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Evening star., 1918-05-25
CASTS BREAD ON WATERS
Colored Laborer in Hospital Sends
Donation to Red Cross.

Although IN the hospital and scarcely
able to pay for his care there. colored
lahorer of the city post Office has con-
trihuted to the Red Cross.
Malcolm kerlin. assistant city post
master. has received the following letter
and contribution:
notwithstanding the fact that I am
financially unprepared to meet my pres
ent misfortune. feel that any sacrifice
made for the purpose Of doing ones bit
and binding duty toward the winning of
this terrible war thrust upon US and
mankind is bread cast upon the water
which will return again.
I'm willing to make this small gift 10
thr Red Cross. honiaS il will he in
Evening star., 1918-05-25
PRISONERS BAYONETED
FOR SLIGHT OFFENSES
British War Cabinet to Negotiate
With Germany for Repatriation
Of Suffering English.

LONDON, May 24.-The war cabinet
has decided to open negotiations with
Germany, through Holland, for the
extension of the present arrange
ments for the repatriation and inter
ment of civilian and combatant pris-
oners.
There has been strong agitation re-
Gently for more active steps by the
government in behalf of prisoners in
Germany. This was increased when
it became known that the French and
Italian governments had concluded an
agreement with Germany for an ex-
change of prisoners on large scale.
The suffering, starvation and needless
cruelties inflicted on the prisoners in
German camps have been brought
home to the public recently by Sc
ries of letters from repatriated pris-
oners and have excited bitter feeling
Mai Charles Fox of the Scots
Guards. accompanying the Earl of
Denbigh on a speaking tour. tells
audiences of his experiences. He says
that when he was wounded and a
prisoner German officer deliberately
spat in his face. He also says he saw
a British sailor bayoneted and killed
when climbing out of a burning hut
and how other prisoners. both officers
guards for slight offenses.
Evening star., 1918-05-25
MARKET MEN SEND DATA.
Company Informs Congress of Cash
Paid u. S. and D. C. Annually.

The Washington Market COMPANY
through f. o. Whitford. president
is sending a circular letter to mem
bers of Congress regarding the bill
introduced by Representative Ben
Johnson. chairman Of the House Dis
trict committee. which proposes that
the government seize the company's
Center Market properly.
This Is accompanied by a financial
statement of the company showing
the amount received annually by the
United States and the District OF
Columbia for ground rental, taxes,
etc, upon Center Market
Evening star., 1918-05-25
Important Schedule ChanRes.
Southern Railway System.

Train ~. for Manassas. Front Royal.
Strasburg and Harrisonburg and local
points on Harrisonburg branch. will
leave Washington 7:30 am. effective
Sunday. May 26.
Train II. for Manassas and Front
Royal and intermediate stations. will
leave Washington 9 am. effective
Sunday, May 26.-Advertisement
Evening star., 1918-05-25

Changed cond :tions IN the hardwood
industry. brought about by the war.
viii he discussed at the semi-annual
meeting of the American Hardwood
Manufacturers Association in Mem
phis today.
Evening star., 1918-05-25
Urged Early Action.

Tine dispatch included an extract
from the report of John Dewey, head
action in Ireland could not be post
poned much longer. since he feared
the arrest of the leaders. 1t had been
decided, he said. to begin action on
Easter Saturday, and he urged that
arms and munitions be in Limerick
by that date.
Later in the same month Won Bern
storff. following his usual practice.
surreptitiously attached to a message
to Berlin passed by .the American
government note f2hg Easter Sat
urday for the rising and urging the
dispatch Of munitions in time On
March Won Jagow German foreign
minister) replied that the arms would
be landed in Tralee bay, and asked
that the necessary arrangements be
maze IN ireland through Dewey.
piled that the Irish agreed and that
full details were being sent to Ireland
by messenger
The next day Won Bernstorff tele-
graphed the code to be used between
the Germans and the rebels while the
arms were in transit. and explained a
submarine might safely enter Dublin
bay and go as far as Pigeon House
without encountering nets.
Arms Are Promised.
.'on March 2s Won Jagow replfsd
that the arms would be sent and that
special code word would be used
f, every night as the Introduction to the
German wireless press service. In a
message from Bernstorff to Berlin the
Germans were assured that there
were numerous private wireless re-
ceiving stations in Ireland
{ "On April IS and April 10 urgent
messages were sent from America to
Berlin fixing the delivery of arms for
the evening of Easter Sunday, press
i Ing for the landing of German troops
and asking for an air raid on England
and a naval attack on the English
coast. These attacks actually took
place between April "a and rs.
1T was declared to be the hope of the
rebels and their German and American
/ friends to blockade the Irish ports
! gainst England and establish bases IN
Ireland for German submarines
Royal Commissions Report.
The rebellion broke out a day later
than scheduled-on Easter Monday
April 24-but. as the world is aware,
German support miscarried and it ended
in complete failure. The report of the
royal commission on the rebellion i'm
Ireland states:
1T is now a matter Of common noto-
riety that the Irish volunteers had been
in communication with the authorities
in Germany and were for q long time
known to have been supplied with money
through Irish American societies. This
was SO stated in public by John Mac
Nail (former president OF the Sim F'ein)
on November 8. 1914. It was suspected
long before the outbreak that some Of
Evening star., 1918-05-25

