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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
EXP0RTSEMBARCOBOARD
IS NAMED BY PRESIDENT
Secretaries Of State, Commerce and
Agriculture Aid Food Admins
traitor to Enforce Law.

President. Wilson. by executive order.
today created an exports embargo couns
Gil to administer the export embargo
provisions of the espionage act.
By the administration of embargoes
through this council the nation Will be
able to take many steps for the sue
cessfui prosecutionf of the war. and also
to prevent supplies reaching Germany
through neutrals.
Secretary of Commerce the executive
administration of all instructions to be
issued by the President under the act.
and Sestabitshes an exports council. to
be composed OF the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec
ministrator.
All matters OF policy in connection
with operation of the act will be de-
cided by the council. which will recon-
mend to the President proclamations to
be issued putting certain commodities
under export control.
Coal apd grain will be the first COM
modities to go under the act. Food ex-
ports will be left largely in the hands
of the food administration. which will
consule the council where international
questions are involved.
One of the first effects of the acts
operation will be to give the govern
ment firm control Of the domestic
food situation. Shipping. too, will be
controlled to large extent under the
act. A plan for rationing the Euro
out. and will be put into effect i'm
midiately Secretary Redield said to-
day his department would have the act
in operation within forty-eight hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
POLICE USE MACHINE GUNS.
Running Street Fight With Sein
Feiners in Cork.

CORK. June 25.-Machine guns were
used on the Sim Fsiners in disturb
ances here yesterday morning. They
were brought INTO action after the po-
lice with clubs had failed to restore
order. The soldiers cor-Ioned various
points while the police chased the riot
ers to side streets.
After having borne much stoninp the
police ordered that guns be fired on
the disturbers, One rioter was killed.
another severely wounded. while a
dozen were treated In hospitals for
bayonet and other wounds
The riot was eventually quelled
LONDON. June 25-The number OF
persons injured more or less seriously
in the riotins In Cork last night ia
given as about thirty in Central
News dispatch from that city. one
police inspector was injured seriously
and several policemen had narrow
trained on the crowd most Of the riot :
ers disappeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
GEN. GOETHALS ORDERS
FOURTEEN NEW SHIPS
Contracts for Ten Steel and Four
Wooden Vessels; Also for Twenty
Wooden Hulls.

Contracts for ten complete steel mer-
chant ships. four complete wooden
merchant ships and twenty wooden
ship hulls were announced today by
Maj. Gen. Goethals. general manager
OF the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Deliveries will be made in 1918.
I The steel ships will be built by the
Moore & Scott iron works, at Oakland.
Cal; the complete wooden ships by the
Newcomb Life Boat Company. Hamp-
ton. Va. twelve wooden hulls by the
Universal ,n shipbuilding Company. I,a T., Har. ar.
Portland Ship Ceiling Company. Port
land. Me-. and four hulls by Mcbride &
Law of Beaumont, Tex.
In addition to the ship contracts.
orders for twelve vertical triple-ex-
pansion marine engines were given to
the Ellicott Machine Corporation Of
Baltimore.
In all. the fleet corporation has let
contracts SO far for 104 complete ships.
thirty-eight of steel, 80 wood and steel
and thirty-four wood. Seventy-two
wooden hulls have been ordered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
CATHOLICS TO Be ASKED
TO AID IN SAVING FOOD
Cardinal Gibbons Preparing Pastoral
Letter-Lecture Course Being
Arranged.

