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The Washington times., 1917-09-10
FRENCH

PARIS, Sept. 1O-Violent fight
ing in the Verdun sector, featured
by unsuccessful German attempts
to recapture gains recently made
by the French and by heavy ar
tillery duels, was reported in to-
days official statement,
On both banks of the Meuss ar
tillery fire was violent all night,
the statement said, In the sec
tors of Fosi and Caurieres wood
we were successful in the fight
ing. taking prisoners The enemy
failed to continue his attacks
after we had repulsed Sundays
important and violent counter
thrust with violent losses to him.
At several points the enemy made
five successive assaults, all OF
which were repulSed in our fire.
In the Champagne and Argonne
we carried out successful raids,
taking material %and prisoners.
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Lovely White Skin!
Strain lemon Juice we'll before
mixing and massage face,
neck, arms, hands.

BY all means. girls, prepare a
lemon lotion to keep your skin
flexible and young looking. You will
soon realize that true loveliness does
not mean the powdery-look or Waxeu
colorlessness OF some hot-housA
flower, but is typifed by the velvety
softness OF your skin, your peach-liks
complexion, and rosy-white hands.
At the cost Of a small Jar OF or
dinary cold cream one can prepare a
full quarter pint OF the most wonder
ful lemon skin softener and complex
ion beautifer. by squeezing the
juice OF two fresh lemons into a bot
tie containing three ounces OF orchard
white. Care should be taken to strain
the juice through a fine cloth 40 no
lemon pulp gets In. then this lotion
will keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon 1uIce Il
used to bleach and remove such blen-
ishes as freckles. sallowness and tan.
and is the ideal skin softener. smooth
ener and beautiher.
Just try it, Get three ounces Of
orchard white at any pharmacy ami
two lemons from the grocer anS r,alrs
up a quarter pint Of this sEeefI,,
fragrant lotion ard massage Il daisy
"a, tn. tars. Es"t-. aTTrs aux, hands
ID should naturally help to whftnn
soften, freshen and bring out the
roses and hidden beauty OF any skin.
II is simply marvellous to Smoother
rough, red handss-Aovt.
The Washington times., 1917-09-10
TROOPSLOCK
IN VIOLENT
FIGHTING ON
FIVE FRONTS

| NDoN, Sept. 10.-Violent
fighting was reported today from all
Of the five battle zones Of Europe.
On the western front the activity
conferred around Verdun, where the
Germans, all day Sunday and far in
to the night, flung themselves in
furious masses against the newly
won French positions on the eastern
side Of the Meuse river.
+ Between Caurieres wood and the
sector of the Fosses, the two-mile
stretch was a volcano Of fire, with
the Germans advancing time after
time behind heavy barrage. At
isolated points the French positions
were penetrated, but before the Ger
mans could consolidate their gains,
they were rolled back to their old
lines, leaving great mounds Of dead
and dying behind.
Fight In Thick Fog.
Storms and thick fog banks on the
Italian front have failed to check The
savage lighting that RACES northeast
and southeast of Gorizia- A thrilling
picture OF the attacks and artillery
duels around Monte San GabrieIes Is
printed in dispatches from the Italian
base at Udine. Drenched by rain and
stumbling along the wet and slippery
mountain slopes. the troops advance
against foemen hidden In thu mist.
while the fog blanket is pierced by
the flashes Of innumerable big guns.
Fresh concentrations OF German
troops at strategic points along the
northern end OF the eastern front in
dicates a renewal OF the drive in the
Riga-Dvina river sector. The Ger
mans are preparing for a vigorous ef-
fort along the shore of the Gulf Of
Riga, having thrown a number Of
bridges across the River IA for the
crossing of troops to the literal.
Whether this enterprise viii take the
form Of a gigantic drive against Pet
rograd or an encircling movement
against the Russian fortress Of
Dvinsk is not yet plain.
Look For New. Drive.
Austro-German artillery along the
Roumanian front has Increased its
to drum IRE. and adviees
from Petrograd state that the Rus
sian war office looks for a new onfen-
sive by Won Mackensen's forces in
conjunction with any offensive opera
tions that the Germans take at the
northern end of the front
Russian and French troops, acting
In unison. are making strong thrusts
on the Macedonian front, and have
captured umber OF villages from the
and Germans. Elsewhere
On this front artillery duels are in
progress.
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BRITISH HOLD TIGHT
TO SATURDAYS GAINS

