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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-13

AN long ago as 1901 lHt l'P"bl" "P'f
of the region in which the battle oi
the Marne was fought was carelully
studied by company of spies VINO
presented the mseIves at the mayor
offices as engineers studying the
ground for new railway lines. They
not all the information they wanted.
when il was discovered that the pro-
iected railway lines were myths II was
too late. They employed supposed
lartists 70 sketch Qualifications ana
supposed flshermen to take the depths
of streams. There Is probably not q
fort IN France that the Germans doh
know as well as the French and Il
ls quite possible that there are river
fords indicated on their maps ~
which the French general staff Is iE-
norant 1t was recently asserted that
the German foreign office posse7seh
a complete list Of all the inhabitants u
France whose fortunes made them
eligible US hostages, as well as black
list Of all those who had made them
selves obnoxious by their ayowed hos
tilty to Germany
Most Of the men employed III wv
German secret service speak good
English and frequently pass them
selves of as Americans one tried II
the other day, after having penetrat-
ed to General Manoury's headqsart-
ers. but his papers were not satistae-
tory and he was shot forthwith. II
was only when the general mobiliza
tion was ordered that the French be-
gan 10 realize TO what extent their
country had been organized by the
enemy. Then It was remarked that
AT the end or near the end Of many
bridges having strategic importance
there was German factory
Afaubucge shows how close they got
to the forts. and the Landefn powder
mill is still grayer example Of their
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-13
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Washington. oct. 12.-New
Mexico: Generally fair Tuesday
Wednesday, fair and warmer.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-13
Gun Foundations.

The reports of the siege of Matt
beuge have demonstrated how the
great German mortars could immedi-
lately be put into action on arrival
thanks TO macadam foundations pre-
pared months. If not years, IN ad-
vance. in the yards of German tnc-
tory rhe land on which this factory
was built was purchased by the
Krupps through go-between The
sale caused some talk at the time but
the matter was forgotten until the iall
Of Maubeuge recalled the cireum-
stances.
The range of every fort was care
fully taken In advance and the GER
mans had in addition the benefit Of a
complete underground telegraph sys-
TEN by which spies posted at one snn
could inform the battery as to the eN-
act result Of every shot In con-
necton with the deposits Of arms ana
uniforms In the establishments Of
German merchants in Antwerp, TINS
confirms how thorough were the pre-
ma rafiona
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-13
People Of Every City in Bel
GUM and France Known as
10 Financial Standing, It Is
Declared,
BRIDGES AND F0RDS
AND CONTOURS MAPPED
Cement Foundations Placed
for Siege Artillery and
Ranges Accurately Known
Long AGO,

Paris. Oct 1.-THE discrimination
with which the Germans distributed
war fines and acquisitions ln the va
rious towns they occupied ia Belgium
and northern France and the pre-
eision with which they chose the most
solvent citizens as hostages has hccn
a surprise but when the details be-
came known the facts carried their
explanation with them For instance,
the first detachment of Uhlaus That
entered the city Of Lille was guided
by "a man who had left his job rs
superintendent of an important fac
tory in the city to reion his regiment.
Accurate knowledge.
As Soissons. when objections We're
raised 10 the eXacting proportions Of
the acquisitions, the commanding Of
ficer called his aide who turned out
10 he well known business man Of
the town who. Of course, knew It's re-
sources thoroughly.
"Yon sce." said the officer. point
ing To the aide there's no use re.
ssting. We are posted by some one
who knows.
Similar instances were reported from
Belgium. showing that every inch OF
the ground had been carefully studied;
the ready money in every town estl-
mated. every suitable horse and every
ton of hay located. and the plans OF
every hridga drawn up. In France
their statistics went so far as to show
how many bottles of wine might he
be cxacted IA each locality
Bismarck knew two years before the
war Of 1870 all that was going on In
France and among his lnformerH was
no less a parsonage than the present
German chief of staff, Won Moltkc. II
Is doubtful, however, whether his in
formation was az complete as mat
by the German general stair
today. Probably no army ever had
the benefit of so far-reachng a sys-
tenn of secret service as that which
the Germans have developed ~
France
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-13

