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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
GERMAN SAILORS CHEER
GENEROSITY OF BRITISH
Crew of Trawler Had Expected Their
Vessel Would Be De-
stroyed.

COPENHAGEN, August Is, via London.
German cheers for men in the British
navy is an unusual wartime incident re-
ported from the North sea by the captain
and crew of the German trawler Gudrun,
belonging to Altoona, which has just ar
rived at Esbjerg.
The captain, relating the experiences of
the trawler said that the Gudrun was
stopped in the North sea by a British
squadron. He promptly got his boats
ready and distributed lifebeIts. believing
his ship was certain to be sunk
When the British seamen reached the
trawler the captain begged for time to
take to the boats, and admits that he was
staggered at the short and pointed reply ::
You can take the whole ship We shall
not harm you
The captain adds that the British left
amid the hearty cheers of the greatly re-
lieved Germans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
POTATO SUPPLY ABUNDANT.
Economy of Germans Has Resulted
in Creating a Surplus.

BERLIN, August Il. via Amsterdam
and London, August 1S.-There is, an I'M
expected abundance of potatoes in Ger
many, according to a statement made to
the budget committee of the reichstag by
Secretary of the Interior Delbrueck. The
explanation, he said, was the great
economy practiced because of the under
estimate of the supply at the beginning of
the war. The imperial bureau of potato
supply has distributed over ten million
hundredweight to municipalities. starch
factories and distillers.
Herr Delbrueck stated also that there
was a balance Of 100000 double hun
dredweight from the previous grain crop.
to which must be added probably 10000
600 double hundredweight from the new
crop. The prospects for supply of meat
are satisfactory, and normal quantity
of sugar has been obtained for the COM
ing year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
BOMB FOR MAYTORENA
DISCOVERED IN TIME

NOGALES, Ariz., August 1S.-Dis-
covery Of a bomb attached to a time
fuse in a room next to the headquar-
tiers of Gov. Jose Maytorena, Villa
commander defending Nogales. Sonora.
across the border. resulted in the exc
cution of Capt. Rojas of Maytorena's
personal guard and two other officers
of the villa garrison. The execution
orders were issued by Gov. Maytorena.
it was said. Seven other soldiers will
be executed today.
The discovery of the bomb is believed
by Villa adherents i'm the Mexican por-
ton of the town to be the elimination
of plot to murder the Villa COM
mander.
The bomb was timed to explode at
o'clock last night, at which time May
torena usually is engaged in his offices:
The split between Gen Acosta and
Maytoreua is now confirmed from re-
liable sources. Acosta took no part IN
the fighting Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
HELD FOR DRUG LAW BREACH.
Six Men Charged With Violations Of
Harrison Act.

Eddie Moy, n Chinaman: John Con-
nor of COL X street northeast and Louis
Zerega of as 10th street northwest
were given a preliminary hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner Hit
yesterday afternoon and held for the ac-
ton of the grand jury on charges of vio-
lations of the Harrison drug act They
were arrested several days ago by F..
S. Merklins. deputy collector of inter
nal revenue. and Pharmacy Inspector
Sanders of the police department.
Following hearings held Alonda Y
afternoon, j. NJ. Snow of 211 D street
northwest. Isadore Ruderman of 800
John Marshall place and Edward H.
Cook of GIG Fl street northwest were
held on similar charges. Bond for their
release pending hearing by the grand
jury was set at $4,000. They were ar
rested August by Deputy Collector
Merkling and Inspector Sanders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
VOICES REGARD FOR q. S.
Gen. Carranza Sends Message
Through DR.. Henry A. Upper.

