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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
AFTER A MONTH OF FIGHTING
LINES ARE LITTLE CHANGED

BERLIN, via The Hague and London.
October 23.-While the German armies
on the west wing are slowly pushing
| forward against the strongest opposi-
ton in the region between Lille and
! the channel in 4 campaign to straight
en- out the flank which in the earlier
| stages of the struggle was bent back
almost TO the Belgian frontier, in order
to cover the communications with the
omeland, the situation to the east
ward. on the fortress line of Verdun.
Tout and Belfort. has changed but little
since the end of September.
A report received directly from that
region by the Associated Press shows
that the German armies between YER
dun and Toul still retain foothold on
the west bank of the Mouse. before ST.
Mihiel despite the repeated French eff
forts to eject them. The Germans ap-
parentIy are content to hold the posi-
tons gained pending the Inauguration
of an artillery attack against Verdun.
German Wedge Against Center.
The captured barrier fort of Camp
r mains. now a part of the German
Ii and a German bridge across the
Meuse, protected by formidable works
at the DrlCSe head, oHer a thoTouS mare
for starting a German wedge against
the center of the French line whenever
a resumption of this mass play is
deemed advisable. The French attacks
seem TO come more from a southern
even a southeasterly-dire from
the region of Toul. Nancy and Pont-a-
Mousson. against the original flank of
the German positions. than against the
point of the wedge at st. MihieL The
fortress positions at Toul are too
strong to offer the possibility of taking
them by storm and thereby forcing
retirement of the French line.
Southwark of Toul. particularly in the
Nosges mountain region, comparative
quiet prevails and no major operations
appear to be in progress.
Between Verdun and Toul both sides
dug themselves in most thoroughly. The
French ard German trenches are mar
wells of ingenuity, and the advanced posts
are snugly ensconced in these shelter
pits. Even the commanding general. far
in the rear. has a bomb proof beside
his headquarters in which he takes shell
ter if the enemys heavy artillery chooses
to drop a shell or two in his vicinity.
The machine gun is SO effective in this
warfare that advances require almost as
elaborate sapping and digging as did the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
PLANS TO AID COTTON MEN.
Federal Reserve Board Expects Solu.
tion of Problem Before Night.

Plans for aid to southern cotton pro-
ducers were so near completion today
that members of the federal reserve
board felt confident a solution of the
problem could be announced before
night. Conferences began early be-
tween W. p. G. Harding of the board:
mons of St Louis; A. II. Wiggin, Theo-
dore H. Price and J. S. Alexander Of
New York
AS the plan is now drawn. the major
part of the burden of taking care OF
the surplus cotton crop would be borne
by northern banks. Instead of a loan
fund of $50. 000. 900, as proposed origi-
naIly. the fund would not exceed $780,
600. 900 and possibly may not reach that
The first 100000, 600 would be put by
northern banks. Fifty millions dollars
by those in New York and the remain
der by other northern Institutions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
Lighting the Country Road.

From the Engineering Magazine.
There is hardly any necessity to
prove that lighting of this kind is de-
sirabie. ANY one who has driven an auto
mobile along country road at night
knows that it Is desirable. Amy one who
has driven farm wagon along country
road at night. and who has pulled his
team into the ditch every time to es-
cape the binding glare from the ap-
preaching headlight, knows that 1t Is
desirable Any one who has walked
FIVE miles on a country road at night,
and has run into drunkard, and con-
versed with a footpad. and nistened to
the remarks of the wagon driver as he
has pulled his team out of the ditch.
knows we'll that 1t is very desirable
indeed. In that case why has no at
tempt ever been made in the past to
provide adequate highway lighting?
The answer is simple. The demand has
been there right along, but there has
been no supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
Speaker Sees President:
Congress Is HopeIessIy
DeadIocked, He Saws

