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Evening star., 1918-04-30
WATER MAINS TO BE LAID
FOR NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS
Fire Protection for War and Navy
Structures Object Of System Soon
to Be Installed.

To afford fire protection for the new
War and Navy buildings. the District
water department is to begin the work
Of laying nearly three miles of heavy
water mains within q few days. -
During the past few months q num-
ber Of large structures for war pur-
poses have been erected In the section
bounded by New York avenue, Potomac
Park. 18th and 26th streets, and it ID
for the protection Of these buildings
thst the water Is to be carried into the
section on a large scale. 4
In this section have been erected the
American Red Cross building, Council
of National Defense, ordnance depart
ment, food administration. fuel admin
istration., quartermaster's department
War Trade Board and two structures
now under course of erection for the
Army and Navy.
From the corner Of 21st and L streets
a twenty-four-tnch water main is to be
laid as far as B street, where 1t will
branch east to 18th street. A sixteen.
inch line is to be brought west from
the same point along B street to- 26th
street, where it will be runs northward
as far as D street A loop from the
twenty-four-inch main will be laid from
21st street east along New York ave.
nue. and e street as far as 18th street
where it will be laid up 17th street to F
street to Join another main.
: Similar service will be given for the
buildings now being erected in Seator
and Henry parks. in the area bounded
by ~ and 8th streets and Missouri anG
Maine avenues. Twenty-inch mains are
to be laid there for more than 7SO feet
Evening star., 1918-04-30
KAISER DECLARES MONEY
MART SHOWS STRENGTH
Tells Chancellor Germany Is Win
ing Militarily and Economically;
Claims People Confident.

AMSTERDAM. April 2s.-Emperor
William. according to a Berlin dis
patch. has addressed the following
manifesto to DIR. Won Hertling. the i'm
perial chancellor:
1.-The reichsbank report for 1917 shows
that the splendids state Of our money
market and the strength Of the resist
ance Of our economic life which fills
me with proud joy and 1 should like
to express my appreciation to all con-
cerned.
This unparalleled success we GER
tainly owe above all to victories which
the Divine Grace has bestowed upon
our leaders and upon the fighters of
our army and fleet. They are the foun-
dation of strong confidence in the in
vincible strength and future of the
fatherland, which as the eighth war
loan has proved. fills all classes of the
population.
Apart from that. however. it is pos
sible to conduct our reichsbank, which
together with the efficiency and patri.
otfc spirit Of all concerned has furnish
ed the strong backbone which has en-
abled us to raise the necessary war
cost.
81 am glad to be able to express this
coming fresh from the battlefield and
under the impression created by our
irresistible advance. We are conquer
ing militarily and economically and we
have before US. though not an easy. u
strong future"
Evening star., 1918-04-30
TO DIVORCE GERMANY"
FROM U. S. INDUSTRIES

NEW YORK, April 3o-Revelation
Of the governments plan ITO divorce
Germany permanently from American
industry and commerce" will be made
by A. Mitchell Palmer. custodian Of
alien enemy property. at a meeting here
May 8. under the auspices Of the Ma
tional Security League, Accepting the
leagues invitation to speak, Mr.. Pal
mer wrote from Washington:
II shall address myself to the sub
ject 'Germany's Industrial Army on
American SOIL It seems to me a good
opportunity to disclose the result Of
my observations as alien property Gus
todian. showing the strong Industrial
and commercial foothold which Ger
many obtained In this country before
the war, and what we are now propos-
ing to do to divorce Germany per-
manently from American industry and
commerce"
Elihu Root, honorary. president of
the National Security League. will pre-
side.
Evening star., 1918-04-30
NEW YORK SURVEYING FooD.
Retailers and Eating Places Must
Report Stocks to Police.

