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Evening star., 1918-02-08
THREE GERMAN ATTACKS
REPULSED BY FRENCH
Petain's Men Gain in Raid West of
Forges-Teuton Guns Active
Near st. Quentin.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, February s.-FoIlowing is to-
days official communication.
There is nothing to report, with
the exception of successful raid by
the French on small German post
west of FORCES, on the Verdun front.
west of the Meuse."
The war Office communication last
night says:
1--WE repulsed at daybreak an enemy
attempt against one of our small posts
in the region north of Craonne
after the bombardment reported
this morning on the right bank of the
Meuse and in Alsace, the Germans car
ried out east of Samogneux. as we'll az
at the north corner of the Bois des
Fosses, and on our lines south of Hart
mannsw eilerkopf three attacks, which
we repulsed. iniicting losses on the
enemy and capturing material"
LONDON, February s.-The German
artillery has been active north of st.
Quentin, according to an official state
ment from British headquarters in
France and Belgium issued today. The
statement reads:
1.-The hostile artillery was active dur
ing the night in the neighborhood of
Flesquieres. On the remainder of the
front there is nothing of interest to
report"
An official announcement dealing
| with aerial operations. issued last
night, follows:
"More than a ton of bombs was
| behind the enemy's lines. Two hostile
| machines were downed in the air fight
Ing. Two Of our machines are MISS
y
Evening star., 1918-02-08
JOHN HOLT, ATTORNEY,
DIES BY HIS OWN GUN
Shoots Himself Near Takoma Park
Sanitarium, Where He
Was O Patient. |:

John Holt. Washington patent at
torney with Offices in the .McLachlen
building, shot and killed himself last
evening about 10 o'clock at Takoma
Park.
C. r. Gibbs, who was walking along a
road near Sligo bridge, heard a shot and
found the body of Mr.. Holt lying in a
path a little way from the bridge. A
revolver was clutched ip one hand.
Gibbs reported the matter to Fred
Grener, clerk at the Washington SAM
itarium. where. 1t was later learned,
Mr. Holt had been a patient Together
Messrs. Gibbs and Grener went back to
the body. and upon searching the pock-
cts. a note was found asking that in
case of accident to him one of the three
following persons be notified: J. Will
mer Latimer. former judge of the
Juvenile Court: DIR. Sterling Ruf71n or
Dr. Staveley.
There also was a check for $2s, made
out to the Washington Sanitarium for
payment of Mr.. Hollis expenses there
for the past week.
Mr.. Holt lived at the Cecil apart
ments in this city. He went to the
a short time ago for treat
ment for a nervous disorder.
Sheriff William L. Aud today made ar,
and decided that the
cause OF the death was evident and
that an inquest WAS not necessary.
The body was turned over to an unders
tAker ~ ZAkomA 1Ag1h
Evening star., 1918-02-08
REPLIES TO COMPLAINTS.
Secretary McAdoo Sends Report to
Senate on Dependents Checks.

