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MANY AMERICANS GET
MEDALS FROM FRENCH
First List Is Printed of Persons
Awarded New Decoration, Medal
of French Gratitude"

PARIS. Wednesday, March 6.-The
first list is printed today in the Journal
OfHciel of the names of persons who
have been awarded the new decoration
Medal of French Gratitude" issued
since the war to recognize services rem
dered France by foreigners The Queen
of Belgium is named first among those
who received the first class, silver gilt
medals. Among the twenty-nine first
class medals are the following Amer
leans:
Henry o. Beatty, director general of
the American relief clearing house of
New York; Mrs. Sophie Coolidge, found
er of the Detroit group of the Amer
lean at Neuilly; Mrs. W. A. Edwards of
Los Angeles. of the American Red
Cross; Mrs. Hermann Hall, James Ha-
zen Hyde. Mrs. Anne Penfisld, in recog-
milton of her devotion to French sol
dlers lnterned in Austria-Hungary. and
Mrs Sharpe, wife of the American am
basSador, for her untiring war work
since her arrival in France
The second class medals are of silver
and have been given to fifty-eight per-
sons, including these Americans:
Walter Abbott, director of the Amer
lean clearing house; Fernand Behn and
Sosthene Behn. bankers; William Bow
ers Bourne of San Francisco and Mrs.
Eourne. Mrs. Brunswicg of Los Angeles,
Mrs. Frances Carolan of BurIingame and
California, Mrs. Helen Coolidge, John
Jacob Hoff. DR.. Landetta of Cuba. Mrs.
Mason Smith of New Orleans, Mark
Peixotto. Mrs. de Roaldes of Louisiana
and Raphael Well of San Francisco.
Severty-two third class medals of
bronze have been distributed The fol-
lowing Americans are among those dec
Grated:
Louis Ladoue of Galveston. Miss
Blanche Cahen of San Francisco. Ridge
ly Carter, Mrs. Casserly of San Mateo.
Cal: Miss Chloe Dirings. George Fuse
nos of Los Angeles, Persifar Gibson, Dr..
walter Cllnes. Miss Rebecca Godchaux
of San Francisco. Hugh Reid Griffin.
Mrs j. p. Jones of Los Angeles, John
Howard Jordan. Miss Elvine Neeser of
New York, Robert Neeser, Mrs Claire
Sisco, Howard Sturger. Mrs. Jeanette
Watson and Miss Marion Will
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VETERAN ORDERED INTERNED.
Man Who Fought in Union Army
Charged With REASONABLE Talk.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, March T.
Alexander H. Lucas. seventy-two, un-
der whose direction the war prison bar
racks at Fort Douglas were construct
ed, has been ordered interned. 1t is
charged that he denounced the govern
ment and expressed the hope that Ger
many would win the war. Lucas was
born in Germany and came to America
when he was eighteen years old. In
1864 he enlisted in the 18th New Jersey
Infantry and fought with the Union
army, In 1866 he enlisted in the regu-
lar United States Army and served for
three years.
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DISCUSS UNITY IN WAR.
N. Y. Merchants Association Honors
Notabl at Luncheon.

NEW YORK. March TINTED action
among the allies against Germany for
winning the war was the subject for dis
cussion at luncheon OF the members
council of the Merchants Association here
today, the principal speakers being the
Earl of Reading, British high commits
sioner to the United States, and James NJ
Reck. former assistant United States at
torney general
Earl Reading came here yesterday to
greet Sir Henry Babbington Smith. who
is to be his chief aid in the direct super
vision of the work of number of British
missions now operating in New York and
Washington. Several thousand persons
already are employed by the British mis-
siOnS
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The Prussian lieutenant's capture was
the first instance of an enemy officer
being taken prisoner by the Americans
and also the first occasion upon which
an American officer had captured either
an enemy officer or soldier in this
sector.
A cable dispatch from headquarters
American troops in France, received
last night, was the first intimation of
this engagement from an American
source. The French reported the fight
on Tuesday. The French commander
congratulated the Americans on their
behavior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-07

