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The Washington times., 1915-01-19
ASKS
ABOUT 85.CENT GAS
Citizens Association to Probe
Cause Of Higher Rate for
That District.

To And out why the Georgetown Gas
Light Company charges 81 net for 1000
cubic feet Of gas and the Washington
Gas Light Company charges only s6
cents for the same amount. is to be the
subject Of an inquiry launched last
evening by the Georgetown Citizens
! Association.
On motion of George w. Ray, the
legislative committee was instructed to
| begin an investigation.
The contract system of ash and refrse
collection in tho District was bitterly
scored by DR.. H. E. Ames. chairman OF
| tho public health committee.
Dr. Anes also assailed nonenforce-
ment Of tho regulations against throw
ing trash and banana peels in the street.
He offered q novel plan to check such
! minor violations of law and regulation.
proposing that policemen be empowered
| to fine offenders. He said.
None OF us are willing or aole to
! spend the time necessary to take an
offender to court on our own initiative
as complaining witness.
Let Police Fine EN-.
"There is but one way to meet this
| condition. Change the laws and regu-
lations. so that the policemen upon
| complaint against any citizen will have
| full authority to exact fine, or to take
collateral for an appearance N court.
| There is no possibility of malfeasance on
tho part of the policeman. as he can
be furnished with regular receipt STUBS,
Fyns the 1ed e the seeset suns
Make the fine a small one. say 50
cents, the offender to have the privilege
Of appeal and court trial II he wishes
It. Under such a system; PVT rev men
| would shirk the responsibility of COM
plant against those who litter the
| Streets
He suggested that his system Of police
fines be applied against parents IN the
case OF small children who smeared
house fronts with mud and crayon.. He
| suggested that school garden work In
Georgetown be directed toward the
cleaning up and use Of vacant lots and
the sodding of such plots as that at
Wisconsin avenue and p street. owned
| by the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company.
Resolution of Sympathy.
Resolutions expressing the deep SYM
patly of the association with A. X.
Paris. former president. because Of the
death Of his wife. were passed.
George W. Worthington and b. A.
Bowles. reporting for the legislative
committee on the inquiry concerning a
new bridge to replace the Aqueduct
structure. said that Chairman Adamson.
Of the House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce. Congressman
Carlin. author OF the bridge bill, and
the Secretary Of War favored bridge
| on or near the present site. President
John Hadley Doyle. said Chairman
Adamson. a year ago. had declared for
| the present site,
Spencer Gordon reported for the legis-
lative committee on the practices Of in
surance and sick benefit associations in
! the District.
Resolutions were passed indorsing mu-
nicipal collection of refuse.
The Washington times., 1915-01-19
Mt. Pleasant Odd
Fellows to Initiate

Mt Pleasant Lodge. No. g. ]. o.
o. F.. will meet in regular session to-
night at 7:30 o'clock in it's lodge room.
Fourteenth and Irving streets. Noble
Grand Edwin Allan Swingle extepds a
cordial welcome to visiting brothers.
The initiatory degree will be conferred
by a team from Eastern Lodge No. Z.
The Washington times., 1915-01-19
Suffer No More
Simple Home Remedy Easily Applied
Gives Quick Relief-and Costs
Nothing to Try.

relief, stops Itching, bleeding or pro-
truding piles. hemorrhoids and all
rectal troubles. in the privacy of your
own home. Pyramid Pile Remedy Is
for sale at all druEgists. soc a box. A
single box Sften is sufficient.
A trial treatme will be mailed free
for the asking. Pyramid Drug Co.
BIZ Pyramid Bldg. Marshall. Mich
Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-01-19
TO STOP HEADACHE

Headache usually comes from q slug
gish liver. and bowels. II you feel bill
tous, dizzy or tongue is coated and
stomach sour. just get a 10-cent box
of Cascarets to start your liver and
bowels and your headaches will end
Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-01-19
Mrs. John w. Gates iii.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1s.-Mrs. John w
Gates, widow OF the financfer and
mother Of the late Charles w. Gates
10 seriously i'll. The physicians are
sanguine Of Mrs. Gates recovery. She
II suffering from q throat affection.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
MUST CARE FOR
NEUTRALS. THEN
QINK STEAMERS
many Lays Stress on
This Point.
GERMANS BELIEVE
CRISIS HAS PASSED
Those in This Country of
Opinion That Matter VIII
Be Adjusted.
~ Ass0cIATEn -.

