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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-29
NEW PREMIER FOR CHINESE
Senate Approves Selection of Ill Ching
Hsi by 3G5 TO 81

PEKIN. May 2S.-The Chinese SEN
ate today approved the nomination Of
Iii Ching Hsi as premier in succession
to Tuan Chi-Jui. who was dismissed
by the president The vote was 1868
to 81.
The Chinese house of representa-
tives approved of the nomination Of
Ii Ching Ilsi on Sunday
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-29
THE WEATHER

TULSA, May 2s.-MaVimum II,
minimum So north winds and clear.
OKLAHOMA FORECAST Tuesday
fair, somewhat warmer; Wednesday
fair.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-29
Which WiH you do?

Join the Navy League.
Assist the Red Cross.
TIN the soil.
TIT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
T. C.,I. & R. R. co. TO BUILD
PLANTS FOR WAR WORK
Head of Corporation Announces It's
Purpose to Start at Cnce on
$11,ooo,ooo Projects.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, July 14-Presi-
dent George G. Crawford Of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company today
announced the new plants which will be
built in Birmingham with the S11, ZOO, 900
appropriation recently made by the United
States Steel Corporation. His statement
follows:
CONSTRUCTION will begin at once upon
group of mills designated as the Fair
field works of the Tennessee Coal. Iron
and Railroad Company. An electrically
driven reversing blooming mill will roll
slabs and blooms for two finishing mills
The finishing mills consist OF an electri-
cally- driven 110-inch plate mill and an
electrically driven combination mill de-
signed to roll shapes. bars and light rails
"The products of the shape and plate
mills will be delivered by electrically
operated telphers to large fabricating
shops
1.-The mills are selected to produce the
products which are particularly re-
quired in connection with the conduct
of the war.
THE location selected for the Fair
field works is in Postum valley, south
west Of the Fairfield by-product ovens
THE housing of the employees of the
new mills will be provided for in part
by the company through the construc-
ton of houses for about 600 families
The total number of houses required
will be very considerably in excess Of
this number"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
PRESIDENT IS CHEERED
BY FREDERICK RESIDENTS
Chief Executive and Mrs. Wilson
Take Long Auto Trip Through
Maryland.

President and Mrs. Wilson took
long automobile trip through Mary
land yesterday afternoon. In the direc-
ton OF Emmittsburg, where Mrs. Will
SON has a relative. Sterling Gait, ed
1tcr OF newspaper. and to Frederick.
They started from the White House in
the early afternoon and returned about
8 o'clock. They were unaccompanied
except by the usual escort of secret
service men in another automobile and
the motor cycle policemen who form
part Of the Presidents escort
The presence of the President and
Mrs Wilson attracted great attention
in Frederick. according to dispatches
to The Star from that city last night
The Presidents autezlobiIe passed up
Patrick street, stopping for a moment
before the site of the home of Barbara
Fritchie. the Maryland woman of civil
war days who won a place in history
by Haunting the Stars and Stripes" in
the face of Gen. "Stonewalr jackson,
when Confederate forces. who entered
the town forced every other citizen
to remove the Union flag from their
houses.
A crowd on the streets of Frederick,
apparently finding some spirit which
linked the civil war incident with the
present days, cheered the President
The President left hts automobile for
short time at one of the hotels of
Frederick and shook hands with sew
eral persons who recognized him and
desired TO pay their respects. The visit
OF the President caused great excite
ment among the throngs of shoppers
who usually visit Frederick Saturday
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
UHLWETTER ATTACKS
AMERICAN WAR LEADERS
Cologne Gazette Writer Declares
Fleet Cannot Be Brought to
War Strength. !
Especial Cablegram to The Sunday Star
and New York Times.)

