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Evening star., 1916-08-05
PENNSYLVANIA OFFICIALS
GUARD AGAINST SC0URGE
Take Stringent Measures to Enforce
Quarantine Against Infan-
tile Paralysis.

PHILADELPHIA, August 5.-Strin-
gent measures Were taken today to
prevent infantile paralysis from becom-
ing epidemic in this state. State and
city officials We're prepared to rigidly
enforce the quarantine against chill
dren under sixteen years old enter
ing the state from New York or New
Jersey. The quarantine was establish
ed yesterday by DIR. Samuel G. Dixon,
state commissioner of health. and or
ders We're issued today to health Off
GERS to guard all points of entry into
Pennsylvania from the affected states.
Extra inspectors were placed upon all
railroad trains. and children in auto
mobiles or other vehicles will be close
Iy examined before being allowed to
cross the state line. The railroads
have been asked to discontinue the
sale of return tickets for children un-
der sixteen to any Of the infested points
in New York and New Jersey and the
sale of excursion tickets for children
to any point in the two states was or
dered stopped.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
BAY STATE INFANTRY
OFFICER EXONERATED
Preliminary Inquiry Into Charges
Against Capt. E. J. Slate Made
at Columbus, N. M.

COLUMBUS, n. NJ, August 5.-The
preliminary inquiry by officers of the
I'd Massa chusetts Infantry into the
charges of mismanagement made by
Private Hugh Clarke. in a Holyoke,
Mass, newspaper. has completely ex-
onerated Capt. E. J. Slate in regard to
the handling of d Company's accounts,
it was announced here today.
The twenty-eight fellow -guardsmen
of D Company, who signed a statement
supporting Clarkes assertions, accord
ing to a high officer. may possibly
escape with a reprimand. Meantime the
army authorities here are awaiting
word from Gen. Pershing, to whom a
summary of the investigation has been
sent, as to the summoning of a general
court-martial to sit in Clarke's case.
Clarke asserted in print that Capt.
Slate had misapplied company funds
contributed by the citizens of Holyoke,
and had allowed the men to be served
with bad and insufficient food. The
examining officers. however. report the
captains accounts in excellent shape,
and the D Company men when ques-
toned declared they had no complaint
on the whole against the company
mess.
Clarke is now prisoner in the stock
ade.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
OBJECTS TO THE PROBATE
OF LOUIS BRANDT'S WILL
Sophie Robey, Daughter of Testator
Files Caveat in District
Supreme Court.

Sophie Robey, daughter of the late
Louis Brandt, today filed a caveat
against the probate of his will in the
District Supreme Court. She alleges
that her father was of unsound mind
and incapable of making a valid will
at the time il is alleged to have been
made. in November 1915. Mr. Brandt
was formerly proprietor of the Golden
Eagle Hotel, and left an estate. accord
ing to the records. of about $4,000.
BY the alleged will he gave all of
his property to his second wife, Mrs.
Julia Brandt, for her lifetime and at
her death to certain of his grandchil-
dren. attempting by pencil cancella-
ton marks on the will to cut out of
his estate his daughter. Mrs. Robey,
and her children. She is represented
by Attorney Alvin L. Newmyer
The widow in her petition for the
probate of the will admitted the ille-
gality of the attempted cancellation,
and furnished the court with COM
plete copy of the words attempted to
be erased. She is represented by At
torneys J. c. W. Beall and George E.
Sullivan.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
PATRIOTIC INSTRUCTORS
ARE TO MEET AUGUST 29
Annual Convention of Association
to Be Held in Kansas
City, Mo.

Opening exercises of the fourth an
alton of Patriotic Instructors are to
be held at $50 am. Tuesday. August 29,
at the Hotel Baltimore, Kansas City. Mo.
Following the opening exercises a brief
memorial service is to be held. at the
conclusion of which the business meet
ing Is to- take place. The afternoon
session at 2 o'clock is to be devoted
entirely to patriotic exercises. The
general topic is to be preparedness, and
will be discussed from the following
angles: Preparedness for Peace"
Value of Arbitration" rs a World
Court Possible or Desirable?" Shall
There Be Military Training in Our High
Schools. If So, Under What Auspices ?"
and What Is Most Needed to Keep the
United States Out of War"
Monday evening the annual reception
is to take place at the Hotel Baltimore
from S until 10 o'clock.
The following chairmen of commit
tees and members from the District OF
Columbia have been appointed: Head
quarters committee. q. i. Refche, Mon
tana- chairman, and Capt. o. II. Old
royd: reception committee. Gen. George
b. Loud. New York. chairman; Milton
Fairchild, Mrs. Ida NJ. Galloway. Col.
John McElroy, Harley V. Speelman and
Mrs Mary NJ North. Virginia chair
man: Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball. Austin
Cunningham and Col. Clement A.
Lounsberry: assistant secretary. Mrs.
Eta Tayne Hazen. Massachusetts. and
musician. Fred NJ Foye. Massachusetts.
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Suffer Heavy Losses.

