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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
BOY FIRST TO HERALD
DATE Of REGISTRATION

II ,s safe bet that when Provost
Marshal General Crcrder asked
that all methods Of publicity be
used TO inform people of the new
registration. set for September -.
he lid not take into consideration
the Washington small, boy.
But he ought to.
Fer a Washington small boy vas
perhaps the first herald Of the new
draft registration date IN this
United States
II was YESTERDAY afternoon. He
came along a stylish uptown street
bearing IN one hand a copy of
The Star. and IN the other-vell.
he was tauors boy. evidently,
for N the other hand he had twelve
neckt,es and over both arms h.
had srr.ad freshly cleaned suits,
Hidden far down ~ thu wearing
apparel. which he rartied high 50
that ~ might NOT touch the side
walk, the boy walked and as he
walked hs kept calling. loudly
Ladies and gentlemen, The date
for the new registration has been
set for Thursda~ September IL.
nineteen hundred and eighteen"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
SOLDIER KILLED WHEN
AUTO HITS STREET CAR

LA Baldwin. . private N . motor
truck company at Camp Humphreys,
was crushed to death when the high
powered automobile which be was
t4vtne and a Capital Traction car
eolIided under the Florida avenue via
duct about 10 80 o'clock las. night
Baldwin vas 50 badly injured that
he died before he reached Casually
HOSPITAL. where he was rushed IN an
ambulance
Police reports saw that Baldwin was
driving AT high rate Of SPEED under
tie vaduct and struck a pillar. the
ear eEfcding directly IN the path of
Ss.e app-nschtne electric car. The au-
4pa3ehtle waA wrecked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
NIGHT WATCHMAN
BEATEN TO DEATH
Head Crushed With Pipe
While on Duty at War
Der artment.

VIA. en,rlc,-e= IF the War Depart
change believe was an attempt by
German agents 10 obtain secret gov
eminent information. resulted last
night in the murder nf John "
Wake. celorad Of 40 ID street south
west nigh. vatchn,an az the building
wh,-h Is located AZ 1!-7 F street
northwest
three.,nch lead r.re with -hi~h his
asssilant beat hin, 10 afath He ar
rarentlv vas dead several hours rhe n
found ~ fellow uat-hren At mid
might
Entrance Gained Through Garage
Entranc. - the building ras gain
Of the exchange It IS believed tina.
when The intruder ras discovered b.
WalLe he killed the ratchran 70
make coed his escape
Whether attempts we're made to oh
tain secret information nv tapping
the wires has not been determined
Headquarters detectives we're innle-
6t3teiy 2 sSIEned to TIE case ana Wer {
~ work early this morning
Advance Theory Of Robbery.
The thcrv vas advanced ~ the TO
nee that robbery vas the motive Of
the rhine as Walk was pad yes
te-da- Tventv-siz cents IN change
vas found near his body Natchnle n
emrlo'-Ad IT the building stated that
-
was regarded as tbs most important
part - the place 70 guard. and two
men we're ALWAYS KEPT ~ both doors
Wakes bod -as found a. md
t. relieve h,n, ard hrs partner. rha
had been on ths 70 - watch Th.n
tie body vas found the other watch
ren who we're ~ dutv during these
hours alrsady had scns and astsc-
that the m!Eh+ throw sorne hight or
TIE case. AZ Wake had -ct fchecke a
n" With tbs CAPTAIN ot the watch for
some tine
Theories In Conflict
Tbs pohc. stsrt.s - ~c-k ~ tbs
thecrv that wslLe ras killed by son e
one who knew he vas paid vsstkr-
6ay and WIZ used the pipe when the
ws+chran showed fight. Employees Of
the exchange however. stuck 10 tbs
German agent theory. hasinE Their
We've CT the fat that most Of tbs
inportant war dispatches pass
through the exchange and arguing
that the pay of the watchnan for the
half month period which ended yes
terday, would rot hs sufficient ir-
ducerent for = hold-up man to take
the chances involved in an attempt at
robbery there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
AMERICANS SEND OVER
HEAVY DOSE OF GAS
BY o. Associated Fresa

Hv O. Axso1ated FresA
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE FsLE FRONT. August ST.
The Americans early Saturday gave
the Germans IN Fismette and its
vicinity the heaviest dose Of gas sent
over since the Americans and Ger
mans took foothold along the vesle
The Americans used mustard gas and
observers after DAYLIGHT reported that
Germans individually and in small
groups were leaving the lowlands
The Germans answered with mus
tsrd gas. firing about a Thousand
shells before settling down to the
usual artillery firing. There was no
infantry action,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
BRITISH,