Secretary McAdoo has reported to the
Senate that checks due dependents Of
soldiers and sailors under the war risk
act in November and December have
been sent. and that those due In Japu-
ary will have been mailed out oy Feb
ruAry Is.
The report was in responsc to a reso-
luton offered by Sena.or Hitchcock of
the Senate military committee, who ga id
complaints had been received that the
checks had not been mailed
secretary McAdoo in this report states
that. as has been announced previously.
more than half of all applications for
compensation for dependents came from
men who were found to have no de-
pendents, and In such cases no allot-
iu4ents were made. There were 200
such cases out of 1,170.45S applica tions.
Awards were made in 426, 900 cases, the
checks for November and December to-
tANng $16.580.000.
: In $4,000 cases, Mr.. McAdoo said. pay
mont has been made impossible be-
cause of Incomplete Information fur
nished in the applications, while 10 0OO
checks have not been delivered be-
cause of failure to give proper ad-
dresses.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
AMERICAN MARKSMEN
R0UT GERMAN SHIPPERS
End Annoyance Along Sector-Lieu-
tenant and Three Men Creep
Over No Mans Land.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Thursday, February T.
American artillery and infantry have
succeeded in cleaning out a majority of
the snipers who caused considerably BILE
annoyance from the time the sector
was taken over by the troops. Snipers'
posts in buildings have been destroyed
by knocking down the shelters over the
heads of the Germans with shells. Snip
ers hidden in bushes or in shell holes
have been routed by American sharp
shooters. Night patrols have succeed
ed in locating some of the positions and
the Germans in them have been finished
off later. Last night a small patrol en-
tered an advanced German trench in
search of nest of snipers. A lieuten-
ant, corporal and two men left the
American wire and returned five hours
later. They walked across no mans
land. picking their way carefully to
avoid discovery.
Reaching the enemy, wire they crawl
ed beneath it cautiously and approached
the most advanced enemy trench. The
men looked down into the trench, which
apparently was abandoned, but they
were sure snipers were there. They drop
ped down noiselessly and found place
where the trench bottom showed fresh
footprints. On the parapet the corporal
discovered a rifle loaded and pointed
in the direction of the American trench
es. There was not a German around
The corporal brought back the rifle
to the American lines. It is a typical
German weapon made in Berlin and in
good condition. At another point enemy
snipers were discovered in a shell hole.
A few well placed shots from light ar
tillery ended. their career. At another
place hail of machine gun bullets
was effective One, two or possibly three
snipers' posts are still in front of the
American positions, but they are not
likely to be there long.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
ONE SECTION FREE 4
| Of HEATLESS ED|CT
Order for FuelIess Monday
Lifted in All States South
of Virginia. 4

Heatless Mondays have been sus-
pended in all states south of Virginia.
In announcing this today Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield said improved weather
and traffic conditions had made further
enforcement in the south unnecessary.
Fuel administration officials were
hopeful that continued warmer weather
and Improvement in railroad traffic
would permit relaxation of the order
all over the United States after next
Monday.
Three-and-a-Half Day Shutdown.
AS Saturday will be observed gener.
ally as a half-holiday and as next
Tuesday is Lincoln's birthday anniver-
sary. there will be a three and a one
half day shutdown. Officials believe
this will go far toward relieving the
situation. The original program called
for the last heatless Monday on
March 25.
1t was announced also today that in
all other states in which the order is
operative fuel may be furnished on
future Mondays to heat and light lofts
and workshops occupied by members of
the International Allied Garment
Workers Union.
States Affected.
The states affected by today's eus-
pension order are North and South
Carolina, Tennessee. Georgia, Florida.
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
The first section of the closing order
establishing a preferential list In coal
distribution and the section providing
a penalty for Noncompliance will con-
tinue in force.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
CONGREsSMEN TO SPEAK.
Mass Meeting at Church Lincoln's
Birthday to Start Campaipn.

Representative Knutson of Minnesota
and Fairfield of Indiana will speak at
mass meeting on Lincoln's birthday
at Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, held
under the auspices of the White Cross
employment bureau and the church. The
meeting will start "a campaign to raise
$4,000. needed to liquidate the mortgage
on the church.
Representative Ellsworth of Mnne-
sofa will speak February %.
Directors of the White Cross bureau
are making a national campaign for
100000 members. and they hope to
open a branch office In every large city.
Rev. Simon P. w. Drew will preside at
the meeting on Lincoln's birthday.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
DESPITE SUBMARINE MENACE.
Secretary Daniels Says U. s. Will
Continue Sending Troops to france.

BALTIMORE. February S.-Subma-
rines or no submarines. the United
States will continue fearlessly to send
troops to France, declared Secretary
of the Navy Daniels last night, in re-
ferring to the torpedoing of the Tus-
cania in an address at the Baltimore
Press Club.
Just as fast as our ships can carry
men to Europe they will co." continued
MIR. Daniels, land just as fast as they
are equipped they will be sent. and
ships Will carry them, and no man liv-
our goods will be carried across the
Atlantic except in ships flying the flag
OF the United States"
Evening star., 1918-02-08
SAYS WEAVER HELD
UP COAL, MAN SUES
Milton w. Johnson Asks $780,
COO Damages From D. c.
Fuel Administrator.

