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TO PROBE SOCIAL INSURANCE.
National Civic Association Depart
ment Announces Committee.

NEW YORK. February 2I.-Georse ".
Perkins. chairman of the department Of
social insurance of the National civic
Federation. today announced the appoint
ment of committee on plan and scope
to prepare an outline for proposed inves-
tigation of social insurance plans il this
country and abroad
Frederick l.. Hoffman. statistcian Of
the Prudential Life Insurance Company
of Newark. is chairman. and the commit
tee members are: Sidney Blumenthal.
manufacturer. of Bridgeport. Conn, j.
w Sullivan of the International Typo
graphical Union of New York: NJ w.
Alex ander of the General Electric COM
pany of Lynn, Mass: J. y. Redfern'
superintendent of the relief aad employ
ment department of the Chicago. Burning
ton and Quincy railroad. and c. l. Close,
manager of the bureau of safety. reliet.
sanitation and welfare of the United
States Steel Corporation
Evening star., 1914-02-21
CHESTNUT TIMBER GOOD.
Killing by Blight Has No Affect on
Merchantible Qualities, It Is Held

Chestnut timber killed bv blight or bark
diseases prevalent in New England and
tho middle Atlantic states is not less
serviceable as "a merchantabIe product
and should be utilized Instead Of being
permitted 10 decay, the bureau of for
estry announced TO-DAY.
Timhe- owners We're informed g.v In,
bureau that po.'s. Ties. lumber and o+be,
raiuabte products may be eat from blight,
killed chestnut trees. provided th. wood
is manufactured while II is sound n
:urther pointed out That dead timber
saouid be cut this winter if the products
are 10 be sold, instead OF decayins
Evening star., 1914-02-21
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Plans for Building at Frisco.

Antor Roser. {, local architect has lin
isned plans for the buddius which viii be
erected at the san Francisco exposition
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Evening star., 1914-02-21
Hearings on the Palmer Bill.

thc House committee on labor Will
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I'M 20 prevent Interstate conn.r,.e -,
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Evening star., 1914-02-21
For Presidents Primary Bill.

Presidents Wilson's proposal for
presidential primaries will be taken up
BY Il House committee Tuesday, Chair
man Ruckcr has announced. \ hi
partisan subcommittee of five will
frame a bill to be submitted to the
President before it goes to the House
Evening star., 1914-02-21

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she was sick?'
oh. completely. She's really sick
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Evening star., 1914-02-21

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Evening star., 1914-02-21

Local anglers are deeply interested in
a bill recently introduced in the Mary
land legislature by Senator ZihIman of
Allegany county. The bill provides that
there shall be no fishing in the Potomac
river in Allegany county until June 1.
1916.
Evening star., 1914-02-21

William NcAndrews of the foundry in
terlnediatte force and Mrs McAndrews are
spending a vacation of two weeks with
Mr. Mc.Andrews' parents in Coving-
tom, Ky.
Evening star., 1914-02-21

EDMUND Shaw of the document (h:4nd)
section has been on leave this week
Evening star., 1914-02-21

William y. Doeson and Aioysius +.
Smith, elevator conductors, and Riley A.
sweet of the electrical section are on the
sick list.
Evening star., 1914-02-21

Joe NJ. Johnson of the nisht pgoofroom
was indorsed for agent of the Union
Printers Home by Columbia Typosraphi-
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election Win be held in Ma,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
BELGIUM SOON DECIDED
sp.c,ar cable Despatch 10 TUE srs

Spscidi cable despatch 10 Tue srs
PARIS, Oct. 1S.-Belgium's services TO
France at the commencement OF the
war have always received full recogni-
tion here, as also have those rendered
by the British allies, but the presence
OF the Belgian Government in France
has served to bring home still closer 10
the public the immense sacrifices en-
dured by the little country which was
formerly n stock subject of jokes among
Par.sians The Temps to-day prints an
interview with a high Rllginn official,
who puts his country's case in AN un-
answ,rable manner, lie says:
"A state with which we were living
In friendship hurled itself upon us after
tearing to pieces treaties which bore its
signature. We defended ourselves as
honor babe us to do
1.-THE King Is a vcrltable President
our Cabinet at his ins,stence and with
I the support of Premier de BroqueVile
insured the voting OF the military laws
OF 1913 The mobilization of August |
was due to the King He was not con-
tent with four classes, making 100 900,
being called up, hut had ten more classes
mobilIzed Immediately. He was pro-
foundry hurt by the violence OF Ger
manys ultlmntum. which he had not
expected, ~ every conversation which
had been held in Belgium and elsewhere
entitled him to believe that no such un-
jusi action would be taken toward his
country.
"Rclgum's negative 10 Germany was
decided unanimously IN less than "A
quarter of an hour by the Cabinet on
the nSht Of August "a. Germany In
vadel Belgium on the morning of
August a."
I'VE have disabled over 200 900 Ger
maps--as many az our army numbered
yet our army remains in good shape,
We have effected two remarkable re.
treats. Eighty thousand Relgians fight
ing 200 900 Germans along front OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
48 HELPLESS SAILORS
AS WARSHIP BAIT
Submarine Which Sank Hawke
Waited Near by for Other
Victims.
Special cable Despatch 10 Tux srx

