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Evening star., 1918-02-02
|OLD SOL BEHIND CLOUDS
Prof. Arctomys Monax, the Ground
Hog, Has Not Yet Seen
His Shadow.

Old King Sol was striving with all
his might at o'clock this afternoon
to force his radiant face through the
clouded sky and cast the shadow which
will send poor old Prof. Arctomys
Monax, the grounding, back into his
hut for forty more days of inclement
weather.
The professor came forth from his
obscure hole Somewhere in Washing
tom early this morning. and. pushing
the snow from his door. peered first at
the sky and then at the ground A
heavy cloud hung over the city and
there was every indication that old
Sol was sleeping late
With an encouraging farewell to Mrs
Monax and the little ground hogs, the
old professor hurried to the weather
bureau to inquire if anything had been
learned from the astronomic instru-
ments as to what Sol was planning for
the day.
The forecaster, who has learned from
experience that Soils mind is as change
able as the winds, told the anxious pro
fessor that the smiling old man appa-
rently had his back turned to Wash
ington. but might shift his position at
any moment.
The ground hog returned to his hole
riveted his eyes on the sky and sat
waiting for the hour this evening when
Sol must disappear behind the horizon
| In the west.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
AIR DEFENSE OF PARIS
WILL BE MADE STRONGER

PARIS, February 2-An increase in
the number of airplanes defending
Paris and measures for rendering bar
rage fire more efficacious were decided
upon at a conference between Premier
Clemenceau and Jacques l. Dumeanil.
under-secretary of aviation. An intense
continuous curtain fire is considered
here to be the only real protection
against air raids.
The funeral OF the victims OF the re-
cent raid will probably be held Sunday,
ALI expense being betrayed by the gov
ernment The city of Paris viii allot
burial plots in perpetuity. without cost
to the families of the victims
Cardinal Annette, Archbishop OF Paris,
has issued protest against the recent
raid by German airplanes. He says In
part:
..Once more in the name of the prin-
cipIes of civilization and Christia atty
and in accord with the sovereign pom
tiff who several times has reproved
crimes of this sort, We protest against
barbarous acts that constitute veritable
assassinations without any military
utility.
Two military medals and six war
crosses have been awarded to workers
in a bombarded factory who remained
at their posts throughout the raid.
Three of the war crosses were given to
women.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
CREEL' DENIES, CHARGE
Calls Assertions of R. M. La Toilette.
Jr., That He Is Engineering Peace
Drive Infamous Lies"

George .Creel, director of the commit
tee on public information, today de-
notfhced assertions made by Robert NJ.
La Toilette, jr.. to the effect that the
goYernment, through the Creel COM
mittee, was engineering a disguised
peace drive, as Infamous lies, without
the slightest shred or foundation of
TRUTH
In his statement. sent to numerous
newspapers throughout the country, the
son of the senator from Wisconsin as
serted that the administration, after
stepping all over the pacifists ever
since the war began. has now begun to
send out 'peacemakers' of it's own" and
that George Creel. chairman of the
committee on public information and
general handy man around the White
House, has completed arrangements
with the Church Peace Union, 70 5th
avenue, New York city, and the Amer
lean Peace Society, Colorado building,
Washington, to send out through the
country carefully selected speakers
who will discuss peace terms under
primatur of the government"
Mr.. La Follette's article. occupying
about column of newspaper space,
goes into details Of the alleged ar
rangement and the plan to implant
peace ideas in the minds of the people,
with the committee on public informa-
tion as the i-governmentaI organ
ization through which the work was TO
be carried on.
Mr.. creel in a personally authorized
statement declared he had never heard
of the alleged plan, and that he had
never conferred with representatives of
the organizations named in regard to
program of speeches of pacific ten
dency.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
ICE G0RGES, MINOR CRAFT
FAST, PASS BY LOUISVILLE
Falling Water and Moving Ice on
ohio-Home Guards on Patrol
at Cincinnati.

