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Evening star., 1919-03-01
VIOLATES DRY LAW.
Nelson I. Waters Sentenced, But
Given One Year Probation.

Nelson /. Waters, a young white
man, who had recently established an
auto truck transportation business
between Baltimore and this city, the
second man arrested under the Reed
bone-dry law in Washington and the
first defendant under that charge to
plead guilty, was sentenced this
morning in the United States branch
of the Police Court under a technical
violation Of the law. He was given
ninety days in jail, the sentence sus-
pended and defendant placed on pro-
batIon for one year.
His defense was that, acting under
advice of Baltimore morning paper,
to which he appealed for information,
and being told that the President
had not signed the bill making the
Reed bone dry law applicable to the
District of Columbia, he had innocent
Iy brought into Washington February
20 sixteen cases OF whisky. containing
1872 quarts, valued, at Baltimore pur-
chase price, at $500.
He offered in evidence copies of
Baltimore and Washington morning
printed that the law had not been
signed by the President.
The whisky, defendant showed, was
for six different men in Washington.
Under the law, the contraband whisky
was confiscased by the governmen ment
and will be destroyed by the police
department, along with all other
whiskies in possession of the police
department
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nest of German machine guns near
Chalone sur Marnesthat Corp. Stew
art was awarded the croix de guerIe.
The French military medal was
awarded him in recognition of his
capture of the four Germans and his
valor displayed during some hand-to-
hand fighting on no mans land.
When the big offensive commenced
the sgd Regiment was in one of the
front lines in the Champagne dis
trict and during the terrific fighting
in the days following Stewart was
wounded twice and gassed-
He said that Corp. Robert Ewell and
Private John B. Stephany of his regI-
ment, both from Washington, and both
formerly members of the old Separate
Battalion, We're seriously wounded
about the same time that he was and
that they all were in the hospital to-
gether. He saw both of them Just
before he sailed for home, and they
told him they had been notified that
they would be sailing for home with
in few days.
372d, who returned as a casual. with
Stewart and Lott, is graduate of
Howard University and Yale, and at
the time he enlisted for service in
the war was one of the physical in
structors al the latter institution. He
coached Howard's foot ball team two
seasons. He is a giant in statute and
is noted on the track, the gridIron
and in the gym. He was utilized as a
physical instructor for the 93d Divi-
sion during the training period of its
early days in France During the
fighting around Verdun he was badly
gassed and he had been at a hos
pital and rest camp until few days
before sailing for home. j. r. Y.
Evening star., 1919-03-01
PARALLELS ON RETIREMENT
Who Pays for Retirement?
of
Rete for Service EmpIoy

1t is often debated pro and con
whether citizen should provide for
his own old age or whether the state
should provide retirement annuities.
Who pays?" is the question repeat
ed again and again.
1t is not money the aged need, but
service. The annuity is comparable to
yardstick and the service to the
cloth. We should be terribly disap-
pointed if one of our merchants should
wrap up the yardstick and keep the
cloth. so the payment of annuities
without the loving care of the old
folks would be a farce
No matter whether they be rich or
poor. old people must be waited on
by the young. humored in their whims
as much as possible, protected against
their childishness and nursed in their
infirmities.
The young must pay, and it is the
duty of every able-bodied citizen of
Evening star., 1919-03-01
MEXICO KEEPS SILENT ON
LOWER CALIFORNIA PLAN
Press Comment However, Is
Against the Sale of the Territory
to the United States.

MEXICO CITY, February 10 (Corre-
spondence of the Associated Press).-
Government comment is not forth
coming on the proposals in the Amer
Jean Congress and the California
legislature that President Wilson be
instructed to open negotiations with
tho Mexican government for the pur-
chase of Lower California and a part
of Sonora. 1t was intimated, how
ever, that comment would not be
proper with the project only in it's
initial stages and with the backing
thus far shown
Press comment is entirely against
the sale by Mexico of it's territory
and pro-aIly papers declare that Mex
leo pins its faith on President VIII
sons pronouncement for small ma
tions. No attempt is made to refute
the charge that the government of
Lower California is almost indie
pendent of the Mexico City govern
ment.
Evening star., 1919-03-01
JAPAN WILLING TO RETURN
KIAUCHAU CITY TO CHINA
Will Do So on Terms Securing
Peace of the East-Revision
of the Present Treaties.

