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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
BODY I
RE|ND0RSES $3.50
Citizens Will Push Intensive
Campaign for Voting
Franchise.
FAVOR STATE EXHIBITS

Reaffirming its approval Of the
for the District; appointing a commit
tee to inform the nation Of the un-
democratic conditions obtaining in
the capital and reviving its proposal
for the establishment here Of a per-
manent states exhibition, the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations last
night began a new years work I'M
der it's newly elected president. W.
B. Westlake.
The District appropriations bill.
reported to the House yesterday. abol-
ishing, in effect. the half-and-half
act. prompted the federation's action
in restating its position as to this
principle.
To Start Intensive Campaign.
But the central citizens body does
rot propose to stop with passing reso-
lutions. President Westlake named
new committee, to be known as the
committee on civic development ana
federal relations, which will start at
once on an intensive campaign for ma
tional enlightenment as to the Cn-Amer-
lean status of the DISTINGUISHED Wash
ingtonian. Jesse p. Crawford was
named chairman of the committee.
Snowden Ashford was placed at the
| head of committee which will promote
the construction Of permanent state ex-
hibition buildings in Washington. Inc
federation in December, 1916, inaugural
ed the exhibition idea, which was being
developed when interrupted by the war.
Mr.. Ashford announced he would ar
range for an early conference with the
| Fine Arts Commission relative to suit
| able site for the proposed buildings.
Steps probably will be taken to
| finance the activities of both the Craw-
! ford and Ashford committees.
! President Westlake, in his inaugural
address, advocated the federation taxi
| ing an active part in the efforts being
made to obtain representation for
, the District in Congress and the cleo
toral college. William NICK. Clayton
made similar appeal
! The federation adopted report
| brought in by a special COMMITTEES, OF
! which Jesse p. Crawford was chair
man disappearing the suggestion for
| federal regulation of food and fuel,
but recommending community CO.
| operative buying through school
i houses as distribution centers.
! Chairmen of the standing commit
tees which will serve during the com
| ing twelve months were announced
by President Westlake as follows:
Law and legislation. Charles s.
Clayton: public health, DR.. B. T.
| Woodward: highways. parks and wa
terways. w. J. Latimer: education.
Jesse c. Suter; membership. Charles
A. Baker: charities and corrections.
protection. j. L. Holland; civic de-
velopment and federal relations, Jesse
| P. Crawford, and permanent states
exhibition, Snowden Ashford.
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POLICE ACTIVITY
CURBS BOOTLEGS
Only Five Arrests Last Night,
/ But Watch Is Kept on
"Trucks."
RIFLES cow REsCUERs

With only five arrests Of alleged
bootleggerS last night. the police de-
partment had one of the quietest
nights since the Illicit selling of liquor
became one of the chief outdoor
sports of the National Capital.
Another record was established last
night when the blotter at headquar-
ters showed that only three arrests of
alleged DRINKS had been reported UP
to midnight. Maj. Pullman, superin-
tendent of police, said this was the
smallest number of such arrests on a
Saturday night in the history of the
police department.
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ASKED u. S. SEND MEN QUICKLY,
THEN PROVIDED SHIPS FOR THEM
British Premier Tells How President VIII
son Responded to Urgent Request
for 10000 Soldiers.

LEEDS, England, December Tt
shall never forget that morning when
I sent a cable message to President
Wilson telling him what the facts
were, and how essential 1t was that
we should get American help at the
speediest possible rate, and inviting
him to send 100000 infantry and ma
chine gunners to Europe" said Pre-
mier Lloyd George in the course of
speech to 5000 persons here today.
1.-THE following day." continued the
premier, there came q cablegram
from President Wilson: Send your
ships across and we will send the
12o, 900 men,
Everything Essential.
.Then invited Sir Joseph Mckay.
the shipping controller. to Downing
street and said:
"'Send every ship you can
''They were all engaged in essential
trades, because we were cut down
right to the bones. There was nothing
that was not essential. We said: This
is the time for taking risks.
1--WE ran risks with. our food, and
we ran risks with essential raw ma
teria1s. We said:
""The thing to do is to get these
men across at all hazard
America sent 100000 men across
and out of that number 100000 were
carried by the British mercantile ma
rine The good old ships of Britain
have saved the liberty of the world
many times. They saved it in the days
of Queen Elizabeth; saved 1t In the
days of Louis XI; saved it in the days
of Napoleon and have saved 1t In the
days Of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Different Story Now.
"It is a change from December
1916; a change from the days when
at the end of the year, we made our
balance sheet and found Germany had
acquired more allied territory than
she lad before; that a new ally had
falle. and that another ally was tot
terine to the fall and that Germany
was advancing ruthlessly along from
conquest to conquest.
THAT was the story up to the end
of December, 1916. What is the story
today? Every German submarine is
in British port today. The best bat.
tleships and cruisers and torpedo
boats of Germany are now. with low
cred flags, under the surveillance OF
British seamen in British harbors.
"And the British army Which fought
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313 SOLDIERS "BUNK"
IN u. S. DORMITORIES
First to Occupy Buildings Which
Were Constructed for Girl
"War Workers.

