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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
Estimated This Number Will
Have to Face Examining
Boards on First Call.
BASED ON BIG PERCENTAGE
OF EXEMPTIONS EXPECTED
officials Figure 2,O0,o00 Names
Must Be Selected in Nation to
Make Up $4,000 Army.

More than 5000 men in the District
who registered will be selected to ap-
pear before the examining boards in
order that the Districts quota Of 929
may be obtained; This estimate is based
on the probable number of exemptions
on account of dependents and discharges
on account Of physical disability. There
also will be exemptions on account Of
industry, but there is no estimate OBJ
tainable on account of this.
Officials in close touch with the draft
situation estimated today that more
than 100000 men will be selected to
answer the first call in order that the
necessary number of $4,000 men to
form the first national army may be
obtained It was estimated that fully
so per cent would become exempt on
account of dependents and at least 40
per cent of the remainder would be
thrown out on physical disability.
Estimates Believed Not Too High.
These estimates are not believed to
be too high. 1t was pointed out that
the census of 1910 showed for men be-
thirty-one a marriage rate OF 4S per
cent. Since that time, conditions in
the country have been prosperous and
more men have married. In addition
number of men between these ages
who had mothers and other members
Of their families entirely dependent
upon them.
The estimate of discharges on ac-
count of physical disability also Is be-
lieved not too high. when 1t is taken
into consideration that at tho time of
the call of the National Guard into the
federal service last summer during the
Mexican trouble the rate of discharge
on account of failure to come up to the
army's physical requirements was SO per
cent.
There are still eleven states which
have not completed their machinery
up the drawing of the names. but it
was said at the office of the provost
marshal general today that the work of
completing the machinery is progress
ing IN good manner and there was no
cause for complaint.
Drawing Expected This Week.
The belief also was expressed that
these eleven states will complete their
work within a day or two and that the
actual drawing will be started before
the end of the week. By next Sunday,
it is believed, all men who registered
will know how they stand for a call to
the colors.
AS soon as the lists and numbers
reach the state capitals the work is
considered complete, and 1t Is not nee
essary to await the arrival of the lists
at Washington before the drawing ac-
tually starts To date 3,761 of the 1854
exemption divisions have filed their
lists at the provost marshal generals
Office. This does not mean, however,
that more than this number have not
completed their work and filed their
lists at the state capitals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
EXPORT BUREAU OPENED.
Office in New York to Issue Licenses
for Foreign Shipments.

NEW YORK. July 16-The opentne
of a bureau here authorized to issue
licenses for exports was announced to-
day by the Merchants Association, Al
bert J. Barnaud Of the local bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce has
been authorized to issue permfYs for
shipments in order to avoid delay in
forwarding applications to Washing
ton.
The bureau here. 1t was said, would
obviate the chance of shipments miss
ing ships. should the shipper learn of
the sailing date too late to make ap-
plication to Washington, thereby tytne
up funds unnecessarily.
The value OF goods on which an en-
barge has been declared which were
exported from this country In the last
ten months was estimated at about
$4,000, 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
WOMAN SENDS BULLET
INTO HER RIGHT TEMPLE

With a pistol in one hand and a mir
ror in the other. Mrs. Doris Tillery Of Bal
tImore was found with a bullet wound in
her right temple in the basement Of tho
house at 1928 18th street northwest, this
afternoon.
She was taken to Emergency Hos
pital by DR.. Putzki, where 1t was said her
death was only a matter Of hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
Two Big Ships Sunk
by German U-Boats

NEW YORK, July 16.-word of the
sinking by German U-boats Of the Ley
land line freighter sylvanian. steam
ship Of 1858 tons gross. bound in ballast
from Liverpool to this port, and Of the
steamer koto. 6.1S2 tons gross, Of the
chester service. was received hero today
In marine insurance circles The sinkings
were reported to have occurred last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
Germans Frandcally Rushing Up
Troops by Land and Sea
From Other Fronts.
KORNILOFF HAS TAKEN DOLINA;
MEANS GAIN OF 80 MILES
Savs Seize 36643 Prisoners in Two Weeks Hundreds
Of Guns Of Various Character Are Lost by Teutons
During Their Retreat.

The whole Russian front from the Gulf of Riga Rumana
reported official dispatches today from Petrograd
embassy be alive with The
rushing from the Italian
tirely rearranging their positions
On the northern 'front.' Riga German reinorcements are
rushing transport On the Lemberg the troops
being shifted back and forth by heavy
prevent further advance by Gen Kono On the south
Capathans are said to be in full fight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16

The steamer was owned by the Stand
ard Commercial Steamship Corporation.
Is Whitehall street. New York. She
was sunk by torpedo from subma-
rine.
Those killed were E. J. Farrell of New
Jersey and two aliens named Van
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16

Wyke and Anderson Five men were
injured by fire from an explosion OF
petroleum cargo. Three were aliens
The two naval sailors hurt were Hugh
Donnelly and George Wilson.
All survivors have been landed and
the injured taken to hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
Americans Win Military Medals.

