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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
BIG BLkzE STARTS
i'm BUREAU LAUNDRY;
| ALL! WORKERS SAFE
Buiha1,g Devoted to Washing
! ofsiinkstained Rags Used
by Plate Printers.
IN A MASS OF FLAMES
HHEN FIREMEN ARRIVE
Fire Sta IT'S in Drying Box, and an
Ex plcsion scatters Gath
cred Crowd.

Fire, w h1ch destroyed the rag
laundry of the bureau OF ell
craving al I'd printing, broke on
shortly af, :er 2::5O o'clock thi
afternoon. An alarm was I'M
mediately bundled, but by the
time the d apartment had ar.
rived the en- ire building was d
mass of fam IS. and beyond the
saving OF any nf the contents by
the firemcn.
a number 'oi employees are
said to have be,. N in the building
at the time. but: all are believed
to have escaped
Employees Escape Through Window.
The building is at the northwest
corner of the new bureau of engrav-
ing building and sci arated by broad
alleyway from the main building The
flames. leaping high into the air from
the burning budding. ..caused much ex
citement among the employees of the
bureau building.
All the employees escaped through a
window. The buildiag is of brick. one
and one-half stories high. A large
crowd OF spectators assembled in the
vicinity of the building, but an explo-
sion of some sort on the inside soon
caused them to scatter. No damage.
however, resulted fsom the explosion.
There were siXty.one men and no
women.in the building. All are known
to have escaped.
The fire is said to,have started in one
of the drying boxes and is believed to
have been due to the overheating of
the box. There is a stable in the east
end of the building, but at $50 o'clock
the fire. had not each ed there. although
burning in that direction.
Employees Help Fight Blaze.
The fire caused much excitement
among the wohen of the bureau, which !
employs more of them than any other
The employees of the bureau played |
streams of hose on the fire from the |
main building. l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
DIPLOMACY OF U. S. LAUDED;
London Daily Mail Thinks President
Wilson Is Doing Well. =

LONDON. February 2l.-The Daily
News. in an editorial today. after re-
marking that the American attitude
toward Germany is hardening. de-
fends President Wilson's policy of non
intervention in the war. 1t claims that
by establishing on an enduring founda-
tion the peace of America from the
great lakes to Cape Horn. President
Wilson will have accomplished some-
thing as great or greater than any,
thing he could have effected by inter-
venns in the war.
The News expresses the belief that
no pan American ideal will be com
Dlete which does not, through the me-
dunn of Canada, associate the British
empire more closely with America and
that the attainment of such an ideal
would bring peace to the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
PROBE Of LIVING COST
IN DISTRICT IS FAVORED
Subcommittee Recommends Keatlng
Resolution to Full House D. c.
Committee.

An investigation into the cost OF nv
ing in the District of Columbia under
the keating resolution is recommended
to the full District committee OF the
House by the action today of the sub
committee of which Representative
Nirson is chairman. in reporting Ia
vorably the resolution. The resolution
was urged before the committee by a
hundred women who appeared at Il
public hearing several days ago. many
of them with specific tales OF hardshlps
under which underpaid women are
working in several occupations in this
city.
Officials of the Department of Labor
were extremely anxious that the author
ity for this study be given them In tn-
Producing the women Representative
keating said that the chief cause or
poverty here is not drunkenness ana
shiftiessness, but underpay. The reso-
luton, it was stated, is the first step
toward asking for a minimum wage
law. The National Consumers League
is the chief organization behind the
Heating resolution.
Discuss Commissioners Bill.
|. At the same time. the subcommittee
on health of the District committee
discussed the commissioners bill. in
troduced at their request by Chairman
Johnson. to provide for a system OF
garbage disposal to be run as nfu-
nicipal proposition. Representative
Lobeck of Nebraska urged that public
hearings be had on the subject so that
all possible light on the matter would
be obtained. The clerk of the com :
mittee wrote today to twelve cities
asking for information on the disposal
subject. Mr.. Lobeck said he was IN
favor of the municipality handling it's
garbage, refuse and ash disposal all as
one problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21

Representative Barnhart Of Indiana
talked on the subject with the Presi-
dent today. Mr.. Barnhart has long fa-
vored tariff commission, and some
years ago introduced bill providing
for a commission to be selected by Con-
gress and the White House jointly,
Congress to name four and the Presi-
dent one. He spoke to the President of
the advantages of such a plan, but
found the President equipped with a
number of reasons why such plan was
not feasible. To the suggestion that
the democrats refused to continue the
tariff commission President TAFT had
originated. President Wilson suggested
that all conditions are changed since
that time and that he thought the new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Artillery Slows Down.

