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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
RED CROSS AGENTS NOW
IN CONFERENCE IN PARIS
Cablegram Reports the Arrival OF
Americans and That They Have
Taken Up War Work.

American Red Cross agents are now
in conference in Paris. The mission
sent to investigate conditions in the
war fields Of Europe by the American
Red Cross, and on which are several
prominent Washington men. has ar
rived safely in Paris and has ALREADY
taken up Its work there. This informa :.
ton came today in cablegram "a
Henry P. Dawson, manager of the
American Red Cross war relief efforts.
from Mai Grayson NJ. F. Murphy. con-,
missioner for Europe OF the America
Red Cross war council.
This commission is in conference with
the French government officials with
reference to relief needs and to prepare
for the coming OF American troops Re-
suits Of these conferences will be sent
direct to the Red Cross war council in
Washington, which will direct the relief
agencies.
The commission. which includes trained
socjsI workers, physicians and engineers
will proceed at once to send representa-
tiyes to every district in France and
other countries where need Is immedia tie.
One of the first problems to engage the
commissions attention will lie the tuber
culosis question in France.
The engineers will consult with
French authorities In the rebuilding OF
towns and municipal works during the
war.
In addition to Maj. Murphy, the COM
mission includes as deputy commits
stoners James H. Perkins. Cary TAYLOR
George b. Ford and Alexander Lambert
New York; William Endicott and Ernest
Mccullough. Boston: A. w. Copp of the
United States Army. and Ernest p.
Ricknell. for years director general 81
civilian relief of the American Red
Cross.
Accompanying the commission as In
spectors are Charles G. Osborne, Rev.
r. H. Davis. Rev. Ernest De F. Mel.
Erederick r. King. PhtliD T. Cood,ni.
Frederick s. Hoppin. Raymond ]. Daiv'
Albert F. Hoffman and Rev John van
schaick. jr.. secretaries. and Thomas 81.
Kenney. controller
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
INTERIOR WATERWAYS
NEEDED IN WAR CRISIS
Secretary Redfeld, Department Of
Commerce, Shows There Is
Traffic Enough.

Need for the use of interior water
ways of the country in the war crisis is
brought out in a statement issued by
Secretary Redfield OF the Department
of Commerce.
He says, in part:
There is more than sufficient busi-
ness for both railway and waterway
for many months to come. Wherever.
therefore, throughout the country a
barge or boat, a scow, q lighter or a
motor vessel can be made to take the
place of railway car. it ought to be
done. Such arrangements as are prac-
tical should be made along all our
great waterways to develop promptly
methods for using the water as means
of transportation. This Is the time to
get idle barges and scows into use, to
repair old barges, to build new ones and
to take advantage of a patriotic duty
OF water transit in every practicable
way.
"A committee under the advisory COM
mission of the council of national de-
Tense has been formed to advise in pro-
noting the immediate use of all our
waterways. As at present constituted
II consists of George E. Bartol, presi-
dent of the Philadelphia bourse; Brig
Gen William NJ. Black. chief Of engi-
neers. L. s. A. Washington; Capt. ]. F.
Ellison. Cincinnati, Ohio, former secre-
tary of the national rivers and harbors
congress and late general manager Of
the Amazon Navigation Company; Joy
Morton. Chicago. H.. a director in
many financial, mercantile and trans
portation companies: James E. Smith,
81. Louis. Mo. president of the newly
formed Mississippi Valley Waterways
Association: Walter S. Dickey, Kansas
City. Mo-, manufacturer of clay prod
ucts and president of the Kansas City
missouri River Navigation Company,
and NJ j. Sanders, president of the New
Orleans Board Of Trade and representa-
tive Tor many years Of the Leyland line
of steamers.
The EFFORT to promote the use OF our
waterways has the approval of the war
department. the Commerce Department
ana the shipping board. and SO far as
they can these will cooperate in the
work. The Department of Commerce
therefore: issues this statement to indi-
cate on behalf Of our commerce how
grave the situation Is and to ask from
business and commercial organizations
EVERYWHERE that the practical help to
oe given In this emergency by water
Transportation have their early and
thorough consideration"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
CIVIL WAR CLOUDS LOOM
HEAVY OVER CHINA NOW
DR.. Wu's Successor as Acting Pre-
mier Signs Decree Dissolv-
ing Parliament.

