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DESIRE FOR UNITY
EVIDENT IN RUSSIA
Continued from First Page)

movement Having helped develop
that he then would come here. prob
ably landing at a Pacific port. and
while stopping with his brother-in-
law in San Francisco might take
steps to further the movement in
Russia itself, with the help both OF
Russians in the United States and
of Americans who are anxious to
aid Russia.
One advantage Of that plan. 1t is
argued, not only would be to make
capital of the strong anti-German and
thoroughly Russian sentiment IN
Siberia, but to avoid any suggestion
that the allies forced their aid on
Russia, IL that aid came at the invita-
tion of the new Russian movement in
Siberia.
Military men say 1t is not fncon-
ceivable that Russia might be OF con-
siderable assistance to the allies once
q strong government @ IS res, rsstofso re =
allies could do would be to furnish
certain supplies and munitions. but.
in addition, the question of training
officers. one Of the factors In the
breakdown of the Russian military
organization, also might be one for
allied consideration.
Source of Russian Army Troubles.
|
Most Of the troubles with Russia's s
army, leaving out pro-German in
nuences exerted before the cars ear
acter. hut another principal difficulty
was the absence Of trained ofticers.
In the first year or two OF hghtings
the mortality among Russia's trained
military mon was heavy. This left her
army under the leadership OF men
with little expert military knowl-
edge.
what military men believe one OF the
mistakes made early in the war with
regard to Russia-that Is. depending
too much upon her to take the ohen-
nloyed only for defense. The advance
of the Russian steam roller was rapid
and effective. while it lasted. but the
Industrial organization back Of 1t fell
down. it's list of officers was depict
ed, and in these conditions. as well
as in pro-German efforts, military men
see a factor in the collapse of the
Russian army.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
GAINS MADE BY ALLIES
]. ON MACEDONIAN FRONT

PARIS. Sunday. May 19-French
ana italian troops have made an ad-
vanes Of twenty kilometers twelve
ana one-half miles) on the western
end OF the Macedonian front, the war
once announced tonight.
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U. S. SERGEANT KILLED
BY MEXICAN BULLET

McALLEN, Tex, May 20.-Sergt.
Herbert Ulrich of Kawkawlin. Mich,
was killed by q shot from across
the Mexican line near Hfdalgo today.
-Four Mexicans were killed in the
return fre-
Evening star., 1918-05-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Dennis A. Mccarthy, Boston editor
and pubIicisI will speak on The
Poets Outlook on Life" at a public
meeting in Mcmahon Hall, Catholic
University. at o'clock tomorrow
night. Bishop Shahan. president OF
the university, will introduce the
speaker. The public is invited, The
address scheduled to be given by DR..
Maurice Egan. minister to Denmark,
at the university next Monday even
ing has been postponed indefinitely
Resolutions protesting against the
action of the District Commissioners
the playing Of profession
al base ball games on Sunday were
adopted at a recent meeting of the
Billy Sunday Tabernacle workers, and
sent to the President, Senate and
House of Representatives and to the
newspapers.
The entire cast and chorus of the
French opera. The Chimes of Nor
mandy" will hold a rehearsal tomor-
row evening at o'clock at the Arts
Club.
A. Leftwfch Sinclair, president Of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce.
has appointed a committee of dole
gates to represent the chamber at the
national conference on war economy
to be held in New York city June s
and 6. The delegation consists OF
=. Emo. Robert N. Harper. d. J. Kauf-
man, Mrs. Edith Kingman Kern, A. T..
Macdonald. Arthur r. Randle, Cor
coran Thorn and Edgar ID. shaw.
Thrift in city budgets will be dis
cussed.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
SPANISH SHIP ToRpEDoED.
Barcelona Concern Loses Fourth
Vessel. Madrid Newspapers Report.

