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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
georgetown To HAVE
MANY FESTIVITIES
Entire Week Of Exercises. Dances,
Ball Game, and Receptions Plan
ned for Commencement.

The celebration of the 126th annual
commencement of Georgetown Uni
versity will begin next Saturday and
continue until the following Tuesday,
when the formal graduation exercises
will be held on the campus at 4:3O
p. m. Starting with the boat trip
down the Potomac on Saturday even
ing. the events will take up nearly
week. The baccallaureate sermon
will be delivered Sunday morning by
Rev. H. Augustin Gaynor. 8. J., pro-
lessor of rhetoric at Brooklyn College,
in Trinity Church. The president and
faculty will tender q reception to the
seniors and their friends at 1880 D.
m. in the Healy building. This Will
be followed by band concert by the
United States Marine Band.
Monday will be given over to class
and alumni festivities. The class day
exercises will be held in Ryan gym
nasium at 3 o'clock. At $3.50 the SEN
caps and gowns will proceed around
the walks with 81 their dignity, fol-
lowed by the family dressed and roll
licking alumni who will give a bur-
lesQue imitation of military Europe
A baseball game, the feature Of the
day. will follow Many of George
towns old stars in the athletic field
will be back to take part in this
comedy contest. Such men as Cy Cum
minis, Tom Cantwell. Cy Mcdonald,
Chris Feinle. Sidney Mudd, Charlie
Moran. Pat Bowling. Jim Toomey, Doc
Martel, Jim Smith. Tom Neal. Tommy
Lowe. Chick Healy. Bunny Larkin, Doc
Gibson. Dukey Mess. Carl Burbank,
Charlie Dugan and others will again
don the blue and gray uniforms and
tread the old base lines on the Hill
top. All Of Georgetown's friends will
be welcomed to these affairs as the
guests of the old boys.
Monday night at 1870 the graduates
will be the guests Of the Alumni at
a smoker IN the quadrangle. Following
this the faculty will entertain the SEN
iors at an informal dance in Ryan
gymnasium. The exercises Tuesday.
will consist solely in the formal con-
ferring Of degrees and diplomas and
the address by Henry s. Boutell,
formerly minister to the Netherlands.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
dead FILL Mill
AfFERSTRUGGLE
French Eyewitness Meets
Claims of Germans at
Souchez. -,
SUCCESSES ARE DENIED
Troops of Kaiser Evacuated Building
SUCCESSES ARE DENIED
Troops of Kaiser Evacuated Building
to Preserve Way for Retreat.
Paris Version.
By FRANKLIN p. sIERRICk.

~ FHANhLlN Il. MERHICk.
Special Correspondent Of The Washington Herald
Paris. June 1.-THE claim of the Ger
man war ONCE that German troops hold
the Souchez sugar factory, a position of
great strategical value north of Arras.
was officially denied here today. The
French war ONCE gave out an .'eye-wit-
ness narrative in which the fighting at
that point was described in detail. 1t
says:
1.-The fighting which resulted in the cap
ture of the Souchez sugar factory by the
French was Of the utmost violence. The
attacks that resulted lin the capture Of
that position began on May 81 being de-
livered from the Ablain cemetery, which
We had taken on May %. Our troops
came under the fire of numerous bat
teries and machine guns located on the
north side of the refinery. but the Ger
mans were finally demoralized by the
artillery fire of the French and with
drew. The basement of the factory was
found to be full of German dead.
5000 Feared for Retreat.
Furious at having lost a position
which could be used as a base, in coun-
ter-attacks against Ablain St Eazaire,
the Germans made desperate efforts to
regain the sugar factory. Amid destroy
ed walls, and great craters cut into the
ground by bursting shells, the Germans
began their counter-attacks at night.
The French were compelled to yield. but,
being strengthened with re-enforcements
and supported by terrific artillery fire.
We delivered a conference.-the. But upon
reaching the sugar factory we found that
the Germans had already evacuated it.
fearing that their retreat would be cut
of.
In period OF three weeks nearly
5000 Germans have been buried and more
than 5000 were taken prisoners by the
same French regiment north of Arras."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
Howard Alumni Meet.

