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THos. ]. OWEN & son. AUcTIoNEEEs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TNIaf-
PROVED LOTS ON THE WEST SIDE or
goth STREET A SHORT DISTANCE NORTH
nE ID

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE rNISi
PROVED LOTS on THE WEST SIDE or
10th STREET A SHORT DISTANCE NORTH
OF BELMONT ROAD.
By virtue of a certain deed OF trust duly re-
corded in Liber No. 1897. folio 4,Ss ct seq. OF
the land records of the District Of Columbia and
at the request of the party secured thereby the
undersigned trustees Will sell at public auction
In front Of the premises. MONDAY, THE
AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM the fol
lowing described land and premises situate in
the District of Columbia. and designated as and
being all of lots G5 and &c and part OF ia, in
Daniel r. Clarke Wsggaman's subdivision OF
lots in block :. Park View Terrace" a. per
plat recorded in 1iber No. -. folio 1885, OF the
records Of the office of the surveyor OF tn.
District of Columbia beginning for the same
at the northeast OF said lot -, and run
ming thence south along the west line of Goth
street so feet. thence west 1870 feet TO the
line Of said lot e. at point distant 10 feet
north Of the southwest Of said lot 81
thence north along the west lines OF snid lots
81, 66 an9 &, 80 feet TO alley thence east
along said alley 1851 feet the point of be gin
ming. excepting the west inches by full width
Of said lots taken for the widening of an alley
a. shown plat recorded in Liber No. "a folio
90. of said surveyors Office records
Terms of sale: 0ne-thiri cash. balance in one
and two years. with interest AT per centun per
annum. PAYABLE semi-annually. and secured
the property sold. or all cash. at purchasers
option 4 deposit of 500 required at time OF
sale and the purchaser allowed h.teen days TO
complete the purchase. Further particulars at
time Of sale. ELMER +. Fancy.
CHARLES c. MILBURN.
Qu4-d&ds, eySu Trustees
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Disarmament to Follow War Speedily

Il am again glad to avail myself of
the opportunity" said NJ Huysmans.
10 express my admiration and en-
thusiasm for President Wilson's dec
laration of Americas war aims.
They are the same those of inter
national socialism and same as those
indicated by Premier Kerensky. in Rus
STA. Wilson and kerensky are the great
public figures who are fighting our
battle for a fair deal for the world s
peoples. The influence of these two at
the peace negotiations will prove ir-
resistible.'
NJ. Huysmans considers it certain that
disarmament will come after peace is
reached and that it will come in speedy
progression if not instantly. Disarma-
ment, he said. would be one Of the
topics to be discussed at the coming
conference and he could not foresee any
lack of harmony on that point.
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rHos. J. OWEN & s0N. ArCTIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF NINE-EOoM BRICl
DWELLING. KNOWN AS NUMBER 2Ul
n

TRUSTEES SALE OF NINE-EOoM BRICK
DWELLING. KNOWN AS NUMBER POLL
PARK ROAD NORTHWEST.
= BY virtue of a certain deed OF trust duly re-
corded in Liber 1883. folio 2o3. of the land rec
ords of the District Of Column ba. and at the re-
quest of the party secured thereby, the under
signed trustees will sell at public auction. in
front of the premises, on MONDAY. THE THIR
TENTH DAY OF AUGUST 1917. AT FIVE
O'CLOCK PM, the following described LAM
and premises situate in the District OF Columbis
and known as lot numbered ninety i've 1857
block four a., "Ingleside.'' per plat record
ed in the Office of the surveyor Of the District
Of Columbia, in Liber a. folio 1SS; together witt
the improvements thereon
Terms of sale: Sold subject to a prior deed
Of trust for 81. $50 The amount over and above
said deed of trust TO h. paid in cash. A deposit
.ef 500 will be required at the time Of sale AL
eonveyancing. recording. etc. at cost Of pur
chaser. Terms Of sale 10 be complied with with
in fifteen days from day Of sale. otherwise tn.
trustees reserve the right to resell al the risL
and cost OF the defaulting purchaser after hvs
days advertisement of such resale in somt
newspaper published in Washington D. T.
WM. f. SHANNON,
CHARLES VI. WALLINGsFoRD.
0u2-d&ds exSu Trustees
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SAYS STOCKHOLM TALKS
HELPED SOCIALISTS PLEA
Official Sees in Cabinet Changes Re-
fex of Appeal for Greater Politi-
col Freedom in Germany.
BY BASSETT DIGBY.
Especial Cablcgram to The Star and
Chicago Daily News.p

