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INSPECTS ARMS SCHOOL
/. !. HELD UP BY CONGRESS
General Billiard Expected to Tes-
tify Here; Honored at
Old Home.

i COLUMBUS, Ca, July 26.-Lieut.
Gen. Robert Lee Billiard, who was
commanding officer of the I'd Army
of the American expeditionary force,
today made a personal inspection of
Camp Benning, the small arms train
ing school here, on which congress
sional opposition has stopped work.
Gen. Billiard, it was understood
here, will appear before a House war
investigating committee next week,
OPEL1kA, Ala, July 26-Gen. Rob-
ert Lee Billiard arrived here this aft
ernoon from Camp Benning to visit
his old home. He was met at the
depot by delegation of Lee county
citizens. An official reception in the
form Of barbecue and all-day pic
mic will be given in his honor next
Tuesday. He will return to Camp
Benning Wednesday. This is Gen.
Billiards first visit to his old home
since before the world war.
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- PEECHES the league OF nations con-
stituted the principal feature in the
Senate during the week Arguments
~ for and against the proposed plan were
delivered.
\ r X
Senator Harding of Ohio introduced reso-
luton in the Senate extending the benefits of
the wa risk insurance act to the 233 officers
and men lost when the naval collier Cyclops
myterously disappeared in March. 1918.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa called the atten-
ton of the Senate to the propaganda inaugu-g
rated by the packing interests, against the bills
introduced in the Senate to regulate the meat
packing industry.
x x x X
The foreign relations committee of the
Senate refused to grant President Wilson's e.
quest for legislation authorizing the appoint
ment of provisional members of the reparations
commission pending the ratification of the
peace treaty.
The American legation at Brussels is to be.
raised to the rank of an embassy, according to
a hill reported by the Senate foreign relations
> committee. -
"A bill providing for modification OF the
present military court-marta1 system is be
prepared by subcommittee of the. Senate
military affairs committee. consisting Of Sena-
tors Warren. Lenroot and Chamberlain, 49,
The House by vote of 2s7 to 100 passed
bill for the enforcement Of wartime and con-
stitutiohal prohibition -. ~
s -. -, *.* X x ,st.,..t,,:.~. ..
The Nolan bill. providing minimum wage
~ef-ss day for federal and District govern
.ment employees, was passed by ithe House, .,
Xxx X *. - = =,
.-s The:rac riots in Washington received at
tention in Congress. Representative Clark Of
Florida introduced resolution calling for con-
gressional investigation of the outbreak. . =
$500 .s(~@ -" + * x .44,. 49,
-. Several bills We're introduced in the House,
ito regulate the .pussession and said ,irearms
:. in the District Vice President MARSHALL laid
before the Senate petition from the Chamber
- of Commerce asking for legislation on. the sub
ject
x X x ---=-r-.-.-
to testimony of Hehfy f. FletShsr.
ambassador Mexico, fifty Americans have
(. been killed in Mexico within the past three
: made by the Mexican authorities.
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BUREAU TO HELP 80
ARMY PRISONERS
START OFF ANEW

NEW YORK, July GA bu-
reau to help military prisoners
at Fort Jay. Governors Island.
to "&et on their feet ngain,"
was established here today by
the New York War Camp Gem
mhnfty Service. The announce
meut of the opening of the hui
reau said there were 1890 pris-
Oners Mt present In "the castle.7
as the prison In called, and that
sOon there will be 1900.
''They will be discharged"
said. the announcement, with
the yellow or blue ticket and
will have to face the world
with So and n $40 suit of
clothes. Realizing that these
men would lnnd in New York
without friends or q place t.
go, we have undertaken to do
all we can for them.
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GUARD OF 30 COMING
FOR FOUR BOOSTERS
WITH FAMOUS NAMES

