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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
EXAMINE 1e,051. REJECT 4, 4s7.
New York Draft Officials Have Be.
gun Work in Earnest.

NEW YORK. August 6-The ma
chinery to fill New York city's quota
of 3s.s65 soldiers for the new National
Army was in full operation today. Fed
eral agents were also continuing their
work OF rounding up slackers. 1t was
announced that exemption hearings
would be held next week Records Of
the work done by a few of the 1879
boards last week show that the uer-
centage of men claiming exemption
would not be unusually high consider
ing the large foreign-born population.
According to these figures. I6O5l
men had been examined up to today.
OF this number 1929 were found to
be physically fit and 4.497 We're dis
qualified: Those passed and not indi-
eating claims for exemption numbered
3.439. From these figures the per-
centage of men physically qualified
was given as 6S and of those appar-
entity ready for the army as II per
cent.
One board in the city has declined to
make public the names of men ac-
cepted in its district for service in the
Army. Edward Delaney. chairman of
the board. said the board would not
give out any names of those accented
until it had it's completed quota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
GIVES ADVICE TO DOCTORS
Surgeon General Gorgas Asks Hos.
pital Physicians Not to Go in Armv

civil physicians. who cannot answer
at once the summons to duty in the
Army are advised by Surgeon GeneraI
Gorgas of the Army not to seek com
MISSIONS ..sEl IN that branch of the service.
The office OF the surgeon general of
the Army" he says in circular letter
to municipal and private hospitals. ais
being put to much inconvenience by the
fact that many physicians on the stars
OF hospitals are occupying commits
sions, although they cannot be spared
for military duty. The surgeon general
does not wish to commission those who
cannot respond to service when called
While 1t Is imperative that as many
men as possible be made ayaiIable FOR
service with the Army. and hospitals
are urged to release as many men as
possible, those members of the stan
who cannot be spared are requested NOT
to apply for or to accept Commissions
unless they intend to respond to any
order for service which may be re-
ceived. Please bring this to the atten-
ton of all staff members"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
Representative HOLLAND
INTENDS TO QUIT HOUSE
Tells Friends He Will Resign to Re
sumo Banking in Suf-
folk, Va.

Representative Holland of Virginia
intends 10 resign his seat in the HOUSE
of Representatives to resume the bust
ness of banking He made this state
ment TO friends. just before leaving
Washington last week, and within a
few days expects to send formal res
ignation to Gov. Stuart of Virginia. ana
also to Speaker Clark @N
He Is president of a bank ar S,Nou
Va. which claims the distinction y,
being the second richest bank in tba
United States in point of profits corr
pared to capitalization. The bank does
a large business financing peanut grow.
ers. Recently the cashier, Col, vii
liam H. Jones, died. and Mr. Holland
has found it necessary. for the banks
interest, to give UP the House of Ken
resentatives and take charge of the
management of the institution.
Representative Holland is a democrat
from Suffolk, Va, and has been a mem
Der of the House committee on naval
affairs for several years. He came TO
the House first in the Sixty-second Con-
gress, and has been reelected easily In
Zach succeeding campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06

Continued from First Page.)
waking hours playing with him or tell
ing him stories while seated in the
arbors on the grounds of her country
home.
Mrs. De Saulles was not heiress to
millions at the time of her marriage,
as was generally believed. but pos
sessed fortune of only s150.000, ac-
cording to a statement of her attorney.
The lawyer declared thar the marital
difficulties of Mr.. and Mrs. De Saulles,
which led to a divorce decree for her,
began soon after she. learned that the
vast Chilean fortune she had expected
to inherit had been squandered by rela-
tives. and that her wealth was only q
fraction of what it had been reputed.
In his statement Uterhart alleged that
De Saulles obtained $4,000 from his
wife after their marriage; $4,000 in
cash and $4,000 In bonds. which he
spent He declared his client had been
told by friends that De Saulles Dor
rowcd the money with which he went
abroad to marry her in Paris Mrs De
SauiIes now is worth only $4,000, the
lawyer said.
Uterhart detailed many incidents
which he claimed had caused Mrs. De
Sauiles to break down in health and
spirits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06

