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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-16
new BRITISH REGULATION
A RESTRICTION ON SPIES

LONDON, March 16, 1870 p.m.-The
stringent relations governing the secur-
ing of passports by persons desiring to
travel from England to France promul-
gated yesterday have been followed today
by the announcement Of other regulations
governing travel to Holland. The diff
culties of transit between England and
the continent have been very materially
increased and the authorities hope that
a consistent application Of the new regu-
la ations will lessen the danger from spies.
Under the new orders no traveller ma y
60 to Holland without giving the home
Office three days notice of his intended
departure. Travellers must supply full
information concerning their plans and
the truth of their statements must be
vouched for by two responsible British
citizens.
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VALPARAISO Chile. March 18-
Nineteen members of the crew Of thu
German cruiser Dresden. sunk on Juan
Fernandez Island Sunday by British
var.hips, are misaing.
This was made known on the arrival
here today of the British auxiliary
cruiser Drama, having ON board the
survivors from the Dresden, some of
whom were wounded.
Conquered in Five Minutes.
LONDON, March 16.-According to
an announcement by the British ad-
miralty, the German cruiser Dresden
which escaped after the battle of the
Falkland Islands in December. has
been sunk off the coast of Chile In the
south Pacific. The admiralty issued the
following statement:
ION the 14th of March, at am,
H. M. 8. Glasgow. Capt John Luce
r. NJ; H. NJ. auxiliary cruiser Drama
Cant. John r. Segrave, r. n, and h
M s. Kent, Capt. John D. Allen. c. B.,
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VOTE AGAINST WAGE CUT.
Tin-Plate Workers Will Hold Manu-.
facturers to Their Agreement.

.PITTTSBURG, Pa. March l6.-Incom-
plete returns received at the head
quarters here of the AmalGamated AS
sociation OF Iron. Steel and Tin Work
ers indicate the defeat for the second
time, by a referendum vote. Of the pro-
nosal made by the Independent manu-
facturers to reduce wages of tin plate
workers from to 11.2 per cent. The
ast vote was taken Saturday.
Eve have an agreement with the
manufacturers which does not expire
until June 3O." said John Williams ma
tional president of the association. last
nieht. .'and of course We propose to
hold them to their agreement"
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ON GROUNDS OF HUMANITY.
Suggestion That q. S. Inquire Con
cerning Treatment of Prisoners.

LONDON, March 16.-Baron Newton
suggested in the house of lords yester-
day that the American government be
asked to make inquiries concerning the
treatment of British prisoners in Ger
many.
The services, he said. which the
American government had rendered
this country during the war. not only
in Europe. but in other parts of the
world. could not be exaggerated and
for this reason 1t mihgt seem al
most unEracious to ask Washington
to do more. But, he added. on the SIM
ple grounds of humanity and Justice.
there would be justification for the re-
quest that the American government
Undertake this additional task.
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PALMER IS APPOINTED.
President Names Him for the Court
of Claims Bench.

President Wilson today appointed A.
Mitchell Palmer, former representative
from Pennsylvania, as Judge of the
Court of Claims. succeeding Judge
Charles B. Howry, as forecast in The
Star.
Mr.. Palmer will take the oath of Of
Ace April l. and enter upon the duties,
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ITALIAN FLEET is MOBILIZED:
AUSTRIA CONSIDERS DEFENSES

of war. on the subject of the defense
of the dual monarchy on the Italian
frontier.
PARIS, March ia special disnatch
from Rome says the government has
issued an order expelling from Italy
the correspondents of the Vienna
Tageblatt and the Frankfurter Zeitung.
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GREECE NOT SATISFIED
WITH ENTENTE PLEDGES

ROME. via Paris, March 16.-The
Giornale D'Italia publishes an interview
with Christakis Biographies, the Greece
foreign minister. in which he is quoted
as declaring that his country did not
join the allies because the triple entente
powers failed to give Greece sufficiently
concrete guarantees regarding compensa-
uon.
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British 100000 Strong.

