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Evening star., 1916-08-05
Sunday Planogravure Section
Interesting and Enjoyable

II you are canoe enthusiast
perhaps you will find your pic
ture in the planogravure section
OF The Star tomorrow One whole
page is devoted to pictures taken
of canoeing parties on the Poto-
mac
Perhaps, too. YOU have friends
in the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia down on the
border. Maybe you will see some
of them in another fulI-page
spread or recent pictures taken
at Bisbee. AriZ., by staff pho
tographer. There are seven large
and clear pictures in this group,
and they show some of the
scenes to be found around the
camp of the District guardsmen
down among the sagebrush and
cactus.
Down in Virginia, near Wash
ington, is one of the coolest and
most restful spots that can be
found. To look at the pictures of
this place-there are six of them
making up the page-one easily
can forget that there are sucn
things as city streets.
Other pictures. showing scenes
on the Mexican border connected
with the mobilization Of the or
ganized militia of the country
complete the section. One of the
most interesting pictures of gen.
eral interest shows the new type
of shoe to be used by soldiers on
the border.
Altogether tomorrow's plano
gravure section will be as inter-
esting and enjoyable as a good
book or play, and worth as much
in education as a week at school.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
DEMANDS ARE IGNORED.
Philadelphia Street Railway EN-.
ployes Threaten to Strike

PHILADELPHIA, August 5.-Members
of the Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees of Amer
lea were today waiting for reply from
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany to the demand of the association
for an increase in wages and better
working conditions. The demand was
sent to President Thomas A. Mitten of
the transit company yesterday.
President Mitten has failed to reply
to other communications sent him by
the association, he claiming that the
organization represents only a small
percentage of the employees of the COM
pany. The company has a cooperative
agreement with its men.
Leaders of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton said they would call a strike of
motormen and conductors in the event
the company ignored its demands.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Fish Save West Coast Mexicans.

TOPOLOBAMPO. Mexico. August 4,
by radio to San Diego, Cal.-Natives
at this point on the west coast have
turned to the sea waters to keep them
selves from starvation. and are living
mainly upon fish. 1t is virtually i'm
possible to buy meat. There is no
money in circulation-not even paper
money, save for American bank checks
issued bv the United Sugar Company at
Los Mochise. Many Americans are re-
ported returning to Guaymas and MAJ
allan. urged by the prospect of a re-
sumption of railroad operation be-
tween Nogales and Mazatlan
Evening star., 1916-08-05
President and All Federal
Agencies Awaiting Vote of
Railroad Men.
MEDIATION BOARD THINKS
1T HAS AMPLE AUTHORITY
Readiness of Government to Inter-
vene Believed to Have Re-
lieved Situation.

President Wilson and all fed.
eral agencies whose offices have
been invoked to avert the threat
ened nation wide railroad strike,
while continuing their zeal to be
prepared to meet the emergency,
are marking time today.
They are awaiting the psyche
logical time for their services t.
be effective-following the an
nouncement of the strike vote
now being taken among the 4oo,-
600 railroad employees whose serv-
ices have to do with transporta-
ton.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
BARS NEAR BEER"
AFTER AUGUST 15
Cannot Be Sold in District
Without a Liquor
License.

Sale of near beer" in the District
without liquor license is to be pro-
hibited after August Is.
Announcement to this effect was made
today. following a conference between
Commissioner Newman, Maj. Pullman,
superintendent of police, and Francis
H. Stephens, assistant corporation
counsel.
More than one hundred establish
ments, it is believed. will be affected
by the order. Hotels also will be
barred from serving the beverage on
Sundays.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
STATUS Is DEFINED.
Adjutants General of States Held
Not Members of Guard

The adjutant general of the District
of Columbia or of any state or ter
ritory is not a member of the National
Guard. This is the opinion of Judge
Advocate General Crowder of the army.
The question was submitted to him
by the Secretary of War as to the
status of an adjutant general The
judge advocate general finds that an
attorney general is an administrative
officer of the District of Columbia, state
for territory, and is in no wise to be
considered as a National Guard officer
Evening star., 1916-08-05
U. S. Employees Organize Union.