Especial CabIesram to The Sunday Star
and New York Times.)
THE HAGUE. July 14-Capt Kuh1-
wetter has written another long article
in the Cologne Gazette depreciating
Americas strength with the object Of
cheering up the German people and as
surfing them that American aid on tho
Europeans battlefields comes too late He
is especially sarcastic about the ap-
pointment of Admiral Sims. who often
fought yonder with his mouth" and
Col Roosevelt's sons. whose appoint
ment. he says, are purely for advertfs.
ing purposes.
The American battle feet" he says.
cannot come across to Europe be-
cause America does not possess
or supply ships. The fleet cannot be
brought to war strength because
America cannot find the crews The
fleet was short handed in peace times.
money is to be made in war indus
tries"
Capt. Kuhlwetter refers to tho ar
rival Of the American destroyer
squadron as a runor. and says Amer
lea possesses very good up-to-date de-
building submarine chaser. he sayA
are exaggerations. With regard to
the mercantile fleet. he puts the
amount of tonnage available from the
Of fifty to sixty thousand tons. owing
to the impossibility of repairing the
damage to them and obtaining crews
America will hardly build million
tons of new shipping this year" he
writes, though a year hence her fresh
tonnage would have to be taken serious
ly. AS for the American army. ii would
require three million tons to supply
an army of 900 men in Europe and
the total available tonnage in the world
for such supply is only about 100000
tons"
Finally the writer agrees that tho
moral effect of American Intervention
is great. and that 1t is being advertised
for all its worth by appointments like
those of Sims and the Roosevelts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
SENATE EMPLOYEES WAR
AMBULANCE EXHIBITED
To Be Made Ready This Week for
Shipment to France to Enter
Service Of Red Cross.

The automobile ambulance purchased
by the employees Of the Senate, to be
used by the Red Cross in France, was
on exhibition at the Capitol yesterday.
1t will be made ready this week for
shipment to New York and thence to
France.
The movement to purchase the ambu-
lance and donate it to the Red Cross
was started and carried through by
Col. Charles P. Higgins. sergeant-at-
arms of the Senate. Each Of the en-
ployes who contributed donated the
equivalent Of one days salary.
Vice President Marshall and many of
the senators inspected the ambulance
and congratulated the employees upon
their gift to the Red Cross. The ambu-
lance was made according to the speci-
fcations of the Red Cross and will
carry full equipment when it leaves
here for the front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
Russ Are Congratulated
by David Lloyd George
on Successful Drives
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 14.-David Lloyd
George. the British premier today sent
telegram to Prince Lvof, the Rus
sian prime minister. congratulating the
Russian government and people on the
success of the Russian offensive. The
text of the telegram reads:
"Heartiest concentrations of the
British government on the success OF
the Russian offensive. 1t is a splendid
tribute to the practical wisdom and de-
termination OF the Russian government
and people that only few months after
the revolution. whereby they won free
dom for themselves. they should have
struck SO great a blow for the free-
dom of the world.
This news. coming as 1t does In the
last phase Of the great battle against
autocratfc rule. has been OF immense
announcement to US all. for 1t shows
that free Russia clearly sees there can
be no lasting peace and no reconstruc-
ton of the world upon better lines until
Serbia, Belgium and the other despoiled
nations are restored"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
European System of Education
T With American Text Books Used
Nouel Experiment Is Introduced July in the Virgin
Islands, Formerly the Danish West Indies,
But No,0 United States Possession.

day. The pupils attended in two sec
lions, the first group coming in the
morning and the second in the after
noon. Whether these hours will be
continued remains to be seen. If they
are, the schools will hardly be popular
for American teachers.
There is only one high school on the
island of st. Croix. and the principal
Of that school has just resigned to go
to Denmark.
1t is said that about 81 per cent Of the
people Of the Virgin Islands are pure
black or colored. There are very few
mulattoes. The Virgin Islands pride
themselves on their low percentage of
illiteracy. Only about per cent Of the
Inhabitants are unable to read and write.
The Island of st. Thomas is poor agri-
culturally. Fishing is the chief occupa-
ton and most of the fish are consumed
at home Ninety per cent Of the popula-
ton 1s in the town of Charlotte Amalie.
Grazing is the chief agricultural indus
try. Five men are reported to own the
entire island outside of the town VeEe-
tables and fruits are higher than in the
United States. Prior to the European
war great many Of the natives made
their living by coaling the numerous ves-
sells that stopped at st. Thomas. but now
that there are very few steamers to coal
1t Is extremely difficult for the laborers
to exc out an existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
BOYS PLAY TRAFFIC COPS
AND DO A GOOD JOB, TOO
Take Policeman's Stand at 9th and
6 Streets and Keep Car
riers Moving.
Really it doesn't take much to eau,