liam L. Kirkland. Lewis Reed. Rock
vile; Douglass B. Diamond, John Oscar
Frazier. Marshall E. Golden, James
Ernest Day, Forrest Duvall and George
L. Crawford. jr., Gaithersburg: Charles
Raymond Powell, Luke Matthews.
Charles H. Seek and William Emery
Lomax, Silver Spring: Robert G. Dixon.
Martinsburg; c. oliver Luhn. Pooles-
Vile: Manuel o. M. Thompson. William
George Kuster. Poo1esville: George wal
lace. GAINESVILLE; Arlie A. Smith. Coles
Vile; William Everett Bea1l. Lay Hill
Archie l. Bellows. Sandy Springs; Louis
Douglas Bell, Laytonsville; Ralph s. Nor
rison, Bethesda; John X. Brian. Belts
Vile; Wilmer Eugene Weaver. Silver
Spring; Howard Webster. Mount Zion;
Samuel A. Carr. Laurel. C. Walden Day.
Mount Airy; Edwin H Chinn. Brooke
Vile; Pearl Charles Cashell. Brooke
Vile; Frank H. Wilson, Burtonsville
AS it is estimated that not more than
fifty Of those examined last week Will
be accepted for military service. the
local exemption board today prepared
a list of 500 to be called for examina-
ton next week, making 1872 SO Tar called.
The board believes that the county
quota of 151 men can be completed
from the 500 to report for examination
under the second call
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
SOCIALIST TONES DOWN
HIS ANTI-DRAFT SPEECHES
La Monte Less Vigorous Following
Alleged Attempt to Do
Him Harm.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. August 6.-Fol-
lowing what is declared to have been
an attempt to do bodily harm to Frank
s. La Monte, socialist candidate for
mayor Of Evansville, at Elberfeld. a
small town north of here, last Satur-
day night, La Monte, who has been
touring southern Indiana, speaking in
opposition to the selective draft. has
toned down his attack on the measure
according to police authorities who
have attended the meetings
La Monte had just finished his talk
at Elberfeld and got into a machine
with his wife and baby to return here
when an automobile containing six men
appeared on the street. One of the
men yelled to La Monte, who ordered
his driver to proceed. For three miles
over country roads the machines raced
at high speed. At a turn, when his
car was hidden from his pursuers for
a moment, La Monte. his wife and ba
by jumped out and the driver proceeded
with the other machine still in pursuit
The La Monies spent the night at a
farmhouse.
The socialist candidate spoke last
night at Armstrong, Ind, but it was
said his speech was toned down. He
left Armstrong hurriedly after John j.
Nolan, postmaster at Evansville, who
jumped on the platform and denounced
La Monte, had been cheered repeatedly
La Monte had been advising con-
scripted men, in his speeches that
they did not have to go to war. de-
claring that the law was unconsti-
tutional. 1t was not known here to-
day whether La Monte. after his ex-
periences of the last two nights. plan
ned to continue his speeches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
PLAN TO HINDER DRAFT.
Exemption Board Chairman Alleges
Concerted Action in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. August s.-,John L.
McNab, chairman Of an exemption board
in San Francisco, made public today a
letter addressed to John w. Preston,
United States district attorney, urging
the latter to take official cognizance OF
what he alleged to be concerted plan
to hinder the progress OF the seiective
draft.
Mr.. McNab. former United States dis
trict attorney, directed attention to GER
tain affidavits presented in support OF
exemption claims. The afhdavits. he
said, were In similar form and indicated
the existence of a plan to combat the
selective draft. He stated that the
board had refused to file the papers
and by unanimous vote had decided that
they be forwarded to the district at
torney.
ITO tolerate such vicious utterances.
made under the guise of an exemption
claim" the letter said, "is to encour-
age disloyalty. and place a premium
upon treason"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
Departure OF D. C.
GUARD IS DELAYED
Various Units in Camp Here
Await Orders From East
ern Department.
MAY LEAVE AT ANY TIME

