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Evening star., 1918-01-28
TROOPER SCOTT TO TELL
REAL DARDANELLES STORY
Private Peat Will Also Speak at
Fuel Mass Meeting at Sunday
Tabernacle Tonight.

Trooper Scott Of the Anzacs is to tell
THE Real Story Of the Dardanelles" at
the mass meeting to be held tonight in
the Billy Sunday Tabernacle under the
auspices Of the fuel administration
Scott was in Brussels when the war be-
gan and his descriptions of the scenes
attending the Hun invasion of Belgium
are said to be graphic and stirring in
the extreme. He served against the
Turks in the Gallipoli campaign and
afterward with the British forces in
Egypt.
Private Peat of the Canadian forces
is also to speak at tonight's meeting.
Peat has been in this country for some
time. having been discharged from the
British army because Of a wound re-
ceived at Ypres which deprived him of
the use of an arm. Since coming to the
United States Peat has talked to the
men at a number of reserve officers
training camps, with whom he has the
reputation of being one of the most in
teresting speakers lecturing in this
country in the interests of the allies.
Ihe meeting, which is to begin at
1:5o pm, Is to be presided over by Ed
ward F. Colladay, acting fuel admin
istrator of the District of Columbia,
Dr.. Harry Garfield. federal fuel ad-
mln1strator. is to be the first sneaker
and music Is to be furnished by the
Marine Band. The meeting is MANNED
IN the interests of fuel conservation in
the District of Columbia as well as
throughout the United States.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Wounding of Five Soldiers
Reported by Gen. Pershing;
No Details of Fight Given

Gen. Pershing has reported the wound
ing in action of five infantrymen of the
expeditionary forces. No details of the
fight were given.
Private Bergard Gorski. 5701 Diversey
avenue. Chicago, was severely wounded:
First Sergt. Lee Hacker. Manchester,
KY. moderately wounded, and the fol-
lowing slightly wounded: Corp. Willie
Carpenter, Mangum, Okla, and Privates
Earl Ballard, Kannapolis. y. c.; Cas-
per A Schwab. Harlan, Iowa. Carpenter
was wounded January %, the others
January q.
The following deaths from natural
causes were reported: Sergt. Joseph NJ.
Ellis, pneumonia, Nortonville, Kans:
Corp. Sebastiano Milardo, meningitis,
Middletown. Conn; Cadet Richard w.
Blair, pneumonia, father. subtreasury,
New Yory city; Privates William H.
Crook, pneumonia, Ontario, Cal; An
gelo Franco. pneumonia, 613 York
street. San Francisco, and Samuel K.
Anders, scarlet fever. Norristown, Pa.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
MEETING OF SCHOOL
TEACHERS CALLED OFF

The meeting of school teachers sched-
uled to be held at the District building
tonight for the purpose of arranging
for their cooperation in the draft work
has been called off on account of the
bad weather. 1t will be held February
4, in the boardroom of the District
beginning at Z pm. Teachers
will be asked to make records of occu-
pational and industrial information
contained in the questionnaires of reg
istrants, which will be filed in the Of
fee of the provost marshal general.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Imperative Need of Ships.

"The man who lays down on the job
in a shipyard. reducing his output. does
not give employment to another man to
make up his deficiency. Instead, he
throws two or three men out of work,
because everything that labor turns
out for expectation must wait upon the
completion of the ship, which is de-
signed to carry such supplies.
ITO manufacture thousands of tons
of war munitions and other commodi-
ties for our Army and then send them
to the seaports. and not have ships to
carry these supplies to France, will
cause more congestion at our seaport
terminals and will ultimately result in
the complete closing down of many of
our industries.
The happiness of every man, woman
and child in this country is involved in
the shipbuilding program. Every rivet
driven in the shipyards brings us
nearer to the successful termination of
the war. 1t Is a question Of man power
in shipbuilding, and within sixty days
we will require 250,000 skilled me
chanics to help the other loyal men
now in the yards to build ships SO fast
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that supplies can be furnished to our
boys in the trenches who are making
the supreme sacrifice for their 'coun-
try
Mr. Piez Emphasizes Need for Speed.
Charles Piez. vice chairman of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. spoke
to the same effect, emphasizing the
points made by Mr.. Hurley as to the
vital necessity for enlisting labor
reserve of at least 100000 men and
speeding up the work of shipbuilding.
1t was announced that Charles V.
Wheeler. formerly of the Washington
Steel and Ordnance Co., has been ap-
pointed enrolment agent for the Dis
trict of Columbia. with offices at 1911
Connecticut avenue. 1t was also stated
that the quota the District of Columbia
rs expected to furnish for the public
service reserve 1890 men. Mr..
Wheeler is to be in charge of snrol'n eHt
of men to make UP this quota, as we'll
as the assignment of workers from the
Nie trict of Columbia when the enroll
md tabulation Of cards is COM
pleted
Evening star., 1918-01-28
FIRES BELIEVED
WORK Of CRANkS
Government Officials Find No
Evidence of Central German
Directing Headquarters.

