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Evening star., 1914-10-11
WABASH TO ASK RATE RAISE
Railroad Did Not Earn Fixed
Charges Last Year, Report Shows.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, October 10.-The re-
ceiver of the Wabash railroad was Or
dered today by Judge Elmer S. Adams
service commissions for authority to
apply to the interstate commerce COM
mission and to various state public
service commissions for authohity to
increase passenger freight rates.
This order was made after E. B.
Pryor, receiver, had made a report Of
Wabash receipts and expenditures
which indicated that the road was not
earning it's fixed charges. in spite of
the fact that it's earnings last year
were the second largest in its history.
Judge Adams filed an order stating
that "the surplus earnings of the prop
erty, applicable to fixed charges, are
less than the interest on the underly-
ing mortgage bonds by $3SO.00O!'
Evening star., 1914-10-11
GOES TO PHILADELPHIA.
Navy Foot Ball Team to Play
Pennsy SQUAD Saturday.

Although the Army and Navy foot
ball game which was scheduled to take
place in Philadelphia this fall has been
abandoned, the people of that city will
have an Opportunity very soon of see
ing the Naval Academy squad in action
on the gridiron.
The team has arranged to visit the
Quaker city october II to play a game
with the team of the University of
Pennsylvania. The game will be
played on Franklin Field, beginning at
2:30 O'Clock in the afternoon. and un-
doubtedly will be largely attended.
The regiment of midshipmen which
usually attends the annual game be-
tween the Army and Navy teams will,
however, not be present on that oc-
casion.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
ATTEMPTS NOVEL ESCAPE.
Prisoner Goes to Sea in Tool Chest ;
Dies From Exposure.

SAN FRANCISCO. October 1o-The
body OF Patrick oLeary. a military
prisoner on Alcatraz Island. in San
Francisco bay. was found on the Oak
land water front today. O'Leary at
tempted an ingenious and daring
method OF escape. which sufficed to
elude his human Jailers. but he was un-
able to defeat the tide. which made es-
cape from Alcatraz almost possible.
.o'Leary cut part Of the bottom from a
tool chest. leaving one plank. which he
bestrode. This made a covered ark.
which supported him. protected his
head and body from observation and
left his legs free to propel the craft.
Two kegs were attached to each end.
He was not sighted nor did he sink. but
be was unable to make headway
against the tides and died of exposure.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
145 SAIL FOR LIVERPOOL.
Largest Number Carried by Line
Since War Began.

NEW YORK, October 10.-The Amer
ican liner St. Louis sailed today for
Liverpool with 145 cabin passengers,
the largest number that has been car
ried by any ship Of the International
Mercantile Marine fleet since the war
began.
The Minnetonka sailed for London
with twenty cabin passengers There
were no other sailings, although
Saturday is regarded as one of the
chief sailing days of the week. Today's
sailings were the lowest recorded for
Saturday for many years.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
BUY.A-BALE PLAN HERE.
Builders and Manufacturer E,
change to Discuss Cotton

Question of pooling their investments
and purchasing several bales of cotton
in support of the nationwide cam.
paign to buy up and store about s,0OO,-
900 bales is to be brought to the at.
tention of the members of the Build.
ers and Manufacturers Exchange al
an entertainment and smoker tomor.
row evening.
Charles E. Welch, the secretary, an.
nounces that William J. Eynon will
talk on Overhead Expenses" as ap
piled to the building business Among
those on the entertainment program
are: Arthur Pierce. Byron Blodgett
Raymond G. Moore, I. S. Goldsmith, d
S. Goumpy and others.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
TO ENFORCE NEUTRALITY.
Lieut.. Baker, q. S. NJ, Will Censor
Radiograms at Baltimore.

In order to carry out the provisions
Of President Wilson's proclamation Of
neutrality Lieut. Virgil Baker. U. s. N.
retired, has been placed in charge Of
the Marconi radio station at Baltimore
as censor, and it will be the duty of
Lieut.. Baker to pass upon all radio
grams passing through the Baltimore
Office to see that they in no way con-
fict with the hands or position Of
this country as regards the warning ma
tions in Europe
In addition to being governmental radio
censor at Baltimore Lieut.. Baker is in
and Of the naval recruiting office there
Evening star., 1914-10-11
MANY TRAPPED BY FLAMES.
Hundred Persons in Lisbon Killed OF
Injured BY Explosion.

