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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05

DE inc Associated i'feSs-
AVER, Mass. March 3. William
Nimke of Torrington. Conn, a sergeant in
Company T. 301st Engineers. at Camp
Devens. was given a thirty-year sentence
today for unpatriotic utterances. He was
tried by a general court martial Febru-
AIRY ).
Nimke was taken to Fort Jay, y. Y.
Immediately to begin his sentence. He
was tried on three counts, on two of
which he was found guilty. In one he was
charged with saying:
'If l am put in charge of party on the
other side I will surrender to the Ger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Allies to Ask Japan
to Protect interests
in Eastern Regions
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, March 5.-The British,
French and Italian ambassadors in
Toxic intended yesterday or today
Jointly TO ask Japan TO take the neces-
sary steps to safeguard allied interests
In Siberia. according to the Daily Mail.
The newspaper adds that the Ameri-
car ambassador was not expected To
Join the request. but that no disturbing
conclusions are to be drawn from this
fact, as no American opposition is ex-
pected.
II is understood, according to a Reu-
ter dispatch from Toxic, that the jap
(Conunued ON Second Pagel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Ex-Secretary Meyer Improving.

BOSTON. March 5.-The condition of
George Won L. Meyer, who has been i'll
with a tumor of the liver at his home
here for several weeks. was reported
as more favorable today. Mr.. Meyer
had a comfortable night, although ply
sicians attending him said he was still
seriously ill and not yet out of danger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
THOUSANDS DIE IN RIOTS.
Delayed Consular Reports From Rus.
sia Reveal Chaotic Condition.

Several thousand lives were lost and
millions of dollars worth of damage
done in the city of Kief. Russia. during
the recent fighting between the Ukraini-
ans and the bolsheviki, according to de-
layed consular kilograms to the State
Department received today.
They also told of the advance by Aus
trian and German troops with those OF
the Ukraine on the city of kief in the
last week of February. The small num-
ber of bolshevik troops at Kief offered
little hope that the city would be de-
Tended. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Polk Sees President
on Japanese Question.

No further disclosure was made today
either at the White House or at the State
Department regarding this government >
attitude to either international or Japa-
Iiese effort 10 protect war stores in Si-
IBERIA.
Counselor Polk, acting secretary in the
absence Of Mr.. Lansing. had a conference
with President Wilson today There was
no indication that the President has yet
decided TO go before Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Vote May Be Forced.

In this way it is likely that a vote
in the Senate may he forced on the
bill Senators who otherwise would not
support the measure have been aroused
over the poor service in Washington.
and 1t Is difficult to say how the votq
will go.
Senator Bankhead refused to comment
on the recommendation made by Post
master General Burleson, that the tele-
phone systm here be taken over. He
said he would have to look very care
fully into the question before he would
be willing to support a proposal of this
kind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
GORE WANTS ACTION
ON TELEPHONE BILL
Plans to Ask Bankhead What
Progress in Consideration
Committee Has Made.
SLUMBERING FOR MONTHS

Senator Gore of Oklahoma, author of a
bill now before the Senate committee on
post Offices providing for the taking
over of the District telephone system by
the Post Office Department, intends to
start "backfre" in the Senate in an
effort to get action on his bill.
Within a short time he probably Will
rise in the Senate and ask the chairman
of the committee, Senator Bankhead, to
inform the Senate what progress has
been made in the consideration of the
bill by the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Bill Long in Slumber.

