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Evening star., 1916-07-30
Prefer Desertion
to Insanity Under
Allies Heavy Fire

LONDON. July o.
Te1egrafh;ng from The
Hague. the CORRESPONDENT
of the Exchange Te1e-
graph COMPANY says he
has rece;ved the following
message from Maestnct.
a Dutch to,Dn ffty-s;x
miles east of Brussels:
Fifteen Geran desert
ers, including a uon-con,-
n,;ss;oned officer, ar
r1ved here (Maestncht)
yesterday. They all came
from the Son,n,e region.
They SAID it ,oas ;mfos-
s;b1e to Ive through the
Ang1o-French artillery fire
,0;thout going mad, and
they breferved desert;on
to insanity. .-. +
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Vote Against Resolution.
BANK BOARD DENIES ITS
AUTHORITY IS IN DOUBT

The federal reserve board last nigh>
declared misleading q recent announcsA
ment of bankerS conference In 81.
Louis that tho board looks with aps
proval upon 3 proposed suit by thA
bankers to test the constitutionality1
Of tho boards regulation for check cole
lection and clearance
In a statement the board announced
that any bank member Of tho reserve
system has a right to test tho consti-
tutionality Of any provision Of the re-
serve act and it's cooperation in such
cases would be forthcoming, but adds
that the announcement Of the St Louis
conference might create the impression
that it was doubtful Of its authority to
make clearance and check collections
regulations.
The regulation in question" said the
statement. was adopted after q delibA
crate consideration. and is intended to
carry out one Of the important pur1
poses of the act. namely. the substitu.
tion Of one compact clearing SYSTEM
for the many independent collection orr
ganizations heretofore in force"
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NEGRO, CAUGHT, SAYS He.
FACED POLICE, PARAD|NC

While police of this city, and in fact
looking for him, George Jackson. col
ored, indicted here on a charge of MUIR
der. which he is alleged to have COM
mitted July IS, 1912. rode in a troop
Of cavalry up Pennsylvania avenue in
President Wilson's inaugural parade,
according to his statement last night.
Jackson. who was arrested at Wood
run. near Pittsburgh. Pa. Friday. and
brought back to this city last night by
Detective Sergt. Joe Grant. Is charged
with having shot and killed Charles
Brooks at Delaware avenue and n
street southwest, on the night Of July
Is. 1912.
Denies knowledge Of Killing.
At police headquarters last night Jack
son denied all knowledge of the killing
of Brooks. He declared he was either
in Baltimore or on his way there at
the time. He said he had some trouble
with another man In Virginia that
night as the result of a crap game.
and said he shot at the man. while the
other was endeavoring to get a shot
at him with a revolver Jackson said
he came to Washington and saw De-
tective Grant. who was at that time
stationed at the fourth precinct Be-
lfeving Detective Grant was looking
for him because of the trouble In Vir-
ginia. he said. he boarded "a car and
went to Baltimore.
jackson said he left Baltimore, and
finally. in November of 1912, he said he
enlisted in the United States cavalry
Ha In
Hawaiian Islands, he stated. and was
later brought back to the United
States. He declared it was in the fol-
lowing March that he was in the pa
rade here. He was discharged from the
army because of disability, after sery-
ing fifteen months.
The prisoner had been working but
two days at Wood Run when arrested
He was locked up in jail last night
pending his trial.
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LOCAL SOLDIERS
TRIALS POSTPONED
Judge Advocate Requires More
Time to Prepare, lin Hos
pitaI Corps Cases.
By J. CROSBY MCCARTHY.
st,n correspondent of The Star.

WARREN, Ariz., July 29.-Tr1al ny
military court Of the six Washington
soldiers. members of the Field Hospital
Corps, who invaded Mexico IN uniforms
a week ago, without sanction from
their officers, has been postponed until
Monday to allow the judge advocate
time to prepare his case.
The camps in the Warren district. oc-
cupied by the 22d Infantry. regulars
and by the Signal Corps and Field Hos
pftal from the District, were inspected
today by Maj. Gen. Tasker Bliss. VINO
made special inquiries regarding the
quality of the food furnished the men,
Gen. Bliss is on a special tour OF all
the border camps looking into general
conditions and paying particular atten-
tion to food supplies.
Get General STAFF Officers.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 29.-Or-
Ranization of the National Guard has
reached new stage with the detailing OF
nine officers from the general stan to the
border, it was announced at Fort Sam
Houston today.
The War Department informed MAI
Cen Funston that eight of these officers
would be named chiefs Of staff Of pro-
visional divisions to be organized from
the guardsmen. The ninth will report
to the general to be used as he sees MT
How many new divisions are to be
formed from the guardsmen is not yet
known. There are several extra regf-
merts of infantry that might be formed
into a division, but these lack auxiliary
organisations of cavalry and artillery.
aAA
day that Gen. Pershing's request for
$4,000, with which to repair the truck
road from Columbus to Colonia Dublan.
had been granted. Some army men con-
slider this evidence that there is no
disposition to bring the army out of
Mexico for some time.
The hike" of the Sd and 4th Illinois
Infantry, viewed by Gen. Funston to-
day. was a great success. only thirteen
men droppipg out during the march Of
fourteenVmfles. the first lap to New
Braunfels. where the regiment will
camp.
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GEN. DODD ON WAY HOME
Hero of Villa Pursuit Retired and
Ends Service in Mexico