Reports on the fire at a government
pier at Newark, N j.. Saturday, sub
mitted to the Department of Justice to-
day by government investigators. indi-
Gated that it was not of incendiary
origin.
Officials also explained that they have
uncovered no evidence recently that en-
emy propaganda and destruction in this
country is conducted under the direc-
ton of a central headquarters, and
they still believe incendiary fires are
started bv individual cranks or by py-
-omaniacs.
Further investigation will be made of
the Newark fire and of the fire which
destroyed part of shtpyard at Balti-
more SATURDAY..
Evening star., 1918-01-28
JOINT CONCERT POSTPONED.
Illness of Mary Garden Will Prevent
Entertainment Tomorrow Night.

Word was received over the long
distance telephone this morning by
those in charge of the joint concert by
Mary Garden and Pablo Casals, sched-
uled for tomorrow night at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Gaff, that Miss Garden is
suffering from an attack of laryngitis
and will be unable to make the trip
from New York here.
The concert, which has been arranged
for the benefit of the British American
war relief fund. has been postponed un-
til next Monday evening at the same
hour, 9 o'clock. and the same place, the
Gaff home. 1920 goth street northwest.
The entire house has been sold out for
this affair, it is announced.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
'SM|LEAGE BOOKS SALE
OPENS WITH RUSH TODAY
Mrs. Newton D. Baker Is in Charge
Today-Mrs. Daniels Will Sell
Tomorrow.

With Mrs Newton D. Baker. wife of
the Secretary of War. in charge. the
sale of "smileage books" opened today
in Washington with rush. inclement
weather to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
The first booth for sales OF the books,
which contain coupons emitting SOL
diers to admission to shows given by
the government in training camps. was
established in the Continental Trust
Company. Mrs. Baker sold books to-
day and Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of
the Secretary of the Navy. will sell to-
morrow Prominent social leaders here
will pilot the campaign for a day each.
John Poole, president of the Federal
National Bank, authorized the estab-
lishment of "smileage books booth
in his bank. Conferences were held
today which will result in the estab-
Iishment Of booths in the principal
stores and banks of the District.
Success in Sales Elsewhere.
ported from all over the country. Ma
tional headquarters of the campaign
this morning received a check for
$3.50. covering the appointment of
Pilot Rock. Ore. One contributor sent
q check for $4,000. urging that the
books be forwarded to him at once.
The number of "smileage books" or
dered has been almost exhausted, it
was said. and thousands of additional
books will be turned out this week by
a Philadelphia firm.
..SmiTeage books" cost 81 and SIS each
and contain coupons of admission for
soldiers to the liberty theaters TO be
established by the government at every
military center in the country.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Mercury to Fall Tomorrow.
BREAKDOWN DELAYS LINER.
Stories Of an Encounter With
U-Boat Are Denied.

PARIS. January IS. Circumsta ntial
stories have been current in Paris that
the latest French liner to arrive in a
home port had an encounter with a sub
marine the, fourth day out from New
York. Passengers reaching here, however.
said to the Associated Press that the de-
Iayed arrival OF the steamer was not due
to submarines. but to a break in her
machinery which required twelve hours
10 repair.
When the liner was able to proceed
heavy SECS further delayed her. The
vo1aGe through the submarine zone. ac-
cording p the passengers was unevent-
Evening star., 1918-01-28
BOMBS KILL WOMEN;
HOSPITALS DAMAGED

ROME, January 2S.-There was artil-
lery activity Saturday along the entire
front in northeastern Italy. the Italian
war Office announced yesterday. Enemy
forces attempted to approach the Ital-
ian lines at Capo Sile, near the mouth
of the Piave river. but were promptly
repulsed. Bombs dropped by Teuton
airplanes on Treviso and Mestre claim
ed six woman victims. three being kill
ed. Three hospitals at Mestre were
damaged by the explostveA Z.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
What Merchants May Do
Under Revised Fuel Order
Is Explained to the Police

In police order issued this morning
by Maj. Pullman. superintendent of po-
lice, members of the police force were
told that under the revised order of the
fuel administration stores may have
light and elevator service, but no store
may use fuel to produce a heat above
40 degrees. which is Just above freezing.
Members of the Retail Merchants
Association are cooperating with the
fuel administrator, Maj. Pullman stated
in the order, and have advised the clos
ing of all stores.
Police captains are directed to report
all violations of the order
Evening star., 1918-01-28
TO PROBE PORT NEWARK FIRE.
Military Commission Plans Official
Inquiry.