Tho British troops now on this side Of
the channel are said to number 100000.
and they are reported to have been COM
ing over during recent weeks at the. rate
of one or two army corps week. Some
weeks 100, 600 men have crossed the chan
mel.
Gen. Joffre is reported to have asked
that the number of beds In the hospitals
in Paris be doubled In preparation for
the forward movemenhaAll the Boy Scouts
tor hospital work The French sanitary
corps now has one hundred hospital
trains fully equipped Each train can
transport 500 seriously wounded. SO that
the hospital train capacity Is now $4,000
The exact number of automobile ambu-
.ances at the front is unknown, but there
are several thousand.
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French Academy Drops All Germans

PARIS, March 16.-There are now no
German members of the French Academy
of Science, for the last four names on
the roll were ordered stricken off at a
session last night. The last of the Ger
mans to be expelled were Profs. Won
Bazer of Munich, Waldeyer of Berlin,
Fischer Of Berlin and Klein Of Goettingen-
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Navy Now Is Most Powerful
and Efficient in U. S. History,
Secretary Daniels Declares

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March 16.-
Secretary Daniels. answering critics
Of the unprepartdness of the American
Nayy for war, declared in an address
here today that never before in its
history was the navy in better shape
to fight. He spoke a. a luncheon
given in his honor following the
launching of the new superdread-
naught, Pennsylvania.
There never was a time" said Sec
retary Daniels, when the navy was so
nowerful, so ready, so efficient as now.
Nor has there been year when the
feet has given so much time to tar
get practice, maneuvers, war games
and practices as the present year
Skill. modern adoption. new tactics
are being carried out night and day.
The motto of the navy of today is
training, training and more training;
practice and more practice Nothing
else keeps ships and men MT. Today
they are fit and ready
Praises Congress Generosity.
Secretary Daniels reviewed the prog
ress of building battleships and said
the launching of the>Pennsylvania was
one of many concrete proofs Of the
strength, effectiveness. and steady de-
veIopment of the Ddvy of 1915. He
praised Congress fsf providing recently
for an increase If the navy. saying 1t
showed it's wisdom of the value Of sub
marines when 1t authorized a big In
crease of that craft.
NO nation" he said. has placed such
substantial faith in the deadly power
of this undersea craft. Within a COM
paratively short time. when our mighty
feet lies in Hampton roads, ready to
traverse the ocean, it will be accom-
panied by submarines which can make
twenty knots and send hurting through
the water torpedoes capable of sinking
the leviathan ships any nation can
construct. The Sixty-third Congress
CONTINUED on Third Page)
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About Ready to Try Forcing
Germans Back to Their
Own Soil.
Trimmed RANKS FILLED;
AMMUNITION PLENTIFUL
British Said to Have 750, 900 Men on
Line, and More Are Be-
ing Landed.

PARIS. March 16.-The French
and British general offensive will
begin as soon as the fields are dry
and artillery can be moved over
them, according to present plans.
A moderate offensive was be-
gun early in the new year to keep
the allied troops in spirit and the
Germans engaged on the defcn-
sive
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Huge Store of Ammunition.


The long interval since the German
advance into the northwestern part of
stopped has been employed by the
French in assembling vast quantities
of munitions. so that when the real Of
fensive does begin it can be carried on
with sustained power for two or three
months. with an enormous expenditure
of small-arm ammunition and shells.
It appears likely that the French ar
tillery has store of o5.OO0.Ooo Shells
A long and rapid pursuit could not be
sustained with the railways torn up
behind retreatfng armies without ade-
quate automobile transport. For this
reason the French and English have
gathered tens OF thousands of automo-
bile trucks
American-Built Motor Trucks.
All the machines in a procession of
new automobile trucks seen on a coun-
try road this week were American
built
Four hundred were counted in one line
1t is understood that English and French
army orders in America for automobile
trucks amount to upward OF $30,000.0 900
The one hundred divisions. of a normal
strength Of 10000 each, have been brought
up to beyond the full war strength. so
that regiments Of 5000 men on a regular
war footing frequently have $500 men.
Not only has all the wastage been re-
paired. but considerable additions have
been made to the full fighting strength
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WEATHER.

Unsettled and somewhat colder to-
night; Wednesday probably fair; mod
crate northerly winds.
Temperature past twenty-four hours:
High, 5S, at 8 pm. yesterday; low 81,
at, $40 am. today.
For full report see page Il.
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Studying the Order.

