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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-28
DETROIT MAY PURCHASE
STREET RAILWAY LINES
Contract Approved by Commission
ers-People to Vote on
Proposition.

DETROIT. July ga contract for
the purchase Of the lines Of the De-
troit United Railway within the one
fare street car zone. so-called, whereby
the city may obtain control of the sys-
tenn at a price to be fixed by the cir
cut judges of Wayne county, has been
approved by the board OF street rail-
way commissioners. The boards state
ment Of approval. together with a con-
tract for the purchase Of the lines
which must be submitted to a vote of
the people-was made public today.
The contract will be submitted to the
board Of directors of the street rail-
way company at meeting August 2.
Will Pay for Earnings.
The plan Of purchase provides that the
city pay for the property from the earn
ings Of the street car system. The city,
according to the contract. shall assume
the mortgage liabilities Of the D. U. R.
up the amount of the purchase price. II
the price fixed by the Judges does not
cover the entire mortgage debt 1t is
provided that the d. U. r. pay the ball
ance when due. These mortgages are
payable at different times. the first.
1916. The great bulk Of the debt is
payable in 1882.
The city obligates itself personally for
2 per cent Of the assessed valuation Of
Detroit, which is about $11.0o0,000.
1t Is expected that the directors Of the
plan. The date for the popular vote on
the charter amendment. authorizing the
purchase, will be decided upon after tho
directors meeting.
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KAHLSCHM|DT
Of BOMB CONSPIRACY
Canada Authorities Arraign VIII
liam Letter as Detroit Business
Mans Accessory.

WINDSOR, Ontario. July 2s-Albert
Kahlschmidt, a Detroit business man.
was named in a conspiracy charge read
against william Letter OF Windsor,
when the latter was arraigned before q
justice at Sandwich, Ontario. today,
charged with attempting to dynamite
the plant of the Peabody Manufacture
ing Company. at Walkerville, several
weeks ago.
Three charges were made against
Letter The first alleged that he was
responsible for the explosion at the
Peabody plant. To this he pleaded not
guilty.
The second count held that hs con-
spired with Kahlschmidt and q man
named. Schmidt to dynamite the Peabody
buildings and the Windsor armory.
He was accused In the third count
of being accessory to the keeping of
explosives to be used for unlawful
purposes.
Letter did not answer the second and
third charges. A motion to quash them
was taken under Amusement He was
held for trial on the first count.
Kahlschmidt has not been detained
either by government officials in De-
troit or by Dominion authorities. 1t Is
understood that Schmidt" has not
been located.
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GERMAN STATEMENT.

BERLIN. via London. July %, ass p.m.s
Northwest Of Souchez the Silesian land
sturm last night stormed portions Of
trenches. which as a result of pre-
vious fighting still remained in the
hands of the French. We captured
four machine guns.
In the Vosges, on the Lingekopf-Bar-
renkopf line, severe fighting took
place. After four hours of hand-to-
hand conflict the French attacks were
repulsed by our counter attacks. We
captured the trenches on Lingekopf
which we lost the day before yes
terday. with the exception of one
small portion.
and the Niemen we yesterday cap
tured about 1000 scattered Russians.
East-southeast of Rozan our attacks
are proceeding. Goworowo least of
Rozan) was captured.
North of Serock, on both banks OF the
Narew, and south of Nasielsk Rus
sian counter attack failed. The
enemy here and near Rozan lost $500
men, who were taken prisoner, and
seven machine guns.
Before Warsaw. west Of Blonie, we
stormed the village OF Piorunow.
In the district to the southwest of
Gora-Kalwarfya fighting Is proceed
In the southeastern war theater: The
situation of the German troops gen.
orally Is unchanged.
Ptorunow is situated twenty-four kilo-
meters (flfteen miles) west Of the
Warsaw fort line.
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MANY PROBABLY PERISHED
IN CHINA SEA TYPHOON
Two United States Vessels in Thich
Of Storm, But Their
Anchors Held

