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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
REAR ADMIRAL BADGER
HONOR GUEST AT DINNER
Gathering at University Club Marks
Birthday of Naval
Officer.

Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger. U. s.
N, late comma nder-in-c chief of the
United States Atlantic feet, was tend
cred a birthday dinner last evening at
served as members of his staff while
he headed the fleet. The occasion
marked the third annual dinner.
Out of total of thirteen officers
comprising his staff ten were able to
be present. Notwithstanding that some
of them had to travel a great distance
to be here for the occasion. kilograms
and letters of regret We're read from
the three other officers who were situated
SO distant that they were unable to be
present.
1t was by no means a formal affair.
but rather a gathering of close per-
sonal friends who had been Intimately
associated as shipmates on the admi-
rafs flagship during his command. In
the speeches and toasts that are al
ways an interesting part of the dinner
all OF the officers We'd with one another
in eulogiZing their "commander-in-
Chief" as each of his former staff off,
GERS affectionately refer to him.
The following officers were present:
Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger, Sur
geon General w. c. Braisted, Paymas-
ter General Samuel MCGOWAN, Capt. c.
F. Hughes. Lieut.. Col. Albertus w.
Catlin. U. S. NJ. c.; Lieut.. Commander
Stanford c. Hooper, Lieut.. Commander
Byron McCandless. Commander E. C.
kalbfus, Lieut.. Commander Gardner L.
Caskey, Lieut.. Commander George L.
Smith and Lieut.. Albert NJ Coheno
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
IS APPOINTED Chairman
OF PARADE COMMITTEE
Alexander Wolf Named by President
of Board of Trade to Arrange
Draft Demonstration.

E. C. Brandenburg, president of the
Board of Trade. today appointed Alex
ander Wolf chairman of the committee
of that body named yesterday to ar
range for a demonstration in Washing
ton in honor of the District men draft
cd for the new National Army
Mr.. Wolf will confer at once with
William F. GUIDE. chairman Of the semi
lar committee of the Chamber of Com
merce. and a joint meeting of these
committees. along with that to be
named from the Retail Merchants As
ISOLATION. probably will be arranged as
soon as possible to make definite plans
for the affair. The committee of the
Retail Merchants is expected to be
named when r. p. Andrews. president
Of that organization. returns back tomor.
ington. He is expected back tomor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
CoIored Boys Band Visits City.

A colored boys band. twelve strong.
from the Paul Morse Orphanage. way
down in Alabama" yesterday afternoon
stirred 'the Great White Way" of
Washington. as the section of eth
street from F street to the Avenue Is
sometimes called, with a program of
southern melodies supplemented with
pixie" and other vocal numbers. It's
leaders say 1t is bound for the worlds
musical convention at Augusta, Me-, and
on its arrival in this city made its way
straight to the motion picture district,
where an enterprising exhibitor gather
"a II In as an additional attraction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
NEW POLICY ADOPTED
BY PRESS CENSOR CREEL
Employees to Quit Writing Stories
and Will Give Out Plain
Statements.


AS result of recent criticism in Con-
gress and elsewhere. especially among
newspaper men. George Creel. chair
man of the committee on public infor-
nation. has changed the policy of that
committee in the method Of preparing in
formation for the public through the
press Heretofore the committee has
issued long statements and stories pre-
pared by literary men and others ex-
plotting the activities of the various
departments and bureaus of the gov
eminent. including Congress. dealing
with war and relative measures. There
was such a mass of this matter that
the press associations were unable to
handle it on their wires, and the news
papers were compelled either to cut 1t
down or throw it away. A large force
of magazine writers. newspaper men.
clerks and messengers WAS employed
on that work 1t required two large
buildings on Jackson place to house
the force
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
TO TAKE KAISER FROM spELLER
Chicago Board to Delete Page Laud-
ing German Emperor

CHICAGO. August MANY protests
against the further use in the pubic
scnools of a spelling book which CON
tains a page holding Emperor Willis m
before the pupils as a man who hates
meanness" and who is manly and
ABOVE board" were before the board of
eaucation when 1T met today.
me board has prepared a new sne,,er
with the page eliminated but It has
oeen impossible to have it printed in
time Tor the opening of school Sentem-
Der S. peeh
numerous plans for removing tho
eulogy of the emperor from the honI
nave neen proposed. but the only one
whlch has taken concrete form is a
resolution which Anthony Czarneko'
member OF the board. announcer he
would introduce. 1t directs the s,1nere
intendent OF schools. John D. Shoop. to
issue an appeal to parents, based on
patrlotic grounds. asking them to have
books. ii Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
To Be Arranged by Citizens.

