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Evening star., 1917-09-10

issue of compiled rulings Of the pro-
vost marshal general. declares:
Persons may not be exempted TO
permit them to enlist nor. under the
Presidents regulations. may person
who has once been called by a local
board thereafter enlist. even after ne
has been exempted or discharged from
the draft
This regulation may be modified by
the President. the ruling continues.
after all quotas are filled, but for the
present exempted or discharged regis
trants may not enlist voluntarily.
ut is further to be remarked that an
application of an exempted or DIS
charged man to enlist would be ground
upon which a local board might in
quire whether his certificate of eN-
emption or discharge ought not to be
revoked"
behind. feel that Uncle Sam is defeat
ing his own purpose in preventing
them from enlisting- The military
spirit is getting into their blood; over
there" is calling.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Paris Papers Lay Blame
for Intrigue in Argentina
on Whole Swedish Cabinet

PARIS, September 10.-The Swedish
German revelations are made a feature
by todays Paris newspapers, which in
their Introductory notes and headlines
attach responsibility to the Swedish
government. and in particular to the
minister of foreign affairs. The guilt
Swedish cabinet, declares the Matin.
Various newspapers. such as L'Action
Franchise. the Petit Parisien and LIE
Journal, comment upon the energetic
action of the American government in
the case and upon the excellence Of
the American secret service. In gen
eral the press demands that the Swedish
people promptly disown a government
which has betrayed them into such
scandalous violation" of good faith
with the allies.
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FOR U-BoAT VICTIMS.
New Rescue Devices Among Appli'
ances DisplaYed ct Convention.

NEW YORK. September 1o.-New res
cue devices for submarine victims We're
among the appliances to be displayed
and demonstrated at the fourth annual
convention of safety and sanitation of
the American Museum of Safety and
the National Safety Council, which will
begin its sessions here today. The sixth
annual safety congress will also begin
it's session today. 1t was calculated
that more than two thousand exec
ut.yes of railway and industrial cor
porations were in the city to attend the
two conventions.
The object Of the conventions, it was
announced. is to get the safety experts
of the country together that they may
explain their devices for safeguarding
life and property to the other dele-
gates, One Of the features of the meet
ing today is expected to be a lfe-sav-
ing exhibition to be gwen at the Grand
Central Palace. Life lines were to be
shot and demonstrations given as to
the best ways of saving shipwrecked
sailors.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
PART OF D. c. QUOTA
SOON DUE AT CAMP
Thirty-Five Per Cent of Men
Designated for National
Army Going Sept. 19.
PLANS FOR TRAIN SERVICE

Thirty-fve per cent of the Districts
quota for the National Army will go to
Camp Meade September 10.
Provost Marshal General Crowder to-
day issued orders which will result in
325 District citizens entraining for the
eneampment on that date
Immediately following receipt of the
order from the War Department, Daniel
Donovan. secretary to the District, COM
menced preparations for notifying the
local boards to select 80 per cent of
their respective quotas. sufficient
number of men has been certified for
service by the board of appeals to make
certain that the exemption districts will
have no difficulty in furnishing this
percentage of their quotas, it was
stated
Preparations for arranging train serv-
ice and the multitudinous details that
must be looked after in assembling 325
men and Transporting them to Camp
Meade. also were commenced without
delay and 1t is probable that most of
the plans will be worked out in twenty
four hours
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COMMISSION AS CAPTAIN
GIVEN JAMES R. LUSBY
Now in Quartermaster Corps of Ma
tional Guard as Well as Dis
trict Disbursing Officer.

