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Evening star., 1916-03-19
POET TO SERVE RED CROSS
Rockefeller War Relief Commission
Also Sails on the St. Paul

NEW YORK, March lS.-The AM, ica n
liner ST. Paul. which sailed today for
Liverpool. carried among her passen-
gers John Masefield, the poet who has
been lecturing in the United States for
two months; four members of the war
relief commission of the Rock efeller
Foundation, and Admiral kakishiro
FunaEoshi. attached to the Japanese
embassy at London. Mr.. Masefiell will
Join the Red Cross in France
The Rockefeller delegation was head
ed by Warwick Greene who resigned
as director of public works in the
philippines to join the commission !:
William j. Donovan of Buffalo, Resi-
nald C.. Foster of Boston andt Harper
d. Topping of New York. They will
provide headquarters for the commits
sion IN neutral country.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
COREY S|DE[|GKTS
ON EUROPEAN WAR
Incidents on Great Conflict
That Have Heretofore Gone
Unpublished.
WHY THE BRITISH FAILED
TO PIERCE DARDANELLES
Russian Secret Service Agent, Act
ing as Spy. Finds Honesty IN
Business Here.
BY HERBERT COREY.

NEW YORK. March IS.-Th's may not
be an explanation for ;he failure @ the
allies at the Dardanelles. An English
officer here ON runition business told the
story, but he may have been mislnformed.
The most that may be said for it is that
it is not Incredible and that it dovetaiss
rather neatly into the gaps Of knowledge
the world mas of the reasons to" that
costly failure and for the attitude OF the
allies toward Greece.
I'VE failed at Gallipol because of
Greece" said this officer
He would have it that the English di-
plomacy i'll the Balkans is rot the master
piece of stupidity the world has believed.
Tenizelos was friendly TO the allies. He
obviously had :he support of a majority
of the Greeks He entered into plan
by which the English feet was to attack
in coordination with $1,000 Greek troops
The time was Set ard every detail under
stood. The English fleet appeared with
empty transports for the carrying of the
Greek troops. Then the Greeks backed
Evening star., 1916-03-19
THREE HUNDRED ATTEND
CALVARY BAPTIST EVENT
Annual AT Home" Conducted by
the Missionary Society Success
ful and Pleasing Social.

More than 300 attended the annual "at
u esi0nary Society of calvary Baptist
Cfc-ch IN the parlors of the church
I1lcay evening.
FOLLOW. IN "a social hour in the recep-
ticn room. the company was welcomed
h- Inc president oi the society, Mrs. H.
ii. heHdT.-k. after which literary and
,. 'sical program was given by Miss
= -I.,,saheih :. Wilbur. Miss Sadie G
s.! ron. Sire. Florence McNeiiy Price.
Miss Mar ipliingsworth. instructor OF
ton COLLEGE; Mrs. Ethel HoltzcIa
G&wler a-d Master Louis T.. Smith.
The ciosiEG address was made by
Rev. Dr- :. Il. Greene. pastor of the
church. who spoke OF the work being.
accomplished BY the Missionary Society
ture.
Those pres.dirE were Mrs. Charles F..
Wright. Mrs. ;. 5 Everett. Mrs. Charles
while -othe.s serving We're Mrs. +. \.
Swartwout. Mis- +. g. Mason. Mrs. u.
y. Waddey. Mrs. J. c. Herring. Mrs. II.
W. Craven. Airs. a. s Williams, Mrs
r. II. kimbaIl. Miss katherin. Stick
ney. Mrs. {. o. Allnut and Mrs. G. A.
Ross
AIRS. y. :. Faucet headed the recep-
was vice chairman. During the even
ing the thank Offering" for the Hoeke
and Stichn.y memorials was counted
the result being $l4T.60.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
Discusses Aeroplane.

Dr. Christmas discussed the aeroIiane
as an aid to military operations. He tod
Of the small force of planes which ehs
United States has and Of the unprepared-
ness of the operators to get enough mir
tary information in their scouting ITO
make it worth while for the commanding
officer TO take time to listen to it, as
compared with the thousands of aeros
which the European countries now have.
He said that after the war somebody
has get to pay an indemnity.
The allies think Germany is going to
do it," he remarked. Germany thinks
the allies are going to do it, But who
ever has to pay it has not the money.
Where is it going to come from? They
know where piles of gold are, and it is
automatically hinted that they are go
ing after it when this war is over.
They are going to come around and
slaughter that great big. fat hog.
which is Just lying around doing
nothing and waiting for them
A. Dawson Trundle, inspector of di-
vision No. of the Sigma Nu. and Pay
master r. \. Hickman, U. S. N, also
spoke Frank H. Iden presided.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
Favors Consolidation.

