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Auto Thefts Reported to Police.

Jacob Klotskin. 3101 Sherman ave-
nue. northwest complained to the police
that an attempt was made to enter
his premises early last night, and about
the time he discovered intruders had
been there. he stated. two unidentified
young white men took his automobile.
They abandoned the car a square from
the Klotskin residence.
Joy riders last night took an auto
mobile belonging to Dr. A. b. Hooe.
The car was taken from in front of
.JlS 18th street northwest.
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TWO AMERICANS GIVE GRAPHIC
STORY OF SUSSEX EXPLO SION

graphic story OF the explosion which
damaged the English channel steamer
Sussex and the events which followed
IS told in joint affidavit. signed by
Edward S Huxley and Francis E.
Drake, both of New York, and for
varded to the State Department by
Am bassador Page at London.
The AFFIDAVIT follows:
AT hve minutes past 3, when we
we're about an hour and a half from
Foikstone. we were seated on the deck
talking. little less than half way
back on the starboard side. Without
the slightest warning there occur ed
a loud, roaring explosion. Wreckage
and tons of water were thrown into the
air higher than the masts, and the
water came down on the boat as far
back as the stern. We went forward
and saw the entire forward part of the
ship. including part of the bridge and
the forward mast. gone.
Some Jump Overheard
some men and women jumped over
hoard at once and we threw over RATS
and seats to them. We then went 10
help the women into the lifeboats and
afterward 10 help the wounded out of
the debris. We saw at least fifteen Sc
Nerely wounded and helped with five
ourselves. Among these were DR.. PEN
field and Miss Baldwin.
Altogether six boats were launched
One Of these capsized with its passen-
gers. We supposed twenty-five or thirty
people were lost in this boat. We low
cred one boat ourselves. OF the re-
naming FIVE boats three were filed
with passengers and standing off one
hundred Yards. OF the other two one
Was nearly full of water. and contained
only five men. We did not see the sixth
boat We know OF only three Ameri-
cans who got into the lIfeboats. Mr.
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MAY USE MEXICAN WIRES.
Privilege Granted To American Elk
peditionary Forces.

Ell PASO. March e..-The American
forces have been allowed the privilege
of using Mexican telegraph wires he
tween MADEIRA and JuareZ, it WAS an
nounced today by Gen. Gavira. the Car
rama commander at JuareZ. All COM
Imunicat ions however. are censored by
Gen Bertani. the Carranza commander
at MADEIRA.
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Benefit Ball for Italian Wounded

For the benefit OF the Italian wounded
soidiery a benefit ball is to be held
next Monday evening at Old Masonic
Temple, 9th and F streets northwest
Count V. Macchi di Cellere. the Italian
ambassador. is to be a special guest.
The committee in charge is made up
of NJ. Bennett, chairman; Frank
D'Amico. vice chairman: v. Giovan-
netti. treasurer: v. Geraci. secretary,
and l.. Delgiorno, chairman Of the re-
ception committee.
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Evacuation of Konieh Reported

LONDON. March 27.-An Athens re-
port received by Reuters says that the
Turks have ordered the evacuation OF
Konieh. in Asia Minor.
Konieh is in Anatolia, about IT'S
niles northeast of Adana. and is on the
railway running from Constantinople
to Adana.
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Cen. Funston's message reporting
American troops were pressing farther
n the south in pursuit of Villa reached
the department today, but no summary
of it's contents was given out De-
partment officials took the view that
Cen. Funston had already made public
the substance of Gen. Pershings ad-
vices
In addition to the statement that
Villa had slipped through the net of
CarranZa troops into which the Ameri-
can advance was driving him, the mes
sage gives the exact location of the
troops now in Mexico. which the gov
eminent does not wish to disclose. Pub
lished reports that six American troop
ers had been wounded had no vertical
ton in official dispatches. SO far as the
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Adequate Protection for
Expedition Into Mexico
as Well as Border Is Urued

