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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
REV. DR.. S. U. MITMAN TALKS.
Principal Speaker at Convention of
Sunday School Institnte

Rev DR.. g. L. Mitman. field secretary
of the board of religious education of
the province of Washington. was the
principal speaker at the twenty first
annual convention of the Sunday School
Institute of the diocese of Washington,
which opened this morning at 10
o'clock. with holy communion, at st.
Johns Church. o and Potomac streets.
DR.. Mitman spoke on The Importance
of Religious Education to American
Citizenship" saying that religious ed
ucatien Is of paramount Importance to
American citizenship.
Canon De vries. executive officer. pre-
sided. The first business session Of the
convention was held shortly after IL
O'Clock, when reports were submitted.
Following a luncheon at / o'clock the
convention again went in session this
afternoon with a public meeting at 2:15
O'Clock. The concluding feature of the
meeting will be Sunday school ex-
hibit at $3.50 o'clock this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
New Factors in Fighting Submarine
WOMAN PICKETS CHARGED
WITH INSTRUMENTATION

INSTRUMENTATION has developed among
picket prisoners confined in the Dis
trtct Jail, which has resulted in a fur
Their curtailment of their privileges. it
was announced today. All but two of
the seventeen women are now in soli-
tary confinement District oficials re-
fused to discuss details of the latest
outbreak, stating that it did not reach
the proportions Of riot or approach in
seriousness the recent trouble at Deco
guam
All Of the eight prisoners transferred
from occoauan because of their re-
fusal to work have occupied separate
cells from the time of their arrival at
the jail. The terms OF two of these
pickets, Ernestine Hara and Vida
Blumberg expired last night and they
were released.
1t was announced this morning that
DR.. Carolina E. Spencer, who, with
Miss Alice Paul. was given a six
month sentence by Judge Mullowny,
and an additional thirty-day sentence
fine last night and left the jail
These releases reduced the picket
population in the Jail to seventeen
members. all of whom but two have
had all privileges denied. according to
officials Of the board of charities.
Indications today were that the
| boards policy may be to send all con-
victed pickets to the Jail instead of the
workhouse at Occoquan, unless the
! prisoners promise to abide by the rules
of the latter institution. 1t would be
waste of time, it was pointed out, to
| send them to the workhouse first and
then transfer them to the Jail, IL they
had no intention Of complying with the
iworkhouse rules.
| Two more piokets lott the District
Jail this morning because OF the expira-
ton of their sentences. They were
Miss Ernestine Hara and Miss Hilda
Blumberg. both of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
THEFTS REPORTED TO POLICE,
Sounding Of Burglar Alarm Fright
ems Of One Would-Be Robber.

Sounding of burglar alarm in the
store of A. S. Campbell. 1915 Good Hope
road. Anacostia. last night shortly aft
er o'clock prevented a robber making
a haul. The intruder was trying to
force a window open when the alarm
sounded. He disappeared before q po-
liceman reached the store
Mrs. Marie Sydney. 1882 Kramer street
northeast. told the police of the theft
of several articles of jewelry from q
bureau drawer. The jewelry was valued
at sci.
John H. Harrington. s21 9th street.
reported the theft OF suit Of clothes
valued at $40. He told the police the
theft was committed in his room yes
terday morning.
Mrs. A. Mcknight. 18th and Newton
streets. told Of the loss of a pocket
book containing a small sum of money,
She said the pocketbook was taken
from an office in the Riggs building by
small colored boy.
A switch of golden hair valued At
$50 was stolen from the place of bust
ness Of B. Georges. 800 18th street,
yesterday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
SHOOT OFFICERS IN BACK.
Prussian Prisoner Tells Of Treachery
in Ranks of Army.

Interesting statements about Ger
many's unsettled political situation
and treachery in the ranks of the
army. made by an East Prussian pris-
oner, have been received here in of
fetal dispatches.
According to this soldier, the So
cialstic and revolutionary spirit is
growing SO rapidly that it is expected
to endanger the supremacy of the
1unkers by spring, and the military
authorities are adopting most severe
repressiye measures. He also told a
story of how German privates left
their officers to their fate in the face
of fire. and of how officers. hated by
their troops. fell on battlefields with
bullets in their backs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
BELL MEMORIAL UNVEILED.
Erected at Brantford, Ont, in Honor
of Inventor of Te1enhone

