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Greeted by Committee.

The mission arrived at the House of
Representatives promptly at 1880. the
hour set for their reception. The House,
which met at noon, had gone into recess
to arrange for the gathering, and the
Speaker had appointed committee to
receive the guests. The committee was
composed of Representatives Flood, Nir-
ginia; Linthicum. Md: Goodwin, Arkan-
sas; Temple, Pennsylvania; Foss. Illi-
nois; Stedman. North Carolina, and
Cooper of Wisconsin.
When the committee appeared escort
ing the members of the mission and the
American attaches who have been as
signed to travel with the mission. the
House applauded vigorously, the well
known high pitched rebel yelf' being
heard above the hand-clapping.
Niscount Ishii and Admiral Takeshita
mounted the rostrum with Speaker
Clark.
After the hand clapping and cheering
had subsided the Speaker said:
Japan is one of the oldest countries
in the world and yet it is the very
newest of the great powers of the
world. The history of Japan extends
back into the twilight OF fate. In
ancient times they selected seven things
that they denominated the wonders of
the world. Nearly all of them have
gone. The historians of the time in
which we live will rank the remarkable
and astounding progress of the power
of Japan as one of the seven wonders
of these times
THE Empire of Japan is our western
neighbor. They hold enc side of the
Pacific and we hold the other and
every right thinking man in the Empire
of Japan and the Republic of the United
States hopes that peace and amity and
friendly relations will always prevail
among these two great powers
within the last few months we have
had visiting commissions from Great
Britain, France, Belgium, Italy and
Russia, and now we have the Japanese
commission, and I present to this mag
nificent audience Viscount Ishii from
Japan"
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Planners of Peace Congress
TO I1Uite President Wilson
Conference is Being Actively, Though Secret
ly, Arranged for by SUedish Society.

yet been fixed. though the meeting
probably will be held some time this
month. The preliminary peace con
gress, which. of course, has no connec-
ton with that of the socialists, will
plan for the big gathering. which is
likely to be called for the last month
of this year or for January or Febru-
ary.
American delegates will have time to
attend the first congress, though they
will be welcome if they are able to
come, saysf Herr Sandstad. The aims
of the congress as expounded to me
seem to be vague. The intention, ap-
parent1y. is to succeed where the So
cialists have failed, at least the peace
society considers that they have failed
Those planning the congress want to
hasten peace at any price very much
on the lines of the former Ford effort
The basic idea seems to be to urge the
selection of some of the really solid and
representative citizens of every coun-
try to attend, though critics here Won
ests of humanity from importing men
like Mayor Thompson and Louis p.
Lochner.
Movement Backed by Archbishop.
Still the organization seems to mean
business. The archbishop of all Sweden,
DIR. Soderblom of Upsala, is one of the
He has recently been associating him.
self more and more with the peace ad-
vocates. A week ago yesterday he
preached Il notable peace sermon in
Stockholm. Mayor Lipdhagen of this
city, who is a prominent thinner
waldist, is enthusiastic for the con-
gress. Let US especially have lots of
women come" he declares
Ira Nelson Morris. the American min
lister to Sweden, told me this mornin g
that my intimation was the first he had
received about the congress. He de-
clared that no attempts to approac ch
President Wilson or other prominent
Americans through the legation had
been made, nor had any effort been
made to ascertain the State Depart
ments probable attitude toward appli-
cants for passports. The legation, he
said, had as yet no knowledge that
any American women intended to at
tend the woman's international confer
ence which a Swedish committee Of If
teen is planning.
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BAKER AND CROz|ER
GIVE SHELL FACTS
Apparently Satisfy Senators as
to Defects in Ammunition
Sent Pershing.
DEPARTMENT QUICK TO ACT

Secretary Baker and Brig. Gen Crozier
apparently satisfied the Senate military
committee today as to the facts OF the
defective ammunition supplied the Pershing
expedition and as to steps taken by the
War Department to obviate future diffi-
culties of similar character.
Both the Secretary and the chief or
dnance officer agreed, however, that in
the circumstances more or less trouble
may be apprehended in many branches
of supply and armament, and the hope
was expressed that the vigilance of officers
will detect it before harm is done.
In this case it was explained that 1t
would not be reasonable to say that the
trouble could have been obviated, al
though now that its source is found re-
currence will be prevented. 1t was said
that there was no precedent in chemical
experience for the result which follow
ed the use of certain ingredients, and TO
that extent it was not reasonable to ex-
pect that 1t could have been avoided.
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Absolves Outside Influences.

