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Evening star., 1918-05-17
D. c. T0PURCHASE
FERT|L|zERP[ANT
Commissioners Decide to
Take 1t Over and o.
crate July I.
ABANDON OTHER PLANS

Purchase Of the plant Of the Wash
ington Fertilizer Company, at New Jer-
sey avenue and K street southeast, at a
price to be fixed by a special commit
tee to be named to make new valua-
tion, and operation Of the plant by
the District as garbage reduction
works, has been decided by the Com
missioners. III W 5e
Suggested plans for utiitzation,s oi
the Districts garbage as feed for
hogs and the establishment as d nu-
nfcipal enterprise Of big hog farm,
1t was stated today, have been aban-
doned. or. rather. received no really
serious consideration, because Of the
fact that no reliable information or
data on such an enterprise was to be
had. The Commissioners, therefore,
after lengthy deliberation, decided
upon the adoption Of the reduction
system of garbage disposal.
To Take Plant on July 1.
In communication to the Wash
ington Fertilizer Company the COM
missioners stated that the company's
plant is to be taken over July 1.
The Commissioners further advised
the fertilizer company that the Dis
trict will purchase from the company.
at prices paid by it, such supplies
and materials on hand or ordered
July I as are necessary for the oper-
alton Of the plant
The Washington Fertilizer Company
last winter offered to sell its plant
and equipment to the District for
$4,000. The price that will be paid
Tor the plant, equipment, etc. how
ever. will, as the Commissioners in
formed the company, depend on the
result of the expert examination and
appraisement to be made within a
few days.
Probability of material revenues to
the District from the sale Of prod
ucts of the reduction Of garbage, lack
of reliable information as to the
practicability of a municipal hog
farm for utilization of the city's gar
bage, and absolute uncertainty of any
plan contemplating the collection and
removal of garbage by farmers who
might use it as feed for hogs guided
the Commissioners largely in reach-
Ing decision to adopt the reduction
system Of garbage disposal to the ex-
clusion of other plans. and to the de-
termination to acquire the plant and
equipment of the local concern for
that purpose.
It was pointed out that II the Dis
trict were to adopt the plan of permit
ting. the farmers to collect and remove
garbage. no assurance could be had Of
regularity. Of such collection and re-
moval; while if any garbage collected
in such manner by farmers was found
to be In nffan0iVa condition he
farmer collecting and removing 1t for
use as hog feed would be liable to ar
rest and fine under the police regula-
tions. -.--
It is the purpose of the Commission
ers to have all necessary preliminary
details attended to and out Of the way,
so that collection of garbage on regu-
lar summer schedule, and reduction, at
the municipal works to be taken over
may begin July 1. -
Evening star., 1918-05-17
MAY PAY ITALY A VISIT.

LONDON. May 17.-Future plans of
the American labor delegation which
has been visiting France and England.
and which was received by King
George yesterday. are incomplete.
Some of the members are of the opin-
lon that mission to Italy would be
beneficial.
The delegation disbaSded last night.
but some Of the members will remain
IN England Q Sav days longer.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
MAXSON TWICE DECORATED.
Missing Baltimore Man Also Twice
CAPTURED at Front,

BALTIMORE, Nd, May 17.-Lieut.
Charles W. Maxson Of Baltimore, re-
ported missing in action in todays
casualty list, was twice before cap
tured by the Germans. escaping the
first time and being rescued by Brit
ish troops the second time. In each
instance Maxson. who was attached
to the Medical Corps of the British
army, was on the battlefield attending
to the wounded.
Lieut.. Maxson's wife received a let
ter from him yesterday which said he
was back with the British troops and
had been decorated twice for bravery.
He gave no details Of deeds for which
he received the decorations.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
DESPAIR CAUSES TRAGEDY,
Perry C. Melrose and Mrs. Eva Too.
tie Found Dead in Auto.

because he could never hope to marry
Mrs. Eva Tootle, twenty-seven. of this
city. caused Percy c. Melrose. fifty
seven. formerly widely known as a
circus performer. to shoot himself
dead in his automobile and either
kill Mrs. Tootle or induce her to COM
init suicide yesterday afternoon, ac-
cording to the police. Melrose left q
note in the machine. which was dis
covered at the side Of q road near
Lockbourne. fourteen miles south Of
Columbus. yesterday. saying that his
only alternative now was to take
this course" In the front seat Of the
automobile sat their dead bodies, with
a revolver lying between them.
Melrose had son and q daughter.
The families were neighbors.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
LAUDs HUGHES SELECTION.

