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Evening star., 1917-09-28
Doctors Work Rapidly.

CAMP MEADE. Md, September IS
Every one of the seventy five Dis
Jrict men included in the second days
details had been given his medical eX-
animation before 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
one Of the medical officers making
the examination said
These men have all been examined
by regular doctors. and We have little
to do except to make our work check
with theirs. Not a man has been re-
Jected out OF todays detail, and the
District men are certainly a fine-look-
ing bunch"
From the time they detrain and are
received at Disney station to the time
they are passed by the examining doc
tors the men go through the hands
Of just tventy-seven different officers
To get that all done in about four
hours. with time out for dinner. is
ample evidence of the care with which
the District boards have done their
work. y few minutes after 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon Private Joseph
Amin was ordered TO inform the men
that nothing further would he required
of them until retreat, at = 80 pm.
Evening star., 1917-09-28

cfl Of soldiers ana wof3meu,s deIe-
gates, said before the democratic con-
gress that the moment had arrived tor
democracy to gather all its political
wisdom to save tho conQuests Of the
revolution which were threatened with
irreparable catastrophe. II not safe
guarded now.
Lenine's Arrest Ordered.
The minister of the interior has
ordered the arrest OF Nikolai Lenlne.
the extremist leader. II he is found in
Petrograd. but he is not to be taken
into custody in the halls of the demo-
cratic congress. The Rech reports the
reorganization OF the Revolutionary
militia known as the red guard" The
reorganizers are negotiating with q
factory for 1000 rifles and several ma
chine guns and ammunition in proper
ton.
The newspapers announce the resis-
nation OF NJ. I. Terestchenko, minister
of foreign affairs IN the new cabinet
Of Ave,
Evening star., 1917-09-28
AFFILIATES WITH A. F. OF L.
National Association of Letter Car.
riers Gets Its Charter.

The National Association of Letter
Carriers, composed of $4,000 letter car
riers throughout the country has af-
fliated with the American Federation of
Labor. At the annual convention of the
letter carriers at Dallas. Tex, the first
part of this month. 1t was decided to
affiliate with the federation immediate
ly. The charter was granted the or
ganization Tuesday.
The local branch of the letter carriers
association numbers about $50, with G..
+. Winkelman as its president Mr..
Winkelman said today that the organiza-
ton would maintain its identity as the
National Association of Letter Carriers
affiliating only with the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor Il body. He said
the organization would continue to CON
duct its own affairs, but that It looked
for support from the federation.
The principal issue now confronting
the letter carriers association. Mr.
Ninkelman said. was its fight for an in
crease III wages
Evening star., 1917-09-28
BOL LSHEV|K| ]EERED
IN Truss CONGRESS
Premier Kerensky, With Air of
Challenge, Defends Acts
of Government.
SEVERAL STORMY SCENES
Bv N, Associated Press.