The annual reunion of the Howard
University General Alumni Associa-
ton. at the university. commence
ment day. June 9, was the largest
and most enthusiastic gathering Of
the Alumni Association OF this insti-
tuition. The business session in the
morning resulted in the election Of
the following Officers for the enuing
year: President, Shelby J. Davidson:
first vice president. Sylvester l. Nc
I.aurin. d. C.; second vice president.
Miss Beulah Burke. Kansas; third vice
president G. Smith Wormley, DIS
trtct Of Columbia: nth vice president.
B. H. jackson, West virginia: sixth
vice president. DR.. E. G. Evans, Dis
trict Of Columbia: seyeath vice presi-
dent, w. Justin Carter. Pennsyivania:
secretary. Joseph b. Alsen: financial
secretary. Robert A. Pelham; treas
urer, Miss Nellie ouandef.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
EIGHTEENTH AIR RAID
IS AIMED AT BRITISH
Casualties Few. According to Admi-
rally Statement Bombs Dropped
at Several Points. :
BY HERBERT TEMPLE.


London. June 5.-Another air raid was
made over the eastern and southeastern
coast of England last night. Bombs were
dropped at a number OF points, but the
admiralty, in an official statement. said
that little material damage was done.
This is the eighteenth air raid launch
ed against the British coast by the Ger
mans. the seventeenth being an attack
upon the city Of London. The following
official statement was given out by the
admiralty:
Hostile airships iisited the eastern and
southeastern coasts last night. Bombs
were dropped at various places. but little
material damage was done. The casual
ties. 80 far as reported. are very few
From Information given out by the gov
eminent II Is evident that the Germans
planned their latest raid as an attack
against the docks and naval stations and
not against this city.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
Colored Choirs Organized.

The District Of Columbia branch Of the
National Federation Of Colored 'Choirs
was organized at the Metropolitan A.
NJ. e. Church Friday evening. Tempo
rary Officers are, r. T. Nelson, of Metro
politan choir. president; Miss Hattie G.
Jones, Of Azsfta Hackley Choral, secre-
tary; Mrs. Alberta Davis. of Mount
Moriah choir. assistant secretary; w. H
Brown, Of Third Baptist choir, chaplain,
and e. N. Broadenax. director of Gal
braith A. N. E. Zion choir. deputy or
ganizer. The next meeting viii be held
at the Galbraith A. m. E. Zion Church
June %.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
STEAMER TO COLONIAL BEACH,
st. Johns Will Go There Today, Re.
turning at 10 p. NJ.

The excursion steamer st. Johns will
today make one of her pleasant trips
to Colonial Beach. leaving here at 9
a. M. and reaching the beach about
l p. m. Returning. she leaves Colonial
Beach at p. m, and reaches home
about 10 p. m.
Commencing tomorrow night and
continuing through the week. except
on Saturday. the St. Johns will resume
her forty-mile evening trips on the
river. leaving here at Z p. m. and ar
irving back home about IL p. m. These
are attractive trips. the ride on the
river at this season being most pleas
ant and music and dancing being a
pleasing feature.
The st. Johns win make these moon
light trips. except on Saturday and
Sunday. until June 26. when she opens
her regular season, to Colonial Beach.
After that date thA evening trips will
only be made on Monday. Music and
dancing are features of all trips of the
St Johns. and stops are made at Alex
andria-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE.

wHITK.
Charles c. and Bertha A. Watson, bog.
Thomas c. aad josephine Walker. NH.
Charles +. and Katie Taylor, GIRL
Orlo and Ethel Stearns, girl.
Howard L. aud Annie B. Robertsoo, bog.
Harry and susie Rosenburv. giri
James A. sud Bertha r. Reeves, boy.
William and Lillian Rowles, sfrE
Patrick H. and Catherine McCormick, ~
George e. and Margaret L Kug. Eiri.
Frank J. snd Margaret Hunt, bog.
Arthur n. and Charlotte F. Gardner, -.
Halford and Edith GreeDlse, giri.
Jacob and Eeckie Erin. boy. :.
Samuel md F1orence NJ. EsanA hpy,
William H. and Catherine c. DUkin. sirl.
Shirley c. and BeEie B. Caldwell, eiri.
Michael r. and jeanette Celiesemaa, Girl.
James F. and Grace Crown, mi.
Roy q. and Ada n. Brown, girl.
George A. and florence Best, girl.
COLORED.
lessee z. and Rlabche Wright. b>y.
Henry and Madeline Saundsfs, hey.
yapo !. Ind Agnes Mus, boy.
Roy and Louiaa JacAaon. gid.
Thomas II. and Cocdelia Gcrhan, boz.
John and Bcsse Danicis. si5i.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
SCHOOL GIRLS CAPTURE COINS.
students Sell Flowers for BeneAt
of Woman's Clinic.

