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Evening star., 1918-06-02
Plans to Invade America.

Theodore II. Price, in Commerce and Finance.
In recent conversation with an
American who was student at a
German university some thirty years
ago he told me of how his roommate.
army and an instructor at one of the
imperial war schools, had not hesi-
tated to inform him that nearly every
student of military science in Ger
many was required to submit plan
for the invasion OF the United States
as a part of his training. He said
that while the idea had at the time
seemed fantastical. it has now come to
have a very sinister import for him
and that he thought the American
people would do well to consider what
might happen If an attempt were
plans for the invasion Of the United
States that repose in the archives OF
the German general staff.
For" said he, you may be sure
they are there worked out to the last
detail, and ready for use the moment
there Is any chance of carrying them
out successfully"
Until within the last two weeks but
few of US have had any consciousness
of personal peril except as the Ger
man guns threatened our loved ones
in France. The attitude of the nation
has been reflected in Congress, where a
month has been wasted in debating
a bill that would give the President
the power to speed up our war prepa-
ratfons. From now this will be Amer
ica's war and we must fight to win it.
We cannot shut our eyes to the fact
that Germany has besn immensely
strengthened in both morale and re-
sources by the surrender of Russia
IT, ~xvtN - wrv~% o.
protect our families ana our homes. 1t
is now necessary to dofeat Germany
by force of arms, and the sooner we
realize that. until 1t - finished. this
is Americas one and only business,
the better for us. What we earn or
What wa get for our VIII rat or corn or
Evening star., 1918-06-02

sociated Press. and has been placed
on exhibition in the entrance ball Of
the older museum buildingfwherA
are displayed many priceless relics
or American heroes of former wars
1t is accompanied by three photo
graphs, one of the group of five MAX
ers of the flag, one of Hugh Morri-
SON, and one of Colin Campbell Of
Port Ellen, who provided clothing and
did everything possible to make com.
Portable the American survivors from
the Tuscania who landed at Port
Ellen on the Null of Ga, and who ar.
ranged for the burial of the Ameri-
cans who were cast ashore near that
place. The photographs and the flag
will recall to thousands of visitors
the sympathetic thoughtfulness of
these Scotch women and Scotchmen I'm
giving comfort to the living and In
paying last rites to the dead Ameri.
can heroes lost with the Tuscania.
and will tend to strengthen the bonds
of sentiment already closely uniting
the hearts Of all true Americans with
their allies in the present great con-
fiict.
This relic is the second flag of the
war now on exhibition in the histori.
cal halls of the National Museum. the
Las. captured at Bourbonne les
Bains. France, October IL, 1917, BY
Lieut.. Lefevre Of the French army,
who presented it to Maj Harry r.
Lay, adjutant of the 5th Regiment Of
marines. serving with the American
expeditionary forces in France. This
flag was forwarded to the museum by
Maj. Gen. George Barnett, command
ant, United States Marine Corps.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
NEXT WEEKS PHoToPLAY.

Loew's Columbia-Pauline Freder-
,ck, in Her Final Reckoning" and
Lima cavalieri. in Loves Conquest.
Knickerbocker = Norma Talmadge.
in DO Luxe Annie: Mary Pickford,
in "Mliss"; Alice Brady. in THE Or
deal of Rosette." and Edith Storey, in
THE Demon"
strand--sergt. Arthur Guy Empey.
N lover the Top"
Crandalrs - beverly Bayne and
Francis Bushman. in Cyclone Hig-
gins, D. d.: Constance Talmadge, In
1.-THE Lesson" and Mary Pickford, in
Miss"
Garden-,Alice Joyce. in 'The Tri-
uJnph of the Weak"
Savoy-Billie Burke. in Lets Get a
Divorce: Mabel Normand. in Joan
of Plattsburg''; Enid Bennett. in ''The
Biggest Show on Earth: Kitty
Gordon, in 1.-THE Interloper": Bert
Lytell, in The Trail to Yesterday"
and Jack Piekford. in "Mfle-a-Minute
Kendall"
Apollo-Clara Kimball Young, in 1.-THE
Reason Why: Ethel Clayton. in ''The
Journeys End: Joan of Plattsburg,"
THE Biggest Show on Earth" Mile
a-Minute Kendall and 1.-THE Trail to
Yesterday"
Avenue Grand-Pauline Frederick.
in "Resurrection"; Riders Of the
Evening star., 1918-06-02
Film Star to Appear.