Soldiers. and not girl war work.
ers," were the first occupants Of gov
eminent dormitories on Union station
plaza.
Two Of the completed buildings
were opened to 313 soldiers who had
no other place to go last night, owing
to the crowded conditions due to the
in the city. The action was taken by
Otto Eidlitz of the United States
housing bureau, upon authorization
of the Secretary of Labor.
Housing soldiers is merely a tenn
porary measure. it was stated last
night by officials. and will not be con-
tinued. The men were "bunked" in
completely furnished rooms. and slept
between sheets.
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BRITAIN HAILED IN SOUTH.
Tribute Paid to the Part Empire
Took in Winning War.

ATLANTA, Ga. December THE
south paid tribute today to the part
the British empire has played in win
ming the world war for the allies.
Mass meetings. at which speakers
told of the colossal effort Of the other
great Anglo-Saxon nation and Of in
divfdual deeds OF bravery performed
by her soldiers and sailors marked the
formal celebration of Britain day..
Parades were features in many
cities also. and many British flags
were flown. British soldiers who came
to this country to assist in training
Of honor in many Of the meetings.
Some cities set aside tomorrow Tor
formal observance Of the day, Atlanta
being one Of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
Texas Baptist Sends Plea to Peace
Conference.

DALLAS. Tex, December IA plea
for religious freedom throughout the
world was forwarded today from the
general convention of Baptists in
Texas to the. peace conference. The
principles of freedom adopted by the
convention. and which will go to
Paris by messenger, said, in part:
I'VE hold that the right of all peo-
pie to worship God. or not to worship
Him. according~to the dictates of their
own conscience Is God-given and in
wrought in the moral and spiritual
constitution of the race; that it is in
alienable and the most valuable fran
chise of the human soul"
The convention approved Of q pro-
posed merger with the Baptist Mis-
sionary Association. which has been
separated from it for twenty years.
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MAINE FOLK ELECT OFFICERS.

II. c. Robertson was last night elect
ed president of the Maine State Asso-
citation at it's annual meeting at the
College Women's Club, 1922 1 street
Others elected were: First vice pres
ident. c. Marshall Stewart: second
vice president, Miss Alice Robinson:
third vice president. w. ]. Blackwood;
corresponding secretary, Miss Rose A.
Dugan; recording secretary. Miss
Francis NJ. Fernald; treasurer. Charles
S. Sands: orator, Representative Ira
G. Hersey of Maine.
Representative Hersey gave a talk
on David Parker, the Maine Poet"
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Mr.. McAdoo Will Work
Two Weeks for Nothing

Secretary McAdoo. VINO quit
the cabinet because his salary
was insufficient, now faces the
predicament of working two
weeks for the government for
nothing.
He will retire as Secretary of
the Treasury December 16 and
his pay at the rate of $4,000 a
year will stop. Until January I.
however. he will continue as di-
rector general Of railroads. and
for this job he receives not q
cent, although his regional d.
rectors receive $4,000 a year.
Consequently, from December
16 to January he will be or
the pay roll. :. 1000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
On Watch for Trucks.

Reports reaching the department of
an attempt to be made during the
night to smuggle motor truck load
of liquor into the city caused Maj
Pullman to order special details to
every road entering the city from the
direction of Baltimore. Plain clothes
men as well as uniformed policemen
from every precinct were on watch in
the ninth, tenth and sub-T precincts
as it was anticipated toruble would
follow an attempt to take possession
of the truck or trucks reported to be
on the road to this city.
Up to an early hour this morning,
however, the liquor-laden trucks had
not put in their appearance, though
the police remained on watch for them
all night.
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Pershing Lauds British.

