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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
Resigns After Thirty Years Service.

After thirty years in the steamboat
inspection service, James McGrath, To-
cal inspector Of boilers of the Cleve-
land. Ohio, district, has rendered his
resignation. He gives i'll health as his
reason for leaving the service, (which
he entered in 1885. having been APP.
pointed by Daniel Manning. Secretary
of the Treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
PRESIDENT OBSERVES HIS
CUSTOMARY HALF HOLIDAY
Plays Golf in the Early Morning
With Dr.. Cary Grayson-Has No
Appointments for Visitors.

President Wilson observed his custo-
mary half holiday today. going to golf
in the early morning with DR.. Cary
Grayson and returning before noon. No
appoin tments were made for visitors,
but it was expected Attorney General
Gregory would call in the afternoon to
discuss matters pending in that de-
partment. y
The President resumed his golf ex-
ercise the afternoon he returned from
Cornish, going to the Columbia course
and enjoying round there. Both the
President and his golf companion are
said to be playing good games; alter
mating in their victories over each
other.
Game With Mr.. Taft Suggested.
While the President was at Cornish
he played whenever the weather and
business would permit. making several
of the best courses in the vicinity
around 80. DR.. Grayson appeared to
have excelled the President on one of
the courses making 81, in one game.
Washington golfers would like very
much to see a match game here be-
tween the President and former Presi-
dent William H. Taft. who was a. good
golfer. The two men-a believed to
be about equal as golfers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
ALLIES URGE'SERBS
TO MAKE CESS|ONS
Remind Little Nation of Aid
She Has Received Against
the AuStrians.

ROME, August LIT is learned here
on good authority that representatives.
OF Great Britain. France. Italy and
Russia are exerting further pressure
on Serbia in the hope of inducing her
to make the desired territorial conces-
sions to Bulgaria. Serbia has been re-
minded of the support which she has
received since the beginning OF her
diniculties with Austria last year.
Assurances have been given to Serbia
that the allies will assist her at the
time or peace negotiations provided she
now yields to their desires.
May Flatly Refuse.
LONDON. Thursday, Au<ust - ..
pm, delayed by censor).-There are
strong Indications that Serbia will give
nat refusal to the demands an
nounced by the Bulgarian premier.
Nassil Badeslavoff. three weeks ago,
and that the hopes of the entente all
lies OF bringing Bulgaria into the alli-
ance VIII come to naught, according to
some diplomats here. Serbia's formal
reply has not yet been given, but those
pest posted in diplomatic quarters say
that bulearia's demands far exceed
anything that Serbia could possibly
yield.
Rumania Will Not Yield.
LONDON, August 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graph has received from Bucharest.
Rumania. the following dispatch:
"Rumania has replied to the German
threatened prohibition of Rumanian i'm
ports by removing all Rumanian restric-
tons on the export Of grain and reduc-
ing export duties.
There Is no indication Of Rumana
yielding to the German demand for the
transit of munitions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
Cardinal Denies Issuing Peace Call.

NEW YORK, August 14.-Cardinal
Gibbons in a statement over his sigma
ture gives an emphatic denial to Lon
don dispatches which stated that he
and Cardinal OConnell of Boston had
and bishops to be held in Switzerland
for the purpose of discussing peace
plans among -the European beiligerents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
AGGREGATE OF lass MEN
LISTED FOR CAMP DUTY
Number Embraced in National
Guard of District, Exclusive
of the Officers.

