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Evening star., 1917-11-06
GERMAN SOLDIERS ARE
DIRECTING TO CRUELTIES
Men Themselves Horrif1ed at Atroci-
ties Forced on Them by Their
Commanders.

The fact that German soldiers. them
selves. appealed to Ambassador Gerar rd.
as The representative Of a Christian
state" to protest against atrocities and
butcheries in which their commanders
forced them to participate, will be dis
closed in forthcoming issue of a
pamphlet by the committee on public
information. entitled German War
Practices"
One German soldier. conscience strick-
en- with the massacre of Russian pris-
oners. implored the American ambas-
sador to protest. and signed his letter
"A German Soldier and Christian"
Another, who. through the ambassa
dor. addressed his appeal to the Amer
lean government against the butchery
of prisoners and signed his letter A
Soldier and Man Who Is No Barbarian"
There was a protest Of German SOL
der. an eyewitness of the slaughter
of Russian soldiers in the Masurian
lakes and swamp8
Another German soldier on the east
front and a soldier on the western front
writes:
ITO the American Government. Wash
ington, L. s. A:
''Englishmen who have surrendered
are shot down in small groups With
the French one is more considerate.
ask whether men let themselves be
taken prisoner in order to be disarmed
and shot down afterward? Is that
chivalry in battle? 1t is no longer a
secret among the. people; one hears
everywhere that few prisoners are tax
en-: they are shot down in small groups
They say. naively: We don't want any
unnecessary mouths to feed. Where
there is no one to enter complaint, there
is no judge. Is there then no power in
the world which can put an end TO
these murders and rescue the victim ?
Where is Christianity? Where is right
Might Is right.
"A SOLDIER AND MAN WHO IS NO
BARBARIAN.'
Evening star., 1917-11-06
Railroad Finances.

The stories that the representatives
of railroads are telling the Interstate
Commerce Comm SsIou would seem to
be sufficiently unfayorahic to ina cate
the immediate need Of ASSN stance. and
Of even more than the roads are asking
for
With difficulty in meeting fixed
charges and taxes let alone dividends.
the maintenance charges ou many roads
have been neglected 10 such extent
that they are now not i'll d position to
meet the call of the nation for high
efficiency.
1t has been next to Impossible for
even the best railroad ccirpaniss to
plan any new financing, hence the fire.
Quent reference to ina biiity to get cars
here or there. where a great freight
transfer movement is held up, a re-
suit
That the railroads Will obtaiA some
relief is generally believed. but that
1t will be sufficient to meet their needs
is questioned.
Yesterdays prices on Wall street
were the lowest on rails for very many
years. and suggestions heard IN sew
eral quarters 10 the effect that 1t was
a movement intended 10 impress the
interstate commerce commissioners
were insincere. Weeks - steady de-
clines preceded Novem bcr.
TO per cent. for fprgi5 and must
rely on short term loans at that, any
attempt TO float long te-!-, 1o!.d issue
carrying with il the danger of show
ing damaged credit.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
ADJUSTMENTS
Belasco.

The adventures of a young man
reared in amuence. who develops
taste for bad company and eventually
pulls himself together and becomes u
credit to his family, both as son ana
al husband. are the materials Win
which John Fleming Wilson built the
story which Jules Eckert Goodman
dramatized and John Cromwell staged
and William A. BRADY presented at the
Belasco Theater last night. 81 he Man
Who Came Back" is Drodigai son OF
the present day. who demonstrates tie
enormous facilities for profigacy as
veloped since the time when eatihg
husks with the swine was regaTded az
the final test of degradation; H.nls
Potter, the central figure OF the STORY
played by Henry Hull showed the rear
full effects of alcoholism In manner
that should not fail to convert an! IN
eering skeptics as to the desiraDlilts
Of prohibition. To render the p,c.ure am
OF lost humanity even more narrow
ing. a young woman Is shown In the
clutches of the opium habit: as mt
companion still to the lover OF weak
character as she was when he met her
as a talented and self-respecting artist
in a cabaret. Their struggle together
to conquer themselves and re-estabifsh
fortune as we'll as character forms
substantial framework or interest on
which to construct series of thrilling
incidents. The story of Marcelle Is not
less startling than that Of Henry Pot
ter. Laura Walker plays the role with
dramatic force and feminine appeal
even in those scenes which portray her
as most abject.
The play is consistently melodramatic
in form. In its intellectual appeal IT
substitutes punch" for persuasion,
even going so far as to introduce for
the first time In any play within or
binary recollection a scene In which a
man horsewhips his wife. This scene
is led up to with SO much care and
dramatic ingenuity that the attack
seems justifiable. The lady herself
thanks her husband. She was only
shamming a return to the drug habit
In order to test him out and by strik-
ing her he has proved that he loved
her. Only an overwhelming solicitude
for her welfare could cause the insane
rage in which the assault Is committed
,Ha wing spent a considerable time IN
contempIat ting the horrors of an opium
.er, toe spectator is the better prepared
.uT this eliminating shock.
';iiu characters in the play are numer-
ous .nJ vigorously portrayed. Polisn
Is not the chief consideration In pre-
ssntinH the incidents which abound IN
thrill and suspense. Both action ana
dialogue are worked out with direct
ness that Is at times harsh, but the
claims precisely the re-
sponse from the auditorium that was
evidently sought by author, dramatise
and producer.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
Crandall's.

