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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02

The Americans won the Sccoiu
battle by capturing a railroad from Germans
and French simultaneously.
We fought over it among ourselves, too
hard boiled Regulars against New York Irish
and Ohio farmers Generals joined it-ratner
prominent ones like Pershing Liggett, Dickman
and Summerall, and the Frenchmen Gouraud,
Maistre Petain, even Foch. Yet, after all,
what though American official communicates
and newspapers said We had done1t, actually
not an American soldier nor French either
ever set foot in Sedan until after the war was
over.
Nevertheless, Sedan was a great American
victory that helped end the Yes, it's
something of story.
When it happened, the only ones who could
tell it. the correspondents with the A. z. F.
were engaged efficiently, the censor's blue pencil
dashed firmly between their jaws with red tape.
But IL years afterward it is told wherever old
soldiers gather. 1t goes something like this:
1t was the morning of November f. 1918,
dramatic moment in the biggest and greatest
battle Americans ever fought-the Meuse-
Argonne. In its gigantic struggle nearly two
million Americans were engaged directly or
indirectly for Al days before 1t ended in splendid
victory-and November was the fortieth day,
Just one week to the end. In the pitch black
ness Of the night before our I'd Division
had marched daringly into the German army,
and onto the Beaumont Ridge, last obstacle
before Sedan.
"A T that moment the famous French city on
the Meuse just across the German frontier,
leaped forward into focus in the very FORE
ground of the vast picture of the western
front and became to Americans and French
what the pennant is to the world champions
the outward and visible sign Of their victory.
For 40 days already it had been the strategic
objective toward which the Americans strug-
eled through the rugged Meuse-Argonne
country. Its position on the great military rail-
road behind the German front made it that
Now it became much more not only to Ameri-
cans, but to French who finding 1t easily at
tainable stretched out eager hands to seize 1t
and thus erase the ranking memory of crush
eng defeat there in 1870. The French writer,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02

Already we had tangible evidence that the
French realized that fact, and without repining.
AS the American Army swung eastward Marshal
Foch repeatedly moved its left and westernmost
boundary away from Sedan, toward which ne
moved the right and easternmost Of the French
in Gen. Maistre's group.
These troops were commanded by the one
armed Gen. Gouraud Americans know SO well.
In compliance, Gen. Lggett, commanding our
1st Army issued orders under which no
American troops would enter Sedan.
Gen. Pershing then talked to Gen. Maistre.
The situation on the whole western front was
most critical at that moment, as 1t was behind
the front as well. Marshal Foch had met the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02

German Armistice Commission, and their de-
alterations might be swayed as the scales of
victory and defeat rose and fell on the front.
There was no time to waste. If the Americans
we're nearer to Sedan than the French, let them
go on. Gen. Maistre agreed.
Those were Gen. Pershing's military reasons
This is more than hint other reasons
weighed On November Maj Gen. Fox Com
ner then Gen. Pershing's chief of operations
Just now made commanding general of the 1st
Corps Area, headquarters in Boston, brought
in person to headuarters of the LIST Army
on the battlefield orders that resulted in 4Ssu-
ance of this memorandum:
MEMORANDUM FOR COMMAND
ING GENERALS. CORPS, CORPS:
Subject: Message from the Com
mander in Chief.
Il. Gen. Pershing desires that the
honor of entering Sedan should fall to
the lst American Army. He has every
confidence that the troops Of the Corps
assisted on their right by the Corps,
will enable him to realize this desire.
"2. In transmitting the foregoing mes
sage. your attention is invited to the ia
vorable opportunity now existing Tor
pressing our advance throughout the
night. Boundaries will not be considered
as binding. BY command of Lieut. Gen.
Liggett.
III A. DRUM,
Chief of staff"
When Gen. Conner reached list Army head
quarters neither Gen. Liggett nor Gen. Drum
was there. Gen. Conner talked to Lieut.. Coll
George c. Marshall chief of operations OF thfi
LIST Army who prepared the memorandumI
partly at Gen. Corners dictatlon Then GEM
Conner, emphatic as to the Importance OF quick
action on the order and anxious to secure I'll
left to talk personally to at least one of thu
corps commanders. Soon afterward Gen. Drum
returned made some addition to the memo1
randum, and decided that it was so urgent thaY
it should go without awaiting Gen. Liggett
return to the corps commanders. So on th9
evening of November 5 they received it, MAI
Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, now dead, whose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
Solving Riddle OF

