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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
ARMY FREED PASS
q MILLION MARK"
Thirty-Three Generals Among
HonorabIy Discharged, Re-
ported by Gen. March.
AS TO BREST CONDITIONS
c.tionaI mission here. one

Generalization of the Army passed
the million mark during the past
week, Gen. March announced today.
with 61,237 officers and s52,411 men
actually discharged.
OF the officers mustered out, 2.444
were on duty in Washington.
The rehabilitation has proceeded to
such a point that general officers are
being discharged from the war or
ganization. Gen. March announced
the honorable discharge of thirty
three generals. all except four of them
being regulars who return to their
rank in the regular establishment.
Some of Discharged.
Among these honorable discharges
were those of Brig. Gen. Charles W.
kutZ, Engineer Commissioner of the
District. who returns to the rank of
colonel; Brig. Gen. William V. Jud-
son, former Engineer Commissioner
of the District, whose rank reverts
to colonel, and Brig. Gen. John A.
Johnston. former Commissioner,
former regular, appointed from civil
life, who will return to civil life.
Three National Guard officers or
dered mustered out are Brig. Gems.
Charles X. Zimmerman, who com
manded the 73d Infantry Brigade;
Roy Hoffman, who was temporarily
in command of the 93d Division. and
Leroy S. Sweater
The total number of men ordered
for early discharge has reached 1885,
900, including $4,000 returning from
overseas.
Gen. March said 107O6 officers in the
United states had passed back into
the reserve corps. furnishing a strong
reserve OF trained men in this i'm
portant branch. and with the overseas
Torces yet to be heard from. He said
ABB reserve or National Guard Off
GERS had now applied for permanent
commissions in the Regular Army.
Betterments at Brest.
Gen. March today revived the uues-
ton of the treatment of troops at the
embarkation camp at Brest, France.
saying that Maj. Gen. William F..
Glenn and Col. Palmer of the general
staff had just returned to the United
States via that port. Col. Palmer in
spected the camp on January 10. He
reported that while the climate was
pad and the camp was muddy, all
tents he saw had been f1oored, and
thirty-f1ve miles of boardWalks had
been built
Col. Palmer said the food served at
the camp was the best he had ever
seen served to enlisted men in a long
experience in the Army and Gen. Glenn
confirmed this statement.
Gen. March said the plain fact was
that unless the Army continued to use
Brest Tor returning troops the prog
ress of rehabilitation would be great
~ delayed and the men be held in
France far longer than was now nee
essary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
TWO HANGARS BURNED
AT NAVAL AIR STATION


so NEW YORK. February I. - Two
Hangers were burned ID the ground
and the power station slightly dam
aged In fire yesterday which threaten
red for time to destroy the naval avia-
Zion station at Rockaway Point. The
.aviators saved unchanged more than
.s.nfty hydroairplanes. twelve of them
sfrom the burning buildings and in
...ciuding the NC-1, the worlds largest
...4ir and water cruiser
=. The blaze. which started from
blow torch explosion, was famed by
~ heavy wind, and ten New York
city fire companies, handicapped by
.sAn inadequate water supply, had a
s;hard fight to save the eight hangers
and numerous smaller buildings ad-
-5oining the burned structures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
EVERY SOLDIER MUST WRITE.
=. ---
Army Order Abroad Requires That
e Post Cards Be Sent Home.

!. PARIS, Friday, January 31-Every
'member of the American expedition
Ary forces will have to write postal
gard and start it homeward in the
immediate future, according to an or
der issued today. The order pre-
Hcrtbes that the post card shall be
lated and inform the next of kin of
The soldiers station, physical condi-
zion and the organization to which he
IS attached The post cards will be
Furnished by the organization com
Ioanders, who are ordered to collect
and censor the cards promptly and
make every effort TO dispatch them
speedily.
The order was found to be necessary
owing to the neglect of many SOL
Oilers to write to their people at home.
who remained in ignorance of the
whereabouts and health of their SOL
der relatives, and therefore were kept
tp a constant state of mental anxiety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
HERTLING'S SON DENIES
ARMY PLEA FOR PEACE

