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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-01
PLAN 70 FURLOUGH FARM
BOYS IS UNDER CONSIDERATION
Secretary of War Makes Statement
in Response to Protests of the
New York Farmers.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Secretary
Baker has plan to permit farmer
boys of the army to return to THEN
homes at periodical intervals to as.
sist in crop production. He outlined
it today to a delegation of New York
farmers who protested against condi-
tions created by the scarcity of labor
, Headed by L. C. Styver the farm
ers, representing the New York fed
GRAFTON of farm bureaus, explained in
detail me difficulties which confront
the far. lers.
The ecretary told the farmers he
was Studying a plan to grant fur
loughs in the spring and fall to boys
from the farms, whose training has
been sufficiently advanced, on the
condition that they would return to
their homes. A compulsory leave
from thu army in order to assist with
the farm work, however, is no part
Of the plan.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-01
VEAZY ~ -Ic LAW
HELD TO Exc EMIT
Mother Clare Not in Contempt of
Court at Savannah, Judge Decides.

SAVANNAH, Ga.-Judge P. w.
Meldrim, in the superior court, has
handed down an opinion in the case
of Mother M. Clare, the mother SUI
perior of St. Vincent's convent, who
was ruled in contempt for refusing
to permit grand jury committee to
make an inspection of the convent
under the Weary act. The court dis
missed the contempt charge, holding
that The act provided for an inspec-
ton places where the inmates
were ;ept in confinement.
Tn court held the evidence did
not S ow the Sisters of Mercy in this
convt t were kept in confinement,
but r NAMED there voluntarily, and
for t at reason the institution did
not cme under the authority of the
Veaz, act.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-01
RAISE IN SUGAR PRICES IS
MADE BY ADMINISTRATOR
Still Another Advance May Be Ex-
pected in the Next Few Days, Is
Announcement From Washington

ATLANTA, Ga.-Notice has been
received by the Office of the federal
food administration for Georgia that
the United States food administra-
ton has authorized a raise of ten
cents per 100 pounds on the best
sugar basis. The raise is from $7.25
to $7.35 and is effective from De-
cember 18th.
Announcement from the office here
is that this should not cause any ad-
vance n the price by retail consum-
ers, or from jobbers to wholesalers,
who ara required to sell the stock on
hand &C the old prices.
Another advance may be declared,
accord lg to information from Wash
ington when the Cuban freight rates
are fn,.lly adjusted, which wall be in
a few lays.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-01
1T WILL NOT PAY

with fertilizers
bushe and
Our Fertilizers Have Not Advanced Much as Price of Crops
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-01
MANS HEAD AND HAND
ARE FOUND IN A SHARK

A human head and hand in perfect
condition, and a whole marsh hen
were found in the stomach of a IA
foot shark caught off Amelia Island,
Fla. The discovery was battling, as
no drownings or accidents had been
reported recently off the Florida
coast.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-01
MOTHER TAKEN ILL NURSING
SON DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Three Deaths Occurred at Camp
Wheeler on Christmas Day.

MACON, Ga.-Mrs. Mary L. Cram,
a widow of Braidentown, Fla, came
to Macon a month ago to nurse her
son, All son, a member of Company
E, One Hundred and Twenty-fourth
Infantry who was i'll with pneumonia
She contracted the disease a week
ago and was taken to the city hos
pital, where she died today, The son
is conva lscing and was carried to the
bedside of his mother before she died.
There we're three deaths at the
base hospital during Christmas day,
all from pneumonia.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
FRANCE FACES FAMINE
IN MILK; NEEDS HELP
Entertainment Tomorrow Night at
Cabin John Bridge-Japanese
Dancing a Feature.

France is said to be facing milk
famine. and infants and children and
the sick and wounded are suffering
from NOT being properly nourished. !.
a committee has been formed in
this country which is raising funds
with which to purchase powdered
milk for shipment to the French peo-
pie, Mrs. Robert L. Bacon, who ia
IN charge of the committees inter-
estsG in washington. has arranged for
an entertainment to be held ON the
lawn Of thet Club de vingt, Cabin
John Bridge. tomorrow night, from
which half; the proceeds will 60
toward providing powdered milk for
France. q - 81 = s ,.'..s1s
According to Mrs. Bacon's announce
ment. the feature of, this entertain
ment will be the dancing Of Nichio
Itow. the famous Japanese dancer.
and his Japanese troupe. A. Japanese
play also will be presented for en-
tertainmert on this occasion.
The following persons will serve
as patrons and patronesses: viscount
Ishii, Mrs. Newton D. Baker, Mrs. Col
Vile Barclay, Mrs. Thomas Chad
bourne Nine. Collardet, Nine. Chovei.
Mrs. Richard Crane, Lady Grant. Nine.
de sI1aboulaye.s Mrs. James Hamilton
Lewis, Mrs. Charles; McCauley. Mr..
Vance Mccormick, Mrs. Richard
Townsend and Nine. vignai. 4
Members ;of the Warrington COM
mittee raising funds for the sending
OF milk to France are Mrs. Robert
L. Bacon, chairman; Mrs Gordon
Auchincloss, Mrs Bernard Baruch.
Mrs, J., Borden Hartman, Mrs. Mich
olas Longworth and Mrs. Arthur
Evening star., 1918-08-18
AMONG THE FRATERNITIES