TOXIC, January 20 (Correspondence
of the Associated Press,.-Janan is
not obliged to return Kiaucbau IN
China, but is willing to do SO on
terms that viii secure the peace Of tbe
east. says the Chugwai Shiogyo fJour-
nal of Commerce). Commenting on
the announcement by the Chinese
peace delegates in New York that
China would insist on the restitution
of kiauchau and the revision of COM
mercial treaties with Japan, the paper
says that as to the latter japan is
willing to undertake the revision of
the present treaties, but that such a
step will have no practical value un-
less China takes steps to restore in
ternal harmony and control of the
bandits.
AS to Japan's loans to China. the
Chugwai Shiogyo assured the south
China party that Japan would not
hand over the balance of 20. 600 oo0
yen loaned for China's participation
in the war, the object of which the
southern party has regarded as sus-
picious. Japan's railway loans. the
paper said, should be excepted be-
cause the railways are urgently need
ed and IL the loans We're extended
with proper care they would not have
any political significance.
One of the claims of China at the
peace conference is the return OF
kiauchau, which was occupied by the
Germans and, as German colony
was captured by Japan early in the
war According to semi-official Chi
nese sources in Peking, pressure was
Ii II "a n ind
the Chinese government to disayow
the action of it's delegates at the peace
conference. The Chinese presiden,
was reported to have refused to inter.
fere with the Chinese peace delegation
in Paris.
Evening star., 1919-03-01
Propaganda Inquiry to Continue.

Although unanimous consent was
refused in the Senate yesterday for
consideration of resolution contin-
uing after March the inquiry of the
judiciary subcommittee into radi-
cal propaganda in the United States,
Chairman Overman announced that
the investigation would proceed.
I'VE have authority to continue the
hearings anyhow" Senator Overman
told the Senate. He added that only
about three more witnesses are to be
heard
Evening star., 1919-03-01
Tried Men on. Committee.

THE committee selected a number
of men for the job who had been tried
by fire and who would not be too
tiInid in case there was gun play.
The first task was to survey the
prison and discover the possibilities
of a forceful coup. The prison lay
in an isolated part of the town. The
rear looked out on a large open
space. Just outside the back gate
was small patch of ground on
which the prisoners were allowed to
exercise under guard.
This place was surrounded by a
series of barbed wire entanglements.
Several armed wardens watched the
prisoners while they were out, and at
sunset a force of military was thrown
about the prison. Because of this
military it was decided to be unwise
to try to rush the place for fear of
loss of life and the probable death
of de Valera
The next move was to communi-
cate with de Valera, which was very
difficult, However, one Sim Feiner
started working on a garden plot, of
which there were several near the
prison He attracted de Valera's at
tention one day by singing Sim Fein
songs in Gaelic, in which he told the
leader that an attempt would be
made to rescue him. The warders'
suspicious were. not aroused, because
1t was not uncommon for Irish work
men to be about the prisons.
Evening star., 1919-03-01
Canadian Ship Rammed; Sinks.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The Cana
dian freight ship Lord Dufferin sank
in thirty-six feet of water fifteen
minutes after she had been rammed
on her port quarter by the troopship
Aouitania, off Liberty Island, near
quarantine. yesterday. The stern of
the freighter. which was at anchor.
was split to a depth of twenty feet.
Evening star., 1919-03-01
True American, Although
He Cannot Speak English

