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Evening star., 1918-01-15
ADVISORY REFERENDUM
FOR D. c. AGAIN ASKED
Representative Rarey Reintroduces
Bill Relating to Many Self
Governing Proposals.

Representative William J. Carey of
Wisconsin, republican. a member of the
House District committee today. re-
introduced his bill providing for an au-
visory referendum by the people OF
the District of Columbia on certain
questions relating to municipal self
government and representation in Con-
gress. This bill was referred to the
committee on the District of Columbia.
The referendum. provided for includes
a series of questions asking expressions
of a model charter establishing the
right Of suffrage in the District, with
municipal self-government in local af-
fairs: representation in Congress by a
delegate: government ownership of the
telephone utility in the District: pro-
hibition: equal suffrage for men and
women; the initiative. referendum and
recall: an elective non-partisan form
OF commission government: public
ownership Of street railways. and taxa
ton of all improvements.
The bill provides that all persons
more than twenty-one. years old, re-
gardless of sex. who have resided in
the District for a year or more. shall
be permitted to vote in the referendum
1t also proposes in detail the machinery
by which such a referendum might be
conducted
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NEW ARCTIC ISLANDS
FOUND BY S7EFANSSEN

FAIRBANKS, Alaska. January 15.-
Several new large Arctic islands were
discovered northwest of Banksland in
the spring of 1915 by vilhjaImur
Stefanssen. the Arctic explorer, accord
ing to Capt. A. Lane who arrived here
last night from the Arctic ocean
bringing direct news from the explorer,
who, he says, is spending the 1s17-1s
winter in the northern seas at Bartel
Islands. The explorer claimed the new
lands for Canada
Evening star., 1918-01-15
SURVEY CAMPS HEALTH
Mr.. Gard Asks Congressional In
quiry Following Death Of
Maj. Gardner.

AS a direct result of sentiment in the
House over the death from pneumonia
OF former Representative Gardner at
Camp Wheeler. Ca. Representative
Gard of Ohio today introduced a reso-
luton to direct the military committee
to investigate camp conditions.
Camp site selections, suff1ciency OF
clothing. hospital facilities and treat
ment OF sick soldiers would be investi-
gated under the resolution. Many of
Maj. Gardner's friends are supporting
the movement.
Citing the Illness and death of Maj.
Gardner and reports of prevalence of
pneumonia and meningitis at various
camps Representative Gard explained
In presenting his resolution that when
men are selectd to go from civil life
into military service as Maj Gardner
was they should have the best sanitary
environments and every precaution
taken to safeguard their health, to re-
turn them ultimately to civil life in
better health. if possible, than before.
The House, after a brief session to-
day. adjourned in respect to Maj. Card
ners memory.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
BERGER LOSES HIS APPEAL.
Justice Hitz Sustains Denial to the
Mails of Socialist Paper.

The right of Postmaster General
Burleson to deny second-cIass mailing
privilege to the Milwaukee Leader, So
cialist organ OF Wisconsin, of which
Victor Berger is editor. was upheld to-
day by Justice Hitz of the District Su-
1reme Court.
The court overruled q demurrer filed
BY the Milwaukee Social Democrat Pub
1lshlng Company. owner of the paper. to
the answer Of the Postmaster General.
ialed in q mandamus proceeding for the
purpose of testing the validity OF the
espionage act.
Attorneys Charles Poe Of the local bar
and Cochems and Wolfe Of Milwaukee
will ask leave OF the court to enter a
new plea on behalf of the newspaper
Attorneys Morgan II. Beach, James b.
Archer and NJ. C. Van Fleet represent
the government.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
BUFFALO CLUB INsoLvENT.
Bankruptcy Proceedings Started by
Principal Stockholders.

BUFFALO. n. Y, January 15.-Involun-
tary proceedings have been started in the
United States district court to have the
Buffalo Base Ball Amusement Company
international League) declared bank
rupt- The petition presented to Judge
John N. Hazel Is by three creditors, Jo-
seph J. Lannin. former owner of the Bos-
ton Red Sox: Mcdonald & Hoe Company
Inc. Of Buffalo. and Rand. AIcNally 8. Co.
of Chicago.
The petition sets forth that the local
base ball company is insolvent and that
the petitioners are informed and believe
the companw owes upward OF $4,000.
Twelve claims are scheduled by Mr.. Lam
min for sums advanced to the Buffalo
club. said to have been principally to pay
rentals and salaries OF players.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
GOES HOME THIS WEEK
Ambassador Naon's Return to Ar
egntina Post Here Depends Upon
Result Of Conferences.

