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Evening star., 1916-12-28
MORE SHIP SPACE DEMANDED.
Britain to Take IS Per Cent on Yes.
sells Flying Her Flag.

NEW YORK, December 2s.-Lieut
Conner Guthrie. representing the Brit
ish admiralty here. summoned freight
managers of the British steamship
companies to conference yesterday
and told them that. beginning January
/. the British government would re-
quire 81 per cent of the cargo space on
their ships. Forty-seven and nine
tenths per cent is to be reserved for
war munitions. and the remaining
81 lilo per cent for wheat.
During the greater part of this year
the British government has reserved
Go per cent of the space on the yes
sells flying it's flag. December 10 Lieut.
Guthrie called meeting of the freight
managers and informed them that the
government would require 10 per cent
of the space
Evening star., 1916-12-28
Memoranda.
Fifth Murder Victim Dead.

MINDEN. La. December 2S.-The fif-
teen-month- male infant of John
Nelson Reeves. killed with his wife
and two sons nine miles north of here
Sunday night. has died at Shreveport.
The infant was badly beaten by the
men who entered the Reeves home.
It's death increases the number of vic
Tins of the tragedy to FIVE. No new
arrests have been me de in the case.
The suspects held in Jail here are all
negroes, but the authorities are con-
Quoting their investigation and search
on the theory that a white man insti-
gated and took part in the crime.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.


Scow John Bush, from a river point
at 10th street wharf with cordwood for
l.. A. Clarke & Son; steamer Gratitude.
from Mattox creek, Colonial Beach and
upper river landings to the Potomac
and Chesapeake Steamboat Company:
dredge William A. Smoot in the Eastern
branch from Old Ferry sand beds for
repair work. steamer Northland from
Norfolk and Old Point to the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company.
Departures.
Steamer Southland, for Old Point and
Norfolk with passengers and freight;
steamer Majestic. for lower river and
ings with merchandise and passengers:
schooner Marcy, light. for a lower river
point after oysters for the market here;
United States Army steamer Capt. A. NJ
Wetherill, for Fort Washington and
sengers.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug T G.. Herbert arrived towing
Smoot dredge from down-river sand
beds to the Eastern branch for repairs;
tug Capt Toby arrived with a scow
laden with cord wood from Marshall
Hall; tug Eugenia arrived at George
town with lighters laden with sand and
gravel; tug James o. Carter has gone to
Quantico after pyrite-l laden lighter for
the Alexandra acld factory.
Memoranda.
Schooners Bush, Mary Francis and
Bessie Ford are at the Alexandria ship
yard waiting weather conditions before
going to a lower river point after pulp
wood; Schooner Oakland will leave for
Maryland point to load cord wood to
return; schooner Orbit. at Alexandria,
has finished repairs to her mast and
is chartered to load cord or pulp wood
at a river point for the market here;
schooner Earl Biscoe. in Piscataway
creek with lumber for this city, will
come out of the creek soon ice
conditions will allow; schooner Clar-
ence is at a lower Potomac point to
load oysters for the market here.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY.
New Barn Destroyed by Fire on the
Farm of ]. w. Carlin, Near
Buck Lodge.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, December 2S-Late
tuesday night the new barn on the
farm of John Walter Carlin, near Buck
Lodge, this county was destroyed by
fire. with large quantity of hay.
straw. feed. agricultural implements
and other things. Several valuable
horses perished in the flames. The total
loss is placed at about $1,000, partly
covered by insurance. The origin of
the fire is not known
Rev. Millard F. Minnick, rector of
Christ Episcopal Church, officiated at
the marriage here of Miss Marian
old. of Washington and William Rich
ard Rowzee, aged twenty-nine, of New
port News, Va, the ceremony taking
place at the rectory
Miss Gladys Viola Cue, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Franklin f, Cue of Cedar
Grove. this county, and Harry Chapman
Thompson of the same locality were
married last evening at the home of
the brides parents. the ceremony being
performed by Rev. L. II. Thomas, pastor
or Cedar Grove Baptist Church. in the
presence of small company of rela-
tives and friends Of the couple A re-
ception followed, after which Mr. and
Mrs. Thompson left for their honey
moon trip.
The Rockville Presbyterian Sunday
school held it's annual Christmas en-
tertainment last evening. 1t was in
charge of the superintendent, Joseph
Reading. and included recitations, the
singing of carols, an address by the
pastor of the church. Rev. John r.
Henderson, and the distribution of gifts
to the children.
Rev. Samuel r. White of the Baptist
Church officiated at the marriage here
rnSfa a fl1y N ~f
Whitacre. eighteen years old. and Ionic
w. Whitacre, aged twenty-one. both of
Caroline county. Va, the home of the
minister being the scene of the cere-
mony. Although giving the same name,
the young folks told the license clerk
that they were not related
A license to marry has been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court here to
Miss Agnes Day and Harry l.. Duvall,
both of Gaithersburg, this county.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
AvALANCHEs IMPERIL TOWN.
Champery. Alpine Resort, Abandon
ed by Entire Population.

