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Evening star., 1918-06-27
Was Weak in Will.

The usual explanation of these con-
tradictions between his characteris-
tics and his policies was that Mich
olas was of benevolent disposition
but weak in will, easily swayed by
the reactionary forces of the Russian
bureaucracy by which he was sur
rounded and which hampered and
hindered the achievement of his own
desires. Yet. under outside influence
he was capable of nerving himself
to strong determinations and firm
action. such. for example. as his ini-
tiation Of the movement to disarma-
ment.
The empress. it was said. once carl
catured him as bald -headed infant
tied to high chair. surrounded by 4
crowd of grand dukes and duchesses
each of whom tried to feed him in a
different way, with the result that
the infant was distracted and in tears.
BY some this was regarded as a faith
ful portrayal of the emperors position
Nicholas, son and successor of En-
peror Alexander III. was born in St
Petersburg May Is, 1858: was edu-
Gated under the direction of Constan-
tine Pobedonostseff, procurator gem
eral Of the holy synod. and received
pnilitary training, but had no personal
taste for soldering. Before his ac-
cession to the throne he was sent on
A tour of Greece, Egypt. India and
Japan, where he narrowly escaped
assassination by Japanese fana tic.
In that incident, it was said. the Rus
Continued on Page Twenty-two)
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Army Captain Disloyal.

HONOLULU, r. H., June 26.-The
court-marial senence of fifteen years
Imprisonment imposed on Capt. Franz
J. Feinler. an Army chaplain, on
charges of disloyalty. have been ap-
proved by President Wilson. Capt.
Feinler was charged with having at
tempted to bring about insubordina-
tion among enlisted men and with
having spoken disparagingly of Amer
Evening star., 1918-06-27
District Guard Action.

The conferees struck out the SEN
ate amendment reappropriating $780,.
900 of the appropriations for the cur
rent year for the District National
Guard. This action was taken with
the understanding that il the House
passes the Senate bill providing for
the organization of District Ma
tional Guard during the war for sery-
ice in the District and the adjacent
parts of Maryland and Virginia the
matter will be taken care Of in the
deficiency bill. which is to come be-
fore Congress later
The National Guard bill has been
favorably reported to the House and
has the approval Of the President.
Evening star., 1918-06-27
.|NTERNED GERMANS
ARE SUL[EN LOT
David Lawrence Writes of
the Prison Camp at Hot
Springs, N. c.
LITTLE USE FOR RELIGION
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright, 1915 by n. Y. Evening Post Co.
HOT SPRINGS. y. c.. June 81
Twenty-three hundred Germans and
not request from a single one for a
minister of the gospel during the
whole year that has gone by. Sun
days have come and Sundays have
gone, but the colony of fnterned ene-
mics doesn't seem to miss church
services. Strange record it is for a
couple thousand persons whose inn
! perial master boasts an especial af-
| fnity with the Diety.
I'VE haven't much use for the
church." said one of the captains of a
big North German Lloyd liner. AT
least It hasn't been much use in this
war On both sides it's preaching hate.
The church could have helped. 1t
hasn't. II there is a God, he would
have stopped this terrible war We
want no religion until this war is
over
Director Not Overworked.
| There is a Y. NJ C. A. director here.
but he hasn't much work to do. For
a while he conducted services on Sun
day, though the Germans did not ask
him to do so. At first few hundred
attended, but of a sudden the number
dropped to a handful and the idea was
abandoned. Just why the Germans de-
clined to attend isn't known. The
night before services were held for
me las, time it IS true that the CEN
sor served notice that particular
hymn which some one had composed
couldn't be sung. for 1t had a very
explicit resemblance to the song.
deutschland Uber Allies" Some few
grumblingly remarked that they did
not care to go to church any more
1t was suggested that German
preacher might be secured, but the in
termed colony took no interest in the
matter and seemed glad of a reason to
forget about the church suggestion.
Two or three exceptions should be
noted Three of the interned Ger
mans have died here of illness and in
each case a pastor has been obtained
to conduct burial services. No doubt
some of the Germans. when the war
is over, will have fanciful tales to
tell about their treatment notwith-
standing the excellent care that Is
taken of them. For instance. this
town is so small that there isn't a
hearse in 1t and burials must be con-
Quoted by the use of farm wagons.
That's what the civilian population
hereabout has been accustomed to.
Our government, however, has in each
case furnished good casket. The
Germans themselves have fashioned
elaborate tombstones and the best
marked graves in the town cemetery
are those of the few interned sailors
who have died.
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GRAND DUKE MICHAEL
TAKES HELM IN SIBERIA

BY the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM June 27.-Grand
Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, a
younger brother of the former EN-
peror Nicholas. is reported in a dis
patch from Moscow received here to-
day by way of Berlin to have placed
himself at the head of the new ST.
berian government and to have is
sued manifesto to the Russian peo-
pie.
Evening star., 1918-06-27
Austrian Official Report.

