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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
President Deeply Affected
by Scenes of Hun Wrought
Devastation of BELGIUM

BRUSSELS. Wednesday, June IS (by
the Associated Press) .-President and
Mrs. Wilson, with King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth as their guides, to-
day saw the devastation visited upon
Belgium by the Germans. The first
part of their visit deeply affected the
Americans. not only Mr.. Wilson, but
those accompanying him. The sec
ond phase was of an entirely diff
ferent character.
In the forenoon almost no residents
were encountered. In the afternoon
the appearance of the President at
ipres, Ostend. Zeebrugge. and. final
~, Brussels. was made the occasion
been accorded conauering hero.
With the President and Mrs. Wilson
We're Miss Margaret Wilson, B. NJ.
Baruch, Norman Davis, Gen. w. w.
Harris. Herbert Hoover, chairman of
the interallied food commission. and
Commander Baker.
The night run from Paris ended at
Adinkerke. just across the Franco
Belgian frontier. where King Albert.
Queen Elizabeth and a party Of Bel
gian officers waited to receive the
President The Americans had break
fast on their train and stepped out
Of it prepared for their long drive.
King Albert wore his officers suit Of
KHAKI, In which Americans in Paris
have come to know him better than
in any other dress Queen Elizabeth
wore a simple white dress. with a
dark blue motoring coat Beneath
the Presidents long buster he wore a
frock coat. and during the trip he
wore Eolfins cap. Mrs. Wilson was
dressed in dark blue. with d silk auto
ing coat. Brand Whitlock, American
minister to Belgium, accompanied the
king and queen and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son throughout the trip and explain
ed conditions along the way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Zion National Park Approved.

Approval has bten given by the
Senate public lands committee to a
bill by Senator Snoot, republican. Of
Utah. 70 establish Zion National Park
comprising $4,000 acres, in southern
Utah.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Supplies for Germany Detained

DEAL, England. June l8.-EiRht
American steamers, laden with pro
visions for Germany. are detained in
the Downs pending the signing of the
peace treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
SECRETARY WILSON
| DEFENDS LABOR WORK
Explains Call for Union Men at
Seattle; Tells of Recruits
for Open Shops.

In defending the United States en-
ployment service before a joint meet
ing today OF the House and Senate
labor committees Secretary Wilson
deneid that the Labor Department was
being operated solely in the interest
of organized labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Lieut.. Col. Whitsett Transferred

the office of the judge advocate gen
eral in this city has been assigned to
duty as camp Judge advocate at Camp
Bragg. Fayetteville, y. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Ypres Shows More Animation.

1t was like a dead country. Here
and there civilian was encountered,
but always his face expressed seem
Ing hopelessness. .Ypres, however,
showed somewhat greater display of
animation. Notwithstanding the ter
rible destruction wrought there. a few
former residents have found their way
back, and dozen or more frame
buildings have been erected to serve
as hotels, restaurants, drinking
places and small shops. They reflect
the only industry in the place. cater
ing to tourists. both official and I'M
official.
4 sembIance of. civil znuarnnnan4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Northcliffe Recovering Form Knife

LONDON, June 19.-Viscount North
cliffe. former head Of the British mis-
sion in the United States, who under
went an operation yesterday, was
progressing satisfactorily today. ac
cording to bulletin issued by his
physicians
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Study Work of Destruction.

There were no ceremonies on the
train other than the ordinary greet
ings and introductions. Through the
little station building, which had been
deliberately decorated, the party
moved to a long line of cars, and be
gan its trip into the shelI-torn and,
as yet. abandoned country
From time to time the cavalcade
halted to permit the visitors to study
at close range some battered fortified
ton or some piece OF destruction
that was unusually thorough. Nieu-
port was the first halt. President Will
son. who was riding with King AL
bert. followed Queen Elizabeth and
Mrs. Wilson, who descended from the
next car and walked through what
had been the city of Newport to the
ruins Of the canal. The only houses
that were intact or even habitable
were one or two frame shacks which
We're recently erected for the enter
tainment of tourists.
From Newport eastward. along the
old line Of trenches. to Dixrnude.
where the lines at one time almost
touched each other. the party aliRht-
ed at one or two places to examine
the nature of the trenches
The tour then went on toward
fpres. All that part of the ride was
in an almost deserted country. There
were very few refugees and there
could be seen little attempt toward
retaining the soil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Increase for Aviation Urged.
Small Compared With Others.

