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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
INCIDENT OF EXPERIENCE
IN SHELL-BATTERED TOWN
Soldier Chided for Failing to Salute
Officer Wishes himself Back
in Trenches.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
cident that happened in little she'll
spattered town in the rear of our lines
which shows how the average Ameri-
can soldier feels about life in the
trenches. 1t was just at dusk. A lone
sentry was walking up and down in
front of an abandoned church, upon the
door of which was a little printed sign
conveying the information that in the
event of a gas alarm the church bell
should be rung for a minute. II was
the sentry's duty to pull at the bell
rope. should occasion arise.
He was plastered with mud from head
to foot. substance not unlike red
mortar was ground into his putties.
There was a dent in the canteen swung
at his waist. the top of his shrapnel
| helmet bore red, muddy stains, his face
was covered with growth of about
three days of hair.
Failing to see Il passing captain of
artillery, he did not salute. The cap
tain asked him few pointed questions
gave him few pointed instructions
about satuting and passed on.
Good Lord remarked the sentry, "I
have been out of the trenches DAYS
now and 7 am going back tonight per
fectiy hapDy. There used to be a time
when ] thought trench was about the
last place on earth to spend a week or
so. But | have changed nv mind
There is that officer, for instance. 7 ran
into him up on the line not long ago
and ne was nice as could be. Now, be-
cause ana not see him. ] catch h.
1es. SIR. give me the trenches every
time ! like EN-. 7 would rather be in
a front-Hne trench than any other place
know of in France. There is some
he
man is a man and knows il
Next time We are relieved I think I
sha!l ASK II | can't stay with the relief
l don want to come back here again
ana STAND guard over the end of a bell
rope where there is nothing going ON.
Nearly every other MANI know feels
the same way about it. They would
pick the line every time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
FLYING COWBOYS" NAME
OF u. S. AVIATORS IN ITALY
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence
ROME, February 20-"Flyins Cow
boys is the popular title given here
to Uncle Sans first fighting corps in
Italy. The American aviators. officers
and students. located at training
camp in southern Italy are frequent
visitors in Rome, and as they all wear
the United States Army's service hat.
popularity known here as the cowboy"
hat. the word cowboy has been applied
TO them.
That these aviators are regarded as
cowboys was illustrated by an Incl
dent with cab driver that occurred
when party of them were on leave in
Rome and went outside the city walls
to see the catacombs of st. Calixtus on
the Appian way. When the aviators
got out of the cab near the entrance
TO the burial place of the early Chris
tians they asked the cab driver to
wait, so he could drive them back to
the city.
But my horse can't stand the trip
back with such heavy load" he ex-
planned IT'S wartime and we haven't
corn or wheat to feed him. SO he's too
weak. I've got a family to support and
1 must take good care of this horse
it is"
Very well. well buy your horse,
won't we. fellows" spoke up one of
OF. III he's still alive when we get
hack to town we will sell him back to
YOU"
While the proposition was made in all
seriousness the driver. thinking he was
about to be made the victiri of some
wild west trick. abruptly refused and
drOse OF with his plug. Leaving the
Soy - walk hack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON. February 2.-One of the
methods by which. as the first sea lord,
Sir Eric Geddes. said recently. the sub
marine menace is being held" is vivid
ly described by writer in the Liver
pool Journal of Commerce.
A seaplane had spotted" submarine
lying on the seabed Instantly the OBJ
servers finger commenced to tap a key
and ten miles away a long, lean de-
stroyer and four squat trawlers de-
tached themselves from a pack of
hounds working a covert, and fastened
to the kill. Meanwhile the seaplane
circIed around, but when the surface
by wireless. were curt and precise. Act-
ing upon them. the trawlers stationed
themselves at the four corners of a wet
quadrangle, while the destroyer kept
her guns ready to talk to Fritz, should
he appear above the surface.
The trawlerS at the corners of the
wet quadrangle got out their sweeps
long wire hawsers of an incredible
stoutneSs, with a heavy kite" in the
center to keep their bights down on the
seabed-and commenced to steam to-
ward each other. AS the pairs of YES
sells met, their wires simultaneously
engaged themselves under the J-boat' 8
bow and stern, and commenced to work
their sinuous way between her hull and
the sea bottom.
Then the strange thing happened.
Two round black objects seemed to de-
tach themselves from her hull and float
surfaceward, to hover a second and
then to commence bobbing down the
tide-bobbing down a lane much fire.
quented by those ships that brought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
SEAPLANE. AND DESTROYER 49,. -:
SETTLE FATE OF SUBMARINE
One Hovers In Air Over U-Boat and Directs
Destruction of Mine Layer and Devils
Eggs-E1ard to Escape -

