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Evening star., 1916-07-25
MAY PASS THIS SESSION.
Kern McGillicuddy Corporation
Bill Favorably Reported to Senate.

The Kern -McGillicuddy bill for COM
pensation Of United States employees
injured or killed was reported favor
ably to the Senate today from the
committee on education and labor by
senator Hoke Smith of Georgia. chair
man of the committee. The bill has
already passed the House and will be
passed by the Senate at the present
session. 1t was said today.
As reported. the bill was amended
in one particular. Provision is made
that in case a government employe is
injured. in part or in whole, through
his own negligence. the amount
ordinarily allowed to the injured en-
ploye shall be reduced not more than
IS per cent by the commission, taking
into consideration the extent 10 which
the injured employees negligence con.
tributed to cause his injury.
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Activity at Other Points.

I'm the Fassa region. notwithstand-
ing bad weather. we extended our occu-
patton to the Ceramana valley
"On the rest of the front there was
artillery activity and bombing, par
ticularly In the upper Fella valley. on
the heights northwest Of Gorilla and
in the st. Michele del Caro- region.
Early in the morning Of July "a
hostile aircraft dropped bombs on St.
Giorgio di Nogaro and other places on
the lower Isonzo. With the exception
Of the burning Of one farmhouse no
damage was done"
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which has w.thstood the Russian At

which has withstood the Russian at
tack.
The scene was peaceful one. only an
occasional cannon or rife shot breaking
the silence. although the correspondent
stood near q hill the summit Of which
viously by the Russian drum fire.
Attack by Five Divisions.
The attack in this sector was carried
out, as also was an attack further east
ward toward Uxkull. by 1ve divisions.
It appears that the attack was designed
chiefly as a diversion in connection
with tho heavy offensive on both sides
Of the main road running from Kekkau
southwark to Bausk.
German officers scout suggestions
that the whole offensive was merely a
relief movement, designed to counter
act the pressure on the Russian lines
OF the offensive showed that beyond a
doubt 1t was serious effort to break
the German lines at this point.
Along line some four or Ave miles
long. where the fighting was hottest,
the Russians, after fifty hours Of
drumfire preparation. launched an Of
fensive with the Sd, 18th. 18th and 18th
dtvisions-all elite troops-and the
121st Infantry Division. The result Of
the five days of desperate efforts was
the capture by the Russians Of a lone
German listening post, which was to
have been transformed eventually into
an advanced permanent position. Rus
sian prisoners repeatedly reported that
there were only Ave or six survivors
In their company.
Both Sides Lose Heavily.
German officers naturally make allow
ances for exaggeration in such cases.
but all the officers with whom the cor
respondent talked declared the enemy
losses had been very great The Ger
man losses also naturally were not in
considerable. but were declared to be
light in comparison with those of the
Russians.
Whether the Russians will renew
their efforts in this section cannot be
predicted. but new offensive would
not come as a surprise since the stra-
tegic value of breaking the German
front along the Kekkau road is plainly
understood fully by the enemy. Such a
breach. If one could be made, would
compel the abandonment of the present
German line for a considerabl distance
Doth south and west of Riga. Prisoners
taken reported that Gen. kuropatkin
came to this front for the express pur-
poee oI conducting the OnenS1Ne Just
ended This is taken as an indication of
the importance attached to the opera
tions here by the enemy.
Think Line Is Impregnable.
Every ohacer seen by the Associated
Press correspondent expressed the most
absolute confidence that the German
front here is impenetrable. The Ger
man front still follows the left bank
Of the Dvina river from a point about
mile north of Bersemeunde to as far
south as a powerful field glass can
carry from the highest observation
point in the whole region, with the ex-
ception OF a small sector between Rag
gasen and Duenhof, where the front
keeps to straight line to the Uxhull
bridgehead. The line has been held
without change since last autumn.
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Wants Facts About Dismissals.

A resolution calling upon tho War
Department for information regarding
reports that all civilian employees Of
the department, except native born,
have been discharged. was introduced
today by Senator Jones of Washington.
1t was referred to the military affairs
committee.
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NEW EFFORT MADE i
TO AID DEPENDENTS
Senator Lee Proposes FAM
lilies Of Guardsmen Be Given
$40 a Month.
WOULD EXTEND PLAN
TO TAKE IN REGULARS
Mr.. Lodge Sees Danger in ANY Dis.
crimination-Upper House Still
Working on Army Bill.

