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Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Rock Drill Demonstration,

|. Winnfeld.-The Pardee oil well
being drilled lear Winfield by the
Pardee oil Company, Of Cleveland,
Ohio, has been the center of attraction
during the last few days on account
of the big demonstration contest be-
tween two we'll known manufacturers
of rock drill bits. Recently the drill
ers in this we'll struck some rock that
appeared to be a little harder than
any ever seen before. Several manu-
facturers of rock drills bits yer ready
and willing to extend their services
and several attempts were made be-
fore it was decided which drill would
do the work.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
HuRL SELVES At ENEMY
Cars Men Are Fighting Desperately
Near SoIdau-Carry Positions Under
Terrific Fire Of German Guns.

Petrograd.-The following official
communication, from geneial head
quarters was issued here.
Between the Vistula tand the
Warta our advance guards In the en-.
gagement with the Germans, swho took
the offensive, fell back in the direc'
ton of Bzoure. The enemy succeeded
in gaining a footing in the region Of
Lentchitza (Lenczyca) and Orlon,
throwing out advance guards in the
direction of Piontek.
I'm East Prussia u troops con.
tinue to make progress and fighting
is going on near the Gumbinnan-An'
gerburg front, which the enemy is de
Tending.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
FREEZING IN BATTLE ZONE
Snow 10 Falling In Northern France
and Vosqes Mountains ~ Soldiers
Wear Heavy Clothes.

Paris.-Freezing weather has set in
throughout the length Of the battle
zone in France and Belgium, the tenn
perature varying between rs and 20
degrees above zero Fahrenheit. Snow
Is falling especially in Northern France
and in the vosges Mountains and also
at Marseilles.
The French soldier wears q wooden
band, provided by the government,
which he wraps four or. five times
around his body. He also often wears
four or five shirts, adding an extra one
from time to time as the temperature
falls.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Raises Banner Potato Crop.

Amite City.-A banner crop of sweet
potatoes Of the highest grade and I'm.
est quality, many specimens of which
weigh between 3 II and 4 pounds.
were raised this eason by P. P. Nc.
Michael, a progressive farmer Of this
section. The land on which the crop
was grown has been under constant
cultivation over 100 years.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
NAVAL FIGHT IN BLACK SEA
German Cruisers Goeben and Brestau
Take Part-Fight lasts 40 Minutes
-Goeben Damaged.


Petrograd.-The cruiser Goeben OF
the Turkish navy was damaged by an
explosion caused by a shell which
struck her amidship during a naval
battle with a division Of the Russian
Black Sea fleet and set afre, accord
ing to an official report by the min
istry of marine. The Goeben fled
into the fog and disappeared, still in
flames, accompanied by the cruiser
Breslau, says the report.
The Official narrative of the encoun-
ter relates that a division Of the Black
sea feet, which was returning from a
cruise to Sebastopol, sighted, rs miles
from the Bhersones light, a Turkish
detachment of warships consisting
of the Goeben and Breslau.
The Russian ships, Immediately up
on sighting the two former German
warships and recognizing them as the
raiders whose activities brought Tur.
key into the war, drew up In battle
order, bringing the Goeben and Bres-
lau to starboard.
The Russian ships opened fire, fol-
lowing the motions Of the flagship,
the Admiral Evstafry. The initial
salvo from the 12-inch battery o. the
flagship struck the Goeben amidship.
An explosion was caused as a result
of the .Avstafry's hits and the Goeben
Immediately broke into flames on her
port amidship.
The Goeben was slow to reply and
as the range was close there could
be seen on her decks scenes Of great
confusion.
Other explosions followed on the
Goeben. Still the reply of the Ger
man cruiser was not effective. Evil
IDENTIFY the enemy's ships were not pre-
pared for action on such short notice.
Finally the German gunners on both
the Breslau and. the Goeben got their
big guns into action and opened with
salvos against the flagship, which
they seemed determined to disable.
None of their shots was directed at
the accompanying units of the Rus
sian fleets, despite the fact that all
the Russian warships were firing into
the two Turks.
The battle lasted for 40 minutes,
when Of a sudden the Goeben veered
off and withdrew, disappearing In the
fog. The Breslau followed. The Rus
sian division took up the pursuit, but
the speed Of the enemy's ships was
too great and the chase had to be
given up.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Bolivar Is Protesting.

Kentwood.-The Brookview Co-Ope.
rative Association has drafted a pro-
test to the proposed curtailment OF
the train service of the X. and E.
Railroad in the vicinity Of Bolivar,
where quite a number of the purchas-
ers of the Brooks-Scanlon lands have
established farms.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Certain Rates Are Justified.

