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New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Women and Children
Crowded Into Huts Near
Occupied Domain
Soup and Bread
Form Only Diet
Refugees Suffer While
Awaiting German Per-
mission to Return
tBy The associated Press)


ORSHA, MOHILEY, Russia, June O..
The condition Of the 10000 refugees
gathered here awaiting permission to
enter German-occupied territory is ex-
tremely bad About 70 per cent of
them are women and children.
The most Of them live in semi-dark,
unventilated barracks, which are
crowded beyond limit, while several
thousand are sheltered in bark tents
which they have erected in the pine
forest. The correspondent has in
spected several of these barracks.
Those living in bark tents are even
worse off because the frail structures
offer little protection in inclement
forming puddles on the floor.
The All-Russian Union of Cities,
which is caring for the refugees, is
feeding 10000 daily. Soup. with little
meat. and quarer pound of bread were
given to each person. The senior ply
sician at the refugees camp told the
correspondent that the remainder of
the people are presumed to have their
food, as not all of them are INDECENT.
So far the Germans have admitted
about 10000, most of whom were Ger
mans or of German descent. Twenty
thousand Poles also have crossed
the frontier Russians will be admitted
last of all About fifteen hundred
passed the lines each day, the Germans
picking workmen for admission and
barring educated people, according to
statements from several refugees.
Despite the offer made by the union
to provide Germany with trains to
transport the refugees gathered at
Orsha in greater numbers SO as t..
prevent the spread of epidencs in
fatty refused to expedite the work.
The situation is aggravated by the
constant arrival of new patches Of
refuyees
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Soldier, Officially
Dead, Visits Sister
Boston Lad on Way to Grave
When Signs of Life Saved Him

PEMBROKE. Mass, June 2o.--
Howard G. Leighton, mentioned re-
Gently in a Canadian casualty list as
having died on battlefield in France,
startled his sister, Mrs. William c.
Jones, by appearing at her home here
to-day.
II thought you were Dead" was the
sisters greeting.
~ thought so myself" the soldier re-
piled.
Leighton, who enlisted at Boston
with a Canadian regiment, said he was
gassed SO badly in battle that he was
pronounced dead and the body removed
for burial. AS he was being taken
away, stretcher-bearers noticed signs
of life, he said, and took him to hos
pital. where he recovered.
Notice of his death was conveyed TO
his family in March.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Committee of Federated
Organizations to Pass
Resolutions Tonight
To Be Sent to Wilson
A Further Demonstration of
Patriotism Is Planned for
Liberty Parade

The executive central committee Of
the Federation of the Russian Organi-
cations in America will meet tonight
at its headquarters, 144 East Four
teenth Street, to formulate resolutions
to be forwarded to the President, voic-
ing the devotion of the federation to
the cause of the United States and the
Allies and appealing for aid to Russia
The body will also perfect plans for
the participation of the various organi-
cations in the Loyalty parade on the
Fourth of July.
The federation came into being as a
result of a convention of delegates
from thirty-seven Russian organiza-
tions held last February in this city,
In it are represented, through fraternal,
educational, social and political bodies,
all shades of Russian life except the
ultra black and the ultra red. The
Bolsheviki and their co-idcalists held a
convention of their own at the same
time, while the monarchists have kept
underground.
The federation stands as the culmi-
nation of protracted effort to form a
central body that could speak and act
in the name of the mass of the Russian
immigrants.
America, they have as yet made little
impression upon the ever changing sur
face Of American life. They number,
according to recent estimates, close to
a half million. They were driven from
their native land by the overpowering
impulses of the head, heart and stom-
ach. Political oppression has sent to
our shores thousands of rebels against
the autocracy of the Cars, and, lately,
objectors to the irresponsible Boil
shevist regime.
= Religious persecution forced out of
Russia members of non-ortho odox
churches and sects. of whom the
Dukhobors are the best known. Eco
nomic misery resulting from Grim
inally wrong distribution of land lack
Of tools, ignorance of modern agri-
cultural methods and frequent famines,
introduced q new element into the
American melting pot-Russian peas
ants.
About s. per cent Of the Russians in
the United States are men, most of
them laborers in factories and mines.
Illiteracy among them is considerably
third being unable to read or write.
New York harbors the largest Rus
sian colony-about $4,000. Three daily
newspapers-th Bolshevist "Novy Mir"
the uncertain, lately semi Bolshevist
"Russky Coles" and the anti Bolshevist.
pro-Ally "Russkoye Slovo''-and a num-
Der of weekly and monthly publica-
tions bespeak it's intellectual vigor.
The officers of the federation assert
that its active membership comprises
the majority of organized Russians.
The federation refuses to recognize the
Brest-Litovsk peace and is ardently in
= <,f nf to~
front. 1t has taken an active part in
American war activities. and it plans
to demonstrate on the Fourth of July
that the Russian people are still with
the Allies in the momentous struggle
for liberty and democracy.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Hurley Says Labor
Is Backing Ships

