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Evening star., 1915-08-07
LONE MAN RULES SHIP
German Takes Vessel to Port. Though
British Prize Crew Is
Aboard.

The story of how British prize crew
OF an officer and four men was taken into
a German port ny one German petty on
Ger on the American bark Pass Of
Baimaha was told today in cable
port TO the State Department from AM
bassador Gerard at Berlin. The seizure
of the ship and some mcager details had
previously been told in news dispatches.
The American bark with 5000 bales
of cotton from New York for Arch
angel had been held up 10y "A British
cruiser between the Farce Islands and
Iceland, and n British prize crew was
placed aboard to AXE her to kirkwall.
Soon after the cruiser disappeared Il
German submarine halted the bark and
the British prize crew concealed them
selves in one of the cabins.
The submarine commander ordered
the American ship into Cuxhaven and
placed aboard one non commissioned
officer
The Pass of Balma ha was eleven days
IN making the passage from the Farce
Islands To tuXhaVcn. during all of
which time the British crew remained
below and were prevented from coming
on deck by the captain of the ship.
who said that he was afraid that 'trou-
bic would follow" any attempt on their
part to overcome the German officer
The StateDepar Will inveStiga3 4.
the seizure of the ship. The German
authorities are expected to contend the
cotton was contra band and intended for
Russia and so subject to seizure.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
Mr.. BRYAN'S FRIEND OUT
OF STATE Department
Robert F. Rose Says Retirement of
Former Chief Did Not In
fluence Resignation.

Robert F. Rose of Montana today re-
signed as one of the foreign trade advisers
in the State Department. Mr.. Rose was
appointed by Secretary Bryan, and was
his close personal friend. In presenting
his resignation, Mr.. Rose said it had no
connection with Secretary Bryans resig-
nation, and issued the following state
ment:
Il am concerned that no misunderstand-
ing shall exist in the matter of my resig-
nation AS stated in my letter to the Sec
retary of State, l have been endeavoring
for months to leave the department, and
had Mr.. Bryan remained Secretary of
State the letter would have been written.
II desire to return to my profession.
My relations with Mr. Bryan have nothing
to do with my action. He does not know
of it and l have not heard from him
since he left Washington in June
The trade advisers Office, under Mr.
Rose, has handled a vast amount of nego-
tiations growing out of the European war
and in connection with the difficulties inn
posed on American commerce by the Brit
ish orders in council
Evening star., 1915-08-07
GEORGE W. KERN IS DEAD.
Returned Here Just Before War,
After Long European Residence.

George w Kern. fifty nine years old
a native of Washington. who had lived
in Europe several years prior to the
present war, died yesterday afternoon
at his home, 81 r street northwest. He
returned to Washington a month be-
fore the outbreak of the present con-
fiict.
Funeral services are to be held at
$3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
family home. Interment is to be in
Glenwood cemetery.
Mr.. Kern was born in this city Feb
ruary 2S, 1856. having been the son OF
Frederick S. and Mary A. Kern. He
was a graduate of the law school OF
the George Washington University. In
his early life he was employed by the
Western Union Telegraph Company in
this city, New York, St. Louis and Chi
cago. Following his graduation from
the George Washington University he
practiced law here.
He was member of National Lodge
No. II, F. A. A. NJ. He leaves his wife,
who, before her marriage, was Miss
Hermine Erdt.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
Hats Off to the Flag.

From the Boston Record.
THE greatest tribute ! ever saw paid
to the stars and stripes says Col
Payson Bradley, past commander OF
the Massachusetts, Grand Army, was
not on American soil. When the An
cient and Honorable Artillery landed at
Liverpool on it's visits to England in
1896 the line of march was crowded
with over 100000 persons When we
with surprise at the cheers which went
up from those English people. AS we
marched along, every man from the
Prince of Wales to the lowest boot
black took off his hat while the stars
and stripes passed. I would like to
see that happen once in Boston or New
York before I die"
Evening star., 1915-08-07
CROWDED CONDITIONS
NOT NEW TO EASTLAND
Old Report of Special Agent Tells
of Trip Made in
1906.

