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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01
APPAM BROUGHT IN
TO NEWPORT NEWS

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merchantmen or warship, and until he
receives instructions on this point he will
make no move.
A naval tug from the Portsmouth navy
yard and the collectors launch are now
on their way to the steamer to protect
the interests of this government
Given Up for Lost.
The Appam sailed from Dakar, in the
French colony of Senegal, West Africa
for Plymouth. England. on January IL
When about four days out. wireless
communication with the vessel sud
denly ceased, and as the days passed
without further word of her she was
virtually given up for lost. dispatch
from Hull. England. to London Lloyds
on January 2s said that the British
steamship Tregantle had reported hav-
ing passed at sea. on January 16, life
boat with the name Appam painted or
the stern and with the bows knocked
away II was feared she had gone
down in a severe storm which occurred
in the waters through which she was
passing. or possibly had encountered q
German submarine operating off the
African coast.
The Appam under ordinary condi.
tions would have reached Plymouth
January 81.
Among the passengers who wer.
booked to sail on the Appam were Sill
Edward and Lady Merewether and
their suite: Frederick Seton James
former acting colonial secretary ant
closely identified vita colonial ad-
ministrative affairs in Africa: Franci.
Charles Fuller. who was appointed
chief commissioner of Ashanti in 1905
and Mrs. Fuller.
The Appam is 425 feet long. 81 fee
beam. Of 1.TSl rons gross She wa,
built in 1913. at Belfast. Ireland, ant
is owned by the British and African
Steam Navigation Company, which i,
under the management of the Eide,
Dempster line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01
Power of Sword Supreme.

Events overseas, full of significance
for every American family, testify eIo-
quently to the fact that the power of
the sword is supreme once more in
shaping human events. Yet here at
home we argue and hold back, and
treat what is a very practical matter
that of our defense-as one that is aca-
demic and may be discussed by the
heart instead of the head.
Il ask how better can the approach
ing anniversary be observed than by
an outpouring of the national spirit in
letters to Congress of such a nature
that our senators and representatives
therein shall be encouraged Immediate
ly to fulfill their bounden duty, in the
light of the irrefutable truth that it is
the first duty of government to secure
the safety of it's people from alien at
tack, to the end that their internal
development may proceed in peace and
in happiness"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01

said. while it was awaiting adequate
reinforcement.
III it could not be destroyed" he add
ed. by the patriotism of the American
people while the ships that brought 1t
were going back for another load. I
would prefer to live in some other
country"
Opposes Universal Service.
Gen. Miles disapproved of any pro-
posal for universal military service.
You can't Germanize the American
people," he said. TT would be a step
toward militarism and very serious
one"
The witness said that should greater
need arise an army of 100000 could
be quickly produced by converting
regiments of the regular establishment
into brigades of three regiments each.
battalions into regiments, companies
into battalions and platoons into COM
panies. He had no fear that sufficient
men would not volunteer in any seri-
Gus emergency. There are now more
than a million men in civil life with
some military training. he added, land
in case of imminent danger you could
not keep them back"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01
Delegates Registered.

The following delegates have been
registered:
Illinois-Ernest Kunde. Chicago; Hy
Beling, Melrose Park; John A. Ger
venka, Chicago; H. F. Maimurm, For
est Park; J. S. Flanagan. Peoria, and
Albert Fried. Moline.
Indiana-John N Hainlein. Indian
apoI1s; j. D. Moriarity. Indianapolis
Ambrose Yorkey. Michigan City, and
Fred Zimmerman. Indianapolis.
Massachusetts-Edwa p. Duffy
New Bedford: Edward ]. Erwin. Bos-
ton; James E. Delaney, Worcester; John
F.. Dolan, Fall River: John P. Brown,
Mchigan-Ernest P. Reed, Grand
Rapids; John Fang. Detroit. and James
Kavanaugh, Jackson.
Missouri ]. Bauer. st. Louis;
Michael Greentree. Kansas City, and H.
]. Kueker, ST. Joseph
New Jersey and New York.
New Jersey-Hugh Meehan, Jersey
City; E. B. Eckert, Atlantic City; A. E.
Deardon. Trenton, and G. T. Carroll,
Elizabeth.
New York-M. ]. Quinn, New York
city; C. ]. Reilly, New York city;
George P. Gray. Syracuse: Ed Martin,
Tarrytown: Ed F. Cunningham. New
York; A. D. Newman, Brooklyn; An
thony Fischer Buffalo: John L. O'Shea,
kingston: John Theofel. jr.. Flushing,
l.. l.; Robert L. Clarke. Binghamton
Michael F. Flynn. West New Brighton;
John Nellis, BROOKLYN: Rudolph Kane,
New York. and John J. Fitzpatrick, AL
bany.
Rhode Island-H. w. O'Brien, Woon-
socket: John E. Good. Providence. and
Martin Burke. Warren.
Ohio-Carl Volk, Cleveland: Albert
Eisele, Cleveland: H. D. Smart, Gallon,
and N. Dutle, Dayton.
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First of New Members.

