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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
LIEUT.. SAsscER WRITES
OF EXPERIENCE IN WAR
Had Seen Some Fighting Previous
~, But Regards Last Drive a.
the "Real STUFF"

UPPER MARLBORO. Nd, October
1e.-Lieut. Ghiselin Sasscer serving
in France. in q recent letter to his
parents here says:
II have been on tho frpnt for some
time and thought ! hao seen some
lighting. but this last drive was the
real stun. was right in the wedge
of it all.
Tho infantry went over tho top
early in the morning. We followed
up through miles Of relinquished tor
ritory.
EVERYTHING was torn to pieces by
the American shells. The American
engineers, however, lost no time re-
pairing the roads: Our men got all
sorts Of souvenirs, German caps,
boots. rifles. watches and a thousand
"A dGgout had caved in ON q Ger.
man soldier. All that was sticking
out was one hand. Some of our men
shook hands with him, telling him he
was a good German.
Among the. prisoners whom I saw
coming back were two women with
Red Cross wells and red crosses on
their arms. They were caught oper.
ating machine guns"
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MANY LEGAL LIGHTS
AID GEN. CROWDER
Provost MarshaPs Success Is
Credited to the Type of Men
Picked for His Staff.

Legal luminaries from all parts of the
country, including the District of Co
lumbia. form part of the staff of the
provost marshal generals office. One
great factor in Provost Marshal General
Crowder's success in administering the
draft has been the type of men he has
selected to assist him.
The first man whom Gen. Crowder
called in from civil life was Charles B.
Warren of Detroit, now colonel and
senior officer on his staff. Col. Warren
has written most of the selective serv-
ice regulations, and was primarily re-
sponsible for the formulation of the reg
ulations for the first draft. Incident
ally, Col. Warren has written many of
the congressional statutes which have
been enacted into law in connection
with the draft. Col. Warren was on
two occasions before becoming an aid
to Gen. Crowder attorney for the United
States in international arbitrations.
Once, during the fisheries dispute with
Hague tribunal with an argument six
days long.
At an earlier date he was one Of the
lawyers appointed by the President to
argue the case Of the United States be-
fore the joint high tribunal created to
adjudicate claims of Great Britain
against the United States arising out Of
the Boring sea seal fisheries contro-
versy. Robert Lansing, now Secretary
of State, was also OF counsel in that
matter. In addition to his career in the
field of international law, Col. Warren
has developed a financial career. He is
heavily interested in large industrial en-
terprises and banks in Detroit, his home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
ASK 10 CENTS A DAY FOR THE
J.. SOLDIER FIGHTING IN FRANCE
Seven Great Civic Organizations of Coun-
try Seek to Raise 10000, 900 to Bring
Home Comforts to Boys in Trenches.

sonal way, but in a spirit OF warm
hearted, comradely helpfulness. They
minister to his wants all the way TO
the front line trenches and beyond,
for even If a soldier is captured ana
in prison camp the long arms OF
these organizations reach out to him
through the aid Of neutral agencies
In camp and on the line these organl-
cations are on hand to meet his needs,
whether he wants cigarettes :'r re-
HglouS service of his own faith. chey
give him clubrooms. food, music, clean
amusements, books. educational IN
struction. They make him feel at
home in every city. both here and
abroad. and their huts rise like magic
palaces Of good cheer in the wrecked
villages just behind where the great
guns are pounding their RELENTLESS
messages.
1t is this work. carried on by thou
sands of splendid men and women.
hardship and dangers, that keeps the
Army happy and spiritually mt for ats
task.
II 10 cents day per soldier and
way, he would, indeed. be q POOR ciG.
zen who would beGrldge the Total OF
$170. 100000. 1t will be a matter CT
honor for US to go over the Top ana
send q good round sum N addition
for good measure.
Significant Factor in Work.
There is a further factor in this
united war work drive which, firmly
believe. is of the utmost significance
for the future of our country. Here.
we have seven great Organizations
Protestant, Catholic and Jewish-that
have completely obliterated their re-
effort for a great national service,
Just as the boys Of these three fa1tns
are fighting shoulder to shoulder In
this great war for justice and human
liberty so these organizations, repre-
senting diverse creeds, are co-operat-
of helpfulness.
OF course, it is great crisis in
human affairs, a stern call to duty,
that has thus brought us together and
made US think OF one another not as
Protestant, Catholic and Jew, but as
fellow Americans. The crisis Will
pass, and we shall conquer the foe,
and the boys will come back again
and scatter to their homes; but l am
sure this bond of a common service
make for a greater tolerance and
finer fellowship in our country among
men Of different creeds.
The success of the united war work
campaign will give a great impetus
to future feliowshlp. besides assuring ~
every branch of the service during
the coming year. The sum of $3.50
will cover the expense of keeping up
the spirits of one soldier for a whole
year, inspiring him with the fine
morale that Napoleon called three
fourths of the battle. To give for as
many boys as possible is a high privi-
lege. To every stay-at-home it ought
to be worth the utmost in self-denial
to give for those who have denied
themselves everything to serve our
common country.
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not come.
and hurried on to the next position
from which he had planned to hold
back his pursuers. Ono can SEQ them
streaming forward on his trail. For
sixty hours these American artillerists
had fought their pieces and moved on.
and fought again and moved. and
fought and so moved again. Not a
man had . wink Of sleep excspt those
fortunates who could balance them
selves precariously ON the carriages
CT c7tssons as the procession pounded
|on.
Artist Jacobs Of Washington Is fac
ing camera at right Of picture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

