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Evening star., 1917-09-15
CENSOR LUxBURG TELEGRAMs.
German Paper Complains, Saying
German People Must Have Facts.
HH OSWALD +. SCHUETTE.
cniesram TO The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. CoDvrirhr ,o1"
BY OSWALD r

SHicaGo Oaiiy News. Copyright IAI.
BERN. Switzerland, September II
edeiayedi- Wednesday evenings
Frankfurter Zeitung was the first Ger
man paper to arrive here with the
argentine e-SwediSh revelations Evi
dentiy the censor had suppressed the
teNt OF the telegralns, for its djsnstcb
which Is from The Hague and is dated
september ?, having been held by the
frankfort CENSOR three DAYS. does nor
contain the kilograms themselves The
editor of the paper complains of this
fact. saying:
sisShat are the contents of these teIe-
EQms. the alleged wording of which has
n4en circulated with great noise bv the
nostiie agencies throughout the world
Hpey We're sent to Berlin, and therefore
II verihcatfon would be difficult Vet
Mey are. not given to the German puh-
He-. In view of the facts this is in
cdmprehensible. The German peonIa
must know the contents of these docn-
ments. the publication of which by our
09emies threatens to injure US We
smuld know in what way the neeIi-
gmee and ignorance of an official Ger
nan representative threatens TO bring
serious difficulties upon two countries
WITH which the German people desire
10 live in peace and friendship We no
feVe that we can rely upon tie comuo,
sense or Sweden and the sober iudp.
ment or Argentina. but Berlin seems TO
De the place where matters da,pon5
energetic handling"
Evening star., 1917-09-15

army with a vigorous fighting program
can save Russia.
Gen. Palchinsky. the new commander
of the troops in the Petrograd district, in
revolt has had not the slightest unfa-
vorable influence on the fighting capacity
of our troops"
kilograms from the front announce that
the spirit OF the soldiers is good. while
an official dispatch refers to the devoted
bravery displayed by the soldiers fight
ing at Okla. 1t is stated that the re-
voting troops everywhere are returning
to their positions.
Gen. Stcherba tcheff, the commander on
the Rumanian front, has issued stir
ring appeal, declaring that 1t Is the su-
preme duty of the soldiers TO defend
the fatherland against the foreign foe.
According to dispatch to. Reuter- s,
Limited, Gen. kaledines, hetman of the
Don Cossacks, has been arrested at
Rostov by the local council of work
mems and soldiers deputies.
Alexander Guchkoff, one of the lead
ers of the Octoberist party and former
minister of war and marine ad inter-
i'm, who was arrested several days ago
on suspicion of completely in the coun-
ter revolutionary plot, has been re-
leased from custody. Members of the
staff of the newspaper Novoe Nremya
under arrest also have been released,
Arrest Is Ordered.
Gen. Alexief and NJ. Virouboff. his
civil assistant. according to an an
nouncement by the war department.
were due to arrive at Russian main
headquarters late yesterday. Mixed
detachments of revolutionary troops.
composed of infantry. cavalry and ar
tillery concentrated at Orsha. Smolensk
and Vitebsk have been ordered by
Premier Kerensky to march on Mohilev
and reinforce the elements of the gar
rison remaining loyal to the govern
ment and arrest Gen kornilof and
Gen. Lokomsky and others concerned
In the revolt.
They are under the command of Col.
KorotoT a members of the military
committee of the western front. who
has been instructed to act in agree
ment with the investigating committee
presided over by NJ Chablovsky. an
admiralty procurator. who has gone to
general headquarters.
Premier kerensky and Gen. Alexieff
chief of staff, the official news agency
announces, have received a delegation
from the Savage division" whose com
mander sent a resolution declaring the
fidelity to the government of all the
regiments belonging to the division
which was regarded as the mainstay
of the Korniloff forces. The central
committee Of the Baltic feet has tele-
graphed Premier kerensky assuring
him Of the unanimous decision of all
the crews to support the government.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
SHIPPING BOARD WORRIES.
Workers in Several Shipbuilding
Plants on Verge of Strike.

workers at San Francisco and strikes at
Seattle ard New York are developments
of the labor situation in shipbuilding
plants that are presenting serious prob
lens to the shipping board The ship
ping board is holding conferences with
employees and employers from Seattle and
New York. with hope to come TO ad-
justment of the difficulties.
With the assistance of its wage adjust
ment board the shipping board is trying
to work out q wage scale by zones. which,
it hopes. will be adopted by builders and
their workers everywhere. The system is
patterned after the Navy scale.
san Francisco shipyard workers have
been asked TO postpone any action until
the shipping board has had an opportunity
to take up their case.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
FERGUSON TO GO ON STAND.
Governor Of Texas to Defend I'm
ceachrleut CHARGES Mondav

AUSTIN, Tex. September 15.-James
T. Ferguson, Governor of Texas. will
make his defense to Impeachment
charges before the high court of the
senate Monday. announcement was
made when adjournment was taken
over the week end that the governor
would be the next witness called in his
behalf to explain his finaIcial affairs
and certain official acts which were
made the basis of charges seeking his
removal from Office.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
DECLINES TO COMMENT.
Swedish Minister to U. S. Silent on
Recent Disclosures.