CONTINUED on Second Page.)
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Last Weeks sworn Net CiPculation-
Daily Average. 7l,0S7, Sunday. 55,l0S.
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Praises Congress- Generosity.

CONTINUED on Third Page.)
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Continued on Twelfth Page.)
New Britain herald., 1915-08-10
GEORGE FITCH DIES
 AT BERKELEY, CAL.
Peoria Author Passes Away at Sani- tarium After Operation for Appen-
 dicitis-Famous Magazine Writer.

Berkeley, Cal, Aug. io.-George Fitch, the author, of Peoria. Ill.,, died at a sanitarium here yesterday, having failed to rally from an operation for appendicitis performed Monday. MT, Fitch was taken i'll on Saturday He had been visiting his sister, Miss R. Louise Fitch, who is q student in the University of California.
 George Heleghon Fitch was born in Galva, H., on June 5. 1877.
 After graduating from Knox Col Iage in 1897, he took up newspaper work in Galva, III. Later he was connected with various papers in lii nois and Iowa
 Four years later he came to Peoria as managing editcr and feature writer for the Peoria Transcript. Tn this capacity column of Transcripts con- talning witty comments on Peoria happenings and national politics gained for him wide reputation. He
New Britain herald., 1915-08-10
JITNEYS HIT TROLLEY co.
June Statement of Latter Shows Big
 Decrease,

New Haven, Aug, 1o.-The jitney was doing business in Connecticut in June, judging, by the financial state ment of the Connecticut company for that month. The operating revenue for June was $685., 5,S5O.20,- against $73S. S.224.40 for June, 1914 a falling off of $52,374.2O and the operating income was 224,3S0.77 for June
 1915 against S324,0S4.92 for June of last year The operating revenue of the company for the year ended June 30, 1915. was S7,960, ,S20.67, while the figures for the previous year were SS,0S5,2 ,29S.70 a difference of about $125,000 in favor of 1913-14 The operating income for the year ended June 30, 1915, was S2,233,937S9, against $2,31S,010.11 for year ended June 30, 1914. Gross income figures follow: June 1915, $247,274.16; June. 1914, S345,S57. 25; year 1914-15 S2,- 509.441.48, 1913-14, $2,57s.532.95.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-10
U. s. AND SWEDEN
 FAIL TOCO.OPERATE
No Joint Protest to Great Britain
 Regarding Neutral Trade

Washington, Aug. 10.--The United States will continue to ,act alone in representations to Great Britain re- garding neutral trade. 1t was leaned last night that negotiations begun by the Swedish legation here to secure American cooperation in proposed concerted action of neutrals to protest against the British orders in council insofar as they work hardship to neu- tra1 commerce, have brought no re- suits. t
 The most recent Swedish proposal contemplated identical notes Of pro- test by neutrals, fiat rejection by the American state department having met a previous suggestion for joint note. Negotiations are still in prog ress, but have failed so far to devel- op a common ground upon which action could be based.
 Reasons Largely Technical.
 Some details of the Swedish posi-. ton as to trade interference by Great Britain, it is said, are inconsistent with the contentious of the United States in exchanges with the London foreign office. Reports as to strong German sympathies in Sweden are al- so believed to have been considered by the state department, although the formal reasons given for refusal to join in the movement are largely technical s 2
 The Swedish legation has been pressing the proposal vigorously. The first plan, contemplating joint protest by the Unted States, the Scandinavian countries and Holland, was rejected on the ground that tho United States could not involve it. self in any agreement that might be interpreted as contra citing entangling European alliances. The new propc- sal suggested that all neutral nations, whose commerce was suffering through the British war measures, should agree upon policy and act in cooperation, sending identical notes to London and generally con- centrating their efforts.
 Prepared Tentative Draft.
 Negotiations progressed to a point where both the Swedish and Ameri. can government prepared tentative drafts of proposals to be sent to Great Britain. The Swedish proposals were submitted to the state department but were found to be unsatisfactory in numerous details The departments informal statements to the Swedish minister, it is said, makes it clear that the negotiations are making no progress
New Britain herald., 1915-08-10