What the War Correspondent Could Not
Tell Because of a Red Tape Gag and a
Censor's Blue Pencil Now Is Revealed
by Writer Who Was on the Ground
and Saw American and French Generals
Squabbling for the Glory and Credit
of Hard-Earned Victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02

1HIS is the story of the second
battle of Sedan. The Germans
won the first, by capturing that
famous French fortress city,
containing at the time a French
army and emperor-in 1870.
The Americans won the second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

ing In the more distant houses are able
to get back and forth to classes and
engagements in the least possible time
with the least possible dificulty to
themselves and to the college,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
STOMACH REACTS
ALMOST FAC|ALLY
800 Students Used in Tests
Which Register Fear,
DiSmay and Joy.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, March 2.-For a long
time the human stomach has been
known as a bad actor. which talks back
and speaks out of turn generally.
Now two scientists at Western Re-
MIN tests with the X-ray and have
caught him emoting in the best Holly
wood tradition, registering fear, dismay
and happiness.
Nearly 800 healthy students, in va
riouS stages of excitement, were eX-
amined in this study by Prof. T. Win
gate Todd and Wilhelmine KuenZel.
Among other important traits they dis
covered reactions analogous to facial
expressions.
Causes Sinking Sensation.
when a student first submits to an
examination he usually has a sinking
sensation" Miss Kuenbel relates. 1.-THE
lower part of the stomach reflects this
feeling and has sunk, in some instances,
until it presents picture of an elong-
ated tube with the lower end resting
upon the very rim of the pelvis. But
at the next examination the student is
Drawer and the stomach appears to have
risen.
IF we happen to know that the stu
dent is dreading an examination in one
of his classes, or fears some other fu-
ture event, the stomach again will pre-
sent this sunken, lethargic appearance
It requires three or four examinations
before the stomach reacts normally.
The stomach also reflects in a manner
the temperament of the person exam
ined
In a person whose reactions are
quick, who moves and speaks rapidly,
the stomach also is more active than
a stomach in a person who Is Stodgy
and talks and moves slowly" she said.
Fluids for Digestion.
But Miss Kuenzel points out, all foods
In the stomach, are at least suspended
In fluid swallowed or gastric juice.
Buttermilk will make even lethargic
stomach kick into action. Milk seems to
soothe it, for the response is quite gentle.
After drink of water the stomach is
quite vigorous.
A hot water bottle on the abdomen
will make the stomach more vigorous
and an ice pack will do the same but
the effect is much more temporary.
Miss Kuenzel suggests that hot cof-
fee follows the ice cream in order to
carry on its good work stimulating Stom-
ach activity. The chocolate peppermint
has the same effect, at least in students.
Probably this is the reason why so
many physicians have found the addi-
ton Of peppermint to q stomachic
medicine of real service.
The hot water bottle, so comforting
to a pain in the tummy," acts as a
regulator of stomach movement and
restores tranquil activity to an over
wrought organ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

The latest accessory is q milometer,
by which the number Of miles actually
covered is recorded. One girl reports
that her milometer, which she had put
in three weeks ago, now registers IS
miles.
Last Spring a fete was held In honor
of bicycles and bicyclists. For this So
called "Bicyclio" the old everyday BIZ
cycles were rejuvenated and decorated
In brilliant colors, their owners appear
ed in costumes and there were contests
in bicycle riding of all kinds. An added
attraction was an old-fashioned tan
dem bicycle which was brought out and
manipulated by the girls In costumes
of the '90s.
Fined for Using Sidewalks.
Since no student is allowed to have
or drive car at college, except seniors
in highest standing who are given the
privilege for the Spring term, the I'M
dergraduate need for getting places
quickly is filled by the bicycle. AS it is
there are occasional fines for riding on
town sidewalks, and in the Spring the
so or so automobiles add materially
to trafflc congestion, suggesting the
chaotic conditions which would arise
should the college lift its other-than-
bicycle ban.
With the present use of bicycles on
campus and in Northampton, girls liv-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
U. S. AGENT AIDS POLAND
IN WAR ON VISA FRAUDS
Thomas Wilson Takes Up Work at
Warsaw Following Discovery
of Extensive Forgeries.

