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Evening star., 1917-12-02
ROMANOFF KIN DOUBTS
MISS TATIANA'S U. S. TRIr!
Cablegram to The Sunday Star an4
New York World. Copyright. 1917.

Cablegram to The Sunday Star an4
New York World. Copyright. 1917. /.
LONDON. December 1.-The report
that Miss Tatiana Romanoff." eldese
daughter of the deposed Gar Of Russia
recently started for America. is noee
credited here. A relative of her fathsk
said to The Star correspondent: "A
IT doubt the entire story. The czar4
family are deeply devoted to eacex
other, and I cannot believe that she
would desert them to carry on cam I
paign in the United States rejecting on
her father and mother. ,
'If she took to lecturing. which also
is inconceivable to me. 1t would b<
surely to try to vindicate her parents. 4
Nothing is known of the formes
Princess by the Grand Duke Michael
or the Grand Duchess George. he'd
cousins to whom she would naturAliy,
go if she were in England.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
REICHSTAG VOTES CREDIT
OF 5000, 600, 900 MARKS


BY the Associated Press
AMSTERDAM, December 1-Berlin
advices received here today say that
the refchstag has finally adopted a. vote
Of credit of $4,000. 900 900 marks. with
only the Independent socialists voting
in opposition.
Count Won Roedern. secretary Of the
Imperial treasury. announced that the
total yield of the assessed war tax this
year. estimated at 5000, 900 900 marks
was better than estimated in last vesr's
budget This tax and the defense con-
tributions of assessed property taxes
raised during the war will Yield mora
than 5000, ,000. 900 marks.
the federal states and communes a1so
have increased their direct taxes 60
mat an extra amount of about ono =
100000 marks has been raised Cow,
Won Roedern said: uiie
These 5000. 900 900 marks are or,r .
modest part of the actual war exne13d;
ture Our present war taxes baxe
served in the first place to cover Ia,,1
ments OF interest as well as the ~
hclency In direct taxes. and thev bssa
pose."s Aor that pur-
Evening star., 1917-12-02

Another Washington boy. Robert =
Mills of 1874 r street northwest. wh&
gave up his studies at the Universit1
of Illinois to fight for his country. hae
graduated from the School OF Militar5c
Aeronautics. at Princeton. N. J.. and
may soon be in France dropping LEAD,
in the German trenches.
Mills, who is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A
H. Mills. was reared in Washington ana
graduated from Business High Schoo1
in 1911. He was in the High SCHOOL,
Cadets for three years. After complete
ing his High School course, he studE
led geometry and trigonometry at th4
Emerson Institute He then spent two,
years at George Washington Univer>
sity, and had gone to tbs Illinois insti>
tuition when he decided to join the
colors.
Evening star., 1917-12-02

days work: overtime pro rata; actual
minutes to be counted.
1.-The differential for Denver and west
to be maintained
General rules--Article H:
Paragraph ALL minimums to be
preserved in all service. either as to
service conditions or compensation in
every form.
"Paragraph All the above rules.
rates and conditions shall apply to all
persons filling the various positions for
which these Organizations legislate.
Paragraph 3-None Of the rates Of
pay or conditions herein requested to
operate as a reduction in pay or a less
favorable condition.
Paragraph All classes Of service
not herein named. and all special al
lowances made to men named in indi-
vidual schedules. will carry the same
percentage of increase in compensation
as given in through freight service"
Evening star., 1917-12-02
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FRANCE. December 1.-Christmas is
the next red letter day on the calendar
of the American soldiers in France.
There then will be another dinner
which will surpass even Thanksgiving.
judging by plans made for the greater
holiday. All sorts of celebrations will
take place and many Christmas gifts
are expected by the men.
The question whether mother. wife or
sweetheart back there Is going to
send a favorite brand of cigarettes,
good cigars. heavy socks or a sweater
is in the mind OF nearly every soldier
Evening star., 1917-12-02
A WAR OPPORTUNITY FOR
10000 WASHINGTON WOMEN

portion
houses"
caredf q
other
tories hereto formed b men,.
N n .
fund is
Evening star., 1917-12-02
LACK READING MATERIAL,
U. s. Soldiers in France Want More
Papers and Magazines.
BY the Associated Press

