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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
Anti-SaIoon League Decides to
Attempt to Cancel Some
Liquor Licenses.
WILL ASK JUDGES TO
PASS ON MEASUREMENTS
Three More Permits Likely to Be
Granted Soon. Making
800 in All.

With a congressional investigation ~
the workings of the excise board loom
ing up a strong proba bility. tho
Washington branch of the Anti-Saloon
League today definitely decided to make
its first appeal 10 the courts to correct
W hat il alleges to have been gross viola
tons Of the law by the Districts excise
officials.
A f. Shoemaker. attorney for the
/ league, probably will early institute
proceedings for review of the boards
decisions. Several methods of getting
the matter into court are under con-
sideration. one is to have warrants
sworn out against dealers whom tn
league believes to have been licensed
Police Court would be the first scene OF
conflict, with the Court of Appeals
passing final judgment
May Ask Certiorari Writ.
Another plan proposed is the writ Of
certiorari by which the boards rec
ords could be taken before the Supreme
Court for review Should this pro-
cedure be resorted to the object would
! be to have the court establish a prin-
ciple under which distances should be
measured in order to determine ~helh-
| err or not the esta blishment of q par
| ticular license is in any or the pro-
hibited zones named in the Jones'
| Works law. .
| 4 decision UNFOLDING the leagues
| contention as to how distances should
| be determined might enable that or
ganization to successfully institute
proceedings for the cancellation Oh
! number of licenses. ii is stated
Still another plan proposed is una,
tof resorting TO an injunction TO compel
the discontinuance OF the business oi
PARTICULAR Hcensee until his right 10
engage in the liquor business mas pe'a
established in court.
| According to Mr.. Shoemaker. the
league believes that the excise boari
granted one hundred or more licenses
either contrary to the letter or .he
spirit of the law. He stated that the
anti saloon forces intend to nSht tho
matter out in the courts.
Plans for Congressional Inquiry.
| In the meantime Mr.. Shoemaker and
Andrew Wilson. president OF the league
| will make plans for asking con-
gressional investigation Of the work
| inys of the board. They have been
| anpointed "A committee by the eNecu-
tive committee of the League. which.
| met yesterday, to undertake this wofn'
as we'll as institute any legal proceed
lngs which they may consider aoSis-
| able.
| indications today are that the excise
| board will grant three more licenses
| within a short time in order to bring
the total number Of saloons in the Dis
trict up to 300. the highest number per
missible Yesterday they granted the
| request of J.. a. and +. A. Miller Tor
permission to file an application, and
Monday, it is expected. they will grant
| two more similar requests.
| About twenty-five former liquor deal
ers who failed to obtain Licenses nave
asked permission to file new applica-
| tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
SAYS RUSSIAN VICTORY
IS GREATEST OF WAR

PARIS, November 6, 4:47
p.m.-Grand Duke Nicholas.
eommander-in-chief of the
Russian forces in the field,
has sent a telegram to Gen.
Joffre, comander-in-chief of
the French forces, saying
the Russians have gained in
East Prussia the greatest
victory since the beginning
of the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
GERMAN MINISTER DENIES
CROWN PRINCE WOUNDED

LONDON, November 6.-According to
:, Central News dispatch from Copen-
hagen, the German minister there,
Count Won Brockdorn RantZau, has
issued statement categorically deny
ing the rumors that the German crown
prince and Prince Albert were either
wounded or killed. He states that both
are IN the best possible health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
PREMIER REPORTS SPAIN
TOCONTlNUE NEUTRALITY

PARIS. November Ga dispatch to
the Havas Agency from Madrid says:
premier Dato declared in the cham
Der of deputies today tThursday) that
Spain would continue to observe the
strictest neutrality and maintain
friendly relations with all the bellig-
erent countries.
~ do not believe Spain will be at
tackled the premier added, but if she
is, we will all give our lives to save
our country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
PERSIA ISSUES NOTICE
OF STRICT NEUTRALITY

LONDON, November 6.-An official
statement issued here last night says
that Persia has presented to all the
powers a note announcing her strict
neutrality.
The statement says that Persia, now
that the confiagration has extended to
her territory has renewed her aSSur-
ances of strict neutrality, and has ask
ed for the good offices of Great Britain
to prevent the neutral soil of Persia
from becoming a theater of war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
Democrats Control in Nebraska.

