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Evening star., 1918-07-16
PUTS BAN ON IT'S MILK
Health Officer Fowler Investigating
Dairy Shipments Where Typhoid
Has Been Reported.

District health ofacials today placed
q ban on milk shipments from dairy
where a convalescent case Of typhoid
fever is said to have been discovered
The farm has been supplying milk to
a local hospital.
Report Of tho case was made to As
sistant Health Of1cer Fowler by one
Of the officials In charge Of the typhoid
situation at Alexandria. Service OF
notice on the proprietor to suspend
milk shipments was followed by q
protest to the effect that the case re-
ported IL located on another farm, hall
q mile distant. DR.. Fowler refused to
lift the ban until the situation can
be thoroughly Investigated.
inspectors are on the grounds to-
day and will report as to whether the
closing order shall be suspended OF
continued.
Evening star., 1918-07-16
j. S. ARMY SUPPLY SHIP
7 SINKS AFTER COLLISION
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. July 1s.-The
sinking at sea July II of the Amer
lean steamship Costerdijk, after col
lision with the American steamship
San Jacinto. was reported by q Swed-
ish steamship arriving here today.
The Costerdijks crew was taken
aboard the San Jacinto. which, al
though badly damaged, had managed
to reach an Atlantic port, it was said
Both vessels. manned and officered
by naval crews. carried cargoes COT
Army supplies. The San Jacinto's S.
o. 8. calls brought one American and
two neutral vessels, which stood by
until her safe arrival at port was as
sured. The collision occurred in
North Atlantic waters.
The Costerdijk was a vessel Of
8.252 gross tons, built in 1918 at West
Hartlepool. England. and owned by
the Holland-America line. She was
one of the Dutch ships recently requi-
stationed while In an American port
Evening star., 1918-07-16

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 16.-Ths Germans
this morning continued their attacks
against the French line IN pursuancs
Of their offensive. according to In
formation that has reached here.
The information received indicates
that the offensive remains held up,
the attack nearly everywhere being
repulsed with heavy losses.
Advices received in London up to
noon today said that little change in
the situation had been created by the
German offensive. The attacks which
continued throughout yesterday were
conducted by the forcss OF Gen. Won
Below and Gen. Won Bohm. who are
directing the operations Of the two
armies on the left wing Of the German
crown prince group.
< corpses Hang on Wires.
Great numbers OF German corpses
are hanging on the tangle Of barbed
Evening star., 1918-07-16
Automatic Telephones
May Be Nationwide
Under U. S. Contro

Universal installation of automati'
telephone equipment throughout th'
United States may follow from gov
ernment control of wire methods /"
communication, it was learned toda2
This belief is based upon the PR
sumption that the Post ONCE Depart
ment will be given the active opera
ton Of the telegraph and telephoH'
lines of the country. and that the Dc
partment is known to be greatly
favor of the automatic system.
The adoption of the automatic sys
tenn throughout the nation would @
fer no difficulties which cannot b'
solved, it is declared, and would pu
the telephones Of the country on ih'
While it is probable that first effort
would be made to install the automatic
in the National Capital, no time ~ou'
be lost in replacing the present manu's
systems throughout the nation with th'
dial telephones, II is believed
Several large cities of the countrS
have the automatic equipment and eN
perience no difficulty in connecting
with the country at large for long-dis
tance calls The officials of the Pos'
once Department are great believers
in the merits of the automatic system
which they have had installed through
out the department here for severa
years.
Members of the telephone and tele-
graph committee of the Post once De
partment, of which Merritt D.. Chance
Washington city postmaster, Is chair
man, have been enthusiastic over the
automatics since the system was in
stalled in the department.
According to experts who have In
yestigated the matter for the govern
ment, there would be no particular diff,
ficulty in replacing the present manual
system with automatics throughout the
nation, and there would be a tremen-
dous saving of labor.
1t is almost a foregone conclusion
that the automatic telephones will be
I installed in Washington as soon as
feasible after the government shall have
taken over the wire control. Their uni
versal installation throughout the coun-
try then will follow the successful oper-
alton here. it is believed.
Evening star., 1918-07-16
British Forces in Advance
Near ViUers-BretOnneux

suited In a slight advance of the line.
according to the ofdcial communica-
tion issued by the. war ofiice this
evening.
Enemy troops to the number Of 32S
were taken in the fighting at Ridge
wood Sunday. The text of the COM
munication says:
This morning we again advanced
our line slightly in the neighborhood
Of Vi1lers-Bretonneux and drove on q
party Of the enemy which attacked
one Of our posts. -
THE total number of prtsoners
taken In yesterdays operations at
Ridge wood Is S28.
'On the remainder Of the British
front there Is nothing OF special In
terest to report"
Evening star., 1918-07-16

