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The Washington times., 1915-03-03
RETIRING SENATORS

With the adjournment of the
present session of Congress num-
ber of men who have filled large
places in the Senate will retire from
that body. Yet the proportion Of
changes in membership will be rather
small, indicating that the character
Of the body, as whole. is not 60
ing to be much changed by reason of
the popular election of its members.
The majority of the Senatorial class
of 1915 will remain in their seats
and it is not very plain that the
Senate loses any member by reason
of popular election, whom it would
have retained under the old system
of legislative selection. That, how
ever, must of course be matter of
conjecture.
Senators Burton and Root are vet
erans of public life who will leave
places that could not possibly be
filled by inexperienced men. Mr..
Burton goes out recognized as a
possible Republican nominee for the
Presidency in 1916; possessed, in
deed, of highly respectable and i'm
pressible boom already. Mr.. Root
does not leave public life, he will be
a member of the New York State
constitutional convention, in which
capacity it is by no means impossible
that he will be able to do work which
will one day be known as the crown
! of his career.
| Bristow of Kansas has been a
figure in public life ever since, as
an Assistant Postmaster General, he
proved himself one of the great in
vestigators of his time. He repre-
sents the vigorous progressivism of
Kansas, and has earned recognition
as one of the big forces in the Sem
ate; fearless and earnest, intense,
and at times narrow, he was only
retired because his State had its
progressive sentiment sharply divid-
ed, and minority Senator comes.
Perkins of California is one of the
oldest Senators in point of service,
and one of the country's oldest pub
lie servants. Forty-fve years ago
the title of senator was conferred on
him by election to the California
senate; he was later governor of the
State, and for twenty-five years has
been a member of the United States
Senate; a man of finely seasoned
judgment and experience.
Coe l. Crawford of South Dakota
retires after a single term, which
might have been followed by a re.
election if he had been at all times
as much Of a progressive as his
State expected him to be. He has
proved himself, notably in the dis.
cussion of the Lorimer case, a lawye,
of high ability, and will be missed
among the group Of strong middle
Western men who have in general
represented the progressive atti-
tudeS of his party
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
V|OL|N|ST'S CONCERT
AIDS YOUNG STUDENTS
Haron SokoIove, Russian
American, Gives Program
Exploiting Fullest Powers.

The concert, at Masonic Auditorium,
Of Haron Sokolove. young Rus
sian American violinist yesterday, Is
dents who have mapped out as their
course for study preparation in Amer
lea. European instruction and a re-
turn to this country.
Sokolove. a product Of the Peabody
Conservatory, in Baltimore. has
passed several years under the in
struction Of Caesar Thomson. OF Bel
gium. and has come over TO give his
first big concert. Harry Patterson
Hopkins at the piano. gave n home
gave able support to the young man
A program chosen To exploit Sokol.
owes fullest powers was arranged
In this In nstance II wise departure
since directness, sincerity end i'm
piicit confidence helped him to give
Sokoiove played first A. Corellis vari
ations on Ia Folia," then the andantt
and finale Of Mendelsohnns concerto
opus "a. Bach's "Cisconna.' for violir
Caprice Vtennois." "Saratande ct Tam
bourin" Of Ieclaire, and the first move
ment Of the Tschaikowsky concerto.
Miss Madge North. contralto. of Lon
don. England. appeared in n song re-
cital at the willard last evening, as
sisted by Myron w. Whitney. who gave
two groups OF songs. and by Miss NC
Clintock, accompanist. Miss North hai
voice OF great depth and beauty, enc
at twenty years OF age. she gives prom
USE OF becoming. under proper care. &
great singer. She chose songs and bal
lads which were aptly htted to displa.
the present and thS potential charpI
of her voice, with ever mastery re
gard for intonation. quality and thu
subject matter Of the song itself.
r. Y.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Finds Abuse Only in
Inartistic Rouging

NEWARK, n. j.. March 3.--No wom-
an of refinement Will wear on the street.
in church or while on a shopping tour
clothes that will attract undue attention
to herself, was the opinion expressed
by Frank Alvan Parsons, president Of
the New York School of Fine and APP
Club Of Newark. in Wallace Hall.
There is no harm in a woman using
rouge and powder. unless to such an
extent that they can be detected" he
said. 1T Is only when the use Is mar
tistiC that there is abuse.
Skirts so tight as to impede one $
walking, sleeves so fitted as to prevent
the wearer from lifting her arms to her
head, and bodices so badly fitted as to
prevent normal breathing, he thought
should be tabooed.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
PITY POOR BELGIUM!

