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Evening star., 1918-04-12
OLIVER OWN KUHN.

I'm . bad sector Of the line night
fatisuss can be horribly unpleasant"
says returned British, soldier. In, de-
scrihing this sort Of military activity
and the sensations Of the men. he con-
tinued:
TN the old days Of the Ypres salient.
when from Nessfnes ridge the enemy
had the observation Of al our trenches
ana theiD approaches. . night fatigue
was ~ disagrssabls an ordeal ~ I have
struck anywhere in France. We used
to 90 up through bursts Of long-dis-
tance machine-gun nrA which. while
not excessively dangerous, IL very dis
concerting. as the swish-swish OF the
bullets resounds continuously about our
ears. There were certain crossing and
corners where one was % certain Of
getting q salvo of whizz-bangs as Of re-
ceiving ones monthly pay. and the
thought of the damage that single
whizz-bang can do as It falls into q
group Of men used to weigh heavily on
some OF US as We neared the danger
points
Tho British farmer cannot sell his own
horses unless he gets the permission OF
International board Of asriculture.
Here's an interesting human sidslisht
on the soldier at the front. II may be
a bit disconcertinE to the girls. but 1t IL
Interesting nevertheless It's written py
q London newspaper man. who describes
what the censor finds in letters written
from the firing line:
TT is when they get to the letters Of
one of the company Don Juans that
the lunch-heavy ceneorS brighten up
a little: If Jack has a girl in every
port, Tommy seems to have half a
dozen in every place where his bat
talon has been stationed. It Is truly
remarkable how a man who by no
means shines for his ntelligence in
ordinary battalion Luties shows him
self capable Of steering through the
maze OF lengthy correspondence with
four or Ave enamoured females. Each
letter 10 nicely graded to accord with
tho recipients opinion of the writer
To Hilda, who is naughty toward his
advanceA ho is modest in recounting
his exploits while throwing out hints
OF the peril0 besetting the soldier On
active service. To Gladys. who obvi-
ously hangs on his every word, he is
brief and imperious.. devoting much
space to a list of his requirements in
the way Of tags and the like: To
ousIy OF that night by the band
stand renewing assurances then given
of undyfng affection. To Maud, of
whose dcklenesS reports have reached
our Lothario. he 10 sarcastic, and
ron1ances bravely of q bewitchfng
French girl with large fortune who
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AMATEUR THxspIANs WANTED
.. $. Employees win Give Plays in
Aid 0f Soldier Hind

II you are a government >employe and
feel that you have theatrical ability. sit
down and drop line to Raymond VIII
liams, 1911 Otis place.
No. Mr.. Williams is not theatrical
magnate, hut secretary Of club of
War Department employees who are
planning to give series Of plays for
various benefits. The first production
will be to aid soldiers of the allied
armies who have been permanently
blinded. Talent is being sought in all
the government departments. II you
write to Mr.. Williams inclose a self
addressed stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1918-04-12

