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Evening star., 1918-08-21
FRENCH PREMIER SEES
VICTORY IN PRESENT YEAR
In Talk With Senator Lewis He
Praises President Wilson and
Secretary Baker.

PARIS. August 20.-It is the belief
OF Premier Clemenceau that a CON-
plete triumph will be won during the
present year by the arms of the en-
tente allies and that the war will have
ended before another year has passed,
according to the understanding reach
ed by United States Senator ].
Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois of remarks
OF the premier during a lengthy con-
versation with him. The gist of the
conversation, with the consent of NJ.
ClemenceaI. has been given to the
Associated Press by Senator Lewis.
butte to President Wilson as a con-
structive leader, and said he was
greatly impressed with Newton D.
Baker. the American Secretary of War,
as a man of great resource. The pre-
mier declared that when the American
troops arrived uncertainty existed as
to whether they could bring their un-
doubted courage into immediate ac-
tion after having been trained to a
life of peace. The first showing of the
American troops had amazed France
with their bravery and soldierly per-
lection. he said.
The premier declared that the work
OF the American troops on the battle
than any other thing the enemy has
met. He said France had every conf
dence now that this war was on the
way to immediate victory.
Senator Lewis said Premier Glenn
enceau gave him messages to Presi-
dent Wilson and the people of the
United States.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
SEEKING MAN WHO GOT
SHIPPING BOARD MAIL
Inspectors Don't Knew Whether It
Was Ordinary Robbery, Spy
Case or Error.

Postal inspectors of the Washington
district were on the hunt today for
the man who yesterday afternoon OBJ
tanned from the registry window at
the city post office a packet of let
ters addressed to the United States
Shipping Board.
Whether the case presents genuine
robbery, with the possibility of a spy.
or whether there has been some mis-
take whereby the wrong shipping
board employe got the letters. is the
problem on which the post Office in
spectors are working.
A man appeared at the registry win
dow of the city post Office, it is under
stood, and asked for the registered
mail for the shipping board.
About twelve letters were handed
him, it is declared, for which he
signed. Shortly thereafter a messenger
from the shipping board appeared and
asked for the letters, only to find that
some one had got ahead of him.
officials of the shipping board and
of the post office inspection service
were unanimous today in refusing to
discuss the case.
Tightening up of regulations at the
city post Office probably will result
from the incident, in order to make it
impossible to occur again at any WIN
dow.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
FONCK DOWNS THREE
AEROS IN 20 SECONDS
Record-Breaking Feat Accomplish
ed When French Filler Attacks
Four German Machines.

PARIS. August 20.-Lieut. Rene
Fonck, the famous French aviator.
who shot down three German air
planes August II. as announced Of
ficially Sunday. accounted for all
three of them in the record-breaking
time of twenty seconds.
Fonck went out escorted by two
patrolling machines. After cruising
for ten minutes he spied four enemy
two-seat battle planes flying in In
dian file. with only few hundred
yards between each. The French flier
fell upon the first enemy machine
with his machine gun. 1t fell In
flames In ten seconds. Later he got
his sights on the second machine.
lodged sidewise before Fonck could
take aim and escaped. but by a swift
turn of the rudder he dashed at the
fourth airplane and sent 1t down to
join the hrst two.
Lieut. Rene Fonck. recognized as
the greatest French air fighter since
Capt. Guynemer, is credited with
planes. OF these he downed six in
one day in the course of two patrols.
A little over a year ago Lieut.. Fonck
entered the aerial service as pilot
of an airplane regulating artillery
fire. After about twenty days OF this
service. during which he defeated two
German planes which had attempted
to interfere with his work. he was
put into a squadron of pursuit ma
chimes. Eight days later he was Of
ficially cited as an ace, having de-
stroyed his fifth airplane. A re-
markably cool and daring fighter.
Fonck is only twenty-three years old.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
In Memoriam.