The American troops here are train
ing with French troops as at the
Chemin des Danes position. This
makes the third American force now
facing the enemy.
During several days of the Ameri-
cans service here the casualties have
been extraordinarily slight, as the sec
tor is one of the quietest. The lines are
far apart and the position is held by
strong points rather than by contin-
uOus trenches.
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The Presidents proposals also have
received considerable attention in Ger
many. The papers there explain the
favorable echo the proposals have
evoked in Austria by stating that the
objectionable parts Of the Presidents
address do not apply to Austria as vi
tally as they do to Germany.
Various members Of the Austrian
house of deputies declared in the bud
get committee of that body that it was
mistake to reject the Wilson propo-
sails coolly and contemptuously. They
expressed the belief that even at the
present time it should be possible to
reach an understanding with the
western powers, and referred to the
contrast between the peace views of
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HUPP MAY KNOW FATE TODAY
Wealthy Oil Operators Case at
Cleveland With jury.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March when
criminal court opened this morning it
was generally believed Elmer Hupp.
the wealthy oil operator. charged with
second degree murder of Charles L.
Joyce, would know his fate late this
afternoon or early this evening. Hupp
testified that he shot and killed Joyce
when upon returning home unexpect-
edly January 10 he found the latter in
company with Mrs. Hupp and became
"crazed."
Judge Kennedy preceded arguments
by counsel with brief statement of
alternative Verdicts open to the jury.
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German View of Situation.

AMSTERDAM, March IA Berlin dis
patch to the Koelnische Volks Zeitung
says:
The pretext that Japan desires TO Sc
cure herself against a German advance
in Russia is absolutely ridiculous This
political event will either lead to an
agreement between Germany and Rus
sia against Japan or an understanding
between Germany and Japan. japanese
settlement in eastern Asia clearly
means the fundamental alteration of
the entire world position, but which
viii not be in any way to the disadEan-
tage of the central powers"
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SEVERAL GERMAN RAIDS
CHECKED BY THE ALLIES
Chief Activity Directed Against
British-French Also
Repel Enemy.


LONDON. March IA raid attennt
ed by the enemy last night east of
Epehy, under cover of a heavy artil
lery barrage. was completely re-
pulsed, the war office reports. Other
hostile raiding parties which endeav-
ored to reach our lines southeast of
Bois Grenier and east of Poelcapelle
We're equally unsuccessful The enc
my'S artillery has been active in the
Scarpe valley, west of Lens and east
Ypres. and shortly before dawn deyeI-
oped considerable activity in the Neuve
Chapelle sector
After two days of wind and rain
the weather cleared slightly on the
afternoon of Tuesday" says an official
report of aerial operations. Bombs
were dropped on railway sidings north
east of Lille. In air fighting two hos
tile machines were downed and one
was driven down out of control. One
of ours is missing. After dark the
lngelmunster railway station and an
airdrome northeast of St Quentin We're
heavily bombed. All our machines re-
turned"
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SHIP WAGE DEMAND.
Bethlehem Corporation Machinists
and Helpers Seek Increase

QUINCY, Mass. March 7.-Machinists
and machinists' helpers employed at
the plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuild-
ing Corporation here were preparing
today to ask the shipping board to
obtain for them an increase in wages.
Formation of union to support the
demands was begun at meeting last
night. The men seek a wage scale
which would give machinists SO day
and helpers $3.50, with an eight-hour
day.
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SUICIDE MYSTERY EXPLAINED
Grand Duke Frederick's Action
Charged to Love Affair

AMSTERDAM, March THE mys-
terry in the suicide of Grand Duke
Adolph Frederick of Mecklenberg-stre-
litz is explained in an official statement
from the ducal house published in the
Rheinische Westfaelische zeitung.
The statement says that the grand
duke attempted to become engaged to a
German princess, but the difficulty IN
negotiations for dissolving previous OBJ
legations weighed SO heavily on the
grand dukes mind that he ended his
life
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Impossible to Advance.

