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serve has been rewarded by shameful
disloyalty. Our fault has been enor-
nous Stupidity-nothing more
The Germans call us Dummen SchWe-
den tsilly Swedes). This colossal blum
der proves that they truly estimated
the intelligence of our ministers.
All parties here unite in repudiat-
ing ministers who have made us play a
ridiculous part but we cannot complain
of any measures taken by the allies
while have ministers capable OF
such stupidity"
Branting has called on Ira Nelson
Morris. the American minister. with
whom he discussed at length the Ar
patch.
AMSTERDAM. September 13.-The
Cologne Nolks Zeitung, Il copy of which
has been received here, in an article
under the caption More American prH
ing into official documents, says:
The State Department has again pub
lished documents of which 1t obtained
possession by God knows what under
ground methods.
After a description of the contents of
these documents the article proceeds:
Such matters are. of course. not for
publication. and when published at all
easily may hurt susceptibilities by some
turn or twist. like private conversa-
may work like poison when re-
ported by the tattling of third parties.
Such poisoning process was. of
course. the object of the Washington
government. for here was an oppor-
tunitv to fish in troubled waters. where
previously political maChinatIons had
met with scant success
Evening star., 1917-09-13
RUSSIAN NAVAL MISSION
GREETED BY Mr.. DANIELS

Cooperation of the Russian navy
with the allied fleets Will be discussed
BY the naval commission from Russia
presented to Secretary Daniels today
and headed by Vice Admiral koltchak.
The commission includes one captain,
a commander. two lieutenant command =
ers and two lieutenants-
Admiral koItchak. forty-two years
old, is one of the youngest wee al :
mirals in the Russian navy, and IS
considered one of Russia'S most able
officers Before coming to the United
states he was commander OF the Black
sea fleet and previously had consldera :
hIa exnerience commanding several
nehting units in the Baltic.
II is considered probable That the
Russian naval mission will confer with
Admiral Takeshita of the japanese
mi sion while here.
Evening star., 1917-09-13
GEN MACLkCELhN RETURNS.
Reassigned Here as Military Attache
to British Embassy.

AT ATLANTIC PORT, September 10
Rric Gen. j. u. Maciac chlan, d. S o..
has arrived here on an American
steamship to become military attache
TO the British embassy as Washington.
He held the same position in 19i1 and
1912. when he returned to England. At
the beginning of the war he went to
France in command of a battalion, and
was wounded early in the action.
Brig. Gen. Maclachlan was sent here
by his government. it was said. in or
der that the British army may be rep
resented by man with personal ex-
the training of men. He was accom-
panied by Lieut.. Col. A. C. Murray, d.
S. O., former member of the house of
commons. who will be his chief assist
ant.
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BANDITS RAID TOWN.
Loot Bank and Post Office at Sulli
van. Mo-, and Escape.

ST LOCIS. No. September 1:.-After
cutting all wires leading from sullivan
Mo. fifty-tive miles southeast of here,
four automobile bandits early today
locked the two town marshals and a
telegraph operator in a box car, rode
through the town. firing guns to make
the citizens stay indoors, blew the safe
of the Peoples Rank. robbed the post
office and ESCAPED. News of the raid
was telephoned to the st. Louis police
from towns near Sullivan
Later it was announced that from
the Peoples Bank the bandits secured
$500. and from the st. Louis and san
Francisco railroaf station. $40.
Evening star., 1917-09-13
Swedish Socialist Leader
DepIores "Stupidity' of
Ministers; Sees U. S. Envoy

LONDON. September 13-The Daily
Mail today publishes an interview had
by it's correspondent in Stockholm with
Hjalmar Branting, in which the social
list leader asserts his belief that For
eign Minister Lindman was not in
formed of the custom of the Swedish
minister at Buenos Ayres permitting
German cipher messages to pass
through the legation without troubling
to deciphsr them.
Hence we become involved in q scan
Cal of the first order through blind con-
hdence in Germany" NJ. Branting is
quoted as saying. "Sweden's desire to
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AMERICANS QUIT GERMANY.
47O Have Left Since United States
Entered War.

