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congress IS ASKED
TO RAISE D. C.. AND
U.S.EMPL0YES' PAY
$2,353,297 Is Sought for
Purpose for Fiscal
Year 1920.
s1,643,s28 OF AMOUNT
is FOR THE DISTRICT
Cabinet and Other officials Urge
Increases Following Investigation
by Labor Department.

Congress has been asked to appro-
pirate $2,353 ,297 for increases in statu-
tory salaries of officers and employees
of the government for the fiscal year
1920.
This request comes in budget esti-
mate from the heads Of executive de-
partments and other government es-
tablishments, and has been referred to
the House appropriations committee.
More than half of this sum-$1 SAB 1928
lis for employees of the District.
Great Need for Increases.
Cabinet members and other officialsfin
charge of government establishments
urge these increases as based upon
conclusions reached by the Secretary
of Labor after a comprehensive iHvesti-
cation had been made by the Depart
ment Of Labor. f.
They point out that the increasing
cost Of living, the offering Of higher
salaries in outside establishments and
the paying by the government of higher
salaries to temporary employees during
the war emergency have created serious
unrest in the government service. I'm
less these increases are allowed. the OFF,
cials state, the government work in va
fious establishments will be demoral-
fzed.
The budget increases asked for by
Aena rfnoentS ara as 1DllOWS.
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SHIPS WILL COME
HOME TINS MONTH
Those Cooperating With
British Fleet in European
Waters to Return. \

Every capital ship of the American
Navy now In European waters. including
the dreadnaught squadrons, which have
been operating with the British main
fleet during the war, will return to home
waters this month.
Secretary Daniels announced today
New York about December %, and a
naval review will take place there to
celebrate the homecoming.
Instructions have been cabled to Ad-
mitai Mayo, commander-in-chief Of the
Atlantic feet. and now at Brest. to
spared. Many destroyers, converted
yachts aald other craft probably will
come with the bigger ships.
The dreadnaughts ordered to return
are Division No. s. commanded by Rear
Admiral Hugh Rodman. battleships
New York, flagship; Texas, Wyoming,
Florida, Alabama and Nevada; Divis-
ion No. 9, commanded by Rear Ad-
miral Thomas s. Rogers. battleships
Utah, flagship; Oklahoma and Arizona.
Admiral Rodman's division for the
last year acted as the 6th battle
won high praise from Admiral Beatty
for its efficiency and shared with the
grand fleet the acceptance of the sur
render of the German high seas fleet.
1t now is at the British base, on the
west coast of Scotland
The division under Admiral Rogers
was stationed on the west coast of
the British Isles, to- act as conveys
against enemy surface craft. On
more than one occasion this division
was called upon to cover the ap-
proach Of important troop conveys.
experimenting the destroyer force
protecting against submarine attack.
Both divisions were mobilized on
the French coast to meet the George
washington with President Wilson
II is assumed that much Of the
Atlantic feet which has remained on
York to meet the ships that have
shared in the defeat of the subma-
rine and the crushing of German sea
power.
Secretary Daniels will go to New
York on the Presidential yacht May
hower for the review.
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MORE TRANSPORTS SAIL
Additional Units in France Have
Been Assigned by Pershing
for Early Return.

Three more transports. the Buiten-
zorg, Amphion anu Suwanee. have
sailed from France.
The Buitenzors sailed December
with the 18th Anti-aircraft Battery,
medical detachments and casuals to-
falling 9 officers and 6z men. The
Amphion sailed December 8 with 125
civilians, and the Sumanee December
II WITH officers. Ill men and
civilians.
The following additional units have
been assigned for early return by
Gen. Pershing: 154th. 151st. 374th.
1s7th and 373d aero squadrons; the 11th,
18th, 18th and 18th companies Of tho 4th
Regiment Air Service Mechanics
Headquarters and Companies B, c.
and E. 29th Engineers. and various
medical detachments and casuals OF
the chemical warfare service. In
cluded in the list are 81 officers and
2,160 men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
PLAZA FOR I'LL SOLDIERS
Senate Committee det. Request to
Use Buildings for Nerv-
Gus Cases.

