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Evening star., 1918-02-23
DEADLY PNEUMONIC PLAGUE
THREATENS ALL NORTH CHINA

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, February 23-The pneu-
monic plague has broken out in Shansi
province. China, and has assumed such
proportions that all north China is
seriously threatened. Advices to tltis
effect were received today by the
American board of commissioners for
foreign missions from members of it's
staff in north China.
statement issued by the board says:
"This pneumonia plague is particular
ly virulent. Practically no one who be-
comes a victim of it RECEIVERS. 1t Is
the same disease that ravaged Mongolia
five years ago and carried off thirty or
forty thousand people before it was
checked
"The American boards nearest station
to the infected region in Fenchow. It's
medical missionary there, DR.. Percy T.
Watson. at the head of unit made up
of Chinese assistants. left Immediately
upon receipt Of telegram from the
capital OF the province. Taiyuanfu. ask
Evening star., 1918-02-23
SOLDIERS HAD PLANS
TO SHOOT OFFICERS
Four, in National Army, Also Were
Going to Deliver q. 8. Troops to
Germans-Now Held.

CAMP LEWIS. Tacoma, Wash. Feb
ruary 2a-Four National Army sol
diers are being held in the guardhouss
awaiting a presidential warrant from
which will mean their IN
ternment as enemy aliens who plotted
not only to shoot their officers the drst
time they got into action in Europe.
but also to deliver all the American
soldiers in their organization to the
German army.
The names of the men under arrest
have been withheld by the Judge advo-
cate pending receipt OF advices from
Washington.
A general cleanup of enemy aliens
at Camp Lewis is in full swing, oficsrs
said. Thirty-four were discharged yes
terday from the service. Altogether
about 200 men have been weeded out
from ranks of the 9lst Division and
the work Is not yet completed. The in
ternment or prosecution OF those dis.
charged yesterday rests with the fed.
eral civil authorities
Evening star., 1918-02-23
De WOLF HOPPER URGES
GREATER WAR INTEREST
Speeches, Plays and Pictures on Pro
gram of Stag Smoker Of United
Service Club.

De Wolf Hopper, star of THE Passing
Show in a patriotic address at the
first informal stag smoker given at the
United Service Club of America at Du-
pont Circle last night, urged greater
interest by the general public in the
war program of the United States and
the allies.
Speaking before an assemblage OF
United States officers and members of
the allied war missions to this coun-
try, Mr.. Hopper characterized the peo-
pie cf the nation as "Iukewarm' in
their preparation for war.
Everybody should get behind this
war" he said. land get behind it with
every ounce of power he has. We are
through in American fashion only if
we have the backing of every citizen
of the nation
Lieut.. Commander R. S. Fuller, U. S.
of Maj. Gen. John Biddle of the staff
With her brother, Charles King, now
a chief petty officer in the Navy, Mollie
King; former movie" star and now a
scored a decided hit with her clever
limitations of stage celebrities and her
rendition of patriotic songs Mr. King
mas been engaged in a recruiting cam
palgn In thlS city and Baltimore, sing
ing at theaters in both cities Mabel
Kip Lewis, who has been entertaining
soldiers at the Army camps all over
the country, told Scotch dialect stories
and sang.
The LASH" a 'playlet, was presented
by the Y. M. c. A. players The entire
audience Joined in singing the chorus
OF the "Marseillaise" sung by Lieut..
La bat of the French war mission.
through the courtesy of Julian Bry-
lawski of the Cosmos Theater motion
pictures were presented. Other enter
tainers on the program included Bert
Fitzgibbons, Mrs. Julian Brylawski.
George OConnor, c. w. O'Connor and
Kenneth Clark, musical director at
Camp Meade. who led the choruses of
patriotic songs.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
BOARD OF TRADE PLANS FUN.
Novel Entertainment Promised at
Annual "Get.Together."