NEWARK. N. J.. January 2S.--A mill
tary commission appointed by Maj.
Cen W. A Mann, U. S. A, commanding
the Department of the East, plan an
official inquiry into the cause of the
fire which destroyed the city dock at
Port Newark terminal on Saturday and
threatened destruction of the shipyards
of the Submarine Boat Corporation.
Various officials of the terminal are
still of the impression that the blaze
was Of incendiary origin. An exan1ina-
tion of the burned area has disclosed
that two large cranes. two locomotives,
freight cars and other materials may
be salvaged.
Evening star., 1918-01-28

the German press as to whether COUNT
Cxernin's peace invitation to President
Wilson is indicative of break IN tne
Austro-German alliance. pan-German ~
papers think that 1t is, but VorWaerts
points to the 'weighty phrase IN Won
Kuehlmahn's speech. We are in agree
nfent with Count Czernin. as pfovlns'
contrary to the pan-German assump1
ton, that Count Czernin's fraternal
kiss for President Wilson received the
German governments blessing in ad-
vance"
Again complaining of German chan
cellor Won Hertling's ambiguity Nor-
waerts outlines its own program, based
on "the honest right OF self-determlna-
tion for the eastern peoples, inciuding
the right to rejoin Russia, the complete
re-esta blishment of the lndependents
of Belgium and the return of occupied
French territory on the sole conditioh
that France foregoes her claim on Ger
man territory.
Vorwaerts asks Secretary Won kuehl-
mann whether any obligation prevents
him from adopting this program
Germany to Aid Austria.
IT ia reported by the Zeitung am
Mittag of Berlin that negotiations have
been completed between the German
and Austro- Hungarian food boards III
consequence of which Germany mas
ulaced $500 tons of -four at the disposal
of Austria-Hungary on condition of its
return by the middle of March. If the
-four is not returned later Germany IS
to receive maize To the amount of IA
per cent of the -four shipment.
At festivity held today III BerlIh
in celebration of the birthdays OF Fred
erick the Great Choru January "a lIl2)
and Emperor William tborn January
81, 1897 Privy Councillor William Wat
dever, a member of the PrussIan Acad-
emy of Sciences. said he regretted
..there is no academic expression strong
enough to stigmatize President Will
sons presumption and untruthfulness.
Mr. Wilson, he said, wanted Germany
to lose all she had won IN nifty years.
Prof Waldeyer was a delegate to
the convention of the American ASso-
citation for the Advancement of Sclence
held in New York in December. 1910
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Won HERTLING TO MAKE
PLAIN STAND ON BELGIUM

AMSTERDAM, January 2s.-Chancel-
1or Won Hertling, according to dis
patch from Berlin to the Frankfurter
Zeitung. probably will make another
public statement shortly regarding the
Belgian question. Instead of treating
the matter from a negative point OF
view. the dispatch says. the chancellor
will make positive suggestions and
nronoSalS.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
TRY THIS ON YOUR GR1DDLE
Here's a new way to save lard.

Here's new way to save lard,
or whatever fat you fancy, when
griddle cakes are on the menu.
Take an ordinary Irish potato.
says a reader of The Star, peel it
and rub it over the surface of the
hot griddle, skillet or other uten-
sill. 1t Is a perfect substitute for
the necessary grease, he claims.
The cakes turn beautiful
brown, are easily flip-overable
and, what is more. are not SO in
digestible as things fried in hot
fat usually are.
The suggestor says that this
stunt can be used not only for
griddle cakes. but for many other
fried breadstuffs.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Highest Court Decides K. of p. Issue.

Federal court DEGREES denying the
right of the Supreme Lodge, knights of
Pythias, to increase assessments on in
surance of the endowment class" un-
der it's bylaws as amended in 1888,
were today set aside by the Supreme
Court. The proceedings were brought
by Arthur V. H. Smyth of Amsterdam.
n. Y. to prevent the lodge, which has
had quarters in Indianapolis, Ind, from
increasing his assessment from SO to
$40 a month on hree-thousand- dol :
lar policy.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Damaging Storms in South Africa.

