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THE VICTOR, RAPID sELECToR. Com.
piled by Albert 70. Meir d. Appleton
Evening star., 1916-03-29
OPPOSES CHANGE
IN WATER SYSTEM
Secretary Baker Against PIac-
ing Full Control in D. c.
Commissioners Hands.
UPHOLDS GEN. BLACK:
FRICTION NOT FEARED
Head of War Department Makes
Views Known to Congressional
Committees.

Secretary Baker has informed
the chairmen OF the Senate and
House committees on the District
OF Columbia that he concurs in
the views oi Cen. William NJ.
Black. chief OF engineers of the
army, III opposition t" the bill
providing for the transfer of CON
trol over the Washington aquc-
duct and its appurtenanceS from
the War Department to the Dis
trICt { commissioners
Under the present system the federal
government brings the water to the
city. purifcs it and superviSes con-
sumption IN federal buildings, and the
District government distributes the
purified water and supervises consunp-
ton by citizens.
control of the entire system in the
hands of the District Commissioners. it
is argued that the division of urIsdic-
tiOu may create friction and he obJeC-
tionable. while the combination of the
system under one management would
be more economical.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Friction Not Anticipated.

Col. G. A. F. Flagler. the District en-
sneer officer in charge of The aqueduct.
reported that 1t is not seen how any
friction could occur in the dual admin
istration u--iess the United States failed
to supply the amount of water re-
quired, which has not occur ed to the
present time. except in the case of ac-
cident to the aqueduCt. He also stated
that If the entire system is placed In
the hands of the District Commission
ers There is doubt as to the possibility
of increasing economy without decreas-
ing efficiency.
Gen. Black coucurred in these views.
The division between Jurisdictions is
sharply defined and clearly understood.
There appears to be no evidence that
the present arrangement creates fric-
ton or difficulties. Neither does it ap
pear that economy will result from
turning the entire system over to the
commissioners He added that the
cost of the construction and mainte-
nance Of the present system is about
s13.500. 900. and that the estimated cost
OF the enlargement Of the supply. cou
pied with tn" Great Falls power plant,
is about SIS. 900 900.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Identified Dead.

The identified dead are.
Walter B. Esston, 12oe kirkdum
street. Philadelphia.
frank Gallagher, 30 Hart street.
= o"klyu-
bora Eosenburg. 81 Egn"s street. To-
rnrio.
y r. Taoheltaj. manager Hungarian
Theatrical Association. Cleveland
T. {. Ash. mail transfer clerk, Ohm
sted FANS. ohio.
T. n. Hearn. Gsllip"lis. Ohio
Malciuca Bemmol. 3l3s EeeCh street.
INDIANA Harbor. Ind.
';Hcrgy Djonca. Indianapolis
Rosenodah. Indianapolis.
Miss Jennie HaddaS. Cleveland, died
At t.lyrta Memorial Hospital
charles Nelson. member of Machine
Movers Union. died OH train on way
from Amherst 10 Elyria.
p Frughtman. 90 Gerard street, To-
r.gto-
i Thomas Fairmont avenue Phila-
drlphia.
Edward lie Roy. Elliott avenue. St
Louis, dead at L"raiu
Eruee Brownlee. address unknown.
de@d At Lorain.
The body Of one fireman badly
crushed. Was found on top Of IN. boiler
o. one .! the engine
Evening star., 1916-03-29
THIRTY ARE KILLED,
OVER 40 INJURED
IN TRAIN CRASH
Three of New York CentraFs
Crack Trains Wrecked Near
Amherst. Ohio.
BODIES OF THE VICTIMS
ARE HORRIBLY MANGLED
Accident Is Said to Have Been
Partially Due to Dense
Fog.
REsCUERs SOON ON THE SCENE
General Manager Moon Makes State
ment of Causes Based on Re
ports to Him Made by His
Subordinates..

