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Won THREATENS DOUBLE SIAYER

py The Unted Prsss
IL rAso. Tex. July 22-Apparenty dazed badly
frightened Harry SPANIEL charged With the
his wife and Lieutenant Butler at Alpine was
brought by sheriff Walton, Of Brewster county
escape threatened violence Maria SPANIEL re-
fused 10 discuss shooting Butler after inviting
him on an automobns ride.
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By CARL D. GRoAT.
81 press Staff Correspondent.

United Press Stan correspondents
BALTIMORE, Nd. July PA nava
battle at the very doors of America Is
a possibility as the result Of the German
venture of sending sub-sea freighters
here. Two mighty armed ocean n-goinrg
submarines are reported conveying the
freighter Bremen to the Capes, intend
ing also to take the Deutschland out.
This story, told The United Press ex-
clnsively by naval expert here today
NAV mean that the Allied patrol of the
canes will clash with the submersiblesi
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FRENCH HEAVY GUN AND MAP OF
RANCO-BRITTSH ADVANCE.

AS a result OF recent slight gains
the British held the line from Thiep-
val southwam to Longueval, shown
in the upper portion OF the accom-
panying map. Their line Joined the
French line northeast of Hardecourt
about the center Of the map. The
double line is the old battle front be-
fore the Franco British advance. The
British are trying TO reach Bapaume,
and the French immediate objective
is Peronne. both important railroad
and road centers. The French now
command the railroad from Combles
to Clery, leading 10 Peronne, and have
overrun a wide stretch OF German
first line trenches. French artillery Il
increasingly active, indicating new al
tempts to advance the infantry.
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INJURED IN RUNAWAY.

Nolan Fisher suffered two broken
ribs and a cut over one eve in a
runaway at Sixth and French streets
today He was removed to the Della
ware Hospital in the Phoenix ambu-
lance. where he is resting easily
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BRITISH WITHSTAND Gas
Shell ATTACK BY GERMANS

By The United Press.
LONDON, July 22.-General Haig re
ported today progress Of an intense ar
tillery combat along the British front
Continued On Page Two)
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CALLS FOR FLANNELS.

CHICAGO. July 22.-Richard Henry
Tuttle. who went TO Texas as a war
correspondent with some Of the Chi
cago troops. astonished' his wife on
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ropAY,s TEMPERATUREs.

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WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and
Sunday. Little change In
temperature.
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Battle Losses.

Varying estimates have been reported
since the great German drive began at
Nerdun of the losses incurred ON both
sides. But even the minimum figures
given in the statements. which are nee
essarily based upon speculative count
ing on sections of the field and are more
or less partisan, suffice 10 indicate that
This struggle, constituting virtually Il
single great battle, viii rank in history
as the bloodiest. Computations as TO
relative losses, however. are difficult, for
the reason that virtually. the oHtire
French and German armies are en-
gagged. Every unit of the two forces,
however located. is considered as an
available factor in this particular fight
Reserves are drawn upon from points
many miles distant. Undoubtedly on
both sides troops are relieved after be
jng several days in the thick OF the
fighting and replaced by fresh men from
The more removed stations, perhaps from
the rear or from other parts of the
front
In the history of battles il is posi-
BILE approximately to compute the per
rentage of losses for the reason that
heretofore commanders have utilized in
pitched engagements virtually all Of the
forces at their command Armies, NOV
ing about for advantageous positions
have been thrown at each other intact
with reinforccments perhaps ON then
ton of hostilities it has been possible
to count the totals, with measurable ae
euraey. and to determine the ratio OF
losses to those engaged. Even these
figures vary according to different &c.
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Swing ON the Prosecutor.