CRAWFORD. Ontario, October "a
The Bell memorial, erected in honor of
Alexander Graham Bell and his inyen-
ton here. in 1874. of the telephone. was
unveiled today by the Duke of Devon
shire, Governor General Of Canada Mr.
Beu took part in the ceremonies The
memorial cost more than $4,000, while
the total cost for the grounds and Bell
homestead, dedicated as the Alexander
Graham Bell gardens. represent an out
lay OF $4,000
Following the unwilling of the monu-
ment Mr.. Bell presented to the Duke of
Devonshire a silver telephone on behalf
of the city. A municipal luncheon fol.
lowed and the duke later formally
opened the new home here for returned
soldiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
been shoveled up from the streets OF
Verdun.
Reach Maximum Second Time.

THE Germans reached their maxi
mum strength in December of last
year. for the second time" said the
speaker. Then the new classes Joined
and many wounded of previous months
were able to return. / figure they then
had about 100000 men in their army.
Since then there has been a weak
ening, although the morale Is still
good. But the morale of the allies Is
growing better with each day, as Is
their military strength.
Il believe the war will last at least
one year more. But If we should break
through their lines-and this Is not
impossible anticipate an immediate
clamor for peace on any terms
Would the allies permit this"
asked. is it not probable that with
complete victory in sight the mill
tary leaders of the allies may feel
that only punishment of interior Ger
many will bring home to the German
people the enormity of the crime of
which their masters have been guilty.
He believed that the allies will never
grant peace except upon their own
terms, but he doubted the proba bility
of campaign of retaliation directed
against ruined and PROSTATE peo-
pie.
That would be a German way of
doing things" said he. TT does not
seem to me it would be French"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
Citizens Associations Work for Loan

In connection with the community
meetings in the interest Of the liberty
bond movement. meetings will be held
at Brightwood and Takoma Park to-
night at s o'clock. The meeting at
Brightwood will be held in Emory n. e.
Church South. and will be under the
auspices of the Brightwood Citisens'
Of which Charles ". Ray
is president. At Takoma Park the
meeting will be conducted by the Ia.
koma Park Citizens Association. Maj.
D. s. Fletcher win preside 1t the meet
ing. which will be held In Trintty Par.
ish Hall, on Blair road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
MOVIE MEN URGED TO BUY.
a. Brylawsh Makes Appeal for Lib
erty Loan Bonds,

Motion picture exhibitors of Wash
ington. at meeting today. were urged
oy A. Brylawski to subscribe literally
Tor liberty loan bonds. 1t was reported
that the proprietors and employees had
already purchased bonds
Mr.. Brylawski stated his belief that
the patrons Of the motion picture
houses will pay willingly the 10 per
cent war tax on admissions to help the
government finance the war
Tho exhibitors met primarily to dis
cuss the new war tax on motion pic
ture Aims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
LIBERTY LOAN MEETINGS.

liberty loan meetings sched-
uled for this afternoon and to-
night:
Mass meeting under auspices of
Warrington Liberty Loan Asso-
citation in Polls Theater Mt 4
o'clock.
Northeast Washington and East
End Citizens Associations In
Northeast Temple, 18th and ii
streets northeast. ) to g O'Clock,
Joint meeting OF the Connecti-
cut Avenue. Rock Greek Ford and
Chevy Chase Citinens' Ansociu-
lions and the Cleveland Pn-i.
school and Community Axsocia-
tiOn and the Home md Scnp-..
association of Chevy Chase. in
the bureau of standards y; :
o'clock.
Columbia Heights Citizens' As
sOciaticn, In the Powell >ei,r,a, II
= o'clock.
Rhode Island Avenue Suburban
Citizens Association. =.
Presbyterian Church at = Il.
Conduit Road Citizens Associa-
ton, st. Dav.u's. "a:
Georgetown Citizens Associn-
tion. in the We~s..- e-s-
at 1,45 o'clock.
PetwOrth Citixenn' Association,
in the Presbyterian Church at y
O'Clock.
Takoma Park Citizens Associa-
ton. in the Parish Hall at
O'Clock.
North Washington Citizans' As
sociatiOn, In the American The
utter Mt $3.50 O'Clock.
Park View Citizens Association.
In Park View School at 3 O'Clock.
Piney Branch Citixens' Associa-
ton, in John Dickson Home, Mt
s:I5 O'Clock.
BrightwOOd Citizens Associa.
tion, La Emory Grove Church MT
O'Clock.
Southeast Washington Citizens
AssOciatiOn, I'm the Tyler School
Mt 4 O'Clock.
Congress Heights Public Inn
prOvement AssOciation. in the
public school Mt 1880 O'Clock.
Randle Highlands Citizens' As
! ISOLATION, in Randle Highlands
/ School at o o'clock.
Brookland Citizens' Association.
! in Masonic Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
SECRETARY BAKER UP NORTH.
Inspecting Army Camps-Will
Look Into Wage Issues.