John L. Weaver. fuel administrator
as defendant in a suit to recover $780,
900 damages filed today in the District
Supreme Court by Milton w. johnson,
trading as the Standard Coal Company.
The plaintiff says MIR. Weaver COM
manded the railroad companies to re-
fuse delivery to him of large quantities
of coal, and that the administrator
diverted from him and delivered to
other coal dealers in the District large
quantities of coal consigned to Mr..
Johnson.
The declaration filed through Attorneys
Wilton j. Lambert and Rudolph H. Yeat-
man is in two counts. The first charges
that the right Of Mr. Johnson to conduct
his wholesale coal business without inter-
ference except the imposition Of such
restriction as was authorized by law was
violated by Mr.. Weaver February, when.
it is alleged, he "wrongfully and unlaw-
fully caused orders to be issued to rail-
road company entering the District Of Co
lumba commanding and directing the said
company to refuse to deliver large quai1-
titles of coal that had been shipped to
plaintiff" He asked $4,000 damages on
this count.
The second charge is that the fuel ad-
ministrator, 'maliciously contriving to
injure the plaintiff in his good name
and business" caused to be diverted
from the plaintiff and delivered to other
coal dealers large quantities of fuel''
from the sale of which the plaintiff
would have received large profit. 1t
is also charged that Mr.. Weaver ex-
ceeded his powers as fuel administra-
tor and attempted to discipline Mr.
Johnson for an alleged refusal to abide
by the laws relating to the handling of
fuel in the District. although Mr. john
son denies that he had been guilty of
any such violation.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
GERMANY opened
PURSE TO LEN|NE
Whole BoIshevik Movement in
Russia Assisted by Kaiser,
Documents Reveal.
ALL MONEY DEMANDS MET
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, February s.-The Petit Pa
risien continues today publication of
official German documents, which. It
says. were brought to France by a
prominent French scientist, who OBJ
tained them from Russian revolution
|ary paper. The latest installment con-
|sists of a series of documents tending
to show that the bolshevik movement
in Russia has been financed by Ger
many.
Among these documents is a circular
dated March 2, 1917. from the German
Imperial Bank to all representatives in
Switzerland, instructing them to honor
all demands for money from Nikolai
Lenine, M. Zinevieff, Leon Trotsky, M.
Kameneff, one Of the Russian repre-
negotiations; NJ. Soumenson and MAJ.
sta koslovsky. who has been described
as the chief German agent in Russia,
all OF whom have taken a prominent
part in the bolshevik movement, as
well as to Nine. Alexandra Kollantay.
a supporter of Lenine and now in
charge of the bolshevik department of
public welfare: Gen. Sivers and. NJ.
Mercaln. The money was to be paid
under certain conditions"
Letter to SchaumAnn,
Another document is letter dated at
Stockholm September 81. 1917, from Y.
Furstenburg to Raphael Schaumarr1, at
Haparanda, reading:
"Honored Comrade: varburg's bank,
on receipt of a telegram from the
president of the Rhenish westphaltan n
Syndicate. has opened an account for
Comrade Trotzky's enterprise The
lawyer has brought arms and arranged
for their conveyance as far as Lulea
and Varda. Instruct the firm Of Essen
Sons, at Lulea, as to whom they are to
be consigned, and the name of the
confidential person to whom the sum
asked for by Comrade TrotEky is to
be paid over"
Other letters announce the payment
to Lenine of sums varying from, $50. 600
to 100000 marks.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
JUMPED FROM THIRD FLOOR.
Robbers Legs Broken by Leap in
Effort to Escape Arrest.

BOSTON, February s.--A man wear
ing a mask today entered the office of
I. NJ. Strauss, an investment broker. in
the Winthrop building, located in the
business district. and after beating
and robbing the broker jumped from
la third-story window in an effort to
escape. Both legs were broken.
Strauss said he was alone in his Of
fee on the seventh floor when the man,
whom he recognized as a former EN- :
ploye, entered and demanded money.
Before he could resist the man knock :
ed him down and took his pocketbook
and a diamond ring from his finger
and ran.
The robber raced down the stairs.
and when about to be overtaken by
tenants leaped through an open win
dow on the third floor and landed in
| the midst Of a crowd.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
TO FIGHT BoRLAND SCHEME,
Federal Employees Union Board Will
Frame Plans Tonight,

