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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-01-10
AMERICANS AT WORK IN
PALESTINE.
How the Zionist Medical Unit Is
Clothing the Naked and Heal
ing the Sick.

Better than the cold, formal
words of an official report are the
descriptions of the work being done
in Palestine by the American Zion
list Medical Unit contained in two
letters that have just arrived here
from Jerusalem.
One letter, dated Oct. 10th, is
from the Jerusalem correspondent
of the Jewish Morning Journal. He
writes to his paper:
"The Hadassah Medical Unit is
very actively engaged in giving
medical aid to the city. The sight
of these Jewish physicians of
Hadassah, in their military uni
forms motoring about has become
very familiar, not only in the city
but in the various nearby villages.
They respond promptly to every call
for professional aid, and if the pa
tient is poor, they not only prescribe
free medicines, but supply of milk,
and money, too. This work is of
extreme Importance as there is
much illness in the city
"The Unit has decided to open
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is a good boy and can take care of
himself any place, and with his
brains he'll stand high in the army;
I know it. But" YEARLY, "this war
is killing me-this war is killing
me-"
Her tone was a dull drab, but in
tense with feeling. I was startled
for I had never heard her complain
before. cts hard for all of u.s." I
said 1amely.
"But me! My God, when I
thought I was going to spend my
last years in peace, to have this
come. Haven't you heard about my
Minnie?"
I told her I hadn't.
"Her husbands in this draft, too"
she told me, drearily, land Min
ME wants to come back and stay
with me while the war lasts. Amt
it enough" fercely, ito let my three
boys go, but the Government has to
want her husband and send Minnie
back" She smiled grimly. eff
was few years younger and could
speak French or something I'd try
to go over as a Red Cross nurse,
as some kind of worker. They say
you have to work awfully hard, but
it wouldn't be as bad as Minnie
standing over me all the time"
Hebrew Standard.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-01-10

Oscar S. Straus, former Ambas-
sador to Turkey and a member of
the Permanent Court of Arbitration
at The Hague, will head the repre-
sentatives of the League to Enforce
Peace, who will be in France during
the Peace Conference.
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very handsome sweater and helmet;
he carried a picture in his khaki
colored folder, too, but it was one
the little stenographer at his office
had given him. He was fond of his
mother, but, or course, his girl came
first.
Then, the draft took Bob, the sec
ond boy. Mrs. Markus came to the
Aid meetings as before and knitted
more furiously There was a rumor
about that Mrs. Markus had hoped
Bob would be rejected, or at least
placed for limited service, on &C
count of his eyes. I for one do not
believe it. She was not heroic, I tell
you; only it never occurred to her
that she should wish to have the
wars hardships weigh little less
heavily upon her than on her neigh
bors.
The other day I met Isadore, the
oldest boy, on the street, and he
told me he was going to leave very
soon. "The last draft got me-" he
explained. 81 was thirty-two my
last birthday. Fact. I'm glad it
happened as it has. I didn't feel I
had right to enlist, and leave
mother all alone, but now the Gov
ernment's decided for me, and I'm
mighty glad to get into the game
and maybe go across before the
fun's all over. Heard from Gus the
other day; he's having high old
time. Yes, it is rather hard on
mother, but she doesn't complain"
The next morning I met Mrs.
Markus at market and she went
about her business hunting bargains
in her own methodical way; she
may have been heartbroken at the
thought of having no one to cook
for in the near future; but, still, she
was just as determined as ever not
to allow good old Mr.. Finke1stein
"a member of our synagogue board
and most respectable business
man) to give her underweight
cheese or to sell her unripe oranges.
She haggled with him as briskly
as ever, but when she turned to me
I was really shocked at the look of
tragedy in her faded eyes.
"She's taking it harder than I
thought" I concluded. "She was so
brave when Gus left and we always
thought he was the favorite"
Aloud: "Isadore told me he was
ooino RI leave soon Mrs MarL,,s
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"Mr. Lewin-Epstein has been
students.
great stimulus to the Unit in Jeru-
salem, but it is just as active in
Jaffa, where it has opened several
clinics and relief stations. The dis
tribution of the garments that came
with the Unit is being organized,
and is of tremendous Importance,
especially for the refugees who are
now returning from Galilee with
hardly stitch to their backs and
barefoot. Winter is approaching
and these poor, naked, starved refu-
gees would have been in great peril
were it not for this providential
supply Of garments by Hadassah.
"Hadassah is planning bath
house for the refugees. It will be
located near the c1othing-supply-sta-
ton and each refugee will undergo
a thorough disinfection before re-
ceiving new garments"
The other letter is from Mr. E.
w. Lewin-Epstein, the manager of
the Unit, and dated Oct. 10Th. He
writes:
"Since entire Palestine and Syria
have been captured, Our brethren,
who have been expelled by the
Turks, are beginning to return. It
is pleasure to witness their return
to their nests; they come in the
thousands, but it is terrible to see
how the majority of them look.
Many return without garments with
which to cover their bodies.
lowing to the many diseases
prevalent, it was essential that we
establish home in Jaffa-which we
did. There they are brought cleaned
and disinfected. Their clothes are
burned and these poor refugees
are furnished with clothing, which
was brought with us from the Unit
ed States.
"Many are sick, and we have
therefore established a temporary
hospital. There they are being cared
for until they are able to leave the
house.
"Our sanitarians are inspecting all
wells, houses, stores, butcher
stores, etc. They clean everything
and thereby avoid diseases. The
Government helps us a great deal,
but leaves most of the responsibility
to u.s."
The Washington herald., 1919-01-20
RIOTINC MARKS
HUN ELECTIONS
General Strike Declared in
Leipzig Gas Plant
Seized. -.

