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summary of Chief Accomplishment

work the Secretary gave the following
as it's chief accomplishments:
II. A large army Is In the field
and in training, SO large that fur
ther increments to 1t cannot be
adequately equipped and trained
as rapidly as those already in train
ing can be transported.
70. The army has baen enlisted and
selected without serious dislocation
of the Industries of the country.
"3. The training Of the Army is pro-
ceeding rapidly and its spirit is high.
The subsistence Of the Army has been
supply. temporarily inadequate. is
now substantially complete, and
reserves will rapidly accumulate.
Arms of the most modern and ef-
feetive kind-including artillery.
machtne gaps, automatic rifles aud
small arms-have been provided by
manufacture or purchase for every
soldier In France and are available
for every soldier who can be gotten
to France In the year 1918
=. a substantial army il already
in France, where both men and Of
ficers have hsen additionally and
specially tIatnea aaa are ready Tor
"5. Independent lines of commune
cation and supply and vast storage
and other facilities are In process OF
construction In France.
"6. Great programs for the man.
ufacture Of additional equipment
strus1epts e4 war have hAen kormu-
lated.
Expressions Of Doubt Recognized.
.I make this statement" cont,npsd Ii
- &as1l fAAA AZ =
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Mrs. prexel Weds British Officer.

LONDON. January 1o.-The Daily
Sketch says Mrs. Margarita Armstrong
Drexel, who last year divorced her hus-
hand. Anthony j. Drexel. the Philadel-
nbja banker. was married quietly in Lon
don Saturday to Lieut. Col. Brinsley
Fftz Gerald, private secretary to the
commander-in-chief of the home forces.
Evening star., 1918-01-10
Col. Thomas L. Livermore Dies.

BOSTON. January 1D.-Col Thomas L.
Ltvermore, for many years a leader in
the copper mining industry. has died at
his home here. For twenty-one years
Cal. Livsrmore was vice president of
the Calumet ana Hecia Mining Com
pany ana an ofacer in several other
large mining corporations. He was
born IN -Galena.. III. in -1S4ls
Evening star., 1918-01-10
|DU PONT PLANTS
FUEL SUPPLY. LOW
Shutting Down of War Work
Matter Of Only aFeW
Hours.
OTHER PLACES HARD HIT
By ths Associated Press.

By ths Associated Prass.
PATERSON. N j., January 10
Closure Of the du Pont powder plants
at Pompton Lakes and Haskell, en-
gagged exclusively on war work. was
declared to be only a matter of few
hours by the management today un-
less fuel were received promptly.
Notification of this situation was sent
to the county fuel administrator. who
gave no hope for relief. The plants
employ between 5000 and 5000 per-
sons. They are situated on branches
Of the Erie railroad.
It was also reported today that many
silk mills would soon be forced to op-
crate on q three-days-a-week schedule
unless the fuel shortage was relieved
Munitions Plants Idle.
BURLINGTON. N. J., January 10
Many war munitions and other New
Jersey industrial plants are idle and
thousands of persons are without en-
pioyment as a result of the coal short
age. It requires about eco tons of Goa
daily to operate the Burlington plant.
Drastic Action in New York.
NEW YORK, January 1o-Fuel ad-
restaurants. cabarets and other amuse-
ment places, unless the coal supply in
creases sufficiently to meet all require
ments In New York city. A tentative
plan was outlined by Albert H. Wig
gin. state fuel administrator. classify
ing the needs on a priority basis.
II this is put into effect. schools and
public utilities will receive coal first;
next the very poor; the apartment
houses and Office buildings: manufac-
turers fourth and all others last. I'm
der this plan. closing hours would be
fixed for restaurants and cabarets.
probably. 1t was suggested, between 9
pm. and am.
Schools were placed in the first class
because of the admittedly grave situa-
ton. particularly in Brooklyn. About
500 tons a day are needed for the
schools. and the total supply had dwin-
died TO 40 tons. In other boroughs the
conditions are bad. but not so serious.
Daily Income of Fuel Short.
No coal entered the city through the
Pennsylvania tunnels during the night
The city is receiving on an average
t25,0O0 tons OF anthracite daily, with
10000 as the normal requirement. it is
stated.
New York needs also $4,000 tons OF
lbttuminous, of which only about half Is
being received.
Hudson Ferry Line Communicated.
Communicating by the Army author
tiles today of Hudson river ferry line
used for trucking, which since the coal
crisis has been bringing 1000 tons Of
coal daily to New York from a New
Jersey terminal. added further diff
culties to the situation. The fuel ad-
iministration was also informed of the
breaking down of the dumping ma
chinery at the terminal of the Phiiadel-
phia and Reading railroad at Port
Reading, n. j., receiving 1000 cars
daily.
Evening star., 1918-01-10
RELEASE OF FREIGHT
CARS IN j. 5. URGED
Mr.. McAdoo Appeals to State
and Local Officials THROUGH
out Nation.
CONDITIONS ARE BETTER