SHANGHAI. China, July 2s.-Tha
force OF the great typhoon which.
sprang up along the Chinese coss.
Monday night appears to have been
centered in Hangchow bay, to tn,
south OF Shanghai. Communication be-
tween Shanghai and Hangchow has
been severed. The toll of lives, It il
believed. will be heavy. and consider
able damage Is known to have been
done to native craft.
The United States cruisers SARATOGA.
and Cincinnati were in the thick of thas
storm, and while at first some fear wass
felt for the Cincinnati, the anchors OF.
both warships held fast
The United States collier No 1, near-
ing completion at Shanghai. draggedi
her anchors across the river. where she u
stranded on the opposite bank
Fifty large junks were sunk durin..
the storm in the Woosung river. to n
miles north of Shanghai. impeding nav
igation.
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HEARING OF PLANT is
PUT OVER TO AUGUST 4
Utilities Board Forced to Defer Ac.
ton on Passengers Practice Of
Standing Between Car Seats.

On account of the hearing given by
the public utilities commission today
on the proposed taximeter regulations
for the District, the commission did not
have an opportunity to take up the
question of aboIishing the practice of
passengers standing between the seats
of open street cars This matter will
be taken up by the commission at its
next session, August 4. it was stated
Complaints concerning the practice
are continuing to reach the commission
The railway companies point out that
the difficulties in the way of keeping
the spaces between the seats clear are
practically insurmountable. while the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany declares that to abolish the prac-
tice would make the operation of OPEN
air cars impracticable.
For the most part complaints reach
ing the commission charge the traction
concerns with a selfish desire to
squeeze as many passengers on board
as possible.
Although two members of the COM
mission are out of the city. 1T is likely
that Commissioner Newman and Acting
Engineer Commissioner Schley will dis
pose OF the matter at an early date.
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PIANO MEN ELECT OFFICERS.
Convention Selects New York as
Meeting Place in 1915.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 2s-Sightsee-
ing at the exposition occupied the atten-
ton today Of the delegates to the four
teenth annual convention of the National
Association Of Piano Merchants, whose
session closed last night with the selec-
place.
The following officers were elected J.
g. Corley. Richmond. Va. president: ].
A Turner. Tampa, Fla, first vice presi-
dent; Percy Foster, Washington, D. c.,
secretary, and Carl A. Droop. Washing
ton, D. c., treasurer.
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70 RAISE WHITE WINGS PAy.
Commissioners Will Ask Congress
for the Funds,

Renewed effort probably will be made
by the Commissioners during the COM
ing session of Congress to obtain in
creased pay for the white wings" in
the Districts street cleaning force
The matter was discussed at a con-
ference today between Commissioner
Newman and William NICK. Clayton,
who for several years has championed
the movement to increase the pay Of
this class of the Districts employees.
Last year the Commissioners provid-
ed in their estimates for an increase
in the saalries of white wings" from
$3.50 to $1.75 day. but the item was
not included in the appropriation act.
President Wilson, in letter to the
Commissioners, Endorsed the movement
in behalf of the white WINGS" and
1t Is expected that the Commissioners
will urge the appropriation strongly
in their next estimates.
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PAYS ON DUPLICATE BONDS.
New York Bank Victim Of Swindle
to Extent of About $4,000.

NEW YORK, July 28.-Charles Sieffert,
tr., has been arrested in Chicago charged
with Gefrauding the Manhattan Bank Of
New York. 1t was learned today that the
bank has paid out interest on twenty
four duplicated coupons Of New York
state canal bonds within a year. The
extent of the alleged swindle has not yet
been ascertained, but is estimated to
amount to about $4,000.
An investigation is in progress to learn
how the duplicated blanks Of the canal
bonds were obtained. 1t was said that
the original bonds which had been dupli-
Gated were held by John d. Rockefeller.
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FOUR RESCUED FROM MINE.
Frostburg and Eckhart Men I'm
prisoned Since Yesterday Forenoon.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Nd. July 2S.-After
having been imprisoned nearly q mile
back in the earth behind 500 feet of
fall of roof since shortly after O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. four American
miners-Elmer Kallmyer. aged forty.
Frostburg, and William Mclaughlin.
aged fifty, and his sons. william. jr,
and George Mclaughlin. of Eckhart.
were rescued unscathed at noon today
from Eckhart mine No. 3 of the Con-
solidation Coal Company
STATE Mining Inspector William Wal
ters headed the rescuing party, which
climbed over the fall at great risk and
were obliged to remove much debris.
The four imprisoned men walked out
of the mine little the worse for their
experience and sought their homes
After the fall they could be heard
talking and this spurred on the res
cuers.
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WILL INVESTIGATE ARREST.
State Department Interests Itself in
Case of Harry L, Wilson.

