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Evening star., 1918-02-09
SERVICE FLAG GROWS.
Over Hundred More G. u. Men Join
the Colurs,

More than 100 Georgetown Univer-
sity graduates and students have en-
listed in the military service since rais-
ing the service flag on the hilltop in
December.
Many students have been furloughed
by the government to finish their tech
graduates and others have been as
signed to various stations throughout
the country. Among those who have
volunteered are several students promi-
nently identified in athletics at the in
stitution.
Following is q list of those for whom
stars have been added in the mammoth
service flag of the university. which
now carries ss1 stars:
C. T. Abbott, D. F. Ahearn, T. A.
Allen. j. Baillargeon. e. F. Barron. ]. j.
Beatty. jr.: e. F. Beatty. ]. v. Begg. H.
v. Belts. I. Bowen, D. F. Bowes, W. c.
BROKER, G. l.. Brimer e. v. Carter w.
J. Cass. c. H. Churchman, Leo Cody,
William \. Cogan. J. Cohen, J. H. Col
Connolly. Howard F.. Costello, E. f.
Darr. E. w. Day, C. De Guigne, II. F.
Doherty, T. F. Donohue, c. &. Eldridge,
c. P. Elmer. J. r. Everett, T. Farrelly.
r. Is. FafQuar, w. ttannery, r. Finne-
gan. r. Finnerty. c. E. Fitzpatrick, W.
Gavin. T. Albert Cannon. j. II. Gillin.
J. B. Gilroy, c. X. Glover. P. r. Golden,
T. Gormley, r. Graham. l.. Greene. L.
q. Z. Hamilton. jr.: J. B. Hatfield, -
Hayae. Joseph NJ. Heller. J. g. Hickey,
J. r. Hogan. William e. Horton, E. T.
Huber. William Z. Hutton, Brooke Johns,
r. Johnston. e. J. Kane, p. Karl. l. l.
Kavanaugh, F. de g. Kavanagh. =
Kelly. William A. Kelly. e. r. Kerwin,
r. w. dtoichat. ]. H. Maddan. Michael
Maddens ]. s. Marcias. j. H. Maloney,
d. O. Murphy. r. Murtaugh, F. J. Neu-
land, c. L. Norris. f. V. O'Brien. VIII
liam B. o'Connell j. Parrott, jr.: ]. A.
PARROT. William Patchell, H. Prender-
CAST, A. c. Probey. Z. Ralph. William
Roberts Otto RUPERT B. Smith, +.
Smith, v. A. Smith. c. Sparkman, j. r.
Stanton. j. William Stohlman. tr.: NJ s.
Stude.. J. Z. Sullivan, J. p. Toole, VIII
liam Vanneman. A. J. Won Schrader. c.
]. WetzeL T. J. Whalen, f. Wieser,
Evening star., 1918-02-09
U. S. Captain Refuses to
Have 142 Men Rescued on
TraWIer Without LifebeIts

AN IRISH PORT. February "a
small fishing trawler returned to this
port yesterday without the l42 Ameri-
cans it set out from here to take off
from the barren northerly shore. which
the Americans had reached on three
lifeboats fourteen hours after the Tus-
cania was sunk by German submarine.
The skipper of the trawier told the
British commodore here that the Amer
ican captain in charge of the party re-
fuses to embark his men on the trawler
because the little vessel did not carry
lifeboats sufficient to hold all of the
troops In case the trawler was tor
pedoed.
This party. according to the captain of
the trawier, consists OF two captains
and 140 men, who reached the shore q
short distance from the point where
the bodies of f0rty-four Americans were
washed UP Thursday. The trawler had
made a perilous journey to reach the
Americans. The sea was choppy, but
the trawler kept her course until she
reached the point where the Americans
are marooned.
On the arrival OF the trawler the Brit
ish authorities sent a larger steamer
to bring the Americans to Glasgow. This
vessel has sufficient lifeboats to take
care of the men in case it should run
afoul an underwater boat
Evening star., 1918-02-09
'If Troops Act in France
as They Did on Tuscania,
We'll Win War;" Says Major

