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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
GAIN HEADWAY IN AFRICA.
British, Belgian and Portuguese
Forces Operating Against Germans.

LONDON. May es.-The British. Bel
gian and Portuguese forces who have
invaded German East Africa are SLOWLY
but surely forming a ring around the
Germans, while Gen. SHUTS. the Boer
commander of the South African forces,
is rounding up the Germans who are
defending the Usanbara railway and
has occupied one of the important sta
lions on that line as well as other
towns in the district, according to an
Official report issued today.
A British force penetrated twenty
miles into German territory on the
front between Lakes Nyanzi and Tang
anyika.
The Germans have retired toward
New Langenberg. The Beigians are ad-
yancing from the northeast and Port
uguese troops are occupying the south
ern frontier. .
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POPE DEPLORES CRUELTIES.
Thinks More Humane Conduct
Might Hasten End of War.

ROME, May IS. via Paris. May 90. 1885
am-Cardinal Gasparri. papal secretary
of state. is quoted by Rome newspapers
to the effect that Pope Benedict. while
maintaining strictest neutrality, deplores
the anti-Christian and inhumane aspects
of the war. In the absence of salts
factory evidence of an impartial nature
the Pope is unable to pass judgment on
charges of improper conduct of war made
on both sides.
The Pope is represented as cherishing
the belief that the conclusion of hos
tiities may be FASTENED by a greater de-
gree of Christian tolerance on both sides.
By partial remuneration OF claims and by
keener sympathy for suffering peoples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
HEARINGS TO Be GIVEN
ON THE DISTRICT BILL
Early Consideration Of House
Measure Promised by Senate
Subcommittee Chairman.

Senator John Walter Smith of Mary
land. chairman Of the subcommittee of
the Senate appropriations committee
charged with handling the District ap-
preparation bill. said today that it was
his purpose to get to work on the bill as
soon as possible. He said also that the
subcommittee probably would give hear
ings on the measure. The extent of these
hearings, he said, the committee would
have to decide
The residents of the District who feel
that an injustice has been done them in
the bill as it passed the House, therefore,
will be given opportunity to be heard by
the Senate committee, an opportunity
which they did not have in the House.
To Ask Views of Joint Committee.
1t Is expected the subcommittee will
seek to learn from the Senate men,
bers of the joint select committee Of
Congress which reported last winter
on the fiscal relations of the United
States and the District of Columbia
whether the House bill bears out their
recommendations.
Senator Works of California and
Senator Salisbury of Delaware, men,
bers Of the joint select committee, have
already said that they do not think
that the House bill bears out recon-
mendations of that committee.
Senator Works to Fight the Bill.
Senator Works is planning to COM
bat strongly the passage by the Senate
Of tn chill nthe form in which it passed
the House. should it be presented to
the Senate in that shape. 1t is believed,
however. that the bill will be very
much amended before it reaches the
Senate from the committee. Senator
Chiffon of West Virginia. who was
chairman of the joint select committee
reserved his opinion of the bill while
it was in the House, but it is expected
about it now that the bill has reached
the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
Attack on British Trenches.

LONDON. May 2s.-The British Off
cial communication on the campaign in
the western zone reads:
About IL o'clock Saturday evening.
after short and heavy BON bardment,
the enemy attempted to raid our
and no enemy entered our trenches.
An enemy night patrol was met by one
of our patrols near Hebuterne and put
to flight, leaving one dead.
During the night the enemy blew
up a mine a thousand yards southeast
of Neuville-St. Vast. and also two
camouflets south of Loos and one east
of Souchez The mine did some dam
age to our trenches, as did also the
Souchez camouflets. but there were no
casualties.
EARLY in the morning for half an
hour the enemy heavily shelled the
area southwest OF Zillebeke with gas
shells. followed later by the lombard
ment of our communication trenches
east of Zillebeke.
SUNDAY there was rather more hos
tile artillery fire than usual in the Fri
court and Mametz sectors. the Hohen-
zolern redoubt and St. Eloi We
shelled the enemy trenches west of
Beauvrains and opposite Hannescamps
with good effect.
The enemy's trench mortars were
active about Anchuille. south of Serre
and the quarry.
Our aeroplanes, taking advantage
of the fine weather. accomplished use
full work; the hostile aeroplanes were
not active"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
LOSS PLACED AT 100000.
Fire Partially Destroys Fish Com.
pany Plant and Grain Elevator.