W. kNAS17&S DsA1~NAsS = - ~
HooERs, Thomas, u, lieutenant
Hi4EEYERs.i Richard r, csrtain.
CHRI6TIH, Daniel y, Arst lisutenant.
AfIAETASIO, Andred. sergeAnt.
BUTLER. Herbsrt l.. sergeant
EDMAN, Roy r, sergeant.
MAYoU. wilbur L. sergeant.
RYAN. George f.. sergeant.
WILDMAN, Abel p, sergeant.
BOOKS. Earle. c., corporal.
BRIGGS; Raymond R, corporal.
EARNsWoRTM. Ora l.. corporal
LEAHY. Edward. corporal.
OBERMAN, Louis, corporal
PERKINS. Arthur F., corporal.
KEEFE, Andrew J., WAGNER.
McDoUGALL. Percy, WAGNER.
LEE, Frank p, bugier.
BARRIER. James J.. private.
BARBOUR, Frederick T., private.
BARTLETT, Elmer c., private.
BATES. Edward c.. private.
BLAIR, Joseph r., private.
BOLUC, Joseph L., private.
BORDEN, Arthur D., private
BROWN, william, F., private.
BYRNE. Christopher, private.
CAGENELLY, James. private.
CLINGERMAN. John w. private.
COOGAN, Harry F., private.
COOPER, Ray c.. private.
CURWIN. Paul j.. private.
DAY. Fred L., private.
DUNN, Maurice A., private.
FoRTIN, William E.. private.
GADZIK, Stanley. private.
GAuRuDER, Stefan, private.
GAVIN, George j.. private.
GR1FFITHS. Edward, private.
GOvOTSKI. Vincent, private.
JAsAK, Joseph. private.
KEENEY. Joseph B., private.
LYNCH. Stanley W., private.
McINNIS, William, private.
MCkENNEY. EvAretf M nr{vafA
McKENziE Daniel J.. private.
McWAY. Walter l., private.
MACPHEE, Lyman NJ, private.
MAGNoLE, Joseph, private.
MANEK. John p. private.
MANNING. John F.. private.
MERKLE, William r., private.
MURLEY, Arthur J.. private.
PARKS. John L., private.
PIERCE, Frederick H., private.
PETRIZZO. Joseph. private.
PETIT. Leo, private.
RATACZAK. Michael J.. private.
SINKIEWICZ, Peter. private
SMITH. Russell L, private.
SWANSON, Fred, private.
TACY. sAlcfde, private,
TETREAULT. Joseph NJ, private.
a4SlEC WaA4sSlHECKE5WIcH. Nikolis, private.
ZESKIE, Michael. private.
The following Navy casualties were an
nounced yesterday: 4
H.. died of an accidentally self f-innicted
bullet wound.
seaman Mathew John Durler Of 1856
West 23d street. Chicago. was killed while
on shore leave.
Mess Attendant Henry Mccorkls Of 1916
North RinEgold street, Philadelphia, died
rom stab wound April 4.
:
Evening star., 1918-04-12
GOES FOR MILLING COMPANIES.
Federal Board Looking Into Large
Z PAY Increases to Officers

Large salary increases granted by
some milling companies to their Of
ficers since. the, food administration
instituted a fiat rate Of profits over
expenses are being Investigated by
Commissioner Murdock Of the Federal
Trade Commission. 1t is understood
that evidence has been obtained of
salary advances aggregating more than
a quarter of million dollars.
Representatives of one company have
appeared before the commission and
made general denial of any intended
wrong-dofng, and Commissioned MUIR
dock has taken the case under advise
ment.
Evening star., 1918-04-12

Total Casualties to Bats.
SA N

An additional list, given out by the
War Department last evening. had 11o
names. including twenty-five killed In
action. one died Of wounds, ono died OF
accident, four died Of disease. eleven
wounded severely. sixty-eisht wounded
slightly. and three missing in action.
The list follows:
KILLED IN ACTION.
PERRY. 8. CASTOR. lieutenant.
MILLIKEN. Alfred s.. lieutenant.
PERRY, Edward H, lieutenant
MCGEE. Arthur, sergeant
SWINGLE. Gray, sergeant
WOLINE, Carl A.. master engineer.
FOSTER. Robert c., cook.
PETERSON, Folke. cook.
WHITE, Lester F., cook.
BOWER, Freeman W., private.
DANIELS. Victor, private.
GoLDCAMP, Frank J.. private.
: HERNDoN, Lewis w. private.
HOWE. Earl F.. private.
KENNEDY, Thomas H.. private.
KERN, Albert J.. private.
NARISKY. Michael, private.
RIPToN. Leonard w. private.
yIAU. Napoleon J., private.
WEEKS, Nathaniel. private.
WILSON. Edward r., private
"1NKLEMEYER. Carl A.. private.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
sLArCHER, Clarence g.. bug1er.
DIED OF, ACCIDENT.
HALE, Edward B.. sergeant
DIED OF DISEASE.
BROoBDRG, Francis c.. lieutenant
(smallpox).
HOLT. Hobart NJ, maehinist >(odsna).
DEVINE. Michael. private (pneumo.
nia).
LoUGHLIN. Griswold A.. private (hy-
drocephaius).
Evening star., 1918-04-12

