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The Washington times., 1915-01-11
What War MOUeS Mean
By j. W. Il. MASON.

NEW YORK. Jan, ll-Pctrosra
makes the curious announcement that
fewer Russian recruits arc 10 be call
cd to the colors in 1915 than if the en-
pre wcrc not at war. About l,2Io,nD
men reach the conscription age year
ly in Russia. Normally. .00,UD of these
arc accepted for three years service.
the rcst being retired to civilian life.
This year. however. the Car has
issued a ukasc summoninc only $4,000
of the 1915 recruits to the ranks. Pet
rograd explains that this decrease in
conscription indi"atcs the confidence
Of the Russian government in the out
como of the war
Not even in Pctrograd. however, can
1t be true that any responsible official
believes Russia is warranted by military
conditions in discarding more than
IL pcr cent OF the normal increase In
the Slav army. A large part of Rus
sian territory is in the enemy's hands: {:
the initial Russian campaign. which
had the occupation of Berlin as its OBJ
iective has been abandoned as imprac-
ticablc: the Turks still hold possession
OF pa TT of the Caucasus. and there is a
long stretch of difficult territory be-
| tween the Russian armies in BukoNina
and the Carpathians and budapest.
| Under these circumstances, 1t is un-
| lust to the Cars advisers to attribute
| TO them a belief that the lost offensive
| against Germany can be recovered with
| less than the usual number of annual
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FEAR NEW GERMAN
FLEET OFF BRAZIL
British Vessels Ordered to Re.
main in Port-von der Tam
Battle Report Discredited.

RIO JANEIRO. Jan. I1.-British ves-
sells all along the Brazilian and Ar
gentine coasts have been ordered to
remain In port because OF the report
that another German squadron is oper-
ating along the Brazilian coast. No in
formation regarding the composition OF
this squadron is available here. al
though one report claims that tfV
Karlsruhe and her conveys have been
augmented by German warships that
ran the gartlet Of the British fleet in
the North sea and escaped.
There is no confirmation of the reports
received on Saturday night that tn.
British cruiser Jnvincible sank the Ger
man battle cruiser Won der Tam in a
stand-up battle off Pernambuco. The
rinistcr OF marine, Admiral Alencar.
saws the Invinciblc sailed from Recjfe,
Pernambuco. on Saturday afternoon,
and that later she passed the Argen-
tine dreadnaught Rivadavia off shore
Ifc said that the warships may have cx-
cfan,,.tl selutes. and that this may
have been responsible for the story.
Nevertheless the reports of A battle be-
tween the Invincible and German
warship continue to be circulated, al
though tho diplomatic officials of both
England and Germany discredit them.
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Knights of Columbus to
Give Dance January Is