MADRID. Saturday. May 1s.-The
newspapers here report the torpedoing
of the steamship Villa de Soller. of
1880 tons. the property Of Paya &
Sons of Barcelona. This is the fourth
vessel this shipping concern has lost
within q short time.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
w. B. WILSON, SECRETARY.

TO MANUFACTURERS AND EMPLOYERS:
When visiting washington take become
United
reurnng
Division St7l
federal employment
Our Arst Job or plantse in
hut heip all the
required.
UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
J. B. Densmore, Director General.
Hotel Gordon. 10th and Eye Streets,
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16 TROOP A MEN
AT CAMP MEADE
Former D. C. CavaIrymen
Numbered Ninety at Out
break of the War.

CAMP MEADE. Md, May 20-Six-
teen or more members of old Troop
A, District Cavalry-the Presidents
Own Horse Guards-are scattered
among the machine gun. artillery and
infantry companies at Meade. This
famous troop was composed entirely
of college men. and of its ninety
members at the outbreak of the war
eighty-six have been commissioned as
first or second lieutenants in various
branches of the military service.
Vic Olnsted, Company B. and Joe
Amin, formerly a member of Company
A. District Machine Gun Battalion, are
both former members of the District Of
ColumbIas cavalry troop Amin tried
TO enter the first training camp for off,
GERS at Fort Myer, but was turned down
for being three pounds underweight.
Accepted in D. c. Draft.
He was accepted by the District draft
officials and came out to Camp Meade.
where he was assigned to the District
battalion. Several months later he was
commissioned q first lieutenant in the
aviation section of the Signal Corps
Other members Of the cavalry troop,
assigned to Meade, include Lieut.
Mike" Colbert, Machine Gun Company.
314th Infantry; Lieut.. Winfield Scott.
grandson of Gen. Scott: Lieut. Pugh.
row at the Royal Flying School at To-
/ ronto. Canada; Lieut.. Ross Hunter,
former secretary to the superintendent
Of police at Washington; Lieut. Arnold
Roth, Lieut.. James y. Bebout, former
all american foot ball guard. in 1912;
Lieut.. Herbert C. Maloney, Lieut. Brit
ten House. Lieut.. James r. Thompson.
Lieut.. TEX" RHard, Lieut.. Bobby"
Featherston and Lieuts. Kukle. Fox,
Pollock, keegan and Brown.
More Honeymoon Passes.
Application for honeymoon passes
Is getting more or less epidemic
among the District machine gunners.
The most recent member of the
Washington outfit to join the bsne-
diets is Corp. Frank b. Knapp of
Company Il. who was married to Miss
Helen Eoggs of Washington.
Second Lieut.. Oliver 6. Lyle. Com
pany A. District Machine Gun Battal-
ion, yesterday received his commits :
serve Corps. The commission bears
date Of May II. 13l7, and apparently
| had been lost somewhere in the War
Department Capt. Lyle took the ex-
| amination for a captaincy in the Re-
| serve Corps before the training camps
were opened. and passed, but never
| received his commission, although he
| wrote the department several tim es
about it. Not receiving his commits
| sion in the Reserve Corps, he decided
| to attend the first training camp for
| officers at Fort Benjamin Harrison,
! from which he was graduated and
was commissioned second lieuten-
| ant - o.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
twteh Sinclair. president Of the
We Get You, Reginald.