Some very funny things happen in
and around big cities. One of the lat
est developments of this sort, to re-
lieve the tedium of old-world war and
new-world turmoil. is the discovery
that the district attorney of Westchester
county, n. Y. who is in charge of the
prosecution of former Warden Osborne
of Sing Sing, has for some weeks been
spied upon by detective agency with
the aid of detcetaphone wired into
his Office and operated by men and
women serving him as stenographers
and clerks. Usually it is the district
attorney who does the detectaphoning,
and the discovery that the public prose
cutor has himself been the object of
surveillance of this sort has an unmis-
taxable element of humor. The tale
runs that the district attorney found n
lot of stenographic notes covering con
versations between himself and wit
ncsses. and has had them Transcribed.
1t must be assumed that these notes
have already been turned into copy for
the as yet unidentified employers of the
detectives. 1t is possible to feel com
miseration for district attorney who,
in the face of all tradition, finds him
self to have been spied upon for weeks
without suspecting the fact.
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The Great Falls Power Project.

Tuesdays vote in the Senate, by
which Senator Norris amendment to the
dam site bill for the utilization of the
Potomac river power was tabled. is not
to be regarded as definite rejection by
the upper house of this proposition. The
tendency throughout the treatment of
the bill by the Senate has been to pre-
vent it from being utilized for the ad-
vancement of specific projects, and it
must be believed that there are many
who regard the Potomac power plan as
feasible and desirable who voted against
it's adoption at this time. AS it was,
the vote was Closes to $3.50 that
the change of two votes would have
carried the amendment This near ap-
proach to success should encourage
Senator Norris to continue his efforts
to obtain action on the measure which
he has so ably advocated and which
means so much both to the government
and to Washington. The early adop-
ton of the general plan of Great Falls
utilization is a duty which the govern
ment owes to itself.
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The Thirteenth Nation at War.

Gcrmany's declaration of war against
Portugal is but formal action, likely
10 make but little change in the gen
cral situation. if any. For nearly eigh
toen months. in truth, there has been u
virtual state of war between the two
powers. In October, 1914. German
troops invaded Portuguese territory in
Africa, and there was a fight, after which
Portuguese achievements were re-
ceived and the Germans withdrew.
Against this invasion there was no for
NAL protest, but the incident served to
indicate that Germany recognized Por-
tugal as potential foe, in the light of
the treaty between Portugal and Eng
land. The immediate cause of this
declaration is the seizure by Portugal
of number of German and Austrian
interucd merchantmen in Portuguese
waters. in both Europe and Africa
Portugal il is understood. has found
herself so severely pinched for supplies
owing to the lack Of transport, that
these seizures have been necessary. By
them the little kingdom adds some 1872,
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The Evening Star Newspaper Company
A New BoI,and Rider.

q. Chairman Crisps ruling yesterday III
the House, declaring the Borland rider
-out of order, was in accordance with
expectation. And equally expected was
Representative Borand's immediate of
fer of a substitute proposal, designed
10 meet the objections raised against
the original rider. by providing for a
horizontal reduction of the government
force. in Washington and of the District
force by 10 pcr cent after july !. 1917.
1t remains now to> be seen whether this
amended proposition. which uudouhtcd-
IN would effect Il reduction in the total
carried hv the appropriation bill. and
Thereby NAV meet the spccitic technical
direction un,Ier the so.caIIed Holman
rule. will PASS the gantlet of par!ia-
mcutarv law.
On the merits of the matter there
.,woaId seem to be no chance for the
House to agree to any such drastic
-proposition. 1t is. however. logically
tn, eprollarv of the increased hours
provision If there is any motive what
eve in the PROPOSAL to extend the work
in.- dav. it is that the governments
work NAV thereby be more cheaplv
dorc. And 70 effect this reduction in
cost there must he II corresponding re-
dur1ieu in the force. But is Congress-
willing to make such :; revolutionary
change in the departmental system,
=" T, cut off 10 per cent of the working
force of the government would be de-
moraIizinr to the service. If would en-
tsil endless reyisions of duties II
would necessitate a complete reo.gani-
zation of the governments administra.
tive offices. II would necessarily in.
-volve the dismissal of thousands of
competent. worthy. faithful clerks. for
no lack of capacitv and for no fault i'm
the discharge of duty. -
One of the primary objections TO the
original Borland amendment was that
fl proposeJ to add To the clerks work
ing dav a full hour without any com
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The Roosevelt Boom.
This is from Boston,:


