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Evening star., 1916-08-21
Tumulty Denies Report.

No confirmation of the report could
be obtained from official sources. Jo-
seph +. Tumuity. secretary TO Presi-
dent Wilson, said there was no founda-
iion in fact for the report.
Il don't see how any one could give
any credence TO the report" Mr.. Tum-
ulty said.
The railroad presidents profess to
have no fear Of such a bill, saving that
II the President thinks he can take the
roads over and successfully operate
them under the conditions he advocates
he is welcome to try IL. They say also
that the threat of "strong-arm' tactics
will strengthen their cause with the
people of the United States.
Preparations for a strike are being
continued quietly by both sides The
railroads insist that at least 40 per
cent of the brotherhood members will
remain at their posts IL the strike is
called. They say that II they can get
$4,000 engineers TO work they can
break a strike. There are about 10000
engineers on the 225 railway systems
Of the United States.
Lists are being prepared of the men
on all the lines that the managers be-
lieve can be depended upon TO work
in case of strike. The railroads also
will make formal application for mill
tary protection the moment strike Is
called.
All interests today said that though
strike preparations are continued they
All trust" that some way, will be
found tqevsrt such 2 calamity;
Evening star., 1916-08-21
TO PLAY CRoQuET AT NIGHT.
Lawn Game Enthusiasts Will Use
,---, Montrose Park.

Twenty croquet enthusiasts have OBJ
tained permission to play their favorite
game at night in Montrose Park. 30th
and r streets northwest. Courts have
been laid out, wickets installed and
mallets and balls have been bought for
the use of the new keep cool'' cult.
With lanterns set up temporarily each
night these men and women play croQuet
for several hours. to go home later and
sleep soundly, worries incident to daily
routine banished.
According to Robert E. Beckham, one
of the leaders in the group OF NAL
leteers," no permanent organization has
been perfected, but plans along this
line will be laid out later on.
The group at present is composed of
Frank Leetch. J: Edward Libbey, 5r.;
Leroy Birch, C. G.. Dougherty. Edward
Brooks, E. S. Stalcup. Joseph Connolly
and Mrs. Connolly. Douglas Exall. Peter
H. HILL Mrs. French Payne, Morton
Thomas Herbert Clark, sr.: Herbert
Clark. jr; Miss Helen Beckham. Miss
Hazel Stalcup. Mrs. Anderson. Mrs.
Douglas Exall. Maurice Beckham and
Robert e. Beckham.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
NAMES HEADS OF EIGHT
NEW MILITIA DIVISIONS
Gen. Funston Sends Tentative As
signment Of Commanders to War
Department for Confirmation.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, August 21-
Maj. Gen. Funston today gave out the
tentative assignment of commanders of
eight of the new divisions of the Ma
tional Guard. They will have to be
confirmed by the War Department. and
definite assignments also must await
the signing of the commissions of some
of the commanders by the President.
The divisional assignments are:
Nfnth-Brfg. Gen. William L. Sibert.
Tenth-Brig. Gen. Charles G. Morton.
Eleventh-Brig- Gen. George Bell, jr.
Twelfth-Brig. Gen. H. A. Green
Thirteenth-Brig.G Gen. James Parker.
Fourteenth-Brig. Gen. G. Adams.
Fifteenth-Brig. Gen. William A.
Mann.
: Sixteenth-Brig. Gen. Edward H.
Plummer.
Headquarters of the commanders
have not all been designated, but Gems.
Bell and Morton will be at Ell Paso,
Gen. Green at San Antonio. Gen. Par
ker at Brownsville. Gen. Mann at La
redo and Gen. Plummer at Nogales.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
NO SIGN THAT GERMANY
IS ANXIOUS FOR PEACE
Asquith Says Terms So Far 1ndi-
Gated Are "Intolerable and
Humiliating.

