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Evening star., 1915-02-12

address. Rev. James 8. Montgomery:
remarks. Rev. Jay T. Stocking; "Ameri-
ca" led by Mrs. Smart: benediction.
Rev. Jay T. Stocking.
Committees in Charge.
The committees in charge are as fol-
lows:
General-Thomas H. Mckee, chair
man; S. E. Faunce, o. H Oldroyd. H.
A. johnson. Thomas Calver. ]. Tyler
Powell. N. NJ. Brooks. Arthur Hen
bricks. A. P. Tasker. c. II. Worden and
Gurnon r. Scott.
Reception-Newton M. Brooks. chair
man: S. E. Faunce. A. H. g. Richard
man. George H. Slaybaugh. A. Hart,
Newton Ferree, I. g. Kimball. Jerome
B. Burke. William 8. Odell, J. NJ. Pipes.
A. F. Dinsmore. Israel w. Stone. A. P.
ford. John MeElroy. Thomas s; Hop
kfns. Arthur Hendricks. Calvin Farms
worth. B. F. Bingham. B. P. Entrikin,
Edwin H. Holbrook, George c. Ross, H.
A; johnson and J. D. Bloodgood.
Programme. H. Oldroyd. John McEl-
roy and A. H. G. Richardson.
Music-Dr. Thomas Calver and George
E. Corson.
Decorations-C. H. worden, H. A
Johnson. J. M. Pipes and o. H. Old
royd.
Committee on seating audience-E.
r. Campbell, chairman; Gurnon R.
Scott and B. W. Bonney, and the fol-
lowing members of Lincoln and Cush-
ing camps. Sons of Veterans: Charles
N. Overacker. v. L. Garrigus, w. H.
Johnson. Gustave E. Beckman, o. J.
velly. G. Sydney Hill. A. B. Barringer,
C. o. Howard and E. A. Lang.
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NAME Of LINCOLN
SUBJECT OF FEUL0GY
Anniversary of His Birth Today
Is Observed Throughout
the United States.
LAYING OF CORNER STONE
FOR MEMORIAL BUILDING
Informal Ceremony at Site in This
City Where Structure Is
Located.
Lincoln Memorial Workmen's
Certificate to Posterity

To the Construction Of the Lin
coin memorial In Washington
the siRners of this paper have
steadfaxtly endeavOred to bring
their best efforts. as workmen.
They believe that the building
Is we'll and truly laid.
The architect has spared no
pains to perfect his drawings.
The contractors have followed
them with earnest fidelity.
The men who have executed
the design with their hands have
been conscientious In their Ia
bor.
And MS they here record their
names, to he placed within the
corner stone Of the memorial, on
February II, 1915, they declare
to their brother craftsmen in fu-
ture ages that what they have
done Is the tribute of their
hearts to Abraham Lincoln.
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WILL |NDORSE PLANS
FOR donation WEEK.
Civic Leaders and Business Men
Will Hold Meeting This
Afternoon.

Omcial Endorsement of the District
donation week." organized by the club
women OF Washington for the benefit
OF local charities. is to be given by
civic leaders and business men of the
capital at a meeting this afternoon in
the oak room of the Raleigh, presided
over by former Commissioner Henry b.
F. Macfarland. A committee of promi-
headquarters and receiving station. to
which the funds collected at fifteen
substations throughout the District are
to be brought each night.
Plans for the central station for
bundle day" observance Saturday
February 20. were announced today by
Mrs. Ellis Logan, president of the Dis
trict Federation of Women's Clubs. who
Is general chairman of the donation
week effort Mrs. Frank g. wilkins is
to have charge of the all-day cam
paign for filling community barrels
with foodstuffs for the poor of the city.
There are to be three stations in Cen
ter Market where barrels will be placed
into which housekeepers are urged to
place some staple foodstuffs when
making their own purchases.
Will Be Distributed.
The donations will be distributed
among the poor of the city where most
needed by the missions and the visit
ing nurses. Large posters calling at
tention to the purpose of the barrels
will be hung about the market "A
corps of ten women will be on duty all
day from daybreak until the market
closes to give information, advice and
encouragement in this benefaction.
Mrs. Frank Baker. 1901 Biltmore
street northwest. has contributed her
home as a receiving station for cloth
ing contributed during the week in the
northwest section of the city.
Mrs Ernest Roberts. president of the
association maintaining the National
Library for the Blind at 1929 H street
northwest. will preside throughout the
week at the contribution box at the
library.
Congressional Union for Woman's
Suffrage has Joined in the active cam
paign for funds for the Washington in
dorsed charities. and Mrs. William
Kent. wife of the California repre-
sentative and chairman of the finance
committee Of the union. will have
charge of the contribution box at the
Congressional Union headquarters all
week.
200 Have Registered.
More than 200 women have registered
as a reserve force to be called upon
to work in whatever place they may
be needed during the donation week"
campaign.
Needs Of District charities are to be
discussed at a meeting at the Public
Library tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock. under the auspices of the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs. Territory
for the campaign. which is to begin
Wednesday for the local charities. is
to be assigned at this time. Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett, president of the Flor
ence crittenton Mission. is to be the
principal speaker at the meeting.
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Mrs, Beasley Acquitted of Murder.