Steps to make effective the natioa-
terminals during next week, designated
an freight moving week" were taken
today by Director General NcAdoo
Boards Of trade. shippers organizations
and state and local officials were urged
to do their utmost to stir up agitation
for prompt unloading OF ears.
Freight conditions throughout the
east were reported slightly improved
today. although serious congestion and
lack of locomotives is apparent at a
number of centers. Conditions at Bos-
ton and New York have been improved
somewhat by milder weather.
Railroads in Ohio are still affected.
however. by the sluggishness OF tranic
about Pittsburgh.
Read djustment Is Approved
General readjustment of reconsign-
roads, involving a number of increases,
was approved today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission after investiga-
tion of a year.
The new regulations affect principally
packers, coal, lumber and grain in
terests. and are measures to increase
car efficiency by reducing delays Incl
dent to reconsignment.
Developments in the railroad labor
situation today awaited Director Gen
eral McAdoo's appointment of a board
OF four members to consider recent de-
mands for wage increases made by the
four railway brotherhoods and switch
mems union.
The naming of this board, which, for
the present at least. probably will deal
only with the pending demands of
brotherhood organizations and the
switchmen, is the first step in the gov
ernment's plan to transfer wage dis
putes from railway executives boards
to government agencies.
To Ask Higher Wages.
Indications are that higher wages
will be asked Of the railroad admins
tration by nearly all classes of railroad
labor, and the director general prob
ably will deal with these demands
through investigation boards desig-
mated for the purpose.
Strikes, it was learned. are not con-
templated by any organization, how
ever, and the wage question will not
be put up to the government as actual
demands.
The director general announced last
night that he probably would name
railroad directors for sections of the
country to assist in government oper-
alton, but said the details of his plan
have not been completed.
1t is considered probable that not
more than six or seven will be named,
and Mr.. McAdoo said definitely that he
did not expect to appoint state di-
rectors.
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GERMANS REQUEST SWEDEN
TO ACT AS A GO-BETWEEN

81
PETROGRAD Wednesday, January eThe German delegations
Evening Post to have got into touch
with the leson have expressed the desire that
The German delegations take with
resumption Of commercial reasns
and release of prisoners So far known they
were not charged affairs and in ordinary stances
employ such in seeking
Sueden as mediator Negotiations would be carried directly with
the Swedish minister through the German minister at
Evening star., 1918-01-10
IEUTONS' SUPPLY
LINES MENACED
Snow From Three to Five
Feet Deep in Mountains on
Italian Front.
BY the Associated Press.

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY. Wednesday. Janu-
ary 9.-The enemy's winter campaign
appears to have been interrupted seri-
eusly. II not halted definitely, by heavy
snowfalls during the last twenty-four
hours. The snow covers the mountain
front to a depth of from three to i've
feet.
Monte Grappa, which is the central
point of the operations between the
Piave and the Brenta rivers. has three
: fest Of snow while farther north the
positions occupied by the enemy are
buried to a much greater depth. The
snow barrier is operating strongly
against the enemy. as they are on the
sammits. while the Italians generally
are on the lower ground sloping toward
the plain.
On Monte Grappa. which is the domi-
On Monte Pertica and Monte Caprile.
nearby. held by the enemy, the can
Aonade fell of today and there was lit
the activity beyond patrol movements.
the mountain paths SO as to permit the
steady movement Of supplies. Huge
tractor snow plows are being used and
a3edges are taking the place of trucks
Tor carrying food and munitions.
Nay Close Communication Lines.
In addition to the interruption at the
inmediate front. the heavy snowfall
Uay close the enemy's line Of commune
cation from Austria southward into
Italy.
The principal route runs through the
Stelvio, an Alpine pass. and has a rail-
way down to Trent and thence to Pri-
mclano, which is only ten miles from
Monte Grappa and the fighting front.
II ID this route which has been open
~ to this time and has given the enc
NY direct communication to the front.
While the lower section is not
haoclked, indications are that Stelyfo
paas, which Is the vital link in the
route, is blocked by from ten to fifteen
feet Of snow. The Stelvio is the high
feet, and connects the Adige valley of
Auatfia with the AIDA valley in Italy.
6noWs in that section invariably are
1o3lowed by avalanches. which further
black the valleys and available outlets.
situation: Elsewhere.
The enemy's eastern communications
! Into the Frfuli region are similarly.
euf It ID believed not a. seriously. af-
1ected.
tho railway line running southwark
Along the upper Piave is blocked by
heavy SHOWS and avalanches Further
east the route to Gori5ia, which passes
through the transalpine pass of
Heistritx, is snowbound. though two
sthsr routes across the carso range are
me indications are that the enemy
win be unable to carry on any large
eDerations. particularly on the noun
taan front. during the period that his
eemmunications are snowbound.
Evening star., 1918-01-10
FAIL over SELVES
TOBACK SUFFRAGE

