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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-03

London, Nov. ,. Interest esnters
en- the Balkan situation today. al.
though little definite Information has
been received.
u 10 reported Monastir 10 In sul.
aarisn hands and that The ssrbisns
are almost entirely surrounded IN
their retreat to the last Albanian po-
sltiens. slthessh the efHels's tell Of
no such Developments.
Il 10 said 10000 Germans are op'
srstlnu against the ssrblsns-
Pstreersd says the German srsses
have been withdrawn from Ruas'a.
RussIsn military critics bs''svs such
a move will enable the Russisns to
develop a complete offensive.
Berlin officials ssy Field Marshal
Won tilndsnburs has been forced ts
Withdraw hls lines near swenton on
the North Russian front.
The Serbian city Of usltse has alse
been taken by the Germans.
The French claim the rspulss Of
Bulgarian attack near krivolsk. u
Serbia.
A French advance In the strum'ts'
region 10 claimed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-03

hes = 1sns y ~ -ssxse ".
Il ~ =. 80 ~ eonDnuy.
accordi1 tlassneats fron cfncials
here. expects TO pay the remaining
5000 soon. No difficulties have
yet arisen 10 the work Of settling
claims. h was said. and only the lack
Of time has prevented the final ad-
iustment q an the cases.
The way for the settlement o; the
claims out Of court vas laid when
Z. p. Ripley. president Of the Santa
Re. accepted liability for the claims.
Work Of settlement was begun ~
mediately.
Forty@Hres psruoss lost their llvs1
| In the explpsisa and about $50 veFe
| injured. ne property loss vas -
mated at >soo.ooo.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-03

BY the German embassy that Prince
Won BueIow intends to discuss peace
here or In Washington. The prince
may visit luesrne. Switzerland. and
confer with he italian political
leaders. however
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-03
lCR0U|D,
EIGHTEEN DEAD
my As.eeIzssa Prsss.l

Narshaheld. Ore. Nov. 3.-Eighteen
are believed to have lost their lives
last night when the steamer Santa
Clara wen, aground In Coos Bay.
Eleven bodies have been recovered
and seven are missing. The life loss
occurred when he boats we're lower
ed TO take the passengers ashore.
why did she leave her husband!
-He lost all his money"
"How,"
she spent it."-Boston Transcript
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-03
FRANCE SPEAKS ON PEACE.


Paris. Nov. s.-France viii no, sign
a peace agreement until after It's re.
storation by victories and right and
until a durable peace is assured. Pre-
mier BRAND announced today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-03
.yOAKUM SUFFERED
HEAVY FIRE Loss
tBy Asssciase6 Presssl

Yoakum. Tex. Nov. 8. - Fire did
$50. 600 damage to the business sec
ton here this morning.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-03
AusrRiANs BOTTLED UP.
fBv As~ocistsd Press.l

Rome. Nov. s.-The Austrian regi'
ments on the Isonzo front. being un'
able to save their artillery pieces
rolled them into ravines.
The Austrian fort at Hansel has
been bottled up by the Italians 10 the
surrounding heights.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-03
KING IMPROVING.
fpv Associated Prsss.I ]

London. Nov. s.-rhe King. though
improving from his accident. Is still
in some pain. his physicians an
nnunce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
AMERICAN EXPORTERS
ARE GIVEN ASSISTANCE
Description Of Shipping Documents
Required in Various Countries
Set Forth in q. s. Pamphlet.