Interest is being shown in the personal
appearance Of the film star, Mabel Nor
mand. Tuesday evening. when her photo
play. Joan of Plattsburg." will have its
first showing in this city at the
Knickerbocker Theater. Mabel Nor
mand's fame as star of the film
drama extends from coast to coast.
She is product of the old Bfograph
days. when the cinema industry was
still In its swaddling clothes. She
later Joined Mack Sennett's comedy
forces and achieved wide popularity
in the Keystone farces.
She has now left the field OF farce
and for the past six months has been
appearing as star in her own right
on the Goldwyn. program. In her
new line of endeavor. the blending of
drama and humor. Miss Normand has
made a distinct success.
During her stay in the Capital city
Miss Normand will be accompanied
by several Of the Goldwyn executives.
and she will be the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry M Crandall
Miss Normand will appear exclu-
sively in the Crandall theaters during
her stay in this city.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
ISCLOSURES during the week
\ of the extent of Americas
preparation for war, notably
through a speech delivered


preparation for war, notably
IL through a speech delivered
in Chicago by Senator Lewis
of Illinois. stimulated the country like
a draught Of new wine. The news
flashed overseas. was calculated to
have an equally tonic effect on the
war-worn peoples of the countries at
war against Germany. What effect
it would have on the people of Ger
many, granting that it was allowed
to reach them, must be left to the
Imagination.
1t is true that Senator Lewis state
lords would permit publication of the
figures Senator Lewis produced. They
give the lie too badly to the promise
that victory would be won and a
American participation could be rem
dered effective.
1t is true that eSnator Lewis state
ment that there now are one million
American soldiers abroad was chai-
lenged in Congress. But the challeng-
ers had no facts with which to dis
prove the assertion. and spokesmen
for the administration declined
either to confirm or deny it.
1t is to be noted that Senator Lewis
dld not say there are million Amer
ican soldiers in France and Flanders,
or that that number of them actually
are on any fighting front. Secretary
Baker several weeks ago announced
that there were more than 5OO,0OO
men in France, and 1t is known that
there are, or were. large numbers of
Americans training in England. Spec
ulation as to the number of men
actually at the front and ready for
battle is taboo but the War DEPART
ment has not sought to conceal the
fact that since Secretary Baker made
his more than 100000" announce
ment troop shipments have gone
forward at a constantly accelerated
rate.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
LTTILESIoRlEs
%rBEDTImE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1918. by T. W. Burgess.)
Chatterer Offers to Find
PrickIy Porky.

