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Evening star., 1917-09-15
FIRST UNIT LEAVES
FOR CAMP SEPT. 26
Eighty Men, Composing Part of
District Drafted, Go to
Camp Meade.
OTHERS TO FOLLOW DAILY

Eighty men, composing the first unit
of Washington's drafted men to go into
active service, will leave Union station
for Camp Meade Wednesday morning,
September &c.
This latest plan for the entrainment
of the initial increment of Washington s
National Army quota was adopted at a
conference this morning between d. j.
Donovan, secretary to the commission
ers and adjutant general for the Dis
trict and Edward Emery, representing
the American Railway Association.
Other Increments to Follow.
Other increments composed of from
eighty to ninety men will entrain on
Thursday. Friday. Saturday and Sun
day, September 27, %. 20 and 80, re-
spectively, until a total of Alb men. or
approximately As per cent of tho Dis
trict's total allotted quota for tho Ma
tional Army. has reached camp.
The hour of leaving each morning
will be the same. with $50 am. as the
scheduled hour Of arrival at the can
tonment, which is near Admiral, Md.
Transportation will be over the Balti-
more and Ohio lines. Each local ex-
emption board will have a representa-
tive in charge of each unit leaving on
the five successive days.
Secretary Donovan stated today that
there would be no trouble in making
up the As per cent quota from the list
OF white registrants who have been
certified for service. In all. SOB white
and 1872 colored persons have been GER
titled.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
On Undisputed Sections.

The conferees today gave considera-
tion to points over which there is no
dispute. They began with the manu-
featuring tax section, taking up first
the automobile clause.
The conferees yesterday practically
concluded the income tax section. The
present normal rate of per cent is
doubled and the exemption reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000 for married men
and from $4,000 to $1,000 for single per-
sons
The conferees agreed to the Senate
provisions on transportation taxation
and striking out the telephone. electric
light and gas taxes. The Senate's fig
ures on liquors were adopted.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
GERMAN BOMBS ARE FOUND.
Explosives in Carrying Bags Discov-
cred at Narvik, Northern Norway.

CHRISTIANIA. September 13 (de-
layed).-Two big bombs of German
manufacture, filled with explosives and
with fuses attached, have been found
at Narvik, northern Norway. They
We're wrapped in a Swedish newspapar
dated August and Were inclosed in
bags made of canvas. The bombs are
similar to those sent some time ago
from Germany to Christiania and there
found in possession of Aron Rauteu
fels. German courier, and which. it
was said. were to be used in Finland
Rautenfels at one time had helpers op-
Grating at Narvik.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
KALTFOOD SAVING
PURPOSE OF PLOT
Housewives Told Government
Will Seize Provisions They
Have Canned.
ARRESTS MAY BE OUTCOME

Effort to discount the governments
food conservation campaign, upon the
heels of a widespread attempt to dis
courage farmers from growing larger
crops, have become so general and per-
sistent that the Department of Justice
probably will be asked to investigate
this form of anti-war activity.
This propaganda has taken the form
ofword of mouth reports, assiduously
spread in every part of the country,
that the government intends to confis-
cate all canned. dried and preserved
goods. conserved for home use this Win
ter. 1t is believed that thousands of
housewives already have been per-
suaded not to put up more than small
amount of fruits and vegetables on this
account.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
AGREE ON MANY POINTS
OF THE WAR TAX BILL
Senate and House Conferees Now to
Consider Profits and Post
age Sections.

Senate and House conferees on the
war tax bill today continued their de-
liberations, after having tentatively
disposed of all major points of dispute
except the war profits and postage sec
tions.
TIL rapid progress made SO far en-
couraged the belief today that early
next week would see a complete agree
ment. Features tentatively agreed to
include the income tax. tobacco, liquor
and public utility sections
Evening star., 1917-09-15
GERMAN SWEDISH AFFAIR
"NOT MEXICO'S BUSINESS"
Luis Cabrera Thinks It Unnecessary
to Take Action on Eckhardt-
Cronholm Incident. n

MEXICO CITY. September 15.-From
statements made last evening by men
in high government circles. after they
had discussed the letter made public
by Secretary Of State Lansing regard
ing the relations between Heinrich Won
Eckhardt. the German minister to Mex.
leo. and Folke Cronholm, former Swed-
ish charge d'affaires at the Mexican
capital. the conclusion seemed to have
been reached that it was not the WexS.
lean governments business to take acp
tion in the matter.
This view was voiced by Iufs ca.
brera. former minister Of finance an4.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Additional Certifications.