Ambassador Naon Of Argentina, who
recently placed his resignation in the
hands OF the Buenos Aires foreign Of
fice. will sail for home this week,
Whether he returns here as ambassa-
dor depends on conferences with
President Rogoyen and Foreign Minis
ter Puerreydon.
Ambassador Naon's resignation, for
warded at about tho time of the late
disclosure Of Luxburg kilograms, was
of a conditional character. 1t was un-
derstood he was pressing for some
strong action on Argentina's part. If
the country did not enter the war
against Germany, the ambassadors g
friends understood, he felt that at least
diplomatic relations should be severed.
Recent dispatches from Argentina
have indicated that there was some
slight dissatisfaction because Ambassa-
dor Naon did not prevent publication
Of the last lot Of Luxburg kilograms.
That incident. however, was only Of
minor Importance in causing Mr.. Naon
to offer his resignation.
Diplomats in Washington hope that
the Buenos Aires foreign office may in
duce the ambassador to return to his
post.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
FOR WHEATlE% DAY LAW
Bills to Compel Observance Of Food
Saving Measures Are
introduced.

Bills to.amsnd the food law 20 - e
empower the food administration Il
compel observance Of wheatless and
meatless days or any other measures
1t prescribed were introduced today by
Representative Lever and 6enatoa
Pomerene, acting for the administration
The measure was prepared upon the
recommendations Of Food Administra-
tor Hoover in an effort to conserve the
food supply in this country for the re-
lief of our allies. Under its provisions
the President would have authority to
invoke greater restrictions upon use
manufacture. sale or distribution OF
food. feed or other materials needed In
the maintenance OF an army and viola
5000 fine and Imprisonment for moi
$4,000 fin eand imprisonment for not
more than six years.
Evening star., 1918-01-15

Col. Charles w. Fenton. commandant
at Fort Myer. who was also COM
mandant of the first and second officers
training camps at the Army post across
the Potomac river. died at Walter Reed
Hospital ats11 o'clock this morning.
Col. Fenton was taken to the hospital
last Saturday evening. suffering from
what appeared to be spinal meningitis
His condition grew worse. though ply
sfcians attending him did not lose hope
for his recovery until early today.
Yesterday afternoon slight i'm
provement was reported in his condi-
tion. but the change was only tempo
rary.
Physicians at the hospital based hope
for his final recovery on his splendid
physique and strong constitution, but
these were not sufficient to carry him
through.
Funeral arrangements have not been
made. but burial will probably be in
Arlington national cemetery.
Col. Fenton is survived by his wife
ana two sons. five and nine years old.
AS commandant of the first and second
omcers' training camps at Fort Myer
Col. Fenton's work attracted the atten-
|
country, as well as winning admirine
comment from the officers of the armies
OF the allied countries who visited the
training camps in large numbers.
Was Born in Michigan.
Col. Fenton was born in Michigan in
1893 and would have been fifty-three
years old at his next birthday. After
passing through elementary schools in
his native state he entered the United
States Military Academy at West Point
In 1884. Completing the four-year
course there he was graduated with the
rank OF second lieutenant in 1883 and
was assigned to the 9th United States
Infantry. In 1891 he was transferred to
the 18th United States Cavalry and
served In that branch of the service
thereafter.
He served as aid to Gen. Frederick
Dent Grant and was serving in that
capacity at the time of the death of
Gen. Grant.
IN 1907 he was transferred to the 2d
United States Cavalry For the past
several years he was in command of the
Army post at Fort Myer.
Promotion Thought Near.
ms work at the first and second Of
ncers training camps at Fort Myer
was of such high character as to Win
him nigh praise from Secretary Baker
PRESIDENT Wilson attended the Gradual
ing exercises of both the first and sec
ond training camps and commenced Col
senton on the excellence of his work
as commandant and on the general an
pearance of the men composing the
camps. eAe
1t has been generally understood that
Coi. Fenton was to have been promoted
W orisaoler general in the near future.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
ARIsTOCRATs OF F0WLD0M.
Between 600 and 700 Shown at Ma
tional Capital Poultry Show.