EDGARTOWN. Mass. September 10
w. A. F. Ekengren, Swedish minister
to the United States, declines to COM
ment on the disclosures by the state
Department that Germans had been using
the Swedish legation in Mexico. as well
rs that in Argentina, for the transmission
Of information 10 Berlin.
"Folke Cronholm. mentioned by the
State Department" he said. was dis
missed from the service some time ago and
I do not think he ever will return to it
But what happens in Mexico and what
happens in Argentina concern those lega-
tions rather than ours at Washington
When the minister was asked whether
As a result of the statement issued by
Secretary Lansing he would return to
Washington. he replied that he expected
TO remain here until the 1st Of October
and. having left matters in Washington
entirely in the hands of Baron Aker-
helm. counselor OF the legation. he was
out Of touch altogether with Affairs.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
PATRICK BYRNE DIES.
college Farmer Known to Thou.
sands of Tufts Students.

MEDFORD, Mass, September 49,
Pat" Byrne, known to thousands of
Tufts College graduates and a familiar
figure at commandments. died here
yesterday.
Patrick Byrne. born in ireland, 50
years ago, entered the employ of the
college in 1851 as college farmer"
For more than half a century he super
vised the care of the trees, lawns and
gardens on the hill.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Desires Inquest Reoponed.

SALISBURY, \. c. September l5-So-
licitor Hayden Clement of the fifteenth
judicial district Of North Carolina in a
statement issued here has announced he
would ask the coroner of Cabarras coun-
ty to reopen the inquest September "a over
the death OF Mrs. Maude A. King. who
was mystefiously killed near Concord. n.
C. August % The jury which investigat-
ed the case the day after Mrs. Kings
death returned a verdict that Mrs King
had been killed by the accidental dis
charge Of pistol Solicitor Clement
states there have been conflicting state
ments and mass of other material and
important evidence uncovered since the
corouer's Jury investigated the case, which
gives him reason to believe that Mrs. King
met with foul play and her death was
neither q suicide nor accident
Evening star., 1917-09-15
NEUTRALS' FOOD NEEDS
EXPLAINED BY SPEAKERS
Food for Allies and Worlds Food
Program Taken Up Tonight
in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. September 15.-
Representatives of neutral nations
were among those who discussed the
worlds food supply problems at the final
sessions today of the American Acad-
emy of Political and Social Science.
Production and market plans for next
year were discussed by government and
other experts, and the food needs OF
the neutrals were explained by foreign
speakers.
Food for the allies and the world 8
food program is to be taken up by
France and England at the night ses-
sion.
Norway's Fleet Third Gone.
More than one third of Norway's COM
mercial fleet has been destroyed by
Germany, and present prospects indi-
cate that if the present situation con-
tinues long the remainder will be sent
to the bottom, according to DR.. Fridtjof
Nansen of the Norwegian mission now
in this country. He was one of the
principal speakers at last nights ses-
sion of the conference.
War has made the government the larg-
est buyer of food in this country and
the cost of feeding the American troops
will be $500. 900 day, according to Charles
Lathrop Pack. president of the National
Emergency Food Garden Commission.
I'VE are to have two million men under
arms shortly. according to reports. he
said ION a basis of 40 cents per man per
day Uncle Sans board bill for his SOL
diers will be staggering. 1t is true that
those men must have eaten before becom-
ing soldiers, doubtlessly more than 40
cents worth of food daily, but it must
be remembered that they suddenly have
become non-producers and they must be
fed"
Evening star., 1917-09-15
10 CLASSES IN GERMAN
Twelve Teachers in New York As
signed to Other Branches,