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. December 1-omcers Of the
American soldier units in training here
have asked the Associated Press to in
form the American people that thu
soldiers lack reading material
They said that the comparatfveIv
small quantity of magazines and news
papers winch has been arriving is
eagerly read by the men. some OF the
publications passed through dozens OF
readers hands until the pages actually
were In fragments and were thus read
by others
Evening star., 1917-12-02

By the Associated Press.
SAVANNAH. Ga. December New
ton D. Eaker. Secretary Of War. passed
through Savannah this morning. en-
route to Knoxville, where he Is to in
spect Camp Johnston. Asked about
the Russian situation. the Secretary
said:
I'm considering the Russian situa-
tion one must remember that Russia
has lost many men in this war.
"One must also remember the varied
people and the extent of the country.
One could not expect great upheaval
of the government and establishment of
a new one overnight. so to speak.
Il have always believed in the Rus
Evening star., 1917-12-02
POLICE SEEKING CLUEs /
Body of Strangled Infant Found!
Under Vacant House.

Police of the sixth precinct are invsss
tigating the death Of male infant. ap.'
parently only q few hours old, whose
body was found under q vacant house
on New Jersey avenue near e street,
last Tuesday.
A<plumber who went to the house to-
d| repair work discovered the baby's|
b6ody and sent it to the morgue. A cord
was iax1nned about its neck. A corr.
oner'e 5yfx found that death Was due,
to stras skUlation.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Treaty Publication Scored.

AMSTERDAM. December IA mem
orandum expressing indignation at the
publication in Petrograd of treaties
concluded between Russia and the al
lies was presented to the Dutch foreign
minister on Friday by the Russian
charge daffairs here. The memorandum
says that the action of the bolsheviki
government amounts to a shameful
violation by those responsible for the
obli igations entered into" It adds:
News of the attempt by the max
imalists to conclude a separate armis-
tice with the enemy has been received
at the Russian legation here with a
feeling of Indignation and protest,
which the healthy elements Of all Rus
sia undoubtedly share"
Evening star., 1917-12-02
RUSS RIFLE FIRE HALTS
BULGAR FRATERNIZATI0N

PARIS. December 1.-"Eastern thea
ter, November Sour artillery was
active around Monastir: that of the
enemy along the verdar and in the
region of Mont Agneuce. British
aviators bombed the region of Rupel
and the railroad between Drama and
Seres. On the Russian front attempts at
fraternization by the Bulgartans were
repulsed by rifle flre."
Evening star., 1917-12-02
To Demand Sons Custody.
HUSBAND SLAYER GUILTY.
Third Degree Manslaughter Verdict
Against Mrs. Luella Moncrayie.

Luella Moncravie. charged with the
murder of her husband, Henry Mon
cravie. last June, was found guilty of
manslaughter in the third degree by
the jury just before IL o'clock tonight.
The jury recommended that the court
be lenient in passing sentence.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
NAUGHTY NEWPORT MUST
REFORM,SAyS NAVY HEAD
Secretary Daniels "Calls" Command
ant on Vice Conditions In Fab.
ionable Garrison City.

NEWPORT. R l.. December 1@Tho-
moral atmosphere in this city 10 san
unwholesome for young men training
for the Navy. according to Secretary
Daniels of the Navy Department. In q
commandant OF the second naval disc.
trict. the Secretary says:
My latest reports show conditionG'
in Newport are bad. The authorities.
are not giving a wholesome atmosphere;
for young men in training for the NAVY.
At this time the failure of any COM
munity to safeguard young men whe,
are to fight the nations battles cans,
not be condoned. :.
Use every agency to secure cleaner
conditions in Newport"
Sentries Bar Way.
Six months ago, as a result of an in:,
vestigatton by the naval authorities OF
Illegal liquor selling and the existenca'
of Gambling houses and other resortx,,
naval reserve sentries were statfoned'
in front of each of the suspected places
Some Of these places have since been.
closed. while at others the sentries are.
still maintained.
In one instance. which was made the
subject eff report to the Navy Departs :
ment, the proprietor of a place whore 6
sentry was on duty recently applied foe'
and vas given license to sell liquor. it
is alleged.
Declares City Clean. =
Mayor Clark Burdick, In a speech.
closing his campaign for re-election,-
declared tonight that Newport was the
cleanest garrison city in the United
States.
He gave high praise to the caliber Of
the young men of the Navy who are,
stationed here and declared that not.i
withstanding their great increase In
numbers as a result of the war the c1fyk
was still safe place to bring up Q.
family in. ;
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Kaledines' Forces Active.

