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Officials in Attendance.
Among the high church officials in

at .4ce wsrr:
Cardinal Gibbons, Cardinal Begin of
Canada. Cardinal o'Connell of Boston,
Archbishop Ceretti. Archbishop Dem
mis- J. Dougherty, Philadelphia; Arch
bishop John W Shaw. New Orleans:
Chicago; Archbishop Francisco Crozco,
Mexico; Archbishop Neil McNeiH, To-
ronto: Archbishop Messner, Milwau-
kee; Archbishop jeremiah J. Harty,
Omaha; Archbishop John J. Gleason.
st. Louis; i Archbishop Henry Moener.
Gauthier, Ottawa, Canada: Bishop
Byrnes, Galveston. Tex; Bishop Glas,
Salt Lake City, Utah; Bishop Ward.
Leavenworth, Kan; Bishop Gum.
Natchez. Miss: Bishop c. J. o'Reilly.
Lincoln, Neb.:" Bishop Conevin, Pitts
burgh; Bishop Armont, Alaska; Bishop
Busch. St. Cloud, Mimi: Bishop Ho-
ban, Scranton, Pa; Bishop Allen, Mo-
bile, Ala; Bishop Grimes. Syracuse;
Bishop Burke, st. Joseph, Mo-; Bishop
phia; Bishop Henry J. r. de Silva,
Portugal; Bishop Maurice E. Burke,
Bishop Leo Haid. Bishop John ]. Hem
messy, Bishop Theophilus Meerschaert,
Brooklyn; Bishop T. D. Beaver.
bonosas Sprinssld wheenf eel bizRoD W v patrsk Bshon
caeo; Bishop Eugene 4. Garvey,
Altoona; Bishop Peter J. Muldoon,
Rockford, ILL.,; Bishop Cornelius Van
de We're, Alexandria, Bishop John P
Thornas tn ma F. Lillis. Kansas city iaop Mo-;
Bishop John J. Hartley, Columbus,
Ohio; Bishop Thomas F. Hickey,
Rochester, N. Y; Bishop LOUIS S.
Walsh, Portland. Me-: Bishop John B.
Morris, Little Rock, Ark; Bishop
George A Guerlin, Manchester, Eng
land; Bishop Daniel J. Feehan, FAN
River, Mass: Bishop Owen B. Corri-
gan, Baltimore; Bishop James
ORei1Iy, Fargo. n. D.; Bishop John j.
Lawler, Lead. N. D.: Bishop Joseph
Chartrand, Indianapolis. Ind: Bishop
Joseph Schrembs, Toledo, Ohio: Bish-
op Joseph Lynch, Dallas, Tex: Bishop
Patrick a. McIovern, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Bishop Paul ]. Nussbain, Bishop
Henry Althofr. Bishop Patrick J.
Haynes, Bishop Michael ]. Gallagher,
Detroit; Bishop Ferdinand Brossart,
Covington. Ky; Bishop Philip r. Nc
Dewitt, Harrisburg. Pa; Bishop Will
liam f Russell. Charleston. S. c.;
Bishop John M. Cannon, Nilpolis, Pa
Bishop John T. McNicholas, Duluth.
Mimi; Bishop Edmund F. Gibbons,
Albany, and Bishop William Turner,
Buffalo, n. Y.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Objects of Demonstration.

