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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
TOOK ONLY SIX MINUTES
TOPOST EMPIRE Of WAR.
London Flashes News to All Her
Colonies and Gets Quick
Acknowledgements.

LONDON, December II Correspond
ence of the Associated Press).-It re-
quired only six minutes to inform the
British empire that England was at
war on the night of August 4, 1914,
says Lord Harcourt, who was then
colonial secretary.
ION that unforgettable night" he
said to the Empire Parliamentary AS
ISOLATION, Il was in the cabinet room,
Downing street, with few colleagues.
thoughts on one subject only; but
there was a feeble effort to direct our
conversation to other matters. We
were waiting for a reply, which we
knew full well would never come, to
our ultimatum to Berlin.
night in Berlin-we left the room
knowing that the British empire was
at war.
81 crossed to the colonial Office to
send a war telegram to the whole OF
the British empire. I asked the Off
cial in charge of that duty how long
it would take. He said, About six
minutes
Il asked him to return to my room
when he had done his work. In seven
minutes he was back, and before
morning I received an acknowledge
ment of my telegram from every sin
gle colonial protectorate, and even
islet in the Pacific.
$50 the grim machinery of war be-
gan revolving in perfect order and
with perfect preparation, because,
more than two years previously, an
| individual war book had been pre-
pared by the colonial committee of
defense for every single protectorate
and island. 1t was at that moment
locked in the safe of each governor
or commissioner, and they knew at
| once what to do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
SAYS LENIN MAY FLEE
TO ESCAPE THE ENEMY
Swedish Official Urges Entente Act
to Save Petrograd From
Bolshevism.

CabIegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
STOCKHOLM. Sweden, December II.
A Swedish official, Capt. Ellior of
the navy, who has just returned from
Petrograd, says that Lenin and his
associates are discussing the advisa-
bility of getting out to avoid falling
into the hands of the enemy. He says
that it is high time that the entente
should save Petrograd from boil
shevism. No food had reached there
in fourteen days before he left, pos
sibly on account of troop movements
toward Esthonia, but perhaps on ac-
count Of fear that the city would soon
be occupied by the entente. What
small rations exist are given to boil
shevik laborers. The upper and mid
die classes have long been starving.
managing to exist where they do not
die on secretly obtained scraps
bought at Enthusiastically high prices.
The result has been numerous con-
verts of the same kind as rice Chris
tians," who pretend to be bolsheviki
in order to participate in the rations.
The administrative chaos is increas-
ing. The higher officials, having no
authority over the lower, make a vir-
tue of not bothering about each
others decisions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
STARS MADE IN WAR.
Evers Tells "Big Bill" About Foo
Ball Scrimmages Over There.

NEW YORK, December 1s.-One of
the first things Johnny Evers, premier
second baseman and base ball director
of the Knights Of Columbus, did yes
terday was to thank big Bill' Ed
wards for his prompt response to the
hurry call for foot ball uniforms which
Johnny sent from Paris.
Although the war is won, time
hangs heavily on many of the dough-
boys over there" Evers told Big Bill. :"
land before I left I witnessed many
foot ball scrimmage that would have
done your heart good. Look for some
real foot ball stars when these boys
get home"
''Many of Johnny EverS personal
friends contributed to buy the uni
FORMS said Mr. Edwards. "One Of the
largest contributions was $500 from
Mat P. Halpin on behalf Of the New
York Athletic Club. It might be add
ed that the recent united war work
campaign slogan Of All in one hat
was e1emplified in the shipment of the
uniforms, for they were sent by the
Y. M. C. A to a Knights of Columbus
secretary"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
Unconfrmed Rumor Credited to
Soldiers Just Returned
From France.

NEW YORK. December 1S.-Corp.
Hank Gowdy. worldfamous base ball
player, has been killed in action. accord
ing to an unconfirmed report which is
credited to soldiers among those who
have just returned from France. Lovers
Of base ball were shocked by the news
and are hopeful that the report may not
be true.
Corp. Gowdy, star OF the world series
of 1914. when his team. the Boston
Braves, defeated Connie Mack's Ath-
letics four straight games for the cham
pionship, gained additional fame early in
the war as the first major league player
to enlist after America entered the war.
He saw service in many important en-
gagements. He was reported wounded
at Chateau Thie1y.
The War Department announced it
had no record Of him on the casualty
list.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
REPORT G0WDY IS Dead LOOKS LIKE OLD ROSTER
Cubs Expect to Start Season With
Same Team That Battled in
World Series.

