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Evening star., 1915-04-11
FINANCIAL AID NEEDED
FOR DISTRICTS DEFENSE.

To the Taxpayers of the District of Columbia:
The citizens committee under the Craftsmanship of H.
Mcfarland engaged in the preparation OF the case OF
the city before the congressional commission appointed to
investigate fiscal relations of the District and the United
States deserves merely the moral support of tax
paver in the capital but actual financial assistance.
The labor involved in collecting and digestlng the data
is great experts employed upon must necessarily
and properly be paid for their services.
In addition other labor required, well office rent
and the nnumerabe details OF expense incident toswork of
such magnitude.
On the other hand however every citizen OF the District
whether he at present has direct inter
est OF this and it the PLAIN duty OF
everv one to contribute according to his
1t impossible for taxpayer to be reached by per-
sona letter the committee engaged in collecting the
fund and as treasurer Of that committee taking ad
vantage the generosity OF the press present this appeal
Members of the Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce.
Retail Merchants Association the Federation Of Citizens
Associations and others have contributed promptly and gen
erouslv There is however large body OF home owners
and taxpayers the District affiliated with of these
organizations who should do their part however small
Mail YOUR check money order or leave your contribution
in the rooms OF the Chamber OF Commerce. street
northwest and do it promptly.
P T. MORAN. Treasurer Citizens Committee
Evening star., 1915-04-11
BELGIAN RELIEF SHIP IS SUNK;
rs OF CREW THOUGHT DROWNED

ROTTERDAM, April 10. via London,
April IL, 1:45 a.m.-The British steam
er Harpalyce, the first relief boat of
New York state and under charter to
the commission for relief in Belgium.
has either been torpedoed or sunk by
a mine in the North sea.
The Dutch steamer Elisabeth, on its
voyage from Rotterdam for New York.
picked up twenty-five of the crew of
the Harpalyce, seven miles northeast
Of Noordhinder lightship, and brought
them back to Rotterdam. The Dutch
steamer Constance Catherine picked
up five men and took them to Nieuwe
Waterweg. The steamer carried a
crew of fifty-three men, twenty-six of
whom. it is feared, have been drowned.
Evening star., 1915-04-11
TO NAME RED CROSS BEDS.
American Benefactors Of .Belpian
Relief to Be Honored

American benefactors Of the Belgian
Red Cross who subscribe for hospital
beds are to hvae their names inscribed
on such hospital equipment, according
to cable message received by Nine.
Depage. wife Of the head OF the Bel
gian field hospital service in Belgium
and also surgeon to King Albert.
Nine. Depage also received a letter
from Queen Elizabeth. who expresses
appreciation of what Americans have
already done in Belgium, and adds
Il feel very sure that we shall soon
have still a new debt of thanks to add
to the gratitude we owe the United
States
Nine. Depage is touring tho United
States in the interest of the Belgian
Red Cross work. A single bed costs its
donor $50. she said. while $1,000 will
equip ward. and $4,000 a complete
hospital unit of 100 beds. supplies
and medical stan.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

Those rescued by the Elisabeth In
cluded the second mate and the second
engineer, the latter in wounded con-
dition.
The Harpalyce. under it's charter to
the Belgian relief commission had a
permit securing immunity from attack.
The Harpalyce, which was of 1851
tons, was a comparatively new steam
er. owned by J. and C. Harrison of Lon
don. She sailed from New York March
Z with more than 1000 individual
gifts for the relief of the Belgians, and
arrived at Rotterdam March 80. 1t is
presumed that the Harpalyce's cargo
had been unloaded. and that she was
on her return voyage. She was COM
manded by Capt. Frank Wamn, who,
prior to his departure from New York,
declared that he was not worried about
mines or submarines.
Evening star., 1915-04-11
War Officially Reported.