Another effort was made in the SEN
ate today to provide for federal pay
ments to dependents Of national
guardsmen serving on the border. Sem
ator Lee of Maryland proposed an
amendment to the army appropriation
bill to pay dependents of the enlisted
guardsmen while they are in federal
service the Canadian scale of SEQ a
month.
No nations except the United States
and Mexico. Senator Lee declared. fail
to provide for families of their fight
ing men. He also favored similar pay
ments to dependents of enlisted men in
the regular army. Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts, suggested that payments
to families of guardsmen alone would
be discriminatory.
'If you give only to the National
Guard you will destroy the regular
army" said Senator Lodge.
Cites Possibility Of Release.
Senator Warren of Wyoming said the
War Department had ordered release
from border service of guardsmen
having dependents, but Senator Lee
said he did not know of the actual
release of any such guardsmen.
The Senate adopted a committee
amendment providing for acceptance
by donation of a site for an army avia-
tion field and remount station.
1t also agreed to an amendment by
Senator Works of California provid-
ing that If a suitable site is not do
mated to the War Department. that on
San Diego bay, California. known as
site No. 2, at Coronado Heights" shall
be purchased for sum not exceeding
100000. This site was recommended
by an army investigating board.
Evening star., 1916-07-25
GUARDSMEN MAKE
LONG ROAD MARCH
Three BattIaions Leave Ord
way in Direction of
BaIIston, Va.
INSTRUCTED IN PATROL
AND ADVANCE WORK
Medical Officers Praise Efficiency Of
Cleanup Work About
Camp.

After spending the morning digging
new drains and otherwise improving
the sanitation OF the camp. the District
national suardsmen at Camp Ordway
were taken out today for a long road
march. The troops went out in the d.
rection Of Ballston. Va. but owing to
the wet weather they were kept on the
roads.
In leaving the camp they were
marched along the electric car tracks
for a distance Of a mile, hitting a
cross road and then starting out in
the direction Of Ballston. The three
battalions went out of camp separately
There was no enemy this morning, al
though the troops wore the red and
blue bands which furnish the dis
tinguishing mark in operations.
In addition to serving In hardening
the troops for held service. the men
obtain a great amount of instruction
in advance guard and patrol work. The
battalions are halted at times, and the
commanding officers give lectures to
the men as to how to work should
effort to locate the enemy: The con-
tour of the country is studied and the
various hills are pointed out to the
men as vantage points to get a view
Detachments of the men are sent
ahead to act as patrols for the main
body. and they are instructed in the
methods of transmitting messages to
the main body of troops so that they
will not run into any danger without
knowing 1t.
Have Been Marching Light.
While the troops are rapidly becom-
In r. rAA 70 he rhAc ~
under ali kinds Of conditions. they are
not yet hard enough to carry all Of the
field equipment which a soldier is ex-
pected to take with him in a campaign.
They have been travelling light in the
past. taking with them only their rifles
and bayonets. and in wet weather their
leave camp loaded down with their new
infantry packs. This will furnish the
real test of their ability to handle
the packs are lighter and much easier
to carry than the old-style blanket
rolls. nevertheless their weight is felt
in a long march. The marches which
the District troops take every day are
from twelve to fifteen miles. In the
afternoon they are taken out on the
parade ground at Fort Myer and there
put through skirmish drill.
Clean Up Around Camp.
In between drills the men do clean
up work about the camp. and the way
they have performed their duty In this
camp has brought forth praise from the
medical officers. The frst couple Of
weeks in camp a heavy rain would
leave a river Of water and mud for
several days. but now with the drain
age system dug by the men, Draining
every hole, the water stays but a few
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Other Diseases Worse.