In comparison to these sums" the
captain said 1.-The amount we are ask
ing for seems very small. The gem
eral board first recommended that
S46.oOO,0OO be appropriated, but it
was later decided that by exercising
the strictest economy We could get
along with S35 100000. This was the
absolute minimum for carrying out
the necessary program. and when 1t
was reduced to s15,000.000 by the
House it meant radical. Gripping re-
auctions"
Plans for the construction of rigid
dirigibles would have to be aban
doned entirely, IL the Senate did not
increase the appropriation, Capt.
Craven said. and experimental work
on heavier-than-air craft would have
to be greatly curtailed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Names of Some of the Callers.

l give mere The names of some of
-the Jews VINO came to me that day.
have written personally to the rela-
tiVes here of those who could give
me plausible American addresses
As for the list below. Jerusalem,
Palestine" will find them. if no other
address follows. For they are never
too tired. rain or shine. for their
daily visit to the post office. Perhaps
gsons and brothers and sisters and
: husbands. seeing the names of those
: they may have thought beyond their
reach. will send some of those I'M
sent letters. will justify the hone of
that eager crowd that surges and
GIBBS each day in firm faith at the
crossroads to Jaffa and Jericho.
Rabbi Sholom Name, Mrs. Rachel
Baruch, Samuel Zivan (Mea Shearim)
Jacob Joseph OIarsky. Mrs. BjeIe
Davidson. Mrs. SUSSEX wernikofskv
Jacob Moishe Charlop, Mrs. Chaye
enc ladenka, care Rivka Gabrilow =
itsch: Eiieazar I.ombroso Joseph Hell
Ter. Chain kohn. Chain SiIberberg,
Shima Bolotnikoc, Sarah Tiliman
1Moschab Sekenim). Jacob Abram
Levy. Mrs. Sholom Eisenbach Rachel
: Solomon. Mrs. Honi Freedman (Deut-
sches Platz). Mrs. Frume Horowitz
Motshe Aaron Segal. care F'ridfartiv
Maskereth: Celia Gould tMea shear
inn. Barnet Rebotsky CYiddlscb.
Gass). Ziporah kofier, care Mordecai
Spielman. MaSkereth: Pesach Stern
berg (Miskenoth). Mrs Sarah Vein
berger MeH Sh~arinb
Mrs Toba Rabiuowitz. Simeon Rake
witzky tMoschab Sekenimb. Mrs Sara
Miriam Zwe!greich (Yiddische Casa
Mrs. Gitel Humberger, Abraham Sam
nel Humberger. Cute Rifka Plutzllin
ShabatZke Gass). Sheindel Feldman n.
Isaac Levin. Israel Bardakv: I;itei
Nahamiah, Toba. Miriam. Isaiah Bard
aky. Loeb Sussman Cohen, Mrs
Mushie Chain. NJ Schwartz. care DR.
Albert TIcho; Isaac Adaby. Law
Courts: Mrs. Solomon Eisenbach
Rachel Solomon. Chain Jacob Nit
rahi, Machine Yehuda, lamar Bara-
zani tEZret Israeli: Chana Sicherman
Hungarian Houses 264: Cheay Colt
lieb, Hungarian Houses 264 Frieds
Silberberg. Mrs. Anna Stern tBeth
Israeli, Yehovi kamachi. Bechof
Kamachi. Naomi MiZrahi, Noishe Yes
haza, Bashe Eta Cohen CMt.t shear
Inn. ElieZar NendiIsohn (Reth IsraeI
!. Bolotin, Zionist Otlice: Yell Abra.
hams (Moschab Segeniinb. Rachel !.
Epstein. Belle Auerbach ,B-th Is
raeJ. Gerhou Cad. Esther Storecf
D.. Beth Israeli, Chat Yuda L.eb-rman
(Beth Israeli. Zeitel Schlauk BtzaleI
Baruch Friedman (Mea Shearirn)
Rivka Chebet2 tWittenberg Houses
Pinchas krumbeiu. Eardi Rosenbaun
(Tel AvivD. Joshua Adler 6Stdterah)
Samuel Schiein (Tiberias). Rosa Tom
kins tMea Shearim). I.eZer Horowitz
care Chayeta kSrOwitZ (Beth Israeli
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Old Jerusalem Unashamed.