CHICAGO. February 12.-Mrs. ;elle
Beasley has been acquitted of the mur-
der of her husband last November.
making the nineteenth woman to he
tried and -ound not guilty of murder
in Chicago during the last four years.
When Mrs. Beasley was arrested in her
apartment she was standing over the
body Of her husband, holding in her
the acquittal of seventeen Chicago
women who had been charged with
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Action on School Matters.
JITNEY BUS HEADQUARTERS.
Association to Open Offices in the
Evans Building.

Omces for the headquarters Of the
Jitney Bus Association Of Washington.
d. c.. will be opened on the nth door
of the Evans building tomorrow morn
ing. according to an announcement Of
Andrew Hickey, temporary chairman
Of the organization.
Mr.. Hickey declared that everything
looks favorable for the formal installa-
tion of the service March 1 with 200
cars, and he predicted that by April /
500 cars would be operated on the sew
sya1 4tnsy. routes planned.
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SAYS TEUTON ADVANCE
IN POLAND is FAILURE

PARIS, February II, 2:5I pm.
AN official statement given out
at the war office today announced
the complete failure of the Ger
man offensive in Poland. The
statement follows:
THE failure of recent attacks
by the Germans in Poland ap-
pears to~be complete. The losses
of the Germans are unprecedent-
ed. 1t is reported that they ex-
ceed 10000 dead"
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ILLINOIS PAYS TRIBUTE.
Municipal and State Courts Closed
in Honor of Lincoln's Birthday.

CHICAGO, February 12.-Many civic,
educational and fraternal organizations
celebrated the 106th anniversary of the
birth Of Abraham Lincoln today.
Municipal and state courts were
closed. and the work of city Offices cur
tailed. Tributes of praise for the
character and achievements of the
emancipator were given before many
audiences. the celebration Of the Grand
Memorial Association being prominent
among the days events.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill, February IL
Springfield today did honor to the men,
ory of Abraham Lincoln. All state Of
hces, banks and stores in the former
Presidents home city were closed.
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WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
February II,

The following statement from the gen.
eral staff Of the Russian commander
in-chief has just been made public:
It has been definitely established that
the Germans are concentrating very
great forces in East Prussia. These
forces have started an offensive.
which they are developing, especially
in the direction of Wilkowyszki
(north of Augustowo) and Lyck. The
presence is reported of units COM
posed of new recruits from central
Germany.
Our troops. keeping the enemy in
check, are retiring from the Mazu-
rian lakes toward our frontier.
"On the right bank of the Vistula some
small encounters have taken place in
the direction of Myschenetz. toward
Ostrolenka, and in the region of Ser
petz. on the Skrwa river.
"On the left bank of the Vfstula there
have been only cannonades.
In the Carpathians the enemy made
attacks to the west of Mezolabortch.
in the direction of Iablonow. to the
east of the Uzsok pass. We repulsed
all these attacks and also a German
offensive on the heights of Kozi-
ouvka.
I'VE seized the heights near Rabbe, to
the east Of Lupkow pass. after a vio-
lent fight, and captured as many as
1000 prisoners.
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GERMANS PLAN TO SINK
ALL BRITISH VESSELS

LONDON, February IA dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company
from Copenhagen says:
The New Hamburger Zeitung, in an
ofncially inspired article, says the Ger
man admiralty has issued orders that
neutral ships shall not be interfered
with. If they are not suspected Of
carrying contraband, but that every
British ship. whether a war vessel or
a merchantman. will be uncondition-
ally sent to tho bottom Of the sea-
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To Be Given Hearing February g.

