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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

y
ooh, no, it don't!" the conductor re-
"You dol" Gunter's voice was threat
ening. "Well what do you know"
"You're skunk"
In the darkness the lighted tip of Gun
ter's cigarette described fiery arc and
fell into a snowbank.
"You say that again!"
"Look here, Gunter." The conduc-
tors voice was conversational. "I'm not
going to waste time with you. l don't
know exactly what your present game is,
but | know you All along the line I've
heard about you. You're crook. And
there's one girl you're not going to put
your hand on"
as that all?"
Gunter's sheer attempted to convey
biting sarcasm, and at the same time to
let the other man know he was holding
himself in with difficulty.
"Well, kind O suspect the con-
ductors words came more slowly-"that's
enough"
Then, in amazing contrast to the slow
mildness of his tone, the conductors arm
shot out. In spite of its age, it was an eff
ficient, well muscled arm. Twelve years
of railroading as fireman, brakeman, and
trainman had laid good foundation on
that arm, and the subsequent years on
runs where the Saturday night crowds are
often riotous had kept it fit. Besides,
that arm had back of it temper famous
over several lines as the slowest in the SER
vice to arouse, and the most accurate
when once in action. The young man in
the fur-lined coat felt one instant con-
viction that he had run the point of his
jaw into shunting engine; and then he
lay down suddenly in snOw-bank.
The conductor walked back toward the
waiting-room. He felt young now. The
good, warm blood coursed happily through
his VEINS He had to wipe an elated grin
off his face before he opened the door of
the waiting-room.
THE girl was sitting on the edge of her
seat, one hand nervously grasping the
handle of her travelling bag and her eyes
fixed on the door. The conductor went
straight across the room and stood in
front of her. They two were at the mo-
ment alone in the room.
@You're not going to Harrisburg to-
night, little girl!' he said gently.
She sprang to her feet, quivering, the
blood first flooding her face and then
leaving it.
"What do you mean?" she whispered.
"You're not going, because that young
man out there has changed his mind"
"You-?"
ayes, l persuaded him."
"Oh! What right have you-"
"Look here, Lois, my dear" He put
hand on her arm, gently forcing her to
sit down again, and sitting himself so that
his broad bulk was between her and the
ticket-seller's window. "Your grand
father and are old friends, and l feel al
most like you're my own girl. l couldn't
let you go straight to misery with that
fellow"
al don't know what you're talking
about! He and I-we're engaged. We're
going to be married tomorrow in Harris
burg. Look"
She pulled off her glove and showed
him a ring cheap little solitaire.
The conductors face, as he looked at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

KOluk W Ue udTTlcu VO-IuOIIoW Al
burg. Look"
She pulled off her glove and showed
him ring. cheap little solitaire.
The conductors face. as he looked at
the poor little emblem, was contorted
with pity.
aDid your grandfather ever see this?"
he asked her gently.
"No; grandfather wouldn't have let"
"Your grandfather wouldn't have let
that fellow look at you, ii he had known.
How did you come to get acquainted with
Cal Gunter?"
ale got up the kermess for the new
library in Knoxville. He She broke
off with a growing horror in her face.
@His name isn't Gunter."
aThat's the name our detective knows
him by!"
The girl shrank back. In her face there
was so tortured bewilderment that all
its soft young lines appeared distorted
The Washington times., 1916-07-01
"Non-Coms" Get Plenty
Of Muster Experience

II the concentration OF the District
militia near Fort Myer has accomplish
ed nothing else. 1t has thoroughly drill
ed the top sergeants and company Of
ficers In the preparation Of muster
rolls.
In fact these men have had 80 much
experience In this line that they are
thinking Of muster rolls IN their sleep,
they say.
After finishing the preparation of
three muster rolls. containing the name.
age. birthplace. addresses. family. md
army history Of each man in their COM
panies. these officers and non-eoms are
now at work on still another.
The first three were for tho purpose
OF mastering the commands into the
Federal service. The War Department
also requires them to compile bi-month-
ly muster rolls for the purpose Of pay-
ing off the soldiers.
AdJutant General Mccain. In the War
Department, was asked yesterday tf he
would not waive the requiring of the
bimonthly muster rolls. because the
sergeants and officers had Just fin
ished making UP three others for the
Federal service muster.
THE adjutant general valves no reg
ulations prescribed BY the army. and
wants the bi-monthly rolls prepared at
once" was the message Capt. Horace
Hobbs delivered to General Harvey to-
day.
The Washington times., 1916-07-01
Capture of Kolomea Gives
Russ Control of Galicia

