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Evening star., 1918-04-20
THE WEEK
Epitome of Events Ending April
20. 1918.
ON THE BATTLE FRONT.

pause in the fighting led to the be-
lief that the German offensive had worn
fitself out, leaving the British in F1an-
ders pressed back but still holding firm.
and with the French reserves beginning
to take part with effectiveness in hold
ing the line, while in the Armentieres
region gains by the French suggested
the beginning of a counter offensive
Previously. a succession of German sue
cesses in Flanders and a withdrawal OF
British troops in the Ypres sector
caused general apprehension here.
Americans continued to give good ac-
count, fighting beside the French in
several sectors and in the sectors in
trusted to their guardianship. repulsing
serious assaults: Berlin asserted seizure
of American positions.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
SOCIALISM CALLED BRAND
OF FOE PROPAGANDA
Samuel Gompers Decries It's Infiu-
ence Before Club at
Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, April 20.-Social-
ism in America was branded as poisonous
German propaganda by Samuel Gompera
president Of the American Federation Of
Labor. in a speech in behalf Of the liberty
loan at the City Club yesterday after
noon While the labor chief was excora-
ating socialism and calling upon labor
and capital in Cleveland to Join hands
in speeding up the city's subscription race,
Douglas Fairbanks. moving picture actor.
was making loan appeal before a crowd
that jammed the largest theater in town.
There is no such thing as an American
socialist party" Mr.. Gompers told an
audience Of 1900 at the club. The Amer
ican socialist organization is merely a
branch Of the one in Germany-it is part
Of German propaganda
Mr.. Gompers declared he had been
changed from tho most active pacinst in
America to q good fighter" and he said
that labor will not meet in q peace move
ment until the war 10 over and labor par
ties Of all countr1eo can be represented.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
DRIVERS TO TRAIN AT NIGHT.
70. S. Motor Supply Trains to Travel
as in France.

Night driving of motor truck. supply
trains to the seaboard has been started
by the Quartermaster Corps of the
Army as a step toward the final train
ing to fit truck drivers for service
overseas.
The highways transport committee Of
the Council of National Defense an
nounced yesterday that a division sup
ply train of thirty-eight cargo and two
tank trucks on it's way east from De-
troit will travel partly at night, as will
later trains. to acquaint drivers with
conditions in France, where most Of
the driving is done at night Night
traffic also will decrease the daytime
try's big highways.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
COLLEGES ENROLL FOR FARMS
Ready Response to Secretary Will
sons Appeal for Labor.

Secretary WILSON'S request for college
men to enroll for farm work this sum-
mer is meeting a ready response from
many institutions. the Department OF
Labor announces.
Among the colleges which have ac-
ceded to the request and designated fac
ulty members to act as enrolling officers
are: Johns Hopkins University; Loyola
College, Baltimore. Md: Virginia Poly
technic Institute, Blacksburg. Va, and
Washington College, Chestertown, Md
Evening star., 1918-04-20
BRITISH INFLICT HEAVY
LOSSES UPON AUSTRIANS
Make Successful Raid in Asiago
Basin-Italians Repulse Enemy
Patrols at Some Points.

ROME. April 19.-British troops oper-
ating on the Italian front made a sue
|cessful raid yesterday in the Asiago
BASIN, where they inflicted heavy losses
on the Austrians and took twenty-five
prisoners, says today's war Office report.
The artillery fire along the whole front
has been only desultory. The state
ment reads:
In the Asiago basin British detach-
ments carried out successful actions
against hostile advanced positions, in
f1icting heavy losses on the enemy and
taking twenty-five prisoners.
Enemy patrols advancing against
our lines of Corno di Cavento-Adamello
and on the slopes of Monte Val Bella.
on the Asiago plateau, were repulsed.
Desultory artillery actions occurred on
both sides along the whole front"
Vienna Reports Lively Action.
VIENNA, via London. April 19.-The
following official communication was
issued today:
Between the Adige and the Piave
Italian theaterD the fighting activity
continues lively. On the plains of the
Sette Communi several italian thrusts
have been repulsed.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
OTHER WAR CONDITIONS.

