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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
D. G. Deficiency Estimates.

The Secretary Of the Treasury has SUBJ
mitted to the House estimates Of defi-
cheney appropriation for the District OF
Columbia amounting to s42,S43. They in
clude $4,000 additional for two swimming
pools; $4,000 additional for heating and
ventilating for the Elisabeth v. Brown
School. Chevy Chase; judgments against
the District amounting to 31O,3O0 and 4
number Of minor items
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
SEMINARY GIRLS GIVE
$1,O1O TO RED CROSS
Contribution Sent in by Mount Yer
non Institution-Other
Gifts Today.

Besides several sin memoriam'' gifts
today, the Red Cross war service fund
was increased by a contribution of
$1.o10 from the girls of Mount Vernon
Seminary. through Thomas w. Sidwell.
Representative Miller of Minnesota.
who. with Representative Harrison of
Mississippi is managing the congressional
base ball game, said. in letter to the
finance committee, that he believed,
with proper management, the game
ought to yield to the Red Cross war
service fund. which is to receive the
entire proceeds, about $4,000.
Contributions announced today are:
In memoriam, Maj. Clifford S. Wall
ton, $25; in memoriam, Gen. John A.
Logan. S.; in memoriam. United States,
sanitary commission, SIS; In memoriam.
Gen. Frederick Funston, 50; in memoriam.
A. S. solomons, S.; in memoriam, G A. S.
civil war nurse. 81; in memoriam, R. T; s.,
civil war nurse. $3.50: in memoriam, Gov.
Alexander R. Shepherd. IS: in memoriam'
Cotton Maynard. $40; In memoriam. w. R.
s.. 81; in memorium, c. N. S., 81.
Through T. w. Sidwell-Pupils of
Mount Vernon Seminary. S1.010: Mrs.
L. ]. Bell, 81; Col. j. A. Lundeen. $50;
Bliss Electrical School, $3.50.
Senator James D. Phelan. $3.50; Miss
Ella C. Clephane, $50; employees of
House & Hermann, $40; A. D. Cobey,
M. D.. $40; F. E. Upton. 500; Hazard
X. Griffith. So; Jesse Baker, Sc: Louis
Holman So; Katherine Mimmack, IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
Seeks Recovery of Stolen Goods.

H v. Willett. who resides near Balls
ton, Va. has asked the police to make
an effort to recover 500 worth of sill
verware that was stolen from his resi-
dence yesterday. Most of the articles
were initiated wv" The owner suR-
gested that the robbery was committed
by two white men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
Women to See Battlefront Pictures.

Women are to be guests Of members
of the University Club this evening and
Saturday evening at $3.50 O'Clock to
see European Battle Front Motion
Pictures" The British. front in
France. and Canadian and British
Troops on the Hindenburg Line aro to
be shown. respectively. Francis Hollsy,
founder and director OF the burean o.
commercial economics. 80 TO explatn the
pictures In, both instances
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
Mrs. Owens Dangerously Ill.

Mrs. John L. Owens. prominent in
Georgetown for many years and at
present in charge of the Aged Women's
Home in that section, Is dangerously
Ill at the family .residences 32e0 o street
northwest. according to announcement
adas&hcnasA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
SENATOR LODGE URGES
| ALL TO BUY BONDS
Declares Success of Issue Will Have
Important Effect on Pub
Lie Opinion.

Appeal to the people to make the lib
erty loan a great success is made by
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massa-
chusetts. 1t ought to be popular loan,
he says. and every one who can spare
$50 or 500, or thousands, should con-
tribute.
'In order to carry to a successful
conclusion the great war in which we
are engaged we must have not only
men but money" says Senator Lodge.
without money we cannot have an
army or navy. and we cannot assist our
allies, which is of equal Importance.
This money must be supplied in part
by taxes and in part by loans. The
larger portion will come from loans.
Therefore the success Of the first gree
loan, which is offered now, is vital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
Interned Aliens to Be Listed.