food. munitions of war and hundreds Of
other things to England's shore.
Mine layer, eh"'' called the sea planes
observer. ~
That's it, lad" came the telephoned
answer, but her eggs can wait for a
minute"
The trawlers now crossed their de-
pendent cables and thus held the L.
seemed to suddenly wake from her
danger, for with a bound she tried to
disentangle herself from the meshes
which held her. But it was no use; the
trawlers had been too long at the game
to leave any loopho1es and the Subma-
rine was doomed.
Got him." signaled the seaplane.
Thanks" replied the destroyer.
We'll give him five minutes to come up
and breathe, but no longer" That time
passed. but still Fritz made no further
move.
At a tagged signal from the de-
stroyer the port foremost traWler and
the starboard after one clipped small
red tin of high explosive to the bar
taut wire and allowed it to slide down
till it touched the U-boats hull. It was
the seaplane's turn to wave a flag. and
Immediately there followed the crash
ing of two fists upon two firing keys,
the uprising of two gray mounds of
water and a rumbling, muffied eXplo-
sion.
The seaplane circled twice above the
patch of rising oil. ascertained that
Fritz had been destroyed and notified
the destroyer of the fact. Then. with
her observer slipping a drum of car
tridges into his machine gun, she sped
on after those objects bobbing down
tide. A hurst Of rapid firing-and the
first of the devils eggs. its buoyancy
chamber punctured, sank with CUR
gle; the second gave a better show tor
it exploded grandly-and harmlessly-
as the bullets reached it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
FRANCE AND ITALY LOSE
SEVEN SHIPS IN WEEK

ROME. Wednesday, March 13.-For the
week ending March 43O merchantmen
entered and @@l left Italian ports, accord
ing to the official announcement made to-
day concerning shipping casualties.
The Italians lost two steamers of moro
than l.a0O tons each and one vessel under
that tonnage Two small sailing vessels
also were lost. One steamer was attacked
but without result
PARIS. Wednesday, March 13.-For the
week ending March 3. says an official com
munication dealing with shipping cas-
ualties. SS7 merchantmen entered Ind
1.031 left French ports OH"
There were no French vessels of more
rines during this period En,,, vi supIiids
less tonnage, however. were sunk. No fish
ing vessels met with disaster. -s'
during the week four unsuccessful
attacks were made on French mar-
chantmen. ''i'i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Heir Apparent Guarded.

