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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-03
THE coRDovA,
Goth st. and Florida Ave.

HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENTS FROM 5000
TO s7o.s0. UNFURNIsHED: FROM $3.50 TO
e1l0, FURNl6HED.
DUPLEX APARTMENTS.
LOGGIAs: GAZE IN BUILDING: rELE-
PHONE SERVICE: ALL APARTMENTS RE.
PAPERED AND RENOVATED, ROOF GAR
DEN. OTIS ELECTRIC ALuvAT0R ALL
NIGHT SERVICE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
SHIP BOARD SEEKS
.,4 $500, 100000 MORE.
Authorizes Building of Fifty
Vessels to Proceed.
specio, DsspotoA 10 Tur sry


WARRINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE Shipping
Board to-day authorized construction to
proceed at once upon fifty ships, both
steel and wooden. to cost s25, 900, 900.
and at the same time prepared to ask
Congress for an additional appropriation
Of $500 900, 900 to be used Immediately
for Communicating ships on the seas
and In expanding the emergency ship
building programme.
The $500, 900, 600. will be in addition
TO the $3.50. .OOO, 900 recently 'approprl-
aied by Congress. This latter amount
will be exhausted when contracts now
about to he awarded are completed.
Officials of the board held conferences
during the day with Representatives Of
the submarine boat companies and the
International Mercantile Marine with re-
gard to the Fabricated steel ship plan.
The board Is understood to favor the
recommendation Of Gen. Goethals that
the Government construct two fabri-
eating plants of Its own for turning out
such shipA But whereas Cen Goethals
would have had the board dispose OF
the plants at the expiration OF the war
that such plants. IL erected. should be
permanently retained. ...
Contracts approved to-day were those
prepared by Gen, Goethals. but held
until Admiral Capps could investigate
them and the responsibility of the con-
tractors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
RUSSIAN ARMIES
REGAIN MORALE
Petrograd Reports Complete
Failure of Foes Attacks
Near Brody.

LONDON, Aug lit is clear now
from the military developments Of the
week that the morale Of the Russian
armies is practically restored and the
republican troops are fighting with their
old time vigor. In the give and take OF
a great modern campaign they are TAX
ing more than they give and the situa-
tion as a whole is satisfactory.
The best illustration of the changed
attitude of the Russian troops is af-
forded by the fighting near Brody. cast
OF Lemberg There the Austro-Germans
launched an attack IN force for the pur-
pose apparently OF clearing the Russians
from the small remnant Of Galicia
which they hold. At first the Teutons
were successful. but the Russians came
back in fierce counter attacks and to-
day Petrograd announces that after pro-
longed fighting the Austro- Germans
have failed completely, with heavy
losses.
on the Rumanian front, where Mack
enson's forces have had things their
own way so far. the Russians stormed
and captured the town Of Lukovica and
a neighborlng height, taking 400 pris-
oners. The Teutons on the Putna were
forced across the river, In heavy fight
ing southwest Of okna the Rumanians
were forced to retire three miles, West
of Follshani railway the Russo-Ru-
manians we're driven across the
Suchitza River. but east of the railway
the Teuton attacks were repulsed and
300 prisoners were taken by the Rus
slams.
Portions Of a new Ukraine regiment
while passing through Kiev in train
on the way to the front opened fire on
the culrassiers who were guarding the
station. The culrassieTs fired back and
a battle began in which soldiers on both
sides were killed or wounded.
When the Ckralnlans reached Nov
grad Volynsk an entire regiment of
cuirassiers was sent against the mutln-
Gus train and a fresh battle began. On
tht cuirassiers bringing up machine
guns tho mutineers surrendered. Four
teen dead were taken back to Kiev.
About ffty men we're wounded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
SAMMIES REVEL
IN Z; sun SMOKES
Tobacco Famine Near as Con-
signment Arrives at
French Camp.