By thr Associated Press
PETROGRAD. September 2s.-Pre-
rnfer Kerensky addressed the demo-
cratic congress at its first session yes
terday in the Municipal Theater. receiv-
ing applause, which came principally
from the less radical groups of dele
gates. He spoke In forceful style. with
the air Of challenging his opponents.
The address was largely a defense of
the acts Of the government under his
premiership.
NJ Kereushy was interrupted fire.
queutly by shouts from one group and
another. which led at times to alterca-
tions lasting several minutes. At one
point. when the premier spoke of the
refusal Of the soldiers and worklnen' S
delegates Of Helsingfors to oppose the
reopening Of the Finnish diet, although
the government had forbidden it, the
Bolsheviki burst into loud cheers.
Cheer. my friends. If you will" said
NJ. Kerensky. when he was able to make
himself heard. But bear in mind that
the German fleet is moving up the Bal
tic"
Evening star., 1917-09-28
ITALIANS CHECK FOES
SURPRISE MOVEMENTS
Activity Reported Along the Tren-
tino and Julian Fronts-Aus-
trian Railway Plants Bombed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME. September 2s.-The latest Ital-
ian official communication says:
"On various sectors Of the Trentino
and Julian fronts enemy parties at
tempted to surprise our lookout posts.
but everywhere were driven back In
the Marmolada region the enemy in ex-
ploding a mine, tried to dislodge US
from positions captured Friday night
The attempt failed. on the Carso pla-
teau increased activity on the part of
the enemys artillery was effectively
cOuntered
Enemy railway plants at Grahovo
and Dottogliano were attacked WedneS-
day by our air squadrons. which drop
ped altogether five tons of bombs. The
enemy's reaction was very lively. one
of our machines, which was brought
down in an aerial combat over Asiago
fell in flames inside our lines.
VIENNA. September 2S.-Austro- Hun
garian general headquarters Wednes-
day issued the following statement on
operations:
italian theater: On Monte San Ca
briele and near Kal hostile recounoit-
ering troops were repulsed. In the
Tonale sector and in the sector west of
Tolmino our troops brought back pris-
oners.
There has been lively aerial activity
on the Isonzo and between the Adige
and Sugana valleys"
Evening star., 1917-09-28
NOT IN FAVOR Of PEACE
WITH 'UNREPENTANTS"

LONDON. September cS--Niscoupt
Milner. minister without portfolio in
the British war council. speaking today
at the American Luncheon Club. de-
clared against any peace with the ''un-
repentant German rulers"
Touching on the entry Of the United
States into the war and moral signif-
cance of it. Lord Miner evoked tre-
mendous outburst from those at the
luncheon when he said: Il feel that
your country and mine are now united
by something far stronger than any
written pact or alliance. namely, by an
absolute unity OF motive and aim"
Niscount Miners speech obviously
was an answer TO the peace talk which
has been flterng from Germany IN
past weeks. He declared that it was
the intention OF the entente allies 10 pur-
sue ''unfalteringly and resoluteiy TO the
end their crusade. SO that the world
shall be a better place TO live in than
before-a world dominated by other
law than the law of the Jungle"
Evening star., 1917-09-28

Mohilev newspaper. tends to show that
Korniloff was compelled to launch his
revolt largely in an effort to thwart
German plans. The order says 1t had
been learned that German agents had
brought about the great IRE in Kazan.
had expended millions Of rubles in dis
organizing the coal mines in tho River
Don region and that the Germans were
proposing a general offensive along the
whole front for the purpose of forcing
a disorganized Russian retreat. The
Germans also had planned to blow up
the bridges across the Rivers Dnieper
and Volga, and were organizing move
ment of Maximalists in Petrograd.
Gen. Korniloff. the article adds, had
reason to suspect treason among ire
sponsible Russian organizations IN
German pay. The general, not doubt
ing that irresponsible influences had
the upper hand in Petrograd and that
Russia was on the brink of an abyss,
took an extreme decision for the pur-
pose of saving the fatherland.
n. C. Tcheidse. president of the coun-
Evening star., 1917-09-28
WORST STORM NYEARS
SWEEPING ACROSS GULF

BILOXI. Miss, September 2S.-The
worst storm in years is approaching
this port and the Mississippi coast, ac-
cording to Capt. J. Clarrishe, in charge
of the lighthouse on Ship Island, where
the wind is blowing at a velocity or
seventy-f1ve miles an hour.
Five fishing schooners the Emmitt B.,
Capt George Bills: Louis s.. Capt. Bo-
sarge: Henry NJ. Mabel Nelson. Capt.
Henry Terry, and Annie Mackie, Capt.
j. Murdock. are reported out with their
crews. The steamer Louisiana, Capt.
Fred Boudreau, has been sent in search
of the vessels.
Ship Island is reported almost COW
cred with high rolling seas.
Preparations have been made for the
coming of the storm this afternoon and
tonight with oyster shippers and pack
ers engaged in the removal of goods
from canning factories to places of
safety.
The wind is blowing from thirty to
forty miles with steadily increasing We
locity. The barometer has fallen to
29.51.
NEW ORLEANS. September IS
Needing the weather bureaus warning
of the probable approach Of the storm,
hundreds of New Orleans residents de-
serted their homes in the outskirts and
spent last night in hotels. public and
office buildings downtown. More than
900 sought refuge In tho post office
building. the customs house and the
new courthouse, and the hotels We're
crowded
a dispatch from Gulfport. Miss.
stated the barometer there at : this
morning registered 1855. with an east
wind blowing about forty miles an hour
and squalls of rain. The tide there was
reported two and a half feet above
normal.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
Canteens Are Esta blished.