Gen. Pershing. in q cablegram re-
ceived by Judge Parker, said:
''Steadfast in adversely. wounded
with a thousand wounds, Great Brit
aims hammer blows have never weak
ened nor faltered. But for the tenaci-
ty of her people the war would have
been lost. To those of us who have
been associated with them and fought
with their gallant troops. words of
praise seem inadequate to express our
admiration. These things our kins-
men have done have brought insepa-
rable union between them and our
selves. We offer our right hand of
friendship that our two nations may
be more firmly linked together to in
sure the future of the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
November Circulation
1O9,378

THE EVENING STAR does not
print a forenoon edition.
Its paid circulation in Washing
ton and suburbs is believed to be
between two-and-one-half and three
times that of the corresponding edi-
ton of its afternoon contemporary
in the same territory.
District of Columbia, S.:
FLEMING NEWBOLD. business manager of
THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR, does SOL
emily swear that the actual number of copies
df the paper named sold and distributed dur
ing the month of November. AID. 1918, was as
follows:
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Fewer Autos on Road.

{. Police officials on duty in the outly-
9ng precincts north of the city have
reported to Maj. Pullman noticea BILE
decrease in the number of automobiles
on the road since the liquor raid was
made Thursday afternoon.
Residents of the vicinity of 18th and
II streets northeast. where patrons of
fhe booze specials" alighted in such
large numbers. congregated on the
streets and crowded the city-bound
cars. yesterday extended their thanks
40 Maj. Pullman for routing the
.sbooZe toters"
1t was said last night that the po-
lice will continue to raid the liquor
crowds from Baltimore, no matter
what the Police Court decides in the
pending cases. United States Attor-
~ney Laskey announced that a decision
5nnfavorable to the government would
be taken to the court of last resort.
and. in the meantime, Maj Pullman
aopes to have the law strengthened.
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Pennsylvania Loyal to Rumania.

BERN. December THE national
Rumanian council OF Transylvania has
proclaimed union with the kingdom of
Rumania. Rumanian hags are flying
everywhere and great enthusiasm is
manifest.
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Decision Expected Tomorrow.

Judge Harrison is expected to give
q decision in Police Court tomorrow
IN the first trial growing out of the
arrest of more than $50 persons
Thursday night.
The Judge levied fine of 5000 yes
terday on Wilbur A. Matthews, one of
the men taken in the roundup, but
this was not regarded as Il test case.
Matthews, the evidence showed, be-
longs in Winston-Salem, n. c., and
was arrested with thirty-six quarts of
liquor while in Union station waiting
to change trains for the south.
The court found him guilty of hav-
3ng liquor within five miles of Camp
MeigS, but returned the wet goods to
him after levying the fine. The judge
stated, however. that this must not be
taken as a precedent to return all
whisky taken from prisoners in the
District
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Many Messages Read.

The features today were a luncheon
given by the Pilgrim Society in honor
of the British army and navy and a
dinner held tonight under the aus
pieces of the \Sulgrave Institution and
Canadian Club. Messages from dis
tinguished Britons and Americans
were read at both affairs.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt sent a mes
sage in which he expressed 1.-The deep
obligation that America owes to the
British empire and above all to the
British navy" and declared that I'VE
must show our sense Of obligation in
practical manner at the peace table"
Other messages received included
those from w. G. McAdoo,. Sir Harry
Britain, Arthur Henderson, Secretary
Daniels and Gen. Pershing.
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British Warriors Praised
by Notable Men at Big
Gatherings in New York

NEW YORK, December 7.-Gayly
decorated with the union Jack, New
York Joined today with the rest Of
the nation in celebrating Britain day,
and at numerous gatherings speakers
paid unstinted praise to the British
soldiers and sailors who laid down
their lives for democracy in the worlds
greatest war.
The main public ceremony, however.
will be held tomorrow, when, at a
meeting in the Hippodrome, will be
read message which was received to-
night from King George, expressing
the hope that Britain and the United
States may always be united as they
are today Alton B. Parker will pre-
side, and among the speakers will be
Sir Henry Darlington Smith. acting
British high commissioner; Charles E.
Hughes and Samuel Gompers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

so gallantly-which has fought with
heroism which the world has never
matched-that army, after months of
fighting and Of suffering, is today, at
this hour, marching across the Rhine
into Germany and into one of the
most famous cities of Germany"
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Committee Is Arrested.
Eisner Guarded as He Confers.