London. Oct. i3 (i:30 II. m)-Thc
forty-four lists Of losses In the Prns-
sian army which have been published
contmin II total of 2f1,O00 killed,
wounded and missing, according 20 u
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-19

street northwest. who has been missing
for thirteen days. Following the ad-
mission by the police yesterday that they
can find no trace of the boy. e. s. Mar
tin, Boy Scout commissioner. was re-
quested last night to organize q search
through the District scouts. Mr.. Martin
agreed to communicate with every troop
in the city and promised that through
the medium of the organized small boy.
all sections OF the city will be covered
Efforts to find some trace of the boy
along the upper Potomac. one of his IA
vorite haunts. have been futile, and the
search that has been made in other
cities. acting on the idea that the youth
left town. has failed The Atlantic City
police report they have found nothing.
Believing that he may have taken pas
sage on one of the Chesa peake and Ohio
Canal barges to Cumberland. Nd. the
police Of that city have kept a sharp
lookout and as yet have nothing to re-
port Circulars containing a description
and photographs of the boy have been
sent all over the country. A sum of
money was in young Fanciullfs posses
sion whsn he disappeared, which leads
to the belief that he ran away.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-19
BY MILDRED DILLON.

BY MILDRED DILLON.
There was not confectioner in WASH
inston yesterday who was prepared with
eighty-hve pink candles and 30 Uncle
Ike" Stevenson, Senator from Wisconsin,
had to forego his birthday cake.
But Uncle Ikenwas not neglected.
Smiling deIightedly he accepted the
congratulations and felicitations Of his
Senate colleagues. and also received tele-
grams from former President Taft. ana
messages from Senator Kern, leader of
the majority in the Senate. and Senator
Gallinger. representing the minority.
II have never FELT better In my life
in fact. / feel not a day older than I
did on my twentieth birthday" the
Senator declared to his friends. who,
along with their congratulations. asked
eager questions about his health, and
looked in reality.
Likes Life In the Open.
81 lay the foundation of my good
health to the fact that my early life
was spent In the open air." "Uncle Ike"
told his friends
Il have no recipes on longevity to
ouer. Sust HNe rlBnt ana thlnk rlgnt
and keep out In the air as much a. you
can and you'll feel as hale and hearty
at eighty-five as do"
The Senator was busy all his birthday
long telling the tales of his childhood,
and. in fact. his whole history. which is
familiar to only his personal friends.
and every one who came up to congratu-
late him asked the same questions rs
the one before him. but never once did
the kindly gentleman lose patience. but
was as courteous and ageeable as IL his
The Washington herald., 1914-06-19
D. c. NAVAL TARS Will
CRUISE To BERMUDAS
Battalion Will Board Battleship Rhode
Island at Hampton Roads July 6
and Then Put Out to Sea.
TARGET PRACTICE IS FEATURE

The first-class battleship Rhode Island
of the Atlantic feet will take the Naval
Battalion of the District National Guard
on its annual cruise this year from July
6 to % with the Bermuda Islands as the
object point According to orders issued
yesterday, the ''tars' of Washington will
board the Rhode Island at Hampton
Roads on the morning Of July g. On pre-
vidRs cruises the point Of embarkation
has been Baltimore, and the change will
necessitate the local battalion leaving
Washington on, July 5.
At the same time the naval militia
of North Carolina will board the Rhode
Island, which will then proceed to
Lewes, Del, where the naval battaiions
of Pennsylvania and the second bat
talon of the New Jersey militia. sta
toned at Camden. will be taken aboard.
Most of the regular crew OF the battle
ship will go ashore at Lewes and leave
the ship In care Of the militia
Putting out to sea to the Bermudas.
three days shore leave will be given.
and the return trip made to Hampton
Roads. where the District men will dis
embark and return here July q. Target
practice, the guns being manned by the
will probably be held as q
competition for the. naval militia gun
merry trophy on the return trip.
This cruise will be the first under the
new naval militia law. passed by Con-
gress last February. requiring the militia
to meet a regular navy standard set by
the Navy Department
The Washington herald., 1914-06-19
B. B. EARNSHAW & BRO.