London. Jan. 19.-Election riots in
many German cities are reported in
a dispatch from Copenhagen to the
Evening Telegram.
In Leipzig a mob destroyed an
election bureau and the Democratic
party cOnfisCated the evening edi-
tiORs of the newspapers. A general
strike has been declared in Leipzig z
and ths gas and water power has
been turned off by the rebels. the
dispatch says. Similar conditions
are said to prevail at Dusseldorf.
The deaths of DR.. Karl Liebknecht
and Rosa Luxembourg cred Rosa"D
appear to have made deep impression
in provincial towns and to have led
to demonstrations and street fighting.
Strikes and demonstrations are re-
ported in Dusseldorf and other
towns
Airmen were flying over Berlin to-
day and bombarding the city with
pamphlets issued by all the political
parties, it is reported.
A Berlin dispatch says the, Ebert
Scheidemann government has finally
decided not to hold the national as
sembly for which elections are going
on today.
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u. S. Should Rule Turk
Capital, Says Briton;
Gives Working Plan

London, Jan. 19.-The admins
tration of the affairs of Constanti-
nOple, if that city is to- be interna-
tiOnalized, should be carried out by
the United States or Greece, it was
declared today in an interview given
by DR.. Donald Burrows, principal of
Kings College. London, and acting
chairman Of the Anglo Hellenic
League. DR.. Burrows. said:
IF Constantinople is to be inter-
natiOnalized as it is generally sup
posed it will be by the Peace Con-
ference, only one country should be
deputized to carry out the adminis-
trative affairs of that city and of
Turkey in Europe.
This work should be given to
the United States for choice, or if
not. then to Greece. whichever ma
tion is selected should work under
the aegis Of a future league of ma
tions
The Washington herald., 1919-01-20
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO,
DISTRICT IRISH
APPOINT ENJOYS
Delegates to Attend Con-
vention of All Societies
in Philadelphia.

Delegates to represent the Wash
ington branch OF the Friends of Irish
Freedom at the convention of ell
Irish societies in Philadelphia on
February % and % were selected at a
meeting held in Northeast Temple
last night.
Delegates will be Rosa Downing,
P. ]. Ryan. P. T. Moran, John
Noonan, Margaret Brosnahan, Rev.
James A. Gary, Dr. Joseph Dunn and
DIR. P. J. LennoX. The convention
will be held to make a strong plea
for the self-determination" for Ire
land.
At the meeting last night Miss
Catherine Hughes, of the New York
branch of the society, gave a talk
on self elf-determination" for Ireland
She declared that it was injustice If
the rights of small nations are to be
safeguarded at the Peace Conference
for the allies to ignore Ireland.
Rosa Downing, president of the
local society, presided at the meet.
ing. Announcement was made that
next Sundays meeting will be held
in the hall at Seventh and I streets
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-20
Prince John, Bad Boy,'Son
Of King George, Dies at IA
Terror of British Royal Household Used Slang
Almost Like American Newsboy, Mingling
With and Playing Stable Boys Games.