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 60
AT the request of interested
parties, Gov. kilby today named
a committee Of thirty citizens
of Alabama to proceed to
Washington next Thursday to
receive at the hands of the
President the four ROSTERS
donated and named for the
President, Premiers Lloyd
George and Clemenceau and
Marshal Foch, to be offered for
sale in the mammoth rooster
auction to be held at Demopolis,
Ala, August IA and Is.
The sale, promoted by the West
Alabama Good Roads Association,
has for it's purposes the erection
of bridge across the Tombig-
bee river near Demopolis. Spe-
cial trains are to be operated to
Demopolis for the sale, and sew
eral thousand persons are eN-
pected to attend and also partaKe
OF the monster barbecue to be
served.
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SAYS TAMPICO, MEXICO,
AFFAIR is UNIMPORTANT

PARIS, July 26.-The Mexican lega-
ton here received a dispatch today
from the ministry of foreign affairs
at Mexico City asking the delegation
to make it known that the Tampico
incident is without Importance"
The Tampico incident" referred to
by the Mexican ministry of foreign
affairs no doubt refers to the robbing
Of American sailors who went up the
Tampico river July from the U. s.
S. Cheyenne, anchored in the harbor
The Mexican government July % pub
lished official reports stating the
American sailors went beyond the
last outposts and into rebel authority
without obtaining the necessary per
init.
The murder of John W. Cornell near
Tampico June 16. by bandits. also
was discussed by the Mexican au-
1hori1jes 'irf the same statement
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MORTGAGES HORSES AND COWS
~-- TO VISIT HER ILL SOLDIER SON

raised a. fund to supply the impover-
ished. but happy, mother with shoes.
she was ushered into the sick ward
to see her boy he smiled wanIy and
after embracing and kissing the
white-haired woman remarked:
We'll. MON, they can put you in
fine city clothes, but they can't take
the, Texas walk out of your feet"
Young Hammond, who is the eldest
of the family, and a younger brother
volunteered for service oat, the out
break of the, war, He saw active
service in France, and his brother, IL
the Army transport Powhatan.
Mrs. Hammond said she had writ
ten to Secretary Daniels asking that
he be honorably discharged, now
that the armistice has been signed,
so that he can help US run the farm"
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FREDERICK SARGENT DIES.

CHICAGO, July 26.-Frederick Sar-
gent, an early associate of Thomas A.
Edison, and a mechanical and cleo
trical engineer of international repu-
tation, died today after a long ill
ness. He was credited with greatly
reducing the cost of electricity and
making available the use Of electrical
energy for operating scores of devices
in home and Office
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New Record in Air Mail.

NEW YORK. July 26.-Coincidental
with the resumption of the aerial
mail service today, record for the
blight berw een New York and Belle
fonte, Pa, was established when Pilot
Stevens arrived here with the Chi
cago mail shortly after noon, having
made the trip in ninety minutes.
Pilot Page landed soon after Stevens
with the Washington mail, the flight
requiring two hours. -
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Blythe Associated Press.

By the Associated Press -
NEW YORK. July 26.-Mrs. Will
liam Hammond of German. Tex.
mother of eleven children, summoned
by telegraph to the bedside Of her
critically i'll soldier son. Ruel r.
Hammond. twenty two years old. ar
rived at St Mary's Hospital in Hobo
ken today. She mortgaged two
horses and COW to raise the money
to get here. and said she was paying
II o.. per EsntEa INT crest, on the loan,
which Ruel will help pay off when
he gets we'll"
Warned of the high cost of living in
New York, Mrs. Hammond brought
with her a large bag of homemade
Texas bread, which she hoped would
last until her return to German.
Nurses and friends at the hospital
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PRINCE AACE SAYS u. S.
GOODS OWN COUNTRY;
COMING BACK NEXT YEAR

NEW YORK, July 26.-Prince
Aage of Denmark, who has been
visiting in the United States
since June IS. sailed for home
today on the steamship Aqui-
tania. Before leaving the Prince
expressed his appreciation of
America and it's hospitality.
II not only found America
Gods own country" he said,
"but found that Americans were
Gods only people. I shall come
back to TINS country next year
or as soon thereafter as / can"
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REV. H. P. LEWIS DIES.
Was Member of Mississippi Metho
dist Conference 62 Years.

