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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01

Sdits = Sldle "a tins progress of pro-
hibitfon to those VINO had crowded down
g, the piatforF,, but II y doubtful Il many
OF them could hear HIN OWING 70 the noise.
: Els remarks were punctuated ~ the
gallsry spelling ont 'TrU-S-I-T-A-N-I-A,
yelling What about the Lusitani4' and
stnEinE ..Hnfi. Hist. the Gangs All Here"
The meeting broke ND when tho audit
ence Joined once more In singing "God
Save the King" ..--.
,rs =, 3he mss s an aesfnvs neal.
during the early, evening, the audience lis-
ten.ng attentiyely to his address and of
fering few Interruptions. At the ciose
Of his address Mr.. Bryan was greeted with
hearty applause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
POISON GAS WILL WIN
WAR, CHEMISTS ARE TOLD
Mai. Aud of Britain Predicts Con-
fict Will Last Two
Years.

a prediction that the war will not
end for at least two or three years
and that it win be won in the chemical
laboratories of the allies. was made BY
Maj. Samuel ]. NJ. Aud of the British
gas defense service. at reception
rendered by the chemists Of Washing
ton last night to the chemists tenn
porarfly residing in Washington for
war duty at the Smithsonian institu-
ton. Maj. Aud described the charac-
ters of the gases used on the western
front, saying that the allies now have
little TO fear from such attacks.
Gas masks are now made with three
or four layers of absorbent material to
neutralize the effects of the different
kinds of gas used" said Maj. Aud.
and gas attacks now are intensified
by both sides by the distribution of
immense quantities of gas over small
area either from tanks or from shells.
Formerly such attacks were relatively
weak. the gas used being spread over
a large area"
The address of welcome was deliv-
cred by DR.. Frederick B. Power. presi-
dent of the Washington Chemical So
ciety. who said there are now in
Washington more chemists gathered
together in war work than in any
other pace in the country.
Tire development Of chemistry in
Washington was the subject of Prof
Frank W. Clarke. chief chemist of the
United states Geological Survey. Other
speakers were DR.. George p Merrill.
head curator of geology of the Smith
sonian Institution; DR.. Charles L. Par
sons of the bureau Of mines. Chan
cellor Samuel Avery of the University
of Nebra ska, representing the western
chemists. and Prof. Wilder D. Bancroft
of Cornell University.
Refreshments were served following
the lectures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01

There are more women than men in
New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
CAMP SERVICE CONFERENCE.
Will. Be Held March 5 at Fort
Worth Saw n 4 foSd;ck

A conference Of camp Representatives
Of the War Department commission on
training camp activities and AFFILIATED
organizations will be held March s, In
Fort Worth. Tex, according to an
nouncement by Raymond B. Fosdick,
chairman of the commission.
The conference will be the third OF a
series that is to be held in various
cities of the country to bring about
further coordination of efforts on the
part of the various agencies which are
looking after the morale of Uncle Sam's
soldiers and sailors. Roy Smith wal
lace. director of the southwestern dis
trict. will have charge of the confer
ence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
SAYS CAPT. PEERLESS WAS NOT
I a.I: CHARGED WtTff INEFFIG1ENCY

thals. In the memarandum Just made
public said there was no objection to
The Secretary granting such a hearing.
and that no discrirnination was intend,
Gen. Goethals said he was not satis-
fed With the conservation division as
constituted and reorganized it. and that
capt. Pereless himself recognized in. a
letter to the acting 9partesmaster gen
eraI. dated January 22, 1918. that as the
necessary appointments had been made
i. the necessity Of his services
Was no longer apparent. He, therefore.
requested that he he returned to the
inactive list Of the Quartefthaster
Corps, and again in telegram ad-
dressed to the Secretary he ex-
planned that he resigned because two
men had been appointed to take charge
Of the reclamation work and he wanted
70 give them a free hand
Gen. Goethals said Capt. Peerless was
discharged instead of being returned
to the inactive list because of the pol
icy adopted to honorably discharge all
officers whose services are no longer
required or who apply for return to
the inactive list of the Reserve Corps"
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Il. E. MrDDLEToN PROMOTED.
Recruiting B1acer Here Given CsIA
mission IN NaySl Reserve. ~