James r. Lusby, deputy disbursing
officer Of the District Of Columbia, has
not only been appointed disbursing Of
ficer during the absence of Maj. Louis
c. Wilson in the military service, but
is now full-fledged captain in the Dis
trict of Columbia Quartermaster Corps,
National Guard
Through military channels Capt Lus-
by today received notification of his ap-
pointment. and also of the fact that
federal recognition had been extended
him. He will discharge the duties Of
United States property and disbursing
The Commissioners today appointed
X. P. Wright. clerk in the disbursing
office. deputy disbursing officer. to sue
ceed Capt. Lusby. Mr.. Wright entered
clerk in the auditors Office and has been
in the disbursing Office two years.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
GERMANS IN RETREAT
ON MACEDONIAN FRONT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. September 10, via London
German advance forces northwest of
Lake Mailik. on the Macedonian front,
yesterday retreated before superior
French pressure. says the official state
ment issued today by the German war
ONCE The Teutons retired in the di-
rection of the heights southwest of
Lake Ochrida.
PARIS. September 10.-Last nights
omcial statement gave'the following ac-
count Of operations on the Macedonian
front:
Rifle firing and intermittent can
nonading have been in progress along
nearly the whole front. There was
quite spirited artillery fighting north OF
onSStir in the region between Lake
1Mailik and Lake Ochrida A surprise at =
tack enabled us to occupy the heights
to the west and northwest of Platsa"
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ENVOY IN LONDON SILENT.

LONDON. September 10.-Count Wran-
gel. the Swedish minister at London,
arrived at the Swedish legation early
this morning prepared to go to the
British foreign office later in the day.
The minister told the Associated Press
that he had no advices concerning the
Argentine affair, and had nothing
whatever to say about the matter"
The count indicated, however, that he
might have some announcement to
make later.
The Argentine minister is out of the
city and is not expected to return until
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
HOPEFUL FOR PEACE.
Cardinal Gasrari Joins Pope in Com
piling Replies to Offer.

ROME. Sunday. September Car
dinal Gasparri. pepal secretary of state.
has returned to Rome from a fort
nights vacation. and Immediately set
to work, together with Pope Benedict.
on the accumulation of documents re-
ceived during his absence regarding
the papal peace initiative. To those
who approached him Cardinal Gasparri
said:
Whatever happens the proposition
made by Pope Benedict in favor NJ
peace will have the effect of greatly
clearing the situation"
Evening star., 1917-09-10
DIVISION NO. 3.

Officials of the board OF division No. 8
were in receipt today Of a letter direct
ing their attention to case which, the
writer declared. merits consideration. The
draft officials will Investigate. The letter
asserted that a certain person in this city
within the draft age had married a
Young girl the day before registration
day. The writer went on to declare that
the husband refused to live with his wife
or have anything to do with her, and
that when she went to live with him,
anyway, he beat her.
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THINK AMERICANS AIDING
FORMER CAR TO ESCAPE

PETROGRAD. September 1o.-Irkutsk
newspapers received here say that the
local council of workmen's and soldiers
delegates has appointed two agents for
duty at the railroad station to inspect
American Red Cross trains bound east,
under the belief that the former En-
peror Nicholas, in the company Of a
mythical American mission is being
smuggled out of Siberia.
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Artillery on High Mountains.

Heights nearly 10000 feet high have
been reached not only by mountain ar
tillery but by field artillery, and even
by siege batteries dragged up more than
$500 feet. Three-fifths OF our front is
more than 5000 feet above the sea level,
and therefore it is obvious what an
enormous expenditure of energy is nee
essary for the transport of all the ne
cessities Of life into places where even
mules cannot penetrate in winter.
When operations on grand scale are
impossible in cold weather the uceas-
ing vigilance continues, attended by
the terrible struggle against the rigoSs
Of climate, with painful losses due to
frost and avalanches.
"In addition to the forces on the Aus
trian front and in the colonies. Italy
Aegean and Macedonia. which need con-
stant reinforcement owing to the grave
losses sustained in the stern struggle
against the common enemy.
Italy has given her operations a con-
stant offensive character which has en-
gagged the largest part Of the enemys
best forces on our front to the benefit
and also rendered possible last years
repulse Of the Trentino offensive with
the undertaking simultaneously of
powerful offensive on the Isonzo front
which led to the conquest Of Gorilla
and. finally. aided by the wisdom of our
leaders and the valor of our troops
succeeded in the last comprehensive
action to break through the enemys
lines in section OF capital strategical
importance. despite the enemy's more
favorable positions. striking a blow
the Importance of which is proved by
it's effect upon the coalition of the CEN
trail tmpires.'
Evening star., 1917-09-10