August s1-Ey a daring and bril-
liantlv executed night operation. car
ried out with great dash and enter
prise. the Australians seized the hill
and village Of Mont ST Quentin. north
Of Peronne. thereby gaining posses.
sion Of an important tactical feature
commanding Peronne and the angle OF
the Somme river.
The same operation captured the
prisoners were taken Our casualties
we're exceptionally light.
This morning English troops at
tackled on the left of the Australlanss
with complete success and captured
Msrrleres wood and the high ground
east and north of this with con-
siderable number of prisoners
lacks launched against the Aus
tralians and English were success
Attacks this morning by strong
hostile forces astride the Bapaunae.-
cantrai road we're driven off With
Fnzlish completed the capture of
Fienoourt les Bapaunne. taking 4
number of prisoners and fer guns
At certain points etreen Vaulx-Nrau-
taken and our positions improved
slightly. Strong counter attacks in
this sector again led to hard fighting.
The situation has not changed ma i
terlally
ried out success fully local opera :
ticn Immediately across and south OF
the ARA sAcambrai road. infictinE
many casualties and capturing ma :
chine guns.
e-s the English troops pushed Their
line forward 1900 yards toward tbs
Trim guise river.
.nenv reserves, due firstly to the
enormous casualties in his massed
attacks In the first part Of the
wear. and secondly to heavy cas-
ualties in killed. wounded and prie-
oners by a series Of successful attacks
BY the allies since July Is. has com
ne11ed the enemy to withdraw from
the Lys salient and yield without a
blow positions of high tactical i'm
cortance won at great cost
Our TROOPS have reEained posses
sion of KENNEL hill. We have reach.
and Lindenhoek. La Creche and Dou'
lien and are approaching Estaires
A--istion-on the night of August
so-s1 our sauadrons made an alta c
an the hostile airdrome at Eeulay
same bombs we're dropped also on an
other airdron.e. EerJ good results
r.r. ohtained. and fire started at
tha Eoulav atrdrome. Ten tons OF
honbs we're dropped One CT our ma
chimes is missing.
The weather ras CLOUDY on August
"a Int the various activities ct gu,
sir service were fully maintained Al!
aionv the front There was much use
4uI ohservation by airplanes and bal
Icons Twelve enemy machines were
DESTROYED during tn. day and hve
driven down out Of control -Four OF
our machines are missing.
The Bruses docks and the Zee.
hrn-~a mole were neavil7- bombed a:
ws1j as number Of selected targets
onnosits the battle zone. In all. TWEEN
E-fsvA and one-han tons OF bombs
we're dropped during the twenty-fou.
hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
GIBBONS,>MOTHER HERE. GIVES \
WOUNDED WRITER HER CARE.
Comes From Detroit to City in Which HI
Was Born, and Later Will Accompany
Half-Blinded Hero on His Tour.

reach q major who fell In the nrst fe0
minutes Of the lighting.
Gibbons had almost reached thu
wounded ohicer when German ma.
chine Eunners a hundred yards away
spIed him and opened fre.
The hrst shot struck him In ent
shoulder. hut he kept crawling until
a second bullet struck the Ercund
and glanced up. tearing through his
left eye and piercing the front of his
helmet. For three hours he lay No.
tionless in a she'll hole suffering IN.
stretcher-bearers to take him in. 9Th.
oons spent the three hours in ri
mans land endeavorinS to commuri.
cate with another correspondent. vh1
was in a she'll hole nearer the Amer.
lcan lines. the address Of his wife Al
Paris
Gibbons paid high tribute to thu
doctors in the allied armies. He ar
rived at a. hospital on the mornins
Of June ana BY July ! was bach
at the front. He was the only corr
respondent to get into the woods
where Gen Foch secretly massed this
eo.non reserves who rourced unexI
turning Hun Offensive into a re-
treat. the end Of which is not yet ID
sight
Saw Trains Of Prisoners.
when I left the front a few weeks
ago for Paris" said Gibbons 4
passed over railroad tracks eight
abreast. On one side Of my traiu
there was a continuous procession n
freight cars coming from the battle.
field loaded with German prisoners
and on the other side the coaches
TArt going back to the front hlled
with fresh. sturdy American troops.
Man to man. the American out
classes the German. and the German
knows it." Gibbons continued TT u
my firm belief that if the people #
the United States and the other al
lied nations Will scorn the peace pro-
rosals which the kaiser is bound q,
ofer this winter. the army of 1000. ona
which this country is about to raiss
Will bring victory"
Gibbons only regret is that he had
to leave his wife. Mrs Isabella Glib
bons. in hospital in PARIS. where shs
is suffering from nervous break.
down as the result Of her work in car.
ing for wounded soldiers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
FRENCH.