Copyright, 1877, by the Chicago Daily News
Company
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, August : ode
layed).-M. Huysmans. secretary of the
socialist international. told me today
that the Stockholm conversations"
had contributed considerably to Herr
Erzbergers recent impassioned appeal
for greater political freedom in Ger
many. with no anneXations and no in
IDENTITIES. as we'll as to the deep po-
litical unrest in the German empire,
eliminating in yesterdays dramatic
and extensive changes in the ministry.
AS / have already indicated. Mr..
Huysmans is in no sense associated
with the rantng, wild talking type Of
agitator who has brought socialism so
much disrepute. He is really a modest
man.
AT first he did not care to acknowl-
edge this triumph of his handiwork
and far less to boast of it, preferring
to say, Some men say the Stockholm
conversations played a large part in
rnoSDhere of GERMANY.
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No Surrender for Them.

Adjt G found himself completely
surrounded in the ditch where he
crouched alone. A veteran of colonial
campaigns as well as of the present
war ten times wounded, four times
mentioned in the order of the day, his
bravery was a proverb in the regiment
Such men do not surrender His back
against a bank of earth. he stood
calmly, revolver in hand, and shot down
every German who approached. until
he himself was felled in the flash and
roar of a grenade.
Second Lieut.. V. his men reduced
to a handful, had defended his little
sector of front line shellholes from
earliest dawn without retreating foot.
But as daylight increased he found he
was in danger of being cut off on both
TANKS. The German grenadiers. unable
to dislodge him directly, were working
around behind him. To escape capture
he decided to retreat. He assembled his
men. The little company consisted of
sergeant, corporal and one grenadier!
With these. shouting, leaping quickly.
he charged the Germans who were
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SPECULATION IS RIFE
AS TO ARMY COMMANDS
Matter Is Being Given Serious Con-
sideration by President and
His Advisers.

Plans for the reorganization of the
Army on the extensive scale called for
by the war program. provided for the
creation of armies. corps. divisions, bril-
gades and lesser units naturally
sistants. An army usually is composed
of three corps. corps of three di-
visions and division of three brigades
The commander of an army usually
has the rank of general or lieutenant
general; a corps usually is commanded
by q lieutenant general or a major
general; q division is the regulation
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Casualties at the Start.

| have before me a report of the first
SIX days passed by a certain French
regiment Of infantry this chaotic
ridge. They We're to relieve three bat
tal1ons Of rifiemeu. Some of their Off
GERS went UP in the late afternoon to
hecome acquainted with the sector.
They We're standing in big shell hole,
and the ritiemen'S officers were explain
ing the situation, all Spea king low to-
geiher when a shell struck close at
hand. One lieutenant was instantly
killed. another was wounded And al
most at the same instant u rife gre
made, exploding, mortally wounded a
third. This was the regiments intro
ductlon to its new position.
That night. while distant cannon
flashes We're reflected like heat light
ming on the clouds, the muddy. weary
"chasseurs" staggered down, bag and
baggage, from the ridge and the Paris
ians and stolid Normans composing the
new regiment filed up to take their
places. They found no dugouts, no
barbed wire. no trenches-only a line
of shell holes, more or less intercon-
nected and more or less banked up with
small sacks of earth Till early dawn
they worked with pick and shovel try
ing to better their defenses. but what
with German rockets glaring suddenly
overhead. to go out even more suddenly
leaving the night blacker than before
and what with shells. rifle grenades and
machine gun fire from the Germans
whose outposts We're only fifty yards
away, il was slow work. Moreover, the
next days shells destroyed nearly all
they had accomplished during the night
Thus for five days they led a mo-
notonous life of toll and imminent
death. eating food which had cooled in
the pals long before it could be brought
to them, sleeping unsheltered on the
ground. never knowing at what instant
they might be pounced upon by some
proJectile. And every night the strech-
er bearers came and carried back here
a wounded man or two, there a corpse.
The sixth night was unusually calm.
Few shells fell. The enemy was silent.
The stars shone down on a wasted ridge
where nothing moved. 1t was ominous.
The French kept nervous watch.
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rios. J. OWEN 4 son, ArcTIoSEEEs.
TRUSTEES SALE Of VALUABLE BRICK
RESIDENCE No. 2.32 20" STREET
snI.THXyESr

