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Evening star., 1917-05-28
Tornado WhirIs Southwark
After LeveIing WiIlisville

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. May 2s.-The tornado
which seemed to originate near Willis
vile. Perry county. Ill. late yesterday,
virtually demolished that village, then
rose and whirled rapidly southwark. Dip
ping to the earth at intervals to tear roofs
from houses or wreck fimsy structures.
Information today from Willisville was
that fifteen houses were demolished there,
that five persons were injured ana Two
missing. The entire business district at
Willisville was wrecked.
The whirl crossed the Ohio river some
where near Cairo, ILL.,, then began TO
make almost regular stops In Ken
lucky, killing five white persons IN
Dublin and Bardwell and thirty negroes
near Clinton. according to reports.
In Bardwell the courthouse. school
house and one general store are the
only buildings left standing, according
to reports of persons who have arrived
at Cairo. ILL.,, by automobile. Doctors.
Bardwell and Clinton by a special train.
Wires are down in the entire district
and quick, direct communication is i'm
possible.
One of the freaks Of the storm devel-
oped near Murphysboro, Ill. Reports
last night over railroad wires from
Willisville and Duquoin were that the
tornado had dropped into Murphysboro.
For five hours no wire communication
could be established, although efforts
were made from all directions. At mid
night report came from Cairo that
Murphysboro was unscathed and knew
nothing of any severe storm in the i'm
mediate vicinity.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
TOWNS VIRTUALLY WIPED OUT.
Country Around Hickman, KY, Hit
Hard by Tornado.

HICKMAN, KY. May 2s-Reports to-
day indicated that the death list Of the
storm which late yesterday swept sew
eral Kentucky villages would be be-
tween thirty and forty.
Reports from various sources, not
fully confirmed. told OF nine deaths at
Ledford and eight at Bondourant, seven
and eight miles. respectively. down the
Mississippi from Hickman. Other re-
ports told of the death of thirteen ne
four miles from Hickman, while still
other reports told Of three deaths at
Dublin. in Graves county.
Ledford. Bondourant, Dublin and
Bardwel1 are reported to have been
said to have suffered severely.
Reports as to possible deaths and In
juries at either Bardwell or Clinton are
not available, because of wrecked wire
lines.
4 30 o'clock. and lasted for about ten
minutes. The property damage is
large, though Hickman was not as
severely dealt with as were other near
by towns. The lighting system here
was put out of commission. and the
town was in darkness throughout the
night. 1t has not yet been possible to
make an estimate Of the property dam
age Several persons were more or
less seriously injured. but none was
killed.
The interruption Of nearly all means
Of communication through much Of the
territory affected by the storm has led
to many conflicting reports, and 1t is
probable 1t will be many hours before
an accurate estimate of the storms
full results can be made. Rescue
ing at o'clock to take aid to the
stricken area had not been heard from
up to noon today.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
RED CROSS NOTES.

William S. Parks, grand commander
Of the Knights Templar Of the Dis
trict, has made a personal appeal to
officers and members of the grand COM
mandery to contribute to the Red Cross
war relief fund, saying:
"As templars, let us Join In con-
tribution as other Masonic bodies have
done, and thus share in this noble work.
contributions should be sent to Sir
Arvine w. Johnston, grand recorder,
Masonic Temple. and due credit will be
given the donors as contributing
through and in behalf of the grand
commander"
The Red Cross fund has been aided
by generous returns from an entertain
ment by the Kaye Onka Lend a HANDY
Council, Camp Fire Girls. in the vestry
Of Metropolitan M. E. Church.
Those participating in play, "The
Kings Daughters" were Misses Eileen
Colonna, Margaret Boswell. Dorcas
Boswell. Gladys Layton. Helen Rothery,
Edna Massari. Minnie Rollow, Margaret
Richardson, Marguerite Moore, Lenora
Davis, Leona Hayes and Blanche Lakin.
Other features Of the entertainment
consisted of vocal and instrumental
numbers and recitations by Misses
Dorothy Barker, Cora Gaskins. Ijemica
Thompson and Henrietta Watson and
Edward Steffe. Joseph Smith. ST.. con-
tributed a minstrel stunt. The enter
tainment was under the direction of
Miss Sadie McCann, guardian of the
camp.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
MEMORIAL WEEK OPENS
WELL FOR RED CROSS
Number Of Gifts Made in Memory
of Departed-Would Honor
Military Heroes.