Washington.-The Interstate Com.
merce Commission rules that the In.
creased class rates between Shreve.
port, La, and Texarkana, and the
rates on beer, beer substitutes and
agricultural Implements in carloads
from Shreveport to Texarkana, as well
as on candy in less than carloads
from Texarkana to Shreveport, are
justified, but authority to continue the
rates between Shreveport and Tear
kama, which are lower than rates be-
tween intermediate points. is denied,
effective December Is.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Paid HOMAGE to the ORANGE

New Orleans.-New Orleans paid
royal homage to Louisiana's great
fruit-the orange-Thursday. A street
parade, starting at the Washington Ar.
tillery Hall and passing down st.
Charles street into Canal, was the
principal feature OF the day. Gov.
Hall, Commissioner Of Agriculture
5runer, Commissioner of immigration
Denechaud, Mayor Behrman and Com.
missioners Lafaye, Newman and
Kicks, were among the prominent per.
sonages riding in automobiles.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
For Immigration Conference.

Baton Rouge.-May0r Grouchy has
appointed a committee, consisting OF
George W. Garig, King H. Knox and
DIR. w. H. Dairymple, to attend the
immigration conference held in New
Orleans Saturday to devise plans for
obtaining Belgian farmers for the
State.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Cavalry Was Smashed.

The Hague.-The Russian army in
Poland maintains three times as many
cavalrymen as the Germans. This
cavalry swarmed after the ~retreating
Germans and when the Germans sud
denly stopped the Russian cavalry
was dashed to pieces like migrating
birds against a rock.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Steamer Carried Conner,

London.-The Norwegian steamer
Tyr has been detained at Glasgow, &C
cording to a dispatch to the Central
News. The correspondent says 1000
tons of copper ore, which is contra
brand, were discovered hidden in the
bottom Of the steamers holds.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Washfngton.-The State depart1

Washington.-The State department
issued another warning to Americans
against unnecessary visits to foreign
countries involved in war, with a par.
ticular caution to ~naturalized citizens
to stay away from their native country
or countries with which they were al
war.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Governor Of Warsaw captured

Governor Of Warsaw Captured.
London.-Among the Russian prison
ers captured by the Germans in the
battle Of Kutno we're the governor Of
Warsaw and his staff, according to a
Berlin telegram forwarded to Reuters
Telegram company from Amsterdam.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28

Madrid-The newspaper Pueblo Vasco
of Bilboa states that another German
42-centimeter mortar has burst, killing
a number Of the gunners. The Ger.
mans, according to the newspaper, are
suppressing news Of the catastrophe.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
IL Returning From France.

Donaldsonville.-A letter received
here from Rev. ]. M. T. Massardier,
pastor of the local Catholic church,
dated at st. Nazaire, Loire, France,
October q, conveys the information
that Father Massardier intended to
sail for Louisiana In a few days on
the French steamer Caroline, and ex.
pected to arrive in New Orleans about
the end Of November.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28

3L0ndon.-An Exchange telegram
3om Copenhagen says a dispatch from
4rlin reports that two French aero
{pes attacked the Zeppelin shed at
{ edrichshaven and dropped six
nbs without damage. One Of the
nch machines was shot down
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Piaouemine Mills Reopened.

Plakuemine.-The lumber plant a
the White Castle Lumber and Shihglo
Company, Ltd, has inaugurated a new
schedule, operating three days each
week. The large lumber mill Of the
A. Wilbert's Sons Lumber and Shin
gle Company is now running on q four.
day schedule. The planning mill and.
the shingle mill of this company and
the shingle mill of the Oaist Com.
pany have all been closed down.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Prince Aide De Camp.

London.-t was officially announced
In London that the prince OF Wales
had been appointed aide de camp to
Field Marshal Sir John French, the
commander Of the British expedition
airy force on the continent.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
viii Plant strawberriea.

Alexandria - A large acreage of
strawberries is to be planted this sea.
son by the Bohemian colony In the
pine woods near here. The work is to
be done under the supervision of H.
c. Miller, an expert agriculturalist.
Four hundred thousand plants have
been secured from Tangipahoa parish
and other plants are being secured
from Glenmora, this parish.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
loujsjanjan Dead in Guatemala,

Neutrality-suspicious. of the death
last Saturday at Puerto Barrios, Qua
temala, of Roger P. Ames, American
consular agent, was received by the
State Department. Amas was a native
of Louisiana.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
New Orleans Banker Chosen.