Buster Bear wished he had kept his
tongue still. Perhaps you know just
how 1t is to say something which you
do not intend for other ears to hear.
A wagging tongue can make more
trouble than any other one thing I
know of. AS often as not 1t makes as
much trouble for the one who owns it
as for others. If all the tongues in
the Great World wagged only half as
much as they do there would be less
than half the trouble in the Great
World that there is today.
Buster Bear, angry because Of hav-
ing stepped on one Of Prickly Porky's
little spears which had dropped from
his coat when he had passed that
way, had said that he would shake
Prickly Porky until he had shaken
spears. Now Buster had no idea that
any one was near enough to hear him.
When he spoke he didn't really mean
what he said. You see Buster Bear
has the greatest respect for the thou
Porky' carries in his coat. What he
really meant was, not that he would
shake Prickly Porky, but he would
like to shake PricSlv PorIsy You
see that is a very different matter.
Unseen by Buster. Chatterer the
Red Squirrel had been sitting in a
tree just overhead. OF course. he
had heard every word that Buster
said. Now Chatterer the Red Squir-
rel is very wise In the ways of the
Green Forest. and Of the people who
live there. He knew that Buster had
not the slightest intention in the
world Of shaking Prickly Porky. In
an instant he saw a chance for max
ing great big Buster Bear uncom-
Portable. Yes. sir. he saw a chance
is no one who delights in tormenting
others more than does Chatterer the
Red Squirrel. This was a chance too
good to lose, SO Chatterer laughed at
Buster Bear and at the idea that he
would touch Prickly Porky. He made
1t very clear to Buster that he didn't
believe a word that Buster said.
This made Buster angrier than
ever. and of course there was nothing
for him to do but to pretend to hunt
the tree tops. jumping from tree to
tree. as only Chatterer can. the little
scamp in red soon saw what Buster
was up to. He saw that Buster was
pretending. and not really hunting for
Prickly Porky. He saw that Buster
was sure Prickly Porky would not
be in.
You don't seem to have much luck,
Buster Bear" cried -Chatterer pres
emily. Pm afraid that unless you
have help. Prickly Porky will not get
that shaking he so richly deserves"
Don't let that worry you." growled
Buster Bear, in his deep grumbly,
rumbly voice. Don't let that worry
you. I'll find him, and when I do he'll
be the sorriest Porcupine that ever
lived"
This was idle boasting and Chat
terer snickered right out loud
II tell you what. Buster" said he,
"I'll help you find Prickly Porky. 1t
won't do that paw of yours any good
to do much walking. think / know
right where that prickly chap Is this
very minute. You follow me and
we'll soon find him."
Evening star., 1918-06-02
Labor Shortage at Oak Hill.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The lack of workmen in the Dis
:rict Is not more vividly illustrated
than in the unkempt and neglected
conditions of Oak Hill cemetery, one
Of the most beautiful and well kept
burial spots in the city. Situated on
Georgetown Heights at the head Of
30th street. commanding a magnifi-
cent view of the surrounging country,
located upon a succession of rolling
hills with falling green terraces
bordering the shores Of Rock Creek,
Oak Hull is one of the local charms
If Washington and popular mecca
ror sightseers.
Alas the effects of war are even
here visible, where the dead rest
peacefully beneath mother earth
awaiting the resurrection. Visitors
bearing flowers In memory of loved
ones and strangers in the city were
alike impressed by the lack of care
throughout the inclosure when upon
Decoration day they entered the
gates by hundreds and found all
signs Of scythe or grass cutter absent
n the tall deep grass that complete
~ obliterated the mounds within each
lot. where growing plants and scat
tered blossoms were hidden among
The weeds and tall grasses that tow
cred waist deep upon every hillside
and graveled walk.
When the committee from the
Grand Army reached the spot a little
before noon to observe their usual
May day services preceding the deco
rating Of the graves they found IL
almost impossible to locate the little
flags that mark the resting place OF
fallen heroes.
These conditions are due to the i'm.
possibility Of securing labor even In
tho case of individual demands and
the heavy rains of the past few
weeks that have brought out tree
and shrub with rapid strides, defyine
all efforts to keep them under. The
question arises-What is to be done
IN the matter? II men cannot bs
hired to attend to the necessar,
work Of the cemetery could not Boy
Scouts be detailed for temporary de.
mands until other arrangements car
be made for the preservation of suct
sacred spots within the District?
ANNA P. THOMAS.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
Thrift to Win the War.

Another outstanding development of
the week was procla nation by Presi-
dent Wilson designating June % as
"na>ional thrift day." and calling on
every man. woman and child on or be-
fore that date to pledge himself to the
purchase, through saving, of liberty
bonds or war savings stamps.
1t is coming to be more and more
recognized that the further financing
of the war must be through future
rae5er than accumulated savings; and
the thrift which this will necessitate
and inculcate is expected to be one
Of the great compensatory byproducts
of the war.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
SOUTHERN SOCIETY WILL BE
HOST AT PATRIOTIC FUNCTION
Event Of Interest on June 8 on Monument
Grounds and in Sylvan Theater-
tentious Program Arranged.

Howell Smith of the executive COM
mittee, will be shown.
The program for this feature will
be announced later. While the MEM
bers of the reception line. aside from
the president and executive commit.
tee Of he society and the Secretary Of
War and the Secretary of the Navy.
have not been announced, it is prob
able it will contain many distin-
guished statesmen and society women
and officials of the Red Cross.
The executive committee hopes to
have present President Wilson, the
Vice President. all the members Of the
Presidents cabinet. members of the
House and Senate. members OF the
United States Supreme Court, heads of
the Council of National Defense and
all the other war activities operating
here as well as distinguished Army,
Navy and Marine Corps officers pres
ent, as well as all the members Of the
diplomatic corps in the city.
Pushing Arrangements.
Capt. c. C. Calhoun. president of the
society, and these members of the ex.
ecutive committee are, with the as
sistance of the War and Navy depart
ments' commission on training camp
activities. pushing the arrangements
for the affair: Gen. Frank Mcintyre,
chairman: Judge Wilmer Latimer, D.
u. Henderson. Kew. j. Hennfng Nelms.
Mrs. Maude Howell Smith, Mrs. Sam
rel S. Spencer and Col. Robert N.
Harper.
Special efforts are being made by
Mrs. Maude Howell Smith and her as
socfates to make the patriotic military
.tableaux and pageants of the most
graphic interest, some Of the tableaux
to be taken from battlefield and hos.
pital scenes enacted back of the lines
in the recent big German drive as well
as scenes from stricken and devastat-
ed Belgium.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
Put Them to Use.
From the Indianapolis News.

