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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
500 ALREADY ENROLLED
Appeal for 1000 Spy Catchers"
Meets With Ready Resnonse

NEW YORK, March 9.--The appeal for
1000 men to form the Navy port guard of
New York. unofficially known as Spy
catchers,' has met with such a ready re-
Spouse that half of the desired number
applied for enlistment on the opening day
OF the campaign, it was announced TODAY
1t is expected that the remaining 500 will
be recruited within the next twenty four
hours. and that ten men will be assigned
to duty on Monday
The men will be sent aboard incoming
vessels. and they will remain on board
until the vessels have cleared again.
They will keep close watch on enemy
aliens and allow the regular water front
guard more time for other work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
MEXICAN CONGRESS IS CALLED.
Extra Session to Meet April 1 to
Frame Election Laws.

MEXICO CITY. March 9.-President
Carranza yesterday issued a call for an
extraordinary session of congress. to meet
April l, for the purpose of framing laws
for the election of deputies. senators and
president of the republic. No laws regu-
lating these elections have been formu-
lated since the constitutional convention
last year
During the session the senate will con-
slider the situation in the state of Tamaul-
ipas. where Gen. Luis Cabrera and Gen.
Lopez Delara are rival candidates for the
governorship. each with legislature sup
porting his claim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
Tank Units Being Formed.
Machine Gunners' Exhibitions.

The weekly exhibitions which the
machine gunners are giving on the di-
vision field every Friday afternoon are
attracting much attention on account
OF the novelty of their maneuvers
The three battalions form in a hir
u, with a front firing line of 500
yards, They then race forward and
mount and assemble their guns. train
them on the target and at another
command race back to their former No.
sltions. Each move they make must
be executed with the least possible lost
motion, or the other fellows beat them
out. "
facing themselves by assembling a pu,
while lying prone on the ground while
theoretically under fire and droppinf,
instantly when the instructor called
upon tnem to die" constituted some of
the main features of the demonstrates
OF machine gunnery as practiced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
Says Union Doesn't Realize Power.

In this connection attention was
called to certain opinions as to oppor-
tunities presented labor unions today,
expressed recently in a report submitted
by John \. Beeler, traffic expert, to the
Massachusetts public service commits
sion. The report dealt with the Boston
Elevated Railway Company, and con-
siderable portion deals with unions He
expressed the opinion that the labor
union has possibilities which it does not
realize.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
ON CHARGE OF ESPIONAGE.
Edward Otis Under SIS, 900 Bond for
Trial in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Nd. March 9.-Edward
Otis. formerly a quartermaster on a
United States transport engaged in car
rying supplies to the American over
seas forces, was held in $4,000 bonds
here yesterday for trial on a charge
of espionage. by J. Frank Supplee.
United States commissioner. Otis. who
Is twenty-three years old, is a native
of Riga, Russia
1t was allie eyed at the time of Otis ar
rest that he had tempered with the
steering gear OF the transport while it
was in the danger zone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
STAYS OVER FOR CONFERENCES
Chairman Hays Kept Busy in Chi
cago-G. O. P. Meeting Tonight.

CHICAGO. March 9.-Win H. Hays,
new chairman of the republican nation
al committee. remained in Chicago to-
day. being unable to complete his bust
ness yesterday and leave last night as
he had planned.
Chairman Hays. in addition to further
conferences with party chiefs today
arranged a conference with Gov. F.. o.
Lowden and agreed to speak at a meet
ing Of the Swedish-American Club to-
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
CALLS ON COL. ROOSEVELT.
Archbishop of York Talks on War
Conditions. Congratulates U. s.

OYSTER BAY. N. Y. March s.--Most
Rev Cosmo Gordon Lang. Archbishop
of York. paid visit to Col. Theodore
Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill yesterday.
The primate OF England congratulated
the former President on his recovery
after the operations performed last
month. He told the colonel what Eng
land was doing IN the war, and con-
graduated America on her remarkable
showing in the camps which he had Wis
tied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
SIMS AIDS CAMPAIGN.
Vice Admiral Cheered by London
War Bond Crowd.

