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Genoa Steamer Reported Sunk.

LONDON. June 5.-Lioyds Shipping
Agency announces that the Genoa
steamer Marterso was sunk May 81.
Available shipping records do not list
any steamer named Marterso.
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For a Buchanan Memorial.

The House today passed bill provid-
ing for the erection of a memorial to
James Buchanan in the District of CO.
lumbia. An amendment offered by
Representative Mann provides that it
shall be located in the southern eX-
tremity of Meridian Hill Park.
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LONDON SAYS GERMAN LOSSES
ARE ACTUALLY THE GREATER.

sufficed to compel the latter, who hal
been severely punished. TO SEEK Islue
in their protected waters Inis ~"
neuver was rendered possible ny 10"
visibility and mist, and aithoueu '.o
grand fleet were now and then Api. ~
get in momentary contact win th''
opponents. no continuous action WIS
possible.
Continued Pursuit Till Dark.
"Tbev continued the pursuit until cha
light had wholly failed, while the Bit
ish destrovers were able to make sue
cessful attack upon the enemy di'ils
the night.
"Meanwhile Admiral Sir John Ieiliroe.
having driven the enemy into port, t.
turned to the main scene Of the actlol
and secured the sea in search OF diS-
abled vessels. BY noon the next dSf'
June l. il became evident there W.
nothing more to be done. He returneN,
therefore. to his bases, 400 miles away,
refueled his fleet and IN the eN"hl'lS
of June was again ready to put 10
sea
..The British losses have already hcrn
fully stated There is nothing to adj
to or subtract from the latest account
published by the admiralty. The enemy
losses are less easy to determine lh'l
the accounts they have given to the
world are false is certain. and we cam
not Vet he sure of the exact truth. Bit
| from such evidence as has come to our
knowledge the admiralty entertain -
! doubt that the German losses are heaN
! Ter than the British. not merely rela-
: lively to the strength of the two fleets.
4 but absolutely.
There seems to be the sfronEest
( ground for supposing that includef Il
( the German losses are two hatfleshfI's.
two dreadnaught battle cruisers of ti.A
most powerful type, two of the latest
/ light cruisers, the Wiesbadcn and e
/ hin. light cruiser of the Rostof <
| type, the light cruiser Frauenlob, nine
} dnstroyers and A submarine"
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Interest in District Contest.

Mention has been made of the inter-
est IN the three cornered row into
winch the rival District of Columbia
| delegations have thrown Themselves
but all day long Sunday it seemed to
he the chief topic of conversation all
through the corridors of the hotels
mere, where the politicians sat smoking
ana doping out the next move. For
| some reason or other the contest has
mere is tinge of national politics in
II, of course, and there were many pre-
dictions that Hogan would he seated.
Ana that this would show the rest of
the convention that the old guard or
Gahlzation is quite willing to meet the
roosevelt outfit in a decent friendly
t3shlon. If Frank Hogan is seated
| mere VIII be many delegate here who
heleFes mat it foreshadowS much more
friendly relations between the old
guard winch never surrenders and the
prosressiNes who never say die.
hree "ongressmen. well known to
observation-disclosures, came in early today
ihey are Samuel Winslow and George
iioiden Ilnkhan and Alton Treadwav.
aH OF massachusetts. They made a dive
inf the headquarters of Senator John
NeekS decorated themselves with
nadeeS until they were covered on all
1ianks and then went out to size un
the situation. The Weeks hesdouar
teis sunday was the liveliest one of the
ehtlre series. there being a great con-
trast hetWeen the Massa chusetts mas
quarters and the doleful and deserted
look in the Roosevelt republican rooms
ira lic all day
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Louisiana Contest Settled.