Full lists Of all enemy aliens interned
in the United States are to be furnished
to the Red Cross for transmission to the
International Red Cross at Geneva, in ac-
cordance with the Red Cross convention.
BY executive order President Wilson has
given authority for this, reminding all de-
partments of the government that the
United States fulfills its treaties in good
faith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
Small Investors Get
Chance to Do Bit by
Buyinq $40 Certificates

NEW YORK, May a1.-Small invest
ors today were given an opportunity to
subscribe, their bit to the liberty loan
through the purchase OF ten-dollar par
ticipation certificates which were
placed. on sale In department stores and
sured a wide distribution throughout
the city. Bankers and bond brokers
are watching the certificate experiment,
which Ia said to have been successful
In France and England. and it may BIO
tried In floating some forms of COM
mercial bond issues.
, The liberty loan Industrial commit
tee. through thirty canvassers is MAX
ing an appeal to the heads Of 500 bust
ness organizations in the city to sub
scribe to the loan and. to make it. easy
for their employees to buy bonds. The
committee has divided New York into
three districts. Canvassers have been
assigned to each under district cap
tains.
meetings, were held today at several
large manufacturing plants.
The liberty loan committee Is plan
ming to speed up the pace each sue
ceeding day until June is. and the last
two weeks, 1t Is expected. will witness
a deluge of applications for the bonds,
Bond Salesmen in Chicago.
CHICAGO, May NJ ,; sl.1 y. Der bond
sons belated permission to visit Offices
in the City Hail.. invaded the Municipal
building today. The first result was a
SO. 900 subscription In the city treas
sistant city treasurer. in the name Of
the Polish Roman Catholic Union Of
America. Of which he IL treasurer, sub.
scribed for that amount
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
For Freedom of Commerce.

Fifth-Restoration of freedom of COM
merce on land and sea, modification or
the protectionist system, the establish
ment of international administration
for all maritime routes and inter-
oceanic canals: internationally pulit
and administered railways.
SiNth-Return to the maritime prin-
cipie established by the Paris peace
prohibition of the capture or arming OF
merchantmen: adjustment of prize
courts; reduction of the contraband
list, taking therefrom especially all
modification of the rights of blockade
and restriction of mechanical means
which may be employed in maritime
and air warfare.
ing the annexation of Belgium and de-
clare themselves as being friendly TO
Serba's independence. which state. by
Joining with Montenegro. can assure IL
self of an outlet to the sea-"
They declare that the Balkan states
should arrange their own internal at
fairs without outside interference.
The future of Alsace and Lorraine Is
not mentioned.
The Czech, Polish and Bosnian dele
gates attended the group conference,
but did not join in the program. They
will formulate their own program later
French to Raise Questions.
PARIS. May 31.-The government will
be asked in both the chamber of depu-
ties and the senate this week what the
Official attitude is toward the attend
ance of French delegates at the inter-
national socialist conference in Stock
holm, and whether passports Will be
issued to such delegates.
The moderate radicals. one of the
strongest parties in the senate, will
hold a meeting to discuss the situation.
Senator Henry Cheron will be delegated
to ask the government to define its at
titude.
The liberal democrats, represented
by Emile Chautemps, will put the
same question.
The sudden Cancellation of the diff
ferent factions of the French socialist
party on the question of attending the
Stockholm conference, which recently
was decided in the affirmative, is .ex-
planned by we'll informed persons as
resulting from the conviction reached
by the majority previously hostile that
1T would be inadvisable to leave the
Russian socialists alone with the Ger
man delegates.
British to Send Delegates.
The Dutch and Scandinavian socialist
committee has been informed that the
British labor socialist organization Will
send representatives to the stockholm
conference. G. II. Roberts and Ramsay
Macdonald. labor members of parl1a-
ment. are expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
Urges State Banks to Aid.

