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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16
RUSSIA MAKES CLAIM
Of SELF-sACR|F|CE
Alleges Her Strategy in War Was
b.. to Tighten Task Of
Allies.
Dispatch From Petrograd Explains
Movement to Draw Germany's
Best Troops From France.

LONDON, September ia Petro-
grad dispatch to the Post says: 1T is
only now that the opportunity presents
itself to exhibit in due proportion the
self-sacrificing strategy of Russia at
the very opening of the war for the
purpose of tightening the task of her
allies.
The immediate necessity was to
prevent the destruction of the French
armies by rapid diversion. This Rus
STA accomplished magnif1cently. Her
raid in East Prussia right up to koe-
nigsberg. the ancient coronation city
of Prussian royalty. at once relieved
the pressure upon France by compel
ling Germany to withdraw her best
with reserves. This movement is still
in progress.
Costly to Self, Priceless to Allies.
"The services Russia performed were
costly to herself, but priceless to her
allies.
THE orders given to Gen. Rennen-
kampff. the dashing cavalry leader
who commanded the raid into East
Prussia. were such as to prove con-
clusively Russia's loyal self-sacrif1ce
in the common cause. There were but
scanty chances that Russia could sue
coed in reaching suitable territory for
a decisive battle. Nevertheless, Rus
STA nearly accomplished this, for she
got within one march of the historic
battlehelds of Eylau and Friedland.
Rennenkampff's orders were to take
his forces as far as possible into Prus-
STA without regard to losses.
Withdrawal From East Prussia.
ut should be put on record now.
when changed circumstances are COM
polling Russia to return to a strategic
scheme more advantageous to the de-
velopment of her enormous resources,
that she already has withdrawn a con-
siderable force from East Prussia, and
no surprise will be felt here if Russia
withdraws entirely within her own
frontiers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16
DIPLOMATS ON WAY EAST.
Former German Ambassador to
Japan end Staff Leave Seattle.

SEATTLE, Wash, September 10
Count Won Rex. until recently German
ambassador to Japan. and the men,
bers of the embassy staff, who arrived
from the orient last Sunday, departed
for New York last night via st. Paul
and Chicago.
Some of the consuls and consula r
employees from the orient are still in
Seattle. All are under orders to re-
turn to Germany.
The Japanese cruiser Tdzumo, which
has been coaling at Esquimault, went
to sea today. 1t is supposed she Will
resume patrol of the California coast
between San Francisco and San Diego,
protecting the shipping of the allies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16

PARIS, September 16, 11:15 AMIN
a dispatch from Petrograd the CORE
spondent of the Havas Agency says
that Lieut.. Preisker, the former Ger
man commander at kallsz, Russlan
Poland, who recently was taken pris-
oner, has been brought before court
martial to answer for the atrocities
alleged to have been committed when
the German troops entered that town.
1t has been learned here that Gen.
Lutaud. governor general of Algeria
and commander-in- chief of the north
African provinces, in message to his
local officials has reminded them OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16
ROYAL WOMEN
ARE NURSING WOUNDED

RUNE, via Paris. September 10
vienna dispatches received here say all
the women of the Austrian imperial
family are acting as Red Cross nurses,
having organized special hospitals,
where they are personally attending
the wounded
The Archduchess Theresa, mother of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, who was
assassinated in Bosnia just before the
outbreak of the war, has requested to
be permitted to nurse Slav soldiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16
GIVES OFFICIAL STORY
Of AUSTRIAN DEFEAT
Military Attache of Russian EN-
bassy Tells of Eastern Prussia
Occupation.

