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Evening star., 1915-01-23
LONDON PAPER FEARS
CLASH WITH AMERICA
Spectator Declares United States
Now Playing German Game to In
crease Copper Profits.
BELGIAN TROOPS

LONDON, January 23.-The Spectator
in a leading editorial article entitled
"A Great Danger expresses anxiety
and alarm at the way in which we are
directing toward the danger of COL
lision with the United States"
This article speaks in praise of the
good feeling toward Great Britain of
many prominent Americans, but it re-
sents deeply the Indifference. indeed
callousness toward Great Britain and
her case shown by the government of
the United States
Comparing the present situation with
that which existed at the time OF the
Slidell and Mason arrests C861) the
Spectator says that British statesmen
were as much at fault then as Amer
lean statesmen are now, but happily
the queen and Lincoln prevented war.
Believing that the American govern
ment would certainly be on the side of
those who are fighting to restore Bel
gium, the British people suddenly find
game and in effect trying to prevent
our bringing Germany to her knees
and driving her out of Belgium.
Influenced by Profits.
THE disappointment Is the greater be-
cause we, like the Americans of fifty
years ago. fancy that our flesh and blood
across the water are Influenced by the
thought Of profit just as Englishmen were
believed to have been Influenced in the
civil war.
so now America wants to make a
profit out of copper" the Spectator con-
tinues. land the American government is
on the side of Germany and in effect
claims the right to provide Germany
with the means Of holding down Bel
gium and killing English soldiers and
bombs to slay nom n-combatants.
can 1t be wondered at, even though it
is unreasonable and though o. course we
ought to see the American case. that we
feel cut to the heart that America seems
to reckon up the matter in cold dollars
and cents rather than In terms of flesh
and blood and human suffering"
Evening star., 1915-01-23
TURKISH GOVERNOR DEFIES
BOTH PORTE AND ITALY

ROME, January 23.-The newspaper
Idea Nazionale publishes some corre-
spondence from Alexandria, Egypt,
which states that the Governor o. Ye-
men absolutely refuses to obey the
order received from the porte in con-
nection with the Italian governments
complaint regarding the violation Of
its consulate at Hodeida.
The governor. according to the cor
respondence. refuses to deliver up G..
A. Richardson. the British consul at
Hodeida, to punish those responsible
for entering the Italian consulate to
seize Richardson and to render mill
tary honors to the Italian flag. saying
that such acts would be interpreted by
the natives as a humiliation of Ottoman
power and would cause crave dis
orders.
Evening star., 1915-01-23
ACTION BY CONGRESS
PLEA OF SUFFRAG|STS

Lobbyists for the congressional com l.
mittee of the National American Won
ans Suffrage Association have begun
urging upon Congress to approve the
Shafroth- Palmer amendment. Mrs. An
toinette Funk. vice chairman and ea
ecutive director of the congresstons
committee. has charge of the SENATE
lobby and Miss Jeanette Rankin ha =
charge of the group which is inter
viewing members of the House. Mrs.
Winson Churchill and Mrs. Laura Put =
fer Morgan are cooperating.
There has been considerable confu :
sion in the public mind, it Is stated.
regarding the difference between tho
Bristow- -Mondell amendment resoiu
ton, which recently failed OF passase
in the House, and the Shafroth- Palmer
amendment for which the suffrage lob
byists are now working
Differences Noted.
The Bristow- Mondell amendment de-
clared against discrimination on ac-
count of sex, and when passed by con
gress and ratified by the individual
states would give women the vote Oil
an equal standing with men. The Shat
roth Palmer measure would make con
stitutional the principle of the lnitla-
tive and referendum IN ali the states
with regard to suffrage, SO that on the
petition of per cent OF the citizens
the question of right Of suffrage ~olld
be submitted directly TO the people
without having to wait as IN many
states now for IL to be passed one O.
more times. bv the state LEGISLATURE be
fore the people voted on the PROPOSE
tion.
These lobbyists say that the present
campaign is one of education. lhouS IA
the resolution was introduced IN both
houses last year II was not push'H
while the Bristow -Mondell resoIufioi
was before Congress, and many OF Inc
members are not informed as to It's
provisions and advantages. BrieiS ana
arguments have been prepared Tor IN"
use of these members in the conSlntfa
ton of the bill. and those who VIII be
returned for the next session VIII be IN
tervlewed by the committee
Aim of the Committee.
1t is the aim of the committee TO So
sure a vote upon the resolution not
later than the Sixtyfourth Congress-
Mrs. Funk, who directs the politica
side of the work of the congressman
committee, calls the Shafroth- Palmer
resolution the pathfinder to the Susan
b. Anthony amendment. In her opth
ion 1t Is idle to say that the latter can
be passed until more states get behind
OF the states easy to win are alreao!
won over to the cause OF suHfake
The Shafroth-Palmer amendment 10
the federal Constitution would. In ne
Judgment, cut to half the work neces-
sary to gain the remaining states,
Evening star., 1915-01-23
Heavy Fighting in Hungary
Is Looked for by Russians