The demonstra ton next week is a
welcome home for the boys of the
National Capital who served in the
military Or naval forces of the coun-
try:
that we honor them, that we appre-
ciate what they have done, and that
we rejoice that they are back home
again.
1T will cost money to give this
demonstration of our appreciation,
and We confidently expect the people
OF Washington to furnish the money
Checks should be made payable to
C j. Gockeier, care of Cuno H Ru-
dolph, Second National Bank, and
cash contributions may be handed
direct TO Mr.. Rudolph, Or 20 any
member of any of the committees in
charge OF arrangements for the dem
onstration and parade.
Although the $500 or 5000 District
soldiers who are expected 10 march
will have TO wear their uniforms
Harper is counting on many bands
of music being in line to give the
parade a military atmosphere.
feet of airplanes. now in practice
at Boiling Field, Anacostia. will ny
above the parade as IL pa aSSes up the
Avenue. Among the flyers will be
Lieut. Charles w. Ford of this city.
Washingtonians will have an op-
portunity to see In the parade a
mobile engineer outfit used b. the
American Army in France. Capt r.
W. Berdeau of the Engineer Corps
notified Mr.. Harper that he will have
eleven engineer vehicles in the
parade, including pontoon bridge ma
terial, searchhght wagons and d
portable army engineer shop
The part District Ped Cross work
ers will play In the welcome parade
was discussed at a meeting of auxiI-
iary chairmen yesterday afternoon in
chapter headquarters. There will be
several companies of Red Cross women
IN the parade. including members of
the Motor Corps. the Red Cross nurses
and representatives from the various
chapters. All marchers will be. re-
ouired to wear the regulation uniform
cape of the Red Cross.
Stores desirous OF having their en-
pioyes represented in the parade
should notify Charles J. Columbus
room 403, Star building. before noon
Saturday.
The District of Columbia depart
xuent of United Spanish War Veterans
has written to the President asking
him to direct that all honorably dis
charged soldiers, sailors and marines
in the government service be relieved
from work on the afternoon of the
parade II the cabinet members grant
the request of Mr.. Harper the actit
asked for by the Spanish war vet
.eGans viii be unnecessary,
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sympathetic Messages Pour In.


Expressions Of sympathy reached the
premier from all quarters today. The
chamber and senate discussed the
shooting and were Mortified and indag-
nant that such an occurrence could
take place. King George. the British
house of commons and various heads
of nations sent messages of sympa-
thy, while NJ. Clemenceau's home was
crowded with distinguished visitors
who called to inquire as to his IN
juries and express their sympathy.
This evening the premier asked
Maj Gen Mordacq, his military aid.
to decorate Chauffeur Decaudfn. The
ceremony took place in the premier s
bedroom, according to NJ Clemen-
ceau's request Decaudin was driving
the car when the premier was nred
upon Congeas, another chauffeur at
tached to the person of the. premier,
probably will be decorated tomorrow.
Had "Dodged Bigger Ones"
Marshal Foch arrived at the pre-
miers residence about 10 o'clock. He
had a few words with the premier and
reported NJ Clemeuceau as saying
Il have lodged bigger ones than that
at the front
Pace League Sends Message.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 1s-
The Pacific coast congress for a
league of nations. under the auspices
of the League to Enforce Peace, today
sent a cable dispatch to 1.-The people
of France" as follows:
Our hearts are moved toward you.
We pray the life of your great leader
may be spared to complete the mighty
work he has in hand"
The dispatch was signed by William
H. Taft president of the League to
Enforce Peace.
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Whole Phrase Inserted.

In the same way a whole new
phrase has been inserted into the
text communicated to the press as
follows:
1t cannot yet be said if we are
able to follow the instructions of the
allied high command
This phrase does not figure in the
text as given to Marshal Foch by Err
berger
'Second-Herr Erzberger declared
at Weimar, in reference to this pro-
test:
This German note was handed to
Marshal Foch before the signing OF
the convention and was accepted by
him. From our point of view then, il
must be considered as forming part of
the new armistice convention.'
Evening star., 1919-02-20
PAYS ELOQUENT TRIBUTE
TO PATRIOTS OF 1861-65
Vice President Marshall Principal
Speaker at Banquet to D. C. Com
mander-in-Chief, G. A. r.

Tribute to the sacrifices and service
of the patriots of 1s61-1Ss5. whose de-
votion to country saved the nation
from disruption. perpetuating a union
now a. world power. to be reckoned
with by the powers of the world, was
the keynote of an eloquent address
delivered last night by Vice President
Marshall at the complimentary ban
quet rendered Commander in Chief
Clarendon E. Adams by the Depart
ment of the District of Columbia,
Grand Army of the Republic, at the
New Ebbitt House.
He addressed distinguished body
of veterans of the war of the rebellion
and other representative citizens.
THE American republic cannot,
must not and will not die said Mr..
Marshall I'VE OF today owe debt of
gratitude to the boys of the sixties
who sacrificed their all in order that
the Union would not die. You stood
against a Ieaden hail of shot and shell
and held the symbol of democracy on
high And today another army has
completed a similar task
These boys are your sons and
grandsons, and their inheritance is
the bravery that you men exhibited
when the clarion call to arms was
sounded in the early sixties"
Tribute to Roosevelt.
Senator Smoot of Utah declared that
the system of government of the
United States stood the acid test of
time and now that foreign hands
reach out to change il and substitute
some untried system it is our duty to
fight for it's preservation
Justice Wendell P. Stafford paid
tribute to the memory of Col. Roose-
Welt, CHASING him as a statesman with
Washington and Lincoln.
Congressman Osborne of California
and Lundeen of Minnesota, spoke on
"Americanism-
The other speakers were the honor
guest, Commander-in-Chief Adams;
Department Commander S. c. Mawson,
Gen. Nelson a. Miles and Corp. Tan
ner. Thomas S. Hopkins was master
of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Says Adversaries Poor Shots.