BERN. via Paris, December %. IL
pm-The destruction of the village
of Champery. a tourist resort in the
canton of Valais. is threatened by the
sudden onset of number of avalanches
coupled with a landslide. Several houses
have been crushed and the whole popu-
lation has evacuated the village. Swiss
troops and 200 interned French prison
ers of war are working day and night
to preserve the rest of the village
An enormous avalanche has swept
away many Alpine huts near Simplon
pass, killing two men and many cat
Evening star., 1916-12-28
Sunday School Celebration.

The Second Presbyterian Church Sun
day school will hold its Christmas
celebration tonight in the Westminster
building.
Celebrat tions were held last night by
the N. E. Church South Grace Episce-
pal and Presbyterian Payne Street Mis-
sion and all were largely attended
and interesting programs were' given
at each.
Mrs. Virginia Collinsworth, wife of
Thomas w Collnsworth, one of Alex
andria's oldest residents, died sudden
" at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at her home, 137 South Fairfax street
Heart trouble was the cause of her
death. In addition to her husband
there are several nieces and nephews
living. Mrs. Collinsworth was promi-
nently identified with the Womans
Auxiliary to K. f. Lee Camp, Confed-
crate Veterans.
The funeral of Mrs. Michael T Burns.
who died Tuesday afternoon at her
home, ITO Prince street took place
this morning from st. Mary's Catholic
Church. Services were conducted by
Rev. Louis Smet. pastor. and burial was
made in Mount Olivet cemetery, Wash
ington.
Earl G. Beck. infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles e. Beck, died this morn
ing at his parents home, PIP South
Patrick street.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
Or. Matthew W. O'Brien Dies
After Two Months Illness.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES HELD
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ALEXANDRIA,. Va, December Is
DR.. Matthew Watson O'Brien. one of
the best known medical practitioners
here. and one of the most widely known
surgeons in this section OF the state,
died at 9 o'clock this morning at his
home, 90 Cameron street. His death
followed an illness of two months, al
though he had been in failing health
for nearly two years. He was sixty
one years old. In addition to his wife.
Mrs. Virginia Evans O'Brien, he is sur
vived by a brother, Edwin H. O'Brien.
this city, and three sisters. Mrs. Mary
T.. Jacobs, Mrs. Isabel Park and Mrs.
Regina b. Brown, all of Washington.
DR.. O'Brien was born in Baltimore
and graduated from the ONO Medical
College, Cincinnati, in 1876. Following
his graduation he began the practice
of medicine in Barnesville, Ohio, and
came to Alexandria thirty-two years
ago. A number of years ago he took
a special course at the New York Poly
clinic Institute.
At the time of his death he was sur
geon for the Southern and Chesapeake
and Ohio railroads and the Washington
and Old Dominion Railway Company.
DIR. O'Brien was a member of the
New Jerusalem Lodge. No. 9, of Ma
sons of Washington. D. c., and also a
member of Columbia Chapter. No. l.
Royal Arch Masons, also of Washing
ton
Evening star., 1916-12-28
The Finder Look. in The star.

The finder of an article looks in The
Star to see if the loss is advertised.
If your lost article Is worth recover
ing phone your ad to The Stars Classi-
fed Department, Main 2440.
Evening star., 1916-12-28

Statistics collected in Germany show
that of all the trees that are struck by
lightning in that country almost one
third are oaks.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
Masonic Lodge Elects Officers.