pETROGRAD via London. January
% 2 nn-Jt has become apparent to
the Russian general staff that the Ger
mans have altered materially their piaii
of campaign on the Russian 'front.' WI"
a view to attempting to oust the ar
mics of Gen. Ivanoff from buho" iha'
northern Hungary. and eastern 'aiiei"'
In consequence it is beIleNed 1hat .ile
most severe fighting for the next Iew
weeks is likely to occur IN 1he sEu, sIon % %
rather than in central foia'iu' 'o .
the Warsaw front.
The new German plan is thoueht ~
have been elaborated at recent nieee
ing of Austrian and German S'aii
ticers at Breslau Russian military OF
fcials saw that the Austrians nave
failed in their allotted task OF stem
ming the Russian invasion and that the
Germans have awakened 10 tne SCI
ness of the situation and consequehtIs
have adopted the new plan The chanse
;s regarded as largely responsible Tor
the prolonged lull about warsaw
where military operations are much
less aggressive
Germans Report Minor Successes
BERLIN, January o3 (by wireless to
London, 4 pm.).-The report on the
progress of the war given out pE r'-'
German war Office this afternoon men
toned several German successes IN
France. none Of which, however, lndl-
Gates any important developments. III
the Argonne the Germans captured "a
Frenchmen and four machine guns anu
since January 81 they have taken III
addition seven cannon and nVe iha-
chine guns. h;,,
Near Cernay the Germans took NH
and 100 prisoners and fighting at font-
a.Mousson continues French infantry
attacks elsewhere were repulsed.
Referring to the eastern arena. t.e
ranort recites some Russian retreats
and saws German attacks are progress
ing.
Evening star., 1915-01-23
Austria Raises $s7O, 900, 900.

don, January 23.-The final result of
the subscriptions for the Austrian war
loan 1t Is officially announced. amount
ed to $4,000, 900. OF this sum Austria
contributed S433.000.000 and Hungary
$237,000,000.
Evening star., 1915-01-23
MCCORMICK CLAIMS
. He WAS M|SQU0TED
Explains Acceptance of Bid to
Attend Caucus of Illinois
Republicans.
NO OBLIGATIONS GIVEN
OF FUNURE AFFILlATION
Declares Action of Progressives IL
1915 Depends Upon Programs
of the Older Parties.

CHICAGO, January o3-NcdIll McC'r--
man of the progressive party and pro
preSsive member of the Illinois legislature
today issued a statement explaining his
acceptance OF the invitation to attend III,
caucus of republican legislators AT Spring
field and his efforts to aid ia orgaiI1zii -
the lower house of the Illinois gene,
assembly. He said:
The great number of letters which
have received from republicans we
as from progressives all over the c"ur
try show that undue Importance n"
been given to my participation in th'
republican caucus of the Illinois hous.
Of representatives because OF the untr
territorial misquotation of my state
ment to the caucus on the part of cor
respondents, who. of course, were mo-
present. a purely personal referenre
to the pleasure OF association with old
friends belonging to the party of NJ
fathers has been made to imply tina,
we gave obligations regarding our ~
ture party affiliations. We gave none
and none was asked of US.
Duty to Break Deadlock.
Mr. Mccormick then said he and Mir
Hicks, an associate progressive, Wer"
confronted with the duty of breaking
a deadlock over the speakership in the
assembly.
Referring to the future of the pro
gressive party. he said: 1t may be
that in 1916 neither of the older par
ties will adopt a program or put for
ward candidates who can be approve
| by the progressive national convention
but if either of the older parties do
so it is probable that it will secur'
the support of the majority of The
progressives. Some few, of course. .s-
pecially in states like California, Colo
RADIO and Pennsylvania. will go to the
democratic party; some few, in states
like New York. Indiana and Illinois
will go to the republican party. with
out reference to collective action b!
the majority"
Evening star., 1915-01-23
Austrian, Statement

AMSTERDAM London-The following Austrian
received here from Vienna:
Vistula Poand) there
railway
ng
ationi in he s
Evening star., 1915-01-23
WEEKLY STATEMENT
Of RICHMOND BANK