AMERICAN CAMP IN FRANCE, Aug. IL.
There was rejoicing and a great peace
over the American camp to-day when
mora of THE SUNS tobacco arrived to
relieve the enforced famine in smokes"
big truck loaded with cases marked
SUNS Gift TO the Soldiers" set out
from headquarters and followed the
windings of the beautiful valley in
which the troops are billeted to the
various regimental headquarters.
When the Park Row tobacco was
handed out to men whose longing for
real American tobacco cannot be i'm
agired by those who have not been
forced to go without their favorite weed
their satisfaction was a good thing to
see. Men ripped the covers of the
boxes, tossed out the cigarettes. pipe
tobacco andN makin's, and then little
groups and single figures wandered on
to park themselves under convenient
tree and give themselves up to the
solace Of the long desired smoke.
Never before has newspaper enterprise
so anticipated the needs Of a great num-
her OF men. A veritable tobacco fam
Inc struck the camp this week, and tales
of men who paid 81 for a FIVE cent
package of cigarette tobacco or 81 for
package of twenty American cigarettes
come from every quarter of the camp.
Men who brought extra supplies with
them were on the way to becoming
wealthy by controlling a corner in what
was dearer than gold. All the Sammies
had money, but few had tobacco. So
when THE SUNS tobacco arrived 1t
found the market cleaned out.
ut could not have come at more
opportune time" an officer told THE
SUN correspondent on his arrival here
last night THE countryside is cleaned
out Of tobacco. Here is a good joke on
myself that shows how badly OFF we
were for a smoke. / saw Y. NJ C. A.
truck outside the only tobacco shop in
the village where / am quartered. Stop
ping for a chat with the man in charge,
told him how much we all appreciated
the work the Y. NJ. c. A. was doing,
and then went inside to buy some French
smoking tobacco. which fortunately
rather like. l was told that the fellow
on the truck had bought the entire
stock Our men will Just eat that SUN
stuff when you hand it TO them"
A similar tale Is heard on every side,
and the army chaplains are as glad as
the officers that the tobacco is arriving
70 relieve the shortage. 1t soothes the
Sammies' minds when they have moth
ing to do.
at will keep the men out Of mischief"
said a chaplain at headquarters, "and
prevent them from spending their money
for drink. They have nowhere to go
when of duty, and deprived OF their
smokes they are more apt to do things
they should avoid 1t is a splendid
thing THE SUN and its contributors are
doing"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
FOR IRON DISCIPLINE.
New mmIsSIoners VIII BE Sent
to Troops.

PETRoGRAD. Aug. I'm Savinkoff,
Assistant Minister Of War. to-day an
nounced that the Government had de-
cided in connection with the reestah-
lishment Of iron discipline In the army
to appoint Government commissioners
with the troops to replace the present
commissioners. who were elected. The
new commissioners will exercise their
authority In the domain of self-adminis-
tratlon of the army and control its
political life, but the officers in nigh
command will retain their exclusive
power in field operations
As a check to the inflictIon OF capital
punishment the Government commits
sioners will review all such sentences
NJ. Savnkoff also announced that II was
the Governments intention TO fill the
lists OF the high command with young
officers.
Gen Balodeff, commanding the south
western front, has been appointed to the
command of the Russian armies on the
western (Russlnn) front Gen. Dini-
kline. at present commander on the west
front has been transferred to the COM
mand OF the southwest front
The Government has issued an order
Huthorising the Ministers OF War and
the Interior to prohibit all meetings or
congresses which they consider danger
Gus either from military viewpoint or
perilous to the security OF the State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
Free Ball Game for
Smoke Fund To-day

THIS afternoon at the Polo
= Grounds the Ziegfeld "Fol-
lies" and the Friars will play
baseball for THE SUMS Tobac-
co Fund. No admission fee will
be charged, but the prettiest
girls of the stage will take up a
collection. fN
The game will begin at 8
o'clock, but the fun starts an
hour earlier. Besides the contest
itself there will be band music,
singing, dancing Aand no end of
funny stunts. 1t will be great
big show by some of the most
talented dramatic and comic art
lists, and it won't cost a cent ex-
cept what you give to make
Sammy happier and more COM
Portable.
The total of the fund is $780,
69S.45 now and is climbing at a
good clip.
Don't forget to deposit your
Mutual certificates and coupons
in the boxes in the Schultz Cigar
Stores. Also you may leave sub
scriptions in those stores.
Read of yesterdays progress
and of the ball game on another
page.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
KAISER'S PLEA
ADMITTEDFAL
No French Plan to Invade
Germany Through Belgium,
Says TeutOn General.