Gov. Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania has
sent a letter to each of $1,000 directors
of state banks and trust companies in
the state, asking them to work for the
largest possible subscription to the
bonds.
The National Croatian Society, a be-
nevolent organization with headquar-
ters at Pittsburgh and assemblies in
forty-flve states, today telegraphed
Secretary McAdoo that it had subscrib-
ed to 100000 of the bonds. 1t also was
announced that the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy railroad had subscribed
to $4,000, 900.
Automobiles Liberty Loan day has
been changed from June 6 to June IL.
The automobilists were to have shared
June with labor. but that day Is to be
devoted entirely to labor and the later
date set aside for motorists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
six chief points OF the program are
enumerated as follows:


First-No annexation
Second-No indemhities.
Third-The south Slavic lands and Aus
fro- Hungarian crown lands to remain IN
the dual monarchy, but socialists should
support the efforts Of their inhabitants to
gain autonomy.
Fourth-Finland and Russian Poland to
be independent states The people OF
Galicia to have autonomy under the SOW
ereignty Of Austria. Under this head the
assertion is made that IAN enduring So
luton of the Polish problem can be ex-
pected to be reached in the future by free
agreements between the two central pow
ers and the independent state OF Russian
Poland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
Exhibition Drill by Cadets.

The Sd Battalion. LIST Regiment. Cen
trail High School, of the Washington
High School Cadets, will give an exhi-
bition drill on the ellipse at the regu-
lar cadet review 10 De nead WEDNESDAY.
ton, which consists Of ceremony
called battalion parade" will be given
previous to the review of the entire
cadet body.
The battalion will be composed eof
companies E. I K:of Central and G ,of
Business. the taGtter being inyiteds3o
participate with-the Central companies.
The. Marine Band will play in the exit
bftion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO MAKE3,0OO BEDS?
II You Have ideas Tell, the Men
Preparing Confederate Vet
erans' "Downies."
How would YOU like the job Of max.

How would you like the job of maxi
ing up 5000 beds?
If you have any ideas on the subject,
please speak with the force of men
engaged IN putting up sleeping provi-
sions for the Confederate veterans
who will attend the reunion. This
task of preparing sleeping accommoda-
tons Is only one of many, equally large.
now facing those engaged in prepar-
ing quarters for the Confederate
veterans and others who will be in
Washington for the approaching re-
union.
To make up sleeping accommodations
alone. nearly 5000 brandnew cots of
comfortable proportions have been sent
by the War Department. Accompany
ing these are 1900 equally large, and
soft cotton mattresses. while the same
number of wooden blankets also have
been requisitioned. With this material.
all new, in hand, twenty male cham
bermaids" were hard at work this
morning. putting together and making
Up the cots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
Plan Whirlwind Campaign

A. whirlwind campaign during the last
week that the subscription books to the
liberty loan will remain open is planned
by the woman's liberty loan committee.
Mrs. William G. McAdoo. wife of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, chairman of the
committee. has issued an appeal to all
American women to Join in the movement
and make personal campaigns for the sale
of bonds.
The committee, in preparing it's cam
paign, is utilizing the facilities Of mail
order and wholesale establishments in
asking women to aid.
Prisoners at the Maryland peniten-
tiary have bought $3.50 worth of lib
erty loan bonds with savings from
their small wage allowances. Warden
John F. Leonard sent in the subscrip-
tions today. One man. serving a long
term. spent $3.50 of the $278 to his
credit. A former West Virginia train
robber put all but a few dollars of his
savings into bonds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
All Should Do Part.

with the great wealth of the United
States there ought not to be the slight
est difficulty in raising 1t, and all men
and women who are unable to serve in
the field ought to devote a portion of
their savings and of their surplus earn
ings and income TO taking bonds. 1t is
way in which each one of us can do
something of great Importance to help
the country. no matter whether our
contribution to the loan is large or
small.
at is especially to be desired that this
loan should not be taken exclusively by
the great banking and trust institutions
Of the country, or by the more wealthy
classes. 1t ought, in the truest sense, to
be a popular loan. The bonds are issued
in small denominations and every one who
can spare fifty dollars or a hundred dol
lars, upward to those who can subscribe
their thousands. should do something.
Il earnestly hope. and indeed believe.
that the loan will be great success. If
it is it will have an important effect upon
public opinion abroad and therefore upon
the future Of the war. I cannot appeal
too strongly to every one to take part in
making this first loan in every way sue
ceSSf1I
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Veterans Expected by Sunday.