Commissioners Brownlow and Knight.
while heartily approving the plan, be-
lieve it should be a demonstration by
citizens, and therefore they will leave
the arrangements for the affair in the
hands of the committees from the civic
bodies, lending their support and aid to
the movement in any way they can.
Both Commissioners have heartily in
dorsed the movement.
Great interest has been shown in the
plan for the proposed parade and mass
meeting. and many suggestions have been
informally made. One is that the parade
conclude with a mass meeting on the
Monument grounds, at which the citizens
of Washington. as well as, the new SOL
diers, will have an opportunity to hear
patriotic addresses. Leaders in civic, pro-
fessional and business life in Washington
have given their hearty approval of such
a civic honor to the city's quota in the
forces that are to go to France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
K. OF C. IN SESSION.
General Convention Plans to Raise
$4,000, 900 to Entertain Soldiers.

CHICAGO, August THE general
convention of the Knights of Columbus
opened here today. 1t has before it the
importnt proposition of raising $780,
Oo0, 900 with which to build and main
tain helpful institutions. somewhat
along lines of the Y. NJ. C. A., at each
of the thirty-two cantonments in the
United States. and welfare work among
soldiers generally.
Although the organization is Roman
Catholic the benefits of Its work in the
Army are intended for men of any
creed. Catholics all over the country
will be expected to contribute.
Originally the Knights planned to
raise 100000 for recreation centers
at the mobilization camps. This sum
was quickly oversubscribed. and at q
meeting yesterday the Supreme Council
of the order voted to submit to the
convention an expanded program cali
ing for $10.000.000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
TRAINING PLANS NOT READY.
Twenty-Seventh Division, National
Guard, Going to Camp September l.

NEW YORK. August THE depart
ure of the 9th Division, U. S. A., which
is composed of the former national
guardsmen. will be delayed until Sep
TENDER l.. according to an announce
ment made here today by Mai. Cen.
John F. Organ, who said he had re-
ceived word from the War Department
that this was necessary because of de-
lay In completing the training camp at
Spartanburg. S. c.
The farewell parade of the various
units. which was to4h have taken place
here Thursday. has been Indefinitely
postponed. as a consequence. 1t was
in about three weeks. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
WANTS MILITARY TEACHERS.
Training Camps Association Asks for
Volunteers for Schools.

NEW YORK. August Men who
have had military experience and are
able to give their time TO the work are
asked to volunteer TO act military in
structors in colleges and universities
during the coming school year. The
call issued by the Military Training
Camps Association and made public to-
day saws that there is dearth of suita-
bile material for instructors owing TO
the large number of men engaged in
the work joining the colors. The as
sociation plans to offer all volunteers A
brief course of instruction to further
equip them for the work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
RESISTERS TO OBEY LAW
North Carolina Draft Directors
Change Their Minds.

\ RALEIGH, N. c.. August 7.-Reports
from Davidson county. where a mari
of the resistance to the draft in This
state is said to have been shown. saw
that feeling there has died down and
that no further trouble is anticipa ted.
A few men went so far as to purcha se
guns announced their intention TO
offer armed resistance. but when in
formed of the serious nature of their
attitude changed their plans and de-
cided TO submit to the demands of the
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
To File Motions Later.
U. S. SUPPLIES FOR SHIPS.
Requested to Take ALI Possible
Aboard on This Side.

American shipowners sending ves-
sells to European ports will be asked
by Secretary Redfleld of the Depart
ment of Commerce to stock up as fully
as possible on this side The request
is made at the solicitation of the Sec
rotary of the Navy.
Full equipment. both in the way of
fuel and other supplies, if provided on
this side. where all commodities are
relatively more abundant than abroad
will help the allies just that much. it is
believed. 1t is probable the request
also will be made concerning ships des-
tined for neutrals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
TO KEEP TAB ON OFFICERS.
While in Europe Must Report to
Headquarters Monthly.

