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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
BUSINESS DISPOSED OF
BY THE UTILITIES BOARD
Decisions Not Made Public-Prob-
ably Commissioner Harding's
Last Meeting With Body.

Several pending matters were dis
posed of at a meeting of the public
utilities commission today which prob
ably will be the last meeting of the
commission to be attended by Engineer
Commissioner Harding, who leaves next
week for duty in Panama. The COM
mission, 1t is understood. adopted regu-
lations for gas service in the District
and a rule to govern telephone removal
costs, both matters having been con-
sidered at public hearings. What the
decisions were in these cases may not
be announced for day or two.
Taxicab Valuation Completed.
It is also learned that the utilities
board at today's session completed the
valuation Of the properties of WASH
ington's taxicab companies. The valua-
ton work was done principally by J. g.
Williams. statistician of the commits
sion. The next step will be to give the
companies a hearing on the valuation,
following which the board will take up
the question of taxicab rates.
Arrangements are being made for a
hearing in the near future on proposed
regulations for electric light and heat
service in the District. 1t is expected
that one Of the regulations will provide
that meter reading6 shall be stated on
all bills rendered 1sumez.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
THAMES CHANNELS BANNED.
English Hope to Illustrate Move
ments of Hostile Craft on London.

LONDON. October 2S-To Illustrate
the attempts of hostile craft to reach
London. further channels in the
Thames. several of which previously
had been closed. were banned yester-
day by order of the British admi-
rally till further notice
Within certain limits vessels at an
Choir in the river must not show lights
between pm and am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
CONQUEROR OF ANTWERP
is REPORTED A SUICIDE

LONDON, October ga dispatch to
the Evening News from Rotterdam says
that Gen. Won Beseler. the conqueror
of Antwerp. Is dead.
1t is said the newspaper adds that he
shot himself Thursday in his room 1t
Bruges,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
Berlin's War Statement Is Brief.

Today's official advices by wireless
from Berlin to the German embassy
consisted solely of the headquarters Of
fetal statement issued there last night
under date OF October 81. telling of the
fighting along the User canal and the
Ypres, and telling Of a new Russian
army corps crossing the Vistula>
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
Will Expel British Toes.

PEkING, october 2s.-The authorities
of Hongkong and of other British pos
sessions in China have issued orders
for the expulsion from British territory
of German and Austrian subjects, ex-
cept those Of military age. who will be
detained. The order becomes effective
Noyemlkr L
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
TRAWLER LANDS CREW
Of SUNKEN STEAMER
Thirty Survivors Of British Vessel
Sunk by Mine Conveyed
... to Port.


FLEETWOOD. England. via London,
October 2S.-The trawler City of Lon
don arrived here early today with the
survivors Of the British freight steam
err Manchester Commerce. which struck
a mine late Monday night off the north
coast Of Ireland and sank. Capt Payne
and thirteen of his crew were drowned.
while thirty others were saved by the
trawler.
Ambulances, physicians and a large
crowd of townspeople were at the dock
when the trawler came in. Second Off,
Ger Gee told the story Of the disaster.
He said:
'aThe explosion occurred twenty miles
north of Tory Island. on the main
trade route from Manchester to Can
ada.
Effect Of the Explosion.
1.-The explosion shook the vessel as if
it was merely a chip of wood. There
was no doubt in anybody's mind as to
what had happened. The ship began to
sink at once, and was beneath the
waves seven minutes after striking
the mine.
1.-THE officers and crew exhibited the
greatest GOODNESS under the circum-
stances We were able to launch only
sudden lurch and went down. The cap
tain and officers. who were at the mo-
ment preparing to launch the other
boats, were compelled to jump into
the water to try to save themselves by
swimming to the single boat already
launched. Several of them were car
ried down with the ship.
His Last View Of Captain.
81 was swimming for twenty minutes
before I was picked up. The last I saw
of the captain he was giving orders for
launching a second boat. I took COM
mand in the solitary lifeboat and we
picked up all the survivors and then
cruised about for a long time. When
satisfied that there were no more to
be saved we hoisted an improvised sail.
We had gone forty-two miles when we
were picked up by the trawler.
Several of our men suffered greatly
from exposure. as most of them had on
no clothing except shirts and trousers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
Berlin Reports Fighting in Egypt.

