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Evening star., 1915-02-14
URGES 'TW0PLATO0NS"
FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT
II. ]. Councillor Delivers illustrated
Talk Before the Home
Club.

Advocacy Of the two platoon" sys-
tenn for the Washington IRE department.
providing for one shift Of ten hours and
another Of fourteen hours, was made by
H. J. Councillor Of the religious depart
ment Of the Y. M. C. A.. in an illus
trated lecture before the Home Club. II
jackson place northwest. last night
The lecture. which was illustrated with
about six dozen slides and three reels Of
motion pictures. was given for the bene-
fit Of the F1remen's Association.
Mr.. Councillor declared that increasing
the city fire force by fifty-two men would
make the two platoon system possible.
and thereby do away with the present
Is "a widow four-fifths of the time"
the fireman getting but one day in five
of duty.
Increase in Force Urgent.
The speaker laid particular stress upon
the increase Of force. declaring 1t to be
one thing above all others Of which the
District fire department Is in need. The
firemen's home life is anything but
home life. he contended. and he said
there there are a larger proportion Of
broken homes in the service than in
any other occupation, in proportion.
Of a more adequate pension law for local
firemen, and heartily advocated free
rides on street cars for the men Of the
service while in uniform. in his opinion
the increase in force seems to be the
most urgent need of the department.
The speaker compared the old days Of
the fire department. when there was but
one engine in the old engine house at
18th and H streets, with the system
today. The moving pictures, which were
especially appreciated by the large gath
ering of members of the Interior De-
partment club in attendance. showed
views of the department in action. One
reel showed scenes at the Calf feed
store fire.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Mr.. Walling to Talk on War.

'TWar-Its Economic Causes and
Remedies" is to be the subject Of an
address by William English Walling
of New York at o'clock Wednesday
evening at the Public Library, under
auspices of the newly organized
Washington alumni chapter of the In
tercollegiate Socialist Society.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
NAL. FRANCE TO COMMAND
GERMAN FORCES IN AFRICA

BERLIN. February 13. by wireless to
Sayville. L. L-Maj. France, a noted
military leader during the Hottentot
rebellion. has been appointed COM
mander of the colonial troops In Ger
man Southwest Africa. according To
The Overseas News Agency.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
PEACE CENTENARY RITES.
Services Will Be Held in 100, 600
Churches in u. S. and Canada.

NEW YORK, February 13.-Tomor.
row. the Sunday nearest to the date OF
the ratification Of the treaty Of Client,
celebration services over the compile
ton of a century OF peace between the
United States and the British empire
will be held In nearly 10o. 900 places Of
worship in the United States and Can
ada, the American peace centenary
committee announced tonight
Exercises in the Sunday schools OF
the United States and Canada will also
relate to the peace centenary. 80.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
To Speak on Socialism.

James Hugh Kelley is to speak before
the socialist meeting at S1l e street
northwest this evening at S:15 o'clock
on Does Socialism Mean More De-
mocracy?" Mr.. Keeley. while not con-
vinced that socialism does mean that
will try to get light on 1t from his eu-
dience. Admission will be free.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
GET JURY IN MINERS CASE.
So-Called Laveta Murder to b
Tried at Pueblo. Col.

