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Evening star., 1915-09-14

The warning given to the nation by
Mr. Lloyd George. says the political cor
respondent of the Pail Mall Gazette, has
given rise to the impression that a
political crisis of great magnitude is i'm
pending, for it is certain that the cabinet
as at present constituted could not carry
out a scheme for compulsory national
service
However. it may be taken as quite
conclusive that Mr.. Lloyd George ha s
finally ranged himself on the side of
those in the cabinet who demand com
pulsory service. His language either
means that or nothing at all
"Plumped" for Compulsion.
Mr. Lloyd Georges convictions have
been tending in this direction. continues
the Gazette, and it declares that it is
no longer open to doubt that he has
.pIumped' for compulson.
The writer thinks that the minister of
munitions drew darker picture than
was justified by the facts, for the purpose
of deepening the impression he wished
to make but" he adds, there can be
no doubt that the question of compulSion
is assuming "A more critical aspect from
the cabinet point of view. The cleavage
is distinct and deep. and there is no pos
siiility of compromise. That is appar-
ent to the naked eye
Evening star., 1915-09-14
SOUTH CAROLINA VOTING
ON PROHIBITION ISSUE
People to Decide Today Whether or
Not Statewide Law Shall
Be Enforced.

COLUMBIA. S. c., September IA
South Carolina today is voting on the
question of statewide prohibition.
Throughout the state advocates of
prohibition and those who favor the
present county option system whereby
liquor dispensaries may be operated
by the Individual counties were out
early seeking to rally their support
ers. The total vote cast at the recent
primary election was $4,000.
The polls opened at o'clock this
morning and will close at 4, except
in Charleston and Columbia, where
they Will remain open until 6 o'clock.
The general forecast was for clear
weather today.
Efforts of local option advocates to
have the bill by which the recent
Legislature referred the question to the
people declared unconstitutional failed
last August, when the entire judiciary
Of the state met here and pronounced
the referendum constitutional.
Should the prohibition measure carry
il would become effective January ! next.
Evening star., 1915-09-14

,ovDoN. September 14.-lt Is o'lci"i-
announced that Admiral sir e'
Scott former director of naval suhhers
,,,a ctice. has been appoih'eo " ~
an,,..e of the gunnery defenses OF Lon
90, .oains, attacks by enemy airei d l.
Tb. appointment of Admiral scout -
hailed with satisfaction by press anu
,,uhlic He is considered an expert OH
all questions connected Win
Approved by the Press.
I-non this point the naval corfespoh-
dent of the Times says:
His inventive genius and capacity y
for inprovising gunne:y material ana
abplianres often have been shown 10
the g-eat benefit of the state.
In an editorial on his appointment
the Chronicle says: :
..Wc have been fortunate thus far IN
escaping any important damage from
a military point of view in the recent
Zeppelin raids, but the man IN the
street without wishing to murmur uh-
duly against those in authority IS IN
cline to ask why Zeppelins have been
equally fortunate. OF course only a
very special gun has the requisite
Evening star., 1915-09-14
ADMIRAL SCOTT is TO GUARD
LONDON AGAINST AIR RAIDERS

vertical range but such a gun exists
and there is no reason Why we should
not have enough of them
Day Raid on Coast.
An official statement issued by the
press bureau last night says:
a hostile aeroplane visited the Ken
tish coast this afternoon and dropped
some bombs, which resulted in a house
being seriously damaged and four per-
sons being injured. The aeroplane was
chased off bv two naval aeroplanes"
Another raid was made over the east
coast last night, but as far as appears
there We're no casualties and no dam
age was done.
The Star SAYS that the total casual
ties from airship raids during the last
seven days amount to 1856.
During this period there have been
no fewer than five air raids on Eng
land" the Star says. The first raid
Of the series took place Tuesday night,
resulting in ffty-siX casualties The
second, in the eastern counties oc-
Cured the following night. when there
were lo6 victims. The third and fourt h
We're both futile Yesterdays attack
(with four victims) brings up the total
fer the five raids to 1866"
Evening star., 1915-09-14
ANARCHY IN PERSIA.
Government Troops Defeated in Bat.
ties With Tribesmen

LYNDON. September II. 40 am
Anarchy prevails in Persia. sccortiIn.,
TO lie Teheran correspondent of the
|lteuter Telegram Company. The gov
|cinment military forces have been de-
|le"ted n series of engagements with
|trlb"sinen and a number OF Swedish of
|itcers who were in the service bay.
|becu killed
The British ard Russian colonies at
|]sla han. with French and British
woman missionaries. have been forced
70 Leave for Teheran. Ispahan is sa id
|to be controlled by "a mob
Evening star., 1915-09-14

