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The Washington times., 1915-06-04
PLAZA COMMISSION
AWARDS S1SO,492
List OF Grants Announced for
Squares 683 and 684.
Reduction Of $6,663. !

The plaza award commission an
nounced list of awards today amount
Ing to slso,4s2 in the matter of squares
6s3 and 6s4, lying between First ana
North Capitol and c and ID streets
northeast. The list follows, with
new awards first and former awards
second: Rosanna White and others,
S2sl. s2s7; Ida s. Feet. 1891, 1891; Annie
Whitehand. s5,99l. 1891: Hannah Is.
p ss1perry; Sss :, S,n7; s5,ses; Cornelius Collins,
E,oSs' ,' s.sl0; Rosanna White and others,
VIZ; Robert A. Dore. Sc. 1884, $3.50; deyi-
sees OF c. Louise Dahler, $2.53S, 1851 {;
Julia peyiney, S6,Os4, ss.4sl; Henry Wal
Ter. S,S94, $5,S84; National Saw
ings and Trust Company. trus-
tee OF estate of Carolina Miller;
So,e5o, $3.50; Jacob Karr, $4,000, S34, 400; ;
Jacob Karr, trustee, 81, COS, $7,7o8; Jacob
karr. trustee. $297 s297; Mrs. Martina
Yznaga, 81, 900, 34S.5oo; James p. Barrett
ss,ss6. s9,3e7; Mary Howard. s6,1ss. 81, 1926;
MARY Louise Wimsatt and heirs Of
}sSs,ephine sr,ep n s.d Harris 1894, 1884; Mary
The new award is ss.6s3 less than the
former award
Announcement was also made that a
check for $3.50 was forwarded Mrs.
Mary Alice Curley Glover today in pay
ment OF the award for property at IA
and l46 ID street northeast, officially
designated as lots II and Is, in square
i23. The total amount of payments that
nave nave been made to date by the plaza
that have been made total more than
81 600, 900.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
GARRISON IS FIRM
FOR COL. HARVEY
Secretary Of War Insists Upon
Appointment as Commander
of District National Guard.
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pointment Of Colonel Harvey nor, in
dorsed the candidacy of Major c. Fred
Cook, but Is on record as urging the
appointment in every instance, and
particularly in the military establish
ment Of duly qualified men who rem
dered service in the Spanish war in
feel that such recognition may Justly
accorded not only from motives of
gratitude. but because IL is reason
able to conclude that one who has
met the patriotic test Of courage and
devotion to his country by offering
his services in time of war may be
relied upon to again go to the front
should occasion demand. Qualified by
past experience to render more ef-
fective service than one who has not
met the same test and had the same
experience.
"In seeking to impress upon those
who are charged with the duty of
selecting a commanding officer for the
District National Guard the superior
claims to recognition OF one who
served in the Spanish war the United
Spanish War Veterns feel that It is
useless and unjust to lend encourage
ment to any effort to brand as cow
ardly or unpatriotlc a candidate whom
we might see fit to oppose because he
Is not a Spanish war veteran. To that
extent we are not IN sympathy with
attacks that have been made upon
Colonel Harvey. The President has
been so informed by Major Crstmer,
our commander-in-ch chief. and by my
self"
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
LUSITANIA SURVIVOR
TOBE HERE MONDAY
F. ]. Gauntlet, Who Condemns
British Government, May
Sue Cunards.

F.>J. Gauntlet of this city "a survivor
or the Lusitania disaster, Is expected
to arrive here Monday. Mr.. Gauntlet.
an officer of the Newport News Ship
building Co.. is in Glen Falls, N. y,
today, attending the funeral of a. l..
Hopkins, president of that company,
whose body he brought back from Eng
land. Mr.. Hopkins accompanied Mr..
Gauntlet on his trip abroad.
Mr.. Gauntletts arrival here Is await
cd with great interest because OF the
action he took in consulting counsel re-
garding the possibility of bringing suit
against the Cunard Company. Mr..
Gauntlet Is bitter against the British
government, because, he asserts, In
Queenstown lay a fiotilla of torpedo
boats and submarines which were maxi
Ing no effort to protect merchant ves-
sells.
Mr.. Gauntlett's residence is at the
Parkwood. His famil yis out of town
for the summer. 4
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
Villages Are
Destroyed by Shells
In Region Near Arras