PUEBLO. Col. February 1s.-After
more than a months delay a jury was
obtained today for the trial of the So
called Laveta murder case. in which
eight miners are charged with the mur-
der of three mine guards and a chauf-
feur in the recent coal miners strike.
The trial began January 4.
The killing occurred near Laveta,
Col, November 8, 1913. The victims
were on their way from Laveta to the
Oakdale mine, when, according to the
charges made by the state, they were
fred upon by strikers.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
ALEXANDRIA, AFFAIRS
Search for Ralph Johnson,
Long Missing, Proves Futile.
NO SOLUTION OF MYSTERY
William Lucas Receives Bad Cut at
Hands Of James vii.
iams-Briefs.
NO SOLUTION OF MYSTERY
specia1 Correspoudeuce Of ME Scar.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. February 49,
All efforts to trace the whereabouts of
Ralph johnson, twenty-one years old,
who has been missing from his home
in Fairfax county. a short distance
south of Alexandria, since Christmas
eve, are thus far barren of results.
Since his disappearance all clues fur
nished the authorities of the county
have been run down, without success.
Hunting creek, where he is thought to
have been drowned, has been frequent
ly dragged, but the work was fruit
less.
johnson was last seen on Hunting
Creek road the night of December "a.
on his way home, his par
ents living a short distance from what
is known as Hunting Creek bridge.
The theory advanced by many is that
he fell into the creek, which was
frozen at the time. A hole in the ice,
the belief at the time that his body
rested beneath its frozen surface. Now
that the river Is free of ice and the
creek has been thoroughly dragged
many are inclined to believe that john
son was not drowned, as first suspect
apparently as much Of a mystery today
as 1t was since search was first insti-
tuted for him.
Mrs. M. W. Conner Jead.
William Lucas, colored, eighteen
years old. was badly cut on the face
today with a knife by James Williams,
colored, about eighteen years old. The
affair took place at Henry and Princess
streets Lucas was taken in a car
riaEe to the hospital and treated by
Dr. George T. Klipstein and afterward
left for his home.
Williams ran to st. Elmo and took
a car for Washington, and later left
for Baltimore.
Mrs. M. W. Connor Dead.
Mrs. Margaret w. Conner. sixty
nine years old, died this afternoon at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. Louise
B, Lindner, S1S King street. The de-
ceased was the widow of George W.
Conner. Several children survive her.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been made.
General Mention.
A minstrel performance will be given
Monday and Tuesday evenings in the
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall un-
der the direction of Tom Trodden of
Employees of the city post Office were
kept busy today dispatching and re-
ceiving valentines. More Of the card
variety were exchanged this year than
ever before. it is said.
Arrangements have been completed
by Alva Aerie. No. s71. Fraternal Order
of Eagles. for the reception which will
be rendered the Washington members
Of the order Wednesday night.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of police commissioners will be
held Wednesday night.
Ross T. Elliott has sold to Richard
Murphy two building lots on the square
bounded by Alfred, Patrick, Montgom-
cry and Mandeville's lines.
Friendship Council, No. 20, Daugh-
ters of Liberty, will attend a George
birthday party February
2S. given by Hope Council, No. 1. Of
The Northern Virginia Live Stock and
Poultry Association Is considering the
question Of holding an exhibition here in
the early fall.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Department Announcement.
LOSES BIG ROLL OF MONEY.
Michael J. Whelan Reports About
$1,000 Missing From His Pockets.

A roll Of bills amounting to between
$500 and s., 900 which Michael J. Whe-
Ian of 1117, Clifton street northwest
wrapped in a bundle and placed in his
pocket at his store. 1117 H street
northeast, shortly after II o'clock last
night, was missing when he reached
home. according to a report made to
the police of the ninth precinct last
night.
recOvery
Evening star., 1915-02-14
CHINA REPLIES TO JAPAN.
Believed She Agrees to Discuss But
Twelve Of Twenty-One Demands.

PEK1NG, China. February 1s.-The
Chinese government yesterday delivered
to the Japanese legation at Peling a
written reply to the demands recently
made by Japan on China.
The contents Of the Chinese answer
have not been divulged. 1t is the general
relief in Peking, however. that the reply
reiterates China's willingness to discuss
only twelve of the twenty-one demands
contained in the japanese note.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Jesuit Educator Is Dead.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, February 13-
Rev. Father Martin P. Bowling, for
mer president Of Creighton College,
Omaha, and one of the leading Jesuit
educators in the United States. died
here today.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
SAIL WITH COTTON cARaoEs.
Two Vessels Leave Galveston for
Bremen With 10000 Bales.

GALVESTON, Tex, February 13.-The
steamer Oliver ]. Olsen sailed from here
today for Bremen. via Hampton roads,
with a cargo Of 1000 bales Of cotton
aboard.
The steamer Leelenaw, recently pur-
chased by a local firm. cleared today
for Bremen with 5000 bales. She is ex-
pected to sail tomorrow.
Cotton receipts here for the season to
date are 2,943.088 bales. This is 2,62a
less than receipts for the same period
last year.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
DEATH COMES SUDDENLY. =
Mrs. Virginia Marshall Fatally
Stricken While on Street. & III

