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Evening star., 1915-03-14
P.0. D. IS NOT AFFECTED ITALY SPURNs GERMANY
Won Buelow Fails to Win Roman
Government, Which Is Ready to
Strike at Austria.

ROME, March 14.-Prince Won Bue-
low. the German ambassador, has fail
ed in his mission to keep Italy from
taking an active part in the European
war as partisan of the allies.
The Italian fleet, under the Duke of
the Abruzzi. is ready to strike upon
orders of the king. Troops are on the
Austrian frontier. ready to cross the
line to wrest from Austria the terri
tory that she has refused to cede to
the Roman government and which
Italy long has been waiting to take.
Germany had tried to induce Austria
10 cede Trieste to Italy, but she re-
fused Won Buelow pleaded with the
cost, as he declared that Germany
eventually would be successful in pre-
yailins upon Austria Hungary to
satisfy the Italian claims. These date
back to the war of 1866, when the
Venetian provinces were ceded to Italy,
and it is the first time they ever have
heen recognized in Berlin.
To this campaign the diplomatic rep
resentatives of the allies called atten-
ton to the way in which the situation
has changed since last October.
The picture today as they are pre-
sentins it. is that Great Britain has one
million men on the continent, France
has organized her reserves; Turco-Ger
man invasion of Egypt evidently has
come to failure; the blockade against
Great Britain has been of questionable
success, and the forcing of the Darda-
nelles with the consequent occupation
Of Constantinople 10 proceeding salts
feCtorily. ..----s--.-
Evening star., 1915-03-14
LAW
TO Be ENFORCED
Determined Fight for Minimum
Wage Act Also to Be
Made in District.

Rigid enforcement of the eight-hour
law for women, the constitutionality
of which was upheld in decision
handed down yesterday BY Justice Nc
Coy of the District Supreme Court. to
be followed by the launching of an
other and more determined fight in
Congress for a minimum wage law, is
expected to be the next step by local
officials and social workers toward I'M
proving conditions of employment for
women ir tine District of Columbia.
Justice AIcCoys decision was dis
cussed at 2 conference yesterday be-
tween District Commissioner Brown
low. Mrs. Florence Kelley, secretary OF
the National Consumers League. ana
Miss Constance D. Leupp. PRESIDENT OF
So far no prosecutions for violation OF
the law have been brought by the
board Of inspectors appointed to en-
force it, the policy of the Commission
ers having been TO give business ., an
ouirements of the new legislation.
To Prosecute Violators.
Now that the act has been held to be
constitutional and employers are con-
s,dered to have had sufficient time IN
which to familiarize themselves thor
ouehly with it, the board OF inspectors
will he instructed to prosecute all vio-
lators of the law.
Mrs. Kelley delivered an address last
night at the Public Library. In renew
ing the fight for minimum wage law
at the next session Of Congress the
N,+;onaI Consumers League. Mrs. KEEL
Low said. would try to bring abou. the
,nno;ntment of a permanent commits
sinn which would have the power TO
create boards for the different trades
IN the District and then fixt the mini
,o,.m wages to be paid to women IN
those trades.
At the conclusion of her ADDRESS nils.
Kelley was asked a number OF ques-
tions about the proposed minimum
wage law for women of the DISTRICT
and other Industrial problems by per
cons in the audience, Some OF the III
ouira.s wanted to know whether IN
du rial concerns would be driven out
Of a state by a minimum wage law, 70
which the speaker rep1eu tnat ior
twanfv-flye years she had been looking
=, .,ai1 for an instance of an industrial
ri.nt heinr driven across state line
because of labor legislation.
Graham of New York, who said
ho Haa engaged in the steel business.
M articinated in the discussion, injecting
tie tarifY issue into 1t. He said that
the steei mills in this country are pay
;ns 50 a day to their cheapest labor
@he worlds next largest plants Of this
kind. are paying the same class OF
Labor only cents a day. Unless pro-
tact;on is given the home industries
the steel plants will have to cut wages.
he said.
Evening star., 1915-03-14
Failure of Appropriation Bill Is Not
to Curtail Service or
Working Forces.

