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The Washington times., 1915-12-25
AUSTRIA IS THOUGHT
ANXIOUS TO AVERT
RUPTURE WITH j. S.
Sinking Of Japanese Liner Still
Unexplained-May Comph-
cate Ancona Case.

with Ancon complications still un-
settled, the sinking of the Japanese
liner Yasaka Maru still unexplained.
and large possibilities relative to Japans
greater participation in the war be-
cause of the sinking Of this vessel now
clearly admitted to exist. interest In
the submarine situation still continued
at high pitch today.
Indications are strong that the Aus
trian government has determined to
avoid e. break in diplomatic relations
with America. Press dispatches from
London and Vienna point to the idea
that the Austrian government is seek
ing an agreement Conversations be-
tween Secretary Lansing and Baron
Zwidienek. Austrian charge. are gener-
ally understood to be OF a pacific char
acter.
Adjustment More Difficult.
However. it is recognized here that
the sinking Of the Japanese liner may
make an adjustment more difficult
While but single American passenger
was on board and he was saved. that
does not affect the principle involved.
Instructions have been sent out TO
American consular agents at Mediter-
ranean ports to cable to Washington
any Information they can gather rela-
tive TO the Yasaka Maru.
II press reports that the vessel was
torpedoed without warning are con-
frmed, this Government will make
inquiries at Vienna with a view to
making a protest. II the circum-
stances are as alleged, and there was
/ no warning. the fundamental doc
trine advanced under recognized in
ternational law by this country has
been violated.
Meantime, there is the utmost inter-
would cause no profound surprise
here II that country took steps to get
into the war on the land side Ger
man-Turkish activities in Asia Minor
and nthe direction of the Suez canal
are persistently reported to be in
cressing. Despite the tremendous
difficulties of an attack across the
| desert against Suez. 1t is clear the t
the capture of the canal from tie
British would be a reward which
would be wsrth almost any exertions
by the Kaiser's commanders and
| troops.
| Cause of Speculation.
1t is doubted here whether British
preparations for defense Of the Suez
are on a scale commensurate with tns
value of the property at stake, and
1t is the feeling here in well-informed
| quarters that the talk of a Germa
drive against the canal is not all ru-
NOR. 1t is felt either to be an evi
| dence of real preparations or intend
! ed to mask other activities propose
by the Germans and Turks in Asia or
| southea stern Europe
How far Japan will allow German
activity in Asia to proceed, and espe
cially how far in view of the wrath
| of the Japanese over the destruction
of one of their priced merchant YES
sells. Is one of the incest diplomattt
and military questions of the war, aht
1t Is widely discussed today in offcial
diplomatic. military. and naval guar.
ters.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
BRITISH BAN ON MILK
FOR GERMANY LIKELY
Red Cross Plans to Get Safe
Conduct for Cargo to Feed
Babies Threatened.

Plans OF the American Red Cross to
obtain safe conduct for a cargo OF milk
to aid the starving babies of Germany
and Austria SxSe encountered wall
OF British oopogition that threatens to
defeat that proposed mission or mercy.
The State Department has taken no
steps towsrd obtaining assurances from
the British government OF safe conduct
for the milk shipment. although the re-
quest was made by the Red Cross sew
eral days ago. This relay is under
stood to be due 10 a desire to sound out
the British embassy informally before
official action is taken.
1t is authoritatively stated. however.
that the British embassy has shown
frank disapproval of the plan and sus-
picion of the intentions of the Citizens
Committee for Food Shipments. whlch
urged the Red Cross to take up this
movement.
The British view Is said TO be that
Germany has no need of calling on the
United states for a milk supply when
there is a supply available in the Scan
dinaVian countries. The movement Is
characterized in British embassy sources
as one designed to influence public SEN
timent in this country in favor of the
central powers.
Secretary Lansing said today the re-
quest of the Red Cross for safe conduct
for this shipment had not reached him
1t was impossible to locate the request
in any other State Department quarter
1t was evident there was a desire or
| the part of officials TO refuse to pakt
official coEnizance of the request unit
Great Britain Is sounded out. Th'
United States will not submit the re
quest to the British government. 1t II
| understood. unless assured it will b<
granted.
Washington officials Of the Red Crosl
are in New York attending meeunf
OF the executive board. 1t is probable
that the milk shipment matter is beinl
discussed at the New York meeting.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Puts a Kick in Cider.