Alexandria Washington Lodge, No. %,
A. F. A NJ, at its annual meeting held
last night elected the following officers to
serve for the ensuing year: William II.
Charles, worshipful master: Claude w.
Fletcher, senior warden; William b. Da-
Wis, junior warden: j. Edward Shnn.
treasurer; A. G. Uhler. secretary; Robert
A. Zachary. senior deacon; Percy E. Cliff,
Junior deacon: A. c. Moss and J. NJ. Dun
can, stewards: Rev. J. NJ. Nourse, chap
lain, and George W. Zachary, tler The
newly elected officers were installed by
]. Johnston Green, district deputy grand
master.
aid Council. No. 459. knights of Column
bus, held last night at St. Mary's Hall.
was largely attended Prior to the cele-
bration the first degree of the order was
conferred on class of candidates. Dur
ing the progress of the festivities Santa
Claus put in his appearance and dis
tributed gifts. Afterward there was a
social session and refreshments were
served. The committee in charge was
composed of c. Raymond Hellmuth.
chairman; William A. De Vaughan, Will
liam Duncan and Francis II. Fannon.
The marriage of Miss Sallie Feagans,
daughter of Stephen Feagans of Del Ray,
Alexandria county, and William Leo
Parsons of st. Elmo. Alexandria county,
took place at o'clock yesterday morn
ing at St Marys Catholic Church, Rev.
l.. F. Kelly. assistant pastor officiating
The bride was attended by Miss Agnes
Gilroy and the bridegroom had for his
best man Bartholomew Conlon of st. Elmo,
Alexandria county. Following a northern
trip Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons will reside in
Baltimore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-02

brave and tough fellows; for the trenches
extraordinarily we'll adapted. | doubt
very much, however, whether they are so
suitable for an active campaign.
II would be an objectionable error,
though. to assume that "Kitchener's army"
is made up Of the scum of the earth. There
are many men of standing and intelli-
gence among them, for whom, the Lord
knows, it must not have been necessary
TO have enlisted. A large contingent,
nevertheless. went into the army because
they had no work and no prospect OF
getting work.
They are reserved and suspicious, but
when one has talked with them little
while they become loquacious and infor-
nation giving, like all prisoners who find
some one who takes an interest in their
fate. Yes, TO be honest they joined the
army because they wished to defend their
country. A long rifeman from Wales
said convincedly: Zone has to fight, sir
to fight, TO fight, to fight"
Some Of them were possessed Of an ex-
traordinary belief They were fighting us
here on the Continent because they feared
that we would fall upon them in their
island. "But your feet?" doubtful
look. "You could have Landed troops, sir!
Didn't we manage it at Gallipoli?" Their
agents must have fastened a pretty story
upon them.
One has to fight, to fight, to fight.
Would you rather still be fighting? Or
are you glad that it is over?"
They are honest chaps. They mutter
few words, but finally they admit that 1t is
better as 1t Is.
But a non-commissioned officer, who is
brushing away at his spats, says to me
with cold, clear eyes: "Of course, | would
rather be fighting And most Of US would
rather be doing it, I think"
How long are you in the war;
"For twelve months"
He was not the only one to speak in this
tone. One of them spoke to me in German,
with a high, girlish voice, but as soon as
he fell into his mother tongue again 1t was
the normal voice of young man. Terrible
scenes. awful details, did he recite. How
comrade fell, running his head into the
earth, and lying there with his legs stick
ing in the air. Indescribable Never will
he be able to forget it. Later he will try
TO draw it, lie was a painter. He was
one of the few who had some idea as to
where they had been fighting. He came
out of the trenches at st. Hubert.
The others knew nothing They had
simply been in the trenches, and that was
all. An understanding Of the English
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-02