Washington, June 6-President
Wilson viii forward HIS latest Ger
man note late tomorrow or Tuesday.
IL became known definitely today
that the note had been held up 20 al
low the President. and his advisers 20
complete its phraseOloRy. 10 viii re-
iterate previous demands that Ger
many exercise the right of search
before attacking unamed merchant
ships,
The note viii be cabled to Ambas-
sador Gerard. The only reason for
delay, IL was said, was the presi-
dents desire 70 make the notes
phraseology so explicit and unmis-
taxable as 20 leave no room fer doubt
or further argument, concerning the
United States position that the right
Of visit and search must Be exercised
and passengers and crew Of unarmed
ships on which neutrals are voyag-
ing transferred 20 a place Of safety
before any prize Is destroyed hy a
belllgerent warship.
IL Is expected the note will be put
In cipher and started % Berlin 20
morrow night The President went
TO church this morning, took an au-
tom0bile ride this afternoon and
spent the evening In his study, stil
working on the note.
The belief is constantly expressed
ia German quarters that the crisis
over the Lusitauia incident has pass.
ed. German officials eHtinsmka a re-
ply 60 the President won't be raceiv.
ed from Berlin before June 90.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
OF
LONGSHOREMEN
HERE ON JUNE IA
international President Here
Arranging for the
Convention.

The international LonRsh0remen's
Association for the district extend
ing from Texas 20 Maryland win
hold it's annual convention IN Pen
sacola on June IA. The session will
extend over a period Of five days
and there viii be about fifty deie-
gates in attendance, while IL Is ex-
pected there viii be many labor un-
ION men from other sections IN the
city 40 the same time.
j. III. Fricke, president Of the In
ternational Association, IL In Pensa-
cola arranging for the annual con-
vention. and has been granted the
use Of the city hall by the city COM
missioners for the convention. Mr..
Fricke's headquarters are in Gal
weston and the association selected
Pensacola As the annual meeting
place for the reason that no meeting
had ever been held here.
The association comprises about
forfv-eiEht different associations
and each Of these viii have repre-
sentation a. the convention. None
of the Pensacola associations are az
present affiliated with the associa-
ton.
Mr.. Friclye viii leave at an early
date for Galveston. but viii return
several DAYS before the delegates ar
rive 70 complete arrangements for the
convention.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
FIGHT FOR POSSESSION
OF THE DARDANELLES
fish Advance III ~
W.
mt.
RUSSIANS CLAIM
ADVANCES ARE MADE
Say They Have Driven Aus
tro-German Forces Back
20 Long River.

London, June 6-The allies. IN
their offensive on Gallipod PENN
guln, on June 2rd, captured and held
two lines - Turkish trenches along
a three-mfie front. In Mesopotamia
the British forces received from the
Turks q surrender Of Amara, taking
more than two thousand prisoners,
many guns and material. Pursuit
Of the Turks, who dispersed into the
marshes, continues.
The allies found their general ad-
vance ga Galhpoh hindCred through
Inability Of q part Of their force %
penetrate the wire entanglcments,
which the artillery fire mad not suf-
hciently destroyed. The FIVE hun
dred yards gain on a three mile front
ia considered satisfactory by the
British. particularly as 81 induced the
Turks 20 counter attack ia which
they suffered heavy losses.
Two battles are In progress ln
Calicia. The Russians have made a
considerable advance along the lower
reaches Of the San and have driven
Ehe Austro-Germans back 90 the
Lena river.
The region north II Arras remains
TIE Interesting point on the western
front
The FIRST important battle ia the
italian campaign Is raging for pos
session Of Tolmino. where the Ital-
iana have met the first serious ap-
position on their advance across The
Austrian frontier. Italian battle
ships have been destroying light
houses IN the Adriatic and again
have homhsrded Monfalcone. There
has been some naval activity Ia the
Baltic, where TIRE Russian and Ger
man acuadrona exchanged shots il
ire vicinity az the Gulw az Riga.
The general opinion I'm London e
thnt Roumanla win join the allies
when italy gives The word and Bul-
rnria WI follow her leod.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
ENDEAVORING Iu
ADJUST TROUBLE
Efforts Being Made to Bring
About Reconciliation
Soon.
BT ASSOCIATED DRESS

