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Evening star., 1919-02-20
TROOPS IN RUSSIA
ARE EFAR|NG WELL
Col. Stewart Cables That
Alarmist Reports Are
UnWarranted.

! Col George Z. Stewart. command
ing the American troops in northern
/ RUSSIA, cabled the War Department
today that "aiarmist reports of the
condition of troops in northern Rus
sra were not warranted by the facts.
| The health of the entire command is
excellent, Col Stewards report said:
the sick and wounded are well cared
Tor and the allied command is capa-
ple OF taxing care of itself against the
Whoie bolshevik army"
Ihe American officers were said to
resent exaggerated published reports
aS q siur upon their regiment.
. 'he department MADE public Col
SteMart's report. as follows:
ne aIarmiSt reports of condition
ol troops III north Russia. as publish
/ 81 IN press end of December. are not
warranted by facts Troops have been
wen taken care of in every way and
/ my olhcers resent these highly exae-
seFated reports. feeling that a slur is
saSI on the regiment and its wonder
/ fui record.
Health of command is exca11o,,
"tth ana wounded are well taken care
o. ana the allied command is capable
ot taxing care of itself against the
"hole bolsheVist army.
we are closed in by ice until spring.
! L.ail should not be expected from
| members of this command. EXCEPT at
org ana irregular intervals, until
aFlgation opens. Numerous caples
are peing received regarding health
anu "hefeabouts Of individual SOL
ulefS OF the command, causing con-
Sesitoh OF our limited cable commu-
hIcatIon and interfering with official
business
request this be given to the press
ana especially 10 Detroit and Chicago
papefs 5 10 aiiay any unnecessary
anxiety"
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Robbed of R1s in an Auto.
THE WEATHER.

District of Colurnbia-Increasin
cloudiness and warmer tonight; rain or
snow early tomorrow morning; tomor-
row rain and warmer; moderate north
east to southeast winds.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yester 4 pm. 81;
pm, 35. II midnight, 81; today, am,
20: s am, 81. Maximum, 81, at pm
yesterday; minimum, 81, at 8 am. to-
day.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 81; minimum, 20.
Barometer-Yesterday pm, 3o.43: 8
pm, 80. 46; IL midnight, $3.50; today,
am. 1852; 8 am, 30.52.
Weather in Various Cities
Evening star., 1919-02-20
ADMIRAL BLUE WILL
REVIEW NAVY YE0MEN
Four Companies of Young Women
Preparing to Take Part in
Celebration.

Admiral Victor Blue. chief of the
bureau of navigation of the Navy
Department, viii review four COM
panies of yeomen of the Navy De-
partment on the Eliipse at 4:30 O'Clock
this afternoon. The two hundred and
fifty young women volunteered to
give up an hour or two each after
noon after work to drill practice. in
preparation for the big celebration to
mark the return Of the President
For more than a week the young
women have attended relgiously the
drills each evening under the direc-
ton of Ensign j. p ONeill as drill
master. The contingent is divided
into four companies with the follow
ing as leaders: Ensign Motley of the
Naval Aviation Corps, Chief Yeoman
Schlueter of the Aviation Corps and
Seamen Penneli and Pierce.
Chief Yeoman Mcbride of the per-
sonnei department of the Navy De-
partment was instrumental in bring
ing the young women together in
drills to show the patriotism of the
young women in the Navy Depart
ment. She declared today that the
patriotism of the yeomen is clearly
exempiified by the big response to the
call for volunteers to give up time to
drill and to do honor to President
Wilson and returned troops.
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Senator Lewis Replies.

Senator Lewis of Illinois interrupted
to say that the allies ships could not
be controlled by this nation
Il know they would furnish ships
if the proper demand was made" de-
clared Senator Reed. Instead of
writing leagues of nations, I'd say to
the gentlemen running these countries;
We need some ships now; won't you
give them to us?' And If they refused
I'd see to it that every benefit and ad-
vantage they have in the American
market would be taken away from
them the day after tomorrow
The gallery loudly applauded.
Senator Smoot of Utah. republican.
interrupted to say he was inform ed
that England had placed only three
ships at the disposal of the American
government for the return troop
movement.
In concluding his address, Senator
Reed announced that he would dis
cusS the league of nations in tae Sen
ate next Saturday.
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American Peace Delegation
Sends Message to Premier
Deploring Assassin's Attack