LONDON, July licking George has
bravery in the field on three membsrs
of the American Legion of the Cana
dian forces. The men are Lance Corn.
T. B. Dick of Boston and Sergt. II. Har-
New England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
Reichstag Leaders
Peace Resolution to
Remains Unchanged

the Berliner Tageblatt, reichstag party
leaders, after they had been received by
Marshal Hindenburg and Gen. Ludendor,sr.
held a conference in the reichstag build
ings and decided to maintain the terms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
FOUR LARGE GERMAN U-BOATS
DESTROYED BY u. S. WARSHIPS
Convoys of First Installment of American
Troops to France Successfully Battle
Submarines, Says Teutonic Report.


LONDON July 16-Four Of the largest
submarines destroyed by American warshps which
conveying nstalmen
ing report from German dispatch
Rome agency forwarded by Central
News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
DEBATE NEARS END
ON FOOD CONTROL
Senate Starts In on Its Fifth
and Perhaps Final Weeks
Consideration.
MAY TAKE VOTE SATURDAY

The Senate today entered upon its
fifth and probably final week of con-
sideration of the administration food
control bill. while the leaders conferred
in further effort to perfect the meas
ure In such way as to meet the wish
es Of President Wilson and to insure
its passage.
Under it's agreement the Senate will
vote on the bill Saturday. and then the
measure will be rushed to conference,
where an early agreement is looked
for, SO that the legislation may be en-
acted before August 1.
Senate leaders today considered drafts
OF proposed changes designed to com
promise the chief points In dispute in
the Gore substitute. namely. the proyi-
sions restricting federal authority and
providing for a food board instead of
Il single administrator. Administra-
ton leaders are opposed to these pro
visions. fight may also come over
the question of government control
over steel. iron. cotton and other
products.
1t is believed that in the end legtsla-
tion will be worked out limiting gov
ernment control. but with substantial
regulatory powers, to food. feed and
fuel. Debate on the food bill was
resumed in the Senate with prospects
of voting on amendments being begun
during the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
AMERICAN LOSES HIS LIFE.
WHEN u. S. SHIP IS SUNK

Sinking of the American steamer Grace and the killing
of them American and the injury members o
the naval armed guard announced today by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16

The German reinforcement of the
Riga front by transport is understood
here to be for German counter Of
fensive as a diversion to the severe
Russian attacks farther south. This
has been long threatened. and it is
thought now that Gen. Won Moedre. In
command there. has been given orders
to go ahead.
Dispatches report that the Russian
Baltic fleet is in splendid condition and
capable of meeting any naval offensive
in that quarter.
Forme. Deputy onipko of the first
duma, the commissaire Of the feet, has
Just made long report to Minister of
War Kerensky saying that the ships
are in fine shape. the men enthusiastic
for action and the land forts well
equipped
Teutonic Flank Threatened.
On the Lemberg front tho left flank
Of the Austro-German army defending
that city is stated to be seriously
threatened, with the result that the en-
cmy Is rushing men back and forth in
heavy automobiles in order to support
the weakened wing Gen. ~Korniloff, in
taking the town of Kalusz, made a
very serious strategical threat against
the question remains as to whether he
may not complete 1t with serious re-
suits to the Germans.
Australians "Flee in Panic"
On the Carpathian front the Austrians
are said to be fleeing in panic" stop
ping only where occasional steep hills
give them rest. Gen. Trosdansky, in
command Of the Russians there, is said
to be pressing vigorously forward on
the heels of the retreating foe, and to
be overcoming the rear guards left
among the natural barriers.
The Cossacks apparently have been
able to keep up their dashing tactics.
This is indicated by a report from
Petrograd through Rome today that
the town of Dolina has been occupied
by Russian forces.
If this announcement proves accu-
rate 1t means an advance of more than
thirty miles for the Russians since
the opening of the drive south of the
Dniester week ago. The official re-
ports have placed them nearly two
thirds Of this distance from their start
ing point, as Kalusz. taken by kor-
nilof's troops last week. Is some .wen-
ty miles from Stanislau, which vir-
tually was their place of departure.
At Kalusz the Russians were esta b.
1ished on the westernly bank OF tho
Lomnica, whence the Austrtans had Tot
been able to drive them, although heavy
attacks had been launched in the At
tempt. Tho route thence to Dolina lies
along the Stanislau-Stry3 railwaJ line.
An advance here means considerable
progress in the movement now under
way, intended to throw Gen. Won
Boehm- -Ermollfs army back against the
arpathians. The Rome reports. indeed.
declare that this already has been ac-
complished.
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Farmers Council Urges Haste.