Gen Foch was announced as gen.
eralissimo of all the allied forces;
President Wilson cabled his congratu-
lations. The third liberty loan cam
paign so far resulted in subscription Of
nearly half the minimum $3,000.000,00o
mark set. Charles NJ Schwab was ap-
pointed director general of the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation. Secretary
Baker of the War Department returned
from Europe. F. ]. Godsol. arrested at
the instance of the French embassy.
was held on new charges Of obtaining
over a million dollars by false pre-
lenses in automobile contracts. The
British ministry announced that con,
scription would be extended to Ireland
in exchange for home rule: resistance
was threatened from many sources
Emperor Charles of Austria denied
French official declarations that he had
made overtures for peace: Count Ger,
min resigned as foreign minister and
premier of Austria Hungary and was
succeeded by Baron Burian. German
troops entered Helsingfors. breaking
down the Finland revolution. TURKS
captured Batum from Armenian de-
tenders. Fifteen British ships was the
U-boat toll. Bolo Pasha, condemned as
a traitor to France, was shot to death.
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ueutenants Going to Denmark.

fAntry Reserve Corps, and Cleon D.
0u1brandson. Field Artillery Reserve
Corps. have been ordered to this city
preparatory to their departure for
Copenhagen. Denmark, for duty as as
sistants to the military attache at tho
United States legation at that capital
They are ordered to report to the chief
Of the military intelligence branch of
tha general stan at the Army War
College for instructions.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
BACK YARD HENNERY URGED,
Advice to City Dwellers Given by
Department Of Agriculture.

A back yard hennery is tho only guar
antee a city family may have for cheap
eggs during tho war. a Department Of
Agriculture announcement says. in adv1s-
ing an increase in small city nocks
Tho statement explained that tho num-
Der Of hens needed to supply eggs for a
household 10 twice the number Of persons
to b supplied. and hence the smallest
flock to be considered consists Of four
hens
A coop for . docle ef four hens should
have door assa ek .about fivs square fsst
for eadh hsn, but IN The ordinary dock
os Hspm ~ - Afsseu Asne tho epaoD nesA
no9 b ovse 10uy square 1eeG tAo o.
Evening star., 1918-04-20

the secret service. He jumped from 4
window and was shot In the foot, His
bail was set at 5000, but when PArodi
had it reduced to $500 he fied to Cuba.
He later was rearrested In Cuba.
He told the court that his mother had
lost large sum at Monte Carlo and
that he had counterfeited the French
notes to win back at the Casino the money
she had lost.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
Berlin Denies Action Against Gerard

Threats by the German government
to seize the private property Of Ambas-
sador Gerard in Berlin were due to
misunderstanding, the State Depart
embassy in the German capital. 1t is
declared that the German government
will respect all diplomatic and consular
property.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
POINTED pARAalArHs.

It is one thing to natter. another 9
praise.
man 10 wise only when he maka
good use of his knowledge. :
Just consider the clothes that littl
Cupid doesn't wear and you will n
longer wonder why love grows cold. !
Evening star., 1918-04-20
Auto Struck by Street Car.

A street car filled with employees of
the bureau of engraving and printing
this morning about 8 o'clock was de-
layed at Pennsylvania avenue and 14th
street because of a collision with an
automobile. A young colored woman
driving the automobile attempted to
cross in front Of the car. and her
machine was struck and thrown to one
SIDE Practically no damage was done.
Mrs. H B. Underwood, thirty-four
years old. 6125 Georgia avenue. fell
and received slight injuries while
alighting from q street car at Georgia
avenue and Rittenhouse street yester-
day afternoon. She was assisted homo
by tho crew Of the car.
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All Escaped Last Night.
Motor Cycle and Car Collide.

w l. Rose, Petworth, yesterday after
noon was injured as a result of collision
between motor cycle operated by G. L.
ton car at 10th and U streets. Rose was
riding In the side car Of the motor cycle.
He was taken to Garfield Hospital.
Herman Goodman. twenty-seven years
old, 1119h D street southeast. employed
as driver Of bakery team, was treated
at Providence Hospital yesterday for in
juries he received in an accident at 18th
struck by street car on the Anacostia
line.
An electric light pole in front OF 1913
New York avenue last night about Z
o'clock was demolished by the automo-
bile Of F. P. Gillian. 423 Quincy street
Gillian eScaped injury
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NATIONAL.

Ten brigadier generals in the Ma
tional Army were nominated by the
President Secretary Daniels of the
Navy Department took flight in
hydroaeroplane. I. L. Lenroot was
sworn in as senator from Wisconsin.
Woman vote in New York indicated
probable state approval of the prohi-
bition amendment. The D. A. r. held
their annual congress. Eureka, Cal.
was shaken by earthquake. The Navy
Department reported the collier Cy-
clops missing since March 13. Among
those who died during the week were:
Senator w. ]. Stone of Missouri. chair
man of the foreign relations commit
tee; Representative w. A. Jones of
Virginia, democratic dean of the
House; Mrs. w. C. Wright, wife of the
recently elected representative of
Georgia.; Associate Justice w. P. Pot
ter Of the Pennsylvania supreme court;
A. NJ. Routt, newspaper man.
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FOREIGN.

