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Evening star., 1919-04-20
Prof. D. F. Thompson Dies.

TROY. N. z, April 19.-Prok Dewinel
F. Thompson. president emeritus Of the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, died
today after long illness.t He was born
in Bangor, Me-, and was graduated from
Dartmouth In 1864. Prof Thompson cd
tied and Illustrated several text books
and was an authority on Indian relics.
Evening star., 1919-04-20
RUMANIANS ATTACK
HUNGARIAN TROOPS

COPENHAGEN. Aprff 1s.-Rumanian
forces have attacked Hungarian
troops according to a dispatch from
Budapest, which fails to tell where
the engagement occurred. The Ru-
manians. says the message. suffered
tremendous losses"
Evening star., 1919-04-20
REDEEM PLEDGE, PRESIDENTS
CABLED VICTORY LOAN PLEA
Covenant of Blood to Preserve Civilization
Already Fulfilled, He Says; Bond
Success Indispensable.

A plea to the nation to redeem the
pledges made on entering the war is
contained in a cable from President
Wilson in Paris. urging support Of the
victory liberty loan. which was made
public last night. Sixty thousand men.
the President said. who gave their
lives in France have redeemed the
covenant Of blood. made two years
ago, but the pledge of treasure st11l
remains to be fulfilled
Presidents Message.
The Presidents message IN fulrfoi-
lows: ..-.s-s-5-.s,-s...- -.ss............-..
For two anxious years tfie A1ners
lean people have striven to fulfill
the task of saving our civilization
BY the exertion of unmeasured
power they have quickly won the
victory without which they would
have remained in the field until the
last resource had been exhausted.
Bringing to tho contest a strength
Of spirit made doubly strong by
the Righteousness Of their cause,
they devoted themselves unswerv-
ingly to the prosecution Of their
undertaking in the full knowledge
that no conquest lay in their path
excepting the conquest of right
Today the world stands freed
from the threat Of militarism which
has so long weighed upon the spirit
and the labor of peaceful nations.
Stand Only at Threshold.
But as yet we stand only at the
threshold of happier times. To
enter we must fulfill to the utmost
the engagements we have made.
The victory liberty loan is the in
Evening star., 1919-04-20
"BIG FOUR" DISAGREE
ON CLAIMS OF ITALY:
PEACE PACT IS SECRET
HUNS MAY VOTE
UPON REJECTION
OF PEACE TERMS

By the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, April a.
Preparations are being made In
Germany for a plebiscite on the
question of rejecting the peace
terms offered to Germany, IL
such rejection is considered
necessary. according to the
Cologne Gazette.
Evening star., 1919-04-20
Transports on Way.

Other transports announced as sail
ing today included:
The Aeolus. due at Newport News
April 20. with the headquarters seth
Infantry Brigade. 2sth (Pennsylvania
National Guard) Division and the
13Sth Infantry. field and staff. head
quarters company. medical detach-
ment supply company. Companies A,
B. c. D. E. F, g. H, !, K. L and NJ Of
the 35th missouri. and Kansas Ma
tional Guard) Division. This vessel
also carries q. specaal casual company
Of marines and St Naxaare GONZALES
cent detachment No. 159.
Evening star., 1919-04-20
bOLSHEV|KSE
!. BEFORE THE ALLIES
Retire Over Virtually Whole
of Northern Russian Front.
Lose Lake vigosero.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April fs-A retirement
along virtually all of the front in
northern Russia is admitted by the so
Wet government in a wireless mes
sage dated April 16 and received
here today.
In a successful attack Thursday by
Russian troops attached to the allied
forces operating on the Murmansk
railway south of KEN, the allied
forces gained complete control of
Lake vigosero and the main road TO
the White Sea, according to an Of
fcial statement from the, British war
office today. The bolsheviki were
driven twelve miles southwark. from
Votmosalma, at the southern end of
Lake Vigosero, and the first objective
of the attack. The main road to the
White Sea passes through Vojmo-
salma-
After capturing the town the Rus
SLAMS pursued the bolsheviki down
the road toward Povienets, and the
northern shore Of Lake Omega The
bolsheviki attempted stand. but
were driven on southwark with heavy
losses. Two machine guns were cap
tured from the enemy.
The statement says that the claim
of the bolsheviki that they captured
Urozero is untrue.
Flee in Icy Slush.
ARCHANGEL. Friday. April 1s-
Russian and British forces early to-
day occupied the village of Bolshie
Ozerki and are pursuing the bolshe-
Wiki as they fee southwark over roads
knee deep in icy slush toward the
enemy base on the Vologda railway
at Plesetskaya-
The troops entered the village with
out opposition, the bolsheviki having
completed the work of evacuation
during the night
The reoccupation of Bolshie Ozer-
ski, after months Of fighting, re-
stored the second line of communica-
ton between Obezerskaya, on the
vologda railway, and Omega to the
northwest
Evening star., 1919-04-20
BOSTON CONFERENCES
MAY END PHONE STRIKE
Both Sides Predict Results From
Visit of First Assistant
Postmaster General.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, April 19.-Representativeo
Of telephone strikers and company OFF,
'cials failed to reach an agreement at a
conference held tonight to adjust the
difficulties that led. to the strike last
Tuesday and adjourned until tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock.
Conferences were held early tonight
by G. H. Dresser. general superintend-
end of plants of the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
with inside workers and cable splic-
ers, and between the operators and
William R Driver. jr- general man
ager of the company.
The fact that First Assistant Post
master General John C. Koons. who
arrived from Washington today, an
nounced that he had full power to
adjust differences with the strikers
led company officials and strikers to
predict a settlement would be reached
Evening star., 1919-04-20
Federation Authorizes Mann
ing of Committee to Deal
With Situation. ~~~>.
REFERENCE TO UTILITIES
COMMISSION SUGGESTED
Matter May Be Taken Into Court.
Committee to Be Named Early
This Week.

