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Evening star., 1915-04-03
AUSTRIA HAS OFFERED PROVINCES
TO RUSSIA FOR PEACE, IS CLAIM

coming Emperor Williams obstinate
desire" to continue the war, but that
this effort failed and that he is now
tryinS through the same medium in
fstrosfad to secure a separate peacel
offering to surrender Bosnia. Here
govfna and Galicfa
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Sir Edward Grey to Take Holiday,

LONDON. April 3.-Premier Asquith
temporarily has taken charge of. the
British foreign office, Sir Edward Grey
having been compelled to take a short
holiday. 1t Is expected that Sir Ed
ward will be away from the ministry
about three weeks.
Evening star., 1915-04-03

PETRoGRAD. April 2.-The Russky
Sloyoe returns to the subject Of al
legged Austrian peace overtures.
The newspaper asserts that the AUS
trian emperor appealed through the
Pope to Berlin with view to over
Evening star., 1915-04-03

PARIS, April 3.-Gen. Joffre has
predicted speedy termination of the
war in victory for the allies. according
to dispatch from Dunkfrk published
today in the Eclair. The dispatch from
Dunkirk reads as follows:
Gen. Joffre, the French commander
Evening star., 1915-04-03
No Effort to Desecrate FLAG

The Brazilian minister said Mr..
Bryan, did not think the facts in the
case showed any attempt on the part
of any officers or authorities to desc
crate the flag and he did not there
fore. regard it as Il case where an
apology should be asked
Officials pointed out later that this
attitude was in accord with the policy
of the United States in dealing with
such cases in the past.
secretary Bryan conveyed TO the
Brazilian minister the appreciation of
the United States government for his
efficient handling of the McManus
case"
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Fighting in the West.
Italy's King Aids UNEMPLOYED.

ROME. via Paris. April SKIING Vic
tor emmanuel has sent to Premier
Salandra 10000 to aid the unemployed
in the Venetian provinces. The pre-
mier Immediately sent $4,000 to the
mayor of Venice
Evening star., 1915-04-03
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK
ALONG NIEMEN, is CLAIM
Heavy Losses Are Declared to Have
Been Inflicted Upon
Teutons.
BUKOWINA FIGHTING GOES ON
Vienna Says Success of Considerable
Proportions Has Been Achieved.
Allies Shield big
Thrust Plans.

LONDON. April ,s.-The fiuc-
tuating struggle in the CarpatFians
seems to be nearing its decision.
according to dispatches reaching
London. BY successive rushes
amid ice and snow Russian troops
are said to have carried series OF
Austrian lines, and, in the view OF
British observers, they bid fair
soon to break through in force be-
tween the Lupkow and Uzsak
passes.
In the west conditions border
ing on stagnation prevail. The
allies are keeping the Germans in
! the dark as to when and where
the big thrust will come. and
meanwhile they are specializing
as to whether the invaders OF
! France will risk a serious often
sive while the situation in the
east remains precarious.
Germans have been driven back
along the Niemen front after
stubborn fighting, according to
Petrograd Heavy losses have
been inflicted on the foe, it is said.
! Final Defeat Seen.
The retreat of the Germans on the
| Niemen front" says the Morning Posts
Petrograd correspondent, means final
defeat for Germany's best army corps
the 21st-which was brought especially
| from the French front to form the
point of the wedge into Russias line
of communications.
This corps got farthest in and 10
| still twenty miles farther into Russian
territory than any othfr corps which
participated in this raid. Its retreat
can only be extremely difficult The
roads for the eXtrication of large forces
of men do not run in favorable direc-
tons for the 2lSt.'
Situation in Bukowina.
The fighting in Bukowina. according
to information obtained from private
sources. appears to be of more impor-
''' - ,'''e
lhdlcatsonS IN ofnclal reports. The Aus
trians have gained there success of
considerable nronortions yiapn. claims
The russians had massed in force to
check threatened Austro-H Hungarian
invasion and reoccupy northern Buko-
wilma rbav are said 10 b,y. tt.,h.,,,
consjderable weight 10 This onrratiou
puhii, o,irine oi ine feEl W riisht nase on
adHices are TO the effect that the Rus
SANS sians ~ ~ 20; pieteaS p aeieated anu
heayy losses in prnnor,ion to rbe r,,,,,
bers engaged.
important 1Sapse Iaineo'
strenuous fighting proceeds in the
carpatbians according to petroerad ,bs
official Russian statement declaring
-, ex.o.,,,,. A. -. =
tha' the ehsase'neh' 10 .ne Horth Oh
Nestillna. Beregehi and Gornyla has
been of the fiercest character An i'm
.t r,,.. oe bai.b.. ,nd ,,,
poi .a'' ~
all the sumfnlts OF the folonla range
have been gained at the point of the
Austrian counter attacks west of the
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Strikers Get Full Paw.

