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Open Golf tournament

An open golf tournament for the
lady golfists will be held at the Coun.
try club Thursday afternoon. begin.
ming at three O'Clock. The tourna.
ment will be for balls. Several out.
of.town guests in the city will partici.
pate in this tournament. It Is request.
ed that anyone who wishes to enter
the tournament will make 1t known
to Mr.. Shea at the country club not
later than Wednesday morning.
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To Camp

DR.. and D. L. L. Yost and son, Ern.
est went to Camp lakewood at Valley
Farms, on the Tygart's Valley river
where they will camp for month.
Among the guests who will be enter.
tained at lakewood will be Miss Mar.
garet Andrews, of Charlottesville. Va,
and Mrs. Harry Seymore, Of Wilkes.
Barre Pa
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motored to Terra Alta
Mrs. s.annard Hostess

Mrs. o. L. Stannard added to the
weeks social pleasures, when she en-.
tertained on Saturday with very
pretty luncheon as a compliment to
her attractive sister, Miss Josephine
Ogden. A delightful menu was served
around the table OF artistic appoint
ments and place cards bore the fol.
loving names: Miss Ogden. Miss
Caroline Loar and guest Miss Ruth
Spencer. OF Kentucky; Miss Sally Nc.
Cormick and guest, Miss Sophia
Sharp. of Lexington, Ky. Miss Clara
Wilson and Miss Amizetta Northcott.
Huntington Herald Dispatch.
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ELIMINATED ALL
HIS TROUBLES
Nerv.Worth Did the Work
for o. N. Bartlett-He
Tells Cranes Drug
Store.

This convincing statement was
made some. time ago. It is well worth
repeating. especially when everybody
is sweltering, for Wentworth is q
wonderful hot-weather tonic:
Cranes Drug store-I bought two
bottles Of Nerv.Worth in Grafton from
the Grafton Drug and Chemical Co.,
while was In that city.
My trouble was nervous indigestion.
no sleep. no appetite, all run down,
very nervous, gas on stomach and all
the Ills that go with such conditions.
After taking Wentworth for a while
and before the first bottle was used
! began to get better and my health
was good All my troubles mentioned
above are eliminated and | feel well.
recommend Nerv.worth to any.
body suffering as / did.
o. N. BARTLETT,
345 High St, Fairmont.
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Concrete mixers, ten.foot capacity. s2a5e six.
foot, 3ls5.oO. Street PAYERS, Studebaker wagons,
scrapers. Everything for contractors Special
prices BAIRD MACHINERY CO., pitisburgh. Pa
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personal with segean.
James Wiley the wheel
fcers insists having United
thick protrudng
knobs the nkd
their amazing durability
along
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LOCAL sOCLAI. EVENTS
wetsel WIN Join the party there a.
I've O'Clock.

wetzel WIN Join the party there at
i've O'Clock.
Guests In City
Mrs. e. C. Ferriday and son, Ed.
ward, Jr., arrived here last evening
from Wilmington, Del. for visit with
Mrs. Ferriday's mother U. n Arnett,
On Fairmont avenue.
Motored to Terra Alta
A party OF young people motored to
Terra Alta yesterday from this city
where they attended the B. Y. P. U.
convention OF the Goshen Baptist
association which was held there yes.
terday. In the party were Misses
mex Jacobs, Tillie and Myrtle Nc.
Kinney, Lena Parks, Louise Lloyd,
Rev. John Brown, Oscar Poe. James
Gwynn, Rev. Clarence Herod and VIII
Nuzum. Misses Lena Parks and Myrtle
Mckinney took part on the program
giving review OF their recent visit
to Chicago where they attended the
National B. Y. P. U. convention.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Burns. OF Wheel.
ing, are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Burns on CASTOR avenue.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Russ Losses ESQ, 900
in Summer Offensive,
Is Teutonic Estimate

