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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
BY LIEUT.. COL. THOMAS j.
DICKSON,

Senior Chaplain, LIST Division, A. =. ?.
A SEARCH for where lover
n There" District of Columbia
N soldiers fell in battle action with
Il u the American shock divisions
In the World War is a revela-
ton that man cannot forget. AL
along that Western front of nearly 400
miles!
In that far flung battle line from
Switzerland to the North Sea, soldiers
sailors and Marines from the District
of Columbia fell in battle action with
% American divisions.
Not by way of comparison, but to IL
lustrate, by the records of the States.
Soldiers from the District of Columbia
fell in as many different divisions as
those from Connecticut, Maryland and
Montana. Soldiers from the District
of Columbia fell in battle, action in
more different divisions than those
from Arizona, Colorado, Delaware,
Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi,
Nevada. New Hampshire, New Mexico,
North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Ver-
mont, Washington and Wyoming.
The divisions in which District boys
fell were 1st. I'd, Sd. 4th, 5th, 26th
9th, 28th, goth, both, 32d, 35th, 37th
42d, 18th, 10Th, Both, 81st, seth, 9lst
92d, 93d They likewise were repre-
serted in many other combat units not
classed as divisions, on both land and
sea.
District of Columbia soldiers seem to
have been every place where men were
engaged in the clash of war. They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
STORES EMPLOYEES
AID JOBLESS FUND
Sears oebuck to Match
Contributions of Workers,
Who Will Give Day Monthly.

The employees of Sears. Roebuck g.
Co. in Washington will contribute to a
fund for the unemployed, it was an
nounced today by w. F. Clark, manager
Of the store.
"The fact that Sears, Roebuck g. Co.
is going to equal dollar for dollar,
every contribution made by employees
under this plan has caused much COM
ment and interest on the part of the
employees" said Mr.. Clark. I'm this
way we all, feel that no matter how
small we may think our contributions
we know that they will be doubled when
they reach the hands of those who are
to use the money for relief of those un-
employed.
One Days Pay Monthly.
"The plan as worked out, giving one
days pay out of each four weeks for
the remainder of 1880 and for the first
two periods of 1881, makes il very easy
for the employee. A fund of money will
be raised which otherwise would not be
available for distribution here. Then,
too, our employees feel that they want
to get just as large a share as pos
sible from the money contributed by
the national Office employees in Chicago
ana bllE .
1.-THE fund here will be added to from
the national headquarters in the direct
proportion that our contributions bear
to the total contributions of the en-
ployes Of the country. We want to
raise as much money as We can for
washington, so the employees have
Joined up in great numbers.
Hopes Others VIII Follow.
81 am hopeful that after watching
our plan work out other companies
elsewhere may decide to do something
Of this kind. It seems to me to be such
a real way to offer a chance for some
of us to give to relief in this time of
distress when. alone, we would feel that
our contributions were not large enough
to be of value. OF course, 1t may not
be possible for every firm to equal its
employees contributions, dollar for dol
lar, but at least the employees might
club together, by donating days pay.
and thus raise a stable sum of money
for relief"
MIR. Clark said that from advices re-
ceived from Chicago it is possible that
the total fund to be raised through the
contribution of the employees and che
matching of that money by the COM
pany will be in excess Of 81 900 600.
Every division of the company, he said,
has received the suggestion with en-
/ thrsiasm, and now merely the collect
| ing of the money remains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
SPEAKERS
DENOUNCE BRITAIN
Governments Policy in
Palestine Declared BETRAYAL
OF BaIfour Declaration.