Ordinarily to get a gun out of a
ditch means merely the application Of
sufficient manpower and horse or
tractor power to- the job. But the
boche lacked the time. There were
Americans on their heels, and the
fields on either side of the stranded
gun were filled next day with gray
green figures that had been struck
down by American shells They are
curiously dramatic in their posture,
these dead men. They clutch at the
place where the steel fragment has
torn them and die clutching, or they
tear down their clothes, or stiffen In
the last agonies. their hands high in
air, beckoning for tho help that can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
! BRANDS LABOR AGENTS.
Selma Chamber Says Some Of De-
partment's Aids Are Ex-Convicts.

SELMA. Ala. October 1s.-In a Wig
orously worded protest the Selma
Chamber Of Commerce has addressed
Secretary of Labor Wilson. charging
that several labor agents. bearing
credentials of the United States EN-
ployment Bureau, are ex-convicts. of
low character and fomenters Of trou-
BILE In the fields Of labor. Further
more 1t is charged that your exam
fner has had to secure authority from
the sheriff to carry a pistol to protect
himself from these Jail birds. sent
here to secure labor by war plants"
Tic communication addressed to the
Secretary urges tho adoption Of .
draft plan for securing labor for es-
sential war industries by assigning
quotas and pledges the organixation's
full support Copies of the oommuni.
cation also were furnished Senators
Underwood and Bankhead. Representa-
eive Bl.ckmon and officials Of the state
council Of defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

There is significance in this pic
ture which would escape the eye if it
were not explained. On the right is q
great German gu4-a 210 short
which fires projectile of approx
mately eight and one-half inches in
diameter. On the left the road is
filled with American artillery going
forward.
The story is that the Germans re-
treated toward the Ourcq in haste
careful haste, II you will, but haste,
nevertheless. They moved at night,
and some careless or overtired driver
on the gun team swung his leaders
too far over. and the gun ran into the
ditch. It stayed there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
HIKE PROGRAM FOB TODAY.

Emil Rueger, jr., will lead the COM
bined walk Of the Red Triangle Club of
the Y. NJ c. A. and the Washington
Aikers today.
The party win leave 36th and NJ
etreetS 1t $50 o'clock and 90 by the
Great Falls cars to Fairview, walk to
Ui6eu1k run a. 60Wa woods trails to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
BY MORTIMER L. sCHIFF.

