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Evening star., 1917-09-15
BRITISH IN ADVANCE
ON THE BELGIAN FRONT

LONDON. September IS - British
troops last night made a slight advance
on the Belgian front, east of Westhoek,
and improved their position. according
to the British official statement issued
today.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
GIVING IS STIMULATED
BY RED CROSS REPORTS
Many Members Of District Chapter
Already Have Repeated
Contributions.

Reports of what is being done at homo
ana abroad with the Red Cross war
service fund has stimulated the giving
OF Washingtonians. Many OF the 10000
members OF the District Chapter are
spreading the message of patriotic sery-
Ice through the Red Cross and urging
every person to do something at once
for the soldiers, by contributing to the
local relief fund.
Many members already have repeated
their gifts a number of times when they
mad not pledged to do so. and are there
fore able to ask their friends to give
to the fund
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Telephone Listening Device.
Signed by German Diplomats.

These papers include" Mr.. Dooling
asserted. certain documents signed by
high German officials who used to be
accredited representatives of the i'm
perial government in this country. 1t
would not be proper for me to reveal
their contents. However, 1 may say
some of them deal with wire tapping
in the interest of one of the belliger-
ents; others deal with war contracts.
and others especially concern factories
at which large quantities of war mate
rialS were being manufactured"
Evening star., 1917-09-15
OFFICIAL SILENCE
REMAINS UNBROKEN
Sweden Papers Omit Neutral,
But Print Entente Comment
on Luxburg Incident.
STOCK MARKET AFFECTED
CabIegrnm to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1917.
BY BASSETT DIGBY.

STOCKHOLM Sweden, September Is.
The official silence on the Luxburg in
cident is still unoroken. Nothing has
been given out at the foreign office since
Mondays preliminary declaration. but
every newspaper continues to publish
many columns of American, British and
French comment, leaving no doubt in the
public mind how the matter is regarded
by the allied beiligerents. the entire
absence of comment. editorials and state
ments by public men in Argentina itself,
Switzerland, Spain and Holland indicates
a rigid censorship.
This is also true OF Scandinavian com
ment A single briet editorial opinion
te,egraphed from Norway slipped into
some editions of the Stockholm news
pa pers, but aside from this not word of
comment has come from Denmark or
Norway. Evidently & regulation framed
last year forbidding comment on the for
cign relations of the neighbcr nations had
been enforced
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Some of the Donations.

A compressed air tank, used by an
occulist in his profession, is one of the
strange gifts made to the Red Cross melt
ing pot. DIR. King. occulist made it.
There is a dentists mirror, used for look
ing into the mouth: also some teeth
filings. % carat gold.
a flint arrowhead of Indian make is
another odd thing contributed. There
is piece of opalescent glass which
seems to contain some fossil creature.
A candela brum contributed has hung
from it glass pendants of design not
known to any one who has viewed this
ancient illuminator.
september Morn" crept into the
melting pot, an adornment of a silver
buckle. There is a toy bug and a tin
watering pot. for infantile amusement
in the garden.
Tin tracks for boys toy train were
given in. There is a pair of kid gloves.
and hair done up in lockets. There are
more than a hundred watches, number
less chains. gems. from diamonds to
rhinestones, including many anne
thysts, sapphires and other precious
stones; canoes. intaglios. mosaics, onyx.
agate and coins. coins and coins. and
other things.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Dollar Bill as Gift.

Other gifts are a dollar bill, making
the second that has been turned in. Mrs.
G.. NJ Skinner was the donor. Another
contributor has put into the Red Cross
melting pot sos in Confederate money
two bills. one of a 800 and one of S5
denomination.
a musician in the Boy Scouts, a regu-
lar contributor-Janney Mcpherson.
3032 n street-gave the tin railroad
tracks. Other offerings by him are of
tin foil and tin. He appears every morn
ing bearing gifts.
Allen \. Young, ten years old, turned
in an offering of broken silver At the
same time he confessed the sad tale
that he lost a box of tin foil that he in
tended to turn in. He promised to come
again to make this good.
William J. kavanagh gave the silver
watch that his father had given him as
boy on his birthday in far y-away Can
ada. Mr.. Kavanagh wore the watch for
years, but it has sort of fallen down on
the job of keeping time. He also gave a
handful of Canadian and British coins,
mostly silver.
A one-cent piece came. with the
statement that it was the first issue of
coin from the Philadelphia mint in
1896. NJ. H. Caldwell was the donor.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Contributions Announced.