The beginnings of Memorial week
brought to the Red Cross finance COM
mittee number Of gifts in memory Of
those who have gone, and it is expect
ed that during the week many more
will come.
Chairman Macfar1and said that he
looked for a good week Of giving.
which would serve to carry the fund
forward toward the goal OF Washing
toms share of the s100,0O0.000 asked of
the country by the President Of the
United States for the Red Cross activi-
ties at home and abroad. The sugges-
tion was made to Chairman Macfar-
land, who approved 1t, that on We'd
nesday, Memorial day. gifts be made
in memory Of civil war and other mill
tary heroes, even though they were
not personally known to the gfvers. as
for example possible gift in memory
Of Gen. Grant or Admiral Farragut. in
token of gratitude for their services.
The Continental Life Insurance Com
pany, Inc, has undertaken, through Its
its policyholders. who are mostly wage
earnegs in Washington and vicinity.
the opportunity to serve Sthe country
and humanity afforded by the Red
Cross war service fund. The finance
committee has given credentials to
Contributions acknowledged today
are:
In memorium, Rev. DR.. T. s. H. S5:
in memorium, DR.. ]. r. Bromwel. 80:
in memorium. Faithful unto death. .
81; in memorium, "a beloved physician,
So; in memorium, Prof. Otis c. Wight,
IS; in memorium. two civil war nurses.
81, and in memorium, a faithful serv-
ant, SIS.
Edward H Everett, $500: Mrs. Vir-
ginia B. Connor, s25; William F. Quick
sail, $40; T. B. Van Alstyne, SIS: Kauf-
man & Oberleder. IS; B. Harris, $40;
A. Jacobson, IS; C. J. Langmead. s25;
Pentalpha Lodge. $40. R. 6. Rankin,
Reeves, $25; Mrs. w. A. seebold. So;
Robinson White, $40: Joseph H. Bur-
rowes, IS; John F. Morrisey, $40; Mrs.
6. L. Nicolson, $40, and Sylvan J.
Luchs, $40.
Through William E. Shannon-Harry
Blake, 500 a year: E. C. Robinson 81 /;
NJ. ]. Keane, $40; Victor Clunet, Bertha
F. Thomas, w. A. Wilson, o. J. McCon-
nell. A. L. Baldwin. IS each.
Through Holcombe G. Johnson-H. G..
Johnson. $50; Eugene G. Adams. $50;
Harriet Ekin, $12: F. L. Farrell, $40;
R. 1. Holmes, So; R. A. Howe. $5; Rose
Wright, IS; c. f. Holden. ST.
Through H. F. Tan-Harry r. Arm
strong. IS; James NJ. Ball. S5: W. T.
Buckley, 81; cash, Is cents: j. L. Cut
sail, 81 a month; A. v. Fair. 81: Dewey
Houff, s.: Dorothy Poivret, % cents;
C. r. Sellers, so cents, Lillian G. Swift
ser, $12; ]. r. Trollinger, 81; A. NJ Vier-
| korn. 81: E. Bradshaw. SO; Edward
Brown, So; total. $39.40.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
FOUR DEAD NEAR IRRELEVANT.
Twister Cuts Path to Within Mile Of
Tennaecae Town

NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 2s.-A Tre-
zevant. Tenn, special says four persons
were killed and many injured in that
vicinity by a cyclone yesterday after
noon. The dead:
Milton L. Couch and wife. Mrs. Caro-
line Green and Mrs. William Asa Green.
The last two named were residents
of Charlottesville Mo-. and arrived at
three women were blown 100 yards
from the residence site. Batter Couch,
son of NJ. L. Couch, was seriously in
jured.
The storm swept path two to three
hundred yards wide to within a mile of
Trezevant, which is in Carol county.
The people Of the town could see the
evidence Of the storm. and great ex-
citement was created. The Carl Walker
and Sam Weatherford families land
that of Mrs. H. A. Walker were injured.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
AUTOMOBILES WANTED
FOR VETERANS PARADE
City.Wide Appeal Made to Owners
to Aid During This Feature Of
Confederates' Reunion.