WASHINGTON, June 2o.-Edward
n. Hurley, chairman of the Shipping
Board, in an address before the editors
Of the Afro-American Press, to-day de-
clsred that American labor was giving
unlimited support to the shipbuildins
programme. He continued:
"Our shipbuilding industry to-day is
one OF the greatest. in the country, for
we have about $4,000 workers in the
shipyards, building mercantile yes
sells, and fully 100000 men in the
iron works, steel mills, machine shop,
and other factories engaged in max
ing shipbuilding materials. Measured
in man power, there are only two in.
dustries in the. country of such mag
nitude, numbering, with 100000 work.
ers, and the iron foundries, with 700
600 men.
There are now engaged in ship
building and The. making of ship ma
terials nearly four times as MANY
workers as we employed in the auto.
mobile industry at the last census"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21

ing will kill him, but if ne is strong he
and his friends have nothing to fear"
1t is expected that the ASSEMBLY"
will determine party policies upon a
number of issues, including prohibit
ton. This may lead to direct clash
between Governor Whitman, who has
aligned himself emphatically with the
dry forces, and Senator'S Wadsworth
and Calder, who both voted against the
Federal prohibition amendment, and
both oppose its ratification by New
York State.
While members of the House delega-
the move has the powerful backing of
republican state leaders, in addition
to the two Senators, it was learned here
tonight. There have been several con-
ferences over the adyisability of the
assembly, it finally being decided that
almost anything which could come out
OF such gathering would be better
than the present state of affairs in New
York from Republican viewpoint.
"At least, it will clear the air" one
OF the supporters of the move declared.
AT the present many of our fellows up
in the state are running round in cir
cles."
One thing was made very clear
There is no intent to use the assembly
to boost the candidacy of Attorney
General Merton Z. Lewis. Indeed, there
is no proposal to have any reference to
candidates in the open discussions of
the meeting. Those will be confined, if
The plan proposed by it's originators is
followed out, to discussion OF issues
and party politics.
Following is the statement issued by
Senators Wadsworth and Calder:
"Eronl the nuhlic nresc 1vo 1oorr
that Mr.. Glynn, the chairman of the
state committee, has declined to call
meeting Of the Republicans of the
state. such rs were held in former
years. His declination. if acquiesced
in denies to the members Of the party
an opportunity for the orderly discus
sion Of current events and the public
expression of party views. Therefore
we feel impelled to issue this invita-
ton to the Republicans of New York
to attend public meeting, open to all
who desire to attend, convinced as we
are at this time, more than ever be-
fore, it is of vital Importance that the
dominant party in the greatest state
in the Union shall declare its princi
pies in unmistakable terms"
Text of the Call
Following is the call sent out to hun
dreds of Republicans throughout the
state:
"To the Republicans of the State of
New York.
"A CALL FOR AN ASSEMBLY AT
SARATOGA
"As members of the Republican
party, deeply concerned in the election
of Republican Congress in the in
terest of the nations welfare and in
the maintenance of Republican su-
premacy in the State Of New York, we
hereby invite the Republican voters,
men and women, of the state to meet
IN assembly at Saratoga Springs on
Thursday, July IS, at IL O'Clock noon,
to formulate and declare the principles
and purpose of the party in the coming
campaign. We believe that only in this
way can important matters Of party
policy be agreed upon and such party
unity be brought about as will insure
success in the coming elections. We
have to-day sent letters to Theodore
Roosevelt, William H. Taft, Elihu
Root and Charles Z. Hughes request
ing them to address the assembly.
(Signed)
GAMES w. WADswORTH, Jr.,
WILLIAM NJ. CALDER"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21

