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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-15
o.,lares Crisis in Mexico
Shows Nations "Farci-
cal Weakness
PREDICTS YEARS
OF BORDER TROUBLE
,,;.f Of Staff Says Nation May
Bs Struck from Behind on
Pacific Some Day.

49, b-oved official wrath
one s'M' V.'-' ...;, = .oo-ac,,
az night snd tore me ven "
- sbou. military affairs, disclosing
=, weakness o. the en'lre orean'@A-
US 80 first tine. Colonel Edwin
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T. 1'ehN' ~ r... aud familiar
,srimert CT '"'
80 every detail az me inner "oi NJ. =
-. army through his Official re!a-
= - - used the words "idiocy,'
noas ..~ ",o.he+ic sp.c
-iai'.''' -.-..,... ..,--sss;ors IN dis
u,.s" and similar express o''' ="
n,,.,, the present aspect OF 'hA'
.,- His speech was de-
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s-.,so-f Astoris.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-15
Mexican Force in West
Joins in Villa Pursuit

San Diego. Cal. March a. Large
detachments Of Mexican troops, with
artillery. have been withdrawn from
the YaQui campaign in Southern sonora
and started north. according o. re-
liable radio advices received here to-
day.
Raids by the laquis upon American
settlements are feared
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-15

resulting in a unanimous Endorsement
of this plan
we believe that the action OF this
gathering is indicative Of the spirit
existing throughout this entire country
and feel that any action on your part
that would expedite such preparedness
be immeaiate.y appned."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-15

WilburHallmet
a New York girl
with the culture,
frankneSS, charm,
and independe nce
that make American
girls irresistible. When
he asked her if she were
a college woman she
took him to the East side
tenement where she started.
"FROM THE WEST EAST"
IS the story OF a Z6-day motor
tour from San Diego to
Washington-in this weeks
Golfers;
THE NATIONAL WEEKLY
Evening star., 1916-12-24
GERMANS WEAR WHITE
OVERALLS IN ADVANCE

PETROGRAD, December % British
admiralty per wireless press).-Re-
porting military operations on the Rus
sian and Caucasian fronts. the official
statement issued today by the Russian
war office says:
western front-In the region of
Lake Koldigevski. northeast of Bara-
novichi, the enemy artillery displayed
strong activity toward evening, and
with the approach of dusk several
scouting parties in white overalls ad-
vanced simultaneously toward our
trenches. Being met by our rifle and
machine gun fire, they were driven back
to their intrenchments. On the rest of
the front there were reconnoissances
by our scouts and infantry fire.
Caucasus front-Thirty versts west
of Gumushkhan, near Atkungi, our
scouts conducted reconnoissances
which resulted in the capture of some
prisoners. Southeast of Lake Van one
of our detachments drove the enemy
out of the settlement situated northeas,
of Vustan." rf
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Opportunity No. +Total. 1858. Closed.

Opportunity No. 5-A Cheerful OPP
timist.-Her husband. long i'll in the
hospital, Mrs. Jones. as we will call her.
is fighting against heavy odds. She
and her oldest daughter do laundry
work and sewing at home. but then
cannot make enough to support this
household of five. The mother needs
an additional s5 week, or $3.50 a year,
TO meet expenses.
Previously acknowledged. s145.75; H.
E.. 81; n G.. c., So: L. Mex, 81, through
The star; d. 3. T, 50, through The Star:
cash. 81; Mrs. w. B., 81; ID. & NJ Co,
s3 c. A. B., 81. Total. s162.75. Still
needed, s96.25.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
CARING FOR CUT-OvER LANDS.
Conference to Discuss Development
of Thousands of Acres.

NEW ORLEANS. La. December "a
A conference embracing representa-
tives from all the gulf coast states, to
discuss and devise ways and means for
selling, coloniZing and putting to prof
table use the thousands of acres of
cut-over timber lands of the south,
will be held in this city March 19, 20
and 81. according to announcement to-
day by the New Orleans Association Of
Commerce. The call for the confer
ence was issued under the joint aus
pices of the local commerce body, the
Southern Pine Association and the
Southern Settlement and Development
Association.
Among other matters to be discussed.
1T was stated. will be tick eradication,
immigration. agriculture and cattle
raising, the plan being to develop a
separate organization to conduct a
campaign of education to encourage
the use Of the cut-over lands for cat
tie raising and farming. Experts of
national standing are to be obtained to
address the conference
Evening star., 1916-12-24
REV. W. A. P. MARTIN DEAD.
Missionary Formerly Was President
of University of China.

