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To March in Paris Parade.

III the meantime he VIII visit the
devastated portion of France and Cen.
Pershing, at the front, for "A review,
nd he viii probably march at the
head OF the American column in a
combined demonstration in Paris.
The George Washington rounded the
-NzereS tins morning. running close in
to,Eivc the President an opportunity
20 catch a glimpse of the American
naEai base.
dawn. a fiotilIa of American de
myers from the Brest squadron
"jsnfe over the horizon. and soon after
oEsaktast the islands were sighted,
IdE= lying. in the early mist. The
PsEeu euese warships were saiuted and
Tet91 ned salute OF twcnty-one guns
s" dreadnaught Pennsylvania
hEake ont signals TO the fotilla to
faRw. and tho Presidents flag was
4iamn from the George Washington 8
ntan peak. The augmented escort
tfSH spread out in u broad column and
tqAslSiandS were rounded. the fleet
hsMinG toward Brest, which probably
MI be reached Friday afternoon.
#esident Wilson spent his time in
hAA work during the morning and
nd with the members of the COM
Irf$Rion and the two ambassadors in
tiSFvening.
On BOARD THE t s s. GEORGE
WASHINGTON. Thursday, December
lSsfpy wireless to the Associated Press1
--Ehe President and Mrs. Wilson had
heir farewell dinner tonight with Capt.
Nfeeauley. Aboard ship all preparations
Lad been completed for the debarkation
eHfest.
The President today completed his
conferences with members of the Ameri-
.;ans mission and the ambassadors ON
board. and everything now is ready for
Tho informal but important preliminary
conferences with tho entente preniers,
f1ae1nninS probably next Tuesday. The
President spent the day in putting the
Ani1hing touches on his plans for the
llrsk conference and preparing a reply
1o.fhe address of welcome to be deliv-
sred by President Poincare at lunch
con In Paris on Saturday.
Ia the final conferences aboard ship
today the President made clear his
position on vital questions in order
thak. his ideas should be well defined
baeoRe the meetings with the entente
premiers.
IhreyRell Demonstration.
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Col House Sends Wireless
Announcing Peace Parleys
Will Begin About January 8

ON BOARD THE L. s. :. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, Tuesday. December 10
tby wireless to the Associated Press).
President Wilson learned today by
wireless from Col. Edward NJ. House
that the plans of the French govern
nent contemplate the peace confer
cnce getting down to its sessions prior
to January 9. and he at once began
arranging his plans so as to utilize
the, intervening time to clear up his
visits to the battle front. the Ameri
can troops and Italy and other func-
lions in order to leave his time en-
tirely free when the conference begins
In the meantime he will have in
formal conferences with Premier
Lloyd George OF Great Britain, Pre-
mier Clemenceau of France, Premier
Orlando of Italy and others, to smooth
out any points of difference which
may arise between the United States
and the allies with regard to the
groundwork of the conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
MRS. CATHERINE G. RIGGS
WILL FILED FOR PROBATE
Husband and Children Share in Es-
tate-Divtsion After Mr.. Rigs
Death-Other Wills.

The will Of Mrs. Catherine Gilbert
Riggs. dated February =, 1914, has
been filed for probate.
A diamond ring and certain books
and pictures are given to her son,
Francis Retch, and the remainder Of
her household effects to her husband.
Thomas Riggs, tr. Other jewelry and
personal belongings are left to her
daughter, Katharine Riggs Gilmore.
the American Security and Trust
Company in trust to permit the hus-
band to occupy for life premises Eli
s street, and to pay $1,000 annually
to her daughter, Katharine Riggs
Elmore. and the remaining income to
the husband during his life. On the
death of MIR. Riggs $4,000 is to be
Cox. and $4,000 each to Thomas Riggs,
jr.: Francis Roteh and Katharine r.
Gilmore. children of the testatrix
The three last-named children are
then to share the income of the trust
estate. which at their deaths is to be
distributed among their children.
Orphan Asylum Beneficiary.
st. Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum is
to be the ultimate beneficiary of the
estate of Mary Z. Thaw. according to
her will. dated July "a. 1917. and Of
fered for probate. The American Sc
curity and Trust Company is named
as trustee and is to hold the estate
during the lifetime Of Mary E. Litteil.
cousin of the decreased, who is to
have the income. On her death the
estate is to be surrendered to the or
phan asylum named.
William George WITCH, by his will,
dated May 9. 1873, leaves his~ entire
estate in trust for his wife. Louisa NJ.
Wich. during widowhood. On her
death or remarriage the estate is to
be distributed among his heirs.
Charles T. Kuechle and Gustav. Wich
are named as trustees and executors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
Return of Containers Desired.

