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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-14
| RED CROSS STEAMSHIP
ON HER WAY TO EUROPE
Vessel Equipped for Aid Of War
Sufferers Sails From
New York.

NEW YORK. September 14.-The
steamer Red Cross. bound on an errand
of mercy to the European war zone. left
her anchorage in Gravesend bay at sos
pm. yesterday, and shortly before
o'clock was on her way to sea past Sandy
Hook bar.
! 1t was after many delays that the big
white ship. which is conveying doctors.
nurses and supplies to the European war
field. finally put to sea on her transat-
'antic trip. Difficulties over the makeup
of her crew. due to the fear of interna-
tional complications. had at last been
smoothed out. Every new American sea-
man had learned the duties of his post
from his retiring German predecessor
and on the vessel herself everything was
ShipShape.
Given Parting Salute.
AS the Red Cross steamed down the
! bay, with her red crosses cleaning in the
sunset and her flags fluttering. the whis-
ties of all sorts of water craft Joined in
farewell chorus. Along the rail were
massed the blue-coated nurses, forming
a solid blue band above the white of the
ships side and the belt of red just below
her deck.
The Red Cross carries 125 trained
nurses and thirty surgeons and an equip
ment of thousands of pounds of absorb
ent cotton. bandages, drugs and surgical
Instruments. Her first stop will be at
Falmouth. England. where twenty-four
nurses and six surgeons will be landed
| for service in English hospitals. At Rot
terdam nurses for Austria. Germany and
Russia will disembark. and the rest will
be left at some French port
Admiral Ward to Command.
At Falmouth the Red Cross will be
boarded by Rear Admiral Aaron Ward.
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Victory for French Troops.

ON the same day. in the neighborhood
OF Nitry-le-Francois, the French troops
achieved a splendid victory. Incidentally
they drove back the famous Imperial
Guard of Germany from Sezanne toward
the swamps of st. Gond, where a century
ago Napoleon achieved one of his last
successes. The main body of the guard
passed to the north of the swamps, but
heard of men and horses ingulfed and
destroyed.
ut is our revenge for 1914" the Free
officer said. IF only the emperor were
here TO see"
"Wednesday the English army con-
tinued the pursuit toward the north, tx
ing guns and prisoners. On that day
found myself in new France. The goo
news had spread. Girls threw flowers IA
the passing soldiers and joy was mani
Tested everywhere.
'The Incidents of Wednesday will
astound the world when made known in
full l know that two German detach
ments OF l.ug men each. which were sur.
roudeo and cornered but which refus d
to surrender. We're wiped out almost to
the last man The keynote o: thes
operations was the IRENE" dols attack O
the allies along the Ouraq Tuesday. which
showed the German COMMANDER tina, his
line OF communications were threatened
Tnen came the browning stroke.
Inc army of the Ourcq and of MeauS
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SWEEPING MINES
FROM NORTH SEA
Traw.ers, With Naval Reserve
Crews, Removing Danger
to Navigation.
RISKlNG THEIR LIVES
TO SAVE MANY OTHERS
Use Of Explosives Is Sanctioned by
international Law Agreed on
at The Hague.
Foreign Correspondence Of The star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Stag.
LONDON, September There are
in this great war more naval heroes
than those who wear gold lace on the
bridge and brilliant uniforms on the
quarter deck Among these are the
mine sweepers, who daily take their
lives in their hands that British war
ships and merchant vessels may have
safe passage in the North sea.
These mine sweepers are naval re-
serves and they use trawlers for their
hazardous work Their task is to re-
move from British waters the death
de ling mines strewn by the German
mine planters. Every move they make
they place their lives in Jeopardy, but
the trawlers proceed slowly, with
eagle-eyed sailormen in their look
outs.
Mine sweeping is done in this way.
Two trawlers work together, accom-
panied by a destroyer. Each trawler
drags behind her a steel hawser WIN
a heavy iron weight on the end, that
scrapes along the bottom OF tne sea;
These two iron weights are conneG.eo
by wire. The two trawlers are mus
connected by the wire. which forms
the mine met"
Several hundred yards apart the two
vessels pursue parallel courses. NOV
ing slowly along. When there Is a
dragging of the wire the men know
they have snagged mine Slowly
the two boats converge ana the yer
man internal machine Is drawn to the
surface, where one shot from the nelr-
by destroyer explodes 1t and one more
menace to shipping is removed.
Contact mines already have played a
big part in the European war. When
hostilities began, and perhaps even be-
fore that, the Germans mined all of
their harbors and strewed mines all
over tha North aea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-14
Sweepers' Task Risky.
SIX RICH HOLLANDERS
GIVE PLEDGE TO QUEEN