The British governments policy In
connection with the Jewish homeland
movement In Palestine was denounced
by speakers at a meeting OF Washing
ton ,Jewry last night in the Jewish
Community Center.
After spirited discussion of the
famous British white paper on Pales-
tine, which speakers denounced as
betrayal of the Balfour declaration,
resolutions were adopted by a large
audience appealing to the British people
to bring about notification of the policy
and to join with Jews throughout the
world in demanding that Britain carry
out its mandate in Palestine both In
spirit and In letter"
Leaders in national and local Zionist
organizations addressed the meeting
along with rabbis of WASHINGTON syna-
gogues. Charles Edward Russell, Social
list writer, was given cordial reception
by the audience. He characterized the
British policy as making "a scrap of
paper" out of the compact with the
Jewish people.
Russell asserted that Great Nritain is
acting from purely political m Vives in
trying to curb the Jewish IN hleland
movement. In order to pacify Nbham-
medans and ease the situation in India
He was vigorously applauded when he
declared that the State Department
should protest to Great Britain against
the curtailing of Jewish immigration to
the Holy Land and the restriction on
purchases of land in Palestine by the
Jews.
The meeting expressed decided posi-
ton on the whole subject in the reso-
buttons adopted, which said, in part:
I'VE declare our determination TO
continue the work Of upbuilding the
national home In Palestine with I'M
abated vigor and devotion. Despite the
cruel and unwarranted attacks against
US and our brothers in Palestine. we
shall continue to regard scrupulously
the civil and religious rights Of the nom
Jewish population, with whom we wish
to work In peace and harmony"
The history of the Balfour declaration
and the obligations Great Britain
accepted under the Palestine mandate
were outlined by Jacob de Haas, a men,
Der of the Administrative Committee of
the Zionist Organization of America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
District of Columbia Valor
Heroic Sacrifices of Our Citizens, Who Served in
Twenty-Five Army Divisions in World War,
Are Recalled on Armistice Day.

made the supreme sacrifice IN every de-
cisive battle action of the World war
This is an heritage for the children
of the District. 1t is an American
heritage for the citizens Of the District
who come from every State.
These soldiers fell on the field of ac-
ton in Belgium and the record of cap
turing 10000 enemy prisoners and 300
cannon in part belongs to them.
They fell in that drive through the
center of the Hindenburg line.
The record of capturing over 100000
enemy prisoners and over 1000 cannon
in part belongs to the District Of Co
lumbia. -
These men fell in seven of the eight
American divisions that were a part
of the fifty allied divisions that turned
the tide of battle in the war and cap
tured 10000 enemy prisoners and 400
cannon.
They fell in the vosge Mountains, on
the field of st. Mihiel and in the
Meuse- Argonne drives that cut the
enemy main line of retreat and forced
the armistice.
Nowhere was patriotism more ram
pant than in the District Of Columbia,
whose sons were in almost every di-
vision that went to France.
We cannot remember the names of
every one Of the 535 soldiers from the
District of Columbia who fell on the
field of battle, but we can teach our
children to remember that the District
of Columbia responded to the call Of
the Nation in the World War and that
the valor of these men was worthy in
every way of their noble mothers and
fathers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
BY KIRKE SIMPSON.

BY KIRKE SIMPSON.
Armistice day, 1930l
Twelve years ago today official word
came tapping over thousands of miles
of waiting wires that the World War
was ended-the armistice signed
Three hours later, at IL o'clock am,
Paris time-6 o'clock for vast army of
sleepy war workers in Washington-the
last gun roared en- the western front.
The carnage had ended; the postwar
chaos begun.
One moment, as that fateful message
came in over wires held idle for hours
to receive it, the Nation was girded for
war.
Virtually in the next instant all was
changed--aS if control lever in some
titanic engine had been set over. The
Milton was in reverse from its wal
effort.
Book in Itself.
Nowhere is the American story Of
that "a hours of the first Armistice day
told more graphically, more succinctly
than in the minute-b y-minute report
that went from Washington over Asso-
ciated Press wires that day.
1t takes more than 100 pages Of
closely written newspaper "himsy" tc
tell it-pages now browsing, untouched
for years, amid files of the Washington
office.
There must be nearly 10000 words OF
that days STORY" out of Washington
book in itself. Yet it could only
mention briefly happenings of utmost
| importance to the whole Nation.
Recreate from the files the scene OF
| that NnvpY1Ior F1iUtt IN the or
Press bureau at Washington:
Midnight of November 10 has come
and gone and still wires are speeding
the story of that day to morning papers
of the Far West.
Pershing's COmmunique.
The last regular news story of No
cleared" at lis am, November IL
1t was battle communique from Gen
Pershing's headquarters in France:
"A series of local operations by the
first and second armies resulted in con-
siderable gains today between the
Meuse and Moselle," it said. "In
the Woevre despite stubborn resistance
the towns of Marcheville and st
Hilaire were taken and Bots Dommartin
/ cleared of the enemy"
Then half hours pause, with Wash
lTBJCl Slienb.
At 2:45 am comes this message:
FLASH: ARMISTICE SIGNED"
At 2:52 his follows:
Washington, November 1.-THE
World War will end this morning at ii
o'clock, Paris time. This announce
ment was made by the State Depart
ment at ESQ o'clock this morning."
Terms Summarized.
Then in brief bulletins" follows a
summary Of expected terms of the
armistice. as yet unknown. They were
strikingly close on later comparison
with actual stipulations of Marsha
Foch.
For almost "a hours thereafter, al
intervals of few minutes, followed
such developments as these:
SILL a.m.-"Armistice terms will bt
made public after am"
| 1888 a.rn,--"The World War ended al
| 6 o'clock this morning. Washington
time, with revolution in Germany anC
William Hohenzollerp, former EN-.
peror, fugitive from his native land
this general lead" of several hun.
! dred words rounding up the whole sit.
uation at that hour.
/ 8.43 a.m.-By that time a column
and a half story on probable steps ir
oivil and military rehabilitation hac
-en sent,
o:7e-"Washington's joy I. quietly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11