BASEL. Friday, January 31-A son
of the late Count Won Hertling. former
imperial chancellor of Germany. has
published an Indignant denial of the
allegation that the German imperial
government was twice requested by
the supreme command OF the army to
conclude peace while his father was
holding office.
He AYERS that he is conversant with
all that took place at that time be-
tween the supreme military command
and the government, and SAYS that *
is untrue that either in May or Au-
gust. 1918. did the general STAFF ask
or even hint, that peace was desired
or intimate that il was willing To re-
nounce any of Germanys war aims in
any way
The General Anzeiger OF Frankfort.
which prints the denial adds that
young Hertling is preparing a book, in
which full records of his fathers &C
tivities Will be given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
COMPANY AND men
At END OF HEARING
Minor Points Only Between
w. R. & E. Railway and EN-
pIoyes to Be Adjusted.
WILL GO TO WAR BOARD

Only seven minor points in the dis
pute between the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and their men
remained for consideration when the
hearing ended. These points Will be
passed on finally by the National war
Labor Board These are not regarded
by either the men or the company as
important They relate chiefly TO
small matters of detail which can
easily be settled, Chairman Ogborn, of
the War Labor Board examiners said
today.
The examiners went into executive
session this morning TO examine the
evidence and work upon the preiin-
inartes of "A report which VIII be pre-
scented 10 the board. The only real
function OF the board. Mr.. Ogborn said.
appears to he TO confirm the agree
meut reached between the men and
the company and proba bly, make an
award in accordance with it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
HUNS SOON TO SHIP POTASH.
4. -
go, 600 Tons Coming to U. S. in
&. Exchange for Foodstuffs.

BERLIN. Thursday, January 80 (by
the Associated Press).-Herr Schned-
dekopf, director general of the potash
syndicate. and formerly controlling
the syndicate's interests in America,
told the correspondent today that as
.. condition of the armistice between
Germany and the allies the former
was likely to make first shipment of
1000 tons of muriate of potash soon
This potash would be sent to Amer
Tea, he said, in exchange for food
etuffs. He added:
rive are anxious to resume former
relations with the United States and
hope in time to reach our former
standard Of production"
"A serious decrease in potash produce
ttpn owing to the coal shortage and
labor troubles will, 1t is asserted by
farmers, gravely jeopardise early
crops, especially potatoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Entrance Designed as Arch.

The suggestion of Maj c. Eugene Ed
wards that those fayoring a memorial
arch could be satisfied by having the
entrance to the armory designed in
the ma ture of a victory arch was Of
fered to the committee as part OF the
testimony.
This committee urged that a me
mortal armory as they suggested
would serve decorative as well AS
unitarian purpose. which they in
sisted fifteen-t thousand dollar me
mortal arch would not serve.
The members of the committee were
impressed with the desirabitity of
such an armory in Washington and
expressed themselves as friendly to
the proposition. 1t was stated that
this armory would have been built
but for the breaking out of the war
which suspended all business building
operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Committee for Teschen.

Members of the allied committee
which viii go to Teschen to investi-
gate difficulties there between The
CTechs and Poles nave proposed that
an artnistice be concluded in Silesia
pending the decision of the peace con-
ference. The committee will start for
Warsaw late next week.
The Ukrainian government VIII re-
fuse to take part in the conference
on the Princes Islands, according TO
an interview given the Petit Journal
by NJ. SedoTenko. minister of Internal
communications in the new Ckrainian
government
There will be no pienary session of
the peace conference tomorrow. ac-
cording 10 an announcement made to-
daN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
MAYOR SMITH ACQUITTED.
Jury Out Two Hours in Considering
Election Row Case.
PHILADELPHIA. Februor,

PHILADELPHIA. February l.
Thomas h. Smith, mayor of Philadel-
phia, the last OF the principal figures
to be brought to trial in the fifth
ward political row which resulted in
the killing Of a policeman at the pri-
mary election in September. 1917. was
last night acquitted by q jury of the
charges of misdemeanor in Office and
conspiracy to violate an election law
which prohibits city ofhceholders from
taking an active part in politics.
The mayor was on trial nine days
and the jury was out less than two
hours in considering its verdict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
!. COAL OUTPUT CURTAILED.
:. -
cid Weather Lessons Demand for
!. Lehigh Field Anthracite.