DIR. William Gerry Morgan. $40: Col
George L. Bushnell. L. S. A. SO. Cleve-
land Park surgical dressing workers,
through Miss Neima Skeer, equipment
for one patient. SIC: $. S. Everett, IS:
Mrs Jennie A. Luebkert. So; Katherine
p. Davis. 81; Miss Irene ". Shirley, IS,
and Miss Eugenia J. Cuthbert, So.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
DENIAL BY Won ECKHARDT
OF MEXICO CITY INTRIGUE
German Minister Declares He Did
Not Even Know Cronho1m
Personally.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. September 15.-Heln-
rich Won Eckhardt. the German minis
ter to Mexico tonight made statement
denying everything in connection with
the disclosures from Washington that
he had been employing former SWed-
ish charge d'affaires to convey informa-
ton to the Berlin foreign Office
Won Eckhardt declared that he had
never sent any communication through
FoIke Cronholm and that he never
wrote any communication recommend
ing Cronhoim for a decoration for his
services to Germany.
Won Eckhardt further declared that
he did not know Cronholm personally.
only having met him at diplomatic re-
ceptions or through the offices of the
introducers of ambassadors, or some
such formal means. Won Eckhardt
makes a formal denial of everything in
connection with the Washington dis
closures. and in reply to an assertion
that Washington had full proof of his
complicity declared that this was mere
ly an American intrigue for the purpose
of casting discredit on the represen-
tatiVes of Germany.
German Minister Won Eckhardt's de-
NAL that he used the Swedish charge
d'aTaires in Mexico City for transmit
tins messages to Germany, or that he
had written a letter recommending an
award for thcSe services arouses no
anxiety at the state Department, where
officials. although surprised at sweep
iug denial, consider that their investiga-
ton determined the authenticity of the
disclosures, and that Won Eckhardts
| lettc~ spea ks for Itself.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Extracts From Letter.

Mr.. Dooling has made public what he
said were extracts from a letter writ
ten in Concord August 25, four DAYS
before the death of Mrs. King. He de-
clined to give the writer's name or to
tell to whom the letter was addressed
One paragraph read:
Must impress upon you that you don t
hang yourself and get in this We are
not going to get into trouble. This af-
fair of ours is coming to crisis short
ly."
Another extract was: II know more
about this than can tell you Only
follow and stick to my advice. Natur-
ally there are enemies, but nothing can
affect or harm u.s.
Mr.. DoolinG said the plan to have the
so-called second King will probated was
proposed in 1915. but never was carried
Evening star., 1917-09-15
j. S. AGENTS HOLD
MEANS APARTMENT
Documents Found There Have
Been Taken to the Fed
eraI Building.
HINT OF GERMAN PLOTTING

by the Associated Press
NEW YORK. September 15.--Agents
of the Department of Justice have
taken possession of the apartment of
CASTOR B. Means. companion of Mrs.
MaUde y. King when she met her death
at Concord. n. c. Secrecy was main
tained as 10 the reason for federal in
tervention in the case and as to the ma
ture of additional papers which were
seized.
Telephone Listening Device.
The secret service agents announced
however. that they had found com
plete telephone listening device and a
revolver with a supply of cartridges.
These articles We're taken to the fed
eral building. 1t was intimated that the
documents found had been carefully
hidden in the apartment. One unofficial
explanation offered for the appearance
OF government agents in the case was
the fact that the ramihcations of the
mystery have extended into several
states
Among the papers found Assistant
District Attorney Dooling declared. were
some which dealt with the manufacture
OF war munitions.
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Another Drawn Into Case.

