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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
VIRGINIA CLAN LEADERS
UP ON TREASON CHARGE
Prisoners Taken From Roanoke to
Big Stone Gap for
Trial.

By the Associated Press.
ROANOKE. Va. August 13.-William
V. Mccoy and ]. w. Phipps, indicted on
six counts for defying the sovereignty
OF the United States, plotting to resist
conscription and levy war against their
country, commit murder and other
crimes, were taken from the Roanoke
jail today by large force of United
states agents and removed to Big Stone
Gap, Va. where they will be tried at
the session of the United States court
which begins today.
The men were arrested at st. Paul,
wise county, May 81. and FASTENED to
Roanoke for fear of attempts Of noun
tafneers to release them. Every pre-
caution will be taken during the trial
to guard against any demonstration on
the part Of their followers. and a large
force of federal agents will be present
Phipps and Mccoy were arrested
after. it is alleged. they had recruited
and organized an oath bound mountain
cian OF 800 men for the purpose of
oVerpowering the military guard sta
Noned in Wise county to protect rail-
road property. seize their arms, muir
der wealthy landowners in the noun
tain section and divide the property
seized among the clansmen
Gov. Stuart, officials said, was selected
as one of the Victims of the gangs ven
geance.
While opposition to CONSUMPTION fig
urea IN the plot soclalfsuc idloms seem
to have been the basic principle in
volved, the declaration of war" which
officials said was issued by leaders OF
the clan, declaring that the country Is
ours and all therein" The oath admin.
| istered to the recruits pledged among
other things that the signer would sub.
init to the separation of his head from
his body before violating the oath. Nc.
Coy is a member of a family made ia
| nous by the Hatfeld-McCoy feuds OF
some twenty years ago. while Phipps i:
| a typical mountaineer.
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tensive training at Fort Nyer are
Charles A. Robinson, son OF Mr.. and
has been commissioned a second lieu
tenant In the infantry section. Young
Robinson was formerly . member of
Company =. list Regiment, here. having
served with that command ON the bor-
der. He was sergeant. He 10 . gradu-
ate OF Business High School. Wash
ington. ar. ana prior to sntsring tho Pm Gm
National Bank here.
James A. Willis, also Of this place.
has received q second 1ieutenAnoy in
the infantry section. and q commission
Of like rank in the same branch has
gone to Frederick Chichester OF Aquas-
co. this county. Young Chichester was
formerly q student at the Maryland
State College Of Agriculture. For the
past few years he has been a pitcher
on the base ball nine there.
Forrest S. Holmes of College Park
has been commissioned a second lieu
tenant in the artillery section.
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q. S. MEDIATOR TAKES HAND,
G. W. W. Hangar to Try to Arbitrate
Southern Pacific Trouble.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 13.-G. W.
w. Hangar. member of the United
States board of mediation and concilia-
ton. is here today to try TO arbitrate
differences over which $500 employees
of the Southern Pacific company
threatened to strike two weeks ago.
Mr. Hangar will meet representatives
of the company and the four railroad
brotherhoods in a series of conferences
tomorrow
The men threatened to strike unless
certain of the company's declarations
on grievance cases were modified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
PARTIES ON PLEASURE TRIPS.
Go Down the Potomac on Several
Power Cruisers.

On a cruise of a week or ten days to
lower Potomac points the power cruiser
Gibson Girl, with Capt. Lewis Germalick
and a party aboard. left here yesterday
The trip may be extended out into the
bay.
The launch Emily Ann also left here
yesterday for cruise of several days.
with a pleasure party aboard.
The launch Friend. which has been out
on the railway of the Potomac Fishing
and Cunning Club for several days, has
completed overhauling and will be put
overheard today. The vessel sank dur
ing the winter in a dock at the foot of
18th street southwest and was raised but
recently to be made ready for service
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GEORGE c. GERMAN, Attorney.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF Columbia. Holding a Probate Court.-In re
estate Of Addie n, Blseklidxe; deeeased-,Ad.
FLED in this cause by Frank J. Ehlers. admin
istrator Of the aforesaid estate, TO obtain de-
cree for the sale of lot forty t40) of Joseph
Paui's subdivision of part of lot nine (s), block
seven ca. BloomingdaIe. in the District Of Co
lumbia, as per plat recorded in the surveyors
office, in County Book ID. page ., for the pur-
pose of paying her debts. and it appearing by
satisfactory proof that the heirs alienees and
devisees of said decedent. If there any, other
than Cassius +. Blacklidge. are unknown. it is
therefore. by the court this 9th day of July.
A. d. 1917. upon consideration Of said petition.
ordered that the unknown heirs. alienees and de-
vsees. if any. of the said Addie N. Blacklidge.
deceased. appear herein and show cause on or
before the first rule day occurring after the
expiration OF the fortieth day. exclusive of Sun
days and legal holidays. after the day Of the
first publication hereof. why the prayers of the
said petition should not be granted. otherwise
the prayers of said petition will be granted and
this cause will be proceeded with as in case OF
default; provided. however that 4 copy hereof
be published a week for three successive
weeks in The Washington Law Reporter and The
Evening Star. longer and other publications be
ing unwarranted. ]. HARRY CONVICTION.
Chief Justice. tSeal.) true copy. Attest:
JAMES TANNER. Register of Wills.
jy3o.aE5. 13
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ORDERS UNIFORM PROBE.
Secretary Baker to Have Factories
Investigated. Union Reports.