The division exchange is now open
and several regimental exchanges or
canteens are getting under way. The
big one is located in block O. near di-
vision headquarters. Here the men in
camp can buy soft drinks, candy, to-
bacco. cigarettes. cakes and the like, a
well as comforts. pillows, blankets. hat
straps aud a big list of small merchan-
disc. The stocks Of the exchanges are
10 be increased as rapidly as the busi-
ness warrants.
The newspaper corresponden as
signed to Camp Meade are to be uni
formed. according to memorandum
from Maj Gen, Kuhn yesterday. The
uuIforuS are to consist of coats on the
pattern Of an English officers coat
which is really sort of Norfolk jacket
aff3ir-ridng hrecches, leather puttees,
tan shoes and soft gray hats. On their
left arms the correspondents are to
wear white felt hrassarks with Il big
red block letter G. The uniforms are
TO he cadet gray and will resemble
closely the dress uniforms of French
officers. +. q. II.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
DECIDES NOT TO ACCEPT
FORD FACTORY FOR DEPOT

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. September 2s.-
Mayor Wendell D. lockwood announces
that the War Department had decided
not to accept the Ford factory and as
sembling plant recently offered by
Henry Ford for use here as u quarter
masters depot.
Mayor Rockword said he informed
secretary Baker in Washington that
whlle the people of Cambridge were
thoroughly patriotic and loyal they
'hought 1t unwise to have the govern
lnent take over the plant If 1t meant
that hundreds of employees would be
lorced TO seek work elsewhere. The
department. the mayor said. expected
10 obtain building suitable for its
purposes in Boston.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
PLAN TO ENROLL WOMEN.
Registration to Be Voluntary; Ages
Not REQUIRED.

Definite plans for registration of the
nations woman power have been ap-
proved by the woman's committee Of
the Council of National Defense. Dates
FOR registration already have been set
IN sixteen states, ten OF them by gov
ernors prociamations, and IN three of
them work already is under way. In
some states registration VIII be car
ried out gradually through the local
organizations.
1t was made clear that while listing
Of all women is desired, registration is
purely voluntary and only women who
seek government service viii assume
any obligation. Ages viii not be re
qufred. though il is suggested that they
should be stated in a general way. such
as under forty" or over thirty"
Evening star., 1917-09-28
May Continue Campaign.

DIR. George F. Bowerman. librarian of
the Public Library, and vice chairman
of the committee. said that although
money has been obtained at the thea
ters. in department stores and banks
throughout the city. it was only in
small amounts. and that the committee
felt that something ought to be done in
an effort to secure the 900 by the
end of the campaign week. tomorrow
night. Dr. Bowerman, said that al
though the campaign is to close to-
morrow night the committee felt that
1t should be continued over next week
IN Washington. as there are many per-
sons out of the city who will he home
by that time, who would desire to con-
tribute 10 the fund.
Those who contributed $1oo to the
fund today were: Charles Henry But
ler. Clarence y. ASpinwau. Charles !
Bell. Or. George T. Eowcrmau and stam
Of the Public Library, Frank O. Carpeu-
Ter. John Joy Edison, Charles {, Glover.
Mrs. Gilbert II Grosveuor, president Of
the Twentieth Century Club; Mrs.
Julian James. Hennen Jennings. \. Lis
ner. Frank B. Noyes. Theodore W
Soyes. Julius I. Peyser Herbert Put
nam and ThOrya1d S1Iherg.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
VIII Report for Roll Call

