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Evening star., 1916-12-03
DROPS 65 CENTS A BARREL.
Decline in Price of Flour Reported
at Columbus. Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. December Flour
dropped 65 cents barrel here today
the first decline noted in many months
In the wholesale market ii was selling
at $40 barrel on credit and s915
cash Talk of an embargo on wheat
and the declining tendency in the wheat
market is said to be responsible for
the drop. but dealers believe it to be
only temporary.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
BOYS SUSPECTED OF CRIME.
Cleveland Police Arrest Three,
Charged With Auto Bandit Exploits.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, December g.
Three boys were under arrest today
as result Of a police roundup last
night and this morning in connection
with auto bandit raids of the past
three nights which have resulted in
numerous rebberies and two fatal
shootings. The boys held are Albert
Pfahl. twenty-two; Dewey Sherman.
eighteen. and John KeliySeighteen.
Police say the two latter have con-
has been recovered. and to numerous
street hold d-ups and store robberies, but
deny participation in either killing.
P1ahI refused to talk.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Banquet and Business Session.

on the evening Of the first day of the
convention banquet for men and wom-
en- will be held at Rauscher's AT 80
o clock. A business meeting. open to
all representatives of state associa :
,ions. VIII be held at Rauscher's at
1890 o'clock Friday morning, Decen-
ber 8. Reports of officers and state
presidents will be read at this meeting.
A general council Of the National AS
sociation Opposed to Woman Suffrage
will meet Friday afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock. only three voting delegates
from each state association will attend
this meeting.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
TREV|NO IN NEW
CHIHUAHUA FIGHT
Joined by Gen. Murguia After
Villa Troops Blocking Ad-
vance Are Beaten.
TAKE GUNS AND HORSES

BY the Associated Press.
JUAREZ. Mexico. December Am
official dispatch from Mexico City that
Gen. Murguia had defeated villa troops
that tried yesterday TO block his ad-
vance, and was moving on chihuahua
today. received confirmation here in a
report by direct line from Sauz to the
effect that Murguia and Trevino had
Joined forces and were attacking the
city on the south today. 20
The position of Gen. Murguia and his
division had puzzled the Carranza au-
thorities here for some days. and even
started a rumor that he had withdrawn
to Torreon. 1t is now officially said
that his slow progress north from his
base at Escalon. about 1S5 miles south
OF Chihuahua, was due to the effective
wrecking of the Mexican Central rail-
road track by Villa
Evening star., 1916-12-03
WAR IS DECLARED
ON FOOD VENDERS
New York State Commission
er Says They Are Withholding
Supply as Speculation.
MAY CLOSE EXCHANGES

BY the Associa ted Press.
NEW YORK, December "A declara-
ton of war on the butter and egg and
mercantile exchanges was made To-Day
by John J. Dillon, state commissioner
Of foods and markets. in his enorts to
cut the high cost of food The trading
on some of the food exchanges here, he
declared, is done merely among the
members. not with outsiders, and less
than twelve men make food prices for
the entire country.
Mr.. Dillon said he would try to close
these exchanges by obtaining legisla-
ton opening them to the public, an
nulling their charters or by estab ablish-
ing terminal markets to put them out
of business. These methods would be
tried successively. the commissioner
said.
Mr.. Dillon also announced that he
will fight the system under which deal
ers give premiums to obtain food
products from producers. He added
that he would ship several carloads of
eggs each week direct from producers
to retail dealers. eliminating the mid
dlemen. Mr.. Dillon is selling cold stor-
age eggs at So cents dozen. he said.
Price of Eggs Still Lower.
The price of cold storage eggs was
cut by retailers today to 80 cents a
dozen, a reduction of to cents.
The egg boycott is spreading rapidly
throughout this state. according to in
formation received today by Joseph
Hartigan. city commissioner of weights
and measures. from w. p Capes. secre-
tary Of the New York state conference
Of mayors and other public officials.
With Mayor Burns Of Troy. Mr.. Capes
is endeavoring to interest kindred or
ganzations in thirty-two states to take
up a definite program Of reducing the
cost of food
The cry of shortage of food is all
buncombe,' said Mr.. Hartigan today. II
still maintain that the cold storage
warehouses within a radius of 300 miles
of New York are chock- block with
foodstuffs
Mayors Begin Food War.
TROY. y. Y, December president
Burns of the state mayors conference
today placed in the hands of all mayors
/ in New York state a call to action" in
I the matter of food prices
| After citing that conditions exist in
this state by reason of which unwar-
| ranted and oppressive prices are de-
| manded." the call continues:
! "In the absence of adequate laws
| controlling conditions and practices
| that enable men untustly to enhance
| market prices. IT Is believed by those
who know the situation best that the
| remedy lies largely with the people
| themselves. This. in substance. is that
1 they make a temporary sacrifice by alb
| staining from the use of the articles
! for which extortionate prices are de-
manded and by refusal to purchase
| supplies at extortionate prices"
Various methods for making ef-
/ fective the fight against high prices are
! outlined in the call including the sug-
| gestion that between 1155 am. and IL
noon on Wednesday. December 6, the
| opening of the campaign. commercial
houses and industries cease work as a
silent demonstration of the approval of
their employees of the effort to reduce
the extortionate price of foodstuffs.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
APPEAL TO INDIANA WOMEN.
Big Organization With Hundreds of
Members Leads Campaien.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. December .
A campaign against the high cost of liv-
ing was started here today by the de-
partment of home and education of the
Womans Department Club, which has
hundreds of members. An appeal has
been made to all women in the CITY to
fight food spectators with the boycott
The club women plan to start Immediate
ly the organization of a food investiga-
ton bureau to obtain facts concerning
the reported shortage of supplies
Evening star., 1916-12-03
NOTED MISSIONARY DEAD.
Mrs. Mary A. Thomas, First Ameri-
can Woman to Garry Gospel to India.