A dramatic story. written around the
invasion of Belgium by the Germans. is
told in 'The Maid of Belgium featuring
Alice Brady, which was the attraction at
crandalrs yesterday, and is being shown
there today. The picture tells of the ad-
ventures .of a Belgian refugee. who is
brought to this country by wealthy Ameri-
cans, who befriend her after finding her
half-crazed by the brutal Treatment she
had met at the hands of tho soldiers In
this country her memory returns and she
recalls her marriage and the sudden de-
parture of her husband to the front How
nor child and her husband are restored
to her makes an Interesting picture story.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
Leader.

June Caprice in Miss u. S A." her
latest William Fox photoplay. crowded
the Leader yesterday and the day be-
fore. and will remain the feature all
this week. That spies exist in this
country and that it is wise to keep
watch over the suspicious doings of
persons one comes in contact with so
that traitors may be brought to light is
the theme of the story, which thrills
and makes one alive to the necessity
of keeping awake and doing his Bit
for hts country. There is a delightful
love story running through 1t all. June
Caprice is pictured in one Of the best
roles of her screen career. admiral bly,
supported by William Courtleigh. jr;
Tom Burroughs. AL Hall and Frank
Evan. An Intelligent Scotch collie actor
also is feature of the picture cast
Evening star., 1917-11-06
Central Coliseum.

With one Of the largest gatherings of
the season prize dancing contest was
held at the Central Coliseum. Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 9Th street last night
Honors for the event of the evening" a
prize one-step contest. was carried of
by Miss Mary Carrow and j. Marks.
who were awarded $3.50 in gold. These
contests are held at frequent intervals
and are proving increasingly popular.
A prize waltzing contest is announced
for Wednesday night.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW ORLEANS. November 6.--Cotton
displayed a nervous tone In the early
trading here today, with decided ten
oency either way On the first call the
market was to > points up, but i'm
mediately fell to level to 13 points
under yesterdays close. At the end of
the first half hour active months stood
) to points over yesterdays finals. The
strength of the spot situation was the
main sustaining influence.
Futures opened steady. Opening bids:
December. 2G.35: January. 25.75; March,
25.46: May. 25.25; July. 25.l5.
Up to the middle of the day the mar
ket displayed very little price move
ment. trading being restricted by the
nearness of the ginning returns to the
end OF October. Toward noon the ac-
tive months were at a net advance of
3 to s points.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
Crandall's Avenue Grand.

charming story, combined with the
pleasing personality of Mary Pickford.
make aRebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm.
Yesterdays photoplay at Crandails Ave
nue. Grand. a production above the aver aver
Wikgins, Of little girl. youngest Of a
family Of seven in straitened circum-
stances, who is forced to make her home
with two elderly spinster aunts in quiet
New England village, Is too we'll known to
need repetition. Rebecca grows up in time
and her childhood sweetheart comes back
to claim her, and the film fades with their
fond embrace In approved and thoroughly
conventional fashion.
..The Lifted Veil" featuring Ethel Bar
rymore in a story of love and regenera-
ton is being shown today.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
Turks Are Stubborn.
London Stocks Quietly Firm.

LONDON, November e-The stock
market was quietly firm today. Low
priced shipping shares were active ana
strong features on amalgamation ru-
mors and Scandinavian bonds and cop
per and other metal issues were in
good demand. Gilttedged securities
and gold mines were inclined to ease
off. Americans were dull. Money was
in fair supply and discount rates were
quiet. The sales Of war bonds last
week amounted to 412,00e.0o0. There
was q good demand for treasury bills.
Bar silver, 4<Ad per ounce. Money,
4 per cent. Discount Pates-Shert bills,
~ per cent; three-menth bills. ~ per
cent,
Evening star., 1917-11-06
Shot in Eight with Burglar.