DIR. Richard Rathbun, acting secre-
tary Of the Smithsonian Institution
and one of the best known American
students Of natural history. died to-
day at his home 1879 Massachusetts,
avenue
DR.. Rathbun was widely known
among scientific men Of the District
and belonged to q number of scientific
organisations throughout the country.
The last years Of his life were spent
in directing the administrative affairs
Of the Smithsonian Institution and the
New National Museum.
DIR. Rathbun was q son Of Charles
Rowland Rathbun and was born at
Buffalo. N. Y. January Is. 1852. He
was a student at Cornell University
in the class of '75. In 1888 he re-
at the the aErss Of master ef of sG
and a year later took the degree Of
doctor Of sciences at Bowdoin Col
lege.
The historian is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Lena Rathbun. and a
son. Seward H. Rathbun.
Dr.. Rathbun began his career as as
sistant In zoology at the Boston So
ciety of Natural History and later
spent several years as assistant ge-
Of Brazil
He served in the geological depart
ment of Yale In 1879. since which
time he has been actively connected
with the Smithsonian Institution, first
as curator OF marine Invertebrates
and later al assistant secretary in
charge Of the United States National
Museum.
During the early part of his career
he also was assistant in the United
States fish commission. and later was
in charge OF this bureau as acting
commissioner. He also served as COM
the joint commission with Great Brit
ain relative to preservation Of fishes
in waters contiguous to the United
States and Canada.
Ex-President Of Cosmos Club.
Oh. Rathbun was an active member
Of ths Cosmos Club Of which he was a
former president. It was mainly
ural history building Of the museum
was erected He also was intimately
connected with the establishment and
administration Of the National Gallery
of Art. DR.. Rathbun during his lon,
association with the Smithsonian IN
stitution contributed greatly to the ad-
vancement of American science.
DR.. Rathbun had been In poor health
for several months. but had recently
duties, and the relapse came as a sur
prise to friends and relatives.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day at 10 o'clock at All Souls Church,
14th and L streets, and burial will be
In Rock Creek csmetery.
Evening star., 1918-07-16

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 1e.-In an operation
conducted last night in the region
east of Amiens. the British improved
their line. after sharp lighting. in
the villers-Bretonneux sector. the
war Office announced today.
The German guns were busy dur
ing the night in ths region southwest
of Albert and showed some activity
at various other points on the north
ern part.of the British front.
villers-Bretonneux Advance.
LONDON, July 16.-Another attack
blythe British troops In the neighbor-
Evening star., 1918-07-16
MORE THAN. MILLION LOSS
IN CHEMICAL PLANT FIRE

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. July ia
fire caused by the explosion of nitrate
early this morning completely de-
stroyed the fertiliser plant of the
American Agricultural Chemical Com
pany near here, entailing a loss Of q
million and q quarter dollars.
~ The fire 10 believed to have been
caused from spontaneous combustion
resulting in . series Of mighty explo-
sions Of nitrate, which could be heard
for miles around. Because Of the early
hour few employees were on the ground
and no one was killed OF. injured
Evening star., 1918-07-16
Germans Are Suffering
Heavy Losses in Attacks

wire in front of the French positions.
and all the reports state that the
losses Of the Germans must have been
exceedingly heavy.
The main attack to the east OF
Rheims continued up to o'clock last
night. Tho fighting was extremely
severe In the vicinity Of souain and
at Prunay. where the Germans cap
tured q wood south of the village.
This. however. was an exception. the
German attack elsewhere being re-
pulsed with heavy losses. The
French line of resistance remains
practically intact everywhere.
Throw Bridges Over Marne.
West Of Rheims the enemy attacked
In very considerable strength At two
places by way OF the Marne railway
and In thsfcountry south Of Dormans.
In this neiEhborhood they succeeded in
throwing nix bridges across the Marns
between Reuiily and Dormans. but at
no point on this twenty-hve-mfle front
has ths enemy penetrated more than
four miles into the French positions.
Evening star., 1918-07-16
REWARD NAVAL OFFICER.
FOR SAVING ENLISTED MAN

Award Of . gold medal to Com
mander Henry C. Muslin, u. g. N,
for heroism In saving the life Of Fire
man n L L. G4tte January Is last,
was announced today BY Secretary
Daniels. s
Commander Muslin leapsd into q
heavy sea. after directing the
maneuver OF his ship from the bridge
to q position near the drowning man.
and, under peril Of being crushed
against the side OF the ship which
was rolling heavily In the sea, sup
ported Le Gette In the water until
both were hauled to the deck.
Evening star., 1918-07-16
Justice Mccoy to Rest on Farm.