PARIS, February y, via London. 3:23
p.m.-The war office gave out the fol-
lowing report this afternoon:
Operations on the part of the artiI-
lery on both sides were light over
the whole front. except to the north
of Nerdun, where there was some ac-
tivity. In the Artois district, to the
northwest of hill No 40. the enemy at
tempted withou, success Two local at
tacks with grenades
"A squadron Of five French aero
planes Dombarded the munitions depots
Of the enemy at Chateau de Martin
court and at AZoudanga tsouthwest
and southeast Of DieuZe). German
aeroplanes dropped some projectiles
last night on Luneville, Dombasle and
Nancy They caused only small
amount of damage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
On Shore of Lake Van.

'H the l"it Hank. after the occupa :
ton OF koph. the Russians pushed on
10 MIsh and Achlat. the latter on the
north shore of Lake Van. From koph
70 Mush. sixty miles over mountain
roads, they fought several battles. and
occupied Mush by storm.
The Turks fled southwark to Diar-
bekr. the next objective of the Russian
army. once in possession of Diarbekr
il is only days march to the Bagdad
railway. the last remaining commuui-
cation into Syria.
The rapid Russian offensive beyond
Erzerum, ~ is believed here. makes it
probable that the retreat OF the Turk
iSh corps operating along the Black
sea coast and of those troops which
were active in the Mush district be-
fore the Russian occupation will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
House..

District subcommittee reports fa-
vorably or Keating resolution Or
dering a study of the cost of liv-
ing In the District
Subcommittee on health of the
District committee discusses the
municipal garbage disposal bills.
Secretary Walcott Of the Smith
sonian institution argues for
$4,000 for aeronautic advisory
commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
WASHINGTON'S
BIRTHDAY

The regular edition
of The Star will be is
sued tomorrow at |
o'clock and delivered at
once throughout the city.
Classified ADVERTISE
ments must be in The
Star office by 1880 am.
to insure insertion in
Tuesdays Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21

commission should be responsible to
the President only.
Mr.. Barnhart said he wished it un-
derstood that he was not to be num-
bered among the opponents of the ad-
ministration on this matter and was
seeking the best plan of a commission
possible. A large number of senator's
and representatives We're already on
record as favorinS jointly select ed
commission and he believed such a
commission would not be regarded as
political.
The President. in addition to pre-
ferring the responsibility for selecting
the commission in one place said thar
owing to the unusual conditions of
business all over the world since the
European war he felt that the person.
mel of the commission should be of the
highest class. virtually free of parti-
Sanship and bent wholly upon looking
after the business of the country and
the people gen. ally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
FRENCH STEAMER IS SUNK.
Vienna Dispatch Credits Austrian
Submarine With Feat.

PARIS. February c1.-The French
steamship Memphis has been sunk by
an Austrian submarine off Durazzo, ac-
cording to a Vienna dispatch.
The French steamship Memphis was
A vessel of 2,3S2 tons gross. built at
Dundee in 1891 and owned by the Mess
ageries Marftimes of Paris. Her port
of registry was Marseille. The last
mention of her in the maritime registry
was on January 10. when she was At
Marseille.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
London Says Raid Failed.