RICHMOND. Va, December Mrs.
Mary A. Thomas. eighty-two years old,
the first woman missionary from this
country to India. is dead in the home of
her niece, Mrs. w NJ. Milan, at Maple
wood Farm. Henrico county.
She was the widow of Rev. David w.
Thomas, a Methodist minister of Mich
olville. N. Y. She leaves two brothers.
Rev. E S. Annavle and A. S. Annavle of
Syracuse, N. Y. and one sister, Mrs.
G. W. Requa Of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Bitter Battles in Many
Sections in Rumanian
Campaign Are Reported

By the Associated Press
PETROGRAD. December 2. via Lon
don.-The official statement says:
I'm the region of Bubnova the
enemy bombarded US with shells
charged with asphyxiating gas, and
fred on our supports with flaming
bombs.
TN the wooded Carpathians the bat
ties for the domination of the heights
ten versts southwark OF the village of
Khryniov and east of kirlibaba are
continuing.
"Rumanian front: Translyvania-In
the valleys of the Rivers Trotus.
Tcheboniach (Czobanyos?) and Uzul
nghtfns continues. The enemy. dis
playing stubborn resistance. launched
counter attacks against our detach-
ments. which have occupied an entire
range of heights in this region. The
combats are excessively bitter. and
prisoners are being taken only in small
numbers.
Rumanians Progress.
TN the Buzeui valley the Rumanians
made further progress northward.
Danube front-On the roads from
Piteshti to Bucharest. in the valley Of
the River Argechu. the enemy conduct
ed . series of fierce attacks and COM
PEELED a portion of the Rumanian
troops north of the Argechu to retire
slightly. All attacks south OF this
river were repulsed
West Of Bucharest. after persistent
attacks. the enemy succeeded in press
ing back the Rumanians toward the
River Argechu.
South of Bucharest all enemy at
tacks were repelled and by counter
attack the Germano-B bulgarian troops
have been driven from the villages Of
TzomAna and GostiDari. which were
captured yesterday.
Dobrudta-Our troops have gained
possession of the western part of
1chernavoda bridge and in the region
Of Kiakioisatiskioi we have compelled
the enemy to retire to the south from
several heights"
Evening star., 1916-12-03

developing into a great battle. The
army which left the mountains south
east of Campulung has gained ground
in the wooded mountains on both sides
of the Dambrovitza sector during en-
gagements.
.'On the Argechu. southeast of Petech :
ii. the first Rumanian army. which OF
fered battle. has been broken through
and defeated, after a tenacious strug-
gle by German and Austro-H Hungarian
troops. Already Bavarfan Reserve Regi-
ment No Is, which has frequently dis
tinguished itself. has pushed ahead to
the division stan headquarters, where
from imprisoned officers Of the general
staff were taken orders proving that
in the position through which we had
broken the first army should have
fought to the last man. The commander
of the army. apparently aware OF tho
poor morale of his troops. added to an
exalted Latin expression that he ex-
pected them to withstand and fight to
the death against the cruel barbarians.'
The menace of death was set forth, I'm
mediately to be executed upon towards
in his army
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Are Not Too Radical.