One hundred and seventy million
i've hundred thousand dollars is the
sum asked from the American peo-
pie by the seven great organizations
working in cooperation for the well
fare and happiness of the men in our
Army and Navy. With this sum these
agencies now associated in war serv-
ice can carry on their great task OF
bringing fellowship and a touch OF
home comfort into the lives of those
who have left home and dear ones to
fight for their country and the cause
Of democracy.
At first glance it seems a tremen-
dous sum, even in these days of gen.
erous giving. But considered in terms
nurpbsx # men to be benefited. 1t is
1.ulcnlousiy small. Next year our
armed forces will include in the
neighborhood of five million men. and
divided among them these millions
will amount to less than 10 cents each
day.
Little Indeed to Aid Morale.
Ten cents a day to bring comfort
and happiness to each soldier and
sailor. That seems little, indeed, to
give. Ten cents day for the man
who lays his youth on the altar OF his
countrys need! Ten cents a day for
swered the call to defend the liberties
IF the world, Ten cents day to send
the sustaining advantages of whole
some fellowship and good cheer to the
boy who went so valiantly into that
grim but necessary business over
seas!
This titanic world struggle has in
VOWED the use Of such huge masses OF
men that the problem of looking;
after their welfare and morale re-
quires leadership of the highest or
der and organization problems OF the
highest complexity. Our own fighting
forces during the months to come will
comprise fully per cent OF the popu-
lation.
The grim game Of war Is really
stranger to Americans than to the
men of other nations. because hither-
to we have had no large citizen ar
miles, This fact has made all the more
imperative the work of great organi-
zations to extend a friendly hand to
our fighters in alien fields so far away
from home.
The least the stay-at-homes can do
lis to bring a touch of home comfort
TO the trenches. The purpose of the
united war work drive Is to furnish
the means for that.
Keeps Army Happy and Fit.
The seven organizations that act as
substitute fathers and mothers to the
soldiers and sailors are the Y. M. c. A..
Y. W. c. A., Catholic War Council.
Jewish Welfare Board, War Camp
Community Service, American Library
Association and Salvation Army. AS
soon as the boy leaves his home he is
welcomed by the sheltering arms OF
these agencies. not in cold. imper-
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9.OOO-Ton Freighter Launched.

NEwBURGH, N. Y, October 19.-The
New Windsor. 9.000-ton freighter built
for the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
was launched here today. The New
Windsor is a sister ship to the New
burgh, launched here September last.
A third vessel. the Poughkeepsie, will
be launched next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
PROMINENT RUSSIANS
/ KCi;i1 IN SCANDINAVIA
Men There Famous in Pre-Revolu-
tonary Times Include Kerensky's
/ Minister of Foreign Affairs.

STOCKHOLM, October (corre-
spondence Of the Associated Press).-
Numbers of men whose names figured
prominently day after day in the news
from Russia in pre-revolutionary
times and in the period before the
hoIsheviki seized the government are
today refugees in Scandanavia-com-
PEELED to remain there because they
are unable to obtain permission to
move into any other part of Europe
or to America.
Among these men is NJ. Terest-
chenko, Kerensky's minister Of for
eigh affairs, who is living quietly in
Stockholm. His home is a modest
hotel and he is seldom seen in pub
lie places.
Another man. although not a Rus
sian. who has taken refuge in Stock
holm. is Gen. Mannerheim. who led
the Finnish white guards and fatty
refused to turn Finland over to the
Germans. He now is actively engaged
in promoting the welfare of Poland, in
which he is greatly interested.
Plan to Upset Bolsheviki.
Most of the Russians in Sweden are
Of the higher classes, and their con-
versation is concerned chiefly with
plans for upsetting the bolsheviki.
They are reactionaries who are trying
to pave the way for a government
which would be as non-representative
of real Russia on this side Of the
scale as the bolsheviki are on the
other.
The presence of these and other
Russian refugees in Stockholm is
causing Russian to be spoken here
more than any other language except
Swedish just at present. Russian
music is heartily cheered in all
amusement places and the book
stalls offer all sorts of Russian liter
AZURE, including such Russian period
icals as slip into Sweden by other
means than the regular mails. which
have not been resumed between Swe-
del and Russia.
Disposes Of Assassination Rumor.
The foregoing. in its reference to
NJ. Terestchenko. disposes Of q report
received in August that the foreign
minister had been assassinated by the
bolsheviki at Poltava, in the eastern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Yale News Suspends During War

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. October 10
Todays issue Of the Yale Daily News
was the last for the period Of the war,
this college publication following the
Harvard Crimson and the Daily Prince
tonian into Temporary retirement,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Author of Legal Works.