Members of the Board of Trade who
have made reservations for the annual
get-together meeting of the member
ship committee at the Continental
Hotel tonight are promised q novel en-
tertainment by Charles ]. Waters. in
charge of arrangements. George Pitt
and Fred ]. White have organized q
circus Of novelties.
The meeting will be in honor of
George II. Macdonald. in appreciation
Of his work as chairman of the mem
bership committee during 1917. Will
liam T. Galliher. president of the board,
will preside. The meeting will be pre-
ceded by a reception at 1880 o'clock
Evening star., 1918-02-23

ing for aid with the expectation of 60
ing north to help fight the plague at
Taicho. fifteen miles from one of the
main passes through the great wall.
Signs of the plague near the capital had
held him there. as that city had been
stripped of doctors. who had gone to
the north There were even rumors of
cases of the plague near Fenchow, and
the mission there was busy preparing
to attack it.
Plague suits and masks were being
made and directions were being given
for the proper disposal of bodies of the
dead in case need arose. The Chinese
customarily disregard such epidemics
as diphtheria and scarlet fever. but
they are afraid of this most deadly
plague. Their fear may help in the en-
forcement of measures for stamping
out the disease. If it should gain un-
checked opportunity in north China it
Will be more devastating than famine,
flood and war combined. Here again
the missionaries are able to do much
through the confidence of the people in
them and the contacts that have been
won through their hospitals. schools
and other institutions
Evening star., 1918-02-23
MAY WRITE TO ENEMIES.
Ban Lifted on Letters and Post Cards
by War Trade Board.

Under general license issued by the
War Trade Board. embargo is lifted on
letters and post cards to be sent from
the United States to enemy or ally of
enemy prisoners Of war and interned
enemy aliens in Great Britain, France
and Italy.
Prisoner of War Mail. via New York."
must be on the envelope inclosing such
letter, or on the post card. and the ad-
ress must give the name, designation
and location Of the prisoner or interned
alien. Senders are cautioned not to in
clude any information that may give
aid or comfort to the enemy.
Such communications will be sent un-
der regulations to be prescribed by the
State or War departments. the Post
master General, the censorship board or
the War Trade Board
Evening star., 1918-02-23
5000 MEALS 60 BEGGING.
New York Hotel Prorrietors Pre-
pared to Feed 1000 Marchers.

NEW YORK. February 23.-Hotel
managers who had arranged to enter
tain soldiers from Camp Upton who pa
raded here on Washfngton's birthday.
found today that 5000 meals went
a-begging. The Hotel Mems Associa-
tion estimated that while most Of the
10000 soldiers probably would go to
their homes in the city, about 1000
would have no place to go, SO arrange.
ments were made to furnish three
meals. but plans went astray. for not q
corporaPs guard showed up.
Some hotels sent walters out into the
street to draft the men to the meals.
but less than 100 were found. Social
engagements are believed to have
driven all thoughts of the proffered
food from the soldiers minds.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
TO OUTFIT SOLDIERS, cL1rR
Building at 636. Penna. Ave. Soon
to Be Utilized.

1T will be but short step from
civilian life to the comforts of a reeu-
lar soldiers club when plans for out
fitting the building at 636 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest for United Service
Club No. 1 are completed by the officers
in charge of the recruiting Office at
that address. The recruiting station of
the Army will be located at this ad-
dress in future instead of in the tent
at sth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest.
The club will be equipped with a
restaurant, pool and billiard tables,
recreation hall and dormitories ac-
commodating approximately $50 men.
according to plans announced by SerEts.
Hunt and Wishmyer. in charge of re-
cruiting work.
The first hour in the new location
netted the sergeants two recruits, who
enlisted for the period of the war.
The officers believe that the new sta
tion. which is conveniently located, will
help boost the recruiting service.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Allied ENJOYS to Move
-. if Germanic Advance
r-,~s Threatens Petr0grad
Dy the Associated Press.

zkSSUSEHIcu
PETROGRAD. Friday, February 22.-
tfhe allied embassies will leave Petro-
frad In the event that the German ad-
vance threatens the city. They are
ready, however. to aid Russia to fight
the Germans.
The embassies are virtually unani-
snous in a decision not to break rela-
tions in any event. If Petrograd is ac-
tually threatened the embassy STATS
probabIy will proceed inland with the
boishevik government wherever it may
move.
"If the Germans refuse peace to Rus
eia. struggle to the death or victory
for us is ineyita ble," says an official
statement issued today. The people S
terrorisin must be opposed to the ad-
Vancing enemy" it is declared
Evening star., 1918-02-23
AMERICANS SENTENCED
FOR PACIFIST LEANINGS

LONDON, February 23.-Clarence Ed
ward Boyington and Paul Aloysius
Manning. American representatives of
the Industrial Workers of the World
in England. were sentenced to six
months Imprisonment in the Bow
street police court. The men also were
recommended for deportation They
were charged with spreading pacifist
propaganda in England, with a view
to causing disaffection among work
men.
Boyington and Manning were arrest
ed February at the Communist Club
1t was alleged that they distributed in
f1ammatory leaflets during a meeting
of the Engineers Society in London.
William Lucas and Arthur Tilly, Eng
lishmen. were arrested at the same
time.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Praises Labors Ideals.