The Gore bill was introduced Decem-
Der "A last and has slumbered in the
committees charge ever since. 1t is
well understood that the sentiment of
the members of the Senate committee
is strongly against government owner
ship and that they oppose the bill.
The next step to be taken by Senator
Gore will be a motion to discharge the
committee from further consideration
of the bill and so get the measure
squarely before the Senate. Before he
takes such action, however. he un-
doubtedly will feel out sentiment in the
Senate on the proposal to take over the
District telephone system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Texas May Ratify Dry Amendment

AUSTIN, Tex, March 5-The lower
house of the Texas legislature last
night concurred in minor amendment
by the senate to the resolution for the
ratification of the federal prohibition
amendment. The resolution now goes
to the governor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
First u. S. War Trophy
Gun May Be Sent Here

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Monday, March A.
A German machine gun in perfect
condition mny be sent to WASH
inEton as the first American war
Of material left hastily by the
enemy when he retired from his
Intellectual attack on the Ameri-
can lines last week.
The weapon, with several belts
of ammunition, is now in possess
sion of intelligence officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Soldier-Sailor Bill to President.

The conference report on the soldiers
and sailors civil rights bill, already
adopted by the Senate, was adopted by
the House yesterday and now goes to the
President,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
YANKEES AGAIN REPULSE
BOCF1E ATTACK IN LORRAINE
German Prisoners Also Taken in Opera.
tons of American Patrols
Score Success East of Meuse.
BY the Associated Press.


PARIS 5-A German attack last night the trenches
bv repulsed the French Off
issued today announced American patrols operating
the number of German
prisoners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Persian Cabinet RESIGNS.

Resignation of the Persian cabinet
was reported to the State Department
today in dispatch from the United
States consular representative at Te-
heran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Senate Asks for Information.

Immediately the Senate called upon
the Postmaster General for information
as to his authority for making any
such proposition. We patiently awaited
the reply of the Postmaster General to
the Senate resolution.
That reply has been made and to our
great astonishment contains little or
nothing more than the testimony pre-
seated by David J. Lewis before the
House committee on the District of
Columbia in support of bill which he.
as member of Congress, had intro
duced. At that time / appeared before
the committee and answered completely
and effectively the arguments presented
by Mr.. Lewis.
There is an honest difference of opin-
ion with respect to government owner
ship, and | have no quarrel with those
who believe in it. | do, however object
to the proposition that after the properly
constituted authority has found that the
company is entitled to relief, it must he
denied that relief until the broad prn-
ciple of government ownership is settled
by the Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Telephone Situation Difficult.

The telephone organization in Wash
ington is composed of loyal, hard
working. patriotic men and womer.
who are struggling. and struggling
successfully, with the most difficult
telephone situation that has ever de-
veloped. 1t is about time for somebody
to consider them in connection with
that underlying principle of American
ism-a square deal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
NEW YORK WOMEN
CAST FIRST BALLOT
Voting in Four Congressional
Districts Indicates Feminine
Lead in Polling.
By the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, March 5-Seeminely
cognlzant of the fact that their votes
might decide not only the fortune of
the candidates concerned, but the politi-
cal complexion of Congress as well, wom-
en- of four New York city congressional
districts, for the first time in the states
history. participated today in the cleo
tion of successors to four democratic
representatives from these districts who
have resigned their seats in the House
Data available at noon indicated the
women were polling a proportionately
heavier vote than the men. Their relative
lead. election officials believed. would be
increased this afternoon, as many women
were expected to. cast their ballots then
while the men would be unable to leave
business, since il was not holiday
The elections are in the seventh and
eighth districts of Brooklyn, twenty first
in Manhattan and the twenty-second in
the Bronx
In addition to the republican and
democratic candidates, the socialists
have nominees in each district while
IN the tWeDtE-nfSt district, a woman
Mrs. Marie Colvin. is candidate of
the prohibition party.
Negro Runs as Independent.
The greatest interest in the campaign
has centered in the fight in the twenty
first district, normally republican ter
ritory. The Rev. Reverdy G. Ransom. a
negro clergyman N:hnse ind.read adent Pc
tition was thrown out by tho sopreme
court. has appealed to his followers to
! write his namo on their ballots. RAN
som has attacked the republican nomi-
nee. John A. Bolles. The democratic
candidate is Jerome F. Donovan.
The ratio of men registered to the
number of women was estimated at
more than two to one. and the vote as
a whole will not be heavy compared to
! that of a general election.
Women Knew the Ropes.
Those in charge of the polling places
| were unanimous in declaring that the
woman voters knew what they were
doing, as several of the officials ex-
pressed it. This comment, by the chair
man of one of the election district
| boards. was typical of their observa-
tionS.
Most of the women come alone, but
those accompanied by their husbands
seem to exercise their own judgment as
to where they will put their cross
marks on the ballot Very few of them
have asked for sample ballots so they
might be shown how to cast their vote
Yes, they get through with it more
| quickly than most of the men-but
maybe that's because it's a new game
| for them and they come better pre-
, pared"
At many of the voting places one or
more women. generally of the employed
| Continued ON Second Page)
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No Alliance of Any Kind Whatever