NEW YORK, December 23-Rev.
William Alexander Parsons Martin,
formerly president of the Tungwen
College of Peking and of the Imperial
University of China. died December Is
at the American Presbyterian mission
in Peking, according to word received
here today.
DR.. Martin was born in Livonia. Ind,
April 10. 1927, and was educated at In
diana University and the Presbyterian
Seminary at New Albany. Ind. He
went to China in 1850 and for ten years
did missionary work at Wimgpo. In
the meantime he served as interpreter
for United States Minister William 3.
Reed in negotiating treaty with
China
He did missionary work at Peking
from 1862 to 1868. and then became
president and professor of international
law at Tungwen College. He held this
post until 1894. When the Imperial
University of China was founded he
became it's first president and contin-
ued as such from 1898 to 1900. He was
made a mandarin of the third class in
1895 and of the second class in 1898.
He wrote both IN English and in Chi
nese. His Chinese volumes for the
most part dealt with Christianity.
philosophy and international law.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
APPEAL FOR SUFFERERS
IN WAR RIDDEN EUROPE
Horrors Declared Beyond Compre-
hension in Pamphlet Sent Out
By American Committee.

Assistance in the work which is
being done by the American committee
of the International Reconstruction
League is asked in a pamphlet which
has just been issued by the organiza-
tion.
Saying that the suffering in and
around the seat of the great war in
Europe is on SO great a scale as to
be beyond our comprehension and Of
kind so terrible as to numb our
powers of realization" the pamphlet
declares all would be quick to help in
case where they actually could see
the distress of an individual.
1--WE are informed by the war relief
clearing house that there are today in
France alone 200. 600 children who are in
need of help" says the pamphlet.
Wont you be the one to aid these
sorrowing little orphans. to do all that
can be done to dry their tears and
make this world less of a house of tor
ture to them? Won't you help us to
give them food and clothing and pro-
vide some one to care for them and
teach them to know the reality of love
as thoroughly as they have learned to
know the rea1 1ity of hate?'
Evening star., 1916-12-24
ADVANCES EMPLOYEES PAY.
Col. Harding Recognizes Cost of Liv
ing in Canal Zone.

Col Chester A. Harding, acting
governor of the Panama Canal Zone.
who is at present in Washington.
appears to have been the first
among United States executive Of
ficers not only to recognize the in
crease of the cost of living. but to apply
the necessary corrective measures by
voluntarily increasing the pay of the
Silver" employees on the canal. The
acting governor appointed a board of
officials to make a careful inquiry into
the conditions of life OF the silver
employees (by which is meant the West
India negroes, who are paid in silver).
On the basis of the report of that board
he has not only increased the wage
from to cents an hour, but has made
sweeping reductions in the rental of
quarters to these employees and their
families, and ordered great improve
ments in the kind of quarters. He aims
to still further reduce their expenses
by providing garden plots for each cot
tage for the growth of vegetables.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Some Scientists Skeptical.
REPAIRS TO VESSELS.
Two Tugs, Schooner and Steamer
at Boatyards.

In tow OF the tug J. T. Selectrnan, the
ing Minerva of the fleet of the Colurn-
-, Granite and Dredging Company is
VI the boiler shop foot of O street
southwest FOR general repair work that
Mil require several days to complete
when ready tor service, it Is stated
the Minerva viii again take up sand
and gravel lighter towing on the river
Ehe tug Walter +. Meade, another o.
the Colurn bia Granite and Dredging
Company feet. is lying at Alexandra
TO have hswser removed from heI
propeller wheel.
The work of FISHING" the broken
mast OF the river schooner Orbit, lying
at the Mutual Ice Company pier a,
Alexandria. is progressing rapidly nd it
is expected that the vessel Will be
ready to go down the river by the time
weather conditions will allow
Though work is being pushed on the
rebuilding of the hull of the steamer
Wakefield at Alexandria. 1t will be-. IL is
stated, several days before she is ready
70 be put overheard. Soon after being
launched she Will be ready for service
Evening star., 1916-12-24
might RIDERS" ACQUITTED.
Held Not Guilty Of Conspiring to
Drive Settlers From Homesteads.

