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Evening star., 1915-06-21
BELIEVE 81 PLAN WILL
RAISE JULY FUND
Latest Contributions Bring Total for
Capitals Celebration Up
to $S30.50.

SUNDAYS contributions to the lnde-
pendence day fund amounted to sl4350.
bringing the total. amount pledged to
sS30.5O. it was announced today. Sew
eral 81 donations reached the finance
committee in this mornings mail It
is believed that the one-dollar plan
will solve the problem of raising the
$4,000 fund required for staging the
capitars elaborate Fourth of July tes-
tivities.
Donors announced today are the iol :
lowing: Washington Gas Light Com
pany, $50: German n-American Fire III
surance Company. s23: Dulin & Martin
Company. SO: A. Eberly's Sons, SO;
Emmons 5. Smith. $40: A. s. Pratt &
Sons, $40. Louis F'lemer. Inc, So;
Charles Il. Bailey. 50; Florence A.
Estes, 50: Marion W. Estes. 50; Max
Fischer, So. Fred W. Steckman, 81: J..
VI. Culp. 81; Shaw & Bro. Co.. 81; Win
field Jones, 81; George y. Powell. / :;
Oliver Smith, 81 George A. Morgan. 81 ::
Fl. NJ. Smith, 81: total. s143.50.
Plans Progressing Rapidly.
grounds children in the festival are
progressing rapidly. Miss Katharine
Whitcomb is chairman of the music
committee, Mrs. Thomas Bon Dapray
of the committee on costumes and Mrs.
Mary L. Hunt of the committee on ar
rangements.
Miss Elizabeth Hogan is training the
character dancers, and representatives
of the attributes are being trained as
follows: Victory. by Mrs. Thomas Bon
Dapray and Miss schmitzen of the New
York avenue playground: Union, by
Miss Elva Whitcomb of the George
town playground: Justice, by Miss
Ethel MacWiIliams. Of Garfield play
Hunt and Miss Elizabeth Penny of the
Bloomingdale Playground; Patriotism.
by Miss Mabel Towner: the Puritans.
by Miss Randolph Livingston of the
Miss Ella Gardner Of the Mount Pleas
ant playground; the Dutch. by Miss
Louise Crittenden of the Mount Pleas
ant playground.
Bathing Beach Contests.
The committee which is arranging for
the swimming and diving contests at
the bathing beach on the morning of
July announces the following events:
Midget events. open to boys fourteen
years and under-50-yard swim, tub
race, divins-plain front. plain back.
standing. sitting and one optional dive
Junior events. open to boys sixteen
years and under-100-yard swim, any
stroke; 220-yard swim. any stroke; 40
yard swim, any stroke: diving-plain
front, plain back, front jackknife. back
jackknife, and one optional dive
Senior events-100-yard swim. any
stroke; 220-yard swim. any stroke; 440-
yard swim, any stroke; under water
swim; punge for distance; diving-plain
front, plain back, front with jump take
off, front jackknife, back jackknife,
standing sitting standing, one-and-a-
half front. swan dive. and one optional
dive.
Entries must be submitted in person
at room 2, District building. or to the
clerk at the bathing beach not later
than Tuesday. June 29. Medals will be
awarded the winners of the various
events.
Evening star., 1915-06-21
FRENCH STATEMENT.
PARIS. June Fl. 2:35 5,p.m.

PARIS. June Fl, 2:3J ,p.m.
In the sector to the north of Arras
We yesterday made further progress
in the direction of Souchez by the
occupation of several trenches and
by drawing near to the northwest
side of the village.
which lasted all night long near
DemDiere which is to the west of
Peronne. An attack on the part OF
the enemy. which had been preceded
by the explosion of three mines, was
stopped short by the fire of our ar
tillery and our infantry.
