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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
P.E.POWER CO. Wins
RESTRAINING ORDER
Court Grants Temporary In
junction Against Public UtiIi.
ties Commission.
BOARDS RULING is HELD UP

Justice Gould of the District Supreme
the Potomac Electric Power. Company
for a temporary injunction against the
the enforcement of its order to reduce
the price of electric current from 10
cents to cents per kilowatt hour.
The order of the court will restrain the
commission pending final determination
of the litigation
In order to protect the 10000 con-
sumers of electricity and to insure the
return to them of the 20 per cent ex-
cess over the new rate adopted by the
commission. Justice Gould made it a
condition of granting the injunction
that the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany furnish security for the repay
ment to the consumer in the event that
the United States Supreme Court should
finally uphold the rates adopted by the
commission.
The court also exacted from the
power company the payment of inter
est at per cent on the excess paid by
the consumers.
Rejects View of Counsel Syme.
Justice Gould ruled against the con-
tention of Corporation Counsel Syme
that paragraph 63 of the utilities act
takes away the injunctive powers of
the court to restrain rates fixed by the
commission. Such a construction as
contended for by Mr.. Syme. the court
said, might result in confscation of the
property of a public utility before a
final decree could be obtained from the
court Of last resort"
ITO deprive any person or corpora
tion." said the court. ''of the right to
invoke the Jurisdiction of equity to
taking property without due process of
law. The court suggested that the
paragraph was intended merely to put
the burden of proof upon one assailing
any order of the commission to show
the unreasonabieness of such order.
After reviewing the bill and answer
and the differences in valuations
claimed. Justice Gould pointed out that
sonable BY the United States Supreme
Court and no temporary Injunction had
been issued preserving the status quo
the plaintiff would have been compelled
fas nsr snSu1 Of as
tract rates with it's consumers: ana its
only remedy would be to bring 10000
sss foI ). Dsr cent the g, fS
sns ssnssr s e.: "a she iaaisidEaaf ikssE re. ss.
as6tedness xouM be So small as not
1e.ted; and death. Bankruptcy. removal
IND other causes might entirely defeat
recovery.
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What Congress Should Do.

We are counseled by the highest
economic authority. We are admonished
by all history. We are commanded by
every consideration of justice to the
American boys who are marked for
slaughter, TO the American homes al
ready in the shadow of death, to de-
clare here and now by our votes on
this record that the wealth of this
country will be taken as mercilessly
through the power of taxation as men
are taken by force of the draft
Too many people for the comfort
of the ruling classes in the warning
countries of Europe are asking today
why they should give their all to the
government from which they have re- re-
ceived so little, while the favored
classes pass through the furnace of
war unscathed.
IF the billions of our peoples money
which we are now smilingly tossing
into the furnace of the European war
were all we had to consider. the ques-
tion would not be SO serious. But il
this war should last another year. or
two years. think what IL will mean to
the financial resources of the country,
Remember that we have not yet burned
up a single dollars worth of powder:
we have not yet exploded a single shell.
the cost of some Of which exceeds the
annual income of the average man. 1t
is not improbable that the entire in
come of all the people of the country
estimated at $3S. 1000. 400, 900, will not
second
wear of this war. We must face these
facts and realize the true situation In
the framing of this bill. and lay firm
the foundation Of our financial policy
by an adequate and just system of tax
alton at the beginning"
Masses "Being Mortgaged."
By keeping down taxes and increas-
ing bonds. Senator La Toilette said the
masses are being 'mortgaged to the
money lenders.
Loans to the allies. the senator said.
may and may not be repaid. certainly
not for many years after the war.
Russia he said. is in the throes of
revolution, and ITALY. IL reports are
correct, is on the eve Of one."
Even England and France" he
added, will be in no position to re-
pay loans for long time. and il this
war should last for several years what
political transformation may occur in
anv country in Europe no one can fore
tell"
Winter Bread Lines Possible.
Possibility of bread lines this winter
because of the high cost of living he
pictured thus in conclusion:
Always remember that the high
prices already upon US have taxed the
common people of this country for the
support Of this war to a much greater
extent than ths wealthy class would
CONTINUED on Second PAge.J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21