Appointment and acceptance Of
Charles e. Hughes to participate in
the aircraft inquiry Of the Depart
mont Of Justice meets with the ap-
proval Of republican senators. Sena-
tor Borah Of idaho declared in the
Senate today in denying q report to
the contrary.
He said that he had heard both '.re-
publican leader and those led COM
mend tho President and Mr. Hughes
as "Wise and patriotic in their ac-
tions.
In reply to a question by Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts,. another re-
publican, Mr.. Borah said that he had
heard no-one speak adversely Of the
appointment or its acceptance.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
TEN DIE WHEN TORPEDO
HITS FRENCH STEAMER

PARIS. May 17.-Ten passengers,
one Euopean and nine Arabs, were
killed when the French steamer At
lantique was torpedoed in the Medi-
terranean early this month. Tho
steamship managed to reach q port
by her own means, 1t Is announced.
She measures 6.447 tons.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN MAY
REACH S4,250, 900, 900

Unofficial report today to the Treas
ury indicated that the third liberty
loan total had gone above $4,o0o,ooo
900 and might reach $4.250. .000, 900,
The exact total will not be known
until next week.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
FIFTH WAR WINTER
NOW INEVITABLE.
IS GERMAN VIEW
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland. May II.
Via British Admiralty per Wire.
Less Press-In q speech before
the, WuerttemberS diet, Herr
Hausmann, ono Of the leaders
Of the progressive party, said
that q nth winter Of war was
now Inevitable.
Germans must make mp their
minds to face disappointment,
he saiAs Instead o1 obtaining the
victoFy AspeA- fur during the
sunansf.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
Jockey O'Neill's Injury Fatal.

BALTIMORE. Nd. May 17.-Jockey
Pat O'Neill. who fell at Pimlico May
10. while riding in the steeplechase
and suffered Q fractured skull, died at
the hospital today. He never regained
consdousnesa
Evening star., 1918-05-17
ALLIED DIPLOMATS
MAY QUIT RUSSIA
Stand With French Ambas-
sador, Whose Recall Is De-
manded by Soviet.
new Intervention PLEA
BY the Associated Pres..

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 17.-If the French
ambassador to Russia, Joseph Noulens,
is compelled to leave the country the
other representatives Of the allies may
follow him, says an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Moscow. In soviet
circles, the message continues, it is ex-
pected NJ. Noulens will be recalled
soon, but if France refuses to do SO he
will be declared to be a private citi-
zen.
(The recall Of Ambassador Noulens
bolshevik government on the ground
that he had made statements not con-
ducive to friendly relations between
France and Russia. A Moscow dis
patch on April 25 said NJ. Noulens had
declared that Germany was attempts
ing to gain economic control Of Rus
sia, and that If the allies should be
forced to take military action in that
country 1t would be merely in the ma
IuI0 O4 1IlcuOly A6SlSIAuCSsJ
Plea for Intervention.
An urgent plea for allied interven-
tion in Russia to resist German ag-
gression there is made by the Daily
Chronicle. The paper says that the
more the allies allow Russia to fall
under German influence the harder 1t
will be to extricate her eventually.
IF declares that PnQaia f0 h1A
to recover herself without foreign
military intervention. adding:
"The weight OF our Intervention
would necessarily be Japanese, but It
should be given q broadly allied and
international character. For some
time it has been said the obstacle has
been Washington only and now that
as we believe to be the case-the
American governments agents are as
much convinced as anybody else OF
the need for foreign troops. it is to be
hoped that opposition will be with
drawn"
Would Let Japan Act.
The London press in general is urg-
ing the necessity Of allied tnterven-
ton of a prompt nature II what is al
luded to as the rapid Strengthening
Of German grip on the country is to
be successfully combated. The news
papers refer to the accommodating in
dications OF the inability or unwill-
ingness Of the bolsheviki to resist the
German penetration, and in some in
stances the advocates Of Intervention
reiterate the earlier pleas for allow
ing Japan to act. The insistence upon
Japan's disinterestedness fs renewed,
as is japanese loyalty to the alliance.
The Daily Telegraph concludes its ar
ticle with these lines:
"The statesmen at Toxic have made
it quite clear that they have no covet-
GUS aims In order to support the
general policy Of the allies. and es-
pecially to protect Serbia from Teu-
tonic rapacity, Japan. we are convinc-
ed. is ready to act in any way that
promotes the ideals Of the entente
powers"
Evening star., 1918-05-17
Injured Employed Here.

