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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
VAN SCHA|CK PAYS VISIT
TO THE BELGIAN FRONT
American Red Cross Officers In
spired by Courage of Armies
and the People.
Ry the Associated Press.

I
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN BEL
GUM, Friday, March Cen. Eliot
lWadsworth of Boston. Col. Ernest
Bicknell of Chicago. Maj. Ivy Lee of
New York, Maj. Van Schaick and Mai.
Simmons, all of the American Red Cross,
have just completed visit to the Bel
gian front.
Our experience has been most in
spring" said Gen. Wadsworth. above
all, we were impressed by the splendid
| courage and optimism of every one,
from generals in command of armies
| to children, who are staying on farms
and studying in schools within the
sound of the German guns. The cheer.
fulness of the soldiers. the determine
| tion of the people to see the struggle
through to successful conclusion and
| free Belgium-these are circumstances
which strike the American visitor
forcibly.
I'VE were impressed especially by
the care Belgium is lavishing on the
children. uprooted from their homes by
war. and by the splendid Organization
| of the hospitals both military and ci-
william. In fact. the effort of every one
from the king and queen downward
should be an object of admiration on
| the part Of the American people"
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ent of the eastern division, and re-
Gently also administered the AFFAIRS Of
the southern division.
With his return to New York to take
up new duties as chief Of the news de-
partment Mr.. Elliott becomes the execu-
tive head Of the Associated Press news
gathering machinery all over the world.
with correspondents on all the battle
fronts and in all the principal capitals.
MI. Probert's Service.
L c. Probert. who now becomes chief
Of the Washington bureau Of the Asso-
ciated Press and superintendent OF the
southern division. has for the last five
years, as news editor of the Washington
bureau. been the executive in charge of
all the news desks in that bureau, the
greatest in the organization. and the active
director of the largest staff of trained
writers which the Associated Press has
assembled al any place. In addition to his
duties as head of the Washington bureau
his Jurisdiction as superintendent of the
southern division extends to all the states
south of Washington and east Of the
Mississippi river.
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u =
lofrs rear ruard. which IL straininE
Rfery; nerve to enter Ekaterinosiay. TO
which place reinforcements are oeine
sent the enemy.
:. German Battalion Suffers.
AMSTERDAM, March 2.-In the cap.
ture Of Pskov by the Germans one OF
the German battalions suffered heavy
ieeses through an explosion caused by
The retreating Russians, according 70
Berlin dispatch printed In the Voiks-
2eitung Of Cologne.
Red Guard Demorahzed.
STOCKHOLM. March 2.-There are
Increasing Indications OF demoranza.
zion among the Finnish red guard ana
their Russian supporters, according 70
the vasa correspondent Of the Dagens
Nyheter The troops Of Gen. Manner
helm, the government leader. are re-
sorted to be only ten miles from Borne
borg. on the Gulf of Bothnia, seventy
i've miles west of Tamrnerfors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
FLAGS FOR AMERICANS.
From Descendants of Frenchmen
Who Fought in Revolution.

PARIS. March 2.-Descendants of
Frenchmen who fought in the Ameri-
can revolution have had magnificent
flags embroidered by the most skilIful
workers in Paris to present to the first
American regiments to take their
places on the battle line in France
The flags will be exhibited Sunday
afternoon at the Invalides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
CODE STAMPS INTERCEPTED.
q. S. Censors Have Package Seized
on Spanish Ship at Havana.

HAVANA, March 2.-Government cen
sors examining mail brought from Mex
leo by the Spanish steamer Reina Maria
Christina have found a package of let
tiers containing collection of postage
stamps on which was series of spe-
cret code The postal authorities will
retain the stamps pending an investiga-
ton.
The package is said to be addressed
to a German consular officer in Spain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
BRIG. GEN. SMITH DIES.
Retired Veteran Of Civil War Sue
cumbs in California ,as

SAN DIEGO. Cal, March Brig.
Gen. Jacob Hurd Smith, U. s. A.. re-
tired, veteran of the civil war, died
here last night. His home was at Gar
rison- on the Hudson, N. Y.
Gen. Smith. accompanied by his wife,
came to San Diego last November for
the winter. He was seventy-eight
years Of age and a native of Ohio.
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American Note Cordially Received.