CHICAGO, December 1S-The roste-
for the coming season of the Chicago
National League team has been SO
far completed that it was said TODAY
at the clubs headquarters, Manage
Fred Mitchell would probably enter thu
pennant race with the same players
he had at the close of last season
with the addition of Grover CleveIand
Alexander, star pitcher.
Thirteen of the Cubs players are in
the United States service at presen
but it is expected by the management
that nearly all of them will be dis
charged before the opening OF III"
base ball season.
Unless Manager Mitchell max rs
some trades it was said the lineup at
the start is likely to be as follows:
Alexander, pitcher; KiIlefer. catcher
Merkle. first base; Kildun. second
base: Hollocher. shortstop; Pick, third
base: Flack. right field; PaSkert.
center field; Mann, left field.
In addition there likely will be
Vaughan. Douglas, Tyler and several
more pitchers on the bench. besides
Infielders Deal, Zeider. Workman and
McCabe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
COLLEGIATE STARS
ON Marine ELEVEN
Foot Ball Team to Face Navy
Yard, Led by Fleming,
w. and J. Star.

Former stars Of college foot ball
teams will be in the lineup OF the
team to be brought here Sunday to
represent the Quantico Marines in
game with the Navy Yard. Jack
Hegarty, former Georgetown tackle
and captain, who is managing the ma
rine aggregation. is authority for the
statement that the eleven coming up
for the contest at American League
Park is good enough to give the
navy yard men the hardest struggle
they have had this year, If not to win.
Most prominent Of the players on
the marine eleven is Reds" Fleming.
former Muhlenberg and Washington
and Jefferson halfback. Fleming was
a great player in his collegiate career
and probably retains a whole lot OF
, his ability to carry the call excep-
as slippery in lodging as any other
ha1fback on the gridiron when he was
at w. and J. Graham, last season at
Hampton-Sidney; Waits of University
Of Texas. Winburn of Missouri. ICEBERG
of Minnesota, Hoffman Of Ohio Wes-
leyan, Shaw of Davidson and Am
brose of Montana University are
among the former collegiate stars who
are due to return.
Fleming, besides being halfback on
the team, has been doing the COACH
| ing. The men have been at practice
for practically all fall, and should
| show better offensive teamwork
! than the majority of service elevens
have been putting up.
| Tech won another game yesterday
| in the high school basket ball series.
| taking the measure of Western by 20
| to 20. The Manual Trainers took the
i lead at the start and held a margin
until the end Of the contest
| Loehler, center for Tech, got six
., goals from the floor, showing excep-
! tiona1 accuracy in caging the ball
He was dangerous for Western amy
| time he got within shooting distance
as he made good practically every
| fair chance he had to score.
Business victory over Central was
somewhat of a. surprise, especially the
way the Stenographers outplayed their
opponents in the first half. Central
scored only two points in the opening
part of the contest, and both were
| registered on free throws from the
foul line.
Business won the game by Is to 10
Again Central failed to measure ur
to standard in throwing goals from
| the floor, and practically lost for the
| second time this season on just that
inability to score points. The Blue
and White tossed only four goals out
of thirteen chances. while the Stenog-
Iaphers made good seven out of eleven
opportunities from the foul line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT.

Educational work for adults at Will
son Normal Community Center.
Dance for men in uniform at Wilson
Normal Community Center at
o'clock.
Strangers and soldiers invited to
dance of Community Social Club in
Park View School.
Glasses in millinery, shorthand and
French at the Powell Community
Center.
Meeting of Arion Club of the Signal
Corps at Thomson Community Center,
18th and l. streets. at o'clock.
Community dance of the Tyler Social
Club.
Meetings of the buying club, the
dramatic club and the basket ball
team of Dunbar High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
C0LORED SOLDIERS GET BACK.
First Detachment From War Zone
Reaches New York.