BY the Associated Press.
WARSAW, Poland. March L.
Thomas Wilson, United States foreign
service inspector in Europe, arrived in
Warsaw yesterday to assist the Polish
authorities in their investigation into
the activities OF a gang that forged
American visas on passports.
On February % Assistant United
States Attorney Henry, in New York,
said that six men were under arrest and
others were sought in an investigation
into the sale of forged visas to Polish
immigrants. He indicated that for
mer vice consul in Warsaw was impli-
Gated. Leo Shapiro of Paterson, N. j.,
and five men from Brooklyn were held
by the American authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
BICYCLES POPULAR
AT SMITH COLLEGE
Girls Pedal Here, There and
EveryWhere-Count 211
Wheels.
Special Dispatch to The star.


NORTHAMPTON Mass, March 2.
There are oil bicycles for the 1000
students at Smith College, not includ-
ing those in use when the census was
taken, and some whose enthusiastic
but inexperienced riders had sent to
repair shops. These 211 were lying on
the ground, parked against houses,
piled on porches, or packed in cellars.
More than half are owned by students
in the Quadrangle, which are the
farthest away from the center of COL
lege activities. Only 10 of the 81
houses are without at least 1 bicycle.
During the week end bicycles are
little used. But on week days bicycles
are everywhere. The student must be
quick to detect the characteristic rat
tie of bicycle progressing over a brick
walk, and very nimble in leaping out
of the way, if she wishes to avoid
a bump.
There are big bicycles and little
bicycles, rusty bicycles and shiny
bicycles, but all of them are much used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
S0R0RITIES END FARLEY.

DENVER, Colo, March CP9.-Dele-
gates to the National Pan-Helenic Con-
ference of % sororities closed their
annual convention here yesterday with
business meeting and election of
officers. The 1881 convention city will
be selected later.
Miss Rene Sebring Smith, Long
Beach, Calf, member of Delta Zeta,
was elected president. Other officers
installed were: Mrs. Edward P. Prince,
Webster City, Iowa, Phi Mu, secretary,
and Mrs. A. NJ. Redd, Union Springs,
Ala, Kappa Delta, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
VATICAN BoRRoWs JUDGE.
Has It's Own Court, but Italy Sup
plies Magistrate.

PARIS (N.A.N.A.).-The Vatican has
its own court Of justice, but at present
1t has to borrow q magistrate from It's
neighbor state, Italy, just as Monaco
had to borrow q Judge from France
when q murder case was tried In the
principa1ity.
It was the present Pope who estab-
lished q laboratory at the Vatican for
preserving and restoring pictures and
frescoes, and now the Vatican has a
new laboratory This has been espe-
cially equipped for restoring the arrascS
and priceless tapestries Of which the
state has q great number.
Important work going on now in the
older laboratory Is the renovation Of the
frescoeS in the famous hall Of the en-
cendio di Borgo'
Copyright, 1880, by North American News
paper Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
FAVOR DRY MODIFICATION.
st. Louis Board of Aldermen Adopt
Resolution Backing Dyer.

ST. LOUIS, March R.-The
board Of aldermen yesterday went on
record unanimously as favoring modi-
fication Of the prohibition law In con-
fornity with the movement inaugurated
in Washington by Representative Dyer,
who proposes to legalize AIS per cent
beer and wine.
The resolution, adopted under a sus-
pension of the rules and with 2 Of
the 30 members of the board absent,
attacked prohibition declaring that
observation during the past 10 years
had disclosed the national policy of
prohibition has been a most demoraliz-
ing influence amongst our citizenship"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
What Do You Know About Washington?
Do You Sometimes Think Food Costs Lot in Washington?
You Ought to Have to Market in Some Other Cities!

more It cost 215 per cent more to buy
food in the Winter Of 1929 than one
year previously.
(Copyright, 1880, by The Washington Sun
day Starr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
CREW SEARCH FUTILE.
San Bernardino Noun tains With
hold Fate of Lost Airplane.

LOS ANGELES, March / CP.-Con-
tinued search for the missing Western
Air Express tri-motored plane and fits
crew of three men, lost Sunday in the
storm-Swept San Demanding Mountains
while en- route here from Kingman,
Ariz.. yesterday failed to disclose the
slightest clue as to their whereabouts.
Six airplanes, a commercial COM
pany's training blimp and posses of
men on horseback, secured the area
about Cajon Pass for traces of the
Bieber. co-pilot, and John w. Slaton,
steward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
MISS DRAGONETTE
RETURNS TO AIR
Sings TosselIi's "Serenade"
and 'Indian Love Call" in
Cities Service Hour.

