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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
AIRPLANES, ARTILLERY,
SHIPS AND FOOD TO WIN

Airplanes and artillery. with ships
and food. Mai. Gen. Goetha1s today told
the Senate military subcommittee, will
be the principal factors in winning the
war.
: Supporting bills to create a new de-
partment of aeronautics. Gen. Goethals
approved coordination Of all govern
ment aeronautics under one authority
In speaking of his belief in concen-
trating authority Gen. Goethals said 1t
might become necessary to create a
department of munitions
At the same time a House committee
was considering legislation greatly to
increase the aircraft of the army and
the navy. possibly to a fleet OF 100000
machines.
Recommendation has been made by a
subcommittee headed by Representa-
tive Caldwell Of New York that North
Island. in San Diego harbor. be taken
over. as site for an aerial training
station. Il sns ,sase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
U-B0ATS TOOK A HEAVY
TOLL DURING LAST WEEK
Today's List Expected to Show Losses
Heavier Than for
Long Time.

LONDON. June 2O.-The weekly list
OF British losses in torpedoed ships.
which will be issued today. will show
the highest total of many weeks. the
number of ships sunk being compar-
able to the worst week since the ruth
less U-boat campaign began. The re-
turns week by week for the last three
months show that the U-boat activities
run In waves. and 1t Is assumed that
this week Is the crest of a period of
super-activity noticed the previous
week.
The last week includes one day which
Is regarded as a record for the num-
ber of vessels lost. The situation. how
ever. Is not regarded overpessimis-
tically by naval men. who insist that
the admiralty methods of fighting the
submarines are constantly growing In
efficiency. In support of this they point
to the constantly increasing number OF
boats which escape the submarines.
The Germans are resorting to every
possible method of circumventing the
patrols. and the submarines frequently
change the scene of their operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
BRITISH STEAMER ELELE
SUNK IN THE ATLANTIC
Ward Liner Bay State and Dutch
Steamer Bemdikj Also Sent
to Bottom.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, June 20.-The sinking of the
British steamer Elele, presumably by a
German submarine. was reported in a
cable message received today by the Ley
land line from Capt. Pierce, her command
err The vessel left Boston June for
Manchester, England, with a general
cargo. The message made no reference
to the crew.
The Elele was under charter to the Ley
land line and the cablegram from Capt.
PIERCE merely stated vessel sunk" Off
GERS of the line said the crew probably
mad been saved. The ship arrived here
from alexandria. Egypt. May 20, with
l5,5OO bales Of Egyptian cotton. valued by
port officials at more than S., ,0oO. 900. and
took out cargo worth nearly $4,000, 900,
1t was stated.
The Nele registered 4.s41 tons gross and
was built at West Hartlepool In 1919
Shipping records give the British and
African Steam Navigation COMPANY. Ltd
o@ Liverpool as her owner The Leyland
nne chartered her some time ago for the
Boston-turopean service
Two Americans shipped on the E,,e1a
In Boston after several members Of the
crew had deserted. They were Thomas
fowers OF Naugatuck, Conn. and
Endus Contaz of Biddeford. Me. The
armed anu WAS
The Warren liner Bay State. from
Boston May 81, for Liverpool. also has
peen sunk by a German submarine.
A report received here stated that all
members OF the crew had been saved.
The Bay State. under command of Cant
alexander Fenton. was armed, carried
d crew OF nity and cargo valued at
upward Of 100000. The steamer. a
vessel of $3.50 tons gross, was built
In 1915 and was owned by Furness
Witty & Co, Ltd.
The Dutch steamer Bemdikj, which
left Boston May Is for Rotterdam with
grain for the Holland government. has
been sunk. according to advices "a.
ceived by agents here today. First
reports gave no details as to the safety
of the crew.
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SPECIAL RUSSIAN ENVOY
CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT
Ambassador Bakhmetieff Warmly
Greeted at the State
Department.