NEW YORK, December 1S.-The
first detachment of negro soldiers to
come back from the war zone arrived
today on the Celtic. The big liner
reached quarantine at dusk yesterday,
but Army authorities decided not to
dock her at night.
The Celtic left Liverpool December
8, bearing the headquarters, medical
detachment and the Sd Battalion Of
the S14th Negro Infantry, comprising
thirty-six officers and 1,119 men. In
addition there were five units of
casuals, sixty-nine bedridden from
disease and several civilians. In the
total were 155 officers and 2,122 en-
listed men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
GREAT LAKES READY.
Foot Ball Team Takes Last Prac-
tice Before Going to Coast.

CHICAGO, December 1S.-The foot
ball team of the Great Lakes naval
training station took its last hard
practice on the home gridiron today
in preparation for the game with the
Mare Island navy yard eleven at
Pasadena, Cal, on New Year day.
Unless injuries happen before the
team departs for the west next Fri
day, it will leave in the best Of
shape, according to Commander John
B. Kaufman, athletic officer at the
training station, who is anxious that
his team win this game, SO that it
can claim the national championship.
The station team has not been de-
feated this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
H. L. B1ssELLE REELECTED.
Once More Heads Kirkside Golf
Club of Chevy Chase.

At the annual meeting OF the Kirk
side Golf Club last Saturday night,
H. L. Bisselle was reelected presi-
dent of the organization.
Tho following additional officers
were also elected for the coming
year: Newman Little, vice president
Charles E. Bridge, treasurer: Capt.
A. Coulter Wells, secretary; John l..
Writ, greens manager; Lieut.. Arthur
H Deibert, tennis manager; w. H.
Steuart, house manager.
The election of the board of men,
bers for a term of two years is an
nounced as follows: H. L. Bisselle,
John L. Writ, Charles E. Bright and
Newman Little.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
FEDS HARD ON MINORS.
President Navin Says Outlaws and
War Wrecked Little Fellows.

NEW YORK. December 1s.-Presi-
dent Navin Of the Detroit Club ad-
vances a reason for the failure Of all
but one of the minor leagues last
season. Prior to the launching OF the
defunct Federal League. Navin says
that the minors received an average
of $25O,000 a year from the majors
for playing talent.
The war with the Feds resulted in
a gradual retrenchment from which
the majors had not recovered when
the great world conflict began to be
felt in this country. In view of the
majors agreement to pay more than
$500, 900 for the elimination of the
Feds, the minors have found it hard
to exist with their chief source of
revenue reduced to a minimum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
TIN WHISTLES BEGIN PLAY
Shannon and Brown Lead Golfers
at Piuehurst.

PINEHURST, N. c., December IS
The Tin Whistles, divided into two
handicap classes, played a four-ball
medal play tourney on the champion
ship course at Pinehurst yesterday.
The class A prizes went to R c. Shan
non, I'd, of Rochester. handicap 6. and
DR.. j. S. Brown of Montciair. handicap
"A, the partnership producing win
ming combined round of 1870, ISL.
There was tie for second honors at
1852 net. C. L. Becker of Ekwanok and
J. B. Eiseman, Pittsburgh, scoring
Burn and c. B. Fownes Of Oakmont
finished in 1914. 1872.
The class prizes went to Henry
Houston, Holyoke, and ]. A Dupuy,
Rochester, at 1872.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
lz1S1
7kNBRIEE[ III

The Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Railroad Company and
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have been sued Jointly in the District
Supreme Court by Naomi NJ. Scheide-
mantel to recover $4,000 damages
for alleged personal injury. While a
passenger November 90. 1917, the
plaintiff says, a car Of the company
| was so operated as to throw her
against door of the car as she was
walking in the aisle of the car, seri-
ously injuring her.
Clyde c. De Witt has filed suit in
! the District Supreme Court to re-
| cover $4,000 damages from the Capt.
| tai Traction Company for alleged per-
Sonal injury. He was a passenger
on car September 1 last when an
! with it on Connecticut avenue ex-
| tended. He suffered an injury TO his
] spine, he asserts.
AleEing Misrepresentation in n real
estate transaction, Florence L Max
we'll has filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court to recover $4,000 damage
| from w. Gilbert Dent. She says she
was made to pay an exorbitant price
! for certain property and being I'M
able to meet deferred payments the
property was sold at a foreclosure
sale and she lost all the money she
| had paid.
! Miss Jesse Masters, cOntralto, and
! Hans Kronold, cellist, will give a
! joint recital at Polls Theater at 4:45
o'clock Friday afternoon, under the
aspices of the Good Fellows Club
| of the bureau of war risk insurance
The proceeds will be turned over to
the welfare department of the club
| need. Miss Mary Hutchins and a
company of assistants are in charge
| of disposition of the tickets.
! A dance is to be given by the staff
of the fuel administration in the ad-
ministratlon's cafeteria saturday
| evening. Members of the adminlStra-
| ton have been invited to the dance
| which will be in the nature of a fare
| we'll for many of the personnel who
are leaving the city because their wal
| work is finished.
I Suit for maintenance has been filed
I in the District Supreme Court by Mrs
| Ida Stanley against Eugene G. Stan
| ley. They were married March 4
| 1915, at Richmond, Va, and lived to-
gether until last July.
The annual meeting of the Wash
ington Single Tax Association will
] be ISrld tonight at the Public Library
George H. SHIRLEY will make an ad
dress.
| The annual dinner-dancc of the Gin.
| cinnati University Club of Washing
| ton will be held tomorrow evening a
| the Dewey Hotel. College songs will
be sung under the leadership of Presi
dent Howard l.. Bevis. Reservation
can be made by phoning Miss Helene
Baskin at the'Dewey.
! A mass meeting Mt the Calvary Bap.
| fist Church will be addressed by DR.
I Daniel A. Polling. associate presiden
| of the United Society of Christian En-
deavor. tonight at 8 O'Clock. At
dinner preceding the mass meetin,
DR.. Polling will organize a District o.
Columbia Christian Endeavor Alumni
! Association.
DIR. Henry Van Dyke will lecture to.
| morrow evening at the Central High
| School on Poetry and Patriotism
The lecture will start at o'clock ant
will be under the auspices of the Art:
Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
New Jersey Man Asks
"Civilization" Papers

Having fought to rake the
world safe for democracy a resi-
dent of Bayenne, N. j., cen
siders himself entitled to ''civi-
lization. papers, and has writ
ten to John II. Young, clerk OF
the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, asking for
such papers.
The letter readss
1Kindly send me my cfviliza-
ffon papers, HOn0rably dis
charged from military service
december 10, 1918, and obhge."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
Ernie Shore Made an Ensign.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December IS
Ernie Shore. the Boston American
Navy last summer and was sent 70 the
officers school. was yesterday oom-
missioned an ensign. Shore is men,
toned in a trade with the New York
Yankees, and the big curver may de-
eide to stay in the Navy if possible
rather than be traded to the New
York team. He hasn't decided on his
future course as yet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
KELLY NOT RELEASED.
Rupert Denies Yankees Scout Has
Given Way to Connery.

NEW YORK. December 1S.-Jacob
Rupert has denied the report that
Joe Kelly, the Yankees scout. had been
released.
It was reported yesterday that Kelly
had been forced to give way to Bob
Connery, brought here from St Louis
by Miller Higgins. but Rupert as
serts that the New York club has no
intention of parting with ''Kel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
MAKES STUDY OF RIGHTS
WHICH HEBREWS SEEK.
American Jewish Congress to Pre-
sent Appeal to Peace Conference
at Versailles.

PHILADELPHIA, December IS
Committees of the American Jewish
Congress, in session here. labored I'M
til early today preparing recommen-
dations on the rights of Jews in GER
tain foreign lands which the congress
is expected to have presented to the
peace conference at Versailles. The
recommendations have to do with
conditions in Poland. Russia, Llth-
uania, Ukrania, Galicia, Salonlki and
the new Slavic nations created, or TO
be set up, as result of the world
war.
For Privileges in All Lands.
The recommendations. it is expect
ed. will call for full civil, religious,
political and national rights for Jews
as exercised by the other inhabitants
in all the lands coming within the
jurisdiction of the peace conference
Delegates to the congress were
still enthusiastic today over the &C
ton of the congress yesterday in de-
claring for a Jewish commonwealth
in Palestine, under the trusteeShlp OF
Great Britain, acting for such league
of peace as may be formed. the Euro.
pean committee Of seven, which Will
be elected by the congress, will be
given the task of presenting the dec
Iaration to the peace conference. 1t is
expected to have the cooperation of
Jewish organizations in other coun-
tries, particularly the Zionist world
DjZatiOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18

One Of tho most peculiar cities in
the world is Bareira, in Portuguese
East Africa. where every house and
building is constructed of zinc, which
standing the peculiar climate of the
place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18

The thimble was originally called
a thumb-bell by the English, because
worn on the thumb. then a humble
and finally it's present name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18

One-Time Prominent Boxer Is Dead
CLEVELAND. Ohio. December 1s.-
Prof. Frank Clarke, prominent as a
boxer under the London prize ring
style, died here yesterday. He was
fifty-nine years old. He fought with
bare knuckles in both England and
this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
For Privileges in All Lands.
Paw Homage to Liberty Bell.

