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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
IMPETUS FOR SHOP EARLY"
Retail Merchants Urge Selections
Before Congress Arrives.

Only twenty-three more shopping days
before Christmas
With this fact before them. members of
the Retail Merchants Association this
week are planning to give impetus to the
shop early-mail early campaign which
the organization has already opened one
of the special arguments to be used for
those who may get their gifts early is
that with the beginning of Congress next
month many persons will be brought to
the city; therefore. do as much of your
shopping as you can now
That business has been very good in
Washington during this year was stated
by Charles J. Columbus. secretary of the
Retail Merchants Association, last night.
Save for period of two weeks around
election time, l believe that practically
every ones books will show satisfactory
increase in trade over last year. said
Mr.. Columbus With the election excite
rlent over, the public has settled down to
the natural order of things. and each day
witnesses a marked impetus in trade"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
ASK HIGHER RICE TARIFF.
California Growers Want Protection
Against Oriental Products.

SACRAMENTO, Call, November 20
strong representations before Congress
in an effort to have the present tariff
on rice revised upward, according to an
nouncement made by j. II. stephens,
president Of the Rice Growers Associa-
ton. The rice men will contend that
under the present tariff provided by the
Underwood bill they are at the mercy
of the Japanese. Chinese and the Indian
products.
F. NJ Phillips, operator of a rice mill
here plans a trip to Philadelphia within
a few weeks with representatives of the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce to
attend a conference of rice growers of
the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
MAY BUILD WOODEN SHIPS.
Scarcity and Cost of Steel Response.
BILE, Says Secretary Redfield

High cost of and inability to get
steel ship plates may force the govern
ment to revive the wooden ship. ac-
cording to Secretary RedfieId of the
Department of Commerce. The Secre-
tary said TINT the difficulty of obtain
ing the plates may force his depart
ment to build two ships for it's marine
service next year entirely of wood.
He said that efforts to have Congress
provide for the ships last year failed
because of the high cost of providing
the plates, but that this year the de.
partment would go after wooden ships
The impossibility of obtaining the fig-
ures. Mr.. Redfield said. and the revival
of the wooden ship in the commercial
field had compelled him to instruct the
chief of the bureau of navigation to
revive the old register of wooden YES
sells which died when steel ships be-
came so popular.
The wooden ship is just as stanch
as that of steel, said the Secretary. It
will last as long and will stand the
strain of collision even better than
steel. He said he could show ships in
the Department Of Commerce service
now the timbers of which are Just as
strong and as sound as the day they
were put in service, and not a plank
has been renewed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
BATTERY A BOYS ATTACKED.
Excitement in Early Morning at
Temporary Border Camp.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
Ell PASO, Tex, Camp of Battery A,
District Field Artillery. November 20
(by mail) members of the District of
Columbia Battery A Field Artillery. had
a little excitement while away from
their camp here on a hike several days
ago, when an attack was made on them
by parties as yet unidentified. The Dis
trict soldiers gave good account of
themselves with their 45-caliber auto
matics-that is. if foiling the attempt to
get anything away from them means
anything.
1t was about / o'clock in the morn
ing, when several of the members were
hugging a camp fire in an effort to drive
away some of the chills, when they
heard sentry on a distant post chal-
lenge some one, followed by the firing
of a number of shots.
Private c. B. Porter. an expert marks
man, was on duty at the post from the
direction of which the challenge came.
His reliefs, Corp. Barghausen and Pri-
Yates T. NJ. Lewis and F. ScagnelH.
rushed to his aid. Porter reported that
ne had discovered some men creeping
upon him, and when they did not an
swer his challenge he opened fire. The
men mounted their horses and rode
away in hurry when they found that
they were near the uncomfortable end
of an army automatic pistol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
FIRE RAZES ALABAMA TOWN.
Safe Robbers Believed to Have
Caused 500, 600 Damage.