PARIS, February 19.-Secretary of
State Robert Lansing, Col. f. NJ.
House, Henry White and Gen. Tasker
H Bliss, members of the American
peace commission, sent the following
joint message to Premier Clemenceau
today:
Your Excellency: The undersigned
American commissioners to negotiate
peace have been shocked beyond
measure to learn of the abominable
attempt made today on your life by
dastardly assassin. While deeply
deploring that your excellency should
have suffered any injury whatever,
they rejoice at your providentiai es-
cape and congratulate the people of
France that in the settlement of
peace and in the rehabilitation of
France they are to continue to re-
ceive the benefit of that valued patri-
otism and seasoned craftsmanship
W which your exceilency so strenuously
and successfully exercised in their in
terest during the travail of war.
with their best wishes for your
speedy recovery, the undersigned are
pleased to subscribe themselves.
Your sincere friends,
ROBERT LANSING,
'HENRY WHITE,
"E NJ HOUSE.
"TASKER H BLISS"
Evening star., 1919-02-20
LAUNDRY ASSOCIATION
OPENS SESSION HERE
Commissioner Gardiner Makes Ad.
dress of Welcome to Maryland
and District Men.

An address of welcome by Commits
sioner W. Gwynn Gardiner marked
the opening session of three-day
conference of the Maryland and Dis
trict of Columbia Laundry Owners
Association at the Wardman Park
Hotel this morning
Bishop Charles T. ESrner of st. Al
bans delivered an invocation and
Morris G. Long Of Norfolk, Va, re-
sponded to MT Gardeners we9eQme.
DR.. John w. Lowe of Baltimore re
sided. No business was transacted
this morning.
Secretary Of Commerce Redfield is
to address the meeting this afternoon
The delegates will hold a. banquet at
the hotel tonight. at which the fol-
lowing will speak: Rev. James Shera
Montgomery, Representative Joseph
Cannon, Representative c. J. Linthi-
cum, William Knowles Cooper and
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett A musical
program will be rendered by local
talent
been invited to the afternoon session
of the convention tomorrow to hear
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh talk on Con
servation; or, How TO Help C.othe
the Children Of the AlliH-"
Evening star., 1919-02-20
MISS RAY BARNETT SAILS.

Miss Ray Barnett. former connden-
tiaI secretary to Raymond b. Fos-
dick. of the commission on training
camp activities. has sailed for France to
take up duties as executive secretary
If the Jewish Welfare Board She
will be stationed at IL Bouievard
Haussman, Paris. t-et t-1
Miss Barnett, while In Washington
was active in the work Of the 7. M.
II. A. and the Jewish Welfare Board:
Eight woman workers for the board
sailed also TO do canteen. recreationai
and educational work in France. They
are: Misses Cyrilla perlrV Zone
Wolfson, Eta Aronson. Sadie n
Burg and Lillian " -, "a 81
York city; Miss Jennie Eisenperg OF
Rrooklyn. n. Y; Miss Ether Levy OF
Minneapolis. Mimi. and Mrs. Marion
q. Benson of Philadelphia
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Sole Survivor of Council.

ct am today the sole survivor of
the nearly one thousand bishops who
attended the Vatican council, and by
notable circumstance, the oldest
preIate at the time of the couAcil
was a bishop from South America
What is still more noteworthy, l
am actually the only survivor of the
eighty preIates who attended the
third plenary council of 1884.
The last to descend below the hori-
Zon of the tomb was the venerable
patriarch of the west, the great apos-
tie of temperance, the patriot whom
his fellow -citizens loved to honor.
without distinction Of race or re-
ligion, the lion of the fold of Judah
1 refer to John Ireland, Archbishop
of St Paul.
sT thank God that we are assembled
today, when the war is over, and the
blessed sun of peace has dawned
During that tremendous conflict
there was one majestic figure that
lowered over all others-I refer to
our holy father, Benedict XIV. l be-
hold him now in imagination stand
ing like Moses on the mountain with
uplitfed hands, praying for his spirit
ua1 children shedding fratricidal
blood
Evening star., 1919-02-20
WALTER REED SOLDIER
CHOSEN LEGISLATOR

Ffrst-class Private William S.
Smith, stationed at Walter Reed Hos
pital, one Of the two one-legged SOL
diers who presented flowers to Miss
Florence Nash at the special per-
formance of Remnant" last Tuesday,
has just received word from his home
town, Bradford. Pa, that he has been
seiectsd, to- the state legislature AS
soon as he receives his discharge he
infA his new Office. Smith was
wouaded during the severe lighting
81 Cnateau Thierry.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Pace League Sends Message.
MR.. POLK WIRES SYMPATHY
Advises Pichon That Americans Are
Shocked by Attack on Premier.