"On the contrary, the heir-apparent
is closely guarded. as the revolution
aries fear an abduction. He is escorted
everywhere by the sailor Deremenko, a
man of herculean stature. who once
saved the princes life at hunt. He
has not the right to go into town with
out being accompanied by a certain
good health, but a slight limp betrayS
the stiffness of the right foot, which is
incurable.
There is little to say about the life
of the princesses. The Grand Duchess
Olga, who is Of a very serious nature.
perhaps even gloomy. has become a
nurse in a military hospital for con-
valescent SiberianS. to whom she de-
votes six hours i day. The Grand
Duchess Marie is learning shorthand
and typewriting in order to help her
father in the editing of his memoirs.
But up to the present the emperor has
neither written nor dictated anything.
1.-The ground floor of the residence
of the former imperial family is occu-
pied by company of soldiers. ironical-
" termed "the emperor'S bodyguard."
The remaining two stories form the
apartment of the dethroned monarch
Col Romanoff. 1t consists OF four
large and four small rooms, which are
furnished in the simplest manner. There
is no water laid on. no gas. no cleo
tricity and no bathroom. The servants
are obliged to draw the necessary water
heated by means of primitive brick
stoves. The largest room is only five
yards in length and three in breadth.
Where are the spacious reception rooms
of Peterhof and the Winter Palace.
with their surcharged magnificence?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 20.-"Both the
Germans and ourselves have to admit that
neither guns nor defensive planes can
always stop a raider who knows his
business and is equipped with a first-class
machine gun" writes an aeronautical ex-
pert, commenting in the Evening Standard
on the recent air raids on London.
The intensive battle barrage in Fan
ders is crossed and recrossed inces-
sanity by airplanes. Our raids on Mann
helm and other German towns show that
the enemy cannot bar our machines from
reaching their objective. and the recent
raids indicate that Germans can pene-
trate the London defenses.
But there. is a tremendous change in
, the conditions governing the raids as COM
pared with those existing less than year
ago. OF the many airplanes which may
now approach London very few indeed
get through. The massed fleet raid
has given away to attacks by single
machines or very small groups. Never
again are we likely to have the humiliat-
ing spectacle Of a big formation of enemy
machines moving with impunity above our
capital.
I'm tnlS respect we nave reduced tHe
danger very considerably. for with modern
bombs and modern Improvements in bomb
release, a fleet of raiders could now do
terrible damage in London. The massed
attack has been broken up, however, and
now our danger comes from units and very
small groups. We cannot make light of
this development, all the same. for the
Germans have formed the habit of running
raids in kind of indian file, group after
group coming over to England, and each
endeavoring to send one or more machines
over London.
1.-The single or small group of raiders
is the most elusive, and no agency yet
put into practice has been able to stop
this form of attack. The heaviest bar
rage is jumped over by daring pilot.
and, SO immense is the sky space and SO
defective is visibility at night that great
fleets of pursuers often fail to bring him
down.
But our airplanes are growing more
skillful in breaking up the fleets and with
further experience. aided by more liberal
use Of very fast machines. we should be
able to give every SOLO, Eaader q tezIifn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
INDEPENDENCE" DECLARED.
Separation" of Flanders From Bel
GUM Followed by Sham Elections.

correspondence or the Associated Press
LONDON, March S.-A formal an
nouncement of the Complete iudepend-
ence of Flanders" from the rest of
Belgium was made in Brussels on jan
uary 20. under German patronage, and
sham elections have been proceeding
throughout the Flemish districts of a
new council of Flanders which. is
designed. under German guidance, to IN
dertake the civil administration of a
district normally containing about H.
100000 Flemish people.
The German newspapers. in reports
of the elections. declared that great
enthusiasm" was manifest everywhere.
The Belgian newspapers in Holland,
however, declared that the German au-
thorities had the greatest difficulty in
suppressing the opposition to the new
would in the end serve to unite rather
than divide the Belgian nation. >.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
MONOPOLY BY AMERICANS.
Paris Cartoon illustrates Reason for
High Cost of Wines.

Correspondents OF the Associated Press.
PARIS, March Premier Clemen.
ceau's paper, LHomme Lbre, publishes
a cartoon that deals with the high cost
of wine.
Two weatherbeaten French soldiers.
four stripes-one for each year OF serv-
ice-adorning the sleeve of their faded.
mud -stained uniforms. are seen en-
gagged in an earnest discussion with
the proprietor of wine shop as to the
purchase of quart of red wine. Two
bottles alone are visible of the mer-
chants stock and they bear price tags
of 40 and 100 francs as their value.
The legend reads thus:
TT is useless to insist" says the mer-
chant, there is nothing here within
your means / sell to Americans ex-
clusively now" -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
WIS FROM ACROSS THE SEAS FOR SUNDAY STAR READER
ROMANOFFS, EXILED AT TOBOLSK,
FACE LIFE WITH VARIED MEN

The few letters she receives are care
fully censored beforehand by the ofh-
GERS of the 'bodyguard.' Her con-
fidential friend is Nine. Narichk1na-
former lady in waiting, now Irving IN
Tobolsk from whom the former en-
press has no secrets.
1.-The princesses can move freely
about the town, without any special
superintendence, but naturally, not
without being followed step by step by
the secret police, who. however. per-
form their duty as discreetly as pos
ell
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No Pleasing View to Cheer.