BERLIN. October %. by Wireless.-Re-
nople declare there have been san
culinary encounters between the Brit
ish garrison and Indian troops at Alex.
andria. Egypt. Thirty men were sen.
fenced ta death by a court-martial held
In AlexaGdria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
British Meet Attack.

Though taken by surprise. our brave
men were not unprepared. They took
their places in the trenches and held
them. pouring a terrific fire INFO the
advancing hosts.
answering with rife ana machine
gun. the enemy advanced, sui with
the hugle playing and amid shouts OF
'Hoch. Hoch, They We're in tense
masses and they fell by the hundreds
They got within thirty yards OF the
. trenches when they recoil1d.
Then came three blasts of a whistle,
sounding the retreat. Our men sprang
out of the trenches and went in among
them with the bayonet. The slaughter
was terrible. and there were many
. hand-to-hand encounters.
In the dim glare of the burning
bushes some of the enemy threw down
their arms and pleaded for mercy. No
quarter, however, was given on either
side. The work was too desperate for
that Bayonet and bullet did their
work. and the enemy was driven back
on Roulers.
"A battery and several machine guns
We're captured, and thousands of pris-
oners were taken, including general
and several other officers"
Ebb and Flow of Battle.
The correspondent of the Times in
West Flanders. under date of Tuesday.
in describing the ebb and flow of the
battle and the stubborn heroism of the
, Belgian soldiers. says:
The Belgians never entirely dis
lodged the Germans from the footing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28

Covering the entire
field, at one cost, at the
lowest rate per line per
thousand of circulation is
the economic reason. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
KROONLAND
DETAINED At GIBRALTAR
British Authorities Stop Boat With
Cargo Of Copper for Naples
and Greece.

The American ship Kroonland, from
New York bound for Naples and
Greece with a cargo of copper, has been
detained at Gibraltar by British au-
thorities, according to a report to the
State Department today from American
Consul Sprague.
Consul Sprague did not report the
reason for the detention of the Kroon-
land. but as copper is listed by the
British foreign Office as conditional
contraband it is assumed that the
British governments attitude will be
similar to that in the case of another
American ship which carried copper to
Holland. In that case when the Dutch
government gave assurances that cop
per cargoes would not be reshipped
from Holland the British government
withdrew its objection.
Full Report Awaited.
The State Department has asked Mr..
Sprague for fuller report on the cir
cumstances attending the detention of
the Kroonland, and action will be de-
ferred pending receipt of all the facts.
Officials think that should Great Brit
ain be assured that the Kroonland's
cargo, amounting to about 1900 tons
of copper, will not find it's way through
Italy or Greece to Germany or Austria
the question can be adjusted with lit
tie difficulty.
The release of the American oil
tanker Brindilla by the British au-
thorities at Halifax, N. S., was re-
ported today by American Consul Cen
eral Young to the State Department.
Official word was received by the
State Department today OF the release
by the British government Of the
American tank steamer Sun. at Fall
mouth, England, Sunday, in compliance
with the request of the American gov
eminent. Her case was similar to that
Of other oil ships recently seized and
released by England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA
WILL BUY j. S. COTTON
Ambassador Gerard Cables They
Will Need $4,000 Bales a
Month,