NEW YORK. August 5.-More than
300 employees of the federal govern
ment here have organized a union to
be associated with the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. Its purposes, as an
nounced. is to unite all employees of
the government for the improvement
of the government service. Members
promise not to engage in strikes. VIII
liam E. Junket, an employe of the
Ellis immigration station, was elected
president.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
LOCOMOTIVE BLOWS UP.
Two Men Killed and Several In.
iured in Indiana.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, August 5. - Two
men were killed and several injured
last night when the engine of the Lake
Erie and Western passenger train from
Indianapolis, due in South Bend at
1875, blew up near Rupples Pits, seven
miles west of here. The dead are Will
liam Kissman. engineer, Peru, Ind; d.
3. Holden, fireman, Peru, Ind
Kissman was hurled through the
engine cab window into a bank twen-
ty-five feet distant Holden was found
on the opposite side of the tracks 100
feet away.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
aged"
Latest French Communication.

The .ext of the latest French state
ment follows:
The night passed in relative quiet on
the Semme front. Between the Rivers
Avre and Aisne we dispersed several
patrols of the enemy and took a num-
Der of prisoners.
"On the right bank of the Meuse the
cannouading last night was violent on
the entire sector between Thiaumont
and Fleury. The Germans endeavored
by furious counter attacks to drive US
from the work of Thiaumont, which We
hold firmly.
This fighting lasted from 9 o'clock last
night to this morning. 1t resulted in
heaVy losses to the enemy, and each one
of their endeavors was repulsed without
their being able to obtain the slightest
advantage.
The fighting continued with equal
spirit in the village of F'leury, but it
resulted in no appreciable change in
the situation.
There has been intermittent artillery
fighting in other sectors.
ON the right bank of the river. to
the east of Pont-a-MousSon, after
preparatory artillery fire, the Germans
delivered upon our positions in the
Facq forest an attack which resulted
IN failure under the fire of our machine
guns.
"On the Somme front French scouting
aeroplanes delivered seventeen attacks
upon the enemy, during the course of
which two German machines were Sc
riously damaged and compelled to land
precipitately within their lines Two
other German aeroplanes were brought
down in the region of verdun One
fell near Abaucourt and the other not
far from Moranville."
Evening star., 1916-08-05
British Aeroplane Raid.

British naval aeroplanes on Wednes-
day carried out a successful raid on a
German aerodrome and on ammunition
sheds in towns south of Client, Bel
gium. says an official announcement
given out tonight by the admiralty
The statement says:
-"On Wednesday successful attacks by
naval aeroplane squadron Of bombing
and hshting machines were carried out
on an enemy aerodrome at st. Denis. on
Westren. and on his ammunition sfreds
at Meirelbeke. About two tons of bonn BIS
were dropped and considerable damage
was done
"One OF our fighting machines, with
Flight Lieut.. Baudry, is missing, and is
believed to have been shot down .Ths
Evening star., 1916-08-05
BULL MOOSE DEAD,
IS VIEW OF ROBINS
Urges All Progressives to Line
Up in Support of
Hughes.

CHICAGO, August 5.-Ray-
mond Robins, chairman of the
progressive national convention
and candidate of the Illinois pro-
gressives for United States SEN
ator in 1914, announced today
that he would support Charles
Evans Hughes, republican nom
inee for President; declared that
it was manifest" that the pro-
gressive party was dead, and as
serted that wise and sincere
progressives" should join with
republicans in the common
struggle for social and industrial
justice in city, state and nation"
In the statement. which was addressed
to the progressives Of the country, Mr..
Robins said:
Stand at Cross Roads.
roads American social, industrial and
political life has broken down under
the old individualistic control. A new
national mind and conscience develop
ing social unity, industrial standardiza-
ton. efficient political honesty; from a
self-controlled democracy-this is the
goal of our generation in American
life 1 believe in the character and
courage of the nominee of the repub-
lican party. He is the most conspicu-
Gus example in our history of the pos
sibilities that American politics may
hold for success In able and unselfish
public service. For myself. l gladly
enlist with the great majority OF the
progressives Of the nation under the
leadership of Charles Evans Hughes.
The supreme need in American po-
litical life is leadership supported by
voting rank and file that will organize
and maintain an adequate social, indus
trial and military preparedness, togeth-
er with a comprehensive foreign pol
icy:
be worked out by a states rights demo-
cratic party that plans a state domi-
mated militia with it's menace of shift
less incompetence, spoils politics and
organized spobbery in a national de-
fense force at a time of world peril
"Comprehending our national necessi-
ties, how progressives hesitate long
to choose between the party Of national
ism and the party of sectionalism? Should
masse into the republican primaries, and
fighting shoulder to shoulder with pro-
gressive republicans. help and be helped
in our common struggle for social and
Industrial justice in city. state and ma
ton. II this is generally done we can
continue to work together and bring back
chastened republican party to it's an
cient faith in human rights and national
integrity"
Reviewing the party history, the
statement said:
I'm the 1914 and 1916 primaries the
progressive voters Of 1912 deliberately and
in overwhelming numbers abandoned the
progressive party. The refusal Of the pro-
gressive national committee to favor
third ticket candidacy did no more than
to make final the judgment entered by
the progressive voters themselves. When
the progressive convention had adjourned
and the entire situation was considered
it was manifest that the end which the
voters had decreed had come-that the
progressive party wSS dead" -
Evening star., 1916-08-05
TOMORROW

