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The Washington herald., 1915-12-04
OBITUARY..

William B. Brownell. of Washington.
died in Misslintown, Pa. according to a
telegram from the coroner of that city.
Brownel formerly lived at l2cS Seventh
street northwest. His nearest living
relative is Mrs. Mary Mcintosh. OF
Ballston Spur. n. y.
The death of Passed Assistant Pay
master Byron d. Rogers. L. ). N, oc-
CURED at Les Cages. Haiti. Thursday
morning. He was appointed assistant
paymaster in 1906 and was promoted to
passed assistant paymaster in 1912. in
whi,'h grade he served on the L. S. S.
Massachusetts, from 1872 to 1918. He
served on the L. S. 5. Maine from 1914
to 1915 when he was ordered on relief
and to take passage to Haiti.
Funeral services for Frank S. Emerson
will be held today at II o'clock at the
w. r. Speare undertaking parlors. $40
= street northwest.
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles III.
Cooke will be at the residence of her
aunt. Mrs. ii. +. Richmond 4GI Sixth
street northwest, today at o'clock. In
terInent will be private.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah John
son. who died at her residence, 1Hl
Corcoran street, Wednesday, will be held
at the Peoples Seventh Day Adventist
Church. Tenth and v streets northwest,
today at l O'Clock.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-04
Two Auto-Car Crashes.

An auto-street car collision caused dam
age to both a Capitol Traction Company
car and the machine Of Raltin p Jones
last night at 6::0 o'clock at the interseC-
tinn Of New York avenue and Fourteenth
street. No one was hurt. Mr.. Jones lives
at GIT G street northwest. Another SINH
lar collision occurred on North Capitol
street at about the same time A Wells
Fargo electric truck. driven Ivy Edwa rd
d. McWiliiams. smashed into a WASH
ington Railway and Electric car. denting
1t and damaging the auto. No one was
injured.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-04
Good Samaritan Robbed.

Playing the Good Samaritan cost
James Watson. 51S Twcnty-third street
northwest. sll in cash yesterday aft
ernoon. well-dressed man of about
80 years siEnalled him for help at the
corner OF Twenty second and ] streets
northwest He appeared to be intoxi-
Gated Watson assisted him a short
way when the apparently drunken man
grew quarrelsome. His assistance ap-
parently not being appreciated the
wOuld-be friend left him. to find a lit
tie later that he had been robbed.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-04
MUST PAY TAXES
TO CAST VOTES
Alexandra Men Have Until
Monday Evening to Pay
Their Assessments.
THOUSAND MEET BILLS
Auto Club Will Be Represented Here
Today at Meeting to Discuss
Virginia Road Conditions.

AlCNdnuFld. va, dec. S.-tltlZtnS Wus
do not pay their capitation taxes by the
hours of closing of the office of City
Treasurer Thomas w. Robinson on Mon
day night will be- unable to take part in
the coming Democratic primary, which
will be held June 6. Neither will they
be able TO participate in the next Presi-
dental election.
Upon the closing of City Treasurer Rob-
inson's Office this afternoon approximate.
ly 1.OO0 persons had paid their taxes.
There are about 1900 registered voters
in this city. It is expected that many
more will pay between now and Monday
The primary which VIM be held in June
is for the nomination Of a mayor and
four members OF the board of aldermen
and eight members of the common coun-
ell.
The Alexandria Automobile Club will
be represented at the meeting to he held
at | o'clock Saturday afternoon at the
New Ebbitt, in Washington. In the in
tercst of the Improvement OF the Soad in
Prince William County. Among those
expected to he present are G. Washing
ton Lewis. secretary and treasurer: w.
a. Moore. jr.. A. ID. Brockett, G. b.
Willis and others.
The ashes Of Mrs. Mary Ridout Green
Griesser wife of the Rev. X. A. Cries
ser. who died in Shanghai. China. was
brought here today and taken to the
undertaking chapel of Demaine & Son,
and will be buried in this city. The
body was cremated in Shanghai. The
deceased was "A native OF Stafford Coun-
ty, Va. and has relatives here.
The funeral of Miss Mary Lindsay
Triplett. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett I. Triplett who died last night
at her parents home. Dumbarton. near
Franconia, Fairfax County. will take
place at 2:30 O'clock Sunday afternoon.
from Mount Olivet Church. Fairfa Y
County. Burial will be made in Ivy
Hill Cemetery.
Cole Bleasc. former governor of South
Carolina. who was expected to deliver
the principal address at the annual
memorial services of Alexandria Lodge
OF Elks. will be unable to be present.
His place will bc taken by Representa-
tive Samuel Nichols. of Spartanburg.
$. g. past exalted ruler OF Spartanburs
Lodge.
The Alexandria Trades Council has
leased McBurney's Hall. where II
will hold its meetings ir the future.
The council will hold 4 dance tomor-
row night at its new hall and has ar
ranged to hold one each fortnight
during the season. II will elect Off
GERS for the year on December 13.
Red Letter Day" was observed to-
night by the Allison W. c. T. L.. with
musical and literary entertainment
at the Children's Home.
Seventeen candidates from Acco-
tink Lodge of Odd Fellows tonight
had the first. second and third de-
Erees of the order conferred on them
by the degree team of Potomac Lodge
of odd Fellows. of this city.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-04
Tome Students Hear Lecture.

