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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
LOSS BY FOREST FIRES
KEPT WITHIN 100000
More Than 800, O00, 900 in Timber
Threatened Up to December l,
Forest Service Announces.

Up to December 1,S6.112 fires this
year had threatened the national for
ests of the United States with destruc-
ton of more than s100,000.000 of tim
Der. but, according to preliminary fig
ures announced by, the forest service
today. an actual loss Of only 100000
was sustained.
December 1, 1910, the loss Of timber
in the national forests caused by fires
that year was estimated at S15,000,o00
and the total number of fires was 1000
less than for the same period this year.
That the number of fires this year
carried greater danger to the forests
than any year since the establishment
of the national forests, but resulted in
smaller loss than ever before, Is ex-
planned by the forest service as due to
the efficient work of the protective or
ganization in preventing and extin-
gushing forest fires.
In this connection the forest service
says:
Work of Protective Organization.
"Of the entire 6.112 fires which
threatened the national forests, 81 per
cent were extinguished by the protec-
tive organization before they had COW
cred ten acres. The percentage of
fires that burned over more than ten
acres was smaller than in any previous
year
While etailed reports have not yet
been received appraising the exact loss
to the government through forest fires,
preliminary estimate shows that the
loss of merchantable timber will prob
ably not exceed 100000.
Reports of the fires and damage up
10 December ! indicated that there
southern California and In certain nor
tfons of the national forests of the
east The service says that the total
Tor the year will be increased by fires
In these regions during December The
conditions of drought and other factors
OF forest fire hazard were said to be
worse than in 1910. when the dfsas-
trous Idaho fires occurred
"A long dry season, sustained peri
DDS OF high temperature, recurring
hard and steady winds, and in GER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
JOHN G. GREENAWALT
DROPS DEAD IN OFFICE
Veteran of Civil War and a Principal
Examiner in Pension
Bureau.

John c. Greenawalt, a veteran of
the civil war and principal examiner
of the pension Office. dropped dead in
the Pension office building about 1890
o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Greenawalt was detailed in the
office of the deputy commissioner. He
had been Ill several weeks ago, but
bad returned to duty for the las,
couple of days. He had not complained
10 any of the other employees of feel
ing ill. Mr.. GreenawaIt was about
to leave the building for lunch this
afternoon when he was seen to fall to
the floor.
Employees went to his assistance, but
he died before medical aid could reach
him Death Is believed to have result
ed from heart disease.
Mr. Greenawalt, who resided at 1907
Irving street northwest, was born In
Pennsylvania October "a, 1870 He was
appointed TO the pension office fir m
South Bend, Ind. September l, 1857
His wife. a. son and daughter survive
ii'p. Frank Greenawalt. the SON who
's employed ia the Department OF Com
IrerN-. vJ:; summoned II tLr pension
"a5cc anJ took charge of the mains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
GARDNER PLANS FOR HEARING
Will Appear Before House Commit
tee Either Monday or Tuesday.

Representative Gardner of Massa-
chusetts arranged today for hearing
before the House military committee,
either Monday or Tuesday, on the
question of the military preparedness
OF the country. Mr.. Gardner has Il
resolution pending in the House for
the creation of Il commission TO in
vestigatc the whole question.
An increase of twenty-five regiments
in the regular army Is proposed by a
bill introduced in the House today by
Representative Anthony of the military
affairs committee. The measure would
authorize the Secretary of War to i'm
mediately raise and equip Ave addition
al regimnts of artillery, five of cavalry
and fifteen of infantry. It would also
repeal the present law limiting the
army to 100000 men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
Reports of Thefts.
Garfield Post Elects Officers.

James A Garfield Post. No. T.. De-
partment of the Potomac, G. A. R., has
elected the following officers for the
year 1915: Commander. William NJ
Potter; senior vice commander. Rob-
erts Harleston; Junior vice command
er. John E. Bristol; quartermaster
John M. Young; surgeon, Thomas Cal
yer: chaplain, A. H. G. Richardson
officer of the day, John Connolly; pa
triotic instructor. William Potter; Of
f1cer of the guard, B. Mccarthy; dele
gates, Messrs. Harleston, Bristol and
Clark; alternates, Messrs. Ziriax, Con-
nelly and Myers; memorial committee
Thomas Cslver. and relief committee
A. II. Frear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
GEORGETOWN CITIZENS
TO PLAN CIVIC WORK
President Doyle Appoints Associac
tons Committees for the
Ensuing Year.

