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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-01
HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
CLIENTS OBLIGATIONS
Court Reverses Findings in Case
Against Law Firm for Print
ing Briefs.

In the absence of express notice to
the contrary. lawyers are responsible
for obligations contracted on behalf OF
attending litigation, but for the neces-
sary expenses of attorneys, including
the printing of briefs. This ruling was
laid down by the Court of Appeals OF
the District of Columbia today in an
opinion by Mr.. Justice V-n Orsdel
The court reversed the finding of the
Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia, which had held N favor of a
law firm against which a printing con-
Germ had brought suit to collect for
printing briefs, for which cost the law
tnts.
The appellate court holds that the
lawyers control over litigation changes
the ordinary relation of PRINCIPAL and
agent The attorney. it suggests, usu.
ally determines what steps are to be
taken in his clients interest and the
acts of the attorney in the conduct of
litigation are binding upon the client
Ruling of the Court.
I'VE, therefore, deem the just and
equitable rule of law to be-" says the
appellate tribunal, that. in the absence
of express notice to the contrary. cour,
officials and persons connected, either
directly or indirectly, with the progress
of the litigation may safely regard
themselves as dealing with the attor-
ney, instead of with the client. This
applies not only to obligations incurred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-01
MRS. MARY C. RICE DIES
FOLLOWING LONG ILLNESS
Descendant of Two Officers of War
for American 1ndependence-Cam
Here From Iowa in 1882.

Mrs. Mary Carhartt Rice, mother of
Col. D. L. Rice. treasurer of the Ma
..onal Tribune Company, and widow of
capt Alphonso A. Rice, for a number
of years connected with the pension
bureau, died shortly after o'clock
yesterday evening at her home, eli F.
street northwest, following long ILL
ness. Mrs. Rice was born at Coshoc-
ton. Ohio. March 25. 1899. and came to
Washington with her family about
fyenty-three years ago from Iowa.
She is direct descendant of two
officers of the war for American in
dependence.
. Her father. Gen. William Carhartt. a
prominent citizen and lawyer of Iowa.
was a soldier in the war of 1872. while
her maternal grandfather Col. William
Simmons, was an officer in the revolu-
. tionary war. and for many years a
prominent government official in Wash
ington. having been the first auditor
Of the Treasury Department. Her late
husband. capt. A. A Rice, served with
gallautry and distinction in the civil
war. He commanded Company A, 18th
Iowa Volunteer Infantry.
:, Almost Last of the Family.
Mrs Rice was almost the last of the
family, the only survivor of the imme
diate family being her son. Col. Rice
\ newspaper man of long standing and
a member of the board of managers OF
/, the National Defense League.
Mrs. Rice had many warm friends IL
this city. She was woman of artist,
. temperament and possessed wild,
range of information on world events
At her bedside when death came wa
ner niece. Mrs. C. w. Huston of Nor
santown. ". Va Col. Rice, who was IL
Florida, reached this city soon afte
Mrs. Rice's death.
The funeral will be held from he
ate home at . o'clock tomorrow after
J. noon. with services at Rock Creel
Church, Rev. Charles Z. Buck officiat
ing. Interment will be in Rock Creel
-k.smetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-01
SOCIALISTS SUPPORT KAISER.
Defense of Fatherland Placed Above
All Other Considerations.

STUTTGART. Germany. via London
March 1.-The socialist executive com
nittce has decided to print thousands
of copies of Reichsbersers Heine
speech delivered here several days ago
and send them to the socialist soldiers
at the front.
In his speech Herr Heine said the So
rIalists must realize that the father
and must he defended and vote money
FOR making all technical preparations
Tor the war He added that the social
SITS must avoid all revolutionary talk
and seek the use of the existing state
of affairs TO improve the welfare of the
working classes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-01
RUSSIAN RETREAT IS HALTED.
GERMANS CONTINUE ATTACKS
Losses of Cars Army in It's Flight From
East Prussia Probably Will
Never Be Known.
BY HERBERT COREY AND EDWARD