LONDON, August 21, 3:46 p.m.-'The
German government has as yet shown
no disposition to agree to peace ex-
cept on terms that would be intoler-
able or humiliating to some of the
allies" said Premier Asquith. replying
in the house of commons today to Sir
William Pollard Byles, one OF the little
group of peace advocates.
The suggestion of DR.. Zimmerman
German under-secretary for foreign
affairs) that the entente is Influenced
by any pressure from Great Britain Is
quite untrue" added the premier
Asked further whether terms of any
kind had been suggested, Premier
Asquith replied: only what has been
seen in the press; nothing official"
Evening star., 1916-08-21
REVENUE BILL FIGHTS
EXPECTED IN SENATE
Administration Measure Is Taken
Up-some Democrats as Well as
Republicans Antagonistic.

The administration revenue bill was
taken up for consideration in the Sem
ate today with vigorous opposition to
the measure promised. Republican
leaders propose to make the bill the
tdrget for political attack, while some
democrats are to oppose certain fea-
lures, including the wine tax section
and the section to tax manufacturers
of materials entering into munitions
of war per cent on their net profits.
Senator Underwood will attack the
proposals for a tariff commission and
increased tariff duties on dyestuffs on
the ground that both are undemocratic.
Chairman Simmons of the finance COM
mittee was ready when the Senate met
to open the debate on the bill. The
measure is calculated to bring in $685.
900. 900 of revenue annually through
income, inheritance, munitions, liquor.
corporation, stock and miscellaneous
taxes.
Evening star., 1916-08-21

taking part in the revolution was that
every time he looked at the king he
off my head What will the American
people think Of the four men who assert
the right to cut off their bread?"
Sees Rate Increase.
Another leader in the councils of the
railroad officials said last night:
THE freight earnings last year were
about $4,000, 100000. and to grant the
necessitate that the roads be permitted
to increase freight rates for all parts
of the country.
Payment for work done in train
service has been for many years on a
compound schedule involving the
length of the run and the time con-
sumed. 1t is immaterial whether as a
matter of nomenclature this basis of
time is spoken as ten hours or be
spoken as eight hours if the contingent
relations be adjusted accordingly.
IF the men want the name OF the
thing changed without changing the
amount of their compensation we
would seem to be disputing about mere
words II the men want their COM
pensation raised and are using mere
words as means OF accomplishing IL
then they are seeking to secure pay
ment for descriptive language and not
for work done.
Il don't see how President Wilson
can torture that into demand Of social
Justice when the conditions are in no
sense changed.
.The conference committee reported
that the effect of the mems proposals
would be to increase the pay rolls
about 500, 900 and increase the pay
of the men about 80 per cent.
THE effect of President Wilson's sug-
gestion works out practically as a
Straight eisht-hour day in yard work
and a pro rata overtime in road serv-
ice. The effect of this would be an
increase in the pay rolls of about $So,-
000, 900 and of about ~ per cent in the
individual wage"
Evening star., 1916-08-21
HOTEL CURTA1Ls USE OF PAPER
Size of Menu Cards Cut Down by
New York Hostelry.

NEW YORK. August 21.-Because of
the scarcity and high cost of paper. one
of the leading hotels here announced
that 1t would reduce the size of it's
menu cards beginning September /.
Other hotels are expected to adopt the
same course. The hotel which has
taken the first step will distribute less
stationery to its patrons in the future
Those wishing to write letters in the
writing room will be required to ap-
ply to the desk for paper and envel-
opes. This. is intended to discourage
those not guests from using the hotel
stationery.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
GEORGE A. WISE sUCCUMs.
Head of Dairy Firm Dies After III.
ness of Three Years From Asthma.

George A. Wise. head Of the firm Of
George A. Wise & Bro, dairmen,
died at his residence. 143o 33d street
northwest, Saturday afternoon. follow
ing an illness of three years from
asthma. He was ifty-four years old.
Requiem mass will be sung in Holy
Trinity Church at 3 o'clock tomorrow
morning, following the funeral services,
which will be held at Mr.. Wise's late
home at $50 o'clock. Interment will
take place in Rock Creek cemetery.
Mr.. Wise was born in Washington
He leaves his wife. Edith Ward Wise,
and eight children, George. Margurite,
Raymond, Bernard. Ralph. Spencer, John
and Hattie. Raymond. Bernard and
Ralph Wise are we'll known in local
high school athletic circles.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
NEARLY ALL DEMANDS MET.
Frisco Water Front Employees, Re-
Gently on Strike, Accept Compromise