Crowded conditions aboard the i'll
fated Eastland were not new, Depart
ment of Commerce officials revealed
this morning, when a letter written by
George +. Foulkes, special agent OF
the steamboat inspection service when
the service was under the jurisdiction
of the Treasury Department. was made
public. The steamer at that time. the
letter reveals, was so crowded that pas
sengers could not move. and had to
stand for four hours.
Three thousand passengers were per-
mitted to be carried on the Eastland in
August 1906. the letter of the inspec-
tor to the Secretary of the Treasury
shows.
Mr. Foulke had been assigned to in
vestigate the overcrowding of certain
steamers engaged in excursions at this
port. the letter being written from
Chicago under the date of October 80,
1905
Evening star., 1915-08-07
Shipbuilding for Safety.
, the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican
It is hard to get people, legislators in
cluded, to look at more phases of a prob
lem than the one which happens to be
upperinost When the Titanic sank on a
level keel in a still sea, attention was
concentrated on the need for more life
boats When the Volturno burned in mid
ocean during a gale, while a ring OF
steamers summoned by wireless strove
with limited success to save her passen-
gers, slow-burning construction and re-
striction on carrying infiammable cargoes
seemed the essential thing. When the
Empress of Ireland was rammed in the
foeey St Lawrence and sank before the
boats could be launched. fog signals,
safer construction and special precautions
during fog were insisted upon as the es-
sentials of safety What lesson will
crystalline from the Eastland disaster de-
pends On the investigation now being held
Evening star., 1915-08-07
War Officially Reported.

Vanced positions over the lser near
Hernisse, south of Dixmude.
French hand grenade attacks were re-
pulsed north of Nancy. East of Lune-
Vile our advance patrol easily re-
PEELED an attack.
In the district north of Muenster moth
ing of Importance took place.
In the eastern theater:
East of Poniewesch the Russians re-
treated behind Jara.
Toward the west front of kovno prog
ress was made and 500 Russians were
made prisoners and two machine guns
We're taken.
The armies of Gems. Won Scholz and
Won GallwitZ. have, after stubborn
hghting. broken the resistance of the
enemy near LomZa and the mouth of
the River Bug.
The total result of the fighting from
August 4 to August & amounts to So
officers and more than 14,200 men be-
ing taken prisoners. Six cannon, eight
bomb throwers and SO machine guns
also were captured.
The troops investing Novo Georgievsk
have penetrated as far as the Narew
river.
The fort of Dembe was taken from the
south The VistuIa as far as Bienkow
has been reached.
In Warsaw the position is unchanged.
The Russians continue to lombard
the town from the eastern bank of
the NiStula.
Our airships dropped bombs on the
railway stations of Nowminsk and
Siedlce.
In the southeastern theater:
Near and north of Ivangorod the po-
sition remains unchanged.
Between the Bug and the Vistula the
German troops stormed the enemy
positions near Ruskowola, south
east of LubartoW and northeast of
Lentschna, and forced the enemy to
evacuate his positions there.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
The Safety of Rome.
q Philadelphia Ledger.

From the PhiIadeIphia Ledger.
If the Emperor of Austria has prom
ised the Pope that Rome will be secure
from attack from aviators he has
shown a higher respect for the de-
cencies of civilization than his brother
monarch at Berlin. No military ad-
vantage, of course, could be gained by
the destruction of the worlds greatest
treasure house. To lombard the Arch
of Constantine or lay st. Peters in
ruins would not bring the Austrian a
soldier nearer to victory. 1t would
once have been thought hardly neces-
sary to ask for such an exemption from
the horrors of war. Since Louvain and
Rheims, however, practices which even
the rude armies of the middle ages
spurned have been made a part of ordi-
nary warfare. 1t will be greatly to the
credit of Austria If she resists any
temptation to follow Germany's bad
example.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
NO MORE TO BE LISTED.
Committee Has Ample Boarding Ac-
commodations for G. A. R. Reunion.

Chairman \. Leftwch Sinclair of the
accommodations committee of the citi-
zens' committee. which is making arrange
ments for the G. A K. encampment in
this city next month announced today
that no further registrations of boarding
house and hotel accommodations will be
received at the committee headquarters,
1902 street northwest.
AIr. Sinclair stated that accommodations
for more than 10000 persons during the
encamprnent have been listed. When G..
A r organizations write on for informa-
ton concerning hotels and boarding
houses lists of those registered are fur
nished them.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
WILL RETURN TO RUSSIA.
DR.. Edward H. Egbert. in Charge of
American Hospital at Kief.