=. HAZELTON. Pa, February 1.-For
e4he first time in two years curtaiI-
Snent was ordered today at anthracite
mines Of the Lehigh field This action
<Nas taken because of stagnation of
tahe trade due principally to the mild
EBfufer weather. The upper Lehigh and
.Hazlebrook collieries of the J. s.
sWentz Company and the Beaverbrook
ssperations of the C. NJ. Dodson Com
3aAy were idle. The Lehigh Valley
.EcAl Company has put some of its
.nines on seven-hour day and sus-
pended work at washers. Storage of
.4nthracite was begun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
French Pilots to Navigate Rhine

PARIS. Friday, January 31.--French
pilots, for the first time in forty
eight years. will soon be guiding
French and German vessels up and
down the Rhine. The men will be
recruited from among the helmsmen
and pilots of the high sea rover fleets
of the French navy and nov are being
instructed under the Jurisdiction of
the ministry of marine. The pilots
will take charge of steamers, tugs
and barges loaded with foodstuffs.
destined to the armies of occupation
and will also command squadrons of
light gunboats charged with the
watch on the Rhine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
TEN BILLION FRANCS FOR
BELGIANS FROM ALLIES

PARIS, Friday. January 31.-Ten
billion francs have been advanced
to Belgium by Great Britain. France
and the United States. the amount to
be deducted from the first INSTALL
ment of the war indemnity to be paid
by Germany. according to Havas
dispatch from Brussels.
The dispatch adds that the amount
will be raised either by an inter-
allied bond issue or by a German loan
having priority over all other loans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
100 HOMELESS BY FIRE.
Two Pittsburgh Plants and Dozen
: !: Houses DESTROYED.

= PITTSBURGH. February More
than one hundred persons were home
Less today as the result of a spec
,tacular fire which wiped out a block
IN the tenement district overlooking
s'Blgeiow boulevard. opposite the Penn
.Sylvania railroad station. last night
-. -. The blaze. which started in A.
..Waiker's Sons paper box factory. de-
..stroyed two manufacturing plants on
atne boulevard and dozen houses on
-,fhe bluff above them. Forty thousand
persons witnessed the fire from the
kreat plaza in front of the station
The loss was estimated today at
s1200, 060.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Prince Regent Coming.

In anticipation of this question
Prince Regent Alexander Of Serbia
viii arrive here tomorrow for the spe-
cial purpose of personally laying Ser
has case before President Wilson.
Meantime reports from the region in
controversy show increasing tension
there.
one dispatch from Laihach says the
Italian troops have withdrawn from
Fiume. tn" central point of the con-
troversN. and that an iutcrallied COM
mission has taken charge of the city.
Another dispatch. from ASram. an
nounres that Serbian battaiions have
entered Fiumc and that the italians
have retired to a point near Nolosca.
These dispatches are unofficial but
they are taken as indications of the
growing acuteness of this issue on the
Adriatic coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
HUN NAVY OFFICERS ACCUSED
Admiral Schroeder One of Three
Whose Arrest Is Requested.

BASEL. Friday. January 3l.-phe
arrests of Admiral Schroeder and
Capts. Rooster and Regner of the
German navy have been requested by
the central committee of sailors at
Hamburg. The officers are accused,
especially Admiral Schroeder. with
being responsible for the execution Of
..c sailors. although they were con-
versant with the general amnesty
order.
Admiral Schroed-- Aecame notori-
Gus when he ordere6 the execution of
Capt. Charles Fryatt while he was
commanding the German naval forces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
FOR ACCURATE WAR DATA.
Score of U. S. Officers Sent to italy
to Study CAMPAIGNS.

PARIS, February ] tbX the Asso-
ciated Press).-To insure the writing
of an accurate history of the war. a
score of officers under orders to re-
turn to America have been detain-SI
and sent to Italy to make study OF
regions over which the Italian and
Austrian campaigns We're fought A
large number of officers are now en-
gagged in studying the devastated re-
|gions of France and Belgium for the
same purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Few Points Yet Unsettled.