Today was pay day at strike head
quarters, Costello Hall, for the men
who walked out of the breweries. They
are being paid out of the brewery
works fund, and Mr.. Snellings said
they will be paid the same wages they
would have earned if they had been at
work, "as long as the s1.0O0.000 lasts
The brewers declare they are under
no embarrassment because of the walk
out Skilled foremen have taken charge
of green employees and are training
them. 1t is said that many out-of-town
workers have obtained positions in the
various breweries.
ANY overtures that may be made
looking to settlement of the strike
will have to be made by those who
walked out" was the statement made
by Leon Tobriner, counsel for the
brewers.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
CARRANzA IS HOST
TO ZOO "JACK|ES"
American Seamen, Ashore at
Vera Cruz, Are Detained
by Storm.
PROVIDED WITH QUARTERS
BY MEXICAN COMMANDER
Meals Furnished Marooned Men
Through Arrangements With
United States Consul.

Two hundred bluejackets from the
American fleet, marooned ashore at
Vera Cruz for two days and unable to
get back to their ships on account of
rough weather, have been accorded
every courtesy by the Carranza autnor-
tiles.
The following announcement was
made today at the State Department:
THE department is in receipt of a
dispatch from Vera Cruz. stating that
several days ago a request of Rear Ad-
miral Caperton for permission to land
200 men daily for liberty was granted.
Forced to Remain Ashore.
'On the night of April 1. on account
of very rough weather. the men could
not return to their ships, and through
the courtesy of Rafael Zubaran, minis
ter of the interior. they were given
quarters in the customs house.
Mr. Zubaran placed his chief clerk, an
interpreter. and an automobile at the dis
position of the officer in charge, with in
structions to the proper authority to pro-
vide a place for the night. 1t is stated
that owing to continued rough weather
the men were obliged to remain ashore
again the night of April 2. and the ad-
miral was advised by radiogram. Meals
were furnished through an arrangement
of the American consul
Other Official Advices.
Other advices to the department were
summarized as follows:
THE department is informed that
Gems. Villa and Angeles have gone west
from Monterey. which is reported quiet
CarranZa forces from Laredo and sur
rounding towns are said to be concen-
trated at Lampazos.
"Advices dated April l from the west
coast state that Carranza forces are ad-
vancing in the direction of Guadalaj jara,
and that Jose NJ Adds, an italian SUBJ
ject, has been imprisoned for three weeks,
apparently by the Carranzistas at Man
zanillo. Conditions are quiet at Guaymas
and MaZatlan.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
WEATHER

Snow. probably heavy. this afternoon
and tonight; Sunday fair. with rising
temperature.
Temperature past twenty-four hours:
High, 49, at pm. yesterday, low, SO,
at am. today.
For full report see page IL.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Here to Direct Strike.