BARNES. In sad but loving r"mem ofanee OF
cur dear daughter and sister, MINNIE
BARNES. who departed this life three years
ago today, August II, 1910
God has His mysteries ef grace.
Ways that cannot tell:
BE hides them deep. like the sacred sleep
By HER LOVING MOTHER AND BROTHER.
There is a vacant chair beside the hearthstone.
There is a place that can never be filled,
For we lost of earth's greatest treasures
When the heart of sister was stilled-
BY HER LOVING SISTERS. .
FAULKNER. In loving remembrance OF our
dear father and husband. who departed this
life two years ago today. August Il 1910
We miss you. dear father.
More than tongue can toll
Bur know thou art resting
In that home where all is well.
BY HIS DEVOTED WIFE, DAUGHTERS AND
ONLY son.
FRANK. In loving remembrance Of our daurh-
ter. RUBY FRANK. who died nine years ago
today. August Il. 1909
I NAV strive to hide my longing
In the midst of mirth and fun.
But i am thinking. thinking, thinking
RS EoTHER. FATHER AND SISTER.
HARRIS. In loving remsmsrance Of our dear
this life thirteen years ago today, August
81. 1905.
Leaf by leaf the rose falls.
Soul BY soul the Savior calls;
Not one. but for all.
We must go when the roll is called.
RY HIS DAUGHTERS. GUSSIE E. REf-
HOLDS AND MARY NEAL.
HARRIS. Sacred to the memory Of our dsr-
ling mother REBECCA HARRIS. who sud
\ denly fell asleep one year ago today, August
Il. 1917.
one year has passed since last we met;
Our hearts are still sad and sore.
Because the place of one dear
Can ne'er be filed no morr.
BY son AND DAUGHTER.
KEYS, In sad but loving remembrance Of my
dear wife and our mother. JULIA A. KEYS.
who departed this life two years ago today.
August 81. 1916
The loss was hitter. the pain severe,
To mart with We loved so dear
The trial is hard. we'll not complain.
But trust in God to meet again.
BY HER DEVOTED HUSBAND AND CHfL-
pREN.
WEAVER. In sad remembrance OF my mother.
MARGARET u. WEAVER, who died June
II. 1918.
In graveyard. softly sleeping.
Where the willows gently wave,
Les the one ] loved so dearly.
In her cold and silent grave.
1 do not know the pain she suffered.
did not see her die:
l only know she went away
And never said goodbye.
BY HER DAUGHTER. Mrs. 7. G. kIRTYEY.s
Evening star., 1918-08-21
BRINGS SUIT TO RECOVER
PROPERTY OF THE CHURCH
Cardinal Gibbons Institutes Pro-
ceedings Against Life In
surance Company.

Action for the recovery of the prop
erty of ST. Matthews Catholic Church
was instituted in the District Su-
preme Court today by the Most Rev.
James Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore.
against the Mutual BENEFIT Life In
surance Company of Newark. N. ].
The petition asks for the appoint
ment of two new trustees to execute
a release of a lien on the church prop
erty, created by deed Of trust dat
ed August /, 1898, in favor of the
insurance company for the sum Of
s1s2. 900.
The loan was further secured by a
note dated August 1. 1888, to the
amount of s132.0oo. which. the petit
ton recites, has been fully paid.
The trustees, Amzi Dodd and Ed
ward L. Dobbins. mentioned in the
deed, have died. and the court is asked
to name two others. so that the prop
erty may be recovered.
Cardinal Gibbons claims. that in his
corporate capacity, under special act
of the state of Maryland. he IL still
owner Of the property and brings suit
in his own right
Evening star., 1918-08-21
LARGE QUANTITY OF FOOD
PURCHASED FOR ARMY
Reports Show 225, 5,ooo, 600. Pounds
of Sugar and $4,000, 600 Cans of
Tomatoes Among Products.

The magnitude of purchases in
foodstuffs made by the government
for use by the troops in cantonments
in this country and in France is shown
in statistics made public today. Since
last September the government has
purchased through the food admin
istration for the Army a total of 225.-
100000 pounds of sugar. The govern
ment has purchased also $4,000. 900
cans of tomatoes.
The sugar purchased. according to
a War Department statistical expert.
would fill 3,345 sixty-foot box cars,
which it would take six men, working
eight hours each day. five years to
unload. The cans containing the to-
matoes. IL placed end to end. the ex-
pert figured. would form a line from
the Army on the Marne to Linda Vis-
ia, Cal
Evening star., 1918-08-21
BASE BALL IS ADOPTED
BY THE FRENCH ARMY

PARIS, August 21.-Base ball play
ing is TO become a regular part OF
the physical training of the French
army, as result of reports made
by French officers on what they had
seen of the effects of base ball on the
American Army, The reports led the
ministry of war to issue an order
recommending the adoption OF base
ball in the French army.
Gen. Vidal Tuesday sent Capt. G..
Forbes, an American officer. attached
to his staff. to the headquarters OF
the Knights of Columbus with a re-
quest that John Evers. the former
American base ball star, be sent to
his corps to instruct the soldiers in
the American national game. The
request was granted and Evers will
go to the French camp with two as
sistants and equipment provided by
the Knights of Columbus. He will
remain a fortnight. after which his
assistants will continue the instruc-
tiOn,
Evening star., 1918-08-21
Would Save Much Coal.

