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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
ANSON D. HOUGHTON DEAD.
Was Prominent Figure in Eastern
Mechanical Enoineerinp Circles

SANTA CRUZ. Cal. June 6.-Anson
Dinsmore Houghton, Phi. D., prominent
in eastern mechanical engineering cir
Giles. is dead here. aged ffty-one years
For one OF his inventions he was given
the degree of doctor of philosophy by
the University of Maine, from which he
was graduated. Before coming to Cali
fornia. ten years ago. DR.. Houghton
was in the employe of John d. Rookie
Teller, and was architect and builder
of the Rockefeller hall library. He also
designed the heating and electric light
plants of the University of Chicago, the
power plant and water system of the
Bryn Mawr College and the heating
plant at Wellesley College.
During the Spanish American war he
entered the naval service as assistant
engineer at the Boston navy yard.
Within recent years he was superin-
tendent of industrial training in various
schools in the southern states under
the John Slater fund for the advance
ment of negro education.
He is survived by his wife, two sons
and daughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
sEvENTY.sEvEN MISSIONARIES
Young Men and Women at Confer
ence in New York.

NEW YORK. June 6.-Seventy-se seven
young men and women who have volun-
teered to serve as missionaries in for
eign countries are gathering here to-
day to attend a conference with the
Presbyterian board of foreign missions,
by which they have been appointed
Although it was feared that the dan
ger of ocean travel resulting from the
war would deter many from offering
their services, this is the largest num-
Der of missionaries to be sent out by
the board for several years. Most of
the volunteers will start for their posts
this summer or fall. A dinner will be
given for them here on Monday even
ing. when an address will be delivered
by the Rev. DIR. William Henry Rob-
erts of Philadelphia, stated clerk of the
PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06

OF several things that entitle Earl
Kitchener to a place in world history
the most notable is that he organized
the largest volunteer army the world
has ever seen in the greatest war of
all times.
Within year from the sudden out
break of the European war in August.
1914. the ranks of British fighting men
were quadrupled by an increase from
less than one million to nearly 1000, 900.
All other great powers that entered
the war had huge standing armies and
compulsory military service. Great
Britain alone faced the issue with con-
fdence that it's people would readily
respond to the call of king and coun-
try without compulsion. and the pre-
cipitous developments that led to the
war found both the people and the gov
eminent unanimous in the verdict that
Kitchener of khartum was the man
to lead in the recruiting and organi-
zation of the necessary army.
1t was not sentimental clamor, for
though Kitchener was proved hero
OF many campaigns. his personality
was as impenetrable as hardened steel
and he was not hero that could be
loved: even the war office had no pro-
sides there was profound respect for
his military efficiency and for all he
had done to extend the domains of the
British empire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
North Beach. Md, Elects Officers.

Special D'sPstch to The Star.
NORTH BEACH. Calvert county. Md
June S.-The election OF mayor and six
eouncilmen at North Beach for the en-
suing year was held at the Beach Sat
urday Interest taken in the contest
brought out almost the full vote, and
the citizens ticket was successful In
carrying the town for the first time
since it's incorporation. The following
were elected: Mayor, f. +. Pyweii;
councilman. hrst ward. Appleton Cady
and Joseph Royal; second ward, DR..
Benjamia II. Smart and Thomas New
man; third ward. William Awkward and
~. T. Potts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
HUGHES SPEECH PLEASES
Justices Sentiments on American
ism Approved by Republican
Congressman Here.

Justice Hughes speech on American
ism at the Cathedral School yesterday
afternoon was read with much ap-
prevail and satisfaction by republican
members of Congress remaining in the
city They pointed out that the senti-
ments expressed by the justice were
lust what might have been expected
Senator Jones of Washington. a
strong supporter of the move to nomi-
nate Justice Hughes for the presidency
on the republican ticket said:
Thinks He Will Be Nominated.
Justice Hughes speech was just ex-
actly what might have been expected
of him. No one can question his pa
triotism and Americanism. except per-
haps those who have some political
motives in SO doing. l think that he
is going TO be nominated at Chicago"
Efforts today to draw a statement
from Justice Hughes regarding his
speech yesterday were unaVailing. The
justice was not to be seen for discus
sion of the subject. His secretary
pointed out informally. as he did last
night. that Mr.. Hughes accepted the in
vitation to present flag to the honor
graduates several months ago, and
that he was not speaking for political
purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
DISCOUNT BASIS APPROVED.
Supreme Court Makes Ruling on
Damages to EMPLOYEES.