New Orleans.-New Orleans did not
get the Federal Reserve Bank, but
one of her bankers has been chosen
cashier of the institution awarded to
Atlanta. Governor McCord of the di.
rectors wired Monday to ]. B. Pike,
assistant cashier of the Hibernfa Bank
and Trust Company, rendering him
the post, and after consulting with his
friends Mr.. Pike telegraphed his 90.
ceptance.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Charged With EmbezzIement.

New Orleans.-A great sensation de.
veloped in st. Charles parish Monday
when Julius S. Funk, formerly presk
dent of the Bank of Paradis, now In
the hands of the state bank examiner.
and president of the Delta Lands
Company, was arraigned on an infor-
nation signed by Bank Examiner
Young, charging him with embezzle-
ment of funds belonging to the parish
to the amount OF $4,000.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Offer to Capitulate.

LOndon--A dispatch from Rome says
that Przemysl has offered to capitu.
late to the Russians on condition that
the garrison be permitted to leave with
arms and baggage. The offer was re-
fused.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Russia IL Ready.

Petrograd.-Failure Of the United
States to enter into immediate nego-
tons for q new trade treaty with Rus.
STA has caused surprise here.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Archbishop Bfenk tmprovino.

oIeHK Improving.
Chicago.-The condition Of Arch
bishop James Blenk of New Orleans,
who is i'll at st. Joseph's Hospital, is
much improved. He is suffering from
a complication of diseases.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
ENVER PASHA

Enver Pasha, the war minister OF
Turkey, IL said to have the upper
hand In the affairs Of his country at
present and Is believed to be respon.
sibIe for the entry Of Turkey into the
European war az an ally Of Germany.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
New Orleans Fire loss.

New Orleans.-At the meeting of
the Fire Board Chief Pujol reported
the total estimated fire loss for Octo-
Der to have been $42,651.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28

Will Trade Only in Bonds.
New Orleans.-The New Orleans
Stock Exchange opened Monday. Trad.
lug will be limited to bonds.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
CLEARS THE HARBoR OF ICE.
Police Boat Vigilant Crushes River
Coating With Plow.

The harbor police boat vigilant was
equipped several days ago with her
ice breaking plow, and yesterday used
it on the ice in the harbor to such good
effect that the wind took the broken
ice out into the river, leaving the har-
Dor open.
Ice having put an end to dredging
operations on the Delaware river, the
tug NJ. Mitchell Davis, one of the larg-
er boats of the Taylor fleet of this
city, has been released from her char
ter as tender to dredge of the Mary
land Dredging and Contracting Com
pany of Baltimore, and has returned
to the Chesapeake to take up general
towing work.
The tug, after putting on her ice
plow at Solomons Island, yesterday
afternoon left that point for this city
to assist Standard Oil Company tug
No. 12 to take two light barges to
Baltimore. Capt. Frank Taylor of the
Taylor firm is aboard the Davis, hav-
ing made the trip on her from Phila-
delphia to the Chesapeake. The Davis
will remain in service on the Chesa-
peake throughout the winter.
The tug James o. Carter of the Taylor
ice plow, and yesterday returned to
service in the ice. She brought Il
schooner laden with oysters to Alex
andria and left again for down river,
seeking vessels bound here with
oysters, lumber and other cargoes that
have been icebound in the river for
several days.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
SEVERAL WILLS ARE FILED.
W. G. Martin of Boston Nationals
Made Executor of Mothers Estate.

William G. Martin of the Boston Ma
tionals is named as executor of the
estate of his mother, Mary j. S. Mar
tin, by the terms of her will dated No
vennber - last and offered for probate.
Mrs. Martin leaves So to her husband,
William S. Martin, and divides the re-
manning estate equally among her chill
dren.
The will of William H. H. Cissel.
dated March rs, 1882, leaves his entire
estate to his wife and children. No
executor is named
BY the terms of the will of Florence
King, dated October 10, 1905, premises
1884 and 1886 2Sth street northwest
are to be held i'll trust by her brother,
William King. for the benefit of q
niece. Henrietta King. for life. On the
death of the niece her children are to
take title or in default of issue the
property belongs to the trustee. Miss
Henrietta King is also to have $500,
her aunt's personal effects and the in
come from a fund of $4,000 for life.
The fund is to go to her children or,
if there be no children, to the trustee,
William King. who is also devised the
residuary estate.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Suggests Forum Here.
CHRISTMAS TREE TAKES FIRE.
Candles Started Blaze That Caused
$50 Damage.