Today the board of appeals will make
seventy-one additional certifications, as
follows: Four for division No. /, nine
for No: 2. five for No. 3. six for No. 4,
three for No. 5, seventeen for No. 6.
three for No. Z, two for No. s. six for
No. 9. fifteen for No. 10 and one for No.
IL. With the additional names, there is
no doubt whatever, it is stated, that the
As per cent quotas exclusively from the
white list by September 26
The fiye-day time limit established
for III registrants who failed to ap-
pear for examination expired today.
Since the sending out of notices to
these men five days ago, twenty-one
have appeared and been turned over to
the local boards. The ninety delin-
quents who have not appeared auto
matically today enter the military
service of the United States and may
be apprehended and court-martialed as
deSerters.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
FIRE ENDANGERS SHIP.
Many American Missionaries on Yes
sci Stopping at.South Atlantic Port.

SOUTH AMERICAN ATLANTIC
PORT. September IA British steam
ship of 1900 tons gross. bound from Il
North American port for South Africa.
put in here today with fire in her coal
bunkers endangering the lives of pas
sengers and crew. Among the fifty-one
first cabin passengers are many Amer
lean missionaries. All are safe.
The vessels wireless call FOR help was
heard by land stations and measures
We're taken by the authorities to render
all possible aid. Meanwhile the crew
heroically fought the flames.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
PRESIDENT URGES
INSURANCE BILL
FOR'U. S. FIGHTERS

President Wilson has communi
Gated directly to Senate leaders
his wish that the soldiers and
sailors insurance bill be enacted
before adjournment. and 1t is
practically certain that his plan
will be followed. Unless some
agreement can be made to cut
down the debate. plans for ad-
tournment around October Will
be seriously disarranged.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Shelled By U-B0at
off The American Coast
British Vessel Which Reaches Port Tells OF
Receiving SOS. From Vessel IS Miles
East OF Nantucket Liqht
" the Associated Press.


AN ATLANTIC PORT, September 15.-A British steamship
that arrived here today reported that early yesterday morning
call heard stating that the ship from which the
message being eled by German submarine the loca
ton being sixty-hve miles of Nantucket ghtshp
the ship attacked did Clear only the word
"Abbv" presumably the half of the name being caught
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Orders Return of Railway Property.

MEXICO CITY. September 15.-Presi-
dent Carranza today ordered that all
real estate belonging to the National
Railway Of Mexico, not actually in use
by the government which is operating
the line, be given back to the company.
Evening star., 1917-09-15

vessel; the Dutch steamer Bloom
ersdijk and the Norwegian steamer
Christian Knudsen. Passengers from
the Stephano and crews from the other
ships were rescued .by--Amsrican de-
stroyers.
There are now engaged in the At
lantic trade a number of vessels, both
sail and steam, of which the word
tAbby' is part of their names.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
FRENCH EJECT FOE
FROM THEIR TRENCHES
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press
PARIS. September 15.-French forces,
after a battle last night, elected the
Germans from a greater part of the
trenches which they had occupied
earlier in the day north of Caurieres
wood. in the Verdun sector, the French
war office announced today Two sur
prise attacks launched by the Germans,
north of Prosnes in the Champagne
region, were repulsed by the French
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Germany Sending Coal to Holland.

LONDON. September ia dispatch
from the Hague to Reuters, Limited
states that information has been re-
ceived-from German official quarters
that the export of German coal to
Holland is being resumed.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Under Fire With the
Foreign Legion
BY Gerald Brandon
"Ransom"