Joseph V Grove. fifty-nine. native
of Frederick county, Va, but for the
past thrty-f1ve years prominent
farmer of Berkeley county. died at his
home in Martinsburg of tuberculosis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01

Eighty senators, about $50 members of
the House Of Representatives and a
number of members of the cabinet have
Joined the American National Red Cross.
in connection with the campaign that is
being waged to increase the membership
of the organization in Washington to
5000, according to statements made to-
day at the store property at 18th and F
streets northwest, where a great exhibit
Of Red Cross work is on view.
Citizens in private life and others are
showing deep interest in the exhibit.
The rooms where the display is located
were crowded today, despite. or perhaps
because of the Indictment weather, many
shoppers finding the opportunity good
one to "get in out of the rain and join
the organization.
Citizen after citizen walked up to the
registration desk today, during the
visit of a reporter for The Star. and
! showed interest in the work by handing
over a dollar for a years membership.
Take Out Life Memberships.
A number of others have contributed
larger sums to become life or sustain
ing members. Mrs Therese McCagg,
Mrs Ellen Scotland, Capt. James H.
Oliver and Mrs. T. NJ. Davis each took
out life membership today by paying
$25 apiece, and $40 each was paid by
Mrs James Wadsworth, jr.. and Mrs.
Norman Williams for sustaining men,
berships.
Miss Mabel Boardman. member of the
executive committee of the Red Cross;
Mrs. T. n. Mclaughlin. secretary of the
District branch of the organization,
and Rear Admiral N. E. Mason, presi-
dent of the District branch, were pres
ent today to explain the exhibit to
visitors.
The display will be on view all the
week. and many persons today expressed
ested in the educational side of the ex-
hibit, which is intended to teach what
humanitarian preparedness for war
means.
First of New Members.
No. on the list of new members of
the District chapter in the campaign,
which opened yesterday. was Miss
Cathern Shuman of Ala A street south
| east She was the first in the line at
the headquarters of the campaign and
received the first button.
| At the headquarters of the compaign
lare shown exhibits of all Red Cross ac-
tivities, including representation of
trenches, the first-aid stations, the
dressing stations. hospital trains and
base hospitals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01

Mrs. Kitty A. Devilbiss. who died
at New Windsor, Nd. aged eishty-one
years, was tne, ~f1ow of George W.
Devilbiss and the last survivor Of the
ten childrenfo the late Abram Bale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01

otitute service on a board of this KIND
. for. real participation in government.
And further, l would say that the pres
ent board, or the board under the pres
ent state of affairs, is less enectfve
than IL II had less detail of administra-
tion to attend to, and had more time 10
formulate policies"
Representative Lloyd picked up a line
of argument here that was heard from
him in the school board hearing:
Here are citizens working IN the
public interest for nothing, and deserve
great credit: infinitely more credit tnan
the Commissioners, who are PAID, de-
serve. Do you not believe that II you
want to be effective Commissioners
you must remain popular in your own
community, and these changes might
make you infinitely less popular!
Representative Tinkham asked II ne
did not think the statutes should pro-
vide for District residents in the ap-
pointment changes proposed in the en-
tire program of legislation from the
District building, now before the DIS
trict committee. Commissioner new
man said he believed that in the case
of the Commissioners residents should
be appointed, but that in the case OF
the recorder of deeds he did not see
the necessity for a statutory provision
requiring a resident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01

