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Evening star., 1918-02-23
SOLDIERS ON PARADE.
Washington's Birthday Celebrated
in Various Cities.

AUGUSTA, Ca, February 23-Thirty
thousand Pennsylvania soldiers from
Camp Hancock. comprising the 2sth
Division Of the United States Army, pa
raded the streets of Augusta yester-
day, in honor of Washington's birthday.
The procession was three miles long
apd required one hour and half to
pass a given point.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. February %.
As fitting celebration of Washing
tons birthday the biggest parade ever
staged in this city was held yesterday aft
ernoon, with 5000 United States troops
in line, in addition to school children
and veterans of the National Soldiers
Home Addresses were delivered by
Speaker Harry Houston of the Virginia
house of delegates and Douglas Free
man. editor of the Richmond News
Leader.
CHARLESTN: S. c., February 23.-
Maj Gen. William L. Sibert, command
ing the Southeastern Department: Rear
Admiral F. E. Beatty, commanding the
sixth naval district. and Col. NJ x.
Barroll. commanding the south Allan
tic coast artillery district, all with
headquarters at Charleston. were mem
bers Of the reviewing party before
whom the Washington's birthday pa
rade of coast artillerymen, sailors and
military cadets marched yesterday after
noon in the chief celebration of the holi-
day here.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
DEATH RATE IN U. S. ARMY
BEST IN WORLDS HISTORY
Surgeon General Gorgas Addresses
q. of P. Banquet-British and
French Officers Speak.

The present death rate in America s
fighting forces is the most favorable
that ever existed in any army. accord
ing to Surgeon General William c.
Gorgas, who spoke at banquet of
alumni of the University of Penn
sylvanis at the University Club last
night. The spirit of odd Penn" was
rampant as the Washington alumni
observed Founders day. Distinguished
English and French army officers were
present and responded to toasts-
Gen. Gorgas declared that the ten
deaths for every thousand soldiers. the
present death rate, is better than in
any previous army in the history Of
the world. Edgar c. Snyder. president
Of the Washington alumni. was toast
master. The other speakers included
Lieut.. Col. A. c. Murray. NJ. P. of the
British army; Gen. Edmund Vignal.
military attache of the French en-
bassy: Paymaster General Samuel Nc
Gen. Vignal, who has visited all the
American cantonments. praised the
spirit of United States soldiers and
predicted they will give good account
have no fear of the much advertised
German drive on the western front. He
was enthusiastic in his praise of the
American troops who already are hold
ing their own on the battle line.
You have sent over American Lafa-
yettes." said the speaker. Men from
this land have stood upon the soil of
France and shed their blood for the ma
tive home of the French general.
France will not forget it. Many of
them lie now under crosses on battle
fields with our own boys. And $50
years from today it will be the duty of
France not to forget these boys who
shed their blood for her sake"
Lieut. Col. Murray paid high COM
pliment to the morale of the French
people and troops. He said strong
morale in the civilian forces at home is
as necessary to winning the war as it is
| in the armies at the front. The speak
er congratulated America on the send
ing of high-class men to the trenches
of France.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
PIMPLY? WELL, DON'T Be!
People Notice It-DYive Them OF
With DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets.

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No one who takes Olive Tablets Is
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DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are q
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DIR. Edwards spent years among
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Take one or two nightly for q
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All Druggists
Evening star., 1918-02-23
GERMANS SHOOT OFFICER,
THEN FACE FIRING SQUAD
Refusal Of Men to Sing "Die Wacht
am Rhein' and Other National
Airs Brings Collision.

LONDON, February "a dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph from Am
sterdam. dated Thursday. says that, ac-
cording to frontier reports at Bever.
loo. in Belgium. where German recruits
are trained for the front. the officers
announced February II that the men
would leave for Flanders the 18th, and
ordered them to sing Die wacht am
Rhein" and other German national songs
The soldiers. according to the dis.
patch. declined to comply. whereupon
an officer drew his sword and attack ed
a recruit. The officer was shot, and
afterward all the soldiers suspected OF
having participated in the revolt were
court-martialed. sentenced to death and
shot the same day.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
EXPLAINS TUBES CONTROL,
Mr.. McAdoo Says Railroad Has Been
Dealt With Solely on Merits.