CONCORD. N. c.. September 1o.-After
visiting the scene near here of the kill
ing on the night of August 20 of Mrs.
Maude A. King. wealthy New York and
Chicago widow. Solicitor Hayden Gle
ment announced that for the present no
official investigation would be started.
He stated that he was not able to re-
concile statements made by CASTOR
Means before the coroner's jury with
facts as he found them at Blackwelder
Springs. where the tragedy was en-
acted.
The spring he said. shut in so
densely with underground and massive
trees. could hardly be called good
place to do target practice at o'clock
at night. in my opinion. If. as CASTOR
Means swore before the coroner, 1t was
so dark at the spring that he struck a
match to see il there were any bugs on
the water. how could he see Mrs. King,
who was thirty feet away at the old
sycamore tree. with the small pistol in
her hand. 1t was a .25-caliber auto
matte and he could have put it in his
vest pocket"
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Commissioner Hoyle in New York.

NEW YORK, September 10.-Henry C.
Hoyle, a special commissioner from the
government of New South Wales. who has
been sent to the United States and Canada
to study American methods Of railroading
and lumber milling, arrived here today
after visiting the principal cities Of
Canada He will remain in New York
and vicinity for few days and then
visit a number of the larger cities.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Chicago Poles Support Allies.

CHICAGO. September 10.-A telegram
was sent to President Poincare today
pledging the support of 400. 900 Poles in
Chicago in the effort to free Poland
Henry Franklin-Bouillon. head of the
French commission, told a mass meeting
of Poles that an army of Poles was
now being formed in France, which
will operate independently of the
French army. Its purpose will be to
achieve the freedom Of Poland.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Bill for Separate Finland.

HELSISGFORS, Finland. September
10.-The Vetcherni Fremya announces
that the Finnish senate has drafted
bill for the definite separation Of Fin
land from Russia. The terms of the
bill. il adds, are more drastic than
those OF the bill that recently passed
the Finnish diet. and il will he pre-
sented to the provisional government
the newspaper declares, in the form of
an ultimatum.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
New State Militia in Jersey to Train.

CAMP EDGE. Seagirt, n. J.. Septem-
Der 1O.-The new state militia Of New
Jersey. which will take the place OF
the federa1ized National Guard, is as-
sembling here for intensive training.
For a time the men will have the ad-
vantage of watching the work Of Ma
tional Guard units awaiting orders to
entrain for Admission, Ala. For this
new. body 5000 men, have been re-
crfited. organized and equipped and
have been drilling.
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Associated Press to- make public the
following statement:
The statement / made yesterday to
a representative OF the press has not
been quite correctly reproduced in the
papers,
THE main point. as far as Sweden
is concerned. has been entirely lost
Il especially wished to have pointed
out that when 1 saw the Secretary of
State Saturday I was told that the tele-
grams that were forwarded by the
Swedish minister resident at Buenos
Aires for the German charge d'affaires
were in German code. This Is sufficient
proof that the Swedish minister resi-
dent did not know their contents"
Evening star., 1917-09-10
TRAINS DELAYED BY STRIKE.
Running Late on Pennsy Division
Due to Telegraphers' Walkout.

PHILADELPHIA, September 10
Trains were still running late on the Tren-
ton division Of the Pennsylvania railroad
in New Jersey today as a result of the
strike of telegraph operators for better
pay and conditions According to high
railroad officials here conditions have i'm
proved from the company's standpoint,
none Of the trains running more than
fifty minutes late.
The company is filling the strikers
places with men who are using the tele-
phone to move trains.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Mrs. Robert B. Peter Dies.

Mrs. Helen olivia Peter. wife OF
Robert B. Peter a prominent member
of the Rockville bar, died this morning
at 2 o'clock. at her home in Rockville.
Although she had been i'll several
weeks, her death came unexpectedly.
She was eating her breakfast in her
room when she succumbed.
Mrs Peter was well known in Wash
ington. going from this city to Rock
vile thirty years ago. Besides her
husband, she is survived by one son,
Robert B. Peter. jr.. and a sister, Mrs.
Samuel Riggs of Rockville. Mrs. Peter
was the daughter of the late Maj. Ho-
ratio Lowry of the U. S. Marine Corps.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Memphis Clothing House Burned.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, September TO-
Fire here early today destroyed the
building and contents Of the Joseph
Rosenfeld Company. ladies' clothing.
Loss. $4,000; partly covered by insur-
Evening star., 1917-09-10
MARYLAND COMPANIES
LEAVE FOR ADMISSION
Rockville. Frederick and Cumber-
land Soldiers Off for Training
Camp in Alabama.