Affront offered to Lieut.. c. H. Thor
ling. American attache at Wasa, Fin
land. was apologized for by the Fin
nish government. Owing to dissension
over suffrage reform. the Hungarian
ministry resigned. Serious food riots
were reported from Vienna. The Amer
lean State Department was asked to
investigate the murder of Paul Heald,
American, in Peru. A 100000 loss
was occasioned by flre to the Toronto.
Canada, abattoir. Among those who
died during the week was Senor Don
Santiago Aldunate. Chilean ambassa-
dor to the United States.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
POLICE WARNINGS
CURBPEDESTR|ANS
Traffic Squad Chief Says
There Is l ess Diagonal
Crossing Of Streets.

Lieut.. Albert J. Headley, chief of the
police traffic squad, thinks pedestrians
are more closely observing the eugges-
ton that they cross at right angles at
street intersections, instead of diago-
nally. He also is of the opinion that
they are abandoning the dangerous
habit of crossing between intersections
and being compelled to worm their way
between moving vehicles.
All pedestrians have not abandoned
the habit, however. but Maj. Pullman
hopes the time will come when none Of
them will be seen crossing streets In a
manner that means the taking the risk
of accidents.
Reckless crossing of streets means
danger of DEATH" was the remark OF
traffic policeman this morning, and IT,
strange to see the number of persons who
are willing to take such risk at the
most dangerous spotS-street car
transfer points.
lines" he added. "act as If they were
afraid there was only one more car for
them to catch, and many of them have
landed in hospitals; a few of them went
After all" he concluded. what's the
use risking the loss Of life to save few
minutes time?"
All Escaped Last Night.
Reports Of traffic accidents made to po-
lice headquarters last night failed to
show a single accident resulting from
they also showed decrease in triffic
accidents in which vehicles were con-
cerned.
James Marion Baker, secretary OF the
United States Senate, and Mrs. Baker last
night about II o'clock were in an auto
mobile that was disabled in a collision
with another automobile at Q street and
Connecticut avenue. They were on their
way home from a theater and were going
north on Connecticut avenue when the
other machine, in which man. woman and
child were riding. ran into their automo-
bile. Mr. and Mrs Baker were taken
to their home. 3141 Highland place. cleve-
land Park. in a passing automobile.
Neither was hurt.
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Lake Placid Keeps
Up Yachting Races
Especial Correspondence Of The Tribune)

Especial Correspondence Of The Tr1bune)
r AXE PLACID, Aug. 10. - At the
annual meeting of the Lake
Placid Yacht Club on Monday
IL vas decided to continue the sailing
races and these Will start next Satur-
day, one following on each succeeding
Monday throughout the season This
afternoon there will be another of the
delightful teas at the clubhouse. for
which members Of the club and their
friends assemble each week. The only
change in the list of officers Of the
club is the election Of S. Hudson Chap
man, Of Philadelphia, az chairman of
the entertainment committee TO fin the
sacancy caused by the death of Major
Hamilton Rowan.
There were half hundred entries
in flag golf tournament at White
face Inn on Monday, as result Of
which about 300 was raised for the Red
Cross. First prizes for men and women
were won by Mr.. and Mrs. J. j.
Sweeney, Of New York. Mrs. II. r.
Kunhardt, Of New York, won the put
ting contest, and another for novices
was won by Nine. Olga Hoppe, of Mos
cow, Russia. Willinm r. Lyman, Of
Philadelphia, was the winner Of the
golf championship for men.
Mrs. A. Baar and her daughter, Miss
Florence Baar, Of New York, have re.
turned 10 spend the rest Of August
at the Stevens House. Others from
New York returned for the season there
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son. William NJ Calder jr., are now
at the Now Monmouth for the remain
der of the summer. Senator Calder
was here for the week end and is ex-
pected again tomorrow.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Henry R. Bronner, of
the Plaza Hotel, New York, are now
at the Essex and Sussex for August
Mrs. 7. J. O'Donohue and her son.
Hugh O'Donohue, of New York. are
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Il Mcintyre, also OF New York, at the
Monmouth
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest F. Dryden and
their daughter, Miss Dorothy Dryden.
Of Newark are at the Essex and Sussex
for the remainder of the season.
New York visitors at the New Mon
mouth include Judge and Mrs. 4. A.
Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred II. Thurs
ton, Frederick D. Thurston. Miss
Thurston, Mr.. and Mrs William A.
Tucker, Mr.. and Mrs William z. Trot-
ter. Mrs. S. J. Egan and Miss Violet
Egan.
At the Breakers are Mr. and Mrs.
+. A. WiNslow, Mrs Frank K. White
end Miss White. Mr.. and Mrs. r. S.
Benedict, H. X. Mccain and Miss Flea
nor Powers and Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Hansen, OF New York
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Greenwich Village
At Narragansett