Preliminary estimates sent to brigade
headquarters today from the various or
ganization commanders show that the
National Guard of the District of Column
bia will have in camp approximately
eighty-eight officers and 1,455 men. The
actual count will be made when the men
board the steamer st. Johns early Mon
day morning.
The estimates Of details are: Brigade
headquarters, seventeen officers and men ;
Sd Infantry, fifty-four officers and 1905
men; Signal Corps Company, three OFF,
GERS and seventy-two men; Machine Gun
Company. two officers and fifty men; LIST
Separate Battalion tcolored atroops)
twelve officers and 27s men.
Strenuous Work Ahead.
For all of these men there will be
plenty of drills in camp. Every one OF
them will have to go into the field with
q gun and go through the drills, it was
declared at brigade headquarters. De-
tails Of men about the camp which would
prevent them from going to drills regu-
larly is not looked on with much favor.
They will have to learn to be soldiers, it
was declared.
Those men who live in the suburbs
of the city will be permitted to sleep
in the armory Sunday night so as to be
on hand early Monday morning for the
start to the steamboat wharf, which
will be about o'clock. Likewise, the
armory will be opened tomorrow to
permit men to do any work which is
necessary before they go to camp.
Everything must be in readiness for
the movement by the hour designated
Monday morning.
Not Regarded as Necessary.
1t had been planned that the troops
should camp in their shelter tents
Sunday night on the Monument
grounds, permission having been grant
ed by Col. Harris. superintendent of
public buildings and grounds. This is
now deemed unnecessary.
Brigade headquarters today received
a communication from E. F. Collier of
George Washington University, seek
ing information about the coast ar
tillery, which is to be formed of the
university students. Mr.. Collier is a
member of the committee of the uni
versity having the organization in
hand. Copies of tables of the organi-
zation of coast artillery were today for
warded to Mr.. Collier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
10000 Italians Quit Austria.

BERN, August 14.-More than 10000
Italian civilians in all have passed
through Switzerland on their way from
Austria. Twenty-Five special trains
were employed to convey them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
Mai. Thomas o. Towles Dies.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, August a.
Mai. Thomas o. Towles. seventy five
years old, once chief clerk of the ma
tional House of Representatives. and
widely known in Missouri politics. has
died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
More Troops Will Be Sent
When Funston Wants Them,
President Wilson Promises

President Wilson today telegraphed
to Gov. Ferguson of Texas, who ask ed
for more federal troops. that Mai. Gen.
Funston was in charge of the border
situation and that more troops would
be sent if Gen. Funston requested them.
Gen. Funston reported to the War
Department today that after a confer
ence with Gov. Ferguson it was agreed
that no more troops were needed at
this time.
Carranza Soldiers Involved.
That officers and soldiers of Carranza's
forces undoubtedly took part in the raids
Of bandits along the Texas border was
the information contained in a report
from Cen Funston to the War Depart
ment today.
These soldiers of Carranza were doubt
less acting without the authority Of their
chiefs, the report states.
The following is the substance of in
formation received from Gen. Funston in
q dispatch Of August Is. as given out
by the department:
Nothing serious has occurred within
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14

ordered from Mexico by Gen. Carranza
because his government participated in
the American conference. In ap-
probation of the Brazilian minister's
services the State Department today
issued this statement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
Hide in Thick Brush.

Manuel Bincones, who said he was
forced to join the Mexicans, is said to
have given Capt. Anderson a written
statement which described the brush
where the Mexicans hide as being SO
thick that 1t was necessary to roll their
water barrel to get it into camp. This
gang carried a white flag with the
yellow letter CO. embroidered upon it.
Some Of the Brownsville Mexicans as
serted this e. stood for Procopio Eli
condo, one of the chief officers of Gen.
E. p. Naffarte. Carranza commander at
Matamoras. opposite here. Elzondo
denied that he or his name had any
connection with the flag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
Treasury Makes Silver Purchase.

The Treasury yesterday bought 25O,e00
fine ounces! of silver at so. tsS75, and $780,
900 ounces at 30.48 per ounce for delivery
at the San Francisco mint. ...;.t-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
Dash Into Texas Feared.
Made Personal Investigation.

Speaking further, he said:
Il went to Brownsville four days age
to make a personal investigation OF
conditions along the border with espe-
cial reference to the Mexican raids. The
people in the lower Rio Grande valley
are much disturbed. So far as we are
able to learn the raiders are Carran-
ztstas.
There are some persons along the
Rio Grande who believe that the raids
are being made by small bands OF
brigands merely seeking plumber. If
this be true they soon will be overcome
although they can keep up their raids
almost indefinitely. So far they have
kept close to the border and retreated
across the Rio Grande as soon as they
encountered any determined resist
anCe,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
Denied by Carranza Agency.

