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WAR BY
La Toilette Bill PrOvides Vote bS
People as Guide 20 Congress.

WASHINGTON. April Ex-senator La
Toilette ~introduceda bill In the Senate
to-day providing for a referendum be-
fore declaring war. Senator La Toilette
explained tina he had avoided the con-
stitutional objection by making the
referendum vote purely advisory.
THE vote TO be taken will not be
binding and cannot therefore hamper
Congress in the exercise Of its constitu-
tional power TO make war" It was eN-
pla.ned In a statement given out at the
office of Senator La Toilette.
The bill provides that whenever the
President shall sever diplomatic rela-
tons with a foreign country the aues-
ton of whether war shall be declared TO
sustain the Presidents action shall be
referred to the people to be voted upon
and their voice would be expected to be
n guide, but not a control. of Congress.
The bill provides the details for taking
the vote by postal ballot. Thu ballot
would become operative upo the Ming or
a petition by qualified electors OF twenty
Ave states. the petitions to be Med with
the Director of the Census Postmasters
and rural carriers are charged. In the
measure with the duty OF supplying the
voters with ballots when they express a
desire for them.
The count Of the votes would be made
BY the House OF Representatives. to
which the returns are TO be made.
Penalties are provided for illegal voting.
Allan l.. Benson. Socialist nominee for
the Presidency. who has been an advo-
cate Of the referendum on war. said
last night:
"Evidently Senator La Follette's meas
ure is to meet AN emergency. 1t would
be impossible. of course, to amend the
Constitution so that the war making
power could be taken from Congress
and given to the people.
.'For two years Senator Owen OF
Oklahoma n introduced at each session
a bill which provides for a Constitu-
tional amendment In the matter IL Is
now In committee. ] believe.
"In my book. A Way to Prevent
War published a year ago and In a
series OF magazine articles. made a
similar suggestion"
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WIND BEATS GERMANS.
Deadly Gaas Into Their Own
Faces Near HuIIuch.
Special Cable Dsspotch TO THx Sun.

Special Cable Dsspdfch TO TIE SuN.
LONDON. April ga change Of wine
on the English front In northern France
resulted In a German defeat with con-
siderable number Of casualties. accord
Ing to the British official statement is
sued to-day.
The Germans made preparations for
an attack opposite Hulluch. near Lens.
by b%ombardinE the British trenches.
They then released "a great quantity Of
poison gas and charged under cover OF
the cloud. At the critical m the
wind changed and the deadly gas was
swept back In the faces of the charging
German troops. They rushed back and
through the fire OF the British artillery.
which was covering the ground back of
the charging Germans In order to cut
them of from their own lines while the
British soldiers In the trenches swept
them with machine gun Are.
The gas and the artillery fire resulted
In substantial losses.
The official statement In as follows:
There was considerable artillery ac-
tivity to-day against our trenches
near Fricourt and SOuchez and west of
the Ypres-Pilkrcm road. Small mines
were exploded to-day by both sides
on the front from Souchez, southeast
To Cabaret Rouge and near Neuville-
ST. Vast and the Hohenzollern sector.
At night we raidcd the German front
line trenches about 10 Double Crassier
at l,oos. causing several casualties.
Early In the morning. after a heavy
bomba rtnfent under cover OF gas. the
enemy made two small. attacks OPP
posite Hulluch. He was driven back.
The gas broke back over the enemy's
trenches. The Germans were seen to
leave the trenches and run hack
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ITALIANS CHECK ATTACKS.
Rome Rrp"rts Successes In Suxa ma
Valley and PIc,.o Basin.

Special Cdble Despatch 70 Tur SrS
ROME. April 29.-The following official
was issued to-day by the
Italian War Office:
Along the TIentino border there was
slight infantry activity hut there were
artillery operations generally.
~ the Sueana Valley we repulscd
small attacks on the front between
the Monticello and Bottoms Valley.
our heavy pieces bombarded the In
necken and H~aifnitz stations.
In the Plezzo Basin. after violcn,
artillery fire, the enemy's infantry
began an attack against our Ravnilaz
positions which our curtain fire
checked.
The usual artillery duels took place
along the remainder OF the front.
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SCIENCE TO DECIDE WAR"
Marcont says New weapons VIII
Bring Result sought.

