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Evening star., 1915-12-05
NEEDS OF U. S. COMMERCE
FOLLOWING EUROPE'S WAR
Cooperation of Interests in h d
justment of World Business,
J. A. Farrell Says.

NEW YORK, December 4.-American
commerce will require all the CO. opera
tion and systematic organization that
its manufacturing, mercantile, agri-
cultural, mining, transportation and
financial elements can provide in the
readjustment of world business follow
ing the war. reads an announcement
by James A. Farrell, president of the
United States Steel Corporation, chair
man of the National Foreign Trade
Council. accompanying call for the
third national foreign trade convention,
to be held in New Orleans January 81
to 29. inclusive. The council, the an
nouncement adds, has received reports
to this effect from foreign markets in
all quarters of the globe.
The convention, according to Secre-
tary Robert H. Patchin, will devote
it's attention to the practical applica-
tion of sound business principles to the
problems of furth"' upbuilding the
American foreign de and particu-
larly to protect IT I'm discrimination.
The speakers w. include Alba B.
Johnson. president of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works; Frank A. Wander
lip, James A. Farrell, Willard D.
Straight, Capt. Robert Dollar and 9TH
ers widely known in the business
world.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
COAL SHIPMENTS END.
Barges Take Their Last Consign-
ment to Indian Head.

Shipmens of coal from Georgetown to
the storage yard of the naval powder
plant at Indian Head, Md, have been
completed for the sea son, the last boats
having gone down Thursday last in
tow of the tug -Winship. Under the
contract awarded the Consolidation
Coal Company by the naval authorities
last spring, $4,000 tons of Cumberland
coal were to be delivered to the coal
tipple at Mattawoman creek, but
Judging from the great pile of coal in
storage many tons in excess of the
quantity contracted for have been de-
livered there in the past six or seven
months. 1t is stated to be the object
of the naval authorities to get re-
serve supply of many thousand tons
of the fuel on hand, SO that the powder
plant can be kept in operation in all
emergencies. The tug Winship. be-
longing to the Consolidation Coal Com
pany, which has been employed in tow
ing the coal boats to Indian Head, will
be placed out of commission as soon as
the last coal boat is started up. the
canal This will be in the middle or
latter part of this week.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
ANARCHISTS THREATEN
PALACE OF JUSTICE
Reds of Pontoise Demand Release OF
Men on Trial in French
City.

PONTOISE, France, December "A
we'll dressed man gave letter to the
doorkeeper at the palace of justice here
yesterday. The letter was addressed
to the government prosecuting attor-
ney, and said that unless group of
anarchists, whose trial began yester-
day, were released by l O'Clock this
afternoon the palace of justice would
be blown up.
In consequence of this menace numer-
Gus gendarmes in plain clothes and po-
lice agents guarded the palace through
out the night, and today they exam
ined the papers of every person ap-
preaching the court, including those
who were admitted.
The suspected anarchists, who are
Russians, were arrested before the war
on a charge alleging conspiracy. The
men were brought into court in chains.
Kiritcheck, one of the prisoners, at
tempted to hang himself in cell last
night.
The Judges, lawyers, court officials
and police watched the clock until II
struck one, without anything happen
ing, and the trial then went on.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
GEN. JOFFRE TO REMAIN
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

PARIS. December 4.-Premier BRAND
is authority for the statement that the
government has no intention of ap-
pointing successor to Gen. Joffre. in
command of the armies on the French
front. according to the Journal In re-
ply to an inquiry from the army COM
mittee of the chamber as to what
would be the effect of the creation of
the new post of commander-in-ch chief of
all the French armies excspt those in
Africa, to which Gen. Joffre has been
appointed, NJ BRAND is quoted as haV-
ing said:
The sole object of the extended
powers of the generalissimo is to in
sure singleness of direction in mill
tary operations. which has become more
necessary than ever now, and at the
same time to establish close co-ordi-
nation between the command of our
armies and the technical councils of
the allies, which will be held at grand
headquarters"
Evening star., 1915-12-05
CUTTER SEMINOLE ON STATION.
Arrives at Wilmington, N. c., From
Duty in Porto Rico.