Chief Justice Mccoy today completed
his vacation" term on the bench of
the District Supreme Court and will
20 to his sons farm. near Raleigh.
N. c., for the remainder of the sum
mer. Justice Siddons will preside in
all the branches of the court tomor-
row and until the end of July.
Evening star., 1918-07-16
DISCUSSING PLANS
FOR Wire CONTROL
Believed D. J. Lewis viii As
sist Postmaster General
in Arrangement.
ICUE FROM RAILROADS

President Wilson today signed the
wire control resolution giving him
authority to fnke over and oper-
ate for the period of the war all
telegraph, telephone, cable and
radio lines.
The President signed the reso-
luton in the presence of its
author, Representative AsweH
Of louisiana, to whom he pre-
sented the pen.
In the absence of any official inti-
nation Of the Presidents purpose re-
garding the use he will make of the
power granted him by Congress to
take over the telegraph and telephone
lines of the country. speculation is
rife here about the proposed arrange
ment
By some officials here it is believed
| the President will not be in a hurry
| to take over the wires He has been
giving close study to the Russian sit
uation and is not believed to have
taken up the question of wire control
this week. Also. there have been
number of men who have favored
waiting for a time before effecting
this new form OF government control.
Mr.. Burleson May Take Charge:
1t IL generally believed that when gov
ernment control is effected Postmaster
General Burleson will be place IN
charge. with a director Of communica-
z<l, hi director
will organize the wire systems OF the
, country in much the same way that Dir;
! McAdoo has nationalized the railroad
systems. except that he will be answer
/, able to the Post Office Department. II
fs understood this arrangement is being
contemplated because the wire and pos
| tai services dovetail easily and duplicate
! machinery may be avoided If they are
placed under one control
D. J. Lewis Mentioned as Director.
I Mentioned IN connection with the ap-
pointment of a wire director has been
the name OF David ]. Lewis, former
Representative from Maryland. and now
a member of the tariff board. Mr..
Lewis was a pioneer advocate of gov
ernment control OF telegraph and tele-
phone lines, and throughout his public
career has been an ardent advocate OF
government control of all communica-
tion lines. Though his duties on the
I tariff board have been heavy. he has
been consulted by Mr.. Burleson and
other officials freely on various
phases of government regulation and
control of telegraph and telephone
lines. It is believed his appointment
would be highly acceptable to Post
master General Burleson. and his lite
long study of the subject has qualihed
him as an expert on telegraph anu
| Telephone matters
1t is possible that the telegraph and
telephone systems might be OF sanized
much after the same fashion as the
railroads have been, with regional al
| rectors, with local directors in cities
Evening star., 1918-07-16

Several minutes after she had finished
knitting a heavy sweater for her son,
who she believed was still bravely Tight
France, Mrs. Claudia E. Geary. At T
street northwest. last night received an
official announcement that he had made
the supreme sacrifice on June 25. He
was Eergt. Maj. William ). Geary Of
the 4th Brigade. United States Marine
Corps. Announcement that he was
killed in action was made public this
morning in the Marine Corps casualty
list.
Sergt. Geary was twenty-six years old
and had seen nine years Of service in
the Marine Corps. For eight years he
had been connected with the Marine
Corps headquarters in Washington as a
clerk and craftsman. He was born in
Harper's Ferry, w. Va, and came to
Washington at the age OF fifteen.
Attended City Schools.
He attended various public schools
here and had been a student at Mckin-
ley Manual Training School for one
account of his fathers death.
Sergt. Maj. Geary arrived in France
June 21 and was sent Immediately to
the front, where he had been fighting
the Huns up to the time of his death.
It is believed that he was killed in the
heavy fighting at the battle Of the
Marine around Venilly wood, where the
Americans SO gallantly stopped the Ger
man advance forces. :
Because he was determined to get
Into the front line. trenches and do
his Bit to help beat the Huns, Sergt.
Maj. Geary had refused several COM
missions which had been offered him
in the Army. At the time of his death
he was expecting a commission.
Before sailing for France Sergt.
Geary had made plans to attend an
infantry officers training camp, but
at the eleventh hour changed his mind
and decided to go with the marines.
Letters to His Mother.
The last letter he sent to his mother.
which was received July IL, told of
how he had been called out OF bed at
g o'clock in the morning for an emer-
gency. Previous letters described the
pathetic sights he saw in France on
his march to the front. Another let
ter stated that he had seen Paris only
from "the tail end of box car"
While looking over his letters this
morning Mrs. Geary found one in
scribed in big black letters on the
envelopes: ITO be opened when I
'croak.'
Besides his mother the young SOL
der is survived by a sister. Miss Eliz-
abeth Geary.
Evening star., 1918-07-16
D. C.LEADS NATION
IN PRICE OF MEATS
Statistics From 35 Cities
Show How National Capt.
tai Is MuIcted.