Representative Sinnott of Oregon.
in a long speech urging the necessity
for opening the way for water power
development. contended that the net
investment provision was fair. He
declared that 100000 tons of coal
could be saved annually by full devel-
opment of the nations waterpower re-
sources.
Representative Sinnott said if the
Ferris proposal were adopted it would
be difficult to induce private capital to
invest in power projects. because the
return on the investment would not be
sufficiently attractive.
Representative Treadway of Massa-
,chusetts. speaking on the general
water power question. declared many
thousands of horsepower are being
wasted throughout the east for the
want of power development. and a
similar statement was made by Rep
Tesentative johnson of Washington,
with reference to the west
Evening star., 1918-08-21
DIED..

BONNET. Suddenly on Sunday. August 1s.
1915 at the residence OF her sister, Mrs. A.
7. Cheek. 1025 Ii street northeast, MARY
ANNA BONNET tnee Seaton). beloved wife
of Carl L. Bonnet, in her thirty-hrst year.
Remains can be seen at the chapel of VIII
liam Ii. Ssrdo & Co.. AL II street north
east.
& Co., az II street northeast, on Thursday.
August D. at pm. Relatives and friends
invited to attend. Interment at Congressional
cemetery.
BYRAK. On August 10. 1918 GEORGE W
BYRAM. beloved husband Of Annie Byram
tnee Sulliyan) and son Of the late L. J. and
Margaret Ryram.
Funeral from Joseph F. Birch SONS chapel.
1884 street northwest. Thursday. August
~. at pm. Intermenf at Oak Hill Gem
ctery. Relatives and friends invited Il
Evening star., 1918-08-21
Killed Leading His Company.
MONTGOMERY. Ala

MONTGOMERY. Ala, August I'll
Capt. Newman Smith. writing from
France to relatives in this city, gives
the Information for the first time of
the death in action during the Aisne-
Marine battle of Capt. Julian Stras-
burger. former attorney of Mont
machine gun company. The letter
states that Capt. Strasburger was
leading his men in an offensive when
he fell, having the previous night
offered up q prayer for the Members
of his company that they go through
the impending inferno without deci-
nation
Evening star., 1918-08-21
AUSTRIA RAISES PROTEST.
Annexation of Dombrowa Coal
Fields by Germany Is Cause.

LONDON, August 20.-Austria has
strongly protested against the Ger
man annexation of the Dombrowa
coal fields. in Poland. which is en-
bodied in the proposed German solu-
tion of the Polish question, accord
ing to a Berlin telegram received in
Amsterdam and forwarded to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company.
The Dombrowa coal fields are the
most important in western Russia,
With those of the Donetz basin they
form the chief sources of coal sup
ply in European Russia.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
ITALY WILL CONTINUE
ECONOMIC SACRIFICES
CableEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.

chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.
ROME. Italy, August II (delayed).-
Today Food Controller Crespi re-
ceived me and made 4 few brief state
ments.
The situation is much better" he
said. 1T is necessary for the allies to
realize that the losses of Italy
through submarines were proportion
ateiy heavier than those of any other
country. Moreover. our importations
of coal and iron are higher. since we
produce only insignificant quantities
of both. Today the tonnage situation
is much improved. Nevertheless. as
you see, Italy continues to make all
possible food sacrifices.
We appreciate what the United
States is doing, and wish to economize
allied tonnage. realizing that every
ten tons saved means the transport
OF another American soldier. For this
reason. and reasons of absolute econ
omy. Italy will continue to get along
with a minimum of everything. The
country accepts the sacrifice gladly"
Evening star., 1918-08-21
IN LINE FOR HIGHER POST.

Claude r. Porter. United States
attorney for the southern Iowa dis
trict. who assisted in the prosecution
of 100 l. w. w. agitators at Chicago,
is under consideration by President
Wilson for nomination as an assistant
attorned general to succeed William
C. Fits. who resigned recently.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
MARRIED

FowLER-ALExANpER. On Tuesday. Au-
gust 20. 1918. at the home of the grcom's
parents, 3712 Patterson street northwest
Chevy Chase, d. G., by the Rev. J. W. Aus
tin, ETHEL HOPE ALEXANDER of Ports
mouth. Va. TO Ensign T. WALTER row
LEk. Jr, U. S. n. r. F.. Washington. d. T.
Mrs. Cora A. Piper an
hounces the marriage OF her daughter RUTH
to DIR. ULYSSES l.. HOUSTON, Wednesday.
August 81. 1918. Rev. Walter Brooks ofici-
ating. No cards.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
SON OF SENATOR IN LIST.
Philip La Toilette Among Thos.
Recommended for Commissions

CHICAGO. August 21.-Philip La
Toilette. son of United States Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin, is among
tho 200 out of $500 students at the
Fort Sheridan officers training camp
who have been recommended for COM
missions. it was announced today.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
Truthful Advertising

The Star will be glad to
have its attention called to
any misleading or untrue
statement, if such should
appear at any time in any
advertisement in its COL
umns.
Readers are requested to
assist in protecting them
selves and legitimate ad-
vertisers.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
CARD OF THANKS.