There is no pleasing view in any
direction from any of the windows.
Nicholas and his wife are condemned
on principle to a life of seclusion: they
are only allowed to leave the house in
order to attend mass. at n neighboring
convent. The masters of the hour in
Petrograd even consider the authorize
ton to frequent the public baths once
week as quite an exceptional favor
On those occasions they are invariably
escorted by four officers and a quadron
of soldiers. 1t is these same officers
who take upon themselves the purchas-
ing of all small household necessities,
not wishing TO intrust this duty to the
imperial familys four servants, valet
and three maids.
THE inhabitants of Tobolsk do not
show any interest in. or hostility
toward. the exiles. The only visitors
who have access to the eX-emperor are
Baron Fredrichs and Gen. Vojekoff, who
are also settled in Tobolsk and who
enjoy his fullest confidence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
RAIDER WHO KNOWS BUSINESS =
CAN DEFY EFFORTS TO HALT HIM

chase from the coast to London and back
again: For this chasing we require the
best brain work, coupled with lavish
supply of the best machines. Until this
system is carried to perfection we must
continue our gunnery barrage.
The object Of this fire is not so much
to hit the raider as to drive him very
high. as thereby we force him to come
rather ligatly loaded with bombs and lin
ished.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
ASKS AID TO COMMERCE.
o. S. Ambassador Requests Argen.
tina to Adopt License Plan.

BUENOS AIRES. March 16.-American
Ambassador Frederick J. Stimson yester-
day requested the Argentine government.
through the foreign office, to facilitate the
building up of commercial relations be-
tween the United States and Argentina by
adopting system of licensing for travel
ing statesmen, as recommended by the
American government during the last Ar
gentinian administration.
At present American firms are handi-
capped by the heavy license fees required
in each province. The foreign office re-
ferred the question to the finance min
iStry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Shelters &c, 600 War Prisoners.

BERN, Switzerland. Thursday, March
14.-Switzerland now shelters 26. 900
interned war prisoners, according to a
recent census. Sixteen thousand are
French, English and Belgian, while
10000 are Germans. In addition. 1000
relatives of informed men. are visiting
here. Owing to the scarcity Of food
no further visttgeH- forA
be acceUted :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
ADOPTS AMNESTY BILL.
Cuban Senate Passes Measure Fol.
lowing Action in House.

HAVANA. March 1s.-With the liberal
members of the senate absenting them
selves from the chamber after the adop-
ton by the conservative majority Of the
first and second articles of the am
nesty bill the measure was adopted
last night by the unanimous vote of the
fifteen conservative members present.
The measure now must be returned to
the house. for action on the amendment.
1T passed tho, house several sWeola;aS0
IN. NEARLY it, present: Term
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Rationing Nation Stupendous Task,
By JUNIUS b. WOOD.
Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago DniIy News. Copyright, 1918.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON, March S.-The size of the
task OF rationing nation of forty to
fifty million people is shown by the
work of the Imperial Institute here,
where more than 500 young women are
engaged in the registration of parsons
eutitied to sugar supplies alona
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Artillery Should Attack.