Secretary Baker Is making An in.
spection of Camp Devens. the National
Army cantonment at Aver. Mass. and
the Harvard University training school
He expects to speak at several places
in New England before his return to
this city
While in Boston he will confer with
the officials of the arsenal at Water
town. Mass. in regard to wage scale
difficulties. At the War Department
it is said that wages at government
arsenals in the vicinity Of navy yards
are to be placed on the same scale ~
wages at neighboring navy yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
Deprives Self to Buy Bond.

A plucky young girl, not yet twenty,
whose brother is a volunteer In France,
is not only paying her way through
one Of the universities in the District
of Columbia and taking care of her
home and mother, but is denying her.
self new clothes and walking to her
work and her classes SO that she can
buy a liberty bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
TO CARE FOR INSANE TROOPS.
Victims of Shellfre May Come to
Government Hospital Here.

Soldiers made insane by shellire or
poisonous gases on the battle fronts Of
Europe will be sent to their homes in
this country II their relatives are pre-
pared to care for them. and II not. to
the Government Hospital for the Insane
in Anacostia
Soldiers whose minds become affected
from causes not the result Of actual
warfare will be sent to asylums in their
home states. All hospital charges will
be paid by the War Department. These
sta tements are contained In an an
nouncement made at the War Depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
Miss Georgia Nevins Honor Guest.

In appreciation of her twenty-thrss
years of service as superintendent Of
Garfield Hospital. nurses and doctors
of that institution yesterday afternoon
rendered an informal reception and tea
to Miss Georgia NJ. Nevins. She was
presented with silver vase as Q token
Of the regard of her associates.
The function was held at 1897 K
street northwest. Miss Nevins has re-
signed her position as superintendent
OF the hospital to become head Of the
Potomac division of the Red Cross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
PURCHASES $4,000 BOND.
John H. Cowles Makes Investment
With Memorial Association Fund.

The Second largest subscription received
at the Federal National Bank today for
the second issue of liberty loan bonds
was made by John H. Cewlee. secretary
general of the Supreme Council Of the
Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction
of the United States. who also il treas
urer of the George Washington Masonic
National Memorial Association
1t was for $65. 900. and represented
funds Of the association. Mr.. Cowles also
subscribed for a thousand-dollar bond on
his own personal accounts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
ITALIANS CHECH STRONG
AUSTRO-GERMAN ATTACK
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, October 24.-Italian troops
Monday repulsed strong attack by
Austrian and German forces in the Ca
dore region at Monte Piana, cllnching
the enemy defeat yesterday morning
by clearing a section of the trenches
which had been temporarily relln-
auished, the war Office announces.
The artillery activity on the Julian
front was intense and there was nota-
BILE aerial activity during the preva-
|lence of favorable conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
Col. Anderson to Stay in Jassy.

PETROGRAD, October 24.-Col' Henry
w. Anderson, chairman Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross mission to Rumania, has
dscided ia remain in Jassy through the
winter to aid the work of the medical
unit and to direct relief work. me Red
Cross hospital unit already mas nan
died scores Of cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
Barber & Ross Employees Buy Bonds.

An informal liberty loan meeting of
the employees of Barber & Ross was
held last night and Joshua Evans.
cashier Of the Riggs National Bank
spoke in advocacy of the second lib
erty loan. Following the meeting
sum will be increased to $4,000 or
over by this evening,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
Signal Office Subscription.