the money came from German sources.
The evidence on this subject in pos
session of the British government pro-
vides the clearest proof of these sus-
r,iciops
Evening star., 1918-05-25

strument for providing greater comforts
for some brave but unfortunate soldier
than the sacrifice could ever bring to me
discomforts FRED ID. JONES"
Evening star., 1918-05-25

Col. Roosevelt will begin his tour
of the middle west under the auspices
of the National Security League with
an address to be delivered tonight be-
fore Wittenberg College. German
Lutheran school at Springfield, Ohio.
Evening star., 1918-05-25
Germany and Sinn Feiners
Plotting for Three and a
Half Years.
Won BERNSTORFF ACTIVE
IN FOMENTING REVOLT
Plans Miscarried Owing to Amer.
icaS Entrance Into War-Facts
Revealed by British Bureau.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 25-Germany's un-
tiring efforts to foment revolution in
Ireland with the aid of the Sim Fein
are laid bare in a statement from the
official press bureau, reviewing this
phase of the Irish political situation
since the beginning of the war.
After the abortive rebellion Of Easter
week, 1916, plans were made for a
revolt in 1917, but this miscarried be-
cause of Americas entry into the war
and Germany's inability to send troops
to Ireland. An uprising in Ireland
was planned for this year after the
German offensive in the west had been
successful and when Great Britain pre-
sumably would be stripped of troops.
Concerning the recent arrests in Ire
land, the statement says that facts and
documents for obvious reasons cannot
te disclosed at this time, nor can the
means of communication between Ger
many and Ireland.
Evening star., 1918-05-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.


ALL MEMBERS OF THE ALUMNI AssoCIA-
fion Of George Washington University who
desire reserved seats for the commencement
exercises on June !, will please apply ,, Tor
ELMER l.. KAYSER, o0c3 G ST. NV. HARRY
c. DAVIS. President.
WILL NOT RE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts contracted by any one other than myself
PANAMA HATS CLEANED. BLEACHED AND
BLOCKED BY EXPERTS.
VIENNA HAT FACTORY.
435 11th ST. NV.
PIANOS FOR RENT - PURCHASE MADE
within one year. rent allowed. HUGO WoRCH,
lilo G, Agent for kranich & Bach and Emer-
son Pianos. victrolas and Grafonolas.
RANK r.. SWAN, RECENTLY WITH COLO.
i.do Barber Shop. now located 1t Milier's , IL
! WILL NOT BE RESrONsIBLE FOR ANY
deots eonrrAcred by any one other than myself.
H. 4. MARBLE SO 14th at. Sc. ga
NEWS PRINT PAPER. CUT TO ANY SIZE.
!, any seasonable eoW G1antty & price
THE PLUMBING BUSINESS KNOWN As
Foley & Curtin hes been dissolved on Jan
uary 1s. 1918. Mr.; John NJ Curtin having
conduct the plumbing business in the future
in his own name pay all bills and collect all
moneys due to the aboye;nsmed firm ,,r,.
THoS. F. FOLEY
ELECTRIC FANs-ROUGHT. SOLD AND RE
paired Electric wiring. ". H. TURBER-
VILE, 1O5 st. NV. Phone Lincoln 1853. g.
PLAYER-PIANO. sTEINWAY BARY GRAND.
for sale; bargain; no dealers Address Rox
2s7-s. Star ofice. 2s.
OFFICE OF THE GEORGETOWN GAS LIGHT
CO.. 1889 Wisconsin ave. n.w-, May 90. 1913
A meeting of the stockholders Of this company.
for the election Of seven directors. will be held
at this office Monday. June 3. 1918. Polls open
from IL to I pm. Books for transfer o. stock
will be closed from May 20 TO June 3. in
elusive. FREDERICK X. HEUPEL,
Evening star., 1918-05-25
Story Begins in 1914.