Between 800 and TOO fancy fowls. aris-
tocrats of their respective classes, are
on exhibition at the annual show of the
National Capital Poultry and Pigeon AS
sociation, that opened in the Arcade this
morning. The show Is to be open every
day this week. and until 10 o'clock each
evening. Judging began today, and al
the close of the show Saturday about
$4,000 in prizes Of cash and merchandise
are to be awarded to the winners.
The show of barred Plymouth Rocks
is said to be one of the best ever as
sembled here. Robert Waldron of Mid
dlesburg. Md. has 200 entries in this
class. Another exhibit that is attract
ing attention is the display of pit games
shown by Robert Markey of the Ma.
tional Press Club. Frank Riggs Of Bal.
timore Is showing about forty imported
bantams of various breeds. including
several silkies.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
In South America in 1914.

NJ. Caillaux sailed for South America
in November, 1914. going first to Brazil
and then to Argentina. Something of
a mystery was made of his trip. The
general explanation was that he had
been intrusted with an economic mis-
sion, but it was reported that the
French governments real purpose
was to bring about his removal from
France, on account of the feeling
against him in certain quarters Later
he made visit to The Hague, which
attracted attention because of the pres
ence there at the same time of menu
bers OF tn the German reichstag. Shortly
Count Won Luxbure- was fisrnis.ad os
German minister to Argentina after
discovery of the fact that he had been
sending. through the Swedish legation
at Buenos Aires. dispatches to the Ber-
lin II foreign ign {, ONCE respecting German
vising the Sinking without trace" Of
Argentine merchant vessels.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
FOR RELIEF WORK IN ITALY.
Appropriations of $4,771, $3.50 Au-
thorized by American Red Cross.

Appropriations aggregating s4771 800
for military and civilian relief work
in Italy have been authorized by the
American Red Cross, the expenditures
to extend over a period of seven
months beginning November l last
The funds were authorized. it is stated.
on urgent recommendations of the spe-
cial Italian relief commission, of which
Robert F. Perkins of New York is the
head. The commission visited Italy
after the retreat of the Italian armies
to the Piave and since then has made
complete and detailed Investigations of
conditions necessitating adoption of ex-
tensive relief measures
Evening star., 1918-01-15
hudson TWINS. ARRESTED.
Admit Participating in Eleven Joy
rides Since Middle of December.

Admitting they had participated in
eleven joyrides in Hudson automobiles
since the middle of December, two boys
termed by the police the Hudson
twins" are under arrest in this city
One is Raymond Hilton, seventeen
years old, son of retired ST. Louis
Mo-. lawyer, and the other is Lionel An.
derson, sixteen years old. 732 21st
street.
Clifford Pinchot's automobile was the
last one in which they took a ride, and
they became frightened on the speed
way and abandoned it.
Detectives Springmann, Bailey, Con-
nors and Hughlett, members Of the DO
lice automobile squad. learned from
them the number Of cars in which they
had taken friends on joyrides.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
1s COLLEGES DROP ATHLETICS.
Preseason Coaching and Training
Table Suspended, Due to War.

NEW YORK, January 15.-Eighteen
colleges in four eastern states have
dropped athletics because OF the war.
according to returns from a question
naire distributed by Prof. Frederick B.
Well of the College of the City of New
York. The colleges. are in New York.
New Jersey. Pennsylvania and West
Virginia.
Twenty-Five colleges have eliminated
all preseason coaching and the others
have cut down the period. Twenty
three colleges have dispensed with a
training table, and the other three
answering have kept it only for foot
ball.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
Arrest German in N. 7. Probe,

JERSEY CITY. N. J.. January 15-
William Merscheimer. said to be a son
of the inspector-Eenera1 of prisons in
Germany. has been locked up in the
Hudson county Jail here charged by
agents of the Department Of Justice
with having knowledge of recent
waterfront fires in Brooklyn. Mer-
scheimer was arrested just a. he had
been. released by a United States COM
missioner on a charge Of having failed
properly to NIL out his draft question:
naire. He 10 twenty-seyen years old.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
MAY ASK CONGRESS FOR LAW.
Navy Department Wants Ship
Movements Out of Newspapers

Because newspapers in some coas,
states are required by state law to pub
lish ship movements. the Navy Depart
mont. in its efforts to keep such infor-
nation from the enemy. is considering
asking Congress to enact law for.
bidding such publications.
The great majority Of the newspaper
OF the country strictly follow the vol.
untary censorship agreement. bu,
state laws put many OF them in dim.
cult positions.~
Evening star., 1918-01-15
FAvoRS SHIPYARD BILLS.
Senate Commerce Committee Reports
Favorably on War Zone Plan.

Bills authorizing the creation of a
war zone around shipyards, the taking
over of transportation lines to ficilitate
the carrying of shipyard employees to
and from their work and to enable the
shipping board to improve housing con.
ditions in the vicinity OF shipyards Tor
the benedt Of employees were reported
favorably today by Chairman Fletcher
Of the Senate commerce committee.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
KENTUCKY FOR PROHIBITION.
Both Houses of Assembly Ratl1!
pronosed Amendment.

FRANKFORT, Ky. January To-.
Both houses of the Kentucky genera
assembly yesterday ratified 'ne pro-
posed prohibition amendment 10 'he
federal Constitution. -.
The resolution passed the house s.
to 10 and was approved IN the ms.s semsss
81 to 16. TIE debate IN oo'n h'"se'
was brief.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
TWO MISSING FROM HOME.
Harry M. Tucker and Isaac Edber
ton, Colored, Cannot Be Located.

Harry N. Tucker. seventeen years old,
is reported missing from his home in
the Sherman apartment house. Police
were told that he went away last Sat-
urday afternoon and failed to return.
He is of medium build. Of sallow COM
plexion and has brown hair and eye
brows.
Isaac Edberton's continued absence
from his home at 216 d street south
west has caused relatives to appeal to
the police to find him. Isaac is colored
and twenty-nine years old. He left
home December IL to go to Baltimore
and failed to return
Evening star., 1918-01-15
EXECUTES OFFICERS,
Ten Army Men Punished in Plot to
Kill Mexican General.

MEXICO CITY, January 15.-Ten army
oft,cArs. including Gen. Leocadio PARA,
out of forty-ive arrested in connection
with a plot to kill Gen. Alfredo Novo.
commander of the military district IN tne
state OF Mexico. and Augustin Milian;
eorernor OF that state. wore executed
yesterday at Toluca, the state capital,
ahout forty miles from this city.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
Investigating Fires at Staunton.

STAUNTON, Va, January 15.-Myec
terious fires at the Virginia Hotel and
the country club during the past few
nights following an attempt by q guest
who registered as '.Alie Brown" to
burn the Augusta Hotel here are be-
ing Investigated by a Department of
Justice agent in cooperation with local
police. None of the fires did much dam
age The police have been unable 70
find Brown"
Evening star., 1918-01-15
WILLIAM DENMAN TIL.
Former Chairman of Shipping Board
Unable to Testify in Probe.

When the Senate commerce commit
tee assembled today to hear William
Denman. former chairman of the ship
ping board it received word that Mr..
Denman was in a hospital with an
liberated eye. Proceedings for the day
were held In abeyance until plans for
other witnesses could hA -mA6A. Il tsf,l
Evening star., 1918-01-15
WANTS CHARGES PR0BED
Representative Cary Proposes In
quiry Into Alleged Slanders
Again st q. S. Troops Abroad.

Congressional investigation of sian
derous charges against the character
of American troops abroad. alleged to
have been circulated by tre Anti
Saloon League. was porposed IN
resolution introduced today by Repre-
sentative Cary Of Wisconsin.
The resolution proposes a select
committee of seven members OF the
House to make the investigation.
Evening star., 1918-01-15

peace propaganda were also charged
against him.
On December % the chamber of depu-
ties voted a suspension of immunity
for NJ. Caillaux in order that he might
be tried. An order was shortly after
signed for his prosecution and he was
put under preliminary examination by
military investigator. When the
question of immunity came up in the
chamber NJ. Ca.illaux in fiery speech
denied his guilt.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
Refuses to Affirm
or Deny He Informed
Paris of CaiIIaux'S Act

Secretary Lansing today refused to
affirm or deny or comment upon the
foregoing dispatch from Paris. There
seems to be NO doubt, however, that
some such dispatch is contained in the
captured Luxburg correspondence.
Early today there was no Immediate
prospect of it's being given out for pub
lication here
Evening star., 1918-01-15
Charles H. Cafin, Art Critic, Dies.

NEW YORK. January 15-Charles H.
Caffin. widely known art critic an6
author of a number of books on art,
died at hospital here yesterday. He
was born in England sixty-four years
ago. Mr.. Cafln came to America In
1893 and lectured in connection with
the university extension courses Of the
Pennsylvania Academy and the Yale
echool. Of Fine ArtA
Evening star., 1918-01-15
Rumanian Minister at White House.

DR.. Constantin Angelesco. Rumania's
sirst minister to the United States. to-
day called at the White House and
presented to President Wilson his cre-
teatiais. marking the establishments OF
Rumanian legation in this country.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
Kaiser and BernstorR Are Dropped.

