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Evening star., 1917-11-19
C|TY-W|DE CAMPAIGN
FOR K. OF c. WAR FUND
Over 200 Solicitors Today Are Can
vassing to Raise $4,000, the
Local Quota.

A city-wide campaign to raise s20.ooe
as the Districts share of the $3,OOO.OoC
war fund OF the national order OF the
knights of Columbus began this morn
ing. The campaign was fnaugurated
with more than 200 men actively en-
gagged In the work.
With solicitors from every Catholic
parish in the city working In the In
terest of the fund, the promoters OF the
campaign hope to obtain the 1uil
amount by the end of the week.
The purpose of the campaign is to
raise sufficient, funds to build recrea-
tional centers at all the cantonments
and camps OF the American soldiers
and sailors. both here and behind the
lines in France.
Already more than two-thirus OF the
buildings have been erected at the can
tonments. and reading. writing and
amusement facilities are at the dis
posal of the soldiers.
The resumption of the campaign was
signaled by a mass meeting Yesterday
afternoon in Polls Theater where Rev.
Abram Simon. rabbi of Washington
Hebrew congregations; Bishop Thomas
Shahan. rector OF Catholic University;
Rev. Peter Guilday OF Catholic Uni
versity, and State Deputy Leo A. Rover
explained the objects of the fund and
the worthiness of the cause
Evening star., 1917-11-19
GREATER NEED SHOWN
FOR MISSIONARY WORK
Presbyterian Ministers Associa-
tion Told Churches Should
Double Contributions.

Greater need for missionary work
during the war, than ever before, was
emphasized by missionaries of the
Presbyterian Church. now in Washing
ton at the meeting of the Presbyterian
Ministers Association at New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church this morn
ing.
Robert f. Speer. secretary of the
Presbyterian board of missions, said
that If the church is going to post
pone its missionary activities until aft
er the present wa 1t will be cutting
it's own throat The speaker urged that
| the whole church doubia its missionary
contribution IN, order that the work In
foreign fields can be more readily accom-
plished
I'VE have got to do this work now
he said; must throw all of our ener-
gies into the work. We need every
function of religion. Our work is cut
out for us more clearly today than eS>sr
is greater"
The speaker told the ministers that
there is no possible way to tell what the
missionary work will cost each year,
as prices for articles in the foreign
countries have greatly increased, some
places it being more than doubled.
The missionary work in India, China.
Japan. Philippine Islands. South
America, Persia, Armenia and other
foreign countries was described and
appeals were made for this work by
other speakers.
Among those who addressed the
meeting were Rev. J. C. r. Ewing,
president of the Forman College,
Lahon. India Rev. Dr. George w.
Wright. Herbert K Caske. Dwight H.
Day, Rev. Roland H. Evans and Rev.
DR.. Stanley White.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
CONFESSION MAY CLEAR
DISAPPEARANCE MYSTERY
James W. Coates Alleged to Have
Confessed Killing Wife, Missing
Since May Is Last.

UPPER MARLBORO, November 10
Tho mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance of Annie V. Coates, about May
Is last. is believed to have been cleared
today. when her husband, James Wes-
ley Coates. the officials say. confessed
that Ire killed her about May 10. The
alleged confession was made to States
Attorney Peach, in the presence Of
Sheriff Gates and others.
Coates is said to have admitted that
he Quarreled with his wife at about IL
o'clock that night. followed her out to
the woodpile and struck her over the
head with large piece of wood. He
CRY on account of accusations she had
made against him concerning other
women. According to Coates. the off,
cials say. when he found his wife was
dead he took the body in his arms and.
with pick and shovel, buried 1t in the
woods nearby.
On account OF the fact that, shortly
after the disappearance of his wife. a
with him, suspicion was aroused and
about two weeks ago Coates was locked
up in Jail here. The alleged murder oc-
CURED on the farm of Charles Eslin. near
Coates was employed taking care Of
stock.
Sheriff Gates claims that Coates first
wife died in Baltimore about three years
ago. and intimates that she might not
have died of typhoid fever. as claimed by
Coates. Yesterday Coates accompanied
Deputy Sheriff w. Wesley Bell to where
he claims the body was buried. but search
failed to reveal the body.
Following the alleged confession this
morning Sheriff Gates took Coates to the
Brightseat farm. where the man claims
he will show him where the body is To-
Gated.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
STEAMER SINKS NEAR ALASKA.
Delegate Charles E. Sulzer Among
$50 Passengers Rescued.