Speaker Clark. after paying his re-
spects to President Wilson today, said
IT looked as if Congress is hopelessIv
deadlocked as to adjournment So long
as there is no quorum. as in the present
status Of things. and objection is made,
no adjournment can be had Asked
about the right of President Wilson to
adjourn Congress under conditions like
those now. Speaker Clark said:
There is absolutely no hope of an
agreement to adjourn. from present in
dications. and the President would be
justified. not only by the Constitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Germans and the allies
continue their desperate game Of
give and take in West Flanders
and Northeastern France today,
neither side claiming decisive
advantage.
French warshfps are said to
have joined the British naval
forces forming the extreme left of
the allies and fresh German rein
forcements are reported constant
ly coming up.
This afternoons French official
statement says that violent at
tacks are being made by the Ger
mans all along the line from the
sea to canal base. They have
also delivered heavy blows in the
region of Arras and on the River
Somme. Generally the allies have
held their own though pushed
back from some positions.
Paris learns unoficially that
fresh troops have given new
impetus to the German attack on
the French right wing.
Russian advices continue to in,
sist that the German advance on
Warsaw has been turned into a
retreat 1t is admitted, however,
that Germans and Austrians still
hold the Vistula south of the
Pilica river. Berlin and Vienna
report Austrian successes south
of Przemysl.
The fast German cruiser Karls-
ruhe has become a rival of the
German cruiser Enden as a de-
stroyer of the enemy's mer-
chant vessels. Word comes from
the Canary Islands that the
Karlsruhe has sunk thirteen Brit
ish merchantmen in the Atlantic.
A news dispatch from Copen-
hagen says that the shipyards at
Kie1 are constructing a fleet of
thirty armored lighters, which
may be used in transporting a
German land force to the shores
of England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
BERNARD R. GREEN'S FUNERAL
Services to Be Held at All Souls
Church Tomorrow Afternoon.

Funeral services for Bernard r.
Green, superintendent of the Library
of Congress and builder of many OF
Washington's public offices. who died
yesterday, are to be held at All Souls
Unitarian Church. Nth and I. streets
northwest, tomorrow afternoon. Kew.
Dr. U. C. B. Pierce is to otficiate.
Honorary pallbearers are to De the
librarian of Congress, Herbert Putnam:
the acting secretary of the Smithso-
MAN Institution, DR.. Richard Rathbun:
O. IL Tittnan. superintendent OF the
coast and geodetic survey Gen WI
liam H. B;xby, u. S. A. retired. ex-
chief of engineers; Prof. Charles Z.
Munroe. president of the Cosmos Club:
Gen. John NJ. Wilson. z. S. A. retired.
of the Corcoran Art Gallery trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
No Fear of Devils.

From the London Chronicle.
Even If the world were filled with
devils says Prince Bulow in a rous-
ing address to his fellow-countrymen,
the German people would still defend
and maintain their place in the SUM-
This is what the crown prince himself
wrote in his preface to an illustrated
gift book entitled. Germany in Arms. j"
namely: Though the world were full
of devils in arms against us, we shall
outmatch them. be the stress of the
hour what it may" Both quotations
are based on a verse of Luther
Hymn" Zine feste Burg list unser
Colt" which Frederick the Great
called God Almighty's Grenadier
March'-thus rendered by Carlyle:
And were the world with devils filed
All eager to devoGr us,
Our souls fear should little yield;
They cannot overpOwer us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23

old style Of attack on .fortresses. The
attacking force pushes forward a success
i've line of trenches which sometimes APP
proach within twenty yards of the enemy.
Mining and countermning are used in the.
struggle for the trenches Aerop!ane
scouting is so effective that batteries
must be completely masked by branches.
or even placed in regular sod houses to
, escape detection. 1t is regrettable that
military requirements forbid description
OF some of the ingenious methods of con-
ceaiment.
Aeropanes in turn have been driven
to high regions of the air by artillery
fire. particularly from anti-balloon guns
They now scout at height of $500 feet
instead Of $500 feet. as they did earlier
in the war.
September. we'll to the rear, but occa-
sionally receives the enemy's compli
ments in the shape of a shower of
shrapnel from an audacious field battery
which creepS up within range or from
heavy shells from the long-range, high
angle guns.
Much of the heavy artillery practice
occurs at night to AVOID aeroplane detec-
ton. Such guns, which are operated ex-
clusively in indirect firing, never see the
target. and are naturally quite as ac-
curateH aimed in the darkness as in
daylight.
Fight Underground and in Air.
Certain regions OF the fortress line on
the eastern front are heavily wooded, as
in the Argonne forest west of Verdun.
The struggles in the wood of Arremont,
southeast of st. Mihiel. have been quite
as desperate and sanguinary as in the
Argonne forest. The fighting in these
Frerch forests is not only on the sur
face, but is also aerial and under
ground. Rifemen and the machine guns
operate by preference from the tree
tops. The ground at the surface is de-
scribed as one continuous maze of Wire
entanglements, wolf traps and so forth,
and an advance is so difficult there that
the soldiers burrow forward from the
trenches and endeavor to blow up their
opponents.
The German hospital arrangements as
seen in the Argonne region are admira-
BILE. Automobile buses are doing par
ticularly good work in the rapid trans
port of wounded from the battlefield to
the field hospitals. One column of Ber-
lin auto buses brought 800 wounded
from battle in Argonne. which started
at noon. and delivered them al the field
hospital, more than fifty miles in the
rear, by O'clock Seats have been re-
moved from the ambulances and racks
inserted on which twelve stretchers can
be placed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
Report of Diaz's Death Denied.