recommendation that all availabl
troops Of the regular army be sent to
the Mexican border, to be reinforced
by detachments from the National
Guard if circumstances demand it, was
made public by the republican caucus
of the Senate, holding a meeting today
at which the Mexican situation was
discussed at length.
The republican senators, however. in
their statement. which was given out
by Senator Gallinger, chairman of the
caucus, say that they realize their in
formation may not be fully complete
regarding the border situation. They
base their recommendation on the in
formation which they have
The republicans disclaimed all de-
his dealing with the Mexican situation
The statement follows:
Republican Senator's Statement.
Republican senators fully recognize
that the duty of dealing with the pres
ent Mexican crisis rests with the Presi-
dent and they have not at any time
tho executive or any department of
the government In that matter. but
they have been and are now very
solicftous that tho military expedition
in Mexico shall be adequately pro-
tected, and. II necessary. reinforced,
and that the border line shall be pro-
vided with forces sufficient to prevent
raids similar to the one that occurred
at Columbus.
While realizing that their informa
ton may not be fully complete they be-
lieve that upon the informa ton which
they do have all available regulars
should be sent to the border. to be re-
inforced by detachments from the Ma
tional Guard if circumstances demand
it. Not only should Villa and his muir
derous band be captured and punished
but the lives and property of American
citizens on both sides of the border
should be fully protected. a thing which
has not heretofore been done by our
government"
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Makes Provision for Army in Mexico

A favorable report on the urgent de-
ficiency bill designed to appropriate
approximately 100000 to meet the
expenses of the punitive expedition
into Mexico was presented to the House
today by Representative Fitzgerald OF
New York. chairman of the appropria-
lions committee.
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Accomplished.

rom Tit-Blth
Smart Young Man-what do you
think Of Brown?
Indignant Old Gen,Ieman-Brown sir.
He 10 one of those people that smack
YOU on the back before your face and
hit YOU in the eye behind your back.
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At Golden Jubilee Service.

At the golden jubilee service in the
afternoon Rev DR.. f. V. REGISTER. for
merry presiding elder of the Washing
ton district. presided. owing to the in
trinity of Bishop A. w. Wilson of Bal
timore. which prevented his attend
lance. Bishop Wilson is one of the ten
survivors of the historic conference of
1865 which united the Baltimore con-
ference with the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. DIR. REGISTER was Sc
lected to preside because his father.
Samuel REGISTER, was in the conference
Of 1866. and it was on his motion that
the conference decided to adhere to
the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
and he was honored In escorting Bishop
Early to the platform to preside.
DR. Register referred to the surviv-
ors of that conference present at the
jubilee service at ''notables, and said
"A man, nation or church without holy
traditions and great inspiring leaders
Is poor. indeed. We are NOT thus poor.
He introduced Dr. Carlton ID. Harris of
Baltimore. editor of the Baltimore
Southern Methodist. who gave a his
to the historic action of the conference
in 1866.
He stated that there were eighty-six in
the famous conference. ten of whom are
vet living Four OF these were at the con-
ference and letters were received from the
other six. which were put in the records
as official minutes of the one-hundred-
and-thirty-second session of the confer
ence. The four who were present gave
"reminiscences Of the conference of 1865
Rev DIR. w. V. Tudor. native aud
resident of Baltimore. was the veteran "f
the survivors and spoke for more than an
hour
Other survivors who spoke are Rev. t'r.
Isaac w Canter of Baltimore. Rev. br.
j. A. Kern of Randolph Macon College.
Ashland. Va. and Rev. j. r. Van Horn
of Woodstock
Rev j. B. VIM. pastor OF the Green
Memorial Church in Roanoke who was
prevented by illness from making the open
ing address of the conference, preached
the sermon last evening at the ordination
of elders. Those ordained are Glenn Cor
don Martin. Keyser. w. Va. Anthony q.
Lepus Harvey l.. Bivens. Occoquan. Va /.
George Gilbert Oliver .Iarrettsville. Md.
and Elmer Asbury Lambert, Church Hill.
Md
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ELEVEN PERSONS LOST
WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS
Sinking Of Former Transatlantic
Liner in the Mediterranean
Reported.