The viii Of JoAn II. Harris, dispos-
ing Of an estate valued at $4,000. has
been offered for probate. The entire
estate is devised to his wife, Mary Kate
Harris, who's also named as executrix
Evening star., 1918-04-12

writer. h declares xaa4 - 1s00
there are donkeyS the coun<FY 60 -.
list, Tor donkey meat H. svoa -
William n, the nnpsrer 81 Dsn2Gs1n
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SEVERELY WOUNDED.

BEHREND, George W., lieutenant.
GLEvENBER, Homer, private.
DUPLISSIS.N NHenrx G.. private.
GERRED, Benjamin. +. private.
GROSS, Guy R., private.
JOHNSON, Howard R.v private.
Lam. Noble T.. private
rMcEL4HQNE.e Thomas. private.
NELSON, Robert O., private.
Evening star., 1918-04-12
Smaller Forces Employed.

It is plain that tho Germans used in
their northern attack much smaller
This was Inevitable, given their losses
before Amiens and before Arras. but,
Evening star., 1918-04-12
BY FRANK II. sIM0NDs.
Copyright, 101A)

Blocked at the south outside oi
Amiens and before the vital railroads
which connect the British with theiI
southern sea bases, the German has
turned north and Is again striking fcz
Calais on the front, forever memorable
as tho scene of the great battles Of L.
Bassee ana Ypres In October and No
vember, 1914.
The new operation must be viewed
from two points. 1t Is. nrst. phase OF
the main German purpose, which - to
destroy Britain's military power as .
prelude to obtaining a German peace
1t is. second, "a local operation with Ger
tain clearly defined local detectives, OF
which Calais IL the most remote and
.Bethune and Ypres the nearest at hand
Evidence Of German Check.
To deal with the larger aspect hrst.
the new operation in the north suppiies
unmistakable evidence of the complete
ness of the German check In the south.
His blow has been parried oeIoIe
Amiens, French and British reserves
have arrived, new allied system OF
defense has been created and tho waf
of positions has come again. the Ger
mans efforts to expand his gains ny
breaking in the Arras front have Iaiieo.
Confronted with the prospect OF sec
ond verdun, the German has temporA-
riiy turned from Picardy to Flanders.
although he may presently return "
the earlier battlefield.
But the main purpose OF the German
In striking in Picardy, where L.oya
George has told US he used ninety-
seven divisions-the largest force ever
used in single operation In war-was
to bring out Sedan or Waterloo
decisive victory. a win-the-war success.
Hindenburg set out to crush daa1 3
army-not to take Amiens. ARA Or 1s
seeking to do to the British what ne
did to the Russians. to the Serbians
and the Rumanians.
Strikes at Weak Point.
Having failed in Picardy after a
great initial success, having failed IN
Artois Immediately and after only q
minor success the German now Is
line squarely on the road to Calais.
He is endeavoring to insert q wedge
between the British Army defending
Ypres and the other British army COW
ering the La Bassee sector. This Is the
same game he played three weeks ago.
when he struck at the point between
the British Sd and 9Th armies and the
point between the British 9Th Army
and the French.
The main purpose of the German in
his present attack is to drive q wedge
straight west between La Bassee and
Ypres and compel the British to evac-
uate all their gains of last year about
Ypres and all the remaining coal lands
of northern France about Bethune.
Beyond this his extreme hope is to
reach st. Omer, which is itself the key
to Calais.
The front which the German is at
tacking lacks strong defensive posi-
tions, such az exist around Ypres and
around Arras. At the point where the
main German blow fell tho ground ID
low and marshy, and tho high ground
was in German hands when the attack
began. It was the scene Of Field Mar
shal Sir John French's big battle at
Neuve Chappe1le sand of the later
butchery> of Festubert, in May. 1915.
In both cases the British fought and
failed to take the high grounds west
of Lille. which remains In German
hands.
Evening star., 1918-04-12
A Death GRIP Of Nations.

