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Evening star., 1918-02-04
BOY CUTS HEAD COAsTING.
Collided With Auto-Girl Knocked
Down by Street Car.

While coasting near Champlain street
and kalorama road yesterday after
noon about l o'clock Alfred Oxford. col
lored. ten years old, 1745 Kalorama
avenue, collided with an automobile
and cut his head. Dr. C. A Brooks 1921
T street, occupant Of the automobile,
took the boy to Freedmen's Hospital.
Lillian Dye. twelve years old. $50 Vlr-
ginia avenue southwest, last night
about $50 o'clock, was knocked down
by a street car at 14th and streets
and slightly hurt. She was taken home
An automobile belonging to Benjamin
Barsky, 2017 14th street, was struck by
la Capital Traction car on, Pennsylvania
Iavenue between 9th and 10th streets
last night about $50 o'clock and
thrown against the automobile OF Louis
Brooks, 1900 Bladensburg road. Barsky
received slight injuries.
Cornelius Bresnahan. 46S H street
southwest. fell on the ice on Pennsyl-
vania avenue between ,7th and Sth
streets, last night and injured his back
and hands. He was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
VETERANS INSTALL OFFICERS.
Fred Tyers Now Colonel of Encamp.
ment M III TT " r

New officers of Encampment No. III.
Union Veteran Legion, were installed at
a recent meeting of the encampment.
Col Charles F. Little presided. The
officers were installed by Past Col
Joseph H. Hartley. They are Fred
Tyers. colonel; Winfield F. Works, lieu
tenant colonel; DR.. William NJ. Newell
major; Horace H. Brewer, adjutant;
Frederick r. Sparks, quartermaster
Rev. Henry n. Couden, chaplain; Will
liam F. Foster. surgeon, and Edward
Quigley, officer of the day.
An address was made by Col. Tyers
musical program was a feature OF
the meeting. Miss Marie O'Day gave a
violin solo, with Miss Marie Belt, ac-
companist; piano solo by the grandson
Of Col. Joseph H. Hartley, patriotic
recitation by Miss Marie Hayes; piano
selections. by Miss Nolan. and vocal
solos. by Misses Marie and Clara Hayes
Evening star., 1918-02-04
BURGLARS RANsACK HOUSE.
Get $40 Belonging to William Nc
Daniel-Other Robberies.

Burglars visited the home of Will
liam Mcdaniel. 1443 G street northeast.
between 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and IL o'clock last night, gained en-
trance through a cellar window and
ransacked the premises. They stole
jewelry valued at s21
Mrs. Matte Palmer, 2002 G street.
reported a pocketbook containing $50
and several checks was stolen from
her home.
William Rejnhardt, U. S. S. Buffalo,
stationed at an American port, told the
police he was robbed of $S5 while In
this city Saturday night. He said he
met a stranger at Union station and
went with him to visit acquaintance
of the latter. and when he left the
house he missed his-money.
James D. Lee, employed at Camp
Meade, reported gold watch was
stolen from him at the military res
ervation yesterday.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
"Swat the Kaiser"
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF Tie SUIT.
swat the Fly" produced results
Why not swat the Kaiser?" Let's
start the slogan swat the Kaiser
whenever we turn off an unnecessary
electric light. gas burner or water
faucet They all require coal to keep
them going. Same thing when we shut
necessary personal luxury that repre-
sents clear waste. or stop the auto en-
CINE from running idly. The chance to
"Swat the Kaiser" would make even
the children remember to do these and
many other things of like nature.
F. G. CAMPBELL.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
CAT TALES.
Don t Spoil 1t