PARIS. April 29.-GuSllelmo Marconi,
uven,or Of the wireless. predicts that
science Will decide the war. In an in
tervicw to-day he aid
This will be "A scientific var up to
the very end. Scientists must continue
seeking new weapons OF attack and de-
fence. Victory will go TO the side that
persists most steadily in the application
of scientific discoveries. am happy 70
say all III. scientists In the allied coun
tries are working together in harmony"
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Ze4fun0 Indignantly complains abou, the
"curiously calm" comments of the Ger
man press on the American note. The
paper adds:
This is strange. becaune We 1000
natured Germans can mud in the vocabu.
larry OF our language no other express
sion than 'uncouth impertinence' FOR the
action OF a so-called neutral state which
dares expect. after twenty months OF
unprecedented effort and successes. to
make US give up the most dreaded
weapon we have in u iigh, against
England
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intensity until normal conditions OF
trench warfare as II exists along the
whole western front are restored.
The critics point to the decoration OF
Gen. Petain and his supporting officers
ne indicating that the French authorities
consider that tho task assigned to the
plished.
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IRnsing's stand On search.

Germany previously has offered to
%'i'.a'. a campaign OF visit and search
against armed merchantmen, provided
Tho United States would guarantee that
these. ships would permit visit and
t'aJcu.
Nut secretary Lansing took the stand
wat ships had a right to defend them
fI'e- hat this right was unqucstioned
under International lam. and that he
would not sanction any change of inter-
'H' 'nal .aw while the war was IN prog
res lic insisted that guaranteeing that
armed merchantmen would not resist
submarines VAS tantamount to making
'''h TRAIN submarine as effective for
Commerce proving purposes az "A power
Ia cruiser.
ItIs he declined 10 do He anticipated
'''' 'h' point would again be raised by
,'''.AdnN. Therefore, 1t Is pointed out,
We American ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ai'fr careful deliberation and with full
"iIllhil0u that II would not help an
as''r'n'nt--Aa made public.
W." German delay In replying tn the
RESIDENTS note--it is now eleven days
S''' iue note was delivered iI Berlin
- not improving matters here. but the
president is understood to feel that Ger
many has been making a sincere enort
W. "''' we issue. ANY lhdicatlOn, now
ever that Germany is courtips unneces-
e'' delay Would speedily bring matters
va CLOSE, II Is stated.
IT," president IL willing to wait a
i'Ir iplgor, but lie is no willing 10
"' 'I' matter he rlonded by count
: proposals or discussions" according to
m' bet infoi nation here tonight,
lA"'c sn-rallol discussions have been
''"'pr" "f former negotiations, II NJ
.ald and the President IL not disposed
" re'nme them.
count Won Bernstorff remains con-
scent that the crisis will b avertsd
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FOR CANADIAN. JAMAICA UNION,
e " fou Midland Financicr Urges =
Commercial Cooperation.

spe''"f '""'e 'fSp"'c" 10 ~ Sun
KINGSTON. Jamaica, April 29-liarry
Grove, n Newfoundland fnancier. will
raise capital In Canada for building a
uga refinery at Kingston To handle "A
large output. lie urges the union or
Jamaica II Canada,
American interests are negotiating for
the erection Of sugar ccntrals on the
east side OF the island.
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Austrian AviatOrs Active.

VIENNA, via London. April 29.-Ths
following official statement was issued
here to-day.
On the Italian front our airmen
dropped bombs on the railroad sta
tons at Germona, san Giovanni and
hi ManZano' An attack on our position
ON the ridge Of Col di Lana Was re-
pulsed.
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:O.siI British Casualties In April.