OMAHA. Neb.. November 6. = The
omaha Bee republican, today comedies
the control of both houses of the Ne
braska legislature to the democrats,
with a likelihood that besides the gov
ernor, the democrats have elected sec
rotary of state, treasurer and attorney
general.
district is still in doubt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
NEWLANDS NOW LEADS.
Returns Receives From 1873 Precincts
Out of 246 in Nevada,

CARSON. New. November 6-Returns
from 1SS precincts out of 246 in Nevada
give for United States senator: New
lands, democrat. 1907: Platt, republican.
1855. This gives Newlands a lead of
~ votes. with approximately $50 to
hear from.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06

Hazebrouck and St OFner. where. II the
Germans can break through. there ls
! a clear road to the coast The battle
here will not be decided for several
days.
| The Amsterdam TELEGRAPH learns
from Sluis. Holland. that the Germans
have retired from the User and that
the Belgians have occupied both banks
of the river. The last VILLAGE evacu-
| ated was Stuyvekenskerke. the troops
| returning from there to Bruges.
The battle is proceeding In the 'ri-
angle of Dixmude,- Rouiers and -1pres,
according to the Amsterdam dlspatch
Many of the inhabitants are LEAVING
toward Holland.
German Right Is Smashed"
Great relief is felt in Dunkirk.
Calais and the neighboring towns and vii
lagos at the retreat of the Germans,
which, the correspondent of the Daily
Mail declares. amounts to nothing less
than a rout. He says:
The German right is smashed Ike a
fallen wineglass. Guns, stores, rifles ana
even the wounded were abandoned IN the
rush from this fatal battlefeid Inc
chance of the Germans was well on the
wane when the fiooding of their posi-
lions came as a climax OF the disaster
There is now left no more than a
remnant of the German force winch met
its fate at the User. Thirty thousand
Germans, say the Belgians. have been
put ont of the fight this line
SAYS Losses Are Over $4,000.
That the Germans have lost heavily
is indicated by another dispatch from
the correspondent of the Times in Pas
de Calais, who sends the following
under THURSDAYS date:
II am credibly informed that the Ger
man losses in the supreme attacks on
the British between Ypres and Lille
are we'll over 10000.
"The fighting is still proceeding. but
its fury has spent itself. The GER
mans were repulsed. but it is rather
early yet to emphasize suggestions OF
German decentralization.
The Germans have issued new
proclamation prohibiting an approach
on the waterways at Bruges. accord
ing to a dispatch from Flushing. Hol-
land to Reuters Telegram Company
I'reSpa ssers are warned that they may
be shot. The dispatch continues:
Heavy guns have been mounted on
the sand dunes along the coast from
the north of Ostend to the Dutch
frontier Trenches have also been dug
in the neighborhood of Heyst, Further
reinforcements have reached the Ger
man fighting line during the present
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
DECLARES NEUTRALITY.
Of us. IN CONFLICT
President Signs Proclamation Re-
garding Turko-English
Belligerency.

President Wilson today signed the
proclamation declaring the neutrality
Of the United States in the conflict be
tween Great Britain and Turkey 1t
IS the same as those issued TO. cover
the conflicts between the other bellig-
erents-
Russia informed the American gov
eminent today through the embassy
at Petrograd that on account of mines
planted to protect Russian territory
the entrance to the CUFFS OF Finland
and Riga were closed to shipping. that
mines have been placed around the
--Aland Islands and in the northern part
of the Baltic sea in a zone from latl-
tude IS degrees so minutes north and
east of the twenty-frst meridian of
longitude.
Officials at the Greek legation here
are waiting with intense interest a
declaration from Bulgaria as to wheth-
er she will side with the Turks or the
allies. or continue her neutrality. 1t is
freely admitted that Bulgaria's sword
in the balance may turn the scales to
war for the rest of the Balkans
g. Greece Not Yet Affected.
s. 1t was pointed out a t the Greek 1ega-
'tion that Turkeys belligerency need
not affect Greece, since the two coun-
tries are not coterIninus and. the dan
ger zones about the Islands of Myte-
Iene and Chios. whose occupation by
Greece has been the chief cause of the
Younk Turks. greater navy movement,
are " ell guarded by allied warships in
Nh. Mediterranean.
1t has already. been stated by Minis
ter Schlieulann. however, that the partic-
ipation of another Balkan state in the
embroglio would mean Immediate war
like action of the Hellenic government
diplomats of the entente powers here
today thought it highly unlikely that
Bulgaria would arm against Russia.
They suggested that the menace of
Roumania's army on her northern
frontier was likely to be a greater In
renttve for peace than any secret alli-
hnce with the porte could be for war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
j. S. MARINES AT BEIRUT
State Department Slow to Credit Re.
port Received by Paris
Temps.