Washington, June 6.-Infornal eff
forts, as yet without official sane
ton, are being made By MeNicans
Identified with the Nilla-Zapata
movement 10 bring about a reconcil-
iation with the Carranza faction,
with the view Of establishing a gov
eminent which could claim recoRni-
ton by the United States.
Ellser Arredondo, the Washington
representative q Carranaa, received
message today from Carranza
consul on border, saying he had been
approached By a villa Official. speak
ing presumably with authority. %
learn what could be done 10 initiate
peace negotiations. The message
was forwarded 90 CarrauZa. Are
dondo and others refused 70 discuss
the matter. Officials Of the Washing
ton government would not comment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
German Schools
for Wounded Men
Is Late Venture
BY Ass0cIATFn PREss.

Dusseldorf, June 6.-The first
school in Germany for wounded sol
diers who must, because of the ma
ture Of their injuries, change their
trade or occupation, has been opened
ia Dusseldorf, with a large attend
ance.
In the class rooms Of a big indus
trial school formerly occupied by
boys and girls there now sit hundreds
Of soldiers, painstakingly learning 90
write with their left hand because
their right has been shot off. or mas
tering the intricacies Of bookkeeping
or some similar occupation az which
they may hereafter earn their liv-
ing.
The project Is that Of the city of
Dusseldorf. and has the backing Of
practically every business man in the
city, The cooperation Of the latter
rs Of vital importance because places
must be found for the soldiers as
soon as they have become proficient
in their new work
The work has three distinct phases.
aimed % help three separate classes
Of wounded. In the first division
come those who If possible are 20 re-
turn % the field, bat need engrnss-
ing occupation during the term Of
their convalescenCe. For them a
course Of study ranging from four
% six weeks has been instituted.
Into a second division faIl those
who are wounded in such a way that
that cannot 90 back 60 the identical
work which they did in peace times,
but who If possible are 10 learn some
other branch Of their own trade. Thus
for instance q former mechanic &C.
customed 70 q given type Of work can
be taught the office routine Of his
trade and can be fitted % step into
the counting room.
into the third class Of soldiers fall
those who must change absolutely
their trade and kind of work. Their
course takes the longest, and in
cludes a period In which both the men
and their instructors study the sitaa-
ton 70 see what speciality the men
are best fitted for. Their education
+ includes a careful theoretical basis
on which is imposed a practical sup
erstrueture.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
Treatment GiVen
Wounded Soldier,
Fhled to Hospital
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London. June b.--Ahe treatment
Of a wounded man from the moment
he is bit until h. finds himself in >
base hospital is the subject of . COM
munication b. the eyewitness pres
ent with the British general head
quarters in France.
When a man II shot down during
an advance, be ~ probably left lying
ia the open under 4 hail of shrapnel.
From this position he Is rescued by
two stretcher bearers who choose an
opportune time for rushing out and
bearing him 20 the shelter Of a
trench. He is then conveyed through
a communicating trench 20 the regi-
mental aid post iu a dugout or cel~
lar. There he receives first aid from
an army surgeon. The stretcher bear
ers may be either men selected from
his own company or from the Royal
Army Medical Corps.
After first aid. the wounded man
is removed either BY stretcher or
horse ambulance e. the nearest
dressing station, where he passes
from reRimentai aid % one Of the
divisional field amhulanceE. These
organizations are composed Of three
sections, each consisting II one sec
ton Of bearers, who collect TIE
wounded, and 8 section IN charge Of
the tent dressing stations. The al.
vauced dressing stations are pushed
a. near the front - possible. On the
arrival 81 The patient. his wounds are
carefully attended - and an mice
ton Of ant-tetnis serum given.
The next place u treatment Is a
more or less safe distance behind
the firing line, generally in q church
or school or other public building
possibly n d town. n this larger
station the wounded man il made
comfortable and given food anf
drink. The wounded here are assert
ed a. 20 degrees 81 gravity and pre-
pared for transport 20 the nearest
casualty clearing station. Transport
10 and from these Stations Is dons
b. tie mater ambulance.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
Armenians Haze
Organized Large
Volunteer Bodies
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tifiis. June "a visit To the gen
eral stat Of the Armenian volun-
teers disclosed active preparations
% raise their centinRents from about
5000 30 a fun division OF 1900.
Five Armenian attachments are now
serving from Eatum % Tabriz. IL is
planned 60 unite all but one in a
single body. Volunteering e. pro-
ceedinn briskly, having begun even
before Turkey entered the war. Ar
meuian subscriptions defray all costs
and the management Is IN the hands
q the Armenian National Bureau,
in which al elements Of the Arma-
man race are represented. Hope OF
emaneipatiug Turkish Armtnia has
ended party disputes, which used O.
Be a. fierce a. they were unintelli-
Rible % the outside world. There "a
eatire confidence in the allied armies
The outbreak q the war instantly
recalled the general inspectors newiy
created upon the initiative o. Russia
and it e. now one Of the aasorhinR
Questions q the Caucnses whether
England and France vii not leavs
the determination e the fate 81
Armenia % Russia alone.
The Arnenians are c1naolins
themselves with the assurance thai
the Russian government does no
want % arm Turkish Armenia. though
they would be very glad Il they hss
even vague promises held oua
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
DORSEY ASKS TO
BE HEARD IN THE
LEO. FRANK CASE
Gov. Slaton Grants Request
That Solicitor Oppose
Communication.
BY ASSOCIATED PREss.