Really it doesn't take much to cause
a crowd to gather. and 1t doesn't take
very much to amuse a crowd.
Two youngsters, neither more than
ten years old, proved that last night, at
the corner of 9Th and G streets, about Z
o'clock.
They discovered policeman off the
job. with his GO" and stop" sign in
good working order. With for Safety
First" activity and the confidence Of
youth Young America went right to it
to take the policeman's place and pre-
vent accidents.
They shuffied traffic through in a way
that kept the GO" and "Stop" lodging
each other in a merry whirl.
From force Of habit many pedes-
TRANS and auto drivers merely watched
the warning sign without paying at
tention to who was working it. Other
persons good naturedly humored the
sport of the youngsters, even the mo-
tormen obeying the signals given to
proceed or to wait.
Quite a crowd gathered and thor
oughly enjoyed the dexterity and real
efficiency with which the urchins han
died their self-assumed job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
FAIL TO STAY TIDE
Of RUSSIAN VICTORY
Teutonic Attacks at kaIusz
FutiIe-SIavs Capture
Novica.
BATTLES NEAR DvINSK

Russia's victorious troops have made
a further advance in eastern Galicia,
where the Austro-German lines were
shattered by Gen. Korniloff's drive.
ture OF the village Of Novica. southwest
of Kalusz.
The Germans evidently have brought
up troops in an effort to stay the dis
organized retreat Of the Teutonic
forces in this region. as the Petrograd
war office reports two counter attacks
in an attempt to dislodge the Russians
from Kalusz. The efforts met with no
success.
Elsewhere on the Russo-Galician
front the situation is unchanged, and
apparently the Russians have paused
to gather their forces for a further
drive.
The German war office again reports
considerable activity on the northern
end of the line near Dvinsk and Smor-
gon. but the Russian statement con-
tains nothing to indicate that an often
sive In that section is in prospect.
Severe Test at Kalusz.
PETRoGRAD, July 14-The fghting
resulting in the capture of Kalusz sub
jected the revolutionary army to the
severest test. according to the Russky
Slovo. which says the Russian cavalry
and found it abandoned by the gar
rison. The Russians were soon attack
ed. however. by fresh enemy forces
rushed from the fortress. After stiff
fight the Russians were compelled to
fall back. Reinforced. they returned
and drove the Germans out. At 2
o'clock in the afternoon the Germans.
supported by an armored train, counter
attacked and again occupied Kalusz.
but they were once more expelled with
heavy losses. Sanguinary house to-
house fighting, mostly with the bay
onet, ensued until o'clock in the
evening.
The Germans, says this paper, used
explosive bullets with their machine
guns The Russians took few prison.
ners wore found chained to tho guns.
Fighting Near Dvinsk.
BERLIN. July 14-Fghting on the
northern end of tho Russian front.
near Dvinsk and smorgon. continues
to be lively. says the offlcial statement
given out today by the German war
Office. In eastern Galicia the fighting
activity has been restricted by heavy
Eastern theater-Army group of
Prince Leopold: Near Dvinsk and
Smorgon lively fighting activity con-
tinues.
"In eastern Galicia the gunfre was
lively only in the Brzezany sector. Heavy
rain has restricted the fighting south OF
the Dniester river. in which quarter there
we're local collisions only south Of Kalusz
Elsewhere the situation was unchanged -
Reporting operations on the eastern
end OF the French front the German state
ment says:
army group of Duke Albrecht: The
artillery bombardment OF both sides was
more lively on the Lorraine plateau. On
the western slope of the central Voages
our accommodating operations were sue
cessful.
'Twenty-one enemy airmen and one
captive balloon were brought down yes
terday In aerial engagements and by our
defensive fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
SEEK RACE RIOT PROBE.

