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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17
|COL. HOPKINS RESIGNS
TO REGISTER PROTEST
D. c. Commissioner Decline to Ap-
point Civil War Veteran as Su-
perintendent of Home.

Failing to agree with the District
Commissioners policy regarding the
appointment of superintendent for
the Temporary Home for Union eA-
Soldiers and Sailors. Col. Thomas <
Hopkins. for many years president OF
the board OF management OF the in
stitution. has resigned. it becam.
known today.
In line with its policy OF filling the
position with veterans of the civil war.
the board had recommended Capt.
israel w. Stone to succeed the late
capt A. A. Maxim as superintendent of
the home. The Commissioners declined
TO comply with the recommendation on
the ground Of Capt. Stones advanced
age.
Believing that the duties of the nosi
tion are too heavy for veteran o.
the civil war, the Commissioners are
awaiting further recommendation and
II is understood that the name of Der
nard Buscher. Spanish War Veteran.
management.
Col. Hopkins Resigns.
Col Hopkins opposed the plan OF
making the appointment outside the
u. A. X. ranks and resigned
The Temporary Home FOR Union ex-
soldiers and Sailors was established
twenty-seven years ago and for while
was supported by contributions from
civil war veterans. In 1899 Congress
made an appropriation for it's support
win the proviso that il should be dis
bursed with the approval of the Dis
trict Commissioners. Since that time
the Commissioners have been APPROX
ing the boaru's recommendations
gardlng the appointment of superin-
tendents. 1nasmuch as the institution
was founded and for long time sup
ported by the veterans. the board OF
management takes the position that
it's superintendent should be select ed
only from the ranks of the c. A. r.
Spanish War Veterans are interested
In the prospective appointment to the
position of a man from their own ranks
and. it is understood. probably will
make recommendation to the Com
m1ssioners in the matter this week
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MILITARY PREPAREDNESS.
DR.. Benjamin Ide Wheeler Advo.
Gates Compulsory Training.

BERKELEY. Cal, August limit
tary preparedness was advocated today
by DR.. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president
of the University of California, in his
annual address to the student body.
He appealed to the students to CO.
operate with the military authorities
connected with the university and pre-
dicted the ultimate adoption by the
United States of compulsory military
training similar to the plan followed in
Switzerland.
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the Guarantee Trust Company of New
York on authority of the Deutsches
Bank of New York and Berlin.
1t is further charged that in July last
the projectile company contracted for
the entire output of smokeless powder
of the Aetna Explosives Company. to
be used in making shrapnel for the
German army this constituting
Corner on one of the largest avail
able powder supplies in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17

The body of John Wills. drowned
Sunday while out fishing from a row
boat in Curtis creek, near Baltimore,
was recovered yesterday His death
was the third in his family within the
last eighteen months.
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armies over the Vistula. Barges from
Novo Alexandria have arrived at vari-
Gus points on this river

armies over the Vistula. Barges from
Novo Alexandria have arrived at vari-
GUS points on this river.
Russians Still Are Formidable.
AMSTERDAM, August II. via Lam
don. 3:O6 pm.-Warning is telegraphed
to Berlin by the war correspondent OF
the Lokal Anzeiger from the eastern
war theater that the resistance of the
Russians may be expected to increase
as the Austro- German front approaches
the Russian line of defense.
The correspondent declares that the
Russians can dispose sufficiently strong
forces to enable them to make serl-
Gus temporary resistance, and adds
that battles of increasing intensity.
with perhaps a retardation in the Aus
tro-German advance, are to be looked
for in the immediate future.
May Attack Finnish Coast.
STOCKHOLM. August Il, via London.
The Aftonbladet says it has learned
that the landing of German troops on
the Finnish coast is expected soon.
The Russian authorities are said to
have given the population full instruc-
lions how to act in case of an invasion.
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Denies Any Improper Motive.

MIR. Albert's desire to influence our
policy was not prompted by and must
not be ascribed to any improper
motive. He was of the opinion that
our attitude was too vigorous. He in
sisted as condition of any support
that | refrain from attacking the ad-
ministration and repea tedly objected to
my attitude in that respect.
II told Mr.. Albert that much as l
valued his advice and suggestions. l
must be guided by my conscience and
judgment in this matter and declined
to accede to his requests in that par
tneuiar. The result was that the ar
only demand made as condition of
further support. and that I declined
The only support my paper has ever
received has been in the form of sub
scriptions to very limited extent. The
$3.50 the receipt of which is acknowl-
edged in my letter. falls under this
head and is SO entered on the books
of the >Fatherland. In view of total
circulation of $4,000 this can hardly
be regarded as very startling"
Letter Printed With Denial.
Immediately beneath the above state
ment by Mr.. Viereck the New York
World today prints a letter purporting
to have been written by Mr.. Viereck
to DR.. Albert, who is an official of the
German government, in which Mr..
Viereck acknowledges the receipt of
the $3.50 acknowledged by him, as
above in his telegram to The Star, and
in which Mr.. Viereck is quoted as ask
payment 'for the month of June" Of
$1,750.
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New York World Publishes
More Details of Alleged
German Government Plot

The New York World today publishes
another installment of details in con-
nection with it's charges that the Ger
man government has through officials
of that government in this country and
in Berlin attempted to influence public
opinion in favor of Germany through
secretly owned newspapers and news
agencies. to bring about strikes in
United States plants having munition
contracts with the allies, and to bring
about other situations in connection
with the war which would be favorable
to Germany's cause, which charges
were published in yesterdays Star.
Today's installment of details, which
is accompanied in the publication in
the New York World by alleged fac
Smiles of letters and other documents
which have passed between German Of
hcials and various United States bust
ness men. deals principally with the
charge made by the New York World
that the German government has OBJ
tanned control. secretly. of a big NUM-
ton plant in the United States and
has "cornered" one of the largest DOW
der supplies in this country.
Bridgeport Plant One in Question.
The World charges that the munition
plant in question is that of the re-
Gently organized and recently built
Bridgeport Projectile Company Of
Bridgeport. Conn. The World says
that German officials plotted to have
the Bridgeport Projectile Company ac-
cept contracts from the allies with n
non-lia bility clause in the contracts
for failure to deliver. and that they
never had any intention of delivering
munitions to the allies. the idea being
that such contracts would assist IN
hampering and delaying the allies in
their efforts to get munitions.
1t is charged that German agents
have carried through this plan sue
cessfully so far, with the intention of
manufacturing munitions in this coun-
try for the German cause. and with the
idea of obtaining shipment Of the mu-
nitions through friendly neutral
power. and that all the time these
plans were being worked out Germany
continued to protest to the United
States government against the manu-
facture of munitions in this country
and the shipment of them to the allies,
with the intention to deceive and dis
tract attention from the Bridgeport
activities of German officials.
Where Money Came From.
The World charges that the money
for financing the control of the Bridge.
port Projectile Company was paid by
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Irish Stand BY President.

In Kansas City conditions are some
what different. The Irish vote here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17
Editor of The FatherIand
Denies That Germany Has
Subsidized the Publication

George Sylvester viereck, editor Of
the Fatherland, the New York publ
cation devoted to German interests IN
the war, which the New York World
has charged with being subsidized by
officials of the German government,
telegraphed today to The Star a denial
of the Worlds charges. Mr.. Viereck
says in part:
The story in the New York World
about the Fatherland refutes itself
The context of the letters of July 1
conclusively proves that no German
official had any control over the policy
of my paper.
effort on the part of the friends AMI
propagandists of Great Britain to
thWart the presentation of the truth
concerning Germany and her cause in
the United States and to intimidate
those who are sincerely trying to com
bat British Interpretations.
Deductions "Not Warranted"
There is nothing in the COPY
righted' documents Uhe copyrghting
of stolen documents is a new industry,
by the way) to warrant the deductions
sought to be drawn from them
II have carefully looked over the
reVela fions in the World and I have
ransacked my own memory. l can find
in neither anything incompatible with
my integrity as publicist or my loyalty
as an American citizen. The business
and the editorial policy of the Father
land rest entirely in my hands: there is
no arrangement with any one else yield
ing even an iota of independence.
I'm the purloined letter of July /,
1915. Mr.. Albert makes clear that
neither he nor any one-even remotely
connected with the German govern
ment-had any interest in or exercised
any influence whatsoever over the poll
cies of the Father1and. AS condition
of financial aid, he says: I'VE must
have an understanding regarding the
policy which you will pursue. which
we have not asked heretofore" I alb
solutely rejected the conditions sug-
geSted by Mr. Albert
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Where Money Came From.

The World charges that the money
for financing the control of the Bridge
port Projectile Company was paid by
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Wounded Arrive in chihuahua.

Leon Canova, head of the division of
Mexican affairs. who is at present at
New Orleans. waiting to receive Senior
Cardosa. the Brazilian minister to Mex
leo. today notified the State Depart
ment that the American warship bear
ing Senior Cardosa and his party was
expected to arrive late tonight
The minister is not expected to reach
Washington before Thursday night
Evening star., 1915-05-23
SECRETARY OF WAR APPROVES.
New Regulations for Parole of Pris-
oners at Barracks and Branches.

The Secretary of War has approved
new regulations for the parole of
prisoners confined at the United states
disciplinary barracks and its branches,
as authorized by clause in the army
appropriation act of March a. These
regulations provide for parole in the
case of prisoner confined at the bar
racks or any branch under a sentence
or sentences of more than one year
the full period of confinement imposed,
or, if sentenced for the term of his
natural life, after he shall have served
nfteen years, except that no prisoner
shall be paroled who has an indict-
ment pending against him, or who is
wanted Is deserter from the navy or
Marine Corps.
The regulations further require that
the conduct of prisoner must be good
for the six months preceding his re-
lease on parole: that while on parole
the prisoner shall remain in the legal
custody of the commandant of the bar
racks from which paroled until the
expiration of the term or terms of con-
finement imposed, less abatements for
good conduct, and that a paroled prIs-
oner must make a full report at least
once each month as to his employment,
conduct. etc, which report must be
certified to by his first friend and adj
wiser.
The regulations further provide that
| if the parole is violated the prisoner
may be arrested and returned to the
barracks, there TO be held to serve the
period of confinement that had not
been executed at the date of his re-
lease on parole.
Evening star., 1915-05-23

Or G. II. stearns defeated Dr. Lee L. Harlan.
sEro>p SrNTEEN.
Second round narry wardrnan defeated vii
defeated Leo !. BROOKS. Il ! nr and i. George
II. chasmar defeated ii ". Ncsey i, / NJ.
br. T. J.. Hodges defeated Arthur Il. shelton. ny
se""nd round F. n i'.-ty defeated Edward Q
i,"ech by NJ sni i A VI Sam defeated ".
y " Smith, sn y uP' joan 4 kratz defeated 4
| fcated Robinson White hy m
FOURTH SINTEEN
second ronnd J Z. Shocmaser defeated G =
| Waits b. " and =: Roher /. r"rn, defeated
| r W. Slchold. i, : 1T ami !, lohn r. Sla,in
defeated /; b. rlatt y default
f Shoemaker. hy NJ. T. {. Moore dcf-s led
| John +. Slaven. by , up ard .
FIFTH SINTEEN.
second r"und,A 7. Raan defeated a. II t;h"s.
Hanna " W and ;. i :. Il,ntrn defea, e,i
| 8 l. Bliss hy ! " Al 1a holes: Z. Il. lie Graw
| deIeated T., Z. t'uit. tr up and l.
/ semi final round f. h lie ,.raw defeated Il.
| +. Hinton, by ".
SMITH SINrEE>
SSc"nd round. v Z shannon defeated =. Z.
fleming smns ny Sy n n Il = Marin Fnc. aetssea
defeated u W R.ll.r. by i IN A. ~ holes. TuSb
| Markeuzie defeated George Herth jr.. by de
| fault.
| CONSULTATIONS
| FIRST SlNrEEN
| First rounf-Dansi Il. ia, ks1n defeated John
| " braNnsr hy up. " r. Dantorlh defeat ed
| e. ~ l'opc. by M. Harris \. Erown defeat Cd
| X u Rurks by default. Donald Woodward de
| feated Dr. Howard 7. t'ancy. by IN and .:
| St'oND SIXTEEN.
First round William . Gil5or; defeated H. II
| Lurton. ir. by default 5. T. Thompson defea ed
| l'r. OTIS II. Wood. by . up H. g. Chamberlain
defeated u. Il; Gish by ~ al Ri holes: Frank
| ). Appleman defeated J. T. hendricks by , up
| and J.
/ THIRD SlNrEEN
| First round-Arthnr T. clark deceaied u. 9.
| Sinithy by ~ and 5: J. ". Murphy defea e!
| Robert Dugan. by { up and 2. Albert Il. Ma"kru-
zie defeated Charles A. Watson. hy up and Il.
OTTO J. De Moll defeated D. +. Asbury. by 4
/, up and I.
| Fol R1I S1NTEEN
First round Charles II. orme defca ed Charles
| seldom. ir.. by up and !: 4. l.. Thurman lie
| fea;ed l.. ". ff"rron. hy M and 5: +. SCOTT
| Perry defeated John l.. Weavrr. hy w and =.
| ]. 4. Shafrer defeated Frank Rhea. t,y default
1 FIFTH SIXTEEN.
| Firsi round I .. Narncll defeated J. g t:e.
| Iaughin. 10y ami :: Frank Govern defea ted
| William Il. Iarr. bv , and :: Artnur &.
| Moses defeated pr. Paris F.. Brengie. by up
Evening star., 1915-05-23
GOLF AT COLUMBIA CLUB.
Interesting Matches in Second Round
Of Nav Tourney.