LONDON. October II. 2:14 ANA
hundred persons were killed or injured
In Lisbon. Portugal, last night by an
explosion at the Lisbon gas works, ac-
cording to a dispatch to the Reuter-
Telegram Company from the Portuguese
capital.
The explosion caused a fire in which
the staf Of the gas works was trapped,
Several tram car passengers and pedes-
trians were among the victims.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
Collins Law Glass President.

The middle class of Howard Univer-
sity Law School held it's first meeting
Friday evening. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Alfred Collins; vice presi-
dent, George Devaun; secretary. Miss
Carolina Hall: treasurer. Charles e.
Robinson; doorkeeper, David u. Nc
Alhster; chaplain, Henry w. Davis, and
cheer leader. Charles L. Lane.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
POLICE SEEK STOLEN GRIP.
c. E. Swigart Loses valise; Colored
Girl SUSPECTED,

Charles E. Swigart of 1923 Newton
street has reported to the police of the
tenth precinct that a brown leather
grip containing wearing apparel and
other articles was stolen from his
home Friday.
Mr.. Swigart said he expressed the
valise to his home from Logansport,
Ind, and that it was received there
by a colored girl. The police are look
ing for the girl.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
Life Term for Murder.

CHICAGO, October 10.-Isaac Bond.
the negro convicted of the murder of
Ida Leegson, art student and sculp-
tress, a year ago, was sentenced to
prison for life today by Judge Charles
A. Mcdonald. Evidence against him
was circumstantial and he steadfastly
maintained he was innocent.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
COUPLE HELD FOR MURDER.
Victor Innes and Wife Charged
With Staying Miss Nelms and Sister.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, October 10.-Mr.
and Mrs. Victor E. Innes Of Eugene,
Ore, were indicted by the grand jury
here today on charges of numbering
Mrs. Elois Nelms Dennis and Miss
Beatrice Nelms, both of Atlanta, Ga,
and of conspiracy to murder them.
Habeas corpus hearing to obtain Mr..
and Mrs. Innes' freedom has been set
for Thursday, October 15.
Mrs. Dennis and Miss Nelms. sisters,
disappeared last June in San Antonio.
1t is alleged they were traced to a
house rented during that month by
Innes and his wife. The Inneses ad-
init they occupied the house, but de-
clared they never saw the Nelms sis
ters there.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
FILLS TWO VACANCIES.
Norwegian Society Elects Vic
President and Treasurer.

Vacancies in the list of officers.
caused by death and resignation, of the
Norwegian Society of the District of
Columbia necessitated the holding of a
special election at the first meeting Of
the season, held in the Raleigh Hotel
last night.
L. M. Eidsness was elected vice presi-
dent, succeeding John L. Erickson. who
died recently, and J. A. Dysland was
elected treasurer to fill the unexpired
term of G. Olsen. who went to Chi
cago.
A resolution expressing the regret OF
the society at the death of Mr.. Erick-
son was adopted.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
TWO GIRLS MAKE ESCAPE.
Leave Uniforms in Yard at House
of Good Shepherd.

Leaving their uniforms in the yard of
the House of the Good Shepherd. 37th
and streets northwest, about Z 80
o'clock last night, Bertha Roberts, eight
cen years old, and Rosalie johnson, fif-
teen years old. escaped from that institu-
ton. The police were asked to look out
for them.
Where the girls procured the clothing
is not known. 1t was stated at the in
stitution that the Roberts girl had been
at the place two years. The other had
been there six months.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
EDISON ABOARD SUBMARINE,
Inventors First Inspection of Yes
sci of That Character

NEW YORK. October 10.-Thomas A.
Edison, the inventor. made his first in
spection of submarine today, when,
with Josephus Daniels. Secretary of
the Navy, and a family party he went
aboard the submarine CA at the Brook
lyn navy yard
An underwater trip along the East
river to the Battery had been planned
but the party contented itself with an
examination of the machinery and
equipment of the diminutfve fighting
craft.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
Declines to Aid Progressives.