Retail prices Of meats are con-
siderabiy higher in Washington than
In most Of the large cities in the
United States. according to the
monthly review just issued by the
United States bureau Of labor sta
tistics.
OF the thirty-fivs cities for which
statistics are furnished In this re-
port all but six OF them are credited
with meat prices below those pre-
vailing in this city.
In some instance meat prices in
Washington are nearly double those
for instance. the average price for
sirloin steak on April IS last was 20
cents q pound, while in Washington
the average was Al cents. In st.
Louis the price was Bah cents; Los
Angeles. BIN cents; Baltimore. ST
Orleans. Sin cents; chicago. So cents,
and New York, 30 cents.
Prices Leap SO Per Cent.
This review shows that the present
price on sirloin steak IN Washington
is nearly double Ehat It was In 1914.
when the average was a. cents. It
retail prices throughout the country
have increased 50 per cent In the last
ten years, and 50 per cent in the last
year, while union labor wages have
increased only 20 per cent In the ten
Other food articles, such as round
steak. eggs and potatoes are from
a5 to 35 per cent higher In Washing
ton than a majority Of the thirty-five
cities cited by the bureau of labor.
Retail food prices in the United
IL to May Is Of this year. according
to estimates OF the bureau Of labor
statistics. During the year ending
May Is last, there was an increase Of
s per cent although most vegetables
showed q decline $50
Boiling beef increased - per cent
during the year. corn meal 80 per cent.
mil milk .an. % per cent and pork chops 20
The special committee appointed by
the District food administrator to In
vestigate the meat situation here with
the view to bringing about reduc-
tion in prices has announced that 1t
will make q complete report early
next week. It II intimated ct the ad-
ministration that this committee. DUR
Ing its eight-week investigation, has
arrived at q number Of Important
conclusion and that 1t ID prepared ~ Q
tions xnecting the meat situation
here. which win be- Of . mosk drastic
+ The sdu,inistration believes that the
drSe ch6nEe thA4 Will ~, made u .
result Of these recommsndaticna win
~ the placing of meAt quotations on
ne Esskly TIL pFtee ~ &
Evening star., 1918-07-16
BOOTLEG WHISKY
SUPPLY RUNS OUT
LuII in Police Court, However,
Not Expected to
Continue.
TWO FINED AND JAILED

For the first time in the history Of
Washington there is a shortage Of al
coholic beverages. 30 great was the
demand for bootleg whisky over tho
week end that the supplies of the H.
licit liquor vendors have become ex-
hausted and they Will be forced to
re-inausurate their bi-weekly trips
to Baltimore or thirsty customers viii
have to go dry during the present
heat wave.
Evidence that the supply Of bootleg
whisky In the National Capital had
practically heconS exhausted was
given in. Police Court this morning.
Only one alleged bootlegger was ar
raigned and hts case had been contin-
ued since June Is. while Ave drunks
appeared in court to answer charges
placed against them.
Lull May Not Continue.
officials of the court intimated that
the great amount Of liquor illegally
disposed of Saturday and Sunday had
caused the scarcity. and consequently
accounted for the lull In liquor cases
in the court. They do not contend
that the calm in the liquor cases will
continue for any length Of time. Some
of them expressed the belief that the
bootleggers. In squads Of eight and
ten. were already en- route from Balti-
more and would continue to make
daily. trips until their liquor cellars"
had once more been we'll stocked.
Dry Washington was shocked with
the announcement yesterday that
seyenty-ffve persons had been ar
Gated. This was one of the largest
numbers rounded up by the police
since the dry law went into effect.
Evening star., 1918-07-16
Wanted Sons Place. /.