Gen. Crozier also expressed the be-
lief that outside influences were in no
way responsible for the defect In the
ammunition. Figures showing the
number of rifles now being manufac-
tured in this country for the use of
American troops were furnished to the
committee by the head of the ordnance
department. who added, however, that
ing camps before it was possible to
furnish them with a gun. Asked if it
was believed among Army officers that
the Enfield rifle. with which our troops
are to be equipped, is equal OF the rife
now in use, Gen. Crozier replied that
it was not.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Work of the Lsncal Boards.

Figures obtained from Local boards
today showed that 1.429 men have been
accepted for the Districts quota Out
of the number Of 4,o7o called 3,6l3 have
been examined. Reflections have num-
bered 2,175. Cases pending number 2o1.
Detailed figures follow:
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Reports Army Fought Bravely.

The Petrograd morning papers agree
on the gravity of the situation created
by the fall of Riga. the only bright fea-
ture in which is report from the com
mlSSary or the northern army to the
council of deputies which declares that
the army fought valiantly, although
overwhelmed by the enemy's heavy ar
tillery and gases, and, although com
PEELED to retreat, preserved its fighting
spirit.
Most OF the newspapers are of the
opinion that the fall of Riga in i,se1f
does not threaten Petrograd. For such
an operation,' says the Rech, Won Hin
denburs has on the north front only
seven corps. The Rech sharply criti-
eises the left and the council of depu-
ties for opposing the restoration of
capital punishment at the rear.
1t is not believed that the southern
section of the Dvina front between
Dvinsh and Friedrichstadt. is threat
east of Riga me
Boris Savinkoff, assistant minister of
war. says that measures are beinp
taken to halt The German advance hui
Inat IL is not possible yet to state the
position OF the new defensive line
Calls for a Dictator.
The Russkia VOLTA expresses fe,-
that the next German operations will
be against Minsk. Rigas fall, declares
the paper, is the last warning The
Novoe Nremya echoes this sentiment
declaring that the army must be re-
organized at once. 1t adds:
The enemy is marching on Petro-
grad. A revolutionary dictatorship is
necessary, to which. if an iron hand
were Immediately shown. ali Russia
would submit"
1Zvestiya. the organ of the council
OF deputies, interprets the fall of RIGA
as meaning that to obtain ,feace Pnssi.,
must appeal to the people, for the Ger
man emperor can deal only with arma
in his hand.
At a meeting Of the council of dep
uties one speaker declared that the
loss OF the Riga front was = new bIow
to the revolution. as the monarchists s
would exploit this misfortune for the
purposes Of agitation
The Bolsheviki do not conceal their
satisfaction at the fall of Riga. a srna II
group of this faction demonstratinp
outside the headquarters of the general
staff, cheering ard declaring that a
German victory was welcome as il
would bring peace. The Bolsheyiki
organ. Novaia ZhiZn, says that Riga
is a fresh warning to the government
TO accelerate a congress for the re-
consideration of the treaties between
he al ~ 80
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Germans Used Gas Shells.

The first refugees from Riga arrived
here yesterday and gave dramatic
description Of their last hours in the city
before the German occupation. The first
shells were fired from the direction of
Uxkull and fell early Sunday morning.
causing numerous fires and spreading
clouds Of suffocating gases. The people
rushed into the streets, many only partly
dressed. and there was a general panic
to reach the railroad station, which
seemed to be the enemys chief target
This panic resulted in heavy losses ac-
cording to Nechernee Vremya. which de-
clareS that several thousand were lost.
The next night after midnight Yep
pelin appeared over the city and in the
rays of it's searchlight citizens might
be seen fleeing. The Zeppelin dropped
many bombs some emitting gases
These bombs were aimed chiefly at
Moscow. a. suburb of Riga. Shelling
with big projectiles from the direction
of Uxkull was resumed early in the
evening, one shell falling in a moving
picture hall. causing losses, and another
exploding in the Hotel Suvoroff The
last train which left for Petrograd was
heavily shelled. A great many build
ings in Riga, according to the refugees,
were destroyed.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
All Ammunition Being Examined.