II is also known that the leading
spirits among the progressives are not
disposed to impose radical conditions
upon the regulars and viii be content
with a liberal and progressive policy OF
IL character which the regulars can ac-
cept without a Wry face.
Representative Robert Henry of Tex
as, chairman of the committee on rules.
was at the Capitol yesterday. He does
not contemplate calling his committee
together until next week. or possibly
later, as thus far there has been no
demand for special rule for tomor-
rows opening session.
The routine will therefore probably
be followed. which Will be considera-
tion of bills on the unanimous consent
caleudar-bills which may be taken up
in the absence of objection by any
member of the House.
What do you think of the EN-
barge proposition" MIR. Henry was
asked.
We'll. / will tell you one thing l
think about it. Some of thoee who
are advocating il were very strenuous
in their opposition TO my proposal to
permit deposits of funds on cotton
warehouse certificates at time when
tho cotton industry was threatened.
They contended that Congress could
not iegislate to uphold prices. Now.
however, they see no objection to Con-
grcss legislating to reduce prices"
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Storekeepers Warned.

COLUMBUS, n. NJ. December 2--vilis
agents have warned the storekeepers and
other inhabitants of the section Of west.
ern Chihuahua occupied by American
troops that they must leave the country
or be killed and their property confiscs ted
when Cen Pershing withdraws his forces.
civilian truck drivers reported upon their
arrival from the field headquarters yes
terday.
Farmers, storekeepers and even horne-
owners are making every effort to dispose
of their possessions for fear they will be
confiscated by Villa bandits as soon as the
American troops retire to the border. the
truck drivers reported.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Fight Way to Argechu.

Farther down. to near the Danube.
we have fought our way to the Arge-
chu.
The number of prisoners taken on
December /, as far as it is possible to
enumerate them at present. was fifty
one officers and 6l15 of the rank and
file, and the booty forty-nine cannon
and 100 loaded ammunition carts. in
addition to many hundred other mill
tary vehicles.
In Dobrudja Bulgarian troops re-
pulsed strong attacks by the Russians"
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Wheeling Milk Prices Higher,

WHEELING. W. Va. December 9
The Wheeling District Milk Dealers As
sociation will Immediately increase the
price of milk to consumers from 10 to IL
cents a quart and from to cents a
pint This action follows the granting of
Is per cent advance by the dealers to
members of the Tri-State Milk Producers
Association.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Plan Boycott on Butter.

SALT LAKE. Utah, December q
Housewives of Salt Lake have made
their boycott on butter so effective that
the price dropped 2 cents, from II to
80 cents a pound wholesale today.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
ENTENTE MARINES
LEAVING ATHENS
Battle Between the Greeks,
French and Italians Due to
misunderstanding.
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT

By the Associated Press
LONDON, December 3, :35 ANA
Reuter- dispatch from Athens timed $40
a. m. Saturday. says:
"Anglo-French marines. totaling 600.
marched out of the Zappeion under a
strong guard of Greeks with all their
equipment, en- route for Piraeus. All
the streets in the neighborhood of the
Zappeion had previously been cleared,
and every precaution had been taken to
avoid anti-entente demonstrations. A
detachment of Italian marines. which
yesterday took refuge in the Italian
archaeological school. was permitted
quietly to depart under Greek escort on
the intervention of the Italian minis
ter
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Danville Housewives to Fight.

DANVILLE, Va. December Dam
Vile housewives. numbering $50. met
here this afternoon and decided to boy
colt butter sold at so cents pound
and eggs at so cents a dozen. They
agreed also to restrict the use of these
commodities until they have both
reached 35 cents
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Greece's Denunciati0n
of Allied Demands Is
Received by the U. S.

A note denouncing as "a serious in
fringement Of sovereign rights" the al
lied demand for surrender of Greek
arms and ammunition to the Anglo
French expedition at Saloniki. and
pleading for the sympathetic under
standing Of the United States in the
painful circumstances surrounding
the Greek government and people, was
delivered to the State Department yes
terday by A. Nouros. charge OF the
Greek legation.
The communication sets forth at
length the efforts Of Greece to maintain
neutrality, and gives notice that the
Greek government has rejected and
will continue 10 reject this last de-
mand." No official explanation Of the
causes which led the government to re-
cede from that decision has reached
Washington. but from the strong Ian
Kuage of the note officials infer that
extreme pressure must have been
exerted before the arms and ammuni-
tion were given up.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
FIRST ANT|-SUFFRACE
CONVENTION THIS WEEK
Capital Greets Advance Guard of
Big Host to Hold Sessions. With
Prominent Speakers.

