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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-24

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Evening star., 1918-06-30
Daily Water Consumption
Exceeds Estimated Supply;
Public Asked to EcOnOmize

Alarmed by water consumption fig
ures for the present month, showing
a daily average consumption of a
million gallons more than the esti-
mated safe capacity of the conduit,
the District Commissioners have is
sued an appeal to the public to prac-
tice water economy in every way pos
sible.
Attention is directed especially to
wastes by faucet leaks. letting the
water run while brushing teeth and
washing hands and excessive use of
water for sprinkling and washing
down sidewalks.
While the House District commit
tee approved Representative Zihl-
mans bill looking toward an increase
in the supply of water. the Commits
sioners say it will be three years,
under the most favorable progress.
before such an increase can be pro-
vided, and that the capital may be
brought to the verge of a water
famine in the meantime unless the
most stringent economy measures are
practiSed.
Water department figures for the
present month show a daily average
consumption of 66.156.120 gallons;
maximum daily consumption of H.
100000 gallons and minimum daily
consumption of 62.200,000 gallons. The
safe maximum capacity of the con-
duit is estimated at 100000 gallons
and the safe dependable capacity at
65,000.000 gallons.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Y. W. H. A. WORKERS BUSY.
Scope of Activities Broadened by
Demands of the War.

Many changes have been noted in the
work of the Washington Young Women's
Hebrew Association since the beginning
OF the war. The scope of the work of
the Y. w. H. A. has broadened both
educationally and socially to the enter
tanning Of thousands of soldiers, sailors
and civilian strangers who are stationed
in and about Washington. and from a
membership of a little over 100 two
years ago it has grown to such size that
| the present quarters, at 11th street and
New York avenue northwest, are made
quate.
The association has a dual function
to perform. The problem of procuring
homes for many of the young women
who arrive in Washington and acting as
bureau of information are two of the
| many features of the present Y. w.
H. A. Four evenings month are set
aside for dances for soldiers, sailors and
civilian strangers. Classes in Red Cross
! work, first aid and French are well at
tended.
Officers of the association are: Dora
Weiss. president: Anna Hornstein, first
| vice president; Mrs. w. B. Madden. sec
ond vice president; Mrs. J. H. Wolpe,
financial secretary; NJ. Lazerow, treas
| urer: Frances Heroes, secretary: The
resa Shefferman. sergeant-at-ar arms.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
FRENCH BAND MEMBERS
TO PARADE THURSDAY
Presentation to President Wilson
Will Follow-Program OF
Musical Organization.

A parade Thursday, in which all the
bandsmen will take part. will preceoe
the presentation to the President OF
the members of the Band Mflitaire.
sent to this country from France al
the request of the French govern
ment and the Secretary OF war. ac-
cording to announcement last nisht
by officials of the Y. NJ. c. A. mere.
The members of the band will pro-
ceed from the marine barracks on Sth
street southeast, to the White house
by automobile at 1870 pm
Tuesday morning they will be taken
on a sightseeing tour around the CITY.
escorted by members of the Marine =
buildings, the Capitol. the parks OF
the city and the navy yard. foiio"ins
the presentation to the President the
band will appear in concert at the
Belasco Theater at 4:15 o'clock
Tonight for the first time near
Washington the band will play al
Camp Humphreys and tomorrow night
will play at Quantico. Wednes-
day evening at o'clock the band
will give another concert at the bar
racks at Fort Myer. Thursday 1t
will take part in the French section
OF the pageant, participating IN the
celebration with the French high
commission near the new Department
of Agriculture building. Rehearsals
for the celebration will be held
Wednesday at the Capitol. where the
band will play the "Marseillaise.'
Friday band concert viii be given
at marine barracks at am, and at
9:f5 the band will leave the navy
yard for boat trip to Mount Vernon.
A farewell luncheon will be given the
bandsmen at marine barracks follow
ing the trip to Mount Vernon.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
y G.. WATER SUPPLY INCREASE
AWAITS RIVER POWER DECISION
Engineers Agree Prompt Action Is Needed,
But Present Conditions May Be
Met by Avoiding Waste.