The State Department has begun an
inquiry into tho case of Harry L. Will
son. a clerk in tho American consulate
in Berlin. who. according to press dis
patches, has been arrested on the DAN
ish frontier by, German authorities
while attempting to leave Germany
without q passport.
while awaiting reports officials will
not comment Wilson has been in Ber-
lin about live years. His homo is in
Oregon.
Early last summer Wilson took his
musical education. When the war broke
out he had become associated with
American ofiicials in the German capt.
tai, and was appointed = clerk In the
consulate,
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CARLISLE IS ACCUSED.
Chauffeur to Be Arraigned in tn
Schneider Case Tomorrow.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. July 2s.-Harry
c. Carlisle. a chauffeur. of Washing
ton, D. c.. accused by the police of hav-
ing been implicated in the murderous
assault upon T. F. Schneider. the
wealthy candy manufacturer, also OF
Washington. in a local hotel June 90
will be given q hearing here tomor-
row on q charge OF conspiracy to COM
NIT a felony.
Carlisle was taken into custody al
Atlantic City shortly after the attack
but was released when it was found
he could not be extradited. He wal
arrested In Philadelphia yesterday and
brought here last night.
Thomas @. Forney, son-in-law OF the
candy manufacturer: William McHenr,
and William Bowers, a chauffeur. are
being held here for trial In connection
with the attack.
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Expectation Of Adventists.

FORT WORTH. Tex. July 2s.-Eight
hundred Seventh day Adventists camped
at Ellsworth. between here and Dallas,
expect the SECOND coming of Christ"
and the "marshaling Of the heavenly
army in the skies" as soon as the allies
capture Constantinople. 1t is announced.
uounced.
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DENIES SEIZED COTTON
Is RESOLD BY BRITAIN

LONDON. July 2s.-The foreign Office
denied in the house Of commons this
afternoon a statement published re.
Gently in the United States that Amer
lean cotton seized by the British au-
thorftfes Is being reshipped to be re-
sold in neutral ports
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-28
MACHINISTS STILL HOLD OFT.
All Other Strikers at Reminetou
Plants Back at Work

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. July as-Ma&
chinists who are involved in q oontro-
versy with the Remington Arms and
Ammunition Company and its sub
contracting plants. said today that so
far as they were concerned there was
no change in the situation.
only machinists. apparently, are now
on strike. They await the return Of J.
J. keppler. international vice presi-
dent OF the machinists' organization.
who Is in New York, before deciding on
their next step.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-28
ASQUITH DECLARES WAR
CONTEST OF ENDURANCE

LONDON. July %, :33 p.m.-The wak
has become and is likely to continue forf
some time contest of endurance, Pre-.
mier Asquith told the house of commons
this afternoon, while making a generaE
review In moving the adjournment OF parS
lament from tomorrow until septenbe1
IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-28

to make him peculiarly fitted for thu
honor. and whose wide influence upoH
the artists OF America and whose serv&
ice to the cause OF art generally seerS
Cd TO the exposition to merit the high&
est award which II could make. IrN
the fine arts department an entire gale
lery is given over to comprehensive exc
hibit OF the work of Mr.. Duveneck."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-28
Blockading Through Neutral Ports.

One feature Of the British note is I'M
derstood to deal exhaustively with the
right Of a country to blockade an en-
envy through neutral ports. That the
United States, in case it should be
plunged into war with the European
country outside Of the British isles.
never could successfully maintain
try could receive unlimited supplies
across the borders of an adjacent coun-
try is regarded by the British as fact
which should be considered in dealing
with the effort to cut Off supplies be-
ing received by Germany through
Swedish. Danish and Dutch ports.
The decision OF the United States SUI
preme Court in the Matamoros cases
during the civil war, where similar
right appears to be denied, is held by
Great Britain not to apply to the pres
except at Brownsville, there was prac-
tically no way for supplies landed in
Mexico to reach the Confederate states
overland through Texas because OF a
lack of inland transportation facilities
which now exist.
Lest there should be eventual dis
agreement as to the right OF the Brit
ish government to detain vessels and
cargoes under the order in council and
pointed out by British officials that
American interests may safely be
trusted to the special international
tribunal provided for in the arbitra-
ton treaty between the United States
and Great Britain. which the British
hold was intended to deal with just
such issues.
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ITALIAN STATEMENT.
NE. July n, via Paris, July 49,