TRUSTEES SALE Of VALUABLE BRICK
RESIDENCE No. 2.32 ''o'' STREET
NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of certain deed Of trust duly re-
corded in Liber No. 3SIS. folio 20I ct seq Of
The land records of the District Of Columbia and
at the request of the party secured thereby. the
undersigned trustees will sell IA public auction
in front of the premises. on WEDNESDAY, THE
TWENTY-SECoNI DAY OF AUGUST. A. d.
1917. AT FOUI-THIRTY O'CLOCK PM, the
following described land and premises situate in
the District of Columbia. and designated as and
being bot 30 in Charles G.. Glover and others
subdivision of lots in block 3. ''kalorams
Heights Is per plat in County No. IL. at folio
III of the records of the office Of the surveyor
for the District Of Columbia.
Terms Of sale: Sold subject 10 a prior deed Of
trust for s., 900, and the amount and above
said trust ne paid in cash A deposit OF 500
required time of sale. and the purchaser al
lowed fifteen days to complete the purchase.
Further particulars Mt time of sale. =
WILLIAM A. HILL.
JAMES J. HAMPTON.
auIl. 15, 1s.zo.2z. Trustees.
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LIQUID Fire Precedes Germans.

BY means of violent screen of eX-
p1oding grenades the German attack on
the regiments front was momentarily
checked But further to the left the
enemy had been successful. They had
we'll into the French lines.
and now they came on again. preceded
by long jets of flaming liquid. threat
ening the regiment in the flank and
rear-a scattered swarm of wiideyed
men in potlilie greenish helmets
At such times modern war goes back
3 900 years. Long range intricate
weapons play no part. The combatants,
as in the days of the Homeric legends,
are simply savage, yelling men. who
pair off singly or in groups. to duel, not
with javelins, but with grenades. once
more the victory, as in the earliest
days, is TO the strongest, boldest and
most skillful warrior. And the trend
of the battle as a whole is lost IN an
series of incidents.
wherein the value of officers is not so
much in the orders they shout-small
chance of being heard in that uproar-
as in the example they give of cool
ness. courage and audacity.
At one point, where the advance OF
the German flame squirterS was par
ticularly hot, French lieutenant no.
ticed an old German dugout which mad
been smashed in and uncovered by
recent she'll. In the dugout We're sew
eral boxes of aluminium powder in
tended originally to hasten combustion
of materials destined to be burned. Each
box was fitted with Il fuse.
Here, Throw these shouted the
Two s",.'iers slipped down into the
hole and passed up the boxes. Others
Of the little group, Il box in each hand.
ereDt onward over the oillowing ground
until they caught sight OF Germans spring
ing from hole to hole. Lighting the fuses.
they hurled the heavy boxes as far as they
could Immediately great smoking glaring
fires sprang up. The Germans think
ing the French as we'll We're advanc-
ing with flame squirters. were for the
time being repulsed.
But fresh swarmS came and the
fanking movement continued-over the
body of many a brave defender.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
GEO. &. GERTMlN. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT or
Columbia. Holding Probate, tnurt.-No. 2St2i
Administrations This is To give notice that The
subscribers. of the STATE 81 Pennsy lvanis and the
District Uf Columbia. ,Spcctively. have obtained
from the Probate Court ~ the District Of Column
ha letters tesiamentary tn" estate Of Minnie
r Weber late Of the District Of Columbia. dc
ceased All persons having claims against the
deceased hereby warned to exhibit the same.
with the vouchers thereof legally authenticated,
Ia the Subscribers on or before the 9TH day %
August. A u. 1a1s. uth"rwis" they may by law
h. excluded from all benefits Of said estate
,;ivcu under our bands This 9Th day "f August.
1917 BENJAMIN !. LIN',LE. No. $40 \. 'fli
street Harrisburg. Ia. las, 4. HITtHiNSoN.
:;.S 9TH street southeast. Washington. u. e.
Seal Attest; WILLIAM e. TAYLOR. Deputy
Register Of Wills Tor ia" District Of columbia
Clerk Of the Probate Court aull, 1>.2a
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ADAM A. wEscHLER, AUCTIONEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO STORY BRICK
DWELLING, NO. 451 NEW JERSEY AVE

