enemy heavy blow Our hearts thrill with eager
anticipation after the long waiting We look with
faith expect "deciv
victory of arms to which our President has p1edged the nation But we
be SURE of until
himself and his ALL wtou limit make armies nvincibe
No such victory has yet been Initial deive vic
tory "the will be over 1t
100 early to talk OF the heaong retreat OF the OF German
military machine on the of collapse The Prussans
Their destroyed savage fighting power
their endurance their strategy their supplies still unexhausted Their
greed their devbred kulur their obion world dominion still
They could open they conquered
in the dark with oupoon bribery eher and all forms of bedevl
ment known the Huns Already they harvesting
supplies for great
est Hun general Ludendor the most powerful Germany defe
the world and "Our will victory
Russia We will settle the Americans
We answering the nsoen Hun with mighty
battlefront Their beginning mghty
the beginning They umphanl They must succeed But
two million American soldiers be joined by million
looking back the with imperative
You must not let fail We have stakd lives We
need tanks and Shells apane
l we can not W1n Buy more Liberty Bonds than you ever
dreamed buying Don't understand? Our here will be HELL
you stint your part at home"
Before soldier stepped upon France
battle flag the victory of our allies was necessary
tor the safety and freedom country victory
multiplied four million American bow spilled on
that he-torn ground cries to Americans for it E ] s F h;t1 w
bed where boys lying cage
Germany that holds brave American in cruel confinement from
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14

trench and France, in Italy Belgium,
has bearing the sacrifice country
demand for victory that shall challenging
sny each day. There must be until such victory
All our work. thought our money must be dedicated this eand
death need of truly the lives the
sea are dedicated to it.
Those hands casualty
already reaches quverng
lies Lavish armies, quickly supplies which shall
hasten their victory all casualty lists.
paly money and lessen the price paid the
cous lives of husbands brothers, ends
enemy malignant beyond power
who have The need for his
have learned before the foul
wells from which of the springng
forced what soldiers chapn Red have
could not DELAY moment to rid the world of the loatsome
plague Edward Lacey empoye of LITERARY DIGEST
with 65h New thinking
of the things have seen at the different fronts I've been fighting on
have chained guns The
Rev George A. Griffith of Baltimore chaplain with the h Field Al
w has told how the Huns took young Belgian French girls their
hrstne trenches them until their Scotch
t th h; Ge ~ ~ t % w hI i tt us , w. esc ~ , hd Ts hd " M
decoy Other soldiers back eved their
officers keep them from needless slaughter length drove the
fends their What they awful
for
May mu God spare us all from seeing our daughters and wives
guns by May
little children old uced upon doors ravaged
May mpaled upon bayonets
through the shoulders of German soldier
MAKE 1T IMPOSSIBLE! Make nvncb victory
and freedom from the unspeakb Hun Liberty Bonds with
lmitIbery twenty million will
buy them their abLberty Bonds oversubscrlbed with
immediate of abomina
makers dshonorabe hold bloody and
honorab peace Liberty and keep hem
them precious sell them trade them off until
Government calls maturity They
proof
Amecans In the full tide abundance
given you the bitter cries humanity
God has raised strong His right of
deverance your world lying
tears! Buy Liberty b. ids with hand that STOP
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-11
WOULD RATHER
 GO TO PRISON
 THAN 10 FRONT

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March H. Major General F. s. Strong at Camp Kearny, Linda Vista, Calif., has sug- gested that some means be taken to frustrate the efforts of persons com mitted to penal institutions to obtain short terms under the indeterminate sentence law where it may be est: b. lished that the offender committed a "crima solely for the purpose of es- caping the hazards of a campaign in the trenches"
 If under the terms of the indeter minate sentence law such offender &C., cured "their release in a short time" General Strong wrote Governor Steph ems, "it would be precisely what they wanted and in addition it would be unjust to those who are willing to go to the front in their country's ser vice."
 Governor Stephens referred the suggestion to the state board of pris- on directors.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-11
HE SHOWS UP GERMANS WHO
 ARE DETAINED