LONDON. Sept. 1O.-Ths British
troops succeeded in consolidating and
Tightening their hold on positions
southeast OF Hargicourt last night,
Field Marshal Haig reported today.
The positions had been wrestsd from
the Germans Saturday night. They
were subjected to violent bombing at
tAcks Saturday night. In fighting
east Of LOOs, the British commander
in-chief said, an enemy raiding party
was driven OF and three other similar
excursions from the enemy side
around Armentieres were similarly
rendered fruitleEs. Northeast OF
Monchy lie Preux and north OF Lange-
marck the British took a few prison
sTs in night patrol encounters.
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CHICAGO POLICE HEADS
WAGE POLITICAL WAR

CHICAGO, Sept 1O.-war clouds
hover over Chicago's police depart
ment today. Deputy Police Chief
Westbrook, said to be slated for re-
moVal, invaded the very confines Of
Capt. Morgan Collins, believed to
have been picked as Westbrook's sue
cessor, and conducted a vice raid
early today.
Westbrook, according to reports,
won the enmity OF the admInistra-
tion by stopping the recent peace
meeting here at the order OF Cover
nor Lowden.
Loop hotels OF questionable reputs
were raided one after another, two be-
ing within a stones throw of Cap
tain Collins headquarters.
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Voters In Prince Georges county,
Maryland, will ballot in a primary
tomorrow to select new sheriff.
The race is close. with Deputy sheriff
Thomas Garrison of Hyattsville. one
OF the candidates, claiming until to-
day that. he would have a majority OF
at least one vote.
Today, however, Deputy Sheriff
Garrison said he was not SO sure of
getting the nomination a. the war
had taken his majority of one vote
from him.
Garrison has two sons in Company
F, First Maryland Infantry. One OF
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| them Is Carroll, eighteen, and the
other, Thomas Vernon Garrison
twenty-five. Thomas, who was ex
pected to cast the deciding vote in
his fathers favor, left a Maryland
concentration camp today for Annis
ton, Ala, and cannot vote in to.
morrow's primary.
Deputy Sheriff Garrison took the
loss, OF his sons vote philosophically.
While II has been an ambition with
me to hold the office Of sheriff before
closing my political career" he said.
Il would rather be able to give my
country two husky, patriotic sons
than to hold any office within the gift
OF the people"
The Washington times., 1917-09-10
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
BRITISH

LONDON, Sept, 1O.-Under the
protection OF their artillery fire
the British forces are consolidat'
ing and strengthening the new
positions won from the Germans
southeast OF Hargicourt, the war
office reported today,
The British had penetrated Ger
man trenches over q front Of sew
eral hundred yards In a series of
powerful thrusts, capturing a
number of prisoners,
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KANSAS CITY STRIKE
TIES UP RAILROADS

KANSAS CITY, No, Sept, 10
Greater Kansas City faces a strike
situation today which ,olves IL 900
employees and practically ties up the
shipping facilities OF all railroads and
express companies here.
The freight handlers and checking
clerks OF the Missouri Pacifc, Rock
Island, and Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroads Joined the strike to-
day, and men OF other roads are Sx-
peetSd to follsw 80
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ITALIAN

ROME. Sept. Io.-captures Of
war material in the italian ad-
vance since August 1s. according
to an official statement today,
have totaled: Guns, I45, including
eighty OF medium caliber; ninety
four trench mortars and bomb
throwers, s23 machine guns, H.
1876 rifles.
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WOULD INSPIRE coNscRIPrs.

A movement to place President
wilson's reply to the Pope's peace
note in the hands OF every drafted
man has been started by the National
Security League and the National
Committee OF Patriotic and Defense
Societies. The latter organization
has written Joseph P. TumuIty, sec
retary to the President, urging the
pian be put into effect.
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PERSH|NG MEN TO
DO NO FIGHTING
TILL WELL TRAINED
by HEYwoop BRouN.