ty has served as grand chaplain Of
the Grand Lodge for the last four
years and is held in affectionate es-
TEEN by the members.
Degree Director w. E. Lawson of
Eastern Lodge. No. z, has called on
all degree work until the first meet
ing in September, when a large class
viii receive the initiatory degree.
The newly organized drill team of
Canton Washington, No. 1. Will dis
pense with all drills until further or
ders. 4..
The oficers of the canton are. at
work on a plan to reorganize the
schedule of drills, also on plans for
weather sets in. Plans for feorgan-
ization- of the oriental degree are
now well under way. and Col. p. H.
Leary expects to have something i'm
portant to report very soon. The
committee on canton "housewarming"
met last week and reports progress.
Saturday evenings are to, be devoted
entirely to the social side Of the or
ganization. =
The initiatory degree win be con
ferred in Federal City Lodge. No. 20,
Friday evening. with Degree Director
s. N. Mallory in charge. At the last
meeting the. third degree was con-
ferred under the direction of Degree
Director PasfSirand4 Charles Garrels.
Several visitors. Witnessed the work, in
GLIDING Private e. H. Stamm of I'M
cas- Lodge. No. il. Norwich, Conn. !:
Grand Secretary Frank E. Rapp and
w. E. Dowell, vice grand of Langdon
Lodge. Special messages have been
sent to the military camps inviting
members of the order to visit the
lodge.
Salem Lodge. No %. Thursday even
ing. in Anacostia Hall. Nicholas ave-
nue. and Good Hope road. will have
degree work.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
LIEUT.. BUCKLEY, u. S. AIRMAN. ].
GLAD HE WAS ABLE TODOWNT HUN

The following letter has just been
received by Mrs. n. B. Reitz. 1109 G
street, from First Lieut.. Charles T.
Buckley, better known to his many
friends in Washington as Bud"
Buckley. Lieut.. Buckley is 1917
graduate of Georgetown University
Law School. and is NOW in the avia-
tion service on the west front in
France. He writes:
you will. no doubt. be surprised to
receive this letter. but just cannot
keep from telling the whole world of
my good fortune.
TT came in the form of orders yes
terday to bomb. and we left here
with clouds very low and a slight
mist. Nevertheless in close forma-
tion we rose above the clouds. where
the sky was clear as a crystal. We
then proceeded to a point on the
Marine, east of Chateau Thierry.
where several bridges had been built
by the Germans. The date was July
Is. 1918. We bombed at low al
titude (500 meters) amid the burst
ing of anti-aircraft guns and then
proceeded to "strafe the Hun" with
our machine guns 1t was q real
touch of war. but the critical moment
was coming. We returned to our
base all o. K after that
Evening star., 1918-08-18
MUSICAL MENTION.