BERLIN, September Il, via LONDON
Since the breaking off of relations be-
tween the United States and Germany
4IO Americans have departed from Ger
many for home or neutral countries.
The census recently compiled by the
American Association of Commerce and
Trade of Berlin indicated that there
were approximately 1900 Americans in
Germany on March /. The present
number will, therefore. not greatly eX-
ceed 700, half of whom are living in
Berlin.
Americans continue to be unmolested
and are subjected to the same police
rules and travel restrictions as neu-
trails Requests for permits to cross the
fontiers are granted in the order h!ed.
The routine, however. frequently neces-
states "A wait of three or four weeks.
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FRENCH WAR COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCED IN PARIS

PARIS. September ia French war
committee to be composed of the pre-
mier and minister OF war, the minist n
of foreign affairs. the minister of ma
rine, the ministers of munitions and the
four ministers Of state. is announced in
decree appearing in todays Journal
Otficiel. The minister of finance Will
take part in the meetings when his de-
partment is affected.
The generals of the army and the ad-
mirals of the navy viii assist AT the
meetings, in which they will have con-
sultative rights. The functions and at
tributes of the committee will be de-
fined in decree to be issued later by
the premier.
Evening star., 1917-09-13
PRAISES PRESIDENT WILSON.
German Paper Calls Him Most Hon.
est of All Our Present Enemies ~

AMSTERDAM, September I3.-Amid
the torrents of personal abuse of
President Wilson in the German ne,vs
papers the moderation of the Zeitun.
of Hildesheim. province of Hanover
stands out strikingly. The Zeitun.
says: THE German people should not
permit themselves to be goadad into a
blind anti. Wlisonlan rage. which is as
ALL President Wilson deserves to he
termed as the most honest of all our
present enemies"
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung of Ber-
lin prints the above excerpt merely for
the purpose of pouring out upon II
viaIs OF editorial wrath.
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American Hospital Association. in con-
vention here. on what the civil hospital
may do to aid the government in the
war, emphasizing that by keeping the
health of the community at 4 high aver
age doctors may be released for war
service.
DR.. John NJ. Peters of Providence.
r. L.: DIR. II. q. Goodwin of Albany. y.
Y: DIR. II. O. Collins of Minneapolis.
and DIR. Cleveland II. SHUT of St. Louis
were other speakers at the large hos
pital section meeting. Charles Butler
discussed war hospitals in France and
America.
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AMERICAN ARTILLERY
TRAINING IN FRANCE
Arrival Of Contingent Revealed for
( First Time-Using 75s
and Howitzers.
Ry ttIs Associated Press.

BY thr .ts>ocai ed Press
AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCK. September ia large con-
tingent of American artillery has
Joined the eXpeditionary army and is
we'll along with its intensive training
under French supervisory instruction.
Hitherto the arrival of the artillery
contingent has been carefully guarded
and permission to mention the fact has
lust been given. The American artil-
lerymen are using the latest models of
the famous French seventy-fives and
also SiX-inch howitZerS.
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Russia Announces Gain.

PFTROGRAD. Wednesday, September
II tdelayed.-An official statement is
sued today by the Russian war depart
ment says:
''On the northern Russian front our
advanced parties after desperate fight
ing yesterday occupied Mascis. south OF
Lake Nlacuda, and are fortifying the
line Of Schkeroten-Sila On the
rest of this front there were fusil-
ladies'.
NO reports have been received from
the Rumanian and southwestern
fronts
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Put in Swedish Cipher.

The Swedish government agreement
to forward messages required the
United States to present them 10 the
foreign Office in Stockholm or to the
Swedish legation in Constantinople in
French. and there to be put into
Swedish cipher for transmission.
Regarding the forwarding of letters
10 or from Turkey, Mr. Morris has In
formed the department that he did not
ask such permission until some time in
July. twelve weeks after Sweden had
taken over American interests in Tur-
key. He said that in making the re-
quest he made it clear that such let
ters and replies he forwarded only
with the know ledge and approval Of
the Turkish government.
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BULGARS ARE DRIVEN
MORTHWARD BY FRENCH

PARIS, September -. - An official
statement says:
Eastern theater. September IL: At
the Cerna Bend Italian troops repulSed
an enemy detachment. In the region
of Monastir there was artillery fight
ing. In the lake region our troops
continued their success. capturing by
Il brilliant attack the village of Po9ra-
dets. on the southwest bank of Lake
Ochrida, and have driven back the
enemy northward as far as Mumlishta
Height. four kilometerS OF PoSradets."
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Swedish Editors Bitter.

STOCKHOLM. September 13.-The
conservative newspaper Dagblad prints
a bitter editorial on the statements in
the British and American press con-
cerning the Luxburg affair. The news
paper says:
The barrage fire from New York and
London editors will fail entirely to
frighten Sweden out of its neutrality"
The Eyenska Dagbladt resents what
it terms interference in Swedish do
mestic problems" and says the allied
press is utilizing the present difficult
ties as propaganda for the formation of
a Swedish party" The newspa per
adds:
"All attempts to differentiate between
a criminal government and a deceived
people in this case is doomed to disap-
pointment. All hints as to how We are
to group our political parties will not
affect us
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Signal Company Ready.