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. August 21.-
Riggers and stevedores here, who June
Joined the general strike of Pacific
coast longshoremen, later returning to
work pending arbitration, have accept
ed a compromise offer made by the
San Francisco Water Front Employers
Union. The agreement, union leaders
said today. gives the men nearly ev-
erything they asked for, including
higher wages and acceptance of the
closed shop principle.
Advices from other coast ports indi-
Gated that the agreement reached here
would have no direct effect on those
points, but probably would stimulate.
according to union officials. negotia-
tions looking to a settlement Of the
strike.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
ONE KILLED, FOUR INJURED.
Result of Automobile Accident al
Salem, Near Roanoke, Va.

ROANOKE, Va. August 21.-Mrs. A.
W. Garner of Drapersville. Va. was
killed, her husband and Mrs E. A. Nc
Ghee of Roanoke were seriously in
jured and Mrs. B. H. Giles and c. E.
Garner were slightly injured at Salem,
near here, yesterday afternoon, when
an automobile driven by the latter
plunged over a high embankment and
fell a distance Of sixty feet, turning
five complete somersaults
Mr.. Garner, ST.. was ninety years of
age and was taking his first automo-
bile ride.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
FARM LOAN BOARD MEETS.
Holds First Of Series of Hearings t,
Determine Districts.

AUGUSTA, Me-, August 21.-The first
of a series of hearings to determine
the apportionment of districts and the
location of banks under the new fed
eral farm loan law was held here today
William G. McAdoo. Secretary of the
Treasury. and chairman of the board
created by the act, presided and ex-
planned the provisions of the law. The
country is to be divided into twelve
districts, and to obtain the information
necessary to inaugurate the plan, the
board has arranged for further hear
ings which will take 1t as far west as
Spokane, Wash.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
IN BIENNIAL CONVENTION.
Loyal Orange Institution Meets
With 1000 Delegates Present.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. August 21.-The
thirty-sixth biennial convention of the
Loyal Orange Institution opened here
today, with nearly 1000 delegates pres
ent from all parts of the United States.
Mayor Joseph 6. Armstrong welcomed
the delegates. The ladies' Loyal Orange
lodges also convened.
One of the first questions to be dis
cussed by both bodies will be the de-
mand of the women that they be al
lowed one-third of fifteen directors of
the Orange Home at Hapboro, Pa.
near Philadelphia. The govsrning body
is now composed entirely Of men.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
conditions more nearly approach those

conditions more nearly approach those
prevailing on the majority Of roads
throughout the country, the twelve-and-
one half mile per hour basis has proven
costly to us, has not shortened the work.
ing day of the men. but has only served
to increase their wages"
F. D. Underwood. president Of the Erie,
issued a statement last night declaring
the real question was whether orderly
processes Of settling wage CONTROVERSIES
shall be abandoned and American peo-
pies right ito transact business and get
their food supplies left to the mercy OF
the four men heading the railroad
brotherhoods.
lone of the leaders of the French revo-
luton" continued Mr.. Underwood, els
said to have declared that his reason for
Evening star., 1916-08-21
German Food Supplies Increased.

BERLIN. August 81. by wireless to
sayville.-A statement from the Office
Of Adolph Won Botocki. president of the
food regulation board. says that in
formation now at hand gives assurance
that this years crops will be much in
excess Of those of the last peace years.
1t declares Germany Is assured OF sup
plies of all food necessaries for an
other year.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
HEAT WAVE Is BROKEN.
Rainstorm Moving Northeast Over
the Missouri Valley.

CHICAGO, August 21.-A rainstorm,
which developed in the plains states
and is moving northeast over the Mis-
souri, valley. is bringing relief from
the heat wave that has hung over the
middle west since Friday, officials of
the government weather bureau an
nounced today. The storm should
send temperatures down in Iowa. Kan
sas, Nebraska and western Missouri
by tonight and in the western lake
region by tomorrow afternoon, it was
said.
In Chicago the temperature was go
at 10 am. today. Four deaths and
nine drownings were reported yester-
day as a result of the heat.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
RESIGNS ARMY COMMISSION.
Capt. Arthur c. Christie Quits Medi-
cal Corps for Private Practice.