To Prevent the Grip.
Colds cause Grip-IAxative Bromo Quinine ~
moves the cause There is only one 'BROMO
QUINTNE." E. W. Groves signature on box. Csc.
Advertisement. !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01
Now Appoint Trustees.

library are analogous: and that there is
no more reason for a complete up
heaval in one than in the other. He
also declared that the Commissioners
now have the right to appoint and re-
move trustees of the library; and that
the trustees have never taken a view
of their functions under the District
government that would cause friction.
He said that the trustees of the
library are men who give their time
freely to the upbuilding of the Dis
trict.
He also cited a long line of incidents
in the growth of the library. all tend
ing to show that had there been no
board of trustees constituted as 1t is
there would have been no library as
great and fine as it now is.
Present System Efficient.
Efficiency requires that the librarian
should make the appointments of the
library employees" he said. The SPLEEN
did results which have been obtained
in the library despite low salaries could
never have been obtained otherwise.
The librarian is responsible for the
work and knows the detail of it, He
quoted Librarian Putnam of the Lii
brary of Congress, who has given I'M
usually high praise for the effective
system in the Public Library of Wash
ington.
Inc commissioners nave a TRIPLE
headed responsibility extending over
score of activities, many of which are
more important than the library" con-
tinued Mr.. Noyes. and their purpose
in this bill is out of line with the ex-
listing practices in libraries
He also argued that every opportun-
ity should be given to allow citizens
of the District to participate in their
local affairs, and that the proposed
change in the library matter would be
in he m Or
portunities for civic activity.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Noyes' argu-
ment the committee asked several
questions of Librarian Bowerman as to
details of library administration.
New Attitude Toward Child.
Judge Latimers appearance before
the committee and the argument he made
resulted in the decision to report ia
verabIy the Juvenile Court bill.
Stripped of its legal verbiage the
bill would change the attitude of the
court toward the child. so that it would
be an equity court for children and
merely adtudicate children's affairs.
rather than put a sting of criminality
would also place the house of detention
under the court rather than the police.
Representative Page presented to the
committee sheaf of data on the sub
given to him by William H. Baldwin
we'll known as agitating in favor of
law by which proper loan agencies may
be maintained. The Page bill would
put an end to free bus rides to loan
shops in Virginia. and would regulate
the practice of lending money within
the District so that per cent a month
loans could be made up to 5000.
Representative Tinkham and others
suggested the advisability of gradual
Ing the interest to meet the amounts.
Representative Pages bill to impose an
annual license fee on automobiles, such
as Is now done in Maryland and other
states, seemed to receive the approval
of majority of the members present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01
TURKISH CONSULS RELEASED.
French Government Yields to Rep.
renresentations of United States

TOULON. February 1.-The Turkish
consul general and the two Turkish
vice consuls, who had been arrested at
saloniki and brought here on a French
warship. have been released on in
structions from the French govern
ment, Accompanied by their families.
they have left here for Switzerland. 1t
is announced that the Bulgarian con-
sul. who was arrested under like cir
cumstances. will also be allowed to
leave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01

1t was stated in Washington January
81 that, through the good offices OF
the United States. the German, Aus
TRAN, Turkish and Bulgarian consuls
arrested at Saloniki by the allies, were
to be released. on condition, however
that they should not resume their func-
lions in Saloniki.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
kukul IS TIED UP.
Seward Post.)