On the heights of the Meuse. in the
sector of the Calonne trenches. we
maintained all our gains in spite of
counter attack of great violence
delivered at 4 o'clock in the morn
In Lorraine. near Reillon, we have
followed up our advantages. The
entire first line Of the enemy had
of 1,500 yards. At the end Of the
day a strong enemy column en-
deavored to deliver a counter attack.
but was dispersed. French reconnoiter-
ing parties have reached the vicinity OF
ChazelIes, the enemy having abandoned
this ground. All the German trenches
occupied by us were found to be full
of bodies. We took about twenty
prisoners.
In the vicinity of Mount Bonhomme. in
the Vosges, we have taken by as
sault the eastern spur of Mount Cal
vary: made progress on the neigh
boring hills, and gone as far as the
approaches to the village of Bon
homme.
We continued to make progress in the
valley of the Fecht, and We have
gone beyond the cemetery Of Met
zeral. To the southwest the hand
to-hand fighting is continuing. Here
we also have gained ground and
taken $50 prisoners, among whom
are four commissioned officers and
eleven underofficers.
Evening star., 1915-06-21

PETROGRAD, June 20. via London,
June 2I, 3:3S a.m.:
In the Shawl region and west of Me
men continuous fighting of a local
character continues.
On the Narew front June 10 there was
artillery firing near Ednorojetz and
Groudousk.
The 18th and 10th the enemy conduct
ed an offensive with strong forces
in the direction of Rawa Ruska and
on the front of the Grodek lakes, in
Galicia, the enemy forces being
largely recent arrivals from Bel
GUM.
In the Dniester region stubborn fight
ing continues against enemy forces
which crossed the river below
Nijniff Advancing from the river.
the enemy succeeded in progressing
as far as the villages of koropetz
and kosmierjine, but our vigorous
counter attacks with the bayonet
threw him back, inf1icting great
losses. In the village of kosmier-
line alone he left more than 1000
prisoners and seven machine guns
Between the Pruth' and the Dniester
the 18th and 18th vigorous fighting
continued. Near the village of Bala-
moutovsky we captured eight ma
Evening star., 1915-06-21
SENTENCE
IS SC0MMUTED TO
LIFE IN PRISON

CONTINUED from First PageD
Evening star., 1915-06-21

TURKISH STATEMENT.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, June 20. via Lon
don:
In a battle near Olti (Transcaucasia,
fifty Ave miles west of Kars) 200
Russians were killed and prisoners
and war material were taken.
Turkish artillery Thursday seriously
damaged a hostile destroyer near
Avi Burnu
CONSTA ANTINOPLE. June 20, via Lon
don, June FL:
We shelled the enemy's wireless ap-
paratus Thursday, killing soldiers
working there.
Friday we shelled the enemys left
wing. causing heavy losses and fore
ing the enemy to change his posi-
ton to protect himself against our
batteries. New positions also Were
shelled, silencing the enemy's artil-
lery.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-30
SAWMILLS MAY MAKE
POTASH TO SUPPLY
NEEDS OF COUNTRY

Potash has hong beer made from
wood aches, which at one thine was
practically the only source OF 90 pot
ash. Recently. however. since the
discovery Of the German potash beds.
Il e not been economical to pto-
ducc this material from ashes o.
seems. however. as ~ this b. "a gugu-
ton which has been overlooked 60
since at III present time they are
burning large quantities of waste and
the ashes that are collected are
usually thrown away.
The process Of Extracting potash
from wood ashes is exceedingly .Im-
pie and crude. 10 is only necessary
Go mix tho ashes with u small uufn-
tlty Of lime and leach the miAtIlr
with water. The aqueous liuuut thus
obtained Is then ~cVuporiiod o. 90
heavy syrup which solidifies ON .Dul-
ing. Tho product thus outaiuod is
known ns crude potash. ~ seems
therefore. a. u those lumber COME
punlcs which have already large s1N-
dust burners aud are. therefore. pr"-
duriug raw material m ~uhtld'ii'I'
quantities, could produce potash
comparatively Chcaply. since the
waste heat from the burner could Doc
utilized In o,aporating the uIUnr q"
dryuoss.