No one who has not seen that daily
stream can realize the tragedy OF
those unSent letters 10 old Jerusalem.
For every cry of hope fulfilled scores
turn Imply away from those little
windows and. unashamed brush away
a tear For old Jerusalem hides
neither its happiness nor its sorrow.
! grew to dread going near the post
Office. There We're always the same
wisps of women pushing forward so
hopefully. cropping back to the door
way-empty- handed. There We're the
same old Jews day in and day out.
asking the same questions: Nothing
today? Are you sure? Are you sure?
But most touching was their reborn
faith as they spoke of their return
tomorrow" They would not despair.
Most of those letters were due from
America. And America. they were
certain. would not fail them.
They would crowd about me. Did !
know Yosel? Had / ever met Chaia?
Their eyes would light up only to
grow dull again with disappoint-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
AYERS PEACE LIES
IN lettering HUN
Senator Lodge Tells Harvard
Men America Is Best Hope
of Mankind.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June Isles
sons for America in Germanys mill
tary aggression following years of
effort toward world peace. and in Rus
sia's bolshevist rule. were emphasized
in an address here today by United
States senator Lodge of Massa :
chusetts. chairman of the Senate for
eign relations committee. at the COM
mencement exercises of Harvard Uni
verSity.
Destruction of Germany'S war pow
er. Senator Lodge declared. now is
the best guarantee of world peace.
Misery wrought by boIsheVism IN
Russia he asserted. proves that re-
forms must come slowly by evolution
and that present conditions may De
endangered "by vainiy striving for
glittering impossibility.
Refrains From Mention of League
No direct reference was, made by Mr.
Lodge to the peace treaty or the
league of nations, but in discussing
peace efforts and Germanys course.
he said.
AT the close of the last century
there was a quite general belief that
serious wars would not come again
some doubted and for their skepticism
were called 'jingoes. war lovers and
'peSS imiStS.
But almost every one felt sure
that if war should again break upon
US it's horrors would be reduced to the
lowest point. and that by the conven-
tons of Geneva and The Hague the
sufferingS and crueltieS of past wars
would be largely eliminated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
OPPOSES JOINT
AVIATION SERVICE
Secretary Daniels Urges the
Committee for Appropria-
ton of $35,OOO,0O0.

Appearing before the Senate naval
committee today to urge an increase
In the appropriation for naval avia-
ton from $15,00O.000. fixed by the
House. to $500 900. Secretary Dan
iels vigorously opposed proposals
that the air services of the Army,
Navy and Post office Department be
consolidated under a cabinet officer.
II consider this plan most unwise."
said the Secretary. Naval aviation
should be as much part of the Navy
Department as the bureau of naval
ordnance. Aircraft are needed as much
by the fleet as are destroyers or sub
marines. The service in one depart
ment would be UNNECESSARILY weak
ened.''
Mr.. Daniels said. from his observa-
ton while overseas recently, Great
Britain had found joint air service
unsatisfactory. Some changes already
Of the service. he said. to give the Navy
a larger voice.
In urging larger appropriation for
aviation, the Secretary declared he
considered 1T calamity, or. at the
least. a great mistake. that Congress
time for the next year while other
nations are giving all that is asked"
When it is considered that this
country developed the first success
first transatlantic flight. it seems a
shame that further development
should be thus summarily Get off. 1t
is Just as illogical to do that as it
would have been to stop telegraph
development after the first line had
been set up"
Appropriation Too Small.
If only s15,Ooo.00O is appropriated,
the Secretary said construction OF
lighter-than-ai craft will be stop
ped entirely, and further develop
ment of heavier than-air craft will
be greatly curtailed.
such a course would be calam-
itous'' he added. Great Britain.
France and even italy, already are
ahead of US. and we must take great
strides forward to maintain even our
present place. Moreover. it Is neces-
sary for the defense of America that
we should have an efficient air serV-
ice"
Increase for Aviation Urged.
Increases Of s2O.oo0.OO0 in the If
teen million dollar aviation appro-
priation carried in the 1920 Navy ap-
preparation bill as passed by the
House, was urged before the Senate
naval committee today by Capt. T. T.
Craven, chief Of naval aviation. who
declared that unless It was granted
the United States would fall far be-
hind other nations in the race for
OF comment
Urging an increased appropriation
for naval aviation. Capt. Craven de-
clared that England intended to spend
$500. 900 next year for the de-
velopment of aviation. and France.
$500. 900. 900.
Small Compared With Others.
IN comparison to these sums" the
ca plain said. the amount we are ask
ing for seems very small. The gem
eraI board first recommended that
S46.oOO,00O be appropriated, but it
was later decided that by exercising
the strictest economy We could get
along with 5,OO0,00 This was the
absolute minimum for carrying out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Mysteries of Postal System.