Harry z. Middleton. the ofacer In
charge Of the recruiting station for ne
Navy. at sos 9Th street northwest hSs
been commissioned 4 Lieutenant In the
United States Naval Reserve Corps, II
was announced today.
Recently ne was elevated from the
rank Of ensign to that Of Junior lieu
tenant in the same corps. Lieut.. Middle-
toms Office was congratulated by the
head Of the recruiting service for the
east because of its showing In the rush
for enIistments in this branch of the
service. following the declaration OF
war last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
GERMAN PRESS STRIVING Y c ]
10HKlltANER|CA.
Dr.. 4: II. Davis I4tely Returned
From Kaiser's Dominion, Dis
eusses Conditions There.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The German
press is carefully and adroitly contn-
uing to foster the idea among the Ger
man people that America is not really
in earnest about the war" declares DR..
A. N. Davis in DISCUSSING, the Situation
in Berlin as he left it about month
ago. DR.. Davis, formerly of Piqua, Ohio.
Is the American dentist Who lived in
the German capital for fifteen years
and numbered Emperor William among
his patients. ~
Every effort is being made to belittle
America-even the highest officials are
attempting to convey the impression
that Germany has little to, fear from
the United States = Practi callX nothing
Is printed concerning America except
the Presidents addresses on war, aims
and the possible bases Of permanent
peace. -! .-..a, -.
MOT until Germany begins to feel the
military pressure of the United States
will the people realize the new cond
lions that confront them. Then. I pre-
dict. the fostered eamity toward, Eng
land will be as nothing to. the hatred
that will be poured out by the inspired
press against America. .....-.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
Spring Hats

Here's special we want you to have
the benefit of right at the beginning of
the season.
The shapes You'll find to be the new
soft blocks correctly proportioned-
Brown, Green, Gray, Tan, Pearl and
Black. Look critically at the quality.
That's unusual.
Special. $2.45
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
To Confer on New Office,

Col. Robert H. Rolfe, Quartermaster
Corps. has been ordered to this city to
confer with the quartermaster general
concerning the establishment of a
material control Office in Philadelphia,
of which he will have command
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
Can't. Bolton Promoted

The promotion of Capt Chester C.
Bolton. Officers Reserve Corps. to the
grade Of lieutenant colonel in the ord
nance department OF the National
Army, has been announced by the War
Depa rtment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
Freedom Accorded to Germans Here

"The thing that has impressed me
most since my return to America is the
freedom we accord to German subjects
over here. 1t seems to me as if no re-
strictions were placed upon them what
ever In Germany every time some new
regula ton was adopted regarding the
Americans the excuse was given that
the United States was treating Ger
mans harshfy and there must be Some
retaliation You can imagine my sur
prise to get home and find German
subjects free to travel about the coun
try at will. just SO they do not actually
go within given distance Of certain
establishments.
There are not half dozen Ameri-
cans in Berlin who are not anxious to
get home. Many of them are having
piled to leave last August. but was re-
fused. Some time later I managed to
obtain a permit for my wife and child
and they came to America long before
was permitted to leave.
MANY people have suggested to me
that If Germany really, intended an Of
fensive she would not be talking about
it so much" he explained. That is
wrong theory. 1 am convinced Ger
many intends to strike several hard
blows. even If she does not have an
idea of definitely breaking the allied line
THE food supply. is critical in Ber-
lin and Hamburg. but in the less con-
gested districts all reports say. there is
comparatively plenty. There are chill
dren dying in Berlin for. want of lit
tie milk So you see food distribution is
still difficult, even in highly organized
was increased by Ambassador and Mrs.
| Gerard. who turned over to me large
| share Of the stores they had accumulated
l feel 1 owe them deep debt Of graft
/ tude''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
BELGIAN SENATOR'S
CONDEMNED AS SPIES
Germans Act Against Socialists.
Independence q Flanders
Firmly Opposed.

AMSTERDAM, March IA Gerf1a n
court martial at Antwerp has con
demned to death FOR espionage the
LeGras. according to the Het Nolk.
PETER Troelstra, the Dutch socialist
leader. has te!egraphed to Philip
Scheidemann. the German majority so
cialist leader. appealing to him to use
his Influence to prevent execution of
the sentence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01

Cofds Cst.se Headache mad Grip.
LAXATIVE BRoMo QuININE Tablets remove
The cause. There is only one ''Brono Quinine.'
L. W. GROVES signature box. 30c.-Adver-
.isen,enu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
Flemings Make Protest.