Recently the federation went on rec
ord rs favoring consolidation of the
local traction systems. but until Cor
poration Counsel Syme's opinion was
handed down the impression generally
obtained that an act of Congress would
ne necessary before consolidation could
be brought about.
The ruling of the Districts legal adj
wiser in the Washington and Rockville
case is considered one of the most i'm
portant yet made by that official. He
held that the prohibition in the anti
merger law relative to the disposition,
ownership. voting or controlling by one
public utility of the stock or bonds of
case prior approval by the public
utilities commission, as provided in
paragraph 81 of the public utilities law,
has not been obtained.
This conclusion was adopted by the
public utilities commission, which de-
cided to permit the Washington and
Rockville Railway Company to acquire
S1.a,0 of the first mortgage bonds and
1000 shares of the capital stock OF the
Washington Interurban Railroad COM
pany which operates a line between
18th and II streets northeast and
Bladensburg.
Asserting that this ruling established
a precedent which would apply with
equal force to consolidation of greater
magnitude. Mr.. Clayton. in Offering his
resolution last night. said that way
had been presented to bring about
ANAL algamation of the street railway
lines through appeal TO the public utili-
ties commission.
Evening star., 1916-03-19

lookout for the girls had been sent
to all the police precincts and urged
Lieut.. James Hartley to ma ke an eff
fort to locate them. He stated both
of the girls. it was learned last even
ing, carried small suit cases with them
and that neither had much money.
The two girls have been chums for
some time and are both in the sixth
grade of the West School. The Con
rard girl is of dark complexion and
has dark hair. She wore a brown knit
cap, green coat and black lace shoes
and stockings Dorothy Powell resides
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
William Chapman. She has light brown
hair and wore a black hat, blue coat
white stockings and lace shoes
Evening star., 1916-03-19
National Aids-de-Camp.

The following have been appointed
national aids-de-camp to serve on the
staff of the national commander: Claud
F. Peters. Chicago, H.; John +. Dwyer,
New York city; J. Mahert. Hoboken, y.
j.: Avert W. Smith, New York city;
John r. Williams. Atlantic City, \. j. d;
NJ NJ. O'Sullivan. Albany, y. Y; Otto NJ
Schmidt. Jersey City. n. j.: J. De Leon
Sullivan, Baltimore, Nd; +. p. South
wick. Vineland, n. j.: Frederick Klehm.
Newark. y. j., and Harry Bessinger,
Midvale. \. j.
The following have been appointed
national deputies: Chester Potter.
Meade. Kan; Arthur A. Henerys,
Worcester. Mass; John Masters, Ia
koma Park, D. c.; H. C. Edgerton, AL
bany. n Y; Clarence Fl. Tingle, San
Juan. Porto Rico: NJ. c. Wilson, Clay
Center, Kan: J. H. Quigley, Milwaukee,
Wis: Jessie A. II. Forbs. Hot Springs,
S. D.: Bernard A. Flood. New York city,
and Charles E. Schofield, New York
city.
Evening star., 1916-03-19

the net We cut the chains and pulled
her up," said the f.nGlishman- AS We
had expected, all her men were dead
by that time. We put an English ere"
trance to the Baltic. She ran Just
awash, her turret showing. +iehind her
came fleet of English submarines
only their periscopes appearing above
the water
The decov submarine led her flock
safely through a German fleet. She
saluted German warships and was
saluted. 1t was not her business to
attack. Her business was TO get her
trailing followers into the Baltic WI
ters safely. We all know that she sue
ceeded. 1 doubt if the story of her
success has ever been told before
Evening star., 1916-03-19
POLICE SEEK HATcHET USER.
Colored Man Disappears; Womar
Has Fractured Skull

George Carter. colored, after beating
a woman over the head, has disappear
ed. The police seek him on a charge of
assault, which may be changed into
murder.
Frances Jackson is in the Casualty
Hospital with fractured skull. Her
wounds We're inflicted with a hatchet.
at her home, Ills Douglas Court.
, Carter is described as twenty-six
wears old, five feet six inches or seven
inches in height, weighing about 100
pounds, clad in old dark working
clothes and overalls, and with two gold
teeth prominently displayed in his
mouth.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
Would Relieve Congestion.