LONDON. February ol.-The British
official statement issued last night, on
the campaign in the west read
The enemy last night made Il raid
against our trenches west of Serre
after heavy bombardment. The raid
failed completely. Southeast of Boes-
inghc the enemy seized an unimpor-
tant advanced post.
"A successful uight raid was made
by our aeroplanes against the Cambria
aerodrome. bombs being dropped on
the sheds and exploding inside. The
machines returned safely"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Russians Press Advantage.

fETEOGRAD. February 20. via Lon
don, February 9i.-The Russians are
pressing the advantage gained at
f.rZerum on both TANKS. ON the right
along the Black coast, by the CO.
operation OF the sea ana land forces
they are driving the Turks from one
position after another, to the east of
Tr"bizond. and il is expected that ac-
t!Ne operations against that important
seaport viii not be long deferred
In the last two days the Russians
have occupied Wilde 'Widje) and
pressed toward ten or twelve miles
westward. The fleet has DESTROYED in
succession several shore batteries which
might nav" been of assistance to the
Turks. and. BY keeping well in advance
OF the land forces and by DESTROYING
bridges over several streams In the
path OF tn" retreating Turks, has rem
Gered their retreat more difficult The
fleet has been working so close to the
shore that the warships have been
reached by rife flre from the Turkish
troops. ON the other hand the ships
have spread confusion in TN, -anks of
IN" Turks by dropping shells a.aong
them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Sennte:

Met at noon.
Interstate commerce committee
continued hearings on child labor
bill.
Indian affairs committee con-
sidered appropriation bill.
Military committee resumed
work on army bill and considered
resolution to Investigate the
army aviation service.
Resumed debate on Shields wa
terpower bill.
House:
Met at noon.
Military and naval committees
continued hearings ON national
defense.
Debate on post office appropria-
ton bill was resumed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
lusitania Negotiations Unsat-
isfactory Because Assurances
for Future Are Lacking. 4.
U. S. INSISTS ON WARNING
FOR ARMED MERCHANTMEN
Puts Vessels With Guns for Defense
in Same Glass as Those
Having None. . F,

State Department officials said
today they consider the subma-
Irlne issue with Germany still in
grave state because the Lusitania
agreement. in the light of the
newly announced submarine poll
ICY 'oi the Germanic powers. con-
talns no assurances for the future.
The situation created by the
announced intention of sinking
armed merchant ships without
warning after February %. Off
clals said. was still in the abb
stract. and was being considered
as such, but the Lusitania agfee-
ment itself as it now stands.
they explained, merely treats of
the past. and although it gives all
IN that respect for which the
United States has contended. Of
hclals do not feel that it clearly
guarantees against another such
disaster, because while it refers
at the outset to the assurances
that German submarines would
not sink unresisting liners. it does
not reiterate them.
Will Insist Upon Assurances
Secretary Lansing has told Count Won
Bernstorff. the German ambassador. that
assurances that the previous declarations
will not be abandoned in the new CAM
paign are highly desirable
1t was demonstrated that the Lusitania
was wholly unarmed, but the United
States has since taken the position that 1t
considers ship armed for defensive pur-
poses only and ship carrying no guns
are in the same class.
The German contention is that under
the new conditions of naval warfare
brought about by the advent of the
submarine a merchant ship to be im.>
mune from attack should carry no
arms whatever
American officials now are waiting
to go over the appendices attached to
the German-Austrian announcement
giving allegations of instances in
which British merchant ships have at
tackled submarines and the so Called
secret order of the British admiralty
to merchant ship captains to war ON
the Submersibles
No Further Word From Vienna,
Baron Erich Zweidenik. charge of the
Austrian embassy here. informed Sec
retary Lansing today he had no further
word from his government in connec-
tion with the new submarine cam
paisn and in reply to the preliminary
outline of this governments attitude
given to him orally last week by Sec
retary Lansing.
1t was understood the baron dis
claimed that he had been discussing me-
gotiationS with the State Department
for publication. State Department off,
cials have indicated their ANNOYANCE at
of State Department affairs
which they have been declining to dis
cuSS.
Senator Stone will lead the demo-
Gratis in presenting the administ ra tiou-s
of the tense situation that
has arisen from Germany'S announced
intention to sink all armed merchant
ships of the enemy. The democrats
have determined to meet what ttS.S
term an effort on the part of repuivf-
'an senators to make partisan isstte
Of the diplomatic controversy. Mr.
stone has conferred with President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing, and his
news are awaited with greal iht> fe.,,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
BELGIAN River Meuse Flooded

AMSTERDAM. via London. February
21.-The River Meuse has overfowed.
its banks over a stretch of country in
the neighborhood of Liege and num-
ber of villages north of tAe city and
part Of the city itself are undated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Storm Wrecks Zeppelin Shed.

