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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
UpHoLDs DEATH PENALTY.
Tennessee Judge Decides Capital
Punishment Still Operates There.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. August ga
Newport. Tenn. special says Judge
Hicks Of the circuit court yesterday
held that capital punishment as pen
atty for murder still operates in Ten
nessee. The recent legislature passed
a bill abolishing capital punishment ex-
cept in certain cases, and then recessed
for a month. After the recess the gov
ernor vetoed the bill.
In a habeas corpus case involving
bail for a prisoner charged with MUIR
der the claim was made that the bill
had become a law automatically. For
mer Gov. Ben. w. Hooper was attorney
for the prisoner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
GEORGE G. McMURTRY DEAD.
Prominent Financier Succumbs After
Illness of Two Months.

NEW YORK, August George G
McMurtry. chairman Of the American
Sheet and Tin Plate Company, a sub.
sidiary of the United States Steel Cor.
poration, died suddenly at Atlantic
City, N. j., early today.
Mr.. McMurtry, who also was a director
of the American Can Company, the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail
way Company, Pittsburgh Trust Com
pany and other large companies. had
been in poor health for two months
Two days ago, however. he was re-
ported to be in a much improved con-
dition.
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GEN. TRACY NEAR DEATH. +
Unconscious for Nine Days, Withou,
Nourishment in Any Form.

NEW YORK, August 6.-Gen. Benja-
min F. Tracy. Secretary of the Navy
when Benjamin Harrison was Presi-
dent, was at deaths door today. it was
said. sustained alone by his vigorous
vitality.
For nine days Gen. Tracy. who is
eighty-four years old. has lain uncon-
scious and without nourishment in any
form. His physicians say the remark
able resistance he has shown to his ALL
ment, paralysis, is due to lifetime of
temperate and regular habits.
For several days his death has been
expected hourly. it is said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
URGES PR0CRESS|VES
TO ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
George W. Perkins Says Party
Stands for Preparedness for
Peace and War.

ALBANY, N. Y, August 6.-Sounding
rallying cry for progressives TO stand
by their party, George W. Perkins told
perhaps twenty-five upstate leaders at an
executive meeting here today that the
progressive organization is the only one
that stands for preparedness for peace as
well as preparedness for war. And at
this time. he declared, both are equally
important to the country.
Because of the utter lack of pre-
paredness to meet the great modern
economic conditions in industry, we
peace as we are for war;" he declared.
Every thoughtful man knows that II
the war were to stop tomorrow, wide
spread Industrial depression imme-
diately would gather in this country"
Declines to Commit Himself.
As to national candidates. Mr.. Per-
kins said he had no idea what the
future would bring forth. He de-
clined to say If he believed Col. Roose-
welt again would be a candidate for
President. or II he would support Gov.
Hiram Johnson of California for the
presidency.
The upstate progressives. most of
them county chairmen. met to discuss
the future of the party. particularly
as to putting candidates In the Held
In the absence Of Walter johnson of
West Chester county, the state chair
man, Harrison Deyo, took charge OF
arrangements this morning. He ex-
pressed the opinion that the men VINO
Joined the progressives for principle
will stand firmly against realignment
with the republicans.
Henry J. Cochrane, Albany county
chairman Of the progressives. today
announced his intention to retire and
return to the republican party.
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UNVEIL BEETHOVEN STATUE.
German Singers Gather in Golden
Gate Park for Ceremony.

SAN FRANCISCO. August GERMAN
singers from various parts OF the coun-
try gathered in Golden Gate Park today
for the dedication of the statue of
Beethoven, presented to the city by the
Beethoven Maennerchor OF New York.
The ceremony was to eliminate q cele-
bration Of Beethoven's centenary by the
German auxiliary to the Panama-Pacific
exposition. George B. Alstadt, president
Of the New York society, was to deliver
the presentation address
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Joliet Warden Resigns.

