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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
TURKISH ARMY IS ISOLATED
BY RUSSIANS IN CAUCASUS
Supplies and Reinforcements Both Cut OFF
When Enemy Reaches the River
Khopachas.

After battle of three days this last
route was closed effectively
Says Russians Are Exhausted.
LONDON. March s-TeIegraphins
from Amsterdam, Reuters correspond
ent says:
"A dispatch received here from Con-
stantinople says that HALL Bey, presi-
dent Of the chamber of deputies, at a
meeting of that body before an ad-
journment was taken until September
2S. declared that the Ottoman troops
had exhausted the Russian army in the
Caucasus. and crossed the west bank
of the Suez canal and fulfilled their
task and returned.
The latter army, HALL declared, is
now perfecting its preparations and
will shortly liberate Egypt from the
tyranny Of the enemy He added that
the British would soon be driven from
Basra (Asiatic Turkey)."
Many Turkish Prisoners.
PETROGRAD, March 3.-Off1cial re-
turns show that up to February 13
$4,000 Turkish prisoners, including 527
officers, had passed through Pyatigorsk
since the war with Turkey began, on
their way to the interior of Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03

TIFLIS. Transcaucasia, March ). via
Petrodrad and London, 1:45 p.m.-The
Russian army OF the Caucasus. driving
the Turkish forces before 1T, has reach
ed the River Khopachas, the estuary OF
the Tchoruk, in Armenia.
This advance by the Russians cuts
the route Of Turkish reinforcements
and supplies from Constantinople to
the Caucasian frontier through kopa,
Turkish Armenia. and isolates large
section of Turkish territory.
Four Districts Isolated.
The isolated section includes the dis
tricts Of Ardanuch, Ardahan. Olti and
Sari Kamysh.
The Russian forces advanced from
Batum, on the Black sea near the
Turkish border. and were opposed by
the Turks at every step. They were
assisted by Russian warships. which
cleared the shore of Turkish. forces
and cut off successfully several ave-
nues of Turkish communications by
sea until only the kopa route re-
manned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
MR.. WILSON'S CORRECTION.
Anti-Saloon League President Ex-
plains Regarding Testimony.
To the Editor OF The Star:

10 the E1ltOf OF Inc star:
In your issue of Tuesday I saw what
purports to be a letter from Robert L.
Miller. Permit me to say that prior to
my calling Mr.. Miller by telephone this
morning l never had any conversation
with him on any subject. The press
reports of the hearings have been gen
orally accurate. but ! did no, testify
that Mr. Miller gave me the informa
ton. In substance / said >th4t l had
information l deemed reliable that Gen.
Smith had been seen by a Washington
lawyer at the Saratoga races with NJ.
J. Keane and Joseph c. Sheehy, and
States Hotel, and that another Wash
ington lawyer had seen Mr. Baker and
Joseph C. Sheehy at the Laurel race
track When asked for the names of
the lawyers | gave them Ny informa-
saw Gen. Smith and the two lawyers
named at Saratoga Gen. Smith imme-
diately went on the stand and admitted
that he had been at the races at Sara
toga
This was brought out in the testi-
| mony given by me on Monday, when 1
was placed upon the stand by the COM
mittee at the request CT the excise
board to answer these questions, which
the board submi. in Ling, ask
| ing for my belief in respect to the con
duet of tie board in certain particula RS
! Ii l answered either or both the first
ar second questions affirmatively l
was then required to state upon whaf Z
| based my belief. / answered the
first and second questions affirma :
ti> .1y. In answer to tn third oues-
tion I gave some of tue informa tion
which had come to me. TIL writfen
questions bore the signatures of ali
three members of the excise board. and
! as Mr. Brides statements to me had
| contributed IN some uegree to the
fnr-,atiou of my opinion T f.I+ 40 iii
erty to tell many things he had said to
| me and did SO: The answer to this
| question could have been greatly am
Neither the Anti-Saloon League M,
| its officers have filed any charges
against the excise board We hsve
/, only furnished such data and infor-
| nation as we had. l expressed nv
opinions when ] was asked for them
| The board has made its own record.
| ANDREW WILSON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03

ROME. March 3.-Gen. Zupelli, min
lister of war. speaking yesterday IN
the chamber of deputies in favor OF
the bill authorizing the recall OF re-
serve officers, said that at the END OF
this month 1000 of these ohcers
wou,d have been summoned to the col
ors "An classes in the nation, he
said. ARE asking to enter the army.
The war minister paid tribute to
those who had offered their services
as volunteers, declaring their exam
nle was an inspiration to the pubic
to meet new needs for the defense OF
the fatherland.
The bill presented by Premier salan-
dra TO prevent espionage provides Sc
,,ara nenalties for any attempt to OBJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
GAY COUNT DIES IN BATTLE.
Former Husband Of Chicago Girl
Gives His Life for France.

