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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
TAx1CAB OPERATOR SLAIN.
Shot to Death by Passengers and
His Body Hidden.

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. July 5.
s. Green, operating taxicab
line between Florala, Ala. and De-
funiak Springs, was shot to death near
here yesterday by three passengers he
was carrying A shotgun was used
and then the weapon broken over
Green's head The body was dragged
to a lonely branch. One of the pas
sengers took the taxicab to his home.
William Alfred has been arrested at
Defuniak and according to the au-
thorlties today. has confessed to his
part in the crime
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
FINDING JOBS FOR SOLDIERS.
More Than Half Million Posters
Sent Out by Col. Woods,

More than half million copies of
a poster, entitled Put Fighting Blood
in Your Business" have been distrib-
uted throughout the United States
from the office of Col. Arthur Woods,
assistant to the Secretary of War in
charge of finding jobs for soldiers.
The poster is printed in colors and is
designed to call to the attention of the
nation and particularly employers .he
duty he owes of giving employment to
returned service men. In the upper
1eft-hand corner of the poster is
shield similar to that of the United
States. bearing the name Cantigny.
st. Mihiel. Argonne.
Marne-and in the lower right-hand
corner are printed the words: Here's
his record-does he get the job. The
basis of the picture is line of hght-
ing men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
ESTHONIANS AND HUNS
SIGN ARMISTICE AT RIGA

COPENHAGEN. Friday. July A.
Through the mediation of allied rep
resentatives an armistice between the
Esthonians. and Germans has been
signed at Riga.
It provides that all German troops
shall leave Riga and that the Ger
mans evacuate Letvia at the earliest
possible moment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
.HAVEPLAN T0GET
FOOD ALLOW COST
D. C. Heads Will Begin Dis
tribution Next Week if
War Secretary Approves.

Distribution of surplus Army food
supplies will be started in Washington
next week under the direct supervision
of the District government, if a plan
worked out today by the Commissioners
receives the approval Of the Secretary
Of War.
Commissioner Gardiner will present
the plan to the Secretary at a conference
which has been arranged for IL 80
o'clock Monday morning
Plan as Outlined.
Briefly, it provides for the bringing
to Washington from Baltimore, the near
est Army depot. of carload lots of food
and it's storage at the Municipal fish
market on Water street. The food will
be distributed from this point, and also
from the Eastern and Western markets.
under the supervision Of local municipal
officials
In addition to this. it is probable
that a considerable quantity of food
will be distributed from the school
houses under the supervision of the
community centers.
Commissioner Gardiner took up the
food problem with his colleagues on
the board this morning, and they en-
Enthusiastically approved the plan Sug
gested by the Commissioner. Mr..
Gardiner later conferred with George
NJ. Roberts, superintendent of weights,
measures and markets. relative to the
storage space available i'll the three
markets mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
FRENCH LIBERALIZATION.
Reservists Will Be Out by October
80, Announcement Is Made.

PARIS. July 4.-The under secretary
of state for rehabilitation, replying to
an Interpolation in the chamber of
deputies today, said that demobilization
of all reservists in the army will be
completed October 30
Socialists and republican socialists
demanded that the reservists be sent
home month earlier. The chamber
then approved the governments plan
by vote of 274 to 21s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
INVITED TO JOIN LEAGUE.
Argentine Senate Hears Note From
the Allied Nations.

BCENOS AIRES, Friday. July IA
Secret session of the senate was re-
uuested this afternoon by the foreign
minister. who, after the galleries had
been cleared. read a note from the al
lied and associated nations inviting
Argentina to join the league of ma
tionS.
1t is understood that Argentina has
been given two months In whlch To-
respond to the invitation. 1t is re-
ported that the senate rs in favor OF
Argentina Joining the league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
q. S. Plans to Send Mail by R-34.