LONDON. July I.-Kolomea. the key
TO I.emberg, has been captured by tho
Russians. An official statement from
Petrograd confirms earlier Austrian re-
ports Of the evacuation of the town.
This. according to military experts.
gives the Russians virtual control Of all
southeastern Galicia.
After nearly q weeks stand in the
outskirts OF Kolomea the Austrian lines
have again given way and the northern
wing of General Planners army. like
the southern. half, has resumed its pre-
cip'tate flight.
The Russians are taking many pris-
oners. with great quantities. Of NUM-
tions. Driving down from the north
east. they have also Gtorned tho town
Of Obertyn. fourteen mites from Kolo-
mea. and villages to the north and
south.
With the southern Austrian army
either driven into Roumania or forced
behinN the Carpathians. tho Russians
are now free to turn their attention to
'nF From Koionea i've railways and six
high roads lead northward. They open
the way not only 10 the Galician capi-
tai but to the rear of the Austrian
stubborn resistance near Tarnopol.
Thus the first result Of Kolomea's
fall. according to military experts. will
be the collapse OF the Austrian lines
still clinging to the Stripa. They will be
forced to fall back to the upper Dneis-
ter unless the Russians reach II first.
and the flank OF the German REINFORCE
ments hurricdly mRssed about Brody to
block the way to Kovel will be uncov-
cred.
Indeed. observers point out that with
Kolomca In their possession. Kovel no
longer. need be the principal Russian
objective.
The Carpathians from an impenetrable
barrier on the left, and all that Is ne
ccssary for the Russians to do 10 to re-
peat their previous stroke and sweep
northward. AS far west as Przemysl
The Washington times., 1916-07-01

" Fabric Tires that ou- 47-year Expe-
W rience in Rubber Working, our
huge Purchasing-P Power and the most Advanced
Equipment, renders possible.
Then we let Cost fall where it will.
To that Cost we add moderate, snd fair.
Profit for Ourselves and for our Dealers.
Then we let VOLUME rise,-as it will.
The more Tires we Make, the LESS each
Tire COSTS us to produce, and costs YOU to buy.
The more Tires we Sell, the less profit, per
Tire, WE NEED, for dividends.
The more Tires we make, the better we
KNOW HOW to make them,- the more we have
at Stake on Quality,-and Satisfaction to Con-
sumers. 49,,
And,-because of all this
The BEST Fabric Tires that Skill-Expe-
rience, Good th.-and Maximum Tolume,-
can build are now available to YOU at the
VERY MODERATE Fair-List Prices here
quoted.
Why pay more for ANY Fabric Tire?
THE B. F. GOODRICH co.
Akron, O.
The Washington times., 1916-07-01
High Price of Copper
Makes Record Production

The price for copper during the last
six months has averaged higher than at
any other time in recent years, 8 cents
a pound. Due to this fact and to the
uncommonly large demand. the p-oduc.
ton Of copper during the period has ex-
ceeded that Of any equal period in the
history OF the industry.
According to the United State Geo.
logical Survey. the production of copper
gradually has been working up to this
point fince the earlys part OF 1915 OF
the 1.643 100000 pounds of blister con-
per produced In the world in 1915, lass
0o9.527 were made from ore mined in
this country.
Every influential factor points to 1915
industry up to the present time and per-
haps for years to come.
The Washington times., 1916-07-01
Germans in Thiaumont;
Again Drive Out French

PARIS. July 1.-The Crown Prince
has resumed the drive on verdun with
the most powerful attacks on both
banks of the Meuse. the war Onice an
nounced today. The most violent fiyht-
ing In many weeks has developed on tho
northwest sectors OF the fortress. &C.
In a series Of terrific attacks west Of
the Meuse. the Germans captured n
fortified work and elements Of connect
Ing trenches In fighting east Of Hill sO4.
French counter-attacks later resained
all the lost ground.
East OF the Meuse, the Germans again
penetrated Thiaumont work. which was
recaptured by the French yesterday.
The redoubt Itself was entirely smashed
In by terrific artillerying. The French
retain the outskirts.
The Washington times., 1916-07-01
Censors Hurry News.