PARIS. June 4.-Whole villages in the
region north Of Arras are being reduced
to ruins in the crash of big sheds ac-
companying the fierce fighting that
marks the French advance upon Lens.
Souchez has been leveled. with the
exception of a few stone buildings, be-
hind which the Germans are resisting
the French attack. The battling east
of the Souchez sugar mill is increasing
in jury. The war office announces this
afternoon that the French in this region
have captured a German fortified posi-
tion. taking a number Of prisoners.
Further progress is being made by the
French In the Labyrinth" district.
south of Ncuville. One after another
the Labyrinth defenses are falling be-
fore the French attack.
Along the road from Bethune to Ar
ras. and eastward. the heavy artillery
duel continues.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
Government Clerks Plan
Flag Day Celebrations

Flag day celebrations will be held in
several of the Government depart
ments and at the Government Print
ing Office. Monday morning. June II.
At the Postoffice Department and the
Interior Department, elaborate pro-
grams have been arranged for these
functions. at which members of the
Cabinet will speak, and the entire
corps Of workers will sing patriotic
airs.
The postmasters OF Florida have sent
to the Postoffice Department a finely
woven silk flag of the State of Florida
to be used in the celebration.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
Criminal Libel Suit
Against Editor Fails

WATERBURY,, Conn.,, June 4.-The
criminal libel suit brought by State
senator James A. Peasley, Of this city.
AGAINST William,J J. Pape. editor Of the
waterbury Republican. was dismissed
by the district court when Judge Isaac
Wolfe upheld the duty and privilege of
a newspaper to criticIse the acts of
public officials.
+. The complaint alleged that Pape used
offensive and abusive language in -edi-
torials against Senator Peasley, who,
the paper charged. accepted a city court
appointment, after he had been elected
to the senate on a pledge not to accept
an appointment.
In the preliminary hearing the editor
was sentenced to spend thirty days in
jail, but an appeal was taken.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
German Offers Aid.

PENZANCE, England. June 4.-The
captain OF the Belgian trawler Delta
b., sunk by a German submarine off
the Scilly Islands yesterday. states that
after the crew had taken to the boats
the commander of the submarine Of
fered to take them aboard, explaining
he was unaware their craft was Bel
gian.
The submarine attacked the trawler
by shell fire.
It was not until the trawlers had been
hit several times and damaged badly,
n boy being injured, that the captain
abandoned efforts to escape and sur
rendered.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
DISTRICT GRAND JURY
|NSPECTS OCCOQUAN
Body Makes Tour Of Workhouse
With Assistant District At
torney GiIchrist.

The grand jury today is inspecting the
District Workhouse at Occoauan, Va.
Accompanying the Jurors Is Assistant
District Attorney william Gllchrist.
The District Attorneys office today
announced that the grand jury express
ed the wish to visit the workhouse and
ascertain the manner in which the in
stitution Is conducted. and Superinten-
dent. Whitaker advised the office that
he would be prepared to entertain the
jurors today.
The party went to the workhouse this
morning on the workhouse boat, which
left the Tenth street wharf at 93O.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
Italy Driven Into War
By Snub, He Declares

LONDON. June TIN addressing to
Serbia the note which. we all know.
was the prime cause Of this war" de-
clared Lord Crewe, lord president of the
council In the House of Lords. Austria
Hungary did not vouchsafe to extend to
her ally. Italy, even the mcrest Dor-
tiop of information. We now see what
the results have been"
This lack of sympathy. continued lord
Crewe In effect. was the cause Of Italy 8
Joining the entente powers.
Alliances such as that" the speaker
continued. I'm which Italy was en-
gagged. founded on political exigencies
and not based on national sympathies,
cannot be expected to stand the test of
crisis"
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
Zeppelin Crossed London
During Raid, Says Berlin