NEW YORK, September lS.-Col
Nicolai Golejewski, military attache to
the Russian embassy, who is in this
city, last night made public. an Of
fetal statement received from the Rus
sian war office at Petrograd, as fol-
lows: :.
THE rapid and energetic advances
Of the army of Gen. Rennenkampff in
eastern Prussia and our decided sue
cesses over the Austrians compel the
Germans to withdraw considerable
forces from their western front.
From August 20 to September 10
the Germans shifted strong reinforce
ments into eastern Prussia and began
an advance through Mazur lake region.
advancing through a country thor
oughly familiar to them and consist
ing of wooded defiles and narrow
passages between lakes, the enemy
pushing forward his right wing was
preparing to deploy considerable forces
on the line Nordenburg- Goldap.
self-Sacrifice Checks Enemy.
This maneuver threatened the army
of Gen. Rennenkampff and was met
| by the resistance of our protecting
| flank detachment, which with self
sacrifice stopped the advance of the
enemy.
! by September a these detachments
| were withdrawn from their differen,
| positions and are now preparing fol
further operations. September II nc
| engagement in eastern Prussia tool
place.
| I'm Austria our advance across the
! lower San river encountered no re
| sistance.
| THE enemy is retreating without
hating. we having taken the fortifie,
! positions at Grodek and having reache
Mosciska. Our troops are now With,
a days march from the fortress
| Przemysl"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16
COURAGEOUS WOMAN
SAVES CITY OF SCISSORS

PARIS. September Is. SAP ANA
story has reached here of the cour-
ageous action of Nine. NIacherez OF
scissors. When the Germans arrived
there they demanded to see the mayor
who was absent. None Of the officials
responded to the call. whereupon Nine.
Macherez went to the Germans and
said:
There is no mayor here, but / am
here. and 1 answer for every one and
everything, as you will have to do, if
depredations are committed" After
disputing the acquisitions and the con-
ditions of the Germans, the cour-
ageous woman saved scissors on easy
terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16
LEAVES EMBASSY HERE
TO co TO THE FRONT
Col. Moreton P. Gage, Military At
tache, to Head His British
Regiment.

Col Moreton P. Gage, who mas peeli
military attache of the British embassy
since July, 1912, has at his own solicit
tation been ordered to leave Washing
ton at the earliest possible moment 1or
service against Germany.
There is a possibility that Great Brit
ain for the present may assign no 9TH
er military officer to replace Col. Gage
at the embassy here.
officials of the embassy when asked
as to the rumor that he would be sue
ceeded by Col. Cottgrave, who came to
the United States recently on the yacht
chartered by Joseph Letter for cruise
around the world, said that the embas-
sy had received no intimation that this
was the case or that the post would be
filled by any particular man at any par
ticular time and that possibly it would
not be filled at all during the war.
Leaves at Own Request.
Col. Gage, whose regiment is the 9Th
Dragon Guards, has, it is learned,
been very anxious to be placed on ac-
tive duty. against the enemy of his
country, and the orders instructing him
to leave for England come in response
to his own request.
home at 1922 18th street northwest
and have made many friends In the
city. Col. Gage succeeded Col. j.. ID.
McLachlan of the Seaforth Highlanders
when he was assigned to the embassy
here,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16
GERMAN OFFICERS MUST
ANSWER FOR ALLEGED ATROCITIES

attitude of France in the matter of the
treatment of prisoners of war, with
special reference to the convoy OF Ger
man prisoners soon to arrive IN Al,
geria, who. he says, should be treated
humanely and kindly.
reminds his subordinates, that they are
a conquered people, deprived of arms
and liberty. Even though other nations
have violated human rights. neverthe-
less France, in accordance with her old
traditions, should give an example to
the world of the exemplary treatment
of vanquished foe, showing in addi-
ton to superiority in arms, elevation
of conscience and respect for human
liberties"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16
P0LA STRONGLY DEFENDED.
Austrian Naval Port Well Prepared
to Resist Attack.

ROME, September 1t, via Paris-The
Messagero says it has received infor-
nation from a reliable source that
Pola, the great naval port of Austria,
ON the Bay of Porto Dele Rose is pro-
vided with mortars similar to those
used by the Germans in Belgium and
many modern cannon.
1t is also defended by mines electric
ally wired and spread over IA wide ra-
dlus: The defenders of the port are
said to number 10000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16

President Poincare and the Prince Re
gent of Servia.
kilograms which had been exchanged
between the premiers of Servia and
France. congratulating each other on
the victories gained by the respective
brothers in arms" were read yesterday
at cabinet council presided over by
President Poincare
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SOCIALIST. RESENTS USE
OF PRISONERS ON ROADS

COPENHAGEN, September 16, via
London.-The socialist paper of Berlin,
the Vorwaerts, complains bitterly at
the employment of French and British
prisoners of war on the railroads and
roadways of Germany and in the
fields.
1t says that 100000 workers have by
this procedure been deprived Of labor
and that the ranks OF the German I'M
employed have been increased to that
extent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16
GERMAN MILITARY RULE
ESTABLISHED IN SUNALKI