The weekly statement of resources
and liabilities of the federal reserve
bank at Richmond of the fifth federal
reserve district, which includes wash
ington and Baltimore. at the close Oh
business January %. is as follows:
Resources-Gold coin and certificates,
sS,744,000: legal tender notes, silver
certificates and subsidiary coin, sloo.-
900: bills discounted and loans. s3,e2l.-
900; all other resources, $4,000.
Liabilities-Reserve deposits. s7.12o.-
900; due to other federal reserve banks,
s2.ss4.O0O: federal reserve notes in cir
culation. s790.0O0; capital paid in.
s1,0s3.000.
\ statement of combined resources
and liabilities of the federal reserve
banks at close of business January 22
was given out as follows:
RESOURCES.
Evening star., 1915-01-23

AND ENDAM, Nid LoIiuOli,
January 23, 1929 ANA Brit
ish airman today dropped bombs
on the important Bruges, Bel
gium. docks, according to news
which has reached here. The re-
suit of the attack is not yet
known.
The aviator escaped unhurt,
although he was attacked by the
Germans.
Twenty Killed at Dunkrk.
PARIS, January ga semi official
note issued last night says that num-
Der of German aviators attacked Dun
kirk yesterday, throwing eighty bombs.
The victims numbered twenty. six OF
whom are dead. A large warehouse was
set afire by one of the bombs.
French and English aviators who
chased the German aeroplanes brought
down one at Bray-Dunes, on the Bel
gian frontier Its two occupants were
made prisoners.
Holland May Enter Protest.
THE HAGUE. via London, January %.
The Netherlands government has TAX
en- steps to establish the veracity of re-
ports that the operators OF a Zeppelin
dirigible balloon recently violated
Dutch neutrality. and also has directed
the Dutch minister to Germany to bring
the matter to the attention of the Ger
man government.
province, says a Zeppelin which passed
over that district during the night be-
tween January 19 and 20 evidently lost
its way. The dispatch states that 1t
cruised for thirty minutes above oneek
and then turned northeast. The dirigi-
bles searchlight played on Wommels
and afterward the vessel proceeded
over Francker.
England Gets Another Scare.
LONDON, January 23.-The Daily
Chronicles Cromer correspondent says
the rumor that Zeppelins passed over the
| town is quite untrue. At 10 o'clock last
night, the correspondent adds. the hum
of aircraft engines was heard from the
direction of the sea The town was in
complete darkness, and 1t IL impossible
to saw whether it was an aeroplane or an
airship or even whether it was a hostile
| machine.
! The original statement from Cromer
was sent out by several news agencies.
all of which evidently obtained it from
the same source in that town.
| The Daily Mail asserts that inquiries
| made by it covering Deal and Folke-
stone show there is no truth in the re-
| port received by a London newspaper
| from it's correspondent in Dover that a
Zeppelin had been seen over the chan
| mel.
The story reporting the operation Of
| airships over Cromer was published
prominently in virtually all the London
| morning papers.
A telephone message from Kings
Lynn, Norfolk, says no aircraft was
| seen there last night, but that there
was much excitement when the report
| was received from Cromer that Zeppe-
| Inns had flown over that town. Tele-
phone inquiries in other towns in Nor
folk county were equally unproduc-
tive of information to verify the Gro
mer report.
The London police received no warn
ing to call out special constables or
to take any other emergency measures
as a result of the report.
Justifes Airship Raid.
| Iopdop
Evening star., 1915-01-23
Repulsed With Heavy Loss.

Several attacks were delivered in
few hours without any success what
ever, the Germans being repulsed
every time with heavy loss despite
their numerical superiority.
The British positions in the region
of Festubert have been reinforced In
anticipation of fresh attacks.
ION Wednesday afternoon there was
furious fighting between La Bassee and
Festubert resulting in a sensible ad-
vance of the allied front and 1t is
now reported that the former town is
in possession of the allied troops.
Evening star., 1915-01-23
Swiss Strengthen Border Forces.

PARIS, January 23.-The Swiss troops
have been reinforced along certain
sections of their frontier on account of
the uncertainty of the situation, ac-
cording to telegraphic information re-
ceived here from Geneva.
Evening star., 1915-01-23
War Officially Reported.
CONTINUED from First Page,>


loss o Insignificant"
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Justifies Airship Raid.

BERLIN. January 20. via London.
January 23-The North German Ga
zette today prints an amplifcation of
Yesterdays German official answer to
| the British ooatantion that bombard.
Evening star., 1915-01-23
Work Thrown to Winds.