Special Ambassador B. A. Bakhmetieff.
head of the special Russian mission. was
presented formally to President Wilson
by Secretary Lansing today at noon. The
ambassador made a short address to the
President. expressing his pleasure at be-
Ing IN this country, and the President re-
sponded briefly.
Ambassador Bakhmetiefr. accompanied
by Charge Onou of the Russian en-
bassy. had previously presented his Gre
dentia!s to Secretary Lansing at the
state Department. Department employees
cheered the ambassador as he started for
the White House.
Lieut. Gen. Roop, military head of the
mission. also was warmly applauded as he
entered Secretary Bakers office to convey
TO him the greetings of the Russian army
ARRANGEMENTS will be made to have
Ambassador Bakhmetieff address the SEN
ate.
Members of the Russian mission were
received in the green room of the
White House and taken from there
into the blue room. where Secretary
Lansing introduced Prof Bakhmetiefr
to the President and he. in turn, intro
duced the two other members. The
reception lasted only few minutes.
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GERMANS AGAIN TAKING
BELG|ANS INTO SLAVERY
Officially Confirmed That Men and
Women Are Being Forci-
bly, Removed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAVRE. Tuesday. June 19.-Informa-
ton reaching the Belgian government
daily from occupied territory confirms
the fact. officially denounced by the
Belgian government. that the Germans
have begun again to carry of by force
Belgian civilians and compel them to
perform work useful to the enemy.
According to forms for classification
of the inhabitants of Mons, prepared by
the German authorities and In possess
sion Of the Belgian government. Bel
gians have been divided into five cate
gories: Men from eighteen to forty;
from fifteen to seventeen, and forty zone
to sixty; women from fifteen to thirty
Ave, and from thirty-six to sixty. In
each category Information must be fur
nished as to the identity Of the person.
his or her profession and place Of en-
ployment.
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SPAIN NOW TRANQUIL,
SAYS AMBASSADOR RiANO

soanish ambassador, Juan Riano
Ine issued the following statement in
toayyd tooayd TO published reports Of unrest in
spaa.h news reports circulated in the
,,.i.aG states regarding the interior situ-
.aa. of spain are absolutely incorrect.
a.,o aausy.ct tranquility prevails. both material
S moral. Certain complaints of an in
.r ana character in one of the branches of
.ts tesJL line Of the army have been attended to.
tne .a - Tar as they were just. and they are In
~ ~ way related with interior politics and
no no, ;sss with the international policy of
III S..,s which is being developed normally
229ttisi the monarchical regime and cone
stifufaonal practices. =
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U. S. DOCTORS IN FRANCE
WIN PRAISE OF BRITISH

LONDON. June 2O.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from British headquarters
in France says:
''The supply Of doctors, anesthetics
and nurses has been immensely in
creased during the last week or two by
the rapidity Of the American organiza-
tion. which already has taken the COM
plete work in a number of our general
hospitals, leaving the staffs of the hos
pitals free for work nearer the front !"
Il know Of no finer example of Ameri-
can promptitude and thoroughness,"
the correspondent adds.
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REPORT FROM BALKAN FRONT
British Official Statement Tells of
Activities in Macedonia.

LONDON. June 20.-An official state
ment from British headquarters at Salon
Xxi reads
Owing to the advent OF the malarial
season. our troops east of the Struma
have been somewhat withdrawn. Our pa
trolls are active on the east bank and hay
cleared Homondos, Jenikoi. Cuculuk, Cav
darmah. Elisan and Haznatar, which
small hostile detachments had occupied
The ground evacuated by US Is completely
dominated by our positions on the hills
west of the river.
"Our aircraft have bombarded the por.
ma and Tumba stations. east of Seres.
SavJak. five miles south Of Damir- Hissar'
and Stvrach. thirteen miles north-north'
east Of Petrenik.
British detachments are participating
in the occupation OF Thessaly and pis
raeus"
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Police Policy Unchanged.

After his conference with Secretary
Tumulty Mai. Pullman announced as
he left the White House that there
would be no change in the policy of
the police department with respect to
allowing sufYragists peaceably to dis
play their banners of propaganda. un-
less the police department is requested
to alter its policy by White House Of
ficiais. Heretofore the President is
understood to have given orders that
the suffragists who have been picket
ing the White House gates shall not be
disturbed SO long as their work is
carried on peaceably-
Miss Alice Paul. national chairman of
the woman's party. commenting on the
banner which was destroyed this after
noon. made public the following state
ment: '.It is those who deny justice and
not those who demand 1t who embarrass
the country in its international relations.
The intolerable conditions against which
protest con be changed in the twin
king Of an eye. The responsibility, there
fore. is with the government and not with
the women of America. II the lack of
democracy at home weakens the govern
ment in its hght for democracy 5000
miles away"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
RED CROSS
EXCEED S35,0O0,0OO
Campaign Leaders Expect
Half of $780, ,000y0 900 To-
tai by Tonight.
RICHMOND HEADS ROLL