JACKSON, Miss, July 26.-Rev.
Henry Polk Lewis. aged eighty-three
years. qestor of the Methodist minis
try in this state. and for sixty-two
years a member Of the clergy in the
Mississippi conference. died at the
family residence on Northwest street
this morning at $3.50 o'clock. He is
survived by his wife and nine chill
dren, five of whom are members of
the Methodist clergy in. this state.
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LAUNCH DESTROYER DoYEN.
Named for General of First Ma.
rines Landed in France.

QUINCY. Mass. July 26.-The tor
pedo boat destroyer Doyen was
launched today. The boat was named
for Brig. Gen. Charles A. Doyen OF
the Marine Corps. who commanded
the first marines landed in France
during the war. }
The christening was by his daugh-
ter. Miss Mary Elizabeth Doysa Of
Annapolis, Nd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-27

OF Kentucky ofthe 5th Division. who.
single-handeds captured two German
machine gun nests with his revolver
and a third with pick when his am
munition gave out, killing thirteen
machine gunners and capturing three.
He won a Congressional medal of
Honor.
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|W.R.&E. W0UlDN0T,
| RE-E|MP[0Y MAJOR
War Department WithdraWs
Citation Because of Com
pany's Refusal.
LETTERS MADE PUBLIC

The War Department has withdrawn
from the Washington Railway and
Electric Company government cita-
ton issued to the corporation on its
agreement to re-employ men who
left it's service to Tight in the war.
The reason given for the withdrawal
was that the company had failed TO
live up to the agreement.
Col. Arthur Woods, assistant to the
Secretary of War. last night made
public correspondence between the
War Department and w. l.. Ham.
president of the company, pertaining
to the citation.
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RAT|0N|NG OF ICE
TO Be CONTINUED
Three-Fourths of Normal
Supply to Consumers
This Week.
ANOTHER CUT POSSIBLE

Washington ice consumers will con-
tlnue to get no more than three
fourths of their normal supplies this
week, with an additional cut prob
able should this measure and econ
omies to be instituted fail to check
the rapid diminishment of the CAPT.
tails reserve supplies of ice.
Health Officer William c. Fowler
chairman of the fee conservation COM
mittee named yesterday. by the Com
missioners, last night said the three
quarters ice ration could be expected
to .UofHtnte for at least week. during
which time the committee will study
conservation measures for recom-
msndation-to' the .pupifcs y -"
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Fight Decision With President,

In the opinion of many republican
senators the lines to be drawn in the
reservation controversy rest entirely
with the President They say If he
gives his assent to reservation pro-
gram designed further to safeguard
national interests they quickly can
sure ratification of the treaty. But if
he takes an uncompromising stand
for unreserved ratification, and then
by public speeches attempts to dis
credit the senators who are holding
out against 1t, the opposition leaders
look for a long and bitter fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-27

Photographed on his arrival in New
York recently from Europe. Upon
debarking the general was given
orders to take command of the South
ern Department. with headquarters at
San Antonio, Tex. 1t embraces all
military units on the Mexican border
It is known that staff officers Of
Gen. Dickman worked out plans to be
used in the event of Intervention in
Mexico while the general was COM
manding the army of occupation.
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TREATY FIGHT UP
TO PRESIDENT; HE
MAY SPEAK SOON
tCcntinued from First Page J

the Capitol yesterday afternoon and
talk over the treaty situation with
administration senator's. He aban-
doned the plan, however, when he
learned that the Senate was not in
session and that Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska. the administration leader
in the treaty fight, was out of town.
The foreign relations committee had
also recessed over yesterday and will
meet again tomorrow. when it ex-
poets to complete preliminary read
ing of the treaty text.
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/, Presidents. Efforts in 1915.