CHICAGO. March 3.-Count James
Alexander Won Mourik de Beaufort, one
time son-in-law Of NJ. H. kilgallen, a
Chicago steel magnate, has lost his life
fighting for France near Nieupor1. Bel
gium. according to a letter received by
one Of his former friends here.
Beauforts escapades in and about Chi
cagos cafes with his bulldog Bob made
him known to the entire city during his
stay here. In 1912 his wife obtained q
divorce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
DfJTcH NOT PLANNING TO JOIN
IN WAR, THE HAGUE DECLARES

tions have caused considerable anxiety
among the neutral nations, which, like
Holland and the United States, have
large commercial interests. But l see
no signs whatever of any change in the
attitude Of Holland. She is both peace
full and calm and as strongly resolved
as ever to do all in her power to pre-
serve her neutrality and maintain her
rights"
There has been a considerable influx
of Germans into Holland recently. The
hotels in The Hague and in other cities
are crowded. 1t is understood that
many Germans are leaving their coun-
try owing to the effects of the food
restrictions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
ITALIANS FLOCK TO THE ARMY
IN BELIEF THAT WAR IS NEAR

tain military information. Any one
without authority entering a place
where such information is obtainable
is made liable to Imprisonment for
from one to thirty months and a max
imu1n fine of $500.
The Salandra bill authorizes the gov
ernment under certain conditions to
prohibit absolutely the publication OF
military news, providing a penalty OF
one year in prison or a fine of 800
If news of this character is supplied
to a foreign country the penalty is
doubled. Provision is made for the
government to take over control of
every industry connected with the de-
fense of the country. including wire
less telegraphy and aviation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03

TIE uAGJ1E. via London, March O.
pannrts reaching Holland from the
1rnitad states and other countries indi-
c.ta +b.t the belief has been spreading
rao.,tIy that the Netherlands is about
,o enter into the hostilities. Semi
otBc,.l CIRCLES here declare that such
.a,ort. ore without foundation. 1t Is
asserted that Hollands atel,uoe VI
complete neutrality has not cnanseu' ~
w.. 49, she continues determined to
nrotect her national rights.
Henry Van Dyke, the American HIN
;star referrins to the reports, said:
..N, ,.,ra,,v the various naval declara-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
EXCISE PR0BERS
WILL ACT At ONCE
Senator's Report to Be SUBJ
mitted Before Congress
Adjourns.
EXPECTED TO SCORE
THE DISTRICT BOARD
Shoemaker Denies Every License
Was Protested-R. I. Miller Also
Takes Exception to Testimony.