BERLIN. August 10, via London, Au.
gust IL (delayed).-The correspondent
If the Zeitung Am Mittag at Austrian
headquarters in a. dispatch describes
the enormous losses of the Russians
Turing the summer offensive. The cor.
respondent says the Russian censor.
ship passed the statement that as
many as seventy-five trains loaded
With wounded were moved daily on
The line to Kiev alone. Basing his es.
innate partly on the official list kept
at Kiev. the correspondent places the
Russian killed or wounded in tho
summer offensive at 100000 men.
Gen. Brussilon's plan of operation.
the correspondent adds. reckoned on
heavy losses. and three or four reserve
battaIions, from which losses might be
replenished immediately, were attached
to every regiment.
s.The Russians" the correspondent
continues, ARE fighting much more
,braveiy than in 1915. Then the Rus.
slams in their trenches often threw up
their arms as sign OF surrender with.
out making resistance worth mention =
ing against the attacking Germans and
This now is most rare. The
new troops are brave and well disci-
plined, and their officers lead their
lines into the thickest Of the hight
Hence the mortality among of1cers -
very -hesxy. including generasA"
Evening star., 1916-08-12

due share of the state fund which thou
sands of state citizens outside of its
limit contribute, 1T will he equitable to
permit full state taxation to enter into
its comparative per capita tnx figures.
When Washington has senatOrs, repre-
sentatives and stute legislature and
government. 1t will be equitable for II
to pny for the continued enjoyment Of
such luxurfes in the shape Of a state
tnx for general government But II
Il obviously and grOssly inequitable for
the purpose of this comparison to In
ei"ss of sss ss .s.ea
cihcally for valuable benefits and
precious privileges which are absolute
ly denied the Washingtonfan.
Subtracting the item of general. gov.
ernment" per capita state expenditures
from the total of city, county and
state taxes Washington's city tax
alone averages creditably in comparison
with the per capita of total taxes of city
county and state in other cities. When
the per capita interest payments are
subtracted from the figures for all the
cities to ascertain the needs of the
present and future alone, Washington's
| tax burden is distinctly as heavy as
those of the cities with which it is
most appropriately compared.
For example, subtracting from the
total per capita of all city, county and
state taxes only the state expenditure
, item of general government" and
omitting the interest payment from
the figures for all the cities, including
Washington, Washington's compara-
tive tax burden, thus measured, is
greater than that of such cities as
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Baltimore, Gin
cinnati. Newark. New Orleans, jersey
City, indianapolis, Providence, Denver
and St. Paul, and is only a little less
than that of such cities as ST. Louis
Milwaukee. Minneapolis and Seattle
The figures which have been given
show that Washington's per capita tax
burden. instead of being below the
average. is distinctly above it; that the
few among comparable cities which
exceed it in tax burden exceed it only
slightly; and that many cities which
ought, to bear and are able to bear
a far heavier burden fall below it.
even when standards Of comparison are
employed which in effect imply the
unfair taxation of the WashinxtOnfnn
for what he does not get.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Stars Pictorial Section Will
Show Local Guardsmen

By means of tomorrow's plano
gravure supplement the national
guardsmen from the District
Will give a pointer on the art of
horsemanship. They will be
seen riding the bull ring" in
order to learn the proper seat on
a horse. A taste of dreamy
Hawaii may be had by looking
at one of the District boys"
playing his ukelele. made by
himself. Beside these two there
are five more interesting pic
lures. showing what the District
guardsmen are doing down in the
sunny southwest.
Should tomorrow be hot and
uncomfortable just turn to page
of the supplement. and see six
pictures of the new national
park at Mount Desert Island,
Me. One can imagine the COM
fort of being at the top of the
two high headlands shown, with
the cool winds from the north
Atlantic sweeping over them.
Then, too, there is shown a wood
land path that opens right before
you and seems to invite you to
wander over 1t.
= Five representatives of the
families of the diplomatic corps
will be introduced to you.
On the fourth page are shown
six beautiful creations" In fem
inine apparel
Evening star., 1916-08-12
STAGE TO STIR RECRUITING.
Men From Regular Army Do Vaude
vile "Skit" at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 12.-The
American government may go into
vaudeville to spread the doctrine of
preparedness and get recruits for the
army Nine regular soldiers in COM
mand of a sergeant appeared at a local
theater yesterda yin skit, 1.-The Out
post and went through setting up
exercises and drills and at the conclu-
sion of a plot saved the flag from fall
ing into the hands of the enemy.
At the army recruiting headquarters
in San Francisco 1t was said that If
the skit made good here it probably
would go on the road. The War De-
partment is to decide the extent of the
trip.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Warship for Mexican Commission.