Failure of the 1916 post office appro-
priation bill to pass Congress will not
result in curtailment of the service or
reduction of the working force, Post
master General Burleson announced
yesterday. Recent adjustments of the
postal service and a general campaign
Of economy begun two years ago
made it possible to hold expenditures
within the 1915 total. Instructions al
ready have been issued to bureau
chiefs, the statement adds, that while
economy must be practiced, the serv-
ice must be maintained at high eff
iiciency.
Daniel c. Roper, first assistant post
master general. said the estimated de
cline in postal revenues because of the
European war had been considered in
affecting readjustments, but that there
was no foundation in reports that
many post office employees would suffer
reduction Of salary or loss Of position
Changes contemplated already had
been made, and not only would rural
patrons continue to receive delivery,
he said. but service would be extended
as rapidly as possible.
Evening star., 1915-03-14

at the entrance to the straits and be-
fore Smyrna, which had previously
been destroyed or damaged
Turks Are Defeated by Russians.
TIFLIS, Trans-Caucasta. March 1S. via
Petrograd and London-An attempt on
the part Of the Turkish army operating
IN Turkish Armenia to drive back the
RUSSIAN force which has advanced
westward along the shore Of the Black
sea from Batum has met with defeat.
The Turks assumed the offensive in the
River Tchoruk district March 9, but
were thrown back. The Russians cap
tured an entire battery of the Turks
guns.
Reverses also have been sustained by
the Turkish forces in northwestern
Persia. They were compelled to re-
treat considerable distance in the
districts of khoi and Dilman.
At Dilman, which Is sixty miles north
of Urumiah, the Russians captured
several heavy guns and a quantity of
ammunition. The Turks lost heavily in
killed and wounded. and the Russians
took many prisoners.
Evening star., 1915-03-14
Say Sailor From Frye
Is Held Against His Will
on the EiteI Friedrich

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. March 13.-
Developments concerning detention by
Commander Thierichens of the Ger
man converted cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich of two members of the crew
of the American ship William P. Frye
sunk by the Friedrich, led today to a
renewal Of the inquiry into the cir
cumstances and further negotiations
with the Washington government.
Charles Frank and Robert Rogge.
members of the Frye's crew, were not
released when Capt/kfehne and others
of his crew came ashore, the command
er of the Friedrich stating at the time
that the men were Germans and still
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Evening star., 1915-03-14

LONDON, March 13 1885 pm-The admiralty
night that the British collier nvergye topedoed today
Cresswei, England, and sunk. All the saved
he admiralty that since the 10th OF March
British merchant had torpedoed submarines
Two Of these stated sunk and of
"the sinking not confirmed" Three sunk.
The Bayona converted sunk Thursday
OF her perishing This raised the eight
The Swedish ship Hanna orpedoed sunk this morning
off Scarborough Six Of the
Evening star., 1915-03-14
GERMANY LIABLE,
ENVOY INDICATES
Won Bernstorff Believes Frye
Case Will Be Settled
Without Trouble.
CONFERS WITH OFFICIALS
OF u. S. GOVERNMENT
Owner of Lost American Vessel
Takes Up the Question
of Damages.