What followed" continued the
premier, passed with hghtninglike
rapidity. The orderly seated beside
the chauffeur on the front Of the au-
tomobiie. had, at the first shot, pulled
his revolver out of his pocket The
shauneur at the same time put on
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Claims Sole Responsibility.

Coffin boasts of having read many
works on social science, and claims
sole responsibility for his act
II wished the man who was prepar-
ing for another war to disappear" he
said. Il am an integral anarchist q
friend of man, not excepting the Ger
mans. and a friend of humanity and
fraternity"
police official told the Associated
Press that Cottin had informed him
that he had gotten his first good look
at NJ. Clemenceau at reception In
honor of the King of Italy.
"FroIn that moment the old mans
doom was scaled" said Coffin. to the
poIice, why did l choose this dayf
Well. there is always red-letter day
in a mans life. This was my red
letter day"
Evening star., 1919-02-20
HUN NSTATEMENTS
ARE INACCURATE
Allied Official Reply Corrects
Reports About Extended
Armistice Situation.
BY the Assecia ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 2e.-Communica-
tions and declarations made to the
press by the German government or
Matthias Erzberger, chairman of the
German armistice delegation, contain
fragrant inaccuracies which require
immediate correction" declares an
official note issued late last night. The
note says;
"First-the text of Chancellor
Scheidemanu's protest communicated d
TO the press by the German govern
ment differs notably from the origi-
nal text handed to Marshal Foch by
Erzberger at Treves. on February 16,
at o'clock pm. The first phrase as
communicated to the press follows:
The German government is con-
scious of the grave consequences that
acceptance of the convention must
entail
The first phrase of the text as
handed to Marshal Foch by Herr
Erzberger reads:
The German government is con-
scious of the grave consequences that
either acceptance or refusal of the
INVENTION must entail In German
Sowohi die annahme vie die able
bnung des abkommensl
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Is Taken to Prison.

PARIS. Wednesday. February 1e.-~
Emile Coffin was taken to Sante
prison tonight An examination of the
automobile in which the premier was
riding when he was fired upoF show
ed seven distinct bullet marks.
Three bullets struck Premier Glenn =
enceau. One bullet entered the right
shoulder and lodged under the left
shoulder, missing the spinal cord and
the lungs. The other two bullets
caused scarcely more than abrasions
of the skin on the right arm and the
right hand.
Coffin stated as his reason for at
tacking NJ. Clemenceau that he plan
ned to kill the premier because NJ
Clemenceau was the enemy of human
ity and was preparing for another
war.
according to the first examination.
Coffin, generally called "Milou." was
born at Creil fthirty-two miles north
of Paris) in 1896. He is French. He
has done no military service, having
been excused owing to the state of
his health. He lived with his family
at Compiegne until they removed to
Paris, where he worked as a car
penter. Coffin declares himself to
be "a solitary and scientific an
archist." He, however. is said to
belong to the group of anarchists
known as the communist federation
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Describes the Attack

Describing his attack on the pre-
mier, Emile Coffin said:
when reached Clemenceau's
house l saw il was guarded. and so
decided to make an attempt further
on, at the corner of the Rue Franklin
and the Boulevard Delessert. There
hid, awaiting the automobile. When
saw the car / advanced and fred
sideways, the first bullet piercing
two windows; then as the car con-
tinued to advance i ran after it and
continued firing until my revolver was
exhausted Most of the bullets hit
the car. 1t seems to me that 1t was
the last, or last but one. which hit
the premier.
About seven months ago thought
of killing Clemenceau as the greatest
enemy of humanity. ] determined to
carry out this project few days
ago, and for this purpose went to the
Rue Franklin to see how ] could at
tack the premier with the least pos
sible risk r had taken care to dnd
out his habits and identify his house,
which seemed very simple for such q
personality and very ugly.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
COTT|N'SPARENTS
WORKING PEOPLE
Father of Clemenceau's As
saiIant Tried to Combat
Sons Anarchistic Ideas.
ASSASSIN BRAGS OF DEED