HEADQUARTERS AMERICAN PUN
TIVE EXPEDITION. MEXICO. July
23.-Brig. Gen. George A. Dodd. re-
tired, arrived today at headquarters
from FL Vale. en- route to the states.
Gen. Dodd. as colonel of cavalry. won
advancements as result of his bril-
liant dash after Villa which ended in
the clash at Guerrero. He was given
his star July ] and was retired July
Is on his sixty fourth birthday.
The 10th Cavalry celebrated today
the nftieth anniversary Of the reei.
ment's formation.
Almost daily rains have cooled the
temperature here. but the best efforts
Of the sanitary department. have failed
to abate the plague OF flies that
afYiicts both men and horses.
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Death of Gen. D. D. Wheeler.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. July 2s-
Gen. Daniel Davis Wheeler. seventy
years old, U. 8. A. (retired). died here
Thursday night He was mustered
into the service of the United States
September 21. 1861. at Brattleboro.
c. 4th Vermont Infantry. He was
mustered out in 1865 as brevet colonel
of volunteers. A medal of honor was
awarded him in 1892 for distinguished
bravery at the battle of Salem Heights,
where he was wounded. After the war
he entered the regular service as a
second lieutenant of the 1st Artillery.
He retired July IL, 1905, and bought
home in this city.
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CAR KILLS TWO AUTOISTS.
Two Others Seriously Hurt in Nj.
a1ra Falls. Ont. Crash.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, July 20.
Two persons were killed and two
others seriously hurt when the auto
mobile In which they were riding was
struck by q trolley car here tonight.
The dead are Mrs. Alice Roland,
twenty-five years old. and her sister
in.lAw, Miss Sadie Roland. twenty
four years old. both Of Philadelphia.
Pa. The injured are Mrs. Allan
Roland. thtrty-five years old, ana hsr
tour-year-Cld son, Allan Roland, 5r.,
also o. Philadelphia. Allan Roland was
driving the car: Hs escaped unin-
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SPEAKS FOR SUFFRAGE.
J. c. Fair, Utah Newspaper Man,
Participates in Open Air Meeting.

J. c. Fair. newspaper man from
Utah, was the principal speaker at the
automobile open air suffrage meeting
held under the auspices of the Con-
gressional Union last night at the
Franklin triangle, 10th and D streets
northwest Others who spoke were
Mrs. Minnie E. Brooke, Mrs. A. b. Bar
Der and Miss Hunter of Massachusetts.
Meetings will be held several times
week at 9Th and K streets northwest
and at the Franklin triangle by men,
bers of the union, each meeting Begin
ming at 8 o'clock in the evening.
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entering our lines near Tristyn. which
caused US to give up the lines which we
occupied beyond the River stokhod.
West of Lutsk a Russian attack was
stopped by our counter attacks. Near
Zvinitcze. east of Gorochov, the enemy
was fatty repulsed. A Russian aero
plane was shot down south of Feresta
in an aerial engagement.
Army group of Gen. Count Won Both
mer-Repeated Russian attacks In the
district northeast and southeast OF
Monasterzyska broke down with great
enemy losses"
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SENATE ADOPTS /
C[EMENCY PLEA
Resolution Voices Hopes
Britain will Deal Lenienuy
With Irish Prisoners. i
ACTION IN Behalf OF y
SIR ROGER Easements
Famous Rebel Is Not Mentione6
by Name, However-vote
46 to 10. !,

overruling tho counsel of senatorsss
that a resolution adopted by the{
United States Senate asking dreaxt
Britain to commute the sentence OFT
Sir Roger Easement, convicted Of hiRiS1
treason. would do Easements oaseS
more harm than good. the Senate yes- !
terday afternoon adopted . resolutions
which has that end in view, though I
Sir Roger was not mentioned By nsnes
In the resolution.
The text of the resolution aAoots@SS
was as follows:
Resolved. That the Senate sxpresses<
tne nope that the British government
may exercise clemency in the treat
men! or Irish prisoners. and that tho
president be requested to transmit thia.
nope to the British government"
The vote stood 46 to 10 IN favor Of,
the resolution. which was offered as q.
minority tda report from the foreign rela~
tons committee by Senators Pittman.
Stone and O'Gorman.
MARITIME Votes For Substitute.
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey was
the author Of the original resolution
offered in the Senate seeking clemency
for Sir Roger Easement. and he in
sisted that his resolution should be
adopted. He finally voted, however. for
the substitute offered by Senator Pitt
man. since 1t was impossible to ret
action on his own resolution
The vote was preceded by q debate
during which Senator Phelan led the
speaking for the resolution and Sena.
tor Williams opposed 1t.
The English ministry would be mad
men to execute Sir Roger Easement"
he said. They would be lunatics to do
such a thing and show themselves not
even possessed of the ordinary shrewd-
moss Of a peanut politician. / believe
that. left alone, England will commute
Casement's sentence to Imprisonment.
and that after the war he will be par.
doned."
Vote Against Resolution.
Three democrats, Fletcher. Pomerene
and Williams. voted against the resolu-
tion. Senators Lodge. Borah. Nc
cumber. Oliver and Brandegee. all re-
publican members Of the foreign relas
tions committee. voted against II.
Chairman Stone and Senator Pittman.
democratic members Of the committee,
voted for II.
Following adoption Of tho resolution
Senator Lodge asserted that he hoped
clemency would be extended to all
political prisoners in Europe.
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Will Move for Formal Release.
Internment of Appam Crew -,
Likely to Follow Decision
Awarding Vessel to Owners

Internment Of the German prize crew
Of the liner Appam until the end Of the
European war. State Department off,
cials said informally last night. prob
ably will follow the federal courts de-
cision at Norfolk awarding the cap
tured ship to her British owners.
In the absence Of both Secretary
Lansing and Counselor Polk. however,
officials were reticent about discussing
the legal and diplomatic problems tn
Solved In the decision. Assistant Sec
retary Phillips said he expected the
German government would promptly
raise the diplomatic questions. particu.
larly in regard to the disposition Of
Advancing what they termed off
hand" opinions. some Of the legal ex-
perts Of the department expressed be-
lief that the internment OF the Germans
would be ordered even during the proc
ess OF the expected appeal to the Su-
preme Court. They thought tho United
States probably would act under The
Hague treaty Of 1907. Article 20 OF
this treaty. agreed to by Germany and
the United States. provides for the in :
ternment Of prise crews remaining in a
neutral port longer than circumstances
Justify,
Evening star., 1916-07-30
Hundred-D Degree Weather Adds
to Death Roll; One Every
30 Minutesin Chicago.
CROWDS RUSH TO LAKE
BEACHES FOR RELIEF
One Injured and Twenty Overcome
in Battle Over Bathing Suits at
One Municipal Beach.

CHICAGO, July 2s.-Nearly the entire
middle west sweltered through another
day Of hundred degree weather. and to-
night most sections received the predic-
tion of fair and continued high tenn
perature" for tomorrow. The high
barometric pressure area. which the
local government forecaster says will
bring some relief from the heat and
drought. tonight passed over Montana.
heading for the st. Lawrence valley. 1t
will reach the Mississippi valley and
northern plains states Monday or Tues
day. he said. unless it veers farther
north.
Excessive heat killed one person every
thirty minutes here today, according to
reports made to the police and the
coroner's office. Heat prostrations were
reported by scores. and many accidents
and deeds of violence were attributed
to the high temperature. The maximum
reached was So degrees.
Evening star., 1916-07-30
Object Of the Federation.

