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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
WILL USE REFERENDUM
TO DECIDE ON A PAGEANT
Co1ored Teachers to Vote Monday on
Shakespearean Celebration by
Their School Pupils.

Whether the colored public schools
shall attempt the presentation of
Shakespearean pageant to celebrate the
Shakespeare tercentenary is to be de-
cided by referendum of colored teach
ers Monday.
Roscoe C. Bruce, assistant superin-
tendent in charge of colored schools,
has sent circular letter to the teach
ers, asking them il they desire such
a pageant, explaining that he does not
think it should be attempted without
the wholehearted sympathy of the
teaching corps"
DIR. George D. Jenifer of the Miner
Normal School has prepared a pageant
concentrating Shakespeare, in an
swer to a request made by Mr.. Bruce
In his circular letter Mr.. Bruce says
that such a pageant should accomplish
several things, namely:
Mr.. Bruce's Letter.
TT would still further stamp Wash
ington as community keenly alive
to the culture activities of our day.
TT should deepen the appreciation of
the adult portion of the community
for poet whose work is the common
heritage of all people who think and
feel.
TT should provide through the
music, dancing, drawing, manual
training and English necessary to pro-
duce the pageant. a splendid means of
education through expression. and all
this with little or no extra burden upon
the teaching corps. Pageants in Chi
cago and elsewhere are being produced
in the schools as the result of regular
work for which credit is given.
Our pageant. as planned, should,
moreover, allow for sound emulation
between schools and divisions. 1t is
intended that each division present
one or more of the play groups into
which the action falls"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11

ed to continue their education through
the high schools owing to the cost of
text books. The constant changes of
the books makes it quite difficult for
all parents to purchase the number re-
quired in the high schools, 1t was
stated.
The organization declares it believes
that the government should give the
children of the District of Columbia
free education. including use OF text
books. not only through the grammar
grades. but the high school also. and
therefore went on record as favoring
free text books for the high schools.
The association Endorsed the bill Of
fered in Congress by Representative
Tinkham whereby the taxpayers would
not be assessed for improvements until
such improvements have been started.
and will urge him to do all in his
power to have said bill passed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
For Midatlantic Conference.

Miss Anne Martin, Mrs. ellison Gard
ner, Miss Frances Jolliffe, Miss Lucy
Burns, Mrs. Lawrence Lewis and Miss
Alice Paul will leave Congressional
Union headquarters here tonight to at
tend a midatlantic states conference in
New York tomorrow at the home of
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont, chairman of the
New York branch. Its purpose is to
simplify the machinery of the organ
iZation between the Washington head
quarters and the Individual members
by a supervision of the work according
to geographical sections.
The chairmen of the middle Atlantic
states branches will be present, to-
gether with Miss Doris Stevens. chair
man of the organization committee In
addition to Mrs. Belmont they are: Mrs.
J. A. Fl. Hopkins, New Jersey; Mrs.
Harry Lowenburg. Pennsylvania: Mrs
Townsend Scott, Maryland, and Miss
Florence Bayard Hilles. Delaware
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
NEARLY 800 MEN KILLED
AND HUNDREDS INJURED
Explosion in Skoda Armament Fac.
tory in Bohemia More Seri-
GUS Than Reported.

PARIS. February 11.-A dispatch
from Bucharest to the Balkan agency.
which was delayed for five days, states
ment factory in Bohemia, was more
serious than at first announced.
Rumanian official circles, the dis
patch says, have received confirmation
from Vienna of the destruction of all
the cannon which were in course of
manufacture as we'll as all the plans
and drawings in the draughting offices.
The dead number nearly 800 and several
hundred were injured by the explosion
which caused the disaster and which
is said to have been the work of crimi-
nails who employed melinite for the
purpose. The dispatch adds that the
Austrian military censorship has pro-
hibited the publication of news of the
disaster in Austria-Hungary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
DECIDES JURY MUST PASS
ON SULLY TRIAL ISSUE
Justice Gould Declines to Direct ver-
dict Following Action by J. H.s
Hammond's Attorneys,

justice Gould of the District Supreme
court today declined to direct a YER
dict in favor of John Hays Hammond.
millionaire mining expert, at the trial
OF the suit of Daniel J. Sully, former
cotton king of New York, who claims
damages of s1,5oo,ooo for an alleged
attempt by Mr.. Hammond and others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11

to destroy the reputation of Mr. Sully
as cotton expert. The court decided
that the jury must pass on the contro-
versy.
Attorneys Mckinney and Flannery
and George P. Hoover. for Mr.. Ham
mond. elected to stand on the case as
made out by the plaintiff and decided
to offer no testimony in defense Of the
action of Mr.. Hammond and his asso-
GATES
The case will be presented in argu-
ments to the jury next Monday. The
jury was sworn January 5, 1916. and
has been occupied ever since with this
case only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
ture.Recital ON the War.

