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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18
GEN. G0RGAS IN LONDON
Honors Planned for Man Who Made
Panama Canal Possible

LONDON, March 1a-Brig. Gen. Will
lam Crawford Gorgas. surgeon general
Of the United States army has arrived
mere after a three-month Investigation
Of sanitary conditions in South America
He declared that "the health problems of
South Africa are by no means so com.
plex or difficult as those successfully me!
IN the Panama canal zone"
Gen. Gorgas is to make only "A brief
stay In England but the program of EN-.
;srtainment projected for him by public
and private hosts is very extensive. One
" the chief functions is to he banoue,
by the British medical profe ssion etc
mark British professional appreciation OF
the splendid work achieved by Gen
Sorsae and his two assistants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18
Southern Publishers Praise Wilson

ATLANTA, Ga. March Reimbursement
Of the administration of President Wilson
was given today in a resolution adopted
by the Southern Newspaper Publishers
Association at the closing days meeting
Of the organizations annual convention
F. w. r. Human OF the Florida Times
Union, Jacksonville, was elected presi-
dent Of the association for the coming
year. Other officers Selected were w. L.
Halstead OF the Atlanta Constitution.
vice president, and William Clemens OF
the Birmingham News. secretary. Ashe-
vile, n. c.. was chosen as the meeting
place for the 1915 convention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18

plusage. sufficient for the steady advance
ment Of the cultural well-being Of the
people. From both viewpoints American
standards are among the highest in the
millions in Asia. yes, even in Europe,
who are starved physically on scant food
and spiritually from an ent..'e lack Of
contact with the fruits of modern ciyiliza-
late themselves as being among the most
fortunate nations on earth.
Several services for effective aid in the
expansion Of American markets are
maintained by the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce. They are all
f1rst-hand Information concerning condi-
tons of production, consumption and dis
tribution throughout the world, the prep
aration of this data for ready use and
its dissemination among the country
business men.
The field work done directly under the
| supervision Of the bureau makes the
greatest appeal te
Field Work Of the Imagination
c,,,4 1-..4 This work is per.
| ufeat Interest. formed by a corps
| OF specially trained experts, men who
move from land to land. delving unde,
the surface of foreign industrial and
trade conditions, seeking out the ad.
vantages and the weaknesses of the for.
eigner, and endeavoring to make an In.
innate survey of the resources, skill an6
organization with which he is DEVELOPING
his commerce for the information and
fore-arming Of the American competi.
tors. The work Of these agents in the
commercial field closely resembles tina,
of the military attache. 1t is the same
continual estimation OF the strength oil
| adversaries, the same defensive effort te
keep them from gaining ground upon the
land at home.
The agents are detailed by the bureau t.
| investigate special industries Of interest tt
| American business. Everything connect
ed with the factors of production ane
consumption in such industries Is studied
| throughout the countries of the world
and the completed report, the bureaus
trade monograph, placed in the hands Of
| those engaged in the manufacture o.
trade in the class Of articles under in
vestigation constitutes a full manual o,
strategy for the guidance Of their at
| lacks upon world markets.
sumption in the cotton industry has beer
studied by commercial agents. Condi
lions in this trade have been investigat
J ed in Canada, Europe. Africa Turke!
and the far east. Surveys of the pro
duction and commerce in edible oils ant
Of the employment OF the by-products o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18
FIGHTING FOR
FOREIGN TRADE.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