TACOMA, Wash. December "a
Twelve so-called might riders,'' ac-
-cused of conspiring to drive settlers
from homesteds taken under govern
ment claim, were acquitted today in the
United States district court.
Mrs. Margaret NJ. Ross was the plain
tiff She alleged that one night in jan
uary, 1914. fifteen masked men burned
her cabin on her Pacific county. Wash
claim, and drove off her and two sons
The defense endeavored to show during
the trial that Mrs. Ross had squatted
on the homestead of woman who had
left the claim temporarily. The case
dragged in the county courts for
months, and then Mrs. Ross told her
troubles to the Department Of the In
terror, and a federal grand jury in
dicted thirteen men. The case against
one of these was dismissed for lack OF
evidence.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
.8-H0UR DECISION AIDED
/. BY SW|TCHMEN'S AWARD
Trainmen to Proceed With Their
Negotiations and Expect Early
Settlement.

CLEVELAND, December 23.--The rail-
road trainmen next week will proceed
with their eight t-hour-day negotiations
with the railroads. and an early settle
ment is expected as result of the award
of the arbtrators giving the switchmen
an eight-hour day and a. five -cent-an-hour
wage increase. =
While both Warren S. Stone, grand chle1
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, and William G. Lee, president OF
the Brotherhood of Railroad Tralnmer,
in statements issued tonight express dis
satisfaction with the switchmens award
they declared that their own controversy
with the railroads over an eight-hour day
now will be settled speedily.
THE arbitrators did not give the
switc,2man what they wanted most, and
that was an eight-hour day. with time
and-a-half penalty for overtime said
Lee. An eight-hour day without any
means of enforcing it is not an eight
hour day at all.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Changes in Classified Service.

The Department OF Commerce has an
nouEced the following changes in its
personnel:
Raymond p. Shope received tempo
rary appointment as clerk in the bu-
reau OF standards, at $500. and Harry
pointed as a laboratory apprentice az
354G; Arthur e. Moore was probation
ally appointed as fireman. at Ss2e.
>Bess Melton. clerk in the c"asiis
bureau. was promoted from $1,000 To
$1,000.
Isabel II. Hauser and Bertha r. Ben
ton were temporarily appointed rs
clerks In the bureau of foreign and do
mestic commerce. at Ss9a.
Frank 5. Reynolds, craftsman IN
the coast and geodetic survey. has re-
Evening star., 1916-12-24

in search of wood and succeeded in as
sembling motley array Of sticks. With
some OF these they built a fire; the
others they heated in the kitchen oven
and took to bed with them. Matters
were worse next day. for a snow had
fallen, hiding from view any loose tim
Der that might have been consigned to
the stove.
Kimball. at this juncture. had an In
spiration. Taking the largest bucket
in camp he made a visit to the Chesa-
peake Beach railway line, a few hun
dred yards distant. and filled it with
frozen cinders. This turned out to
be fairly good as fuel. and Kimball
and Monett took turns in carrying
cinders the rest Of the day. while Nc
Grath kept the fire going and did the
honors as cook,
Evening star., 1916-12-24
BRITISH RAID TRENCHES:
GERMANS RECIPROCATE

LONDON, December "a, 1856 am
The report from British headquarters
in France issued last night reads:
I'VE successfully raided enemy
trenches south of Ypres last night, in
fsicting many losses. The enemy. in
turn. after heavy bombardment. raid
ed our lines near Boesinghe. causing a
few casualties.
There was considerable artillery ac-
tivity on both sides during the day be-
tween the Ancre and the Somme, and
in the Loos area. East of Berles we
effectively bombarded hostile trenches
and south of Pys our fire dispersed a
large enemy party.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
BRITISH SHIP LOSSES.
Sir Norman Hill Says Only II Per
Cent of Tonnage Has Been Destroyed

LONDON, December 23-In the ship
ping paper Fair Play. Sir Norman Hill,
secretary of the Liverpool Steamship
owners Association, makes calcula-
tions that the effect of the German
campaign on German shipping has been
as follows:
'In the twenty-Seven months of war
from August 1914. to October. 1916,
l35 steam vessels of more than 1,600
tons. representing 1.774,00o tons gross
register were lost through war perils.
Great Britain started the war with
600 steamships, of 100000 tons
gross, so that the losses represent IL
per cent in numbers or II per cent in
tonnage. being less than one-half of 1
per cent a month. The value of the
cargoes lost is calculated at 0.49 per
cent of the total by Sir Norman, who
adds: "A ten shillings in one hundred
pounds blockade will never starve u.s."
Evening star., 1916-12-24