Especial Correspondence of The Tribune
N1ARRAGANSETT PIER. R. T.,
Aug. 10.-Narragansett's Ca
sino was transformed tonight
into miniature reproduction of Green
witch Village, with pirates dens. art
shops and the Village theatre among
the attractionss
The subscribers for boxes included
Mrs. John Henry Hanan, Mr. and Mrs.
James Hastings Snowden. Colonel
Charles Collins, Judge j. F. Hager,
Mrs. j. c. Potter, Mrs. Charles f.
Thatcher, Captain and Mrs. Isaac +.
Emerson, Mrs. Percy Wright and Mrs.
+. j. Lownes.
The entertainment was given for the
benefit of the Sun" tobacco fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Van Rens-
selaer, of Philadelphia, who arrived
here from Newport recently, have been
visiting Mrs. John r. Fell, at her villa
Wildfeld Lodge, on Ocean Road.
Captain and Mrs. Penn Smith. ir.
have been visiting Mrs Penn Smith
of Philadelphia, at her Narragansett
villa
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Mid Summer Fete
At Saranac Lake

Especial Correspondence to The Tribune)
O. ARANAC LAKE, n. Y, Aug. 10
- A midsummer carnival viii be
held in saranac Lake on Friday
and Saturday next under the direction
of William Morris, of New York, who
has camp here and who is giving his
services to the affair. The object VIII
be to raise funds for the Red Cross,
y. NJ. c. A, K Of C. and Hebrew War
Relief War Chest The details in
clude dinner to Governor and Mrs
Charles s. Whitman at the Algonquin
Hotel on Friday evening. Herbert S.
Carpenter, of Ardsley. is chairman of
the dinner committee and is being as
sisted by forty men and women who
are in hotels and camps in this dis
trict. Following the dinner Governor
Whitman will raise the curtain al the
Pontiac Theatre upon an entertain
ment at which FRITZ Schef, Sophie
Tucker Blanche Ring, Andrew Mack.
Arnot Brothers, Alfred Lattell Rozini
and others Will appear.
In connection with the carnival
there vii be baseball. a regatta, dane
ing on the green and on the asphalt
and the centre of the village Will be
tran sformed into one midway, or pike,
where there will be bazaars and side
h0yUS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11

"HE extreme heat Of the last
week has driven those mem
L bers of society who still lin
sered N the city out of town
:, seek rest and relaxation at the sea-
shore and mountain resorts. As re-
suIt al the fashionable summer places
are more crowded than at any time
this season and at some of the hotels
people have been turned away in the
last few days. There is plenty going
on at the villas and hotels in the way
Of card parties, vaudeville entertain
ments and dances for the Red Cross,
YM. C. A., Knights of Columbus and
other war charities to interest the
visitors One OF the largest of these
affairs planned for this week is the
War Savings Stamp ball at the New
Monterey, Asbury Park, next Saturday
night. Admission will be by the pur-
chase of stamps sold by young women
in costume.
Another affair of much interest
scheduled for next Saturday is the an
nual horse show given by Judge Will
IAN q. Moore at his beautiful country
place at Fride's Crossing, Mass. This
attracts society from all parts of the
Massachusetts, coast
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former, Professor Leopold Auer, who
consented to give three selections from
Beethoven. When the violinist ap-
poared on the stage Of the little old
country courthouse the audience rose
and stood for some time cheering.
A distinguished party passed through
here this week stopping Wednesday
and Thursday at the Fort William
Henry Hotel. Secretary and Mrs.
Robert Lansing, with Solicitor General
and Mrs. John W. Davis, who have
been motoring through the North, are
en- route to Mem York and Washington
and selected the lake as a short break
in the trip.
At Hotel Worden are Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Barclay, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. K.
Mason. Miss K. D. Nolan and Mrs. t.
K. Benny.
At Hotel Marion are Mrs Anthony
Brown, Master Arthur Brown, Master
Billy Brown. Miss Mary O'Brien, Miss
Lucy O'Bren and Mr.. and Mrs. II. j.
Davidson.
At the Algonquin are Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. S. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Dolder.
Miss M. Y. Sundstrom and Mrs. G.
Wade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Racing and Dances
At Saratoga Springs