After an absence Of several weeks,
JeSsica Dragonette, popular radio So
prano, returns to the microphone to-
night as the guest soloist In the Cities
Service hour to be broadcast by WRC
and q network of other National Broad
casting Co. stations.
Miss Dragonette will sing ToSseDfs
"Serenade," selections from Jerome
Eern's "Show Boat" and the Indian
Love Call" from Rose Marie" She
also will be heard in q duet number,
"Once In q Springtime, with John
Seagle, baritone. The Cavaliers Quartet
will contribute Little White Lies, "
while the orchestra will play group Of
popular melodies.
A two-year-old song. Where Do You
WorN John?" will be revived by the
Clicquot Club Eskimos The other Sc
1ections include the "Danse Macabre"
of Saint-Saens, Beware of Love" with
My Guitar and You" and $50 Beats My
Heart for YOU"
Numbers ranging from the latest song
hits to the favorites of several years
ago provide contrast m the Raleigh
revue program. The broadcast features
solos by Olive Kline. soprano; piano
duets by Phil Gilman and Victor Ar
den, and orchestral selections under the
direction of William Merrigan DAILY. The
Rovers Male Quartet also will assist in
the program.
Los Angeles will be honored by the
Gold Medal Fast Freight In its presenta-
ton tonight over WMAL and other Co
lumbia Broadcasting System stations.
Appropriate musical selections will be
introduced by the organist and the
quartet. These include Home in Pasa-
dena," Avalon" and Pomona"
Another True Story dramatization
and concert by the Columbia Male
Chorus are among WMAL's other major
Columbia attractions. In addition there
will be an hour and a half of dance
music by three different orchestras and
q late organ recital by Esther Leaf.
WMAL's features Of local origin In
clude q concert by the Army Band and
o talk by Mrs. r. T. Dubois on 1.-THE
Federation of Citizens Associations as
o Social Agency in the Nations Capt.
tai"
A concert by the Kohala Melody Boys
and o program of dinner music are the
chief musical features tonight Of VOL.
The program Of WJSV contains q con-
cert by the United States Army Band
and dance music by Phil Loria and his
Congress Heights Orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
Today on the Radio
can time pm. otherwise tndscatedJ
w0T 22S.9 Meters.
W OA 1910 KilOcycIes.

wnT 22S.9 Meters.
WI 1.310 KilocycIes.
3:30-Sports hour.
5:00-Mullane' Tea Timers.
5:30-Talk on sports.
5:55-Dinner music.
6:45-Variety program
7:00-Kohala Melody Boys.
7:20 to 7:30-Late news flashes.
Early Program. Tomorrow.
7:30a-Musical clock.
S:00a-Birthdays
8:10a-Musical clock,
10:00a-Talk by Miss Helen Dunn of
the American Red Cross.
0:30a-RequeSt program.
1:30a-"Clothes Personality" by Kath-
crime Swafford.
IL :45a-Musical program.
2:00m-Request program for Walter
Reed Hospital.
12:30-Joint recital by Shirley Ernest,
soprano, and Edith Israel, .pi-
anist.
NAA 434.5 Meters.
NAA $50 KiIocycIes.
S:45-Weather Bureau reports.
9:45-Time signals.
10:00-Weather Bureau reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
sss.s-wJR Detroit-7so.