A city-wide appeal for the use OF
automobiles and persons to drive them
between the hours Of $3.50 and 1880
o'clock Thursday. June Z. has been
made by Charles w. Semmes, chairman
Of the automobile section OF the big
parade, which is to be one OF the out
standing features Of the reunion of
Confederate veterans. The machines
are wanted for the use of the sponsors
and maids of honor and for the depart
ment commanders in the parade.
Already Mr.. Semmes has made ar
rangements to obtain the use of about
fifty cars, but Chairman Harper today
notified him that about 100 will be
needed. Seven-passenger cars are de-
sired, but the committee can make good
use of any hve-passenger cars that are
available.
Mr. Semmes reports that the automo.
bile dealers of Washington are COM
ing forward with offers to furnish cars
but that individual owners must dc
likewise in order to get the desired
number
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Final Parade Arrangements.

At a meeting Of committee heads to
be held tomorrow final arrangements
for the parade are to be discussed.
Those who are to attend are George r.
Linkins, chairman of general parade
committee: Brig. Gen. William E. Har-
vey, commanding the military section;
George Y. Worthington, chairman of
the music section; Charles w. Sem
mes. chairman of the automobile Sec
ton, and Melvin Hazen, chairman OF
the civilian escort section. 1t Is an
nounced that the route of the parade
will start at 10th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, pass along Pennsylvania
avenue to 18th street and thence south
south to New Yorw avenue. where 1T will
disband. Luncheon is to be served the
veterans in the shade of the trees across
from the Corcoran Art Gallery.
Chairman Harper stated today that
about 100 members of the I'd Corps, De-
partment of the Potomac, G. A. R., COM
manded by Col. NJ. NJ. Parker. are to
serve as an escort of honor to the Con-
federate Veterans in the parade. All
Evening star., 1917-05-28
FURTHER ACTION NOT NEEDED.
Attorney Generals Report on. An
thracite Coal Investigation,

proceedings against anthracite oper-
ators and dealers has SO far been
found Attorney General Gregofy to-
day Informed Chairman Webb Of the
House judiciary committee. replying to
a resolution by Representative Dyer of
Missouri.
Investigation into bituminous coal the
Attorney General wrote, has so far re-
suited in some indictments at New
York.
"In the course of the Investigation
into the increases Of prices generally -
wrote the Attorney General. "the sew
eral United States district attorneys
and an investigating force of the de-
partment have been inauiring into con-
ditions in the anthracite and bitumi-
nous coal markets"
Evening star., 1917-05-28
REUNION RULES ADOPTED.
Commissioners Re-Enact 1naugura.
ton Regulations for Confederates.

More than forty special regulations
for preservation Of public order in the
District of Columbia during the Con-
federate Veterans reunion, June to s,
were adopted today by the District
Commissioners. Similar to the regula-
tions promulgated for the Inauguration,
the rules will go into effect one day
prior to the reunion and remain opera
tive for a week after its close.
They quote the schedules of fares
that may be charged by motor and
Evening star., 1917-05-28

any person violating any Of the rules
or tariff rates shall be liable to nne
not to exceed 500, and, in dafault Of
payment, imprisonment not to exceed
owners Of hotels, who rent out rooms
will be required to keep . record show
ing the signature and street and homo
city address Of each and every guest
temporarily residing in the building.
No person may offer for sale any badge
or merchandise on the public streets
without obtaining a permit from the
police.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
BALFOUR PARTY IN OTTAWA
British ENJOYS Given Official Wei
come to Canadian Capital.

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 2S.-The
British mission to the United States.
headed by Mr.. Balfour. minister of
foreign affairs, arrived here yesterday.
The party was welcomed by Sir Robert
Borden, the prime minister, and other
officials of the Dominion government.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
For Report on Repatriation.

The House immigration committee
will hold an executive session Thurs
day to mako up its report on the bill
introduced by Representative Rogers
Of New York. to repatriate Americans
fighting with the allied armies. A ma
tority of the committee. 1t is under
stood. favor a favorable report with
some notifications.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Canopy Over PRESIDENTS Stand.

a canopy erected ever the stand from
which the President will review the
parade. It was planned originally to
have this an open stand. but it de-
it do not shade it during the time of
day when the parade will be in progress,
and a canvas covering will have to be
provided.
= Maj. Raymond W. Pullman, superin-
tendent of police. expects to have num-
ber Of visiting detectives here during
reunion week. Police chiefs of prac-
tically every city east of Chicago have
been requested to cooperate for the
protection of the thousands of guests
who will be here. The day Of the parade
a number of Baltimore policemen may
be on hand to assist in handling the
crowds.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Spy Hunting in Germany.