a different line. Another plan pro-
vides for building a gravity conduit
from the Patuxent river in Maryland.
The third. which combined a system
of power development near the Chain
bridge, calls for high dam at that
point. forming a great lake from
which the water would be pumped to
the Dalecarlia or receiving reservoir
of the existing system.
In the consideration of these plans
the Army engineers were assisted by
Allen Hazen and Clement Herschel.
consulting civil engineers of great
experience in work of that nature.
and by f. p. Hardy and f. F. Longley
of the filtration plant. all of whom
are recognized as authorities on the
question of the local water supply.
1t is possible that the combined power
development and water supply plan
may be eliminated from further con-
sideration as a result of the delibera-
tions of the Marshall board. In that
event the Army engineers probably
would be asked to determine whether
the increased water supply should be
taken from the Potomac at Great
Falls or from the Patuxent river.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
GIFTS TO RED CROSS
AMOUNT TO S17O,O38, 1874

Red Cross subscriptions in the Sec
ond war fund drive amount now to
S170,03S,394, with returns still coming
in. national headquarters announces.
The first fund amounted to s11o.475.
125, of which s17,s95.211 was refunded
to or retained by local chapters.
A financial statement issued today
shows Red Cross receipts from all
sources during the eleven months
ending May 81 were s117.5442s4, which,
with $3.134,904 on hand July / last
year. brought the society's total funds
to $12o,67s,18S. OF this, s12,o90,633
came from the second war fund drive
Total appropriations during the period
were s100,9S5,498. of which $s3,745.212
had been expended to May 81 I'm
incumbered resources were $685.
$50 on May 81.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
A Cruel bluff. -
the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The Associated Press having re-
Gently decided to retire it's elderly
employees on a pension, puts this de-
cision into effect July l, 1918.
The Congress has had this subject
under consideration for a quarter of
century, without conclusion, with
out action.
This is the only nation that turns
its aged servants out to starve, when
ever they are not fortunate enough to
die at their desks, as hundreds have
done.
Idealism is pretty word. But 1t
gets no credit in this world or the
next without effort to realize It. 1t
is sounding brass and a tinkling
cymbal."
MEN of power and men of action -
where are you?
RUTH G. D. HAvENS.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Colored Women to Form Club.

In response to a call issued to the
colored women Of Ivy City and vicinity
by Miss I. C. Plummer, chairman of
woman's work among the colored people
Of the District for the United States Food
Administration, a meeting was held in
the Alexander Crummell School Friday
evening with view to forming a COM
club for that section.
Mrs. c. B. Seebrook, one Of the home
Evening star., 1918-06-30
RECOVERING FROM WOUND.
Lieut.. John D. Bowling, Jr., Ma
rine Gorns. Writes From France.

In a letter to his father. John D.
Bowling of Upper Marlboro, Md,
Second Lieut.. John D. Bowling, jr.,
Marine Corps, who was seriously
wounded in action in France June 6,
stated that he was rapidly recover
ing.
Lieut.. Bowling was wounded in the
right shoulder by a machine gun bull
let. "I am doing f1ne," he said. "Am
in a fine hospital and receiving best
Of trea tment."
The letter was dated June II and
mailed from France June 49,
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Assigned to Sea Duty Overseas

Lieut.. Commander E. S. Root.
naval recruiting and enrollments for
several months, has been detached
and assigned to sea duty overseas.
He has been succeeded in charge of
naval recruiting by Lieut.. Emory
Winship. U. s. N. retired. recently
relieved from recruiting service on
the Pacific coast.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Roads Twist and Turn.

Getting lost is an easy thing
there. Some of the roads through
the mountains twist and turn so much
that even an aviator gets dizzy look
ing down upon them from an aero
plane. There is no trench fighting
IN Albania The enemy holds some
OF the villages in the mountains and
Evening star., 1918-06-30

