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Evening star., 1914-10-03
German Boy Officer Fought on
After All His Men Had Fallen

PARIS, October 3.-That an African
battalion checked the attacks of the
German Imperial Guard in the recent
fighting near Verdun. is the inference
drawn from details received here of
the combat in that section.
A survivor of the battle who has ar
rived in Paris told the following story
of the fight:
"The sun was just rising when our
outposts came back on our main force
and informed us that the Imperial
could see pointed helmets, glistening in
the sun, rapidly advancing.
Deceived by our silence the guard
came on even to the barbed defenses
and commenced cutting them before
our trumpets sounded an order for vol
ley firing. The first line of the enemy
seemed Just to melt away under our
fire. The second line appeared to be
shaken for an instant, but. on they
came.
we could plainly see the officers in
the lead waving their swords and en-
couraging their men to the assault.
Another volley and the second line
thinned out: but Il third line came on
and the mass crossed the line of wire
defenses.
when charge was sounded we
rushed forward to meet them. Then
our boys commenced to fall, but our
impetus was too much for the aristo-
cratic guard. which was moved down
and dispersed.
"of one regiment only a single COM
pany remained. 1t was led bv q tail
lieutenant with boys face. He wore
Il monocle in his eye and carried re-.
volver in his hand. This company stood
to the last man and that last man Vas
the he'll Lieutenant. anti He He refused to sur
the bayonets OF the zouaves hrous.ht
him down.
Evening star., 1914-10-03
CAPT. v. D. A. ANDERSON
ASSUMES DUTIES HERE
Succeeds Capt. Mark Brooke as As
sistant Engineer Commissioner
Of District.

Washington today obtained the serv-
ices of new assistant Engineer Com
missioner. He is Capt. William D. A
Anderson. Corps of Engineers, of the
United States Army, detailed to succeed
Capt. Mark Brooke. whose term as a
District official terminated last Satur-
day.
Arriving from New York city, where
he has been detailed the last two years
as Observation-Disclosures of the engineer
troops of the National Guard Of New
York. Capt. Anderson reported this
morning to Engineer Commissioner
Harding. He was presented by Col.
Ha arding to Commissioners Newman and
Siddons and the heads of the various
departments of the engineer branch OF
the local government, and later as
signed to the Office quarters formerly
occupied by his predecessor. He will
be in charge primarily of the surface
divisions.
Senior to Capt. Powell.
Capt. Anderson is a junior in rank
to Capt. Julian L. Schley. and senior
to Capt. Roger G. Powell, the other
two assistant engineer commission
ers. His selection for the District post
was made on recommendation of Gen.
Kingman, chief of engineers.
A native of Virginia, Capt. Anderson
was graduated No. 2 in the class of
1904. Since then most of his service
has been with troops.
From August. 1904, until August.
1905. he was attached to the I'd Bat
TALON of Engineers at Washington
barracks. Later hetook a course of in
struction at the Engineer School at
Washington barracks and was grad
uated in 1907. For four years he was
assistant instructor and then instruc-
ttor of practical military engineering
at the West Point Military Academy.
Among his other accomplishments he is
an expert with the rifle and revolver
and is rated as a marksman and a
Sharpshooter.
Evening star., 1914-10-03
PLASTERERS OPPOSE
NATIONAL PROHIBITION
But One Convention Delegate Votes
But One Convention Delegate Votes
Against Resolution De-
nouncing Move.

your city is so beautiful. this morn
ing, declared Edward L. Smith of St
Louis, one of the delegates attending
the convention of operative plasterers.
meeting at Eagles Hall this week,
that this is the first day the conven-
tion really has done any work.
You see," he continued with a smile.
the minute we stick our heads out the
hotel doors there always is something
to see. The delegates have been so
busy sightseeing all week that this
mornings session was really the open
ing one of the convention"
Presented by four men who do not
drink, a resolution protesting against
national prohibition was adopted by
the convention almost by acclaim, only
one delegate voting against it,
Urging every member to use what
ever legal and lawful means is at his
command to assist wherever possible
in opposing prohibition in all its forms
OF fantaticism and intolerance" the
convention went on record this morn
ing in the first real action of the two
week convention as believing national
prohibition contrary to the funda-
mental principles of Americanism."
Would Mean Burdensome Tax.
Prohibition" says the resolution,
would promote Illicit manufacture of
liquors generally, destroy property
and property rights, remove an enor-
nous revenue from our government
and in lieu thereof place a burden
some tax without known beneficial
return and throw thousands of our
members out of employment" The
resolutions characterized the proposed
national measure as nothing short of
a national calamity" and declared 1t
wrong in principle, un-Christian in
character. contrary to reason and ma
ture. inimical to agriculture and a
menace to labor generally"
The resolution was presented to the
convention by four men, all from st.
Louis. w. A. O'Keefe. r. E. Lee, E. T.
Mccormack and Edward L. Smith.
This afternoon the delegates and
their wives are out sightseeing in
automobiles. as the guests Of the local
committee, Of which Charles Smith is
chairman. The session today adjourn
ed until 9 o'clock Monday morning.
Evening star., 1914-10-03
SPIES SUMMARILY SHOT:
EXECUTIONS ARE SECRET

