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Evening star., 1915-11-14
sEARCHLIGHTS FOR THE ARMY.
Two New Types Are to Be Given
Official Tests Soon

New searchlghts for the mobile army
nearing completion at the Washington
barracks will be sent shortly to Fort
Sill. Okla. for a test, and later TO some
of the regiments on the border for
field test Two types have been de-
veloped by the Engineer Corps. One is
Il thirty-inch reflector, to be used in the
direction of field artillery fire and in
waching the approach of the enemy at
a distance, and the other is to guard
force of troops from night attack by
infantry.
The larger type will derive its power
from plant mounted on a large trac-
tor. The tractor while not operating the
light will pull the car on which the
reflector is mounted. The smaller
searchlight will derive its power from
storage batteries, which will be fed by
a tractor.
Evening star., 1915-11-14
Cities to Be Represented.
ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

Maj. Louis r. Hess, Medical Corps.
will proceed from this city to East
Radford. Va, and make an inspection
of the field hospital, Organized Militia
Of Virginia. at that place.
Leave of absence for one month and
fifteen days is granted First Lieut..
Charles X. Wing, jr., Coast Artillery
Corps.
Sergt. John Walz, Hospital Corps. is
placed upon the retired list at Fort
Sheridan, Ill, and will repair to his
home
Leave of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut.. Jesse CASTOR, in
fantry.
Evening star., 1915-11-14
.LAUNDRYMEN TO OPEN
CONVENTION FRIDAY
Association Representing Maryland
and District of Columbia to
Meet in Washington.

Final arrangements for the convention
of the Maryland and District of Column
bia Laundrymens Association. to be
held in this city Friday and Saturday,
were made yesterday at meeting of the
committee in charge of the program
held in the headquarters of the Retail
Merchants Association. The convention
Headquarters will be at the New Ebbitt
Hotel, where the sessions and banquet
will take place. The convention will
an address of welcome by Charles F.
Nesbit, superintendent of insurance of
the District of Columbia who will repre-
sent Commissioner Oliver P. Newman.
Response on behalf of the laundrymen
will be made by President F. p Wilcox
The other speakers will be DR.. Abram
Simon and Robert N. Harper.
Guests of Local Laundrymen.
Delegates and visitors will be the
guests of the Washington laundrymen
on an auto ride about the District of Co
lumbia. which is scheduled to start at
o'clock Friday afternoon.
The convention banquet will take place
in the evening. beginning at o'clock.
Among the speakers will be Louis
Brownlow, District Commissioner; Rob-
ert G.. Wall. William E. Fitch of La
Sale, ILL.,. secretary of the National
Laundrymen's Association. and ]. f.
Kelso of Rochester, n. Y.
Election of officers Will take place at
the Saturday morning session. at which
there will be an address on Laundry
Advertising by Leroy w. Heron, ad-
vertising manager Of The Evening Star
Cities to Be Represented.
President Wilcox announced that there
will be laundryman present from New
York city. Philadelphia. Baltimore, Nor
folk, Richmond, Hagerstown. Cumber-
land and other points In Maryland.
The officers of the Maryland and Dis
trict of Columbia Laundrymen's Asso-
citation are as follows: F. P. Wilcox,
Washing ton. D. c.. president l.. w.
Cooper. Baltimore. Md. vice president;
J. f. Eyman. Cumberland. Md, treas
ursr, and D. Z. Downln. Hagerstown,
Nd, secretary.
Evening star., 1915-11-14
Court-Martial Findings Upheld.

Official approval has been given Of the
action of naval courts-martial in SEN
fencing Lieut.. Commander S. 1. M. Ma
jor. at Narragansett Bay. r. l.. to lose
eleven numbers in his grade for conduct
to the prejudice of good order and mill
tary discipline. and Lieut.. 1junior grade)
Pat Buchanan of the u. S. s. Michigan
to lose five numbers for one case of
drunkenness
Evening star., 1915-11-14
Enthusiasm Has Been Aroused
by Meetings in Every Section
of the Country.
DIRECTOR OF ENLISTING
IS WARMLY WELCOMED
Now Trouble Is Expected in Filling
Up Ranks-Hibernian Divi-
sions Depleted at Front.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.

