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The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08

tuck to make it set modlsh at the bot
tom. Actual pockets, u concession to
practicability, are let in at each side.
The blouse is roomy with belt to
partially cOnfine 1t at the walstline,
made of the same goods. One end of
1t slips through a slash in the other
end and both are supplied with but
tonholes that fasten over buttons of
white bone. The blouse fastenS with
snap fasteners down the front. A neat
finish Is given to the deep cuffs and
rolling collar by narrow piping of
the plain material used for the suit.
But this piping has another function
and that is to give to these acces-
sories the proper set.
The ambitious girl who wishes to
experiment in making things for her
self might try her hand upon suit
of this kind. Nearly all the work is
done on the sewing machine the fit
of the blouse Is vague and the skirt
presents no difficulties. All she has
to do is to buy Il paper pattern and
follow its instructions.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08

method of furnishing up a silk sun
shade Is that employed on the paru-
soils shown In the picture. Out of
figured or howered brocude or Gre
tonne, birds and blossoms. or any 9TH
er figures, nre cut. By means of I'D
hesives, made for use on textiles. these
are glued to the silk. The Illusion
of painting is perfect. Whole fiocks
of small bluebirds are pictured In
flight against background of white
or llght-colored silk. Other birds. of
tropical climes perhaps. dlsport their
gay pumage in this way. and the won
derful roses and foliage that are the
product of the looms find the parasoi
point of vantage for setting off their
beauty.
Artificial flowers are used with this
fiat applique In still another kind of
ndornment. Foliage Is applied to the
silk to make a setting for an orchid
or rose that Is set on 1t. The folIage
Is glued down and often finished about
the edges with needlework stitches.
but the flower Is only fastened by ths
stem.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08

Blessings doubtless rest upon the
head of the designer who originated
those pretty cotton costumes for sum
mer days hich are coming to be
classed as pastime suits. When com
fort and style and daintiness present
themselves all combined, and Mt
small cost, they are irresistible. These
things have made the instant success
of the cotton suit for summer outing
wear.
Cotton poplin or cotton gabardine
are of about the right weight Cer suits
Of this kind. and there are other fab
rics that are well suited to them, as
crash or ratlue and fancy basket
weaves. The suit shown in the pic
ture is of gabardine, with collar, cuffs
ind pocket flaps of brocaded ratine
White is as good choice as any for
the skirt and blouse and there are
many striped and figured cotton goods
that will answer for the trimmings.
The suit pictured hardly needs IL de-
scription. 1t is merely IL pIuin skirt
With IA wide hem and single narrow
The Colorado statesman., 1916-07-08

Speed OF monograph Record.
The average speed of the phono-
graph record rnder the needle is 1872
miles an hour
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Majority Of Passengers and Grew, Num-
bering Possibly More Than 300, Go
Down With Vessel Off Crete.
But -Four Boats Get Clear Of Death Ship
Three Americans Aboard When Liner
Sailed from London.

LONDON January 1.-The British liner Persia. bound from
London Bombay o'clock Thursday afternoon in the
Crete and of the
Robert McNeey American consul at
Alden, passenger the Persia.
message from the admiralty the Peninsuar and Oriental
that the Persia
pedoed.
Officials Oriental line say they have
details concerning the sinking the Persia and do
whether she received warning
Oriental line that I6I
Persia number of these landed
Gibraltar Malta No official figures available
In addition the who sailed from London large num-
Masee The total booked these points
Of eghy-seven and twenty-five children
Loyd dispatch says that of the and
the Persia lost Four boats clear before the Persia sank
In addition Mr. McNeey other Americans known
been the Persia when she Charles
Grant his way to Bombay Edward Rose sehOoboy
the from Denver Gibraltar Rose probably landed
Gibraltar board the boat the time she sunk
Lord Montagu the passenger list.
These officials they unable information
American citizens the Persia They the steamship
large number of but that official figures
available Passenger lists have been published since the
beginning of the
McNeely sailed from New York for England November
the Holland American liner Ryndam fellow passenger
Robert p Skinner, America consul general London Mr.
McNeey his take his first consular Mr. Skin
him for the by the Dutch line but young
already had engaged passage the Persia
Evening star., 1916-01-01
BULGARIAN DRIVE
AGAINST ALLIES IS
NEAR, SAYS PREMIER
Reckoning Will Be Thorough,
RadosIavoff Tells Gov
ernment Leaders.
GREECE IN PROTEST
AT CONSULS' ARREST
Second Formal Objection Also Made
to Fertilization Work of Franco
British Forces.
AIR RAIDS AT SAL0NIKI
Taubes Drop Bombs on British
Lines and Campm
General Discusses Balkan
Conditions.