CHICAGO. August 6.-Warden Ed
mund M. Allen of the Illinois state
penitentiary, at Joliet. declared today
he would resign because Gov. Dunno
has denied him the privilege of living
outside the prison in which his wife
was murdered.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, August 6.-The
resignation Of Warden Allen was re-
oeived and accepted today by Gov. Dunno.
who by telegraph directed Deputy War
den Ryan to assume charge Of the Joliet
prison until Aliens successor was Sc
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LONDON, August 6.-The oc-
cupation of Ivangorod by Austro-
German forces is announced off
cially in both Vienna and Berlin.
With the great Russian fort
resses of Warsaw and Ivangorod
captured and the fall Of Riga, the
capital of the Baltic provinces,
imminent, the Austro-Gerrnan on.
slaught has reached its high tide
in the east, and the next step will
be the German emperor's tri-
umphant entry into the Polish
capital.
That event is likely soon to be
followed by the pronouncement
of united and semi-autonomous
Poland, embracing not only the
territory wrested from the Rus
slams, but the Austrian crown
land of Galicia.
Meantime the Russian armies
are lighting their way backward
toward Russia proper, inflicting
blows on the invaders wherever
possible, trying to fend them off
the railways running north and
south, in order that the ends of
the German nippers may not
meet, and, in closing, bring disas-
ter to Russian arms.
The position of the army of
Grand Duke Nicholas now is a
matter of solicitude, as the occu-
patton of Warsaw is believed to
be a prelude to a greater purpose,
that of enveloping the retreating
forces.
The Russian war Office comments on
the effect of Warsaws capitulation on
the northern front as follows:
The enemy is slowly advancing, but
against great opposition on the part of
the Russian armies in the Narew and
Lomza directions.
I'm the vicinity Of Riga the Germans
received a severe check on the Misa
river They were forced to- withdraw
to Ekau, several miles to the south
ward"
Contests German Advance.
Petrograd reports show the grand
duke has retired to the right bank of
the Vistula both at Warsaw and Ivan
gorod, destroying bridges at both
points and contesting the German ad-
vance across the river.
Back of the retiring Russians is the
vast morass of central Poland with few
railways and primitive roads, making
impossible a quick movement
of guns and supplies: while back of
Warsaw the only fortress available as
a rallying point for the Russians is
Menaced by Won Buelow.
Thus the Russians are menaced by
Gen. Won Buelow's columns bending
southwark and by Field Marshal Won
southern army bending
The occupation Of Warsaw now is
attention on a series of i'm
portant events that are being arranged
First will be the selection of German
governor. Reports indicate the ap-
pointee will be a German prince, pos
an Austrian archduke. who will be
vested with authority akin to that
which Napoleon gave to his brothers
and to his marshals as kings of occu-
pied territory.
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Admiral Caperton Sends Tug
OsceoIa to Gonaives to Pro-
teCt CuStomhOuSe.
FORT RATIONALE OCCUPIED
BY THE. AMERICAN FORCES
Col. Cole in Military Charge Of Port
au Prince-Haitian Parliament
to Select President Sunday.

Revolt has broken out again in
Haiti, this time on the western
coast, at Gonaives.
Rear Admiral Caperton, in
charge of the United States expe-
dictionary forces, has dispatched
the naval tug Osceola with forces
to protect the customhouse.
The admiral today reported the
occupation of Fort Rationale, in
Port all Prince, by American
forces without resistance. The
American marines are quartered
in the barracks.
Col. Cole, commanding the
marines landed from the battle
ship Connecticut, is in military
charge of the town, and Capt.
Beach has been assigned to handle
civil affairs.
A session of the Haitian parlia-
ment to select a president has
been called for Sunday.
Peace Prospects Brighter.
Hopes for a peaceful settlement OF
the disturbances in Haiti were bright
ened by receipt of a message from
Rear Admiral Caperton, commanding
of
Prince and Cape Haitien, announcing
that the troops of Resolve Bobo. leader
of the successful revolution, would
disarm on their arrival at the capital.
Gen. Bobo's men are reported en- route
and should arrive there in six days. :,
The following abstract of Admiral
Caperton's report was given out:
Gen. Blot left Cape Haitien for San
instant TIL. troops of Gen. Bobo have
met with no further resistance In the
north of Haiti. and Bobo's troops are
said to be marching to Port au l- Prince e,
about six days. Gen. Bobo's repre-
sentatives have promised that his
troops will disarm upon arrival at
"Although Cape Haitien, is quiet, out
breaks are reported at Petitgoabe,
Miragoave and Jacmel. The Haitian
committee at Port au Prince has tele-
graphed the authorities at these places
directing them to maintain order. and
Admiral Caperton Is of the opinion
that the order Of the committee will
be effective"
Blot Abandons Hope.
Gen. Blot commanded the military
forces Of the government overthrown
with the assassination of President
Guillaume. Officials here inferred from
his withdrawal from the country that
Blot had abandoned hope of being
elected to the presidency.
News dispatches from Port au Prince
said the national assembly was await
ing word from Gen. Bobo as to wheth-
er he desired the Office. Assurances
that his army will disarm on its ar
rival at the capital are thought to in
dictate that there will be no further
fighting, and that the revolutionists
will estab lish a government.
Earlier advices from Admiral Caper-
ton said warning shots fired by the
survey yacht Eagle at Cape. Haitien
had kept the revolutionists out of that
city. Only a small force Of marines
was on duty ashore, and a warning
was sent that any attempt to enter
the town would be met by the guns
of the American warships. The battle
ship Connecticut is now of the port
with additional marines
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Army Corps Survivors to Meet.