Declaring that mo unusual considera-
tion has been given to the Hudson and
Manhattan Railroad Company" and that
''it has been dealt with solely on the
merits of the case" Director General
McAdoo last evening issued state
ment concerning the Hudson tubes.
These tubes, which provide railroad
transportation between lower Manhat-
tan and New Jersey. originally built by
Mr.. McAdoo. have been under govern
ment control since December 28, when
private operation ceased. Mr.. McAdoo's
statement was prompted by the recent
publication Of the fact that the tubes
are subject to federal control.
Mr.. McAdoo states that there is moth
ing significant about the rise in marke,
value OF Hudson and Manhattan rail-
road bonds. since there was prompt
ties after the publication of the Presi-
dents proclamation"
Evening star., 1918-02-23
FOR SHORTER WORK DAY,
Statistics Presented to Arbitrator
at Chicago.

CHICAGO. February 22.-Leifer Mag
nusson. an investigator Of the bureau of
applied economics at Washington, de-
scended on the packing house wage arbi-
tration proceedings before Judge Samuel
Alschuler Thursday with an avalanche
Of statistics bearing on the eight-hour
day.
Mr.. Magnusson said that every state in
the Union was on record in favor of a
shorter work day. The trend of the
times. he said, was that way in Oregon
Mississippi and Minnesota have legaiized
the eight-hour day. He estimated that
the number Of workers who achieved the
eight-hour day in 1917 was more than
one million. including the 100000 railroad
men added by the Adamson law. Pres
ent figures. he said. show $500, 900 per-
sons working under eight-houf agree
ments
Observation Of the workings of the
Adamson law. he said. showed that in
yard service the law increased labor costs
% per cent. but he explained that the
shorter day had resulted in certain
changes of method which ultimately would
bring reductions in operating costs.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
SPANISH STEAMER SUNK
BYU-B0AT;; SAFE
Third Disaster Of the Kind in -Four
Weeks-Nar.Caspio Had
Cork for New York.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADRID. February 22.-The Spanish
steamer Mar-Caspio has been sunk by
a submarine. on her way to New York
with a cargo Of cork. The crew was
picked up by the Spanish steamer Clau-
dio Lopez Lopez. which also was
stopped by the submarine. but later was
allowed to proceed.
The Mar-Caspio was a vessel Of 2,723
tons gross, built at Newcastle in 1899. and
owned in Bilbao.
The captain of the Claudio Lopez y
Lopez had the greatest difficulty in in
ducing the commander of the subma-
rine to allow him to continue the voy-
age. The submarine commander want
ed to sink the liner because she was
carrying a number of cars consigned
to the Spanish Northern railroad. which
is partly French owned.
The sinking of the Spanish steamer
Mar Caspio makes the third such oc-
currence in less than four weeks. On
January 2S a German submarine sunk
February the Spanish steamer Ceferi-
no was destroyed by a C-boat. On
February 10 the Italian steamship Duca
di Geneva was sunk within Spanish
territOria waters.
Madrid advices Thursday reported
that the Spanish government would pub
lish the text of three notes sent to the
German government concerning the
sinking of the Giralda, Ceferino and
Duca di Geneva. In the case of the
Italian steamer Spain demanded that
Spanish territorial waters be respected.
Destruction of Spanish steamers by
German submarines has been becoming
more frequent. Early in December the
ha a.
rine barred zone had been extended to
include the Azores Islands, and in mid
January the zone was extended to the
Madeira Islands and the Cape Verde
Islands, thus covering all the steam
ship routes between Spain and North
and South America.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
GEN. PERsHING REPORTS
CASUALTIES IN HIS ARMY

Gen. Pershing reports to the War De-
partment that Private Fred Kopanski
of Chicago was severely wounded in ac-
tion February 10. and that Corps. Will.
liam B. Bowers, Westville, Okla, and
William Riley. Switzer, KY, were
slightly wounded.
The following deaths were reported:
Privates-Walter S. Reynolds. Beaver
Falls, Pa. gunshot wounds: James Rou-
lard. Beatty street, New Britain, Conn.
fractured skull; Lawrence A Wither-
spoon, ia Thurman street, Portland,
Ore, pneumonia, and Edward Barton,
Cooleyville, Ohio, pneumonia.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
SEEKS PARK AFTER WAR.
Senator Gallinger Introduces Amend.
ment Governing Land.

Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
has introduced an amendment to the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill,
providing that within two years after
the close of the war the temporary
buildings to be erected for the War De-
partment in east and west Seaton Park
shall be removed and the land convert
ed into park of the Botanic Garden
This land lies between Sd street on the
east, 9Th street on the west, Missouri
avenue on the north and Maine avenue
on the south.
Senator Gallinger has also offered an
amendment providing $4,000 for a new
elevator in the Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Other Features of Bill.

In discussing public eating-house con-
troll it is charged in the report that
the consumption, particularly in high
priced restaurants and hotels" per
capita is nearly double of normal.
The bill authorizes regulations to
eliminate unnecessary use of essential
foodstuffs by manufacturers of food
products" said the report. at would
be possible to effect great saving
in food products by requiring higher
milling of the mixture of ingredients
in bread which cannot be so readily
shipped abroad"
Although it does not authorize a ra-
Noning system for consumers. in the
language of the report lit would per
nit the President to limit the amount
of any given product which may be
shipped into particular district or
delivered to a particular distributor.
The President can, in effect. ration the
distributors SO that a threatened short
age can be spread out as evenly as
possible throughout the entire coun-
try"
Evening star., 1918-02-23
SAYS FOOD SAVING
MUST Be EMF ORCED
House Agriculture Committee
Reports on Bill Extending
Presidents Authority.
MINORITY HURTS PROGRAM

Compulsory food conservation is nee
essary in the opinion Sf members of the
House agriculture committee. which
today submitted its report on the bill
giving the President power to regulate
public eating houses and the distribu-
tion and manufacture of foodstuffs.
The bill does not directly affect house
holders.
The report recalls that the President
has no power to enforce economy in
consumption under the existing food
law and that the success of conserva-
ton plans depends entirely upon the
voluntary cooperation of the people.
The appeals to save food have met
with gratifying results, the report says,
and adds, but there is a small per cent
of people who either willfully or for
lack of understanding fails to respond
to the call made for patriotic duty
Compulsory Conservation Necessary.
1.-THE food situation as it affects US
and our allies" the report continues.
sis becoming so critically serious as to
warrant the committee in the belief
that the necessity is upon us OF adopt
ing compulsory methods OF conserVa-
ton in certain we'll defined directions.
1t would be foolish for US to shut our
eyes to the facts; it would be cowardly
in US to fail to attack the problem of
waste in foodstuffs in the most vigor-
Gus manner.
THE bill is designed to meet a situa-
ton which is closely allied to conserva-
ton. If we ship to Europe all of our
exportable surplus of certain foods
there is never going to be more than
just enough of such foods available for
consumption in the United States. In
order to prevent local shortages it is
necessary that this normal supply be
distributed with absolute equality
throughout the country. and such dis
tribution is further essential in order
to enable the best possible use of our
surplus products. From time to time
there may be temporary shortages in
certain foods. In such case the Presi-
dent should have power to control the
distribution in such a way that the
shortage rs spread out as evenly as
possible"
Evening star., 1918-02-23
WIFE SLAYER KILLS SELF.
Took Poison, Turned on Gas, Shot
Himself-Left Note, Confessing.

Police search for Fernando Paul
Washington, colored. who shot and
killed his wife. Eileen Washington, at
her home, 2024 E street, Tuesday night,
was abandoned yesterday, when it was
learned that he had committed suicide
in Philadelphia, George White. brother
inlaw of the dead man, accompanied
Detective Edward Kelly to Philadelphia
last night and identified the body
1t was reported to the police that
Washington swallowed poison, turned
on the gas in his. room and them shot
himself. He left a note admitting the
murder and attributing it to jealousy
Of his wife, from whom he separated
two months ago. His body will be
taken to Richmond. Va.
Evening star., 1918-02-23