PARIS, November 6.-The Temps has
received a report stating that Ameri-
can marines have been landed at Bel
rut Syria, for the protection of Ameri-
can interests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06

American Red Cross headquarters to-
day prepared a large quantity of hos
pital supplies for shipment to Germany.
dam, sailing from New York TUESDAY
The shipment includes $1,000 pounds of
absorbent cotton. 5000 yards OF meii-
lcated sauZe. 80. bandages and twenty
large cases nf hospital garments.
II is directed that one third of this
supply will 90 L" the American Red
Cross hospital in Munich, which is in
charge of Drs Franz and Sophie Nord-
hoff-Juns, formerly OF Washington.
Colin Herrle to Go to Belgium.
Colin Herrle is to leave for Belgium
next week with the commission selected
by the Rockefeller Foundation to In
vestigate the conditions in Belgium ard
determine upon relief measures.
Mr.. Herrle, who lives at I2y Masss-
chusetts avenue northeast, is one OF
the Red Cross disbursing officers and
has just returned from a commission
of investigation in China
Miss Nable 7. Boa rdman. chairman
or the relief committee OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross, explained the methods
OF distributing relief employed by the
Red Cross at u meeting of the Git,
Club in Baltimore last night.
Contributions to the Red Cross ua-.
relief fund transmitted through The
Evening Star are hereby acknowledged
+. NJ. t.. $40. and Ellen K. Branden-
burg, SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
MAY PICK COMMISSION
ON PLAZA TOMORROW
President Probably to Confer With
Attorney General Before
Action.


II was stated this morning at the
White House that the members of the
/ Capitol plaza commission - Will prpb-
ably be announced tomorrow. A NUM-
Der of applications for positions on
the mission have been filed AMI
forwarded to the Department of JUS
tice. 1t is thought probable that be
fore announcing the names the Presi-
dent will have a conference with At
torney General Gregory.
There are many matters to be con
sidered in connection with these appli-
cations. The law establishing the com
mission establishes number of re-
quirements which would preclude any
further delay in the settlement of
these cases on account of charges
of undue favoritism in the settlement
OF some OF the claims, was the case
in the first appraisement of the prop
erty.
Requirements for Appointees.
The three members of this commits
sion must not have any claim in any
of the property. own any stock in any
corporation in any of the property or
have had connections with any bank or
corporation having any interest in the
property through loan or otherwise.
And, above all. they must not be debt
ors or creditors to any one having any
interest In the property, and no mem
bers of the commissioners families can
have had any interest in the property
which is to be appraised. To these
qualifications the commissioners must
| file oath.
| In the first part of the year. when
| the matter was much discussed in Con-
gress. the President received a commit
tee of the claimants and listened tn
their appeals for aid from him. which
would result IN an early consideration
and settlement OF the whole case.
President to Rest Uutil Tuesday
| The President is planning to take a
rest until Tuesday and has cancelled
oil engagements until then. He vii,
give his attention to such matters az
are urgent
Ihere were number of callers AZ the
W mite House this morning discussine
me recent elections with Secretar ~
! Iumulty. They all declared thai
| wherever democrat was elected II was
with larger vote than was ever before
returned Where the republicans won
II was pointed out, the Wilson policies
were not considered, but rather locaJ
| questions. '''''
Senator ollie James was with secre.
tary Iumulty for some time this morn.
ing, going over the democratic situa.
! ton. s''oa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
WILL SHIP HOSPITAL
SUPPLIES TO GERMANY
Cotton, Bandages and Garments to
Be Sent by Red Cross Next
Tuesday.

