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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
MAY ORDER CONSUMPTION.
England Considering Means of Re-
cruiting Army From Ireland.
Cahlegram TO The Evening Star and
ChicagO Daily News C0nYrjpbt tor

DUBLIN. Ireland. December IL
There is active discussion III ireland of
the possibility of conscription. Con-
script countries estimate the number of
men available at tenth of the ponu-
lation. This would leave maximum
for ireland of 100000 men. BY yolun-
tary recruiting Ireland already has con-
tributed about 10000.
The Importance to England OF maintain
ing the food supply makes 1t desirable To
keep in Ireland sufficient men at ag,jcut-
tural work When these allowances have
been made anybody can guess himself
at the extent Of the man power avail
able in Ireland for service in the army
There are very divergent opinions IS
to how far resistance to conscrfption
would be carried out Whether the
government will think it worth while
TO enforce it depends on whether the
number of men procured will be suf-
ficient to justify the trouble to the
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
Statehood Not Demanded.

Though the District can make con-
elusive showing of fitness for admission
10 the Union as sovereign state, no
demand for such admission is present
ed. Our proposed legislation confirms
the national control of the nations city
and the exclusive legislation clause of
the Constitution is untouched.
All that is asked is that the Consti-
tutjou empower Congress to declare
shaf residents of the seat of govern
ment are on the same footing as cfti-
ems OF the states in relation only to
Congress, the electoral college and the
conrts OF the United States.
Surely Congress will heartily CO.
onerate to secure TO itself by eonstitu-
tional amendment the power to cure
the evil and shame of completely nom
representative government in the sea
NJ government of the great represent
,tiye republic. To accomplish this
rood end Congress ought not to hesi-
fate to propose to the states this en-
snyxement OF Its own powers. surely
ConEress docs not distrust itself.
The injury to the nation from this
eondition is as great N thnt tnAieted
upsn the de-Anesicanissa esmmunity.
The national shame il the greater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
YEARLY THEFTs, $4,000, 900.
Chicago Police Report Shows IA, 900
Burglaries of All Kinds.

CHICAGO, December Thieves
and robbers have profited to the ex-
tent Of more than $4,000, 600 by their
operations in Chicago since the first of
last January, according to police fig
ures made public today. This is said
to be the largest harvest ever gather
ed mere in a year by criminals
There have been 1900 burglaries of
all description, twenty payroll robber-
les and ten bank robberies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
Saws Berdan Died of Poison,

CHICAGO. December 1.-THE death of
1.ucius B. Ber0an, millionaire of Toledo.
Ohio, in hospital here. last Wednesday.
was due to poison. in the opinion Of Dr..
-. J. Port, who attended him during an
attack OF convulsons at hotel before
being taken to the hospital. Investigation
has already been started by Coroner Hoff-
man. Dr. w. D. McNally, coroner. s
chemist, is perfecting an analysis of the
stomach contents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
ATTACK BY BRITISH
ON FRONT IN ITALY
Offensive South Of Monte Fon-
tana Secca Breaks Down,
Says a Berlin Report.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, December II, via London
British troops on the Italian front yes
terday launched an attack against the
Austro- German lines south of Monte
Fontana Secca, but it broke down be-
fore the Teuton positions. the German
,ysr 'ossrt ann oaineed today.
ROME. December E.--Austro-German
forces. which attacked the Italian Ines
,tfon Of San Marine. we're driven back in
disorder, the war Office announced to-
day.
In the Col caprille region the Italians
ed. Finally the enemy had to withdraw
to the positions from which ne STARTED
Teutonic Attack Checked.
ROME, December 16.-There was lit
tie infantry fighting on the front be-
tween the Brenta and Piave Saturday.
and one hostile attack was checked,
the official statement from the war
Office today says. There was much
artillery fighting on the northern
front The statement reads:
! Between the Brenta and the Piave
the struggle which diminished in in
tensIty Friday evening. did not in
crease yesterday. About 3 o'clock in
the afternoon in the Col de la Beretta
region hostile infantry attempted to
advance against our line. but was
driven back completely by prompt
counter attack. The artillery activity
generally maintained the character Of
a harassing fire. Our batteries re-
peatedly and for long time put down
an intense barrage on the positions on
Col Caprille which had been withdrawn
from the day before.
I'm the Giudicaria valley. the night of
the 14th-15th, we repulsed enemy de-
tachments. which, after long artillery
preparation, attempted to carry one of
our observation posts on Monte Melano.
At the delta of the Piave a storming
platoon. we'll supported by an armed
motor boat, destroyed one of the enc
mys small bridges. and patrols con-
sisting of sailors attacked some houses
occupied by the enemy and captured a
number of prisoners. Along the re-
mainder of the front the fighting was
normal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17


Representative Royal c. johnson OF
South Dakota has relinquished his seat
in Congress and enlisted as private in
the Regular Army. He visited the WaI
Department this morning and. then left
for Camp Meade, Annapolis Junction
Nd, to take his place in the ranks.
In saying goodbye to his friends he
said he probably would be "the tames'
private in the camp
Representative Johnson is thirty-five
years of age and has a wife and two
children. He was attorney general OF
South Dakota from 1911 to 1914, when
he was elected to Congress to the Sixty
fourth Congress as a republican. He
was reelected to the Sixty-ffth Con-
gress. He believes in practical patriot
ism, that the way to win the war is by
fighting and that the place to fight is
in the ranks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
Honor Jerusalem's Liberation.