Col. Stanton Weaver. Junior vice COM
mander OF the Department Of the Poto-
mac. g. A. R., has called q meeting of
the survivors of the 23d Army Corps
residing in this city for next Tuesday
night at G. A. r. headquarters. when
plans for q corps reunion to be held
during the q. A. r. encamDment win
be discussed.
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MEXICAN OUTLAWS RAID
SOUTHERN TEXAS VILLAGE
Man and His Son Killed-Cavalry.
men From Fort Harlingen Are
Hurried to Sebastian.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Au-
gust 6.-Mexican outlaws today
raided the village of Sebastian,
thirty-seven miles north of here,
killing a man and his son.
United States cavalrymen from
Fort Harlingen, twelve miles dis
tant, have gone to Sebastian.
Fifteen rangers and armed men have
started from nearby points for Sc
bastian, and practically every man in
Harrington has armed himself prepar-
ing to hunt for the outlaws.
The dead are A. L. Austin, president
Of the Sebastian Law and Order
League. and his son.
The league recently forced several
men Of bad reputation to leave Sebas-
tian. which Is little more than a scat
tering of farmhouses, with some cross
roads stores. Austin and his son were
running a corn shelter early today,
when armed Mexicans galloped up and
took both into the brush nearby.
There Austin and his son were killed.
Yesterday a band Of Mexicans raided
a ranch in the Sebastian section, steal
ing Ave horses.
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Death of Mrs. Eva W. Brodhead.

DENVER, August 6.-Mrs. Eva Will
der Brodhead, we'll known novelist and
short-story writer, died at her home
here after an illness of eleven months.
She was born at Covington. KY. in
1870, and began literary work at the
age Of eighteen. With her husband.
Denver ten yearai
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
MELVILLE STEWART DEAD.
Baritone Comic Opera Singer Sup.
ported Leading Stars.

NEW YORK. August 6.-Melville
Stewart. for many years one of the chief
baritone singers Of comic opera tn the
country. died yesterday at his home in
Seagate. L. I. He was recently a men,
Der Of the cast of Broadway musical
comedy. For several years he was lead
ing man with Fannie Rice and Della Fox
and sang in rF1orodora," "San TOT" and
many other comic and Light operas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
REPORT OFFICIAL EXECUTED.
Arrivals From Chihuahua Say Villa
Ordered CITY Treasures Death.

Ell PASO. Tex. August s.-Arrivals
from Chihuahua City today declared
that Sebastian Vargas. jr, state
treasurer of Chihuahua, was executed
Wednesday on orders from Gen. villa,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-06
Continuous Heavy Fighting
Goes on Between Australians
and Turks.
GEN. SARRAIL TOLEAD
FRENCH IN THE FUTURE
Commander Gouraud Supplanted.
Warships Bombard Towns on
Coast Of Anatolia.

