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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21
SHIPPING LOSSES
DECREASE SLIGHTLY
~ British Merchantmen De.
stroyed during Week-11 of
1000 Tons or Over.
ARGENTINE SHIP SUNK.
Germans Have Never Challenged Ged-
des' Statement That 40 TO 40 per
y Cent. Of U-Boats Have Been Lost.

London, March o0.-The admiralty
reports the loss by mine or submarine
Of II British merchantmen last week
OF these IL were 1900 tons or over
and six under that tonnage. Two fish
ing vessels were lost. Eleven mer-
chantmen were unsuccessfully at
tackled.
The losses of British merchantmen
IN the last week are slightly under the
losses Of the three preceding weeks
when during each of these periods Is
! vessels were sunk by mine or sub
| marine.
( Buenos Aires. March CA report is
current here that the Royal Mail steamer
Amazon has been sunk.
A despatch from Ria Janeiro says the
I office of the Royal Mail Steam Packet
company there has been notified of the
torpedoing of the Amazon near Gibral-
tar and that the fate of tie passengers
Is unknown. The local offices of the
steamship company here are unable to
confirm the report.
The Amazon was due to arrive on this
eide Of the Atlantic from Liverpool early
In April.
London. March 20-One of the most i'm
portant statements made to the country
recently was the speech delivered in the
House of Commons to-day by Sir Eric
Campbell Geddes, first lord Of the ad-
sniralty. He appeased the demand which
has become general recently that the
country should be told the exact amount
OF the shipping losses and he also an
hounced the appointment Of Great
Britain's foremost builder. Lord Pirrie,
as controller general Of merchant ship
building.
Lord Pirrie will not he a member Of the
board Of the admiralty, but he will have
direct access to the premier and the war
cabinet. His appointment, 1t is indicated.
will be received with the greatest satis-
faction.
Sir Eric's speech was a simple state
ment Of facts, with no oratorical SEN
fences. but he was listened to more atten-
lively than the most eloquent orators
IN the government.
London, March 2O.-The Germans
have never attempted to challenge or
contradict the statement of Sir Eric
Geddes that between 40 and 80 per
cent. of the submarines operating
around the British Isles since the be-
ginning OF the war have been des-
troyed. The percentage at the pres
ent moment the Associated Press is
Informed. Is even higher than the
figures given by Sir Eric Geddes, and
the new order of merit established by
the German Emperor for submarine
crews that have survived three under
sea expeditions is believed to be de-
signed not SO much as reward for
successful achievement as stimulus
an encouragement to submarine crews
to persist in their unequal combat
with the British and American navies
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21
LOAN GLASSES FOR WAR.
+. A. Parrott and II. p. Richardson
Give Binoculars in Responsc To Cali.

+. A. ParrOtt and II. p. Richardson
Give Binoculars in Response to Call.
Montpelier. March 20.-F. N. Parrot
and Harry p. Richardson Of Montpelier
have responded to the navy call for spy
classes and bionoculars and have
presented theirs to Charles Mitchell, in
charge Of the local recruiting office to
loan them to the navy until the end Of the
war. They are to be returned at the end
OF the war II possible. Mr.. Mitchell has
sent out call for all of the men who have
been recently rejected in his office for
minor defects such as eye. hearing and
teeth to return to the office that an effort
may be made to secure for them enlist
ment in the seamen second class or hos
pital corps of the naval reserves where
many men are needed. Il. d. Dewey of
Montpelier has been rejected at the local
office, being under weight.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21
THREE PLEAD GUILTY
TO HIGHWAY ROBBERY

Montpelier. March 20.-MRrio Sassi.
Amelio Ferrari and Thomas Star of
Barre appeared In county court this
afternoon pleading guilty to highway
robbery by taking from the person of
Timothy Brssnahan In Barre several
articles and a sum OF money. Sem
tences will be imposed later.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21
RESIGNS AS NEWPORT
JUDGE OF PROBATE

Montpelier. March 20.-Gov. H. +.
Graham has received from Rufus
Spear Of Newport q letter rendering
his resignation a. Judge Of probate In
the district Of Orleans to be effective
at such time as the Governor may &C.
cept It, Mr.. Spear was recently
elected city clerk of Newport and feols
that 1t will demand most Of his time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21
MUST SERVE HIS TIME.