The subscriptions were greatest in
the office of the chief signal officer,
where SIS employees contributed s375-
500. an average per capita subscription
Of $557-73. The office of chief of staff,
including the War College. was second,
with an average per capita subscrip-
taon OF $31; the provost marshal gen.
erals Office. third. with an average
per capita subscription of $2935S; the
once OF chief of ordnance, fourth, with
an average per capita subscription of
$2S3.12. and the Office of the inspector
general, fifth. with an average per
capita subscription of s24s21. II the
present rate of progress is maintained
1or the remainder of the week the
total subscriptions in the War De-
partment. with its 1892 employees, will
reach the 100000 mark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
HEAD OF UNION URGES
JEWELRY WORKERS TO
BUY A LIBERTY BOND

Whatever your creed, whether
you believe in sectionalism, ma
tionalism or socialism. you surely
believe in liberty. 1t is one of
the brightest jewels in the crown
of our free government. Let
every jewelry worker buy a lib
erty bond. realizing each bond Is
a precious stone of the first
water. Let's put SO many of these
stones In the crown on the God
dess of Liberty that the Huns in
Berlin will see a great light.
DARRELL c. GRAIN.
President. Local Jewelry
Workers Union.
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Half-MilIion Investment.

The Continental Trust Company, it
has been announced. has subscribed
100000 to the second liberty loan.
Mrs. McAdoo, wife of the Secretary of
the Treasury, visited the government
printing office in the interest of the lib
erty loan yesterday. According to a
statement made by John L. Alverson,
chief clerk. 100000 already has been
subscribed in the big print shop.
Yesterdays subscriptions to the lib
erty loan by the officials and employees
OF the War Department amounted to
$S02. $50, making the total subscriptions
in that department to date S1.623.S50.
That represents an average per capita
subscription of S215.S1 from 1892 indi-
viduals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
Danger From Gas and Shells.

Capt. Paul H. Zinkhan. also in the
front lines writes:
Il went up for dinner to the batteries
where brother Arthur is. They had a
narrow escape in the morning. The
boche put three shells in the camp. The
second one struck while Arthur and the
padre We're running for the dugout-
struck about twenty feet away-Inade
a hole eight feet deep and about twelve
from naval guns. DR. Sappington was
brought in last night gassed. but not
seriously: have two Americans in now
gassed- The Harvard unit was bombed
and had some casualties. Have been
working on sixteenhour shifts. AS
you Will see by the papers. we have
been making another substantial push
with many interesting new features.
Each month the aerial part assumes
new Importance; the number of bombs
dropped by both sides behind the lines
is enormous. Saw fourteen machines
thls morning in duel. The way the
wounded are handled is simply marvel
Gus. Within three or four hours after
we get over the top our men are car
ried back by bearers to the first aid
post, dressed, and put in ambulances
and arrive at c. c. s., ten miles back.
lhey are operated on by eight teams,
working on sixteen-hour shifts. and
evacuated on trains, carrying 1000 pa
tents, to the base. When one thinks of
the tons of lead and iron thrown over
the country that never hit any one it
is almost beyond belief. Maj. Cushing
and l got up at o'clock the other
morning and i took him up to the most
famous. of the Belgian towns, now a
/ mass OF ruins: part of the cathedral and
the cleth house are still standing, but
the rest Of the city looks awful The
CITY has five letters, SO you can guess
where Arthur and ] have been this
summer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
Buys Bond for Mother and Sister.

A member of the working force of
the District of Columbia Chapter of the
Red Cross. who is the mother of sol
der. a former Washington high school
boy. has received from him money With
which to buy liberty bond for herself
and another for his little sister
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
GERMANS retire
ON A WIDE front
Draw Back Their Line Be-
tween the Gulf of Riga
and the Dvina.
KERENSKY MAKES PLEA