MAY / assure you. and through you
the American people. that ] have for
the President of the United States, his
government and the citizens OF the
United States the highest regard and
sincerest friendship. and / am quite
sure if they knew my plans and pur-
poses they would give me their fullest
sympathy and their cordial apprecia-
ton"
Dr. Henry Allen Upper. special peace
commissioner in Mexico of the internal
tional peace forum. who arrived in
Washington today from Tampico. said
the foregoing message was given to
him by Gen. Carranza, who was anx-
ious to have it delivered to the Ameri-
can people.
LAS to the outcome of the pan-Ameri.
can appeal for peace conference:
very sensitive regarding interference
in the internal affairs of his country.
Within Mexico hope for peace lies with
Gen. Carranza's party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
ROCK FALLS IN TUNNEL;
K|LLS4, INJURIES 7
Accident to Train on Division of c.
& O. Railroad in West
Virginia.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. August is
Four persons were killed outright and
seven injured yesterday when{a passen-
ger train composed of baggage, smok-
err and two passenger coaches on the
Coal river division of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad was caught in Pin
nacle tunnel, six miles north of Mad
ison. A large rock that had been loos-
ened by the rains fell on top of the
smoker, smashing the car.
Dead and Injured.
The dead:
J. c. Fennimore, coal operator, fifty
five years old, married, of st. Adams,
w. Va.
J. NJ. Plymale, lumberman, forty-two.
married, Ciallipolis, Ohio.
w NJ Turlcy. married, Pricstly, w.
Va
Unidentified white man.
The injured:
A.. f.. Moore, coal operator. Charles
ton, w. Va: cut about the body.
W. Fl. Kidman, Huntington, w. Va;
cuts on head and face.
g. A. Rowles, Cincinnati, Ohio, trav-
cling salesman; cuts about head and
face.
FL NJ. Halderman, Elkins, w. Va,
travelling salesman; ribs crushed, prob
ably internally injured.
w w Lewis. Olcott, w. Va; cuts on
head and face.
Fl. Carothers, bruised about head and
body.
Newsboy, splinter in his back.
Engine and Baggage Car Derailed.
The crashing of the smoker applied the
emergency brakes and derailed the engine
and baggage car. Those in the passenger
coaches were little more than shocked,
due to the fact that the train was running
slow.
When the news reached Charleston the
public service commission sent its chief
railroad inspector, +. e. Winter. to the
scene The dead, with the exception of
Turley, were taken to Huntington, as
were the injured.
The dead were horribly mangled. The
great weight of the rock that crushed the
wooden smoker gave the occupants of the
car nc opportunity to escape.
Had the rock fallen second or two
later. the list of dead would have reached
a score or more, as both coaches were
well filed with men. women and children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
LIKE U. S. FROZEN MEAT.
All Restrictions on Its Sale in Paris
Have Been Removed.

PARIS, August 1S.-The government
committee in charge of the provision
ing of Paris decided today to recon-
mend that all restrictions be removed
from the sale of refrigerated meat i'm
norted from America. Hitherto only
certain dealers have been permitted to
sell this meat.
The first sales under the new i'm
nortations have been going on for sew
oral DAYS at prices lower than the
domestic beef The average price of 4
carcass is equivalent to about Is cents
a DOund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
CARRANzA, IN REPLY,
TO ASK RECOGNITION
Will Reject Pan-American
Peace Conference Pro-
posaIs, 1t Is Said.
ARREDOND0 CONFERS
WITH CHILEAN ENVOY
Gen. Oregon Will Back First Chief,
Declaring Villa Must Be
Defeated.

strong bid for recognition of the
constitutionalist government in Mex
leo by the United States and other
American republics will be made by
Gen. Carranza when he replies to the
pan-American message dispatched to
all Mexican leaders last Saturday, it
was predicted here today. Gen. Car
rama will reject the proposal of the
American republics for a peace confer
cnce in Mexico, and as a counter prop
osition will urge the American con-
ferecs to seek to impress upon their
governments the justice and need of
recognizing the constitutionalist gov
eminent as the dc facto government in
Mexico.
Gen. Carranza, ii is said here. has con-
suited his civil and military officers re-
sarding the pan-American peace plan, and
has received from them assurances that
they will not enter into such plan, and
that they will remain firm for the con-
StitutionaliSt government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
BRAZILIAN AMBASSADOR
TO MEXICO WELCOMED

NEW ORLEANS August 1s.-Repre-
sentatives of the United States govern
ment, the state of Louisiana and the
city of New Orleans today welcomed
Jose NJ. Cardoso D. Oliverira, Brazilian
minister to Mexico and until recently
the representative of the American
government in the Mexican capital,
upon his arrival here from Vera Cruz
abroad the American gunboat Sacra-
mento. The Sacramento arrived at the
naval station here early today.
Mr.. CardoSo at noon was entertained
at luncheon by Mayor Martin Behrman.
and after a tour of the city during the
afternoon will be the guest of honor
at dinner rendered by Gov. l.. e. Hall.
The minister and his family are to
leave for Washington at 1880 o'clock
tonight aboard a private car placed
at his disposal by the State Depart
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
ALLIES GAIN AT DARDANELLES,
SAYS GEN. SIR IAN HAMILTON

