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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

Copyright 1917, by Frank G. Carpentero
NOME. Alaska.
F1HE railroad now building from
seward 10 fairo banks Is only 'ne
beginning OF system ehat VIII
eventually cover great part Vi
Alaska. Congress mas proposed 'he ex-
penditure or ssS'ooo'ooo' ana Oh inns
only S2S,o00.0o0 are to be spent on the
.an..un. $1,000. h.ya ,,ae a
government ehe iheoiS
large number of other surveys. They
have secured full information concern
, 49,, ,,n. totu.n har. and +ba
-Ae |"o -.
Copper River railroad. winch was puiie
by the Guggenheims at a cost Of about
$40 ooo non and thew have suryeyed a
connection between ehat foao anu 'ne
new government line. The latter be-
gins Mt Chitina and runs through Cop
a., ,r.4,,,, 80, ea,a,
PEI SSee, ~ ~ nc 1t. 1fnn ~ Watonnsnn
I.',Na.a ~ MAJ aa,.in1 ~ Cnnnar
Junction. IN aooieion ehe S1ppei
~, aoau nj NC .ansioe viii nroh.
pahks ana Iurtner extensioil Nh WI. pU
Any oe hiaG G ~, iloy, .nefe W ''e eoo''-
NY hor'h Vi the uhoh'
&
A very important survey is that
,,.,;o, ,as 49, ,.da N cornec+ tho
-. r.. ,,oC...h -.
government Inc Win Fort heIra'h a'
the head of navigation on the Kusko-
kw,m river That line will have
prahches TO 'he ioi'aroo anu ih'oA'
gold fields, and also q possible con-
tinuation across the Yukon and about
GO
Norton sound to Nome on the seward
peninsula There are some who who,
prophesy thae the None G CsaacI has
some day be extended TO cape Prlnce
of Wales, and thence cross Bering
strait to ASIA ana form par. OF srea real
trunk line connectihg Europe ano
North America ny hea's u 'he ram
ro s,os. OF u, s ,h"sa xtrs,ors .re ma+tar
of the distant future. when Aiaska;
having developed along the nnes OF
Finland. Norway and Denmark, VIII
have population OF one-loursn J as
The enthusiasts here claim that the ter
ritory will easily support 2o.oO0,ooo OF
100000 people. and they look forward
to 1t as the great stock breeding. ayr
cultural and industrial empire Oh inc
A railroad across Boring strait would
seem to be the wild dream OF ian
p.t, mafs. Alaska and East
Cape, Siberia, is only sixty miles wide.
and there are three LANDING p maess
from one Guns FL Nat.tnn p;nnacIe
with an area OF seven acres which is
twenty miles from Cape Prince OF
Wales. Beyond .nat 1 zen nan, and still
further furt over is Big Diomede island.
h;ar ,s aho,,f twenty-five miles from
~ Gana siberia Rering strait Is
East cnpe, S ,hst r. the Washington
SO shalio" Ina sna' 5ronnsd into It. two
MGnum en- +h we, sbaft would show above
the water. Inc poI.oni III sand and
is solid rock ns fov m,ah+ T he made run
Slit. ana tunns .E Arer,ca n Asia con-
nins lroih - ~ 49,, nonadea and
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and one done with hair with initials
]. b.
Among her other requests were $500
to Bishop Carroll and 500 each to the
Rev. Mr.. Plunkett and the Rev. Mr..
Young OF Washington. the Rev. Mr..
Hurley of st. Augustine's Church,
Philadelphia: the Rev. Mr.. Moranville
of the Point Church. Baltimore. and
the Rev. Mr.. Jerh. Collins Of Cork. Ire
land. She left to her brother. Garrett
Gould. portrait of George Washing
ton of paintings, prints, English,
to his daughters. Angelina, Fanny and
Christina, $1,000. She bequeathed to
Eliza Law, daughter of Thomas Law,
esq.,, OF Washington, her fathers like
ness done by Steward"
Mrs Barry bequeathed $4,000 as the
endowment Of a school for the children Of
the poor in Carrollsburg 1t should be re-
called that Carrollsburg was a settlement
that came into being before Washington
city and in that part Of Washington be-
low N street south. and east Of James
creek, extending down to Buzzard Point.
as near the church-which was st. Mary's
or Barry's Chapel-as possible and the
selection of the ground should be made
by Bishop Carroll. She wrote that it
should be charity school for the edu-
cation of Catholic youth of. both sexes.
but distinctly separated from each other
She directed also that there should be
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some wire. The wire was distributed
here and there along the route, and
much of it was taken by the Bskimos
and Indians and used for 5ewelry. The
survey was going on rapidly when the
Atlantic cable was proved to be a sue
cess. and the old world and the new
were Joined together by that great
wire rope across the Atlantic. The
cable removed the necessity of any
land line. The men were at once re-
called and steamers came to Port Clar-
ence and took them away.
The Kuskokwim extension Will open
up an empire of mineral and agricul-
tural possibilities. During my travels
down the Yukon I have been with MI.
J. L. Mcpherson. the civil engineer VINO
made the railroad survey OF theS line.
He took a party of engineers ana trav-
eled with pack horses across country,
exploring the land north and south and
picking out the best way for the rail-
road. He had pack train OF twenty
horses at the start. but when they
reached Fort McGrath there were only
seven left that could carry freight. The