Milton Snellings, first vice president
of the International Union of Steam
and Operating Engineers, a Washing
tonian, and former president of the
Central Labor Union, has returned to
mis- home III this city, to direct the
strike, SO far as the engineers end OF
it is concerned, and high officials of
the flremenS and other unions are on
.land to cooperate.
The brewery workers have a fund
of $1,O0O,oOo with which to win this
strike." Mr.. Snellings said today, land
We expect to win it in the same way
we won an eleven-month fight in Los
Angeles. There the employers had
prepared to throw union labor out OF
.he breweries. They got ready for that
light couple of Years in advance, but
N the end We won. We will win here,
100, and the boycott will be the wea-
pom that will prove effective
The out-oftown beer agencies here
will supply all the union made and
handled beer that the public wants, and
organized labor all over the city will
soon be refusing to drink Washington
and nearby Virginia beer because it is
non-union beer.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
STRIKERS DECLARE
BOYCOTT ON BEER
Expect That Weapon to Force
Local BreWeries to Grant
Their Demands.

The strike of the $50 brewery work
ers who walked out of Washington
and nearby Virginia breweries Thurs
day afternoon assumed added import
ance today when it was announced at
strike headquarters that every man af-
tiliated In any trade or in any man
ner with organized labor in Washing
ton has been called upon to boycott"
the product of the Washington and
nearby Virginia breweries.
This boycott, it is said, is already
having effect, and it is declared that
wagons of the breweries are return
ing with the loads with which they set
out, unable in many cases to make de-
liyerieS
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Within the Hour

Last Weeks Sworn Net Clrculatson-
Daily Average. 7s.7s7, sunday, S4,o2s.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-08-06
Test for Mental Deficiency.

A Belgian physician, Doctor De
moor. has been making observations
on the capacity of different people
for judging which of two weights is
the heavier. and has satisfied himself
that, while ordinary people. especially
children, fail to appreciate a small DIFF.
erence. the reverse is the case with
the imbecile, idiotic and half-witted.
He prepared two bottles, differing In
size, partly filled with a heavy min
eral but covered all over with black
paper and exactly equal in weight.
These he handed to $50 children Of
from six to fifteen years of age. OF
these $40 judged one bottle to be the
heavier. The other ten said the two
we're the same weight. These ten chill
dren were all abnormal or degener-
ates.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-08-06

ship / have tried so hard for three
years to win
Then she came up to the plans and
specifications"
She's dear. So sweet and re-
fined, So intelligent and ambitious!
It's no wonder a man with such a wife
has got as far as Mr.. Henley has.
Though suppose he would never give
her credit
Il fancy Henley does her Justice"
Mark ventured.
THAT is more" Unity's tone was
one of patient dignified reproach. than
some people know do for their
wives"
Habit put seal on his lips.
From lesser beginnings the Trsitts
had found, in the earlier years of their
marriage, steel and tinder for quar-
rels-nasty quarrels in which tempers
were lost and cutting words spoken
and that invariably had the same issue
the husband, humiliated by the sor-
didness of it, suing for peace. But
that stage had passed. Now, at the
first sign of hostilities, he promptly
hung out a white flag.
She eyed him covertly for a little.
II was so ashamed this afternoon"
she murmured at last pathetically.
He opened his eyes with a start; he
had almost slept. Ashamed? Oh
yes-Mrs. Henley. What did you doy"
II did nothing. It was this house /
could see her looking around at all
this and trying to hide her amusement
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-08-06
to other peoples houses. That's