LONDON, March 9.-The war-bond
campaign is featured by the presence
in London of Vice Admiral Sims, chief
of American operations in the war
zone.
Accompanies by several members of
his STAFF, Admiral Sims launched, in
Fountain pond, in the shadow of the
Nelson monument in Trafalgar Square,
models of warships. A huge crowd
cheered for the United States and Great
Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
Japanese Merchants
Protect Cargoes From
B0lsheviki LOotinu
BY ERNEST w. CLEMENT.
CableEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

TOKYO. Japan, March g. Japanese
merchants are making for the protec-
ton of cargoes at Vladivostok and
other Siberian cities. where the con-
trolling bolsheviki indulge in looting
the bonded warehouses. The fact that
the bolsheviki have captured the banks
of Siberia is affecting seriously Japan
csc merchants having large accounts
in them. The merchants therefore are
asking the government either TO dis
patch marines or bring back the car
goes.
The kokumin Shimbun, discussing the
Siberian crisis, asserts that the shadow
of the German menace looming in the far
east grows blacker each day. In case the
situation develops further. it asserts. it
will no longer be a mere dream to imagine
German aeroplanes dropping bombshells
on Toxic and German submarines working
depredatio in the Pacific.
1t adds: "A heavy frost in the evening
is d warning of hard freezing ain the
morning. The government and tNe peo-
pie must awake to their duty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
Aroused Over Armenian Rumor.

Vatican circles are aroused over the
article in the Brest- Litovsk peace treaty
which implies the return to Turkey Of
Armenian territory held by Russia. &C.
cording to an official dispatch from Rome
The papal secretary Of state IL reported
to have directed the apostolic delegates
at Constantinopie to take steps to obtain
formal assurances regarding the fate Of
the Christian population
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
Hurt in Auto Mishap, Then Held.

James Addison Williams colored, TWEEN
ty-three. Hall Hill. Va, this morning
about 4:3o o'clock was hurt in an automo-
bile accident on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween Az and 9Th streets. and then locked
up as an alleged joyrider. In an effort
to avoid a collision with another auto
mobile, 1t is stated. he made a quick turn
and caused the automobile to turn turtle
It is charged that Williams took the
automobile of Harry W. Scott Cranberry,
n. J., from a garage. where it was stored
and where he was employed. He will be
arraigned in Police Court Monday morn
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
German Destroyers Sink
Two Russian Transports
in Fight Off Aland Islands

LONDON, March 9-Two Russian
transports were attacked and sunk by
German destroyers after fight south
of the AIand Islands on Thursday, ac-
cording to Copenhagen dispatch TO
TIE Exchange Telegraph Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
Dublin Bars Professions.

DUBLIN, Friday. March s.-The mill
tary authorities have posted throughout
the city a proclamation prohibiting the
holding OF meetings and professions be-
tween March 16 and March q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
TOF|LL D. c. QUOTA
OF ST.EN0GRAPHERS
Fifty to Serve Aviation Sec.
ton of Signal Corps at
San Antonio.
ASSIGNED BY DRAFT BOARD

district draft headquarters has an
who will be sent to Kelly Field. San
Antonio, Texas. as the local quota OF
fifty. in response to the call by the
provost marshal general for stenog-
raphers for the aviation section of the
Signal Corps:
Volunteers-Local board for division
No. 5. John Eldridge Loveiess; local
board for division No. 10. Frederick c.
Cornwen. Frank &. Crown, William
Ross Dellett.
In the Selected List.
selected-Local board for division No
!. John Friedman, John Leo Anthony
Shanapy; local board for division No. @
Edward Mayo. Elmer John Pearson
James Bernard Griffin, Arthur Kittler
Fred Andrew Waters. Arthur Raymond
Gehman. Francis D. Alexander. Norman
Carleton Copp.
Local board for division No. 3
Wyncer Wayne Williamson, Fay Lin
coin McCammond. Cornelius Joseph Nc
Hugh and Lynn Avon Rowell. Local
board for division No. 5-John Edward
Lynch. Loren Henry Wittner, Ray De-
10y Davis, Joseph Albert SINH and Dan
iel James Payne. Local board for divi-
sion No. 6-Lamar Watson York. Ernest
Celestine Gass. Francis Harold Wander
worker, Louis Joseph Howard. Edwin
Austin Keane, Samuel Philip Klein and
Leslie Harold Mcdaniel.
Local board for Division No. Prank
Christian Heiss. Local board for Di-
vision No. S-Hugh Carl Landingham
Samuel Philip Teller, Earl Dean Gill
bert, Joseph George Gauges, Lucien F.
Powell, Walter c. Floeckher. Howard
Earl Ryon. Frank Is. Jollie. Local
board for Division No. s-John Francis
Howell. Walter Carl Hoer. ]. H. Cald-
well. Roscoe V. Sake, John Thomas
Hurney. Maurice koehler. Local board
for Division No. 10 - Hall Christy
Walker George P. Dutton. Walter
Bahnsen, Samuel Glass Franklin. Local
board for Division No. II - Howard
Earl Crawford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
Gen. Townsley Back From Front.

