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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
GERMAN SOCIALIST, FOE OF WAR,
FORCED TO FIGHT WITH ARMY

tag. Berlin dispatches received in Am
sterdam Monday said the socialist
party in the reichstag had given out a
declaration severely denouncing the
breach of discipline" committed by
DR.. Liebknecht and his colleague, Herr
kuehle. in voting against the adoption
of the budget.
DR.. Liebknecht Is perhaps the mos,
widely known socialist in Germany. He
frequently has protested vigorously
against the war and was reputed in
December last to be the leader of a
secret German peace movement Early
In January he appealed to the news
papers and labor leaders to end the
conflict He had previously been dis.
avowed by his party associates in the
reichstag, and a speech he made early
this month in the Prussian diet re.
suited In protest from other parties
Soon after hostilities began it was re-
ported that he had been shot for re-
fusing to do military service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
Claim No Violation of Law in
Reply to Unjust Local
Rate Charges.
ANSWERS MADE PUBLIC
BY INTERSTATE BOARD
Declare No Unlawful Freight Fees
Have Been Collected and No
Financial Damages Caused.

Railroads participating in the freight
| traffic into Washington. which were
charged by local commercial orsaniLa-
! tons and several hundred individual
merchants with violating the interstate
commerce act In failing to provide rea-
sonable and just commodity rates to the
District Of Columbia. almost as a whole.
in their answers to the charges. made
public by the interstate commerce COM
mission today. deny the allegations con-
| tanned in the complaint.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
the Philadelphia. Baltimore and Wash
ington Railroad Company. the Pennsyl-
vania Company. the Long Island Rail-
road Company and the New York. Phila-
delphia and Norfolk Railroad Company
filed a joint answer.
Answering the paragraph contained
in the local merchants complaint that
the railroads have failed to put in ef-
feet reasonable commodity rates to this
city. they say that leave Is craved, for
greater certainty" to examine the
| original tariffs on file at the commits
| sion. They deny, however. that the
| omission to publish such rates has been
| unjust or unreasonable, and that I'M
| lawful freight charges have been col
| lected, and that financial damages have
been caused the local merchants.
Deny Any Violation of Law.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company denies that it has subjected
| the compliments to any unjust. unrea-
sonab1e or discriminatory rates or
charges or in any way in violation of
| law. The reply of the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company is similar in tone. The Bush
Terminal Railroad Company says that
| 1t will be governed by the decision of
| the commission on the defense of the
codefendants.
While declaring that it is not a party
to the tariffs mentioned in the petition.
| the Western Maryland Railway Com
pany, in it's reply, denies that the
charges collected for it's participation
in the traffic are unjust, unreasonable
or in violation of law.
| Asserting that it has not sufficient in
formation to either affirm or deny the
legations In the complaint, the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railway Company
| concludes by denying the right of the
compliments to any orders from the
commission requiring the roads to pub
lish the desired rates, or the petition
ers' right to any reparation of dam
ages.
Tho Chamber of Commerce, Retail
Merchants Association, Freight Audit
and Adjustment Company and several
hundred merchants of this city filed the
complaint about month ago. charging
that the failure of the railroads to
provide commodity rates to Washing
ton was subjecting merchants and citi-
zens to damages and discrimination in
favor Of nearby towns which enjoyed
such rates.
Success Of the case OF the local or
ganizations and merchants. 1t Is de-
clared. will, in some cases, result in a
reduction Of as much as one-third in
the freight rates.
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War Officially Reported.

Tending their positions by a deadly
fire, and are opening new and Wig
orous counter attacks.
Our troops, however, are making slow,
but sure, progress. capturing trenches
and heights. Among the noteworthy
actions have been hand-to-hand en-
gagements fought near Vakh-
Karask and Jednoroziec, where our
troops, who attacked with self-sacri-
f1cing valor, gained the day, taking
about 300 prisoners, eight machine
guns and two trench mortars.
On the left bank of the Vistula there
have been no important changes. The
Germans have been forced to evacu-
ate Domanevitze farm, on the Pilica.
and we have consolidated the ground
won. Counter attacks in this region
have been repulsed.
In the Carpathians our troops arc adj
vancing. They seized several fortf-
fled heights on the front between the
roads leading to Bartfeld and Uzsok.
Everywhere the counter attacks of
the enemy were unsuccessful. We
took during the course of yesterday
over 1000 prisoners, one field gun
and dozens of machine guns.
March 20 the Germans again attack ed
without success Height No. 992, near
koziouMka
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GRAND HOTEL TO GET
A FEW DAYS OF GRACE
Assistant Secretary of Treasury Will
Be Lenient in Dispossessing
the Lessee.

