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Evening star., 1918-03-31
NOVEL TRADING METHODS
NEEDED NOW IN RUSSIA
Chaotic Conditions Require Forma-
tion Of Special Commission, Says
Swedish Business Man.
BY BAssETr DIGBY,

.
C.slegraa to The Sunday. Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
STOCKHOLM. Sweden, March %
Novel methods of trading in Russia
must be devised at present on account.
Of the chaotic conditions. according to
Director vesterlund. prominent
Swedish business man residing in Mos
COW. It II considered certain that the
Russian government will take into its
own hands or will closely control the
sale of grain. hides. timber. wool, hax
and other raw materials. which. on ac-
count Of the depreciation Of the ruble.
furnish Russia's only means Of pay
mont for foreign products.
Herr Vesterlund recommends the for
nation Of q Swedish special commits
S1on, under government auspices, which
should go to Russia and arrange con-
ditions Of barter with the Russian gov
wants and what that nation has to
ofIer in exchange On its return the
commission should apportion the de-
sired goods among firms doing gen.
eral export trade, this distribution
being in proportion to the goods they
send to Russia State insurance should
protect the risk0 taken by each Arm.
Herr vesteriund recommends trading
nrst In the Ukraine. Siberia and the
CauasuA where conditions arc more
It 10 anticipated by Herr vesterlund
that there will bo keen competition
With Germany. Austria, America and
England. but he believes that the mar
hryt nation able to place in Russia the
articles needed. and that the outcome
win not b decided By any racial SYM
Evening star., 1918-03-31
HUNS TAKE II SHOTSAT
BALLOON AND MISS IT
U. S. Officer Says It Is Exciting Part
of Observation Life to See How
Many Shells Miscarry.
BY e. PERCY NOEL.
Cablexram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily NeNa.

Chfc08O DAILY NeW0s
AT AN AMERICAN AVIATION CEN
TER IN FRANCE. March 1s.-'Tt is a
cold and lonely job when 1t is not over
exciting" said an American air on
Ger. who. with several others. have
been with an observation balloon corps
in the French army for more than a
month. The most interesting part OF
the job is to see how many shells can
burst near the balloon without hitting
it That Is when the Huns try to snipe
US with their six-inch guns. One day
counted seventeen successive misses
and they haven't got the balloon yet
Outside of this we balloon OBJ
servers see the war better than any
one else. After studying the maps OF
the sector from the air we know al
most exactly where the guns and troops
on both eides are. When q gun fires
and the shell bursts we not only know
whether 1t is German or French, but
get q good idea OF the effect pro-
duced. It Is most aggravating. how
ever. to be forced to descend just as a
small battle is beginning and return
to earth before seeing who wins"
you like your job" suggested.
Sure, like it." he replied. mo. ]
have not been forced to use the para
chute yet. but I have plenty Of prac-
tice. So long as take good care OF
the parachute, unrolling 1t at night
and folding 1t up again carefully the
next morning, I have nothing to worry
about except a rough landing in a bad
wind. The balloon is all right, but
pity the poor aviators."
Evening star., 1918-03-31

OofFespondence Of the Associated Press.
HONOLULU. T. H. February 26-The
fiery pit Of Halemaumau, in which, up
to Sunday night, February ~. swirled
and groaned the eternal volcanic fires
Of Hlauea, has become formidable. lit
orally lifting the molten lava and emp
tying It In all directions over the Inn
mense crater.
The automobile road. by which Wis
itors were able to drive their machines
to within q very short distance Of the
pit, has been absolutely destroyed az
far back as where 1t enters the main
crater. The parking station, where au-
tomobiles used to be left while their oc-
cupants went the rest Of the way on
foot. is today moro than ten feet under
black lava
Not for generations has Kilauea pre-
sented so spectacular a sight as today,
for. in accordance with the predictions
Of Prof. T. A. Jagsar. volcanoiogist in
charge OF the Kilauea observatory. the
lava in the pit rose rapidly-twenty-
two feet in twenty-four hours, and ID
pouring out in every direction upon the
main door Of the crater.
Tho crater Is more than three miles
across, but for many years the fiery
flood has been contained in the pit of
Halemaumau. At times 1t has sunk
many hundreds of feet down and out OF
sight. For several months, however, 1t
has been gradually rising.
A wireless message received today
from Hilo says that another flow start
ed this morning and there are indica-
tions of increasing activity. An erup-
tion Of Mauna Loa Is considered prob
able.
A vivid story of the overlooking of the
pit was received from the Volcano
Evening star., 1918-03-31
ROM ACROSS THE SEAS FOR SUNDAY STAR READERS
PIT OF F1ALEMAUMAU SPURTS
SPECTACULAR BURST OF LAVA