AN ATLANTIC PORT. March 9-Maj
Gen. Clarence G. Townsley. commander
Of the military camp at Greenvillc
S. c.. returned today from a trip to the
American front in France. He was ac-
companied by his staff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
Gets Favorable Comment.

The prompt and vigorous answer of
the union officials. clearly setting forth
the attitude of the union, was the sub
ject of favorable comment at the Dis
trict building. 1t was suggested that
in the present wage controversy both
the company and the union are pursu-
ing a policy of fairmindedness that
will make for the best interests of all
concerned. including the general public
1t was suggested that the situation
presents an opportunity for the Ma
tional Capital to furnish the country
with an example of the best way to ad-
just wage matter when capital and
labor cannot agree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
To Report March Is.

The fifty men are under orders to re-
port at the board room of the District
building at O'Clock pm. March ! 5 for
roll call and final instructions prior TO
entertainment.
The clerical force of the local board
for division, No. 3, now at the city post
Office. will be moved to the District
building Monday, thus bringing into
that building all eleven local boards of
the city. NJ. O. Chance, city postmaster,
will remain chairman of the board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
100000 Fire in Attleboro, Mass.

ATTLEBORO. Mass. March 9.-Fire
early today destroyed the Odd Fellows
block. a four-story brick building. and
plant Of tho AttIeboro Sun. which occu-
pied the Arsttwo floors. The loss was es-
timated at 100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
THREATENED STRIKE
REPORT IS DENIED
Union and Street Car Officials
Express Faith in Com
missioners.
WILL ABIDE BY RULING

I'VE have every confidence in the
District Commissioners and will abide
by their decision as arbitrator. There
is absolutely no foundation for the pub
lished report that a strike is being
considered. Such report could only
be circulated by an enemy of the
union"
Such was the answer today Of Maur-
ice w. Poole, president Of Local No.
$50, Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees OF
America, to statements published in
a morning paper that the organized en-
ployes of the Capital Traction Com
pany are talking of a strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
Advance From Manchuria.

1t is proposed that Gen. Semerof,
with the support OF the forces to be or
ganized to reinforce him, shall advance
from the town of Manchuria, on the
Manchurian-T ransbaikal borcer. where
he Isl now fighting, as far east as
IrkutSk. some 500 miles distant on the
Transsiberian railroad. There he is to
await Japanese support in money and
men. which it is declared have already
been promised him tFrom lrhutsk to
the Ural mountains on the border OF
European Russia is a distance OF about
$500 mileS.)
The latest kilograms from Gen. Sc
menof show that he is fighting along
the railway west of the town of Man.
churia. All westbound trains, he re-
ports, are being held at that point.
japanese Soldiers Land.
LONDON. Friday. March S.-Details
of an alleged landing of japanese at
the Petrograd newspa per. Novaia
Zhizn. of January 19, which has just
been received here. The paper says
that the Japanese cruiser Mikado ar
rived on January IL and was followed
by two more cruisers on January IA
Four thousand soldiers were landed.
and numbers of officers continued to
arrive in Nladivostok daily, according
to the newspaper. The Japanese ad-
miral assured the local workmens and
ships and troops should not lie consid-
cred as the beginning of military oper-
ations. but they were there to protect
japanese subjects.
The message TO the Novaia Zhizn
says the Vladisvostok public was
alarmed greatly and that the revolu-
tionary committees were coucentrat-
ing bolshevik troops.
Information concerning the reported
n IaY
ers into NladivoStok harbor was asked
of the British and Japanese embassies
in Petrograd on January 20 by the boil
shevik government The Japanese en-
bassy in Petrograd Immediately issued
an official statement denying that Jap
anese forces had been landed at Vladi-
Vostok. 1t was added that the presence
of japanese cruiser at Vladivostok
had no connection with the situation
IN Russia. The British embassy said
that British warships had gone to
Nladivostok to protect allied subjects
against possible disorders)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
Secretary Also Denies Report.