COPENHAGEN, May 27. via London,
May 28.-Spy hunting and precautions
to prevent leaks of military secrets are
the order of the day in Germany. New
regulations to check the passage of
Information across the frontiers
are published daily. Germany apparent
ly hopes to produce some surprise In
ventions and restricts the employment
Of enemy aliens and persons submitted
to the regulations for enemy aliens"
namely Americans. in factories having
war contracts of any description.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Former Represeutsstive Dies.

sCOTTDALE. Pa, May 78-A L
Keister. representative from the TWEEN
ty-second Pennsylvania district in the
Sixty-third and ssexty-feurth Con-
crosses, IL dead at Ids homo here. He
was a graduate Of totterbein Univer.
sity Of Westervf1le, Cshio. and was six
ty-five years of age.
Evening star., 1917-05-28

NEW YORK, May 2s.-The national
conference on foreign relations Of the
United States will begin q five-day
session at Long Beach, N. r. tonight.
The discussion will be on 1.-THE Future
Of International Law" Charles Evans
Hughes will make the main address.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
South Dyersburg Hit Hard.

A suburb of Dyersburg, known as
South Dyersburg, suffered severe prop,
erty damage, and most OF the dead anu
injured reported from Dyer county
were residents Of the village. IN
Lyersburg proper four resioencss anu
being held, were demolished. In south
Dyersburg the storm cut path hali
a mile in width and mile long, aho
In the area swept not house was IN
tact today. Available ambulances III
Dyersburg were Inadequate to remove
trucks were impressed into service
Among the buildings wrecked near
Dyersburg was an historic anteoelfnm
residence, known as the Parker nome
At Sharon thirty-flve buildings We're
torn from their foundations and badly
damaged Fire started in negro sec
tion of the town in the wake OF the
storm, but was extinguished before 1t
gained headway. OF the injured at
Sharon three are believed to be fatally
hurt.
known injured in that section are
white persons. Several Of the injured
we're reported in a critical condition
today.
Other towns in Tennessee which suf-
fered minor damage included Troy and
Newbern.
Rescue parties began a systematic
search of the storm-swept areas at
daybreak, and 1t was believed that be-
fore nightfall virtually all of the more
remote sections will have been visited.
Wire communication to number of
points still was interrupted today, but
with large forces of linemen and rail-
road employees at work repairing the
broken wires communication gradually
is being restored.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
q. A. II. in Washington have been
asked by Col. Parker to march with

InI9 68COFCe
An Important meeting Of tho hous-
ing committee has been called for 4:30
o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the
rooms of the Board Of Trade, when
final arrangements for the care Of the
veterans during their stay in this city
will be discussed. Work has been
started on the tents in which the vet
Grams are to be quartered on the Union
station plaza.
Evening star., 1917-05-28

twisted. battered and soaking wreck
age in an effort to save at least some
small trinket.
An appeal to the legislature for funds
to relieve distress will be made when
that body meets tomorrow.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
RELIEF WORK STARTED
IN STORM SWEPT CITIES
Carloads of Food, Blankets and Cots
Rushed to Charleston and
Nation, Ill.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MATTOON. ILL.,, May 2S.-American
sympathy manifested itself in a sub
stantial fashion today for the plight
of Charleston and Mattoon, twin vic
Tins of the tornado which swept CEN
trail Illinois on Saturday, leaving be-.
hind it death and ruin.
Scores of communities throughout
Illinois, Indiana and neighboring states
responded to the appeals Of the strick-
en- cities with cars OF foodstuffs, blan-
kets and cots, and assurances were re-
cefved that more was available If
needed.
Organized relief for the destitute, of
whom there are about 1000 in the two
towns, was begun today under the su-
pervision Of ]. J. O'Connor of the Chi
cago Chapter of the American Red
Cross, who arrived with a contingent
of fifteen nurses.
Incorporating was the state board OF
health, under DR.. st. Clair Drake, which
Immediately began a sanitary survey
In each town that possible disease cpl
denies might be prevented.
in both Mattoon and Charleston
forces of volunteers worked through
the night unloading cars Of food pre-
paratory to its distribution to the
needy.
Today food stations were established
and owners Of motor cars were pressed
into service delivering to public build
ings, institutions and private homes
serving as temporary shelters for the
stricken.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Health Officers Active.