Since the first reports were-received
by the ordnance department an exami-
nation of all ammunition made at the
Frankford arsenal has been started.
and according to Gen. Crozier. head of
the department no harm except from
the loss of labor has resulted.
Gen. Crozier said that about one-third
of the small arms ammunition sent to
France to be used by the American troops
was made at Frankford arsenal, but it
would be easy to segregate it from the
rest as the place of manufacture is desig-
mated on each container. Asked if the
ammunition under suspicion would be a
total loss Gen. Crozier replied that 1t
would not be, for it could be used in
practice firing. provided those using it ex-
ercised care in handling.
The formula used at the government
arsenal up to the time the defect was
found is not enerally used by private
manufacturers, it developed at the
hearing. but good results had always
been obtained and ordnance department
officials saw no occasion to change the
method. Senator Hitchcock attempte ed
to ascertain if a chemical analysis
would not have brought out the pres
ence of bromate prior to the manufac-
ture. but it was testified that there was
no precedent for suspecting it's pres
ence. hence no experiments were made
until after repeated complaints had
resulted in a more extended test being
conducted.
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Warns of Intrigue.

Niscount Ishii then delivered his mes
sage to the House of Represents tives.
He pledged the friendship of Japan
and warned America to be on guard
against internal enemies who are try
ing to spread discord between the two
countries. He said:
Il thank you most sincerely for this
gracious reception. The rare oppor-
tuntty thus afforded to me is deeply
appreciated throughout the nation l
have the honor to represent. l bring a
message. borne by US across an ocean
and a continent, from the emperor and
the people of our beloved island, set in
the far eastern Pacific, to the President
of the United States and to you, the
representatives of the greatest republic
on earth. today a potent factor in the
most stupendous and. we must believe
the final struggle for liberty through
out the world.
our message reiterates an assurance
Of unchanged sincerity of friendship
well understood by the people of the
United States. but it is message
which has never found opportunity
such as this for delivery. Your courte-
Gus permission for US to occupy a place
on this historic rostrum and to speak
within the hearing, in fact, of the
hundred millions of people of the
United States of America carries with
II Il forceful manifestation OF the senti-
ment which we believe the United
States entertain toward my country.
I'VE wwould not have Travelled 10000
miles merely TO repeat what must have
sufficiently impressed itself upon you.
but that within the last few months
a new day has dawned-a- day well
coined indeed by us. II follows upon
another when you. with magnificent
forhearance. endured great wrongs and
outrages in the hope that recourse to
e, y I,t ha
day in which you bore the pitiless
cruelty of the willful aggressor Of all
human rights-bore it bravely and
with fortitude until the star of. hope
vanished and liberation ceased to be
q virtue. Then. in the dawning of this
day. you arose and threw your mighty
forces into the balance against the
wrong in favor of the right
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Department Acted Promptly.

It was shown that the War Depart
ment acted promptly to correct the
trouble when it was found and to make
public it's action. There was no sug-
gestion at today's hearing of any ul-
terror attempts purposely to damage
the ammunition
The Secretary of War explained that
the trouble was caused by the presence
of small quantities of potassium bro
mate in the manufacture of primers for
rifle cartridges anu this in connection
with the presence of free sulphur
caused a gradual deterioration to re-
suit. Such defects, Secretary Baker
said, could not have been ascertained
discovered, 1t can be prevented.
Chairman Chamberlain asked why 1t
was that although the defect was
found in May, a warning was not sent
to Gen. Pershing's expeditionary force
until August. Secretary Baker replied
that the first complaint came from the
Navy Department, and nothing was
known regarding the extent of the
trouble until an investigation could. be
made. Replying to a question whatrer
any complaints had been received ram
the American Army in France. the sec
re +ary said that, as far as he k ew,
none had reached his department.
Replying to questions regarding
whether the allies have had similar
experience, the Secretary said he did
not know. but that on every battle
field much defective ammunition is al
ways found.
Evening star., 1917-09-05
Civilian Population Being Re-
moved From an Area OF
About 200 Square Miles.
LANDS MAY BE FLOODED
AS THE TEUT0Ns RETIRE
Territory Under Constant Bombard--
ment From Gen. Haig's Big Guns.
German Attacks in Vain.