LONDON. March Fl, Noon
!, j, announced that eleven per
IONS were killed when the British
steamship Minneapolis. formerly
i'm the New York-London service.
vas sunk last week in the Medi-
tprraDean
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Delegates to Conference
Have a Busy Sunday With
Four Services to Attend

| With an old fashioned Methodist expe-
! rience meeting at am. an ordination
service for nine deacons at II a m. the
| golden jubilee service commemorative the
| union of the Baltimore conference with
the Methodist Episcopal Church South az
3 pm. and an ordination service for Ave
elders at AS O'Clock last evening the
delegates 10 the church conference beiuE
held in the Washington Street Church.
| Alexandria, had busy Sunday.
Rev W. L. Miller presided at the expe-
rience meeting. and many delegates. SUI
perannuates, deacons. elders and others
spoke.
The congrega tional singing by the Alex
andria church choir at the ordination serv-
ice was impressive. The church wa
| crowded. Miss Marguerite w. Field was
soloist
Rev. Harry Canter. presiding elder Of
the Washington district. the secretary.
called those who had been elected for
deacons to occupy seats in the front row.
as follows:
ley, Laurel. Md: Murphy Dulaney Gilmore,
W oodwardsvlle. Md: Edmund Gwynn
Coe. Alexandria. Va; Raymond Carl Man
| we'll Crab Bottom. Va. and John W
; Leegett. Huntersville. Va.
Local dea cons-Archie Booth Sspp Tn
per Marlboro. Nd; Isaac Harness Van
De Wander. Rockbridge Ba tns. Va: George
Davis kiracofe. Wardensville. w. Va, and
Charles Valentine Van Der Linden.
| iainesboro. Va
| Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon. conducting
| the ordination service. IN his player plead
| ed for the nations at war and confu-
sion because they would not submit to
Christ He prayed tina, heaven would
hasten the day when the nations at war
will be a. peace that will abide in con-
| formity with the will of Cod
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Urges Rural Credits Bill.

Senator Sheppard of Texas today ad-
vocated in the Senate the passage of
his rural credits bill based on the
German landschaft system as prefera-
BILE to the Hollis rural credits measure.
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steamship Fenayhridge has been sunk.
The crew was landed.
other craft reported sunk are the
British steamer Cerne and the French
steamer Hebe. A British fish carrier
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STORIES TOLD BY SURVIVORS
OF THE CHANNEL BOAT SUSSEX

,of the forward part of the Sussex was
due to submarine mine. l can
/ not say. I hastily sought mother. who
was on deck. y few minutes afterward
| got what | thought might be a last
glimpse of her. among a lot of excited
passengers.
/ Il motioned her to come to where
was standing on deck and where a life
boat had just been lowered. Either
i she did not see me or in the confusion
was prevented from joining me. Any
! way. the people who We're getting into
I the lifeboat shouted for me to come.
| The only thing for me to do was to
jump from the deck, which l did.
Lifeboats Not Seaworthy.
The lifeboat had holes in it and
began to fill slowly. From the time we
entered until we were rescued the life
/ boat contained water up to our knees
Not only We're the lifeboats insufficient
in number. but they were unseaworthy
ana badly managed. In launching
some of them capsized and the occu-
pants were thrown out. saw one
Italian woman drowned. There were
only four or five lifeboats and these
were largely filled with men.
The sight on deck before jumped into
the boat was extraordinary. Persons who
had been struck by bits of wreckage
caused by the explosion were going about
covered WIN DloOd. dld not at the time
feel any ill effects from my jump. but |
do ache now
IL shall never forget the scene as we
drfted about in the open boat
Mrs. Hilton paid a tribute TO the cool
ness Of several Americans and English
men when the Sussex was struck These
men rendered invaluable aid to others.
Chronology of Disaster.
The disaster is graphicanv described by
a Russian passenger, l. y. Liphart. who
says he jotted down the facts in regular
sequence in his diary while they were
happening. The diary says:
FRIDAY 80 pm. left Folkestone;
broken; 3:l5 pm. wireless restored.
smoke OF steamer seen, sailing ship
horizon. $50 pm, rain falling, lifeboats
800 yards away; pm, lifeboats re-
turning pm. vessel remaining af1oat.
many passengers asleep. all calm; II 80
pm. French trawler arrived from Bou-
logne. women taken off. torpedo boats ar
rived. Saturday. 80 a. m. wounded and
officers taken aboard destroyer
The main facts of the disaster were
given by NJ. Liphart follows:
Torpedo shattered the forepart of the
vessel. although she was travelling very
fast on unusual course between Folke-
stone and Dieppe. There was some loss
of life at the moment of the explosion
During the launching of boats a further
loss followed. and nearly three hours la ter
two boats capsiZed. with more casualties
The remaining boats were recalled and
the passengers taken back on the shin
from which the first persons were re-
moved by French trawler half an hour
before midnight
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the khartoum, also was sunk. The
crews of the Hebe and Cerne have been
landed. Two members of the crew of
the Khartoum have been saved, but il
II feared the remaining nine men were
drowned.
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NEW CLUES FOUND
IN THE PECK CASE
May Show DR.. Waite, Accused
of Staying Father-in-Law,
Had AccompIices.
INDICATE MORE THAN ONE
WAS MARKED FOR DEATH
Request for Indictment Delayed By
Observation-Disclosures Under
Constant Guard.

