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Evening star., 1915-04-04
Concentration

In this age of commercial achievement the ablest
minds devote their energies to eliminating waste and
cutting lost motion
and success are the products of concentra
,on Big things are accomplished through the COM
bined force of details.
In advertising the quickest and surest results are
obtained BY concentrating in the medium that reaches
the largest circle of regular readers
The circulation figures of The Star for each week.
published every Saturday and Sunday, together with
the constantly increasing volume OF advertising printed
lfreouentv more than all the other local papers
binetD prove that advertisers appreciate the result
producing power OF concentration.
Evening star., 1915-04-04
Text of Resolutions.

The resolutions adopted state that:
In the death of Mrs. Miranda 3. Toll
loch the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Garfield Memorial Hospital. of which
she was treasurer for thirty-three
years. has suffered an irreparable loss.
MRS. Tolloch was a woman of rare
qualities of mind and heart-naturally
religious. philanthropic, patriotic. con-
scientious and loyal She was indefati-
gable in her devotion to every duty Of
life.
Her tender heart prompted a gener-
Gus response to the calls upon her for
assistance and in the furtherance of
every movement for the benefit Of
mankind and the relief of unfortunate
humanity.
Garfield Hospital will miss her un-
selfish support and our board her able
efforts and wise counsel The city of
Washington has lost a useful citizen
the church and various societies with
which she was associated an incom-
parable member. AS wife and mother
her example was worthy of emulation
She will long be missed from her ac-
customed place in the worlds work
She has gone to her eternal rest be-
loved and lamented by all who knew
her."
Evening star., 1915-04-04
White Wings All Ready.

The street cleaning department an
nounced last night that all Is in read!
ness for sending out white wings anu
other laborers, if necessary, TO rehoNs
snow from the cross-waiks and CUTTERS
in the business portion of the city BUT
J. W. Paxton ana othsr
officials OF the department We're com
dent last night that, as the sho" iIie -
ed as fast as 1t reached the stree. ho
..snow'' would be on the streets t"uaA
The season just ending has cost the
street cleaning department less iot
snow removal than any on reeoiu.
There have been years when the CoSt
has approa ched the $4,000 marx. pul
the figures for the current season ~
insignificantly small in comparison
with this amount .-.- 81.
The department no longer figures the
cost of snow removal as an added eN
uense except when 1T is necessary 10
remove snow in wagons. Formerly the
expense was provided for in sep,
arate appropriation. but now it Is paiu
out of the DEPARTMENTS genera fund
When the streets are not covered with
snow the regular street sweepers are
at work so that the costs OF snow re-
moval and street sweeping practically
balance each other.
Evening star., 1915-04-04
OF SOCIETY
IN SCENES OF HAREM
First Dress Rehearsal of "The Opium
Pipe" Is to Be Held
Tonight.

Some of the prettiest young women
in Washington society are to imper-
senate maidens of the harem in the
Ancient Persian play. The Opium
Pipe" which was written by Mrs. Chris
tian Dominique Hemmick and her
daughter as a propaganda against the
drug habit, and which is to be staged
here for the benefit of the poor of the
city.
Spectacular dances are to be features
of the performance and no effort is
being spared to make this the most ar
tistic production of the season. The
first dress rehearsal is scheduled for
tonight and the play is to be given at
the Belasco Theater during the week
of April &c.
Both in the close attention to his
torical details and customs regarding
songs, music. dances. costumes and
stage accessories and in the institution
of an entirely new system of stage
management Mrs. Hemmick promises
a production original in many ways
and of exceptional merit
The business manager Of the perform
ance is Robert Elmore and the stage
managers are Edward Mitchell and
William Morrow.
Have Had Busy Season.
The authors and players section of
the Drama League, of which Mrs. Hem
mick is chairman, is to meet this week
to read a play written by DR.. Alfred
Hopkins. This group has had very
busy season. 1t staged THE Dispute
Of the Muses. an allegorcal tabIeau,
at the Beaux Arts ball. and another
tableau. The Awakening" as propa-
ganda for the woman's peace party, of
which Mrs. Hemmick is president. 1t is
under the uspices of this group that
THE Opium Pipe" is to be staged.
Miss Logan of England, who, for
three years played prominent roles
with Mrs. Patrick Campbell, and who
is to give her version of The Songs of
Solomon" for the first time in this
country at the production of the Per
sian play, has been persuaded by Mrs.
Hemmick to give three talks on her
stage experiences, at Mrs. Hemmick's
home, 1925 Rhode Island avenue. These
will include the subject of stage direc-
tion under the best known English
managers and intimate personal ex-
periences with great actors.
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has been suspended for the last three
days on this account.
No Change in Poland.