Count Won Bernstorf has notified the
German government that while the
captan of the Frinz Eitel Friedrich
should be relieved of personal liability
for the sinking of the American ship,
William p. Frye, since he was ignorant
of the status of the contraband situa-
ton, and acted in conformity with the
declaration of London, yet this does
not affect the necessity OF Germany
paying damages and making repara-
tion.
This was stated on good authority
last night, following a conference OF
the German ambassador at the State
Department. where he gave repeated
Indications that the affair would be
settled by Germany without serious
difficulty
Evening star., 1915-03-14

German Offensive Halted.
LONDON, March 13.-The German Of
fensive against Przasnysz has been
halted. The Russians are offering
stubborn resistance to their advance
along parallel roads. and, owing to in
ability Of the Germans to intrench in
the frozen ground, have, according to
the Petrograd reports, thus far had the
advantage in the preliminary fighting.
In fact the Germans are said to have
withdrawn their front to the north of
Przasnysz.
Heavy fighting is in progress in the
Carpa athians, despite snowstorms and
deep drifts.
Fog Delays Bombardment.
Heavy fog has interfered with the
operations of the allied fleets against
the Dardanelles, but the ships have
kept up the bombardment Of the forts
at Bulair. through which reinforce
ments, provisions and ammunition for
the Notifications in the straits must
pass. They are also preventing the
Turks from strengthening the forts
Evening star., 1915-03-14
GERMANS AGAIN RETREATNG
IN POLAND, PETROGRAD SAYS
Gar Rushes to Front as Russians Take Of
fensive in Determined Effort to
Expel the Invaders.

PETROGRAD March I4-The rush OF the in
Poland again
promptly the oncomng
able ntren owing the frozen condition ground
had give way, and again Hndenburg rereatng
The emperor the the battle front more
indicate that another crushing defeat
tered to the invaders This time expected that the Germans
expelled from Poland Their broken
and number Of prisoners and guns have been taken
Evening star., 1915-03-14
SHIP BEARING U. S. OIL
STOPPED BY GERMANS

LONDON, March 13.-The steamer
Bryssel Of Copenhagen, bound from
Philadelphia to Stockholm with oil.
was stopped in the Baltic by a German
cruiser and taken to s5winemunde, ac-
cordins to Reuters Copenhagen cor
respondent.
The correspondent says it is believed
in Copenhagen that the Bryssel was
stopped by the Germans because they
suspected that the ship carried other
cargo than had been declared.
Evening star., 1915-03-14
CONDITION IS SATISFACTORY.
Secretary McAdoo Recovering From
Effects of Operation.

Secretary McAdoo. operated upon
Friday for appendicitis. was said last
night by his physicians to be making
satisfactory progress.
Mrs. McAdoo. President Wilson's
daughter, saw her husband yesterday,
and the President plans to visit the
hospatal today og tomorrow.
Evening star., 1915-03-14
Epidemics Kill Thousands in Serbia.

BERLIN. via Sayville, l.. L., March
13.-Dr. Tinhoven. chief Of the Neither
lands Red Cross mission to Serbia, has
returned home after long stay in
that country. He declares that serious
epidemics prevail in Serbia, such as
abdominal typhus, spotted fever and
dysentery, Many thousands of people
have died OF these illnesses. Sixty
three physicians have died Of spotted
fever.
Evening star., 1915-03-14
HIGH TURKISH OFFICIAL
IN BULGARIAN CAPITAL

LONDON. March 13-The Sofia, Bull
izaris, correspondent of the Daily Mail
says that HaliI Bey. president of the
Turkish chamber. has arrived in the
Bulgarian capital
His mission. says the correspondent,
Soincides with the reported offer of
territorial concessions by Turkey to
purchase Bulgarian aid or neutrality"
Evening star., 1915-03-14
DESP0NDENT WIFE
COMMITS SUICIDE
Mrs. S. O. Fits Takes Anes-
thetic, Then Breathes
Fumes of Gas.