invited to other peoples houses. That's
dat!"
And on that he was firm, though
he was made to pay in many ways for
his refusal.
agement a dinner invitation came; on
whose initiative, being a secret neither
Henley nor his wife has ever disclosed.
Hence we may not speak surely as
to the accuracy of certain inferences
that Unity drew.
you see!" she cried. showing the
note to Mark. Her manner said plainly,
Il alone did 1t. in spite of the indif-
ference of my husband"
II see." he responded dryly. Are
you going?"
She treated this question to the con-
temptuous silence 1t deserved.
And as Mark stood in the hall and
watched her descending the stairs for
the start, he was bound to confess that
she made a fair--oh, a very fair
picture.
Why" he wondered, did the Al
mighty make SO pretty shell and put
nothing in 1T" This seems to prove
that he had been pretty effectually dis
illusioned.
However careless he might affect to
be. he was himself keenly elated over
the event. Often he had asked him
self why Henley. 80 friendly in all else.
had never let down the bars before his
home. And as he mounted the steps
toward the opening door. he could not
repress the thrill OF exultation.
He had need Of the stimulus OF this
exultation as he and Unity faced that
roomful Of people who-well were in
longer practice at this sort of thing
than was he. He limped. with some
thing less than Unity's aplomb. across
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-08-06
The Ambition of Mark Truit
Auflbor Of
THE NAN 70 oH1SSFR PSWEk,g gf,s H.. .'Ius RISE
tcopyrist4. 1918. b. Tia BobbsMerrin Company

Mark. leaning hard on his cane.
hmped stifiy up the terrace steps to
the porch. The parlor-Unity was
beginning to refer to 1t. not easily. as
the drawing room-was lighted, the
shades were not drawn.
Unity was reclining in graceful atti-
tude-she could be relied upon to pre-
sent graceful poses at all times-in q
big easy chair. Her gown. of some
soft. pale green stun, vastly became
her and. as did every detail of her
from the carefully achieved couture
to the black velvet slippers that
peeped out from beneath her skirt.
avouched the fact that Unity had
master d more than the rudiments Of
the art Of personal decoration.
He went Into the house, doffed his
heavy overcoat and limped into the
drawing room. Unity did not by so
much as a glance around disturb her
graceful pose until he was at her side.
Then she languidly held up a hand to
him.
He brushed 1t with his lips. You're
looking scrumptious. Unity" He went
SO far as to give a brief admiring pat
to her hair.
She moved petulantly. 'Don'tl
You'll muss my hair"
He dropped her hand. THAT would
be shame. wouldn't 1T"
He sat down near her. She sighed.
The sigh. one might have thought, was
one Of alarm and was because she
had noted his pallor. which even
after the spirited drive was SO pro-
nounced.
Been q hard dayT" But the ques-
ton was not Unity's. She had not
marked his air of exhaustion or, II she
had. was so used to It that she was
not concerned.
80 hard!" She sighed again very
plaintively. 80 very exciting! And
you know how excitement always af-
fects me-"
Yes. l know" Just the edges Of
his satirical smile showed again.
What has been the particular excite
ment today?
Mrs. Henley called!"
"Yes7" Marks voice did not reveal
the interest so epochal an event de-
manded.
"Yes?" mimicked Unity. 'Is that all
you can say? But suppose. Of course.
you don't care. though you know what
1t means to me-"
Just what does It mean to you,
'Unity?"
"It means" somewhat dithyram-
bically. that have won the friend
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-08-06
b.
HENRY RUSSELL MILLER
SYNOPSIS:

Mark Truitt, encouraged by his sweet
heart, Unity Martin. leaves Bethel, his
native town. to seek his fortune. Simon
Truitt tells Mark that It long has been
his dream to see a steel plant at Bethel
and asks the son to. return and build
one II he ever gets rich. Mark applies to
Thomas Henley, head Of the ouinby Iron
works, for a job and IL sent to the con-
struction gang. His success in that work
wins him q place as helper to Roman
AndzreJzski. open-hearth furnaceman. He
becomes boarder In Romans home and
Kazia, an adopted daughter. shows her
gratitude In such manner as to arouse
Marks interest in her. Heavy work In
the intense heat Of the furnace causes
Mark to collapse and Kazia cares for
him; Later Roman also suecumbs and
Mark gets his Job. Roman resents this
and tells Mark to find another boarding
place. Five years elapse during which
Mark has advanced to the foremanship.
while his labor-saving devices have made
him invaluable to the company. In the
meantime Kaxia has married one Jim
Whiting. Mark meets with an accident
which dooms him to be a cripple for life.
He returns to Bethel intending to stay
there. He finds Unity about to marry an
other man and wins her back. Unity
urges him to return to his work In the
city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-08-06
How the Boy Scouts Help.