..Th, manufacture and uses of paste
paint was the subject OF an interestins
talk to the boys of the Tome School at
Port Deposit. Md. yesterday morning
by w. B. Skinner. OF Moline ILL., The
o on Land was the topic OF an
address before the students by A }.
Arias of Panama and r. l. Taylor OF
Pittsburgh. talked on why Panamaniahs
Dislike the United States. MT Bari
instructor in public speaking. viii CIV"
a reading of several scenes from lweif'h
Night in place of the vesper services
at the school Friday evening.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-04
FIRE IN POLICE STATION.
Ninth Precinct ONCE slightly Dam
aged by Flames.

Fire discovered yesterday morning i'm
the sergeant's office of the Ninth pre-
cinct police station did about $50 dam
age before ii was extinguished by a
chemical outfit In the hands of PATROL
man J. III. Gibson. The cause of the blaze
Is unknown.
Decorations I'm a window coming in
contact with the lighted gas jet caused
a small fire at the notion store of Mrs.
F. l. Adams at about 5 o'clock last
evening. Practically no damage was
done.
One hundred dollars damage by fire
was done to the residence occupied by
Samuel Goode. Z Sumner row northwest.
last night at dinner time. What caused
1t Ii not known
The Washington herald., 1915-12-04

Alexander Deussen, assistant geologist
ala the Geological Survey. has resigned.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-04
R. P. Andrews Buys Wonderful Vest
That Max Designed for the President

II is vest of black worsted. sewed
throughout in silk And Max says it Is
a new design-designcd so it can b. worn
effectively about the house or office with
out coat 1t is just that perfect. says
Max
The Washington herald., 1915-12-04

Ralph A. Philips. a clerk I'm the Gen
eral Land Office of the Interior Depart
ment. has been promoted from $i.sO0 tc
s, 400 a year.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-04

Miss Herford Cowiing has returned
to Washington after visiting rela-
tives In Suffolk. Va.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

al trimmings do still wrap 1t in gloom,
and that he will have no concern over
the republican nominee, but that's not
the opinion Of others.
Inside or outside the republican party
Col. Roosevelt would not stand for the
nomination of Mr.. Taft and would night
him up to the polls. Likewise Mr.. Taft
won'd probably express his disappro-
baton of the colonel under the same
conditions.
Friends of other republican candi-
dates do not look. therefore. for either
of the former republican Presidents to
take anything more than an active
party position next year, and that Is
why SO many other aspirants are in
the field and feeling their way along.
A prominent western republican who
will be in the next Senate said yesterday
that the man who is now most strong
ly in the public mind is Associate Jus
tice Hughes. He has great political
strength, many friends and no enemies.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
RUSSIANS DEFEAT
PURSUING TEUTONS,
PETROGRAD STATES
Continued from First Page.)

full establishment for the Russians. This
talent Is not connected with any one
name, so far as it is now understood;
it is not the work Of any individual and
prominent leader like Napoleon a CEN
tury ago. These great German achieve
ments in creating new armies will per-
haps be attributed later to the genius
OF q single great organizer. At any rate.
our capacity for creating armies and
putting them on the right spot proves
that the German general stan is con-
tinually utilizing the experiences gained
in the Franco-Prussian war.
But what a different aspect is pre-
sented by the present war in matters
of organizationi Prepared by inces-
SAINT intellectual and creative work,
executed with profound self-confidence
and grounded upon a whole peoples
spirit of self-sacrifice in peace and
war, a movement has resulted which
must succeed.
Whoever had imagined few
months ago that German armies would
be operating on the Roumanian from
tier and in the Carpathians would have
been regarded as a fantastic dreamer.
Whoever had tried to demonstrate in
figures the numbers of German troops
now actually rolling toward the from
tiers by railway would have been dis
active army officers The dangers of
the situation, with enemies on all
sides. have given the German people
the power of giant, who advances
from one victory to another"
Maj. Won Schreibershoher's Opinion.
The military expert of the Mittag
Zeitung, Maj. Won Schreibershoher.
writes:
THE victory must have a decisive
effect upon the general operations. The
Germans seized the initiative and have
achieved results which will have last
ing effects and bring Germany and
Austria a long step toward a final
decision. Their operations have de-
veloped in an extraordinarily favorable
manner and the foundations have
been laid for further successes. The
latest victories in East Prussia. the
Carpathians and Bukowina are the
first steps toward further blows for
crushing the enemy"
Evening star., 1915-02-14
GERMAN JOURNAL
DEN0UNCES WILSON
Frankfurter Zeitung Declares
Presidents War Policy To-
ward England Feeble.