road was SO heavy and marshy the
horses could not travel more than three
hours q day, and some OF the country
offered great difficulties In the way or
surveys. Mr.. Mcpherson says that the
railway can be built at cost of less
than $12, 100000, and that. with the ex-
tensions to the gold mines OF the In
noko- Iditarod gold regions. the cost
Will pc unQer &losvVVsVvv. Au4S ahSAoooe
track to the extent OF 443 miles ana
that at an estimated cost OF about &41.-
900 q mile.
The main line of this road will cross
the susitna valley and go for some dis
lance along the Skwentna river. 1t
will wind it's way up the Happy River
valley, and will cross tho mountains
over Houston pass. in great bend run
ming to the south, then west and then
north, before starting toward the north
east and Fort McGrath. Much of the
region through which 1t goes is COW
cred with spruce. ranging from eight
inohes to two feet in diameter. and
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comparatively easy because of the de-
gree to which the commonwealth al
ready had been nationalized or social
lied, according to the individual point
of view. The monarcbical state social
ism of Germany has its counterpart in
the democratic state socialism of Aus
tralia.
The complete triumph of the labor
party has been the theme of much writ
ing, and the old-fashioned political
economists have been more or less per
turbed to see their theories SO entirely
disregarded. The labor party in Aus
tralia has destroyed the other political
organizations, apparently because the
mass Of Australians were convinced
that 1t could do more for them than
could the other parties.
Internal improvements as understood
in the United Statez are q mere in
cident in the Australian common
wealth. The government not only
builds and operates railways, but 1t
practically controls all industrial oper-
atoms. Welfare legislation is more adj
vanced than ever dreamed of by pro-
gressives in this country.
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oN that part OF Washington which
lies close to the Eastern branch a
man will note many houses that
q were built when the capital was
young. South Washington. along its
Potomac and Eastern branch fronts. be-
came populous and popular long before
population and popularity came to tho
other sections Of the city. A great
number, and no doubt the greater num-
her of those men whose names one fire.
quentiy comes upon in the dim and
faded records and whom we now call
with more or less reverence and af-
lection "the early fathers" Of the town,
had their homes in South Washington
Now and then the Rambler has been
attracted to one of these venerable
houses and has sought to gather some
thing and to tell something of the peo-
pie who dwelt there in the long ago.
Travelling southeast from the Capitol
along New Jersey avenue and. after
passing the House Office building and
some old houses and many new ones.
one enters upon the graceful bridge
which spans the tracks of the freight
line of railway that passes from the
Highway bridge eastward along Vfr-
ginia avenue. Those tracks soon after
passing beneath the New Jersey avenue
bridge vanish in the smoky, grirny
depths of the Virginia avenue tunnel.
After crossing the bridge one finds that
he has entered very old section of
Washington and one from which most
Of the old families seem to have re-
moved.
New Jersey avenue in that part of its
course. as is its habit along other
parts of its course. is a handsome
street. 1t is wide way, with surface
that is not so smooth as to be monoton-
Gus. and it Is bordered on both sides by
elm trees. When these trees put on
their dress of green they form a bower
above the broad street AS you look
toward the Eastern branch the view
Is closed by the big building of the
sewage pumping station with fine gar
dens before 1t. Turning to the north
and looking back over the road one has
come the prospect is closed by the
Capitol. fianked on the right by the
House Office building. One cannot help
noticing that the north view is bound
ed by white marble and blue sky.
If you will stop at the crossing of x
street and New Jersey avenue south
you will see whitewashed. high board
fence on the east side, and within are
q number of sheds and a low brick
building. Through a gateway in that
fence wagons with detachable iron bo-
dies come and go with a jar and rattle
which is not unfamiliar to the people
of all the sections of the city. They are
garbage wagons, and that is their
home
Along this part of New Jersey avenue
there Is a wide parking on both sides
Of the street, and the houses stand on
terraces-terraces that are disheveled
In some places. but we'll maintained in
others. The stairways are of wood,
and many of them are decayed.
At the southeast corner of X street
and New Jersey avenue, and perched
on the terrace, is frame house OF con-
siderable age. Adjoining 1t on the
south side is seedy but arlstocratic
lacking old brick, and adjoining that
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BY CHARLES M. PEPPER.