BIARRITZ, France, October %. via
Paris, $40 p.m.-There is no truth in
the report of the death of Porf1rio
Diaz, former president of Mexico Senior
Diaz has been suffering from slight
gastric trouble, but he has driven out
daily for several days past, and this
morning he took walk on the beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
Carranza Likely to Object.

1t is much doubted here whether Car
rama will accept these appointees of
the convention.
The opinion has been expressed here
that this action of the convention is
but preliminary to the naming of a
new head of the Mexico City govern
ment. Should the convention do this,
and should CarranZa refuse to recog-
nize its right to depose him. the stage
will then be set for a fresh struggle
in Mexico.
No mention is made in the official re-
ports of the allegation made by Car
rama adherents that Gen. Villa had
moved several thousand men into close
proximity to the convention. President
Wilson himself expressed doubt as to
its accuracy. officials here say on the
contrary that everything Villa so far
has done revealed desire not to CO.
cree the convention, but to abide by it's
decisions.
Political Prisoners Rearrested.
The constitutionalist agency received
the following telegram from the Next
can consular agent in Nogales, Ariz.:
Political prisoners. whom Maytorena
released Wednesday at Hermosillo,
were rearrested at Nogales by his or
ders. Gen. Alvarado and his staff and
DR.. Caturlegi escaped to the American
side.
-Four hundred ex-federals from Lower
California joined Maytorenas forces,
bringing with them two cannons and
three machine guns"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
MINE IN NORTH SEA
WRECKS SWEDISH SHIP

LONDON, October 90. 4:51 p.m.-The
swedish steamer Alice, homeward
'ouho from London. has been blown
up by a mine in the North sea. She
sank in three minutes.
All the members of her crew were
saved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
Germany's "spotless Town"
China,

MRS. REGINALD F. NICHoL-
SON. wife of Rear Admiral Mich
olson, U. s. n, tells Of Tsingtau,
the fortified town now under fire
from the japanese guns, in o
special article in next Sundays
Star,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
REPORTS THE CAPTURE
OF GERMAN DESTROYER

LONDON, October ga dispatch
from Picking to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company reports that the allies
warships have captured a German de-
stroyer, which escaped from Kiaochow
bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
Col. Wilder in Command.

The troops in camp are the 5th Cav
airy. from Fort Myer; a battalion of
engineers from the Washington bar
racks, hospital corps and other field
detachments. They are under command
of Col w. 2. Wilder. commandant of
the post at Fort Myer.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, commander
of the Division of the East, reached the
camp shortly after noon, accompanied
by his aid, Capt. Frank Mccoy.
This is the first field practice of the
sort around Washington in many years.
The troops were ordered out on short
notice to test their preparedness for
war on hurry orders.
The camp is reached after a. ride of
five miles through heavily wooded
country thickly overgrown with under
brush.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23

The body of George H. Herman,
wealthy Texas landowner and philan-
thropist, who died in Baltimore hos
pital yesterday, following an operation,
will be sent to Houston today. He was
one of the wealthiest men in his sec
ton of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
TOTAL OF 800 TROOPS
ASSEMBLED IN CAMP
Soldiers Being Drilled in the Rules
Which Prevail in
War.