AMSTERDAM, December AT Mu-
mich, says a Berlin dispatch. return
ing troops led by officers and bearing
the old and new imperial and state
flags, demanded a speedy summoning
of the national assembly.
The Bavarian premier, Kurt Eisner,
was compelled to come out and re-
spond to the demonstrators. He prom
ised the early calling of the assem-
bly, Herr Eisner was surrounded by
a bodyguard and had armored cars
brought up. The soldiers protested so
vigorously against the presence of
the cars that they were withdrawn.
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PRINCE H|GASH|
ARRIVES IN D. c.
Japanese Guests Received by
Representatives of U. S.
Government.

Welcomed by a throng that filled
the lobby of the Washington Hotel
and the street outside, His Imperial
Highness Prince Higashi of Japan and
his suite last night arrived in Wash
| ington and today are guests of the
National Capital.
Expected to arrive at 4:45, the
party did not reach here until shortly
before o'clock. They were accom-
panied to the hotel-by representatives
of the State Department. the U. S.
Army, the U. S. Navy and the imperial
Japanese embassy. The Japanese flag
was unfurled at the station and at
the hotel in honor of the guests.
Visitors Met in New York.
His Imperial Highness Prince IIig-
ashi Fushimi and his party were met
in New York upon their arrival there
by representatives of the United
States government. Official courtesies
extended the prince, both at New York
and in Washington, are a token of
the friendship between the Japanese
and American governments and peoples.
Frank L. Polk, acting Secretary Of
State; Mr. Phillips, assistant secre-
tary, and Col. Clarence r. Ridley, aid
to the President, were at Union station.
Reception in Washington.
A double line of marines was wait
ing. The prince and his party pro-
Ceeded from the tram to waiting auto
mobiles, while the United States Marine
Bank played the Japanese national
anthem.
The route followed was along the east
side of the Capitol and through Penn.
sylvania avenue to the west entrance OF
the hotel. A squad of cavalry was the
escort. At the hotel the Japanese ma
t:onal air again was played.
The princes party, accompanied by
Acting Secretary Polk and Col. Ridley,
tomorrow will pay their respects to Vice
President Marshall. Following this there
will be luncheon in honor of the prince,
given by the Vice President at the Pan
American Union building. A dinner will
be given tomorrow evening by the
Japanese ambassador in honor OF the
prince and his party.
To Visit Mount Vernon Wednesday
Tuesday morning the prince and his
party will make a pilgrimage to the
tomb of Gen. Washington at Mount
Vernon to place a wreath on the grave
Tuesday afternoon the prince will be
the guest of honor at a luncheon to be
given by Mr.. Polk.
Prince Higashi Fushimi was born
in 1867. He studied for number of
years in England and France. During
the Russo-Japanese war he was sec
ond In command of the cruiser Chi
tose He now holds the rank of vice
admiral in the Japanese navy. He
represented Japan at the coronation
of King George and is now returning
from visit to England. reciprocating
the visit recently paid to Japan by
Prince Arthur of Connaught. Three
members of the princes party are
sl: hollow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
EBERT IS HAILED
AS HUN PRESIDENT
Chancellor Tells "Boomers''
He Must First Confer =
With Government.