LONDON, January IA Blu
dapest dispatch to the Berlin
Tages Zeitung says Premier
Radoslavof OF Bulgaria made the
statement at conference of lead
ers of the government party be-
fore the assembling OF parliament
that military operations against
the British and French at Salonlki
would be inaugurated in a short
time The reckoning, the premier
said. would be thorough.
Greece has protested against
the arrest of the consuls of the
central powers and their allies at
Saloniki. which it terms viola
ton OF Greeces sovereign rights,
says Reuters Athens correspond
emf
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Greek. Attitude Firm.
ASKS COURT FOR MANDAMUS.
Woman Graduate Seeks Membership
in Civil Engineer Society.

NEW YORK. January Mrs. Nora
Stanton Blatch, daughter of Mrs.
Harriet Stanton Blatch and gradu-
ate of Cornell University with the de-
gree of civil engineer, has fled with
Supreme Court Justice Ford an appli
cation for a writ of mandamus re-
quiring the American Society of Civil
Engineers to admit her as a member
Mrs. Blatch alleges that she has
learned through conversation with
various male members of the society
that her application for associate
membership, which was rejected. did
not meet with disapproval because she
was not professionally fitted. but be-
cause she is a woman.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
NEW DANGER IS THREATENED
TO DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

aspect which this latest development
has given to the submarine contro-
Versy.
News Astounds Official Washington.
The general view in official quarters
was that the position of the United
States was sufficiently well known to
Austria, and the Ancona negotiations
have been under way sufficient length
of time to permit instructions to rea Ii
the submarine fleet. On every hand
the news was received with astonish-
ment.
Consul General skinner. at London.
forwarded what information was avail
able at the British admiralty. and his
dispatch with unofficial reports of the
disaster was forwarded to President
Wilson at Hot Springs. The President
will have Austria $ satisfactory reply
in the Ancona case and the news OF
the latest submarine disaster before
him at the same time.
AS in similar cases. the policy of the
American government Will be to await
full and complete information before
moving. There is little room to doubt
that the incident will mean new dipIo-
matte action in which the United states
will present to Austria in the same
forceful manner its unalterable policy
that the laws of nations and humanity
must De regarded Dy the DelllSerentS
in their warfare at sea
Severance of diplomatic relations.
with all its possibilities. looms up
one of the eventualities, the same as il
did in the case of the Lusitania, the
Arabic and the Ancona.
Assumed to Be Austrian Boat.
Although the nationality of the sub.
marine which sunk the Persia remains
nm Stah icha lnA
case with the Yasaka Maru and the
Vile de la Ciotat, the assumption gem
orally is that it was an Austrian boat.
because Count Won Bernstorff, the Ger
man ambassador. recently declared that
no German or Turkish submersibles
were operating in the Mediterranean
The attack on the Persia as she was
approaching Alexandria renews h item
tion to the fact that a submarine cam
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Further Unifcation Desired.

Paraguay: Accept my best wishes
for the complete success of the con-
gress. the meeting of which will con-
tribute largely to the further unifica-
tion OF the moral interests of all Amer
lea uniting its efforts fo- the develop
ment of thought and its ideals and
feelings in the field of international
law and justice.
Peru: / hope that the results of
your labors may fulfill the noble ideals
which inspired the meeting of so brill
liant assemblage.
Venezuela; | rejoice in inauguration
of most important assembly and eX
tend congratulations.
Ecuador: Solemn inauguration sec
ond Pan American Scientific Congress
is a peaceful triumph American people
of which all nations of continent are
proud. reciprocate felicitations to
persons honored by directing debates
of this great assembly and formulate
best wishes success of labors.
Salvador: I thank you for your i'm
portant message and trust sincerely
that congress will be fruitful in good
for nations of this continent.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
FOR CLOSER UNION
Of PAN-AMER|CANS
Executives of Latin Govern
ments Cable Congratulations
to the Scientific Congress.
SOLIDARITY OF PEOPLES
THEME OF THE MESSAGES
Hope Expressed That Conference
May Result in Intimate Rela-
tionship and Mutual Esteem.

Congratulations cabled by the chief
executives of Latin American republics
were announced today to delegates to
the Pan American Scientific Congress
by the chairmen of the official dele
cations. Without exception. the tone
OF the messages was one of friendl-
ness and cooperation, and served to
encourage those from the many coun
tries who are working for increased
Pam n-American unity
The intention to hold a general ses-
sion of the congress this morning at
continental Memorial Hall was aban-
doned, the change in plans being made
necessary by reason of the fact that
the delegations have been so busy that
they have not been able to prepare the
resolutions which it was intended they
should submit at the general session.
No section meetings were scheduled
Tor today. either, the intention having
oeen to have a general session in place
of the sectional meetings. The eXecu-
tive committee will announce later the
date upon which the next general ses-
sion is to be held. probably one day
toward the end of next week
Evening star., 1916-01-01
One of Several Vessels Lost.