CoPENHAGEN, Aug. 11.--Lieut Gen.
Baron Won Freytag-Lorinshoven, Chief
Of the Supplementary General Stan OF
the German army, in an article printed
in a German newspaper, admits the
falslty of the German pretension that
the violation of Belgian neutrality IN the
campaign Of August. 1914. was due to
military and defensive necessity pro-
voked by alleged preparations Of the
French to invade Germany through Bel
gium.
Gen. Won Freytag-Loringhoven writes
that, on the contrary, the French orig
inally started to concentrate their
armies along their own eastern frontier
and made a belated change in their plan
only after the German offensive was set
in motion through Belgium. He says
the Germans proflted greatly from the
resulting confusion and delay.
German Fairy Tales Ignored.
Stories OF French troops marching
through Belgium during the initial days
bile attacks from Belgian territory, and
other fairy tales which figured 30 largely
in German Justification Of the invasion
OF Belgium are not mentioned in Gen.
Won Freytag- -Loringhoven's article.
After describing the advance OF the
bulk OF the German forces westward
four armies comprising it's centre and
right wnR-through neutral Belgium
and Luxembourg, beginning August Is,
1914. ne says:
"The French main concentration was
originally accomplished between Belfort
and the Belgian frontier, and the first
indication that they contemplated Ger
man advance through Belgium resulted
in shift 10 the left. The En-
tente Allies recognized only on August
II that strong German forces also were
advancing in a wide enveloping move
ment on the left bank of the River
Meuse, where previously they had as
sumed that only an army OF cavalry,
strengthened by some infantry, was
present.
Weakness Caused Msrne Retreat.
"In consequence OF the original srro-
neous concentration directed toward the
east the French Fifth army did not sue
| ceed in advancing beyond the line Of
Dinant -Charleroi by August 20 and was
forced to content itself with holding the
passages of the rivers Sambre and
Meuse."
The article proceeds 10 describe the
DISASTROUS effect OF the sweep Of that
! unexpected German flood upon success
sive French armies and the advance TO
the Marne.
Gen Won Freytag-Loringhoven de-
clares that the Germans retreated from
tle Marne because they were too weak
to break through the French lines, but
HI argues that although final success
was missed there Germany, by seizlne
/ the opportunity OF 4 daring advance
/ through Belgium. avoided war on her
own territory.
The newspaper says that the article
of Gen. Won Freytag-I.o who
is Germany's leading military historian
ard writes on the basis of the official
General stan records. Is circulated semi
! officially iu the German press.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
ATTACK FINNISH ACT.
swedish Newspapers Criticise In
dependence Law.

HEI.HNGFoRs. Aug 11,-Swedlsh and
Finnish non-Socialist newspapers. ap-
pearing for the first time since the in
PRODUCTION of the Independence law into
the Laudtag, unanimously condemn the
law and tho method of passing it. Like
wise they critic!se the policy of the So
cIallst majority as an unconstitutional
provocative to Russia prejudicial to the
cause of Finland's Independence, for
witch all of the nation stands,
The Swedish newspapers say Premier
Toxic pushed through the law on the
calculation that the Petrograd revolt OF
July 16 would overthrow the provisional
Government and the failure of this cal
cuiatlon puts Finland in a dangerous
situation. The dissolution of the Land
tag is fully legal, and the new Landtag
which meets simultaneously with the
Petrograd Constituent Assembly, must
come 70 a friendly agreement. Herewith
insuring independence.
Despite the prevalence of these views
in educated classes, the Socialists are
agitsting in favor of refusal to recog-
nize the dissolution Premier Toxic. In
his special opinion attached to the SEN
ate's decision to publish the provisional
Governments manifesto dissolvlng the
Landtag. denounces the manifesto as un-
constitutional.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
RESLGNA TON OF HENDERSON
FORCED. BY BRITISH CABINET
No Passports for
Stockholm Confab
Special Dsspatch TO THp suS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IL
w Secretary Lansing made it
known to-day that the United
States would refuse passports to
Americans desiring to go as dele
gates to the Stockholm Socialist
conference. The decision is final,
Mr.. Lansing said.
1t is understood Mr.. Lansing
has received information through
diplomatic channels convincing
him that the Stockholm confer
ence is simply another form of
German propaganda backed by
the German Government to en-
list support in labor and Social
ist ranks in favor of peace on
German terms.
Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of La
Dor, has Endorsed the stand taken
by the Administration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
Aerial Delivery u Fact.