NEW YORK, August 13.-An investi-
CATION into the. conditions of the fac
tories making uniforms for the Army
and Navy has been ordered by Secre-
tary of War Baker. according to word
received today by the Amalgamated
Clothing Makers of America which
charged that girls under the legal age
were working under the old sweat shop
conditions and receiving 81 a week for
work which would pay s12 or s14 else
where.
The investigators are Louis E. Kir-
stein. Mrs. Florence Kelly, president of
the National Consumers League. and
Capt Walter f. Kruesi of the quarter
masters department They will visit the
factories engaged in making uniforms
and report to Secretary Baker.
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Want q. S. to Lift Steel Embargo.

TOXIC, August 13.-Leading mem.
bers of the kokuminto party. composed
of national liberals and a number of
prominent shipbuilders, held meetings
and adopted resolutions urging the
government to negotiate with the
United States in an endeavor to pro-
cure a modification of the embargo on
steel expectation, on the ground that
it will prove a serious menace to Ja-
pans industries.
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WOMEN ARE PLANNING
TO CONSERVE CLOTHING
Edict Against Colors Needed by
Military ForcestNearby
Maryland News.

HYATTSvILLE, Md. August ID
With their food conservation work well
in hand, members of the women's sec
ton for Prince Georges county of the
State Council of Defense are planning
the conservation of clothing. The
thrift department of the organization,
through Mrs. V. X. Chestnut Of Hyatts-
willie. has issued an edict against modes
consuming materials and tints neces-
sary for the fighting forces, and points
out that women would show a decidedly
patriotic spirit in placing the ban on
dark colors, particularly the grays of
the Navy and olive drab of the Army.
inasmuch as the government. has need
for these colors. High-priced shoes are
doomed also among members of the or
ganization. it being argued that women
could divert much leather to the gov
eminent for the shoes of soldiers II they
wore cheaper shoes
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HELD FOR CONSPIRACY IN
EXEMPT|NC MEN FOR PAY
Two Members of a New York Board
and Blank Distributing Agent
to Face Grand Jury.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, August 1S-The two
members Of exemption board 80. Louis
I. Cherry and Dr. Samuel ]. Bernfeld
who have been in the Tombs prison
arrest. charged with conspiracy for pay
to exempt men eligible for draft were
arraigned today before United States
Commissioner Hitchcock and held in
$1,000 bail for action by the grand jury.
kalman Gruher. accused as an Eek
emption blank distributing agent" was
arraigned at the same time and held
in $4,000 bail. All three waived ex-
animation.
Reports of wholesale frauds to
evade the CONSUMPTION act in New York
city were denied today by Assistant
United States District Attorney Knox
Mr.. Knox admitted. however. that
other boards in the city were being
investigated following the receipt of
complaints. but declared it was not
fair to the majority of the boards to
credit reports of wholesale frauds
The revised figures of the work of the
189 exemption boards as far as the
various districts had reported up to to-
day. show that 60.152 men had been ex-
amined. Of whom 40.867 qualified. OF
this number 13.47S, or about % per
cent had i., been d apparently
Charles E. Hughes is chairman. today
began hearing exemption claims ap-
pealed from local boards. This board
will have about $4,000 cases to decide.
Mr.. Hughes personally will hear the
first few cases.
The following were today appointed
members Of local selection board No. 80,
New York city. in place of the three
members removed on charges of irregu-
larities. in granting exemptions:
Max Slender. 2f7 Stanton street;
Louis Birmak, 95 Cannon street, and
DR.. l.. Spanier, 103 Cannon street.
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q. s. Ambulance Units for Italy.