Cardinal Gibbons Is preparing pas
toral letter to be sent to Cathalic con-
gregations asking them to cooperate
IN the food administration plans OF the
government.
At the request of the cardinal. Her
bert c. Hoover went to Baltimore yes
terday to confer with him about the
contents Of this letter. and to state e1-
'actly what the program of registration
for American women includes.
Meanwhile a letter to be sent to all
clerRymen in the country, which Will
be distributed through ministerial rs
sociations and through state councils
Of defense. has been prepared ofnathe
Office of Mr.. Hoover. This letter, as
will be employed in the big drive FOR
women's registration. which will begin
in all churches Sunday.
Lectures in Summer Schools.
Progress is being made in the prep
aration Of course of twelve lectures
to be given in summer schools this
summer to about 100000 students.
About 30 per cent Of those VINO VIII
take this course are teachers. ana they
will carry the lessons home to adults
will spread the information to other
teachers which viii impart 1t to chill
drep where it will, in turn, be taken
into the homes.
Two of these lectures were written ny
Mr. Hoover personally. One deals WIN
the world food situation, the other with
the particular wartime problems OF
this country. Other lectures being pre-
pared by the board Of experts on home
economics will cover avoidance OF
t,,tA
Of bread and similar topics. The com
mittee which is preparing these lee
lures Is in daily session.
Experts in Conference.
Scores of other experts, among them
the foremost authorities on dietetics in
the country. and some Of the editors of
the best known women's magazines.
are in daily conference at the office Of
DR.. Raw Lyman Wilbur. who ts helping
Mr.. Hoover by organizing the food con-
servation work in his Office. From these
will be chosen a committee on nutrt-
tion. which, with the advisory commit
tee Of women and the women's commit
tee OF the national council of defense,
heiping organize the housewives Of the
country. who will be asked to register
as members OF the food administration
between July ] and lb:
The program OF education Tor the
outlined for ono of the posters to b.
used in the food campaign is stated as
follows:
Advice on Use Of Food.
"Eood-Buy II with thought: cook 1t
with care; serve just enough; eat what
wnuId apotl: homegrown is best"
In a few days-tomorrow.i II possible
the force OF volunteers working with
Dr Wilbur win move into the old De-
partment OF Justics building. 1t is
nIanned to house the entire food ad-
ministration In that building, at least
temporarily.
Callers at Mr.. Hoover's Office today
were Senator Jones of Washington and
william Kent OF the tariff commission.
This afternoon Mr.. Abbott, chairman
OF the COMMITTEES on organization of
resources, of Canada, WAS expected in
Washington, to confer with Mr. Hoover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
GUARDSMEN TO BE RELIEVED.
Work Along Washington Aqueduct
to Be Done by Civilians.

The guard work now being done along
this Washington aaueduot by the Sd In
fantrY, N. q. II, e. Ia to be taken over
on or before July by civilian watch
men and The companies of the regf-
msHt win return TO the camp at Fort
M,er from the various camps which
and areat Falls This IL 10 be done in
order that the miiitiamen may be given
more training before being ordered
away 10 concentration camp some
where In The Southeastern Department
'fhis is badly needed, as there are many
recruits III the command. The LIST Sep
arate battalion. N. q. d. c.. is to con-
iiDue It's guard work until ordered else
whers, II is stated,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
PosTMAsTERs TO RECRUIT.
Data Have Been Placed in All
Offices in United States.

AS a feature of recruiting week for
the regular army cards have been dis
tributed to practically every post Office
in the United States calling for recruits
every postmaster is a recruiting officer.
The cards carry a heading in bold
type, Read this. Take IL home Think
it over" Below is this acrostic:
"A is for America. Are you fit to at
tend her?
r is for Right-our republic DER all
NJ is for Men well trained to defend
her.
call?"
Give your home county credit for
your enlistment in the army" the card
continues. Apply to the postmaster
Ask him for booklet explaining the
accepted for enlistment right here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
STILL 100000 UNENROLLED.
Last Day to Register Under New
York State Military Census.

NEW YORK. June 25.-Nwhen the poll
ing places opened this morning for the
last day Of the state military census I,
was estimated that more than 400. 900
men ana women liable for enrolment
tration will close a, 10 o'clock tonight
Total figures on the registration i'm this
city are expected to show that 5000, 900
persons complied with the law.
A report that socialists in MANY sec,to,s
were planning to storm the booths in th~
last hour brought statement from IL, T..
Goodrich, local census director. that es-
ira clerks had volunteered to meet lust
such an emergency, but that ali who had
not registered at closing time must not
expect booths to remain open to accom-
modate them. The penalty OF six months
fine. was. expected to- bring ali siacksrs
into line before the final hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
WILLING TO COMPROMISE.
Chinese Rebels to End Revolt if New
Election Is Ordered.

PEKING, June 25.-All provinces
which declared their independence of
the present Peking government have
now ceased their warlike preparations.
Leaders of the southern provinces
which were in revolt telegraphed Pc
king that they were willing to compro-
mise. provided a new election were
soon held without military interfer-
ence. Gen. Chang -Hsun. the military
governor of Anhwei province, who
came to Peking after the president dis
solved parliament. expressed hope that
a settlement of the crisis will be
reached. Administrative affairs have
become disorganized through lack of
a cabinet. while the various govern
ment departments have a mass OF docu-
ments requiring answering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
1893 VOLUNTEERS
GOAL IN DISTRICT
Each Citizens Association Will
Try to Get Ten Army
EnIistments.
RECRUITING WEEK BEGINS
RECRUITING WEEK BEGINS
Proclamation by the President.