She gave as the object of the fed
Grafton the keeping constantly before
its members the ideals OF true Cath
oIic womanhood." In relation of the
history of the federation she gave the
formed in New York city in November.
1914, under the name 1t now bears
Since that time 1t has had two conven-
tions and grown to a great extent
Now. in frs third year of existence, il
has seventy-fve associations and $500
members.
The federation, Mrs. Scrivner said
has forwarded Catholic education
Catholic literature and Catholic socia-
bility. In closing she commended the
Washington chapter for the carrying
out Of ideals and upon its prompt ac-
ton in regard to the coming conven-
tion.
Dr. Hayes Of the Catholic University.
told of the work that was being done at
the Sisters Law School. affiliated with
the university He was followed by
Mrs. McWharton. the newly elected
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of
the Ancient Order of Hibernhans, who
Trinity College by the federation Miss
Katherine Mead OF Chicago spbke OF
the western need Of sisters colleges in
tho west.
rector Of the Catholic University.
ofiicers OF the Washington ch.ptsr
are: President. Miss NJ. Harlow: first
vice president. Miss d. O'Toole: second
vice PRESIDENT. Miss 2 NeMahon: third
urer. M Miss 4. cisrk: corresppn6ins Sec Sec
sssrs} }sss a. H. ~ DszlIssS
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Five Spans Proposed.
Million Dollars for Bridge.

Congress has provided $1,000, 900 for
the construction of the bridge proper
IN addition to si5O.000 for the prepara-
tion OF plans and the requirement of
thf necessary land at the Georgetown
approach and $4,000 for the main
tenance OF the A9ueduct bridge pend
ing completion Of the new structure
In addition to the preparation of
plans the work now in progress in
cludes topographic and photographic
surveys of the site and borings to ex-
More possible foundations for the
piers and abutments. Col FlaRler
confidently expects to be able to COM
plete the principal preliminaries be-
fore the close of the present year in
time 10 make a contract SO that actual
construction may begin in the early
spring.
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eve Want to Fight"
Serbian Sentiment

PARIS. July 29.-
Cro,o,, Prince Alexander
of Serbia, asked for his
sentiments as to the fu-
ture on the occasion Of
the second anniversary Of
the ,oar, has te1egrabAed
the following message to
the Mat;n:
I'VE ,oant to fight
that IS the sentiment
,oh;ch INSPIRES me and all
my soldiers. To ,0'n back
freedom for an our broth
ers-that IS my v'eu Of
the future.
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Troublesome Kids.
he Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Excl do wish my husband
would set out of the stock market.
His munition stocks slNmped so badly
tAat he paced up and down the room
al last night wondering what to do.
Xr. WXeEWalked the door with his
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TO WELCOME
COLLEGE WOMEN HERE
Visitors Coming From Catholic
Alumnae Convention at Baltimore
in November.

Washington Chapter of the Alumnae
of Mount st. Agnes College met in
the Gridiron room of the New Willard
Hotel yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock
to discuss plans in anticipation of the
convention of the International Fed
GRAFTON of Catholic Alumnae. to be held
in baltimore November -. rs, 26 and
~. The last named date Is recent
addition to the convention in order
that the delegates might visit the Ma
tionai Capital. Plans for a proper re-
ception of the delegates at that time
were discussed.
Before proceeding to the business
meeting several speeches were made.
The principal speaker was Mrs. Frank
Scrivner of Baltimore. governor of the
State Federation of Maryland Catholic
Alumnae. who addressed the M Getting on
the subject Of The Object and Form a
tion of the Federation"
Evening star., 1916-07-30
VIII Not Annul Treaty.

Should the Germans be interned,
they may be sheltered with their. In
termed fellow eountrymsn aboard the
raiders Prins Eltsl Friedrich and
Kronprtns wilhelm. intsrnsd at the
Norfolk navy yard. Thsy would b. un-
der strict surveillance and closely
confined, guar .ed by dttacAmsnt %
uaxfnans 1here ubeftE Ter ~ u III
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Reply to Former Notes.

The communication adds that Ambas-
sador Page sent to Foreign Minister Grey,
in answer to his notes Of July IS and 20,
the following paraphrase Of a telegram
from Ambassador Gerard at Berlin:
July 81. referring to your telegram.
brought the case of Fryatt to the atten-
ton of the imperial foreign office in writ
ing on the Goth and the 22d and requested
an opportunity to engage counsel. A verb
al reply was made yesterday stating the
trial had been fixed for today at Bruges !;
1t added that the foreign Office had re-
quested a postponement If possible. /
have today received a written reply stat
ing it was impossible to grant postpone
ment, as German submarine witnesses
could not be detained further.
Mai Neumann has been appointed by
the German authorities to defend Fryatt.
He. in civil life, is an attorney and JUS
tizrat (queen's counseD."
Evening star., 1916-07-30
Only Relief In Lake.

