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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Germany Hopes to Meet
Demand for Abandonment
of U-BOat Acts at Once

Dispatches received at the German
embassy today from the Berlin foreign
Office indicate that Germany will at
tempt to meet the American demands
for the immediate abandonment Of its
present practices in submarine war
fare. The nature of the proposals are
not disclosed.
Count Won Bernstorff has not been
advised whether the suggestions he re-
Gently made to his government st the
invitation of the foreign E.hr> >>ye
been adopted He expects additional
dispatches.
visit of Ambassador Gerard to En-
peror William was topic of broad in
terest in official and diplomatic quar-
ters today. German embassy officials
believed the emperor invited Mr.. Gerard
to confer with him for the purpose of
celebrating, for the benefit of Presi-
dent Wilson. his position and the posi-
ton of the German government, in fur
ther explanation Of certain phases of
the forthcoming German reply to the
American note. IT would be unusual
for the emperor to conduct negotiations
directly with the diplomatic represent
ative Of a foreign government.
President Wilson expects TO receive
the German reply within the next few
days. although the basis for his ex-
pectation was not revealed.
The President. officials declare will
not be Influenced in the slightest by the
thousands OF tcleRTdIHS sent In the
past few days to senators and repre-
sentatives urging them not to approve
any action which might lead to war
His course in the German situation, it
is declared, will be guided entirely by
the character of the German reply
Secretary Lansing has received from
the British government a copy Of the
confidential instructions to captains of
British merchant ships. now said to be
in operation. The Secretary has not
yet compared the British version of the
instructions with the German version,
which was submitted with the German
declartion of intention to regard as
warships enemy merchant ships carry
ing armament.
The British version appeared to be
nearly. il not wholly. Identical with
that which was given out in London
last February and cabled to the United
States in press dispatches. 1t was in
dicated that some statement might be
issued later by the State Department
for the guidance of Americans travel
ing at sea,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
MORE RUSSIANS LANDED
AT PORT OF MARSEILLE

PARIS, April 2S, p.m.-A Havas
dispatch from Marseille reports the
arrival there of a further contingent
of Russian troops, the number of
which is not given.
The Russians reached Marseille this
morning. the dispatch says, and disem-
barked Immediately. They were re-
ceived with the same military and
civil honors as were accorded the pre-
vious Russian detachments, and were
cheered by the people as they marched
to Camp Mirab beau. They will be sent
in few days to Camp Mailly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
INDICTMENTS IN RIGGS
CASE ARE CONSOLIDATED
C. C. Glover, William J. and II. H.
Father All Are to Be
Tried May s.

I'VE do not oppose the motion and
only desire the earliest possible dispo-
sition of all the indictments"
This statement by Attorney William
G. Johnson of council for the defend
ants in the Riggs Bank case, this morn
ing, before Justice Siddons in the Grim
inal Division of the District Supreme
Court, was the only answer made by
the accused financiefs to the motion
filed by United States Attorney Laskey
to consolidate the four indictments,
charging with perjury jointly and sew
orally Charles c. Glover, William J.
Flather and Henry H. Flather. respect
lively president. vice president and for
mer cashier. of the Riggs National
Bank.
At the request of Assistant Attorney
Archer, who appeared with United
States Attorney Laskey and Assistant
Attorney General Fits for the govern
ment, Justice Sidons ordered the con-
solidation of the indictments for trial
May 3. The court also directed that
the record show the motion granted
with consent of the defendants.
Contention of Government.
One Indictment is against the three
defendants. Each of three other indict-
ments charges one of the defendants
with the alleged perjury. The govern
ment in asking for the consolidation
pointed out that as the four indict-
ments treat of the same alleged offense
and the testimony would be the same
the cases should be heard together.
Counsel for the government called the
motion to the attention of Justice Sid
dons at the convening Of court. but as a
jury trial was in progress Justice Sid
dons was about to defer the hearing of
the matter until later In the day when
Mr.. johnson arose and made his state
ment acquiescing in the granting of the
motion.
Attorney George P. Hoover was pres
ent in court with Mr. johnson, but the
other counsel for the defense, Attorneys
J. J. Darlington, FIank J. Hogan and
Daniel w. O'Donoghue, were not present
The granting of the order of consolida-
ton. it is said, cleans up the preliminary
steps for the trial as far as the prosecu-
ton is concerned. The arraignment of
the bankers has been deferred until the
date scheduled for the trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Pays 50, 500, 900 for Oil Land.

