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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
YOUNG WOMAN A SUICIDE.
Miss Edna Marshall of Clarksburg,
Md, Takes Her Own Life.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BoYDS. Md. September Miss Edna
Marshall, eighteen years old, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Marshall of near
Clarksburg, Montgomery county, commit
ted suicide this afternoon by shooting
herself with a revolver in the temple
Death was instantaneous.
No motive has been found, according to
friends Her father has been notified
He is a street contractor in Newark, N J.
She Is survived by her parents and sev-
eral brothers.
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BATTLESHIP TEAM AHEAD.
Rhode Islands Squad 0utshoots All
Councillors in Rifle Match.

WAKEFIELD. Mass, September A.
A squad from the battleship Rhode Is
land outshot all competitors In the 9Th
Infantry match. in the windup Of the
New England Rifle Associations tourna-
ment today. Their total for 500 yards at
rapid fire and 500 yards slow fro was
$40. nine points better than the 10th
Company Of Marines
The LIST Corps Of Cadets carried of
first honors in the competition open to any
military organization in New England.
Their total for 200 yards rapid fire and
500 yards slow fire was 565
The Gov. Walsh trophy was won by
Private R. ]. Thanisch of the United
States Marine Corps. with a total of 144.
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$4,000, 900 ELEVATOR FIRE.
One of Largest Structures Of the
Kind in United States.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, September I.
The Chesapeake and Ohio grain ele-
vator "a" one of the largest in the
United States, was destroyed by fire
here tonight with a loss estimated at
100000.
First reports Of fatalities were not
verified.
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c. E. Union Endorses Wilson.

SYCAMORE BEACH. Mass. Septem-
Der 4.-Resolutions expressing conf
dence and gratitude for President Will
sons Christian leadership of our ma
ton In this grave hour" were adopted
at the annual state conference Of tho
Massachusetts Christian Dndeavor
Union here tonight.
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TROOPS AND POSSE
KILL TEN MEX|CANS
IN BORDER BATTLE

gras ranch shot and killed two Mexi-
cans who ran and refused to halt 1t
was found later that a young daughter
of a Mexican named Ramirez had been
killed by a stray bullet and her mother
fatally wounded The women were In
the house which was in the line Of
fire"
The shooting took place about a
quarter of a mile from the scene of the
fight between soldiers and, raiders
Thursday afternoon. The two Mexicans
were identified as local residents of
the neighborhood. The officers say
they had no intention of harming the
women. The correspondent adds:
Friday morning a detachment of the
18th Cavalry. under Lieut.. Matt Bris-
toll. arrested five men near Nebraska
station. seven miles southwest of San
Benito. One. mounted on a mule, made
a dash for liberty. but was shot down
by the troopers. The remaining four
men are held by the soldiers pending
instructions. They were unable to give
an account Of themselves. the soldiers
say"
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WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED

them one colonel. and 1900 prisoners:
In volhynia. in the sector west Of
Dubno. near olyka. the resistance Of
the Russians has not yet been
broken. The situation of the Austro-
Hungarian troops northeast Of Prus-
zany is unchanged.
Since the useless attacks against the
plateau of Lavaronne and the bridge
head of Tolmino. the Italian activity
has slackened visibly. Besides ar
tillery engagements. the only fight
ing worth mention took place before
the southern end Of the bridgehead
of Tolmino. where the enemy was
repulsed
An attack early this morning in the
district of the Dolomites, from Boe-
denalp against Inichriedl. Also failed
GERMAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN, September 4. via London.
$3.50 p.m.s
Western theater Of wars
unchanged.
Eastern theater Of war (Army group
Of Field Marshal Won Hindenburr),
The bridgehead at Friedrichstadt was
stormed yesterday. Thirty seven Of
hcers and 1925 mon were taken pris-
oners. Five machine guns also were
captured.
On both sides of Wilma the enemy has
repeated his vain attacks. Besides
losing a large number In killed and
wounded. he left 800 prisoners in our
hands
In and around Grodno lighting still
continues. During the night, how
ever. the Russians, after suffering
defeat everywhere, retreated in an
~
all the forts are in our possession
The retreating enemy is being pur-
sued. Six heavy guns and 2.7OO pris-
oners remained in our hands.
To the south Of Grodno also the enemy
has evacuated positions on the Me
men.
Between the confluence of the swislocs
and the region northeast Of the for
est of Bieloviezh the army of Gen.
Won Gallwitz Is attacking. Up to
the present time 800 prisoners have
been taken.
Prince Leopold of Bavaria,
The fighting in the passages through
the marshy district north and north
east of Grodana continues.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
The enemy is still holding the BRIDGE
head near BereZa -Kartuska. Farther
south, in the region of Drohiczyn.
Sixty kllomeeefS (thirty-seven rntles)
west Of Pinsk. the enemy has been
repulsed.
RUSSIAN STATEMENT,
PETROGRAD, September 4, via LON
don, September 5, LAT amt
There is no essential change in the
Riga district.
Near the village Of Linden our troops
Thursday night recrossed to the left
bank Of the Dvina and drove the
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Play Dance by Local Composer.