NEW YORK. April S0.-The police
and the federal food board today be-
gan an investigation of the business of
New York city's $4,000 food retailers-
grocers. butchers. hotels and restau-
rants.
BY means Of cards which the retail
ers must fill out before May 8 the food
board intends to learn how much corn
meal. wheat, -four. rice. beans, milk.
sugar. bacon and lard each has, where
It Is stored. how much he usually sells
In week and the amount he has con-
tracted for.
The cards will be distributed by the
police. each patrolman being RESPONSE
BILE for the stores on his beat. They
Will be collected by policemen on Nav
and other card demanding more de-
tailed Information will be given to
each retailer.
Evening star., 1918-04-30
WHITE HOUSE P|CKETS
MUST PAY PENALTIES
Pay Fines or Serve Jail Sentences,
Decree Of United States Court
Of Appeals.

RICHMOND, Va, April 30.-white
House pickets who escaped prison as a
result of being released on bond must
either pay fines or servo Jail sentences,
according to an opinion handed down
today in the United States circuit court
of appeals here.
The decision affects Mrs. Henry But
terworth, Mrs. Eunice B. Brennan and
Miss Cora Weeks, who escaped being
sent to Occoquan with other pickets
who served only parts Of their terms
there. 1t is expected the case will go
to the United States Supreme Court
on appeal
The women sent to Occoquan were
pardoned by President Wilson. A suit
against the District Of Columbia Com
missioners has grown out Of this case.
Evening star., 1918-04-30
REV. DIR. H. A. MABIE DIES.
Was Identified With Baptist Church
for Nearly Fiftv vaar.

BOSTON. April s0.-The Rev DR.. Henry
Clay Mabie. for nearly half a century a
Baptist clergyman and long identified with
the American Baptist Missionary Union,
died at his homo here today. After grad
uatins from the Baptist Theological Sem
ilary at Chicago he was pastor Of several
churches In tho middle west.
As an officer Of the missionary union he
vas sent to Asia, Japan, China and India
- visit its stations, and represented thaf
os12nization In 1907 at the Morrison CEN
tenary conference at Shanghai. He was
wdere. Ill. "a
Evening star., 1918-04-30
BUYS GAMES FOR ITALIANS.
7. M. c. A. Expends $3.50, 900 70,
=. Sporting Eouipment.

ROME, April So.-John r. Mott of the
American 7. NJ. c. A. war work coun-
Gil. had . long conference today with
Gen. zupslli. the Italian minister of
war, ana Mr.. Page. the American am
bassador. on the subject Of 7. M. C. A.
work for Italian soldiers. Mr.. Mott
inspected the activities Of the associa-
ton at the different italian .centers and
found everywhere satisfactory ar
rangsments. -
Having heard that italian soldiers
enjoyed American games, Mr.. Mott
bought thousand foot balls at Milan,
$50 at Genoa. 800 at Naples, $50 in
Rome and ordered from America games
valued at $2Bo,o00.
Mr.. Mott left Rome tonight for the
italian 'front.' whence he viii 20 direct
70 vrancA !
Evening star., 1918-04-30
BERLIN ASKSAbOUT
RUSSIAN MONARCHY
Reports Of Restoration and
Disorders at Petrograd
Alarm HohenzolIerns.