Actually we are seeing historic
death grapple between two great peo-
pies. Gathering up all his remaining
strength In men and guns and mate
rial. the German is raining blow after
blow upon his English foe In the hope
that Britain wills and British morale
will collapse. He is not seeking local
geographical objectives. as did the al
Hes in all Of their past great of1en-
sives: he Is not aiming at conquering
and devastating more French territory;
he 10 striving to break tho will Of Brit
ain by sustained and repeated blows.
Recognising the German purpose, 1t IL
essential to perceive also that since tho
British have accepted the defensive
they are bound to suffer losses OF
ground. Of positions. of guns and OF
prisoners during all Of the present
phase Of the campaign. It Is necessary
to guard against unwarranted pessi-
mism provoked by the loss Of ground.
or positions famous In past n8htfng. II
the German fails to break the British
army he Is going to lose this campaign
he takes Amiens or falls.
whether he reaches Bethune or enters
the shell beaten .area OF Ypres. The
battle now is for the Knockout blow.
and the British strategy must be to
avoid that blow until the great antag-
onist has wearfed himself with his ef-,
forts
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s d BoWEN. secstary:
4EE M FTf50NS WHO saw LADY FALL
{fsn streef car at North Capitol and sts:
Geoaay evehlssg April 9, 1918, about 6:26
SejscS. plesss eommuaicats with occupant Of
s sESDiW AND cHaDREN's HEMP AND
HI3an hats dyed and femodsaed fnto the ssWsse
0Ffae nodels: beat workmanship; reasonabae
!, SS3cRS Yisaes Hat Faeeosy. - 11th, g. n.w.
HO0RS RENOvATED. 1EFINisHED AND
DSdshsd- Our wort and pficea an IDEAL iDHAL
TfTL N0T BE REsPoNsIBLE FOE ANY
lsbts unless contracted BY me personally.
n. APRIL tS21 9th NV. 12s
Evening star., 1918-04-12

win England starve? No, says one
Evening star., 1918-04-12
local CANS ON WEST FRONT
WILL NOT GIVE HUNS VICTORY
Must Crush British Army or He Has Failed
and Is Beaten, According to View
Of Frank Fl. Simonds.

on the other hand. 1t is by no means
likely that they dave exhausted their
reserves or that sother blows are not
to be expected either in tho north or
IN the south.
|. We are beginning to get measure Of
0erman strategy. The Initial concep-
tion was to win q victory with q single
blow which would separate the British
and the French and trap tho British in
q narrow corner Of northern France.
The second conception seems to be to
rain blow after blow upon the British,
now north, now south, In the hope that
one of these blows will bring local
success that may be stretched to a gen
eral victory.
The present indication is that for sew
eral months we may expect the fercest
sort of fighting. in which the Germans
believe that before the American re-
serves can arrive and before the British
armies can be reinforced by the men
now to be raised by the new conscrip-
ton law Haig's army can be crush ed.
Tho German seems to be avoiding any
further general conflict with the French
and to have made up his mind both
that he can dispose of the British enemy
and that when he does his settlement
with France will be easy and satisfac-
tory. 1872 .sN
Evening star., 1918-04-12

Tho British farmer cannot sell his own
horses unless he gets the permission OF
International board Of agriculture.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-11-23
Chaos in Germany