MEXICO CITY, August 12.-It was re-
ported here that the United States will
tender warship for transportation of
the Mexican delegates to the interna-
tional congress, which will discuss diff
ferences between the United States and
Mexico. If the offer is accepted the
delegates probably will be taken from
Vera Cruz TO New Orleans or Key West
to make the remainder of the journey
by rail
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa
and Wisconsin Counted
"So|id" for Hughes.
GERMAN VOTE REGARDED
AS IMPORTANT FACTOR
Farmers Incline to Sympathize
With President Wilson, But Senti-
ment Offset by Political Fervor.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

MINNEAPOLIS, August IL
Here is the center of group OF
solidly republican states, stand
ing like great G. 0. P. wall
across the northwest, which, ac-
cording to all signs, portents and
promises as now developed, will
swing to Hughes and Fairbanks
in the national elections and main
tain republican prestige in Con-
gress. s.-
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Iowa and Wisconsin will follow the
suit of Illinois. it is believed by COM
petent political authority, and roll up re-
publican pluralfties. This prospect looms
large in the face of the fact that in these
farming communities is found much of
that intangible, impalpable pro-Wilson
sentiment based on the plea that ''he
kept us out of war;
1t is existent, there is no doubt of that,
and is being reckoned with in the ac-
counting by the republicans. In the Scan
dinavian population especially does 1t
streak through, like the lean in the bacon.
They are almost obseSsed on the point of
keeping out Of war, and practically are
for peace at any price.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Date for Submarine Launching Set

LONG BEACH. Cal, August Ia
Launching of United States submarines
LIS and Lit has been set tentatively
for August 81 by the California Ship
building Company. The vessels have
been under construction nearly two
years. The Navy Department., has not
announced who will christeu the sub
marines. ssif7a a q Is ss- H..
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Roosevelt May Stump Middle West

NEW YORK, August 12.-Theodore
Roosevelt may invade the middle west
in the interest of the republican cam
paign, it is announced by National
Chairman William r. Wilcox. The
plan calls for five OF six spseches by
Col Roosevelt, according to MI Wilcox
One of these, however. will pc deliver
ed in Maine. Mr.. Wilcox sSid he ex-
pected former President Taft and Elihu
Root also would aid in the campaign.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
AN APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
NOW SEEMS SINGLE HOPE
Representatives of Union Said to
Seek Intervention by the
White House.
RAILROADS FOR ARBITRATION
Declare Principle More Important to
Them Than Any Present
Question of Wages
or Hours.