AN IRISH PORT. February "a
major from Washington. D. c. who
was in command Of American soldiers
on the Tuscania. spent the last few
hours Of his stay at this port yesterday
in sending messages of thanks and
farewell to the townspeople. including
the mayor, town council. local DEPART
ment stores and firms Of tobacco deal
srs who donated large consignments OF
cigarettes ana pipe tobacco to the sol-
diers.
The major was downoast by the catas-
trophe. but was proud of his troops.
IF they behave as we'll in France as
they did on the Tuscania," he said.
"there is no doubt about the outcome
of this war"
Too much praise cannot be heapsd
upon them for their calmness In the
face of disaster at sea. which two
thirds OF them had never seen before.
One marked result of the disaster
which was noticed by the omcers was
the improved discipline Of the men.
Before the disaster they Wers lax In
sAlutinE. but after tho torpedo struck
the sh3p groups Of privates. aAke4 the
officers to tell than what to do and they
did Il Ike highly trained soldiers. II was
- 4f thA aisastsE had made them
Evening star., 1918-02-09
TUSCANIA SURVIVORS GET
WEIRD ASSORTMENT OF CLOTHES
American Soldiers In Parade on Leaving
Irish Town Present Nondescript APP
pearance in Their Misft Uniforms.

realize that discipline is important In
the grim business of war in which they
are engaged.
Throughout their stay on shore
here the officers displayed a fine spirit
by giving up their rooms in the hotels
to poorly clad privates. The behavior
OF the men here has been exemplary.
The town council provided amusement
for the men in special moving picture
shows and Thursday night gave a con-
cert in the town hall.
A remarkable experience in the dis
aster was had by a Georgia private.
who was confined to bed with pneu-
monia when the torpedo struck the
Tuscania. The Georgian rushed on deck,
clad only in a union suit. Another SOL
dier gave up his coat to cover the sick
man. who was lowered into a lifeboat
and soon found himself on a trawler.
where he sat on a windswept deck for
hours. When he was. landed here he
felt SO fully recovered from his illness
that he could not be induced to go to
the hospital.
A dispatch from London yesterday
said that Maj. Benjamin F. Wade of
this city was in command of a con-
tingent OF troops on the Tuscania.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
BY DELAY
Discharge of D. D. Gallagher Not
Received in France in Time
to Save Him.

Delay in mail to the American forces in
France was responsible for Daniel d.
Gallagher being taken prisoner in the first
raid on American trenches, according to
information which Representative Hud-
dieston of Alabama today gave to the
House committee on expenditures in the
Post Office Department Relatives of
Gallagher, who is not yet eighteen years
Of age, had prevailed upon the War De-
partment to grant his discharge. Orders
to release him were sent September 26 by
the War Department to the general COM
manding Gallighers division and did not
arrive until October 6. Huddleston said.
Gallagher was sent to the trenches Oc-
tober 3. ,-r
Complaints on the House floor against
reported delays and Representative
Britten's resolution. calling for an in
vestigation of the censorship activities
in New York, resulted in meeting OF
the committee today to get whatever
information was available.
Gilbert E. Hyatt, president OF the
National Federation of Postal Employees,
told the committee that conditions, in
the Chelsea terminal in New York,
whence mail to American soldiers is
dispatched, were deplorable.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
PLANS FOR D. C. GUARD,
Bill in House Provides for Enlist
ments and Officers.

Provision for enlistment and appoint
ment Of officers in the National Guard
of the District during tho period OF the
war 10 carried in a resolution intro
duced In the House Tuesday by Repre-
sentative Austin OF Tennessee. which
has been referred to the committee on
military AFFAIRS.
According to this resolution. during
the present war and hereafter in time
of war, enlistments in the District Ma
tional Guard and appointment of Of
ficers in the National Guard shall be
made from men who. upon examination.
are found physically and mentally fit
for military service and within such
age limits as may be prescribed by the
commanding general of the District
militia, with the approval of the Presi
dent.
It is specifically stated that joining
the District National Guard does not
relieve an officer or enlisted man from
liability for military or naval service.
The enlistments in the District militia
are to be for the period Of the war and
not to exceed three months thereafter.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
ST. LOUIS STRIKE OFF.
Union Is Recognized-Other Cues
tions to Be Settled Later.

st. LOUIS. February "a fve-day
strike of 1000 motormen and conductors
of the United Railways Company which
demoralized fraction transportation in
this city was called OF yesterday. after
representatives of the company and the
men had been in conference more than
i've hours.
Patrick f. Gill. federal conciliator,
said the terms of settlement called for
a recognition of the union and the
"open shop" with provision made that
the question of wages. hours of employ
ment and working conditions shall be
determined at conferences later.
1t was estimated that the street rail-
way company lost more than 5000. 900 in
revenues during the strike and the men
sacrificed $4,000 in wages
Evening star., 1918-02-09
VACCINATION STOPS COURT.
ALI Hands From Judge to Spectators
Bare Arms to Lance.