Tuesday morning the enemy attacked
with fresh reinforcements. over seven
hours of artillery preparation. but again
suffered extraordinary losses. Our ad-
vanced detachment was withdrawn to
positions little in the rear as their
presence in the old position was consid-
cred useless.
"On the center and on the left wing
on the coast there was no important
fighting. Enemy activity was directed
especially to an advance westward from
Erzingan, which was completely un-
successful. The enemy occupied Kala
Burnu. west of Polathane 4 Russian
aeroplane was shot down on the coast
of the Black sea and the occupants
were captured.
On July 80, under the protection of
enemy war vessels, about 500 brigands
in various disguises landed on the
coast of Depi Burnu. east of the Island
of Samos Owing to our resistance and
attacks they were unable to advance
and had to retreat to their landing
place. suffering losses in dead and
wounded.
Two days ago an auxiliary cruiser
and an armored transport vessel en-
tered the Gulf of Akaba "a northern
arm of the Red seal and bombarded
Akaba and the surrounding territory
An attempt to land troops failed, owing
to our fire. The enemy loss was Sc
rious."
Evening star., 1916-08-05
DRY ISSUE MAY HURT
CHANCES OF HUGHES
Politicians Say Question Is Mixed
With Suffrage and Likely to
Alternate Germans.

Several influential politicians and
statesmen who have been trying to
analyze the political effect of the atti-
tudes of Woodrow Wilson and Charles
E. Hughes today reached the conclu-
! sion that the wet and dry question is
sure to become complicated in that of
woman suffrage.
At least one prominent member of
the cabinet has reached the conclusion
that the German vote of the country,
up to this time practically solid for
Hughes. is likely to find much fault
with his female suffrage attitude and
that many of them may turn to Wilson
before election day. This cabinet officer
did not go into details but his reasons
are those of other politicians more out
spoken on the subject.
1t is pointed out that the German vote
is solid against prohibition: that it op-
poses woman suffrage partly the
ground that If women were given the
vote throughout the country they
would be so unanimously for prohibi-
tion that the United States would soon
be dry. 1t is declared that in most of
the states where suffrage has been sub
mitted and defeated the wet element,
headed by the Germans and saloon
keepers, furnished nearly all the money
and most of the votes against suffrage
The wet leaders everywhere according
TO the analyses being made. will find
nothing comforting in the thought of
Mr. Hughes championing the cause of
woman suffrage by submitting that
question to vote of the country.
Briefly, then, according to the politi-
cal dope today, the fight over woman
suffrage is almost certain to develop
into fight for and against liquor. with
the wet" element supporting Wilson
and the "drys' Hughes. That this will
be the lineup was predicted by num-
ber of political sharps.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
DENIES MOONEY is AGENT
OF STREET CAR UNION
President Mahon Says His Organiza-
ton Never Has and Never Will
Employ Men for Violence.

NEW YORK. August 5.-When in
formed OF the receipt of the telegram
yesterday from District Attorney Flick
ert Of San Francisco. alleging that
Torn Mooney, indicted in san Fran
cisco for the murder Of eight persons
killed by a bomb explosion during the
recent parade, was IAN accredited
agent Of President Mahon of the
street car union. President Mahon de-
MED that Mooney was an agent of his
organization. He said that the Anal
gamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees had help
ed pay Moneys expenses in San Fran
cisco. but that this was solely for or
ganization work among San Francis
co street railway employees.
He denied that any authority had
been given to Mooney to use violence
We do not employ gunmen," said
President Nahon
In a supplementary statement he
said
Further. | want to say that this as
sociation never employed Mr.. Mooney
or other person ever TO commit any
acts OF violence of any kind, and IL
never will SO long as I am connected
with it..
Evening star., 1916-08-05
CIVILIAN NAVAL CRUISE
TO BEGIN AUGUST Is
More Than 1000 Men Have Enroll
ed for Training Aboard
Battleships.