JIdWArd Gulis sent BACK to HOuse OF
Correction ON Non-support Charge.
Montpelier, March 20.-Edward Gill
lis, who was paroled for some weeks
from the House of Correction, has
been arrested upon Governor Graham's s
warrant and is again serving time In
the institution. Gillis. under the name
Of Reed, was employed in a saloon In
Greenfield when a complaint came to
the Governors office. with the result
that the matter was Investigated and
II warrant issued. He was serving a
sentence for non-support Of his family.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21
HOLLAND REFUSES.
TO RELEASE SHIPS:
ALL 49, V "a . D EIZED

Dutch Government in Face of German Threats
Dares Not Restore Her Merchant Marine to
Normal Activity and All Her Shipping in
American and British Waters Is Taken Over
United States Will Gain IT Vessels of
100000 Tons-Great Britain Gets 100000
Tons-Ships Will Be Used in Carrying Food
from This Country to Europe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21

You probably passed several people
on the streets to-day who were on their
way to answer or investigate classified
advertisements.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21

II you can do anything useful In an
efiicient way you can ma work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21

FRED PRESS WANT Ans. PAX. BEST.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21

rrrr PsEss WANT ADS. PAX BEST.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21

PRESIDENTS STATEMENT.
In a statement outlining the negotia-
tions which preceded the requisitioning.
President Wilson pointed out that the
permanent agreement with the Dutch
government had. been blocked by Ger
Evening star., 1918-08-19
"Yankees," Not ''Yanks."
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The star:
The proposal that the entire Amsri-
can Army. composed Of men from
every section OF the United States,
be called ''Yanks'. 10 tactless In the
extreme. There are. some soo.oeo Of
these men who will probably say
nothing In protest. but will bitterly
resent their inclusion under a term
which by every association belongs
to one part Of the country.
A few weeks ago I heard from .
brother Of mine in France, and a por-
tton OF his letter. az I remember 1t,
ran thus:
"It is astonishing how many Of our
southern boys one runs into over here.
There seems to be hundreds of thou
sands Of them and quite few Of
them have died as gentlemen ought
to be proud to die. But we see from
the home newspapers that the Yanks'
are doing it all. Well, duty, not glory,
is the sublimest word in the language.
They may be able to sectionalise the
glory Of this war, but our boys will
see to it that its duties are fuldllsd
in the name Of the entire nation"
A southerner feels in regard TO this
matter just as Scotchman fe6ls
when the British army Is spoken Of -
'the English army. The good old
ored. Why use 1t in an offensive way3
LkN1RAD4L
Evening star., 1918-08-19
GERMAN PRESS SEEKS
70 EXPLAIN RETREAT
Plan Is to Give Ludendorf Room to
Operate on d Vast
Scale.

PAklD. August 1s (1avas Agency
The German press is attempting to re-
assure Its public that a general retreat
is necessary on the western front to
allow Gen. Ludendorff room to maneuver
and to assume the initiative on vast
scale. the newspapers report. A Ger
man retfeat, the newspapers say,
would be a direct result of the recent
allied successes. The newspapers as
sert that even If the Germans receive
achievements from Austria they
have lost the power to command
events, as Marshal Foch has the in
itiative and will keep 1t.
German propaganda insists that the
German general staff will retain the
Initiative by forcing premature en-
gager1ents on the American Army.
thus wearing it out before fully pre-
pared.
LHomme Libre says that the Amer
lean forces taking part in the Picardy
offensive could not be compared In
size with those of the French and
British. 1t says that America will
soon have a first-class army in France
and that 1t will have airpianes which
the German aviators will have reason
| to fear.
Evening star., 1918-08-19
|DEEPLY IMPRESSED BY .
| q. S. TROOPS IN FRANCE
British Premier Sees New LAAe
Confronting That Nation When :
War Is Over.
Of tn. Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press. =
LONDON, July 10.-'There is new
land confronting u.s." said Premier
Lloyd George in a. recent speech
what manner of country IT will be-
he continued. will depend on hoe
the war goes and on how things go
after the war.
'I am more confident today than \
have ever been. and for reasons u
would not be relevant for me to entsf
on at the moment: but one of the lat~
est reasons is the impression mads
on me by the American, troops I saw
in France. They are superb in mate
rial and in training. and in the way
they have borne themselves in tue
trying conditions of battles they hays
fought. / found . great spirit OF con-.
fidence which strengthens our convic-
tion of victory.
THE war has upset everything. and
when ii is over the falling back into
normal conditions will be another dis
turbance. There will be a great So
cial and economic disturbance.
There are two alternatives. One Is
that the war will have sobered the
millions who have passed through the
fires. whether in France or In the
anxieties at home. Their vision will
have been broadened. their sympathy
deepened. their outlook and pu-poss
made clearer, firmer and more ex-
alted. There are millions who have
been in daily contact with death,
walking hourly over fits trapdoors-
They have come into contact w4th
very terrible realities. That is one
view. :
The other is that there are millions
who for these years have endured
privations. discomfort, wretchedness.
as well as pain and terror. and who
have made up their minds to have q
good time for the rest of their lives
when it is over. That is very dam
gerous frame of mind for a nation 10
be in" -
Evening star., 1918-08-19
LIEUT.. BUTLER HAILED
AS CLEVER CARTOON|ST
BIZ JUNTUs .. WOOD.
Especial Correspondenee 0f The Even-
ing Star and Chicago Daily News.)