That is why / found myself collect
. Ing addresses of Old Jerusalems kin
in America. The new settlement.
versed in the mysteries of the postal
system, could take of itself. Ii under
stood delays. 1t could. above all. write
its own letters in English. But the
Jews of the City of David We're help
less before the void those little wire
windows held daily for most Of them
That is why. too. before I left the
city, / helped deface the house walls
of Jerusalem with a printed notice
1t was an announcement the town
crier made in all the synagogues as
we'll Between advertisements of To-
rum meetings. a movie" thriller and
a concert program. the poster, bear
ing the regulation tax stamp, read in
Hebrew and Yiddish:
To the Jews of Jerusalem who
have relatives in the United States
and Canada:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Refrains From Mention of League
German Atrocities Characterized!

Suddenly the great war came. Ger
many esteemed by all a highly civil
ilzed nation. entered deliberately upon
course of savage cruelty worse
than any ever imagined because it
was carefully organized. The world
had known barbarism before. but
never had anything fallen upon men
compa rable to the scientific. whole
sale atrocities carried on by Germany
by which not merely individuals but
entire communities We're subjected to
the most hideous sufferings and the
most utter ruin which highly trained
minds entirely destitute Of humanity
could devise.
'.As for trea ties and laws they went
in the fierce fame of war as quickly
as the dry leaves of autumn when a
spark falls among them.
The beautiful scheme of making
mankind suddenly virtuous by
statute, or a written convention, was
once more exhibited in all its weak
ness.
1T is a melancholy reflection that
the best assurance of the future peace
of the world lies in the destruction of
the German war power, which is
worth all it cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Offer to Garry Greetings to q. S.

q. IF you wish to send personal greet
Sings TO your folks in America through
the Associated Newspapers You are
invited TO call upon their representa-
tive in Amdursky's Hotel, Sunday.
from 9 TO ) o'clock"
Long before the appointed hour
fhese Jews of old Jerusalem began to
wind their way through the SQUAT
ting groups of Arab vendors at the
Jaffa gate, past Davids Citadel. UP
the stairs of their one Jewish hotel
Its owner. Alexander Amdursky, Just
back from exile in Damascus, had
kindly offered the use of his salon"
for the occasion.
: In the early hours. those who came
We're mostly parents who caught at
this chance of cropping toward their
children after months. in some cases
three or four years. of silence They
needed nothing. they insisted What
: they wanted more than anything in
the world We're some of those unsent
letters.
"A thousand blessings upon your
papers. Are they Jewish papers,
they said o me. these veterans of
persecution.
NO. American papers." ] explained.
TT makes no difference in America +"
a murmur would pass through the
line: "A golden land. truly a golden
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Calls New Panaceas Old.

What troubles me most about the
books and articles and speeches by
our most advanced thinkers setting
forth new panaceas and systems for
all the evils is that they are
generally SO very old. fact apparent
~ disregarded by their authors, who
very properly despise a past which
only rises up to be troublesome"
Russian bolshevisn, Mr.. Lodge said
in conclusion, presents a warning to
America in it's awful results of a
scheme which it's authors pretended
and their dupes believed would make
all men happy in a moment.
In letters of fire. said Mr.. Lodge,
this Russian scene says to us .,
This WAY lies ruin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
Advances Come Slowly.

Once again comes the harsh lesson
that all the advances of man in mo-
rails and in altruism, in charity and
sentler manners and purer laws, all
that really remain with us. come slow
", never in moment.
Experience of the past, Senator
Lodge declared, must be guide to
future action.
Il fervently hope" he said to the
Harvard graduates, that you
will have visions and dream dreams.
but do not forget that having visions
is one thing, while being a visionary,
especially visionary whose visions
and ideals are stage properties. is
quite another.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-18
LEGAL NOTICES.

PAUL L. WRIGHT, ATTORNEY. IN THE
supreme Court Of the District Of Columbia
Equity Division. Thomas McNshon, Plaintin,
vs. Robert Sewell. ct al Defendants. No. 4, ilS.
The object Of this suit Is to establish title BY
adverse possession to Original Lot Numbered
Nine ts1 in Square Numbered Nine Hundred and
Ninety-fve 1885, In the City Of Washington. Dis
trict Of Columbia; on motion Of the plaintiff it
Il on this the 7th day Of January, 1878, ordered
that Robert Sevell Richard Seweil. Michael
McMahcu and James McKim, and the unknown
heirs-stlRw, alienees, derisees and assigns Of
said Robert Sewell. Richard sewell. Michael
McMahon, and James NcKiIn, and the unknown
heirs at-law, derisees ahences and sssisns OF the
said unknown heiz Of each Of said Defendants,
cause bis. her or their appearance to be entered
In this Cause on or before the Frst rule daye 90
curing after the expiration Of three months from
the date Of the frst publication Of this order,
good cause tor fixing Of that period having been
shown; Otherwise this Cause will Be proceeded
with rs In case Of default provided this order
be publishcd twice a month for q period Of three
months before the return rule date in the Wash.
inston Law Reporter and The Washington Her
aid. newspaper. JENNINGS BAILEY, Justice.
tSeal) true copy. Test: J. X. YOUNG.
Clerk. By FRED o. o'CoNNELL. Asst. Clerk.
jsio.l fnio. .lAnrle.N
The Washington herald., 1919-03-18
SCIENTIFIC ASIROL0GY.