THE degree Of susceptibility of chill
dren to infantile paralysis is considerably
less than is that of scarlet fever. diph-
iberia or measles. The mortality is not
as great as among other diseases about
which there is felt very little alarm.
During the first six months of 1916
there were reported fifty seven deaths
from infantile paralysis in New York city,
while during the same period there were
8S4 deaths from diarrhoeal diseases among
children.
The germ or virus enters the body
chiefly by way Of the mucous mem
brane Of the nose and throat. Under
suitable conditions they rapidly multi
ply here. after which they penetrate
the mucous membrane, and, finding ac-
cess to the lymphatic channels, they
gain access to the spinal cord and
brain.
Since the disease attacks principally
the young who are cared for by fond
mothers. the fingers of the mother
readily become contaminated. In the
preparation Of food and by actual con-
tact with other members Of the family
the disease germ may be conveyed
from the sick to the well.
The domestic fly Is a source of dam
ger. Flies may carry infection from
the sick to the healthy directly, or
through the food which they may in
Evening star., 1916-07-25
Two British steamers suuk.

LONDON. July zS.-Lloyd's announc>s
tAat the British steamers Liouswsn
anA Knutsford have been sunk. The
efewb Of both vessels were saved
Evening star., 1916-07-25
DETAILS THE SYMPTOMS
Of |NEANT|LE PARALYSIS
DR.. D. H. Kress, in Illustrated Lee
ture, Discusses Causes, Preven-
ton and Treatment.
suspectibility and Mortality Not as
Great as in Measles, Scarlet
Fever and Diphtheria.

That infantile paralysis probably is
more greatly spread by slight cases
which are not recognized than it Is by
the worst cases was one of the opinions
expressed by DR.. D. H Kress in an IL
Illustrated lecture on the disease, its
causes, prevention and treatment at the
gospel tent at 18th street and Park
road last evening. He emphasized the
Importance of parents calling upon a
physician when the first symptoms of
the disease appear. these symptoms
being rise of temperature, headache.
muscular weakness and pain. especial
ly in the base Of the brain and along
the spinal cord. restlessness, irritability.
drowsiness and possibly slight attack
Of diarrhea.
Following the lecture DR.. Kress left
for New York to attend the clinic for
physicians on infantile paralysis, and
where he is to lecture tomorrow even
Ing.
In his lecture he said, in part:
During the epidemic of 1907, publicity
was avoided as much as possible. At the
beginning Of the present epidemic the city
health department determined that a
campaign of publicity would afford a bet
ter prospect Of controlling the disease
by securing the co cooperation Of the public
through practical instruction that would
be given regarding sanitation and hy-
giene. This campaign has naturally Gre
ated considera BILE alarm.
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Mr.. Chamberlain's Reply.

"I am tired of sitting in this Senate
listening to constant intimations from
members opposed to preparedness that
this committee is in a conspiracy with
the munition manufacturers" declared
Senator Chamberlain. II might as well
accuse the senator from Nebraska and
those who oppose preparedness with
blowing up the people of California at
the preparedness parade the other day.
Il say to the senator from Nebraska
that there are other just as honest men
in the Senate Is he. / do not mean to
impugn his honesty, but he and others
are constantly suggesting that every
man who believes in preparing his
country for defense is animated by
some Interior purpose.
Senator Norris denied he ever had i'm
pugned the motives of the senator. but
insisted that appropriations for pur-
chases were in every case greater in
the bill than those for government
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$50, 900, 900 Increase.

mainly for guns and ammunition, were
approved yesterday. although the Sem
ate Saturday cut s3s.ooo.o0o from the
bill. The decreases were in items
placed in the bill by the House when
the Mexican situation was more cr1ti-
CAL
Debate on the ordnance sections de-
veloped predominating sentiment
that it would be unwise to limit ex-
penditures for ammunition and guns
too closely. despite lessening Of ten-
sion in the Mexican situation. De.
creases of s36.0o0.0 900 ordered Saturday
related to transportation. subsistence.
foreign-service pay and emergency es-
Inmates put into the bill by the House
when the Mexican situation was cr1ti-
CAL
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Amounts Pushed Up.