BERLIN (by wireless via London),
June 4-The Wolff agency gives out the
following announcements:
During the airship raid on London
one Zeppelin reached Finchley. 1t
must have flown over the greater part
OF the city. The damage caused by the
raid was much greater than has been
announced
Finchlev is northeast of London, about
seven miles from Charing Cross. 1t is
on the Great Northern railway
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
BRITISH FLEE MEXICO
AS U. S. CRISIS GROWS
English Being Sent Out Of Capt.
tai on Horseback and in Au-
tomobiIes to Port.
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nearest point where the railroad line
to Vera Cruz is resumed. 1t is expect
ed that at least $50 Americans viii be
accommodated on the first train to.
gether with as many foreigners VINO
'aie Hitosether 70 iea''' there Are about 5000
foreigners in Mexico City. Of which
about $500 are Americans. 1900 Span
ish, and the rest British, French, Ger
man and Chinese. 1t has been iisa fearea
thnSrt to take vigorous action If the
factional leaders in the present civil
war do not get together for the es.
tablishment Of peace: anti-iore'sh
That the Wilson message OF warn
ing has reached at least two of the
leaders of the opposing factions was
communicated to Secretary OF state
Bryan just before the meeting OF the
Consul John R. silliman at Vera Cruz
reported that he had laid the Presi,
dents statement before Carrahza, ana
the Brazili9n minister at Mexico Slty
9arsa. provisional president @ N the
Villa Being Sought.
Consul George c. Carothers at Chi
huahua reported that he was endeavor-
ing to get in touch with General Villa.
was reported by Silliman and 6ne Bra
lillian minister regarding the reception
given the Presidents statement.
Officials in Washington who have no
hope that the rival leaders Will obey the
Wilson mandate to get together. antici.
pate that one of the first results of the
Presidents warming will be a reviva! OF
fighting between the factions more des-
perate than ever, the goal of each being
to crush the others and lay claim to the
nr0miSed
President to that man or group OF
men, able to restore peace. This in
tention. 1t is thought, Is behind Car
ranza's defiant assertion that ne pro-
poses to proceed Immediately to retake
Mexico City and crush his rivals.
They Have Man Picked.
There Is little hope here that any OF
the factions will be able to accomplish
so complete result in the time which
President Wilson Is likely to give be-
fore proceeding to more vigorous ac-
tion For that reason the mind Of Of
ficialdom here is turning to the belief
not only that President Wilson will
have to pick man to save Mexico and
to whom he can at once give the neces-
sary aid, but that he already has such
HIS selection is believed to have been
largely based on recommendations made
to him by Duval West, who Is said to
have proceeded successfully on the
policy, while in Mexico, Of first COM
hitting all the rival leaders to the
statement that their sole purpose was
to restore the constitution of Mexico
and set up government which would
administer the constitution according to
is believed that the President will
select, or has selected, a man who. while
not actively identified with any of the
present leaders, is a liberal and in SYM
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
Canal Commission Is to
Remain in Mills Building

Comptroller OF the Treasury George
E. Downey today gave his approval to
a modified lease by the Isthmian
Canal Commission. by which the COM
mission will retain its quarters In the
Mills building annex. and take an ad-
ditional floor on condition that the
commission furnish heat. light and
elevator service to two additional
floors.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
Kaiser to Repay Norway.

CHRISTIANIA, JUNE 4.-Germany
has informed Norway that an investi-
CATION has shown that the Norwegian
tank steamer Belridge was torpedoed
accidentally by a German submarine.
The communication says Germany de-
plores this fact, and is willing to pay
full compensation
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
WAR IS WAR, SAYS
RAIDER TO VICTIM

Continued from First Page.)
screw steamer owned by StockboIm
shipping firm OF which =. A. Weljn is
manager. and was under Swedish regis
try from Stockholm. She was built in
1905 and was 2Ss feet in length with a
fortY-foot beam.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
Unlawful to Give Away
Cigarettes in Wisconsin