Plans for the defeat Of the Borland
amendment to the agricultural appro-
priation bill. which would put employees
of the Department of Agriculture in
Washington on an eight-hour day. will
be made tonight at meeting Of the
board Of representatives of the Fed
eral Employees Union in Perpetual
Building Hall. 11th and e streets
northwest.
Reports will be made on the progress
Of the campaign for pay increases for
government employees and reclassifica.
ton of employees in the civil service
will be discussed. Reports Of standing
committees will be submitted. De1e.
gAtsg to the Central 1ahot4 uptsn will
Evening star., 1918-02-08
RAID POST OFFICE;
CAPTURED IN AUTO
Four Robbers, Using Machine,
Taken Early Today-0ne
Shot Through Head.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
MIDDLEBORO, Mass, February s.
-Four automobile robbers who started
out last night to raid post Offices on
Cape Cod were captured here today
after being fired on by officers in this
town and at Wareham. fifteen miles
away. One of the men was shot in
the head.
Warning that the robbers had
wrecked the safe in the post office at
Osterville, forty-five miles from here,
was sent to every point on the cape
shortly after O'Clock. From Oster-
Vile the men proceeded toward Ware
ham in a big touring car with yellow
headlights AS the machine swung
speed officers who were on watch fired
dozen revolver shots. but without
bringing the robbers to halt.
Watch for car with yellow head
ham. sent Chief Of Police Mathawsy
and officer Smith to the crest of a hill
on the main highway. where they lay
in hiding. A few moments later the
robbers appeared:
Jumping from their hiding places, the
officers began shooting. and the rob-
bers, taken by surprise. were forced to
throw up their hands before they had
a chance to use the revolvers with
which each member Of the party was
lice found $500 in cash. stamps Of an
equal value, dynamite and nitrogly-
cerin.
At police headquarters the men gave
their names as John Edward Corners,
Syracuse. N. Y; George williams, alias
Thomas s. Conners. of Boston; John
Francis Murphy OF Boston and James
Homes tname believed to be fictitiousp
Murphy. the driver Of the car. was
shot through the head. An examination
Of his wounds showed that he was not
as seriously hurt as physiciens first re-
ported, and 1t was expected he would
Sc taken with the other prisoners to
Boston this afternoon and turned over
to the federal authorities. The Prison.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
Position of Railroads,

The railroads will do their own
financing-that is, those of them whose
earnings as guaranteed hy the govern
ment are sufficient to give them good
standing in credit-while the govern
ment out of the s5o0000,O00 fund car
ried by the pending bill can take care
of the actual needs of the smaller roads
If Congress grants the Secretary of the
Treasury the powers asked for the pro-
posed new war finance corporation
the government Will have absolute con-
troll over all issues of proposed capital
stock over 100000.
The commodity markets, according to
the financial reports, seem to show that
the public Is bidding against itself for
goods. thereby raising prices. 1.-The
country is trying to solve the problem
of a shortage of goods by raising prices
and wages" as one report phrases it.
whereas it is contended that the only
way to really solve it is to curtail pro-
duction in some lines and turn the la
Dor over to others.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
OPPOSES QUITTING
SCHOOL FOR WORK
Supt. Thurston Plans Confer
ence With Board to Deal
With the Problem.