TULSA, Okla. April 2S.-The largest
single sale of oil property ever made
in Oklahoma. according to available
records, was closed yesterday, when the
Sinclair Oil and Refining Company
placed S9,500.000 in a New York bank
to the credit of John T. Milliken and
associates. This sum represented the
balance due on the stipulated price of
S10.O00.00 for the purchase of the
Milliken holdings in Oklahoma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28

ATHENS. Sunday. April %. via Rome
and Paris, April 2s. delayed.-An i'm
partial observer who has just returned
from a tour of all the mainland of
Greece reports an amazing spread of
sentiment in favor of Eliptherios Veni-
zelos, the former premier. even in con-
servative Peloponnesus. The recent ef-
forts of the government to suppress
the demonstrations and meetings Of
the Venizelos adherents has awakened
deep resentment among the people and
there is a growing determination to
oust the present government even if
it be necessary to resort to arms.
The Associated Press learns from in
contestable authority that several
leaders of the revolution of 1909 are
actively engaged in planning similar
attempt, although Venizelos depre-
Gates this and advises instead the prac-
tice of patience and use of legal meth :
DDS. On the other hand the recent plot
against him failed only by hairs
devotion and watchfulness of his fol-
lowers.
King for Policy of Inaction.
Frequent talks with, King Constan :
tine have convinced the Associated
Press correspondent that the monarch
inaction is approved by a majority of
the Greek people. The king persists in
regarding the recent demonstrations of
the growing popularity Of Venizelos as
mere political maneuvers.
The weakness of the opponents of the
former premier lies in the discomfort
1 .
who largely attend the meetings of the
Venizelos followers and who are open
ly dissatisfied and declare that pur-
poseless mobilization is depriving their
families of their support
1t is stated in we'll informed quarters
| that so many soldiers have returned to
| their homes without permission that
the general staff is unable TO trea'
them as deserters, and is Obliged to
grant them leave which they already
| have taken.
Officers Also Discontinued.
>:vcn the officers of the army, with
. the excepsAe- sD<scsa Al hishe- COM
mand, are d.:ontenteH Is4withstand-
ing that an increase of pay has been
granted to them by royal decree
| Neutral diplomatic observers who are
in position to judge declare that the
present situation cannot last sixty days
| longer. and that unless an allied Of
! fensive against Bulgaria relieves the
| tension by sweeping the Greeks into
war with their ancient enemies, po-
! litical cataclysm in Greece is inevi-
| table.
The time for compromise between
| the liberals and the adherents of the
| ministry has passed. most rigid
triple censorship of all press kilograms
! keeps the world generally ignorant OF
| actual conditions in Greece.
i Rumanians Disturbed.
| LONDON, April 2s-The Rumanians
are disturbed over the treatment by
Austro- Hungarian authorities of Ru-
manian military attache from the Ber-
lin legation, whom they arrested at
Brasso, Pennsylvania, while he was or
his way to Bucharest with a diplomatic
case, says a Reuters dispatch from
Bucharest.
| After protestations. the attache was
permitted to proceed, but the case wal
/ retained. Upon his arrival at Bucha
rest the Rumanian government made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Germans Expect Irish q
to Gain No Success
in Present Uprising

LONDON. April 2s.-'The Cologne
Gazette appears to expect no success
from the Sim Fein revolt in Ireland"
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent
telesraphs. "It cautions it's readers not
to overestimate the effect which the
disturbances will have on the political
and military situation in England. and
points out the strength of the British
forces in Ireland"
The Gazette continues:
"ons must ask. however. 1t . mo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Bulgars Not Seeking Peace.