LOUISVILLE. KY. February Zoe
from lesser gorges, which have broken
below the great gorge in the Ohio river
near Rising Sun. Ind. approximately
fifty miles from Louisville, began pass
ing here today. Several minor craft.
Including coal diggers and barges, and
what was believed to be the Carrollton.
KY. wharf boat, were embedded in the
fioe.
The damage from the ice on the wa
ter front here so far has been confined
to the loss of several small gasoline
craft and some injury to the govern
menr dam at the head OF the falls. The
larger boats are regarded safe in the
shelter of the canal
falling stage today indicated that
the ice was moving at points below
here.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, February The
Ohio river is falling slightly at this
point. the gauge registering COS feet
at 10 am. or four-tenths of a foot
lower than il was twelve hours earlier.
\ regiment of home guards of this city
is pauolling that part of the city that
is under water, and likewise assisting
in the relief of those families that need
help.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
ABOUT $4,000 HORSES
ARE USED BY u. S. ARMY
Relief Society Reports Att Animals
Died During the Six Weeks End
ing January .12.

The number of horses used today by
the United States Army is approximate
ly $4,000. according to statistics COM
piled by the American Red Star Animal
Relief. This is an increase of 5000
since the beginning of the war, but
does not represent the number of ami
mails purchased by the government
since war was declared on Germany.
however. as thousands of animals have
died in the various camps and sta
tions.
During the six weeks ending January
IL, Att horses died from natural dis
eases. entailing a loss of approximately
$S35,915 to the government, according
to the relief society.
The majority of deaths are due to in
fluenza, known to horsemen as ship
ping fever" This disease has long
puzzled veterinarians and they have
yet to discover satisfactory treatment.
Many camps. and remount stations
have been aided in reducing the num-
ber of deaths among the horses by the
American Red Star Animal Relief,
which looks after the health and gem
eral welfare of horses in the sEhited
States forces. "
DR.. William o. Stillman, for twelve
years president Of the American HUI
name Association. is director general of
the Red Star. which has national head
quarters at Albany, n. Y.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
OBTAINS LARGER QUARTERS.
Teaching Center of Red Cross Moves
to 1413 G Street.

Because of the large increase in the
size of classes and consequent urgent
need for more room. the teaching CEN
ter of the District of Columbia Chapter
of the Red Cross has removed to 1413
G. street northwest, where more COM
modious quarters have been obtained.
Glasses in standard. Instructors and in
tensive courses in surgical dressings
are being organized. and a workroom
has been opened in connection with
these classes. enabling the teaching
center to help supply the quota of
dressings assigned each week to the
chapter.
The imperative demand for nurses at
home and abroad has given an increas-
ed interest to the classes in elementary
hygiene. and many young women are
taking this with dietetics and first aid,
In order to prepare themselves for
nurses aids in the event of. their being
needed later when soldiers are brought
home.
Glasses in French will be organized
and 1t is the intention of the teaching
center to begin shortly certain forms Of
reconstruction work.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
Coal Seized Here by
Fuel Administrator
for Baltimore Use

The ]. Maury Dove Company today
made complaint that eleven cars of
soft coal. containing between 500 and
600 tons, had been seized by the Nation
al Fuel Administrator and sent to Balti-
more, and that in order to meet con-
tractoral obligations for which this
coal was intended. had been compelled
to transfer coal from the Chesapeake
and Ohio Potomac yards, south of the
river. to the Baltimore and Ohio tracks
at an additional expense of sl.4oo. The
company now had been advised. it was
said. that fourteen more cars of soft
coal consigned to 1T at Washington
had been diverted by the National Fuel
Administrator, the tonnage amounting
to about 1880 tons, making the total
amount diverted about $500 to a,40o
tons.
The Dove company maintains that
this is not fair to Washington. Hos
pitfalls, private consumers, hotels and
large apartment houses are dependent
upon it for their supplies. 1t claims
that the taking of this coal from
Washington, where the needs are as
great as in any other city, lis worl,inp
an injustice to the Washington public.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
CONVENTION IN TEMPEST
+ over RUSS RESOLUTIONS
Menshevik Speakers Oppose Boil
shevik Desire to Interfere in
Goldman-Berkman Case.