VIENNA, via London. June 26-The
official report from general headquar-
ters today says:
"On the fronts west of the Adige
fighting activity has been lively dur
ing the past few days. On the Zugana
ridge we repulsed strong thrusts ini-
tiated by vigorous gunfire, with heavy
enemy losses. - /
"On the Asiago plataau and between
the Brenta and the Piave yesterday
was appreciably quieter. The bitter
struggle of June "a ended in complete
most perceptible in the disputed re-
gions on Asolone and Monte Pertica.
Our detachments. pursuing the enemy
captured several sectors of his front
line. Thanks to the bravery and de-
termined attacks of our troops, all the
Italian efforts to recapture the ground
they lost on June 15 sanguinarily
failed"
The latest official report from Aus
trian headquarters. in declaring that
"all the Italian efforts to recapture
the ground they lost on June Is san
guinarily failed" constitutes a denial
of the ella inns made by the Italian war
office and is contrary to the facts as
cabled from the Italian front by the
Associated Press correspondents and
the special representatives of the va
rious newspapers who have followed
the operations since the beginning.
Virtually all the reports from the
Italian front have described the recent
operations as great victory for the
Italian arms, with the Austrians pam
ic-stricken, beating a hasty retreat
beyond the east bank of the Piave.
The Austrian official communication
makes no mention of the Italian at
tacks between the Rrenta and the
Piave, which inflicted heavy losses on
the enemy forces and resulted in the
capture of many hundreds of Aus
trians. beyond the mere assertion that
conditions in that territory yesterday
were "appreciably quieter."
Evening star., 1918-06-27
Health Conditions Good.

On the whole, for a community of
2,30O men, the health conditions are
extreme There is an average of only
seven hospital cases a week, and these
are mostly chronic. Most of the men
keep in good condition by taking
plenty of exercise. Few out of the
whole colony are athletes. neverthe-
less a series of games have attracted
many. and this weeks tournament
provided a lively climax.
There are two ways of looking at
this. People who pass by on trains
and say offhand that the Germans
are having too good a time" forget
that If 1900 were kept In close con-
finement a great many would be-
come insane in a short time and hope
less charges upon our government.
1t is NOT only cheaper to keep the
Germans in good health. but conceiv-
ably it gives a good argument to COM
pei the German government to give
our Americans equal treatment, and
that question is going to grow more
acute as the, war goes on. Only two
or three Germans thus far have had
to be put under observation for queer
actions. which is a very small per-
centaRe indeed.
Evening star., 1918-06-27
Story of Former Cars Life.

Lofty ideals rarely attained, appar-
ent good intentions seldom translated
into action and enlightened and pro-
gressive thought that found express
sion more often in reaction and op-
pressive acts than in reforms. made
the character and career of Nicholas
Romanoff. deposed Emperor of Russia,
strange commingling of contradfc-
tions and inconsistencies.
Although personally he seemed sin
cere. simple, straightforward. peace
loving. moderate and of benevolent
intent, disliking hypocrisy or osten-
tation, a model husband and a tender
father. yetSt was often asserted that
he. ruled Russia in reactionary
! spirit, was jealous of authority.
aroused to action chiefly over trifies
that he was incapable of generosity
or sympathy for the oppressed: sub
ject to morbid moods, during which
he was capable of cruelty; was super
stftious, vacillating and timid.
1t was the same autocrat of all the
Russias who called the first great
world peace conference at The Hague
proclaimed the principle of interna- :
1ional disarmament and distributed
100000 acres of land among the
Russian peasants. who also refused
TO limit the autocratic power of the
emperor when appealed to by repre-
sentatives of the Russian people who
suppressed the nationality of the
Poles and denied liberty to the
Firms. 1t was he who granted con-
stitutional reforms for Russia and
then became party to limitation of
the constitutional rights of the repre-
sentatives of the people. Though he
dealt humanely in some respects with
the minor nationalities merged into
Russia. the Jews suffered under his
rule great restriction.
Withholding Russia from war with
England and developing the Franco
Russian entente into a formal aIfi-
ance. he yet allowed Russia TO drift
into war with Japan and, when Rus
sia drew her sword to halt the
progress of German aggression, fall
ed to prosecute the war with energy
and is said to have preferred a Ger
man victory to liberal control of the
Russian government.
Evening star., 1918-06-27
GODSOL MUST CO
BACK TO FRANCE
Justice Hitz Decides to Extra
dite Frenchman Under
Fraud Charge.
STATEMENT OF ACCUSED