Organized resistance to the increased
telephone rates ordered by the POST
master General was launched last
night by the Federation of Citizens
Associations.
associations in every section of the
city authorized the appointment Of q
committee with discretionary powers
to deal with the situation.
William NICK Clayton, who offered
the resolution. suggested that the COM
mittee might propose to the Postmas-
ter General that the rates be referred
to the Public Utilities Commission for
investigation before being put into ef-
feet
Investigation Was Under Way.
There was no information before
the federation as to whether the cabi-
net member ascertafned the cost OF
furnishing telephone service prior to
ordering the increases. The Public
Utilities Commissioned the time its su-
pervision over the telephone company
was transferred to the federal gov
eminent, was conducting an exhaus-
tive investigation to determine wheth-
er that utility was in need Of financial
relief
Mr.. Clayton was hopeful that the
case might be brought back to the
commissions jurisdiction.
Appeal to the courts was proposed
as the only alternative. President
Westlake will name a committee to
take up the matter early this week.
Street Railway Meeting.
Another street railway mass meet
ing will be held by the federation.
probably next Friday night. in the
boardroom of the District buildi
This time representatives of the pd1
lie will be given an opportunity to
say what they think of the zone sys-
tenn, and other proposals that have
been advanced as cure-alls for the
city's traction ailments. The federa-
ton wants to get both the company's
and the public's point of view before
attempting to outline a program for
permanent relief.
President Hams presentation Of the
company's case at Friday nights
meeting was favorably commented
upon by the delegates, and a vote of
thanks was formally given that Of
fetal by the federation at last nights
meeting.
Association Votes Thanks.
The federation also gave votes of
thanks to DR.. B. T. Woodward for his
presentation of a comprehensive state
ment as to the local milk situation,
and to Theodore w. Noyes for his
contribution to the federation's suf-
frage committee of a plate to be used
in printing the appeal Of the voteless
Washingtonian, which the committee
intends to circulate broadcast through
the nation.
Other matters acted upon included
the passage of resolution favoring
the development of Arkansas avenue
as a park drive in order to preserve
connecting Rock Creek Park with the
Municipal Hospital grounds. 1t also
was decided to encourage beautifying
of grounds where gasoline stations
are maintained
The federation admitted to member
ship the Congress Heights Public Inn
provement Association
Evening star., 1919-04-20