The man who lives nine doors
from me has hustled since the war
began, and it was truly good to
see the way he doomed each help
full plan He made me buy an
other bond, although I'd bought
all l could stand; Twill help
our boys across the pond, he
said, TO get the Teuton canned. :
For Red Cross funds he bumped
around, and made me dig guinea
more, though | had just coughed
up a pound, and owed much
money at the store. Here is a
man." l often said, who does as
much to win the fight as one who
leaves a swath OF dead to shock
the kaiser's brooding sight" But
yesterday he came to me, this
patriot whom l admired, and
when he'd talked an hour or
three, he left me feeling pretty
tired. mo doubt" he said,
you've marked my curves, you've
seen me boosting worthy things,
and every patriot deserves the
guerdon OF his toll, by jings. This
year I'll be a candidate for Con-
gress1for l need the dimes; I
hope you'll keep your hair on
straight. and vote for me at least
six times Oh, idols with their
feet of clay! Still whited
sepulchers we find! Can't this
broad land produce a jay who has
no cheap john az to grind?
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1918-02-04

25cs Gunpowder Tea, 44c and 59c; star
Cocoa, Csc; Navy Beans. tic; Lima
Beans. tic: Black-eyed Peas. lie; u oz:
Beans, 15c; Va Sweet Pancake Flour.
12l4c; A. J. Pancake Flour, 121sc; silver
Brand Peas. 1212c; Sugar Corn, l21sc;
Large Herring, SC; Fat Mackerel, l5c;
13 OF. Sardines, 15c; Bluejacket sar-
wheat, 71ac; White Meal. SC; SEEDED
.Raisins, 91sc; Cluster Raisins. 25c; Co
coanut. &C and Sc; Knox Gelatine. l5c:
4 Babbitt Soap, csc; Argo Starch. &C.
Safety Matches. 71ac; Quaker Matches,
25c 412 4th Sc. and all the J. 7. D.
Pyles Stores.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
LIEUT.. A. B. JOHNSON KILLED.

Lieut.. A. B. johnson of Toronto, mem
Der Of the Royal Flying Corps, and a
nephew of Miss Edith Freeman, who is
employed in the quartermaster gen.
erals department, cantonment division,
has been killed in England, while fly
ing, according to word received here
Lieut.. johnson won the military cross
and was twice wounded in action before
being transferred to the flying corps.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Annie Farmann. a widow. forty
five years old, died suddenly yesterday
morning at her home. 1919 Az street.
Harry Mofsovitz. a neighbor. was at
tracted to her house by her groans- He
summoned a policeman and physician
from Emergency Hospital. but Mrs
Farmann died before the physician
reached the house. Dr. William B. Carr.
deputy coroner. found that death re-
suited from heart disease.
Representative AIben. w. Bnrkley of
Kentucky delivered address on
Prohibition and the World War" at a
meeting of the Washington Secular
League yesterday afternoon at Pythian
Temple. A general discussion followed.
which was participated in by John
Tuite. Mr. Fisher BENJAMIN F. I.indas
Mrs. Joseph Seal. Samuel Saloman
Julian Pierce. Judge Lawrence Becker
and others.
Representative VIII r.. Wood of In
diana and Mai. George T. Rabcock and
Prof. T. F. Moran will be the principal
speakers at a smoker to be given by
local alumni of Perdue University at
the University Club Thursday evening.
W. A Dun also is scheduled to deliver
an address.
H. b. +. NIacfnrInnd of Washington
and Rev. DIR. Howard p. Grose of Ros-
ton, Mass. are to speak at meeting
Of the Bethel Literary and Historical
o'clock at the Twelfth Street Branch
of the Y. NJ. G.. A. Music is Il, be fur
nished by the Christian Endeavor
workers conference.
A report on nnmes of recent arrivals
from Georgia here to do government
war work, which We're obtained hy q
committee appointed recently is to be
ciety this evening at W. c. T. L. head
quarters. 522 18th street The society
also is to enter the campaign apainst
increasing rents for apartments and
rooms in the city.
"a Trip to Constantinople- is the sub-
tect of lecture to be given nv Nre
Van Anderson Gordon tomorrow even
Ing at O'Clock at the Eagles Wings
sos 11th street northwest Mrs Gordnn
spent several months in ConstantinopIe
Opposing the question aTh.t -.
Philippines Should be Granted rhair
Independence" the team renresentina
the Richard Fl. Alvey Debating Societv
was awarded the decision in a debate
with the Samuel F. Miller DehatinS g.
ciety Saturday night at the National
University Law School The winnina =
team was composed of Messrs. Lynch
ana kosen1eid. Messrs. Cayton and
vidual honors were awarded TO Ma.
thaniel Cayton.
meeting OF the board OF edue.tio,,
viii be held at the Franklin Schoo1
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50.
TIE Civic Center Club of Takou.
Park will meet at the Takoma Park
Library tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. Mrs. Max West of the chill
dren's bureau will speak on Children
in the War;"
AfcAdoAcon Cody Of Toronto In In
: Iectura tomorrow night at o'cuock In
Epiphany Church Parish Hall on Can
ada IN the War" Men in uniform are
especially invited to attend.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
Harry o. Gardner Commissioned.