Frank J. Godsol. the French soldier
charged with defrauding the republic
of France out of S1.500,000 by false
representations to the Pierce-Arrow
Motor Car Company. in connection
with the purchase of automobile
to France for a judicial investigation
as to his guilt or innocence. Justice
held today when he passed on the evi-
dence prodnced in support of the COM
plant of Ambassador Jusserand. on
which the extradition proceedings are
based
Evening star., 1918-06-27
Agitators Kept at oglethorpe.

Again, most people imagine that the
Germans interned here are military
prisoners, bomb plotters and con-
scienceless instruments of the German
spy system. They might become bomb
plotters If turned loose. and they
might be conscienceIess, but they
were interned right after the out
break of the war. and, for the most
part, are the officers ard sailors of
the merchant ships that were lying
CONTINUED on Thirteenth Page.)
Evening star., 1918-06-27
Nicholas Slain by BoIsheviki
Troops in Their Retreat
on Yekaterinburg.
STORY OF HIS CAREER
MARKED BY WEAKNESS
Good Intentions as to Russia Sci.
dom Carried Out-Sueceeded to
Throne 1894, Fell 1917.
By the Associated Press.

y the Associated Press.
GENEVA, June H.
The Ukraine bureau at
Lausanne announced today
it has received confirmation
of the report that the boil
shevik authorities at Yeka-
terinburg cond e m n e d
Nicholas Rornanoff, the
former Russian emperor, to
death after a short trial
and then shot him. Details
of the reported execution
are lacking.
Evening star., 1918-06-27
Danish German Language.

The Senate amendment prohibiting
the teaching Of German In the public
schools Of the District was agreed
to also.
The House conferees agreed to the
increase Of $203,590 for continuing
construction of the Gallinger Municipal
Hospital, but the item of 100000 for
the proposed additions to the Tubercu-
Iosis Hospital was rejected.
The Senate had added $272OO0 for
the improvement of Anacostia river
and flats. The conferees agreed to
make this item $4,000.
1t was reported also that most of
the increases made by the Senate for
the Public Library had been agreed to-
1t is expected that the Senate will
vote, as it has overwhelmingly voted
in the past. against the proposal to
overthrow the half-and-half plan The
House probably will be asked to vote
on the Gard amendment again, before
another conference is held.
Evening star., 1918-06-27

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June PA dispatch from
Kiev under date of Wednesday, June
'26, declares that the report of the as
sassination of former Emperor Nieho-
las Of Russia has been confirmed.
It is declared he was killed by boil
shevik troops during their retreat on
Yekaterinburg.
The Kiev message was received at
Basel, Switzerland, and forwarded here
by the Havas correspondent in that
city.
Evening star., 1918-06-27
Other Reports of Assassination

The first report of the assa ssina-
tion of Emperor Nicholas was re-
ceived in Copenhagen through Stock
holm on Tuesday. although it ap-
pears that rumors that the former
emperor had been killed by the boil
sheviki had been circulating in Rus
sia for some days previously. The
Copenhagen message quoted the Rus
sian newspaper Via as saying that
Russian red guards had murdered the
ex-emperor in his residence at
Yekaterinburg, where he was removed
recently from Tobolsk. An exchange
telegraph dispatch from Moscow dated
Friday. June 81, and received in this
country on Wednesday,, declared there
was no foundation, however. for the
rumors Of the assassination, and dis
patches from German sources last week
reported that the former emperor was
not at Yekaterinburg, having been
removed to Moscow for safekeeping.
Evening star., 1918-06-27
PARTIALLY AGREE
ON DISTRICT BILL
Conferees Ask Instructions
on HaIf-and-HaIf, as Well
as Some Other items.
GARD "RIDER" OPPOSED

The conferees of the Senate and
House on the District appropriation
bill today determined to report to
agreement and asked for further in
structions on the items still in dis
pute.
The items in dispute are the Gard
rider adopted by the House, doing
away with the half-and-hal plan of
appropriating for the District. and an
item to reimburse Thomas and Alice
n. Keller for damages to real estate
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Firm for Half-and-Half.