Official dispatches to the State Depart
ment and by the attache Of the German
embassy show that there is big market
for American cotton in Germany and
Austria now that assurances have been
given by Great Britain that her cruisers
will not modest shipments.
Ambassador Gerard cabled today that
Germany would need at least 1000 and
Austria $4,000 bales of cotton a month.
He had been notified of assurances by
Great Britain that cargoes of cotton
would not be molested when destined to
belligerent countries in neutral bottoms
and Is endeavoring to obtain details of
the demand for cotton in Germany.
Told of England's Stand.
Baron Won Schcen. attache Of the Ger
man embassy. was formally apprised by
Acting Secretary Lansing of the State
Department Of Great Btithins attitude
toward cotton shipments, namely, that
they were not contraband and would not
be declared as such.
Baron Won Schoen's visit to the
State Department was the result of a
query sent to the German embassy as
to whether there would be any inter-
ference with cotton shipped from this
country to Germany. The ports of
Hamburg and Bremen are open, and
German pilots are ready to guide neu-
trail ships safely through the channels
leading from the Atlantic into the Bal
tic sea.
German Mills Working.
AS far as known at the German en-
bassy all. or practically all. of the Ger
man cotton mills are working. women
being the operatives In many Of them
OF the $4,000 bales. valued at $685.
100000, exported by the United States
last year. Germany was next to Eng
land. which took the largest purchase.
The German export totaled 2,35O,OOO
bales, valued at $144.00O.0OO.
Mr.. Lansing admitted having received
from Great Britain a draft Of list
of articles of conditional contraband,
a revision of previous lists, but he de-
clined to make 1t public until Great
Britain formally proclaimed the list as
in effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
TROOPS FALL ASLEEP
UNDER GERMANS FIRE
Belgians, Too Tired to Fight, Lose
All But Hundred Men in
One Regiment.
Soldier Describes Experience in Net
work of Trenches Along Banks
of the User.

LONDON, October 2S-The Daily
News today describes the terrible ex-
perience of one Belgian regiment dur
ing the battle on the coast. when this
regiment withdrew from Antwerp.
through some error it was given two
days drill and inspection instead of
rest and then went into action again in
the network of trenches on the banks
OF the User. The newspapers cores
pondent. i'll his dispatch quotes one
OF the soldiers in this body as follows:
There was farm on our right and
some OF our men were firing at it
when the door opened and three officers
IN Belgian uniforms stepped out shout
ing TO cease firing. We sent detach-
ment of men to the farm and they
were swept away by machine gun fire.
Later we entered the trenches. They
were full of water and I was firing for
SIX hours, thigh deep in water. The
German machine guns shot us out of
crevlces in a raised bank only a few
yards across the river The Germans
Ihen got into our cross trenches and
nred down our lines. We had to run
pack. ! was too sleepy to run. l must
nave fallen asleep and then we must
nave Deen ordered to advance I was
TOO tired to get up. but some one kick
Gu me ana 1 got up as did the man in
through the head and fell back on us.
l got up again. A shell burst near
me and three men who were running
past Just diSappeared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28

in sending commanders to conquer Ger
man Southwest Africa.
According to an official report. armed
rebellious commanders are already in
existence; the town Hebron. in the
northern part of the Orange River
Colony. has been seized and the govern
ment officials have been taken prison.
ers, while train has been stopped and
armed citizens of the defense force
have been taken from it and disarmed.
The union government has issued
proclamation to the people, announcing
these events, and explaining that, al
though 1t was aware of these rebellious
preparations, it had been taking steps
to preserve peace without bloodshed.
Now. continues the proclamation,
the duty of the government is clear
ter with a firm hand and is taking all
necessary steps to this end. The very
great majority of citizens in every
province of the union are thoroughly
bellion. When they are aware of the
situation they will undoubtedly give
the government every assistance in re-
storing order and will carefully abstain
any encouragement or support"
The citizens are called upon to be
on the alert and give the government
information and assistance and those
who have been guilty of disobedience
under the defense act are advised that
no action will be taken against them
If they remain quietly at home.
1t was announced that Gen. De Witt
once offered his services to England in
the present war.
Reports Belgian Victory.
PARIS, October 2S.-A Havre dispatch
to the Matin reports that NJ Tombeut,
vice governor general of Katanaga in
the Belgian Kongo. announces that
Belgian troops commanded by Resident
Commissioner Henry completely de-
Lake Tanganyika. which lies between
Belgian kongo and German East
Africa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
His Last View of Captain.
The Way to Do 1t

Advertising of the right
kind, in The Star, is the
right way to increase
YOUR business and de-
crease your overhead ex-
penses. Wise merchants
use The Star to the great
est extent, because it pays
best.
Yesterdays Figures
Local Display
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
Regiment Nearly Killed Off.