BERLIN. via London. April - (Brit-
ish admiralty. per Wireless Press) Baron
Won Dem Bussche- e-Haddenhausen, un-
dersecretary for foreign affairs. has
wired Gen. Count Won Mirbach. the new
German ambassador to Russia, asking
him to report concerning the truth OF
numerous rumors of q monarchist res
toration and disorders In Petrograd.
Tho undersecretary refers to rumors
which have come through Finland. and
says that he has received a letter by q
devious route from Petrograd. dated
April Is. stating that a monarchist
proclamation is imminent and that Gen.
Michael v. Alexieff. Alexander J. Ouch
koff. Paul N. Milukoff and Michael v.
Rodzianko. all identified with tho Ker-
ensky regime. are in Petrograd: ne
ports, which reach US from various
sources, do not sound altogether i'm
probable. beg you to wire me your
report"
Deny Breaking Treaty.
PETRoGRAD, Wednesday, April "a.
via London, April 29.-Gen. Count Won
Mirbach. the newly ly-appointed German
credentials to the bolshevik govern
ment at Moscow today. simultaneously
the German government issued a denial
Of the recent Russian accusations that
Germany had broken the Brest-Litovsk
peace agreement by the continued ad-
vance Of German troops into the
Crimea.
It is declared here that the Russians
will sink the Black sea fleet to pre-
vent the warshipe falling into the hands
portion Of the Russian crews has fed:
The Turkish ambassador and his stan
also arrived at Moscow today. It Is
stated the Turkish delegation has In.
vited the Caucasian republic to send
delegates to Trebizond, Black sea port
in Turkish Armenia, to negotiate peace
with Turkey.
Separate Peace Denounced.
NEW YORK, April 3o.-Denouncing
the separate peace made with Germany
at Brest-Litovsk as being concluded by
q group Of political adventurers. who
compromise and humiliate Russian lib
srty and dem, the x.raaa
Russian organizations in this country.
has sent a telegram to President Will
son asserting that I'VE are sure you
will help the Russian democracy In Its
fight against the first attempt Of the
autocratic counter revolution"
After stating that the league inter-
preted "the invitation tended by the
federal government to Russian citizens
in the United States to cooperate in
the third liberty loan" as a Sign that
you, Mr.. President, still consider US to
be citizens of an allied nation" the
telegram adds:
I'VE are very grateful to you for
your friendly policy toward Russia.
The only-hope for resurrection of the
Russian democracy. the only hope for
DUR liberty, depends now upon the i'm
mediate and generous help Of the
United States"
Evening star., 1918-04-30
|DR. CARLOS De PENA
OF URUGUAY |SDEAD
Minister to U. S. Had Been at
Hospital More Than Week
With Toxic Infection. u
CAME HERE 7 YEARS AGO

DR.. Carlos Maria de Pena, minister to
the United States from Uruguay, died
this morning At Emergency Hospital,
following an illness Of . little moro
than q week. The cause Of death was .
toxic infection from streptococeus, ac-
cording to physicians At the hospital
The primary cause Of death is given as
cellulitis
DR.. de Pena was taken Ill the day be<
fore the funeral Of the Chilean ambas.
sador. Don Santiago Aldunate, and
moved to Emergency Hospital. and his
condition since then has been consider
ed hopeless. He had been in this coun>
try as Uruguayan minister since May
81, 1911.
Held Cabinet Positions.
He was born in 1852 of one Of the
most distinguished families in his coun.
try. and had held several cabinet posi-.
tions in Uruguay before coming to the
DR.. de Pena was one Of the most noted
lawyers of his country. practicing in
Montevideo after his graduation from
the University Of Montevideo. He was
u 0IrOn8 dQvoCdto OF pdn-AfneE1Can unity
and was active in all pan-American
affairs.
Following his graduation from the
University of Montevideo. he became
professor OF political economy and adj
minigtrative law at the university. and
since that time had been honorary proc
fessor Of the school of law and sciences
Of the university.
Was Secretary Of Treasury.
In 1883 and 1890 he was mayor Of
|Montevideo and later was secretary Of
the treasury Of Uruguay and minister
Of public works, industry and instrucs
ton. In 1907 he was sent on o conn.
Dental mission by his government to
Brasil, and in 1911 acted a. president
Of the Uruguayan delegation to the
|pan-American conference at Buenos
Aires, Argentina. DR.. de Pena was also
an author Of note.
He IL survived by his widow, four
daughters and two sons. the eldest Of
whom, Hugo v. de Pena, 10 secretary Of
the Uruguayan legation, at 1874 N street
northwest. No Arrangements have yet
been made for the funeral state serv-
Ices will probably be held here, and,
following the usual custom. the United
States probably will convey the body to
Uruguay aboard q warship.
Evening star., 1918-04-30
WOULD CHECK SMOKE
NUISANCE IN CAPITAL
Representative J. Hampton Moore
Introduces Rill to Reduce
Fumes in Washington.