A letter urging that action be has
tened on President Wilson's food con-
troll bill has been sent to every senator
by ]. w. Shorthill. secretary of the Ma
tional Council of Farmers Cooperative
Associations. in which 100000 grain
farmers hold membership.
Grain growers are ready for food
control" said the letter. who Is
afraid to place the products of his
labor or his genius in the hands of our
President when winning this war
makes it necessary? Who Is afraid to
permit our government to control the
product of his labor or his genius in
order that ruinous speculation In that
product may be curbed? Certainly not
the grain growers Of this country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
To ACT PROMPTLY
ON D. c. VACANCY
President Already Considering
Possible Successor to District
Commissioner Newman.
TASK OF Mr.. BR0WNL0W

President Wilson has already given
serious consideration to who should be
appointed Commissioner Of the District
of Columbia to succeed Oliver p. New
man, it Is learned today, and will be pre-
pared to make the appointment promptly
when Mr. Newman tenders his resigna-
ton.
This appointment will probably not
he made until sometime in September
The entire question is predicated on
whether Mr. Newman, who is now in
the 1st Battery of Field Artillery OF the
Reserve officers Training Regiment No.
8. at Fort Myer, gets commission as
a reserve officer
Officers in charge of the training
camp can give no intirpation as to
whether or not Mr.. Newman will be
recommended for commission in the
line or for some other military service
such as in the Quartermaster Corps. or
training camp, in n cantonment or with
the b:g draft army.
To one who has been watching the
work at the camp daily. who has heard
comments Of the regular army officers
acting as instructors. and who has
watched the opportunities that have
been given Mr.. Newman to demonstrate
his ability to handle the battery, it
seems reasonably certain that he will
get a commission. Mr.. Newman has
improved wonderfully physically while
in camp and now seems At for any
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
Is on Three-Month Leave.

At present Mr.. Newman is on three
months leave granted him by President
wilson to attend the training camp
When the leave expires he will go back
stay on the job until he is called into
active service by the War Department.
The list of appointments for commits
sions as reserve officers is to be sent
by Capt Conrad S. Babcock. the adju-
tant, to the Eastern Department on Au-
gust :, and from there will be trans
mitted to the War Department. This
list will probably not be made public
until the close of the camp on Au-
gust II.
be among those who are to get COM
missions. that will mean he is to be
a reserve officer, and is available for
service. Until he is called into active
District Commissioner. During that
period he will be busy with organiz-
ing a half dozen details Of District bus
mess in which he is particularly In
terested, and in instituting couple of
innovations that will be of consider
able public Importance. He will also
Continued on Seventeenth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
Dolina Is Occupied.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 1s.-The occupation
by the Russians of the Galician town
of Dolina is reported in a Petrograd
dispatch to the Idea Nazionale of Rome
as quoted in Central News dispatch
from that city. The Austrian army of
Gen. Boehm- -ErmolH is said to have
been thrown back on the Carpathians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
1000 Austrians Captured.

Attacks Saturday by Russian troops
in the Lodiziany region, southwest Of
Kalusz. in eastern Galicia, resulted in
the Austrians losing their positions.
1000 men In prisoners and a number of
guns. the. war office announced Sunday.
Elsewhere the Russians held their
ground against attacks and took more
than 500 additional prisoners. The text
of the statement reads:
western front: On the Lower Iom-
MICA artillery fire has taken place
Southwest of kalusz the enemy
several times attacked our troops,
which were occupying the Dobrovdiany-
Novica front. All the attacks were re-
pulsed. AS q result Of the battles in
this region we captured sixteen officers
and more than 500 of the rank and
file.
I'm the region of Lodziany eighteen
miles southwest Of Kalusz). as the
dnal result OF a series of stubborn
attacks. our troops have driven the
Austrians from their positions and
have taken more than 1000 prisoners
and number Of guns.
Enemy Conducts Offensive.
AT the crossing of the river Lomnica
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Mr.. Hoover Glad to See Them.

when talked to Mr.. Hoover he told
me he would be glad to see them any
time, Cor he said 1t was the thought of
such women that sustained him in the
fight he is making. He said If the food
bill passed he meant to see to it that
these women could buy full weight bread
at a reasonable price.
''There is no inspection system in their
neighborhoods. The food they buy is
short weight and Is adulterated. They
cannot get good milk. For the most part
they cannot get milk at all.
"Now 1t is these people who are to
bear the brunt of this war. 1t is these
mothers who are asked to give their sons,
and the least we can do is to see that
their other children do not starve and to
explain to them why they must make
this sacrifice"
AS soon as all the appointments are
definitely made Miss Todd will return to
New York and bring back with her the
women who will tell their own story of
the bread riots, and the reasons for the
meetings on the East
Side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
WEATHER

Fair tonight and probably tomorrow;
continued warm.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 2 pm: Highest. Sc. at pm. to-
day; lowest. 72. at am. today.
Full report on page IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16
Enemy Conducts Offensive.