MILAN. Sunday. August 12.-Arrange-
msnts are being made for the sending
to the italian front Of several Ameri-
can ambulance units similar to those
which have been in operation in France
since the beginning Of the war. The
Asst Uait~as-1xpocted-in October
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Desperate Fighting Reported.
Many Prisoners Taken.

BERLIN. August -, via London. Au-
gust 13. British admiralty, per Wire
less Press-Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen's forces, fighting in central Ru-
mania, yesterday took more than $500
Russian and Rumanian prisoners, and
captured eighteen cannon and sixty-one
machine guns.
The German general staff reports that
the Austro-Germans did not lose a foot
of ground.
stormed the village of Grozesni and also
captured the dominating height positions
Bitter Russo-Rumanian counter attacks
were repulsed. says the German state
ments. which adds that the fresh enemy
forces bled themselves to death"
A Russian attack at the mouth of the
river Buzcu northwest of Braila, was re-
pulsed.
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WHEAT CONTROL ORDER
IS GREETED BY SILENCE
Chicago Pit Undisturbed by Federal
Determination to Take Over
Entire Crop.

CHICAGO. August 13.-The federal
government having determined to take
over the wheat crop and distribute it,
those who went to the visitors gall
lery OF the board Of trade today turned
instructive eyes toward the wheat pit.
Here, where tumultuous mob nor
mally is vociferously responsive to
scraps of information concerning ex-
ports from Argentin or even the ap-
pearances of a rain cloud over some dry
area in Kansas, there was only silence.
Traders All Idle.
Two or three idle traders were seated
in chairs near the pit No one was in
it. The clerk, who ordinarily sits en-
throned in cage above the pit record
ing quotations, rested his chin on one
hand. At the opening he chaIked UP
wheat and resumed his reflections.
There was no longer a string OF
messenger boys scurrying between his
cage and the telegraph wires. One
was down in the street listening to a
brass band. The whole scene suggested
dust and cobwebs.
Months ago the board adopted maxi
mum prices and other restrictions
which practically eliminated specula-
tive trading. News became impoten,
to affect prices. They were SO resu.
lated that even the big news that the
wheat farmer would have but one Gus
toner failed to reanimate the trade.
Will Cooperate With Mr.. Hoover.
Grain men expect to cooperate will
Mr.. Hoover in the big task of MARKETING
the crop. James A. Patten, one of thu
big men of the board. said the measur.
seemed necessary.
There isn't wheat enough to &c
measure will prevent conflicting inter.
ests from bidding the price skyward t
get what there is. While the boart
fixed maximum prices for futures, it die
not touch the spot commodity. Actua
wheat. for immediate delivery, is sell
ing here at from $40 to $3.50 a bushel
and even higher in Kansas City,
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NINE DISTRICT Men
GET COMMISSIONS
Five Made Captains and Four
First Lieutenants in
Coast Artillery.
OTHERS ARE Appointed
OTHERS ARE APPOINTED