Today marked the worst political
traffic jam the capital has seen in many
moons; precipitated by the rush to get
on the suffrage band wagon. now that
the President has. Endorsed the federal
amendment.
Statements are being issued galore.
various suffrage bodies are telling how
they did it, statesmen are digging
through musty files to prove that they
have said nice things about suffrage.
but the politicians on the inside" are
chuckling nightly. The way 1t hap
pened, they say. was this:
Several weeks ago some of the astute
and voteless politicians of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
quietly interviewed a number of repub-
lican members of Congress- They ar
gued in this wise: Here Is grand
chance for republicans to swing the
cal capital for the next congressional
campaign, and we will see that you: get
full credit"
Democrats Act Quickly.
The idea sounded 50 good that the re-
publicans called a meeting yesterday to
asrse on the pSocedure @ But some demo mo,
speedily asked an appointment at the
White House, obtained President Wilson'S
Endorsement and now consider that they
have ciinched their claims to q largo share
OF the woman suffrage vote.
Wherefore there arc some glum republic
cans in town today. Likewise there arc
some long-faced democrats.
to q representative from the north: Say,
this is an outrage I'm between the devil
and the deep blue sea. But will have to
vote for the thing
Echoes of long "Ha-ha" from the rep
resentative from the north and the retort
courteous, Serves you right You fellows
from the south wished this prohibition
votes for women on a silver platter. with
Rthe compliments OF the reform season.
Noy be with you.
Strategy by the President.
Whatever their feelings. the political
wiseacres pay their, respects to. President
Wilson for a political strategy which out
witteds republicans, acceded gracefully to
what wAs considered the inevitable, and
aiso-a lHtle point which was commented
on today--has a perfect alibi against any
outcry of "'politics."
For If you ask the administration lead
ers they will point you to the fact that
most of the, cabinet already has declared
for suffrage, and especially recall that Ia
krector, etc. William G. McAdoo came
forth with a pro-suffrage. plea sherti,
after the first liberty loan campaign.
IL, Republicans are inclined to point an ac-
cNsine, finger at the "McAdoo presidential
h< VGn"; Mr.. McAdoo's friends stoutiy as
Sc, 1 that. there amt no sech animal"
Od-scflool politicians are habbergasted
II I, us is<the political pace that woHneF
are Soing to set. they imply, there II
going to be little rest for the weary poll.
fician end the tired ofiiceholder Is going
J TO he X ept mighty busy.
Evening star., 1918-01-10
Chain and sprocket Club Donates.
Additional Workers Named.