From The Boston Transcript.
And for three days and three
nights" read the modest ysung Gu
rate. Jonah was in-ar-IA the 90.
-ciety OF the whalssH
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body where it was. found in the woods
Saturday afternoon and his hat that
was found in woods on the opposite SIDE
of the road yesterday by Sheriff Fields.
Search was made. for the iron pipe,
the instrument with which tho fatal
blows were inflicted, but it was not
located. Another piece of mute tes-
timony recovered in the WOODS yes.
terday is a note that was palo AT
Homie Savings Bank by Werres two
days before he was murdered.
Still Search for Pipe.
Sheriff Fields and Mr.. Ball are
anxious to find the piece of pipe said
to have been the murder weapon, 1t
being regarded as being the only
missing link in the chain of evidence
against the prisoners, although It's
absence, it is stated, will have no
bearing on the case in court. 1t Is de-
MED by the men that whisky played
any part in the Staying of Werres.
declaring they had partaken OF no
strong drink the night of the murder
or shortly preceding.
Catherine Burgess declared she nao
known Gamble for more than two
years, and her statement was repeat
ed to Warden Crack this morning.
when. it is stated, she told or other
matters that may have an important
bearing on the trial of the defend
ants.
Finding of handkerchief initiated
M" near the scene of the murder
today was regarded as being pos
Sible link in the chain of evidence.
Sheriff Fields found the handkerchief
and will make an effort to have 1t
identified. Werres watchchain was
found on the top of door of police
cell in Richmond, where the men
were temporarily confined awaiting
transportation to Alexandria county,
and the watch. 1t is stated, was To-
Gated.
DR.. s. T. Ashton. coroner. wednes-
day night will hold an inquest at the
county seat, the jury having been
sworn over the body Saturday night
at Geier's undertaking establishment.
Its members are Thomas Crack, o. j.
Chanel, J. n. Kerns. J. B. Pearson,
Edward kerns and Frank Imboden.
residents of Ballston. Only two or
three witnesses will be examined. and
Mr.. Ball stated, the prisoners will not
be present.
Funeral of Victim.
Funeral services for the murdered
chauffeur were held at o'clock this
afternoon in the chapel of Frank Geier
& Sons undertaking establishment,
1113 7th street. Only the widow, rel
atives and close friends were present.
The last rites of the Catholic Church
were said by Father Marks of st.
James Parish Church. Mt. Rainier. In
Ths pallbearers. selected from
among the murdered mans friends
at the government printing office.
were: Frederick Poor. Albert w.
Lovelace, c. II. Gibbs, C. W. Paxton
and f. j. Hallerap.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
MAJ. RAOUL LUFBERY
KILLED IN AIR BATTLE
Continued from First Page,

CONTINUED ffon First PaGe.D
the Toul sector. he shot down in hamss.
an enemy biplane containing two oficers.
Falls Inside American Lines.
Returning from a trip over Germany
at height OF $500 meters. the lieuten-
ant met q German Photographic biplans
going home. He Unanswered until he
got under the tail Of the German ma
chine and then opened fire.
The German machine burst into flames
and fell inside the American lines. south
east Of Flirey.
A French aviator this afternoon
shot down an enemy plane back of
the Luneville sector. Two men from
the plane were captured by the Amer
cans. The Germans came from some
where in the rear. 1t 10 reported. al
though not confirmed, that this 10 the
machine which brought down Maj.
Lufbery.
There has been extraordinary aerial
activity all day in this sector.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
To Warn Prisoners.

This morning the commemorative
attorney said he would see the prison-
ers later In the day, inform them OF
the seriousness Of their positions and
tell them just what they are likely TO
be up against. He said he deemed il
only fair to give them such informa-
tion.
He also arranged for conference this
afternoon with Detective Charles A.
Evans, might acting chief Of detectives
who arrested the Burgess woman at her
home, and officials of the two jurisdic-
tions will visit the hotel where the mur-
der was planned, Mr.. Ball being anxious
to have his case thoroughly in hand be-
fore court convenes next month
II also is the intention Of the prose-
cutor TO visit Mrs. Werres. widow Of the
slain man. and learn from her what in
formation he may need concerning her
husband He hopes she will be able to
appear in court at the trial Of the case,
realizing she is the best witness he can
obtain to Identify her husbands belong
ines that have been recovered. They In
caude the pin and ring taken from the
Evening star., 1918-05-20
Peterson's Victory Thrilling