MADISON. wis, June A rider in
the Wisconsin law legalizing the sale OF
cigarettes TO adults has been found
which prohibits giving away cigarettes
to either adults or minors -.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04

until the Mexican chiefs guarantee free
passage of the supplies.
The meeting was presided over by
BriRadier General Devol Those in
charge of the relief work are Miss Ma
bel Boardman, Counselor Lansing, Sur
geon General Gorgas. Secretary Lane,
and surgeon General Braistcd.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
Amsterdam Man Says Price Has
Risen Never to Come Down.
SOUTH AFRICAN MINES IDLE
Believes Owners Of Gems Will Make
Money by Simply Holding on to Them.
Supply Of Rough Stones Tied Up In
London-Cutters In Holland Out Of
Work-New York to Be Center.

Special to The Washington Post.
New York, May 2e.-All possessors q
diamonds should be interested in the
advice offered by !. sohryver. who re-
GENTLY arrived here to find customers
for the diamonds cut at Amsterdam.
Holland.
Save your diamonds" said Mr.. Sohry-
YER, yesterday, "the price is going up
now; 1t will continue to 60. Up, and Il
will never come down. The European
conflict has affected tho diamond mar
ket to great extent. In fact, there
are SO few valuable diamonds being
sold, now in Amsterdam that practi-I
cally all the cutters are idle. Sixty
nve per cent of the men employed in
the diamond cutting works at Amster-
dam are now without work. and II the
war continues the other IS per cent
will also find themselves without en-
ployment.
Rough Stones Held In London.
Ordinarily the disappearance OF .
market for any commodity would tend
to lower the price. but with diamonds
It Is different. The diamond syndi-
cate in London controls the diamond
market of the world, and they see to
1t that there Is always an even bal
ance maintained between the raw ma
terial and the ms rkst, which results In
no decrease in the price when the
market Is poor.
AT the present time there arc no
mines in operation in South Africa
Notwithstanding that fact. there 10
enough raw material In London now
to meet the demand from now until
the end of the war. I had a cable
message this morning from London
stating that tho price of rough ma
terial had gone UP s per cent since
last week. have been In this business
for 81 years and in all that time the
price has been going up"
The Washington times., 1915-06-04

65 handsome all silk messaline dresses
rich shades of black. green. navy and cop
hagen blue and a few fancy mixtures. Styli
ly made with fine lace vestee, collars and cuffs
pleated silk girdle belt to match. Wise won
Will come early this small lot will not
the day out, to sny nothing of the advantage
getting first choice.
Misses and womens sizes-Saturday only
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A bloody huaband thou ar
because of the circumcision.


A bloody huaband thou ara
because Of the circumcision.
lex. 4-20 to 263 =
There il many considerations
in the language we have just
read. The firstis that Moses
was the husband of Zipporah.
and that they had '.wo sons. The
second one that we Shall speak
of is. that God met Moses or
some one else and was a going
to kill him, and the third is
that Zipporah called her husband
a bloody husband those with 9th.
ers are of the many considera.
tions that we spoke of.
Now then we shall turn to the
question that has been asked a.
bout the two sons that is, they
being the sons of one mother.
and yet such contrast in their
lives. and yet such g contrast in
their lives. Gershom was an al.
lien in a strange land, AS it
reads II have been an alien in a
strange land" And Eliezer said
that the God of his father was
his strenth,, Read THE cod of
my father said be was mine
help" This the reader will see
makes quite difference in the
attitude of the two This we say
was a prophesy, and and it is
written for our learning. And
in reading Gods word we learn
that Gershom was represen.
tatlve CT the cectiles the des
cendents of the created man, for
we read
That at that time We were
without Christ, being aliens
from the common wealth OF
Israel and strangers from the
covenants of promise having nc
hope and without God in the
world. Ephe, 2. -12
We have no more room fol
doubt in regard to who 1t was
that this prophesy of Gershom
had erference to, IN ether words
he represented the Gentle
world before the coming O.
Christ, And we shall add Gains
posterity to this class as they
was numbered with the Gentle
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Come And See Us,