The preparation Of report on the
District excise board and the manner
in which the board has conducted Its
business by the Senate investigating
committee is expected this afternoon
or tonight. Senator Sheppard. chair
man of the committee. .saidrtoday that
he would get his committee together at
the earliest opportunity and draft the
report. He insisted that the report
would be completed in time to submit
to tho Senate before adjournment Of
the present Congress tomorrow.
THE committee held an informal
meeting last night and talked over in
formally the testimony and the report, 50
said Senator Sheppard. Nothing def
mite was done. but 1 hope to get the
committee together some time today or
tonight and frame the report"
Criticism Is Expected.
be decidedly unfavorable to the ex-
come in for some scathing criticism on
the ground that it has seemed to favor
the liquor interests in granting Ii
censes rather than the community in
which the licenses have been granted.
A.. Shoemaker, attorney for the
Anti-saloon League, has filed with the
committee a statement controverting
the testimony given on the stand dur
league had protested to the excise
board against the issue Of every IL
cense for which application was made
to the board. He gave a list of a
hundred cases in which the league
made no protest against the granting
Of the licenses by the board.
Miller Issues Denial.
A letter from Robert I. Miller, an at
torney of this city, to the Senate COM
mittee, declaring that he had never told
Andrew Wilson. president of the Anti
Saloon League. that he, Mr.. Miller, had
seen Gen. Robert E. Smith, chairman of
the excise board, in Saratoga in COM
pany with Joseph Sheehy and NJ. j.
Keane, attorneys representing liquor
interests before the excise board was
received. Mr.. Miller in his letter de-
clared that he had never known OF
spoken to Mr.. Wilson. His letter was
based on the published account of the
Official Testimony.
The testimony given by Mr.. Wilson
according to the official record, how
ever, was not to the effect that Mr.
Miller had made the statement to Mr.
Wilson personally pfgarding Gen
Smith. but that Mr.. Wilson had beer
told by another party that Mr.. Miller
had seen Gen. Smith in Saratoga with
NJ. J. Keane and Joseph Sheehy. The
testimony was as follows:
"The name of the other attorney. al
though he did not tell me and / have
1t on information. is Mr.. Robert l. Mil
ler. member of this bar. He was al
the United States Hotel at Saratoga
and saw Joseph c. Sheehy and Michael
j. Keane in his (Smith's) company al
the time the races were going on al
that place"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
CZECH TROOPS REVOLT.
KILLING THEIR OFFICERS

LONDON, March 3.-"The 91st Aus.
trian Infantry Regiment. composed en-.
tirely Of Czechs. mutinied at Prague
refused to proceed to Galfcia and muir
dered all its senior officers" says Reu-
ter's Venice correspondent. quoting a
Bucharest dispatch received there.
After being severely punished, the
regiment has been transferred to Bra
chow. near the Roumanian frontier
Another mutinous Czech regiment was
recently transferred from Vienna to
Albajulia.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Berlin Gets Copper Via Italy.

MILAN, via Rome, March 3-Not-
withstanding rigid precautions taken
by the authorities to prevent the re-
expectation from Italy to be1ligerent
nations of goods classed as contraband
of war it has been discovered that
large quantities of copper have been
sent to Berlin concealed in trucks
loaded with cabbage. Officials now
have increased their vigilance in at
tempting to check this trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Military Dirigible Makes Record.

TURIN, via Rome, March "A new
.,titude record for a military dirigible
balloon was established at Compalto
Yesterday when Capt. Biafh reached a
height Of 10,763 feet inches with the
Nj. The dirigible was in the air
Ave hours and forty-five minutes and
descended in excellent condition with
snfticiant gas ballast to have continued
the flight for some time longer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
WAR TO THE KNIFE NOW.
co,opne Gazette Wants Submarines
IN Destroy All Goods for England.

AMSTERDAM, March 3. via LONDON
1855 p.m.-The Cologne Gazette COM
menting on Premier Asqulths recent
speech in the house OF commons, In
which he outlined Great Britain's re-
taliatory measures for Germany's sub
marine blockade of the British Isles,
says:
endeavor to destroy all goods destined
for Great Britain. Great Britain wishes
war to the knife; she shall have It,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Shin Ashore Off North Carolina,

ish steamer St. Helena is ashore a
mile and a half south of Currituck
life-saving station on the North Caro-
lima coast, according to advices re-
ceived here early today. The vessel
sailed from Liverpool January IA. for
Charleston. S. c., where she is last re-
ported as having arrived. February II.
She is Of 8,70S tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Senators Look Weary
and Another AII-Night
Session Seems Certain