London, Nov. 22.-The character
of the conditions in Germany are IN
sicated by messages and direct tel
egrams from that country and indi-
cate, considerable difference in the
attitude OF the people towards the
new government. There is a lack OF
harmony in different parts of the
country and separatism and Boil
shevism is growing in consequence
This is noticeable in the west where
the Rheenish government has been
planned.
The Rheenish soldiers and work
ingmen have declared for the prin-
eiples of Bolsheyism and have call
ed on Russia to help them establish
communism.
The Spartacus group at Dussel-
dorf is reported 10 have proclaimed
\ proletariat dictatorship and have
arrested the burggomaster Of Cne
citv.
nr. Carl Liebnicht the radical So
cialist was proclaimed as the leade'
Mt a socialist meeting which issued
an appeal to working men to enlist
under the Bolsheviki government.
The meeting refused to listen to
moderate socialist speeches.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-11-23
GET A DUPLICATE LABEL.

In order to insure the receipt Christmas parcel by every
single man in the American Expedonay Forces the War De-
partmen has extended the mailing for overseas pack
ages until November 3Oh and has authorized the Red
Cross to have printed sufficient additional Christmas labels ex
acy similar to those received from issue to those
families who have not received the labels were distributed
to the abroad In have been lost in
transit and the new ruling provides that the of
each man in the A. e. obtain from Cross CHAPTER
duplicate label provided the original arrived by No
vember 21st.
Applicants for these duplicate should make written
statement to the effect that nearest living rela-
tive in the United States of the whom package to
be SENT that he she has not received abroad
that should such label be received would and
that to the best of his her knowledge only pack
age will be sent to the proposed recipient
This extension Of the time limit issuing duplicate
labels absolutely nsues Christmas package every man in
the service in Europe The Southern Division having
labels printed and they viii distributed Chapters
with fun Instructions " Novsubs INST
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-11-23
NIOk.H 81 UisNiARINh.o

MORE SUiShiAItINho
AltK 1IA.4.AN DEREL
London, Nov. zo.-4w.A.y more
| German submarines 49, surreu-
dered to AdmIi1l lylMA4L, Oh nal
wick, this morning. In4s makes /.
total Of So submarines mus fal
hanoed over There would have
peon II SURRENDERED 80. uoy, pa,
oLo sank duNng the n.e-.
The correspondent 0. .AJ wireles.
service with the British 44.yal lorcus
says that just .fole noon a cruiser
came into sight, followed by tn
German submarines ana d German
transport. The transfer took plact
in the harbor on account OF the hea-
Wy sea running. The majority Oh
the submarines were large and near
ly all were fitted with wireless
equipment.
When the Germans arrived it was
noticeable that the revolutionary ell
ement was decidedly present. Some
of the officers had removed the
Prussian Eagles from t4.. ! caps anG
replaced them with sort of rel
badge that recognizes the authority
of the Sailors and Soldiers council
Tie men took very little notice OF
anything their officers said to them
One shouted: mo olIicer-no Kais
e!.
Some Of the Germans were eA
caelingly anxious to air such Sng
lish as they possessed. One German
ohioet, who was inclined to be com.
municative, attached himself 10 the
correspondent and said heworked in
Lordon before the war. He added :
Il had an intimation, as many oil
us aad, that we should be wanteG
IN the summer Of. 1914, so | went
back to Germany month or two be
fore war was declared. l was not
in the submarine service at first but
volunteered for it, and had a fai
share Of luck. You British say ii
was net fair fighting, but we Ger
mans believe that the end justifles
the means. Then you complain that
we sho. your men while they are in
the wafer. Why not? The men
might he saved and fight us another
day. We should be fools to let
them"
The crew of one submarine, with
the exception of an officer, were all
intoxicated.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-11-23

London, Several thousand Ameri-
can soldiers are returning home on
the liners, the Lapland and the Min
nesota today It was stirring
scene as the men marched through
the streets from the railroad station
on the way to the pier amid the
cheers from the throngs who gather
ed to tell them good bye.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-11-23
Resistance to Government