ROME July III via Paf1Ss July 1os
In the Alone valley WE are now in full
possession Of the heights on the
right slope, having occupied Monte
Lavanesch and the Pissona crest.
From points dominating tho opposite
slope the artillery attempted to him
der our operations, but without sucs
cess. After a long preparation by
artillery Of medium caliber the en-
envy attacked with several detach-
ments Of infantry during the night
of the 26th Although supported by
were repulsed.
In the Monte Nero region the struggle
continues undated. notwithstanding
q fog which prevents the artillery
from assisting in the operations
At PLAYA the second operation under
taken to enlarge the bridEehead is
On the Carso plateau the battle con-
tinued yesterday. Our troops yester-
day advanced along the whole front
with great dash and boldness, con-
quering toward the left wing q strong
the greater part Of the plateau.
After being subjected. however. to q
violent crossf1re from the enemy's
artillery of all calibers. our forces
were obliged to fall back below the
crest. whore they arc maintaining
On the center. we progreesed toward
San MARITIME. carrying with the bayo-
net trenches and q redoubt covering
it. On the right wins, BY the per-
with the supporting fire 81 .rtiiisry.
We completed At nightfall the con-
drivins out. Inch 81 inch. the snemy
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DIED.

wEEMs On Tuesday night, July q. 1915, at IL
o'clock. at her residence, EOS iotn street
only sister of Mrs. Mamie weems Savoy and
aunt of Charlie, Otie and Raymond Savoy,
Augusta Dickersou and LYDIA Miller.
VIII be buried from St. Cyprian's Church Friday
morning, July 50. at O'clock 90
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EVACUATION Of GOR|z|A
SAID TO HAVE BEGUN
Austrians Reported to Be Planning
General Retreat Before
italians.

LONDON. July 2s.-Austrians have
taken steps looking toward a general
retreat from Gorilla, even ordering
workmen to cease their work OF
Strengthening Notifications. according
to dispatches from the Austro- Italian
arena of war.
A dispatch from Laibach to the
Geneva Tribune says:
THE Austrians have begun to evacu-
ate Gorilla. The evacuation of Podgora
also is question of hours"
All Trains Reserved.
."All the trains from Gorilla have
been reserved for the troops. and am
munition and food supplies will be re-
moved later. The workmen have been
ordered to cease Strengthening the
Notifications. Every measure has been
taken for a great retreat.
AT Doberdo the Austrian troops
guarding the route to Triest have been
unable to hold their positions.
"On the Carso plateau, with the ex-
ception of few trenches, the Italians
have captured the entire plateau, the
Austrians losing 1000 men in two days
here.
The great italian offensive on the
banks of the Isonzo is daily progress
ing favorably."
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Arkansas Murderer Executed.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July 2S.-Sam
Derrick Of Crittenden county, who
killed John verdun at Brinkley more
than a year ago, was electrocuted to-
day in the Arkansas penitentiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-28