L
DWELLING, NO. 451 NEW JERSEY AVE.
Sc.
By virtue Of a certain deed 81 trust duly re-
corded. in Liber No. 1913. folio 20 ct seq. OF
the land records OF the District of Columbia.
and at the request of the party secured thereby.
the undersigned trustees Will offer for sale by
public areton. in front OF the premises. on
THURSDAY. THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF Az
GUST. AID. 1917. AT FOCR-THIRTY O'CLOCK
PM. the following described Land and premises
situate in the city of Washington. District Of
Columbia, TO wit: Lot al in benjamin +.
leighton and others subdivision OF lots in
square 693. as per plat recorded in the office Of
the surveyor for the District of Columbia. in
Liber "a at folio 15e. subject a prior deed
Of trust Of $500 at per cent. due October
1919.
Terms Of sale: Cash over above trnst. A
deposit of 500 required at time OF sale. All
eonveyancing. recording and notarial fees at
the cost of the purchaser Terms of sale to
be complied with within fifteen days from day
Of sale. otherwise the trustees reserve the right
to resell the property at the risk and of
the defaultng purchaser after five days adver-
tisement of such resale in newspaper
published in the city Of Washington. D. c.
BENJAMIN CRIFASI.
HARRY A. GRANT.
aue- 4dS TYux
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HANDGRENADEDUEL
ON WESTERN FRONT
French Fight With Fury to Halt
Germans on Chemin
des Danes.
DAHL I'll nEAIu G0llEC
BATTLE TILL DEATH COMES
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
Especial Correspondence OF The Star
md Chicago Daily NeMs.l

Copyright. 1917. 10y the Chicago Daily News
company
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. July
1.-THE ground along the ridge of the
Chemin dos Danes Is one vast sea of
overlapping she'll holes. No movement.
as a rule disturbs its wild. grim desola-
ton save the lashing and spouting of
the shells. which veer about among the
waves of earth like schools Of devastat-
ing whales. From time to time, on one
side or the other. there is an attack.
Then muddy men crawl up through
assures and scramble out Of the hol-
lows of the waves, to dodge and fall
and shout and hurl grenades at one an
other. walled in by flame before them
and behind. within that narrow strip
where for the moment neither artillery
dares to fire for fear of injuring its
own men. Here. Well nigh powerless
either to advance or to recede. they lie
In watch for one another. leaping from
shell hole to shell hole. casting aside
their useless rifles ciogged with mud.
depending on grenades. like boys in
some demonlc SNOWFALL fight: here they
struggle and here they die-the French.
our allies, the Germans. our enemies.
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German Attack Opens.

Their suspicious were justified, for
suddenly, al 80 am. just the first
light was dawning in the east, ter
rife cannonade broke upon them from
within the German lines. The whole
earth seemed to explode. Big trench
mortar bombs and shells from heavy
guns Missed in and crashed. while high
er overhead the sky rocked with the
constant flight of shells destined to bar
the French rear at every path and road
and bridge. The storm passed on as
suddenly a it had come, leaving many
bleeding strip of flesh where a man had
been before, and close in its wake, bend
ing low. leaping quickly from hole to
hole came several broken lines of Ger
mans, charging with the dawn.
An attack Instantly the valiant
French were on their feet. Though they
were outnumbered two to one. there
was no question of falling back The
regiment had been ordered to hold the
ridge and hold it ii would. \ few hasty
rifle shots were fred here and there
along the line. a machine gun or two
came into play for a brief moment
Then il was too late. The Germans We're
upon them. only grenades We're useful
now-reVolvers and grenades.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
ADAM A. wESCHLER. AUCTIONEEE..
Trustees Sale of Wall PAPER.

Ry virtue Of a certain chattel deed of trust.
duly recorded in Iiber 1855. at folio $40. one Of
the land records of the District of Columbia.
and at the request Of the party secured thereby.
the undersigned trustees will sell by public auc-
ton. in the salesrooms of Adam 4. We>chler.
go Pa ave. NV. tsecond foorl. WEDNES-
DAY AUGUST FIFTEENTH 1917. AT TEN
O'CLOCK AM about 900 pcs Wall Paper
Terms cash. CHARLES W. BARR
LAWRENCE KoENiGSEEEGER.
au11 13.1f Trustees
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command of a major general and
brigade the command of brigadier
general
Then again all the armies. corps. di-
visions. etc. usually are under the su-
preme supervision of high ranking
officer acting directly for the Presi-
dent. The duties of that position now
are concentrated in the chief of staff,
an office filled by Maj. Gen. Hugh A.
Scott who. however. will be trans
ferred 10 the retired list on account of
age next month
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gathering in his rear and succeeded in
breaking through them to the safety OF
a support trench. where he found more
men. and began Immediately to organize
a new defense.
Another brave officer. Second Lieut.
B. saw his men weakening as
section Of flame squirters came nearer
and nearer and the kissing, fiery liquid
threatened to reach them. The fam
menwerfer" must be stopped at any
cost. Three woodenacases of grenades
lay near. They are hard to open. AS
the men stopped down to pry at the
boards the lieutenant cried:
Take a pick,''
There was risk of causing an explo-
sion. but time was precious. Sharp picks
crashed through the boards. The cases
were torn open. The men filled their
sacks.
"En avant.r yelled the lieutenant.
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Forward Against the Flames

