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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
WOMAN BURNED FATALLY.
Mrs. Lula Sellers Clothing Catches
Fire-Saves Her Baby.

Mrs. Lula Sellers. twenty-six years
old, was fatally burned yesterday aft
ernoon while beating out a small fire in
the yard at her home, Vista and Walnut
streets. near Woodbridge She carried an
infant in her arms when she went to
the yard to beat out the fire and pre-
vent the possibility of the flames reach
ing and destroying her home. When
her clothing ignited she took the in
FAINT to place of safety, and becoming
excited, started across a field toward
the house of a neighbor.
Bernard Eslin, 1894 North Capitol
street, visitor in the neighborhood
ran to Mrs. Sellers assistance and tore
of most of her clothing. She had been
severely burned, however, and when
taken to Emergency Hospital physi-
clans were unable to prolong her life
more than one hour.
She is survived by her husband,
Grover c. Sellers. and three children
Coroner hewitt gave a certificate of
accidental death.
Mrs. Sellers body today was removed
to the home of her mother, TOT Florida
avenue northeast. Funeral services
will be held at Holy Name Church, at
$3.50 o'clock Saturday morning, and in
terment will be at Mount Olivet ceme-
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
CASUALTY INSURANCE
URGED BY CT. NESBlT
superintendent for District Saws
This Form Is Too Little Thought
Of by People Of United States.

Casualty insurance is too little
thought of by people of this country
Charles F. Eesbit, superintendent Of in
surance of the District of Columbia,
told the National Association of Insur-
ance Agents at its convention at the
Shoreham Hotel today
Mr.. Nesbit, who greeted the agents to
the District of Columbia, said that the
holders of casualty policies are careless
with them. He said the agents are one
of the most important elements in the
insurance business and that the fire
and casualty business is a tremendous
ly important one.
The meeting, which was an executive
one, was presided over by A. c. Roth of
Buffalo. n. Y. Ralph Lee. on behalf of
the local agents. greeted the visitors.
He explained that trip had been ar
ranged to Mount Vernon tomorrow at
1890 o'clock. and that the trade bodies
OF the city had arranged for @ sight
seeing trip about the city Saturday
afternoon.
The convention will be in session
through Saturday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
NOT WORRIED BY WAR SCARE.
Only One Man Added to Bridge
Guards Around Washington.

A lone city policeman and two mem
bers of Col. Harris public buildings and
grounds squad on duty on the Highway
bridge yesterday did not give that struc-
ture much the appearance of war times.
There has been one uniformed policeman
on duty there since the structure was
completed. said a police official, and that
detail has not been increased.
There has been an increase Of one man
on the Aaueduct bridge, said Capt.
Falvey. the additional man doing duty
from midnight until morning. He said
the regular detail of four men at the.
north end Of the bridge is being MAIN
tanned. There is no policeman on duty
at Chain bridge, the captain stated. the
men on that beat paying occasional visits
there.
Policemen who do duty along the part
OF the Conduit road that is in the District
are under orders to cooperate with fed
eral officers in the matter of guarding the
water supply that is brought to the city
in huge pipes along that thoroughfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
Conservatives in Las Villas
Reported to Be in the Lead
in the Cuban Bye-EIection

HAVANA. February 15.-Latest re-
ports from Las Villas show that the
conservatives have large majority in
rebels and two troopers were killed in
a fight between the insurrectos under
Baldomero Acosta and forces under Col.
GARLIC. In Manguaraya rebels under
Joaquin Gomez were dispersed by
troops, who captured arms and horses.
There is no interruption in the opera
lions of the sugar mills.
The government has cabled the
United States for prices on the latest
makes Of afrplanes. The well known
Cuban aviator Augustin Parla Is ex-
pected to take service against the reb-
els. Parla flew from Key West to Bay
Muriel in May. 1918. and was awarded
a hve-thousand- prize by the
Havana city council.
Aside from Oriente and possibly a
part of Camaguey, no evidence exists
that any persons except armed guerril
las are operating in the four other
provinces of the island.
The American minister, w. f. Con
zales, has received a message signed
by Mai. Rigoberto Fernandez, military
commander of the insurgent forces in
Santiago, stating that he had mined
the port, and advising all ships to ask
for pilot. Another dispatch to the
minister said that if any army officers
or others were held prisoner in Ha-
yana ne would retaliate.
Mr. Gonzales, in replying, said he did
not believe there was any intention on
the part of Gen. Menocal to execute
prisoners. and that there was no justi-
fication for such an act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
DEFENSE COUNCIL HEARS
HEAD OF BELGIAN RELIEF
Herbert C. Hoover Gives Commission
Advice on Supply Probe ms.
Plans Nearly Completed.