The Carranza agency here today
gave out a statement denying emphati-
cally that any Carranza soldiers were
involved in the raids in Texas. This
statement was. in part. as follows:
Instead of promoting, facilitating or
supporting any effort to create dis
order in American territory, the civil
ard military authorities of the con-
stitutionalist government in the state
OF Tama ulipas are willing to cooperate
with the United States civil and mill
tary authorities and with the authori-
ties of the state of Texas in every
way possible to prevent such bands of
marauders being organized in Mexican
territOry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
Fear Carranza Invasion.

Apprehension in Brownsville is not
felt on account of what the Mexicans
may do in raids, but as to the truth of
reports that in case of any repetition
of the Americans landing al Vera Cruz
an attempt Will be made by Carranza
troops in Matamoras to sack Browns
willie in reprisa!., So strong is this be-
lief among some leading citizens that
pressure viii be brough to bear to OBJ
tain more troops at Fort Brown. near
here, to protect the city.
Although the number of Mexicans
killed in the raids is given officially as
between fifteen and twenty, it is
known that more have been killed.
Several Mexicans have been shot while
resisting arrest or trying to escape.
AS long as the Texas communities are
living day and night under the guard
of United States army rifles. ranger
and peace officers regard with instant
suspicion any Mexican who is caught
armed. If he is slow to explain his
life is in immediate danger. and if he
makes any threatening move his life
10 forfeited
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14

the last two days. 1t IL known that the
principal part of the band of outlaws was
driven across the Rio Grar,de into Mexico.
at is now esta blished beyond doubt
that considerable portion of the band
of outlaws came from Mexico, and
were officers and soldiers of Carranza's
forces, doubtless acting without au-
thority of their chiefs. Once on this
side of the river they were joined by
about twenty five Texas Mexicans, all
well armed and mounted. and proceed
ed to raid through the country as far
as Norias"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14

quail.
The Mexican raiders north of Browns
Vile are the only ones still undis-
turbed. The band consists of about
half of those who attacked the Norias
ranchhouse Sunday night Its MEM
bers include men alleged to have read
aloud a proclamation announcing that
they We're attempting to conquer a
part Of Texas. At least thirty five OF
the original members Of this band
came from the Mexican side of the Rio
Grande, it is said by officers here.
Facts about these raiders were OBJ
tanned by Sheriff w. r. Nann of Cam
eron county and by Capt. A. V. p. An
derson of the 18th United States In
fantry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
Maryland Free Of Epizootic.

All Maryland will be released from
the federal quarantine against foot and
mouth disease by an order issued to-
day, effective Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
Evidences of Organization.

There appears to be certain amount
Of organization and concerted action
among the bandits, which gives cause
for the belief that constituted Mexican
authorities are behind these raids 1t is
not understood why they have been
started SO early, for evidently it was
not the intention to alarm Texans until
the Mexicans were ready for aggressive
action. So far 1t cannot be said to
have been aggressive.
II have no doubt that many more
Mexicans have been killed than have
been reported. Texans along the bor-
der are angry and when raiders are
caught they must either surrender or
take the consequences. If they show
fight they are killed.
Adj Gen. Hutchings. who has been at
the border nearly a week, would make
no statement regarding conditions there
except to say that he thought they had
not been exaggerated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
Texas Citizens Are Afraid
a Large Force of Mexicans
Will Swarm Across Border

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. August IA
committee of citizens headed by Rep
resentattve John H. Garner of Texas
has made a report to Gov. Ferguson
and Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston, com.
manding the Southern Department
concerning conditions on the Mexican
border.
The committee called on the governor
at Rockport, and the latter arranged
for the conference in San Antonio with
Gen. Funston: The committee was
composed Of Adjt. Gen. Henry Hutch
County Judges H. L. Yates of Cameron
and Caesar Kleberg of Kingsville, ant
A. B. Cole and John Gregg Of Browns.
vile and Lamar Gill of Raymondville
Dash Into Texas Feared.
Speaking for the committee, Mr. Gar.
ner said:
THE constituted Mexican authorit,
is believed by leading business mer
along the border to be prepared, in the
event American troops again are landed
at Vera Cruz, to make a dash into
Texas, and the large bodies of Next
cans in northern Mexico available fol
to attempt to carry out the plan of Sar
Diego would enable the Mexicans t
brush aside the troops at presen
guarding the border and penetrate 9
considerable distance into Texas. o.
course, they would be defeated ant
lean troops could be sent into the Dor.
der country the Mexicans would have
destroyed valuable American life ano
property"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-14
Ranks Of Rangers Full.