So. through The Star: Mrs. W. L. Pen
| field, 81, through The Star; NICK, 81.
| through The Star; z. S. NJ. 81; II. S.
J.. s5. through The Star; E. L. J.. $26.
through The Star; K. F. G.. $5; NJ. E.
! W., SIS; Mrs. w. B., 81; D. & NJ. Co.. 81;
E. B., rs cents. Total. $1S2.25. Still
needed. $337.75.
Enough to Take Care of "Mother and
the Little Un's."-At Christmas time
two years ago this devoted moth
er brought to widowhood faced the
! four little children under eleven years
of age. She saw nothing but an
orphan home for the children. Thir-
| teen-year- Allen said one day when
| he found his mother crying, Never
mind, dearest, 1 am almost big enough
to take care of you and the little
! un's," but Allen is just at the beginning
of being a fine man and can only do
Who will back Allen in drying his moth
er's tears and in helping the little un's?
Ten dollars week, or $500 year. will be
needed.
Previously acknowledged. s2o4. L.
Mex. 81, through The Star: T. F. D.,
50. through The Star; Mrs. w. L. Pen
field, 81. through The Star: Nick. 81.
| through The Star; f. S. NJ, 81. through
The Star: II. 81, IS. through The Star:
e. L. j.. SIS. through The Star: X. F.
Chapter. D. "A. r. (pledge). So. Total,
S253.50. Still needed. s266.50.
Opportunity No. 13-The Blind and
the Partially Blind.-Parents terribly
handicapped, one blind and the other
partially SO. The boy of fourteen
shows a decided artistic talent and
has made up his mind to be a drafts
man. The second boy Is clever with
tools and wants to be carpenter. The
father works week days and breaches
Sunday at small mission church. In
addition to what he makes $40 week.
or $500 a year. will be required to keep
this happy family intact.
Previously acknowledged. $125.25. l..
W. F., 10 cents; A. NJ. W.. s5: l.. c.. 81:
B. D. c.. $40: L. Mex 81. through The
Star; Mrs. w. L. Penfield, 81. through
The Star; H. L. S. 50; Miss r., 81
1pledge); Mrs. w. b. 81; J. S. e.. IS: B.
& NJ Co, 81; L. c., $3.50; cash. rs cents;
C. A. L.. s5; F. C. W., SO: Little Boyden
Chapter. D. A. r.. 81. Total. S16S. Still
needed, 1852.
Opportunity No. 14-Appreciation Be
yond words.-'I can't express how I
appreciate the money sent me. 1t was
indeed noble of you, and how am l
going to use it? 1 want to get a ton
of coal. I have four children. I want
to get them a pair of shoes, also sheets
and pillowcases.' This letter was
written by one of last years "oppor-
tuHilieS, ny q "iuo" Win iouA S1iii-
dren to support. Seven dollars a week,
or 1854 year, in addition to what rela-
tives can give and the mother can
make, is needed.
Previously acknowledged, s12S. NJ.
V. A. IS cents; L. Nick, 50. through The
Star: H NJ. c.. IS, through The Star;
Mrs. w. L. Penfleld. 81. through The
Star; Mrs. w. B., 81; D. & NJ. Co, So; S.
B., IS cents: n. E. A. IS; E. K. P, s5;
Little Boyden Chapter. D. A. R.. So. To-
tal S162. Still needed, s2O2.
Undesignated: Previously acknowl
edged, S77. Tariff division interstate
commerce commission, 1920, through
The Star; I. B. s., 81, through The Star;
eleven cash coin cards. s2.73; r. NJ. w,
IS: no name, 81; Little John Boyden
Chapter, D. A. r., 81. Total, $9S.93.
Total. S3.503.79.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
MATRON CHECKS PANIC.
Richmond Home for Confederate
Women Damaged by Fire.

RICHMOND Va, December 23.-Cool-
headedness displayed by the matron
checked a panic that spread quickly
through the Home for Aged Confederate
Women here. when a fire was discovered
today. Thirty-two residents in the
home. most Of them between seventy
five and eighty-tive years of age, were
rescued.
The fire, the origin of which is in
doubt. did damage estimated at between
ss 900 and $4,000. The whole building
was flooded with water and will not be
At for occupancy for several days.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
S12.OOO.00O IN OIL DEALS.
Oklahoma Transactions Conducted
BY the Sinclair Interests.