ANDALUSIA. Ala, November Is
The town of Red Level. northwest of
here, was destroyed by fire today when
nine stores and the post Office were
burned. The fire originated at 2:30
o'clock this morning. supposedly in the
Smith drug store, the safe Of which
was found blown up. 1t Is believed
safe robbers robbed the establishment
and set fire to the structure. The loss
is placed at 100000. with but little in
surance.
The places burned, the contents Of
which were destroyed, are the United
States post Office. ]. T. Clark, general
merchandise: Smith drug store. Wat
kins drug store. Miss Higgins millinery
store. DIR. Smiths dental parlors and
the Red Level Pressing Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
D. c. SOLDIER RECEIVERS
FROM SERIOUS ILLNESS
Private Holden Of Signal Corps to
Leave Hospital After Case Of
Spinal Meningitis.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NOGALES, Ariz.. November 25.-Pri-
vate Thomas R. Holden will be released
from base hospital and restored to duty
with District Signal Corps in a few days.
according to information today given
Capt Oliver C.. Terry. company COM
mandef, by officials of the hospital Ordi-
narily such announcement would mean
little. as many of the cases sent to the
hospital by Lieut.. Mcconnell, surgeon
detailed to attend Signal Corps men. are
not necessarily of a serious nature. In the
case Of Holden, however. the ailment was
diagnosed as spinal meningitis. Further
tests proved the first diagnosis correct
This was about two weeks ago.
For days Holden was considered as
having only fighting chance for life.
Due to fear of the possible spread of
the dreaded disease. every attention
known to science was given him and
he was under careful observation every
minute of the day and night.
At one time Holden believed he was
dying. His mother in Washington, Mrs.
John p. Holden, was notified of her
sons serious illness and a priest was
called to administer last rites. Holden
rallied in remarkable manner from
this state of coma and every succeed
ing day showed marked Improvement.
This rapid recovery was due to the re-
ceipt of fresh supply of anti-toxin at
the hospital at the most critical mo-
ment, and also due to the fact that
Holden, through months of open-alr
living, was in splendid physical condi-
ton to fight the disease.
The opinion has been ventured that
had Holden not had such opportunity to
harden himself. he would not have had
many chances of living. In the mean
time surgeons ordered Holden's tent
mates isolated. and other precautions
taken to prevent possible contagion
These men have been released from
quarantine, and are now performing
their regular duties with the company
They all paid their first visit to town
last night since their separation in the
isolation tent. Every test given these
men showed no signs OF infection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
advance OF SIX MILES
ON FRONT OF S., CLAIMED
Turks Report Sweeping Success Over
Russians on Armenian
Battlefelds.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN, November rs. by wireless
to Sayville-Turkish troops In the
Mush region of Turkish Armenia
scored a total advance of approximate
ly six miles along a fifty -six-mile front
during a brief period up to November
81, says a belated Turkish statement
under that date received today. 1t
reports an increase in the number of
Russian deserters. The statement
reads:
Caucasus front-Our positions in
the vicinity of Mush have been adj
vanced on front of forty kilometers
(about twenty-five miles,, so that
during the last few days our right
wing has advanced on an average of
ten kilometers along a front of ninety
kilometers. Prisoners and war booty
have been captured.
The number of Russian deserters is
daily increasing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
BARON KILLED IN BATTLE.
Hans Heinrich Won Wolf, Known in
u. S.. Dies at Somme.

NEW YORK, November 25.-Friends
here of Baron Hans Heinrich Won Wolf,
who went from the United States to
Germany to enlist in the war, learned
today that he had been killed in the
fighting on the Somme front. The
baron was a son of the late Gen. Horst
Won Wolf of the Royal Saxony Artillery
and married Miss Jayta Humphreys
step daughter of T. ST. John Gaffney
formerly American consul general at
Munich.
The Dutch steamer on which the
baron returned to Germany after the
outbreak of the war was detained by
the British authorities at Falmouth
but he eluded detection. He was
wounded In the battle of Ypres. won the
iron cross and returned to the front
two months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
ITALIANS CHECK ATTACK.
Austrians Beaten in Sano Direction
Sugana Valley Towns Bombed.