Il THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
States for the District Of Maryland. Railway
Storage Battery Car Company. complainant, rs.
Washington Interurban Railway Company. a cor
poration, defendant. In Equity. No. S-The above
suit is a creditors bill in equity for the purpose,
among other things Of securing the appointment OF
receivers for the Washington Interurbsn Railway
Company, 4 corporation. organized under the laws
Of the State Of Maryland on the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1906. under the name of Washington spat
Spring and Gretta Railroad Company. and subse-
quenty. towt. the list day Of October. 1918, the
name Of said corporation duly changed to Wash
ington Iuterlrban Railway COMPANY;
That the defendant is engaged u a common car
rier in the business of transporting passengers BE-
tween the City Of Washington and various points in
Prince Georges County, in the State Of Maryland,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant
to an order Of the Honorable John C. Rose. Judge
Of the United States District Court for the District
Of Maryland passed on the 18th dsy OF June, 1914.
by which GUY +. SCOTT and T. HOWARD
DUCKETT were appointed receivers for the
property Of the said defendant company, that the
APPOINTMENT Of receivers Is aforesaid Temporary
only and that all persons interested in said defend
ant Railway Company will be heard BOTH
JUNE, 1914, at 10 O'Clock a. m, in said court
AZ Baltimore as to whether said appointment shall
be made permanent or reopened or modified and
whether the said ordeH in any other respect
should be wholly xnnulled. confirmed. or modified.
ARTHUR L. SPAMER. Clerk, U. S. District Court
for the District Of Maryhnd. jels,2
SAVE YOUR cLOTHING-wAsH yOUI
dainty article, with the kmsu vacuum washer. Nc
rubbing. lDi ista St nv. Phone N. -.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-19
6be Down Gr,er

Work Of reaDirinG the heavy timber
tenders Of the Highway Bridge was
begun yesterday morning.
Col. william c. LasxAtt. Corps of
Engineers, formerly of this city, Is re-
ported seriously i'll in the army hos
pital at Fort ogIethorpe, near Savan-
nah. Ga
South Carolina avenue southeast, while
alighting from a car at Fourteenth and
East Capitol streets yesterday. was
struck by a bicycle ridden by John
Bailey. fifteen years old
soIutiss of the mystery Of the doth
ing found in a drifting rowboat on the
Eastern Branch yesterday came when
II was discovered that two boys. swim
ming on forbidden premises near
Twining City. were frightened and es-
capped without their boat and clothes
Samuel BlosnsherE, forty-ave, of 34I
Fifteenth street southeast. was bruised
on the legs and body yesterday when
he was knocked down by a wagon
driven by Thomas Cogan. OF slS Z
street southeast. at Fifteenth and d
streets southeast. He refused hospital
attention.
Pay day fer the school teachers Of
the District. the last until October. put
the finishing touches on many sum-
mer vacation funds yesterday. when
every person employed in the school
work got theirs" School officials and
janitors. whose work Is never over. will
have pay days each month
A tablet In memory Of the late Rev.
DR.. Frederick d. Power was shown
privately in the studio of H X Bush
Brown. the sculptor. yesterday to men,
bers of the committee in charge of the
work for the Vermont Avenue Chris
to be cast In bronze and placed over
the door of the church.
The vacancy on the District Supreme
bench caused by the death of Chief
Justice Clabaugh will be filled by Con-
gresham J. Harry Covington. of Mary
land. following his resignation from
Congress. Mr.. Covington called on
Secretary Tumulty yesterday and told
him that he probably would resign from
Congress the last of this month
Onieers Of Pioneer Council. No. 1,
Sons of Jonadab. were elected at a
meeting at s23 Louisiana avenue north
west Wednesday night. as follows: III.
i. Quinn. worthy chief; ]. E Cotton.
vice chief: J. E. Hogan. past chief; J. +,
McGuiness. patriarch; H J. Atweil re-
cording secretary; l. B. Maloney. fnan-
cial secretary; c. F. Sudwarth. treas
urer; W. L. Farley. guide: A +. SAT-
fell, assistant guide: J. F. Madden. in
side watch. and J. N. Campbell outside
watch.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-19
CORONER NEv1TT 1NDoRsED.

