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Evening star., 1917-11-04
.x the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. November 3.-Two score
members OF the American field service,
who were returning home on the Amer
lean transport Finland after complet-
ing their enlistments. reached Paris to-
day The Finland was torpedoed by a
German submarine about $3.50 o'clock
Sunday morning.
Daniel Prescott Of Bedford, Mass. in
the ambulance service. was the only
man who saw the submarine. He was
on watch duty on the starboard bow OF
the ship at the time.
1.-The weather was rather misty" said
sea when observed what appeared to be
a periscope a quarter of mile away on
the starboard side. I hastened across the
deck to report, and then saw the wake
of a torpedo coming toward the ship.
This was followed almost Immediately by
a heavy explosion. The ship listed. the
whistle was sounded. men poured out on
the decks and lifeboats were lowered. !
got OF in one OF the boats. The sea was
rather smooth at the time, but while the
men in the water were being picked up
by the lifeboats a squall arose, rendering
the sea very choppy
Some of the men were in the water
for half to three-quarters Of an hour.
the ship, but later returned and assist
ed in bringing her into port. The Off
GERS of the vessel remained aboard;
they directed the work of picking up
the survivors and later of bringing the
ship in. I reached port on a patrol
Evening star., 1917-11-04
WHISKY TAKEN IN RAID.
Charles Lee Wilkinson Charged With
Violation of Sheppard Law.

A case of what is declared to be beer
a two-gallon jug of whisky and sew
eral bottles Of whisky were taken in a
raid by the police Of the first precinct
last night at lunchroom at the north
west corner of 14th street and Ohio
avenue, whom Charles Lee Wilkinson
was arrested on a charge of violation
Of the Sheppard law.
The police say Wilkinson was selling
Intoxicating liquor to three soldiers
when they entered the place. Marked
money. the police say. was found on
Wilkinson. which. 1t is alleged. had been
used by a man who had been sent to the
place to obtain evidence.
The raid was made by Sergt. Bean,
with Detectives Simpson. Gilfoyle and
HoWoh
Evening star., 1917-11-04
BUT SINGLE "TIPPLER" HERE.
Police Report One Arrest for Intoxi-
cation in WASHINGTON.

Only one arrest for intoxication was
made in Washington yesterday. accord
ing to reports to Maj. Pullman. super
intendent Of police. last night. The of
fender was locked up at the first pre-
cinct station. and he said he got his
liquor in Maryland. It was hard for
some of them to believe so great a
change could take place in so short
time.
We are not paying expenses" re-
marked the desk sergeant on duty in
one of the stations
Not a single sign Of liquor" re-
marked an officer in No. police sta
ton. Ordinarily at this hour on a
Saturday night we would have a score
or more locked up"
This Is the first time I've known the
station to be without a number of in
toxicated persons behind the bars on
Saturday night" was the message that
came from the sixth police station.
Maj. Pullman was much pleased with
the reports he received from the sta
tions. He thinks the drinkers soon will
become accustomed to doing without
their favorite beverage, and that no in
foxicated persons will be found unless
II be an occasional one from some other
Jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
AMERICAN PAC|F|ST HARD
HIT BY COL. ROOSEVELT
Most Efficient Ally of German Mill
tarist, He Says-Must Fight
to Victorious Finish.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. November s.
Denouncing the American pacifist as
the most efficient ally of the German
militarist," Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
speaking at a rally in the interest OF
Schuyler Merritt, republican candidate
for Congress from the fourth district,
tonight urged whole-hearted support
Of the government and the necessity
of bending every effort to success
full prosecution of the war. Thorough
going Americanism and a permanent
policy of preparedness which shall
make this nation able to defend itself
at any time by its own strength and
without allies against alien aggres-
sion," he said, were the two vital
needs of the moment.
There is no place for fifty-ffty loyalty
to this republic" he declared. America
is not to be made polyglot parading
ground for money hunters of twenty diff
ferent nationalites who have changed
their former countries for this country as
farmyard beasts change from one trough
to another
He advocated universal obligatory
military training" for young men as a
matter Of national self defense. and the
laying OF a basis during the war for
a wiser and more efficient handling of
the problems of peace, as necessary
act of preparedness. Concluding he
said:
I'VE must fight this war through to
a victorious finish. Never before in
the history of mankind has there been
such a combination of ruthless and
treacherous barbarism with scientific
efficiency as in the Prussianized Ger
many of the Hohenzolierns today. The
outrages committed by the Germans
and their allies. the Turks. in this war.
are as hideous as those of any Tartar
conqueror of the past. The men who
are against this country's action or
who attack our allies are not only act
ing falsely and treacherously to Amer
lea, but are playing the part of traitors
to all well behaved liberty-loving peo-
pies. The American pacifist has been
the most efficient ally of the German
militariSt."
Evening star., 1917-11-04
TWO SCORE AMERICANS TELL
OF ATTACK BY SUBMARINE
as Men Leave Torpedoed Finland
and Rush for Lifeboats-Some in
Water Half an Hour.