dfspensable means. Two years ago
we pledged our lives and fortunes
to the cause fbr which we have
fought Sixty Thousand of our
strongest SONS have redeemed for
us that pledge of blood To re-
deem in full faith the promise Of
this sacrifice we now must give
this new evidence Of our purpose.
With the formal opening of the
subscription pledges began to pour
into the Treasury yesterday. along
with predictions Of success, perhaps
even more optimistic than those ac-
companying the four prevfoue bond
issues Enthusiastic reports from
banks caused some anxiety to onfci1ls,
who hope that the new issue. will be
popularly subscribed instead Of be-
ing taken by financial institutions,
as that would result in tying up
credit.
Desirable Investments.
Lewis B. Franklin. director OF the
war loan organization, said that, rs
an incentive to tho average investor,
all subscriptions OF $4,000 and less
would be accepted in full and that
any ov6rsubsription Of tho issue
would be deducted from the larger
purchases He explained that this was
expected to create an immediate de-
mand for the notes, which are re-
garded as highly desirable invest
ments because of the liberal interest
rate and tax exemptions. In this way
it is expected that the price will be
kept we'll up after the campaign
closes
Evening star., 1919-04-20
Urged to Hasten Vote.

NEW YORK. April 19.-S. J. Konen-
kamp, international president OF the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union of
America, was urged to hasten the poll
now being taken on a nationwide strike
vote, in order that effective aid might
be given Immediately to striking tele-
phone workers in New England. in a
resolution adopted today by the execu-
tive committee Of District Council No is.
Evening star., 1919-04-20
JOINT Commission
MEMBERS NAMED
Will Collect Data to Aid Re-
classification of Federal
Employees.

Assignments Of members Of tha
joint congressional commission on re-
classification of government employes
in the District of Columbia tn serve
on committees in charge of collecting
data in the various departments and
bureaus were announced last night as
follows:
Senator Henderson of Nevada. War
Department; former Representative
Keating Of Colorado. Interior. Labor.
Commerce and the Government Print
ing Office; former Representative
Cooper of Wisconsin, Treasury. State.
and Navy departments: former Rep
resentative Hamlin of Missouri, Agri-
culture. Justice, Postoffice depart
ments. and the government of the
District Of Columbia
Assignments May Be Modified.
These assignments are tentative and
may be modified later. Two members
of the joint commission are not in
the city, Senators Jones of New Mex
leo and Spencer of Missouri, and
they will be assigned to various de-
partments and independent bureaus
later. In the meantime, the commits,
sion is pushing forward as rapidly as
possible its organization work in the
departments SO as to handle in the
most expeditions manner the ques-
tionnaires which are to be distributed
to the employees to I'LL out.
The commission also is gathering
data to show just how many employees
of the government there are in Wash
ington, and expects to have this data
in hand within a few days.
Committee in Labor Department.
The selection Of the central COM
mittee of the Department of Labor
to deal with the reclassifcation COM
mission in matters of reclassification
of employees affecting that department
has been completed. The represen-
tative of the congressional commits
sion is Mr.. Keating. Ethelbert Stew
art director of the investigation and
inspection service. has been selected
by Secretary Wilson to represent the
administrative point of view of the
department, and Miss Emma Duke has
been selected by the employees to rep
resent them.
The selection and organization of
committees in the various bureaus to
handle the questionable will be COM
pleted early this week.
Evening star., 1919-04-20
Ideals Are Modified.

Persons close to the American dele
gates admit frankly that MIR. wilson's
ideals. when applied to the actual
problems OF the conference, had to
be modified partly because of the
opposition Of the Representatives of
other nations, and partly because of
the very con1piexfty of the situation
under consideration. They add, with
apparent reason. that these ideals.
nevertheless, exist, and probably in
the course of the next few genera
tions VIII steadily grow in power.
Whatever may be thought of the pres
snt treaty, Mr.. Wilson win doubtless
k6Srssa S.aae.A =
Evening star., 1919-04-20
D. c. HOSPITAL UNIT
ON WAY HOMEWARD
Rainbow Men, Formerly of
National Guard, Due at
New York Friday.
CAPT. SAWTELLE AT HEAD