House today. It was written by L. De
Wis Norton Of Honolulu. who went to
the volcano to see the sight when 1t
seemed probable the pit would over
how. He writes:
The crater Is a marvellous sight and
the fire pit-well. there isn't any fire pit
left at all. Where it used to be there ID
simply mass Of tumbled lava very
hot under foot and glowing ominously
through its multitudinous cracks and
It is practically impossible to say where
the original rim Of the pit is situated.
for 1t has entirely vanished.
Beyond the shining black lava there
Is narrow channel of molten lava. not
more than a few yards across, with q
line OF white-hot caverns at the base
Of a towering cliff on the farther side.
This cliff scars up to a row of Jagged
pinnacles fully eighty feet above the
lake, and is pierced here and there with
spurts Of lava are gushing at intervals.
The narrow streaming channel, lead
ing to q small bay at the head Of which
stands great cone emitting splendid
banners Of vivid blue fame, represents
the lava lake Of Kilauea today. There
may be other sections of lake, but all
are masked by the towering cliffs. which
have arisen the whole way around the
Halemaumau pit.
whether or not there will be a great
idVA uOW from tHe uAuh VI Tue Auouu-
tain only time can show, but Pele seems
to be gathering her strength and mar
shaling her forces in a manner she has
never before exhibited. The changes of
the past two weeks are amazing, and
when one looks at them, one cannot
help speculating on what may be the
outcome.
'As a spectacle it is appalling in its
grandeur; 1t makes one realize ones
own littleness as nothing else in all the
world could do, for the forces displayed
are beyond all human understanding"
Evening star., 1918-03-31
FRENCH ARMIES IN FIELD
IN REMARKABLE HEALTH
Medical Reports Give Surprising Sit.
uation Despite Conditions in Dug
outs and Trenches.

FRENCH FRONT. February g.
healthy than at the beginning Of the
war, say the medical reports. This is
attributed to hygienic precaution and
the betterments introduced in the
housing and care of the men.
Typhoid and analogous diseases have
become very rare. During the first ten
days Of January this year only seven
teen cases were reported as the total in
all the French armies, whereas in De-
cember, 1914. and January. 1915. the
average reached well over four figures
and was very disquieting.
The disappearance of these dangerous
maladies is attributed by the doctors to
the introduction at the end Of January,
1916, Of compulsory incubation of the
troops with anti-typhoid serum.
The remarkable health Of the soldiers
the conditions under which they live
when on active service in the trenches
Is taken into consideration. Then for
weeks on end they are subjected to the
all the numerous chores inseparable
from being cut OF from the usual life
of mankind. In every kind Of weather
they have to bring up to the front lines
supplies Of food and ammunition. They
have to stand on guard in rain and
Crowded and Damp Dugouts.
When not on actual guard they pass
their time in crowded and damp dug
outs. where the air Is always bad. At
all times in the front-line sectors they
are compelled to take their rest while
fully dressed and equipped so as to be
ready for a call to fight. Their food is
brought to them by comrades just as
dirty as themselves, and, as there are
no opportunities to wash. it Is handled
by hands covered with mud and grease.
soldier in the front line are such as to
breed disease yet they seem rapidly to
accustom themselves to them and to
maintain their health.
Even throat and chest troubles have
diminished among the troops, thanks
to the improved conditions in the rest
camps, whore on coming down from the
front lines the soldiers arc now pro.
vided each with trestle bed raised
from the ground. which Is the acme Of
comfort as compared with the bundle
OF damp straw usual IN 1914 and 1918.
! Measles and scarlatina, which were
once so prevalent break out now only
here and there. The report Of the ten
days already mentioned tells of only
ffty-nine cases of measles and fifty
three of scarlatina In the entire army
Trench feet. brought about, by stand
| ing in the freezing mud for days at
! time in shoes which hinder the circu-
lation, are being cofnbated successfully,
The last report shows only 583 cases in
ten days during the coolest season,
whereas in i've days Of the same period
last year no fewer than 1881 cases were
!, treated. Formerly amputation was re-
sorted to very frequently, but now the
method Of treatment employed has done
away with this radical means.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
LITTLE ONE BROWNS SELF
AT HER FATHERS BIDDING
Thousands Of Villagers in Flooded
Districts Of China Suffer Ter
rible Privations.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
PEKING. February 6-"But. daddy.
it's cold" said the little girl, when her
father brought her to hole in the ice
and told her to jump in. i:
Never mind. you must get in,'' re-
! piled the father. So he put her in and
returned home. with one mouth less to
feed
This, says the Picking Daily News. is
typical of what is happening in Amp
ing and adjoining districts. fifty miles
south of Paotingfu in Chilli province.
Some days ago a baby was found de-
posted on the ground in Mill village.
The mother was traced to another part
of the village. She explained that her
home was in ruins. there was no food.
her husband had gone away some four
years ago at previous flood time, and
she had already thrown this baby into
the well twice. but 1t had been rescued
I by -neighbors.
On December II the P'u-t'ao-ho river
in this district caused great flood
lowing to the blockage of ice. The
villagers suddenly found water pouring
into the streets and into the houses.
The men had all they could do to rescue
their women. children and old folks. get
ting them on to the roofs of the houses.
There. on the roofs, in bitter cold.
they lived and slept for three days until
the ice was frozen solid. Now they
have gotten back into the houses. where
the ice under their feet is one or two,
or even three feet deep. Most of their
belongings are buried in this ice. They
are eating a watery concoction of dead
leaves. When the frost breaks the river
Is almost certain to overflow again.
The ice In the houses will melt. Within
and without. all will be water The
houses will dissolve and collapse. De-
struction awaits these people unless
they can be removed beforehand to safe
places.
In this district Of Anp'ing there are
over 100000 people In distress owing to
the floods. One hundred and eighty
villages are affected, but It 10 only q
small number that have suffered from
this last calamity Office. About forty
villages are In extreme distress. The
people are REDUCED to burning the tim
bers Of their houssa and their fruit
trees. There has, Of courue,- already
|heen wholssals 6lAughtesing oe animals
4 [thfougheue ~. flooded aroaa, 60 that
u 10 serious question NV 6eops can
be sown In the sprtng.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Berlin Commandeers slth Hotel.