A story illustrating the helpfulness
of Boy Scouts to those on the road is
related by a correspondent.
81 had puncture near Marlborough.
Kent, few days ago." he said, "and
was busily mending 1t when a troop OF
scouts came along and. to my sur
prise, the scoutmaster ordered them
to halt.
"'Can we help you. sir?' he said.
We have motoring experts in the
troop
Two very small scouts-who had
proficiency badges for motor repair
ing and 'puncture mending'-stepped
forward and saluted. am sorry did
not need help."-London Mirror.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-08-06

"Oh, Mark, you make me SO happy!
Tell me the truth. Aren't you glad
made you come back to the city, and
that we've got SO far-and that we're
going SO much farther?"
You insist upon the TRUTH" He
looked thoughtfully at the reelection.
wise you couldn't force me to buy the
new house, even though you are very
capable bully"
"Bully!"
Exactly. Only" he continued, II
still have a sense of proportion. We
are rather absurd, you and I, Unity"
She laughed contentedly. Il know
you. It's like you to growl when you're
doing specially nice thing" She
held up her lips to him.
And is this my reward? Magnifi-
cent?" But he did not kiss her. He
looked curiously at her. Long ago he
had been undeceived. He knew that
the shallow tenderness and admiration
summoned by her sweetness Of flesh
and perfect grooming were not love.
He gently disengaged himself.
mo, thanks! l might acquire the
taste And it's too expensive" He
limped away from her and pretended
to examine a book that lay on the
piano
She assumed an air of gentle re-
proach. "Oh, Mark, you don't mean
that?"
She did not detect the warning note
in his laugh.
"Oh, no! OF course not!"
He returned to her. They kissed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-08-06

mighty Make So Pretty a Shell and
Put Nothing In III"
the room to meet his hostess, who
murmured graciously something quite
unintelligible. and Henley. who seemed
rather bored. Then he was introduced
to his dinner partner. Mrs. Belloc. who
mistook his set expression for stern
ness, and was in the end led by her
without mishap to their places near
Henley's end Of the table.
He had no small talk and Mrs. Bel
loc, after one or two barren essays,
allowed him breathing spell.
Unity was at the very apex OF her
existence. She was the prettiest
woman present, with the loveliness of
physical full bloom Just before 1t be-
gins to fade. Her hearts desire had
been granted-no longer must she be
content with carelessly tossed crumbs
and crusts Of preferment; she sat.
both literally and fguratively, at the
table of the city's elect.
The salad was being served when
Mrs. Saunders turned to Mark. Mrs.
Saunders was one of the insecure
example, had called upon Unity She
had Just been listening too long for
patience, to her partners praise of
Mrs. Truitt.
Il should think you'd be jealous.
Mr.. Hare is more than enthusiastic
over your wife tonight"
How very tactless!"
"Oh, mol" said Mrs. Saunders
sweetly. Il quite agree with him.
think she's adorable. She reminds me
SO much of that portrait by-you know,
the one that hangs in the Louvre
But don't know. I've never been
in the Louvre"
oh! thought everybody had been
there"
You see. Mrs. Saunders. I'm not
anybody"
You would say that, of course. One
hears"
But it's quite true. To prove It.
I've never been east of this city. In
fact, the first time l came to this
house-not SO very long ago-I peeked
through the window at the party. Hen
ley caught me-" He grinned wryly.
"The next day got job handling
pick and shovel"
How very romantic!"
You wouldn't call 1t romantic, II
you'd been in Houlahan's gang"
And then, of course" Mrs. Saun-
ders beamed, you set out to win the
princess?"
THE princess? Oh! my wife. Yes.
/ suppose So"
She has always lived in the city.
hasn't she?"
You'd think SO. wouldn't you?"
Mark glanced critically at Unity. But
she hasn't. Eight years ago she was
living in Bethel. And Bethel, Mrs.
Saunders. you'll never find on the
map"
"Oh!" Mrs. Saunders said inno-
Gently. Il had inferred-but that per
feet manner! She must have &c
quired It at her finishing school?"
Mark chuckled. Finishing SCHOOL,
wish you could see Miss Smiths
seminary for young ladies'. 1t isn't
even a starter"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-08
0TERo COUNTY COLLECTS
$4,000 DELINQUENT TAX