Several OF the injured persons are
employed in the navy yard. and others
are employed in different mercantile
establishments. Morris Rackey. the
most seriously injured passenger, was
riding on the rear platform Of the
crowded car, while on a seat lust in
side the door was his son. Morris
Rackey, jr., and the latter hurried to
his fathers assistance as soon as he
could get out. When his father was
taken to the hospital he returned
home and told his mother.
Standing on the rear platform near
Rackey was Mack Farr, Seat Pleas
ant. who escaped injury and was able
Following the accident there was a
long delay in the moving of cars over
the tracks to the city, and hundreds
of residents of nearby Maryland and
the northeast section of the District
found it necessary to form a pedes-
'trian club. The long tramp from
points along the line to the old race
track at Bennfng, where Kenilworth
cars were. operated, made many per-
sons late at work.
licemen Little and Marks of the ninth
precinct and Detective Charles Wise
started an Investigation of the acci-
dent. Passengers and residents near
the scene Of the accident supported
Motorman Bergman's statement as to
the fog.
News of the accident spread through
the surrounding country and caused
much alarm. Members of families of
persons who left their homes about z
o'clock to come to the city feared their
relatives were among the injured, and
all during the morning the telephones
at the several hospitals were kept
busy by anxious inQuirers.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
Shock to officials Here.

Capt. Resnatfs death was great
shock to all official Washington, to
which he had become well known as
the chief Italian aviator detnonstrat-
ing the Caproni planes in America.
The immense machine. with its enor-
nous wing spread. which practically
has been selected for American Army
use as night bombing machine be-
cause Of it's tremendous weight-carry-
ing. capacity. has become a familiar
sight over the city.
Nearly every day the roar of its
giant motors called the attention of
thousands of soldiers and war work
ers as Resnati or one Of his assistants
flew it over the dome of the Capitol,
about the White House, where Presi-
dent Wilson always was an enthusiast
tic spectator. or over the Virginia
hills. on the other side Of the Potomac
Capt. Resnati was in close confer
ences with American aviation officials
in the development of the air pro-
gram. and they had high regard for
his skill and technique.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
CREEL REGRETS
Summing Term
Makes Apology to Congress
for Objectionable Language
in New York Speech
is SEVERELY CRITICISED

George Creel. chairman OF the COM
mittee on public information. today
apologized to Congress for his much
discussed recent New York speech. in
which he was quoted as having said
that as he disliked Summing he
would not explore the hearts OF con-
gressmen.
Il admit the indiscretion and regret
it deeply" Mr.. Creel wrote to Chair
man Pou of the rules committee con-
sidering resolutions on the incident
Mr.. Creel's Letter.
Mr. Creers> letter. which probably
closes the incident. was. in full. as
follows:
while the rules committee has not
yet indicated any course of action with
respect to the resolution OF Mr.. Tread.
way, I cannot permit myself to remain
public and insulting criticism upon
the Congress Of the United States.
MY estimate Of your honorable body
Is expressed In a pamphlet issued by
the committee on public Information,
in October. 1917, under the title First
markable did the record of achievement
appear to me that had it summarized
for general distribution, and in tho
signed preface T tried to bear testi-
mony to the courage and patriotism
OF the men behind the record.
Even were it not the case that I
am so committed by the frank and
uncompelled expression of an honest
conviction, / beg you to believe that
I am not SO lost to the proprieties AZ
to indulge in attack upon the legisla-
tive branch while I am myself in the
service Of the government
'.At a time like this I would take
shame to myself IL I attempted to
weaken in any degree the public con-
fidence in any public body. much less
the great legislative body Of our ma
ton.
Says Question "seemed silly"
"At the Church OF Ascension I had
spoken for an hour and for more
than an hour answered questions
bearing upon every phase Of public
discussion seemed so utterly silly and
its Stiffness was so well understood
by the audience that I made quick
and thoughtless answer that lent It
to anS
1t deeply.
Il have given my thoughts SO who'll
ly to the service of this war that
have. perhaps, been careless In the
matter of guarding every word of my
utterances against the possibility OF
misconstructfop, But have the feel
ing that sincere men see down to the
heart Of intent and will appreciate my
desire at sll times u avoid anything
that might create the dissension and
confusion 50 dangerous to our neces-
sary unity.
please let me take this opportunity
to assure you OF my willingness at all
times to coordinate the work Of this
committee with the wish and thought
Of Congress- What We have done and
are doing il always open to the fnspec-
ton of the individual members or COM
mittee, and cannot but feel that our
task here would be wisely strengthened
by more intimate contact and co-oper1-
ton
Believe me, sir, with assurances OF
deep consideration.
.GEORcE CREEJ@
Evening star., 1918-05-17
RESNATl|SK|[[ED
BY 10O:FOOT FALL
Famous italian Aviator Meets
Death at Hampstead
Flying Field.