knights OF Columbus Of the District
will give a dance on January 25 at the
new Columbus Country Club house at
Arlington. A program of social and
athletic events is being arranged for
the balance of the winter In the club
house.
The initial meeting in the new home
of the club Yesterday was featured by
the election OF the following officers:
Leo A. Rover. president; DR.. J. Rozier
Bigss, first vice president: Capt. c.
Eugene Edwards, second vice presi-
dent: George A. Daddy, secretary: NJ
J. Mcnamara, treasurer; Henry j.
Zilliox, Samuel A. Gaskins, Walter I
Plant, William a. Shreve, and Judge
NJ. NJ. Doyle directors.
The committee in charge of the
opening dance of the season is as
follows: Joseph !. Degnan. II. J. I'll.
lioX. J. NJ. Fabler. G. A. Daddy, F. J.
Gs sffney. William A. Shreeve. F. NJ
DAILY, and +. Moriarity.
The athletic activities of the clut
will be inaugurated with a. series Of
intercity basketball matches between
the Richmond. Va. Knights of Colum
| bus, and the District knights. James
Colliflower. former coach of George.
| town University. will coach the Wash.
| ington athletes.
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of tho Meuse and in the forest of Apre-
mont. artillery duels continue, with the
advantage generally on the side of the
French guns.
The bombardment on January by the
French heavy artillery of the railroad
station at Altkircli. upper Alsace. was
more than a simple military manifesto
ton, says the Matin. The precise oO-
ject of the attack was to prevent the
passage of important re-enforcements
which were destined to cooperate In the
German defense of Steinbach.
Aided by aviators the French ar
ttllery demolished the railway line OF
the upper i'll river, rendering 1t USE
less to the Germans for more than five
kilometers (three miles).
Above Hirzbach. two German trains,
bringing reserve troops en- route from
hroke down. Later the rtains were sub.
jected to aheavy artillery fireand began
70 burn and were destroyed. The Ger
mans meantime began aretreating move-
ment toward the hills dominating
Hirzbach.
The engagement hereabouts, says the
Ntatin, is regarded as the most impor-
tant of the new campaign in the Vos-
z1es. The French have attained
strategical railroad commanding the
annexed country. They have already
cut this line above Altkirch. The CEN
trail railroad from the Swiss frontier
TO Stra ssburg Is the secret of the Ger
man resistance in Alsace. The day is
near, says the Matin. wsen the adver-
sary, deprived of the line Of the VAL
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SEATS BIG PROBLEM
OF SUNDAY MEETING
Committee Employs Special
Stenoerapher to TabuIate
Ticket Requests.
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made by George Kirk, religious director
OF the Y. NJ. c. A., TO get some member
Of the Sunday party to be present for
this meeting.
Music for the Sunday meeting on
January ~ will be provided by o choir
of $50 voices trained by Percy $. Foster.
Religious leaders in Washington today
were greatly impressed by the result of
Sundays first call for trail hitters'' in
Philadelphia yesterday.
The response yesterday Of 1.HO to
Sundays first appeal for converts. Is
believed to be q new first-day record
H. W. Kline, Of the Gospel Mission.
today returned from Philadelphia with
o. glowing report Of the success that is
attending the Sunday campaign there.
He cited a sign. hung out by business
man, which stated:
BE FAIR!
Don't judge Billy sunday until after
You have heard him yourself.
No report. verbal or printed. can do
him justice.
Committee On Music.
TO assist Mr.. Foster in arranging
for music for the meeting committee
has been named, comprising DR.. c. b.
Frailcy. W. o. Hiltabidlc,. and William
F.. Braithwaite. A fifth member Will
be added by Chairman Foster.
The Rev. Herbert Kline. Of the Cos
pei Mission, today made the following
statement about the evangelist:
Il am glad Billy sunday was convert
ed in a rescue mission. Many people
have a foolish idea that only tramps
and worn-out wrecks seek the warmth
found in mission hall to find com:
fort in a free Flop or feed and
very seldom for the gospel message.
This is not true: the fact is there
are thousands of men who are. live
wires Tor Christ, filling high and lowl,
positions in life, successful in theil
new callings, some in the limelight
others i'm the dark spots, but all DOING
their share in their little corner &c
make the dear old world better. be
cause they were converted in humble
mission meeting.
breaches As Mission Did.
II Billy Sunday had not been con
yerted definitely and consciously an
quickly in a rescue mission he could no
| now preach his gospel of immediat
conversion.
| The Gospel Billy sunday breaches 70
day is the same he heard in the Pacln
Garden Rescue Mission, twenty-eish
years ago. If he had preached any
| thing else or used the saline methods II
opponents use and preached IN IN
language they use. he would hnd com
ing down his sawdust trail about
| many as rush down their velvet carpc
trail to find Christ at their mahosan
altar rail-. He would attract as man
as they do and worth no more
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r"cl ultS. Whatever may be tho op-
timiSm Of PctrOgrad = civilian popuIa-
ton. the government itself is not like
ly TO underestimate so seriously the
difficulties confronting tho Grand Duke
Nicholas and his strategy boards
The reason Wh,' the Car has called
fewer than tho usual number OF con-
scripts to the coiorS for the new year
Is not tho favorable condition of the
military situation, but the difficulty OF
obtaining equipment and ammunition.
This Is the most serious problem OF
tn, war facing all bcliiGereMts alike.
None Of the hostile powers is able to
utilize all the men AT its disposal be-
cause the factories Of the world can
not turn out the necessary number OF
weapons. Russia Is more Scverel.'
handicapped than any other of tho allies
in this respect, not only because her
own factories are of limited capacity.
but also because her geographical iso-
laton makes imports from neutral ma
tons very difficult.
The only available commercial en-
trance into Russia now Is by the back
door. through ports in tho Orient Most
| ol Russa'S purchases of foreign wal
munitions arc being made in japan
and have to be sent to Manchuria and
| then rcshipped over tho Trans Siberian
railway. This is IL long journey, and
besides, Japan undoubtedly is not al.
| Loving too much ammunition at present
| 70 leave her own boundaries. These
therefore. are the (easons why Russia
| milton situation. not the military. is re.
sponsiblc.
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VIRGINIA NEW FIELD
FOR CAPITAL PASTOR
The Rev. DR.. J. W .FrizzeM Will
Begin Chatauqua Work in
the South.

