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Evening star., 1917-09-16
BRAKEMAN BELIEVED DEAD.
Train Engineer and Fireman Injured
in Accident From Washout.

WILMINGTON. n. c.. September IS
Brakeman H. T. Moore. white. is be-
iieved to have been killed when an At
lantic Coast Line freight was derailed
near Rose Hill. forty-five miles from
here. this morning at $50 o'clock. the
result of washout. officials of the COM
pany said. The engineer and fireman
were slightly injured. Nine cars and the
engine left the rails. The track was
considerable torn up.
This is the only serious accident re-
sulting from last nights storm, when
over four inches of rain fell. doing big
damage to roads. bridges and beach
property. The wind attained a velocity
of forty miles an hour.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Provisional Government Will
Be Less Distracted in Adjust
ing Problems of Nation.
PEOPLE ARE SHOWN
REVOLT IS USELESS
Dangers Yet Abound. However. Ow-
ing to Sharp Differences of
Political Parties.
CABINET is BEING REBUILT
Radicals Would Bar Constitutional
Democrats. and Latter Sound
Warning to Premier Kerensky.
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

The Russian revolution has borne its
greatest test. During the past TWO
weeks of extremely trying anxiety the
very fate Of Slavic ljhertv aud demo
cratic principles " hIch have been hang
ing by the slenderest of threads. have
been at stake. But from out the clouds
Of doubt born of army reverses and
military revolt there comes the conf
dent belief that the real life of the
revolution has been begun. Powerful
as they have been and ambitious as
they still possibly are, those elements
which have secretly fostered restora-
tion of Old monarchial forms have
been scotched beneath the heals of an
aroused people. The open revolt of
Gen. korniloff. once idol of the whole
people and army. against the dictates
Of the provisional government as head
Cd by Premier kerensky. has done more
80 place Russia on the right road to
freedom than has any other single
event. excluding. of course. the over
throw of Emperor Nicholas and the
Romanof dynasty.
Undoubtedly many of the conflicting
elements in Russian life under the
the day would soon come when by
counter revolutionary endeavor the
provisional government would be over
thrown and new system more in ac-
cord with their respective beliefs set
NJ in PetroErad. When leader with
such fame. prestige and power s Gen
kornilof failed in such an endeavor. 1t
j. extremely plausible to believe that
those elements which have been tug
sing against the dictates of the keren-
sky regime will hesitate before at
tempting similar action.
The revolution of Gen. korniloff is
declared h1OOd1eSs up date, but some
Of the wisest military men of the na-
tion. misguided in their political be
Iiefe. undoubtedly are to pay the eN-
treme penalty for daring to hazard
present governmental forms with mill
tary opposition.
Gen. Korniloff. during the recent Mos
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Situation on the
Western Front.

Gems Haie and Petain. The French
are engaged in raiding operations.
while the Germans never let day go
by without directing an attack against
enemy positions at some point or an
other AS result of these efforts,
though minor when compared to gem
era1 operations and heavy artillery ac-
ton. the western front constantly is n
busy place for both groups of beilig-
erents.
The main offensive endeavor of the
allies during the week just closed was
that of the French on the right bank
of the Meuse- Petain's men after
heavy artillery preparation smashed
German positions in the Bois des
Fosses- Bois des Caurieres section, a
front Of nearly two miles. The Ger
mans delivered several heavy counter
attacks. but these We're repulsed by the
French in the main. Where Germans
did gain entrance to French positions.
they later lost them in the face of
French counter actions
French forces also scored gains be-
tween st. Hillaire and st. Souplet. W here
they swept over two German lines of
trenches and penetrated a third over a
front of about a mile. The Germans
also were unable to press the French
backward at this point. French made a
small gain near Vauxaillon in the
Champagne and registered small sue
cess in Argonne operations. Germans
delivered attacks in Lorraine. near
Cerny. along Chemin des Danes, east of
Hargicourt. Armentieres and Lens. but
were repulsed in practically all of
these. The Germans scored some sue
cess in the Arras wood to the west of
Lens. however.
British forces delivered success full
raids near St. Julien. east of Harai-
court and Nilleret on the Somme front
The situation generally speaking las
not changed since the battle OF FlaI ders
died down. though the allies by holding
advantageous strategical positions at
several points offer constant menace
to the present German line, and once
they get started again, which NAV be
expected before the winter sets in
striking gains undoubtedly will be
scored
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Magazine Editor Is Arrested.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, September l5.-
Carl Runge. editor and publisher OF q
monthly magazine called Liberty, was
ar, ested last night by federal authori-
tie. and today was held under $4,000
bond for examination next Friday.
Runge is charged with obstructing the
draft, the complaint being based on an
article which appeared in his maga-
zine.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