boat. The Finland was docked shortly
after o'clock that night"
Joseph Malone of Rochester, y. Y.
said he had just finished breakfast and
was sitting in the salon with six other
ambulance men when the torpedo hit
just forward and below them. They
were thrown from their chairs and COW
cred with cloud Of coal dust, which
poured in from the bunkers. All seized
life preservers and fastened on deck.
Malone said he was thrown out of a
in the water twenty minutes. He saw
nearly hundred men struggling in the
water, but all were provided with life
preservers. He, with Arthur Wheeler Of
New York city. returned to the Finland.
On the trip to port all the crew ex-
cept those in the engine rooms We're
ordered above decks with life preserv-
ers, only going below a few minutes
at noon to get something to eat.
Wilfred Dillon of Pawtucket. r. l..
an ambulance man. was in the crows
nest when the torpedo struck. With
two members Of the crew he slid down
ceeded in reaching the lifeboats.
All the members of the ambulance
service were saved.
Among those on board were David
H. Mills, Chicago: Joseph S. Weeks.
Dorchester, Mass; Harold Selick, New
York: Norman S. Johnson, Peoria. III. ;
E. ]. Bloom. Peoria, Ill: Prof. Walter
Hall. Princeton. N. J.: John Mays. Sum
init, n. J.; B. E. Winslow, Ware, Mass; I;
Gilbert f. Ogle. Terre Houte. Ind: Ar
thur Brine. Boston; Daniel J. Sullivan,
ton. Mass. and Hawley Quier. Reading,
Evening star., 1917-11-04
RY tie Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, November 3.-First-hand
reports of brutalities practiced and
conditions in German prison camps. par
ticularly at Gottingen. Hanover. were
given here today by Corp Alexander
Yetman and Allan Mcdonald. Toronto
Highlanders, who were captured at St.
Julien In April. 1915. They were pris-
oners in Germany nineteen months, but
when they became i'll because OF star
walton they were returned home
through Switzerland.
Back from the grave. that's me-
said Corp. Yetman. Il was fifteen
months at Gottingen and three months
at Mannheim, when ] was waiting to
he sent to Switzerland. weighed 165
pounds when I was captured, and be-
cause OF poor food, bad treatment and
conditions of the camp, / lost weight
and was down to ninety-eight pounds
when I was sent to Switzerland in
August, 1916. There I started to pick
up and now weigh 145. / came home
with tuberculosis. The gas and the
poor food brought it. and 1t was won
der did not die. The food was not At
for pigs, and l doubt II they would
eat 1t.
IT saw Ambassador Gerard OF the
United States at Mannheim camp. He
visited the place and made an inspec-
tion,- but the Huns fixed things up when
he came. I am sure he did good work
in connection with making things bet
ter.
I'VE were often hit, punished and
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Ralph L. Sabin Injured.
Peoples Of Germany
Prepared for Graduate
Withdrawals in West
(CableEram to The Sunday Star and
New York Times. CopyrtGht, 1917

(Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
New York Times. Copyright, 1917
GENEVA. November 3.-German
newspapers are preparing the popula-
tion for the gradual evacuation of the
western front
For example, the official Berliner
Tageblatt. under the signature Of Gen.
Won Ardenne. stated twenty -four hours
before the Germans abandoned the
Chemin-des-Dames on the French front.
that the high German command had de-
cided. under certain circumstances, to
evacuate certain districts without tao
tical Importance in order to spare Ger
man blood, adding:
German readers must not be in
f1uenced by statements OF the enemy of
a victory in the west because the evac-
uations are automatic"
1t should be noted that this notice
comes after the German success in
Italy.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
QUALIFY AS MARKSMEN.
Twenty Nine Home Defense League
Members Make Good Scores.