81 hereby designate the period
June % to June 30 next as re-
cruiting week for the regular
army and call upon unmarried
men between the ages of eighteen
and forty years who have no de-
pendents and who are not en-
gagged in pursuits vitality neces-
sary to the prosecution of the
war to present themselves for
enlistment during the week here
in designated to the number of
10000. WOODROW WILSON.
June Is, 1917"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
British and Germans Confer.

THE HAGUE. June 25.-The British
commission. headed by Lord Newton. has
arrived here to discuss with German dele
gates. headed by Gen. Friedrich. the ques-
ton OF war prisoners Of both countries.
The prisoner camps. reprisals and matters
connected with the exchange OF interned
prisoners over military age and disabled
prisoners will be considered. The Neither
lands government will be Represented oy
baron Won Vredsnbyrich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
200 Chinese Sing National Anthem.

CHICAGO. June .b-Singing of "The
ntar apahgled Hammer by two hundred
chinese caused crowd to gather in
Houth Clark street, near Harrison, last
nisht, The occasion was the instaIla-
lion of th1 new headquarters of the Hip
sing Tang. which was decorated with
ina Chinese and American fags. Pres
idsnt Young Gew delivered an address
i'm which he urged all OF his countrymen
10 assist the United States In the war
against Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25

washington's forty-odd citizens as
sociations are expected to begin big
drive by tomorrow for 393 volunteers
required to fill the Districts quota in
the regular army.
Following the general appeal issued
through the press yesterday by the
District council of defense that each
association endeavor to obtain ten vol
unteers. a number of associations to-
day planned to start Immediately
campaign for recruits in their respect
i've sections.
William H. Baldwin, chairman of the
council. and Charles S. Shreve. president
of the Federation Of Citizens Associa-
noon relative to securing united and CO.
operative action by the associations in
this work.
Quota of National Capital.
Under the Presidents call for 10000
men for the regular army and designating
the present. week as recruiting week." in
order that the regular army may be
brought up to war strength. it will be
necessary for the District to furnish 1893
men in addition to the number already re-
cruited. This will bring its required quota
up to 662 men.
Every citizens association president
il requested either to call special
meeting or at once designate special
committee to work for volunteers AS
the nation is called upon to furnish
70, 900 volunteers by Saturday. the Dis
trict must do its share by then. 1t is
thought the citizens associations are
L, - ti0n9 n.
dertake this work, since they represent
every section Of the District.
Chairman Baldwin this morning form
ally took possession of the office
quarters at the District building which
have been allotted the council Of de-
fense. All persons who desire to aid
in any way in the drive for volunteers
are requested to communicate with the
council by letter. telephone or In per-
son. The telephone number Is Main
6000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
French in Artillery Battle.
Berlin Reports Bonn bardment.

BERLIN, June 25, via London.-The
artillery engagements in the dunes sec
tor in Belgium and between the Rivers
User and Lys increased in intensity yes
terday afternoon and continued into the
night, army headquarters announced to-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
RED CROSS CHECKS
IN HANDS OF Fu|ER
Miss Stinson Expected This
Afternoon to Report Results
of Bombing" Trip.
LOCAL FUND OVER $500, 900

Miss Katherine Stinson, flying from
Buffalo, bombing communities en- route
with Red Cross appeals and collecting
certified checks at Buffalo. Rochester,
syracuse. Albany. New York. Philadel-
phia and Baltimore. is expected to
reach the National Capital between 4
and o'clock this afternoon
she is scheduled to land on the polo
held. and will be given a big ovation
when she presents the checks to Secre-
tary McAdoo on the steps of the United
States Treasury
When she lands on the polo field she
VIII be greeted by Henry b. f. Macfar-
land. chairman Of the finance commits
tee OF the District chapter of the Red
cross. who will hand her check for
$4,000, as earnest of what Washington
proposes to do in Red Cross support.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
War Tax Bill Not to Be Held up.
House Bill Referred.