All who have received broth con-
tanners from the Girl Scout Influenza
diet kitchen at 1101 NJ street are re-
auested by the organization to return
them at once. The containers are need
ed for serving invalids created by the
return of influenza.
Donations Of materials also will be
appreciated, 1t is stated. The kitchen
has Just increased in equipment to
supoly the children Of the play
grounds with hot soup daily.
All donations should be sent to Mrs
a. A. Colman, 21s tho woodward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
SAYS HUNS RULED
At RUSSIAN Farley
Count Czernin Declares Aus
tria's Policy for Referen-
dunn Cast Aside.
TROTSKY CAUSES A SPLIT

VIENNA, Tuesday, December 10 (by
the Associated Press).-Count Czernin.
the former Austro-Hungarian foreign
stance of q series Of notes kept by him
upon the negotiations for the Brest-
Litovsk treaty. He says that these
negotiations show how Austria-Hun-
gary's policy was subordinated to
Germany.
Count Czernin. In issuing the sub
stance Of notes kept by him during
the Brest-Litovsk negotiations. shows
the various steps taken by the central
powers and Russia at that time.
He says the Russians proposed a
forces had been withdrawn. but that
the Germans wanted "plebiscite
during occupation" Austrian media
ton was unsuccessful up until Deem
Der 90, 1917, when negotiations were
broken off. When meetings were re-
sumed January .. 1918. Leon Trotzhy.
the bolshevik foreign minister of Rus
STA, disagreed with the Germans on
the question of territory which should
be included in the referendum.
Proposes a Referendum.
At that time, Count Czernfn says,
Austria proposed a general policy Of
referendum during occupation. with
extensive safeguards against influence
ing the voting Austria however,
failed, he says. because of Ukrafnian
claims to Hungarian and Polish dis
tricts and because of the critical food
situation in Austria.
Later, after Trotsky had sent wire-
less messags to Berlin which. Count
Czernin says, urged the German
troops to rise in revolt. DR.. Richard
Won Kuehlmann, the German foreign
secretary, received strict instructions
to demand that Russia cede to Ger
many the provinces of Livonia and
Esthonia The treaty with Ukraine
was signed after wearisome negotia-
tions, he says.
1t became clear that Russia could
not. by merely ceasing hostilities. OBJ
tain peace. At this time Gen. Hof-
man of the German army advocated a
cancellation of the armistice and an
advances on Petrograd. Germany soon
afterward did denounce the armistice,
according to Count Czernin, but
Austria Hungary declared she would
take no part in this action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
''AccIaim President Wilson,"
French Chamber Men Ask
Labor Not to Welcome

Py the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 1.-THE radical
and dical-socia1ist party, which is
numerically the greatest in the chain
bt,r Of deputies, having 161 seats. has
lisa ued an appeal to the citizens Of
FIR, ,nce to welcome President Wilson
emit enthusiastically as a mark of graft
tud4, to the American people. The ap-
peal says:
ITO acclaim President Wilson is to
acclaA n the citizens of the United
States who freely put on the heavy
harness Of war To acclaim
Preside Mt Wilson is to acclaim a great
Americ. and a solid champion of a
peace "a ade durable by a society Of
nations. Thanks to the aid OF the
United ST ates in the last quarter hour
of the struggle the tri-color of the
republic. d efended by you citizens and
ali demod ats. energies triumphant
from the h, Irricane unchanged by the
corrupted onsciences of Berlin and
Vienna
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
May Bar Public Gatherings.