for Congress yesterday by Socialists
in the 11th District, which includes
Governors Island, Staten Island and
part of Manhattan. Eastman got ISL
votes and Max Danish. of the Inter
national Ladies' Garment Workers
Union. 144.
The nomination was made in the
Finnish Branch's headquarters, o056
Fifth Avenue. A committee was ap-
pointed to consider candidates for
nomination in the 18th, 14th and Goth
Congressional districts.
Discussion concerning the choice Of
candidate in the 18th Congressional
District, which now is represented by
Meyer London, revealed considerable
opposition to renominating Mr.. Lon
don. The opposition faction apparently
had Judge Jacob Panken in mind as
its candidate.
1t was decided to postpone action on
the. nomination in that district until
the next meeting, when both Mr.. Lon
don and Mr.. Panken will be invited to
be present. A motion to reconsider
MI Eastman's nomination and invite
him also to attend this meeting and
answer questions was lost.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Major E. w. Caldwell
Dies of X-Ray Burns

Major Eugene Wilson Caldwell, of
the Medical Reserve Corps, widely
known as an experimenter with the X
Ray and an inventor of appliances for
use with it, died yesterday in Roose-
Welt Hospital from X-Ray burns re-
ceived many years ago. His most re-
cent invention, device for stereo-
scopic Auorosc6py, especially adapted
for war needs, &As perfected last week
under the direction of the surgeon
general.
After the old burns had become more
and more serious in aspect Major
Caldwell was taken to the hospital
yesterday only few hours before his
death. There will be military
funeral in the Campbell Funeral
Church, Sixty y-sixth Street and Broad
way, on Sunday afternoon. Major
Caldwell's home was at 480 Park Ave-
nue.. He was promoted to the rank of
major last March.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Columbia to Get $6lO,345
N. Y. U. and Pres. Hospital
Get Same Under Brown Will

Columbia University, New York Uni.
versity and Presbyterian Hospital will
receive $610,345 each, under the will
of Mrs. Kate Collins Brown, who died
August 19, 1917.
Mrs. Brown made these institutions
residuary legatees in her will, but the
exact amount of the bequests was not
determined until Yesterday, when the
transfer tax of the estate was filed in
the Surrogates' Court.
The net value Of the estate left by
Mrs. Brown was $2,358,535, the residue
amounting to 1881, ,035. There arc
fiftyone beneticiaries in the will. the
rest Of the estate going to relatives and
friends in beouests ranging from $4,000
to 100000, The greater part of the
estate consisted of stocks. bonds and
mortgages.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Honorary Degree Is
Conferred on Mayor
Ex-senator Burton Also Made
Doctor of Laws bx St. Iohn's

Mayor John F. Hylan and former
United States Senator Theodore F..
Burton, Of Ohio. received the honorary
degree degree Of l9 Doctor Of Laws at the forty
College. Brooklyn, held last night at
the Academy of Music, Brooklyn. The
degrees were presented by the Very
Rev. John W. Moore. president Of tho
college.
In q brief eulogy of the Mayor and
Senator Burton President Moore re-
ferred to them as men of whom the
legal profession might we'll be proud.
Senator Burton. in acknowledging
the honor conferred on him, delivered
an address to the graduates. Mayor
Hylsn did not speak.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Refreshment Tables
At Open Air Concert
Novelty Promised for Sunday
Night Affair on City COL
Iepe Stad;1,rn

New York is promised a novelty on
Sunday night at the first of the open
air concerts which will be held during
the next two months at the City Col
loGe Stadium, Amsterdam Avenue and
18TH Street. In addition to the regu-
lar seats. there will be placed directly
in front Of the orchestra about q hun.
dred small refreshment tables, each
seating four persons. Among the solo.
lists will be Anna Fitziu, of the Chicago
Grand Opera Company.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Fifteen Injured
By Plunging Auto
Owner Drives Machine on Side
walk to Save Child
in Street

An automobile owned and operated
by William Stiegel, of 96 Franklin
Street. Brooklyn, knocked down ff-
teen persons last night between Hum
boldt and McKibben Streets, Brooklyn.
Four were taken to St. GATHERINGS
Hospital, where they were treated for
fractured skulls and internal injuries.
Stiegel was operating his machine
down Seigel Street when he noticed a
little child in the centre of the street.
To avoid running her down he veered
his automobile to the sidewalk, which
was crowded, and knocked down fif-
teen persons before he could stop it.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Seek to Find the Son
OF Patrick Rartlev