The House food control bill was re-
ferred to the Senate committee on ae-
riculture without any discussion, Sena-
tor Chamberlin said that he hoped the
committee would report the bill back
70 the senate as soon as possible as a
substitute for the pending Senate bill
He said he thought it would be report
ed without any material amendment,
although the committee. of course.
would take what action it saw fit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
Only Four Men Respond
From District to Call
For Volunteers in Army

Are the young men of the District go
ing to fail to answer President Wilson's
call for volunteers? is question army
recruiting officers asked today.
week as army week" and set 10000 as
the number of volunteers between
eighteen and forty years to bring the
army up, to its reauired strength OF
expected to furnish at least 393 men. Up
until noon today there were but four
applicants for enlistment at the recruit
ing station. 7th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. The men were sent to
Baltimore to the main Office to be exam
ined. and there is no certainty that all
Of them will pass
Slow In Enlisting.
washington young men certainly are
slow in responding to President Will
sons call for volunteers" said Sergt.
tent I'VE get more applications from
men who come from Virginia, West
Virginia. Maryland and the Carolinas
than from those here.
Those who applied for enlistment to-
day were Gennaro Mezzanotte, 7o9 I'd
street; Joe Di Maco. 458 H street: Neal
]. Mcdonald, 643 street northeast;
Frank Frezo. 11o c street northeast.
The Star is cooperating with the re-
cruiting officers in an effort to obtain
recruits from this city and has loaned
its motion picture machine and the
service of an operator for displaying
pictures at o'clock each evening this
week adjoining the recruiting tent at
eth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The Washington barracks band is to
render musical selections and efforts
are being made to have members of
Congress deliver addresses each eve
ming.
Enlistments in the Navy.
Those who enlisted in the navy today
at the recruiting station. 9Th street and
Pennsylvania avenue. were: John S.
Green, 1916 9Th street, George H
Schoneberger, 1921 6th street south
west: George Reynolds. Ala New Jersey
avenue southeast, and Thomas p. Evans,
46o Fl street southwest.
Enlistments in the naval reserve at
the station. 9Th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, were: Robert
Emmet King. 16 I street. and Edith NJ
Pyles, 1903 U street southeast. Cooks
hremen and electricians are wanted in
this branch Of the service for duty at
Norfolk, Va
Enlistments in the United States Ma
rine Corps at the recruiting station,
407 Star building. were Shatturc Jones'
Vienna. Va; George A. Feather, Arte-
sis. n. NJ. and Oliver D. Brown, 1853 U
street Feather came to Washington on
a sightseeing trip. While here he be-
came interested in pictures displayed
in front of The Star building of United
States Marines, and soon was in the
recruiting office offering his services in
the Marine Corps. He was examined
and passed. and is now being instruct
ed in his first service duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25

George E. Hamilton. the lawyer and
president of the Capital Traction Com
pany, and Prof. Henry Barrett Learned,
IN educator. today were appointed by
the District Supreme Court as members
places of Ernest H. Daniel. vice presi-
lent of the board, and William T. CALI
her. whose terms expire June 30. Mrs.
oralie Franklin Cook, colored men,
er of the.board. was reappointed.
Mr. Daniel was the oldest member in
int of service on the board. Mr..
iervice. Mr.. Daniel had served for
Der Of years as the vice president.
Cook is one of the few colored
rs ever to be reappointed.
:. Learned has been a resident Of
hington since 1911. He was born in
-ter, n. H, forty-nine years ago. He
caived the degrees of ABB. and MA.
am Harvard and later the degree of
Il. d. from Yale.
He was a student at Leipzig from
$50 to 1900 and was headmaster Of a
rivate school in Plymouth. Mass.
,S0-1S92. He was a teacher Of his
ory at the University Of Chicago 1892
.s3.
Taught at Harvard and Yale.
He was head Of the department Of
story at the Armour Institute Of Chi
20. In 1897 and 1898 he was assist
It professor of history at Harvard,
ID in 1900 was literary editor Of the
1-tford Courant. He was instructor
history at Yale from 1900 to 1906 and
by at Wellesley. He is author of a
trber of books, including THE Presi-
:eats Cabinet" and The Vice Presi-
.-ent."
Long a Washingtonian.
Mr. Hamilton, who has been a Wash
,gfonian since he was twelve years
~. was born in Charles county, Md. in
H5a. He is a graduate of Georgetown
University, receiving the degrees of
\. B.. u. A. and IL D. After gradual
,ng from Georgetown he taught at Con-
sasa College and studied law in the
evenings. He went into the office of
Merrick & Morris after graduating in
.aw. and following the death Of Mr..
Merrick became partner in the firm,
Later it became Hamilton. Yerkes &
Hamilton and still later Hamilton &
Hamilton.
Mr.. Hamilton is division counsel for
for the Southern railroad. He is also
counsel for the terminal company. He
has been dean of the Law School of
Georgetown University for several
y
ethics. He lives at 1926 New Hampshire
avenue.
Records Of Members.
Mr.. Daniel completes his seventh year
Of service on the board at the end Of this
month. Mr.. Galliher will end the fourth
Year of his service this month, having
filed one year of the unexpired term Of
James F. Oyster, subsequently, being re-
appointed for a full term Mrs Cook
completes three years of service this
month. having served just one entire term.
Many citizens associations indorsed Mr.
Daniel nd Mr.. Gailher for reappoint-
ment- Both members have been regarded
as progressive. yet retaining a certain
conservatism which has stood the board
in good stead on more than one occasion
Both were instrumental in forwarding
program OF progress in the schools. in
line with recommendations of officials
Mrs. Cook was appointed to the board
to take the place of Mrs. Caroline w.
Harris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-25
To Be Resold Many Times.
Latest Contributions.