(Spocicl Correspondence Of The Tribune)
CARATOGA SPRINGS, n. Y, Aug. 10.
Despite the fact that the Spa,
Ike other sections of the country
is suffering from the extreme heat,
there seems little let-up to the social
and other activities. The daily routine
includes a visit to the springs in the
morning, the races in the afternoon,
dinner dances in the early evening, and
then another visit to the springs for
the final nghtcap.
The event Of the week was the fash
ion fete at the Casino last evening for
the benefit of the permanent blind re-
lief war fund for soldiers and sailora.
Following the dinner there was general
dancing The affair will be repeated
this evening at the Grand Union.
L. Clarence Jones, of New York, re-
Gently took possession of his new sum-
mer home on North Broadway
Both the Liberty room at the United
States and the garden grill at the
Grand Union are very popular every
evening, while the Casino comes in for
10 little attention. Among the many
dinners given there this week was one
by H. Courtney Burr. who had as his
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence H. Knapp,
Mrs. Henry Ruiz and Paul McCarty.
Last evening Waiter Watson enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hough, Mr..
and Mrs. Chauncey Olcott and Mr. and
Mrs. William Prime.
Mayor Hylan and family. Of New
York, have arrived at the United States.
With the Mayor are Mrs. Hylan. Miss
Virginia Hylan and Miss Bernice O'Neil.
Whle his family viii remain for the
month Mayor Hylan will find time to
comesEp only for the week ends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Flying to Share
New Army Sport

Especial Correspondence Of The Tribune,
4 TLANTIC CITY, Aug. 10.-Army
y and navy officers flying to the
shore for weekend visits have
added new thrill to the activities of
boardwalk and beach. Last Sunday
quartet in which were Major L. W.
brennan, Major W J. Fitzmaurice, Dr.
W. W. Lake, Of the navy, and Lieuten-
ant W. A. Tilson arrived in two planes
from Washington and spent the day
at the Strand, returning home by the
air route. Success Of the trip has re-
suited in reservations being made in
hotels here for tomorrow and other
Sundays when the airmen viii combine
practice flights with seashore trips.
Charles NJ Schwab and Edward n.
Hurley, chairman Of the Shipping
board, were at the Traymore last Sun
day. Commodore A. '. Wadhams and
Mrs. Wadhams also arrived at the
Traymore
Miss Lillian S. Cretherton, Of New
York, IS with friends at Haddon Hall
Mrs. James Frances Sullivan, whose
daughter. Miss Leta Sullivan, was mar
lied to Lieutenant Albert L. Hoffman.
of New York, has arrived at the Hotel
Chelsea from her home in Philadel-
phla. Mrs F. j Gaughan arrived at
the Chafonte with Miss Isabel Gaughan
and Miss Mae Gaughan Alr and Mrs.
Henry Sutphen, OF New ! ork Citv. are
a the Marlborough BlenAeim with Mr.
and Mrs. B. L. Worden, OF Buffalo.
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North Shore Folk
Ready for Horse Show

DEVERLY, Mass, Aug. 1o.-society
ID from all along the North Shore
Is eagerly anticipating the open
r,, morse show TO be given by Judge
william II. Moore at Rockmarge. his
A'e at Pride's Crossing, next Satur-
afternoon The show will be given
- :. me private driving park of Judge
''''e' one Of the finest in the state
s4 's "a'cn is naturally endowed as a
.e"Sh'ful place for such an affair. IT.
NIL 70 one side, which serves
dsts tYan,age point and can accommo-
all sathareds and gives fine view of
srarL ~ - gong on IN the figure eight
4 rn,. ne snow is 10 be managed by
s.sbh'Csee consisting Of William II
"a. J and 7. Jefferson Newbold. All
W. W. proceeds from The show viii he a..
kes cross. 's''' c"4p'er Of the
g..ecent arrivals a. tho Oceansidc at
I~,sh9iia, are Mr. and Mrs. Josenh r
H.. ~. and Mrs. W. G. pearce. Mrs'
Mt Sanford and Henry Sanford IT,
II .9'N City, and Mr.. and Mrs. James
H. ordsn and Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Tom
'ITson, Brooklyn. '""
,nd Helen Frick, daughter of Mr..
Ysrk "rs. Henry Clay Prick, Of New
asel wno are at their estate, Eagle
fam ~ rides Crossing, has returned
yisit With friends In New York.
~ organizations have been received
Sew and Mrs. Fulton Cutting, Of
sas raofS, at their summer home al
ky "wes upon the arrival Of daugh-
Aaor. 's. cutting was Miss Mary j.
Of Boston. The Cuttings are