LONDON, September 14-Lord Kitch-
ener has just presented to the cabinet
his estimate of the number of British
troops it will be necessary to maintain
on the continent next year, according
to the parliamentary correspondent OF
the Daily Chronicle. who declares the
estimate greatly exceeds the number
already in the field, large as that is.
The correspondent adds that he has
learned on indisputable authority that
David Lloyd George, minister of NUM-
tions, who formerly was a supporter of
the voluntary system of enlistment.
now has become converted to compul-
sion not so much for military reasons
as FOR Industrial
Evening star., 1915-09-14
EAGER TO SATISFY NORWAY.
Germany Justifies Sinking of Ship,
But Will PaY Damages.

LONDON, September 1.-THE German
overnment has Informed the Nor
V@GIan government, acorling to a
cHristiania dispatch to Reuters Tele-
gram Company. that it could not recog-
HIze any responsibility for sinking
the Norwegian steamer Svein Jarl on
July g, as the steamer was not pro-
vided with any sign showing that she
WAS neutral
However. twelve of the crew having
perisheG and in or,.-r to show its
friendly disposition toward NORWAY
Germany agrees to make up for the
damage done and asks Norway 70 nom
mate an expert. who, with Il German
expert. Will Tx the amount of damages
'HIJSTlANiA. via London Srptcrn-
Der, THE Norwegian motor schcon-
Ter BIen. with pit props for England
was torredoed Sunday by German
l. submarine. The crew was saved.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
Compulsion for Munitions.

He is said to believe the munitions
problem can be settled in no other way,
since acceleraton is impossible with
out a relaxation of all restrictive abor
REGULATIONS and without the utiliZati on
to a far greater extent of unskiled
labor. During the past month the num-
Der of recruits has sensibly diminished.
but men are offering their services
ia stcr than they can be equipped.
The Chronicle article is considered
h.re To he significant, as that paper has
not advocated conscriptlon.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
BELGIUM ENTERS A PROTEST.
Objects to Germans Carrying Off
Railroads for Use in Poland.

HAERE. France. September 1.-THE
Belgian government has protested to
|reGtral states against the action of
TIE German administration in tearing
~ and transporting 10 Poland the
tracks Of the Belgian railroads.
The protest is based on an article of
the fourth Hague convention, which
sttpIiates that III" occupation of i'll
|Eaded territory staU constitute oufv
ar occupation De faCto. Removal Of
|tHe railroads, The not" contends. Will
II ke much NOR" difficult tn. trans
|acti"n "f business by u large portion
10; The population Of Belgium.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
TO INVADE SOUTH AMERICA.
Toledo Capital and Men Back of
Trade Seeking Project.

TOLEDO, Ohio. September l4.--Toledo
capital and men are back of a move
!nent to establish an enormous South
American trade. Articles of incorpora-
ton have been fled with the secretary
OF state with a request for Il charter
for the exploiting company.
The company expects TO make an ex-
tended trip into South America, repre-
scnting between 500 and 700 firms.
Samples OF the goods manufactured by
the companies represented would be
carried. The project is aloni lines
recommended to President Wilson re-
c"utly by Secretary McAdoo of the
Treasury and indorscd by many leading
bankers OF the cOuatry.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
MARYLAND PRIMARY TODAY.
Both Parties Nominating Candidates
for State Offices.

BALTIMORE, Nd. September IA
primary election is being held in Mary
land today to nominate democratic and
republican candidates for offices to be
Gllcd at the general election Sovem-
bcr >.
The more important state Offices are
governor, controller. attorney general,
Oue-haIf state senate and all iurEI be RS
Of the house of delegates. The ballots
are long and the returns probably viii
be late.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
STOP JEERENG UNITED STATES,
BRITISH PUBLIC is CAUTIONED

Whatever his own private sympa-
thies, it is the business of the Presi-
dent to consider the interests and sym-
pathies OF his whole people 1t
is an lmpertinence for persons outside
the United States to express an opinion
as to whether the honor of America is
inextricably involved. The most we
can say is that if President Wilson can
maintain peace with honor it is his
bounden duty to do SO. Let us mind
our own business and leave the Presi-
dent to mind his
Evening star., 1915-09-14
DENOUNCE STUDENT DRILLS
Movement to Formulate Protest
Starts in University of WASHINGTON