a USTRALIA'S war contribution
IN to the British empire has taken
A a new form. German sub
q = marine activity may tempo
rarfly interfere with 1t, but not wholly.
The most recent development has been
the taking over by the imperial gov
eminent, through the agency OF the
Austrian government. of the wool-clip
and the wheat crop. Iron and steel
products are also included
This remote continental common
wealth In the far Pacific has been
among the most loyal of all the British
colonies II is sometimes compared
with Canada, but the basis of COM
parison is not the same either as to
the resources or the population.
+
Australia has about five million in
habitants, the mass Of whom are dis
tinctIy British. There is no such ele-
ment as the French-Canadians. The
LOYALTY to the mother country is fully
as pronounced as that of the Canadians
of British descent. and at the same
time there is the same independence in
everything relating to the management
Of the affairs of the commonwealth
The pride of the Australians is that
they are keeping their great continent
as a white mans country. and are max
ing II the theater of a purely Anglo
Saxon civilization.
The Australians have sent across the
sea some 1000 volunteers. At the out
break of hostilities they had very
large public debt. incurred in develop
ing their continent along lines that
were highly paternal or socialistic, &C
cordinE to the viewpoint taken. They
have cheerfully added to this debt In
their measures for sustaining the war,
and il now exceeds $2.O0O.O0o.o0o, with
"a prospect of mounting higher
Early in the war the Australians con-
tributed their share to the naval equip
rrent of the empire. 1t was their little
ton of the daring German raider EN-
den and which relieved the imperial
feet of responsibilities in the distant
Pacific waters.
what may be called the modified con-
tTibution of her resources This in
cludes both the agricultural and the
mineral products. Besides wool. wheat,
mutton, beef and hides, Australia has
copper, zinc. tin, lead. iron ore and coal
All of these are laid under levy for war
purposes. She also has gold and silver
mines. the Broken Hill mine. in New
South Wales. being one Of the most pro-
ductive in the world.
During peace Australia's mineral pro-
duction was partly controlled by the Ger
man metal syndicate, whose headquarters
we're at Frankfort-on-the-Mai Stringent
measures were taken by the government
Of the commonwealth to prevent the
Frankfort syndicate from keeping control
means. Tho Australians themselves la
mented bitterly that the bulk of their
copper output was entering into the manu-
~ rv.sfpffinpQ Sinca Car
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It may be said in general way that
the state socialism OF Australia IL still
in an experimental staSs ard no !!nal
conclusion can be drawn from it. Thsre
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a USTRALIA'S war contribution
A to the British empire has taken
IN a new form. German sub
y y marine activity MAY tempo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-17
PUT UNDER BAIL.
Driver of Automobile Which Collided
with Motorcycle.