NEW YORK. March IA true
American even If he can't speak
English. Master William veditz,
SON of DIR. G. w. A. vedlts, for.
mer commercial attache mt
Paris, arrived here aboard the
liner ROchambeau with his
father. Although he was born
in America, Master William
cannot speak his native tongue,
for he has been In France three
years.
The favOrite of the ship, young
Veditz was decorated with a
cOlonePs eagle and regfmental
insignia of the 1920 Engineers,
and strutted along deck as
proudly as any general.
Evening star., 1919-03-01
DISTRICT BILL STILL IN
I CONFERENCE DEADL OCK

The District appropriation bill today
was still deadlocked in conference be-
tween the Senate and the House. The
controversy over the half-and-haif
plan of appropriating for the District
is still holding the bill up. In some
quarters today 1t was predicted that
at the last minute an agreement may
bo reached, the House receding from
3ts position in opposition to the half
and-haR plan
Evening star., 1919-03-01
House Approves Waterpower Bill.

BY vote of 2s4 to 65 the House
approved the conference report on the
long-pending water power legislation
last night 1t now goes to the Senate
leasing of water power rights for fifty
years upon payment of rentals to be
fixed by the commission which is to
administer the bill. The government
retains the right to recapture the
rights after the leases expire on fair
cash value.
Evening star., 1919-03-01

a community to carry two others on
his back, thus squaring the debt of
non-productive infancy and OF ap-
preaching old age.
The passage of the McKellar-Keat-
ing retirement bill for the classified
service is necessary to provide care
for the aged government workers.
Evening star., 1919-03-01
PRESIDENT MAY BECOME
HISTORIAN, GUESTS HEAR

In regard to published reports that
President Wilson told democratic
committeeman who lunched with him
yesterday that he would not accept
the nomination for third term. it
was stated today at the White House
that the subject of President Wilson
again being candidate was not men,
toned. 1t was explained that the
President merely remarked to his
guests that he yearned to get back
to writing, and that he had in con-
temptation the compiling of history.
Evening star., 1919-03-01
Reserve Corps Applications.

Applications from officers for com
missions in the Reserve Corps now
total 21,324 There are five coIonels.
fourteen lieutenant coIoneIs and 37S
majors included in this total
Applications for commission in the
regular establishment have been filed
by 12,005 men.
Evening star., 1919-03-01
Escapes, Taking Four Prisoners.

This young hero's escape and return
to his own line with four Germans
as his own individual prisoner is
interestingly told by him. After being
with the Germans about five weeks he
began to detect a noticeable air of
discomfort among several of the Ger
man privates. He cultivated them and
did everything possible to make them
more discontented. He told then of
the fine and plentiful food the allies
had and how well they treated the
German prisoners. He kept at it until
finally he persuaded them to desert
The agreement was for the four Ger
mans to make it possible for him to
escape and then he would make it
possible for them to escape through
the American line.
During the night of September ~
this plan was put into effect and it
sistance of his German deserters he
got through the Hun lines and a short
time afterward he was bringing his
four prisoners through the American
lines.
He took them direct to the head
quarters of the French brigade com
mander at that point. Stewart was
highly complmented for this bit of
cIeverness. Being relieved of his
PrusSian charges he was driven in
the generals automobile to his old
miles away Col. Taub was SO well
pleased with Stewards work that he
gave him four days liberty with per
mission to visit Paris
Is Awarded Croix de Guerre.
1t was for the courage and bravery
h l., ,trN Il 49,
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Sings Other Details.