Those in charge Of the flower sale
for the benefit Of the Woman's Clinic
conducted yesterday on the principal
thoroughfares. in the big department
stores, at Union Station and in the
theater Hobbies. last night labeled II
great success. As all returns had
not been made at a late hour it was
impossible to announce the result.
From headquarters at 1908 F street
northwest. under the direction Of DR..
Edith Seville Coale, the fair sales
ladies, students of the high schools:
went forth with their baskets Of low
ers and captured mites from the
purses Of many. Last night they sta :
TONED themselves in the theater lob
bies. where more of their wares than
had been expected was disposed of.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
Safe withstands Robbers Attack.

John Sacks. 1911 Marion street
northwest. told police last night his
place was entered during the evening
ana the safe damaged in attempt to
force 1t open. A duplicate key, found
In the door. was employed In gaining
entrance. The hinges and combine
tion knob Of the safe were smashed
on, but the door held firm
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
Confederates to Decorate Graves.

Inc graves or Confederate veterans in
Arlington National Cemetery will be
decorated by Camp III. Confederate Vet
Grams. assisted by the Sons Of Confed-
crate Veterans and the Daughters of the
Confederacy, on Sunday afternoon. June
1a. Capt. John NJ. Hickey, who lost leg
In the battle of Franklin. Is in charge of
arrangements. Flowers should be sent to
Confederate Memorial Home, l3E Yer
mont avenue northwest.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
Wills $4,000 to Scientist Church.

BY the viii Of Mrs. Sarah J. BeIknap
whGdon, filed for probate yesterday. 5000
is left to the First Church of Christ.
Scientist. of Washington. Mrs. Whedon
wills twenty railroad bonds and most of
her jewelry and personal effects. with
81. ccO in bonds of the Aetna Explosive
Company. to her husband. Americas Whe-
don The remainder of the estate is d.
vided between her daughters and to rela-
tives through two brothers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
Priest vim Be Buried Tonorrov.

Funeral services for Rev. Timothy r.
Brosnahan. s. J.. distinguished Catholic
educator. who died Friday ut 0eorgetown
Hospital. will be held tomorrow mornins
at 10 O'Clock at st. Aloysius Church Rev
William Ennis. president OF Loysla Colc
lege. Baltimore. win celebrate the maas
Burial probably viii b at MeVnt olivstl
Cemetery.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
~WANTs CASH FOR ASHES.
Lad Sends Them to McAdoo, Askins
for Money Burned.

Secretaryof the Treasury McAdoo yes
terday received the following letter from
a New Jersey boy. whose name is with
held:
ITO Secretary Of Treasure:
Dear Sir-Account Of my mother hab-
1t. Kidding her money in the oven at
night for safety she has burn eight dol
lars Sunday morning. I am sending you
the ashes to see il you could help her as
my mother is widow and need the
money badly. It was one five and three
single bills. Yours truly"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06

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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
Mckee Talks to Pennsylvanians.

An address by Thomas H. Mckee
featured the last social Of the season
given by the Pennsylvania Society of
the District at Pythian Temple last
night. A program of songs. recita-
tions and monologues also was given
Samuel r. Strattan presided.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
Simple Garb for Graduation.

II was announced yesterday that the
girls Of the Grover Cleveland School will
appear at their graduation exercises in
simple ciotheS They will wear MILDLY
blouses and ptAin skirts. Many of the
costumes worn by the girls win be made
by themselves.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06

There is now about $500 Esperanto
societies in the world.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06

Flowers for June weddings.
GUIDE Will furnish the choicest flowers and
most artistic horal decorations 1s4 F.
Adv.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
LOCAL MENTION.