BERN, via Paris. February 91-A
dispatch from Romanshorn says that the
new shed constructed TO hold four Yep
pelins at Friedrichshafen was partially
DESTROYED din in = lrm last Tuesdsy. There There
if any damage :Yas done to Zeppelins,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
A TARIFF COMMISSION
TO BE APPOINTED BY HIMSELF
President Disapproves ofPlan That Majority
and Minority of Congress Shall Each Name
Two and He Shall Choose Fifth.

President Wilson, became known TODAY
tariff that shall be appointed solely by
shall be partisan makeup possible lie
the plan number democrats republicans
the commission should OF being
majority Of the Senate and House and by the
bodies the fifth to be named bv the President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
American Among Wounded.

OTTAWA, February 21.-Among the
wounded reported in the Overseas cas-
ualty list made public by the militia
department is Arthur Edward Anderson
of Pierre, $. ID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
British Trenches Taken.
Official German Report.

Today's official statement saws:
North of Ypres an English hand
grenade attack on our new position on
the canal was repulsed.
South of Loos the enemy again was
forced to withdraw from our crater
position.
"On the Lens Arras high road they
attacked without success
our acroplane squadron attacked
several enemy positions behind their
lines. such as Furnes. Poperinghe.
Amians and Laneviile. Many success
full results were observed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
NORTHERN WING NEARING
TREBIz0ND, ON THE COAST
Retreat of Ottoman Army Hamper
ed by Cars Black Sea Fleet
and Deep Snow.
THRUST AIMED AT BAGDAD
London Sees Hope of Relief for
Hard-Pressed British Forces
on the Lower Tigris
River.
LONDON, February FL.

LONDON, February FL,
S pm. - Field Marshal
Kitchener. secretary for war,
has telegraphed to Grand
Duke Nicholas. commander
of the Russian forces on the
Caucasian front, congratu-
lations on the brilliant feat
of arms at Erzerum."
The grand duke replied.
thanking the field marshal
and his brother comrades
of the British army"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
PLAN FOR RAISING FUND
TO MEETU. S. EXPENSES
Income Tax Changes and Increased
Levy on Munitions Manufac-
turefs Favored.

The men who have the TASK of franz
ing plan to pay for the enormous m
creaseS in the governments expenses
brought on by the ADMINISTRATORS
preparedness program favor "A plan
whereby the burden of the increase
will fall upon income tax changes and
upon the manufacturers who are profit :
ing by the war abroad. A majority of
the ways and means committee mem
bers have expressed views on this sub-
Ject and composite study of their
ideas shows that the democrats. who
are in control of the committee policy,
have a leaning toward increased income
tax measures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Marched Into a Trap.

AS telephone communication between
this group of Turkish forces and the
garrison at Erzerum had been entire
ly destroyed by the Russians, the
34th Division marched serenely on
to Erzerum without suspicion that the
fortress was then about to surrender.
These troops reached ErZerum from
the northwest at the very moment that
the Deve-Doina line of forts fell into
Russian hands. and the army which
they had come to assist was in full re-
treat. The road over which they had
passed was instantly occupied by Rus
sian cavalry. and. as they were com
pletely surrounded. there was no alter
native but to surrender, with guns,
equipment and artillery.
Face Peril on Coast.
1t is regarded as almost inevitable
that the Turkish corps retiring along
the Elack sea coast under the destruc-
tive fire of the Russian feet and the
pressure of the Russian armies will be
caught in the same sort of trap. as
the Turkish troops falling back from
Wide to Gumish khaneh still have a
greater distance to go than the Rus
sian troops. which are advancing from
Erzerum to cut them off
On the Turkish right flank where the
9Th Corps is operating, the Turks find
themselves in the same precarious
position. since all the roads of retreat
to the north are gradually falling un-
Ger russian control The retreat of the
Iurklsh armies everywhere is impeded
by deep snow and the difficult char
acter of the country. They are without
food and lack war supplies. and there
seems to be little possibility of their
onering even temporary resistance of
any strength to the Russian advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Requirements Turn Back.
Advance In Two Directions.