days on this account.
No Change in Poland.
There Is no change in Poland. but
the movement of German troops indi-
Gates that their general staff are un-
easy over the activity of the Russians
along the East Prussian frontier and
in the central portion Of the old king
dom.
An official Russian communication
concerning the recent Russian retreat
from the Memel district of East Prus-
sia was issued tonight II says;
During the retirement of our troops
from Memel our casualties were only
149 men. including killed. wounded
and missing.
Troops Moved From West.
Having fortified the whole Of Bel
gum and having recently opened the
sIuices extending the floods in Flan-
ders, II Is possible that the Germans
feel secure IN moving troops east, or
do not anticipate that the allies Will
make their effort for some weeks yet
At any rate they have. say Dutch
correspondents. depleted the garrisons
in Belgium and have actually with
drawn men from the fser front
BEYOND this. there is little news from
the western theater of operations Ihe
French however. continue their at
teupt TO dislodEe the Germans from
the forest of lie Pretre. in the hope
that this will compel them to eyacuate
81. Mihiel.
Location OF Germans in West.
The Evening News has received
dispatch from it's correspondent at Co
nenhaeen giving what purports to be
the locations Of the various German
armies In the west.
According to this dispatch, Emperor
William is at Dinant, in Belgium, with
GEN Won Falkenhayn, chief OF sta !,
Gen Won RehIer is at Dixmude, IN Bel-
cium. with four army corps; the
crown Prince of Wurtemhurg IS AZ
Naulds. near Lille. with three army
rorps. the Crown Prince of bavaria
with three corps is at or near am
hrai in the Department OF the Norlh'
France: Gen. Won Herringen IS at La
Fere northwest of Laon, IN the De
partment of Aisne, with four corps
Gen Won kluck. who has been Woula-
ed has three corps near Laon: Cen
Won Buelow is at Nouziera. to the
northeast of Chalons, with four corps
Gen. Won Einem is between Buzanoy
and Stenay to the north of the Ar
gonne with three corps and two more
ccrps in reserve. while the German
crown prince is at Etain, near Nerdun.
with the 5th Corps and two more corps
in reserve.
Further to the south is Gen. Won Fal-
kenhausen.s line from st. Mihiel to
NueIhausen with one corps and sew
eraI brigades In reserve.
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MRS. TU[[OCH'S DEATH
CAUSES DEEP SORROW
Ladies Aid Society Of Garfield Me-
mortal Hospital Passes Resolu-
tions Of Regret.

Resolutions Of appreciation OF the
work done for Garfield Memorial Hos
pItal by Mrs Miranda B. Tulloch, who
was for more than thirty-three years
treasurer OF that institution. and OF
regret for her death were passed at
the monthly meeting Of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the hospital In the New Will
lard Hotel yesterday.
Mrs. John A. Logan. the president.
feelingly announced the death of Mrs.
Tulloch. who had been a worker Of
the hospital since its organization.
Mrs. George B. Welch was appointed
treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by
Mrs Tullochs death.
Nearly every member of the society
was present. Reports OF officers showed
satisfactory conditions, and recorded
the largest number of patients in the
hospital since October that have been
cared for in the same period since the
hospital was opened.
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War Officially Reported.

j calm now prevails on our posi-
tfons between the Dniester and
Pruth- rivers.
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BROWN UNIVERSITY BOYS
ATTRACT LARGE CROWD
Glee and Mandolin Clubs, on Easter
Holiday Tour, Entertain With
Varied Program.