Post Office Department officials ex-
pect TO send mail TO England on the
British dirigible R-34. which is due
to reach Roosevelt Field, Long Is
land, today. Government departments
have been notified that the dirigible
will carry mail, and the pouches will
be rushed to Long Island from Wash
ington after the R-34 arrives If
proper connections can be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
Guest at Patriotic Exercises.

Eugene Brooks, president of the Old
est Inhabitants Association of the
District, colored, was the guest yester-
day of the organization of that name
composed of the oldest white residents
of the District. at its patriotic exercises
held in the Union engine house, 18th
coined by Vice President Bryan and
made a brief address that was reminis-
cent of former days in the capital 1t
was the first visit that has been made
to the association by the head Of the
colored organization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
HUNS ARE GRANTED
!. ORAL CONFERENCE
ON PREPARATIONS
Germany Indicates Desire to
Begin Compliance With
Treaty Terms.
PACT TO COME BEFORE
WEIMAR ASSEMBLY TODAY
It Is Believed That Document Will
Be Approved Uncon-
ditionally

LONDON. July 5.-The German
conservative party has issued .
proclamation. signed by Ernst Won
Heydebrand. the party's leader i'm
the reichstng. stating that the
party "declnres war ON the gov
eminent and intends to use its
whole strength to re-estnblish the
monarchy" according to "a Copen-
hagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company.
BY the Associated Press.
PAPlS, July 5.1iermany has in
Heated her desire TO begin imme-
Lately her compliance with the terms
of the peace treaty regarding repara-
tions. Her request for oral confer
ences of German economic experts
with allied experts has been granted
by the allies.
The conferences will be begun early
next week, according to present in
dications.
A permanent reparations commission
has not yet been appointed by the allies.
Until it is constituted the commission
which had been created to name various
conference commissions will act in the
German negotiat ions. The American
member of this commission is John Fos-
ter Dulles The fact that these nego-
tations will be personal marks the new
status of the relations between Germany
and the allies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
FIREWORKS BOMB KILLS.
Fatality at Youngstown, Ohio, Dur
. ing 4th of July Celebration.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. July s.
Harold Straussburg, thirty-one. of
Sharon, Pa, was killed here last night
during a community fireworks exhibit
ton when an aerial bomb which failed
to explode struck him as it descended.
Milton Newfield. eight; William Will
cox, eleven. and George Davis, seven
teen, all of Youngstown, were burned
by inflammable matter falling from
aerial fireworks. Mrs. Mary Cavalera,
East Youngstown. was shot in the leg
by celebratorS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
ROBBED OF $74O WHILE
MAKING A BANK DEPOSIT

p. +. Harper, manager of the Old
Dutch Market store at 18th and L,
streets, was robbed of pocketbook
containing $40 while making a de-
posit at the United States Savings
Bank today.
Mr.. Harper laid his pocketbook on a
table to mark a paper. and when he
turned around the wallet was gone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
Stop Anti-American Propaganda.

RIO JANERo. Friday. July Am
ti-American propaganda advertise
ments, which have been printed in IA
local newspaper for some time past.
have been discontinued during the
last six days, as result of confer
ence between North American busi-
ness men and the proprietor of the pa
per.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
Will Submit Proposition.

Mr.. Gardiner will propose to the
Secretary of War that the food be
brought to Washington in Army
trucks If this is not possible effort
will be made to have it transported
here in trucks operated by the Post
Office Department. Should both of
these plans fail, it will be shipped
over by rail and the transportation
charges will be added to the cost
which the consumer will be charged.
Even with this cost added. the food,
it is estimated, can be delivered to
consumers here at an approximate
average saving Of 35 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
Recopnizes Polish Republic.