Capt. Arthur c. Christie of the Medi-
cal Corps has resigned his commission
in the army to engage in private prac-
tice. For several years he served as
professor of operative surgery at the
Army Medical School in this city. and
was in personal charge of the X-ray
department
Can't. Christie is a graduate of the
College of Physicians and Surgeons in
Cleveland, and entered the Army Medi-
cal Corps in 1907
Evening star., 1916-08-21
SOLDIERS FROM DISTRICT
UNDER FIRE ON BORDER
Members of First Separate Battalion
Attacked, Presumably by
Mexicans.
BY J. CROSBY MCCARTHY,
stan Correspondent Of The Star.


NACO. Ariz.. August 21.-District Of
Separate Battalion-were under fire
Saturday night for a short time. when
an outpost OF Company d. while on
guard 400 yards west of their camp,
was attacked. presumably by Mexi-
cans. There were no casualties or
wounded. although about fifty rounds
OF cartridges were used by the District
men In answer to lively FIRE.
The attack occurred about midnight
and the fact that almost all of the Ari-
zona troops, who have been in the camp.
were on the march to Nosales. and there
were fewer troops in the Naco district
than at any time since the camp was
established is believed to have prompt
ed an attempt of outlaws to make q
midnight raid.
The outpost, which consisted of Corp.
Foster Harris and Privates Walter
Oscar Wilde. Maurice Mahoney and
Charles Brooks. all experienced in out
post duty, handled the affair in a man.
ner that brought commendation from
superiors.
SRSA - AAS 0A Su04ooACAs
The outpost noticed a party of five or
six men approaching them through the
tall mesquite and ordered them to halt
Receiving no reply the challenge was
repeated. The enemy then dropped to
the ground and began firing at the out
that the hat Of Private Walter Mason
was burned by gunfire. The District Of
Columbia men Immediately returned the
fire.
Corp. Harris deployed his squad as
skirmishers and drove the enemy to-
ward the border line, about 500 yards
to the south, the District men following
for hundred yards or more.
They then returned to their sta
ton. and the men in camp were
took their allotted stations, all lights
were extinguished and preparations
were made to Withstand attack. which.
however, was not renewed after the
enemy was first driven off.
Show Excellent Discipline.
The identity of the attackers is un-
known, but they were believed to be
Mexicans, as sentries heard Spanish
spoken.
The troops. it is stated. showed ex-
cellent discipline, and there was no
excitement whatever as the men took
their stations. The machine gun
company of the Arizona contingent
was the only company of the Arizo-
mans in camp. and they also took
position, as well as the 1st United
Statbs Cavalry (regulars). All ao-
tivities ceased, however, when there
was no further attack. and the troops
returned to their quarters.
The Signal Corps company and the
field hospital company receive their
pay today. The 1st Separate Battalion
was paid Thursday. All teh men are
well.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
Thefts Reported to the Police.

r. "A. Briggs and H. v. Carter, 205
East Carey street, Richmond, Va. and
8. H. Edison, jr.. Boyce, Va. last night
reported to the police that their suit
cases, containing wearing apparel, were
stolen from Union station.
Luther Smith, employed in a garage
in Blagden alley, reported that SIS
was stolen from his pocket while at
his place Of employment.
Albert johnson, 1913 5th street, COM
planned Of the loss Of 5000. Part of
the money was taken from under his
pillow. he said. and part from his
trousers pockets.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
Catch Fugitive, Cause Of Lynchings.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, August III
Boisey Long, captured yesterday after
search for him as the slayer Of Con-
stable s. G. Wynne resulted in the
lynching of three negro men and two
negro women near Newberry, has been
brought here and placed In Jail for
safekeeping, it was learned today.
Latest reports indicated no more vto-
lence in the Newberry section.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
Gen. Duff Is Called Home.