stricted quantity for com mercial pur- poses. The only restriction is with regard to catching the young so that the supply will not be exterminated.
 Hunters are required to pay a con- siderable license fec, may not cap ture game for commercial purposes, are restricted as a season, quantity and as to exportation.
 Considering, therefore, the unusual privileges lobstermen are granted, 1t is deplorable that they should be the very men to abuse the laws set for the maintenance of the lobster supply. Lobster fisherm en should be the ones most interested in conserving the supply and having those catching short Holsters prosecuted.
 Since the lobster fishermen who ought at least in their own interests. to be the most anxious that the law against exterminating the supply be enforced will not see the matter in that light remedy should be applied. The state should exact a $50 fee an- nually from all lobster fishermen, this money to be applied as means Of effectively enforcing the law.
 The number of arrests and convic- tions lately for taking short Holsters show that very many fishermen do not obey the law. If they paid stiff fee for their privilege and tnei cash was expended for more thorough ponce work the effect would be beneficial.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-10

has attracted wide attention ip Hol- land, says in part:
 Although the prospect of the Ger manic powers now are better than they ever were before. they cannot Eope for a settlement Dy battle, and therefore wiser cOunseis may pre- vail As to the British, it is not inn possible that they will ultimately list en to the voice of reason There is no reason why the opponents should offer conditions that would only pro- i"ng the war unduly. There are in- creasing signs that" international hatred is decreasing. In the not too distant future, the people of Europe will demand to know how long the war is still to last.''
New Britain herald., 1915-08-10
The Stranger In Our Midst.
(Collier's.)

It is a bad omen that the German
 papers published in this country con-
 tinue to view the whole controversy
 from the standpoint of Berlin. They
 are anxious about Germany's inter-
 ests in conducting the war; they are
 not anxious about the rights of the
 United States. Their editorials find
 satisfaction and conviction in what
 ever emanates from the Wilhelms- strasse magnates while they intimate
 very broadly, that our Government is
 prejudiced, hypocritical,. unneutral,
 subseryient to England, indifferent to
 fact, and so on, ad nauseam. Our
 freedom of the press enables them
 to mahgn the Administration at Washington, but does not enable them even to criticize fairly the rulers at
 Berlin. It is perfectly plain that in | case of break with Germany many, ! of these so-called American Germans will be unable either to curb their zeal for the old country or to shake ], off their habit of implicit and in stinctive obedience to it's orders. We have had many examples of this late- ly in the endless small "accidcnts' to war poverty or lne 0HlIeu' 'otdles' III l the bombs found on vessels loading for England and France, and in the 1 foolish frantic activities of all these alleged peace, truth,& and neutrality leagues. These things may be only ! condolences, but. there are altogeth-
 CT too many: such coincidences. It is high time that our citizens of Ger
 manic origin and Germanic~ syn1pa : thies pull themselves togcthe:' and show that they care about the United States The next few months are go- ing to be a very critical season for l those whose hearts own a foreign and l antagonistic allegiance.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-10
CANADA WITHDRAWS
 ENLISTMENT VETO
Wives and Mothers No Longer Can Forbid Their Husbands and Sons
 From Going to War.

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 10.-Wife and mother have had their day in Canada so far as forbidding their men folk to go to war is concerned, and that day is past, according to official an- nouncemtnt made yesterday by the militia department. It will no longer be possible as it used to be, for wife to keep her husband or her sons under eighteen from enlistlng oy withholding her consent
 Tn announcing the withdraWal or the veto privilege given to women early in the struggle, the department also serves notice on all Canadians that they could no longer dodge mili- tary service by paying s15 apiece. Heretofore it has heen'fpossibie7for en- listed men to- buy discharges by pay ing this sum-. The practice is to ne discontinued. "' '''.l|
 General Samuel Hughes head offtEe department is in England at the pres ent time It was General Hughes who gave the women the right to veto the enlistment of their husbands and mi nor sons.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-10
A New Brand.
Norwich Record.