Empires of history have crushed rival
peoples, broken their forces for inde-
pendent development. and brought them
under ever widening sway through
| superior armies and techniques of war
fare. In all likelihood great wars Of
conquest by fire and sword are over.
The struggle for progressive existence
has become all too keen to permit the
employment Of such bungling. round
about means for the winning Of a ma
tional advantage. And the advantages
sought by nations today are more vital
than those Of conquest striven for by
the empires of yesterday. With their
achievement is bound UP the welfare OF
all country's people; probably, more,
their very survival will be dependent
upon success or failure in the economic
conflict of nations which began to be
clearly defined with the opening or the
present century.
Strategic plans for this country's
moves in the great international strug-
gle will be worked out in the Depart
ment of Commerce. 1t Is largely upon
the efficiency and energy OF this brancn
Of the government that the guidance or
American business to dominance of the
worlds trade will depend. Other fac
tors for the winning of this dominance
are present, such as stores OF raw
materials. forestry and asrlcuitura!
products, water power, inventive and
business genius of the people and a
great network Of lines of internal COM
! munication, railways, waterways and
roads.
The Importance Of the struggle has al
ready been made manifest in the bitter
clash of
Clash Between G erman
Germany and England. i N inter
ests Fiercely contested markets have been
the battleflelds, wherein interest and often
capital have been freely wagered in ef-
forts to wrest the advantage from the
other. Starvation wages and unemploy
ment have been the by-products of de-
feats. and, today, thousands of artisans
are out Of work and upon the streets in
Britain who can place the responsibility
for their wretchedness directly to the
score of the wonderful commercial sue
cesses of the Germans.
That Germany's competition with Eng
| land in the manufacture Of steel and
cloth has put a greater strain upon the
| vitality Of her national life than half
dozen Boer wars could have done has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18
TELEPHONE ACHIEVEMENTS


In no line of human endeavor has the inventive
brain of the scientist contributed more to the worlds
progress than by the creation Of art OF telephony
of which the Bell System is the embodiment
When the telephone was born, nothing analogous
to telephone service as we now know it existed.
There was no tradition guide experience to fol-
low.
The SYSTEM the apparatus, the methods-an en-
tire new art had to be created The of electrical
engineering did not exist The Bell pioneers, reeog-
nizing that depended upon the highest engi
neering and technical skill, at organized an ex-
peri1nental and research department. which is now
directed by staff of $50 engineers and scientists,
including former professors postgraduate students,
scientific investgators-he graduates Of over 70 uni
versities
From its foundation the company has continu-
ously developed the New improvements in tele-
phones switchboards lines cables, have followed one
another with remarkable rapidity.
With each successive type of apparatus to the
superficial observer suggested similarity, each step in
the evolution marked decided Improvement. These
changes this evolution have not only been continu-
ous but are continuing Substantially all of the plant
now in use, including telephones, switchboards,
cables and wires, has been constructed, renewed or
reconstructed in the past years.
Particularly in switchboards have the changes
been so radical that installations costing in the aggre
gate millions have frequently been discarded after
only few years of use.
Since 1877 there have been introduced 50 types
and styles of receivers and 70 types and styles of
transitters Of the 100000 telephone receivers
and transmitters owned by the Bell Company Janu-
airy I, 1914, were in prior to 1902 while the
average age is less than five years.
Within years we have expended for construc-
ton and reconstruction amount more than equal
to the present book value of entire plant.
Long distance and underground transmission
was the most formidable scientific problem confront
ing the telephone experts.
The retarding effectof the earth on the telephone
current often impaired conversation through mile
underground as much through 100 miles overhead
Overhead conversation had its distinct limitations
No possible improvement in the telephone trans
1nitter could of itself solve these difficulties.
The solution only found in the cumulative
effect of improvements, great and small, in tele-
phone transtter line, cable, switchboard and every
other piece of apparatus plant required in the
transmission of speech.
While the limit of commercial overhead talking
had increased from strictly local to 1000 miles
as early as 1893, until 1905 that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18