LONDON. March. Following the
example of the local authorities in
Flemish towns, the principal Flemish
associations throughout Flanders have
addressed an energetic protest to the
German chancellor against the procla-
nation of the independence of Elan
ders by the so-calied council of Elan
ders. The protest. the text of which
has just reached the Belgian embassy
here. denies the right of the council
to speak for the Flemings. as was
proved when a small group attempted
to make Ghent University purely
Flemish. and to introduce the admin
istra;ive separation of the t&o parts
of Belgium. On both these occasions
the F'lemin IS protested, denying the
right of Germany to interfere in Bel
gian internal politics. .-
The protest proclaims the unshakable
will of the whole Belgian people to re-
main united and declares that any in
reference by strangers would be the
expression of internal weakness.
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Belgian Reply to Hertling.

HAVRE, March Baron de Broque-
VILE. the Belgian foreign minister.
gives the Associated Press the follow
ing statement concerning the recent
speech by Count Won Hertling, the Ger
man imperial chancellor:
The Belgian governments views are
known and have not changed. 1t at
firmed them quite recently. In it's an
swer to the holy see on December "a.
the Belgian government said:
The integrity, of me metropolitan
and colonial territory. political, eco
nomic and military independence with
out condition or restriction reparation
for damages and guarantees against
repetition of the aggression of 1914
are the indispensable conditions for a
Just peace as far as Belgium is con-
cerned.'
The Belgian government has already
declared and repeated that it will not
discuss peace except in consort with
the powers who guaranteed it's inde-
pendence and who have fulfilled their
obligations toward Belgium"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
WILL INTERN KRUGER!
Atchison Language Professor Comes
Under Alien Enemy Ban.

Kansas City, March 12.-LocaI fed
eral authorities were preparing today
for the immediate internment at Fort
Riley, Kan, of DR.. Frederick Konrad
Kruger, professor of modern Ian
guages at Midland college, Atchison,
Kan, who has been under detention
here more than a week as an enemy
alien.
Just when DR.. Krueger will be re-
moved to Fort Riley had not been
determined it was said at the office
of Fred D. Robertson, United States
district attorney for Kansas. The or
der to intern DR.. Kruger for the du-
ration of the war came from the de-
partment of justice at Washington.
DIR. Kruger had been under suspicion
since August of last year. according to
the authorities and a search of his
rooms at the time of the arrest it was
announced, led to the discovery of a
number of papers and documents
derogatory to the American govern
ment- DR.. Kruger claimed British
citizenship, altho admitting that he
has one brother in the German army.
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He Says Negro Women Sent
Away Were Not a Menace.
Soldiers in No Danger From
Them, He Asserts.
GIRLS GET OFF LIGHT
Attorney Says He Is for a Real
Vice Crusade.
However, He Denies He's Fol-
lower of DIR. Gordon.

Another touch of Jazz was added
to the city vice crusade today when
Edward Rooney, the attorney who re-
Gently filed habeas corpus suits to OBJ
tain the release of six alleged immoral
and diseased negro women from the
state detention farm, characterized
the campaign being waged by the city
administration as "camouflage.'
Why" asked Rooney, does the
city take such drastic steps to pro-
tect the probable five or six negro
soldiers who visit Topeka every week
and take no steps toward protection
of the 200 or $50 white soldiers who
come here every week by neglecting
to round up and 'detain' the immoral
white women who run wild?
1T seems that there has been some
criticism directed at me because 1 act
ed as attorney in filing the habeas
corpus petitions for the six negro
women who were strong armed from
here.
Il want it understood that / am not
fighting a real vice crusade in the
city of Topeka, neither am l becom-
ing a follower of Rev. Robert Cor
don. l am in favor of a vice crusade
"a real one-and will do all in my
power to help.
Soldiers Wouldn't Look ut En-.
THE city administration says it is
making its drive on vice to protect
the soldiers who come here. They
have grabbed six defenseless negro
women, some of whom are married
and at whom no white soldier would
look once, and sent them to the de-
tention fam. The only protection
this would afford would be to negro
soldiers, and only about five or six ne
gro soldiers drop in here a week. I'll
say that SO per cent of these men
live here, and have nothing to dc
soldiers cannot put up at roomifis
houses and hotels like white soldiers
may do.
And, on the other hand, about
ESQ white soldiers a week come to
Topeka- None of the women in
termed are white, or of the kind that
these soldiers would pay attention to.
II -he white soldiers are to be pro-
tected, then it seems to me that
young white girls of the rooming
hous" and street walking calibre
should be the main objectives of the
drive.
Says It's Not Legal.
THE sending of the colored women
to Lansing is not legal. There is a
legal way of OBTAINING these white
girls, and an effectiv1 way The ad-
ministration has way and means of
staging real vice crusade if it wants
to do so. If these six negro women
are allowed to remain at the state
farm, the city administration may
sit back and say, Look what we
did, nice bit of camouflage will
have been INDUCED in and nothing
accomplished.
You will notice that the prosecu-
tions against white girls have been
lighl.'
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FLEES AGAIN
Former German Ambassador Escapes
From Argentina Into Chile

