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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-31

London new Japanese liner
Yasaka Maru, OF 1000 tons, sunk in
the Eastern Mediterranean by sub
marine while on her way from London
10 Japan with 100 passengers and a
crew OF l60, was sent TO the bottom
without warning, according to a re-
port received from the agents OF the
owners at Port Said. All those on
board the ship including one Ameri-
can passenger. w. j. Leigh, were
saved.
A French gunboat picked up the
passengers and crew and landed
them at Port Said The company
provided hotel accommodation for
them and is arranging to forward
them to their destinations. On the
passenger list were 81 men, 54 women
and Is children, most of whom were
British subjects.
w. j. Leigh the American citizen
on board the liner, was born in China,
His father was a Californian. Mr..
Leigh has spent most OF his life in
China, but recently has lived in Eng.
land. He was returning to China on
the Yasaka Maru to take a position
with a business house. His family is
in London.
Toxic. Japan.-News OF the sinking
of the Yasaka Maru reached Toxic
and caused great excitement. Ad-
vices received by the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha state that the ship was tor
pedoed without warning and that she
sank in forty-nine minutes.
The Yasaka Maru was a new boat
and was insured against war risks
by the Japanese government. The
ship and her cargo were worth $5,-
100000 and the sinking Of the vessel
is the biggest monetary loss since
the Lusitania went down.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-31
WE TAKE BACK Se21 ,2ss,772 MORE
Full Years Repurchases from Europe
s1.5oo. 100000.

New York;. +. Loree. President
of the Delaware & Hudson Company
issued his second compilation or
American railroad securities which are
held abroad His investigation ac'
counted for the six months between
January 81 and July 81, and shows
that railway securities with a par
value of S2,223.510.229 and with a mar
ket value of S1.751,437 .912 were held
In foreign countries on July 81.
According to the best available esti'
mates, made by New York bankers in
close touch with the foreign situation
n industrials and other securities re
sold here in the five months, plus
sales of securities held in America for
foreign account. amounted TO $4,000
600. making a total for the five months
of approximately 1921 100000, This is
at the rate OF sl24.00O,000 a month
and indicates that our market, in a
full year, received and absorbed
foreign.held securities To the amount
OF 81 500. 100000.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-31
GERMANS In ATTACK ON SALONIKI
GREECE GRANTS KAISER FREE HAND
PERSIA CHOOSES PRO-ALLY CABINET
Pro- German Cabinet Has Been Dissolved by the Shah
and One Favorable to the British and Russian
Interests Has Taken Its Place


Paris.-A diplomatic victory won by
the Allies in Persia is leading feat-
ure of the war news.
1t was announced from Teheran that
the Cabinet had fallen and that Prince
Firman Firma, strong sympathizer
and supporter OF Russia, had been
named as Premier by the Shah Ger
man agents are said to have been
bringing strong influence TO bear on
Persia to cause a clash between the
Teheran Government and Great Brit
ain and Russia.
In Artois q terrific artillery duel was
fought to the south Of Bailleul and in
the region Of Blairville, south OF
Arras.
The French shelled with success
German works in Champagne, in the
region OF the Navarn farm.
A munitions depot of the Germans
to the northeast of Regnieville was
blown up by the French artillery fire.
Shells were dropped on German
munitions train in the railway station
at Hachimette by the French. and the
fire was followed by a heavy explo'
sion, indicating great damage.
The Germans lost in the recent
fighting between Ypres and Armen-
tiers more than 5000 men without
gaining any ground.
The Turks report that their encircl.
ing movement at Kut-El-Amara in
Mesopotamia is progressing on all
sides.
They have renewed their offensive
at the Dardanelles and have bonn
barded the Allies positions effectively.
In the Russian theatre the troops
Of the Car have shown evidence OF
preparations for a resumption OF ac-
tive operations. In the Dvinsk dis
trct strong detachments of their pat
rolls when accommodating have come
in contact with the Germans.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-31
COL. HOUSE SENT TO BERLIN.
Friend Of President Wilson Bears
Message to Kaiser.