Two companies OF coast artillery of
the National Guard of the District of
Columbia went into barracks At Fort
washington today, with the usual ac-
ompanim ent of sweethearts kissing
"good-hye. few stringed. instruments
strumming sentimentalities and the
general hustle of slowing luggage
ABOARD.
The other units of the National
Guard are in their two camps-one
for the cavalry, field artillery. signal
company and field hospital on the Pat
terson tract. and the other. the Sd In
fantry, at Fort Myer-awaiting instruc-
tons from the Department of the East.
They had expected to get away either
tomorrow or Friday. but it now seems
problematical when they will 90. pos
sibly not till the LIST of September
1t was explained by Maj. Thompson.
the senior mastering officer, today that
when tomorrow was set as the date
of the commanding officers of the units
at camp Ordway, who fixed it as the
date when they could be ready to go.
The War Department empowering act
leaves an opportunity for the National
Guard officers to set the date on which
they would like to depart. Then this
has to be confirmed by specific instruc-
lions from the Department of the East
1t develops that the District units
are probably being held here because
the cantonments have not been re-
ported ready for their occupancy. At
the office of Col. 1. w. Littell. quarter
master. in charge of the abandonment
construction. it was stated there has
been some difficulty in getting water
pipe and that both Admission. Ala.
where eight units of the National
Guard are going, and at Greenville,
S. C. where the Sd Infantry is going,
there are abundant supplies of excep-
tional1y good spring water. but there
has been some unavoidable delay in
getting the pipe This has now been
overcome and the District troops may be
ordered forward at any time. The as
surance was given by Col. LitteIrs Of
fee today that all of the cantonments
will be finished by September /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
AT CAPITOL
|SFOR ALONG SESSION
Several Reasons for No Definite
Speeding-Up Program by the
National Lawmakers.

Things on Capitol Hill are shaping
themselves for long session. In fact,
it would not surprise Some of the law
makers if they were still here Decem-
Der /. Others believe I'VE viii get away
in about two months" but, at any rate.
there is no definite speeding-up pro-
gram on either side of the Capitol at
present.
There are several reasons for the lack
of an attempt to get away. one is that
many members believe il is the duty OF
Congress to be in Washington during
war time. The other is that many con-
stituents want their members here to
act as their agent and representative
for the many activities arising in days
like these.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
NO HOPE FOR ENTOMBED MEN
West Kentucky Officials Say It Is
Improbable They Are Alive.

CLAY. KY. August 6--Rescuers. hav-
ing partially cleared the working place.
of gas. were prepared again to descend
into mine No. OF the West Kentucky
Coal Company here today in an err
TO reach fifteen. possibly twenty. men
believed to be negroes, who We're on
tombed Saturday with more than loo
other miners after an explosion ar.
.trjbuted 10 gas. Authorities at the mir
assert they have no hope that any nf
them are alive. They expected proba hi,
another day would be required TO ciaay
the entries of debris and recover the
bodies.
The known death list today stood Al
thirty one. including ten white men
Additional deaths among the twenty
i've others injured are expected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
Exemp- Accepted
ROCKVILLE MEN CERTIFIED.
Montgomery Board Sends Names of
80 Eligible to Annapolis.

ROCKVILLE. Md. August 6.-The
local exemption board today certified to
district board No. 2. at Annapolis. the
names of those who passed the physical
test here last week and who did NOT
fiIe claims for exemption with the loca
board There were thirty-eight of
them and all will be called for military
sarvice unless some should claim ex-
smptton because of occupation and the
district board should act favorably on
the claims. The complete list of hose
accepted by the local board follows:
w. Randolph Talbot, Maurice w.
Davis, Jerome Schaffer. Leroy Steven
son. Charles Hood. Thomas e. Bailey.
Russell D. KArn. Emory Handy, VIII
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
FRIENDLY ALIENS FAVORED.
Method of Increasing Nays Cooks,
Butchers and Bakers.

NEW YORK. August I'm an effort
to increase the available supply of
cooks. butchers and bakers needed by
the hundreds for the Navy, friendly
aliens with first naturalizations papers
have been granted permission to en-
roll for such service by the bureau of
it was announced here to-
day by Commander c. r. Miller, u s. N
The naval reserve force needs hun
dreds of cooks. bakers and butchers
more especially cooks" he said IF
the citizen has none of the qualifca-
tions he can do a patriotic service in
securing at least one man for his gov
eminent AS the pay is good and the
enrolment is for the period of the war,
Il works no hardships."
The eligibility ages are from eighteen
10 fifty eight. ana enrollments will be
accepted at any Navy recruiting station
n the United states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
FOR PER DIEM EMPLOYEES
ON THE D. c. ANNUAL ROLL
Committee Files a Petition With the
Commissioners Urging the Change.
Other Requests.