From several weeks duty on the
Porto Rico station in place of the cut
ter Algonquin. the coast guard cutter
Seminole, Capt. P. H. Uberroth COM
manding, arrived at her station,
Wilmington, N. c., last week. As soon
as some repair work to the vessel can
be completed she will take up winter
cruising service under the orders of
the President The Seminole was re-
lieved on the Porto Rico station, at
San Juan, by the cutter Itasca, which
sailed from Marcus Hook, on the Del
aware, about two weeks ago for the
island port.
Though work is being pushed on the
cutter Algonquin at Arundel Cove. it
will be several weeks before she will
be ready to go into commission, but
the 1tasca will remain on the station
and will do winter cruising duty until the
former Is ready for duty. All the cutters
on Atlantic coast stations are now un-
der winter cruising orders and are
kept constantly on the move looking
for vessels in trouble and ready at any
minute to speed to the aid of the dis
tressed mariner. The winter cruising
season will continue until March 81 of
next year. and during the four months
many lives and much valuable marine
property will be saved by the efforts
of the men of the coast guard.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
SAN DIEGO FAIR NOT OVER
Continues Another Year as Panama
California Exposi- .
ton.

SAN DIEGO. Cal, December 4.-Om-
cial announcement that the Panama
California exposition. opened here jan
uary l this year, will continue through
out 1916 as the Panama California in
ternational exposition, was made to-
day by G. A. Davidson, president of the
exposition, who has accepted the
presidency of the extended project
The 1916 exposition will open Janu-
airy 1 next, the day following the off,
cial closing of the 1915 fair
Foreign exhibits valued at several
million dollars, from the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition at San Francisco, just
closing, will be brought here" Presi-
dent Davidson said, in his announce
ment. Two of the largest exhibits
at the San Francisco exposition-the
Canadian and the Italian-haye been
obtained for next year. Other exhibits
practically assured are the French.
Swiss. Spanish, Netherlands and Rus
sian.
The operating and guaranty fund
for 1916 has been raised in Los An
geles, San Diego and other parts OF
southern California"
Evening star., 1915-12-05
DREDGING AT OYSTER WHARF.
Work on Deepening Dock Is to Be-
gin Monday.

To dig out the east dock at the 11th
street wharf market digging ma :
chine was placed in position yesterday.
Early Monday morning dredging oper-
ations will begin.
The dock is to be deepened. The oys-
ter-sheu fill of the crib work at the
old oyster wharf is also to be cut away.
before driving piles for new concrete
work can be started
The new pier, just completed. was
available Friday as a temporary oys-
ter wharf The work was finished over
forty y-eight hours ahead of the time
fixed
Late Friday evening the large fleet of
oyster-laden craft lying at the old oys-
ter wharf were shifted to the new
pier Business was done there yester-
day.
The wharf is high for the lifting of
the heavy baskets full of oysters from
the deck of the boats to wharf plat
form II has been arranged to build
the new oyster wharf two feet lower
than is the completed wharf.
This will make the platform about
the right height to suit the oystermen.
They are bearing their present incon-
venience with equanimity.
1t will be some time in the spring be-
fore the oyster wharf is completed
Evening star., 1915-12-05
SCHOONER IS FAST ASHORE.
Nav and Anna Beswick in Trouble
in Pamlico Sound.

The three -masted bay schooner May
and Anna Beswick is fast ashore in the
mouth of the Neuse river. N. c., and
likely to remain there for several days,
according to a telegram received yester-
day by w. A Wimsatt of this city, the
owner of the vessel. The Beswick was
on her way from this city. light, for
Newbern, N c.. to load lumber to re-
turn when she went on the shoal.
The United States coast guard cutter
Pamlico went to the aid of the vessel
and made several unsuccessful efforts
to pull her affoat, and 1t is proba BILE
the schooner will have to remain where
she is until the tides make high in
Pamlico sound. The Beswick, it is
stated, is in no danger of injury. but
how long she will be DELAYED is ques-
tion The schooner left this city No
yember Is, under the command of Capt.
william Knowles
Evening star., 1915-12-05
KILLED
BY A TOURING CAR
Victim of Accident on Road
Near HyattsviIIe May Be
A. R. Clark.