Eight hundred troops are encamped to-
day six miles below Mount Vernon, on
the banks of the Potomac, prepared to
meet the enemy in battle tomorrow.
They are in the enemys country. The
engineers were busy all day throwing
bridges across the valleys. and con-
struction trenches and sandbag breast
works as shelter for the troops from the
enemy's assault expected tomorrow.
The cavalry was five or six miles out
of camp this morning doing outpost
duty The officers spent the day making
maps of the surrounding territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23

By the use of radium a Pennsylvania
physician recently restored sight TO q
woman almost totally blind for five
years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.

Senate:
Met at noon and after futile
efforts to end the session adj
journed at 1884 pm. to noon to-
morrow.
HOuaes
Lack of a quorum and parlia-
mentary tactics by supporters
of legislation for relief of south
ern cotton planters blocked the
adjournment program again.
Adjourned at 1 As pm. to noon
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23

Good advertising in a
good newspaper is a good
investment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
Westminster Insured
Against an Air Attack

LONDON, October 49,
Westminster Abbey has
been insured for $4,000
against damage from air
craft attacks.
Few Englishmen will adj
NIT that they really expect
a visit from Zeppelins, but
the insurance companies are
doing a large business, not
only on property, but against
personal injury from bombs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
MAYTORENA AGREES
TO MOVE HIS TROOPS
Carranza Envoy Will Try to Get
Orders to Gen. Hill to
Cease Firing.

Gov. Maytorena, who for some time
has been battling with Gen. Hill,
CarranZa follower, just across the line
from Naco, Ariz.. and causing frequent
complaints from the United States be
cause of stray shots which reach this
side. has agreed to move south six
miles. This report was made in tele-
gram to Secretary Garrison today
from Maj. Gen. Bliss.
Col. Hatfield had reported to him.
says Gen, Bliss, the arrival at Naco of
Gen. Sosa, from the Aguascalientes
convention. and that he was endeavor-
ing to have orders sent to Gen. Hill
from the convention to cease firing.
Gen Bliss adds that during part of
yesterday the firing was more severe
than usual.
Convention Names Cabinet.
The convention at Aguascalientes,
which recently voted itself the SOW
ereign authority in Mexico. has APP
pointed a committee of five ito as
sumo the duties" of five cabinet posi-
lions in Mexico City according to ad-
vices to the State Department.
The com Nlittee is to take charge OF
the portfolios of foreign relations, war,
public instruction, justice and finance
No mention was made in the dis
patches of what the convention would
do with reference to the provisional
presidency, but il has been expected
that this question would await the ar
sival of Gen. Zapata or his delegates
for decision.
A test of strength may come upon
the effort of the commission to assume
authority. Heretofore there has been
no indication that the convention in
tended to exercise executive functions
Moreover there are limitations, not
only in the press dispatches, but in
official reports. that Gen CarranZa has
refused to exercise executive functions
until there had been general cleo
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
1t Still Is

A remarkable fact that
time after time the local
merchants find it to their
greatest profit to use more
space in The Star to tell
everybody in Washington
of their goods than in the
other three papers COM
bined.
Yesterdays Figures
Local Display
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23

Paris learns unof6cially that
fresh troops have given a new
impetus to the German attack on
the French right wing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23

but by popular opinion. to dismiss Con-
gress. Personally. I have every sympa-
thy for the members from close dis
tricts who have gone back home. So
long as we cannot do any business the
public has no interest in Congress re-
naming in session. and would welcome
an adjournment"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-06
PROPERTY SALES
AID TO PENNSY'S
! TERMINAL PLANS
Purchases Nearly Completed
With Only IS More Sales
to Be Consummated m a te d.
Speculation as to Plans.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
mas nearly completed the purchase OF all
property on the north side OF Filbert
street. and the south side OF Cuthbert
street, from 18th TO Goth street in the
Ninth ward, needed to complete the To-
cation of its enlarged terminal and ad-
ditional trackage.
Al this date, only Is properties are on
the DOCKS Of the city with registered
owners other than the railroad company.
many properties have been acquired at
sery reasonable figures; others II was
psemed best to purchase even at prices
"hieh seemed above the market.
the buying began as early as 1892.
fgulle number OF properties were pur-
chased In 1902, and the majority In 1912
ana 1913. One OF the stumbling blocks.
the Bell Telephone Company's property
Nst the northwest corner OF l7th ana Fill
tpert streets was not acquired until July
IN the agreement between the railroad
ha the city, the former Is to dedicate
1inelent land on the south side OF Cuth-
ser' street. free of cost to the city. for the
widening OF that thoroughfare to 81 feet.
the width OF Filbert street II Is also
psusSsa that the railroad has 40 pRdeE-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-06
BEFORE THE SANDMAN COMES