PARIS, December ia TIE Deum
was said this afternoon in the Cathe-
dral of Notre Dame in honor of the lib
GRAFTON of Jerusalem from the hands of
the Turks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
Public Interest Keen in Last
Chapter of Prohibition
Fight.
SPEAKER CLARK WARNS
THRONG ON OUTBREAKS
Omen Letters Cause Excitement, and
Members Are Flooded With Mes
sages From Constituents.

Represeutative BarkIey of Ken
tueky. one of the prohibition leaders,
claimed early this afternoon that a
complete canvass of the state dele
cations In the House indicated adop-
tion of the prohibition resolution by
q margin of fifteen votes over the
necessary twe-thirds.
One hour before noon today the
House of Representatives started IN to
make the last chapter in the long story
of the fight for nationwide prohibition,
a fight that has been waged for years.
Today's proceeding consisted OF action
on a resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States prohibiting the liquor traffic in
the nation.
Two-thirds of the voting membership
of the House is required to adopt the
resolution and ratification by three
fourths of the states of the Union
within seven years, is necessary to
make the change in the Constitution
operative.
At o'clock this afternoon debate is
TO end and the resolution be brought
to vote 1t passed the Senate last
August, but has been amended In the
form in which it passed the Senate.
The Resolution.
The text of the resolution follows:
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress as
sembled (two-thirds of each House
concurring therein, That the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitu-
tion be, and hereby is. proposed to
the states to become valid as part
OF the Constitution when ratified by
Z the legislatures OF the several states
as provided by the Constitution
section /. After one year from
the ratification OF this article the
manufacfure, sale or transportation
Of Intoxicating liquors within. the
importation thereof Into. or the ex-
portation thereof from the United
States and all territory subject to
the jurisdiction thereof for beverage
purposes is hereby prohibited
section 2. The Congress and the
several states shall have concurrent
power to enforce this article by ap-
propriate legislation.
section g. This article shall be
inoperative unless il shall have been
= ratified as an amendment to the
Constitution by the legislatures of
the several states. as provided in the
Constitution. within seven years
from the date of the submission
hereof to the states by the Con
gress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
Fate of Snow Removal Acts.

Senator Dillingham; called to attention
that courts had declared unconstitu-
tional two snow removal acts of Con-
gress. He said that a third measure.
believed to be constitutional had twice
passed the Senate. but so far had failed
of action in the House
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
Population of Washington

POLICE CENSUS
The Population November l, 1917 395,947
The Population November l, 1915. 357,749
Increase in population in two years. 3S,19S
Percentage of increase ................ 102aao
Mai Pullman. of police believes 5000
additional people have to Washington to live since Novem
This reasonable estimate The Stars circulation
OF December 1886 the
day for November
NET CIRCULATION OF THE STAR IN
AND OUT OF WASHINGTON
First 10 days of December, 1917 96,58S
First 10 DAYS of December, 1915. .........7 .75715
Increase in circulation for two years. .20s76
NET CIRCULATION OF THE STAR
IN WASHINGTON
First 10 days in December 1917 .S5,5Ol
First 10 days in December, 1916 .66,S76
Percentage of increase Observation-Disclosures. 2S9o
The circulation of The Evening Star. with its ONE EDI-
between and o'clock.
Washington believed be the greatest circua
proportion population of all United
including by
newspapers.
This circulation concentrated i'll Washington
advertiser completely this
neld without duplication
The carrier daily and Sunday to the
homes of Washington and believed to be than
home circulation OF all other Washington combined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
Changed the Text.