NEW YORK, August 12.-No
decision was reached today by
the representatives of the
brotherhoods of railway en-
ployes on the question of accept
ing a proposal of arbitration.
They will give their answer to
the United States board of
mediation and conciliation to-
morrow morning.
NEW YORK, August 1.-THE
final effort of the United States
board of mediation and concilia-
ton to settle the differences be-
tween the railroads and their
100000 employees through media
tion has failed
The mediators today proposed
10 the brotherhoods a new form
OF arbitration which shortly after
IL o'clock the brotherhood chiefs
and delegates began to consider
in executive session.
Although at 12:15 o'clock the
meeting had not adjourned dele
gate emerging from the hall said
unofhcially that the men had
voted to reject the proposal for
arbitration and to lay their case
before President Wilson.
Twelve Arbiters Proposed.
Announcement of the failure of me-
diation was made by Martin A. Knapp,
a member of the mediation board, after
a conference of the mediators with the
brotherhood chiefs and delegates which
lasted more than an hour. The precise
terms of the new arbitration proposal
were not made public but the proposal,
it is understood, involved an enlarge
ment of the arbitration board provided
for under the Newlands act to twelve
to be agreeable to the railroad mana
gers.
I'VE came to the men," said Mr..
Knapp. with our belief that after sew
eral days Of discussion there was no
prospect of arriving at a settlement
BY mediation. We therefore put up
TO the men a proposal of arbitration.
The idea is to give each of the
brotherhoods representative on the
proposed arbitration board together
with four members representing the
railroads and four neutraIs. making the
total membership twelve instead of
six.
Have Opposed Arbitration.
While the labor men declare they
are firmly opposed to arbitration on
I the ground that the decisions Of the ar
, bitrators in the past have not given the
men the benefits for which they con-
: tended they refrained from commenting
upon new proposals until formally pre-
scnted.
What is your attitude toward arbi-
tration?" Grand Chief Warren s. Stone
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers was asked
Concessions by bSth sides" he re-
piled. when Dispute goes to arbitra-
ton the men never get much as they
started out after. In former years the
men always were anxious for arbitration.
No@ il is the railroads that consider ar
iitration the panacea for industrial up
heaval"
One OF the most important factors in
the situation is in the hands of the
switchmen. Mr.. Stone said Nearly all
western freight, he pointed out, passes
through a narrow neck Of tracks in Chi
cago where Laying down. of switchmen
would block trains for hundred miles.
Fighting for a Principle.
Prior to the arrival OF the rnediators
AT ,i:e assembly hall of the brotherhoods.
-, s.i~,b I.,-.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
sLAvS CROSS K0R0PICE,
TAKING TWO VILLAGES
Important Territory Captured Be.
tween zlota Lipa and the
Norovanka.
ADVANCE UPON wEERNA
Teutons Continue Their Retreat
From Fortified Positions in
Middle Sereth Re-
gion.

LONDON, August II, 2:25 pm.
troops in Galicia have
crossed the River Koropice and
captured two villages, it was an
nounced today by the war Office.
Stanislau, the important rail-
road center, southeast of Lem
berg, capital of Galicia, is firmly
held by Russian troops.
1--WE have evacuated Stanislau
without fighting" says the Off
cial statement issued from Aus
trian headquarters. The state
ment also admits the withdrawal
of Austrian troops to new posi-
tons in the Stanislau and Monas-
terzyska regions, owing to the
Russian pressure.
Gateway to Lemberg.
The capture of Stanislau gives the
Russians another gateway through
which they can march toward Lem
berg. Like Brody. Stanislau IL an i'm
| portant railroad center. Railroads ra-
| diate from it in ave directions. It is
eighty-seven miles southeast Of Lem
berg and is situated between the forks
of the Bystritxa river. ten miles south
Of the Dniester. Stanislau was 4 man
ufacturing city and agricultural center
before the war and had a population
of $4,000.
Russian of1cial Report.
The latest Russian Official statement
follows:
in the region of the Middle Sereth
our troops pursuing the enemy as he
retreats from his fortified positions
continue to advance on Weerna. In
the vicinity Of Buczacz, to the north
of this town, our troops are continu-
ing their advance. They have crossed
the River Kuropice at some places by
the middle stream and captured the
villages of Slobudkagurna and Fol-
.varki.
IN the direction Of Monasterzyska, We
captured the railway line running be-
tween Monasterzyska and Czortkoff, and
the ground between the Hlota Lipa and
the Norovanka from the village Of
Kraseczuv up to the village of Usieze-
lone.
IN the region Of Stanislau our troops
continue to cross the Rivers Bystritzs-
Nadvornaskoi and Bystritza-Sclotvina to
the south. Before evacuatfng Stanislau.
the enemy blew uD railway functions
and switches. Otherwise the town was
quite undamaged. and in perfect order"
Captured Thursday Evening.
The troops of Gen. Letchitzky cap
tured Stanislau Thursday evening. and
pursued the Austrians. who retreated in
the direction OF Halich. "
The Russians also have made i'm
portant successes in the Sereth region.
They compelled the Austro-Germans to
retire from the fortified positions of
Gliadka and voroblevsk.
In regard to the capture Of Stanislau
the Russian official statement Of last
night says:
Gen. Letchitzky's gallant troops, con-
.inuing the obstinate fight in the region
If Stanislau, captured the town at 7:4e
Yesterday (Thursday) evening. There
after he pursued the enemy, who re-
reated in the direction of Halich. Sew
eral explosions were heard previous to
he evacuation of the town by the
enemy On pressure being brought to
rear on the enemy. he evacuated the left
hank of the River Bystritza. and odr
detachments began to cross to the other
hank meanwhile pouring rifle and ma
chine gun fire into the retreating enemy
Evening star., 1916-08-12
TOMORROW