ing Staf ana Chie18O Dally NeWest
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, July 25.-Men in tho LIST
Field Artillery Brigade are hailing
Lieut. Allan B. Butler of Washing
ton, d. c., as the coming American
Bairnsfather. Butler Is the cartoon
ist for the Observer, the daily news
paper of the division. Getting a copy
of the paper Is q difiicult matter. as
Limitations OF the gelatin copying pad
on which the cartoons are reproduced
restrict the size of the daily edition
and there never are enough to snp-
ply the demand. Lieut.. John Morris
of New York is the literary editor
of the paper.
Every day the newspaper has TIE
latest rumor." One was: The boehes
have stopped shooting on Paris with
their big Berthas because the King
"a few days ago fires were built in
the Bois de Glands in order TO draw
boche fire where there was no one,
and Heinie has been conscaentieusiy
shelling it ever since.
Lieut. Chandler reports that dur
ing the fray in the woods In the re-
cent raid a rifeman made a. wild
lunge with his bayonet at a boche
The weapon went straight through
the man and stuck in tree on the
other side. Unable to yank out the
bayonet. he fired the fife, but as the
bayonet was stuck in the tree, and
not in the man. this did no good-
Since the raiding party was about to
return, rifle, bayonet boche and tree
had to be left behind.
1.-THE observer Of Battery r spotted
a boche emerging from under some
camouflage yesterday near Mesnil 81
George and seating himself against the
wall of a building. He was 1oine0 a
little later by five more boches. A
few minutes later a shell from Bat
terry E shattered the wall and nethinG
more was seen OF the booheA
yesterday afternoon about 3eaock
q sergeant and three men from the
infantry got restless and cfAwled
through the wire Of the bochs 'front.'
line trench and peeped into 1t. Right
in front Of them they saw . boche
asleep in the sunshine beside his ma.
chine gun A crack on the. head
brought the boche to his senses and
without further trouble. they per-
suaded him to como back to the Amer
lean lines and bring his machine gun
along as q souvenir.
"The boche had been spending CON
siderable time and ammunition toaay
to adjust on our new battery, located
last night well up in the front. A
dummy battery was constructed Tor
him to fire on and the eager boche has
grabbed hook and line and adjusted
on the position for at least two hours"
Evening star., 1918-08-19
avictofious Democracy"
To tire Haitor u The Star.