ton could be had over 1ong-distance circuits of
which as much as miles was in underground cables.
BY 1906 underground talking distance had increased
to 90 miles. By 1912 it was possible to talk under
ground from New York to Washington.
It was then that the construction of underground
conduits from Boston to Washington determined
upon-not that it expected to get through
underground talk between those places, but in of
storm BLIZZARD to utilize intermediate sections in
connection with the overhead.
Our persistent study and incessant experimental
ton have produced results remarkable still.
We have perfected cables, apparatus and meth
DDS that have obstacles heretofore regard
ed nsuperabe both to long distance overhead and
underground conversation.
Underground conversation is now possible be-
tween Boston and Washington, four times the length
of the longest European underground line. This
abled the Bell System in the recent great storm, so
destructive on land and sea- to maintain communica-
ton for the public between all the principal points
the Atlantic seaboard
Telephone communication is established between
New York and Denver, is potentially possible be-
tween all points in the United States and by 1915
will be an accomplished fact between New York and
San Francisco.
In of methods apparatus,
mitted to system. We own control or have
the right inventions necessary operate any
system recognized accepted as the most efficient.
The Bell System must always recognize, and in its
selection must always be governed by the necessities
of national service, with its complex requirements,
which is infinitely exacting than local limited
service.
These achievements represent vast expenditures
of money and immense concentration of effort which
have been justified by results of mmeasurable benefit
to the public. No local company unaided could bear
the financial scientific burden of this work Such
results possible only through centralized gen.
eral staff, avoiding wastefu duplication of effort,
working out problems common to all, for the benefit
of all.
The pioneers of the Bell System recognized that
telephone service they it, in the broadcast
public utility; that upon them rested public
obligation give the best possible service at the most
reasonable consistent with risk investment and
the continued improvement and maintenance Of the
property.
Without this expenditure of millions and concen-
tration of effort the telephone art it exists could
not have been developed
What we have done in working out these great
problems in the past should be accepted as guaran
tee of what we will do in the future.
THEO. N. L.AIL, President
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-15
.P(lNS Of SURRENDER Of CITY
Of MEXICO ARE WORKED OUT

tary Bryan gave out the following
last night:
"A dispatch from the Brazilian
minister. City of Mexico, reports
that Provisional President Carbajal,
having departed from the capital, the
governor of the federal district as
sumed authority and entered into an
agreement with General Obregon for
the occupation of the capital. The
agreement provided for the with
drawal OF the federal forces to a place
to be agreed upon, whereupon the
constitutiona1ist forces would enter.
"As soon as General Obregon oc-
cupies the capital, Governor IturbiIe
is TO deliver the authority of the po-
lice force to the constitutional author
tiles. the police to enjoy all guaran-
tees.
General Obregon's army is to en-
ter the city in perfect order and the
inhabitants are not to be molested in
any way. Punishment will be visited
upon any soldier or civilian who does
violence to any resident, and no mill
tary officer is at liberty TO demand
or obtain anything from private indi-
viduals without express authority
from the general in chief
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-15
Primary Registration
Closes August 10th

1t having been called to the atter-
ton of Attorney General Thatcher
that in some OF the counties the reg
istration officers have published no.
on August 10Th for those wishing to
vote at the primaries and in other
counties the notice reads that regis
tration for the primaries will close on
the 2lst OF August, Attorney General
Thatcher this morning sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the various dis
trict attorneys:
1T is my opinion that registration
for the primaries should close on
August 10th. Kindly notify all regis
try agents in your county,
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-15

through London, but the delay is also
very great. Dispatches which left
Paris early yesterday are being re-
ceived with a delay of from fifteen
to seventeen or more hours, and
other Paris dispatches have suffered
evn greater delay in transmission.
There is absolutely no direct COM
munication with Germany OF Austria
by any routing, A few censored dis
patches are coming through via
London and these are re-censored
tor transmission out of England
The Associated Press has been
making every effort to communicate
with Germany through the wireless
companies operated from New York.
On Sunday message was sent to
he Berlin bureau of the Associated
Press and the wireless company noti-
ted us that it had been received in
Germany, but since then only frag-
signals have been exchanged
over that system.
Inability to secure wireless commu-
ncation with Germany since the
cutting off of the direct German cable
at the outbreak of the war and the
increasing rigor of London censor
ship still further obscures what has
actually transpired within the mill
t&rv zone.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-15
Nevada at Last Has
a Dependable Map

