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Evening star., 1917-04-15
Wounded British Filler
Brings Down Enemy,
Makes Report, Dies

From Associated Press
correspondent at the British
headquarters i'll France, via
LONDON, April l4.-These
days are filled with thrilling
incidents of individual ex-
ploits which are difficult to
sort from the mass coming
in from so wide battle
front.
One of the most remark
able is that OF Young air
man who, although shot in
the eye and the leg in an air
duel yesterday, succeeded in
bringing down the opposing
machine in his own lines,
dragged himself from the
airplanc. made verbal re
port on his mission. and died
a few minutes later.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
MARINE BAND is TO GIVE CONCERT
FOR STARS BIG RECRUITING DRIVE

big drive" for recruits for the Marine Corps is to
be staged front of The Star building Wednesday night
1t is to be the fourth of the of recruiting meetings
being conducted behalf Of the land and forces
of the United States government by The Star
The entire Marine Band is to be in attendance. The
Marine Corps has wonderful collection of motion pic
lures showing it's activities land and and
several of these are to be exhibited.
Among the features of the program will be several
addresses describing the life and of the
in the Marine Corps
concert by the Marine Band will at 7:30
o'clock and the pictures will begin at about clock
Evening star., 1917-04-15

Possible means Of assisting Russia.
and thas building up the-newest demo-
cratic government in the world. are re-
ceiving the most earnest consideration
from the administration. 1t was ad-
mitted at the State Department yester-
day that serious attention, was being
given to suggestion that a commits
sion from ,he United States be sent to
Petrograd. When the time comes for
discussion of financial questions with
the French and British delegations and
with the Russian government the Sen
ate is expected to have acted on the
bond issue bill! passed yesterday by the
House. under which loans totaling s3,-
800 600. 900 may be made to the entente
countries.
Representatives of the State Depart
ment, the army and the navy will leave
Washington. probably tomorrow, for an
unnamed port II welcome the British
visitors.
Rear Admiral Frank F.. Fletcher and
Commander ID. r. Sellers of the navy
and Col Robert h. l.. Niche of the
army general stan. Lieut.. Col Spencer
Cosby of the Army War College and
Capt. John G.. Quekemeyer. cavalry,
were appointed yesterday to represent
the army and navy in the party.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
OFFICERS WIVES
TO HAVE TENTED
CITY NEAR SHIPS

Resident naval officers who
have been detached from shore
duty under war orders to join
the fleet will be followed to
their stations by their wives.
Nearly a hundred of them will
shortly leave this city. They
have decided to establish them
selves in a tented colony on
the waters edge, the exact To-
cation being concealed from
the public for military reasons.
The ships will be able to call
from time to time, and in that
way the women expect oc-
casionally to see their hus-
bands, from whom they would
otherwise be separated during
the war.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
CUBAN ARMY TO AID U. S.
twenty-five Thousand Men to Be
Placed at Disposal Of Government.

NEW ORLEANS. La. April 14-Presi-
dent Menocal of Cuba has officially an
nounced in Havana that the entire
Cuban army of $4,000 men will be
placed at the orders of the United
States government for service through
out the war with Germany, according
to Eduardo r. Mendez, a prominent
Cuban sugar planter. who arrived here
today from the Cuban capital
Mr.. Mendez said the apportioning of
the troops and the selection of officers
who speak English as well as Spanish
had already begun. Twenty-Five thou
sand volunteers will be recruited to
take the place of troops sent to the
front or distributed wherever the Unit
ed States wishes to use them, Mr.. Mem
dez said.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
PRESIDENT NAMES
CENSORSHIP CHIEF
Creates Committee of Public
Information; Mr.. Creel
Executive Director.
PUBLICITY AMONG DUTIES

President Wilson last night issued
an executive order creating commit
tee of public information to serve the
purposes of censorship and publicity
during the war. with George Creel. a
magazine writer as the executive ui-
rector.
The other members of the committee
are the Secretary of State. the Secre-
tary of War and the Secretary of the
Navy. although it is expected that ex-
cept in matters of broad policy their
participation in the work of the com
mittee will be delegated to army and
navy officers. and. SO far as the State
Department is concerned. to an official
of that department. The President
named Mr.. Creel as civilian chairman
of the committee, in addition to cha-g-
ing him with the executive direction
of the work.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Result of Joint Letter.