Policeman l. H Farquhar Of the
seventh precinct ana q man said to be
Edgar Burke are to be given hearing
In the Police Court February - on q
charge OF engaging in an ARRAY on Q
public street The men were arrested
on q warrant sworn to by Capt. Henry
Schneider OF the seventh precinct. Il
is charged they were fighting on N
street. in Georgetown, about q week
or ten days ago. The case was con-
ttnued 1t court today.
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Thirty Days Crossing Atlantic.

NEW YORK. February 12.-The British
steamer Morocco reached here today
from Aberdeen, Scotland. after a voy-
age lasting thirty days. during which
she struggled for six days in vain to
make q single mile westward over noun
famous seas and in the face of terrific
winds. During these six days, the Of.
hcers saie, the Morocco not only failed
to make progress. but was actually swept
back TO the eastward. The vessel was In
ballast
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FORMAL DECISION ON
SIGHTSEEING AUTOS
Utilities Board to Issue Non.Juris-
dictional Notice This
Afternoon.

Formal decision that its Jurisdiction
does not extend over Sightseeing vehi-
clos operating in the District OF CO.
lumbia was reached by the public utili-
ties commission At q meeting this aft
ernosn. 1t Is based upon an opinion
handed down yesterday by Corporation
Counsel Conrad H Syme.
Consideration Of routine matters
kept the Commissioners IN session for
moro than three hours today. Follow
ing their regular semi-weekly board
meeting, the District heads went into
session as public utilities commission
ers The opinion regarding sightsee-
ing vehicles was the principal matter
discussed.
At former meeting the commission
decided not to regard tho 1itney bus
there are now two types Of transpor-
tafion concerns which may engage in
business In Washington without being
amenabls to the public utilities act.
Action on School Matters.
Among the matters disposed Of by
the Commissioners this morning was
the giving of nnal approval to plans
for the Park View school. to be To-
Gated at warder and Newton streets
northwest While the plans have been
signed, Engineer Commissioner Kutz
has directed the municipal architect to
make study of several features pro-
vided for. with a view to making minor
alterations later.
The Commissioners also authorized
the purchase of additional ground ad-
joining the Petworth school. at q cost
of $4,000.
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DUTCH STEAMER HALTED
BY GERMAN SUBMARINE

LONDON. February ia dispatch
to the Evening News from Rotterdam
says that the Dutch steamer Duid-
Serdtik. flying the Dutch nag. was
stopped by q German submarine in the
North sea She was compelled to show
her papers. after which she was per-
mitted to proceed to Rotterdam.
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Fiscal Resolution in Senate.

A bill was introduced in the Senate
by Senator Hollis of New Hampshire
today providing for an Investigation
into the fiscal relations between the
federal government and the District Of
Columbia It was referred to the Dis
trtet committee.
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FRENCH STATEMENT.
PARIS. February II, 2:ss p.m.:

FAENISs FeuFuNFy L, &s1O peAH.s
Between the sea and the Somme yes
terday saw artillery fighting. To the
south of La Boiselle the enemy ex-
ploded a mine at the end of one of
our trenches. We, however, main
tanned our position.
From the Somme to the ArGonnea there
has been reported nothing more than
tho bombardment of Tracy-le-Mont
by the enemy and the activity OF our
artillery in the sectors OF Rheims
and of scissors.
In. the Woevre yesterday witnessed a
fairly spirited cannonading on the
part of the Germans in front of Ram
bucourt and the forest of La Hazelle
We bombarded the railroad stations
at Thiaucourt and Arnaville.
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AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.