cit would be all right if. for change.
we could get rice flour, cottonseed flour,
kaffir flour, feretita flour, milo. cassava
flour. taro -four, banana, sweet potato
or peanut flour. If one of these didn
make a hit. all right. you could try
something else and the turn of the un-
popular product wouldn't come so often.
But as the other housewife who was
complaining in that article truly said:
TRY eut your grocer. whoever he may
be, on the wheat flour substitute ques-
.tion and see how wide your range of
choice is At the present rate I'll have
enough rye or corn meal to last me a
year. and apparently 1 must keep right
on bringing home more"
Some Washington grocers interpret
the ruling so strictly, it is learned. that
they apply it to cereals in package
goods. Thus, if the customer wishes a
package of shredded wheat he or she
must also become the owner of a pack
age of toasted corn flakes, puffed rice,
or similar dainty.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
ASSIGNED TO DUTY HERE.

Army orders direct Col. George W.
Burr. commanding the Rock Island
arsenal, Rock Island. ILL.,. and Col. VIII
liam w. Gibson. commanding the
watervliet arsenal. Watervliet, N. Y.
to proceed to this city for duty in the
office of the chief Of ordnance.
Lieut.. Col. ]. L. Munroe is relieved
from duty in the office of the chief OF
ordnance. and will assume command Of,
the WatcrvIiet arsenal.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
GRANDMOTHER knew
There Was Nothing So Good
for Congestion and Colds
as Mustard

But the oldfashioned mustard plaster
burned and blistered while it acted. Get
the relief and help that mustard plas-
ters gave, without the plaster and with
out the blister.
Musterole does it. It is a clean, white
ointment, made with oil of mustard. 1t
is scientifically prepared, SO that it works
wonders, and yet does not blister the
tenderest skin.
just massage Musterole in with the fin
ger tips gently. See how quickly it brings
relief-how speedily the pain disappears.
Use Musterole for sore throat, bron-
chitis, tonsilitis, Group, stiff neck, asthma,
neuralgia, headache, congestion, pleurisy,
rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of
the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of
the chest lit often prevents pneumonia.
SOC and 60c jars; hospital size. $3.50.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
DIES AFTER COLLISION IN AIR.
James G. Ringland of Royal Flying
Corps Is Fort Worth Victim.

FORT WORTH. Tex, February 23.-
James G. Ringland, aged twenty-seven.
Royal Flying Corps. died yesterday and
another Royal f1ier. whose name could
not be learned. was injured as result
of a collision between two airplanes
near Benbrook field Thursday. Ring
lands home was Dover, England.
The planes collided at an altitude of
about 1000 feet. both machines crash
ing to the ground.
Capt. Vernon Castle was killed re-
Gently in a somewhat similar accident.
Evening star., 1918-02-23

A brigadier general of the United
States Army, drawing a minimum SAL
airy of $1,000, receives several hundred
dollars more than marshal of France
and $4,000 more than a general and
field marshal of the German army.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Held to Forecast New Offensive.

Official dispatches from Rome inter-
pret the recent closing of the Swiss
frontier by Austria to indicate troop
movements to the Italian frontier in
preparation for renewed offensive.
Evening star., 1918-02-23

GE1p Follows the snsw.
LAXATfyD BROAO QUININE Tablets takea
81 time WI prevent Grip. T. W, GROYE's
signature - eex. -soc.-Adyertisemeat
Evening star., 1918-02-23
PANTRY SHELVES OVERLOADED
WITH FLOUR SUBSTITUTES
Housewives Have But Limited Range and
Must Store Up Big Supplies Which
Are But Seldom Used.