correspondence OF the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, November 1.-Recruiting in
Ireland has been placed upon a new
basis. Hitherto the work has been in
trusted to voluntary committees
formed in each county, with a central
recruiting council for Ireland. The lord
lieutenant of a county, usually a peer.
has been at the head of the work in
his county. Meetings have been held
in every part of Ireland, anu much zeal
has been displayed by the speakers at
these assemblages, which have included
representatives of all parties and
creeds. The result has been, as an
nounced by Maj Gen. Lovick Friend.
the commander of the forces in Ireland,
the enlistment of 1000 men for the
infantry.
AS the percentage of reflections for
unf1tness has been as high as so per
cent, the total number from Ireland
the army was about 100000. Ireland
at the outbreak of the war had more
than her proportion of men in the
army and in the reserves, and this to-
tai has been described by the highest
military authority in public letter as
magnificent" There must be added to
it also Ireland's recruitment for the
navy, to which a substantial number
of men nave gone.
Fresh Appeal Is Made.
A fresh appeal has been made for
more men. 1t will be necessary to fill
up the wastage in the Irish divisions at
the front. To keep them up to
strength a recruitment of about 1,100
men a week is officially stated to be
necessary, and unless the Irish divi-
sions are to be filled up from Scottish
and English drafts that number will
have to be found in Ireland.
No difficulty, however, is expected to
rise in the matter. The rate of recruit
ment asked for now is less than
reached in the months of April and May
last, and experience has taught the
| necessity for improved methods which
are counted upon to make the task
easier The existing organizations have
been thanked for their services, which
in that particular form are now at an
end. and new department for Irish re-
cruiting has been established under the
supreme fleadship of Lord Wimborne,
Evening star., 1915-11-14
FOUND TO BE DISQUALIFIED.
Several Army Officers Unable to Pass
for Reinstatement.

OF score of retired army officers
who have presented themselves for re-
instatement in the active list under
recent enabling legislation, several al
ready have been found physically or
professionally disqualified. and War De-
partnent officials consequently expect
that few eventually Will be taken back
Examinations are being continued,
however, in various cities. the examin-
ing boards reporting to Secretary Gar
rison for individual action.
Evening star., 1915-11-14
To Relieve Capt. Britain.

Commander John H. Dayton, u. S. N,
has reported for duty in the bureau of
navigation, Navy Department. in antici-
patton of assuming the position of as
sistant to the bureau about November
80, when the incumbent Capt. c. B. Brit
tain. u. S. N. will be relieved, to take
command of the L. S. S. Michigan.
Evening star., 1915-11-14

The same power which made it pos
sible for them to acquire farm in
this new country now demands their
service and they start for training
camps with the blessing of the priests,
who have their complete confidence.
The reservists from various towns
along the western part of the Trans
Siberian railway are taken chleny 10
Harbin or Nladivostok for mobilization.
At nearly every station reservists
and their families are waiting for
orders. The government has provided
chapels in many of the railway stations
located far from Russian church
Travelling priests hold services in these
occasionally. and at this time they ara
busily holding masses for the men
about to leave their families for the
front.
Open-Air Mass for 800 Men.
At one station. east of Harbin. the
correspondent of the Associated Press
saw an open-air mass held for 800 men
who were about to enter troop train.
The men were closely grouped about
the priest, with the long beard and hair
common to the clergy of the Russian
church. He wore a yellow satin robe
richly embroidered in gold and held
aloft golden cross which reflected the
rays of the sun, which was just set
ting at the edge of the vast prairie be-
responses with unwaverinG voices and
listened with rapt attention to the
priest. Their religious fervor was
shown especially by the eagerness with
which they pressed forward to have
their brows moistened with holy water
after the priest had pronounced the
benediction. Many of the reservists led
their sons forward with them so they
might stand together before the priest
and receive his blessing.
Throughout the service the wives,
mothers and sisters of the reservists
stood at a respectful distance and lis
tened mutely to the inspiring singing
of their menfolk. They had no part
in it and manifested none of the en-
thusiasm shown by the robust men,
standing with barred heads, completely
under the sway of their spiritual ad-
wiser, whose intensity of manner was
heightened by his unusual garb. No
man could have more closely ap-
preached in appearance the great art
lists conception of Jesus Christ, and the
priests inspiring influence upon the
peasants starting upon such an unhap-
py mission was little less than mirac-
ulous.
Sing Hymns as They Speed Away.
Even the fearful embraces of wives
and mothers did not dampen the ardor
of the men. who bravely answered the
warning whistle of the waiting engine
and sang the Russian hymn as the train
whisked them off to an uncertain fate.
Every troop car contains an icon a
brass picture of Jesus Christ, the Vir-
gin Mary, or one of the saints. Usually
candle is kept burning near this
after the custom of the orthodox Rus
sian home. The soldiers seem to find
great comfort in their religion, and on
their long ride across Siberia may be
heard chanting hymns more frequently
than other songs.
Evening star., 1915-11-14