been engaged to take charge Of the
vocal department OF the Visitation
Convent. Georgetown.
Miss Elsie Carleton. Small was one
of the contributors to the entertain
ment for the soldiers last evening at
the Church of the Covenant when she
gave the plantation lullaby. ma Cur
Iy Headed Baby (Clutsam) and
When the Boys Come Home"
(Speaks).
Mrs. George Johannes chairman. of
the press committee of the Rubin
stein Club. Aeft last week for Phila-
deiphfa. where she will make her
home in future. her husbands busi-
ence there permanently.
Miss Lille Winner, first soprano Of
the Nevin Trio. is spending her vaca-
tion visiting relatives in northern
Pennsylvania.
Miss Elizabeth Meininger and Mrs.
Joanna Best Russell were the SOLO
lists at the special meeting for visit
ing Mfssourians held last week at the
Thomson School by the Missouri So
ciety. Mrs. William Stierlin. who has
charge of the society's programs. was
the accompanist of the evening.
Miss Inez Miller of Emmanuel choir
Is spending the week at Atlantic
City.
Miss Alice Jones. soprano, will be
the offertory soloist this evening at
the Mount Pleasant N. E. Church
South, when she will be heard in The
Day Is Ended" (Bartlett).
Miss Mabel Linton. musical director
of the Friday Morning Music Club
for the coming season.-is spending a
part of her vacation at Barnegat bay,
where she is contributing to the mu-
sic at the church services each Sum
day. -. =.
Mrs. Hazel Bachschmid, soprano, has
returned from her summer outing,
which was spent at Laurel Springs
and Atlantic City. N. J.. and has re-
sumed her place as soloist at Calvary
Methodist Church. She substituted
last Sunday evening at the Church of
the Covenant for Wheeler Wilson,
giving Fear Not Ye. o Israel" (Buck)
and Like as a Hart Desireth" (Al-
litsen), with cello obligato by Rich
@ Lorleberg. Mr.. Wilson sang
with the National Quartet at the
meeting at Purcellville, Va, in place
Of Harry Forker. the regular bass.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
II. b. b. A. M.

Anacostia Council; No. 1s, met on
Tuesday. 2. D. Carter. treasurer Of
the ambulance committee, reported
that $2o7 had beeri received as : VOL
untary contribution from the mem-
bers. to buy an ambulance to- be
presented to the proper authorities for
use in France.
R. A. Estep. F. C. Prather, W J..
Mitchell, J. A. Frye. John d. Simpson
and Councillor ]. w James made
short speeches.
America-Jenerson Council, No. 12,
has elected and installed o. NJ. Yokum
as conductor. The council recently
lost by. death one Of its charter MEM
'bers. F. H. Baxter.
The joint excursion of the Junior
Order United American Mechanics of
the District Of Columbia will be given
to Chesapeake Beach Thursday. The
Daughters of America and the Sons
and Daughters Of Liberty, auxiIfaries
to the Juniors. are aiding to make
this excursion gala day. Besides
good music and free dancing there
will be athletic events. open to all,
with prizes for the successful.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
Waste of Human Material.
Prom IN. New York Man.

From the New York MAIL
Any man who has been in the world
forty-five years or more should be a
valuable employe. For a man to be
shelved at forty-ive is wrong. very
wrong. For a man to lose confidence
in. himself because he Is forty-ave or
fhereabouts is absurd.
The man who has been in the world
forty-five years has had a vast
amount Of experience and has had the
opportunity to observe much that
could be turned to good account
The trouble with us is that we do not
know where to take our goods to
market. or at least we do not know
the best market in which to dispose
of our goods.
There is q great waste of human
material because OF its displacement.
We give more attention to the
salesmanship problem In relation to
Goods than 70 the infinitely more i'm.
s5ert1nk NSzeet at humz1.na<e<ial
Evening star., 1918-08-18
Not Room for All.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Every six minutes a merchant ves-
vel arrives and another departs from
American ports. From north Atlantic
seaports there is a departure every
eleven minutes, and one for Europe
every forty minutes This rate of
operation does not include vessels in
the service of the Army or Navy.
The merchant fleet of 1880 ships.
under the control of the shipping
board. are run as railroads. on a time
schedule. The duty of measuring
ships performances with their tasks
is lodged with the planning and sta
tistics division of the shipping board.
headed by E H. Gay. formsrly dean
of the Harvard Graduate School of
Business.
Obviously. the division must know
the tasks in detail. and SO 1t co-ordi-
mates with the War Industries and
War Trade boards in determining and
providing for the country's needs
from abroad. 1t works on fnonth-to-
month schedules or as far in advance
az 1t is feasible or possible to fore
cast.
In planning the use of ships the
division works with the food admins
tration in determining the shipping
requirements for food: with the War
Department in correlating shipping
with the requirements of the line of
supplies to the western front: with
the War Industries Board in seeking
solution of the problem of bringing
necessary raw imports into the coun-
try, and with the War Trade Board
in preparing the lists of essential
imports and exports.
As the country has gone more and
more on war basis 1t has been re-
garded necessary to limit the list of
essential imports to less than a hun
tred. Data on the ships and their
trade provides the basis for opera
fion of the vessels under the shipping
Evening star., 1918-08-18
MERCHANT SHIP COMES AND
GOES EVERY SIX MINUTES