The camp probably will be nearing
completion by tomorrow. according to
Col Harper. The veterans are not ex-
pected before Sunday. Gen. Harrison,
commander chief of the Confederate
Veterans, will arrive then and will in
spect the camp.
Interest in the parade Of the veterans
has been heightened by the announce
ment this morning from Col. Harper
that in addition to the President and
Mrs. Wilson the members Of the diplo-
matte corps and other high officials
have been invited to review the parade
Brig. Gen. William E. Harvey, COM
handing the District troops. conferred
with Mr.. Harper this morning to ar
range details of the parade.
The parade will start from the Cap
itoI, but the veterans will join at 18th
street, and will therefore be spared
the fatigue of the first lap Of the march.
Regular army units as well as militia
and the student officers from Fort Myer
will participate
A special meeting has been called by
Charles w. Semmes, chairman of the
automobile committee of the Confed-
crate veterans reunion, for tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock at the CONNER
cial Club. to arrange for providing 100
automobiles for June Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
British to Send Delegates.

The Dutch and Scandinavian socialist
committee has been informed that the
British labor socialist organization Will
send representatives. to the Stockholm
conference G. H Roberts and Ramsay
Macdonald. labor members of parlta-
ment, are expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-31
Put Up in Maltby Building.

The cots were put up in the Maltby
building this morning. and from there
as many as are needed will be moved
to the various points about the plaza
where sleeping quarters are being
erected. These quarters will be stu
ated in the Maltby building. formerly
the Senate annex; in the plaza, at New
Jersey avenue and c street; the Crosby
House. at Sd and C streets, and several
big rooms in the list street armory.
Across from the Maltby building
wooden barrack-like quarters are going
up rapidly. Below these will be the
tented CITY," where quarters like cir
Gus tents are being put up this after
noon. The other points are being put
into shape with equal rapidity.
To equip the kitchens which will feed
the army" twenty gas stoves arrived
this morning.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-20

and is filled with a liquid which va
porizes on being heated. the pres
sure that this gas eXerts on the re-
tanning walls causing elonGation.'
Cleaning and rinsins the radiator
is an operation which no motorist
should neglect. says Mr. Hedges. II
is best done by circulating city water
under normal pressure through the
motor Jackets and radiator i'm the
reverse directions 10 the circulatOry
action of the pump; that is the wa
ter is forced from the bottom OF the
radiator 10 the top and from the
top Of the cylinder Jackets 20 the
bottom. In the case Of the cylinders
the connection must he made so the
pump is not i'm the circuit as this
will offer "a resistance to free pass
age OF the water
To clean out the cooling system
Mr. Hedges recommends satur-
ated solution Of common washing
soda. The solution should be put ir
the motor when il is warm. and the
motor run until il is thoroughly
heated. After giving sufficient time
for the solution 10 act upon the de-
posts. il should be drawn off and
the system thoroughly washed out
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-20
Should 7 axe
Care in Storing
Corn FIR Seed
LESSON NO. SIS.

Great care should be taken in
storing seed corn. says today's buIle-
tin of the national emergency food
garden commission. 21O Maryland
building Washington, d. c.. which
is offering $1,000 for the best can
ned vegetables grown in war gar
dens.
J. 9. Heckleman of the Missouri
College of Agriculture. says three
things should be kept in mind.
They are % a dry room or build
ing. CD a fairly low. even tempera-
ture without hard freezes, and CD
well-ventilated room from which
moisture from the sweating grain
may easily escape. Seed corn may
be injured If stored above sweating
grain from which il receives mois-
ture
These essentials are most perfect
~ secured by proper storage in an
attic. as careful tests have shown
that better results were obtained
from such storage than from any
other. Cellars in which there are
furnaces are excellent; others are
likely 10 be too damp. II IL is i'm
possible 10 use any OF the house in
this way. suitable places can prob
ably be found in tool sheds or other
farm buildings.
A frame Of 2X4's may be built
from two 10 six feet square and
strongly braced. If chicken netting
is then stretched over both sides in
such a way that the holes match.
the ears may he thrust through and
stored very cheaply. They may be
swung from the roof in strings. held
by baling wire or binding twine or
NAV be stuck on nails driven into
an upright AKA post from which the
corners have been trimmed so as 70
make room for eight rows Of nails
| instead Of only four. Mice may be
kept from this seed corn tree by
mailing tin around the bottom just
above the base or by inserting a
hook in the top by means OF which
the tree with its load may be huns
: with a wire from the roof.
A study OF your own conditions
ewiIl perhaps show YOU better meth.
DDS than any OF these which vii
meet the requirements Of good stor
age
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-20
KNOW YOUR CAR 8
COOLING SYSTEM
HaIf-Baked knowledge of This
Phase often Results in
PerpIexitieS.