LONDON, March II. -Contrastpd with the German proclamation threat ening punishment upon the women and children of Udine, Italy, if they failed to work in the fields for sixteen hours every day, under German dom ination, the orders issued by the Brit ish commander to the people of Jelu- saiem after the capture of that city, shows the different manner in which the Entente and the Central Powers wage war. The British order reads:
 "It is my desire that every person should pursue his awful business with out fear of interruption. Further more, since your city is regarded with sffection by three of the great rellg- ions Of mankind, and it's sol mas been consecrated by the prayers and pill grimages oi the devout for many cen turies, therefore be it known thai every sacred building, monument, holy spot, shrine, plous bequest, or custo- mary place of prayer, will ne main tained and protected according to the existing customs and beliefs of those to whose faiths they are sacred"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-11
WOLF CRY OF PRO-GERMANS
 A BOOMERANG

MEXICO CITY, March l' - False and alarming reports being printed by anti-American, pro-German papers here. arc beginning to prove some thing of a boomerang, despite the clever loopholeS left for papers to crawl through when subsequent events prove their accusations ground less. So often have the German pro a"andists cried wolf" without th-t animal appearing, that even tn, SO Mexicans most distruStful of the United States are beginning to doubt not only the accuracy Of the stories aimed at fomenting trouble with Un- cle Sam, but the entire contents ot their cable pages.
 Recon, V vne new-pane; announced under biz headlines that American troops were on the point of being landed at Tampico. They were not landed, however, and the paper was forced to drop this lead, seemingly having neglected to frame an eXPldna- tion in advance should it's news prove false. Later, however, this defect was remedicd This sjmc it was Canada and Cuba, instigated by the United States. who were to seize various Gulf of Mexico ports to prevent a threatened German submarine cam paign in the gulf against entente oil tankcrs from Tanpico.
 The fact that the ports were not seized was explained by the news papers as due to the fact that secrecy was necessary to the plot, ana that these papers, having exposed the con spiracy, made its successful compile tion impossible.
 In addition to playing up in extras these papers print, with distortions and misleading headlines, every piece of news that can be twisted into in- timating that the United States is con Stantly scheming to secure a preteXt to occupy either all of Mexico or the Tampico oil regions. The dominant tone of the journals is "anti-Ameri- can, rather than openly German, al though to peruse their columns would lead the reader to believe that the En- tente allies every day were on the point of giving up the struggle.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-11
NATIVES AFAR NORTH DO NOT
 MIX SOCIALLY

NOME, Alaska, Malch 1i.-Intcr- for Alaska Indians and Eskimos of the coast regions do not mix" at all and long standing racial differences make the latter tremble at the sight of their fellow native countrymen, according to beliefs generally held here. The natives, however, give peace officers little trouble.
 Recently the sight of nine Indians on the Kuk River, near Point Barrow, up on the northwestern corner of the continent, stirred up the Eskimos of that vicinity, according to a letter re- ceived from w. B. Van Valin, who is at Point Barrow making investiga- tions for the University of Pennsyl- varia Museum.
 "Ttegee' Ga native word express ing dread and sudden warning) the letter read. "Most of the Eskimos think that should they fall into the hands of the Indians they would re- ceive little mercy. John Tookloon, an Eskimo, sighted the nine and his tale is travelling as rapidly as John when he made his getaway for home anc broke the news of his blood curdling adventure"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-11
FIGHT PITCHED
 BATTLE MAKING
 THEIR GETAWAY

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, March II. -- A pitched battle between the German frontier guards and detach- ment of German deserters who were trying to escape across the border in- to Holland took place few days ago just across the barbed wire boundary.
 The deserters were Alsatians and were well armed. They were accom- panied by a number of Belgian work men, who also wished to escape into Holland. The Alsatians had been on the Russian front throughout the war and were just being transferred to the west.
 As they approached the boundary, the German guards opened fire, but the Alsatians replied promptly, kill ing and wounding three of the small party of guards. The others retired to seek endorsements while the All satians began cutting the wire, which was presently short circuited, causing a blaze.
 Before path had been opened across the border, a detachment of mounted German military police gal loped up. After short skirmish, the guard succeeded in overpowecirg the Alsatians. A few of the Belgian work men, however, succeeded in getting in- tc !Iollud safely.