Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
THE WEEK
Epitsme Of Events EnaIng Janu-
airy -, 1917.
WAR IN EUROPE.

President Wilson, In an address to
the Senate-the first time that Presi-
dent has personally addressed the Sem
ate since the time of President Jeffer-
son-proposed the United States join a
leagu to enforce peace and the Mon
roe doctrine be made a world policy.
Greece expressed regret for firing upon
troops OF the entente forces. One or
more German sea raiders in tho east
coast of South America were reported
to have sunk many British merchant
men; one OF the raiders was reported
sunk. A British destroyer was report
ed sunk with the loss of forty-seven
lives In a battle between small war
ships in the North sea Russians were
reported forced back on the Galcian
front.
NATIONAL.
President Wilson made a number OF
excursions to the Capitol in the inter-
est of advancing legislation. A demo-
cratic caucus of the Senate failed to
agree on a legislative program. The
Senate confirmed the five members OF
the shipping board. created to make :.
in the legislative. judicial and admin
istratfve appropriation bill a provision
for increase of wages or government
clerks, not as liberal as the House
eating the leak situation, meeting in
New York, demanded of the stock eN-
change a record of transactions over
the period from December IoaS.
the Newport News shipbuilding yaros' !.
FOREIGN.
The United States made representa-
lions to the de facto government or
Mexico, Directing to various proposals
in the pending revised constitution
withdrawal of the Pershing punitive
exposition was predicated by orders to
Gen. Pershing to call in his outposts.
The British government interdicted the
contract to Hadfields, a British manu-
facturer. to accept the contract OF the
United States for navy ammunition.
The Island Of Baldi, Malay archipelago.
was visited by earthquake. with many
dead or injured. Attempt was mace
to assassinate Yukio Ozaki. former
Japanese minister of Justice. Among
those who died during the week was
Samuel Cunliffe-Lister. Baron Marsham
of England.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The board Of Commissioners and
others appeared before the Senate APP
propriations subcommittee to urge pro-
visions for insertion in the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill. In an ad-
dress before the Board of Trade. Sem
ator Jones of Washington. pledged
himself to the advancement OF the
capital Secretary of War Baker asked
that the limit of cost for the proposed
Key bridge over the Potomac river be
Increased from $1,000. 90 to $1.500.0e
officials of the Chesapeake and Poto-
mae Telephone Company, at the hear
ing before the House District commit
tee, opposed government ownership.
Eighty men and two women were adj
mitted to practice at the bar in the,
District of Columbia. Theresa Harper.
eighty-seven years a domestic in one
family, received first prize in the con-
test Of faithful service. Battery b..
N G. D. c.. was ordered home from
the Mexican border. The American
Federation of Labor failed to respond
to the demand for higher wages made
by its stenographers, typewriters and
other employees. Eight were hurt in
a collision of electric cars at 18TH
street on the Benning road. Among
those who died during the week were
Mrs. M. c. Stewart, newspaper woman
| and first of her seq to be admitted to
! the capitol press galleries: Charles A.
Edwards. former newspaper corre-
! sponde.nt; Jacobus S. Jones. prominent
| Mason and government employee: Mel
Vile c. Davis, official OF the patent
! Office: Spencer Coleman. former slaves.
| 1902 years old; James A Degges. edu-
| Gator; Arson s. Taylor. United States
| commissioner; William c. La Clair.
newspaper reporter.