BUENOS AIRES, March 2.-Newspa-
pers- here devote much space to the
American note to Argentina corhmemo-
rating the centenary of diplomatic
relations between the two countries.
They speak in laudatofy terms OF the
friendship which has existed without
interruption for 100 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
Lloyd Georges Reported
Call on Ambassador Page
to Discuss Japan Deniec

| LONDON, March 2.-Premfer LIoyd
George visited the American embassy
Friday evening and had an important
conference with Ambassador Page, ac-
cording to the Daily News, which be-
lieves the meeting was in connection
with Japan's Intervention in Siberia.
1t is quite unusual for a premier to
visit foreign embassies Such calls usu-
ally are made by the foreign minister.
| Ambassador Page departed from Lon
don for the country early this morning.
The embassy authorized a denial of the
statement that Premier Lloyd George
had visited the embassy and had an
important conference with Mr. Page.
Japan to Be Urged to Act.
According to the Daily Mail 1t is
understood that'the allies have decided
to ask the Japanese to take any steps
necessary for the protection of the
allies in the far east Stress is laid
on the fact that the British and Jap
| anese governments hold that Japan's in
prevention into the Russian affairs is
! not to be construed as an act of hos
tility to Russia or the Russian govern
ment.
Its purpose Is to safeguard nenaced al
lied interests and to protect stores and
munitions at Vladivostok and to assist
| Russia to tighten and eventually lift the
burden Of the German yoke
| Reuters Limited has issued the following
| statement from an authoritative Japanese
source in London:
japan Asked Views.
Japan has put forward no SUCCESS
tons regarding any action that may be
necessary as a result of the Russian
situation. The plain facts are that a
few days ago Japan addressed inquiries
to the allied governments asking for
an expression of their views on the lat
est developments in Russia There has
been no proposal, military or other
wise. by Japan.
| 1T Is pointed out that Japan did not
J enter the war under any terms or
agreements with the allies but the new
menace is one directly threatening the
far east and Immediately involving
| Japan's security.
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a
distance from the advancing Germans,
as long as there appears to be oppor-
tunity for diplomatic effort.
Japan's Anxiety in Crisis
Affecting Russians Is
Appreciated in London
BY EDWARD PRICE BELL

BY EDWARD PRICE BELL.
CableEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.
LONDON, March 2-Japan's anxiety in
connection with Russia's military weak
ness and Germany's formidable military
aggression is well understood in London.
Moreover. it is felt here that America will
appreciate this anxiety as quickly and
sharply as will any other nation. Amer
lea, it is pointed out, from the very begin
ming Of its national life, has been alive to
the approach of danger from a distance,
as witness the Monroe doctrine
yellow Peril" Fades.
If any fear of Japan ever existed here
with the fear Of Germany. No so-called
yellow peril inspires any dread worth
mentioning among those familiar with
Germanys atrocities and devastations dur
Besides the hollowness of the kafser's
fe1gned fear Of the yellow races and
his pretended solicitousness for the Sc
curity OF the white races are thought
to have been sufficiently exposed by his
effort to induce Mexico and Japan to
attack and despoil the United States.
Will Halt Germans at Urals.
It is confidently believed here that
whether Japan ACTS independently in ST.
IBERIA or Jointly with the allies the nee
essary action will be taken to make 1t
certain that the German power shall
not extend east of the Urals.
Britons acquainted with the political
and social conditions in Siberia believe
that the Russians in these regions
would welcome an allied military mis-
sion to protect the country against a
German raid. Such bo1shevikism as as
serts itself in Siberia appears to be of
a moderate variety. while there is a
sheviki.
No Large Force Necessary.
No very large military force is con-
cidered necessary to make the Siberian
position safe against the Germans.
That a small foreign fighting force
should arouse uneasiness among the
Russians strikes observers here as I'M
likely, particularly in view of the fact
that France trusts in her British and
American friends, whose armies occupy
large portions of her soil.
Persons lately in Russia declare that
famine is threatened over the whole
and distribution are paralyzed, society
is disintegrated. brute strength rules
and law and all the ordinary usages
between man and man are suspended.
Every one takes what he can. 1t is
stated that IL pestilence is to be pre-
vented from following in the wake of
famine Siberia must be organized to
feed and safeguard the health of north
ern and central Russia.
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To Await Full Reply.