Retreat roll call for the men of this
division will he held this afternoon at
80 o'clock The men will be asked to
report at the nth precinct station to-
morrow morning between $50 and Z
O'Clock. preparatory to falling in line
behind the Marine Band for the march
to Union station.
Selected men of division No 20 Will
report for retreat roll call this after
noon at 4:30 O'Clock at the headquar-
ters at the tenth precinct station house.
1t IS probable that the men will he or
dered to assemble tomorrow morning at
some hotel in the vicinity of the Union
station. Ralph y. Ward has been Sc
lected to lead his comrades of this divi-
sion to Camp Meade.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
FREEDOM GETS A BATH.
Visitor Thinks She Is an Indian Put
ting on War Paint.

Even the Indian on the dome is get
ting his war paint on" remarked a Wis
itor at the Capitol today.
That's no Indian, that's a very beau
tiful young lady when you get close
10 her." said ruide. That is the
statue Of freedom"
We'll. 1t looks like an Indian, with
that head dress What are they doing
TO 1t. any how - Pointing to a scaffoIG-
ing around IL. with men at work.
They are giving it hath-cIeaning
Vt up. That statue is nineteen feet high
and 1t Will take q keg of CASTLE soap
and q dozen barrels of hot water for
the ablution- That's all they use and
she Will come out looking like a new
woman
Evening star., 1917-09-28
Bolsheviki Are Jeered.

Tho delegates of the right jeered the
Rolshcvik. asking them why they did
not cheer the premiers remark, mas
much as the Germans were their
friends.
The Kornilof case Is expected to fig
ure prominently in the congress.
Gen. AlexleT. in an interview pub
lished by the Russky Slovoe. said the
cause of his resignation as chief OF
STAFF was his dissatisfaction with the
treatment Of Gen. Kornilof as a rebel.
Cen AleHieff declared that Kornilofn
was not an adYenturer. but a true pa
triot who did not desire TO re-establish
discipline by terrorism. but by national
means. \ military revolutionary court
of uueducatcd soldiers would not guar
antee n fair trial. Alexieff fears The
public does not believe korniIoT viii
be shot.
Tho Bech calls the affair a new
Dreyiusial."
Evening star., 1917-09-28
OFF FOR SEATTLE OCT.3
TO TAKE UP COAST STRIKE

The governments shipbuilding labor
adjustment board will leave next We'd
nesday for Seattle to take up at first
hand the Pacific coast strike situation.
The board will visit also Portland and
San Francisco.
The adjustment board has been trying
TO settle the Pacific coast situation for
some weeks. but little progress has
been made. Is members are Everit
Macy, E. F. Carri, a. ]. Berres and a
representative of the Navy Department,
where navy contracts are involved in
wage disputes.
In each of the cities to which the
board will go representatives of the
shtpbuilders and of labor each viii
name a temporary member of the board
to deal with the situation in that par
ticuiar locality.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
Huge Crowd Is Expected.

Tomorrow morning Union station
probably will see the largest crowd Of
any this week. when the selected men
Of divisions Nos. and 10 entrain at
as for the camp. These divisions are
scheduled 10 send ninety-three men. but
ii is considered likely that today's rec
ord Of ninety-nine men viii be broken
tomorrow.
which will lead the boys of division No
on their march to the station, is ex-
pected to bring Il ecord-breaking
crowd to Union station. Each morning
the crowds have been increasing. To-
morrow. with the band present. the first
one to be a the station a big send off
is expected for the fourth days list of
selected men.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
CLAIM ON PAYNE ESTATE,
Housekeeper Alleges Provision Was
to Be Made for Her in Will.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, September 2S.-A
claim Of S2l,13S against the estate OF the
late Mrs. Lydia W. Payne. widow Of
Henry c. Payne, former Postmaster Cen
eral Of the United States and postmaster
of Milwaukee. has been filed by Marie v.
Dewdney of Washington. ID. c.
Miss Dewdney. in her suit said she
acted for thirteen years as nurse. house
keeper and secretary for Mrs. Payne while
tho latter was resident of Washington
and that TO provision had been made for
her in Mrs. Payne's Will. as agreed
Evening star., 1917-09-28
Maryland Men Arrive Today.