recommendation, that the buildings
on the Union station plaza erected by
the government housing bureau be
used to house soldiers suffering
nervous troubles who are now sent
to st. Elizabeth Hospital, but who
are not insane.s was made by Mrs.
J. H. Boggs to the Senate committee
investigating the activities of the
housing bureau today.
Mrs. Boggs told the committee that
these soldiers dislike very strongly
being sent to what is we'll known
as an insane asylum. She said this
feeling tended rather to increase
their nervous troubles.
Chairman Reed said the committee
would give the matter its considera-
tion. The examination Of contracts
and subcontracts for work done. for
the housing bureau was continued.
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AMERICAN ARMY COMES
TO HALT ON THE RHINE

The American Army marching
into Germany has come to a stand
on the Rhine. Gen. Pershing's re-
port for yesterday says there was
no advance during the day.
The communique follows:
''On the front Of the American
Sd Army there was no advance
during the day. The Army Sec
tor has been shortened and now
extends along the west bank of
the Rhine from Rolanseck to
Brey."
A belated report for Wednesday
received today says:
Units Of the Sd American Army
which were yesterday on the
line Andernach-Bassen Bop
pard today advanced to the Rhine
and occupied the important city of
Coblenz. At nightfall our troops
were along the west bank of the
river from Rolanseck, south of
Bonn, to Trecht Ingshausen."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
FORMER KAISER GUARDED
BY SCORES OF DETECTIVES
Ex-Emperor, in Constant Dread of Bomb
Thro.Ders and Assassins, Always Carries
a Small Revolver.

Holland into war on the question OF
the former emperor.
N. droenendaal. socialist. denied
the charge that he favored tHe an
nexation by Belgium Of part of; Dutch
Limburg. He said he had spoken jest
ingly on that subject, but be added
he knew why his homo Had been
searched by the authorities.
Hollands Decision Provisional.
AMSTERDAM. December 17.-rhe
premier of Holland, Jonl4heer Ruijs de
BeereAbrouck, who yesterday declared
in the lower house that there could be
no question Of internment in the case
OF the; former: German empercr, nor
could there be . demand for his res
turn to Germany because Of tho right
Of sanctuary; II quoted in q dispatch
received from The Hague today as
also saying: -.-... ,. :.
"It Is possible that foreign govern
ments might desire to, consult with
Holland regarding a new place Of resi-
dence for the kaiser, The Dutch gov.
ernment would not be dfsinclined to
this. on condition .thats Holland be
given a place in such a consultation
corresponding with the counrry-s
honor and dignity.
THE present arrangement is pro-
visional," he explained, t'the govern
ment reservtng its definite decision"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13

LONDON, December 1s.-scores Of de-
tectives. the pick Of former Emperor
Williams force at Potsdam. are staying
at Amerongen, shadowing every move
nent Of Herr Hohenzollern. according to
the Amerongen correspondent Of the Ex-
press, who claims to have talked with
some Of these men. Herr Hohenzollern
is said to be in constant dread Of bomb
throwers and other assassins and always
carries a small revolver. :
The former emperor's suite ahd de-
tectives have added at least 100 to the
population of the village Of Amerongen,
the correspondent states.
Dutch Socialist criticises Holland.
THE HAGUE. Thursday. December
|12.-Switzerland refused to admit the
former German emperor when he fled
from Germany. and Holland ought to
have followed the example Of the repub-
lie. declared NJ. Ravensteyn, revolu-
tionary socialist. in the lower house OF
the Dutch parliament today.
The former emperor, he continued.
should not be handed over to the allies,
but should be sent to Germany for trial
by peoples tribune. The Dutch work.
ers will oppose every attempt to drag
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
HUN NEWS CENSORSHIP
NOW MERE FORMALIn

BERLIN. December IL tby the
Associated Press).-The German
censorship Of kilograms exists now
only as q formality. The messages
of tho Associated Press corre-
spondent are being passed for
Transmission without having been
read by the censor. and on one oc-
casion the censor's stamp was even
handed to the correspondent for
him to use If the censor happened
to be absent when the correspond
emit finished the message upon
which he was working.
There is no press censorship what
ever, unless the sparodic assaults upon
newspapers In Hamburg. Cologne
and q few other places can be con-
eidcred such. Tho Censorship ,of
outgoing letters 10 confined to see-
= mr. that they do mot contain hank
suo<1a sor nAcuyit1eo, thA 4xp0ktne
1lene e 9nslh Il 6e8 81 81
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SOUTHERN CONGRESS
OFFICERS REELECTED