The council of national defense AVID
it's civilian advisory commission COW
tinuing their joint session here today
heard Herbert c. Hoover, head of the
American relief commission for Bel
GUM. on supply problems. gained from
his own experience in feeding nation.
The six cabinet officers and their ad-
visers have devoted five hours each day
all this week to plans for mobilization
of the nations resources.
The joint sessions are about ended.
With the division of work among the
commissioners already provided for.
specific plans for co-ordinating all the
elements of any industry in the public
service in war are expected to be avail
able soon.
The transportation plans eventually
will provide a definite operating system
and personnel which could be drafted
into government service overnight If
it should be found advisable to take
over railroads for war purposes Every
railroad official would continue in his
present position, but as a government
officer
It has been stated officially that the
council will not propose any new leg
-isiation for the present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
CHARITIES BOARD NEEDS
$500 FOR cITY's POOR
Committee Appointments Made and
Reports of Work Heard at
Managers Meeting.

Committee appointments were made
and various reports submitted at
meeting of the board Of managers of
the Associated Charities yesterday aft
ernoon. Reports of the joint finance
committee, Milton Z. Allies. chairman,
showed that $500 still is needed to
carry on the work for the balance of
the fiscal year.
1t was announced that the total num-
Der of families under care in January
was 597, and of these families 265 re-
oujred and received cash assistance.
The District workers of the society
made 1880 visits to or in behalf of
families in need.
The report of the committee on provi-
dent savings fund. DR.. George NJ. ko-
Der, chairman, showed deposits III small
savings amounting to S9S7.S1 for the
month Of January, the amount deposit
ed since October being $3,37f.o2. The
number of depositorS last month was
1850. and the number of houSe-to mouse
visits made by the volunteers to collect
small savings was 4.1o7.
The personnel of the committees APP
pointed follows:
Executive committee-Archibald Hop
klnS, SHaiI man YEA -
Jennings. DR.. George NJ. kober, Dr
Loren b. T. johnson, Charles {. Glover
ir,. and George S. Wilson.
Finance committee-A. Lisner, CHAIR
man: Dr. George NJ. Kober, Mrs. Charles
W Richardson and $. w. Woodward
Committee on provident plans-Dr
George NJ. Kober, chairman, Or. VIII
liam C. Rives and George S. wilson.
Committee on District Organization
Mrs. Walter s. Ufford. chairraan. VIII
liam II. De Lacy. Miss Helen Nicolay
Rev. George w. Atkinson. LOUIS A. 81
mon, Wallace Streater, Frank A. Wood
ward, Prof. Frank O'Hara. Rev Charles
A. Shreve and Arthur d. Cali.
Auditing committee-Gieorgc ). VIII
son. chairman, and J. Pmllp Hermann
Committee on summer Outings--Johr
Joy Edison, chairman; A. i.isner. vice
chairman: Richard Sylvester, vice
chairman: John II. Clapp, vice chair
man; Andrew Parker, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
GERMANY HAS MANyN NEW.
SOLDIERS, Says REFUGEE
But Kaiser's Treasury and Food Sup
ply Are Running Low, Accord
ing to American.
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON. February 15.-An Amster-
dam dispatch to the Times quotes an
American who has just arrived there
from Frankfurt, where he had resided
for eighteen months. as saying that the
Germans have a great and surprising
number OF now troops. Tho dispatch
says that every German of military
age who is not engaged In the munit1on
industry has been ordered into the
army, with the result that the German
troops are now moro numerous than at
the beginning Of the war.
The American is quoted as saying
that the age limit will certainly be IN
creased If necessary and that 1t would
be very difficult to defeat Germany ex-
cept by q long war. He did not believe
that the Germans would be defeated in
the spring. but that II the war lasted
another two years the allies would
probably win. According to the IN
formant the financial question was be
ginning to be serious. and while the
next war loan might succeed II would
probably be the last successful one. as
the people realize that matters cannot
continue as at present
In reference to the submarine cam
paign the American said that the stories
in Holland about the immense number
of German submarines were German
bluff, as he claimed to have informa-
ton that there were not 200 OF the IN
dersea craft available Referring to
the food situation, he said:
THE allies have them down pretty
we'll, but they are prepared for more
1ardships. The Germans can stand any
thing. I left Germany because the sit
uation was growing too bad to be
pleasant. Life in Frankfurt was very
hard for the people. Any other popu-
lation would rebel. There was very
bitter feeling there against the higher
authorities and the people who were
responsible for the war"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
NEXT HIGHWAY Meeting
ON TOP OF Pixies PEAK
Members Of Association From At
lantic to Pacific Expected
to Attend.