Through the courtesy of Senator
NeWlands the newspapers, public Of
fees and hundreds of individuals have
been furnished with a new wall map
of Nevada, 30x42 in size.
The map is the product of the de-
partment of the interior, whose en-
gineers, topographists and draughts-
men have been working on it for
the past two or three years, with the
result that it is undoubtedly the best
map of Nevada that has ever been is
sued
All the new towns, mining camps
and roads are correctly indicated and
III the lower corner the towns of
Reno, Carson, Winnemucca, Elko,
Ely, Tonopah and Goldheld and Col
umbia are shown and laid off in
blocks, with an index giving the loca-
ton Of public buildings and other
points of interest In all it is the
most comprehensive map Of the stale
the Appeal has ever seen and it takes
pleasure i'll thanking Senator New
lands and the department for its re-
ceival. 1t is probable that any one
can obtain copy of the map by adj
dressing Senator Newlands or the de-
partment of the interior at Washing
ton. 1t should be in the hands of
every prospector, farmer and mer-
chant.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-15

WASHINGTON, Aug. l5.-At-
though there has been no formal ex-
preston from administration officials
it has become known that President
Wilson and Secrtary Bryan are op-
posed to the floating of any loans in
the United States for the benefit OF
any of the beligerent powers in
Europe.
Both the president and Bryan have
studied the situation arising out of
the inquiry OF J. p. Morgan & Co. as
to what would be the attitude of the
administration in case certain bank
ing interests which had approached
them, should try and float loan for
the French government.
Bryan would not discuss the SUBJ
Ject, referring inquirers to the bank
rrs for information. Later when a
statement issued by the Morgan COM
pany was shown Bryan, he said: 1--WE
have so announcement 10 make"
Persons close to the administration
said there probably would be no ex-
pnession ON the subject on account of
a desire not to offend, even by infer
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-15
SERBS CLAIM TO HAVE DRIVEN
AUSTRIANS BACK FROM BORDER
ACERASSOC|ATED PRESS Says
LITTLE NEWS GETS OUT Of EUROPE

That but very little truthful war
news is leaking out of Europe and
that what does get out is either rig
idly censored or highly colored by
interested parties IS evident from a
statement sent out few dals ago by
Melville +. Stone, genera! mana ger
Of the Associated Press His state
ment tells what has been done to the
tolls cables and telegraphs in Europe
and despite the splendid equipment
which his association possesses it is
only able to get the most meager
news. His statement dated from
New York, follows:
Advices to the Associated Press
from London state that an increas-
ingly rigid censorship is being impos-
ed on all matter from Brussels. This
increases the delay on such dispatches
as are allowed to come through.
The French Cable company, which,
except those with terminals in the
British islands, is the only direct
line to Europe now in opration, has
given notice that the congestion on
its lines is such that all messages are
subject to minimum delay OF for
ty-eight hours.
In an effort to avoid this delay, di-
rect dispatches of the Associated
Press from Paris are being routed
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-15
Heavy Traffic
Following Opening

PANAMA, Aug. l5.-The opening
of the Panama canal today to the
traffic of the world will be followed
Sunday by four merchant vessels en-
tering the waters of the canal at the
same time, two of them making the
trip from the Atlantic and two from
the Pacific end
These vessels will be the Pleiades
and Pennsylvania, from the south,
and the Arizonian and the Missourian,
from the north. Following the steam
er Ancon, which will officially open
the canal, the Arizonian and the Mis-
sourian will be locked into Gatun
lake, where they will remain until
tomorrow morning, when they will
proceed through the canal. Early
Sunday morning the Pleiades and
Pennsylvania will go to Pedro Mig
uel, where they will meet the two
other liners, and the four will be lock-
ed through at the same time.
1t is understood that it is the plan
OF the canal officials to show the facil-
ity with which the canal can handle
traffic.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-15
DEPRECA7E FLOATING FOREIGN
LOAN IN THE UNITED STATES

ence, the French government. which
happened to be mentioned.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-J. p. Nor
gan & Co. announced last night they
had not been requested by the French
government to negotiate a loan here.
but had been approached on the sub
ject by private interests, and that
they would not care to entertain the
matter should there be the slightest
doubt on the part of the state de-
partment OF propriety OF negotiating
such loan.
We have not been asked by the
French government to make loan,
reads the announcement, but we have
been approached by private interests
to know whether we would entertain
negotiating loan for the French gov
ernment in case the government
should desire such a loan.
1T was stated to us that if the loan
should be made it would be for the
purpose of creating a credit in the
American market, the proceeds OF
which would be used to buy American
products for the French people and
that no part of the credit would be
used for gold exports
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-15
Germans Concentrating Troops for
Big Battle Waterloo May Be
Scene of Conflict-Liege Forts
Still Intact, Though Under Heavy
BOmbardment