1t is fairly well established that it is
Impossible without mourning great
losses for an offensive party to make
an important advance on the western
front unless the element of surprise is
the sa1ent feature. Last year the Brit
ish were twice able to push far ahead
IN the most unlikely situations be-
cause they carefully guarded the Sc
cret OF the impending attack In the
Same way the Germans were able to
make progress in the Cambria region.
IL seems reasonable therefore thai the
superiority OF the allied air service is
me most serious factor delaying his
offensive on this front. One can 90
further and suppose that with verv
suPeiIoI eyes, meaning air men scouts
VINO rue tar and see all. it will never
oe possipie Tor the enemy to organize
great push unless he is resigned to
sreIt losses of men. AT this time
neither eide accepts such conditions
readliy unless the objective to be gain
ance- Hhport-
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Suarez Elected in Colombia.

BOGALA. Colombia, March 7.-Semi-
official returns of the election held
February 10 for successor to Jose
Concha. as president of this republic.
indicate that DIR. Marco Fidel Suarez.
nominee of the conservative party, was
elected. His opponent was Guillermo
Valencia, the coalition candidate
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BALK PLAN
FOR BIG HUN DRIVE
Long HeraIded German Offen-
sIve Delayed by Activity
of Allied Aviators.
BY f. PERCY NOEL.
1aDieGram to The Evening Star and
chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

am 10 me Evening Star and
1nlcaSO Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
AT AN AMERICAN AIR CENTER IN
FRANCE, March ct is the opinion of
American pilots in our Army that the
long g-heraided German offensive has been
retarded by the activity of the allied
aviators. The pilots conception of the
situation is, the British and French. bv
their heightened flying activity, have
prevented the enemy from making Sc
eret preparations for the great on
slaught. A flying officer, whose expert
enee includes the whole of the western
front, explained:
The French and British air suc-
ceSses in the past week or two mean
much more than the average observer
understands. We know that the Ger
mans have been planning an offensive
1or some time. but in order to make it
successful they must know much
about the location of the British and
French troops in reserve, and also
about the supply depots. In their eff
fort to obtain accurate information
upon which any plan of attack must
depend they have sent many recon
naissance aeroplanes into the allied
lines. The object of these excursions
has been well known by the British and
French, who have exerted themselves
to prevent the scouts from returning
to their own lines with the much-de-
sired information.
1t has given the pursuit pilots a
new opportunity such as has not ex-
lsted to any great extent in recent
months as the Germans have had a
habit Of staying close to their own
lines except when flying at great alti-
tudes or when going on bombing ex-
petitions in tie night time. Active
pursuit squadrons have sought out. at
tackled and frequently brought down
enemy scouts. Still more often thew
have forced them to retire before they
could obtain the intelligence so ur-
gently required by the German staff.
"On the other hand the allied scout
tiiers have been exceedingly active.
undoubtedly searching the enemy rear
for indications of offensive prepara-
tions. This is exceedingly important
if surprise attack by the enemy, such
as occurred at Cambria, is TO be obvi-
ated ="
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Sanatorium Near Cumberland Burns.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. March Fire
of undetermined origin yesterday
wrecked the main building of the
Markleton Sanatorium, near here. which
has been taken over by the govern
ment, to be used as a hospital for
convalescent soldiers. The building
was unoccupied and was being re-
modelled
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On the French Front.

PARIS. March 7.-Continued activity
on the Verdun front. where heavy ar
tillery fighting and raiding operations
have been in progress for several days.
is reported in today's official communi-
cation. The statement follows:
There was spirited fighting with
artillery during the light in the region
of Beaumont and PezonvauX (Verdun
'front.', and in upper Alsace near Ban
de Sapt, and east of Largitzen. In
Lorraine the Germans undertook a
number of raids, after bombardments,
in the region of the forest of Parroy
Near Neuviller attacking troops were
dispersed by the French fire In the
region of Bures there was a spirited
engagement. The French repulsed the
Germans, who sustained appreciable
losses. Near Veho the Germans also
were repulsed by the French, who took
prisoners. The night was Calm on the
rest of the front"
German raids on the Verdun front Tues
day night were repulsed by the French,
the war Office announces
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Agreement Tactical Measure.