Buenos Aires, March 12.-It is re-
ported here today that Count Won Lux
burg, the former German minister. has
fled Argentine territory. escaping to
Chile.
According to Buenos Aires dis
patches on Sunday, Count Won Lux
burg had been granted a safe conduct
by the British government to sail for
Sweden and was expected to depart
shortly on the steamer Valparaiso.
Count Won Luxburg was handed his
passports by the Argentine govern
ment last September after the diScloS-
ure of his Objectionable activities in
connection with the submarine war
fare as it affected Argentine shipping
notably his message suggesting that
Argentine steamers might be sunk
without trace In October, he was
placed in a German detention camp
on the island of Martin Garcia, but
later was taken to the German hos
pital at Buenos Aires. where he has
been under treatment, because of his
reported unbalanced mental condition
According to the accounts from Ar
gentina, there has never been appar-
ent a strong desire on the part of the
count to leave South America, and he
has been openly accused in the Argen-
tine capital of trying to avoid return
ing to Berlin by causing his condi-
ton to be represented as more serious
than it actually was.
Is Recognized in Chile.
Santiago, Chile, March 12.-Count
Won Luxburg, former German ambas-
sador to Argentina and author of the
"spurlos versenkt" notes. arrived in
Chile today on q trans-Andean train
from Argentina.
Luxburg was recognized by a Ger
man who CHANGED to see him. The
former ambassador disappeared at a
railway station seventy miles from
Santiago and is believed to be motor
ing to the German embassy here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12

The funeral will be held at 2:30
o'clock Thursday afternoon at the
home. Burial in Topeka cemetery.
Mr. Miller was a prominent busi-
ness man and banker, and he and his
family are we'll known thruout the
city and state. He was born October
"a, 1914, in Stark county, Ohio. He
came to Kansas in 1872, settling in
Usage City. where he formed a part
nership with his brother, H. B. Miller,
in the fir n of Miller Brothers, en-
gagged in a eral merchandise bust
ness Aftei years the firm went
into the RAM and cattle business.
For more than twenty-five years
Mr.. Miller was president of the Usage
County bank at Usage City and was
actively in charge of the bank Five
years ago he sold his banking inter-
ests and came to Topeka. At the
time of his death he was president of
the Miller Live Stock Investment
company. which is engaged in the
cattle business. with large ranch at
Miller, Lyon county, Kansas.
Civil War Veteran
Mr. Miller was a veteran of the Civil
War. His church aff1liation was with
the First Presbyterian church of To-
peka.
Mr.. Miller was the last of his fam
lily, except a sister, Mrs. Anna j. Mil
lard of Alliance, Ohio. His wife died
about twenty years ago. Their chill
dren are: Walter H. Miller of Cincin-
natl, Ohio; Mrs. John Miller Brown,
Miss Florence Miller, Mr.. Will J.
Miller and DR.. Milton B. Miller, all
OF Topeka Mr.. Miller was a brother
of the late Bradford Miller and H B.
Miller, both well known in Topeka.
His was an uncle of Clyde w. Miller,
Mrs A. T. Lucas and Mrs. Emma
Majors. all of Topeka
IN addition to his other business
interests Mr.. Miller was director of
the Usage County bank and of the
Thomas Ruddy Packing Co. at KAN
sas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
FLAREUP IN R, R,
BILL OVER STATE
TAXATION RIGHTS
Can States Tax Railroads I'm
der Federal Control!
Conference Report Attacked in
Both Senate and House.
MILLIONS REVENUE INVOLVED
Pass Amendment To Sell Out
Kaiser Property in q. S.
Billion Dollar Deficiency Bill
Slated for. Passing Today.
Conference Report Attacked in
Both Senate and House.
MILLIONS REVENUE INVOLVED
BY l.. C. MARTIN.