Today's arrivals, besides the men
from the District Of Columbia, are to
include details from the counties of
Dorchester, Anne Arundel, Cecil. Car
rett. Allegheny, Washington, Frederick,
Montgomery. Calvert and Prince
Georges, a total of 722 for the day. To-
morrow's details viii come from the
District, Baltimore city, Baltimore
county and Hartford county, q total of
69j men.
Kenneth Clark. singing instructor as
signed to Camp Meade by the commit
tee on training camp activities had the
entire 314th Infantry, about $500 men.
-out for first instruction yesterday. The
first session was mostly explanatory
talk by Director Clark, who told the
men tho purpose Of the instructions in
singing. After retreat last evening Di-
rector Clark gave the first real lesson
TO the first battalion of the regiment,
being assisted by the regimental band.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
WOMAN SOLDIERS LAUDED.
Russian Fighting Detachments Unde-
tered by Unfavorable Conditions.

PETROGRAD. September 2S.-An
army order gives high praise to the
second women's fighting detachment at
the front. The order says the woman
soldiers arrived at a time of great diff
culty owing to the destruction Of roads
by rains and confusion caused by the
retreating. demoralized troops. Never
theless the women Were perfectly dis
ciplined and showed that they were
conscious of their duty of defending
the fatherland."
as having been efficient. especially in
close formation work. The women
served in a Turkestan rife division. ia
nous for hard marching. but kept up
with the men. tramping along in their
heavy equipment twenty or thirty miles
a day.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
Messages Sent on Soiled Laundry.

MEXICO CITY, September 2s-The
latest means of communication between
the German legation in Mexico CITY
and New York. 1t is declared, Is being
carried out by means of soiled laundry
sent to New York. 1t is inferred that
these pieces of linen carry messages
written in sympathetic ink. 1t Is also
said that some of them bear telegraphic
symbols beneath embroidery which
conceals the dots and dashes
Evening star., 1917-09-28
CAPITAL FAR BEHIND
WITH LIBRARY FUND
This Despite Gifts Today of $10O
Each by Sixteen
Citizen

washington's subscription to the war
library fund was increased materially
when sixteen citizens contributed s10o
each. There were also number who
gave $50 or more, but with these the
city is far behind its allotment of $50
900 of the one-million-dollar fund to
buy 1000, 900 books for the soldiers and
Sailors.
Charles Henry Butler of 1885 1 street.
chairman of the local committee in
charge of the campaign here. returned
10 Washington yesterday. and With the
other committee members got busy to
urge the people here to contribute more
freely to the cause.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
VIII Give No German OPERAS.

CHICAGO. September. 2S.-The Chi
cago Opera Association will give no
German operas this season in Chicago,
New York or Boston. according to the
prospectus issued by (Ieofonte Cam
panini, general director,
Evening star., 1917-09-28
Lieut.. Commander Woods Dead.

SAN FRANCISCO. September 2$.-
Lieut.. Commander Edward Churchill
Woods, in charge OF the naval reserves
n the twelfth naval district has died
here. He was born in San Francisco in
1875 and graduated from Annapolis in
1898 He saw service in the Spanish
American war.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
Others Giving to Fund.