Astrological Research Society. Private Read
inss. by appointment onlyS s. Typevritten
Forecasts. BY mail IS up Expert vocstiona Ad-
us4. lis st. NV. Phone franklin sz.
taikQs
The Washington herald., 1919-03-18
Today's Casualty List.
Died from Accident and Other
Causes

Died from Accident and Other
Causes.
sERGEANTs.
C. W. Nyquist, Brooklyn. n. Y.
II. c. Washington. Chicago. Ill
CoRPoRALs.
B. d. Leavens. Portland. Ore.
J. J. Sebesta, Chicago, Ill
BUGLER.
c. S. Helm. Hale. Mo.
PRIYATES.
". E. Arnold, Letchworth, Hsrts
County, England.
W. H. Brooks. Lynchburg. Va.
J. L. Connolly. Kansas City. Mo.
T. Z. Conwell. Lewiston, Me.
d. E. Daley. Milford. Conn.
l. Dewitt. Carterville. Mo.
o. Dial, Big Creek. W. Va
NJ. Di Vesto. Quincy. Mass.
c. B. Galbreath, Lexington, Tex
S. L. Gofr. Sallisaw, Okla
B. r. Grifin. Troy, Ala
r. L CUTLER, Sheephorn. Colo.
W. W. Holt, Los Angeles. Cal.
F. l. Howard, Toledo, Iowa.
W. S. Hughes, Marion. Ala
w. p. johnson, Hazen. n. Oak.
z. F. Moore, Crapo. Nd.
i. w. Opicka- Kewaunee, Wis.
L. E Reynolds. Big Island, Pa
L. Reynolds, Unionville. Ill.
c. Rishel. Clearield. Pa.
o. F. Shmidt. Chino. Cal.
F. W. Schmitt, Cincinnati. Ohio.
L. J. Schryer, Flint. Mich.
B. Sear.ass. Palmerton. Pa
F. S. Weaving, Naugatuck. Conn
NJ Westboe, Elbow Lake. MINI.
Died of Disease.
PRIvATEs.
James I. Matthews, Prosser. Wash
Harry Mengel, Philadelphia, Pa.
Paul E. Miller. Manns Choice, Pa
William Mittlat, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Daniel O'Hars. New York. n. P.
Samuel J. Payne, Philadelphia, Pa
Edward c. Riggan, Parker, Okla.
VIM l. Roth, Jamaica Plain. Mass.
J. H. Sanders, Greencasue, Ind.
Arlo Horace Scott, Spencer, n. Y.
Victor Scott. Vicksburg, Miss.
Clark c. Sutherland, Ashby, Ind.
V. ]. Torpey. Philadelphia Pa
Lloyd Tryon, Riley, Ind.
Thomas A. Umboltz, Gratz. Pa
Robert Vaughn, Murfreesboro. n. C.
Edward virdon. Bedford, Okla.
Edward Veisen, Titusville, Pa
Thos. c. Walker. Jenkins, n. Mex.
Harry T. Warburton. North Adams
Mass.
Wounded Severely.
PRIVATE BERNARD c. FRYE, 30.
S STREET NORTHEAST, WASH
lNGToN, D. c.
Wounded slightly.
Sergt. Gordon Adams, Crewe, Va.
Private French Cason, Richmond
Va.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-18
FUNERAL DESIGNS.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
DIED.

BRooKE-suddenly. Monday. March
L, 1878, at 8 2. m, at Providence
Hospital, THOMAS J. BROOKE.
Funeral notice will be given later.
CLAUDY-on March 6, 1919. FRANK
CLAUDY.
Funeral service Wright's Chapel
1881 Tenth street northwest, Wed
nesday, March IL. D. m. Friends
invited. Interment private.
KILLIAN-On Monday, March II, 1873.
at 800 O'Clock, at her residence.
l442 Harvard street northwest
Mrs. ELIZABETH B. KILLIAN.
widow of ]. George KIIlian, in her
Slst year.
Funeral Wednesday morning, March
1s. at $50 a m. from the late res
idence, thence TO the Church of the
Sacred Heart, Fourteenth sno
Park road, where a solemn high
mass vii be sung at 10 a m. Rel
atiyes and friends invited.