81 fear that influenza conditions in
Washington are rapidly approaching
that point" declared Health Officer
william G. Fowler this morning.
q matter Of protection of the public
health. to recommend to the District
Commissioners the closing of the pub
Ire and private schools and all other
places of public gathering to prevent
further spread OF the epidemic.
to spread in the next few days as it
has for the past three days will be
forced to take this step for the public
safety.
81 shall regret to take this official
action, but with a continuation of
present weather conditions it will be-
come imperative as q preventive OF a
recurrence of the epidemic which par
alyzed the community in October.
Conditions in Washington are no
exception to those in many other
parts OF the country where the re-
currenca Of the epidemic is reflected
in mGrs or less serious forn," said
DR.: Fowler. Danger Of the general
spread Of influenza is recognized by
Surgeon General Blue of the public
health service, who calls attention
tos another outbreak Of the disease in
many Of the cities Of the country
similar to conditions here.
and while doing everything
in our power to combat the spread OF
the infection, with some success, we
have modified our forces ind re-
sources and stand ready to put in
operation every known method in
rigid and heroic efforts to stamp out
tho Epidemic
Volunteer Nurses Needed.
"tAl1 the welfare agencies OF the
community that were active in the
work OF fighting the last epidemic are
ready to contribute their services for
the emergency that seems to confront
US now" said the health officer.
Volunteer trained, student and I'M
trained nurses and other womsn who
possess any knowledge of caring for
the sick are needed by the District
chapter OF the American Red Cross
to car for the large number of per-
sons Ill with influenza Headquar-
terS Of the organization are In opera
ton at the Webster School 10th and
H streets. northwest. reached by phone
through Main 5000. by asking for the
school. or by calling Franklin gill
Headquarters Of the Nurses Association
is at 1913 G street.
General complaint is heard from
patrons of the street car lines that
they are subjected to the dangers OF
the influenza contagfon due to the
fact that the windows and ventilators
Of the crowded cars are kept closed
is a grave menace to the public
health under ordinary conditions AID
is now greatly Intensified with in
ffuenza epidemic He believes that
at least every ventilator in all the
cars should be kept open.
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British Labor Sen ds Welcome.

LONDON. Thursday. December l.
Charles W. BowermaAr, secretary OF
the trades union conS ess, ana Ar
thur Henderson, secretary or the
labor party, have signes' message
ION behalf of 100000 t7orkers' to
President Wilson, associa. ling them.
selves with their French comrades
in welcoming President wilson TO
Europe. and assuring him OF the
support of British labor in his com,
ing efforts to realize his lofty IDEAS.
The message has been forws rded to
the American embassy in Frau ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
French La Dor Not to Welcome.

(Eavas)-E'l apch labor will not
take part in the ceremonies of for
mally welconl. ng President wilson
to Paris. Pr,. nier Clemenceau IN
formed dele,atas of the general labor
fede-ation that they would be al
lowed to presen.,. an address to MIR.
Wilson onlv in case the American
presid ent gave hi personal permits
sion. The project. therefore. mas
been abandoned and the RECREATION
has asked its adhel ents to join with
the people in Chez ring Mr.. Wilson
on his arrival.
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!. - ssss..sal .dsaoases.,
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DISTINGUISHED Officials Arrive.

A special train bearing Stephen
Pichon, the French foreign minister;
Georges Leagues. the minister of ma
Tine, and. other distinguished officials
officers OF the army and navy and the
foreign committee of the chamber of
deputies arrived this morning, and an
other train brought American Ambas-
sador Sharp, Col. e. NJ. House. Gen.
Pershing.i Gen. Bliss. Admiral Benson
and other prominent Americans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-13
Convicts One, Acquits Two.
Five Demand Jury Trials.

Five other prisoners who were ar
raigned yesterday demanded jury
trials. There has not been a jury
trial yet OF a person charged with
violating the Presidents procfama-
ton, which makes 1T unlawful 10
have liquor within five miles Of u
camp unless the carrier can show If
is for the use of himself or family.
Four cases in which testimony was
taken yesterday were held over until
today to allow the District attorney
to investigate the cases further and
Additional Witnesses
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Soldier Among the Accused.

Among the three hundred or more
PERSONS awaiting trial is Private Luther
c. Wright of Aiken. S. c.. who served
under Gen; Pershing in France. The
police say Wright had eighteen quarts
OF whisky when taken from Baltimore
electric car Tuesday night.
When arraigrled yesterday Wright
pleaded not guilty and asked for jury
trial According to his attorney, Robert
I. Miller, Wright was on his way to
Aiken and bought the liquor to take
home with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05
WORK FOR STUDENTS
Topeka c.. OF C. VIII Aid in Finding
Suitable EmpIoyment.