SHccinct Story of Developments on November IL,
1913, Found in Files of Associated Press Written
Before Facts Became Mere History.

mantfested"-the first item on popular
reception Of the news.
Draft Can Cancelled.
9:25-Preparations to cancel draft
calls for 100000 men during November,
some of them moving to the camps
this morning"
s:52-President Wilson cancels No
vember draft calls.
10:06-Text of Presidents proclama-
| Countrymen."
10:13-President to read terms to
joint session of Congress at / pm.
10:28-Secretary Baker outlines draft
! cancellation plans: Secretary Daniels
| says Navy calls stand temporarily.
10:3T-Probable place, time, compost
ton in personnel and outline of major
problems of peace conferences full
! column of this.
1O:45-Text of Geographic cancela-
| ton order to 4,500 local draft boards.
| 10:51-Railroads to continue under
Government two years by law.
| 10:55-Departmen of Justice warns
| its agents against relaxing vigilance on
enemy aliens.
Sunday Work Stops.
Government control Of tele-
phone and telegraph to continue one
year.
11:15-Government to avoid unem-
ployment due to too sudden transit
ton" from war to peace.
11:50-Shipping Board stops Sunday
and overtime work.
1855 a.m.-Secretary Lansing denies
United States opposed easier armistice
terms to Germany.
1915 pm.-President greets war
workers parade at White HOUSEWIVES
to Capitol through cheering crowds.
1:00-No immediate let-up for food
and fuel administrations and war in
dustries and war trade boards.
! 1:03-President begins address to
Congress. Eighteen brief bulletins
skeletonizing arnistice terms follow
cleared on wires by 1888 pm.
1;40-Full text of armistice.
! 2:00-Descriptive lead joint session.
! 2:50-Election of Prof. Masaryk as
head Czechoslovakian government (by
radio to Washington)
Kaiser in Holland.
3:20-General story rounding up all
angles to that hour
! 3:45-Daniels' message to all Navy.
I 4:00-Intercepted German radio con-
! firms Kaiser in Holland, Won linden
burg still in Germany.
5:16-Daniels orders cessation con-
voying.
6;58-List American prisoners in Ger
man camps.
8:20-Senate leaders discuss post
war appropriations program.
| 8:30-Food Administrator Hoover says
no immediate drop in food prices.
8:35-Secretary McAdoo says flnan-
cial aid to allies will continue.
8:47-President and Mrs. Wilson drive
in Pennsylvania avenue throngs celebrat-
ing armistice.
! 9:05--Analysis Of arnistice by mill
tary men to show resumption Of war
impossible.
Censorship Ends.
9:15-Baker says Army totals 3,764,-
SIT, with 100000 overseas.
9:21-George Creel recommends to
President adjustment news censorship
9:30-Full story Masaryk's election
(by RADIO.
fo:25-General lead days events
two columns.
1870 pm-Russian situation with
speculation as to retention allied anc
American troops in Siberia indefinitely
1917 a.m.-President attends recep-
ton in honor Of Kings birthday al
italian embassy.
And that is the story of the first
Armistice day in Washington, as told
by the Associated Press, when 1t was
not history, but news still hot in the
molds of time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY

lODAI.
Meeting, Burleith Citizens Associa-
ton, Gordon Junior High School, pm.
Gard party, Columbia Review, w. B.
A. Clubhouse, 1850 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., $3.50 pm.
Gard party, Mothers Club, st. James
School. Thirty-seventh street and Rhode
Island avenue northeast, $3.50 pm.
Meeting, American Institute of Elec-
trical Engineers, Cosmos Club, pm.
Concert Cotton Blossom Singers,
John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church, 8
pm.
Lecture, Mrs. Charles Wood Y. W. G.
A.. Seventeenth and K streets, pm.
Dinner, Civilian Club, La Fayette
Hotel, $50 pm.
Meeting District Plumbing Inspectors,
Hamilton Hotel, 1880 pm.
Smoker, v. NJ. I. Alumni, Army and
Navy Club, pm.
Meeting, District of Columbia Retail
Druggists Association, Raleigh Hotel,
pm.
Meeting, Society for Philosophical In
quiry, New National Museum, 4:45 pm.
Meeting, Northeast Boundary Citi-
zens' Association, Burrville School, $3.50
pm.
The meeting of the Mems Club of
Washington Heights Church intended
for tonight has been postponed.
FUTURE.
Tea dance, Junior Towne Club, Hotel
Roosevelt, tomorrow, to s pm.
Meeting, Capitol Hill w. G. T. u.
Waugh M E. Church, tomorrow, pm.
Luncheon, University Of Missouri
Alumni Association, University Club,
tomorrow, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Michigan Alumni Associ-
alton, Cosmos Club, tomorrow, 1880
pm.
Luncheon, oNInarch Club, Hamilton
Hotel, tomorrow, IL m.
Luncheon, Optimist Club, Hamilton
Hotel, tomorrow, IL m.
Meeting, Mira Mccoy Andrews Day
Nursery, Hamilton Hotel, tomorrow
1890 am.
Luncheon, Probus Club, Ambassador
Hotel, tomorrow, 1890 pm.
The first meeting of the new open
forum at Friendship House viii be adj
dressed Thursday at 8 pm by Charles
Thompson, secretary for the Fellowship
of Reconciliation in Central America
The theme of Mr.. Thompson's talk viii
be "Our Neighbors Next Door"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
ANNOUNCE NEW RATES
Santa Fe Railroad Will Offer Three
Glasses of Fares.

CHICAGO, November II R.-Three
classes Of passenger fares will be sold
on the Santa Fee lines beginning Janu-
airy /, the railroad announced yesterday.
The classification will be an experiment
for period of six months in an effort
TO stimulate rail travel between Chi
cago and Western points and will b.
conducted also by the Western Pacific.
The three rates will be: Tickets at
existing fares good In standard sleeping
cars on all trains: one way tourist
fares, about 90 per cent less than exist
ing fares and good In tourist sleeping
cars but not In standard sleepers: one
way coach fares, about 20 per cent less
than the tourist sleeping car fares, good
only in coaches and chair cars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
COMMUNITY CHEST HEAD
FINDS ENCOURAGEMENT
Elwood Street Returns From Rich
mond, Va, Where $572, 900
Budget Was oversubscribed.

Encouragement for washington's
prospects in the 1881 Community Chest
campaign was seen today by. Elwood
Street. director Of the Chest, who re-
turned from Richmond, Va, after at
tending the final meeting Of the Rich
mond Community Chest last night,
when announcement was made that the
Virginia capital had exceeded its bud
get by $4,000 The Richmond Chest had
asked for S572,000 and received pledges
for $575,0o0.
"Richmond's gain of $4,000 or more
than IA per cent over the amount coli
iected last year is In line with the action
Of Community Chests In all parts OF
he country" said Mr. Street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
Dover, New Jersey,
Plans to Give Jobs
To All Unemployed
AN the Assoclated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DOVER, N. j., November IL
ALI unemployed men in the city
may go to work today If they
want to.
At a special session last night,
Mayor John Roach persuaded the
Board of Aldermen to pass
measure permitting the city to
employ all men now without jobs,
and pay them SIS cents an hour
for % hours each week as long as
the business depression lasts.
Special appropriations will be
made If necessary.
The men will be engaged In
repairing streets.
The population of the city is
1000. In the last census 100
were listed as unemployed. I'M
official estimates now place the
figure at $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
MARRIED MAN ADMITS
NUMBERING YOUNG GIRL
Police Claim Confession of Attack.
Victims Head Wedged Between
Trees After Choking.
By the Associated Press.