Washington.-Col. f. M. House,
close friend and personal adviser OF
President Wilson, is going on another
mission to Europe for the President
President Wilson was prompted to
send Col. House abroad at this time
primarily on account of his desire to
get settlement of the Lusitania case
and to ascertain who is responsible
for having created at Berlin false
atmosphere concerning the position
of the American Government.
Col. House has half dozen minor
assignments but his principal mis-
sion will take him to Berlin.
President Wilson has just come to
a realization of the fact that Ger
many has no intention of taking any
steps at this time which would result
in a settlement of the Lusitania case
on the lines indicated by this Govern
ment.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-31
BRITISH RAISE 100000 MEN

London.-The British House of
Commons passed a bill to increase the
British army to 100000 men, the
greatest military force ever assem-
bled i'm the history OF the country.
Before the vote was taken the
Commons were told that 1T is neces-
sary to keep 100000 men in reserve
constantly i'm order TO have l,6O0,00o
at the front. this number being re-
ouired TO meet the losses from death,
wounds and sickness.
"Only one thing is now needed TO
command victory, namely, TO provide
all the money needed to support the
vast armies OF new men and pay Tor
the vast quantities Of arms and NUM-
tions being manufactured in all parts
of the world"
Such is the theme of manifesto
issued over the signatures OF twenty
leading English bankers and imam
ciers.
The country is told that in the cal
endar year Great Britain is spending
Sc 500 900, 900: that next year 1t will
spend s9,000,0 100000.
David Lloyd.George, British Minis
ter of Munitions. made speech at
Newcastle to the trade union officials
of the country. appealing to them for
assistance in obtaining $4,000 skilled
workers. which he said in Parliament
a few days ago are necessary II the
Allies are TO win the war
Diplomatic sources in Constanti-
nople are authority for the statement
that strong Turco.German expedi.
ton against Egypt has been initiated
and that the preliminary operations
are already in progress.
The expedition, according to the in
formation. consists OF 100000 Turks
and 100000 Germans and Arab ire
gulars. all under command OF German
officers.
Tho Turks have resumed their Of
fensive at the Dardanelles and are
pressing their attacks IN Mesopo-
tama.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-31
DEAD IN SUNDAY SCHOOL ROW
Dispute over Right to Teach End
In Shooting FRAY.

Asheville. n. CA dispute involv.
ing the right to teach Sunday school
class at Northfork Baptist Church,
about fifteen miles from Asheville. I've.
suited in a fight in which Martin
Burnett was shot to death. William
Burnett. his brother. was slightly
wounded. and Claud McAfee. who did
the shooting. was stabbed by William
Burnett and will probably die. Bur
nett escaped and is being hunted.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-31
COULDN'T FIND eRlTlsH FLeeT
German Warships Cruise in North
Sea, Says Berlin.

Berlin. (via London) Says an off,
cial German statement which fol-
lows:
"A part of our fleet last week
searched the North Sea for the en-
emy. Il then cruised the 18th and 18th
in the Skagerack 20 watch commerce.
examining dfty.two vessels and seiz.
ing one carrying contrabrand. Dur
ing the whole time the English naval
forces nowhere were sighted"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-31
MOTHER OF EXPLORER DIES.
Or. Hovey, icebound in Arctic
Won't Know Until Sprinq.

WUH N''OW C''N'' oP'"'S
Newburyport, Mass.-Mrs. Helena
Lavinia Hovey. widow of DR. Horace
Carter Hovey and mother of DR.. Ed
mund Otis Hovey. curator of the Am
erisan Museum OF Natural History
died at her home here. Mr.. Hovey
was SO years old.
Her son is at present in command
of the Crocker land relief expedition
which Is icebound in North Star Bay
off Greenland.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-31
KAISER BANS HOLIDAY eAveTy
Won't Accept Customary Greetings
and VIII Stay In Field.

and VIII Stay IN Field.
London news agency despatch
from The Hague says:
The Kaiser has forbidden any
holiday celebrations in Germany.
lie has declined to accept the GUS
tomary greetings from the burgomas'
.ers OF Berlin. Potsdam and Chariot.
tenburg and has rejected the requests
made by the Princes. his sons. for
permission to return to Berlin TO
spend the season with their families.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
"Clnder-Eve," Gripping
Novelette,, In All-Story