j. II. Goodman. secretary and business
agent of the union, was equally en-
phatic in his denunciation of the report
Both officials referred to the fact that
the union and the Capital Traction
company have an agreement under the
terms Of which any difference ,as to
wages shall be arbitrated by the Com
missioners. They stated with emphasi
that the carmen's organization could be
counted upon to live up to its agree
ment.
The published statement that the
committee of employees which took UP
the wage question with the company
places confidence in the Commissioners
and the further assertion that there
are members of the Amalgamated who
are right now in favor of strike in
stead of parleying' appear to US to have
been made with the purpose Of injurine
the union" said Mr.. Goodman.
Vice President John H. Hanna Of the
Capital Traction Company said that the
company will abide by the Commission
ers' decision as to what shall constitute
the new wage schedule, and that he had
no doubt the union would also. as the
agreement between the company and
the men stipulates that the Commits
sioners' ruling shall be final.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
ARTILLERY TRAINING
SPEEDS UP AT MEADE
Tank Units Are Being Formed-Ma.
chine Gunners' Weekly Exhibitions
Attract Attention.
Special Disps tch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
CAMP MEADE. Md, March 9.-The
arrival at Meade of substantial consign-
ments of light artillery-three-in
pieces-and howitzers of the 4.7-inch
type, destined eventually to be drawn
by motors, has resulted in the speed
ing up of the theoretical training of
the artillery regiments here. and the
indications are that before many days
the gunners will be hiking to the Toby
hanna, Pa, target range.
The three regiments Of artillery of
the 10Th Division, and probably the
351st Regiment of the Cpd Division,
composed of colored troops, will make
the entire trip by slow road marches
sending the heavier equipment by rail
Artillery Commands at Meade.
Only light and heavy field artillery
commands are stationed at Meade The
long range guns. varying in caliber
from six to sixteen inches, will be oper-
ated by units of what was formerly
known as the Coast Artillery Corps
the only men who have had practical
training in shooting the heaviest type
of ordnance.
Lieut.. Col r. NJ wellborn. a medal
VI IioAoi oliCcI, >" no UISlluS ulSHeO
self during the boxer rebellion in
China has been named commander Of
the first tank regiment to be formed
at Meade. Col. Wellborn is stationed
in the militia bureau of the War De-
partment. He will relieve Col H B.
Ferguson. who was chosen by the War
Department to select the personnel of
the regiment. It is understood Col
Ferguson will continue this work for
some time. but later rejoin his engineer
regiment in the south
Tank Units Being Formed.
Meade's tank units are being rapidly
mobilfZed here as ley arrive from
various camps throughout the country
Camp Custer, Mich; Camp Zachary
Taylor. KY, and Camp Shelby, Miss,
have sent number of volunteers for
this new branch of the Army service
The District Machine Gun Battalion,
commanded by Maj. Stuart s. Janney,
in competition with the 3loth and 31Ith
battalions, made up of PENNSYLVANIA
selectives. won easily yesterday after
noon in every form of speed test that
was directed by Maj. Liebenrood and
Sergt. Maj. Noonan of the British
army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-09
PROMISED JAPANESE
TROOPS and MONEY
Gen. Semenoff to Advance 800
Miles From ManChurian-
TransbaikaI Border.
ALONG SIBERIAN RAILROAD