Harry o. Gardner of this city has re-
ceived a commission as captain of ord
nance Capt Gardner recently graduated
from the Fort Myer training camp. Pre-
paratory to entering training he was
auditor for the Crandal amusement en-
ferprises He will begin the discharge of
his new duties tomorrow.
Evening star., 1918-02-04

For SaIe-Near Stanton Park N.E.s
s-room brick; cellar; large yard; only
S4,25O. John Scrivener & Bro, 914 u NV
Evening star., 1918-02-04
CITY ITEMS.
Clafiin Optical Co., 9O7 F st.
Glasses for far-sighted eyes.

Talking Machines Repaired (AH Makes).
The Sport Mart, Inc. 905 st. NV.
Evening star., 1918-02-04

0Aee~ EngsaveA Calling CaraA
leewceA So 18th st-Advertissmsnt
Evening star., 1918-02-04

The Civic Center Club of Takom.
Park will meet at the Takoma Park
Library tomorrow afternoon at >
o'clock. Mrs. Max West of the chill
dren's bureau will speak on "Childrep
in the War;"
Evening star., 1918-02-04

Arehdeacon Cody Of Toronto fs tO
Iectura tomorrow night at o'cuock In
Epiphany Church Parish Hall on Can
ada IN the War" Men in uniform arr
especially invited to attend
Evening star., 1918-02-04

meeting Of the board of educ.t,o,,
will be held at the Franklin Schnni
Wednesday afternoon at $50.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
Representative WIN r.. Wood Of In

diana and Mai. George T. Rabcock and
Prof. T. F. Moran will be the principal
speakers at a smoker to be given by
local alumni of Perdue University at
the University Club Thursday evening.
W. A. Dun also is scheduled to deliver
an address.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
UNION FIGHTS BILL
FOR E|GHT-HOUR DAY
Federal Employees Denounce
BorIand Amendment and
Will Try to Defeat It.
CITE ARGUMENTS AGAINST

Resolutions protesting against the
action of the House in approving the
Borland amendment to the agricultural
appropriation bill, which calls for a
full eight-hour day on the part of all
government clerks. have been adopted
by the advisory committee of the Wash
ington Federal Employees Union.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
I. b. T. NIacfnrInnd Of wn.binrton

and Rev. DIR. Howard p. Grose of Ros-
ton, Mass. are to speak at n meeting
Of the Bethel Literary and Historical
Association tomorrow evening al q
o'clock at the Twelfth Street Branch
of the Y. NJ. G. A. Music is To be fur
nished by the Christian Endeavor
workers conference
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-26
GREAT LAKES SEAMEN
 THREATEN T0 STRIKE
STRIKE WOULD CUT OFF THE SUPPLY OF ORE NEEDED IN
 MANUFACTURE OF STEEL.