The Signal Company was at war
strength until yesterday, when one
man was discharged. 1t now has
seventyfour enlisted men and thirty
horses. 1t Will occupy a section of
eight or ten cars. including: One fiat
car, two stock cars, one baggage car,
one car for forage, two tourist sIeeD-
ers and 4 box car for baggage.
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SENATE MAY PASS HUGE
WAR BOND BILL TOMORROW
Virtually No Opposition to Measure
Which Already Has Passed
the House.

After only two days consideration.
which resulted in few minor changes:
the eleven billion dollar war bond bili
was reported to the Senate today with
unanimous Endorsement of its finance
committee. The measure has already
passed the House.
Senate consideration of the bill Will
begin tomorrow. with virtually no OPP
position.
In presenting the bill to the Senate
today. Senator Stone said he hoped to
pass it tomorrow.
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SENATE PASSES BILL FOR
TWO MORE JUDGES HERE

The Senate today passed a bill. in
troduced by Senator OvermaD. proVid-
ing for the appointment by the Presi-
dent of two additional justices of the
Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia. who shall have the same salary
and authority as the present justices
Of that court.
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Plans Lodging House for Military.

NEW YORK, September 13.-The war
council of the y. NJ. c. A. it was an
nounced today, is considering i plan to
establish odging-house for the ac-
commodation of soldiers and sailors
strangers in New York-who on leave
of absence have night TO spenl in the
city.
Evening star., 1917-09-13
Look Thirty-Three Years Ahead.

Charles Moore. chairman OF the Fine
Arts Commission, and Col Harris. yester-
day with group of Washington corre-
spondents as their guests. made a fare
well tour of the capital to inspect some
of the improvements now under way.
and to point out some of the plans
projected for the future of the nation 5
government seat. 1t was like a see
ing Washington tour in 1885, for the
plans OF the Fine Arts Commission look
that far ahead, and the vision of Col.
Harts. as citizens of the District know.
is for greater and ever more beauti-
full capital.
Starting from the commission quar-
ters on New York avenue near 18th
street. the automobile party paused in
front of the memorial fountain for Al
fred Noble. in Rawlins Park. south OF
the new Interior Department building.
This memorial to noted civil cngi-
neer. erected by the American Society
of Civil Engineers. marks the begin
ming of the commissions : efforts to get
away from the horse mounted, creased
trousers" type Of statuary that infests
WaShinStonS squares. and long have
been an eyesore to the artistic.
The fountain was designed by Paul
Bartlett and it has been put in place tenn
porarily in order that the designer and
the architect, Glenn Brown. might study
in the intended setting the proper size of
the base and other details.
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Visit Lincoln Memorial.

From there the party went TO the Lin
coin Memorial. meeting there Henri:
Bacon. architect Of the tcmp.clii.e build
ing in which ;he nammolt statue by
Daniel Chester French is to be placed.
and Jules Guerin, WHO iS to do the mural
decora tions on the marble panels sur
mounting tte excerpt. from Linccli's ut
terances
Mr. Bacon and Col HartS explained
the plan for the great lagoon. to lie be-
tween the memorial and the Monument
rejecting the two tributes to the founder
and the savior of the country. The open
side of the memorial hail is in direct line
with the Capitol and the Monument and
the future improvement Of the Mall con-
templates the removal of enough trees to
afford a vista from Capitol Hill to the
memorial
. On either side of this two-miIe park
will be public buildings. Most of them
are to be along the south side of Penn
sylvania avenue. and comprehensive
plan for these buildings is now being
worked out by the Commission of Fine
Arts for presentation to Congress III jan
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Negro Shot to Death by Mob.

ENGLAND, Ark. September 13-Sam
Gates, negro, twenty-five years old.
was shot to death by a mob of white
men here last night after the negro had
been taken from a deputy constable, it
was made known today. Gates was
charged with insulting white girls.
Evening star., 1917-09-13
Russ Provisional Government Demands Uncon-
ditional Surrender and Punishment Awaits
Former Commander I'M Chief and Others.
SAVAGE" DIVISION NOW IS READY
TO FORSAKE 'MUTINOUS LEADERS
Cossacks Also Voice Loyalty Revouon-Other Elements Ais
in Penitent Mood-"Tme to Cease Playing With
Country's Fate,' Says Kerensky.