Atlanta, June 6.--Governor Slaton
has granted Solicitor Dorsey's re-
quest 20 be heard in opposition 70
the Communication Of Leo Franks sent
&c Elm the event the Frank case
~ the governors official no.
vas made by the
COVE he case is now
in the prison commits
sion. viii, - make its
recommendation Dorsey
did not appear be- ommis-
sion, but submitted a w.. state
ment opposing Communication
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
NEW COASTING
STEAMER IS DUE
This MORNING
New Orleans Of Boca Grande
Steamship Line, Expected
With a General Cargo.

Tie American steamer New Or
leans, The largest vessel ever TO ply
en- the gulf coast trade with PEN
aacola aa a port % ca1, IS due I'm
Pensacola this morning from Hous-
ton and New Orleans. She has gem
erul cargo for Pensacola and prohab-
ly yin load some freight here Tor
points further south
The vessel Is ca her maiden voyage
in the new trade. She was purchased
several weeks ago Ii Philadelphia,
owing q TIE fact that the Tnali
steamer Dorothy, which had been en-
gagged IN the business, was found
insufficient FOR the amount ~ bust
ness that had developed.
The New Orleans not only Carrie
an immense amount 81 freight. but
nhe also has accommodation for 4
large number az passengers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
ELECTION TODAY
WHEN VOTE WILL
BEHADOH BONDS
Good Vote is Anticipated,
Owing to Interest in Bond
Issue of 100000.

The general city election occurs
today, and 10 would pass off without
interest but for the fact that all
qualified voters viii be- permitted 60
vote on the bond issue Of $4,000 Cor
the purpose of improving the water
works and building a truck house
It is, therefore. expected that a fairly
good vote viii be polled,
Commissioner Johnson has no op-
position, and If IL were not for the
bonds a very small vote would be
poIled-
The commissioners viii meet We'd
nesday night, and not Monday night
for the purpose Of eleting heads Of
all departments.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
Allies Winnin6
For Possession
of DardaneHes
- AssorIArrn 49,

London, June 6.-The British troops
@ the Dardanelles have advanced
i've hundred yards along a three
mile front, according 70 the war office
announcement tonight IL is stated
that two lines Of Turkish trenches
were captured
Paris, June e.-The war office to-
day announced that as result Of
tie allied attack at the Dardanelles
Friday extensive gains Of ground
were made. Heavy losses were in
ficted on the Turks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
NO CONFIRMATION OF THE
REPORTED OREGON VICTORY

Washington. June $40 advices
have been received by the State De-
partment or Mexican agencies up 20
late hour tonight 20 confirm the
reports Of the victory for Oregon
over villa and Angeles az Leon. Car
rama agency headquarters hailed the
information IN the news dispatches
as evidence that the complete, col
lapse Of the Villa movement Was
near.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
Order Passports
Too Americans
Abroad Revoked
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Berlin, June 6.-The passports ~
two American citizens living u
Dresden. Leon Raines and Kari
RecimaRel, have been ordered re-
voked 81 the American embassy, On
instructions from the state depart
mnnt IN Washington.
Il IL SAID they adversely criticised
the American government ~ the
present crisis and declared in q news
paper article thar they were ashamed
81 their citizenship.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
Condition King
Constantine Is
Very Critical
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London. June "a Reuter- dis
patch from Athens Describes the con-
dition Of King Constantine Of Greece,
az extremely critical A bulletin is
sued today said the King slept fit
fully last night His high tsmpera-
ture Is attributed 70 reaction follow
ing the operation for removal Of a
part Of the tenth rib.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
GERMAN MACHINE GUNS
WORRY ALLIED ARMIES