A meeting of the Georgetown Citi.
zens' Association is to be held Monday
night at Potomac Savings Bank Hall
Wisconsin avenue and NJ street north.
west Plans for the associations civic
work for the ensuing year are to be
outlined.
pointed committees for the ensuing
year. as follows:
Executive-Frank P. Leetch, chair
man: Albion K. Paris. Henry S. Mat
thews. John Hadley Doyle. George w
ofutt and Thomas J. Stanton.
Legislative-J. Holdsworth Gordon
chairman; George A King. G. Warren
Ofutt. James Berrall, W. f. Mercy
nolds, George Y. Worthington, Robert
L. Middleton, E. A. Boeger and DR.. H. J.
Nichols
Public health-Dr. Howard E. Ames
Chairman: DR.: George W. Wood. pr
Henderson Suter, DR.. Michael J. Ready
DR.. F: Scott Avery. Prof Edgar Fris-
hey, Robert B. Tenney Rev. H. J. Shan
dele. and F. Baker Weaver.
Public improvements-T. Janney
Brown. chairman; Henry w. Offutt
Jenkins. ]. Leo Kolb, L. c. Mallory. w
K. Reeves, ]. W. Stohlman and w. w
Anderson.
Commercial interests-Henry w. OF.
futt, chairman; George l.. Nicholson
W. F. Weaver. Benjamin Sinshetmer
Mercer B. Mayf1eld. p. F. Carr. George
]: Esterday. H. w. Fisher and c. p
Hancock.
acknowledgements S. Stewart, chair
man; Albert Stabler, Joseph A. Oliver
Lloyd b. Wight, w. Hunter Haycock
William A. Leetch, S. X. Radford and
Rev. Christopher Sparkling.
Parks and reservations-George Y.
Worthington, chairman: Frank P
Leetch. E. M. Talcott. Charles P. VIII
liams. Charles c. Warden. W. F. Weav-
er, DIR. W. W. Morgan, E. E. Van Or
strand and r. E. Beckham.
Finance-George w. Ray. chairman
e. S. Kennedy, Joseph H. Bradley. p
II. Marshall, Reginald B. Locker
George E. Truett and e. D. Penne-
baker.
Membership Edward F. Locker
chairman: Joseph Edward Libby. Ar
thur Small. F. A. Carlson, Frank A.
Kerr. DR.. r. r. Layton. A. NJ. Baer, W.
II. Houghton, Emery H. Bogley and
Louis P. Heiston.
Publicity-Ralph A. Collins. chair
man; George Y. Worthington, jr.; F. A.
Carlson, Spencer Gordon. J. c. Huddles-
ton, Charles Cannon, J. McKenney Ber-
ry, ]. j. Waters. F. G. Wrenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
Capt. Grafton L. Daggett Dead.

Capt. Grafton L. Daggett. one of the
veterah. steamboat men of New Eng
land. died Thursday last at his home
at Vineyard Haven, Mass, in the
eighty-seventh year of his age. Capt.
Daggett was master of many vessels
on New England and other waters, and
was master, it is stated. of the steam
er River Queen. when she was employ
ed as a dispatch boat during the civil
war and was used by. President Lin
coin for trips from Washington to
City Point, on the. James River, to visit
the ARMY In the field. Later the River
Queen was employed for many years
as an excursion steamer on the Po-
tomac. She was burned at her dock
here about two years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
SEVERAL AUTOS IN COLLISION
Machines and Street Car Damaged
in Accidents.

An electric automobile, owned and
operated by L. H. Pilson, 2121 r street
northwest, collided with a street car near
Connecticut avenue and NJ stree north
west yesterday afternoon. The street car
was slightly damaged.
An automobile belonging to the Rus
sian embassy struck an electric light pole
at 14th and H streets northwest yester-
day afternoon. The breaking of the cleo
trio light globe was the only damage done
minister. standing in front of s17 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest yesterday aft
ernoon, was struck by an automobile
operated by Frederick Wallace. Both
machines were damaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
POLICE SEEK INDIVIDUAL
ACCUSED OF SWINDLlNG
Unidentified Co1ored Man Wanted
for Procuring Money by Fraud.
Robberies Reported.