II Zinovief, president of the Petro-
grad council of workmen's and soldiers
delegates: NJ Sverdloff and others from
Petrograd addressed the conference.
They said the Russian representatives
were obliged TO sign the peace agree
ment as a tactical measure, owing to
the situation brought about by Ukraine
in agreeing to ignominious peace terms
The meeting adopted no resolution.
Notwithstanding the signing of peace.
the government is determined to trans
fer all the state institutions TO Moscow.
Nishni-Novgorod and kaZan. The re-
moval of the ministries of foreign af-
fairs, communications and finance be-
gan yesterday. The population of Pc
trograd is hastily quitting the city. but
there are many transportation difficult
ties and already the roads leading from
Petrograd are crowded with all sorts of
vehicles.
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Will Sign Treaty With Firms.
Francis Tells SlavS
U. S. Does Not Desire
Conquest in Russia

BY rhe Associated Press.
VoLOGDA, Russia, Wednesday, March
s.-In a public statement TO the people
of Vologda on the international stu
alton as it affects Russia, David r.
Francis. the American ambassador.
said:
America has no plans or desires for
territorial conquest in Russia. While
- present government has never been
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
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VIII SON PEACE PROPOSALS
LEAVEN IN AUSTRIAN POLITICS
Conditions Referred to in Papers as Pos
sible or Concrete Basis for Negotia-
tions-Not Affected Like Germany.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 7-Pesident Wilson's address Con-
early January which he defined fourteen conditions for
worldwide peace has acted like eaven the political life of Aus
and the conditions again
possible basis for negotiations appears
quotations German of the latter January
here
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Germans Land Troops
on AIand Islands and
Criticism Is Aroused

BERLIN, via London. March I'm
response TO the Finnish governments
request for military assistance, it is an
nounced officially. German troops have
been landed on the Aiand Islands
fTtis official announcement confirms
recent press dispatches concerning the
movement of German troops to Fin
land. The German minister ar Stock
holm last week informed the Swedish
government of Germauy's intention 10
land troops on the AIand Islands
whittier Sweden recently sent :. small
force)
AMSTERDAM, March 7.-Intervention
by Germany in Finland and the conse-
Guent ill-feeling against Germany in
Sweden is criticised severely BY inde-
pendent socialists and progressive.
members of the reichstag, q Berlin dis
patch says Baron Won Dem Bussche-
Haddenhausen. undersecreta-y OF for
eign affairs, in reply said that Sweden
no longer raised objections to Ger
Inanys action, which was taken in re-
sponse 70 appeals for help from Fin
land
The occupation Of the Aland Islands
base, he said, had not yet taken
place.
viii Sign Treaty With Firms.
BASEL, Switzerland. March Baron
Won dem che-Haddenhausen Ger
man under-secretary for foreign affairs
announced Tuesday, in the main com
mittee of the reichstaS, that Germany
very shortly would sign 4 treaty Of
peace with Finland.
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Plans to Break Up Vast Hold
ings Presented to Congress
by A. Mitchell Palmer. Il
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED \
BY SENATE COMMITTEE
President May Also Be Authorized
to Take Legal Title to Teuton 4
Steamship Piers. 4

Plans to break up the vast holdings
of German interests in the United States
and place them in other hands. so that
after the war they cannot continue to
be what has been characterized as out
posts of German kultur in America, were
presented to Congress today by A.
Mitchell Palmer, the alien property Gus
todian, and unanimously approved by
the Senate appropriations committee.
Mr. Palmer asked, and the committee
agreed, that legislation should be at
tached to the urgent deficiency bill em-
powering him to sell these properties
TO any private interest-but not to the
United States government-the pro-
ceeds to be held in the Treasury until
after the war. Whether the German
owners would receive the money would
be determined by the peace terms
American property in Germany, the
committee was told. is subject to such
action. Like treatment of German
property in the United States Mr.
Palmer told the committee, would
hamper Germany and help the United
States win the war.
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Explains Peace Treaty.