'"The John Paul Jones Naval Cruise
so named by Secretary Daniels Of the
Navy Department-will begin August IS
and continue nearly a month. This is the
Atlantic training cruise for civilians. and
more than 1000 men have been enrolled.
This number exceeds all expectations.
Secretary Daniels considers that this
showing of interest determines the per-
petuity of the plan, and expects that an
nual cruises of this character will be held.
Nine battleships have been assigned
to the cruise The trip is intended to
give civilians training for naval service
similar to the military training received
at Plattsburg and various summer camps.
The enrolment closed July 81.
Rendezvous Off Long Island.
The warships will start from various
ports on the Atlantic coast. The fleet
will rendezvous at GARDENERS bay, off
Long Island.
There is also to be a cruise on the Pa
cific coast. beginning at the same time.
The details have not been announced.
About 100 men have enrolled
to and from the point of embarkation and
$50 for clothing and personal equipment
used aboard.
During the final week of the cruise,
which will end September IL. each ship
will return to the naval district from
which it sailed and operate in con.
junction with a number of motor
boats, whose owners have entered fol-
drills to make them useful in wal
time.
Ships for the Cruise.
The ships assigned and the cities
from which they will gather their mer
are the Kearsage, from Portland. Me
and Boston; the Virginia, from Boston
Newport and Providence; the Maine
the New Jersey and the Kentucky, from
New Haven, Albany. New York, Brook
lyn, Newark, Scranton and Buffalo; the
Rhode Island. from Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh. Cleveland and Detroit; tn.
Louisiana, from Baltimore; the Illinoi:
and the Louisiana, from Norfolk, Rich.
mond, Cincinnati. Indianapolis Chi.
cago, Minneapolis. Milwaukee. De.
Moines, St. Louis. Omaha, Kansas City
Dallas and Washington. and the Ala
bama, from Charleston. New Orlean:
and Houston.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
King Georges Message.

King George yesterday telegraphed
the heads of the entente allied states
on the occasion of the second anniver-
'sary of Great Britains entry into the
war, as follows:
"On this. the second anniversary of
the commencement of the great con-
fict in which my country and her gall
liant allies are engaged. 1 desire to con-
vey to you my steadfast resolution TO
prosecute the war until our united ef-
forts have attained the objects for
which in common have taken UP
arms.
II feel assured that you are in ac-
cord with me in the determination that
the sacrifices our valiant troops have
SO nobly made shall not have been Of
fered in vain. and that the liberties for
which they are fighting shall be fully
gained and secured"
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Move on British Near Romani,
on Seven to Eight
Mile Front.
ALL EFFORTS so FAR
HAVE BEEN REPULSED
Constantinople Reports Check
With Heavy Losses, for Rus
SLAMS in Armenia.

LONDON, August 5.-British positions
near Romani. east of Port Said, are
being attacked by $4,000 Turks, Accord
ing to an official statement issued by
the war office. The Turks are attack
ing along a front of seven to eight
miles. the statement says, and have so
far been repulsed.
An official statement issued by the
Turkish war office Friday stated that
Turkish airrnen had attacked with ma
chine guns British positions about
twenty-five miles east of the Suez canal.
Romani is village near the coast of
the Mediterranean and about twenty
two miles to the east of the Suez canal.
II is about ten miles northwest of
}hatia, where several engagements re-
Gently have been fought between the
British and the Turks
Evening star., 1916-08-05
MORE PAY FOR TELEGRAPHER!
Railroad Officials Agree to s.
Monthly Increase in Salary.

CHICAGO. August Sc. T. Gillick.
general superintendent of the Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad. an
nounced today the settlement Of diff
ferences by officials of the road and a
grievance committee of the 1900
telegraphers. whereby the telegraphers
were granted a fiat increase in salary
Of So a month. effective August 1.
The telegraphers had asked an In
crease of Is per cent. Mr.. Gillick said
the members of the grievance commit
tee were we'll satisfied with the settle
ment
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Turks Report Successes.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, August 2. via
London. August 5 ed).-Repulses
for the Russians in Armenia and for
British forces on the Sinai peninsula
are chronicled in the official statement
given out by the war office today. The
announcement says that in a fye,Iay
Dattle In the Agnott sector. Armenia,
Ine russians lost more than 1000 men
killed. The statement reads:
PERSIAN front: Our troops are pursu.
ing the retreating Russians from Sakiz
and have reached Buguan to the north
ward
. Caucasian front: In the sectors Of Bit
us and Mush there were minor local en-
gagements, Enemy attacks against our
advanced positions forming a salient
toward the northeast in the sector of
Agnott. which was defended by a small
torce, proceeded over a period of five
days with seven regiments of Infantry,
four regiments of cavalry and more
than thirty guns and howitzers but
were bloodily repulsed During the
battle the enemy lost more than 5000
men killed Our losses were very small
in comparison.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Army Heads at Old Point.