The Senate conferees were firm in their
insistence that the Gard rider be stricken
out. the Senate having voted unanimous
ly on that matter while the bill was be-
fore it. and that the half-and-half plan
be continued.
Many of the Senate increases in the
bill were agreed to. aggregating more
than $1,000.000. it was said following the
conference. The bill as passed by the
Senate carried about $l5,9OO,00O, which
was $1.700,000 more than was carried
in the House bill
The Senate made provision for many
increases in the salaries of the lower
paid employees of the District, and
these were practically all agreed to
by the House conferees. These in
cluded the salary increases for the
police force.
The Senate amendments relating to
the school teachers also were adopted,
making it certain that the teachers
shall receive the fiat $l20 increase in
pay allowed to all the government
and District employees under the legis-
lative bill, and also they should be
safeguarded in their longevity pay.
Evening star., 1918-06-27
WEATHER.

Fair and warmer tonight; tomorrow
partly cloudy.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 2 pm. today: Highest, rs, at 2
pm. today; lowest, 5e, at $50 am. to-
day.
Full report on page Fl.
Evening star., 1918-06-27
ITALIANS ARE FIRM
ALONG RIVER P|AVE
BusiIy Engaged in Counting
Prisoners and Guns Taken
in Enemy Debacle.
BATTLES BELIEVED NEAR

ROME, June z7.-An Austrian adj
vance post in the mountain region
was surprised by Italian troops
yesterday and wiped out, the war
office announced today. Along
the front as whole the activity
yesterday was nowhere OF
marked intensity.
Italian armies which have con-
solidated their positions strongly
along the western bank of the River
Piave. with strong bridseheads at
some points, now are busily engaged
in counting their prisoners and guns
captured in the Austrian debacle.
1t was expected that the Austrian
command would Immediately turn to
the mountains skirting the plains OF
Venetia in order to offset the evil
effects of the reverses on the PlaVe
but as yet no signs are to be seen
of the Austrians assuming the 1nltta-
tive in the vital regions from Asiago
to the upper Piave.
There is every reason to believe,
however, according to the best in
formed military critics of Europe, that
the Austrians soon will endeavor to
crowd through the mountains on
either side of the Brenta.
All Italy still is rejoicing over the
victory scored along the
Piave, while armies are preparing for
further enemy aggression.
Rome Official Report.
ROME, June 26.-An official state
ment says:
Evening star., 1918-06-27
Numbers Stirred Throughout.

Today's numbers were written on
paper red on the outside, so that the
capsules or containers seemed red.
The numbers were stirred throughout
the drawing by Capt. Morris. 1t had
been planned at first 10 have the bowl
Continued on Second Fage.J
Evening star., 1918-06-27
Member of the Associated Press

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the use for republication OF all news dispatches
credited to It not otherwise credited In this
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All rights of publication OF special
dispatches herein also reserved
Arizona republican., 1918-12-17
ADJUSTMENTS
'HEARTSO Of WORLD
A GRIFFITH TRIUMPH

Hearts of the World" the supreme
triumph of D. w Griffith to be pre-
scented at the Columbia theater for
one, week starting Sunday December
p, inaugurates new era in the realm
of the screen drama. Here, with the
great war as a background, Mr. Crit
fifth has filmed a simple little love
story, old as the ages, yet ever new.
Hearts of the World" has proven
the latest sensation in the screen
world. Mr.. Griffith realized that the
public which became enthusiastic over
The Birth of a Nation" would expect
something big from him in this latest
picture and therefore instead of try
ing TO Guido himself in staging gigan-
tic battle scenes, he used the great war
only as a background for the filming
of simple and attractive story of
tremendous human interest.
The play shows the happy peaceful
life of the people of a small village
before the grim horror of war reared
its ugly head over the horizon. The
causes that led up to the war are
shown; the meeting of the English
parliament on the eventful night when
the vote was cast for war; the session
Arizona republican., 1918-12-17
VIM. S. Hart at the Columbia