From my place / wish to reply to
all of these fears that there is no al
lance between the United States and
Japan of any kind whatever. There
is no compact between the UuItcd
States and Japan of any nature whltso-
ever contracting on our part as Z. 81
IBERIA or Russia nor allowing privI.Sses
in the Philippines or Mexico that all s6-t
enjoyed by any other friendly pes-Ere-
Whatever Japan is doing in rel.-ion
TO the war is in pursuit of her alliance
Or compact with Great Britain What
ever Japan is doing in Siberia or as
against Germany is in compliance with
the terms of an arrangement, offensive
and defensive, made with Britain to
oppose any wrongful advance from any
source in the east against the rights of
either. Japan IS not in the war at the
demand of the United states, and Japan
in nowise exacts anything now nor
does she expect anything in the future
from the United States as result of
any arrangement or alliance ever made
or contemplated TO be made between
this country and Japan.
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MRS. HOUSEWIFE:

Here is what you have been wishing for Recipes
for the of the Substitutes which the United States
food administration asks every patriotic woman to use
material aid to the winning OF the for liberty
and humanity for the future opportunities for the chill
dren of today and of all the tomorrows
The Star today begins the publication of series
of food administration recipes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Senator Confers With President.
Committee Action Postponed.

Action on the amendment was post
poned by the committee until Senator
Martin should secure from the Presi-
dent information desired by opponents
OF the plan, particularly the probab Bile
cost of the properties and the reason
for securing legal title. The commit
tee adjourned until Senator Martin was
ready to present the inforA,ation.
In supporting the plan administra-
tion leaders said they understood that.
as the government soon VIII have many
ships, docking facilities owned by the
government are desirable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Rumania and Armistice.

BERLIN. via London, March 4.-''The
Rumanians have accepted our armis-
tice conditions" says "A German official
communication issued yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
j. s. IN AGREEMENT
WITH JAPANESE
REGARDING SIBERIA
Principle of Action Settled, But
Details Remain to Be
Worked Out.
SENATOR LEWIS DENIES
EXISTENCE OF PACT
Rumors in West Concerned Philip
pines, German-Russian Trade and
Jap Citizenship in America.

The United States now is in
agreement with Japan, Great
Britain and the other co-belllg-
erents on the principle of action
in Siberia, but the details re-
main to be worked out. This
became known today as the
cabinet met with President
Wilson to discuss the subject.
LONDON, March 5.-The
Evening News says the ques-
ton of Japanese intervention IN
Siberia has been settled, and
that all the allies as well as the
United States have agreed to
immediate action to safeguard
the interests of the powers.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Hi
nois today declared in the Senate the
United States had no alliance with ia
pan. or understanding whereby the lat
ter was 10 act in Siberia. kilograms re-
eeived by him from friends on the
Pacific coast disclosing a scare over
reports TO the effect the United States
was acting with Japan in this matter led
him. he said, 20 make this statement
To an inquiry whether he had con-
suited the State Department before
making his statement. Senator Lewis
replied, he spoke ''on mis- own authority
and knowledge of affairs of my coun-
try
Wisdom of Discussion Questioned.
Senator Brandegee of Connecticut
and Senator johnson of California ooth
questioned the wisdom OF such a dis
cussion at this time in the Senate, the
latter saying that by mere silence ne
does not wish TO subscribe to the mat
ters which are pending
The teiegramS," said Senator Lewis,
disclose a scare and fright Influenced
BY statements coming from the east
charging in effect that the United
States has some alliance with Japan
directing Japan 10 take Sibert2 without
our hindrance IN turn for J~nan pro-
teeting US III the Philippines aKd oppos-
ing the Cierman-Russian ADVANCE upon
our trade and possessions III ths orient
Also. that in turn for such services the
JaDansSe are To be ailoWe ed free hand
IN. the Philippines. free citizenship II
America. and to take naval base and
other landed possessions in Mexico.
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WEATHER.