BALTIMORE. December 13.-Robert
Worth Bingham Of Louisville. KY.
and DR.. Clarence ]. Owens Of River
dale, Nd, were reelected president
and director general. respectively, of
the Southern Commercial Congress at
its final session here today. The pres
emit vice presidents and the board OF
directors also were retained. Next
years convention will be held in
washington. the time to be named
later.
attraction of the convention. took
Mace today. A brigade of infantry
from Camp Meade. troops from the
different Army posts near Baltimore
and q regiment of sailors from the
war vessels in the harbor partic-
pated.
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TRIBUTE Paid us.
ANDTHE,pRES|DENT
Leon Bourgeois Rates VIII
son Highest Representative
of American Democracy.
GRATEFUL FOR AID IN WAR

PARIS, December 13 (Havas).-Tri-
butte is paid to American participation
in the war and to President wilson
by Leon Bourgeois. former premier
ami president Of the French Associa-
tton for q Society OF Nations. In an
y.rticle in the Petit Parisien.
.Ths French democracy" he says
will salute in President Wilson the
highest representative of the Amer
lean democracy. The day when
America drew the sword for the de-
fense of civilization and right she re-
membered the day when old France
had sent Lafayette and Rochambeau
to ply their swords in the service OF
liberty in the new world. The blood
of the two nations at the interval OF
more than q century was shed for the
same cause.
Homage Of France to Great Citizen.
.They are united forever by their
mutual sacrifices for the honor of theit
name and the salvation of the world. but
the highest ideals triumph only by the
viii OF tho men who servo them and the
homage Of republican France goes d.
rectiy and personally to the great citizen
who with untiring straighforwardness,
firmness and perseverance showed the
way to the free people of America and
threw on French soil covered with blood
millions of fighting men who contributed
largely to the final victory"
Concerning the project Of a league Of
rations, the former premier says that in
his work to this end President Wilson
viii be supported by all who want
Just peace. In conclusion the writer
says:
:sMr. President Wilson. you hays been
up to today the energetic and nntiring
promoter and organizer Of war activi-
ties; you are now, with the sande energy.
the promoter and organizer Of peace ac-
tivities. France, the eternal soldier OF
liberty and right, is with YOU"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
FREE IRELAND MEAsVREup.
Hearings on Resolution tbr Support
at Peace Table Continued

hearings Oh the House foreign re-
lations committee on the resolution
providing that AmerinaA delsxatss to
tho peace conferenoe be requested to
support the right Of freedom. inds-
|pendence and ssif-determination Of
ireland were resumed today. Opposi-
ton to the resolution was expressed
by George I. Fox. New Haven. Conn.
Fox stated that ireland voluntarily
entered the British union and has no
moro right to ask for separation from
the union now than tho south had to
secede from the United States during
the civil war.
Among the spectators replying to
Fox were Representatives Jeanette
Rankin. Montana: John W. Ralney.
Chicago. and Thomas Gallagher, Chi.
cago, and Miss Catherine Hughes. New
York. president Of the Irish Wpmen's
Council: Humphrey O'Sulliynn. Lowell,
16asE and Derlnctt Lynch. aetn Eelner
|in6n1eset scf t1,e< 1g5t3sA syas1iee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
AMERICAN RED CROSS
WILL NOT AID TEUTONS

The American Red Cross will use
no part of its, war relief fund for the
benefit of the peoples of the central
powers. In making this announce
ment today, George E. Scott, general
manager of the Organization. said:
mo relief work Of any kind what
ever is contemplated by the American
Red Cross within the central powers.
except such asfmay be possible for
the benefit of American or allied
prisoners, refugees and internes."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
NEWCOMB CARLTON PUT
IN CHARGE OF CABLES

NEW YORK. December 1s.-New-
comb Carlton. president Of the West !
ern Union Telegraph and Cable COM
pany, has been placed in charge Of sil
marine cable systems Of the Unified
States by Postmaster General ButIe-
son, it was announced at Mr.. Cartons
Office here today.
He has accepted the appointment
which was declined by Geofge G.
Ward. vice president Of the Commercial
Cable Company. !!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
BIG GUNS AND CHEERS
THUNDEROjUSL GREET
PRESIDENT AT BREST
u. S. Fleet Takes Over
Former Austrian l:'or