CHICAGO, February 9.-while Attor-
ney John ]. Healy. representing Henry
veeder, attorney for Swift & Co., was
arguing yesterday against a search war
rant issued four days ago in the pack
ers' industry investigation. the case was
interrupted by physicians from the
board of health. armed with vaccine
points. The astonished assemblage was
Informed that a smallpox patient had
been in the courtroom two weeks ago
and that all present. unless obviously
immune, must be vaccinated.
Judge lands was the nrst to bare his
arm. The lawyers. q half dozen In ali.
came next; then newspaper reporters
and spectators.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
MAJOR CABLES HIS WIFE
Mrs. Benjamin F. Wade Receives
Brief Message, t'Safe, Well"
From Her Husband.

Mrs Benjamin F. Wade of 1927 S
street today received from her husband,
Mai. Wade, commanding the 9Th Bat
TALON. goth Engineers. who was aboard
the Tuscania, this brief cable message:
"Safe-well"
The message was telephoned from
the receiving Office in Washington to
Mrs. Wade at o'clock this morning,
She was not permitted to know where
the cable dispatch had been fled.
Maj. Wade had been stationed at
American University camp before go
ing abroad. Previously he had been
for a brief time at Belvoir, Va.
Maj. Wade. before the entry of the
United States into the war lived at
Laurel, Md. He was an expert lumber
man and forester. Hence he was as
signed to the goth Engineers, the for
estry regiment.
Mrs. Wade came to Washington to
live with his brother. Lieut. Col John
Wade. who 10 attached 10 the once of
adtutant general. War Department.
At the Forest service today no direct
WORD had besn received from any OF
the members Of the forestry detach-
ments on board the Tuscauia.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
By the Asspc;ated Press

By the Associated Press.
AN IRISH PORT. February o.
American soldiers to the number OF $50
left this town by rail yesterday for a
temporary camp near a metropolitan
city in the north of Ireland. They left
thirty-two hospital cases behind. the
majority suffering from pneumonia.
Only four of those in the hospital were
suffering serious injuries.
The townspeople gave the Americans
a fiatterins send-off The Americans
marched along route of one mile to
tho harbor station while hundreds Of
townspeople cheered them. The people
of this little Irish port have taken the
Americans into their hearts. A brass
band OF British bluejackets headed the
procession. playing Yankee Doodle" and
"Dixie" to the great delight Of the Ameri-
cans, who presented strange appear
ance in their misfit clothing Many OF
the Americans wore the uniform OF Brit
ish soldiers. the authorities having
various army barracks.
The headgear Of the Americans ranged
from Jockey caps to sou'westers. But
the Americans had a smile for every
body and they felt very grateful toward
the townspeople. whose generosity has
known no bounds. The Americans were
particularly grateful to the women of
the village. who had worked increasingly
to make them comfortable. Farewells
were said in person at the railway sta
tion by the wife OF the British conf
modore and a committee OF women.
Just before the train pulled out the
Americans gave three cheers for the
women of the town.
Tho townspeople made the occasion
e. holiday. The schools were closed an
hour earlier to enable the children to
bid farewell to the Americans and even
the factories in the vicinity suspended
workers to Join the crowd OF 5000 per-
sons who awaited the procession at the
railway station.
Prominent among those at the sta
tion were the gray-headed British com.
members Of the town council. At the
head Of the procession was q stalwart
Texan who carried a large American
flag White e-hooded nurses distributed
bid goodbye to the townspeople, who
were surprised at the magnitude and
warmth of the affair.
Il doubt even IL Americans could
beat this. SAID tne mayor. AS the train
pulled out factory and boat whistles
almost drowned the cheering erom
the crowd.
Twelve hundred Americans who were
landed at more pretentious city hun
dred miles from here had recovered sum
ciently Thursday night from the shock
of their experience to leave that place
by train for a concentration camp to
the eastward In two hospitals they
left sixty-two sick and injured Ameri-
cans under treatment. The majority
were exposure and pneumonia cases.
Comparatiyely few had serious in
juries and all were reported as pro-
crossing Several American surgeons
were left with them. 1t is expected that
Thev will he sent to two concentration
camps, where is Is proposed to keep
the Americans until the majority have
been reunited. when they will be sent
to their original destination.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Increases Clerical Work.