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS February 20.-The father
and mother of Emile Coffin, the
would be assassin of Premier Glenn
enceau. are simple working people.
They live in Rue Convention. the
father working in a factory in Issy
Les MouiineauN. a brother. aged sew
enteen years. also works in a factory
there. A second brother is fiTe-and-s-
half years old.
Neighhors of the family describe
Emile Coffin as being addicted to
neither smoking or drinking, but say
he was a great reader of novels and
books on astronomy and sociology
His father tried in vain to combat the
anarchistic ideas of his son, but the
latter ridiculed him as being old
fashioned. When he heard the news
of the attempted assassination he
was at work. but felt a presentiment,
it is said, that the criminal was his
son.
Emile Coffin has been under treat
ment for an affection of the heart and
! a disease of the Iarynx.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
M. CLEMENCEAU'S
CONDITION GOOD;
NO COMPLICATIONS

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IT, OFFICIAL PREDICTS MORE
EUROPEAN STATES WILL TUMBLE

should survive and prosper. Her
danger seems to lie in probable ra-
cial antagonisms with resulting po-
litical confusion.
"As for Hungary, few people
here believe it will survive as an
independent country. Eventually
union with Rumania seems now in
evitable, either with it's king as
vassal, or simply as part of the en-
pire.
THE Rumanians were quick to
see the powerlessness Of the allies
and simply disregarded the COM
munications from Paris. The So
called inter-allied military mission,
unbacked by anything real, is a
farce. The other day a letter was
sent to the Rumanian commander
by this mission, written in English,
and he handed it back with the re-
mark to communicate with him in
a language understood by civilized
people.
Another Rumanian parsonage re-
marked that the Paris conference
had sent them a very impolite note
to which they were forced to reply
in kind. These are merely Illus
trative OF the conditions there.
Hungary will starve this winter.
1t is beginning to starve now. The
Rumanians have stripped it utterly,
from seed wheat to the printing
presses. They control and censor
the mails and wires and are in fact
and deed conquerors.
Among men with whom talked
in Budapest, there is a conviction
that il Hungary survives it will be
only a monarchy. The ~peasantry
want a king and the old reactionary
crowd is powerful, acute and busy.
The great landowners are still the
great power and with the church.
form a powerful organization. Re-
Gently one of the great dignitaries
of the church approached the inter-
allied mission with a proposal to
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PARIS, Oct. 27.-An intimate
view of conditions in eastern Europe
is given by an American official
just bach from a tour through
Poland. Czecho-Slovakia, Austria
and later a visit tt the Hungarian
capital at Budapest. He says:
st seems inevitable that changes
must occur in the governments OF
all these new states of Europe.
None of them is stable. Everywhere
is the intrigue and struggle for
power and place on the part of
cliques and individuals and beneath
is the unrest and discomfort of the
masses. National independence has
not brought Utopia and constitutions
do not furnish bread.
I'm Poland a strong opposition to
Mr.. Paderewski has developed. Be-
sides this Poland will suffer from
acute hunger this winter. Her peo-
pie are supporting an army OIL of
all proportion W tHO popuidtiOH u
guard her frontiers and any Incl
dent may bring a clash with the
Czechs or Germans. The Teschen
question is acute and obth countries
are aflame. I doubt If a p~lebiscite
will settle it satisfactorily or per
manently.
"In Czecho-S1ovakia there is
strong Opposition to the present
government, which lacks strength in
its personnel. The danger there
lies, however, more in the growing
jealousy OF the Slavs. They have
been very thoroughly subordinated
and resent the arrogant attitude of
the Bohemians proper. Again, the
drastic anti-German policy of the
government is a source of danger.
Czecho-Slovakia, in a physical sense
is better off than any other country
over here She has ample food and
fuel and Is thus in a Commanding
position. Her industries can re-
sumo with little outside help. With
a strong government that country
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place the duke of - on the
thone of Hungary. In fact, there
are a number of royal candidates in
the offing waiting to see what will
happen.
"As for Austria, every province
and every district is a separate gov
eminent by itself, acting %independ-
emily and often in defiance of the
AVienna government, which is act
ually controlled, as far as any con-
troll goes, by these workmen and
soldiers councils. Neither the
Christian socialists nor the Social
democrats have a majority in the
assembly, so that the Alderman
party with :ts membership of about
SO has the balance of power and
throws its vote to suit it's W ends.
There must be terrible suffering
this winter. The country will be
practically without fuel, and it is "a
rigorous winter climate. Food al
ready is scarce and poor and daily
increases in price. The hospitals
are still without supplies, the death
rate is high, and the streets liter
ally filled with begging men and
women and children. Highway rob-
berry is prevalent, smuggling ram
pant and there are signs of revolu-
tion unless conditions quickly mend.
There. too, the body of the peo-
pie seem to want a monarchy. They
have had enough of republicanism.
Well-informed people say a coup
d'etat is not impossible. 1t would
not take much to place a king back
if he were a strong man with
quality of leadership. In any event
the reactionary element is strong
and growing stronger ip tho absence
of leadership, in the present govern
ment.
1.-THE Austrians are hopeless re-
garding their future and see only a
union with Italy or Czecho-Slovakia
if they are to survive. The country
is bankrupt, stripped of its re-
sources by the peace settlement and
the people are too worn out to fight.
In spite of the treaty there Is a
feeling that some way will be tried
to bring about union with Ger
many"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-11-01
BELGIUM rs REGAINING
yIGOR OF PRE-WAR TINES