The commission of 1878. which in
troduced bill in February, 1878, had
In that bill a provision that the Dis
trict should have its own local legisla-
ture. elected by the people and that the
Districts money should be spent by
acts of that Legislature, and the work
OF that commission was thrown to the
winds; and it is because of that fact
that We are in clash today over this
subject"
Representative Johnson went on to
say that the government is beautifying
the city at whole cost to the Treasury.
and cited federal improvements incIud-
ing the erection of the new building of
the National Museum, Lincoln me-
mortal. and the extension of the Cant
toi grounds AT the close of his re-
marks the Speaker appointed the con-
rees-Representatives Page of North
carolina, Sisson Of Mississippi and
Davis of Minnesota.
Evening star., 1915-01-23

northwest of La Bassee, the Germans
Monday night tried to force the Brit
ish lines They made their attack In
massed companies. but the British kept
up a whitening fire and resisted with
courage and energy.
Evening star., 1915-01-23
RESULT reducing Power

4<S0OAS|A A0%OSAAA6 W" ~
The and quality of circulation and the guam
tity and character of advertising the elements that
determine the power of newspaper produce results
ADVERTISING
Recognizing this fact, local merchants spent more
money The Star during last year than in all the other
Washington newspapers combined.
CIRCULATION
Advertisers entitled to the fullest information
about the details of distribution and circulation of a
newspaper and any interested is cordially invited
to call at The Star Office find out the numbers of
served regular subscribers those sold to differ
WEEKLY CIRCULATION STATEMENT
Saturday, January y. 6s,7sa January 10. 1880
Sunday, January 49,. .4e,e37 January ~. .s37s2
Monday, January Io.. .66,71e January 49,. 1876
Tuesday. January 20. ..67512 January 49,. 1880
Wednesday, January .66,762 anuary .72,322
Thursday January .66,e83 January 1866
Friday, anuary 23. .66,93o January 22. .7342z
AFFIDAVIT
M SOL nse o at hf % neGyS AND
Star S Circulated during January
the number Of COPIES actually sold delivered
nde purchasers or subscribers-and the copies
unsod except IN the case % papers sent to %
~ " FLEMING NEwRoLD
Evening Star Newspaper Company
this twen'y-thira
E. RAMEI;
Evening star., 1915-01-23
URGES
FAIRNESS FOR CITY

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and unfair to the District and to the
United States not to settle this question.
I am firmly of the opinion that the United
States ought to bear a portion Of the ex-
pense as it is the Nations Capital. and I
think a genuine effort should be made to
settle this difficulty
Representative Prouty of Iowa called
to Mr.. Underwood's attention the fact
that there are resolutions pending for
the creation of commission of in
quiry.
johnson Makes Reply.
Representative Johnson of Kentucky
arose and began speaking:
The gentleman from Alabama ad-
mits.' he said. referring to the leader
OF the majority. what the House has
frequently observed, that he knows
nothing about this subject He speaks
OF commission. but he either forpets
or does not know that there have been
several commissions appointed in this
matter and that Congress has adopted
the recommendations of none OF them
Take the commission of 1876 which
Is often referred to as a commission OF
statesmen. That commission which
was so partial to the District of Column
bia and so forgetful of the United
states recommended that the District
should poy 90 per cent of the expenses
and the United States should paw 40
per cent, and the recommendation was
ignored
Evening star., 1915-01-23

The amount and quality of circulation and the quan
tity and character of advertising the elements tha
determine the power of newspaper produce results
Evening star., 1915-01-23

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-18
AUTO ENDS LIFE
OF LITTLE WORKER
Boy, Chief Support of Family
OF Six, Stopping Moment to
Play, Is Run Down.

"Look ont, kids, I'm it, shouted
Angelo Robillotti as he dGrted after
eight playmates in game Of tag IN
Washington Square yesterday after
noon.
The blast of an autmobile horn cut
his words short. ell had run directly
in front of a touring car on the east
sideof the square, and at the sound OF
the horn stopped, bewildered, in the
middle of the street
1t was too late to halt the heavy car
and the left lamp struck the boy. The
front wheel passed over his abdomen
as he fell.
Edward I. Bramson, wealthy silk
manufacturer, was riding in the ma
chine with his wife and young woman
friend. Both women hastily removed
their petticoats and tore them into
bandages for the injured boy, who was
lifted into the tonneau.
With Patrolman Robert Murphy or
the running board, the machine made a
quick dash to st. Nincent's Hospital,
but when young Robillotti was carried
inside the doctors said he was dead.
Bramson, who owns the machine, ex-
planned the accident 10 the police Of the
Mercer Street statioen and the party
wereallowed to return to his home, at
22O West 10th Street. They had
started for Coney Island
At Angeles home, 80 Thompson
Street, it was learned last night that
he had been the chief support Of a
family of six. His father has been out
of work for several weeks. Only a few
DAYS ago his mother gave birth to twin
daughters, and Angelo, who was only
fifteen himself, had been working hard
er than ever to save up money to buy
food and clothes his new sisters would
be needing in a few weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-18
NIECE CONTESTS
Mss SMITHS WILL
Says Widow of Brooklyn 81"
Road Builder Was Influenced
to Cut Her Of.