LONDON, September 1s, sac ANA
Rome dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company gives an official an
nouncement made in Berlin that Ger
many has established a military gov
eminent over Suwalki In Russian Po-
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16
BITTER COLD IN GALlCIA
CAUSES GREAT SUFFERING

MILAN, Italy. September Is fvia
Paris).-Reports from Austria to the
Corriere Della Sera say the cold In
Galicia is SO intense, especially at
night. that the soldiers suffer terribly
Many are reported to have become ILL.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16

WATERWAYS IDEAL FOUNTAIN PEN. For
School Work From the best stores.-Advertfse-
ment.
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President Poincare's Reply.

The president Of the republic replied:
IT thank your majesty for your con-
gratulations. which deeply touch
France and her army. The great VIC
tory gained by the Russian troops in
Galicia has rejoiced all French hearts
and the government of the republic
No doubt 1t will be followed by other
brilliant successes in Germany and
Austria. France is determined to prose-
cute the struggle with all her energy
and expresses to her noble ally whole
hearted admiration and confident
hopes
Others Exchange Fluctuations.
Cordial kilograms of congratulations
also have been exchanged between
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-16
PRAISE Of FRENCH ARMY
BY RUSSIAN EMPEROR
Gear Declares the News of Brilliant
Victory Fills Him
With Joy.

BORDEAUX, September 16.-Presi-
dent Poincare has received the follow
ing telegram from the Russian en-
peror: 1.-The news of the brilliant VIC
tory gained by the French army fills
me with joy. send you most cordial
congratulations. The valor of the troops
and the talent of their chiefs are
worthy the great nation to which they
belong take pleasure in expressing
all the admiration with which they
inspire, me-"
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
TEACH CHILD SELF-RELIANCE
Wise Parent Can incuIcate invaluable
Quality at an Extremely
Early Age.

One of the most valuable lessons
that child can learn is that Of self
reliance A great many parents think
that this characteristic is inborn, but
it is not altogether so. Of course,
some children are more gifted in this
respect than others, as it is largely
matter of personality, but at the same
time it is a trait which the parent can
do much to help the child to attain.
1t is certainly characteristic which
will come into play in his later life
more than almost any other, and,
therefore, the less self-reliance a child
shows in his early years the more
him develop it.
There are many ways in which this
can be inculcated, and once the idea
is given the child will do much to de
velop it himself. Teach him to rely
as far as possible upon his own tai
ents and abilities, and help him to
cultivate them so that as early as pos
sible he may depend upon them for
his own support. Let him learn to
find his way about alone and not be
afraid to travel without the company
of an older person, Teach him to
plan things for himself.
Let him learn to do things. Show
him that you trust him and that you
know you can depend upon him. This
is very important, as a child that feels
that his elders have not confidence
in himself and, therefore, seldom ac-
complishes anything by himself-in
short. he has not the quality of self
reliance or self-confdence, and is not
in fair way Of acquiring either one.
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
FOR ATTAINMENT OF OLD AGE
Avoidance Of Worry and Moderation Of
Diet the Main Things, Says
DR.. Desc.

These comments on how to attain
old age are made by writer in the
Journal of the American Medical Asso
citation:
The chances of attaining old age
are much greater if we live much OF
our life in fresh country air. Stats
tics go to show, according to Dr. DeZ,
so of Budapest, that the fourth gen
Grafton of the town dweller is un.
known; but enough is currently report
ed to make the conclusion inevitable
that the sine qua non of longevity is
a certain amount of time spent in the
country
The city child is subject to a mum
Der of disturbing conditions other thar
mere absence of creature comforts
which undermine the constitution by
throwing too heavy a burden on the
sense organs, through which eXhaus
ton of the central nervous system tol
lows; among these conditions are
noises, a perpetual round Of hurry
and unending sequences Of incidents
exhausting the attention to which are
superadded the physical discomforts
of vitiated air aff1uvia from human be
ings and waste organic products, be
sides offensive gases and infection
laden dust
"To attain old age we have to re
lieve ourselves from worry, strains ant
anxieties; withdraw periodically from
the whirl of effortful existence, modify
our diet omit the use of stimulants
and narcotics, and spend reasonably
long periods Of time under pleasant
conditions in practical retirement
Above all, amusement should be sim
plified and accepted rather thar
sought after Only vegetable ano
semi-animal foods should be eaten"
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
Still Controls Spirit of Music.