William S. Hart, greatest of all
dramatic actors interpreting western
characters, comes to the Columbia
theater today and tomorrow in a play
redolent of the clean, open life of the
west and its deviltry, too. The title
of the picture is Truthful Tulliver,"
but the title does not do the film JUS
tice. In this production, Hart makes
his appearance in a new characterize
ton. 1t is an absorbing tale of a
lighting. newspaper man who drove
wickedness out of the Glory Hole and
in accomplishing it became instrument
tai in the working out of two romances
Its action is laid in a small mining
hamlet Of our own state in the early
sixties and revolves about the timely
advent of a journeyman editor with a
big heart, a clean soul and two guns.
Hart has plenty of opportunity to use
the latter during this play.
Hart is seen in the title role and his
portrayal is of the usual Hart stand
Arizona republican., 1918-12-17
FIGHTS FOR CHILD
GIVEN To HER IS HER
MOTHER WAS DYING

Il love her better than my life" de-
cLared Mrs. Devello Triple in speaking
OF her five-year- old granddaughter
Mary Elizabeth Harper. over whom a
legal battle is being waged in Judge
Lymans court.
My daughter gave her to me on her
death bed. Do for my little girl as you
did for me, train her as you trained
me she said, as she was slipping away
from life. She has been mine since
then until Thanksgiving day when her
father took her from me- stated Mrs.
Triple on the witness stand Yesterday
in asking the court to give her the right
to the child claimed by Monte Harper,
the father.
All unconscious of the legal fight for
her guardianship, tho younSster played
about the courtroom. That her entire
future depended on the decision of the
court meant nothing TO the little 3
ycar-old who glanced at her father an
provingly one moment and would smile
and nod at the Grandmother in whose
custody she has been for the past three
years.
Since the death of their daughter. NJ.
and Mrs. Triple have cared for Mary
Elizabeth. When told of his wife's dy-
ing wish that the child remain with
them, Harper willingly agreed Later
he msried again, bringing his new
wife to the home of the Triples where
they remained several months. When
they bowed to a home of their own,
Mary Elizabeth sometimes visited her
father and stepfather, and on Thanks
giving the Harpers called for her and
nave since refused to give her back to
lhe Keeping Of the couple who devoted
their lives to the child.
During the past year, the cbild's
father did not contribute toward her
support, according to his own admis-
Arizona republican., 1918-12-17

ard. From the moment of his intro
duction, he is the same rugged, fear
less herman that he has been in all
his big successes.
Alma Reubens is Harris leading
woman in this play. the dark haired
girl who will be remembered for her
work in a recent Douglas Fairbanks
play. Miss Reubens has the role of an
orphaned girl of the village, who be-
comes involved in the proceedings
started by Truthful Tulliver.
The second of the Outing Chester
series will also be shown today and
tomorrow. This series is regarded as
the most beautiful scenic travel series
ever produced and shows lands seldom
Travelled by whites.
Roy Wolliams, violin soloist at Co
lumbia each evening, is an entire at
traction in himself. His work was
greeted with hearty approval by the
large Columbia audience last night.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-17

sion on the witness stand. Now he
claims she would be better off with
him; that the grandparents are too old
to care for a child.
Did he find any fault with your
treatment of the chld?" asked George
Christy, counsel for Mrs. Triple, when
she took the stand.
The only fault he found was that
was too careful"
1t developed that Mrs. Triples
daughter objected to the child's attend
ing the picture playhouses and she had
been carrying out the mothers wishes
in this respect.
Ever since Harper's coming from
Nebraska in 1915 he has made his home
with the Triples until very recently
when he engaged in business in this
city. He says he desires his child to be
loyal to her grandparents, but that his
right as a father comes first and he
means to continue the court fight be-
gun yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-17
THE Girl in His House" at the Plaza

THE Girl in His House" at the Plaza
THE Girl in His House" which will
be the attraction at the Plaza theater
today and tomorrow, is a Fascinating
mystery. romance, the love story of a
young American who, robbed of love
and fortune, exiles himself for years in
a distant land. He returns and by an
amazing turn of fate finds a new and
truer love in the daughter of the man
who had wronged him and whose child
had never known him.
Earle Williams has one of the strong
est roles in his screen career in James
ArmitaSe, the young American, and
beautiful Grace Darmond is most ap-
pealinS as THE Girl" In the. sup
porting cast are James Abrahams.
Harry Lonsdale, Irene Rich and Mar
garet Allen. The picture was directed
on the west coast and locations en-
brace many of the most beautiful spots
in southern California, with settings OF
unusual richness.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-17

Mark One critic reviewing it says
Once upon a time there lived a girl
beautiful, intellectul, her heart filled
with keen sympathy for mankind and
with high ideals, but this girl inher-
tied trait that threatened to wreck
her life, and she was watched for signs
of the coming of this craving which