Fair tonight; rain tomorrow or to-
morrow night; no decided temperature
change.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 2 pm. today: Highest, 63. at 2
pm. today: lowest. 81 at pm. yesterday.
Full report on page H.
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PLANS TO TAKE OVER
STEAMER WKARVES
President Would Utilize FaciI-
tiles of Former German
Lines at Hoboken.

President Wilson intends to take over
the hamburg American and North Ger
man Lloyd steamship companies
wharves and docks at Hoboken, n. J..
He arranged today with Senator Martin,
democratic leader, for an amendment to
the urgent deficiency appropriation bill
giving him such authority.
Although the government has been
using the dock properties of the two
German companies. President Wilson
told Senator Martin at White House
conference today that it was deemed
necessary to take. over the legal title.
The President arranged with Attorney
General Gregory to advise Congress of
the legal situation.
Senator Confers With President.
Senator Martin was called to- the
White House to arrange for a pro-
vision in the urgent deficiency bill to
meet the situation. No details of the
Presidents plan We're given Senator
Martin, but arrangements were made
10 take up the urgent deficiency bill in
the Senate today ahead of the war
finance corporation measure, to expe-
dite the deficiency appropriations and
also the matter relating to the German
docks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-05
Women Knew the Ropes.

Continued on Second PageD
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-16
Medical Men First u. S. Soldiers Killed
: By Germans, Says Lieut.. Col. Patterson

"The first soldiers of the United
States Army to be killed in the pres
net war were three of my men, who
died ON the night of September 4.
The first officer was LIST Lieut.. w. T.
Titzsimmons, M. O. r. c., u. 8. A., my
adjutant, September 4. During the
month Of September Medical officer
named Howe Of the N. o. r. c., U. 8.
A., was killed at the British front
and a Captain Fisher, n. o. r. c.
U. s. A., was killed in the month OF
October. There were three OF my
Medical officers wounded In addition
to the three members of this COM
mand who were killed ON September
4, 50 that the following facts have
been established:
"That the first American officers
killed in the war were Medical ON
GERS. That the first three American
soldiers killed and the first i've
American soldiers wounded belonged
to the Medical Department, antedat-
ing our line troops referred to in the
first part of this letter by some seven
weeks. hope for the credit Of the
Corps that the Military Surgeon will
call attention to these facts as 1t will
be difficult to change the impression
if the newspapers publish the facts
incorrectly at the start. In other
words, / do not want to see the Medi-
cal Department robbed of any credit
or glory that justly belongs to 1t"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-16
BAKER ISSUES ORDER
AGAINST DISHONORABLES

mo sentence of dishonorable dis
charge will be given where the offend
err has within him the capacity for
military service and where any other
appropriate form of punishment 1S
SUFFICIENT to meet the requirements OF
the case"
This is the latest order by Secre-
tary Baker concerning court martial
sentences.
Whenever the sentence of dishon-
orable discharge is given" the order
continues, 'Hit should be accompanied
by a long term of confinement in the
penitentiary or in the disciplinary
barracks. Where the offense Is not
sufficiently grave to warrant a long
term Of confinement it should be as
sumed that the offender has within
him the elements of military service
and he should be made to serve.
when a sentence Of dishOnorable
discharge is given unacc0mpanied by
q long period Of confinement, review
ing authorities should in general sus-
pend or remit the dishonorable dis
charge and hold the offender to serv-
ice and punishment with the organ
iZation to which he belongs.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-16
"RARIN' TO GO"