LONDON. August IS, 1875 ANA
further advance of 500 yards by the al
lied troops on Gallipoli peninsula is an
Hamilton. the British, expeditionary
commander in chief, given out here to-
day. The statement follows:
sir Ian Hamilton reports that IN the
southern zone the situation was I'M
changed during the 14th and 18th. The
Turks kept up the usual fire without
much effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
TWENTY-THREE EXECUTED
IN CHIHUAHUA, is REPORT

Ell PASO, Tex. August 1S.-A report
reaching here from Chihuahua City
stated that twenty-three executions
took place there Sunday. Among those
said to have been shot was Aureliano
Gonzales, brother of Gen, Pablo Con-
zales of Carranzas staff, according TO
Mrs. Gonzales. who has arrived here.
George c. Crothers. special represen-
tative of the State Department, has
asked the Villa government for an eX-
planation of the reported execution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
VERDUN KEY TO VICTORY,
SAYS SON OF THE KAISER

GENEVA, Switzerland. August Il. via
Paris. August 1S.-The correspondent
of the journal Ia Suisse of Geneva, at
the front in the Eosges, states that in
an army order recently issued by the
German crown prince and found on
prisoners taken by the French occurs
the following phrase:
I'VE shall take, we must take, Yer
dun. Then the war will be finished by
December at the latest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18

an the northern zone the right flank
Of the Australian and New Zealand
army corps position was heavily at
tackled during the night of the 14th-
18th. but all attacks We're repulsed.
AT Suvla the troops on the left flank
made short advance on the afternoon
of the 18th, with view to straighten-
ing out the line. They moved forward
under considerable gun and rife fire
and gained about 500 yards, capturing
a Turkish trench and taking two Off
GERS and twenty other prisoners"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
BULGARIAN KINGS DOCTOR
ALLEGED GERMAN SPY

LONDON, August 1S.-A dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company from
Petrograd says:
a dispatch received here from
Bucharest says that information ar
irving in the Rumanian capital from
Sofia is to the effect that King Ferdi-
hand has dismissed DIR. Groetzel for
twelve years his medical adviser, be-
cause he discovered DR.. Groetzel was
a German spy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18

last year by 5000 votes. and,
as it was instituted under the initiative
pIan it cannot be renewed until four
years have elapsed.
Billy" Sunday is coming next month
to open the prohibition crusade, and
from that time on it will be top side
No. issue. Nebraska is going to be on
the political map in bright colors from
now until election day, 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
DEFENDS GERMAN EFFORTS.
Frankfort Zeitung Says Disclosures
of Purchasing Plans Are Comical,

FRANKFORT. August 1S.--In a de-
Tense of German efforts to obtain war
supplies i'll the United States the lei
tung says:
THAT we are trying to purchase
abroad what we may need during the
war and for the war; and what other
wise would presumably fall into the
hands of our enemies. is so obvious
that disclosures along this line are sim
ply comical. The United States has de-
clared officially and expressly that it
lies in the nature of it's neutrality to
sell arms and ammunition to us as well
as to our enemies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
43,972 German Officers Lost.

PARIS August 1S.-The Popolo
d Italia of Rome, according to the
Havas News Agency. prints the follow
ing dispatch from Basel. Switzerland:
Germany has lost 43,972 officers
since the war began, according to fig
ures from German official sources The
dead total 13,S03. the wounded 26.S27,
the missing 2,349, while 993 are num-
hered as prisoners Included in the
total are 1928 generals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
CHIHUAHUA MERCHANTS
SEND THANKS TO SCOTT

Ell PASO. Tex, August 1s.-Thanks Of
the foreign merchants of chihuahua
CITY were conveyed by Fred Pothast.
one of their number, to Gen. Hugh j..
Scott, for his part in obtaining the re-
lease recently of goods confiscated by
the Villa government.
Pothast informed Gen. Scott that all
property had been returned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
Greatest Since st. Paul,