NEW YORK, May 17.-capt. Antonio
silWo Resnati of the Royal Italian
Flying Corps. who piloted the ten
passenger Caproni biplane from WASH
ington to New York and back again
recently. was killed at noon today at
the Hampstead flying field
Resnati. one of the most famous
Italian military aviators. met his
death while testing an American
built Caproni plane Of the bombing
type. recently authorized for pur-
chase by the United States govern
mont ~ ssss: y .i-s
One Of PlaneS sCrumpled.
Flying alone and carrying . cargo
Of sixty bombs. Capt. Resnati left the
flying field on what was to have been
the first test of the new type Of BIZ
plane. The machine arose only 100
feet when one Of the planes crumpled
and it fell backward.
Capt. Resnati, strapped to his seat,
was unable to release himself in time
and ono of the three heavy engines
crushed him to death.
October 20, 1917, Capt. Resnati es-
tabltshed new American fight rec
ord in Caproni biplane by flying
from Norfolk to Mineola with nine
passengers in four hours and twenty
five minutes. On November Is he made
flight with the same number of pas
sengers from Mineola to Hampton,
Va, in four hours and two minutes.
Unhurt in Former Accidents.
He met with an accident December
2. when. with four passengers. the
plane which he was plotting crashed
to earth near Hampton. He and his
passengers escaped injury.
The following day he met with an
other accident. when his Caproni ma
chine was wrecked by fall at Nor
folk with fifteen passengers. On this
occasion he maneuvered his machine
with such accuracy that it landed
partly on its wheels and partly on its
wings, breaking the shock sufficiently
to enable the pilot and all the pas
sengers to escape serious injury.
Early this year it was announced
Resnati was preparing to fly in a new
water as well as sail through the air.
It was said this machine was the only
one of Its kind in existence, and that
when finished 1t would be able to
travel faster under water than q sub.
marine.
Immediately after the accident arm
ed guards were thrown all about the
that thorough investigation would
be made by special inquiry board
comprising Maj Canady. commanding
officer of the flying field, and Maj.
Hitchcock, head Of the, flying depart-
ment, and several others.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
Criticised at Hearing.