The Supreme Court of the United
States has reversed a series of cases
from Kentucky and other states in
which state courts had refused to in
struct juries that in awarding damages
under the federal employers liability
law that the fair cash value" of the
damages suffered by benefciaries of
employees injured or killed should be
awarded rather than sum equal to
the full amount of money the benei-
Charles would have received during the
period of dependency.
The decision thus requires all awards
to be figured on discount basis.
As the result of the decision, the
court set aside $4,000 verdict in
Montgomery county. Ky. rendered in
favor of Addie Kelly. widow of Matt
Kelly, brakeman killed while at work
for the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
Scheer Gets Promotion.

The emperor, according to Berlin dis
patch, has promoted Vice Admiral Scheer,
commander Of the German battle fleet, to
be admiral Vice Admiral Hyper has
been awarded the order of Pour Merit.
War decorations Of various kinds also
have been awarded officers and men who
distinguished themselves in the North
sea battle.
Tho emperor laid a wreath on the grave
of a number of dead buried in the gar
rison cemetery at Wilhelmshaven. The
emperor and empress have visited the
wounded in the hospitals at Wilhelms-
haven.
The Zeitung of Wilhelmshaven pub
lished a notice dated May % and signed
by the governor of the fortress inform
ing the public that permission for
temporary visits to the town will be
granted only in cases of the utmost
urgency during the next few months.
Written applications must be sent to
the police in advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
Night Court for Civil Suits

NEW YORK, June "a night court
for the trial of civil suits involving
sums of less than $50 will be conduct
ed here as an experiment to ascertain
whether it is desired by wage earners
who cannot spare time to attend court
during the day. Four sessions will be
held each week. At the opening session
last night there were no cases ready TO
be heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
Message to Won Rooster.

That to Admiral Won Rooster reads:
"Hrom the feet flagship which has re-
turned with fresh laurels, l send 10 you
the old feet chief. my imperial saluta-
tions. You laid the foundation for the
careful employment OF all weapons and
the tactical training OF the fleet. Build
ing on your work and cultivatlng the
spirit implanted by you your successors
have further developed the fleet to a
living war instrument that stood so bril-
liantly its trial fire. The consciousness
Of having sowed such seed must be a
great source of qualification to you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
' British Destroyer Safe.