That one-half of the $1oo.ooo,ooo war
relief fund for the Red Cross. which
is the object Of a weeks nation wide
campaign. will be contributed by to-
night is confidently predicted today by
members of the Red Cross war council
in charge of the campaign;
Contributions totaling $35.eoo. 900 were
oficially recorded on the big bull
letin board in the war council head
quarters at noon today. This tota! was
reached in spite of the fact that there
Of the large cities to withhold their
returns until they have completed their
allotment or this goal u In sight
The north central division Is still
tions. with the middle Atlantic division
second: New England, third; the west.
fourth. and the south, fifth. However.
in the west, San Francisco. Los Angeles
and Seattle have not yet been heard
from.
Richmond, Va. has already exceeded
it's allotment of 100000 by $11b,000. To
Richmond belongs the credit for being
the first city of the south to be placed
ready reached their allotment.
About a third Of the fifteen cities in
which Red Cross campaign committees
are at work had not reported their
them were: Boston. Baltimore. San
Francisco, Los Angeles. Pittsburgh,
Seattle. Albany. Atlanta. Birmingham.
Burlington. Iowa; Chattanooga. Des
Moines. Fall River. Mass; Harrisburg.
Pa: Montgomery Ala; New Britain.
Conn; Pasadena. CAL: Richmond. Va:
Spokane. Syracuse. Tacoma and
Youngstown. Ohio.
Reports by cities before work start
ed today include the following:
New York. $4,000. 900; Chicago. ST.
100000: Cleveland, S1.505.000; Buffalo.
$746,0oo; Philadelphia. $4,000; Gin
ctnnati. 1851. .0e0; Wilmington. $4,000;
Minneapolis. $4,000; St. Louis. sias.-
900: ST. Paul. $341.000: Kansas City.
$4,000: Richmond. $4,000; Newark.
$2S4. 900; Milwaukee, $275.0OO; India
napolis. $4,000: Waterbury. $212.000;
Toledo. $193.000: New Orleans. 1885,
900; Providence. $150.000; Hartford.
$4,000; Denver. $11s.0o0; New Haven.
$4,000: Columbus. 100000: Louis
SilIe. Sdn 100000: sprtngaeld: ogd Mass; :ss.-
900: Reading. $4,000: Dayton. $4,000;
Bridgeport. $4,000; Nashville. $4,000;
Warren. Pa, $4,000: Wichita. $4,000;
Portland, Ore. $4,000; Lancaster, Pa.
$1,000; Camden. $4,000: Des Moines.
Allentown. Pa. and Memphis. $93.000
each; Dallas; $4,000; Erie. $4,000; on
sIsy sasooo stsnfS5s essS cgnn eR sha
port, n. z. Norfolk and Raleigh. $14.-
900 each: Jersey City. $4,000; Schenec-
tady, Titusville. Pa. and Huntington.
w. Va. $4,000 each, and Manchester,
N. H. $11.000. ..
Returns by States. -.
Latest Official record Of the returns
by states on contributions to the Red
Cross war relief fund at noon today
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Highlanders Organize Regiment.

NEW YORK. June 2o.-A Highland
regiment for service with the British
about August l, according to a stat
ment issued here today by the British
recruiting mission. The regiment will he
known as the 18th Highlanders. So
with this unit that 1t is possible an.
other regiment will be organized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
Predicts Zeppelin Trips to q. S.

COPENHAGEN, via London, June 20
A German technical weekly calculates
that regular Zeppelin trips to America
are possibility of the not distant fu-
ture. The paper says that only a mod
crate increase I'm size over the present
type would give the necessary lifting ca
pacity for an airship making a trip Of
four days. The article was apparently
written with peace and not war time
voyages in mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
GEN. PERsHING cONFERs
WITH MARSHAL JOFFRE

PARIS. June 20.-Maj Gen. Pershing,
the American commander. had a long
conference today with Marshal Joffre in
regard to American affairs.
Gen. Pershing will visit an army en-
cheering depot tomorrow and later
large airdrome and a school at which in
struction IL given In the use Of armed
motor cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
Compared With British Prices.