the matter" He blew softly through
the screen and into the living room.
Instantly dainty musical chime
was heard-a chime as cool and sweet
as the sound ice fairies make when
they frolic and sing.
There it is, mother" cried Jimmy,
delightedly. Now listen" They
both kept very still-and the music
stopped.
"Oh. dear, what is the matter now"
cried Jimmy.
Matter enough" answered little
voice sadly 81 can't sing unless you
help me-"
who are you?' asked Mrs. South
Breeze, blowing into the big living
room to investigate.
"I?" said the voice, II am the wind
bells over your head. / will play you
sweet music if you will help me-"
This way?" said Jimmy, and he
blew a swish of air through the room.
That's the way to help" twinkled
the wnd-bels. You're the very play
mate | want"
Copyright 1914, Clara Ingram Judson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-06
II ISTENl Hear that noisep ex-
Il claimed Jimmy South-Breeze as

n ISTEN! Hear that noisep ex-
/ claimed Jimmy South-Breeze as
he swooped around the caves of
big apartment building II wonder
what in the world it can be?"
He listened carefully for few sec
onds.
"Tinkle, tingle' Such a sweet chip
py chime it was. Quite unlike any
Rhing Jimmy had ever heard before.
81 believe I'll ask my mother what
fhat is" he decided finally, and i'm
mediately he began hunting for her.
Now maybe you think it's an easy
thing to find your mother, and maybe
it is easy when you call and she is
right there to answer.
But Jimmy's mother was different.
She loved her children and kept track
OF them in her own fashion, of course;
bit wind fashions and people fashions
Iare very unlike. In the first place,
MRS, Sou'h-Breeze had a great many
children, and then she had such wide
country to travel over that she would
not stay in one place very long.
Jimmy hadn't seen glimpse of her
for two days
Il wonder where she is?" he unused
thoughtfully. 81 believe I'll hunt to-
fEward the East" So he did.
d He blew softly over the smooth
dstreets till he reached a big park, then
1he called gently through the big
1bushes: Mother. Mother South
breeze. l want you"
And by rare good luck Mother
lSouth-Fteeze was there and answered:
yes, Jimmy" she said kindly, "can
'do anything for your"
"Oh, Mother, do come back this
way with me-" cried Jimmy. There's
a wonderful new sound want you to
hear Come along this street, and I'll
show you the place"
Together they blew swiftly down
the street to the big apartment build
ing where Jimmy had been.
Here it is" he cried. "Now blow
up to the second floor porch and lis
ten, know you'll think it is wonder
fully sweet"
Softly they nestled down on the
tiny front porch, carefully they lis
tened med but not sound did they hear.
. That's queer" said Jimmy. "I
know this is the right place. think
III look in the door and see what's |
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-06
FUNERAL OF MRS. r. q. AVER

The funeral Of Mrs Rhandena Gilman
Aver, wife Of Francis wayland Aver,
head Of the advertising firm OF F. w.
Aver e. Son, Of Philadelphia, will be
held on Thursday. In the North Baptist
Church, Camden, in which Mrs. Aver
had been an active worker for many
years. Mrs Aver died on Saturday at
her country home In Meredith, Delaware
County, N Y, after a brief Illness. She
had devoted considerable time to chari-
table work in Camden. She Is survived by
her husband, daughter, Mrs. Wilfred
W. Frey; a sister, and . brother, Dr.
Willard Biddle Gilman, Of Bakeview,
North Carolina.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-06
MRS. j. FRANKLIN REYNOLDS

Mrs. J. Franklyn Reynolds. OF Dorset
road. Devon. Pa, died yesterday. She
was preparing for dinner when death
came to her from an attack of heart
disease. Mrs, Reynolds was to have pre-
sented her daughter, Miss Marie Magda-
line Back, at a tea on November 20. She
had been twice married. her formed hus-
band being Francois de Back, of Paris.
Mrs. Reynolds is survived by his hus-
band, her daughter and two nephews
Cecil Forester, OF London, and Graham
Forester Reynolds, OF Devon. She was
Miss Anne Forester, daughter Of Lord
Forester, OF London.