An unidentified co1ored man is wanted
by the police to answer for several
petty swindles perpetrated during the
past two weeks. His scheme is to
call at a private house and engage a
room. He points out the necessity for
getting a new bed for his room, ex-
planning that hoEie is what he wants,
and in several instances he induced the
1andlady to advance him money with
which to purchase a bed. Mrs Will
liam Liverpool. 2446 Nichols avenue
southeast. his latest victim. gave the
swindler S. yesterday afternoon.
Reports of Thefts.
Harry Yesbek, 923 K street north
west, reported to the police the loss of
SIS in cash. The money. he stated, was
taken from his house yesterday after
noon, Yesbek said he thought the
money was taken by a colored man and
that the latter left the city
George Bland, janitor at 24l5 Goth
street northwest, told the police of a
robbery committed in his apartment.
Entrance was gained through the door
that was left unfastened, he said, and
articles OF wearing apparel worth 81
taken.
The theft of an overcoat was report
ed by Harry c. HiXon, 434 New York
avenue northwest. He told the police
that his coat was taken from ST. Dom
mics Church yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
Holy Name Society 0faoer5.

The following officers have been
elected by the Holy Name Society OF 81.
Stephens Catholic Church:
President. Patrick T. inland: vice
president. Michael 2. Buckley: record
ing secretary. Thomas r. J. Cava-
naugh. and treasurer. Arthur Willian-
son.
The following have been appointed as
delegates to the Washington section or
the Holy Name Union:
Thomas INLAND. Austin Moore, James
Cleary and James McArdle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
SCARBOROUGH CORONER
BARS murder" VERDICT

SCARBOROUGH. England, December
Is. via London, December 19.-The in
quest over the bodies of those who
lost their lives in the bombardment
OF this place by German fleet We'd
nesday was ended today. The verdicts
returned were similar to those found
at Hartlepool and Whitby-that the
victims were killed by shells from
German warships. The foreman of the
jury wanted to use the word muir
der" but the coroner explained that
this would necessitate the prosecution
Of some one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
TARDY LAND OWNERS
DELAY PLAZA AWARDS
Property Holders Who Have Ac-
cepted Are Not to Suffer,
However.

Hardness of some few property hold
ers on square 722, included In the pro-
posed Union station plaza extension, In
accepting the offer of "a fair market
value" for their parcels of realty made
by the commission of awards, may de-
feat the purpose of the commission to
put money into the hands of the prop
crty holders before Christmas. But 1t
will not be allowed to prevent satisfactory
arrangements with accepting property
holders, before Christmas, that will
give them the positive assurance that
their money soon will be forthcoming.
This ceretainty, 1t is expected, will be
convertible into liquid assets by any
who desire to realize in part for holt
day purposes.
The commission is determined to wait
only few more days for acceptance
or reflections of it's offers. BY Tuesday
or Wednesday such of the acceptances
Or reflections for property in square 722
as have been received will be laid be-
fore the President as the findings of
The commission; those parcels of prop
crty that have not been included in
these findings, because of failure of
response from owners as to their dis
position to accept or reject the offer,
Will go over and not be reported to the
President, at the earliest, until the
commission is prepared to report other
findings.
Details to Be Cared For.
The Presidents acquiescence in the
findings. which will establish them as
awards, will not Immediately place the
money in the hands of the property
OWNERS in exchange for titles. The De-
partment of Justice will require sew
eral days to complete the abstracts of
titles. which are only certified up to
March. While not many transfers have
taken place in the meantime, it is nee
essary to have the certification to
date. Not until this is done will title
pass to the government and payments
be made to property holders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
Funeral Services for Capt. Burdett

Funeral services for Capt. Samuel S.
Burdett, former commander-io- chief OF
the Grand Army of the Republic. who
died September "a in England, are to
be held in this city Monday afternoon
at $50 o'clock at All Souls Church,
14th and L streets northwest. Inter-
ment is to be at Arlington national
cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
How to clear
away pinlpIes