CensOrs Hurry News.
with full knowledge that London had
been waiting for days. tensely eager for
the news the censors hastened thu dis
patch Of messages direct from the front
TO the British capital.
For this reason men sitting quietly In
their clubs were reading at 1890 p. IN.
brief flashes, telling what had happen
ed across the channel in France. ass as
this morning. only three hous elapsed
between the crash OF British and Ger
man under the screaming of great
shells and the time tho news had reach
ed london.
Special dispatches from the front re-
ceived here early today left little doubt
that the big push. was not far away.
"All the horizon beyond the ground
where / stood today was darkened by
the fumes Of shells" wired the Chron-
passed without the crash Of high ex-
plosives.
Raids that followed this shelif,re at
many points Of the line killed many of
the enemy and brought forth sufficient
prisoners for the Identification of the
regiments and divisions confronting the
British. The effect Of the British mill
tary work on the German troops seems
TO have been deadly. Some prisoners
say they have had no food for three
days. owing to the barrage fire. which
prevented supplies reaching them from
trenches"
The latest information received here
stated that about 150, 900 German troops
were massed along the British front
from the S6mme northward to Arrcs.
with 5000 Germans in reserve.
Moving south from Arras, the Ger
mans face the British In the following
order: First Bavarian reserve division,
Thirty-eighth Landsturm brigade. the
lllth division. the Fifty-second division.
the Fourteenth reserve corps. and the
Sixth active corps. which rests partly
north and partly south Of the Somme.
Behind the German front are the fol-
lowing reserve units: The Twenty-sec-
ond reserve corps. concentrated at
Valenciennes. the First Guard reserve
division. northeast Of Cambria, and the
Fourth Guard division. southeast OF
Cambria.
There is no way Of estimating the
number OF British troops opposing the
Germans on this front. Travellers arriv-
Ing from France recently have reported
the country around Amiens swarming
with several hundred thousand British
trOODa.
The Washington times., 1916-07-01

there are practically no defensive lines
Thus. uniess the Russian offensive
is checked, the Austrfans are again In
grave danger Of being completely turn
ed out Of the whole Of 1allcia.
The Washington times., 1916-07-01
PARTY At Workhouse

Superintendent Whitaker, of the
Occoauan workhouse. had as his guests
yesterday twenty three members Of the
Mems Club of Takoma Park. Arrange
merts were in charge Of Jesse b. Cand-
iee and w. c. Beck,
The Washington times., 1916-07-01
How this Concerns YOU!

CTUDY the Price-List publicly printed
to left of this,-and See
- Compare with the List-Prices Of
other Tires made in LESSER Volume and Secl
Observe that competing Prices are higher in
almost the exact proportion that VOLUME Of
production is smaller ...
This, when Quality approaches the Goodrich
Standard. -. -.
Cut our present Tire Output to One-thtrd,
and it would still far exceed the Average of all
Competing Makes or Brands.
But, that huge reduction in Volume MIGHT
result in every Tire we made costing you Ono
third MORE than present prices.
They would not, and could not, be BET
TER Tires, at this necessarily higher-cost to us,
and higher-price to you.
Because, Goodrich Tires are not made up
The Washington times., 1916-07-01
Germans Shell Nancy
With Long-Range Guns

PARIS. July 1.-The city OF Nancy
was shelled by German long range
gums lats night It was officially an
nounced today.
The Washington times., 1916-07-01

Nancy sthe capital of the French
and lies thirty-nve miles south OF
Metz. It's population IL about 10000.
Nancy has been attacked sevsarl
times by German flyera.
The Washington times., 1916-07-01
BRITISH OPEN GREAT
DRIVE IN FRANCE
Pierce German Lines on Six
teen.Mile Front North Of
Somme In Infantry Assaults.
CONTINUED from First paseJ

CONTINUED from First Pase)
was equally satisfactory" The state
ment added that the attack was CON
tinuing."
The first reports were flashed to Lon
don shortly before noon. Newspaper
extras were grabbed eagerly in the
clubs, hotels. on the streets. every
where. within 'ow minutes tho word
spread throughout London:
"The big push has begun"
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25

Joie N. --- Your
letter and verses l had translated to
me, as / regret to say | cannot speak
French. have studied diligently, but
| no sooner get very interested than
am whisked away across the conti-
nent and have to give up my French.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25