The Civic Government Association last
night unanimously adopted a resolution
protesting against the replacement OF
Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt by DR.. c. w.
Chapman. Of Kentucky.
At meeting at the home Of J. Walter
Mitchell, secretary OF the association. II
II was argued that as DIR. hewitt has
given fourteen years service to the Dis
trict without complaint from any one,
there Ii no reason for his dismissal.
On Wednesday DR.. Chipman's name
was presented to President Wilson for
appointment as coroner in place Of Dr..
hewitt. Chapman, who is q Democrat, IL
supported by Senator Ollie James and
Representative Arthur B. Rouse. both OF
Kentucky.
DR.. Nevitt is q Republican and Q ma
tive of Virginia. The association also
objected to the removal Of DR.. hewitt
for political reasons. =
The Washington herald., 1914-06-19

wont. and for which characteristics he
Is famed at the Capitol.
Senator Stephenson was born on a
small farm near the city Of Frederick
ton. New Brunswick. His parents were
extremely poor. and young Stephenson
was not able to acquire more than an
elementary education before he had to
80 TO work to assist his parents In sup
porting the family. When a mere lad
he went to Bangor, Me-. and a year later
he Joined q family going to the wilds OF
Wisconsin to seek a new home.
The future Senator worked hard and
faithfully. and at the age Of seventeen
plowed 80 acres of land near Janesville.
Wis. and helped put in 100 acres of
wheat In the winter he went to the
lumber region and hauled logs with a
team Of six oxen. In 1si7 he was placed
In charge Of q lumber camp. and in 1850
he engaged in the lumber business on his
own account During the summer he sail
ed a vessel between Milwaukee and Es-
canada. and when winter came he re-
turned to the hard work In the lumber
camps.
Purchased Timber Lands.
In 1857 Mr.. Stephenson purchased a
quarter interest in SOME timber and
sawmills and later he acquired control
OF the corporation Wnich was capitalized
at 500. COO. About the same time he be-
came associated with William d. Ogden.
Chicago's first mayor. In the Peshtigo
Company, with capital OF ST. 500 900. and
built for II the largest woodenware fac
tory in the world.
Mr.. Stephenson was the first man to
tow barges on Lake Michigan. In asso-
citation with Jesse Spalding and William
L Strong he organized and built the
Sturgeon Bay Canal. which was after
wards sold to the government
The Washington herald., 1914-06-19
At the Theaters.
"Hnnzel and Gretcl- and "CavaI-
leria Rusticana.'

