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Evening star., 1915-02-02
Woman Suffrage Party Growing.

NEW YORK. February I'm Greater
New York there are 151,66S enrolled
members of the woman suffrage party,
according to reports read by chairmen
of the borough committees at the an
nual rally of suffragists last night.
During 1914. 45.615 new members were
enrolled in the five boroughs Of the
city.
Evening star., 1915-02-02
French Statement

PARIS.
THE of February
of
of German attacks of relatively
numbers
activity
in
Between the a
After of
OF February which took place
La bassee was particularly brilliant
Germans had at Last battalion this
were broken by
Germans entered of
the
Germans succeeded
Between the somme Aisne
there Is important development
attack Beaumont heavy
artillery
their the
smoke from which could
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Evening star., 1915-02-02
HOUSE VOTES TO ABOLISH
NAVAL PLUCK|NG BOARD
Body Receives Terrific Drubbing at
Hands of Members in
Debate Today.

After giving the navy "pluckfng
board" drubbing for forty minutes.
with not single voice being raised
in defense of that institution. the
House today adopted rule Whicn
means that the board will be abolished.
as far as the House is concerned Spe-
cial legislation inserted in the navy
appropriation bill. now under consider
alton, was made privileged by the
House, which also approved the leg1s-
lation permitting the President to re-
store to active service any retired OF
fcers whose cases have been approved
by the naval affairs committee of either
the House or Senate.
The action on the floor today was the
elimination Of a two-year hght oy
Representative Britton of Illinois, aid
ed by many enthusiastic congressional
friends, to abolish the board. In MS
plea today, Representative Britton
said:
Adds Nothing to Efficiency.
THE plucking board does not add
anything to the efficiency of the navy.
and something must be done to put an
end to this annual slau mt S- tne
hopes and ambitions of fine officers who.
have given their lives to the service.
IF we don't pass this today fifteen
officers in the zenith of their careers
will be plucked in June. No one OF the
officers retired last year had ever been
under the personal command OF any
of the members of the board; they were
plucked on hearsay. A straw vote was
taken in star chamber proceeding
and the board accounts to no one. What
officers for instance. were greater than
Gibbons and Hill. two of the greatest
officers in the service. who were pluck
cd last year?
Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania
spoke of Commander Rust, plucked
one day before he would have been
made a captain, and charged that ho
was plucked without the slightest ref
erence to his record.
Retirement Nonsense.
Representative witherspoon Of Mis-
sissippi, one of the strongest opponents
of the plucking board system and
author of bills to restore officers to the
active list, declared that the retire.
ment of efficient officers is nonsense in
view Of the admitted shortage Of COM
missioned officers
Representatives Howard and Tribble,
both Of Georgia, also spoke in favor of
the special legislation.
Representative Lenroot of Wisconsin
favored the abolition of the plucking
board, but declared the special legisla-
tion should not go SO far as to limit
the Presidents power of restoration to
active duty to officers whose cases are
approved of by House or Senate COM
mittees-
Evening star., 1915-02-02
Wire Service Hampered by Weather

CH1CAGO, F3bfuafy Wv eHther con
ditions today continued to hamper tele.
graph and telephone companies and
communication with many points was
difdcult and In some directions cut OF
The sleet storm OF yesterday was sue
ceeded in much Of the district affected
CONCEALED the ice on the wires and
made breaks numerous. From Kansas
and Missouri came reports Of two to
six inches Of snow. causing much delay
to tramc.
Evening star., 1915-02-02
FEAR OF GERMAN SUBMARINES
KEEPS BRITISH SHIPS IN PORT
Continued from First Page.).

Post advocates the declaration of a
strict blockade Of the German coast,
contending that such a step is prac-
ticable. Regarding the difficulty of
dealing with neutral vessels bound for
neutral ports with cargoes for re-ex-
port to Germany. the paper says:
Diplomacy exists for the removal of
such difficulties"
Evening star., 1915-02-02

by the German submarine U-21. who
has arrived in Cardiff. says tho Ger
man submarine U-31 also was in the
Irish sea Saturday and sank one of the
three steamers.
English papers comment bitterly on
Germany's methods Of waging war. and
discuss what methods Great Britain
should adopt in reply. The Morning
Evening star., 1915-02-02
MAJ. GEN. O'CONNER DEAD.
Rose From Ranks to High Command
in British Army.