Washington, July 25.-In the face of threatened strike of seamen on the Great Lakes, which would tie up the transportation of iron ore, coal and wheat essential to the war program, the shipping board tonight issued a statement informing the public or every step in the controversy and de- claring that the board does not feel that there are any grievances to jus tify strike at this time'
 Telegrams were sent to the sailors union and the marine firemen, oilers and water tenders union, pointing out the disastrous effects which a strike would have upon the country and it's consequent effect on the prosecution of the war.
 Chairman Hurley signed the state ment because. the strike resolution was so worded as to make the board a party to the controversy.
 ''In issuing this statment," Mir. Hur- ley said, 'the shipping board has gone fully into the grievances men, toned in the joint strike resolution because of the grave menace to the national safety involved in a strike on the Great Lakes. A stoppage of the movement of the lake vessels would cut off the supply of ore needed in the manufacture of steel plates for chip building and many othher essen tials of war and would jeopardize the movement of wheat to our army abroad and to our allies. No strike should be called which could be based on a misunAerstanding of what has happened CT which is capable of diff ficult solution
 The reason given for striking was to compel the lake carriers association to cooperate with the government in training seamen.
 Refusal of the lake carriers asso- ciation to send representatives to the national marine conference here last May becavse such attendance would be recognition that organized labor represented their employees which thev denied. was made the second ground for striking.
 Demands for increased pay were made in the strike resolution, which, nevertheless suggested that they be arbitrated.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-26
BRITISH ESPoNDENT DECLARES AMERICANS HAVE
 ANN jHILATED GERMANS

London, July 25.-Tne correspond ,ent of the Daily Mail with the American army on the Aisne -Marne front teegraphing Wednesday, after relating the incidents surrounding the capture of the village of Epieds, which changed hands twice before the Americans finally conquered it and pushed on well beyond, says:
 The Germans apparently are flinging troops from all kinds of divi- sions into the line, possibly because many of the divisions opposing the Americans have been seriously re- Guced The Americans captured large quantities of ammunition which lies all ever the battlefield. The American air men downed five ma chimes in two hours today"
 The same correspondent tele- graphing Thursday says:
 'More progress is reported in the Feres and Ris forests, where the French and Americans are fighting side by side. The Gemans are still offering tenacious resistance, ill which their machine gunners pla, the chief part.
 More large fires have been seen inside the German lines near Oulchy. le-Chateau and Fere- en- Tardenois.'
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-26
AMERICAN FORCES HAVE INFLICTED OVER
 50,000 CASUAL TIES ON THE GERMANS

their intensive bombing of troop for nations and military works.
 As yet, notwithstanding the inroads of the allied troops, there has been no sign of an impending general re- treat on the part of the Germans if he elects to stand and fight it out, and the allies gains continue with the same success as heretofore, 1t seems that, with the daily narrowing of the neck of the pocket, the enemy neces- sarily will lose many of his men when the time comes to make his way ward.
 Some perturbation is being caused in England through strike in several cities of munition workers. The work men threaten a further extension of the strike unless their demands are met.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-26

be able to enlarge their advance ma- terially the great trap might be fin ally sprung by final overwhelming blows on both sides. In that event ali of the victories pictured in to- nights rumors might we'll be real lzed
 To tho cool judgment of army offi- cem, however, the situation did not warrant on the basis of any informa- tion available at a late hour tonight, the assumption that the time had come when the jaws of Foch's great wise might be crushed together. Knowing what they do of the strength of the Germans massed to hold back the menacing flank attacks they believed it entirely possible for the enemy to escape northward.
 The question in their minds was whether he had finally determined to retreat and surrender all the ground gained in his efforts since he struck the French lines on the Chemin- -des- Danes last May, or had resolved to fight 1t out to finish where he now stands ar on lines slightly withdrawn from their present positions near the Marne.
 Today's advices indicated that further withdrawal was in progress along the southern loop of the line. Franco American advances north of Dorman's show that the points to which the enemy has clung tenac- iously for days are being taken.
 Pressure all along the line from Jaulgonne to the Ourcq probably has made the most eoutherly German positions untenable. The situation cannot be clearly gauged until fur ther information is received as to the Franco British operations west of Rheims. If the attack Is pressed successfully it seems impossible that the enemy can stabilize his lines south of the Aisne. The situation on both sides of the Ourcq is equally ob- cure, but the clear purport of all re- ports coming in Is that the Germans have been unable to stem the tide of attack and must now either fall back swiftly along supply lines that are under constant shell fire, or hurl the whole weight of their available re- serves into the fight in a desperate eleventh hour attempt to halt Foch's armies in pitched battle.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-26