The market price of crude potash
varies from 8 90 o cents "a pound aul
one may expect from o Co 5 per cent
of the weight 81 the ashes in potash
In other words. these nshcs should
bc worth at lcas, from s. to 50 o. ton
and In certain sections of the Doun-
try the ashes themselves after lr''h-
ing can then DE sold us fertilizer ~
tho present time there are 70 hummer
Of small plants producing potash
from wood ashes, but very hitlc 90
known about their cost data. etc.
There is, however. an Indication GOT
the tendency OF the times IN that %
company has recently been incorpo-
rated IN Milwaukee for the produ'-
ton ~ potas from % ashes, ana
they are said 20 have contracted win
various w~ood-usinE concerns Tor IN"
total quantity Of ashes produced hN
them.
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FAMILY AVOIDS .
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
ThedfOrd's Black raught.

McLlthI, VAL suffered for several
years" says Mrs. ]. b. Whitaker, Of
his place, with Sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago a friend told me 10 try
Thediofd's Black Draughi. which ! did,
and ! found Il 10 be the best family medi-
zine Tor young and Old.
Keep Black raugnt on hand al The
lime now, and when my children icsl 4
little bad, they ask me for a dose, and Il
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have a long spell OF glek-
ness In our family, since We commenced
using Black Draught."
Thediosd's Black raught Is purely
vegetable, and has been found 10. fegu-
late weak siomachs, aid digestion, re-
lieve indigestion, collie, wind, nausea,
headache. sick stomach, and similar
symptoms.
II has been IN constant Use for idofc
nan 10 years, and has benefited mere
han q million people.
Your druggist sells and recommends
Black Draught. Price only &c. 0ela
u7ekSge to-day. NC "a
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FATE OF ST. GEORGES
WORSE THAN THAI OF
MOST EUROPEAN TOWNS

fAssnclatod Press Correspondence,l
ebert. Jan. S.--Sl. Georges. one OF
the points whore the allies have
fought. not for miles of territory but
for feet, almost inches, " a ruin to-
day. More than that. u " q heap
OF debris. other towns ana Villages
IN Flanders are marked az least by
standing walls; 81. Georges IN a will
dernesa Of bricks. mortar. charrcd
roof timhcrr and tiles.
There Is no body who knows ex-
srily how many times the allies and
Germans have fought In the place.
ana how often Il has changed hands.
The French and English have Il to-
day and the Germans tomorrow.
81. Georges Is located about two
miles southeast OF Lombardzyde. and
formerly marked the point where the
l ser and Plnsschen canals connect
ed. Today the village II an island
In the ''inundation'' district. A small
causeway gives access 20 the place.
over this German sailors and ma
rines have again and again attacked
the place TO the accompaniment OF
German artillery fire aud the rattle
Of the machine runs 81 the allies, On
one occasion German and allies
heavy artillery h~ombareed the place
simultaneously. and machine guns
scnt halls Of bullets into Il from three
sides. Why-nobody knows. The
Germans suspected that the allied
troops were In -. Georges. ana the
allies suspected that the Germans
were In Il, each side taking 81 for
granted that the bombardment itself
was a sham maneuver.
But for some days now the English
have had the place. keeping u prac-
ticaliy by virtue Of the many ma
chine guns they nave so posted that
the narrow causeway IL swept by
their fire. This machine II fire In
and about 81. Georges never stops.
The slow "tack-taCkf OF the English
guns and the more rapid sputtcr OF
the French "mitrailleuses' keeps up
day and niEht. Responsible for this
are the German sailors and marines.
who continue in their efforts TO re-
take the village.
when the wind sweeps over 81.