To tire Hditsr of The Star.
In The Sunday Star Of July 20 there
appeared an interesting cut Of an
equestrian group known as 'victori-
ous IbAmocfAcy." the work Of the dis
tihgutshed sculptor, Leo Friedlander.
1t u proposed to erect this work of
art In the nations capital after the
war. Last week letter criticising
thfs masterpiece appeared in your
columns. Among the many errors
appeared the astounding statement
that the work Of art mentioned repre-
sented TIVE men, etc. The writer stat
ed that since the beginning of time
woman had always been selected for
such a theme. The Democracy Vic
symbolic conception seen in this city
in a decade. Modernistic in handling,
but strongly tinged by the classic
viewpoint, It most adequately ex-
presses the powerful idealism OF this
great republic. Seated upon a power
with hand raised in gesture Of su-
prsme mastery and command. Lead
ing both horse and rider is the superb b
figure Of . woman. The work is
comnendably eclectio-the mounted
fisute saEssstins as the ,s,al work ,,S Ct the the
famous Coileorif fnastArpiete. and the
woman suggesting the great forward
rhythmic movement OF the world
famed Mix OF 6AmothrAce.. The seulp-
tor symbolically. represents the great
united forces Of the republic. brain
and Drawn. led BY the spirit OF Vic
tory--A glorious woman. The error
Of the critic was deubtlsssly due to
the very poor print which she saw in
the paper and was not aetuated by a
knowledge born Of intimate study
from the original.
Evening star., 1918-08-19
ARBITRAToRs BEGIN WORK.
Commission to Pass on Demands Of
1000 Garment Workers.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. August 1s.-
DR.. e. NJ. Hopkins. Mai Samuel j.
Rosensohn and Maj. John r. McLane.
appointed by Secretary of War Baker
to arbitrate the disputed points in
the garment trade controversy, and
Benjamin schiesslng. president of the
International Ladies' Garment Work.
ers' Union. are expected to arrive here
to confer today with Morris Black,
representing the manufacturers.
Approximately 1000 striking gar
ment workers returned to work last
week pending federal arbitration.
They seek a 80 per cent wage in
crease, better working conditions and
a permanent arbitration board.
In agreeing to settlement by ref
erees the manufacturers refused to
recognize the union or treat with Its
officials.
Evening star., 1918-08-19
NAVY IS MOVING TO
ITS NEW QUARTERS
Bureau of Operations and
Compensation Board in Po-
tomac Park Building.

Transfer of the Navy Department
from the State. war and Navy build
ling, at Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street. TO quarters in the new build
Iings in Potomac Park. between 18th
and goth streets and B street and the
river, began late yesterday afternoon.
Not all divisions Of the Navy Depart
Fment will be In their new quarters,
lit is expected. before late October or
early November.
Tho bureau Of Operations besan to
move at o'clock yesterday. At noon
today the divisions Of aviation, of OPP
erations and the compensation board
were we'll settled in new offices.
The bureau of steam engineering
will be the next division to be moved
It is expected to effect the transfer
OF this bureau before the end of the
present week. ..,.-.
During the week beginning August
26 the bureaus of construction, re-
pairs supplies and accounts will be
moved. Other bureaus divisions and
offices will be transferred as rapidly
as possible during the following two
months.
The ordnance bureau, now occupy
ing quarters In the Interior Depart
ment, will be among the last divisions
to be moved.
Tho space vacated by the Navy De-
partment in the State, War and Navy
building will be used to house the
overflow OF the State and War depart
ments. The Secretary and assistant
secretary Of the Navy and the chief
Of operations will retain their old Of
Aces in the present building. as will
also the Navy Department Library:
The new Navy Department build
ines were built with great rapidity.
according to prominent architects 1t
is REGARDED as q wonderful piece Of
work considering the short space of
time in which the buildings were I'm
ished.
Although the buildings were started
lust four months ago. nevertheless
two wings are already occupied. In
less than six months from the begin
ming of work all the buildings are
expected to be finished and occupied.
Evening star., 1918-08-19
Carried 90 Persons Up 1000 Feet.

The Handley-Page rs an extraor-
binary easy airplane to fly. The
present model was designed ex-
pressly for war purposes. The pos
sibilities of it's peace uses have to be
lima gined. The fact that it has al
ready flown over Constantinople and
lifted over twenty persons to a
Of What 1t may achieve in the future
Evening star., 1918-08-19
This Is Better
Than Laxatives
ONE Nh Tablet Each Night For .
Week VIII Correct Your Con-
stipatfon and Make Constant
Dosing Unnecessary. Try 1t.

Poor digestion and assimilation
mean a poorly nourished body and
low vitality. Poor elimination
means clogged bowels, fermenta-
tion, putrefaction and the forma-
tion of poisonous gases which are
absorbed by the blood and carried
through the body.
The result is weakness, head
aches, dizziness. coated tongue, in
active liver, bilious attacks, loss
of energy, nervousness, poor appe-
titc, Impoverished blood, sallow
complexion, pimples, skin disease,
and oftentimes serious illness.
Ordinary laxatives, purges and
catharticS-sa1ts. oils, calomel and
the like-may relieve for a few
hours, but real, lasting benefit can
only come through use of medicine
that tones up and strengthens the
digestive as well as the eliminative
organs.
Get 25c box Of Natures Remedy
(NR Tablets) and take one tablet
each night for a week. Relief will
few days will elapse before you
feel and realize the fullest benefit.
When you get Strengthened out
and feel just right again you need
not take medicine every day-an
occasional Mr. Tablet will then
keep your system in good condi-
tion and you will always feel your
best. Remember, keeping well is
easier and cheaper than getting
well.
Natures Remedy (NR Tabiets)
are sold. guaranteed and recon-
mended by your druggist.
Evening star., 1918-08-19
Is SURVIVORS PICKED UP
Navy Department Learns Entire
Crew of Torpedoed Norwegian
Bark Are Accounted For.