GLEN ILAND. Ohio, March
-1-.Nt least thirty persons were
Killed exact total may not
hc known until nighttall-and
more than forty injured IN the
wreck early today oi three OF the
New York Ccntral'S crack pas
,,,gcr trains a mile west OF Am
Ecret.
Dense fog, it as said, obscured the
signal set by the first section OF the
aastbound Pittsburgh -Baltimore-Buf- =
falo limited, --causing another sechoh
Of that train TO crash into it. snort
time later, before sisnalmen could
IA. il. the fast Twentieth Century
Limited. westbound. crashed INTO the
v-reckace which had piled up on the
vcstbound track.
Twenty-Five bodies had been taken
.ut at noon and tive more We're known
10 ne in the debris
When tn. total of dead and injured
i finally ascertaincd the wreck viii
surpass with its cost of lite and llmb,
even inc wreck of the Twentieth Cen
tiirV Limited at Mentor iii 1904. when
rn.. famous train piled into freight
on its second trip on the New 1ork-
Chicago twenty-hoUr run.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Many Have Narrow Escape.

Some Of the members Of the crews Of
tie three trains involved in the wreck es-
capped with scratches and bruises e. &
Robinson ~ Toledo. eng .necr Of the Twen-
ticrh Century. crawled uninJured from
under his engine after II had plunged
in" feet along the ties His fireman Wal
ter Mann. Toledo. and the conductor. NJ
Rurk. Buffalo. also were unhurt
John Keller, conductor Of the second
-eGiIon Of No. Sc. and Frank Runnel In,
'harG" Of The first section. and other uu-
injured members Of the crews assisted in
caring for injured passengers and n clear
lug awsy wrcckaSe
search uaS being made for the bodies
Of '"o express messengers. expected 10
l." found among express car wrcckaye
piled rHeLty feet high
Tho first body taken from the wreck
age 20 be identified was that Of Rev
Gustav Waiyi pastor Of The FIRST
Hungarian Evangelical Lutheran
tnui Oh. Detroit Rey. WaIyi lived at
8. Thaddeus street. Detroit
Relief trains We're sent to the scerse
from Cleveland ElyrIa and other near
hy places
Train ss was known as the Pitts
Hlrgh Ba!t more Buffalo limited It
ras due in Cleveland At 4OJ this
morning. The train carried sleeping
coaches from Chicago 10 Pittsburgh h
and BGhal" and TOOK on 4 sleeper at
Cleveland for Buffalo II carried A
liner from Chicago to Pittsburgh and
Nas known As one Of Tie finest trains
"u the New York Central lines. The
nFer was split into two sections to
u+v because ~ unusually heavy rrafrc
no THIS spattluG OF the train Indirect
IA caused the WreCk-
Evening star., 1916-03-29
General Managers Statement.

- e. Moon. general manager Of the
Sew York central lines at cleveland.
Gives this version of the wreck as il
was given to him from his subordI-
..,'es on the road AT o.cIoch
Train NO. 50. east bound. Vas tray
euug IN two sections
The eugineer Of the hrst section
wss stopped at Amherst hy a signal
J don't know just how
The second section or 40 Sc should
have stopped because II the automatic
signal or hy tn" signal OF d fiagman on
fbr first section
The second section ran into the end
coach Of the FIRST section The wreck
age from both sections went over on
the westbouud. hug speed track
The rear ear OF the first section WAS
Il coach from chicago to Pittsburgh
II had forty passengers. four Of
whom are killed / don't know how
many were injured.
The next car ahead "f the coach was
3 rIqb-Puliman ear. There was NOBODY
iu this car but e porter and mail
s.}art.
These two men are missing The
ears ahead Of the coach and club ear
veTe sleepers
Eobndy IN them wsS hurt.
The Twentieth century was derailed
rrlt nobody on u Was injured
y have ordered an Invcsti CATION at
once
Il don't think any OF the crew was
Continued on Second Page)
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Further Objections.