TULSA, Okla. December 23.-Twelve
million dollars changed hands in two
oil land deals recorded here today. The
holdings of the Tidal Oil Company in
the Hominy district of the oklahoma
fields for s6.000,000, and the same
amount was paid by the Oklahoma
Producing and Refining Company and
the Crystal Oil Company, the latter a
subsidiary of the Sinclair Oil Corpora
ton for leases in the Hominy district
held jointly by DR.. II. G. Kennedy and
w. Y. Springer.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
DIsOBEYS THE COURT.
McKeesport, Pa, Man Goes to Prison
Rather Than Move House.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. December 23.-
Christian Liberum. an aged resident of
McKeesport, Pa, was released from jail
here today after serving almost three
years for contempt of court. Liberum's
house stood on ground which the
county authorities decided should have
been occupied by road. and he was
ordered by Judge Joseph NJ Swearin-
gen to move it. Liberum refused on the
ground that to do SO would violate
his conscience" and he was sent to jail
for contempt.
Every effort to secure Liberum's re-
lease failed, until recently il was de-
cided TO have the county move the
house. The work was commenced to-
day, and Liberum was released a few
minutes later.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
CHILDREN AT HOLIDAY FETE,
Home Club Provides Elaborate Pro.
gram of Entertainment.

More than a hundred children of MEM
bers of the Home Club of the Interior
Department were entertained yesterday
afternoon at a Christmas celebration in
the clubhouse. There was a big Christ
mas tree, and candy and ice cream was
distributed to the children. Games also
were participated in by those present.
The pupils of Howard l.. Holt enter
tained with fancy dancing, Miss Harig
recited some Christmas poems and Miss
Lottie Crawford told Christmas stories
to the children.
The entertainment was under the di-
rection of Mrs. William Musser. wife Of
the manager Of the club.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

save paper day!
This is the slogan which has gone
forth over the city among the boys
and girls who are working to help the
Fairgrounds, and who also are desir-
GUS of seeing the week following the
Christmas holidays a record breaker"
Those in charge hope that each young
ster will collect at least one paper a
day during the holidays as a post
Christmas" contribution.
IT all of the $4,000 or more boys and
girls enrolled in the schools Of the
District will do this. 1t Is pointed out
that the collection the week follow
ing Christmas should be moro than a
third as much as the total contributed
thus far. This would mean a big in
crease in the sum which already has
been raised - s2.490.33, representing
payment for 422,9s5 pounds of old
papers.
Following is a list of the schools In
the order in which they have contrib
uted old papers, and the amount, in
pounds, brought in by each:
Evening star., 1916-12-24
$4,000 CHRISTMAS GIFT.
Guggenheim Brothers Contribute
That Sum to HAMPTON Institute.

NEW YORK, December 22.-An-
nouncement was made here tonight
that Simon Guggenheim and his
brothers had contributed $4,000 as a
Christmas gift toward the construction
of an auditorium. at Hampton Institute.
The auditorium is now being erected
as a tribute to the devotion of the late
Robert G. Ogden to the cause of edu-
cation in the south
The gift Of the Guggenheims was
made through former President Taft.
who is president of the board of
trustees o. Hampton and chairman of
the Ogden memorial committee:
The new building with its equipment
will cost 100000.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
To Continue Negotiations.

Now that the switchmen's award
is made we will continue our negotia-
tions with the railroads. Both sides
were waiting to see what the arbitra-
ton award would develop. We are to
meet Thursday with the managers
committee in New York. I am con-
tident we will reach decision before
January l."
The increase of cents an hour will
not be enough to afford the loss of pay
by cutting working hours from ten to
eight" said Stone. "At 40 cents an
hour the switchman is now earning $4
in a ten-hour day. At 45 cents an hour
for eight hours he will be earning only
$3.50. However, the crisis in our con-
troversy has arrived, and a settle
ment can be expected at any time"
Evening star., 1916-12-24
COLORED PUPILS TO SING.
Serenades to Be Given Today at Va
rious Local Institutions.

Students from the colored public
schools, under the general charge of
Miss Josephine Z. Wormley, head of
the department of music in those
schools. today are to give serenades at
several places.
A chorus from Sumner and Magruder
schools is to serenade for the Home for
the Aged and Inflrm on Corcoran
street. A group from the j. F. Cook,
Slater and Langston schools, under the
direction of Miss Virginia Williams, is
to go to the Stoddad Home, Freed
mans Hospital and other points. A
carol service is to be conducted at the
Social Settlement House lin South
Washington.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Small Portion of Expense.

In explanation of the work of the
committee the pamphlet says. in part:
ut sends one hundred cents of every
dollar that is specially earmarked for
any specific purpose. intact to it's OBJ
ject. All unearmarked sums are placed
in the general fund and necessary ex-
penses deducted therefrom. The total
expenses of every kind to date are less
than cents on the dollar contributed.
ut co-operates with the national al
lied relief committee, the committee Of
mercy and other we'll known relief or
ganizations to prevent duplication of
effort. 1t delivers supplies where they
are most needed by the quickest and
surest route"