Not only would management of the
traction systems under one head lead
to universal transfers, he stated, but
1t would make possible re-routing of
trackage so as to relieve congestion at
certain points. reduce overhead ex-
penses and lead to economies in other
respects, vastly improving the service
as whole.
Enthusiasm was shown by the dele
gates over the Syme decision and the
commissions action, and the impress
sion was developed that the day Of
universal transfers may be much
nearer than generally has been recog-
nlzed Mr.. Clayton stated that the pub
lie utilities commission will be asked
TO give hearing on the petition at an
early date
The meeting of the federation was a
brief one as compared with the length
81 its recent sessions. 1t was dec.ued
unanimously to oppose the tacklng on
% the so-called Borland street paving
amendment to the forthcoming District
appropriation bill. and committee
consisting of Herman Phillips, DR. r. A.
Bryant and William Nick. Clayton was
appointed TO make a protest to Con-
sress in this matter.
There was considerable discussion Of
the Johnson community center bill but
IL being voted upon. inasmuch as the
regularly through one of the individual
associations. President Colladay an
rounced the appointment of a press
committee. the members Of which are
Herman Phillips, Allan Davis and D..
A. Edwards.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
RUSSIANS BEAT BACK
GERMAN OFFENSIVE

LONDON, March 1s.-Greater military
activity on the part of both Germans
and Russians is shown on the eastern
battle front. The latest Russian Off
cial statement says:
'In the vicinity of the village of
Mikulischki, north of Lake Dreswiaty
the enemy sprang a mine. BY our Of
fensive fire We drove back a consider a
BILE body of the enemy, which waR m;, L.
ing a reconnaissance to the southwest
of Lake Bobinskoie.
'lu the Lipsk region. to the north of
Lake Nygonovskoye, the enemy made
an attempt at an offensive, which we
repulSed by our fire.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
OLD NATIONAL BOBS UP.
Bill Kenworthy Will Play With
Oakland This Season,

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-The
Fort Worth club of the Texas League
adds another infield candidate in Bobby
Stowe who has been turned back by
Oakland Having signed Bill Ken
worthy. ex-Fed. the Oakland club de-
cided not to keep Stowe. There are
something like a dozen candidates for
infield jobs with the Fort Worth team.
and all of them good men. too, SO that
the competition is keen.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
ARKANSAS IS EXToLLED.
Representative Tillman Lauds Her
Sons at State Society MEETING.

Men and natural resources Of Arkan-
sas were extolled by Representative J.
n Ti1lman of that state in an address
before the Arkansas State Society at
meeting at 522 9th street northwest
last evening. Mrs. Harry Lee Parkinson
and Miss Nan Field sang, the accom-.
panist being Mrs. Brown
Nathan b. Williams. first vice pres
ldent of the organization. presided in
the absence of the president, Edgar
Il. Merritt. who was unable to be pres
ent because of other engagements. The
next meeting is to be held April Is
Evening star., 1916-03-19
Ordered to Go Ahead.

Can you force the narrows without
aid on land?" the English admiralty
asked the admiral in command. according
to this story fresh from London.
No. he replied.
"Go ahead and try was the order.
Every one knows the result. But the
visitor to New York says that the Eng
lish were mighty near success If the
Greeks had played but a little of their
planned part the narrows would have
been taken. The Greek failure so de-
layed operations that the Turks were put
on their guard and fortified the heights
But "a few weeks before the Australians
were slaughtered in the effort to take i'm
possible positions said he, "a party of
marines was given shore leave and pic
nicked with beer and sandwiches all over
the very hills the Turks afterward held
successfully at tremendous cost of Brit
iSh Hood
Evening star., 1916-03-19
want Nucleus of Army"

THE mass of people in the country"
he said. ARE not for peace at any price:
neither are they for army of a mill
lion men. They don't want great
many men walking around with stripes
on their breeches legs and doing moth
ing. They do want the nucleus of big
army. We in Congress must reach
conclusion as to just what the mass OF
the people want
He said that he advocated an army
of 100000 men. but that no administra-
tion could live more than four years
by providing for army Of 100000
men. The people may be for such an
army later, but now is not the time.
For every ten letters he receives in his
office against preparedness. he said.
there was only one for ii. But that
may be because the engineers have not
developed a gun large enough to throw
its shells from the seacoaSt to Mon
tana," he continued.
The people of the United States. he
went on. do not appear to have the
same reverence for the flag as is found
in Europe. They are little disposed to
pay any attention to the flag. he assert
ed. to salute il or raise their hats when
it passes. except in time of danger. The
American people. in the congressman
opinion. are inclined to be very boast
full, and he concluded. lit might be
good thing to have the swelling taken
out of the head "A little bit. if il don't
leave too much of a headache when It
is over"
Evening star., 1916-03-19
STEAMSHIP TORPEDOED
IN THAMES ESTUARY