Charlie Chaplin today. Virginia. sos 9th.
Send the Graduate Choice Flowers
from Skaters, 900 1ith NV. Prices low.
Best business lunch In washingtoA-
Eckstein's Ladies and gentlemen. 1413
New York Ave 35c. LIST and ID floors
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Fails TO LIFT HIS license
Reese Doesn't Take Advantage of Right
Granted By Court To Continue
Wholesale Liquor Store

The wholesale liquor store at 1U9
South Second street, which for years
had been conducted by James n. Reese,
1884 Derry street, did not open for
business this morning. The proprietor
Intentionally did not take out license
for the new year, which began to-day,
although the court had granted the ne
cessary permission.
The cost of license covering such
establishments in city is $500. Reese,
when asked about his failure to renew
the liquor license, refused to discuss
the question. County officials, includ-
ing Treasurer Bailey and Prothonotary
Haller, said this morning that both
Reese and his counsel were acquainted
with the fact that unless he lifted the
license before midnight on Saturday
last, the business would have to close
for the license year.
The Reese store is within half a
block of the section where the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company has razed
many houses within the last six months
to provide site for its new freight
station. 1t was for many years a Ii
censed place and one time was reputed
to have done much business.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
CAPITOL HILL
TYPHOID fever DEATH
rate lowered IN STATE
Report of Health Commissioner Dixon
Shows Decrease of 10 Per Cent In
Past Decade - Other Contagious
Diseases Diminishing Rapidly

There were fewer deaths from ty-
phoid throughout the state during De-
cem6er than have occurred in that
month for the past ten years.
To-day DR.. Samuel G. Dixon, commits
sioner of health, has served in that ca
pacity for decade. During tnat pc.
riod typhoid fever has been reduced 70
fer cent. in Pennsylvania. When the
State Department of Health was first
organized the equivalent of twenty
million dollars year in the lives of
four thousand of its citizens which
were annually sacrificed to this dis
ease. Now there are less than thou
sand deaths annually from this cause
and as the figures show the present low
rate is still decreasing. The death
rates from tuberculosis, measles and
diphtheria have all decreased during the
same period. A comparison of the aver
age namber of deaths per thousand in
habitants when the Department of
Health was established and at the pres
ent time shows that more than twenty
five thousand Ives have been saved.
There have been 6S7,57S more births
than deaths in Pennsylvania during this
period.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED
D. L. M. Reker Purchases Entire
Interest of w. H. eller, In SCHOOL,
of Commerce

The partnership of Messrs. KelleF h
iRaker which has successfully DON
Quoted the School of Commerce dufing
the past eight years, has been amicdbly
dissolved, Mr.. Keller retiring, and AIF.
Raker, who has been principal of tHe
school during the partnership period,
assumes full control.
The change in ownership will mot
make any change in the character of
management of the school. Mr.. Rakhr
will continue the same progressive pol
icy that has made the School of Com
merce an important factor in eduea-
tional circles IN Central Pennsylvhh MIA
for a number of years.
The school has daily attendance of
It's pupils. Five thoroughly compe,
tent teachers are employed, and the
school has "a complete modern equip
ment, including sixty typewriting ma,
chimes, duplicating letter machines,
stenotypes, etc.
The school was established in 1884
and has a steady and substantial growth
Many of the students are from subur,
ban towns and number are enrolled
from all parts of the state.
, Large, light and well ventilated
quarters, including the entire third and
half of the fourth floors of the TIoup
building at 15 South Market Square,
are occupied.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Full Crew Repeater and
Workingmen's Bill
Are Subjects of Much
Controversy
SESSIONS START
AGAIN TONIGHT
Local Option Measure win Be Placed
on the Calendar and Then Sent
Back to Committee to Permit Public
Hearings

1t is not expected, from statements
made by Senators and Representatives
who arrived to-day for the legislative
sessions tonight, that much win be
done in either House or Senate this
week. Both houses tonight will hold
their first meetings after the long re-
cess of ten days, and will take up the
calendars in regular order, but there
is nothing of statewide interest to be
considered.
The absence of Senators Crow, Ware
and NcNiehol in Florida, and the fact
that they will not return until next
week, is taken as an indication that
very little will be done in the upper
branch, and if anything OF unusual in
terest takes place it viii be in the
House.
The local option bill is now in the
possession of the Law and Order COM
mittee of the House, and Speaker Am
bier says it will not be reported until
all sides have hearing. There is, how
ever, a rumor that the bill will be re-
ported out tomorrow for the purpose
of getting it place ON the calendar and
at once be sent back to committee for
public hearings.
1t is not expected that the work
men S compensation bill will be intro
duced until next week. In the mean
time the Governor is receiving sugges-
tions as to alterations from all parts of
the State in response to his request that
such suggestions be made. The child
labor bill, which will represent the
ideas of Governor Brumbaugh, will not
be presented this week. Attorney Gen
eral Brown is engaged in getting it
into shape.
The bill to repeal the full crew
law is vet to come and it is expected
to create a controversy second to none
during the session. Senators and Repre-
sentatives are receiving thousands of
letters asking them to support or
oppose the repeater, and the railroad
companies and employees are very ae
tive.
A delegation representing the mill
tiamen of 1862 and 1868, who went
to the defense of Pennsylvania during
the Confederate raids. will be here this
week to look after the bill giving sur
vivors S12 month as a pension.
The message of Governor Brumbaugh
vetoing part of the deficiency appro-
priation bill will reach both bodies to-
night, and it is expected that the veto
will be sustained.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
FINANCE
A new MINIMUM PRICEfOR
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
Stock Suffers Two-point Decline in
Early Misunderstanding Responds
Favorably to Moderate Inquiry
Pennsy Heavy
BIZ Associated Press.