6:15-Feature; News: Best Story.
6:45-Cecil and Sally.
7:00-Feature: testers.
7:30-1Same as WIZ e hrs.).
9:30-Couriers; Singing School.
10:30-Same as WIZ,
ll:00-Dance Music q hrs.).
277.e-wBT CharIotte-1,0so.
observation-disclosures; Classified.
6:30-Dairies; Scores.
7:15--WABC (45 M; Feature.
8:30-Carolina Nighthawks.
9:00--WABC $50 Yn.); Concert.
10:00--WABC us M; City Court.
10:30--Same as WABC az hrs.).
461.3-WsM Nashville-650.
7:00--WJz $50 M: Scores; Orchestra
7:30--Concert Orchestra.
8:00--WJZ and WEAF (234 hrs.).
10:45--Jack and Bill; Liners.
11:15-Players; Variety.
27o.1-WRVA Richmond.-l,110.
6:00-WJz Us. M; Trio.
6:30-WJz (15 ny; Music.
7:00-Mac and Al; Tips.
7:45--Same as WIZ az hrs.).
9:00-Vacations; Radio Songs.
10:00-WJz (15 m.); Varieties.
10:30-Choral Club: Orchestra.
422.s-woR Newark-71o.
5:00-Uncle Don: Sports; Dance.
6:30-Bohemians; Skylarkers.
7:00-Bamberger Little Symphony.
8:00-Gypsies; Studio; Comedy.
9:45-Globe Trotter; Orchestra.
10:30-The Moonbeams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
WOMAN NAMED AS AIDE
IN Staying OF D. C. MAN
Charge Of Murder Against Mrs
Cross IL Reduced After Hear
ing In Darien, Ga.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
DARIEN, Ga, August ga charge
OF murder against Mrs. Ruth Gross OF
this city, In connection with the mys-
ferrous staying December a., 1928, OF
Frank Nagal, Washington, d. c., In
terror decorator, has been changed to
accessory after the fact and bond fixed
at $500.
The misdemeanor charge was made
Following preliminary trial which
lasted all day. The State offered
testimony Of three witnesses, who
claimed to have heard Mrs. Cross dis
euss the disappearance of the Wash
1ngton man and intimate that she knew
Ill about the killing. Ofiicers said they
believed robbery was the motive. Mrs
Cross was arrested week ago and
placed in Mcintosh County Jail.
The defense offered evidence tending
DO show Mrs Cross was in Augusta. Ga.
on the night Of the staying. Trial OF
the case has been set for next term OF
Criminal Court here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
ase.7-WHAM Rochester--I.Iso.
s7s.5-WGY Schenectady-7sO.

6:00-Same rs WIZ (41s hrs.).
Recital CAS- M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
WARNING Is SOUNDED
AGAINST SOVIET WAVE
Sir James Leigh Wood Declares
Communists Seek Converts
Among Unemployed.

BY the Associated Press.
HAMILTON, Ontario, August 22.-Sil
James Leigh-Wood of England, chair
man Of the British Empire Games,
speaking Wednesday night to the On
tario command Of the Canadian Legion
warned against "the insidius doctrine
which emissaries of Soviet Russia" are
attempting to spread among unem.
ployed men throughout the world.
The business depression, Sir James
said, was worldwide, with 10000, 00O
persons out of work in Europe and q
great number In other parts of the
world. The depression would pass, but
before 1t was solved there would be q
tremendous effort put forth, he said, by
Soviet Russia to take advantage Of II
and win converts to Communism.
I'VE must all keep q stiff upper Lin
and hold the forts for the next two or
three years against those who come
with an insidious doctrine to your job
less men and try to win them over
when their stOmachs are empty.
I'm the motherland we are still hav-
ing our troubles, but we are still In the
ring and We shall worry through"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22


Programs prepared By the Associated
Press. Scheduled for Eastern STANDARD
time
Meters on left OF call letters. kilocycles
on right
454.3--WEAF New York-660.
(N.B.C. CHAIN.
5:45-Uncle Abe, David.
6:o0-Scores; Arcadia Birkenholz Vio-
linist.
6:30-welcol- Lewis and Artists.
7:00-Bourdon Concert Orchestra and
Cavaliers.
8:00-Eskimos' Dance Orchestra.
8:30-Big Guns, World War Drama.
9:00-Radio Review
10:00-Vincent Lopez Orchestra.
348.6-WABC New YOrk-S60.
(C.B.S. Chain.
6:30-Evangeline Adams.
6:45-Fashion Plates; Orchestra.
7:00-The Nitwits.
7:30-Army Band.
8:00-Story Hour.
9:00-Columbia Male Chorus.
9:30-Fast Freight.
10:00-Observer; Towns Orchestra.
1o:so-0sborne's Orchestra; Ellingtons
11:so-Esther Leaf, organist.
2S2.S-WTIC HARTFORD, 900.
7:00-WEAF az hrs.): Echoes.
8:45-Keyboard Kids; Orchestra.
9:30-The Travellers Hour
l0:30-News and WEAF go M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
42s.3-WLW Cincinnati-7OO.

6:00-Organ; Brooks and Ross.
6:30-WJz us ND; Orchestra.
7:00-Mac and Al; Night School.
7:3O-Orchestra (15 M; WIZ.
S:0O-Orchestra Scribe; WIZ.
10:I5-Variety us M; WIZ.
11:00-Variety Programs (21s hrs.).