The British Consulate is trying to
find the son Of Patrick BARLEY. Pat
rick BARLEY came to this country from
Great Britain and was lost to his
family for years. At the request Of
his mother the consulate tried to find
him, finally discovering that he had
died and that later his wife had died,
leaving an infant son, George Joseph
Bartley.
George Joseph's grandmother, across
the Atlantic, would like to find him. 1t
is known that in 1911 an aunt, Mrs.
Pallarine, of AIS East Nineteenth
Street. was looking out for, George
Joseph. -
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Soviet Congress Called
For Moscotu on June 28

MOSCOW, June 1.-THE fifth all
Russian Congress of Soveits will be
convened on June 28 in Moscow, ac-
cording to the decision taken by the
central executive to-day.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
This Ia Rumanian Dav

This is Rumanian day at the Conscr-
walton Food Show, which has been open
all week in the Grand Central Palace.
A programme Of special events has
been arranged by the Stage Women's
War Relief, the feature of which
will be one-act play called "Food,"
in which Blanche Bates, Holbrook
Blinn and Percival Knight will annear
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Eastman Named
For Congress Seat
Socialists in 11th New York
District Nominate Indicted
Editor Over Danish

MAX Eastman. editor Of sThe Lib
crater" who 10 under indictment with
ether members Of the staff OF ssMasses'
awaiting second trial. was homiuAtsd
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21

Baird to do his part toward securing
the enfrnnchisement Of all the women
Of this country by voting for the Fed.
eral amendment for woman suffrage
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Fire Record

A. NJ.
5:eO--S4 and sc. Washington st.: sahadi Bros
damage unknown.
lo:25-94s Willis sv.: william Boyd: slight.
ll:40-2l5 West l22d St.: Barney Reteisky tn
fling
ll45-l44l Broadway Banister Shoe Co. slight
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21

BOSTON. June 2o.-Heavy frosts did
much damage to crops in Vermont last
night. Official reports to the Weather
Hureau here to-day, told of unusuallv
low temperatures in many sections
Northtield, Vt, recording %, the lowest
mark for June in the history of the
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Heavy Frost Upstate
Works Damage to Cron.

:, oGDENsBuRG, IN. Y, June 90
frcst caused extensive damage
throughout the northern part Of TIE
state last night, according to reports
received here to-day.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-21
Senators Call
~ Y Republicans
For Conference

