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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
LAUNCH FOUR MORE u. S.
MERCHANTS SHIPS IN WEST

OAKLAND, Cal. March -14-The frs,
triple launching on the Pacific coast
took place today, when three 94OO-ton
steel merchantmen slid into the waters
of Oakland harbor. In less than an
hour there was thus added 2S,2OO tons
to the nations merchant marine. TIE
vessels were the steamships Shintaka.
Aniwa and Oakland. each 425 feet long.
IS feet beam and 2s1s feet in depth Of
hold. The Shintaka and Aniwa were
built under contract with the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation of the Unit ed
States shipping hoard. and the Oakland
was Communicated from the Cunard
Steamship Company
They are the product of 1000 men
working day and night in eight-hour
shifts. When the vessels were put into
the water the work was thirty DAYS
ahead of schedule.
The vessels will have turbine engines
and will make eleven knots an hour.
A PACIFIC PORT, March IL
Launching ceremonies OF the steamship
Faith the first reinforced concrete
ocean going vessel built in the United
States, attracted thousands of guests
and spectators here today
The vessel is $50 feet long, 446 feet
wide and 80 feet deep and will carry
5000 tons of cargo.
The launching was scheduled for the
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
ANOTHER HOSPITAL SHIP
ATTACKED BY U-BOAT
Guilford Castle Had All Lights on
and Was Flying Red
Cross Flags.

LONDON. March 1.-THE hospital
ship Guilford Castle was attacked I'M
successfully by a submarine in the
Bristol channel March 10, it was an
nounced officially today.
The statement follows:
THE British hospital ship Guilford
Castle. Capt Thomas NJ. Lang. r. N. r..
homeward bound. was unsuccessfully
attacked by an enemy submarine at the
entrance to the Bristol channel at SOS
pm. on March 10. She was flying Red
Cross flags and had all the hospital
lights on
Two torpedoes were fired at the Gull
ford Castle, the first missing and the
second hitting the vessers bow. AL
though badly damaged she was able
to reach port. There were many sick
and wounded on board who were trans
ferred to a hospital
This is the second submarine attack
on British hospital ships recently. A
fortnight ago the Glenart Castle was
sunk in the Bristol channel. about $50
lives being lost. The sinking. an OFF,
cial announcement said, was a viola
uon of the German pledge as to the
immunity of hospital ships in that
area.
The Guilford Castle is a steamship Of
s,o36 tons gross. The Bristol channel.
in which the attack was made. is an
arm of the Atlantic extending into the
southwestern part of Great Britain
between Wales and England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
FREIGHT RATE INCREASE
DECISION EXPEC1EDSOON
Conferences Between Director Gen
eral McAdoo and I. C. C. Mem
bers Taken as Indication.

Some decision soon by the Interstate
Commerce Commission on the pending
Is per cent freight advance is indicated
by recent conferences between Director
General McAdoo and members of the
commission
The director general thinks taking
over the railroads by the government
does not interfere with normal dispo-
sition of the case and other rate cases
now before the commission There is
no definite indication when decision
will be announced. but an impression
exists in official circles that it will be
soon.
Many influential officials of the rail-
road administration are strongly in
favor of increased freight rates, and
have urged the director general to
make a specific request that the COM
mission approve higher tariffs.
If Mr.. McAdoo decides to ask fol-
higher rates, he believes it would be
necessary for him to initiate new pro-
ceedings before the commission, despite
the pending application.
The railroad administration also is
giving careful thought to the ques-
ton Of raising passenger rates. but so
far an increase has not been favored
by the director general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14