Mrs. Virginia Marshall. sixty-nvs
years old. OF 921 F street northwssf'
was found in an unconscious condition
at the corner OF 10th and r streets
northwest early this morning BY n. B.
Mallan of $40 Connecticut avenue
northwest She was removed to Emer-
gency Hospital, where she died In
about five minutes. =, --..
Death is supposed to have been due
to natural causes. The coroner Hfu
make an investigation. 'S's
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Texas Bank Is Robbed.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. February 13.-
Three unmasked men robbed the Mer-
chants and Mechanics Bank of about
s1,10o shortly before noon today and
escaped in a stolen automobile.
They entered the bank when Presi-
dent L. B. Randall was alone, locked
him in a closet and rified the cashiers
till. The bank Is in the middle Of the
Mexican business section.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
BANDITS HOLD UP BANK;
RUNNING FIGHT FOLLOWS
One North Dakota Robber Captured.
Texas Bank Also
Looted.

wILLISTON. N. D.. February 13.-En-
tering the Medicine Lake State Bank
at Medicine Lake. Mont. today. two
youthful bandits forced the cashier to
hand over $4,000 in currency and es-
capped. A posse overlook them as they
were riding toward the North Dakota
line and in a running battle one OF the
bandits was wounded and captured. His
companion escaped
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Peace Advocates Imprisoned.

BERLIN. February Reports
reaching. here from Milan. Italy. say
1t is said there the Montenegrin gov
ernment has Imprisoned seven deputies
at Cettinje, on account Of their agita-
tion for peace.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Norwegian Society Plans Banquet.

The Norwegian Society held brief
meeting at the Raleigh Hotel last
night. at which plans for the annual
banquet were discussed The banquet
probably will be held May II. the ma
tional holiday of Norway. President
Martin Solem presided.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
newark IS SELECTED
FOR INVASION BY FEDS
Independents Also May Place Team
in Bron1-Have Option
on Grounds.

NEW YORK. February 13.-Patrick
Powers and Harry Sinclair, owners Of
the floating Kansas City Federal
League franchise. have definitely de-
cided to locate their club in Newark. 1t
was declared tonight by man promi-
nent in Federal League counsels
This, 1t is said, however, does not
necessarily mean that New York will
not be invaded by the Federals this
year. 1t was declared on apparently
good authority that another Federal
League franchise also will be shifted
within the next ten days. and that its
destination was likely to be upper Man.
haitian or the Bronx, In New York city.
or Cleveland.
Have Option on Grounds.
1t also became known today that the
Federal League holds an option on the
grounds at Kingsbridge. where Frank
Farrell had intended to build his park
for the New York Americans. William
Devery, another former owner of the
local Americans, still holds this prop
erty. Col. Jacob Rupert, jr.. one OF
the new owners of the Yankees. held
a first option on it, while the Federal
League held a second option. 1t is
said that Rupert has permitted his
option to expire, not regarding the
property as favorable to the purpose,
and that the Federals consequently
now hold first option.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
WANTS NEUTRAL SAILORS.
Germany Makes Request Of q. S. as
to Manning Of Vessels.

Formal request by Germany to the
United States that all ship owners be
requested to man vessels bound for
German ports with subjects OF neutral
countries occasioned little surprise in
official circles here last night.
This policy was believed to be
sequel to the detention for several days
of sailors from the American steamer
after she delivered cargo
of cotton at Bremen.
AS neutral vessels may touch in
enemy ports on return journeys the
German military authorities are
countries from revealing military in
formation to those with whom they
are in sympathy.
Department Announcement.
The following announcement was
issued by the State Department last
night:
The Department Of State has been
informed by the imperial German am
bassador that his government deems 1t
of extreme Importance to military in
terests that while this war lasts neu-
tral merchant vessels visiting German
ports be manned by subjects of neu-
trail states only. The ambassador de-
sires that this information be given
to the American interests concerned.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
SHIPS MAY
PASS THROUGH CANAL
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ruling So Interpreted by South
ern Pacific Officials.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 13.-As
understood at the offices Of the Souther
Pacific Company here today, the inter-
pretation of the Panama canal act
given by the interstate commerce COM
mission permits vessels Of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company to operate
through the canal between Mazatlan,
Mex, and points on the Atlantic sea-
board.
In its petition for a ruling, the COM
pany laid stress on this point because
with Mazatlan, and plans, now held in
allegiance until the return of peace and
stability in Mexico, contemplated i'm
portant development of the company's s
Mexican system.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Decision Hoped For.