LONDON. Oct. 1S-The German sub
marine which sank the light cruiser
Hawke actually baitcd trap for other
British warshlps Rut the trap failed
because OF the Admiralty's emphatic
order that ships must not be riskcd IN
attempts to save life.
The forty-cight survivors from the
Hawke say that while they drifted in
small boat near the spot where their
ship had been torpodoed the submarine
fingered near by, obviously anticipating
the approach ~ rescuing ships They
caught glimpscs Of the perscope and
th,y were certain from the actions OF
the submarine that It's crew was hope
full Of new victims.
The survivors we're rescued by the Nor
weglan steamship Modesto. which ar
rived to-day At Christ!an!a, Officers and
crew of the Modesto confirm the stories
told by survivors that the Germans
waited for some time for q British res
cuing ship The submarine did not
leave until her commander was certain
the Modesto was not british Tho Mo-
des,a transferred the Hawkes. survivors
to AN English trawlor Of the scottish
coast
ono of the sailors rescued said that
the torpedo which DESTROYED the Hawke
struck aft of the engine room and tina,
the boilers blew up, Another was rcr-
tain that the torpedo landed amidf.in
/ close TO the magazines.
{ hi It,t. 10, n 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
LONDON MODS FIRE AND
WRECK GERMAN SHOPS
Serious RiOting Makes Hard
Work for Police in Dept
ford Borough.

LONDON, Oct 1s.-There was serious
anti German riotinr in the Deptford Dor
ough of London to-day. Many shops con-
Quoted by Germans were wrecked by
mobs and one store was set afire.
In Old Kent road in Deptford borough
district meat markets were smashed late
last night and the trouble was renewed
this morning by the wrecking of con-
fectionery store Some Of the stores were
plllpged Twenty arrests were made,
There WAS great excitement throughout
the day in ncptford and the rcghboring
boroughs The crowds In some cases re-
fused 10 move at the orders OF policemen
and soldiers The authorities closed Ger
man shops in Bromley and other places
as threats were made 10 wreck them II
they were opened
Dock lahorers who had been turned out
Of a lodging house 70 make room for Bel
g!an refugees led the riotns, They began
by gathering IN n Gormln saloon, where
they smashed the windows and tho bar
The shop OF n German butcher was tho
next place attacked because a picture OF
the Ka'ser was displayed in the window
The apartments ~ the shopkeepers above
their places of business were sacked
The riotiug in Dcptford High street was
resumed AT about ~ o'clock Tonight \
large force Of police battlcd with III,
crowds attacking TIE shops. Savrid
policemen were injured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
sD...al mn. Ac.patcA 70 rnn srA


HAvRE, oct. Isl learn that the Bel
gians originally planned to remove the
Government to Holland. but were per-
suaded to accept the French Govern
mcut's offer of Havre because removal
to neutral country might prove en-
barrassinG and also because OF .hc
superiority Of Havre in the way of keep
ing in touch with the Belgian army aud
its better communications with London
and Bordeaux.
II is suggested that the possibility Of
going to London later also influenced
the choice Of Havre, but | learn that
such a project is not now entertained
as one likely TO be necessary.
The Government. 10 the number OF
80 members and employees, and the ac-
credited diplomats are all lodged in
villas and hotels along the sea front OF
the suburb OF Nice Havrais. which was
promoted few years ago BY NJ
Dufayel, a Paris merchant. The War
Ministry occupies the chief villa on the
headland. which IL destined for the
King. although the Ministry OF Foreign
Affairs tells me that his coming TO
Havre is most improbable on account
OF his strong desire to remain in the
field with the army.
The local American Consul, John Bal
Osborne, established diplomatic inter
course with the Belgian expatriates by
calling on Jules d'Avignon. the Minister
OF Foreign Affairs. Mr.. Osborne said
that trade with the United States IS
slowly revivlng. Twenty invoices were
made out yesterday, hut the harbor still
looks empty. az also is the town, eXcep,
for British soldiers News has been re-
ceived here that the Germans have &C.
Cupied Ostend.
William G.. Sharp, American Amhas
sador- designate TO France. who has beer
/ in Havre for his health. has returned tC
/ Paris.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
FRENCH WRITERS REPLY
TO 93 GERMAN SAVANTS
Say Solidarity of Si9natOries
Links "kultur" and
MilitariSm.
soeo,a, cable Despatch to Tur suv.

