These articles are from The Evening Star

These articles are from The Evening Star, Washington, D. C., September 23, 1918.

 

ENNIS KREUGER KILLED

One of Four Brothers Wanted on Charge of Evading Draft

OWEN, Wis., September 23—Ennis KRUEGER, twenty years old, one of the four KRUEGER brothers sought by government officials on the charge of being draft evaders, who fought a pitched battle with state guards, secret service men and a civilian posse from their home, near Withee, a week ago, was shot to death about twenty-five miles from her yesterday in a barn, according to United States Deputy Marshal Joseph GANT, who has brought the body here.

One of the KRUEGER brothers is not under arrest. The two other brothers still are at liberty.


Actress Weds Corporal on Stage

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., September 23—Miss Amelia Alice BAKER of London, England, an actress with a company playing at the theater at Camp Forrest, was married yesterday to Corp. Howard KORTH in the presence of the audience. The ceremony was performed on the stage, which was decorated with flags of the allies, the bride standing under a large Union Jack.


ARCHBISHOP IRELAND STILL CLINGS TO LIFE

ST. PAUL, Minn., September 23—Despite two sinking spells through the night, Archbishop John IRELAND still clung to life this morning. After each attack he rallied somewhat, but physicians hold out no hope for his living throughout the day.


ALL CARDINALS WILL BE AT FARLEY FUNERAL

Requiem Mass Celebrated for Dead Prelate—Vast Crowds view Body

NEW YORK, September 23—Cardinal BEGIN, Archbishop of Quebec, will attend the funeral of Cardinal FARLEY at St. Patrick’s Cathedral tomorrow. This announcement by Catholic officials today assured full representation of the North Amerian Cardinalate at the obsequies.

Cardinal O’CONNELL, Archbishop of Boston, celebrated requiem mass for the dead prelate in the cathedral this morning.

At a mass attended by the religious orders of the archdiocese of New York Bishop McDONNELL of Brooklyn was celebrant and the Rev. Joseph A. MUIRY, president of the Fordham University, deacon.

Services planned at the cathedral yesterday afternoon were suspended in order to allow vast waiting crowds to view the body of Cardinal FARLEY, which lay at the front of the high altar.

Throughout the afternoon two double streams of humanity passed through the draped doors of the cathedral and before the Prelate’s bier. At one time the lines outside the building were nearly two miles long.

Tribute to the late cardinal was paid in sermons by local clergymen of other creeds.


REV. RICHARD P. WILLIAMS IS DEAD AT AGE OF 63

Was Resident Canon of Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul—In Ministry Since 1893

Rev. Richard P. WILLIAMS, for the past six years a resident canon of the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, and at one time pastor of Trinity Church of this city, died yesterday at the family home, 3425 Newark street northwest. He was sixty-three years old.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at Bethlehem Chapel, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues. Interment will be at Richmond, Va.

Rev. WILLIAMS was born in New Orleans, La. He was graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1874 and in the following year engaged in business on the New York Cotton Exchange. For the following fifteen years he was identified with that exchange, the produce exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade.

In 1890, he went to Richmond, Va., where he studied for orders and was ordained in 1893 in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of that city. His first appointment was as assistant rector of St. Paul’s Church, where he remained until 1894, when he received a call to the Rectorship of the Church of the Holy Comforter at Montgomery, Ala. From that church he came to Trinity Church in this city and remained there until 1897.

For many years Rev. Mr. WILLIAMS had been archdeacon of Washington. He was appointed a resident canon of the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul in 1911.

Rev. Mr. WILLIAMS was a thirty-second degree Mason and a member of the D. K. E. fraternity. He was also a Phi Beta Kappa.


LIEUT. L. O. BEATON KILLED

Member of U. S. Artillery Unit Battle Victim in France

BALDWIN, Kan., September 23—Second Lieut. Lloyd O. BEATON, member of a field artillery unit has been killed in action in France, according to a letter received by his parents in this city, from the major commanding his battalion.

The major said that two days before he had recommended the officer for promotion to a first lieutenancy and for a distinguished service cross for rescuing a wounded comrade under fire.

Previous to entering the Officers’ Training School at Fort Sheridan Lieut. BEATON was a member of the Kansas City staff of the Associated Press.


GOTOFF MAY RECOVER

Russian Auto Driver, Injured in Race Saturday, Is Recovering

NASHVILLE, Tenn., September 23—Ben GOTOFF, the Russian auto racer, who was seriously injured Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his machine near the finish of the fifteenth mile of the Tennessee sweepstake race, in which he was leading at the state fair, was slightly improved today. Doctors now say he has a fair chance for recovery.