One of Several Vessels Lost.
The Persia was a steamer of 1.9.4
tons gross. She was owned by the Pc
ninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga-
ton Company of London. She sailed
from Bombay November IA for London
and was last reported as leaving Gil
braltar on December ..
Robert n NcNeely was appointed as
consul at Alden. Arabia. in October.
1915. He is a native of North Carolina.
The Persia was one of several ves-
sells recently sunk by submarines in
the eastern Mediterranean. through
which her course to the SueZ canal
would take her from Malta. On Decem-
Der "A the French liner Vile de la Cio-
tat was sent to the bottom off the
Island of Crete by submarine. which.
according TO unofficial British advices,
flew the Austrian flag.
No advices have been received in the
United States as to the date on which
the Persia sailed from London. She
departed some time in advance of her
advertised date of sailing. which was
January Is. The voyage from London
to Malta ordinarily requires nine days.
The Persia was built in 1900 at
Greenock. She has been in the Bonn
bay service since that time.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Seeks International Aid
for AStronomic Inquiries

International cooperation is demand
ed for many astronomic Investigations.
said Prof. s. T. Bailey of Harvard Col
lege observatory. in a paper on astro-
nomical work in South America. de-
livered yesterday before section II.
on astronomy. meteorology and seis-
mology. meeting at the Carnegie In
stitution of Washington. at 18th and +
streets northwest.
The relatively recent civilization Of
the countries of the southern hemi-
sphere, he said. has retarded the in
sp5ration of observatories in that quar-
ter, and therefore our knowledge of
the stars of that hemisphere Is rela-
lively backward.
Evening star., 1916-01-01

On account of the danger from sub
marines to vessels which pass through
the Suez canal and the Mediterranean
this route has been abandoned by the
Japan Mail Steamship Company, which
is dispatching its steamships around
the Cape of Good Hope. Insurance
rates for vessels passing through the
SueZ have been increased by English
underwriters to three or four times the
normal figure.
Lord Charles Montagu, who booked
passage on the vessel. is London
stock broker. He was born in 1850 and
served with the Yeomanry Cavalry.
Steamer Abelia Sunk.
The British steamer Abela also has
been sunk.
The Abelia was new steamship.
having been built last year She wa
$50 feet long. of 1850 tons gross and
was owned in London.
The A bella sailed December from
Bombay for Hull. This route would
take her through the Suez canal, and ii
is not unlikely that she was torpedoed
in the eastern Mediterranean. where
the Persia and a number of other ves-
sells have been sunk.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
KAISER LAUDS vALOR
AND SUCCESSOR ARMIES
Trusts to His Military Forces Dur
ing Coming Year, He Tells
General.

LONDON. January 1.-The Amster-
dam correspondent of Reuters Tele-
gram Company sends the following:
Emperor William has written let
ter to Gen. Won Falkenhayn tchief of
staff of the German army, states a
Berlin telegram, In which he says:
'"T will not let the year 1915 end
without remembering. our great mill
tary successes
after summing up the successes, the
emperor adds that they can be fully
appreciated only by later historical
writer's He praises the bravery of
the troops and the work of the supreme
comman nd. and concludes:
$50 l know that ] and the German
people in the coming year of the war
can trust to the hcommand Of the
army" ~
Evening star., 1916-01-01

Destruction of the British liner Persia,
with possible loss of American lives.
throws relations between the United
States and the Teutonic powers into =
new danger
Coming almost at the hour when
satisfactory adjustment of the delicate
situation was at hand by Austria's ac-
ceptance of the cardinal points of the
American demands in the Ancona case,
this new element threatens to compI-
cate affairs with Austria as thoroughly
as the destruction of the Araolc' Ioi-
lowing SO closely the Lusitania ex-
changes. brought on a renewed Crisis
with Germany.
From, such incomplete information as
was at hand today. the two situations
are regarded as almost parallel. 1t was
generally presumed in official circles
that. as was the case in the crisis with
germany the Austrian admiralty and
the Vienna foreign Office are working
at cross purposes.
Officials Decline to Comment.
If was regarded as strong possibil-
ity that whlle tne ioreish ohiSe 10
ready to accede to the contentious OF
the United States, the admiralty, bent
on the success of it's submarine policy,
has not vet been brought into line
There is. however. the added POSSIBLE
ity that the submarine which sunk the
Persia. being far from home, had not
been instructed in the new policy OF
the Austrian government.
The destruction of the Persia. coupled
with the recent sinking OF the japanese
liner Yasaka Maru and the French
liner Willie de la Ciotat, lends strength
in official quarters to both these possi-
bilities.
All the agencies of the American gov
ernment have been set in motion TO
gather facts on the newest disaster.
and the fact that Secretary Lansing
and other officials today declined to
comment in the absence Of complete
information does not alter the crucial
Evening star., 1916-01-01
CARTER TRIES T0BUTT
OUT HIS BRAINS IN CELL
Negro Who Killed Mary Johnson
and Shot Lieut.. Cats Also At
tacks Fellow Prisoner.