PANS. oct. ls-Judging by the number
OF articles devoted to it, the German
appeal to the civilized nations, which is
signed by ninety-three intellectuals. has
aroused more interest In France than any
other protest against the war on behalf
OF Germany
Among to-day's refutations OF tho state
mcuts in the proclamation is one by Yves
Guyot the writer. who declares that the
solidarity which the signatories estab-
fish between German militarism and Ger
man 'kultur" IL proof OF the confusion
OF German conceptions. NJ Guyot says
ITO present Goethe. Beethoven and
Kant to the world you surround them
with bayonets Every German manufac-
turer says: I have 100000 bayonets
behind me The Kaiser, when he hears
that business Is not dourish!nR, says: I
must travel Then he goes TO CONSTANT
nople, Tangier and elsewhere, affirming
the subordination OF economic civilization
to martial civilization, believing that AT
the swords point he could prove the value
of German products"
William LoubHt, the DISTINGUISHED
JurS, writing on the same subject. points
out that the appeal OF the German in
l"lectua!s contains 40 proc: of any state
nent 1t makes lie declares that the use
n Rants name was most lmprudent, at
hant always taught absolute respect for
kae rights of nations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19

a battalion OF the Thirty-sixth Infantry
arrived.
For weeks past there had been no
lights in the streets OF Ostcnd, hut on
Thursday evening, by military order.
lights blaZed in every window. The Rue
La Chappelle, leading to the Place FAR.
mes. was brilliantly illuminated so that
the men might have no difficulty in find.
ing their way about. During the night
three regiments arrived. and in each
case found quarters all ready for them
I'VE did not think that the officers
would he eble to get on very well at
our hotel. as IL was our belief that no.
body there spoke German. The officer.
laughed They believed Downle was an
American, otherwise he would not have
lasted long" Mr. Allison then con.
tlnued
e" Everybody In Ostend speaks Ger.
man. they cried.
They were right. In this town
where no German had been heard FOR
weeks past, now housekeepers. waters
and porters suddenly discovered such an
aptitude for German that 1t might he
believed to be their mother tongue.
THAT night we sat in "A cafe and
talked with the officers. They declared
they would he In London IT, four weeks
They said they were bringing the f.
nous 17-inch guns to Ostend Ia place
In position behind the sea wall and that
submarines were being shipped 10 Os-
tend by rail-. They said that they had
slept in bed for the past fortnight. that
they had come from Antwerp and that
previously they had fought At Metz
| and Nancy"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
ALLIES lombard TSING.TAo.
Conditional CapituIation Believed 60
he Sanctioned by BERLIN.

LONDON. Oct 1s.-An Exchange Tele-
graph Company despatch from Pekn says
the British and Japanese bombarded
Tsing-tao from the sea on Friday. attack.
ing the Kaiser and Iltis forts Tho British
lost one killed and two wounded.
II Is reported that the German Charge
dAnaires here has received from Berlin
a code message which is believed 10
sanction the capitulation of Tsins-tso
under certain conditions. There has been
a prodigal expenditure OF ammunition
during tho last week. without much result
1t is thought this will enable tho garrison
TO excuse the surrender by pointing cot
that Its ammunition was exhausted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
BOTHA APPEALS TO HERTzoG.
south African Premier Ask. OPP
poncnt what lie Intends.

LoSpnN. oct lN--A Reuter- despatch
from Pretoria contains tn" following des-
patch from Cen. Louis BJtha. Premier
and Commander in Chief OF the Union ~
South Africa forces, To Gen HcrtzoR, Gen,
Notha's chief political opponent. The telc-
gram SAYS:
"Nob1dy regrets the treacherous acts of
the traitors moro than !, In view OF the
fact that several inexperienced men were
srand1iou~ly m.slcd IN this way. There
are no negotiations being carried on with
the rebel leader. The rebellion can only
be suppressed by force. The general opln-
ion is that am immediate reputation OF
col Maritzs acts by YOU and others men
toned in his ultimatum will do mucf
toward reaching the results aimed at
What do YOU propose further''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
GERMAN GENERAL RODE
UNDER AMERICAN FLAG