Les Eparges during the last two
months amount to 10000 men.
In the forest of Montmare we have
carried another line of trenches and
repulsed q counter attack. To the
north of Regnieville We have con-
solidated and slightly extended our
position.
In Lorraine half a company. which
last night had rushed forward as
far as the village of BeZange la
Grande' situated between our lines
and the German lines. was surround
ed by superior forces and captured.
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
PETROGRAD. April 10, via London,
April II, 1,2s am:
To the west of the Niemen river ct
dawn Friday We attacked the Ger
man positions between Kalwarya and
LudWinow, and, after stubborn
bayonet fight. captured two lines of
trenches. We took 600 prisoners
among whom were several officers
and eight mitrailleuses
In the Carpathians, in the direction of
MeZolaborcZ. we took the offensive
from positions near Czabolocz and
dislodged the enemy from Wirawa
At Noliamlchova We captured Height
900, which means that the enemy has
extent of the principal chain of the
Carpathians in the region of our
offensive.
In the direction of Rostoki the enemy
received considerable reinforce
ments Thursday and made violent
counter attacks. We repulsed them
and captured a thousand prisoners
including twenty officers. Our Of
fensive from the line Nijnia-Des-
tuszica- a-Volosate-Buk toward
hn anfy 10, n I;v,r,
the excessively difficult local condi-
tionS.
Forcing their way through snow more
than seven feet deep. our troops at
several points approached within
four miles Of the UZsok valley. Near
Rosochacz and Rozanka the enemy
made two attacks which were
blocked
There is no important change in other
sectors OF our front.
Evening star., 1915-04-11
MIDSHIPMEN GIVE DANCE.
Annual Easter Hop Enjoyed by An
napolis Folk and Visitors.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ANNAPOLIS, Md. April 1o.-The am
nual Easter dance given by the regi-
ment of midshipmen took place in tho
gymnasium at the naval academy to-
night, and. as usual, was marked by
a large attendance of town girls, a
number of them being from Baltimore
and Washington. 1t was the first
function of the kind since the midlent
hop.
The guests at tonight's ball were re-
ceived by Mrs. Hines, wife Of Comman-
der John F. Hines. assisted by Midship-
man r. NJ. Fortson.
Evening star., 1915-04-11
DESPERATE SHOT TO DEATH.
Negro Heavily Armed, Wanted for
Robbery, freed by Bloodhounds.

PINEWoOD. S. D.. April 1o-Joel
Green, negro desperate, was shot -
death by posse today after he had
been treed in swamp near here by
bloodhounds. He seriously wounded ]
C. Robbins. state penitentiary guard in
an encounter with his pursuers.
Green was wanted on a charge Of rob
berry. The posse. headed by Robbins, To-
after a battle in which the negro killed
two bloodhounds. he temporarily es-
capped. He was armed with a shotgun
two pistols and a knife, and wore steel
breast plate when he was shot Robbins
was taken to Columbia hospital
Evening star., 1915-04-11
ITALY'S PRESS CITES CONDITIONS
NECESSARY FOR ENTERING WAR

protect her interests in the eastern
Mediterranean.
BERLIN. April 10.-German export
ing firms have been notified by their
Italian correspondents that only such
goods as are verified by British con-
sular officials as not German or Aus
trian will be permitteod to pass the
border. The Frankfurter Zeitung re-
marks that this means the placing of
all neutral commerce under British po-
lice power.
Evening star., 1915-04-11
Declines to Make Phone Speech.

President Wilson declined yesterday
to make a speech over the telephone to
members of the st. Paul Traffic Club,
because he couldn't make a good long
distance speech" He had promised to
address the club in case he went to
San Francisco this month. and yester-
day Gov. Hammond of Minnesota called
to suggest the telephone talk
Evening star., 1915-04-11
Meetings Scheduled.

meetings ScneQuled.
Additional meetings Of these sub
committees will be held this week. be-
ginning with meeting of the COM
mittee on financial facts. at the head
quarters Of the joint citizens commit
tee. room s12 Evans building, tomor-
row.
A. NJ Fisher. statistical expert, en-
gagged Dy the executive committee to
assist all the committees. has had con-
ferences with the chairmen and mem
bers of the committees separately and
Will meet the committees collectively
from time to time.
Subscriptions in small amounts are
appeals made by the different subcom-
mittees on finance appointed by the
presidents of the civic organizations
represented in the joint citizens COM
mfttee to canvass their respective or
CARNATIONS. Some subscriptions for
small amounts also have come from
citizens not members Of any of the or
ganizations The executive committee
would like to know at the earliest pos
sible day how much money 1t can count
on, and therefore requests that all citi-
zens. whether members Of the civic or
In their subscriptions.
board or Trade Committees Report.
More than $500 has been raised by the
special committee Of the Board of Trade
engaged in soliciting funds in connection
with the preparation and presentation of
the Districts case. This amount Of money
has been received from members of the
Beard Of Trade, the individual subscrip-
TONS ranging from 81 to $40. Most Of
tne money has been raised as the result
or circular letters mailed to the members.
and very little personal solicitation has as
yet been done
We are more desirous Of small con-
tfibutions Of from 81 to IS than Of the
fen1dollar e subscriptions" said Charlie.
F. Crane. chairman of the Committee
last night. II believe every member
OF the board will feel 1t a great privi.
lege to contribute to this very i'm
portant work. A great many have
signihed a desire to contribute more
II we wanted them to. but we believe
the purpose to make 1t a popular sub.
scription is the right thing and we are
going to work along those lines"
Evening star., 1915-04-11
"votine BY Mail" Bill Passes.