Determined to help the exporter who
tries to push his foreign trade with
out the aid Of customs brokers, but
who Is likely to find some of his prof
its eaten up by fines on account of the
improper preparation of shipping doc
uments, the bureau Of foreign and do
nestle commerce has prepared a PAM
phlet giving complete descriptions of
shipping documents required in the va
rious countries.
The material, it is declared, has been
compiled with great care, the chapter
for each country having been submitted
for revision to a consular representa-
tive Of that country. Some American
banking houses and commission houses
have also been consulted, and all pos
sible efforts made to meet the situa-
ton disclosed by numerous complaints
that have reached the offices of the bu-
|reau.
American shippers who have tried to
operate without the aid Of customs
houses. it Is declared, have been con-
fronted with embarrassing obstacles in
the way of fines provided for every
possible deviation from the prescribed
customs regulations, which are very de-
tailed as to the information to be in
cluded in the documents.
Numerous instances, it Is declared,
have been reported where fines were
imposed for such slight Irregularities
as the failure to state the nationality Of
the vessel in the invoice, the use of
ditto marks. or incorrect translation of
the designation of the goods included
in the shipment. AS result, it is
pointed out further, American export
ers have had the unpleasant experience
of refundng fines to the consignees of
their goods, with Incidental delay of
proceedings which has tended to i'm
pede the extension Of trade that is
| strongly desired at the present time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
GIRLS IN JAPANESE GARB
AID AT HOSPITAL FETE
Dancing, Fortune Telling and Must
cal Program Features of the
Entertainment.

Many friends of the Washington Eye,
Ear and Throat Hospital were present
last evening at a lawn fete given for
the benefit of the institution. The
lawn and one of the rooms of the hos
pital were decorated in Japanese fash
Ion and me young women assisting in
looking after the welfare of the guests
were dressed in japanese costumes
Dancing was one of the features of
the entertainment, music being fur
nished by a section of the United States
triloquist. contributed to thu program
as did also Miss Ruby Raymond, vocal
list. Fortune telling was one of the
forms of entertainment provided
Between s65 and SIS was raised
through the fete. Mrs. Oscar Wilkfn-
son. president of the board of lady
managers, and Mrs. Oscar Coumbe. vice
president of the board, had general
charge of the affair.
The several committees comprised the
following: Music. Mrs. Carrie Thwinp
and Mrs. f. X Barzelton; flowers and
candy. Mrs. E. w. Handy and Mrs.
George Thorn: house committee, Mrs
Theodore Michael. chairman; Mrs. S. r,
Jackson, Mrs. ]. N. Michaelson, Mrs. Z.
Perkins, Mrs. w. G. Young, Mrs. F. r
Rowell and Mrs. Robbins; dancing.
Mrs. Flora E. Dyer: decorations, Mrs.
s. w. Hastings and Mrs. A. ]. Rapp:
fortune telling booths, Mrs. NJ. L.
Bundy and Mrs. w. F. Boughton.
Presiding in the tea room were Mrs.
A. J. Riley. Mrs. John Bushey, Mrs
Wait and Miss E. F.. Haywood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
TYPHOID fever SEASON
WILL CLAIM 100000
Probably $4,000 Persons Will Die
From Disease Due to
Filth.

The typhoid fever season is again at
by the United States public health
service, and during the coming year
probably no less than 100000 people
will contract the disease.
Probably $4,000 persons of those who
contract the disease will die, in the
opinion of officials, who today made
public statement designed to draw
attention to the fact that the fever is
disease of filth, and can be avoided
by proper precautions. Scientific
knowledge Of the disease is most COM
plete.
The fever can only be contracted by
taking into the system the waste prod
ucts of one previously Ill of the dis
ease. These waste products are con-
veyed from one individual to another,
usually by means of third object,
such as water, flies or milk.
In the statement it is said:
1.-The average period of invalidism
will be more than month for every
case developing. so that the economic
loss, even If recovery does ensue, can
be reckoned upon this basis. including
ton required. OF those who con-
tract the disease possibly $4,000 will
succumb. OF these so per cent
will be between the ages of fifteen
and thirty-five years. the very time OF
life when the loss is most frightful.
Moreover, this is an annual toll, and
represents the minimum fatality which
we have attained. No sooner is the
computation of the $4,000 completed
than another series Is begun, and SO
on unfortunately.
True, there is some diminution in the
total number, the death rate since 1900
having been diminished by half, and
most of our cities showing progress
siye reduction in the incidence of the
disease. but 1t still remains much high
ef than that of countries which we are
apt to consider less civilized than our
own"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
TO OPEN LAND TO SETTLERS.
More Than 1900, 900 Acres in South.
ern California and South Dakota.