Why should potatoes sell in London
for $2.10 bushel and 1910 herer'
asked Representative Graham Of mi
nois; no He had had food price figure. from
embassy. which showed the FOLLOWING:
Beef, sirloin: A cents a pound; butter.
Az cents TO 90 cents a pound; potatoes.
old crop (maximum). $2lO a bushel
cured bacon: about 4S cents a pound !:
-four. about $500 a barrel
On the same day in June this letter
was received Representative Graham
went on marketing expedition in this
city. and he told his experiences.
Il asked the prices Of the same ar
ucles; ne said. "and found they were
as follows in this city:
Porterhouse steak. 40 cents a pound;
outter; butter ~ cents pound: bacon
(sliced), 46 cents a pound: potatoes.
1918 a,i, hushel. and -four. $3.50 a bar
rel WIN any man here tell me why
potatoes In London. after three and q
half years Of vicious war. and within
waters infested with submarines, should
sell for $2.l0 bushel and for S3.70
here? WIN you tell me why -four should
sell there for $500 a barrel and for
$3.50 here?"
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HEAVY GUNS IN ACTION
ALONG FRONT IN FRANCE

PARIS. June 2O.-Heavy artillery
fighting is in progress on the Aisne and
Champagne fronts. says todays official
statement. EARLY this morning the Ger
mans carried on a severe bombardment
of French positions near Lauffaux Mill
German artillery attack was dispersed.
LONDON, June 20.-British forces
have made some gains on the Arras
front. according to the onicial state
ment issued last night. Four German
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Head of China Virtually Prisoner,

PEkING. Monday. June 1s.-The south
ern provinces are rapidly making war
like preparations and are negotiating
with. the southwest provinces to join
them. They have been assured of sup
port from this quarter. and civil war Is
not improbable President Ii Yuan
Hung is virtually q prisoner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
Canadians Have Own Commander.

OTTAWA. Ontario. June 2O.-Sir Ar
thur currie. who has been acting COM
mander OF the Canadian corps since Sir
Julian Byng left has been authorized
to take over the command II is an
nounced. He is the first Canadian to
command the corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
Pope to Continue Protests.

ROME. via Paris. June 20.-The Prus-
sian and Bavarian legations accredited
to the Vatican announce that the Pope
intends to protest continuously through
diplomatic channels against resump-
tion of the Belgian deportations. The
protest. 1t Is said, will be made on the
basis OF reports reaching the Vatican
recently from a Belgian bishop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
Socialist Chief Going to Stockholm.

COPENHAGEN, via London, June 20.
Socialist circles here have been in
formed that the Russian socialist lead
~ n c. Tcheidse, president Of the
p:,roerad council Of workmen's and
.eid;ers' delegates. is expected in
Stnckholm within q few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
New Lists Demanded.

An American. having occupied an off,
cial position in Client, who was recent
ly expelled from Belgium. informed the
Belgian government that the German
authorities. about April 15. demanded of
communal administrations new lists of
unemployed workmen. members of the
middle and upper classes without occu-
patton. and in addition. persons in
regular employment. These facts taken
together justify. in the opinion of the
belgian authorities. the liveliest appre-
hensions as to the designs of the enemy.
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Not Controlled by Supply.

Representative Graham also xave
figures to show an increase Of Is per
cent In the production of eggs over a
certain period: a 8 per cent Increase in
the production Of beef cattle and a 81
hogs. but claimed that the prices for
the nnished product have not at all
oeen controlled by the increased supply.
REPRESENTATIVE Kelly of Pennsylvania,
Continued on Second Page.)
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The Obnoxious Inscription.

The wording on the banner was as
follows: ITO the Russian mission:
President Wilson and Envoy Root are
eeceiving Russia. They say we are a
democracy. Help US win a world war
so that democracies may survive. We.
the women Of America. tell you that
America is not a democracy: 10000. 900
American women are denied the right
to vote. President Wilson is the chief
opponent Of their national enfranchfse-
ment. Help us make this nation really
free Tell our government that 1t must
liberate its own people before 1t can
claim free Russia as an ally"
1t was evident for some time before
the banner was destroyed that the
crowd was in an ugly temper. Secret
service men came out from the White
House. and one policeman also came
from the White House grounds and
stood in front of the banner. to copy its
inscription. The police made no at
tempt to prevent the destruction of the
banner and no arrests were made at the
time of the disturbance. Shortly after
the occurrence Maj. Pullman. superin-
tendent Of police. called at the White
House and had a conference with Sec
retary Tumulty. For a long time after
the destruction of the banner the
crowd, grown in volume. fingered in
front OF the White House gate. ex-
pressing approval of what the crowd
had done.
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Returns by States.