hearing today before the rules COM
mittee. Representative Treadway of
Massachusetts, urged the committee to
bring in a resolution asking the Presi-
dent to discharge Mr.. Creel from his
public Office.
Chairman Pou of North Carolina, in
| endeavoring to placate members OF
the committee, said that he had talk
ed today with Mr.. Creel; that Mr.. Creel
regrets his rash remark at meeting in
New York. and that he was writing
| letter Of apology to the members OF
the House.
| Awaiting the arrival of the letter.
the committee postponed action until
tomorrow, when another meeting has
been called.
Chairman Pou's Statement.
Chairman Pou told the committee
that he had talked with Mr.. Creel this
morning and that Mr.. Creel does not
deny making the remark referring to
Congress as stunning" but he said
this does not represent his views in
regard to Congress.
Representative Treadway, who in
Produced the resolution urging the
FHouse to take action against Mr..
Creel, read from some OF Mr.. CreefS
signed editorials, showing that his
frame of mind is hostile toward
Congress and other government func-
tions.
He called attention to the fact that
Mr. Creers speech in New York was
under the heading of Public Opinion"
He said that when Mr.. Creel speaks
it is not as George Creel. but as chair
man of the committee on public in
formation.
He called attention to the stationery
OF Mr.. Creel's ohice. showing that IL
is supposed to present unbiased, un-
lprejudiced. honest Information that
I,o IAI do frvs
public opinion. He also showed that
the questions presented at the New
York gathering. where Mr.. Creel made
his. remark rejecting upon Congress
are required to be written before they
are answered. in order that the speaker
will not be compelled to be hasty, but
rather will make a thoughtful reply.
Admits eInexcusable Blundey'
Mr. Pou said that when he met Mr..
Creel in Secretary Daniels Office this
morning Mr.. Creel stated he recog-
nizes that he made an ineXcusabie
blunder. He said he was willing to
be used anywhere for the best service
of the country. Then a chorus went
up to the committee, saying: Then.
why doesn't he resign?" Mr.. Pou
said he believed that Mr. Creel is
sincere in saying that il his period
of usefulness with the committee on
public information is ended he Is
willing to be assigned to any other
duty where he can be most helpful.
Representative Phil Campbell of Kan
sas interjected the remark, 'If Mr..
Creel does not know when his period
Of usefulness with the committee or
public information is ended he is the
only one in the country who does not
know it."
Chairman Pou said that Mr. Creel is
willing. to offer an apology, but seY-
eral members of the committee said
49, r,afh he 7psA A,f
Representative Fess of Ohio and
Representative Treadway said the dig
nifty Of the House was at stake, and
the latter read a signed article by Mr..
Creel in which disrespectful refer
ences were made to Congress. thea
courts and the Constitution. Mr..
Treadway said that holding such An
lContinued On Twelfth PaEs.)
Evening star., 1918-05-17
WEATHER.

Fair tonight; tomorrow fair. warmsH
temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest. "a. at Z
pm, today: lowest, So, at s am. today.
Full report on page 10.
Evening star., 1918-05-17
Battle May Be Crucial One.

The delay is in itself an added in
Afeation that the next German push
10 to be one of great magnitude and
defceness. This next battle may cas-
ily Be thA crucial one. for the Ger
mans undoubtedly will attempt once
more to smash entirely through the
&ll1eas lines.
II the Germans again fail to achieve
1Aeir aim-and all along the front
ycontinued On Second PaTe)
Evening star., 1918-05-17
British Cheer Americans.

British troops greeted the Ameri-
cans not only as comrades in arms,
but as warm friends. and the work
of instruction is being continued in
that spirit. The American forces on
arriving within the British zone were
cheered to the skies by the sons of
Britain. many of whom bore unmis-
taxable signs of battle They had not
seen the Americans before, but they
knew they were coming
The Americans. on the other hand,
gained all the more enthusiasm by
the heartiness of the greeting which
they received from their battIe-
SCARED comrades in arms.
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CORRESPONDENCE
REDAKCYI.

Jess"ze raz przypominamy wszyst-
kim korespondentom, re odpowia-
danny czyto listownie, czy W naszym
Dzienniku, tylko ma take listy, kt6-
re SD podpisane peincm nazwiskiem
y podaniem adresu correspondents.
lime wszystkie ida do kosza.
Nadto przypominamy, re absolut.
ME zadnei wzmianki ME dajemy W
naszym Dzienniku W roku biezacym
O balach i Zabawach ~tanecznych, cho-
ciazby by}y urzadzane ma eel jakl
szlachetny.
Panu A. H., West Pullman, Ill. -
Dajcie jaka dobra nauczke pruskie-
mu pacholkowi, by ma przyszlosG ME
wazyl sic W TAXI sposob postepowac,
ale PREY Swiadkach, by W razie po-
trzeby S~wiadczyli, o co chodzilo. wat
pimy, czy do sadu W tel sprawie udat
sic mozecie.
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Ii MASPETH, l.. I.

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mieisce ma hall W niedziele SGD lu-
tego. Bylo z partyi X. o. n. re A do
6 czionk6w i paru n%aiwnych sfucha-
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Ma samym p~oczatku urzadzono ko
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tarz i inni obywatele nalezacy do
tegoz Sub-Komitetu. A re dyskusSa
U Armii Polskiej stala sic zbyt ostra'
nasz szanowny wiceprezes OBJ. F. koz
lowski pozbawif OBJ. Gmernickiego
m6wce K. o. N. prawa giosu DAMIEN
mu rekawica W twarz. Me chcac do
puscic skandalu wielkich rozmiaroW
rozpedzo bande X. o. n.
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