Evening star., 1914-10-24
THE WEEK
Epitome of Events Ending OctO-
her "a, 1914.
EUROPEAN WAR.

EUROPEAN WAR.
Turkey declined to discharge the Ger
man crews of the two cruisers bought
from Germany by the porte. Thou
sands of Belgians took refuge in Hol-
land and England. The home of Pres!-
dent Poincare of France, at Sampigny
sur-Meuse. was wrecked by German
bombs. payment of $60O,0O 1000 was
made on the German war loan. Losses
OF the allies in killed, wounded and
missing were estimated by German
military experts at 100000. Duke Err
nest August, son-in-law of the kaiser.
was reported missing; Prince Maximil-
nan OF Hesse was found by French
troops Killed by revolver shots.
Military Operations.
The battle in Belgium and northern
France, reckoned the greatest of the
war, continued to rage, with neither
side gaining a decisive advantage.
British warships off the Belgian coast
took part in. the fighting, shelling the
Germans. Berlin reports that German
troops are pursuing retreating Rus
slams in direction of Ossowitz, Poland,
While from Petrograd it is reported
saw Is broken. Austrian troops claim
TO have driven Russians from Hungary
with gains in Galicia. Japan occu-
pied pied' FOR military purposes" the Ger
other Pacific islands; one German
cruiser sank herself in harbor at Jaluit,
Marshall Islands, and another was cap
tured. The Japanese cruiser Takachiho
was sunk by a mine. off kiachow bay.
with loss of 271 officers and men. An
Austrian submarine was sunk in the
Adriatic by French cruiser.
Situation in United States.
The tank steamer Brindilla, recently
changed to American registry; the tank
steamer Rockefeller, always under
American registry, and the tank steam
er Platuria, also recently changed to
American registry, were seized leaving
American ports by British ships of
war: the Rockefeller was promptly re-
leased on representations from the
ings began in Halifax against the Brin-
dilla; the State Department protested
the seizure of both the Brindilla and
the Platuria. An American commission,
composed of Americans in London and
Brussels, by general agreement under
took relief measures for starving Bel
gians Sir George Paish and Basil
Blackett, representing the British ex-
chequer. conferred with the American
administration regarding international
trade relations.
NATIONAL.
President Wilson. in a letter, ex-
pressed his appreciation of the pub
lie services of the present Congress in
enactment of desired legislation. The
President urged the "humanizing of
the law" in an address before the
American Bar Association, presided
over by former President Taft. Eu-
deavor to adjourn Congress was de-
feated by f1libustering of advocates OF
cotton relief legislation; the President
asked for passage of the cotton ware
house bill and amendments to the cur
rency law before adjournment. The
war emergency revenue bill passed
Congress; the President signed the bill
opening the coal fields of Alaska The
hearing ended before the Interstate
commerce commission on the appeal of
eastern railroads for higher freight
rates. Directors of the federal re-
serve banks voted to delay operations
of the new currency system until No
vembei' 80; the President advocated
early opening of the banks. Secretary
McAdoo of the Treasury Department
suggested November l6 for opening
day, and the federal reserve board in
dicated its purpose to operate the new
system at the earliest possible date.
George G. Thomson, answering a news
paper advertisement, received ap-
pointment by Mayor Mitchell as third
deputy commissioner of charities of
New York city. Mrs. Florence C. Car
man was put on trial on charge of
numbering Mrs. Louise Bailey, shot to
death mysteriously in the Office of the
| husband of the accused. physician at
Freeport, n. Y. Among those who died
during the week were: The Very Rev.
I! Order of Mesdames of the Sacred
Heart; Capt. r. E. Lee, youngest son OF
the, great Confederate war leader.
FOREIGN.
The American Federation of Catholic
Societies appealed to the State Depart
| ment for protection of the Catholic
| clergy and church in Mexico against
outrages by the revolutionary party.
Pancho Villa. head of the revolutionary
troops in northern Mexico. was report
ed menacing the peace conference at
Aguascalientes with force of 10000;
| the United States troops at Vera Cruz
were reported on the eve OF with
| drawal on receipt of acceptable guar
| antees from the revolutionary govern
| ment. Gen. Julio A. Rocha, twice presl-
dent of Argentina, died at Buenos aires.
| Berlin reported a plan of the BRUSH
| government to restore deposed King
Manuel to the Portuguese throne, over
| throwing the republic Thousands were
| reported homeless as a result of the
| devastating floods on the kiachow
! peninsula, China.
District of Columbia.
| Maj Charles w. Kutz. Corps of Engi-
neers. United States Army, was desig-
nato1 as Engineer Commissioner to
succeed Col. Chester Harding, transfer
red to Panama. October 81. Frederick
L. Siddons. Commissioner, was nomi-
mated by the President as associate
justice of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia. Former President
Taft, in Washington for the American
Bar Association convention, renewed
| acquaintances and planted a tree at
the Chevy Chase Club. of which he was
a member and where he played golf
during his administration; he called
on President Wilson and entertained
Col. Henry Watterson, editor, at lunch
con. A model insurance law for the
/ District of Columbia was announced
as being prepared by committee of
the American Bar Association. A reso-