The Presidents action was taken as
the result of a joint letter to him
from Secretary Lansing. Secretary
Baker and Secretary Daniels, urging
the creation of such a committee. anu
1t was announced at the White House
that Mr.. Creel has been called to
Washington for conference. and has
accepted the appointment. In the let
ter of the cabinet officers to the Presi-
dent. 1t was said that while there
is much that is properly secret in con-
nection with the departments of the
government. the total is small COM
pared to the vast amount of informa- :
tion that it is right and proper for the
people to have"
Inc letter indicates that the committee
VIII proceed to the framing of regu-
lations and the creation of machinery
for censorship and publicity. The cabi-
net officers advised the President that
they believe he has undoubted authority
to create the committee without waiting
for further legislation. 1t is not expect
ed. however, that the creation of the
new government bureau will have any
effect upon the proposed passage of the
censorship bill now in Congress and it
is believed that the latter will soon be
passed.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Mr.. Wilson Works on Program
Which Will Include Effort
to Protect All Nations.
ENJOYS OF ALLIES MAY
REACH HERE WEDNESDAY
Character of Delegations Coming to
Capital Taken as Indication
They Have Broad Powers.

President Wilson personally began
yesterday the formulation of a definite
program for the great war conferences
to begin here this week with official
representatives of Great Britain and
France.
The subjects to be discussed are ex-
pected to extend further than material
cooperation between the United States
and the entente allies. The President
believes the greatest result which can
come from the world war is an agree
avoided in the future and guarantees
of the right of self government given
to every nation, large or small. and
this ideal is certain to find its way
into the conferences.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
SAYS ENGLAND MUST
SOLVE IRISH PROBLEM
Lord mcdonnell Suggests Two
Courses Possible for the
Government.


BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 15.-Lord Macdonnen.
who was undersecretary for Ireland
from 1902 to 1908. during which period
he prepared n scheme of Irish evolu-
tion which resulted in the fall of the
conservative chief secretary. George
Wyndham. contributes an article to
the Sunday Times, in which he insists
that the government must act to solve
the Irish problem. Even though public
opinion in Great Britain emphatically
favors an amicable settlement and
though the excellent feeling prevailing
among Irish soldiers of all classes and
.creeds at the front leads to the same
con clusion. vet. he says, the question so
far as the contending politicians are
concerned is pretty much in the same
state as when the Buckingham Palace
conference was broken up.
Sir Edward Carson and his friends" ;"
says Lord Macdonneil. maintain the
same impracticable attitude which they
took up before the war. still insisting
upon the partition of Ireland
Denounces War Office Stand.
After denouncing the attitude of the
war Office on recruiting in Ireland at the
outpIedh VI tHe war anu TeVleWlliS the
events of the rebellion, Lord Macdonnell
declares that unless the. government
wishes things to go from bad to worse it
must adopt one of two courses either
giving Ulster the option of joining in the
Irish parliament from the outset. or pref
erably. bringing all the Irish counties i'm
mediately under the jurisdiction OF an
Irish parliament and assuring the union
lists special representation for a fixed term
of years which would protect them from
acts of legislative oppression that they
profess to fear
The Sunday Times. which is a con-
servative paper. says editorially: The
adhesion of the United States to the
cause of the allies makes it more than
ever essential to remove the one blot on
the unity of the empire, namely. the Irish
questions The nation demands practical
measures to give effect to the universal
demand for q settlement"
Evening star., 1917-04-15
TODAY'S NEWS AND FEATURES
PAR I,