him. in spite Of his misChief-ma king
proclivities. The proud ladies of the
court said he had charm and per
sonaluy' and a way of making people
his friends that reminded them OF his
grandfather, King Edward.
Both'are Conventional.
He certainly didn't inherit these
traits from King George and Queen
Mary for both of them are as con-
ventionaI and reserved as can be
imagined.
He loved to don old overaIIs ard
tinker with carriages and aUtomu-
biles, and his ambition was to be a
motorcar mechanic. In fact. John
was very much OF a boy. good
deal like a million Of our own
youngsters over here in democratic
America, who would rather run an
automobile or locomotive or ride
a camel in a circus than to be a
kiTE.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-20
Defies God
TokiU Him.;
Shot Dead
Russian Terrorist, Shrek
ing Sacrilege from Pulpit,
After Numbering Priest,
Slain by Worshipper.

London Jan. ia story OF a
terrorist challenge to God and its
tragic result comes to the Daily
Express from an authoritative Rus
sian source. A small party of ter
rorists broke into a church and in
the vestry murdered the priest.
People were in the pews while the
tragedy was enacted Another priest
was praying at the altar. One of
the murderers stalked down to the
pulpit, climbed into il, a hitherto
unheard of liberty-and, waving his
arms, shouted:
s'sycuSyse how silly all this re-
'Hgion =, There is no God. l tell
you there never has been a God. 1
have just killed a priest. In the
silly old days you would have told
me God would kill me because l
killed a priest. Well, here you see
me in the pulpit. l have killed a
priest and God doesn't lift a finger
to kill me"
A pistol shot rang out and the ter
rorist fell dead in the pulpit. A
man in the congregation, smoking
pistol in hand stood calmly.
He said God would not kill him.
/ did. l was Gods instrument"
The Washington herald., 1919-01-20
ALLIES TO PUT
SEAL ON WARS
Rene VIVIAN, Former
Prime Minister, Says Last
ing Peace is Near.
BY RENE VIvIANI,

Former Prime Minister of France.
Special Cable Dispatch to The Herald.
Paris. Jan. 81 cannot conceal
the pleasure which I feel in respond
ing to the kind invitation of The
Washington Herald to write during
the Peace Conference a series Of ar
ticles upon the principal problems
there agitated.
j rejoice again in this communica-
ton with America. Thrilling mem
ories are inscribed on my heart OF
the wonderful greetings which the
American people accorded me a few
months ago when. with Marshal
Joffre, I came ipathe name OF France
to saIute the great republic ouivering
under arms
l should be happy IL ] could find
among my readers some who were
in the enthusiastic audiences who
at an unforgetta BILE mass meeting
manifested both the tenderness and
force of their souls for the victory
of justice. Many of those have since
come on European soil with arms
in hand, to make good their oath.
How many of them will never re-
turn,
Americans, The soil of Franco. So
abused. preserves with the mortal
remains of our own children those
of yours. and higher and more i'm
perishable than all. the monuments
the heart of the great nation keep,
the heroic image Of our immortal
friendship.
The waS is finished. Having Sa-
luted the dead. let US think Of tn,
living. 1t is to attempt to settle
their fate that the great Pcac. Con-
ference is meeting here. Inevitably
the mind searches history for pre-
cedents and traditions. At what mo.
ment has bleeding humanity inter
rupted its march to Calvary in or
der to seek peace for itself?
What have they done toward ostab-
fishing it, the man who received the
awesome mission to appear in the con
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1919-01-20
STARVED BRITONS DIE.
ON WAYTO HOMES
Prisoners at Hun Camps Complain
of Ill Treatment.

London. Jan 19.-Many British
soldiers homeward bound from Ger
man prison camps are frightfully
smaciated from the bad treatment
they have received and will never
see their homes, according to a dis
patch received today from Copen-
hagen.
Nineteen were buried today in
Danish graves.
An official item from Budapest,
via Amsterdam, states that the
Hungarian losses up to July last in
cluded $4,000 officers and $4,000
men of other ranks killed. and A.
900 officers and 1900, 900 men of
other ranks wounded. There were
90. 900 officers. but only 100000 of
other ranks missing or prisoners.
Comment was provoked by the COM
paratively snail number OF troops
missing or made prisoners as COM
pared with the oiicerA
The Washington herald., 1919-01-20
STILL ON TRAIL
.oF'J|T' GRABBERS
Dozen More Conductors to
Be Interviewed" by
Police Today.