COPENHAGEN, December IA dis
patch from Haparanda. Sweden. to the
Berlingske Tidende here says that Gen
Kaledines, hetman of the Don Co.'S
sacks. has surrounded Rostov-on-Don
with his troops. Sections of the bolshe-
Wiki council are still staying in that
city. Cen Kaledines has ten Cossack
regiments of cavalry. 10000 Cossack in
fantrymen, nine batteries of field can
non and twenty machine guns.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
GERMANS HOLD Up
ATTACKS IN ITALY
Teutons May Be Waiting on
Heavy Guns Now on
Way to Front.
DIAZ'S MEN CONFIDENT

On the italian front there have been
no further efforts by the Austro-Ger-
man forces to break into the Italian
ifne. The attempt. If one is to be made,
rs apparently awaiting the arrival OF
heavy guns, which are reported on their
way to the front.
Gen. Diaz's armies appear also TO
have been largely reinforced Doth as
regards men and artillery. d ne sec
tor they have been on the aggressive.
probably in an attempt to rectify their
front slightly. according to Berlin.
which reports an attack, declared to
have been futile, on Monte Petrica, In
the hills between the Brenta and the
Piave.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Appeal Against Dukhonin.

Ensign Krylenko. the boIsheviki
commander in chief, in exhortine the
army to support the bolsheviki pro-
gram. urged 1t to mark with your
proclamations of Gen. Dukhonin and
condemnation the lying, hypocritical
his bourgeoise disciples. who have in
trenched themselves at stan head
quarters. and who for eight months
have misled the Russian nation with
false promises Of peace"
Ensign Krylenko declares Gen. Duk-
honin (who refused to relinQuish his
command when the bolsheviki govern
ment ordered Krylenko to supplant
him) an enemy to the nation. and SAYS:
Those who support him. regardless
of their social or party position. shall
be arrested with him.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Intense Artillery Fire.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, December 1.-The official re-
port from general headquarters today
says:
There was no infantry fighting yes
terday The artillery fire continued
with marked intensity along the whole
front, the enemy fire being particularly
violent from Monte Sismel to Monte
Castclgomberto on the Asiago plateau.
Our batteries dispersed assemblies of
troopa here and there and effectively
shelled enemy movments between the
Piave Nnd Piave Eacchfa-
Our airmen were very active Ene-
my campments in the valley of Arten
were bombed. Three enemy machines
were brought down in aerial dueis.
One captive balloon was set afre and
another forced to land"
BERLIN, via London, Deceuber l.
ITALIAN forces on the front between the
Piave and the Brenta attacked Monte
Psrtica yesterday. Army headquarters
IN today's statement announced that the
italian effort failed.
Situation Explained.
By the Associated Press.
ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTHERN ITALY. Friday. Novem-
Der so-A colonel commanding bat
teries along the Asiago front. where
the Austrians and Germans are exert
ing their chief pressure. took the cor
respondent along his lines today and
explained the situation and the action
in progress. From his observation post
At the summit OF the mountains flank
Ing the AsiaGo plateau one could look
down on the shell-torn and deserted
city of Asiago now held by the enemy.
with his lines of intrenchmentS beyond
and his batteries blazing from the
long range of submits extending from
Monte Meletta eastward to the Brenta
river.
It was a most impressive mountain
scene, at an altitude of 5000 feet, with
the clouds lying below instead of
above and the cannonade echoing
through the gorges- The ground was
covered with an inch of snow which
had fallen in the night. and the ponds
formed in shellholes were coated with
three inches of ice.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
TRAINMEN DEMAND
GIGANTIC INCREASE
OF u. S. RAILROADS

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Evening star., 1917-12-02

Norway. Sweden and Switzerland have
decided to acknowledge the receipt Of
the armistice note issue by Leon Trotz-
ky. the bolsheviki foreign minister,
adding to the acknowledgment simply
that they had taken corresponding
steps"
Evening star., 1917-12-02
HIGHER COAL PRICE
TO D. C.. CONSUMER
Continued from First Page.)

(ConUnued from Fist Page:y
eide whether 1t would be worse to add
to the burden OF those who buy coal or
permit workmen to leave the mines
for higher pay elsewhere, thus reduc-
ing the coal output. 1t was evident,
h. said, that the producers were ready
to fight the wage increases If forced to
pay the entire amount themselves.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Men Well Contented.