Announcement was made yesterday by
the War Department that the 165th Com
pany, 117th Sanitary Train Ambulance.
of the 42d (Rainbow) Division. en-
barked at Brest Thursday on tho trans
port Mount Vernon and is due to arrive
next Friday at New York.
This company Is composed almost en-
t;rely of members of thas soaas Int Field
Hospital Company, National Guard Of
the District OF Columbia. Its captaan
is Harry F. Sawteile, formerly deputy
District health officer. whose home in
this city is at BOIL 11th street
Almost Immediately after the United
States became IAN active belligerent in
tho world war the company was incor-
porated in the Rainbow Division and
went with that division to France IN
December, 1917.
Through all the hard fighting in which
the Rainbow Division participated the
District boys of the old National Guard
Field Hospital Company did their share
SO wen that the company received Gen.
Pershing's commendation as a unit.
1t is expected the men will be sent to
Camp Meade for rehabilitation, accord
ing to the plan now being followed of
sending men to demobi1ization camps
nearest their homes.
Other Units Coming.
Other units Of the Rainbow Division
announced as having embarked for
home include the headquarters 9th
Field Artillery Brigade. 151st Field Ar
tillery. 149th and 150th Machine Gun
Battalions complete, 117th Engineers
complete. 117th Engineer Train, 1l7th
Supply Train complete and the 117th
Sanitary Train. ambulance companies
166th and 18th. and are en- route for
New York. Boston and Newport News,
the last being due April 30.
The 9th Brigade headquarters, under
Brig. Gen. George G. Galley, and the
151st Field Artillery are on the cruiser
Huntington, due at New York April %.
On the steamer Pretoria, due at Boston
April 20, are the 149th and 150th Ma
chine Gun Battalions, the 117th mobile
ordnance repair shop and detachments
o
quarters, the 16sth Infantry, the 14eth
Field Artillery, the 151st Field Artil-
lery, the 151st Machine Gun Battalion
and the 117th Engineers.
Vessels Coming Later.
The cruiser Pueblo, due at New
York about April 20. carries the 117th
Engineers and engineer train, while
the 117th Supply Train. complete. is
on the battleship Missouri, due at New
port News April 80.
Besides the Rainbow units, the
cruiser Huntington carries the 1O5th
and 102d Aero Squadrons, a casual
company for New York and a scat
tered casual company.
The Pretoria carries Headquarters
detachment and headquarters troop
1st Army Corps. the 1st Army Corps
headquarters an ordnance casual
company for Pennsylvania and a
number of other casuaIa
The Pueblo carries air service
casual company No. and a camal
company, scattered, while the Mis-
souri, has on board casual companies
for Virginia, Kentucky. Georgia and
Louisiana, and an evacuation am
bulance company for Minnesota.
Transports on Way.
Other transports announced as sail
ing today included:
The Aeolus. due at Newport News
Evening star., 1919-04-20

CONTINUED on Second Page
Evening star., 1919-04-20

The Associated Press b exeiusiveay entitled to
the use for republication Of an news dispatches
credited to It or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also The local news published herein.
An rights Of publfcst3on sf speeM
dispatches- herein are alse reserved
Evening star., 1919-04-20

Fair, warmer today: tomorrow,
probably fair; gentle winds
Temperature for twenty-five hours
ending at 10 o'clock last night: High
est, 81, at pm. yesterday: lowest.
40. at 6 am. yesterday.
Full report on page 3.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-10
CHICAGO.
LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, June 10.-Hogs receipts.
$4,000; market active. 10 to is cents
above yesterdays average; top,
$20.25; bulk, $4,000 20.15; heavy
weight, sis:s5@2o.15; medium
$19.75 q 1920; light-light, $4,000
1895; heavy packing sows, smooth,
$19.50@19.9Q; packing sows, rough,
$500 q 1880; pigs, $17:25@1S.O0.
Cattle receipts. 10000; beef steers,
slow, some early sales steady; butcher
stock, Is to Is cents higher; calves,
Is to SO cents higher; feeders strong;
beef steers, medium and heavy
weight, choice and, prime, S16.25@
1850; medium and good. $l2.25@
1926; common, $11.O0@12.25; light
weight, good and choice. $12.65@
800: common and medium. $1,000 @
1875; butcher cattle. heifers. $3.50
1895; COWS, $7.50@13.0o; Gamers
and cutters, $4,000 $50; veal calves,
light and handy weight, $15.25@
1915: feeder steers, 1878 1873
stocker steers. $7.75@12.4o.
Sheep receipts, 1900; desirable
killing grades, strong to rs cents
higher: best heavy lambs strengthen
| ing most; lambs, "a pounds down
$12.75@15.S5; S5 pounds up, $l2.So@
15.S S culls and common, $9.OO@
1926; springs. $16.00!@19.00; year
ling wethers, $10.25@13.00; ewes, me
dium, good and choice, $7.5O@9.O
culls and common, $4,000 1928.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-10
GARDNER REVENGED
ON THE TEAM THAT.
GAVE HIM THE SACK