Another inxtaIlment of this
thrilling mystery serial by AR
THUR SOMERS ROACHE. who
wrote "LOot." the most remark
able adventure story of the year.
And In "RANSOM" MIR. ROache
offers situations and plot equally
as stirring.
Another Torchy Story
"WHEN TORCHY GOT THE
CALL" is the title. and. Of course,
it is by SEWELL FORD.
"The Quest of Mohammeds
Sacred Slipper"
Merely to state that the author
is SAX ROHMER fs to insure "a
story of strong appeal and vivid
action. The next in this series.
entitled 1.-THE HAND OF
THIEF"-each STORY complete In
itself-is even more fascinating
than the others already published.
If you are not reading this series.
begin at Once-and you'll con-
tinuc to the end.
"a NJ ERICA SOLD f RS
HOUSED IN QUAINT FRENCH
VILLAGES" by STE Ring
HEILIG.
Chinese Regiments to Fight
For Uncle Sam
Tien Tow Liu. n student at Co
Iumbin University. New York
city, IL organizing the Chinese Of
New York, Chicago and San Fran
cisco for that purpose.
.AUTUMN FASHIONS SHOW
FABRIC" by ANNE RITTEN-
HOUSE.
Millions of Women Needed
To Work On Comforts
For Soldiers
Miss Florence NJ. Marshall. di-
rector of the vvOmnn's bureau.
American Red CrOss, tells of the
crying need for women all over
the country to make vSOolen COM
forts for our boys who go to the
front.
"THE FAST-GROWING COT
TON INDUSTRY AND ITS FU-
TURE." by FRANK G. CAR
PENTER.
"RIGA. ON THE BALTIC. AS
AN ECONOMIC GAIN TO GER
MANY" by CHARLES NJ. PEP
PER.
The customary high standard
in Photographic reproductions in
the PianOSrnvure Section is
maintained. Of course. Subjects
Of local intereAt and war scenes
are depicted with amazing clear
ness.
Tomorrow In the
Sunday Star
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Behold Society" Man!

"Nuch has been told to us of the
need of careful sitting of our diplo-
matte corps. Energetic, forceful and
shrewd men have been excluded from
Germany's foreign representation on
suspicion that they did not possess the
needed social manners. sufficient tact
and polish to represent Germany at
foreign courts. And now. behold one
of those society men. The German
government is duty hound TO make
prompt and unequivocal declaration
that such methods as those employed
by Luxburg are wholly foreign to its
purpose and that il does not for mo-
ment contemplate permitting again. to
foe or neutral, inhuman warfare. in
the course of which ships should be
permitted to disappear without leaving
a trace behind. Unfortunately, the
most important thing has been neg
lected, and that was the prompt recall
of minister who dared to make such
a suggestion"
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Interest in War Quickened.

Judging from the tone of press COM
ments. party and individual expressions of
opinion which are raining in. the Kor-
nilon episode has had the effect of quick
ening interest in the war and convinc-
ing the public that only a well disciplined
Continued on Second Pase)
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Reason for Stand

Both parties accept the principle of
coalition cabinet and have no objectio
to constitutional democrats becoming
ministers, on condition that they i'm
nediately leave that party. The
grounds for this decision is the view of
the parties that the constitutional DEM
ocrats as a whole, although there is no
evidence of their completely in the re-
bellion and in the demonstration at
Moscow, aided with and encouraged
Gen. korniloff- The parties further de-
mand the convocation of a new con-
gress on the lines of that held in Mos
cow. from which, however, the mem
bers of all four dumas would be ex-
cluded. II is suggested that the con-
gress meet not later than September
23 and sit until the meeting of the con-
stifuept assembly
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Pose as Government Agents.

Most finished and spectacular work
of this sort has been going on in st.
Louis. according to reports received
from a grain supervisor of the Office of
markets and rural organization in Mis-
souri,. There men posing as agents of
the government have been going from
home to home and after obtaining exact
Information about the amount of can
ned goods on hand. they have seized
portions of the supply. leaving only the
quantity. they told housewives, allow :
ed by the government for a family of
their size.
To obtain the information they in
formed the women that they were fed
eral agents assigned to make the food
survey. now being carried on by the
Department of Agriculture, and they
displayed the buttons of the food ad-
ministration. which any one may buy
for 10 cents. as a voucher for their
right to conf1scate the goods.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Evidence of Organization.