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, via London, October a.
On a wide front between the Gulf Of
Riga and the Dvina the German troops
tion from the enemy, army headquar-
tiers announced today. Tho withdrawal
took place Sunday night.
Kerensky's Appeal.
PETRoGRAD. October s4-The news
papers state that Premier Kerensky
probably will relinauish the post Of
commander-in-chiefo OF the Russian army
to Cen Boukhonin at the end OF the
week.
In an emotional address to the pre-
liminary parliament Premier Kerensky
appealed to the delegates to endeavor
to arouse in the people the same sense
of individual responsibility at the front
and in the rear which carried the Rus
slams to victory for a time in the post
revolutionary offensive early in July.
The premier deplored the present de-
moralization of the army.
IF only we could rekIndie the en-
thusiasm of those July days in the
heart of each man. he said. ''we should
have peace by Christmas-an honorable
peace for free Russia-with the var
fought to an honorable end"
Runs Gamut Of Emotions.
The premier talked for An hour. run.
ming the gamut of emotions from de-
spair to hope. He was applauded on
all sides.
we are not fighting for political
ends, but for the very existence of
Russia" he declared. The army in
the trenches seems to have lost the
sense of duty and honor. although At
some places it Is filled with q new
spirit.
The batteries on oesel Island gave up
without struggle, while the little
Dago Island forces fought bravely."
NJ Kerensky defended the govern.
ment against charges made by NJ.
Markoff. radical. who blamed ofncers
for the Generalization of the army and
limited at monarchical plots. He said
the korniloff revolt was not mcnarchi-
cal. but a mere attempt At q dictator
ship. as also was the Bolsheyiki revolt
in July.
Peace has been postponed by the
disintegration Of the army by forces
which are continuing the work of the
old regime" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
WASHINGTON BOYS WRITE
Of THRILLS IN FRANCE
Bursting Shells, Gas Warfare and
Air Fighting Intense-Much
Expected Of U. S. Army.

That the aerial phase of the war in
Europe gathers new Importance each
week: that the coming of the United
States forces is being eagerly looked
forward to as the turning point in
the war. and that the people of the
United States should awaken to a
realization of the atrocities that are
being perpetrated. are presented in
sharp phrases in letters from two
Washington boys who are with the
Medical Reserve Corps in France.
The two sons of L. F. Zinkhan. su-
perintendent Of the Washington Asy-
lum and jail. Capt. Paul H. Zinkhan
and First Lieut.. Arthur NJ Zinkhan.
saw service during the early days of
the war in Russia. They are now in
France, frequently under fire.
The bombing of the American hos
pital is pointed out by Lieut.. Arthur
NJ. Zinkhan as an atrocity that should
arouse the spirit of resentment in the
American people. His letter, in part,
follows.
Where the Shells Fall.
Il have left my ambulance for
while and am now medical officer to
battery of heavy guns. l much pre-
fer the ambulance work as perma-
hent thing. In this job l am always
in the Smelling area and make daily
trips around the batteries for the sick.
It's not altogether a pleasant job. as
batteries draw fire like anything, and
are usually in uncovered spots. l shall
be glad when l can so back to my
unit. Can you imagine sleeping at
night. and sleeping soundly. with hostile
aircraft dropping bombs anywhere and
shells falling into ones front yard, SO
to speak? Queer how one gets used
to it. OF course, there's the chance of
a she'll dropping in. but il we stayed
daytime one doesn't mind the shells
SO much. but even then it keeps a GER
tain bow string in your makeup pretty
taut. One consolation is that the Hun
wish he were swamped with shells. You
know. one gets to be quite a Judge Of
the different kinds of shells. l can tell
| a long way off. just from the sound.
whether the boche are using the big
SO or Az. naval shells, high explosives,
shrapnel, gas, whizz bangs, and what
not; each one makes its own noise in
the air. and each has a different sound
on exploding. However. take my word
for 1t and don't come yourself to make
on this side before they can take overi
the chap who knows when to duck,
when to lie prone and when and where
to take cover saves himself over and
over again. I've had my eyes on the
older men and take my lessons from
them. It's a tough job keeping up the
proper reputation when shells are fly
ing, but, thank heaven, I can grin with
the rest.
Il do hope the fellows are coming
forward In the states; if they could
only see and know what swine we are
up against they would come to a man.
1t may be the deliberate bombing of our
American hospitals will hurry things
up little. Nothing is too awful for
the Boche to do, and l am in a hurry
FOR our men to get into line and end
things. l am counting n lot on the
united states, they are expected to do
big things; but heaven help the little
pacifists when we get back; the fight
ing men will not stand for this foolish
ness"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-24
BRITISH LOSSES INCREASE.
17,N1 Casualties Suffered During
the Past Week, London Announces.

LONDON. October 22-British casual
ties during the week ended yesterday
totaled 1904 The losses were divided
as follows: ofhcers killed or died of
wounds, 3S2: men. 3,1Ss; officers wound
ed or missing, 927; men, 1864.
Casualties among British troops dur
ing the week just ended show some
what of an increase over the previous
week. when the total was 1906. They
were nearly identical, however. with the
losses for the week ended October g.
which totaled 1885. In general the
October losses are running far lower
than those during September the last
two weeks of that month showing
casualties of 23.O35 and 27,1s4 respec-
lively.