The appointment of the following ad-
ditiona1 workers was, approved: For
the seventh district. Mrs Laura B.
Glenn; sixth district. Mrs. Charles F.
Brush, jr., and third district, Mrs. Hor-
tense o. Shepard. 1t was explained that
tho unusual demands made upon the So
ciety at this time necessitated addi-
tiona1 workers. The need also of vol
unteers who can give'one or more hours
a week was especially noted by the
committee on district organization.
DR.. George NJ. Kober. chairman of the
Provident Savings Society committee,
reported the sale Of the society's thrift
stamps to the value of $672.S5 in De-
cember. a considerable increase over
December OF the previous year. Large
Withdrawals from the savings fund
were noted. due to the demands for
fuel and warm clothing. while a large
sum was withdrawn by one depositor
to invest IN liberty bonds.
The Questin OF publishing an annual
report for 1917 was discussed. It was
decided to postpone decision in the
matter until it should be known
whether contributions during the COM
ing month are snficient toswarrant the
expense.
Evening star., 1918-01-10
Kill German Occupants.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. January 10.-One of the most
successful raids into the German lines
in some time was executed Tuesday by
foreign legionaries and sharpshooters
who attacked and penetrated enemy
positions along front of mile and
to depth OF half mile in front Of
Flirey and westward toward st. Mihiel,
capturing 178 officers. nom commits
stoned officers and men, The troops re-
turned to their own positions after
completely clearing the German de-
lenses They reconnoitered both the
first and second German lines. killed or
ca ptured every occupant and carried or
numbers of machine guns and trench
mortars.
The surprise was SO complete that the
German artillery did not come into ac-
tion until French victory had been ac-
complished. The French casualties did
not reach a dozen, while German bodies
cover thickly the positions overrun by
the attackers.
Evening star., 1918-01-10
81, 600 Men in Air Service.

1.-The aviation section of the Signal
Corps on the list day. Of April. 1917. con-
On the 1st day of JANUARY, 1918, 1t con-
sisted of 5000 officers and 49, 120 men.
This division OF the War Department
was charged by Congress with the ex-
penditure Of an appropriation aggregat-
Ing for 1918 S744. 600, or hve times the
1915 appropriation for the entire War De-
partznent.
1.-The engineer department. for which in
1917 SIS, ,000, 600 was appropriated. was
charged by the 1918 appropriation with the
expenditure of $3so, ,00e, 200, or about TOO
per cent increase.
There have been organized. trained
and equipped technical troops OF foresters.
ateyedoras and railroad construction and
opera tiou men, aggregati about 10000,
many Of whom have been operating in
France for some months"
Evening star., 1918-01-10
FRANCE MADE HAPPY
BY WILSON SPEECH
Continued from First Pase.)

domination of Europe. The question is
being asked everywhere:
will the censorship permit all the
German people to read President Will
sons messaYe?"
1t is not expected or hoped that In
the present chaos of Russia the Presi-
dents words can reach the ears Of all
the Russian people.
Evening star., 1918-01-10
FORMS AUSTRALIAN CABINET.
William M. Hughes Is Reconstruct.
ing Ministry He Left.

MELBOURNE. Australia, january 10,
The official announcement is made
that William Morris Hughes. who ten
dered the resignation Of the nationalist
government to the governor general be-
cause OF the defeat Of the conscription
proposals, is reconstructing the min
istry.
After the resignation of Mr.. Hughes
Tudor. leader Of the labor party, which
had been instrumental In defaatine con
scripdon, was reported to be forming q
new ministry. and it was announced that
he would be the next prime minister
the minority In the Australian parlia.
ment, and the heMef WAS expressed that
any ministry under the leadership Of Mr
Tudor would be short Hwed.
Evening star., 1918-01-10
FRENCH EASILY CHECK
FOES COUCY FOREST RAID
Guns Active Near Vauxail1on, Also
Southwest Of Cambrai on the
British Front.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. January 1o.-'The French
easily repulsed a German raid against
small posts on the western edge Of the
upper Coucy forest" says today's off,
cial communication. The artillery
fighting was active in the region OF
vauxaillon. Everywhere else the night
was calm"
LONDON, January 1o.-''The hostile
artillery has shown slight activity in
the neighborhood OF Gonnelieu (south-
west of CambraD,' the war Office an
nounces. otherwise there Is nothing
to report"
Evening star., 1918-01-10

Germany Blacklists Fishing Faeet.
YMUIDEN. Holland. january 1e.-Ger-
naRy hes put the YHuiAen stssm Ash-
ing deat On the black list. All supplies
Of coal for the fieet are prohibited by
the GAxmAnas
Evening star., 1918-01-10
2s2 Millions for Trench Materials.