NEW YORK. February 33.-Speaking
with Samuel Gompsrs at a patriotic
mass meeting arranged by the Ameri-
can Alliance for Labor and Democracy
last night, Secretary Daniels predicted
that labor will not swerve from tie
patriotic ideals which have actuated ii
thus far, and that when the war 10 over
it will have won its own fight As well
Evening star., 1918-02-23
LIFE OF ALLIANCE AT STAKE.
Hearing Begun on Bill to Repeal
Charter of German.American Rodv

Hearings were begun today in the Sen
ate judiciary committee on the bill by Sem
ator King of Utah to revoke the char
ter of the German-American Alliance.
Those supporting the bill were heard
first Representatives Of the alliance
were ready to testify and declared they
would denounce the charge that the
organization was disloyal.
Gustavus Ohlinger. a Toledo Ohio,
lawyer. who said he had studied the
organization closely. then denounced
the alliance as an unpatriotic organi-
ration. the object Of which was to estab-
lish the doctrine Of pan-Germanism in the
United States, as had been done in Aus
tria.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
DAVID BAIRD APPOINTED.
Succeeds the Late Senator Hughes
Democrat. of New Jersey

TRENTON. N. j.. February 23.-Dayid
Baird, republican of Camden, was today
appointed by Gov. Edge United States
senator to succeed the late Senator Will
liam Hughes Of Paterson. The new in
cumbent will serve until such time as the
successor of Senator Hughes to be elect
ed at the next regular election in Novem-
Der. 1918. qualities. Senator Hughes was
a democrat.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Divorce Granted St. G. r, Raby.

Justice Siddons Of the District Su-
preme Court today granted an alb
solute divorce to st. George r. Raby
from Mary R, Raby and awarded the
custody of the two children to the
husband. The costs of the proceeding,
together with a counsel fee of 5000 to
the husbands attorney, were assessed
by the court against Thomas Dewitt
Milling, now in France with the ex-.
peditionary forces.
Royal. Va. In October, 1907, and sepa-
ratsd u Junes 1919.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Message From Francis.

Ambassador Francis advised the State
Department today OF the intention of
the diplomatic corps in Petrosrad to
leave the city with the bolshevik gov
city.
The American ambassador gave no
oetaiis as to the plans of the diplomatic
corps, but added that the soviet gov
ernment was planning to make de-
tense OF the city if necessary
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Sending Houses to Guatemala.

A PACIFIC PORT. February 23.-Two
hundred and fifty "knock-down" houses
were taken on a steamer for Guatemala
yesterday to replace dwellings DESTROY
ed in that city recently by an earth
quake. The houses are complete 10
hinges and locks on the doors, and need
only to be fitted together
Evening star., 1918-02-23
MALE AND FEMALE STRIKERS
IMPRISONED BY GERMANY
Details of Ruthless Suppression of Attempt
to Tie Up Munitions Factories Pub
Ished in Metal Journal

AMSTERDAM, January 80 (by maiD.
"Details of the German military
authorities ruthless suppression of an
attempt at a general strike in all the
munitions factories of Germany last
August, no particulars of which were
allowed out of the country at the time,
are published in the Journal of the
German Metal Workers.
In Brunswick. which is the only dis
trict particularized in the guarded
story published by the Journal, martial
law was Immediately put into force,
and both male and female strikers
were sentenced to Imprisonment.
1T will be long time before labor
in Brunswick recovers from the
wounds received" says the officially in
spired writer of the article. His ac-
count of the strike is in part as fol-
lows:
THE great international strike has
come to an end in Brunswick. and the
labor movement is richer by very
grievous experience.
The strike was brought about by a
few agitators and had been in prepa-
ration for long time. 1t broke out,
in spite of official warnings, in the
Brunswick metal factories. as in other
factories throughout Germany.
THE authorities in Brunswick. in
deed, knew more about the threatened
strike than the leaders of the local
complished fact, were unable to take
counter measures to protect the work
ing people from the worst effects of
their action.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
French Ships Escape U-Boats.

