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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
Effects May Be Helpful.

The Den declares the Maximaiist as
prations recently displayed in the fleet
undoubtedly contributed to the German
success. Only the Izvestia. organ of the
council of soldiers and workmens dele
gates. looks on the disaster as bless
ing in some respects. saying the news
Of the German landing came at time
when Russia, learning OF the troubles OF
the German navy. was beginning to enter
tain dangerous and unfounded Illusions
regarding the ina aginary disorganization
of the enemy.
The landing of the Germans has in
creased the exodus from Petrograd.
which has been noticeable since the fail
of Riga. Since Saturday the ticket OF
fees have been besieged, many persons
Offering large premiums for tickets.
The situation is aggravated by rumors.
which were branded officially as un-
founded. that passenger trafflc VIII be-
stopped shortly in view or the expected
evacuation OF government institutions.
1t is stated in government circles that
no extensive evacuation is looked for.
as no immediate danger threatens tho
capital.
tsnt IT is pointd out and the roads are
irnpassable 1t is not believed land
ing in Finland Will be attempted, owing
to the scarcity of supplies there and to
the fact that provisioning would be
rendered difficult with winter ap-
preaching. by the freezing of the sea.
Fleet Responds TO appeal.
The central committee of the feet
has addressed to the sailors an appeal
which has caused cessation Of tho
meetings at Helsingfors. The semi
official news agency says the first naval
enEagements in the oesel waters have
shown that an appeal to the crews OF
the fleet may be counted on with GER
tainty. Possession of the Gulf of Riga
by the Germans appears to military
writers to he a most serious menace
and TO give considerable advantage to
the enemy. who Will be able to make
secure his communications with Riga
by sea.
issued last evening
says:
THE Russian losses in the two days
bombardment of the ISLANDS OIL oesei
and Dago were trifling. Our crews
gave proof of their courage, initiative
and self-denial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15

sworn Net Circulation. Month of september.
1917. Daily Average. $3.50; sunday, es,ss2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
Member Of the Associated Press

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to 1t not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights of publication Of special
dispatches herein also reserved.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
Philippine Congress
On LIS Own Authority

MANILA. y. T.. Jan. 2.-The work 81
the first Philippine Congress j. largely
concerning itself with reorganization of
the government along more independent
lines. Heretofore All legislative measures
in thf Philippines have begun with the
worf by authority Of the congress 81 the
l::t ! N~tates. he it enacted Ny the Philip
r. stature One Of the first meas
raSsed by the new insular congress
Y change 10 read "The senate and
a of representatives in congress as
tf~hed DEGREES" meaning Of course that
~" Y no congress j. now acting on its
hority."
4 hill for the organization If six execu-
I've departments has passed both houses
ot congress. The departments are those
OF public instruction. interior finance. ire-
tice, agricultural and natural resources.
and and communications. The
department ~ public instruction l. 10 be
headed by an appointee by the president Of
The United States who will be vice-govern-
Or Of the Philippines, and the insular con
ere~s will have no voice in hi- naming. hut
the other departments NAV be headed by To-
cal apopintees who wiz probably be select
ed from the Filipino congress. The bill
provides that the bureau Of civil service
shall be under the direct control Of the gov
crnor-general. q measure designed to keep
the bureau from the contamination Of pol
iticS.
The new department heads will comprise
The cabinet Of the governor general and
he responsible TO him. hut their presence
may be required BY either, house az con-
ereSS which. in this a hopes 20 keep
final control OF their actions in its own
hands.
The congress j. e~ndeavoring 10 avoid
''%filibuster~'' and the senate has adopted
a rule that no member may use more han
three hours in speaking m a measure aft
er two senators of the minority have spok-
n. and a vote Of tho majority may close
ha debate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
Process Saves Sugar
From Final Molasses


HONOLULU, I. H.. Jan. IA new pro-
cess fer the manufacture Of sugar from
.'final molasses" which was announced at
the annual meeting Of the Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association this month may, ii
: estimated. result i'll a saving of not less
than $500, 900 a year TO the sugar men
Of the Hawaiian islands, and effect even
sreater saving in Cuba and other cane
growing countries.
The process was announced BY J. N. s.
Williams, Of the island of Maui. who II the
He has not patented his pro-
cess and its use is, therefore, open 10 all
sngar-growerS. The planters association
went on record As recognizing Mr.. Will
liams' discovery as the biggest achievement
Of the year in the sugar industry.
The process takes from the so-called
'.final molasses' approximately one-half
of the eight per cent Of sugar that has
hitherto been considered n total loss. No
process had been known by which this
sugar cauIdb e crystalized and recovered.
cred.
In Mr.. Williams process the %"first" mo-
lasses il boiled as usual, but instead Of
ceasing to boil ii ~ the usual stage, the
boiling i continued ZIP % the point of prac-
teal exclusion of all water. The resulting
product. while still hot. il run into contain
ers, where il i allowed to cool and solid
for about a week, becoming as hard as
rock. This material, whIh contains the
crystalized sugar. i broken up, passed
through a crushing pocess, mixed with
water until II becomes once more Il mo-
Ia sses- like texture, and finally run through
n specially constructed centrifugal. This
about 2000 revolutions per minute,
louble the usual number. and II sue
cessfnAy extracts the sugar that formerly
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
.N|CESUM CLEARED
BY CHRITY MOVIE
EARNINGS OF PICTURE SHOW At
QUEEN THEATRE YESTERDAY
AMOUNT TO SLAB, CLEAR.