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Saturday. May 1s.-The Ger
man biplane brought down yesterday
by Capt. David Peterson of Homes
dale. Pa. his third since May 10. was
conquered after fight FIVE kilo-
meters within the German lines.
Peterson and another pilot came
upon two enemy machines, one two
thousand meters high and the other
three thousand. The Americans each
Evening star., 1918-05-20


picked out an enemy airplane and at
tackled it.
thirty ehots at close range. The
enemy went into a spinning nose
dive and crashed to earth. The other
enemy machine escaped.
Expected Visit From Lufbery.
wALLINGFoRD. Conn. May 20
The family of Maj. Raoul Lufbery.
the American aviator whose death
has been announced. today received
from him some effects which gave
them the impression that he intended
to come here on q visit. An hour
later the report came Of his death.
but there has been no official notif-
cation.
John E. Martin. warden of the bor-
ouEh, ordered that flags in Walling-
ford be displayed at half-stah for
three days. He also requested that
the cIergymen meet to decide upon q
date for holding memorial service;
Mai. Lufbery leaves his father. Ed
ward, and a sister in Yalesville, a
brother employed here, a sister in
Pennsylvania and three sisters in
Boston.
Eighteen Machines to Credit.
Mai Raoul Lufbery had bsen at
Corps less than four months. but be-
fore that he had made q brilliant rec
ord a. . member Of the Lafayette
Escadrille. with tho French army, and
was generally accounted the leader
he brought down either his sew
enteenth or eighteenth enemy
machine, which so far as IL known
was the number standing to his credit
when he was killed. and which Is by
fan ts: svkss5 ehes with iRs
American or the French army.
Lufbery's father was a native-born
American, but his mother was q
Frenchwoman, and Lufberry himself
was born in France thirty-four years
ago. For the greater part of his life
he was a traveller, taking up occupa-
tions In various parts of the world
where his fancy led him. He served
at one time for eighteen months with
and was successfully occupied at times
In Algeria, Egypt, Turkey and in vari-
GUS parts Of Europe.
Loaded With French Honors.
Lufbery Joined the French aviation
service in 1916 and soon began to de-
velop marked skill as an airman with
the famous Lafayette Escadrille. By
November of that year he had shot
down six machines and had been cited
for bravery, and early last year he
won the cross of the Legion of Honor.
Later he was presented with the gold
medal Of the Aero Club of France. the
British military medal, the war medal
of the Aero Club of America and sew
eral times had been cited in French
army orders. once as IAN Incompatible
pilot" He had several narrow es-
capes from death.
When the American air service be-
gan to assume active shape in France
Lufbery was commissioned a major
in the American Army, and late in
January of the present year was in
Quoted into the United States service
no rank
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exposition

hundrsd-miuion-doll exposition at
Lyon.
Dr. Jones had many friends in
Washington, to whom news OF his
death came az . shock today. A num-
Der Of them knew OF his return from
France. but his condition was not
thought to be critical. In his younger
days DR.. Jones had taken an interest
in athletics and had developed a
healthy physique.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
Fights Fiercely With Knife.