At first it was thought this was a
film -fam game. but the mapner of the
operation of these agents NJ led to
the suspicion that they are operating
TO confirm the suspicion spread by 9TH
er agents that it is useless to put up
vegetables or fruits for home use,
since the government will seize any
abnormal surplus. The st. Louis re-
ports, it was stated today, probably
will be turned over to the Department
of Justice shortly.
st. Louis SO far is the only place in
which food actually has been seized
But reports from patriotic men and
women and from the Department of Ag-
riculture county agents show that in
many states there has been concerted
effort to discount the conservation work
they have been trying to perform. SINH
lar reports have come from independent
sources to ths food administration
One case close to Washington was in
western Pennsylvania. A man interest
ed in food conservation was touring
through that region in an automobile
and noticed food in fields and fruit on
trees left to rot. He stopped at a farm
house and asked why this food was not
being conserved
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Wants Democratic Republic.

1t also demands the immediate dec
laration OF democratic republic, the
abolition of private property and land
with the transfer to peasants of all
stock and machinery on estates; con-
troll by the working classes over pro-
duction, the national liza ton of the CHIEF Z
branches of industry, "merciless taxa
tion" of capital, and the confiscation
Of war profits
The resolution demands further the
publication of secret treaties. an i'm
mediate invitation to the warning
states to conclude peace, the expulsion
Of counter revolutionaries from the
commands in the army, the satisfaction
OF the demands Of Ukraine and Finland.
the dissolution of the duma and the
council of empire. the immediate sum-
moning of constituent assembly and
the abolition of privileges of mobiles
Secretary Soskice states that Premier
Kerensky now is in excellent health, de-
spite the fact that throughout the re-
cent crisis he has worked eighteen hours
daily.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Kerensky May Be Forced Out.

The newspapers assert that Premier
kerensky is in a very difficult position
and that his resignation is not excluded
from the possibility.
The problem is complicated by the at
titude of the Petrograd council of dep
uties. in which the Bolshe vikis for the
first time gained an overw h. lining ma
jority of 279 against 115 in favor of an
extremely radical program. This pro-
gram declares that not only the consti-
tutional democrats, but also all repre-
sentatives of the propertied classes
must be excluded from power; that the
policy of compromise must be aban-
doned. as ii is merely a cause of coun-
ter revolutionary plotting. and that ex-
ceptional powers of repression claimed
by the government must be relin-
Quished
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Demands Recall of Luxburg.

''In our opinion. however. this disap-
proval must not merely express itself in
words. We demand. under all circum-
stances. that the minister who forwards
such dispatches be recalled as quickly as
possible. We should not put the Argen-
tine government before such an alter
native. but should ourselves undertake his
recall. Aside from the international as
pect OF this incident, there is no occasion
to revive memories of our numerous dip
lomatic heroics in the course of this war
by permitting this episode much longer To
engage public opinion. Count Luxburg
should be permitted to disappear without
leaving any trace behind"
The Lokal Anzeiger says: TT does not
require diplomatic expertness to ex-
ploit this theft of dispatches for po-
litical purposes. for they really only
concern the confidential advice to his
superiors on the part Of a man who
apparently is endowed with much
temperament. The perfidy consists in
the entente effort to falsify the facts
in the case for the purpose of reading
into Count LuXburg's dispatch the style
and Opinions of the German govern
ment''
Evening star., 1917-09-15
PRESS IN GERMANY
CONDEMNSLUXBURG
Society" Diplomat, Whose
lndiscretion Ought Not to En-
barraSS Government.
HIS RECALL DEMANDED

AMSTERDAM, September 15-Ths
three cablegrams sent by Count Lux
burg, German minister to Argentina, to
the German foreign office, through the
Swedish legation have finally been per-
mitted to be published in the German
press.
The Koelnische Zeitung says that It IL
easy to understand that the publica-
ton of these dispatches in Argentina
has made an unpleasant impression and
that President Wilson has so far proba-
bly, been successful with his maneuver,
but adds that they can only be rightly
judged If it is not forgotten that they
were secret messages in code and II the
figure dispatches Of entente diplomacy
could be read still moro drastic ex-
pressions would be encountered.
A Lame Argument.
Regarding the phrase in one Of Count
Luxburg's dispatches about sinking
steamships without leaving a trace the
paper lamely argues that the express
sion does not mean sinking a ship with
all hands. but SO sinking her that mill
tary mishap might be avoided. as for
example, concealing the fact from other
ships that she was sunk by a submarine
and not by mine.
1T is self-evident." says the Koel-
nische Zeitung, that the German gov
ernment cannot be held responsible for
the opinions of any one of its ministers.
If, on the other hand. the entente press
attempts on the strength of the con-
tents of these dispatches to accuse Ger
man politics of duplicity, or the German
navy of atrocities, such conclusions
must impress the unbiased mind as
willful eXaggeration.
We are also confident that the Argen-
tine government will not participate and
We are equally convinced that the advice
of Count Luxburg and his unconventional
characterization of the ministers of the
country to which he was accredited will
meet with the decided disapproval Of our
government.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
WEATHER.