The double bill offered for the second
half of this week by the Aborn Opera
Company is the most notable achieve
ment of the season. which il closes. and
furnishes fitting and triumphant cli-
max to the series of pleasurable enter
tainments which Washington music
lovers have enjoyed at the National
Theater.
The two operas presented last night
form a complete contrast. one being
humorous. fantastical. and German. ,ths
other a passionate Italian tragedy, though
each is a splendid example of the best
in which both were given is most credi-
table to the Aborn artists and manage
ment
In "Hansel and Gretel" the fairy fan
tasy by Engelbert Humperdinck. much
of the effect depends on having skitabls
singers for the name parts, al last
nights performance was made especially
enjoyable by the charm and gusto with
which the roles of the children were
acted and sung by Misses Gladys Cnan-
dler and Mary Carson. Louise Hauss-
mann and Jerome Uhl were the parents
and Philip Fein was a satisfactorily gro
tesque witch. Miss Charlotte Gaynor sang
the Sandman and the Dewman.
As Santuzza in the MascaEni opera.
Miss Edith Helen exhibited a remarka-
BILE mastery OF the requirements of the
role, maintaining in her manner the
difficult note of tense passion throughout.
at the same time expressing every phase
of emotion with her full. rich soprano.
The acting Of Giuseppe Agostini as Tur-
ridu was equally impressive. while the
thrilling quality of his tenor was, Of
course. most effective. Miss Gaynor was
heard to good advantage as Lola and
Wilmot C. Goodwin was a satisfactory
Alto. Miss Haussmann was an excel
lent Mama Lucia.
The only change in the cast during
the remainder of the week will be in the
part of Turridu. which Domenico Russo
will sing Friday and Saturday evenings
The Washington herald., 1914-06-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITE

Leo L Tweedale. %. and Dorothy q. Rsvlne, n
Rev. Lewis Z. Purdum-
Washington Sanford. ~. and Lillian Hattou. n
Rev Henry r. Lutz
James +. LAnham. q. and Della v. Pane II
Rev. James L. McLAin.
Fred Daniels. 20. and Annie ". Max6e,d. u 18th
Of Barcruft Va Rev. William l. McKeuney
Joseph I. Elliott. 3. and Olive T. Dunninstoo
q. Rev. P. B. watlhgtou-
Theron L. Ainsworth, ., and Hazel 8. Ssrbausb
d Rev. 8. T. NicholaA
J. Martin Beynon 2. and Anna Brisht, q both
Of baltimore, Md. Rev. Wallace Radcliffe.
Thomas n Brumbaugh, 1e, and Blanche " Lewis
n Rev. W. A Melvin.
John 4. sledd. 8. and Louise Z. Powrs, 2, both
Of Richmond, Va. Rev. W. r. Russell.
COLORED
William Hollands. IS. and Hattie Goodies a
Ref. Isaac Toliref
Taihett Thomas. 2. and Cora Lee. n. Rev. n.
". u. Norman.
seldom Lewis. %. and Hattie Mictey. a. Rev,
". II. Brooks
Joseph Biackston. a. and Ho.tense L Ft.pci.
Rev. J. NJ waldren
Malcolm johnson. a. and Kelly Letter, a. f,sb
Of Summer Point. Va Rev. J. W. Howard
Ben n. Adams. .. and Sarah simms d Rev.
A. ]. Tyler.
Charles Wagner. 2, and Mary Strange, %. both
Of Faidax County. Va Rev. y. W. Smith
Joseph h. Monroe and FIossie J. Cushinrbezry.
.. Rev. Charies CushingberEy.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-19
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
o. s. Dept. Of Agriculture, Weather Rursau.
Washington. Thursday. June le-s D. m.
SATURDAY.

