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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
'AnNYFELD CLERK
NOW GOAL OF MANY
Applications for Position Being
Received by the Exemp-
ton Boards.
PLANS TO CARE FOR MEN

Applications for special assignments
in the Army are being received by at
least one local exemption board from
men II has accepted for service. Board
No 3 Postmaster Merritt .. Chance
chairman. has received applications
from a number of men for assignment
as field clerks in the Army
The War Department. II Is unae!
stood. is particularly anxious AT th's
time to obtain men qualified to MI these
positions and wants them by SeptemneI
:. Officials of No. 3 board are trying 70
determine what disposition can De
made of these applications at TINS time,
The special committee representa-
the clever local exemption boards Ip-
pointed to determine the available Ia
cilties for feeding and housing me
men to be called into service september
5 has not yet completed its written re.
port although it has determined WIZ
will go in it, Raymond o. limarth "
board No / said today that the repoi |.
when prepared. would be suonit'ea 10
the District Commissioners VINO are eA :
pected to call another joint meeting oA
Inc eleven boards to have Il discussed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
POLES URGED TO BREAK
RELATIONS WITH TEUTONS

BY the Associated Press
AMSTERDAM, August I6.-The Kreuz
Zeitung reproduces an appeal to the
Poles by the Polish peoples party. ex.
horting them to cease all relations witt
the -Austro- Hungarian occupy.
ing forces until Brig. Gen Pilsudskj
who was arrested by the Germans Will.
attempting TO fee from Poland on =
false passport. is released The appeaI
concludes:
I'VE will not tolerate the imprison.
ment of the intrepid fighter for free.
DOM.
Efforts have been made for some time
TO procure the release of Brig. Cen
PHsudski. A request recently of the
Polish council of state that he be re
leased was refused by Gen. Won Bessler
governor general of German-occu,
MED territory in Russia. Gen. Won Bes-
sler accused him of organizing q move
mont against Germany. "A report pub-
lished recently said he was to he re
leased from detention on condsitio TIA
he remain in Switzerland for thssdura~
ton OF the ware
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
DIVISION NO 4.

Examination of the 1oo men notified
on second call is occupying the eNemp-
ton and examination boards of the
fourth division. Yesterday fifty men
were examined. and today il is expected
that the remainder ef this call will be
passed upon.
Two aliens were among those eN-
amined today. both anxious to be en-
rolled in the National Army one was
Syrian. whose vocal English was
much limited and who hardly knew
the Roman characters and even the
Arabic numerals. although he signed
his name in Arabic script. The ex-
amining physician had some trouble
in determining his eye accuracy. the
Syrian having some difficulty in say
ing what he saw in plain English-and
the physician had no interpreter. An
Italian was the other alien who want
ed to go to war. He was found physical
ly At
One colored registrant wanted to be
accepted He had bad hand and
doubted if his right index finger would
be strong enough TO pull a trigger.
The examining physician. in view of
the mans readiness to serve. was in
clined to give him the chance. expect
ing that this disability might be
eradicated with practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
PROPOSALS MAKE
PRESIDENTS TASK HARD

Secretary Lansing said today he had
received no further information of the
Pope's. peace proposals than what he
had read in newspapers. The document
may come through Amba ssador Page in
London or the British ambassador here
Diplomats here generally believe
there will be no reply for some time.
IT is pointed out that President Wilson
has the difficult task of not refusing to
discuss the proposals and yet not make
a reply out of harmony with the state
ments already made by statesmen of
England and France.
The question of the return to Ger
many of her lost colonies. especially
in the far east, is regarded by some
diplomats as not SO important as has
been generally believed. They do not
think that the loss or retention of Ger
many's holdings in China would make
much difference to her. They pointed
out that the European powers are in
terested in division of colonial do
minion in the far east and that it is
not impossible that Germany might be
permitted to regain hers. The neu-
trails think the real stumbling block
would come over disposition of Alsace-
Lorraine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16