With twenty-eight delegate contestf
remaining on the list. the republican
national committee today prepared C.
rush through the hearings and com
plete its report.
Settlement of the Louisiana contests
by compromise giving one-half a
vote 10 each contestant WAS hailed az
shortening the committee lahors-
Including the twelve Louisiana con
tests there are twenty-eight contests
before the committee, OF which the dis
pute over the seating Of two delegate
from the District of Columbia is re.
Xarded as the most bitterly contested
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EDINBURGH. June 5.-Survivors ar
irving here from British destroyers
which made massed attack on a Ger
man bsttleshp in the Jutland battle
are convinced that they sent to the
bottom the dreadnaught Hindenburs.
the pride of the German navy. These
sailors say that the Hindenburg was
struck successfully by four torpedoes
while the destroyers dashed in along
side of her hull. tearing her to pieces
until the mighty ship reeled and sank.
An officer from one of the destroyers
gave the following graphic account of
the battle
The ships of the grand fleet went
into action as if they Were going into
rnaneuvers From every yardarm the
white ensign few. the flag which is to
the sailor as the tattered colors Were
in days of old TO hard pressed reGi-
ment. That it went hard with the bat
tie cruisers is apparent. but one ship
cannot fight a dozen. They had fought
in great fght-a fight to he proud of.
a fight which will live longer than
many victory.
I'VE fought close into the foe and II
ANYTHING is certain in the uncertainties
of naval battle it is that we gave at
least as good as we got we passed
along the line of German ships some
miles away and let off broadside after
broadside.
Enemy Hidden by Smoke.
The air was heavy with masses OF
smoke. black, yellow. green and every
other color, which drifted slowly be-
tween the opposing lines. hiding some
times friend and sometimes foe. The
enemy ships wefe firing very last. but.
watching the ships in front, one came
TO the conclusion that the shooting
was decidedly erratic. Again and
again salSos of shells fell far short of
the mark to be followed Immediately
by others which screamed past high in
the air"
Il watched the Iron Duke swinging
through the seas letting off broadside
after broadside. wicked tongues of
flames leaping through clouds of smoke.
The din of battle was stunning. stipend
Gus. deafening. as hundreds of the
heaviest guns in the world roared out
at once. Great masses of water rose
in the air like waterspouts. reaching
as high as the masts as the salvos of
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ENGLISH PRESS VIEWS BATTLE
AS A GREAT BRITISH VICTORY

LONDON. June 5.-The morning pa
pers. with fuller details available on
the great naval battle, show no tinge
of pessimism. The Morning Post calls
the fight "a victory so momentous that
the results may prove the turning
point of the war
The Telegraph thus sums up its ac-
count: Immense forces of the second
greatest naval power in the world
have been driven to port as before
some furious storm of vengeance. - =
Though the British fleet was deprived
by circumstances of the complete vic
tory upon which it had set it's heart,
Wednesdays action has completely
changed the naval outlook in every
sea and ocean in the world"
The Graphic says: AT the first real
trial of strength the British navy has
achieved glorious victory. only
robbed of its full fruit by the enemys
flight"
The Daily News view is that the
fight serves to confirm the convic-
ton that the German fleet is de-
termined to refuse to come TO action
on equal terms"
The Express comments briefly that
"victors do not run away"
Mild Criticism of Admiralty.
Several editorials lament the mis-
leading wording of the admiralty's first
announcement The Morning Post
typities this point of view in saying:
The announcement was unfortunate
as the people drew the conclusion that
the government was limiting at defeat.
instead. "
conveying the news of magnificent
success. The navy won a great vic
tory and the admiralty announced it
like a defeat"
The naval expert Of the Morning
Post writes as follows:
The salient fact is that the German
feet was completely outfought. lost
heavily and was chased in disorderly
retreat into its ports. Admiral Jellicoe
brought his forces TO bear upon the
enemy at q time and place chosen nv
him.
The vanguard of the British fleet
was composed of the battle cruiser
Squadron. supported by a suuardon of
guard followed the main battle fleet.
The German feet adopted the same for
nation and the Germans lost one. if
not three, battle cruisers in the first
part of the action which was fought
between the two vanguards of the two
fleets.
Losses Due to Mistake.
Admiral Beatty. after engaging the
German battle cruisers. must have
turned away when the German battle
fleet approached in order to allow the
British battle fleet. which was also
drawing near, to engage. The armored
cruisers which We're following the
battle cruiser squadron should also
have turned aside and if they had done
so ii is difficult to see how three of
them could have been lost. 1t is pos
sible that owing to some confusion. al
ways likely in such circumstances. they
went on. whereupon the approaching
German battle fleet sent them to the
bottom. Their loss is, therefore, due
10 an accident.
I'VE now come to the moment when
the two main fleets joined battle The
action was fought in line, according to
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DAY IN CONGRESS.
senate:
Not in session.