NEW YORK, March 2z.-The
| finding OF new clues which NAV
lead TO the discovery OF accom-
plices of DR.. Arthur Warren
Waite, accused of the murder OF
his father-inlaw, John Z. Peck,
Grand Rapids millionaire, caused
District Attorney Swami today
to delay asking for an indict-
ment before the grand jury I'M
til tomorrow.
We will have sufficient evidence be-
fore the jury today to warrant an in
dictment for murder in the first de-
gree" said the district attorney, but,
in order to follow out certain impor-
| tant new leads we will hold the grand
jury until tomorrow"
Others May Be Involved.
The district attorney declined to re-
veal the nature of the new clues, but
intimated that others might be involv
ed in the alleged murder plot and tina
further investigation might disclose
that there was to have been more tina n
one victim Mr. Swami admitted he had
evidence that Or. Waite had a abora
tory in which he made study of dead J.
ly germs and that the young dentist $
activities in this direction were being
Investigated.
ASSISTANT District Attorney Mancuso.
DR.. Harry Schurz the Peck family ply
stefan. and Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Peck,
son and daughter-in-law of the vic
tim of the alleged murder. arrived to-
day from Grand Rapids and were ex-
|pected to go before the grand Jury.
Mr.. Mancuso brought with him a large
number of exhibits and 500 pages Of
stenographic notes. detailing. among
other things, the circumstances of the
cremation of Mrs. Peck, wife of the
victim, who preceded him six weeks in
death.
Waite Under Close Guard.
orders were given by the district at
torney today that Mr.. Waite, who is
not yet recovered at Bellevue Hospital
from the effects of the drug he took
several days ago should be placed in a
private room at the hospital under
constant guard of three detectives, who
were instructed not to relax vigilance
and to reoort in detail everything the
prisoner said.
Dr. waite has given to his brother
authority to restore to Miss Catherine
A. Peck, sister of John E. Peck, the
funds remaining from the $4,000 she
intrusted to DR.. Waite for investment
It is reported that Miss Peck has
promised to supply funds for the den
lists defense, under certain conditions
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Reading Of Memorials.

The memorial for Rev. walter ".
Eats of Strasburg, Va. was read Nv
Rev. w o. Talbert. for Rev James r
Williams OF Poolesville. Md. by Or. u.
H. Kern. Rev. Mr.. Williams had served
in the Confederacy under Col John s.
Mosby OF Washington, and his last ser
mon was preached in Washington.
The memorial for Rev. J. Kyle Gil
bert of churchvilie. Va, was preached
by Rev. q. w. Staples
Rev. John II. Davidson of Luray. Va.
was memorialtzed in paper by Rer
w. IL. Ballinser. Rev. Isaac Rider ~
Jacksonville, Fla. formerly of Wash
inston. was the subject of paper by
Rev. J. A. Anderson. Rev. William NJ
Waters OF Glen Wilton. Va. formerly ~
Washington. was eulogized and his rec
ord read by Dr. q. Il. Bulla: Rev.
Charles S. stanton of Earrisonburg, by
DR.. II. NJ. Canter OF Washington. and
Few. Charles F. simmons Of Manassas,
by Rev. n. 4. FehrN
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SENATE REPUBLICANS DECIDE
NOT TO ACT NOW ON MEXICO
Will Accept Administration Assurances
That Troops on Border Are Sufficient
to Protect the Interests of Americans.


