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three Austrian infantry divisions have
been Withdrawn from Rumania and
Gailicia Immediately prior to the at
time few German divisions have been
transported from the French front.
The total quantity Of troops which
ts being maintained at present against
fantry and ten cavalry German divI-
sfons. thirty-three infantry and eleven
cavalry Austrian divisions and seven
Turkish and Bulgarian infantry divisions.
making total OF lat enemy divisions.'
Not Issued by Embassy.
The statement published in the Wash
ington Times today. attributed to the
Russian embassy. has never been given
out by the latter.
The two ofncial statements concern
ing the interview Of Premier Kerensky
and the number Of German troops held
by the Russian army on its front are
the only authentic communications is
sued by the Russian embassy.
Tho Russian embassy also issued a
statement criticising the manner in
which the Washington Post presented
the Petrograd dispatches. Russia is
not out Of the war and has no intention
ment. No word in Kerensky's inter-
view gives warrant for any assertion
Of that kind. AS a matter Of fact, the
premier stated tho exact opposite"
Headlines Not justified.
While acknowledging that only part
of the Petrograd dispatches were
printed. the embassy statement added: =:
Even the part Of it published does not
give any justification to the preposter-
GUS and most injurious headlines by
which 1t was entitled"
What Premier Kerensky expressed
was only feeling Of the Russian peo-
pie that aid and support be extended
to them and that the encouragement
from the allies is justified to a nation
that has borne such heavy burdens,
and is now in a period of fundamental
readjustment. No word in the inter-
view was intended to express any
blame or sarcasm against allied action.
A cable received lately and which is
given out to the press today shows the
real military conditions on the Russian
front. The best answer to the malicious
assertion that Russia is out of the war
will be the fact given by this cable that
we are holding at the present time on our
front LAT divisions Of enemy troops
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span spsns,sd ssnnsr:s r. 4 Y nsnro.en sch aid:
1T seems to me that Il would BE- an
injustice to Or. Muck to expect him
in this country At the present time. Ha
lie . loyal citizen Of Prussia and IL in
this country not by his own desire. but
ct the request Of Maj. Higsinson.
ira. who IL an American Of undoubted
loyalty. and who certainly would not
ask DR.. Muck to act as conductor Of
the orchestra II he were not absolutely
discretion in this very trying situation.
'T should think that the Issue that
has been raised could be met easily II
the orchestra would play The star
Of an assistant conductor. I cannot
see what purpose could be gained by
endeavorfng to force DR.. Muck to do
so."
Company this year viii not produce
any German operas. II has been an
nounced. Patriotic motives. it was
said. have caused the directors OF the
opera to put . ban upon German music
at this time.
st. Louis Orchestra Yields.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, November Tho
directors Of tho st. Louis symphony
Orchestra have voted that The Star
Spangled Banner" shall be played at
every concert. This includes the SYM
phony concerts that are given twice 2
week during the orchestra season and
also the popular concerts on Sunday
afternoons.
Last spring the national anthem was
played at the popular concerts. but ts
never has been played at symphony
concerts.
Max Zach, director of the orchestra,
| opposed the playing of the anthem at
symphony concerts on the ground that
| It was not artistically in harmony with
! the concert program, but he was will.
| ing that 1t be played at popular cons
certs.
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Deserter .Gets Ten.Year sent.ne.

: CAMP CUSTER, BATTLE CREEK
Mich. November 2.-The first COURT
martial sentence for desertion was Inn
posed here today. Frederick J. Haxin
of Midland county. Mich. was SEN
fenced to ten years at Leevenworth
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Boston Orchestra Director
Firm in Refusal to PLAY
"Star SpangIed Banner