BulgarS NOT seeking feace.
| AMSTERDAM. via London. April g.
Gen. Jostoff, chief of the Bulgarian
general staff. who has just visited EN-
peror William. on the western front
| told a representative of the Tageblatt
that there was nothing to the report
that Bulgaria is seeking separate
peace.
Gen. Jostoff, according to the news
paper, said he found Emperor William
| ed his opinion as to the situation
| in the Balkans Gen. Jostoff said that
| all depended on the outcome of the
struggle at Verdun.
Negotiations Carried On.
BERLIN. April 27.-"Reports from
Bucharest state" says the Overseas
News Agency, that negotiations are
being carried on between the Ruma
nian and Bulgarian ,vernments, with
| view to regulating the economic re-
lations between the two nations in
| the same way as between Germany and
Rumania
The efforts of Rumania to obtain
medicines in Germany have been sue
| cessful. twenty carloads of such sup
plies from German sources having ar
rived in Rumanian territory"
U. S. Envoy Protests to Bulgars.
| LONDON. April 2S.-Baron Newton
under secretary for foreign affairs, ha.
! addressed a communication to Stepher
Walsh, labor member of parliament
saying that letter received by the
! American ambassador in London from
| Lewis Einstein, American minister tt
| Bulgaria, confirms the reported i'll.
treatment of British prisoners in Bull.
| garia.
! Mr.. Einstein." says Baron Newton's
letter. "is keenly alive to the urgent
necessity of bringing about an imme-
| diate improvement, and he has already
addressed to Bulgaria a vigorous re-
! monstrance."
Italians Arrest Greeks.
"OfficerS~SO Greek patrol in the Tep-
| elm sector on the northern frontier OF
Epireus have been arrested by the
Italians. according to reports from
Athens" says the Overseas News
Agency today. These officers had heer
! invited in a cordial manner by the Ital-
| ians to meet them for the discussion
of military questions.
! The attitude adopted by the Ital-
| ians has caused excitement in Greece
| the advices state. and the rGeek gov
ernment has made protest to Rome. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Chancellor at Headquarters.

The chancellor, DR.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, and Admiral Won Holtzendorn.
chief Of the naval general staff, have
been at the general headquarters.
Not the least of the difficulties in the
way of reaching an understanding is
the restricted channel of communities
ton between Washington and Berlin.
Ambassador Bernstorf is unable to
communicate with his government ex-
cept in open cipher, and no supple
mentary information the situation
in Washington is available here. An
experienced neutral diplomat has
summed up the situation in an epigram,
sa wing there is no case on record in
which complicated diplomatic questions
have been settled by mutual bonn
bardment of formal notes, not supple
mented by simultaneous diplomatic ne
gotiations.
German statesmen realize fully this
great handicap to settlement. One OF
the highest of them said to the correspon-
dent of the Associated Press:
'.No. we have no news, and Ambassa :
dor Gerard. / understand. has none
either. This fact makes negotiations
taken no decisions and do not wish to
formation
The statesman did not wish to dis
cuss the possibilities Of a settlement
but so far as could be judged from his
manner he was not discouraged except
by the fact that he and his colleagues
were forced to work more or less in the
dark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate.

Met at noon.
Conferees on army reorganiza-.
tion bill continued at work.
Resumed discussion of rural
credits bill.
Houses
Met at II am.
Discussed agricultural appro-
priation bill. including a rider
embodying theI bills for grain
grading, federal warehouses for
agricultural products and new
Gotten future law.
Adopted conference report on
bill passed by both houses to
double the number OF cadets at
West Point.
Passed Senate bill limiting
railway employees hours of labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
German Naval Forces
Destroy British Guard
Ship and Take Prize

BERLIN, April IS. via London, 2:05
p.m.-The admiralty announced today
that on the night of April 1921 Ger
man naval forces destroyed large
British guard vessel on Dogger bank
and brought in fishing steamer as a
prize
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
MRS. DONALD MCLEAN ILL.
Former D. A. r. Head at Baltimore
HOSPITAL; Condition Critical.