't'uder the proposed legislation" said
Gen. Black. review by the division en-
giueer and the chief Of engineers of the
final decision as to engineering fea-
lures would rest with the Engineer
CommiS SSioner of the District who is
usually of the rank and experience Of
District engineer officer. While | be
leve that the existing form of govern
meut for the rDiStrict of Columbia is
probably the best that could be devised
agitation for a change has been made
in the past and may be renewed in the
future. Should such d change occur the
oh jections to the transfer of the aque-
duct system will have increased force
In view of the satisfactory operation Of
the present arrangement. of the vital in-
terest Of the federal government in the
matter and Of the uncertainty that any
benefit would accrue from the transfer /
recommend that the chairmen Of the con
grcssonal committees on the District Of
Columbia be advised that IN the judgme Mt
Of this department the enactment Of the
proposed legislation Is not adyiSa BILE
Secretary Baker. in his letters to the
District committee chairInen. said fe con
curred in the views If tn. chief Of en-
gIueerS
Il might add, sa id the Secretary,
that there ar. recognized /" be Ger
tain imperfeCtiouS in the operation of
the water system. more especially IN
the consumption Of water at certain of
he federal buildings. had q confer
euce with the chief Of eu,-ineers ana
District commissioners on the subject
the I'D instant. and II is probable that
joint recommendations viii later be
submitted looking to the enactment
into law Df remedial measures"
II is understood that the Djstrjc,
cOmmi SsIonerS Will request The with
drawal Of the bin in question. which
was Introduced al their suggestion
..r1N hE ITt r,f
Evening star., 1916-03-29
AIR SERVICE IS ATTACKED
British Officials Charged in Parlia-
ment With Ignorance and Intrioue

LONDON March 2s-The eovern
ment was again heckled in the house of
commons last night on the inefficie,c,
of the British aircraft service and de-
fense against Zeppelins by Noel Penn
berton- Billing. recently elected a mem
Der. on the question of air prepared
ness. and other members. who accused
the ministers of parsimony and neglect
of valuable Inventions offered to them
and><leclared that the public interest
was being sacrificed to ignorance and
intrigue among the higher officials.
Evening star., 1916-03-29

eIsht million dollar congressional APP
preparation now available will enable
th' department to establish a com :
pIete independent motor truck supply
system regardless of the railroads Sec
retarN Baker announced that two more
motor truck companies have been re-
Huested by Gen. Funston and viii be
forwarded soon
1htre are twenty seven trucks in a
company. Four companies are now in
service and TWO others are on their
way to the border With the additional
'wo companies Gen. Funston viii have
ZIG trucks with which to maintain
Gen Fcrshine's constantly lenethen-
ing lines OF communication.
WITH funds available. the department
It IS sad. has now under consideration
plan for purchasing eight new aero
pithcS Tor Mexican service and for es-
tabiishing three high-powered radio
stations along the border to pro-
wa" constant communication with the
wireless sets of the troops now in the
field.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Dispatches Indicate Pershing
N0lU Using Mexican Railroads
NeWs Contained in Official Report to Gen.
Funston of Death of Trooper While Being
Transferred on Train South 0fCQsQs Grdndes

While word had today Special Representative
Rodgers concerning the Mexican
railways supplies Gen lersn9
official dispatches Pcrsn
that using railways the
probably local
\ Saddcr OF
Cavalry had died received railroad
troops being by rail southwark
Casas tandes. This the first
Pershings the railroads.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Confers With Secretary Lansing.

Confers With Secretary Lansing.
Secretary Baker took the message
from Gen. Funston to the State De-
partmcnt and conferred with Secre-
tary Lansing. 1t was announced
there that additions proposed by Gen.
carranza to the projected protocol
covering the use of the Mexican rail-
ways still we're under consideration.
Instructions were sent last night to
special reprcsentatIv" Rodgers to
urge Gen. tarranza to grant permls-
SION for use of Mexican railways as
matter independent of the procotol
only routine reports came from the
border to the War Department today.
The department has no Information as
10 the actual steps taken by Gen. Per
shing to close in on the bandits
Conditions the east ana west
coasts of Mexico were reported to the
Navy department today AS generally
satisfactory. From Tampico came
word of apparent Improvement noticed
by American residents concerning
whose safety considerable anxiety was
Evening star., 1916-03-29

This morning after AN intense pre-
paratory artillery fire our troops deliy-
cred q spirited attack against the Ger
man positions in the wood of Avocourt
We occupied rhe southeastern corner OF
this wood for 4 depth OF more than 800
Yards as well as an important work
called the redoubt Of Avocourt which
the Germans had strongly fortified
"A violent and sudden counter attack
delivered by the enemy with a fresh
brigade which had arrived on the scene
but a few days ago was completely re-
pulsed by US The enemy suffered
heavy losses and left fifty prisoners in
our hands.
ITO the cast of the River Meuse there
has been great activity on the part Of
the opposing artillery forces in the re-
aion of NauX and bouaumont and in
the Woe>ie. in the sector of Moulain-
vile,
90 the remainder of the front the
night was quiet.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
French Regain Ground.