A movement looking toward the
transfer of per diem employees of the
District to the annual roll was formal
~ instituted today by a committee of
employees. which filed a petition with
the Commissioners
The District heads promised to take
the matter under consideration with a
view to asking Congress in the next
estimates to authorize the change
should it be considered desirable
1t is stated in the petition that the
employees on the per diem roll number
apout 100, outnumbering by at least two
10 one the annual employees 1t is de-
sired that all per diem men who shall
nave been regularly employed for two
years prior to the passage of the next
District appropriation act be included
in the proposed order.
Seek to Come Under liability Act.
Request also is made in the petition
that the Commissioners. recommend
that District employees be included in
the federal employees liability act.
The Commissioners are asked to urge
upon Congress that the recent 5 and
10 per cent increases given employees
be made permanent: to provide for an
increase of from $500 to $1,000 in the
pay of five foremen of the division Of
trees and parkings. and to provide addi-
nonai pay for charwomen and cleaners
in the District building. as we'll as place
the engineers. firemen and coal passers
employed in the District building on an
equal salary basis with employees Of the
same class in the District power plants.
The committee presenting the petition
consisted Of Joseph Hurley, A. T. Lewis.
Charles Gerber. William F. Franklin.
A. l. Thompson, Thomas F. Duline and
George w. Swink
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
Fate Fayoring the Stayers.


Fate seems to be playing right into
the hands of those members who want
to stay here until the opening OF the
next regular session. 1t is believed the
debate on the revenue bill In the
Senate will occupy month That VIII
bring the passage of the bill about
September Z. The conference between
the Senate and House on the much
changed revenue bill is estimated at
three weeks, which viii bring the
passage of the bill and final enactment
about October I. This date IS set as
the earliest possible day on which the
revenue bill can become a law.
In addition, there is a fve-biliion-
dollar appropriation Dill to pass, with
the attendant debate. 1t is scarcely
probable>-<hat the Congress of the
United States will be able to allow so
large a measure to slide through with
out the usual attendant discussion.
perhaps in proportion to the size or the
total
And in view of these facts, it is easy
to predict that Congress is not going
to adjourn just at present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
NEWLY WE'D MUST SERVE.
Cleveland Board Denies Exemption
for Man Married Since April 6.

cI.EyEI,AND, Ohio, August CHAIR
man lanes F. Jackson of Cuyahoga
county exemption board No. an
nounced today that the exemption claim
of Daniel E. Sadler. twenty-six. has
married since April 6, 1917. Sadler. who
claimed exemption because of the de-
tendency of his wife. was formally
certified for service with the National
or seyenty-six exemption claims con-
sidered by three local boards one was
refused. twenty-five granted and fifty
deferred.
The ruling that all but enemy ahens
- do not claim exemption can be
Srafted the same as citizens is ex-
pected to prove boon in several Cleve-
land districts which contain more aliens
than citizens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
PUBLICITY WORK CHANGES.
Director Brown Now Devoting En-.
tire Time to Feature Service.

L. Ames Brown. director of publicity
of the committee on public information
now Is devoting his entire time to or
ranfxing a feature service Of that or
ganization. Previously he has been
acting as the head Of the wise depart
ment. dealing with daily publications.
wise department. and assisting him are
three other men who will work n
shifts so that a twenty-four-hour serv-
ice will be ava ,hs M " Moon
Mail. has been added to the force OF the
COMMITTEES, in order to give this twen-
ty-four-hour service. now that Mr..
Brown has abandoned that part OF the
Henceforth Mr.. Sisson will be at the
committees headquarters during the
day. MI. McConaughy win be there
will be in charge from s pm to am.
and william Churchill win be av1ilablo
to neWspAper men froO ! An ~ 3 -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
EXAMINING DRAFTED MEN.
Fairfax County, Va, Board Begins
Work Today.