PEKING, China. June 15.-The presi-
Dental mandate dissolving parliament
has been signed by Chang Chao Chung
az acting premier, he having accepted
the post which DIR. WI Ting fang.
former ambassador to the United
states, resigned. 1t Is believed that
the dissolution of parliament will
bring about civil war, as the leaders
in the southern provinces have tele-
Rraphed President Ii Yuan-Hung that
they no longer recognize his authority.
despite the fact that the president has
issued a long mandate attempting to
Justify his action in issuing the dis
solution decree.
Chang Chao Chung was chief Of
police in Picking before accepting the
post of acting premier.
The troops in the PROVINCES &c Of
Kwei Chow are mobilizing. and 1t is
intended to take military action.
President Ii Yuan-Hung dissolved pea
lament under pressure from Chang
Hsun. military governor Of the prov
ince OF Anhwei
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
sWoBODA AGAIN IN TOLLS.
Held by Swiss on Charge Of Recruit
ing Spies Against France.

FsFfS. inns i5.--Raymond RUIZ
swoho9a. Who -Ak held for some time
hy The Faris polio. In the spring Of
1915 IN suspieion Of causing a FIRE on
bcsrf the French liner La Touraine.
has been arrested ~ the Zurich police.
sccrrdlng - the Zurich correspondent
~ 'hs PetIt Par!sien Swoboda In ac-
eussf Of recruiting spies TO work
against France and Is alleged 20 be in
close relations with Geneva business
man who was recently sentenced 70 life
Imprisonment In Paris for espionage.
Raymond Run Swoboda. when arrest
ed in Paris. in March. 1918. had an
American passport and claimed 70 be an
American citizen. At his trial II was
said that his real name was Schwind
and that he was a German reserve Of
fcer. He was finally discharged and
ordered expelled from France He APP
pealed TO the American embassy against
his expulsion. but after an investigation
the American authorities refused to in
terfere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
SAYS FARMERS BEAR BRuNT.
Minority Report on Lever Food Con
troll Bill Alleges Sacrifices

Assertion that farmers are singled out
to make all the sacrifices under the
second Lever food control bill, to come
minority report on the measure made
today by Representative Haugen Of
Iowa.
AS prepared by the Department of
Agriculture and introduced in the
clared. 1.-The bill provided not only for
food. feed and fuel control. but Included
shoes. clothing and other necessaries Of
life AS introduced and reported by the
committee. the bill limits control to
foods, feeds fuel and articles required
for their production, which seems un-
Just not only to food producers, but to
consumers as we'll.
Representatives Young Of Texas, Ward
of New York and Wilson of Illinois.
committeeman opposed to tho bill in
some particulars. also may file minority
reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
CHILD OWNS LIBERTY BOND.

Hilda Sworzyn, fourteen days old.
who resides at 1924 Fairmont street
northwest. has been the owner Of 800
liberty loan bond for eleven days and
is we'll satisfied with 1t. When Hilda
was three days old her father, Joseph
Sworzyn. purchased the bond and gave
1T to her as a present. Hilda was
mighty pleased to get II. but was I'M
able to make her thanks audible. But
some day she will be talking just like
other folk and then she will thank her
daddy as an appreciative young wom-
an should.
Hilda is probably the youngest bond
holder in Washington. even at her
present age of two weeks. But one
must consider that Hilda did not wait
until the last minute to get her bond.
but has already owned it for eleven
days Hilda maintains that the ad-
vantage In owning a liberty loan bond
liz that when the paper doll period ar
rives in her life and her girl chums are
clipping old magazines. she will be
clipping coupons bearing at least 3k
per cent interest. perhaps more.
Another young bond holder of Wash
ington is the three-year-old niece Of
George D. Powell. of 1919 Wylie street
northeast, who owns a 800 bond pur-
chased with pennies which had been
given to her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15