NEW YORK, September 15.-Twelye
teachers engaged to teach German in
the high schools Of this city have
found 10 classes awaiting them and
have been assigned tc other branches.
The board of education announced to-
day that no actIon tending to discour-
taken by the board or by any school
authority, and Il was said that the ha n
was solely of the students own MAX
ing
Classes III German are established
whenever seventy students IN n school
desire it. one Of the surprising re-
suits of the system was the climinstion
Of a German class in u section where
mauy Germans live.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
ELEVEN BILLION DOLLARS
DRAWS ONLY 8 SENATORS
Vice President Alone Votes in Favor
of Taking Up Huge
Bond Bill

When the Senate met at noon today
there were nine senators and the Vice
President in the chamber. Senator
:;moot moved to take up the eleven
billion-dnllar bond bill.
"AlI those in favor say Aye" said
the Vice President.
Nobody spoke up.
NO one having voted the choir votes
Ave-" a1pounccd the Vice President
who never votes except to hr"aIl a tie.
''Weil. we might as well find out now
whether there is a quorum in the citv
or not" said Senator S:noct.
y ou won't ind Il quorum remarked
senator EohiHsoN, in the tone Of a man
who would like to lay a 2-Io-1 bet The
secretary called :he roll and the ser
geaut-at-aTlns' force busted themselves
on the telephone to round up absent
senators.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
GOV. cox TO WE'D TODAY.
Miss Margaretta Blair of Elmhurst,
Ill. to Be His Bride.

ELMHI TRST, Ill. September 15.--James
NJ. Cox Governor of Ohio, is here today
to be married to Miss Margaretta Blair.
daughter of Thomas S. Blair, jr. The
ceremony is 70 be performed at Cherry
farm, the country residence of the bride s
family, and Rev. Washington GLADDEN. of
Columbus, Ohio, is here to ofiiciate
Gov Cox has named as his attendants
Adjt Gen. George Wood and Col. Hall.
both members of his personal staff The
brides attendants are her sister in law
Mrs. Parker Blair. and Miss Eleanor Og-
den, both OF Eimhurst.
Parker Blair, 3D.. brother of the bride.
who is in the Navy. stationed at New
Haven, Conn, is among the guests
Gov. Cox and his bride expect to spend
some time i'll Hot Springs, Va. after
which they will be at home at the Cox
residence near Dayton, Ohio.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
TO REPLACE U-BOAT LOSSES.
First of Fleet of $50 Vessels Launch
ed in Yards at Chicago.

CHICAGO. September 15-The first of
a lleet OF l56 vessels to be constructed
in this country under British registry
to replace the losses due to submarine
warfare was launched today at the
yards of the Chicago Shipbuilding Com
pany. Miss Marybell McMuIlen, daugh-
ter of Edward McMullen, ~launchmaster
for twenty years. christened the vessel
the War Banner as it glided into the
water.
The ship was built for the Cunard
Line, the first to be constructed in
America for that company. It's approx
innate cost was SS0o,O00.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
BULGARS ARE REPULsED
ON THE SERBIAN FRONT

PARIS. September 15-An official
Statement saws:
Army OF THE EAST. September
13.-The enemy ATTEMPTED raconnsis.
sances on the Serbian front and against
our positions northwest of Monastir
but was repUlscd. We captured some
prisoners Artillery lighting is report
ed in the sectors of Monte ana elona
sir.
around PeSrades our troops are en-
trenchinE themselves in the eround
captured recently. In this region we
nave taken total Of 3tS prisoners. in
Guiding ten officers We also caotnrnd
Tor mountain cannon. ore %7-rijlli-
meter gun. eight machine guns and a
considerable amount of war material
including more than 900 rifles and Goo
cases of ammunition"
Evening star., 1917-09-15
GUARDIANS GET CHILDREN.
Earl Swetland Denies His Wife Has
Deserted Them.

The six children of MIR. and Mrs.
Earl SwetIand of 2520 22d street north
east, who were taken to the house of
detention Wednesday. were turned over
temporarily to the board Of children's
guardians at a hearing in the Juvenile
Court yesterday. They have now been
placed temporarily in institutions by
the board Of guardians, pending a hear
ing in the Juvenile Court Wednesday
for a final disposition.
The statement that Mrs. Swetland
had deserted the children was denied
today by the husband. who said he
knew that his wife was at the resi-
dence of a sister in Georgetown.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Rural Carriers End Meeting.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, September 10
Louisville, Ky, was selected as the
next convention city of the National
Rural Mail Carriers Association at the
close of their meetings here yester-
day. Claude A. Smith, Guthrie, No.
was selected president and W. ]! Nor
rison, Freemont, Ohio, vice president
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Labor to Voice Patriotism.

NEW YORK, September 15-With
the support of a score of local labor or
ganizations. patriotic mass meeting
will be held at Madison Square Garden
tonight under the auspices Of the Amer
lean Alliance for Labor and Dem ocracy.
Speakers will be William 3. Wilson,
Secretary of Labor; James Duncan and
Charles Edward Russell, labor members
of the recent United States mission to
Russia, and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
CENTRAL POWERS REGARD POPES
PLAN AS SUITABLE PEACE BASIS

AMSTERDAM. September 15.-The
reply of the central powers to the
peace note of Pope Benedict. says a
Vienna dispatch to the Tijd. begins by
declaring that they regard the papal
proposals as a suitable basis for peace
negotiations.
Regarding the exchange of occupied
territories, arbitration. disarmament
and similar proposals, declarations are
made. the dispatch adds. which testify
to the idealism of the central powers
and their sincere desire for peace
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Forecast of Weather, Coming Week,

Weather predictions for the week be-
ginning September 16, issued by the
weather bureau today. for the middle
Atlantic states. which includes the Dis
trict of Columbia. are: Fair weather
first half of week, preceded by local
rains Sunday in eastern New York:
unsettled weather, with occasional
rains. probably second half of week 1t
will be somewhat warmer after Mon
day.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
FOR REFORM IN SWEDEN.
Government Decides to Better Con-
ditions in Foreign Office.

STOCKHOLM. Thursday, September
13 delayed The Swedish govern
ment has decided to take steps TO re-
form conditions in the foreign ONCE
This follows a series of cabinet meet
ings, conferences of officials with the
king and conversations with Ira Nelson
Morris the American minister 'and the
entente ministers.
No official statement of the nature OF
the steps Sweden has taken at Beriin
is made but the newspapers intimate
that representations and a request Tor
an explanation has been made to Ger
many.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Red Cross Workers Reach France

BORDEAUX. September IA steam
ship has arrived from New York bring
ing fifteen American Red Cross work
ers who Will be assigned to canteen
stations. Among the workers are Miss
Katherine 7. Lansing and Miss Emma
s. Lansing, sisters of Robert Lansing
Secretary of State. The Red Cross
workers were met by a representative
of the prefect of Gironde. who boarded
the ship and greeted them in the name
Of the French government.
Evening star., 1917-09-15

which will insure happiness to all ma
tions.
Conciliatory declarations are also
made respecting the settlement of the
Balkan question, Poland and the res
toration of Belgium, but emphasis is
laid on the condition that the allied
powers must also give serious evidence
of a desire for peace by a joint and
which now separate the nations. The
reply, it is said, will be published as
soon as the consent of the papa1
nuncio at Vienna is obtained.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Count Wrangel on Absent Leave.

LONDON September 15-Count A.
WIangel. the Swedish minister to Great
Britain. and the Countess Wrangel LETT
London today for the continent on a
Few weeks leave of absence Count
Wrangel yesterday had a long confer
ence with Lord Robert Cecil. the Brit
ish under-secretary for foreign affairs
presumably on the subject of the Swe,l-
ish-Arsentinian disclosures, W. T. Bos
troem. counselor of the Swedish leea
tion here. will take charge during 9
Count Wrangerg absence.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Where Gifts May Be Sent.

In response to inquiries as to where
G lfts for the war service fund of the Dis
trict Chapter. American Red Cross. can be
seft, the finance committee desires TO
announce that they will be received by
The Washington Star, any bank or trust
company, Henry b. F. Macfarland, chair
man finance committee. Evans building:
Corcoran Thorn, chairman executive COM
mittee. American Security and Trust Com
pany. or the District of Columbia
Chapter. sol Massachusetts avenue.
The finance committee reminds Wash.
1ngton of the varied opportunities for
patriotic service offered by the war
service fund, and to repeat that it all
goes for war relief for soldiers and sail
ors, for dependents, and for the many
forms OF service TO the allies, and es-
pecially TO those in the devastated dis
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Chamber Of Deputies Asks Facts.

BUENOS AIRES. September 15.-The
chamber of deputies has requested
President Irigoyen to give it ali the
facts concerning the issuance of pass
ports to Count Luxburg. In a debate in
the chamber on the Luxburg affair
some of the speakers contended that
Argentina should send a forty-eight-
hour ultimatum 10 Berlin. Other speak
ers criticized severely the courtesy of
the president toward the expelled min
lister. especially in the assignment of
military aid.
Evening star., 1917-09-15

q leader in congress, who said he did
not think 1t was necessary for Mexico
to take official cognizance of the mat
ter by action or declaration. Senior Ca
brera said he thought it improbable
that any action or announcement from
the foreign office or the executive would
be forthcoming.
Ernesto Cara Perez, in charge of the
foreign office, repeatedly denied any
knowledge of the affair and declined 10
discuss it's ramifications.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
M. EWerloef Sacrificed.

LONDON. September I'm. Ewerioef
Reuter- dispatch from Stockholm
says. presumably was sacrificed be-
cause he was acting permanent secre-
tary of the foreign office during the
whole period in which the Luxburg
kilograms We're forwarded. He served
first under Foreign Secretary Wallen-
burg and then under Admiral Lindman
and was responsible for the ma chinery
used in the foreign office.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
HE MAKESAW wager
ANDWANTS TOL0SE
Manager for Calf & Bro. Bets
on Value of Red Cross
Melting Pot.
BULK OF MATERIAL GROWS

The bulk of material for the Red
Cross melting pot is growing by leaps
and bounds. One window of the store
of Gait & Bro. 1907 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. would no longer contain
the contributions-coming in every
minute-so Henry c. Bergheimer. man
ager. gave up another of his three show
windows, and that one. too. alreauy is
filed with offerings.
Manager Bergheimer is a good sport.
He has accepted wager of a dinner
that the Red Cross melting pot, on its
first melting, October /, will yield a
check of $1,000. Not only so. but Man
ager Bergheimer took the loose end of
the bet expecting and hoping to lose.
the other man making the statement
that the yield would reach or exceed
the millennium mark in dollars.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Lauds Spirit of italian ARMY,

After visiting the entire Italian front
and stopping at Venice to sec the de-
lenses Of the city, the American r NJ
has returned to Rome Admiration Of the
perfect organization and military spirit
Of the Italian army has been expressed
by all members Of the commission, ac-
cording to dispatches received here today.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Patrick Gilday Dies.

: HARRISON. Pa. September 15.-Pat-
rick Gilday. chief of the state bureau of
mediation. died at Clearfield, Pa. last
night. Mr.. Gilday was formerly in the
government service as q mediator and
assisted in adjusting labor disputes in
many parts of the country. Before be-
teoming q mediator he was a district
ofieer In the United Mine Workers.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
British Columbia's Ship Program

VANCOUVER. B. c., September is.
British Columbia's shipbuilding pro-
gram provides for the construction of
nifty ships of approximately 117,0O0
gross tons, with a total carrying ca
pacity of $4,000 tons. The value of
the ships already are In service.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Offer of 1000 Refused.

A thousand dollars has already been re-
fused for the contents of the Red Cross
melting pot just as it stands. A man made
such an offer. He was told that there were
no fancy bargains in the Red Cross
Melting Pot, and that if he wanted to
offer double the amount as n generous
contribution to the Red Cross and a
probable over-estimate of what the
melting pot contained, he might have
consideration. He balked; but perhaps
it would not have been a bad bargain
for him.
A horseshoe Is one of the additions to
the curious articles in the window. This
was given by Corp. Ernest K. Coberly,
U. s. NJ. c., who is on duty at the re-
cruiting Office of the Marine Corps in The
Star building. Corp. Coberly has his stand
at the entrance to The Star building and
has full opportunity to watch the growth
of the Red Cross melting pot, and the
crowds which gather around to peer into
the window of Gait & Bro, just next
door.
II caught two recruits with this said
Corp. Coberly, making the gift ut should
bring good luck to the melting pot
So 1t is in the window. with heels in,
SO as to keep the good luck in.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Confirm Minnehaha Sinking.

NEW YORK. September 15.-Confir-
nation Of the destruction by German
submarine of the big Atlantic trans
port liner Minnehaha. with a loss Of
life. has been received by the line from
its offices in England. The cable mes
sage said that forty-three members Of
the crew perished and ITO were saved.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
RUSS DEFEAT ENEMY
ON THE RIGA FRONT
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
PETROGRAD September 15.-Russian
forces yesterday defeated the German
troops on the road to Pskof on the Riga
front, and occupied the small town Of
kronberg. the Russian war Office an
nounced today.
The Russians also occupied the towns
Of keitzen and Sisseral, which had been
held by the Germans
Evening star., 1917-09-15
WANTS LUXBURG IN BERLIN.
German Foreign Minister Asks Ar
pentina for Safe Passage.

AMSTERDAM. September 15.-Dr.
Won Kuehlmann. the German foreign
minister, has requested the Argentine
legation at Berlin to communicate tele-
rraphfcally a request to Count Lux
burg, the German minister in Argentina.
70 come to Berlin in order personally
to report. according to advices received
here from Berlin.
The Argentine government also has
been asked to secure a safe passage for
Count IuXburg.