LONDON. February Mai. Gen. Sir
Luke OConner, who rose from tho
ranks after winning the Victoria cross
at Alma. in the Crimean war. died yes
terday.
Maj. Gen. Sir Luke OConner. who was
born in 1892, was private In the
Seyal Welsh Fusiliers in 1s49, a SER
Xant in 1850. and a major general in
<sS7 He served in the Crimean war,
and was present at the relief OF Luck.
Apw in the Indian mutiny.
Evening star., 1915-02-02
Ausfria,, Statement

VIENNA following
A'
Owing favorable much military
at man oeS
Russian yero no
two .o..
engagement a wooded ridge '
s ~ NN"e"
Evening star., 1915-02-02
Won Kluck's Son Reported Killed.

BERLIN, via Amsterdam and London,
February 2.-The eldest son of Gen.
Won Kluck, who was a naval lieuten-
ant, is reported to have fallen in an ar
tillery battle near Middelkerke. jan
uary 2e.
Evening star., 1915-02-02
Piracy to Shell Defenseless Towns

PETROGRAD. via London. February
The government has decided in fu-
ture to treat the bombardment Of un-
fortt1od towns as an act Of piracy.
Evening star., 1915-02-02
MEASURE
REPORTED TO SENATE
Committee Urges Immediate Action
on the Bill to Avoid
Complications.

The administration Philippine bill,
providing a more autonomous form of
government for the Philippine Islands,
was reported to the Senate today from
the Philippine committee by Chairman
Hitchcock. The report on the bill
urges immediate action and gives the
following reasons why the bill should
be passed at this session:
First, longer delay will infiame ana
provoke political agitation. possibly
leading into disturbances and certainly
breeding discomfort.
Second. longer delay will continue
and increase the present business de.
preston in the islands. due In part to
the fact that the uncertainty prevents
capital from entering upon new en-
terprises and even from developina
those already entered upon"
Comment on Preamble.
Commenting upon the amendment "a
the preamble to the bill. the report says:
The committee proposes substitute
for the preamble as adopted by the
House. This is deemed 70 be free from
certain antiquities and avoids refer
ence to debatable historical events in-
cluded in the House preamble.
'Tt states in plain language the res-
sons for the present bill, and also de-
clares the purpose of the United States
with regard to ultimate independence
under proper conditions. 4
Some members of the committee Wild
originally opposed any preamble have
been induced to support this substitute
because they have felt that to cut II
from the bill now would be construed
in the Philippine Islands as a declara
tion by the Senate that indepe ndence Is
never to be given, and that this would
result in widespread disappointment
and discomfort"
Evening star., 1915-02-02
Scouts Bill Favorably Reported.

A bill to incorporate the Boy Scouts
of America was favorably reported to-
day by the House judiciary committee.
Evening star., 1915-02-02
Expenditure Of 500, ,641.

THE budget adopted by the board
estimated an expenditure for the reg
ular work of the chamber during 1914
of $96,641.01 exclusive of salaries and
expenses of field secretaries to be met
out of the proceeds of new member
ships. both organization and individual.
and the amount raised on capital fund.
The actual expenditure on regular bud
get items was S91,1S6.02. The deficit
December 81 amounted to $12,059.33,
which has since been reduced $3,366.67.
The outlook for eliminating the deficit
during 1915 is excellent.
THE executive officers acting on the
resolution adopted at the last annual
meeting have presented to the Secretary
of State formal requests accompanied by
supporting data urging the department to
use it's diplomatic offices to secure tho
elimination and discrimination in foreign
tariffs against American products. The
department has acted on these requests,
but SO far without many tangible results
The critical situation existing throughout
the world, frequent tariff changes in at
tempts to secure needed revenue or to
provide extraordinary protection, together
with the adoption of embargoes and
moratoria, make the present time unpro-
pitious for careful consideration of these
matters
Evening star., 1915-02-02
ADVENT|STS COLLECT
S614,S77 FOR MISSIONS
Part of Funds Will Be Used for
Educational Insti-
tutions.

lore than 100000 was raised for the
support of foreign missions and the
advancement of educational and med
ical institutions connected with the
Seventh Day Adventist Church in the
United States. according to the report
of W. T. Knox, treasurer of the gen.
eral conference of the denomination,
read at the convention now in session
in the assembly hall in Takoma Park.
Treasurer Knox's report showed that
by means of what is known as the 20
cents-a-week fund contributions total
ing s614,s77.23 were 'tained in 1914.
In his report Treasurer Knox said:
Our aim h"s been to secure for the
foreign missions an amount equal to
is cents week pgr member, totaling
$507 900. nd in dition to this an
extra cents a week per member for
the furtherance of our training schools
and sanatoriums. II we had been sue
cessfu. IN our efforts, we should have
for he benefit of these institutions
$685.
Evening star., 1915-02-02
ANNUAL REPORT MADE
TO COMMERCE CHAMBER
Board of Directors of National Body
Outlines Activities for
the Year.