This pan-Americap defense al
lance is very humiliating. The idea
of this great United States asking
those little South American countries
to help US fight our battles should
make every loyal American feel
ashamed of himself"
1t was Mr.. Aston Richardson who
gave the English government a new
idea in the making of armor plate
which believe proved quite valuable.
At any rate, the English naval officers
were very laudatory in their remarks
at the time 1 saw the tests made of 1t
at Portsmouth. Presumably Mr.. Rich
ardson profted handsomely thereby.
He Has Two Hyphcns.
Mr.. Richardson is a Canadian by
birth. a loyal British subject, but also
an enthusiastic American. He told
me at the time OF the test that Eng
land and the United States were the
only two countries that he would al
low to use that armor plate process.
Mr.. Richardson found that 1t was
necessary to transfer his business to
New York soon after the outbreak of
the war.
THE day I landed" said Mr.. Rich
ardson. "a wealthy American business
man met me in the hotel and he had an
idea that the war ShOulO 1urnlSn Op-
portunities for making a lot Of mon
ey, but he did not know OF any. He
wanted to know IL l did. and II so
he would put up the capital. I asked
him to give me twenty-four hours to
think it over.
Il foresaw that there would naturally
be great demand for ships in this
country, so 1 cabled to my agent in
London to see what vessels he could buy
for US. Do you know that In two days
I had a cable back saying that he could
get 14s ships, varying in tonnage from
1900 to 5000
II showed this gleefully to my Ameri-
can friend. It was a very big PROPOSE
ton and it staggered him, although he
was amply able to swing it. He hemmed
and hawed and ultimately nothing came
of 1t. AS time passed, so did the oppor-
tunity.
1--WE were talking about It the other
day and we figured out that If We had
taken those ships We would by now have
made, not less than 100000 Oh. yes.
I'm sore all right. II had eleven boils
couldn't be any sorer.
'I like Americans. but they are really
not very good gamblers. They don't like
to take a chance unless they have three
aces in their hand and another up their
sleeve
And then. without any apparent rea-
SON. Mr.. Richardson squeezed out drop
of wisdom. He said:
ANY man who persistently wins or
loses at poker is a crook"
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25

Special Correspondent Of The Washington Herald.
New York, Jan. 24-"Dynamite Johnny"
O. Brien, fIibuster and daredevil hero Of
a hundred hairbreadth escapes, is at last
in a "darned ticklish position" He Is
facing the Big Escape in a downtown no.
tel with pneumonia. He is the man who
started the Spanish-American war. He is
the man who made Gen. Funston from
newspaper reporter into a human CAT
ling gun.
He gor his picturesque sobriouet from
carrying sixty tons of explosives to Co
lon in "SS in the waist of a seagoing
yacht He lacks but two winters of be-
Ing eighty. He first met Fred Funston
on a filibustering trip to Cienfuegos.
''Funston's a real man." says OBrien.
He knows when to disobey orders. Any
one who doesn't know amt worth
shucks: he's good for nothing" His one
desire is to see Funston before he meets
the last great foe.
Fine skating finds New York in the
grip of a skating craze such as 1t hasn't
yielded for years. The indoor rinks and
private skating places are packed to ca
pacity The reckless skater" has made
his appearance and threatens life and
limb Four skaters were taken from Cen
trail Park the first day seriously in
jured.
The police report that the beginners are
not content to keep their feet and skate
but must Immediately strike into waltzes
and double eights. And such make 1t
more perilous for the rest.
The first moonlight skating party was
given in Central Park by Nora Bayes,
who has developed into a skating star
After the party broke up they repaired
to the Hotel Majestic across the street
from the lake, where new checking
room for skaters has been opened.
The New York Central has announced
that II will put mufflers on its locomo-
tives, so that instead of going "choo-
choo-chug" their gentle putting will
sound like the soughing of the wind
among the barley And the l. road in
Gotham spurred to emulation, has de-
cided to make it's fat wheels sound like
cathedral chimes across the meadows at
eventide.
If New Workers. live long enough they
will be happy yet. All that is needed
now is for the subway guards to quit
sIamming the doors, hat room boys to
quit snatching your hat like 1t belonged
to them and department store clerks to
treat you like you were part human
beings.
Real marriage is mutual dedication
of men and women for evolution of char
acter and soul and the dignity of no.
bility of parenthood. Some animals have
a nobler conception OF marriage than
some human beings"
Such is the statement of Rev. William
Guthrie, preacher, playwright, pastor of
St Marks on-the-Bouwerie. He says
the ravens highly edifying moral code
includes absolute monogamy and not the
technical. Mans does not.
Frank O'Brien tells Of an American
business man who was troubled with
galloIing dependency which developed
suicidal mania He went to his home
on Riverside Drive one evening and took
poison, but all he got was a headache.
Then he locked bis bedroom door and
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25