LONDON. September 14.-Telepranh.
ing from The Hague, the correspondent
of the Exchange Telegraph saws that
queen Wtihelmina has accepted the
oHer or SIX of the richest men In Hol-
land to give one-tenth Of their for
tunes to pay the expenses of the pres
ent mobilization, which is costing
100000 guIder day.
The condition attached to the gift
was that the names of the men be not
mentioned. gulder Is equivalent to
about 48 cents in American money.
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Country strewn With Dead.

1.-The whole country was strewn with
dead and dying. When. at last. the Ger
mans retired they greatly slackened their
rifle fire and in one place retired twelve
miles without firing a single shot. One
prisoner declared that they were short OF
ammunition and had been told to spare
1t is much as possible
Monday saw a tremendous encoun-
ter on the Ourcq. In one village, which
the Germans hurriedly vacated, the
French, in large house. found
dinner table beautiful set, with can
dies still burning on the table, where
evidently the German staff had been
dining. A " oman occupant said they
fed precipitateiy
There was great deal of hand-to-
hand fgh Ing and bayonet work on
the Ourcq, which resulted in the ter
rible Magdeburg regiment beating
retreat.
Monday night Gen. Won Kluck's
army had been throw back from the
Marine and from the NORM and to the
region of SeZanne, and his position
was serious. Immediately steps were
necessary to save his line of commune
cations and retreat. To this end re-
Inducements were hurried north to
Meaux district and to Ourcq, and tre-
mendous efforts made to break up the
French resistance in this quarter, for
Meax is to Paris as Reading is to
London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-14

A newspaper in a town in Brazil,
1000 miles from the mouth of the
Amazon. gets all its Geographic news
by wireless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-14

At Falmouth the Red Cross will be
boarded by Rear Admiral Aaron Ward
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GERMANS ARE LED
into ALLIES TRAP
English Make Kaisers Troops
Think They Are Running
Away, Says Writer.
BATTLE LONG MARINE
is WILDLY DESCRIBED
Fighting Lasts for Two Days and
Invaders Are Slowly
Beaten Back.

LONDON. September IA Times cor
respondent who wires from five miles
south of Provine, in the Department OF
Seine-et-M Marine, says:
II have Travelled to this point praet'-
caily along the whole line OF the allied
army. though. of course, always in the
rear. Gen. Won kluck's host, in COM
ing down over the Marine and the Grand
Nforins rivers to Sezanne, twenty-five
miles southwest OF Epernay. met little
opposition, and / believe little opposition
their opponents straight into trap.
The English cavalry led the tired Ger
mans mile after mile and the Germans
believed the Englishmen were running
away When the tremendous advance
reached Provins the allies plan was &C
con1plished and it got no further.
THE lighting on Sunday, september =.
was of terrible character and began
at dawn in the region oil Iaferte Gaucn-
err The allies troops, who were drawn
up to receive the Germans, unaer-
stood it would be their duty to hold on
their best in order that the attacking
force ut Meaux might achieve its task
in security. The battle lasted all night
and until late Monday. The German ar
tillery fire was very severe, but not &C
curate The French and English fought
sterniy On and slowly beat the enemy
back.
.aThe attempts of the Germans to cross
the Marine at Meaux entailed terrible
losses. Sixteen attempts were ioiled by
the French artillery n. e directed on the
river, and in one trench 600 dead Ger
mans We're counted,
Evening star., 1914-01-22
WARNING TO AUTOISTS.
Order Issued Regarding Violations Of
the Traffic Regulations.