boards control. Likewise. records are
kept of neutral vessels coming to
this country or linking up with its
foreign trade; Thus the divlsion ion
of them being those of the shipping
board. 5000 engaged directly In
American commerce and z,5oe scat
tered over the globe and trading for
colonies. Roughly, !one-fourth Of the
merchant ships of the world are
watched by the shipping board.
Ship performances against task 9
are recorded by progress charts"
which Show at a glance what the
vessels have tosdo and how they are
doing 1t. Each set of charts is divided
into ten divisions-one each for
movements of vessels, turn-arounds,
ship charts of commodities, individual
ports, individual trades, summary of
trades. ship charts of exports, per-
formances in ports and dock per-
formances. Copies are distributed
require constant information about
the movement of supplies. =
BY these movement charts all In
formation regarding locations and
movements of vessels is accessible.
and from past records enc may fore
cast the time Of future voyages. =
The summary on shipping and trade.
prepared every ten days for the War
Industries and War Trade boards and
the food administration. help shape
the larger policies underlying the use
of American ships in war time. The
charts tell whether the ships aIlocated
to a certain trade are enough, too
many or too few; whether they bring
in too little or too much: whether
they are on time. ahead of time or be-
hind time, and whether the trade
movement is too slow. too fast or just
right. The charts also serve to guide
the ship control committee in the as
signment of vessels to various trade.
against deliyeries the Chart SHOW
when vessels may be transferred
from one trade to another or re-
leased to the Army.
Evening star., 1918-08-18
To Pollyfox.
From the New York Sun.

From the view YORK Sun.
Put down q red mark to the Senate's
credit for introducing the word polly
fox" Here we have pussyfooting with
characteristics more subtle even than
silence. II one pussyfoots, well and
good; he does not disturb. and it may
reasonably be argued that only those
engaged in evil doing or suffering from
nerves object to those who come upon
one noiselessly.
The pussyfooter may have no OBJ
jectionable purpose in pussyfooting. He
may even be amiably determined not
to distract one engaged In pondering a
painful problem. as whether IL Is better
to earn an income and be taxed, or to
escape both and play golf- But. as we
understand 1t. to pollyfox implies a sly
purpose. An angel child possessed Of a
chunk Of ice. with its lovely orbs fixed
on the inviting space between its papa's
neck and collar, win pollyfox even II
1t never heard Ut the word .s9e
There Is much In the contemplation
Of politics which makes to welcome the
vsrb 10 poi1yfnzs :
Evening star., 1918-08-18

Later. we went out again, seven
strong. and this time went higher
(2.0o0 meters), and proceeded over
the lines OF course, the German at
tack was on and the anti-aircraft
batteries peppered us all, some COM
ing home with the tail of the ma
chine completely on and others with
large holes in the wings. Only one of
the Americans here was wounded,
and he was sent here with us. He was
obliged to land in French territory
and went to q hospital. where he died
later. ks.
"But. the good news In that I got
my first -boche. a really, truly Ger
man. His plane was painted as black
as the ace of spades, and he and
eight others attacked us and bullets
were flying thick and fast.
IT have been notified that the boche
was officially down and get sthe
credit: now follows the Croix de
Guerre with tile palm, which citation
the French consider next ito the
Legion d'Honneur in rank. es
II have surely been fortunate, for
1t is the lucky bullet that counts. It
was a marvellous air battle and one
that can never be pictured in the
movies. Some excitement, but more
to follow right away. Can you blame
me for feeling excited and proud, for
1t Is considered some honor, and to
receive 1t when have been at the
front so short q timer
Evening star., 1918-08-18
'.FIARD-BOHED" AMERICANS
FIGHT HARD, DIE SMILING
Here Are Men!" Testihes Man Who Saw
] the Cheerful Ways of the Wounded
Back From Battling Against Odds.