Officials of the state board of health,
Including a corps of medical and sanitary
engineers. an epidemiologist and a regis
trar Of vital statistics, began their sur
veys in the wasted sections of the two
cities, one Of the first results being the
quarantining in Mattoon of a man re-
ported to have been suffering from a con-
tagfous disease and an injured man who
had been carried into his home
Members of the five companies of the
4th Infantry. n. G. l., who have been
patrolling the two towns were ordered
to assist. each man being given four
blocks to survey.
According to DIR. Drake. particular eff
forts are being made to prevent the
possibility of a measles epidemic, the
disease having been widespread in the
section. Water supplies also are being
guarded closely. especially in Charles
ton.
The water supply in Charleston is
bad" said DIR. Drake. 1T is taken from
q polluted river and in such a case as
this we cannot be too careful"
Hope Of saving much of their house,
hold property, expressed by persons
whose homes had been ruined, was
minimized today by a driving rain,
which fell throughout the night. New
ertheless at daylight hundreds of per-
sons were picking their way over the
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Casualties in Coles County.

So Tar as was known today the tor
nado cost ninety-one lives and resulted
In injuries to about six hundred per-
sons In Coles county, reports from the
farming districts indicating that the
casualties were heaviest in the two
cities. The farmers. however. reported
heavy property losses in the destruc-
fion Of buildings, the death of stock
ana damage to growing crops. Avail
able estimates placed the damage in
s3.00o.0o0. Of which $1,250.o00 was in
Mattoon and about $750.000 in Charles
ton.
OF the injured only about a score were
In dangerous condition today. accord
Ing to the corps of volunteer physi-
clans.
Plans for the burial of the dead were
under way today In Mattoon a public
burial Of large proportion of the vic
Tins being in the Dodge Grove ceme-
tery. itself storm swept
While immediate food needs in
Charleston and Mattoon were provided
for. relief officials made 1t plain that
the necessity for aid still was vital In
both communities the storm centered
itself largely on the homes Of work
homeless were hundreds who lost
everything In the ruins. An impera-
tive need. 1t was stated, is for money
anc Tor clothing, particularly for wom-
en and children.
Mr.. OConnof asserted that It will be at
east ten days or two weeks before many
81 the destitute can be put on anything
IKE q self-supporting basis, and that the
rehabilitation requires hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars. The food problem be-
came acute in both Mattoon and Charles
ton yesterday, when thousands of sight
seers from neighboring villages thronged
the two unprepared and devastated towns
In NATION the emergency committee
IN charge Of relief found it necessary to
appoint a food, dictator. and ordered
restaurants and hotels to cease serving
workers. Today. however, with the de-
parture of most of the unlimited guests
the embargo was lifted and it was as
serted enough provisions were on hand
to last for several days.
Citizens of Charleston. however faced
more of a crisis. but it was believed that
before night food enough for their i'm.
mediate needs also would be available
Evening star., 1917-05-28
cranulated Sugar, &c

Any quantity you want, from pound to barrel
Many of stores have 25b bags factory packed which
is ideal way to purchase sugar.
ONCE MORE, can preserve or pack any kind and all
kinds of oodstus Don't hesitate of the price
of sugar We predict that all actorypacked fruits
will be extremely high priced next winter.
Evening star., 1917-05-28

there. In Hickman two persons were
killed. OF the other known dead in that
vicinity eighteen lost their lives when
tenant houses on the farm OF sgd L.
Dodds, at Ledford. were blown down.
OF the villages in southwestern Ken.
lucky through which the storm CUT
its path. Bardwer and Clinton were
reported badly damaged. Virtually the
entire business section Of Bardweh
was wrecked. and at Clinton mum,
ber Of residences and several school
buildings were demolished.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10
DANNY" BRYCE IS THERE
 WITH NEWSPAPER STORY

Danny" Bryce arrived in Seward Sat urday night from Bethel, on the kusko kwm, after nice little jaunt of over 1000 miles, seys the Seward Post of January ?. Danny has made good, and he brought with him over S6,000 in coarse gold from his claims on Bear creek, near Bethel. It has been long uphill road for Bryce, and his friends are more than pleased 10 hear of his good fortune.
 several years ago Bryce cane through Seward outbound when things had been go- ing against him. He had to get Outside, and a local merchant had 8 hunch that Danny was the right sort 50 he staked him for the trip. After seeing his people he came right back and went at 1t with the spirit that wins He is in the pay now, and il is coarse gold, exceedingly coarse as some
 f it is in chunks the size of a bullet egg.
 Danny is a gueot at the Seward, and he left his poke st the Seward Commercial Company for safe-keeping, in "Bill' Sauers safe He Is going Outside to see his people again with proof that he Is in the pay.