A touring car owned by Charles
Goldsborough, president of the High
spire Distilling Company, 924 ST. Pau
street, Baltimore, and third cousin OF
Gov. Phillips Lee Goldsborough of
Maryland. last night killed pedes-
trian on the Washington Baltimore
Bladensburg.
The name A. r. Clark in India ink on
the arm of the dead man was the only
thing about the body to suggest ms
Identification. Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Garrison of Prince Georges county sa"
the body at Casualty Hospital, but was
unable to identify it.
William J. Cordner, chauffeur, VINO
was operating the car when the acc
dent happened, was detained at the
ninth precinct police station in this
city until he was turned over to Dep
uty Sheriff Garrison and taken to Hy-
attsville. Robert Joyce. justice OF the
peace, accompanied the officers to this
city. He will hold an inquest tomor-
row night at Mount Rainier over the
body of the victim of the accident.
Owner of Car Not IN It.
The owner of the car was not in the
vehicle when the accident happened.
His brother, Lilburn T. Goldsborough,
secretary of the E. J. Codd Company;
James T. Wilson, member of the Bal
timore Club, and two women were the
occupants of the car. Mr.. Goldsbor-
ough and the women left the automo-
bile just after the accident happened,
Wilson accompanying the injured man
to the hospital. The man died while
on his way there.
Policemen Steele and Rout met the
automobile at 18th and H streets north
east and went in it to the hospital.
They took Cordner, who is twenty five
years old and lives at 10 West Eager
street, Baltimore. to the police station.
1t was said at the hospital that the
victim of the accident received nu-
merous cuts and bruises on the head
and body. His skull, lower jaw and
nose was fractured.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
BATTLE HAS BEGUN
NEAR Aqua PR|ETA
Villa Troops Are Trying to
Break Through Car
rama Lines. kf
STOCK OF THE MORMONS
HAS BEEN CONFISCATED
Dispatches From Ell Paso State That
the City of Chihuahua Is
Being Evacuated.

DOUGLAS, Ariz. December 4.-Ad-
vices tonight from Aqua Prieta. Sono-
ra. opposite here. stated that fighting
had started between the Carranza
forces guarding the Nacozari railroad
and the villa troops of Gen. Jose Rod
riguez. who are trying to break
through the Carranza lines between
Fronteras and Esqueda. Aqua Priets
was almost stripped of guns and SOL
diers to send reinforcements to the
Carranza forces.
Gen. p. Elias Gales. second in COM
mand of the Carranza forces, who ar
rived in Aqua Prieta late today. hastily
gathered tonight all available soldiers
and left for the scene OF the fighting.
He was said to have taken nearly every
machine gun in the town with him.
Neither the Mexican nor United States
authorities would allow persons to
cross the international line tonight.
Mormons' Stock Confiscated.
Arrivals here tonight from the state
of Chihuahua said that Villa forces had
confiscated all live stock of Mormon
colonists in the Casas Grandes valley.
and that they had threatened to de-
stroy all property if driven from that
section by CarranZa soldiers.
The colonists. it was said, were COM
PEELED to haul lumber and perform
other tasks for the Villa soldiers.
They were given for their work green
hides from their own cattle. which had
been seized.
At various towns in the district the
arrivals declared Villa authorities had
Communicated stocks of grain and
merchandise valued at hundreds of
thousands of dollars. threatening with
death those who opposed their confis-
cations.
Ell PASO, Tex. December 4.-The
arrival of large bodies of troops at
Juarez today from Chihuahua City was
taken locally to indicate the evacua
ton of the capital had begun.
Gen. Luis Herrera is reported occu-
pying Santa Rosalia, Chihuahua, about
100 miles south of the capital. Santa
Rosaiia was evacuated by villa forces
Thursday.
The first official act of Gen. Alfredo
Ricaut, newly appointed commander OF
the Mexican border from Piedras Ne
gras to the gulf. was to order the
suspension today of publication of Ell
Democrats. the Carranza official organ
here. Its editors, recently ordered dis
charged for publishing articles which
the authorities regarded as encourag-
ing the bandit troubles on the Ameri-
can side, were removed today. The
paper will resume publication when
new editors arrive.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
MORE LUMBERMEN ARRESTED
Charged With Importing Laborers
From Canada.

COLEBROOK. N. H.. December A.
Four more lumbermen employed by
the Connecticut River Lumber Com
pany were brought in from the woods
today by United states Marshal Charles
J. ONeilI, charged with violating the
federal contract labor law in bringing
Canadian workmen to this country.
Twelve men. including two contractors.
were arrested yesterday.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
ASK PROHIBITION FOR D. C.
North Carolina Methodists Want
Congress to Pass Law.

The North Carolina Methodist confer
ence. in annual session here, today
adopted resolutions menorializiug Con-
gress TO submit to the states for ratiti-
cation an amendment providing nation
wide prohibition and asking for the
enactment OF a law 10 prohibit the sale
of liquors in the District of Columbia.
The conference also declared for more
stringent prohibition laws in North
Carolina.
Durham, y. G., selected as the
place for holding the next annual ses-
sion. Bishop John 6. Kiigo OF Char
lotte is presiding.
The conference represents 10000 com
nlunicants.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
sufragists to See Committee.
RAGMAN RATED AS ENEMY"
Is Chief Competitor of Wool Pro-
ducers. Convention Speaker Saws.