Five washingtonians won commits
sions as captains and four as first lieu
tenants in the coast artillery section.
Officers Reserve Corps, in the trainin g
school at Fort Monroe. These commits
sions were announced today by Adju-
tant General Mccain, the commissions
| to date from August Is.
Washington and near Washington
young men have won commissions in
practically every one of the training
| camps for reserve officers throughout
the country. Some of these have previ-
| ously been reported in The Star. Others
| are:
At Fort Sheridan, Il-William ].
| of Washington to be captains of cav
! airy in the National Army; Harold Hill
lebrand of Washington. to be first lieu
! tenant of infantry in the Oficers' Re-
serve Corps; Hiram r. Hide, Washing
| ton. second lieutenant of infantry, o.
! Il. c.: Joseph Yudithky. Washington
first lieutenant, of infantry, National
Army.
bury of Washington, second lieutenant
duty with the Regular Army
Al Leon Springs. Tex.-Nelson A.
tenant. field artillery. o. r. c.. george
P. Johnson. Sandy Spring. Nd.
At Fort Niagara. N Y.-Marvey
artillery: o. R. G; John ". Diamond,
James Oliver and Charles D. souders.
all Of Washington. to be captains. field
artillery, National Army; Walter l.
Hit; culpeper, Va. captain Of infantry,
]. Hyler. Thurmont. Md, second lieu
tenants. infantry. o. r. c.; John C.
Blizzard. Jr.. Havre de Grace, Nd,
second lieutenant. infantry. o. r. c..
and Henry w. Wiley. second lieutenant.
AT Fort Logan. H. Roots. Ark
Joseph B. Thompson, jr, Washington.
second lieutenant. infantry. o. r. c.. to
be assigned to duty with the Regular
Army.
AT Fort Smelling. Minn.-wendell
Allen. Towson, Nd, second lieutenant,
infantry, o. r. c.
Named at Fort Monroe.
At Fort Monroe. va.-Captains coast
artillery section, o. r. C.: Clifford A.
Rowley, Robert NJ. Zacharias. James A.
Ryan. Edward Stafford and Berkeley
Davis. all of Washington.
First lieutenants, coast artillery sec
ton, o. r. Civilian W. Marin. ALI
son F. H Scott Newell B. Grain, Harold
" Marsh. all of Washington.
Second lieutenants. coast artillery sec
ton. o. r. c.: Leslie w. Teller, James
c. Rogers. Maurice B. Bradley. George
l.. Bliss, Elmer H Gates. George S.
Cooper jr.. Norman T. Raymond and
Louis r. McReynolds. all of Washing
ton: Alexander F. Prescott. jr.. Rock
vile, and Edward G. Todd. Howard. Md.
First lieutenant. coast artillery, in
National Army-Michel Jacobs, Wash
ington.
Second lieutenant, Guartermaster Sec
ton. o. r. C.-Clarence S. Shields.
Washington.
Second lieutenant. quartermaster sec
! ton. National Army-Samuel n. Shep-
ard. Washington.
| Provisional second lieutenants. Coast
| Artillery Corps Monroe Warren
Charles H. Stewart. James D. Mcintyre
Detlow NJ Marthinson, James de G.
Graves, all of Washington; Charles L.
Ordeman, Frederick, and Richard Dale,
| Princess Anne, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13

The imperial German nag dates from
1871. the merchant nag from October
IS, 1871 .-...--..-a-.-..
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Will Be Exposed to shellire.

The duties which may be allotted to
these men have not been made known.
There are numerous army organize
tions. however. such as the Hospital
Corps and Quartermaster Corps. known
as non-combatant troops in army Or
ganization.
There will be in addition rany labor
battalions. messengers. motor drivers.
clerks and the like who will have no
active part in the fighting. although
they will be as much exposed to she'll
fire in bringing supplies up to the line
and taking wounded back as are the
active regiments. Presumably objec-
tors will be placed in these units, where
their work will be to save life, not to
take it.
The War Department made public to-
day orders emitting army clerks to
wear the uniform of the army, with
distinguishing marks. and also pre-
scribed the uniform for motor drivers
messengers and the like. They will
wear regulation olive drab when with
the expeditionary forces. but will wear
also white armbands to distinguish
them as non-combatants.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

of Columbia, Holding Equity Court.-In re
Paul Silberstrom. No. 35335.-Notice TO
show cause.-This Is TO give notice that the
plicant has filed q petition in the Supreme Court
of the District OF Columbia for the purpose Of
changing his from Paul ''Silberstrom' 70
Paul Sylvester All persons interested in said
matter are directed to apDear in this court
or before the 18th day of August 1917, at 10
O'Clock a M. on said day. and show cause II any
they have. why this application of the petitioner
should he granted aus. 13'
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jASSY IS THREATENED;
DIPLOMATS IN FLIGHT
Entire Corps From the Temporary
Rumanian Capital Expected
at Odessa.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. August ia dispatch to
the Times from Odessa dated Saturday
says the diplomatic body at Jassy. Ru-
mania, was expected in Odessa yester-
day, the situation being regarded in
Jassy as dangerous 1t is not expected
the diplomatists will stay in Odessa
long. 1t is believed they will go either
to Kherson or to Ekaterinoslav.
Desperate Fighting Reported.
PETROGRAD. August 13.-Desperate
engagements are being fought by the
Russo-RumaniarD forces and Austro-
German armies along the Rumanian
front. In the center of this battle line.
according to a Russian official state
ment, the Russians and Rumanians
Saturday repulsed strong Teuton at
tacks along the Fokshani-Murasecht
railroad. then counter attacked and
captured 1900 Germans, only to retire
later in the evening.
In southwestern Moldavia the Rus
slams took the offensive. smashed the
Teuton lines and captured number of
prisoners and four guns.
In western Moldavia the Austro Ger
mans. after battles of great intensity.
forced the Rumanians to retire to
Ocna.
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RELIGIOUS DIRECTORS"
TO Be TAKEN INTO ARMY
Will Be Assigned to Non Combatant
Organizations, Provost Marshal
General Crowder Announces.