VIENNA. via London, February 12s
In Russian Poland and West Galicia,
with the exception of artillery en-
gagements. nothing new has oc-
CURED. In the sector west of the
Uzsok pass Russian attacks and some
partial advances were repulsed with
heavy losses to the enemy. In the
wooded mountains and in Bukowina
We have made advances. Several
hundred prisoners and some machine
guns were captured.
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NEW YORK. February 12.-while on
his way from Bellevue Hospital to the
Westchester county Jail. In White
Plains. on q warrant charging him
with homicide. In killing Henry
Horn and Others" aged inmates Of the
German Odd Fellows Home, Frederick
Mors made a statement yesterday. in
which he said: IT considered well my
actions, and then decided that 1t was
my duty to put those old men and
women out OF their pain. their SUI
fering and the horrors Of the long.
sleepless nights"
Mors had just been declared "men-
tally not well" by the Bellevue Hos
pital alienist and now awaits the ac-
tion of the grand jury as the first step
Tells Of His Ambition.
Mors, who is twenty-six years old.
told Of his ambition to become a physi-
clan. and. this being denied him. he
gradually acquired some knowledge of
medicine and nursing by visiting hos
pitfalls in Vienna. He came to this
country about ten months ago. he
said, and last July obtained employ
ment at the German Odd Fellows
Home. near Yonkers.
When asked II any Of the eight per-
sons he confessed to having killed had
requested him to end their misery,
Mors said:
Two Of them. They begged me to
give them something to end their suf-
ferings. / told them I would not, but
I did. 1t was much better for them.
Another asked. but he was too
young. and he was only in temporary
pain. l would not kill him.
"Fritz Baumgarten asked me several
times to put him out Of his misery.
I told him. no. I would not do It; that
was not my business"
Why He Killed.
why did you think It right to kill
the others and not himr'
Because he is not In constant mis-
cry, he 10 all right. He 10 in pain only
temporarily. and we can do away with
that by the use Of drugs and medicine.
When he Is not in pain he is cheer
full. laughing. happy.
IF 1 had had my preference would
have given Henry Haensel chloroform
instead of arsenic. 1t 10 30 much easier
to put one out OF misery. out OF his
pain 1t is like q child going to sleep.
It is humane: 1t is kind-hearted."
Mors is a little man. He has large
brown eyes and his head Is well
formed. 1t has the appearance OF being
abnormally large merely because he
has a heavy jet black beard and long
hair and heavy eyebrows.
He explained his adoption Of the
name of Mors. which means death, by
saying he had run away because Of his
dislike for his parents. and he had
assumed 1t because his past was dead
to him.
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Senator La Toilette Asks Con-
gress to Authorize President
to Invite Cooperation.
SAYS NATIONS NOT AT WAR
SHOULD PETITION EUROPE
Declares That All Non-Combatants
Must Strive for Mediation Be-
tween the Belligerents.

A vigorous appeal to Congress to au-
thorize the President to call a confer
ence of neutral nations for the purpose
of promoting peace in Europe was
made in the Senate today by Senator
La Toilette Of Wisconsin. who has
pending before the Senate a joint reso-
luton giving the President such au-
thority.
1T seems incredible" said Senator La
Toilette. that the greatest powers Of
the old world could be at war for more
than half a year without some definite,
united action on the part of neutral
nations"
Senator La Toilette spoke of the huge
numbers of men, women and children
perishing because Of the war. and of
the fact that the present war may go
on for long period.
He said:
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Expulsion of Spanish Minister
Causes Concern in o.
ficiaI Washington.
ENVOY WILL GO ABOARD
BATTLESHIP DELAWARE
Diplomats Suggest Incident May
Bring on Serious Com
plications.

Administration officials and diplo-
mats awaited with some anxiety to-
day developments they feared might
follow Gen. venustiano Carranza's ex-
pulsion of the Spanish minister. Jose
Caro-, from Mexico. The minister was
believed to be on his way to Vera
Cruz, after having been ordered out
of Mexico for alleged harboring of
Angel de Case. a Spanish subject ac-
cused of aiding Gen. Villa.
The American battleship Delaware at
Vera Cruz had been ordered to take the
minister on board for protection.
Diplomats here suggested the incident
might bring serious complications
since the right of asylum to a national
or a foreign government Is a long es-
tablished rule. Spanish Ambassador
Riano here is silent pending advices
from his government.
Evening star., 1915-02-12
Russians Now Engaged
in STRENGTHENING Their
Second Line of Defense

BERLIN, February IL. via London
The National Zeitung has published
dispatch from a correspondent on the
Russian border. who says the Russians
are employing thousands of laborers to
strengthen their second line of defense
At the fortresses of Ivangorod. Brest-
Litovsk and kovno men are working
day and night. At Brest-Litovsk ar
rangements have been made to nood
the entire district. and for a distance
of seventy-five miles the territory
around the fortresseS has been barred 10
ordinary travel Great stores OF am,
munition and provisions are being laid
in. These preparations. the corre-
spondent of the National Zeitung goes
on to say. make the inhabitants Tear
that the Russians soon will be seen
falling back
Grand Duke Is Popular.
Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian
commander-in-chief in the field, and
Cen Russky enjoy the fullest conf
dence of the people, the correspondent
continues. The grand duke is just now
at the height of his power. and he is
very popular with the Russian SOL
diers.
Referring to the Russian people. the
correspondent says:
"It must be truthfully admitted that
there are no signs of the Russian peo-
pie becoming tired of the war. small
peace party exists at the court OF En-
peror Nicholas. but it is without IN
fiuence."
In most of the more important Rus
sian cities recruits in considerable
numbers are being drilled These men
are in part excellent material the
weapons with which they are supplied
leave much to be desired
Fighting in Dukla Pass.
A correspondent of the Lokal Anzei-
ger, who is in the Carpathian noun
tains, teIegraphs his paper of the very
heavy fighting recently in the Dukla
Pass region The Russians. he says,
were determined to break through at
any sacrifice.
1t appeared at first impossible to
check their attack, and they gained
slowly but steadily. In the last three
days, however, they have been brought
to a standstill. but they are still on
Hungarian soil and the units of the
pass are In their hands
The Russian infantry suffered ter
ribly in it's massed attack, this cor
respondent continues. The thawing
weather is bringing almost unbear-
able odors from the field of battle, and
special sanitary measures are being
taken with the idea of preventing an
outbreak of sickness.
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Duty of Non-Combatants.