The Rev. Dr.. J. w. Frizzell. who re-
signed as pastor OF Ingram Memorial
congregational Church to enter the
Chautauqua field has left for southern
Virginia. where his first efforts in his
new work will begin. Mrs. Frizzell and
daughter will continue their residence
In Washington. DR.. Frizzell has en-
gagements In Virginia the balance OF
this month. after which he will con-
tinue south.
Farewell to DR.. Frizzell and Mrs.
Frizzell was paid by the congregation
of Ingram Memorial Church Saturday
night. when the societies Of the church
expressed deep regret at the loss of
Mr.. Frizzell. Remarks Of appreciation
Of DR.. Frizzell's work here We're made
by the Rev. DR.. c. J. Vincent. pastor Of
Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church, and
the Rev. Abrain Simon, Of the WASH
ington Hes~ew Congregation.
The Washington Congregational C1ub.
Of which the Rev. Mr.. Frizzell was
president. has expressed it's regret at
the departure of the minister, in reso-
lutions.
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Prisoners in England
Treated Like Soldiers

LONDON, Jan. ll.-Of the thousands
of prisoners captured by the allies SINCE
the beginning Of the war comparatively
few have been brought to England. Re-
cent estimates place the number wei"
under ten thousand. This hsure takcs
M account Of the German and Austrian
citizens who failed to leave England AZ
the outbreak Of the war and have since
hccn confined in special camps.
The prisoners OF war in England arc
be;up treated very much as EnSnsh
soldiers are treated when in camp or
barracks during times OF peace: Inc
daily ration is substantially that Which
serves to preserve the physical vigor
OF Tommy Atkins ample. but plain. \
certain amount OF work il done by INC
prisoners who are in good health, ana
amuscmcnt and relaxation arc furnish
I'd by a supply of reading matter and
facilities for games.
Tho talk which was heard at one
,;na about ill-treatmcnt OF German
prisoners in England has died out.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Lane Declares Indians
Reservation Is Improved

In answer to recent newspaper crit-
cism With respect to conditions on the
Crow Indian reservation in Montana,
the Secretary Of the Interior has issued
a statement in which he declares these
criticisms are founded on conditions that
applied under a past Administrations
and calls attention to the fact that nc
has recently rcorsanizcd the agency
force, so with Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Cato Sells. he is confident Of
speedy and gratifying results.
Secrctary Lane and CommiSSi Oner
Sells have made extensive personal In
yestigations of conditions on the Crow
agency, and have adopted several re-
form measures.
In respect to alleS tions that the irri.
sation system is being maintained AT
the expense Of the Indians for the benc-
fit of the white man, the statement sets
forth that under recent action all water
users are compelled to pay for service
whether they are lease holders or al
lOteeS.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Woman Divorced Is
Years Asks AlimOny