The House committe on the judiciary
changed the resolution as it passed the
Senate by providing that prohibition
should become effective one year after
ratification of the amendment to the
Constitutions: extended the time from
six to seven years for ratification, and
provided that the several states as well
as Congress shall have concurrent
power to enforce the article by appro-
pirate legislation.
BY the time the House assembled to-
spectators interested in the proceed
ings. Speaker Clark admonished the
audience that expressions OF approvaf
or disapproval of remarks made on the
floor would be vigorously repreSsed-
Public interest has been at high
pitch. For days the local newspapers
had been carrying in their advertising
columns open letters from DIS
tnguished public men and labor lead
ers. setting forth arguments for and
against the legislation at this time.
Flooded With Letters.
ed with kilograms and letters from
question and importuned personally by
representatives of the organization
pushing the legislation and interests
opposed to 1t.
When the resolution was laid before
the House this morning Chairman
Webb of the judiciary committee was
recognized to control half the time in
favor Of the resolution, in behalf OF
the democratic side. and Mr. Volstead
of Minnesota half the time in favor
in behalf of the repubiican.side. Then
Mr.. Gard of Ohio WAS recognized to
control the time of democrats opposing
prohibition and Mr.. Graham of Penn
sylvania OF republicans opposing it,
Willing to Grant Time.
Representative Webb discussed the
progress of the measure in the Judiciary
committee He said prohibitionists. in
GLIDING himself, would be glad to provide
the rights and privileges TO the citizen
brewer to have a year after the law goes
into effect to wind up their business. He
said there could be no conflict OF JuriS-
diction between the national government
and the states under this resolution
Representative CooDer. Ohio. for the
amendment, reminded the House that
you look into hatbaud or coat to
see if IL bears union label, but you
can look in vain into the whisky bottle
for a union label.
Representative Dyer. Missouri, oppos-
ing it, said the issue now is nothing
more or less than whether Congress
shall stand by the President of the
United States and his war attitude af-
fecting the subject or whether Congress
shall stand by 'Dinwiddie and the Anti
Saloon League. who think more of this
issue Of the wet and the dry than the,
do of the issue of whether America o,
Germany shall win this great war"
Invade State Rights.
Representative Gard OF Ohio dem.
ocrafic member of the Judiciary com.
mittee declared that the amendment
proposed an invasion of the police
power of the states and threate
the unanimity of the American people
in winning the war. He said national
prohibition is for Congress and state
:. prohibition matter fer the state legis-
"a istureS.
..We firmly believe" he said, 1that
the state should have the right to- de.
tersaine whether the interests and tht
Continued on Seventeenth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
.RAPS WASHINGTON
FOR ICY STREETS
Senator Poindexter Asks for
Inquiry Of District Com
missioners.

resolution calling upon the District
what steps. if any. they have taken to
remove the snow and ice from the streets
and sidewalks of the city was adopted
by the Senate today
Senator Poindexter of Washington,
author of the resolution, declared the
conaitton of the streets in the capital
would be disgrace to a frontier mining
town 3s:a5s.sss,zs.zs.ps.ss .s.,....s.3.
Army Men Seriously Crippled.
Il don't know whether or not the
streets have been allowed. to remain
covered with snow and are in collusion
with the enemies of the country he said
but if the pro-Germans had conspired
against the military forces Of the country
here they could not have done SO more ef-
iectiyely than by having these streets left
covered with ice. know a number of Army
men who have been seriously crippled in
the last few days, falling on the icy
streets and put out OF business. long be-
fore they were able to get to the battle
'front.'
Senator Gallinger suggested that if
the District of Columbia Commissioners
are to clean the snow from the pave
ments they must have a more liberal
appropriation.
TT seems to me-. said Senator Poin-
dexter. that the residents of the city
should be compelled to clean the snow
and ice from sidewalks from in front Of
their dwellings. In other cities they
are compelled to do so. You might
think from the general condition of
sidewalks today that there is some OBJ
iect in keeping the snow on them in
stead of removing it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
A New Political Status.

~ot a new state. but n new poiitical
.,.tu. In to be evolved. This amend
ment operates as supplement OF the
ten-rile-sduare provision. empowering
Congress to define explicitly, in view OF
the changes of more than century, the
no,;tical status of the residents Of the
federal District 1t will alter the exist :.
ing law of congressional and electoral
college representation ana VIII create
neU American constituency with repre-
eeptafion in Congress and the electoral
college. not a new state. but political
Iy uplifted District of Columbia, an en-
franchised ten m,rea ,nia,s sduat hv the consti.
tutjon. This new factor in our scheme
of national government representation
may be unusual peculiar, extraordi-
nary. but 1t is not so unusual, peculiar
and extraordinary as the original
creation and present day retention by
the great republic of the totally un.
represented ten miles square, the sea-
of government. District physfcaliy
within the United States. even contain
ing its capital, but politically outside
OF the United States.
The states uniting under the consul
tuition had the power. which they exer-
cised. of creating this unique unrepre-
sented capitai-containing, nation-con-
trolled District. Two-thirds or Con-
gress and three-fourths of the states
have the same power, which they
should exercise. to give to the nearly
s00. 900 people of this unique District an
equally unique political status
Who is there in all the world who
does not think that the nearly 100000
Americans in the seat of government OF
the United States are entitled to repre-
sentation in the Legislature which alone
makes laws for them and taxes them
and may send every man of them to
war. perhaps to be wounded or killed
Who contends that these nearly 100000
Americans are not as Intelligent, as pa
triotic as public spirited, as American,
in short. as the same number Of Amer
leans anywhere else in the United
states. or as the smaller number of
Americans collected in five of the
states?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
What the Amendment Does.