PARIS, March 20, I2:I5 pm
French troops made an attack
last night on Avocourt wood
west OF the Mcusc. where the
German assault was made yester-
day The official statement today
SAYS the French carried part OF
the works which the Germans had
constructed. The German, made
a fierce counter attack. but we're
driven back with heavy losses.
They made NO other effort to re-
cover the lost ground
The recent German attack upon
Malancourt was made with a
fresh division, which was thrown
back with large losses.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Lieut.. J. w. Allison Dies.

Ell PASo, TEX. March a9-Joseph W.
Allison second lieutenant of the 18th
Cavalry. who was brought back to the
base hospital at Fort Bliss from Casas
Ora ndes suffering from "A cold that de-
Neloped into pneumonia, died today
Evening star., 1916-03-29

LONDON. March oo.-Thc
Germans have made another
notable gain in their drive against
\erdun. according to today off
clal announcement from Berlin,
Storlning French positions north
OF Malancourt to the depth OF
several lines along d front oi
1000 meters. or more than mile
Malancourt lies about ten and
One-hali miles northwest OF Yer
dun and some two and one-half
miles northeast OF the southern
tip OF the .Avocourt wood. into
which the Germans pushed in
their recent great drive west OF
the Meuse. The French lines
here formed a broad salient. ex-
posed to attack from either flank,
and French tenure OF the position
had not been considered a secure
one by many military observers.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
VIRGINIA c. 0. P.
CONVENTION OPENS
Organization in Control and
CoIored Element Is Scarce
IyNoticeabIe.

ROANOKE. Va. March es-With
l.5oo delegates from all parts of vir-
sinia in attendance. the state republi-
can convention was called to order
this morning AT IL o'clock in the
Academy of Music The gavel with
which the big meeting was called to
order was welded by c. Bascom Slemp
the only republican representative from
Virginia in Congress. TT. Muncie of
Bland received the gavei from Mr.
Slemp and acted temporary chair
man. The convention is the largest
held by the party in Virginia in many
years. The colored man. once so con-
spicuous in such gatherings in the
south, is scarcely noticeable 1t was
q sea of white faces that packed the
building from platform to the furthest
edge of the CALLER. under the roof.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
GASOLINE EMBARGO
PROPOSED IN HOUSE
Representative Howard Pre-
diets Accent Rate to U. S.
in Two Months.
MEASURE INTRODUCED
TO STOP ALL EXPORTS
Resolution Is Drawn by Georgian
After Talk With Secretary Red
field About the Situation.

With the prediction that gaso-
line for the use OF the govern
mcnt itself. in huge quantities.
will reach a wholesale price OF
40 cents a gallon in the next two
months. Representative Schley
Howard OF Georgia today intro
duced d resolution authorizing
the President to declare an EN-
barge on gasoline, so as to pre-
vent the shipment OF American
supplies OF the fluid abroad. The
resolution was written after d
talk between Secretary OF Com
mcrce Redtield. who presented
some startling facts.
At the same time Representa-
tive Steenerson of Minnesota in
troduced a bill to give the federal
trade commission the power to fix
prices on gasoline and allied
products.
A subcommittee OF the mines
and mining committee. headed by
Representative Van Dyke Of
Minnesota. is now going over
some OF the many sasoline-price-
reducing bills before it. and near
" every congressman is receiv-
ING daily stacks OF letters de
manding that action be taken be-
fore the price rises to untold
heights
Evening star., 1916-03-29
BATTLE AGAIN DESPERATE
AFTER LULL OF SIX DAYS
Berlin Reports Storming of 2,OOG
Meters of Lines North of
Malancourt.
FIERCE ARTILLERY ACTIONS
Trenches Deluged With Shells for
Hours in Preparation for
Charges by Great Masses
of Infantry.
BERLIN, March 20, via

BERLIN, March 2e, via
London, 3:48 p.m.-French
positions north of Malan-
court several lines deep
along a front of 1000 meters
have been stormed by Ger
man troops, the German
headquarters staff announced
today.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Producers Want Forty Cents.