The Topeka Chamber of Commerce
has been called upon by the United
States Chamber of Commerce to I'M
dertake the establishment of bureau
of employment for the purpose of
helping to find suitable part time en-
ployment for college and high school
students.
Under the plan suggested by the
American Council on Education and
submitted thru the United States
Chamber of Commerce to its subsi-
diary bodies. local Chambers of Com
merce are to have a special commit
tee appointed to look after the inter-
ests of both the students and the en-
ployers. The plan suggests that the
committee get in touch with employ
ers, find out their needs. and then
from a list of applicants select that one
whose personal qualifications render
him fit to fill the particular position.
1t is suggested that by the co-opera-
ton of the Chamber of Commerce and
the employers that great deal can
be done in helping students in their
vocational training. The plan points
out that thru the methods of personal
judging of applicants for positions
that the men can be chosen who are
by nature and by any previous train
Ding fitted for the place. The end in
view is apparently that when the
period of reconstruction. comes the
men who have been placed thru the
Chamber of Commerce bureau will be
less prone to fit from place to place
in search of more ''congenial employ
.ment''
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LIKE Wild BEASTS
Texas Troops Highly Praised
by the French.
First Time Under Fire Charged
Like Veterans.

Paris. Sept. 5.-Liberte, under the
heading "a Heroic Charge pays trib-
ute to the Americans. 1t says:
The taking of Terny-Sorny by the
Americans was a particularly brillian.
operation executed by our allies with
wonderful dash. The unit which made
this stroke had never been under fire,
having passed only few weeks in a
comparatively calm sector. but on its
debut it hurled itself against a division
Of imperial guards and beat it.
These sturdy youths from Texas
habituated to prairie life tracked the
boche like wild beasts, they swept viii
lagos and nests of machine gunners
and charged with bayonets at batteries
of 1865. killing those serving the bat
teries and capturing the guns.
Twice an officer of the French gen.
,eral staff had to interfere to modify
their ardor, fearing that they might
overstep the mark. Even the French
Zouaves, who are an embodiment of
our aggressive fighting. were astonish-
ed at such daring"
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TURKEY WILL BE GOOD

Washington. Sept. 5.-Turkey has
instructed her forces at TabriZ. Persia,
to evacuate the American hospital
there if it is occupied, and has given
the Persian commander-in-chie in
structions that Americans in Persia
shall not be molested. the state de-
partment was informed today.
Advices thru the Swedish govern
ment told of these instructions. Poor
communication with Persia still
existed, delaying inquiries as to the
anti-American outrages at Tabriz
several months ago. The Turkish
foreign minister. however. said he
had issued definite instructions con-
corning treatment of Americans.
The department indicated that this
disposition on the part of Turkey re-
lieved the tension between the two
countries materially, adding that Tur-
key certainly was entitled to have SUI
ficient time in which to complete her
inquiries.
From this, It was taken to mean
that there will be no war declaration
now. at least against the Ottoman en-
Dire. l,r-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05
BOY DEAD.
Mother Had Gone From Salina
To Visit Son in Chicago.
He Was Killed in the Bomb Ex-
plosion Yesterday.

Chicago, Sept. SIN the score or
more of persons rounded up last night
in connection with the federal build
ing bomb outrage, Phillip j. Barry.
acting head of the local bureau of the
department of justice, believes, that hs
has either the culprit or one who ha
information which will lead to his ar
rest He is said to have very definite
suspicious with regard to one of the
men and to have obtained important
information from him. This led a
first to a report that the bomber was
actually under arrest and confessed.
Mr. Barry described the bomb as
inches long, conical, plugged at both
ends, four to six inches in diameter;
made of steel plate from one-sixteenth
to three eighths of an inch thick and
probably charged with dynamite and
giant powder.
Mrs. Laid Arrives.
A pathetic sequel to the death of
Joseph B. Ladd, the Jackie killed by
the explosion, came to light today in
the arrival of his mother. Mrs. w. G..
Ladd, of Salina, Kansas.
Mrs. Ladd. ignorant or the outrage,
stepped off the train expecting to meet
Joseph and his brother. Herbert. In
stead Herbert was alone with the sad
news. On Joseph's body the follow
ing letter from his sister was found:
TRY to get time to show mother
about the big city. Make her visit
pleasant if you can. Mother is look
ing forward to the visit with great ex-
pectancy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05
E. C. WINTERS ON "OIL"
Topekan in Speech Before Rotary
Club Opening Today.