A new classic bohemian dance" was
Mayed by the Marine Band yesterday
afternoon at its concert ut the White
House as novelty on the program. the
music being by q Washingtonian, Harry
Patterson Hopkins, director Of music
at Washington college.
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0ROZC0'S BODY STAYS IN q. s.
Widow Declines Gen. Villas Offer to
Bury It at Chihuahua.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, September A.
Responding to a message from Gen.
Villa. offering to give the body Of Gen.
Pasqual Orozco fitting burial in Chi
huahua with military honors. Mrs.
Orozco today telegraphed the follow
Ing message:
"Pasquars ideal was ever to open the
doors to all the expatriated. Body of
Pasqual cannot go to Mexico till all
the refugees can go to Mexico. My de-
sire is to comply with his ideals.
thank you for all the attention toward
U.s."
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lase green. So It remained untn = direct
ing officer. somewhere in the rear, re.
ceived reports Of aerial observers. and
by mathematical calculations. based on
action. The individual artillerist has no
more definite idea Of tho result Of his
activity than Q wireless operator trans
hitting electric waves into the atmos-
out Of order.
Hard to Realize It's War.
Watching the artillery battle. from the
dune was like listening to tho racket OF
a Fourth Of July celebration in the next
town, the celebration in your own town
Just as likely as not beginning when you
visit the one from which the noise was
heard from afar. The reality Of war IL
seized only when companies Of soldiers
return from the trenches saying, for In
stance, that they lost no men. but that
their neighbors had lost sixteen. or when
one on the roadside with There Is no
need to hurry; the man inside died before
We could reach the hospital
Even such an artillery action as that
which today Is the sole subject Of the
official communication does not serve
in this busy corner OF Belgium. Peas
ants were working in the field nearer
the German lines than army officers
declared to be safe even for troops un-
less necessity sent them.
Wounded Within Sound Of Firing.
Within the sound Of the artillery.
French. Belgian and British soldiers lie
by hundreds and thousands in hospi-
tails. the capacity of which ranges from
one with 1000 beds. down to one with
eco, such as the one managed by Mrs.
Mary Borden-Turner of Chicago.
Whole brigades Of soldiers are con-
structing second. third and fourth line
trenches back of the lines, and covering
acre after acre with barbed wire. For
one soldier fighting, fifty evidently are
working at intrenching. building roads.
laying tracks and building bridges. in
to prevent German ad-
vance through a country where every
soldier, however. ID confident the Ger
mans will never penetrate.
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Explosion Fatally Burns 3 Persons.

TULSA, Okla, September Am ex-
plosion Of natural gas near clifton
early today fatally burned three per-
sons and seriously injured another.
Lights on the automobile In which they
were riding ignited a pocket of gas
and instantly the passengers we're in
flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
FISCAL AFFAIRS HEARING
POSTPONED A MONTH
Joint Congressional Committee I'm
able to Hear D. G. Citizens
Until October 20.