ROCKVILLE, Md. September 10
Company X. 1st Maryland Regiment, is
to leave Silver Spring this afternoon
for Admission. Ala. They will be Joined
on the way by the Frederick and Cum
berland companies.
There are lab members IN the com +.
panv. which is composed principally Of
Young men of Montgomery county.
Capt. Brooke Lee, Company K, is the
son of former United States Senator
Blair Lee. A large number of friends
of members of the company were at the
camp Yesterday to bid the soldiers good
bye 1t is expected that number will
be on hand this afternoon to give them
roueIpo cepd-On
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Says Means Is Innocent.

Mrs. Maizie Melvin. sister of the dead
woman, gave out short interview
here Almost her first exclamation after
the introductions in the parlor of the
Means home. where she is guest, was:
Before God that boy is Innocent
.It is all SO terrible" she continued.
Cant something be done to stop them
from saying all the things they are
about my dead sister,
Castor b. Means interrupted and said:
There is going to be day of reckon
ing for those who are responsible for
such insinuations. AS a southern gen.
tleman I brand them as dastardly. and
| mean to defend to the limit the name
of the woman who is dead and unable
to protect herself"
Practically all the members of the
Means family were present while the
interview was being given.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Accepted Men Number 1,43e.

Figures obtained from local boards
today showed that 1.439 men had been
accepted for the Districts quota. Out
of the number of 4,070 called, S,643
have been examined Reflections have
numbered 2.201. Cases pending num-
ber 149. Detailed figures:
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Another Ruling.

Not only is there the ruling that mo
man who has been called by the local
board Is eligible for enlistment in any
other ruling. contained in the latest
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Austrian Official Report.

LONDON. September 1e.-An Austrian
official statement under date of Friday
September I, received here reads:
THE enemy Is vainly endeavoring to
dispute our successes gained in the last
few days on the Carso plateau.
Extraordinarily violent fighting con-
tinues on Monte San Gabrielle the
enemy regarding no sacrifices too
great. Ten attacks on the northern
slope yesterday were defeated. A
heavy thrust also was repulsed on the
western slopes.
Since August 19 We have captured on
the Isonzo 500 Italian officers and
$4,000 rank and file"
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Damaged U-Boat Arrives at Cadiz.

CADIZ, Spain, September 10.-A Ger
man submarine seriously damaged has ar
rived at this port conveyed by a Spanish
torpedo boat. The submarine will be in
termed in La Carraca harbor.
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taking $50 mules for each in
fantry regiment and 200 for each AL
pine battalion, besides thousands for
the transport of projectiles. for en-
gineers and for sanitary trains. bring
ing the total number Of quadrupeds in
use up to 100000.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Text of the Notice.

The notice sent out follows:
Your name has been certified by the
District board for the District of Co
lumbia as having been duly and legally
called for the military service of the
United States. under the selective serv-
ice law, approved May IS, 1917. and as
having failed to appear to submit to
examination. Therefore. you are here
by notified that, pursuant to the regu-
lations prescribed by the President of
the United States. you have been Sc
1ected for the military service of the
United States. and you are ordered to
report for such military service in per-
son or by mail or telegraph to the sec
retary of the board of Commissioners
of the District of Columbia. room sos,
District building. Washington. y. c.,
not later than September Is. 1917"
Evening star., 1917-09-10

make the country wake up. The
Isvestiya, the organ Of the council OF
deputies, appeals for unity. 1t predicts
that Russia will conquer in the end, but
says that 1t must realize that only
revolutionized people can save her.
Maxim Gorky's organ, the Novala
Zhizn, declares 1t Is unfair to criticize
the revolution because 1t has not at
tanned in six months what other coun-
tries have striven for for generations
Evening star., 1917-09-10
HOLD GAIN
DESPITE ATTACKS
Germans Suffer Heavy Losses
in Attempts to Recapture
Former Positions.
By the Associated Press-

By the Associated Press.
, PARIS. September 1o.-Successful
raids were made by the French last
night on the German positions in the
Champagne and Argonne regions. the
French war department announced to-
day. On both banks Of the River Meuse
there was a violent artillery lombard
ment. The French success in the sector
OF the Fosse and Caurferes woods was
completed and a number of new pris-
oners were taken.
Strong German forces attacked the
French positions on the right bank of
the Meuse over an extent of nearly two
miles and succeeded in gaining a foot
hold temporarily in one section of the
line. according to last nights war Office
statement. French counter attacks
eventually regained all the positions
The Germans also made an attempt
against the new French positions north
OF the Chaume wood, but without sue
cess. The enemy losses were extreme
ly heavy.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Announces Certificatfons.