The annual report Of the board o
directors of the Chamber of Commerc'
of the United States was made public
this afternoon, giving in detail tn,
activities of the organization for tn,
year. Attention is called to the fac
that immediate :exigencies have re-
quired the holding ,of almost all meet
ings during the past year in Wash
ington."
since the last annual meeting 12.
commercial organizations have beer
added to the membership. The organi
cation membership February l, 1915
numbered 624, against SIC last year
During the year 9O1 new individua
members have joined The total indi
vidual membership is now 1884.
The Washington Force.
The report states, in part:
'The force and equipment in tn,
Washington headquarters, in view o
the necessity for economy, have re.
mained about the same, with an in.
creased expenditure due to larger out
put in service. During the fall Mr.. g
Grosvenor Dave resigned as chief O
the editorial division, and this offic'
has not been filled. It is intended t.
increase the scope and usefulness o
this division through the appointment
of both chief and an associate editor
Mr.. Robert D. Heinl has been appointed
associate editor within the past month
"One new district Office has beer
established in Boston under the i'm
mediate supervision OF President Fahey
while the offices in New York, Chicago
and San Francisco have been main.
tanned. The, field force has been cur.
tailed for reasons Of economy, but IL
spite of the necessity for detailing two
field secretaries for a considerable part
of the year to the work of raising the
capital fund, the field campaigns have
been carried on with marked efficiency
and with gratifying response from
the commercial organizations visited.
Evening star., 1915-11-21
HE VIEWS WITH ALARM
Representative Campbell Figures
Treasury Balance Less Than
in Buchanan's Day.

The real embarrassment in the
democratic camp is the fact that there
is less In the United states Treasury
at this minute than there was durin g
the closing hours of the Buchanan ad-
ministration."
This is the statement of Representa-
tive Campbell of Kansas, republican
and about as stanch a believer in a
protective tariff as can be found in the
entire country. Mr. Campbell has re-
Gently returned from New. England
where he assisted in stumping Massa
chusetts on a tariff platform solely
THE administration has ordered an
enormously expensive army and navy
Now, how is it going to pay for them +?
The situation is much like the family
which ordered a fine Limousine car and
then discovered that It's income would
not cover the ordinary everyday living
expenses There is less than three and
a half million dollars in the Treasury
TO-DAY that is not already covered by
some liability.
There is not railroad which is ex-
tending its lines. There hasn't been a
mile of new rail laid for months. Lo-
comotives bought by roads are simply
to replace old engines that couldn't be
patched any longer
II look for one of the liveliest ses
sions of Congress ever seen. If the
reuublicans do not tell the country ex
actly how the situation stands. then
| miss my guess
Evening star., 1915-11-21
SAYS SPREPARAT|ON
FOR PEACE IS NEED
George W. Perkins Urges Tar
if Commissioned Fight CON-
petition After War Is Over.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, November 10
Speaker at a dinner of the Knife and
Fork Club here tonight, George w.
Perkins, chairman of the national exec
utiye committee of the progressive
party, declared the United States was
as unprepared for peace as 1t was for
war He said that while President
Wilson's defense program had met with
almost universal approval, when
peace came in Europe the United States
would face an industrial invasion. Fie
advocated the creation of a non-parti-
san tariff commission as a means to
combat this.
AT the time the great European war
suddenly began an automatically high
tariff wall was built around this coun-
try. Europes orders set our idle fac
tories at work." he said. This, of
course. is purely temporary condi-
tion. Some day the war will cease and
our men will no longer have this work.
Europe Must Get Back Gold.
Identically the same condition will
preyail that existed when the war
broke out, plus another extremely i'm
portant factor, namely, we will have a
very large amount of Europe's gold.
Europe, to get back the gold. will md
it easiest to sell us manufactured goods
at prices low enough to win back what
she has lost.
ut seems to me there is just one way
to stop Europe's industrial invasion.
That is by securing from Congress a
bill that will create a non partisan.
scientific, permanent tariff commission.
The need seems SO urgent 1 believe
such action can be secured from the
present democratic Congress-
Evening star., 1915-11-21