SEATTLE. Wash, November 1s.-Ths
steamer Mariposa. which grounded on
the rocks in the narrow passage OF
Sumner strait. southeastern Alaska.
slipped from it's perch and sank at
late hour last night. according to word
received here today The 265 passengers
were picked up by steamers and landed
at Wrangell.
Included among the passengers were
Charles 4. Sulzer, congressional dele
gate from Alaska; his wife and son.
who are journeying to Washington, u.
{.
The Mariposa was one of the largest
vessels in the service of the Alaska
Steamship Company. and carried a car
go of 1.100 tons of ore and 5000 cases
of salmon.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
TALKS ON SAFETY FIRST
Members of Three Citizens Assoc;a.
tions to Hear Addresses

Members of three citizens assoc;,-
'ions will be addressed by safetv-frst
speakers at their meetings this even-
ing. William F. Peabody. president Of
me SAFETY First Association of Wash
ington. which is conducting a cam
paign, will speak in the interest of
the cause at a meeting of the George
town Citizens Association
The West End Citizens Association
will be addressed by G. A. Lyon at IFS
meeting this evening. while the safety
trst speaker at a meeting of the Cen
trail Citizens Association will be Dr.
l.. ID. Walter.
y. j. Driscoll, head of the committe ee
in charge of the campaign, announced
today that the car companies would
place safety-first signs on their cars
either tomorrow or Wednesday and
have them remain there for ten days
Mr.. Driscoll said that members of the
ASSOCIATION confronted with a
strenuous week. number of activities
being on the program.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
FOR GAS WARFARE RESEARCH.
Advisory Board in Bureau of Mines
Is Named.

An advisory board in the bureau of
mines to consider gas warfare research,
the minerals needed for munitions and
the recently enacted law for regulation
of explosives. has been created by Sec
retary Lane. He has called upon the
following chemists of the country to
compose the body:
Dr. William II. Nichols, General
Chemical Company. New York, chair
man of the board; Prof. H. p. Talbot,
head of the chemical department of
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.
Boston: William Hoskins, consulting
chemist. Chicago; Prof. II. p. Venable.
head of the chemistry department,
North Carolina University, Chapel Hill,
N. C.; +. g. Franklin, professor of
chenfstr5. Ie.ind Stanford University,
stanford ca1 and Dr. Charles L. Par
SONS. ,ti.! ,..eInist of the bureau of
mines
Evening star., 1917-11-19
KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE.
Malcolm Clifford, Jr.. Twice Tried
for Murder. Meets Death Fighting.

ALBANY, y. Y. November 19.-Mal-
colin Clifford. jr.. son of wealthy
manufacturer of Hudson. y. Y. who
was released from custody on a charge
Of murder .eter two trial juries had
disagreed has been killed in action
in France. This information was re-
ceived by his parents today in y
message from the Canadian war Office.
He was twenty-one years old and en-
listed in a Canadian military unit with
some fellow students of Williams
College about year ago. His death
occurred November s.
Clifford was arrested in April, 1914.
charged with the murder of Frank j.
Clute. a chauffeur. in April of the pre-
ceding year. Clute was shot and rob-
bed of a small sum of money The
mystery of his death was never solved.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
WATERS ARE SUSPECTED.
Chicago Labor Federation to Inves
tipste Charges of Espionape

CHICAGO. November 19.-Investfsa
ton of charges that walters employed in
Chicago hotels were alien enemies. agents
Of foreign espionage corps eager to CLEAN
Information from the men of affairs they
served. has been ordered by the Chicago
Federation of Labor. The federation in.
tends to report the result of its inquiry
to federal authorities.
The charges were made by B. NJ. Par
lSer, representing the walters union. The
accusation met a denial from hotel own
ers.
parker asserted that most walters serv.
ing in large hotels are members of an or
ea.nization known as the International
Geneva Association, with headquarters In
Dresden. Germany. and that IS per cent
Of these walters are not citizens and that
a majority of them are German and Aus
triau sub1ectA
Evening star., 1917-11-19
IS SHOT BY PLAYMATE.
Christopher Beilstein, 16, Acciden-
tally Wounded While Hunting.

Sixteenyear-old Christopher Bell
stein of 534 23d street northwest was
shot in the left shoulder by a playmate
while cunning on Analostan Island
yesterday afternoon. He is at Emer-
gency Hospital today, with good pros
pect of recovery.
Beilstein. with James Hanley, an
other companion, had left the Virginia
shore in small boat. when. according
to the police. James Carroll, sixteen. Of
1898 Irving street, began firing his rife
into the water. one of the shots strik-
ing the Beilstein boy.
Although suffering great pain, the
wounded boy walked unassisted from
the foot of 26th street to the Naval
Hospital, where he was given first aid
Police of the third precinct said the
case would be presented to the Juve-
nile Court.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
TO AID FLEET CORPORATION.