DENVER, Jan. n.-Because there is
some doubt regarding the power Of the
county court to compel her husband TO
pay her Sl2 a week almony, Mrs. Cor
della Thomas filed suit for separate
maintenance against Col. Wilbur Thom-
as from whom she was divorced fifteen
years ago. She charges her husband
with cruelty, alleging among other
things that in 1879 he threatened to COM
NIT suicide and mistreated her in other
ways. She also accuses MIN OF deser-
ton.
When Mrs Thomas was granted her
divorce fifteen years ago, it is stated,
Thomas promised TO pay her Sl2 week.
Recently Thomas stopped payment Of
the alimony, alleging that the county
court has no Jurisdiction in cases in
VolVinG over s2.OG0. Mrs Thomas al
that time filed petition in the county
court for the. reopening Of her case and
followed this action up with the suit
for separate maintsnaAes.
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British Camped in
France Enjoy Sport

FARIS. Jan. 11.-British officers en-
camped near Paris, where there is no
fEhtinE. are enlivening the tedium Of
routine by the pleasures of hunting. A
pack Of foxhounds has been imported
from England. sporting paraphernaIia
bought in Paris, and the Battle Hunt
Club organized.
AS the Duke of Wellington kept a
pack Of hounds and hunted regularly
during the Peninsular campaigns, the
Britishers had no trouble in obtaining
permission from their supcriors to clear
the country of foxes.
a phonograph company has sent sew
eral thousand records to the soldiers,
and Headquarters have arranged so that
by the use of field telephones any given
song can be turned on at any trench
a any given time.
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BillySulday'S First Call In
Philadelphia Brings 1,14O|
ALOng the "SawduSt Trail"
Row Sweeps Forw ard When He Shouts
1.-THE Hour Is Come"

Pray! This Is only an indication of
what God win 90! We verge on tho
greatest time fOf God that His church
has ever Scent!
Down again from the chair. and the
rivers surging on, on. on to him.
Three Fall In Faint.
Men and women were struggling just
to touch the man Sunday.
Three tainted. two women and ono
man, in the struggle to reach him.
Score on score. they ni,ed the converts
benches, rapidly choking them until.
far back in the vast auditorium. they
semmed white and black blurs. Many
sat, solidIy stolidly, staring straight in
front of them with burning eyes, but
sleeves across dim eyes looking through
the haze up at the man who had cried :
"Oh--Oh-Oh" he shouted. trumpetins
his hands and hurting his words out
over the tossing sea OF white faces. until
It seemed the place trcmbled from its
sa wdust aisle to its squat white roof;
"Ol, God. we should be ashamed.
ashamed that we have not had the
manhood and tho womanhood to accept
In unison the converts chanted after
Sunday the words, "r accept Jesus
Christ as my Personal Saviour IN
unison, Snd with every one else in the
great building singing. they lifted up
tIl'IT NojtPS, us ttc IiNt'o sum swept
down upon sunday:
81 am coming. I.ord!'
And still they came. Men in sweaters.
men with dirty hands and faces smear
ed; men in frock coats and ministerial
looking coats and tics: women in
shawls and dresses that looked as
though a wind would cut clean through
them: good looking people. poorly dress
ed and not good looking people; people
who had come to the tabernacle in their
liinnIISir rrnnIc uhn ppinc >xn
from II to squalid homes; people OF
| every color and every walk in life.
Prays As q Victor.
Sunday prayed last night the prayer
| of man confident of victory.
THANK God for what He's going tc
| do In Philadelphia. lie made it ring
He that bclieveth not in me is con-
dcmned already" In mighty cadences
| the preachers voice doomed forth again
and again the menacing verse.
| condemned already when You 20
home to retire Condemned already
| when your little children come witt
| their prattlin@ tongues to awaken you
"If you believed it. YOU wouldn'
| wait ono moment.
| There stands Jesus Christ. Jesus
| with the thorn-crowncd brow and tho
bleeding hands. nointinG to the unsavcc
and saved. They're lost! Thcy'r,
| lost" His voice sank to an awct
| whisper.
| But Oh, Jesus. We thank you 70,
! this great day. We're weak in body
| but we're willing in heart Thcy'r,
Growdinc the doors Jhey'rc so an%
ms, thcrc hopins tina, just a word now
| and then of Thy truth may pas!
| through the walls.
"oh. Christ. they're hungry for truth
they're sick Of sin. They're scekini
| something to lead them to the glorious
liberty OF the gospel Of Jesus Christ!
Make tn" multitudcs hero accep
Thee tonight. Make this a marvellous
| time. Lead rs and guide us to Tn!
glory. Amen"
The Washington times., 1915-01-11
Chickens Save Village
As Geese Saved Rome