Many Of the classes of ordnance ma
terial requiring to be designed. speci-
ncations drawn and contracts let were
wholly unfamiliar to our normal mill
tary practices. The trench warfare
material alone involves commitments
Of S2S2.O0o. 900.
Many OF the ordnance departments
contracts involve increase Of plant IA
cifities or the construction Of new
plants, and constant inspection by in
spectors who have had to be trained in
specially established schools.
For the quartermastef generals de-
partment in 1918 3,o1S,000.0s9 was ap-
propriated, or a sum more than four
times as great as the 1915 aPpropria-
tion for all governmental purposes.
ION the 1st day Of April there were
341 officers in the Quartermaster
Corps. On the 1st day OF January.
1915. there was a total of 6,431 officers.
81, ,00O. .09o.00 of the appropriation had
been obligated by contracts or disburse-
ments.
This business involved accounting. de-
tsrminauons OF standards. prices, quanti-
ties and the creation Of new manufac-
turing facilities.
I'm the wooien goods section alone the
cooperation Of over 300 mills was in
volved. and the following items give some
idea Of the extensive character of the
operations: There have been purchased
Of oyercoating and over 0.000. 600 yards
each OF shifting flannel and suiting. in
volving an expenditure Of over $345,-
600 900 In cotton goods the department
had contracted for ESQ, eco, 600 yards Of
various cotton cloths
Evening star., 1918-01-10
World Changed Toward Women.

Miss Alice Paul of the NationaINNsom-
ans Party declares:
How completely the political atti-
tude Of the world has changed toward
women is shown by the congressional
support of the suffrage amendment now
compared with the vote on the amend-N
ment four years ago. A man who stood
publicly for us at that time risked ridf-
cule and political punishment
A man who opposed the amendment
at this vote knows that he fs merely
delaying measure bound soon to be
accepted He deliberately attempts to
put America in the position of laggard
in the new democracy that Is sweeping
through the world. He marks this ma
tion as insincere in its protestations Of
world democracy, for which we are at
war.
ITO vote against us is not to defeat
U.s. But IT is to say. IN effect, Rather
than have suffrage come this year, in
stead Of next, L prefer to have. thou
give their time their strength and more
hundreds of thousands of dollars in an
other tWelve-month campaign for tflia
measure. universally admitted right and
inevitable"
A statement issued by the woman's
party says that among those who in the
last week have declared 10 woman's
party leadsnS that they hops the amend
ment will. pass are Mayor Hylasl OF New
York. Judge Charles E. Hughes Of New
York. Col Roosevelt, Judge Ben Lind
sey Of Dsnver: Col: Walter Lippmau,
editor of the New Republic; Badnbridge
Colby. Frank Morrison. secretary Of the
American Federation Of Labor: Julius
Rosenwald OF the Council of National
Defense. Thomas Chadbourne. COUNSEL
lor Of the war trade board; the Secre-
taries Of War. Of tho Navy and Of La
bor. Clifford Ffnchot. Francis. +. Ffsney
OF California; WilIiam Kent Of ta,e tar-
III comm1asiun,, Cow Hfumbhuaiis OF
Pennsyixanta. Georger Foster Feabody
Of New Tonis aud. J. A. H HoVlsinx 0f
New jersey.
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REPLIES TO CRITICS.
DETAILING WORK OF
WAR DEPART men I
Continued from First Page.)


just before the war. was, per thou
sand. Leaving out the deaths due to
measles and it's complications. our death
rate among all troops in the Unfteo
States since September 1 has been
about per thousand.
Vast Appropriations for War.
For the fiscal year 1915 Congress ap-
propriated for the War Department
S15s. 100000 for the fiscal year 1916,
s203,00o, 900; for the fiscal year 1917,
s4os, ,o0o. 900; for the fiscal year 1918. 81
527,33S,716. In other words, taking 1915
as a normal year. the appropriations
THE regular appropriations made by
Congress for all government purposes
for the fiscal year 1915 were S72O,000.-
900. or nearly one-tenth the 1918 ap-
preparations for the War Department
alone.
''Of the total War Department ap-
propriations for 1913. $4,000, 100000 was
for the ordnance department, of which
contracts amounting to $1,677, ,0o0. 900
already have been placed.
"On the first day OF April, 1917, the
ordnance department consisted of nine
ty-seven commissioned officers, while
now it consists of 3.094 officers. and, in
addition. has 26,12O enlisted personnel.
TN addition to the selection and
training Of this new force. the making
low-up necessary In the naanufactur-
ing processes. a continuous study OF
new weapons and instrumentalitfes
has been kept up. q constant contact
kept with trained men abroad study
ing the operation OF ordnance material
in battle. and accordingly mod6yng
deMgnes and plans here by reason OF
observation and experaenee.,,