"WHAT THE GOVERNMENT rs
GIRLS IN THE INDUSTRIAL
WORLD"-Uncte Sam virtually
an official chaperon for female
,odge-edrners.
"AN ENGINEER'S REPORT" a
story 1eH north reading, by
"DARING DEEDS OF BOY AVI-
ATORS OF TIE FRENCH
Army" by STERLING HET-
"HANDLING-- WASHINGTON'S
OFFICE''-A thousand en-
ployes receiue. sort and dis
tribute the Capitals letters, post
cards and packages.
"THE IDEA THAT GOT ME MY
RAISE" page of letters
Ot1n experiences.
"STEEL WILL BE PRINCIPAL
WEAPON TURNED AGAINST
AMERICA IN TRADE VAR
Commercial battles to follou the
European conflict.
"THE GIRL BEYOND THE
TRAIL" by JAMES OLIVER
CURWOOD = another install
naent Of this intensely interest
ing serial
"THE RAMBLER VISITS GREEN
YALE; THE OLD HICKEY
"FRANK G. CARPENTER DE-
SCRIBES MINING WONDERS
OF FAR NORTH''-HoU Joe
Boyle and the Guggenheims are
conque1'ing nature in the uaI-
ley of the Klondike.
GOOD MORNING. LANDLORD"
A tpo-pd0e spread of photo
graphs of men 1oho hare done
things.
"WHEN WOUNDED SOLDIERS
ARE TAKEN HOME TO ENG
LAND" = Crotods in London
meet and cheer the manned. and
roses are throlon into passing
dmbuldnceS.
"CLAssEs, LECTURES AND
PLAYS OF COMMUNITY
cENTER WORK IN WASH
INGTON."
"RoUGHNECK PERCY" by A.
DE FORD PITNEY-4n anus
ing bit of fiction.
"A WOMAN WHO LEADS ALUM
DRED THOUSAND WONENo
She is tie national president
Of Congress of Mothers and
Pdrent-Tedcher associations.
JAPANESE ARTISTS SPEND
YEARS IN CONSTRUCTING
TIER MINIATURE GAR
"LEARNING TO BE AN Ac-
C0UNT4NT," by ALBERT W.
"sKETCHEs FROM LIFEy bv
TEMPLE.
"FIsH DEVELOP EXTRAoRDI-
NARY PHYSICAL GROWTHS.
ENCE"-Odd forms that Ire
under the 1odterS
"oN SEEING MY BROTHER
RIDE AWAY TO MEXICO"
by BRUCE BARTON
THE SUMNER VACATIoNER
AND HIS MANIA FOR col
LECTING SHELLS ALONG
THE SHORE"
"REALIZE HOW WELL OFF
YOU ARE" and "THE TAME
SHARK. and SAVE SOME
THING WHILE THE GO
ING'S GOOD" BY HERBERT
KAUFMAN
IN THE
SUNDAY STAR
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Courts Instructions Quoted.