From The Hague COMES announce
ment that the German government is
placing restrictions on the work of
Belgian relief that will make it we'll
nigh impossible to continue the
effort to save the starving civilian
population. Vessels from America
with suppliess the announcement
says, will not be given safe conducts
for the homeward voyage if they are
to touch at British ports for coal,
and they will be required, in order to
insure against violation of this regu-
lation, to make the homeward voy-
age by way of the route around the
Shetland Islands, to the north Of
Britain.
The British government has been
none too altruistic in it's attitude to-
ward relieving the Belgians in Bel
gium, though hordes of the un-
fortunates have been taken to Eng
land for care. The London authori-
ties have insisted that relief sent to
Belgium was in effect relief for the
German armies there: even if the
armies did not actually use the sup
plies, the fact that these supplies
came from outside made it possible
for the Germans to take that much
more of Belgium's own resources for
military uses.
A year ago nobody would have
been willing to believe that twen-
tieth century civilization could fall
to plane of such degredaston as it
has displayed in Belgium. A coun-
try destroyed and it's people driven
out or left to starve, their resources
looted, their cities placed under in
IDENTITIES, it's seat of government re-
moved to the hospitality of a city
on alien soil-this is the horror that
has swept Belgium. Yet Belgium
was not party to the wars quarrel,
it wanted no war or no part in war.
1t was in the way of the Juggernaut
car, and the war wave has swept
over and inundated it with the Grim
son tide.
Yet, fearful as is this murder of
nation, it is no worse, probably not
so bad, as the situation that Poland
and Serbia have seen. A greater
area and a greater population has
been brought to the utmost deeps of
suffering in Poland, while in Serbia
the three successive wars which have
drained the humanity and the re.
sources of the nation have left
it the mere skeleton of the country
that it was.
How long will the greater powers
in the war be able to keep up the
exhaustion of their own resources
before they shall confront con.
ditions like these? Parts of Aus.
tria are verging on these conditions
Germany is feeling the pressure up.
on her food supplies and in other di
rections. France contains grea,
population which must be maintain
ed by the general credit of the ma
tion, and even England is realizing
the horrors of living under the men
ace of starvation that a naval cour
might impose. How long can the
frames and the nerves of men stanc
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Robert W. Woolley Is
Nominated Mint Head

Preident Wilson sent to the Senate
last night the nomination Of Robedt W.
Woolley, of Fairfax, Va. to be director
of the mint Mr.. Woolley Is former
Washington newspaper man, and Is
well known here. lie succeeds George
j.. Roberts, Of Iowa, who recently be-
came assistant 70 the president Of the
National City Bank, of New York. Mr..
Woolley is now auditor for the Interior
Department.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
To Review Cotton Crisis
AT Hearing in Dallas

The Commission on Industrial Rela
tions today announced that a thorough
probe into the American land question
in its labor and capital aspects will
be made In a public hearing at Dallas
Tex. beginning March Is.
At the Dallas hearing the cotton crisis
will be reviewed with its attendant re.
suits upon landlord and employing
farmer, tenant, and farm laborer. The
immensely of that problem alone. it is
pointed out, may he sensed by the FAC,
that 1t requires sl5o,oO. 900 to pick out
the cotton crop.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Income of Players
Worries Treasury
Recent Shake-up of Baseball
Sphere Has Set Officials
70 GueSSino

Baseball players will give the Internal
Revenue division of the Treasury con-
siderable trouble in collecting income
tax. officials said today.
The shake-up in the various leagues
has caused withholding OF salaries in
many instances.
The division will be forced to depend
on the personal honesty Of many of the
players, officials said.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Woman Milk Dealer
Charges Discrimination

Ida s. Graustein, a milk dealer, Of
Cambridge, Mass, today filed a COM
plant with tho Interstate Commerce
Commission charging that the Boston
and Maine. the New York, New Haven
and Hartford, and other railroads, exact
from her a rate Of Si2 IL per car OH milk
tain of her competitors are charged
rates Of only s37 per car for 356 miles
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Will Discuss Social
Service and Family

Social Service and the Family" will
he the general topic for discussion at
the third I.cntcn talk under the auspices
OF the Associated Charities at Rausch-
cr's tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
'rhr speaker will be DR.. A. !. Nickel
way, secretary of the National Child
I.ahol committee, whp will discuss
"Cmld Labor" Tho Rev. Jay n. Stock
ing. pastor of the First Congrcgat tional
,nurcn, viii preside, The discussion
will be opened by DR.. willard S. Small.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Victim of Tank Explosion
Dies of His Injuries