He himself gave the example by
springing to the top of a mound, rails
ing a rifle, and cody shooting down
three German flame squirters. His men
did not hesitate. In the wake of a vol
ley of erenades they dashed forward.
The jets of flame ceased There was a
brief fight at close quarters. Sergt.
b. advancing beside the lieutenant.
fell. his thigh broken by bullet. Sit
ting up quietly, he said:
Well I've lost my leg. all right; but
| got those last two Boches!"
A few yards away. in the midst of a
furry of German grenades. soldier
named H climbed out of his hole
and stood in full view. his pipe between
his teeth. working his rifle as calmly as
at a shooting match. From time to time
he looked around and beloved a jok-
ing remark at his comrades.
Spirit such this is irresistible. The
Germans were driven back over the
ridge.
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Not Violating Neutrality.

1t could then be intrusted TO an
agent on vessel outbound from a
Mexican port and wirelessed 10 the
Canary Islands at the first safe op-
portunity. II need be the wireless could
be pulled down or even thrown over
board. If the vessel was suspected by
an allied watcher on the high seas.
once received by the Canary Island
station there is no way of interfering
with its transmission TO Germany.
1t must be understood that Spain is
not in any way violating her neutrality
by permitting this. She has a perfect
right to communicate with the central
powers by any means open to her. 1t
is a matter Of interest. however. to
know that this means of communica-
ton between the espionage organiza-
ton in the United States and Germany
is open.
That safe and rapid means of COM
munication existed between Washing
ton and Berlin was well known in June.
The secret service of the United States
then knew of the Madrid wireless. all
though no statement had been given
out 1t is probable that this wireless
accounts for the fact that the German
submarines are reported to have had
the routes of most of the American
transports carrying troops and NUM-
tions to France. although the captains
of the transports sailed under sealed
orders. which were not opened until
they were well out at sea.
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Rates Are Reasonable.

Nor are the rates eNorbitant. For 81
centimes-the equivalent of IN cents
word messages are sent to Berlin.
while Budapest messages cost but
IS centimes a word. No one Of tho
$4,000 Germans more or less actively
engaged in espionage here would COM
PLAIN at paying these prices.
What delay there may be in getting
Information from the United States is
on the western end of the line. So far
as Is known here. the plan of the Ger
man spies in the United States is 10
send messages either direct to Spain
by the constant steamer mails from
New York. Cuba or Mexican ports. or
10 relay them through the wireless on
the CanaSF islands.
1t - not definitely known here
whether steamers sailing from Mexi-
can ports are ever surreptitiously
equipped with wireless apparatus, in
view of the constant surveillance now
maintained on wireless service on the
sea " this proves to be the case, how
ever. II would be a matter of ease for a
German spy at Washington to trans
nit his news TO Mexico by code.
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THos. J. OWEN & son. AuCTIoNEEEs.
Trustees Sale OF Bake Shop.
Completely Equipped. at No.
1922 | Lamont Street NV.

By virtue Of certain rbattel deed Of trust.
duly recorded in I4iher 1855 ar folio 20. az
the land records for the District Of Columbia.
and the request Of the PARTY secured thereby
the undersigned trustee will sell by public aUc-
,icn. within the above premises, MONDAY.
THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST. 1917. AT
ELEVEN O'CLOCK AN. 81 bill par Mixer
with Ship Motor. Dough Divider. Flour Sieve
and Conv-yer. Middleby Portable oven. Morton
Cake Machine. Ship. Steam Boiler gas.
Trouchs. Pans. Racks ard all personal property
belonging to said bakery. The above VIII FIRST he
offered entirety, and if satisfactory bid
Is not obtained the sale will proceed in detail.
Terms: Cash.
ANTHONY !. GALESKI Trustee
ROBERT Z. MATTINGLY. Attorney
q LII.