we others. Both sides make raids
on horse and afoot, and the Albanf-
ans are very successful at this game
because of their daring. Much Of the
fighting occurs around Lake Ochiria
and Lake Presba, and there are fire.
auent air duels above the water. One
Of my best comrades was shot down
into Lake Presba. All we ever found
of him or his machine was the lower
wing of the latter. which / found
floating on the water three days after
the fight.
"I cannot say too much in praise OF
the Greek army. 1t is splendid. 1t
Is well organized. well equipped and
commanded by skilled professional
officers. The men are ardent fighters.
anxious to retrieve the national
honor stained by the conduct Of King
Constantine. The Greeks hate the
Turks and Bulgars. The biggest bat-
tie in which the Greeks have fought
recently occurred just before 1 left
Macedonia. 1t was preceded by very
short artillery preparation. but the
Greek onslaught was literally ire
sistible. Within a few hours they
stormed one of the strongest positions
in the near orient, capturing more
than 1900 prisoners whom l saw
brought back. These confessed that
they had been taken by surprise. A
few days later the Greeks captured
entire civilian population of Greece
was bettered 100 per cent by the
victory. Every one is proud of the
army.
Greeks Keen Air Fighters.
Greek aviation is also good, The
Greeks construct their own aero
planes. which are modelled after the
best French types. They also have
Greek mechanics. Greek pilots are
keen air fighters. One of them while
on a Photographic mission destroyed
two enemy planes. The Greek ace
pilot is Sergt. Soukas, with seven
victories to his credit. Another good
pilot was Lieut.. Ralli. who recently
was killed in an air fight. He be-
longed to prominent Greek family
and fought in France while his own
country remained neutral.
Il believe that the allies could
with confidence turn the Macedonian
front over to the Greek, Serbian and
Albanian armies, as all three are
more than ever determined to fight
until victory is gained"
Sergt. Bouligny enlisted in the for
eign legion in 1914, and speedily
became famed as a fighter. He
was wounded four times and was
decorated with the war cross as
legionnaire. He transferred year
ago to the aerial corps. Bouligny
may shift to the American aviation.
where he has been offered the rank
of lieutenant. His wide experience in
the war and his enthusiasm make
him a valuable soldier
Evening star., 1918-06-30

c. l. withrow discussed war sayineR
stamps The club ls expected TO be OF
ganized on the afternoon Of July 5. Mrs
N. 4. Toulson presided.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Deaths From Starvation.

: Before the food ships arrive the
natives are hungry. At Koritsa there
are on the average twenty-five deaths
week from starvation. Fortunately
the wheat crop is promising. 1t is
the first time wheat has been planted
in years, as it has hitherto been for
hidden by an oppressive treaty with
scarce at 25 francs ($5) kilogram
az pounds. The army is well
yfctuaIed.
= France is greatly loved by the AL
banians. The French have construct
ed wonderful roads. That from Florina
to the Adriatic is the best I have seen
in any land. All the work is done by
women and children. who are pleased
TO work for the French military gov
ernment which allots them regular
army rations. More than 5000 are
thus employed in the south.
"Ail along the road one meets
groups of women working. each
group directed by a French soldier.
Despite their poverty. immortality is
absolutely unknown among the AL
banfan women, who are very timfd
and nee at the approach of strangers.
Until some nine years ago the AL
banian women were always in dam
ger of being abducted and carried
into the mountains. Lately the AL
bantan troops have made successful
excursions. wiping out Austrian and
Bulgarian bandits. One of these AL
banian columns. operating in a wild
mountain region, became lost and 1
them. Finally / located the AL
banians in a narrow valley into which
they had strayed after three DAYS OF
wandering
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Landing in Darkness Fatal.

Might flying is impossible in AL
bania because a forced landing in the
darkness would be fatal. The enemy
aviators are more daring than those
on the western front and almost daily
our cantonments are bombarded. You
may be sure that we repay in kind.
However, the allied airmen work
hard. often making three sorties in
day and the foe loses more aeroplanes
in combats than we do.
The Albanian army is small, but
vigorous. 1t is composed entirely Of
volunteers, who are keen fighters.
More than 1900 of them returned
from America to enlist. / was sta
toned at Koritsa, where I met many
natives who had lived in America.
! One named Dewitt R. Mano formerly
kept a billiard hall at Kenton, Ohio,
and he never tired of talking of the
United States. Albania is fertile, but
for the most part the natives are very
poor. Many of them live entirely on a
. diet composed of onions and corn
bread. The richer ones sometimes
have mutton. / never used to believe
the stories of famine in India and
elsewhere, but now I know what
famine means, as 1 have seen it in
Albania.
Evening star., 1918-06-30

partment Of Agriculture. spoke on food
J. A. Richardson and Rev
Evening star., 1918-06-30
FLYING IN BALKANS
HAS MANY PER|LS
Sergt. BouIigny of New Or
leans, Volunteer With the
French, Gives Experiences.
DARING SURPRISES WEST
~ PAUL AYREs ROCKWELL.
Cablesram to The Sunday star ana
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, I"io'