Although no specific extension oil lihe
has been granted to the Grand Hotei
Company to vacate the government
property at Pennsylvania avenue an
18th street, in which it has oeeh Up
Grating the Grand Hotel Acting secre-
tary Byron r. Newton of the Treasury
Department Is disposed to allow ample
time for the removal of the enects OIL
the corporation.
The original dispossess notice re
ouired the tenant to surrender posses
sion by April 1. The tenant VIII no"
be expected to exercise reasonable OIL
gence in vacating the premises ana
brief, although indefinite, extension OF
,ime for that purpose will he granted
II il expected that the tenant VIII De
able TO have all effects removed ny
April I or 10 at the latest
Asks Extension of Time.
The Grand Hotel Company has applied
for extension of time. No formal con-
sent ha. been given. but Acting Secre-
tary Newton has shown a disposition to
be lenient The government has no ne"
. tenant waiting to take over the oulloins.
There Is no reason to put any addi,
. ,ional hardship upon the tenant, salu
Acting Secretary Newton. The drano
Hotel Company has made it evident that
II will work considerable loss if 1T Is
required to dispose of its effects so
quickly. There is no necessity to insist
that 1t shall suffer to any greater eA-
tent"
the convenience of the tenant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25

BERLIN. via London. March 25.-Dr.
Karl Liebknecht, socialist member Of
the reichstag. has been mustered into
the army as member Of a landsturm
regiment and assigned to service in
Alsace.
The Copenhagen Politiken printed q
story Monday to the effect that DR..
Liebknecht had been ordered to place
himself at the disposal OF the German
military authorities. This action was
supposed to have been due to his ac-
ton in the reichstag Saturday in vot-
ing against the adoption of the budget.
The Politiken stated that DR.. Lieb-
knecht was directed to consider him
self under the military law, and that
he was prohibited from writing arti-
cles or attending political meetings,
except those of the reichstag and land
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
MELLIN c. HOOKER DEAD.
Former Treasury Employe Resided
Here Forty.one Years.

Mellin C. Hooker. a native of Vermont,
and a resident of Washington since 1874,
died Tuesday morning Funeral services
were held at his late residence, IVA 18th
street northwest. this morning. Rev. DR..
Ulysses G.. h. Pierce officiating.
Mr.. Hooker was in the Treasury Depart
ment for nineteen years. He resigned to
enter the real estate and insurance bust
ness, however, in which he was actively
engaged until a few weeks before his
death.
Mr. Hooker was active in a number of
organizations He was promoter of the
local Vermont Association. and leading
influence in the Unity class of Ali Souls
Church. He leaves his wife. Mrs. Elsada
Lane Hooker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
PAGE FAILS TO DISCOVER
WHY U. S. SHIP is HELD

LONDON. March 25.-1nquiries made
on two occasions at the foreign ONCE
by Ambassador Page have ELECTED no
official statement why the American
steamer Maracas has been ordered be-
fore a British prize court at Hull.
The Maracas. which sailed from New
York February %. for Rotterdam and
Copenhagen. with cargo Of packing
house products. was detained at Kirk
wall March IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC
IN AUSTRIAN ARMY
Smallpox and Other Conta-
gious Diseases Also Preva-
lent, Says DR.. Mcdonald.
SANITARY CONDITIONS
LIKE 1898 IN U. S. ARMY
Red Cross Surgeon, Home from
Budapest, Decorated by Emperor
Francis Joseph.