A~iamogordo. n. NJ. oct 7.-sults
nled By thu county Of otcro against
tho New Mexico Real Estate com
pany. the Alamogordo watcrworks
company and the Aiamosordo Light
and Power company. 10 collect delln-
quent taxes for the year 1918. were
dismissed by Judge Edward l.. Medier.
Ter. In the answer which the defend
ant companies nlcd II was contendcd
that a tender OF the taxes due was
made on jury 30. 1915. and that the
suits were nlec after The tender was
made and rejected by James A. Baird
county treasurer. The court Ia dis
missing the suits made Il a part OF the
Dismissal that the o OF taxes rs
rendered on July 80 should be Rd'd
These three payments made a to-
tai OF about $4,000 which the county
has coileeted from the three COM
panies and the Aiamogordo Improve
ment company. for the taxes for 1913
and 1914. Practically everything r.
cleared up now except tho sum OF
$4,000 levied against the Alamogordo
Improvement company for street.
sprinkling for 1919 and 1914. Judge.
Mcdier decided that this -Ssprf1kiHs.
tax Is Illegal. Al the other property
owners have paid the tax and the.
sprinklig service has been rendered
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-08
EGGS ARE CHEAP
IN CHINA ANYHOW

CAssociated Press Corrospondenco.j
Hankow, China, sept. 10.-Prices
OF Eggs. chickens and other poultry
are 50 low in the Yang-tsc-kianF val-
ley that an English company has de-
vcioped "A large business ih shipping
uFch products 10 Great Britain.
Practically every Chinese family in
the remote country distriota. as well
"a in the towns and cities. keeps
chickens. The price OF eggs In the
villages accessible 10 river ~transporta-
ton is now about three cents gold a
dozen. Spring chickens sell for about
six cents gold each. In rcnotc in
terror points. where copper coins are
still largely In use, the prices are
much lower.
Many Of the eggs purchased along
the NOTWITHSTANDING are dried for the
use Of bakers In Europe and other
parts 81 the world. The whites and
yolks are dried separately.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-08
Young Men Want Style
and Find 1t Here at $17
Young men have taken the OLD
FOGY out of clothes.

Our American gentleman is the best dressed
man in the world, principally because young
men have impressed their spirit upon Amer
lean styles.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-08

times tho size of Sierra and has four
times ns many people and BE- rccpg-
uized as one u thi most important
cattlo counties in the state. Lincoln
county returns only st.i25.42i worth
nearly as many as Spcorro and buI o.
iow more than sierra. Yet Lincoln
has vice as many people as Sierra
and is about twice as large irun
county returns less than 20 m,Iiou
doIlars' worth. ~ thc ass..or ui
Sierra county and the commissioners
pl mat eounty can Sind 80 mnny clt
Oh" why is 10 that the assessors of tho
other counties cun not ma them"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-08
CLUB TO
CHUG-CHUG 70 BELEN

Al a meeting Of the Motorcycle
club last evening arrangements were
made Tor a s%ociability run 20 Belcn
Sunday. Tho bike riders will start
from 205 East Central avenue al .
O'Clock Sunday morning. The club
members will also participate IN the
illuminated parade next week. The
fair association has announced its in
tention Of giving a prize for the best
decorated motorcycle.