The British destroyer Acasta, which
the Germans claimed to have sunk. has
arrived at a northeast coast port under
tow Of another destroyer. The shell
which put her out of action. after she
had been in the thick of the fight for
forty minutes. exploded in the engine
room, killing five men.
After that we were helpless" said
one of her crew. land with shells fall
ing all around US we expected soon to
none struck US"
The British admiralty in a commune
cation last night, referring to asper-
sions cast by some newspapers on the
professional conduct of the higher
command officers in the Jutland battle
says:
Tt cannot be too clearly stated that,
as no definite report. from the COM
mander in -chief has been published or
even read, any attempt TO criticise the
direction of the operations must be
wholly conjsctural. and that such as
pensions infict grave injustice upon
able and gallant offfcers. to whose care
is 'conhded the conhmand of his mai
estSs squadrons and ships"
Additional Casualties.
The Admiralty last evening made
public an additional list of casualties
among petty officers and men in the
naval battle off Jutland. as reported
from ships other than those sunk. The
list shows 116 killed and 233 wounded.
A surviving, officer of the British
armored cruisef Warrior, sunk in the
Jutiahd sea fight. tells an Interesting
story of the engagement of the British
armored cruisers with the German bat
subsequent duel fought between the
Warrior and a Gkrman light cruiser
ing three tunnels. the Warrior pick
ing her UP at range Of 1885 yards.
The first two shells having given US
the range" said the officer. the star
board gun fore-turret Numbered out
ana smell crumpled 1D the hindermost
of the Germans three tunnels. Our
armored cruisers Defence and Duke of
Edinburgh were left TO deal with two
other German light cruisers that were
sighted.
Crumples Up and Sinks.
An at once fountain of water rose
twenty yards ahead of US, and we then
knew that we had to deal with some
thing bigger than light cruisers. Three
shells of at least twelve-inch caIiber
Tell ahead Of the Defence, and three
seconds later a salvo cut her In two
anidships and she crumpled I'D and
sank.
The Black Prince was the next to go
TWO great shells carried away her
tunnels and fore -turret. Then a salyo
hit her in the magazine and, she blew
UP.
Our turn was to come. for far away
on Inc horizon we could see three
tripod masts BY this time the enemy
light cruisers were burning feyrely and
had ceased to fire. but one after an
other twelve-inch shells dropped on
either beam OF US. At last the enemy
found the mark. The first shell smashed
the motor boat hoist into spiinters The
second hit the starboard side In line
with the turret. The third hit the
quarterback. plunged downward and
wrecked the dynamo. The gun turre,s,
too, were almost useless, as the am
munition hoist had gone. Another shot
put the port and starboard engine
rooms out of action.
BY $50 o'clock we were a hope
lhssly battered hulk and waiting for
the shells that would finish us, when
the Warspte appeared"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
TRAINS HIT TWO AUTOS:
SIX LIVES CRUSHED OUT
Accidents Occur Near Talbot. Tenn,
and at Canton, 0hio-Four
Injured in Latter.

CANTON. Ohio. June 6.-Three per-
sons were killed and four injured here
this morning when an automobile was
demolished by freight train at the
Market avenue crossing Of the Penn
sylvania railroad. The dead are: Mrs.
Louise Busse. forty-fve; Mrs. Anna
Paar, twenty-six, and George Roberts,
forty.
The injured: Willard f. Campbell.
thirty-fve; Stewart Shanks. twenty
one; Percy Miller, twenty-six. and Misc
Elizabeth Hardy, twentythree.
Returning From Birthday Party.
All Of the victims excepting Roberts
driving. The party was returning from
a trip to the country for a birthday
celebration, and did not see the train
coming because the view of the cross
The automobile was carried 500 feet
along the track on the engine pilot
before the train could be stopped. The
two women were thrown out and
the engine.
Roberts met his death in peculiar
manner. He was mill worker, and
was on his way to work, walking along
the tracks. The automobile projecting
from the pilot Of the locomotive struck
him as the train whirled past and rem
dered him lifeless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
Three Lives Crushed Out.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. June 6.-Three
lives were crushed out last night when
Southern railway train struck an
automobile at crossing near Talbot
The dead are: Or. w. l.. Tadlock, forty
one: his wife, thirty-ive. both of Tai
bott and their nephew. Hubert Death
ridge, twenty-five, of Hartman, Tenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
Other Claims to Fame.

without his browning achievements
az the great organizer of the British
campaign in the European war, kitch-
ener had already won wide and lasting
fame by his many campaigns in Egypt
South Africa and in India.
He was born June "a. 1850. in County
Ksrrv. ireland, a fact that gave rise to
a general belief that he was OF irish
blood. but his parents were of French
and English descent. His father was
a soldier. but of no very high rank.
He had managed to climb to the lieu
tenant colonelcy of a dragon regi-
ment, when he retired to the estate in
ireland where Horatie Herbert kiteh-
ener. the o-be-distinguished son. was
born. Young Kitchener received his
fundamental military education at
Woolwich, where he displayed only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
Worked Day and Night.