DETROIT, November 11-Ralph
James, 80, married and father of a
child, has confessed, according to Wayne
County deputies, that he killed Alice
Collier, Is, whose body was found three
weeks ago with the head wedged be-
tween two trees near Telegraph and
Van Born roads in Wayne County.
Oficers said the man, who Is a
laborer, said Alice passed his home on
the night she disappeared and that he
invited her to ride in his automobile.
He said she complied and he made
advances, which the girl resisted. Fear
ing she would report his conduct TO
authorities, the confession said, James
checked her, then wedged her head be-
tween the trees, which grew close to-
gether, 50 that II she regained con-
sciousness she would be unable TO es-
cape. Alice disappeared August 2 and
the body was found october %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
FRANCE VISITS TOMB
Americans Join in Paris Tribute
to World War Troops.

PARIS, November IL QP).-The Amer
lean colony in Paris today joined with
the French in solemn commemoration
mistice. s.
The principal ceremony was at the
Arc d'Triomphe where President Dou-
mergue reviewed procession of World
War troops and placed a wreath on
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Norman Armour, charge d'affaires at
the American embassy here. officially
represented the United States. There
also we're delegations of the American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and
other veteran organizations present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
HELEN SPRAGUE ELECTED
Succeeds Jane Breen as President
of women's Legion Post.

Helen Sprague was elected COM
naander Of Jacob Jones Post. American
Legion, at the annual meeting Of the
post last night at the District Building
succeeding Jane Breen.
Other officers include Elsie Pinney
senior vice commander; Mary z. Welde
Junior vice commander; Gladys Allen
chaplain; Helen Opitz, historian. Ella
Chambers, quartermaSter; Jeanne Coates
Amelia Boberg, color bearers, andEJane
Breen, trustee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
5000 VETERANS GROUPED
IN ARMISTICE PARADE
Rear Admiral Robson Of Naval
Academy Heads Monster Dem
a..t,n4io~ - po14s~.oro

onstration in Baltimore.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, November 11.--More
than 5000 veterans and members Of
the Army and Navy. headed by Rear
Admiral Samuel S. Robson, superin-
tendent Of the Naval Academy, paraded
through downtown Baltimore this morn
ing, the twelfth anniversary Of the
armistice, and attended exercises In
the Memorial Plaza. Richard G. O'Con-
nell, State commander Veterans of For
eign Wars, and Henry S. Barrett Of
the American Legion made the principal
addresses.
Memorial services, held Sunday at
the War Memorial under the auspices
of the American Legion, we're featured
by a plea for patriotism and support of
the Government IN war only II the
issues are clear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
WORKMAN is PRAISED
Current Living Standard Highest
in History, Davis Says.

I'VE are glad that earning capacity
of the American workman has brought
within his reach the highest living
standard ever attained in history"
Secretary of Labor Davis declared in an
address last night at the opening Of
the Sterling Silver Fashion Show.
The show was opened at the willard
Hotel under sponsorship of the Sterling
Gilrersniths Guild of America.
Secretary Davis traced the sterling
Industry from the days of Paul Revere
1sse Of the leading silyersmiths Of
Colonial times. He also expressed the
hope that everybody In the land
would some day have objects Of beauty
fn their homes
Among the guests last night were
Representative and Mrs Clyde Kelly
district Commissioner E. L. Reichelder-
FER. and James s. Taylor Of the Depart
nent of Commerce. The exhibition
I'll last one week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
Smokes Record Cigar.

SEVILLE. November II (P).-Joss
Garcia Naranjo was crowned champion
smoker here yesterday. He pulled dill
gently for five hours on a cigar which
was 1874 inches long and weighed
pound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
Rum Fighters Increased.

BUFFALO. N. Y, November ii (P).--
A feet Of Is new Coast Guard boats
sailed yesterday for the Marblehead-
the rum-chasing boats il that vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
EDITORS NOTE.

EDITORS NOTE.
This Armistice day story is written by
R1rke Simpson, Associated Press Staff
writer, whose series of stories of THE
Unknown Soldier in November, 1921,
won a Pulitzer prize as the outstand-
ing reportorial work of the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11
PRESIDENT LEADS
ARM|ST|CE RITES
Tributes to World War Dead
Paid at Capitol, Arlington
and in Many Functions.

lContinued PROM First Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-11

Correspondent for the Associated Press who
made the fight aboard the DO-X from
Amsterdam to Calshot today on the second
leg Of the sirplane's fight to the United
States.