ST. JOSEPH. No.. February 15.-At
the closing session Of the Pixies Peak
Ocean-to-Ocean Highway convention
hero the delegates decided to hold the
next meeting in midsummer, exact
date to be selected, on the top of
Pixies Peak. Members of the associa-
ton along the trail from the Atlantic
to tho Pacific will take part.
Each of the eight state associations
along the highway will be taxed $500
for general expenses. The mileage by
states. except California. through which
the road passes. follows: Utah, 400
miles: Colorado, $50: Kansas. 400; Mis-
souri,. 220: Illinois, $50; Indiana, 200:
Ohio. $50. and Pennsylvania, 800. The
entire length will be more than 1900
miles.
The eastern terminal routes of the
Pixies Peak Ocean-to-Ocean highway
from Philadelphia to Washington, New
York and Boston were chosen. The
route to Boston is via Stroudsburg, Pa.
Goshen, Newburg and Poughkeepsie
N. Y: Hartford. Conn; Providence
r. L. and Brockton, Mass. The New
York route was described as a straight
line through New Jersey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
FLlERS TAKING BIG PART
IN FIGHTING EVERYWHERE
British Bomb Bruges Harbor-Ger-
man and Austrian Aviators
Make Raids.

LONDON, February 1.-THE British
admiralty announces that British naval
airplanes have effectively bombed ship
ping in the harbor of Bruges, Belgium,
and brought down a hostile airpIane.
The admiralty announces that Brit
ish naval airplanes on February 10
dropped bombs near the Yenikeui bridge
in Asia Minor on the Mediterranean
coast Considerable damage was caused
TO the permanent thoroughfare south
of the bridge.
BERLIN, February 15.-Three civil
ians were injured and small amount
of damage was caused by the recent
raid on Karlsruhe by French aviators.
the Overseas News Agency reports
German aviators on February 10
dropped 1900 pounds of explosives on
railway station at Amiens, setting fire
to the building. and $500 pounds on the
station at Aveluy. Raids were made at
a number of other points behind the
French lines. A French biplane was
shot down in the vicinity of Differ
dinger. causing the death of the occu-
pants. Lieut.. Lautiron and Corp. Four
gerOt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
Ready to Present "The Piper

Members of the Chevy Chase ORA
matte Society. which is composed of
pupils and graduates of the E. v.
Brown School, have completed arrange
ments for presenting THE Piper in
the auditorium of Business High School
tomorrow evening. Miss NJ. E. Alton,
teacher at the school, is in direct
charge of the production, being assist
ed by Mrs. j. L. Hargrove.
ONLY two adults are to take part
Miss NJ A Taylor and Miss L. T. Rose,
teachers in the school, as the Piper and
Veronica, respectively. Appropriate
costumes and scenery have been pro-
vided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
GRANTS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE,
Justice Hitz Signs Decree in Favor
of May Baldwin Williams,

Justice Hitz Of the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia today signed
a decree granting May Baldwin Will
liams an absolute divorce from Walter
Beall Williams. Mrs. Williams alleged
desertion and non-support and names
a correspondent. The decree gives to
the wife the sole custody of the child
Of the couple, Virginia B. Williams.
Mrs. Williams asked no alimony, so the
decree is silent as to maintenance At
torney A. Leftwich Sinclair represent
ed the wife, while Attorney Stanley d.
Willis appeared for the husband
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
INJURED BY IRON PIPE.
Crashes Through skylight of Restau-
rant and Interrupts Meal,