Mrs Olive o. Fits, thirty years old.
wife of Samuel O. Fits. a messenger in
the United States Senate, committed sui
eide at the family home, 1902 street
northeast. yesterday by inhaling IL
Illuminating gas. after becoming un-
conscious from inhaling a self-admin-
istered anesthetic. Her husband said
he could suggest no reason for the
deed.
Mrs Fits had been dead some time
before her husband found her body in
a pantry on the lower floor. The door
and window were fastened and the key
hole and cracks stuffed with cotton.
Makes an Investigation.
Capt. Falvey and Policeman Benham
of the ninth precinct visited the Fits
home, made an investigation and re-
ported the result to Coroner Nevitt.
The coroner also made an investiga-
tion and gave a certificate of suicide.
While the body of Mrs. Fits rested
in the gas-f1lled pantry the husband
sat in the parlor reading paper, their
three little children. played about the
house and Mrs. Annie Anderson. a
neighbor, was in a room on the upper
floor finishing a dress that Mrs. Fits
had started to make.
Mr. Fits thought it strange, as it
was unusual that his wife was absent,
he told the police, but neighbor told
him she had gone downtown. Mrs.
Fits went from the house carrying a
bundle, 1t is stated, and 1t Is thought
she returned through the back way, en-
tered the pantry without delay and pro-
ceeded to end her life.
Uses an Anesthetic.
In accordance with her training as a
nurse, it is stated. the respondent wife
made a cone of handkerchief and in
hailed the fumes of the anesthetic suffl-
GENTLY to rob her of her senses. The
Illuminating gas on top of this brought
death.
Assured that his wife had left the
neighborhood. Mr.. Fits went to the
kitchen and DR. epared luncheon for the
children and himself and was only a
few feet from the scene of the suicide.
After o'clock the odor of gas at
tracted Mr. Fits attention. He thought
he probably had left the gas turned
on in the kitchen, but when the burners
of the stove were found to be intact
he traced the odor to the pantry. and.
breaking down the door, he discov-
cred what had happened. Mrs. Ander-
son was summoned and she had Ben
jamin Klopfer, $40 11th street north
east. convey the dead body to Casualty
HOSPITAL Physicians at the hospital
found life extinct, however.
Evening star., 1915-03-14
Bellieerents' Prisoners Exchanged.

BERLIN, March 13.-From October
"a to March ! 2O,475 persons returned
from concentration camps of belliGer-
ent countries by way of Switzerland
There were 1850 Germans, 1880 Aus
trians and Hungarians and 10.S46
French.
Evening star., 1915-03-14
Samuel Bowles Dies.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. March i'll
Samuel Bowles, editor and publisher
of the Springfield Republican, died at
l5:35 am. today.
Evening star., 1915-03-14
Citizens of District Address
Committee to Investigate
"Half-and-HaIf" Plan.
FIRST MEETING SET
FOR TOMORROW MORNING
Senator Works Believes Task Should
Be Begun Now-Committee Of
100 to Offer Aid.

The Joint select committee of Con-
Ersas to investigate the fiscal Telat tions
or the District of Columbia and the
federal government is to hold Its first
y,eetins at II o'clock tomorrow morn
jng at the office of Senator Chiffon OF
West Virginia, the ranking senatorial
member of the committee.
II is expected the committee will plan
at this meeting for the inquiry which
IL of SO much Importance to the DIS
tyict. The committee will decide when
tie work of investigation is to be be-
gun, what its scope is to be. and What
iuforma ton 1t desires from the District
authorities and other government otii-
claIs who may have important records
in their charge.
The general understanding has been
that the joint committee will not begin
its hearings until next fall, probably IN
September. But some of the members
of the committee. especially Senator
Works, would prefer to have the work
begun now and continue for several
weeks at least, before adjournlnS Tor
The summer.
Scope of the Inquiry. ....
The scope of the inquiry. in the opin-
ion of those members OF the committee
who have been in Washington recently.
is limited to the fiscal relations of the
District and the federal government
under the language Of the law creating
the committee. They have said that the
question of suffrage 10 entirely beyond
the limits Of the inquiry and that they
do not intend to consider such ques-
ton Taxation and the proportion OF
the expend lures to be borne by the Dis
trict and that to be borne by the fed
eral government for the National Capt.
tai are the subjects which VIII De IN
vestigated thoroughly.
Already letters have been received at
the office of Senator Chiffon from a
number of persons asking to be heard,
but in the absence of Senator Chiffon
these names have been withheld.
The executive committee of the joint
citizens committee. representing In
fuential civic and trade organizations
of the city, appointed to put before the
congressional committee the facts IN
the relations which have existed be-
tween the District and the federal gov
eminent and the causes which led TO
these relations, held meeting yester-
day afternoon at the Office of Henry b.
r. Mcfarland, its chairman, and talk
ed ovar-its-task N a preliminary way
The committee will take steps to IN
form the congressional committee to-
morrow that the citizens' COMMITTEES Is
ready to cooperate with it In the in
vestigation in every possible way.
Col. Truesdel1 an Adviser.
The other members of the executive
committee are Theodore W. Noyes, D. J.
Callahan, Corcoran Thorn and Edward
F. Colladay. COL george iruesoeii mas
heen requested to act in special ad
visory CAPACITY to the executive COM
rittee in view of his knowledge on the
nscai reiatlons between the Dist.icl
and the federal government. He found
&, irnpossible to attend committee meet
raz,,,.r1y .nd ,herefo-a cou,d NOT
hhss ies sdiaiiS anu 'hei eioe Soui" 49,
Evening star., 1915-03-14
Gen. Villa Threatens
to Punish DisorderIy
Elements in Mexico