invalid wife; Claude Earl Heatwole. l27
Sd street northeast, wife and child
Gilbert Simonds. 1853 Gales street
northeast. wife and three children:
David Lawrence T'latford. 71s 9Th
street northeast: Thomas Weed Pad
gett. 1917 d street northeast; George
william RArghauser. 1915 Maryland
avenue northeast: H. Wayne Pierson.
25S 9th street northe asst; Clarence Ed
ward Stanford. 327 A street northeast:
Michael Wesley Kelly, 116 9Th street
northeast: Clyde GleIm Phelps. 40 X
street northeast: James Gordon Bryant
113-A 18th street northeast.
John Henry Reyse. 600 10th street
northeast. mother: Be nnie Davis. Gas
Acke4 street. father: Louis Frederick
SadtLar, EOS 18th street northeast. in
valid wife: Adam John, Dandere Todd,
$50 Hobart place mort beast. wife and
mother. Harry kllwood Fisher. us X
street northeast. wife; Harold Joseph
Turpin. 651 street northeast wife:
AIya Sole, 927 9Th street northeast wife
and two children: Paul Snouffer. 30S
10th street northeast. wife and child
lanes ~ Longus, SIS 18th street north :
east. wife and two children; George
siebert S!yer. 1011 Maryland avenue
northeast, wife; Enos Willard Harnden.
304 Tennessee avenue northeast, wife
and two children; Robert Robinson e03
Sd street northeast, wife and mother;
Frank Cornelius Robey. 1906 D street
northeast, mother; Thomas Ely Wardell
Hatton. 200 Warren street northeast.
wife and child: Walter Louis Red6eld.
SCI Florida avenue northeast, wife and
child: Leo Ira Parkinson. CAT Maryla nd
avenue northeast. government employe;
William Louis Thomas. 1898 + street
northeast. wife and child; William
Schuyler Edwards. 631 -Acker street
street northeast. motherless child:
James William stephen WEIGH. 1120 c
street northeast wife and child; Archie
Mills Murray. 1929 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northeast. wife and child; John Ed
ward Hantzmon. 10 I'd street north
east. wife and children: GGy ReXford
Louen. II I'd street northeast. wife and
child: Percy Lee Tiller. $50 18th street
northeast. mother
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
DIVISION NO. 3.

Appeals Of exemption claims approved
nv division No. were noted today by A,
Couiter Wells. counsel for the board
S;cholas ]. Gardella, 1919 Goth stree
nnrthwest: Thomas Gaspard Wall. 22IC
p.rnsyIyania avenue northwest Costello
rraig 1908 Gath street northwest Charles
Howard Freyer, 1922 Q street northwest
william nruit. Pumphres ss tre ssd north north
The exemption claim Of Arthur James
chnsars. sol o street northwest, previous.
10 allowed by this board on ground q,
Ute and child, upon reconsideration TO.
Sav was rejected tn the light OF a new
AFFIDAVIT executed by Eulaiia Shuears, wife
OF the claimant.
The following men. VINO are announced
ton in district No. 2. have been csrti-
ned Ter services: tisni Kfuse. Isia
"a street northwest; Garnstt Aslsby
200 Scott circle: Samuel BSaddsn
65ggs: James Theodore. 1908 ytseInla
assnue northwest; FrsdeFick Dofssv
ITS 10Th street. nopthNnsf: HHars
Charles Saunders.-l746 AAssachusetG
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Capture. Of Hin 70 Important.

Whatever may b. the outcome of this
battle. 1t already has taken its place
IN the Hist of the more important con-
hiets of the war through the capture
Of Hill 10. for this eminence has been
q menace to the British from the be-
ginning, standing as German guard
f2g sentinel over a wide sweep OF
country. which included Lens and the
Ioos salient. Not since September
ISIS. had its regna6ility been chaf-
lenged. and in those dark days two
years ago an attempt to wrest ii from
the enemy resulted in disaster to the
flower Of the Scotch division which at
tempted its capture.
The attack at dawn was along front
Of approximately 1890 yards. The line
which the oRrushing Canadians reach
ed in the early hours was in the shape
of a crescent, which began above the
Hugo wood and 1circied the eastern side
of Hill 20, the point of the crescent
reaching the northwestern envirens
and the lower extremity encire1ing the
suburbs of Cite ST. Laurent and cite
St Emile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
Artillery Demoralizing.