tnoihcial accounts of the Russian
movements record advance both to
the south and to the north; in the for
iner direction toward Diarbekr, and
the Bsgdad railway fifty miles beyond
and iii the latter in an effort to cut off
the retreat of the Turkish forces which
have been operating along the Black
sea coast.
PetFograd dispatches Indicate that
definite results are earliest expected
from the movement to the north, where
another Russian force is working along
the Back sea coast in the direction of
TTeblzond. toward which the Russian
ipces from ErZerum also are pushing
+ ar reaching results would follow the
success of the Russian thrust toward
tue south, il would appear as the
cutting of the Bagdad railway would
sever communication with SYRIA and
point TO III" possibility of close CO.
operation with the British down the
Tigris from Bagdad in operations for
The taking OF that city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Views of Chairman Kitchin.

Chairman Kitchin has expressed the
opinion that he believes an income
tax measure for the increased expenses
the only measure that will go
through the House. 1t is fairly well
known that Representative Kitchin
would not favor an exclusive income
tax program. but that he believes this
to be the one practical plan.
However. the plans of the leaders to
raise so great a sum as will be needed
by income tax changes and munitions
taxes will be stubbornly fought Many
northern democrats feel that the in
come tax will hit their citizens too
hard. Several members of the House
believe in further increases in the in
come tax receipts, provided the tas
is spread over every class and not aim
ed exclusively on the larger incomes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21

entirely cut off and that the main Turk
ish armies will be surrounded. This
fate has already overtaken the Saith
Division of the 10th Corps, which was
ordered from Olti to ErZerum before
the fall of the fortress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
BRITISH REPULSED,
IS BER[|N'S CLAIM
nd-Grenade Attack Along
User Canal Is Said to
Have Failed.
GERMANS REPORT TAKING
OF SECTION OF TRENCHES
London Statement Says Night Raid
by Enemy West of Serre
Failed Completely.

BERLIN, February Fl. via
London, 3:I5 p.m.-Repulse OF
a British hand-grenade attack
against the new German position
on the User canal, north of Ypres,
was announced today by the Ger
man war Office.
Forced withdrawal bv the
British from the edge OF the mine
crater, to which they recently ad-
vanced, is also reported. as is the
repulse OF an allied attack on the
German lines along the Lens
Arras road.
British Trenches Taken.
1t was announced yesterday by the
war Office that a British position $50
yards long on the User canal north of
Yprss had been stormed by German
troops.
British attempts to retake the
trenches failed, the statement said
South of Loos the British advanced to
the edge of one of the German mine
crdterS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21

LONDON. February 2I. ego
p.m.-The Russians have occu-
pied the entire Lake Van district,
the Turks retiring southwark. and
even evacuating Bitlia. according
to Petrograd dispatch received
in Rome and given out here by
the wireless press.
On the other wing. according
to the dispatch, the Russian ad-
vance guards have arrived within
short distance OF Irebizond, on
the Black sea coast.
Reinforcements Turn Back.
The rapid advance of the Russian
forces in Turkish Armenia, following
the fail of Erzerum. is complica ting
the task of the Turks in efforts to re-
form their scattered forces.
From Tiflis. the Russian headouar-
ters in the Caucasus. comes the report
today that two Turkish army corps
which were on their way to reinforce
the garrison at ErZerum turned back
when they learned that the fortress
had fallen. Assuming the accuracy of
this report, the Turks in eastern Ar
menia have lost the prospect of impor-
tant help in extricating themselves
from what appears to be their perilous
position
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
WEATHER.

FaIr tonight and tomorrow: rising
teU,perature tomorrow: lowest tonight
about - degrees: light to moderate
casterly winds.
Temperature for twenty-fouT hours
ending > pm: Highest, 81, at pm.
Yesterday: lowest 26. at | am. today.
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