BOSTON. November 2.-Dr. Karl
Muck, conductor Of the Boston SYM
phony Orchestra, declares that the or
chestra will not include "The Star
Spangled Banner" In its New York rep.
ertoire next week. A letter written by
a woman to a New York newspaper,
saying New York would not tolerate
the omission of the anthem, was shown
to Dr. Muck. He said:
Notwithstanding the attitude OF this
woman, our program for the New York
concerts Is all made up and Is not liable
to any changes. The American national
anthem is not on the program, and
will not be played, SO far as I or any
body else knows.
"The Boston Symphony Orchestra is a
in the public mind for certain very def
mite musical attainment. The playing
of merely national or political compo-
sitions is not our business. Art fs
greater than any national considera.
tions.
ixen. Naturally. one would not expect
me to do exactly the same as II were
a citizen of America"
The orchestra goes on tour next week
and Dr. Muck's assertion as to the
omission of the anthem at New York
applies also to the other cities the or
chestra will visit.
Maj. Henry L. Higginson. who main
tains the orchestra, did not bulge from
the position announced previously-that
he would disband the orchestra rather
than yield to a demand for the anthem.
over the portico Of Symphony Hall, the
home of the orchestra. It has been the
only Boston public building without a
flag.
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heart, as a father. to remember the
poor soldiers, I'm with him heart in
hand. I will take four soldiers. wish
that I could do more"
Others Who Will Entertain,
at dinner are:
Mrs ]. c. Mann, 1916 21d street north
west (two).
Mrs. I. Herman, 1o7 9Th street south
east (two).
Mrs F. L Moreland, 81 7th street
southeast (one).
Mr. and Mrs. F. v. springman, so4 7th
street southeast (two).
sey avenue northwest (two).
mrs. aoltou. 2125 street northwest
Give or six).
Mrs. A. e. Waddletoh, 1917 Church
street northwest, colored (two).
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. H. Chase. 1903
1oth street northwest, colored (one).
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ADMIRAL HARMONY
D|ESAT HOME HERE
Civil War Veteran Was Oldest
Living Graduate of Naval
Academy.
IN MANY ENGAGEMENTS

Rear Admiral David Butte Harmony
q. 8. NJ, retired. distinguished veteran
Of the civil war and the Oldest hvlne
graduate Of the United States NaVai
Academy. died at 4:16 o'clock this
morning at his residence. 1873 Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest
The officers death was apparently due
to his advanced age. as he developed no
parttcular ailment other than graou-
al weakness which was first noticed
Wednesday, He was eighty-dve years
old in September. Funerai Services
non-military in character and OF simple
nature, according to his own expressed
wish, will be held at Gawler's cnapei
st o'clock tomorrow afternoon ioi-
lowed by interment at Arlington. Al
miral Harmony lived alone, cared 1oE
by \ housekeeper and faithful servan.s:
"a was a wfdower and had no children
and no relatives nearer than great
nephews.
's':'. = Born in Pennsylvania.
Admiral Harmony was born at Easton'
Pa. in 1882 and became a passed mo
ehipman in 1852. Three years iaeea no
was made a lieutenant and In 1se.
ersda of commander in 1866. that OF
captain in 1878. commodore ten years
later and rear admiral in 1889.
Among the more prominent naval en-
eaeements in the civil war In which ne
narticpated were the passage OF F.orts
Jackson and St Philip and the ChaI-
mette batteries, the capture OF New OF,
leans. the capture of Mobile and q naval
duel between the vessel he COMMANDED
and the famous Confederate ram Ar
After the war he commanded several
ships. including the old Kearsarge and
the Portsmouth. recently burned oy
department order.
Retired in 1893.
From 1888 until 1889 he served as chief
Of the naval bureau of yards and docks
and for the next three years as chair- :
man Of the lighthouse board He was
commander in -chief of the Asiattc sta
tion in 1923, being retired In June
of the latter year.
Admiral Harmony was q member OF
the Metropolitan Club. where he mad
many friends and within whose walls
he obtained O great portion OF his so
cial life. He was also a member OF
Pennsylvania lodge Of Masonry.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Mint Director Baker Recover.

Raymond Baker. director Of the mint
victim Of an automobile accident has
returned to duty. He made his drst ap-
pearance ut his desk In many days thil
morning.
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EVERYBODY IS Invited !
T0BEA WAR Daddy.
Slogan Of Next Weeks Campaign to
Raise a 100000 Rec 4
reation Fund. iE