STODDARD. Wis. Jan. 11.-Fright-
ened chickens gave the alarm which
awakened the entire village to fight
a fire which destroyed two barns and
henhousc belonging to Alvin
Gretsch and VIII Brook. 1t was sup
posel that it started from an over
heated stove.
The noisy king of the chickens
in distress awakened the villagers,
who sounded a general alarm, the
men and even the guests at the hotel.
assisting to light the fire, which had
gained considerable headway before
the frozen pumps were operating in
smooth style.
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AIRMEN AGAIN
SHELL DUNKIRK

PARIS, Jan. il.-Hostile arco.
planes again bombarded
Dunkirk this afternoon. Sew
eral buildings we're badly
damaged, and FIVE civilians
we're killed and several
wounded.
When a German aviator at
tempted a reconnaissance
over the French positions at
Amiens today he was pur-
sued and a French aviator
demolished his machine. The
pilot was killed and the Of
icer observer badly wound
ed and captured.
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|TURB|DE ASKS FOR
HELP FOR RELATIVES
Huerta General Calls on British
Embassy and State Depart.
ment for Aid.

Gen. f.. \. Iturbide. Mexican lead er
during the Huerta regime. who escap-
ed from Mexico City when threatened
with arrest for political offenses, IS
in Washington today eXerting every
influence to gain fe-conduct out of
the Mexican capital for his wife and
-sister-in-law. whom he was compell-
ed to leave when he made his flight.
General Iturbide visited the British
embassy to ask that government to
use it's influence to arrange safe con-
ducts for his relatives. He also ex-
poets to visit Secretary OF State
Bryan.
1t was the escape of General 1turbide
from Mexico which placed Leon Canova
special agent of the State Department,
III the bad Rraces of President Gutierrez
ard General villa. Canova is now in
Washington to confer with Secretary of
State Bryan. Whether he will return
TO Mexico. the Secretary said. has not
l'een decided. In Mexican diplomatic
circles here it r. indicated that Canova
Is persona non grata at Mexico City
and probably will not return.
Escapes Villas Troops.
1t was charged in Mexico City tina,
anova aided in the escape of Iturbide
from Mexico City, usurping diplomatic
functions in so doing that he did no,
possess as special agent. The trair
bearing Canova to FL PasO was board.
ed by Villa troops, and his compart
ment was searched. but lturbide was
not found.
General lturbide said today he jumped
from the train bringing him nortt
when it was boarded b. troops ant
made his way to the mountains. max
ing 2C-mile trip on foot to the Ameri
can limo.
lie declared that money to his crcdi
in Mexico City had been confiscated ant
that his life was in danger.
Secretary Of State Bryan when asket
today about the reported resignation o
George {. Carothers. special agent o
| the State Department. who has been OF
| duty with General villa, declared tha.
| the resignation had not come Official.
before the department.
Carothers to Quit.
! 1t is said. however. that Carothcrs
| WHO has been close in Villas confidence
; has decided to quit the service to en-
! gage in private business.
I Brig. Gen. Hugh L. Scott. chief o
| staff of the United States army, re
ported to Secretary Of War Gsrrso
To-Day the success of his plan for a
! agreement of Mexican factions TO
naturalization Of the border.
| General Scott is in Naco today t
obtain the signature Of Governor May
torena. of Sonora. TO the pact alread
signed by General Villa and by Genera
Hill, tho CarranZista leader. He will re
turn to Washington later in the wee
10 make q complete report on his mis-
sion
| Villa has gone TO Torreon to cstablis
a base for an active campaign agains
Tampico. in order to get an east Goa.
outlet for MeXican cotton shipment
,and tn-1!% a commanding position ,
1.rive Carranza r>2m Vera Cruz, shou
the latter not agree ~ peace proposa
from Pre- sidcnt Gutierrez.
The Washington times., 1915-01-11