August SIN the course ct the day
III. battle continued with extreme vio-
,.nce in the region Of the Canal du
Nord and north Of Scissors Our
troons advanced foot by foot. occupy.
ing successivelv centers Of resistance
Which the enemy defended with stub
bornness.
bank Of the canal The enemy effort
was particularly violent against the
village Of Chevilly. which remained
nnally in our possession. after having
been retaken twice by the Germans
we captured 200 prisoners and have
ENLARGED our gains north OF Aapplin-
court and Morlincourt.
We have conquered JuvtSay and
crouy In . bitter struggle and reached
the western outskirts of Leury.
Aviation -on August so. during the
DAY. three enemy airplanes rer.
brought down and two captive bal
looms were set on fre. During the
night on, airpIanes were able to drop
$3.50 kilos Of proiectlles on ebJectives
IN the region east Of the CONTAINS sta
ton. Chambley and Ihiauccurt and
factories At Thionville.
Eastern theater. August ao.-we asst
of the vardar, British troops In sue
cessfuLSaids brought back prisoners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
Ne- York Taucabs Called In.

NEW ToRK. August s1.-Memt-rz
Of the New York Independent ra1,cat
Owners Association. controlling about
500 machines. recalled their cabs fror.
stands az midnight and announced
that the ca lbs would not Leave thsil
garages. on any call whatsoever, uni
tomorrow al midnight. IN order th
Fuel Administrator Garhelds rogue
for gasoline conservation might
obeyad to the lettae.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01

In secluded room in a washin ston
hotel Mrs. E T. Gibbons perhaps the
first American mother to be given the
opportunity is acting as nurse to her
son. Floyd Gibbons, wounded while
serving as war correspondent on
the oattlefelds Of France.
Although Gibbons is strong enough
to make a tour Of the country to warn
the American people against being
nisled by tempting German peace Of
fers at time when victory is dawn
Ing. the former Correspondent still
has gaping wound left by a Ger
man bullet which tore out his left
eye.
1t vas to nurse this wound and
make it unnecessary for her boy TO
seek a new doctor in every city he
visits that the mother journeyed here
YESTERDAY from Detroit to accompany
FLOYD wherever his mission takes
him ana give him the care which only
mother can give
After gong through a year of the
turmoil and hardship Of war Gibbons
reclined contented on a sofa in his
hotel room yesterday while the same
hands which rocked his cradle ten
derby bathed the wound which a Hun
bullet left upon his face.
Gibbons Born Here.
Mrs. Gibbons was a natiS@ of Wash
inEton before moving to Detroit and
the boy of whom she is now so proud
vas born in Mount Pleasant. He re-
ceived his early education at Con
5aEa College and later attended
Georgetown University. He has two
aunts. Misses Anne and Matilda Phil
lips. living at 400 W street north
west
Gibbons went to the battle front as
correspondent for a Chicago newspa-
per and. although he was at no time
in the active military service. his con-
duct under fire led Gen. Petaln TO COM
mend him. and since arriving in
America last week he has learned that
,the French government has conferred
the croix de guerre upon him.
In relating his experiences at the
front Gibbons nodestly passes over
the events Of June S, when he went
over the top with the American ma
rines at Chateau Thierry and fell with
two wounds. Friends. however. told
of how he was shot while trying to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
IN ADVANCE
TO EAST OF BAZ0CHES

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY on
THE vEsLE Front. August 81 tby
the Associated Press) The Aneri-
cans made a slight advance in their
line-straighten,ng process east Of
Razoches early TO-DAY. the Germans
not learning Of the maneuver until it
vas nearly completed
The enemy started barraEe. and
Sr,ya ont the Americans. who dug in
before daylight and held position
north of the vesle along the rail-
ro.d Later the Germans turned their
artiilery on the Americans. but did
not use their infantry at this place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
ANNA HELD LEAVES $500. 900.