COPENHAGEN, December 1.-THE
German republic and her first presi-
dent, Comrade Ebert" have been
hailed by an organized demonstration
of soldiers and sailors at Berlin. The
Wolff bureau, the semi-ofhcfal news
agency, thus describes the incident:
ION Friday evening soldiers and
sailors, armed with rifles. demon
strated before the chancellor's palace.
Their leaders spoke as follows:
Germany stands on the brink OF
tional assembly be summoned on De-
cember 20. The executive council must
no longer be able to put pressure on
the government. Long live the Ger
man republic and her first president.
Comrade Ebert!
Ebert Counsels Patience.
Chancellor Ebert replied that the
administration must remain in the
hands Of the government. He coun.
seled patience until the congress OF
the workmen's and soldiers councils
had decided regarding the convoca-
ton Of a national assembly.
A sailor from Kiel spoke up: Il Will
put a straight question. whether Com
rade Ebert will agree to our selection
of him as president Of the German re-
public"
The chancellor replied: mot with
out comforting with the government"
The soldiers and sailors then
marched away.
Sixteen Killed in Berlin Riot.
There was a lively exchange of shot2
resulting in the killing OF sixteen
persons and the wounding OF ffteen
others, when soldiers parading in Ber-
lin as a demonstration against not be-
ing represented on the executive
council Of the soldiers and workmen
refused to dispense, according to re-
ports from Berlin today.
NEWSPAPERS in the German capital
say that soldiers on leave and desert
ers were holding meeting to pro-
test at not being represented on the
soldiers council. when they heard the
announcement that the executive COM
mittee of the Berlin soldiers and
workmen's council had been arrested.
The meeting organized a demonstra-
ton which was broken up by soldiers
with machine guns.
Committee Is Arrested.
LONDON, December 7.-Great ex-
element was caused among the Spar
tacus, or radical, group in Berlin today
when the executive committee of the
! soldiers and workmen's council was
arrested, says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen. The gov
eminent declared it did not order the
arrest and promises that the commit
tee shall be released.
Last night there were serious riots
in Berlin. the Berlin correspondent of
the Politiken reports. Shots were ex-
changed outside the reichstag. When
darkness fell government troops occu-
pied the university building.
The Berlin government has revoked
| its decision to disarm the troops re-
turning to Berlin, according to a Cen
trail News dispatch from Amsterdam.
Eisner Guarded as He Confers.
AMSTERDAM, December AT Mu-
mich, says a Berlin dispatch. return
ing troops led by officers and bearing
oil
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Raids Tend to Sobriety.

Maj. Pullman stated last night that
the unprecedentedly small number of
arrests on charges of drunkenness I'M
doubtedly was due to the fact that the
usual Saturday supply of liquor fell
. into the hands of the police in Fri
days raids, the bootleggers. conse-
Quently, having little or no liquor to
sell.
Have you seen Shorty?" asked
James Tolson. colored, who said he
resided at ZIG G. street southwest, as
he boarded the running board of an
automobile at la and q streets south
west late last night.
= NO" said Detective Mullen, one of
the occupants of the machine. But
Jwe are looking for him"
wait here and | will get him." the
Colored man is said to have replied.
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Few on Booze Special

+: A one-car booze special reached
White House station at 18th and II
streets northeast yesterday afternoon
with a passenger list of less than two
dozen carriers of personal use
s1iquids of various kinds. Some of
5hem alighted at 18th street and Ben
ming road after several of the num-
her had left the train at Benning.
Capt. James Hartley of the ninth po-
lice precinct received advance infor-
,nation of the coming of the "spe-
rial' and had Detective Strobel, in
charge of members of his command,
TO enforce the regulation against
bringing liquor in the five-mile mill
fary zone.
The detective succeeded in rounding
mp those who left the smallest "booZe
special crowd that had appeared
most of them had only three or four
quarts of fntoXicantS in their pos
session. and they were permitted to
go home with their supplies. Only
two arrests were made, and they were
Colored women who had what they
claimed were family supplies
Cora Fisher, thirty-three years old
S23 L street, and Estelle Taylor. thir-
tSyears old. a neighbor. were arrest
ed. 1t is charged that Cora had nine
quarts of whisky and two quarts OF
wine, while her companion IS alleged
30 have had in her possession n gallon
IF whisky. two bottles of wine and
one of gin. They furnished bond for
saheir release
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
Detectives "Pull" Rifles.

A few minutes later the man re-
turned with a half pint of whisky.
which he sold to the detectives for ST.
He then was placed under arrest. He
called for help. and about a dozen
~colored men on the corner started to-
ward the machine. Detectives Mullen
and Connors got out OF the machine
and kept the men back with Win
chester rifles. and the machine. with
Detectives Kelly and Waldorf took
the colored man to the police station.
He was searched and s106 was found
in his pocket. He was charged with
selling intoxicating liquor and also
with having it within the tive-mile
zone of a military Camp.