The Texas ranger force has been re-
cruited to it's full quota of fifty men
and practically all of the rangers are
now stationed or are en- route to the
Texas Mexican border.
Amy further steps for the preserva-
ton of order by the state of Texas
must now be taken through the Texas
National Guard, according to announce
ment at the adjutant generals depart
ment here.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-01
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New Britain herald., 1915-01-01
Russians Repulse German
 and Austrian Attacks

Petrograd. Jan. 1.--The following stateEnent from the general staff of the comma n CT -in-chief was given out last night:
 "On the left bank of the Vistula no important fighting took place today. Between the Vistula and the Pi1ica rivers we have successfully repulsed day and night attacks made by the Germans to the south of the road from Bolimow to Mednevice. Y To the north of the Rawka river we repulsed the German offensive by counter attack. Near the Pilica river, in the vicinity of the village of iJezeregtz, we allowed q German column which was attempting a night 7:altacl s1n n t+ya ase es pEces from our trenches and then met it with galling fire which dis reTsede the enemy. The enemy suf- fered enormous losses. 3 'In some districts we have been using hand grenades against the enemy With the greatest success.
 .In the battle of InoH7lodz (to the east of Tomaszow1 stne4 enemy shifted his Offensive from Toma1ow to the t1i- rection of Opoczno but midway be- tween these two points, near theSvil-
 
 succeeded in repulsing his attacks. t&"We also repulsed the Austrian ad- vance near Madagascar (south Polan6 and to the south of Pinczow near Zakrzew. it
 .'In western Galicia the fighting continues to develop to our advan- tage. Our troops stormed the forti fications established on the heights to the south of Kotan and krempa, to the north of Barvinek and to the southwest of Jastiska Through hayonet attacks we succeeded in the region of Baligrod to the south of Lizka, inflicting on the enemy con- siderable losses. Whole companie were exterminated.
 Late in the evening of December 29 the enemy began to retreat pre- cipitately. According to the despatch i received from the front we cap- tured on that day a number of off, cers, more than 5000 prisoners and fifteen mitrailleuses." k
New Britain herald., 1915-01-01
British Batheship
 Sunk in Channel

London, Jan. 1, 1:24 D. m.-The British battleship Formidable was sunk this morning in the British chan mel by either mine or submarine, according to announcement given out by the official information bureau.
 The text of the bureaus statement follows:
 '.The sbattleship Formidable was sunk this morning in the channel, but, whether by, a mine or submarine Is not yet certain
 Seventy one survivors have been picked up by a British light cruiser, and it is possible sthat. others may have been. rescued hs other vessels z
 The British sbattlcsla5p Forir1iess+s5,ssees 7 had displacement of 15,000 tons. She was 43O feet. long and carried a complement ofF750 men,. She was heavily ar1raored, and carried four twelve inc lsguns. twelve six-inch guns and sixteen twelve e-pounders. She was provided also with four sub- merged torpedo O. tubes. s
 The Formidable was launched in 1898, and was a sister ship to the Irresistible and the Implacable.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-01
URGES LAW TO EXCLUDE
 CHILDREN FROM DUMPS
Mass. Child Labor Commit. tee Submits Report on
 ''Child Scavengers."

Boston, Jan. I.-"Child scavengers, :" the children of the tenements who go to dump heaps, freight yards, mar kets and ash barrels in search of food, fuel and clothes, are the subject of a report issued by the Massachu- setts child labor committee today. The committee, of which Grafton D. Cush- ing, lieutenant governor elect, is chairman, recommends Legislation to exclude children from dumps. n
 Tn the Boston school districLsss = 1lse report says, "l25 of the 2,Nschil- dren at school do this work They pick in all sorts of weather, with bare toes sticking out of their shoes on the coldest winter days. Then their hands shake so that they can barely hold their bags. The ashes crack the skin
 The mitte found that in the practice. of visiting markets, freight yards and wharves and picking over ash and garbage barrels for ice, pro- duce, fish, potatoes and wood.
 Frequently" the report says, "chil- dren pick from refuse barrels mater ial which they eat up on the spot In all scavenger work there is g strong incentive to theft.
 Many children are compelled to bring wood home every evening un- der penalty of being beaten The children even jump on passing coal trains in order to steal coal" A
New Britain herald., 1915-01-01
MILK INSPECTOR MAKES
 INITIAL ARREST OF 1915
Giuseppi Busczemi Fined $25 and Costs Other
 Court Cases.