LONDON. February IA. 1:25 ANA
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam
quotes an editorial from the Frank
furter Zeitung of February 12, which,
in commenting on the summaries of
the American notes, says:
president Wilson's note to England
does not deserve the name of a pro-
entire policy so far toward England.
''Washington's recipe for its relations
with the Briton is: Wash his fur, but
don't wet him. Washington, however,
appears to have another recipe for
Germany.
Fighting for Existence.
IF certain people in America do not
yet understand that we are fighting for
existence and that we cannot be guided
by what Mr.. Bryan, whose son-in-law
and sympathies are in the English
army. considers good FORM we cannot
help them. In six days from today the
sea around Great Britain and Ireland
will be for the German warships. in
Guiding submarines, a war zone, and
every hostile merchant vessel encoun-
tered will be destroyed"
The article concludes with the fol-
lowing reference to the United States:
"A state. which day and night works
in the production of cannoRs. bombs
and armored motor cars for our
enemies, and by way of amends prays
God for peace in the churches need not
expect that its warnings will par
ticularly affect us morally"
Evening star., 1915-02-14
LENT BEGINS WEDNESDAY
Special Rites Will Be Held in Cath
olic and Episcopal
Churches.

Lent. the season Of penitence and
the prelude to holy week and Easter.
will begin next Wednesday Cash
Wednesday,.
On that day special masses are to be
sund in all Catholic churches, while
special services are to be held in the
Episcopal churches. In the catholic
churches members of the congreea-
tions will receive at the hands of the
priest the ashes of the palms of the
preceding Palm Sunday. these ashes,
blessed and censored. being marked in
the form of a cross on the foreheads
of the communicates. The day is the
first of the forty days of devotions,
self-denial and penitence with which
communicates of the Catholic and
Episcopal churches. as well as those of
other denominations. to some degree,
observe the Lenten season.
Origin of Ash Wednesday.
The origin of Ash Wednesday is al
most lost in the mists of antiquity,
though ecclesiastical history seems to
show that the day was well established
as early as the eighth century. In the
earliest writings on church matters
Ash Wednesday appears as Dies
cinerarium." or day of ashes. and in
ancient times public penitentk ap-
peared before the congregation on that
Evening star., 1915-02-14
IN ALSACE,
CHEERED BY PEOPLE
Tricolors Hidden Since 1870 Deco
rate Homes. and He Is Show.
cred With Gifts. &

PARIS. February IS. 4:30 pm
President Poincare and Minister of War
Millerand, who are on a tour OF in
spection OF the western battle front.
were received enthusiastically today by
the people of Alsace. Tears OF Joy
streamed down the faces of the older
Inhabitants. while younger persons.
dressed in the national Alsatian cos
tune. presented handmade gifts to the
French chief executive.
The houses in the province were deco
rated with tri-color flags which had
been hidden in Alsace since 1870. The
mayors of the various towns expressed
their gratitude at deliverance by
France in voices choked with emotion.
Decorates Notables.
President Poincare decorated many
notablities with the order OF the Legion
of Honor. He also bestowed the Legion
of Honor on the mother superior OF
the Thanh Hospital for devotion to and
care of the wounded. The presidential
party paid visit to a school where
the children are now taught both Ger
man and French.
President Poincare inspected tho
French trenches in the valley and deco
rated several officers and men for
valor. The president said he was well
satisfied with the healthy appearance
of the troops. and also commended the
remark 10 s'~ength and cunning OF
the fortifications.
Visits Alsatian Points.
The party also visited the principal
Alsatian points occupied by the
French, including Dannemarie and the
heights which dominate Cernay fSenn-
heinz and Muelhausen plain.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
WOMAN LEADS FIGHT.
Smugglers of Chinese in Battle With
Immigration Officers.