Fauley Carter. colored. who shot and
killed Mary johnson, also colored, and
then shot Lieut.. John E. Cats, head of
the vice squad, the night of Sunday,
November 21, tried to butt out his
brains against his cell door at the Dis
trict Jail Wedn esday afternoon, and the
next morning he made an attack on
Benjamin Lancaster, his cellmate, with
a chair. 1t was found necessary to put
him in a cell alone and under guard.
When Carter shot Mary Johnson and
Lieut.. Cats a bystander sent two bull
fets into his body and so seriously
wounded him that it was thought he
would die. Under surgical treatment
at Emergency Hospital however, his
condition improved and a few days ago
he was transferred to Jail.
Wednesday afternoon commotion in
the corridor in which his cell is located
attracted the attention of guards. and
Carter was found butting his head against
the bars. He had sustained several
wounds to his scalp. and it was necessary
to call in the prison physician to dress
hon
Evening star., 1916-01-01
GLOOMY WEATHER KEEPS
MANY PERSONS INDOORS
In Diplomatic and Cabinet Circles
Usual Affairs Are Held Despite
Feeling Due to War.
NOISE AS 1915 PASSES AWAY
Blowing of Whistles. Ringing of
Bells and the Sound of Fireworks
and Firearms Greet the New
Year Throughout City.

Although Washingtons princi-
pal New Year function, the re-
ception at the White House. was
omitted this year. as it was last
year. capital residents almost for
got the omission in the multitude
OF other receptions and open
house affairs with which the ad-
vent OF 1916 was observed.
Cherries. misty and gloomy,
with portending rain or snow, the
New Year made its advent under
inauspicious circumstances as far
as the weather was concerned.
The poor weather conditions.
however. failed to chill the ardor
OF New Year celebrants it might
be as nasty as could be imagined
out OF doors, but within hundreds
OF Washington homes. in the
churches, in clubs, hotels and
other places there was no lack OF
New Year cheer.
The usual receptions were held
IT the homes of most OF the mem-
bers OF the cabinet, while in diplo-
matte circles the day was OBJ
served much as usual, in spite OF
the fact that second New Year
has rolled around to find relations
still suspended between number
OF the most important embassies.
Even the diplomatic breakfast"
in years past an annual event OF
the day, was omitted by Secretary
Lansing. the Secretary being out
OF the city over the holiday.
Greetings Sent to the President.
New Year greetings from all over the
world were received at the White
House and were forwarded to the
President at Hot Springs. Va
Wherever friend met friend today
" neither on the street. in hotel lounges.
in the clubs. on street cars or wher-
ever it might be, the usual New Year
Fluctuations were exchanged. smiling
faces and hearty greetings being in
strong contrast with the weather.
Owing 10 the fact that government
employees were enjoying holiday,
which began at noon yesterday. and
also owing to the bad weather, the
downtown streets wore a deserted air.
only those who were compelled to do
so Tenturing out of doors during the
forenoon. Most of Washingtons New
Year celebrating occurred last night.
when New Year eve 1916 was ushered
in with the blowing of whistles. the
ringing OF bells, the sound of fire
works and firearms and the exchange
of greetings among those gathered at
hundreds of watch night parties in
private homes as we'll as at more pub
lie places. Many of the churches OF
The city held watch night services
which began around 10 o'clock and
continued until after the clocks had
chimed midnight and marked the pass
ing of 1915 and the birth of the new
year.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Attacked His Cellmate.