BY mere luck Kitchener happened to
be in England on one of the compare
lively rare visits that he had paid to
London during his long career abroad
when the European war broke out He
mad Just come home from service as
British agent in Egypt. had accepted
a n earldom from King George and was
being talked of as viceroy of India
within few hours after England's
declaration of war Kitchener was ap-
pointed secretary of state for war and
Immediately took fun charge at the
war office. where he worked day and
night to overcome the handicap which
the central powers had over England in
the matter of fighting strength.
He grlmly told the British people they
had bigger war on their hands tina n
they realized. and one that might last
longer than they expected, but it was
to be faced with entire confidence and
ne, unsmling. almost like a dehun1an-
lied machine, set about to make things
hum. He had scarcely moved into
Whitehall street when he made numer-
Gus changes in the personnel of the
war Office. which was said to be honey
combed with social and political favor
itism.
After dispatching a few hundred thou
sand regulars to France and Belgium
to help check the onrushing Germans
the war secretary began recruiting and
British Isles were covered with signs
and posters urging young men to ioin
the colors. Kitchener went through the
country experimenting the drilling of
the army. From time to time a. re were
reports indicating his failure to 1T the
number of men he wanted but within
a year after the war opened Premier
Asouith officially announced in parIia-
ment that about 100000 men had en-
listed in the United Kingdom alone. and
almost another million in the overseas
dominions.
Kitchener, however, was the object
of no little criticism. There was much
grumbling because of the strict cen
sorship he imposed on newspapers and
his utter disregard for war correspond
ents. notwithstanding this, the Brit
ish' newspapers gave him active sup
port prior to May, 1915. During the
winter months the war secretary had
announced the big drive" would begin
Neuve Chapelle occurred in May. and
England believed this was the begin
ming of the big drive. Shortly after
ward reports reached England that the
drive had halted owing TO a shortage
of munitions, especially high-explosive
shells section of the London press
then declared that Kitchener had made
serious mistake in providing large
Quantities of shrapnel and lnsumclent
high explosives Newspaper attacks
went SO far as to suggest ms ne1ns dis-
placed as war secretary, but the ma
jority of the papers defended him. 1t
was agreed that the raising of big
army and supplying munitions at the
same time was too great task FOR one
man The discussion developed the
formation of coalition cabinet and
the creation of the new portfolio OF
minister of munitions. of which David
I.loyd George took charge. while kitch-
ener remained as war minister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
WORLD FAME EARNED
BY EARL KITCHENER
AS MILITARY GENIUS

ordinary brilliancy, with the exception
of his liking for mathematics. On
graduating. he received a commission
in the Royal Engineers. but when not
yet tWenty-one years of age ne at
tached himself to French army in the
Franco Prussian war. He had been in
the service only a short time when he
contracted pneumonia during balloon
flight, and had such a prolonged and
serious illness that he had to give up
further service for France. Kitchener's
experience in European Warfare-prior
to his direction of the great war of
1914-therefore. had been limited only
to a few balloon flights in France.
In 1874, when British expedition was
sent out to survey western Palestine,
Kitchener was one of the eager volun-
teers accepted for this service. For
months he Travelled over the hills and
valleys of this peaceable Bible land
with his theodolite and surveying tape.
and with this life in the open he grew
to be a tall. gaunt subaltern, with
hard face well burned. His contribu-
tion to the Typographical knowledge of
the Holy Land completed, young Kitch-
ener was sent to Cyprus. which Great
Britain had just acquired. to organize
a system Of courts, work in which he
displayed administrative ability and
tact.
1t was while there. in 1882 that he
took his first step on the path that
was to lead him eventually to Khar-
tum. Trouble already was brewing in
the Sudan. Hearing that the Egyptian
army was being organized by Sir
Evelyn Wood, young Kitchener saw his
opportunity with unerring instinct and
lost no time in offering his services
The military authorities. recognizing
at once his insight into the native
character. put him in the intelligence
department. and from the very outset
OF his Egyptian career negotiations Of
the utmost Importance were intrusted
to him and carried out with invariable
success AS an intelligence officer
Kitchener accompanied Sir Herbert
stewards desert column on that heroic
put disastrous enterprise known as the
Gordon relief expedition-the relief of
Gen Gordon from Khartum. where he
had been entangled during the evaeua-
ton of the Sudan. Kitchener deeply
TOOK 10 heart the lessons of this fasco
with Its failure of transport and in
teiligence departments, and avoided
these troubles in the expedition which
ne himself led some years later In
the meantime. Kitchener was employed
in innumerable fights and raids against
the derVishes or Mahdists of southern
Egypt In 1885 he became governor
OF the Red sea territories and set in
motion a series of raids on the
notorious Osman Digna, the deryish
leader In one of these raids Kiteh
eners men were hanked and put to
night. during which he received a bullet
which broke his jaw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
AUTOMOBILE PARADE
WILL Be A FEATURE
Prizes to Be Awarded in Connec-
ton With Anacostia Commu.
nifty Celebration Friday.