Despite his seventy-eight years,
Saint-Saens recently appeared before
a representative Berlin audience and
played with remarkable fuency, trans
parent clearness and evenness of pas
sages, while his touch was elastic, his
tone full. round and Of a beautiful
quality. Moreover, the ease and non
chalance with which he played aston
ished his hearers. He exhibited an as
tonishing amount of vitality in other
respects, too. When Claire DuX sang
two vocal numbers-an aria from the
opera Henry VII" and the chanson
La ClOche"-Saint-Sae sat down at
the piano and played the accompani-
ment with exquisite touch and refine
ment, following the singer with the
greatest fidelity. He played both ac-
compartments and also his piano solos
from memory.
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
AND Mr.. SNUCKLES DEPARTED
Experience Had Taught Him 1t Was
Not Wise to Be the Refugee in
Family Quarrel.

''Twuz dis-uh-way, Brudder Snuck-
les," heatedly declared Mr. Mauley.
who bore somewhat the appearance OF
having recently met a bear. Dis
yuh am puhsizely de way it stahted:
Muh wife, dar-dag-kaw her!-she
said.
Never said NO sicb-uh-thing!
wrathfully interrupted the militant
wife of Mr.. Mauley's mussed-up bos,
ON. ''Dess tell yo' how it burgun:
Dat yarmint, he took and"
We'll, yo' done flung de-"
Didn't hit yo', did it? Den, what
yo'--"
Il lodged in time, bless goodness
or 'twould-uh busted muh head!
But"
Now, now, Brudder- Mauley, and
= Sistah Mauley,' interjected square
headed old Brother Snuckles, "uh-
whilst loves trouble as much as any
body-and mo- dan a good many, may
be-when yo'all axes me to be de
refugee in Quar'l uh-twiXt a man and
his awful welded wife, Is bleeged to
retaliate, mo- in sorrer dan in anger
'Uh-goodby, sab! Uh-goodby, nom!
I'm gwine fun yo'!'"-Kansas City
Star.
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
Temperance Drink.

An amusing story is being told of a
clergyman who was being entertained
over weekend by one of the well-tO-
do but plain men of a Lancashire town
not far from Manchester.
AS soon as the guest was settled by
the fireside on the Sunday evening
his host asked him: Are you a tee
totaller?"
Well, no; not exactly the clergy
man admitted
The master of the house received
the statement with obvious relief.
"Ah'm reight glad to hear it,, he
said; wen had that sort stayin' with
Us afore Now, if ye'd been one O.
them teetotallers, yed "a been wantin'
soda water and lemonade and lime
juice and ginger ale, and nobody
knows what all. But as ye amt a tee
tOtaller, yell be like the rest O. us,
an satisfied wi plain water!"
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
CHILDREN IN COTTON MILLS
Pressing Social Problem That in the
Near Future Is Going to Call
Loudly for Solution.

The labor of children in cotton
manufacturing plants presents one Of
the most pressing social problems of
the day, for the industry is living up
to it's reputation as large employer
of children, says a bulletin from the
census bureau. The average number
of children under sixteen years Of age
employed as wage-earners was 39,306
of whom nearly one-haif were girls"
it states. children constituted 10.4
per cent. of the total number of wage
earners. In three of the southern
states, Alabama, North Carolina and
South Carol ina, nearly 19 per cent of
all wage earners were children under
sixteen years of age. In Massachu
sets, the leading state in the indus
try, however, only 5.7 per cent. were
children. Practically one-half of the
wage-earners employed in the cotton
manufacturing industry in 1909 were
in establishments where the prevail
ing hours of labor were between "a
and 60 per week, and nearly one-third
were employed in establishments
where the hours were 60 per week.
About one-fifth of all the cotton mill
workers in three southern states are
children less than sixteen years old.
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
Law Aimed at Injustice.