TOMORROW
"LIGHTENING THE HOUSE,
KEEPERS BURDEN"-- What
the Department of Agriculture
is doing to help Uomen of rural
communities better their Hvfng
conditions.
"THE LONELY LIGHT" COM
pLete novelette,, BY EDITH Mac
VANE.
"ROMANCE OF ALASKAN MIN
ING WHEN GOLD WAS
DISCOVERED IN THE KLoN-
DIXIE" BY FRANK G. CAR
PENTER.
"TEN THOUSAND AMERICANS
FIGHTING IN FRENC
ARMY" STERLING HEILIG
says this is a Iot1 estimate.
"IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING'-
A tIo-pd0e spread of photo
graphs of men toho ore corning
living despite physical handi-
caps.
"MEXICO'S RICH SEMI-INDE-
PENDENT STATE OF YUCA-
TAN"-CHARLES M. PEPPER
aorites of this little knopn por-
tion Of the republic to the south
of US.
WHAT WORRY DOES TO YOUR
BODY" by II. ADDINGTON
BRUCE.
"ENGLISHMEN OF GENIUS AND
FAME REPORTED IN STRAIT
ENED CIRCUMSTANCES,-
Unsuspected tragedies repeoIed
by the list of neD civil pensions
just issued BY British govern
| ment.
GRAVES OF GERMAN SOL
DIERs"-sooieties hare been
formed IN Germany to take
care of soldiers grares.
THE GIRL BEYOND THE
TRAIL" another installr,ent of
this unusual serial, BY JAMES
OLIVER CURWOOD.
THOSE WHO SPEND THE SIM
NER IN TOWN"-Sketchcs by
| Temple.
! "WOHEN NEED POIsE AND
COURAGE IN BROADER
| FIELDS" says Mrs. ROBERT
| ". La TOILETTE.
| ."IF you WERE TO WRITE
\ YOUR OWN EPITAPH WHAT
| COULD you HONESTLY
sAYp BY BRUCE BARTON.
THE RAMBLER VISITS GLY-
MONT. AN OLD PLEASURE
RESORT"
ITO A SNOB," aud "HIS FIRST
TRIP" and "IT CAN'T BE
DONE and JAMES WHIT
COMB RILEY" BY HERBERT
KAUFMAN.
IN THE
H SUNDAY STAR
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Lay Trap for Bandits.