fAH !.
Page.
1-House Passes Bond Bill.
President Names censors.
War Conferences Open Soon.
D. A. r. Congress Begins Tomorrow
Allies Keep Gaining.
2-Gotham Patriots Hold Rally.
States to Expand Guard.
Girls Replace Marines at Navy Yard
Thousands Attend Recruiting Meeting
3-Danlels Wants 100000 Men.
Princeton Men In Public Eye.
5-conscrIption Is Urged.
Ready to Start On Wooden Ships.
7-3d N. G. D. c. Stands Inspection.
s-Paper Collections Close.
RidicuIe Won Hlndenburg.
1o-CoI. Herbert Sees Joyful Reunion.
11-Urees Political Power Mobilization.
Pred Cross Fund Passes s1oo. 900.
D. c. Red Cross to Train Volunteers
13-To Begin Work on Bank Building.
14-Motor Cyclists Can "Do Their Bit"
15-Map Garden Work Plans.
To Care for War Horses.
16-Aiiens to Give Up Arms Tomorrow.
f7-offers Quartermaster Posts.
Says U. S. Must Pay Indemnity.
18-Russ Soclas AssaiI England.
Northwest to Produce More Food
Collegiate AIumnae Ends Sessions.
Seeks American Entente.
Democrats Honor Jefferson.
1e-AIaxendria Affairs.
Princeton Men In Public Eye.
British Aviators Victorious.
Wounds Fatal to w. II. Ritenour.
20-FinanciaI.
PART II.
2-Amusements.
a-Amons the Clubs.
+Editoriai
Heard and Seem
Around the City.
5-War Reviews.
6-FraternIties.
Art Notes.
7-MaryIand and the VIrsInIas.
Boy and Girl Scouts.
With the Rifle Clubs.
Poultry Yard Notes.
s-Notes Of Government Workers.
PART III.
The Sunday Star Magazine.
PART ~.
Special Features.
PART v.
Sports and Automobiles.
PART vi.
Comic Section.
PART VII.
Society.
S-Musical Mention.
PIanogravure Pictorial Section.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Propositions Rejected.

4 proposal by Representative Moore
OF Pennsylvania TO limit the life Of
the bonds to fifty years, another bv
Representative Green of Iowa To Gre
ate congressional committee to act
with the Secretary of the Treasury and
the President in disposing of the bonds
and other proposed amendments SINH
lar to Mr.. Green's were overwhelmingly
defeated. Democrats and republicans
alike declared they were satisfied to
leave the details to the Secretary and
the President
Any doubts that may have been en-
t.rtained as to the popularity of the
proposed loan TO the allies were swept
away with the voting down, III to 3,
of a proposal by Representative
Towner. made at the outset of the ses-
sion. to strike out the $4,000 OOO 900
loan feature. with a view to having it
authorized later with provision for con-
gressional participation in administer
ing il. Mr.. Towner was not opposed
to the loan, but he drew the fire of the
bills supporters quite as much as if
he had been.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Strongly Progressive Man.

Mr.. Creel is described by his friends
as a man of great force of character.
He is a Missourian. about forty years
of age. and has been a frequent con-
tributor to the leading magazines He
is also described as a man of strongly
progressive type. He was formerly an
active newspaper man in Denver and
elsewhere. and was director of public
safety in the Colorado city, at a time
when he instituted reforms in penal in
stitutions in that state He once con-
Quoted weekly newspaper in Kansas
City. During the last political cam
paign he did what was regarded by the
democrats as effective publicity work foy
| the national committee in connection
with obtaining interviews with noted
men in support of the democratic party
and candidates Mr.. Creels wife is the
actress, Blanche Bates.
1t is presumed that for the present
at least part of the organization Mr.
Creel will gather for the work of pub
| licity and censorship of government ac-
tivities in connection with the war will
be carried out on behalf of the Navy
Department by Commander Belknap,
the present censor of that Department,
and for the War Department, by Mai
Macarthur. the present censor of that
department.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Bond Bill Adopted Without a
Dissenting Voice. While
Members Cheer.
FORECAST OF FRICTION
FAILS TO MATERIALIZE
Proposition to Be Taken Up by Sen
ate Committee Tomorrow-Pros-
peot of Early Action.

In tumult OF cheers from floor
and galleries the House late YES
terday passed the S7,OOO,OOO,OOO
bond measure-the first big war
finance bill and the greatest thing
OF its kind in all history. Not one
man in the House stood up to vote
against it. although Representa-
tive London of New York. social
ist, recorded himself as present.
Owing to pairs and absences, the
vote showed only 3S9 members in
the hall, but announcements were
made by the party leaders that
had absentees been present they
would have voted for the bill.
The names OF the members pres
ent and voting were recorded. A
roll call was not necessary, as the
bill passed by acclamation. but
several members who had voted
against the war resolution desir-
ed the opportunity OF placing
themselves on record as in favor
OF providing money to carry on
hostilities in the proper American
way, now the nation is at war.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Arouses Enthusiasm.