Steward Post.)
 Members of the crew on the light house tender s. S. Kukui are on strike for an increase in pay amounting to s per month and the vessel is tied up at the dock here. So far as known this is the first strike to occur in the history of the lighthouse service, at least on this coast.
 When the vessel arrived here the men complained that they had not re. ceived pay due them for some weeks back and thew wanted it before leav- ing Then the question of an increas- ed wage came up.
 Capt. Gregory left the matter in the hands of Inspector Debrell who is aboard. The inspector declined tc discuss the matter other than to say he was awaiting a ruling from light house headquarters before taking any action.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
MINING NEWS FROM FAIRBANKS.
Fairbanks Citizen.1


 A new placer strike has been made on Nelson creek, tributary to Mayo lake, in the upper Stewart river dis trict. A big stampede has been on the place for the last several weeks.
 The creek is said to be from fifteen to twenty miles in length. Over fifty claims have been staked Many more are now on their way to stake claims on the river The best pan has gone sixteen cents. According to all re- ports, the creek is well wooded, and if there is any extent of pay it af- lords excellent opportunities for de- veloping the mining properties.
 Mining men who have visited the works of Ringhahl X Co, on'No Il below, creek claim, on Cleary creek, are authority for the statement that the richest pay ever known to exist on old Cleary, even in her palmiest days. is now being mined here. In fact, it is stated that 1t is no trouble at all to get pans running from s5 to s25 anywhere in the drift It is therefore expected that the op- orators will take out something like s100,000 during the mining season.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
MAKE BREAD FROM SAWDuST
(From Answers, London.

(trom Answers, London.)
 Waste not, want not" has for long been the motto in Berlin, thanks to the British navy. Now some of the strafers are living on shavings. Many a German sits down to a meal of bread made from sawdust
 Sawdust may not appeal to the pal ate as digestible or appetizing sub stitute for flour in the making of bread, but, all the same. there is a large bakery in Berlin turning out twenty thousand loaves of sawdust bread daily
 The sawdust is first subjected to a process Of fermentation, and various chemical manipulations. Finally, it is mixed with one-third part of rye four. formed into loaves and baked in ovens like any other bread.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
HOW THE GERMANS
 TREAT AGlTATORS

The grim penalty meted out to Ger man agitators in the trenches is re- ferred to by Private J. Taylor. k. O.. R. L.. in letter to his sister in Man chester He writes.
 "A few weeks ago, about 300 yards away, we used to see small groups of the enemy at various times evi- dently engaged in heated discussions. Of course. we fired on them, and those that did not go down from our bullets took to their heels. But another par ty would come, and still we kept mak- ing them pay the penalty. The re- markable thing about it was that they always seemed to be unarmed.
 One night we ambushed a German patrol, consisting of seven men, not far from the same spot, and when we got them safely to our lines one of them told us how badly treated any of them were who dared to say a word of the German method of con- ducting it.
 The chap who told us the story said he was the son of teacher of languages who at one time had many pupils in England. He also told us that great discomfort pre- vails not only in the German army but throughout the whole of Germany at the war not being over long before now and the Allies completely crush ed.
 At the outset the Germans were so confident that they simply thought they were going to have a walk over. "They dreaded the Eng glish navy" he said, but they did not reckon much of her army" Now that the army has been increased they are beginning to wake up to what is in store for them, and they honestly rue the day they declared war
 He also told us that in one of the German trenches a number of the men were fond of arguing about the merits and demerits of Socialism and its bearing upon the war One of the men said that if he could only com
 municate with every man in the German army he would suggest that they should lay down their arms and cease fighting
 Several of the listeners applauded the speaker, ana after the meeting had broken up half-a-dozen of the leaders were met by number of their off cers, and without more ado shot like dogs. These meetings were compos- ed of the men we used to see hang ing around the corners of the trench es arguing the point with one anoth- CT
 You never saw such raga-muffins in your life as the patrol we captured. They were practically in rags, and were footsore and weary. They look ed as if they hadn't had wash for weeks and for want of a shave ap- peared as if an amateur gardener had gone over their faces with a pair of pruning -(Scotsman.l
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
SEWARD GOES WET.
Seward Post.)