LONDON. April CA slight increase
in the number Of casualties suffered by
the British forces in April over those
in March Is shown w the official lists,
The total SO far this month is I.255
officers and 1926 men. Last month
the casualties were 1907 officers and
1897 men.
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Austrian rs Gain Ruasian Positions,

Special Cabi Despatch 10 TIE SuS.
VIENNA. via London. April 2s.-The
Austrian War Office isued the following
official statement to-day:
We drove the Russians from adj
vanced positions north of Mynov. An
officer, $50 soldiers and a machine gun
we're captured.
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Zeppelin Destroyed ~ Z~eebrugs~

AMSTERDAM, April GA report from
the frontier states that "A Zeppelin was
DESTROYED ~ Ieehrugge early this week.
The superstructure was burned. The
metal frame work has been sent To Ger.
many to he used In the construction Of
another airship.
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US. NOT READY FOR
WAR, SAYS STONE
Senator Declares Our Treasury,
Not Army and Navy, Is
Wanted.
SPEAKS TO SCIENTISTS

PHILADELPHIA. April 2s.-America's
stand In the crisis with Germany WAS
outlined tonight by Senator william J..
Stone. chairman Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations and supposed to be
in the confidence Of President Wilson.
at the closing session of the annual
meeting Of the Academy OF Political
and Social Sciences.
Our army Is practically n~on-existent,
he said. and our navy Is not wanted
by an alliance having a superfiuity OF
ships. but inexhaustible treasury
could save the Allies from financial ruin
and put new life blood into their veins
Senate stone had his speech pre-
pared. but he i~nterpolated the thought
concerning possible war.
II could not discuss the diplomatic
aspects Of his case" he said. That
would he Improper. Assume, however.
that his country should become excited
and the whole earth trcmble with tho
earthquakes OF passion until the red
tongued volcanic flame should click the
sky.
What would-what could we do?
We could not send an army to Europe.
Alas! we have no army. II would take
Il good while to equip them. They don't
wait our SUlVS oNeT tneFe. Inel are
no use to them. They have now more
than they need.
On Verge Of Bankruptcy.
What could We do? Those great
nations are on the verge Of bankruptcy.
! dined last week with a very promi-
nent Englishman and he confirmed re-
ports ! had already heard. that this
war is costing England more than s25,-
900 900 a day. and II IT runs another
year II will he $4,000. OO0. 900 to the
already large debt of the British Elm
pire.
THE United States is the worlds
banker. We have more of the securi-
ties OF the world. more OF the worlds
cash. than n other country on earth.
There is only one thing We could do
that I know of, and that Is TO open
our vaults n supply the sinews of
war and relieve those with whom We
were allied of the burdens under which
they are struggling"
Senator Thomas +. Gore Of Oklahoma
said
w are AZ we'll prepared to-day both
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and that Germany In the end will he
able to propose some sort OF compromise
tina the President Will accept.
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for domestic and foreign policies and
protection "a we have ever been In u
history. We have never engaged In a
foreign war not Of our " declaring.
No nation under the sun has ever de-
clared war against The United States.
w have never been a nation In
armsj W should never be a nation In
arms. Did II ever occur to you that
every nation on the globe which n pre-
pared for war has got what 1t pre-
pared for?"
Morgan Shuster, former financial ad-
wiser to tho Persian Government, de-
clsred for out and out preparedness.
He said he had no faith In the ability
Of the National Guard TO defend the
country In time of need.
Rear Admiral Robert II. Peary de-
clared for fleets Of %aeroplancs that could
darken the skies and smother any SINH
lar force an enemy country could pos
sibiy bring on ships to fight Us.
Or. NJ. J. Bonn Of the University OF
Munich, said To he ono of those In the
confidence of the Kaiser, In a soothing
and scholarly address In the afternoon
on "Germany and the Monroe Doctrine"
said:
els Germany willing TO respect tlp
Monroe Doctrine? Or Is shc going W
try and effect a permanent scttlemeir
In South America?
ITO try to rule permanently MANI
millions Of alien races many thousands
Of miles away would I've a task no SAT-
German statesman would care to un-
Gertake."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-13
A LOCAL oRIDIRoN EVENT