BY HERBERT COREY AND EDWARD
Special Radiogram to The Star.
TILST. East Prussia, March 1, by
wireless to Sayville, N. Y.-The precip-
itate retreat of the Russians across the
frontier seems to have come to a halt,
and they are reforming.
So heavy were their losses in the
long battle in this eastern theater of
war that they had to use time gained
when the Germans stopped to rebuild
bridges to gather up their dead. The
Russians destroyed all bridges as they
hurried back. and the German pursuit
Of them was delayed. They had time
enough to carry along many of their
dead, so the actual number lost by
them will never be known.
Invisible Enemy Bombarded.
We went today to an artillery posi-
ton near (name eliminated by Berlin
war oftice) at the bottom of a snow
filed cup in a rolling country. Yester-
day German aeroplane winged Its
way across leaden skies over the Rus
sian lines. Today we have the result.
The artillery in this safe position open
ed up a terrific attack on the Russians.
far over the hills out of sight.
Shrapnel, carried to the position by
hundreds Of wagon loads In oblong
baskets, was fed into the breeches by
the swift mechanical movement Of the
men, SO used to handling these great
shells that they now do it by instinct.
Then the artillerymen clapped their
hanCs to their ears. We followed. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-01
RUBLEE NOMINATION UP.
Argument Made For and Against
Trade Commission Member.

Action on the nomination of George
Rublee of New Hampshire TO be mem
Der of the federal trade commission
probably will be taken by the Senate in
terstate commerce committee late to-
day The committee early today heard
former Gov. Bass of New Hampshire.
who urged the confirmation of Mr.. Rub
lee. and again heard Senator Gallinger
in opposition to it.
Senator Gallinger said he would object
to Mr.. Rublees confirmation should il
be recommended to the Senate by the
committee. The committee will meet
lat today to conclude its inquiry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-01
Economists in Danger.

From the New Republic
There is still a tendency among econ
o1nists toward too narrow conception
of the economic motives OF classes ana
individuals, toward too mechanical
and rigid a conception of industrial
society Economists do not yet seem
to base their conclusions upon study
Of men as they are, illogical. senti-
mental and only semi-egoistic. Nor
does the economist himself escape from
Illusions and predictions born Of his
Individual experience. His right to
perform great public services il often
bought by impoverished sacrifices of SCI
entific convictions. In the universities
themselves they are entangling pref
udices and a certain convention Of
academic decorum which are more re-
pressive than any specific prohibitions.
Do we find in our American univer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-01
Munchausen's Tales.

CnTOn1ER.
The Travels of Baron Munchausen >.
as we have them. are a compound
from a great variety of sources The
first instalment. which processes to he
based on the real barons own tales :.
scarcely a quarter Of the whole. and
even this has been traced in great
part to various German. Italian. and
Portuguese origin. Afterward the
author cribbed avowedly from Lucian
and added a second volume intended
as a satire on Bruce's Travels. >.
Most Of the early editions we're On.
titled "Gulliver Revived: or. The Vice
Of J.:ing Properly Exposed"
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stiles today that complete intellectual
tolerance and freedom. that Lehrfrei-
heit and Lernfreiheit for which the
Economic Association so definitajv
stands? Do our professors pin their
theses the university doors ana
defend them against all without and
within? "'io
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the roar burst forth. The great shell
with its thous- md bits Of death-deaI-
Ing iron went in a long parabolic line
over the hills, to burst among the
Russians. The roar died slowly as the
she'll made it's way. 1t sounded like
the rattle Of tons Of wire, ever grow
ms fainter as the projectile arched
over to the enemy
And the bombardment went on for
hours and hours. as tons of shrapnel
were hurled into the enemy's lines.
Each one sounded like profound
warning to the Russians never again
to invade German soil.
Proof Of Russian outrapes.
Even now. while poss ssine COM
plete proofs of Russian outraees dur-
ing the time they held this part of
Prussia, and no long looking for
more. we find their victims at every
turn. Every mile, travelling over tho
frozen roads in It's IDLY cold conn.
try. we meet mothers trudeine hack
to their ruined h es from their hid,n,
places with daughte who were tho
victims of the cars troops. Rroka,
old men. their life-savings stolen from,
their homes by the enemy's soldiers
stumble along. almost frozen, 20 find
their homes burned. These unfortu-
mates had sought shelter in caves and
In the woods while the cars troons
burned and looted
1t Is pitiful harvest o. war, where
the Rockefeller Foundation, now feed
ing the Belgians, might find even
greater need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-01

by the attorney for actual costs attend
ing the litigation. but to the necessary
expenses of attorneys, including the
nrinting of briefs, which are not
chargeable as costs in the case"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-01
Board of Trade Directors Meeting.