Measures to increase efficiency and
to make more simple the gathering of
information relative to wherea bouts of
officers. the War Department has is
sued instructions that all American of
fcers in Europe shall report to the
commanding general, United States
forces. Paris. France" once a month.
The orders apply also to those who
may hereafter be sent to Europe
To prevent confusion another order
has been issued that no officer may
direct inquiries to the French or Brit
ish officers. but to the commanding
general of the American forces who is
the only one authorized to present such
Inquiries to the governments of France
or England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
In Terror of Gas Romhs

A caller at the first precinct no,c.
station yesterday afternoon raye ' his
ma name 9er, as Thomas H stsnsbury. his age
Glenarm. Md. The object Of III. 80. &c
he stated. was to inform the police tba;
Germans were pursuing him WITH Ia
bombs. and he wanted to be nrntent
ed from them; Capt. Father protected
him by sending him to wash,nStos
Asylum Hospital for observation IS 'on
his mental condition. 90 u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
DRAFT PLOT IN CHICAGO.
Downtown Registrants Tried to
Evade Army Service.

CHICAGO. August "Details Of
what is described by onicials as a plot
to evade the selective draft by men
living in the first district down town)
were before federal authorities TO-DAY
after 1t had been discovered that Of
the first 345 men called for examina-
tion 139 either gave false addresses or
failed to appear before examination
boards.
More than 100 alleged slackers we,.
arrested in various parts of the CITY
yesterday. thirteen being formally ar.
raigned before a United States commits
sioner. Eleven Of them were held in
bonds OF $1,000 to the next grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
MRS. FRANCES L. TREE DEAD.
Former Resident Of Washington
Passes Away in Richmond.

News has been received here of the
death Yesterday in Richmond, Va, of
Mrs. Frances Letitia Tree. former
r.s;dent of Washington and widow of
Tosenh b. Tree. general superintendent
IF telegraph for the Confederate states.
10 xyas said to have received the first
Mnrse message sent between Washing
ton and Baltimore. Mrs. Tree lived in
Washington shortly before the out
break of the civil war.
Among those who survive her are
brother, George w. Evans, chief dis
bursting officer in the Department OF the
Interior, and nephew, Henry Ridgely
Evans, also of Washington.
The body will be brought here and
buried beside her husband in Glenwood
Cemetery tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT ILL.
Unable to Keep Engagements tt
Speak at Lincoln. Neb.

CLAY CENTER. Kan. August T.
Former President William H. Taft be-
came i'll at a hotel here during the
night and today is under the care of
physician. The nature of his illness
was described as being stomach
trouble He was unable to leave Clay
Center today for Lincoln. Neb., where
he has a speaking engagement
He delivered an address here last
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
ANOTHER BID FOR PEACE.
REPRESENTATIVE Jones Offers Bill Pro.
posing Congress Of Nations.

Another bid for peace was made to-
day by Representative Jones of Texas.
He advocated a worlds congress of
M lions. to be held in some Europea n
city. The star feature of the congress
would be an address to the delegates
by the President Of the United States,
who would be instructed by federal
statute to choose q subject which
would lead mp to . general peace.
The United States would also send
three delegates to the peace congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07