Weymouth, Mass, July l7.-While
Henry NJ. Jones, aged so, of Kingston,
retired manufacturer, was being bailed
in 81 900 on a charge of manslaughter
here last night, Miss Clara Stoddard,
aged Is, of North Weymouth, died in
the Quincy hospital, the second person
to die as result of the collision of an
auto and a motorcycle on Union street,
near Bates avenue, yesterday forenoon.
Her cousin, Lloyd Blackwell aged Q, died
soon after the accident.
Miss Stoddard and young Blackwell
were riding in the sidecar of the motor
cycle. which was driven by Elwood Var
gus. another relative, of Rockland In
Mr.. Jones car were he and his wife,
Misses Carrie w Hall and Dorothy NJ.
Pillsbury and George f. Cushman, all of
Kingston. Differing accounts are given
as to the cause of the crash.
Vargus. while seriously injured, is ex-
pected to recover. He is 20 years old, a
Bay State Street railway conductor and
resides at 525 Plymouth street, Abing-
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-17
KAISER EXPRESSES THANKS.
To His Ex-Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg for Services.

The Hague, July 1.-THE Berlin
Reich Anzeiger, copy of which has
been received here, publishes an auto
graphic letter from Emperor William to
Dr. Won Bethmann- Hollweg on the occa-
sion of the acceptance of the resignation
of the imperial chancellor. The emperor
in his letter says:
81 decide with a heavy heart by to-
days decree to grant your request to
be relieved from your Office. For eight
years you have occupied the highest and
most responsible offices in the imperial
and state services with eminent loyalty
and have successfully placed your bril-
liant powers and personality at the serv-
ices of the kaiser and the empire and the
king and the fstherlsnd.
I'm the mots grievous times that have
ever fallen to the lot Of the German
countries and peoples times in which
decisions of paramount Importance for
the existence and future of the father
land have had to be tsken-you have
stood by my side with counsel and aid.
II is my hearts desire TO express my
most cordial thanks for your faithful
service"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-17
SUICIDE IN LOVE TANGLE.
Jams E. Ely, Jr., Shot Himself in Hotel
at Baltimore.

Baltimore, July lin the presence
of young woman, who has been labor
ing under the impression that she was
his legal wife, James Il. Ely, jr., 3s years
old, a salesman of this city, shot him
self in a room in the Hotel Joyce yes
terday and died an hour later.
The woman, when the shooting oc-
Cured, ran through the hall screaming
that her husband had shot himself and
then fell in faint. While the tragedy
was being enacted, Ely's wife, who was
formerly Miss Jane Eleanor Driscoll, the
daughter OF P. Oliver Driscoll of Bos-
ton, was preparing to bring action
against her husband for maintenance.
The girl who was Ely's companion at
the time of the shooting last evening
declared she had married him in Park
ersburs, W. Va, her home, and that he
had been divorced from his first wife.
Mrs. Ely, in her apartments at the Wal
bert, said that she had married Ely l3
years ago. About five years ago her
husband became infatuated with wom
an from Parkersburg. Until this time.
she said, Ely had been model husband
and that in every way their married life
had been happy one. He had been
salesman for Parrish Bros. of this city
for ten years.
After he became infatuated with the
West Parkersburg beauty, Mrs. Ely said,
she and her husband had drifted apart,
until about three years ago they agreed
to separate. She states positively that
they were not divorced and that there
was no legal separation. She took her
apartment at the Walbert and he went
to live with his parents.
Until few weeks ago. she said her
husband had contributed to her support. |
Since June she had received no money |
from him. During this whole period she |
saw him occasionally and often talked
% him over the phone, AT all times she
vas ready to return to him if he would
bandon the other woman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-17
DUG TRENCHES AT PLATTsBuRG.
Embryo Officers Are Given Training in
Modern Warfare.

attsburg, n Y, July l7.-Three
thousand members of the officers train.
ing camp were engaged yesterday in
trench digging. the instruction covering
first, second and third line and communi-
eating trenches, lookouts, and bomb
proofs The work was continued to-day
under supervision Of Major McDonough
of the engineer corps.
One battalion Of the New England reg
iment was divided yesterday for manau-
vres and sent seven miles to the north
of the camp where they bivouscked last
night in their pup tents. ready for the
skirmish and fsnking movements which
began Immediately after an early break
fast.
Two bzttalions Of the New York regi-
ment were sent south for similar mannu-
vres. They spent the night on the banks
OF the little Aussble river
Swimming destruction for 260 mem
bers Of the camp was begun yesterday
Seventeen more men are 70 be sent to
the aviation school At Cambridge, Mass,
next Saturday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-17
GIRL BOUGHT CLOTHING.
And Police Seek Hazel M. Gallant in
Manchester, N. H.