Trial Of the contest Of the will Of
Mrs. Harriet Wells Smith. who left
a large estate, began yesterday before
Surrogate COhalan and q jury. An
toinctte W. Brown is the contestant
and alleges that her aunt was of un-
sound mind and under undue influence
when she executed her will at the
Hotel Savoy leaving three-ffths Of the
residue of her estate to DR.. +. lie Roy
Satterlee and two-ffts to Mary W.
Clarke, her nurse. Mrs. Smith said in
her will: For reasons sufficiently sat
isfactory to myself, it is my desire that
neither my niece or any other relative
that m1y survive nc, receive any part
or portion of my estate
Mrs. Smith was the widow Of S. New
ton Smith, one of the builders of the
Kings County Elevated Railroad and
for a few years before her death. on
November 26 last, there was much bad
feeling in the family, which finally re-
suited in the arrest and indictment Of
Mrs Brown and Newton Davis, her
son. on a charge they had swindled the
old woman of the income from her hus-
bands estate.
Abraham Levy, for Mrs Brown, said
that after Miss Clarke, the nurse,
came into the household of Mrs. Smith.
an animosity sprang up against the
niece, whose relations with the aunt
had previously been pleasant
William J. McAvoy. a witness TO the
will, testified yesterday that Mrs.
Smith explained her intention to cut
of her relatives by saying that "a niece
had once tried to poison her and that
a grandniece had once struck her"
McAvcy said nobody guided the hand
Of Mrs. Smith when she signed her
will and that he did not observe an
evidence Of paralysis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-18
Hold Them No More Guilty
than Many Others,
Witness Says.
DEFENDANTS SCORE
IN COURTS RULING
Record of Fullam's Board of
Inquiry viii Be Barred
from Evidence.

Annapolis, Nd, June l7.--The defen-
dant midshipmen scored a substantial
victory to-day when the Court Of In
quiry announced it would base its
decision entirely on the evidence
brought directly before it, and would
not admit the record Of the board Of
investigation which found MidshIpmaa
James +. Moss and six others guilty.
Under this ruling il may be very
difficult to complete the case agains,
the seycn defendants. One Of he
strongest arguments against their dis
missal was that they we're not in
formed that they we're practically
under trial, and that they did not have
to answer questions tending TO incrim-
mate themselves Under these circum-
stances, they told of the receipt Of the
papers and the use that they made OF
them.
The court had indicated during pre-
viOus sessions that IL would take this
view. 10 pointed out, however, that u
spoke only for itself, and that Secre-
tary Daniels could make the record Of
the board of investigation the basis for
his action if he pleased.
The midshipmen who testified to-day
all said they had never seen "gouging'
on examinations at the academy or one
midshipman giving another assistance.
They declared that 90 or % per cent Of
the present first class had a substan-
tial amount of the examination in mod
ern languages in advance.
Midshipman II. VI. MulliniX thought
the general opinion was that the seven
recommended for dismis-
sal had been made goats" and were
no more guilty than e very large pro-
portion of the others. The only excep-
tons, he said, were J. X. Davis and W
E. Mackey, who decided that the dope"
might be the actual examination papers
and left it alone.
Midshipman Boyd R. Alexander said
that he did not think it wrong 10 use
helps for the examination, if the rest
Of the class did it, even if such dope
vas an authentic copy of the cyamina-
ton. Later he modified this statement
and said that he did not believe stolen
papers should be used. He said he dis
approved the whole dope system, and
believed that every midshipman should
prepare himself on the whole subject.
The whole membership of the recent
first class, although graduated from the
Naval Academy nearly two weeks ago,
is still carried on the roster of the navy
as midshipmen. No commissions have
been issued as ensigns, and their pay
as ensigns is being held up pending the
outcome of the "gouging' scandal.