Another figure who reappeared last
night in District Attorney Swanns in
vestigation was Henry Deitsch, father
inlaw of Alton Means. a brother of
CASTOR, who went from the Means
apartment to the criminal courthouse
building at the request of one of Mr..
Swann's assistants. He was accom-
panied by two detectives.
Earlier in the day Mr.. Swami an
nounced that facts in his possession
tended to show motive for foul play
in the case of Mrs. King and prepara-
tions for a crime.
What we know justifies US in pre-
pairing for the proof of foul play in
North Carolina Mr.. Swami said. We
are led to believe that preparation for
crime was made here. and several
facts which we have discovered, taken
together. indicate a motive
This announcement was made after
the original OF the alleged second will
of James c. King, under which his
widow would receive $4,000. 900. was de-
livered to Mr.. Swami by Carl l.. Schurz
CASTOR Means claims to have found
this will among Mrs. Kings possessions
eleven years after her husbands death
Until yesterday it was believed the
will was in a safe deposit vault in Chi
cago. SchurZ was a third party to a
contract under which Means was to re-
ceive s95000Q from Mrs. King if efforts
to have the will probated were success
f,,1
Evening star., 1917-09-15
KORNILOFF SEIZED,
HIS FATE STIRRING
NEW RUSS ISSUE

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Large Stocks Suffer.

II took the Stockholm bourse three
days to awake TO the gravity OF the IN
cident. but yesterday pessimistic ftnan-
cial conditions prevailed. nearly every
large Swedish industrial stock suffer
ing on account of fears of greater for
egn trade difficulties. The newspapers
today say that the Morris-Lindman in
terview last Tuesday was characterized
by an especially friendly tone" this
view being evidently inspired from Of
fetal quarters.
1.-The telegraph scandal becomes in
creasingly serious is the headline
used in Hjalmar Branting's Social Dem
okraten. The labor papers unite in
brushing aside sophistries and in sup
porting Branting's insistence that the
discussion be confined to the facts but
other journals. like the notorious Nya
Allehanda. after a brief phase of
frightened civility, are rallying strong
ly and are resuming their normal at
titude. The Allehanda. for instance.
after period of timorous waiting. hav-
ing learned that America did not intend
to take harsh action. last night started
a series of articles attacking the Amer
lean press. comparing their comments
to the "entente's threats against
Evening star., 1917-09-15
Articles Rearranged.