BRUSSELS, Oct. 24.-The NUM-
Der OF Belgian laborers out of work,
which, at the time of the armistice
was 500, 900, has been reduced to
100000 while exports have reached
one-fourth the pre-war total, M.
Jasper, minister of economic af-
fairs, has told the chamber of depu-
ties. He also said that Germany
had wanted to send an army of
German workers to restore the de-
stroyed regions but that he had re-
fused.
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Give the world
the once over

TISTEN, fellows, to some
straight talk. Many
a man when he gets
to be 40, misses some
thing. He may have
lots of money, and a fine
family but
He never got out and
saw things. After he
gets settled down., it's too
late.
Every man wants to see
the world. No man likes
to stand still all his life.
The best time to TRAVEL
is when you're young and
lively-right NOW
Right NOW your Uncle Sam
is calling, Shove off" He wants
men for his Navy. He's inviting
you! It's the biggest chance
you'll ever get to give the world
the once overi
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cured the consent of their chief.
Colonel Wiley Howell.
The wireless and the telephone
were freely used to convince the
Germans that the Americans were
preparing for an attack in the Etain
sector. To make sure that the Ger
mans would be able to "break into"
the code used the Americans fur
nished them with a satisfactory key.
One wireless station of the x
army was established in a clump of
woods near Verdun and was chris"
tened headquarters of the X army"
This station functioned until the
end of the game, all orders" to
the army going out from this place
by wireless. Soon after the station
began working the Germans located
its whereabouts and frequently
shelled the woods and vicinity. ap-
parently in hopes of breaking up
the radio of this latest of annoy
ances.
The X army also had a portable
radio station, which moved about
and represented itself as a different
station every day or two.
The sector in which the X army
a at work was directly under
command of the Thlrty-third French
corps, and the rowing wireless sta
ton caused considerable excitement
among the French soldiers as it
SEN messages to make the enemy
believe that several fresh American
divisions had moved into the area.
The French w of the plans of
the Y army staff, at times thought
the Americans had lost all sense of
reason and on several occasions so
reported the wireless plants.
The first message from the X
army headquarters was a general
dispatch to all wireless stations in
the army area (none of which act
ually existed) in the new code, of
course, directing that none of the
stations answer or make any use of
their sending instruments for fear
of the enemy locating them but to
be on the alert at fixed hours to
receive messages. The effect was to
warn the Germans that a large num-
Der of wireless stations must have
been set up and to advise them of
the hours when the enemy inter-
-cepting stations should be on the
alert for the American messages.
This was followed by a series OF
messages designed to indicate that
the x army was preparing for a
full Pledged operation. In order to
inform the enemy of the geographic
cal limits of che sector of the \
army, many messages were directed
to imaginary officers at existing
towns on the Etain front.
Meanwhile the rowing wireless
station was working overtime day
and night. 1t began sending out
messages in the Fresnes sector and
trying to give the impression that
it was several stations at widely
separated locations. One message
in particular was peculiarly de-