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 2.-Farm-
ers in the vicinity of New Castle have
found a way to beat" the local option
laws. They have discovered that by
running cider through "a cream separ-
ator the water IS extracted, leaving
little but the pure alcohol.
ITS got an awful kick" declared one
farmer, who allowed his barrel of cider
to sit in the warm November sun for
two weeks before giving it the cream
separator test
Since his discovery others are filling
their cellars with jugs of the extracted
juice to tide EN- over the winter
month";.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Central High School
Alumni Meets Tuesday

flans are completed for the annual
reunion on Tuesday afternoon OF the
alumni OF the Central High School.
More than a thousand graduates and
former students are expected to take
ings to be held in the old building In o
street. The annual election of officers
will be held.
A brief musical program beginning Al
o'clock will be followed by dancing.
Miss Airline NJ. Pollock, vice president
of the alumni association, Is chairman
Of the committee on arrangements.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Capital Traction Directors
Remember Employees

Every employe of the Capital Trac-
tion company was remembered yes
terday by directors of the company
with a gift of So in q special envelope.
In ordet TO permit employees to do their
christmas shopping. they also were paid
Yesterday in advance of the regular
paw day
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
SandOW'S Wife Also
Killed, London Hears

NEW YGK. Dec ?5.-Eoth .Sandow
the strong man. and his wife ar" dead,
according to street talk in London.
Jack" Slattery. locomotive engineer. Of
PocHtcllO, Idaho. who heard the story
there, said to reporter:
when | arrived in LONDON. in Octo-
bnr. the fate Of the San6ows was the
principal topic around the music
halls. Both had disappeared. and the
report was that Sandow's wife was exc
cuted, and he. while awaiting the same
fatn. COmmiltnd smiCide." "
The Washington times., 1915-12-25

Above, left to right: Assistant Sec
retary of State WILLIAM PHIL
LIPS, chairman of the executive
committee of arrangements and
general representative Of United
States Government in charge of
official reception of delegates;
Ambassador EDUARDO SUA-
REZ-MUJICA, of Chile, president
of the congress-; JOHN BARRETT
director of the Pan-American
Union, secretary general Of the
Congress-.
Below, left to right: Judge
GEORGE GRAY, of Delaware,
chairman of official delegates on
the part of the United States;
Mrs. ROBERT LANSING, wife of
the Secretary of State and presi-
dent of the Woman's Pan-Ameri-
can Conference; GLEN LEVIN
SWIGGETT, assistant general
secretary of the congress; Mrs.
GLEN LEVIN SWIGGETT, Or
ganization secretary Of the WOm-
~ ans Pan American Conference.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Pupil Learns Motto,
"LoVe Your Teacher

CHICAGO. Dec. 25.-The old motto,
"Children. love your teacher" was, All
right in the old days when the ChildrCn
,,erc In kniCkers. But Pete LaHbOs is
under arrest for making too persistent
love to Miss Agnes White. city night
did anything bad. He just kept wooinS
school teacher. Not that Peter ever
classes, following her home, and callinS
at the house. .,t.
I.ambos is forty years old and fruit
Dad6laT
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
To Show War Trophies
In Cities of France

PARIS, Dec. 1-(By MaiD-France 5
display Of war trophies taken from the
Germans. which so far has been con-
fined to Paris. is now to be extended to
all the leading French cities. Marseilles
has just been provided with a display
of the cannons captured by the former
garrison of that city. and each of the
other favorite cities of FTanch is soon
to have an opportunity of visibly at
testing the prowess of the French
DOiluS.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Offers ST, ,l43,443 for
B. & o. Plaza Property

The plaza commission has offered the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad $l,l43, 443.5i
for it's entire holdings within the plaza
area. This is the largest offer yet
made by the commi ssion. An answer Is
expected from the railroad after the
HOLIDAYS.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Kappa Alpha Convention.