Lake Michigan afforded the only real
relief and 1t was estimated tonight that
hundreds o. thousands of persons had
visited the various beaches during the
day. Early in the afternoon several
beaches ran short of bathing suits. and
crowds stood IN line for blocks, in Lin
coin Park for half a mile, waiting FOR
chance to get into the water.
At the Clarendon, the newest munich.
about twenty were overcome by the
heat when a crowd of several hundred
persons tried to force their way
through the doors which had been
Twenty policemen were required to
quell the disturbance.
Mercury at 1O2 in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, July 2s.-Today
was the hottest day Of the year in this
city. The mercury reached 102 degrees
from s am. There was no breeze of
the lake today. the only stir of air
being zephyrs from the south, which
made the heat more intense.
AS babies continued to die from heat
here today danger grew that the city
might experience a milk famine. Pro-
ducerS reported the intense heat and lack
OF raoin has shortened pasturage, and a
labor scarcity has contributed to the
troubles of the dairymen. Increase in
milk prices are in prospect.
Hottest in Fifteen Years
AURORA. Ill. July 2s.-Today~ with
the thermometer at 102. was the hottest
in fifteen years. Four deaths here and
in neighboring towns were reported
Stock especially horses is dying so
fast rendering plants have been unable
to send out enough wagons to pick up a
third of them.
Drought Alarms Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 29.-Four more
days without rain and Kansas win have
experienced the longest summer drought
in thirty years. according to the weather
observer here.
Topeka has experienced the longest sum-
mer drought recorded in twenty years. In
the last thirty three days there has been
no appreciable rain. This condition is
general for nine-tenths OF the state.
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Of FRYATT
DECLARED 7yRANNOUS

THE HAGUE. July Accommodating
on the Fryatt case. the Nieuwe Rotter-
damsche Courant says:
Capt Fryatt's execution perhaps was
justifable according to the pitiless laws
Of war. or according to German moral
conception, but we call it tyran-
nous and warrantable act.
"The Germans are fond Of using the
word franc-tireur,' but 1t is the Ger
man way of waging the war that COM
pels people to fight for their lives in
this manner. The captains action
against the submarine was justifiable
because the German submarine war is
Illegal
His execution provokes disgust
among neutrals, and it is sure to In
crease the bitter hatred Of Germanys
enemies
Communication to Mr.. Page.
LONDON. July 2s.-The foreign Office
today published the communication 1t
sent to the American AMBASSADOR; ssa wal ~
Capt. Fryatt. The communcation
states:
His majesty's government finds it
difficult to believe that a master OF
merchant vessel, who, after German
submarines had adopted the practice
Of sinking merchant vessels without
warning and without regard for the
lives of the passengers or crew. took
the step which appeared to afford the
only chance of saving not only his ves-
sci, but the lives of all on board, can
have been shot deliberately in cold
blood for this action.
IF the German government has in
fact perpetrated such a crime in the
case of a British subject held prisoner
by them. it is evident that most seri-
Gus condition of affairs has arisen.
The foreign secretary, therefore. is
obliged, on behalf of the government.
to request that an urgent inquiry may
be made by the United States embassy
in Berlin as to whether the report of
the shooting of Capt. Fryatt is true in
order that the British government may
have, without delay, a full and un-
doubted account of the facts before
them. (Signed)
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NEW POTOMAC BRIDGE
IS TO Be Of CONCRETE
Tentative Plans for Key Structure
Call for Five High
Arches.

Although the detailed plans for the.
new Key bridge, which is to replace the
old Aqueduct bridge at Georgetown. have
not been completed. it has been settled by
those in charge that the new bridge shall
be q reinforced concrete, ribbed-arch
structure, with about i've spans and hav-
ing an elevation of about eighty feet
above the surface of the river. It will
lead from the high ground at Rosslyn,
Va. near the site Of the Aqueduct bridge.
to q point on n street between -3ith and
35th streets. Georgetown. Its great ele-
walton will permit the free navigation of
all craft likely to go farther up the river
and obviates the necessity OF draw
Five Spans Proposed.
In the tentative plans for general type
Of bridge prepared by Col. Flagler. the
army engineer charged with the construc-
ton of the bridge. the river Is crossed
in five spans. the central and longest Of
which has a length Of $50 feet There is
also Q small span on each shore. Under
the law: the plans Of the structure are
subject to the approval of the commission
OF fine arts. They are now in course of
preparation bv Col. F1agier and will be
submitted to the commission when ready
He will have the assistance Of a promi-
nent local architect whose name is with
held for the present and also of Civil
Engineer John G. Talman, one of the
assistants OF the local army engineer Mr.
Talman has been detailed to duty in
new bridge as the representative Of Col
Flagier