Col. ]. H. Wigmore-moSt lawyers
will instantly think of "Wigmore on
Evidence in this connection-was dean
and author Of several recognized vol
umes on legal lore when the draft or
ganization took him.
Col. ]. S. Easily Smith, Washington
attorney with a Supreme Court practice,
came to the staff because of his sue
cessful work at the head Of the District
OF Columbia district draft board. He
exemplif1es another practice Gen. Crow
der has developed-that Of picking up
an executive who has been particularly
successful with the draft in his own To-
cality and bringing him in to headquar-
tiers.
Maj. J. r. Clark, also of Washing
ton, ID. c., formerly solicitor for the
State Department., has been newly
added to the department as Office adju-
OF the draft are now under the direction
OF Col. F. R. Keefer, a Regular Army
officer, who heads the medical division.
Once on Philippines Bench.
Lieut.. Col. Grant Trent, who sat on
the Philippine Islands supreme bench
several years. and Lieut.. Col Joseph
F. Fairbanks, a. New England attor-
ney, give special attention to the di-
gest Of draft cases appealed to the
President. Lie>t. Col. Roscoe S.
Conkling, a relative of the famed New
York senator and political leader, is
now particularly charged with classi-
f1cation questions for the whole of
the draft within the United States
because he proved particularly sue
cessful in getting through emergency
organization in New York city. Lieut.
Col. H. c. Kramer, now heading an
inspection division, came in after
making a success in New Jersey, as
agent for the adjutant general OF
| that state, in similar duty.
Endless tables of figures and sta
tistics have to be marshaled to keep
the stream of men flowing into can
tonments, and for this work Gen.
Crowder imported Maj. H. E. Stephen
! son, late efficiency expert with the
Pennsylvania railroad. For his per-
| sonal military aid Gen. Crowder has
| Maj. ]. Barry King Of Oklahoma.
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CamouAage Tiger Startling.

The actors gave show the other
night for tho woman workers. There
was camouflase chariot race,
camoufiage gladiators and camoufage
lions and tigers. One of the camou-
flage tigers looked so real that it
nearly caused panic when it got
down among the women.
Col. Bennion's camouflage force, be-
sides the 900 people here, has $50
more along the front, fifteen men and
an officer with each American division,
erecting camouf1age devices and put
ting into use dummies and >decoys.
Two Of the camouflage force at the
front have been killed, Sergt. Ernest
A. Herter, son Of = we'll known In.
terror decorator OF New York, and
Lieut.. Harry Thrasher, an American
sculptor, who fell as the Americans
were hammering their way into
Fismes.
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dent Of the Detroit Chamber of Com
merce before he dropped his private ac-
tivities to join Gen. Crowder's machine
for downing the Hun. His varied ex-
perience in law, business and finance
has naturally been an invaluable asset
in laying out and administering the
draft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
WEtRSAFANTAST|C
GREEN BURLAP SUIT
With Grass SeWed ThickIy
Over 1t, the American SHIPPER
Defies Detection.
MANY CAM0UFLA GETRlcKS

BEHIND THE AMERICAN LINES
IN FRANCE. September rs (cor-
respondence of the Associated Press).
The American sniper wears
fantastic suit of green burlap with
tufts of rata, or Madagascar grass,
sewed thickly all over the coat and
trousers. The coat has a headpiece,
with eye holes, SO that the sniper's
head is completely enveloped.
American troops in the Vosges have
used these oamouflags suits with
great effect. The grass-coversd bur-
lap is merged into the grass through
which the sniper crawls. and even
when only twenty-five feet distant his
presence cannot be detected.
These suits are made by French
women in the American camoufiage
station behind tho lines.
Disappearing Building Wonder.
The disappearing building" is one
of the curious contrivances OF the
camouflage artists here. The build
ing is the size of q two-story frame
cottage. Viewed close at hand it
stands out plainly enough, ana even
at 100 feet the cottage Is quite clear.
But at the distance from which the
enemy observations would be made or
from an airpiane at 5000 feet the
building does, In fact, disappear
This is done by the painting In great
wavy lines Of green and brown, which,
at distance, obliterate the straight
lines of roof. gable. windows and
doors, and transform the whole
structure into q blur Of green.brown
color, which blends into the grass and
ground.
That is the director Of properties
for David Belasco," said the escort.
as we passed q soldier. This disclosed
that besides the artists OF this ca.mou-
fiage coloring there are we'll known
actors, stage managers, scene paint
ers, property directors and cinema
artists.
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Disposes of Assassination Rumor.