The Navy Department is informed
that naval vessel picked up two
boats carrying twenty-six survivors
from the Norwegian bark Nordhav.
which they reported was sunk by a
submarine at noon Saturday, August
II, about 100 miles southeast of Cape
Henry. This accounts for all the
crew OF the Nordhav.
Advices to the Navy Department an
nouncing the sinking did not say
whether the bark was torpedoed or
shelled. She was a vessel of 2,623
net tons. and sailed June Is from
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Capt Bern
sen was master of the bark.
Evening star., 1918-08-19
EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS
MAY ESCAPE DRAFT
Their Recognition as Class Essen.
tial to War Suggested by
Treasury to President.

The Treasury has suggested to
President Wilson. it is understood
that expert accountants be recognized
as class essential to the war. like
physicians, dentists and chemists. and
that they not only be exempted from
the draft, but that some plan bt
worked out to discourage their vol
untary enlistment.
The accountants have become essen.
tial to the war program in collecting
war revenues. Internal Revenue Com.
missioner Roper's program for col.
lecting taxes next year calls for EN-.
ploying hundreds OF Accountants now
in private employ.
Evening star., 1918-08-19
AERIAL DREADNAUGAT
CARRIES 70 PERSONS
Giant British Machine Has Cabin
Behind Bomb Case for Saloon
in Peace Times.
by EDWARD PRICE BELL.
10 fhe Evening Star and
Chicago DAILY News. Copyright, 1918.

LONDON. England. August IL
The air ministry authorizes me to
publish the following description of
the British aerial dreadnaught- Many
pictures have been published of the
Handley-Page airpianes, some details
Of whose great size and weight.
standing at rest in an airdrome. sug-
gest an enormous black grasshopper.
Pilot Looks Insignificant.
Seated right out in the nose of the
machine, the pilot looks small and
Insignificant, and it is difficult to be-
lieve him capable of controlling the
weighty mass of planes and machin-
cry behind him. Before him is the
cockpit, from which bombs can be
released. At his side sits the observer
or mechanic. To reach the front
seats 1t is necessary to climb up a
ladder under the body of the machine
and then scramble through a trapdoor
There is plenty of room to move about
up by the bomb store. BY securing
the bombs inside no extra wind re-
sistance is offered during flight. which
is a notable advantage.
Behind the bomb case there Is a
space which might be called a cabin
gunners and guns. To convert this
place in peace time to a passenger
saloon, seating a dozen persons would
be simple task.
Each engine has a little house to
itself on either side of the main body.
Petrol is pumped to the engines from
two huge tanks fixed above the bomb
case. A special motor tractor is en-
ployed to move the monster craft
about on the ground.
Evening star., 1918-08-19
Worst Outbreak in Years.

LONDON. August ia dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from Tientsin
dated fsday says:
THE Japanese rice riots are proving
tuted authority witnessed in many years.
The rioters are resorting to acts OF -
treme violence, such as the use Of dyna-
mite and incendiarism"
Evening star., 1918-08-19
GETS JESUIT PROMOTION.

NEW YORK. August 1s.-An-
nouncement has been made here that
very Rev. Joseph r. Hanselman. s
J., Of this city, president Of the Col
lege Of the Sacred Heart Of Jesus al
Woodstock. Ma. and former provin-
cial of the New York-NArvlAnd prov
inoo Of the Jesuits. has bean named
AmsEtosn .,sistans p GeneseH ,ss Va. o. rn sns
Thomas J. Cannon. who died last
Evening star., 1918-08-19
Huns Put Gas Masks on Pigeons.

LONDON. August 1s.-The Germans
are now using gas masks on their
messenger pigeons. says a dispatcn
to the Daily Mail from the British
front in France. The correspondent
also reports that German airmen are
using parachutes to escape from dauI-
aged airplanes. -