In rearranging the contents of the
Red Cross melting pot. with the In
creased space afforded by Calf & Bro.
the heavy ware has been placed in one
window and the gold silver. gems,
coins and antiques have been given a
window by themselves for greater dis
play. All the tin and lead foil has been
withdrawn. preparatory to packing 1t
for shipment to the smelter. A similar
course may be pursued with the heavy
ware, in order to give little more
space to the overfiowinG melting pot.
But October l is the day of days for
the resolving of all the contents of the
pot into money. The result of the as
say of the contents of the Red Cross
melting pot cannot be known for many
days after that, because of the great
task involved. But the melting pot will
go right on.
To make Mr.. Bergheimer lose his bet
of dinner and to swell the melting
pot to the utmost, it is anticipa ted
that the generous donors will give
more generously, and keep it UP and
spread the propaganda among their
frien is and neighbors. Mr.. Bergheim-
er. in his desire to lose his bet, will
have the wagon of Gait & Brother call
on notice at whatever household that
has gift to make that will be incon-
venient for the donor to bring to the
Red Cross melting pot.
List of Contributors.
Among other donors are: Mrs. w. X.
King, 1922 X street. tin foil and brass:
Mrs. W. c. Small, plated ware: Mrs
Thomas Riggles, a heavy ware dish: n
H. Boss. plated ware; Mrs s. Tally,
gold and silver; Francis Amorosi, COP
per wire; Miss Pearle Shope, a vanity
box and powder box; Mrs J. Pros
perry, gold and silver; Mrs. Mutt, silver
plate; Miss Eva Harrison, an ivory
clock; Mrs Matchett, 434 1 street. old
badges of the civil war and other DAYS:
Mrs. w. A. Jackson. plated ware: Mrs.
a. F. German, silver bracelet with
bangles Of IS cent pieces. monogramed
on one side: Mrs. Rob Meyer. sill
YER and gold; Mrs. McKellup, 1907
I street. gold. silver, pewter ware and
coins; Miss II. f. Fenton, tin foil.
Mrs q. +. Williams, gold; J. J. Georges
Iinfol; Miss Orpha Morgan, an old
watch, coins and old gold; Mrs. George
;erhauser, gold and coins: Mrs b. F.
Nfarbury, silver and plated ware; Mrs
F. w. Fowles. old gold and silver: Mrs.
Waters. coins. jewelry and old silver;
md silver; Ralph Steinhardt, old gold
md a package of copper cents: Eddie
Reesen. t;nfoil: Mr.. IIillyer, tinfoil. Mrs
slynn, tinfoil; Miss Davis, 1921 a1st
street, old plate and box of graphic
,hone needles: Mrs. A. S. Pralle. old
,late; Mrs. +. W. Layten. old coins: Mrs.
lizzie Verde. 1919 Irving street Brook
gold and silver: Mrs. Clarence Bean,
plated ware: Mrs. Dorothy Beck, pla ted
ware; Mrs. H. A Parker. 61S 22d street,
plated ware: Mrs. Jonas, a704 Oregon
brass candelabra.
Anonymous gifts are legion.
Hispano América., 1917-08-12
GRAN TRIUNFO OBTIENE
LA PIANISTA SALVADO-
RENA NATALIA RAMOS

FL salon SOrosis resulto pequenO
para contener a la enorme cantidad
de publico que asisti6 al concerto en-
que Ia laureada artista Natalia Ramos
Sc presento al publioo san%francisca-
Cano.
FL concerto, que fue a beneficio de
los damnificados por las r~ecientes ca
tastrofes de FL Salvador, fue a%nuncia-
do profusamente Y habia deseos de
conocer a la genial ~artista centroa-
mericana cuya fama entire sus paisa-
nos V en- eli mundO artistico es bien
conocida.
FL auditorio estuvo integrado por
a~rtistas Y enamorados de la musica,
v pudimos yer, igualmente a muchos
profesores de los pueblos vecinos a
San Francisco, de las universidades
y atlas escuelas.
A las ocho de la noche dio princi-
pic Ell programa que abrio la artista
Natalia Ramos poniendo en- la ejecu-
ci6n todos sus profundOs conocimien-
tos en- SUI arte. Y 10 que ocurio en- a
ouel primer numero Sc rep1t1o en- to-
dos: e1 entusiasmo, en- vez de decaer'
fue en- aumento y Sc tributaron la
a~rtista las mas enthusiasts ovaciones.
Los a~plausos fueron d%elirantes, por
parte de la concurrencia, cuando Ma
Italia Ramos TOGO la rapsodia hunga-
ra numero 10 y cuando execute el
walls Mephisto, de Listz.
La artista francesa Mile. Andrea
Tarny, cant6 con maestria los hume
ros que estaban a su cargo, y tam
Hispano América., 1917-08-12

bic fue muy aplaudida, como 10 fue ell
senior Giuseppe Jollain quien .%eejcu-
senior Giuseppe Jollain quien ejecu-
to en- Ell violin los numeros que lie
En- el presente ano, seguun la OPT
MON del publico no habia obtenido
ningun concerto I'm exito semejante.
Para Ia ~artista Natalia Ramos el
concerto fue un verdadero t%riunfo,
del que sin duda guardara memorial
tOda su vida.
Hispano América., 1917-08-12
UN NUEVO DESCUBRIMlENTO
MARAVILOSO DE UN FAMOSO
QUIMICO-FARMACEUTICO