President Wilson has eliminated from
the Cleveland national forest in south
ern California 100000 acres of rolling
chaparral land which will be subject
to homestead settlement from Novem-
Der 2 to November 20 next, and open to
disposition under the general laws aft
err that date. The lands lie along the
boundaries of the national forest in
Riverside and San Diego counties.
1t also was announced today that
more than 100000 acres of land in the
Belle Fourchc district. South Dakota,
recently opened to entry under the en-
larged homestead law, would be subject
to entry as 320-acre homesteads after
0of0hAP IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
New York Convention Sus-
ponds Rules and Continues
Preparation of Proposals.
DELEGATES TO PASS ON
NEW DRAFT THURSDAY
Date Proposed for Increase in Gov
ernor's Salary Postponed at Pres
emit Executives Request.

ALBANY. n. Y, September New
Yofk's constitutional convention. which
convened April Z. suspended all rules
today and prepared to finish drawing
its proposals so that they may be sub
mitted to the revision committee late
tonight or early tomorrow.
At the close of today's session re-
cess will be taken until Thursday,
when the delegates will return to pass
formally on the proposed amendments
as revised by the committee. Final ad-
journment will probably be taken next
Friday or Saturday.
Subjects Up for Action.
Several important subjects remained
to be acted upon today. Foremost
among these was the PROPOSED to per-
matt legislative enactment of a living
wage law for women and children. and
the placing of victims of occupational
diseases under the workmen's compen-
sation act.
Plans already are being made by the
republican majority for getting the new
constitution before the people. 1t is
proposed to hold "a series of public
the proposals This work probably will
be under the direction of a citizens
committee Joseph Choate has been
suggested as chairman of the body
Elihu Root and other members of the
committee will speak at some of these
meetings.
A pamphlet campaign also is being
considered. Mr.. Root probably will
draw up a pamphlet explaining the
main proposals, as he did following the
convention of 1894, and this will be
distributed widely.
Gov. Whitman Declines Salary Raise
Upon the request of Gov. Charles S.
Whitman the convention yesterday
changed the proposed amendment in
creasing the salary Of the state exec
utive from $4,000 to $4,000 year to
provide that the increase shall not
take effect until after Mr.. Whitman's
term expires
In letter sent to George ". Wick
ersham. majority leader of the con-
vention. the governor said that while
he felt that the proposed increase was
right and in the public interest" he
would rather that it be not made eff
fective until January 1, 1917. when his
term will expire.
Acting on this suggestion, the con-
vention quickly made the change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
CONDITION Of SEAMEN
WILL Be DETERMINED

Determination of the physical condi-
ton of seamen, including eyesight and
hearing, and their knowledge of sea-
manship required in the provisions of
the seaman's law, has been placed as a
duty upon the Treasury Department by
the Department of Commerce. Anxious
to make the examinations under the
provisions of the law thorough. and
unwilling to begin the enforcement of
the law in an arbitrary manner, the
Department of Commerce officials called
in the officers of the public health serv-
ice and the coast guard service to help
in the enforcement of the laws re-
quirements.
Acting Secretary Sweet of the De-
partment of Commerce yesterday had
a conference with Capt Andrew ].
Henderson of the coast guard service
regarding the eXamina tions to deter
mine the fitness of men for the posi-
tion of able-bodied seamen AS this
branch of the service will have much
to do with the enforcement of this part
of the law. Mr.. Sweet said that he
thought it best to call the officials into
conference before the effective date of
the law. November 4 next, and decide
upon the examinations which the mer-
chant seamen will have to take.
Will Summarize Examinations,
Capt. Henderson was requested to
prepare summary of the examina-
tons which are to be applied to the
seamen who make application for able
bodied seaman's certificates under the
law, and to send them to the Depart
ment of Commerce. where they would
be kept for review when any question
came up in connection with the en-
forcement of the law.
Likewise, the officers of the public
health service will prepare a standa I'd
which the merchant seamen must meet
in order to obtain one of the certifi-
Gates under the law. The standard,
when set, will be referred to the De-
partment of Commerce officials who
are charged with the enforcement of
the law, but who were not provided
ting it in operation.
Machinery Is Lacking.
Congress has placed upon us the
duty of enforcing the provisions of the
law" said Mr.. Sweet yesterday, but
has made no provision for the
machinery to put it in operation. We
need all the help we can get in the
matter, and so have called the public
health and coast guard services to our
aid. 1 have had conferences with the
officials of both services, in an effort
to perfect the machinery for the laws
enforcement. We do not want to go
about the enforcement of the new act
in an arbitrary way. so thought it best
to go to the fountain head before the
time arrives for us to enforce its pro-
visions. We want the officers of the
two branches of the Treasury to write
To hnf~ e.,
the enforcement of the law and file
copies with this department so that
when a matter comes up for review
we will have all the data at hand"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED

the Disc and the Aisne. in the region
of Quennevferes and near Nouvron
In the environs of Vauquois we ex-
ploded several mines, which serious
There Is nothing to report from the
remainder of the front
Last nights official statement reads:
Cannonading Of a violent character on
many points. especially in Artois, In
the Lorette and Neville sector, be-
tween the Somme and Disc; also in
the region Of Fouquescourt. Dan
court and Iilloloy: in cham ap
come; on the front of Lorraine. In
the Remabois valley, and in the en-
virons Of Gondrexon and Chazelles..
Cannonading also is reported in the
vosges. in the region of Lesseux and
Barrenkopf.
TURKISH STATEMENT.
coNsTANTINoPLE. September 4. via
London. 1873 Pm,
On our right wing. September 2. our
artillery dispersed an enemy battal-
ion which was being drilled. On our
left wing, in the region Of Kereves
Dere, we silenced two hostile guns.
GERMAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN, September 4. via London.
$3.50 Pm,
Western theater of war: The situation
on the western front Is unchanged.
Eastern theater of war: Army group of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg-The
bridgehead at Friedrichstadt was
stormed yesterday. Thirty-seven Of
ficers and 1895 men were taken pris-
oners. Five machine guns were also
captured.
On both sides of Wilma the enemy has
repeated his vain attacks. Besides
losing large number in killed and
wounded, he left 800 prisoners in our
hands.
In and around Grodno fighting still
continues. During the night, how
ever, the Russians, after suffering
defeat everywhere, retreated in an
easterly direction. The fortress and
All the forts are in our possession.
Ihe retreating enemy is being pur-
sued. Six heavy guns and 200 pris-
oners remained in our hands.
To the south of Grodno also the enemy
has evacuated positions on the Me
men.
Between the confluence of the swislocz
est Of Bieloviezh the army Of Gen.
Won Gallwitz is attacking. Up to
the present time 800 prisoners have
been taken.
Army group of Gen. Field Marshal
Prince Leopold of Bavaria-The fight
ing in the passages through the
marshy district north and northeast
of Grodana continues.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen-The enemy is still hold
tuska. Farther south, in the region
OF Drohiczyn, sixty kilometers (thir-
ty-seven miles) west of Pinsk, the
enemy has been repulsed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
FUN TO REIGN FOR DAY.
Washington Railway and Relief As
ISOLATION Outing Next Thursday.

Members OF the Washington Railway
and Relief Association and their fami-
lies are 10 hold their annual cutting at
Glen Echo Park Thursday next The
day is 10 be given over to fun, and all
amusements are to be free to the en-
ployes OF the Washington Railway and
Electric Company and the Potomac
Electric Power Company and the mem
hers OF their families.
Free transportation is to be provided
also. Athletic events are to be one of
the features of the day, and in the
evening country store" is to be OPEN
ed and many prizes distributed.
J. T. Moffett is in general charge of
arrangements. The arrangements COM
mittee is putting forth every effort to
make this the biggest and best outing
of the many held by the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04

venture and misrepresented their ages
to Canadian enlisting Officers.
Peter Dougal of Lambert, Mimi.
after having been once discharged
upon tho application of the State De
partment, escaped from his parents
and re-enlisted in the British army
Again he was released. only to take
passage on the Arabic and narrowly
escape death when that liner was sunk
by a submarine.
The Walsh twins of Boston, though
only fifteen years Of age, also man
aged to enlist twice. and the last time
were found on Salisbury Plain, just
about to be embarked for France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
DROPPED FROM BRITISH ARMY.
Five Hundred American Youths I'm.
der IS Years Old Had Enlisted.