Ship and engine buildsrs now. have
all the. work existing pants can do
and Also are obligated 4 the limit of
theirtt inanciaK. arrangeAents. Ihey
propdse that the government expand
the yards and engine plants, that the
private builders do the work, using
their trained forces supplemented BIZ
all the additional men that can be pro-
duced and that at the conclusion of the
war or the contracts. as the govern
ment may decide, the suDplementaI
plants either be sold TO the shipbuilding
companies or operated on government
work. Details of the scheme are now
being worked out at the Navy Depart
ment.
The destroyer program includes as
many new ships of that type as it is
possible to build
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
MORE CASH IS NEEDED
FOR DESTROYER PLANS
Congress to Be Asked for Rush Ap-
preparations for Expanding
Plants.

Congress will be asked for special
rush appropriations for the immediate
expansion of ship and engine building
plants to carry out the big destroyer
program decided upon by the Navy De-
partment.
Secretary Daniels indicated today
that the shipbuilders have said the
necessary expansion could be carried
out only if the government paid the
blk The Navy will ask Immediately
to start the work and will not await
the regular naval appropriation bills
later in the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
Break Up Assaulting Waves.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. August 21.-The official state-
ment of today follows:
''On the Cerny plateau, the Germans
made attacks at three different points.
On two occasions our fire broke up the
assaulting waves. which were thrown
back, greatly weakened, to the German
lines. The other attack. west OF Hurte-
bise monument, also was repulsed.
''On the front north of Nerdun the Ger
mans reacted energetically during the
night. Their counter attacks. which were
extremely violent, especially at Avocourt
wood and north of Caurieres wood, were
broken up by our fire. The enemy suf-
fered heavy losses with no result. Our
troops maintained all their gains and or
ganized the captured positions. The NUM-
ber of unwounded prisoners taken by US
yesterday exceeds 5,000 of whom 1l6 are
officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
|. v. v. MEMBERS REFUSE
1OOBEY STRIKE ORDER
Charges Against James Rowan and
Others, Military Prisoners, to Be
Taken Up Today.

SPOKANE, Wash, August c1.-Ad-
vices today from various parts Of
Washington. oregon. Idaho and Mon
tana failed to record an instance
where Industrial Workers of the World
obeyed the order issued by James
Rowan. district secretary for the agri-
cultural and construction workers. to
go on strike yesterday as a protest
against detention in jails of many
members of the organization. A re-
port last night that members of the
organization at St. John. Wash, had
walked OUT. ds@andii,9 the rsfsase sf
one of their number hef6 n Jail, was
denied today It was said that Shout
nifty l. w. w. members from outside
the district had established camp
there and that: their efforts to per-
s,thde the men TO strike had'been IN
successful =
Investigation to Begin Today.
Investigation of the cases of James
Rowan. district secretary. and twenty
six other alleged Industrial Workers
of the World, held in the county jan
here as military prisoners, was eN-
pected to be taken up today by MAJ.
Clement wilkins. in command OF the
Idaho national gvardsmen patroiiins
this vicinity. and Unlteo Statee a''oi
ney F. A. Garrecht.
Rowan is still nominally in charge
Of the affairs of his organization IN
the northwest but he is not allowed
tn communicate with any one from his
cell
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British Account of Fighting.

LONDON. August 21.-The statement
of today follows:
early this morning the enemy made
a third attempt to regain ground re-
Gently captured southeast OF Epelly.
Though supported by fiammenwerfer.
his attacking troops were repulsed
completely. We hold all our positions.
East of Epehy our troops raided the
German lines on wide front in the
neighborhood of the st. Quentin canal
and brought back prisoners We i'm
proved our positions slightly during the
night north of the Ypres-Menin road"
Dispersed by Artillery.
The British official communication is.
sued last evening follows:
The enemy this morning endeavored
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21