AMSTERDAM. February 3l.-Ths
Kaiserhof Hotel. which 10 now to be
taken over BY the German government.
10 the twsnty. fourth Berlin hotel to be
eemmandssreA or clessd. Before the war
there were 1890 hotel beAs avallable
Tor visitose te Berlin. ne numbse b
nev enly sli0htly aboVo Se.ooA
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Best Scores by the French.

In the speed and accuracy competi-
ton. one point is given for each two
grenades beyond six which the candt-
date puts within the target within the
space of one minute. This twenty-six
hits equals ten points. To determine
the best grenadier add the points re-
sulting from both competitions. An
average throw is about thirty meters,
and average accuracy from eight to ten
hits within a minute. Among the best
scores thus far recorded in the French
army for distance are: Pichenet Of the
eth Battalion. 1soth Infantry. nifty
eight meters (about 100 feet): verger
of the 252d Infantry, fifty meters d64
feet), both throwing with the whip
motion.
The best accuracy record is twenty
seven hits of forty-four grenades,
thrown within minute. by Grenadfer
Aptel Of the 49th Infantry. Interesting
scores may be CO .nmunicated by letter
to Lieut.. de Vaisseau, care Le Horizon,
Secteur Postale.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
]. S. BOYS may ORGANIZE
FOR GRENADE THROWING
Contests French Are Forming at
Camps Will Afford American
Chance to Show Athletic Skill.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
Correspondence Of The Sunday Stal
and the Chicago Daily Nows.)

and the Chicago Daily NeWD.)
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, March
ls.-American soldiers will perhaps de-
sire to organize throughout their camps
grenade throwing contests, such an
those which are now being organized
by the French army, with the special
authorization Of Gen. Petain. The OBJ
ject is to encourage competition and
discover the champion grenade throw
ers Later in the year there will
doubtless be competitions between the
French, British and American champions.
The best grenadier is the one who
throws the farthest. quickest and most
accurately. Each contest should IN
clude a test both of distance and ac-
curacy. The grenade used Is one that
is empty and egg shaped weagnins ae,
about 500 grams (aoout seventeen en-
overstep the line in throwing. Ine
distance must be measured from the
starting line to the point where tne
grenade falls. The candidate must
then throw again in exactly the op-
posite direction to counterbalance any
slope of the ground. The distance
scored is the mean between these two
throws. The method OF throwing Is
either the overland cricket motlon
The accuracy tests require a target
two meters (about eighty inches)
square, having it's center twenty-five
meters (eighty-two feeD from the
starting line and lying nat on the
ground. The object is to put as many
grenades as possible within the target
in the space Of one minute. In the dis
tance competition the candidate scores
one point for every two meters (seven-
ty-nine inches) he throws beyond thir-
49, (rJr fnbt a
throw of forty meters (nearly 125 feet)
scores five points.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
raw MILK and CREAM