c. j. Timmers, assistant manager of
Childs' lunchroom. 1923 Pennsylvania
avenue, and N. Sokoski. an employee,
yesterday morning about 1915 O'Clock
were rudely interrupted in their morn
ing meal in the far end of the lunch
room by a long piece of pipe six inches
in diameter crashing through the sky
light and striking them.
The pipe. the police reported, was
dropped by members of the force tear
ing down the Corcoran building. So
koski received a severe scalp wound
ana lost a considerable quantity OF
blood, while Timmers got cuts about
the face. They received treatment at
Emergency Hospital and We're able to
go TO their respective homes
runners Is thirty-two years old and
resides at 18th and L streets, while
Sokoski, who is twenty-five years old
resides at 514 10th street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
Austrian Filters BUSY.

The following communication from
the Austrian admiralty was given out
here:
''On the afternoon OF February IL a
group of cur seapIanes undertook a
successful accommodating raid to Ay-
Iona tAlbania), Santi Quaranta and
Corfu Another group of seaplanes in
the early morning, hours of February
- attacked torpedo boats and military
objects at Srindisi (in Italy, on the Ad-
riatic). Hits We're obtained with bombs
All the seaplaneS returned undamaged
Enemy avIators dropped a few bombs
on lie Nallone. on the Carso and on Col
annette, or Laguna di Grade. They were
driven off by our artillery and pursuit
airplanes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
INCOMES BELOW $1,000
INCLUDED IN INQUIRY
Bureau of Labor Statistics Officials
Insist Schedules Are Rep
resentative.

Due proportion Of the 5000 schedules
being collected from Washington house
wives on the cost Of living In the District
will be from households where incomes
are considerably below 1880 a year. This
statement was made today by officials of
the bureau Of labor statistics, in charge
of the investigation. in refutation of
charges that the schedules being collected
deal principally with families Of $500 a
year incomes.
1--WE have about four or five hundred
completed schedules collected to date, -
said an official, ''and of this number a
due proportion are from the lower SAL
$3.50 year up.
Figures Are Representative.
TN fact, very few of our schedules col
lected so far are from families where the
total income is in the neighborhood of
81 500 a year, the maximum beyond which
our investigation does not extend. When
we first put our agents into the field we
instructed them to get truly representa-
tive figures, and I can say that they are
faithfully living up to their instructions. T"
The officers of the bureau in charge
of the work believe that the full col
lection of 5000 schedules, as contem-
plated, the collection of which will cost
far more than the $4,000 appropriated
by Congress for the purpose. will show
absolutely representative cost of living
figures in the District.
Fourteen Agents at Work.
In this mornings rain fourteen young
woman agents went to work. the STAFF
being increased by one agent today
and one yesterday. Several more are
expected to be put to work during the
next few weeks, as it is hoped to COM
plete the work within eight or nine
weeks, the present week being the
fourth of the probe.
Agents are still in the northeast and
southeast sections, and have extended
their Investigations into Langdon and
adjacent suburbs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
Notice to School
Teachers

Please tell the children
that hereafter the standing
OF each school showing the
total number of pounds of
old newspapers and maya
zines collected for the
PLAYGROUND Nd
viii be printed only in The
Sunday Star and not every
day as heretofore.
The school children have
already collected over half a
million pounds of old papers
and The Star has turned into
the PLAYGROUNDFUND
oyer $s,o 10000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
Building Permits.

Building repair permits were issued today to
the following
Ceciliu Howard estate. to repair apartment
at l4l2 Massachusetts avenue northwest; est
mated cost. $50
j. T. Shropp, TO repair garage in rear Of
l728-2s 18th street northwest; estimated cost
$500.
r. ID. Long to repair dwelling at ZIG ith
street northeast; estimated cost. $50.
Herbert 4. Gin, TO repair Office ar 32l-23
yobn Marshall place; estimated cost So. 900.
Charles w. King. TO repair dwelling at 1880
l7th street northwest; estimated cost. $500.
Charles J.. Berner, to repair store at SIC
Innisiupa avenue; estimated cost. $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
MEXCANS IN RAID
ON ANOTHER Ranch
Two Americans Reported Kill
ed by Men of Gen. Salazar's
Command.
POSSE TO SEEK HOSTAGES