.'Say. them stretcher bearers ought to
git the Croy de- Gerr, them birds ought
to. See 'em fetch me back with them
shells Dustin like It was rainin'? Two
of them stretcher bearers was 7. NJ.
c. A. guys. What they doin' in that
Volunteered. one of 'em told ,me.
He's been working up in that dressin'
station right tfwhere she's happenin' ever
since this busted out seen him there.
Hain't had his clothes of for a week.
Looks to me like he's about ready to
crack. But he's always there with
cigarette or cup OF coffee, or cake
Of chocolate. Now he's totin' stretcher.
Seems as II he needed stretcher him.
seif"-
You're next, son." said lieutenant
doctor. ''Where'd you get it?"
Leg. and chunk somewhere in the
chest. Out Of luck. nothin' Didn't I
bayonet three Of them Germans before
they got me? Whadda ye mean. luck?"
Odds Of Five to One.
The story goes that this division was
called upon to stor the rush Of five
times its number. It was not an AFFAIR
Of hours. but Of days: days Of constant.
bitter. hand-to-hand fighting. with hor-
rors added by the Hun that no Ameri-
can soldier had ever before faced. They
had damned 1t and swept the Huns
back. and they were proud.
Their achievement on the field was
not the great thing that came into view
these days. 1t was the spirit that
famed up in their hearts. Somewhere
in that holocaust these hard-boiled boys
had gotten 1t. A hurry cali was sent to
the distant Y. N. c. A
Cant you do something for these
boys here?" the officer in charge de-
manded.
what can we do?" the answer came
back.
Something to eat and smoke
= $50 the ''Y'' sent its men and trucks:
1t made coffee; it brought fruit and
chocolate bars for these American he
roes.
Lonesome to Die Alone.
One man lay inside on q mattress on
the floor. His chest was rising and fall
ing as he struggled for breath
Hes on his way" said a doctor to a
man who was acting as orderly, as
sistant. nurse and what not. The
man went over and touched the boys
forehead.
'sWhat about it. old man." he said.
Kind of lonesome. Maybe you
could sit-here. still"
The man sat down and hand came
toward him. He took 1t and held 1t In
his own and whispered a prayer. The
wounded man lay still, his hand in the
hand of a friend who had come to him
in his last glorious moment. He was
giving his life for his country.
The man sat still until the hand
grew limp and lifeless in his own, and
then moved away. 1t was night de-
raanding much of men.
Evening star., 1918-08-18

Hiram Lodge, No. 10. will be in
Charge of the services at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home this after
noon at 8 O'Clock. Rev. Ralph Hickok
ficiate. Special music will be proyid-
ed. Automobiles will meet visitors
at the cars at Georgia avenue, and
Rittenhouse street at 2:30 pm. and
will convey them back to the cars
after the services.
East Gate Lodge, No. "a, will come
in to the Masonic Temple at i3th
street and New York avenue north
west Saturday, and from 3 pm. will
present the E A., F. c. and N. NJ.
degrees for the benefit of military and
naval candidates. Dinner will be
served at $3.50 pm.
Richard NJ. Thomas. master OF St
Johns. No. IL. in his latest circular.
announces that after three trips
over there" .he is now ready to re-
sumo lodge duties until his. country
calls him again. He starts in with
evening and special for the NJ N.
Saturday evening.
Eureka Royal Arch Chapter, No. 4.
also is varying the custom, at this
season of the year with q special at
6 pm. Friday evening for the Mark
degree. to be followed by the P. NJ.
communication at 1880 pm, High
Priest Charles D. Shackelford is
known to the craft as an il1ustrious
example of Masonic perpetual mo-
tion." d<
George c. whiting Lodge, No. %,
which will take its turn as war
Co 1nxx
ing, is already considering the cele-
Nration of its fftieth anniversary in
December. According to the calendar,
the lodge was chartered December rs,
1861 - f
Arminius Lodge; No. rs. win again
assemble Tuesday evening for the N.
n. degree. 81
Strict Observance Lodge of Rich
mond, va, it is announced. will pre-
sent the M. NJ degree in this city for
washington, Centennial Lodge, No.
IA, some time in September.
Martha Chapter. No. A. 20, E. So,
feteS Friday on the Fairgrounds at s1st
and Bryant streets northwest. There
will be dancing and block carnival
features. Kallipolis Grotto Band will
furnish the music. The, proceeds Will
go to the Red Cross.
Pentalplia Lodge, No. %, viii hold a
special this afternoon at f:15- o'clock
to attend the services for the late
Emile Huck, at Calvary Baptist
Church. which begin at pm.
Through q typographical error, Secre-
tafy Field states. the ofhcial notices
for the special gave the hour as 4:45
o. M, the time when the. lodge: in all
probability, will be leaving Masonic
Temple for the church, -s
Evening star., 1918-08-18

Grand Chancellor James N. Kline
will institute Home Lodge, No. 81. in
the hall of Mount Vernon Lodge, No. S,
at Pythian Temple. Wednesday, at
pm. A large attendance Is expect
ed to witness the ceremony. "a
Syracusians Lodge, No. 10. will con-
fer the rank of page Friday evening,
and at the same time expects to have
news from the supreme lodge conven-
ton at Detroit. - ~
Franklin Lodge, No.. 2, the Oldest
lodge Of the order in existence today,
on large class at.its first convention
in September. 81, 49, &