OTTAWA, Ont, January 2S.-violent
rainstorms have occurred In Rhodesia,
south Africa causing considerable dam
age and the suspension, of communica-
tion, says Reuters. Limited. dispatch
received here. The big Odziriviven
bridge, carrying the main railway be-
tween Salisbury and Beira, has been
carried away. Il consisted Of three 500
foot xpsna,
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Dynamite Girl Nav Confess.

CHICAGO. January 2s.-Linda Jose, a
Youngstown, Ohio. girl. arrested here two
weeks ago while carrying grip contain-
ing forty-two sticks Of dynamite. ex-
pressed a desire to confess when ar
raigned today. The courtroom was
cleared Of every one. with the exception
Of government agents, while she told her
Evening star., 1918-01-28
France Has Years Supply of Coffee.

PARIS, January 2s.-victor Boret,
the French food minister. has informed
the public that. as the supply of coffee
on hand was sufficient for Frances
needs for more than year, the coffee
exchange at Havre would be closed and
coffee importations would be discon-
tinued, s -.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Asks Child Labor Decision.

Attorney General Gregory today asked
the Suprem, Court to give an early
decision in the case appealed from North
Carolina in which the child labor law
was declared unconstitutional. No date
for hearing Arguments was dxed.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
1oo,5 500 japanese are Protestant.,

NEW YORK, January 2S.-More than
10o,50o Japanese were members Of
Protestant churches In Japan when .
religious census was taken by the gov
ernment two years ago, Maj. Gen, Hi
biki Of the Japanese army declared in
an address here yesterday. Since 1916
the number has been greatly increas-
ed. he declared. Ono Presbyterian
church in Toxic. he added, has more
than 400 smAmbDEnI 80
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To Join Embassy in London.

| A PACIFIC PORT, January 2S.-On
his way to London to become naval
,attache of the Japanese embassy, Rear
Admiral Hisatsun Ida has arrived
there.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
SHIP NEEDS TOLD TO
FOUR-M|NUTE MEN
Army of 250,O00 Workmen
Needed in Sixty Days, Mr..
Hurley Says.
NECESSARY FOR VICTORY
NECESSARY FOR VICTORY

imperative necessity for the creation
Of a reserve army of at least 250,o00
skilled workmen to serve in the ship
yards of the nation was made plain to
the four-minute men of the District of
Columbia at a meeting at noon today
in the Office of Chairman Hurley of the
United States Shipping Board Without
such a reserve of workmen, to be call
ed upon as their services can be utiliz-
continue and increase the output of
munitions, etc, for the American forces
abroad and for their allies would be
useless.
Mr. Hurley said there are in this
country 716 shipways upon which the
ships of the country's 1918 program
may be built. 302 of these being ways
for wooden ships.
Need 25o,ooo Men in Sixty Days.
Man power" he said, "is now the
imperative need and the big problem.
Every one of these yards should be
working twenty-four hours day and
seven days a week, in eight-hour shifts,
within sixty days. To make that pos
sible we must have a reserve army Of
S0U,UUD "OTkHen W1tnlH sixty DAYS.
Mr.. Hurley urged the four-minute
men to impress on women in the audi
ences to which they spoke the impor-
tance of the workmen who are to build
the ships that the country must have.
"Of course, we are all subject to the
dazzle of brass buttons and uniforms"
he said. "All women-everybody
the man who wears the uniform. But
the people, and the women especially,
must be made to know that the work.
men who build the ships are of equal
Importance to. perhaps of more impor-
tance than. the soldiers; because with
out the results of their labors neither
can the soldiers be sent abroad nor
the supplies, ammunition, etc. to
maintain them in condition to bring
the war to a speedy and successful
termination.
People Must Realize.
Continuing his remarks. Mr.. Hurley
IF the American people could be
made to realize the necessity of build
ing ships before this war can be won
they would subordinate local needs to
national necessity They would realize
that not merely the safety of the nation
depends upon the quick building of
ships. but that industry itself must be
disturbed and labor Inconvenience un-
til such time as all the ShlpyardS are
working to their maximum capacity.
THE four-ninute men should impress
upon the skilled workmen of the country
the important service they will render to
the country. to their own community ami
TO labor itself in volunteering for the
shipyard r.Jerve corps Of the public serv-
ice reserve. They should also impress
upon the manufacturers and the people of
the different communities that they must
not expect their factories to run at full
| whether II
war munitions or any other supplies until
such time as every shipyard in the United
States is running to its maximum capacity
of three eight-hour shifts.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Service in Cuba and Philippines.