PARIS, October G0:55 anna
French court-martial has begun hear
ing the cases of Germans taken nr,son
ers by the French while in disguise,
and upon whose persons there have
been found objects of value. All Ger
man prisoners in French hands thus
suspected of piflage are to be tried
One such man has just been sentenced
to Imprisonment for five years, while
two others were given sentences of
eight months confinement.
Spies are being judged summarily
without formality of a court-martial.
Their executions are kept close
secret. but 1t Is said that a consider
able nuhber already have becn-s shot.
Evening star., 1914-10-03
SON OF THE KAISER AT HEAD
OF TROOPS IN DARING CHARGE
Prince Oscar Attack of Heart Cramp Said
to Have Been Due to Excite
ment of Battle.

which seems to mark this war more
and more as the preconceived plans
are applied.
Big Guns Well Hidden.
The German and Austrian heavy
siege pieces were marvelously con.
cealed and placed and the working of
them was like clockwork. Men
brought ammunition and placed it with
astounding regularity, as if they had
done nothing else all their lives.
ahough now and then the wholly me-
cnanical process was interrupted for a
rev minutes by new instructions which
were received over the telephone, OBJ
servat1ons having necessitated a slight
Gnange in the direction of the fire.
tefe m was pause for the noon meal
One artillery piece pounded away for
TOUR days with Lesperoches as it's OBJ
)ectfve, and the location of the gun
never was discovered. During that
time the men handling this cannon had
ably.
st. Mihiel had been evacuated short
iy before the arrival of the corre-
spondent
From hills near the battle-ground it
could be seen that the artillery ON
both sides was hammering incessantly.
Toward evening smoke columns rose
south of Toul. indicating that a fire
was going on there.
Zeppelin Not Destroyed.
The Thorn Gazette contradicts the
dispatch from Petrograd which assert
ed that the Zeppelin which recently
dropped bombs into Warsaw. was later
captured by the Russians. The paper
says that the German aircraft return
ed to it's home port intact.
The Coburg Gazette published an ac-
count dealing with the latter days Of
July, in which It asserts that Emperor
Nicholas and his Supporters had reach
ed an open rupture with Grand Duke
Nicholas, and the latter's followers, be-
cause of the peace attitude of the Rus
sian monarch, who was anxious to
avoid war at any cost. Several other
grand dukes, the minister of agricul-
ture and, Empress Alexandra, the ar
ticle says, did their best to convince
the war party that their course was
pregnant with grave developments.
Meanwhile Grand Duke Nicholas had
ordered the mobilization without the
knowledge of the emperor. When the
latter heard of troops ma rching west,
he was told that the Germans had in
vaded Russian Poland and instigated
general revolution among the Poles.
The emperor then, according to the
Gazette's article, reluctantly signed
mobilization. order.
Evening star., 1914-10-03
TO AID COPPER INDUSTRY.
Senator Myers Wants Arrangement
for Supplying the Netherlands.

On behalf of the copper-producing in
terests of Montana. Senator Myers to-
day urged State Department officials to
get an ARRANGEMENT with Great Britain
and Holland for American copper to be
shipped and sold to the Netherlands
government, which would give guar
antee against its re-eXport to belliger-
ent nations Such an arrangement was
successfully concluded as to American
foodstuffs.
Odicials told the senator that nego-
tiations with Great Britain were pro-
crossing satisfactorily, and with
promise of early conclusion.
Evening star., 1914-10-03
LIEUT.. NAYL0R-LEYLAND DEAD
British Husband of American Girl
Succumbs to Wounds.