Mr.. Bryan led off with scriptural
quotation, and Amen" Amen. cho-
rused the elders in the front row Where
upon one enthusiast jumped up and
cried: He is the greatest man since st
Paul was snatched up to heaven" Moro
amens.
Mr. Bryan smiled and his eyes glis-
tened. He was in his element. a pitch
err OF ice water and three bottles of
grape juice stood on the table He
rubbed his forehead with u chunk of ice
and lit into the jingoes and the lingo
press. cloud applause as he walloped
the lingo preSs.")
Mr.. Bryan narrowed his audience with
eloquent description of the horrors
OF war until the women wept. He
prophesied this nation would never go
to war, and deprecated military pre-
paredness on a large scale. saying it
was challenge to aggressors. He re-
buked an auditor for suggesting the
possibility of war with Japan. The
audience was not all with him on the
subject of preparedness, apparently.
But he carefully restrained from any
thing approaching criticism of Presi-
dent Wilson. Inquiry ELECTS the state
ments that he has pursued the same
course elsewhere and delivered always
the same set address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
Many Try to Approach
Gompers to Advocate
Strikes Hitting Exports

Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, who
was. so far as contemporary history
serves to show, the first man to pub
Iicly draw attention to the possibility
of German activities in the United
States such as the New York World is
endeavoring to disclose, has made pub
lie statement in which he urges an
investigation of the Worlds charges.
In a statement sent to The Star today
Mr.. Gompers says:
II have read the expose in the New
York World, and while ! am interested
in the first installment. ] am particu-
larly interested in the second, because
it deals with the situation to which it
was necessary for me to refer few
weeks ago. II the inquiry were di-
rected to what I pointed out, that is.
in SO far AS the efforts to corruptly
induce labor men to call strikes among
longshoremen and seamen, it would be
fruitful of results.
For several months, at times, I could
scarcely avoid having people try to
come in contact with me upon the
scheme to call strikes which would af-
feet the situation regarding the hand
ling of products intended for European
countries.
Wants Diligent Inquiry.
IN my opinion a diligent inquiry
should be made into this entire mat
ter. Without regard for any sympathy
for the one or the other side of the
nations involved in the war. had it not
been for the honesty of the men at the
head of some of these organizations
primarily in interest there would have
been great strikes inaugurated at the
instance of foreign governments.
"All my life ] have tried and will con-
tinue to try to secure the very best
possible conditions of wages and hours
for the workers of our country. If
these cannot be accomplished without
strikes, | have no hesitancy in encour-
aging strikes for their attainment, but
such strikes will have to be undertaken
for these specific direct purposes and
not for any Interior purposes. and an
improper purpose, and particularly
when undertaken by corrupt or other
means in the interests Of one nation as
against the interests Of another. Ours
is an American labor movement, and
will be conducted by the rank and file
and the officers of the American labor
ponvamapt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
Nine. Poincare Visits Wounded.

PARIS, August ls.-Mme. Poincare.
wife of the President of France. toda II
visited the Canadian Hospital. maintained
by the people of Montreal and other citiea
She spent an hour and a half talking to
the wounded and the nurses, making small
gifts to the soldiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
BRYAN TALKSSTART
N0PRA|R|E FIRES
Chautauqua "CauseIess War"
Lecture Does Not Attack
the President.
NEBRASKA FEUD HEATED;
HITCHCOCK FOR "WETs"
Republicans Prepare for Straightout
Tarii Campaign-"Billy"
Sunday Coming.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

OMAHA. Neb., August 1s.-Wiliam J.
Bryan is not setting the pre- tries on fire
with his threatened propaganda to con-
vince President Wilson that Bryan was
right and Wilson was wrong over the
German notes. He is not attacking
President Wilson at all. and is deliver
ing u straight line of chautauqua talk,
at so much per talk, on the subject of
The Causeless War" 1t is moving,
but not menacing: thrilling, but not
threatening to the administration S
policies. 1t is a gate-receipt recital,
strictly, and the receipts are good SO
the lecturer is happy as clam at high
tide.
Last night Mr.. Bryan spoke in the
tent at independence, Mo-. sixteen miles
outside of Kansas City. to rural au-
dience of about 1900. 1t was typical
country gathering of old-time Bryan
ties. There were some eX-Confederates
among them, and they gave the rebel
yell by way of welcome
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
Will Follow All Leads.