D ATHE your face Tor several
% minutes with Resfnol Soap
and hot water. then apply q
little Resinol Ointment very gem
tly. Let this stay on ten minutes
and wash of with Resinol Soap
and moro hot water. finishing with
a dash Of cold water to close the
pores. Do this once or twice a
day, and you will be astonished to
lind how quickly the healing. anti
-cptic Resiuol medication soothes
and CicauSes the pores. removes
pirnpics and black heads and leaves
The complexion clear and velvety.
Resinol Ointment and Resinol
Soap stop itching instantly and
speedily heal skin humors. rashes.
wounds and chatting. Sold by all
Druggists. Doctors have prescribed
Resinol for nearly 20 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
SAN LUIS P0TosI GIVEN UP.
Reported Revolt of the Garrison
Against Villa.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, December 10
a dispatch received by the local Mex
lean consul today said:
The Villa garrison at San Luis Po-
tosi revolted against Villa this morn
ing and surrendered the city to Gen
samuel de Los Santos, who is loyal to
'.n. CarranZa."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

It is indicated by the German
war Office statement of today that
the offensive in the west now
rests with the allies. The Berlin
communication says a series of
hostile attacks were repulsed.
Today's French official state
ment asserts that further impor-
tant advantages have been won
by the allies. who apparently are
now making an effort to push
back the German line at the sharp
angle north of Paris where it
swings eastward. In two in
stance it is admitted that the Ger
mans have made progress.
The days official reports fail to
clear up the situation in the east.
The German announcement was
as indefinite as before, merely
stating that in Poland the pursuit
of the Russians was continuing
and that Russian cavalry attack
on the East Prussian frontier had
been defeated.
London reports indicate that
the offensive movement of the al
lies in the west is designed to pre-
vent the sending of German REIN
forcements to Poland.
Reports that the allies had cap
tured Roulers, in Flanders, lack
official confirmation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
u. s. WAR MUNITIONS
FOR EUROPEAN POWERS
Secretary Redfeld Furnishes the
Senate With Statement as
to Shipments.

In response to Senator Hitchcock's
resolution asking for Information as to
shipment of munitions of war by the
United States. Secretary Redfeld of the
Commerce Department today submitted
report giving data SO far as available
The report was not complete, he said,
because there are $4,000 firms in the
country that could manufacture and
export war munitions, and that it had
been Impossible to make "A complete
investigation.
The report gaze iii,urcs on the en-
rcrtation of cartridges. guupowder and
firearms from this country to the rest
Of the world for the fiscal years 1871:
and 1914. ending in June, and for Au-
gust, September and October of 1914,
November figures for this year not be :
ing available.
Heaviest Last October.
Heaviest shipments of ammunition
Indicated since the war were in Oc-
tober. 1914. chiefly to the United
Kingdom and France. For this month
munition exports to the warning ma
tions totaled $1.104,744 worth Of car
tridges, $539.36o worth of firearms and
s1,1I4 worth of gunpowder France
received In this month s3S3,25O worth
OF cartridges and S392,SI2 worth OF
firearms.
The United Kingdom in this month
received from this country cartridges
valued at $700,699: firearms, $S6IS3;
Canada $20.S25 in cartridges and $780,
257 in firearms.
For the twelve months ending June.
1914, the United States exported car.
tridges valued at $685.. 4Ss to the coun-
tries now at war, and two million fve
hundred and eighty-three and forty
four dollars worth to the rest of the
world For August and September the
much less, and since the war began
there Is no record of shipments of war
munitions to Germany, Russia, Belgium
or Servia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
A Christmas Story.

Vera Edmondson has an entertain
ing story in the next Sunday Maya
sine of The Sunday Star. which she
calls Tho Other Three" Its love in
terest will bring the sympathy Of
every reader for the lorn couple, which
will be abundantiy satisfied on their
Christmas eve. The Christmas Lutte"
by Frances Irwin, is also a Christmas
story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
Tribute to Late Serene E. Payne.

Resolutions Of tribute to the late
Representative Serene T.. Payne of New
York were adopted by the House ways
and means committee today. A similar
resolution from the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION Of Auburn. N. T., Mr.. Payne's
homo city. were submitted to the csm-
mitteo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
Great Demand for Scales.