man race. in the old world as in the
new, and we can repeat the words OF
Goethe at the battle of Valmy: From
today a new order of things begins
Told How to Pronounce Name.
In their columns of description of the
arrival of Gen. Pershing and his stan
the Paris newspapers find room to en-
tighten the public on the proper pro-
nunciation Of the generals name-a
name which. as the Figaro says. Is
not one easily enunciated in the &C
cent of Montmartre."
There was much diversity in the pro-
nunciation among the populace. the
favorite rendering being "Pareshang.
But, adds the Figaro. ''it will be COM
mon knowledge today that the name OF
the American general who comes to
fight beside our soldiers IL pronounced
"PeurchiGne'"
La dberte says that probably the
best solution is Perechic. meaning gal
liant father. or Perecher, meaning dear
father.
Secretary Baker said in a formal
statement today that Gen. Pershins
arrival in Paris signalized America
participation in the war ito enforce
peace with Justice"
The arrival OF Gen. Pershing and his
staff in Paris" he said. marks the be-
ginning of Americas active partcipa-
ton in the war The splendid reception
given these American officers. as Well
as the officers of our destroyer squadron
in England and France. shows the har-
mony of spirit with which three great
peoples are pursuing common END
Our combined armies from now on Will
represent Il league to enforce peace
with Justice
British Troops Welcome Pershing.
BY the Associated Press.
BRITISH HEADQ A R T E r IN
FRANCE. June IA. via London, June 10.
The news of the arrival Of Mai. Gen.
John J. Pershing. the American COM
nlander in France, spread through the
British armies today and was received
with the utmost satisfaction. While
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig was
represented in the welcoming OF the
American army vanguard at the port OF
landing. more elaborate British honors
await their visit to this section OF the
western front
Gen. Pershing will be a valued men,
Der of the allied war councils In the
future and will have the opportunity to
study and witness the various offensive
actions before his divisions arrive.
On his journey to France Gen. Perish
ing had the opportunity to see the Of
hciency of the British transport ma
chinery in operation. and was much i'm
pressed by 1t. Later he expects to go
more thoroughly into the British sys-
tenn of handling supplies and men at
the various bases. for the problems OF
the American forces with the overseas
expedition will be largely similar to
those which the British have SO sue
cessfully solved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
HIS POSITION PERPLEXES.
London Paper Discusses Churchil's
Relations With Rbvernment.

LONDON. June 15.-The British Week.
ly, whose editor is friend OF Premier
Lloyd George. and which Is supposed
to be used sometimes to make desired
announcements, says that the position
Of Col. Winston Spencer Churchill Is
perplexing one. The paper says that
the premier wishes to appoint MIN
chairman of the air board. but that the
opposition to the appointment Is eX-
ceedingly strong and that certain lead
ing politicians refuse to serve with the
former head of the admiralty.
The Weekly concludes the article with
a prediction that If Col. Churchill re-
cetyes no appointment he probably will
Join the Asquith party and become one
Of the lieutenants Of the former pre-
mier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
FLAG DAY RIOT IN AURORA.
Citizens Force Pro-Germans to Hoist
Stars and Stripes.

AURORA. Ind. June 15-Exciting
scenes marked the close Of Flag day in
Aurora, q mob Of citizens numbering
1900 to 1000 last night causing an en-
forced display Of American flags at
homes and business places Of pro-Ger-
man sympathizers.
lice George Goodpastor and the several
men comprising the town police force
were powerless to check the crowd, az
It marched from house to house. drag
ging men out of their homes. some in
night attire, and forcing them to hoist
flags over their homes. others to wave
and salute hags. The nearest approach
to violence was the exchange of fist
blows.
It was estimated % to 80 per cent Of
the crowd was composed OF women
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
New York Subscriptions Ex-
coed Half of Authorized Is
sue of Two Billion.
Continued from First Page

