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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
GERMANY CONSENTS TO
POLISH RELIEF WORK

BERLIN, February 4. by wireless to
Sayville-Germany has granted permis-
sion for the carrying on of relief work
in Poland. provided adequate funds
are raised and the entente allies con-
sent to the importation OF food sup
plies. VI aHNG D
Announcement to this effect was
made here today by Frederick O. Wal
colt, European representative of the
Rockefeller Foundation, and Caspar
Whitney of the American commission
for relief in Belgium. who have just
returned from fortnight's trip
through Poland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
SOUNDS BOURNE LIKE BONE
Senator Swanson's Accent Causes
Some Hilarity in the Senate,

Senator Swansons southern accent
caused some hiiarity in the Senate
yesterday during a debate on the ref
ei,ence of the good roads bill, which has
been passed by the House. Senator
Swanson, who halls from Virginia,
had occasion to refer a number of
times during the debate to the Bourne
bill. recommended by a committee of
which former Senator Jonathan
Bourne. of Oregon was chairman. He
failed to make the "r' heard in
Bournas name, TO the amusement Of a
number of senators. Finally Senator
Borah of Idaho rose and inquired:
who is this Bone?"
A wave of laughter ran over the
Senate, and Senator Swanson explained
that he had reference to the Bourne
bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.


SCuaNGs
The Senate District committee
failed to obtain a quorum for q
Oeeting today. Senator Phelan.
chairman of the subcommittee on
excise law, announced the sub
committee would meet soon to
consider the nomination of Gen.
X. G. Smith as a member Of the
excise board.
A hearing on the central power
and heating plant, which the gov
eminent proposes to erect oppo-
site the bureau of engraving and
printing. was held before rhe SEN
ate library committee.
House,
Report on the Johnson Juvenile
court law revision bill, ordered
last Tuesday. was filed in the
House today.
Representative Tinkham Of
Massachusetts, introduced q bill
for civil service employment for
District employees.
Representative Cary introduced
. bill to permit the establishment
OF pawnbrokefs' onlces in the DIS.
tsict Of Columbia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
u. S. REFUSES TO PERMIT MAIL
ON APPAM TO BE EXAMINED

all the British citizens, and presented
the following official memorandum:
You will release from the steamship
Appam all those persons who desire
the ship. except the prize officer and
prize crew. including any persons who
have been incorporated into such prize
crew, or acted as a part OF said prize
crew In the navigation Of the ship.
Lieut.. Berg agreed Immediately.
Trouble threatened for time when
the collector discussed the handling Of
the baggage of the prizes prisoners
and the mail aboard the vessel. The
ough inspection by his own men Of
everything carried Off the ship. Mr..
Hamilton announced that the United
States government would attend to
that matter: that the customs inspect
fully belonging to the ship herself was
removed. but that no mail should be
attached. and all persons going ashore
inga a He said that ha il pt the commander
had desired to go through the mail and
baggage he should have done so be-
fore coming within the three-m mile limit.
Feared for the Silver Spoons.
The lieutenant said he was afraid
the passengers might carry OF silver
spoons or table linen as souvenirs. He
insisted that the Appam now was q
German ship and that he was In full
command. Mr.. Hamilton replied that
Germany had nothing to do with tho
administration of American customs
laws. and when five uniformed inspect
ors came alongside the German officer
offered no further objection. In the
meantime the collector had informed
the passengers of the situation, and
cautioned them against attempting to
take off any Of the ships property.
When he mentioned the commanders
fears about the spoons there was q
hearty laugh from all sides.
Later Lieut.. Berg took care to ex-
plain that he had not meant to- reflect
on the hrst-class passengers, but
thought some of the people in the
steerage might not be particular about
what they put in their baggage.
When the time came the Germans
were not inclined to bubble over
what the passengers carried off, They
even returned all weapons except some
service arms.
The customs inspectors did their
work quickly. Their task was eased
by a decision to send large part Of
the baggage. including that Of the Brit
ish colonial officials among the passen-
gers, to New York under a special
manifest in bond. to be loaded there
on a ship for England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
HARMON BACKS PRESIDENT.
Former Ohio Governor Hopes 0ppo.
sition to Preparedness Is Subsiding.