Congressional investigation of the
race riots in East st. Louis which re.
suited in the death Of many colored
people Is demanded in resolutions in
troduced yesterday in the Senate by
Senator Sherman of Illinois and in the
House by Representative Dallinger of
Massachusetts,.
Senator Sherman proposed a commit
OF Ave senators and i've representa-
asked that his resolution lie over SO
that he could call it up for considera-
ton next week.
Mr.. Dallinger's resolution was re-
ferred to the House committee on
rules. which already has before it a
similar resolution offered by Repre.
sentative Dyer Of Missouri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
TO CONSIDER PROMOTIONS.
Naval Board, Headed by Admiral
Mayo, to Meet Tomorrow.

A naval board Of high ranking Of
ficers. with Admiral Henry T. Mayo.
commanding the Atlantic battleship
fleet, as chairman, will meet at the
Navy Department tomorrow for the
purpose of recommending a number of
line officers for promotion. There are
eighty-two vacancies to be filed, by the
promotion of five captains to the grade
of rear admiral. of twenty-six COM
manders to the grade Of captain and of
ffty-one lieutenant commanders to the
grade Of commander. All these promo
tions will be made by selection based
on the records Of the of1cera.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
French RECAPTURE
POSITIONS ON A|SNE
ArtiIIeries Active at Many
Points Along Battle Front
in France.
BRITISH LEVEL AEROS

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. July 1.-The ofacial COM
munication issued by the war ONCE to-
night reads:
Tho Germans delivered an attack this
morning on our position south OF
Courcy. After q spirited engagement
We retook from tho enemy some
trench elements where they had gained
a foothold. with the exception OF q
small post which remained IN their
hands.
Both artilleries were very active dur
ing the day at a number OF points On
the front of Hill 3o4 and in the region
of Mont Haut. the CasQue and the
Teton the bombardment reached high
degree of violence. Two thousand
shells were fired on Rheims: two per-
sons were wounded.
Belgian communication: During the
night the German artillery bombarded
our trenches and roads of communica-
ton in the region of Het Sas. Enemy
airplanes dropped several bombs on
Furnes. During the day there was
slight artillery activity along tho 'front.'
Break Up Surprise Attacks.
'The Official statement Of today fol-
lows:
I'm the region of st. Quentin, Graz
onne and Courcy our batteries replied
effectively to spirited bombardments.
Surprise attacks south Of st. Quentin
were broken up.
I'm the Champagne we made a sue
cessful incursion into the German lines
west of Navarin farm, destroying nu-
merous shelters. infiicting appreciable
| losses on the enemy and bringing back
| prisoners. On the left bank Of the
| Meuse there was very heavy artillery
! fighting. especially near Hill 304 A
| surprise attack against a small post
| south OF Ayocourt wood was repulsed.
4 II, th4
| lery fighting between Lily and Renee
| noville. in which our batteries checked
the enemys fire. A German attack north
| OF Faye-en-Haye was repulsed by our
| fire.
| During the night a German afrplane
| threw down bombs in the region north
| OF Nancy. Two women and q child
| were killed. This morning q long
range German gun hred several shells
| in the same region. There were no
| casualties"
Iany German Aeros Lost.
| LONDON. July 14-The onicial re-
port from British headquarters in
| France tonight reads:
| Beyond the usual artillery activity
| on both sides, nothing Of special inter.
est occurred during the day.
Bombing operations by our atrplanes
continued with success yesterday and
| during the preceding night Fighting
| in the air took place throughout the
| day, in the course of which four hostile
| machines were brought down and ten
| others were driven down out of con.
| troll. Another enemy airplane was shot
down within our lines by our anti-air-
| craft guns. Seven of our machines are
| missing"
German Omcial Report.
| BERLIN. via London, July 1.-THE
| German official statement issued this
| evening reads:
"In the west there was a lively firing
| engagement throughout the whole day
| in western Champagne"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
1900 MEN GET INCREASE.
Mechanical Employees of Three
Railroads to Receive More Pay.