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CONTROLE AMERICAN ANERI-
CAN ExPEDITIoNARY ARMY, Sept.
1o.-The American army is not ready
for the trenches. and under no poll
tical considerations will Il be sent 70
the front until the men are prepared
to the last detail.
The cry from some quarers that
American blood must be shed to
arouse the country to the fullest ex-
tent will have no weight with the
military leaders. Only military con-
siderations will weigh in deciding
when the men are to 20 forward.
Particular attention will be paid
from pow, on to conditioning the SOL
diers, They have worked hard in mas
tering the many military tasks, some
Of which combine monotony with dif-
nculty. Care is being taken to keep
the men from going stale, for they
are working under q nervous as well
as physical strain. e..
Like Fo0tban GIadiatoru.
They are in the position of football
men on the gridiron waiting for the
whistle to blow. Everybody knows
that this waiting period Is more
than the actual per-
formance, and with our green troops
the period OF waiting must OF ne
ceSsity be protracted.
The advice OF the British experts
here is proving useful. An English
major IL instructing the American Of
foers in the use OF organized recrea-
tion as q guard against overtraininE.
He says the British ind that the best
things to freshen up men worn by
trench fighting are football, cross
country running. and boxing. II II
probable that competitive athletics
between the units here win be de-
vslopsd.
The presence OF the British has also
brought q healthy touch OF blunt criti-
eism TO the camp heard an English
tell some American officers
today: That's rotten" The French
are always careful TO phrase unfavor-
able criticism in pleasant words, and
there have been times accordingly
when the stinE was not felt. A little Of
both methods bids fair TO be . useful
The French Instruction division is
leaving the American forces. The
required in the future will |
De carried out by American officers |
who have had the advantage of the |
French Instruction. The departure OF |
he chaSseurG causes genuine regret,
FOR IN addition TO q profund respect |
'or their military ability, the AmeFI- |
,An officers and men have a warm |
personal feeling for the troops who |
Aught them the first Tudimsnta OF the |
modern art Of war,
In all the camps there were esrs-
monies for the soldiers who are Ieav-
and practice attacks and
ham bGttleE-to 70 back to WhatsvsF
ask may be set for them, wien you
zee US later on some time" said an
american officer. I'VE hope to make
you proud Of your pupils" As the
Iturdy French men marched away,
heir cries of f'Bonns chancsPr were
LnGwered heartily with Good luck"
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RACE RIOT INQUIRY suRE.

a Congressional investigation OF
the race riots at East St. Louis, Ill.
was assured today when the Rules
Committee Of the House reported out
resolution providing for appoint
ment OF a House committee OF I'VE
members for the purpose.
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SPEAKER REPLIES
TO OPPONENTS OF
INSURANCE BILL

Speaker Champ Clark went to bat
for the Administration soldiers and
sailors insurance measure In the
House today. The Speaker catalogued
the four main objections against the
bill, and answered them categorIcally.
He declared that he was more inter
ested in seeing the bill become q law
than he has been in any war measure
thus far considered.
"The four principal objections urged
against this BILL" the Speaker said.
"are these-that It increases the COM
pensation to soldiers, that the Gov
eminent may md itself in a holee' as
result OF the operation OF the
measure, that It may in some way In
terfere with the present pension laws,
and that II was prepared by the In
terstate Commerce Committee, from
which committee It was reported to
the House."
Answering these objections IN re-
verse order, the Speaker pointed out
that It made no difference whether
the committee prepared the bill, as
long as Il was q good measure; that
he did not see in what way IL could
interfere with the present pension
laws; that he was not vitality, inter
ested in whether It put the Govern
ment "In q hole" as long As the boys
in the American army could 70 to Eu-
rope and be comfortable In their
minds about their families at home;
that Increasing the compensation to
soldiers was OF no account as long
as II assured the soldiers that their
wives and children would not 70 to
the poorhouse.
Congressman GIllett OF Maasachu,
setts opposed the insurance feature
Of the measure. He said It would
cost the country Q vast amount OF
money, and the insurance feature
would not help the soldiers who
needed Il most-the soldiers from
districts
President Wilson's expressed desire
that Congress quit soon and go home
to talk things over with the people
before the December session may be
used to shelve the war insurance bill
in the Senate.
Senate majority leaders, including
Senator Martin OF Virginia, are
against consideration of the insur-
Rncs bill,
There's no urgent need for It
now" said Martin today,
Let's take the President at his
word and quit" is the view of many
Senator's.
They point out that II the insurance
bill is insisted on there can be no
recess. The opposition to It Is three
told. Insurance companies, pension
advocates, and progressives are ,
against il. The fight sure to develop !
would drag into November at least. |
The opposition Of the insurance and |
pension crowds is for obvious rea- !
sons. Progressivss say the bills BRO
visions are too meaEsE
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GERMAN