DES MONIES, Iowa, April 10.-The
town senate this afternoon passed the
Klinker bill. which provides that alb
sent voters may send their ballots to
their home precincts by mail. The bill
has passed the house and now goes to
the governor for hia signature.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

ROME. via Paris. April 1o.-The
Italian press has taken up the question
of the conditions under which Italy
might abandon her attitude of neu-
trality and enter the war. Among the
conditions mentioned Is guarantee
for the possession of the Italian prov
inces now held by Austria, supremacy
in the Adriatic and a share in the par
tition of Turkey enabling Italy to
Evening star., 1915-04-11
A. &c. ?
or x, Y, Z

A. B. c. stands for the Audit Bureau OF Circula-
tions; X, and the algebraic signs for unknown
quantities. The Star believes that its advertisers
entitled to know exactly how much and what kind of
circulation they pay for.
The circulation books, printers bills post Office
cepts and all other circulation data of The Star wide
open to verihcaton and official approval by the Aud
Bureau of Circulations when YOU buy Star circulation
you know exactly what you pay for
ANY local or out-of-town advertiser may obtain at
The Star office copy of the last quarterly statement
giving the details of The Star circulation to the Audit
Bureau of Calculations.
Evening star., 1915-04-11
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
April 10 (via LOndOn):

In the wooded mountains to the east
of Uzsok pass severe fighting opened
yesterday. German troops captured
height to the north of Tucholka.
which, since April ), had been hotly
contested and stubbornly defended
by the Russians. One colonel and
more than 1000 men were captured
and fifteen machine guns were taken.
Strong attacks against the German
and our positions in Opor valley, in
the district of Stryj. failed. with Sc
we're Russian losses. Yesterday we
captured 2,15O prisoners. On the re-
mainder of the front there We're no
changes.
Evening star., 1915-04-11
FRENCH STATEMENT.
PARIS. via London, April 10:


Between the Meuse and the Moselle
We have retained all the ground
gained and have made fresh progress.
Between the Orne and the Meuse
there have been no engagements.
At Les Eparges the enemy has under
taken no action either with infantry
or artillery, and the day passed
quietly. The whole position is in
our power, and statements of pris-
oners emphasize the Importance of
our success.
The Germans since the end of Febru-
ary had in this part of the front the
entire 23d Division Of Reserves.
Then, toward the end of March,
when that division was exhausted.
the 10th Active Division of the 9Th
Army Corps. composed of the best
troops of their army. was brought
up. 1t is this division which has
just lost the veritable fortress con-
structed on the spur of Les Eparges.
The troops had frequently been or
dered to hold on at all costs; they
were told that the position was of
the greatest Importance, and their
general said that in order to keep it
he would sacrifice the division, or
the army corps of 100000 men, If
necessary.
The losses suffered by the Germans at
Evening star., 1915-04-11

To Cure q Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMO QuINTNE Tablete-
Druggists refund money IL il fails to cure T.. W.
GROVES signature is on each box. 25c.-Advse-
tisSuept
Evening star., 1915-04-11
View of Western Roads.

f. r. Scott. representing roads IN
western territory. expressed the hope
that the construction desired by tn"
eastern roads should prevail. but said
that rates on live stock should be in
creased and based on the actual valus
of the stock transported. with a ship
per who undertakes subject to prose-
cution.
c. I. Hillyer. representing shippers
of live stock. declared that no in
crease which would amount to NOR"
than per cent advances in freight
rate for every increase of 100 per cent
in the value of the shipment could ba
considered justified.
Luther NJ. Walter of the Corn Relt
Meat Products Association. producer
statistics to show that in the last few
years the annual claims paid by sew
eral western railroads averaged from
one to two per cent of their gross
freight revenues. He pointed out that
insurance companies insure shipment
of live stock at so cents per car and
argued that the most the railroads
could expect in the way of in
creased rate would be enough to pay
this insurance.
w. II. Chandler of the Boston Cham
ber of Commerce expressed the hope
that express companies would not he
considered as affected by the amend
ment.
Evening star., 1915-04-11
WEEKLY CIRCULATION STATEMENT
AFFIDAVIT.