I.
chief director Capt. r. c. Kelly. an Irish
soldier of distinction, and what is more
to the purpose, an extremely keen busi-
ness man full of energy and tact. He
came over here some months ago as the
representative of David Lloyd Georges
munitions department In that capac-
ity he met the principal manufacturers
and employers of labor in Ireland He
has put the munitions business in Ire
land well on it's feet and gained the ap-
proval and the friendship of every sec
ton.
Capt. Kelly Is Welcomed.
The choice of Capt. Kelly as di-
rector of Irish recruiting has been
warmly welcomed by both the unianist
and nationalist newspapers. He Can
not employ the same methods in Ire
land as Lord Derby is employing in
England. There are no forms in Ire
land from which lists of available
men to be canvassed can be compiled.
The registration act did not apply to
Ireland. Some districts in Ulster came
under it voluntarily. but even in those
districts the filling up of the forms
was made entirely optional and there
does not seem to be any intention to
follow Lord Derby's methods on the
basis of the forms filled up in those
districts.
1t is likely. therefore, that the new
methods of recruiting in Ireland will
have to be based like the old ones.
on general appeals. They may easily
prove more effective than in the past.
for the voluntary organizations did not
always temper their zeal with dis
cretion. Districts predominantly of
one political color were addressed
from platforms by men who agreed
with them about no Irish question,
and many speakers showed their in
hi Mt ~ wiz
of their audiences. The kind of pa
triotic appeal which moves an Eng
lisftHnan may leave an Irishman cold.
Irish Enthusiasm Chilled.
The most effective appeals addressed
to Irishmen have been based upon the
invasion of Belgium. The torpedoing
of the Lusitania was a powerful stimu-
lus to recruiting, which was still fur
ther added to by the sinking Of the
Arabic.
Ireland was chilled. too, by action on
the part of the military authorities
that refused to allow the Irish divi-
sion to have its colors. Even yet.
though the colonies and the Ulster divi-
sion have distinctive badges, the other
Irish divisions have not.
There also is feeling that the ex-
ploints of Irish regiments at the front
have not had all the publicity they de-
served. Except for individual exploits.
such as that which gave Sergt. O'Leary
the Victoria cross, they are felt to have
poor show in the dispatches or de-
scriptions of the official eye-witnesses.
Still, when all is said, the response of
Ireland Notwithstanding all difficulties
Is regarded as excellent, and the avoid
ance Of such errors as may have been
made in the past, it is believed, will
make easy what remains to be done.
Evening star., 1915-11-14

Chemically pure iron. produced in
Germany by electrolysis, when heated
in hardness with aluminium,
but can be toughened by cold rolling.
Evening star., 1915-11-14

Losses estimated at from 10000, 600
70 $S0.00O.0O0 are caused by hail in
France each year.
Evening star., 1915-11-14

The average mans heart weighs from
ten to twelve ounces; the average wo-
mans from eight to ten..'ss :. -
Evening star., 1915-11-14

Miss Lily Ramatici of Petaluma Cal. is the in
ternational mikmaid champion and winner Of the
Carnaton trophy. She won the title forty
competitors from every Of the United States at
nlilkmaids' held the Pan
Pacific exposition in San Francisco
Her pail contained nine quarts of milk when she hn
three minutes the time allotted each
The she milked is Fidessa Bloom,
sessing the highest milk record California.
Evening star., 1915-11-14
Dragged Back to Army.