GOTOFF regained consciousness during Saturday night and an operation which was to have been performed yesterday morning was postponed. Examination today revealed a possible fractured skull. He is still unable to make a statement regarding the accident.


Col. MACOMB Now Post Commander

CHARLOTTE, N.C., September 23—Col. Augustus C. MACOMB, lately commander of a regiment at Camp Travis, Tex., has arrived here and assumed command of Camp Greene, as post commander, filling the vacancy created by the death at New York two weeks ago of Col. L. W. V. KENNON.


WASHINGTON MAN BRINGS DOWN FIRST AIRPLANE

Lieut. Jesse O. CREECH Graduated From "Tech" High School With Class of 1915

Lieut. Jesse O. CREECH of 6614 Harlan place, Takoma Park, has received official credit for bringing down his first enemy airplane.

The Washingtonian, with ten other fliers in a unit which was attacked by twenty of the enemy machines on August 15, brought down one of the boche planes in short order. After ten minutes of fighting the American unit brought down six German machines. The only damage the Americans received was one disabled plane.

Lieut. CREECH graduated from "Tech" with the 1915 class and was at Cornell when he entered the first officers’ training camp at Fort Myer in May of last year. He was sent from the nearby camp in Toronto for air service training and was commissioned by the Royal Flying Corps in September, 1917. From Toronto he went to Texas, and, in turn, to England for further training before going to the front with the American air service attached to the British expeditionary force.


USING WOOD FOR TIRES

Holland Invents Substitute to Offset Shortage of Rubber

Because rubber tires are not practically unobtainable in Holland and relatively more bicycles are used in that country than any other in the world, a wooden bicycle tire will be substituted, according to a report received by the Department of Commerce from Netherlands.

A bicycle dealer in the province of Geiderland is said to have invented a tire made of elm wood, which has been tested satisfactorily on the clay and gravel roads of Holland.


Two Die, One Hurt in Aero Mishap

INDIANAPOLIS, September 23—Capt. HAMMOND of the British Royal Flying Corps and C. KINDER of Greenfield, Ind., were instantly killed and Lieut. Roy PICKETS of the Speedway Aviation Field, Indianapolis, was seriously injured, when an airplane in which they were returning to the field from a liberty loan trip to Greenfield went into a nose dive and fell 400 feet while they were preparing to make a landing at the Speedway field last evening.


THIRTY-THREE INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY

Twelve Alleged Recreant Husbands in List Which is Reported to Justice STAFFORD

Thirty-three individuals were accused of crime today in a report by the grand jury to Justice STAFFORD. Twelve indictments were returned against alleged recreant husbands who have left Washington without providing for their families. Joyriding is charged in nine cases, and the use of dangerous weapons in four indictments.

Charged With Non-Support

Those charged with non-support are James BALDWIN, James E. SCOTT, Adolph MARSH, Fred BROWN, Richard CHAMBERS, James E. EISBEY, George Henry JENKINS, Elijah THOMPSON, Jacob BINSKY, George COATES, Nathan M. BELL and Harrison R. HAYWARD.

Taking automobiles without the consent of their owners is alleged against William E. COLE, Clifton WILLIAMS, Leroy MASON, David BARNES, William H. SULLIVAN, Charles COVINGTON, William GREGG, William HAZELOCK and William HICKS.

Assaults with dangerous weapons are charged against McKinley MULLEN, William BROWN, Alonzo BUTLER and Sampel [sic] KING. Others charged are: Thomas F. LANTRY, Lewis O. JONES and Cosmos BARBEE, grand larceny; William F. MILLS, adultery; Thomas H. ADDISON, housebreaking and larceny; Samuel LINE, false pretenses; Thomas F. MASTERSON and Ambrose E. MASON, robbery.


U. S. DELEGATION IN BERN

Appointed to Negotiate With Germany for Exchange of Prisoners

(By The Associated Press)

GENEVA, Saturday, September 21—Members of the American delegation appointed to negotiate with Germany for an exchange of military and civil prisoners arrived at Bern last night. The delegation is composed of John W. GARRETT, minister to the Netherlands; John W. DAVIS, the new ambassador to Great Britain, representing the War Department; Gen. Francis J. KERNAN, representing the Army, and Capt. Henry H. HOUGH, representing the Navy. The German delegates are expected to reach Bern today.

Pourparlors through several members of the Swiss government will begin on Monday and they are expected to last several weeks.

The American Red Cross has received two additional lists of names of American officers and men who are interned in various German camps. Most of them were taken prisoner on the western front in June and July.