BALTIMORE, Md, April. 2s.-The
condition of Mrs. Donald Mclean,
former president general of the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution. who
is critically i'll at hospital here. was
reported as being unchanged today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Government Employees Advo-
cate a Pension System Be-
fore the House Committee.
ARGUE FOR THE PASSAGE
OF THE TAvENNER BILL
Speakers Declare Superannuation Of
Aged Civil Servants Would In
crease Efficiency of All.

Annuities for aged government clerks
and a complete system Of pensions and
retirement ages were strongly advocated
before the House committee on reform in
the civil service today by employees OF
several government departments who ap-
peared to back the Tavenner bill. This
measure was introduced to set up a COM
plete machinery for the retirement and
pension of clerks who have reached the
age of sxty-f1ve years. the annuities be-
ing based on the length OF service.
AS has been expressed in several
hearings on civil service pension bills
recently. the main reason advanced to
the committee today was of a practical
nature. 1t was claimed that the gov
ernment would effect for itself an
economy by retiring the older clerks on
pensions.
Fully fifty government employees
crowded into the small hearing room.
One of the f1yst to speak was NJ. F..
O'Donoghue, representing the National
Association of Civil Service Employees.
He said that the word annuity is a
better term than pension" in connec-
tion with the present agitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
A Round of May Day Celebrations For the Capital

Fcstal spirit Of spring pervades the city, and
public schools, charitable institutions and dramatic
and religious societies will celebrate. You will find
this article in The Sunday Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Dutch Tell of Losses.

The Dutch ministry Of marine. in a
communication issued yesterday concern
ing the explosion by which the Dutch
steamers Maashaven and Dubhe were
danaged and the tug Noordzee was sunk
says the accident occurred Wednesda y
morning at the same place where the
Dutch steamers Colombia, on April II,
and the Lodewijk Van Nassau struck
mines, namely, about three miles
north northwest of the Galloper buoy.
Two of the Noordzee's crew were
drowned. The statement adds that
neither perscopes nor torpedo tracks
were seen.
The Swedish steamer J. J. Dickson,
bound to Amsterdam, was captured and
taken to Hamburg by the feet Of German
warships, while the feet was returning
from the bombardment of the English
coast on Tuesday last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Would Increase Efficiency.

Service annuity would be the proper
name for it" he suggested, land pension
Is misnomer. l do not believe this bill
would cost the government anything in
the end, as the government would sub
older ones who are retired on annuities
Germany has increased the life of its
citizens by IL per cent through its sys-
tenn Of social insurance. No one can do
good work if he is worried constantly
about what will happen when he is old.
Our government has evidently forgotten
the human element in its conservation
plans.''
He pointed out that many private con-
Germs have adopted a system of annui-
ties and retirements
The principle Of the bill was approved
by Lieut.. Commander Tomb of the
Washington navy yard.
"A retirement system for old en-
ployes is one of the best things in busi-
ness" he said. Making superannuated
chinery. There are some details in this
bill which I believe could be eliminat-
ed and left to the future, but the prin-
ciple is there? This bill provides for
and stepchildren and widows of pen
stoned employees. 1 think we should
first get the old-age pension system
for employees and later take up the
question Of pensions for the dependent
Eliminate the side issues from this
bill, because the public may misjudge
the measure because Of them. How
ever. no one could object to retiring
the faithful old employee
Favors Retirement System.
Herbert D. Browne. chief of the bu-
| reau of efficiency. told the committee
he favored a retirement and pension
system for civil service employees.
James l.. Beatty. auditor for the War
Department, said it would be one of the
best things for the government to get
would be unfair in the extreme to turn
out the older employees without ade-
quate provision for them.
He mentioned case of fifteen clerks
between sixty-fve and eighty, whose
work could be done by four younger
men, according to his estimates
Thomas F: Flaherty. secretary-treas-
urer of the National Federation of Pos,
Office Clerks, said that many clerks are
leaving the service now because il
makes no provision for old age. Rep
resentative Farr of Pennsylvania spoke
in favor of the bill. He said the coun-
try at large is in favor of the principle
involved. and that it would be not only
humane. but wise. from business
standpoint.
John j. Deviney, president of the
Plate Printers Union: H. NJ McLarin.
| president of the Federal Employees
Union, No. 150.oo7: Jacob w. Starr,
former president of the Civil Service
Retirement Association: Representa-
| tive Charles of New York and Thomas
| Nolan of Norfolk, Va. were among
those who advocated passage of the
Tavenner bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
GREECE HOVERS ON BRINK
OF POLITICAL CATACLYSM
Resort to Arms to Overthrow Present
Government Likely-Eyen Army
Shows Keen Dissatisfaction.

