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Evening star., 1917-01-16
SHIP DESTRUCTION GOES ON.
More Vessels Reported Sunk by
Lloyds Agency in London.

LONDON. Janary 16.-Accor'ling to an
unconfirmed report received by Lioyds
the British steamship Brookwood, 3.09s
tons, and the Norwegian steamer
Tholma. 1896 tons. have been sunk
| The Norwegian steamer Graafjeld,
formerly the Alfred Dumois, 129 tons
has been destroyed through striking 4
mine Eight members of her crew lost
their lives.
The sinking of the Austrian pas
seuger steamship Zagreb, SGT tons
gross. by submarine in the Adriatic on
January IA. WIN ens loss OF twentE-slx
Vienna to Amsterdam, as forwarded in
Reuter- dispatch. The Zagreb is re-
ported to have been torpedoed without
warning Oft the coast of Central pal.
naatia.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
MILITARY CONFERENCE
is HELD IN LONDON

LONDON. January 16. i:lo p.m.-The
first session was held today OF n con-
ference which is in line with the re-
uly of the entente to the note address,
ed by President Wilson to the belliger-
euts. indicating the purpose of the en-
tente to continue the war until its aims
have been attained.
Details in regard to the meeting and
the important personalities attending
cannot be stated, but its general char
acter differs from the entente confer
ence held recently at Rome in that
military instead of diplomatic ques-
tions are now taking precedence.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Houses:
Met at IL a.

Met at IL AIN.
Considered post Office appropria-
tion bill.
Rules committe resumed leak"
investigation, Thomas w. Lawson
test;tyins.
Ways and means committee
democrats began framing revenue
bill.
Adopted conference report on
immigration bill, to make the bill
going to the President.
Considered special rule for i'm
mediate consideration of the pub
lie buildings appropriation bill.
Passed post Office appropriation
bill without any provision for in
creased second-class mail rates,
increased pay for postal employees.
penny postage OF liquor prohibit
ton provisions, but with pneu-
matte tube service restored.
Complete revenue program adopt
ed by WAYS and means Commit
tee democrats.
Senate:
Met at noon.
Took up legislative appropria-
tion bill carrying about $4,000, 600.
Military committee continued
hearings on compulsory military
training legislation
Naval committee heard objec-
tions from executive departments
to proposed legislation relating to
oil land reserves In California.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
FIGHT INDICTED FOR GRAFT.
Men All Are Involved III Police In.
vestigation in Chicago.

CHICAGO, January 16.-Eight in
,lictments. according to an announce
ment of the state attorneys office. We're
voted today by the Cook county grand
i,ry against men involved in the police
graft Investigation that recently led to
the arrest of former Chief OF Police
= c. Healey. other police officials and
various others accused of taking trib-
ute from the underworld.
II was stated on the authority of the
states attorney that the grand jury
would be dismissed with the return Of
rhe indictments. This action was re-
earded as the outgrowth of the charge
that a member of the grand jury had
com,nunica ted happenings in the grand
iury room to former Chief Healeys
hondSmau.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
SNOW H.NDERS TRAFFIC
IN SIX SOUTHERN STATES

MEMPHIS. Tenn, January 16.-
Traffic in six southern states. Virginia,
North Carolina. Tennessee. Arkansas.
Mississippi and Texas, was Interrupted
again today by snow or ice.
Conditions in the southwest, covered
since Sunday with blanket Of snow,
were somewhat improved.
Sleet fell late yesterday and through
The night in practically all parts Of
Virginia and North Carolina and in
some places the surface bore an ice
coating half an inch thick this moru-
ing.
Tempe,ature continues below the
freezing point in all sections. Early to-
day the mercury stood al Ii degrees
above zero in Memphis.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
Governor to Hear Swami Charges.

ALBANY. n. Y, January 1G.-Gov.
whitman took official cognizance to-
day of the charges preferred against
District Attorney Edward Swami Of
New York, and fixed Friday, January
2s. as the time for hearing at which
the prosecutor may offer his defense.
Swami was charged by both Judge
lanes A. Delahanty. former Judge of the
court of general sessions. and by Nelson
s. spencer, president of the City Club Of
New York. with practicing fraud In con-
disputes, and white slave prosecutions
during the last three years.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
FOR LITHUANIA SOVEREIGNTY.
National Meeting at New York
Adouts Resolutions of Protest.