Georges Il carries with Il the smell
OF accomplishing bodies. In the still
ness OF the night one hears from
there the grooming of wounded-oi
men who vonturcd into or near he
place. were shot down, and then were
found Co be beyond the reach 81
those who would succor them. TO
venture into the ope along the
cnuseway means either TO die or De
wounded. The very heaps ~ debris
seem animated by the desire to carry
further the destruction OF which they
are the result.
At night also one hears the inces-
SAINT coughing Of the French African
and Anglo-fndian troops, who seem
unable 10 stand the rigors of the cold
and damp climate of Flanders.
ON the outskirts Of the village
stands "A little house. upon whose
door have been chalked the words
"Franctircur-already disposed OF
Not far from the door lies the h"'l
Of a man with the fingers sim about
the handle of an open umbrella
, The dyke giving access 20 the ui'ie
would not hold the bodies 90 thu-'
| who have died in the enort 90 cilhrr
take or retnkc this island In The h-
unaation lake"
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ne ef0 alitf rms butler. Where
ever he goes We follow.
Wen. you've wasted your time. my
man. Al I an here for Il 10 taks
ovcr some property Mr. H~nrgreaye
len n Fr8nce Tor sale. ] know
nothing about your private feuds.
Now. see out ~, keep out Of my
way; I am not a peacefai man
The spy tumbled cut a. he had
tumhled in. By an act OF gravity; and
eertan was alone He spent two
days IN comparative ldleness. Thea
things began to wake up.
.
For a long time she leather box
heroes which was Inscribed STANLEY
Harkreave" lay IN peace undfsturbed.
A busy spider had woven a trap
across the handle 20 the quaint lock.
The box was stiil badly stained from
its immersion In the salt water. AZ
a certain time Il was quietly with
drawn from ne hiding place. II was
stenlthily opened. A hand reached IN
and when It withdrew . packet Of
papers was also withdrawn. Tho box
was again locked aud lowered; and
presently the spider returned TO ind
that his cunning trap had been 20
tally destroyed. With the infinite pa
tlence OF his kind he began the weay-
Ing % smother trap. Perhaps this
would be more successful than It's
predecessor.
Later Henri Servan received a tcle-
phone call. He was informed that his
purpose IN America would be real.
iEed BY his presence az such and such
a box that night al the opera. Fur
Their information could mot be given
over the telephone. Servan seemed
well satisfied He dressed carefully
that evening. called up the Office clerk
and inquired 10 hls box tickets fer the
opera had arrived. He was informed
that they had instantly the spy, who
had dared TO linger about the hotel.
overhearing this conversation, deter
mined 10 notify Braine at once. And
At the same time. Norton. IN disguise.
determined not to lose sight OF this
MAJ whom he had set himself to
watch.
The SPY left By one entrance and
Jim By another. Jim had learned
what he desired: that the Russian
agent would be followed 70 the opera
and that Il was going to be difficult
70 hand the documents to him. The
spy entered a drug store and tele-
phoned. Jim waited outside. When
the man came out he strolled up the
street and entered the nearss saloon.
Jim's work was done.
Il was Braiae's lieutenant however,
who took the news 20 Braine.
we have succeeded"
"Coodi" said Bralne.
HE will 30 70 the opera. He will
have a box. Doubtless they have ar
ranged 20 deliver. the papers there"
-And the next thing Is 70 get the
number Of his box" This Brnine had
no difficulty In doing. so that's all
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MILITARY TRAINING
AGITATED BY MANY
ENGLISH TEACHERS

CAssociated press Corresponds" e.