Maj. Richard Sylvester. superintendent
of police, has issued an order affecting
automobile owners and ehauffeurs which
has received the sanction of the District
Commissioners.
In future acceptance of collateral from
or for persons accused of violating traffic
regulations will not give assurance that
such acceptance will mean a termination
of cases. In event of conviction, in case
of third arrest, the question of reyok-
ing a license will be considered
The order is as follows:
In cases where chauffeur or driver
is shown to have violated the law regu-
iating the speed of vehicles, particularly
at intersecting streets and at corners. a
second time by forfeiture of collateral
or imposition of fine, the offending person
or persons shall, on a repetition OF the
offense. be required. to appear at police
court for hearing. and written report of
the finding. if conviction. shall be trans
mitted to headquarters by the captain of
the precinct wherein the arrest was
made. in order that such case may be
taken up for consideration by the police
department and the commissioners on the
question of revocation of license of the
offending drivers or chauffeurs.'
Evening star., 1914-01-22

previous affair. A special program of
music has been arranged by Lieut.. Will
liam II. Santelmann. leader of the United
states Marine Band. Members of the
judiciary. senators and representatives
have been invited to be present.
Sales continued to be made each day.
and yesterday was no exception. A six
cylinder, seven-passenger 1914 Mitchell
touring car. finished in blue electrically
started and lighted, with blue running
gear. was purchased by W. R. Fosbender
of this city. The deal was closed by
Sales Manager W. D. Arrison. The Hen
derson-Rowe firm put over three Chevro-
let Royal Mall roadsters, the pur-
chasers being 7. J. Rison. 7. K. Carter
and Porter G. Ward. o. w. Heatwole of
Bristol, Tenn, placed an order with the
same concern for a Chevrolet Baby
Grand" f1ve-passenger touring car fully
equipped. Francis S. Carmody ordered a
1914 King roadster. fully equipped, in
cludins electric self-starter and electric
lights. The new 1914 Pullman Light
Six which has attracted so much at
tention, found a purchaser in r G. Hoff.
Evening star., 1914-01-22
BROWNE FUNERAL TOMORROW
Cortege to Pass Capitol, With Brief
Halt at Steps. \

Addresses are to be delivered by Prof.
T. E. Will and Prof. William Lincoln
Coleman at the funeral services to be
conducted for Carl Browne, the labor
knight" at the chapel of Hysong & Bar
nett tomorrow afternoon at > O'Clock
Musical numbers are to be given by the
Young Peoples Musical League. Inter
ment is to be in Glenwood cemetery 1t
is planned that the funeral procession
shall pass along a route taking it by the
Capitol. Here brief halt will be made
within few yards of the Capitol steps,
where only few weeks ago Mr.. Browne
delivered an address in realization of an
ambition of many years.
Pallbearers are to be H. F. Copper
berg. Roscoe jenkins, Victor Pullo, ]. W.
Richman, N. G. Turnquist and 3. A.
Weiss. A fund for the erection of a
monument to Mr.. Browne has been
started.
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.LAUD DECORATIONS
At AUTO EXHIBIT
Representatives From Facto-
ries Come Here After Visit
ing Other Shows.
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED
FOR "SOClETY NIGHT"
Members of Judiciary and of Con-
gress Asked to Be Present.
Sales Continue.
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

Representatives from the various auto
mobile factories were in attendance at
the local automobile show at Convention
Hall last night, fresh from visits to other
shows in various cities, and did not hesi-
tate to express their delight at the ar
tistic decorations and handsome layout
of cars. Shows are being held this week
at Detroit, Baltimore, Pittsburgh. Roch-
ester. Montreal and Chicago. Repre-
sentatives In nearly every instance have
started out from Detroit and after MAX
ing the circuit will wind up at the Chi
cago show. which opens Saturday morn
ing for an eight-day run.
There was a large attendance last
night. while tonight, which is known as
society night" is expected to show ar
attendance exceeding in numbers any
Evening star., 1914-01-22
BEGIN CAMPAIGN FOR $1,000.
Council of Clubs of Friendship House
Want Gymnasium Funds.

