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Evening star., 1916-09-04
PROSPERITY IN PORTO RICO.
Balance of Trade in Islands Favor
Amounts to $27 900, 900.
of the Associated Press

Correspondence OF the Associated Trebs-
SAN JUAN. P. r.. August 31.-Portc
Rico has just completed the most pros
porous year in its history. Official fig
ures, compiled up to July !. show ex-
ports and imports at a valuation in ex-
cess Of $1O5. 1000. 900, an increase Of s23.
000. 900 over last year, and a gain OF
more than $13,000.0oO over 1912. which
had been the banner year.
Exports for the past year exceeded
ss6,750,o 900. while imports were slightly
less than sss,ooo.o 900. OF this trade the
island shipped to the United States
products valued at almost S61,000,000
and in return bought goods valued at
sa4 100000 Out of the total trade of
more than s105, 900. 900 more than $685.
000. 900 was with the United States.
There was balance of trade in the
islands favor Of more than $27,000.0 600.
Approximately a million dollars was
spent for automobiles.
Evening star., 1916-09-04
AIRCRAFT TESTS ON BIG SCALE.
Army Has Selected Site and Made
Plans for Experiment Plant.

Tentative plans have been prepared
for "the army aircraft experimental
plant and proving ground" for the use
of the aviation section of the Signal
Corps of the army. 1t is destined to
be the greatest and most completely
equipped plant of its kind in the world.
The site for the plant has been selected
and the plans for the building. labora-
tories and other structures which will
be located upon 1t have been drawn,
Congress has appropriated 100000 to
pay for the site
At this station aeroplanes of every
type will be tested. the gasoline motor
will become a matter of constant
study and experimentation, inventions,
or even suggestions Of those who are
interested In aviation, will be tested
without cost to the inventor In fact,
everything pertaining to the flying
machine, as well as instruments and
other things needed In the equipment
of military aeroplanes. Will be subject
ed to complete and final tests. Eminent
civilian engineers as well as army Of
ficers of proved ability In the field of
aviation will be members of the stan
In charge Of the station and its work.
Evening star., 1916-09-04
Calling Off of Strike
Is Followed Quickly by
Rush OF Railroad Travel

Ftiiow-ins the announcement. satar-
0ay night, that the impending railroad
strike had Seen called off Union Sta
ton was busy place. The rush mas
I"en continuing ever since. The Ter
min&t has been throased by those VINO
have Been anxieus 10 spend their va
cations or the Labor day holiday at
beach or mountain resorts pHt VINO
Jared 70 start early for fear they
would be tied up in the strike
Terminal officials say the r"Vocatlon
- The strike order also releases heavy
travel caused by those returning 10
EDUCATIONAL institutions. Much Of thus
ys.s held up temporarily awaiting the
settlement of the strike Issue. The call
ing off of the strike also allows va
.!ous railroads to perfect schedules To-!
putting rolling stock used in carryin
vacationists to and from beaches or
country resorts. into excursion trains
10 bring tourists to the National Capt.
tai.
For these and other reasons the
Washington Terminal Company eX-
pects to ;.e busy during the next month.
Evening star., 1916-09-04
HEAVY ARTILLERY BATTLE
ON THE TRENTINO FRONT
Austrian Entanglements Pierced
East Of Gorilla, Says Official
Italian Statement.

ROME, September 3. via London. Sep
tember 4.-"On the Trentino front" SAYS
the official statement issued today by the
Italian war department, 'the hostile ar
tillery activity continues During yester-
day villages of the Astico valley and
our positions on Cauriol, in the Avisio
valley, in particular, were shelled. On
the northern slopes of Cauriol our Alpine
troops engaged the enemy, infiicting
considerable losses. More than one
hundred dead were counted and thirty
four prisoners were taken
''In the Upper But our artillery broke
down the enemy's trenches and set some
houses on fire.
''In the hilly area east Of Gorilla some
detachments of our infantry pierced two
wire entanglements and bombed the
enemy's lines, causing supports to be
rushed up. These were effectively shelIed
by our batteries.
ION the Carso there was bombing ac-
tivity.
"A hostile aeroplane dropped bombs on
Auronzo in the Anziei valley without
causing damage or casualties
Evening star., 1916-09-04
CHASE ENDED BY ARREST.
Walter Purnell, Colored, Charged
With HOUSEKEEPING and Larceny.

