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Show Facts About the Year 1919 of the Christian Era WASHINGTON. The yonr 1010 of the Christian era, which began Wednesday, Wednes-day, January 1, and ends on Wednesday, December 31, not being a "leap year," will contain 305 days and a .small fraction. It vVry nearly corresponds Jit with the year G032 of the Julian period, which began January 14, 1010. It may be explained that 7,980 Julian years form the period of agreement of the solar and lunar cycles with the cycles of Indication.- The year 5080 of the Jewish era will begin at sunset on September 24, 1019. It is computed from the assumed as-sumed date of the creation of the world according to Hebrew chronology namely, Oct. 7, in the yenr 37G1, B. C. The year 2072 since the founda- tion of Home, according to Vnrro, began on January 1,1919, Julian calendar. The year 2579 of the Japanese era, being the eighth year of .the period of Taisho, began January 1, 1919, Gregorian calendar. Tho year 1919 of the Christian era comprises the latter part of the one hundred hun-dred and forty-third and the beginning of the one hundred and forty-fourth year of the independence of the United States: In the year 1919 there will be three eclipses, two of the sun and one of the muon : A total eclipse of the sun, May 28-29, invisible at Washington. A partial eclipse of the moon, November 7, visible at Washington ; the beginning visible generally in North America except the extreme western part. An annual eclipse of the sun, November .22, visible at Washington as a partial eclipse. Silver and Gold Service Chevrons Make Trouble PROTESTS reaching members of congress against the war department's service chevrons may lead to lpgislation prohibiting their use. Representative Repre-sentative McKenzie of Illinois. Republican member of the house committee on military affairs, considers taking the lead in the matter. The recent action of the war department de-partment in providing for the wearing Df silver chevrons by those who served in this country has brought to a head the issue which has been smoldering ever since gold chevrons were designated desig-nated for overseas service. "I am greatly concerned- over the situation and am inclined to think congressional con-gressional action may be necessary prohibiting all sorts of service chev- rons," said Mr. McKenzie. "Congressmen are being flooded with complaints of discrimination in the manner in which a distinction is drawn between those who served in this country and those in France. '"The gold chevrons are most highly prized, but this seems unfair. The men who served overseas did so because they happened to be ordered, not because of any choice of their own. Some of those- who remained in this country did far more valuable service than those who went across. "The men who dodged real military service by going in as army field clerks are entitled to wear the gold chevrons. Most of them never saw a German soldier except possibly after one was captured. They scarcely got within sound of a battle. Yet these men with their gold chevrons in some way are made to appear superior to those who wear silver chevrons who were anxious to get into the fighting but were held in this country for one reason or another. "To my mind, if there are to be service chevrons the most equitable system sys-tem would be to have them worn by those who served in actual fighting. Certainly there could be no objection to some little distinction for those who clearly risked their lives." , This raises the question of the air service. The flyers who were kept here as instructors clearly risked their livescontinuously. Bolivia Asks Relief From the Peace Commission THE government of Bolivia has sent to Paris the evidence upon which that country bases its claims arising out of the Tacna and Arica dispute between Chile and Peru. Bolivia admits that she was defeated bv Chile in the war between Chile and Peru, in which, Bolivia sided with Peru, but she refused to sign a treaty of peace until . 20 years after the Peruvian government govern-ment formally concluded peace with Chile. Bolivia, as a result of the war, lost Antofogasta, her only outlet to the sea, and ever since, according to the statement of a diplomatic authority, authori-ty, she has been stifled as a nation. Bolivia proposes to see if what she considers the wrofig done her in the last century cannot be righted through an examination of the controversy by a properly constituted tribunal. Bolivia's chief claim is that she be given an outlet to the sea in order to develop her resources. By treatyarrangements with Peru and Chile, Bolivia has a free port at Antofagasta and Moiiendo, the latter in Peru, but she insists that this is not sufficient. - ' It is considered certain by Latin-American diplomats here that the Tacna-Arica Tacna-Arica question will be brought up at the peace congress in Paris. K is learned that among the advisers who went to France with President Wilson were experts on Chile and Peru. It is stated here in official circles that Chile would not be surprised if the United States, and possibly an international inter-national tribunal to be set up by the peace congress, calls upon Chile to execute the provision of the treaty of Ancon which marked the end of the war between Chile and Peru, for a plebiscite to be held in ten years, or 1893, to decide whether Tacna and Arica should remain Chilean territory or revert to Peru. The nation losing the provinces would have to pay to the other $10,000,000. The United States has sent notes to the presidents of Chile and Peru informing them that it "stands ready to tender alone, or in conjunction with other countries of this hemisphere, all possible assistance" to bring about an equitable solution. Paris Now Has Wifsonitis; Americans in Danger WORD comes from Paris that the French capita has Wilsonitis in a most virulent form. President Wilson just now is the hobby of every Parisian who's old enough to Know what it's all about. They've alreadv dedicated to him the Wilson cocktail, Wilson highball, Wilson hat, Wilson shoe, Wilson avenue ave-nue and Wilson march. Everywhere you go restaurant, hotel, theater, in the street you hear them discussing "Le President Wilson.' Wil-son.' " No matter who the Frenchman is who sits next to you or at a near-by table he finally draws you into conversation conver-sation on the one topic that is uppermost upper-most in his mind President Wilson. VK' urns The American civilian in Paris of about sixty or thereabouts who bears even the remotest resemblance to our president has certain embarrassments. His joker friends are apt any evening, on the crowded boulevards, where the merrymakers throng, to point him out to a group of French Poilus and their girl friends nnd with a wink say: "There goes President Wilson incognito." incog-nito." At least three very dignified American gentlemen were seen on different differ-ent occasions, surrounded by pretty girls doing a May-pole dance, end in their being kissed and kissed and k-i-s-s-e-d. Paris' stock of "Vive Las" is almost exhausted. |