TINS man appeared again several
days later and again sang a ballad
IN which he told de Valera that the
rear exit of the prison was the most
feasible for the attempt and asking
de- Velera to secure an impression of
the key to the gate
The impression of the key was se-
cured. / am not quite sure of the
same as the one I myself employed
at one time, which was making a
paste OF bread and soap and then dis
tracing the warder's attention while
the big key was slapped into. the
paste for second. This impression
ana thrown to the singer in the gar
den plot
The sentries about the rear of the
PRISON were grave menace to the
plans, and the committee tried to find
girls in the neighborhood who could
pc. employed to influence them. This
attempt was given UP, however, and
Anally telegram was sent to Dub
lin for two handsome young women,
both highly cultured university
graduates. who arrayed themselves as
shop girls and crossed the channel
nirf with the soldiers and .soon came
to know most of the guards. De
Valera was informed by code in a
letter that February was set for his
escape and the procedure to be fol-
lowed was outlined as much as pos
sfhae. This little code had been ar
ranged for Just such an emergency
before de Valera was imprisoned
Men Serve to Decoy Police.
On. the eve of February four
motor SSrs packed with Irishme en-
were sent wandering about the
country near Lincoln to serve as de-
coys for the police. At 4 o'clock the
prisoners were brought in from their
period of exercise They then had a
three-hour period for wandering
about the prison before they were
locked up for the night
'sIn the dusk, shortly after o'clock,
the girls appeared and entieed the
guards from the rear of the prison as
far as possible. Then two Sim Fein-
ers quickly cut a path through the
barbed wire.
"At o'clock de Valera, with Nc
Garry and Mfliroy {the two Sim
Feiners who escaped with de Valera)
sanntered to the back gate Their
friends outside crept up and opened
the gate with the false key while
the sentries continued their Irritation
with the girls An automobile was
waiting and de Valera was whisked
away to London, while the police
chased the decoy motors.
rWhere is de Valera now? I can
not state. but he will be here ON
time when he is wanted"
Evening star., 1919-03-01
No Cheer in Manchuli.

But there was no cheer in Manchulf
The most stolid Russian or most
naughty Mongol was appalled, at the
picture of suffering presented by the
band of refugees from western Siberia
WHO were huddled in the waiting
rooms of the station. Reference was
made by cable to the arrival of these
miserable people. For two days they
slept there sprawling on the cold
floor or their wretched Iitters of bag
gage composed of boxes, paper
bundles. shawls and cooking utensils,
all they had saved from their homes.
Women, young and old, crouched
upon the stone floor, their heads
buried in the laps of their sleeping
husbands. For time sleep had mer-
cifully dulled their misery. Others,
stolid. but with an unforgetable look
of bewildered despair sat upon their
belongings. staring vacantly before
them. Others munched with avidity
at bread and dried fish The air in
the place was horrible and overpower-
ing.
Fall in Faint on Ice.
Two old men, weak and trembling
with sickness and privation, strung
their miscellaneous baggage about
their necks with stout rope. They
staggered outside to escape the foul
ness and get a breath of fresh air.
The effort was too much for them.
Struck by an icy gust of wind, they
sank groaning and fainting on the ice.
It was a dreadful sight to witness,
and to the eyes of the travellers who
came &cross it there came a moisture
of which they were not ashamed.
There are in Russia today many.
very many similar cases of which the
above is a picture. These poor people
living peacefully in the heart of i'm
mense Russia are the innocent VIC
y Of erra
is PROSTATE and helpless, and in this
hour of woe turns to the people of
the United States for compassion
guidance and help.
Evening star., 1919-03-01
1,3O1,959 ARE RELEASED
Gen. March Says of This Number
Already Out of the Service
1882 Were Officers.

Demobilization of the Army had re-
leased up to yesterday 1,301.959 Off
GERS and men, Gen. March announced
today. OF the total 1852 were Off
GERS. Demobilization orders now have
reached a total of 1871 900.
Evening star., 1919-03-01
Movement to France.

Revised figures on the movement of
American troops to France, made pub
lie by Gen. March, showed that up to
November IL, 1918. a total of 2,056,122
men had been carried. of whom 1,047,-
374 were carried in British ships.
On the return movement up to Feb
ruary IS. 1852. .922 men had been en-
barked from France, and of these
British ships were available for only
1874 or p per cent. compared with
more than so per cent on the move
Elent across.
Gen. March cited these figures as
one reason for the slower return of
troops, the British ships being en-
ployed at this time in repatriating
British troops. Up to February 90, Gen
March said. 2S4.919 men actually had
landed in this country from France.
The port Of New York received 73
per cent of these. Brest continues to
be the main reliance of the embarka-
tion service. having handled more
than one-half of the homebound con-
tingentS.
Evening star., 1919-03-01