LONDON. March 1S.-The Dutch
steamship Palembang was tcrpedoed
at 1880 O'Clock this morning near CAL
Ioper light. in the Thames estuary. The
vessel was bound fro>I Rotterdam to
Java. All the members Of the crew are
reported saved.
Apparently the lost vessel was the
Rotterdam owned steamer Paiembang
of 6.574 toas, engaged in the Holland
Java trade. for. although there ar" two
steamers Of that name, the smali@r IS
an oil-carvying vessel. which was last
reported At Kirkwail on voyage from
Philadelphia to Norway.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
LOST SHIP MAY BE ECLIPSE.
La Providencia, Wrecked. Thought
to Be Escaped Germans Craft.

GALVESTON. Tex. March 1S.--De-
scriptions of the schooner La Provi-
dencia reported wrecked off the Mexi-
can coast. have led to the report that
she is the yacht Eclipse. which escaped
from Norfolk with interned Germans.
1t is understood that an official in
vestigation is TO be made.
The descriptions say that La Provi-
dencia has 4 schooner rig forward and
a iigger rig aft, both of which were
said TO be characteristic of the Eclipse
She has an overhanging bow, also
similar il is said. to that of the Eclipse.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
O. KS BRYAN's DEMOCRACY.
Nebraska Official -Overrules Protest
Against Name on Ticket.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 1S.-Opposi-
ton to the name of William ]. Bryan
appearing on the Nebraska ballot as
candidate for delegate at large to
the democratic national convention on
the ground that the former cabinet
member was not democrat was
overruled today by the secretary of
state of Nebraska, and Mr.. Bryan's
name will remain.
r.. w. Whited of Omaha made the pro-
Evening star., 1916-03-19
TWO GIRLS ARE MISSING.
Mary L. Conrard and Dorothy
Powell Fail to Return Home.

Receiving permission to visit a mov-
ing picture show on 18th street, in
Mount Pleasant yesterday afternoon
Mary l.. Conrard of 1855 Longfellow
street ard Dorothy Powell of 561S
Colorado avenue northwest, both eleven
years old. had not returned at mid
night, and search was being made for
them by the police.
Charles A. Conrard father o. one
Of the girls. called at police headquar-
ters shortly before midnight. after q
Evening star., 1916-03-19
Accident on Destroyer Tucker.

ROCKLAND, Maine, March 1S.-Trial
runs of the torpedo boat destroyer
Tucker were interrupted by a minor
accident today. After the destroyer
had Travelled eighteen times over the
measured mile course. attaining a speed
of 29.S7 knots, a leaky condenser tube
made it necessary to postpone the top
speed tests until tomorrow.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
Elaborate Costumes Not Necessary.
"Fireay DanceH in Program.

Baroness Won Wrinkle and Miss Ruth
Anderson are to give the "Firefy
Dance" as one of the features. and Mr.
Dickson and Miss Mildred Anderson
will present skating dance. Miss
Georgina Schofield and Sylvanus
Stokes, jr.. will offer a speciality dance
hitherto not seen in Washington, while
Miss Juliet Crosby is to sing a gypsy
song in costume.
Dancing will continue until II o'clock
when buffet supper will be served
after which the fun will continue un-
til the small hours of the morning.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
Memory Training Demonstration.

A Demonstration OF memory training
is to be given Thursday evening,
March 90, at o'clock at the Y. NJ.
c. A. by Henry ]. Sutton of New York
city, who Is to conduct course at the
Y. NJ. c. A. He will give the popula-
tions of cities of the United States
statistics and other examples of instan-
taneous memortxatton. ...... ..s.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
He Was Included.

From the Albany Argus.
M;nister-I made seven hearts happy
today.
Parishioner-How was that?
Minister-Married three couples
Parishioner--That only makes six
Minister-Well, you don't think / did
it for nothing?
Evening star., 1916-03-19
To Tell of Land Which God FORGOT. ,,

'The Land Which God Forgot" is to
be the subject of an illustrated lecture
to the teachers of the schools and to
the pupils of the vocational, high and
normal schools Wednesday evening at
s o'clock at the Lucretia Mott School
by c. J. Blanchard. chief of the United
States reclamat ton service The lee
ture will be illustrated
Evening star., 1916-03-19
TO SHOW AMERICAN GOODS.
Group of Spanish Business Men
Planning an Exposition.