SEATTLE, Wash. September IA
movement to formulate Il protest
against compulsory military drill re
quired of freshmen and sophomores at
the University of Washington was be-
gun today. \ pamphlet denouncing stu
dent military drill was circulated hv
the students Anti-Drill Society" and
a call was issued for protest meeting
tomorrow.
Henry SuzZallo. president of the uni
VersitE, who SAID he favored military
dri1 Tor every youth, but doubt ed
whether the university was the place
for IT. gave permission for the meeting
Evening star., 1915-09-14

LONDON, September 1.-THE Daily
Sketch, a picture paper with an enor-
nous circulation. under the caption
Don't Blame the President" prints an
editorial protest against attacks upon
the United States The Sketch says:
1T is time we stopped jeering at
America. 1t is poor policy, bad pa
triotism and the taste is at least ques
tionable.
Reminding its readers that the popu-
latiCn of the United States includes
millions of Germans. tpe paper says:
Evening star., 1915-09-14
Saws Torreon Is Normal.

while the people of the United
States are reading reports from Car
ranzista sources of the fall of Torreon
that city has never been in the slight
est danger of attack. Business is nor
NAL, and the populace goes about its
affairs quietly and as calmly as in
any ordinary city in peaceful country
Gen. Rogue Gonzales Garza, former
provisional President of Mexico, will
arrive in Washington shortly. He will
be in a position to inform the press
and the public of the true situation in
central Mexico. where he has been for
the past year"
Evening star., 1915-09-14
AGAINST DUMA PROGRAM.
Russian Ministry Thinks Scheme OF
Reforms Proposed Untimely.

PETROGRAD, September IA, II am,
via I.ondon.--Iremier GoremYkln has
returned from his visit to the head
quarters of Emperor Nicholas, whittier
he went to discuss with the emperor
the program OF reform legislation put
forward by the new liberal majority in
the duma.
The viewpoint of the government is
that the presentation of such u broad
scheme is untimcly. Discussion ul
changes in the ministry has been re-
yived
Evening star., 1915-09-14
Scout Ship to Prospect for Trade.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 14.-A
scout ship the Columbia. probably will
sail from here today to reconnolter the
east coast ports of South America as trade
possibilities for the Pacific coast. IT IS
the first attempt of California shippers TO
utilize the Panama canal to gain access
America.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
Summer Losses Lighter.

Losses of the British army during the
summer were somewhat smaller than in
April and May. This is probably ac-
counted for by the comparative mae
ton along the Franco belgian front. 1t
may be assumed that the heaviest pro-
portion OF losses was at the Darda-
nelles.
The last previous statement of the
total of British casualties was made by
Premier Asquith June 3. 1t gave a total
of 2Js .063 up TO May 81 The losses
from that time UP to August u are
therefore shown to have been I2|,!i 4,
"A daily average OF about 1,5tJ. In the
two months hefore the end of May.
the period covered in the preceding an
nounceInent, the losses averaged rough
ly about 2,GtG a day.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
Details of the Losses.

Detailed figures of the casual
ties are announced as follows:
Killed and died OF wounds, Of
hcers, 1906; other ranks, 7o,9D2.
Wounded, officers, O,O73; other
ranks, 24I,OS6.
Missing, officers, 1901; other
ranks, 53,4bo.
These figures refer to the army
alone.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
Forbidden to Leave Germany

AMSTERDAM, via London, Septem-
6er 1.-THE Handelsblad learns tina,
Fall males from seventeen to forty
bive years OF age have been prohibited
from leaving Germany. Some who at
tempted to leave have been turned
back at Dutch frontier stations.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
Flag Question Settled.