A letter was read to the House to-
day from former Gov. Judson l. Har-
mon of Ohio to Representative Allen
expressing the hope that the opposi-
ton to preparedness was subsiding.
''The more I think OF it the more in
dignant become that any one should
oppose the Presidents policy of pre-
paredness." added the governor, as he
explained that he had been reading
lately, for the third time, Gibbons
Decline and Fail Of the Roman Empire. {"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate.
Met at noon.

McI at IoOVi.
Resumed debate on Philippine
bill.
Lieut.. Gov. Eshleman of Cali
fornia pleaded for relief of oil
prospectors before public lands
committee.
Senator Thomas submitted a
resolution denouncing destruc-
ton of Canadian parliament
building as ''incendiarism"
Senator Works attacked Presi-
dents defense campaign befSre
the military committee.
House;
Met at noon
Indian Appropriation bill under
debate
Gov. Goethals of the Panama
Canal Zone told appropriations
committee the date of reopening
the waterway still was specu-
lative because of slides.
Maj. Gen. Scott. before mill
tary committee, and Rear Ad-
niral Blue. before naval COM
mittee, testified on national de-
Tense problems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
HEA RING SET FOR MONDAY.
Motion to Dismiss Federal League
Suit Az ainst Organized Base Ball.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. February because
the Baltk more Federal League club
wished to be heard. a motion made to-
day to dist Miss the suit of the Federal
League aga inst organized base ball was
set for hea ring Monday.
The motion was offered in the United
States distri ct court by attorneys rep
resenting the plaintiffs to the suit,
which was brought under the Sherman
antitrust law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
YOUTH SENT TO MATTEAwAN.
H. L. Severy, Who Shot Four Per
sons, Is Adjudged Insane.

ALBANY, N. Y, February 4.-Harold
L. Severy, the youth who shot four per-
sons one mortally, in this city last
Friday, was committed to Matteawan
State Hospital for Criminal Insane by
County Judge Addington today. The
courts action followed the report of a
special commission of alienists that
Severy was insane.
Severy was arrested at Schenectady
last Tuesday. He had previously been
confined in institutions for the insane
in Massachusetts, and Vermont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04

pswspapers for the most part abstain
from discussion Of the case '"'
ception being the Lokal Anzieser.
In a column editorial the Lokai an
xeiger says that a very grave situa'io"
has been caused by the Wash'hs
government suddenly insisting tha'
Germany declare the sinking OF the
Lusitania illegal and apparently Ssr
pending the negotiation OF al o.ne'
unadjusted matters until t,,s suem there
fore now looking like bend or presn,
Germany, declares the newspapSl'
has shown by indisputable facts that sne
cherishes sincere wish TO I'VE IN heen
with the United States. There mas peen
no lack of words with friendly rins
from that side. 1t adds, but all the wgr,9
now has "only one opinion OF VIVA.
American neutrality really means
had been maintained with considerable
difffculty, and things might go on q
hitherto, in the newspapers opinion, II
President Wilson is determined 10 per-
sist in keeping up the present situa-
ton of ambiguity.
:, "Intolerable" to Admit Wrong.
But" adds the Lokal Anzeiger. "if
he expects that in the Lusitania ques-
ton Germany will beat a retreat which
can counter all her previous deciara-
tion, Germany will beat q treat which
possibility even for the warmest friends
of peace. Never can a German govern
ment admit that a submarine COM
manner did wrong in sinking in the
war zone an enemy steamer laden to
the guards with arms and ammunition
That were quite an intolerable notion
and must be rejected.
This was also perfectly well under
stood at the White House. If. in spite
Of 1t. Secretary Lansing has put forth
such a demand we can only conclude
that he does not wish to reach an I'M
derstanding with Germany"
The newspaper says the German gov
ernment still hopes that definite UNI
Outstanding is within reach on the
basis of the latest instructions to Am
bassador Won Bernstorn.
I'VE need not therefore regard the
worst as unavodda ble.' it adds. but
whatever be the outcome we are JUS
titled in saying that Germany left no
means untried of preserving the peace
with America. If the high councils in
adopt an adverse decision
in spite of this then not the slightest
blame will fall upon the German, people
or in their government for such an I'M
happy turn in the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
.LAUDS ADMINISTRATION
Of SECRETARY DANIELS
Admiral Blue Defends Course q to
Personnel Before House
-. .. Committee.