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. n.-As ell
max to a week Of effort, BILLY" Sun
day. evangelist extraordinary. before
congregations aggrcgating 1900 persons
yesterday thundered his frst call for
the accepting and publicly Confcssing
Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour"
And how they answered his call!
They swept down upon hm-65O OF
them IN the afternoon. $50 at night
grasped his hand for an instant. and
then poured into the front benches,
where they sat, tense. eager. some
weeping. many trembling. looking UP
at the man who had shouted to them:
"Thc hour is comet"
Twice in one day, night and after
noon. that same scene. Twice within
six hours the great rivers hurling
themselves up toward Sunday. stand
ing there shouting. The hour is
on crutches, Mrs. Kate Quasti. 2o3s
East Erie avenue, who first grasped
After her came two colored women.
one of them blind. Behind them. two
young women, sobbing in each others
arms and reeling up as though about
to faint
Next Two sailors from the battle
skip Minnesota. Next an old gray
Ss %e% Hnne sev "sn More
tween the benches, they refused to lie
seated. and stood dancing up and
down. C1apping their hands and c"y-
ing, "Glory to GOd.'
Benches Quickly Fill.
Row after row. the hard pine
benches filled up. The human rivers
Surged or. down. down. down upon
the evangelist. His face deep lined
his lips muttering blessings upon the
|"trail-hitters." he leaned over his
platform and grasped hand after
Irund. smiling mechanically, but viii,
la light ir his eyes that fairly burned.
He was the same man to every one,
no matter how they grasped his hard.
srnsea oarsy e thoSRh sSafhsS sSey it would
or to i forever. A big athletic man.
features bronzed and chest heaving.
leapcc for the evangalists fingers. y
rings ard with an ermine col lar to her
fur Jacket. turned her head away -
the evangelist crns he'd her hand.
rs she was crowded to her senI she
Kept locking backward at Sunday as
though mesmerized. a young wolnn n.
" ith tossing aigrettcs in her chic little
days fingers, then buried her head II,
her muir and ,wept as though her
heart was breaking.
A boy in short trousers was lifted ur
| W 4 "OIIIdIl W S'dSp t'l' tNdiiS'llSt
hand. 4 woman. a shawl about her
head. pulled that ccasclessly movinr
palm down to her lips and kissed it. A
| man raised himself on uptoc ano
pressed his lips to Sundays fingers.
| al the Cross. at tho Cross''
Eighteen hundred voices. those of III,
men in the choir in the great rostrum
| Numbered out the words of the ole
| hymn. The converts on tn" from
| benches started singing il. All over tn,
| tabernacle people sang II.
| "Oht OH shouted Sunday. mountiui
; Il chair, and pausing for an instant.
| rest in his strenuous work. "Oh. oh.
Oh. Pray. YOU Christian people. pray
| and your prayers will shake the worl'
and shake the gates of heaven. Pray