It is probable that the telephone COM
pany officials will take no steps until
the full reply of Postmaster General
Burleson to the King resolution is in
their hands.
After Postmaster General Burleson's
reply is received by the Senate, it is
pointed out. there still must come a
battle royal In Congress before there
could be any authorization given the
Post Office Department to take over
and run the local telephone, either for
the duration of the war or longer.
For this reason telephone officials do
not feel any reason why they should
take any active steps at this time to
controvert the Post Office Department.
They are resting on their oars and
waiting to see what next"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02

jackson S. Elliott. who becomes chief
of the news department of the Assoc
ciated Press. with headquarters in New
York, has been known to public men
in the capital many years. During ff-
teen years of continuous service with
the worlds greatest news-gathering or
ganization he has been intrusted with
many important posts.
Fifteen years ago Mr.. Elliott came to
Washington from Iowa, where. as a
working newspaper man, he had risen
from the bottom of his profession. In
the capital he made rapid strides in
every branch of newspaper work. In
1912 he became chief of the Washing
ton bureau. but soon afterward was
called to New York to become superin-
tendent of the eastern division.
l.
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Mr.. Donovan in Charge.

The records will be under the charge
and immediate supervision of Mr.
Donovan and his assistants It will be
possible with minimum of clerical
assistance to handle details Of the work
OF the local board and leave to the
formal duties only. The new arrange
ment. it is thought, will reduce the
danger of loss of records and tend to a
more orderly. efficient and economical
regulations
High compliment is paid the patriot
ism of District school teachers in a
telegram today by Provost Marshal
General Crowder.
The school teachers Of the District
Of Columbia, answering the Presidents
call. have completed the occupational
cards for the $4,000 regfstrants" states
Gen. Crowder's telegram. These men
and women have worked night and
them were strangers in the District,
but were impe1led by the call Of the
school teacher to the colors. Far be-
hind the battle line they have un-
consciously forged the weApons of
III they will watch the result of their
labor as, it is transformed into the
army Of American effectiveness, which
our government will use in crushing
German efficiency. they will feel repaid
for their sacrifice.
Possible to Speed Up.
rs 1t possible to speed up the work
in your statea A great Organization
IS being built in this Office to complete
the industrial machine, but it must fail
If the schools teacher neglects this
chance to aid our country. Will you
once again urge your city and your
county superintendent to pursue this
work.
Another opportunity for service was
announced today by Mr.. Donovan. Fifty
stenosraphers, white. are wanted for
the aviation section, Signal Corps,
Kelly Field, San Antonio. Tex. Dis
trfct registrants who would voluntarily
accept this service have until March 8
in which to do SO. If the number Of
stenographers desired IL not obtained
by that time the men win be drafted
from the local boards according to the
order OF their military liability,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02

| WORTHWHILE
| PICTURES
The array Of photographs Of
| fered In the Pictorial Section to.
morrow u unusual In both subject
matter and reproduction. To men.
tIon pictures Of especial merit, note
the following:
WILL YOU SUPPLY EYES FOR
THE NAvY?-A number Of photo.
graphs Illustrating the Navy's cam
paIgn to secure binoculars and spy
| glasses from patriotic Americans.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE HUMAN SIDE OF THE
ICE GoRoE-Pictures Of people
who were literally "moved out Of
house and home" by the Ice that
swept down the Potomac.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A REMARKABLE PHOTO
GRAPH OF A BATTLE BE-
TWEEN A FRENCH AND A GER
| MAN AiRPLANE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A BELGIAN OBSERVATION
POST CONSTRUCTED OF Bum
DIES OF STRAW.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BUILDING SHIPS OF WOOD IN
THE SOUTHLAND Interesting
Views Of this twin the war work"
In southern shIpyards.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A REGIMENT OF MARINES
FORMING A LIVING EMBLEM
OF THE UNITED STATES MA
RINE CORPS.
ilNHHaGIIHHHEHHHT1
UNCLE SANS M S S o URi
MULES IN ACTION.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ilil.aliin
A NUMBER OF PHOTOGRAPHS
or WASHINGTON PEOPLE.
HEElHHlHHiQ!HHHFElE
THE KAISER AND HIS STAFF
EXAMINING A CAPTURED BRIT.
lSH TRENCH MORTAR.
|. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LUNCHEON AT THE BLAKE
FRESH-AiR PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Observation-Disclosures
THE MOST ACCURATE CLOCK
IN THE UNITED STATES.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
You will find these and many more
equally az lnterestlns-ln the
PLANOGRAVURE
SUPPLEMENT
OF The
| SUNDAY STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
WH|RLW|ND FINISH
FOR BILLY SUNDAY
Throngs Turned Away at Re-
cent Services-RevivaI
Ends Tomorrow.
TRAIL HITTERS ARE MANY