Acting Secretary Polk of the State
Department has sent the following
cablegram to French Minister of For
eign Affairs Pichon:
Government and people of the
United States are shocked beyond
measure and deeply moved at hearing
of the criminal attempt on the life of
NJ. Clemenceau. whose fearless devo-
ton as leader of his people has won
for him in this country universal ad-
miration and respect
May his recovery be rapid and
complete and his great energy remain
unfrnpaired, and may France long be
able to avail herself OF his high patri-
otism and eminent abilities"
Evening star., 1919-02-20
AFTER JOBS FOR SOLDIERS.
Board of Trade Committee Dis.
cusses Unemployment in District.

How to prevent unemployment in
the District as soldiers continue to
return was discussed at a meeting of
the industrial interests committee of
the Board of Trade last night.
The Key bridge being built across
tho Potomac at Georgetown was men,
toned as one project which should
employ a large number of men during
,ba uext two years. 1t also was
nointed out that much-needed school
houses-u the city, would employ a
1arge force of workmen if the Com
naissioners can arrange to start work
on them.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Gets Hygienic Building Contract.

The Boyle-Robertson CONSTRUCTION
Company. with offices in the Evans
building, has been awarded the con-
tract to build the new hygienic labo-
ratory for the government the latter
to furnish the material The company
vas the lowest Of three bidders, its
price being SS7,S21. The job must be
completed, according to the contract,
within six months from February Is,
the date of the signing of the con-
tract,
Evening star., 1919-02-20
DEPARTMENTS MAY
| CLOSE FOR PARADE
Half Holiday Thursday Is
4 Likely for U. S. and Mer-
u chants Employees.
PRESIDENT TO HEAD LINE
Robert N. Harper, chair

Robert NJ. Harper, chair
man of the parade commit
tee. announced today that
all organizations desiring
to take part must COM
municate as soon as posi-
BILE with Melvin c. Hazen,
District building, Main
5000, giving full particulars
of their units. The pur-
pose of this is to make sure
that every organization
will be given a SPECIFIC
place in line.
Organizations desiring to
march must notify Mr..
Hazen not later than Mon
day.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Defends War Department.

Senator Shafroth of Colorado, demo-
crat, defended the War Departm ent
and submitted figures, which, he said,
ne had just obtained by telephone,
showing that 1,f56.00 men in camps
in the United States had been dis
charged since the signing of the
armistice, 232, 900 men had been re-
turned from France. while $4,000 were
at sea, en- route home.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Purely Platonic Activity.

Marshal Foch has already informed
the president of the German deIega-
tion several times that the texts duly
signed by the allied and enemy pleni-
potentiary states alone formed part OF
the armistice conventions. This note
does not come within that category
1t is absolutely independent of the
convention. 1t constitutes a mere
manifestation of the purely platonic
activity of Scheidemann.
''Third--Finally Erzberger. alleging
certain pretended declarations of
Marshal Foch. has affirmed that pour
parlers would be opened at an early
inaries.'
'"rhe fact is that Marshal Foch cat
egorically refused to give the slight
est intimation on this subject, not
withstanding the lively insistence. of
Erzberger"
Evening star., 1919-02-20
KNOCKS WOMAN DOWN AND
R0BS HER OF HANDBAG
Charles e. Harris Tells Police He
Was Driven to Act by Hunger.
Other Robberies Reported.