Examinations of the men drawn for
army service in Fairfax county was
started this morning in the courthouse
building in the town of Fairfax. F. w.
Richardson, clerk of the courts; Sheriff
Allison and Dr. F. NJ. Brooks constituting
the exemption board. The draft list in
Fairfax contains 314 names. and 105 have
been called for examination today. los for
tomorrow and the remainder. 104 men.
will present themselves before the board
Wednesday.
DIR. Brooks will be aided in the physical
examination Of the men by other county
nhysjcians. and an effort will be made to
clean up the quota called each day. but
it is hardly believed that 1t can be done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
TAXES up DRAFT TROUBLES.
Attorney General Considers Reports
from His Representatives,

Attorney General Gregory today began
personal consideration OF reports from dis
Ina and other sections Of the south as TO
the anti-draft demonstrations in. their
localities.
mt deal with the latest phase of the agi-
tation, and fuller reports are awaited In
the meantime the department, through its
situation with q view to taking Whatever
ntAp0 are uoco11AEHs -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
Indge Parker to Sneak

TOLEDO. Ohio. August 6.-Judge AL
TON b. Parker of New York will ad-
dress delegates to the fifteenth annual
convention of the Universal Craftsmen
Council of Engineers. which begins
here today. Delegates are here from
ali over the United States. A me-
chanical and electrical exposition Will
be Q feature Of the meet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
Working With Speed in Boston.

BOSTON. August 6.-Draft officers
are carrying on their work in this
city with all possible speed. and MANY
of them examined a large number ~
young men on Sunday. OF the TIA men
already examined in eight districts of
this city and its suburbs 500 have
passed physical tests and 152 have beer
accepted for service. Exemptions were
claimed by 306.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06
TAKEN TOR NATIONAL ARMY.
Men Pass Examinations and File No
Claims in Districts 8 and II.

The following men were accepted in
District No. 3 and filed no exemption
claims: Russell Arthur Meade, 1876 G
street northwest; Edward Howard. 1914
K street northwest; Harry Christian
Ereyer. 1924 Q street northwest, and
Waiter Curtis Bolts. 1851 Green's court
The following were accepted in Dis
trict No. IL and filed no exemption
claims: william Fox. 2347 Rhode Island
avenue: Clarence A Craig. IS Sumner
road: Frank e. Marks. GARFIELD avenue,
and Lee SUM lin. 402 Howard street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-06

the night, and the dense, low-lying
clouds which for days have blanketed
the country began to lift. By noon the
mn was shining brightly and the roads
and marshy battle-ground began to dry
out erapidly, making observation work
and the movement of troops nuen
easier.
The attack. on HoTiebeke and vicinity
was preceded by q tremendous artillery
nre from the enemy batteries. The Ger
mang began to shell Battle wood and
the canal zone Just north of Hoilebeke
last evening. and continued concen-
ttated IRE throughout the night. The
BRUSH guns replied vigorously ana al
times the duel assumed the intensity OF
drumnre- 1t shook the country for
Mties about and sent great waves of
deafening thunder rolling far back Of
the British lines under the connning
cover Of the Iow-hanging, water-laden
clouds.
Net Slight Opposition.
The British coup which resulted in the
further Tightening of the lines about the
mining center and Industrial town or
Lens was carried out with only slight
opposition from the enemy The Ca
nacfans advanced in parties toward
their detectives among the houses on
the outskirts of the town.
some resistance was encountered from
machine guns concealed in buildings.
put the Canadians advanced steadily
until they had acquired the entire line
sought Here they Installed themselves
IN buildings and cellars suitable for
oefense and set up machine guns No
counter attacks followed from the Ger
mans and the Canadians continued their
cancellations until this morning, when
sney had linked up the whole line with
DAroed wire and were prepared to
meet any enemy advance.
Tne German artillery was active
along most of the front last night,
snelling the forward areas newly occu-
psed by the allied troops. There also
was considerable shelling of the back
areas with gas shells. Wytschaete and
the section south of Messines espe-
siaiiy being selected for this work of
hate.
British Continue Advance:
The British continued to make prog
ress on the left flank. and pushed their
posts forward to the east side of the
steenbeek river along a front of ap
pfoximately q mile. beginning in the
neighborhood of St. Julien and run
ming northwest The ground in this
section has been among the most hot1y
contested places in the zone of the
new offensive.
North of Bixschoote the French, too,
made further progress under heavy fire
from the enemy guns. which have been |
pounding the French positions steadily |
since the first day of the push.
The lifting of the clouds brought out |
large numbers of German airplanes. !
which were very active last night at |
low attitudes over the British lines