Washington housewives now are up
against new angle of the wheat sub
stitute proposition. According to the
recent ruling of the Federal Food Ad-
ministration. for every pound of wheat
flour bought another pound of wheat
flour substitute must be purchased.
And local housekeepers say that their
choice of variety in the latter is
so limited that their pantry shelves
are overloaded with just one or two
staple substitutes.
II was much interested in an article
that appeared in The Star of February
g." said Washington woman today,
(which was headed Where Can These
Wheat Flour Substitutes Be Obtained?'
In this story were set forth some of
the alternatives highly recommended
by the food administration. Depart
ment of Agriculture and other sources
of information, and there was also
set forth the great difficulty in locat-
more than two or three of the more
common ones.
Could Not Obtain Them.
1--WE housewives We're recommended
to try them; wanted to try them for
variety, and couldn't get them. Now
we are compelled to buy wheat and
wheat substitutes on a tifty-fifty basis.
and when you have stocked up on
corn meal and rye flour you have about
exhausted the list.
The next purchase of flour entails
more corn meal or more rye flour. and
so on almost 'ad nauseam. The store
room shelves get stacked with rye and
corn to an extent where their frequent
appearance calls forth groansN But the
ruling and the grocers are ineXorable.
If you buy a pound of flour, even whole
wheat. then buy you must a pound of
one or two substitutes, the uses of
Evening star., 1918-02-23
SHOWS REDUCTION
OR. R. CONGESTION
Mr. McAdoo Reports Rapid
Movement Of Laden Cars
From the West.
CARG0ES AWAITING SHIPS

Director General McAdoo's assurance
that so far as transportation is con-
cerned there is no danger of suffering
from a food shortage in the eastern
part of the country" was supplemented
today by figures made public by the
railroad administration showing steady
reduction of freight congestion.
According to railroad administration
reports, about $4,000 cars more than
under normal conditions were on the
rails of eastern lines. as compared with
10000 on January 1, about the time
the government assumed control of the
roads.
Eastbound loaded cars today were re-
ported as 41.736, more than normal, and
10000 of these were held at seaports
awaiting transhipment of cargoes to
Europe. Eastbound empties were 5,10a
above normal, westbound loaded cars
S1,S04 above normal and westbound
empties, 1866 more than normal.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Review Of Situation.

Referring to the general food moving
situation, the railroad administration
statement said:
There has now been about two weeks
of moderately good weather. during
which time an extraordinary effort has
been put forth by the railroads. For
the week ending February 16, 22.104 900
bushels Of grain were received at west
ern primary markets. which were the
largest receipts for one week in two
years. an increase of 54 per cent over
the previous week and 81 per cent over
the same week last year.
The average number of cars of grain
being loaded is 5000. which approxi-
mately is 100000 bushels daily. This
has been done. Notwithstanding that
weather conditions are still severe in a
large part of the country. and 1t will
certainly increase in proportion as the
weather moderateS."
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Change Would Be All Right.

which are not SO varied as those o
wheat.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Statement Due to Warning.

statement Ouc TO "
Director McAdoo's statement that the
railroad administration would be able
to cope with the situation, made pubic
yesterday. was prompted by the warn
ing given Thursday night by Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover that a food short
age threatened the east unless grain
movements increased materially In a
letter to the food administrator Mr-
McAdoo announced that if the food ad-
ministration would give information as
to the location of stocks of supplies the
railroads will move them promptly. AL
though declaring their desire to avoid
controversy with the food administra-
tion, the officials of the railroad direc-
torate did not conceal their belief that
Mr.. Hoover's statement was not borne
out by the facts.
Food Administration Responds.
When Mr. McAdoo's letter was re-
ceived at the food administration the
following statement was issued:
while Mr.. Hoover is out of town
food administration officials <S6nsider
Mr.. McAdoo's statement very feaSSur-
ing. since it indicates that further
cars will be furnished in western ter
minals and that the shortage from
these western terminals to eastern
territory now will be overcome. AS
the railway directories are alive to
the situation, they will no doubt take
all necessary steps
A railroad administration statement,
without referring to Mr. Hoovers dec
laration that the domestic and allied
food situation can be solved only by
loading 5000, 900 bushels of grain day
for the next sixty days, explained that
already 5000, 900 bushels of grain are
being loaded daily. and even better
loading is in prospect.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-24

School houses throughout the
state. in the cities and in the eoun-
try, are to be- used as meeting places
in which the lessons of the govern
ments war savings thrift stamps
campaign may be disseminated. The
suggestions are made in message
received at the Portland headquar-
tiers OF the campaign from w. &.
McAdoo. secretary of the treasury
and associate state director, c. n.
Wonacott, at once took steps to
comply with the request. Through
the thrift campaign-the Importance
of making thrift national charac-
teristic-and the patriotic necessity
OF buying government thrift stamps
and war savings stamps. will be the
first consideration of the school
house meetings. other issues OF the
war will also be discussed.