Boy Scouts Of the District Of Columbia.
as we'll as everywhere else in the United
States. have enlisted in the campaign to
obtain books for the soldiers and sailors
libraries in camps and environments at
home and abroad and on the fighting ships
of the Navy.
George F. Bowerman. librarian Of the
Public Library, has addressed a letter to
every scoutmaster in the District of Co
lumbia urging the cooperation Of the Boy
Scouts and giving directions for the col
lection and turning in Of books for the
camp and Navy libraries. Thousands OF
leaflets entitled Scouting for Books. y
have been distributed. the leaflets bearing
list Of authors whose works are espe-
cially desired The list was compiled by
the library commission OF the Boy Scouts
of America with tho cooperation Of the
library war service Of the American Lii
brary Association and contains the names
Of nearly $50 authors
DR.. Bowerman has arranged to have
books collected by Boy Scouts living
west of the Public Library turned in
there. Books collected by scouts whose
homes are east of the Public library are
to be turned in at the Library of Con-
gress. Boy Scouts also may turn in
books at the business Office of The Star
Persons who have a number of books
which win they will donate are asked
to send a memorandum of tine number
of books, where they are to be called
for and at what hour, to the Public Lii
brary. and the books will be called for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
DISCUSS CASUALTY LIST
Secretary Baker and Gen. Pershing
to Confer on Manner Of Publishs !,
ing Names From France. ~

At the request OF President wflsosS
Secretary Baker while in France wfft
take up with Gen. Pershing personally
the subject of the manner in which
American casualty lists shall be Issued.
The President, after studying a pros
test by George Creel. chairman of the
committee on public information,
against putting out casualties without
giving addresses of dead and wounded
men, asked the War Department today
to have Secretary Baker go into the
subject with the American commander.
There has been no intimation as to
the Presidents attitude. Even IL there
is no modification of the order. it is
believed that clearer reasons for with-
holding addresses may be made public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
HUGO R. BEYER TAKEN
TO INTERNMENT CAMP
German Chemical Engineer Fought
in Kaiser's Army and Later Was
on Submarine.

PITTSBURGH. March 14.-Accom-
panied by Department of Justice agents,
Hugo R. Boyer. German chemical engi-
neer. and said to have served several
months on German submarine at the
beginning of the war. was taken today
to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, where he will
be informed as an enemy alien. Born
in Germany, Boyer came to this coun-
try in 1909 and soon after declared his
intention Of becoming an American citi-
zen and married an American girl at
her home in Laporte, Ind.
At the time of the outbreak of the
European war the Beyers were in
Germany, and it is said Boyer served
as a lieutenant in the German army and
later as member of a submarine crew.
He was later discharged after proving
that he had applied for citizenship in
the United States, and returned to this
country. taking a position as a chemi-
cal engineer with the Westinghouse
company.
Last December Boyer became the CEN
trail figure in a murder mystery here
when the Boyer home was wrecked bv
an explosion and the body of Mrs. Reyer
was found in the ruins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
SECRETARY BAKER BUSY
CONFERRING ON CONFLICT
United States War Head Talks With
Various War Leaders-Calls
on Celebrities.

PARIS. Tuesday, March 12--Newton
d. Baker. the American Secretary of
War. was kept busy today attending
conferences. In the forenoon he con-
ferred with Arthur J. Balfour. the Brit
ish foreign secretary, and Gen. Foch.
Secretary Baker lunched with Gems.
Pershing and Bliss. his brother. Henry
Baker. and few other guests
Early In the afternoon the American
War Secretary conferred with J. R
Kearny of the public information
service and visited the headquarters
Of the Red Cross as the guest of Maj.
Robert P. Perkins. head of the Red
Cross mission to Europe. Afterward
the Secretary called on former Premier
Niviani at his home, and sthen saw
Foreign Minister Pichon at the foreign
office. The Secretary also conferred
with Oscar T. Crosby. representative of
the American Treasury Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
BALFOR R. R. SPUR
| REPORTED TO HOUSE
Protest of Sibley Hospital
!. Fails to Win, But Some Con-
| CeSsi0n Is Made.
REMOVAL AFTER THE WAR