Brooks King. sixty. OF 37OS X street
northwest. died at Emergency Hospital
last night from injuries received when
an ammonia tank exploded at the Home
Ice CompanF plant, Twelfth and \
streets northwest, February Il.
King, who was employed at the liant.
was badly burned about the face and
arms IN the explosion. Coroner Nevltt
will hold an inquest later in the week.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Plate Printers Union
Will Meet SUNDAY

To discuss the benefits to be derived
from the passage of the item in the
sundry civil bill, providing for the print
ing Of additional currency. the members
Of the Plate Printers Union. No. =. will
meet Sunday afternoon in the Eagles
Hall.
John ]. Deviny. who called the meet
ing. will preside.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Discuss Bench Show to
Aid. Neighborhood House

Plans for the bench show by the
Washington Kennel! Club. for the hens-
tit of the Neighborhood House, Were
discussed last night at a meeting Of the
committee in charge of arrangements.
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
It is the plan OF the committee to give
the show April L. and 13 at lll0 Con-
neCticut avenue northwest.
The committee consists OF G. a. Wat
son, Il. II. Atkinson, and Roy Routt.
George +. Foley, of LandsdoWnc, Pa,
will Superintend the show.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Amusements,

National-Mrs. Patrick Campbell. in "Pyg
malion,' 2:i5 and s:i5 p. m. 90;
Belasco-1ew Fields. in THE High Cost o.
Loving" 2:30 and $50 y. IN.
Columbia -"liypocrites.' photoplay. 2:l5 ant
Sis p. IN.
Poli's"Dorothy Vernon Of Haddon Hall.
2:15 and sis p. IN.
u. +, keith's-Naudeville. 2l5 and sis y. m
Casino-Naudeville, continuous
Cosmos-Vaudeville. continuous.
Observation-Disclosures c:l5 and s:l6 p. m.
crandall's-Motion plays. 10 a. IN. to II p. m
Garden-Motion plays. 10 a. m. TO II p. IN.
Strand Motion plays. 10 a. m. to II p. N.
ArCade-DanCing, .. IN
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
PR OGRAM Nj
(For TOdav and Tomorrow

Meeting Of fraternai. eocial, and other
organizations of the Nations capital.
together with a brief tabulation cf the
most important events scheduled for
today and tomorrow. and attractions at
the various playhouses. BY reference
to this column the reader may find at
a glance the time and place Of happen
ings In Washington today and tonDor-
row. The sunday issue of Tho Times
presents a program Of events for the
ensuing week.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-19
Lincoln Highway
Boosters to Hold
Meeting at Denver

CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 1s.-CSpecial.) }
A so-called harmony" meeting at
which II 1 santioipated harmony will be
conspicuous because OF It's absence is 10
be held In Denver Friday, June Is. be-
tween representatives of the Western Ne
braska-Wyoming Lincoln Highway asso-
citation and the Northeastern Colorado
Lincoln Memorial Highway association,
with q committee from the Denver
Chamber OF Commerce acting as arbitra-
tors or referees In whatever capacity they
may be most useful. This meeting will
result from one held here yesterday be-
TWEEN representatives OF. the first named
association and the Denver Chamber OF
Commerce. The former charged that
Denver was incorporating conditions
on the lincoln Highway between Big
Springs. Neb.. and Cheyenne, for the
purpose OF dIvertng travel from the main
highway to the Julesburg-D Denver branch.
The Denver delegates denied the charge.
asserting that the Northeastern Colorado
Lincoln Memorial Highway association
was responsible for the alleged misrep-
resentation, IL there had ben any mis-
representation. The result OF the confer
ence was the decision TO hold the pro
posed Denver conference on June %.
The Nebraska Wyoming Lin
coin Highway association Is composed OF
representatives of Sidney. Kiubail. Bush
nell an dother towns in Nebraska on the
Lincoln highway west OF Big Springs and
q Pine Bluffs. Burns and Cheyenne. ir
Wyoming. The Northeastern Colorado
Lincoln Memorial association is composed
OF Representatives OF Julesburg. Sterling
ort Morgan. Greeley and other Colorado
towns on the Julesburg-Denver branch
OF the Lincoln highway. Inasmuch al
the ambitions OF the rival groups ot
towns TO secure as much Lincoln high
way travel as Is possible are irreconcil
able, It is not anticipated that any agree
ment between the two associations car
come from the Denver meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-19
GERMANS TO MAKE
FRENCH CAPTIYES
CULTIVATE BOGS
Berlin Announces Teuton Prisoners
of Gauls in Dahomey Mis-
treated and Insulted
by Blacks.
UNDER CONTROL OF NEGROES
White Men Compelled to Suffer In
dignities at Hands Of
Africans.
RETALIATION MOVE IS TAKEN