Washington, March 12.-Resump-
ton of the fight against the railroad
bill conference report today in the
senate is to be followed by a similar
attack in the house.
The battle is over Limitation of state
power to tax railroad property 1t in
wolves millions of dollars in revenue
yearly. If the states cannot tax the
railroads under federal control as they
did under private management, some
other source must be found for rails
ing the revenue.
Senator Frelinghuysen raised the
question on point of order and stands
to lose in the parliamentary battle.
Senator salisbury, president pro tenn
of the senate, is to decide the point
today. He is expected to concur with
administration leaders, who contend
won't stand under decisions of the
United States supreme court in a SINH
lar case years ago.
German Mills in U. S. Menace.
Should Frelinghuysen win, the bill
would be sent back to conference un-
strictest Interpretation of house and
senate rules
The senate today is to pass the bill
lion dollar urgent deficiency bill to
which it attached amendments yes
terday empowering the government to
weed out German interests in this
country by selling all alien enemy
property and by buying the Hoboken
piers of German steamship companies.
1t developed today that the gov
ernment's eagerness to get the first of
these amendments passed lies partly
in the fact that Americas war prep
arationS have been menaced with de-
lay because of German ownership of
wooden and steel plants and other in
dustrial activities needed for war work.
sal q
to American capital of many plants,
worth hundreds of millions of dollars,
in which German junkers, from the
kaiser down, are stockholders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
WITH 10000 TROOPS
War Secretary Bakers Cruiser Was
Part of Convoy-Had U-boat Scare.

Paris March 12.-Newton D. Baker,
American secretary of war, came to
France on a cruiser conveying ten
thousand troops. of which a portion
were aboard a former German liner,
it was learned today.
The voyage was enlivened in mid
ocean by submarine alarm, accord
ing to further information. There was
considerable cannonading before it
was discovered that the "periscope"
was only a floating spar.
After landing. the secretary of war
returned the calls of French military
chiefs and walked about the town for
forty minutes before boarding a train
for Paris.
Arriving in Paris, Baker, accom-
panied by General Pershing, began a
round of formal calls. concluding with
Am bassador Sharpe. who will present
him formally to President Poincare.
Baker issued a statement in which
he declared his intention of visiting
all the communication lines of the
army, after which he would confer
thoroly with Pershing, in order to sup
port more effectively the American
and allied armies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
BETSY'S GONE AND
SHE WAS HIS ONLY
MEANS OF SUPPORT!

San Francisco, March 12.-'Betsy"
was William Matthews's only means
of support. So when he. awakened in
a vacant lot and found Betsy" had
been kidnapped. he went straight to
the police station.
'Betsy's gone he told the police
And who's Betsy" the officer
asked.
My wooden Leg" said Matthews
Today police are closely scrutinizing
all suspicious limbs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-12
he ADMITS Crime
Pittsburg Man COnfesses He
Killed 13-Year-OId Cousin.
Officers Had Hard Time Keep
ing Him From Mob.

Pittsburg, Kan, March Ed
McIntire early today confessed that
he killed his cousin, frankie Smith,
13 years old, in a ravine in the out
skirts of Pittsburg late Monday after
noon. The girls body was found by
men returning from a brick plant. Nc
Intire, a cousin of the girl, attacked
the girl and when she resisted he
choked her to death.
McIntire was the last person seen
with the girl and he was arrested two
hours after the crime. After being
questioned nearly all night the man
confessed to County Attorney George
f. SeeZley and his assistants, the
prosecutor announced this morning.
McIntire is 20 years old and has
keen employed at a brick plant. He
once served a term in the Hutchinson
reformatory.
Officers narrowly saved McIntire
from a lynching when he was spirited
away while a mob of infuriated citi-
zenS demanded entrance to the Jail.
Mcintyre was seen to leave the
home of the girls mother shortly be-
fore the body was found by her
brother. He was intoxicated when ar
rested, according to the police He
was taken to Girard, Kan, for safe
keeping.