On the Franco British front the Brit
ish hail of shells being dropped upon the
German lines In Flanders is causing the
Germans to contemplate abandoning a
wide expanse OF territory there now be-
ing swept by Gen. Haig's big guns and
those of the French cooperating with
Kim in the Belgian campaign.
The launching of the next entente
push here is apparently imminent and as
. measure of preparation the Germans
are reported to be removing the civilian
population of q district extending twelve
miles or more to the east of the present
front in west Flanders as far as the
Thourout- -Courtrai line, embracing an
area of some 200 square miles.
One theory advanced for the reported
evacuation is that the German COM
mand. dreading the effect of the next
drive. is preparing to flood the lowlands
by diverting the water from the River
Scheldt, thus blocking allied progress.
Another supposition is that the Ger
mans. lacking the men to hold the
present lines firmly enough. are pre-
pairing for another strategic retreat"
Evacuating Western Flanders.
PARIS, September 5.-A dispatch to the
Havas Agency from Hazebrouck, says:
Western Flanders is being evacuated as
far as the line of Courtrai-Thourout (this
line running to the east respectively of
Ypres and Dixmude). 1t was learned yes
for at Ghent, large numbers of them ar
irving from Roulers northeast of Ypres).
which the English are bombarding cease
lessly.
The population of Courtrai have been
authorized by the German military Off
cials to leave if they desire. and a major
ity of them have departed Refugees from
northern France and Flanders are going
to Limbourg."
Evening star., 1917-09-05
WEATHER.

Fair tonight; tomorrow increasing
cloudiness and warmer.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
beginning 2 pm. yesterday: Highest, IS.
at ESQ pm. yesterday; lowest. 81, at $50
am. today.
Full report on page 16.
Evening star., 1917-09-05

Sworn Net Circulation. Month of August,
1917. Daily Average. s7.52s, Sunday. $3.50
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Member Of the Associated Press

The Associated Press IL exclusively entitled
to the use for republication Of all news credited
to II rot otherwise credited in this paper and
also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special dispatches
herein also reserved.
Evening star., 1917-09-05

T'trs.1.oe4 4,o7o s.e1s 1929 2.175 (.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
TRAINING MEN TO DO UNCLE
SANS NAVAL FIGHTING

swept harb"r of Lake Michigan. below
the wooded bluffs Of the reservation
are United States navy war>hipS
aboard which IA" men get som" Of
their training. For the lri>ur" hours
The dinpIing waters of IA" LAX" in
yi,"S rh" more hardy to battle.
Then there are organized athletics.
under Tho >up"rN i>iun 81 It naval OIL
Ger. Regular track meets. boxing
bouts and baseball games "r" held.
Also there is - gymnasium and II fuzzy
equipped library To occupy the time.
Earn Money on Side.
Many of the men earn money other
than their pay 10y doing odd jobs for
their fellows There j. Il letter writer
who for small sum Will writ" u
descriptive letter To Il parent or Il
burning love letter tu a young woman
for Il mate Who finds IL less easy to
EXPRESS himself over I'm Camp Paul
Jones j. "a tented barber shop In which
several BARRIERS are kept busy >CraplnG
the faces Uf their comrades. Along
side IL >hor-Nhining 'parl"r and
nearby Is Il cleaning and pressing e>-
adjustment: all Of them do good busl-
ness for among the first things re-
cruit i taught are neaIurss and per
~onal cleanliness.
Nor do The men want for II woman
interest. Mr.. Moretr, wife of the
cuuinandauI herself the mother OF
three small sons. tries to take moth
crly interest in every mnn in the sta
ZION. As president Of the Great Lakes
auxiliary Of the Navy Relief society.
She has direction at the caring for I'll"
needy families in the middle West "f
officers and enlisted men or the navy
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-30

complexion. just pink and white. But
you'll see her ut dinner. And | warn
YOU. John. don't you dare Ia fall in
love with her"
Johns smile this time WAS rather
more weary than quiZ2ical. lie was u
man of about thirty-1iVc. with clear
cut strong face. not handsome but
wholesome and reliable. He leaned
back i'm his chair. and said i'll bored
way: Elsie. I'm just about as urea
of hearing that advic" "a you must
Toe of giving it. Anyone would think
| WIS about the most susceptible boob
on earth.
oh, no. John: its just h"cauS"
you're not susceptible that I'm afraid
It would 90 hard with you if You did
fall IN love. You see. you're no longer
boy, and the measles always are IL
bit dangerous with groWn-upS."
Don't worry" was Bayard'> laconic
response.
Perhaps if Mrs. Warren had not
been 50 anxious about it, the very
happcncd. But She saw 10y Monday
morning it had. When Ter brother
started for the train. he Announced
that he intended To be- out again the
following Saturday. This was 50 un-
expected and unhcard of. Johns visits
/ generally being weeks, and even
/ months apart. that Mrs. Warren al
/ once OWNED the cause. Her first i'm
! pulse was To dismiss Miss T0rSky But
/ no. that was not to be thought IF
/ so finely. and. besides. If John had
! fallen in love with the girl nothing oI
/ earth would stop him. So Mrs. War
/ rem decided she must let matters take
/ their course.
Sophie TOrSky. on her part, seemed
/ quite obliviouS 10 the fact that >h,
was storm center. Perhaps Sh,
talked little more than usual whrI
Bayard came; but that may havr h-cr
/ because the ideas he expressed ca'Ict
out quick response Of her own
She was well informed AMI had al
. original thought which ";,lI" ouj i'm :
kind Of fearlcSSnc>S which d"li-l,r,
8ayard and eggci him uu. Sh" ,rpIpr,
different from any other WuIHun !,
him. Perhaps she was and perhaps /
was only something different ia lin
that found response in her.
When Mrs. Warren discovered tina
her opposition would effect nothing
she wisely determined Ia make the hes
of Il. After all. her brothers happi
nesu was the important thing. and Sh
had no fault to lind with Miss TOrsky
20 COR her brothers sake She decide
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
Story From Holland Says Uklans
Were Sent to Shoot Them
Down.
Beg FOOD At DUTCH BORDER
Weary of War and Depressed by Hun
ger They No Longer Believe in
German Victory, but Are
Eager for Peace.
BY w. J. L. kIEHL.
Especial Correspondence Of the Chica
H.llr