Former Lieut. Gov Gushing. who is
one of the strongest Roosevelt men
I in Massachusetts. in commenting on
I Roosevelt's statement from Trinidad.
today said: While | haven't heard
personally from Mr.. Roosevelt. it tthc
/ statcment) is just what expected him
to say He is not candidate for the
presidency; but that will not hinder our
! delegation from letting the people of
Massachusetts know whom We favor
/ Personally I am sure he ought to be
nominated and am going ahead and
say so. until a ma ority of our citizens
show be that they think differently
Why. of course Mr. Roosevelt knows
his own. and they him. He did not in
Rather the other way. They will get
buster than ever. They well understand
what he desires and expects, and that
work of the hardest is ahead And they
are good workers They showed their
! quality in 1912. and are prepared to
show it again.
AS Mr.. Roosevelt, in his inimitable
way. puts it. he will accept the nomina-
ton if drafted and the country exhibits
desire to do something worth while.
But no commonplace, humdrum, every
day expression for him. If the people
can be brought to a realization of their
danger. and to determination to an
emergency the like of which the country
has only twice before known-in Wash
ington's day and in Lincoln's day-and
spond.
This sounds well. But does it cover
the whole ease! Is there any warrant
ut all for belief that otherwise he
could not be tempted! Of course not.
Mr.. Roosevelt wants to be President
again. and will accept the republican
nomination obtained in any way. He
knows he must fight, and he is preparing
to fight He will take the nomination
after the hardest Kind of fight, and
on any platform the convention may
choose to adopt. If the contest narrows
I to contest between him and another.
and he has majority Of only one, he
/ will accept.
The republican leaders know this as
well as the bull moose leaders, and Dot,
sides will be active and alert accord
ingly. Mr. Roosevelt's pose will mislead
nobody.
Within a short time Mr. Roosevelt will
be at home again, and then it will be
plain enough that he is not a mere OBJ
server of events without consideration
of his own personal fortunes. His lieu
tenants will seek him out, consult with
him, accept his views, take his orders,
and do all within their power to advance
his interests. The Roosevelt boom will
be made to boom for all it is worth. The
object, the play, will be to draft the
republican party, and not wait for the
party to draft Mr.. Roosevelt. He is the
bull moose candidate for the republican
nomination.
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From the Lewiston Evening Journal.
Charlie Chaplin gets a much bigger
salary than the President of the United
States-and less criticism.
From the Waco Times Herald.
Mr.. Roosevelt talks in his sleep and
has a chap there to take it down, that
nothing be lost.
From the birmingham Age Herald.
Col. House says the submarine contrO-
versv with Germany must be carefully
handled, il a break is to be avoided. Won
derful man.
From the Boston Transcript.
If we do have war William J. Bryan
won't waste any time enlisting. He tried
that once and it didn't get him anything.
From the New YORK Telegram.
Theodore e. Burton Of Ohio formally
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AMERICAS LEADING MEN.

announces his candidacy. Ring viii
soon contain enough hats to have O
rummage sale.
From the Columbia State.
The Rev. Billy Sunday has been preach
ing in Baltimore. where a great many
sinners are raised.
From the Newark Star Eagle.
Col House is being accused of having
written an anonymous novel. But why
not blame John Lind?
From the Chattanooga Times.
From all that can be learned about Mr..
Baker we are inclined to think the Presi-
dent has made good pickup"
From the Chicago News.
Prof. Taft's Stand by the President"'
il in striking and agreeable contrast to
the Bryan-Roosevelt attitude
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counts and sources. Gettysburg, with

about 100000 men on both sides, caused
4 total casualty list Of about $1,000, OF
roughly 3d. per cent. Fredericksburg
with 205,0Oe men involved, produced III
100 casualties. or somewhat over per
cent Chickamauga. in which $4,000
men were engaged, yielded casualty
total of about $4,000. or 81 per cent.
Shiloh. with $4,000 men fighting on both
days. caused 1880 casualties, or so per
cent.
If. the French estimates of the Ger
man losses at Nerdun are in any meas
IRE correct the losses in the fortnight
OF fighting there have exceeded in pro-
portion any of these that have just been
Indicated And from German sources
come statements indicating that the
French losses have been also heavy,
though in what proportion is not to be
as crtained. 1t is lamcntably assured
that this war. with its enormous num-
bcrs involved and with the greater dead
illness of the weapons employed. will set
at raught all previous marks of battle
sacrifices.
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THE PLIGHT OF TURKEY.