been my pleasure to give all my
friends a peek into our colorful lives,
a sPrinkling of advice, little gossip
behind the scenes and also tell them
OF my own personal experiences.
Sometimes an arrow of gossip
speeds far and misses its mark. But
a letter like that goes right to my
heart. They are accusing me of some
thing that wounds me deeply; it is
insincerity and inhdelity to trust.
Every day awaken early and
while | am dressing to go to the
studio l think OF what the days ar
ticle is to be. Often the morning it
self solves the riddle, for gray days
inspire the somber-hued thoughts and
on gay, sunny mornings l want to
transfer some of the sunshine to my
paper.
When l am writing them and strug-
Cling with dictionary words and little
phrases, think of what a pleasure a
real author has, the infinite knowledge
that he can express himself clearly
and POLITICALLY. l have to write the
funny little thoughts the best l can,
but you understand and appreciate
my sincerity, don't you?
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
TO USE MOTOR CARS
TO WIPE OUT ENGLISH
Germany Reported to Be Organizing
Gigantic Expedition of Troops. Mo-
tors, Mines and Submarines.

Milan. Jan. 2L-Aceording to news re-
ceived here. the German plan is to or
gsnize a gigantic motor expedition to
Mesopotamia, sending large army COM
posed Of Turks and Bulgarians, COM
manded by German and Austrian officers
to wipe out the English forces which are
threatening Bagdad.
All the motor cars available in Con-
stantinople are being concentrated, and
the army Is being formed from troons
released at the DardaneIles and new
levies from Syria.
The expedition will be conducted on the
same scale as the invasion of Belgium.
Three thousand motor cars will be en-
ployed.
Quantities of floating mines will be
set adrift in the Tigris and submarines
sent forward in parts, will be assembled
and launched for the destruction of the
British transports and gunboats In the
TlgriA
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
SEEN AND HEARD
BY GEORGE MINER
Special Correspondent Of The Washington Herald
tcopyrisht 1915. by Newspaper syaaieate1

New York. Jan. 24.-Mr. George
w. Perkins has thought of a new one
to rub the administration with.
He calls IT "a deadly parallel"
i had called on him at II Broadway
to talk about the Mexican situation.
He said:
President Wilson has announced in
countless notes that IL a single Ameri-
can citizen is on a ship and that ship
is attacked by a foreign power and the
citizens life is lost or in any way en-
dangered in consequence. the foreign
power Is to be held strictly respon-
sible. 1t makes no difference IL the
American citizen was travelling pure
ly for pleasure and had no real reason
or necessity for being on the ship at
tackled, or that he did not own a cents
worth of property on the ship attack
ed, the power whose warship made
the attack is strictly responsible.
Why No Notes to Mexicof
Now that's all very we'll. 1 pre-
sumo most Americans will subscribe
to that principle, but IL that is right
to apply to the warning people OF
Europe why should II not also be ap-
piled to the warning people of Mex
leo? American citizens there have
millions of dollars invested. They
are there because they have business
there and many of them can't leave
the country II they tried. For all
that. hundreds of them have been
killed by Mexican troops of one
faction or another, and the United
States government has done nothing
more about 1t than to warn them to
get out OF the country
Il can't see the reasoning which allows
Americans to be wantonly murdered in
Mexico, but not on the high seas.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
Hopes Women Will
Adopt This Habit
As Well As Men
Glass of hot water each morning
helps us look and feel clean,
sweet, fresh.

Happy, bright alert-vigorous and
vivacious-a good clear skin; a nat
ural, rosy complexion and freedom
from illness are assured only by clean,
healthy blood. If only every woman
and likewise every man could realize
the wonders of the morning inside
bath. what a gratifying change would
take place.
Instead of the thousands of sickly,
anaemic-looking men, women and girls
with pasty or muddy compilations; in
stead of the multitudes of nerve
wrecks" ''rundowns," brain fags'-
and pessimists we should see a virile,
optimistic throng of rosy-cheeked peo-
pie everywhere.
An inside bath is had by drinking,
each morning before breakfast, a glass
OF real hot water with a teaspoonful
OF limestone phosphate in it to wash
from the stomach. liver, kidneys and
ten yards of bowels the previous days
indigestible waste, sour fermentations
and poisons, thus cleansing. sweeten-
ing and freshening the entire alimen-
tary canal before putting more food
into the stomach.
Those subject to sick headache, bill
iousness, nasty breath, rheumatism,
colds; and particularly those who have
pallid. sallow complexion and who
are constipated very often, are urged
to obtain a quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate at the drug store
which will cost but trife but is
sufficient to demonstrate the quick
and remarkable change in both health
and appearance awaiting those who
practice internal sanitation. We must
remember that inside cleanliness is
more important than outside, because
the skin does not absorb impurities
ITO contaminate the blood, while the
pores in the thirty feet Of bowels do,
ADV.