Ell PAso, Tex, March 1s.--.Gen.
Francisco villa. upon receiving infor-
CONTINUED on Thirteenth PaEe,l
Evening star., 1915-03-14
Damages May Be Demanded.

Following a conference in the State
Department between the owners of the
sunken ship and government officials,
the opinion was expressed that if it
were found that the sinking of the
Frye was an aggravated case. punitive
damages would be demanded In addi-
tion to the value of the ship and cargo
1nasmuch as the United States and
Germany are in accord on the question
Of shipping foodstuffs from neutral
country to civilians in belligerent ter
ritory. no issue is expected to be raised
by Germany over the right of the cargo
to be sent to it's destina tion without
interruption.
Count Won Bernstorf told Counselor
Robert Lansing what the captain of
the Prfnz Eftel had told Capt Boy-Ed
the naval attache of the German en-
bassy. as to the sinking of the Ameri-
can ship, but the amba ssador reserved
his own opinion on the action of the
commander, saying he had no instruc-
tions from his government
From the fact that Count Won Bern
storn had presented to the State De-
partment Capt. Thierichen's side Of the
case. the inference was general, earlier
in the day. that the ambassador had
defended the commander. Later it de-
veloped that the ambassador himself
had expressed no views on the subject
to the State Department.
Evening star., 1915-03-14
HANNA, A SWEDISH VESSEL, SUNK
BY PLUNCER OFF SCARBOROUGH
Six Of Her Crew Lost and Fourteen Rescued d-EnqIisb
Admiralty Now Admits the Loss Of 90 Merchant
Ships Since the Beginning Of Hostiltes.
TORPEDOES THREE SHIPS IN ONE DAY.

PENZANCE, via London, March 13, II so p.m.-The
British Indian City, Headlands Andalusian
torpedoed off the Sciy Islands Friday morning by
German submarine U2o. The Indian City was SUNK but no
lives lost.
The Indian City vessel and on her maiden
voyage
Evening star., 1915-03-14
VILLA MUST PAY
M'MANUS FAMILY
Bryan Serves Notice on Him,
as He Has Been Cooper
ator With Zapata.
LATTER'S SOLDIERS SLEW
AMERICAN in MEXICO
Washington Agent of Chieftain Ad-
vances Theory of Possible JUS
tifcation for Death.
U. S. CRUISER ARRIVES.

VERA Cruz. March I3.-The
United states cruiser Washing
ton. In command Of Rear Ad-
miral william II. Capertou, ar
rived of this port today.
Evening star., 1915-03-14
Captains Only Guide.