PARIS. February 23.-No French mer-
chantmen and no fishing vessels were
sunk by German submarines or mines dur
ing the week ending February 16 Three
merchantmen successfully escaped SUBJ
marine attacks. Steamers entering French
ports totaled 61s, and departing. S76
Evening star., 1918-02-23

! heads of the workmen's committees in
order to bring about settlement. They
presented series of demands. includ-
ing fair distribution of food. introduce
ton of the sight-hour day. suspension
of martial law. grant of right of free
assembly. introduction of equal direct
voting, peace without anneNations or
indemnities. permission to. establish a
labor journal, and non-punishment of
participants in the strike
The minister would not discuss the
demands. He stated that work must
be resumed the next morning, Friday,
or the matter would be referred to the
military command. He added that the
working people would suffer heavily if
against wiser counsels, they persisted
in the strike.
suit of their interview to the strikers, it
was hardly to be expected in view of
the existing excitement that a vote to
resume work would be passed. All en-
treaties were in vain. the strike was to
be continued. A few hours after this
fateful decision had been taken the or
ders of the military authorities We're
posted up in the streets These requir-
ed that work should be resumed on
Friday morning. in default of which
strict conditions of martial law would
be introduced.
First to Return to Work.
THE instigators of the general
strike were the first to return to work.
while the mass Of the strikers gathered
at their meeting place, where. how
ever, the authorities would allow no
assembly to take place. In the course OF
the day the strikers gathered before
various factories. where exciting scenes
took place.
meanwhile a special military court
had been set up, working day and
night. The arrests and trials numbered
more than a hundred, and terms of i'm
prisonment up to ten months were i'm
posed. Workers between the ages of
seventeen and forty-eight who were
subject to military service Were
brought under military control and
were ordered to perform certain work,
for which they would receive only mill
tary pay. Large numbers of working
people gave up their membership in
| the local trade organizations
1T is lamentable to learn that in
! many families the father or mother
in some. indeed. both parents-had been
condemned to long terms of imprison-
ment We saw children in charge of
grandparents, who mourned in common
the fate that had suddenly overtaken
them. Everything that could be asso-
ciated with the strikers was adversely
affected. The working people and their
| and the right of assembly will be sus-
, pended for a long period. The negotia-
ticns of economic matters, which had
been initiated with the munitions
firms, with the cooperation of the war
Office, have been suspended, and dissen-
sion has been sown in the ranks of
labor"
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Russians Are Held Up.

PEIROGRAD. February 22-Au off,
cial statement issued today says:
ine Russian parliamentary messen-
gers started in a motor car from RiaShit
"a for Dvinsk, but near the station at
Antonopol were met by a German auto
mobile armed with machine guns. The
6usHan motor car was allowed to pass.
oue the parliamentary representative
and the commissioner of the fifth army
we're detained and brought back to
Rieshitsa in the German automobile"
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Mobilization Ordered.

The statement says that detachments
] 900 to 1900 strong, lightly armed and
able 10 intrench quickly and attack De
terminedly. will he able to stop the
German advance. What is characterized
as real revolutionary mobilization is
ordered.
The Russian commander on the north
front reports the enemy advancing in
detachments of from 100 to 2CO men.
taken from different regiments. show
ing that they are volunteers and not
regular units.
Ensign Krylenko, the bolshevik COM
mander-in-chi says that if the peo-
pie succeed in throwing against the
enemy concentrated masses of revolu-
tionary citizens, who. not only in ac-
cordance with military strategy. but
also secretly, from every corner. every
wherein small detachments and large
battalions-will struggle for every
town. village. street and house. then
there are no forces which the Germans
can successfully bring against them.
Must Build Obstacles.
The statement says that all able
bodied men must be ordered to work on
3ortihcations and in the construction of
obstacles along all the routes of the
resists must be tried and forcibIy COM
PEELED to work. Registration facilities
for the revolutionary army have been
opened at all local councils and with
the staffs of the red army
1t is added that arms will be delivered
by localities. Revolutionary discipline
must be brought to the highest degree
OF efficiency by the handing over to
the revolutionary tribunals all who do
not obey the order.
All to arms, all to the defense of the
revolution. says the statement
a general mobilization for the dig
ging OF trenches is ordered. The
diggers will be under the orders of the
councils. and every detachment will be
commanded by responsible commits
saries with unlimited powers
Evening star., 1918-02-23
,ncone.rnsd over tho great interest at