DR.. Edward II. Egbert of the Cairo,
who has been for many months in
charge of the American Red Cross
Hospital at kief. Russia, and who has
been honored by the car, has returned
to Washington on brief visit con-
nected with Red Cross work
He expects to return to Russia in a
couple of weeks to see further service
before the withdraw wal of the American
surgeons and nurses next fall on ac-
count of the depletion of the Red
Cross European war relief fund
On the French line steamer Espegne
out of New York today, the American
Red Cross is sending 4,4UU pounds of
hospital supplies, including 400 pounds
of chloroform and three cases of chill
drens clothing, to the Belgian Red
Cross at La Panne. Belgium. The ship
ment is valued at more than $1,S0O,
Evening star., 1915-08-07
IN PRISON OVER FOUR YEARS.
Petition for Parole of Abraham
Rueff. Former Political Leader.

SAN FRANCISCO, August IA petit
ton for the parole of Abraham Rueff,
former political leader, who was con-
victed of offering a bribe to a San
Francisco supervisor and is now serv-
ing a fourteen-year sentence in San
Quentin prison, is again before the
board of prison directors, it was an
nounced today.
Rueff has served four years and five
months. which, with credits for good
behavior. constitutes half the sentence.
His last petition was denied on the
ground that it was against the boards
rule to parole a prisoner until he has
served at least half his sentence.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
Urges Reduction of Capacity.

inspectors have seen fit to grant said
boat license to carry the aforesaid
number of passengers, and at no time
during my investigation has that num-
Der been exceeded, l am not prepared
to say that the number of passengers
allowed by said certificate is too great
for the safety of said passengers; but
l am of the opinion that prudence and
a reasona BILE degree of comfort require
that the number permitted to be car
ried be reduced
Officials of the Department of Com :
merce this morning pointed out that
following this report the capacity of
the Eastland was reduced to 1000 pas
sengers, and was later moved up to
$500 passengers.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
RITES FOR ABRAHAM OSCAR.
Funeral Services Will Be Held a
Home of Parents Tomorrow.

Funeral services for Abraham Oscar
who was drowned at Colonial Beach
Thursday afternoon. are to be held to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ber.
nard Oscar, SO l street northeast DR.
Benjamin Grossman is to officiate The
interment is to be private.
The mother of the young man wa.
Frustrated at the death of her son, an6
is in serious condition, sufferins
from shock Her condition was report.
ed today as very serious, although
somewhat better than yesterday.
Miss Dorothy Abramson, who was iI
bathing with Mr.: Oscar at the time Of
the tragedy, and who herself narrowly
escaped death, is i'll at her home, 10G1
New Jersey avenue northwest suffering
from shock. She was engaged to bt
married to Mr.. Oscar.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
Cites Conditions on Trip.

The certificate of inspection granted
to the steamship Eastland, the in
spectors letter reads, permits her to
carry 5000 excursion passengers be-
tween this port and South Haven.
Mich August ). 1906 said steamship
had on board $3.50 passengers. that be-
ing the greatest number carried at any
one time during my investigation.
"A personal investigation shows that
on this date passengers, in many in
stances. were unable to find seats or
move around with any reasonable de-
gree of comfort. The steamship COM
pany keeps at certain parts of said
boat large quantities of small seats.
which. in great many cases, passen-
gers were unable to obtain by reason
of their inability to move from the
position originally taken, and were
compelled to stand during the entire
journey, which occupies about four
hours.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
BRIDGE NEARING COMPLETION
December / Is Date Set for Opening
@ Street Span.

December / is the date set for the
opening of the $4,000 concrete bridge
connecting q street in Washington
with . street in Georgetown.
The bridge is completed to the base
of the floor. and Guidone & Co, con-
tractors for the bridge. now are lay
ing the sidewalks and balustrades. The
four bronze buffaloes designed by A.
Phimister Proctor. which will orna
ment the approaches. are mounted in
place.
For the last three weeks contractors
have been moving the Rittenhouse
mansion from the line of q street to
the location where il is being remod-
eled into an attractive residence front
ing on the street. This opens the way
for the District contractor, w. f.. Cush
to remove the bank so as to open q
street through to Georgetown.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
LIFTING CATTLE QUARANTINE,
Chicago Stock Yards to Be Restrict.
ed Area After Monday.