Maj. Pullman says he has no idea
how long the investigation will con-
tinue. 1t is to go on as long as any
leads are obtained, he said. and every
lead will be thoroughly investigated.
He suggested that he knew of no addi-
tional information obtained by Mr..
Hawken that will warrant indictments.
A great many witnesses have been
police, and some of their statements
seem to make it certain that some
members of the force were on friendly
terms with the wrong class of persons.
1t is stated that many unwilling wit
nesses have been before Mr.. Hawken
and that difficulty was experienced by
him in getting their stories. Some
of the witnesses, Maj. Pullman stated,
told deliberate untruths.
1--WE knew they were not telling the
TRUTH" he said, land some of them
were so informed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
Ambassadors in Conference.

Sir Cecil Spring Rice. the British am
bassador. who had just returned to
Washington from Long Island, was in
conference yesterday with Mr.. Jusse-
rand, the French ambassador. They are
understood to have discussed the cotton
situation as we'll as other subjects con-
nected with the war.
1t is learned that in day or two
some sort OF an official statement VIII
be forthcoming detailing the reason or
the allies for declaring cotton contra
band. This, it is un.erstood, VIII set
forth that. animated by a desire to
avoid inflicting any injury upon the cot
ton planters of the south, whose vel
fare must be matter OF concern TOT
the European nations that depend upon
the great American staple for the bulk
of the clothing of the population. meas
ures are to be concerted between the
allied governments that Will prevent
the price of cotton from going below
the point of profitable production
No Plan Is Suggested.
Just how this is to be done has not
been clearly indicated but it is known
that there is in contemplation a project
to stand behind the market when nee
essary to prevent undue depression
The allied governments. under TINS
plan would not appeiaar d IpSn,x n n
yate interests to undertake the task.
which would involve perhaps the ac-
cumulation Of stocks of cotton in
warehouses in the United States. to he
drawn upon from Europe when prices
ranged high here.
According to the allies calculations
the amount of cotton which might
have to be cared for in TINS way
would not be excessive. 1t is believed
that while the exclusion of Germany.
Austria and Turkey from the American
cotton market and the decreased pro-
duction of cotton goods in the mills or
the allied and neutral countries. owing
to the war, might tend to reduce the
demand for American cotton. the vast
amount of the product being turned
into smokeless powder and the cloth
ing Of the armies and non-com batants.
many of whom. for economical rea-
sons. are substituting cotton for wool
en- fabrics. will keep the demand high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
GERMAN ACTIVITY
AS T0PK|L|PP|NES
IS TOLD OFFICIALS
CONTINUED from First PageD

attempts to create disturbances in the
Philippines and in Mexico at the time
Germany and the United States were
exchanging notes on the subject of the
I-usitania tragedy and submarine war
fare. so that the attention of the Unit
ed States government might be dis
tracted from those notes.
German Bids for Vessel.
The Maverick was sold by the Stan
dard Oil Company of California to the
Craig Shipbuilding Company at Long
Beach, Cal, several months before she
was held up in the Java sea. 1t was re-
ported at the time that the Maverick
was sold Immediately to another owner
Fred Jebson of San Francisco, 4 former
lieutenant in the German navy, was
ported to have been Il bidder for the
vessel. Mr. Jebson was sought by j.
q. Davis, collector of the port of San
Francisco. in connection with an inves-
tigation of traffic with Mexican ports,
but disappeared.
The Maverick caused much specula
ton by her actions off the coast of
southern California and Lower Cali
fornia. just before she was held up in
the Java sea. She was reported to have
taken a cargo of supplies to an island
for transfer to another vessel She
put out of Ifilo, Hawaii. June p, for
Batavia, Java.
Her name also figures in the case OF
the schooner Annie Larsen, which was
seized and detained at Hoquiam, Wash,
near Seattle, with cargo of arms and
ammunition. In this cargo there are
100000 dumdum bullet cartridges
and il was said that these were to have
been transferred to the Maverick at
sea.
Not Known Where Cargo Is.
What became of the cargo of arms
and ammunition the Maverick is be-
lieved to have taken from the Pacific
coast for German use in the Philip
pines may never be known. The origi-
nal report TO the effect that the
captain of the ship lost his courage be-
fore he arrived I'm the Java sea and
landed the cargo before he was over
hauled by the Dutch warship. The pos
sibility of this quantity of arms and
ammunition having actually been land
cd on one Of the unfrequented southern
Philippine Islands was discussed to-
day. Information concerning 1t was
obtained by one Informant in Wash
ington today from three sources-one
German, one British and the other an
American source at San Francisco.