About 500 American youths. all in
their minority-in fact. under eight
cen years of age-have been dis
charged from the British army prompt
ly by the British officials upon re-
quests from the State Department
Nest of these boys drifted across the
border into Canada in a spirit of adj
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
Accused Of Taking Automobile.

Charged with taking property with
out the consent of the owner, William
Finch was held for the action of the
grand jury in $500 bonds today in the
Police Court by Judge Aukam. Finch.
who entered a plea of not guilty and
waived preliminary examination, is al
legged to have taken an automobile be-
leagtng to Claude Z. Miller from in
A61 kfhGUn3on Ntadoa Ih1SSdaX
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
German Peasant Community.

"A German peasant community Is set
tied in the rolling country to the north
of the fortress. Here begins, also. the
line of sunfiower culture. The sunfiow
or forms a much respected article of
diet in Muscovy, and, in season, eaters
of sunfower seeds are found every
where. The peasants dry the seeds and
chew them as means for reflection and
for diversion, much gum is chewed
in America. When the peasant strikes
up an acquaintance with a stranger, he
offers him. by way of breaking the ice.
a handful of seeds, as the people of
the west offer a drink or a cigar. Places
of public use are often crisp underfoot
with the husks of the seeds, which are
consumed in great quantities, and par
,icularly is this true of the railroad
stations.
"Rovno is town IN the government
of Volhynia. distant 1l5 miles west
northwest from the capital, Zhitomir.
Besides it's military value, it has no i'm
portance. Its population of $4,000,
mostly Jewish. has some commerce in
grain. cattle and wood, and there are
4 few -four mills and distilleries Rovno
is a strongly guarded gateway to
weather. country just beyond"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-04
STRONGER CIVIC SPIRIT
ONE Of C|TY'S NEEDS
Grosvenor Dave Contrasts Washing
ton With Pennsylvania Manu-
featuring Towns.

Grosvenor Dave. Washington pub
licist and economist, returned to the
capital today after a ten-week trip on
the chautauqua platform, with some IN
teresting observations on Washington
as contrasted with other communities,
based principally upon visits to sixty
seven towns in western Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Dave met thousands of working
people in manufacturing towns, and in
a discussion of his trip with a repre-
sentative of The Star today advanced
the rather unusual viewpoint that resi-
dents of Washington to a considerable
extent are far removed from contact
with the actual problems of living in
the United States of today
He called attention to the fact that
the majority of residents of this city
do not live by production. a condition
that makes for a difference between the
people of Washington and those of 9TH
er communities.
Urges Community Instinct.
Il have returned home" Mr. Dave
said, convinced that all who live here
who have broad impulses must work
to produce a ksener community in
ours thhe citizens associations must be
more watchful, alertness as to our con-
stitutional relationships must be more
keen, cooperation with our educational
forces must be more sympathetic, and
constant sndeavor must be directed to-
ward making all Of us feel that this is
our city, and that its destiny is part of
our personal problem"
MIR. Dave visited more than seventy
factories during his trip. He was down
in two coal mines, in one instance
walking more than three and half
glad to get home and back to familiar
institutions. OF the newspapers he has
seen since he has been away he re-
marked:
I'm all my Journeys I did not find
better newspaper than The Star. It is
sort of mental feast to get back to
the familiar presentation Of news, for
the newspaper that we know and rely
on becomes as comfortable as an old
shoe"
Working for Efficiency.
by visiting sixty-seven towns. all in
western Pennsylvania" Mr.. Dave con-
tinued, II had the advantage of an al
most microscopic study of that real en-
pire of business. There is a strong
tendency toward municipal efficiency
in western Pennsylvania, a sense of
shame because of the wastefulness of
earlier years, and a determination to
retrieve as far as possible those things
that have shown reckless use. This is
shown not only in the field of lum-
Der. but also in the field of coking,
and In the efforts that are being made
toward general manufacturing as a
contrast with the heretofore crude use
Of a local resource.
Here in Washington we have not
many OF the problems Of other COM
munities. such as those through which
have just travelled. All the more rea-
son why we should take full advantage
of our opportunities here, the first step
OF which. should say, would be a
further development Of the community
spirit"