BOSTON. October 1o.-The prohibi-
tion state committee voted today tc
retain its own state ticket. rejecting
the proposition that it support the
progressive party candidates in view
of the adoption by that party Of a
platform plank favoring national pro-
hibition.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
LOST DESTROYER ANTIQUATED.
Berlin Identifies Vessel Sunk by
British Submarine.

BERLIN. October 10, by wireless tele-
graph to Sayville, L. LIT is announc-
ed here today that the German torpedo
boat destroyer which was sunk re-
Gently off the mouth of the River Ems
by a British submarine was the No.
116.
This boat was built in 1902, and was
antiquated. >Nearly all the members Of
her crew were saved by German war
ships, which went to her rescue.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
Founders Day at Phillips-Andover

ANDOVER, Mass, October 10
Founders day was celebrated at Phil
lips-Ahdover Academy today by the
dedication Of the Phillips memorial
gateway. presented to the school by
the children of the late John c. Phil
lips of Boston The dedication address
was by William Phillips, third assist
ant secretary of state. one of the
donors.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
PROPOSES PEACE MEETING.
Fuelleman Would Have Neutral
Countries Try to Stop War.

]. Scherer Fuelleman, president of the
Swiss group of the Interparliamentary
Union, has proposed that members of
that organization representing neutral
countries arrange meeting this year to
discuss steps looking toward a peaceful
settlement of the European war by in
ternationa1 parliaments.
Representative Bartholdt of Missouri.
who received the proposal, suggested to
Mr.. Fuelleman by letter that the con-
ference should be held in the United
States.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
1000 SAIL FOR HOME.
Many Americans Aided by Relief
Committee at London,

LONDON, October 10-Five steamers
sailed from British ports for the Unit
ed States today carrying about 1000
Americans. Among the passengers
were Hamilton Fish, Perry Belmont
and Mrs. Philip Lydig of New York,
Rodman Wanamaker of Philadelphia
and Alexander Cochrane of Boston
About 200 of the Americans had been
assisted by the American relief COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
No Warning Given.

Against US the Germans are not now
expending so much gun ammunition as
they have been, but they continue to
fire at insignificant targets. They have
the habit of suddenly dropping heavy
shells without warning in localities or
villages far behind our front line, pos
sibly on the chance of catching some
of our troops in bivouac or billets.
They also fire few rounds at night.
THE artillery has up to now played
so great part in the war that a few
general remarks n:l descraptive OF the TN
emy are justified.
Their field artillery armament con-
sists of fifteen pr. OF guns for horse
and field batteries of divisions, and
there are in addition with each corps
three to six batteries of 4.3-inch
field howitzers and about two bat
teries of 5.9-inch howitzers. With an
army there are some S.2-inch heavy
hoWitzerS
Evening star., 1914-10-11
GERMANS RECALLED
BY GRAMAPHONES
RegimentaI Bands Also Help
Fighting Men Pass Time
in Trenches.
KAiSER'S GUNNERS ARE
ACCURATE, BUT UNLUCKY
Witness Tells How Airmen Direct
Fire of Artillery in French
Battleields.

LONDON, October 10, 9 p.m.-The Of
hcial press bureau issues the following
descriptive account communicated by
an eyewitness to general headquarters
which continues and supplements the
narrative published October 9 of the
movements of the British force and the
French armies in immediate touch with
It:
Comparative calm on our front has
Evening star., 1914-10-11
Colonel Insists on Change Of Venue

ALBANY. N Y, October 10.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt has appealed from
the recent decision denying his appli-
cation for change of venue of the
$4,000 libel suit brought against him
by William Barnes. Papers in the case
were filed today.
Evening star., 1914-10-11

Prof. Christy says: Il have
used and recommended Hurnph-
reys Homeopathic Specifies for
twenty-five years; they are all
that could be wished for, and are
the ounce of prevention"
To break up Cold take "Sev-
enty-seven" at the first sneeze or
shiver.
If you wait till your bones be-
gin to ache, till the Cold becomes
settled and hangs on, it may take
longer.
Two sizes. 25c and $I.oo, at all
druggists or mailed.
HUMPHREYS Homeo. Medicine Co.. 158
William Street, New Iork.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
LOOKS FOR BIG TRADE
DURING FALL SEASON
r. P. Andrews, President of Retail
Merchants Association, Makes
Prediction.