NEW York. January l6.-ResoIu-
tious protesting against the inclusion
Of Lithuania within the Russian or
German empires and advocating lawful
and neutral steps to place the aspira-
tions of the people of Lithuania for
independence before the nations that
will participate in the peace conference
after the war. have been adopted at a
gathering here of delegates from all
lithuanian national organizations in
the United States
Copies of the resolutions will be for
warded to President Wilson and all
ambassadors at Washington for trans
mission to their governments. it was
announced.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
MEDICAL SCHOOLS TO AID.
To Institute Course Of Training to
Help Preparedness Plans.

MOBILE. Ala. January 16.-The
School of Medicine of Alabama. at Mo-
bile with other higher institutions of
medical training in the country, will
cooperate with the War Department
in plan of preparedness. according to
Dean T. II. Frazer. just returned from
a conference at. Washington with Sec
retary of War Baker.
He said eighty-seVen out of the nine
ty-fve colleges of medicine in the
United States were represented at the
conference. DR.. Frazer said the train
ing will consist of a course of lectures
TO fourth-year students covering med
ical service in peace as well as during
war.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
DEFEAT OF CARRANZA
FORCES is REPORTED

Ell PASO, Tex, January 16. - Foreign
refugees arriving here early today from
Chihuahua City brought report OF a
Carrapza defeat yesterday between sa-
tevo and Santa Ysabe1, southwest OF the
capital.
There We're 1900 troops sent against
the Villa forces. according to these ref
ugees and they said Villa troops now oc-
cupy santa Ysabel. having driven the de
facto forces back TO Paionas, eighteen
miles west of Chihuahua City
Evening star., 1917-01-16
BRITISH GAIN FURTHER.
Almost Clear Turks From the Right
Bank Of the Tigris.

LONDON. January 1S-The war Of
fee announces the capture of a ,ow,
on the Shatt-el-Hai river. south OF E,t-
el-Amara on the Tigris front, and stated
that the right bank of the Tigris. east
OF Shatt-eI-Hai, now is clear of Turk,s,
troops except for a small strip OF Land
in the bend of the Tigris. northeast Of
Eut- -el-Amara.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
PORTRAIT Of LOCAL
BOY WINS CONTEST
Painting by Miss Lydia Field
Emmet Proves Most Popular
in Exhibit.
REFERENDUM VOTE CLOSE

Miss Lydia Field Emmet Of New York,
winner of the $500 prize donated by the
committee on works of art of the Cor
coran Gallery for the picture in the
midwinter biennial exhibit which
should prove the popular favorite.
The balloting by visitors to the gall
iery closed Sunday and by early after
noon today the tellers, representatives
of The Evening Star, Washington
Times and Washington Herald, had
finished counting the thousands of
votes deposited.
Miss Emmet's picture, which is No.
241 in the exhibit. and which is life
sized likeness of the little son of
Charles Hubert Johnson of this city,
had considerable margin over its
nearest competitors
Mrs. Page Wins Second Honors.
No. 1S3, Woman and Child" by Mrs.
Marie Danforth Page of Boston. was a
creditable second. while third place
was a tie between No. 90, Nell and
Elinor." by Edmund c. Tarbell of Bos-
ton, and No. So. THE Housemaid," by
William NJ. Paxton, also of Boston. So
scattered was the vote in the popular
referendum, so successfully carried out
by the gallery officials. that no one
picture obtained any very large num-
ber of votes. Out of All pictures in
the exhibition no fewer than 277 re-
ceived votes.
1t will be noted that every one of
the first four was in the portrait class.
and three OF the six persons serving
as models live in Washington. The
prize winner is owned by Mr.. Johnson
and was loaned for the exhibit. No.
So is owned by Charles V. Wheeler and
also was loaned. THE Housemaid."
by Paxton. has been puchased- by the
gallery for it's permanent collection.
Three of the first four artists are from
Boston.
Ineligible in Professional Award.
1t also will be noted that of the four
pictures leading in the popular vote
three. or all except No. 1S3. were in
eligible for the prize Of $4,000 and the
Corcoran gold medal previously awarded
by the jury of professional artists. On the
other hand. no one Of the four leaders
in the professional award was among
the first four in the popular vote That
the leaders in the popular voting were
well worthy of commentator Is evil
denced by the fact that all are by ar
lists of more than ordinary eminence.
and that one was purchased by the gall
lery. Miss Emmett is acknowledged as
ranking among the best portrait paint
ers in this country. while Mrs. Page,
Mr.. Tarbell and Mr.. Paxton already have
many highly commended works to their
credit. Mrs. Page has another very
charming picture in the exhibit for
which the same models posed for a
mother and child group.
Officials of the Corcoran Gallery this
afternoon expressed themselves as well
pleased both with the popular interest
aroused and the painstaking and extern
sive vo..ng accompanying the referen-
dunn. The unexpectedly large total of
ballots cast, together with the outcome
of the balloting. seems to evidence the
fact that the art-loying public here IS
both large and discriminating.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
Opposes Zionistic Movement.
FRENCH REPULSE ENEMY
GAS RAID ON THE SOMME