The effect of the British preliminary
Commandment was most demoraliziHg to
the enemy. Prisoners already taken
were in a dazed state as the result of
the terrific bonn a rdment they had ur-
dercohe and it Is not sttaRge. perhaps,
that when the British began their bar
rage fire this morning many Germans
were seen to desert their posts and flee
to the rear.
The capture of Hill 40 IS another tri-
umph for the British fighting organiza
ton. Wounded Canadians returning
from the heart of the battle were loud
in their praise of the perfection
achieved in preparation and the ef-
fiCient protection afforded by the ar
tiUerE.
The extreme depth reached in the
first stage was 100 yards. and this
achieved in ninety-three minutes. This
new front taken into conjunction with
positions secured in the last few days
IN the southwestern outskirts of Lens
established an angular line like a pair
of shears whose points reached out to
the north and south OF the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
City Is Well Managed.

| Sound principles of conservatism mark
the management OF the citNs finances,
and as a result the tax rate WAS reduced
some wears back from 81 SO to 81 40 per
500: $500, 900 of municipal bonds recently
maturing have been paid. and in addition
the city has been able TO make liberal APP
propriations for various municipal i'm
provements Within the last few years
$3.50 600 have been expended for new
school building and 100000 additional VIII
be spent during the current year
Petersburg exceeds any city IN the world
in the manufacture of trunks and bags.
the product manufactured last year being
valued at more than S4.00o,000 There
are eight peanut factories which handle
annually more than 100000 bushels. The
peanut trade including the commission
branch of the business. approximates
s., 600 GOO annually.
Great quantities of timber are ship
ned to Petersburg for manufacture in
the numerous trunk factories, box fac
tories and other woodworking plants.
Petersburg also manufactures cotton
fabrics and yarns. -four and meal, silk.
leather. shoes. hats. clothing. ice. caaaS.
fireworks. fertilizer. machinery. box
shocks, crates, mattresses and fountain
mems An enormous industry has re-
Gently been established in Prince
George county. nine miles from Peters
burg where nitro-cellulose. or gun cot
ton, is manufactured. The present plant
represents an investment of S10.ooO.0oa
and employs $4,000 men. with a weekly
nav roll of $3.50. 900. the greater part OF
which is spent or banked in Petersburg.
Petersburg's wholesale trade amounts
To more than S2o.o0o.000 annually. Ex-
ports from the port OF Petersburg in
1914 amounted to s4.746.6s1: imports 10
SSI3531 Duties collected amounted To
sI1.71543 an increase of SCI, S51.5s
over 1911
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
Conflict About Lens
One of Most important
Battles of the War

sS6RITISH FRONT IN FRINGE AND
BELGIUM. August 1.-THE British
and Germans late yesterday were at
close grips in a bitter battle being
waged in the western part of the city
of Lens itself. following brilliant ad-
vance made by the Canadians in the
early morning, when they captured the
FsAoubtabie Hill 70 and swept on north
west of Lens. In the first stage of their
offensive the Canadians met with COM
paratively small opposition, but as they
advanced intorthe environs of the MIN
ing city the Germans ,stiffened their
defense and began TO ofer determined
resistance -s--.-7 s--ss---
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Germans Fiercely Fight
>: to Hold Central Part
of Lens Against Enemy
nv Canadian Press. Limited.

Rv Canadian Press. Lmited-
CANADIAN HEADQJ ARTERS IN
FRANCE. August 1o-The Germans are
now fighting with great tenacity 70
maintain their precarious hold on the
central portion of Lens. Throughout
the day they have been bringing up
fresh troops with which TO carry on
counter attacks.
The original German force which met
our assault was pretty well accounted
for by the attacking force. 1t consist
ed of two battalionS of the 18th RegI-
rsent. two OF the 10th. two of the 156th
and one of the 293d.
German regiments consist of three
battalions each. and after the bat
taiions of the three mentioned regi-
rbentS holding the trenches had been
put out of action the reserve battalions
We're moved up hurriedly. At O'Clock
while headed toward Hill 40. these bat
talions were caught under our lrtil-
lery fire and dispersed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
DEBT PREFERENCE CHARGED
Trustees for Lewis johnson & Co. sue
to Recover 1920.

In an effort to recover $4,000 claimed
., have been paid as preference
Miller Kenyon. Byron L. Graham ana
II Rozier Dulany. trustees in banL-
,,,ntcy Of Lewis Johnson & Co. toda =
fiIed suit in the District Supreme Court
agaiust the Franklin National Bank
In the declaration filed by Attorneys
Leon Tobriner. Charles e. Tucker ana
" Prescott Galley, it is alleged thai
the bankrupt firm. while insolvent.
transferred and paid to the hank 81. 200
IN account of indebtedness due from
II to the bank, and that THIS payment
Constituted q preference, paying the
hank in full when the estate of the
basiikrupts was tnsufictent to pay its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
Attack Begins at Dawn.