Woodsville, n. H., July lit is be.
lieved that Hazel NJ. Gallant, the pretty
l4-year old girl, who mysteriously dis
appeared from her home, here, some time
after midnight Sunday, is in Manchester,
and every effort is being made to find
her there
The investigation of authorities has
resulted in disclaiming of the suicide
theory and they also place little cred
ence in the possibility of her being sf-
ficted with somnambulism.
The most perplexing feature of the
case was that none of her clothing was
missing from her room except a black
velvet hat. That led to the belief that
she had wandered from the house clad
only in her night dress.
Jesse Z. Watts, formerly of Manches
ter, now a police officer here, who is
working in the case, states, however,
that the missing girl secretly purchased
clothing in Wells River, Vt, prior to her
departure. Mr. Watts, with Rev. Fr.
Walsh, are following up every possible
clue that might lead TO the unravelllng
OF the mystery.
They have found a girl answering Ha
zel's description boarded the 2:20 train
out of here Sunday morning, apparently
alone. She left the train at Manchester.
on its arrival there at 5:52 o'clock.
It appears evident that the girl
planned the departure carefully, but her
or the authorities have not yet
been able TO furnish any reason for the
girls unusual actions
The Manchester police we're notified
and they at once began the work Of
searching the city.
The missing girl Is described as being /
very pretty. with black hair and dark |
syes. She IS four feet nine inches in
height. and weighs about loo pounds II
vas thought that she wore . white
lress. white snesks and a dark coat with
stripes II she is the girl who vas seen
% take the train, her clothes seem too
args for her.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-17
TWO OLD MEN KILLED.
When Germans Sent 1900 Shells Into
Rheims.

Paris, July 1.-THE French officia
statement last night was as follows:
Moderate artillery action occurred
north of Braye- en- Laonnois and near
Hurtebise; they were quite violent
northwest of Rheims.
in Champagne the fighting during the
night at Mont Haut ended in check for
the Germans, who were not able to re-
gain the ground conquered by us on the
l4th. The attacks last night were very
violent and murderous for the enemy.
Three waves were launched by the ad-
versary, two of them being moved down
by our fire. Only one succeeded in pene-
trating ourlines. In desperate fighting,
which lasted until dawn, our troops an
initiated the enemy detachment and re-
took possession all their gains.
Sixteen hundred shells were fired into
Rheims, two old men being killed
"The artillery action was very spirited
in the whole region and the artillery was
also active on the left bank of the
Meuse."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-17
Three Members of Cabinet
Resigned When Outvot-
ed in Conference
MINISTER'S COUNCIL
HAS BEEN CONVENED
Ministers of Finance, Edu-
cation and Public Aid
Step Down

Petrograd, July l7.-Three members ot
the cabinet have resigned and specia
session of the council OF ministers has
been convened in an effort to avert a
crisis. A. /. Shingaroff, minister OF
finance, Prof Hanuiloff, minister of ed
ucation, and Prince Shakovsky, head OF
the department of public aid, resigned
after a sharp disagreement over ques-
tons involving Ukraine, an extensive re-
gion embracing part of the territory
OF the old kingdom OF Poland.
The split occurred at conference to
consider the report of NJ. Tereschtenko,
minister of foreign affairs, and NJ. There
tell. minister OF posts and telegra phs,
as the result OF negotiations concerning
the Ukranians' position. They took ex-
ceptions to the form of declaration, that
the two ministers without authorization
of the government took it on themselves
to commit the government to definite
policy. The majority declared in favor
of the declaration as drawn and the three
then resigned
The provisional government decided on
the creation of an executive body to put
into execution measures dealing with the
administration of Ukraine. The person
mel will be decided on in an agreement
with the Ukrainisns on the basis of
equitable representation Of the other ma
living in Ukraine.
Demonstrations against the govern
ment in Petrograd Monday night result
ed in the firing of shots, as the result of
which number of persons were killed or
The firing apparently was the
result of stray shots, which brought on
a panic, in which the demonstrators
turned their rifles and machine guns on
each other.