PARIS, January ia German raid
in the Somme region last night. made
under cover of the fire of shells con-
tanning asphyxiating gas. was repulsed
nv the French, the war office announces
Elsewhere on the front there was little
activity except for artillery lighting
and outpost skirmishing.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
ADMIRAL DEWEY
GROWING WEAKER
End May Come Any Moment,
Declares Attending
Physician.

Admiral George Dewey spent quiet.
restful night. but 1t was said at his
home early today that he was growing
weaker.
At 1:4O Pm. Drs. F'auntleroy and
Sheldon issued this statement:
THE admiral is slowly sinking. The
end may come at any time"
a statement issued by DR.. Fauntleroy
at noop said: ... a..., ,.s.s.s.
'The admiral is slightly worse than
at the time the irst statement was Is
sued today"
Evening star., 1917-01-16
Brings 10 English Thoroughbreds.

NEW YORK, January l6.-The steam
er Minnehaha yesterday brought to
this port 110 English thoroughbred
horses, the largest number imported
since the beginning of the European
war The horses were imported for
racing and breeding purposes by Amer
lean sportsrnen among whom are John
4 Drake, Richard T. Wilson, Willis
sharpe Kilmer, George ID. Widener,
". Il. Coe and Jefferson Livingston.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
Mr.. WILSON FELICITATED
BY POPE ON PEACE MOVE

Congratulations from Pope Benedict
Nv on the recent peace move OF the
American government We're conveyed
to President Wilson today by J.
Riano. the Spanish ambassador The
Pope sent no suggestions for future
moves. The message was conveyed
through the Spanish ambassador be-
cause the papal legation here has no
DIPLOMATIC status.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
REPLY TO SMALLER NEUTRA1s
Entente 70 Merely Acknowledges
Swiss and Scandinavian Notes

LONDON. January 16-The reply os
the entente to the Swiss and Scapdi.
navian notes indorsing President Will
sons inquiry of the belligerents re-
sarding their war aims. will be lin
tied to a brief and formal acknowlede-
ment. 1t will refer to the reply to
President Wilson and will undertake
no further discussion of the questions
at issue.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
Condition This Morning.

Admiral Dewey's condition ut $50
O'Clock this morning was said by his
doctors to be distinctly worse" and
it was feared he would not live
through the day.
DR.. Fauntleroy issued this bulletin
early today:
admiral Dewey has slowly declined
during the night and early morning.
His lungs are beginning to become af-
fected Temperature tby AGilla). 102.
Pulse, 120. Respiration. 80. His
breathing is more labored and his kid
neys depressed. Swallowing is very
difficult and his general condition is
distinctly worse"
Evening star., 1917-01-16
Hitchcock Amendment Defeated.

ON viva voce vote Senator Hitch
cocks amendment 10 the committee
amendment to reduce the sum each
member may have for clerk hire to
$500 was voted down.
BY vote OF SO ayes to noes the
Senate agreed to the committee amend
ment Increasing the pay OF secretaries
to members of the House to $1,000 d
year.
When the item relating to the salary
OF the superintendent OF the Botanic
Garden WIS reached Sena tor Caliinre.-
announced that he would refrain from
Offering his proposed amendment to in
crease this amount from $1,000 to s2,500
"a year Oh account Of the fact that the
cofamittee was avoiding all increases
in salary in the interest of economy
lie said he thought the superinteud-
ept should receive the increase, as he
undoubtedly deserved ". the salary he
is now receiving being no more than
thai OF the average clerk of the Senate
(contiaued on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1917-01-16
DEFEND LINE WITH
VIOLENT ATTACKS
Russians Smash Forward in
Rumania, But Berlin Re-
ports RepuIse.
BATTLE NEAR FUNDENI