PETROGRAD. Marcfz TO gath
ering of workmen's and soldiers dele
gates at Moscow Monday. NJ Prokrov-
sky. leader of the second peace delega-
ton at Brest-Litovsk, explained the
treaty with the central powers. Deeply
moved, he begged those in sympathy
with the democratic revolution not TO
deceive themselves.
The-new frontiers traced by Germany,
NJ. Prokrovsky declared, constitute
ring of iron around revolutionary Rus
sia He said the Germans were en-
deavoring to stife the revolution, the
conuuests of which were reduced to
nothing by the economic demands of
Berlin. The decree nationalizing the
banks had fallen into allegiance because
the German terms had the effect of con-
verting athe banks into German con-
Germs Military evacuation by Russia
Of Esthonia. Courland and Livonia gave
the enemy full authority in those re-
sicns-
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IN FRANCE
ON WARTIME BASIS
Reorganization of Gen. Per-
shing's Army Based on Meth
cd of Trench Fighting.
PROVIDES MUCH ARTILLERY

Based npon the three-line method of
trench warfare evolved in France, the
War Department, it was learned today,
has approved plan of organization
which fixes six divisions as the strength
of any Army corps.
Three or more corps will constitute a
field army, and the immediate pur-
pose of the department is to complete
the organization of the first field army
i'll France in the shortest possible time
to give Gen. Pcrshing the strength to
hold fully the "Amcricanized" sector of
the front. The plan leaves to Gen.
Pershing the determination of the num-
Der of corps and the number of field
armies needed and also authorizes him
to recommend commanders for the high
er units.
BY the Subdivision army corps plan
each corps will occupy a front sector
with two divisions. while two replace
ment or reinforcement lines of two di-
visions each will back them up. The
effect is to produce the line of depth
necessary for the type of warfare now
in progress.
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Artillery on Extensive Scale.

Included in the corps troops are many
units of heavy artillery, equipped with
guns ranging up to ten and twelve
inches in caliber, both for fixed en-
placement and for mobile artillery
This comprises the artillery reserve of
the corps. The great general artillery
reserve of the feh army is under di-
rect command of the Army commander
and included in his so-called Army
troops.
The organization schedules show that
Gen. Pershing is to be equipped eventu-
ally with artillery of all calibers on
scale not heretofore dreamed Of The
proportion of artillery TO army rifles
adopted by the War Department is
greater than that of either the British
or French armies and the tendency of
the department is to increase the big
guns
Included in the heavy artillery as
signed to corps or field army COM
manders will be whole brigades of anti
aircraft guns, mobile howitzers of six
eight. nine and even twelve-inch cali
ber; rifles of similar size. including
heavy. lonS-range naval guns and
probably as soon as they are available
batteries of the monster American six
teen-inch naval rifles recently devel-
oped. With this array of guns enemy
depots twenty miles or more in rear of
his trenches could be kept under bonn
bardment.
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Plan Generally Approved.

General approval of the new policy
of selling enemy property was voiced
by the committee. both republicans and
democrats. Mr.. Palmer pointed out that
his present powers of sale are limited
only when such sale is necessary to
conserve the alien interests.
Opposition to the proposal for gov
ernment purchase of the Hoboken piers
was. first, upon their cost, while their
present use in being enjoyed, and sec
ond. possible embarkation upon a per-
manent policy of government owner
ship and operation of shipping and its
facilities.
The republican senator's opposing the
plan also declared that the Hoboken piers
would be bought now at the highest price
levels on record and would decline in
value when peace is declared causing a
large loss to the government No estimate
of the value of the piers was given by
Mr.. Palmer, who explained that their
valuation now is being made. He said
that although they are being used, they
are among the finest in New York harbor
are needed for the governments army
operations and merchant marine, both now
and after the war
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Authorizes Sale of PROPERTY.

The principal provision OF the amend.
ment authorizing sale of enemy prop
erty reads:
The alien property custodian shall
have the power to manage such
property and do any act or things in
respect thereof or make any disposition
thereof or any part thereof by sale or
otherwise, and exercise the rights and
powers which may be or become ap-
purtenant thereto or TO the ownership
thereof in like manner as though he
were the absolute owner thereof"
Another provision would authorize the
custodian to buy government bonds or
certificates of Indebtedness from pro-
ceeds turned into the Treasury.