Yesterdays increases included:
For medical supplies. increase frog
$4,000, 900 to s4.5oo.ooo engineers equip
ment. $4,000 to s1.77o.ooo; ordnance
stores. s6.oOo,ooo to s11,ooo,ooo: auto
matic machine guns. for regular army.
$500. 900 to s7,725,oo0; automatic ma
chine guns for National Guard. $2,000,-
600 to s65S6150; armored motor cars,
100000 to $1,000, 900; field artillery for
National Guard. $4,000. 900 to $14. zoe. 900;
ammunition for National Guard. field
artillery. ss,000.000 to s14,00.o00
Discussing increases in appropriation
for automatic machine guns. Senator
Norris aroused Chairman Chamberlain
of the military committee by saying
the committee had proposed increases
in cases where purchases were to be
made. from private manufacturers and
decreases where articles were to be
manufactured by the government.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-05
To
NORTH LARGE
Report of Federal Reserve
Bank Shows $4,000
Negroes Move.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Continued IA
vorable business conditions through
out the country with all markets ex
tremely active and prices going up,
were noted in the federal reserve
boards monthly tabulation of reports
from reserve agents, made public to-
night.
The serious car shortage was re-
ported from nearly every section. The
report from the Atlanta district says
business activity had increased dur
ing November in nearly all lines over
the preceding months. It was esti-
mated that $4,000 negroes, most of
them from farms, have migrated to
manufacturing cities in the north, ana
the question of farm help may prove
serious.
The Richmond district reports farm
ers are realizing the highest prices
in years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-05
NEW YORK INACCURACIES
FRESH AIR CAMPAIGN
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Dec. 4.-This is "open
window day" of "open window week"
in New York City. The designation
was made by the department of health
which sent out an appeal asking all
citizens to open every window in every
home in the five boroughs. Posters
have been placed on the subway and
elevated roads showing that closed
windows and lack of ventilation caus-
ed pneumonia, tuberculosis, bronchitis,
colds and other human ills and also
giving the decrease in the rate of
mortality from such diseases when
fresh air and sunshine permeate the
home.
zone sniff of fresh air." says the
department of health, ''is worth a
pound of pills"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-05
u. S. MARINES AND
NATIVES In FIGHT
az AssocIATFD PRESS.

Washington, Dec. Am encounter
between American marines and ma
tives at Matoris, Santo Domingo, in
which a number were wounded on
both sides, the heaviest losses being
suffered by the Dominicans, was re-
ported to the navy department today
by Captain Knapp, commanding the
naval forces in Haiti and Santo Do
mingo.
The dispatch said no Americans
were killed and only few marines
were injured. 1t did not indicate what
the native losses were.
The fight occurred November 20,
while the American forces were in
vestigating Matoris, disarming the
natives and establishing themselves in
accordance with the military rule re-
Gently proclaimed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-05
MAY CHANCE
GOVERN MEN 7
British Coalition Saved By
Asquith's Decision to
Change Cabinet.
AZ AssocuArEn PREsa

London, Dec. 4.-The decision of
Premier Asquith on the advice of the
war secretary, David Lloyd-George.
which is supported by other members
of the ministry, to reconstruct the
cabinet is believed to have saved the
coalition government again and in
sured more vigorous prosecution of
the war.
Premier Asquith told the house of
George has approved the reconstruc-
ton of the government. The real ba-
sis of the political crisis is said to be
conflict between the eastern and
western strategy. One school favors
concentrating all efforts on the west
ern front and forcing the Germans
out of Belgium and France. Others
favor defensive in the west and an of
fensive with huge army at Salon
Xxi.
The premier announced that the
changes would not affect the war pol
icy of the government.
There are some details yet to be
arranged, but newspapers Which have
been the most severe critics of the
governments alleged dilatory atti-
tude, express the conviction that the
premier would be able to announce
before many hours an agreement
with his colleagues on the vital ques-
ton concerning the formation and
size of which led to the crisis. Wheth-
er the council will be composed of
three, four or five members is still
a matter of discussion while its pow
ers also are the subject of negotia-
lions. Mr.. Lloyd George and his adj
herents desire the smallest possible
council, with power to conduct the
war Independently of the cabinet.
Monday, which usually is a quiet
day in the house of commons, prom
ised interesting developments in an
ticipation of which the members re-
turned to town at an early hour.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-05
WAR DISSOLUTION STOPS
anti MISREPRESENTATION
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Dec. 4.-The depart
ment of justice today asked the SUI
preme court to dismiss antitrust
prosecutions instituted before the war
against British and German steamship
lines for alleged combinations in
transatlantic and South American
shipping, now dissolved by the war.
New York federal courts held that
the suits brought against the Ameri-
can-Asiatic Steamship Company, the
Prince Line, Limited, Paul F. Ger
hard, Francis ]. Zimmerman, and 9TH
ers, had been transformed by the war
into an autopsy instead of a deter
mination of live issues" The govern
ment asked the right to renew the
prosecutions should the alleged COM
binations be resumed when peace
comes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-05
|COST OF LIVING
TO Be PROBEO.
by CONGRESS
Railroads, Cost of Living
and Appropriations Oc-
cupy Attention.
MAY SHORTEN
CHRISTMAS RECESS
Democrats Confer On Lead
ers Today-President to
Deliver Message.
~ AsSoCIATEn PREss