With a varied program Of songs, in
strumental numbers and feature acts
the Brown University glee and man
dolin clubs. on their annual Easter
holiday tour. entertained Crowded
house" at the University Club last
night. The concert by the Brown
boys had been hailed as an event
extraordinary in the advance notices
sent out by Claude n. Bennett, chair
man of the University Club entertain
ment committee, and the club members
and Brown alumni filed every seat
Especially pleasing to the Brown
alumni present was the singing by the
united clubs of Brown songs. Bruno"
''Brunania" and the university cheering
song.
Shares the Honors.
P. B. Graham, prestidigftator and
ventriloquist. shared the honors Of the
evening with the quartet consisting
of H L. Myers. c. NJ. Clegg. s. K.
Mitchell and H. L. Wilson. Mr.. Myers,
as soloist. scored with his singing of
Little Gray House in the West" Mr..
Myers and Mr.. Clegg are leaders of the
glee and mandolin clubs, respectively
Following the program at the Uni
versity Club the musicians were the
guests of the National Press Club.
Among the Brown alumni at the
University Club last night were JUS
tice Hughes, Arthur d. Call, H. K
Porter, w. c. Carpenter. w. A. Slade
Lippitt. c. A. Nolan. A. F. westcott. G.
A. Anthony, r. l.. Brown. E. C. Burnett
H. Z. Day w. 6. Leland, F. E Parting
| ton and w. A. Wilbur.
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Weather Bureau Says
Today Will Be Fair

r,disp,ayed by the blizzard which
struck Washington yesterday the
weather bureau last night continued to
insist that today would be fair with
rising Temperature" According to the
forecast of the weather sharps Easter
tinery may be worn with perfect as
surance there will he no downpour of
rain or furry of snow to send the
wearers scurrying to the nearest port
of refuge. While it may be tritie
damn underfoot the sun is scheduled
TO shine upon the church. going
crowds and later upon the throngs
which will parade on Connecticut ave-
nue.. following the time-honored Gus
tom.
Rnt while the forecast is for rising
tenperature it is not predicted that
any one is liable to be overheated or
suffer from sunstroke. Somew here be-
tween Is and 30 degrees Is about as
high as the thermometer Will register
during the day. However, spring
weather is on the way, said the wealth
er bureau. and the next few days prob
.hIv viii show a decided warming up in
washington There is no cold wealth
err in sight was the comforting state
ment made last nlght.
Not Unprecedented.
Weather bureau officials said that
while the Easter snowstorm was not
unprecedented, so general a fall OF
snow in April was unusual. The dis
turbance placed the entire Atlantic
coast from northern Florida to Maine
in winter habit, and brought with il
winds that at times approached cy-
clonic velocity.
A gale of seventy-two miles an hour
was recorded off Cape Henry when the
storm was central over the Virginia
capes, and by the time the disturbance
had reached Cape Cod late today il
carried winds blowing eighty miles an
hour. About nineteen inches of snow
were reported at Philadelphia.
The forecaster predicted last night
that the storm would be entirely
passed in the south and central At
iantic states by today, but said that
blustery winds and the after effects OF
the disturbance would put a damper on
Faster parades in New York and New
England.
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Mr.. Whitaker Gave Life
Trying to Move Wire
to Protect the Public

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Interfered With Traffic.

There was snow enough on the
streets before noon to interfere with
the movements of horses and horseless
vehicles Horses of the fire depart
ment were unable to make much head
way over the asphalt pavement on
Pennsylvania avenue while responding
to an alarm of fire.
A number of minor collisions betweeR
automobiles We're reported by the
police, but in no instance was any
serious damage done. An ambulance
belonging to the District cotllded Win
a delivery wagon at 5th and L streets
northwest and two horses belonging TO
the American Ice Company We're
knocked down by street car heas
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and bth street.
Two automobiles, one the property OF
DIR. E. A. Balloch and the other owned
hy the University market, cohloeu az
Vermont avenue and IL street. botll
vehicles were damaged, but their oc-
cupants were not hurt.
Evening star., 1915-04-04
Decentralization in North Carolina.