BE a War Daddy" 10 the slogan OF
tho Washington campaign committee
of the National War Camp Community
Service Commissfon, which next week
will conduct a campaign to raise $780,.
600. Washington's allotment toward =
national fund OF $4,000.0o0 to provide
recreation for soldiers in the canton-
ments.
Every man. woman and child in the
District of Columbia Is wanted to be-
come war daddy"
Preliminary Meeting Held.
A meeting Of the COMMITTEES was held
yesterday afternoon at the District
building. at which DR.. Cyrus stimson Of
the War Department commission Of
training camp activities made an ad-
dress. DR.. Stimson told Of what had
been done in other cities to secure
funds for the recreation Of the soldiers,
and urged the people Of this city 70
raise the allotment here.
ent and are today being sent to others
in the District. urging the recipients
to devote not less than two hours . day,
each day next week. As Q member OF
the 9anSo fa1 ess
was explained that the COMMITTEES plans
to raise the money on the basis Of 50
for each soldier for year.
Pledges to care for the following
meeting: The Warrington star. 200
mem: Washington Post, ise 3-s men;
Washington Times. 1se 5-s men: Wesh.
ington Herald; 100 men; chesl:s g =:
Henry white. ss I-s men; Mrs. Archi-
bald Hopkins, 10 men; Julius Peyser.
50 men; g. H. Grosvenor. % men:
Miss Julius Strong. Sl-s men; Rev.
s. P. Hubbell. secretary Of the com.
mittee. with ofhces at 1910 @ street
northwest. explained today that II IL
so have ,U some .; one e. act q: 5
soldiers in the cantonments.
'The soldiers are to be taken care Of
by the men. women and children Of this
he 5 ssid .o,d.1. ana po
posed to raise 50 to look after each Of
these soldiers. Each person who sub
scribes to this fund will be given . receipt
'war daddy" and will also be given a
badge bearing the inscription. Il am q
war daddy.
To Conduct Campaign.
An. executive committee was selected
to conduct the campaign. The of1csrs
are Henry White. chairman: q. H.
Grosvenor. vice chairman: John Poole.
treasurer, and E. p. Hubbell. secretary.
with other members as follows: Theo.
dore w. Noyes. Arthur Brisbane, nd.
ward B. Mclean. A. p: Macdonald.
John C. Boyd. John F. wilkins. W. T.
Gailiher c. C. Glover. ]. B. Larner, r.
liner. woodbury. Blair. william b.
Hoover, E. J. Stellwagen. Abraham
Lisner, Simon Wolf. William A.
Cory. Cen NJ v. Woodruff, Clar.
ence R. Wilson. Milton e. Allies.
Lester A. Barr. H. B. F. Mcfarland.
q. G. Brandenburg, Ross P. Andrews.
iTulkerson, Charles J. Boil. Clifford Pin.
chot and DR.. Cyrus r. Etimson.
Announcement was made that a meet.
ing of the workers and collectors for
the campaign will be held Saturday
night ut the Ebbitt House. A meeting
Of the executive committee 10 to be held
tonight at the Ebbitt.
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Talk Of Barring Concert.

NEW YORK. November 2-The dis
turbance. which began with the refusal
of DR.. Karl Muck to permit the Boston
Symphony Orchestra to play the ma
tional anthem on Tuesday night at
Providence. r. l.. has by. no means sub
sided. The apparent intention Of Mai.
Henry L. Hie eginson. founder OF the
orchestra, to back UP DIR. Muck and
the purported 9 plantations by DR..
Muck himself only heightened the in-
dignation Of all Americana.
MT has come to pretty pass" they
said, "when American audiences must
be told By g German music master thai
they can't hear The Star Spaneied
Banner at this critical time
At the Office OF Carnegie Hall It was
said that no orders had been received
for cancellation Of the concert here
on Thursday Of the Boston orchestra
led BY DR.. Muck; that all seats for the
aeason had been sold, and that Dr.
Muck's orche stra would play at wash
ineton, Baltimore and P9iladelphia be-
fore coming here. Many predicted that
the mayors Of those cities and perhaps
Of New York might follow the prece-
dent set by Mayor James N. Curiey Of
Roston in forbidding the orchestra to
NAV In the city unless the program
M opened with the national anthem
Damfosch Defends Muck.
Waiter Damrosch has taken issue with
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RUSSIA ASSURED
OF UNITED SUPPORT
BY ALL THE ALLIES

CONTINUED from First Page }
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Damrosch Defends Muck.

| Waiter Damrosch has taken issue with
those musicians who have criticised Dr.
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plan for making some aeroplane wings for my
self, and l believe they'll work, tooP But by
this time his father has become absorbed in some
other field of endeavor and his remarks fall on
deaf ears.
The little boy wrestles with the problem of
those wings long time. His face finally becomes
very troubled His plan-like many childish
plans-is altogether too much for his powers Of
construction. He not carry it out. He is a
little tired from the chopping too. At last he
puts the things aside with an unsatisiied sigh He
wishes some one would come along and help
him at thatl
Now l don't know whether this episode
makes to you the point want II to-but il seems
to me that we adults often fail to fill the place we
wish to in the lives Of our children Just because
we don't know how in our adult hearts to play
the part of second fiddle. And yet our children
learn by their own efforts, not by ours.
The welfare Of his children is one of the main
objects of this fathers life. Would he not have
done better if he had let the boy do his own
ing the idea which, to the fathers mind, was only
play? Both work and play would then have been
real factors in the boys education. As it was
both fell short.
The important thing in life after all, Is to
learn to think and act for ourselves. At certain
times, of course, al lhave to do a given task
in given time, but this Is best learned with
out outside interference. The longer we take at
our work-the further off is our play. There
is no better time than childhood to learn this
lesson. The adults can afford to stand back and
let natures own processes work.
What the grown-upS need is to learn how 10
hold in your horses" and not begrudge to child
hood the time necessary for learning from its
own mistakes and conqueSts.
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THE FIRST FATAL LETTER
STARTS ON ITS COURSE.