Threatened complications in the
Mexican situation disappeared today
when the Senate republicans decided to
accept the administration assurances
that sufficient troops were on the Dor
der for protection of American inter
ests and determined not to carry the
agitation for more troops further at
this time.
Mai. Gen Funston's dispatches re-
veaIed no new developments in the
pursuit of Villa and reports from naval
vessels on both coasts of Mexico DIS
closed nothing disquietins.
Elesio Arredondo. Gen. Carranza
ambassador. at the direction of his
chief presented to Secretary lansing
some PROPOSALS to broaden the pro-
tocol governing the joint pursuit OF
the villa bandits.
The proposals will be studied by Sec
retary Lansing before he again con-
fers with the ambassador
May Delay Ratification.
The only effect of the new proposals.
Mexican officials here believe. will be
to delay the formal ratification.
The protocol suggested by Gen. car
rama was designed to cover use OF
Mexican railways by American troops
in pursuit of Villa. and would PROVIDE
p. WORKING agreement under which m
struc,ions could he issued by both
Governments to the military command :
ers to cover any contingency. petaiis
Of the new proposals Will not De maze
public until secretary Lansing haS ie
viewed them. ,,,
If il believed Gen. Carranza will
make no answer at present to the
specifc request for permission to snip
siInnlies over the Mexican Northwest-
ern to American troops now more IMAM
200 miles south of the line.
Anparently 1t is the purpose or Gen.
carranza to grant the request under
the terms of the protocol Wnen IL
shall have been completed ana signed
rather than to extend the desired per
rnis.ion now and provide for II in the
general agreement.
Gunboat Ordered to Tampico.
Tho punboat Marietta has been order
ID from Vera Cruz to Tampico to aid
IN protecting American interests To-
DAVIS report from Tampico said condi-
tions were unchanged with quiet pre-
ysiline, but that it was desired to nave
light draft navy vessels at that point
which can go up the river to the town.
The battleship Kentucky. now on
Tampico, will proceed to Vera Cruz.
Americans in the Tarnpico oil regions
are still apprehensive, and the Marietta
and Machias VIII remain at that port as
long as there is any alarm. There are
sonIe 1000 Americans in the vicinity.
Navy advices from other points on
both Mexican coasts reported quiet.
At the War Department the only an
nouucement today was that fifty-four
additional motor trucks asked for by
cen. Funston had been ordered last
night. as the factory which received
the order was able to ship immedl-
atelv. The proposal to purchase eight
additional aeroplanes for use in Mexico
and on the border still is under ad-
visement
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signed by Rev. ]. c. Hauck. treasurer,
OF Harrisonburg. Va. showed progress
along all lines
Former Washington pastors were
conspicuouely mentioned in the memo
rails read regarding tho lives and serv-
Ice OF ministers who had died during
the last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27

War Department knows not shot has
been fired yet
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The foregoing may refer TO the sink
ing of the British liner Minneapolis in
the Mediterranean, reported yesterda v
from Marseille. The Minneapolis was
believed to be in the government serv-
Ice in Mediterranean waters The
Marssille report said that the Min
neapolis was torpedoed.
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FRENCH TRANSPORT SUNK.
SAYS A BERLIN REPORT

BERLIN, March 81, via wireless 10
Sayviile.-Reports have been received
from Athens that French transport
with troops on board from Saloniki had
struck mine and sunk. seventy-three
persons being rescued. says the Over
seas News Agency
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Transfers of Ministers in M. E.
Church South to Be Announc-
ed This Afternoon.
EDUCATION CONSIDERED
AT MORNING SESSION
Steps Taken to Extend Work and
Raise Funds to Liqui-
date Debts.

Announcement of appointments OF
ministers to the various churches in
the Baltimore conference of the NJ. Z.
Church South viii be made this after
noon. At least thirty-two changes are
made necessary by the operation Of the
four years occupancy limit. One of
these is in Washington at the Georgia
Avenue Church.
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Important Changes Forecast.

The representative church being
erected in Washington by the Mount
Vernon Place Church was given further
encouragement in the report of the
church extension board. This reaf-
Armed the action taken al the confer
ence in Roanoke. Va. in 1908. in which
the quarterly conference of the Mount
Vernon Place Church was given per
mission and approval of the conference
in conducting a canvass of the confer
ence with a view to raising $4,000 in
addition to $4,000 already appropri-
ated for such a representative church
in the National Capital. The pastors
and neople were urged to cooperate
win the brethren of Mount Vernon
place Church in the conduct of this
The committee also recommended that
an anniversary meeting be held Thurs
day evening during the conference
next year. The report was signed by C.
M. Hesser, president of the board.
The board of finance in a report