Lighted candles on a Christmas tree
started a fire in the house Of Edna X.
Gaines. 902 L street northwest, last night
about o'clock. Fifty dollars damage
resulted.
The accidental overturning of an oil
lamp started a fire in a bedroom in the
house of William H. Smith, 33 L street
northwest, last night about 80 o'clock.
A bed was ignited. Firemen extinguished
the blaze. Loss about $25.
No 12 engine company responded to a
call from the Baltimore and Ohio freight
yard at New York and Florida avenues
northeast yesterday ternoon and found
a motor truck belonging to the Grove
Lime Company on fire. The truck was
damaged to the amount Of SO.
An overheated chimney at the house
of Ella Newton. Is Pierce street ncrth-
west. caused q fire scare last night
a bout s o'clock. Firenen extinguished
the blaze. About s. damage resulted
Firemen responded to an, alarm yester-
day afternoon and found that an over
heated furnace had alarmed occupants
of the house of Mrs. L.. G. Thomas, . l
street northwest. No damage resulted.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
PURSE SNATCHER HELD.
Nlmmons, Who Fired at Pursuers
Awaits Grand Jury Action,

r!Iot Nimmons. colored. who. IT is
Hinged. is the man that December IL
Startled shoppers and others in Center
,Iarl1et when he grabbed a pocketbook be-
onging to Louisa Bergholz OF 1917 s0th
|street northwest, and when pursued fired
several shcts from revolver at his pur-
.suers. was yesterday held for the action
|of the grand jury in the Police Court.
Judge Mullowny set bond of $4,000 for
his release.
Mrs. BergholZ told the court that
Nimmons grabbed her pocketbook and
ran away with it. Other witnesses
testified as to having pursued him and
also that he shot at them.
Nimmons was arrested by Detectives
Cole and Simpson Of the first police
precinct and Detective Harry Evans oil
the sixth precinct.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
APPEALS FOR OLD LINEN
FOR SURGICAL BANDAGES
Mrs. Hopkins Makes Collection in
Washington to Help Care for
the Wounded.

Appeal for old linen to be sold as
surgical dressings for the wounded in
the great European war has been made
chairman of the District of Columbia
section of the Woman'S department,
National Civic Federation.
In issuing this appeal, Mrs. Hopkins
says:
Il feel sure that the people Of Wash
ington who are interested in the work
of the woman's department of the Ma
tional Civic Federation. of which Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson was the honorary
chairman, will be eager to support the
splendid work which one of it's COM
mittees, the surgical dressings commit
tee, is doing in New York.
Work of Committee.
'.It is sending on an average of
twenty-five boxes a week to the diff
ferent countries in Europe which are
in need. these boxes containing muf-
f1ers, sweaters and garments Of various
kinds made according to Red Cross
patterns and shipped through the Red
Cross wherever needed. In addition to
this the committee sends about 10000
surgical dressings a week, the material
being donated by the public and the
work done by the unemployed in New
York. thereby doing a double good
Christmas at the headquarters Of the
woman's department in New York, 800
lonely women were entertained from
3 to 6 o'clock, giving them a little
brightness.
THE surgical dressings committee
appeals to every one to send them old
linen. damask, underclothes, anything
white and clean, to be converted into
dressings after being carefully steril-
lied. AS chairman of the District of
Columbia section, / have already
shipped over 200 pounds of such ma
terfal, for which they are most CRATE
full, and 1 appeal to the public to con-
tinue to send me any old white ma
teria1 which I shall ship at once to
New York. Address all donations to
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, 1926 Massa-
chusetts avenue"
Evening star., 1914-12-31
SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Society of Constructors Of Federal
Buildings to Meet Here.

The sixth annual convention of the
Society of Constructors of Federal
Buildings is scheduled to be held in
this city January 1 to g. The society
is composed of the office and field force
of the supervising architects Office, and
its members are in charge of the prep
aration of drawings and construction
of the various government buildings
throughout the country.
The meetings are to be held in the
rooms of the Washington Architectural
Club. at 1917 II street northwest. An
address of welcome is to be delivered
by Secretary McAdoo Of the Treasury
Department \ dinner is to be held at
the New Ebbitt the night of January
s. Addresses arc to be made at the
sessions of the convention by Assistant
Secretary Byron Newton of the Treas
ury Department and Oscar Wenderoth
supervising architect.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
CHRISTMAS FOR BLIND.
Entertainment Is Held at National
Library on II Street.