AFFIDAVIT.
I that above statement represents
only the number Of copies EVENING AND SUNDAY
STAR during days ended April y,
195-that actually sold. delivered
furnished valuable consideration. to bona
purchasers subscribersand that the copies SO
the of Sunday papers sent to
whom few returns OF unsold papers
~ FLEMING NEWBOID
Evening Star Newspaper Company
of
before this tenth day OF
April, AID. 1915.
~ CORNELIUS ECKHARDT.
SAal1 Public.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

Harry L. Rust. Benjamin F. Guy.
Frank p. Reside, Cuno H. Rudolph,
John l.. Weaver H. Rozier Dulaney,
Thomas Bradley.
Evening star., 1915-04-11
Names A. S. Worthington for
Committee to Represent Dis
trict at Fiscal Hearing.
LIST OF SUBC0MMITTEES
AND SUBJECTS ASSIGNED
Funds Needed to Complete Collec.
tion Of Facts for Presentation at
Congressional Inquiry.

A q worthington has been appoint
ed by the board of directors OF the
District Bar Association to represent
that oreanization on the joint citizens
committee in preparing and present.
,nr facts concerning the fiscal reia-
tions between the District and the gov
ernment of the United States to the
.o,,t seIect committee appointed by
Courress to consider such fiscal reia-
tions.
mi. announcement was sent to
Hsnrv a. F. Macfarland. chairman OF
the foint citizens committee. by VIII
liam Never Levin. president OF the
b.r aasocfation, and Mr.. Macfarland at
once enrolled Mr.. worthington as
n,.wber of the committee and notined
him that the next meeting will be held
in Mr.. Macfarland's ONCE in the Evans
building Tuesday evening.
Mr.. worthinRton has pledged that he
will devote all the time necessary to
this work for the benefit OF Washing
ION. and says he considers 1t an honor
thus to serve the interests of the Ma
tional Capital.
Mr. Macfarland Gratified.
Mr.. Macfarland said: 'As a member Of
the Bar Association am glad to see It
taking its part in this all-important
civic task. Naturally I am also highly
gratined to have as its representative
in the joint citizens committee Col A. s.
worthington. and to learn that he is
effort as any of us. I have, therefore.
prepared to give as much time and
appointed him an additional member Of
the executive committee, SO as to util-
ize as fully as possible his valuable
services in the preparation OF the brief
before the 1st Of August, and in the ap-
pearance before the joint select COM
mittee at the oral hearings on or after
the 18th of September next"
The other members of the executive
committee are Theodore w. Noyes, Cor
coran Thorn, D. ]. Callahan and E. F.
Colladay.
Personnel of Subcommittee.
The members Of the subcommittees
reporting to the executive committee
are as follows:
Historical facts - Chaplin Brown
chairman. John B. Larner. n H. Glas-
sic. William Nick. Clayton. William E
FOWLER. A. Lefrwtch Sinclair, Charles
Bundy.
Financial facts-Capt. James r. Oys-
ter, chairman, George Truesdell. John
Joy Edison, William T. Galliher. NJ A.
I.eese, D. A Edwards.
Statistical facts-Edward c. Gra-
ham. chairman: Albert Schulteis. Isaac
Cans. E. R S. Embrey. J. G. McGrath
charles J. Columbus.
Assessment and taxation-John 10,
Edison. chairman; Floyd e. Davis
Evening star., 1915-04-11
CHOOSES
ALASKAN. R. ROUTE

Continued from First Pageb
Evening star., 1915-04-11
Fail to Get Fair Deal.
Approves short-Term Enlistment.

Issea Sohn, who served in the coast
artillery. agreed that short-term en-
listment would be good thing for
the army. He declared that a year
would be sufficient training, with the
discharged soldiers going into the re-
serves. where they should be called to
the colors for two weeks of training
every year. He spoke, too, Of the diff
Guilty a man who has served in the
army experiences in getting employ
ment after his discharge.
TT isn't because there are not good
men in the army" said Mr.. Sohn. THE
men in the army are good men, and
they are better men when they come
out of the army than when they go
into it.
Evening star., 1915-04-11

should be so construed by the commits
sion that carriers might eliminate from
their present bills of lading the clause
hNing liability for damage 10 the lin
voice price" of the shipments. but r..
tanning the clause giving value "st the
pace and time of shipment the la
SIS for damage claims. This action
should be taken prior to June 7. he
said. and the roads he represented
would then not expect any genera
freight rate increase With respect q"
i've stock. household goods glassware.
paintings and a number Of other com
moditieS. rates ON which depend on
values. Mr.. Ruttertield argued there is
added liability under the Cummins
amendment. and an increase in the nor
NAL rates should be Permitted
Evening star., 1915-04-11