PENDLETON, Ore. December 4.-The
ragman. not a low. tariff. is the enemy
of the wool grower, declared Charles
Coopey of Portland, who addressed the
annual convention of the Oregon Wool
Growers Association here today. He
asserted that the truthful branding OF
fabrics would in short time at least
double the WOO! production of the
northwest.
What wool men need" he said. 'is
not tariff protection. but protection
against old rags, the old ragman being
the chief competitor of the wool
grower. The worlds supply Of fleece
wool is only 27 per cent of that which
is sold for aIl-wool products"
Evening star., 1915-12-05
NO SPEEDING IN BAY fTATE.
Auto Races and Record Making
Runs Barred.

BOSTON, December 4.-The highway
commission today ordered that no fur
ther automobile races, endurance runs
or attempts at records be held on the
roads in this state. This was a result
of its consideration of a recent test
of ] 900 miles. in the course of which
an automobile was said to have ex-
ceeded an average speed of thirty miles
an hour.
The license of a motor company OF
this city which owned the car was sus-
pended for one week Licenses of two
chauleurs who alternated in driving 1t
were suspended for two weeks.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Sales of Chesapeake Boats.

Sales of vessel property employed on
Chesapeake bay and it's tributaries re-
Gently made were recorded in the Gus
tom house at Baltimore in the past
week as follows:
Power yacht Janetta, twenty two
tons, from Samuel K. Smith from Will
liam p. Hoopen to Graham Eckel, IS.
One-uuarter of schooner Anna Ellen,
forty-seven tons. from Lay Marshall
to NJ o. Lewis, IS.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
MINE COLLISION IS FATAL.
Three Men Killed and Two Injured
by Fall of Slate.

WHEELING, w. Va, December a
Three men were killed and two injured
late today in a collision of cars in the
mine of the Glenn Run Company at
Rush Run, Ohio. ten miles north of
here. The collision resulted in heavy
fall of slate which buried the victims.
The bodies have not been recovered. All
the dead were foreigners.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
World Record for Hydroaeroplanes.

PENSACOLA. Fa.. December An
nouncement was made at the navy aero
station here today that Lieut.. r. c.
Saufiey, navy aviator. established a new
worlds altitude record for hydroaero-
planes late yesterday, when he assembled
1916 feet. The ascent occupied fifty
minutes and the descent to Pensacola bay
fifteen minutes.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
DIES BEFORE HIS TRIAL.
DR.. Sprayberry Was Accused of
Poisoning Relatives.

DECATUR, Ca. December 4-Dr 3.
NJ. sprsyberry, sixty-eight years old,
who faced trial here next week charged
with the poisoning Of his wealthy kins-
men, Mr.. and Mrs. ". W. Sprayberry,
died at his home near Decatur today.
He had suffered from Brishts disease
Tor several years.
Sprayberry was indicted for murder
with j. ". Ozmer of DekaIb county
some weeks ago and after preliminary
hearing the pair were released on Si5,-
900 bail each. The crime Of which they
were accused was committed more than
two years ago.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
OYSTERS ARE PLENTIFUL.
Seventeen Vessels Bring Big Supply
TO Washington Wharf.

Visitors to the wharf market after their
weeklv feast of oysters on the half shell
or freshly shucked will find today an
ample supply.
Late yesterday afternoon there were
seventeen oyster-laden vessels lying at
the new oyster wharf, foot Of 18th street
southwest. They had aboard supply
sufficient to meet all possible demand to-
day many times over.
Prices on oysters yesterday ranged from
40 to so cents bushel in large lots
For small quantities prices will be found
a few cents higher.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
SUNDAYS VISIT POSTPONED.
Evangelist Will Conduct Campaign
in Chicago in 1917.

CHICAGO. December A subcom-
mittee Of clergymen which had arranged
for series of .revivals conducted by
Billy" Sunday here In January. 1917,
consented today to a postponement to
September -. 1917.
Mr.. Sunday asked the postponement in
order that he might hold a similar series
in New York city in January. 1917.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Charged With Smashing Glass.

John C. Quinn, twenty-four years
old. giving his address as 6O2 Tennes-
see avenue, was arrested last night by
the police of the ninth precinct and
charged with destroying private prop
erty. 1t is alleged that he smashed
glass panel in door of business
house at llth and II streets northeast.
Quinn will be arraigned in Police Court
tomorrow. His leg was cut by the
glass and the police had his wounds
dressed at Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
TO DEPICT HOMELESS
CHILDREN OF FRANCE
Pictures Prepared for Exhibition
Will Be Shown This Afternoon
at Masonic Temple.