With pan-American reception to be
held the evening OF Friday. January 9,
FORMAL dinners and receptions at the
White House will be resumed Official
announcement last night set forth the
program.
There will be the usual dinners in
EonoT of the cabinet. the judiciary nd
the Speaker of the House of Repre-
Sen'atives. The program shows that
there are to be two diplomatic din
ners. in place of the one formerly
given by the President of the United
States. AT the latter, it is presumed,
the representatives of foreign powers
which are at war with each other will
be separately entertained
There will. be no general diplomatic
reception, as in past years, the pan
american reception taking the place
or the general diplomatic reception
previously given at the White House.
me program likewise makes no men
tion of a New Year reception. such as
previously has been held by the Presi-
dent OF the United States
other receptions held in pas. wears
namely, those in honor of the judiciary
congress and the army and navy. viii
be held this winter The ARM and
navy reception the evening of Frid.y
March 3, will conclude the formal on
tertainments Gu
Evening star., 1915-11-21
FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO
FAVOR WAR CRIPPLES

PARIS, November 20.-The chamber
OF deputies has passed bill giving
preference in the government service
to men mutilated or disabled in the
war. This preference extends to every
branch of the civil service and not
merely to one-half of the placea. at
had been ordered under a ministerial
decree.
Amendments to the measure were &C
oepted, giving the preference. among
the mutflated OF disabled, to those who
were the fathers of the largest fam
lilies Another amendment. voted
unanimously. was that places should
be reserved also for disabled soldiers
in monopolies subsidized by the state
Evening star., 1915-11-21
LIBERTY BELL NEAR FIRE
On Train Sidetracked Close to Big
Warehouse Blaze in
Paducah.

| PADUCAH. KY, November 20.-Sa fs<y
of the Liberty bell was threatened here
late today. when fire swept through
two large warehouses within less tina n
a thousand feet of the spot where the
train bearing the relic was sidetra cked.
1 For a time the blaze threatened to
reach a 60O, 900 gallon oil tank directly
across the street. A high wind that
| famed the flames in the opposite diree-
tion however, prevented an explosion
Thousands of persons were crowding
| to view the bell.
Train Dragged to Safety.
An engine hurriedly was procured
and the train dragged to safety The
fire spread rapidly. The heat was 20
great that for time it was feared the
tank would become ignited despite the
favorable wind. Firemen centered their
energies on preventing a possible ex-
plosion. Meanwhile both warehouses
were destroyed.
Five thousand persons welcomed the
Liberty bell upon its arrival here At
i4:50 pm. A civic parade marched TO
meet the train bearing the relic. A
chorus of school children sang. The
bell left late today for Cairo, Ill.
Honor Paid to Liberty Bell.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. November 40
More than 10000 school children and
thousands of their elders marched in
review before the Liberty bell when II
halted here today on it's return trip
from the San Francisco exposition.
1t was described as the most won
derfuny patriotic reception the bell has
received" by Senator Boise Penrose OF
the delegation accompanying the relic.
The special carrying the bell left here
shortly after IL o'clock on it's journey
northward.
As a result of excitement incident to
the parade. Mre. Emily Crane. thirty
seven, collapsed, and died while being
placed in an ambula nee. Two Confed-
crate veterans also tainted in the line
of march. according to reports 10 ths
police.
Evening star., 1915-11-21
RASKA and DREN ARE SEIZED
and AUSTRIANS NEAR SIENICA
Novpazar Also Seriously Threatened Bulgarian Successes
at Katchanik Pass Tetovo and Babuna Pass
Are Confirmed