Capt. Thierichens informed Capt.
Boy-Ed that his only guide while at
sea and for many months out Of COM
munication with his government was
the declaration Of London. THIS would
permit the destruction Of a neutral
prize II carrying a cargo more than
half of which could be proven to be
contra band, provided it was impossible
to take the vessel to a home port with
out endangering the captor warship.
Since the outbreak of the war the
German government has defined its
views on shipments of conditional con-
traband. and has argued that food
stuffs must be proven without any
doubt to be bound actually to the bel
ligerent forces of an enemy before
they can be seized.
Evening star., 1915-03-14

Sends Full Report.
The German ambassador sent full
report to his government of the story
of the German captain and the rea-
sons for the latter's action at the time
w. D. Sewall of Bath, Me-, owner of
the Frye, and Capt. H. H. Kiehne, its
skipper, conferred at length with of
ficials OF the Treasury and State de-
partments. The captain gave in detail
his story of the sinking of the Frye,
and he turned over to the American
government copies of the papers of his
ship. The German captain withheld
the originals in accord with his rights
under international law, State Depart
ment officials said. Capt Kiehne left
last night for his home in Baltimore.
Nothing New Disclosed.
: Counselor Lansing said nothing had
been brought to his attention which
had not already been disclosed in press
reports. Capt. Kiehne had denied the
story of an attempt to ram his vessel,
Mr.. Lansing said. and had added that
the Eitel Friedrich came north on
course far out to sea and turned due
west into Newport News because Of a
pairs.
The question of damages was discus
sed briefly between the owner of the
Frye and State Department of1lciaIs.
They pointed out that England paid IS
per cent punitive damages in the fam
GUS Alabama case during the civil war.
but added that final decision in the
present case had not been reached,
Next Step in Case.
State Department officials said the
next step would be the drafting of a
formal claim, which could not be COM
pleted until definite information had
been received from the owners of the
cargo. AS yet the department knows
very little of the consignees or persons
to whom the cargo was said to have
been sold while en- route, and the con-
ditons of the sale. AS soon as this
data is obtained, the case will be ready
for presentation to the German gov
ernment. 1t was believed likely by
some officials, however, that some word
would be received before that from the
German foreign office offering volun-
tarily settlement of the case.
Although Navy Department officials
had under consideration the time to be
ven the Prinz Eite for repairs, no
announcement on the subject was
made. At the State Department it was
said all neutrality phases of the case
had practically been disposed Of,
Evening star., 1915-03-14

Fair tnday and Monday. with Inodssaes
west 70 northwest winds. becoming vaf4.
able
Tempssa1urs past twenty-fcur houJo,
High. 81, 1t pm yesterday: low. %. -
am. yesterday.
Evening star., 1915-03-14

CONTINUED on Thirteenth PaEe.l
The Holbrook news., 1915-12-10

Fay Gardner. county assessor. was in town Monday and Tues day from his home at Woodruff. Mir. Gardner now drives a Ford touring car and handles it like a veteran driver.
 The board of county supervi- sors met in regular monthly ses- sion last Monday morning and continued in sesslon until Tues day afternoon, with night ses- slon Monday. A complete report of the business transacted will appear Tn the next issue of The News.
 Considerable space in this is- sue of The News has been used by the. county for advertising and as a result the local and other news features of the paper have been curtailed. The work of putting this advertising mat ter into type has also caused some delay in the publication of the paper. Such things will oc- cur occasionally in any news paper office, hence no extended apology is necessary.
 Samuel L. Finley. a wealthy business man of Flagstaff, was seriously injured and his wife was killed in an automobile ac- cident about 16 miles west of Flagstaff Thursday. MT. Finley was enroute from Flagstaff to Kingman; with him were his wife and two children. The. machine skidded and turned over, throwing MT. Finley and his wife beneath the car. Mrs. Finley died before she was ex- treated from her position; MT. Finley may dei from his injuries; the children escaped with slight bruises.