BY the
PETROGRAD September I3-M SkobeleH minister OF
Kerensky cabinet and member OF the council OF
soldiers delegates announced through the ~
sian official agency today that Gen. KornoHs adventure
had collapsed the his headquarters has sur
rendered.
LONDON September 13-Gen KorniloH former commander
armies and leader of the rebellion against
provisional has expressed willingness to on
terms saws Pograd the Exchange Iee
eran COMPANY provisional however, demands MS
unconditional surrender
pETROGRAD September 13-According ofhcial state
ce, KornloHs attempt collapsed and there
anv reason collision between the two toces A
Cen AlexeH had by telephone with 1en
u tho onnon was that the revolutionary general
later would abandon his enterprise
Evening star., 1917-09-13
Want German to Stay in Schools.

NEW YORK, September 13.-The Ger
man-American societies of Greater New
York have united in a campaign to re-
sist any attempt to Danish instruction
in German from the public schools of
this city.
Evening star., 1917-09-13
GERMANS WITHDRAW
UNDER RUSS PRESSURE
Berlin Officially Admits Retrograde
Movement Near Riga-Wen-
den Road.
Hr tl,r Assncinted Press.

By the Assnciat ted Press.
BERLIN. September l3.-tierman cav
airy posts TO the south of the Riga
Wendcn road. on the northern Russian
front yesterday withdrew before
strong Russian pressure. according to
the official announcement issued today
by the German general headquarters
staff
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HOW HOSPITALS CAN HELP.
Civil Institutions Part in War Dis.
cussed by Public Health Official.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. September 13.-
W. G. Stimson. assistant surgeon gen.
eral, United States public health serv-
Ice. today addressed members of the
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Lincoln Memorial Bridge.

Construction of the Lincoln memorial
bridge, extending from the site of the
Lincoln memorial toward the Lee man
sion on the Virginia shore of the Poto-
mac. An appropriation already has been
made for drawing plans for this struc-
ture.
A Zoning or districting system by which
there will be limitations upon blocks
where business and apartment houses
may be built
Developing of the outlying sections of
Washington to conform as nearly as pos
sible with the original rEnfant plant OF
the capital
These ideas represent the plans of the
Fine Arts Commission and Col HartS
would have been the executive officer in
charge of them had he remained here. as
he has been of other notable improve
ments, ranging from the construction of
the impressive Lincoln memorial TO the
placing of flower beds in all parts of the
city. For those mentioned, Col Harris
does not claim credit the originator.
except for the Maryland avenue projec-
ton.
Evening star., 1917-09-13
Both Units Are Prepared.

The two District units are in such a
condition Of preparedness for this or
der that tne comma nding officers said
they could move this afternoon if Or
ders we're received. There will be no
DELAY iG the.r getting, started as soon
the official orders come through.
Battery L haE an enlisted personnel
Of 13o men.
II is fairly well equipped, and req
uisItiOns hive been in for some time
for full waF-strength equipment in
cluding horses. 1t now has tfirty-one
horses. This unit Will probably com
prise a train by itself. having fifteen
cars. There VIII be two box cars for
freight. including harness, tentase
etc; one box car for forage: two stock
cars, six fiat cars for gun-carriages
and wagons; one baggage car, winch
Will also be used for cooking meals
en- route, and three standard tourist
S.eeDefS.
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Statue Second in World.

The French statue of Lincoln will be
the largest human figure in the world, it
was stated. except the famous Diana at
Ephesus 1t will be the only figure or
characterization inside the hall. The struc-
ture 10 house il, with its gigantic marble
blocks. the largest weighing twenty three
tons, has virtually been completed En-
pertinent now is being made with the un-
usual lighting method. by use of trans
parent NarI-colored thin marble slabs
mounted on the bronze squares in the CELL
ing. More than years work remains to
be done in building the approaches and
leveling off the terraces to the uemoriaI |
building.
The bridge, originally intended to be an
ornate structure. now is planned as a
simple one, so as not to conflict with the
beauty of the memorial building II will
be in harmony. in line and direction. with
the boulevards circling about the me
mortal
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For Recreation Center.