Further modification of the federal
quarantine against foot and mouth
disease. effective Monday, will advance
the Union stockyards at Chicago into
restricted area, so it may handle ami
mails for immediate slaughter, and it
becomes the only territory in Illinois
under quarantine.
All Erie county. \. Y. will be re-
leased from quarantine except the New
York central stockyards.
The quarantine in Maryland, Massa
chusetts, Michigan, New Jersey Penn
sylvania and Virginia remains un-
changed.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
EXPLAINS BRITISH STAND.
Embassy Representative Sets Forth
Reason for OBTAINING Neches.

Coville Barclay, charge of the British
embassy, called at the State Department
today to explain the recent British note
Oh the seizure of the American ship
Neches.
The British note. he said, because of its
brevity; did not present fully the British
reasons for the action; that the ship was
not taken in reprisal for violations by
Germany of the rules of naval warfare,
and that the rule regarding such deten-
tions and seizures was not intended to
apply to the United States alone, but to
all neutral nations
State Department officials said the eX-
lanation placed the case in different
light, which will he recognized in the
Forthcoming reply to the London foreign
office
Evening star., 1915-08-07
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.

vienna, August D, via Lohuo"'
gust ::
Northwest of Ivangorod our allies nave
made progress. Between the Nis'ui"
and the Bug rivers the pursuit pa'-
ties continue.
In east Galicia the situation IS u"-
changed.
The daily repeated attempts by tile
Italians to attack always tei lii,ia M
in complete failure. where the I'd "a
ian infantry assumes an attack the
movement either is repulsed oS oui
artillery or thrown back, with heaNg y y
losses, by our infantry Even Wen
trained guns and thorough aftliierH
preparation have proved unavallinS
in altering this course of events
Thus failed on the night of the 9TH and
Yesterday several attacks-ohe d1-
rected from Sagrado and another
against the heights of Podgora'
where the field was covered with the
bodies of Italians. There also were
unsuccessful attacks on the Plas.a
sector and in the Krn district.
An Italian captive balloon was shot
down near Monfalcone.
In the Carnian Alps our troops IN the
vinicity of Monte Paralva occupleu
some favorable height positions on
italian territory.
On the Tyrolean front an enemy pat
talion's attack against Coldllaha'
Buchenstein. was repulsed.
Inside the valley of the Ortler district
(TyroD one of our patrols attached
a hostile half company, causing II
c0psid ra bile losses.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
SUSPENSION OF MAYOR
UPHELD BY HIGH COURT
Supreme Tribunal in Tennessee
Passes Upon So-Called Nashville
City Hall Scandal.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. August The
Tennessee supreme court today, pass
ing upon petitions for writs of certio-
rari and supersedeas in three cases in
volving the Nashville city hall scandal
upheld the suspension of Mayor Hilary
E. Howse and Commissioner Robert FL
liott under custer proceedings, pending
the final hearing of the custer proceed
ings
In the separate custer proceedings
sought against Commissioner ]. D. Alex
ander, 1t was held that there had not
been the necessary fve-day notice to him
contemplated in the custer act and that
the order of suspension was void. In this
latter case it was held that the court of
civil appeals was without jurisdiction in
custer proceedings. In the cases involv-
ing receivership for the city the order
granted by the court of appeals super
seding the appointment of receiver
was allowed to stand
Chancellor Allison today vacated his
order appointing a receiver for the city
In aria
Evening star., 1915-08-07
MADE CHOICE OF PERILs.
Convicts Faced Smash-Up Rather
Than Rifles of Guards.

SALEM. Ore. August Thirty
seven convicts on a motor truck which
was crossing a railroad track here late
Yesterday realized that a collision with
a switch engine was inevitable, but re-
Trained from jumping for fear of being
shot by armed guards following in an
automobile.
The engine crashed squarely into the
truck, and seven of the prisoners were
severely injured. two probably fatally
Twenty others sustained cuts and
bruises The convicts were being
taken back to prison after a day
work in the flax fields.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
Alaska Sanatorium Assured.

President Wilson has by executive Or
der reserved for the use of Alaskan
natives and the United States bureau
of education a tract of more than sew
enteen acres on the Chilkat river near
Haines, Alaska. The bureau of educa-
ton purposes to erect sanatorium
where Alaskan natives suffering from
tuberculosis can be segregated
Evening star., 1915-08-07
Misses No.Hit No-Run Record.