Miss liortense Nixon. manager of the
Queen theatre yesterday. in behalf OF the
Charity Home, today announced that
the total proceeds taken in at the thea
ire during the day amounted to $l43 clear
OF all expenses.
This liberal gift comes as an offering TO
the Charity Home from Andrew A. Pappas,
proprietor Of the theatre, who so generous
lly donated the entire proceeds of the day
10 the Charity Home. This. Is an APP
preciable addition to the amounts received
by the Home this season and the
managers of the institution are most
grateful, they declare. To Mr.. Pappas. Miss
Hortense Nixon was in charge of the thea
tire for the entire day. She was assisted in
the afternoon by Misses Francesca and Ma
ria Fernandez and Miss Una Young and in
the evening by Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. w. T..
McDavitt, Mrs. Ellis Clancy, Miss Anna
Kelly, Miss Anita kowalski, Miss Lucille
Champion and Mr.. Jennings Cation. Music
was furnished in the evening from Z TO 10
O'Clock by the first provisional cavalry or
chestra. The entire event was a great sue
cess. The house was packed almost con-
stantly throughout the afternoon and
evening.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
VIEW PARK
IN NEW ADDITION
ANNOUNCE OPENING OF PICTURES
QUE SECTION I'M WEST BROWNS
VILE FOR H0MESITES.

Close on the heels Of the arrival of the
residential addition To Brownsville. The
new addition has been chriStened Lake
View Park. Ii comprises that picturesque
ard thickly wooded property fronting on
tie West Brownsville lake. Il property that
has attracted much attention recently
West Brownsville homes.
The company has recently spent a large
amount Of money. it j. announced, in open
inc and grading streets, identifying the
lake. building approaches to the addition
aud otherwise getting it in readiness for
immediate building. The lake. it is an
nounced. will be filled and kept ful. of wat
er. All lots front on this pretty lake. all
have a frontage of 100 feet. each, and a
depth of 240 feet. making ideal sites for
comfortable. suburban homes with facili-
ties for gardens and chicken yards.
John j. Harden Of the company selling
the addition has announced that water.
light and telephone connections will be
available TO all residents of the addition
from the start. Water mains, he %announc-
ed, will be laid at once.
Lake View Park is located Just across
the Country club road from West Browns
vile addition where are built some of the
finest homes in the city. The natural
growth of evergreen ebony trees afford
splendid shade and enrich the beauty of
the park. Coming at the opening Of the
new year, the placing of this new addition
the market, it il expected, will mark .
healthful revival of home building in the
city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
BODY is SHIPPED
TO NEW YORK
IaRS. CLIFFORD AND w. C. SHAW &C
COMPANY REMAINS OF LATE
SUGAR COMPANY PRESIDENT.

Accompanied by Mrs. Stanley T.. Clifford.
widow. and w. q. Shaw. the latter the
manager of the Borderland Sugar com
lany'S mill at San Benito. the body OF
stanley p. Clifford. the late president Of
the company, left for New York city on the
4 :05 o'clock train this afternoon. Inter-
Inent will take place in Ook lawn GENE
Mr.. Clifford died M the base mill
hospital II Brownsville Sunday night.
y here he had been taken after il was found
he suffered from appendicitis. Mrs
Clifford came to Brownsville upon learning
OF the serious nature Of her husbands Ill
ness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
HOYT Is CHARGED.
FORGING CHECKS.
EMPLOYE or SUGAR MILL UNDER
ARREST AND COMPLAINT FILED
BY COUNTY ATTORNEY.

Charges of forging and attempting to
pas~ q forged instrument are contained
III 2 complaint filed in the county court this
morning by County Attorney A. VI. Kent
against >. W. Hoyr, IN employee 1T a sugar
mill near Brownsville. Three checks of $40
zach showing the signatures of W. b.. and
w. ID Stephenson. the signatures allcgcG
90 have been forged, were placed in At
tornev kent'S hands rs evidence. Mr..
Stephenson i manager Of the mill. The
alleged forgery was discovered when an'at-
tempt was made Yesterday afternoon To-
cash the checks at a bank in this city.
iloyt was placed under arrest by Deputy
Sheriff IL. T.. Barnes last night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
MRS. VIC. BAILEY
DIES AT CORPUS
WIFE OF WHOLESALE FIRM Sue
CUMBS TO Attack OF pneumonia
AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS.