'Cinder-Eve," a srippinR story of
modern life, by Fred Jackson, Is the
novelette, in the current issue of the ALL
Story Weekly. Equal in human inter-
est" IL the two-part story. THE Thirty
nine Steps," which begins in the copy
dated today. It is a war mystery. by
John Buchan.
Part two OF the hve-part story, "The
Promise" by James b. Hendrix: part
tour Of the five-part story, The Man
Eater" by Anne Warner, and the final
tnstaIlment Of "Abu, the Dawn Maker"
In five parts, by Perley Poon Sheehan,
also appear this week in "All-Story,"
There are six short stories: Venus by
The Pond" by Anne Cameron; THE
:The White Gorilia, fIsi BY Elmer ei bs%ss; BsSwn
Mason: Bad Blood and Blue" by
Fletcher Chenault; "A Course Of
sprouts by Una Hudson, and "A Scra D
In the Dark" by Paul West.
The Desert by Jennie Harris Oil
.'which?' by "Tenderfoot:" Moon.
Madness" by Dorothy Foster: Safety
First" by Walter G: Doty; THE Col
iege Furnace" by N. Parker Jones
The Contradiction" by Amanda Ben
Jamin Hall, and The Master-Dead, -
by Djuna Chappell Barnes. are interest
ing bits of verse in this issue of ALI
Story"
The Washington times., 1915-06-04

the fact that Germany and Austria
Hungary are her best customers. To
lose their trade would be no light
matter. There is risk, too, regard
ing the sulky Bulgaria, which still
smarts under the loss of part of
her spoils won in the war with
Turkey. There is as yet no certain
ty that Sofia has been appeased.
Another question of vital concern to
Roumania is the disposition of Con-
stantinople and the Dardanelles in
the event of their capture by the al
lies. Roumania's outlet is on the
Black Sea, and without special con-
cessions she would not desire to see
Constantinople and the straits con-
trolled exclusively by Russia.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
A LINGUISTIC REACTION

Peremysl has fallen. 1t had a
glorious but fleeting existence of
only a few weeks, while it was in
Russian hands and spelled in Rus
sian fashion. AS soon as they got
it the Russians, as if to show that
they were real reformers and world
benefactors, changed the old name
from Przemysl to Peremysl, reduc-
ing considerably the photographic
and orthepic horrors. But, alas! the
Austrians have retaken it, and there
must be reaction to the ancient and
unpronounceable pi-line of unfamil-
lar consonant combinations.
1t seems sad, just from the view
point of the linguistic humanities. If
the outside world must maintain its
interest in this war and 60 on foot
ing a large share of the bills, it
ought to have some chance to enjoy
itself. But we are back to the dis
cussion whether this pronunciation
is to remind us of particularly in
innate fabrication in lingerie, or
whether in fact the letters compos-
ing the name have anything at all
to do with the pronunciation.
When theoretically pronounce
able form was given to the name by
ukase from Saint Pet-no, Petrograd
the world was able to realize that
war has it's compensations. But now
military reaction is followed by
photographic capitulation, and there
is renewal of wonder whether this
war is going to do the dictionaries
any good at all,
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
BAGGAGE INSURANCE RULE

The law requiring travellers to fix
valuation upon trunks and othe,
baggage is a half-baked piece of leg.
islation worthy of some State legis.
latures which go in for such meas
ures. In their efforts to protect the
public from the supposed machina.
tions of railroads and other corpora.
tions it would be wise, at times, for
the well-meaning gentlemen on Cap.
ltal Hill to find what the public
thinks of the matter.
The practice adopted by railroads
of limiting their liability for bag.
gage had not been the cause of an,
complaint. Because of the Limitation
the railroads charged a lower rate
than they otherwise would have
done. Those persons, principally
commercial travellers, who habitual.
ly carried baggage worth more made
other provisions for it's insurance,
Now the average passenger, whose
baggage is not worth more than
$lOO, must take the time and trouble
to declare its value, and the sales
men must pay an additional charge
to the railroad companies for insur-
ance in addition to that they already
are paying.
In addition to the trouble already
caused him, the traveller also is ex-
posed to the penalties of law if he
makes a deliberate misstatement
about the value Of the contents of
his baggage. Only a small minority
OF travellers will be benefited by the
new arrangement. Far from being
at all grateful to Senator Cummins
for his zeal in this particular case
persons who travel will wish most
heartily that he had left we'll enough
alone.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
In Memoriam, Is 1t Sincere?