Delegates to the first convention of
anti-s suffra gists ever held in the United
States arrived in Washington last night
as the advance guard of a big host.
moro Of whom are expected to reach
the capital today. in preparation for a
meeting to be held at the National
Theater Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. Big delegations on special trains
are on the way here. 1t is announced,
from New York. Boston. Philadelphia,
Chicago and several states which are
to be particularly well represented
Gen. Wood to Speak.
Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge of New York.
Opposed to Woman Suffrage, will call
the convention to order. Gen. Leonard
Wood will speak on Woman and Pre-
paredness" Miss Mabel Boardman will
speak on the Work of the Red Cross =
Former Senator Root of New York
will address the convention on the pro-
posed federal amendment to the Consti-
tuition advocated by the woman suf-
fragists.
Miss Minnie Bronson. Miss Lucy
Price. Mrs. o. u. Oliphant and Miss
!,
anti-suffrage speakers. will be stationed
at the larger hotels to inform various
groups Of delegates in regard to the de-
tails of the convention.
Reception Committee.
Mrs. Robert Lansing. Mrs. Mahlon
Pitney, Mrs. Charles s. Hamlin. Mrs
James w. Wadsworth. jr.: Mrs. Will
liam Phillips, Mrs. Charles II. Davis.
Mrs. f. Collins Morse, Mrs. Thomas r.
Gaff and Mrs. Frederick l.. Huidekoper
will serve as members OF the reception
committee for the convention.
Various details of the convention are
being handled by committee on ar
rangements. made up OF officers and
members Of the executive board of the
District of Columbia Association Op-
posed to Womsn's Suffrage. This com
mittee includes Mrs. Charles H. Davis
president; Mrs. Joseph NJ. Stoddard, Mrs.
Douglas Putnam Birnie. Mrs. James r
Can. Mrs. James w. Wadsworth, Mrs.
Arthur Wallace Dunn, Mrs. f. Rollins
Morse Mrs. George T. Fuller, Mrs.
Charles ). Hussey. Miss Elizabeth Davis.
Miss Anne Squire, Miss Alice Card and
Miss Josephine Patten.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Not Anxious for Control.

They say that If the republicans
should develop a majority, however
small, they can do nothing else than
elect the Speaker and appoint the com
mittees, but many of them hope that
the cup will not be pressed to their
lips. With the presidency. the Senate
and the executive administrative Offices
held and controlled by the democrats,
they see no advantage in divided re-
sponsibility. 1t is a foregone concIu-
sion that republican House. having
no rights that the other branch of gov
pose anything that would be acceptable
to the democrats. and for all failures
would be held accountable through di-
vided responsibility.
There are Indications that the demo-
Gratis are likely to be disappointed in
their expectation Of a factional split
in the republican ranks. should the re =
publicans happen to organize the House
in the next Congress. The democrats
have been counting upon the progress
sive republicans refusing to cooperate
entertained by the democrats that the
IehctIonary element in the republican
party viii attempt to take command of
the situation.
1t is known that there is small
ground for this hope. since the two
clements Of the party are seeking to
reach more harmonious relations than
ever before. The so-Cal!ed regulars. ac-
cording to authentic knowledge, have
no disposition to pursue any course OBJ
lJectionable TO the progressives, but are
counting upon adopting most pro-
srcssiVe poliCS in case they are placed
in control of the House.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
NATIONWIDE FIGHT
AGAINST WHITE PLAGUE
National Association Begins Cam
paign This Week to Further
tuberculosis Prevention.