ST. PAUL. July 14.-Substantial in
creases in wages to employees in the
mechani department of the Northern
Pacific. Great Northern and Chicago. st.
Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha railroad
companies. agreed upon some time ago,
became effective today. according to
announcements made by J. NJ. Gruber,
general manager of the Great North
ern: T. w. Kennedy of the Chicago, st.
Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha and How
ard NJ. Curry, mechanical superintend-
ent of the Northern Pacific.
More than 1900 men are affected on
the three lines. This includes approx
mately 5000 on the Northern Pacific,
5000 on the Great Northern and 1000
on the Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha
The amount of the increase has not
been announced. The heads of the
roads acted in harmony in granting the
increase. it is said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
Especial Correspondence of The Star
and New York Worldly


and New York Worldly
ST. THOMAS. Virgin Islands. July T.
For the first time in its history the
United States is to use the European sys-
tenn Of education with American text
books in one Of its possessions. This
novel experiment was begun July in the
Virgin Islands, until recently the Danish
West Indies.
Tho Danish method Of instruction has
long been used on the islands and will.
to a great extent, be continued by the
United States. The system differs from
our own in that the schools are in session
practically the year round and that re-
ligious training is required. The form
Of religion Is that of the Moravian
Church for the Protestants. while
priests Of the Catholic Church give In
struction to those of their own faith.
This feature will. Of course. be dropped
from the course of study now that the
United States owns the islands
Under the Danish regime the teach
ers were poorly paid, some Of them
drawing as low as 500 a month. but
after teaching certain number of
years they were permitted to retire on
a pension. They worked eight hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15

points nearby and paid cash for all
they could get. A farmer would load
ten barrels of fruit on a two-horse
wagon and drive to the station and
deliver and rush back with 500 in his
pocket to repeat the performance three
or four times during a day.
When the price dropped to 81 bar
rel there was a wall. Tho fellow who
did the hollering hollered because he
did not get as much as the neighbor
whose crop was ready early and not be-
cause he was not getting moro than
he had ever received before.
Tomorrow The Star will show how
the eastern shore crop is distributed to
bring top prices. bigger prices than
farmers have ever had for potatoes In
America or anywhere else, and with
held from other markets. among which
Is Washington. ]. w. D. MELVIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15

business. DR.. Helnerich said he and
other STATE secretaries were prepared to
answer any questions.
The socialist declared he was not sat-
isfied with this reply because a definite
question had been put to the chancellor
and the committee expected a definite re-
ply. otherwise the discussion would Be
1ourI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
Plans Outlined.


The handblII continues.
you can bring in. for example. beans,
tomatoes. fruits or any sort OF material
you wish to preserve. The instructor will
give you the necessary pairing knives.
bowls. etc. and you may sit there in
cool comfort and prepare your vegetables.
Then ask to have a gas stove assigned to
you, and the ladies' in charge will aid
you in cooking and fixing your materials
Bring your own glass Jars, or buy them
there at cost price. Fill your own jars
with your own vegetables, cook them at
our expense and take them home to eat
next winter.
This is O patriotic scheme, a real COM
munity cannery. It is imperative that we
can everything possible this summer so
that our soldiers may get the wheat and
the meat. They must live. so we must
can"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
DR.. James Dwight Dead.

BOSTON. July 14.-Dr. James Dwight
Of this city. formerly president Of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
Association; died at his summer home
at Mattapoisett. on Cape Cod. yester-
day. He was sixty-hve years old and
in his earlier days took part in a num-
Der of tennis tournaments. He also
wrote extensively on this sport
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
INSTRUCTIONS ARE FREE
IN VEGETABLE CANNING
Thomson School Center Also Offers
Use Of Gas and Equip
ment.

"Are you going to can your vegetables
this summer"
This is the inquiry that heads a hand
bill being widely distributed by workers
in the community canning center Of the
Thomson School
Already dozens Of housewives have
awaited themselves Of the equipment there
to can and preserve vegetables and fruits.
But since the center is open from am.
until pm. daily there is opportunity for
many more to use the facilities.
There is no charge for instruction, gas
or use of equipment. the invitation points
out. The room provided affords a pleas
ant and cool place to work