To protect children. invalids
and those who. are in a run
down condition against milk
infections, raw milk and cream
should be avoided. ~
Some of 1t may be safe and
wholesome for healthy adults,
but 1t is not always reliable,
and many outbreaks Of infec-
tious diseases have been caused
by the special or certified kind.
. Properly pasteurized milk
and cream. carefully cooled and
bottled. is the only kind people
should drink. II this cannot
be obtained scald the raw milk
without boiling 1t.
The heat-treating of milk
does not-as is sometimes as
serted-impair its digestibility
or nourishing property and it
scurvy in children. This has
often been shown by competent
sanitarians and food experts.
The Health officer Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia will give you
the sanitary rating Of your
local milk supply at any time
you should apply for 1t.
sssisiy for Prsvsaiiss Of Sickness.
{. leltlnEl. sserstsy.
The Bulletins of the Society
for Prevention of. Sickness,
signed by Mr.. q. Berliner, are
based on much careful study,
and they deserve the attention
Of the public. for whose benefit
they are issued.
DR.. GEO. M. KOBER
(Professor Of Hygiene, George-
town Univsrslty).
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Evening star., 1918-03-31
THRILLS OF FLIGHT j.: ::
- $3.50
BRACERS TO A|RMENs
American Aviators Eager for :SS=
Formation of Own Corps
at Front. q
new Machine A SUCCESS
By JUNIUS b. WOOD.
(CoFrespondence Of The Sunday Star
and the Chicago Daily News.)


and the Chicago Daily News.)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 15.-"ouvert" topen).
said the aviator. turning q button at
the pilots seat. ''Ouvert," echoed an
American sergeant, for the Americans
now use French on our flying fields.
'Ferne" (closed). called the avfa-
tor. Ferne," echoed the sergeant.
throwing all his weight on spinning
caught instantly and the two-bladsd
wheel. with a roar and a whirl. was
whipping the warm spring air into
hurricane around our helrneted
heads and was dissolved into a hAsy
'tions minute. We were going for a
flight in one Of the new machines
(name deleted), which our aviators
are going to use when they operate
as a unit with the forces holding the
American sector. At present Ameri-
cans are fying as observers and pilots
with the French, but 1t is expected that
it will only be q few days now before
they have their own corps. The pilots
in the front cavity Of the fusilage Of
accident happens. will be the hrst to
lead an American squadron over the
German lines. was having the
unique experience of riding on the
first type Of the machine (name' de-
leted) received by the Army's premier
the first American crew to Germany.
Leaves Ground Like Feather. -
All other sounds are drowned in the
shri1l whir OF the propeller as We
sped over the rough field with less
jo1ting than in an automobile on an
ordinary road and that 5olting soon
I-RA
lightly as feather blown by the wind.
Looking over the side the field seemed
to be dropping down.
It was like ascending an incline rail-
road on the side of cliff. Then the
patches of wood beneath were like
squares of patchwork in different coll
ors, the winding roads like ribbons.
big trucks like moving specks and
villages like children's toys. We had
reached an altitude where a few hun
dred feet higher or lower made no
difference in the perspective.
In few seconds all the noise. hustle
and roar Of the earth were left SO far
behind US that it seemed as IL we were
In a becalmed schooner many miles at
sea.
1t is possible to comprehend the fascina-
ton Of aviation and why. once having
flown. one continues until that quick and
glorious finish which comes to hundreds
of daring aviators
For two days and sleepless nights had
been at the front where the boom Of ar
dllery and the rattle of machine gun never
stopped for an hour. There telephones
were ringing, muddy messengers wero
dashing in constantly, generals were Civ
ing orders, the roads were crowded with
trucks, supply trains and ambulances with
soldiers were everywhere. It was war.
real and uninviting. 1t Is easy to imagine
how. up in the air, even over the enemy
lines. war seems like picture far away,
though shrapnel may be bursting around
the Gothas rising to do battle. To avi-
ators, Gotha means one OF two things
another decoration or an obituary. In
either case it will all be over in a few
seconds. or hardly long enough to spoil the
picture.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
To Let Food Rot Penalized.