"The operation and enforcement of
this law will entail SO much increased
clerical work, both for the owners of
real estate and the agents, and on the
part of the municipal government. in
the way of extra competent assessors.
assistant assessors, clerks, bookkeep-
ers. ETC., that it would be impractical
and almost impossible. All these things
would be additional expense to the
agents of real estate. the owners and
the government. which would ulti-
mately be saddled upon the owners OF
real estate, and further reduce the net
income received by them on their real
estate. We call attention to the re-
quirement of monthly statements to be
rendered by owners and agents to the
ASSESSORS. all of which would have to
be gone over and considered.
Extra diligence will be required on
tho part Of agents; almost monthly,
weekly and daily inspections OF the
property would be required.
'The object Of the bill is to protect
persons OF limited means and limited
salaries employed by the government.
directly or indirectly. and to provide
homes for them at reasonable prices.
We are Of the opinion. after very care
fully and fully considering the bill as
whole, that the object OF the bill
would be nullihed. While 1t may stop
owners Of houses and rooms from over
charging, it will withdraw from the
market such an enormous amount of
now available space that it will prac-
tically paralyze the real estate and
room-renting business"
Evening star., 1918-02-09
us. TO PAY THE BILL.
Uncle Sam to Buy Washing Machine
for Bureau Lunchroom.

A new washing machine of greater
capacity is to be installed for the
lunchreom in the bureau of engraving
and printing. The government will
pay the bill: the funds of the CO.
operative project Will, not be taxed
for 1t. =. s-
ut was held that equipment of lunch
rooms piaintained in government build
ings for the sole Benefit of employees
of the government could be purchased
from the appropriations for equip
ment," says w. w. Warwick. controller
of the Treasury. In advising that, this
appropriation can be charged with the
expense, he 'f1assifes the washing ma
chine with other equipment designed
for the personal comfort or convent
ence OF the employees. such as water
coolersi lockers, etc s.,..
Evening star., 1918-02-09
CONSTITUTES HIMSELF AGENT.
Chief Clerk Warner Pushing War
Stamps on Own Account.

Willard F. Warner. chief clerk in the
office of the Treasurer of the United
States, has constituted himself an agent
Of the war thrift campaign and, in his
own time and place, among his friends
and neighbors elsewhere than in once,
is soliciting investments.
At his own expense. he has had print
ed cards announcing that he will be an
intermediary between purchaser and
government and will deliver to any one
who will invest in either thrift or war
stamps.
There are only two places to stand" "
saws his appeal. There II no escape
from 1t: there 10 no middle course, He
or she who is not for the country, body
and soul, is against It. Think It over!''
Mr. Warner is q Briton by birth, but
an American by naturalization ana long
years of soiourn in these United States
of America.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
SEES END OF LUXURY TRADE
H. Gordon Selfridge, London Mer-
chant, Talks to Retailers of u. S.

NEW YORK, February 9-The retail
merchants of the United States We're
told by II. Gordon Selfridge, the Lon
don merchant. yesterday that they
would soon have to realize that the
luxury trade must cease. He said 1t
had been eliminated abroad long ago. 1t
would be possible, he pointed out for
merchants Ito get and handle the neces-
sities.'' and declared that along this
line business must be conducted during
the war"
Mr.. Seifridge spoke at the annual con-
vention of the National Dry Goods AS
sociation here.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
"P0ET OF THE LEGION"
NOT SUICIDE AT FRONT
Alan Seeger's Comrade Tells of Wri-
ter's Falling and Calling for
Help and Mother
Cablegrams to The Evening Star anS
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

Cablegrams to The Evening Star and
chicago Daily News. Copyright, 191S.
PARIS. France. February S-Quiet
but painstaking investigation shows
clearly that there is no truth in the
sensational report published in America
brilliant young American poet OF the
legion committed suicide on the bat
tlefield of the Somme July 4, 1916,
after being seriously wounded. The
stretcher bearer who picked up and
buried Seeger says that Alan was shot
through the stomach and knees by ma
chine gun bullets. He had stuck his
rife into the ground to indicate the
presence OF wounded man. The le-
gionary. George Delpeuche OF New
York. who was terribly wounded on
the day Seeger fell. relates the fol-
lowing story:
Il was charging along by the side
OF Alan Seeger when a bullet passed
through my groin and / went down.
Seeger continued toward tho Germans,
but after advancing a few yards he
fell. ] heard him call for help. crying,
oh. my stomach. l tried to crawl 10
him. but found that was paralyzed
! heard him call the name of his mother.
Thereafter he was still. i knew that
he had died. i heard no shot fired
where he lay, indeed. he could not have
shot himself. as was falsely reported, be-
cause just before the battle all the men
except the grenadiers were required to
give up their reyolyers.
"The man who started the story that
Seeger killed himself never served in
the Foreign Legion, but heard the tale
as bit of camp gossip at an aviation
training camp. He wrote 1t to a friend
I'm Philadelphia, who Immediately gave
it out for publication. Seeger was in
my squad In the Foreign Legion and
marched next to me. He was q thor
ough idealist. a devoted soldier, who
did not fear death in battle, but rather
longed for 1t as proof OF his love for the
cause he had espouSed'
Evening star., 1918-02-09
RErREsEHrArfvE MANN BACK.
Republican Floor Leader of House In
Hospital for Past Eight Weeks.