"A few points remain TO be settled
but they are simple and need not
worry anybody" said Mr.. Osborn
What we thought might prove 10 be
rather complicated. and in some
measure yeXatious case. has,
through the common sense of both
sides. been reduced to simple for
mull.
T. Edward Mitchell. representing the
Brotherhood of Electric Railway EN-
pIOyes. said he would recommend 20
his organization not to abide by the
findings of the board or the nearly
complete agreement reached betw cen
the disputants. He declared that the
proceedings were unfair, in that ne
was excluded from participation. ana
was denied hearing. and he was ready
20 prove that the Amalgarhated. rep
resented by James II. Vahey. was, in
reality. d Capital Traction organlza-
tion and had no place in any negotia-
tons between the Washington Rail
way and Electric and it's employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Favor Guard Armory.

They suggested that q Memorial Ma
tional Guard Armory was the only
hitting way in which to pay honor TO
the District soldiers who have lost
their lives in France or who are re
turning after heroic services They
emphasized the fact that such an
armory would materially assist in re-
cruiting the new National Guard and
in this way be "A permanent benefit
to the national government and the
National Capital. as IL would house at
all times a valuable reserve police
force
This delegation urged upon the
committee that d memorial armorv
would meet a present need in forming.
a clubhouse where soldiers coming
to the city could feel al home I'm
military surroundings. IL should have
reStroomS. writing rooms and general
clubroom, in addition to the drill
hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
AMERICANS IN VIENNA
GET FOOD FROM BERN

About 200 Americans. including
children. are in Vienna and the i'm
mediate vicinity, according to adj
vices to the State Department today
from Bern. Conditions in Vienna are
reported serious and even worse than
in the provinces. Twenty per cent of
the Americans there are unable to
leave because of illness Bern rep
resentatives of the United States are
in touch with them and are keeping
them supplied with food
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Serbia Knsw of Treaty.

NJ. Pachitch. on behalf of the Serbs,
Nroats and SloveneS, declared that the
Rumauian treaty was not made with
out the knowledge of Serbia, which
was largely concerned in it He in
.Voked the principle of nationality,
which President Wilson has enunci-
aJed, in support of the claim of the
Serbians to the region. where, he as
serted. the Serbs largely exceeded the
RGmanians.
Although the hearing showed a
sharp difference in views. there is
reason TO believe that mutual conces-
sions viii lead to an agreement be-
tween Serbia and Rumania, or. If not,
that a commission will be appointed
TO deal with The subject.
The hearing given to the Serbs to-
day is expected TO be followed by the
ca Y presentation of the Jugoslav
CLAIMS to the eastern Adriatic, which
involve delicate questions and render
probable formidab BILE issue with Italy
over the Adriatic coast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Says Bowman Threatened Her.

1t was only after Bowman threat
ened to take her life that the infor-
: mant decided to acquaint the police
with her secret. according to the story
her statement to the police the infor-
mant was taken before the grand jury
where she was the chief witness
against Bowman.
She said that she was in constant
fear and terror. She was afraid to
tell the story to the police and feared
also to keep her dangerous secret.
Before telling of the killing of
keefer. the woman partially took
Detectives Kelly and Joe Grant into
her contidenle. She told them that
she was menaced by Bowman and that
she feared for her life. Urged to
make a clean breast of the matter she
finally told of the tragedy in the
woods.
She said that late in the afternoon
of the day preceding the tragedy she
accompanied Bowman to Brookland
from the center of the city. They had
lunch in the woods and after lolling
in the shade of the trees keefer came
into view. Without word, the wom-
ans story runs. Bowman arose, drew
his gun and fired twice, each ullet
lodging in the chest of the victim.
Keefer died instantly. SO the in
formant told the police. She said she
entered into compact with Bowman
to keen the murder a secret between
them. Later in the week Bowman Wis
tied hel. at her home, she said, and
showed her newspaper clippings tell
ing of the murder.
She once wrote him letter telling
him that unless he desisted from
threatening her she would give in
formation to the police. Six weeks ago
Bowman left his home while his wife
was sleeping and went to the home
of Esther Brown. where, according to
police information, he attempted to
kill her Bowman was arrested and
placed under $1,000 bond, charged
with assault. He was out on bail yes
terday when the grand jury was con-
sidering the minor charge against
him.
The body of the victim was found
by his half brother, c. l.. Reiser, of
Truck Company No. 6. His mother
at that time told the police that the
previous afternoon a man and woman
had been seen to enter Sergeant
wood, but she was unable to establish
any connection between them and the
tragedy.
Mai Pullman said he believed that
the mystery had been cleared up and
in his Judgment the evidence against
Bowman is sufficient to Justify the
grand jury in voting an indictment
He declared that too much praise
could not be given Kelly and Joe
Grant for their success in obtaining
from Esther Brown her version Of the
story of the tragedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
BIOL SHEViSTS URGED ON
BY TROTSKY IN UKRAINE