A formal defense Of Secretary DAN
'iels' administration Of tho personnel
division Of the Navy Department was
laid before the House naval COMMITTEES
today by Rear Admiral Victor Blue,
chief Of the bureau Of navigation. As
a result of steps taken by the depart
ment since 1912. when the Secretary
took Office, he said the ships Of the
fleets were better oficered and better
manned than ever before, standardixa-
ton Of ship compliments was being
worked out by q special board; re-
enlistments have been brought up to IS
per cent, tnsuring well trained crews:
assertions have been reduced and o net
gain of more than 5000 mon has been
made in the enlisted forces without .
proportionate increase in recruiting ex-
penses. ~sts..
Admiral Blue took the annual report
of Admiral Fletcher as his text in max
ing his statement, the report having
been the subject OF much discussion
since 1t was made public in response
to a Senate resolution. because Of the
weaknesses II reported in personnel
and other aspects of the Atlantic deet
Some of these statements were mts-
leading, Admiral Blue said, submitting
tabulated statements to show his point.
Discussion Is Postponed.
Several members of the committee
were prepared, apparently. to question
Admiral Blue at length on these points.
but at the; suggestion of Representa-
tive Roberts the discussion went over
without objection until Monday in order
that his statement might be printed for
study by committee members
Admiral Blue said no difficulty had
been experienced in 1918, 1914 and 1915
in getting recruits for the navy and
attributed this to the fact that the pol
icy of the department was for better
treatment Of enlisted men. and the
people were learning to regard the
profession as an honorable occupation.
He had received many letters from
mothers, Admiral Blue said. asking how
their boys could get into the service.
= Representative Britten asked if Ad-
mirai Fletcher was in favor OF the COM
pulsory academic educational system
on the ships inaugurated by Secretary
Daniels. Admiral Blue said he did not
know as to Admiral Fletcher's opinions.
but thought the majority Of ship COM
manders disapproved 1t. The fact that
the percentage OF re-enlistments had
risen, he said, did not indicate that the
service was Objectionable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04

preceded by an explosion which blew
I open. the doors Of the library and
knocked down persons standing near.
They say they believe the explosion
| was caused by a bomb or internal
| machine. Policemen. were on guard al
both doors Of the library, and othef
persons were in the room itself. 50 that
it would have been difficult for any
detection. Suggestions are made that
| the blaze started from a smoldering
cigar butt. but smoking was prohibit
ed in the library.
House Of Commons in Panic.
In this room were thousands of loose
papers, among which the flames leaped
with almost amazing rapidity. Smoke
rolled in dense volumes out through
the doors and into the chamber of the
house of commons, where that body
was sitting. With the spreading of the
alarm members of the house OF COM
mons spectators in the gallery and at
tendants fed in panic for windows,
doors or FIRE escapes So swift was the
rush of the flames that many narrow
fIy escaped.
One Of these was the minister of ag-
riculture, Martin Burrell, who WaS
a corridor and was dragged to safe5y
, by Robert Rogers, the minister OF Puo
Vic works. Col John Currie. who com,
manded a regiment of Canadians III
,!he battle of ST. Julien, in Flanaer =;
hastily organized a IRE brigade o.
members of the house and atteno snss
and fought the fire with lines OF nus
In the corridors. but could mani ct
The blaze spread 80 .a
that when the Ottawa fire depaT'neen;s
arrived the building was doomed. Al.
vast summoned from Montreal ou. a'
a 81 We cial train laden with fire appara
tus and a company of firemen wa
leav ting that city, about midnight INC
call was countermanded.
Crushed by Falling Tower.
The tall central tower of the par
liameI It building fell at 1880 am today
and al ,out the same time three or four
men " ere crushed beneath the falling
roof Of one of the wings. By O'Clock
the fla mes were rolling through the
senate building, but the firemen oe-
lieved be library would be saved.
The p arliament building included a
central building, with two wings. IN az
40 feet in length. with tower OF ~
feet high and library building IN tne
rear. NJ: my valuable sculptures. paint
and CORR doris. 1t was erected In 1893
Of cream colored sandstone on oiun
rising $50 feet above the Ottawa river
The fan ses from the burning pariia-
ment bui hing were seen two miles
away at Itideau Hall, the residence OF
the Duke of Connaught, governor gen
eral of C: snada. The duke summoned
his housed iold aids, all of whom are
wounded officers invaded from the
front, and they motored swiftly into the
city, but Were unable to give any as
sistance The governor general sat in
his closed CAR and watched the destruc-
ton of the historic building, the corner
stone of Which was laid in 1857 by his
brother, KING Edward VII, then Prince
of Wales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
ERZERUM Is EVACUATED
o. BY TURKS, is REPORT