NORFOLK, Va. August 5.-Secretary
of War Baker. Maj. Gen. Hugh l..
Scott. U. s. A, chief of STAFF: Maj. Gen.
G. NJ. Weaver. United States coast ar
tillery. and other officers. with a party
Of ladies, arrived at Old Point Comfort
on the mine planter Schof1eld this
morning at $50 o'clock. salute of
nineteen guns was fired.
The object of the visit Is to inspect
the fort and to witness mine TARGET
practice and gun practice.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Health Certificate Required.

The quarantine will have the effect
of barring from the state any child
under sixteen who has had infantile
paralysis or been in contact with the
disease. Children who have not been
in contact with it will be permitted to
enter. but will be kept under observa-
ton of health authorities for two
weeks. Residents of Pennsylvania now
in New York or New Jersey will not
be permitted to return to the state un-
less they have certificate of good
health from the local officer of the
place from which they come.
one death and six new cases of the
disease Were reported in this city for
the twenty-four hour period ending last
midnight. This makes & total of ten
deaths and sixty cases since July /. In
the state outside of Philadelphia four
new cases were reported, increasing the
total to Seventy-eigh
Evening star., 1916-08-05
New 500 Canal Traffic Record.

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich, August s.
With more vessel passages than ever
before during a single month. with
heavier tonnage and faster time. the
records of traffic through st. Mary's
canal were broken. according to a re-
port issued today by United States en-
gineers for the month Of July. Freight
carried aggregated 14O4S40 tons. an
increase over the previous record made
in June of LOST 1915 tons. The increase
in vessel passages was 254. Shipments
of grain showed the largest increase.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Officers Absolved From Blame.

Investigation by the steamboat IN
spection service Of the sinking May 8
of the ore steamer Kirby in a gale on
Lake Superior has resulted in an an
nouncement by the Department of Com
merce that no blame was attached to
which resulted in the loss Of twenty
one lives.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Wife of Local Physician.

She is the wife of Washington physi-
clan and comes of distinguished army
ancestry. She has one son. who is an of
ficer in the navy, another who is a cham
pion lacrosse player and a third. still in
college. who is a crack tennis player.
Miss Stevens, an Oberlin graduate is
chairman of the Congressional Union ma
uonal orga aniZation department and has
organized branches in many states. ALI
,he way. from Maine to Arizona. She has
been campaigning for the Congressional
Union for more than two years
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Greets King Albert.

King George also sent the following
message TO King Albert Of Belgium
~ desire to assure you of my con-
fdence that the United efforts of the
allies will liberate Belgium from the
oppression Of her aggressors and re-
store 20 her the full enjoyment of her
national and economic independence.
Il also desire to convey my deep
sympathy in the grievous trials to
which Belgium is so unjustly subjected
and which she has borne with such ad-
mirable fOrtitlrde."
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Made Release Possible.

During the last week Capt Blue ap-
Feared before a subcommittee Of the
House naval committee in connection
VITA the selective system for the promo
ton of navy officers to high command,
which he has urged and which the Senate
Incorporated in the appropriation bill. At
the conclusion Of that hearing his pres
ence in Washington became no longer
necessary. and Secretary Daniels recon-
mended that his request for an active
command be granted.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
DEMOCRATS CONSIDER
PARTY REVENUE BILL
Members of Senate Finance Commit
tee to Meet This Afternoon and
Take Up Measure Again.