RALEIGH, N. c., April 3.-One of the
worst storms in the history of central
and eastern North Carolina swept this
section late last night and early today,
wrecking miles of telephone. telegraph
and power lines and demoralizinS bust
moss in a score of towns within
radius of seventy-tive miles. Nearly
two feet of snow fell here. The wind,
which at times reached a velocity OF
sixty miles an hour, wrecked q numDer
of houses and filled streets with a tan
gle of trees, poles and wires No loss
of life has been reported, but several
persons were injured:
Communication with the OUTSIDE mas
been interrupted nearly tWenty-four
hours, Telephone and telegraph offi-
cials were unable to say when they
could re-establish communication
and other industries will be idle for
week or more owing to the storm
wrecking power lines.
Three Electrocuted in Richmond.
RICHMOND, Va. April 3-Three
lives were lost today in a storm which
covered Richmond and vicinity with
blanket of snow and practically cut
the city off from communication with
the outside world. c. p. Mexley. a mer-
chant; j. r. Chenault and Charles H.
wire borne down by the weight of the
snow and were almost instantly killed.
The storm struck Richmond early this
morning Several inches of snow fell.
accompanied by a high wind, which
continued until late today. Wires in
all directions were broken down and
for several hours there was no com
munication out of the city except by
train. Late tonight communication
partially had been restored. The teles
phone service is greatly damaged, 1000
telephones being out of commission
and $50 poles down. Not long-dis-
tance line out Of Richmond is working.
A large part of the city tonight is in
darkness, the current having been cut
off because of fallen wires.
Railway service is badly crippled, and
all trains are hours late. On the Sea-
board Air Line railway 500 telegraph
poles are down; on the Norfolk and
western railway 500 poles gave way
under the snow and wind, while on the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac railroad there is stretch OF four
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Miniature Blizzard Hits
All Atlantic Seaboard,
But Moderates at Night

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Heavy in Tennessee Also.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. April "a John
son City special says that as result
of heavy snowstorms last night and
this week trains on the Linville River
railway, east of Cranberry. n. c., were
stalled today in snowdrifts, which
have covered the track in places six
feet or more.
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Four Inches in Six Hours.

LYNCHBURG. Va, April 3.-One of
the worst April snowstorms on record
swept this section today. In six hours
four inches of snow fell. There was
thirty-mile wind.
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several TaTEish princes serving with

Several Turkish princes serving Wfft
the Prussian forces.
Abdul Rahim Hairi. major in the
Turkish field artillery. is now leu
tenant, a la suite in the Second
Guard Field Artillery regiment: ABB
dull Ha lin. major OF the Turkish IN
'fantry, is lieutenant a Ia suit ', in
the Guard Light Infantry Battalio n;
Osman Fuad, first lieutenant OF
Turkish cavalry. is lieutenant la
suite IN the Body Guard Hussars.
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WOMEN Or IJS'TRIIA
FOUND lib = TING
ding The life Of Rec uses, 50
as Not to Hear Anything
about War.

Il lNoTrespondence OF Associated Press.o
AMSTHbDAIM Mar. 26.-Austrian
papers received here tell how three
| women who had chosen to hibernate
( through IN the war have been discov-
eTId by the Prague police hidden
In that city. s 5f
The chief OF police recently re-
/ ceiVed q letter from resident In the
konWtktstrasse stating that the Wild
! oW Betty Stoll, together with her two
dau lighters, had been murdered.
The writer OF the letter, ON being
Elnterrosated, said that for many weeks
\ no one had been seen to leave the
house, the window-shutters Of which
i-rematned closed all the time.
i. "A number OF constables. under the
Leadership OF the commissary OF POI
lice, We're thereupon dispatched to
the premises.
no answer being forthcoming to
their repeated knocking, the door was
forced upon by locksmfth.
In the front room an elaborate bar
rtcade had been erected. Tables.
! .Wardrobes. portmanteaux, chairs, and
iseyen piano filed the apartment
/ Literally from floor to ceiling. THE
police having with difficulty made a.
lclearing in this artificial jungle.
pushed through to the inner room.
Hhere in three beds, placed side by
| side, lay the three murdered" wom-
en-. On seeing the intruders, the
three. in angry chorus, shouted to.
the police chief. Clear out, all of
you; clear out, and quick. too! Leave
JUS in peace.
For the last two months we have
| lived here barricaded because We
don't wish to hear anything whatever
about the war. It sickens us to hear
about it. We are in need Of nothing.
we have provisions. in plenty
In the adjoining rooms the police.
found store Of provisions sufficient
to last another six months.
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CIVIL PRISONERS
BADLY TREATED
cured the right to provide the food