From the Indianapolis News.
The other day a man remarked that
he had some perfectly good coats at
home. but he had been forced to dis
card them because he had worn out
the trousers that matched the coats.
And yet we are at war and on a war
schedule This man probably never
stopped to think that Belgians and
French are not SO pernickfty. We
have been sending them our old cloth
ing to wear and they have been crate
full to receive it. The time may come
when we. too. shall be glad to come
to things that seem terrible nov
when viewed from the standpoint OF
the sartorially perfect.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
Cheering News From shipyards.

President Wilson helped brighten the
shipbuilding news of the week by drtv-
ing the first rivet in the first keel to be
laid down in the new shipyard. at Alex
andria. Va.
, Director General Schwab Of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation added to
the cheerfulness by promising that by
the first of August production will
have reached the rate of 100000 tons
month. From overseas came state
ment by the French minister of ma
rine that the April gain in tonnage
over destruction by U-boats was 10000
tons and negotiations were closed be-
tween the United States and Sweden
by which 100000 tons of Swedish ship
ping becomes available to the allies.
Altogether the news. from a ship
ping standpoint. was about the best OF
any week since the war began.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
preparedness" Demands Dwarfed.


Since the United States entered the
conflict against Germany men have
gone up and down the land denounc-
and this and other Congresses. be-
cause in the years of peace the ma
ton had not prepared for war. It Is
to be wondered II the figures now
disclosed will not tend to abash these
Some of the measures urged by
ore-war advocates of preparedness
have been discredited by war itself.
One of the chief planks in the pre-
paredness platform was the building
up Of a great Navy. which meant the
building Of dreadnaughts and battle
cruisers. Dreadnaughts and battle
cruisers have played minor role
SO far. It Is not OF record that any
one strenuously advocated the crea-
tion of a great feet of destroyers
and other submarine chasers, which
war has demonstrated to be the
necessary naval program.
1t is true that preparedness advo-
Gates urged the building of more air
planes, but they did not demand that
they be built by the thousands. And
even airplanes Of type which would
have been built before the war would
be hopeiessly out of date today.
The demand for universal training
seems to have stood best the test Of
war, but that demand did not arise
in time to have given America an
effective fighting force. The pro-
gram at its maximum called only
for the training of about half mil
lion young men for three months in
each year.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
Aircraft Inquiry Under Way.

There has been q lull in the excite
ment over the aircraft production scan
dal, but only because there is under
way an investigation In which the pub
lie has confidence. Charles E. Hughes.
selected by the President to conduct
the Department of Justice inquiry. be-
gan his work during the week. Oficers
Of the Signal Corps who had charge of
the letting of airplane contracts were
called first for questioning. and the
lvestigation has been entered upon was
|attested by the fact that both Attorney
General Gregory and Assistant At
torney General Frierson assisted Mr..
Hughes In conducting the examination.
In the meantime q subcommittee Of
Evening star., 1918-06-02
AmnuS S@m0@mtS

Msh ,ss Sea- rsaE iF:e.t ssew ea OF
Earth" and Courts and Cabarets."
American-"rhe Trail to Yester-
day. "Riders of the Night" Sir john
ston Forbes Robertson. in Masks and
Faces; Joan Of Plattsburg," Anna
rilly OF Clothesline Alley"
Evening star., 1918-06-02
CONTINUED from Fourth Page.)