Members OF. the Council Of Clubs %
Friendship House began campaign last
night at their headquarters. 5o2 Virginia
avenue southeast. to raise $1,000 for TIC
equipment of the gymnasium of tie
council.
Henry p. Blair. president OF the boa a
of directors OF Friendship House. urged
the members 10 put forth their best ef-
forts toward raising the sum- Other
speakers were A. NJ. Cheslcy. director o.
the boys department of the y. NJ. 6.
A.: NJ. l. Weller and Miss Eleanor Buy
nitzky, director OF the council.
Evening star., 1914-01-22

pany. left today for the north, leaving
George w. Franklin in charge Of the
local exhibit. Howard E. Wagner and
ii. W. Cunningham, factory representa-
tives of Nordyke and Marmon. are
guests Of Arthur Foraker local Marmon
representative
Harry s. Jones, former Washington
boy. is assisting at the Haynes display.
George H. Strout. sales manager Of the
Haynes Automobile Company departed
for the north last night to attend some
of the other shows. Ray Rogers is rep
resenting the Express spark plug, and
his demonstrations have been attracting
considerable attention. Edward S. Bra
Evening star., 1914-01-22
SEEKS COURT AUTHORITY
TO DIVERT COOPER FUND
George Washington University
Would Use Money for Purposes
Not Specified by Donor.

George Washington University has ap-
Piled to the Supreme Court oG the Dis
trict OF Columbia, for authority to divert
the Cooper fund from tie purpose spec.-
fed by its founder and to use it in the
establishment of a research laboratory
Because the charter of the university was
granted by Congress, Attorney General
McReynolds is named as defendant in the
suit.
Elizabeth ]. Cooper. who died in New
York. July 10, 1904, left $4,000 to the
university to be invested and the income
used in the investigation of the nature of
the malartal poison arising from sewer
gas and in studying its antidote. This
Evening star., 1914-01-22

greater the development of the time, the
greater the magnitude of our govern
ment; the greater the populousness OF
our country, the more zeal Is required to
watch the safeguards of liberty, to for
tify the buiwarkS of popular government
and Strengthen rights of the people.
I'VE have with us tonight men who
are worthy successors OF the founders of
our government and who, believe. are
lust as great in ability, as true in loyalty,
in the times to which l have referred or
who brought into existence the memora-
BILE proclamation of 1TI6 that ali-mcn
are born equal
= List Of the Guests.
The guests were: Maj. Gen. F. c. AIMS
worth, U. S. A, retired: Senator Henry
F. Ashurst, Admiral George W. Baird,
L. s. N; Wingrove Bathon. Ira Z. en-
nett Secretary of State William Jennings
Bryan, Prof Barry Bulkley. Postmaster
General A. S. Burleson. Senator George
E. Chamberlain. George P. Conn. John
w. Cox. William Gordon Crawford, Maj.
J. ]. Dickinson. F. T. Dubois. Maj. Gen.
9. F. Elliott, U. S. NJ. c., Representative
John NJ Evans.
Representative J. J. Fitzgerald. Charles
r. Flint, John Foord, Representative
Robert T. Frazier. A. s. Frissell, Robert
n. fsepFeSeHldllNe D. E1oWtss,
Representative r. l.. Henry. Frank Nj.
Helan, S. G. Hopkins. W. D. Hoover.
Martin Horne, DR.. L. o. Howard, Bayard
Hyde-Smith
w. F. Kelley. Representative William
Kettner. Senator Luke Lea, Robert l..
Lee, jr. DR.. P. ]. Lennox, Senator James
e. MARITIME.
Representative Walter Mccoy, James F.
MCGEE. Maj. Carroll Mercer. Prof Charles
e. Monroe, Senator Henry L. Myers
George H. O'Connor, Representative
George F. O'Shaunessy
Thomas J. Pence. William A. Pierce
Senator James A. Reed, Col. F. A. Rich.
ardson, George F. Schutt, Senator John
F. Shafroth, Senator Leo P. Sherman
Representative James L. Slayden, Rev
DR.. c. Ernest Smith, Senator Marcus -.
Smith, Lieut.. Commander H. G. Sparrow,
U. s. N; W. P. Spurgeon, Sylvanus
Stokes, Representative Tom Stout.
Maj. Richard Sylvester. former Repre-
sentative James A. Tawney. Senate,
Charles s. Thomas, Senator William II
Thompson. Representative E. w. Towns
end. j. P. Tumulty. secretary to the
President; Representative William T.
Tuttle jr.; Senator James X. Vardaman
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, NJ. A. Winter
Robert w. Woolley, Charles W. Warden
and James Young.
Evening star., 1914-01-22
Brig. Gen. Kingman Much Better