Mr.. Frank Moore now belong.
ing to the Colony has some fine
Liniment used as a pain killer
cant be surpassed, Come and get
q bottle and try "Wrang Tang"
you won't be with out it in the
family. Good for man or beast.
Also Indian Herbs" a great
Blood purifier and Liver Regula.
tor.
We have other remedies. We live
at the Colony. "Caudle Grove
Frank P, Moore.
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The stay and staff was the !
spirit. and Christ which was
their front and rear in their
spiritual walk. And this brings
us into the knowledge of the
deep meaning of the prophesy in
lex: 4 .:-253
We wish the reader to reason
on this scripture in this manner.
1.-THE Ed, is not right, them
what reason can we assign to-
God, for meeting Moses in the
Inn and seeking to kill him? VAS
God SO blood thirsty as to want
to become murderer? And yeti
Moses bus faithful servant.
Again, was it possible that
Moses and Zipporah his wife,
had quarrel and inorder that
she might get the best of Moses
she would cut the foreskin, of
her son and cast il at Noses
and call him bloody husbandA'
inorder to throw up to. bin the
killing of the Egyptian? In
this light of reasoning we say
there is no wonder there is
in6dels But thanks be to God
we lave given you a better light,
of reasoning a Bible light. A
true propbesy of the death of
Christ the circu mcision of the
Israelits, the taking from them
the stay and staff and giving it.
tothe Gaasiles. Hoping our labor
may, meeethe approved OF sound
minds we beg an honest hearings,
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and were a part of them. The
other son E|iezer was represen
tative Of the Israe,ites the des.
cendents of the formed man
who was placed in the garden of
Eden, For he said that the cod
of his father was his strength,
therefore please read.
God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
Ps. 46 i
And it is true that God was
the strength of Moses. We lear j.
then that God represented the
two people in prophesy, and
then it admonishes US to hear
the truth, And then again we
learn that faith cop,es by hear.
ing and hearing by the word of
cod. Why should we say this?
because in hearing we believe.
ind in believing we have faith in
what we hear because we know
II is truth Now then, having
before us the fact that there is
a prophesy in the record Of the
two sons. And iu order to get at
the depth of it, as we said above
in quoting she fact of the bloody
bus band. We must return to
this scripture, Moses was a
chosen man of cod, A
representative of Christ, There
fore God met him in the Inn 1.-THE
Church. and thought to STAY him
what for? The sin of the whole
world Then Zipporah, >" TIE
representative Of the~Chureh,
scr :: =
The Church or IsraefItes. Gu,
off the forsk,Nss from themselves
THAT is the spirit,) and would
say in their blindness. as init
dels say today, Concerning
Christ. that to say G I'd gave Iii.
Son in sacrihce, he would have
to be a murderer. And tc
confirm the idea that the Spirit
was taken away from them, We
shall quote you this,
"f'or behold the Lord, the Lore
of hosts doth take away from
Jerusalem and from Judah thu
stay and the staff, the whole
stay of bread and the who'll
stay of water lisa, ST.
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QUESTION COLUMN.
QUESTIONS NO. 70.

list. How long after Christ
died was it till Eaul was Chosen
as the Apostle of the Gentiles,
and why was he chosen?
3rd. What was and is Gods
Two Witnesses standing before
the god of the earth
Ath. Who is the beast that
was, is not, and yet is?
Let as many preachers as can
answer these question and let
each preacher under taking to
answer just answer orc at tire
as we want the good of all. We
do not care how many answers.
Readers show these Questions to
your preachers and have then
answer or tell you their reason
and then give thei. reason to us
FOR it.
QUESTION NO. g.
Esplee MINI.
Dec. z, 1915
Rev, L. S. Garrett:
Dear Bro
Will you please explain thru
your Columns, the 18th. chapter
of Rev, Also tell me where TO
End the passage where it SAYS.
God thought to change times and
laws, and wore out the saints.
Please answer thru your Col
umns, And Oblige.
Your Sister in Christ
Mrs. VIM. A, Adams
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