In rooms decorated with flowers. due
to the courtesy of the Secretary of
Agriculture, many blind residents of
Washington enjoyed a Christmas en-
tertainment last night at the National
Library for the Blind, 1929 H street
northwest. Card games, dominoes and
guessing contest were INDUCED in,
the prize in the latter going.o John
Garland.
A lighted Christmas tree was next
unloaded by Santa Claus, impersona led
by Capt. Samuel H. Jacobson. Recita-
tions were given by Miss Florence v.
Webster and Miss Edithe Newcomb
played the piano. Then followed re-
freshments, consisting of ice cream, a
basket Of oranges sent by Mrs. Ernest
W. Roberts, president of the associa-
ton, and a ten-pound box of choco-
lates, from an anonymous donor.
The Soldiers Home automobile
brought the guests who came from
that institution, and another automo-
bile was at the service of the other
guests. The occasion was purely infor-
NAL and much enjoyed by the blind
folks.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
The Mother-in-Law.

When my wife's mother comes
(along to visit us for half year,
k.xistence is a grand sweet song
bud all ou worries disappear.
Size hustles round from sun to
Sun. compounding doughnuts,
Spies and cakes: she shows us how
things should be run, points out
bur errors and mistakes. She
sews new buttons on my garb,
and if / have some pains or aches,
She always knows magic yarb
hat knocks them out in seven
Fhakes. She gives the house a
shaking up, till every chamber
knows change: she feeds the cat
and heals the pup. which suffered
from a sort of mango. Beneath
nv fig tree and my vines | sit
and watch the merry whirl; the
took Indignantly resigns, and also
the assistant girl. I'VE have en-
|dured as much,'' they say, "as
human flesh and blood can stand,
and SO we go. to stay away. till
that fierce female has been
canned" She makes the grocer
stand around. she makes the
milkman toe the mark; we get
full measure for a pound when
she is captain of our bark. l
dread to part with that good
dame, l wish she might forever
stay; for life is wearisome and
tame when my wife's mother goes
away! I've heard some married
men complain of their wives
mothers as a frost. but I'm most
happy, | maintain, when | am by
ian expert bossed.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
MRS. MARY b. KEITH DIES.
Body to Be Taken to Quincy, Mass.
for Burial.

Mrs. Mary Richardson Keith, widow
of Harrison A. Keith of Quincy, Mass
died Monday night at her home, 211O
Goth street northwest. Funeral services
were held at her late residence today,
Rev. DIR. U. G. B. Pierce of All Souls
Unitarian Church officiating. Her body
is to be taken to Quincy, Mass, this
evening for burial.
Mrs. Keith was born July 30, 1886, at
Auburn, Mass. She was graduated
from Antioch College, Yellow Springs,
Ohio, in 1853. She was u member of
the Twentieth Century Club of this
city. Two sons, Arthur Keith of this
city and George p. Keith Of Hudson,
Mass, survive her.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
HALF-AND-HALF PLAN UPHELD.
Tax Reform Association Opposes Alb.
rogation of Present Arrangements.

The District Tax Reform Association
at its last nights meeting in the Public
Library adopted resolutions opposing any
abrogation Of the half and half plan
for the National Capital. The resolution
in part reads as follows:
"We believe that the practice of max
ing adequate federal appropriations for
the maintenance and development of the
nations capital should be continued, but
we strongly urge that the existing sys-
tenn Of taxation be amended and the
present inequalities of assessment cor
rected so that the people of the District
may share equitably i'll the benefits"
At the meeting of the organization
January IL Representative Slayden of
Texas will speak on the subject, war
and Peace
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Girls Club Gives Musical,

A musical was given by the Girls
Glee Club of George Washington Uni
versity last night in the Arts and
Science Hall, 2023 G street northwest.
The program was under the direction
of committee consisting of Everill
Worrell, president; Mary Tyndall. vice
president; Marie Gatchell, secretary;
Elizabeth Richardson, treasurer; Helen
Cam, librarian, and Ruth Ayler, di-
rectrASS.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
NEW LAW FIRM FORMED.
Will Be Known After January l as
Wilson, Huidekoper & Lesh.

A new law firm will come into exist
ence in Washington with the first of the
year, to be known as Wilson, Huide-
koper G. Lesh. The members will be
Nathaniel Wilson, Clarence R. Wilson.
Reginald S. Huidekoper and Paul E.
Lesh.
Mr.. G. R. Wilson recently retired as
United States attorney for the District Of
Columbia, and Mr. Huidekoper served as
assistant United States attorney under
him. Mr.. Lesh being one Of the younger
office of United States attorney Mr.. Will
son and Mr.. Huidekoper have been en-
gagged in the general practice Of law. and
announced today their intention to form
a partnership with Mr.. uesh.