Con blaming that belching smoke in
Washington is disfguring the many white
buildings and spelling the beauty Of the
National capital needlessly. Representative
]. Hampton Moore Of Pennsylvania today
introduced in the House resolution look
ing toward arresting the smoke nuisance.
The District Commissioners are sup
porting Representative Moore in this ef-
fort. The resolution was referred to the
House District committee, and with it
Representative Moore filed letter from
Commissioner Brownlow.
In his resolution Representative
Moore said that the smoke nuisance in
the District Of columbia was increas-
ing, to the prejudice of the COMFORT and
health Of the people. and that 1t likewise
threatens to deface the architectural ex-
cellence of the National Capital. He
asks the House that the committee on
the District of Columbia be requested
to make inquiry into the causes of the
smoke nuisance. with special reference
to the use Of fuel and the banking of
fires in the District of Columbia. and
to report to Congress such legislation
for abatement thereof as the facts. with
due regard to rights Of all parties in
terested, may warrant.
low says: "The Commissioners have
themselves noticed increased smokiness
in the capital during recent months,
and share In your fears concerning the
possible DETACHMENT of buildings and
possible interference with the comfort
and orderly maintenance OF homes and
places of business as the result Of that
condition.
'If there be any particular way of
preventing the emission of dense or
thick black or gray smoke to a greater
extent than 1t is now being prevented,
tho Commissioners will welcome some
suggestion that will enable them to ac-
complish that end. They will be glad
to cooperate with you in any action
you may take to better existing condi-
tions."
Evening star., 1918-04-30
CHINESE PURSUIT FREED KYLE
Military Chased Bandits Until
American Was Released.

The Chinese bandits. who. on March
s, captured and held for ransom in
Honan province .he American engineer,
George A. Kyle of Portland, Ore, re-
leased Kyle last week only after they
had been worn out by military pursuit
instituted by the Chinese government
A dispatch to. the Safe Department
today from American Minister Reinsch
at Peking said the bandits surrendered
Kyle without ransom after they had
been given promise of amnesty. :
Evening star., 1918-04-30
CHICAGO THEATER BOMBED.
Front Blown Out, Following Labor
Troubles.

CHICAGO. April s0.-Explosipn Of a
bomb in the entrance to the Woodlawn
Theater, on East SD street, last night
destroyed the front Of the playhouse
a part of the lobby. tore . great hole
in the vicinity. The theater. said to
have cost 100000, was opened last
Friday and had a seating capacity Of
1000.
The place was empty at the time Of
the explosion.
Throwing Of the bomb is said to have
been the result Of labor troubles dur
ing the construction of the building.
Evening star., 1918-04-30
ENGLISH KING AND QUEEN
HOSTS TO U. S. FLIERS

LONDON. April ga party of more
than 100 American airmen. located in
this vicinity. were invited D tea at
Windsor Castle by King George and
Queen Mary this afternoon. At the re-
eeption the king and queen expressed
appreciation Of the excellent work the
men are doing in the cause of civiliza-
ton.
Evening star., 1918-04-30
CACHE OF EXPLOSIVES FOUND.
Aative Austrian at Nashville, Tenn,
N. Makes Admissions

NASHVILLE. Tenn. April 30
RHeugh shrapnel. three-inch shells and
sknHkeless powder to destroy eyerv
M4dge and public building in Nash
we and vicinity was discovered yes
terday on an isolated farm on the out
sttrts Of the city. leased by 4 native
oKAustria. The Austrian who leases
the farm has admitted to the au.
therities that he had known Of the
9Dnaunition being stored in the barn
Wt!ten days and had neglected to re-
poxt the same.
Evening star., 1918-04-30
LIBERTY RALLY IN SENATE.
Employees Meet and Invest Thou
sands in Bonds,