When the Senate met II o'clock this
morning after recess of only hours
and 23 minutes, 1t was with the under
standing that it would probably re-
main in continuous session until noon
tomorrow.
Many of the senators who had been
up all night and who had time for only
a few minutes rest appeared very
weary.
The conference report on the omni-
ous pensions bill was laid before the
Senate Immediately and agreed to
without debate.
Naval Bill Taken Up.
The report of the conferees on The
naval appropriation bill, carrvinp
s147, 7,538,9S1, was considered next. Sena- :
tor Root of New York taking the floor
in opposition to the action of the con-
ferees in agreeing to the House pro-
vision abolishing the "plucking board. -
and also to the conferees' action re-
tanning the House provision prohibit
ing the use of the so-called Taylor
system in the naval gun factories and
navy yards.
merely through seniority" said Senator
Root, 1t Will lneVltaDly result in plac-
ing men in command of our ships who
are no longer through age competent
to handle them.
Sees allure in Duty.
I'VE might as well throw into the
sea all the money which we are e/spend-
ing on the navy as to place our ships
in the hands of men incompeten,
through age to command them. If eve,
there has been a failure of legisla-
tive body to do its full duty you see 1,
here.
"a President of the United States
once said to me that these men who
arrived at the command of the nav,
through seniority were a lot of wheezy
knock-kneed old stuffed puddings.
I'VE are acting like a lot of school.
boys, and 1 hope thHt Congress in the
fufure will take action looking to the
return to the system which we are
discarding."
After considerable debate the Senat,
agreed to the conference report on tn.
naval bill without a roll call. The bill
carries about $14s,000.0 900, and provide,
for a building program including TIVE
hattleships, two seagoing submarines
Iontinued on Tenth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Comet to Pass Sun July 20.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 3-Mel-
lish's comet, which is visible in the
morning skies through a small tele-
scope, is increasing in brilliancy. and
will make Its perfhelion passage
around the sun July 20. according to
combinations made by Prof. Crawford
and Miss Young of the students OBJ
sarvstory. Berkeley, Cal, and an
bounced at the Harvard observatory
TODAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Termed a Losing Game

Termed Losing Came
LONDON, March ;, 1888 p.m.-Ac-
cording to what appears to be the al
most unanimous opinion Of British OBJ
servers, Germany and Austria are
playing a losing game along nearly all
the eastern front
The situation Of the Austrians In the
Carpathians. judging from official and
unofficial dispatches from Petrograd.
seems unsatisfactory. while tho Rus
SLAMS, 1t 10 said. have definitely checked
tn IN in eastern Galicia. Furthermore.
London a6vices continue to relate sue
cesses Of greater or lesser degree. r
the Russian forces in Poland operating
against the armies of Bleld Marshal
Won Hindenburg.
Czernowitz Is Bombarded.
The Russian artillery has bombardeG
Czernowitz. capital of the Austrian
crown land of Bukowina," says the
Daily Nails Bucharest correspondent
The Austrians.' the correspondent
continues, have placed rigid Gordon
Of military and police around Czerno
WITT, and nobody Is allowed to depar'
toward the Roumanian frontier. Re
ports received here say that the Aus
trians are dealing severely with GER
tain elements in the population. 1t !!
reported that numerous secret hang
ings have occurred, and that hundreds
of arresfa have been made,
Russians Claim Successes.
A Petrograd dispatch to Reuters
Telegraph Company gives the follow
ing semi official communication re-
garding the progress of the war.
The Germans expended a vast guam
tity Of ammunition in a futile bonn
bardment of Ossowetz.
An Austrian attempt to pierce the
Russian front at Lupkow and thus re-
lteve Prezemysl resulted only in their
suffering enormous losses. The Aus
trians no longer make attacks In open
order, but endeavor to break our lines
by advancing in solid masses, which
are moved down by our fire.
THE situation in Eastern Galicia Is
developing favorably for the Russians
Terms Russian Efforts Vain.
BERLIN, via London, March 3, 1856
a.m.-The Tageblatt's correspondent ir
Galicia telegraphs that the Russian:
have not won single complete sue.
cess in their efforts to regain Car.
pathian crests lost by them Heav,
fighting continues. he says. along the
whole line in spite of heavy snow
storms. The Russians are sacrificing
many men, the correspondent declares
heights and prevent a threatened en-.
circling of their flank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Prize Money for British Sailors,

LONDON. March 3.-The officers and
crews Of British warshps present at the
capture or destruction of any armed hos
tile ship will share in the distribution of
prize money, calculated at f5 ($25) for
each person on board the enemy vessel
at the beginning of the engagement, ac-
cording to an order in council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Affects Marine Insurance.

NEW YORK. March 3.-The allies In
terdiction on all ships to and from Ger
many and Austria has resulted in New
York underwriters refusing to accept
risks on any cargoes to Germany and
Austria except with the phrase in the
policy free of British capture"
Shippers do not want to accept such
terms. Nominal rates of insurance are
from 1A to 2 per cent, as they have
been, but this doesn't insure against the
capture Of a cargo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate.