BERLIN, June 1S.~tBy wireless
to Sayville. THE Overseas News
agency today gave out the following
statement:
I'm spite of repeated representa-
tions through American and Spanish
diplomats, the French government
refuses to mitigate the brutal treat
ment being accorded German civil
and military prisoners in tropical
Africa.
This is particularly true I'm Dahomey
where well educated white men are un-
der negro control, without proper cloth
ing. nourishment or protection against
disease. They are compelled to perform
the hardest manual labor and they are
subjected to the worst OF ihdignities by
the negroes.
Therefore the German government has
| concluded to retaliate by controlling
| French prisoners OF war to cultivate
! swamps in different parts of the country,
! The government will not, however, neg
/ lect anything necessary for the well be-
| ing and health of these prisoners"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-19
RUSSIANS CAPTURE
NINE THOUSAND men
Official Report Of Petrograd War
Office Tells of Victory on the
Dneister Near Zurawna.
FIGHTING ALONG THE NIEMAN

PETRoGRAD, June 17.-(via
Paris, June 1S)-A notable success
was scored by the Russians on the
Dneister, above zurawna, on June IA
and 10. which resulted In the cap
ture OF sac men, according TO an
official statement issued at the War
office tonight. Austro-German
forces also are reported to have been
hurled back on the same front
further to the southeast, while an
other force which crossed the Dneis-
ter above NiEniow was destroyed.
No comment Is made on the action
between Lubaczow and the San ex-
cept to state that the engagement
was fierce" The communication
follows:
"In the Shawl region and west OF the
middle Niemen there has been no essen
tiai change All German attacks were
repulsed during the 18th and the engage
ments continued.
"on the Narew front there were no
engagements during the day.
''On the BEura, above Sochaczew, we
repulsed on The 10th attacks by small
forces. The battle continues.
Fierce engagements took place on the
18th between the town OF Luhaosow and
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-19
Paris PubLicist Says Wilson'S
Notes to Germany Are Too Mild

PARIS. June iS,-Gabriel HanotauN.
president OF tho F'ranco-American COM
mission for tho development Of political.
economic literature and art relations and
a former minister Of foreign affairs. has
written for the Figaro an article re-
gardins President Wilson and the worlds
opinion OF him.
we should be lacking in frankuess
to great sister republic" says NJ. Han
otsuX. III We permitted It to be thought
there that the three notes. particularly
affectionRte and friendly in tone. ad-
dressed to Germany after. such misdeeds,
had not caused certain amount Of sur
prise I'm France.
America Is the most important OF tho
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-19
Becker is Denied
Z Rehearing by the
Court of Appeals

ALBANY. N. Y. June IS--The court
OF appeals today denied the application
of counsel for Charles Becker, the for
NOR New York police lieutenant. for a
re-argument on its decision affirming
sentence OF death.
Becker. conHoted Of inspiring the muir
der of Herman Rosenthal. now is in the
Sing Sing death house. sentenced to die
in the electric chair during the week
beginning July u.
Unless Governor Whitman pardons
him, or the United States supreme court
interferes. he must die. Little hope Is
expressed by either Becker or his friends
that the federal court will act faN orably.
Neither do they believe that the COVER
nor. who prosecuted the former police Of
ficer. will be inclined 10 grant him elem
ENJOY.
There was no written opinion in the
case handed down today The court sim
ply denied the application
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-19
First Battle of Two
Submarines in the
History Of Warfare

VENICE, June 1S.-CVia Chissso and
Paris. "details have been received here
of the recent engagement between an
Italian and an Austrian submarine. in
which the Italian boat was vanquished.
This is the first time In history that an
encounter between undersea boats has
been recorded.
The Italian boat Medusa, with crew
of fourteen men. was lying submerged.
The Austrian boat was not far away
and also under water. Neither one had
any intimRtion of the presence OF the
other.
The Medusa came TO the surface, swept
the horizon with lts pc1iseope. and find
ing the waSE.l-alanr, emerged.s Shortly
afterward the Austrian boat sent up its
periscope and saw the italian not far
away. II Immediately attacked, and one
torpedo was sufficient to send the Me-
dusa to the bottom.
One report has 1t that an officer and
four members of the crew Of the Me-
dusa were made prisoners by the Aus
trians.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-19
The Days War NstOs