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Looking Blackboard In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Littlefield have is
sued invitations for the marriage of their
daughter Frances Ellen, and Mr.. solomon
Stoddard of Kansas City, wednesday
evening. October 10, at their home on To-
peka avenue.
Mr. Howard Patten and Mr.. Robert
Shortz had charge of a very delightful
subscription dance which was given In
Wetherell hall in the Masonic building
Thursday evening
The young people were chaperoned by
Mrs. J. L. Myers; music was furnished by
Woods orchestra.
Those who danced were Miss Edna Nc
Clintock Miss Susie Gay. Miss Louise ALL
son. Miss Lulu Ewart, Miss Lillian Whit
lock, Miss Libbie Hazlett, Miss Anita Col
Inns, Miss Jessie Myers, Miss Gertrude
Thompson, Miss Grace Frost. Miss Ina
Dreisbach, Miss Agnes Burdge. Mr.. Wallace
Thompson. Mr.. Tom King, Mr.. Arthur Nc
Clintock, Mr.. George Esterly, Mr.. Charley
Hinckley. Mr.. Joe Morgan. Mr.. George
Snyder. Mr.. Ed Mcbride, Mr.. Earl Ewart,
Julius Wedding, Mr.. Harry Butterfly, Mr..
Howard Guild, Mr.. Proctor FOUGHT, Mr..
Stacy Hadley, Mr.. Frank Davis. Mr.. Geo.
Bates, Mr.. Pierre Allaire. Mr.. Lester Davis
and Mr. George Butterfly.
Mrs. Charles Blood Smith was the hostess
at a charming O'Clock luncheon Friday
afternoon which she gave in honor of Mrs.
Charles Emory Smith. wife of the post
master general of Washington, D. c., and
Miss Anna Rose.
The other guests were Mrs. c. K. Holli-
day, Mr.; c. X; Holiday .jr., Miss Theresa
Rossington, Mrs. NJ. A. Low, Mrs. Frank
house of Denver. Mrs. NJ. O'Brien and Mrs.
A. l.. Redden.
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In accord with orders received by
the Red. Cross chapter here from the
headquarters of the southwest d.
vision. an American Red Cross motor
corps is being started. The first meet
ing was held yesterday at the home of
Mrs. A. T. Lucas, who was asked to
take charge of the organization. This
corps is to furnish efficient and eco
nomical conveyance wherever needed
by the Red Cross. Soldiers and sailors
are taken to their homes or the hos
pitais either in the cars or in an am
bulance which is to be at their service
every day. 1.-THE ladies asked are sup
posed to donate their fully equipped
cars and their services at least one day
in every two weeks.
This branch of the service has re-
Gently assumed an immense impor-
tance owing to the enormous growth
in the activity of the local and inter-
local Red Cross relief work: also be-
cause of the scarcity of men lowing to
the draft) who drive automobiles and
because it affords training schooI~for
women in which to qualify for over
seas motor service. This organization
will work with the canteen committee
where they are needed.
Mrs. A T. Lucas is captain; Mrs. H.
L. Pappmeyer and Mrs. r. G. Mer-
rick are first lieutenants and the sec
ond lieutenants will be Mrs. Charles
H. Burger. Mrs. F. A. Rooster, Mrs.
w. f. Bulls. Miss Genevieve Funk.
Miss Helen McClintock, Mrs. Morris
Schlegel, Mrs Frank Griggss, Mrs.
w. E. Davis. Mrs. r. NJ. johnson, Mrs.
Charles Sessions, Mrs. ]. D. Freeman,
Mrs. H. B. Hogeboom. Mrs. o. B.
Cutler and Miss Ora. Moneypenny.
The organization has not been COM
pleted yet, but the other members will
be announced later. There will be a
meeting of the officers and members
of Company A, of which Mrs. H. l..
Peppmeyer is first lieutenant. Mon
day afternoon at o'clock with Mrs.
Peppmeyer, 1909 Harrison street, and
of Company B, of which Mrs. Robert
Merrick is first lieutenant, with Mrs.
Merrick Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The motor corps has been called to
assist at the emergency hospital today
and Mrs. Lucas, Mrs. Peppmeyer and
Mrs. Merrick are on duty there today.
Il
Miss Helen McClintock entertained
at cards this afternoon at her home
in Fillmore street in compliment to
Mrs. Herbert Guild, of Pensacola. Fla,
who with her husband, Lieutenant
Guild, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. George
A. Guild and Mrs. Walter Wedding.
X
La Douzaine Bridge club will meet
Monday afternoon with Mrs. Allan
Lauck, POL Western avenue.
X
Lieut.. Glen Haughey. who is sta
toned in a base hospital at I Camp
Oglethorpe. Pa, has been dangerous
ly i'll this week with influenza which
turned into pneumonia, but his sister,
Mrs. Kurtz Kellam received message
this morning stating that the crisis
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the stars in heaven, to her I'd ever be
true, that I'd go out in the cold. cruel
world, and business man I'd be, and
come back with lots of money and live
in luxury. But I don't know. we just
drifted apart, each a different way, so
1 decided to go back home and call
on her, one day. I didn't believe shed
get married, because of her love for
me, but found my old boyhood chum
had stepped in my place, by gee. He
invited me out to his house that day,
to see how he's fixed in life, and met
the girl who in early youth had prom
ised to be my wife. She introduced
her children. 1 met Jim and Pete and
Arty. Then Gerty, Bess and Helen.
l thought 1 was at a party. She said
they were all hers, the twins were
still asleep, but If I'd be real quiet. at
them, could take a peep. Well, they
were all good looking children but,
goodness what drove, SO I've decided
I'm pretty lucky to sit around that
stove. N >. "A.
X x X
The following extracts are from
letter written by First Lieut.. William
L. Evers of the ambulance service of
the United States arnY. Lieutenant
Evers, a native TopeKan, was some
time ago awarded the Croix de Guerre
for unusual bravery and faithfulness
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