Beyond the brief statement that the
decision was what the Southern Pacific
had hoped for and expected. President
Sproule had nothing to say for publica-
tion.
Steamship Company, which is owned
by the Southern Pacific Company. it
was explained that two Pacific Mail
lines are operated. One route is via
Honolulu. Yokohama and Manila 20
Hongkong and Shanghai. The other
is between San Francisco and ports in
western Mexico and the west coast of
Central America.
Before passage of the Panama canal
act it was planned to inaugurate a
service from San Francisco to New
York. Contracts for new vessels to be
placed on that run had to be abandon
ed. The Pacific Mall never has operat-
ed vessels through the canal.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

sisted of Col. J. William De Grange.
chairman; Mrs. W. G. Brown, vice
chairman; Mrs. C. B. Smith,, Miss
Lenora NJ. De Grange, William T..
George and William f. Braithawaite.
The reception committee consisted of
DR.. John o. Knott, chairman; Henry
F. Dolan, ]. Roy Pipes. j. Byron Nick
erson, Todd c. Sharp, Joseph E. Weber
and C. H. Knott.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-26

shaw. of nearby coal company. This
mingling of owners and mine work
ers' interests is an excellent thing. 1t
indicates not only a spirit of toleration
on the part of the coal companies, but
of friendliness on the side of the men.
1t may not be that this will extend to
the settlement of the differences as
to wages and hours, that are develop
ing, without resort to strike, but the
pleasant relations will go long way
in that direction and would certainly
tend toward the protection of corpor-
ate property should the dispute end in
q shutdown. a-t
AT all events there is evidently a
great improvement in the feelings of
employees toward employers and Of
employers toward employees in the
great hard coal fields as compared
with the open animosities of q few
years back.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-26
DEMOCRATIC TWISTING

MYTH remarkable facility, Demo-
wv cratic leaders change front on
important governmental ques-
tions and endeavor to delude the
American people into the notion that
they have always been advocates of
the doctrines to the support of which
they have been driven by public
opinion. Preparedness is one instance
and creation of a tariff commission is
another. ....
After refusing to make adequate
appropriations for the national de-
fense and after declaring that the mill
tary branch of the government had
not been neglected, the administration
suddenly reverses its attitude and pro-
claims it's intention to make prepared
ness an issue. If they are seeking for
someone to quarrel with on that ques-
ton, they must quarrel with their own
past record. Now they announce an
intention to make the creation of a
tariff commission an issue. They for
get that their own party has been the
only opponent of tariff commission
and that such a commission would
now be in existence but for their
negative votes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-26

that Luxembourg should be free to
administer her own affairs-the Ger
man dictation began.
The first step was to demand of
Luxembourg's Minister of State, al
ready struggling with the problem of
feeding his people, the immediate ex-
puision OF the French Minister to
Luxembourg from the soil of the
Grand Duchy. When the demand was
made. Mr.. Eyschen, pointing out that
France was not at war with the Grand
Duchy. asked the German Minister to
put his request in writing. Herr Won
Buch did 30 and in the end had his
way.
Cut or. wholly surrounded by Ger
man troops and subject to their mill
tary jurisdiction, the history of Lux
embourg since that day is declared to
have been an accumulation of en-
croachments and sacrifices which the
Luxembourgers regard as tyrannies
To-day the people feel the iron foot
of the invader at every hand and their
food, even, is limited to few ounces
of bread a day.
Having made such convincing ar
gument for Germany's actions in war
like Belgium will not the Chancellor
give US a word or two concerning
peaceful Luxembourg?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-26
THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20
The Lord 0ets His best soldiers out
of the highlands of GnItction.-ispur-
peon.
LET BRYAN DO 1T
TIME President is facing a serious
situation in Mexico. Every ef-