ATTACK OF French and British
forces on the western end of the
German lines, which has been
pushed with considerable success
for some time, is now said 20 have
suatained n check.
IN NORTHERN GALICIA, the Ber-
lin announcement says, the Rms
SLAMS have been pushed back fur
ther. They have made q stand be-
hind prepared positions at GFOdel<,
which IL only sixteen miles from
Lemberg.
BRITISH FORCES on GanipOIi Pc
ninsula have been compelled 10
abandon most of the ground they
formerly occupied near Avt-Bur-
mum, on the west coast. The Brit
iah fleet is said TO have taken
refuge from German submarines at
ImbrOs island, ten miles from the
GalliDOH coast.
RUSSIAN WAR OFFICE, In a review
of recent lighting In GaIicia, says
the Austro-German advance has
been made at the cost OF great
losses. In two days fighting near
stry the TeutOnic forces are said
TO have lost "tena of thousands of
men," and ON one section of thirty
eight miles ON the Galician front,
between May 20 and June 10,
their losses are placed at between
100000 and 100000. Reports
from Berlin and vienna, however,
indicate that the Russians are
being pushed back steadily all
along the front.
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN the al
lied powers and the Balkan states
are again under way. According
90 information reaching Berlin
from sofia, BuiRaFia demands ter
ritOFy from ROumania, Greece and
Serbia in return for it's Darticipa-
tion in the war with the allies.
BERLIN DISPATCH expressed doubt
whether FORMER Premier VeniHeIOH
OF Greece, I'm case OF his return 10
power following his victory I'm the
elections, viii be uneOndttiOnaIIy ,
In favor OF going 10 war.
HEAVIEST FIGHTING of several
weeks Il now I'm progress ON the
western front, An consequence of
the new attacks by the French and
british. French have made gains
north of Arras.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-19
MEDIATION Is WAY
OUT, SAYS BRYAN
Former Secretary Suggests Universal
Extension of His Investigation
Peace Treaty Plan.
THINKS PEACE MAY COME SOON

WASHINGTON. June 1S.-Former
Secretary of State William jennings
Bryan, in the third and concluding
section of his statement on "The
Causeless War" Issued today, sug-
gests mediation as "the way out"
As a preventive OF war Mr.. Bryan
proposed universal extension Of his
investigation commission peace
treaty plan.
Mediation" the former secretary
says, rs the means provided by in
ternational agreement through which
the .belligerent nations can be
brought into conference. Investiga.
ton of all disputes is the means by
which future wars can be avoided
and the cultivation of international
friendship is the means by which the
desire for war can be rooted out. '
Spirit of BrOtherhood.
In celebrating his plan for restoration
OF peace, Mr.. Bryan urges:
A"oS hNhNiaA htAAois III duNbtAlnk IN
vestigation can crystalline sentiment i'm
favor OF peace into a coerclve force and
can offer mediation Jointly OF severally
that the warring nations Join in a treaty
TO provide for investigation by a per
manent international commission OF every
dispute that may arise. no matter what
Its character or nature" and that q
worldwide educational movement to cul-
tivate a spirit OF brotherhood among the
nations be undertaken as the final tash
of the advocates OF peace.
! .tGreat nRtionn cannot be exterminated., !,
says Mr.. bryan. rPredictions made Al
the beginning Of the war have not beer
fulfilled. The British did not destroy the
German fleet In month; Germany did
not take Paris in two months, and the
Russian army did not eat Christmas din.
ner In Berlin.
But even II determination were possi.
BILE, It would be crime against civiliza-
tlon, which no nation or group of nations
could afford TO commit"
Mr.. Brayn continues:
when can peace be restored? An!
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-19
Cabinet Holds
Two-Hour Session

WASHINGTON. June 1S.-The cabinet
held two-hour session today and dis
cussed a variety of subjects. among them
the Mexican situation and the charges
Of espionage on official mails between
the United States and Europe. The diplo-
matte situation with Germany admittedly
is marking time awaiting the German
governments reply TO the last American
note.
One subject discussed was the reported
manufacturing of cartridges advertised
by a Cleveland concern. TO contain pois-
onous gases 10 cause much pain and TO
cause death within four hours.
The position of the government in such
cases is that where contributory viola
tions OF The Hague convention occur
within the United States II will endeavor
to stop them. The Department OF Com
meroe Will conduct an investigation.