; The House District committee today
reported out the bill introduced by Rep
:resentative Dent OF Alabama, at the re-
quest of the War Department. allowing
\ spur track to be put in the square
between L, NJ, North Capitol and ISL
streets northeast. opposite Sibley Hos
;pital, against which friends Of Sibley Hos
pital have been protesting.
, The House committee report strikes
out everything below the enacting
slause and inserts the provision made
IN the Senate that the medical depart
ment of the Army shall construct the
spur track and tear it out within thlrty
DAYS after the conclusion of the war.
The Sibley Hospital interests nave
been protesting against the bill Inc
War Department wants the spur track
as a convenience at the medical sup
ply warehouses in the square, which
have been leased by the War Depart
:ment-
I, Forces Led by Mr.. Sinclair.
A. Leftwich Sinclair. president of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce,
has been leading the hospital forces IN
He pointed out to the committee that
the hospital is a public necessity and
that it is expected before the war Is
over it will be used by the government
for American soldiers He showed that
this is the third attempt made by the
owners of the property to get spur
track run into the square against the
protest Of the hospital Now that the
War Department has leased the ware
houses for a term of six years, the owners
are hoping, through the military prestige,
to get the track to their warehouse, he
said.
He pointed out that Maj. Reasoner.
medical officer in charge of this medi-
cal supply depot, has admitted to a
Senate inquiry that the warehouses are
desirable for War Department use
whether the track runs to them or not.
that the track is not essential, as the
warehouses could be used through
truck hauling and that the track is
desired more as a convenience than a
necessity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
ITALY CLOSES FIFTH LOAN.
Subscriptions Expected to Reach Six
Billion Lire When All Are In

ROME. Tuesday, March 1.-THE fifth
national war loan closed yesterday.
The subscriptions in Italy reached
5000. 900 900 lire. with results in some
cities not yet reported Subscriptions
from Italians abroad also are not in
Guided When these reports are re-
ceived it is expected that the total will
be 5000 ,000, 900 lire.
LONDON, March 14.-According to Of
dcial Italian statistics as forwarded in
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Rome, Italy's war expenses to January
81 amounted to 33,091. 100000 lire
Nearly 81 900, 0o0. 900 lire was expended
for the army and the remainder for the
navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
TO BUILD BALLOON SCHOOL.
Largest in America Is Plan fol-
Lucky Baldwin Ranch

That the War Department is to es-
tablish the largest balloon training
school in the country near Arcadia,
Cal. twelve miles east of Los Angeles.
on the famous Lucky Baldwin ranch,
where 1000 men are to be sent for
instruction. was announced yesterday
by Representative Randall of Cali
fornia-
At the Signal Corps Headquarters it
was stated that there had been no
final plans for school at Arcadia 1t
icers Of the corps who Investigated
the site have given their approval, and,
according to information reaching Mr..
Randall, material for the station al
ready has been shipped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
INTENSIFIED FIGHTING
GOES ON IN UKRAINE

AMSTERDAM. Wednesday, March 10.
There has been an intensification of
the fighting in the Ukraine. where the
ranks of the maximalist commands are
receiving reinforcemenS from bodies
of Czech and Austrian 'deserters. ac-
cording to a Berlin dispatch to the
Rhenische Westfalische Zeitung.
The Germans, the dispatch adds. have
been frequently engages in furious
battles with bodies of such men. and
when they fall into German hands they
are shot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
AMENDMENT
BEFORE THE SENATE
BORLAND AMENDMENT.

which Representative B0rland
will propose today to the Omni-
us-salary-increase measure fol-
lows:
NO increase herein shall apply
to salary for personal services
in any department., bureau or Of
nee which IL not subject to the
provision and acceptance Of Sec
ton z of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation act ap-
proved March Is, 1898, requiring
eight hours of labor each day"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
TEAMS
HEAR ". f. FOWLER
Reminds Workers for $780, 900
Fund That Hospital Is Ma
ti0naI in Nature.
LUNCH At HEADQUARTERS

DO you realize that II Washington
does not rise to its need Emer-
gency Hospital faces closing its DOORS
washington must realize the neces-
sity of this institution. and IL it does
there should be no holding back in con-
tributing to its work"
This was the plea Of William E.
Fowler. chairman Of the executive COM
mittee of the Emergency Hospital cam
paign, speaking at the luncheon at
headquarters, 1922 F street, today.
Representative George F. O'Shaunessy
of Rhode Island made an earnest appeal in
behalf of the campaign to the assembled
workers at the luncheon.
81 congratulate the workers in this cam
paign on the splendid showing SO far
made" he said. Your efforts prove that
you are inspired with that sentiment which
Is based on our love Of our fellowruan.
You are proving that the aims OF
your lives are those of service, and
that the spirit of sacrifice is nc
stranger to you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
FRENCH RAIDS SUCCEED
ON MACEDONIAN FRONT