Billy Sunday breaches twice to-
day Mt the Tabernacle-at 2 and
1880 Dem.
Both sermons are for every
body. Doors open One-half hour
In advance or earlier, II neces-
sary.
The subject Of the evening SER
mon IL "Not Far From the King
dom.n The Marine Band will play.
The three sermons to be deliv-
cred tomorrow will mark the end
I of the local campaign. All three
are for everybody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02

uient transactions Most Of the contracts
handled by the Lipperts were for wooden
blankets for the Army.
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BETHEL TO LEAD
PHONE FRAY HERE
President Of Chesapeake and
Potomac Company Coming
to D. C. Monday.
BATTLE ROYAL EXPECTED

President Bethel of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company will
come to Washington Monday from New
York to take a hand in the local tele-
phone situation.
In the meantime local officials are
saying nothing as to the attitude OF
the company concerning the known
desires of the Post Office Department
to substitute automatic equipment 1or
the manual system in operation here.
if Congress shall authorize that federal
department to take over and operate
the local telephones.
President Bethel is expected to ex-
press his opinion on this and other
subjects connected with the contro-
versy brought about by the proposition
made to the Public Utilities Commits
sion by City Postmaster Chance last
Saturday that the Post once Depart
ment stands ready to run the local
telephone company.
Other Notables Expected.
Massing of forces here to be in readi-
ness for anything the Post Office De-
partment may propose will result from
the arrival of President Bethel Mon
day. 1t is probable that T. P. Sylvan.
assistant to President Bethel and Cen
will be in the city next week.
Just what action President Bethel
will take will not be known until MS
arrival. 1t is believed. however, that
the company is preparing an answer to
the report which Postmaster General
BurIeson will make to the Senate early
next week. in reply to the resolution OF
Senator King calling upon the POST
master General to transmit to the Sen
ate the proposition made by him to the
utilities commission and also any In
formation authorizing him to make
such or any proposition on the part OF
the government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
Start Today

Have The Stat delivered to your home at
60 cents per month, both daily and Sunday, or
40 cents per month (about l Il cents per day.
for The Evening Star.
Home Delivery About ~ Cents Day"
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Continued from First Page.)
the wire entanglements and in she'll
holes, still fighting desperately, the
American barrage fire began sweeping
no mans land. catching many running
Prussians, who had enough Of Ameri-
can methods. The barrage swept back
and forth, making sure Of doing all
possible damage to the foe. r
Ten Enemy Dead In Trenches.
When the enemy had been driven
back out of the positions. the bodies Of
ten German soldiers were found in the
American trenches. Two German Of
ficers were entangled in the wire and
many bodies were in sight. Eight were
visible through the snowstorm at one
point The ground was Uttered with
enemy hand grenades, boxes Of ex-
plosives for destroying dugouts and in
|cendiary bombs which they had no op-
portunfty to use.
They managed. however, to drop in
cendfary bombs in two dugouts, which
were destroyed by IRE. but no Ameri-
cans were In them. II the Germans
doubtful. there were not more than two
or three possibly from q listening post
OF the missing many probably were
buried. Digging for them now is pro-
ceedtng and others may be accounted
for.
TWO German prisoners were wound
ed and the other was unhurt except
for welt on one of his hands where
he was struck by yonng American
soldier when he showed Tight after
capture.
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CENTRAL|zE Eleven
D. C. DRAFT BOARDS
Quarters to Conduct Future
Work and Keep Records in
Municipal Building.