Bank clerks and matrimony have
been the subject of legislation by the
Australian parliament The assembly
has approved of a new clause in the
criminal code bill, by which any per
son or corporation, prohibiting, under
threat Of dismissal, the marrying of
any employe over twenty-one years
of age, will be liable to a fine Of
81 500, or three months Imprisonment.
The clause is the outcome of evidence
in the arbitration court that the West
ern Australian banks prohibit the mar
riage of clerks receiving under 81 900
per annum
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
Puzzle in Electricity.

1t is amazing what a tremendous
electric shock man may receive and
yet not be killed. No less amazing
is it how small shock will kill. 5a 1t
all depends upon the circumstances of
the shock. To kill, the shock must
pass through the brain, heart or upper
part of the spinal cord. A shock from
a weak current, if received over a
large area of the body, will do more
damage than a shock from a powerful
current that effects only small and
not vital part of the body.
DR.. H. Zangger of Munich, In re-
cent paper, asserts that a 50-volt cur
rent is dangerous if received under
the most favorable conditions.
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
Investigating Lightning Bug.

Two Investigators and writer's in
the Lightning Journal have given the
result of their efforts to measure the
candle power of the lightning bug
The glow worm, which is the larvae
Of the FREELY, was found to give off an
illumination equal to .004S candle pow
er to the square centimeter. The
fash of the FREELY is probably many
fold, perhaps 80 or 100-fold, as bright
as the steady glow of the larva. 1t
appears, then, that the luminous ma
terial of the glow worm, could it be
reproduced, would not only be of high
luminous efficiency, but would also be
happy means in intrinsic brightness,
far lower than the artificial light
sources with which we now try our
eyes. yet high enough to permit its
use without pre-empting more wall
space than we now give to windows
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
Pearls From East Africa

Cooked jewels have recently been
offered for sale by East African ma
tives. 1t appears that pearls as at
present traded in that country are
from oysters gathered by natives at
how water for food; the pearls, being
La consequence from immature oys-
ters, are usually very small and dis
colored by cooking; but occasionally,
however, very good pearl is offered
for sale by natives. one such being
stated to have fetched $4,000 in Zan-
zibar. At least. it is certain that
pearl-bearing oysters exist on the
coast, and that valuable pearls have
been occasionally found, while prac-
tically no effort has been made to
prove whether or not a profitable in
.duStry is possible.
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
BOND ISSUES GOOD.

The supreme court of Arizona last
Saturday reveE Esed the Superior court
Of Yayapai, in the Yavapai bond is
sue test cas9 when it found that su-
pervisors cah issue bonds or call bond
election Though the county is not al
ready indebted up to the four per
cent limit ,of assessed valuation. This
decision Hemoves all question as to
the validity Of the Yuma bond issue
for Improvement of highways.
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
: WHAT JULIE DISCOVERED
BY HARRY LE CLAIR.

Young Mrs. Holt was in bad humor
as she walked down the street Every
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
Preparing For Crowd.

Prescott is going to take no more
chances of having it's guests left with
out adequate accommodations A big
effort will be made to ascertain the
number Of those coming for the From
tier day celebration, and prepara-
tions made to care for them Last
July 4 the chamber of commerce had
to wire the war department for per-
mission to use the barracks at Fort
Whipple to store some of the extra
crowd. By means of personal letters
to many Of last years guests and
others Of prominence in all parts of
the state, Secretary Malcolm Fraser
OF the chamber of commerce is en-
deavoring TO line up his lists.
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
Railroad HEARINGS Set.

June | is the date set for hearing
the evidence of the railroad COM
panies of the state upon the matter
of the full crew regulation proposed
by the commission. On June 8th
there will be the investigation into
the matter OF overhead construction
of electrical com, ,banies, and on June
10 the three-cent fare matter will be
presented to thgF commission
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
Safety i'm Submarines.

A new life-saving device was tried
out at Spezie, Italy, when a turret in
vented by Capt Virginia Cavallini for
ed with. Should the submarine sink
to the bottom from any cause, the
sailors can take refuge in the turret,
which. by an ingenious mechanism, is
then detaced from the vessel and
are said to have given conclusive proof
OF the practicability OF the invention.
The Parker post., 1914-05-23
Difficult Standards.

Are your views on currency going
to- be satisfactory to your constitu-
ents?"
'-No hope of it," replied Senator
Sorghum. Il have a lot of constitu-
ents who couldn't be satisfied with
any kind Of a currency system, that
didn't enable man to get six one
dollar bills in exchange for a five"