AT the crossing of the river Lomnica
near Perehinsko, the enemy IL con-
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Letter From Mr.. Newman.

Following the address COMMISSIONS
Brownlow read letter from Commits
sioner Newman. who expressed regret at
not being present. He bade godspeed to
Col Kutz and extended welcome to
Gen. Knight
Col Kutz. who spoke next. said he was
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
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Huge Toll of Prisoners.

PETROGRAD, July 1s.-The Russians
yesterday captured sixteen officers and
900 Austro-Germans in the fighting In
eastern Galicia. says the official state
ment issued today by the Russian war
department The Russians also took
a number of machine guns.
From July 1 to July 13. the statement
says. S34 officers and $500 men were
captured by the Russians. Gen. Brus-
siloff's forces also captured ninety
three heavy and light guns. twenty
eight trench mortars. 403 machine
guns. forty three mine throwers. forty
five bomb mortars, three fire throwers,
two airplanes and much equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16

This. in the ultimate analysis. prob
ably was one of the chief considera-
tions impelling the emperor to accept
the resignation of a personally SYM
pathetic statesman, who. according to
verwaerts in his political obituary.
meant well feebly; whose wish was to
conduct the war as defensive strug-
gle and prevent its extension to new
enemies. but who yielded to forces
stronger in purpose than himself and
who wanted to base his policy upon the
road basis of democracy. but who
lacked energy and force to draw the
conclusions therefrom"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-16

Continued on Seventeenth Page)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-15

the city no detail has been too small
for him to undertake and no task too
large. He has been the constant
friend of newly councilmen
and u general source of information
for everybody connected with the
city government. "If you. hon't
know. ask Miller" has been O say
ing about city offices that has spread
to other parts of the state, particu-
larly among members of the Third
Glass City League who for years
have been accustomed to write him
concerning the Interpretation of
knotty points of municipal law and
to help them solve difficult city gov
ernmental questions. There are few
in Pennsylvania who are so we'll
versed in city law and municipal af-
fairs as Mayor Miller. He is strong
believer in the future of Harris
burg and was one of the first to urge
the great improvement campaigns
that have since transformed the city
He has at all times placed the ad-
vantage of the city before all other
considerations in council and has
done much personally for the ad-
vancement of good municipal gov
ernment both here and throughout
the state.
Mr.. Miller was in poor health for
some years, but recently has shown
decided Improvement and enters up
on his new duties as the elimination
of a lifelong ambition He has a
summer home at Mt. Gretna. but
has been so persistent in his duties
to the city that it has not infrequent-
ly happened that council has been
compelled to order him to take
a vacation in order that he might
enjoy for a time the restful infiu-
fluences of his Gretna place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-15
CITY CLERK MILLER
is ELECTED MAYOR
CONTINUED From First Pagel

san than has been the case In any
election since the Clark act went into
effect.
Mr.. Miller is the son of Francis
Xavier Miller. familiarly known as
*" a native of Switzerland, who
came to America in his Younger
days and lived in Harrisburg until
his death in 1875. The new mayor
was born in Fourth street, opposite
the site of Zion Lutheran Church,
June 2S, 1850, and received his early
education in the public schools of
the city, afterward preparing at the
Harrisburg Academy for a course
at st. Charles Boromeo College,
Howard county, Maryland, from
which he was graduated with honors
in the class of 1871.
Mr.. Miller was apprenticed to
learn the tarde of printer in 1867,
with George Berg:ier, in whose en-
ploy he remained Tor nearly twenty
years. He was appointed foreman
of the HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
composing room in 1881 and filed
that position very creditably until
1885 when he resigned in order to
take his seat in the Legislature, to
which he had been elected on the
Republican ticket to represent the
city district. He afterward engag-
ed in the carpet cleaning business
with much success and continued
in that line until elected clerk of
common council in 1891 and after
ward to city clerk, being the first to
serve in that capacity in Harris
burg. Mr.. Miller has been city clerk
continuously since that time, being
reelected year after year, in most
instances without opposition and by
the unanimous choice of council.
Mayor Miller was a member of
common council from 1880 to 1883
and president of that body in 1882.
lie was elected to select council in
1888 and served until his resignation
January 81, 1884, to take his seat in
legislature. He was again elected to
common council in 1888 and served
also in 1889.
Mayor Miller's wife, who was Miss
Rebecca Mauger, died in 1906. He
has two daughters.
The new mayor is a general IA
vorite. During his long service to