British Headquarters. France, June
sit is still obvious that TIE extra
ordinary number 81 machine guns
used BY the Germans is one Of the
chief troubles 81 the allied forces
The German weapon is a very fine
one and In their preparation for war
the Germans have trained large num-
beFs Of men % i1s use and they have
studied It's tactics a. carefully a. they
have those 81 TIRE regular artillery.
ne machine gun requires tao
tics 6 it. own, and some military ex-
perta say nat Is takes two years %
train . Ks4i1 thoroughly IN ita use,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
SHOE PRICES N
GERMANY INCREASING

Hamburg. June 6.-For the Sec
end time since the beginning q the
war the shoe and ieather dealers e
Hamburg. Altoona and vicinity have
announced an increase IN the price
not only 81 shoes bat Of repairing
footwear. The first raise came il
December. Leather however had -
increased lu price since then that
dealers elAlm @ g. unable to operate
e any profit at 81 unless they charge
aGiIl more.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
STOCKHOLM REPORTS
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT
For Six Hours Violent Can
nonading, Heard South
east of Port.
ny ASSOCIATED PRESS

London, June Ga dispatch from
Copenhagen says II Is reported from
Stockholm that a naval battle O.
Cured Saturday near Gothland. For
six hours a violent canonade was
heard from the southeastern die
ton and for a long time from 80
Is 70 twenty-five shots were heard
every minute.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
MANY LET OUT OF
THE BRITISH ARMY

London, June es-0ver 1000 men
have been DISCHARGED from the army
as physically NJ On ? m :, n n
week. This statement appears in an
appeal for better pay for disabled
soldiers made By SIR Ersedf1rk Nil
nor, for twenty yeeTa q nember of
Parliament.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
Germans Report
Further Gains
Over Russians

Berlin. June 6.-The war office
announced today that attacks sc the
"a with heavy losses. Gains for the
French 81 souchez and Neuville are
conceded Further gains IN Galicia
L. reported. It IA stated the Rus
4s.ans are being driven eastward from
ARrHemyal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
Demonstration
For Roumania S
Entry Into War
by ASSOCIATED PRESS

London, June G.-Reuter's Bucha-
rest correspondent teleRraphs that a
great demonstration was held there
TODAY in favor Of Roumanlan inter
vention in the war in support Of the
allies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
REPORTED THAT VILLA HAS
SUFFERED SEVERE DEFEAT

Vera Cruz, June e.-The defeat %
Generals Angeles and Villas forces
and the capture Of the town If Leon
and all Of Villas trains and artillery
was announced In the report Of Cen
eral Obreg0n of the CarTanza army,
received here TODAY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-07
Very Impressive Memorial
Service Was Conducted
Sunday Afternoon.
ELOQUENT TALKS
FEATURE SESSION
Large Number Attend and
Hear Tributes TO Mem
DRY of the Deceased.

Eloquent tributes, spoken by Wood
men Of renown, featured tho men,
orial services held yesterday after
noon in the Woodmen's hall, at the
corner Of Romano and Baylen streets.
where a large number Of Indies Of the
Woodmen's Circle, an well as a NUM-
Der Of members Of the order and
some non-mcmberE were numbered in
the assemhlage.
IL was a Memorial Service for the
departed WoOdmen, and the after
noon was one in which a great deal
Of good was learned from tha order
which thus memorals>ed the depart
ed ones.
Speakers for the afternoon were
Sovereigns r. r. Reese, l.. w. Hola-
berry and II. l.. ROllo. Music was
furnished by Fairchild's orchestra,
and +. L. Seeger was the master
Of ceremonies.
Mr.. Reese spoke on "Retrospee-
tion," and among the expressive
things he said, and thu beautiful
thoughts he threw out were the fol-
lowing, excerpts from his speech: