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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
Many Constitution Makers.

Inside and outside of the convention
Dublin does not lack experts in con-
stitution making. There are at least
half a dozen printed schemes sold in
the shops. and there are others. per-
haps of more Importance. being cir
culated in manuscript. One of these l
know was drafted by distinguished
Irish jurist. a unionist. who has spent
his spare time for the last twenty
years in making stump speeches on
English platforms against any kind of
home rule whatever. He has made no
profession of conversion, but he recog-
nizes the inevitable.
The only real difficulty in the con-
vention will. l am told. be postponed
as long as possible. That is the method
to be adopted to salve the fears or save
the faces of the extreme Ulster orange
men. This is no longer regarded as
hopeless. asa the moderate unionists are
making impossible the position of the
irreconcila bles. When the proposal
was first made to alloy any county to
exclude itself from home rule by vote
il was estimated that certainly the four
northeastern counties would stand out
on a plebiscite. Now the growth of
conciliatorv feeling among the moder-
ate unioniStS is said to be such that
not more than two counties, Antrim
and Down, could be relied upon to vote
themselves out. AS the two would be
very lonely ny themselves they are
likely to be all the more willing now
to join in the general peace in which
they can get the most handsome re-
turns.
1t is noted as significant that Dr. Nc
Crery. the Catholic bishop of Belfast
when the convention rose left thes
building in company with Alexander
Mcdowell. one of the most prominent
of the northern unionist delegates and
remained in close conversation with
him for some time Similar unexpected
foregatherings are happening every
day. The Sim Feiners have not at
tackled the convention and talk of its
being a trap is no longer heard. They
are looking on with interest. 1t is a
sign of the times that a leading speaker
on their platforms actually declared
that if the convention comes to any
good the credit Will be due to the Sim
Feiners.
Their claim for an independent Irish
republic will certainly not survive the
granting of a good scheme of colonial
home rule within the empire. There are
many Sim Feiners who are pressing
the republican claim as a mere matter
of tactics, because they believe that
though they cannot get what they de-
mand they will get a more liberal
scheme of colonial home rule by de-
manding absolute independence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
MRS. DE SAULLES' TRIAL
TO BE HELD IN OCTOBER
District Attorney Says 1t Must
Await Its Turn on
Docket.

MINEOLA. \. Y, August 13.-Mrs
Blanca De Saulles, in the county Jail
here. charged with the murder of her
divorced husband. John Longer De
Saulles. when he declined to permit
their five-year-old son to return to her,
will not be placed on trial for at least
two months. according to District At
torney Charles r. Weeks Mr.. Weeks
said today that the case would have
to await its turn, and that he did not
plan to ask that it be advanced on the
docker There are two other murder
cases on the docket to be tried ahead
Of Mrs De Saulles. which, it was said,
would mean her case would not come
up before the october term of court
At the Jail today Mrs. De Saulles'
condition was said to have improved
somewhat the last day or two DR..
Guy F. Cieghorn. the jail physician.
visited her today and said her condi-
tion was encouraging"
This was attributed to the brief visit
her little son was permitted to have
with her last week and to the fact
wa fhe expected second visit this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
WAR TAX BILL DEBATE
BEGINS IN THE SENATE

General debate on the $1,000. 100000
war tax bill began in the Senate today.
Senator Simmons, in charge of the
measure. having finished his opening
statement Saturday. The leaders are
hopeful of passage of the bill inside of
two weeks, but many senators doubt if
this can be accomplished under a
month
Secretary McAdoo will confer with
Chairman Kitchin of the House ways
and means committee probably tomor-
ro.y regarding plans for raising part
of the additional $4,000, 900, 900 required
to meet war expenses until July ], 1915
How much will be asked for by the
Secretary to meet present needs is not
known. but it may be much as
$1,000. 100000.
Senate and House leaders stand
ready to cooperate in putting through
legislation for any reasonable sum the
administration may desire. They
strongly favor the raising of the addi-
tional funds by issuance of bonds and
certificates of indebtedness rather than
by taxation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
FRANKFORT ON N-THE-MAIN
BOMBARDED BY'AIRMEN
French Raid Populous German City
in Retaliation for Teutonic
Attacks.

PARIS. August 1.-Two French avi-
ators Saturday dropped bombs on
Frankfort -on the Main. one of the most
important cities Of the German empire.
having POPULATION of more than
200 ouA 4 French official statement
announcing the raid says il was in re-
taIiation for the German aerial bonn
bardment Of Nancy and the region
north of Paris.
Both French machines returned un-
damaged The text of the announce
ment. dated yesterday. reads:
I'm reprisal for the German bonn
bardments of Nancy and the region
north of Paris. two of our machines.
piloted by Lieut.. Mezergues and Sub
Lieut. beaumont. yesterday dropped
bombs on Frankfort -on-the-M Main. Both
machines returned undamaged.
1T is confirmed that German avia-
tor was brought down August on
the Relgiar front. Yesterday a Ger
man machine was shot down by ma
chine gun fire northeast Of Eauxaillon."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
GOOD WILL MARKS
IRISH CONVENTION
Unionists and Home Rulers Vie
in Manifesting Spirit
of Cancellation.
WORK, NOT TALK, THE RULE
BY WILLIAM h. BRAYDEN.
Especial Cablegram to The star and
Chicago Daily New>.l

Chicago Daily New>.'
Copyright. 1917. by the Chicago Daily News
Company.i
DUBLIN, August 13.-The Irish con-
vention is falsifying all the predictions
as to the difficulty of bringing the OPP
posing elements together. 1t has led to
good viii and not to conflict, and the
supposedly unwieldy body has found an
easy cure for its unwieldiness. There
is no picturesque eloquence and no
heated recrimination. The proceedings
are less like those of "A senate on an
oratorical field day than those of a
board of hard headed railway directors
Manning amalgamatiop and revision Of
routes and rates.
Business is not to be managed by
ninety-five takers. They appointed a
working committee of twenty. There
might have been trouble in picking out
the twenty, but on motion of the orange
Archbishop of Armagh. seconded by
the nationalist Archbishop of cashel,
they got out of the difficulty by leaving
the selection of the twenty to the small
committee of five which had secured
without debate the unanimous approval
of its election of Sir Horace Plunkett
as chairman.
In some of the leading minds the
question is being agitated as to wheth
er the convention shall take the exist
ing home rule act as the basis of dis
cussion and work for its emendation or
whether it shall start quite afresh. 1t
is regarded as certain that the latter
course will be adopted. Sir Francis
Hopwood, the secretary, who is an eN-
pert on colonial constitutions. had
practical experience in the creation of
the. commonwealth Of South Africa, His
view that the members of the conyen-
tion need education in the technical
side of the business is. no doubt. true,
but their education will be rapid. for
most of them have been keen students
of constitution making. and some of
them have shown profound acquaint-
ance not only with colonial models. but
with the classic discussions which pre-
ceded the construction of the Constitu-
tion of the United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
FIVE AMERICAN PASSENGERS
LOST WHEN CITY OF ATHENS
HIT MINE OFF SOUTH AFRICA

Five American passengers were lost
when the British steamer City of
Athens struck a mine and went down
near Cape Town, South Africa, August
10. according to today's State Depart
ment dispatches. Ten other passengers
and four of the crew also We're lost,
the dispatches say
The dispatches say four of the Amer
leans were Missionaries and name
Mr. and Mrs. Naygard. Miss Robinson
and Caroline Thompson. the latter of
the Methodist mission board.
Mr. Pointer of that mission was
saved. Nineteen other missionaries of
an Organization with headquarters at
35s Bridge street, Brooklyn. were
saved
The fifth American who was lost was
a Mr.. Sumner. address not given.
In addition to these. an Englishman
named Duckworth and his American
wife and six children also lost their
lives. Mrs. Duckworth's father lives in
Denver. Col. but his name has not been
ascertained
Among the saved We're Mr.. Sommer
and wife, apparently from Meadows,
H.; Mr.. Richey. 1916 Evans avenue.
Chicago; Mr.. Pritchett, 1926 Rockland
street. Philadelphia: David Lovas As
toria of South Dakota. y. F. Braaten,
Minneapolis: Mr.. Denham. an Aus
tralian. with an American wife and
two children, and a Mr.. Smith-no ad-
dress given.
NEW YORK. August 13.-The party
of nineteen missionaries who We're on
board the steamer City of Athens. sunk
by mine near Cape Town. were mem
bers of the Africa Inland Mission. which
is interdeHominational. In addition to
the nineteen. two children of Rev. and
Mrs. Earl l.. Camp. members of the
party. were aboard the vessel Charles
+. Hurlburd, general director of the
organization here. said that no word
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
D. c. TROOPS TO STAY
IN CAPITAL AWHILE

The I'd Infantry of the National
Guard Of the District of Columbia Will
not leave camp at Fort Myer Wednes-
day for the National Guard camp at
Greenville. :. c. AS expected They have
been officially notified that the camp
is not yet ready for them and may
not be for several weeks.
The other units Of the District Ma
tIonal Guard in Camp Ordway on the
Patterson tract, are still awaiting or
ders to entran for the cantonment at
Admission, Ala. They may get away
in about a week. it was learned today
from an authoritative source in the
War Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
WAGE STANDARDIZATION
PROPOSED BY PLUMBERS
Tonic Will Be Considered at Toledo
Meeting of United Association Of
U. S. and Canada.

TOLEDO. Ohio. August 13.-Stand-
.rdization of wages and improved
working conditions will be the main
points TO be considered by the United
Association of Plumbers and Steam
Filters of the United States and
Canada at the annual convention which
begins here today.
Iohn r. Alpine of Chicago is gen.
eral president and Thomas L. Burke.
also Of Chicago. general secretary and
treasurer.
Mr.. Alpine. who is fourth vice presf-
dent of the American Federation OF
Labor, stated last night that the asso-
citation has decided to stand by Presi-
dent Wilson during the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
CHURCHES MAKE PLANS
FOR SOLDIERS WELFARE
Congregations Unite in New York to
Assist in the Work at the
Yaphank, L. l., Camp.

NEW YORK. August 13.-Tventy
Episcopalian and Presbyterian congre-
cations in this city have arranged to
assist in the welfare for the soldiers
of the new National Army who will
he trained at the faphank Long
IsIard, camp. 1t was said today that
Methodist and baptist congregations
would join the movement The knights
of Columbus already have announced
plans to provide for the comfort Of
the soldiers at the camp who are MEM
be,s of the Catholic Church.
The Y. NJ G. a. work at Yaphank
will be directed by the Long Island
association. but 1t has announced that
the war work council will cooperate
with the Long Island ASS ociation with
all it's resources. Thsre a~e two
t@','s for tn. soldiers al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
JAPANESE MISSION T0U.S.
REACHES PACIFIC PORT

A PACIFIC PORT. August IA
Japanese mission to the United states
arrived here today. 1t was headed by
yiscount h Ishii. ambassador extra
ordinary and plenipotentiary. and was
received by a State Department staff
ha.ded nv Breckinridge Long. third
assistant secretary of state, and by city
officials.
have prepared a reception in which
ticinate and which will continue as
long as the mission can ind it possible
to remain. Present arrangements al
low only four days, after which. it is
understood. members OF the commis-
Sinn headed by Viscount X. Ishii. am
bassador extraordinary and plenipo-
Tertiary, will proceed to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
TAKES FOOD REGULARLY.
Continued Improvement Noted in
Former President Taft's Condition.

CLAY CENTER, Kan. August IL
Continued improvement was shown to-
day in the condition of former Presi-
dent William Fl. Taft. who became i'll
here with intestinal indigestion a week
ago tonight. Mr.. Taft now has COM
menced to eat regularly. although in
small quantities. after several days of
HniGrceI en- ,n hIs he'd for the frst time s;nce
the attack.
DR.. b. F.. Morgan. in attendance, said,
however. it probably would be two or
shree days before Mr.. Taft would he
able 20 walk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
CHINA NOW IS READY
TO WAR ON GERMANY
BY WILLIAM R. GILES.
Especial Cnblegram to The Star and
Chicago Daily News.D

Copyright. 1917, by the Chicago Daily News
Company
PEKING. China, August Il (de-
layed).-The final touches to China s
declaration of war against Germany
are now being put on and war VIII
be formally declared tomorrow Mon
day. Austria Hungary will be treated
in a similar manner in the near flu
ture Preparations are being made to
take over the German banks. business
houses and mine holdings Immediately.
Germans known to he agitators Will
he interned and German business men
will be subjected to restrictions like
those in effect in Japan.
While the southerners are maintain
ing a bold front. they realize that since
japan refuses to countenance their re-
belIion it is doomed to failure Of
ficials here say that the southerners
NAV cause local disorders. but that
organized opposition of any conse-
auence against the government is i'm
possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
FIRST DRAFTED MEN
TO BE CALLED SEPT. 5

Provost Marshal General Crowder an
nounced today that 80 per cent of the
men drafted for the National Army
would be called to the colors September
5, beginning movement on that day:
another 80 per cent September Is. third
30 per cent on September 80 and the re-
manning 10 per cent as soon thereafter
as possible. -
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To Re-Examine Woman.

Notwithstanding these delays. how
ever. all of the police who are en-
gagged upon the attempt to solve the
mystery believe that they will shortly
have more information with which to
work because of the intended re-exam-
ination Of witnesses. There are a num-
her of women who might have knowl-
edge of the crime. but il IS the inten-
tion of the police 10 ascertain from
one woman in particular more details
than she has so far furnished the po-
lice
The work of running down clues con-
tinues. Almost everything that might be
considered as the remotest possible chance
of clue is being analyZed, Today the
police occupied themselves with some dis
cussion as 10 who drank tho contents of
two empty beer bottles which were found
on the kitchen floor of the murder fiat,
although Valentine Brandon. the young
husband of the murdered woman has
testified in his examination by the police
that neither he nor his dead wife ever
drank drop of beer or any other malt
or alcoholic liquor
These beer bottles remained on the
kitchen floor for several days without
attracting attention and when newspa per
correspondents drew the attention of the
police TO their presence the statement was
made by the police that the beer bottles
had contained vinegar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
ANNAPOLIS MURDER
PROBE Narrowing
Police Expect to Learn Many
Salient Facts Before
Night Falls.
DETECTIVES FL0CKING IN
DETECTIVES FLOCKING IN
NEIGHBOR HEARD
SCREAM AT NOON
ON DAY OF MURDER

A, / o'clock this afternoon
the Annapolis police learned
of a woman named Mrs,
Barch. residing across the
street from the Brandon
house. who says she heard
a scream for help" at noon
Wednesday. The day Mrs.
Brandon was killed.
Examination OF other
neighbors of the Brandons
will take place this alter
noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
LEADER OF REVOLUTION
IS KILLED IN MEXICO

JUAREZ, Mexico. August l3.-Jose
inez Salazar. revolutionary leader
and former chief of staff to Francisco
Villa, was shot and killed at the
Nogales ranch short distance from
Ascencion. Thursday. Americans ar
riving here today from Casas Grandes
said Salazar had been killed by a small
band of home guards, organized to pro
tect the Casas Grandes- dis
trict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
Troops Quell the Riot.

Special Dispatch To The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,. Va, August l3.-ln
order to quell riot which started at
$3.50 o'clock last night and IN which
soldiers said TO be from the camp at 81
Asaph and number of colored men
participated. il became necessary 10
call out Company q, 1st Virginia Reg
iment of this city. The military soon
cleared the streets of soldiers and IN an
hour normal order was restored
The result of the disturbance was
that three colored men were badly
beaten by soldiers. although none was
seriously hurt. and one soldier from the
camp at St. Asaph was bruised up by
being struck with a brick hurled by
Theodore Lloyd colored. The police
say the soldiers name Is Arthur Ben
nett.
Bennett was taken to house on
Queen street and treated by Dr. ). b.
Moore. The physician was unable 10
find any broken bones, although the
soldier was bruised on the left shoulder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
Reasons for the Delay.