Representative James r. Mann of IL
nnois, the republican floor leader of the
House.. who for the last eight weeks
had been at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, has returned to Washington
much improved in health.
He is receiving visits- from fellow
members Of Congress at his residence
at the Highlands and expects soon to
resume, his work in the House.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
GUARDIAN NAMED FOR CHILD.
Charlie; Turner. Soldier, Provides for
Daughter Before Leaving u. S.

Charles Turner. soldier in the Unit
ed States Army, about to go to France
today asked the District Supreme Court
TO appoint a guardian for his daughter.
Mary +. Turner. twenty months old.
The mother of the child has remarked
and filed her consent TO the appoint
ment of the guardian Mr.. Turner ex-
plains that.Ihe guardian is ssked in
order that she may receive his allot-
ment of pay as an enlisted man.
Attorney j. Wilmer Latimer repre-
sented the father. Justice Stafford
signed an order appointing Mrs. Flor
ence Sims, foster-mother of the soldier,
as guardian of the infant.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Canada Begins Heatless Period.

TORONTO. February Canada Is
experiencing its first heatIess day. Ex-
cept for those industries exempted on
the grounds their operation IS neces-
sary to the susterance of life and the
prosecution of the war. factories, stores
and other buildings throughout the Do
minion are observing the restrictions
faithfully, according to early reports
received by the fuel controller. The
heatiess period. intended as in the
United States to conserve the coal, will
continue through tomorrow and Mon
day.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
GRAIN SHIP ToRPEDoED.
Six Men Killed on Vessel Bound
From an American Port.

AMSTERDAM, February e.-Ths
steamship Frielau (Fridland?) loaded
with grain from an American port and
presumably bound for Rotterdam was
torpedoed yesterday after being bonn
barded. Six men were killed. accord
ing to the Handelsblad. Twenty-nine
survivors were landed at Terschelling
this morning.
The Swedish steamer Fridland of 1850
tons arrived lin an Atlantic port on
January IS. She was owned in Goth
enburg.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
vIsCoUNT 1sHII PRAISED.
Japanese Emperor deeply Appreci.
ates'' Fulfllment Of Mission to q. s

TOXIC, February s.-viscount IshiI
was received in audience by the empe-
ror Thursday at the winter palace in Ha-
yama and relieved of Office as special
imperial ambassador, the rank con-
ferred on him as head of the Japanese
mission to the United States. He re-
ceived a message from the throne say.
ing:
"Lou fuldlled to my entire satisfac.
tton this important mission upon which
+ sent you to the United stateo. The
excellent work which YOU havs carried
out meets with my full approval. 4
deeply appreciate your labor"
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Fatal Duel in q Courthouse.

FLORENCE, 3 c.. February s.-Dr.
william nderton. a physician. Is dead
and ]. wilburn Hicks. an attorney. lies
in an innrmary dangerously wounded
as the result of pistol duel In the
hall of the county court house here
yesterday. 1t Is said the shooting is a
sequel to intense feeling between Ildsr-
ton .and Hicks following the separation
Of the physician and his wife in 1915,
and the arfit for alimony flied by her
|attnsnAx 15lclka. a shaxt <ime latep,
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Gen. siblsy Seriously III.

ROCKFORD. Ill. February Brig.
Gen. Frederick W. Sibley. Indian
nkhter, 10 At the base hospital at Camp
Grant. seriously ill of pernicious
anemia. Gen. etbley was graduated
frem West Poiat in 1874. ana gAw des-
N6fofA &kAtias when his regiment went
Is the fSli1& 6e MAJ Reno And tho snf.
WING remnant r Custer,a band N kAA
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Resale Prices Asked.

In fixing prices. the commission was
asked to establish resale prices in dol
lars and cents, rather than n percentage
to be added to the merchants base cost.
Mr.. Olsted was questioned by John
Walsh. chief counsel for the commits
sion. as TO why an increase in commits
sionS is asked.
When the march prices were SET" he
replied. 'the paper trade was in "A
chaotic condition. many papers were
threatened with extinction due to paper
shortage. and we were endeavoring to
relieve a condition rather than enun-
ciate principle. We now are asking
for a fair and reasonable return for
service rendered"
George e. Hosmer of Denver repre-
senting the National Editorial Associa-
tion. asked why the differential be-
tween roll and sheet news was SO cents
a hundred pounds. which he said gener-
ally was Is cents. Mr.. Olmsted contend
ed the differential should be greater
than Is cents. and usually had been.