Not for many months have lovers
Of good sport in Washington been
treated to such cheering news as
that which comes from the ,football
camps of Georgetown and George
Washington Universities, that these
two are to meet on the gridiron
again on Thanksgiving Day.
No football game played here, not
even the thrilling struggles between
Georgetown and Virginia, has the
local interest as that which attached
to the annual match between the
two Capital varsities. They have not
met since 1910, and even IL they are
not so we'll matched, the game on the
Hilltop next Thanksgiving will bring
out a crowd Of rooters the like OF
which has not been seen since the
two last met. o.
Highest credit for arranging this
event belongs TO Graduate Managers
Cox, Of Georgetown, and Baer, Of
George Washington. The game not
only will be a center of interest or
Thanksgiving Day, but It will be q
financial aid to athletics at both in.
stitutions, and will make for q
greater degree of college spirit and
wholesome rivalry.
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War Pictures Are
ShOWn At BeLaSco
Activities Of German Army Seen
in Official Views Of the
War Office.

War pictures OF Germany gathered
from many sources, but especially from
the pictures made by the GERMAN gen.
eral staff, are being presented this week
under the auspices OF the Fatherland
magazine at the Belasco rheater.
These pictures are Of unusual inter-
est as many of them were made under
the direction OF the German government
for use as historical records. They in
cludc, therefore. practically all the, &C.
tfVities OF the German troops on all the
battle fronts and in the training and
instruction camps in interior Germany
as we'll.
The operate Of every branch Of the
German military service are shown In
detail. from the infantry to the flying
corps, which has been developed to sucl
perfection In the present war. The man
ner in which Zeppelins and areoplane;
are prepared for attack as well as theil
attacks are shown.
BY means Of high power lenses, battle
scenes have been obtained which show
actual field operations. Most OF thes'
scenes were made from the German
military headquarters, and in addition
10 the work OF the army in Belgium
and France they show also the troops
in Poland and Russia ald some OF TN
fighting at the Dardanclies. .
Tho films will be shown twice daily
| at 2 and at s p. m. throughout the week
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early offensive, such as must be set
down as really marvellous.
The war is not nearing It's end.
The coumonest estimate is that 1t
is not yet over halfway through its
course. But. 1t is plain that the al
lies are still gaining in strength,
while Germany is forced to
desperate shifts, Of which Verdun
is one, In order to make quick use Of
whatever advantage still lies on her
side. She can see the handwriting
on the wall. She realizes, as the rest
of the world is coming to realize
that the bulldog spirit Of Britain has
been thoroughly aroused and that
there is going to be in 1t inspiration
for the whole entente cause to carry
the struggle to an end that shall not
fall short of complete victory.
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LOST OPPORTUNITY

How does it happen that no MEM
Der of Congress, in his infatuation
with peace at any price, seized the
opportunity to introduce a resolution
warning American citizens out Of
Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona?
Our citizens have right to remain
on American soil to manage their
own ranches and other properties
within American jurisdiction and to
eat, sleep, and live, unmolested by
anybody. But what have rights to do
with peace at any price? American citi-
zens, under the laws of nations and
the rules of war, have just the same
right to the use of the high seas.
There are statesmen, however, who
believe that Notwithstanding their
rights on the high seas, American
citizens should be warned off ships
of belligerent countries because their
travelling in such ships is provocative
Of sure trouble and possible war fol-
the United States Government in
case they should be torpedoed and
murdered by a submarine.
Just as clearly the presence Of
American citizens along our southern
boundary, even on their own farms
and in their own homes, is as provo
cative Of sure trouble and possibl,
war for the United States Govern
ment when they are raided and muir
dered. So how is it, we repeat, tina
the legislative and other apostles o
peace at any price have not de
manded that American citizens
whatever their rights, be warned on
of all our territory adjoining tn
Mexican boundary?
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Holy Name Society
Out After Members
St. Paul's Branch Wants a List
of Six Hundred by
Eaefer