cured the right to provide. the food
supplies. GA
The impression OF the Dutch ply
stefan was that the military prisons
ers Of war, especially the icers.
We're handled Infinitely better In the
British Isles than were the British.
ldier prisoners In Germany. He
found extreme bitterness IN Germany
concerning the placing OF German
civilian prisoners in England in Fhulks
at Portsmouth and elsewhere, and
he says threats-were uttered by the.
German authorities to send all the
British civilians to Germany to Cux-
haven as reprisal
One thing severely cond enned by
the Dutch visitor was the imprison-
ment Of army dical officers by all
the fighting nations without excep-
ton. Everywhere these doctors
complained that they were not even
permitted to treat the wounded SOL
sdiers of their armies who had fallen
into the hands of their opponents.
Similar comp plants were heard from
British medical officers. captured sby
the Germans at the battle OF Mons.
early in the war. from German doc
tors captured by the British and from
others in the hands OF the French.
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mind, the farmers that they must
live up to their previous agreements
with the Berlin dealers II the Of
ficiaIs do not step in, the dealers be-
lieve, the present shortage OF milk
will develop into a milk famine.
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Dutch Doctor Says They GET
Worse Treatment Than
Military Prisoners.

Correspondence OF Associated Press.)5
ROTTERDAM. Mar. 26.-Ctyil
prisoners OF war are not nearly so
well treated as military prisoners ia
any OF the belligerent countries. ac-
cording to an eminent Dutch doctor,
who has just returned here from a
trip throug h the British Isles, France
and Germany. where he visited many
camps. The treatment Of prisoners,
he says, varies according to the tenn
permanent Of the camp commandant.
Some commandments are very kind
hearted, while others go beyond all
the limits OF strictness, and In some
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DUEL
Fought by German and Rus
sian is an Incident Of Stand
Still Status of Thinqs.

Ccorrespondence OF Associated Press.1
BERdlIN, Mar. 26.The stand-stfli
status OF things in the trenches IN
East Prussia recently got on the
nerves OF both forces so mach that
one day a German and Russian
sharp shooter rose from the trenches
simultane ously and advanced toward
cuIcated with the sporting spirit of
the thing. the other soldiers with
held their fire. The men advanced
a few PAGES. stopped at the same time,
raised their rifles and fired together.
The Russian fell.
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MILK III famine
Staring Berlin In the Face
Causes Dealers to ASK for
Drastic Action.

E0Correspondence OF. Associated Press.) 81
BERLIN, Mar. 26Berlin milk
dealers. who are fearful that there
may be milk famine have appealed
to the board Of trade ofSthe capital
to induce the authorities 3 to start
action against farmers who. it. is
claimed, have failed TO live up to-
price agreements. ss
The dealers maintain that the far
smers annually feed bill ions Of litersofa
SKINNED milk to their hogs. at d loss
of 90 900 1iters Of albumin q year
They ask that the use Of skinned
rates for the transportation OF the
milk be reduced by one half:
The ahthorit les are asked to res
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LIME FoIs E,ERTILIzER.

If you and your peI ghbors are fig
uring on buying a car of lime, don't
fail to get our prices on West ViTs
ginia lime. Both phones AZ.
West, Clarksburg.
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Another Sufferer relieved.

Hebron, Me-. = Before taking your
remedies I was all run down, discour-
aged and had female weakness. Itook.
Lydia E. Pinkhan's Vegetable Com
pound and used the Sanative Wash, and
find today that am an entirely new.
woman, ready and willing to do my
houseWork now, where before taking
your medicine it was dread. try to
impress upon the minds Of all aiiing
women ] meet the benefits they can
derive from your medicines. = Mrs.
CHARLES ROWE, r. F. D., No. /,
Hebron, Maine.
IF You want special advice
write to Lydia II. Pinkham Med
leine Co., (confidential) Lynn,
Mass. Your letter WILDE opened,
read and answered by q woman
md held In strict confidence.
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New Orleans is to have a school OF
salesmanship for the benefit OF the
clerks.
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PRINCES
From Turkey Are Serving with
the Prussian Forces in the
European War.

BERLIN, Mar 26=-Though it Is
common knowledge that there are
many German officers In the Turk
ish army, few know that there are
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health again. It is truly great bless
ing to women, and I cannot speak too
highly of it. I take pleasure in recon-
mending it to Others ANNIE
CAMERON. RID, No. 1,sSwan Creek,
Michigan.
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Telephones which have been sup
piled to the Berlin police and which
may be used with circuits scattered
Throughout the city, are so compact
they may be carried in a pocket.