The story begins as early in the
war as November 6, 1914. when Herr
Zimmerman transmitted through
Count Won Bernstorn a message from
Sir Roger Easement Qater captured
in Ireland and executed). asking that
messenger. a natiye-born American
If possible. be sent to ireland with
word that everything was favorable.
He was to carry no letter for fear Of
arrest. Easement also asked that an
Irish priest should be sent to Ger
many. with the assistance of the Ger
man legation in Norway, to work in
prison camps to corrupt Irish prison.
ers of war. This priest was a certain
Father John T. Nicholson. an Ameri-
can citizen Of Irish birth He reached
Germany safely. and we find him in
January. 1915. transmitting messages
to America.
According to a report of Capt. Won
Papen German military attache in
Washington). dated December 5. 1914.
verbal assurances were sent in re-
sponse to Easements request that an
excellent impression had been pro-
duced in Ireland. In the beginning
! Of 1916 the plot ripened. and on
February 10 of that year Count Won
Bernstorf sent to a covering address
in Rotterdam dispatch signed with
the name of Skal. one of his principal
| American agents.
Evening star., 1918-05-25
U-Boat Bases Planned.

One phase of every plan called for the
establishment Of submarine bases in
Ireland. In the present circumstances,
it is added, no other course was open to
the government "f useless bloodshed was
to be avoided and its duties to its allies
fulfilled, but to intern the authors and
abettors of this criminal intrigue"
The statement from the press bureau
follows:
THE revolutionary movement in Ire
land, which eliminated in the arrest of
a considerable number of persons last
week. consisted of two closely related
series of activities: (a) Attempts by
the German government to foment rebel
lion in Ireland. and (b) preparations
made in Ireland to carry these attempts
into action. The story of the active con-
Fein movement and the Germans as
disclosed by documents in possession of
the British government falls into two
parts-the period prior to and the period
since the abortive Irish rebellion Of Eas-
ter. 1916.
The events of the first period can be
told in some detail. but the second period,
which concerns recent events. permits Of
no more than a summary, as full state
ment on the facts and documents in pos
session of the government would disclose
the names Of persons who stood by the
government and also the channels of
communication through which the Ger
man government was acting and which
it would not be in the public interest
to reveal at present.
Evening star., 1918-05-25

The live-wire barrier which skirts
the frontier between Holland and
Germany is not always barrier TO
contraband smuggling. Recently fifty
head of cattle were moved into Ger
many
Evening star., 1918-05-25

AS the war has progressed. British
regulations have grown more strin-
gent Bees wine" now is under in
vestigation by excise authorities. Be-
fore matted liquors came to be used
in Britain mead" was the peoples
only intoxicant. 1t was made by mix
ing honey with rain water, which WIS
left to Eerminate. Later on mead
was improved by diluting the honey
with wine and brandy.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

men took notion they wanted to go back to de dear old Rhine. Ve don't like de little old dirty Marne river anyhow
 And oh. papa. dem Americans use such offel language. Dey know noth. ing of kultur, and say such offel dings right before us. And dey talk bias phenmy, too. Vat you tink dey said right in front of my face? One big husky from place day call Alaska, he said oh, Papa! hate to tell you vat an onel ting he said. but | cant help it. He said: ITO hell init der Kaiser. Did you efer hear anyding so ofel? didn't tink anybody would say such an offel ting. It made me so mad, l wouldn't stand und her such an ofel ting, so l turned and run init de oder boys. Wis l right? Vat? And oh, papa. you know dem breast plates vot you sent us, Can you send some to
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

happened here in France. First
 started in my big offensive which was
 to crush de fool Americans, but dey
 know so little about military tactics
 dat dey will not be crushed like l want 'em. l sent my men in der fght in big waves and when dey got to the Americans dey all said Boo" as loud as dey could holler. Yell, according to vat you haf always told me. de Americans should haf turned and run like blazes But what do you think? Dem fool Americans don't know any, thing about war, and instead of run ming the odder way, dey come right at us. Some of dem was singing about "Ve won't come back. till it's over, over dere." or some oder foolish song, and some of dem laffffin like fools. Dey are so ignorant! But dey<are oneI reckless init dere guns. and when dey come towards us it was den dat my
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02
ARID AND SWAMPY LAND
 MADE FIT FOR SETTLERS