Twenty-nine members of the Home
Defense League Rifles passed the quail
ifcation tests on the small bore ranges
at Polls Theater and the Union station
ranges in the past week. Four OF this
number qualified as sharpshooters. with
scores of 100 or better, out of a possible
200. They are:
J. E. Rhodes, 1853; E. n. Stone. 167,
and c. ]. Krapke. IFS. all of Company
X, and H. NJ. Lyon. 169, Company n.
These qualified as marksmen. with
scores of 140 or better from a possible
200: A. A. Carpenter. l55. Company
x; NJ. G. Cohen, 142. Company l.;
George w. Hall. 146. and o. C. Gates.
154. Company n.
The following qualified as rifiemen.
200 possible: c. C. Logan. Company
C; d. ]. Sullivan. Company F; W. NJ
Cavanaugh. Company G: l.. Atwater and
l. NJ. Lisenring, Company K. ]. A. Mo-
riar and ]. c. Sophian. Company NJ:
w. P. johnson. Company n: 2. T. Jen-
kins. Company p; John F. Jordan.
Richard Mullican and John T. Dent.
Company @; H. A. Wayne. Company S;
II. F. Sonnabend and G. A. Sanborn,
Company T; H. p. Walton. Company
w: w. II. Brown, J. H Shannon. w. r.
Colklesser. ]. J. Cowling and W. A.
Mahood. Company Y.
Regimental staff: Maj. Oliver A
Phelps.
Regimental Band: II. ]. Jueneman
Evening star., 1917-11-04
HELD AS PURsE-SNATCHERs.
Two Colored Boys Suspected by Pc.
lice of Number of Thefts.

Two colored boys, giving their names
as John Henry Jackson. fifteen years
old. Of 6l9 Burks court southwest. and
Leon 4. Mitchell. sixteen years old. of
232 Z street southwest, were arrested
last night on charge of robbery.
The boys We're caught by a watchman
at a building at eth and streets. after
they are alleged to have snatched
pocketbook from Mrs. ]. r Lackey OF
sos Sth street southwest. The watch
man turned them over to Crossing Po-
liceman J. f. Morgan.
At the first precinct police station the
boys were questioned by Detectives
Howes and Simpson, who declared the
prisoners admitted having snatched
parts of the city during the past month.
The police are endeavoring to locate
persons who were robbed I'm this man.
ner to see il they can identify the
prisoners.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
SOLDIER I. W. W. HELD.
Plattsburg Private Suspected of
Causing Death of Artillery Horses.

PLATTSBURG. n. Y, November a.
Private Wood of the 10Th United States
Field Artillery, stationed at the Off
GERS training camp here. is in the
euardhouse under suspicion of being
implicated in the killing Of about twenty
Army horses. The animals died during
the last few weeks.
Wood admitted that he is a member
of the I. w. w. He said he is a Sec
retary of an I. w. w. lodge and that
he is personally acquainted with Will
liam D. Haywood, leader of the organi-
zation. 1t is claimed that the man is
serving in the Army under an assumed
name, and that he is a deserter from
the Colorado state militia. Wood Is be-
ing held pending an investigation. He
denied knowing what caused the
horses deaths,
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Wicked to Minimize
Italian Disaster, Is
British Critics Claim
(Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
New York Times. Copyright, 1919

(Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
New York Times. Copyright. 1919
LONDON, Sunday. November fl. L.
Garvin. writing in the Observer on the
situation created by the Italian reverse
says:
The Italian retreat has increased to
the proportions of disaster. which 1t
would be wrong and wicked to mini
mize To do SO would only be an in
jury to Italy and act as sleeping po-
ton for the other entente powers
Relatively to the total forces and
resources of our allies, Britain, France
and America will have to make up in
Venitia for the immense loss of men
and material. The Italians according to
the enemy's claims. lost 100000 men,
1900 guns and huge stores Of ammunf-
ton and other supplies. They may be
hard put to hold their line on the Tag
liamento until sufficient succor can
reach them.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
TOOK TIME BOMB ON SHIP.
Lithuanian Tells Conflicting Stories
as to His Possessing Explosive.

NEW YORK, November 3.-A high
explosive bomb. so made that it could
be timed to explode. was found in the
possession of Matthews Vailiekounos,
a Lithuanian. by representatives of
United States Marshal Powers today
as he walked aboard an American
transport. where he has been employed
as carpenter. The machine. described
as IAN electric detonator of unusual
shape" contained powder. gun cotton.
sulphate and chloride of potash and
was closed at one end with wax. The
tube was slightly more than a foot
long.
The man told conflicting stories of
how he came to be in possession of the
bomb. First he said he found it in
the shpyard and later that "some one"
had given 1t to him. He will be ar
raigned in the fedral court, Brooklyn,
Monday.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
U. S. Must Share Burden.