Rev. DR.. John F. Goucher. president
emeritus Of Goucher College, who has
spent the last ten months travelling in
China. Korea, Japan and the Philip
pines, has arrived at his home, Alto
Dale, at Pikesville, Md, to spend the
summer. Since leaving Maryland last
September he has travelled approx
mately 41,000 miles.
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We made about 5000 prisoners. In
Guiding 1 lieutenant colonel and Al
other officers. We took machine
guns, small cannon. trench NOR
tars, quantities OF rifles. ammunition.
war materials and food as trophies
of a day of fierce fighting.
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
PETROGRAD, July n. via London.
July 49,
On the Disna and the Niemen the stu
alton remains unchanged There
have been cavalry outpost actions
there. Southwest OF Kovno Monday
the enemy was repulsed beyond the
Vesia river.
On the Narew Sunday and Monday.
from Dobrolenka to the Novogeor-
gievsk region, the fighting increased
in energy. On the left bank OF the
Narew the enemy was held back by
energetic counter attacks. Intense
fighting occurred in the forest east
of Rozan.
Monday evening the enemy brought up
enormous reserves above Serock. On
both banks of the Narew there have
been successful Russian attacks,
some enemy detachments being COM
PEELED to beat hasty retreat to the
region of the village of Serock. We
captured one Zeppelin and 700 pris-
oners and several Maxims An en-
envy counter attack from CONSTANT
now was repulsed by armored motor
cars.
On the left bank Of the vistula at day
break Monday there was a success
full bayonet charge. the enemy's at
tempts to approach the front of Ma
darzyn-PiasecZno (southeast Of Bio
nie) being repulsed. On the Vistula
and the Vieprz tranquility prevails.
East of the Vieprz to the River Bug
the fighting continues. In this re-
gion Monday evening large enemy
forces captured a portion of the Rus
them in a subsequent counter attack.
Particularly vigorous attacks in the
neighborhood Of Grubechow were
successfully repulsed.
On the Bug stubborn fighting lie taking
place in the region of Sokal and Po-
tourzhitsa, where a portion of the
enemy's forces crossed the river.
On the Dniester and the Pruth the en-
envy has delivered Intellectual attacks
In the Black sea Russian torpedo boats
destroying $50 sailing craft near the
AnatoliaA coast.
LONDON, July 2s.-some confusion
sian official communication announcing
the capture of a Zeppelin. The trans
lation of this sentence. as made by
Reuters Telegram Company. reads:
1--WE captured near the village of Yep
pelin 100 prisoners" and another news
agency gives it the same reading, ex-
cept that it spells the name of the
town "Tsepeline."
A short distance northwest OF Serock
there is small town called Ciepilin.
and it is possible that the different
spellings refer to this place, and that
the official communication did not
mean that German aircraft had been
captured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-28

Maj. Gen. w. c. Gorgas. surgeon
general, U. s. A., ana his assistant,
Maj. Noble, expect to visit Baltimore
tomorrow to make an inspection Of the
work done to extsrminAte mosquitoes.
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FRENCH STATEMENT.

PARIS, July %, $50 Pm,
In Artois, to the north of Souchez, the
Germans, after a strong bombardment,
delivered last night several dinertn
attacks against three of our positions.
After a very spirited combat they
were driven out Of the trenches they
had succeeded in occupying. with the
exception of one point. where they
retained twenty yards of saphead
in advance of our front. The town Of
Scissors was bombarded yesterday
In the Argonne. in the vicinity Of Fon-
taine-aux-Charmes, the enemy under
took to make an attack. but were
driven back to their trenches by our
infantry fire.
On the rest of tho front the night pass
ed quietly.
In the Dardanelle there 10 nothing to re-
port with the exception Of some slight
progress on the part of our troops on
our right wing. together with activ-
ed successfully the new aviation
camp Of the enemy to the north OF
Chanak They threw bombs on the
hangers and on gasoline supply
station, causing a considerable out
Last nights oficial French statement
reads:
In Artois. in the sector Of Souchez. the
cannonade has. become more intense.
The town of Arras was twice bonn
bartled. A fire which started was
quickly extinguished. One civilian
was killed.
From the Somme to the Aisne there
has been continuous activity on the
part of the artillery of both sides.
In the Argonne a violent cannonade has
occurred along the whole ront.
In Alsace our troops yesterday achieved
the conquest of very strongly or
fob hA
occupied at an altitude of about $50
feet above our initial trenches on the
crest Of Lingekopf, Schratzmannele
and Barrenkopf-thati Is to say. on a
front Of two kilometers (about a mile
and a third. These heights dominate
the principal valley of the Fecht. as
well as the great road from Notre
Dame des Trois Epis.
We took prisoners several officers and
more than one hundred men belong
ing to five different regiments.
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All Trains Reserved.
Cruisers in Bombardment.

Certain light Austrian cruisers and
four Austrian torpedo boat destroyers
yesterday bombarded several points on
the railroad which runs along the shore
of the Adriatfc between Sonigallia, six
teen miles west northwest Of Ancona,
and Pesaro. AT the same time several
shells were thrown into the villages Of
Fano and Sentgalia.