PARIS. March 13.-An official state
ment says:
Army of the East. March 12.-French
troops made several successful raids
north of Ljumnica- Near Gradeschnitza
Serbian troops brought back prisoners
in a raid. Entente aviators carried
out a number of raids and bombarded
the enemy establishments in the region
of Rupel and north of Monastir."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
TO ORGANIZE GUARD.
Quartermasters Corps to Have
Eight Additional COMPANIES,

Under authority of the act authoriz-
ing the President to increase Temporal
rily the military establishment of the
United States. orders have been given
for the organization for the period of
the existing emergency" of eight guard
and fire companies. each having a
strength CT eleven commissioned Of
ficers and 145 enlisted men.
These companies will be adjuncts of
the Quartermaster Corps and will be
organized by the commanding general
at the port of embarkation, Hoboken,
N. j., They will organize by voluntary
enlistment or draft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
'ALAND ISLANDERS ASK
WISHES Be CONSIDERED
Request Plebiscite in Appeal to
Finland, Germany and
Sweden.
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON. March 1.-THE people of
the Aland Islands have sent an appeal
to the Finnish government and the
German and Swedish monarchs asking
that their wishes be considered before
the final peace conference is held, the
change Telegraph Company cables.
The request is made that plebiscite
be taken.
(The Aland Islands, in the Baltic be-
tween Finland and Sweden belong to
sent a small force there to protect her
nationals and recently Germany was
reported to have landed troops on the
islands.)
Abo Occupied by Germans.
PETROGRAD, Wednesday, March 10.
A strong German detachment is re-
ported to have occupied Abo. on the
coast of Finland west of Helsingfors.
The Germans Immediately began to
march into the interior of Finland.
Americans at Bjoerneborg.
STOCKHOLM. March 13.-ThornwelI
Haynes. the American consul at Hell
singfors, who recently left that city
with fifteen Americans because Of the
threatening situation there. is now at
Rjoerneborg. Finland, according to a
message reaching Minister Ira Nelson
Morris here. The Germans are reported
to be arresting American and English
men of military age, wherever encoun-
tered. which makes it impossible for
Mr.. Haynes and his party to come to
Stockholm by the way of the AIand
Islands. They may be obliged to pro
coed by sledge under a flag of truce
through the lines of the white guards
to Tornea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14

The Selate late this afternoon took
up the Borland amendment to the agri-
culture appropriation bill under which
the employees of the Department of
Agriculture must work a minimum Of
eight hours daily.
Senator Sheperd of Texas. moved to
strike out the Borland amendment. He
declared that the proposed amendment
would overturn a system which has
worked we'll for twenty years. In 1898.
he said. Congress established a mini
mum working day of seven hours for
the departments, giving the heads of
the departments the right to require
additional hours of labor il it was
needed.
Salaries were fixed on that basis"
said Senator Sheperd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
Belo Pasha's Appeal Rejected.

PARIS, Tuesday. March 1.-THE ap-
peal of Bolo Pasha from the sentence of
death imposed by court-martial for
treason was rejected today by the court
of revision. which confirmed the orig
inal judgment The same action was
taken by the, court in the case Of Da-
rius Porchere. who; was tried with Bolo
Pasha and sentenced to three years, i'm
prjsonment. e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
Middle West Faces Milk Shortage

The middle west is facing a milk short
age which threatens the health of babies
and children. DR.. Dorothy Mendenhall,
Wisconsin child welfare worker, today told
the National Child Welfare Conference.
meeting in the auditorium of the Interior
Department building In four Wisconsin
cities no milk can be obtained, she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
Working for Nation.

TN this great endeavor for the Elmer
gency Hospital you are not working
alone for Washington. but for the ma
ton, because the hospital is open to all
and already has comforted and cared
for many of our soldiers and sailors"
Mrs. T. T. Cats team procured a sub
scription of $500 from Paul NJ War
burg, adding another to a number of
contributors among government off,
Gals who are temporary residents of
the city.
Woodbury. Blair. president of the
hospital, announced he had a letter
from a lady who had very sad associ-
atoms with the hospital, but WAS most
and consideration shown toward a pa
tient now deceased. and she contrib
uted as a memorial. to that patient the
sum Of $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
Other Opponents Speak.