Let me not think of it. Action!
1t has always been at nighttime
that 1 have been molested or threat.
ened, or in some way in danger or in
fear. 1 have not yet seen the Count
in the daylight. Can it be that he
sleeps when others wake, that he
may be awake whilst they sleep? II
could only get into his room! But
there is no possible way. The door is
always locked, no way for me.
Yes, there is a way, IL one dares to
take it. Where his body has gone
why may not another body go? /
have seen him myself crawl from his
window. Why should not I initiate
him, and go in by his window? The
chances are desperate, but my need
is more desperate still. l shall risk
il. At the worst it can only be death:
and a mans death is not a calls, and
the dreaded Hereafter may still be
open to me. God help me in my task!
Good-by, Nina, IL I fail; good by, my
faithful friend and second father;
GOOd-by, all, and last of all Nina,
effort, and God helping me, have come
safely back to this room. l must put
down every detail in order l went
whilst my courage was fresh straight
to the window on the south side, and
1T once got outside on the narrow
ledge Of stone which runs round she
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I building on this side. The stones are
big and roughly cut. and the mortar
has by process OF time been washed
away between them.
took on my boots, and venturod
| out on the desperate way. looked
down once, so as to make sure that
a sudden gliIapse of the awful depth
would not overcome me, but after
that kept my eyes away from II. ]
knew pretty well the direction and
distance OF the Counts window, and
made for II as well as could. having
regard to the-opportunities available.
I did not feel dizzy-I suppose ! was
too excited-and the time seemed
ridiculously short till I found myself
standing on the window sill and try
ing to raise up the sash. / was filled
with agitation, however, when bent
down and slid feet foremost in
through the window. Then 1 looked
around for the Count, but, with sur
prise and gladness, made q discovery.
The room was empty! 1t was barely
furnished with odd things, which
seemed to have never been used: the
furniture was something the same
style as that in the south rooms, and
was covered with dust.
A GOLDEN HOARD
IN THE COUNTS ROOM.
looked for the key, but it was
not in the lock. and 1 could not find
1t anywhere. The only thing found
was a great heap of gold in one cor
ner-gold of all kinds, Romsn, and
British, and Austrian, and Hungarian,
and Greek, and Turkish money, COW
cred with a film of dust, as though
1t had lain long in the ground.
None OF 1t that noticed was less
than three hundred years old. There
were also chains and ornaments, some
jeweled, but all OF them old and
stained.
At one corner of the room was a
heavy door. / tried 1t, for, since I
could not find the key OF the room or
the key of the outer door, which was
the main object of my search, 1 must
make further examination, or all my
efforts would be in vain.
1t was open, and led through a
stone passage to a circular stairway,
which went steeply down. 1 de-
scended. minding carefully where 1
went, for the stairs were dark, being
only lit by loopholes in the heavy ma
sonry. At the bottom there was a
dark, tunnel-like passage, through
which came a deathly, sickly odor, the
odor OF old earth newly turned.
As l went through the passage the
smell grew closer and heavier. As
last pulled open a heavy door which
stood ajar, and found myself in an
old, ruined chapel, which had evil
IDENTIFY been used as a graveyard
The roof was broken, and in two
places were steps leading to vaults,
but the ground had recently been dug
over, and the earth placed in great
wooden boxes, manifestly those which
had been brought by the Slovaks. |
There was nobody about, and 1 made
search for any further outlet, but
there was none. Then l went over
every inch of the ground so as not to
lose a chance.
l went down even into the vaults, |
where the dim light struggled, al. |
though to do so was a dread to my
very soul. Into two OF these I went. |
but saw nothing except fragments of |
old collins and piles OF dust; in the
third, however. l made a discovery.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
tConyrightedl
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A SERIAL OF LOVE,
ROMANCE AND THRILL