LONDON, October 3.-Lieut. G. ".
Naylor-Leyiand of the Royal Horse
Guards. second son of the late Sir Her
bert Naylor-Leyland, whose wife was
Miss Jennie Chamberlain OF Cleveland,
Ohio. who was previously reported as
having been wounded, has succumbed
to his injuries.
This information is contained in a
list of casualties received from, head
quarters under the dates of September
u. IS. and 20. The list also gives. the
names of ten other officers killed and
twenty-four wounded. Three officers
are reported as missing.
Evening star., 1914-10-03
JONES Attacks
WILSON ADMINISTRATION
Says Democrats Have Failed to Live
Up to Pledges Made in Bal
timore Platform.

Senator Jones of Washington vigor-
ously attacked the democratic admin
istration in the Senate today, discuss
ing the record made by it since March
4, 1913. He directed particular atten-
ton to the fact that in appointing Of
ficials in the District Of Columbia
President Wilson has ignored the
pledge in the Baltimore platform that
local men should be appointed to local
offices.
Your platform pledges to the people
of Alaska and the District of Column
bia," said Senator Jones. that their
offices should be filed by bona fide resi-
dents. This promise has been repeat
edly and fiagrantly broken.
when We adjourn, if we ever do"
continued Senator Jones, "the Pres1-
dent, in classical diction. will felicitate
the people upon the things done by his
party. The mind treatment will be
man and the bankrupt business man
will be told in all seriousness that they
are only in a psychological state and
to be Of good cheer"
Calls Tariff Revision Disastrous.
Senator Jones said that.the democrats
had promised to revise the tariff, and
that they had done it with disastrous
results to the country. especially to the
farmer.
Your platform declared for an
amendment to the Constitution limit
ing the President to one term" said
Senator Jones, but you have done
nothing toward fulfilling this promise.
Your platform denounced the appro-
priations made by the republicans as
lavish, and demanded q return to SIM
plicity and economy. The last appro-
priation made by a republican Congress
amounted to $995, ,799. 49,, exclusive of
the rivers and harbors appropriations,
while the appropriations made by the
democratic Congress for the present
fiscal year, exclusive of the rivers and
harbors appropriations, amount to
S1.OS9, ,4OS,771.
Your platform declared that every
American citizen residing or having
property in foreign country must be
given full protection of the United
states government. But you have seen
American citizens wantonly murdered
and their property destroyed. and the
only suggestion of relief to those sur
viving was to leave their homes and
come back to- the country that appar-
emily could afford no protection to its
citizens beyond its borders.'
Evening star., 1914-10-03
GERMAN. unknown !.
T0EMBASSY HERE
DR.. Bernard Goldsmith, Said to
Have Secret Messages From
Kaiser, Arrives in U. S. i.

Count Won Bernstorff. the German
ambassador. who returned to Washing
ton from New York. knows nothing
about DIR. Bernard Goldsmith. who is
reported to have arrived in New
York on board the British steamer
Cedric from Liverpool. and said to he
bearing secret messages from the Ger
man emperor to the embassy here.
Attaches of the embassy say that no
such person as DR.. Goldsmith is known
to the embassy. that they have not
been notified OF his coming and that
use of personal messengers to bring
advices to members of the diplomatic
service is not the German custom.
They attack little credence to such a
mission.
The strange thing about it was that
the royal messenger travelled on the
Cedric, a British naval reserve liner.
and made no effort, according to those
responsible for the story, to hide his
identity.
Charges Torture and Mutilation.
Charges that wounded German SOL
diers have been tortured and horribly
mutilated by French irregular soldiery
who attacked a field hospital at Or
chies. a town in the north OF France.
are contained in an official dispatch
public at the German embassy here.
The dispatch says the town was de-
molished in reprisal. The embassy's
statement follows:
From headquarters Gen. Won Schjer-
ing reported to the emperor that a
field hospital at Orchies. in the north
OF France. was attacked by franc til
reurs (snipers or irregularly armed
persons) on September "a. punitive
expedition encountered superior forces
and had to retreat. leaving thirty-five
wounded. On the following day the
BaYarian troops met no enemy and
found Orchies deserted. but found there
twenty wounded Germans. left the day
and ears were cut of and they were
suffocated by inserting sawdust into
their mouths and noses. Correctness
of the evidence taken was authenticat-
thereupon was thoroughly demolished"
Paris Paper Accused.
Here part of the wireless message
was mutilated in transmission, the en-
bassy statement said. but in substance
1t declared that, according to the paper
Avantl Of Milan, the Paris Matin had
reported in regard to the butchery OF
German prisoners that they should be
shown no pity 'if they fall into our
hands-those nefarious criminals
against human law OF Wnom Wllhelm
probably formed his bodyguard. but
who are worth being butchered like
pigs"
As to military operations the dispatch
said: 'On September 80 decision as to
the gigantic battle still hangs in air.
The French attacks from Verdun and
Toul were repu1sed. The siege of Ant
werp is progressing. two forts already
being silenced. Mechlin has been occu-
pied. In the battle around Mechlin
strict order was given not to lombard
the town"
Evening star., 1914-10-03
STATUS OF NATIONAL BANKS.
Controller Reports 1861 in Opera
ton With $1,075,6s4,175 Capital.