r. P. Andrews, president Of the Re
tail Merchants Association, returned
yesterday from a trip Of a week, during
which he visited thirty-eight manu-
featuring plants. He reports he found
evidence that good business is the rule
and greater prospects of larger volumes
Of trade when the European war is
over.
Mr.. Andrews added that he found a
lively demand for merchandise and ex-
pressed himself firmer than ever in
his conviction that with the advent of
the usual fall weather business in
Washington will go at a double-quick
pace.
Secretary Charles J. Columbus report
ed yesterday that the Office of the as
ISOLATION had a particularly busy week
and that reports reaching the associa-
tion from the merchants in many lines
indicated a very satisfactory trend of
trade.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
Airmen Big Factors.

Both for the location of targets
and the communication of the effect of
the fire reliance is placed on obser-
walton from aeroplanes and balloons,
and on information supplied by special
observers and secret agents. who are
sent out ahead or left behind in the
enemy's lines to communicate by tele-
phone or signal. These observers have
been found in haystacks, barns and
other buildings well in advance of the
German lines.
Balloons of the so-called sausage
pattern remain up in the air for long
periods for the purpose of discovering
targets and until our aviators made
their influence felt by chasing all hos
| tile aeroplanes on sight the latter were
continually lowering over our troops
in order to register their positions
and to note where the headquarters, re-
IF suitable targets are discovered
the airman drops a smokeba1 directly
| over it or let's fall some strips of tin
| sci which glitter in the sun as they
slowly descend to the earth.
The range to the target apparently
| is ascertained by those near the guns
| by means of a large telemeter or other
| range finder, which is kept trained or
| the aeroplane. so that when the signal
1 is made the distance to the target ver-
| tically below is at once obtained. A
| few rounds are then fired and the re-
suit is signaled back by the aviator ac-
cording to some prearranged code.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
PLAN BETTER SYSTEM
FOR INSTITUTIONS
Marine Hospitals and Quarantine
Stations to Be Reorganized
After Long Existence.

Complete reorganization and sys-
tematization of the marine hospitals
and quarantine stations to promote
economical administration and in
creased efficiency is planned, after fifty
years existence.
Probably million dollars will be in
volved in expenditures for plant and
improvement and equipment. Some of
the stations and hospitals are likely
to be discontinued, others enlarged or
decreased to meet a more exact esti-
mate of the public service they should
be able to give.
All this is to be preceded by an ex-
tensive investigation to determine con-
ditions and assemble data for a general
comprehensive plan of betterments.
This investigation will soon be direct
ed by Byron r. Newton, assistant sec
retary of the Treasury, in charge of the
public health service.
Findings to be Basis for Estimates.
The investigators findings will be the
basis of estimates to Congress for IN
appropriation to carry out the plan of
Improvement.
A number of the hospitals and quar-
antine stations have recently been in
vestigated. with the result that the
necessity for large expenditures to put
them in proper condition has been rec
ORniZed
Evening star., 1914-10-11
Quarterly Meeting October 20.

At the quarterly meeting of the as
sociation to be held October 20 repre-
sentatives of the many firms compris-
ing the association are to consider mat
ters of business interest, and prelim-
mary to this meeting a special COM
mittee consisting of George Topham, E..
C. Graham, Jacob Eisemann, Alfred
Mayer and A. D. Prince is preparing
drafts of recommendations.
The committee on trade abuses. of
which George S. DeNeale is chairman,
will meet Tuesday evening. and the
same evening the ladies' tailors' section
of the Retail Merchants Association
will have a session.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
Guns Well Concealed.

"The accuracy of their fire is likely
at first to cause some alarm, more es-
pecially as the guns are usually well
concealed and the position and the d.
rection from which the fire is proceed
ing are difficult of detection. But. ac-
curate as is their shooting, the German
gunners have, on the whole, had little
luck, and during the past three weeks
an astonishingly small proportion of
the number of shells fired by them
have been really effective.
quite the most striking feature of
their handling of the artillery is the
speed with which they concentrate the
fire upon any selected point. They
dispense to a great extent with the
method of ranging. known by us as
bracketing, especially when acting on
the defensive, and direct their fire by
means of squared maps and the tele-
phone. Thus. when the target is
found, its position on the map is tele-
phoned to such batteries as it is de-
sired to employ against that particular
square.
I'm addition to the guns employed to
fire on the targets as they are picked
up. others are told of to watch par
ticular roads and to deal with any OF
the enemy using them.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
Gramophones in Trenches.