aIet me take my sons placs,S plead
cd an old sray-haired man to MAJ.
Daniel J. Donovan, director OF the
draft, AZ the contingent went through
the gate to the track. MAJ. Donovan
explained to the man. who had tesrs
streaninr down his fAoe. that only
men between the ages Of twenty-one
and thirty could 90.
II hope tho kaiser drope dead" said
the man. while q passing reg1strant
cried wen get the ksiBeres.
4 III was commented upon at the sta
'tion this morning that no entrafn-
meut has been made at, Union station
sinde iast SoptembSr without the reg
istrants proclaimtng their 3ntsution OF
seettiug the kaiser"
Evening star., 1918-07-16
Prison 8 Months; $500 Fine.

q
Hobart Crosse. convicted of Illegal
ly selling liquor. was sentenced by
Judge Hardison this morning to two
months Imprisonment and hned $500.
An additional one months conflne-
ment will be imposed in default of
payment of the fine. Crosse was ar
rested on June Is by Detective Lv-
ingston Of the second precinct. and
when arraigned in court the follow
ing day entered a plea of not guilty
and demanded jury trial. The trial
Withdrew his former plea and entered
one Of guilty.
Charged with peddling liquor on Sd
street southwest, John Hall, colorsd,
was convicted yesterday afternoon
snmest snn ssa.sa and fined ed $500 BY Judge Har-
olson. Hall will be forced to serve
two months additional incarceration
tor non-payment Of the hne. The COL
ored man was arrested Sunday night
precinct when he sold a half pint Of
whiskey to q police agent
Eleven Cases for Tomorrow.
Tomorrow is scheduled, as liquor
case disposition day in the District
branch Of the Police Court. Eleven
Of tho thirty-th-ee cases now await
lnR Trial IN lnaI pfduCu dlOH6 uAtS
been set for tomorrow. while the re-
nader are scheduled to be tried on
Thursday and Friday.
Those who are scheduled to be tried
on Illicit liquor selling charges tomor-
row are: Robert W. Keene, Sarah Por
ter, Louis A. Wood, James Williams,
Olga Robbins, Martha Brown, Henry
Rudolph, Lillian Butler, Archie Green
and Charlotte Downing.
In an effort to dispose Of all liquor
cases set for trial tomorrow in the
District branch. all cases filed for trial
in that branch will be tried in the
United States branch by Judge Nc
Mahon.
Hurrying Weapon Cases
Assistant District Attorney Ralph
Given is making an effort today to dis
pose Of the many continued carrying
deadly-weapon cases In the United
States branch. Only one case. how
ever, had been disposed Of this morn
ing. Edgar West, colored. was fined
$500 on the charge OF carrying a con-
cealed weapon In default OF pay
ment, West will be forced to serve six
months Imprisonment.
Evening star., 1918-07-16
German Forces in Peril.

- "a
Two Of the towns from which the
Americans. ware forced in the nrst
German rush into the exposed position
in the river bend opposite Jaulbonne,
have been recaptured
To the east the Germans appear to
have forced their way across the
Marne on . considerable front in the
Dormans sector. 1t ,fs believed here,
however. that IL the American posi-
tions on the flank are maintained, the
Germans east Of them will be in great
peril. -
"A successful counter, stroke along
the river bank heading eastward from
the American positions might cut
the surrender Of whole organizations.
Farther east. the French reports In
dfoate that Franco italian forces are
holding stubbornly along q line
generally ABOUT two miles back OF
definite progress toward epcompessing
Rheims from the west and cart has
been made BY the enemy, despite o
lavish employment Of reserves.
/ Ofncers here are inclined to look
upon the nghting east OF Rheims as
tack. Without doubt 1t would have
been preased had II met. with success,
but itsfeal purpose u thought to have
bean to draw French reserves in that
direction while the line from Rheiyns
to the Msrns wss pounded baek
forward with Increased intensity west
|of Rheims today indicates that fresh
German reserves were rushed up to
this front during the night In the ef-
fort to- overcome the check adminis-
tsrsd ysstsrdsy BY the Franco italian
f5orHaana rAafon. N fha- VITAL 0&rk AZ