no PAUL AYRES ROCKWELL.
r,h,eprum to The Sunday Star and
chicago Daily News. Copyright, lSls.
PARIS, France, June 2s.-A fine
story of existing war conditions IN
the Balkans has been told me oy
Sergt. Edgar Bouligny of New Or
leans. a volunteer aviator. who has
lust reached Paris after nine months
of flying for France in Albania
Greece and Serbia.
"There is plenty of flying going on
in the near east" said Bouligny. ana
a pilot must keep his eyes open. L
have flown all along the oriental ho-
ropean front and have encountered
enemy aeroplanes almost daily. lhey
are piloted mostly by Bulgarians ana
Turks, although 1 have encountered
some German and Austrian avtators.
The Bulgarians are good flyers as
rule and the Turks are fair. one
Bulgarian ace is credited with t~eiVe
victories. Albania. where l flew lately
is a very dangerous country Tor AVA
tors because of the rugged hills over
which low clouds often hang.
Landing Places Rare.
.It is the most striking wilderness
/ have ever seen, being picturesque
with wooded mountains and numer-
Gus precipices. If the motor goes
wrong a pilots chances OF getitng
down unhurt are very slim. Landlns
nlaces are exceedingly rare. Ihe
enemy has placed machine gun pat
feries on many of the mountain peaks
and when we sailed over them at
low altitude we often got bullet hoies
in the machines.
"puring the three months I flew IN
Albania I often met a group OF 1our
boche pilots always flying together
This patrol is rather noted in the
region. Once my own and anotheT
chasing machine were protecting two
French photographing machines Wnen
they were attacked by the four
boches. Three of my comrades were
forced to land on the forest-covered
mountainside and their aeroplanes
were smashed Fortunately no one
was killed and all reached the nome
station eventually.
"In- the course of another fight Cor
poral Pilot La Gasser received
bullet hole through his leg and an
other in the arm, while the machine
gun, cur loose from it's pivot by bull
let's, fell into the fuselage. The lieu
tenant observer, for whom 1t was the
first flight over enemy territory,
cooily picked up the gun and, holding
it in his lap. returned the enemy's
fire. Pilot and observer returned
safely and both were decorated with
the military medal.
Evening star., 1918-06-30

Details Of Projects.
One of these plans calls for building
a new aqueduct from Great Falls to
the filtration plant at Mcmillan Park,
similar to the present system but on
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-06
MUSIC AS A MILITARY FORCE.

General PerShIng IN command OF the
American overseas forces, has officially
recognized music rs a military force
and has asked the organization Of Anleri-
can bands OF ~ musicians after the pat
tern of the French bands Of 80 pieces
in addition 10 field music corps of SO
drummers and trumpeters.
Letters containing General PerShIng :
Endorsement are now IN the hands OF
. the War Department Commission on
Training Camp Activities and With a
view of CARRYING out the appended recon-
mendations. Lee I. Hammer. supervisor
| OF music has issued call for con
! ference Of song leaders IN the various
National Army and Guard cantonments
/ and others prominent IN the musical
| world to be held in March. The exact
| dates will be announced lA'er
Among those who have been invited
to attend are: Lieut.. John Philip Souss
and members Of the National COMMITTEES
on Army and Navy Camp Music, which
| is affiliated with the commission on ram
| ing Camp Activities. and includes ". \
| Brice Of New York. chairman; John
| Alden Carpenter Chicago composer
Walter Z. Spalding, head Of the music
! department'of Harvard University; Peecy
L. Atherton Of Boston. Francis +. Brun-
| dage. supervisor of the Chicago CIVIC
Music Association; NJ Morgenthau, Jr
Of New York, and Mrs. George Barreile
| of Buffalo
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-06
BRITISH NAVY CHIEF
PRAISES OUR TARS
Continued rom page !