Brig. Gen. Dan c. Kingman, who has
not been in good health since his ap-
pointment as chief of engineers in Oc-
tober last. has nearly recovered from a
recent spell of illness which confined him
to his house for several weeks. He eX-
poets TO be able to resume his official
duties at the War Department in few
days. During his absence Col. Edward
Burr Corps of Engineers. has had charge
OF the business of the office of chief of
engineers. Gen. and Mrs. Kingman have
leased house on street near 10Th
street.
Evening star., 1914-01-22

investigation is concluded. the court II
told. and II Is generally admitted that
sewer gas does not cause malaria. Tho
university. therefore. wishes to use the
fund for another purpose, but doubts its
legal right to do SO without the sanction
of the court.
Attorneys Clephane & Clcphane repre-
sent the university.
Evening star., 1914-01-22

The car is to be finished in dark green.
equipped with electric self-starter and
electric lights and wire wheels. The
model 46 electric roadster sold to w. E.
IIibbs by the firm of Emerson & Ormc
was a Detroit, finished in blue. with blue
leather upholstery. A feature of the De-
trot electric exhibit. is an aluminium
brougham body. unmounted and without
Evening star., 1914-01-22
Welsh Joins Sales staff.

Announcement was made last night
that J. Z. Welsh. for a number Of years
engaged in the automobile business In
this city, has Joined the sales staff of
Flory & Sanford. He is breaking in
this week and is to be seen at the Mitch
Evening star., 1914-01-22

ell exhibit. E. r. Erkman. eastern
sales manager of the Detroit electric,
arrived last night and will be with the
Emerson and Orme exhibit the remainder
of the week. Kenneth Simon, publicity
manager of the Haynes Automobile Com
pany. spent the afternoon and evening
at the show and left this morning for
Baltimore and Rochester. G. H. Stone
braker. Apperson distributor at Hagers-
town, Nd, was in town yesterday with
a party of friends. Z. L. Pierce, sales
manager of the Regal Motor Car Com
Evening star., 1914-01-22
Check for s2.5s4. 600 Paws Tax.

ALBANY. N, January pa check
for s2.5s4, 900 in payment of the transfer
tax on the estate of the late Anthony n.
Brady of New York has been received
by the state controller. The tax was
figured on an estimated valuation of
s1o,uO0,U0O.
Evening star., 1914-01-22

shears has a special insurance contest on
during the week at his exhibit The
Motor News exhibit of William Ullman
has been fitted up with chairs, settees and
rockers.
show committee it was announced that
the show will close Saturday night with
a dance from $3.50 to II o'clock F. C.
Sibbald, chairman Of the music commit
tee. was designated to confer with Lieut..
Santelmann to furnish the music. A COM
mittee composed Of Charles W. Semmes,
r. Bruce Emerson, c. II. Warrington and
F. C. Sibbald was appointed to arrange
the other details for the affair.
Evening star., 1914-01-22
ANOTHER COMMAND TO
REAR ADMIRAL HOWARD
Transferred to Pacific Fleet in Defer
ence to Feelings Of
Filipinos.