VANCOUVER B. c.. May 29-Fire
early today partially destroyed the mil
lion dollar plant of the New England
Fish Company and the Alberta-Paciic
grain elevator here. Tho loss is es-
timated at 100000. No lives were
lost.
was threatened, as the fire depart
ment is working short handed, many
of its members having departed for
service in the British army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
Mark Twain's Instructor Dead.

EAST LIVERPOOL. Ohio. May %
Cant Abner Martin. aged ninety-six
who as a pilot before the civil war
taught Samuel Clemens mark Twain)
to navigate the Mississippi river, is
dead at his home here. Capt Martin
was well known as river man. He
was chief mate OF the Pennsylvania
when that packet was wrecked by an
explosion near Memphis and $50 per-
sons killed. He also was in charge of
troop packets on southern rivers for
the northern government at the out
break OF the civil war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
Yachting Clubs Of D. C. May
Participate in Preparedness
Demonstration on Flag Day

A movement to have all the yachting
clubs of the District take part in the
preparedness demonstration Flag day,
June IA. suggested by A. H. Gregory to
the National Yacht Club, has been taken
up by the club. At a called meeting held
yesterday Commodore John Walcott was
instructed to get In communication with
the Capital Corinthian. Eastern and
Washington yacht clubs to ask their CO.
operation in the matter. A committee
consisting OF Commodore Walcott. L. B.
Burdett and A H. Gregory was appoint
ed by the National Yacht Club to Join
committees from the other clubs to per-
feet plans for the part the yacht clubs
will take In the demonstration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
BATHING BEACH SEASON
IS TO BEGIN JUNE 10

Washinston's bathing beach season
today.
Goth municipal and playground pools
viii be opened then, but the former
viii run only on halliday schedules
until the close Of schools. Juno 81.
I: the Commissioners approve a
schedule OF hours arranged by DR.. Sid
ney l.. Cousins. superintendent of the
municipal beach. the time allotted wom-
en- for exclusive use OF the pools will
be considerably increased 1t is pro-
posed to tcrn over the pools to them
from until IL noon Mondays and Fri
days. the time last year having been
from until 10 am. on these DAVIS
Also they will De given the customary
Wednesday afternoons. from until 6
O'Clock.
Concession to Small Boys.
Another Innovation this year will be
the granting OF permission to small
boys t. use the pools clad only in
;i1nkS II is planned 10 build chutes
into the pools, which are expected to add
greatly TO the sport of the younger
element.
!nasmuch as the Fairgrounds depart
Tent WIZ open three new pools this
year, at the Georgetown Rosedale and
Howard grounds. the demand on the
municipal pools by the Juvenile popula-
ton is expected to be relieved DR..
Cousins will be assisted at the bea CHI
this year by Emmett HaItigan, William
cusacE ara Clarence Weaver, guards.
in view of the increased facilities pro-
.:de6 by the Fairgrounds department.
attendance at the various municipa
pools this season IS expected to break
all records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
, Attacks Repulsed by Russians,

PETROGRAD. May IS, via London.
May Can official statement issued By
the war office says that after violent
artillery preparation the Germans took
the offensive in the region south of
Lake Drisiviaty against the Russian
trenches. Concentrated artillery and
rifle fire, the statement says. drove the
enemy back to his own trenches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
Claims German Pledge Violated.