The demand for scales, due to the in
crease in the parcels post facilities,
has been extraordinarily large, and has
9ecessitated the purchase and distribu-
ton during the year of $1,000 100
pound scales. 1t is thought that before
all post Offices are thus equipped 10000
more will have to be provided.
Following the thorough and detailed
analysis Of the rural free delivery
facilities, Mr.. Blakeslee sets forth a
number of improvements and changes
in connection with a variety of other
matters under his charge, such as mail
bag repair shops, mail lock shops, can
ceiling machines. the handling of dead
letters, 1abor-saving devices, ETC., and
closes his report as follows:
I'm effecting the extensive readjust-
ments and improvements brought about
by this Office during the year, an ex-
ceptional strain has developed upon its
personnel. This has been borne loyalty
and successfully and I deem 1t a pleas
urable duty to record here my deep
sense of appreciation of the admirable
fidelity displayed throughout by the
employees of the bureau"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
Bandit Shipped Loot by Parcel Post

CINCINNATI, Ohio, December 49,
The $4,000 obtained by Frank G. Hohl,
the automobile bandit who Thursday
robbed two bankers and was later
killed after fatally wounding a police
man, or at least a part Of it, was
shipped by parcel post to Louisville.
KY, by the robber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
bill WOULD INCREASE
| REGULAR ARMY FORCE
Representative Anthony's Proposal
Carries Out General Stats
Scheme.

Fifteen new regiments of infantry
five regiments Of cavalry and I'VE regi.
ments Of artillery would be added tc
the present regular army II a bill pro-
posed by Representative Anthony OF
Kansas is enacted. The bill carries out
the scheme of the general staf and
general officers of the army. Repre-
sentative Anthony is a member Of the
military affairs committee Of the
House. 1t will be offered as an amend
ment to the forthcoming army appro-
priatfon bill unless the committee re-
ports bill providing for this increase
Mr. Anthony disclaims any intention
OF making the question of national de-
tense political issue. He has hoped
that Chairman Hay would take up the
recommendations of the Secretary OF
war and introduce them as a. bill. AS
support the administration in this re-
spect, Mr.. Anthony proposes to take
up the question.
Army Weakness No Secret.
Il am not in sympathy with some of
the recent sensational utterances of
Representative Gardner of Massachu-
setts." said Mr.. Anthony. '"The weak
ness OF our regular army is no secret
or mystery. We simply have not
enough soldiers in the regular army
to provide for the garrisoning of the
Panama Canal Zone. Hawaii and the
Fn!ilppfnes, and for the defense of the
Onlted states, according to the plans
OF the general staff.
This administration. when all of its
plans are carried out, will have SO many
troops stationed in our possessions and
on the Panama canal that there will
not be left in this country even a nu-
cleus for an army to defend us again st
an attack. All these facts can be ascer-
tanned by consulting the official army
register, and it Is only question as
TO whether Congress is going to make
up for the deficiency in the army sta
TONED at home growing out Of the
force that has been sent to the for
eign garrisons.
Personnel Most Efficient,
There is nothing the matter with
the personnel Of the army. I believe
for Its size the United States Army is
the most efficient in the world. 1t has
a body Of 1000 of the best trained Of
fcers and its enlisted personnel is ad-
mitted to be superior to any in the
world.
while the argument Of the Secretary
OF War in his annual report in the
main Is sound. his recommendations are
not along the right line to make up
the deficiency in the strength of the
army. He describes the regular army
as nucleus and in carrying out this
theory he should have recommended
additional regiments or organizations
SO that they could be expanded in the
event of war. The amendment that I
will propose to the army appropriation
bill will provide for this and I think
will more nearly meet the needs of the
country than the proposition of the
Secretary to increase the strength of
the existing organizations of the
army"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19

Judge N. Charles Burke of the court
of appeals of Maryland received a
number of bad bruises when he fell
while alighting from trolley car in
front of his home near Towson, Md:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19

tain places unusually hot, dry nights.
rendered the forests exceedingly IN !
fiammable and the problem OF fire pres
vention unusually difficult"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19

After the first Of the year New Jer-
sey viii require all automobiles to
carry mirrors, to enable drivers to see
the read in their rear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19

George L. Stoksdale, a well known
resident and farmer of Baltimore
county. Nd, died at his home at Free
land after being ill for two months of
heart trouble.