Cecil Garratt. pitcher on the base ball
team of the District surveyors ofice,
barely missed achieving a no-hit no.
run record yesterday when he defeated
the Water Department team by l to 0.
But one hit was made Oft the Survey
ors' slabbist 'Rube" Adams. who was
on the mound for the Water Depart
ment nine. also was in good form, al
nalyed on the Monument grounds.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
FRENCH STATEMENT.
IRIS August 2. 2:5O p.m.:

PARIS, August :, 2:5O p.n.:
Last night passed quietly on the west
ern part of the front. There has
been reported nothing more than
some engagements with hand gre
nades in the vicinity of Souchez and
artillery fighting in the region of
Tracy lie Val and in the neighbor-
hood Of Berry au Bac.
In the western section Of the Argonne
there has been a continuance of the
very spirited fighting with ,grenades
and bombs. An attack OF the enemy
IN the vicinity of hill No. 213 has
been repulsed.
In Lorraine a strong German recon-
noissance has been dispersed by our
fire at a point not far from Leintrey.
In the Vosges there is nothing to re-
port
Evening star., 1915-08-07
Will Receive Kentucky Returns.

For the benefit of Kentuckians in
Washington, who wish to learn the re-
suit of the statewide primaries in Ken
lucky. Arthur Krock. Washington cor
respondent of the Louisville Courier
journal, has arranged to receive and
announce the returns at his office in the
Evans building this evening.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
Economic Advertising

Classified advertising opens the trade market
to every merchant and every householder.
In the classified columns all stand equal
show for publicity.
Look at the Want Ad Section OF todays Star
You will find there terse announcements OF mcr-
chants and artisans in all lines and the daily
wants" of busy community,
See what your neighbor has to otter-t may be
something to interest you. You would never think
of holding acquaintance up to tell him you have
motor cycle. auto, d Columbia or Victor.
a horse and runabout any other article for sale
You tell all your acquaintance what YOU
have to offer through the Want -Ads in The Star,
and they'll be pleased to learn where they can
obtain desired article at such reasonable price.
Evening star., 1915-08-07

Fauquier Institute E"i sSes si'1 aeS
The seth session begins Sept. %. 1915. Situated
in Piedmont region of Va, 30 miles from WASH
A limited and thorough home school Mod. bidss.
5-acre campus Rates. S240 upward Catalog-
MISS NELLIE V BUTLER. Principal Box ~.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
Held on Grand Larceny Charge

charles W ebb, colored. was held for
the action of the grand jury in $500
bond today in the Police Court on a
charge of grand larceny. Webb is
charged with having stolen a handba e
containing gold watch and S5, be-
longing to Mrs. Charles Some, 1864
irving street northwest
Evening star., 1915-08-07
Creates Great Bird Reserve.

President Wilson has signed an executive
order creating the Big Lake reserve In
northeastern Arkansas for the protection
of native birds The new reserve, about
nine miles long, and varying from 100
yards to a mile and a quarter wide, forms
proba bly, the most important bird reserva :
ton in the country. Big lake Is famous
for it's vast number of waterfowl and
plume birds and as a paradise for market
hunters and plume collectors.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
Orders Probe of Ship Seizures.

Secretary Lansing announced today
that Ambassador Gerard at Berlin has
been instructed to make investigation
regarding the two American oil ships.
the Llama and the Wico, intercepted by
German authorities on their way to
Stockholm and taken to Swinemunde.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
Can Company to Reopen Plant.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, August 1T is
announced from Geneva that the plant
there of the American Can Company,
closed for the past two years. Will be
enlarged at once to four times its pres
ent size and reopened.
Evening star., 1915-08-07
GERMANS WELCOMED AS
L|BERAT0RS IN WARSAW
German Correspondents Say People
Showed Signs of Real
Rejoicing.

BERLIN. August THE German
troops were welcomed to undamaged
Warsaw as liberators. according to the
report forwarded to Berlin by Kurt
Aram, a special correspondent of the
Lokal Anzeiger. Telegraphing under
date of August 5, Aram places en-
phasis on the statement that the city
was not evacuated without a conflict.
The forts were protected by barbed
wire. trenches. pitfalls and mines
against infantry attacks. The city is
not mentioned as having been dam
aged,