Latest contributions are as follows:
Sunday mass meeting. Polls Theater
l-$5375.75 and electric auto tnames of
subscribers will be published later):
Mrs. B. H. Warder. additional. $1,000:
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F. Thropp. 1900:
Mrs. Randolph H. McKim. additional.
$500; Mrs. c. F. Fadeley, additional.
$500: Mrs. William Belden Noble. 5000:
employees Washington branch, National
additional. s275: John L. Weaver. ad-
ditionaL $50: William T. Galliher. adj
ditional, $3.50; Charles Z. Galliher. adj
ditional. $3.50; William F. Ham. 500: Ad-
and Mrs. NJ. F. Harmon. $50; John Dalzell.
$50: H. L. Rust. s25: L. Townsend. 500:
Mr. and Mrs. w H. Sholes. 800: Mrs.
Robert Larner, for G. De Freest Larner.
Thatcher through Church Of the Cove
nant) $50: Thomas p. Graham. 500: Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred p. Thorn. 5000; Mrs. John
S. Scully, $40; Lemuel Norris. SIS; Mr..
Erwin F. Smith. $50; Marietta G. Deehan.
SIS: Mrs. Sid w. Straus. SIS; Theodore
Friebus. SIS; American Mosaic Company.
Incorporated, s25: Louis A. Johnson. SIS:
son and Mrs. L. A. Bauer. I'm memoriam
Mrs. Lucy S. Doolittle. civil war nurse"
SIS: Rev. William Tayloe Snyder. s25: Mr..
and Mrs. E. s. Larsen, jr.. $50; f. n.
MOreland. you. EDWARD Z. Dean, S2o. j..
W. Rupert & Brother. s25: George d.
Ellis. s24: f. T. Goodman, $50; A. Brylaw-
ski. 500: A. Julian Brylawski. 500: Full
ton Brylawski. 500: employees of L. +.
Randolph & Co. s2075; Conrad II. Syme.
$40: Mrs William B, Lamar. $50; Will
liam B. Lamar, SO: Mrs. Susan B. jack
son. $40; Miss NJ c. Wilson, IS: WASH
ington Court No. /. Supreme Tribe
of Ben-Hur. So; Frances r. Schaf-
fer. So: NJ. Landon Reed. So: Edwin F.
Geyer, IS: Mrs. Helen A. Gibbs, 81:
Miss Anna L. Gibbs. 81: J. d. D., So;
Mrs o. Bora, 30 cents; Helene Palmer
president. 30 cents; Mrs. NJ. Williams,
So; Mrs. Mary w. Durham. 81: c. II.
Huth, 81; C. Anderson and family,
81 10; Mrs. NJ. Anderson. So: NJ. ]. Dris-
COLL 81; Miss L. o. Shoemaker. 81:
George Wright, $3.50: Mrs. NJ. C. Nc
Gregor. S1.70: ]. E. McCracken, 81:
Mrs c. A. Galbraith. 81: Louis F. Per-
ron, So; anonymous So; boy and girl,
seven and three years. 2s cents: Mrs.
F. F. Curtis, 50: Mrs. s. H. Gray. s1o:
Katherine S. Pratt. so cents; Percy
Mrs M f. Jones. 81: Mrs A. E. Jarboe.
81; Eleanor Faison (six years.. 81;
S. L. Faison (nine years.. 50; Miss
X. E.. Merkling. through John Rrewer,
$40; c. w. Layer, 81: Robert Fox. 81;
Mrs G. Glessler, 81, Howard Ullrich.
S5: E. A. Buckle, SO: Mrs. F. E. Nell
son, 81; Carrie c. Miles. 81: Misses
Stewart S5; Mrs. II. w. LitteH. s.:
Frank B. Littell. SO; John F. Pestell,
81; Mrs. L. X. Beatty. 81: Mrs. E. w.
Richardson. 81: Jane P. Demprey. IS:
Helene L. Young, % cents: Emma 9.
Brooks. 81; w. J. jackson. IS; Mrs. W.