As a foIlow-up measure to the
weekend arrest of eleven conductors
of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company's lines on charges
of embezzling fares the street car
squad of headquarters, under Detec-
tive Sergt Cornwell, today are pre-
pairing to see another dozen de-
linquents.
Officials plan to keep hot on the
matter until the lines are cleared of
all evidence of "hold-outs.'
Every employe arrested thus far
has been released on collateral, rang
ing from $50 to 500 The cases will
come up today in the Police Court.
"The Duke" Puts Up Fight.
Three conductors were arrested yes
terday morning. making a total of
eleven. One of the trio, William
Bevan Coakley, q. familiarly' called
"the Duke by detectives who trailed
him for several days. put up two
fisted argument when apprehended.
After severe tussle Detectives
Cornwell, Poole and a few others led
him to headquarters. where his col
lateral was set at 500. THE Duke
earned his name. it is alleged from
his manner of dress. He wears put
tees on duty. Around his neck is
wrapped a nifty stock scarf. And his
clothes are always immaculate. A lit
tie mannerism of his is declared to
have been to take a pretty girl down
on his car from BrightwOod to Ninth
street and the Avenue. kiss her good
by for the edification of passengers,
and crumple a bill in her hand. One
of the detectives assigned to the case
stated yesterday he was ready to ap-
pear in court TO testify to this.
Other members of the trio arrested
yesterday were Cashie Edward Hen
derson, 50, of Clarendon. Va. and Lin
wood Lee Fisher, 81, of LAG Twenty
sixth street northwest. o.. 2 ri
The Washington herald., 1919-01-20
MAY START new
SENATE FIGHT
Mayor Thompson Likely to
Renew Contest Against
Medill Mccormick.

Mayor Thompson. Of Chicago. Will
renew his contest against senators
elect Mednl Mccormick who de-
feated Thompson IN the Republican
Senatorial primary in Illinois in
September. according 20 a weIl-dc-
fined rumor in Washington
Tho rumor is that since the Scn-
ate Privileges and Elections Com-
mittee has taken UP the Ford Ns.
Newbcrry contest from Michigan.
Mayor Thompson will charge that
Mccormick has spent greater sums
than even Newberry did and that hs
will bring tho contest before tho
Senate committee.
Senator Lewis. who was defeated
by Mccormick in the general cleo
ton. has taken no active interest
in the matter. and IL the contest IS
brought it will be by Mayor Thomp-
son.
The lstter's prospective action ia
said to have been inspired m large
measure by the threat Of the Chf-
caEo Tribune 10 fight him for re-
election as mayor.
100000 Fund Named.
said that information will be LAID
before the Senate committee Sock
ing to show that more than 100000
was spent for Mccormick. In fact.
it was said Thompson would at
tempt to prove that the amount ex-
pended in NCCormick's interest was
much larger than il is claimed was
spent for Newberry in Michigan.
An interesting point discussed
was the attitude Of the Chicago
Tribune. owned by the McCormfclC
interests. which led the fight Tor
the UnseatinE OF Senator Lorimcr
because a sum approNimstinE $780,
600 was expended 10 obtain "a seat
in the Senate for him.
II this contest is brought, IL will
be the fourth against members
elect sf the Senate. three OF them
Republicans. The others are against
Newberry. Of Michigan; Moses. of
New Hampshire. and Henderson. Of
Nevada. the last named a Demo
crat. Tho contest against Senator
Henderson was filed last week BY
Miss Anne Martin. defeated by
Senator Henderson in the Novcru-
Der election. Sh" bases her contest
on the allegation that government
employees contributed to Hender-
sons campaiE fund.
These contests may have an i'm
portant bearing on the organiza-
tiun and control Of the new Senat.
as the Republicans will have a n1r-
Jority OF but two If none Of II
contests is sustained.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-20
BOLSHEVIK CONTROL,
IN u. S. PREDICTED
Radical Socialism Urged at Mass
Meeting in Seattle.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 19-Substitu-
ton of radical socialism for the
principles of government as written in
the Constitution of the Republic, was
declared to be the aim of labor by va
rious speakers at two mass meetings
held here today.
One of the meetings was a move
ment towards the organization of a
soldiers. sailors and workers council
of the Russian type. About 1000 per
sons, mostly members of organized
labor, attended the two meetings. l.
w. w. members predominated at the
open-air meeting.
A united labor force and the es-
tablishment of industrial democracy
throughout the United States was
urged. Samuel Sadler, American born.
and a shipyard worker. predicted a
change from the present form of gov
ernrnent in Great Britain. France.
Italy and the United States. The
change in England, he said would not
be delayed one year, the overthrow
to be precipitated by British labor. -
The Washington herald., 1919-01-20
WOUNDED NURSE
REACHES HOME
Hit by Shell Fire at Cha
teau Thierry, She Limps
from Ship.