Charles Edward Harris, fifty years
old. who claims Keyser, Mont, as his
home, was arrested last night by Po-
liceman Batson on the charge of
knocking down Miss Anna L DawIn.
secretary to Representative Heintz
of Ohio, on 18th street, near K north
west, and taking from her handbag
Harris told the police that he was
"out of luck" declaring that he had
eaten nothing but a sandwich since
last Monday. Harris had 1s cents in
his pockets.
Policeman Batson played the good
Samaritan and boght the man some
food.
Henry 3. Hansbrough, SGT c street
southwes driver Of a public vehicle,
was held UP at the point of a pistol
at Az and M streets last night and
robbed of a gold watch worth $40.
diers from Camp Humphreys and that
they robbed him after reaching the
city.
Robbed of $21s in an Auto.
Robert Freeman, Walter Reed Hos
pitaI, told police of the sixth precinct
that he was robbed of S218 while in
morning. He said the money was
taken from his pocket while he was
going from 7th and / to 10th and F
streets.
Eight revolvers. three flashlights
and numerous articles of jewelry were
the store of Barnett Dosenbioom, 719
sth street southeast. last night about
11:45 o'clock. The dealer valued the
loot at $500.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Consul General Back From Mexico.

NEW YORK, February 2e.-AInvns
the Messengers aboard the Ward liner
Monterey, which arrived here today
from Havana, was George A Charns->--
lain. United States consul general at
Mexico CITY,
Evening star., 1919-02-20

olent. work of enecting a change of
prisoners, and in many other ways
mitigating the horrors of war.
The sovereign pontin stands out
today the most exalted parsonage in
Christendom. Kings will die. en-
perors viii die, even popes will die,
but the papacy lives forever.
The popes have seen the rise and
development of all the governments
OF Europe. 1t is not improbable they
VIII witness the death of some Of
them and chant their requiem.
They have seen Kingdoms changed
to republics and republics changed to
monarchies. They have looked on
while Goths, the Vandals and Visi-
goths invaded the faifest portions of
Europe. upsetting thrones. All this
they have seen. while the divine con-
stitution of the church of which they
are the guardians has remained un-
changed, We may apply to her the
words of the apostle: These shall
perish, but thou remainest, and all of
them shall grow old as a garment
But thou, o immortal church, art al
ways the same, and thy years shall
never fail"
Others who spoke at the breakfast were
Cardinal O'Connell of Boston. ''The
Hierarchy OF the e. S.; Archbishop
Glennon of st. Louis, 'Our Country"
and Cardinal Begin Of Canada, 1.-The
Hierarchy of Canada
Following the breakfast the distin-
guished guests were escorted through
the university buildings.
Evening star., 1919-02-20

he turned and brought me back home.
Now 1 feel absolutely nothing"
The premier paused here and then
| added sarcastically: My adversaries
are really poor shots. They are ex-
( ceedingly clumsy"
To Stephen Pichon, the foreign
minister. he said: Am ] not a good
| prophet. Do 1 not arrange things
ahead; / had arranged to have no
meeting of the conference today so
that l could get a little rest. Well
I've got it,
Believed Bolshevik Pest.
Was the attempt upon Premier
Clemenceau's life of boIshevik origin !:
is a question being insistently asked
here. The Matin today recalls that a
few days ago Geneva newspaper an
nounced that the bolsheviki in Lau-
same, Switzerland, were plotting
against NJ. Ciemenceau's life and that
two boisheviki had crossed the from
! tier to carry out the plan.
The Paris police. says the Petit
Parisien. were warned come time ago
/ that plot was brewing against the
premier's life. The newspaper states
French consular service. formerly
stationed in Russia. was in the Rus
sian library in the Avenue Gobeiins a
fortnight ago and overheard a discus
sion which made her sure that an at
tempt against the premier was in
prepara ton. This library is one fire.
quented by Maximalists. The woma n
; Informed her husband of what she
had heard and he notified the police,
no assured him that the persons in
question would be closely watched
Deliberate Attempt to Murder.
PARIS, February 1s fby the Asso-
ciated Press).-The attack of Coffin
on NJ. Clemenceau does not appear to
have been any impulsive movement
prompted by disordered brain, but
deliberate attempt at murder. decided
on after mature generalization and
executed after long and patient shad
owing of the premier.
This is the Judgment of M. Tanguy,
undercommissiouer of police. as re-
lated to the Associated Press after
Tanguy had questioned the prisoner
for three hours and conducted the
minute search of his dingy room, on
the ORLEANS road just outside the
Paris wall.
NJ. Tanguy said also that he was
convinced Coffin was alone in his at
tack on M. Ciemenceau and that the
prisoner had no confederate.
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Would Amend Appropriation Bill.

senator Gore of Oklahoma today in-
troduced an amendment to the Army
appropriation bill providing that
none OF the funds provided shall be
used in military operations against
any nation against which war b not
formally declared. ~
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Mitigated Horrors of War.