| NEW YORK, February 2.-The reso-
lutions adopted last night by the Rus
sian colonial conference or convention
| of Russian societies in the United
States, asking the United States gov
erument to deport Alexander Berkman
and Emma Goldman instead of sending
them to jail, were the subject Of tenn
pestuous controversy when the conven-
tion resumed its session today. The
the minority. made accusations against
President Gregory Weinstein, editor of
the Russian newspaper Novy Mir, that
he was railroading the affairs of the
convention by having packed it with
bolshevik delegates.
Speakers for the menSheviki opposed
interfering in the Berkmau- u-Goldman
case, declaring that the best men IN
Russia were being imprisoned by the
bolsheviki. For doing this they were
congratulated by this convention. while
the bolsheviki of this convention were
protesting against the United states
imprisoring such persons as Berkman
and Goldman.
The mensheviki, through Ellis Ranen,
representing the Massachusetts Jewish
socialist bund, and NJ. koltchin of New
York, demanded representation on the
executive committee, which was re-
fused them. They also demanded that
the president of the convention be
changed daily. but this was also re-
jected by vote of - to So.
AS a result of the protest, it was
said, the executive committee would
delay forwarding the resolutions to
President Wilson until they had been
further considered.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
TO PASS NAVAL STATIONS
Secretary Daniels Not to Seek Funds
Of Present Session of Congress to
Garry Out Recommendations.

+ Secretary Daniels of the Navy Depart
ment today authorized announcement
that he would not ask Congress at the
present session for any appropriations
for new naval stations on the south At
lantic. Gulf OF Mexico or the Pacific
coast. which have been recommended
by the board headed by Rear Admiral
Helm. - .-.-.--...- :.--.-.---....
The secretafy.s announcement today,
however, Is regarded in, the Navy as
an Indication that he will adopt the
recommendations of the report and
later ask for the appropriations to car
ry them out.
All the recommendations have not vet
been disclosed, but those for the Pa
cine coast are known to be as follows:
At San Diego, Cal. main aviation
station for the Pacific coast Al Los
angeles. subn arine base. AT Mare
!slanda and Pnset Sound navy yards. q
home base for submarines and aviation.
At Port Angeles. Wash, an operation
station for submarines and aviation.
and at some point on the CoIum bia
river, an operating station for sub
marines.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF
$1,000 ENELRY Theft
Richard Luskey and Wife, New Jer'
sey Avenue, Held by Police,
Deny Guilt.

Richard Luskey, thirty-nine years
old, a former platform man in the em-
ploy of Adams Express Company, ano
Mrs. Mary Bridget Luskey, his wi1e
forty years old. were arrested TINS
afternoon by Detectives Baur and
Sweeney and are held on suspicion III
connection with the theft of pack
age containing $4,000 worth of jew
elry belonging to Castelberg's jewelry
iirm
They were arrested at their home,
G07 New Jersey avenue. where the nus
band, it is stated. tried to secrete a dia-
,nond ring under bed cover No other
article of jewelry was found in their
home, the detectives stated. although
n thorough search was made OF the
premises.
A box containing the jewelry was
shipped from Detroit. Mich, early in
more store of the jewelry firm. The
car in which the jewelry was shipped
was detained in this city a short while,
and it is believed the theft was COM
mitted here.
Several pieces of the stolen jewelry
were sold in this city by woman, ac-
cording to information given the de-
tectives. but the persons who made
the purchases will not be able to see
Mrs. husky until tonight. I.usky left
the employ of the express company
about the time the jewelry was taken
from an express ear.
Husband and wife deny knowing any
thing about the theft, and declare they
have had none of the stolen jewelry in
their possession. They are held while
a further investigation is being made
by the detectives.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
GEN. PERsHING' REPORTS
CASUALTIES IN HIS ARMY