From the spectacular point of view.
if we may use such phrase. that is
one of the most exciting issues in all
the records of this Incredible war.
Meanwhile the brunt for the winter
muster must necessarily fall on this
country until the United States-hence-
forth speeding up with more concen-
trated energy than ever-is ready to
take on a heavier share of the burden.
"All that means a big readjustment of
forces Large reconsiderations of
policy. a wider and more intense strug
gle next year, a prolonged war. Rus
sia must be asked again what she can
do and means to do; Japan ought to be
consulted anew. If she can send ships
into the Mediterranean she can send
men with signal gain to her whole
prestige in the world.
why shouldn't Japan help to fill the
gap until the United States is ready?
Never yet have the allies used their full
means in existence at any given mo-
ment The time to fling all their avail
able reserves into the scale is now"
Evening star., 1917-11-04
FOOD LEFT TO ROT.
Detectives Allege Plot in Chicago to
Force Higher Market.

CHICAGO, November 3.-Report was
made to federal authorities tonight of
the finding of several hundred carloads
of potatoes. cabbages. onions and sugar
beets that have been allowed to freeze
and rot in the railroad yards here.
being held. detectives assigned to the
case assert. to force a higher market
Police detectives declared they found
a hill more than 35 feet high and 100
feet long composed of decomposed
vegetables. recently dumped from
freight cars. In the railroad yards. they
said, they found many freight cars
marked Hold. spuds." They also dis
covered that in moving the decayed
vegetables to the dumping grounds the
cars were marked rubbish and the
contents were covered with thin 1ayeE
sf dirt and stickA -
Evening star., 1917-11-04
FIRE EXCITEs FEAR OF PLOT.
Blaze in New York District Where
Foodstuffs Are Stored.

NEW YORK. November 3.-Firemen
today fought another blaze In a district
here where large quantities Of food sup
plies are stored. Police authorities i'm
mediately began an inquiry to deter
mine whether its origin was incendiary
and might be attributed to German
plotting, in view Of the announcement
by Herbert Hoover. federal food ad-
ministrator. that apparently an enemy
conspiracy to destroy foodstufYs existed.
The fire today was discovered In q
Murray street building occupied by a
number of wholesale food dealers The
damage was not extensive.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
ARRESTED FOR INTox1cATIoN.
c. N. Thompson Accused Of Being
Under Influence of Liquor.

Charles Newton Thompson, residing
at 926 Sth street northwest, was ar
rested last night on a charge of OPP
Grating an automobile while under the
influence of intoxicating liquor. He was
held ut the first precinct police station
Bicycle Policeman C. L. Mansfield.
who arrested Thompson, stated he saw.
an automobile being operated on I
street near 7th street from side to side.
He followed the machine to 5th street,
where he ordered the operator to stop
and then placed him under arrest
Evening star., 1917-11-04
FOOT BALL PLAYER DIES.
succumbs to Injuries Sustained in
Last Play of Game.

CHARLESTON, S. c., November g.
Joseph c. Boyes, frst-class fireman. at
tending the machinists' mates school at
the United States navy yard here. died
in local hospital late today from in
juries he sustained In the last play of
a foot ball game between the navy yard
team, OF which he was a member, and
the eleven Of the naval training camp.
He is said to have suffered conclusion
Of the brain.
Boyes was twenty years of age. His
home was at Providence. r. I.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
TO PLAY NATIONAL ANTHEM.
Boston Symphony to Render "Star
Spangled Banner Here Tuesday.

When the Boston Symphony Orches-
ira plays in Washington Tuesday. 1t
will play 1.-The Star Spangled Banner"
according to a statement by Mrs. Katie
Wilson Greene, the local manager for
the orchestra. Mrs. Greene said last
night:
"Dr. Carl Muck and members of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra were ask
ed by Maj. Higginson, the patron and
founder of the orchestra, to play the
national anthem at a concert in Sym
phony Hall. Boston, on Friday. and
they performed it as a closing number
thing here and in other cities. They
never refused to play 1t, all newspaper
statements to the contrary notwith-
standing. -
Evening star., 1917-11-04
BRAz ANSWERS BRITISH KING.
Declares BraziPs Determination to
Fight for Human Rights.

RIO JANEIRo. November 3-In re-
sponse to a message of felicitation
from the king of England, President
Wenceslao Braz declared in a message
to tho king that. forced to enter the
war by the unceasing acts of Germanv
against civilization, Brazil would ioin
with the allies in defense of the rights
of humanity.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Senator Owens Plea.

Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma,
one of the speakers, made a strong plea
for the adoption OF the suffrage
amendment
Women do half the work of the
world" he said: women bear all the
children of the world, women teach
men their manners. their morals. their
religion: women inspire men in their
ambitions. in their hopes. in their
achievements: women are fully the
equal of men in everything that goes
to moral and social worth"
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Gen. Henry G. Hodges Dies.

BUFFALO, N, Y, November 3d.
Brig. Gen. Henry C. Hodges. U. s. A..
retired. died here today. He was
eighty-six years old and was graduated
from the West Point Military Academy
In 1851. His son. Maj. Gen. Henry c.
Hodges, jr.. was summoned from Camp
Alexandria. La, but was
unable to reach Buffalo before his
fathAr'a hnAth
Evening star., 1917-11-04
CONGRESS PARTY AT FRONT.
Eleven From United States to Set
Americans in Action.

PARIS, November IA delegation of
eleven American congressman left this
morning for a visit to the French front.
They will visit the American training
camp and the intrenched American
troops also as guests 81 Gen. Pershing
They will then proceed to the British
front. The congressman expect to re-
turn to Paris within tpn days
Evening star., 1917-11-04
MUSIC AND SPEECHES
FEATURE OF MEETING
Commercial Travellers Hear Discus
sion Of Food Conservation-Meet
at Social Function.

Washington commercial travellers OF
Flag Council, No. 256, L. c. T.. with
their families, last night gathered in
Pythian Hall for a pleasant time Of
song. speeches and refreshments.
Among other addresses. two were OF a
more serious character. and both on the
subject of food conservation, PROPOSE
ton to which the United Commercial
Travellers have given tremendous aid
all over the United States. These
speakers were Walter D. Murphy. su-
preme secretary. L. G. T., of Columbus
Ohio, and w. A. Mckenzie, head OF the
division OF cooperation in food ad-
ministration, under Food Administrator
Hoover.
Past Councillor w. Mansfield pre-
sided. An address of welcome to
visitors was made by Albert Triplet.
secretary of Flag Council and also
grand page of the Grand Lodge, U. c. T.
]. NJ. Daley. the only member OF Flag
Council who has been drafted into the
National Army. and 9. j. Darragh ana
George Sohl, both of Baltimore. were
the other speakers.
Aided Food Conservation.
supreme secretary murphy was
one OF those who co-operated. as repre-,
sentative of the United Commercial
Travellers. in the campaign of education
undertaken for the conservation OF
food He told of the tribute paid by
Food Administrator Hoover to the
work Of the organization in this direc-
ton. There will not be necessary IN
the United States, he said. any 1000
cards, il the American people respond
in the measure expected to the appeal
for food conservation and avoidance OF
waste.
Conservation of food and avoidance
Of waste, he predicted, would deal with
this problem more effectively than even
these measures. It is a question of
supply and demand, he pointed out;
where less food Is eaten. less Is pur-
chased and prices must correspondingly
be depressed.
Compliments the Organization.
Mr. Mckenzie complimented the COM
mercial travellers on their splendid
900, 900 pledges were sent out through
their agencies and that 10000 signed
pledges already have been returned.
He cited an incident of a family din
ner at which he was g. guest. When
the meal was finished, he called atten-
ton of the housewife to the sugar left
in her coffee cup: to the butter wasted
on the plates, and to the excess Of cut
bread. To her plea that she would
that the butter should have been con-
served and substitutes used for cook
ing purposes. Had the bread been con-
served. the bread pudding proposed by
the housewife, he said, would not have
been suggested.
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Work of Women of America.

"The women of America have mar
shalled their forces with extraordinary
patriotism and zeal in this great war
for Americas vital rights, for liberty
and democracy. What the women did
for the first and second liberty loans Is
a striking manifestation of the en-
thusiasm. the patriotism, the lntei-
ligence and the power of won.sn. They
have earned the unstinted admiration
of the country. not only for these serv-
ices, but for the splendid service they
are rendering in every directfon-the
Red Cross, food conservation. clothing
they are making with their own hands
for our soldiers and sailors. nursing on
the fields of battle and in the hospitals
Women are doing a great part In every
form Of activity where the services OF
human beings count.
ut is unworthy of the manhood OF
America that women should longer be
denied a full and equal partnership with
men in the great enterprises OF democ-
racy.
America is going to emerge from this
war with greater influence and higher
RESPONSIBILITIES to mankind than any
nation ever before possessed. l hope
that the part America VIII play in this
war will make her always the foremost
champion of democracy in the world
How can she sustain that character un-
less she gives to her women the same
political, economic and social status
that she accords to her men? II she
does that she will be able to meet the
great responsibilities and the glorious
opportunities of the future with a full
measure of high performance"