The Star will receive. ackuowi-
edge and transmit to thc A,nesi
can Red Cross contributions rrorl
the public toward tho work tc hr
undertaken by tim: organization
In connection NTH the wnr
abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06

INSIST that the men who ase Joining the
French army following the sew leVles
are especially fit. well trained, KUN OF
initiative and become quickly baStle
seasoned The French reserve ofncers
also are declared to be generally more
skilled than the Germans -. .' --
The violent German attacks at Arras
indicate. it is thought, that another at
French forces similar to the effort
October Fl, which failed because the
French obtained early Information of
the German plans
4 dispatch from Boulogne says that
theattsseks were made by two columns,
= ono from Lens and the other from
Z pouai, which Joined at Bailleul tseven-
teen miles northwest of Lille). The DIS
patch continues: .
""rhe French had evacuated the viii
la-es north of Arras and kept their
troops carefully concealed in the city
Fired On From Houses.
f. The Germans. expecting no opposi-
ron marched into the suburb of st.
/ Nicholas, with bands playing and colors
flying. Suddenly fire was opened from
th.. houses rs the enemy debouched
onto the bridge over the Scarpe-
"A battalion guard with fixed
bayonets dashed forward, hoping TO es-
cape into the city. but French Dragons
unexpectedly appeal red. Caught be-
tween quick frers and the sabers OF
the cavalry, the guardsmen threw
down their arms while the troops be-
hind them beat hasty retreat
Meanwhile n French aviator drop
ped bombs, destroying the track be-
hind an armored train which was fol-
lowing the columns. on the train was
found siXteen-inch gun, which was
being transported in sections and ac-
companied by number of engineers
from Krupps."
Says Lille Is Burning.
The correspondent nf the Daily News
in the immediate north of France, under
date OF Thursday. telegraphs as fol-
lows:
The main fighting is now proceeding
farther south. around Armentieres, and
on the frontier line Il few miles east of
Nieppe Lille is burning and battered.
The allies have been in and out of the
city. and our shells set the town afire
at the western end. If We cannot
pound the enemy out we must drive
him toward Flanders with fame and
smoke.
Kaiser Directs Forces.
Tt is reported that Emperor William.
with his staff is directing the whirl-
wind from Journal, Belgium. with Bou-
logne and Calais as the objective, via
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
Promises to Retire to Private
Life if Action Will Elm
/: mate Carranza.
HIS STATEMENT CHEERED
i BY PEACE CONVENTION
Provisional President Gutierrez
Agrees to Proclaim Guarantees
Demanded by the u S.

Gen. Villa has formally notified the
of his Willingness to resign command
of his troops and retire to private life
if that is necessary to bring about the
elimination of Gen. Carranza.
The convention. according to official
reports received here today. received
Villa s communication with a tumult of
applause. No action was taken on 1t
pending the report of a commission
which went to Puebla to notify Car
rama of the selection of Gen. Gutierrez
provisional president
Villas statement is in answer to the
stlpulationS of Gen. CarranZa that with
his own retirement, Villa and Zapata
should be eliminated from military au-
thority.
Defines Carranza'S Position.
According to reports from American
Consul Silliman. resistance by Car
rama of the conventions orders will
depend on the attitude of Gen. Pablo
Gonzales, commander of the division
of the east, He is at Queretaro with
several thousand troops and indications
are that he will remain loyal to Car
rama.
mander of the division of the north
west, it is believed by officials here,
may have an important bearing on the
situation, as Oregon had declared his
loyalty to the convention and will en-
deavor to persuade CarranZa not to
plunge Mexico into another civil war.
Five thousand Villa troops were in
vited TO Aguascalientes by the conven-
ton to guard the city. according to to-
days dispatches. Gen. Gonzales had
assumed a threatening attitude at his
headquarters a hundred miles south of
Aguascalientes.
Thereupon the delegates telegraphed
Villa to send a force to defend the city
against attack. No fighting had taken
place when today'S report was dis
patched. both sides awaiting the out
come of the conferences at Puebla.
Comedies Guarantees Asked by U. S.
Gutierrez has stated to American
agents that as soon as he Is sworn In
as provisional president he will issue
the proclamation giving the guarantees
desired by the United States before
Withdrawing its forces from Vera Cruz.
Villa has agreed to support Gutierrez in
enforcing the proclamation which Car
rama declined to issue.
High officials here. however, said to-
day that such q proclamation would
not be sufficient to bring about the
American evacuation while the forces
to Carranza, is in command Of the state
of Vera Cruz Should Villa send
force to that vicinity and demonstrate
that his troops are able to back I'D the
guarantees American troops then
might be withdrawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
Tbe' Sunday Star
In the Special Features Section