Mrs. Ida Hastings Snow is to give a
lecture-recital at the Ebbitt House
Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The pro-
gram is to include personal experiences
and Impressions of the war and a tour
around the world. English. French and
German war songs are to be given. The
affair II open to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
Court Annuls Marriage

Justice Anderson of the District Su-
preme Court has annulled the marriage
OF John c. Steinberger and Anna G.. Stein
berger on the plea Of the husband, by a
ranged at the time of the ceremony. At
torney W. A. Coombe appeared for the
husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
RUSS FORCES DEFEAT
LARGE army IN PERSIA
Success Also Claimed in Caucasus.
Egyptian Drive Reported
Delayed.

LONDON, February 11.-Russians
continue their military successes in the
Caucasus and in Persia. according to
the latest Petrograd statement, which
+, saws:
have bombarded enemy coast positions.
Another squadron of destroyers sank
seven sailing ships on the Anatolian
coast and took their crews prisoner.
"On the Caucasus front on one sec
tor our troops advanced fighting and
captured a number of prisoners anu
two guns.
I'm Persia. south of Hamadan, we
defeated large enemy forces which
were holding positions near Nehovend"
Captured by Cossacks.
A dispatch from Teheran says that
Assim Bey, Turkish ambassador to
Persia, has been captured by a patrol
of Cossacks near keredji. Three COM
panions. who were taken prisoners at
the same time the ambassador. have
proved to be the Austrian military at
tache and two Austrian prisoners of
war who had escaped from the Rus
slams some time ago.
Egyptian Expedition Delayed.
The Geneva, Switzerland. correspond
ent of the Paris Temps says the Turk
ish expedition against Egypt appears
to have been postponed pending COM
pletion of the railroad which is being
constructed to the Egyptian frontier.
Two train loads of munitions are ar
irving daily at Constantinople from
Germany.
Turkish Statement.
CONSTANTINOPLE, February 10. via
London, February 1.-THE following
official communication was issued to-
day:
"Onthe Caucasian and Irak fronts
there is nothing to report.
Sunday the Russians. without causing
any important damage, bombarded the
coaling harbor of Zungudak Con the
Black seal.
ION the Dardanelles front Monday off
Jenishehir cruiser unsuccessfully
fired ten shells on the coast of Tekke
Burnu. Our artillery forced the re-
treat of an enemy aeroplane which dur
ing the forenoon few over Seddu1
Bahr. During the afternoon a second
aeroplane Withdrew before our artil-
lery FIRE to the Island of 1mbros, pur-
sued by one of our airmen."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11

whether the board of dire ,rs of the
Cotton Securities Conn in abro-
eating the contract wit. Mr.. Sully. in
volved in the controversy. did so with
malice intending to injure him. or
acted only in its own defense or to
protect it's own interests.
Attorneys Cuttings & Chamberln ap-
pear for Mr.. Sully.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
FAVOR FREE TEXT BOOKS.
Speakers Tell Reno Citizens Reasons
for the Movement

At a meeting of the Reno Citizens
Association held last evening at the
Reno School the subject for discussion
was Free Text Books in the High
Schools" 1t was stated by several
speakers that number of pupils fail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
TO STUDY THE GORILLA
AND THE CH|MPANzEE
Prof. Garner Going to French Kongo
Region to Live in
Steel Cage.