The public hearings on the fiscal rela-
lions between the District Of Columbia
and the federal government, scheduled
to begin September 20. before the joint
select congressional committee ap-
pointed to inquire into these relations
ana report to Congress. have been
postponed until October 20, according to
announcement here yesterday. Senator
Chiffon of West Virginia, chairman of
the joint select committee, through
Auditor Brice Of the Interior Depart
ment. notified the executive committee
OF the Joint citizens committee, which
Is preparing to submit facts in the case,
that the postponment would be made.
Senator Chiffon. 1t was said had
found 1t difficult to get the members of
the joint select committee together for
hearings September 20. After discuss
ing thermatter with various members of
his committee tho postponement was
decided upon.
Thinks It Agreeable.
D: J. Callahan, the only member of
the executive committee Of the citizens
committee in Washington yesterday,
said that he believed the postponment
would be entirely agreeable to the citi-
zens' committee.
The joint select committee set Sep
tember Is: originally as the date upon
which to begin the hearings. but this
was changed later to September 20,
because Senator Salisbury. who was In
the Hawaiian Islands. could not reach
Washington in time. The personnel Of
10 SAf- l..
Chiffon of West Virginia. chairman. and
Senators Salisbury. Delaware, and
Works, California, and Representatives
Rainey. Illinois; Gard, Ohio. and Coop
er. Wisconsin.
+ The joint select committee, when 1t
gets down to work in October, will
make every effort to complete its work
and frame its report in time for sub
mission to Congress when that body
meets.
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NAVY Needs Two Dentists.

An examination OF candidates for ap-
pointment as acting assistant dental sur
eeons in the navy Will take place Mo-
yember 20 in Washington. At the pres.
emit time there are two vacancies.
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Col. Roosevelt on Way to Quebec.

NEW YORK, September Former
President Roosevelt left hero today
for northern Quebec, where for .
month he will fish and hunt. in com.
nany with his friend. DR.. Alexander
Lambert, who. will meet him in Quebec
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CHEF OF STAFF TO SCENE.
Maj. Hay Hurries From San An.
tonic to Brownsville.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, September A.
Maj. William Hay, chief of staff Of the
Department of the South. U. 8. A., left
hurriedly tonight for Brownsville after
a report had been received at Fort Sam
Houston telling of the latest disturb
ances on the border.
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cut across lots to the car on the cross
road"
Feared Publicity.

The remainder Of Heals story had to
do with his trip to the hospital with the
doctor and Miss Burger. the doctor
secretary. On the trip back to Provf-
dence, Heals said, Miss Burger kept cry
ing Historically, 20 this must not get
into the newspapers" AT the Rhode Is
land Hospital. according to the chauf-
feur, George Rookie. a brother-in-law OF
Miss Burger. accused him Of firing the
shots.
When Heals had ended his story
Providence police station. They drag
ged me up and down the room by the
arm and kept shaking me" he said,
while one of the inspectors kept repeat
ing. You know you did it. I replied.
Well, If you say SO I suppose 1t is So
You seem to know everything. never
signed anything"
Spellman said: 1T was in the police
station room while Brown was being
questioned and I never saw him sign
self"
Heals said: THE only thing I signed
was q statement to the Darlington po-
lice that robbery might have been the
motive for the shooting"
Outline Their Alibis.
During the interview the negroes out
lined their alibis. The police allege
that Monday evening. the night before
the murder. the three prisoners met
Mrs. Mohr and planned the physician's
death. Heals says he can prove that
dence all Monday night and did not re-
turn to Providence until late Tuesday
forenoon. Spellman and Brown both
declare they can prove they were with
friends the entire evening.
On the night of the murder Brown
said. he went out on his motor cycle as
far as Riverside, some distance from
the place where DR.. Mohr was shot.
About 9 o'clock, the time he Is alleged
to have been waiting in ambush for the
doctor. he claims that he was at River
side. talking with a man named
Doherty. He says he can prove that
few minutes later he passed a Provi-
dence policeman stationed at a bad
road. After reaching Providence he
rode around the city until IL o'clock. he
said.
Spel1man said he finished his supper
about 1880 o'clock Tuesday night and
then went out on Broad street. where
he lounged around on a corner for some
time talking with friends. Later he
went home, but finding the family had
gone to bed, he went out on the street
again. meeting friends with whom he
chatted for some time.
Deny Being Gunner.
This Is the first opportunity we have
had" Brown said, ITO tell the public
our side of the case. We have been in
structed by our attorney not to talk,
but we can't keep silent any longer and
allow people to think we are hired
gunner"
Heals said that DR.. Mohr was con-
stantly in fear of being shot. and told
of three or four occasions when he had
become frightened, when a tire blew
out, as he feared he had been fired
upon.
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NEW YORK CONVENTION
FINISHES ITS SCHEDULE
Consideration of Constitutional
Amendments Ended and Recess
Taken Until Thursday.