Homer l. Ferguson, president and
general manager of the Newport News
shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company.
probably will head staff of practical
shipbuilders which will be named soon
to serve with the shipping board s
Emergency Fleet Corporation. He is
known as one of the country's FORE
most builders.
The naming of Mr.. Ferguson and
probably two other builders will virtu-
ally complete the reorganization Of the
fleet corporation. at the head of which
has been placed Charles Piez of Chi
cago. as vice president. Henry Ford,
who has been made a special assistant
To Mr.. Piez in charge OF standartii-
zation, will start to work tomorrow.
James Heyworth Of Chicago, already
has taken charge under Mr. Pie1 a.
the wooden shipbuilding program.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
AMERICANS KILLED IN
GEN. PERSH|NG'S ARMY

Gen Pershing has reported to the
War Department that two men were
killed in action November 13. Three
were severely wounded and three
slightly wounded.
The casualties are:
Killed:
Sergt- John F. CzaJka; father, Albert
Czajka, 1901 18th avenue, Milwaukee,
Wis.
Private Stanley Janovicz; sister,
Sophia Gie5utovicz, "a Morris street,
East Boston, Mass
Severely wounded
Private Earl Z. Aurand: mother. En-
ma Aurand. 1926 Logan street, Harris
burg. Pa.
Private Francis Blevins: father, Mack
Blevins. Eckmau. W. Va.
Private Edward F. Cahill. mother.
Bridget Cahill, Bakerton, Pa.
Slightly wounded:
Sergt. John A. Logan; father. Charles
Logan, 201 East avenue. Mount Car
mel. Pa
Private Chester Johnson: father,
Samuel Johnson. Forest Hill, La.
Private Robert L. Redd: mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Redd, Burneyville. Okla.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
ASKS LEAVE FOR MEADE MEN.
Masonic Committee Wants Members
to Attend Big Entertainment.

The commanding general of Camp
Meade was requested yesterday by .
committee. representing the Masonic
order in Washington, to give directions
to all members Of the fraternity In
camp who desire to attend the monster
meeting Saturday evening at Conven-
tion Hall in honor of enlisted men.
that a leave OF absence would be ex-
tended them.
This committee was composed of HUI
bert H. Mclean. president of the Ash
lar Club: Henry Lansburgh. Harry Be
dell and J. S. K. Beall. The meetfn,,
Saturday will be given under the aus
pices of the Masonic fraternity OF
Washington and its affiliated organiza-
tions.
The commanding general promised to
allow members of the Glee Club of the
camp to sing and play at the snteftain-
ment
Evening star., 1917-11-19
BRITISH PALESTINE ARMY
TAKES JAFFA FROM TURKS

LONDON. November 1a.-Tbe citv NJ
Jaffa. on the Mediterranean coast, was
taken possession of by the British army
III Palestine Saturday. The Turks, who
apparently are continuing their with
drawal northward, offered no opposi-
ton. The text of the official state
ment making this announcement reads
yesterday Jaffa was occupied by
Australian and New Zealand mounted
troops without opposition. The enemy
appears to be continuing his retire
ment to the north"
Evening star., 1917-11-19
DEDICATION AT CAMP DIX.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Principal
Sneaker at Y. M. C. A. Ceremonies

WPIGHTSTOWN, N. j., November 10
building No. of the Young Mems
christian Association was dedicated at
Camp Dix National Army cantonment
here yesterday. John D. Rockefeller, jr.,
was the principal speaker.
greatest enemies" he told the soldiers.
Who crowded into the new building. "The
era ppIe with these vices he added. .is
more to be feared than meeting with the
Hun. Court clean wounds Of pride, shun
wounds Of shame. as soldiers OF the best
army the world has ever produced. Nc
win this war you will have to keep phys
jcally fit. and the only way you can do
that is to keep clean and lead clean lives. u
Evening star., 1917-11-19
JUDGE MACK TO SPEAK.
Miss Julia Lathrop Also on Program
at Monday Evening Club.

Judge Julian Mack OF Chicago and
Miss Julia Lathrop of the children's $
bureau will be the principal speakers
a the meeting of the Monday Evening
Club this evening at o'clock at the
Y. NJ c. A. building.
widows Allowances in War and
Peace" will be the topic. Considera-
ton will be given to the program for
the rest of the meetings this winter.
Judge Mack formerly was judge of
the Juvenile court of Chicago. He is a
child study and social welfare worker
Of national note. and he headed the
committee which recently prepared a
model Juvenile court bill for the Dis
trict of Columbia. This bill has been
introduced in Congress.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
CORP. FRANK NEEDHAM DIES.
Was Taken Off of Train Sick at
Oklahoma City, After Visit Here.