AMSTERDAM. December i1s-
An American ssuadron h9s ar
rived at Pola. formerly fIne Of
the principal Austrian navai
bases, and has taken over the
command Of the port. JS go-slav
war vessels in the hary.Of have
hoisted the American nag, ae-
cordfnE to telegram from Lai-
bach. reporting the ,arrival OF
the Americans.
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TURNED OVER TO COMMERCE.
Army Transfers Number Of vessels
to Shining Board.

ships having aggregate capacity Of
s0O 600 tons have been turned over
BY the Army quartermaster to the
xovernment shipping board for COM
mercial diversion. according to in
formation received today from Maj.
Gen. Goethals by Senator Smith Of
South Carolina, who has been urging
an increase Of tonnage to carry
PRODUCTS from south Atlantic and
other ports.
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Anti-Japanese Plot Called Fake.


Chairman Overman yesterday made
public q letter from Edward Lyle Fox
asserting that authors of scheme out
linad to German agents In this country
to stir up anti-Japanese feeling on the
Pacific coast had no intention Of the
plan being carried out. The purpose,
Fox said, was rather to enable third
person to swindle Capt Won Papen (for-
mer German military attache here) out
of a sum Of money and then laugh at
him."
spondents alleged to have been sent to
Germany by Teutonic agents in America
to send back pro-German news to this
country. Last week A. Bruce Bielaski
Of the Department OF Justice produced
before the investigation committee q
resting that anti-Japanese feeling be
Hiram Moe Greene. editor Of the Mus
trated Sunday Magazine, was named in
the communication. In his letter to
instice had been done Greene by involv-
inR him in the matter.
letter from e. c. Richardson Of
Princeton University. whose name was
contained in the important list" Of
names taken from papers of DR.. r. X.
Eeuhr. German propaganda, also was
Inserted in the record. Mr.. Richard
son said he had not been pro German.
but that he believed he could prove
himself to have been ''pro-patria."
Messages from Senator-elect Capper
Of Kansas and from Judge George w.
Anderson of Philadelphia, vouching
Tor the loyalty OF, Prof. Albert Bush
neil Hart Of Harvard, whose name
also was In the important list" also
Were placed In the record. while Sena-
tor Weeks Of Massachusetts, spoke In
the senate to record that no one II
lgasnachnsstta balieyes Prof. Haxt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
GRATU1TY TO SOLDIERS.
Bill Alss Proposes to Give Dis
charted Men Their Uniforms.

Payment of months pay for gra-
tuity TO all American soldiers and the
giving to discharged men their uni
forms are provided for in bills or
derGd favorably reported yesterday
byfthe House military committee.
The gratuity would be given SOL
diers when discharged, except mem
hers of the Regular Army, who would
receive the money as soon as pos
sible,
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DEPICT NAVAL WARFARE.
Oh,cisl British Pictures on Ex.
hibition at Corcoran Gallery.

By urgent request the Corcoran Art
Gallery will have on exhibition. begin
ming this evening from z to 10
o'clock, oflicial British naval photo
graphs. The photographs are said to
be the largest In tho world, depicting
every phase Of naval warfare. e
2 Hhia exhibit win continuo untu -
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ANOTHER 0TRANT0 VICTIM.
Corp. Jones o. johnson Also Was
Lost When Transport Sank.

p Another name was added today to
III. lfst Of American soldiers lost in
the sinking of the transport Otranto.
He was Corp. Jones .. johnson OF
Sweden.
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DENIED THAT THE ALLIES
INTEND TO OCCUPY BERLIN

Cablexram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.
PARIS, France, December 1s-The
report that the allies intend to oc-
cupy Berlin is denied in official circles
here.
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Address of Council.

The mayor then presented. the en-.
crossed address Of the council. which
.Reinx the first to welcome thA
PRESIDENT Of The EultAd 1tn&la ~
France. We seslece3pliy s13SseS SsAP
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WEATHER

Rain tonight and probably tofnof-
row; warmer tonight.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest, 81, at
4:30 pm. yesterday; lowest, 40, at
am. today.
Full report on page 27. .-- ,t-
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Just back Of them moved the George
Washington. bearing the President.
flanked on either side by the battle-
ships Arkansas Florida. Utah. No
vada, Oklahoma. New York. Texas and
Arizona, by French cruisers and bxsA
great flotilla of American and French
torpedo boat destroyers.
The entrance to the harbor is a nAf-
row strait, a mile wide. with forts
'crowning the towering cliffs on each
side. Through this avenue the impos-
ing pageant moved, each Of the ten
forts contributing its cannonade and
the ten American battleships answer
ing gun for gun.
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-21
Cedar Forest at Great Height.