This law provides that any one
selling liquor, distilled or malt liquors
without a license must be prosecuted,
and. II convicted. must be punished. In
determining the case of an unlicensed
place. you are at liberty to take into
consideration the possession of the
usual contents that go to make up an
unlicensed place-that is. whisky, gin
or anything Of that kind.
IF they have it 10 their possession.
and you think they have it for sale,
whether they sell IL or not, they are guilty
of the offense Of selling. under this law.
Then. the law also determines that
II license. an Internal revenue license
is presented to you as paid for by the
defendant, and on his premises you are
at liberty to take that license, aside from
anything else, as indicating that he has
ths stuff there for sale; that is, intoxi-
eating liquors. because the law, in the
paragraph relating TO this special tax re-
ceipt, under the internal revenue law
says that if he has distilled or malt
liquors on his premises and sells IL there
under the license. the internal revenue
license, that is prima facie evidence of a
sale, not of malt liquors of distilled
liquors, but of intoxicating luuors as
the law determines plainly in the para
graph referred to-
"'If he has distilled or malt liquor in
his possession, and he sells IL there on
those premises. at that particular place.
anu ~" "S tHot' II 10 piiHd Iacle
evidence of sale of intoxicating
liquors, and this law does reach this
near-beer in that way. because 1t shifts
the burden from the government in
establishing the intoxicating feature of
II, because il he sells malt liquors the
law says il is a sale of Intoxicating
liquors, and 1t is incumbent then upon
the defendant to show that il was a
liquor not of an Intoxicating character.
II is admitted here that he sells near
beer, whatever that is. He luStifleS
under this license the selling of malt
liquors. II you believe that. he is
guilty of this offense of selling intoxi-
eating liquors."
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Indiana Farmers and Labor
Men Pleased With Wilson
Administration.
PROGRESSIVES RETURNING
TO THE REPUBLICAN FOLD
Split in Senatorial Election Predict
ed With Taggart and New as the
Successful Candidates.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

INDIANAPOLIS, August s.
As frankly admitted by fair-mind-
ed leaders in all parties, Indiana
promises to be one of the closest
states of the Union in the coming
national and state elections. Both
republicans and democrats being
encouraged to entertain honest
hope Of victory by the conditions
as they respectively view them,
neither party dares absolutely to
claim victory as certain.
The Hoosier state will vote for two
United States senators, will have two
native sons candidates for Vice Presi-
dent and one candidate for President
Hanley. prohibitionist-and will vote
for governor, full state and county
tickets and representatives in Con-
gress.
In this state the progressives will
have full tickets in the field. national,
senatoriak congressional and state. In
rs of the 80 counties they will have
county tickets and in 113 of the 1875
legislative districts have legislative
tickets.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Battalion Ceases to Exist.

The 1llth Regiment also sustained
service note found on a prisoner. The
note ended with these words: From this
day. July 81, the second battalion ceases
TO exist The men belonging thereto are
ordered TO join the first battalion One
of the French machine gun companies
was concentrating a thanking fire on the
Germans debouching from the Maurepas
and inflicted heavy losses on them. All
day yesterday the Germans bonbarded
violently our work there and the adjoining
section, but French batteries replied ener-
getically, and reduced a number Of the
enemy guns to silence.
The efforts of the Brandenburgians
70 retake the Delyille wood were futile
IN face OF the courageous resistance OF
the ooutn African troops. AT one point
the British allowed the Brandenburg-
ians to come within less than nifty
meters of the British positions. There
they were met by the simultaneous fir,
oi machine guns. and only a few es-
capped the massacre.
The news Of the retakinR yesterday
Of Fleury was received on the Somrae
'front.' with much enthusiasm. Officers
and men sang the 'Marseiliaise,' their
voices Tesounding as far as the adyer-
sarieS trenches At G the soldiers
hastily constructed with leaves tri-
uInphdI arch, placing on IL the inscrip-
tion, We Will get them 4"
Evening star., 1916-08-05
British Official Report.

The text of today's British official
statement says:
North of Pozieres local attack last
night in which Australians and troops
of the new army took part was COM
pletely successful. The German main
second line system on a front of more
than 1000 yards was captured, several
hundred prisoners remaining in our
hands
repeated counter attacks subse-
quently delivered against the position
captured were repulsed with very
heavy loss to the enemy.
Except for some mining activity
near SoucheZ and Loos there was no
incident of importance on the remain
der of the British 'front.'
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Claims Power to Act.

The very fact that the White House
has assumed this attitude is taken as
an assurance that Judge William l..
Chambers. commissioner of mediation
and conciliation, convinced the Presi-
dent at the White House conference
yesterday that the mediation board has
sufficient authority under the Newlands
act to handle the case
1t is believed that Judge Chambers
showed the President correspondence
by letter and kilograms with both the
railroads and the labor organizations
which convinced the President that if
the railroads and their employees are
not able to reach an amicable settle
ment the mediation board will be able
10 effect one, acting as mediator or ar
bitrator.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Less Fear of Strike.