Charges Of housebreaking and lar
ceny were preferred against Walter
Purnell. colored. twenty-four years old,
242z 18th street, who was arrested early
yesterday morning by Motor Cycle Po-
liceman Trenis of the tenth precinct.
Purnell, It is stated, was near the en-
trance to the Imperial apartments
about $50 o'clock. and the policeman
captured him after an exciting chase.
Precinct Detectives Hewlett and
Bradley assisted Trenis in the investi.
CATION Of the case. and. II Is stated, the
prisoner confessed that he committed
number of robberies. 1t is charged
that he robbed the residence of Capt.
Guy T. Scott, 1922 Belmont street, and
the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Moss, 1906
18th street, last December.
Purnell. II is charged. stole chairs
and other property from porches in
front of residences in the northwest
section Of the city. and much Of the
property, 1t is stated, was recovered at
his home. He may be arraigned in
Police Coyft tomorrow,
Evening star., 1916-09-04

two contestants. and. when he failed to
induce the railway executives to ac-
cede to the terms of the proposed set
tlement, that he, in an effort to com
pei general compliance. appealed to
Congress to enact such measures as
would secure Z settlement. The extent
Of our connection with that legfsla-
ton was to make perfectly plain what
Legislation would be fully IN accord
with the Presidents original PROPOSE
ton for settlement. and whose en-
actrhent in accordance with the Presi-
dents offer would bring about with
,irawal of the strike order.
The attempt to settle 1ndus.rfal
contentious by Legislative method is
too strenuous an effort to make the
method popular with those who have
the burden of settling laid upon them:
And. speaking for my associates and
myself, I would say that from another
legislative contest may the good Lord
deliver u.s."
Evening star., 1916-09-04
Strike Was Inevitable.
Eight-Hour Railway Law
to Be Scanned by Lawyers
for Pennsylvania system

Elisha Lee. assistant general manager
of the Pennsylvania system. and chair
man of the national conference COM
mittee OF the railways. who led the op-
position of the railroads to acceptiug
the eisht-hour day voluntarily, left
Washington with his attaches yester-
day for Philadelphia. He was the last
Of the railroad executives to go. He
took with him copies of the eight-hour
law. which VIII be laid before the rail-
way attorneys tomorrow, to get their
opinions as to its constitutional.ty.
The eight-hour law settlement. as
made by Congress, he explained, puts
on the railroads a heavier burden thar
fhey would have sustained through an
acceptance of the terms offered by
President Wilson. which they rejected
The Presidents plan would have ap-
piled only to engineers. hremen conduc-
tors and trainmen on freight trains
The bill as passed prescribes the eight
hour day for all employees on trains en-
gagged in interstate commerce This
means. OF course. that the government
has prescribed the eight-hour day for
passenger as we'll as freight workers
IT means also, according to the labor
chiefs. that the army OF negro train
men in the south, excluded from the e.
EQUATIONS for the eight-hour day as
conducted by the brotherhoods, are also
included They also say that telegraph
err and switchmen viii be benefited
Furthermore, while the negotiations
between the four brotherhoods and the
conference committee OF managers
were conducted on behalf of l25 rail-
way systems, the eight-hour law ap-
piies as well to the rs systems engaged
in Interstate commerce which were not
represented by the conference commit
zee. These I3 roads constitute, IL Is es-
tirIated, one-ffth Of the total railway
mileage Of the country.
All in all. the labor leaders are very
much pleased with what Congress gave
them
Evening star., 1916-09-04
ALMOST GO ON STRIKE.
Message to Trainmen on Southern
Pacific Lines Contained Mistake.

HOUSTON. Tex. September "A
strike Of trainmen on the Southern Pa
cific lines in Louisiana and Texas was
averted last night by the timely dis
covery and correction of an error In
the code message sent from Washing
ton revoking the general railway
strike order The code message as re-
ceived here by J. j.. Morgan, general
chairman of the trainmen's organiza-
ton. owing to mistake in the word
ing, failed to revoke the original strike
order, and until a second dispatch was
received at o'clock last night correct
ing the error, preparations were con-
tinuing for the trafnmen to quit Work
this morning With the receipt of the
second message orders Immediately were
issued to abandon plans for the strike.
Evening star., 1916-09-04