"In previous statements | dealt cniehy
with the naval situation III home waters
That is not due to a lack Of appreciation OF
the Importance OF the other theatres,
Including the Mediterranean.
Sir Erie alluded II this point to the
fact that the waters around the British
Isles had been the enemy chief feid TOR
submarine operations and that WITH
American help the greatest successes
against the Submarine had been obtalLed
m those waters lie stated however,
that 80 per cent oi the LOSSES u merchant
ships was accounted for bv the Mediter-
ranean. and that conditions there tad
been more difficult 10 meet, the resources
having been les adequate and success
against the submarine less satisfactory.
1T became increasingly evident con-
tInued SIr Erie that as our resources
improved we would be able 10 turu our
attention more to the Mediterranean
recently went to Rome Tor meeting OF
the Allied naval. committee and also
inspected the naval establishments IN the
Mediterranean, including those OF the
Greek navy. British naval officers are
assisting the Greeks III the re-organlza-
| ton of their navy, which already Is CO.
oDerating in the Mediterranean and reEd-
| ering valuable service.
Sir Erie described briefly his tour OF the
| Mediterranean and then touched on the
! smooth working of the naval reorganlza-
ton in Britain and the WORK OF the Allied
naval council at Versailles. Touching
upon the relations with the Allies and
| remarking that the naval forces III Euro-
| pean waters shortly would be augmented
| by force Of Brazilian var vessels, the
| first lord continued.
"It is perhaps natural that the CO.
operation between ourselves and the
| United States should be extremely close
/ wish in behalf OF myse AMI my col
leagues publicly to pay tribute TO Tho
| wh0lehearted and generous devotion tt
| the prosecution OF the war which has
| governed the action of every repre-
sentative of the United States navy Will
which We came into contact The per
sonneI of all ranks has the respect ant
esteem of the officers of the British navy
1--WE have the advantage OF constan
consultations with admiral Sims, VIII
attends our daily staff conferences "
have American officers working in varlou
sections Of the British Admiralty q
exactly the same footing as British OF
fcers. The cooperation between the tw
nations is as nearly complete as possible
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-06
SONG LEADERS N THE AMY.

Itinersnt song essders, men Who All
cover 4 group 3f camps " naval .rsini
stations to, small 20 warrant indIvldua.
Ieaders such ss have aeen placed IN m
jsrce posts. ARE nov leing engsScd pf
tbe Mar an NAVY Commissions o.
1'r..otng Camp Activities. The mllltan
,-sIlie n mass Singing - summed up p
,ba, ecptencc 81 Nalor1 1Iencrsl Rel s,
q singing army = q sighting arm,
II several II the training ccntreS sinsln-
has ,lrcady he,n incorporated ~ 60
th,isiastic commanding ofhocrs n fhc
regular routine.
While the task OF putting sung lcairrs
and dramatic directors IN the la-ge an
tonmcnts and naval training stations
has been the comparatively easy one %
finding the right man FOR the iob, ncw
problem WAS offered by the small nlntry.
whose size is not sufieient even 81 -
rant the full time ot A man DO ooinnin,
both vocal and dramatic ability lhe
Training Camp COmmlSaoas have z
on the plan of travelling song Ca !er,
They are engaging men Who Ar prepares
IL lead singing and also cJa-h Theatres =
These men viii travel over : ,nort
cunt. dividing their time 1ctWeNr sewers.
small centres.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-06
HEARING RACHMANINOFF
THROUGH HIS FEET

When one hears of the steps that
people less fortunate than the large
majority of Us lake TO acquire Tor them
selves hose pleasures and enloyments
which 10 us are entirely free and natural.
one gets an appreciation Of the gfts which
are ours for the taking. some tune ago. at a
a theatre IN Seattle. josef HOimann. me
pianist. gave 4 recital. That the recital
was one 81 the best he has ever gwen - not
n, be marveled al WHEN one considers the
inspiration vi hich ne had About SIX feet
away from him. right on the stage. sat
BOY intentlv listening 10 the vibrating
hords 81 ne instrument. There Sas
nothing strange IN tnat. the music
was enough 10 warrant the attention
of snyuodv. The wonder however,
l. he fact that instead OF hearing the
music through the vibrations OF the
sound waves beating upon his ear drum,
this boy heard it through the stimulus
that the vibrations made upon the nerve
centers OF MS feet. lie was a-deaf mute.
He had come TO hear the great musician
perform and had bcen allowed by special
permission 70 sit on the stage with his
shoes removed 50 that ne might hear the
music. The boy had been studying
music for long time and had been
making a special study Of Rachman-
inof c sharp Prelude. That was one OF
the numbers on Hofmaun' : program
That the o. heard, was impressed anc
took note of the master : rendition va:
later proven BY the changes he made Il
his own INTERPRETATION