London. Jan. The question 'l
military training la the scho'.a .
nov "a live one over All Britain, ana
the chief a~gitators are not army W'A
bu. teachers. Lack OF proper mater
la for officers 90 take the place ',
those killed ana injured Mt d irnui
and 10 supply Kitcheucr's huge new
army and tho inadequnteiy differed
territorial force. b. one of the mos
serious problems OF the war Az ~.
the higher schools have been called
on for subaltcrns, as the BRUSH
Tommy" objects to serNins unu'I
any officer not born a gentleman ne
teachers feel hat they we're ~ n
sense 10 blame Tor not having gwen
their students some elemental pre-
Hminary training further than thdt Oh
the small student officers corps
Al a meeting of the Incorporated
Association Of Hcadmastcrs II the
London Guildhall, +. H. Templar sala
i'm regard 10 the Sew Zealand system
OF universal military training IN me
schools: while Conscription pro-
duces m|lIitarism. national training
destroys IL. The citizen soldier II a
maa whose every Interest Is bound up
with the maintenance 10 peace
Another speuder pointed out ina
military driu and rifle shootlng Wef"
compulsory In the Swiss schools, yet
ne asked who could accusc the swiss
OF m%ilitarism.
4 resolution declaring that military
trimming In the schools would save
Inc country from having to improNise
an army Ia var time by providing q
reservoir Of partly trained men. was
passed with only a few dissenting
tr.faH
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R IN ACTION
DESCRIBED BY MAN
WHO FOUGHT THEM

(~Assuciatcd Prcss CurrcspondenceJ
Antwerp, Jan. "A story told hy a
Berlin school teacher confirms what
may have been said about the boldi-
ness Of the fighting which took place
in the streets Of DiXmudc.
Tho teacher ana two other Berlin
landwchr mep-a lawyer and a pub
lisher-werc entering that little town
IN Flanders with other German SOL
diers by some of the main streets.
when they became the prey OF Turcos
In hiding. They darted from narrow
side streets aud houses. and as eye
witnesses relate. sprnnR upon the
heavier Germans like 50 many tigers
The three Berlin landwehr men had
Just rounded one 81 the Of
the city hall, when they were separ-
ated from their comrades by a rush Of
Turaog from the fire station. There
was nothing they could do but back
into a door opening. and here they
tried 10 keep a iarg crowd az yelling
Turcos az bay. what happened next II
best told by the teacher, who now
has the less exciting Job of doing SEN
Try duty m M Of the local whnrves
for which detail a ruther large wound
in the Thigh o. responsible.
The Turcos went al us with might
and MAIN he said. II can still see
their rolling eyes and white teeth.
They seemed 90 literally thirst for our
blood. But their yelling ana shouting
vas worse. perhaps. than their efforts
to finish the three Of uE Every time
we put a bullet into one 81 them. or
jabbcd tho bayonet home, the awful
racket the fellows made with their
ieather-lined throats increased.
but we kept on shooting into the
crowd. delaying tho end which seem
ed an too close.
"Finaily ono Of ms three. the pun
Usher wont down with n shot In the
heud-gkull fractured. The Turcos
thought that now they would put az
end Ia the business. So also thought n
French officer, who went down n sec
ond later with the hayonet Of the law
yer sticking inhis chest Then the law
yer ven down. 7 was alone then. and
thought n was an over.
Just then "a large flash rose from
tho ground before me. The explosion
which followed drowned the voices Of
the yelling Turcos. Then I went down
with my thigh split vide open BY
one ~ the spiintcrs OF the shell.
The spot Was a sight when ! re-
gained by enseH Dead and mutilated
Tnrcos everywhere. We were found
about eight O'Clock that night, and
mono too soon. My comrades are sim
In the hospital. They are r1on over
forts ana not quite ~ likely 10 recu-
perate rapidly"
Al three have been given the iron
cross second class.
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fixed. He calls himself servan
and registers from Paris. III show
the fool that he has no mouiik to
deal With this time
And what are these doouments7"
asked Olga.
"Ah. that's what we are so anxious
10 find out. Some papers are going
20 be exchanged between this Rus.
sian spy and Jones or his agents.