LONDON. February 4.|The Petro-
grad Novoe vremya -asserts it has re.
ceiyed from a trustworthy source in
formation to thu eject that the Turks
have evacuated Erzerum. one of their
principal strongholds on, the Caucasian
front. - 81. ~
German sources admit the failure of
the Turkish campaign In the Caucasus.
Gays = Central News dispatch from
lAhstsydem. - ..,-s..s 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
Eastland Disaster Damage Claims.

CHICAGO. February 4@The period
set for fling claims before the United
States commissioner for damages in
connection with the capsiEins of the
steamer Eastland in the Chicago river
900. it is said. will be presented. More
than $350,000 in claims had been fiIef3
with the commissioner up to today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
PREPAREDNESS AGAINST
NATURES FORCES URGED
Senator Works Advocates Combine.
ton Army-Mr. Salisbury
Explains Bills.

"While the President IL preaching a
doctrine Of excitement and fear ana
civic and industrial organisations Of
the country are. being turned int
vehicles to brighten the people int an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04

unreasonable preparedness. do not
have much hope, for consideration Of
my plans for preparedness,' declared
senator Works of California today In
appearing before the Senate committee
On military affairs. 80
After this preliminary the California
senator urged the committee to con-
slider his bill for an army Of prepared
ness against the forces of nature. The
bill would provide for apportionment
@ men ten %on H ssea
year for public work-reforestation,
flood prevention and irrigation con-
structfon-who would spend the other
two months of each year in training
for military service.
Mr.. Salisbury Explains Bill.
Senator Salisbury of Delaware ex-
planned two bills he has introduced.
One would compel all who want to
serve their country in civil service jobs
to volunteer for military duty. The
other provides for the purchase and
deepening of the. Delaware and Chesa-
peake canal and the fertilization OF
points on Delaware bay.
The purchase OF the canal had been
recommended by numerous military
and naval experts. he said. and would
ing to take the thickly populated coun-
try extending from Philadelphia to
Pittsburgh. in which are located great
manufacturing industries and most OF
the nations ammunition plants.
Empowers Congress to Call Militia.
A constitutional amendment which
would give Congress the power to call
upon the militia of the states to carry
On war is proposed In a resolution in
troduced by Senator Gore of Oklahoma.
The amendment is urged as part Of a
general plan to strengthen the national
defense. Under the present form of
the Constitution the state militia can
not be used outside the territorial
limits Of the United States unless the
militiamen are mustered into the fed
eral army in time Of stress, as was
done in the Spanish war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
Ford Conference to Omen Februarv ,

STOCKHOLM. via London. February
At is ofacially announced from the
Ford bureau that the neutral peace
conference will be declared tempora.
riiy opened February Z in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
Investigation Is Ordered.