The date of the next meeting Of the
full membership of the Board of Trade
is to be determined at a meeting OF the
board of directors of the institution At
Is o'clock this afternoon.
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President Signs Pension Bill.

President Wilson today signed the
pension appropriation bill. carrying ap-
proximately $164.000.O00. 1t was the
first of the large appropriation bills
to reach the President.
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GERMAN STATEMENT.

BERLIN, March 1, by wireless to Lon
don, PM:
In the western arena of the war: Near
Wervico. north of Lille. an English
flying machine has been forced to de-
scend by our fire. At a certain part
of our front the French have made
use, as they have done on previous
occasions. of particular kind OF
shell which. on exploding. throws out
evil smelling and poisonous gases,
which. however, did no damage.
Our positions in the Champagne coun-
try were repeatedly attacked yester-
day by at least two army corps
These forces were repulsed after
fierce fighting at close quarters. In
the Argonne we captured mine throw
ers. Between the eastern border Of
the Argonne and Vauquois the French
made five attempts yesterday to
break through our line. All these
attacks were broken down, with
heavy losses to the enemy.
The positions which We have occupied
to the southwest of Badonvilliers
were retained yesterday in spite OF
attempts of the enemy to recapture
them.
In the eastern arena of the war: We
repulsed Russian attacks north of
Consha and northwest of Ostolenka.
Otherwise there was nothing OF
Importance to report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-01
PLAYGROUND SEASON
IS FORMALLY OPENED
New Recreation Centers. Including
That at Willow Tree Alley.
Ready for Use.

Two new Fairgrounds were turned
over officially to the use of Washing
ton boys and girls today, when. at IL
O'Clock the 1915 playground season
formally opened. The first of the new
~ecreation centers is the one which oc-
cupies the interior of the square where
Willow Tree alley used to be, it's dedi-
cation to playground uses marking the
final steps in the adjustment of
square that only a few years ago was
one of the city's plague spots. The
other playground opened today for the
first time is in Geological Park. near
the Irving street entrance. The first
Of these new recreation centers is for
the use of colored children, while the
one in Geological Park is for white chill
dren
Other Centers Available.
Nine other recreation centers were also
declared to be open for the season at
noon today, these being the Fairgrounds
at Bloorningdale, list and Bryant streets
northwest; Cardozo. Half and NJ streets
southwest; Garfield Park, 5th street and
Virginia avenue southwest; Howard. 5th
and W streets northwest; Georgetown.
34th street and Volta place northwest ::
New York Avenue. list street and New
York. avenue northwest: Rosedale, 18th
and kraemer streets northeast; Virginia
sssouthwest, and Mount Pleasant, 14th
.sStreet between Kenyon street and Park
s-foad.
= Directors of Grounds.
: Those selected to have charge of the
s,sev--al Fairgrounds. and no will take
sup their duties March IA, re:
= White-Bloomingdale Mrs. -Ia-y L
D. Hunt and Miss Elizabeth Penny: Gar
field +: k, Miss Ethel Mae Williams:
Georgetown, Miss Elva Whitcomb and
Mrs h. l.. Maschmcyer: Mt. Pleasant.
Miss Ella Gardner and Miss Louise
tritter en-. New York avenue, Mrs.
Thomas Bon Dapraz; Rosedale, Miss
Randolph Livingston and NJ. w. Ten
Towner.
Colored-Cardoza, Fred Randall,
Howard, w S. Duffield.
No exercises of any kind marked the
opening of the Fairgrounds, and the
cold weather and high wind that pre-
vailed during the day kept away all
but a few of the children who. as the
spring advances. are expected to romp
and enjoy themselves at the various
centers.
Adults Admitted.
In addition to the regular play
grounds Tor juvenile Washlngtonians
portion of the Patterson tract at
New York and Florida avenues north
east has been obtained for use as a
recreation center for adults as we'll as
for children. Owners of the tract have
given the Fairgrounds department the
use of fifteen acres of the land. on
which base ball diamonds and tennis
courts to be laid out in time for
use when real spring weather arrives.
Plans are also on foot for the estab-
lishment of athletic field between
. Irving and Kenyon streets, near
. Georgia avenue northwest.
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AUSTRIAN sTATEMENr.