Recent orders for Rear Admiral Thomas
B. Howard, president of the naval exam
lining and retiring boards In this city, to
assume command of the Asiatic fleet as
the relief of Rear Admiral r. F. Nichol-
son, have been revoked. Instead he is
ordered to take command Of the Pacific
fleet. in Mexican waters. as the relief of
Rear Admiral W. c. Cowles, who is to be
transferred to the command of the
Asiatic fleet.
Admiral Howard was chairman of the
Carabao dinner committee, and with the
other members, high army and navy Of
fcers. was reprimanded at the direction
of President Wilson after an investiga-
tion of the travesties and songs reflect
ing on the Filipinos, which featured the
military society's banquet.
Feelings of Filipinos Considered.
1t is explained that the reason for de-
priving Admiral Howard of the command
of the Asiatic fleet was mainly in defer
ence to the feelings of the Filipinos
Under the circumstances we did not
want to send Admiral Howard to the
Philippines, said Secretary Daniels.
But as We have every confidence in him
we did not want to give him a command
that would in any way appear to be a
punishment, so we decided to send him to
the Pacific Mexican squadron. This ar
rangement is entirely satisfactory to Ad-
miral Howard.
Evening star., 1914-01-22

to become a United States senator.
The contrast between Senator Myers and
myself is worthy of remark, for from
my boyhood days 1 dreamed of fitting
myself to be a senator, and he never
gave any thought to ii, and now he is a
senator and / am not
The thing that has happened in Sem
ator Myers case, however. can never
happen in this country again. No man
may go through life and not know until
an hour before the event that he is to be
United States senator. for now we have
the direct election of senators by the
people, and these things will be known of
in advance. 1t has been said that man
deviseth his way, but the Lord directeth
his steps In this land. where we have
universal education, where the ideals
of citizenship are constantly rising high
in the cases of Senator Myers and my
SELF
we are entering upon a new age. We
have really come to the age of idealism.
We have measured men, not SO much by
what they are as by what they have
But. under the leadership of the man
who today occupies the White House a
change is coming-has come.
The time is ripe for this change. The
field is ripe for the harvest. and If any
one has had any doubt of that it should
have been removed by the way the ideas
of President Wilson have been received.
cratic party divided the republican party,
and that was the growth of public senti-
ment that this country should be put
back upon its old foundations and should
once again be made a government OF,
for and by the people
Evening star., 1914-01-22
CONCERT TONIGHT.

BY the United States Marine
Band, Lieut.. William II. Santel-
mann, leader. Soloist, Arthur Wit
comb, cornet.
Program.
March, Thomas Jefferson,
Santelmann
Overture. William Tell. .Eossini
Oriental dance. "Esotica,' Mascagni
Fantasia, Carmen .......... Bizet
Cornet solo, weldon Polka.
Arthur Witcomb.
Waltz. ''Puppchen'' Gilbert
Ballet music. "Yedda" ... .Metra
Sextet from Lucia" $3.50. .Donizetti
Arthur Witcomb, John Miller Ed
ward McIntire. George Frey. Rob
ert Clark and Louis Kruger.
Two characteristic dances:
(a) Polka franchise, Ma Pou-
lette" .-...............Ro Roberts
(b) Tango. La Belle Argen-
tina ..............Ro Roberts
Hungarian rhapsody, NO IA, List
March. Under the Star of the
Guard .Stieberitz
Concert Tomorrow.
Program.
March. Flag of Victory Won Blon
Overture. "Das Modell''w w .Suppe
Serenade, Lolita" ....-...... Langey
Selection, The Bohemian Girl
Balfe
Barcarole from Love Tales of
Hoffman .Offenbach
Waltz. Merry Widow Lehar
Slavonic dance mo. L. Dvorak
Characteristic dance. "On Tip
toe Hosmer
Military polonaise. ........... Chopin
March, Brooks Triumphal'' .Seitz
Evening star., 1914-01-22

A town meeting was held in Williams
port. Md. to take action looking to the
installation of waterworks and electric
lights.