The attack began at 4:25 o'clock. just
as the first gray streaks of dawn We're
appearing. All night the British big
guns had been pouring a steady stream
of high explosive shells into the Ger
man positions. great detonations over
tapping one another like the rapid
cracking of machine gun fire. and
swelling into mighty volume of thun-
der that shook the earth and stunned
the senses. Then. a short time before
the hour of offensive had arrived the
batteries abruptly ceased and a strange,
almost oppressive stiffness. fraught
with the portending cataciysm which
must follow. crept over the country.
which until then had been an inferno
OF death. 1t had been raining and
gray clouds still hung low over the
trenches where crouched the Canadian
tnfantrymen waiting eagerly for the
arrival of the moment which would
summon them to attack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
DIVISION NO. 10.

Investigation as to why some of the
men called to report by exemption board
No 10 have failed to show up is under
way by members of this board. A total of
thirty-nine men have failed to appear thus
far Some of this number are known to
have been transferred to other divisions
and one or two are known to be at Deco
guam. the Districts penal institution
Members Of the board are now seeking 10
learn why the "unaccounted for" have
failed to present themselves
At the session this afternoon many
claims for exemption are to be considered.
The board has already accepted forty
eight men for service. and it is believed
that several more men eligible for service
will be located at this afternoons session,
when exemption claims are carefully con-
sideref.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
Two German Attempts Fail.

The enemy leaders next cafied upon
the 4th Guard division, which had
been held on this section of the line
for such an emergency as that which
confronted the defenders OF lens The
guards proceeded toward BoIshuso
with the evident intention of r--ta King
Hill, 30. They, TOO, We're caught uitd.-i
OUR artillery and niachine-gun harrase
and so roughly handled that two at
temptS to advance. one at l.J0 U cioc
and the second shortly after noon. had
M be abandoned
Hill 30 was not even seriously men
aced during the remainder of the day
A short way to the north, between st.
Laurent and Lens, the enemy recovered
a portion of line OF reserve trench.
the possession of which lessons for 4
moment our pressure from the north.
ARTILLERY and machines gun experts
have just explained that the enemy
ssosition is an impossible one, and tina
If he cannot drive US on Hill 20 he
will have to get out of Lens. Our
casualties can now be spoken of as
light
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
Hurricane of s6ellfre.

Suddenly. ten minutes before the time
set for the attack. every British gun
within range broke out with a hurri-
cane of Smelling and solid lines of GRIM
son lightning belched from the Ger
Imam trenches as the explosives broke
about them To this lurid picture was
added the unforgettable spectacle of
the burning oil which the British threw
on the enemy lines. Great clouds of
pinkish colored smoke rolled across the
country from the flaming liquid and
the murray SKY threw back myriad col
ors from the confederation below
The moment of attack arrived and
as the British guns dropped their pro-
tecting barrage in front of the Cana
dian trenches the clouds parted and
th9 yellow crescent moon appeared
GB4er the light of this beacon tbe
Canadians leaped over the parapets
ana began their methodical advance
behind their barrape fire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
Barrage Without a Flaw.

The British barrage was without a
naw Behind 1t the Canadians mount
cd Hill 40 and swept along the rest of
the hnc. On the crest of the hill
where SO much blood mad been spiIIe ii
before. heavy lighting might have been
expected Tor the position was we'll
manned with machine guns The re-
sistspce here. however. was not strong.
and u Was not until the dwellings in
che outskirts of the suburbs we're
reached that vigorous lighting occur
red The ground over which the in =
ffantFy advanced was honeycombed
With British shell holes. and the barbed
wire defenses had been leveied, so that
They gave little trouble.
The first serious resistance from the
trermans was met at point where
che enemy was fatreHched strongly h
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
SNOWDEN TELLING
CONFLICTING TALES
Continued from First Page. ,