VIENNA. February %. via London.
March 1:
In Poland and Western Galicia there
has been only artillery fighting
On the Carpathian front. in the region
of WysZkow. and also south Of the
Dniester. fighting continues.
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FRENCH STATEMENT.

PARIS, March I, via London, 3,&2 p.m.:
There is nothing to add to the COM
munication OF yesterday evening. ex-
cept that in Champagne the different
supporting positions we successfully
secured now form a continuous chain
two kilometers in length to the
north and northwest Of Perthes. and
that In the Vosges our attacks made
slight progress at Champelotte, three
kilometers north of Celles.
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War Officially Reported

ported by the fire Of the artillery.
Villages change hands
during an attack on height 1O3 we cap
tured six German guns and several
hundred prisoners This height, as
also those in the direction of the viii
lage of Kelbaski. fell into our hands
the evening of February 81.
The artillery engagements near osso-
"etz are still going on. The night
OF February 81 the enemy brought
up new endorsements and again In
taoed ad przasnysz A fierce battle for
fought all through the day. but
Ina. 1nat evening we We're masters Of it.
me GERMAN defenders in large num-
r, oess laid down their arms.
III sne o.ner sections of the battlefield
oeyond Przasnysz We also made i'm
portant progress. In several places
.ne enemy abandoned wounded and
conveys Gil"
our troops are gallantly endeavorine
~ oevelop their success. They pay
no attention to the enemy's fierce
resistance and forget their own ia
tigue
The number of prisoners taken and al
ready sent to the rear of our line
amounted, the evening Of the o7th
to So officers and 5,4O0 soldiers
on the left bank of the Vfstula on the
pounaletz, the situation is un-
changed
IN 'ailcia our troops. advancing from
the Tchet- Chva valley to the Jassi-
novitz-Rozniatow front. inflicted on
the Austrians severe defeat This
offensive movement was carried out
IN the midst of a thick forest Our
regiments. which were not supported
by artillery. were Obliged TO hack
their way with the bayonet In this
battle we captured 1000 prisoners
and 0 machine guns
our advance forces in the Caucasus,
reached the River Khopatchai.
There Is no change in the situation IN
the other fronts
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RUSSIAN STATEMENT.

PETROGRAD, March 4:
On the left bank Of the Niemen, to the
north of Grodno. the action increases
in intensity. The battle extends now
far in front of the fortified works.
On either side the attacks are sup
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mans are delivering counter attacks.
bringing fresh troops into action ana
certain villages pass from the possess
sion of one side or the other. Never
theless our front advances measuraoly
each day"
Russian Success Reported.
PARIS, March 1.-The correspondent
at Bucharest. Roumania. of the haVas
Agency has sent in a telegram repeat
ing the report that the Russians mad
reoccupied kolomea, in Gal1cfa. ana
that they were investing Scanislau
Kolomea was taken after fierce nght
Wednesday. February "a
The e1st Czech Regiment. the
IIavas correspondent continues. IN
garrison at Prague mutinied and kllied
its higher officers. After reprlsais on
the rank and file this regiment was
sent to ErachoH. on the Roumania
frontier \ second Czech regiment has
been sent away from Vienna. and botn
these organizations are being replaced
by Roumanian regiments from Transyi-
wanna"
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Comment on Alleged Conversation.