A liberty loan rally of the employees
Of the Senate was held today in tho
big caucus room in the Senate ONCE
building, at the call Of Col. Higgins,
sergeant-at-arms OF the Senate. Hun
dreds of employees responded and thou
sands Of dollars were subscribed to the
third liberty loan.
AL those who had previously pur-
chased bonds were listed and many of
WH~ had not vet .ph.crihsN d,h .n
buying the bonds either outright or on
the installment plan.
GeL. Higgins addressed the meeting
be1bdy.
Evening star., 1918-04-30
APPROVED BY THE SENATE.
Four Directors of War Corporation
Named by President Yesterday.

The four directors Of the War FL
nance Corporation, nominated yester-
day by President Wilson, were ap-
proved today by the Senate finance
committee.
Action on the members of the capital
issues committee was postponed until
the committee obtained more informa-
tion regarding some nominees, espe-
cially John 8. Drum of California and
James B. Brown of Kentucky. Com
mittee members said there was no op-
position to any of the appointees.
Evening star., 1918-04-30
LESS PUBLIC INT0XICAT10N.'
Records in New York Show Decrease
of so Per Cent,

NEW YORK. April 3o.-Reckoned on
the basis of records for the first quar-
ter of 1918, public intoxication in New
York city will show a decrease of so
per cent this year, according to a re-
port compiled by city statisticians. just
made public.
"It will be of great interest to note
later on how falling off In cases Of pub
lie intoxication affects the number of
arrests for other offenses," said the re-
port. 1t did not speculate on the rea-
sons for the decreased number of per-
sons arraigned for intoxication.
Evening star., 1918-04-30
M.c.A. DEDICATION TONIGHT
Exercises at New Building in Poto-
mac Park-Speaking and Music.

Dedication exercises will be held to-
night at the new Y. M. C.. A. building in
Potomac Park.
Representative John M. Baer Of North
Dakota will give chalk talk and Rev.
DR.. John B. Clark Of First Presbyterian
Church will speak.
The Fort Myer Band will begin play
ing at o'clock. Rev. DIR. Paul r.
Hickok will offer the invocation. Lieut..
Robert of the 50th Infantry will sing.
William Knowles Cooper will present
the building formally and it will be ac-
cepted by Maj. w. s. Neely of Company
B. Sd Battalion. 50th Infantry.
Rev. Charles s. Shreve will pronounce
the benedtction.
Evening star., 1918-04-30

Mexico, in Zones, to Fight Rebsls.
MEXICO CITY, April 2s.-Mexico has
been divided into six zones. each with
general Of division commanding. for
the purpose Of waging q more active
campaign against rebels. Announce
msnt was made today Of the districts
and commanders. this action being tall
en- by President Carranxa, who has per
sonally assumed supreme command OF
operations.
Evening star., 1918-04-30
Washington Men Buy New,paner.

WILMINGTON. N. c.. April 3o.-rhe
Wilmington Dispatch this afternoon
ahnounces q change of ownership, ef-
fective with today's issue, the major
ity of the stock having been bought by
Parker R. anderson. Sidney Bieber and
Frank P. Morse of Washington, d. c..
from Thomas E. Cooper, w. B. Cooper.
James o. Reilly and T. w. Davis Of
Wilmington. The following ofic.ra
were elected: P. r. Anderson, presid emit
and manager: Sidney Bieber, secretary.
treasurer. and r. p. Morse vice presi-
dent
Evening star., 1918-04-30
His Time Il Money,