NEW YORK. March 25.-Typhoid.
smallpox and other contagious diseases
are epidemic among the Austrian SOL
diers, according to DR.. Charles Nc
Donald of Washington, head of the
American war relief hospital estab-
lished in Budapest. who reached this
port today aboard the steamer Amer
lea from Italian ports.
DR.. Mcdonald was awarded a medal
Of honor by Emperor Francis Joseph.
ington to make a report to the surgeon
general of the army.
When warmer weather comes I be-
lieve typhoid will sweep through the
Austrian army like a prairie fire." DR..
Mcdonald said. .
Sanitary Conditions Bad.
At present sanitary conditions among
the Austrian soldiers are comparable
to conditions that prevailed in the
American army during the Spanish
American war. he said. The plight OF
the soldiers was deplorable.
DIR. Mcdonald said he had seen
wounded men come into Budapest
who had been four days without water
or medical attention. As many as
10000 wounded had been In Budapest
at one time.
With three doctors and fifteen nurses,
who sailed on the steamer Red Cross
last September. DR.. Mcdonald estab-
lished in the Jewish Blind Asylum the
American Hospital at Budapest, and
unfurled an immense American flag in
front of the building. Baron Armin
Pepper. he said, had been assigned by
the Austrian government to assist him.
The baron directed that the American
flag was to be respected above every
thing else. and this order, DR.. McDon-
aid said, was obeyed.
An American Hospital.
At first the inhabitants regarded the
hospital as an institution established
by group of Americans, but Dr. Nc
Donald corrected this impression by
having published in the newspapers
statements that the hospital repre-
sented the good feeling of the entire
American nation.
Among the volunteer nurses whom
Or. Mcdonald found at Buda Pest were
the Countess Szechenyi. who was Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt, and Countess Sigray,
who was Miss Harriet Daily, daughter
of the late Marcus DAILY, and the
Countess Itchy, who was Miss MabIe
Wright of New York.
DIR. Mcdonald persuaded these nurses
and other volunteers to yield their
places to American nurses of expert
ence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
WILSON STILL At WORK
ON NOTE TO ENGLAND
May Go Forward to London Prob
ably Tomorrow-Complications
in Wilhelmina Case.

President Wilson continued work to-
day on the final draft of the note to
Great Britain on the order in council.
1t is expected to go forward to Lon
don probably tomorrow.
Complications have arisen in regard
to the ownership of the cargo Of the
American steamship Wilhelmina, which
are believed to have Influenced the
British admiralty court in resisting
counseTs application for prompt de-
Termination of the proceedings before
the court.
1t was at first supposed that the
cargo of provisions was owned entire
ly by an American concern and 1t was
upon that understanding that the State
Department. as late as last week, made
representations to the British govern
ment with the view of having the legal
proceedings expedited to escape loss
from deterioration.
More Than One Interested.
Recently. however. It has been re-
ported to the department that the
ownership of the cargo was not en-
tirely in one concern. and now 1t Is
expected that the proceedings in the
British court will be shaped to de-
velop all of the facts connected with
the ownership.
The Wilhelmina, being an American
vessel. will be released by the court,
according to the expectation of the
State Department officials. regardless
Of the disposition made of her cargo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
DISCUSS ANTI-NARC0TIC LAW.
Pharmacists Question Right to Fill
anone" Prescriptions for Fends.

Discussion of whether pnarmacist
80. moral or even a legal right to
All "dope" prescriptions when he
Vows thew are to be given to habitues
featured a meeting last night of the
washineton branch Of the American
pharmaceutical Association at the Ma
t,onal college OF Pharmacy. The ques-
t,or was brought up following the
r.adinr Of a paper by DR.. Alexander
,s,ncaster, professor Of pharmaceuti-
cal Jurisprudence at the National Col
Isge on the Harrison anti-narcotic
iaw DR.. A. n. Conner questioned the
moral right Of pharmacist to fill a
dope" Prsscr rip 1n t for an habi I
ported by several other pharmacists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
Small Fires Today.