Rain tonight: tomorrow probably
fair; little change in temperature.
Temperatures for the past twenty
four hours ending at noon today: High
est, IL, at $40 pm. yesterday. Lowest.
81, at 5:45 am. today.
Full report on page Z.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Political Differences.

The newly completed cabinet again
is a smelling pot The newspapers re-
port that representatives of the social
democrats and the social revolutionists
visited Premier Kerensky and an
nounced their parties would withdraw
if the constitutional democrats Were
taken back into the ministry.
The story of the visit is not true, but
NJ. Soskice, secretary to Premier keren-
sky, who is a member of the council of
the social revolutionist party, informed
the Associated Press that difficulty ac-
tually has arisen.
Yesterday committees of both parties
drew up Identical resolutions. declaring
II would be impossible to collaborate
with Premier kerensky if constitutional
democrats We're made ministers, but
there still is every hope of an agree
ment.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Reminder of Mexican Dispatches.

The Tageblatt says: The draft of
these messages can hardly be calculat-
ed to promote German interests in
Argentina. In spite of the continuous
American and entente batting. attempts
TO induce Argentina, to whom we are
bound by valuable commercial rela-
lions, to assume hostile attitude to-
ward Germany happily failed in their
purpose. This, it is to be hoped, will
IN the face of the present difficult con-
ditions every step undertaken calls for
extreme caution, secure tact and calm
deliberation.
Count Luxburg might have known
this much when writing down his dis
patches. He should not have forgotten
the lesson of the intercepted Mexican
dispatches. His unconventional mode
of expression was least of all suited to
diplomatic documents or dispatches. 1t
is to be hoped that the incident will
in a measure resolve itself into a per-
sonal affair of LuXburg and not create
a disturbance in German-Argentine re-
IIrs The grave disappointments which
our foreign diplomacy has occasioned
us in the course of this war are meas
urably surpassed by this newest sensa-
ton" says Norwaerts. no word of re-
buke or condemnation is strong enough
for the man who in responsible posi-
ton forwards such irresponsible dis
patches to his government. Setting
aside the moral aspect of the case for
the moment, 1t is sufficient to say that
he violated the very primary dictates
of prudence and caution. for. after the
theft of the Mexican dispatch. Count
Luxburg might have known that his
cepted, which now proves to be the
Evening star., 1917-09-15

Continued on Second Page)
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Member Of The Associated Press

The Associated Press IL exclusively entitled
to the use for republication Of all news credited
to It or not otherwise credited In this paper and
also the local news publfshed herein.
All rights Of publication Of special dispatches
herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Gen. Lokomsky Also Under Ar
rest. According to Latest
Advices From Petrograd.
CABINET FORMATION
PROVES BIG PROBLEM
More Radical Elements Are Direct
ing Targets Against Constitutional
Democrats Under Suspicion.
By the Associated Press.
PFTROGRAD.

By the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, September
1s.-Gen. Korniloff, leader of
the recent rebellion against the
provisional government, and
Gen. Lokomsky, the command
er of the northern front, who
refused to take command of
the Russian armies after Kor-
nilof was deposed, have been
arrested.
By the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, September 10. The
question of the probable fate of Gen.
Korniloff is exciting public opinion. In
dications are that the government must
face serious difficulties over the matter.
A feature of the eonfiicI is the credit
able absence of bitter feeling and
clamor for vengeance. Having -estab-
lished capital punishment at the front,
however, the government, if it spares
the rebel commander, must face the re-
proach that it executed common soldiers
for less serious offenses and it would be
virtually impossible to impose the death
penalty in the future. Against this are
the facts of Gen. Korniloff's brilliant
services, his chivalrous and personal
character and the happy circumstance
that there has been no bloodshed so far.
Evening star., 1917-09-15

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