New pictures of homeless French chill
dren whose means of support were
ended when their fathers fell in de-
fense of their. country will be shown
by DR. Nevil Monroe Hopkins at the
meeting at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon
in the Masonic Temple. at which the
movement to form in the United states
an auxiliary branch of the "Orphelinat
Des Armees" is to receive added I'M
petus.
Both Miss Florence Schofield and Miss
Elinor Fell of England, in this coun-
try in the interests of the movement
and who were in Washington some
weeks ago, in connection with the
preliminary work of what is now an
accomplished fact. will be present
again on this occasion and will tell OF
the work of the French society and OF
the results of their own recent tour OF
eastern cities.
Branch Auxiliaries Formed.
Since the first appearance here of the
two women several branch auxiliaries
have been organized and national
committee established, the American
lied title of the allied American society
being The Fatherless Children of
France" Already a number of men and
women have pledged themselves to give
support supplementary to the aid ex-
tended the orphans by the French gov
ernment.
Dr. Hopkins pictures have but re-
Gently been received in this country
from Berkeley Smith, son of F. Hop
kinson Smith and they were taken in
the town of Falenelles. in the province
of Calvados. Mme.~ Jusserand, wife of
the French ambassador, and Lady
SprinE-Rice wife of the British am
ba ssador, are both much interested IN
the movement and are expected to at
tend. Members of the local Boy Scout
organization will serve as ushers.
|. Meeting Open to Public.
1t is expected. that large number
of men and women will avail them
selves of the opportunity to learn of
the work being done on behalf OF the
ever-growing roll of the French un-
fortunates, the meeting being, of
course open to the public.
Among the Washingtonians who are
members Of the national committee are
Miss Julia Lathrop, Mrs. Franklin X.
Lane. Paul Bartlett, Mrs. Franklin ID.
Roosevelt, Rev. Roland Cotton Smith.
F. W. Whitredge, Mrs. William Z. Cor
gas and Mrs Charles f. Hamlin.
During their stay in the city, Miss
Schofield and Miss Fell are the guests
of Mrs. Hennen Jennings. who gave a
dinner in their honor last night
Evening star., 1915-12-05
TELLS HOW AERO BOMBS
DESTROYED SUBMARINE
Allied Ffier Describes Desperate Ef-
forts of German Craft to
Escape.

PARIS. December ., 4:55 am. delayed
in transmission.-A story of the destruc-
tion of a German submarine by an
allied aeroplane was related today by
Lieuts. Viney and De Sincay on their
return to Paris from Dunkfrk.
TT was noon Sunday" said Lieut..
Viney. We had left half an hour be-
fore on a French biplane to look for
marines. which were reported near
by. We rose 10000 feet and had been
cruising about for some time when
we saw two submarines FIVE miles on
shore west of Nieuport.
'It was an ideal spot for our purpose.
The sea was shallow. giving the sub
marine little chance of escape. BY
plunging in wide spirals we descended
toward one of the boats, which, being
above a sahdbank, could not dive. She
made desperate efforts to get away,
steering in wild Zigzags. q.
Pounce Upon Another.
I'VE realized we could not get her,
and so turned our attention to the
other boat. Apparently it was more
difficult to handle her. for despite all
endeavors she failed to get out of the
circle we traced as we pounced down
on her. We came down TO ABOUT oop
feet above the sea. When we were GER
tain of not missing we let go the first
bomb. and had the satisfaction of see
ing we had made a hit. Even vita the
naked eye we could observe that Sc
rious damage had been inflicted on the
deck of the boat.
Second Bomb Does Work.
1--WE circled around twice more over
the doomed submarine. A second bomb
did the rest Of the work. She broke in
half and sank.
I'VE did not wait to see more Moments
were precious. We had to get back to
Dunkirk as quickly as possible. for the
submarines were sure to have given warn
ing, and we were liable to find our re-
treat cut off by the enemy's aeroplanes
if we fingered"
Lieut. De Sincay has been recommend
ed for the Legion of Honor. 1t Is under
stood Lieut.. Viney will receive the Vic
toria cross.
The foregoing incident was first re-
ported by Field Marshal French in an
official communication of November 20.
The Overseas News Agency Of Berlin yes
terday denied that German submarine
had been sunk by an aeroplane.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Shell Explosion Kills Three.

VERSAILLES. France. December IA
captain and a lieutenant of the Engi-
neering Corps were killed and three Off
GERS and sapper were injured yester-
day by the explosion Of a shell at the
instruction camp at Satory.