| rejected on being physically disquali-
NED and one was an alien.
Those who claimed exemption were
Edward Charles Meyer. dependents:
Woskoff. dependents; Quirinis Flora
vamti, dependents: William w. Down
| ing, dependents; Harold c. Albin. neces-
sary in government service. and Harry
e. Galleher, dependents.
Exemptions in Ninth District.
Exemption claims of the following men
have been approved by the exemption
board in the ninth division. at the Henry
D. Cooke school:
Milton D. Smith, 1853 Willard street. de-
pendents: Casper Saunders, 1927 Oregon
street. dependents: Luther E. Price. 1471
Irving street. dependents; Clarence r. Nc
Clure, 1854 Euclid street. dependents: John
Henry F1ett. 1928 18th street, dependents;
Howard G. Kneesi, 1892 Newton street, de-
|pendents; Joseph David Wilson, 1878 kalo-
rama road. dependents; Edward Brooks,
231s Champlain street. dependents; Thorn
as H. Mullenberg, 3130 14th street, de-
pendents: John Benson Thomas, 1856 Park
road, dependents: Horace Browning. 1920
Harvard street, dependents; Benjamin H
Brill. 2526 18th street. dependents; p. ".
Smith. 2516 18th street. dependents: Roger
Joseph Whiteford. 2901 18th street. de-
pendents; Coleman Cockerille. 3343 18th
street. dependents; Morton Blaine Walker.
1912 Calvert street, necessary In govern
ment service; George G. Padgett. 1851 18th
street dependents: Walter c. NJ. Zirpel.
$500 18th street, necessary in government
service: Thomas Fife Snyder. 1866 Merid-
ian place, dependents; Charles Chester
Caywood, 2375 Champlain street. depend
ents; Antonio Ros. s172 18th street, de-
pendsnts: Melville C. Everett. 1414 New
ton street, military service; Haralampi
Vlahakis. 2S40 10Th street. dependents;
David Joseph Howard. Octayia apart
ments, dependents: William L. Schoolfeld,
Mendoza apartments. naval service.
The exemption board of division NO.
10 is to suspend its physical examfna-
lions following tomorrow afternoon. In
order that it may examine exemption
claims which have been filed with 1t
thus far. it was announced by Chair
man William V. Cox this afternoon.
The board has examined 1872 men so
far. of whom ninety-one have claimed
exemption. Not all of this number have
filed their affidavits supporting their
claims, however. A large number OF
men who have been called by this
board for physical examination will
appear before the examining physician
this afternoon.
Chairman A. J. Driscoll of division
No. Q headquarters the Dunbar High
School, reported today that examina-
ton of the papers of the recent ex-
aminations showed that siXty-one men
had passed and filed no exemption
claims. sixteen failed physically and
eighty three filed claims for exemp-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
NO EXEMPTION FOR ALIMoNY,
Ruling by Provost Marshal Crowder
Under Draft Regulation.

CHICAGO. August IA divorced
woman drawing alimony has not the
status as a dependent that q wife has.
This ruling with regard to draft ex-
emptions was received here today from
Provost Marshal Cr0wder,t In reply to a
question raised by . divorced woman
who wanted her former husband exc
empted, because she was dependent on
the alimony which he paid her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
Not Made Public, She Says.
I. W. w. in the Minority.

At the close Of her speech two or
three members asked her about the I.
w. w. activities in her state Miss
Rankin replied that this organization is
greatly in the minority Of workers
there: During the colloQuy Representa-
tive Johnson of Washington seized the
opportunity to say:
THE I. w. w. is responsible for the
murder of the Governor Of Idaho.
threatened the Governor Of Utah and
made threats against other persons
They say they have no allegiance to the
United States. Why should they squeal
whom decent citizens hang one of them
now and them"
Miss Rankin made no reply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
Tenth Precinct Guard to Meet.

The second get-together meeting of
members of the tenth precinct of the
Home Defense League has been called
for Monday night. in the Central High
School. This will be the last full meet
ing of the league until the second Mon
day In October. The different divisions
Of the precinct are meeting weekly,
with good attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
DEMANDSL|NE.UP !
ON WAR MEASURE
Senator Williams Scores Those
He Charges Are 0bstructing
the Administration.
URGES FOOD CONTROL BILL

TT is time that the men line up in
this chamber as pro-administration and
pro-American and as anti-administra-
ton and anti-American." Senator Will
liams of Mississippi told the Senate to-
day in a speech arraigning those mem
bers who have INSTRUCTED the prompt
passage of the food control bill and
other war measures.
This is an international question.
not a partisan question" he continued.
referring to the war and its conduct.
and when my boys and other Ameri-
can boys must go to the front and
fight l confess TO little impatience
with those who oppose the administra-
ton.
Let those who followed Roosevelt
follow him now: he is setting an eN
ample. Let those who followed Taft
follow him now. and those of US who
followed Woodrow Wilson and would
follow him to the death. let us follow
him now. All three of them are show
ing their patriotism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
Conference on Food Saving

Representatives of the Junior Ord.-
of American Mechanics gathered n
Washington tlis afternoon for q cor
ference with members of the food a.
regarding their co-opera-
ton with the Administrations food
saving program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
Special courtesy to o. $. Envoy.

on foot, according to the London Times,
10 ofser the freedom Of the city Of Ed
inburEh 20 Walter Hines Page, the
American ambassador to the court Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
Exemptions Approved in Eighth.