From the New York Sun.
Turkey seems to have lost faith In
her wishbone and Is worrying about
her neck.
From the Fort Worth Record.
Russia is grabbing the fairest por-
ton of Turkey in Asia and the Ger
manic emperors are unable to go to
his relief They are having troubles
nearer home.
From, the Jacksonville Times Union.
The TURKS are not making much OF
record now except as sprinters.
From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
With the Russians keeping them on
the move, the Turks can't take Q day
OF for q massacre.
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600 tons to her shipping. In military
sense the addition of Portugal to the
war area is not especially significant.
The small Portuguese army will prob
ably be kept at home, or in the African
colonies. The only advantage to the
allies of this entrance of Portugal into
the war field. virtually by her own act
is the addition of an Atlantic seaboard
for naval purposes.
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From the Boston Globe.
The Russians may be in Trebizond
before the Germans are in Verdun.
From the Toronto Mail and Empire.
One by one Turkeys feathers are
being plucked and soon she will be
ready for decapitation and the oven.
From the Syracuse Post Standard
Constantinople Is not threatened. II
is long way from Trebizond ito the
capital of the Ottoman empire.
From the Scranton Republican.
There is 4 revival of the rumors that
Turkey, exhausted by war, is about to
sue for peace, but there are SO many
stories of this kind ahoa& that they
attract little attention.
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FALSE REPORTS.

Fifty years from now-oh, BORROW
Set yourself to get a shock
Kissing will be counted vulgar.
Says a Boston doc.
Saw. now, doc, don't be SO certain
OF the prophecy you've read
Tell us this about the youngsters:
Will they all be dead:
You must he quite old and weary
or the things you used TO like,
That you find It in Your bosom
Thus at youth to strike.
II we thought that there were danger
No, wei bet they'll still be seen
In their longest -drawn-out sweetness
On the movie screen.
That xIone will prove sufficient
TO perpetuatc the kind.
While such vulgar things fnd favor
In the youthful mind.
And II age means lack OF keenncss.
Still be hopeful, men.
That well all be fairly In our
Chicago New
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Shakespeare's birthday will be cele-
brated next month Fortunately. in order
TO celebrate Il great mans birthday II is
not necessary TO be absolutely familiar
with his writings or attainments
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Reginald Mckenna, chancellor of the
e1chequer. has given up his motor car
as an example in economy to British
citizens. 1t is refreshing to see states
man who does not think all the economy
should be practiced by others
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Prominent progressives go so far as to
indicate that when they select eandi-
date there will be no objection TO re-
publican votes for him.
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Several pacifsts are inclined to object
to the battlcship building program ow-
ing to an impression that in five years
war will be out of style.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-12

The announcements of Col. Roosevelt
may be reduced to the proposition that
he Will not consent to be President
again unless he can be nominated and
then elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-12

Tx Secretary Garrison's proffer of any
possible assistance to his successor is a
pleasant assurance that a resignation is
not necessarily accompanied by crouch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-12

A man may travel on an armed mer-
hartman, but there is no reason within
ordinary comprehension why he should
want to.
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Reports from terdun show the con
Predictions that are to be expected from
conditions of unprecedented horror,
terror and confusion
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Cheering Up.
The best of us sometimes feel lonely
and sad
And feel we're deserted and left to
repine.
But there's always attention sincere to
be had,
Though it may not be quite with your
wishes in line.
Companionship oft relieves misery's
grief.
We sneeze or we groan and in sor-
row agree.
So pause and reflect with sense of
relief
That somewhere a microbe is waiting
for me-
Though fortune be tickle and east me
aside
There is one who will seek me with
interest great.
With cordial persistence which cant
he denied.
He will teach me to share in human
ity's state.
So there's little excuse which my spirits
get low,
| As think of u future of sociable glee
I'm never forlorn or neglected. know
That somewhere microbe 10 waiting
for me.
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Henry Ford will think twice before
being persuaded to send a peace ex-
petition into Mexico.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Exacting.