The reading OF the note caused a
great sensation. in the assembly. In
commenting. Herr Erzberger said:
eIn 1916 President Wilson used every
effort TO bring about peace. but Mr..
Wilson's peace work was sabotas ed
by the proclamation of unrestricted
submarine warfare, and at least twice
an honorable peace could have been
brought about, but fight with the
military party both times prevented
1t. At the end of September / was in
Munich. The papal nuncio came to
meet me, and with tears in his eyes
said: Now everything is lost, and for
your poor fatherland. too"
The collapse of Germany" con-
tinued Herr Erzberger. was not
brought about by revolution. but by
madness of the country's political and
military authorities, by lack of a SUI
preme army command. These So
called authorities inundated and ter
rorized the German people. and ARE
still pursuing these aims. We had to
accept peace of violence, because
that was the only way out.
We have undertaken the RESPONSE
bility for their misdeeds. If they wash
their hands in innocency a hundred
times. with loud noes they will not
free themselves of their guilt, either
before US. before history, or their
own consciences."
ing out the danger of revolution men
acing the whole of Europe. Five
Inonarchs had been dethroned in this
war with the greatest ease and there
was every likelihood of this example
becoming contagious. Statesmen who
were not blind or dumb must perceive
the dark despair of the people, must
hear the angry rumble from the mass
es and must take this factor inrp ac-
count.
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Committee Meets Tomorrow.

The committee will meet tomorrow
afternoon at-'the District building to
organize, and by"nof fafef than Friday.
is anticipated, will make survey
of the. reserve suppnes.held by the ice
companies to.detsrmines the effect of
the z5 per cent reductfon-fn deliveries
to. consumers.
This reduction was ordered, by the
Commissioners as an emergency meas
IRE on recommendation of DIR. Fowler.
The health officer already has acquaInt
ed himself with. the facts in the situa-
tiCn. and tie ,mrTittee tomorrow prob
ably will content itself with indorsing
the action of. the. Commissioners and
preparing to watch the situation from
:. Calls Attention to Shortage.
Nv B. Westlake,- president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations
and one of the members. of the ice
conservation COMMITTEE, brought the
ice shortage problem to the attention
of the federation at, a meeting last
night in the District building.
He stated that If citizens would
Communicate with him at once as to
means of saving ice ha would bring
their suggestions to the attention of
the committee. 1t is likelyt a house.
hold pIacard containing suggestions
for conservation Wjll.be prepared for
city wide distribution.
hI..FoNler said the committee would
MEM weekly. or oftener il the situa-
ton should fail to show Improvement.
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GERMANY REFUSED
1877 PEACE OFFER
Erzberger Tells Assembly
Britain and France Made
|. It Through Vatican.
CITES PRESIDENTS PLEAS

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Friday, July % tby the
Associated Press).-Peace overtures to
Germany by Great Britain and France
were made through the Vatican in Aug
of Matthias Erzberger, vice premier and
minister of finance; in the German ma
tlonal assembly today. These over
lures he added were rejected by Ger
many.
Mgr Pacelli, papal nurcio to Munich,
or August 49, 1917, addressed a note to
Imjerial Chancellor Michaelis inclosing
"a telegram from the British. minister at
the Vatican to the papal secretary OF
state. to which the French government
aSSented. The British note, Herr Err
berger explained. asked for German
declaration for Belgian independence
and compensation. and inquired as to
what guarantees Germany would need
for herself
Chanceuor Miclraelis did not answer
this note for four weeks then. Septem-
her "a, he wrote that the situa ton for
giving such "a declaration was not yet
sufficiently clear. 30. .-- ..-..
Herr Erzherger promised more i'm
portant revelations within few days
Text of the Note.
Mgr. Pacelli's note said:
Il have the honor herewith to trans
nit to your excellency a copy of
Telegram which his excellency the
King of Englands minister at the
vatican, has handed to the cardinal
secretary of state. The French gov
eminent gives its assent 20 the state
ments made in the aforementioned
telegram; and hrs eminence earnestly
desires actively to continue his eff
forts for the speedy attainment of
just and lasting peace, such as the
imperial government has shown such
-ccnciiiatory readiness to accept.
Your eXceilency's attention is par
ticularly drawn to the point in the
telegram relative to Belgium, with
view to obtaining. firstly. a positive
declaration regarding the imperial
gOvernm ent,s-intentions with respect
10 Belgium'S complete independence
and compep sS ton. for damage caused
Belgium through the war: secondly,
a:defnite. Statement' of guarantees for
political. economic and military fnde-
pendence. which Germany desires.
III these declarations have a salts
factory effect his eminence thinks an
Important step Wfl haye been taken
toward thes further. Development of
negotiations AS a matter of fact. the
minister of Great. Britain has already
Informed his government THAT the
holy see will reply to, the communica-
lions made in the aforementioned tele-
sfani as soon as it has received the
Imperial governments, reply.
s"It may be permitted for my part to
give expression to my firm conviction
nat -by using your influence TO all
highest quarters in behalf of the papal
proposal and this pence work your
etcel1ency., 81 will gain: the eternal
thanks of the father1and and the
whole of humanity, if a concrliatory
reply be obtained which can open up
the prospect of, peace negotiations"
Herr Er5bergsr said that. the gov
eminent had ask ed permi ssien to
publish the contents of the British
dispatch. but that 'such permission
had not yet been received.
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Company Replies.