LOS ANGELES. February ia
woman smuggler. known as Goldie
Evans, led a band of nine men In battle
against three United States immigra-
ton officials at the Mexican border near
Calexico last night. according to word
received by federal officials here to-
day.
Bullets were exchanged in rum
ming fight among the mesquite bushes
of the desert, but in the end the wom-
an, one of her followers and six Chi
nese whom they were trying to Snug
gle into the United States were taken
prisoners by the three government
agents.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
UNIVERSITIES TO DEBATE
Theme for Harvard, Yale and Prince.
ton Contest Is Chosen.

PRINCETON. N. J.. February 13.-The
subject chosen for the annual triangular
debate between Harvard. Yale and
Princeton, it was announced here today.
will be:
Resolved. That the best interests of
the United States demand a prompt and
substantial increase in our army and
navy"
The debate will be held in March. The
innovation that was made last year by
Princeton of having only undergraduates
eligible to participate in the debate has
bean adoptAd by Harvard and YRla
Evening star., 1915-02-14

day. garbed in sackcloth and ashes, to
confess their SINS
In the Anglican Church, Ash Wednes-
day is marked by the commination
services. consisting of the solemn read
ing of the general sentence of God S
cursing against sinners, gathered out
OF the seventh and twentieth chapters
OF Deuteronomy. and other places of
the Scriptures" The lections for the
day are the same as those in the Cath
Ole Church. Joel. 2:12. eto. and Mat
thew. 6:16, etc
This Office Is omitted in the American
prayer book. with the exception of the
three concluding prayers.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
EXPRESS RATES REDUCED.
Approximately $75o,OO0 of Wells.
Fargo Earnings Topped of.

SAN FRANCISCO. February 10
Fifteen per cent of the earnings in
California of the Wells Fargo Express
Company. approximately s750.000 a
year, were Topped OF today by the
state railroad commission. when 1t
made permanent a temporary order re-
ducing rates issued a year ago.
The order is biased on a six-month
test during which the company submit
ted d statement of its earnings in de-
tail between the points affected. Minor
alterationAn the original order were
made On - Same shoWink
Evening star., 1915-02-14
sof murders and kidnapings committed
In Mexico City. His family lived to-
:gether with Villas.
r1..I 1aIx:.1 D>1.<;o,.

sof murders and kidnapings committed
In Mexico City. His family lived to-
sgether with Villas.
+. Claimed Confidential Relations.
: Before Gutierrez de Case made him.
self appear as a confidential agent OF
sSpain When Gutierrez left Mexico City
Stie Case went into hiding, and when
sGen. Obregon entered he ordered his
arrest De Case sought refuge In the
building of the Spanish legation. 1
.then ordered Gen. Obregon to make re.
quest of Jose Caro-, who styled himself
.charge d'affaires of Spain, to surrender
de Case within twenty-four hours
Jose Caro- made solemn assurances
that de Case was not in the legation.
but having obtained proof that he was
Il directed Gen. Obregon to make
search of the legation with the permits
sion of Charge Caro-. Caro- opposed
this. pleading the inviolability OF the
search. but wishing to avoid giving
any offense to the people and govern
.ment of Spain / limited my action to
requesting Caro- to leave the country
Diplomatic Character Ignored.
The Spanish government had Min
lister Cologan before Madero. and when
lit afterward recognized Huerta, Colo
Egan continued in his position. The
-SONernUeHl OF SPAIN mas not IetoS-
:nized the constitutionalist government.
nor We're any letters of recall present.
c ed by Cologan. The diplomatic char
acter of Caro- is entirely ignored. In
sstrict justice 7 could have taken more
severe measures without infrin ging
any principles. practices or courtesieS
of an international character, but
= mark of amty for the people and gov
eminent of Spain 1 confined myself to
requesting Caro- to leave the country.
sCaro did not even answer any of the
scommunica tions addressed to him in
regard to the de Case incident"
Evening star., 1915-02-14
FAILS TO REACH VERDICT.
Jury in Government Fraud Case Out
Twenty Hours in Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH. February 13.-After
celebrating for twenty hours jury in
the federal district court here today
reported that 1t was unable to reach a
verdict in the trial Of Simeon Wet
more. Daniel K. Bullens. Henry Lutz
and David ]. Simpson, charged with
conspiring to defraud the government
on Panama canal contracts. The men
were officers or employees of the Carbon
Steel Company of Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Visits Alsatian Points.
DRY LAW CAUSES DEFICIT.
Hatfield Asks West Virginia Legis-
lature for $3.50. 900,

CHARLESTON. W. Va. February
13.-Gov. Hatfield today sent to the
legislature a special message asking
legislation that will make up the de-
fciency of sS50.000 occa stoned by the
operations of the prohibition amend
ment.
He declared that a production tax on
coal, oil and gas would meet the re-
Quirements, but expressed preference
for a privilege tax for holding lands in
excess of 5000 acres and a corporation
income tax.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Cyrus Mccormick Weds.