PARIS. May 2s.-The torpedoine of
the Italian steamship Moravia, which
was sunk by a German submarine in
the Mediterranean May Is. constitutes
q formal contravention Of the German
<nxascments contained in the German
note to Che American government of
May - Gays the Temps. Germany.
however" thu newspaper adds, will not
sau to seek to justify her act"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
''HyPHEN" DARKENS
: POLITICAL HORIZON

in the end will throw the nomination to
another"
c. w. Mooney, manager of Mr.. Bur
tons campaign. has been Joined by en-
thusias site lieutenants from Washing
ton. d. c. and Ohio. Wade II. Ellis. as
sistant attorney general during the Taft
administration. is expected from Wash
ington today to join Burton's forces.
Today several members of the Ohio
delegation to the convention are eX
pected to arrive, and before Thursday
all of the forty-eight delegates will be
here boosting for Burton. The Column
hia Glee Club, one of the most famous
of republican campaign organizations,
will arrive before the end of the week
to assist the Buckeye states "favorite
SON."
The city is keyed up today for the
arrival of Col. Roosevelt tonight on his
way to Kansas City. He will remain
here four hours, and every minute will
be given over to demonstration. A cold
rain in the early morning will not
dampen the bull moosers. they say. and
anyhow, Roosevelt luck" is expected
to cause it to clear up before o'clock.
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Voting May Begin June 8.

Chairman Hilles of the republican ma
tional committee says he expects ball
loting on candidates to begin Friday
June and that preparations are ready
for a Monday session, if necessary.
The Ohio advance guard was Joined
last night by Elmer Dover. former
Ohioan, who in the campaigns of 1895
and 1900 was the secretary of the re-
publican national committee and the
right-hand man OF Mark Hanna.
Harry n Price and b. A. Mattinely
joined the Burton headquarters last
Saturday as publicity agents. Marcus
Vernon is doing publicity for Weeks
and Charles NJ. Pepper for Root.
Post Gard Attack on Mr.. Burton.
An anonymous post card Is being cir
culated attacking Mr.. Burton. 1t charges
that he favored repeal of Panama free
tolls, helped while in the House to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
Vatican Organ Praises Speech.

ROME. May IS, $40 p.m-The Cor
riere D'Italia, the semi official organ
of the Vatican. gives high praise to
the speech of President Wilson before
the League to Enforce Peace. The pa
per says:
This speech is the most eloquent
manifestation of President Wilson's
work for peace and of his desire to be
a mediator. He was most tactful in
abiding to the rights of small states,
which include the questions of the flu
ture of Belgium. Serbia. Poland and
Armenia. From across the ocean Pres
ident Wilson answers the Pope. who
was the first to raise voice defend
ing principles which the war may have
obscured momentarily. but which re-
main immortal.
The President and the Pope invoke ed
return to justice and fraternity
among the peoples. Their union is
consoling spectacle among the painful
sights of this period of blood and
hatred. Even if President Wilson's in
itiative fails the world must rejoice at
his intention"
The Tribuna likens President Will
sons suggestion to advice Ito put salt
on a birds tail" since his suggestions,
while ideally acceptable by every one,
are difficult actically.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
MOHAWK RUNS AGROUND.
Coast Guard Cutters Androscoggin
and Itasca Go to Her Relief.

NEW LONDON. Conn. May 2s-coast
guard cutters Androscoggin and Itasca
left this port this morning to go to
the assistance Of coast guard cutter
Mohawk. which grounded near Montauk
Pc;n. early today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29

cussed by members of the national
committee, and 1t would be impossible
ne said. THE convention will follow
precedent. 1t will meet at II am. We'd
nesday. June I. listen to the address of
the temporary chairman, and appoint
the committees.
The second day will be devoted to
permanent organization and consdera-
ton of committee reports which, of
course. will include the adoption of the
party platform. The third day will be
devoted to the nominating speeches.
There is disposition to place no time
limit on these speeches
After that will come the balloting
for President and Vice President, and
nobody knows how long it will take to
get through. We hope TO get through
Saturday. but if there is a deadlock the
convention may go over to Monday.
This convention will he a truly de-
Lucrative body. and it is pure specula-
ton to attempt to say what it will do
in the matter of nominating a candi-
date for President, or when 1t will get
through
Assistant Secretaries Named.
Chairman Hilles appointed Frank A.
Smith of Pennsylvania as chief assist
ant secretary for the convention and
named the following as assistant secre-
taries: w. II. Topping of New Hamp-
shire, Roy NJ. Watkins of Michigan
Paul Haynes of Indiana, Frank H
Smith of New jersey. James L. Phillips
of the District of Columbia and r.. j
Beamish of Pennsylvania.
Among the arrivals was Harry S
New, republican nominee for senator in
Indiana.
John w. Dwight, manager of the
Elihu Root campaign, announced that
his candidate would not come to Chi
cago for the convention.
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U. S. Vice Consul McKernan Dies.