New York, March IA point ad-
point decline in Louisville and Nash
vile to Ito, its new minimum, were
the principal features of to.day's early
stock market. Prices otherwise in
clined to irregularity. Reading re-
sponded favorably to moderate in
quiry, while Pennsylvania was heavy
ON its poor statement of earnings for
january. Shares of the motor compa-
MES were again active at advancing
prices. Americans, with the exception
of Canadian Pacific, were lower in the
London market.
Imports of $750,000 gold from Lon
don, where the metal was obtained at
the low exchange rates of II fortnight
ago, acted as a partial stimulant in the
early dealings, but prices fell under
their best before the end of the first
hour, with especial heaviness in New
York Central and Canadian Pacific. U.
s. Steel yielded most of its gam after
one lot of 1900 shares had changed
hands at 43. BY midday trading be.
came exceedingly dull Latest develop
ments In the eastern war zone were re-
Elected in another severe decline in
grain options. Selling of bonds for
foreign holders continued.
Gradual recovery to the high level
of the morning was made by some of
the leaders after midday. spccialties
were heavy however, American Loco
motive pfd. and American Express fall
ing to minimum prices.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
river FILL WORK RESUMED
Commissioner Taylor Not Yet Able t,
Place Estimate on Loss Caused
By Wash-out During Flood

Park Commissioner Taylor ace
ing to J. r. Hoffert, assistant supe
tendent of parks, has not yet estim.
the damages done to the river
fill, between Kelker and Maelay STR
by the flood of last week. Much of
loose dirt at the bottom of the fill
washed so far into the bed of
stream that it cannot be recovered
The contractor resumed to-day
work of hauling dirt from South
ond street and dumping it along
bank. Between 1900 and IA
cubic yards of the fill had been pla
before the flood, leaving only abb
1000 yards more to be delivered und(
the $4,000 contract.
Hoffert said to-day that until I'll
proposed shrubbery is firmly rooted
the new soil of the bank it will be in
possible to prevent wash-outs whe
abnormal rises in the river occur.
The river is fast getting back
normal and has dropped far below II
top of the 11-foot concrete wall. a
up-river stations, except Binghamtq
reported a fall on Sunday. The sta
here at o'clock this morning was
feet. The weather observers foreca
stage of 6.5 feet by tomorrow m
ing. The weather will remain fair
cold.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
PROF. DOWNES IS RON0RED
Presided at Round Table Session of the
National Association in Cincin-
natl Last Week

City Superintendent Frederick E.
Downes presided at the round table dis
cussion for school superintendents of
cities whose populations range from U.s.
900 20 250,000, one of the meeting of
annual session of the Department of
Superintendent of the National Eln-
eational Association, held last week in
Cincinnati.
The subject of his meeting was
Current Methods of Dealing With Ex-
eeptional Pupils Educators of nation
al reputation spoke at the meeting. 9th
ers who attended the week 8 conven-
ton were DR.. n. c.. Schaeffer, State
Superintendent of Public Instruction; !;
R. B. Te;trick, Deputy Superintendent;
]. George Becht, secretary of the State
Board of Education; DIR. Charles B. Fa-
ger, Jr., principal of the Technical High
school; Professor l.. T.. McGinnes, su-
perintendent of schools of Steelton,
and four State High school inspectors.
DR.. Schaeffer's s talk on "Should Our
Educational System Include Studies
Whose Special Purpose is the Prepara-
ton of Warl" on which he took the
negative side was feature of the
week S meeting Mr.. Becht spoke on
the supervision of rural schools.