left the CITY. Virtually all of the thfr-
teen general chairmen who remained
here as members of the last committee
OF twenty four also have gone come.
smong those who deparsen on, ,,ii
washington Yesterday was oeiesalioh
,.f ,be order of Railway Conductors
from 1 tsc northwest. whica came mere
saturday to protest with Mr ,:arretso.
agai:ist a strike. They arrived aeost
~ nassing the bill which VIII
~,.Ee ,hnn ten hours pay for eight
:,onrs. wc-k and called on Mr. Gafree-
son. He declined to discuss the ''h'er-
sItiaa which followed.
Evening star., 1916-09-04
Mr.. HUGHES DECLINES
TOAHEND CELEBRATION
G. O. P. Candidate Advised He Could
Not Speak on Political Subjects
Before Nashville Labor Men.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. September A.
Charles E. Hughes declined to attend
the Labor day celebration here. as ar
ranged for by a local committee. when
he was advised that he would not be
permitted to speak except on non-politi-
cal subjects. Mr.. Hughes also declined
to review the Tennessee National Guard,
saying that he had no right to do SO.
No formal invitation had been extend
ed to Mr.. Hughes by local labor unions
in charge of the Labor day celebration,
but the committee in charge of the
nominees program advised him that 1t
would be all right for him to attend.
Announcement had been made by this
committee that Mr.. Hughes weuld be
present
Evening star., 1916-09-04
CRUISER TO CONVEY MEDICINE.
The Des Moines Ordered to Egypt for
Supplies for Palestine.

Orders have been given for the
United States cruiser Des Moines, re-
Gently reported at Barcelona, Spain, to
proceed to Alexandria, Egypt. and
there take on board about $4,000
worth of medicines and medical sup
plies for transportation to Palestine.
for use in the relief of Jewish war
sufferers. The supplies were purchased
by funds raised in this country and
were delayed in Alexandria pending
the completion of arrangements for
their passage through the war zone.
Many Jews and Mohammedans in
cal relief 1t is not stated where the
pes Moines will discharge her cargo
Evening star., 1916-09-04
New Hampshire Primaries Tomorrow

MANCHESTER, N. H., September 4
State and congressional candidates will
be chosen by New Hampshire voters in
primaries tomorrow. The republican
candidates for governor are Col Rose
Grams w. Pillsbury of Londonderry, and
Henry W. Keyes of HaverhiII. The
democratic candidates are. John c..
Hutchins Of North Stratford and Albert
W. Noone of Peterboro. The progress
sives will hold no primary. but may
write the names of candidates they
favor on the ballots Of other parties.
Those receiving the ma ajorities may ap-
pear on the ballots at the November
election as progressive candidates
Evening star., 1916-09-04
German Submarine Sunk.

Ships of the entente allied fleet sank
a German submarine yesterday morn
ling off Phaleron. 1t is claimed by en-
tente military officers that the under
sea boat had received its supplies from
the Austrian and German ships which
wera .etxed in the harbor of Piraeus
today by French sailors.
A number of destroyers of the entente
fleet made a careful reconnaissance Of
the neighborhood OF the arsenal. They
let down anti-submarine nets and
tha Kilkis. formerly the United States
|battieships Mississippi and Idaho. were
lying.
Evening star., 1916-09-04
DENIES STRIKE LEADERS
"HELD UP" THE CONGRESS
A. B. Garretson Says Charge That
Big Four" Dictated Terms Of
Settlement Is absurd.

Til" reply OF the big four" brother
Food leaders to the charge that they
held up" Congress for an fncrea sed
wage through the ght-hour-day bill
II furnished by A. b. Garretson, their
spokesman. as follows:
The assertion that four men at
tempted TO dictate terms to the Presi-
,ient or to the houses of Congress be-
comes utterly absurd when 1t is re-
t-sHbered that the President Of the
,.--,cG sHtes intervened between the
Evening star., 1916-09-04
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

Municipal elections for mayors and
aldermen held throughout northern
Mexico yesterday resulted in the selec-
ton of constitutionalist, or Carranza.
candidates in every instance. No dis
orders were reported.
The British steamer Aymeric. from
New York and Victoria B. c., bound for
Penang in the Straits Settlements, has
been detained at Hongkong. and 1900
packages of her cargo have been re-
moved.
Charles w. Kouns. general manager
of the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
railways eastern lines. died at his home
at Topeka yesterday. His death result
ed from a heart weakness brought on,
according to his physicians, by his
strenuous work on the committee of
seventeen general managers. represent
ing the railroads in the negotiations
with the brotherhoods.
Evening star., 1916-09-04
LAFAYETTE IS CALLED
CITIZEN Of TWO NATIONS
Ambassador Jusserand, Speaking at
dwelling of Statue to French Hero,
Also Praises Canadians.