PEKING. May ce.-Charles P. McKier-
nan, American vice consul at Chung
king. died yesterday of smallpox
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Artillery Duels Continue.

BERLIN, May %. via London. 4:1o
pm.-Violent artillery duels are con-
tinuing on both banks of the Mouse,
on the Verdun front. the war office an
nounced today. French troops made
two weak attacks. on Cumieres village.
taken last week by the Germans, but
these were easily repulsed.
The text of today's army headquar-
tiers statement follows:
Enemy monitors which approached
the coast were driven off by our artil-
lery.
The aerodrome at Furnes was sue
cessfully bombarded by German avi-
ators.
ARTILLERY duels were continued with
undiminished violence on both banks
Of the Meuse. Two weak attacks by
the French on the village of Cumieres
were easily reDulSed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29

Cattle branding in the west is dying
out. and. like the cowboy and the thrill
ing roundup. is going to the scrap
heap. Land fencing Is the cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
Embroidery on Flour Sacks.

The cloth upon which the embroidery.
was placed was cotton from sacks sent
from the United States containing flour.
Maj. Winchell said he did not look for
peace in Europe for long time to come.
The allies may be able to eventually
drive the Germans back from their pres
ent positions, but each time they will fall
back upon stronger positions. and l have
no idea that the allies will ever be able
to get into German territory, no matter
how long the war lasts. There seems TO
be an inexhaustible supply Of men for the
German army
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
Coliseum Is Now Ready
for Republican Convention;
Seats Provided for 12,O25

CHICAGO. May 2s.-Work of pre-
apring the Chicago Coliseum for the
republican national convention. June
I, has been completed. The big build
ing. with its 1905 seats for delegates,
alternates and visitors. is ready. The
speakers platform. the new balcony
erected to provide additional seats, have
been painted and every chair is in place.
The decorations will not be put up
until few days before the date of the
convention. in order to have them ap-
pear fresh for the opening. The build
ing will be kept under police guard
day mad night as precaution against
fire. 1t cost Chicago about $4,000 TO
provide the republican party with a
suitable meeting place for its 1916 ma :
tional convention. Arrangements of
this years national convention hall are
declared to be superior in every way
to those of any hall ever used by the
party for similar purpose, and credit
is given Col. William F. Stone of Balti-
more sergeant-atarms Of the national
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
Mr.. HiIIes Thinks Platform
Will Be "UnusuaIIy Brief
and Deal With Vital Issues