ROME. November .25. via London. 1888
p.m.-'In the valley Of the Adige we
repulsed a weak attack in the direc-
ton of Sano. south of the depression
between Loppio and Mori." says to-
days official announcement. ION the
remainder of the Trentino front there
were only artillery duels. Our batteries
molested enemy movements In the
Adige valley and in the upper Astico
valley.
"On the Julian front the enemy's ar
tillery was particularly active against
our positions on Monte Nero and east
Of Gorilla.
Hostile aircraft dropped bombs on
Agnede, Gringo and Primolano, in the
Sugana valley, wounding two persons.
planes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
KAPPA ALPHA MEN GATHER.
Delegates to Baltimore Meeting At.
tend Session of Local Alumni

Many Of those who will attend the
Ammen Province Council OF the Kappa
Alpha fraternity in Baltimore next
week came to Washington last night
TO attend the meeting of the local
alumni at the fraternity house. POLL Co
lumbia road. Addresses We're delivered
by James Lee Bost, president of the
alumni; Prof. G. S. Richardson of the
faculty of the Maryland Agricultural
College: w. 7. Beidler. province COM
mander. Baltimore. Nd, and Paul Dali
wig Of Peoria, Ill.
The following were initiated into the
local order: Henry Z. Williams, Mill
son b. Brandenburg. w. B. Wers-
schatt, John L. Fietchall. j. Elmer
Monroe, J. Walter Mari. II. Sydenham
and James e. Loggins. There was a
musical program. followed by buffet
~ -. = 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
To Exhibit Historical Souvenirs.

citation of Oldest Inhabitants of the
District will open its headquarters. in
the old Union engine house, 18th and H
streets northwest, every Sunday, in or
der that the public may have a chance
to inspect its collection of historical
souvenirs. Members of the association
will be op hand each Sunday to explain
charge today. The building will Sc
opened from 2 until o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
AUSTRIAN MINISTERIAL
BODY SEES EMPEROR

VIENNA, November "a. via London.
November rs, 1880 p.m.-Emperor
Charles received in audience today the
Austrian ministerial body. The ques-
ton of converting the Austrian reichs-
rat was discussed. 1t is before the
reichsrat that the new emperor will
take the oath of fealty to the country
and constitution.
The Hungarian parliament will meet
December in special session and de-
vote itself to matters arising from the
change of rulers and the coronation
of King Charles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
MISSOURI PENSIONS HER BLIND
Adopts Constitutional Amendment
nv Majority of 1918.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. November rs.
"A constitutional amendment author
ixine the state legislature to grant PEN
sions to the blind was adopted by the
Missouri voters at the recent election
nv a plurality Of 1910. The official
vote was announced today.
The prohibition amendment was de-
feated by q plurality Of l12, 53e, the
vote being: Yes, 294.2SS; mo- 416.826.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
PASSENGERS LAND.
Are Transferred to the Juniata at
Providence,

PROVIDENCE. r. l., November 25.-
The Merchants and Miners steamship
Powhatan arrived here tonight. Her
passengers were transferred to the
steamship Juniata. which Immediately
left for Baltimore.
The fire, which early in the day
forced the Powhatan to put into the
new harhor at Block Island had been
extingushed. and il was said that there
was no great damage to the boat. 1t
was stated tonight that as soon as the
cargo is Strengthened out, probably to-
morrow. the Powhatan will continue
her trip to Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
RUSSIAN TO TELL STORY
OF THE FOREIGN LEGION
Address This Afternoon at Press Club
to Present Thrilling Tales
of Bayonet Charges.