FALL RIVER. Mass, September A.
Ambassador Jules Jusserand of France,
speaking at the unveilng of the La
fayette statue here today. said that La
fayette belonged not to one nation, but
American one, a defender of liberty on
both sides of the ocean," and that all
through his life the word liberty was
his guiding star.
1T has been the same thing with
France" he continued, "and there is
hardly an instance of foreign people
struggling for liberty where France
has not taken part. French blood has
been spilled for the liberty of the Greek
people, at Antwerp for the liberty of
the Belgians, Frances allies of today:
at Solferino and Magenta for the lib
erty of the Italians, also our allies of
today; and Frenchmen have also fought
for the liberty of the Syrians.
Praises Canadian Soldiers.
To-day. when all Europe is in flames,
Frenchmen are giving their blood for
the right of men to govern themselves
At this grave hour in the history Of
France the active sympathies Of the
precious words of appreciation which
come to US from this great republic
are most comforting. and to French
men 1t is a great joy to find, along the
battle line from Belfort to the sea,
splendid soldiers from over the ocean;
men who have covered themselves with
glory in every encounter; men who
speak the same language as ourselves
the Canadian-French
These French Canadians have shown
important factor in the development of
liberal ideals in the world, namely, the
friendship of England and the alliance
with England. They have given tangi-
Bile evidence of this alliance. French
Canadians and English Canadians.
rivals in courage, descendants of two
great peoples have united in joining
this powerful army of volunteers which
than the total of the troops Napoleon
had at Waterloo"
France Bleeding Today, he Says.
France today is bleeding" the am
bassador said. "her provinces are in
vaded, her sanctuaries outraged, her
people have been driven from their
homes and reduced to form of slav-
cry. but France will rise again, and the
sun will appear and liberty. whose
statue mas peeli eTectSu oy FFencnfnen
in New York harbor, will continue to
enlighten the world.
"In the name of one of the countries
Of Lafayette, bring to you Canadians,
men of his blood. and to you Ameri-
cans, descendants of those with whom
he fought, the thanks of France. Let
US be of good courage, even as was La
fayette. and confident of the triumph
of the ideal which was dear TO him and
which is today that of our republic,
liberty, equality and, all in good time,
fraternity"
Evening star., 1916-09-04
U. S. COMMISSION IN FRANCE.
Americans to Make Scientific Study
of Industrial Conditions.

BORDEAUX. September 4-The
American industrial commission to
France arrived last night on board the
steamer Lafayette. and was received
by committee composed of represent
atives of the municipality and the Bor-
deaux Chamber of Commerce, headed by
Deputy Maurice Demour. NJ. Demour de-
livered the address of welcome. and
William V. Nichols. head of the COM
mission, responded on behalf of the
Americans.
Evening star., 1916-09-04

The American industrial commission
was organized by the American Manu-
facturers' Export Association. 1t will
make a scientific study of industrial
conditions in France to ascertain in
what way American resources may best
be used in reconstruction after the war,
Evening star., 1916-09-04

Runs-Foster Smith. Twobase hit-Toster
Stolen bases-Mian and Schang. Sacrifice hits
Judge Charity Double pays-Shaw TO
Judge; Foster to Mcbride to Judge. Left on
bases-washingtor. 8: Philadelphia. 5. Bases
on balls-Ofr Shaw. .; off Nsbors, 8. Struck
out-By Shaw. 3; by Nabors, 2. Umpires-
Messrs. O'Loughln and Nallin. Time of game
1 hour and 40 minutes.
Evening star., 1916-09-04
Sees Federal Ownership
as Result of Legislation
Establishing 8-Hour Day