.HThe holy father was unjustlX criti-
cised in those days. He was blamed
by the allies because he did not side
with them. He was blamed by the
central powers because he did not es-
pouse their cause. But the holy
father could not be PARTISAN :. He
was too exalted q personAge'f for that.
but. though not. a partisan, hezwas
not an Indifferent spectator to the
horrors he witnessed. He frequently
protested against the outrages perpe-
trated in Belgium and France; and he
was habitually exercised in the beney-
Evening star., 1919-02-20
Has a Police Record.

At police headquarters the Associ-
ated Press was informed that -CotIin
has a record there, with BertLIioh
easurements. He was regarded as
a mild sort of anarchist. The author
tiles did not believe he would be reck-
less enough to attempt such a terri
BILE act.
Coffin lived at Mont Rouge. sub
urb of Paris, in a small hotel which
has long been under police supervi-
sion, as it is frequented by anarch-
lists. These persons. however, are
more notorious for spreading literas
ture and making speeches than for
acts of violence.
The police refuse to say whether
they believe the attack on the premier
was the result of plot or merely an
individual act. They are working,
however, apparently on the theory
that il was a plot, as the little hotel
uras encircied and a thorough search
of the building for discriminating doc
uments is being made
Evening star., 1919-02-20
CARDINAL AT MASS
OBSERVES JUBILEE

| Continued from First Page.1
consistency, set forth the conditions
ION which q just and durable peace
tshouId be esta blished--as he did in
| August, 1917. Had his proposals been
}accepted at once, the conflict would
thave been shortened by at least a
year
American Love of Fairness.
! THE American people, l am sure,
with their traditional love of fairness,
! will see the facts as they are and
judge them correctly
I'VE all realize, I am sure. the mag
nitude of the task that lies before US
tit is nothing less than the reconstruc-
( Ition of human society. It brings to
view, even now. the grayest and most
| lcompIex problems. affecting the social,
fnaral and religious interests of man
kind. And for this Very reason their
solution II ust be sought in the, deep
est of truths, in the principles OF
tChristianity. The only secure founda-
| tion of peace and order is that union
of justice and charity which Christ
our Savior brought into the world.
'fHow needful it is to unite justice
and love is shown by the words of a
man who stands before the world to-
| day as a model of courage and pa
| triotism--I refer to Cardinal Mercier-
At the close of public conference, IN
which the speaker, after passing IN
review the events of the wac and
praising the heroism of the Belgian
people. went on to say that hatred of
their.ren emies .zwas~ settled In thefr
hearts forever Cardinal Mercler de-
clared: 7 agree WITH what the speak ker
| has said. except in one point me
hot i,I0t he
but also that It be animated by char
| ity. AS a Christian, as a priest, as
i bishop, l can neither preach hatred
nor consent that hatred be encouT-
aged
| that the work of reconstruction must
proceed. The American people have
already shown themselves generous
and helpful, and the Catholics OF the
United States, without doubt, Whl
unite their efforts for the spread OF
| justice and charity among all the peo-
pies of the world"
Response by Cardinal.
| Following the address of Archbishop
! He cordially thanked the distin-
euished visitors for attending the
| golden jubilee. He said:
"T am profoundly grateful to- you.
my brothers of the episcopate and OF
| the clergy. for your presence here to-
day Many of you have come from
| great. distance. with great inconve-
| nience to yourselves, and in an in
! clement season of the year. ~.
| when man like myself becomes
an octogenarian he is disposed to be
reminiscent and to praise times
passed away-1audator temporis
| actf.' He has the temptation to en-
bellish his narratives because his au-
dience, who are his juniors, have no
means of contradicting him. He has
! the whole field to himself. But l as
sure you that have no disposition to
yield to the temptation myself.
| AT the close of the third pIenary
| council, over which / had the honor
| to preside, / addressed the assembled
! prelates, and referring to the words
| which ST Paul wrote to Timothy.
| thanked them because they did not
despise my youth. If your predeces-
sors in the episcopate were so patient
and forbearing to me in my youthful
| inexperience. you have always been
| kind and considerate to me in my de-
| clining years.