PHILADELPHIA. January 15.-The
board of trustees Of the University Of
Pennsylvania has unanimously adopted
q resolution striking the names Of EN-
peror william Of Germany and Count
Johann Won Bernstorff, former German
qmbaaeador to the United States. from
t1hs university list Of those holding
3tonQe8ry degreeA
Evening star., 1918-01-15
CAILLAUX ARREST
DUE TO Mr.. LANSING

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1918-01-15
Department Stores Aid.
Carried by a Patriot.

They are pasting this label on pack
ages not delivered: Carried Home by
Patriot
Through advertisements the stores
are endeavoring to impress on shoppers
the fact that they adopt the one-deliv-
ery-a- day system as a war measure at
the direction Of the commercial econo-
my board of the Council OF National De-
fense.
To make freight moving week sue
cess throughout the country the Penn
sylvania railroad has instructed all its
division freight officers to drop all other
work for the week.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
MERCHANTS BOOST
D. c. MOVING BOOM
Fifty Per Cent of Business
Men Join Movement Started
by Secretary McAdoo.

There are stil many washington
merchants not cooperating In the
freight-moving week, according to n. r
Andrews, president of the Retail Mer-
chants Association. Freight-moving
week began yesterday and was set
aside by Director General Of Railroads
McAdoo in a supreme effort to clear the
terminals of the country of the freight
jam, which has hampered shipping.
IT should say that about SO per cent
OF the merchants Of the city were at
work yesterday to make freight-mov-
ing week a success" said Mr.. Andrews.
II have not heard from the yards to-
day, but I suppose the weather will be
setback"
Department Stores Aid.
The pooling of the teams Of Mer-
chants Transfer and Storage Company
and the Littlefield & Alvord Company.
Mr.. Andrews said, is helping greatly
in getting goods away from the yards
At least one of the big department
stores is using to advantage in NOV
ing its freight some of the teams which
became available when the stores
adopted the one-delivery-a-day sched-
ule to customers.
To encourage the public to carry
home as many packages as possible
and thereby make the one-delivery-a-
day system effective Woodward & Lo-
throp is appealing to the patriotism OF
the public.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
Mem Well Equipped With Shoes.

Men now in France are well equipped
with shoes Of the type needed for the
special conditions encountered in
France, according to officers in touch
with the supply problem. There are
enough Of the heavy shoes to equip
the battalions put on the quiet sectors
for training. An officer who visited
one Of these sectors reported that the
men showed q health record compar-
able with that maintained in their
training camps abroad. Trench feet"
1t is stated. have developed in compar-
atively few cases: and have been due
TO lack of care on the part Of the men.
who find 1t hard to take to heart the
instruction given them in regard to
caring for their feet
Charges that only one-and-one-half-
ton trucks of diverse and obsolete mod
els have been sent to France gre held
to be untrue. according to actpal rec
ords both in the War Department re-
hitting to shipments. and reports from
France respecting receipts. Though
none Of the new standard three-ton
trucks has arrived, there have been
sent other three and i've ton trucks,
which have done good service. More
are needed by the American forces, 1t
- held, but so are more needed by
forces of other patfonA
Evening star., 1918-01-15
~sma1l American World in France. +"

The problem not only pertains to
4raining a fighting force. but to the
movement Of supplies. to the vast work
s0f building railroads, docks and bases.
% the development. in short. OF small
American world over in France. and
when the story Of these early months
may be told in full It will be a re-
markable record. predict. OF achieve
ment and enterprise
Ono criticism directed at the War De-
partment has been that Red Cross sup
ply depots have been well filled while
those Of the Army were empty. 1t was
pointed out that the Red Cross obtain
I'D permission to utilize, for a time
shipping space allotted to the Army
sAnd thus the supplies were sent over
ready to use when needed, while those
isent for the Army have been drawn
upon
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Railroads Being Built by Americans.

Railroads now are being built by
Americans. as by British, to relieve the
burden upon transports. Trucks are
being rushed to France. For military
reasons the number cannot be stated.
War Department officials hold that 1t
- unfortunate that many Of the crfti-
cisms written by correspondents after
lhey come back home, couched in gem
eral terms, cannot be refuted because
the exact Information cannot be dis
CLOSED.
The officer quoted above summed up
his Impressions In the following Ian
.Ruage:
I'm France there is being laid the
ground work, not for q petty army
which shall go In and be wiped out, but
;1br an effective fighting force. It Is no
secret that tonnage is scarce. and since
each department believes its needs Inn
3eratfve, and they cannot all be met
At once. there is criticism among the
sodlcers themselves about delays.