BERLIN, via London. Sept. 10.
Between Riga bay and the Dvina
there were buccessfuI engage
ments in the forest and marsh
districts, between our reserves
and Russian raiders, today's Of
ficiaI statement asserted,
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KORN|LOFF OUSTED''
BY KERENSKY FOR
FOSTERING PLOT
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this could come about only through
enforcement Of the most drastic dis.
ciplinary measures.
A temporary truce between the
/ army commander-in-chief and the
premier was arranged shortly after
the Moscow meeting. KerensCy agree
ing partially to institution of 4 the
death penalty.
Precautionary Measure.
The civil evacuation OF PetroKrad
is purely a measure Of precaution, ac-
cording TO official explanation. No
one feels there is any Immediate
point on the line where their pressure
will be felt on the capital.
1t was believed desirable, however.
to reduce the city's population as
much as possible, in order to relieve
the food stringency. Emphasis was
laid on the fact that transfer Of the
capital is not yet being considered.
The food situation in Petrograd Is
rendered more acute by the Germans
approach out of Riga. It is said to
have resulted in another cabinet
crisis.
Text of Proclamation
Kerensky's proclamation. in part
follows:
Former Premier LvoI arrived in
Petrograd Saturday demanding, in
General Kornilofrs name, that I de-
liver all civil and military power to
the generalfssimo, who would form q
new government at his pleasure.
"The authenticity OF this summons
was afterward confirmed by Korniloh
personally-by telegram from head
quarters.
considering this summons an at
tempt in some quarters to proft by
our country's difficult situation 10
establish conditions contrary to the
conquests of the revolution, the pro-
visionAl government recognised the
necessity OF charging me, for the
fatherland's safety and the freedom
of the republican regime, to take ur-
gent, indispensable measures, and to
cut at the root of all attempts
against the supreme power and rights
OF our citizens, won by the revolu-
tion.
KoFuiIOn Disnalssed,
al am, therefore, for the main
tenance OF liberty and public order,
taking all measures, which will be
announced when the proper moment
arrives.
AT the same time, order General
Korniloff to hand over all his func-
tions to General Klembovsky, COM
mander-in-chief OF the armies on the
northern front, which armies now bar
the enemy's way to Petrograd, and I
order General Klembovsky to assume
professionally the functions OF gen
eralissimo.
Secondly. I declare q state OF war
in the town and district OF Petrograd. !
appeal to all citizens to remain calm
and fulfill their duty to the father
land against a foreign enemy"
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AMERICA TOILET
ENTENTE POWERS
DEAL W|THSWEDEN
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

(continued on Page 2. Column j.
ly Involving the Swedish government.
Impersonation of q Swedish minister
is not difficult thing to. accomplish
at telegraph office in Buenos Aires
by means Of corrupt messenger SER
vice, especially when Il is remember
ed that not long ago some one actual
ly impersonated none other than the
Swedish minister to the United States
for nearly two weeks.
Agent In steekAoIn.
Such a scheme would require an agent
in the Stockholm cable Office, but mas
much as German money is being freely
used in neutral countries, some diplo-
mats were Of the opinion that the plan
might have been put into operation that
way. OF course this does not Lessen
sveden's responsibility. She must take
vigorous steps to repudiate those who
were Implicated and take precautiOn
that her neutrality will not be similarly
compromised In the future.
Yet all the questions that were
asked today. and any defense that
Sweden might set up as to the pres
ent expose on the ground that It il
an isolated case, become immateriaI
IL the United States Government pos
sesses indubitable proof OF completely
between Swedish diplomatic repre-
sentatives in other countries besides
Argentina, whose correspondence dis
closes the use OF German codes in the
interest Of German affairs. Hints
that such evidence is already in the
safe OF the State Department were
current today. This would tend to
establish the guilt of some high office
In the Swedish foreign Office, the dis
missal Of whom would be, as q mat
ter of course. demanded by the Swe-
dish people.
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ARGENTINA
TURNS ON SWEDEN
IN GERMAN PLOT
by CHARLES p. STEWART
(UnIted Press stan Correspondent.l }