LONDON, Aug. 15., 1:30 p. M
The Serbs claim to have repulsed
400, 900 Austrians on the frontier
near Tekia.
Reports state that the Austrian
losses were very heavy. They sue
ceeded in crossing the Save, but were
unable to cross the Danube
The Italian troops are massing to
assist the Serbs.
The Germans are still hammering
away at Liege and rushing heavier
guns to the front.
The Germans are concentrating
their forces for a great battle with
the allied armies, and Waterloo may
be the scene of the conflict.
The Belgian war Office claims vic
tory at every point. notwithstanding
the advance of the Germans.
Every days delay lays Germany
open to the arrival of the allied re-
Inducements.
The Russian army will soon be in
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-15

MEXICO CITY, Aug. l5.-The
capital passed AN ,eNpectant but quiet
day await ing the incoming constitu-
tional army.
The plan for the dissolution OF the
federal army calls. for the delivery
of all arms and munitions to the con-
stitutionalists, which seemingly indi-
Gates that if it is complied with
there will be no fear Of a counter
revolution on the part of the federal
army.
The army will be distributed along
the Mexican railway in the towns be
tween the capital and Puebla. The
new minister of war will designate
constitutionalist officer to receive
the surrender of each battalion. The
fare OF the federals to their home
towns will be paid by the constitu-
tionalists.
A commission composed of fou-
onstitutionalists last night met Cen
eral Velasco, minister of war under
President Carbajal, to arrange the
taking over OF the Notifications at
Cuitilan and Tlalepantla.
WASHINGTON Aup 1S-Spcre-
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-15
Japan Will Play Fair

LONDON, Aug. 15.-The Daily
Telegraph learns from a diplomats
correspondent that the Japanese gov
ernment intends to carry out to the
full its obligations under the Anglo
Japanese treaty. The correspond
ent says that the Japanese navy has
put to sea. and will cooperate with
the British feet in taking effective
action against the enemy's ships IN
the Paciflc.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-15
PerilS of Pauline
Feature Tonight

Tonight the Grand presents the
eighth startling episode of the Perils
of Pauline. In this number you will
find one thrill after another all the
way. See Pauline's predicament;
see Harry get the warning; see the
coming of the goddess; the Indian
trail by orarcle; see the terrible dam
gers encountered by Harry and
Pauline; see Pauline's sensational es-
cape.
How dos- Pauline escape?
(Two-Reel SpeciaD-Old Reliable
-Vita,)-This photoplay introduces
a very beautiful character "Old Reli-
able portrayed by Van Dyke Booke,
who made of it such a lovable old
fellow, in his tribulations, that one
almost forgets it is a picture.
Throughout the play there is a cer-
tain something that gets a hold on
us that We cannot break away from.
1t is enjoyable and the finale bears
with it a lesson and moral that is
wholesome. Among the cast are the
old favorites Leo Delany, Norma
Talmadge, Julia Swayne Gordon and
Anders Randolf
Pathe Weekly-Full OF interesting
items
Never Shrink-An interesting num-
Der with good photography and is en-
tertaining
Wifey's. Visit ,Home-(Bio.)-A
farce comedy which is full of funny
situations. Plenty of action makes
this pleasing feature. Tonight
prices Is and Is cents.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-15
Popular Italians Marry

This morning Cupid Patterson IS
sued marriage license to Victorio
Gianni, aged %, and Silvia Andreom,
age 2o Shortly after the couple yis-
tied the parsonage of the Catholic
church. where Rev. Father Garland
united thep1 in the bonds of matri-
mony. The newly-weds are popular
in Carson's Italian quarter and in
honor of their marriage their many
friends are rendering them general
reception.