The automobile narade in connection
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held in Anacostia Friday evening will
committee comnosed Of s u FRAZIER
chairman; Adolph GUIDE and George
Frazier has received up to the present
time seventy-hve entries.
The entries received include: s. Nj.
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pany. GUIDE Brothers, F. II. Kramer. j.
q. Weinberg, ]. f. hoontz Semmes
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06

TIL. third drowning within four days
in the vicinity Of Brooklyn and Curtis
BAY, Anne Arundel county: MO- os
CURED Monday when Hiding Luna
ouist. -, of Baltimore was thrown ihto
the water from a capsized poat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06

Spouse among the British people that
the fund required was far oyersub-
scribed.
For his triumphs in the Sudan he
was raised to the peerage as Baron
Kitchener of Khartum. and received
the thanks of parliament and a grant
of $4,000 Shortly afterward he was
promoted lieutenant general and then
chief of staff to Lord Roberts in the
South African war, and on Lord Rob-
erts' return to England in November.
chief in that field. BY constructing a
Is, 500-mile chain of blockhouses he
stopped the Boer raids and virtually
ended the war in South Africa. This
added to his popularity and prestige at
home. and he was rewarded by the title
of viscount. promotion to the rank of
general for distinguished services. the
thsnks of the parliament and a grant
of $250,000.
Immediately after the peace Gen
kltchener went to India as commander
in-chief of the British forces there. and
In this position, which he held for
seven years. he carried out not only
many far-reaching administrative re-
forms. but a complete reorganization
and strategical redistribution of the
British and native forces. On leaving
India in 1909 he was promoted field
marshal and appointed commander-in-
s ehaef and high commissioner in the
mediterranean. and later on took a
tour OF inspection of the forces of the
entire empire. drawing up a scheme of
cefense of the overseas dominions.
He then returned to Egypt, the scene
or his first triumph, in the capacity of
BRUSH agent and consul general in
| geographically a governor general
| snip OF Egypt-and led in the econom-
ical development of the country, build
ing new roads and irrigation projects
| on large scale.
Personality Never Fathomed.
| During all the years the British peo-
pie had looked on Kitchener's silent but
effective work they had never been able
to fathom his personality A cockney
non commissioned officer. who had seen
much service under him. summed up
the general opinion when he said of
| Kitchener:
Els no talker No i'm. 'E's all
steel and h'ice."
His face was that of a man who
neither asked for sympathy nor want
ed it.
He had steady, blue-gray. passion
less eyes, and a heavy mustache COW
| cred mouth that shut close and firm,
like wolf trap. He believed with all
his might in the gospel of work. He
had illimitable self-confidence. For
bungling and faint-heartedness he was
incapable of feeling sympathy or show
| ing mercy; an officer who failed him
| once got no second chance. He had a
| grim, laconic humor. What is your
| taste in hairpins?' for instance, is said
| to have been the query with which he
| annihilated a dandifed officer. He was
| Indifferent to popularity, particularly
among women, and though feted all
| over the world in social circles he
never married. In 1910 he paid brief
| visit to the United States during trip
around the world. At that time it came
| out in the New York papers that the
great Kitchener was woman hater :
He took occasion to deny this. and said
| the only reason he had never married
| was because he believed a man could
not be good soldier and good hus-
| band at the same time.