LONDON, August 6.-The situation in
the Dardanelles on the front held by
the Australian troops is excellent, al
though there has been continuous
heavy fighting. involving serious cas-
ualties on both sides, according to the
British press representative on the
Gallipolf peninsula.
'The Turks since their last repulse.
the observer says. have shown much
less aggressiveness, seeming more con-
tent to sit in the trenches than to at
tempt an offensive movement. Bomb
throwing and mining now are the chief
methods of warfare, the troops being
kept occupied constantly in building
and rebuilding trenches, which crumble
away rapidly every day. owing to the
soft. sandy soil.
Heavy Turkish reinforcements are
being constantly brought into advanced
positions. showing that the Turks real
ize the Importance Of holding back any
further attempt Of the allies to en-
croach on the peninsula"
French View Of Situation.
PARIS, August 6.-An official report
given out by the French war Office
To-Day TedQS.'
"At the Dardanelles, since the be-
ginning of August, there has been
no striking development to report, the
activity being confined to intermittent
artillery duels and much movement on
the part of aviators.
"The government has decided to re-
place Gen. H. j. e. Gouraud, commander
Of the French expeditionary force at
the Dardanelles, by Gen. Sarrail, who
has been named chief of
the army of the Orient.
French Warships Active.
One armored cruiser. two cruisers, tor
pedo boats, dredgers and an aeroplane
ship of the French fleet demonstrated
August and off Sighadjik and Scala
Nova on the coast of Anatolia. August
Sighadtik was bombarded and the GUS
tomshouse and part of the Notifications
destroyed.
The day following the armored cruiser
bombarded the Notifications of the Turk
ish quarter Of Scala Nova and a fortified
point to the west of that town. while the
other vessels of the squadron shelled and
destroyed the village Of Spelia, supposed
to be supply depot for submarines Of
Frances antagonists.
The foregoing information Is contained
in a statement given out by the French
ministry Of marine.
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RUSSIA DETERMINED
ON FINAL VICTORY
Stand Strengthened by En-
forced Evacuation of War
saw, Newspapers Say.
NOVOGEORGIEVSK STILL
HELD BY CARS TROOPS
Fortress Prepared for Siege and Is
Already Invested, It Is
Declared.

PETROGRAD, via London. August 8.
The Russian newspapers today are
unanimous in stating that Russia's de-
termination to pursue the war to a
victorious end has been strengthened
by the enforced evacuation of Warsaw.
The Rech says: "As long as the army
is intact we can confidently face the
future"
Novogeorgievsk, nineteen miles north
west of Warsaw, still remains in Rus
sian hands today. notwithstanding the
evacuation of the Polish capital, ac-
cording to information received by the
Russian war Office.
The fortress has been prepared for a
siege and it already is invested. 1t
constitutes the only fortified position
on the Vistula river in possession OF
the Russians.
Causes of Evacuation.
The immediate causes of the evacua-
ton of Warsaw, according to the war
in great force on the roads toward Os-
troy, from Ostrolenka and Rozan on
the one hand, and the presence of large
forces of the enemy. who had broken
across the Vistula river between
Ivangorod and Warsaw at Matzievitze."
A war office official, reviewing the
situation, said:
"The day before the evacuation we
already had abandoned the old brick
fortress of Ivangorod on the left side
of the Vistula. We still hold the right
bank Notifications, but inasmuch as
the abandonment of the left bank Of
the position, strictly speaking the only
fortified point in our hands at present
is Novogeorgievsk.
Left to Own Resources.
According to information at hand
the enemy has been making every ef-
fort to envelop the position and the
fortress has been left to it's own re-
sources. to which end it had long been
prepared.
Our armies in the'forward theater of
war are gradually moving back to the
positions assigned to them, thus giving
these armies the important advantage
of shortened front and also of bring
ing them nearer to the fortiged line OF
K0vno, Grodno and Brest- Litovsk.
The retreat was carried out not un-
der immediate pressure Of the enemy,
but in consequence of decision taken
Notwithstanding some instances in
which our armies were having partial
enemy backward. With the occupation
of new positions on the left bank of
the Bug and in the direction Of Wladi-
lmir-Wolynsk and Kovel. 1t is believed
that serious barrier to the enemy's
progress against Brest-Litovsk has
been erected"
Loss Of Warsaw Discounted.
The loss of Warsaw had long been
discounted in Petrograd, and 1t caused
no excitement. The newspapers COM
mented on the fall of the Polish CAPT.
tai without emotion, referring with re-
greet to it's loss as a necessity, but
which is regarded by them as being
only temporary.
In the vanguard Of the German forces
approaching Warsaw are said to have
been fire brigades prepared to combat
anv confa tiOn
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THINKS MORE OPEN CARS
WILL REMEDY TROUBLE
Utilities Board Submits Suggestion
to W. r. & E. Co. to Meet
Patrons Complaint.