Corp. Frank Needham. Battery B. 18th
Field Artillery. son of Charles w
Needham of 1909 Phelps place, died
last night at St. Anthony's Hospital,
Oklahoma City, Okla. Mr.. Needham re-
ceived a telegram notifying him of the
death of his SON this morning.
Corp. Needham had just returned to
Oklahoma City after a furiough spent
with his family here. He left here
Tuesday and arrived IN Oklahoma City
Thursday, being taken from the train
in an unconscious condition, having
been taken sick en- route. Corp. Need
ham enlisted about eight months ago.
He was forty-three years old and was
born at Morris. III.
Besides his father, he is survived by
two sisters. Misses Grace A. Needham
and Edith C. Needham of this city.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
GERMANS PRAISE RODIN.
Insist French Sculptor, Who Died
Saturday, "BeIonged' to Them

LONDON. November 19.-German arr
critics, says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Amsterdam, devote en-
thusiastic articles to Aususte Rodin.
the sculptor who died in Paris Satur-
day. whom they generally consider as
the greatest sculptor France has pro-
duced One writer says:
"Rodin. like Shakespeare and Micha ell
angelo. belong to US Germans, for our
claim upon every art creator is one
we will never allow anybody TO aues-
ton"
The Berlin Academy of Fine Arts Will
discuss at its meeting the advisability
of sending through neutral country
a message of coincidence to Robins
family.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
COLORED MEN TO CAMP MEADE.
Forty-Six Selects From Six Local
Boards Off to Report Today.

Forty-six colored selected men from six
local boards went to Camp Meade this
morning These local boards were rep-
resented: No. l. seven men, 2. nine; 8.
five: 5. two: 8. twenty-five and II. one.
Today's contingent completed the quota
from the District with the exception of
two of the local boards. all of the others
having furnished the required number of
men The two boards not having their
quotas flied will send the required num-
Der to Camp Meade as soon as possible
No special ceremonies attended the en-
trainrnent Of the forty-six men today.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
SEEK MAN IN BOMB PLOT.
Federal Officers Still Looking for DC.
cupant of Theater Seat

CHICAGO, November 19.-The federal
authorities were still looking today
for the man who occupied the seat ad-
joining the one under which bomb
like device was found and which al
most created panic in the Auditorium
Theater during performance of the
opera "Dinorah" last Friday night.
Fred Miller. held by the government
as a suspect in the plot, who is a Ger
man citizen, admitted that he had
worked as an interior decorator in
the theater last Friday, but denied
that he had any knowledge of the af-
faI r
Evening star., 1917-11-19
Peace One of Exhaustion.

The peace concluded in Moscow, the
correspondent says. is a poor one-a
pace of exhaustion and fear that means
victory for neither side
a dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Petrograd reports that the art treas
ures from the Hermitage Palace, Pc
trograd. which were sent to the Krem-
lin for safekeeping. have been de-
stroyed. 1t says also that the Hotel
Metropo1e was attacked. The guests,
Including a number OF foreigners, were
rescued unhurt at the instance of for
eign consuls.
Petrograd. the dispatch adds, was
perfectly quiet Sunday, although the
populace is becoming increasingly
anxious concerning the future. The
food ration will be reduced Monday to
three-quar,ers of a pound every two
days. 1t is hoped by this action to
avert famine for twelve days
Evening star., 1917-11-19
URGES AMERICANS
TO LEAVE RUSSIA
Ambassador Francis Recon-
mends That They Quit Pet
rograd for Safer Place.
HAS NO FEAR FOR EMBASSY

Ambassador Francis at Petrograd re-
ported to the State Department. in a
message dated last Friday and received
today, that he had recommended that
all unattached American women and
American men accompanied by women
and children leave the city. Arrange
ments had been made for them to travel
on the Transsiberian railroads in two
special coaches.
The ambassador reported condition
In the Russian capital chaotic, but fair
ly quiet. There was no central head
of government and the embassy dealt
directly with the superintendent of
passenger service of the railway in ar
ranging for the removal of the Ameri-
cans. The departments of government
either were closed or being operated
without their chiefs.
200 Americans There.
Mr.. Francis said he feared no damage
to the embassy. but conditions were SO
unstable. that he deemed it best to get
the Americans out If possible. Infor-
nation at the State Department in
dicates that there are in Petrograd
about 200 Americans
Basing their opinion on the state
ment of Lenine that the success of the
bolsheviki was dependent on a world
wide revolutionary movement by SOL
diers and workmen, officials at the
Russian embassy today predicted that
the followers of the kerensky govern
ment would win either through a mill
tary victory or through the evident in
capacity of the bolsheviki to make
good their promises to their followers.
An Encouraging Sign.
No late news has been received at
the embassy. but officials declared that
the mention OF Capt. Pavloff as the
commander of troops opposing the
bolsheviki was an encouraging sign.
Capt. Pavloff is said to be of the staff
of the social-democratic workmen's
party, and the opinion was expressed
that this means that one of the strong
est factions of the opposition has gone
over to the moderates.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
THE PURPOSE OF THE
PLEDGE CARD CAMPAIGN