Entire los muItlples descubrlmlentos mo-
dernos hechos en- beneflclo de la humanI-
dad, sc ha a~nunclado uno de qrande I'm
portancla en- ell mundo de a MedIcIna y
que esta destlnado a producer VI senti-
mlento de consuelo al pubIlco en- general y
en- particular a una numerosa clase de
paclentes.
Muchos lnfellces que, no de ahora, han
iVido en- continue ansiedad por ell tenor
a los amigos y para la propIa famllla, ter
nInaran por conslderar ell nuevo descubrl-
mlento como un Verdadero don del cIelo.
Hispano América., 1917-08-12

NO ma TdItduO qUItH hdyd
querido lnVestlgar las yen-
taJas de tan gran descunrI-
mIento, aVocandose con Ell
descubrldor, ell Qulmlco y
Farmaceutlco kronDeryer
(943 kearny St., San Fran
cisco, CALI cullen ha sldo
condecorado en- las mas &C.
lebradas UnlversIdajes de
Europa.
Hispano América., 1917-08-12
Sc SUICIDE UNA SONORA

La sonora Jessie Higuera, esposa
de D.. Alberto Higuera, vecino de la
poblacion de Chico, Sc suicide Ell do
mingo pasado con un veneno, en- su
apartamento nImero 391 calle de
v%einte, Oakland.
La mujer habia estado enferma ha-
&C varios meses.
Esta vez fue la cuarta en- que re-
currio al veneno para quitarse la vida.
Hispano América., 1917-08-12

Ultimamente sc reunieron en- Nueva
York, ocho indios pieles rojas, bajo
la direcci6s de su jefe "Aguila Calva"
con ell objeto de hacer propaganda a
efecto de que Sc alistaran los jovenes
en- ell ejercito. Todos llevaban las ca
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
ARLINGTON

Paul Waterman of New York ar
rived in town Friday
Mrs. Frank La Bait and daughter,
Lillian. are visiting in Johnsonville.
n Y.
Mrs. John Coughlin and daughter,
Mary of North Adams were in town
Thursday.
Mrs John Curtis and daughter,
Nancy of Pleasantville, n. j., have
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Garfield,
Mrs. Flavia Garfield of Pleasant.
vile, N. j.. is at her home here for a
few days. She has rented IL to fam
lily for the summer. Mrs. Garfield
made the trip in her automobile and
expects soon to start for California in
her car.
At St James Episcopal church next
Sunday is to be mems day in the
parish All men members and men
without any church connections have
been especially urged to attend this
service. There will be an appropri-
ate sermon and all male communicates
will remain after morning prayer for
the mems corporate communion.
Mrs Mary Cullinan, who is critical
lily ill., and under the care of a
trained nurse was moved from the
hotel to her home on Depot street
Wednesday, Mr. and Mrs. William
Cuflinan are with her. The hotel has
been leased by New York parties and
they have already taken possession.
ON Wednesday, May Both. Memoir
ial Day, the people OF Arlington are
to resume the old way of paving
tribute to the soldiers who have
answered the summons to come up
higher. At 10 o'clock in the morning
will begin in the town hall
Judge Edward H. Holden OF Benning-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
Hin Of the Polaon Plant.

Close to the frontier Of Nepal Is
the mountain of Sando0k-phu. which
means in the Tibetan language the
hiu OF the poison plant" or aconite.
This plant j. so abundant and so dead
ly in its effects that all sheep and cat
tie passing over the mountain are muz-
zled hy their drivers. An English tray.
eler saw at It's foot great heaps Of
discarded bamboo muzzlcs. Curiously
enough. only those cattle that are new
~ imported from the plains are fatally
affected. The natives believe that the
sheep of tie district learn tn shun the
youngest leaves, which are the most
vlruleAt. y more likely explanation is
that they grow habituatcd to the drug
bv taking Il in small Quantities
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
ESTATE OF 0iaAM WELD
CTATE OF VERMONT