Three other Germans had slipped
by and one was trying to choke the
PROSTATE Roberts while two Others
tried to carry him of. His rife was
broken. but Johnson drew long
trench knife, which the colored men
call ''bolo knife" and brought it down
upon the skull of one of the Ger
mans.
Later 1t was found that the knife
was stained with blood. as was
German cap picked up near by. An
other German leaped at Roberts. who
most disemboweling the man. Both
Johnson and Roberts swear that the
German cried out in English.
johnson all this time was shouting
Turn out the guard" But another
German fired at him with a revolver.
the bullet striking him in the arm.
AS the intrepid negro fell he man.
aged to hurl a single grenade, which.
from the signs found in the morn
ing, blew the German to pieces. Then
Johnson tainted.
But the Germans had had enough
and they ran off in the darkness.
bearing away the killed and wounded
and leaving behind stretchers, wire
cutters. grenades and revolvers
Strong patrols searched for them.
but were unable to find them.
Both Get Cross.
Both the colored men were award
ed the French croix de guerre with
palms. accompanied by army order cita-
tions reciting their deed. The johnson
citation read:
johnson gave a magnificent ex-
ample of courage and energy" Rob-
erts was described as good and
brave soldier"
Negroes previously took part in a
raid in which they entered the Ger
man trenches and brought back three
prisoners, after finding slight resist
ance This operation was executed
with the French. They go out patrol
ling no-man's land every night and
have been shelled frequently. Their
sector is a veritable snipers' nest.
and German bullets whistle about
constantly. but they are full of en-
thusiasm in their new surroundings.
They had not had a casualty until
Thursdays dght.
Both VIII Recover.
Both johnson and Roberts will re-
cover though wounded ,asd In VIZ, many ~
these troops are from New York, and
their commander lis a former New
York Official.
After several months spent in con-
struction work at the ports the ne
groes were given a fairly brief period
of training in consideration Of the
work they had already done in the
United States. They entered the
trenches on a small scale at first. but
their line was rapidly expanded. They
have adapted themselves to life In
the trenches SO well that they are
making jokes about it, a colored SOL
der asking permission to be sent on
dangerous" mission. They are
cheered up by the music of their
famous jazz band, which has won
many prizes.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
johnson Sounds Alarm.

About 3 o'clock when IL was stii
dark johnson thought he heard
noise and called out: Here they
come" A sergeant back of the post
shot on flare disclosing the figures
OF squad Of Germans trying out
the barbed wire surrounding the
post Later 1t was ascertained that
they had entered an abandoned trench
to the right of the post about .
o'clock with the intention of gob-
bling up the occupants.
Just as soon as the flare lighted up
the surroundings the Germans threw
grenades, which wounded johnson
and Roberts. Telling both. But the
two men while lying on the ground
threw hand grenades back at the
Germans, who were now forcing an
entrance. As the first came in John
son regained his feet and shot him
through the chest, but his rife JAM
med and SO he used 1T as a club,
knocking down a second German with
q blow on the head.
Evening star., 1918-05-20
CO[0RED SOLDIERS
WIN WAR CROSS
Two BraveIy Rout Is Ger.
mans After Desperate
Fighting.
UPHOLD U. S. TRADITIONS
BY JUNrUs b. WOOD.

BY JUyTUs d. WOOD.
Cahlegram TO TIE EveafnE Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1918.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY on
THE FRENCH FRONT. May 2o.-This
story of the gallantry OF two Ameri-
can negro soldiers. who attacked a
party of twenty-five Germans early
last Thursday morning. and complete
ly routed and beat of the enemy, kill
ing or wounding five men. although
themselves wounded. carries with IL
the announcement that negro troops
have for about a month been holding
part of the front-line trenches I'm
the region west OF Verdun.
These troops. acting in close asso-
citation with the French, have dis
charged their duties in most COM
mendable fashion. the above-described
fight being typical of their conduct.
1t is described by military observers
as worthy OF the best traditions of
the American Army.
Early Thursday morning five ne
groes occupied an advance position
jutting out into no mans land
Three were asleep in a dugout and
two others were on guard. These
two men. were Henry Johnson. Of
% Monroe street, Albany, New York.
and Needham Roberts OF Trenton, y. j.
Evening journal., 1918-12-19

Word comes from the battlenelds OF
France that Wilmington Jimmy Muir
ply upon his arrival In America, VIII
stage comeback. Jimmy writes that
he VIII make Wilmington his home
again. In his day Murphy made all the
top notchers step.
Benny Leonard. lightweight king stop
ped his rapid climb In sixth round OF a
wonderful frscas. Jimmy boxed sew
raj bouts afterward, but seemed to have
lost interest and he was forgotten and
placed among the has-beens. AZ tho
age OF % years he still should meet
with success in the priced ring.
Evening journal., 1918-12-19
FOOTBALL
BOWLING
GREEN LEAF-ROLPH
PLAY CUE SERIES