Producers Want Forty Cents.
II was told by Secretary Redfeid.'
said Representative Howard today.
that the contract price for gasoline
for government consumption last year
was II cents Now the producers are
coming here for contracts and will not
listen to any suggestions less than 40
cents.
Forty cents a gallon would he less
than the retail price.
What we ought to have" continued
Representative Howard. "is action of
the sort President Roosevelt took at
the time the coal strike was threaten
ing. Coal was scarce, prices were ris
ing and people in dire distress because
of the situation. Theodore Roosevelt
called President Baer of the Erie down
to see him. and told him that if the
strike was not settled IN forty-e eight
mining regions and that the United
States would take over the mines. The
strike was settled in eight
hours.
Crude petroleum is one of the great
natural products of our nation. one of
its by-productS. gasoline. is universally
used. and science has not yet discov-
cred an economical substitute for it. A
restriction of its use by the eNaction
of eXorbitant prices viii affect hum
dreds of thousands of our people in
every walk of life. The gas engine is
tural. Industrial commercial and social
activities.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Organization in Control.

The organization appeared to be ir
complete control and there was every
indication the delegation to'the Chi
cago convention would he unin-
Structed.
The progressive" element claimed
that there a strong Hughes-Roose-
Welt sentiment among the fifteen hun
dred delegates, but admitted that the
organization could muster sufficient
strength to vote down any effort to
send instructed delegation to the
national gathering.
For delegates at large the organiza-
tion slate consisted of the followine
Representative &. Ba aScom Slemp state
chairman: Alvah n. Martin national
committeeman: Joseph l.. crupper of
Alexandria and X. A. F'ulwiler of
Stanton
Il. Il. Davis. state senator from
Franklin county. is a candidate for
delegate a large in opposition 10 Mr.
Fulwiler, and is expected to have the
backing of the progreSsives when the
selection of the delegates comes to a
vote. The organization claimed that
MIR FulWiler would defeat Mr. Davis
with large number of votes to spare
If he succeeds the progreSsives prob
ably will abandon any fight they NAV
contemplate for an instructed deleea-
ton
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Yesterdays Advertising
Local Display

| he Star 5 circulation
Of over 10000 insurcs to
IN advertiser practically
Il universal opportunity
in Washington to read
hlS announcements.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Preparing Aero Specifications.

War Department officials were pre-
pairing recommenda tions today to
the number and type of aeroplanes for
border use to he purchased with the
emergency fund of $S,000,00O made
available yesterday by Congress. Sec
re,ary Baker expected TO act as soon
as the report reached him and the new
machines. probably eight in number.
probably xiil be shipped within few
days.
Aeroplane manufacturers h V .
tyinced desire to cooperate closely
with the oVernment in developing sat
isfactory war planes. the Secretary
said. They have suggested that test
ing ground be established by the army
AT Fort Myer. Va, or some other cen
trail point. where new types of ma
Chimes can lie sent for test by army
aviators a fast they are produced.
Mr.. Baker indicated that some such
plan woulf lie followed by the depart
mCnt.
Uses of the Appropriate
While it was admitted AT the War
Department that the use of the rail-
ways would simplify the troops sup
ply problem, it was said that the
Evening star., 1916-03-29
No Fight Expected.

The convention viii go on record as
lndorslng State Chairman Slemp and
National Committeeman Martin, and
the proSressives will make no fight
against them. This was agreed unon
1t is said, at the time Mr.. crupper's
name was added to the orsanization
state. Mr.. Crupper is admittedly a
strong Hughes Roosevelt man
Inc morning and afternoon sessions
We're devoted to perfectine orpaniza
tlon. and the delegates at large will he
chosen AT the night session, at which
Representative Humphrey of Wash
lnetoh VIII deliver an address
For the first time in MANY years
there were no contests for seats and
party leaders asserted that harmonv
was the prevailing spirit