Hoboken, n. j., Jan. le.-The sight
Of Miss Mary Smith, of Berkeley, Cal,
a Red Cross worker. limping pain
fully on crutches from the deck of
the hospital ship Comfort today
drew tears from the eyes of many
who had grown accustomed to see
ing wounded soldiers land. but to
whom sight of a wounded Red Cross
nurse was new.
Miss Smith was wounded by a
German shell while working among
the stricken during the Chateau
Thierry fighting. Two other Red
Cross nurses. also wounded, were
among the SO sick and wounded on
the Comfort.
About $500 American fighting men
were brought here today on a fleet
OF transports, among which We're the
Lapland and the Wilhelmina
No Sensation Of Pain.
The loss of one leg and the shat
tering of the other. without sensation
of pain, was described by Private Jo-
seph 4. ASH. Company r, 1OSth In
fantry. a Virginia lad during the
fighting around Bellecourt.
ut wasn't done by shrapnel," said
the youthful hero. 1T was some kind
OF acid the Huns were using which
burned holes everywhere in my
clothes. ! guess We'll get no explana-
tiOn unless it comes from the Ger
mans. felt no pain and did not lose
consciousness for five or six hours"
Capt. Robert W. Hudgens, of
Laurence, S. G. who had been wound
ed fourteen times, had this to say re-
Earding reports of Germans render
ing the bodies of their own dead for
fats:
Filled with Bodies.
while we were at BeIlecourt /
had the most gruesOmc experience
in my existence. What | am saying
is not hearsay, but what l absolute
ly saw with my own eyes. We dis
covered cauldrons filled with human
remains and representing hundreds
of bodies which in other places
were in sacks ready to be boiled
down for fats. The rendering plant
was in tunnel beside the Belle
court canal. which had been drained
by the Germans. In the canal were
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The Washington herald., 1919-01-20
CAN'T EXTRADITE
FORMER KAISER
Such is Opinion of Sir
Frederick Pollock, Noted
Jurist.

London, Jan. 15.-The former
Kaiser cannot be eXtradited under
existing laws.
Such is the opinion given today
by one of the most eminent au-
thorities of British jurisprudence-
Sir Frederick Pollock, judge of the
Admiralty Court. after a research
of international precedent and every
legal aspect bearing on the case
of William Hohenzollern.
Whether the former Kaiser en-
tered Holland as soldier or civilian
may have to be decided according
to Sir Frederick. who said:
Finds no Precedent.
1T is evident that the former kai-
ser was not admitted in an ordinary
way, but as regards his eXtradition.
have been unable to find a law or
extradition treaty really applicable
to his extraordinary case
1T is useless to discuss punish
ment until it is known what specific
charges are to be formulated. A
joint requisition by the allies could
not be brought under any particular
extraction treaty, but nothing can
prevent the allies from formulating
a demand upon Holland when they
consider the time ripe"
Many will agree with Horatio Bot
tomley. NJ. p, who, when l told him
about the learned opinion cited above
commented as follows:
Tub Upside Down.
This is a big enough case to es-
tablish precedent instead OF fol-
lowing one. This case must be
treated as a tub standing on its
bottom. Let's forget about Bona
parte, st. Helena and other pre-
cedents and handle the ex-Kaisers
case without gloves"
Prof. Macdonald. of Sheffield Uni
versity, famous psychologist. sug-
gested that the eX-kaiser would
probably go insane or commit sui
eide if left long enough in sus-
pense as to his fate. The new chief
of Scotland Yard believes he will
feign insanity if tried.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-20
French Aviator Lands
on Roof of a Paris Store;
Wins 25,000-Franc Prize

Paris, Jan. 19.-Leaving Issy les
MOulinauX at 1870 o'clock this after
noon in a thick fog, Jules Vedrines,
the French aviator, won the 5000
francs prize for being the first airman
to land on the roof of a building. The
roof of a department store on which
Vedrines landed is wide and long
VedrineS few over the bouleYards
and slowed down opposite his des-
tination. The landing was spectacu-
lar and although the machine was
slightly damaged the aviator was
unhurt. The aviator said he never
had the slightest doubt about his
success.