RENHAHDT. We wish to thank our friends
and relatives, also Concordia Church, for
their kindness and sympathy and for their
beautiful floral tributes in our bereavement OF
mother. KATHERINE REINHARDT.
THE FAMILY .
Evening star., 1918-08-21

Lieut.. Damn Killed by Grenade.
DEMING. N. NJ, August 21.-An ex-
ploding hand grenade killed Lieut..
Olaf B. Damn of Austin. Minn-, at
Camp Cody. The grenade was thrown
by an enlisted man during practice.
Evening star., 1918-08-21

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Evening star., 1918-08-21
HOUSE ELAYSAS|DE
WATER POWER BILL
Unanimous Consent Obtained
to Grant Right of Way to
Draft Measure.

Consideration of the water-power
bill in the House was postponed to-
day until the man-power bill has been
passed. Today was calendar Wednes-
day, and bills on the calendar took
the place of the ater-power bill.
Favors a Leasing System.
General debate on the administra-
tion water power bill occupied prac-
tically the entire time Of the House
yesterday.
The committee report favored a leas-
ing system for development of water
power projects on navigable streams
Representative Scott Ferris of Okla
homa, chairman of the public lands
committee, and a member of the spe
cial water power committee, led a fight
for modification of the so-called re
capture clause" so as to give the fed
eral government or any municipality
the right to take over plants at the
expiration of license periods by pay
ing the actual cost of the development
Mr.. Ferris filed a minority report
oontending the provision now in the
bill requiring payment of the amount
of the net investment" by the gov
ernment or a municipality would be
tantamount TO a grant in perpetuity
to private interests.
Evening star., 1918-08-21
PRESIDENT FOR PLAN
TO SPREAD EDUCATION
Receives Committee Which Is De.
vising Methods to Teach H.
literates in United States.

President Wilson has received the
committee on Americanization. ap-
pointed last April by Secretary Lane
to devise methods of educating illit-
crates in the United States and to
bring about a more general use of the
English language among aliens and
their descendants
The President was said by members
of the committee to have expressed
himself as heartily in favor of tho
plan.
Gov. Manning Heads Committee.
Tho committee was headed by Gov
Richard I. Manning of South Carolina
and Arthur s. Somers. president Of the
board of education of New York city.
and has formulated plans for the free
education of illiterates and aliens. the
work TO be conducted especially among
National Army men, some of whom 1t
has been found by Army authorities.
are unable to speak, read or write
English.
1t is proposed to establish schools
modelled to some extent on the schools
for teaching aliens in New York. the
courses at such schools to include
reading. writing and arithmetic the
rudimemnts of grammar and English
and q supplementary course in ele-
mentary civics, designed to give the
alien clear understanding of the
nature of the United States govern
ment and the state and local govern
mentS
Senator Smith to Present Bill.
The committee has drafted a bill,
which will be introduced soon in the
Senate by Senator Smith of Georgia,
which provides for appropriations ex-
tending over a period of four years
tho money TO be used for tho purposes
of conducting the necessary educa-
tional campaign and assisting the
states to establish and maintain the
necessary schools
1t is proposed that the expense for
the first year be borne entirley by the
federal government. and an appropria-
tion Of IS. 000. 900 will be asked for this
year. For succeeding years it is pro-
posed that the nation bear half of the
expense, the individual states supply
ing tho other half of the needed funds |
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-05
Cemetery Committee Makes An
Appeal.