LONDON, March 20-To let food rot
or decay or even to let frost get at
potatoes is now a criminal offense in
England.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
Town to Found Zeppelin Museum.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
BERN, February 20.-The town OF
Friedriehshafen, main headquarters OF
the Zeppelin Airship Company, is found
ing Zeppelin museum to be dedicated
next autumn.
Evening star., 1918-03-31
PICK PICTURESQUE SAVOY
FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS
Beautiful French Region Will Be
Used for Rest and Healthful
Recreation Leaves.
correspondence o, the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
CHAMBERY. France, February 90
American soldiers on leave now are
being sent to the department Of Savoy.
one Of the most picturesque regions of
France, to obtain rest and healthful
recreation after their arduous work, in
the trenches and behind the lines. The
department was selected by officers of
the American Army. 1t is beautifully
situated about $50 miles from Parissin
the Alps in southeastern France, hav-
ing a mild and agreeable climate. fer
tile valleys. high and we'll timbered
mountains and pretty mountain streams
and lakes.
Aix-les-Bains, Chambery and Challes-
les Faux are the three towns in the de-
partment to which the first American
soldiers are being sent.
The first contingent of soldiers was
sent to Aix-les-Bains. known to tourists
the world over as THE Pearl Of Savoy"
This town. with a normal population OF
les than 10000 inhabitants, is located
but one mile from the lake of Bourget
on a small plain surrounded by noun
tains.
Famed for Its Baths.
its warm mineral springs, know to the
Romans. The baths are operated under
government supervision. The water is
supplied by two springs. yielding daily
over a million gallons. The treatment,
prescribed chiefly for rheumatism and
skin diseases. is supplied to American
soldiers at . very nominal cost.
Chambery 10 a town Of 22.0oo inhabi-
tants about nine miles from Afx-les-
Bains. 1t 10 the capital Of the depart
ment of Savoy and an important center
Of learning and industry. The grand
dukes OF Savoy made their headQuar-
ters in Chambery, and built there a
great old castle. parts Of which still
stand. Old Roman ruins are also found
In the neighborhood.
Challes-1es- Faux is another well
known hot springs station located q
couple Of miles southeast of Chambery.
and at the foot Of the Baugs mountains.
The baths there are said to have vtr-
those at Aix.lee.Bain6 a IafIe casino
and . eheatee have boon ioase1 IN
Challss BY the Y. n. G. A. for the bonallf
es the American soldisrsL
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-09-05
STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
STATE OF NEVADA
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
eeived by the Department of Highways,
Carson City, Nevada, until II O'Clock
noon on September 20, 1918, and will
be publicly opened at 100 pm. on
that date for the construction of a
concrete pile trestle over the Hum
boldt River on a portion of the State
boldt County, Nevada, located near
Kodak, about three miles northeast of
the City of Lovelock, length of struc-
ture 144 feet. Said construction will
consist of approximately 20 cubic
yards excavation without classified
tom, 1000 lin. it. Concrete Piles COM
plete in place, 46.7 Gu. yds. Glass "a
Precast Concrete complete in place,
I07 Gu. yds. Glass "A" Concrete, 28S
lin. IT. Iron Pipe Railing complete in
place. Plans may be examined and
forms of Proposal, contract and spe-
cifications may be secured at the office
of the State Highway Engineer at
Carson City, Nevada, and at the office
of the County Clerk Of Humboldt
County in Winnemucca, Nevada. Bid
ders may obtain a complete copy of
the plans by placing a cash deposit
of SIS with the State Highway En-
gineer. Said deposit will be refunded
when plans are returned in good con-
dition.
All bids must be made on the Pro-
posal Form furnished by the Depart
nent of Highways, and particular at
tention is called to the notice to con-
tractors attached thereto. The right
is reserved to reject any or all bids.
c. c. C0TTRELL.
State Highway Engineer
Date of first publication, Sept 5, 1913
Date of last publication, Sept. 10, 1918
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-09-05
Scouts War Gardens.

The food production and garden
campaign of the Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea is well under way, says Boys life.
Every scout and. indeed, every troop
and every local council. according to
reports. is definitely interested In some
way.
This year every scout is asked to be
responsible for securing one adult to
agree to work with him on the scouts
individual garden or on the troop gar
den or on the local council garden.
The adult might be a scouts father, his
brother or his sisters best fellow, his
uncle or indeed any man who viii
faithfully stick TO the JOB until the.
crops are harvested.