The men or duty were around camp
fires. looking well and contented. The
and supplies were in good shape.
Some of the men were in tents on
the mountain slopes. others in trenches
and dugouts. while others were in
rough frame barracks which are being
hastily constructed -
Asiago itself presented a desolate spec
tacle in the midst of the fire-swept pla-
teau to which it gives the name with the
Italians On one side and the enemy on the
other. Houses, churches and tall campa-
niles could be seen plainly, but the col
onel said the whole place was in ruins
without a building intact Strong field
glasses showed no sign of life in the town
and no smoke arose from the factories or
residences.
The artillery was heavy and continu-
GUS The colonel said the enemy was
bringing up heavy guns of large caliber
Twenty monster projectiIes had come in
q bunch early in the day. opening great
sraters, which were now frozen ponds.
There had been no infantry advances,
and the colonel was satisfied with the
repulse the enemy had received The
enemy would doubtless attempt another
Of the Italian lines gave assurance that
he would be repulsed again
From Russian Front,
Austrian prisoners who had been
brought in declared that they recently
came from the Russian front The
enemy lines were made up, according
to this officer. of Germans and Aus
TRANS. but there were no Bulgarians
or Turks The wild nature of this coun-
try was shown while the soldiers were
digging their trenches. when they un-
earthed the fossil remains of numer-
Gus mastodons of gigantic dimensions
Along the road leading to the from,
there was increasing activity. with vast
forces of men and material pushed for
ward The correspondent passed bat.
teries OF heavy guns. drawn by trains
tractors and huge stacks of nine and
seventeen inch shells. Infantry was
moving forward. being strung along the
road for three miles This and frequent
evidences OF troops on many roads gave
visible sign of the power being con.
centrated, while on every hand the Off.
GERS and men were confident that the
enemys great drive from the north had
been held, as that from the Piave side
was held.
Evening star., 1917-12-02
RUSSIA TO SPURN
SEPARATE PEACE
AND FIGHT TO END

tcontinued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1917-12-02
Extract From Statement.


pay the entire amount themselves.
Extract From Statement.
The situation in the anthracite indus
try and the factors influencing his de-
were set forth by DIR. Garfield in q let
ter to the President recommending that
the increase be put at 35 cents a ton
The letter, made public last night at
the White House along with the Presi-
dents order. said. in part:
in response to my request, the opera
tors association furnished statements
showing IN detail the tonnage and actual
labor costs since the last wage increase,
May. 1917, and the additional cost per
ton II the increase Of November II is
added. These figures were based upon an
SIS per cent of the total tonnage estimated
for 1917. II the proposed wage increase
becomes effective. the increased cost
placed upon the operators will range from
Is cents per ton to 56 cents per ton. A
small high cost tonnage shows additional
costs per ton as high as 20 cents. The
weighted average OF the above mentioned
tonnage accurately figured is 37.2 cents
producing about 100000 tons. or sub
stantially one-hah Of this years tonnage.
viii be IS cents and upward per ton.
"I. therefore. respectfully recommend
that the prices fixed by your proclama-
ton of August 20, 1917. as modified with
respect to the price of pea coal by my
order Of October !. 1917, be uniformly
increased in the sum of 35 cents per ton
provided. however. that these increases
shall not apply to any coal sold at the
mine under existing contract containing
a provision for an increase for the price
Of coal hereunder. in case Of an In
crease in wages paid to miners.
I'm this connection desire to say that
1t Is my expectation to order the reduc-
ton in anthracite prices which has been
regularly given. beginning April 1. 1918
II desire also to call attention to the
fact that the board Of conciliatfon Gre
ated by the commission appointed by
President Roosevelt in 1902 has per-
formed its tasks 50 acceptably to all
concerned that there is no occasion for
the introduction of an automatic pen.
atty clause as provided in the case of
the bituminous field, nor was the inclu-
sion of any such clause provided for in
the agreement of November II between
the operators and the mine workers"
Evening star., 1917-12-02
BLANCA De SAULLES
WINS QUICK VERDICT