The second round of the May closed
golf tournament of the Columbia coun-
try club was completed this week
while in one or two cases' the players
are ahead of the schedule and have
completed their semi-fiual round
matches The most interesting fea :
lures of the weeks play we're the re-
suits in the sixth sixteen. in which half
of the matches went extra holes. The
handicap rules governing the event
require the lower handicap player to
start his opponent number of holes
up equal to one-haif the difference in
their handicap, with the further pro-
vision that when there is an odd halt
stroke. II shall be counted on the
twelfth hole--a half counting rs win
In the sixth sixteen. r. H. Martin and
w. b. Fleming fin Ls.ed the first round
all-even and halved the nineteenth,
Martin getting the decision on the
twentieth. The other halved match
was between c. u. Sheppard and J. w
Bellar, the former winning on the nine :
teenth. The summaries:
FIRST SIXTEEN
Second round James f.. taiu~s defeated W. ]
McNally. b, up and L: Edward r. Eynon jr
Cnshman defeated Edward Harban. by default
Evening star., 1915-05-23
GOLDEN JUBILEE PLANS
PRACTICALLY COMPLETE
Immaculate Conception Church to
Celebrate-Campaign Proposed
Also for Liquidation of Debt.

Announcement is made that plans
Tor the celebration of the golden iti-
b!lee of the Immaculate Conceptiou
Church Sunday. June Is. are practically
completed. a siX-day whirlwin,i cam
paign to liquidate the church dept Of
S"S,ono is regarded as an important
factor of the jubilee celebration. The
campaign will start MAY - and con
clude June |. Twenty teams of men
and women. composed of 40 members
of the parish. under the leadership of
the pastor. Rev. NJ. j. Riordan, viii
undertake the task of liquidating the
debt resting upon the church
The campaign. it is explained will
be ushered in next Tuesday evening
with banquet for the campaign
workers in the ballroom of the school
building. on street. The program
will include addresses ny POSTMASTER
Robert j. Wynne, NJ D. Schaefer, pres
ident of the Holy Name Society of the
archdiocese of Baltimore: Judge
Michael NJ. DOYLE. Judge William Fl.
De Lacy. John Burke. treasurer of the
Evening star., 1915-05-23
United States; Miss Janet Richards
and Rev. NJ. J. Riordan.
Officers of Organization.

The campaign organization has the
following officers: General chairman,
John Shugrue: advisory chairman,
Robert J. Wynne; secretary. c. w.
Aughinbaugh: treasurer Rev. NJ. J.
Riordan; chairman of the womens di-
vision. Mrs. Robert J. Wynne.
The members of the executive com
mittee are Joseph Berberich Robert
Herberich. Henry J. Berens, William
Cannon. p J. Collins, J. J. Connolly
Ja mes Enright, Anthony Gaeeler. John
Z. Galloway. John r. Geier, Joseph \.
Geier. Jacob Iiapp. Maurice joyce. NJ.
McInerney. J !. Minahan. James Muir
ray. Roger O'Hanlon. Henry j. Rup-
pert. James White and Cassn Will
lIams.
The captains of the teams are:
Women's division-Mrs G. w. Augia-
baugh. Mrs Wilson Baker. Mrs. Rob
crt j Berberich, Mrs. Henry, J. ,Berens,
Miss LIzzie Carpenter. Mrs. Lille FifZ
gerald. Mrs. r. II. Georgius. Mrs J. II.
Hunter. Mrs. Margaret r Ioveless.
Mrs Margaret Moore, Mrs. William +.
ODonneli Miss Ruth Purcell, Mrs, NJ.
Roberts and Mrs. NJ. Schweitzer. Men 5
division--Rev George J. Bryant. Jacob
iiapp, J. FL Hunter. Bernard kroGer,
William Mcguire. Rev, Charles f.
Roach and p. Shugrue.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
ASKS ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Secretary of War in Doubt Over Ap-
plieation of Retirement Legislation.

The Secretary of War has submitted
TO the Attorney General the question
whether or not the new legislation pro-
viding for the retirement with ad-
vanced rank of certain army officers
on account of service with the 18TH
mian canal commission is mandatory,
as was held in an opinion rendered by
the judge advocate general of the
army.
Secretary Garrison appears to enter
tain some doubt on that point. il hav-
ing been represented to him that the
intention of Congress was 10 give the
advanced rank to the officers in the
qua1hed class upon their retirement
when il should occur in due time.
Several officers contemplate applying
for immediate retirement under this
law and are awaiting departmental ac-
tion on the application of Capt. Robert
f. Wood. 18th Cavalry. who has been
granted leave of absence for four
months.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
WILL DISREGARD PROTEST.
War Department Finds No Legal o.
stacle to Bands Playing at Expo.