The hrst instance OF the aerial de-
livery Of a Government aerOplane direct
from the factory to a Government avia-
tion field was accomplished yesterday
morning when Lieuts. Reed and Giles
pie, stationed at the naval training
school at Bayshore. l., l.. few a naval
hydroplane from the factory at Key
port n. j., 20 Bsyshore. The So mile
trip was made In 55 minutes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
King of England Sends
Message to Kerensky

ONDON, Aug. II. King
Il George has sent" the fol
lowing telegram. to Prime Min
lister Kerensky of Russia:
"At the commencement of the
fourth year of the great conflict
which still RACES, and at the mo-
ment when you are reestablished
in the leadership Of the free Rus
sian people, l desire to assure
you and them that the British
peoples will never relax their ef-
forts against our common enc
mics. ..
"In combined force, reso@utely
exerted by the Allies. will be
found the security of an honor
able peace and true liberty to
the world. l recognize all that
Russia is now called upon to
bear. but l have faith in her
powers to face and overcome her
formidable difficulties in this
hour of trial.
GEORGE, R. l."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
STRIKE BREAKERS RUN OUT.
kansas city Carmen March Rivals
10 station.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Aug. 1l--With
their hands held high over their heads
and surrounded on all sides by Gordon
of strikers the men imported to break
the tieup Of the street car lines here
were marched to the Union station to-
night.
Representatives OF the strikers de-
clared It their Intention to deport the
strangers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
saIvadorean Volcano Active.

SAN SALVADOR, Aug, 1.-THE volcano
which early In June laid waste the
region around the Salvadorean capital
continues to spout burning lava. Thou
sands of persons. natives and foreigners,
daily visit the scene of the eruption.
which offers unique spectacle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
Annexation Is Opposed.

"Resolved further that the Congress
hereby declares that this Government
will not contribute to the efforts OF any
belligcrert for the purpose of prolonGing
the war TO annex new territory either in
Europe o. outside of Europe nor ~
enforce the payment OF indemnities TO
recover the expenses Of the war; but
tho Congress does hereby declar, In
favor OF the creation OF q common fund
TO be provided by all the belllgcrent
nations 10 assist in the RESTORATION of
tho portions Of territory in any OF the
countries most seriously devastated by
the war and for the establishment OF an
International commission to decide this
allotment of the common fund.
Resolved further that Congress de-
clare that there should be a public re-
statement of the allied peace terms
based on a disavowal OF any advantages
either I'm the way of indemnities, terri.
torial acquisitions commercial prsyi-
leGes or economic preTogatives by means
Of which one nation shall strengthen its
power abroad at the expense of another
nation as wholly incompatible with the
establishment OF a durable peace In the
worlo.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
Checkmnte Prepared.

The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations. Under
the rules the author at any time may
call 1t up for discussion at the morning
hour and keep 1t before the Sneate until
disposed of. To chechmate this move
ment Senator King OF Utah prepared a
joint resolution setting forth the objects
OF the United States, In the war.
BY having the King resolution ready
10 be offered as substitute for the La
Toilette measure. the temper OF the
Senate in regard to the war can be
tested. Senator Kings purpose was ac-
cepted as being the Administration's plan
to obtain from the Senate an expression
of supporting opinion In regard to the
Continued on Second Page.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
Ask, of Secret Treaties.