BUENOS AIRES. Friday, July A.
Argentina formally recognized the in
dependence of the republic of Poland
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
PRESIDENT VIEWED
/. AS CHANGED MAN
Climax of His Public Career
Recognized in League Con-
test Ahead.
NO CHIP ON SHOULDER
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Wilson comes back to the
White House next week. He has been
away six months-an unprecedented
length of time in American history.
He went to Europe with certain ideas
and fixed notions about European poll
tics and diplomacy. He went away
with certain ideas and fixed notions
about American politics and congress
sional diplomacy. But there is some
thing Strikingly similar in The psyche
logical probIem-the personal and
Political equation-which faced Mr..
Wilson as he turned to the shores of
Europe for the first time and the
situation which confronts him as he
approaches the shores of his own
country.
The President holds in his hands
today. as he did last December. the
keys to success or failure. The great
climax in his public career is come.
Mr.. Wilson's friends in the National
Capital have been aware of il. They
have been thinking hard and plan
ming and studying and preparing ad-
vice, oral and written. The President
acknowledges that he is out of touch
with the situation inside America. He
wants the counsel of those who have
been intimately in contact with
American affairs. particularly the
maneuvers and strategy of the repub-
lican leaders. who have been eXer-
cising their American right to pick
flaws in the peace program and pre-
sent their views. Mr.. Wilson comes
back to debate with them before the
American people. before the bar of
public opinion, which has sometimes
disappointed him but often sustained
kim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
Brazil and U. S. Sign Agreement.

RIO JANEIRO. Friday. July 4.-The
Chambers of Commerce of Brazil and the
United States today signed an arbitra-
ton agreement similar to that in effect
between the Argentina Chamber of
Commerce and the United States Or
ganization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
Before Assembly Today.
BY the Associated Press.

ZURICH. Switzerland. July 4.-The
German peace treaty. recently signed
at Versailles, will come before the
German national assembly at Weimar
for ratification tomorrow. according
to the Zurich Nouvelle Gazette. 1t is
said the assembly probably will ap
prove the treaty Internationally.
CA German note to the peace con-
ference, made public at Paris We'd
nesday. states the Germans expected
to ratify the treaty the first of next
week. p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
Austrian Treaty Delayed.

PARIS. July (HavaO.-Presenta-
ton of the completed peace treaty to
the Austrian delegates will! suffer
few days delay as the drafting of the
document has not yet been finished.
La Liberte says. The clauses con-
corning Italy remain to be inserted in
the treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
Order Rescinded,

The State, War and Navy depart
ments were in operation today under
the regular summer Saturday half
holiday rule and closed at 1 o'clock.
An order had been issued Thursday
afternoon for the suspension of work
during the entire day today in all the
bureaus of the general staff of the
Army in this city, including the big
bureau OF purchase. storage and traffic
and the Army War College, but later
in the day the order was rescinded by
direction of the Secretary of War on
the general ground that such action
was in violation of law
In some cases employees who had
been notified Of the original order left
their offices before they could be in
formed of its cancellation. Naturally,
they did not report for duty this
morning and the officials at the de-
partment stated that their absence
would be charged against their an
nual leave. How the mistake occurred
is not clear, but it is understood thai
Gen. March, chief of staff, or one of
his military assistants issued the or
der for the full days holiday without
first consulting the Secretary of War.
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SUMMER SATURDAY
HOLIDAYS BEGIN TODAY
Practically All Business Houses
Downtown Closed and Many
U. S. Workers Ask Leave.

Today is semi-holiday in the Ma
tional Capital. Practically all business
establishments in the downtown section
remain closed in accordance with their
plan to give their employees Saturdays
off during July and August.
All OF the government departments re-
leased their employees at l o'clock in
compliance with the regular summer
schedule
Thousands of government employees,
especially in the government printing
off1ce and pension Office, were excused
Tor the entire day upon request, and
the first half of the day will be de-
Quoted from their annual leave AS
result of this arrangement, scores of
government workers were enabled to
leave the city Thursday night for a
three day vacation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
Many on the Watch.