Understand thoroughly the cooling
system Of your automobile. is the ad-
vice of c. L. Hedges, manager Of
technical service of the Haynes Au-
tomobile Co. who says that a half
baked knowledge Of this phase Of
motor car mechanism often results
in perplexities that otherwise well
might be avoided.
The cooling system on the
Haynes Light Twelve is Of the
forced circulation type with a ca
pacity OF seven gallons, and the wa
ter Isl propelled by means Of A cen
trifugal pump" says Mr.. Hedges
a thermostat. in the water pump
intake pipe. controls a valve which
permits the water 10 circulate
through the cylinder jackets so that
the motor is operating al the most
favora bic temperatures AT all times
The thermOstat IL similar in appear
ance and principle 10 an accordion
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-20

cheney. OF which the issuing party
keeps only a record. such as the
diploma OF a high school graduate
or that OF a licensed physician or
lawyer Diplomacy and diplomatist.
however. still retain the original
sense. with q derived. sinister mean
ing Of double-dealing and duplicity.
Diplomacy. broadly. refers not only
10 treaty making. but 20 all inter
national affairs; a diplOmatist is any
official. at home or abroad, who is
concerned with the relationship Of
his country 20 other nations. The
secretary OF state. the minister of
foreign affairs. the ambassadors. en-
vows. agents, and plenipotentiaries
Of a country. are all included under
the broad heading diplomatist.
In world history. diplomacy is
comparatively modern. The word
did not appear in Or. Johnson's die
tionary. for the English were slow in
taking up the art In the days of
the Roman empire. there was no oc-
casi0n for councils or treaties among
nations Rome dominated and all
other countries were vassals-a CON
ditiOn which Prussianized Germany
has attempted 20 reproduce. In
more ancient times there had in
deed. been occasional agreements.
more or less binding. between rival
monarchs. and temporary leagues
between the Grecian republics. but
in the centuries of Rome's imperial
ism these agreements were forgot
ten The only valid argument was
force
Modern diplomacy originated in
the conflicting interests Of the
medieval italian states. which, in
dependent Of one another and un-
controlled by any outside authority,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-20

War furnishes many paradoXes.
but perhaps the grimmest Of all Of
them lies In the fact that the results
OF war are decided not by armies on
the battlefield but by diplomatists
around the council table OF the
treaty OF peace. The bloodshed, the
victories and defeats OF the active
campaigns. usually count less in es-
tablishing the future status Of the
nations involved than does the skill
OF the treaty makers-the diplo-
matists. The world diplomacy.
which covers the art Of framing
treaties and guiding the councils Of
"A nation, and the kindred word dip
lomat or diplomatist which refets
20 experts in that art, come from
the Greek diploma. which means
something double" This term was
first applied 20 documents and con-
tracts made In duplicate. each party
10 the agreement keeping a copy.
II has. however. lost its early signi-
ficance. anG Is now used 20 designate
simply a formal certificate OF prof
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-20

Conc able diplomat at the treaty
table h worth a million soldiers in
the field" This remark. credited 90
the great Austrian diplomat, Met
ternich. - borne out by historic
facts, as the following will show Not
generals, but statesmen. will decide
upon the status OF the warning M
lions, when the struggle l. finally
over. And i'm the last decision, the
opinions of American diplomats.
backed by the American people, will
count for much That II why every
citizen of our country should bc ac-
quainted with the facts concerning
international diplomacy, past and
present.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-20
GARFIELD GETS ASSISTANT.

WASHINGTON. Sept 20.-Harry
Dwight Minis. a lawyer Of New York
wednesday was appointed an as
sistant 10 Dr. r. A. GARFIELD the
fuel administrator.