Opponents of the Borland amendment
were not slow in following the lead set
by Senator Sheppard. Senator Jones Of
Washington pointed out that there is
a law which compels the heads of ex-
ecutive departments to obtain a month
ly report on the work done by their
departments, and. if it is in arrears, to
require the employees to work the ad-
ditional hours to make 1t up.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania also
attacked the Borland amendment.
1T seems to me-" said Senator Pen
rose that this effort to amend the law
would overturn the provisions of the
law now existing. under which the
heads of the departments have a right
70 compel the employees to work all
compensation"
Predictions were made by friends of
the clerks that the Borland amendment
would be beaten when the vote came
in the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
Heavy Allied Air Losses, Claimed.

BERLIN, March IA. via London
Three machines of an entente air
squadron flying toward the city of Frei-
burg. were brought down, army head
quarters announced today
On the Franci-Belgian front yester-
day, the statement add, seventeen
enemy airplanes and three captive bal
looms were brought to earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
Designated by Pope Benedict.

ROME. March 13.-Pope Benedict has
appointed Cardinal Van Rossum. who
was the first Dutch member of the sa-
cred college, project of the congrega-
ton OF the propaganda
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
BOY SCOUTS TO AID
|N0BTA|N|NG BOOKS
Enlist in Campaign to Build Up
Soldiers and Sailors L.
braries Here and Abroad.


Live. readable books such as
would interest the average young
man are wanted by the American
Library Association war service
for soldiers and sailors Mt home
and abroad. Modern fiction and
works on technical and historical
subjects nre among those wanted
for camp libraries, etc.
Send the books to Fred W. Ash
ley. superintendent OF the reading
room, Library of Congress; DR..
George F. Bowerman, librarian OF
the Public Library. or to the bus
ineas ONCE of The Evening Star.
to be distributed among the
camps, ships, etc. where they are
needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
PRESIDENT WILSON VISITS
SHIPPING BOARD OFFICIAL S

President Wilson paid a personal visit
to the shipping board today and con-
ferred with officials there for half an
hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14

Italy has imposed a government tax
on all restaurant and cafe bills amount
ing to more than 20 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
Member of the Associated Press

The Associated Press il exclusively en-
cited to the use for republication Of all
Bows dispatches credited to It or not 9th
srvise credited in this paper and sls> the
heal news published herein.
Al righss Of puhaieation e pec4.a d.
Datraes herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
French Official Report.

PARIS. Wednesday. March ID
French aviators have accounted for
thirteen enemy machines. according to
a statemen. from the war Office to-
night, which also reports a successful
Belgian forward movement near Lom-
baertzyde. The text reads:
There was strong artillery activity
in the Argonne and on the right bank
of the Meuse
During the day twelve German ma
chimes were destroyed and three 9TH
ers were damaged severely, falling
within their own lines
Belgian communication: Shortly
after daybreak. after a violent bonn
bardment. our troops entered the en-
envy trenches southeast of Lombaert-
zyde. After killing the occupants of
the trenches in the first line and NOV
ing forward. we checked a violent
counter attack in handto-hand fight
ing. The enemy then retired to his
second line. The artillery was active
along the whole front Tuesday, most
violently in the Newport and Dixmude
sectors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14

N1o-L.lllueo from First Page.)
of bombs were dropped on the docks a,
Bruges. On Tuesday bombing raids
continued with greater vigor than on
previous days. Over thirteen and a
half tons of explosives were dropped
on various targets. including railroads
sidings at Mons and Bavay, large mu-
milton depots northeast of st. Quentin
and south Of Douai and billets east OF
Lens.
I'm the course of the fighting, which
was continuous throughout the day
fourteen German machines were brought
down and eight were driven down out
of control One hostile observation
balloon was destroyed. Six OF our ma
chimes are missing.
ION Tuesday night seven tons of
bombs were dropped on enemy bilIets
between Lille and Cambria"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
FAVOR GOVERNMENT
PHONE OWNERSHIP,
D. C. STREET CARS
Continued from First Page.)

in perfect mechanical correspondence
with the old form of telephone e1
changes over the long distance wire"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
ARMIES TUNED UP
AWAITING BATTLE

Continued from First Page,