did you ever sanction vote buying!'
Never" replied Senator Sorghum,
with great emphasis. Il always made my
workers understand that if / ever heard
of their buying votes it would show that
they were crude performers who couldn't
keep a secret and ! wouldn't have any
thing more to do with them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-12

A a spotlight monopOlist CarranZa
ranks "way down in the list of Mexican
generals.
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In the pursuit of Villa, Carranza will
at least be expected to refrain from get
ting in the way.
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Villa did not know when to retire
from public life.
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WHAT THE GOVERNMENT Is DOING

: level Of the reservoir by wasting water
! through gates there would be thunl
derous protest throughout the valley.
This Is exactly the procedure that will
probably be followed in the future.
however, just before the flood season.
Then the swirling torrents. seemingly
bent on destruction. will find for them
only the useful work of refilling the
reservoir for the coming irrigation
season.
| hshing' along creeks and brooks arm
ed with a piece of raw
! CraWfish meat tied to a cord to
r: which the fresh water
crustaceans will attach
themselves when it is lowered into the
water. Probably the average man
knows the crawfsh only through this
primitive Juvenile sport and thinks of
it as an inhabitant of streams and
portance.
In certain parts of Mississippi and
Alabama. however, where soil condi-
tons are peculiar, thousands of the
strange little creatures infest the
agricultural lands and actually destroy
entire paintings of cotton and greatly
injure corn. In these areas the gov
@rnment through the biological sur
vey OF the Department of Agriculture
is demonstra ting methods of Kidding
the fields of the unusual pests and
has brought the farmers in sight of Il
solution of the problem.
In the infested region the soil is of
clay underlain by sandstone, and water
may always he reached by the craw-
fish by burrowing down from four to
ten feet This is an ideal condition
for them and they have infested the
area so heavily that often from 5000
to 1900 holes may be found to the
acre. AS soon as the young cotton
plants appear veritable army of the
crustaceans issues from the holes,
usually at night or in damp weather.
and cuts down practically all of the
tender shoots.
The first method adopted in repres-
sion of the crawf1sh was to pick them
up at dusk and place them in recep-
tacles. On one plantation twenty
seven barrels of crawf1sh were gath
cred up in one season. The biological
survey has discouraged the plan Of
picking up the crustaceans unless they
are to be ground and used for chicken
feed. and has been demonstrating in
stead combination of mechanical
methods and poisoning that has prac-
tcally freed some localities. Its spe-
cialists who have been studying the
problem club or crush the crawfish in
place when they come out at dark or
in damp weather and place a few drops
of -bisulphide in the decreased
number of holes that later give evil
dence of being occupied. closing the
entrance with the foot The gas gem
Grated kills the occupants of the holes
in few hours. BY employing their
laborers hired by the year for crawfish
killing in wet weather. and using car
bon bisulphide at the rate of cent to
seventy-fve holes many farmers have
practically freed their fields of the
destructive pests at cost of from 81
to S1.50 per acre. After the first
thorough treatment the lands can be
kept free from the crawfish, it has
been found, at cost not to exceed
25 cents an acre.
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Uninterrupted.

Though war its terrors may rehearse
In loud and unrelenting tone,
The base ball fan begins to nurse
The same old troubles of his own.
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Quietude.

crimson Gulch has improved a wht lie
lot since l was here last" remarked The
travelling man.
Eyes" replied Broncho Bob. Nobody
plays cards for money, nor drinks IN
toxicating liquors here
And the town is perfectly quiet on
Sunday!"
"Perfcctly And Saturday night. too
The whole town goes over to Coyote
Corners. which village is wide OPEN
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"A man dat ain got no cares ner
troubles" said Uncle Eben, won't be
satisfied to let well enough alone. He'll
go an git hisse'f dog