found myself running forward
again with others with fixed bayonets
onto the Germans. who were firing
from our own trenches. We were two
hundred left from six hundred. They
did not wait. but scrambled over the
bank across the river. We crouched In
a big trench in muddy water 1t was
dark, and we heard, we thought, Ger
mans whispering on the river side of
our bank only six feet away from US
The speakers were three hundred Ger
mans who had stayed on our side, fear
ing to cross the river under our fire.
so we stayed all night, neither they
nor we slept. Some of our men who
crept up the bank to look over were
shot. Some of the Germans climbed
over. and we fired at their head, hands
and arms as they became visible A
few made holes through the looser
earth. through which we fired on each
other. Then the French got around the
end and there was heavy firing. We
heard a few Of the enemy slipping
down to the river edge and the splash
ing Of water. Then we scrambled
over the bank and won. Only a hun
dred Of our regiment now remain"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
GERMANS SHOW FIERY COURAGE
IN ATTACKS ON ALLIES LINES

LONDON, October 2S.-The CORE
spondent of the Times in northern
France sends the following regarding
the lighting in Belgium under Tues
days date:
The British force at Ypres, after a
glorious stand for Eve days against
overwhelming odds. drove the enemy
back fifteen miles. The German forces
were commanded by the Bavarian
crown prince who. it is reported, has
been wounded
The British forces captured LANCE
marck, five miles northeast of Ypres.
Friday after infiicting enormous losses
on the enemy, and established in
trenched positions beyond the village.
"At night. after the roar of the can
non had ceased. there was suddenly
shril whistle and bush IS soaked in
petroleum broke into danes, throwing
= glare over the scene. Masses OF men
sprang UP from the beet crops within
few hundred yards of Der trenches
and with bugie sound. yell and song
they came dashing forward TO our
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-17
SCHOLARSHIPS WILL Be
NAMED FOR FINLEY

Washington, D. c., Feb. 16.-As E
fitting memorial to the late President
Finley and in recognition of his in
| terest in agricultural education in the
South, President Fairfax Harrison, OF
the Southern Railway, has addressed
letter to the heads of each of the
nine state agricultural colleges \
the South suggesting that the agricul-
tural scholarships which President
Finley inaugurated in the early part
OF 1912 be designated Southern
Railway Scholarships; William Will
son Finley Foundation"
These scholarships, which offer
complete courses in agriculture 20
deserving farmer boys who live IN
counties traversed by Southern Rail
way and affiliated lines and who would
be unable to secure the advantages of
such an education without this aid, are
maintained in the following institu-
tons: Kentucky State University,
Lexington, KY, State College of Agr,-
culture and Mechanic Arts, Raleigh,
n c. University of Tennessee, Knox
vile, Tenn, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Fla, Georgia State Col
lege Of Agriculture and Mecvhanic
Arts, Athens, Ca Mississippi Agricul-
ture and Mechanical College, Agricul-
tural College, Miss, Alabama Poly
.technic Institute, Auburn, Ala, Glenn
son Agricultural College ), Clemson
college, S. c., and Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, Blacfsburg, Va.
In inaugurating these scholarships,
the late President Finley was following
his policy of lending every practical
aid in the agricultural development Of
the territory served by the Southern
Railway and affiliated companies.
Each young man accepting a sohola"-
ship must agree to engage in agricul-
tural work, to teach agriculture, or 20
work on an experiment farm for at
least three years in territory touched
by one of the lines making the offer.
he details as to the conditions under
which the scholarships are awarded
are in the hands of the college heads
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-17
EUGENICS WILL NOT
Bring PERFECT man
SAYS CALIFORNIA

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 16.-Dr. W.
A Mayor, head of the department Of
anatomy in the Stanford Medical school
of Stanford university, went on record
today, as saying that eugenics never
would make perfect man or PEI
feet woman.
Natures laws in the mating Of man
and woman are immutable," he said
"and breeding methods cannot be APP
piled to the human race"
Neither sex, he asserted in an ad-
dress, is inferior or superior to thu
other.
Il am in sympathy with the eugeniC
movement" he said, but it can never
be brought to the point its foremost
advocates would have us believe. The
mere selection of perfect types will not
necessarily breed perfect types nor ac-
complish any good for the human race.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-17