front had no one The painter declared
that their own artillery had fired upon
them. A vaudeville actor, little, under
grown fellow, with bad teeth, was of the
same opinion.
Most Of them were convinced that gen.
eral CONSUMPTION would never go through.
Never And the non-commissioned officer,
the one who would like TO go right away
into the trenches again, was personally an
opponent of general CONSUMPTION. ut IL
much better as it is" he said. 'Who
wants to fight, let him fight; who doesn't
want to, let him stay at home. That's my
standpoint Is it any thing to fight when
one is forced TO do so?"
But the chances, the prospects of win
ming? They were of the opinion that In
time Germany would be exhausted Kitch-
ener can have as many soldiers as he
wants. sir. All wish, however, that the
war might end as soon as possible. This
is no longer war Hate for Germany they
had none; they fought for England's
cause, that was all.
A disconnected sergeant, however, the
same one who carried in his breast pocket
picture of a little blond Irish girl,
wrapped up carefully in green paper,
growls into my ear that he could bet Ger
many wins. Any amount They had not
broken through yet, and they would never
break through 1t was, to say the truth,
nonsense to keep on fighting. The devil
take politics. Grey should come once into
the trenches, if only for few hours. The
sergeant grimly spits an oath of heaviest
calibre through his teeth.
There was my droll Scotchman again.
His friendly blue eyes beam. He had re-
ceived pair Of solid new boots. Yester-
day he was running about with bare
feet, which he had tried TO wrap up in
strips of cloth. A grenade splinter had
torn off the soles of his shoes. He was
happy over the new boots.
"They will last out the campaign!"
Eyes, hope it won't last much longer,
STRIP
The English officers have been quar-
tered temporarily in a neighboring build
ing. How long the war lasts is a matter
of indifference TO them-one year, two,
three years, whichever it must be. Eng
land has enough money. England has
enough men. The longer the war lasts
the better are England's chances. If
they have not succeeded in breaking
through this time they will succeed the
next time, OF in the next year. So they
speak. AS officers they cannot very well
speak otherwise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-02

of FL Arish on the Mediterranean, where
Turkish and Egyptian territories meet, the
Germans are reported 10 have pushed q
new line in recent months. Wonderful
stories of a double tracking operation on
the Damascus line, from Damascus TO the
Dead Sea; of piping parties carrying
aqueducts across the desert toward Suez /;
these have been spread abroad In recent
months, but they deserve little credence.
Turkey is hardly able TO push railroad
construction while her ports are all closed
and her connection with Germany by rail
still lacking.
What is certain is that for thrust
against Egypt from the Syrian region the
Germans have available at their backs the
Mecca and Bagdad railroads, and that they
have doubtless collected much material and
ammunition against the time when the
arrival of German officers and arms at
Constantinople would open the way for
the return 10 the attack upon Egypt; for
it must be remembered that last winter
the Turks alone made desperate dash to
tho canal and put up some fairly stiff fight
ing before they were actually repulsed.
Some time in the next few months it is
reasonably certain that great army will
be pushed west along the road Napoleon
followed toward Egypt. There have been
estimates of 100000 Turks, German led,
which are prepoSterous. On the other
hand. there is no reason why the Turks
somewhat relieved of the strain upon their
numbers incident to three campaigns
that against Russia in the Caucasus,
against the Anglo French forces at Gal
lpoh, against the British expedition in
Observation-Disclosures collect 150, 900, per-
haps 100000, fairly good troops for an
Egyptian expedition.
To munition such force at the end Of
1900 miles Of single track railroad, about
the span between the Dead Sea and the
Bosporus, a railroad that is broken in the
Taurus by a difficult transfer over rocky
mountain roads, often snow-blocked for
DAYS in winter. will not be an easy task;
it may be impossible TO supply force as
large. But, taking things as they appear,
there is a reasonable chance that the
Teuto-Turk force will number between
100000 and 100000.
Where Napoleon Marched.
Conceiving that this force can be con-
centrated at Ell Arish, on the Egyptian
frontier, there then lies before it some
hundred miles of march across blazing
desert, with almost no points Of water.
This is the route Napoleon followed, and
the old histories preserve picturesque en-
cravings Of the great conqueror marching
on foot at the head of his columns across
this waste. Something like ten days this
march took Napoleon who, it should be re-
called, had with him just above 10000
men.
On this route the invaders would un-
questionably be harried by the British
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-02
By BERNHARD KELLERMANN.