NEW YORK, February 11.-Prof.
Richard L. Garner. who. several years
ago. made a study of the language of
the apes in the African forests. will
soon again take up his temporary resi-
dence in a steel cage in the French
Kongo region to resume his scientific
studies of the gorilla and chimpanzee.
Prof. Garner is making arrangements
to leave New York within two weeks
for the Kongo in behalf Of the Smith
sonian Institution and the New York
Geological Society.
Hopes to Make Collection.
He hopes to obtain a collection of
animals and natural history specimens
and Is especially anxious to capture a
young chimpanzee which can be trained
as well as was Susie, the chimpanzee
that died a year ago in the Bronx
Geological Park.
Prof. Garner will attempt to increase
his vocabulary OF words used by the
apes and will carry photograph records
to record the language of monkeys. He
hopes also to obtain moving pictures
of the army ant of Africa and of the
ferocious soldier and forager ant.
Cage of Steel Rods.
The scientist will construct a cage
of steel rods of an inch in diameter, in
closed by a netting of steel wire, on
q pineapple plantation in the Lake Fer
nan Naz basin, about two degrees south
of the equator and $50. miles from the
coast. The cage will be covered with
branches and leaves and Prof. Garner
will live in 1t while pursuing his stud :
les He Will be armed with rifle and
revolvers and ammonia sport gun to
discourage over-inquisitive providers.
and three moving picture cameras BY
food calls and scents he hopes to lure
gorillas to his cage and capture them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
Defines Reason for Action.

In overruling the motion. the court
pointed out that there was enough evil
dence offered on the part of Mr.. Sully
to submit to the jury the question
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Thomas Parks. with oysters
from the Potomac beds at 18th street
wharf for the local market; powerboat
Raymond. new, at Alexandria from an
eastern shore of Chesapeake bay point
with oyster shells for the crushing
plant; steamer Newport News, from
Norfolk and Old Point with freight
and passengers; steamer Wakefield,
from lower Machodoc and Nomini
creeks and Potomac landings with pas
sengers and merchandise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
PLAN TO AMALGAMA7E
SUFFRAGE ACTIVITIES
New York Women Are to Cooperate
With the Congressional
Union.

Announcement is made of the de-
cision of the Women's Political Union
of New York to amalgamate complete
~ with the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage. This move. it is
stated, will bring in some $4,000 new
workers for the union in the Empire
state.
The decision to amalgamate was
reached at a conference Of the sena-
torial chairmen of the Woman's Politi-
cal Union held recently in Syracuse and
confirmed later at a meeting of the
central executive board in New York.
This conference was unanimous from
the first in its opposition to another
suffrage referendum. and expressed the
fear that if the political union should
remain in the field as state organize
ton it could not well refuse to work II
such referendum arose, however much
opposed to that method of gaining the
ballot. Members of the conference
found themselves in full agreement in
support of the federal amendment idea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11

and passengers; steamer Wakefield,
from lower Machodoc and Nomini
creeks and Potomac landings with pas
sengers and merchandise.
Departures.
Schooner Ruth Decker, light, for Bal
timore to load merchandise for a North
Carolina point: schooner Lanclott,
light. from Alexandria for a river shore
to load cord wood to return; schooner
Bessie Reed, light. for the lower Poto-
mas oyster beds to load for the market
here: steamer Southland, for Old Point
and Norfolk by the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company; powerboat
no name, from Alexandria with mer-
chandise for a river point.
Tugs and lows.
Tug James o. Carter arrived with
oyster laden vessels from down river:
tug NJ Mitchell Davis left Baltimore,
light. for Philadelphia to return with
tow: tug Louise will leave with light
ers laden with material for the Deco
quan workhouse: tug Herbert arrived
with scows laden with sand and gravel
from Potomac point and left with
light scows to load: tug ]. T. Selectma n
arrived at Georgetown with lighters to
load stone.
Memoranda.
Schooner Brooklyn, at 10th street
wharf. is being made ready to leave
for the lower river to load back to this
city: tug Charles L. Rohde Is at BaltI-
more from this city to load merchan-
disc for a North Carolina point:
schooner Oscar is reported due to sail
from a Virginia point for Alexandria
with pulp wood for shipment 10 West
Virginia; schooner Maine has sailed
from Baltimore for Norfolk and will
load lumber: schooner Mabel and Ruth
has sailed from Norfolk with lumber
reported for Baltimore: schooner Shea
Is due to sail from Aqua creek for this
city with wood or lumber
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
To Help Organize Kansas.