The German reaction to the success
full French stroke at Nerdun came last
night and the new French lines stood
firm in the face OF counter attacks of
extreme violence. On the front north
of Nerdun, especially at Avocourt wood
and north of Caurieres. the fighting
was particularly bitter. the French war
office reports. The Germans. beaten
back, met with heavy losses. The num-
ber of prisoners taken by the French
now exceeds 5000.
The Germans also returned to the
attack on the Aisne front. striking at
Cerny and Hurtebise. Paris reports
the repulse of these assaults.
On the British front the Germans
last night made their third attempt to
recapture positions recently wrested
from them near Epehy.. northYfst os
stkQuentin.T AsdeternIfxed attack was
made in which the Germans employed
flame throwers. but they were repulsed
completely by the British, who hold all
their positions. :,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21

The Associated Press s exclusively entitled
to the for republication Of all news credited
to it not otherwise credited in this paper and
also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special dispatches
herein also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
Germans Bombard Own Men.

Last night enemy airplanes bonn.
barded positions in our rear. particu-
larly collection camp for German
prisoners. of whom large number
were hit.
I'm Belgium our aviators bombarded
the railway stations at Thourout. Rou1-
ers and Staden. In the region of Ner-
dun they bombarded the railway sta
tions at Dun-sur-Meuse. Brieulles and
Eleville and munitions depots at
Bancheville. where they obsereed .
great fire.
machines were brought down in aerial
combats by our pilots. Most Of them
are reported to have been destroyed en-
tirely On August 10 an airplane and
a captive balloon of the enemy met
with the same fate"
Big Gain Is Described.
The text of last nights statement
reads:
ION the front north of verdun our
troops captured on both sides of the
Meuse enemy defences on front OF
eighteen kilometers and to depth
which exceeded two kilometers at cer-
tain points. On the left bank of the
river we hold in particular the Avo-
court wood. the two SUBMITS OF LIE
Mort Homme, CorbeauN wood and Cu-
mieres on the right bank we have
occupied Talou ridge. Champ. Champ
neuvilIe, Hill 34i. Mormont farm and
Hin o4a north of Louvemont.
ON the right our troops have advance
ed considerably in the Bois de Fosse
and the Bois de Chaume.
The number of unwounded prisoners
taken is more than 1000.
..The Germans carried out violent
counter attacks in the Avocourt wood
and against lie Mort Homme and Hiil
343 but our fire everywhere broke
down their efforts and inflicted heavy
losses our aviators took brilliant
part in the battle. turning their ma
chine guns at low height against
enemy concentrations and contributing
also TO the repulse of counter attacks.
our pilots brought down eleven Ger
man airpIanes on the battle front.
while two other enemy machines We're
brought down by our special guns
The Temps says that in one hour and
twenty minutes after the French in
fantry advanced TO the attack at Ner-
dun yesterday the first objective had
been attained and German prisoners
were going to the rear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21

Probably thundershowers this after
noon or tonight. Tomorrow partly
cloudy.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest. 90. at
2:20 pm. yesterday: lowest, 20. at 6:15
am. today.
Full report on page IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21

Sworn Net Circulation. Montk of July.
1917. Daily Average. ss.s4Ss Sunday. s2.ssA
Evening star., 1917-11-12

boys as 1 hope some one will treat
mine"
Others who are eager to entertain
men in uniform are:
DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Crane. 501 Park
road (2).
DR.. and Mrs. F. A. Hornaday. 35os
18th street northwest (2).
DR.. Nora Meyer. 72s 18th street
northwest (2).
Mrs. Atwili. 1s T street northwest
(2).
Mrs. H Etbel. 1888 East Capitol
mrs. Rose NJ. McDade. so2 C street
northeast (3).
Mr.. and Mrs. David D. Caldwell. 3342
Mount Pleasant street (2).
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis f. Hayes. 1915 Sth
street northwest (2).
Mrs. Jane Hughes, 115 Sd street
northeast (2).
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry King, 10th and
Benning road northeast (2).
Mrs. Eva c. Bixler. Capitol Heights.
Nd. (2).
c. E. Macdonald. 31os 18th street
northwest %.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Henderson.
1925 E street northeast (2).
National Sewing Council of Anacos-
tia (25); 1st Separate Battalion, Nom
Sectarian Home.
Evening star., 1917-11-12
CITY OF AKRON TIED UP
BY STREET CAR STRIKE
Walking and Jitney Riding General
When 1000 Car Men Quit With
Dramatic suddenness.