DEAR FRIENDS: We have spent
much time and money in trying to
improve the appearance of our Gene
terry to make it a credit to our COM
munity, and now wefnd that some
person or persons, through careless
ness or Indifference, have been
driving off the road over the grass,
even over lots, across culvert open
ings, making them useless, and
breaking down the line, undoing
the work that has been done. The
wide paths are not intended for
vehicles of any kind, and if you
will drive only on the main road
both outside and in and keep to the
right, this trouble can be obviated.
To make this a success all must
be interested and work together.
We need your support in this way
as we'll as financially. Please help
us.
Thanking you in advance for
your cooperation.
Have received 81. so more.
CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-05
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
Pledges Must Be Redeemed This
Month.

| have been requested by the
Department at Washington to send
in the names and addresses of all
persons who have agreed to buy
War Savings Stamps; and also the
amount of such pledges that have
not as yet been redeemed.
AS December is the last month
for the purchase of these stamps,
those who have not yet purchased
what they agreed to buy, should
do so without delay.
Garrett county has made her
allotment on everything she was
asked to do in connection with the
winning of the war, and there is
no reason why the amount of War
Savings Stamps allotted to this
county should not be sold.
The amount of War Stamps ac-
tually sold is something over St26-
10000; and there is still outstand-
ing about SIS, 100000 in pledges to
buy that have not been redeemed.
The amount allotted to Garrett
county was S437, 100000, and it is
still possible to secure the addi-
tional amount necessary to put
the county over the top"
To the people who have not
bought stamps, and who have not
bought Liberty Ronds, the oppor-
tunity is presented to lend the Gov
eminent on the best security in the
world, and on securities that ma
ture on January LIST, 1928.
R. E. SLIGER,
Director for Garrett county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-05
Soldiers Letters to Folks at Home

Corporal Mason Smith, writing
to his mother, Mrs. John T. Smith,
OF Swanton, under date of Sep
TENDER 20, from France said:
AS l have some spare time
will write you tonight. Every
thing is quiet on this front. l have
over-enjoyed myself for the past
three weeks and am still on the
lookout for the Hun, and all that
lswrong with this place at present
there is not enough shooting going
on to suit me. wish you could
see me looking over the top of a
trench watching for one to poke
his knob" up high enough for
me to get lead on him with my
Springfield, and one good look is
all I need,
/ would be the happiest man
in the world if I could only hear
from home, but ! am sure there is
mail somewhere on the road for
me, SO am going to wait patient
ly for it.
You should see how happy the
American soldiers are. You never
see one with a crouch on, or look
ing sad or downhearted. All have
the smile that won't come off, no
matter what happens.
This must be a good climate,
for I'm so fat l can hardly get my
clothes on. l weigh 2O6 pounds
without any coat. l used to think
my feet would never stand the
hiking one has to do in the In
fantry, but the more l hike the
tougher they get and l believe l
could make a trip on foot right
now that would wear the tires out
on a Ford car, and l can carry a
load that would make a pack mule
turn green with envy and could
starve a camel to death for wa ter,
but after all it's a great life, and
I'm proud to be here tonight.
When an American sets his feet
on French soil the word fear is
struck from his vocabulary and
passes from his mind to be re-
membered no more.
I had my first piece of candy
today since leaving Camp Mills
and you may know how good it
tasted. The sweets are few and
far between in this country, but
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alert for anything loose that can
be picked up.
All l am doing at present is
making use of my craftsmanship
] took SO much pride in while ON
target range in South Carolina
and am holding on to my medal
presented me by the U. S. Govt,
Our worst enemy is Mr.. Flea.
He goes over the top" every
night. l mean over the top of some
poor tired Yank after he lays down
for the night. =
With all good wishes for the
folks back home, l will close.
Write often and remember your
boy who is coming home soon but
we are all coming back via Berlin
and no other way.
CPL. MASON NJ. SMITH,
Co. B, 53rd Infantry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-12-05
DEATH
OF DOROTHY REFS
Heroism Worthy of Carnegie
Medal Displayed by Little Girl.

Dorothy Refs, aged u, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Henrietta Refs, for
merly of Accident, was fatally
burned at the Refs House, Somer-
field, Pa, on the National Pike
when she attempted to kindle a fire
in the office with kerosene oil and
the oilcan exploded, setting the Of
flee on fire and herself also. The
fire burned her clothing almost en-
tirely off from hei waist down.
Her arms from above her elbows
to her hands were also burned so
that her outer skin came entirely
off, as we'll as off her body and
her lower limbs.
With her clothing ablaze she
started to run across the pike to
the creek to put the fire out, but
fell and Ross Thomas gathered
her up and took her to the water
and extinguished the flames that
enveloped her.
Notwithstanding her terrible
burns and the agony she was suf-
fering, the brave girl returned to
the house and pumped water to
put out the fire in the office, until
the flames were under control.
Then she said to Elizabeth Roda-
haver: Elizabeth, come and help
me get these wet clothes off,"
She suffered agonies for two
days when death relieved her suf-
ferings. Her father, Frederick
Refs, died seven years ago at Ac-
cident.