The Russo-Rumanian defense OF the
Sereth line In northern Rumania has
turned to the form of heavy counter
attacks. which are being delivered both
along the Moldavian frontier and be-
tween Kokshani and the Danube. Ber-
lin today announces two such attacks.
each delivered In strong force and each
without permanent advantage.
1t is admitted that in assaults be-
tween the Kasino and Suchitza valleys
in the Moldaviar mountains the Ruma-
mans penetrated the German position
at one point, but this success is de-
clared to have been but temporary,
counter attack expelling the entente
forces.
The most ambitious attempt to push
back the Teutonic front was made
along the main Sereth line between inc
mountains and the Danube in the vicin-
ity of Fundeni. Russian troops In mass
formation were thrown into storm
attack yesterday afternoon and even
ing after violent artillery preparation.
Here. too, the Teutonic lines We're
could not be held by the attacking
forces The deadly Austro-German
curtain of fire broke up the main RUS
sian attack, Berlin declares.
Cut Down by German Fire.
, Ey th. Associated Press.
BERLIN, January 16. by wireless to
Sayville.-Russian forces undertook q
violent attack IN Rumania yesterday on
both sides of Fundeni. Today's war
Office report says the advancing Rus
sian waves were cut down by the Ger
man fire, which inflicted great losses.
Galatz Still Under Fire.
Bulgarian artillery has been vigorous
ly shelIing the Rumanian town Of
Galatz from the DobrudJa bank OF the
Danube. the Bulgarian war office an
nounced In it's statement Of January
II. which reads:
bulgarian artillery from the right
bank Of the Danube shelied military
establishments m Galatz and also the
abroad station and railroad bridge
near the town
our airplanes bombarded the port of
st. George and the aviation station
nearby"
Russian ofacial Report.
i PETROGRAD. January 1e, via Lon
don, e:3s pm. British admiralty, per
Wireless Pressy.-Heavy lighting con-
| tinues on the northern Rumanian front.
| with varying results. The war offics
| today gave out the following report:
BATTLES continue with alternating
success in the region southwest Of
Pralea, nineteen versts south Of the
confluence Of the Rivers Kasino and
Trotus. Rumanian and Russian troops
which were attacking seven versts
south of Pralea have advanced two
versts Two night attacks by the
enemy at point two versts south Of
Rekosa. on the River suchitza, were
beaten back by the Rumanians.
I'm the region of Vadeni. ten versts
west of GaIatz. fighting still continues
Our aviators dropped bombs on Bar
jam. and Sudami. on the Danube in the
region of Braila. and caused fires on
some vessels.
The situation on the western (Rus-
so-Galician) front is unchanged.
The situation on the Caucasian front
is unchanged.
I'm the Black sea one of our sub
marines sank two enemy ships near the
Bosporus.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
Pneumonia Fatal to 500 in One Week

NEW YORK. January 16.-Pneu-
monia caused more than 500 deatha
and Influenza took toll of sixty in
this city last week. Health Commits
sioner Emerson. in a statement pub
nshed today. attributes the spread Of
respiratory diseases largely to the
practice OF splitting in public places.
Five hundred offenders against the
lanti-spitting ordinance were caught
and fined yesterday.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
CONT|NUESATTACk
ON TELEPHONE BILL
Counsel for Local Company
Argues Federal Ownership
Would Lower Service.
FAvORs PRESENT SYSTEM