Bands of Bulgarian irregular forces
are pillaging Greek property and
torturing Greeks In the Greek dis
tricts Of Strumnitza,
Evening star., 1919-03-01

ing in Chevy Chase, started out on llo
mans Land. Preparations were under
way for the big offensive which fol-
lowed later and the corps commander
was anxious for information regard
ing the enemy. The barbed wire was
bad at this point and we had much
difficulty at first. 1t was pitch dark
as we crept along our way. There
wasn't a sound. There was no talk
ing among .us--you would have
thought there was not a soul within
a million miles. 1t was so dark it was
difficult even to see the form of the
man in front or behind.
Decide to "Hit IT, for Own Lines.
Finally. toward GAVIN | discovered
that four of US had become separated
from the others of the patrol, and
after holding war council OF about
three seconds we decided to hit it
quick for our line. / was to lead be-
cause l owned a compass, but ] was
out of luck that morning. After a
thorough search I found that / had
lost it. However. we started in what
we though was the right direction.
but presently, when it commenced to
get lighter, we found that we had
passed the Huns first-line sentry and
were quite some distance within their
lines. About this time group of
husky Prussian guardsmen came
rushing up to us and we unhesitat-
ingly threw up our hands.
THE four of US were hurried to
the quarters of the commander of
that outpost, and after much ques-
tioning. all in good English. the off
GERS delegated us to a nearby infan-
try regiment, to watch over US. At
the same time he gave instruction to
make every effort to obtain informa- =
ton from US. So there I remained
sr1v mr. h c
later.
The Germans treated us pretty de-
cent. With the exception of the
bread, which was horrible, the meals
were fairly good and plentiful. There
was plenty of beer and wine. Every
thing about the camp was spot1essly
clean and orderly ard the sanitation
appeared first rate. Possibly we would
not have Jared SO well had it not
been desirable on the part of our cap
tors to get US to tell about our own
forces. There were some Canadian
and British prisoners not far distant
who were treated pretty rough and
were only half fed.
THE German soldiers at times ap-
peared to want to be friendly, and
they went out of their way to enter
tain and fraternize us
1t was on one of these occasions
that a photograph was taken of a.
group of Germans with the four col :
ored prisoners IN their center, Which
is another of Corp. Stewards relics.
In the picture several of the Hun
soldiers have their arms affection
ateIy about the shoulders of the,
Americans and they are wearing one
anoti1er's hats. It is most interest
ing group and 1t is highly treasured
by Stewart. It was not intended by
his captors that he should have 1t,
but among his other duties sabout the
camp 1t was Stewards place to clean
daily the sleeping quarters of the top
sergeant. 1t was later. while clean
ing these quarters. that the prisoner
ran across the group photograph. He
lost no time in slipping it inside his
clothing.
Evening star., 1919-03-01
TELLS HOW LEADER
ESCAPED FROM JAIL
Sim Feiner Explains. ShreWd
Method Adopted for Release
of Edward de Valera.
WAS IN BRITISH PRISON
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 1.-While the news
papers of the United Kingdom are
still speculating over the mysterious
escape from Lincoln prison in Eng
land of Edward de Valera, the Sim
Fein leader, the manner in which he
effected his break from captivity Feb
ruary 8 has become known here. 1t
was related to the Associated Press
by Sean O'Cealligh, the prominent
Sim Feiner, who is here asking the
peace conference to recognize the
provisional government of the Irish
republic" having crossed the channel
on passport secured by d subter-
fuge.
After the midnight arrest of Ed
ward de Valera near his home in
Greystone," Mr.. OCealligh began, he
with twelve comrades. was sent to
Lincoln prison, the other Sin Feiners
arrested being distributed in order to
avoid concentrating them at any one
Jail.
"' A committee was appointed
to take charge of the question of the re-
lease of the incarcerated comrades, and
the first result of that committees
activity was the escape of de Valera.
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Is Awarded croix de Guerre.

1t was for the courage and bravery
shown by him during a raid upon a