Plans for centralizing draft work in
the District by locating the records OF
the eleven local draft boards in one Of
fee were completed today by Acting
Adjt. Gen. Donovan.
Quarters have been acquired in the
west corridor on the fifth floor of the
Municipal building. where it is expect
ed to have the complete records of the
draft installed within the next ten days.
The records of board No. IL were moved
to the new Office today and those Of No.
will be transferred Monday.
Under the new arrangement the
local board, which now practically has
completed the classification Of District
registrants. will be relieved from
further routine duties It is thought
they will not be required to meet
oftener than twice a month as their
sessions will be held at the central Of
fce in the District building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
ARREST 2 IN ARMY
SUPPLY CONSPIRACY

Continued from First Page.)
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U. S. LEANS TOWARD
JAPAN'S FREE HAND
IN SIBERIAN CRISIS

Continued from First Paee.)
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Get Valuable Information.


From the prisoners the American of.
ncers have secured much valuable In
formation. One said:
II did not have a chance to do any
thing before an American jumped on
to me and grabbed me by the throat"
The Germans had been preparing for
the raid three weeks and belonged to
the 18th Reserve Division Of Hanover
The prisoners had Russian coins in
their possession and came into the
trenches opposite just before the
Americans took over this sector.
The Americans lost many killed and
wounded including officers. The Ameri-
cans displayed the greatest personal
courage, bravery and energy through
out the engagement, and outfought the
surprised enemy from the instant con-
tact was established.
During the bombardment, a town be.
hind the American line was heavily
shelIed and there were some casualties
Paris Report Of Fight.
PARIS, March German troops, es.
pecially trained for raiding Operations
attacked the American salient Thurs.
day night and Friday morning, but the
Americans maintained their entire line
heavy casualties among the enemy. The
Americans also took prisoners ON both
positions attacked.
The foregoing is rontained in the
French official communication made
public last night, which reads:
ION two of the points attacked by the
enemy during the course Of last night
and today Germans that were special.
ICED in raids came in contact with some
elements Of American infantry. Our
allies maintained their lines intac,
everywhere and inflicted heavy losses
on the enemy, and in addition took pris.
oners from them at each Of the points.
Berlin Claims Twelve Prisoners.
BERLIN, March British Admiralt,
per Wireless Press.-In German attack
northeast Of Seicheprey yesterday thu
Americans suffered heavily and lost twelve
prisoners, the war Office announces,
A few French prisoners also were
taken from the hostile trenches by the Ger
man storming troops that made the raid
(Chavignon Is in the western sector of thu
Aisne front, north Of the westerly end o,
the Chemin des Danes, a mile and a hal
northwest Of Pargny-Filain. American
troops were known to be in the from
lines in the Chemin des Danes rexion. bu
the ofilcial German announcement locate
them more exactly than the previous refer.
ence to their presence in this sector con.
tanned In the dispatches that have come
from the American correspondents II
France or from other sources.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02
AMERICANS ROUT
BOOBIES In HOT
HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT

Continued from First Page,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-02

A REGIMENT OF MARINES
FORMING A LIVING EMBLEM
OF The UNITED STATES MA
RINE CORPS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-09
RIVETING CONTEST .
Harlan Workmen Issue Challenge
for Test of Skill to
p 81 J. Men.

Harlan riVctcrs have taken up the gage
of Workmanship laid down by the cham
pion nveters nl the puscy and Jones
plant Workmen ii the latter plant
believe that thcv have some Of the most
expert and efficient rlvctcrs that the
shlpbulding trade ~ tho East possesses.
but the Harlan workers think othcr-
Wise They believe they have men who
can "drlvc" more rivcts than the local
competing ward 50 the Harlan rveters
asked the newspapers to-day to carry a
challenge to the Priecv and Jones nvcters
So that contest mav be arranged
Tho Harlan challenge Is not restricted.
the mon SAY % just ono team but to a
group five teams on a SIDE 70 be explicit
The Harlan ryete- wants II known that
their fellow rIvetors At the Plsey and
Jones plant can use the extra Mr pressure
at the Harlan plant "a such contest
Tell the NPl,-c> crowd. said one
Harlan rivctcr. that We want "A fair and
square contest SAY fNc teams on a
side They can use our air and there
ought to be committee TO make All
arrangements 80 Il will he far hcd and
no favor for any man or team
The Harlan rlvctcrS are very jealous ul
what they can do and arc anNous 10 have
their men go up against the rivetcrs OF
the opposing yard ~ test OF Workman
ship
In the meantime ;hlS spirit Is building
ships aud whichever side WINS should
result in boats being turned out faster
than money could induce men 70 work.