CTATE OF VERMONT Tue Hnnora-
> Dstrict OF Reno nVton. S. bic Pro a c
Curt for the i.trct afD esald
To q / rers ins inteies ei in The estate Of
pir.m " III. late of WoC(f1td in 50 ID
Di t. ct. deceased. HHEE ING:
VII IRE a.. said Court has pss - "a the sSth
day of Man rctt for eZamini ard aiinwi x
the aCsOunl The Admnistuti or Or III estate
Of sad deceased. ana for n 1,orCe Of rlf2
residua Of sal estate 10 the Va ~ful claimants OF
the same. u sal or ere thht public notice Thereof
he givel 70 all Icfou late cstcd tn sal IA e
by pub 'shins - order thee weeks sues i've
~ previ0'ss to he az asSi2nad. in ihs ~ennii r.
ton Eve9ing Banncr. a new. paper ub ishei AZ
Bennington N = id 0is'ist.
TdtREr ORE, you ere her hy otned 10 sp.
pears ihe Pruba'e Office ~ Bennington ia
said dit let, ON thu CAV Nsi ed g. eli snd
there 20 contest the nllowau q uf .Hid recount
IL you sec cause, ANA t9's ablish your rignt as
heirs. csaices aud llWiui c,ainauts TIA said
residue.
Giye1Unier my hand this i.h day # May,
1917.
AMY II. HAR }OUR. Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
NORTH BENNINGTON

Mrs. George Brown of Riverside
was called to Adams. Mass. Thursday
to care for her son who is i'll with
the measles.
There will be no preaching service
at the Congregational church Sunday
morning or evening. The Sunday
school viii meet as usual.
Mrs. Edward ]. Hart and two daugh
ters are spending a few days in Pitts
field. Mass. with Mrs. Harris parents
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19

ton, former Arlington boy, is to be
the speaker. There will be special
music and Rotations. Dinner will
be served down stairs to the soldiers
and acwer girls only Automobiles
have been donated to take them to
the different cemeteries. All are
cordially invited All come and help
make this an occasion to be remem-
hered
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
MIR and Mrs. Wade.

Rev. ]. B. Tozer will occupy the
pulpit at the 1880 service al the Bap-
fist church Sunday Sunday school
at 11.45; Young Peoples meeting of 6,
led by Miss Florence Harrington. sub
iect GROWING as Christ Grew"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-25

City Sealer EIler says coal pur-
chasers are being cheated out from
100 to 500 pounds of coal on every
ton purchased from certain dealers.
Plans suits.
Burglars got $500 worth of jewelry
and silver plate from three flats at
1926 Fargo av.
porbably fatally hurt by auto truck
owned by Stranach & Blaha. Emil
EwaId, driver, held by police.
Tony VigmoIo, 419 N. Peoria, sui
eide. Gun. Broke.
Edw. G. Woods, counsel for Robb
Roy Ricketts,, says his client is sane,
but sick.
Vim. Mason, contractor, filed $780,
600 SANDER suit against E. F. Rem
hacker, 10 8. La Sale.
Skull dug up by plumbers at work
at 1139 wells. Police investigating.
Chicago Medical society asked
county board to appropriate $75O,OOO
for new pathological and research
laboratory at County hospital.
Jack Hall, driver Krug Coal Co.,
who said he delivered shortweight
coal on instruction of boss, now de-
clares that statement false, accord
ing to counsel for company.
Two negro hoIdup men beat Sam
ueI Siegler, 105 w. 45th, into insen-
sibility.
Harry Jones, negro, killed by coal
car.
Elsa HummeII, who figured in Al
bert Braun Mann act case, says she
will become nurse.
Sheriff Traeger raided II saloons
- in Argo and Summit. After gambling
evidence. Found none.
Burglars raided homes of Geo.
Mclaughlin and his mother, Mrs. w.
F. Mclaughlin, in Lake Forest.
MRS. L. Richie, 405 S. Carpenter,
fen on icy sidewalk. Arm broken.
Edw. Furman, son of n. II. Fur
man in1nOTter 326 w. Madison,