CHICAGO. May s.-Chairman
Charles D. Hilles of the republican ma
tional committee expresses the opinion
that the platform which will be adopt
ed by the national convention next
month will be unusually brief and deal
only with the most vital public cues
tions. From information obtained in
talking with party leaders on the sub
ject he believes the principal planks in
the platform will include the follow
ing:
statement on Americanism
A statement on preparedness for ade-
quate military and naval defense.
A declaration In favor of a protec-
tive tariff. to be prepared by non
partisan tariff commission created by
Congress. with special attention to the
after the close of the European war.
A declaration in favor of a merchant
marine.
A statement dealing with the al
legged shortcomings of the democratic
national administration.
Differences Over Woman Suffrage.
On the question of national woman
suffrage. Chairman Hlles said there
was a difference of opinion among the
party leaders and he did not know
what action the convention would take
on the subject.
The National Conversational Union is
the first organization to make formal
application to appear before the COM
mittee on resolutions of the conven-
ton. 1t will urge the republicans to
insert plank in favor of a suffrage
a n a ~ RI ANT TO M i
Chairman Hilles has promised the
women hearing before the committee.
The only other organization thus far
to ask for hearing is the Navy
League of the United States. which will
send a committee of twenty-five. head
ed by its president, Robert NJ. Thomp-
son. to plead for a plank for the en-
larrement of the navy.
In speaking of the probable action of
the progressive national, convention,
called to be held June in Chica go,
simultaneously with the republican ma :
tional convention, Chairman Hill~s
said:
Il imagine everybody assumes that
the progressives will nominate Roose-
welt for President. If the republican
convention adopts straightforward.
sincere. ringing declaration of the vital
public questions now being discussed
and dominates a man clearly equal to
the important tasks which will con-
front the next President, Roosevelt
might not think there would be any
need of his entering the field. But il
the republicans nominate man who
Mr.. Roosevelt thinks is a misfortune
and adopts platform which he re-
CARDS a S bunk he may feel SO out
ragged as to run, and perhaps help re-
elect President Wilson"
Denies Current Rumor.
Chairman Hilles denied a report that
the organization had ever thought of
attempting to force the nomination of
a candidate for President the first day
of the convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-29
Of international politics. balance Of
power. association of nations or whatever
it may he"


it may he"
Could Use Economic Weapons.
Pointing out that an association of ma
tons would be compelled to use force to
prevent any nation from committing an
act of aggression. the Gazette says that
if the United States Joined with European
peacemakers economic weapons would
come into play.
The Pail Mall Gazette says:
Enforcement of peace is precisely
what we ourselves are pursuing in what
we believe to be the most effective-in-
deed. the only-way. But it is worth
while noting that if the President is not
a partner to that undertaking and is
obliged to limit his interest in the sub
ject TO an academic sphere his aspira-
lions seem to coincide closely enough
with those objects for which the allies
are making their heroic sacrifices
The allies are fighting. the newspaper
says. for precisely President Wilson'S
doctrine of the autonomy of individual
nations
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Col. Stone in Full Charge.

Col. Stone in Full Charge.
With the approval of Chairman Hilles
and members of the subcommittee on
he has had full charge
of every detail of the preliminar phys
ical work in preparing the hall for
a veteran and an expert in his line,
having personally supervised the work
of arranging the party's national con-
vention halls in 1904, 1908 and 1872.
He has served the party as its national
convention hall manager since 1904
without compensation.
When Col. Stone took possession of
the Coliseum for the republican ma
tional committee, May Is. he found
nothing but four bare walls and a roof.
All the interior fixtures. with the eX-
cep tion of the regular balcony, had been
removed. His hrst work was TO pre-
pare plans for the remodelins of the
interior Within a few days after his
arrival he decided on the detailed plan,
awarded the contract and several hun
dred men were put to work. In plan
ming the press section. which contains
nearly 100 seats and desks tor the use
of spaper men who will report the
made every possible provision for the
convenience and comfort of those en-
ployed in this important work. There
are sufficient exits to give easy ac-
cess to every part of the section,
heavy rail around the entire stand 10
prevent annoyance from outsiders and
special exits leading to the large tele-
graph and telephone room, in the base
ment Of the Coliseum annex, where
hundreds of special wires have been in
sfalled TO connect the convention hall
with the outside world.
He has established a restaurant. an
hospital and branch post
office for the use of delegates and
others In the annex adjoining the
main building commodious and we'll
appointed meeting rooms have been
prepared for the use of the republican
national committee and the committees
of the convention. In carrying out this
work his principal assistant has been
Edwin p. Thayer of Indianapolis.
Work of Mr.. Reynolds.
James B. Reynolds. Washington. D. c..
of the republican national
committee for four years. is another
official who has played an important
part in the preliminary work of the
Under the direction OF
Chairman Hilles of the national COM
mittee he has had charge Of engraving,
allotment and distribution of the con-
vention tickets When he undertook
the task Of allotting tickets to the vari-
ous news associations and newspapers
of the country he found there were
more than 5000 applications for the
700 seats provided.
He is now at work preparing the tenn
porary role of delegates and alternates
FOR the convention. and later will COM