norderto sccur co-op
,,r the people
food public
TINT pied thems national service.
country
and
Tuesday morning.
and
l., showing it's full
of supplies
and
ated Of
,eop,e. Of
large portion of Anne mu less
EAtnvagance in the kitchen
Individual
Americ do therdu
In lis
II.
District
Evening star., 1917-11-19
FOR A FINNISH REPUBLIC.
Diet Expected to Proclaim Indc
pendence From Russia Today.

LONDON, Sunday, November 1S.-Os-
kari Tokoi. the social democratic leader
in Finland and former Finnish pre-
mier, is expected to form a new Fin
nish government Monday. according to
a Haparanda dispatch transmitted by
the Exchange Telegraph correspondent
at Copenhagen. The diet will proclaim
Finland an independent republic on
that day, the dispatch adds.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
Visits Graves of First Killed.

Gen. Pershing. on a trip to the front
visited the newly made graves in which
lie the bodies of the three victims OF
the recent trench raid. They are on a
green hill overlooking small village.
Gen. Pershing showed especial interest
in the simple markers upon the graves,
recording the name, company and regi-
ment of each of the Americans buried
there, and in a wreath of native flowers
hung within the Enclosure, upon which
had been placed. in French. the following
inscription: Here lie the first soldiers
of the great republic of the United
States who died on the soil of France for
justice and liberty, November 3, 1871
Evening star., 1917-11-19
ALL AMERICANS OK,
IS MOSCOW REPORT

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 18-Robert
p. Skinner, the American consuA
general. has received q telegram.
dated Saturday, from the Amer
lean consul at Moscow. saying
that he and other Americans In
Moscow are all safe. The CITY
WINS quiet Mt the time, but there
had been much AghtinS' tne
message said.
. The American embassy at Petro-
: grad, according to q Reuter- us
patch. has requested that q tram
he provided to convey 700 MEM
berM of the American colony In
Petrograd to Harbin.
Evening star., 1917-11-19
LLOYD GEORGE FACING
CRITICS IN COMMONS
Asquith's Attack on Allied Wer
Council Is Answered by
British Premier.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 10. - In the house
of commons today former Premier
Asquith opened the debate on the crea-
tion OF an allied war council and the re-
cent utterances of Premier Lloyd George.
Mr.. Asquith deprecated the setting up
Of any organization to supersede or in
terfere with the unfettered activity
and Independent position" OF the general
staff. He opposed interference with the
ultimate responsibility of each allied
government for its own forces and to
it's own peoples.
Mr.. Asquith said he looked at the new
machinery without bias to see how far
it would conduce to increased efficiency
Of prosecution of the war by the allies.
The new scheme had been launched, he
declared. in an Indictment of the gem
eral strategy of the allies. on the
ground that it had been in several in
stances dilatory misdirected. He
felt he would be falling his duty IL he
did not call attention to It,
Replying to Mr.. Asquith Mr. Lloyd
George said the machinery for consul
tation among the allies had become
Inadequate and that they had suffered
previously on account Of defects OF the
SYSTEM
No Reflection on Stats.
The premier said that any criticism
which he had directed against the con-
duct OF affairs in the past. in proposing
the change, was not directed against
any STATS or commander in chief OF
this or any other country
In 1915. the premier continued, Lord
Kitchener suggested an interallied
council 1t was again proposed last
July by the military heads of the allies.
As far as he could gauge, public opin-
ion in America would have preferred
council with executive powera but
there were reasons why he thought 10
undesirable to set up council with
full executive authority unless the al
lies were absolutely driven to 1t by
failure of the present scheme.
Abiding to his recent address in
Paris. in which he spoke of blunders OF
the allies in the war. Mr.. Lloyd George
said he made up his mind to take risks
and that he took them to rouse public
sentiment not merely here, but in
France. Italy and America.
His Paris speech was a considered ut
terance. the premier added. and had
been submitted to the war cabinet
The premier told the house arrange
mentS had been made to supply infor-
nation in regard to naval matters to
the war council.