1t is believed that the situation has
been greatly relieved. The fact that
the President let it be known that he
is ready to act. even to the extent of
personal appeal to either or both
parties to the controversy, has ap-
peased the public fear of a monster
strike. 1t has shown that extreme
measures will be taken. If necessary,
to safeguard the interests of the trav-
cling public and the shippers.
The attitude of the White House in
awaiting the result of the strike vote,
the action of the Senate interstate
commerce committee in tabling the in
vestigation resolution. and the positive
assertion of the United States board of
mediation and conciliation that it is
ready to act promptly at the proper
time have given the impression that
the government agencies have the
crisis well in hand.
Evening star., 1916-08-05

She is possessing herself of of the resources
>>of the enemy, writes CHARLES M. PEPPER, in
compensation for her resources, which are still
under enemy control Read this article tomorrow in The
Sunday Star.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Began Early Last Night.

The strike to enforce a demand for
recognition of the union and increased
wages began to take effect on the main
lines of the New York Railways Com
pany as early as 10 o'clock last night,
when the first meeting of conductors
and motormen voted to quit work. One
thousand men took a similar vote at a
meeting early this morning. Employees
of the I'd avenue line, who had pre-
sented no demands to the company.
struck in sympathy. Two hundred en-
ployes of the surface lines in Queens
borough voted to quit early today. The
Brooklyn lines are not involved.
Some minor disorders attended the
declaration of the strikes in Manhat-
tan, and few arrests were made of
strikers who attempted to interfere
with the operation of cars. So far as
known, no one was injured during the
night.
The officials of the New York Rail-
ways Company asserted that only a
small percentage of their employees had
voted to quit work. and sought the pro-
lection of the police for the others. The
officials said that 80 per cent of the
men were willing to work, and that
with police protection the surface car
lines could be operated.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Based on Court Decision.

The Commissioners action is based
on recent decision handed down in
Police Court sustaining prosecution
for the sale of near beer without a
District license. 1t was held that the
possession by the defendant of an in
ternai revenue license was prima facie
evidence or the sale OF intoxicating
liquors.
40 appeal was taken from this deci-
sion, but II is expected that prosecu-
tIons to be entered after August l5 if
sale of the beverage in alleged viola
ton of law is discovered by the police
Will result in a test case being made
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Official Statement Issued

In explanation of their decision the
Commissioners. this afternoon, gave out
the following statement: Acting under
the verdict of the Police Court in the
case of the District Of Columbia versus
Lyons, the Commissioners have directed
the major and superintendent of police
and corporation counsel to arrest and
prosecute all persons selling near-b beer
under the conditions found in the Lyons
case.
In order that no injustice be done
il IS directed that arrests and proSecu-
tions be made beginning August 18th.
under the conditions found in the Lyons
in the Lyons case arose from the YER
dict of the jury based upon certain in
structions to the jury given by the
court This verdict was affirmed by the
court and no appeal was taken there
from, so that it now stands as law in
the District of Columbia.
The conditions under which near
beer was sold in the Lyons case and
under which arrest and prosecution of
others will follow on August 15 are
set forth in the following extract from
the courts instruction to the jury:
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Success at Thiaumont,

The success at Thiaumont is looked
upon as more important as evidence
of the energy of the French infantry
than as a military achievement The
work is so swept by the artillery of
either side as to be of little use to the
possessors-
French officers point to the fact that
the efforts of the Germans are now
restricted to the Fleury-Thiaumont
section as an evidence of the growing
N-akness of the invaders forces in
the Meuse region.
Tn= French are back within mile
% Fort Douaumont, where the most
terrific fighting of the German offensive
took place.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Fighting in Somme Region.

The correspondent of La Liberte of
Paris in northern France sends the fol-
lowing account OF the fight in the re-
gion of the Somme:
while furious cannonading is going on
night and day. destroying the adversarys S
entertainments, the Germans are trying
desperately 10 take the French positions
in Delville wood and at the Monacu farm
Repeated attacks, however. have been in
vain and prisoners confirm the extent Of
the German losses
The 18th Bavarian regiment which
was seriously affected at Bethincourt was
reformed and hastily sent to the Somme
front on July 10 One OF its battalious
was wiped out. while the second and third
battslions lost so per cent OF their
strength major and seven officers OF
the third battalion were taken prisoners