be used in this connection. however.
basing the refusal on the grounds of
professional ethics and courtesy. There
was nothing uncertain in the manner of
their Incredibly, however.
While the three Baltimore detectives
were here yesterday afternoon. The
Stars correspondent learned. they OBJ
tanned from Edna Wallace several ad-
missions that proved she had not told
the truth when she was first question
ed. Among other things. the Wallace
woman admitted that Snowden's face
was unscratched when he left their
house Wednesday morning. and when
he returned in the afternoon it bore
several fresh scratches. as did his arms.
When she asked him how he got the
marks, he is said to have answered
Don't ask me so many questions and
| won't tell you SO many lies"
Informants Are Scared.
Father Clare. pastor of the Catholic.
congregation here. talked yesterday with
Mary Perkins and Edith Queen the two
colored maids who gave the information
to which was due the arrest of Snowden
To The Stars correspondent Father Clare
said last evening that the two women are
on the verge of nervous collapse.
Every hour that passes without a con-
fession from snowden or the fixing on him
by other means of the guilt of the muir
der of Mrs. Brandon increases the dread
and the nervous tension Of the two
women" Father Clare said. They are in
fear of their lives. They feel that if the
authorities do not succeed in pinning the
murder on Snowden and he should be re-
leased he will do them whatever injury is
in his power. even to killing them They
are afraid. too. that some friend of Snow
denis may take revenge on them. or that
some others of this city's negro population
may revenge what they call the treach-
cry OF these two women to a member of
their own race.
TN spite OF this. however. they remain
firm in their story that Snowden is the
man they saw coming out of the Brandon
house the afternoon on which the murder
was committed. after they had heard and
commented on the sound OF a struggle in
the house directly across the narrow street
from their own home. l believe they are
telling the absolute truth, and telling it
from a high sense of duty. in spite of
very natural race prejudice and equally
natural fear of possible evil consequences
to themselves" F. G H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16

The place is a sample of other SUBJ
uhbs about Lens. The city is sur
rounded with colliery communities
which are so close together and so
near the city proper that they really
form one large metropolis. Lens be-
fore the war had q population Of 80, 00e
but 1t is now a mass of ruins.
Following their usual tactics, the
Germans had carried out systematic de
struction of the houses and had con
structed strong underground defenses
The whole city Is undermined witt
tunnels and dugouts, which have beer
reinforced with concrete and most Of
the ruined buildings have been turned
into machine gun emplacements.
II was in such difficult surrounding:
AZ this that the Canadians were bat
thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
DIVISION NO. 5.

The board of the fifth division has to
spend some of its own money. as there
are no provisions for expense accounts.
no matter how legitimate. There is a
man in jail who is to be physically ex-
amined there are two more in hos
pitaI and then the board must make a
visit to Occoquan. where there are three
registrants doing time. who must,
nevertheless be examined.
Tire board has been trying to track
down registrants who have been called
for examination and have failed to APP
pear. Among them is one man who is
reported to have fed to Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
DIVISION NO. g.

With the certifcation today of seven
more men to the District board for service,
making a total of seventy-nine certified.
the ninth division at the Henry D. Cooke
School needs only three more men to COM
plete its quota of eig1hty-two
Exemption claims were considered at a
meeting Of members of the board of the
division last evening at the school Morris
Hacker, chairman of the board also
worked on the claims today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
DIVISION NO. 7.

Examination of the seventy additional
men summoned to appear today and to-
morrow began this morning at 10 O'Clock
in the seventh division at the Western
High School.
The exemption board in this division to-
day, received a letter from the mother of
a certain young man who. after being ey-
amined, filed a claim for exemption on the
grounds that he was the support of aged
parents. The mother returned the affi-
da Wit, saying that as her son had ex-
pressed desire TO join the new National
Army che would not stand in his way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
coI. sHERRILL HEADS GUARD.
Appointed Adjutant General of New
York State Forces.

ALBANY. y. Y. August f6.-CoI
Charles H. Sheriff. who organized the
big preparedness parade in New York
;n.Nay, 1916. MAS appointed today adju-
,.nt general of the state National
Guard. succeeding Brig. Gen. Louis W.
Stotesbury, who resigned to run for a
;udgeship in New York city :
Col. Sheriff. WAS at one time United
states minister to the Argentine Re-
public and resigned to accent appoints.
noent as United States ambassador to
Japan. Ill health prevented his assum-
ing ,hisEdufies in theSorient. however. =