Farther on Mr.. Shoemaker relates
that in conversation with members of
the excise board the chairman said to
him: I give no attention to that evil
dence 1t has no weight with me what
ever Mr.. Baker is reported to have
said: Amen! Amen" Although it be
admitted that these remarks were
made to Mr.. Shoemaker on the day
after the hearing. what imputations
can be laid against those responsible
for them? Surely 1t will be admitted
that members of the excise board have
the right to state in what regard they
shall hold whatever evidence Is pre-
scented before them.
Mr.. Shoemaker in his testimony
states as follows. If / ever became
convinced that the members of the
board were grating. receiving any
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-11

! The Lexington man went back. For
minute or two Jim HOLMAN sat
scowling down In indecisi6n from his
saddle. Then he admitted to himself
that he had done all he could do with
out becoming the aggressor. For the
moment he was beaten. He looked up
and from the road one Of the hounds
raised its voice and gave cry. That
baying afforded an excuse for leaving
and Jim Holman seized 1t.
$50 on" he growled. Lets see
what them Id ours he's ter say
now."
Mounting, they kicked their mules
into jog. From the men inside the
fence came no note Of derision, no
hint Of triumph. They stood looking
out with expressionlees, masklike
faces until their enemies had passed
out of sight around the shoulder OF
the mountain. The Souths had met and
fronted an accusation made after the
enemy's own choice and method. A
jury of two hounds had acquitted
them. It was not only because the
dogs had refused to recognize In Sam
son a suspicious character that the
enemy rode on grudgingly convinced,
but, also, because the family, which
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-03-11

right out thar in front. I'm t.umb
willin' ter invite 'em in." ThSn, the
two men turned toward the house.
Already the other clansmen ta1 dis.
appeared noiselessly through tie door
or around the angles of the walls.
Fifteen minutes later, Lescott. stand
ing at the fence, saw strange caval.
cade round the bend Of the road. Sew
eral travel-stained men were leading
mules, and holding two tawny 2nd i'm.
patient dogs in leash. In their num-
Der, the artist recognized his host of
two nights ago.
They halted at a distance, and in
their faces the artist read disIauy, fer,
while the dogs were yelping confdent-
ly and tugging at their cords, young
Samson South-who should, by their
prejudiced convictions, be hiding out
in some secret stronghold-sat at the
top step of the stile, smoking his pipe,
and regarded them with lack-luster
absence of interest. Such calm re-
ception was uncanny. After whis-
pered conference, the Lexington man
came forward alone. Old Spicer South
had been looking on from the door,
and was now strolling out to meet the
envoy, unarmed.
And the envoy, as he came, held his
hands unnecessarily far away from his
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Does anybody live on misery that
-er-that you might suspect"
The Hollmans laughed.
This creek Is settled with Souths
thicker'n hops"
The Lexington man looked up. He
knew what the name Of South meant
to Holman.
"Is there any special South. who
might have a particular grudge?"
"The Souths don't need no partilar
grudge. but thar's young Samson
South. He's a wildcat"
"He lives this way?"
These dogs air a-makin' bee-line
fer his house." Jim Holman was
speaking. Then he added: 1--WE done
been told that Samson denies doin' the
shootin', an claims he kin prove an
alibi."
The Lexington man lighted his pipe,
and poured drink Of red whisky into
a flask cup.
He'd be apt to say that" he COM
mented, These dogs haven't any
prejudice in the matter. I'll stake my
life on their telling the truth"
An hour later, the group halted
again. The master of hounds mopped
his forehead.
Are, we still going toward Samson
South's house?"~ he inquired.
"We're about a quarter from hit
now, an we hain't never varied from
the straight road"
"Will they be apt to give US
trouble?"
Jim Holman smiled.
II hain't never heered OF no South
submittin' ter arrest by Holman"
The trailers examined their fire
arms, and loosened their holster-faps.
The dogs went forward at a trot.
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Tribute Money.

Fancy long ago said that the black
marks on either side Of the head Of the
haddock were made by the Apostles
finger and thumb as they held him,
while extracting the tribute money
from his mouth. But alas for fancyl
The haddock is not found in the Sea
of Galilee! Most of the fish there be-
long to the barbel family, and no one
has ever told us authoritatively what
particular variety the tribute bearing
fish belonged to. The "half shekel"
of the tribute was 112 grains Troy
weight Of silver, say nearly quartes
of an ounce, worth about thirteen
cents today, but greatly more in those
days,