MNEOI4A, n. Y. July 5.-Specula-
ton as to when the British dirigible
R-34 would arrive at Roosevelt Field
here was the one topic of conversa-
ton among British and American avi-
alton officers who stood the all-night
watch. Wireless operators at Roose-
Welt and other nearby fields were
constantly on duty to catch any radio
wave from the airship. but none came,
and dawn found the anxious watchers
at loss to explain the Jack of def
mite news from the British flyers.
1T was predicted. from information
received during the night. that the
R-34 would be sighted about noon.
and in that event would not descend
10 her prepared mornings before late
afternoon.
Plans for handling the dirigible
when she arrives continue in force,
with several hundred men of the
Army and Navy aviation units con-
stantIy on call. Scores of Army and
Navy officials are here to welcome
the British flyers. While a large
mum Der of civilians attracted to the
vicinity by the holiday yesterday left
last night, enough remained to main
tain the dimensions of a crowd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
NEW REGIME TAKES
CHARGE IN PERU
Leguia, Apparently Backed
by People, Charges 0ppon-
ents With Bribery.
REVOLUTION is SPEEDY

LIMA. Peru. Friday, July 4 tBy the
Associated Press).-Auguste B. Leguia
late today assumed office as provision
al president of Peru and took up his
residence in the government palace
as result of the successful over
throw earlier in the day of President
Pardo.
Senior Pardo,s all his ministers and a
number of high officers of the army
and navy are in prison. Pardo being
detained in the penitentiary here.
Virtually no fighting and no casual
ties marked the overthrow of the
Pardo government. Senior Leguia is
supported by virtually all of the
army and naval forces in Lima. and
public opinion here apparently is be-
hind him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
Chamber. of Labor Rules.

Wherever the chamber of labor is
able to exercise authority, goods are
being transported to special ware
houses under the red flag. even tram
cars being pr&ssed into this service.
Large quantit IS of supplies are be-
ing turned oyer to the municipality
in the Piazza Signoria, the chief
square of the city. Money taken from
shops also is being placed in the care
of the municipality or the chamber of
labor. Thousands of boxes of matches
are being distributed free to the
crowds.
The only shops respected by the
rioters were those bearing the in
scription. This shop is at the dis
poSal of the chamber of labor" The
chamber of labor apparently has be-
come the only authority to which the
people pay any attention. 1t issues
orders frequently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
How Revolution Began.

The revolution began at 3 o'clock
this morning with an attack on the
palace by two regiments of troops
President Pardo had been deposed and
Senior Leguia proclaimed provisional
president. The movement was SINH
lar to that which resulted in the
overthrow of President Guillermo
Billinghurst on FEBRUARY 4, 1914.
- was announced late today that
President Pardo would be placed on
trial on charges of having violated the
constitution and of having conspired
against the institutions of the repub-
lie. 1t is alleged that the government,
in refusing to obey the order of the
supreme court in the habeaS corpus
proceedings in connection with the
ton of the constitution. Another
charge against Senior Pardo is that he
attempted to purchase the votes of
members of congress in order to carry
out his plans to annul the election of
Senior Leguia as president and to place
the candidate of his own party in
power.
The Inauguration of Senior Leguia
as president, it is said, probably will
take place within two months The
provisional president claims that he
received 10000 votes of the 100000
cast in the recent presidential election.
July q Made Holiday.
The Fourth of July has been pro-
claimed as national holiday by Pres
ident Pardo. Thousands of persons
thronged the streets today cheering
for Senior Leguia. A CROWD assembled
before the government palace and
called on Leguia for a speech.
The provisional president. speaking
from the balcony of the palace. de-
clared that he intended to organize a
strong government on popular basis
and to increase the army and navy
to the status they had held during his
previous term as president from 1908
to 1912. He said he would defend the
principles of justice and right which
had triumphed in the great war and
would associate Peru without reserve
with the cause of the allies. He in
tended. he said. to extend every facili-
ty for the introduction Of foreign cap
ital to aid in the development of ma
tional resources
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
Between Halifax and Canso.
Boston Gets Loud" Signals.
Will Pilot R-34 In.