The origin of the fire can be deter
mined only by an investigation, which
it is understood will begin as soon as
possible The fire started in the read
ing room of the house of commons, and
Col. George Bradbury, member of the
house from Manitoba; Mayor Medric
Martin of Montreal and Constable
Helmer, who was standing at the en-
trance of the library, agree that 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, February A.
Nineteen days Of cease1ess vigil for the
short-handed German prize crew
aboard the former British liner Appam
ended late last night when the last of
more than 400 British passengers and
prisoners climbed over the ships side
to liberty on American soil. And for
the first time since Lieut.. Berg and his
twenty-five men boarded the liner from
the raider which captured her on the
night Of January Is. most of the Ger
mans slept peacefully with a few of
their number on watch,
All British subjects and the one ma
ttonalized American, G. A. Tagliaferri,
quit the ship. leaving the prize COM
mander with the twenty Germans who
had been prisoners on the Appam. in
Guiding three women.
Capt. Harrison and the Appam's Brit
ish crew left their vessel only after
there had been a sharp controversy be-
Dempster Company, and the British en-
oassy at Washington. The company de-
sired Its men to remain on the liner to
support the claim that the Germans
neutral waters. But the embassy in
sisted that every British subject depart
as soon as permission had been granted
by the prize commander on the demand
Of the United States government.
Five of the seamen, one Englishman
and four Lascars, of the crew of the
Clan MacTAvish, all suffering from sew
eral wounds, were removed to local
hospital for treatment.
The British government Is caring for
all passengers and crews of the cap
tured freighter and will send them on
to England aboard the first available
ship. The Elder Dampster Company
will arrange for the return Of the APP
PANS crew.
Collector Demands Their Release.
Collector Hamilton's demand for the
release Of all passengers and English
sailors on the Appam was made form
ally on instructions from Washington.
The State Department had ruled that
even though the vessel might be a le-
gal prize. Germany could not hold pris-
oners of war in American territory
The collector boarded the liner while
Prince Won Hatzfeldt of the German
embassy at Washington, was in con-
ference with the prize commander.
Upon being received, he renewed his
request of yesterday for the release Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
Gas Bomb Explosion Causes
Blaze in Historic Paaia-,
ment Building.
FIVE ARE KILLED IN PANIC
IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
Minister of Agriculture Burrell
Hurt and Chief Liberal Whip Par
dee Is Reported Missing.

OTTAWA, Ontario, February
1.-Two women and three men
are known to have persisted in
the fire which swept through the
central portion of Canada's mag
nifcent parliament building last
night, destroying the chambers OF
the commons and senate. Several
others are reported missing, and
it is feared they are buried in the
ruins.
All night long hremen, police
and soldiers fought to save the
100000 structure, which is con-
sidered one of the finest examples
of gothic architecture on this con-
tinent. They were successful in
saving the beautiful library build
ing and the east and the west
wings of the main edihce.
Started in Beading Room.
Immediately after the fire started
report was spread broadcast that it
was caused by the explosion Of an in
cendiary bomb. The fire started in the
reading room of the house of commons
and several persons who were present
at the time, including Mayor Medric
Martin of Montreal, asserted that 1t
was preceded by an explosion which
knocked down several persons. the
bomb theory was, however, rejected to-
day by Col Sherwood. commissioner
Of dominion police. who insisted that
the Migration was accidental
The, two women who lost their lives
were Nine. Bray, wife of H. A. Bray OF
Quebec, and MIME. NORM, wife Of Louis
NORM Of Beauce. Quebec.
t The men whose bodies are still DUR
led in the debris are Alphonse DesJar-
dins. a Dominion policeman; Aipnonse
Desjardins his uncle. an employe in the
building, and Robert Tanning. waiter
Among those reported missing Is B.
B. Law, a member of parliament for
Yarmouth, n. s.
Mr.. Law is understood to have been
at the house at the time the fire broke
out and has not been seen since. He
was alone in the city. and the manage
ment Of the hotel where he was stop
ping said he left there last night TO go
to the house and that every effort to
trace him since had failed.
! j. B. Laplant, assistant clerk Of the
commons, is also among those reported
missing.