Contending that the passage OF tho
| Lewis bill, providing for the expert
mental government ownership OF the
District telephone system. would surely
prove detrimental to the service OF the
public involved. and that there Is no
basis for hope of prompt and efficient
| country service at a lower rate
than the Bell system now asks. John l..
Swayze. general counsel for the local
telephone company, continued his ar
gu1nents against the proposed bill be-
fore the District committee of the House
today.
Difficulties and unfair results which
would materialize in the event OF the
passage of the measure were dwelt upon
by Mr.. Swayze.
1.-The suggestion that an experiment be
tried out here in Washington to cut
into the great telephone system OF TINS
country is most remarkable one ne
said TT is more vicious than the sug-
gestion that the government take over
the entire system"
Bond Issue Questioned.
1t was intimated during the course OF
the hearing that the bond issue OF
! ST. .00o, 900 provided for in the Lewis
bill to cover the expenses of the pro-
posed experiment might seem to be
excessive. and the question arose as TO
whether or not the installation OF an
automatic telephone system IS con-
templated.
Representative Lewis. whose bill is
under consideration. said to the COM
mittee that the bond issue for the
amount indicated is to provide for the
Improvement. development and extern
sion of the telephone system OF the Dls-
trict.
He further stated, however. that the
installation of the automatic system 1s
a probability if the bill passes. and Will
be considered as to economy ana eHi-
cheney.
Under Two Jurisdictions.
Mr.. Swayze, in the course of his argu-
ment to the committee. pointed out
that under existing conditions there are
two jurisdictions to which the tele-
phone companies of the country are re-
suonsible and under which they have
successfully operated.
He said that IT, es result of the pro-
posed experiment in the DNtrict, coun-
try wide government ownership should
be tried, the only appeal OF the public
in regard to ratesnand service would
be of federal nature and direct TO
Washington, and that they would lose
the benefit Of state regulation.
The point also was raised that the
present bill. owing to its limited scope.
could be at best, only in the interest
of the few, and that all the taxpayers
of the country must pay for it.
Mr.. Swayze. questioned by Represent
ative Ragsdale of the committee. stat
ed that. in referring to the acquiring
OF control of small Independent tele-
phone companies by the Bell Company.
it is fairer to say that these compa-
MES are sold to rather than bought by
the Bell Company, inasmuch as they
get into financial difficulties and make
offers to sell which the Bell Company
accepts.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
House Sustains Tube Service.

The regular appropriations for the
present pneumatic tube postal service
In New York. Brooklyn, Philadelphia.
Boston, Chicago and st. Louis were
again sustained in the House todsv
when the post Office appropriation bill
came up for nnal action ny = vote VI
isS to 1sS.
Evening star., 1917-01-16
URGES JEWS TO RAISE
FUND OF 100000
J. Walter Freiburg Reviews Work of
Union of American Hebrew
Congregations.

BALTIMORE. Md, January 1G.-An
exhaustive review of the work OF the
Union of American Hebrew Congrega-
tions during the last two years YVES
made by J. Walter Freiberg Of Cincin-
the twenty-fftE biennial council of the
union here today. Mr.. Freiberg recon-
mended the raising OF S2.000.000. main
ly for home mission work and for edu-
cation. In this connection he dwelt
upon the remarkable growth" of the
Hebrew Union College, the rabbin;caI
college at Cincinnati.
President Freiferg spoke of the un-
usual success which. he said. attended
the department OF synagogue and
school extension, new departure in
Jewish church circles. This body deals
with home mission work. publication Of
religious text books, education Of scat
tered groups OF Jews by correspond
ence and other kindred activities.
Mr. Freiberg bespoke the continued
interest of the union in the work of
the tract commission, the board of
editors OF Jewish religious literature.
the superannuated ministers fund and
the national federation Of temple sis
terhoods, and recommended several
changes in the constitution.
Against "Merchant of Venice
One of the most important of the va
rious reports submitted was that de-
nouncing Objectionable literature in
public schools and urging the elimina
tion of THE Merchant of Venice"
archaeological Songs" and the reading
of the Bible interpretatively. The con-
tention of the national Jewish advisory
board is that Bible reading in public
schools is IAN infringement upon the
rights Of every citizen" in so far as it
compeIs Jewish taxpayers to send their
children to schools where a religious
Interpretation is put upon the Bible.
The approval of the convention was
asked of the survey, which places on
"the honor roll of American cities" the
names of nineteen cities (which have
excelled In the civic virtue of having no
objectionable literature in their public
schools and no sectarian songs in their
school assemblies.
Opposes Zionistic Movement.
The convention was opened last
night at Har Sinai Temple with a re-
ligious service. the feature of which
was the sermon by Rev. DR.. David
Philipson of Cincinnati. DR.. Philipson
strongly protested against the Zionistic
movement, holding that International
ism alone would enable the Jews to re-
tain their place among the nations.