TT devolves upon the peoples of the
world who are not in this conflict. who
can still exercise a calm and dlspas-
sionate judgment, to confer together
and strive, and strive again and yet
again, as the unbiased friend Of each
of the belligerents. to bring about a
cessation of hostilities through oilers
of mediation.
Mediation has well been called ap-
piled brotherhood
Less than year ago Argentina.
Brazil and Chile set the world noble
example in their proffer Of mediation
in the case of Mexico. Wholly aside
from its immediate purpose. 1T was OF
inestimable value in bringing these
progressive and potentially powerful
sister republics into closer ana more
intimate relation with our government
IAN International conference at TINS
time, even If limited to the neutral ma
tions of North and South America, would
unity and strengthen the interrelations
SO fortunately established by the A. b. e.
conference. But it is to be hoped that
all neutral nations will respond to the
luton pass. and the President act upon
the authority conferred. If some nation
should for any reason decline the 1nvl-
tation, convention Of those desirous
of participating should. nevertheless. be
authorized irhmed ately. 1t cannot do
harm by any possibility. 1t offers op-
portunity to render great and lasting
service to all mankdind.
Because the people of the United
States are bound by ties of blood and
country to all the nations involved In
the conflict, 1T is fitting that we should
take the initial step in issuing the call
for such a conference.
Evening star., 1915-02-12

Russian trench defenses in that region
will be assisted by the flooding OF great
sections of the intervening country.
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Grand Army Represented.
Exercises Tonight.

The exercises to be held tonight at
the First Congregational Church. under
the auspices of the Department OF the
Potomac, g. A. R. will begin At
o'clock. The program TO be carried out
is as follows:
Organ prelude, Prof William stans-
field; invocation. Rev. Jay T. Stocking;
The Colors." BY Color sergt. c. II.
Worden: The Star Spangled Banner"
Mrs. B. H. Smart, accompanied by Prof.
Stansneld: remarks, Chairman Thomas
H. Mckee: reading Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address, Rev. Paul B. Hickok;
Battle Hymn of the Republic" Mrs.
B. H. Smart; address. Col w. p. Hep
burn, former member Of CougyeSs:
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Justifies Carranza's Act.

Secretary Daniels received a wireless
today from the captain Of the Della
ware saying the Spanish minister had
not arrived at Vera Cruz at the time
Of its dispatch. The Carranza agency
here issued a statement justifying
Carranza's action and recalling Presi-
Sackville- West, the British ambassa-
dor; the Spanish governments dis
missal of the British minister during
the premiership of Lord Palmerston
and the Venezuelan governments dis
missal of the ministers from Belgium
and France in 1895.
Ter of Statement.
This statement follows:
THE fact that Gen. Carranza gave
his passports to the Spanish minister
to Mexico for interfering in the in
ternal affairs Of Mexico is intended, the
local constitutionalist agency desires
to make clear. as no offense either to
the Spanish government or its people.
and his action is fully justified under
international law precedents.
I'm 1888 President Cleveland dis
missed the British ambassador. Lord
Sackville. to this country without CIV
ing England an opportunity to ap-
aest Or ord The Sst charge
interfering with and participating
States.
Similarly the Spanish government
during the premiership of Lord Pal
merston summarfly dismissed Lord
Bulwer. then minister from England
to Spain.
Evening star., 1915-02-12
A Bit of Rhyme

HE recalls to mind rhyme popuIaf
some years ago:
Ny name is BENJAMIN Jowett.
Master of Ballot College:
Whatever is known, I know II.
Whatever l don't know is not knowledge.
This was an unfortunate attitude
even for a college professor, but in the
President of the United States 1t 10 q
dangerous attitude"