ODESSA, Friday. January 24.-lt is
reported that Leon Trotsky. the boil
shevist minister of war and marine,
has arrived at Kharkov and is eX
horting bolshevist regiments to fur
Their invade Ukraine. Despairing ap-
peals for help against the bolshevists.
addressed to the allies, are reaching
Odessa from kharkov. The bolshev-
lists are said to have occupied Tcher-
nivoy and to be advancing southwark
toward kiev, where there is a panic
reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
LEGISLATIVE BILL
REACHES SENATE
Ninety-Seven Millions Called
for in Measure as
Reported.
AMENDMENTS AS ADDED

Carrying the observation-disclosures
forty dollar bonus for federal and
District employees receiving UP to and
Including $1,000 a year. the legisla-
tive. executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill was reported to the Senate
late yesterday from the committee on
appropriations by Senator Under
wood of Alabama. The bonus pro-
vided is the same as that placed in
the bill in the House, except that it
is extended TO cover the employees of
the war risk insurance bureau. The
bonus was not extended. however, 10
the temporary war bureaus organized
after January l. 1916.
The Senate committee added less
than u million dollats to the hill, and
the measure carries as reported $97,-
761 57l71
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Provide Judges Pay Raise.

The Senate committee provided for
increases allowed by the bill recently
put through Congress. increasing the
salaries of federal district and cir
cult judges and the judges of the
Supreme Court of the District and the
Court of Appeals. the Court of Claims
and the Corut of Customs Appeals
The pay of clerks of senators is in
creased from s2.250 to S2.50e a year.
Provision also is made for the con-
tinuance of the branch treasures of
the United States in Baltimore. New
York, San Francisco and elsewhere.
The House made no provision for
them.
The committee makes no recognition
.of the old standing committees, which
have existed in name only for years
but provides all the senators who are
not chairmen of committees specifical-
ly named in the bill with clerks, as
sistant clerks and messengers. and
provides that these clerks and assist
ants shall be ex-officio clerks of any
committee of which their senator is
chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
"a Killed in Munition Train Blast.

BRUSSELS, Friday. January ST.
Sixty German prisoners. three French
officers and one American were killed
and many injured when munition
tween Aubange and Longwy today.
The accident was due to a soldier
drc-9in~ a shell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
FOODSTUEFSPR|CES
: ONLY WEREF|XED
49, y
Packers Profits on Other
+. Products Not Ruled by
| U. S., Glasgow Testifies.
SAYS LAW WAS FAULTY

W. a. Glasgow. jr.. counsel for the
food administration, explained methods
OF regulating profits of the meat pack
ers testifying today before the Senate
agriculture committee considering
legislation affecting the meat industry.
Only food products classed in the
food act as uecessaries were subject
to rules of the administration, which
set the profit at per cent. Mr.. elias
gov said.
1T has been said on other products
OF the packers the limit of profit was
the sky" he continued. But that was
the fault Of the act"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
OLDCR|ME CHARGED
TOFRANK BOWMAN
CoIored Man Arrested, Ac-
cused of Numbering Clarence
Keefer July 7, 1916.
TELLS THE POLICE

With Frank Bowman. colored. a Ia
borer in the Washington navy yard,
under arrest, and charged with the
crime. the police believe that the mys-
terry of the murder of Clarence Keefer,
whose body was found in Sergeant
woods, near Bunker Hill High School.
in Brookland. the morning of July z,
1916, has been fully solved.
The arrest was made after Esther
Brown, a colored woman, declared
that she was near the spot where the
alleged murder took place and wit
messed the killing of youHg Keefer by
Bowman. Inspector Grant said he had
evidence which substantiates the story
of the woman.