At the top, pressing against Cici-
ly's boudoIr door with his shoulder,
was Slick Nick. a gentleman cracks
man. very much the worse for
liquor.
Here. Nick! What are you do
ing here? Come out OF this!" cried
Carlslake. with authority in his
tone.
Nick turned and peered at him.
"Oh, s'you, Is II, Carslake?" he
murmured with some difficulty. Il
shay-here's a rum go. Come to
pay lady a call. Lady refushe to
see me. Firsht time-my life-lady
refushe to shee me-"
He pounded on the door.
'Iemme in! Lemme in. l shay"
he called.
'No-go away" For PHYS sake.
Dick, drive him Rway!" walled
CiciIy her frightened face peepInE
out from the half-closed boudoir
door that she was vAinly trying to
no." .~ntn$t her caller.
Carslake caught hold of Nlck's
shoulder and spun him around.
Come on, now-get OUT" he
cried disgustedly.
How dare you Interfere with q
gen'mun Of my calibre?' asked
Nick with drunken dignity. p
He did not finish. Carslake land
ed on his right eye and BACKED it,
Then he picked him up and pitched
him lightly down the stairs, follow
ed him. kicked him out of the door
which Cassandra obliginGly held
open, and then closed the door and
bolted II.
That will be about all of him, I
think" said Carslake, readjusting
his clothing. I'll ring II want
you, Cassie"
Thank you. suh," smiled Cassan-
dra, vanishing promptly into re-
gions below.
Carslake remounted the stairs,
fourd the boudoir door now open,
and walked In.
Cicily. robed in a beautiful neRli- (
gee that half hid, half revealed the
charming lines of her figure, now
reclined upon a chaise-loungs. and
let big. pitifuI tears roll down her
cheeks. Her brown eyes swan;
her thick lashes were wet and
knotted together. She made a fas-
cinating picture and knew IL.
e b OsstisasS Ta.neErp1t I,
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my original subject. ....-.--
small boy has been asked TO chop some
kndling for the cook and to straighten I'D the
woodpile. / see him coming up the green road
from the barn, staggering under the management
Of wheelbarrow which he has filed much too
full Of pieces Of old lumber.
He dumps his load beside the woodpiIe and
starts to work vigorously. He picks out piece
after piece of old wood and reduces il to the
proper size for kindling.
Then his eye lights on some long thin strips
left over moulding perhaps-quite new and evil
IDENTIFY very attractive He handles the strips for
a few minutes affectionately, then, he stands-a
strip in each hand, with arms widely extended
and turns slowly in the bright sunshine. He makes
a pretty picture, the blue mountains for back
ground. Apparently he is watching the perform
ance of his shadow the green grass. He is
completely absorbed for some time. After that
the kindng work goes a little slower.
Presently an industrious and very competent
daddy comes along. He stands and watches a
few moments unobserved. The cook is not wait
ing for that kindling but, like most of us adults
he has an exaggerated sense Of the Importance of
time and be simply can't stand by and see any,
thing done, il he can help 1t, unless it is being
done as we'll as possible. He pitches In and lends
moves the strips from the danger zone and casts
his eye at them from time to time as he works
When the kindling is chopped and the woodpile
reduced TO orderly straight rows it is very largely
that mans work that has accomplished it. As
he leaves | hear the little boy call out after his
retreatins igure, Say, I've got perfectly grand
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1t is reported from France that the
Societe des Mines de Ia Loire has re-
Gently started its nrst Of two electric
furnaces for the production Of iron.
utilizing current from It's own Eener-
ating station.
Concrete as a material for gate
structures in American irrigation
canals Is beginning to displace wood,
its durability overcoming the disad-
vantage Of higher cost.
About 100000 knives and forks
and Il, 900, 900 spoons have been sup
piled to the Allies In France since
the commencement Of the war.
An alloy OF aluminium and turEsten,
known A. ''paEtiRlRpI" " Row bsIng
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OF
THE FAMOUS

The following story against hIm-
self is told by Lord Chief Justice
Campbell, whose recent Judgment.
backed by ive other judges, has set
at rest forever the vexed question
as to whether a man can be hanged
for murder. although the body Of
his victim has not been found.
Once. when a Junior. his lordship
declared on circuit in a moment of
piqus that he had a contempt fog
the law.
The contempt Is certainly nsa
born of familiarity" replied . witty
brother baFrIstsr,