ARIS./March Is. BIS pm. - DR. C.
W. A.. Neditz. American commercial
attache at Paris. who has gone to
Madrid for the purpose of strengthen
ing Spanish American commercial reIa-
tions teiegraphed today to his Office
here that an important group of Span
ish merchants, financiers and public
men Is planning to organize an exposi-
ton for American goods. Preliminary
meetings were held this week under the
auspices OF DIR. VeditZ.
1t is proposed to hold the exposition
Evening star., 1916-03-19
Exports in Week Wort $64, ,022, $40

NEW YORK, March S.-Exports from
the port of New York for the week
ended today were $64.022.54O, accord
ing to figures compiled OF the custom
house. In the corresponding week last
year they were $31,144,076, and in the
same week of 1914. under normal trade
conditions, $21,673,9OO.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
GEN. GALLIENI FACES
SURGICAL OPERATION

PARIS, March 1S.-Gen. Gallieni. the
retiring minister of war. now is at Yer
sailles. where he shortly will undergo
an operation. President Poincare vis-
tied Gen. Gallieni yesterday.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
Tramp Spied on Factory.

Not all the human interest stories of the
war originate on the other side. secret
service man told this yarn of an incident
in one of the munition centers in the east.
1t might have been in Delaware. One
never can tell. 1t is at least city in
which vast quantities of munitions are
being made for Russia.
"Ore day a Russian tramp appeared
at the door of the Russian buying
agency" said he. He was half starved.
rags were wrapped about his feet and
he was dirty and unshaved.
Some one gave him dime and the
next day he came back. Some one else
gave him money. In time those at the
buying agency became acquainted with
the man and took pity on him. He was
given job as sweeper and cleanup
man. His pay was irregular and un-
certain. but he was permitted to sleep
in cubbyhole under the stairs upon a
pile of waste paper collected from the
office baskets.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
Bresnakan May Rest Up.

CLEVELAND, March 1s.-While Roger
Bresnahan. in addition to his duties as
business head of the Toledo club, will
be playing marager, he evidently
expects to turn over much of the hand
ling of the team to George Stovall. as
indicated by the fact that Stovall was
delegated TO find a training camp.
Bresnahan saying he was too busy
with businesS matters connected with
the club tN re time 70 Visiting pro-
Evening star., 1916-03-19
Preparedness From Every
Angle Discussed Before
Sigma Nu and Delta Pi.
CONGRESSMAN CLAIMS
AMERICA is BOASTFUL
Suggests 1t Might Be Well to Have
Swelling Taken Out of Head
Little Bit.

Preparedness from every angle was
eXpounded last night at the joint meet
ing OF the Washington Alumni Chapter
Of the Sigma MI Fraternity and the
Delta vi Fraternity at the University
club. Views on preparedness were
presented from the legislators view
point by Representative John NJ. Evans
of Montana: from the experts stand
point, by Maj Joseph e. Castner.
I. :. ~. adjutant general of the Dis
trict of Columbia militia. and FROM
the civilian technical mans stand
point. b.! DR.. W. w Christmas The
meeting took the form of "A smoker.
Congress in its legislating has to
strike a medium. said Representative
Evans. In the matter of preparedness
it cannot support the extremists on
either side. but he predicted that when
the preparedness program for the army
had been passed by Congress there
would be provided in this country an
army of at least $4,000 men.
Evening star., 1916-03-19
AIM TO DEMOCRAT|zE
WEST POINT ACADEMY
Senators Advocate Opening the
Institution to Enlisted Men
of the Army.

Declarations in favor of democratic
ing the United States Military Acad-
emy at West Point by opening its ad-
vautages TO enlisted men We're made
yesterday by numerous senators dur
ing consideration of a bill to double the
number of cadets. The Senate adjourn
ed without acting on the bill.
Senator Cham berlain. chairman of the
military affairs committee. stated he
would favor not admitting any per-
son to the academy who rad not serv-
ed at least one year in. the. regular
army. and Senator Reed of Missouri
declared himself for opening the way
to West Point for any soldier who
could qualify. Senators Gallinger of
New Hampshire and Smith of Georgia
said they would favor getting all acad-
emy cadets by promotion from the
army.