E Milk and Food Inspector Dr. George Growley Ina s.sstarted off the New Tear auspiciously, For this morning he ar rested Guiseppf Husczemi, a milk dealer, on 8 charge of selling watered milk Incidentally this was the first arrest of 1915. The nAi1kman pleaded notsg uilty before Judge Mesldll in po- lice court but his story while origi- aa,tWas by no means convincing and ths{ court imposed a fine of $25 and costs.
 It2was on Tuesday that pr. Crow leN first took a sample of milk and found it to be below standard Again this anorning he found the man on Lafayette street. and took another sample which, also prucsd to be be- lows sStand ard ana had evidently signs of4Being watdked. To pr. Crowley, , GuiseSpi declared that he washed out a half dozen milk bottles hurriedly
 to empty out about a quarter of
 bottle full of the water used in
 rinsing them. When he poured the
 milk in it at once became diluted. He
 was sorry, etc, but it was just an
 accident. With this lucid explanati on
 Guiseppi gave beatific grin and stood
 aside expecting to see the inspector
 shake hands, wish him Happy New
 Year and depart, His last named ex-
 pectations came true but he insisted
 on being accom- panied ghs GHiseppi.
 In police court theFAnilkman gave
 the same excuse. He had four quart bottles in a can and in his hurry he forgot to empty out the rinsing wa ter, Please excuse? Yes! $25 and costs! a.'
 f..9 A Sentence of thirty days in jail, (which was later suspended pending good behavior, was imp on John Risouskas who was arrested lase night ! by Officer William Grace for beating up his wife. John said the. trouble arose over the way his spouse treats the children. He has two by a form CT wife and three by Mary. Mary s three get the best of everything and he objects.
 Patrick Warren was also in court. He got drunk yesterday and created 8 disturbance at his home at No. 330 Burritt street Officer Wagner arrest cd him With tears in her eyes hlS mother testified that her son hit her and when Judge Meskill sent the young man to jail for sixty days she broke down and sobbed aloud.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-01
QUIET NEW YEARS <
 Fssfe SN,s SEss Ss4E .4st5 Sssgs4 : DAY ATsWHITE HOUSE
No Reception Held at Capitol-lAn- nuai Diplomatic Brcalxfasty $&4s

Was61ngto Jsn. 1s4sew Wears ! day in.ssth e 2 s,la i tionah hitef wAs un- usually quiet. eoaaaal., sl a for .lnal state of mol(Fhg whie US con sfsSefl ed since t1As{ tn of asons ; fffsre was no tsceptio ion at the aRhite ifo2use. 712l E The annual 1 atic breakf ast' by the secrsss sdKlsstate to the members of. p1onaatic corps had been abanAR1 HTcause of sthe war, and maAxxt hHm e -hon- ored feeremonia lsss se \ sMsually play So inportant a R<tsih the Washing tonEf official. New yeSY ear celebra ton, Wete omitted fortsthe, same reason.
 Tn ofHeiat and diplomatic circles. the day was observed with the usual ex- changes of Greetings. though many of the diplomats were unable to greet old frieHdst of the corps, having become enemies, at least officially, since 1914 was ushered in. Both houses of con- gress have adjourned over until Sat. urday. -.- k
 President Wilson began the year by rising at o'clock to push an electric button that opened the San Diego EL- position at midnight Pacific coast time. He spent the day quietly at lHe "Ilte rouse, receiving greeLlngS from many callers. With the excep- tion of Secretaries Daniels and Bryan, who had left for North Carolina for the week end most of the cabinet members called.
 The practice instituted many years ago by the naval observatory of send ing a New Year greeting to -.all the countries of the world by an arrange ment of wireless, cable and land tel egraph, was abandoned. Under ex- isting war conditions, with so large a proportion of the cable and tele- graph circuits cut of commission or commandeered for military purposes, the officials said the feat of girdling the globe was impracticable