liberty loan today greeted the tabula-
tors enumerating subscriptions for this
federal reserve district. Estimates
that 100000 had been subscribed In
the Kansas city district (tenth) were
made shortly before noon today by the
tabulators. The district allotment was
sl00.000.00o. The total from Kansas
City was placed at sis,o0o.ooo. the
c.ty's allotment being 100000 in ex-
cess OF that figure.
MINNEAPOLIS. June l5.-Liberty
loan subscriptions in the ninth federal
reserve district will total between ss2,-
100000 and ss5.0oo,o 900. according TO es-
Inmates by officials OF the reserve bank
here at noon today. The districts min
imum quota was Ss0.00O,00e.
san FRANCISCO. Cal. June i5-In
the closing hours OF the campaign for
subscriptions for the liberty loan on
minimum OF 100000 oa set for tho
twelfth federal reserve division would
be equaled and probably surpassed.
A. G. kains. governor OF the reserve
states in the district undoubtedly would
show total subscriptions far IN excess
OF their quotas. Utah had passed its
s.20o.o00 quota and was striving for
100000. Nevada had oversubscribed
by 20 per cent
Oregon's allotment o. $500, 900 has
been oversubscribed by more than
SO. 600, 0G0.
ATLANTA. Ga. June 15.-Reports
from the Atlanta federal reserve dis
trict showed an eleventh-hour rush TO
subscribe TO the liberty loan today
Other cities in the district have seen
rush Of bond buyers in the last TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Is s60.000.e0o. Latest tabulated re-
ports showed only about s35. 900 0oo
but oficials were confident the final
report would show much more than
this.
WINSTON SALEM. y. G. June Is
H. j. Reynolds Tobacco Company this
morning subscribed for sl,o00.0o0 of
liberty bonds. This is in addition TO
liberal amounts already subscribed for
by its officers and employees
Ell PASO, Tex, June l5-One thou
sand men of single regiment sub
scribed for $55,l00 in liberty loan bonds
last night at Fort Bliss. The subscrip-
ton was completed thirty minutes
dressed the men in behalf of the loan.
New Orleans Takes S11, 45O,OOO.
NEW ORLEANS. June 15.-The
clearing house committee in charge of
liberty loan bond subscriptions an
nounced $11.450.00o had been SUBJ
scribed in New Orleans when the books
closed at noon today. The minimum
allotment for the city was sS.0o0.o0o
and for Louisiana s13.0o0,o00. The New
orleans brancn. Atlanta 1eQeral reserve
bank. declined to approximate total
subscriptions in their district. still hav-
ing a great mass of subscriptions to
tabulate.
RICHMOND June 15-With more
than 1000 Geographic orders received
here this morning by the federal re-
serve bank for liberty bonds and the
predictions that it would take twenty
four hours before final estimate of
the fifth districts purchases can be an
nounced, 1t was stated this afternoon
that the amount will reach its maxi.
mum of $103. 100000.
Richmond oversubscribed its allot-
ment of 100000 by sS.000.000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
WILL ASK $6O0,0OO,0OO
FOR A|RPLANE SERVICE
Bill to Be introduced in Congress at
Instance of National De-
Tense Council.

Six hundred million dollars for aero
planes will be asked of Congress in an
appropriation bill to be introduced at
the instance of the council for national
defense. This follows the statement
made by Howard E. Coffin, chairman of
pointing out the imperative necessity
for a tremendous output of aircraft as
the deciding element in the war.
This sum will be in addition to s64.-
100000 appropriated for aircraft in the
war appropriation act. now awaiting
the Presidents signature. The total
for aircraft. if the program should be
made into law. will be just two-thirds
Of a billion dollars.
Wants yankee Punch" in War.
Put the Yankee punch into the war"
directs the aviation service. expressed
it today in discussing the great air
plane program which. II passed by Con-
gress. will involve appropriation of
something like $600.000,000 in the be-
ginning.
BY Yankee punch" Gen. squier
means "a Enthusiastically American way
Of working to get big results"
"Airplanes." said Gen. Squier, ARE the
logical fighting machines for Americans,
because we are an imaginative people.
and when our Imagination strikes fire
nothing can stop us. The game ideally
suits the American temperament and
every young American worthy of the
name should be keen to join our flying
army.
Utility Of Winged Cavalry"
"An army in the air. regiments and
brigades of winged cavalry, mounted
on gas-driven flying horses. could blind
the eyes Of Germany until her gunners.
absolutely deprived of range finders
would be put out of business by the
allied artillery. The magniflcently
obvious thing is to knock out Ger
many's eyes by a thrust through the
air. But my idea would be something
vastly larger than a thrust. An inunda-
ton Of airplanes would better express
the idea in its magnitude.
Sweep tho Germans from the sky,
blind the Prussian cannon, and the time
would be ripe to release an enormous flock
Of flying fighters to raid and destroy mill
tary camps ammunition depots and mill
tary establishments Of all kinds. The
firing upon troops by machine guns from
airplanes Is becoming commoner and more
accurate. Once given an upper hand the
flying machine becomes a frightful en-
CINE Of destruction"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
DEGREES FOR DIPLOMATS.
ENJOYS Here of Allied Powers to Be
Honored by Princeton

All of the ambassadors and minister,
resident in Washington from the coun-
tries with which the United States Il,
allied in the war upon the central
mowers will receive the degree of doc
tor of laws at Princeton Saturday.
Ambassador Jusserand. as dean NJ
the diplomatic corps. will deliver a.
brief address IN behalf Of his colleagues
Minister Wellington Koo Of China viii
be Of the party and also receive a de-
gree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
GRATEFUL FOR GIFTS
TO SERBIAN AID FUND
Nine. Grouitch, in Report, Expresses
Appreciation Of Capitals
Subscriptions.