Resumed work at IL am, after a
6ve-hour recess, and continued on con-
ference reports on appropriation bills
House.
Met at 10 am.
Resumed work perfecting conference
reports and appropriation bills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03

the proposed Anglo-French plan OF
reprisals against Germany. says:
Norway cannot recognize the British
proclamation any more than she recog-
nized that OF Germany proclaiming a
blockade of Great Britain. What form
the Norwegian protest against the new
measures will take will depend on the
form of the communications made to
the neutral powers by the London gov
ernment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
On Corporation Commission.

For the twelve years previous to 1911
Mr.. Rogers was a member of the North
Carolina corporation commission. an
elective office. In the year named he
declined a denomination to this posi-
ton. and retired to give his attention
to his private affairs.
In the senatorial campaign of 1912
however, he served as campaign man.
ager for Senator Simmons, who was
elected over his two opponents. one the
then governor and the other the chief
Justice of the state.
Since that year Mr.. Rogers has de-
voted his attention to banking and
farming until selected for this new
post by President Wilson. He received
his education in the high schools of
his native town, is married and has
six children--three sons and three
daughters His oldest daughter grad
uated last June from Randolph Ma con
College. and the second Miss Rogers
Scott College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Residential Districts Suffer
Damage, But No Casualties
Have Been Reported.
EASTERN FRONT BATTLES
ARE NOT YET DECISIVE
Situation Of Teutons Described as
Hopeless-Efforts Of Russians
Are Termed Vain.

WARSAW, Russian Poland.
March 3, via Petrograd and Lon
don.-A German aviator today
bombarded Warsaw. Most of the
bombs fell in residential districts.
Many windows were shattered,
but there were no casualties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03

Samuel l.. Rogers of Franklin, N. c.,
has been selected by President Wilson
for director of the census to succeed
William J. Harris of Cedartown. Ga,
who was confirmed by the Senate last
night as a member of the new federal
trade commission.
Mr. Rogers was born in Franklin,
Macon county. N. c.. and during the
second term of President Cleveland
served as collector of internal revenue
for the western portion of that COM
monwealth. Senator Simmons of North
Carolina, with whom Mr.. Rogers has
been closely identified politically for a
number of years, was serving at the
same time as collector for the eastern
portion of the state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Rural Credits Fight.

The embarrassing feature Of the ag-
riculture appropriation bill is the
amendment relating to rural credits,
the House and Senate being at logger
heads, and President Wilson making a
third party to the fight. through his
determination not to agree to any
thing which promises aid by the gov
ernment
1t was said today that the nomina-
ton of George Rublee to be a member
of the federal trade commission would
not be confirmed and that the Presi-
dent would make a recess appointment
and leave his confirmation to the next
Senate.
A great many bills of minor Importance
are now in course of conference and will
occupy the time of the two houses when
| they are not working on appropriation
measures
All District of Columbia legislation
is out of the way. or Importance to
the District is the appointment by the
Vice President and the Speaker of the
committee to investigate the fiscal re-
lations of the District of Columbia to
the United States.
President Wilson will go to the
Capitol tomorrow morning and occupy
the Presidents room, ready to sign the
latest bills that are brought to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Chief Work Ahead.

The chief work Of Importance is ao-
ton upon conference reports on ap-
preparation bills 1t is considered that
the ship purchase bill Is dead. al
though the republicans are maintain
ing sharp lookout all the time. hav-
ing been informed that another effort
will be made tonight to pass 1t
The conference reports which are
causing the most trouble are those on
the Indian, agricultural and the post
office Appropriation bills. 1t Is expected
that the naval and rivers and harbors
bills will be agreed to before tho day
is over. The legislative bill and the
general deficiency bill are not expected
to cause much friction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-03
Fight Over Postal Bill

The post Office appropriation bill is a
bone of contention between the House
and Senate, the question of railway mail
pay being an important issue. 1t was
said at the Senate today that it is barely
possible, on account of the high feeling
between the two houses over this item,
that it may be found necessary to drop
the bill in its present form and pass
resolution continuing the current appro-
priation, although every effort will be
made to avoid such action.
The Indian bill contains a number of
propositions which are Objectionable to
one house or the other, and the conferees
are having a hard time to smooth out
the trouble.