DETROIT. November 6.-Wal'ace r.
Campbell. secretary-treasurer and vice
president of the Ford Motor Company
of Canada. was shot and seriously
wounded in q tight with q burglar in
his homo. at Walkerville. Ont. across
the river from here yesterday. "A
bullet also slightly wounded his wife.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. November 6.-Hogs-Re-
sceipts. 1900 head; tomorrow. $4,000:
slow, Is under yesterdays average:
bulk. 1610a16.s0: light. 15.35al6.S0:
mixed. 13.75a17.1e: heavy. 15.70a17.l0:
rough. 15.70a15.95: pigs, i1.25a14.75.
Cattle-Receipts, 10000 head: slow
native steers. 6.60a17.15; western steers.
6.00a13.35; stockers and feeders. ss5a
11.60: cows and heifers. 4.50a11.3O;
calves. 7.00a13.50.
sheep-Receipts, 1900 head: weak:
Hvethers, S50a12.75; lambs. 12.00a16.25.
Evening star., 1917-11-06

widow, the young college student pro-
ceeda to Show up" his rival-and does
1t to complete satisfaction.
Eddie Garvice as Lankton Wells.
robust college trainer and friend OF the
widow" provides a great deal or IN
cidental amusemant. and an attractiEe-
ly costumed chorus Is a strong feature
of the entertainment
Mabelle Cedars Pierre and Julia Gif-
ford, who head the feminine contingent.
have excellent voices. william Pneips
appears as one of the students. rage
Spencer as Oswald Wentworth. the
widow, and other members OF the cast
contribute to a pleasing performance
Cosmos.
Mary and Marva Dorr, in a sister act.
score the big hit of the bill at the COS
mos Theater this week. One displays un-
usual ceyerness in popular songs and the
other has striking character impersona-
ton The bill opens with a musical act
by Jean Du Rocher. q xyiophone artist
and Lillian de Lee. an operate singer.
Coleman and Mason have the novelty OF
the season, at the Cosmos. In team acts.
their song dialogues beins supplemented
with graceful dancing. Willard Hutchlh-
son and Colette Sothern have an amusing
sketch, "A Leap Years Leap. which
shows how desperate girl won a pro-
posal Hart and Clark offer some pretty
irish songs. in waiting for the Wagon.
Betting Bettys. the headline attrac-
ton, is a Marty Brooks production. fea-
turing Johnny Mark and Eddie Parks, but
the attractive girls OF the company push
the background of the show over the
footlights and make the real hit OF The
act.
The film features include The Princess
of Park Row a Eitagraph production.
which Is the matinee feature; first-run
keystone comedy. THE Late Lamented,
and the Hearst Pathe news.
Gayety.
Patrons of burlesque are familiar
with the name Of Max Spiesel as
producer and sponsor for entertain
ment by comedians and feminine stars
OF the first magnitude in that line.
The Merry Rounders.' a Spiegel show.
brings TO the Gayety this week the
popular Abe Reynolds in the character
of Jacob Rcsenbloon, made famous by
him during the last half dozen years.
TIE plot concerns the efforts of RSsen-
bloom to smugsle Il valuable neck lace
into this country and affords much to
laugh at. Florence Mills, with the
reputation of wearing the most beauti-
full gowns in bu.~ .sque. has the leading
feminine role. and lean Leonard and
Marsie Wilson sing up-to-date songs
in pleasing manner. The singing of
of Eugene Morgan caught the fancy Of
the audience The chorus of twenty
four girls. prettily gowned. supported
by male octet, furnishes a good back
ground with song and dances for the
work Of the principals.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
French Bourse Is Dull.

PARIS, November 6.-Trading was
dull on the bourse today. Rentes. 80
francs 25 centimes Exchange On Lon
don (unoffciaD. 81 fran 40 centimes.
Five per cent loan. 81 francs IS cen
times.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES
Capital Traction rs. 81 600 at 80. 81 GOO at So
81 900 at 80.
washington Railway and Electric pfd.. at
H.
Federal National Bank at 40. at no.
After call:
Capital Traction 10 at ST. 10 at ST. 10 at 81.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
Howard.

"Enlighten Thy Daughter" the seven
reel photoplay with a moral. is being
shown at the Howard Theater to large
audiences with more or less satisfae-
tion. special matinee showing is
scheduled for Saturday.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
New National.

Call it a crook play. q detective play
or comedy. Cheating Cheaters. eN-
hibited at the National last evening.
seems to warrant each classification.
Its ultimate reaction on the auditor
whichever view he may take of 1t. is
extremely likely to be a slight varia-
tion on the concluding line of three of
the four acts. at looks like a mighty
good nights work"
Max MARGIN. the playwright. with the
aid OF uniformly capable cast pro-
yided by A. II. Wooda the producer
has succeeded In being both mystifying
and amusing. The author accomplish
ed his part by evolving mistaken tden-
tity to the nth power. and nroviding
lines of exceeding clevernese including
a whimsical last line. and the players
contributed to his purpose by giving
led to a wrong conclusion, 30 that the
audience was neither prepared to say
81 told you So nor yet to feel itself
cheated of the privilege of a before
hand solution.
Honora in this delicate game of mis-
direction easily might be conceded to
Cathleen Nesbitt. playing Nan Carey.
alias Ruth Brockton, with another
alias not disclosed until the fourth act.
For conveying full conviction that
they seem Edward Ellis. as Tom Pal
mer. and tho remainder of the Palmer
and Brockton families, personified by
Gypsy O'Brien, Arthur barry. Martin L.
Alsop and Anne Sutherland. also must
be credited with a high degree of in
Kenuity. But tho awards for fun max
ing inevitably fall to tho drolleries of
James Marlowe, a cracksman, extraor-
dinary. who also was a butler most un-
usual
All of which tells little of the plot.
which is as 1t should be, for any one
who goes to the National with any ink
ling Of the surprises that await him
is by SO much cheated of the principal
charm of the entertainment
For Characterization of type known
TO adventurers into musical studios
Edouard Durand elicits praise: and per-
sons who have had occasion to observe
police court hangers-on will find a
most familiar figure in the chara acter
portraiture by Frank Monroe OF a
shyster lawyer who knows how to
play safe.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
DAIRY MARKETS.

CHICAGO. November 6-Butter-Un-
changed.
Egg@Higher: receipts, 5.127 cases:
frsts. 39a;0; ordinary firsts. 37a3S; at
mark. cases included. 37a39k
Potatoes-Receipts, sixty-five cars:
UNCHANGED.
Poultry-Alive. higher; fowls. 13ha
: d7H; springs, 16k.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
MARINE CORPS mum"
IS THE gen. D0yEN"
Grated Plant Exhibited at Show
Serves to Attract Visitors
From e Distance.

The Marine Corps couldn't be slight
ed When n war bride" of a marine
was at the mum show in the Depart
ment of Agriculture greenhouses yes
terday she admired the coloring of the
big Japanese bloom Gen. Pershing and
also the Gen Kuhn. And Haven't you
any named for the Marine Corpse" she
complained. Then she picked out one Of
the seedlings that she thought looked
brave enough, and called it Gen. Doyen.
With the attendance at the mum"
show certain to break the record. many
of those who visited the show on the
first days are returning because they
have learned that they missed one of
the biggest attractions. This is a cou-
pie Of grated plants On single stalk
have been grated eight or nine of the
most popular of the Japanese varieties.
so that growing from single stalk
may be seen deep red. yellow. pink
and white blooms. which vary widely
in the shape of the flower and the text
ure and curve of the petals.
Come to See Prodigy.
This is one of the biggest feats of
successful grating that has ever been
achieved at the Department of Agri-
culture greenhouses and has attracted
a great deal OF attention from fioricul-
turists. 70 such an extent that several
who specialized on chrysantheHums
have come from other states to see this
prad;.t%.
Ny Wife" IS the name given to a
porai"m seeding .o6ay. which has
heretofore stood in the show as seed
ling No. .. 1918. This bloor, won the
attention Sunday os :" woman at the
show and toda.- NE" husband was al
lowed to name it IL ''~r honor. She is a
Very prominent W@Shington woman.
but does not wish h.r na'ae to appear.
Her husband said today: "'rhe name fits
the bloom well. for it h.. the same
large golden heart of devotion as the
lady herself. and the pure white petals
are no purer than her life"
The show is to close tomorrow night
at 3 o'clock. The greenhouses will be
open until o'clock tonight and from 9
am. until pm. tomorrow
Evening star., 1917-11-06
Up-R;ver Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. Novem-
ber 6.-The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers were muddy This morning.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN
WAGED AGAINST TURKS
1855 Prisoners Taken by British In
Palestine-Tanks Lumber
Over Foes Defensea.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 6-Continuation
of the aggressive campaign by the
British forces in southern Palestine is
shown In an official statement last
night. Pressure against the Turks is
being steadily exerted. notably against
the coast city of GAIA and also north
OF BeerSheba in the interior The
statement reads:
The operations against GAIA are
continuing and we are in contact with
the enemy north of Beersheba.
The total number of prisoners cap
tured by US from the commencement OF
these operations is now 207 officers and
2,429 men"
Tanks Do Good Service.
The Reuter- correspondent at British
headquarters in Palestine, describing
the recent attacks on GAIA, says that
tanks participated. adding:
These leviathans were not entirely
at home amid the shifting sands. but
nevertheless nosed their way into the
enemy lines with pachydermatous in
difference to machine gun and rife FIRE
parapets of trenches. The moonlight
exaRKerating their huge, unwieldy bulk,
the Turks must have regarded them al
veritable sons OF Ehlis.''
Turks Are Stubborn.
The correspondent credits the TURK
with putting up stubborn resistanoe
saying:
HE hangs on to his positions to the
last. For instance, a case Is reported
Of single machine gunner, althousi
completely surrounded. refusing te
YIELD and 1t was impossible to knock
him out when last heard Of
''The Italian attached to ono British
brigade. says the correspondent, fought
with the greatest gallantry"
Evening star., 1917-11-06
CAPITAL TRACTION IS
STRONG, SALESAT SO
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Capital Traction 5 per cent bonds
sold on the Washington Stock Ex-
change today at 80. Very few bonds
bearing per cent interest have any
thing like the market value Of the 1'rac-
ton So. Even the high grade Steel SIS.
with millions of securities back OF
them and with practical assurance that
they will be redeemed on maturity. are
selling on a parity with the Traction
bonds. Few of the very highest grade
Of railroad bonds have reached the
~ level
While more bonds were offered at
80. the fact that sales We're made at
better than the previous days figures.
in times like these. should be an en-
couragement to local invs sto-s.
The stock of the Capital Traction
Company also moved UP to 81. frac-
tional advance. A little hallway pre-
ferred at al, and n quotation lot OF
Federal National Bank shares at ll0
completed the days sales record.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
Strand.