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Do we. indeed. desire to honor the
dead with our memorial services?
Continuously this thought thrust IT.
self into the consciousness Of an eye
witness at the unveiling Of the Maine
monument.
If. indeed. 1t Is our Intention to pay
homage to the brave men who lost
their lives in their country's service.
then. why was not either the only sis
ter. the first cousin and girl chum of
Lieut. william Jenkins, or his little
niece. asked to unveil the monument on
which his name. as ranking officer, has
first place? 1t seems as II It would have
been a nice compliment to this hero to
have so honored some one of these
three who were so dear TO him in life.
II. indeed. "all around us, though
then. surely, the glory of this so appro
pirate monument must have been dim
med in the sight of this "ene dear i'm
mortal spirit" His own family were
not even accorded front seats at this
cerem6ny-a courtesy which is shown
the most obscure at the most ordinary
funeral!
Perhaps. indeed. "the dead look on
with larger other eyes than ours" but
one can't help feeling that there must
have been on this bright Memorial
Day some bitterness in the heart of
Friend W." as the men so affection
nately called Lieutenant Jenkins.
One can't help wonder II Friend w"
witnessed this ceremony, did 1t hold to
him the full measure of honor due to
the officer who lost his life because he
went back to save the ships papers;
WASHINGTON June q
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
Washington. June 2.
Advocates Crossing Streets In Mid
die of the Block.

To the Editor OF THE TINES.
Your editorial on the Jay Walk
ers" is perfectly absurd. The writer
is q business woman who is COM
PEELED to be on the streets at all
hours. In crossing the street the
middle of the block is the safest for
man, woman, or child. Take the in
tersections at crossings where you
are compelled to watch all sides, for
ward and aft, diagonally, in every
conceivable direction you can twist
your head in. north and south, east
and west, and before you are aware
car is right on you giving you
barely a hairs breadth to escape in,
without deigning signal or warn
ing.
Your nerves are on a continual
strain in trying to cross n street in
these days. With n sigh Of relief. you
decide to take the middle of the
safety. and you have only to look to
your left as you, near the center of
the street and to your right as you
draw to the curb. Notwithstanding
the speed law AVA most all hst
they care little whether they run
over you or not.
Few signal. and when they do they
are almost upon you; 1t is true there
are u Ie" uTtNSIf. anu
one Is always filled with gratitude
toward them. ~
No, on the contrary, make It a law
to compel pedestrians to cross the
middle OF the block and there will be
some assurance OF safety. especially
to the feeble and to children. Motor
lists have and maintain all rights; the
pedestrian has none. 1t is the pedes-
trian that has always to give way or
step aside for a motorfst. and not
vice versa.
I read every issue Of The Times.
noon, home edition, and $50. every
day. and as a rule your editorials are
good, fraught. with common sense.
but you miss 1t when you advocate
against taking the middle Of the
block, for It IL the only place of
safety In crossing the streets today.
READER
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
BARGAIN DAY FOR ROUMANIA

The Austro- German victory at
Przemysl may postpone momentarilv
Roumania's entry into the war. 1t
Will also serve we'll the bargain
makers at Bucharest. Roumania is
ready to fight, and will be able to
send nearly a million soldiers into
the field. During the past nine
months she has spent over ninety
million dollars for munitions of war,
and is still buying them. She in
tends to fight, and all the belliger-
ents know it. She wants to fight
on the side of the allies, and the
powers know that, also. But Rou-
mania will be satisfied with no ordi-
nary compensation.
1t is said that Bucharest asks
Russia for that part of Bessarabia
nearly four thousand square miles,
IN oh was taken from her by the
sres-'y OF Berlin, and for a guaran-
tee that she shall retain whatever
territory she conquers, desiring es-
pecially Bukowina and Pennsylvania,
belonging to Austria Hungary, the
acquisition of which would add Some
four million Roumanians to her pon-
ulation.
Roumania is in a position to make
large demands. She has been Prus-
sianized, and has profted by it. Her
army is we'll trained, that being one
of the first things to which Prince
Charles of Hohenzollern-S -Sigmarin-
gen devoted his attention after his
election by the Rormanian parlia-
ment in 1866. The nation proved its
military prowess in the Russo Turk
isA war of 1877, assisting the Car
- win Plevna after the Russians
had been thrice repulsed.
Aounlania has valid argument in
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
CHURCH DIFFERENCES
DELAY MARRIAGE
Former Capital Girl Weds After
Romance Begun In Flight
From War Zone.