Subsequently he was governor gen.
eral of Cuba and commander of the
ARMY in The Philippines. Next he was
chief of staff of the Army and success
sively commanded the Department of
the East and the Department of the
Southeast.
Col. Kilbourne is chief of staff of Cen.
Woods division at Camp Funston. He
has served two details on the General
Staff Corps in this city. His wife, Mrs.
C L. Kilbourne, is at Fort Riley. Kan.
Mai. Joyce; also is ii member of Gen.
Woods staff at Camp Funston. His
emergency address is Mrs. h. 4. Joyce,
wife. As South 1st street, Wheeling.
" Va
Evening star., 1918-01-28

These figures represent the virtual
cutting to half of British casualties as
compared with the previous week,
when 1908 were reported. Two weeks
ago the high total of 24,s79 was
reached. For the week Immediately
preceding the figures were 1898 and
the week before that 1851.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
BRITISH CASUALTIES ARE
CUT ONE-HALF FOR WEEK

LONDON. January 2S.-British cas-
ualties during the week ending today
were S.5SS, divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds-Officers, Is;
men. liza.
Wounded or missing-Officers. 1928;
men, 6,721.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Supreme Court Recess.

The Supreme Court of the United
States announced today that a recess
will be taken on February until March
T.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
Railway Traffic Hit Hard
BY One of the Heaviest
Sn0WfaIIs of This Winter

Industrial and railway centers of the
east and middle west, unaffected by
the fuel administrations weekly heat
less Monday order, were forced to slow
down their important war operations
today by snowfall which, in some
sections, was one of the heaviest of the
winter.
The worst tie-up of railway traffic
day by transportation officials if the
weather bureaus prediction of con-
tipued snow and cold tomorrow is
realized. Territory east of Chicago
will be chiefly affected.
A heavy snowstorn is prevailing over
;Ohio and the central western states to-
day. The storm, which struck the Dis
trict Of Columbia and vicinity and moved
rapidly eastward. after leaving a six
inch snowfall, was expected to do serious
.daAaage to shipping in New York and
other eastern ports
Another Wave Headed This Way.
]. The cold wave came out of the Mssis-
Xippi valley. the weather bureau stated.
Another cold wave is forming in the
aCanadian northwest and will nove south
ward. The full force of this is expected
to strike the central, western and lake
regions tomorrow.
Over crippled telegraph wires the
railroad administration today received
reports of heavy. wet snow falling
through most of the east, with rising
Temperature in the middle west.
General freight movements. officials
declared. showed no improvements over
last week. Railroads were hard hit in
some centers and transportation was
slowed down accordingly. The damage
to telegraph wires was said to be prip-
cfpally to wires operated by the rail-
road companies. Private telegraph com
panies declared their wires were in
good shape. with the exception of minor
troubles west of Chicago.
Mercury to Fall Tomorrow.
A heavy rainfall in the southern
states will turn to sleet and snow to-
night, it was predicted by weather Off.
cials.
There is no prospect of warme,
weather generally in the middle Allan.
tic states. the weather bureau declared
Slightly warmer temperatures NAV
prevail in some of the states tonight
where snow fell, but tomorrow the
mercury will go down.
=. The cold wave will penetrate tomor.
row to northwestern Florida.
Evening star., 1918-01-28
WORST STORM IN
SEASON HITS CITY

CONTINUED from First Page.)
that the same length OF time would be
required for the present j&b.
Evening star., 1918-01-28

Mai Gen. Leonard Wood. in France
on an observation tour. was slightly
wounded in the arm yesterday by an
French soldiers and hurt two other
American officers, Lieut.. Col. Charles E.
Kilbourne and Mai. Kenyon A. Joyce.
Secretary Baker announced the acci-
dent in this statement:
"A cable dispatch from the head
quarters of Gen Pership states that an
day killed five French soldiers and
slightly injured Maj. Gen. Wood in the
arm, Lieut. Col. Charles 4. kilbourne
in the eye and Maj. Kenyon A Joyce In
the arm.
The message was brief and gave no
further details. Gen. Woods tour would
carry him both to the front and to the
American training camps behind the
lines. but there is no indication as to
where the accident occurred.
All of the divisional commanders
have been or will be sent to Europe
for brief periods Cen Wood, COM
manding Camp Funston, Kan, went
over several weeks ago.
Gen. Woods Notable Career.
Gen Wood and Col. Kilbourne and
Mai. Joyce of his staff We're in France
making observations of military move
ments in accordance with the policy OF
the War Department of having all di-
vision commanders get f1rst-hand in
formation of modern military science
and tactics on the field of action. Gen.
Wood is in command of the cantonment'
at Camp Funston, Kan. His military
career is part of the modern history OF
the United States. A native of New
Hampshire, he entered the Army as an
assistant surgeon in 1856, and as such