Whereas the people OF this country
do not know the terms Of the secret
treaties or agreements existing among
the Entente allies defining the advant-
ages II any either In the way of indem-
mites or territorial acquisitions or COM
mercRl privileges which each Is expected
to receive as n result OF the war and
Whereas there is naturally a widely
expressed demand coming from the peo-
pie of our own country for some declara-
tion OF the purpose and object for which
the United States is eNpendinE in the
first year OF the war from thirteen 10
seventeen billions Of money and raising
by draft and otherwise an army OF
1000. 900 men ostensibly for service In
foreign countries; and
whereas the people have n right to
know with certainty for what end their
blood is to he shed and their treasure
expended and
Whereas in this free Government
Congress, in whom the war making
power resides under the Constitution, Is
charged primarily with the responsibility
OF deciding upon the objects OF the war
at its commencement or at any time
during It's existence:
"Now therefore be 1t resolved by the
Senate (the House OF Representatives
concurring) that the Constitution vests
in the Congress as the accredited and
lawful representatives OF the people full
authority to demand and to declare
definitely the objects and purposes for
which this Government shall continue
TO participate in the European war
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
MOVE FOR PEACE.
BY LA TOILETTE
ASKS U. S. AIMS
Resolution Given to Senate
Opposes Annexation or
Indemnity.
ASSAILS WAR TREATIES
Union Against Militarism Acts
Administration Plans
Checkmate.
Special Despatch TO THE suN.

WARRINGTON, Aug. 11.--Senator La
Toilette started to-day In the Senate a
move for a statement OF Americas posi-
tion in the war and the aims Of the
United States and it's intentions in the
world struggle. The Wisconsin Senator
introduced a joint resolution for consid-
Grafton by Congress framed along the
lines of peace without annexation or
indemnity"
Senator La Toilette expressed anxiety
lest the press OF the country should mis-
interpret his relations with the anti
militarists. He desired that the country
he Informed that the resolution was his
own and not introduced by request
simultaneously with Senator La Fol-
lette's action the American Union
Against Militarlsm turned loose a bat
terry OF monographs and flooded the
Capitol and newspaper offices with copies
of the Ia Toilette document.
The La Toilette resolution is regarded
as the platform on which a national
peace party is about to be formed, with
Senator La Toilette, Gronna, David
Starr Jordan and others as leaders.
Text of the ResoIutIon.
The resolution, after reciting the reso-
lutions OF the Russian provisional Gov
ernment on May 19, the Reichstag reso-
luton OF July 80 and the recent labor
resolutions In Great Britain. says:
Whereas the above principles are
those by which the respective warning
Governments OF Europe profess common
willingness to be bound and are prin-
ciples to which the United States sub
scribes: and
Where's one and all of these dec
larations bespeak a willingness to adopt
the doctrine OLA peace without victory
proclaimed by President Wilson on jan
uary 22, 1917, as the only possible peace
that can be enduring and
Whereas there has recently ema-
mated from otticiaf and unofficial sources
both In this country and abroad state
nlents indicating that we are to con-
tnue in the war until a peace ia OBJ
tained which .aiyes to the Entente allies
or some Of them punative damages and
territorial advantages as a result OF
the war; and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-08-12
One ConncrIpt Omercd 5000.

One young man, as late as yesterday
morning, Or. Bernfeld said, offered him
a sum OF money II he would have him
exempted. Stll another, he declared,
offered him, over the telephone, 5000 II
he would see TO II that lie didn't pass his
examination.
The physician added that he advised
this man that no amount Of money could
dlssuade the board from doing its duty
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TIE WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair and slightly warmer to-day; to-
morrow fair; light variable winds
Highest temperature yesterday, So; lowest, g.
Detailed weather reports on page s.
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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-22
A FINE EXAMPLE.

This issue of the Dispatch carries
section filed with the advertise
ments of merchants and business con
Germs on the northern end of town
The hustle and progressive spirit
manifested appeals at once to one
who understands. The recent bust
ness growth of this section of Cordele
has been worth noting The advance
ment is showing permanency that
ought to be pleasing to every individ-
ual owning an interest on that side
of town.
The merchants and business men
of the northern part of Cordele are
early going out after the people in
Cordoles trade territory. They ex-
pect to impress their progressive trade
boosting far over former boundary
lines and they are going to help make
it interesting for Fitzgerald, Albany
aud Americas in communities where
trading has been drawn to other
points.
The Northside business men are
pushing for a greater volume of bus
mess. Nearly every one of them is
ready for the tremendous business
that is promised through the fall. It
viii mean much for them when they
go cut i'll this manner and show a
willingness to put themselves in line
for the big business. II cannot be
doubted that the big business is COM
ing their way This is a fine exam
pie.