unconcernsd over tho great interest at
stake.
The Times correspondent reports
some anxiety IN the British colony IN
Pctrograd, and the consulate there
being crowded with persons wishing
TO get away. military order directs
all Eng;.shmen of military age who
Asve been exempted from service up
TO this time to hold themselves ready
to start home at six hours notice.
Other British subjects. especially
women and children. have been advised
70 1eavU Russia without delay.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Wisconsin Special Election Called,

MADISON. Wis. February .23-Goy.
Rhilipp of Wisconsin has called spe-
cial election for April to choose a
United States senator to fill the vacancy
caused by the accidental death last Oc-
tober of Paul O. Husting.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Halifax Street Car Men on Strike.

HALIFAX, y. s., February 23.-Mo-
tormen and conductors employed by the
Nova Scotia Tramway Company went ou.
on strike here today. Not car was
taken out Of the barns this morning.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
UnscrupuIous Methods Used.

''The most unscrupulous methods were
used to persuade the workers to take
part in the strike. Rumors were put
out to the effect that the strike was for
the purpose of putting an end to the
control of food exercised by the au-
thorities; also that it was to exert
pressure on the employers to grant de-
mands which had been put forward by
the metal workers union. 1t was also
declared that not only in Germany, but
throughout the world in London, Paris
and Petrograd. work was to come to a
standstill in order to bring about peace.
"Of course. there were sensible work.
men in Brunswick who were not pre-
pared to lay down tools except on the
order of the trade union. Thus it came
about that many large establishments
were affected to a slight extent only.
Brunswick the first day was 5000,
which was increased the next two days
by female workers from the jam and
spinning factories.
Summoned Committee Heads.
''On the breaking of the strike the
minister of the interior summoned the
Evening star., 1918-02-23
Senator Chamberlain Recovering.

Senator Chafnberiain, chairman OF the
military affairs committee, operated on
for appendicitis last Tuesday, continues
to make satisfactory progress. 1t was
reported today. -.
Evening star., 1918-02-23
FICTION
AND
FEATURES

: ABE AID loEDIa DuCU08
1.-THE n6AoAXUE N wA1
: TIAES'-Anothsr POTASH 8
PERLMUTTER story, by lGoX-
TAGUE GLASS.
ssl6Y LIE m TIE X088C1B8,"
by CoHP. y. DERBY 10E100
An American boys Thrilling
narrative Of his sxpsr1szoss with
the British army in xFa0oos
: literally Q human document Of
: the trenches.
A LITERARY wA8 O0U1CU-
Another humorous story In the
"Koussboat on the 6tyx" series,
: by JoHH KEMDRIcR BANGS.
: THE MYSTERY or ZIG ZkPYB-
Lms BROUGHT DOWN. or
FRENCH Sou-An article Of
rare interest by 8TE1xUo
: HnI0.
: GARNET sEcRETS-A PAUL
: BECK KuLE-oY-THu1D DE-
TEcTIvE story.
: sIoNHI0AMCE or TIE r.
vIvAL OF 0REECE AZ A FAC
TOE N wAR-A timely article,
: by Charles II. Pepper.
THE CASE or A1TH 1IcGWH.
: NEY AMD HIS A1TIBTIC TEN
sion from the psn OF the InsoH-
: MAC.
1EcoNsT1UcTIoN or OLD
CLoTKE8 n a NEw Wan
SAVING IDEA.
The DolINANT HuI O6RoU. :
ETTE AND !" GRACEFUL :
T10USE1ED SxnT-A fash
ION article, by ANTE 1IxE1N.
: HOUSE.
ODDS AND ENDS N HB
GRAZ BA0.
THE kAl6DLB1 wEITB8 or
JAMES KoBAM, A1oHTE0F,
WHO LIVED on r DT1E13. :
: "BAcK-To-wooD" lEovKNKHx
TO CONCEIVE ooAx-Ehs Du-
rsau OF xorsstxy advocates the
use Of wood ~ . solution 70 tAs
fusl problem. :
Tomorrow In the Special Feasuxss :
Section Of The
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