Now the very men who were brought
to Manchuria at such great expense
and pains are being torn from their
new prairie homes to join the army.
But there is little grumbling on the
part of the stolid peasants. They do
not question a call from Petrograd.
Evening star., 1915-11-14
MANCHUR|A FEELS
HARD GRIP OF WAR
Last Call to Russian Colors
Takes 5000 Men of Har-
bins 10000 Population.
CITY SUFFERING BLIGHT
IN MOST BUSINESS LINES
Cars Subjects Loyalty and Cheer
fully Respond to Demand
for Service.
of the Associated Press.

HARDIN, Manchuria, October s.
Russia's last call for reservists took
5000 men from this city, which has a
population Of 10000 inhabitants. AL
though Manchuria is not Russian ter
ritory and Harbin is nominally Chi
nese city. Russian control of the rail-
ways and other great corporations
which are developing north Manchuria
has made the line between Siberia and
Manchuria very imaginary. For many
months after the war began Man
churia did not feel the effects of the
struggle, but recently it has fallen
heavily under the grip of war. Troop
and supply trains, which are robbing
this new country of it's settlers, its
live stock and its grain. pass through
the city constantly. Scarcely a home
in Harbin has escaped the last sweep
ing call for reservists, and recent cas-
ualty lists bear the names of many
young Russians who left Manchuria to
fight for their emperor. All business
in ManchurA not directly connected
with war supplies is practically at "a
standstill. The staffs of business firms
have been depleted and in many Off
ces the work is being carried on chief
ly by young Danes and other Euro
pean neutralS.
Before the Russo-Jananese war there
were few settlers in this part of Man
churia and Siberia. Since that time
the Russian government has offered
very favorable terms to prospective
land owners and at great cost has To-
Gated many peasant farmers in Siberia,
near the Manchurian border. These
men were carried east with their fam
lilies at very low rates. Immigrant
lodgings were afforded at various
points along the railway and the gov
ernment advanced large sums of
Evening star., 1915-11-14
NEW TUNNEL. UNDER SELKIRK
RANGE is FIVE MILES LONG

three-quarter miles long and was
opened to traffic in 1918.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03
FAITH IN ALEXANDER.

The hold which Governor Alexander upon the people
of ldaho the high regard in which they hold him and the faith
and confidence which they repose in him evidenced by
the receptions which him at point in the State
which he visits He is regarded friend and champion
faithful guardian of the best interests of the State
seeing and patriotic executive determined give the best that
in him for the upbudng of the commonwealth and the safe
guarding of the public interests.
The people that he has the enmy of every
treasury raider of CRATER of high low degree
in fact who seeks to foster private enterprise public
expense He being abused vfed and rdcued
other public Idaho and not for any misconduct
fanced but simply because he is Determined to the peo
pies hard earned tax money.
That is the and substance of his offending But the
people not to be humbuggd hoodwinked the shste
and grafter and journey to any section of the State will
quickly demonstrate this fact Simply ask the the
street. the in overas the from the workshop the
farm and will discover that Governor Alexander enjoys the
confidence and esteem of the people regardless of party
and extent which other in Idaho commanded
And he commands this support because he deserves it. His
act based desire to be of service the people
and his splendid ability business man. his stuious con-
deraton and public questions and his keen insight into
and measures make him commadng figure the affairs of
the State-The New Freedom
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03
THE UNDERWOOD TARIFF AND WOOL.

Idaho sheepman not worrying the failure of bid
ders put their of wool and the destructive influence
of the Democratic tariff according to the published by
the Capital News The prices being received for the clip
this year the highest record
The Capital News states that in the neighborhood of OO
900 pounds OF wool has been sold at Rexbg and other points
in southern Idaho during the past two weeks prices ranging
high q and SO cents pound At Rexburg Idaho 100000
feeces pooled wool sold Esemen Brothers of Boston
for II and 58 cents The clip of the Cedar Sheep Company
Cedar City, daho estimated at 100000 pounds brought % and
38 cents Other large sales also noted The News does
Goodg has sold his clip for the year and he is undoubtedly
holding it until have Republican administration rein
stated in power he get the price he deserves
1t is too early to report the North Idaho clip yet
the sheepmen of northern Idaho have not indicated any
easness and evidently do not look for immediate drop the
To dsauson the inspecting voter that this condition
of high prices strictly local. and the result of
tic party starting false boom the further information noted
that at Dillon Montana, wool is selling freely 26
highest price paid for Wyoming wool by buyer since
1882 received by T. W. Boyer and J. Boyer An
teope Livestock Company clip at Rock Springs Wyoming at
the price of p II cents per pound according another
dispatch
Yea, verify the Underwood tariff was destructive and de-
morazng to the sheep industry but according the
of the Idaho Review Republican darts the war came
along in time to But too late for of the sheep
men according to solemn Republican of this community rho
recently cited an incident whereby large sheep $780,
600 account of President Wilson and the Democratic party
This gentleman whose withhold prove his asser
on for he alleges that the aforesaid heepman
sold his sheep holdings thereby losing the aforesaid wad On
account OF and consideration feelings of
many who were likewise losers names are Withheld But
goodness folks what would have happened that war had not
come along 1t is certainly i'll that blows no one any
good
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03
THE ROOSEVELT VERDICT AND THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY

No party claim to be better than its leadership
The Republican party stands condemned corrupt or
ganiSaton by the votes of the people in 1912
1t stands convincted of being still corrupt organization
through the conviction of its leader Barnes in 1915
1t would be unfair to that the verdict of the jury
the Barnes Roosevelt confirmed the all the
cuaons made against Barnes the evidence produced at the
trial.
1t fair however, to that the verdict that jury is
that corrupt triangular alliance exists the state
New York. between corrupt Big Business the Republican party
and Tammany and that the spokesman and moving spirit
the triangular alliance is Barnes.
1t was Barnes also who led the national Republican party
In 1912, and it is Barnes who leads it now
There few Quxoc politicians who believe they can
wrest the party from that control They depending upon
Roosevelt who has just defeated Barnes court to
plish their aims.
But they propose to accomplish this wonderful thing with
out losing the friendship support of Barnes without
terminating the alliance with Tammany They expect to do
it by placing the party in the hands of satisfactory
themselves and unsatisfactory to Barnes and Tammany and
by nominating for office men, of their selection who will
the support OF Barnes and not meet the opposition
Tammany, which is again to be given New York City
Roosevelt has not said publicly, if he has inmated it
privately would have believe that he believes such
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE FREE PRESS

queer thing be accomplished with satisfaction or profit
to the country We fail to how he reconcile himself
participate such trusting that all
chances will be decided in his favor in view Of his pracca
lesson learned in 1912 that when controlled by
kind all chances decided in favor of the other side
The verdict at Syracuse fully vndcates Roosevelt in all
his denunciaon of the corruption that has controlled the Re
publican party How can he ally himself with that party
while those corruptng influences still control?
And they do control If there has been a drift back the
Republican party since 1872 is has been with the knowledge
that the Baneses the Penroses the Wasons and the Muhas
still active in that party and still controlled it's destne
and that drift back has been because of the belief that
ALL the best interests of the country be found
keeping and in their guidance of the Republican party That
drift back to the Republican party has not Of the
work and activity of the opponents of the Barnses and his
aborer either within the Republican party within the Pro
gressive party.
If there is any consolation coming to the socalled pro
gressives the Republican ranks fail where
less be that they think there still enough of them left
force hodup game against the odnes still in controa
hodup acquiesced in only that they another election
and get enough offices to enable them to hold the party line
to serve the purposes of their contro.-Capital News
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03
SILENT AS THE SPHINX.

week this paper called the attention of the public
the rather and careless method of the
council rather the majority of the councmen making
pure donation Of $4,000 to the avored-we take it
the Globe favored
It also rather strongly ntmated that must
have listened to either the voice of master bosom friend
pink tea politics that influenced the magnanmous
gift to the Globe?
Tt would that the proper solution indicated by the
awful silence since the bid granted indicates that the
slaves the council have only bowed their heads to the
evtabe will of master They must have expected the master
to justify their act and give for receiving plain gift
of the city's money.
How does the beneficiary of these phanhropc councmen
explain that the gift of $4,000 $5000 without consdera
ton justified? Does it need the amount account of low
ebb of its fnances Does contend that the class of work
turned out by it's office of greater quality vauesufficent
to make the extra amount represented by the lower bid
Or is it really guilty of something and speechess by of
having defense? Perhaps the city really the Globe the
aforesaid amount.
Speak up The silence is terrible