Members and alumni of Kappa Alpha
fraternities throughout the South are to
gather in Richmond, Va, December 2S
and % for the 3emi-centennial celebra-
ton of the order where the Richmond
Alumni Chapter will be hosts. Head
quarters will be at the Jefferson Hotel.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Pharmacists to Meet.

j. Leyden White is to be the princi-
pal speaker at the December meeting
of the Washington Branch OF the
American Pharmaceutical Association.
which is to be held at che National
College of Pharmacy, sos l street. De-
cember 20, at p. m. AT this meeting
the annual election OF officers will be
held.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Rabbit Hunting Season
Is SlOSed Tomorrow

The season for shooting partr:dSes'
rabbits, squirrels, and other kinds of
game in Montgomery county closed YES
terdqy, to remain closed until November
10 of next year. Heavy penalties are
provided for cunning out OF season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
BUFoRD NOT TO BE IDLE.
Army Ship, Held Up at Canal, Will
Transport Troops.

The army transport Buford. which
departed for the Philippines about a
month ago with the 9th Infantry. has
been detained at the Panama canal on
account of the many slides preventing
the navigation of the waterway. She
will, 1t Is said. take advantage of the
delay. and. under orders of the War
Department, engage in the transporta-
ton of troops. leaving the infantry
regiment In the Canal Zone.
She has been ordered to return the
23d Infantry from Jacksonville, where
1t has taken part in the national rifle
matches. to its post at Galveston. After
completing that duty she will sail for
New York to get recruits for Company
A. Signal Corps. for duty on the 18TH
mus. 1t is believed that by the time
she ends this voyage there will be
some indications Of the reopening Of
the waterway. SO that the vessel may
proceed to its destination. During these
transfers the 9th Infantry will camp
in the Canal Zone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
MEASURES FOR HEALTH
TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
Board Of Trade Committee Consider
ing Recommendations for In
clusion in Annual Report.

Recommendations which are to be in
cluded in it's annual report were con-
sidered at a meeting of the public
health committee Of the Board of Trade
held last night The committee will
recommend appropriations which will
permit the erection of the proposed
Municipal Hospital. establishment of
dental chimes in connection with
the work at all the local hospitals.
improvement in the ventilation Of
street cars, establishment of an insti-
tuition for idiot, imbecile and feeble
minded children and legislation for
voluntary commitment to the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane.
Among the other projects to be push
ed by the committee will be the supply
ing of a medical psychologist for every
reformatory institution in the District,
the erection of public baths in various
sections of the city, the establishment
of hospital for inebriates. the APP
pointment of additional inspectors and
Increased laboratory facilities for the
health department and the erection of
additional convenience stations of the
underground type.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
HARRY MEYER SENTENCED.
Given Year at 0ccoquan for Shoot
ing Young Stepson.

Harry Meyer, special officer at the
du Pont powder plant at Hopewell. Va.
was sentenced today by Chief Justice
Covington to serve one year at Deco
guam. Meyer was convicted of assault
ing with a pistol his five-year-o
stepson. The bullet passed through the
boys head, but he has recovered from
the injury.
Meyer had returned to his home from
his place of employment and had a
quarrel with his wife, and it is said
threatened to kill her and the child.
During an outburst of anger he took
the youngster on his knee and put the
pistol to his head. He claimed the wea-
pom was discharged accidentally.
Attorneys Charles F. Diggs and I. @.
H. Award appeared for the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney
Hawken conducted the prosecution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
LYNCHERs TWICE 0UTwITTED.
Police Save West Virginia Negro
From Vengeance Of Mob.

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, October 23.-An
attempt to lynch George Rotten. a negro
accused of the murder of Edgar L.
Holmes, jr., a white man, failed here to-
day when the police hurried Rotten
through a back door of the Jail and start
ed with him for Princeton. The mob,
angered at Roten's escape. notified the
people of Princeton and a crowd soon
gathered at the Jail there. Again the
police got their man out of the Jail and
started over the hills to Charleston.
Holmes was on his way home last night
with party of companions when they
became involved In a fight with number
of negroes. Stones were thrown and
when one Of them struck Roten's house he
ran into the street and. 1t 10 charged.
fred into the crowd Of white men.
Holmes died an hour later in a hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
VICTIMS Of TRAGEDY
TOBE BURIED MONDAY
Services for Mrs. Catherine Kufher
Murdered Woman, and for Ben
jamin Shreve, Suicide.

Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine
Kuffier and Benjamin Shreve, victims
of the tragedy enacted in the store at
the Kuffier home. New Cut and Conduit
| roads, yesterday morning, will take
place Monday. It has been arranged
to have services conducted over the
body of the murdered woman at Wise's
undertaking chapel at 10 o'clock, which
will be followed with a requiem mass
at Holy Trinity Church, and interment
will be at Holy Rood cemetery.
Services for Shreve. the murderer
and suicide, will be conducted at the
home Of relatives on Foxhan road1-
Later the body will be taken to ballN
ston, Va, and inferred in Mount Olivet
cemetery.
Weapon q Borrowed One.
The pistol with which the two per-
sons were killed Is a .3S-caliber, dou-
ble-action Colt revolver. the property
of w. F. Garfield, clerk in the ONCE OF
the quartermaster, War Department
who resides at 1917 o street north
west.
Mr.. Garfield last night visited the
police station and identified the weapon
as belonging to him. He had loaned
IT to Shreve two days before the shoot
ling. Shreve served ice to Mr.. can
fields family during the past summer,
when the Canfields resided near Glen
Echo.
Last Thursday Shreve visited him and
asked for the loan Of the pistol, say
ing he had been annoyed by dogs on
the road. and that he wanted to Kill
some of them. There was nothing IN
the appearance of the ice dealer to
suggest that he was laboring under
any undue excitement, or that he had
planned a murder and suicide. and MT.
Garfield did not hesitate to lend him
the revolver.
Believe Shooting Was Premeditated.
It is believed that Shreve was armed
with the weapon when he visited the
Kuf1ier store Thursday and delivered
ice. The police feel confident that he
intended to use the weapon that day
and think the shooting probably was
delayed by the presence of customers
in the store.
Mrs. Kuffier was an actress in Buda-
pest, where, 1t is stated. she played an
important part in the Merry Widow
company, but she had not been on the
stage In this country. The two chill
dren of the murdered woman are beng
temporarily cared for at the residence
of Mrs B. L. Minor, 1900 Conduit road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
WOMEN GET SAME PAY AS MEN
No Discrimination Shown by British
Government.

LONDON. October 23.-In n state
ment issued by David Lloyd George.
minister Of munitions. he announces that
women eighteen years OF age and over
engaged in munition work receive a
minimum wage of Ell weekly. While
doing skilled work on time or by piece,
women get the same pay as men, the
announcement further states.
This official recognition of the right
of women to receive the same pay az
men for the same work Is claim ed as a
great victory by militant suffragettes,
who have long been agitating the
question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
COUNCIL PICKS LOS ANGELES,
Congregational Churches to Hold
Convention There 1917.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, October %
Los Angeles was chosen as the place
Of meeting of the national council of
a contest between delegations from
Illinois and California, which kept the
council in a gale of laughter by rea-
son of the reparte of those who were
explaining the allurements Of Chicago
and Los Angeles. respectively, until the
vote was ordered.
The election was 255 to 1875 in favor
of the city described as one of roses
and angels"
Most of the councils time was taken
up in discussion of plans for adjust
ment of home missionary and religious
education boards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
Luis De La Rosa Is Exonerated.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. October "a
Luis de la Rosa. who is being blamed
for many of the activities of bandits
in the lower Rio Grande valley. is ex-
onerated of participation in the Ojo
Del Aqua attack Wednesday by the
Southern Department, United States
Army, which says official information
showed that De la Rosa was in Rey-
nosa, Mex. the morning three United
States soldiers were killed. and that
he had not been out of town for at
least twenty-four hours prior thereto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
LOCATES MISSING GERMANS.
Official Says He Is Sure Fugitives
Are on Board Liner at Hoboken.