Belief that the action of Congress in
legislating the eiEht-hour day leads
logically to regulation of all railways.
and that such federal regulation would
lead ultimately to government owner
ship of railroads was expressed by A.
I B. Garretson. president of the Order of
/ Railway Conductors and spokesman for
the employees.
If the government keeps on regulat
ing" said the labor leader. the inevi-
table question will arise in vital form,
What of the road that does not make a
profit under such regulation? Will not
the government be responsible for
guaranteeing an income on the invest
ment? This means but one thing-that
the government must take over that
road and operate it, But if the gov
ernment must operate the roads that
do not make money under it's regula-
tion. why should it not take over the
roads that flourish under the same reg
ulation? Why should 1t not get the
profit if it makes good the deficit?
Lesser of Two Evils.
Therefore. 1 say that I would vote
for government ownership as the lesser
of two evils. There are many argu-
ments against it. not the least of which
such service as has been built up in
America under the competitive opera
tion of railroads. On the other hand.
some governments have made a sorry
business of conducting railroads But
the post Office is the great example that
the American government ca operate a
great business successfully. Perhaps
the example of the post Office answers
the argument that because of politics
the government could not successfully
operate the railroads"
Mr. Garretson did not believe that the
outcome of the strike crisis meant that
there would never be the danger again
of a national railroad strike
+ Il might say that there would never
De the danger again unless the rail-
road managers blinded themselves to
The seriousness of the situation" he
said. "But that is just what happened
IN this case. You may say that Con-
gress can act again, but I tell you
that Congress would not act If the
President didn't wish it to act In this
case if we hadn't had President of
the United States who was willing to
stake his own fortunes in a supreme
effort to head off the strike 1t would
la se taken place before this"
Strike Was Inevitable.
MI GarTetson was asked to say, now
that the crisis was over, whether he
would insist that the labor leaders
would have gone through with the
strike.
We would" he snapped u believed
ali along the strike would come / de-
SPARED of Congress taking the action
II did 1t was not until Friday when
was notified that the republican sena-
tors would not filibuster, that l had anv
real hope il would be ayerted-
Evening star., 1916-09-04

For smaller cities and towns a re-
Gently devised fire alarm employs an
enlarged and more than usually power
full automobile horn, electrically oper-
ated, to sound signals.
Evening star., 1916-09-04

A Russian inventors swimming suit
has compartments for food, a weighted
keel to keep a wearer upright In water
and fms on the legs to help him swim.
Evening star., 1916-09-04

An aviation school in Europe sus-
pends its machines from circular
track until the students learn enough
to be trusted to operate them free from
control,
Evening star., 1916-09-04
AUGUST CIRCULATION

UiStrlct OF COlumbla, S.:
FLEMING NEWB0LD. business manager of
THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR, does SOL
EMMY swear that the actual number of copies
of the paper named sold and distributed during
the month of August. AID 1916, was as follows:
Evening star., 1916-09-04
Hard Battles in Progress in
Dobrudja, Between the
Danube and Black Sea. !
ADVANCE INTO HUNGARY
CONTINUES UNCHECKED
Bucharest Announces the Occupation
of Two More Towns in
Pennsylvania.

LONDON, September 4.-Be-
tween the Danube and the Black
sea, in eastern Rumania, where
the second campaign in conse-
quence of Rumania's declaration
of war has been opened, the Bul
garian and German forces of in
vaslon are engaged heavily with
the Rumanians all along the from
tier. The Rumanian war Office
announces the repulse of the Ger
mans and Bulgarians at Basard-
Jik, in Dobrudja, but gives no in
formation as to the progress OF
the fighting elsewhere.
Evening star., 1916-09-04
Russian Help Probable.

In this campaign it is expected the
Rumanians will have the assistance of
Russian forces which crossed the bor-
der from Bessarabia in the Dobrudja
soon after Rumania Joined the entente
allies.
The Rumanian invasion of Hungary
continues. Official announcement is
made that the towns of BorsZek and
Sekeli. in eastern TRANSATLANTIC, have
been occupied by the Rumanians
The Bulgarians the Macedonian
front made another attack in the re-
gion of Lake Ostrovo yesterday. An
official announcement from French
army headquarters at Sanoliki says
the attack was repulsed by the Ser
bianS.
Evening star., 1916-09-04
Yields Control of Postal and
TeIegraphic Communication
to the Allies.
KING is REPORTED READY
TO RECONSIDER POLICY
Athens Believes Events Are Moving
Rapidly Toward Announcement
of Important Change

LONDON, September 4.-The
Greek government at Athens has
accepted the demands of the en-
tente powers in their entirety, and
agents OF the French and British
governments are today taking
over the control OF postal and
telegraphic communication.