Copenhagen, Thursday, Nov. Fl.
Resistance in southern Germany,
especially in Bavaria to the proletar-
lat dictatorship is growing and is Ii
able to result in all of Southern
Germany becoming Independent ana
dividing into independent state, ac-
cording to the Berliner Tidende's
Berlin correspondent.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-11-23
MEREDITH TO REOPEN
FOR ALL DAY STUDENTS

Raleigh, Nov. 23.-Meredith Col
lege about the only institution in
which any number Of people larger
than families congregate to pass
through the epidemic without a sim
gle case Of influenza, will Monday
morning reopen to students who
live 1 nthe city. tu
The opening of the college, Dr..
Brewer announced last night, ap-
plies alike to students in all depart
ments against whom the school has
been quarantined for some time.
Special effort will be made, President
Brewer said, to have the students
make up the work they have lost
during the closed days.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-11-23
27S Persons Affected

Amsterdam, Nov. 23.-27S per-
sous are affected by the dethrone-
ment or the abdication of the ruling
house of Germany, according TO tht
Zeitung Armontung OF Berlin. Oi
this number 33 are of the Royal
Prussian house and 80 o. the Bava-
ran family.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-11-23
SENATE CUTTING
REVENUE BILL
Reductions Aggregate a Half
Billion Are Mainly on
Tobacco
AND ALSO ON GASOLINE

Washington, Nov. 23.-Reduc,
lons aggregating $500,0OO,OOO II
.he yield from thenew war revenue
Jill were made yesterday by tn
Jula.e Finance Committee in revls-
ing the measure downward to the
six billion dollar total for 1874, pro
.,osed by Secretary McAdoo. The
decrease was confined principally tc
The tobacco, luxuary, semiluAurS
and other special and excise scred-
ules.
Among the more important de
cisions yesterday were eliminations
Of the luxury schedule proposed in
The House bill, levying 20 per cenl
on costly articles of clothing and
other merchandise and estimated tt
raise 1854, ,O0c; elimination OF
the House tax OF cents a gallon Oh
gasoline, estimated to yield $4,000
900; reduction from 10 to pei
cent or about 5000, 100000, in reve-
nue., in rates on many articles class
I'd as semi-luXuries, and reduction
Of about one half in the house rates
# tobacco, a cut of about $4,000
100000 in revenue.
The committee deferred decision
on the plan, suggested by Secretary
McAdoo and specially precented by
Chairman Simmons, for incorpora.-
ing in the measure specific rates fol
1920 taxation by which the tota
revenue yield would be limited tt
$4, 900 100000. Republican mem
bers still vigorously oppose legisla
lion for 1920 and the committee de-
/ cided to ass that question temporarl
ly. Today it will resume revision Of
the miscellaneous taxes.
Ten per cent taxes imposed in the
House bill of bathing suits and pho
tographs or reproductions were en-
,irely eliminated and that of ten pei
cent on fur and wool articles made
applicable to fur manufacturers OH
ly. In the excise schedule no change
was made in the five per cent sale.
TAX on automobiles, tires and acces
sories, nor in the 10 per cent rate OF
sporting goods and liveries, tapes
tries, textiles AMI yachts and moto
boats.
The 10 per cent sales tax on pre-
cious stones, jeWelry and limitations
clocks, watches, opera glasses anC
similar articles was reduced to 5 pc
cent
After tentatively deciding yester
day upon reduction of the amuso
ment admission taxes, the commit
/ tee finally determined to leave then
unchanged. The principal rate fo
such admissions is one cent for eacI
five cents paid. The ten per cen
tax on club dues also was left un
changed.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-11-23
COTTON
STOCKS

New York, Nov 23.-Prices were
invariably lower at the opening OF
the stock market today and active
issues included higher grade rails
which reacted from one to two
points, The selling in Motors, Met
alsl Coppers reflected uncertain com.
nections in the Industrial world.
Pruissure on Studebaker caused thai
to decline and the Distillers demon
strated the effect Of legislation on
that commodity.
Bonds were also lower the United
States 4 1-2 sold at the new low lev
eli of 1882 the lowest point they
have ever touched.