No. 8 truck company responded to 4
call this morning about 10 o'clock and
put out a fire in the house of Nelson
Pumphrey, 33S Raleigh street. Congress
Heights. Children are said to have
caused the fire. which did 500 damage.
A small fire OF unknown origin oc-
Cured in the house Of ]. H. O'Connor,
SIS D street southwest. shortly before
noon today. Tho fire did no material
damage.
Several companies Of firemen respond
ed to an alarm sent from the property
yard and car barn Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, gath
and p streets northwest. about noon to-
day. The run was a useless one, as
there was no IRE for the firemen to
extnSu lsh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
Many German Attacks
in the Western Arena
Reported as Failures

LONDON. March 25.-Fierce fighting
Is going on In the western arena, but
nj few points, the greater part of the
allied and German lines contenting
themselves with artillery exchanges.
Germany declares that fighting is still
proceeding southeast of Verdun and on
Hartmanns W eilerkoPf.
According to the French statement
OF today, three German attacks In the
neighborhood of hill 1876 have been re-
pulsed. An attack by the enemy. on
the fortified position of BeauseJour
also is declared TO have met with rail-
ure. while north of Arras two offensive
movements of the kaiser's men on the
large spur OF Notre Dame de Lorette
resulted in the complete defeat OF the
foe.
Several attacks by German forces al
Fontaine and Esparges In the Argohhe
are said to have met with failure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25

CHARLOTTE. N. c.. March 25.-The
body of Mrs. Mary Anna Jackson, who
died here yesterday. will be taken to
Lexington, Va. tonight and buried in
that city by the side Of her husband,
Gen. "StonewalP' Jackson, the great
Confederate chieftain.
Business of all kinds will be sus-
pended here at 4:30 this afternoon dur
ing the brief funeral services to be
conducted at the First Presbyterian
Church.
The schools and colleges remained
closed today out Of respect to this dis
tinguished woman. and all flags on pub
lie buildings are at half-mast. Local
cilitary companies and Confederate Or
CARNATIONS will attend the funeral serv-
ices in bodies.
When we go to Lexington see that
my children Cher two grandchildren she
has idolized during her last years) are
well taken care off, was the last words
spoken by her.
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KEMP ON TRIAL TOMORROW.
Alleged That Physician Illegally
Prescribed and Furnished Morphine.

DR.. Thomas ]. Kemp of 1855 Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest, charged
with violation Of the pharmacy law, it
being alleged that he illegally pre-
scribed and furnished morphine, is to
be placed on trial before Judge James
l. Pugh and q jury in the District
branch of the Police Court tomorrow.
The case is to be prosecuted by As
sistant Corporation Counsel George
Taggart, while DR.. Kemp is to be rep
resented by Attorneys John G. Capers
and Henry Davis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
COMMITTEE TO INSPECT
OLD CENSUS BUILDING
Will Determine It's Adaptability for
Purpose Of the G. A. r.
Encampment.

A special committee. charged with
the inspection Of the former Census
building on LIST street with a view
toward ascertaining it's adaptability for
the purposes Of the National G. A. r.
encampment here during the last week
in September. will today visit the build
ing, according to an announcement
given out today at headquarters of the
citizens committee.
William F. GUIDE, chairman of the
committee on general arrangements;
Col. John McElroy, chairman of the
committee on reunions. and Thomas
Grant. secretary of the citizens COM
mittee, will form the group which is
to decide whether the large building
at b and I'd streets will be suitable for
the huge meetings of the veterans and
those who will greet them at the time
of the convention.
Subscriptions to the fund of $4,000
which is being campaigned for by the
finance committee continue to come in
regularly, and while no definite gen
eral report has been made as yet as to
the outcome of the collections. the con-
f1dence of those in charge of the work
continues undated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
AIDS STRANDED AMERICANS.
Capt. Sunderland Also to Escort
British Women From Brussels.

THE HAGUE. via London. March 70.
Capt. Archibald II. Sunderland, coast
artillery, who has been appointed mill
tary attache of the American legation
here. has been engaged for several
months in relief work among stranded
Americans. He goes to the Belgian
frontier today to meet trainload of
British woman refugees from Brussels,
who are being brought out under the
auspices of the American minister to
Belgium. They will be given over to
the care of officials from the British
legation on their arrival at Oldenzaal,
Holland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
BRITISH FLIERS SUCCEED IN RAID,
DESPITE GREAT HAIL OF LEAD

trained on them. and shells burst all
about them. Hundreds Of rifle shots
were fired. but the aircraft went
through the hail of lead without q
scratch. The noise was terrific and the
whole population poured into the
streets to witness the spectacle.
THE airmen dropped to within 900
feet of their objective before letting
fall the bombs. Nearly every bomb
took effect, completely destroying one
submarine and badly damaging others"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
STEVENS IS EARNED OUT.
Manager Griffith Sends Promising
Young Twirler to Montreal,
Special Dispatch to The sta