SEATTLE, Dec. 2.-Washington may some day become a miniature Japan as far as intensive cultivation is concerned, if the plans of the Washington State Land Settlement are carried out.
 Opening of 5.500.O0 acres of logged off. arid and swampy land 10 included in the plans. The association hopes the state will put the land in shape for occupation.
 The Washington legislature, which meets in January, will be asked to authorize the opening. to set aside money for the work and to delegate the governor to appoint commission of five to handle the task. About one million dollars will be needed
 City workers and returned soldiers, it is hoped, will occupy the reclaimed lands. All settlers must be American citizens. Lands will be sold on easy terms.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

put on our backs? You know We are ging de odder way now, and breast plates are no good, for de cowardly Americans are shooting us right in der back. Some of our boys took off der breast plates and put dem on be- hind but de fool Americans are play ing De Star Spangled Banner" init machine guns on dem plates Cant you help us? You remember in your speech you said nothing could stand before der brave German soldiers. Oh. Papa, l don't believe desc ignorant Americans ever read your speech for dey run after us just like ve vas lot of rabbits. Vot you tink of dot? Can you send dem some of your speech rible ve are. Can't you move my army back to Belgium we're We got all our glory? My men can vip all der vim men und children vat dem Belgiums can bring up. But desc Americans are so rought and ignorant Ve cant make dem understand dot ve are der greatest soldiers on earth. and ven ve try to sing Deutschland Uber Al les" dey laTiTG' like a lot Of monkeys But ve are getting de best of der Americans Ve can outrun dem. papa if We are not der best fighters on earth. ve are sure der best runners. Nobody can keep up init us ven ve tink of der dear old Rhine. and my army nefer did tink so much of dot dear old riffer Let me know right away vot to do by return postoffiCe.
 GROWN PRINCE WILLIE
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02
YAKIMA TO INACCURATE
 MUNICIPAL IRRIGATION

YAKIMA, Wash, Dec. 2-COnstruc- tion of a comprehensive irrigation system by which water may be piped to residence lots in all parts of the city will be an after-the-war construc- tion project undertaken by the Yaki- ma city commissioners Use of water wheels and open ditches has been compelled heretofore in those sections of the city where the piping system has not been tried in a limited way
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02
MINNEAPOLIS SHEET
 PLANT IS DESTROYED

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. Fire last night destroyed the $3OO,OOO shell plant of the Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company. One man was burned to death
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02
GROWN PRINCE
 WRITES PAPA
 RE AMERICANS
CDelayed in Transmission

On the Kun "SomeWhere m France,
 Dear Papa: I am writing on the diers under my command have not seen the Rhine for so long that they have started back that way, and of course I am going init them. Oh! Papa. Dere has been some offel dings
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-27

Owing to the fact that we
have been unable to make salts
factory collections on many past
due accounts, and that we have
some heavy bills to meet; we
have decided to make. a change
in the matter of payments for
work and supplies.
Hereafter all bills of less than
$40 will be cash. Ten dollars and
over. may be settled by Note or
Trade acceptance, payable in 80,
60 or 80 days, with interest after
80 days.
All outstanding accounts will
be due, and past due on July 1st,
and we shall expect prompt
settlement on one of the above
terms. This we think will enable
us to make quite a reduction in
prices, and conduct our business
more in accordance with the
most generally recognized success
full business plans.
We shall always endeavor to
conduct the business with a
view to giving the best service
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-27