Washington, Dec. 4.-The high cost
of living and steps of the federal
government to control it overshad-
owed all other issues with the con-
vening of congress today.
There is a strong possibility that
President Wilson will deal with the
subject in special address rather
than include it in his general address
tomorrow. 80
Eleven measures seeking to check
the soaring prices by stopping food
shipments to Europe, reducing the
parcel post on food stuffs or control
ling cold storage have been intro
duced in the house.
Samuel Gompers and a committee
from the American Federation of
Labor called on the president and
asked him to appoint a special COM
mission to investigate the food ques-
ton.
The president assured them that
the government would take steps TO
meet the situation.
Representative Adamson, chairman
of the interstate commerce commit
tee of the house, to which all food
bills were referred, announced that
he would oppose any sort of an en-
barge. It is believed unlikely that
the embargo measure will pass.
One embargo resolution would pro-
hibit expectation of any farm product
or manufactured food stuffs for one
year. The other would empower the
president to suspend expectations
whenever prices become extortionate
and public interests require. Both
bills would provide for shipment Of
food to Americans abroad or to peo-
pies made destitute by the war, pes
thence or other extraordinary events
Interstate transportation Of cold
storage foods without the date OF
storage is distinctly marked would be
prohibited, together with an arbitra-
ton prohibition of interstate trans
portation of any product in cold stor-
age more than ten months except but
ter which might be held longer.
Secretary Redfield today sent a re-
port on food prices to the White
House which is understood to show
wide differences in the price paid *
producers and those paid by consum.
ers. For the time being the report i:
considered confidential and will bt
held with many others being made fol
1 the president.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-05
GERMAN WOMEN, FORCED
TO WORK, DEMAND PEACE
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Dec. 1.-The passage of
the home army bill caused a panic
throughout Berlin last week when it
was realized that women would be
forced into the factories, according to
an Amsterdam dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company.
The dispatch says that there was
a demonstration of women, mostly
servants and wives of soldiers, outside
of Charlottenburg town hall, who pro-
tested against the provisions of the
measure and demanded bread and two
days leave for all soldiers. The wom-
en- also demanded peace, the dispatch
says.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-05
RESERVATIONS IN
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE

Washington, Dec. 4.-The first res
ignations of the diplomatic body ex-
pected to be forerunners of others, as
a result of President Wilson's re-elec-
ton, was announced today. John w.
Garrett of Baltimore, will probably
succeed DR.. Henry Van Dyke, as NM
lister to the Netherlands, the latter
having resigned. Other designations
are Thaddeus A. Thomson, minister
to Columbia, and William H. Horni-
brook, minister to Siam.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-05
PLANS INTERNATIONAL
BASEBALL LEAGUE
nv AssOcIATED PRESS.

$ Chicago, Dec. 4.-Hugh Ward, who,
with Harry Frazee, has purchased the
Boston American baseball team and
will come into formal possession on
December IA, is planning to give Eu-
rope some major league baseball as
soon as the year ends.
"My plan is to send couple OF
baseball teams over as soon as the
league season here Closes" Mr.. Ward,
who is here today, said. CAS- for the
expense, it will cost less than to send
a team from New York to San Fran
cisco. l don't see why the Bostons
and some other teams should not 90
over to Europe next fall if the war
is over by that time"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-05
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WHEN PLANE WRECKED
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Buenos Ayres, Dec. 4.-The aviator,
Cattaneo, fell today while looping the
loop and was badly injured. His air
plane was destroyed.
Cattaneo, an italian, attained prom
inence several years ago in Europe,
where he won prizes at number of
aviation meets. In 1910, at a meet
in Scotland, he defeated j. Armstrong
Drexel, the American aviator, estab-
fishing British record for a single
flight by travelling Il miles at an
average speed of 44.16 miles an hour.
In 1911 he went to South America.