q. s. Dept Of Agriculture, Weather Rureau.
Washington. Thursday. June B-s D. m
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.
For the District Of Columbia and
Maryland, unsettled Friday. Saturday
partly cIoudyg gentle 90 moderate
south winds.
ing pressure over the northern and eastern por-
tons OF the country and continue 30 In the South.
General. and in many places. heavy thunder showers
have occurred in tbs South Atlantic and EAss-Guh
States and Tennessee. and also locally IN the Viz
ginias and the Lake region, while over the ne
fair.
1t 10 decidedly cooler in the South Atlantic and
East Gulf States, with Temperatures much below
the seasonal average, while the interior Of the
country westward to the Plateau region tempea-
tures were high. excrpt from Upper Michigan west
ward through North Dakota where tempszatures
sery low for the season. Il Is also much cooler
in the Pacific StateA
Thunder showers viii continue Friday and urob-
ably Saturday IN the South Atlantic and East Gulf
States and from the Upper Mississippi Waller eat
ward the weather viii be unsettled With showers
snd with much lower temperatmes Friday or Friday
night In the Upper Lake legion. and Friday night
In the West warm and generIiy fair weather win
continue. excerpt In the Plsteau region and the
extreme Northwest. where showers are likely Friday
NIGHT or Saturday. with falling Temperature.
The winds along the North Atlantic coast will
be moderate south, shifting to colder northwest by
Saturday; on tbs Middle Atlantic coast uuoderats
SOUTH probably shifting to colder northwest satur-
day over the north portionS the South Atlantic
coast modezate and variable probably thunder
squalls; on the East Gulf coast gentle 10 moderate
variable, mostly southwest and west; on the West
Gulf coast moderate. mostly south; On the Upper
Lakes fresh north Friday on supaior; rain apd
colder; moderate to fresh shifting on Michiean apd
Huron, becoming north showers and colder: On the
Lower Lakes moderate south Friday, with shower:
colder at night with winds shifting to fresh north.
west and north.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-19
LORIMER and MUNDAY
FACE Criminal ACTION
Will Be Prosecuted for Handling of
Affairs Of Bank. Says State
Official.
MORE FAILURES PILE UP

Chicago, June 1s-"Immediate investiga-
ton Of the criminal liability Of William
Lorimer, c. B.. Munday. and other Of
ficals of the closed La Sale Street Trust
and Savings Bank, will be commenced
following the proposal of the civil pro-
ceedings now pending" said Attorney
General Lucey this afternoon.
Mr.. Lusey admitted that discrepancies
set forth in the suit for receivership
section 81, Of the State banking laws.
which provides for punishment for false
reports on bank assets.
Attorney General Lucey filed petition
for q receiver for the La Sale Street
Trust and Savings Bank. the Lorimer
institution this morning.
The petition alleges that the bank was
insolvent, its capital stock impaired. and
that It's affairs generally were in bad
shape.
Springfield. ILL.,. June 1s.-As a result
Of the Investigation Of the affairs of the
La Sale Street Trust and Savings Bank
and other Lorimer institutions, STATE
Superintendent of Insurance Potts this
afternoon ordered an Investigation Of all
surety companies doing business in the
State.
These surety companies guarantee the
Insurance company deposits and their
affairs are closely related to the well
fare Of the underwriting companies.
Only . few of the surety companies
have head offices here. and for this rea-
son Superintendent Potts has called upon
the New York Insurance department To-
assist In the investigation.
Alton. ILL.,, June 1s.-The Peoples Bank,
located at East Alton. one of the chain
Of Munday banking houses, was closeo
today and placed in the hands of a re-
ceiver. There has been a run on the
bank since Monday.
Litchield, ILL.,, June ls.-The Litchfeid
Mil and Grain Company. a Munday in
stitution. was placed in the hands of a
receiver today.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-19
IN CLASH WITH MEXICANs.
u. 9. Troops at Vera Cru. Avert
Serious Trouble.
W..hinrton Herald

Special Gable 10 The Washington Herald
Vera Cruz, June lS.-American ana
Mexican troops clashed today when the
morning train to Tembladeros reached
the gap in the railroad line. The Fed
erals lined up across the track as the
train approached. 1t stopped two feet
from the line, and when the American
sentries, riding on the front end Of the
engine, attempted to step down and take
their posts as usual, Mexican corporal
harply ordered them back
The cooiheadedness Of the Americans
prevented resort to arms. They ap-
pealed to Capt. Anderson. Of the Seventh
Infantry, who was in charge Of the train,
and he ordered his men back on the cars.
at the same time demanding an explana-
ton from the Mexican corporal, who
stated that he had orders to prevent the
train advancing further.
Anderson demanded conference with
Col. Ramon Ciballos. who came to the
train with two officers After pariey
OF f,fteen minutes 1t was agreed to stop
the train at a certain post and that the
sentries should remain fifteen feet away.