Copenhagen, Feb. 16.-The mar
riage of Prince Aage, of Denmark,
cousin of King George of England,
with the Italian Countess Calvi di
Bergolo, has caused general surprise
here, and the news of the wedding was
anknown before the official message
from the court, sent out thirty-six
hours after the ceremony took place
at Turin.
1t is the real marriage of affection
The prince met his bride some years
ago, when her father, who is now re-
tired and lives at Turin, was the Ital-
ian minister at Copenhagen. The
brides family are not rich, and own
only a small castle and estate in the
OF Turin. The Calvis
were ennobled 100 years ago.
Prince Aage, who is 27 years of age
and is a lieutenant in the Danish Royal
Guards, is the eldest son of Prince
Waldemar, Queen Alexandra's brother.
The young prince is very popular His
bride is the same age, and is a tall,
dark, beautiful woman.
1t is expected that Prince Aage will
have to renounce all his rights as p
royal prince, but the king has not
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-17
Legal Advertisements

administration on the estate of How
ard Smothers, late of said county, this
is to cite all and singular the credit
ors and next of kin of Howard Smoth-
ers to be and appear at my office with
in the time allowed by law, and show
cause, if any they can, why perma-
nent administration should not be
granted to 2. S. Childers on Howard
Smothers' estate
Witness my hand and official sigma
ture, this 4th day of February. 1914.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-17
MONEY MISSED BY
HEIRS FOUND when
GRAVE is OPENED

Mines, France, Feb. 16 = NJ. Gros,
a landowner hDsre, died a few weeks ago
and was duly buried.
When the heirs proceeded to take
possession of the estate 5000 was
missed, and when all efforts to find the
money were fruitless, it was suggeted
that it might be in the clothes in which
the dead man had been buried.
The body was exhumed and the miss
ing money was found in one of the
pockets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-17
GEORGIA-sumter County.
c. M. CHRISTIAN, Sheriff

GEORGlA-Sumter county.
Will be sold before the court house
door in the city of Americas between
the legal hours of sale on the first
Tuesday in March, 1914, tho following
described property, to-wit:
One certain house and lot in the
City of Americas, Sumter county, Ca,
situated on the east side of Jackson
street, and bounded as follows: On
north by house and lot formerly own
ed by H. S. Davis and now occupied
by Dr.. c. P. Davis, east by property
known as Eldridge property and on
the south by house and lot now occu-
pied by Mr. Person, and west by jack
son street. Being same land describ-
ed in deed from H. D. Watts to Mrs.
Bessie Dudley Graham, dated 2lst
March, 1910, and recorded in clerks
of Superior Court Office of Sumter
County, Ca, in Book XIX, folio 6, July
25th, 1910. Levied as the property OF
Mrs. Bessie D. Graham to satisfy
jcity court fi-fa in favor of Tallapoosa
Glass Mfg. Co.
This 4th day of February, 1914
LUCIUS HARVEY,
Deputy Sheriff, Sumter Co., Ca
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-17
GEORGIA, Webster County:

Will be sold before the court house
door in the town of Preston within the
legal hours of sale on the first Tues
day in March, 1914, next, the follow
ing property, to-wit:
One buggy with black body and run
ming gear, and one two-horse Mitchell
wagon, said property is levied on and
to be sold under and by virtue of a
+ crtgage fl ia issued from the superior
court of said county in favor of Stew
els & Nicholson against Leonard Hall
said property is pointed out in said
ia and sold as the property of said
defendant. Terms cash.
z his Feb 4th, 1914.
C. M. CHRISTIAN, Sheriff.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-17
TEN FLYING MACHINES
NOW At PENSACOLA

Pensacola, Fla, Feb. 16.--The Unit
ed States navy transports Hancock
and Prairie yesterday arrived here
from Culebra, having on board a
rumber of government avators, 100
marines and two aeroplanes. The avia~
tors will be attached to the local avia-
ton squad. This will give the station
here ten flying machines of various
types
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-17
GEORGIA. Sumter County:

Whereas w. M. Cannon, administra-
tor of o. j. Cannon, represents to the
court in his petition duly filed and en-
tered on record, that he has fully ad
ministered 0. ]. Cannon's estate; this
is therefore to cite all persons con-
cerned, kindred and creditors, TO
show cause, if any they can, why said
administrator should not be discharg-
ed from his administration and re-
ceive letters of dismission on the first
Monday in March, 1914.
Feb'y. End, 1914
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary.