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keoIeuk, Iowa .... December 7, 1915
Evening star., 1915-07-01
Agricultural Department
Has a Big Reorganization

A reorganization probably unprece-
dented in size in the history of the ad-
ministration of the government takes
effect today throughout the DEPARTING mt
Of Agriculture. whose total appropria-
ton for the fiscal year beginning to-
day is s27, 1872. or an increase OF
$3,7o5,950. The changes in the depart
ment are shifts in entire bureaus from
one Jurisdiction to another and do not
involve promotions. demotions or
changes in statutory positions. For
instance, the states relations service,
which comes to life today. includes the
present Office of experiment stations,
except the irrigation and drainage in
vestigations, transferred to the Office of
public roads and rural engineering, and
the farmers demonstration work. This
latter work was formerly conducted
under the bureau of plant industry.
| The Office of farm management is
transferred from the bureau of plant
industry directly to the Office of the
Secretary of Agriculture. There will
be a cooperation between the bureau
kets and rural organization and the
bureau of chemistry on certain matters
connected with poultry The bureau of
animal industry has to do with the
raising of poultry: the bureau of chem
handling and refrigeration of eggs,
and the Office of markets investigates
the broad economies of supply and de-
mand. Hitherto these activities have
been separate. They will hereafter
have a more nearly unified aspect and
probably do greater good for the
farmer.
All through the department changes
have gone into effect along the lines
indicated. There will be no isolated
bureaus and offices working on prob
lens which ought to be correlated wit h
some other Investigation. All related
work will be hereafter under one head.
The creation of the states relations
service is one of the best examples. All
of the variegated experiments in farm
industry, country life, etc, which have
heretofore been done at random, in
comparison. will be grouped under this
new service.
Evening star., 1915-07-01
French Now Preparing
Formidable Attack in
Western Arena of War

LONDON, July 1.-The French are
credited with the intention Of making a
formidable attack on account of the
enormous expenditure of artillery am
munition to the north Of Arras. where a
persistent bombardment has been kept up
for the last fortnight.
Both the French and British lines have
been subjected to severe attacks at many
points along the western line In recent
days, but, according to the French Off
cial statements. these. in the majority OF
instances, have come to naught. except
that heavy losses have been inflicted upon
the Germans.
It is onicially declared that the
Germans used fully two divisions in
Yesterdays attack in The Argonne,
which was particularly violent. This
attempt to storm French lines, how
ever; was checked. Fresh movements
against French trenches at Benarvills
are said to have failed.
Important losses were suffered by
the Germans in their unsuccessful att
tack in the Met1eral region.
Evening star., 1915-07-01
SHIFTS IN RANKS
Of CIVIL SERVICE
Beginning of Fiscal Year Sees
Many Administrative
Changes.
GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Everywhere AFFECTED
Uncle Sam Today Has More Than
Billion Dollars for His Own Up
keep for Twelve Months.

Uncle Sam puts his hands in his pock-
cts today and finds more than billion
dollars to spend on his own upkeep be-
tween now and a year hence. This being
New Year day, fiscally speaking, GER
tain administrative changes have taken
place practically everywhere in the
government service, and reorganiza
tions and shifts are evident in many OF
the departments and bureaus in Wash
ingtan.
TIE greatest administrative change
occurs in the Department of Agricul-
ture, where whole bureaus, with mill
lions of dollars to spend upon farm
science. have been changed so as tc
reorganize some of the work entirely
This, however, has practically no
effect upon the great army of en-
ployes. as there is nothing unusual
about the changes in grade and pay
there.
The navy yard decrease Of cents
a day goes into effect today. leaving
the organization of emplores exactly
where 1t stood before it made a
protest to Secretary Daniels. and the
deavor to lay its protest before the
Preside mt.
Twenty-Five men will be laid off by
the bureau of engraving and printing
and because of this the Plate Printers
Union, local lodge. held a meeting last
night to protest such action. Other bu.
reaus and departments have announced
minor changes in the personnel, bu,
there is no wholesale dropping OF
clerks. The big decrease in the statu
tory positions at the pension bureau
has been discounted for several months
past, and positions made vacant dur
ing the year have been kept vacant to
meet the smaller number of positions
made available today.
Evening star., 1915-07-01
TRIED ONCE BEFORE
TO KILL SCHNEIDER
PIotters Made Attempt on His
Life in Philadelphia, Accord
ing to Pittsburgh Police.
ARCH "CONsPIRATOR" =
NOW is BEING SOUGHT
Forney Not Real Brains Behind
scheme-$45, 900 Bail May Be
Asked From Each Of Prisoners.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
PITTSBURGH, July From an at
tache at police headquarters 1t was
learned late this morning that an at
tempt was made on T. Franklin
Schneider's life in Philadelphia within
the last three months. At the time Mr..
Schneider had no intimation that
Thomas G. Forney. his son-in law. was
implicated. Forney, Bowers ana NC
Henry. the three men under arrest
here. however are alleged to have at
tempted to put Schneider out OF the
way there.
DESPITE efforts Of the lcal police to
prevent the fact being known. 1t was
learned here this morning from re-
liable source that the "arch conspira-
tor now is being sought in the con
spjracy to murder Mr.. Schneider. the
WASHINGTON millionaire, which nearly
req ched successful conclusion last
Thursday morning in the Hotel An
derson.
Forney, contrary to the general be-
lief. was not the real brains behind the
scheme, according to the information IN
the hands of Captain of Detectives
Crooks. Thrown aside as of little value
when he was first arrested, the long
cipher letter signed The Master
Crook" which was found or Forney.
has taken on added significance In view
of what the police have learned within
the last forty-eight hours.
Capt. Crooks this morning refused to
comment on the existence of the fifth
or master mind in the conspiracy.
Expects Important Development.
"I stated Tuesday that very important
developments might be expected at anv
time" said Crooks, "and I know of no
reason why I should qualify that state
ment. We are still working on the case
with a definite object in view, and Il
we should be successful there will be
another startling angle to the case.
More than that I dare not say at the
present time"
Capt. Crooks admitted this morning
that Forney, Bowers and McHenry had
been in this city on a previous occasion
since April IS. and says they came here
for the purpose of killing Schneider. but
that no opportunity was offered them to
carry out the plot.
According to Crooks, AfcHenry in his
confession told the former that he and
Carlisle had been mixed up with Forney
in several other jobs. and that II the
local authorities would bring Carlisle here
Continued on Eleventh Page.)
Evening star., 1915-07-01

Ell PASO. Tex. July 1.-The case
Orozco and four others, charged with
neutrality laws. was postponed today
to July IL. The defendants were con-
tinued under the same bonds.
The postponement was granted on
request Of attorneys for the prosecu-
tion. r. e. Crawford. assistant United
States district attorney. stated that the
government had been unable to collect
and arrange all its evidence or to bring
important witnesses into court.
Accused with Huerta were two former
Mexican federal generals and three
Mexican residents of Ell Paso.
Those accused, together with the
bond under which they were held.
were: Gen. victoriano Huerta, $4,000
bond: Gen. Pascual orozco. $500 bond
A1derete, Ell Paso, $4,000 bond; Frank
Atderete, Ell Paso, $4,000 bond.
Long Investigation.
The arraignment marked the culmina-
tion of an investigation conducted by
federal officials in New York and
Washington since Gen. Huerta estab-
lished his residence on Long Island ir
April, his journey across the country
and his detention by local government
officers Sunday, when he alighted from
a train at Newman, N. M
For weeks government omcials hers
have been cognizant of activity afnons
refugees on this side OF the border
Supplies of machine guns. rifles and
ammunition said to have been assem-
bled in connection with the new move.
ment had been located in Ell Paso ant
kept under surveillance.
Although the chief interest here to-
day centered in the appearance of Gen
Huerta in the federal court. more in
terest had developed in the news OF
the fighting south of Aguascalientes.
Villa Reports Victory. -
Villa reported. last night that he had
broken Carranza's offensive movement
by getting to the rear of his enemy. at
Lagos. After hard fighting. Villa Of
ficials said. they drove Gen. Benjamin
Hills men into a retreat toward Leon.
Officially it was announced that Villa
captured many prisoners, two field
pieces and caused Hill to abandon
three trains, which were burned. how
ever, before the Villa forces could get
to them.
This victory and the reports that Ia
pata has been able to check the ad-
vance of Gen. Pablo Gonzales at the
outskirts of Mexico City caused Villas
partisans here to believe the turning
point in the struggle with Carranza
was near at hand.
Miguel Diaz Lombardo, Villas minis
ter of foreign affairs, expected to leave
today for Washington to place before
President Wilson a plan to establish
peace in Mexico. He was expected to
suggest that commission of men Sc
lected from the ranks of both Carranza
and Villa be named to choose a pro-
visional president.
Evening star., 1915-07-01
BECKER GETS REPR1EvE.
But Gov. Whitman Will Not Take
Further Action,

ALBANY, N. Y. July Gov. Whit
man today granted Charles Becker, the
former New York police lieutenant un-
der sentence Of death, reprieve until
July 26.-
The governor said that he would take
no further action in the case than the
that IL the United States Supreme Court
does not interfere Becker will have to
die.
Evening star., 1915-07-01
HUERTA HEARING
|SSET FOR JULY Z
U. S. Attorneys Ask for Delay
to Assemble Their
Evidence.
FIVE ARE ARRAIGNEO
WITH FORMER DICTATOR
Villa Reports Victory Over Hill
Near Lagos, Capturing Pris-
oners and Guns.
Brazilian Minister'S Report.

The State Department today
summarized ms follows dispatches
from the Brazilian minister at
Mexico Citys
Cable not cut, but Cafransa
authorities will not let messages
go through.
Carranza troops repuIsed morn
ing Of June 2S.
General situation worse be-
cause Of inability to relieve
hungry.
Grocery stores sacked June rs.
Several Zapata generals melted
people to violence.
Evening star., 1915-07-01
SMITH FOUND GUILTY
IN BATHTUB CASES
Convicted Of the Murder of Three
of His Wives, Englishman Is
Sentenced to Death.

LONDON, July /, 3:14 p.m-A verdict
of guilty was brought in by the jury
today In the case Of George Joseph Smith.
who is charged with the murder of three
of his wives 1t had been alleged by the
crown that Smith had killed his wives
willie they were in their baths. and had
collected insurance money on their
lives.
Prisoner Protests Innocence.
you will hang me before you're done,
my Lord" was Smiths excited out
burst while Justice Scrutton was sum-
ming up the case. The prisoner quick
ly followed this with: You cannot
hang me for murder; I've done no mur-
der. This is a disgrace to a Christian
country"
The Judge told the jury that al
though there was direct evidence con-
Meeting Smith with the murder OF Bea-
trice Mundy, one of the three wives,
with the murder Of whom he was spe-
officially charged. there was seldom
anything but circumstantial evidence
in cases of. .cold-blooded calculated
murder.
The jury. continued the court, must
consider If Smith had opportunity and
had opportunity. and If he gained by
the woman's death the jury could see
the motive. Even then, continued the
justice, the jury might not be sure
whether the deaths were accidental or
designed, but If it were found that an
accident which benefited the prisoner
happened a number of times they could
draw a strong inference that so many
accidents benefiting him could not hap
pen unless by design.
L. - II
was charged with the murder of three
women, with all of whom he went
through the marriage ceremony, and all
of whom were found dead in bathtubs
under almost Identical circumstances.
The case came to be known throughout
the kingdom as the brides in bath"
case, and the trial has been the most
sensational murder trial here since that
of DR.. Crippen.
Deaths of Brides Identical.
Details Of the brides deaths, as re-
lated by Prosecutor Bodkin. were iden-
tical with the evidence given at the
preliminary hearing. which was held
in the Bow Street court March %. and
disclosed that Smith, under the name
of John Lloyd, married Margaret Lofty
at a registry office at Bath in Novem-
ber, 1914. The couple came to London
the same day, and the next morning the
bride was found dead In her bath. "A
verdict of accidental death was re-
turned.
Later it was ascertained by the police
that Lloyd was not the husbands name,
and he was arrested and identified. ac-
cording to the police, as George Joseph
Smith. who in November. 1913; had mar
ried, at. Portsmouth, Alice Burnham.
She had been found dead in her bath
q month after the ceremony. His mar
riage to Beatrice Mundy in July, 1912,
was also traced. The prosecutor de-
clared that the motive for the mur-
ders was the greed for. money. which
smith would obtain from the insur-
ance on the. wonen's lives. . In this
way. said the prosecutor, Smith had
obtained f2sOO {$14.008h and was in a
fair way to obtain f700 more when he
was arrested:
Evening star., 1915-07-01
GERMAN WARSH|P
SUNK IN ATTEMPT
TO STRIKE W|NDAU
Russians Also Claim RepuIse
of Foe in Endeavor to
Land Forces.
MAKES STUBBORN FIGHT
ALONG THE GNILA LIPA
Cars Men, However, Are Retreat
ing Generally Between Vistula
and Bug Rivers.
GREATER THREAT TO WARSAW
Petrograd Says Teutons Have Been
Beaten While Striving to
Cross Dniester Near
HalicZ.
| MAKES STUBBORN FIGHT
ALONG THE GNILA LIPA
GREATER THREAT TO WARSAW