Al the Royal Billiard Parlors. yester-
day, a 6oo-point pocket billiard game
was staged between E. Ralph, ex-
champion OF the world Of Hightstown,
N. j.. and Ralph Greenleaf. Whining
tons premier boy exponent Of the art.
The match is TO be played in a series
Of six games, block OF 100 played
every afternoon and evening.
In the afternoon game the New Jer-
sey expert won the block by the score
Of 100 to SO.
In the evening session young Green
leaf ran away from the Jerseyman, win
ming the second block. The score for
the two games now stands: Green
leaf 200; Ralpy 1877.
The other four Blocks Will be played
the afternoon and evening OF today and.
Friday.
The high runs so far In the games
have been: Greenleaf, i2; Ralph 81.
Evening journal., 1918-12-19
HAGLEY WINS TWICE.

Hagley Community House basketball
team won from st. Michaers CChester)
basketball team last night 20 TO 20. The
second team also overwhelmed the visi-
tors second team by score OF 3S to ?.
The only score made by the obstetrics
was from the foul line. They seemed
20 be unable 10 get by the invincible
guarding OF the local team. Kavanaugh
and j. Gallagher featured for Hagley
The first team game was more closely
contested. At the end OF the FIRST half
the score was 81 10 but the visitors
came back strong In the second half.
The local FIRST team was greatly weak
ened by an injury received by the star
center. p. Gallagher. who was hit by
piece OF apparatus falling In the gym
and was removed from the game. Nc
Vey stared for Hagley and Mclaughlin
Evening journal., 1918-12-19
Sidelights on
AHCity Sports

batting average. Hemingway, former
Philly inflelder, who also played with
the Cardinals and Giants. tried Rickey's
suggestion for several days. and work
ed so hard he threw his arm out. Now
he wlnts Hickey 10 go out snlpe hunt
ing with him some night. Easy to say
Eddie will select nice, cool evening
for the party.
Manager Freddy Payne, OF the Harlan
Steel League club, has been made di-
rector Of all sports at the Harlan plant.
Ferocious Dan McVey. not the fellow
who trains Porkey Flynn. but our own
Dan, the boy who has In the past play
ed great football for Concord Heights.
Merwick and other clubs, has been
added 20 Bill Gallagher's list Of huskies.
Whether McVey will so out for the
basketball club is not announced.
Joe Jackson expects 20 hit 'em as OF
old the coming season. Yea, boi
The original Kid Henry. who a few
years back met and defeated many
stars OF the ring game, is now employ
ed by the Pusey and Jones plant Of this
city. Henry has numbered among his
victims over the ten-round route such
battlers as George Cole, Jack Black
burn, Willie Lewis. Jimmy Clabby. Sail
OF Burke, Wilmington Jack Farrell. Kid
Henry, IN his prime, was rated a won
derfully clever boxer, and occasionally
surprised with K. o. which label was
placed over the name OF Mike Twin Sui
livan. Henry won the middleweight
championship OF Camden In 1903 by
scoring a ten-second count over Tommy
Crawford. He started on the down.
ward grade when he stopped a hay
maker with his chin coming from the
port side OF Jeff Smith.
A wildly circulated rumor that had
Evening journal., 1918-12-19
BOXING AT LIBERTY HOUSE.

There win be put on at the Liberty
Fire Company club room tonight two
boxing bouts as feature In an enter.
talnment for members and friends Of
the flre lighters.
The FIRST bout VIII be between two
flywelshts, Heavy Hammer and John l.
Sullivan, to go three rounds.
The other setto will be between
Charles Stephenson and NJ ]. Wallace
zvelterweights This bout is scheduled
for six rounds.
Evening journal., 1918-12-19

Manager Freddy Payne, OF the Harlan
Steel League club, has been made d.
rector Of all sports at the Harlan plant.