The National Association for the Study
ana prevention OF tuberculosis is this
week entering upon a nationwide cam
ptlgn to have the subject of tuberculosis
presented TO every club lodge. grange.
school. church or other civic and social
organization in the country Special day.
have been set aside to be observed every
where in the United States.
organizations are asked to set aside
Wednesday for examination work to
set aside Friday for a children's health
crusade and to make December 10 ..tu-
berculosis sunday" Business houses are
asked to recommend to employees that
they take an examination Wednesday,
and those who are not in a position to
employ private physicians for this pur-
pose are urged to present themselves at
the dispensary of the District Association
for the Prevention of Tuberculosis
School heads are urged to endeavor to
interest children in the crusade Friday
by presenting health plays. the writing
public health, especially tuberculosis. and
the sale of the Red Cross seals The
school authorities of the District have
promised cooperation
Churches Are Asked to Help.
The churches and religious bodies are
asked to observe Tuberculosis Sunday"
with special emphasis. and preachers are
asked to speak on that subject on that
day. Protestant Episcopal. Methodist
Episcopal Presbyterian, Catholic. Luth-
eran. Baptist Jewish. Unitarian and
Universalst denominations in Washing
ton have responded favorably to this re-
quest
officers of the association of the Dis
trict. which is directing the District
observance. are: Rev. John Van Schaick.
jr. president; Emile Berliner. vice
president; Frank P. Reside. treasur-
er; Walter S. Ufford. secretary. and
directors. DR.. c. w. Richardson, Frank
T. Reeside, DR.. William c. Rives. DR..
L. c. Schroeder, DR.. J. o. Skinner, Rev.
Or. Louis Stern. Mrs. George Nj
Sternberg. Or. John w. Trask Miss
Emily Tuckerman, DR.. Harvey w
Wiley. George S. Wilson. Rev. D. E
Wisemap. DR.. William c. Woodward,
William II. Baldwin, Emile Berliner,
Surg. Gen. Rupert Blue. Miss Mabel r
Boardman. DIR. G. w. Cabaniss, DR.. F.
ont-Smith, DIR. William c. Gwynn,
Mrs. Hennen Jennings. DIR. George NJ
Kober. DIR. d. o. Leech, Mrs. John Nc
Laughlin. DIR. J. d. Morgan, DR.. A L.
Murray and DIR. Jesse H. Ramsburgh.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
obregon's Message.

Gen Obregon's message. which was
received by way of Eagle Pass. Tex
contained this account of the fight from
Gen. Murguia. sent from the latter's
camp today:
MY advance guards came into contact
with those of the bandit Villa at !"
O'Clock today. and after fight OF six
hours duration the enemy was com
pletely disorganized and fed in disorder.
a part heading for Santa Ysabel and
others for Chihuahua. our pursuit was
followed for twelve miles over the noun
tains We captured three machine guns
and a large quantity OF armament ana
many saddled cavalry horses. besides =
large number of prisoners. who were
executed on the spot.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Villa Manifesto.

After the guard had been killed. ac-
cording to the information here. Sali-
mas lined up and robbed every passen-
ger on the train. He then read what
purported to be the latest Villa man
ifesto," as follows:
First. all loyal Mexicans must join
the Villa cause and those who refuse
will be considered traitors and imme-
diately shot.
Second. railroads are to be consid-
cred property of the Mexican people
and all rights foreigners may hereto
fore have had are declared void.
Third. foreigners after twenty-five
wears residence in Mexico must be-
come citizens of The republic or be
expelled.
Fourth, no American citizen can
acquire property rights or enjoy any
privileges accruing to Mexican citi-
zenS."
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Enemy Losses Heavy.

The losses of the enemy were heavy.
but no account could be made OF them.
as we have left the field | regret to
state that. Col. Candelario Garza was
killed in action. and other officers were
wounded The names and details | shall
send later together with the losses in
the ranks.
The action was entirely over by 4
o'clock in the afternoon.
THE enemy numbered. according L"
prisoners $500 men. who left Chihuahua
Yesterday with the purpose of intercept
ing our advance
After reorganizng my forces, i am
continuing my advance to Chihuahua
expecting to arrive at an early hour
tomorrow tSignedp MURGUIA."
There was no confirmation in FL
Paso tonight of rumor that three
Americans Charles Elmendorf. Hen v
Harries and George Brittingham, have
been killed in Chihuahua by villa
troops The rumor was discredited Ia
official circles
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Text of Communication,

The communication as delivered to
the State Department was in French.
A translation OF the full text follows:
From the beginning of the European
war the Greek government. conscious
of it's duties for the defense OF the ma
tional interests and OF it's responsible
exhaustive Examination Of the situa-
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Gives Details of Battle.

Ell PASO. Tex. December "A mes
sage received from Gen. Obregon at
Mexico City late today gave details OF
a battle between Gen. Murguia's forces
and the Villa troops about thirty miles
south of Chihuahua City. The battle
took place yesterday. starting at 10
o'clock in the morning and lasting six
hours The Villa men. the message
said. were defeated.
The message said the bandit force
fed in disorder. some toward Santa
Ysabel and others toward Chfhua hua
City The CarranZa troops pursued
them four hours. capturing three ma
chine guns, many rifles and some
horses.
Many prisoners were taken. the mes
sage said. adding that they were exc
cuted Villas losses were reported
heavy.