Copyright 1871 The TrbnsA i FOR
weeks made estimate OF the losses OF the Ger
the these with
he able hold that time
pointed incomplete and factory Since that
rIlch general staff has published official estimate
the numbers Such
be accepted close the tact because
knows information French
military conditions reliable the French estl
mates There really
as numbers concerned for any OF the nations
The figures French general staff. published last week,
the dispatch in full because must be
h,e;c ~ ,Ir aicu1ati
Evening star., 1917-09-16
President Wilson'S S
Note Is Assailed

Note Is Assailed. sons neaca ronlv
TO the Pope, attempts being made to
create false public Indignation over the
ident Wilson in attempting to dictate
to the German peoples. The American
executives note, which is tantafnbun
to a demand for the overthrow of the
HohenZollern principles and the estab-
lishment of true democracy, is being
widely condemned by the moneyed
classes and pan-German leaders Won
en- of the nation are being called upon
to arouse sentiment against any one
who attempts to dictate what Germany
shall or shall not do. These moves un-
questionably are fostered to undermine
the reichstae majority's plans parti-
cularly as the socialist leaders and
press well those of the Catholic
center party continue to see good in
President Wilson's suggestions even
going so far as to declare that the Ger
man people should not be misled by
the pan-German arguments and thai
Germany should not hesitate to TIA Ike
any step leading to peace though it
might appear that step was dictated by
ouside sources. This sentiment is be-
ing fercelA aSsailed throughout the
conservative press.
1t grows more certain that Chancellor
MichaeliS, like his predecessor Won
Bethmann Hollwee is treadine a road
between two fires. and 1t is doubtful
present high position for many months
He refuses to commit himself to the
reichstag leaders. while the pan-tier-
mans regard him not wholly in sym-
pathy with their aims. owing to his
tendency to consult reichstag mem
bers at length. on the other hand the
reichstag suspects him of catering to
its committees simply to WOO submis-
sion until the government has time
more strongly to intrench itself andtake
an open stand against the things which
the reichstag deems paramount in the
very life and existence of Germany
Chancellor Michaelis appears to be al
tempting conciliatory tactics in two
radically different directions As he
never has been given credit for he
ing as clever as Won Bethmann HolI-
veg. and inasmuch the latter owes
his downfall to his ina bilty successful
ly to pursue this course it is believed
that Michaelis will become an easv
victim Of the conflicting elements
which are demanding that he take a
stand on one side or another.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

1919. but il would mean that after the
campaign of 1913 Germany would be
una BILE to bring to the front any new
troops except the boys of the class OF
1921. who will then be eighteen years
old. The important point to notice
here is that the war now has become
for Germany the sacrifice of her youth.
Jefferson Davis phrase of grinding
the youth corn of the Confederacy' is
finding significant application in
present German military statistics.
SO far as Germany is concerned,
then. the mathematics of the situation
are simple. Having lost over million
and q quarter on an average in each
of the three years OF conflict, Germany
now confronts the certainty of a fourth
year with a reserve of less than a mil
lion men, made UP of boys who cannot
have the military value of the older
classes. This was the situation of Ma
poleon in 1872. when his famous Marie
Louise" youngsters displayed a gal
lantry never surpassed, but were un-
able to repeat the achievements of the
soldiers of the revolution. with which
Napoleon won his great battles.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
German Issues
Attract Attention