The story of four thrilling bayonet
charges and how four lines of German
trenches were taken in forty Seven
minutes by regiment of the French
foreign legion Is to be told at the Ma
tional Press Club this afternoon at 4:30
o'clock by Lieut.. Zinovi Pechkoff.
The officer is a Russian. who has had
rare battle experiences. In the last
of the bayonet charges mentioned, he
was wounded, and did not reach hos
pital for thirty-six hours There one
arm was Immediately amputated, but
blood poisoning had started, which
complicated his case, and threatened his
life The surgeons in the American
Hospital at Paris had charge of the
case and despaired of the young Rus
slams life. but he pulled through it all
successfully and although minus an
arm returned to his regiment and saw
active service until few months ago.
Will Return to War Zone.
He is in this country now lecturing.
The proceeds Of his tour are to be de-
voted to the work of the American ambu-
lance and hospital service in France He
expects later to return to the war zone
to be assigned to Gen. Sarrairs command
near Saloniki.
One of the features of his talk at the
National Press Club, it is. announced
will be his estimate of the psychological
effect the war will have upon the SOL
dier's moral nature; whether it tends to
brutalize or humanize mankind. After
his address he will invite those present
to ask questions which he will endeayor
to answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
MONUMENT OF CANNON
TO DEAD RULER PLANNED

BUDAPEST. via Berlin. November IS.
via London.-A movement for the cree
ton of a huge monument to the late
Emperor Francis Joseph from Russian
cannon captured during the war has
started in Hungary. 1t is planned to
place the monument in front of the
parliament building in Budapest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
COMMUNITY MUSICAL
PLANNED FOR SCHOOLS
Will Be Most Elaborate Of Kind Ever
Held in Washington, Dr..
Cogswell Says.

Preliminary plans for what is antici-
pated to be one of the greatest COM
munity musical festivals ever held In
the National Capital are being made
by Dr. Hamlin E. Cogswell. director Of
music in the public schools of this city.
The festival. which is designed to meet
the desires and appreciation of all mu-
sic lovers, is to cover three days and
more than 1900 pupils of the schools
will be among the participants. The
affair has already received the sanction
of the board of education and officials
of the schools.
It Is to begin the Tuesday afternoon
following Easter and will be held in
Clifton streets northwest. Every ef-
fort will be made to develop commun-
ity spirit in the festival DR.. Cogswell
holding that this is the most essential
element in all such enterprises.
The Tentative Program.
The tentative program follows:
Tuesday afternoon-Matinee by 1,20o
children of the elementary schools
Tuesday evening-Choruses and or
chestras from the high and normal
schools.
Wednesday evening-The Washing
ton Oratorio Society and District SYM
phony Orchestra. Fair Ellen" by Max
Bruch, and "Phaudrig Crohoore." by
Charles Villiers Stanford, will be given.
Thursday night-Handers oratorio
of Samson" will be given. Many well
known soloists are to assist in the fes-
tival. and according to DR.. Cogswell,
NO pains will be spared in making this
a week long to be rememb ered as the
beginning of a new era Of community
singing, as well as giving the public a
comprehensive idea as to what is being
done in the schools as foundation for
future events on still larger scale.
Members of the various church
choirs of Washington and vicinity, as
we'll as others who sing, are urged to
join the chorus and assist in making
1t a real festival chorus of at least 500
voices. Singers should not wait for a
special invitation"
Proceeds from the festival will be
used for school purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
Have Speed Without Hurry.

Some of the teachers think we speed
up little here. At least we don't want
to dawdle. We can have speed without
hurry. We can move quickly without
mental excitement. In the armies. in
the Red Cross, in the relief corps and
in the school system we don't want the
shirkers. We don't want the slackers.
We don't want the towards.
II have come in contact with a noble
ard heroic type OF character among the
teachers of Washington. among the
relief WORKERS of Europe. our great
task is 10 work for better things. If
W. do all we ought with the children
In this generation there will be no
need OF relief work in the next gem
Grafton.
In addition to Or. Van Schaick, Miss
Bertha l.. Gardner and Miss Marcelle de
l-attre addressed the association The
former told of the operation of the sum
mer high school during the last vacation
period Miss de Lattre related some in
cidents Of a trip to Japan. a musical
program was given by Mrs. Duff Lewis in
violin solos and Miss Florence Steffens
and Miss Aileen Miller in vocal numbers
The musical and literary program was
preceded by reception lasting from 8
until O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
WASHINGTON GIRL GIVES
VIVID HOSPITAL PICTURE
Letter From War Zone Describes
Scenes Among Wounded-Sun-
shine After Days of Rain.