France. He is delighted with
life in the navy, and says all the
boys are anxious to get across.
always being perfectly happy
when they get aboard. A close
watch is always kept for peri
scopes, and on two occasions he
says they have been attacked by
submarines, but the hostile craft
was quickly driven off, and he
is sure that two of them were
sunk.
Secretary McAdoo today issued
the following appeal, in the War
Savings Campaign: Over eight
hundred thousand of Americas
sons are already on the fields of
France where the bloodiest
attacks of all history are raging.
They are suffering and dying
for us at home. They are giving
their lives freely and heroically
to save America and liberties of
mankind. They need food. cloth
ing and arms. Everyone who
buys War Savings Stamps or
signs a pledge to save and buy
these stamps over a period of
time helps himself and helps di-
rectly every American hero in
France. Isn't this the least each
patriot can do enable our gallant
boys to fight VIGOROUSLY or to
die gloriously in the cause OF
humanity and liberty? Let no
one who genuinely loves America
and wants to serve fail to enlist
in the great army of war savers
during the period ending June
|28, 1918.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-27

fully for every body aboard had
to work hard so as to keep every
thing in running order. The Ks
has been a most efficient boat
and carried the trophy for three
years, and think she will hold
here for a good while yet. Since
| came aboard we have fired
nine torpedoes and made seven
hits.
| had been on board about
eight days when we made a
three hours dive. had been on
a good many dives before then,
but not that long as we were
lodging an areoplane it was
necessary. On the first real trip
we had a real high sea, but
every body stood it fine. We did
not have to dive to stay under as
| the waves were over her most of
the time. When we got to port
our engines were in good shape,
50 was the crew. One of the
boats were beginning to be a
brag among the crew as to the
speed theirsengines were making.
They did not last long, so to cap
it all, they had to eye up against
the dock awhile and work; so we
lgot a song, Throw the tow
line the. HI is drifting BY"
We use to pass some of the crew
and sing it to them and they
would always get stirred up.
The first time that / went to
the war zone, | thought we were
having a hard life but soon got
use to it. | was out several days
without pulling off shoes or
clothes, not even enough fresh
water to wash our face and
hands, but that's all in the job.
Il like submarine life fine also
wireless work.
| Uncle Sam sure takes good
care of all his men as well as
could be expected.
| Frank Ford.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-27
- MSS s.

The County short course will
begin at johns, Wednesday night,
July 3. and close Friday night
July 5. A splendid corps of
specialists have been secured for
this meeting and all club mem
bers are requested to attend.
Board can be secured in the
A. H. S. Dormitory for not more
than 81. so for full time A special
invitation is extended every one
to attend one or all of these
meetings, and lets make this oul
best short course.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-27
Rankin Boy Tells of His Expert
enCe on a Submarine.

After I enlisted in the u. S.
navy, Ibecame interested in
wireless operating. / was given
a chance to work in the wireless
station at New Orleans La. For
a while the officer in charge, see
ing, that I was taking interest
in the work, put in a request to
have me sent to a Radio school
which had just opened at Har-
ward University at Cambridge,
Mass. was in school a.
bout two months there with
/, 300 others.
!! After four months in school
we were called before the board
Iof examiners, and all that pass
ed were sent to the duty. When
| / left the school there were a.
round 1000 in the class.
On January the 23rd, 1918,
| was put aboard the u. S. S.
Chicago as operator. /
went aboard about 8 a. m. on
Friday morning and was called
before the wireless officer for a
few questions, then sent to the
chief incharge of wireless shack.
The following morning | was on
watch. About the first distress
signal we got after / went a.
board was from a sea-going tug
| (the Cherokee) she had gotten
caught in ice and did not have
enough power and weight to
break the ice. After a few hours
search, we found and towed her
lin. To her misfortune about
three weeks later, she was
| caught in a storm and destroyed
most of the crew, leaving only
ten men out of the thirty eight
and officer.
! On another occasion, we got
Is. O. S. call from French sub.
marine chasers. After forty.
eight hours search at sea we
| found them stuck in ice and out
of fuel. 1t sure was interesting
to see the joy it gave the French
sailors on the boats. AS there
were three chasers to gather we
made fast to them and put then
on tow line and brought them
into port, but just before we got
in. our band played a few pieces
and cheered them all we could
but they were cheered pretty
we'll when we reached them, tc
know they had received help.
After a few months | was
transferred from the battle shil
to submarine, u. rs. S. k
as operator. When l. first wen
aboard the old operator haG
gone on a furlough for ten days
When he returned he only stay.
ed three days and was sent tt
another boat; so that left me
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-27
MSS
John L. Slaughter

This boy was the only member
of the senior class who gradual
ed with Especial honors. He
completed the four years work
in three years and one term.
The remainder of the session he
has been an instructor in the
geology department. Having nc
opponent in the Albert Critz
contest, he was given the gold
medal for vocational speaking.
Heis captain of Company D, the
trophy winners this year. He
will teach at the A. & M. next
year. His home is at Fannin,
Miss.