This constitutional amendment as
sumes that the nation will continue to
control it's capital through Congress
and asserts that the time is close at
hand when the people of the capital
should be represented in that Congress.
The -miles-square provision of the
Constitution set up a peculiar political
entity-not a state, not territory. un-
der the exclusive control of the nation
This amendment is supplementary to
the -miles-square provision. 1t
says. in effect, that, after a century of
increase and development, the Ameri-
cans collected in the seat of govern
ment, entitled at ali times to every
American right and privilege consistent
with continued national control of the
capital. are now or soon will be en-
titled to representation in the national
government.
cams Of q community Of nearly 100000
people. who are now politically aliens
and to naturalize for the purpOse Of
representation in the national govern
ment city slightly larger than Min
neapOlix and slightly smaller than New
Orleans.
The constitutional provision estab-
fishing the ten miles square is RESPONSE
BILE for the monstrous paradox of un-
representative government at the capi-
tai of the great republic This consti-
tutional amendment will ultimately cor
rect 1t.
Our proposed legislation is supple
mentary to existing law, adapting the
latter better to the conditions and
needs of today It is thoroughly con-
structive. 1t is not in the smallest par
sticular destructive. ~ &, ( ssa Il &
It leaves undisfurbed and conhsms
the national control of the nations
city and the corresponding sls4flDnai
obligation of adequate financial par
ticipation in the lnaintenence and up
building Of the National Capital The
act Of 1878 and the exclusive Legislative
clause of the Constitution are alike un-
touched.
1t enables Congress to make Ameri-
can state citizens Of the people of this
community. giving them effective repre-
sentation in Congress. their local and
national legislature, which may deprive
them of their property by taxation, and
of life or limb by sending them to war.
Such representation is not inconsistent
with the exclusive power OF legislation
concerning the District possessed by
Congress. On the contrary, such repre-
sentation is the more essential since
Congress is not only Washington's na-
tionaf legislature, but its municipal and
state legislature The enect OIL tils
amendment is not to admit the DlstrIct
into the Union as state. but 10 enanie
Congress to give to nearly 4Vo,voV
Americans residing in the ten mics
square under the exclusive controi OF
Congress the same representation as
citizens of a state in Congress ana the
electoral college.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
Delays in Field Correspondence.
Coast Defenses Considered.

Regarding American coast defenses,
senator Frelinghuysen asked:
."The country wants to know whether
our coast artillery and defenses are of
the proper type and able to cope with
snv a attacking force, submarine or 9th
erwise; is 1t as effective as those of
European nations?"
yes" said Gen. Crozier. with en-
nhasis For the last ten or fifteen
Years and now our coast defenses have
been superior to those of any nation
of Europe. Our guns are more than
adequate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
AMER|CAN|zE
WASH|NGTON|ANS
At Least Give Congress Power
to Americanize Them by Full
Representation in Congress.
IN EQUITY DO IT AT ONCE
Theodore W. Noyes, Editor Star.

Theodore w. Noyes, Editor Star.
The constitutional amendment which
Washington urges (H. J. Res. 73 and 5.
]. Res. GAY does not propose the admis-
sion of the District of Columbia INTO
the Union as a sovereign state; 1t ooes
not propose the destruction of the ten
miles square" provision of the Consu- :
tuition; it does not lessen in the small
est degree the control by the nation OF
the ten miles square.
1t does not disturb in any way the
financial relation of nation and capital
1t is not based upon either the aboli-
ton or the retention of the half-and-
half law.
1t is not complicated with changes in
the municipal government of the Dis
trict in respect to which Washingto-
mans widely and radically differ.
1t repeals nothing; it destroys moth
ing. 1t alarms no one, alienates no one,
wounds nobody's sensitiveness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight; tomorrow snow.
with rising temperature.
Temperature for twenty flour hours
ending 2 p.m.-Highest, 20. at pm.
today; lowest, 21 at am. today
Full report on page 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
Not After Capitalization.

Gen. Crozier said he was not plead
ing now for greater Capitalization of
authority or responsibility. but sug-
gested minor legislation.
Appropriations ought to be made
available for any purpose necessary in
the prosecution of the war" said Gen.
CroZier who also recommended that
legal restrictions upon purchase or
condemnation of land for factories,
cantonments and other Army purposes
be removed.
IF there has been any dereIiction in
that respect. / think it has not been
due to Congress, but to failure of the
executive heads to ask Congress for
Hesitation" said Senator Weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17

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