Washington's generous subscriptions to
the Serbian relief and the cordial welcome
and support given here to Mime. Slavko
Grouitch are recalled with appreciation
in the report for the year Just issued
by the Serbian hospital. fund Of which
Nine. Grouitch is director.
1t announces. among other generous
contributions. tho receipt Of gift Of
$5.193.14 from the Serbian distress fund
Of Boston. so per cent; Of the net proce eds
Of the Serbian booth at the Boston allied
bazaar.
The Serbian hospitals fund has received
from the national allied committee the
sum Of $s.3S3.33 for the purchase Of tents
for a convalssosnt camp at saloniki. 70
which the Buffalo war relief committee
for France and her allies has added an
other thousand dollars.
The proceeds OF the Serbian hospitals
fund booth at the Baltimore allied bazaar
for an American hospital.
Miss Margaretta Miller, the daughter
OF GOV Miller OF Wilmington. Del. has
contributed $500 for combination steri-
lizer for the same hospital
Fourteen motor ambulances and trucks.
including fine Kissel ambulance from
Philadelphia. have been purchased by con-
tributions from the following cities: Five
from Buffalo. three from San Francisco
and one each from New Haven. Conn
New Bedford, Springfield. Cambridge and
Stockbridge. Mass. $500 toward the lat
ter being contributed by Miss Eleanor
Hague of that town.
Large supplies Of bedding. hospital gar
ments and surgical necessities many OF
which were contributions from the sur
gical dressings committee and other Red
Cross and war relief sewing rooms Of the
country. have been forwarded to the Ser
bian hospital authorities as we'll as from
two to three thousand Kossovo comfort
kits for the convalescent camps. Other
recent gifts were $1,000 from San Fran
cisco committee for the relief Of pris-
oners Of war.
Nine Grouitch gives an account of con-
trtbuuons received from the Yale Bowl
collections at New Haven, from the refu-
gees relief fund. from San Francisco, De-
and other Serbian and war relief COM
mittees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
SHIPS SUNK WITHOUT NOTICE.
Inhumanity Of German Submarine
Warfare Is Disclosed

LONDON. June 15.-Two further in
stances OF the inhumanity of German
submarine methods have just been pub
ltshed. Ten members of the crew Of
the British steamer Kariba, which was
sorpedoed without warning 2S0 miles
from land on April 10, were picked m
after twelve days spent in an omen
boat For seven days they had been
without food and two of the survivors
died after their rescue. Another boat
with twenty-one men has not been
with all on board
The British steamer Caithness was
torpedoed without warning on April rs
while 240 miles from land. The can
tain and twenty men were drowned and
the remainder of the crew were found
In a capsized boat on which thew had
drifted for sixteen days without food
Only two were alive when the boat was
picked UP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
Seeks Facts About Munitions.

Shoots resolution asking the War De-
partment to furnish Information regarding
what steps have been taken to standardize
ammunition and arms to be used in the
present war. The department is asked
to advise the Senate II the Enfield rife
has been adopted by this government and
if the machine guns and other weapons
have been changed SO as to enable them
to use British ammunition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
Russia Insists on Order.

PETROGRAD. via London, June 15-
The provisional government has issued
a decree declaring all acts of military
disorder to be INSTRUMENTATION. includ-
ing refusal to fight. and also Indictment
to fight against the government. Such
acts. says the decree. are punishable
by long sentences to servitude in the
penitentiary and the deprivation OF
rights Of property and also the right
to receive land under the coming land
redistribution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
EXPLOSION AT POWDER MILL
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. june IS

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. June 15.-The
press room OF the black powder mill
OF the Aetna Explosives Company, To-
Gated on the Lewisburg road beyond
North Birmingham. was demolished by
an explosion this morning at about II
o'clock. Two negroes working in the
room were killed and another injured
The property damage was negligible
The Aetna company manufactures
powder for the mining industry of this
district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15

Fort Sa!in Is on Kamaran bay, in
Yemen province. southwestern Arabia.
Large rock salt works are located
there.
The captured fort lies about ITS miles
north OF the Gulf of Alden. force of
Turks to the north of Alden has been
long in the way Of the British in at
tempts they have made to advance from
that city. The purpose of the seizure
Of Fort Salir may be in facilitation of
a movement to work behind this force
and capture or disperse 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15
Practical Nursing Course.

NEW YORK. June l5.-What is said
to be the first practical nursing course
to be offered college women in connec-
ton with the regular college curriculum
has Just been arranged by oficials of
the Presbyterian Hospital in connection
with the Teachers College Of Columbia
University.