With authorized capital of $1.075,6S4,-
IT'S. there are 1851 national banks in
operation in the United States. The
controller of the currency makes an
nouncement of the condition of these
banks at the close of business Sep
Outstanding circulation secured by
United States bonds aggregates $780,
965.67S. Secured by other bonds, there
is s326,153.21O outstanding. represent
the eAIdrich-Vreeland act. During Sep
tember there were twenty-three ma
tional banks, with capital of S1,96O,000,
authorized to begin business.
Evening star., 1914-10-03
TO OPEN SHOW BY WIRELESS.
President Will Also Start Dry
Farming Congress.

President Wilson will open the Bos-
ton pure food show Monday and the
Dry Farming Congress,
at Wichita. Kans.. October by wire
less
The President played golf at o'clock
this morning and returned to the
White House early for some work of
This afternoon he expect
ed to take long automobile ride.
Evening star., 1914-10-03
NO OFFICIAL PRAYERS
FOR A FRENCH. VICTORY

BORDEAUX, October 3.-In the course
of a cabinet meeting today Premier
Viviani informed his colleagues that he
had received a number of petitions ask
ing him to institute only general pray
ers for the success of French arms.
To these he replied that all creeds
were free to proceed in this matter
within the limits fixed by the law, but
that the same law precluded the author
tiles from participating in public wor-
ship. This answer was approved by the
cabinet.
Evening star., 1914-10-03
Don't Worry About
Moving

The most unpleasant part is
finding a place.
This part is made easy for
you by The Star Want Ad
pages.
Under the Houses for Rent"
Rooms" and Apartments"
heading on the classified pages
of The Star you will find
pretty nearly all the desir-
able renting propositions in
Washington.
Just check off the PROPOSE
tions that suit your needs and
the work of inspection is
made easy.
Evening star., 1914-10-03

The resignation OF George J. Johnson
as general manager of tle c. & o.
Railway Company has been accepted
and he will take a position with
another railroad. There will be no ap-
pointment to fill the vacancy.
Evening star., 1914-10-03
German Auxiliaries Are Sunken.

LONDON. October 3.-A dispatch to
Lloyds agency from Bordeaux says it is
officially announced there that a French
gunboat has sunk two German auxiliary
ships. the Rhios and Itolo, with mitraii-
Ieuses. = - --------- -
Evening star., 1914-10-03

vices say also that the military au-
thorities are making preparations to
defend Vienna against attack. and that
many persons have left the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-21
CLAIMS SING SING
JOY RIDING AUTO
Lally Says He, Not Sullivan,
Found $4,000 to Buy
Famous Car.

The Kings County Grand Jury,
which is investigating the movements
Of David II. Sullivan, destroyer Of
the Union Bank, of Brooklyn, while at
Sing Sing, adjourned yesterday until
Wednesday. District Attorney Crop
sew will be in Albany the first of next
week when the Willett-Cassidy case
comes up before the Court Of Appeals.
On the witness stand yesterday was
Michael J. Lally, the Honkers saloon
Keeper. who has testified that he lent
Thomas j. Mccormick, former Sing
Sing warden. the money TO purchase
the automobile in which Sullivan did
his Joy riding. Lally asserted again
that the $4,000 paid for the car was
his money, and was not furnished by
Sullivan or any Of his agents.
Miss Louise d. Burkhardt, secretary
20 Sullivan, was in the grand jury
room more than an hour and half.
Thomas J. Mccormick, the missing
ex-warden. has not been found, but
the District Attorney is hopeful. Il
is believed Tammany Hall will insist
that Mccormick put in an appearance
to clear the organization of blame in
the prison scandal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-21
NO HALT IN ECKERT FIGHT
Brothers Wrangle Over Estate
in Two Courts.