SpectH tdOio DesDdIcA TO THB StN
LONDON, Oct. 18.-For about
half an hour last Thursday after
the Germans occupied Ostend the
German Governor-General of Bel
GUM and one of the most famous
of the Kaiser's commanders, Field
Marshal Won der Goltz, travelled
under the American flag. II. A..
Johnson, the American Consul at
Ostend, accompanied Gen. Won der
Goltz to Bruges to be introduced
to the General who would com.
mand in Ostend, and the twelve
mile journey was made in the
Consul's car, which flew the Stars
and Stripes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
BelqtanS First Wanted
to Remove to Holland
Decided on Havp So as to Keep in Communication With
Belgian Army and Capitals of the
Allies.

thirty-six miles retired after the bonn
bardment of Liege without losing a
company In the second retreat we
withdrew from Antwerp. leaving an
empty city.
The clearing of the property around
Liege. Namur and Antwerp to allow the
artillery room to act cost us 500, 900 900
francs (Sl0O. 900. O00). After the fight
ing of three days and three nights
around LicEe 4S250 identification
medals of dead Germans were found.
Eight thousand We're killed at the
pontisse fort alone during an assault
which lasted from II o'clock at night
until in the morning"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
HEAR FIRING AT DUNKIRK.
Bepan ut = o'clock Yesterday Morn
ing aud Continued All Day.

LoSpoN, oct 1S.-Ccrrrspondents Of
the DnilU van report from Dunkirk and
Rotterdam that firing has been heard
to-day at Dunkirk since s o'clock in the
morning. 1t was suggested that torpedo
boats or gunboa;s are being used in the
canals
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
BRITISH CASUALTIES
1854 FOR Is DAYS
SCI Officers and 1900 Men
From September II to
October 8.

LONDON. Oct 1s.--Field Marshal Sir
John French. commanding the British
forces in the field. reported to-day that
the total British casualties in killed
wounded and missing from September 12
20 October were sci officers and l2,OS0
men.
The last official British casualty list to
DO cabed to this country was dated Sep
TENDER u and gave the total casualties
among the officers only OF the British
forces since the beginning Of the war.
These totals were 1870 killed. 8ss wounded
and 279 missing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
OSTEND LEVY SI,OOO,OOO.
Germans Fine Captured City-Mov-
Ing Big Force Toward DunkirL.

LONDON. oct. ls.-The weekly Dts
patch prints the following from its cor
respondent at Flushing
The Germans have levied a fine on
Ostend OF 100000 sl,OOO. OOO).
at an early hour to-day great forces
II Germans began to pass through Ostend.
The artillery comprised about 400 guns,
with 10000 infantry and "A force OF cav
airy More guns arrived at noon.
There are indications that a strong
movement is to be directed against Dun
kirk"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
FRENCH PRIESTS KILLED.
Four Serving I'm Army shot in 40
tion-Two Women Victims.

PARIS. oct. ls--A long list OF killed
printed to-day includes the names of Miss
Caunard who was killed by an explosive
bullet in her parents house during n battle
in the streets OF Cambria. and Miss sud
huron, a teacher. who was killed during
the bombardment OF st. Die.
Others on the list are a priest named
Beau. who was "A sub-lieutenant in the
Alpine Chasseurs Deacon 1ourlin head
Of the St Vincent de Paul religieuses, a
sub-lieutonant, who met his death dur
ing the bombardment OF Longwy. and two
other priests, Sergts Manent and Becken-
heimeT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
GERMANS FIRE ON REFUGEES
10000 Infantry Reach Nfeuport A.
tef Passing Through Ostend.
by j. VI. JEFFRIEs,

Specid! correspondent Of THE Sus and th
London DAILY Mat"
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SuS
FLUSHING. Oct. 1S.-The Germans IN
Ostend fired on fishing boat filled with
refugees and forced the boat to return
They have broken into closed resi-
dences. smashing the doors with
hatchets. on Friday they seized m TX.
food, carts and dogs. Their troops sent
from Ostend reached Newport Friday.
10000 infantry having passed through
ostend. The Germans sent also 400
guns and detachments OF cavalry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-19
LLOYD GEORGE IN PARIS.
british Chancellor Lunches With
French Minister of Justice

PARIS, Oct. ls.-M. Aristide BRAND,
Minister of Justice. arrived in Paris this
morning from Bordeaux. He took
luncheon with David Lloyd George, the
British Chancellor OF the Exchequer.
who has been here since Saturday.