The matter of securing all the flags
that are required to decorate practical
ly every large building in Washington
was arranged finally today by Thomas
Grant. secretary of the citizens execu-
tive committee, and Isaac Cans, chair
man of the decorations committee.
The flags are now ready for distribu-
ton on satisfactory bond being given
for their safe return.
The question of war tax due on these
bonds for safe return was passed upon
today. by julius T. Peyser at the re-
quest of the executive committee. Mr..
PeySer reported that IF there is no
surety. or if the surety is 4 private
person. charging no premium. each
bond is subject to a tax Of 30 cents
under the provision of schedule \, sec
ton - of the law, which SAYS
bonds of any description. except such
as may be required in legal proceed
ings, not otherwise provided for in this
schedule. 30 cents.
.If the surety is a liability. fidelity
guarantee or surety company. charg-
ing a premium, each bond is subject to
a tax of one-half of l cent on each dol
lar or fractional part of Il dollar of the
premium"
Many Workers Required.
For the important work OF register
ing the veterans upon their arrival at
Camp Emery, SO that they will be able
to locate old comrades in arms and to
preserve a historical record, which
starts Saturday, September 26, a large
force of workers will be required.
Col John McElroy, acting commander
of the Department of the Potomac. who
is the official host of the reunion. is
sued a call today for all sons or daugh-
ters of veterans who are willing to
help in this work to report as soon as
possible to DR.. II. \. Johnson at the
War Department.
Reception Committee Meets.
The reception committee had an i'm
portant meeting this afternoon at the
Chamber of Commerce. when report
for insertion in the official program
was made to the executive committee.
f. c. Brandenburg. chairman of this
committee, said that it is successfully
adjusting all matters that have been
referred to it.
Col. Charles c. Royce, chairman of
the campfires and dog watch commit
tee has called a meeting OF his asSo-
ciates for this evening at his home in
the Cairo. on q street between 10th
and 18th streets.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
600 Leave Pittsburgh for Italy.

PITTSBURGH, September 14.-Six hum
dred Italian reservists from the Pittsburgh
district have left here for New York.
where they will take ship for Italy 1t
was said by well informed Italians that
fully 400 of the reservists on the steam
ship SAINT Anna were from Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
BRITISH ARMY LOSSES
381,983 TO AUGUST q
Figures Given House of Commons
Include Killed, Wounded
and Missing.

LONDON, September IA, 4
p.m.-Oficial announcement was
made today in the house Of COM
mons that the total of British war
casualties up to August FL was
33i,9S3 officers and men killed,
wounded or missing.
Evening star., 1915-09-14

son, all along the railroad from Chi
huahua to Torreon and from Durango
to Paredon will bring his total fight
ing forces I'D to 1000 men.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
Pan-Anaerican Diplomats Will
Not Assemble Tomorrow,
as Planned.
WILL MOT RECOGNIZE
CARRANZA, is REPORT
Villistas Coming to Washington.
Gen. Funston Reports Kill
ing of Soldier.

The conference of panAmerl-
can diplomats on the possibilities
of peace in Mexico which it was
generally understood was to have
been held tomorrow will not take
place then. after all. according to
statements made at the Depart
ment OF State today, and no date
for the gathering has yet been
settled upon. Also, it became
known today, it is not settled
whether the conference will take
place here or in New York, but
it is assured that it will take place
within few days. 1t was gener-
ally understood today, although
no one would say so officially, that
the conferces have practically
made UP their minds upon course
of action to be pursued.
This course OF acton, 1t was said To-
day, does not include the possibility at
this time of recognizing Gen Carranza
as head of government in Mexico, con-
trary to reports published this morning.
Secretary Lansing said today that there
is nothing in several stories to that
effect. Some of the cnnferees. it is under
stood, favor accepting the proposal which
has been made by Carranza that the
diplomats meet him to consider interna
tional phases Of the Mexican situation.
IL
seStion would postpone the regularly pro-
posed conference on Mexican internal
affairs. which aims at peace in Mexico,
could not be learned today.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
French Vessel Gets Credit for
Destroying German Under
water Craft.
ALLIES LAND MORE MEN
ON DARDANELLES SHORE
Turkish Batteries, Located From
Captive Balloon. Are Silenced
by Allied Fleet.

PARIS, September IA Ger
man submarine has been tor
pedoed and sunk by a French tor
pedo boat patrol between Myth
lene and Tenedos. in the Aegean
sea near the mouth OF the Darda-
nelles, says an Athens dispatch to
the Journal.
Turkish Batteries Silenced.
The allied fleet has succeeded in To-
eating Turkish batteries along the
Asiatic shore of the De Dardanelles, ac-
cording to Journal dispatch from
Athens. Observers in a captive balloon
spied out the Ottoman artillery which
was silanced by shells from British and
French guns, with the result that the
camps of the allied troops now are
more tenable.
Advices from Mytilenc received -
Athens are to the effect that 1rrge
bodies of British troops are
disembarking on the Gallipoli penin-
sula. Steady progress by the allies is
Constantinople.
Burning Asia Minor Towns.
LONDON. September 1.-THE town of
Phocaea, Asia Minor. twenty-five miles
northwest of Smyrna. is reported to be
in flames. according to a Reuter- dis
patch from Athens. which says it is
inferred that the Turks are destroying
coast towns and retiring into the in
terror in expectation of the fall of the
Dardanelles.
a dispatch to the Morning Post from
Petrograd says:
"a Turco-German submarine of the
new German type has been sighted in
the Black sea by the Russian post on
the Kerch peninsula in the Crimea. The
submarine came up to recoinnoiter and
exchanged shots with the shore before
retiring at full speed In view of the
size and type of the underwater boat, it
is evident that it made it's way by sea
to Turkish waters.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
Expresses His Astonishment.