LONDON. August 21.-The war Office
announces that Gen. Sir Beauchamp
Duff has been summoned home to give
evidence before the Mesopotamia COM
mission. and will vacate his ONCE an
commander-in-chief in India, being
succeeded by Lieut. Gen. Sir Charles
Carmichael Monro.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
LULL IN HARD FIGHTING
ON THE GORIZIA FRONT

ROME, August 81, via London, LAO
pm-The Italians who have advanced
in the region east of Gorilla and on
the Carso plateau are holding fast to
the ground won. occupying themselves
with consolidating recently captured
positions.
Today's war office statement reports
no important infantry activity on any
portion of the Austro-Italian front.
violent artillery duels, however, are in
progress, notably in the Trentino.
where the Austrian gunners have
shown special activity.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
GREEK KING WELL GUARDED.
Extra Precautions Taken Because of
Approaching General Elections.

ATHENS. via London. August 21,
10:40 am-The royalist party in
Greece is taking extraordinary pre-
cautions preparatory to the coming
election. King Constantine constantly
is guarded and visits the capital only
on rare occasions.
On these journeys a Gordon OF SOL
diers, constituting brigade. guards
every approach to the road between
the kings summer villa at Tatoi and
Athens Mounted police, armed with
rifles, are stationed at frequent inter-
vals and none is allowed to pass with
out a permit. -
Evening star., 1916-08-21
Says Won Burian Will Remain.

ROTTERDAM. August q, via Lon
don. $40 p.m.-The report that the Aus
tro-Hungarian foreign minister. Baron
Won Burian, will resign and be sue
ceeded by Count julius Andrassy, for
mer Hungarian premier, is denied in a
Vienna dispatch to the Nieuwe Rot
terdamsche Courant. Baron Won Bur-
ian, the dispatch says, will remain in
office.
Evening star., 1916-08-21

Sues E. T. Crismond for Separation.
Louise C. Crismond has filed suit IN
the District Supreme Court for q lin
tied divorce from Edward T. Crismond.
They were married May "a. 1898. and
have three children. The wife charges
cruelty and assault with q dangerous
husband was sentenced to Occoquan.
Mrs. Crismond asks alimony and the
custody OF the children. She 10 repre-
sented by Attorney Charles o. shaw.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
HOLDS US. FORFEITED
POST-BELLUM RIGHTS
London Times insisted America
Should Have Acted at Begin
ming Of the War.

LONDON, August 21.-In a leading
editorial entitled The Great Neutral"
the Sunday Times holds that the
United States has forfeited post-bellum
rights which might have been en-
joyed II a different attitude had been
assumed early in the war. 1t says:
Next to war, perhaps nothing Is
more wonderful than neutrality. In
theory, to be neutral is to be nom
partisan and to favor neither side.
may arrogate to itself a variety of fic-
tions which might at first sight seem
foreign to it's nature.
Only Neutral Of Consequence.
$50 far as the present war is con-
cerned. only one neutral of plain con-
sequence exists We refer. of course.
to the United States of America. When
England Joined the issue with Ger
many in 1914 the probable attitude Of
America would appear to have been
considered by nobody but the Ger
mans. Roughly, the English view was
that by the nature of things American
sympathy and, IL worst came to
worst, American support might be
taken for granted.
"It would be invidious and probably
improper to suggest that we have
mans say we have. On the other
hand, we believe there is tremendous
body of American opinion which says
we have not. .
Evening star., 1916-08-21
Explains Speed Basis.

William j. Harahan, president of the
Seaboard Air LINE, issued a statement
last night explaining the application of
the twelve and-a7taif mile an-hour
guaranteed speed basis on the Sea-
board. one of the southeastern roads
frequently mentioned as using the
eight-hour-day SYSTEM He said the
basis was In effect only in through
freight service, affecting but so per cent
of the roads employees involved in the
present dispute; that it had proved very
expensive and had not served to de-
crease the working hours of the men,
but only to give them overtime pay. His
statement follows:
The twelve and-a-half mile per-
hour guaranteed speed basis otherwise
designated as the eight-hour-basic day,
has proven very costly to the south
eastern roads. which apply it in through
freight service, though this involves
less than so per cent Of the men in the
present wage movement and will stand
to have their operating expenses great
ly increased If the twelve-and-a-half-
mile-per hour basis is extended to in
clude the men in local freight service.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
Russian Success in Caucasus.

PETRoGRAD. August 81. via London.
2:45 p.m.-On the Caucasian front in
the direction of Diarbekr the Russians
have captured a series of heights and
taken prisoner large number of
today.