There was no morning session of the
congress today, due to the inability Of
committees to make an early report
and in order to permit the delegates
to proceed in body to Independence
Hall, where they paid homage to the
liberty bell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18

DIR. Henry Van Dyke will lecture to-
morrow evening at the Central High
School on Poetry and Patriotism"
The lecture will start at 8 o'clock and
will be under the auspices of the Arts
Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18

A mass meeting at the Calvary Bap-
fist Church will be addressed by DR..
Daniel A. Polling. associate president
of the United Society of Christian En-
dinner p aoasn1 A the mass slsA' meeting
DR.. Polling will organize a District of
Columbia Christian Endeavor Alumni
Association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18

cinnati University Club of Washing
ton will be held tomorrow evening at
the Dewey Hotel. College songs will
be sung under the leadership of Presi-
dent Howard L. Bevis. Reservations
can be made by phoning Miss Helene
Baskin at thesDewey.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-12-12
FLU'S TOLL OVER 100000
Estimate Fatalities From Epidemic In
~ United States May Reach Three
Hundred and Fifty Thousand.

hington.-Between 100000 and
100000 deaths from influenza and
pneumonia have occurred among the
civilian population of the United
States since Sept. Is, according to esti-
mates of the public health service.
These calculations were based on re-
ports from cities and states keeping
accurate records and public health Of
ficials believe they are conservative.
The epidemic persists, but deaths
are much less numerous, according to
reports reaChing here.
The insurance companies have been
hard hit by the epidemic, government
reports indicate, although there are no
figures available here to show total
losses sustained by the companies.
The government incurred liabilities OF
more than $17O,000,00O in connection
with life insurance carried by soldiers
in army camps not including those in
Europe.
About 10000 deaths occurred in the
camps in the United States, war de-
partment records show.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-12-12
WILL START SOON AS WILSON RE-
cEPTION FUNCTIONS ARE
DISPOSED OF.
CONFERENCES OF ALLIES
Entente and U. S. Representatives viii
Fix Terms-French Public Show
ing Keen Interest In Fate
of Ex-Kaiser.

Paris.-It is believed the preliminary
peace pour parlers will begin Dec. 20,
when President Wilson will have been
officially received acclaimed and feted
and when he will be sufficiently settled
here to begin work.
There will then ensue a series of
preparatory private conferences be-
tween the allied and American repre-
sentatives at which the terms of peace
will be outlined and fixed. Only then,
it is understood, will the German dele
gates be invited to sign whatever the
entente and American statesmen de-
mand.
Next to President Wilson's visit,
which aroused ever-increasing enthu
siasm here, the French public is most
vitally interested in the fate of the
ex-kaiser. The majority of commenta'
tors would prefer to see him judged
by his own people, but If the German
nation fails to do SO the demand for
Williams punishment by the allies
would become irresistible. The idea
that he might entirely escape the pen
atty due him is regarded as too gro
tesque for discussion.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-12-12
CHAS. M. SCHWAB RESIGNS
President Wilson Sends Wi elesc Mes
sage of Acceptance-Sc Schwab Re-
turns To Own Interests.

Washington.-President Wilson ac-
cepted the resignation of Charles M.
Schwab as director general of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. The
president wirelessed a message of re-
gret from the George Washington to the
white house to be sent to Mr.. Schwab,
who retires from the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, to return to head his pri'
vate iAterests.
The presidents message to Mr.
Sehwab said:
81 accept your resignation only be-
cause you wish 1t and because feel
| that / must do so in fairness to You,
You have been exceedingly generous
in giving your services and they have
been invaluable, l want to thank YOU
very cordially indeed for all that yul
have done. l shall always remembe'
it as | am sure all your associates IA
the government will, n2 a service 10
unusual value and distinction
'-.1L0QnROW WILSON,"