AKRON. Ohio. November 12.-Au
Akron walked to work this morning
or hung on overrcowded jitneys. More
than 1000 street car men were on strike
on every line in the city and eyery
line originating from Akron. The
strike includes the interurhan lines to
Cleveland. Ravenna, Kent. Cuyahoga
Falls, Barberton and Wadsworth.
The only cars touching Akron in
operation were the canton-Akron IN
terurban. employees of which are not
included in the local division of the
union. Canton car crews were run
ming only to the eastern city limits
and taking no chances of coming into
the city.
A heavy fog hung over the city.
making walking uncertain and driving
unsafe At every street car stop mon
and women who did not realize that a
strike was on were waiting for cars
to come.
denness. Tho public had been fore
warned by a strike vote of the union
Saturday morning. but events that fol-
lowed gave promise OF q settlement
The mon are striking for . wage In
crease Of 10 cents an hour.
Evening star., 1917-11-12
OVER 600 MEN ELIGIBLE
FOR REGULAR RIFLE TEST
Home Defense League Members
Qualified to Shoot Over East
ern Market Range.

More than 800 men of the Home De-
Tense League Rifles are now eligible
to shoot the regualr course over the
market, in accordance with a recent
announcement made by Col NJ. "A. Win
ter. commanding the rifles. These
men. who have completed the qualifi-
cation course on the small-bore ranges.
may now advance to the use of the
high-power arm. The Eastern market
range Is open to members of the Home
Defense League Rifles who meet test
as rifemen over the small-bore range.
The following members Of the rifles
have qualified over the small-bore
ranges in the past week:
Company CT r. Graham.
Company K.-E. c. Wilson and j. c.
Bashford.
Company LII r. Marble and ]. B.
Skies.
Company Ms. orveri and C. T.
Company &C. P. Smith. w. H
r P. Skinner.
Company 81. H. Richardson and
N. w. Tippett.
Company TIL Jack.
Company Y-J. l. Leo, W. R. strana-
han. c. H. Butt. H. D. Anadale. J. D.
Smith and D. A. Tanning.
Lee, Company 7. both qualified as ex-
perts with score Of 1874. each out
of possible 200. while J. H. Richard
son. Company S. qualified as a marks
man with score of LA. and N. W. Tip
petit OF the same company qualified
as a sharpshooter with a score of
166.
Evening star., 1917-11-12
100 DUTCH SHIPS MAY
BE USED FOR ALLIES
First One Sails From United States
Port to South America With
Cargo Of Coal.

AN ATLANTIC PORT. November 12-
Indications that a satisfactory arrange
ment has been concluded between
American and Netherlands government
officials whereby the more than 100
Dutch ships which have been tied up
in United States ports for several
months will be made available for use
by the allies. were seen today in an
announcement of the sailing late last
week of the first of these ships. With
a cargo of coal she Is en- route to South
America. her articles Of release reouir-
ing that she return with freight to an
American port. The charter was ar
ranged in London with the permission
Of the interallied chartering commits
sion and tho approval Of the United
States Shipping Board.
Neutral vessels lying idle in Ameri-
can ports are estimated to represent
from 100000 to 100000 tons The re.
lease Of the first Of these vessels is
regarded in shipping circles here as an
indication that the greater part of this
much-needed tonnage will soon be in
the service of the nations allied against
Germany.
Evening star., 1917-11-12
ARTILLERY ALONE BUSY
ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Fighting Saturday in Flanders and
Vosges Latest Infantry Ac-
tivity Reported.