They clean themselves like cats that
have fallen into o chalkpit.
Everywhere iu the courtyard they are
sitting and standing, on the curb, on the
steps, and scrub and brush The chalk
ffom TIE trenches Of Givenchy and Loos
vhlrls in clouds out Of their earth-colored
laskets and trousers. The puttees are IN
wound, rubbed between the hands, washed
and hung Up 20 dry With a pocketknife
scraped away the dirt incrusted on
coats and trousers. One Of them stands
there in his ehirtsleeves and beats the dust
out Of his Uniform Who would have be-
Aeyed that So much chalk dust could get
nto one pair Of trousers? They have all
been sitting In some dirt Good Lord!
A couple of Highlauders stand by the
'ytrant in their short Scotch petticoats
nd are busy washing their bare legs.
hey fought magnifcently. They fired
alvo standing upright. But all that
lsped them not a whit. Only few Of
Dem are here; the others, one can read 1t
their eyes, are lying out yonder.
They all work without laugh, without
d word; with the busy earnestness Of
Nope who have not much to think about.
We sees that they are used TO orderliness;
.0yenliness and dirt do not belong to
1em. They Jay great stress on outward
appearance. Yesterday taken prisoner,
"-day a grand wash; and tomorrow be-
sls private life. Their contract has
'ln out / have often seen French pris-
0aers sitting for days in dirt and rags,
absorbed in their chagrin. They laid no
S"e'' on outward appearance. Their con-
Uaci never ran out.
90, yesterday these English soldiers looked
"@e horde Of criminals, as saw them
-oi'lng dirty and torn out Of the fight.
'0-oay wates has cleaned from their faces
,''s' Il not all Of the filth, and their true
.'"'l'es come TO the light Of day. There
re one must admit, a good number Of
s''o"s and pickpocket faces among them
g. clements Of darkest London, Whitchapel
AeS'e' fellows, refuse Of manufacturing
; ~"oS But the majority of them look
~ as soldiers ordinarily look-simple,
".h' good natured.
iney have the usual marks of their
- ieanaess, small, shortcut mustache,
e 'ao English teeth. cold, near-together
'1 and SINAI. heads They smoke their
81. pipes, spit in their peculiar manner
p speak for the most part a fearful
e'''n' There are many middle-aged
among them, and m~ny quite young
~ "''e'een-year-old bread-and- butter faces.
are good soldiers, without doubt;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-02
History Repeats Itself
When German Arms
Essay the Feat
Attempted by
Napoleon
FRANK II. SIMONDS,
Aubor of The Great War.

r., strike 81. Britain through Egypt is no
-,rg strategic conception. Napoleon tried
81, the closing year Of the eighteenth cen
~-v His early successes there were con-
.,s.-ab,a He took Alexandria, won
,,,-,o under the shadow Of the Pyramids
non, which many centuries, as he re-
.,D8ed his soldiers. looked down upon
nam. He captured Cairo and ruled in
rrvpt for some months. What is even
are interesting at the present moment
4, tbs fact that he took an army o. more
-, 10000 French soldiers across the
is,ert into Syria, won a victory at L!
l-isb. on the Egyptian boundary, but met
.ss first great defeat Of his life before the
,,,rs Of Acre. Q defeat ct the hands Of a
british feet and a garrison reinforced by
British troops.
For many years the dream Of striking
70 British through Suez and with the aid
a Turkish troops. German led, has been
discussed in al the various volumes Of the
German writer's who have been forecast
- the fall Of the British Empire. For
ssss writer's the Suez Canal has become
~ exposed lee, Of the British Achilles,
nj tbev have seen the fate Of the British
Tnpire settled along The waterway that
d Lesseps constructed 20 connect the
East with The West.
Having hacked their way through Ser
y, 70 the Golden Horn. having in the
u,-, before the war and in the months
r,s j. broke out pushed the construction
Z the Bag5ad Railway, the Germans
3 ave now o highway running from the
5 Bsporus, ta-.rg ConstantinOple, 70 the
q s3ys Of the Sinai Desert, which, save for a
single break in the Taurus Mountains, pro-
5 vide, ranspor-arion by rail for heavy
artillery and for supplies to a point & little
more than hundred miles from the Suez
\ Canal itself. From the foot Of the Dead
Sea there stretches westward over the
deserts, by roads the Children Of Israel
nay have used in part in their great
migration % the Promised Land, desert
route destitute Of water save for few
wells, which the Turks and the Germans
must follow from the Mecca Railroad,
which they arc 20 quit near the Dead Sea.
For some fifty miles westward, that is
ron the Dead Sea 10 the frontier town