Representative Rainey of Illinois.
ranking democratic member of the
ways and means committee aroused
the floor and galleries to cheers by
fervently denouneing the proposal
and picturing France. a friend in need
of the United States. suffering while
Congress quibbled over terms OF the
loan.
Representative Fitzgerald followed
him with the declaration that the aues-
ton of maintaining American rights
and not the possibility of the loan be-
ing returned was the question that
faced Congress. Representative Mann
urged that this country could not help
the allies with men or naval eouip-
ment now, but that it could help with
money, and that il should do IT.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Early Action in Senate.

Chairman Simmons of the Senate
finance committee will take the bill
w with his committee tomorrow. and
(Continued en- Second Pege)
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Amendments Adopted.

AS the debate warmed up, it became
evident that certain amendments
would have to be authorized before a
finished product could pass. None of
them would change the intent or prin-
ciple involved The most important
amendments were two drafted by Rep
resentative Lenroot of Wisconsin. They
confine the proposed $4,000, ,00O, 900 loan
to the allies to countries at war with
Germany and permit loans only during
the war. These amendments were
accepted by the ways and means COM
mittee and passed by the House
Other amendments passed prohibit
the sale of United States bonds at less
than par; permit the purchase of for
eisn bonds at par. and limit the cost
of disposing of the entire $4,000, 900. 900
worth of bonds to one-tenth of one per
cent of their total or s., 900. 900
This cost was originally at a higher
rate. and would have taken s1o, ,O00, 900
from the gross receipts under the bond
sale. Representative Fitzgerald of New
York made the proposal to cut this
down and received SO much support
that the ways and means committee
finally accepted il.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
British Official Report.
Gricourt Is Carried

I'VE made further progress during
the day on a wide front north and south
of the Bapaume- -Cambrai road. In the
course of a series of fierce encounters,
all of which resulted in our favor, our
troops fought their way forward during
the day south and east of Fayet to
within a few hundred yards Of the
town of St. Quentin and carried the
village of Gricourt at the point Of the
bayonet. The enemy resisted stub
bornly, and, in addition to the loss of
400 prisoners. suffered heavily in killed
and wounded.
IAN attempted hostile counter at.
tack was broken up by our artillery.
Yesterday and during the night Of
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Suggest Civilian Chairman.

at is our opinion that the two func-
and publicity-can be
ioined in honesty ara with profit. and
we recommend the creation of a COM
mjttee on public information. The
chairman should be a civilia n, prefer
ably some writer of proved courage,
ability and vision. able to gain the un-
Outstanding cooperation of the press
and at the same time rally the authors
of the country to work of service.
other members should be the Secretary
of state the Secretary of War and the
Secretary of the Navy. or an officer or
officers detailed to the work by them.
I'VE believe you have the undoubted
authority to create this committee on
public information without waiting for
further legislation. and because of the
Importance of the task and Its pressing
necessity we trust that you will see fit
to do so.
THE committee, upon appointment,
can proceed to the framing of regula-
tions and the creation of machinery
that will safeguard all information of
value to an enemy and at the same time
open every department of government
to the inspection of the people as far
as possible. Such regulations and such
machinery will, of course, be submitted
for your approval before becoming ef-
fective."
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Measure Never in Doubt.

As the bill went through the House,
there was an undercurrent of senti-
ment which suggested that Uncle Sam
was saying TO the world: Here's a
wad of cash-and there's plenty more
where that came from" The gossips of
the cloak rooms who had predicted
pacifist objections and votes against
the bill, were once again wrong,
There had never been any doubt about
the success of the measure in the
House, and although it is the most
gigantic war order yet placed in leg
islarive assembly. its discussion has
been calm and always cool-in fact, the
annual mileage row and the garden
seed debates exceed in oratorical eff
fort the plain talk which accompanied
the accomplishment of the House yes
terday.
The bill allows the government to sell
s5.0O0.000.000 of bonds, of which 49,
000.000,000 will be loaned to the allies
also the borrowing of $4,000, 000. 900 on
short term notes which will be retired
within a short time by the increased
taxation which will now follow
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Business Sessions Tuesday.