Latest official record Of the returhs
by states on contributions to the Red
Cross war relief fund at noon today
were.
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WEATHER

Probably fair tonight and tomorrow;
not much change in temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending p.m.: Highest, 81. at $3.50 pm.
yesterday: lowest. IS. at am. today.
Full report on page Is.
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OBNOXIOUS BANNER
is TORN TO SHREDS
Woman's Party Makes Of
fensive Reference to Presi-
dent Which Crowd Resents.
MOB AT white HOUSE GATE

mob of several hundred persons,
after expressions of the greatest in
dignation and anger. today tore down
a ten-foot banner which had been
placed in front of the White House
gate by members of the National Vom-
ans Party. to attract the attention OF
the members of the Russian war COM
mission as they called upon President
Wilson.
The banner accused President Will
son and Special Ambassador Root, now
in Petrograd, of "deceiving Russia.
No violence was offered the women
who held the banner, but for moment
there was question whether they
might not be crushed in the crowd
which rushed the banner. The legend.
which was held by Mrs. Lawrence
Lewis of Philadelphia and Miss Lucy
Burns of New York, both of whom are
members of the national executive
board of the woman's party. was torn
into shreds. and Sergt. Williamson OF
the White House police force gathered
up the remnants and turned them over
to l. w. Hoover, chief White House
usher.
set for 1915 o'clock. as the Russian en-
voys were to be received by the Presi-
dent at 1890. The automobiles con-
White House gate. the party OF disttn-
guished Russians having barely time
to note the banner. Many clerks from
nearby government departments were
White House at the time. and the crowd,
which included many persons from out
of town. soon began to gather
Denounced as Seditious.
AS the spectators noted what the
press agent OF the National Woman's
Party today described as "the most
leveled at the President by suffragists,. .
there were cries from the crowd OF
sedition. shame, outrage, etc. The ring
leader in the crowd. who afterward
with his engraved card. was Walter 8:
Timmis, a consulting engineer of 315
5th avenue, New York city, exclaimed:
Come on boys, let's tear that thing
down."
Mr. Timmis shouted: ITS a shame
:hat we have to give our sons to the
service Of the country and be confront
I'll by outrageous statements against
the President Of the United States at
he very White House gates" Women
IN the crowd cried out that they OBJ
'ected to the statement in the banner
II I'VE the Women Of America.
The women in the crowd declared that
he sutrragettes represent only a small
-"here were cries Of: why don't you
take that banner to Bsrlin?" Other per-
ms shouted: .sYoua are helping Ger
'"any and not the women Of America
displaying that banner at this time
18th such phraseology."
After repeated urging by Mr.. Timmfs
'-eral men smashed their hsts through
re banner. tore 1t from its wooden
"rme and made shreds Of 1t. Neither
RS. Lewis nor Miss Burns offered any
-otest when the banner was destroyed.
hey paled for moment as the crowd
,;shed toward them, and shrank back
.ainst the White House fence. but
.i,da no remarks
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Continued on Second PaEe.)
The courier-index., 1917-09-28

shut-out games against the Athletics in the series of 1905
 Boston teams have won every worlds series in which they have contested. The Red .oox have won four and the. Braves one worlds championship.
 Ed Reulbach holds the pitching record for the big series Pitching for the Cubs in 1906 he allowed the White Sox but one hit. the Cubs winning the game ' to 1.
 Chief Bender, pitching for the Ath- letics in the series of 1911, struck out II of the Giants in 8 innings.
 *&**
 The game of Oct. 9, 1916, at Bos- ton, by going 14 innings, broke all records for length in the worlds series. The record session ended with the Red Sox victors over Brook. lyn by score of to 1.
 Pitcher Jack Coombs of Brooklyn is the only player who has represent ed two leagues in the worlds series. Coombs pitched for the Athletics against the Cubs in 1910 and for Brooklyn against the Red Sox in 1916.
 H4%&
 Baseball fans to the number of 1.701,277 have expended S2,S74, ,204 to see the thirteen worlds series games played since 1903.