This was a purely official MESA ge
and now for the first time I authorize
its publication. 1t was sent from the
embassy by the only means which 1
had to communicate with my govern
ment. and to my astonishment it has
become public though not through the
Associated Press, to whom | had
planned to give a formal statement
when ] was prepared to do so.
In view of tn esituation now I think
that I will have nothing whatever to say
regarding my position to the American
press 1 will, however. probably have
something to say to the public through
the Austrian press after l have returned
home.
Agents in New York are arranging
reservations for me on a Dutch or Nor
wegian steamer, but the exact date of my
departure has not been determined.
expect that the British government will
afford me safe conduct. Mrs. Dumba will
go to Washington for a brief stay before
meeting me in New York, when We will
sail.
COPENHAGEN. Denmark. September
IA. via London. $40 p.m--According
TO the Politiken. DIR. Dumba, the Aus
,ro- Hungarian ambassador TO the
United tSates, will sail on the steamer
Frederick VIII from New York Sep
TENDER - for Copenhagen.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
Large Russian Reinforcements.

Moreover" the correspondent adds,
..be Russians have been able to give
uarticular energetic push to the opera
tions between Tarnopol and Czoptow
Inv the arrival of steady streams of re-
jnforcements for some days. The Ger
mans who had reached the village Of
ostrow, on the Sereth, south of Tarn-
nool were attacked on three success
siye days by the steadily increasing
Russian reinforcements. On the 9th
they drove the Russians back across
the Sereth at ostrow, while the Ger
mans and Austrians before Tarnopol
had to resist violent attacks.
THE Russians renewed their attack
on the 10th. They reached the German
nositions. where their attack broke
down. the Russians losing many hum
dreds in killed. Nevertheless. the Rus
slams resumed their attack on the 18th
and reached the German entanglements,
which they cut with spades and shears,
and leaped into the trenches. where
hand-to-hand fight ensued. At this
iuncture the German commander sent
banking forces to both wings. which
opened a terrific cross-tire.'
Evening star., 1915-09-14
Coming to Washington.

Announcement has been made that
Rogue Gonzales Cara, former provi-
sional president of Mexico, is coming to
Washington, and today it was further
announced that Gen. Felipe Angeles
also will come to Washington, and
with him may come Diaz Lombardo
Villas minister Of foreign affairs. All
three are identified with the Villa fac
tion. Lombardo, Angeles and Enrique
Llorente have been designated as dele
gates from the Villa faction to the
proposed peace conference. in which all
Mexican factions are desired to join
The War Department today received
a report from Gen. Funston, in charge
of United States troops on the Mexi-
can border, in which he says that he
has furnished supports of soldiers for
civil officers in Texas. who have been
searching houses on the Rio Grande
river. seiZing arms and suspicious
cfI &
Evening star., 1915-09-14
Deadlock on Dvina Broken.

BERLIN, September 15. via LonAon
September l4-The battle along the
pvina river, which has been virtually
IN a state of deadlock for several days.
has swung in favor of the Germans.
The war office announced today that
the Russians had been elected from
several positions on the left bank of
the river. This battle probably VIII
decide the fate of Riga.
Leonhard Adelt. the war correspond
ent of the Tageblatt. with the Austrian
headuuarters, in a dispatch reports that
the Russian resistance on the Sereth
river has assumed most serious as
pect and indicates that the new COM
inander has been ordered to hold the
remaining Russian positions in Gahcla
The Russians, the correspondent says
arr. resorting to counter attacks, whlcn
are giving Gen. Count Won Bothmer $
army much hard work on both HANKS
on the upper and lower waters OF the
cnrotb river Yet these hanks, he says,
lie in the broken. selni-mountainous
country where defense from further at
tempts to endanger the rear OF the
army is relatively easy.
Evening star., 1915-09-14
Thirty-Two Color Bearers.

The Department of Potomac possesses
possibilities in the way of flag work
hat it is quite impossible to achieve
in any other department. it is said. All
III, corps members of this department
-eside within the District of Colum bia
There are eight corps and four color
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