Referring to your letter OF the
9th, llO1, / wish to state that the at
titude of this company was stated III
my letter TO you of June %. as fol-
lows: The policy of this company Is
to re-employ. as far as practicable,
every one who left its service to enter
that of the government during the
great war and we are very pleased TO
re-employ all who SO request.
with regard to Maj. Sheets, for
merly employed by this company. [
had a personal interview with Maj.
Sheets some weeks ago. after he had
seen Mr.. l.. F. Sinclair. general super
intendent, and he was informed that
it would be impossible to re-employ
him in his old job as the position had
been filled and there was no other
opening for him. Regretting that We
cannot take him back in his old po-
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Col. Woods Letter.

The following is a letter which was
sent by Col. Woods to President Ham
on July %:
ON June %. 1919, you wrote to this
Office requesting that governmeH'
citation be issued to you. under the
terms of which, as stated on the cita-
ton, you promised the War and Navy
departments to re-employ all those
who formerly worked for you and left
to serve in the great war. This eta
ton was sent to you.
son or about July William 5.
Sheets. honorably discharged as a
major of engineers, came TO this
office seeking assistance in finding
proper employment in civil life and
stating that he was formerly in your
employ, but that you refused to give
him his old job upon his return from
France. 1t appears that Maj. Sheets
has worked for you five and half
years. He voluntarily left to serve
his country He had good record
with you and gave honorable service
in the Army, remaining in France for
year.
'On July 9 We wrote to you stating
the circumstances of the case, asking
if the facts as stated were true and
il it was not possible to reinstate Mai.
Sheets. on July - you replied to this
letter as follows:
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Sought Aid of q. S. Chamber.

Upon receipt of this letter we took
the matter up with the United States
! Chamber of Commerce and with John
Joy Edison. giving them history OF
the case and asking that they do ev-
erything in their power to have Maj.
Sheets reinstated. Their efforts were
of no avail as both you and your gen
eraI superintendent. L. F. Sinclair.
repea eddy refused to re-employ Maj.
Sheets. -
II may tell you that out OF thou
sands of citations sent to individuals
and business firms. all over thel Unit
ed States we have no instance of such
lack of recognition and disregard of
the rights, of others as exhibited IN
this case.
Under the circumstances we must
ask you to Immediately return the Ell
tation which we gave you and which
We consider as Cancelled from this
date"
President Ham Discusses Case.
President William F. Ham last
ploye of the Potomac Electric Power
Company and not the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, and
the company had informed the War
Department that it was not practical
for it to reinState Mai. Sheets. AT the
time the War Department had asked
the corporation if it desired citation
the railway concern had replied, he
said, that it was its purpose as far as
possible and practical to reinstate all
men who left the service TO enter the
war. The company's answer to the
War Departments query as to its de-
sire for a citation, MIR. Ham continued.
set forth the conditions under which
reinstatement would be possible and
practical. The citation later was is
the railway company head stated, the
company informed the War Depart
ment it was not practical for it to
reinstate that former employe. re-
ferring to its former communication
in which the conditions for rein
statement were set forth.
Mr.. Ham declined to discuss the de-
tails of the company's decision that
it was not practical for it to re-em-
ploy Mr.. Sheets.
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URGES U. S. OCCUPY -.
MEXICO UNTIL SHE 80.
GETS STABLE RULE

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