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. March a5.
Manager Griffith this morning re-
leased Pitcher Stevens to the Montreal
club of the International League. This
makes the second Of the Nationals re-
cruits to be farmed out Massey hav-
ing been assigned to the Minneapolis
club yesterday.
an effective twirler in time, which
Is evidenced by the fact that Manager
Griffith has tied a string to the young
ster. Stevens will join the Montreal
club at once,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25

LONDON, March 25.-The Rotterdam
CORRESPONDENT of the Daily News. de-
scribing the air raid made Wednesday
by British aviators on German sub
marines at Hoboken, near Antwerp.
says:
Immediately the raiders were sight
ed they were subjected to a tremendous
ere from all sides From every part
of Antwerp anti-aircraft guns were
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TWO MILLION ARE STARVING
IN NORTH FRANCE, SAYS AMERICAN

BERLIN, March %. via Sayville, n.
Y-Director General Connect of the
American Belgian relief commission
has left Brussels for the German
army headquarters to get permission
for American military officers to direct
the relief work in northern France.
Mr.. Connect, who has just returned
from an investigation of the situation
behind the German lines, said:
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THE situation is far worse than in
Belgium. Two million are starving"
The Germans will cooperate in the
relief work, and are pledged not to
requisition any of the supplies, and
will grant permission for a delegation
of the sufferers to visit Paris
Clifford Pinchot, who is now an at
tache of the American legation here,
will participate in the relief work in
the northeast of France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
Jewish Property to Be Spared

BERLIN. March 25.-Replying to the
inquiry OF Polish papers concerning the
reprisals which the German general
stan headquarters has announced will
be exacted from the Russians for al
legged Russian atrocities in the Memel
district. II Is stated by the general staff
that Jewish property will be spared
and only Russian property destroyed.
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AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.

VIENNA, via London, March IS:
In western Carpathians the battle has
developed on a front as far as Uzsok
pass and continues with great vio-
lence. Strong Russian forces are at
lacking. and positions on the heights
are being bitterly fought for.
In several engagements between the
Pruth and the Dniester, IN tho most
northeriy part of Bukowina, the en-
envy was dislodged from some vii
lagos and compelled to retreat to-
ward the frontier. North of Czerno-
WITT, the villages beyond the Pruth
which served the enemy as a basis for
operations against the city, were
cleared of Russians.
In Poland and west Galicia there has
been no change. We have destroyed
Russia pontoon bridge across the
lower Dunajec.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-25
McAdoo's Condition Satisfactory.

The condition Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury. William G. McAdoo. is reported
today as satisfactory to his physicians
DR.. Gary T. Grayson, White House ply
stefan, who has the case in charge, is
enforcing his ambargo against visitors
Since the operation. two weeks ago to-
morrow. at Providence Hospital. few per-
sons have been allowed to see the patient.
Now that he has been removed to his
home, the same rule will prevail, in the
hope to keep Mr.. McAdoo quiet.
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SWEDISH IRON ORE SHIP
SEIZED BY THE BRITISH

SUNDERLAND, England. March Is
THE swedish steamer Goosebridge, with
a cargo OF iron ore. was brought INTO
Sunderland today by British prize
crew. The Goosebridge sailed from
santander, Spain, and her cargo is pre-
sumed TO have been destined for Ger
many.
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ment this 10 the sole military disad-
vantage from the fall of the fortress.
"Przemysl on the whole was not a
modern fortress In the German sense.
having only two batteries of quite
modern guns. 1t was a particular mis-
fortune that Przemysl could not thrust
out the useless mouths. but, on the
contrary, these increased during the
siege in a terrible manner as the bat
Ties on the San brought numerous
wounded into the town.
The prestige OF the Russians has
now been increased. especially among
the neutrals, but the debris of blown
up guns and works was too dearly
bought"