In his book, "The Real Algeria" quot
ed in the Christian Science Monitor,
NJ. d. Scott describes his journey
through a cedar forest. "The program
was to cross the mountains through a
fine forest of cedars by the Col de
Telmet, at an altitude Of 5000 feet"
Mr.. Scott says. 81 came across a most
curious piece of hillside. Bare rock
as steep and smooth as a house roof
ran straight from the hilltop to the
bottom of the valley with a strike Of
some go degrees. 1t shone like burn
ished silver in the bright sun. Never
have I seen anything of the kind so
beautiful. In various crevices were
perched cedar trees, sometimes with
a rest so tiny that a miracle alone
held them apparently from sliding
down the chute"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-21
Perfumes DEFY Laundrles.

The Arabs around Alden love pow
erful perfumes and are highly skilled
in their preparation. Their favOrite
is called "oodi." 1t is made from a
wood called "OOd' and is so powerful
that when burned in incense-pots the
smoke will impregnate the garments
of those present to such an extent that
the perfume viii remain upon them for
days. even after they have been laun-
dered. They often mix "ood" with civ
ct, ambergris and musk, and thus per-
fume their clothes. The Germans tried
to sell their perfumes at Alden, but
failed, as the best they could do was
about 43 cents an n for perfume
not nearly so good as that which the
natives made for s cents.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-21
DOG LEARNED MORSE SIGEiLS
Canine Recognized Office Call and
Would Awaken Master When
Latter Was Sleeping.

Tony was a small scraggly-haired
Russian terrier that / had while work
ing as night operator at a New Hamp-
shire railroad station, writes F. II. s.
in the Boston Globe. In those days
worked II hours and often longer
when we were short Of men, and TONY
proved very useful to me, for ] laugh
him to read Morse signals and ne
would wake me up when my office
was called if / happened to doze o.
after working a long stretch withous
rest.
My office call was lux" Whenever
that call was licked off On the wire
would say speak Tony !" and the little
dog would bark. In about a months
time l had trained Tony to bark loudly
every time Tx was called on the wire.
one hot night as we sat in the little
office with the door open Tony growled
and a big husky hobo, the tallest man
l ever saw outside of a circus, lunged
in the door and made a grab at me. |
lodged and sprang for the desk, where
my pistol was. Tony jumped for the
man and fastened on to his legs and
caused the man to trip and fall. BY
this time l reached the desk, picked up
my gun and covered him.
The bO backed out Of the door and
slammed the Office door, locked it and
turned out the light.
Poor Tony crossed the track In front
of a train one day and was instantly
killed.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-21
PRINCESS ON PRINCE STREET
oueenly Young Woman Honors a Mail
Carrier by Handing Him a Dainty
Envelope TO Be Posted.

They came along TO Broadway up
one Of the cloak-and-suit streets Of
mid New York, Golfers Weekly says.
She was an elaborate young woman
in -rose-cOlored velvet and fair as
Miriam with all her bangles on to
the dazzled male alongside, who was
made up for the worlds champion
neckwear seller in a Potash and Perl
mutter play.
Betwixt dainty gloved thumb and
fore-fnger she held an envelope Git
must have been scented), exactly as
our maiden aunt used to hold her
ice cream spoon in the dear dead
days of 1891. A mere human being
was bagging the contents of the mail
box at the corner, and she saw him.
ooh, he can mail my letter! Heah
you are. letter carrier! y All this
in the clearly ringing, sweetly super
cilious tones of an Elsie Ferguson he
roine who has not yet fallen in love.
Mr.. Burleson's coworker took the
honor respectfully enough, and the
~rose-colored velvet foated blandly on.
A b~ystander, however, observed the
map of Donegal which served that par
ticular letter carrier for a countenanee
to be distorted ~momentarily by a ire
mendous wink. But, really now, why
shouldn't one expect to meet a prin-
cess on Prince street-if only in the
cloak-and-suit trade? OF course we
all believe In the nobility of commerce.