Steward Post0
 Results of the recent canvass here on the question of granting licenses to the local saloons for the coming year have been announced at Valdez. The vote stood over two to one in ia vor of granting the licenses.
 The enumerators registered the names of SIP residents of whom 4S6 declared themselves in favor of li- censes, 145 in favor of no license, and 31 had no opinion. As the latter are counted as not favoring license the result is placed at 436 for license to 176 against.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19

but it will undoubtedly be necessary to do lot of educating before the American public will take largely and kindly to puree of mosquito, beetle or fly. Baked grasshopper pudding or pie. pinchbug hash and such dishes will have to make their way to public favor by slow degrees.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
FIGHTING PARSON
 AMONG CANADIANS
fPrince Rupert News.)

TFTHICe Rup6TL NeWS.J
 As details of the terrific fighting on the Canadian part of the western front come through, the ferceness of the conflict is more apparent. In the struggle in Sanctuary Wood, Captain Rev R. Chaplain with the First Mounted Rifles, seized rife when the Germans rushed the front trenches and fired away at the advancing ene- my. Later he used the bayonet to good purpose and finally discarded the weapon and went at the Germans with his fists and fell fighting like a hero. The story is told by an eye witness.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
NOTHING TO GET EXCITED OVER

RUBY, June 9.-The latest reports from Tolstoi are to the effect that many people are there, but the camp is still in the prospective stage. Some pay has been found on Boob and
 Mastodon creeks but nothing very fiattering or to become excited over.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
INSECTS AS HUMAN FOOD.
Detroit Free Press.A

Dr. L. o. Howard, chief of the bur eau of entomology of the department of agriculture, Washington, is quoted as saying there is no reason why peo. pie may not eat bugs He says insect soups can be made. which are very nourishing and appetizing.
 Of course, if the doctor is quite cor rect, a new source of food supply is at once open to the general public
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-21
ASKS PROBE OF ARMY
AVIATION SERVICE

Washington. Feb. 21.-Sensational
charges against the army AVIATION
charges against the army aviation
investigation by congress, were made
before the senate military committee
by Senator Robinson of Arkansas
He declared that the service is con
temptibly inefficient" and that its
head lieutenant, Colonel Samuel Re-
ber, not only is making no effort to i'm
prove it, but is deliberately prevent
ing the facts from reaching his supe.
riors.
The senator appeared before the
committee with a mass OF data, in
Guiding Photographic copies Of letters
which he said had been exchanged be
tween Colonel Reber and Captain Ar
thur S. Cowan, commanding the ayia-
tion station at San Diego
A special commission, now inyesti-
eating, will report to President VIII
son.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-21
OBJECTS TO BEING QUIZZED
Germany May Not Reply to American
lnterroGations.

Berlin, Feb. 2l.-Germany has said
her last word on the Lusitania mat
ter
Officials are not commenting clear
~ on latest reports from Washington
that Secretary Lansing will not recog-
nize Germany's right to torpedo armed
merchantmen. But the outlook, as
clearly as it can be understood, is
this.
Germany does not feel the United
States should interrogate her too
closely upon the manner in which the
new policy is to be enforced. Should
the foreign office, for instance, inform
Washington just how German subma-
rine commanders will interpret the
term armed merchantmen" in exc
cutting these orders officials believe
Germany will be imparting important
naval secrets.
Germany believes that this is a
purely military matter concerning her
self and her allies.
Exactly what attitude the foreign
office will take in view of the latest
reports from Washington is not def.
nitely known. Ii is stated that Am
bassador Bernstorff had already been
fully instructed relative to the Lusi-
tania settlement
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-21
ISLAND OF MARKEN is
COMPLETELY FLOODED

Amsterdam, Feb 21-The island oi
Marken, in the Zuider Zee. fifteen
miles from Amsterdam, has been com
pletely inundated by a severe storm
that is sweeping the North sea-
Huge waves are rolling over Mar
ken. Those persons who failed to es
cape have taken refuge in the light
house and fear is felt for their safety
Fresh breaks in the Zuider Zee
dykes are occurring almost hourly
No loss of life has been reported thus
far, though several towns are com
pletely inundated.
The flood is approaching the north
ern suburbs of Amsterdam.
Communication with Germany is
greatly delayed. the storm having
crippled telegraph lines.
Reports were received that the Ger
man port of Hamburg had been great
ly damaged by the storm. the streets
and wharyes being under water.