Tanks approaching the front should
be attacked by the artillery before they
come into action, even when there is
small chance of hitting them. The
essential thing is to prevent the in
fantry from following them, and in
order to do this the enemy infantry
must be made to fear the zone in the
vicinity of the tanks.
"The only practical way of attacking
the tanks themselves is to place cam
non about the advanced zone of the
battlefield and by direct fire put these
war machines out of action. Every
direct hit on a tank kills several of
it's crew and often sets the tank itself
on fire II must be pointed out that
sections of artillery held in reserve
behind the front often are unaware of
on the scene too late to meet the tanks.
In principle, therefore. the cannon
should be placed well forward, SO that
the enemy may not surprise us. The
commander of the troops holding the
front should be responsible for select
ing the positions of the anti-tank guns.
Cannon mounted on motor cars are
very useful for this work in districts
where the roads are good.
LAS to the infantry. they should make
no breaches in the battle line except
to permit the unchanged tanks to pass
through To do this the infantry
should take shelter, but not retreat
for the idea is to allow the tanks
to advance so that they may be put
out of action behind our lines. The
principal task of the infantry is to
meet and repulse the enemy infantry
but a number of detached posts should
purpose of serving as defense against
the tanks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
ENCLISH-SPEAMNC RACE
IN CLOSER: RELATIONS
Mayor tof Liverpool Talks of Eel
lcwship at Dedication of Y. M.
C. A.. Hut
Oarespepdeaee. Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence. ef the Associated Press.
+ LIVERPOOL, February 10 This
building is symbol of the close bond
Of fellowship that exists between the
peoples of the; English speaking race y
said; the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, in
opening here the new stars and Stripes
hut of the American Young Mems
Christian Association The new club
house. situated in Lord street. is both
mmodious in size and admirably
equipped The funds for its erection
were provided by both British and
American residents
City Glad to Have Been Host.
Liverpool has been very happy" said
the lord mayor Ito have been host to so
many American soldiers during the
past few months. Through this club
house we hope henceforth to be able to
show our feelings toward these tenn
than heretofore
When the United States decided to
throw. her lot into. the war the entente e
countries were filled with joy. and nowhere
think was this feeling so Astounding
as in Liverpool. 1t was. not merely
friendship, however. nor was it merely
because, of Americas 'immeasurable
wealth and resources that we welcomed
her. 1t was rather that for three years
she had been in. the position of an i'm
partial jury in this conflict and now
She had given her verdict ininf1uenced
by pressure. in favor of the cause for
which we had been lighting
b. W. Ewing's Response.
r. w. Ewing, general secretary of the
Young Mems Christion. Association. re-
sponded. Il beg leave to express to
you people Of Liverpool. on behalf of
all my countrymen of the United States.
our gratitude; for the kindly reception
which you have given to the American
troops on their arrival in England. We
almost feel that you have been too gen.
erousS for Americans. above all, do not
expect that their young men shall have
more than the young men of
the other allied forces are getting. We
want to take. our. share, not only in the
fighting but in all the sufferings and
privations which war inevitably entails.
We. trust. that the comradeship and
good fellowship which the war has
awakened will bring us. cousin nations,
closer together for all time
"The clubhouse which you are open
ing for, us today will aim TO deepen in
the soldiers who visit it their Self-re-
straint and self-reliance. so that they
may be able to face temptations and
difficulties-which are bound to come"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Air Raid Precautions in Paris

PARIS, March 13.-The authorities
have dec'ned to close all theaters,
music halls and motion picture places
which are not situated near shelters
in which patrons could take refuge
quickly in event of air raids A list
OF the nearest shelters will be provided
fer an places Of entertainment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
WESTFRONT DRIVE
"a PER|LOUS TO HUNS
Distinguished Belgian Says Big
Offensive Will Smash Prus-
sian Military Machine.
IS GRATEFUL FOR U. S. AID
Oprrespoodence of the Associated Press.

O.rreSpondence of the Associated Press.
ON THE BELGIAN FRONT, Febru-
airy Seen. A. de Ceuninck. the dis
tinguished soldier and minister OF war
for Belgium, today expressed to the
correspondent of the Associated Press
the firm conviction that great Oh
fensiye by the Germans on the western
front would be the beginning OF the
end for the Prussian military machine.
This is true, said the general, because
even if the enemy should put his entire
strength into an assault it was doomed
10 certain failure in view of allied pre-
paredness Having defeated the Ger
mans in their onslaught, the allies would
be in a position, through the balance of
power which America had brought
them, to counter with Irresistible force.
The minister had been asked to dis
cuSS the military situation as IT ap-
peared in the light of Germany's pres
emit position and the 'Prussian claim
that the entente allies would be
brought to their knees. The general re-
ceived the correspondent in the chateau
quarters for the war department, and
talked freely for half an hour or more.
Gen. de Ceuninck is veteran of many
battles, and he had brought with him
to the ministry the comprehensive
grasp of large problems. the quick de-
cision and the discipline which have
made his reputation in the Belgian
army. One reads assurance and alert
ness in his every word and move.