The congress will get down to real
business Tuesday morning Rev. DIR.
Charles Wood is to read scripture and
recite prayer. Then the minutes will
Continued on Second PageD
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Member of Staff Selected.

Newspaper correspondents are well
acquainted with the fact that a former
Washington newspaper man is to enter
the service of the State Department to-
morrow in a capacity which implies
that he will be a member of the staff
of the new committee on public infor-
nation. but the State Department has
not yet announced the fact. and the
details of this and many other items of
information in regard to the govern
ment's activities. in possession of news
paper writers here, are not being pub
lished until announcements are formal
ly made.
In view of that fact, Washington
newspaper writer's last night consid-
cred that the creation of the new tu-
reau of publicity and censorship would
probably facilitate the expeditions pub
lication of news. by creating an agency
of which inquiries could be made when
ever there is doubt as to whether news
should or should not be published. Such
a bureau, some newspaper writers said.
would tend to do away with the 'twi
light zone" of voluntary censorship un-
der which newspaper writers have been
laboring. in their attempt to serve the
government and the public. pending the
creation of censorship by law under
the bill now before Congress.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Letter of Cabinet Officers

The letter of the cabinet officers to
the President urging the creation of
the committee on public Information. is
as follows:
Even though the cooperation of the
press has been generous and patriotic,
there is a steadily developing need for
some authoritative agency to assure
the publication of all the vital facts of
national defense. Premature or ill-ad-
vised announcements OF policies. plans
and specific activities, whether innocent
or otherwise, would constitute a source
of danger
while there is much that is properly
secret in connection with the depart
ments of the government. the total is
small compared to the vast amount of
information that II is right and proper
for the people to have
'America's great present needs are
confidence, enthusiasm and service, and
these needs will not be met completely
unless every citizen is given the feel
ing of partnership that comes with full,
frank statements concerning the con-
duct of the public business.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
WEATHER.

Probably fair today and tomorrow,
not much change in temperature.
Temperature Tor twenty-four hours
ending 10 pm. last night: Highest, ~.
at pm. yesterday; lowest. 81, at s
am. yesterday.
Full report on page ;.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-19
BOTH SIDES ARE
ACTIVE IN WEST
Fighting Under Way From the
North Sea to the
Swiss Frontier.
International 500 Service

International News Service.
LONDON. Feb. 19. - Press dis
patches from the French theater oil
war. which are borne out by the of
fetal communications Of the French
British and German war offices
show that there is increasing fight
ing activity all along the western
front.
From the North sea TO the Swiss
frontier troops on both sides are en-
gagged in direct or counter assaults
patrol and scouting enterprises or
trench raids. The big guns are busy
all along the line particularly on
the Franco Belgian frontier, on the
Somme front. in Champagne and in
the sector of Nerdun.
The British are again in action
along the northern end of the
Somme front. attacking on both
sides OF the Ancre river and keep
ing up a steady bombardment
against the German defensive works
north OF the Albert Bapaume road.
The lighting has been particularly
severe around Miraumont where the
opposing troops are battling for
strategic hills.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-19
YOUR ATTENTION, SENIOR!
Little Dog Leads
to Arrest of I
on Theft Charges
InternationaI News Servl

international News Service
CHICAGO, Feb. 19-He's only a
little brown SPOTTED terrier dog. but
by following his trail private de
tectives recovered jewels valued at
$500 lost by Baroness de Warde-
ber-Pollub and caused the arrest of
five persons here and two in Cincin-
natl
A chauffeur lounging in his car
nearby, saw two women. accompar-
led by the dog. pick up a bag con
tanning the jewels. which had been
lost on a downtown street. In the
store into which they hurried a
salesgirl noticed the dog trying 20
turn a somesault i'm an effort 10 at
tract the attention of his mistress
as she hurriedly peeked into the
bag
With these slender clues the de
Lillian Murray, vaudeville actors.
had such dog and that they had
hurriedly left their lodging house
and gone 10 Cincinnati. There they
were arrested and part Of the
jewels recovered. From the NIurrays
were obtained the names Of those
who had helped them in the dispos-
ing Of others and more arrests fol
lowed.
Baroness De Wardener-H ollub is
the wife of an Austrian nobleman
interned in Italy and is visiting a
sister here.