Washington, July 25.-With Amer ican. British and French forces pressing the enemy hard on all sides of the Aisne -M@ne battle front, the air of Washington was electric to- night with a feeling of expectancy, as of great events impending Rumors of decisive victory ran throuah off- cial circles like wildfire. Untrace- able reports were current that the army of the German crown prince had been trapped and even that the crown prince himself had been cap tured.
 Official eports gave no foundation on which the feeling of suppressed excitement could be based. Earlier in the day a press dispatch told of rumors fin London that the British of Rheims had scored a decisive victory and advanced toward Fismes, the German rail base midway between Soissons and Rheims. Later reports confirmed this to the extent of a stride forward by British and French forces on a three mile front just west Of Rheims throwing the enemy back mile and half.
 Probably it was this which started wild reports of a sweeping victory Still later came news of decided gains by Franco American troops around Fere- -en- Tardenois and north of Dormans on the Marne It was evident that the southern and south western angles of the German posi- tion were yielding to the pressure against them.
 News came also of important ad vances along the Orucq front. The outstanding fact tonight appeared to he that the enemys front was being forced back all along the battle line. Of the gains recorded, the Franco Briaish drive probably has the great est possibilities, for it means that the eastern jaw of General Foch's gigan- tic trap is closing in. Other reports show that the German high com- mand had massed reserves and con- centrated artillery to prevent the movement at this point, or at its counterpart, near Soissons. where the western jaw had already been driven ahead in a weeks fighting and now faces German reserves as- sembled from the whole battle line.
 Should the Franco British forces
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-26
HUNS HAVE STARTED
 VICIOUS COUNTER ATTACK
Regardiess of the Endorsements the Germans Have Brought Up, the Americans, British, French and Italians Are Steadily Pressing For ward at Nearly All Points.
llBy the Associated Press.l ]


 General Foch has taken leaf out of the book Of German mililary strategy [ and ordained the use by the allied ar mics of the pincer system of offens- i've in the Soissons Rheims salient.
 Both jaws of the pincers are nov ling smoothly, with the pivot along the Marne working in unison and the pro cess of attempting to capture many of the nearly half million Germans in the big pocket is well on the way to what at present seems like possi ble success.
 The Germans, however. evidently do not intend to permit themselves to be entrapped without fighting Having thrown thousands Of endorsements into the already congested salient, they have started a counter attack of great violence all along the semi circular front from the Ourcq river 10 the region immediately southwest Of Rheims, and their men are said to have orders to stem the allied tide of , advance at all costs.
 Nevertheless at last accounts the Americans, French British and Ital- ian troops themselves we'll reinforced to meet the new turn in affairs. were steadily pressing forward at nearly all points on the bat,le line to Rheims. while east of tEe cathedral city. a Polish contingent-the first of the Poles to enter the eomba;--is declared to have carried out successfully an enterprise against the enemy in which more than 200 Germans were made prisoner
 The western jaw of the pincer con tinues to move eastward along the Ourcq river, On both sides of the stream, and the Franco American , troops are now virtually knocking at the gates of Fere-en-Ta -Tardenois, the important railway junction and store house for Germanys war supplies Further south to the Marne new ad- vances. in keeping with those in the north, have been attained.
 At the pivot of the pincer. north of the Marne, midway between Chateau Thierry and Rheims, the French have extended their line northward in the forest of Fere in the lRis forest and north of Dormans, while the eastern jaw of the pincer. under the pressure of the British, has noticeably moved forward in a northwesterly direction l for about mile and a half over a | three mile front to Mery- Premecy and Gueux, the last named village five miles west of Rheims and a scant mile and a half from the Rheims-Fesmes road At Mery Premecy, the allied [ line now stands about three and a half miles southeast of Fishes, which is 1 the central station on the railway running between Soissons and Rheims
 For a week and a day the allied troops have hammered against the Soissons- Rheims salient until it's width across between the cities has been narrowed t oabout 21 miles from an original lSidth of g miles, while the triangu
 lar salient has been welded into a
 semi circular cul-de-sae.
 Over the entire pocket the allied artillery continues to rain shells from all sides and airmen are keeping up