want it known that they had been IN
the service, and that they did not care
to join the reserves for the reason
that it would bring out the fact they
had been in the army before.
Thomas Kelly, who had served in tse
was the first reservist to speak.
ANY old soldier will tell you, SAID
Mr.. Kelly, that it you go out looking
for a job with your discharge from the
army in your hand you'll draw blank.
I've tried it, The employers seem to
be prejudiced against soldiers. | was
turned away time after time when l
went to look for work when l tod
them 1 had been in the service.
How can you expect civil employers
to honor the uniform when the govern
ment itself doesn't? There are thou
sands of positions in the government
service of all kinds vacant every year.
but the men who have served IN the
army don't get a show for them
Fail to Get Fair Deal.
Charles Neukert, formerly in the Hos
pital Corps, agreed with Mr.. Kelly that
ex-soldiers were not given fair deal.
He is a professional nurse now, but he
said that the three years of training he
had received in the army in nursing
had not aided him at all in getting the
right to register as professional nurse.
II believe that if the term of enlist
ment in the army were cut down to one
year, it would have good effect said
Neukert. For the reason that many
young men who now would not con-
slider enlisting for three years would
go into the army. After a year of train
ing they would be discharged and could
90 a
Evening star., 1915-04-11
Represents Individual Shippers.

Francis B. James, representing in
dividual shippers. declared that the
roads were not entitled to an increase
in rates. going back in his argument
to the English common law, on which
he cited a decision of Lord Mansfield.
which put the full liability for injury
or loss Of shipment on the carrier
He declared that the intent and eff
feet of the so-called Cummins law was
as if ''the pen of Congress June had
passed through the parts OF the bill!
Of lading restricting the liability of
the carrier and cut them out. After
June 3, as before. there still will be.
he said, uniform bill OF ladfng. but
with the restricted liability clauses
stricken out. He declared the carriers
should not be allowed to file their
tariffs on short-time notice, and he ex-
pressed the hope that that when M the the tariffs rms
they would not have to be protested
by the shippers.
o. e. Butterheld, representing car
riers OF of1cial classification territory.
declared that the Cummins amsndmSnt
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-17
UNITED STATES NOT
TRICkED BY GERHARD

Washington, June 16.-Secretary
Lansing received word late today
from sources which he considered as
reliable that the man who sailed for
Germany with a safe conduct, carry
ing messages to the foreign office at
Berlin from Count Won Bernstorff,
the German ambassador was DR.. An
ton Meyer Gerhard.
Doubt had been cast on the identity
Of the German ambassadors envoy by
published reports that the safe con-
duct In DIR. .Gerhard's name was in
reality obtained by DR.. Alfred Meyer
chief of the supply department of the
German army, who was said to have
been buying supplies in the United
States. Another story was to the ef-
feet that DR.. Meyer accompanied Ger
hard.
State department officials expressed
much curiosity over the reports, but
instituted no formal investigation
From one of the editors of a New
York newspaper, an American citizen
came word that he knew both Dr.
Meyer and DR.. Gerhard and that ne
personally saw the latter on June 3
take the BOAT for Norway.
While the state department would
examine any evidence that might be
brought to it, nothing thus far indi-
Gates, it was said, officially that there
is any foundation for a charge OF
trickery.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-17

ing,' he said, because | consider the
published stories an attack on the
honor and veracity of the ambassador
az the representative of the Germans
N this country. I told him there was
not word OF truth in the stories and
mat they were preposterous lies"
Dr. yon Hahn -Hausen declared that
Dr. Meyer-Gerhard was exactly as he
represented himself in this country
a representative of the German Red
cross. lie had been here nearly nine
months, Or. Won Hahn Hausen added,
ana his capacity was entitled to pro-
lection under the Geneva convention
whenever he sought to return TO Ger
many.
Regarding the report that DR.. An
ton Meyer-Gerhard was In reality DR..
Alfred Meyer of the German army,
Dr. Won Hahn m-Hausen said:
Il never heard of DIR. Alfred Meyer.
There is no man by that name with
the war department of the German
government. If there was Or. AL
fred Meyer on the steamer United
States when It sailed from New York
he did not sail under protection ar
ranged at the request of the German
government"
Regarding the published report
which referred TO an attempt by DIR.
Meyer to purchase discarded army
rifles here, Or, Won im-Ilausen de-
clared 1t unreasonable to think that
Germany should want to get rifles
that the United States no longer
wanted.