NEW 1oRK. August .s1-Anna
Held. the actress: whe diea n, Ausast y
g cstim.tes At 1906. 200! TO her daugh-
ter. Lane carrera. TIE will was fled
%. AmonS q number Of cash legaeies to
.ssans,n Paris and in this country
Pc ~ 50 Soo to Mrs Alexander p
Moore Gflifan EusseU Of Pittsburgh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
GRANTED TH1RD-CLAss RATES.
Compromise With War Department
nm Military Shinnlents.

Militar7- ineredinnenta hereafter will
be shipped by railroads at third-class
rates. the railroad administration has
announced. This lis a cempromife Of
the lorF-standinK dispute between the
War Department. which insisted on a
low fourth class rate. and railroads.
which maintained 4 sAcond-class rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
WITH TACT,
TO HALT AUT0|STS
Mai. Pullman Instructs Force
in Watch on Sunday
Drivers.
ALL TO BE QUESTIONED

Washington policemen will watch
all roads and bridges leading into and
out Of the city today to see how gen
orally is observed the fuel admins
traticn's request for motorists to alb
stain from needless driving of auto
mobiles on Sunday to conserve Easo-
line.
Instructions issued last night by
Mai Pullman. superintendent of pc-
lice. to the precinct captains require
the police to stop all motorists and
their operators permit: to ask whether
they are driving on NECESSARY busl-
ness or for pleasure: if on business.
what is the nature of it. if the car Is
driven for pleasure the drivers are to
newspapers or otherwise have been in
formed of the governments request to
save gasoline on Sunday.
When Arrests Will Be Made.
During the dav." states Mai. Pull
mans order to the captains, there
should be no police action. except the
stopping of cars and asking for
operator's permit and tactfully get
ting satisfactory answers to. the
questions indicated. In all cases,
however. in which the drivers do not
carry auton ehile drivers permits as
legally required, then arrests Should
be made as usual.
Take names of drivers and own
ers Of cars in all cases where
there appears to be a wlllful d1sre-
gard of the fuel administration S re-
quest and send in reports on same
With the s o'clock papers on Monday
morning. These reports will be for
transmission to the fuel admins
traitor.
I'm press each person spoken to
with the uniform courtesy which is
rracticed by Warrington policemen in
dealing with the public and with these
facts. that the government needs the
hearty cooperation of every motorist
IN the movement IT, save gasoline for
war purposes and for necessary busi-
ness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
French Overcoming Germans;
British Take 1900 Prisoners
Bv tbs Asscctated Press.

rs AsSSC1a!e1 Itess.
PARIS. August s1.-Hsavy fighting
north of Scissors and along the Canal
du Nord is reported by the war ONCE
tonight The French have succeeded
IN overcoming powerful resistance at
Various points and have taken Cam
payne. on the east bank of the canal.
now hold the village of Chevllly. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
CITY OF BERLIN PUT
UNDERMARTIAL LAW

According to IN cfhctal dis
patch from SWITZERLAND yester-
dsv an order has been tAsued
tv Gen. Won LinstnEen. COM
raraex-in- chief OF the marches
Of BrandenbuyS. including the
city Of Berlin. which In eject
places the entire disttfet under
martial Law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
Nationwide Compliance.

From each Of the states east Of the
Mississippi assurance have been re-
ceived, the fuel administration an
nouncea last night. that the request
for conservation Of zasoline will be re-
erected today. the first day covered b7-
tbs request
Taxicab services in number OF
cities have agreed to use their auto
mobiles only for trips Of necessity.
the administration announced. 4
telegram was received from Findlay.
Ohio. stating that all automobile deal
ere IN that city had agreed unanimous
" to close their garages On Sundays
as means Of aiding the conserva-
ton program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
ITALIAN.

August 31.--In the Posina basin our
patrols broke into the enemy posi-
tons, tnficting heavy losses. Twenty
hve prisoners. arms and material were
captured.
In Val Arsa we drove parties who
attempted to reach our lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
have advanced their lire as Tar a.
Leurv.l northeast of Scissors.
British Losses Small,

LONDON. August s1.--In the cap
ture Of Mont ST. Quentin. north of
Peronne. and Feulllanccurt. more
than 1900 prisoners we're taken by the
British. according to Field Marshal
Haig's report tonight. The British
losses were small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-01
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.