The iron of fate as applied to base
ball is an interesting phase for study
The number Of times a ball player
who is sold or traded or released by a
club, only to urn up later and defeat
his former associates. is surprising to
say to the least. If all such instances
were collected authoritative!y. they
ing sort Of baseball fodder for the fan
who takes his game seriously.
A short time Ago., the Boston Red
Sox visited Cleveland. The Bean
town crew had been on the skids for
several days when they hit the Indians
Wigman. In each of the games play
ed there, Boston got away we'll n
looked TO have the contest cinched
only to lose out in a later frame and at
the hands of Larry Gardner, a man
who was not good enough Tor the
Champions a couple of seasons ago.
when they shunted him to Connie
Mack's trailing clan.
Gardeners work against Boston. was
positively brilliant. In the field ne
took everything hat came near the
hot corne and at bat it was his time
ly clouting that won for Cleveland
and on each occasion when the
Champs had a comfortable lead and
their hurlers were working like
I maCnlnoS. IL was a WOTk-d -udy prop
osition with Gardner, but to the fans
of Cleveland it was a sensational bit OF
work and caused their opinion of the
efficient intielder who won his spurs
with the Boston machine.
When the team releases a player
and he goes to another club, it is
generally a, safe bet that the dis
charged one will urn the trick on his
former teammates at the earliest OPP.
portunity. When Jim Thorp went tc
Cincinnati from New York. he man
aged to break up a couple of bal
games in favor of the Red over the
Giants by a timely clout when leas
expected.
Fred Mitchell, of the Cubs, said re
Gently he disliked to see a former Cut
player come to bat in a pinch for an
other team because it usually meal
trouble, and Fred was thinking Of c.
Williams of the Philadelphia Nationals
when he made his statement. Williams
has cut in on the Cubs winning col
umn several times since he went t,
work for the Quakers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-10
FORMER STAR
ATHLETE DIES
OF INJURIES
Arthur Gullickson, One
Time Varsity Fullback,
Victim of Accident.

Arthur Gullickson of Park River,
Sc %. star fullback OF the l9l6 foot
',aN team AT the University of North
Dakota and we'll known on the CAM
puS. died last night at Z O'Clock AS the
result Of injuries sustained when an
automobile he was driving turned tur-
lie. Funeral ARRANGEMENTS v not
vet been announced.
t~;ull;ckSon. who was captain and
star of the Park River high school
football team when the school won
tho state championship in 1915. reg
,i:terud at the university the next fall
and made his berth as fullback on
,nc varsity. He played in all of the
carly season anne but was forced to
Grop the sport toward the end of the
season because of a weak heart. tie
was IL member of the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity. His brother, Oscar Gull
dickson. was captain of the university
football and track teams during his
work here.
The accident causing Gullicksons
death occurred when he hit a sandy
piece Of road between his fathers
farm, six miles north of Park River.
and the city while racing with a
neighhor. He was pinned under the
machine when it turned completely
over. The other racer took him from
beneath the ruins and rushed him to
Park River for medical attention, but
the injuries sustained, coupled with a
weak heart. were too severe n death
resulted.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-10
M. RYGH AND MISS
EVANS WIN FIRSTS
in KING CONTEST

Milton K. Ryeh won first prize of
$40 and Edward McDermott won the
second prize of SIS. in the King ex-
temporaneous contest held last eve
ming at Woodwork auditorium at the
university. The subject of the talks
was THE Terms of the Peace Treaty.
First and second places for the
women's dramatic reading contest
were awarded to Miss Helen B.. Evans.
who read The Vision of Sir Laun-
fall" and Gladys Jacobson who read
THE Morals of Peter" Miss Evans
secured a prize of $40. and Miss ia
cobson won a SIS prize. The decision
for the girls was very close. there be-
ing a difference of only one-third per
cent in the points awarded.
At 4 O'Clock Monday afternoon the
subject for the extemporaneous talks
was posted, giving the contestants
only four hours in which to prepare.
Men only were eligible to the part of
the event. Judges for the mems con-
test were Prof. Laurie Void. Attorney
W. A. Mcintyre, Superintendent F. T..
Lurton. Rev. F. H. Ambrose and Prof.
Gottfried HUT. Franz L. Rickahy.
Miss Beatrice Olson and George A.
Benson were judges for the women's
event.