TIME President is facing a serious
4 situation in Mexico. Every ef-
fort he has made to pacify the
country and to monize the warning
factions there has been in vain. The
Mexican leaders appear to much pre-
fer the handle of a sword or a six
shooter to that Of a plow, and the
rcinB of a charger to those of farm
horse. Getting wealth by going out
and taking it they find much easier
than by the slow and painful process
of aceumulating 1t by industry and
thrift. 1t is a nation of warfare raised
to the. nth degree. Even Europe has
nothing like it, for there the people
are fighting for the most part because
they must and not because they want
to, as in Mexico.
What a fine chance for Bryan to
experiment with his favorite theory of
peace, brother, cease thy strife" Let
he ex-Secretary go down below the
Rio Grande and give a few peace
talks such as he has said he would
make should a foreign power invade
the United States. Let's try the thing
''on the dog" as the actor folks say,
before spiking our cannon and pin
ming our faith to logic and oratory.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-26
AFTER THE WAR

n EEMBERS of the Chamber OF
lW Commerce listened to another
interesting address yesterday in
the series OF MONDAY luncheon talks
which have attracted so much atten-
tion during the summer. Charles A.
Shelly. representative of the famous
statistical concern at Wellesley Hills,
in Massachusetts,, discussed the effects
of the European war upon American
business and showed by charts the
rise and fall OF the barometer of trade
since the outbreak of the war. His
comments upon the influences which
have been at work and the temporary
prosperity which has resulted from
enormous orders for war munitions
more so than his vision of the period
which will follow the cessation of hos
tilities. He advanced the theory,
based upon the enormous waste of
capital and labor, that on the con-
clusion of the fighting the nations now
at war will fnd it extremely difficult
to finance their business and recover
from the colossal Indebtedness which
has been assumed during the last year.
His idea that the United States will be
forced with other friendly powers to
cooperate with the troubled European
countries in establishing their
credit and again placing them upon
sound business foundations is univer-
sally accepted as one of the logical
outcomes of the frightful cataclysm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-26
BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG

T<HE German Chancellor at the re-
i cent opening of the Reichstag
repeated the old and threadbare
declaration that Germany would have
stood by her proposal to observe the
neutrality of Belgium had that ma
ton provided free and unopposed
passage of the German armies into
France.
But how about the neutrality of the
little Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
through which the Germans marched
on the French stronghold of Longwy,
promising the same sort of immunity
and respect for neutrality as the Bel
CLANS rejected?
LIE Temps of Paris has reproduced
from the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche
Courant the text of a proclamation,
printed in Coblenz, Germany, and
brought with the invading Prussian
troops, to be posted up in the Grand
Duchy as justification OF the mill
tary occupation by Germany of State
whose neutrality Germany had guar
anteed.
The French, and even the Dutch
papers, however, have been unable to
recount more than a small part of the
story of what took place in Luxem-
bourg in the first days of last August.
The German censorship on everything
emanating from the Grand Duchy has
proved to be the strictest. Much that
has come out of Luxembourg during
the past year has, consequently, borne
the stamp of doubtful authorship.
But this much is known. August
i, 1914, when the war cloud was low
ering over Europe, Minister of State
Paul Eyschen, President Of the Gov
ernment of the Grand Duchy of Lux
embourg, who since the establishment
of the independence OF the country
has been virtually its first minister
and real ruler, asked both Germany
and France, officially, II. in the event
of hostilities between the two coun-
tries, the neutrality of the Grand
lDuchy Of Luxembourg would be re-
spected. Before any reply could be
received from France, the reply of
Germany took the form of action. The
same day-Saturday, August first
Alphonse Munchen, Mayor of the City
of Luxembourg, issued a proclamation
to the population of the capital an
nouncing that the neutrality of the
Grand Duchy had been violated by
Germany, through the occupation of
the railway station of Trois vierges by
Prussian troops. and calling upon the
people of Luxembourg to remain calm.
Immediately the government pro-
Eested and the reply received was that
no hostiiities were directed against the
Grand Duchy and that the local laws
of the Grand Duchy would continue
TO prevail. Constrained to accept this
situation, Minister Eyschen asked as
surances to the same effect from the
German commander and from the
German Minister. Both gave them.
The following day, however, after
this sgresment had been reached
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-26
MIR. BRyAN's RESPONSIBILITY
New York worldJ

to volunteer advice on the subject al
our relations with Germany The re-
sponsibility for the crisis that has
been reached rests in very large part
upon him.
When he informed the Austrian Am
bassador that the Presidents Lusitania
note was not to be interpreted literally
and that 1t was sent to placate public
opinion In the United States, he open
ed the way for everything that has
followed.
This false and foolish statement was
imnediately communicated to Berlin,
and it has influenced the action of
the German Government ever since.
The Presidents solemn warming was
not taken seriously because Mr.. Brvap
as Secretary of State let it be known
that II was not to be taken seriousIv