BUENOS AIRES. Sept. 1O.-Argen-
tina's greatest anger today is directed
at Sweden rather than at Germany.
All comment on the American revela.
tion OF Germany's secret channel of
communications from the German
charge at Buenos Aires through the
Swedish legation to Stockholm, and
thence to Berlin, is still withheld in
official circles. 1t is plain, however.
that officials regard Sweden as hav-
ing played the most Offensive part in
the matter.
La Epoca, recognized as a government
organ, apparently voiced the official
view, when It declared (referring to
Sweden: 1T Is impossible to believe
such monstrous discourtesy despite tho
source of the Information But II II Is
proved certain the government will de-
nounce such conduct"
Denial Confirmed.
The Swedish charge today con.
firmed his legations denial that any
thing was handled for Luxburg. New
ertheless the accuracy OF Washing
toms version OF the affair was ac-
cepted practically without question
here. The only doubts expressed at
al " pOGSAOAG III
verbiRge, caused by the various trans
lations of the text Of Luxburg's mes
sages.
The revelations created a tremend.
Gus revulsion of public feeling here.
1t became known that the police had
been hurriedly made ready yesterday
afternoon on reports that great anti
German demonstrations were being
organized in the city. The meetings,
however, did not materialize. The
public is already showing great TN
rest, owing to strikes, which have tied
up half a dozen great industries.
The Government Is making every
effort to head off in advance any
thing approaching a public mani
festation of its irritation against
Germany on account Of the intrigue
made known in the United States.
More strikes are scheduled for mid
week.
Demand for Recall.
1t was pointed out the missives had
been prepared in German.
translated into English, and then for
here, re-translated Into
Spanish. II appeared certain today
that speedy demand would be made
for recall OF the German charge,
Count LuxburE. Buenos Aires does
not expect the German diplomat ever
10 return from his vacation, but to
Ind q haven in Chile.
It is not believed that q break be- |
tween Argentina and Germany will |
snsue, because unofncially the view |
was taken that the matter was "a |
personal one"
Every comment today indicates the |
swedish situation is considered much |
more serious than the revelations OF /
German diplomacy. II the case
Lgainst the Swedish charge Is proved,
8uenos Aires holds. the Swedish for |
,ign office is apparently involved. In
his case, the discourtesy to Argen-
ina becomes not an act OF Sweden's
diplomatic officials, but OF Sweden
ierseIf.
Demand for tho recall OF the
'wediEh charge and for full expIa-
lHtion OF the circumstances from
10 expected at once, In
eply officials expect a dIsaVowAi Of
mpropriety from Sweden,
'It IL evident" declared La NacIon
oday, that there Is necessity the
German and Swedish charges both
TO-"
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No Serious Consequenees.

The incident will not have the
serious consequences that some pub
lished reports have given 1t because
reputation by Sweden of those
guilty Of wronE-doing would be dip
lomatically sufficient The purpose
OF the revelations at this date-more
than three months after the messages
actually were sent-is not clear to
diplomats here, some OF whom think
that England wants to influence the
United States to grant less food to
Sweden, some Of whom think the pur-
pose is to influence the general cleo
tions now going on in Sweden, and
bring about the success OF the So
cialist party. which is anti-militaristic
and pro-entente. The impression pre-
walls in many quarters that British
through their control OF cables from
South America obtained copies of the
messages. but that they were given
to the American State Department for
publication because OF the greater
weight that would then be attached
to the disclosures by the people of
Sweden and the neutral world.
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Preferred Action Here.

Others contend that on account OF
the Monroe doctrine and the special
interests OF the United States in South
America, England did not want to
start the controversy of her own &C
cord, but preferred to have the wash
ington Government handle the ques-
tion with Argentina This would seem
to account for the Conversation last
Friday between Secretary Lansing
and Ambassador Naon II Argentina
Officials at the State Department, in
this connection, ventured the belief
that the Argentine government knew
nothing OF the matter until presented
to Ambassador Eaon in Washington.
% The whole thing Is inclined. to be
viewed by impartial persons as q tenn
pest In the teapot, q piece OF war in
trigue that shows merely how Ger
many does not hesitate to impose upon
weak neutrals, but at the same time
an episode that Is not likely to lead
to any diplomatic break with Sweden
or even strained relations unless, OF
course, the State Departments chain
of circumstantiGl evidence IL not COM
pIetely sustained. Officials say there Is
no danger OF this.