NEW YORK, Juno t.-When Cuth-
bert Mortimer Wilmerding. scion OF
an old New York family, and Miss
Josephine Lewis Peet. daughter OF
George II. L. Peet, OF Washington
difficulties.
with Mrs. Charles Hudson Pope. an
aunt Of Miss Peet. in the morning. to
the Manhattan marriage license
bureau. After the license was OBJ
tanned Miss Peet APPEALED to City
Clerk Scully.
Il wish you could help us out" she
said. for you see I am a Catholic
and Mortimer is a Protestant. What
shall We do to overcome this OBJ
stacle?"
Sent To Chancellor.
Scully took them to st. Andrews 6
Roman Catholic Church. There they
were told they could not be married
as they were not OF this diocese, and,
besides. a dispensation must be OBJ
tanned before the ceremony could
be performed by a Catholic priest.
They were sent to the chancellor of
the diocese at the archiepiscopal resi-
dSnce. where the obstacle was over
c6fne.
The tired. happy pair were direct
ed to st. Stephens Catholic Church.
where they were married In the rec
tory by Father Sinnott, in the pres
ence of Mrs. Pope and two other wit
nesses.,
Mr. Wilmerding. who is twenty-six.
Is the son of Louis Earle Wilmer
ding, formerly of this city, now of
London. His mother was formerly
Miss Sadie Shenck. wealthy heiress,
of this city
Met In October.
Wilmerding met Miss Peet last Oc-
tober when they were refugees In
Havre. He gave his stateroom on the
steamship Rochambeau to her. Ever
since the first meeting at the steam
ship office Mr.. Wilmerding had been
a constant su.tor for Miss Peet' s
hand. buy the fact that he was of
another faith was a great handicap.
Miss Peet feared parental objection,
and 1t was not until yesterday that
she agreed to marry, upon condition
that the wedding take place at once.
When asked II they were eioping. Mr..
Wilmerding replied:
Sure. it's an elopement We are
going to get married before any one
can object"
Miss Peet is twenty years old and
pretty. She has lived with her father,
retired banker, Mr. and Mrs. Will
merding will return to New York to
live after a wedding trip to White
Sulphur Sprlnga.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
Chickens to Wear Tags
And Pay Is Cent Tax

BAYONNE, n. j., June 4.-Chickens
have become a pest in Bayonne. They
run all over town and won't let any
one sleep at night. Therefore, by order
of the Bayonne city commissioners, all
over six months old must pay license
fee of IS cents each and wear tag.
The rule goes into effect June 10, and
each chicken found roaming about after
that date without a tag will be picked
UP by inspectors, who will be experts
at telling a chickens age. Most OF the
complaints. the commissioners say. nave
been tZd by women.
The Washington times., 1915-06-04
THE STEEL TRUST DECISION

There are three things Of out
standing Importance in the "Steel
trust" decision by the United States
district court of New Jersey.
The first, of course, is that on the
facts submitted by the Government
the plea of the Department of JUS
tice to restrain the company from
continuing its business acts and it's
corporate existence is denied with
out reservation. The business of the
company is declared legal and it's
procedure-the absorption of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
and all-proper.
The second is that in giving it's
decision the court lays down broad
principles which must be applicable
to all other so-called big business.
1t may go ahead with the develop
ment of the fabulous resources of
this country.
The third is that the opinion is so
overwhelmingly against the Attor-
ney General, the whole bench of five
judges being unanimous, that the
Attorney General may never take
the case to appeal in the higher
courts or, if he does, may never
press it. This would breathe new
life into the whole productive body
of the nation.
BY this decision not only is the
United States Steel Company ad-
judged to be existing and acting
within the law, but the Sherman
antitrust act is brought into accord
with what is the undoubted senti-
ment today of the American people.
The great wisdom of the Sherman
law, as conceived and framed, has
never been questioned. The evil of
the, Sherman law, immeasurable in
it's possibilities, has seemed to be the
manner in which political agitators
and public officials could interpret
and seek to exercise it against all
big business" good and bad.
1t is not to be questioned that
some ten years ago, when the anti
trust movement was at its full, the
public was possessed of the convic-
tion that the salvation of the indi-
vidual and the integrity of the state
lay in the determination Of all indus