MoNTAUKNPOINT,N Y. July g.
Messages picked up by radio at Mon
TUX station early today indicated
that the Britisi. dirigible R-34 was
making about forty knots an hour. She
was Al that time near point at the
head of the St. Lawrence river.
Two wireless operators are con-
stantly on duty here listening in
TO catch the first message from the
dirigible. When word is received
that she is nearing the Long Island
coast the C-3 will be taken out of
her hangar here and the CA will be
made ready at Rockaway Point, and
they. with scores of seaplanes from
stations all along the coast, will pilot
the R-34 on the last leg of her long
Journey to Mineola.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
ONE DEAD, 70 HURT
IN FLORENCE RIOTS
Disorders in City Increase and the
Looting of Shops Is
Widespread.

FLORENCE, Friday. July (by the
Associated 'Press).-Carabineer fiNed
upon crowds here today. Disorders
are increasing and ransacking OF
shops is widespread. One dead and
twenty injured was the total Of the
rioting today.
[Serious riots broke out in Flor
sence Thursday as protest against
the high cost of living. Mobs
sacked shops and held up persons
bringing produce to the city and
fixed their own prices. Food shops
were looted and the food was dis
tributed.l .,.a,,=.s
Strengthened by rowdies. the crowd
has abandoned itself to the general
sacking of all shops without 5distinc-
ton. destroying what it is unable to
carry away. One entire street is flood
ed with petroleum gasoline, wine
beer and olive oil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-05
WEATHER.

Fair tonight, probably followed by
local showers tomorrow; somewhat
lower temperature tomorrow.
Temperature for the past twenty
four hours: Highest. 100, at 4:30 pm.
yesterday; lowest, 20, at $50 am. to-
day.
Full report on page Z.
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j, s. DESTROYERS
ARE ORDERED TO
AID LAB0R|NG R-34
DirigibIe Reported Over Nova
Scotia. Fuel Supply
Getting Low.
NAVY PROMISES ENGLAND
WATCHFUL ASSISTANCE
Making Forty Knots an Hour This
Morning, Signals Said
"All Well

Two American deStroyerS We're
prdered today to proceed toward the
Bay of Fundy to lend any required as
siStance to the British dirigible R-34
on its way from Newfoundland to
Long Island, which reported that she
was fighting head wind over Nova
Scotia with her fuel supply getting
low.
The destroyers will put out from
Boston with orders to establish radio
communication with the dirigible as
quickly as possible and also to keep
in touch with the otter Cliff, Me,
wireless station.
Admiral William S. Benson, chief of
hawai- operations. and acting Secretary.
sent orders to the commandant of the
first naval district at Boston. after re-
ceipt of message from Commander
Zachary Lansdown. U. S. N, who is on
The R-34, asking if destroyers could
tow the dirigible to port. if necessary.
Commander Lansdowne's message
as well as a previous one from the
arship reporting that she was over
Nova Scotia. was flashed from Wash
ington to the air ministry at London
with assurances that the American
Navy would render all possible as
sistance should any be required.
At South End of Bay of Fundy.
HALIFAX. July 5.-A wireless mes
sage received Dy OFFICIALS
here at 1880 o'clock stated that the
RIA was at the south end of the
Bay of Fundy between Yarmouth and
the Grand Manan. ,
In Fog Off Nova Scotia.
BY the Associated Press.
HALIFAX, July (by the Associ-
ated Press).-Admiralty officials here
believed at noon today that the R-34
was picking her way slowly in a
dense fog off the Nova Scotia coast
The visibility was reported to be as
low as three miles in the Immediate
vicinity of this port.
Between Halifax and Canso.
HALIFAX, y. s., July 5.-The adj
miralty station here was informed by
wireless at 1890 o'clock this morning
local time) that the RIA was be-
tween Halifax and Canso. Her exact
position was not given. The dirigible
reported "All WELL" Canso is about
loo miles northeast of here
Boston Gets Loud" Signals.
BOSTON. July Sat $50 this
morning the radio station at the Bos-
ton navy yard reported that signals
from the RIA were coming in pretty
loud Her position was not given
The messages, il was said, indicated
that all was well with the huge
dirigible.
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