How il feels to he serving in a mill
tary hospital in France is splendidiy
brought out by a letter just received
is an assistant nurse somewhere in
France" The letter. as received by
friends in this city. is dated November
Z. and is as follows:
"A glorious. cold. windy. sunshiny
day. full of life-hard work pumping
my bicycle against the wind at 7:15-
made the tears run down my face.
though 1 laughed with the feel OF II.
Twenty-Three Beds to Make.
Train de blesses (wounded)-last
night at am. We had only two empty
beds. but they were filled-a trepane
and a bad foot-straight from Verdun.
(Trepane means cracked skulL) / am
so happy over here in my big ward and
so busy. Fourteen men in bed-that
means fourteen to wash. to feed, to
help In every way-twenty-threeb beds
to make. l help wash the dishes, cook
food oh glory! it's great. 1 go home
tired out: can hardly wait for dinner
to be over to tumble into bed. and then
first thing 1 know it's o'clock and
time to get out Of my warm bed to take
a cold shower. It's cold. too. these
mornings.
"other Men Kid Him Along"
"Bourgeois-the tuberculosis-is a
little better this morning. His wound is
open to the sunshine: it's ugly. l have
to wash my hands every time 1 touch
his things and he has 20 be watched
every minute. His legs are all swollen
up with the poison and he can't move
them. Poor sick boy: he's such a dear,
TOO. so appreciative and grateful The
other men in the ward are so sweet
with him; don't make noise-kid him
along sometimes in the kindest way
which makes him laugh
Glory. what sunshine-after days
and days of rain. We have so much
rain that 1 feel I'm growing web-foot-
ed. What difference weather makes,
but sunshine makes every one happy.
To See All the Old Faces.
I'm going to visit my old wards in
the Boicage this afternoon-see all the
old faces and / guess there are some
new by now. want to see my filleul-
Vanderlynden-a queer little blond chap
from the pays envahie Invaded country.
Time to go to luncheon long ago
but I'm waiting for Bourgeois wound
| to finish its sunba :h-that's why l have
time to write. BY the way-this new
sale had SO much worse conditions
than my old one at the Boicaee that
the gift of 500 is a blessing, Bourgeois
wadded bag of straw has been replaced
by a good feather pillow, likewise
others-and he has been sustained only
by dainties these past four days.
NO more now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
Interest Is Wholly Personal.

Ambassador Naon's interest in this
scheme for bringing the young people of
the two countries closer together is wholly
personal one. He does not believe that
the plan should be made official In any
way His own interest in the educational
development of his country is Deep since
he has himself founded sixty-one of the
schools in and about Buenos Aires. He is
certain that all of these schools would CO.
operate eagerly in the exchange of letters
with schools in this country and hopes to
see the time when the best FRIEND OF
each of these Argentine schools will be
similar school in the United States He
remarked:
I'm due time every student in that
New Hampshire school, where letters
have already been written, will feel
that he is on terms of friendship with
every student in my school there in
Buenos Aires. When any two of them
meet at any time in the future, no mat
ter when or where, there will be at
least that bond between them. When
these children grow up they will have
CORRESPONDENCE better understand
ing of the men and women Of my coun-
try. l shall be happy to receive letters
of this sort sent to me by the princi-
pals of any schools in the United States
that care to take up the matter"
Acting on the recommendations of
Ambassador Naon the American Peace
Society is presenting the plan to it's
various directors and secretaries
throughout the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
Reception Committee.

Department Commander Harris as
sumed the craftsmanship Of the recep-
ton committee. The committee will be
made up of the commanders of Camps
Miles. Harden, Petit. Lawton, Astor,
Dewey. Urell and Semper Fidelis. which
make up the department.
Another matter considered was the
New Year dance to be given by Harden
Camp to the ladies' of the members of
the organization, Saturday, December
co. In Pythian Temple. This is an an
nual event.
sists of James f. Wilson, chairman;
William A. Bowling. secretary; B. L.
Tubman, w. L. Mattocks. William Hen
derson. c. ]. Mccarthy. C. F. Runge, H.
l.. Mays. Charles Amman, w. c. Johns
and A. 81. Forester.