German armies continue to push
the Russians back over the Cali
clan border into their own terri
tory.
An attempt by German war
ships to lombard the port of
Windau, Courland, and land
troops, was repulsed by the Rus
slams, according to an official
statement issued at headquarters
of the Russian general staff.
During the engagement between
Russian destroyers and enemy
vessels one German torpedo boat
is reported to have been blown
up by mine.
On the eastern front every
change leaves Warsaw, the capi-
tai of Russian Poland, more open
to the drive which the Germans
and Austro-Hungarians evidently
are making toward that city.
Along the northern line the
Austro-Germans seem to be ex-
periencing the greatest success.
Although the Russians seem to be
making stubborn fight along the
Gnila Lipa, they are retreating
generally between the Vistula
and Bug rivers toward Lublin.
Ivangorod Objective.
The Russians admit a continuation Of
the enemy offensive between the Bug
and the vieprz. At the junction of the
latter river with the Vistula in Po-
land lies Ivangorod, which Russian OBJ
servers believe is the immediate objec-
tive of the Austro-German forces in
this region. Ivangorod is little more
han fifty miles southeast from the
Polish capital.
Just at present the chief Russian
holding power seems to be along the
line of the western Bug and the Gnila
Lipa in Galicia. Petrograd records
repulse of an attempt by the Teutons
to cross the Dniester near Halicz. in
dicating that the line of the Dniester
south Of that place is still well held by
the Grand Duke Nicholas forces.
Zawichost Occupied.
It is claimed the Austro-Germans
have occupied another Polish town,
Zawichost, just over the frontier.
The present position of the Russian
fNrces covers a great semi-circle around
Lemberg, the two tips of which, to the
north and to the south OF the capital,
the Austro-Germans are attempting TO
roll back. In the meantime they are
hurting great forces at the center. in
the vicinity of Tomaszow. The sue
cess of this movement would SO sever
the Russian armies as to leave War
saw unprotected from the rear. and the
desire to checkmate this apparently ex-
plains the continued Russian retire
ment to the north.
Flanked by Austrians.
A Reuter- dispatch from Petfograd
says:
Field Marshal Won Mackensen's Ger
man army, on it's northern adventure
from Galicia, is fianked by Austrian
forces under Archduke Joseph Ferdi-
nand and Gen. Won Boehm-E Ermolli.
Everywhere in Galicia German and
Austrian troops were sandwiched to-
eether, the Austrians within easy reach
of German support.
THE first objective Of the Teutonic
Bug Is Ivangorod, by way Of Lublin.
Brest and Litovsk A turning move
ment also Is expected east of Brest and
Litovsk by way of kovel."
Evening star., 1915-07-01
WRECK AND RUIN
REIGN IN MEXICO
Villages Deserted, Bridges De-
stroyed, Thousands of Wom-
en- and Children Hungry.