CHICAGO. February 13.-Cyrus Nc
Cormick, grandson of the inventor OF
the reaping machine. and Miss Dorothy
Linn were married here today. Harold
F. Mccormick. son-in-law of John D.
Rockefeller and uncle of the BRIDE
groom, led the wedding procession.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Germans Will Relax
War Upon Shipping If
Assured Food Supply

Warfare against merchant shipping,
declared by Germany in establishing
lnaxal war xonas around Great Britain
Evening star., 1915-02-14
WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED
GERMAN STATEMENT.

GERMAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN, via London. February Is,
11,12 p.m-The following German Of
fetal statement was given out to-
night:
German East Africa is now complete
ly cleared of the enemy. German
troops have entered Uganda, British
East Africa.
Attention Is called to the allegation
that on Germany's western battle
front Gin France and Belgium) artIl-
lery ammunition which doubtless
originated in America has been found
in the hands OF the allies.
In France the Germans occupied 1900
yards of French trenches. while in
East Prussia the German operations
are progressing successfully"
Evening star., 1915-02-14
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.

PETROGRAD, February 13.-The fol-
lowing statement from the general
staff of the Russian commander-in-
chief was issued tonight:
"On the -Vistula front fighting
has taken place to the west of Iur-
burg. In the region of Lyck near
Kadzidlo and to the east Of Perpetz.
In the region Of Lyck we success
fully repulsed the German attacks
and inflicted on the enemy heavy
losses.
"On the left bank of the vistula our
artillery successfully bombarded the
enemys columns moving in various
directions.
"In the Carpathians our troops occu-
pied the fortified heights in the re-
gion of Swidnik and also those be-
tween the Lupkow pass and the up
per San. where we captured about
1000 prisoners. On the from. be-
tween Ujok and Tuchla passes we
forced the Germans to fall bacA a
little from the Koziuwka heights.
The enemy is entrenched about forty
feet from our trenches. At Wyszkow
we repulsed a stubborn attack by the
enemy"
Evening star., 1915-02-14
FRENCH STATEMENT.

PARIS, February IS, 1910 p.m-The
following official communication was
issued by the war Office tonight:
I'm Belgium there have been artillery
actions. At La Boisselle we blew up a
series of mines. occupying the exca-
walton. Before Dompierre, southwest
of Peronne, the explosion of one of
our mines took by surprise Bavarian
pioneers at work.
The enemy has bombarded the vii
lages of Bailly and Tracys Le-VaL
our heavy artillery has reached the
railway station of Noyon. In the
Champagne district. in the region of
Souain. one of our battalions, which
had been successful in taking pos
session of a wood in front of our
trenches, was not able to maintain
Its position before a counter attack
by superior forces
a violent snowstorm has prevented
the artillery from rendering effica-
ctous support"
Evening star., 1915-02-14
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.

VIENNA. via London. February Is,
11i35 p.m.-The following Austrian
official statement was given out here
tonight:
In Russian Poland and West Galicia
nothing noteworthy has occurred.
The situation along the Carpathian
front in the western and middle Sec
ton in general is unchanged. The
strong Russian counter attacks in
the vicinity Of Dukla pass are be-
coming rarer. In the eastern section
we have progressed
simultaneously with the successful
advance in Bukowina, our troops,
after repelling the enemy near Koer-
cesmesoe. crossed Jablonica pass. and
the passages on both sides of this
road. Our forces in the upper region
of the River Pruth won their way out
of the mountain valleys and reached
Wisznitz. Kuty. Kossow. Delatyn and
Pasicizna-
The number of Russian prisoners of
war taken in the present series of
battles now amounts to $4,000"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-05
HOLDER FOR AUDITOR.

Jackson, Miss, May 5.-Ben H. Hol-
der, founder of the Mississippi Trav-
elers, first president of that organiza-
ton, and one of the best-known and
most popular travelling men in the
state, is being urged by his friends to
make the race for state auditor.
It is stated on good authority that
Mr. Holder is seriously considering
the matter, and 1t is more than likely
that his formal announcement will be
forthcoming within few days.
Mr.. Holder is not unacquainted with
the duties of the auditors office. His
father, the late Col. W. D. Holder, one
of the most gallant soldiers Of the
Confederacy, held the office for the
four year period of the McLaurin ad-
ministration.
In every county Of the state Mr..
Holder has many warm personal
friends who will rally to his support In
event he decides to enter the race.