American. Jack Pickford is the star.
The Treasure of the Sea-" featuring
Edith Storey, will be shown tomor-
row. Madge Kennedy in NEARLY
Married" Tuesday; Billie Burke in
Ewes Daughter" Wednesday; Car
lyle Blackwell in "a Leap to Fame"
Thursday; Constance Talmadge in
up the Road With Sallie." Friday.
and William S. Hart in "Over- the
Great Divide" Saturday.
Evening star., 1918-06-02

the Senate military committee has
started an investigation of its own.
members Of the subcommittee being
scheduled to leave today on tour Of
inspection of the airplane manufacture
ing plants. The Senate investigation,
it is assured, will not be permitted to
interfere in any way with that being
conducted by Mr.. Hughes and the De-
partment Of Justice. but on the con-
trary is designed to supplement and
assist that work.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
The Right Kind,

From the Boston Transcript.
Cut out that joking in the ranks,"
cried the sergeant
But they are rank jokes. SIR vas
the culprit's comeback.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
Junior Auxiliary Activity.

The Junior auxiliary of the associa-
.tton, which held its last meeting Of
the year yesterday, and of which
Miss Marion Oliver is president. has
been specially active during the past
year in helping out the nurses with
the extra work entailed by the en-
forced absence of nearly half the
usual number of physicians, and has
won high praise both from these
nurses and from the members of the
association proper. The auxiliary has
about twenty members, a considerable
proportion of them being daughters
Of Army and Navy officers.
The Diet Kitchen Association and
the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society,
It is pointed out. are here in the Dis
trict doing work performed in most
cities by child hygiene nurses directly
under the municipal health depart
nents. A similar condition will OBJ
tain here II pending and much-de-
sired congressional legislation be en-
acted.
, In the meantime. both these agencies
just keep plugging ahead" depend
.ng on the contributions of a COM
oaratively small group of philan-
thropic men and women.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
Certainly Not.

From Milestones.
'1t isn't necessarily the man who
owns an automobile" said the garage
man. "who IL most likely to run
down his neighbors."
Evening star., 1918-06-02
His Record.

From Mflestones.
Guest-How much did Won ever rat
out of your car?
Owner-Well. think seven times in
one mile, is my record.
Evening star., 1918-06-02
Piling Up War Materials.

There was, in. fact, nothing es-
pecially new in Senator Lewis estf-
mate Of the nations armed strength
abroad. 1t was his statement. as to
progress in the production of war
materials-which SO far stands un-
disputed-that brought special Joy to
the country. There have been so
many charges that American indus
try has not measured up to the re-
quirements that it was relief to be
told that 75.0OO.0O0 projectiles are on
their way to Pershing; that 100000
600 pounds of explosives now are in
process of manufacture; that 100000
machine guns have been delivered
and 250000 more Contracted for; that
by July the output OF machine guns
will be $4,000 a month, and that in
May 275.O0O.0OO rounds of small arms
ammunition were delivered.
From another equally authoritative
source came the Information that
improved Enfield rifles now are being
produced at the rate Of more than
900 month, and that the output
is ahead of the demand. In other
soldier as soon as he is ready for 1t.
and the days of "broomstick" SOL
diers at the training camps has been
passed.
Coupled with this information. given
out by Representative Caldwell OF
military committee. was the state
ment that the ordnance department
of the Army now is doing business
at the rate Of four billion dollars a
year: that its personnel consists of
5000 officers and more than 10000
civilian employees. At the beginning
Of the war the bureau was doing q
business of $14,000.000 a year and Its
personnel consisted Of .ninety-seven
officers, about 500 enlisted men and
practically no civilians.
Mr.. Caldwell said that the world wal
astounded that Germany. in forty
years preparation for war. had ac-
cumulated 1000. 100000 cartridges
But the United States" he said, 'in
forty weeks has made 1.1S7. .20S. .000
cartridges. Interchangeable for rifles
or machine guns.
Evening star., 1918-06-02

democrats are in power will make lit
tie difference to US if we become the
slaves of Prussian autocracy
Evening star., 1918-06-02

The Southern Society of Washing
ton will be host at a patriotic and So
cial function on the Washington
Monument grounds and in the Sylvan
Theater June next. which event
promises to be most interesting and
successful one. The function will be
under the patronage of the War and
Navy departments commission on
training camp activities. which or
ganization is lending every effort and
influence of that branch Of the serv-
ice to make the affair a splendid pa
triotic demonstration. This organiza-
tion will undertake to bring to Wash
ington all the enlisted men from the
fifteen or more camps. cantonments
naval stations and posts near the
city. The Marine Band will furnish
the music.
The reception proper will take place
on the north front Of the Washing
ton Monument, where motion picture
films. furnished by the committee on
public Information, will be thrown
upon a screen.