Operation Of additional open cars as
a means of removing complaint against
the practice of passengers standing be-
tween seats today was suggested to
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company by the public utilities COM
mission. The company is asked to
make an early reply to the suggestion.
Under date Of April Is. 1913, the COM
mission notified the company that open
cars could be substituted for closed
cars on the basis of five open cars to
furnish the service supplied by eight
closed cars. Subsequently it passed
the order prohibiting passengers Hrom
standing on the running boards. AS
result many complaints have been
made over~the practice Of passengers
standing between seats on open cars.
In its letter to the company today the
commission states:
Recognizes Objection to Practice.
1.-THE commission recognizes the OBJ
lection to the practice of passengers
standing between the seats and there
fore believes that this space should
not be taken into account in calcu-
lating the capacity of cars While
open cars have much greater seating
capacity than the closed cars, these
restrictions reduce the standing room
in open cars to such an extent that the
capacity of the two types of cars, in
Guiding standing passengers, is nearly
the same.
ut. therefore, appears to the commits
sion that the capacities Of open cars
and closed cars do not warrant the SUBJ
stitution of only five open cars for
eight closed cars, and that they should
be considered on the same basis, and
when open cars are operated the same
number of open GAYS should be placed in
service as is called for by the schedule
based on closed car operation"
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Continued on Second Pags.)
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Confer for Nearly Two Hours.

The opening conference yesterday aft
ernoon lasted nearly two hours, and in
this time Paul Fuller. ST.. Of New York.
who was sent to Mexico by President
Wilson to investigate conditions. laid
before the American diplomats a state
ment of all the facts he had gathered.
lC,ontinl1ad On Coonnd PAGE
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WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday:
gentle to moderate northeast to east
winds.
High, so, at pm. yesterday; low,
50, at s am. today.
For full report see page 10.
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CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-02
THE eUEFFERSONEAN

raise the same moan over the leaving Gall
that the heart holds dear, and have gone far
away from home and friends to endure
hardships and dangers
The Hon Lindsey johnson applied for a
government position in the Philippines, got
it, and left home and friends
Poor fellow, he died out there, but he had
rejolced at getting the appointment, and he
never set up any sanctlmonious howl of
Pity me, the martyr
"To charge these noble workers with will
full waste of mission funds is unreasonable,
wicked In the extreme, and false"
So? What do you call waste? A fine
mansion to live in mountain retreat for
three months, span of horses and a car
rage; lat least three domestic servants" i'm
ported food, travelling expenses all paid ee-
giant entertainments to visiting friends, a
salary equivalent to $4,000, regularly paid
bounty Of $500 year for every quartette
of children, increased to 5000 when they
cross certain age-line!
Any wllful waste in all that? It depends
upcn what is considered waste
When DR.. Smiths own reports show that
he has to scurry around to the banks and
pay interest to the amount of ten thousand
dollars, In one year, in order that he may
keep these pampered parasites paid to the
10y 0UV> IL 10 Cll11NllSll W pIdto dOOuG IuCl
being ''the most consecrated and self-deny-
ing people on the face of the earth.
The country doctor, and the country pas
tor, and the good-hearted women who leave
their own cares and worries at home, while
they go abroad and minister to the sick, are
archangels of light, compared to the average
missionary who avariciously taxes his fellow
Christians in order that he and his family
may live in luxury.
And if anybody could have drawn a more
disagreeable picture about Foreign Missions
than [ did in my book on that subject, DR..
William II. Smith is the man.
I do think that his picture of the naughty
father hiring q pirate tutor, instead of pat
ronizing the mission schools, is the most
repulsive missionary picture vet drawn, I'M
less it be the picture of the missionary
mother, who is paid $500 year for mission
work and 500 extra when she teaches her
own child
The next time you hear the word "econ-
omy," and the word Extravaganza" you
must try to remember that it is not an ex-
travagance for the Boards to feed the for
eign missionaries on imported viands, and
that it is economy to give the baby at the
breast 500 for being there.