Suffragists of Kansas have filed a re-
quest at Congressional Union headquar-
tiers that speaker of national i'm
portance in suffrage ranks be sent there
to help complete the union organiZa-
ton. In response to the request Miss
Zation department. will leave at once
for Kansas. where she will join Miss
Mabel Vernon, one of the national field
secretaries.
Southern suffragists are rallying to
the support of the federal amendment.
The Congressional Union has recently
esta blished branches in Texas, Arkan-
sas, Tennessee, South Carolina and Vir-
glnla.
Support Federal Program.
Interest in the passage of the Susan
B. Anthony amendment has apparently
been quickened by the defeat of suf-
frage in so many of the states where
the measure has been brought before
the legislature. Miss Alice Paul, chair
man of the union; Mrs. E. st. Clair
of North Carolina. field sec
rotary for the south. and Miss Mabel
Vernon. national organizer, who have
returned from the south,
where they established state and dis
trict branches of the Congressional
Union, declare that the general sentf-
ment among the suffragists south of
the Mason and Dixon line seems to in
dicate q. revulsion of feeling and an
increasing tendency to rally around the
pending federal measure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11

We exactly
of the alarming trimmings
those will
which
The Washington times., 1916-03-13
Villa Hunt RepipeS
Old Indian Warfare
Aeroplane, Machine Gun, and Au.
tomato Pistol Only Modern
Elements in Campaign.

The European war has no lesson for
the officers and men who are about TO
enter Mexico. army officers said today.
The campaign about TO be conducted
will be the very antithesis OF that in
Europe.
In place OF trench fighting and the
movement of huge bodies OF troops.
TIE campaign in Mexico will he con-
Quoted by email lots of men, sent out
from the main lines OF commune stion.
and cavalry. the least used arm OF the
service In Europe today, will be the
mainstay OF the American forces.
'If we had q 42-centimeter gun. We
wouldn't know what TO do with IT,
said one officer. unless 1t would be 10
shoot at mountains
The tactics to he employed, however,
are those with which the United states
officers and soldiers are much more IA
miliar, going back even beyond the
Cuban and Philippine campaigns to the
old frontier days of Indian warfare.
The romantic figure OF the scout and
the trailer will again make his appear
ance In the war correspondents story
The most apparent modern elements In
the coming campaign. which were
not present in tho Indian warfare oil
old. will be the aeroplane. the machine
gun, and the automatic pistol.
The Washington times., 1916-03-13
Start ApalaneheS
To Block Enemy
Austrians and Italians in Alps Try
Novel Methods OF Moun-
tain Warfare.

ROME, March U-Avalanche warfare
inaugurated by italian Alpinists, Is now
being waged successfully by both sides
along the Tyrolese Alps.
BY Smelling the mountain sides under
which troops are encamped, or by OK
ploding mines, opposing forces send
thousands of tons of rocks and snow,
rolling down upon enemy soldiers. The
new warfare was inaugurated two
weeks ago. II is estimated that Aus
trian losses already totaled more than
A shell fred at an Austrian redoubt
high in the mountains started a great
slide of snow and earth that gave the
Alpinists their first inspiration. The ar
officially created avalanche roared down
the mountain side upon an Austrian
column, making its way single hle
along the edge of a steep cliff, and
swept 800 Austrian soldiers into gorge
1000 feet below.
starting an avalanche by exploding q
mine Ia q more dangerous feat. italian
sappers climb to the summit of q noun.
tain above an enemy encampment and
touch on the mine during the night II
they succeed In escaping enemy sentries
Avalanche warfare has been found es-
peciallys affective in blockading railroads
and highways preventing troop move
ments. Three such avalanches are res
ported IN dispatches today.
The Washington times., 1916-03-13
SAFETY FIRST EXHIBIT
|. FOR WHOLE COUNTRY
Recent Show Here viii Be
Taken on Special Cars to
Different States.