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1917-12-02

fak0.J
will take him back to Chile. her native
land.
At Vina del Mar ('the vineyard of the
sea). as her mothers estate near Santi-
ago Chile, is called. Mrs De Saulles in
tends making her home for the present.
1t was this palatial home which Mrs.
De Saulles left in 1911 to become the wife
Of John L. De Saulles. She was then a
girl of sixteen years.
There were not more than fifty persons,
aside from press representatives and per-
sons connected with the trial. who heard
the announcement of the verdict
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-05-25

zdolal odpedzic i caio do portoW
dotarl.
Rzym, 25. maja. - w ciagu O.
statniego tygodnia blokad ME
mieckich podmorskich Wlochy
straci}y wszystkiego diva okrety
Kopenhaga, 25. maja. - We
wtorek i srode ma Baltyku, ma
Wschod Cd wysp Danii slyszan'
tax gwaitowna kanonade ma mo-
rzu, re domy sic trzesiy ma wys-
pach - jaka i gdzie to byla wal
ka - raporty zadne mic ME 1oro-
sza.
Londyn, - 25. maja. - Ma
Morze Sr6dziemne przyby}a es-
kadra lekkich krazownikow tor
pedowcow japonskich, aby koo--
perowac z Aliantami w zwalcza-
niu nurow niemieckich ma wo-
dach europejskich.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-05-25
INNE TELEGRAMY.
Rio de Ianeiro, 25. maia.

Rio de Janeiro, 25. maja. -
Minister spraw zagranicznyct
Pecanha W Kongresie domaga:
sic otwarcia wszystkich portow
brazylijskich dla okret6w Allan
tow i Sta66w Zjedn. Debata byla
ma temat najblizszego kursu po,
lityki zagranicznej brazylijskiej
komisya odnosna "a przykladem
prezydenta Braza rekomenduje
Iz'bie odwo}anie zasady neutral--
nosci, cabinet prezydent So "a
wypowiedzeniem wojny Menu
com, ktorzy to raczej sarni woj-
ne swiatu calemu wydaja, provo
kujac wszystkich neutralnych.
Prasa rowniez przemawia "a
wojna.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-05-25
WIEsCI z ROSYI.

Piotrogrod, 25. maja. - Gabi-
net ministeryalny prowadzi ener'
gicznie przygotowania do zwo-
lania Konstytuanty: 7go czerw-
ca ma sic odbyc 1sza sesya ko--
misyi, ktora opracuje plan wybo-
row do Konstytuanty. Mnistro--
vie Kerenskij i Tereszczenka
czynni So oko}o zreorganizowa.
MIA armii postawienia jej ma sto-
pie odpowiedniej wydatnosci bo-
jowej.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-05-25
5000
DOKTOROW POTRZEBA.

Washington, 25 maja. - No
we szkoiy medyczne armii costa,
na zaprowadzone we Fort Riley,
Kan; Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Ind; Fort Oglithorpe, Ga, i mo-
re w Leon Springs, Tex, dla wy
twiczenia tysiecy' lekarzy, kto-
rych potrzeba sic okaze, skoro ar
mie zostana zmobilizowane. We
die urzedowego raportu wiasnie
ogioszonego, 5000 takich lekarzy
juz teraz potrzeba "a W styczniu
dalszych 10000 bedzie potrzeba.
Try nowe dywizye korpusu
medycznego armii utworzono; So
to dywizya inspekcyi sanitarnej,
dywizya szpitali i budowy szpi-
tall dywizya instrukcyj medy-
cznych wojskowych.
Kazdy obozow W czasie CIVIL
czen mice bedzie miejsce ola
500 doktorow W ciagu kursu, a
try obozy W Indiana, Kansas j
Georgia beda gotowe l czerwca.
Doktorzy zas beda musieli wy--
ewiczyc $4,000 zoinierzy W siuz-
bic szpitalnej. Pierwszych 1900
lekarzy powoia sic medycznego
korpusu rezerwowego IL gwardyi
krajowej.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-05-25
WALK NAPOWIETRZNE.
REID MA ANGLIE.

Londyn, 25. maja. - Cztery,
lub piec balonow niemieckich ze-
glowalo onegdaj mad wschodnie-
mi wybrzezami Anglii, rzucajac
bomby, lecz czynil to nieprzyja-
ciel ma Slepo, gdyz Z powodu
mgly deszczu ME mogi widziec
celu. w okolicy Norfolk jeden
czlowiek zosta} zabity; szkody
materyalne - nieznaczne.
Paryz, 25. maja. - w walkach
awiatycznych mad Somme, W po-
blizu Ham zginai kapitan de Lam
ge, komendant amerykahskiego
oddziafu awiatycznego: zginal
skutkiem wadliwosci motoru
swej maszyny.