The police also intend to re-examine
some Of the witnesses as outlined to
tie staff correspondent of The Star
Saturday night by Sheriff Sullivan of
Anne Arundel county. Some OF this
delay has arisen yesterday and this
morning by reason of the fact that
Mrs. Grace Humiston. the New York
woman lawyer. who played a leading
part in finding the body of Ruth Cruger
murdered there. was having confer
ences with state officials here. who are
playing a prominent part in attempt
ing to solve the mystery. In addition
conferences have also been demanded
by famous detectives. who have come
here from other cities. One of these
detectives assisted in solving the So
called Crippen murder mystery. when
Dr. Crippen escaped from London after
his crime and was caught on ship
as il was about to enter Montreal,
Canada
Another is a man who figured promi-
nently in the murder mystery of the
dentist DIR. Waite. Still another is a
man who has come from Baltimore rep
resenting private detective agency.
al devices. some of which have been
used for the detection of crime.
In addition. the Baltimore detective
department has sent here Detective Jo-
seph Dougherty to assist Lieut.. kratz
and Detective Ponler. and Chief of Police
Carter of Baltimore also has come here.
Detective Dougherty and Chief Carter also
have been obliged to hold conferences
with officials here and go over again
all of the same old ground asking
again and again. as the Crippen and
Waite experts have been obliged to do,
the same old questions. which so far
have led the annapolis authorities TO
no definite conclusion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
CRUDE OIL UP Is CENTS
Pennsylvania Grades Touch Highest
Mark in Twenty Years.

PITTSBURGH August 13-Pennsv,-
vania crude oil today reached the
highest price in more than twenty years
when the South Penn Oil Co. ANNOUNCE
ed an advance of Is cents. making
the quotation for that grade 1925.
Other grades of crude oil were advanc-
ed to the following quotations:
Mercer Black. $z.z3: Corning. $3.50;
cabell. $2.47: Somerset. $3.50. and Rag
land. S1.10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
Positions Taken With Bayonet.

The fighting along the ridge and in
the Glencorse wod Friday was most
bitter and sanguinary. a large part OF
the ridge being taken with the bayo-
net. Heavy casualties were inflicted
on the defenders. At one strongly de-
Tended point the Germans withstood
the British for three hours with ma
chine-gun fire. and then the position
was rushed by the attackers. the Ger
mans being forced out.
Glencorse wood also was filed with
machine guns. and the Queens and Bed
fords. who. finally captured it, had to
fight their way through a veritable
hail of lead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
To Fix Responsibility.

PARIS August 13-The decision of
the permanent administrative commit
tee of the French socialist party that
French socialist delegates shall go to
the international socialist conference at
Stockholm. announced yesterday,
places Albert Thomas. minister of mu-
nitions and socialist leader, in a deli
cate position similar to that of Arthur
Henderson. labor leader. who resigned
as minister without portfolio on Satur-
dav inaSmuch as there is conflict
between the decision of NJ Thomas
party and the expressed intentions Of
the government of which he is mem
ber.
In long speech to his constituents
at Champigny. NJ. Thomas indorsed and
explained the decision of the party 5
committee He asserted it could not be
said the socialists would go to Stock
holm to promote "A peace based upon
deavor to fix before the world RESPONSE
bility for the war and to affirm what
the allies consider to be just and right.
The general opinion expressed in the
press is that nothing will come of the
meetings of socialists. The Figaro re-
marks that the committees program is
debatable, but that it is impossible not
to recognize the patriotic intentions
which inspire It
The result. il says, seems to be to
make an impossibility any discussion
with Philip Scheidemanp and the
German socialists associated with him,
in which regard it is satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
DRASTIC MEASURE
TO SAVE GASOLINE
Auto Owners Warned Govern
ment May Put Ban on Ex-
cessive Joy Riding.
FOR ARMY AND NAVY NEEDS

Warning of the possibility of drastic
action by the federal government to stop
excessive pleasure use of automobiles
during the war. in order that the gaso-
line needs of the United States and its
allies may be met is given in a state
ment issued by Director Van H. Man
ming of the bureau of mines today. in
which he asks the cooperation of auto
mobile owners in stopping the practice
Enough gasoline to care for the re-
quirements of America and perhaps that
of its allies will be saved. in the opin-
ion of Mr.. Manning. "if automobile
owners of the country will stop un-
necessary and extra~agant pleasure
riding. and If owners and dealers ham
die this fuel in a careful and econom-
ical manner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
Dreamer Mistakes Wife for Burglar

TOLEDO, Ohio, August 13.-Dreaming
that there was a burglar in the house,
Frank Leroux walked In his sheep. pro-
cured a gun and shot his wife in the right
side early this morning. She died an hour
Later in 4 hospital,