| ALBANY, September New York;
constitutional convention closed con.
sideration Of all proposed amendments
tonight amid exciting scenes.
While friends and foes of the pro.
posal to permit the legislature to enac,
a living wage law for women and chill
dren clamored for a vote on the meas.
ure, President Elihu Root, on the mo.
ton Of Majority Leader Wickersham
declared the convention adjourned until
next Thursday.
Proposed Amendments.
Tho chief proposed amendments
would provide for:
An executive budget system, whereby
the legislature might eliminate items
from the budget of the governor, but
make no additions.
Votes for women. Tho convention
merely provided that II the proposed
suffrage amendment already passed by
two legislatures is approved at the ref
erendum this fall it shall become OPP
srative.
Raising the annual salary Of the gov
ernor from $4,000 to $4,000 year
and the salaries of legislators from
$500 to $500 and railroad fare from
their homes to Albany.
Reapportionment along lines which
would prevent Greater New York from
having a majority in the senate for ten
years at least.
Substituting serial for sinking fund
bonds and otherwise changing the
bonding systems for the state ana
cities along lines which II Is oeneveo
viii save millions in interest charges.
Giving the legislature the right to
permit the state tax commission 70 Tax
all personal property Tor STATE ana TO-
cal purposes and to tax the property
OF all corporations.
Propositions Rejected.
Among the proposals killed on the
floor were those designed to aoollsh the
death penalty; reopen the forest pre-
serve for scientific lumbering; prohio-
iting class legislation or special priVl-
leges for any one: establish a Nteracy
test for voters; make education state
function: prevent military courts from
having Jurisdiction over civilians when
civil courts are open; permit water
power site owners to condemn private
property, and extend civil service pre-
ferment to Spanish war veterans, ex-
empt hremen and others.
The btll-of-rights proposal, sponsored
by the committee Of which Louis Mar
shall is chairman. as finally adopted.
would permit q person accused of mi
nor felonies and indictable misdemean-
ors TO waive Indictment and grant to
| every convicted person the right OF At
least one appeal.
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ITALIAN STATEMENT.

ROME, September Z, via Parisi
theater of operations. especially in
the zones of Tonale. Haul cordevole.
Vale and Cencia-the Ansieri-the
action Of our troops continues. de-
spite the recent heavy snowfall. On
the Lavaronne plateau our artillery.
by it's accurate and intense fire,
greatly hindered the enemy's troops
in reinforcement work. Along the
Haul Cordevole a fort which the
enemy had succeeded In partly re-
pairing was freshly damaged by our
artillery fire.
In Boeden valley-the Rienz-our
troops succeeded September IN re-
pulsing the enemys heavy attack.
our positions at slatenik and Potoka,
situated in the Plezzo valley.
On the Isonzo river we brought out
floating mine, set adrift from the
opposite shore with the evident IN
tention of destroying several bridges
in our possession. This feat was due
to the remarkably strict watch kept
by our sentinels.
BELGIAN STATEMENT.
HAvRE, France, September A.
There has been a heavy bombardment
along the front, especially In the
neighborhood of Dixmude.
FRENCH STATEMENT.
PARIS, September 4.
The artillery action continues in Artois
between the Somme and the Disc
and to the north Of the Aisne In
reply to our destructive fire. directed
against their trenches and works.
the enemy has thrown against
Rhetms about a hundred shells; so
far as reported there were no VIC
Tins
ENGAGEMENTS with bombs and grenades
have occurred in Champagne ana on
the western outskirts of the Ar
eonne. There has been cannonading
on both sides to the north OF Flirey
and near Leintrey.
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
VIENNA, September 4. via London'
Along the entire front between the
Dn,ester and the southern border OF
the great Pripet marshes the enemy
yesterday offered heavy resistance
and repeatedly attempted by counter
attacks to increase the strength OF
his defense. On the lower Sereth
and close to the mouth thereof our
troops have gained a firm footing on
the east bank of tho river.
After stubborn nghting. they captured
a strongly consolidated position on
the height of Sloteria. northwest OF
Sinkow, taking two officers and
400 men prisoners
Before Trembowla and Tarnopol, 1T Is
comparatively quiet. North OF Ia
losce and east of Brody the army
Of Gen. Won Boehm- Ermolli broke
through tho enemy line at numerous
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RUSSIAN STATEMENT.