an official application to Austria, where
upon the attaches case was returned
intact, -s----
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
British Ship Torpedoed
and Crew Left in Boats
12O Miles From Land

LONDON. April 2s.-The British
steamship Industry has been sunk by a
submarine, which left the crew of the
vessel in open boats 120 miles from
land. The crew was picked up by the
American liner Finland.
The captain of the Danish steamer
Johanne was Killed when the vessel
struck a mine in the North sea, ac-
cording to a dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph from Copenhagen. The re-
mainder of the crew was landed at
Hamburg. The Johanne was a vessel Of
191 tons and was built in 1908. Her
home port was Esbjerg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
American Ambassador Now on
Way to Army Headquarters
for Personal Interview.
INVITATION DELIVERED
BY FOREIGN MINISTER
German Emperor's Decision to Have
Discussion With Envoy Regarded
in Berlin as Encouraging.

BERLIN. April 2s.-James w. Gerard
the American ambassador, and Joseph c.
Grew. secretary of the American en-
bassy. left Berlin last night for German
army headquarters for an audience with
Emperor William.
Although no information has been given
out regarding the purpose of Ambassa- :
dor Gerard's journey. it is evident that
Emperor William wishes thorough per-
sonal talk with him in order to OBTAIN
clearer view of the American position
on the submarine issue.
the ambassador ard Secretary Grew
travelled in a special saloon car attached
to a regular train placed at their dis
posal. Mr. Gerard was attended by the
embassy's chasseur. The train will reach
its destinatio at pm. today, and Am
bassador Gerard expects to return on
Saturday.
The invitati to visit the German
headquarters was brought to the ambas-
sador personally by Foreign Minister
Won Jagow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Regarded as Good Omen.

The invitation is regarded in financial
circles as good omen. Nevertheless
experienced observers consider the
situation still very serious. and believe
that the mere fact of the ambassadors s
meeting with the emperor and his ad-
visers is of less Importance than what
was done at the conference at German
headquarters The ultimate decision at
Washington is held to be quite in
caIculable until it is known how lar
Germany meets American wishes.
The news that Ambassador Gerard
was going to the headquarters was al
ready known at noon yesterday, but
the censors, for some mysterious rea-
son, refused to allow cablegrams to be
sent announcing that fact until last
night, just as they had refused to pass
dispatches with news that the Ameri-
can note had been handed to the foreign
office until the next day.
A feeling of confidence that solution
will be found to the pending German
American difficulties and that the pres
ent tension will be ended exerted an
evident influence on the Berlin Stock
Exchange on Wednesday. The market
was quiet, but firm. and dealers who on
Tuesday unloaded various lines of
stocks were repurchasing. This feeling
was strengthened by reports of a re-
covery on the New York stock market
for the same reason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Blown Up and Sunk.

The Norwegian steamship Stroms-
macs. bound for Lubbock with cargo of
herring from Norway, has been blown
up and sunk off Gjedser. Denmark. The
crew was landed at Warnemunde, Ger
many.
The Dutch steamship Naashaven struck
mine Wednesday while bound from
London TO Rotterdam. A tug carrying
the survivors arrived at Waterweg yes
terday.
On April ] the Maashaven hit a mine
on the English coast. but managed to
reach the Thames. Necessary repairs
were made. and last Tuesday the vessel
left for Rotterdam in tow of two tugs.
IL is learned that the Maashaven had
been beached near Harwich. She prob
ably will be salvaged.
The Dutch tug Noordzee has been sunk,
Llovds announces