Tn the place of Pittsburgh million aires read "Detroit millionaires'-to suit the new decade In one year the sale value of automobiles made in that city has jumped from S6O,Ooo,0 00o to S3OO,OCO,OOO. Before another twelve month goes by the output will have changed these figures to half a bil- lion, nOtwithSta nding lower prices and better product. What "lIh pfoHt- sharing in one plant, ana announce- mcnts of 10 per cent. to per celll' voluntary increases of wages In other plants, along with gifts of a pubhc chara cter Detroit must be one place preoccupied with it's own good fof- tune
New Britain herald., 1915-08-10
MUCH PEACE TALK
 HEARD IN HOLLAND
Rumored There Is Possibility of Open
 ing Discussion Between Bel- ,- ligerent Nations.

Rotterdam, Via. London, Aug. lo' 3:19 a. m-There is much talk n Holland of the possibility of opening 2 discussion between the belllgerents on peace terms. The Courant puplsn- 'cs today an article from an anonEha- ous diplomatic source E-gng that an immediate peace might be possible, ie not easy,. and rccrmrnending that the press of the neutral countries un- ccrtake the task of mediation ana reconciling and cnoving the errors
 The Dutch Anti-war league, at a meeting last week al The Hague edorted resolution urging the Dutch government to call conference ot tHe r~ur. al powers in the interest of acA, "tht conference to sit until tho end of the var for the purpose of preparing fer the introducing mediation measures at the proper time"
 The article in the Courant, which
New Britain herald., 1915-08-10
one great object lesson in this doc

one great object lesson in this doc- trine is China.
 There were many who thousat President Wilson would never further a plan for immediate preparation. Since he has deemed it proper to urge such a plan at this, time he has brought to his support many who pre-. vious to this had followed the pi2- ings of another leader. With MT. Wilson standing as the defender of the nation, and MT. Bryan advocating a spineless policy, the outcome of the fight in Congress will be the elimina- ton of either the President or the Nebraskan. In the long run, how ever, it will be the Chatauqua lectur- CT who gets the brand of disapproval. He is not representative of the Anne ican people. He is hindrance to his own party and an mbarrassment to the nation at this time. If it comes to a showdown Woodrow Wilson w,ll be the victor, William Bryan, the van quished.
 It will be a good thing if the P ~'- dent and MT. Bryan lock horns over the plan to be presented at the cor:- ing session, of Congress. The result will show the American people just where this nation stands, whether we are a people of firm purpose or of dilly dallying propensities. It will be a good thing for the Democratic par ty if good stiff fight takes place be- tween the President and his former Secretary. There can be but one leader and if a false prophet arises he should be squashed. The Pre'- idential campaign starting right atI- CT the next session of Congress makes this predicted fight between wilson and Bryan loom up as the all import ant campaign event before the next presidential campaign.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-10
Americans and Suffering Belglans. (Stockton (Cal.) Mail)


 American charity is still finding it's way into far-away Belgium. Perhaps it is the fact that Belgium was an innocent bystander, the victim of cruel environment that appeals so nightly to Americans. However that may be, the fact remains that this country has not grown weary of feeding the Belgians.
 In a recent article written by F. H. Gailor, Rhodes scholar, describ- ing his three months experience in Belgium under the Commission for Relief in Belgium, the writer takes occasion to pay high tribute to the Commissions work.
 The Belgians' appreciation of what American has done for them, he as- serts, is as enthusiastic and sincere today as in the earlier stages of their dire distress. Vast cargoes of flour and wheat shipped into the various provinces of Belgium have saved the lives of millions of people in that country, and he takes occasion to speak of the Belgiars' belief in the superiority of American flour. Pos sibly this was regarded as over-en- thusiastic on the part of the people, who for some time prior to receiv- ing the first consignment of four from America had been subsisting on brown bread. ..% e *... /
 The writer describes the work of feeding the destitute in Brussels. and says: The center of this work is the large storehouse of the Mes sagerie van Gand which is now the main kitchen, where soup is made for 150,O0O people every morning. The men in charge of the cooking are chefs from some of the leading hotels in Brussels, and most of them are volunteers. Fifteen thousand gallons of soup and large quantities of potatoes and boiled meat are cook 1 ed and sent out daily to the 26 sub- l sidiary canteens. After the soup is cooked it is sent under the seals of l the Commission and the protection 1 of the American flag"
 l Not a dollar of American money l contributed to the relief of the Bel l gians has been wasted or diverted l from proper channels. The system 1 for distributing food used by the 1 Commission is a marvel of perfection