Attract Attention. many soon is
to break forth. the question as to which
faction. the pan-Germans or those sup
porting the reichstag majority will
win. becomes absorbingly interesting
AS the sessions of the reichstag an
proach. the campaign being waged by
the pan-Germans. the supporters of the
imperialistic and militariStic policies of
the kaiser and advocates of frightful-
ness to the fullest measure, are utiliz-
ing every means to crystalline senti-
ment of German peoples against any
idea of concluding peace with the enc
my without anneXations and indem-
mites worthy of the frightful suffer
lngs undergone during the three years
or more OF the present world struggle
On the other hand, the reichstag ma
JorIty, composed as ii is of representa-
tives of all those far-seeing parties
VINO demand a change in governmental
forms and real democratization, is
bending every effort to combat sue
cessfully the preachments OF the pan
Germans and their cohorts
AT the present Juncture the pan-Ger-
mans ana supporters of present gov
ernmental forms have established con
troll over a great portion of the German
press. The most influential papers have
come directly under the domination of
the moneyed interests, who have every
thlns TO gam by a German peace" and
heretofore expressed desires of an
nexing wide territories and exacting
indemnitfes of staggering proportions.
Not only are these journals leading the
against the reichstag majority
policies through the press. but they are
bringing great pressure to bear on the
kaiser. Chancellor Michaelis and 9TH
high German disnitaries to prevent
them from wavering fraction of an
inch from ofteXpressed policies, so IA
vorable to pan-German interests. At
the present moment a seductive cam
paign is being wased to foster senti-
ment for the adjournment of reichstag
sessions Immediately upon their re-
sumption. so that new elections-to be
completely controlled by the govern
ment-can be held and a reichstag in
sympathy with annexationist policies
elected. The strict political censorship
which has been placed over the publica-
tion Of propagandist matter is striking
directly at the socialist. liberal and
Catholic center parties. who are lead
ing the fght for a Standardization of
Germany. The followers of the reichs-
tag majority are being curbed on ev-
Evening star., 1917-09-16
French Official Figures.

French Official Figures.
GRAND HEADQUARTERS OF THE
FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE. Septem
her 9.-The Associated Press is able
TO give approximately the figures rep
resentng the man power OF Germany
in the war at the present time. together
with the casualties as follows:
Fixed formations on the various
fronts. employed on lines of communl-
cation and stationed in the interior,
$500. .o0o.
Divisions undergoing formation ana
men in depots. 100000.
Losses in killed, permanently dis
abled and prisoners. 4.ooo."oo.
Wounded under treatment in hos
pitfalls, 100000.
These figures account for all the men
called out up to the present for service.
as follows:
Trained men. mohilized Immediately
on the outbreak Of the war. 4.5oo.ooo.
Unframed ersaH compensatory re
seryists called out. August. 1914. 10
February 1915. S6o.0oo.
Glass of 1914 recruits. called out No
vember. 1914 to January. 1915. 100000.
First ban OF unframed iandsturm
called out at the beginning of 1919
l.100,000.
Glass of 1916, called out May-July'
1915. 450.00o.
Remainder of unframed landsturm
called out the same month. 10000.
Class of 1916 called out September
November. 1915. 100000.
Contingent OF hitherto exempted men
called out in october, 1915. 100000.
Second contingent exempted men
called out early in 1916, 100000.
Second ban of landsturm. called
early in 1916. $50. 600.
Class of 1917. called out March No
vember. 1916. $4,000.
Third contingent of exempted men.
called late in 1915. 300. .000
Glass of 1918. called out November,
1916. to March, 1917. 100000
Class of 1913 called out in part in
1917. 3n0.0n0.
Additional exempted men. 1917,
1900
Total. II 500,00
The total mobiliZable male resources
of Germany since the beginning Of
hostilities. including the yearly classes
OF recruits UP to 1920. number about
$4,000. 900 Those called up number
lo,60O.O0a The remainder are account
ed for as follows: The remaining por-
ton of the class of 1919 awaiting call.
100000 class of 1920 still uncalled.
$4,000: men employed indispensable
in industries and administrations. 500,-
0O0: men abroad unable to reach Ger
many 100000: men entirely exempted.
owing to physical disability, 100000.
Recruits of the 1920 class cannot be
called legally until they attain their
seventeenth birthday.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