East Of the vardar Greek troops car
rted out successful raid against enc
my lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
Washing Won't Rid
Head of DandruH

The only sure way to get rid of dan
druff is to dissolve it then you destroy
it entirely. To do this, get about four
ounces of ordinary liquid arvon; apply
it at night when retiring; use enough
to moisten the scalp and rub it in
gently with the finger tips.
Do this tonight, and by morning,
most if not all, of your dandruff will
be gone, and three or four more appli-
cations will completely dissolve and
entirely destroy every single sign and
trace of it, no matter how much dan
druff you may have.
You will find, too, that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop at
once, and your hair will be fluffy, 1us-
trous, glossy, silky and soft, and look
and feel a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. 1t is inexpensive and new
er fails to do the work.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
WOMEN IN GUARDS
Adjutant General Rules They Can
Serve in Auxiliary Positions Only.

Women may serve in auxiliary po-
sitions in the home guards, but may
not perform the regular services and
duties of the guardsmen, according to
a ruling of Charles 8. Huffman, ad1u-
tant general. The ruling. came when
several women members of a band at
Kensington. Smith county. desired to
enter the guards.
Under General Huffman's ruling
women may serve in the band or any
auxiliary organization of the guards.
They will not, howver, be enrolled as
active members and subject to service
In the ranks. Women may be en-
listed, the ruling states, but they are
not subject to duties and responsible
tiles of men in the service. All women
taken into guard units, General Huff
man states, should be as auxiliary
members The ruling permits the
women to play in the Kensington
home guard band.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
BRITISH KING SIMPLE
American Labor Delegates Found Him
Like Any One of Them.

London. May liking George. in
receiving the American labor delega-
ton on the last day of its stay in Eng
land as an official body, surprised the
members today with his simplicity and
democracy of manner toward them
and the interest shown in details of
the war. After a formal speech of ap-
probation of the missions work, the
king and queen and Princess Mary
mingled with the guests for more than
an hour. They talked of the draft,
food and shipping and again ex-
pressed their admiration of the regi-
ment of the American national army
which they reviewed Saturday.
Queen Mary and Princess Mary
questioned the women members of the
mission about the part American wo-
men are playing in the war, express
ing deep interest.
The mission was given a farewell
luncheon at the London Chamber of
Commerce, after which it visited
American Ambassador Page.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
THIN, NERVOUS PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE PHOSPHATE

Weak, tired people regain strength and
vigor; thinness and angularity give way to
plumpness and curves; sleep returns to
the sleepless; confidence and cheerfulness
replace debility and gloom; dull eyes be-
come bright, and pale, sunken cheeks re-
gain the pink glow of health. Bitro- Phos-
phate, the use of which is inexpensive, also
wonderfully promotes the assimilation of
food so much so that many people report
marked gains of weight in a few weeks
CAUTION Although Bitro- Phosphate is
unsurpassed for relieving nervousness,
sleepessness and general weakness. it
should not, owing to its remarkable flesh
growing properties, be used by anyone who
does. not desire to put on flesh. 1t is sold
& Goodrich and all good druggists.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
SOLDIERS AT X. S. A. C.
Agricultural College Training School
Is Ready to Start Courses.

Manhattan. Kan, May 1.-THE $50
men being modified at the agricultur-
al college for special mechanical and
technical training arrived in Manhat-
tan Thursday and will be put to work
as soon as they get settled and are
classified as to the kind of work they
are best fitted for.
The men will be put in six differ
ent classes-150 being trained as auto
mechanics, 20 as electricians, 20 as
radio operators, 20 as blacksmiths, 20
as machinists, and 20 as carpenters.
The men will work from seven and a
half to eight hours a day in the shops
and will be given approximately two
hours of military drill each day. Two
months is the period of training.
Captain Sturges. who has charge of
the men, is assisted by Lieutenants
Kemper and Smith. Another lieuten-
ant and a medical officer have also
been assigned to help out with the
work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17

Weak, thin people-men or women-are
nearly always nervous wrecks; thus con-
clusively proving that thinness, weakness,
debility and neurasthenia are almost In
variably due to nerve starvation. Feed
your nerves and all these symptoms due to
nerve starvation will disappear
Eminent specialists state that the best
nerve food is an organic phosphate known
among druggists as Bitro-Phosphate, a five
grain tablet of which should be taken with
each meal Being a genuine nerve builder
and not a stimulant or habit-foming drug.
Bitro- Phosphate can be safely taken by the
weakest and most delicate sufferer. and
tho results following it's use are often
simply astonishing.