AS the result of conferences over the
parole breaking of the six warrant Of
ficers who slipped away from the Ger
man auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Will
helm a week ago last Monday gov
eminent official who participated in the
conferences said today he was sure the
men are now at Hoboken, N. j., aboard
one of the big German liners there.
The facts that have come to his at
tention, he said, warranted the con-
clusion that there was a general effort
to get as many of the men as possible
away from the informed cruisers. He
added that the precautions that have
been taken by the government since
the parole breaking by the six men
would in all probability prevent further
escapes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
DRINK-cRAzED MANS DEEDS,
Kicks and Beats Wife Kills Dauph.
ter, Slashes Own Throat.

TOLEDO. Ohio. October 23-After
kicking and beating his wife and then
ejecting her from a room in a down.
town rooming house shortly before
midnight last night. Michael Hudzinski.
thirty years old, murdered his two
year-old daughter. Dolores. with a
razor and then slashed his own throat
SO deeply that physicians say he will
die.
The wife. who is soon to become a
mother, is In serious condition from
bruises and the resultant shock. Hud-
zinski, 1t Is said, was crazed by drink.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
II. WALDO STORY DIES
AT HOME IN NEW YORK
Sculptor Whose Work Is Known
Throughout This Country
and in Europe.

NEW YORK. October 23.-T. Waldo
story. the sculptor. died at his home
today. He had been seriously Ill for
some days. suffering from a brain clot
Mr.. Story's work is we'll known both
In this country and abroad. The first
statue ever placed in the house of
commons. the figure of Sir William
vernon Harcourt, installed there in
1905, was his work.
In America his work includes the
gold mosaic memorial to Mr.. and Mrs.
august Belmont in Trinity Church.
newport. r. l.; the drinking fountain
presented to Hopedale, Mass. by Gen.
Draper, and the bronze doors on the
library of the late J. P. Morgan.
In the latter years Of the life Of his
father. William Wetmore Story, noted
American sculptor. who died in 1895,
T. Waldo Story was associated in his
fathers work. He occupied the famous
Story studio In the Barbarini Palace,
Rome. several years after his father s
DEATH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
Confer on Passport Frauds.

Snowden Marshall. United States dis
trict attorney at New York, conferred
yesterday with Attorney General Gregory
and Assistant Attorney General Warren
about the alleged passport fraud cases
under investigation by the New York
federal grand Jury. Later it was said
there had been no recent developments
and that the grand jury was continuing
its work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
Believe Shooting Was Premeditated.
DR.. Du Bots to Make Address.

DIR. W. E. B. Dubois, author of the
pageant The Star OF Ethiopia" is to
address the Bethel Literary and His
torical Association Tuesday evening at
the Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Church, NJ
street between 18th and 18th streets
northwest The chorus which took
part in the pageant will sing a num-
Der of selections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-23
HE|RS-AT-LAW To GET
mrs. METzCER'S ESTATE
Will Left Property to Charity, But
Beneficiary Never
Was Named.

Justice Mccoy of the District Supreme
Court has signed a decree constituting
| the will of Mrs. Mary c. Metzger. which
disposed of estate valued at about
$4,000. The bulk of her estate was
left to some undesignated charity as a
memorial to her parents. Oliver P. and
Cecilia J. Dom. Mrs. Metzger stated
in her will that if she should fail to
designate the particular charity such
selection should devolve upon her hus-
band, Willard Metzger.
She died in 1912 without designating
the charity and Willard Metzger died
early last year without having exer-
her bounty.
Suit Instituted by Heirs.
| Her heirs instituted suit to recover
| the estate, claiming that on the fail
ure of the charitable trust upon the
f, death of Mr.. Metzger they were enti-
| sonal.
is to be regarded as having died in
| testate as to the property left for
charity and that the husbands next of
kin are entitled to the personal estate.
while the real estate descends to the
| heirs-at-law of Mrs. Metzger
| Appeal has been taken to the Court
+ of Appeals by the heirs of Mrs. Metz
ger to the disposition of the per-
sonal estate.
| The heirs were represented by At
! torneys Hoehling, Peelle & Qgilby,
! while the executors of Mr.. Metzger 5
| estate and his next of kin were rep
| resented by Attorneys ]. J. Darlington
| and Percy Metzger.