PETROGRAD. September 4, via LON
don, September 5, 1s47 amt
There is no essential change in the
Riga district.
Near the village Of Linden our troops
Thursday night recrossed to the left
bank Of the Dvina and drove the
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Brown denied that he ever had written
or signed a confession
Heals, resuming his story, said:
When l started the machine in the
barn Tuesday night it acted funny. on
the way down the lights kept going out
and the motor worked badly. + noticed
by the headlights that a car was follow
ing me. but when I tried to speed up the
machine to shake of the one behind the
engine went back on me and finally
stalled. The other car came up behind.
slowed down and then went OH. Just be-
yond where we stopped is a crossroad,
A few minutes after the car passed the
shooting began and l believe that the
man jumped out Of tho car when 1t
slowed down. did the shooting and then
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-05-27
More Suspicious.


AZ ARsH almost snatched the
j" sheet from his friends grasp,
nor did he waste time by
apologizing. He scrutinized
1t carefully, then took it to the light
of portfolio and examined it again.
That done, he turned sharply to Brill.
did you do, any writing on the face
Of this sheet?" he demanded.
mo. / used only one side to scrib-
bic on, thinking it piece of blank
paper"
'"Then it's clear enough. In his anx-
iety to get his cipher right Jennison
traced his figures here and there over
the letters they belonged with See
here; there's and there's an s, and
here's all four of 'em--1, 8, 6, 2as
plain as row Of tin soldiers"
The other peered close to the paper.
There were the lines, faint and uncer-
tain, but still fairly clear in the light.
Brill Strengthened up and looked at
Marsh with great agitation.
Benedict held up the Jennicon mes
sage and forged this one!'' he said ex-
citedly =. =. ....lfs <.. = ..ss...
d, 4. h That's how 1t looks to man with
out a telescope.'' was the mild reply.
e4a
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-05-27

Wy 0S"So STa~S'yy TICkeQ Up his
Wires and Tools and Disappeared
Within His Own Portals.
the cabin. Marsh waved his fat hand
gracefully and said in his most grandii-
oquent tone:
eve understand each other, don't
we, Mr.. Stebbins?'
Jay bowed gravely, picked up his
wires and tools and disappeared with
in his own portals.
"Now. what's our plan of attack OH
the captain?" asked Brill impatiently.
He had ideas Of his own, but realized
that this cool, clever witted man was
a better strategist than he, with his
heart so irretrievably entangled in the
strange warfare. He listened intently
to his companions words.
I'm the first place, ,Overton" began
the commercial traveller, with intense
seriousness, much depends on the at
titude taken by Captain HUMPHREYS.
In general way, however, l propose
that we put supposititious case and
assume, in jocular tone at first. the
possibility that the gold reshipment is
a piratical venture"
"And let him chew on that for lit
tle," suggested Brill eagerly.
"Exactly. And after it has been d.
gested We'll hint at the possibility Of
the wireless dispatches being forged
This We'll follow with the facts about
Benedict's writing the bulletin of the
declaration Of war before 1t was made
public" ! -.
''"rhat's our strongest proof of a plot"
said Overton, a great confidence rising
within him that Captain HUMPHREYS
must see the villainy Of the whole
thing Notwithstanding his apparent
4riendliness with Benedict. M. 4.55s .:523