the 1sonxe battle front, has failed to
materially change the situation. Italian
gains are practically intact. though at
few isolated points. and after sacrific-
ing countless thousands of men, the
Austrians have been able to make minor
gains. These In the main, however.
have been nulled by subsequent counter
attacks.
The peril of the entire Austrian line
in the regions to the northeast and east
Of GortZa as well as in the direction
of Trieste is admitted by the Austrian
command, through strenuous endeavors
to check the Italian advance. The It
alianS have not far to progress in the
Gorilla region before they emerge
through the lower Julian Alps and pass
out on to the more level pleateaus of
Austria which abound with communi-
ation routes to Vienna In the region
OF Mount Hermada. toward the Adriatic
sea vast Teutonic forces have been as
sembled t" stay the ltanians' immediate
progress toward Trieste and notwith-
standing tremendous enemy artillery
fire. lasting for three weeks. the Aus
trians have been delivering countless
attacks and have suffered almost as
many reverses. Here. where the fields
are already covered with Austrian dead
and the slopes of Mount Hermada made
to run red with Teutonic blood. Aus
trla today is making her chief fight.
Should the Italians take Hermada the
tate OF Trieste is sealed. In this region
the Austrians during the last week
made minor gains and SO eager are the
Austrians to emphasize any sort of sue
cess these gains We're magnificd int"
the form OF complete victory. The 1t
alians. it is reliably stated. cling to
their old positions and the battle goes
on night and DAY
on Monte San Gahrieie the last re-
inaipin ~ aI.lI. To Iod
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Position of Swedish
People Is Pitiahle.

apparently. are unable to gain control
and carry out their wishes unless the
elections during the present month ac-
complish the unbelievable and seat a
socialist government. They are suffer-
ing commercially and physically because
of the strict embargoes laid against
transmission of goods through Scandi-
navian countries. The sufferings of the
people undoubtedly will be increased
for II is almost an assured fact that
neither this country nor those of the
entente viii be inclined to relax their
Nisilanr embareoeS in the least and now
particularly in view of the recent dis
closures in Buenos Aires When the
Swedish people themselves realize the
full extent of the predicament which
they have been placed in by foolish
government. the success of those ele-
ment> in the Scandinavian kingdom
which have been advocating the over
throw of present monarchial forms i'm
mediately will he enhanced Whether
these elements will succeed Immediate
" in ACCOMPLISHING their aims is en-
tirely another question.
Germanic arrogance and trea cherry in
her diplomacy again has been strikinely
e9DhasiZed. and to the extent that an
other nation may he arraved against
her
Argentine is aflame with anger. The
government Heretofore has been for an
absolutely neutral stand and pro-peace
in character. The peonles of the nation
have been nronouncedly pro-alIy. The
government has held them in check with
difficulty. Since the disclosure of the
Luxhurg messages sent through the
Swedish embassy. the people OF Buenos
Aires have engaged in rioting which
has been marked by the burning of Ger
man business houses. all in protest Of
continued neutrality. which. in reality,
has favored Germany.
The government unless il receives
50 t'sfactorv assurances from Germany
will order its Rerlin envoy home there
by severing dinlonlatic relations with the
Germans. Whether this act will lead
TO actual declara ton of war remains to
be seen but that it will result thus. in
view of the state of mind prevalent
over Argentina. is believed certain.
Germanys careful building up of pres
tise in one of the greatest of Socth
American countries will be wiped out
in flash and incalcuabIe damage done
to German interests in South America
for decades.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

FactionaI Fight in Germany
Grows in Intensity-Reichs-
tag Suspects Government.
TEUTON LEADERS HOLD
CONFERENCES ON PEACE
Outbreak Over Terms Seems Certain.
Sweden in Delicate
Position.
ITALIANS ARE DRIVING ON
Conflict for Trieste May Be Expected
to Continue With Unabated Fury
Until Winter Sets In.

mittee Of fourteen members also held
lengthy conferences The chancellor de-
clared that Germanys reply to the Pope
which soon would he made would ex
plicitly set forth national purposes and
national demands in SO far a $ the conclu
sion of a separate peace are concerned.
Unless this reply be entirely non com
initial or can be interpreted from many
angles il surely will lead to an outbreak k
from either the pan-f;ermans or reichs-
nothing will have been accomplishe ed
except further internal discord.
Austrian newspapers which are in
creaSingly bold in their discussion and
criticisms of the present German policy
declare that Germany today is a bar
to the early conclusion of peace The
German government is aSSailed and It
ts declared that A characterization of
the German empire undoubtedly will
All German elements opposing reform
consequently are assailed by many of
the Austrian papers. but the PAM Ger
man influences which are at work in
Germany also are busy in Vienna and
the peace propa gandists are meeting
lively opposition.
The treachery of the Swedish foreign
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Bitter Battle on
Mt. San Gabrielle