The democrats of the Senate finance
committee will meet this afternoon to
continue consideration of the revenue
bill. which subcommittees have been
working on for more than two weeks
Senator Simmons. chairman of the COM
mittee. hopes to have the bill ready to
submit to democratic caucus of the
Senate early next week. and reported
to the Senate before the week ends 1t
is the aim of the democrats to take
caucus action on the bill and make it a
party measure as was done in the case
of the tariff law.
At meeting last night the demo-
Gratis OF the committee decided to pro-
pose an amendment to the special rev.
enue bill increasing the surtax on in
comes in excess Of 100000 from 10
to 13 per cent. This is the only change
contemplated in the income tax rates
as carried in the House bill.
Income Tax Rate.
Tentatively the committee has ap-
proved the income tax rate of 2 per
cent a year on all incomes in excess of
$4,000 for single persons and $4,000 for
persons with families, and surtaxes
ranging from l per cent on incomes in
excess Of $4,000 to 10 per cent on in
comes in excess of $5OO,0OO
The 13 per cent tax on two-million-
dollar incomes is an added classifica-
tion by which 1t is estimated the total
revenues would be considerably in
creased.
The committee began consideration
of the subcommittee reports in order.
and did not nearly complete considera-
ton OF the income tax administrative
provisions.
1t is reported that the subcommittee
which has been considering protests
against the excise tax on production of
copper had decided upon a compro-
mise which would lower the proposed
taxes and add products Of lead and
sine to tho munitions taxable list.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

United States Army mine planter Gen.
schohelo' from cruise: schooner Es-
tella, from Newbern, \. c., with lumber
Tor the Elm City Lumber Companv:
scow Bush, from a Maryland creek, at
10th street wharf, for /. A. Clarke e.
Son; boats Howard James and Rnth at
18th street wharf from Chesapeake bav
points with watermelons for the mar
ket here; schooner Brooklyn. cord wood
from Bretons bay. at 18th street wharf
with cord wood for j. H. Carter G, 90 .
steamer Northland. from Norfolk and
old foint to the Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat Company: steamer
Wakefield from Mattox creek. Colonial
Beach and river wharves; United States
Army steamer Capt A. NJ. Wetherill
for Fort Washington and Fort Hunt.
Departures.
Schooner Kate Rowe, light, from 10th
street wharf for a Potomac point to
load for this city or Baltimore: scboon-
er l.. c. Spicer. light. from George
town for an eastern shore point to load
for baltimore; boats Juanita, Ella
Noble and Lady Eleanor, light, for
Chesapeake bay points after watermei-
ons for the market here: tank baryes
No. and No. SO. light, in tow for Bal
timore to load oil in bulk; schooner
Orbit, light, from Alexandria for Marv-
land point to load cord wood for the
market here; steamer Southland for
Old Point and Norfolk; steamers Vol
unteer and Gratitude for Potomac
points.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug James o. Carter left with light
barge for ST. Marys river en- route to
bay port to load; tug S. o. Co. No. 12
left towing two light tank barges for
Baltimore; tug Edith G. Winship ar
rived towing light barges from the In
dian Head powder plant en- route to
Cumberland. Md; tug John Miller left
the eastern branch for Swan and Lit
tie Hunting creeks with lighters to
load clay and bricks: tug Eugenia left
with lighter for sand-digging machines
working opposite Alexandria; tug Wall
ter F. Meade arrived at Georgetown
towing lighters laden with sand and
gravel from Oxon run.
Memoranda.
Schooner J. A. Holland is at Alexan-
dria to load coal for Colonial Beach:
barge Virginia will leave Alexandria
in tow for st. Marys river en- route to a
bay point to load: schooner barge C. c.
Co. No. 10 has sailed from Ports
mouth, N H., in tow for this city to
load coal: schooner Oakland will take
lumber and building material from this
city to a river point; schooner Mary A.
Shea is at a Virginia shore to load
lumber for this market; schooner Bes-
sic Ford Is reported at lower river
creek to load cord wood for the deal
ers here; schooner S. L. Bowen has
arrived at Maryland point from this
city to load cord wood or lumber for
the dealers here
Evening star., 1916-08-05
MANUFACTURES IN 1914
WORTH S24,246,323,OO0
Statement Issued by Census Bureau
Giving Figures Of the
Latest Returns.

Value of manufactures in the United
States was s24.24s, 1923 900 in 1914. the
census bureau reported today, in an
nouncing its preliminary statement OF
general results Of the latest census OF
manufactures. In the fve-year period
from 1903, the date of the previous
census. manufactures increased. but nc
estimate Of their value for this year
has been made by the census bureau.
Increases were found in all items ex-
cep, proprietors and firm members
which decreased 81 per cent. Salaries
Increased 3I2 per cent, capital, 23.7
salaried employees. %. primary horse
power, 20.7: wages. 10; materials. 1873
value of products. 113. value added by
manufacture, 1873: wage earners, GA
and number of establishments, %.
Evening star., 1916-08-05

Electrically speaking, the average
man each day dissipates about two
and one-half kilowatt hours of energy,
mental exertion and heat radiation.