The War Department has decided that
there is no legal obstacle to prevent the
ba nd Of the 18Th Company of Coast
Artillery at Fort Miles, Cal. from play
ing at the San Diego exposition, and
accordingly will disregard a protest
from the American Federation of
Musicians. That organization com
planned that the military band was
playing at the exposition in competi-
ton with civilian musicians.
BY inquiry. however. il was ascer
iained that the band in question was
playing without compensation, and AS
a War Department contribution to the
enterta inment of visitors to the fair
The law, il is pointed out merely
stipu!ates that army bands shall not
receive remuneration for furnishing
musc Out side of military reservations
when the furn lshne of such music would
place them in competition with civilian
musicians.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
VETERAN Of TWO WARS,
JOHN B. CLARKE. DEAD
Was Life Member of Loyal Legion
and Prominent in
Masonry.

Cant John Brainard Clarke veteran
of the civil and Spanish wars and lie
member of the LOYAL Legion. died Fri
day at the George Washington Hos
pital after a brief illness. He was IN
his SEVENTEEN year.
Funeral services will be held al
the family residence. 1881 belmoht
street northwest, tomorrow afternoon
nj o'clock Rev. Hugh T. stevenson.
pastor of Bethany Baptist Church and
grand cha plain of the District of Co
lumbia Grand Lodge of Masons. Will he
the officiating clergyman. lnterment
will be in Arlington cemetery with MIL
itary and Masonic rites.
Mrs. Annie p. H. Clarke. wife of the
deceased. and two sons-Fred X and
Winthrop H. Clarke of Indianapolis
survive.
Capt Clarke served for four years
during the civil war. enllsting as
private in Company \ OF the astn Mas ,aes
sachuset,s Infantry in September, lse2
From January. 1861, to February, 1869,
he served as sergeant OF the 5.th
Massachusetts Infantry. During the
ant of the sth United States Volunteer
Artillery, serving with this branch Of
the service until February. 1866
During the war with Spain, Capt.
Clarke served as captain ftnu ,oa.lnis
sary of subsistence of United States
volunteers. For a time he was with
Cen Lees eth Army Corps and later
with the 4th Army Corps under Gen.
Young.
Capt. Clarke. besides being member
of the Loyal Legion. was past COM
mander and one of the organizers OF
Gen NJ Emmett Urell Camp. United
Spanish War Veterans: of Pentalpha
Lodge, F. A. a. NJ: Mount Vernon
Chapter Royal Arch Masons, and Co
lumbia Commandery. knights Templar.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
TSE NE CAT TAKEN ILL.
Gen. Scott Notified That Indian He
Captured Has tuberculosis.

Mai. Gen. Scott. chief of stan of the
amy. has received word from Denver
that Use Ne Cat, the Indian whose sur
render ne effected last April. after the
Piutes had successfully resisted the at
tempt os the civil courts TO arrest him
mas developed tuberculosis
Knowing Gen. Scotts interest in the
Indians, the Department Of Justice has
arranged that Use Ne Cat shall remain
in hospital as long rs the treatment is
beneficial 10 him, and in the event that he
snail be brought To trial ON the charge
of numbering Mexican sheep herder
he will have the benefit of counsel and an
interpreter
Evening star., 1915-05-23

arranged to be held at various places
during the coming summer. as they were
last year. That action followed the de-
ciSion of the controller diSallowing the
accounts Of disbursing officer to the
extent of nearly 5000. expended at one
of these camps in 1914.
IT is expected the Secretary of War
VIII make representations to Congress
calculated to furnish the War Depart
ment with the authority and the means
to conduct the instruction camps next
year for the benefit of the college men
VINO wish to take part in them
Evening star., 1915-05-23
FOR MARINE CORPS VACANCIES
Ten Members of Naval Academy
Graduating Class Offer Services

Ten members OF this years gradual
ing class al the Naval Academy will
he appointed To I'll vacancies in the
Marine Corps. June 4. Twelve mid
shipmen of 'he hrst class volunteered
10 accept comm sions in The Marine
Corps. indicating that no difficulty
will be experienced in securing An
napois graduates TO fii the corps in
the future
Those who will be appointed III the
Marin. Corps are. Ralph j Mitchell
Louis x. de Roode. Robert % y. Bur
well. John A. MINIS. Pau G. Raf-
ftrtN. Pedro 4. del Nalle, lie Witt
Peck, Archie r Howard. Raymond K
Nright and owen r. p-Neill