LONDON November 2o-The Serbian have been
Teuonic advance from the north reaching territory
Teuonic
proximity the Montenegrin border Operating region
Of the Kopaonk Panina
pressing Novipazar which, roughly only twenty-five miles
from the frontier Berlin taking
miles the northeast Novpaza and Dren approximately the
same distance directly to the
Twenty-Five miles the northwest Novipazar
advance has reached Sea narrowing apprecay
which the Serbian conducted.
In the south the situation appears threatening
Evening star., 1915-11-21
ROOSEVELT TO HEAD
BULL MOOSE TICKET
Missouri Progressives De.
mand Full Slate, With Old
Leaders in Nomination.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, November 20
The leaders of the progressive party
in Missouri favor entering the 1916
campaign with full national, state and
county tickets, headed by Theodore
Roosevelt and Hiram w. Johnson. That
attitude was expressed in resolution
adopted by the party leaders after a
conference here today.
The action a the conference followed
the announcement of George W. Per
kins of New York, hairman of the ma
uonal executive committee of the
party, that he had called a meeting of
the committee to be held In New York.
November %. The purpose Of the COM
mittee meeting will be to arrange for a
meeting of the national committee, at
which a date ana place for a national
convention will be fixed.
Old Parties Denounced.
Resolutions adopted today BY the
Missouri progressives included the fol-
lowing:
we see nothing in the present atti-
tude of either OF the old parties that
holds out any promise for the future.
AS in the 1912 campaign. the powers
of graft and special privilege are in
control of the old party organization
and are openly preparing to write plat
forms and nominate Candidates in har-
rnony with their interests.
We, therefore. stand squarely on
our national platform of 1912 and favor
the nomination of national. state and
county tickets on that platform"
The mention of Roosevelt and John
pa aP he
ference Judge Albert D.. Nortoni of
St Louis, progressive candidate for
Governor Of Missouri in 1912, offered
motion, which was passed, that the
meeting declare itself in favor of plac-
ing the two 1912 candidates at the
head of next years ticket.
Perkins Sounds Keynote.
so long as thousands are as they are
there is only one thing the progress
sives can do, and that they will do
continue their party organization and
have national ticket in the field next
year." said Mr.. Perkins. in his address
THE national committee of the repub-
lican party is composed of substan-
TALLY the same individuals as it was
in 1912. and what is more important,
the men hold the same views as in 1912.
Can they expect to attract the pro-
gressive voters of the country on that
basis?
"Mr. Wilson and the democratic ad-
ministration must carry the burden Of
being personally responsible for ut
terly discrediting American national
honor. The seed soWn in the Wilson
tania and our present complicated for
eign relations. We have had pretty
notes, but the LusitaDia demands have
not been satisfied"
Evening star., 1915-11-21
PAN-AMER|CA NIGHT
OPENS WHITE HOUSE
Innovation Begins Season of
Formal Entertainment by
President.
TWO IPLOMATIC DINNERS
SEPARATE BELL!GERENTS
No General New Year Reception on
Program-Other Usual Functions.
Are to Be Given.
WINTER SOCIAL PROGRAM
AT THE WHITE HOUSE

January :. Friday. Pan-Ameri-
can Reception, 3:sO pm.
January II. Tuesday. Cabinet
Dinner, $ pm.
January 81, Friday. Diplomatic
Dinner, = Pm.
January :J. Tuesday. Diplomat
ic Dinner. pm.
February 4. Friday, Judicial Re
ccrtiOp, $3.50 pm.
February $. TUESDAY. Supreme
Court Dinner, $ p.m.
February 1S. Friday. Congress
s:onat Reception. 0:3O pm.
February 90. TUESDAY, Speakers
Dinner, pm.
March ;. Friday. Army and
Navy Reception. $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1915-11-21
Austrians Warmly Greeted.


AUSTRIAN HEADQUARTERS, wes,
Serbia, via London, November 20.
sos p.m.--In occupying Priboj the
Austrian troops are again in the San
jak, where they have been greeted
with jubilaton by the Moslem popu
lation, which witnessed their depart
ure in 1908
The Nishegrad column of Gen. Kos-
vess' right wing marched into Priboj
amid great enthusiasm and found in
tact the old barracks in which the Aus
trians We're quertered before the San
jak was apportioned between Serbia
and Montenegro.
Austrian columns now are threaten
ing Nova Varos and Si.snica. farther to
the south. and German troops are
scant days march from the capital Of
the Sanjak. Novipazar, which is the
Austrian objective.
The army of Gen. Won Galiwit2 is ap-
preaching Pristina. which. likewise, is
threate by the Bulgarians coming
from the northeast and southeast
French Fire on Serbs.
BERLIN. November 20. by wireless TO
Sayville. n. Y.-"According to report
from Saloniki, received in Constantine
ple," says the Overseas News Agency,
French troops at one point on the
Serbian front fired on Serbian troops.
whom the French mistook for Bull
garians. 1t is reported from Cetinie
that the Montenegrin authorities are
preparing to remove to Scutari. AL
bauia.''