Ey .he Associated Press.
pEKING, March 9. - Plans for the
restoration of popular government in
Siberia under Admiral Kolchak. former
commander OF the Russian Black sea
fleet. through the organization of an
army to cooperate with Gen. Semenoff.
the leader of the antibolshevik gov
eminent in Siberia, are now in prepare
ton. il is learned here. Already new
" formed organization of Russians has
begun enlistins men for the support
Of Gen. Semenoff. and yesterday four
field guns and fifteen machine guns
were forwarded to him on the Manchu-
rian railway.
The new organization is under the
leadership of Prince Nicholas kouda-
chef. Russian minister to China: Lieut.
Gen. Horvath, Russian military com
mander at Hardin and former chief of
the Russian railway administration
there: NJ. Rusanof, provisional COM
missioner for the province of AmuT,
and VI. Lavoroff, provisional commits
siouer for the province of lrkutsk
Admiral Kolchak. who is a veteran Of
the Russo-Japanese war and was the
mead of the Russian naval commission
that visited the United States last year,
is now at shanghai
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emily stopped. but the enemy is so close
that 1t is diff1cult to retain the govern
ment in Petrograd.
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Lord Robert Cecil Declares
Japan Alone Can Save
Siberia; Nippon Faithful
BY the Associated Press.

the Associated
LONDON. March 9-Lord Robert
Cecil. minister of blockade, in state
ment yesterday pointed out the serious
ness of the German menace in Siberia,
and urged japanese Intervention there.
We have Information" said Lord
Robert, that German prisoners in ST.
IBERIA are being organized, and that a
RUSSIAN general has been sent to take
charge of them"
In Transcaucasia, said Lord Robert.
certain elements OF the bolsheviki, act
Ing in collusion with German and Turk
ish agents, had adopted openly an anti
entente attitude and barred out the
British mission. which was going to
help the Armenians. and had cut Brit
ish wire communications through north
Persia with Tifis and south Russia
Lord Robert said he had received as
surances that many Russians would
welcome Japanese expedition to pre-
vent the Communication of Siberia
In fact" he said, Il cannot conceive
any patriotic Russian who would not
prefer the assistance of a friendly
power, aiming at the restoration of
order. to conquest by a ruthless and
unprincipled enemy. The japanese
alone can act effectively in the present
crisis. If they are intrusted by the
allies with the duty of going to the
am sure they viii! carry out the task
with perfect loyalty and great eff
cheney.
Loyal to Obligations.
From the outset of our alliance
with Japan she has carried out with
great fidelity all her obligations as an
ally. We always have found her
scrupulously loyal in the performance
Of her obligations.
p do not think it is generally real
lied how tremendously serious the Ger
man penetration of Russia really is, or
what a gigantic scheme of world con-
quest the Germans now have under
taken. It would be in the highest de-
gree foolish. if not criminal. If the en-
tente failed to take every step posi-
BILE to Illustrate this German scheme
Therefore, ! personally believe we
would be well advised to seek the as
sistance of Japan in a matter in which
she. and she alone, can do effective
service
The record., 1918-08-15
The Flies.

The peskr flies, il endless herds
have l,nt me "a the blink: | cannot
fad the urOjer words 10 tell jlst
whit think | wonder if the swat
crusade has thinned their ranks at all
| wonder If it really il to smash
item cn the wall? For long sad
years eve fought the 1lies in every
way. we knew; I've soaked the
between tic e-es, and poisoned
Quite few. We've blown for swaters
hard earned mon that should have
gone for pies, and now that al!
tie tot is done, have We thlnned
out the flies? We've caught them
in patent cage, we've crushed them
in their tracks, and often, in seeth-
ing rage, we've slaiE them with an
ak. We've slugged them on the eel
lar stairs on the pantry sHe!ves we've
runishsd The e? with clubs and chairs
until we sprained ourselves. We
have beset the paths they trod with
littaii and With gin, aud spread our
tareiefoot abroad TO rope the blamed
things in. An.i w2s our labor thTOa n
sws~, our anguish all III vain? The
flies seem just as thick to dar, "a
hopsiess insane Around me count
Jess Icgions rise, and buzz and sCott
ard hum; | counted nineteen mil.
lion flies, and i ! new legions, come.
And suppose they'll still be thick
un!ii there comes a frost. For sale;
4 brand new sw .tt!' G stuck, Il
less than half is cost.
WALT MASON.