PARIS. November 12.-"On the front
between Chaume wood and Bezonyaux
(Verdun sector). active artillery flghtinr
continued during the night" says to.
days of1ictal statement. "on the re-
mainder of the front the night was
calm"
A German attack In the Voices. near
Hartmans Weller -Kopf. resulted satur-
day night in violent fighting. The war
office announces that the Germans were
repulsed completely. An attack ut
Reich Ackerkopf also was without sue
cess.
LONDON, November 12,-"Beyond tn.
usual artillery activity on both sides OF
the battle area there is nothing Of spe-
cial interest to report" says todays war
office announcement.
BERLIN. November II. British Ad-
miralty. per Wireless Press.-Desperate ia
fighting occurred yesterday on tho Flan-
ders front, in the PasschendAele region
Todays communication from army
headquarters says the British attacked
repeatedly. and were repulsed.
Evening star., 1917-11-12
OFFERS SOLDIERS
CHANCE TO PICK UP
FRENCH SPEECH

While the big idea" just at
present 10 to induce every home
In Washington to have soldiers,
sailors or marines AZ guests at
Thanksgiving dinner. there are
many little services that the SOL
der guest editor Of The Star has
been able to perform for those in
service.
For example, the marine who
wrote In that he would like to
find a farm where he could have
home life during a ten-day fur
Tough has now received about
fifty invitations.
Today an opportunity Is given
to do another little kindness. A
man writes in that besides invit-
ing soldiers to dinner he thinks
he could make the afternoon
pleasant and profitable for a cou-
pie who are studying French in
anticipation OF going over there"
He says:
II am well up in French-have
been in France a few times-and
will talk French with my guests
all afternoon, or oftener."
II there are any French stu
dents who would like to have the
opportunity to practice through
conversation, they can write to
him, "Frenchman." care Soldier
Guest Editor, The Star.
Evening star., 1917-11-12
WELSH MINERS BACK WAR.
Vote Three to One Against the Pro
posed Strike of Protest.

LONDON. November 12.-An impor-
tant section Of British labor has given
q decision in favor Of continuing the
war until victory 10 attained. The
South Wales mining area. sometimes
called the storm center Of British In
dustryJ has boon balloting for several
days past on tho question whether to
strike II the government proceeds with
a scheme for "combing out" moro men
Of military age for service in the army.
BY q majority of three to one the
miners have decided against the strike
The polls Of few individual pits
have not yet been returned. but nearly
100. 900 votes from a score of districts
have been tabulated and these give a
majority against the strike. The out
standing districts cannot alter the re-
suit. A few pits gave Q. majority In
favor Of the strike. but not one COM
plete district did so.
Evening star., 1917-11-12
WAR AIMS OF BULGARIA
OUTLINED BY PREMIER

AMSTERDAM. November 1.-THE
Bulgarian sobranje has adjourned un-
I'll december 1. after a speech by Pre-
nier Radoslavof,. according to q dis
patch from Sofia. The premier 10 quot
ed as having said:
"Rulgaria's war aims are known.
They provide for q union of Bulgarians
within our historical frontiers- We de-
mand Macedonia. Dobrudja and Bulga-
rian territory annexed by the Serbians
bAfore the establishment Of the pres
emit Bulgarian state. These are legiti-
mate Aims and we are seeking only for
the realisation OF q national union"
Evening star., 1917-11-12
SIX HELD IN MURDER CASE.
Relatives Of Casa Arrested in Pater.
son-His Body Diamembered.

PATTERSON. N. J.. November 12.-Six
persons have been arrested here and
are being held without bail in con-
nection with tho murder Of Stephen
Casa. whose dismembered body was
Identified Saturday. Those arrested are
casas widow, Antoinette. twenty-three
brother -in-law Of the murdered man:
his wife. Theresa Catalano. nineteen
years old. a sister Of Mrs. Casa: Mrs
Antoinette Baretto. aunt Of the sisters;
Nioolo Baretto, father Of the sisters,
and Lucia Hinaldo. Q neighbor.
The police are working on the
theory that Casa was slain In the
Catalano apartment. and that The had
was disposed Of at>seattsred places.