Gen. Pershing has reported three
American soldiers wounded in action.
but gave no details.
Private Carl Johnson, infantry, was
severely wound d January 81. John
lives at $50 14th street. San Francisco.
Private Raymond Grover. infantry.
severely wounded January 81. John
father is Homer Grover, s57 GAINESVILLE
avenue, Syracuse. n. Y.
Private Phillip F. Hempivick, infan-
try, was slightly wounded January %.
His emergency address was Mrs. Vic
toria Hempivick, Cambridge, Mass
The following deaths from pneumonia
also were reported
Kenneth E. Miller, Stamford. Conn.
Thomas Ward, Hazlehurst, Ga.
George d. McSerley, sl2 22d avenue,
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Jessie Asbery. Sylvester. Ga.
Carl A. Engdahl, 642 Mount Elliott
syenue. Detroit. Mich.
Walter r. Allen, East Greenwich, r. L.
Paul Rich. Salem. Ore.
Albert Altrogge, Clarence Center, N. Y.
Otto III. Petrick. Washtucna Wash.
John J. Reynolds, % West 65th street,
New York city.
All were privates.
N. c. ''e"'
The following other deaths were re-
ported:
BENJAMIN F. Klase. meningitis. 5es
west io2d street. New York city.
Frank W. Cochrane, meningitis, a74
Livingston avenue, St Paul. MINI.
Seymore z. Carrie. meningitis, Bay st.
Louis. Miss.
Corp. Frank II. Hubbard. scarlet fever
5z00 Woodlawn avenue. Seattle, Wash.
Corp. Morris Willisman, gunshot
wounds. Grandfather, John Brown.
Aarvell, Ark.
Z From pneumonia:
Corp. Harry G. Fairland, Brandywine
Summit. Delaware county, Pa.
COOK George Weberm. 81 Parker
street, Pittsfeld. Mass.
The following privates:
George W. Manning, McMinnvilIe.
Ore.
Thurman Gates, Salina. Utah.
Otto F. Schoenemann, Beatrice. Cal.
Luther Adair. Indianola, Miss
Franklin A Dick. Salisbury, Md.
Deaths of privates from other causes:
James Anderson. hemorrhagic disease
1908 Manefan avenue, Camden. n. ].
Ralph Huddelson. empyema. Wasco.
Cal.
Felix r. Smith, abscess of lungs 2So
Sitgreaves street, Phillipsburs, n. J.
Nemer Cummins, meningitis. goth
street. Vanderburg. KY.
James Glenn. empyema, Star, Idaho.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
FOR RDAY AND NIGHT FORCE
Representative Cary Offers Bill for
District Fire
Service.

Provision for day and night force
alternating each thirty days, of officers
and members of the District fire de-
partment is made in a bill introduced ip
the House by Representative Cary OF
Wisconsin. member of the House Dis
trict committee.
This bill stipulates that the day force
should remain on duty not more than
ten hours and the night force not more
than fourteen.
+ 1t specifically states that when in the
opinion of the Commissioners. the chief
engineer, the deputy chief engineers
and the battalion chief engineers it is
necessary in time of flood. riot or con-
fagration any or all of the men may
be required to remain on duty.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
GERMAN A|RP[ANE WAS
DOWNED BY BILLIARD
Hun Officers Both Barons-One
Heartbroken; the Other, Glad Of
Capture, Sings French Ballad.

CHELLES. France. February The
German airplane which was downed
near here in the recent air raid was
struck by a bullet from a machine gun
on the airplane driven by the French
aviator. Billiard. The enemy airplane Is
not a bombardfng machine. strictly
speaking, but more of the type Of an
escort. It, nevertheless. carried twelve
bombs.
The engine was of 225 horsepower and
the machine carried two officers. In re-
ply to questions of their captors they
said that the raid had been carried out
by four sqpadrilias of seven machines.
each of which left point northeast OF
Soissons and proceeded toward Paris
about 10 o'clock at night.
The enemy airplane had just reached
NoisyLe-Sec, when it was struck. The
Germans at once realized that the ma
chine had been winged and they hast
ened to retrace their course. pursued by
the fire of anti-aircraft guns.
When above Chelles the raiders say
that they found their machine was
afire and they hastened to make land
ling This version of the occurrence is
the Germans set fire to the machine
Only one military paper was found in
their possession and it was an order to
lombard. Paris. excepting the hospi-
tails and the schools"
Both Of the officers are barons, and
one of them, who is only twenty years
old. seemed heart-broken when taken
prisoner. He said that his career had
been ruined. The other. aged twenty
five. on the contrary, appeared delight
ed that the war was over as far as he
was concerned.
This older prisoner, as he followed
his captors from the scene of the en-
forced landing, sang with only a slight
foreign accent the refrain from Made
lon,' a favorite ballad among the
French soldiers.
| Why" exclaimed one member Of the
escort, "he must have lived in Paris"
You're right" replied the baron.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
CUT OFF THEIR FINGERS
2 TO AVOID WAR SERVICE
Two Soldiers at Camp Sewer, South
Carolina, Draw Sentences in
Federal Penitentiary.