By the Associated Press.
FL, PASO, Tex. February 15.-TWo
Americans were reported killed Tues
day when band of Mexicans. oeiieVeo
TO have been a part of Jose 1neZ Sa'a-
EARS command, raided Lang's ranch on
.be American side of the border west
Of the Corner ranch. which was ralded
Monday. according to an American VINO
returned here today.
He said one of the men reported 10
have been killed in the raid at Lang
ranch was named Fulton. The name OF
the other man was not known.
American cowboys on Hachita were
organizing a posse of fifty armed men
to cross the border in an EFFORT 10
rescue the American cowboys who were
being held as hostages by the Mexican
raiders, according to this American:
John Parks a well known rancher OF
that district was said to have been
selected as the leader of the posse;
Jose Ynez Salazar. with his VIVA
command. occupied Ojitos. an Ameri-
can-owned cattle ranch in Mexico
fcrty-ive miles southwest of the Cor
ner ranch, Tuesday. one American
negro is being held there for ransom.
and three American Mormon cowboys
who were captured during the raid on
the Corner ranch are also believed to
be held for ransom at OJitos-
Salazar Occupies Ojitos.
Following the raid on the Corner
ranch, which is located on the Ameri-
can side of the boundary. Salazar's
forces occupied Ojitos, taxing prisoners
nine Mexicans. together with Bunk"
Spencer. an American negro employed
by E. X. Warren & Sons, according to
reports received here. No one was
killed when SaIazar occupied Ojitos.
\ demand for $1,000 ransom was
made upon Bob Morehead. ranch over
seer for the Warren interests, and for
warded from Hachita TO E. K. Warren
at Three Oaks. Mich. Reports from
Eaehita said Warren had instructed
Morehead to protect Spencer and had
ordered the ransom paid
Three Americans held at Ojitos are An
drew Peterson, Burton Jensen and Hugh
Accord.
Salazar was Joined at Ojitos by Pru-
dencio Miranda and his band. which raid
ed the Corner ranch, according to advices
from Hachita.
Salazar is believed to have moved into
western Chihuahua in order to represent
Francisco Villa at a conference soon to be
held some where south of Hachita. Among
things to be considered is the selection of
a provisional president for the revolution
airy government, which, it Is said, is to be
organized.
Troops May Follow Hot Trail.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, February IS
Southern Department headquarters had
not been advised early today that Ameri-
can troops have entered Mexico in pursuit
Of bandits who raided the Corner ranch
Officials admitted, however, that under or
ders for maintenance of the border patrol
troops are at liberty to cross if they are
on a hot trail"
Cen Funston today received cof1ffrma-
tory advices on the raid from Col H.tG.
Sickel, commanding at Columbus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
Colombia Replies to Presidents Note

BOGOTA, Colombia. February ID
The government has replied to Presi-
dent Wilson's note in respect to the
German submarine campaign. saying
that Colombia would preserve her atti-
tude of neutrality. The reply expresses
the sincere hope that peace between
Germany and America will not be
broken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
SAYS CHARGES ARE GENERAL.
C. A. Snow Would Compel Wife to
Cite Time of His Alleged Misconduct

Chester A. Snow. millionaire patent
attorney. has filed a motion in the
District Supreme Court to compel his
wife, Adds H. Snow, to disclose the
time and place of the misconduct
charged by her in her bill for absolute
divorce from her husband. He says the
allegation is so general in character
that he is unable properly to prepare
for his defense of the charges which
he denies He is, represented by Attor-
new George 2. Hoover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
Ambassador Fletcher Enters Mexico.

LAREDO. Tex. February l5.-Henry
P. Fletcher. American ambassador to
Mexico. passed through here today en-
route to his post at Mexico City. He
was met by American Consul Garrett,
Mexican Consul Garcia and other
prominent Americans and Mextcans.
After breakfagt tho offet8i party
crossed into Yexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
Wilton Lackaye Entertains.

Wilton Lackaye. the actor. entertain
ed members of the Commercial Club at
lunch today with "reminiscences of in
teresting personal experiences in his
travels around the world. The talk fol-
lowed the luncheon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-15
School to Begin Physical Training.

SYRACUSE, n. z, February ia
course in physical training as required
by the new state law will be inaugu-
rated in the state normal and training
school at Oswego. DR.. James Griggs
announced first exercises would be held
today National Guard officers are tenn
porarfly in charge.