JALAPA, Mexico, June 26 (by mail tc
New Orleans).-The bodies Of two men
one hanging from a telegraph pole. the
other from a tree: thousands of hungry
women and children crowded into
freight cars or huddled beside railway
stations; destroyed bridges. wrecked
trains, and entire villages deserted OF
ruined, were among the incidents OBJ
served today on journey to Jalapa
from Vera Cruz, sixty miles from Gen.
Carranza's headquarters. The trip was
through what once was one of the
richest sections of Mexico. Everywhere
it now presents scenes Of idleness, ruin
and human misery
Bodies dangling from trees or tele-
graph poles, hanged first by one fac
tion and then by another as warning
to the enemy that no quarter was to
be expected. also were reported by
Americans arriving. from Oaxaca and
interior points.
Bodies on Railway Platform.
Another incident typical of others of
almost daily occurrence was the find
ing on the Jalapa railway station plat
form of the bodies Of a dozen men and
women who recently had been killed.
These persons lost their lives when a
trainload OF Carranza soldiers with
woman camp followers ran onto q
bridge from which the rails had been
removed by Zapata forces. Several cars
listed, and the soldiers and women on
top of the train fell into the river be-
low. About forty were injured.
Jalapa, the capital of Vera Cruz
state, has suffered less from starva-
Evening star., 1915-07-01
The Truth About the Signing of the Dec1ara-
ton of Independence.

A number of fallacies still prevail in the
public mind; for instance, that great document
was not>signed on the 4th of July, nor did the
Liberty bell peal forth on that day. Read this
interesting article in The Sunday Star.
Evening star., 1915-07-01
Treasury Changes Include
rs Plate Printers Dropped

Other than these employees of the bu-
reau of engraving and printing, who
were dropped because of the slacken-
ing of business to normal, no employe
of the Treasury Department lost his
job with the readjustments that came
| with the beginning of the new fiscal
year.
There were demotions, but the pro-
motions were five times as many. Sew
eral temporary clerks go out with the
| expiration of their terms Of employ
ment, but this had nothing to do with
the readjustments.
I The income tax division of the inter-
nal revenue bureau was subjected to
the most important readjustment The
division was put upon statutory basis
with the number of clerks and grades
authorized by law. From henceforth
only by death or resignation from the
service can promotions or appointments
be made.
Fifty-five promotions were announced
| on the income tax pay rolls. bringing
about changes of salary up to $4,000 a
year. All told there were ninety changes
in the internal revenue bureau, including
the promotions on the income tax rolls
One of these was a promotion on the
open rolls and thirteen promotions on
the emergency and regular rolls There
was not one demotion in the bureau, and
other changes were merely transfers
from one to another roll of the bureau
In the Office of the auditor for the
Post Office Department some readjust-
| ment was made necessary through the
fact that Auditor Kram dispensed with
| thirty-nine places, whereas he had ac-
cumulated only thirty-four vacancies.
No one was dismissed, however, and
the adjustment slate is not yet per-
fected.
IS Plate Printers Dropped.
The services Of twenty-five plate
| printers were dispensed with by the bu-
reau .of engraving and printing as an
unavoidable incident Of the slackening
| Of work and the coming Of a new fiscal
year. Director Joseph e. Ralph, by
prevailing upon the Secretary of the
| Treasury not to install a further al
lotment OF power presses for the print
| ing OF backs OF money. succeeded In
| holding places for about seventy five
| other plate printers. whose occupation
Continued on Eleventh Pags9
Evening star., 1915-07-01
British Flier Plunges to Death

LONDON. July Naval Flight
Lieut.. L. +. Watson was killed near
East Bourne yesterday while making
a fight in a bipiane. The machine be-
came uncomfortable while at height
Of 1000 feet and plunged to thqearth.