From the Boston Transcript.
Cnent-This bill Of yours IL sxor-
bitant. There arc several items In 10
that I don't understand at all.
LawyerI am perfectly willing to
explain. but the explanation will cost
you ten dollars.
Evening star., 1918-04-30
ALLEGED PEACE OFFER
BY EMPEROR CHARLES
Reported That Austrian Ruler Asks
Italy to Consider Prop
osition.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM. April 30.-The Catholic
International Press agency announces.
a dispatch from Basel says. that EN-
peror Charles Of Austria. is making a
fresh peace offer. appealing to Italy to
consider it in her own interests.
Although it has been predicted fre-
quently that if the present German
sive" would he inaugurated by the CEN
trail powers, there has been no previous
intimation that a new move OF TINS
nature was being made. Unless con-
the usual channels of news from
Switzerland, this dispatch may be ac-
cepted with reserve. Ordinarily news
originating in Switzerland is forward
ed to this country by way of Paris.
Rated as Effort to Create Discord.
oficials have regarded the report that
Emperor Charles is about to offer a
separate peace to Italy with the same
sentiments they repeatedly have ex-
pressed toward other peace offers. AL
though without any information other
than that contained in a Stockholm dis
patch. they freely expressed the opin-
ion that the chisf purpose Of such an
offer was to create dircord among the
Italians to weaken their resistance, and
at the same time attempt to quiet un.
rest among the Austrian people.
Emperor's Method Criticised.
MANCHESTER, England. April 90
Commenting on the report from Paris that
Emperor Charles peace overtures last
year were communicated only to Presi-
dent Poincare. Premier Ribot. Minister of
War Painleve, Premier Lloyd George and
the Italian foreign minister and that no
hint from them was given the other allies,
the Guardian today says: Eve can Justly
say the wrong method was adopted-a
method which might have brought to
naught really excellent chance Of peace
and which, as a matter Of fact, may have
brought one to naught in this case."
The Guardian argues that Belgium, Rus
sia and America would "have added heav-
lily to the weight of moderation in the
peace councils, because Belgium's claims
are beyond dispute. The Russian gov
ernment of the day represented the youth
Of the revolution, and President Wilson
stood and stands for certain principles,
but for no material ambitions.
America is becoming more vital to the
allied war. She must not be less vital to
allied diplomacy and allied peace. To
some extent she hitherto, owing to her
exceptional position, stood apart from the
numerous individual programs Of the al
lies. That is Ineligible. but no longer
sufficient. She is SO situated that she can
adjust these programs to the general allied
program Of liberty and reason. That is
the diplomatic task for which she is
marked out and which she ought without
delay to adopt"
Evening star., 1918-04-30
King Report Before Senate.

Senator King Of Utah today present.
ed formally to the Senate the unan-
imous report Of the judiciary commit
tee on his resolution to revoke tho fed
eral charter of the National German
American Alliance. He plans to call
up the resolution in a few days.
Evening star., 1918-04-30
Pioneer Auto Body Designer Dies.

DETROIT. April so.-c. A. Francis, a
pioneer in body designing for automo-
biles. has died here. For twenty-five
years Mr.. Francis was superintendent
Of the studebaker Bros. Manufacturing
Company at South Bend. IND, and for
dvs years he has been Identified with
the Packard Motor Car Company Of thi1
city. f%
Evening star., 1918-04-30
Exercise
Special Care

With your floor coverings-pro-
long their usefulness and re-
store them to their original
beauty by having Hekimian re.
pair, clean and store them for
the summer.
We assure you Of quality
work and 1906 service.
NEJIB HEKIMIAN
1912 Fl Street
Established 1901
Phone M. 2Q63 -.
Evening star., 1918-04-30

Doctors Give Bishop ireland Hepe.
ST. PAUL. MIMI. April so.-The condi-
ton Of the Most Rev. John ireland, Ro-
man Catholic Archbishop Of st. Paul, asain
was announced "as improved today. The
physicians said they were beginning 20
Evening star., 1918-04-30

Bishop Thomas J. shahan, president OF
the Catholic University, will deliver the
first lecture Of the new chair Of the
Immaculate conception. Just created at
0clock tomorrow afternoon. Other leo
lures will BE- given on the succeeding
Wsdnssdau 0f. May. The .puhlie 10 In
vitsd,