The foregoing, in its reference to
NJ Terestchenko. disposes of q report
received in August that the foreign
minister had been assassinated by the
bolsheviki at Poltava, in the eastern
Ukraine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
BOYS SUITS
$6.95

A great collection
Of cassimeres, cor
duroys and cheviots
in numerous pat
terms. Sizes Q to II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20

TON AND LACE; children's tan calf high
cut lace; sizes liz to 21s. Children's
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-05
RAIN PREVENTS
FIRST WORLD
SERIES GAME
FIRST THREE CONTESTS TO
BE PLAYED IN
CHICAGO.
PROBABLE LINE UP GIVEN
Prices of Seats for Big Event Range
from SIS Cents on Bieachers to
$3.50 for Place in a Box. Includ-
ing the War Tax

Chicago, Sept. 4-Today's game
of the worlds series was postponed
until tomorrow, on account OF rain.
Confusion has seemed to exist in
the minds of some baseball enthu-
siasts as to the rules governing the
series. The first three games are to
he played here, whether or not it
is possible to play them on the
dates scheduled. In case of rain or
a tie game. the competing team will
stay here until three games have
been decided. Rain today would
mean tickets for the first game
would be good for tomorrow or
whenever the first game could be
played, and this would apply for the
second game. Tickets are not good
for any specific date, but for a
specified. game.
The umpires announced for the
opening contest are Hildebrand,
Owens and O'Day Klein, and the
probable lineup was given as fol-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-05
BROADER GROUNDS
FOR EXEMPTION
IN NEW RULES
MUST ESTABLISH OCCUPA-
TION NECESSARY TO MAIN
TAIN NATIONAL INTEREST
DISTRICT BOARDS JUDGE
Only Minor Changes in the Revised
QUESTIONABLE to Be Filled Out by
The Registrants on September II.
Three New Divisions Created.

Washington, Sept. 4. - Much
broaded grounds for the establish
ment OF claims for exemption from
military service are provided in new
regulations worked out by Provost
Marshal General Crowder to govern
the classification OF men between
Is and IS, who will register on Sep
| tember II.
Important notifications are based
upon the change OF few words in
the original draft law made in pass
ing the new man-power act. The
term industrial occupation" is elm
mated and the law now provides per-
sons may be given deferred classi-
hcation which are engaged in oc-
cupatlon or employment, including
agriculture, which can be established
as necessary TO the military estab-
lishment or the maintenance OF the
national interest.
This section, officials pointed out
today, with the regulations constru-
ing ii, will definitely allow district
exemption boards to exempt bank
erS and essential bank employees, men
| engaged in necessary commercial
enterprise and necessary workers for
Red Cross and kindred organiza-
tons. The organizations will not at
tempt specifically to define the status
of registrants who shall be entitled
to exemption, but will allow the
boards to work out the details, after
the authorization has been given
them. Ii was said that the regula-
tions will straighten out completely
situation arising since district
boards in various localities have
ruled, under the old law, that rail-
roads and banks are not industries,
and that an importer of necessary
war materials and his staff are not
engaged in industry. Since the re-
quirement that man exempted be-
cause OF his occupation must be OF
such Importance as to threaten the
continuance of the enterprise to
which he is attached, has been re-
tanned, however, the sum total OF
exemptions is not expected to Seri-
ously affect the net man-power,
which will finally be placed in
class l.
Only minor changes are incor-
porated in the revised questionnaire
which the registrants OF Sept. II will
be required to fill out. 1t strikes out
the requirement that city police and
firemen be in service three years
before being entitled to deferred
classification and allow them to be
placed in class three without regard
to their length OF service. 1t estab-
fishes also three new divisions in
class five, exempting automatically
persons discharged from military or
naval service upon ground OF alien
age or upon diplomatic request
persons who are citizens OF coun-
tries co-belligerent with the United
States under treaty arrangements
entailing their service at home, and
citizens OF neutral countries who
have withdrawn declaration OF
their intention to become citizens.
The QUESTIONABLE still requires
each registrant who desires exemp-
ton TO make formal claim and pre-
sent detailed facts substantiating it.