"The Whip" began it's second week at
Meore's Strand Theatef Sunday after.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
New York Stock Market Closed.

Because of the elections IN New York
city the New York stock market was
not open for business today.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
FINANCIAL.
Liberty Bonds
A Popular Investment Security

Within the past few days great number of people
have stopped in and purchased bonds of the second Lib
erty Loan
The conservative investors (both men and women)
beginning look upon this form OF investment as
being ideal in many PARTICULARS the of interest
good and the security is beyond comparison and at the
time they enabled to perform highly patriotic
duty.
The Home Savings Bank, anticipating the popularity
this form of investment subscribed additional al
of these bonds Tin the several denominations
which Offers for sale at the and the
existed prior to the official closing of thc
sale.
Evening star., 1917-11-06
GREEK QUEEN URGED
MACEDONIAN ATTACK
More of Sophie's Messages to the
Ksise- Are Revealed
in Athens.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Greece, November o.
Lengthy kilograms which passed be-
tween former Queen Sophie and En-
peror William during December. 1916.
and the early part Of this year. similar
in IONA to others taIt have heen de-
ciphred. are now made public and SHOW
that the then queen again and again
urged that the Germans take the Of
fens:va on the Macedonian front. Queen
SOPHIE assured the emperor. her broth
err Of Greek co-o'farati on.
Field Marshal Non HindenhurS and
Foreign Secretary Girlmermann, 1t APP
pears. couid not aa.ee. hewcTe:. on
the time tho attac.s should be made,
while the bio, Eade of the allies. caus-
ing d shortage of food and munitions
in Greece. prevented Greek action
January 10 the queen .eiagraphed the
emperor. telling him os thiS rood and am
trunitica shortage and cont irded:
May the infan.cus pigs receive the pun
ishment they deserve.
In ether teies7'a,',a the G.Iaen promised
that the Greek artillery would be de-
strcycci if there was danger Of its falling
into the hands OF the enrente. She also
koyt her brother informed Of the actions
and intentions Of Gen. Sa:ra.i. commander
OF the entente forces n Macedonia.
Considers Game Lest.
The former queen, in teisgvaya dated
Dcce.nber =, rel sIrirg to the allies hlocA-
adc. :ail
II consider the game lost. II an attack
is not made soon it will be too late.
on another occasion she said:
I'm despair. Hope your counsel viii
once more help US Improve the situa-
ton"
V hen the crown council decided
against ar attack in Macedonia she
wired
at is too stupid that mistakes have
been made" and expressed the BELIEF
that the allied control would not in
terfere with this telegraphic service.
in a telegram. signed "T!no and
Sophie" the Ce-man emperor was con-
graduated en- tae victory IN Ru1nania.
and told
The enterte's no.e is iInnertinent
They want to drive Us to death.
.tnd IN her last dispatch. the former
queen concludes:
Your exiled sister. who hopes for
better times. Sophie"