House:
Met at noon.
Considered large number of
miscellaneous bills on the calen-
Jar requiring unanimous consent
Adopted conference report on
Oregon and California land grant
bill involving timbered land. valued
at over $50 900. 900
Representative Mann. Garrett
and others called attention to
the Senate's adjournment until
Thursday as a violation of the
constitutional provision that
neither house shall adjourn for
more than three DAYS without
the consent of the other.
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Large Representation Assured.

large representation from the
United States coast and geodetic sur
vey IS assured in the parade, according
10 information received at the pre-
paredness parade headquarters today
from DR.. E. Lester Jones ,superin-
iendent of that branch of the govern
rIent. Or. Jones said that in addition
10 = large number of marches, the
survey expects to have an appropriat e
float in the procession.
Crocers oF the city are to march un :
der the auspices of the Associated
Wholesale and Retail Grocers, with y.
II Shea, chairman; y. l.. Rurchell
secretary. and George G. Cornwell,
treasurer. The grocers en-
thugiasric about the preparedness dena-
onstration and expect to make a cred
ita BILE showing.
II was learned today that member RS
of the Washington Canoe Club plan
20 have float in the parade. II is
TO be their big war canoe" mounte ed
on wheels At the bow Of the canoe
which is large enough % accomn oda te
thiTty-five oarsmen, an automatic
ra pid-fire gun viii be mounted Mem
bers OF the club will he attired in
white
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Bow Scouts to Take Part.

Scoutmasters Of the BOY Scout orea nj
Zation Of the District are to meet tonight
at the residence of Scoutrnaster Lugen-
beeI at Randle Highlands and discuss
plans for the participation of the scouts
IN the street demonstration. There are
nearly / 500 Boy Scouts in Washington
and it IL believed practically all of them
viii either take part in the parade or as
sist the police in maintaining order and
rendering first aid treatment along the
line Of march
Wednesday night members Of the parish
Of the Shrine Of the Sacred Heart are to
meet on the lawn adjoining the church
AT the corner of 18th street and Park
road and discuss plans Tor their participa-
ton in the parade.
a letter has been received by the pre-
paredness parade committee from Capt
r. H Wise stating tnat the Volunteer
Free Day Nursery, at AIS Sd street north
west. expects 10 be represented In the
parade.
Employees Of the engraving division OF
the United States geological survey have
organized into a marching unit. according
20 word received by l.. Percy Daniel one
OF their number. Mr.. Daniel said the
division expects TO have about sixty
mafchers in line
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Treasurer Appeals for Funds.

Rudolph Kaufman, treasurer of the
pealing for funds to meet the eXtraor-
binary and ordinary expenses of the
committee. Among the big items to be
paid for by the committee are the
roping of Pennsylvania avenue and the
erection of a reviewing stand for the
President of the United States. bill
is now before Congress giving the
Commissioners of the District OF Co
lumbia authority to erect a stand on
public space. for the roping of Penn
sylvania avenue and for the stopping
of the street cars on Pennsy lvania
avenue for the parade. These matters
are in the hands of the subcommittee
on law and legislation, of which A.
Leftwich Sinclair is chairman.
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Governor to Head Delegation.

An insistent rumor. however, was that
Mr. Barnes would carry a persistent
hght against Mr.. Parsons. Thus far no
objection to Gov. Whitman heading the
delegation has crystallized and the gov
ernor and his friends siad they did no,
think he would be opposed.
The arrival of the governor, his being
met at the train by Mr.. Hitchcock, and
their subsequent conferences gave rise
10 the oft-repeated rumor of a state
ment regarding their right to repre-
sent Justice Hughes, but it proved
false. The governor first drafted q
lengthy statement on the national sit
uation and later redrafted it into one
line.
Justice Hughes" the statement read
VIII nave a majority of the delegate
from NV York state. and there is ne
doubt that he will be nominated by tbs
convention"
a Ihe governor smiled when the pro.
Z essive statement that Justice Hughes
Sutd be acceptable to them only il he
al" mis- position on certain national
issues clear was repeated to him
- hop" the propressives win suppor-
stree hughes he remarked
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harmless as the dashing of the waters