Not only do their regimental bands
perform occasionally, but with their
proverbial fondness for music, the
Germans have in some places grama-
phones in their trenches.
Monday. the 5th, there were three
separate duels in the air between
French and German aviators, one of
which was visible from our trenches.
Two of the struggles were, as far as
could be seen. indecisive, but in the
third the French airmen were victo-
rious, and brought down their oppon-
ents. both of whom were killed by
machine gun fire.
During the day some men of the
landwehr were taken prisoners by us.
They were in very poor condition, and
wept copiously when captured. One,
on being asked why he was crying, ex-
planned that though they had been ad-
vised to surrender to the English, they
believed that they would be shot.
"On that evening our airmen had an
unusual amount of attention paid to
them, both by the German aviators and
their artillery of every description.
Evening star., 1914-10-11

continued through the fine and consid-
erably warmer weather. The last six
days have been slightly misty, with
clouds hanging low, so that conditions
have not been very favorable for aerial
reconnaissance.
1t is astonishing how quickly the
habit is acquired, even by those who
are not aviators. of thinking of the
weather in terms Of its suitability for
nying. There has been a bright moon
also, which has initiated against night
attacks
saturday. October 3. practically
nothing happened except that each
side shelled the other. Toward even
Ing Sunday there was a similar alb
sence OF activity. Opposite one portion
of our line the enemy's bands played
patriotic airs. and the audience which
gathered gave chance to our waiting
hOwitzers
Evening star., 1914-10-11
Drive Gallery in Ground.

"It is reported that at one point
where the French were much annoyed
by the fire of a German machine gun
which was otherwise inaccessible,
they drove a mine gallery fifty meters
(about fifty-five yards) long up to and
under the emplacemeht, and blew up
the gun. The men who drove the
gallery were members of a corps which
was recruited in one of the coal min
ing districts of France.
THE German machine guns. mount
ed on low sledges, are conspicuous
and evidently easily moved.
"The fighting now consists mostly of
shelling by the artillery of both sides.
and in front line of fire from the
machine guns as an occasional target
offers. Our Maxims have been doing
excellent work and have proved most
efficient weapons for the sort of fight
ing in which we are now engaged.
AT times there are SO many out
bursts of their fire in different direc-
tions that it is possible for an expert
to tell by comparison which Of the
guns have their springs adjusted and
are we'll tuned up for the day. The
amount of practice that our officers are
now getting in the use of this weapon
is proving most valuable in teaching
them how to maintain it at concert
pitch as an instrument and how to de-
rive the best tactical results from its
employment
Evening star., 1914-10-11
Find $50 Dead Germans.

Zone of our infantry patrols discov-
cred $50. dead Germans in a wood one
and a half miles from our front. We
sent a party out to bury them, but it
was fired upon and had to withdraw.
Tuesday, the 9Th, the enemy's guns
were active in the afternoon. 1t is be-
lieved that the bombardment was due
to anger because two of our howitzer
shells had detonated right in one of
the enemy's trenches which was full
Of men. Three horses were killed by
the German fire.
Wednesday. the 9TH, was uneventful
On Thursday. the Sth. the shelling by
the enemy of a locality on our front
which has so far been the scene of
their greatest efforts was again con-
tinuous. Opposite one or two points
the Germans have attempted to gain
ground by sapping in some places with
the view of secretly pushing forward
machine guns in advance of their
trenches. SO that they can suddenly
sweep with cross-fire the space be-
tween our line and theirs. and SO take
any advantage of ours in the flank.
Evening star., 1914-10-11

On any diamond purchased from us IN the past
we will allow YOU 1919 than you paid for it if
you wish to exchange it this month for stone OF
greater value and with your present purchase will
give you gold bond guaranty agreeing to allow, at
any time in the future, another 1919 more than you
pay for it if you again wish to make an exchange tor
stone of greater value