Announcement also was made at the
commandancia here that the forces of
Gen. Domingo Arrieta have left
Jifninez. and, cooperating with Gen.
Matios Ramos command from Escalon,
are making up the Rio Florido. in
tending to sweep through to Cerro
Gordo. With the cooperation of the
troops marching north from Durango
City, 1T was pointed out the bandits
now operating between Parral and
Rosario will be trapped.
Gen. Trevino said that he would af-
ford every protection to Americans. es-
pecially those interested ir the financial
development Of Chihuahua. The guar
antees he offered are similar to those
recently extended by Gen. Gales in
Sonora.
Local municipal elections, the first
step toward the restoration of full civil
government in this state. have been set
for the third Sunday in September.
Mexico City Hunger-Mad.
Ell PAsO,. Tex August 12-Condi-
tions in Mexico City are bordering on
anarchy because of food shortages, ac-
cording to arrivals from the capital
here today. The refugees. all Mexi-
cans, said that rioters had seized the
electric lighting and power plant out
side the city and that, as q result, the
town had been without lights or street
car service for more than week be-
fore their departure. -
| Poems throughout tho country north
Of the capital are suffering from hun
ger. At railway stations in the state
of Zacatecas, according to refugees
men, women and children would beg
travellers for scraps of bread or bits
of fruit peel.
More Border Troops on Both Sides.
Garrisons on both the American and
augmented today by the arrival of
fresh troops. The 1st South Carolina
Infantry. under Col. Edgeworth Mon
tague Blythe, of Greenville, detrained
in FL Paso. simultaneously. $50 men
from the garrison of Chihuahua City,
who arrived with Gen. Gabriel Gavira,
inspector general Of the de facto forces,
went into barracks in Juarez.
A Carranza soldier. who pursued two
horsethieves across the Rio Grande to
the American side. near Ysleta, Tex,
return to Mexico. The soldier. who
was unarmed. was captured by AmeriN
can customs guards. The, alleged out
laws also were released at the border.
Move Strengthens Carranza.
Carranza's reported decision to re-
turn properties taken from supporters
of previous Mexican governments
aroused much interest today among
State Department officials. They point
ed out that such a step would tend to
strengthen the de facto authorities
tremendously, and to remove many re-
strictions and punishments which have
kept Mexico divided against itself.
No surprise was expressed that the
report came from Paris. Many dis
possessed Mexicans whom the govern
ment would be anxious to conciliate
are there.
Ambassador Designate Arrendondo
said no official confirmation had come
to him. but he would not be surprised
at its truth. He thought 1t would ap-
ply equally to foreigners and Mexicans,
but would be put into effect gradually.
case by case, rather than by a whole
sale order.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
classed Strongly Republican.

But politics is politics and republican
vince as the campaign progresses that
Mr.. Hughes will keep thsm out of war
too, and there will be no lack Of effor,
in that direction.
One finds a good deal of sympathy for
President Wilson among all classes OF
people So often is heard the statement
was ever an executive SO beset with one
great crisis after another as President
Wilson has been" The people are not
oblivious to his trials, and right here let
it be said that rigorous criticism Of the
President is already causing a reaction Of
sympathy for him, which one finds in
coming along the trail after the shouting
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Carranza Forces in Durango
Believe Bands Will Submit
if Without Heads.
MEXICO CITY HUNGRY;
ANARCHY AND RI0TING
Garrison on Mexican and American
Sides Observation-Disclosures
ist Soldier Put Across Border.

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico. August
12.-Reports from the forces of Gen.
Cavazos and Col. Zuazua, in northern
Durango. to Gen. Trevino today indf-
cate that they are engaging in an al
most continuous running fight with
bands under Martin Lopez. and that
the bandits lose men In each skirmieh,
while the government losses have been
few.
Gen. Trevino pointed out that a num-
ber of prominent outlaw leaders have
been killed in the last few weeks.
Every effort is being made to ex-
terminate the leaders, he said, it being
realized that without their commanders
it will be easy to subjugate the
bandits.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
DAY IN CONGRESS.
>cnatet

>cnate;
ri 10 am.
'-r"tc- Ia ggart addressed SEN
te on revenue problems.
s'z zaator Bankhead announced
;Sst he would vote for the ship
pin: bill.
HOunei
Not III session; meets Tuesday.