GREENvILtE, S. G, February q
The judge advocate at Camp Sewer an
nounced today the trial and conviction
by general courtmartial of two SOL
diers of the 30th Division for cutting
off their fingers to evade military serv-
ice. Private Lark l. Triplett of Gran
ire Falls. y. c., was sentenced to four
years Imprisonment in the federal PEN
itentiary at Atlanta on charge of cut
ting off three fingers of his left hand.
Private Edward j. Causey of Dover.
Tenn, was given seven wears for cut
ting OFF three fingers of the right hand.
The sentence was more severe in the
case of Causey for the reason that the
right hand is more valued than the
left in military service.
Private Louis H. r. Dewitt of Bristol.
Tenn. headquarters company, l2Oth In
fantry. was given ten years on a
charge Of desertion and persuading two
others to desert.
Corporal Oscar ]. Gregory. Clearfield.
Tenn, was found guilty of desertion
and stealing and was given ten years.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
AUSTRIAN TRENCHES
Uttered WITH DEAD
Survivors of italian Fire Found
Historically Crying
or Praying.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS.
Friday, February 1.-The enemy made
another powerful effort yesterday to
redeem the situation west Of the Bren-
ia river, where the Italians recently
won notable success, but was beaten
back by the combined action Of the in
fantry and artillery without reaching
where the Italians are maintaining
their position.
The extent Of the enemy losses in the
lighting early this week is now known
to be larger even than the first accounts
indicated. the fuller details making
this evident. An observer, who has ar
rived from the field of the fighting. re-
ports having seen and talked with a
number OF the captured officers and
men as they were brought back for in
terrogation.
They were a miserable looking lot,
he says, many of them wearing Italian
uniforms taken during the invasion of
the Friuli region.
All the prisoners agreed as to the
furious nature of the fighting and the
exceptionally heavy losses caused by
the concentration of the fire of the
italian. French and British batteries.
links between the forward and rear
lines swept away, thus stopping all
communications and preventing the
officers from securing coordination in
the work of the artillery and the in
fantry. The few trenches remaining
were Uttered with dead and the sur
vivors were found for the most part on
their knees, Historically crying or
praying.
The 21st Rifles Division of the Aus
trian forces had 5000 men put out Of
action. or about 10 per cant of its fight
ing force Brigades of the 18th and 9th
Austrian Divisions had casualties
amounting to approximately 80 per
cent.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
PROGRESS OF PARLEY PLEASES
Spanish Premier Commends U. s.
Representatives in Conference.

MADRID, Friday, February Mar
quis de Alhuoemas the Spanish premier
today said he was well satisfied with
the progress of the negotiations be-
tween Spain and the United States. The
United States is represented by Mails.
Belmont and Brown. Spain's represent
atives are Senior Urquijo. a banker.
Senior Garnica, under secretary of fin
ances. and Senior Pima, former Spanish
minister at Washington. They have
been discussing commercial arrange
ments between the two countries
The premier praised the representa-
tives who left Madrid today for Paris.
The American negotiations are being
conducted in accord with the French
government.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
is MORE LAKE VESSELS TAKEN
Shipping Board Decides They Are
Needed for Atlantic Service.

Following a conference here with
representatives of shipping interests
ON the great lakes, the shipping board
has decided to bring from the lakes to
the Atlantic seaboard fifteen additional
lake vessels for ocean traffic. Most of
the vessels are of such size that they
viii have to be cut in two before they
can be brought through the Wellaud
canal.
The conference here was the result
of protests against removal of the lake
vessels. but 1t developed, according to
shipping board officials. that this oppo-
sitton was not Widespread among lake
change, in program was that three Of
the vessels IT had been intended TO
bring out will be left on the lakes.
\ number of vessels were brought
out last fall before the lakes froze IN
and 1t 10 said there are now remafnin1
On all the lakes only about thirty YES
sells suitable for Atlantic service.
Evening star., 1918-02-02
BRITISH AND GERMANS
PARTICIPATE~lN RAIDS

LONDON, February 2.--During the
night a party of Liverpool troops sue
cessfully raided the enemys trenches
southeast of Armentieres and brought
back prisoners" the war office reports.
"A raid attempted by the enemy north
of Passchendaele was repulsed"
The admiralty announced that naval
aircraft at noon "Wednesday bombed
three groups of sheds and hangars at
the Wostcamp airdrome Belgium. Sew
eral direct hits caused fires.
PARIS, February 2.-"The night
passed In quiet says todays official
communication. There was some ar
tillery fighting in the region of Burn
haupt-Le-Haut (Alsace) A raid north
of Mortier wood enabled US to bring
back prisoners"