III Tie Special T'edluTeS SeCI1OI
Central American Commerce Upset by
the War
Central America has been almost lost sight Of
tho discussion OF the reflex effect of the European
Charles M Pepper writes of interesting phases OF
the situation
The Deadly Torpedo
Already torpedoes have played important
i'll the European The article tells how they operate
and what seems to be human intelligence
Uncle Sans Commercial Scouts Will
Work Abroad
In an interview with A1bertus H. Baldwin the first
of the corps of commercial attaches of American
embassies, Ashmun Brown describes the latest
to boost trade abroad
London Fears Zeppelin Raids
A correspondent i'll London tells how the whole
city taking precautions to insure itself against damage
by German aircraft
In the Sunday Magazine
loyalty"
Roy Norton contributes another OF series OF
render.
"Holding Down Congressmans Job"
James Hay jr- tells number of surprising things
about work OF representative OF the people in the
lower House
"Some Guesses on RUBY
OF course it is Sewen Ford story. More than that
Torchy, the rrepresslble red-headed office
These Are But Few of the Features
You Will Find Next Sunday in
THE SUNDAY STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06
London Fears Zeppelin Raids

A CORE respondent i'll London tells how the whole
city IS taking itself against damage
by German aircraft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-06

In an interview with Albertus II. Baldwin the
of the new corps of commercial attaches OF Ameri
embassies, Ashmun Brown describes the latest mo
ment to boost trade abroad.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-29

very strong, and the last years growth
vigorous, four canes of IL buds each
could be saved. If pruned to short
spurs, the same vine should be left
with "a spurs of two buds each.
A very little study and practise will
make grape-pruning easy.
The grape is seldom killed by prun-
ing after the sap begins to flow, though
1t Is far better to prune early.
The weaker the growth the more
severe the pruning should be. II last
years canes are only six to twelve
buds long, do not leave more than one
bud to each spur, but il the canes
make so buds, do not leave more than
three. For most vines a total of 80
buds will produce good crop, and in
sure the continued vigor Of the vine,
says the Southern Agriculturist.
In arbors, try to get the new wood
on the sides rather than on the top. AS
the new growth lengthens train 1t up
over the top of the arbor, and next
winter, in pruning, cut the new growth
back to two buds.
Never leave more than one spur at a
place; the spurs should be at least
eight inches apart, better ten inches.
Grapes must have heavy pruning for
best results.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-29
WOOD ASHES FOR THE, TREES
When Applied Around Young Trees
Early In Spring They Are Found
Excellent Fertilizers.

Save your wood ashes. IL you are
burning oak wood your ashes will be
rich with potash, although the fir
ashes contain considerable potash.
These ashes, according to Better
Fruit, should be kept so that they
are not leached out. When applied
around young trees early in the
spring they are found to be excellent
fertilizers. There is something about
them that seems to be especially
suited to tree growth and they often
seem to stimulate a growth which is
greater than the food value of the
ashes would seem to indicate.
The ashes can be applied around
the trees in the early spring. A quart
of them to young tree would be
sufficient. 1t is much better than to
heap up large amounts around the
trees. 1t is even better to SOW the
ashes broadcast. We are very waste
full of what fertilizing materials we
secure on our farms. All material
should be saved. 1t is better to haul
out the manure from the barns as
soon as 1t accumulates. Do not let 1t
stand around the barns where 1t be-
comes leached.
Hen manure is very rich in nitrogen
and all of this should be reserved for
use on the strawberry bed, vegetable
garden or the old orchard. 1t should
be used in moderate amounts, as it is
a very strong stimulant.