heart of Austria. tremendous struggle
also continues. According to latest ad-
vices from Rome the Austrtans still
hold the summit and the italians are
Immediately below the crest. lIand-to-
hand fighting is the order of the day
though signs indicate that Gen. Cadorn
intends to blow his way forward and
into fun possession of this important
height by the sheer weight of heavy
artillery. The losses to both Austrian
and Italian armies have been frightful
in recent weeks. Italy declares that
fully 100000 of the enemy have been
accounted for. while Vienna makes a
more elaborate claim. stating that II
quarter of million Italians have been
placed out of the conflict.
If the Italians have sufficient artillery
and plenty of other necessary military
stores 1t may be expected that the
present conflict viii be waged with ut
most fury during the next two months.
tnquestfonably Germany is seeing to it
that the Austrians get every support.
for the brea Ming through of Italian
forces il is known would work meal
culable hardship to Teuton plans and
possibly force separate peace from
Austria.
If Gen. Cadorna emasheS the Austrian
line and gains Trieste and an envia BILE
position through the lower Julian Alps
before next spring he must make these
gains before the next eight weeks have
elapsed owing 20 the extreme difficulty
of conducting warfare on it's present
gigantic scLle during the winter
months. TIE fighting now is in noun
tain faStngsses and thousands of feet
a bove the sea level. The feeding and
munitiontng of great forces on the Of
fensive IN such territory during severe
winter months will he we'll nigh i'm
possible. 1t is believed that italy is
ready to sacrifice additional thousands
of men if the goal can be reached be-
fore weather forces a lull. Austria on
the other hand. is just as determined
to give up her legions to death in order
that the Italians may be held. With
such determination prevailing on both
sides it cannot be expected that there
will be let down in any respect before
winter. unless it is definitely proven
that the Italians cannot break through
that the Austrians cannot regain
their old lines.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

The combined weight of Austrian
Turkish and German forces. all con-
centrated for
Great Battles on strenuous attempt to
italian Front. suco.s.s. s,ouas I1". ~.
Cen. Cadorna along the full length of
Evening star., 1917-09-16

the setback for German forces on the
Riga front undoubtedly Will cast a
damper upon the spirits of the German
people, who have been led to believe
that great victory was scored at
Riga. The Russians may set about to
regain Riga before the winter months
come. and should this objective be
a achieved, the war-weary German peo-
pies will indeed have reason to believe
that their military chieftains are no
longer infallible and that the war may
as we'll come to end.
As the days go on and it becomes in
creaSingly apparent that one of the bit
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Attrition to Decide in the End.

At the beginning of the war All tho
wrote about figures overestimated ths
rate of attrition because thew figured
that German losses would continue at
the rate they began. Had this bappep-
ed we should have seen the exhaue-
ton of German man power long aso
But the furious fighting of the frst
louf months was not repeated in 1915
Germany fought on the defensive on
the west and inflicted as great losses a
she suffered. while her eastern CAM
palgns in Russia were relatively inex-
pensive in men. 1t was not until the
Nerdun battle. followed by the Somme
mat she began again to suffer those
losses which were the basis OF all cal
culations at the end of 1914 Although
all estimates proved to be exaggerated
attri,ion has in the end proven the
factor all foresaw il would prove The
war has now reduced itself to the very
simple question whether German man
power will last until the German sub
marine has compelled the allies to
make peace. or. to put it a little diff
ferently, as Sir William Robertson. the
British chief of staff sai id few months
ago: The question is now whether
the British army can win the war be.
fore the British navy loses it"
If the war is continued merely as
operation for two years the
defeat of Germany and the destruction
of the man power of Germany almost
as completely as it was destroyed in
the thirty years war are assured. The
sole German hope is in the submarine
The collapse of Russia has come too
late to save Germany on land II her
enemies continue the war and the land
operations are not interrupted by the
submarine campaign.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

cry hand. while the conservative press
and pamphleteers ar. given wide sway
in th.iT campa ign.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

The Chancellor and Foreign Minis,e,
Won Kuehmann conferred with The
kaiser during the
Conferences Held past week RS to
on Reply to Pope. ,erms "s .na pe1e. az.
reichstag and bundesrath joint COM