harmless as the dashing of the wa.ers
Of Lake Michigan against the stone
breakwater of the harhor here
They contend that only Mr.. Hughes
himself can make Impossible his nomi-
nation, and that so long as he mann
tains silence he is a factor OF pre-
ponderating weight in thus cohreh.loi..
I They say that the frantic assaui.s upo ~
him are the most convincing proof OF
Today is hrtnS devoted by the favor
lite sons and allies TO beating .ne o ,nnr-
es for delegates Each cnrp mas tnor
ouvh organizations of whlppers. VINO
seek the Incoming delegates ana rounu
them up a, headquarters. IL Is .ne
SNORT since nearly two-thiros OF w
de1sr,,.. are uninstructed and amen
able TO the voice OF reason.
No Talk of Money Scandal
Thus far it is a clear campaign. There
is no talk OF the use OF money, such as
caused scandal in past presldentiai
contests The venal element Of the
delegates. if there be such. IS hnoins
mo market A certain class of dele
gates which in the past was regarded
as being omen TO moral suaS1on Win
yellow back reinforcement PLAINLY un
derstands that there is nothing doinS
among the allies me mos. f ,,ito
display of energy among the IaNoii.e
sons was witnessed in the Snerihhi
camp. due largely to the vltahzins
forts of Representative Wliham p ny
Kinley and his associates on lne ,'as
-Four" in the delegation. There was
noticeable stiffening up OF the sherman
lines and from now on the sherman
boom will be more than favorite son
movement-it Will become ma ,nnye
Conditions favorable to such move
are created in the present aspect u
the coptest-a battle between hughes
and Roosevelt holding out possloli,ties
of mutual ext . a!.a "a as , }m men
illuminated as possible candidates. tle
sherman men hold that their caho'uate
has strategical position as the norm
nation nust come 10 the ,l,iou ,,.snoi,en
The Weeks men are the Mus. ou' ~"
Their organization is perfect for al
outside efforts. though inherently "eaS
in the MASSACHUSETTS, delega.'on itse ~,
There will be two Roosevelt votes en-
the first ballot, possibly some McSaii
votes and nobody knows now strohS
the Hughes second choice sentiment
Is in this delegation
Root Strong Among Westerners.
New York's delegation shows a ma
jority for Hughes, according to con-
fident claims. The Root sentiment is
strong in the western delegates. Far
hanks holds his own, whatever that
NAV be. as does Burton. Penrose is the
sphinx of the hour. No one knows
what he will do. with his Keystone del
egates He will probably start them
for Knox on the first ballot and then
watch the political weather vane be-
fore shaping his further course. ore
gon will meet late this afternoon, and,
by virtue of instructions given at the
primaries, will set up the Hughes
standard and strike hands with Gov.
Whitman and the New York Hughes
delegates.
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Children to Form "Human Flag

T. GuTre. who is organizing the
members OF the Holy Rosary Church
the Italian Catholic Church Of the CITY
is engaged in organizing "A human
flag" of children. Mr.. Guiffre has en-
listed a large number of children, but
still needs more in order to have the
Nag" Of the size desired. Parents de-
string their children to appear in this
feature OF the parade are asked to com :
municate with MIR. Guiffre at 9oS Penn
syivania avenue northwest.
National college fraternities are to be
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Grating along the Courland coast near
Riga have been withdrawn and that
large squadron of destroyers which
had been patrolling the southern Bal
tic was not sighted last week.
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Regarded as Bad Precedent.
Order of Red Men to Join Parade.