Thursday morning Ben Lancaster was
put in the cell with the alleged murderer
who, it was feared, might repeat the at
tempt to harm and possibly kill himself.
and he had been there only a short time
when Carter attacked him with a chair.
Guards hurried to the cell and sepa-
rated the prisoners before either was
seriously injured. Lancaster was treat
ed for a wound on his forehead and
Carter was left alone in his cell, a
guard remaining on duty to prevent
repetition of his effort to harm him
self.
Carter was named in a coroners YER
dict as the slayer of Mary Johnson,
and the police claimed the shooting
was prompted by jealousy, although
the woman was married.
Lieut.. Cats. who was discharged
from Emergency Hospital several days
ago, visited his brother officers at the
fist precinct station one day last
week 1t is probable the plaster cast
will be removed from his broken arm
next week.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
In The
Sunday Star

"THE NEW, ALASKA.' the FIRST
of a series Of letters by FRANK
G. CARPENTER.
"A DAGTERREOTYPE." pretty
bit Of fiction. By WILL PAYNE.
"AMERICA MUST HAVE AERO
PLANES AND SUBMARINES IN.
ABUNDANCE" wrjtes FRED
ERICK PALMER.
~PULLING AN ALIBI FOR MINK
a shorty McCabe story, by
EWELL FORD.
"THE ORIGIN or LEAP YEAR.
ITS CUSTOMS AND LEGENDS"
"AND WE SAY THERE'S NO
CHANCE ANY MORE.'" the
stories OF men t1ho have made
biz successes from small be-
gii.,,ings, By LLOYD SHELDON.
"GERMANY'S MILITARY BASE
IN SYRIA AND THE HOLY
LAND" by CHARLES ". PEP
PER.
MOVIE STARS AS THEIR FAM
LIES SEE THEH"-d tOo-page-
spread of photographs.
Saving MILLIONS IN GOLD
AND OTHER METALS BY OIL
AND AIR.
Another instnlIment Of "THE WALL
STREET GIRL" by FREDERICK
ORIN BARTLETT.
An American t1omdn is doing re-
1udrEablc Dork in caring for the
blind soldiers Of France
"THE MAN VINO MANICUREs
CLOCkS.'
"THE RAMBLER" visits an dban-
dOned county scat Brcntsuille,
Va.
JAMES b. morrow tells hoU
UNCLE SANS DETECTIVES
are helping mdintuin the country's
neutrality.
Hunting the red for in the neigh
borhood of Washington.
old story of fabulous Sums iying
unclaimed in England reaches
Germany.
A Washin0tonian tells Of ,oork of
American college men at the
French battle front
WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT OF
ATIONAL CIFICF'EDERATI TION
is nctiue in Washington
NEWEST STREET SUITS FOR
WOMEN FOLLOW SIMPLE
GRACEFUL LINES" by ANNE
RITTENHOUSE.
An crpcrt tr0mdn Stdtisticidn has
/ important part in census tUork
"WASHINGTON'S NETGHBORS-
| ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD"
In The
Sunday Star
Evening star., 1916-01-01
GERMANS TABLE PETITION
on U. S. MUNITIONS SALES

BERLIN. January 1.-The reichstag
committee on petitions has tabled as
unsuited for discussion. a petition re-
garding measures against the sales of
munitions In the United States to the
entente allies.
Evening star., 1916-01-01
SEND PRESIDENT GREETINGS.
King Albert of Belgium One of Rul-
ers to Remember Mr.. Wilson.

President Wilson's New Year greet
ings from the rulers of the world in
cluded one from Albert, king OF the
Belgians, dated at Panne, the head
quarters Of his small Belgian army in
the few miles Of Belgian territory not
yet in German hands: Keceive my
welfare Of your country, whose gem
erosity to Belgium We shall never for
get"
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Cause of the Arrests,

The arrest of the German. Austrian,
Turkish and Bulgarian consuls at Sa-
loniki. on orders given by Gen. Sar-
rail. the French commander, were the
outgrowth of German aeroplane at
tack upon the city, which was con-
sidered an act of belligerency. accord
ing to a dispatc to the Evening News
from Saloniki.
British and French troops surrounded
the consulates, arrested all the men,
bers of they staffs and seized the
archives the dispatch states
Evening star., 1916-01-01
Old Year Backs OFF Stage,
1916 Is HilariousIy Greeted,
as Bells Toll Midnight Hour

When the little baby 1916 tumbled
across the line at midnight he blinked
his eyes and wondered what in the
name of common sense all that noise
was about. and where all those funny
paper hats came from: and battered
old 1915 sho, off into oblivion with a
lot OF other bygone years to the tune
OF at least a million horns and whis-
ties The old year didn't have a chance
TO see his successor, they showed him
back into oblivion so hard. turned the
lights out on his exit and sang lot
OF happy New Year songs for the spe-
cial benefit OF the Kid. However, as
1915 left he was heard TO say that he
hoped the boys would be out of the
trenches by the time 1916 had whis-
kNrs