The q. s. Marines i'm the bri.
~ade which forms part Of General
Porshing's command are anxious
tn get into the first lime trenches
and participate In some real ngnt-
ing, according to reports nom
stOveP There"
About seventy-five per cent OF
tia Marines now In France are
rated as :narksmen or better ana
thew believe their accurate flre
would NOW down the Germans at
o rapid rate.
Aside from that, however, they
want to preserve the tradition
that the Marines are First To
right" and this makes them all
the more anxious to be given an
important place i'm the Arst line
trenches of tho sector now held BY
the American forces.
1t is understood that General
Pershing, who has been employ
ing the Marines to protect lines Of
communication, guard stores and
docks and as instructors In the
school OF Muskctry, has promised
to move the brigade Of '6Old1ers
and Sailors Too" mp to tho Mfst
line trenches at an early date.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-16
". S. BUYING CLOTHING
ON AN ENORMOUS SCALE

Some idea of the magnitude of the
scale on which the United States
Government is ordering clothing for
its soldiers may be gotten from fig
ures furnished by the Quartermaster
General Of the Army. The following
figures show the quantity of articles
contracted for and delivered mp to
December /:
Blankets contracted for, 1881,
$50: delivered. 5,990,236.
wooden cloth for overcoats con-
tracted for, 5.691,35O overcoats; de-
Iivered, 2,026,346 overcoats.
Suits OF winter underwear con-
tracted for, 15,431,021 drawers and
12,S26,S24 undershirts; delivered,
6,542,160 drawers and 4,306,34S un-
dershirts.
WOODEN cloth for uniforms con-
tracted for, 28.956,95S yards; deliv-
cred, 11,299,867 yards, made up into
2,834,367 breeches and 2,37S,511
coats.
WOODEN cloth for shirts contracted
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-16

4, Lieut.. Col. r. q. Patterson. U. s.
:, commanding Base Hospital No. s.
somewhere i'm France" which was
6mbed by the Germans on Septem-
kdr 4, is anxious to have history re-
XSrd the fact that members Of the
Medical Department were the frst
4mericaa soldiers to make the SUI
Sreme sacrifice cover There" In q
scent review of the military sitMa-
Hon Secretary Baker said the Med1-
20 Department must be given the
honor Of having its representatives
lArst Of all American forces to par
&icipate in the war.
Il Following is q letter written by
Lieut.. Col. Patterson:
probably you read in the papers
ne the incident that occurred at our
hospital on the night Of September T.
FA few days ago I saw In the paper
hat General Pershing had visited the
front and stopped at the graves Of
The three American soldiers who were
killed in the raid made by the Ger
mans on the sector of the line &C.
lcupied by our troops and that on
lie graves appeared the legend, The
|first United States soldiers to die In
the great war; or something to that
'effect. It seems a small point In
some ways, but it would seem proper
,that such facts should be recorded
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-16

for, 35,155,O81 yards; delivered, 1O,-
990,205 yards, made up into $685.
444 shirts.
Shoes contracted for, 21,117,612
pairs; delivered, 8,525,298 pairs.
Hats contracted for, 8,O92,O21;
delivered, 3,554,091.
II these articles of clothing were
placed end to end they would girdle
the globe several times. For in
stance, the wooden cloth for uniforms
measure more than 5,4S4 miles and
the cloth for shirts measures more
than 6,658 miles.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-16
LAST COLONIES LOST

According to the official report of
General Vandeventer, in command OF
the British forces in East Africa,
Germany has lost her last place In
been driven out of that last OF her
colonies.
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