There will be representation of be-
tween 200 and $50 members of the I'm
proved Order of Redmen in the parade.
the committee was informed today. In
a letter to the committee J. 3. Altman
asked If the members of the order
would be permitted to wear their In
dian costumes. Secretary Colum bus
replied that since that was the regula-
ton uniform Of the order no objection
would be raised
Charles S. Shreve notified the com
mittee that the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations expected to be rep
resented in the demonstration.
Park View citizens are planning for
a big representation. So much interest
has been manifested by residents of
that section in the plans for the mon
ster patriotic demonstration that
President John G.. McGrath of the Park
View association today announced that
he would designate a resident of each
square in the Park View territory to
work UP units of marchers.
The Federation of Citizens Associa-
tons has appointed a committee to ar
range for general division il the
parade composed of members Of the
various citizens associations. Melvin 6.
HaZen, marshal of the parade, Will be
petitioned to give the civic bodies a
uromineuf, place.
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GERMANS WHIPPED
ASUPER|OR FLEET,
IS BERL|N'S CLAIM

Continued from First Page1
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of before that day He wasn't sue
cessful enough to get the entire state
of Ohio, but he may some day if he
doesn't change his name and doesn't
become acquainted out there In Ne
braska by some queer freak of nature,
he was beaten in his mad race for the
vice presidential nomination. But at
that he had a carload of votes. The
eyes of the large District of Columbia
aggregation here are upon Mr.. Webster
because they fear that he may sud-
denly take it on himself to hold office
IN our own town. and unless some
thing stops his mad flight he would
come near to getting it
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"Rah, Rah" Spirit Tabooed.

There will be no 'raf-rah boy" spirit
in the fraternity section. the hackers
promise, but a turnout of earnest mem
bers of the secret organiza tions who be
lieve thoroughly in national preparedness.
Very young fraternity men who want to
display their fraternity pins by throwing
back their coats will he taken in hand
by alumni and reminded that the pre-
paredness parade is to be on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. and not on + street
The office of the preparedness parade
committee was kept open yesterday in
order TO handle the great quantity of cor
respondence and other matters involved
in organizing the proposed demonstra-
ton. Secretary Columbus was kept busy
checking up the entries of organizations.
While no count of the entries was made.
it was estimated that those already made
in writing direct to the committee involve
the entry of very nearly $4,000 individu-
ais for the parade.
Chairman William +. GUIDE is positive
that should the House pass the joint reso-
luton making Flag day 1916. legal
holiday in the District Of Columbia this
number will be increased by at least 30
600 persons within the next two days.
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represented in the preparedness parade
not alone by hundreds of their mem
bers who will march in various sec
tions representing all walks of life. but
by a distinct section of college frater-
nifty men.
a meeting of representatives of
chapters of fraternities at the George
Washington University and of repre-
sentatives of other national Greek
letter fraternities which have no chap
ters in this city has been called for
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock at the
home of Ralph J. Williams at the
Champaign. 1874 * street northwes>,
when committee will he organized
and steps taken to rush the organiza
ton of the fraternity section.
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PARADE SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Representative Warren Worth Bailey
of Pennsylvania. one of the anti-pre-
paredness leaders in the house. today
Summarized the Senate joint resol ution
giving the District Commissioners au-
thority to make certain regulations for
the national preparedness parade in
Washington on June IA.
An attempt was made to get the reso-
luton up for consideration by unani-
nous consent. Representative Carlin of
Virginia asked that the resolution be
taken up for consideration.
Il object" snapped Mr.. Bailey, and
that was the end of the matter for the
time being Mr. Carlin. however. does
not intend to give up the fight to have
the resolution adopted. At an oppor-
tune time he again will seek to have
it acted upon.
It also was Mr. Carlin's intention
today to try to take up the Senate
resolution making June IA, 1916, legal
holiday But after Mr.. Bailey objected
to consideration of the first resolution.
Mr. Carlin saw that it would be use
less at that time to attempt to put
through the other resolution.
Regarded as Bad Precedent.
Today Representative kitchin, the
majority leader of the House. refused to
take any action in regard to the resolu-
ton, saying that he considered it bad
precedent
IF you have a legal holiday here for
a preparedness parade. there proba bly,
will be a demand for legal holiday on
the occa sion of other parades, said
Representative kitchin.
He added however. that he would not
oppose the resolution if it came up in
the House of Representatives.
Representative Ben Johnson of Ken
lucky, chairman of the District COM
mittee, also declined to move in the
matter, although he indicated that he
probably would not oppose the resolu
ton If it came up.