six hundred members by Easter
Is the slogan OF the Holy Name So
'cicty OF sc. Paurs Church. Fifteenth
and v streets northwest, where 1iD new
members were enrolled at the rece:''
ton services last night.
At the smoker in the church hall
following the reception. the report oil
the Rev. Father J.tInes Il. Krug. jpir-
itual director OF the society, thai the
membership nov was 475, was grsa.ed
with cheers by the 400 men present.
Mgr. James r. Mackin, pastor vi st
Psufs. addressed the meeting on Pre-
paredncss." u: 9lrg the Holy Name
men TO he ready in soul as we'll o.
In body for any emergency that mis- Ill
coIrs u the Unitfd States.
Tho objects 81 ifie Holy Name U1ior
of the archdiocese Of Baltimore were
explained ty Michaer u. Schafer. ia
president. and John Hadley Doyle
! lcad OF the DiBtfict branches, told 81
members during the past two years In
| creasing from 1858 to 11,72s.
The Rev. Father w. J. Carroll. Col
william II. johnson, u. s.. A.. and p
J. Haltigan, made brief addresses OF
the necessity for members wearing thu
Holy Name insignia.
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been self-evident. This has been
brought about by the il,ursion Of
factories into old resideptial districts,
lowered values, a boom IN another
section, and then the same story
over again, with homes always just
one jump ahead of the factories.
City experts abroad provided for
that by assigning factories to GER
tain zones, and homes to others. In
only Q few cities in this country has
any such restriction been attempted
New York has other problems To
face from which Washington was
happily freed by an unusual fore
sight. The skyscraper menace we
have avoided. But New York blocks
have suffered from the incursion Of
one high building, then others SO
built that the early ones had light
and air cut of, and their presence re-
suited in the bottom dropping out Of
values in the rest of the block.
Fortunately limited height and
courtyard provisions already have a
place in the building laws Of most
cities, The one feature in the New
York commissions report that
should appeal to most American
cities is the establishment Of zones
for industries and other zones fol-
homes.
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EPISCOPAL LENTEN
MISSION IS Opened
Overflow Gatherings Attend
Services In Thirteen Par
isles in the District. e

The city-wIde Lenten preaching mis-
sion conducted I'm the Episcopal
churches of the District, opened last
night with every one of tho thirteen
parishes, where services were conduct
cd, reporting overflow gatherings.
In many OF the congregations aug
mented choirn have been formed. and
the music will be a feature OF the two
weeks special services.
Prominent ministers from New York,
PHILADELPHIA, Baltimore. Portland Me-,
and other parts OF the United States
and Canada, are occupying putpitR of
the Episcopal churches Of the atty.
Many OF the churches are holding SER
vices afternoon and evening, while a
number will have evening services only.
Special services for school girls and
boys are to be held at o'clock every
AZ the Church Of the Epiphany n spe-
cial service Is heinz conducted every
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock for the women.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett will lead
these services throughout the miseion.
This mission is in keeping with the
national movement OF the Episcopal
church to bring into tho fold the
careless and unchurched."
Similar. missions have been conducted
mostly during the Advent season. in
many OF the larger cities of the coGn-
trv
son would be an appropriate tirue ia
conduct the mission In this city 50 the
date was selected az from March ~ 10
March 26, with como OF the churches
continuing until April 2
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TEACHERS COTTAGES
IN COUNTRY URGED
u. S. Bureau Of Education Has
Plan to Solve Problem.

Teachers cottages as a means of set
Ting the rural problem of whore teach
ers are to live are suggested by r. s.
KELLOGG In. bulletin just distributed
by the United states Bureau. of. Educa-
ton. 80
Lack of suitable boarding accommo-
dations is one of the most serious diff
culties in the way Of securing suitable
teachers for country schools. the bulle-
tin states. There are more than o.OoO
rural school districts in the United
States. and 100000 children OF school
age who live In the country or in towns
OF less than $500 population.
1t Is because OF these conditions that
the teachers cottage movement has
grown, the bulletin states. and there
are two or more colleges in practically
every state. and IN the State OF WASH
ington there are los.
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NEW CITY PLANNING IDEAS

The marked advance in. thought
about city planning is indicated by
the reception accorded the report of
the New York commission on build
ing districts and restrictions. Ten
years ago the suggestions made in
that report would have been regard
ed as highly revolutionary and head
ing straight for Socialism.
For one thing the report recon-
mends the establishment of "zone
system" a method long ago adopted
in Germany, and plan long needed
in American cities. The economic
waste, the upsetting of realty values,
the disturbance of the city's fiscal
system, involved in the growth Of
every thriving American city has