Religious DIRECTORS are assigned a
definite place in the National Army for
the first time in a ruling made public
today by Provost Marshal General
Crowder. They will be sent to the
mobilization camps for duties which
the President may designate as nom
combatant.
The ruling says they will be drafted
forwarded to mobilization carp and
will make up a part of the quota from
the state and district from whence they
came. and will be assigned to duty in
a capacity declared by the President
to be -combatant"
The regulation referring to them
reads:
ANY person who is found by local
board to be a member of any well or
ganized religious sect or organization
organized and existing May IS. 1917.
and whose then existing creed or
principles forbid it's members to par
ticipate in war in any form. and whose
religious convictions are against war
or participation therein in accordance
with the creed or principles of the
said religious organizations"
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Secretary Bakers Views.

Two thoughts I like to keep with me
as these men come from their camps
throughout the country. First. their
selection and preparation has been ac-
compliShed by means as far removed
from political favoritism could be
devised Secondly. the thoroughness of
the training received by these men will
mean that those who will be chosen
under the selective service act will be
properly instructed and led, so as to in
sure a maximum of effectiveness and a
minimum of casualties. in undergoing
whatever may be necessary to beQueath
to coming generations of men what our
forefathers secured by their sacrifices
for u.s.
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0OFR|CERS T0&
ON DUTY THIS NHHG
Will Be Commissioned % Iemb@Sl
Of the Reserve Corps Of .
the Army.

By the end Of this week approx.
mately 10000 officers will be commits
stoned and on duty as members of the
Offcers' Reserve Corps of the United
States Army. That number includes
the thousands now being commits
stoned into the line from training
camps in various parts of the country
and more than 1000 reserve ofncers
from the ranks Of the Army and from
civil life.
'.The war Department" said Secre-
tary Baker today. feels no small pride
in the commissioning during these days
OF thousands of young Officers. who
have passed through a period of train
ing as thorough and intensive as IL
could be made by men of the regular
forces. loyal and capable, whose lives
have been spent in preparation for such
an emergency.
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Courses in Household Economy.

Mrs. w. f. Holmead. general chair
man Of the educational department OF
the county organization. is working or
plans looking to the introduction into
the county schools Of courses in house
hold economy.
Mrs. Susan Ward. county demonstra-
demonstration in Woodville. Her
schedule for the rest of the week fol.
lows: Tuesday morning, Cheltenham
Tuesday afternoon, Brandywine: Wed
afternoon. Forestville; Thursday morn.
ing, OXon Hill. and Thursday after
noon, Fort Foote.
Isaac B. Owens Dead.
Isaac b. Owens. formerly of this
heart failure He was the son of the
and was considered one of the best au
thorities in the country on copyright
law. Mr.. Owens was a democrat and
two years ago was nominated on the
of ha5 party as N sr Judge of
failed of election. He was buried in
the historic cemetery of St. James
Church. Anne Arundel county. Nd
The Hyattsville Citizens Association
has elected the following officers: Pres
ident. ]. II. Doty; first vice president
]. w. Ginder: second vice president
Newman G. Dudrow; third vice presi-
dent, EDWARD Denton: secretary, J. H
Lauderdale, and treasurer, ]. b. May
heW.
The big carnival given by the Der.
wyn Heights Association. with the Der.
wynn and Branchville Relief Society CO.
operating. opened at Berwyn Saturday
night. a large crowd attending. The
affair will continue through Saturday
evening.
George w. Rawlings of Duley an.
nounces his intention of seeking nomi
nation on the republican ticket 70,
county commissioner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13

The Austro-Hungarian flag wa!
adopted March s, 1859.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
Coroner to Investigate Death.

The coroners jury will meet here to-
night to inquire into the death OF F. W.
Willie of Laurel, Md. the Baltimore and
Ohio freight conductor who was killed
Saturday night when freight cars
crashed into and demolished the signal
tower at Alexandria junction here, in
which he was receiving orders from the
telegrapher. F. H. Lynn of this place.
The latter leaped from a window in the
tower just before the crash. wrench
ing his back. His condition is improv-
ner, Prof Thomas H. Spence. vice presi-
dent of the Maryland State College of
Agriculture. being foreman.
Commissions to Prince GeorSiaus.
Among the Prince Gsorgians who re-
|coiYed commissions In -tho C1RoeEx Re.