James Clendenin Eckert and Thomas
T. Eckert. son Of General Thomas l.
Eckert, president OF the western
Union Telegraph Company, are sun
fighting over thcsestate Of their father,
valued at little more than 81 ,O0oooo'
Following the application Of Thomas
r. Eckert in the Surrogates' Court TOT
the appointment Of a temporary al
minstrator, the other son yesterday
moved in the Supreme Court tor the
appointment Of n receiver.
General Eckert left the bulk OF MS
estate to Thomas T., and James Glen
denim succeeded in breaking his fath-
cr's will. =,
James Clendenin said in his appii
cation that his brother has appropri-
ated the Eckert home, 38 West eoth
st.. for four years, and refused 20 pay
rent or account for the rents he mas
collected from the other Eckert prop
erty, including the building at Dag
Fifth av.
Thomas T. Eckert says in his action
that he and his brother cannot agree
on n policy for the management OF the
estate. and therefore he wants IN ad-
ministrator appointed TO collect the
rents and conserve the property.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-21
FREE MARKET RULING
Control of City Over Stands
Upheld by Judge.

The control of the city over the free
markets established by Borough Pres
ident Marks and the Mayors Market
Committee was upheld and strength
ened yesterday by Justice Davis IN his
decision denying a permanent inJunc-
ton to Charles and William BeDer,
who have a fruit and vegetable stand
At the Greensboro Bridge market, to
restrain the Borough President from
making them remove to another stand
The Bebers had a stand when the
free market was established, and were
asked to move TO another stand al
lotted to them, so that larger mum,
Der Of meat and poultry markets could
be installed. They refused to change
ard obtained a temporary injunction
In opposing the granting Of a perma-
nent Injunction the Borough President
pointed out that unless he was Upheld
bv the court the plan 20 reduce tne
cost of living in this city would De
seriously affected, and might fail alto
Justice Davis vacated the temporary
Injunction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-21
Contractors Assert That
Enough American Labor
Cannot Be Got.
p. S. c. POSTPONES
DOCK co. HEARING
Crane Calls Labor Law Aid TO
Blackmailer and Tells of
Efforts for Repeal.

Hearing on the complaint against the
Dock Contractor Company. which it is
hoped may lead the way TO a test Of the
Of the alien labor law,
was postponed by the Public Service
Commissioner yesterday until Wednes-
day. In the meantime Edward VI.
Grout, counsel for the General Con-
tractors Association, will have a con-
ference with Chairman Mccall Of the
commission on Monday.
1--WE want TO have a test Of this law
as soon az possible" said Mr.. Grout
yesterday. "0ur contractors have told
me they have tried to get enough
American labor 70 handle their transit
contracts, but have been unable to do
So"
Mr. Grout called attention to the fact
that if the law was enforced IL would
tie up not only the subways here, but
elso the Catskill aqueduct and the state
barge canal.
c. A. Crane, secretary Of the associa-
ton, said:
"The contractors realize the serious
menace this law holds for them as a
blackmailing proposition, and last ses-
sion bill was introduced in the Legis-
lature repeating section If Of the labor
law in its entirety.
THAT bill was bitterly opposed by
the labor interests. and Commissioner
Lynch of the State Labor Department
refused to give it his approval. Neither
did IL receive Endorsement from the
city officials, the Board of Estimate, the
Public Service Commission or any of
the public departments having charge
of large construction improvements.
Then it was decided TO get up a test
case in The Bronx, because it was be-
lieved a criminal action could be put
through quickly there, as the calendar
in the new county had not become
Both Borough President
Mathewson and District Attorney Mar
tin professed great interest. A com
pany was formed, a small contract
taken and alien labor used. The Bor-
ough President did his part by cancel
ling the contract and notifying the Dis
trict Attorney and the State Labor Com
missioner of the violation of the law.
For some unexplained reason the in
dictment was never sought by the Dis
trct Attorney.
"Since the Ludington case no contrac-
tor with a large contract has felt like
being a testee for obvious reasons.
and officials have not been anxious 70
force the issue with heavy damages
certain against the city if the law were
declared unconstitutional.
This provision is undoubtedly one
of those the grand jury which investi-