"Oil as lubricant and a fuel must
take rank as one of the greatest essen
tials of production both in peace times
and in war times" 1t was the opening
of the new meeting season at the
Chamber of Commerce this noon. E.
&c. Winters was speaker of the day
with a paper on oils and gasoline and
their relation to the industries of the
country.
In his paper Winters told of the
service that the oil industry is render
ing the government in all demands for
fuel and oils for the ships, shipyards
and war industries, but in this coun-
try and overseas. Winters stated at
one point in his paper-that the price
of gasoline and lubricating oils Is low
er in this time of war than it would
be if the nation was at peace" He
attributed this fact to the increased
demand for fuel oils and petroleum
products which automatically in
creases the production of gasoline in
exact proportion.
Winters told of the uses of gasoline
and oils in the arts of peacetime and
in the at present more essential arts
of making war and producing wal
materials.
Winters also mentioned the discov-
cry of a new process by which it has
been found that a good grade OF
SdSOIlIlt call D0 SAlIdClCo IL Jill IolOA a
gas.
Bernard c. Crosby was on the pro-
gram today with a paper giving the
history of Winters's life from the time
he was born in Strong City, Kansas
until he rose to the position he fills
today in the world of oil. Crosby sait
that Winters started in the oil game
as barrel roller for the Standard Oil
company at Kansas City. From that
lowly place Winters soon rose to the
position of assistant manager of the
Kansas City branch. Leaving the STAN
dard Oil company Winters was for two
years salesmanager of the Kansas City
Refining company. Then the Uncle
Sam Oil company picked Winters as
the savior of that organization. Later
Winters organized the Topeka Oil
company and the Winters Petroleum
company. Winters is now member
of the National Petroleum war service
board.
E. B. Bartlett was on the program
today with a short talk on a Novice
in Things Rotary" B. P. Bartlett re-
sumed his position as singing in
structor. for the Topeka Rotary club
Fred Derby, president of the To-
peka Rotary club. officiated at his last
meeting today. His resignation was
accepted some time ago so that he
may again be elected to the presi-
dents office after his return from
France. where he is to serve in the
L M. u. Az
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05
ROUTED HUN FLYERS
American Flyers Win Air Victory In
Lorraine Sector.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

(Bv the Associated Press.)
With the American Army in Lor-
raine. Wednesday. Sept. 4.-American
aviators in a battle with German air.
men near Pont-A-Mousson today,
routed the enemy. One enemy ma
chine is believed to have been driven
down.
One q. s. Machine Lost.
With the American Army in
France, Wednesday, Sept 4-Ten
German airplanes attacked a group of
American pursuit planes this morning
and after brief fight one Fokker was
brought down by Lieutenant Stroso
An American machine went down be-
hind the German lines, apparently I'M
der control.
American airmen shot down an OBJ
servation balloon in the Woevres this
morning. Another was forced down
yesterday afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05
NO RECRUITING HERE
Army Is on Strictly Selective Serv-
ice Basis Now.

The local army recruiting office over
the Capitol Building & Loan associa-
ton was still open today, tho no ap-
plicants for enlistment were in any
ways encouraged. Orders have been
received at the Kansas City office,
which has jurisdiction OF the local
office, to close up the business as soon
as possible. The local office has ac-
cepted no enlistments of men between
Is years and As years since August 8.
when the closing order in regard to
acceptance of recruits went into eff
feet. The navy station here has as
yet received no orders to close and it
is thought that 1t will be turned into
a station for receiving draft men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05
LINDSBORG GETS IN
Bethany College Will Be One of the
Military Training Schools.

Washington. Sept. 5.-Fraternity
houses and dormitories of the 400 col
leges which will be used in training
members of the students army train
ing corps, will be turned into barracks
for the period of the war. the war de-
partment announced today. Ad-
ditional colleges accepted by the de-
partment for training units and an
nounced today include: Missouri
normal, Springfield, Mo-; Bethany,
Lindsborg, Kan; Missouri Wesleyan,
with William-Jewell, Liberty, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-05

guarding and conserving the nations
food supply. So
Hussey asked other states to follow
the Kansas lead in enlisting the serv-
ices of state guards and peace officers
in enforcing regulations for the pro-
lection of grain. Complete utilization
of manpower-every man in an essen
tial. producing industry until the war
is won--was the appeal of the Kansas,
official