Shortly after the War Department
instructions had put an end to specu-
lation as to how many men would go
in the first contingent the board of
appeals announced that it had certi
fed back to ten of the eleven eXemp-
ton districts the names of seventy
eight registrants whose appeals for
exemption from military service on
grounds of dependence and industrial
necessity it had denied. Recently the
board denied siXty-one such appeals.
making a total of 13T in that category.
In addition. it has certified for service
the names of more than 900 registrants
who made no appeals, SO that the
boards have approximately 900 names
to draw upon in making up their 35
per cent quotas. though many OF them.
of course, are far down on the liability
list.
In certifying the additional names
today. the board stated that the list
contained the names of many whose
liability numbers probably would bring
them within the first contingent to go
to Camp Meade.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Dissatisfaction Reported.

Some dissatisfaction is said to exist
among men on the ragged edge" Of
the draft through the fact that they
will not be allowed to volunteer in any
branch of the service, should their order
of liability for the draft come so late
that they will not be called into the
first National Army.
With the first call of 35 per cent of
the Districts quota but ten days off,
men called and examined late are un-
certain whether or not they will get in
the first army. These men feel that
their chances to go to the first camp
are slim. This feeling, coupled with a
recent ruling of the provost marshal
general to the effect that there is no
date set for second call and, so far
as is known, no second call is in pres
ent contemplation" puts these would
be soldiers in an uncertain position.
The great majority-in fact. practi-
cally all--of these men are keen to 60
Draft officials at the various exemp-
tion boards have remarked on the
eagerness of the men whose order of
liability is SO late that they perhaps
will miss the first army.
The situation is proving a trying one
to officials and men alike. The great
est trouble comes through rulings of
the War Department making it impos-
sible to advance a man who is not in
the first quota.
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EMBARGO ON SWEDEN
MAY BE TIGHTENED

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Cannot Enlist.

The other ruling causing dissatisfac-
ton is that no man who has been called
by a local board is eligible for enlist
ment in any branch of the military
service
1t is asserted that at least one man
called to the army by the draft has
since his call enlisted in a branch of
the military service. Whether or not
the ruling that no man is eligible after
having been called by local board
was made before or following this
mans case is not known. The order
reads:
I'm case such men do enlist the de-
partment under which they have en-
listed will be requested to discharge
them and direct them to report to their
local boards. II they are not SO dis
charged or do not so report no credit
can be given on the net quota, but
credit will be given on the gross quota
under the call"
The local board which handled this
mans case has called the attention Of
the matter to the adJutant general for
the District of Columbia, but so far has
had no word of action from that
official
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Absentees to Be Summoned.

One hundred and eleven District reg
istrants who failed to appear for ex-
animation for military service will be
been selected for service in the Ma
tional Army.
Within five days from today they au-
tomatically enter the military service
of the United States. Failure to re-
port by that time to Daniel Donovan.
secretary to the District Commission
ers. will place them in the class of de-
serters and subject them to court1nar-
tial by tho War Department.
The delinquents receiving notice today
for the most part reside in the District,
though some Of tho notifications were
sent both to outside and lo0i addresses
as a double measure OF ASSURING receipt
by the addresses. They do not constitute
the entire number of registrants who
failed to submit to examination. but
only those thus far reported to Secre-
tary Donovan by the board Of appeals.
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Pressed Back by British.

BERLIN. September 19.-British
troops yesterday pressed back slightly
the German reserves at Hargicourt. and
Villeret on narrow front. according
to the official statement issued by the
German general staff. Early TO-DAY. the
statement adds. the Germans recapturcd
the position to the east of Hargicourt.