Especial Correspondence OF the Chicago
DAILY News.D
The Hague IIolland.-On the south
prn border of Holland descrtIOng from
the German army occur on large
scale nowadays. At first it wax only II
single soldier here and there. then they
camc 10y tlrccS and tive>. later in
groups of ten and twenty. but now a.
many rs seventy and eighty come in at
IL time. \ few days ago II little army
tried to dcScrt-Somc 800 In 600 men,
mostly fuSilcerS. marines and land
SturmcrS.
The Dutch report says that they at
tcmntcd To cross near CadSand. but the
German military authorities got wind
of il. and 200 UhlanS with two machine
guns were dispatched from BrugeS In
head them back. A formal battle ragged
between the two forces; it was viewed
from Holland The machine guns got
in their deadly work. and almost all
the wuuld-bc dcSprters We're either
Killed or captured only eight wounded
men succeeded in reaching Dutch soil
and safety.
Every fresh arrival, dcScrter or es'
capped prisoner. tells the same story OF
famine conditions in Belgium and Ger
many. and depression among the sol
dicrS. who dread being sent To IN,
front. They no longer believe in Ger
man victory. but are eager for peace
/ only one escaped prisoner had Il diff
/ ferCnt story Ia tell. and that man was
/ Il Russian general who arrived il
/ MaaStricht accompanied 10y two Ger
nam flight li"utrnautS" who had rs
/ capped with him.
This general believed the Germans
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
THE NEW
GOVERNESS
By Katherine Howe


:: :.
tCopyrlgit. 1917. By W. q. Chapman
Mr., Warren Wa. delighted wiki Tho
new .nvrrnrSS. Elsie and Jack were
certainly not the easiest proposition L"
handle. Jack. the eldest. boy 81 nIhr
years. WAS ~clf-willed and h"t tenn
ppred. and Elsie. TWO years his JUNIOR
was obstinate and both were '"IN'a-
rrably spoiled. \ succession "l GOV
erneSSrS had come and gone IN various
states Of dissatisfaction or disgust. ="
when The hluc-cycd, Soft-Spokch niue
Russian applied for the position Mrs.
Warren caught at her as drowning
man does at Il straw.
sophie TurSky had gentle. w"ll-hr"d
manners and her French was ire
pruachahIr. ana Mrs. Warren reasoned
that if th" children got only Smat-
trring of these TWO dcsirahl" accom-
pliShmruts il was better than stat"
Of complete ignorance.
A. WAS 10 be expected Their" w"r" az
first. for ~" or thrcr days. FAINT
room. hut after that things moved with
surprising >mouthncSS. Mrs. Warren
was so surprised she determined Ia
seq how il was done" She found that
Miss TorSky had love, pati"nc" and
firmneSS. She seemed 10 love III" chll'
drpn. and had gained their confidence"
III seems almost too good Ia ht
true" said Mrs. Warren Ia her brother
one evening when ne had run down Il
the country for weekend with her
why. its wonderful, the way >h,
manages those children.
John Bayard looked al his sister
with II quizzicaI smile. III" felt like
saying that I'm face of the fact thai
they had never been managed at all
something like judiCi"uS effort il
that direction was very likely 10 pro
/ ducr good results
"Shc'S rather pretty. too went ~
Mrs. Warren. "Shc has the lovclic>