Exemption claims of the following
men have men have been approved by
the exemption board of the eighth di-
vision, at the Business High School.
Wilbert Briscoe, ss3 Florida avenue.
dependents; James Alfred Saunders.
1446 Corcoran street. dependents: Neill
Winthrop Dumont, 1870 w street. de-
pendents; Charles H. Dampier, 124 w
street. military service: C. H. F,ultz. SO
Bryant street. dependents; Dudley Hop
kins Grant. 1907 street, physical de-
ficiency: Bernard J. Glickman. SIS T
street, dependents; Charles William
liackus. s13 T street. dependents; War
rem b. Flaherty. 2377 Champlain street
dependents: Robert Henry Hunter. 1892
Swami street. dependents: Edward L.
Hardisty. 1925 LIST street. military serv-
ice; Roy F. Lassly. 1925 Q street, de-
pendents; Adholtz H. Pagan, 1865
Swami street. minister: Thomas J. Tati.
1870 w street. dependents: Charles
pendents: Richard o. Melton, IT, 20Is
LIST street, military service; ]. Lawrence
Solly. HIS 18th street. officer of the
lock. SO Q street northeast, depend
ents: William Lee Thompson, els Flor
ida avenue. dependents: Walter h Tati.
1927 Wallach street. dependents, and
ents
Sixty-seven of the additional men
summoned to appear before the exemp-
ton board in the eighth division at
ined up to noon today. Forty-five were
examined yesterday. thirty-two OF
whom passed the physical tests and
thirteen were disqualified on being un-
able to meet physical, Requirement. A
number of these men filed exemption
claims. but the exact figures are not vel
available. Twenty-Five men were ex.
amined this morning.
Two men, meeting the physical re.
ouirements. were accepted as eligible
for the new National Army out Of thu
eleven men examined this morning a
the ninth division in the Henry d
Cooke School They are Henry D. Cop
!. - - p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
To Grant Reasonable" Requests.

Mr. Creel explained that while this
in effect might be virtually censor
ship of news sources, it was necessary
on account of war conditions He in q
sisted, however, that it was his plan to
facilitate the work of the correspond
ents here as much as possible and that
II requests were reasonable they would
be permitted upon application to get
into touch with officials
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-07
SOLD LIQUOR TO MEN
IN UNIFORM, IS CHARGE
Saloonkeeper and Bartenders to Be
Tried in Police Court
Tomorrow.

Patrick ]. Cook, a saloonkeeper at
August Wolf. his bartenders. tomorrow
will appear in Police Court and stand
trial for the alleged sale of liquor to
soldiers in uniform. It is claimed by
the government that the bartenders
made the sale while their employer
looked on. The case came before Judge
Pugh today on a motion to quash filed
by Attorney James A. O'Shea. He also
moved for a severance and bill of par
ticulars
The court overruled the motions and
counsel noted exceptions. United States
Attorney John E. Laskey and his as
sistants. James B. Archer and Ralph
Given, appeared for the government
Exemption in the Law.
Counsel argued that the law gives
the Secretary of the Navy the right to
permit the sale of liquor for medicinal
purposes, mentioning that as being the
exception he thought should be set OUT
in the information.
Mr.. Archer said he knew the Secretary
of Navy had not permitted the sale Of
liquor for such purposes, and argued
that the government therefore did not
have to refer to that provision of law
in the information.
Mr.. OShea announced that he would
be ready to proceed with a trial by
jury tomorrow.
To File Motions Later.
Attorneys William Henry White and
F. Schutt. proprietor of the National
Hotel, were on hand to file a motion to
quash the information filed against him
charging the sale of liquor to soldiers
in uniform. They agreed to submit their
motion when the case is called for trial.
they stated, as they desired to amend
it after hearing Mr.. O'Shea's argument
on his motion.
Similar action was taken in the case
of John J. Madden, a South Washington
saloonkeeDer, who was similarly
charged He was represented by Attor-