: Those who contributed $50 or more
were: President and Mrs. Wilson. S25;
Evelina Blunt, S25; Henry g. sharpe.
S25: Julia u Strong, $2n: Oracle X.
Richards s25: Mrs. L. Earret Brown
ing $50: Ellen B. Slater. $25: Mrs. +.
II. Buckingham. S25; s. Kann. Sons &
Co, s25; House Il Hermann. employees.
$40: \. r. Campbell $50; Mrs. Virginia
S. Mackay Smith. $25; Robert s. Wood
ward. $40: Col and Mrs. Alexander
Rodgers, $50, and Robert Batcheller.
S25.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
NINETY-NINE MEN
LEAVE FOR CAMP
Continued from First Page.)

atty Of the three-day movement. In
attempting to raise a window he slipped
and ran his hand through the class. cut
ting IL somewhat. The wound was Inn
mediately dressed.
Brig. Gen. John G. D. knight, Engineer
Commissioner of the District, addressed
the men of Division No. 6 at retreat roll
call held yesterday afternoon at the
Northeast Masonic Temple Commissioner
Knight told the men of some of his own
experiences. and heartened them
with kindly advise and counsel.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
Moratorium Bill Revised

The civil rights bill to create a mora
torium for soldiers and sailors was re-
introduced in the House today in re-
vised form for early action.
Evening star., 1917-09-28
Aimed to Thwart Germans.

The last army order issued by Gen.
Eorni}1n as commander-in-chief, re-
printed in the Novia Shizn from a
Evening star., 1917-09-28

It matters little what it is that you
want-whether a situation or servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fiji your need
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-11-16

sont Ia DIES dons 6minents
qui rarement Sc renoontr4rent
en- I'm homme d'Etat d un 6gal.
degr6.'-.'Il a uni les nuances les
plus subtiles aux coups de brutalit6
les plus alphabetically a jou6 de
toutes les circumstances, use de
tous les arguments, employs tous
les instruments. II a 6t6 pratt
Glen politique de haute valeur, Ia
borieux, clairvoyant ct souple,
sans les institutions illuminatrices
dun Bismarck, avec plus dart
dams lie detail, plus de finesse dams
rex6cution'',
Tel est l'homme que Ton nous
garde en- reserve dams la eoulisse
pendant que le comte Won Hertling@9,
tout CONNIE Ia fait lie DIR Michae-
lis, amusera la galerie. Reste q
savoir a quel moment le prince de
Bulow fera son entr6e dams l'are-
ne? C'est Ia un' detail sur lequel
nous ne risquerons pas de pronos-
tics. Tout nous dit dependant
quill ne tardera pas bien long
temps.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-11-16

partie de lN6tat de guerre. Mails Ia
la destruction syst6matique par la
dynamite de villes sans importan-
CO strat6gique GU de mobiles 6di6-
ces publics ct DIES plus humbles
maisons d6molies une q une, la
conduite en- captivit6 de femmes,
ETC., sont des crimes don't nos
yeux ct nos GRIZZLIES ont Gu des
preuves ct a propos desquels nous
nous exprimons diticilement pour
roster dams une contrainte biens6-
ante"
LIE message constate ensuite que
de nombreux signes d'affaiblisse-
ment de lennemi sont quotidien-
nement observes sur lie front,
Puts il exprime la n6cessi-
t6 de d6fendre les troupes anne
ricaines Sc trouvant au front
cont1e toute agitation fomentte
a l'arri4re, aux Etats- Unis, par III
ignorance, une fausse sensibilit@ on
par DIES trahisons secretes.
M. Sharp, ambassador DIES
Etats- Unis, prenant q son tour la
parole, s'est exprim6 CONNIE suit:
I'll est impossible d'exagerer Fad
mirable courage du peup]e fran
Gals pendant cette guerre. Ii est
impossible de rendre justice aux
6normes sacrifices fats par la
France en- combattant non seule.
ment pour ellie, mails aussi pour
nous. II est impossible 6galement
d'exagerer l'horrible nature des
crimes commits par lAllemagne.
Je desire aussi dire quelques
mots au sujet de nos braves sol
dats, que ]e viens justement de vi
sitter quelque part en- France. Ills
Sc pr6parent tres s6rieusement a
entrer dams lie condit; ct quand &C.
la sera, lis apporteront a l'Am6ri-
que la plus grande, la plus belle
DIES gloires."