Plans are being made by the Interior
Department for the sending OF the Ma
tional Safety First Exhibit recently
shown in the National Museum, en- tour
throughout the United States
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
notified the department that II will
place a special train OF all-steel. cleo
trio lighted coaches at the disposal oil
the Government TO house and trans.
port the exhibit. 1t will be shown hrst
at all OF the worth while points on the
lines OF the Baltimore and Ohio road
and will then. IL Is believed, be turned
over TO other lines.
II was learned at the Interior De-
partment today that II Is planned to IN.
stall all OF the exhibits shown at tne
museum on this train. 1t VIII start from
Washington May l. In addition TO the
show cars, the train Will carry diners
and sleeping cars for the acoommooa'
ton OF the Government representative;
in charge OF the exhibit who will trave
with Il and lecture on the vertous *
hibits.
rished free by the Baltimore and ONE
as its contribution to the Government
safety-first work.
The Interior Department, II was stated
today is in communication with all o.
the other departments and bureaus VIII
respect to arrangements for the ex
hibit. Il is probable that all of then
will cooperate fully. Arrangement
are at present in the hands Of official!
of the Bureau OF Mines. but the interes
OF all OF the department heads is beinl
aroused,
The Washington times., 1916-03-13
Sees Germany in Plot
To Embroil Us With Japan

TOKYO, March l3.-It IL be-
lief OF the Japanese foreign min Later.
Baron Ishii, that "a certain European
power" in the past has endeavored to
create difference between Japan and
the Unitod States to further its own
ends.
This opinion was expressed by the
foreign minister in a statement be-
fore the Association of America
Friends. He gave II az his opinion
that the efforts of this European
power were exprted for the purpose
OF serving it's own aspirations for
dominance. As that power Is now
occupied with Its own troubles. the
baron said, the source of intrigue has
been removed. Relations between
Japan and America never have been
SO good as today, he continued. and
their friendship will become ever
more cordial, as should be the case.
The semi official newspapers point
out that there Is no reason at pres
Lent WHY Japan should emphasize thu
EXCELLENT relations with America. but
they assert that there has been Ger
man intrigue for the purpose of af-
fecttng this countIy's relations boil,
with America and Great Britain and
that II is necessary to call attentior
| to il
The Washington times., 1916-03-13
Aero Club to Train
Flyers for Mexico
Men and High Powered Machines
Offered for Use Across
the Border.

NEW YORK, March lS.-The Aero
Club Of America has announced that
ct its own expense, II will Immediately
start training six aviators for military
service In high powered aeroplanes to be
at the disposal OF the United States army
In Mexico.
Purchase OF several fast aeroplanes to
be presented to the army, unless the
Federal Government takes immediate
steps to remedy the deficiency In that
direction. Is being considered and def
mite announcement is expected within
short time.
The Aero Clubs statement points out
that the army has only eight aeroplanes
available for the Mexican expedition
and that all Of these are Of low power
and far from ideal for military service
The statement also asserts that not 9
single aviator of the army is trained tC
use a high powered machine.
| The six aviators. as many as pos
sible being selected from the Nationa
| Guard. will be Sent to the aviation
school In Newport News. and in three
weeks are expected to be able to com
nlete their course. Twenty more avia
tors then will be put under instruction
at the expense of the Aero Club.
BY then, the Aero Club hopes. tn,
War Department will have acquires
| suitable machines, Unless action 4
taken by Congress however, II wa
pointed out. no funds will be aVaIlabl
for aeronautic supplieA
The Washington times., 1916-03-13
HARDEN SAYS BERLIN
SHOULD SEEK PEACE
Can Do So as Victor, German
Editor Declares.

LONDON. March 10. - Macmillan
Harden IL outspoken in a recent article
in DIE ZulSunft, a copy OF which has
been received here. He makes a strong
demand for peace, and urges that the
German government begin negotiations
immediately.
Germany" he says. has heaped VIC
tory upon victory. Upon her. therefore.
devoives tho duty of making an offer
of peace. Such an offer could only
add to and not diminish her prestige.
1t would be proof of her strength, not
weakness.
'Bendes, Germany must propose
peace. Germany is victorious in the
field, but internally she Is beset with
difficulties. We cannot deny that the
preparations for the third harvest are
moro difficult than for the second. We
do not yet lack men, but we can no
longer procure certain raw materials.
Meanwhile our war expenditure Ia In.
creasing TO an alarming extent. At the
end of three years of war we should
have lost every one of the commercial
markets where we had established posi-
tons which were seemingly unassail-
able.
''If Germany waits longer she will
find herself reduced to obeying the will
of her enemies 1t thus becomes neces.
sary that she invite the world to con-
clude peace. This invitation may be
interpreted as sign of weakness, but
that matters little. II our offers are
declined we shall have fulfilled tho
final duty which our conscience dictated
toward Europe and toward humanity"