Absolute opposition to pupils OF Wasn-
ington public schools, both elementary
and high, leaving school prematureiy
to take up work except in cases or vital
necessity was voiced today by Ernest
L. Thurston, superintendent OF schoois'
II can hardly make my conviction IN
this regard too strong" he announced
after the close of this great war the
District of Columbia, like the United
States in general, must have trained
men to carry on and amplify it's indus
tries, and for that reason feel that IT
Is extremely necessary that scholars
should carry their education at least
through the high school in order that
they may be better equipped to do the
work that will confront them"
1.-THE problem caused by the with
drawal of pupils is an Increasingly
serious one. and I am planning to call
a conference of the board Of education
to consider methods of combating this
tendency"
Work Outside School Hours.
Supt. Thurston, when approached as
to his opinion regarding work outside
of school hours, pointed out that this.
when 1t does not interfere In any way
with school duties. meets with no dis
approval and may be- in way. con-
sidered a part of the education in
progress, because boys learn a lot
from responsibility and the handling of
money. Other forms of work. which do
SO interfere, he considers distinctly
detrimental.
Statements of this nature are inter-
esting when considered together with
the fact that if pupils, especially boys.
are numerous forms that do not seri-
ously conflict with school duties. Other
boys, it is pointed out. feel not that
they must seek work, but, owing to
the atmosphere of war activity around
them, feel that they should get Jobs.
Boys want to be doing something
Many Jobs Open to Boys.
This feeling is proper one," says
La Washington business man who got
his start working out of school hours,
but 1t can be indulged without quit
ting school. The boy thereby gets his
education and releases another person,
often older and more valuable, to help
W In the war
There are errands to be done. bum
dies to be wrapped and, to name a
particularly convenient job for school
boys, newspaper routes to be carried.
\ boy. by considering this aspect be-
fore he takes the plunge, may be bet
tering himself. gratifying his relatives
and helping his country"
One Washington newspaper route boy
recently wanted to quit his job be-
cause. az he explained. his father
was making twice as much money as
he ever made before in his life. His
employer explained that by keeping
on with the job. the boy would be help
ing to create and preserve conditions
under which his father could go on
making similar high wages after the
war, and that later he himself would
be eligible for the same sort of pay
The boy saw the point and stuck"
Evening star., 1918-02-08
DEBATES DEMAND :!
OF R. R. WORKERS
Waqe Commission Hears Men
Not Benefited by the q
AdamS0n Law. ;,
PLEA FOR EIGHT-HOUR DAY

The practicability OF establishing
during the war an eight-hour day for
railroad workers who do not come un-
der the Adamson law. or of penalizing
overtime with a view of compelling
close adherence to an eight-hour basis
was questioned today by members OF
the railroad wage commission. s. E.
Heberlihg, president OF the Switchmen's
Union, asked a penalty on overtime be-
yond eight hours In any twenty-four.
81 sympathize with you as to the
desirabiiity of a standard eight-hour
day." Secretary Lane said. But when
industries are short of men who have
been sent to the front, would it be de-
sirable to come to that ideal or give an
increase in pay without disturbing
hours?"
Mr.. Heberlins said the switchmen
did not ask an arbitrary eight-hour
day il overtime work was necessary.
"As Near Eight Hours as Possible"
I'VE do want to keep the work day
as near eight hours as possible, 70 re,
duce casualties caused by exhaustlon'
he said The eight-hour law is not be-
ing observed generally. because no pen
atty is attached. We want time ana
half for overtime in order to keep GOWN
the hours of work.
But, as AHiellGdHSs ihSiSl.o
chairman, would your men not be bet
ter satisfied with an increase in pay
rather than enforced reduction OF
hours?"
awe want enough to make both ends
| meet" Mr.. Heberling replied. out we
| do not want the principle of the eight
| hour day destroyed because OF war
| conditions"
Secretary Lane assured him there
! was no danger of that.
I The only hours-of-work law whicn
| is observed" Mr.. Heberling said. rs
| the sixteen hour law. violation OF
| which is punishable through indice-
me MT"
Disregard of Law Charged.
| Charges that the eight-hour law was
| being disregarded by the railroads IN
an effort to discredit its operation by
| increasing greatly the overtime paid 10
| employees were made at a previous
| hearing by Representatives of the con-
ductors and trainnen.
| Mr. Heberlind said overwork was re-
sponsible for the extreme hazards OF tho
| switchmen's occupation. exnauStloh
causing so many accidents that inc
| unions insurance rates are very hen:
The union presented demands on ali
railroads last October for SO per cent
increase in wages and time and hait
for overtime beyond eight hours In any
twenty-four. Mr.. Heberling said smail
paw prevented many men joining the
union through inability to pay the IN.
surance assessments
The membership now is 10,700, chiefly
in Industrial centers along the lakes
and through the middle west.
Evening star., 1918-02-08
Officers Die When Airplane Burns.

LAWTON, Okla, February S.-Lieut
Dudley A. Loomis, pilot, and Lieut.. Leftin
Stamps. observer. were burned to death
yesterday afternoon on the post Held Fort
Sill, School Of Aerial Observers. when their
machine fell from 4 height Of 500 feet
and burst into flames as II struck tho