That these papers concern as vi.
tally I am certain. That Is why
] am going 10 get them II
there has 10 be q murder az the
opera tonight. Morton has been 10
Washington. lie was seen coming out
Of the Russian embassy. from the
secretaries OF state and war and a
dozen other Offices. I've got to find
out just whe ali this means"
II means that the time has como
for ns 10 fy." said Olga 1--WE have
failed. have warned you. We have
still plenty OF money left. Il 10 time
we folded our tents and stole away
quietly tell you / feel IL IN my bones
that there Is a pit before us some
where; and . you force issues We snall
all fan into H."
The white feather. my dear7"
There Is altogether some difference
between the white feather and com
mon-sense caution
Il shall W. give up You are
free 10 pack up snd go II you wish
Az for me. I'm going 70 fight this oul
10 the bitter end
"And take my word for Il. the enc
will be bitter"
"WeiI7"
"Oh. ! shall stay. You know tina
my future 10 bound up 10 yours. II
the old days my advice generally ap
peaied TO you as sound; lind wheI
you followed Il you we're successful
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ruiet, you chaps. Drive on. chauffeur:
drive ont"
"Yes. my lord To what particular
police station shall | head this omni.
bus?"
"The nearest. Jones; the very near.
est you csd think oil Some day. when
I'm rich. IN hire you for my chauf.
feur- But for the present I shall ex-
pcct At least a box OF Partagas out Of
that hundred"
Jones chuckled 'Tli buy you a box
cut Of my own pocket. That hundred
goes TO charity"
Here We arel Out with you" said
Jim to his prisoncrs. He shouldered
them into the police station. TO the
captains desk.
whats this?" demanded the zap
tain.
-Holdup men" said Jim. Entered
this mans car aud tried to rob him g
"Uh-huhl An who're your"
Jim showed his badge and card.
"Ohoi Hey. there: I mean youl"
said the captain. levsling n finger at
Otto. Lift up that hat; Hft II up.
Sure. it's Fountain Pen Otto, Well.
well; an we've been lookin' for you
for ten months on the last forgery
case. Mr.. Norton, my thanks. Take
ON below. sergeant You1i be here
TO make the complaint in tn mornin'.
sir" ne added 70 Servun.
"H II Is necessary"
1T may be against Otto's pal.
don't know him"
Very we'll"
And Jones and Norton and Servan
trooped out OF the station
At last Jones and the reporter en-
tered a cheap restaurant and ordered
coffee and toast
You're n wonderful man. Jones.
even II you are an E~nglishman," said
Jim as he called for the check
English What makes you think
! am English7" asked Jones with a Gu.
rious glitter in his eyes.
IN tell you on the night we put the
rollers under Braine and company"
Jones stared long and intently az
his young partner. What did he really
know?
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DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear
There IL only one way 90 cure Gear.
ness, and that Is by constitutions
remedies Deafness Is caused ny an
lnnamed condition OF the mucous IN
ing OF the Eustaehian Tube. Wheh
this tube Ia innamed you have d
rumbllng sound or imperfect hearins'
and when II Is entirely closed Deaf
ness Is the result. and unless me IN
Illumination can be taken out ana TINS
tube restored 10 It's normal condltloh'
hearing viii be destroyed forever
nine cases u % ten are caused py
catarrh. which Is nothing but an IN
famed condition OF the mucous sur
faces.
We will giye one Hundred Dollars
for any case Of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cared by
Hauf Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
cuiars, free.
r. ]. CHENEY a co. Toledo Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 7be.
Take Halls Family Pulls for consti-
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Manager n Mrs. j. J, Mcdraw'
pitcher and Mrs. M~athewson' anu
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ~. LOhcrt OF the NeW
york Nationals have gone 10 Iuoh'
Manager McGraw II going to Try 20
SIGN Marsans. the former cincinnati
outnelder who went over to me red
erals Hast year,
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Captain Thomas Of the Philadelphia
Athletics says that Catcher McAVoy
win be a valuable member OF the
team this summer. Both players
on the all-American nine VA
toured the ives, last fan ana M'NN"S
showed up very strongly.