Down III East Potomac Park vbere
the construction of field houses for III a
projected recreation center already re
being constructed Col Harts explaine5
TO his guests the Dians for the .yrea +
stadium large enough for oiynnic
games and the ArmyNavy game for
smaller foot bali fields and base hail
diamonds. for tennis courts and n polf
course for a waterway for canoes and
a swimming pool. Part way down this
peninsula is to be Il spur Of the street
car lines. and on the extreme Tin Coi
Harts hopes TO have a tea room. ana n
pergoia where hundreds NAV go To en-
iov one of the most beautiful views RI
be had in this vicinity.
ON the water front, where now lies
Washingt gton's wharves, Col Harts
homes some day will be a boulevard
extending from the present harhor
down around the War College and IN
the river toward the navy ward cor
Meeting with the Anacostia River Park
.TThese projects seem like children nj
mine" said Col Harts. al hate to leave
them. But they have their future assured
by the Fine Arts Conmission, which is do
ing a work so notable that it's full value
probably will be realized only by future
generations. The men who make up this
commission are among the leading artists
in the country. men whose services could
not be bought, but who come here al
least once a month to give thei. time to
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inaccuracies Revealed.

Examination of the already published
statement reveals some inaccuracy-
The Swedish foreign Office says it acted
in a similar way for the United States
and its minister in Turkey
The American minister here said
the Swedish statement. during the
present year asked for and received
leave to send to and from Turkey let
ters and kilograms. and this at time
when Turkey had not yet gone to war
with the United States and its interests
had not yet been taken over by the
swedish representative in Constantine
pie"
Records at the State Department
show that Minister to Sweden Ira Nell
son Morris has reported that the Swed-
ish government had not been requested
TO transmit any messag before April
10. but that he had inquired if the
Swedish government would be willing
to assume charge of American interests
in Turkey in case of a rupture.
Evening star., 1917-09-13
SWEDISH ANSWER
IN ARGENTINE CASE
REACHES CAPITAL
Head of Legation Informs Mr..
Lansing Published State
ment Is Correct.
INACCURACIES FOUND IN
CLAIMS OF STOCKHOLM
Ambassador Morris Reports Differ
as to Requests to Transmit U. 5.
Messages to Turkey.

Baron Akerhielm, charge of the Swed-
ish legation here, today informed Sec
-etary Lansing he had received the
statement of the Stockholm foreign of
fee. already published here, on the pas
sage of Count Luxburg's dispatches
through the legation at Buenos Aires
but that as the department already was
in possession of-that information he
did not consider it necessary to present
il formally.
Evening star., 1917-09-13
TWO D. c. UNITS TO
co TO CAMP SUNDAY
Maryland and Virginia Troops
Are Also Ordered to An
niston, Ala.
CAMP ORDWAY PLEASED

Battery B of the Field Artillery and
Company B of the Signal Corps of the
District National Guard are today pre-
pairing to break camp on the Patterson
tract and to leave Washington Sunday
for Camp Mcclellan, Admission. Ala,
where Battery a and the 1st Squadron
of District of Columbia Cavalry are al
ready encamped.
These preparations are being made
on Information furnished to Capt
George A. Bennett, commanding Battery
b. and Capt. Oliver c. Terry, command
ing the Signal Company. by The Star
The official orders had not been receiv-
ed at Camp Ordway this afternoon, but
The Star had been advised by dis
patch from sits special correspondent
at Seagirt, y. J., that the orders had
been issued yesterday by Col II. NJ
Reading, provisional commander of the
e9th Army Corps in the north. These
orders were issued on instruction from
the War Department to proceed to
Admission at once.
Evening star., 1917-09-13
Kerensky's Statement.

The following statement. which was
signed 'Kerensky, prime minister and
comma nder- in-c chief" was given out here:
.'On this date. in accordance with the
decision of the provisional government,
am charged with the office of COM
chief of the armed forces Of
the country. The senseless effort at
Evening star., 1917-09-13
JOY at Camp Ordway.

Word that they are to move south so
soon was joyfully received by the tw o
units in Camp Ordway. The news was
quickly given to relatives and friends
with the result that all day a crowd
has been hanging around the entrance
to the camp to see the boys.
Other troops affected by the same Or
der from Sea girt include the 4th Mary
land Infantry. which has been en-
camped at Laurel, and 1st New Jersey
Field Artillery, Field Hospital and Sig
nal Corps, now al Sea Girt; 5th Mary
land and lst Maryland Field Corps, bot h
now at Baltimore, tie provisional bat
terry of the Maryland Field Artillery at
Pikestowr: 1st Virginia Field Artillery
at Richmond; 1st Virginia Ambulance
Corps. now at Norfolk; Company A.
Virgin Signal Corps. at Richmond.
The Jersey troops will leave Saturday
and the others Sunday.