News was received today by ii. b. Me-
Donald, district manager Of the Bailey
Hale company at Brownsville, that Mrs.
" q. Bailey, wife of the president Of the
company, died at Corpus Christi last night
at lO45 o'clock, following an attack Of
pneumonia. Mrs. Bailey was very promi-
nent in Corpus Christi, being an active
member of many social clubs Of that city.
and j. also well known IN Brownsville, and
the news comes a. q deep sorrow to her
many friends. Mrs. Bailey is survived by
her husband, w. q. Bailey OF Corpus
Christi. and her mother, who resides in
Fort Worth. The body will be shipped 20
Fort Worth tomorrow for interment at
lakewood cemetery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
RSONALS


Martin DeLeon OF Tampico, Mex, j.
registered in Brownsville today.
IL. L. Browns OF Chicago is a business
visitor IN Brownsville for this week.
Is. A. Greathonse of San Antonio il q
business visitor in Brownsville today.
l.. Il. Garrison Of Houston arrived on the
night tram last night and will be in the
city for the remainder of this week.
j. Il. Rogers of San Antonio, j. regis
tered IN the city on business.
h. H.. Beale of Oklahoma City j. n bus
mess visitor in Brownsville for this week.
Lewis =. Clarke of New Orleans il regis
tered in Brownsville today.
II. &. Wi>eman Of San Antonio arrived
on the night train and will be in Browns
lille this week ON business.
ID. W. Meadows of Oklahoma CITY il \
business visitor in Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
Auto and Marriage Licenses-Auto.

bile and marriage licenses kept q close pace
in Cameron county during the past year,
with slightly less than one automobile Ii
eense and slightly less than one marriage
issued daily ont of the Office of County
Clerk Joe Webb. His records show that
4 total Of 352 marriage licenses and a tot
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02

resumption of the public schools of the
county today the active phase of the tru-
ant officers work was begun. At the of
flee Of County School Superintendent Cal
loway il was tated that n large attend
ance al all rural schools was anticipated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02

ArmaGiIIo Mill Annex - The Armadillo
Flour mills have added to their building
an extensive annex in which they intend
ID install 4 large size, new type crude oil
engine. In the annex viii be also located
the engine room. repair shops and office.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
GET READY NOW

For next Christmas by Joining our Xmas
Savings Club now. Do II before the New Year
and start right. No charge and no expense,
bat we pay interest on your savings &c, SC
or a dime will start. Do it now.
BROWNSVILLE BANK & TRUST CO.
1o-oS-tf\
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
REMEMBER

We receive the very best select oysters
and fish daily. The best eggs obtainablc
to our customers at practically cost. Our
place j. s%arictly sanitary. Phone G5l and
we will have your order ready when YOU
call. Rio Grande Fish 4 Produce Co. City
Market Bldg. (tf)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
G};YAsus


in Brownsville resumed this morning after
Christmas holidays. AT the high school
and nj the grammar and ward schools, full
attendances were reported.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02

Manager Wilbert Robinson Of the
Brooklyn champions intimates that be has
plans in mind to give Fred Mcrilr = tra-
out at the short field position ext Sp-lng
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02

= Rio Grande Lodge No. 81, A.
Is r. & A. NJ. stated meeting this
~ evening nj I 80 o'clock, work in
VGn one or two degrees.
M a. Wayne Wood, w. VI.
j.. j. Cooke, Secretary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02

Electrical, bicycle, automobile. typewriter.
flashlights. telephone and telegraph supplies
and repairs. We repair anything. Rio Grande
Electric Co. a. Cf)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02

f.. NJ. Robertson Of San Antonio arrived
on the noon train today and will be III the
city for the remainder of the week attend
ING To business.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02

WHEN YOU CAN'T GET 1T ELSE
WHERE, come to Us. Wen have it. Ric
Grande Electric Go. t9-I-tfl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02

AFTER THE SHOW visit our fountain.
Best ice cream on the market. City Confec-
tionery. between D%reamland and uittnan thea
tres. ltfl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
PLUMBING WORK GUARANTEED

know my business and de- the best work NJ
reasonable prices. Figure with me. !. l..
Cara, 3Oi Adams St, Phone 49S. LIZ
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02
JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS CLUB

Now and get ready sor aext Xmas. NJ
charge and interest paid in your savings. Clul
is open now. Ask those who joined last year
BROWNSVILLE BANK & TRUST CO
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-02

Martin DeLeon OF Tampico, Mex, !,
registered in Brownsville today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-13
IGNORANT OF REPLY.
1T was suggested. ;insthe Gazettt;

Twas suggested ;insthe Gazette
Yesterday that the full reply Of the
entente allies ito iGern1any's Differ
to consider peace terms might not
obtain general circulation in the
Fatherl and. 1t looks as If that ao-
servation was correct.
A dispatch from Berlin, dated
yesterday says that while 1T IS un-
derstood that the. entente powers
reply to President Wilson has gone
no hint of its contents has reached
this capital nor any particulars De-
vond the statement that If is to DE
accompanied by a separate belglai
memorial. The latter fact causes
wide establishment in Berlin, partl'
cularly at this moment when the Ell
tente's coercion of Greece is taxing
on its final phase. :. !.
\ dispatch from Geneva says hlgr
officers of state in the German gov
ornment learned yesterday from a
neutral source the contents OF the
allies reply to President wilson's
note.
II is not known when the German
government will allow the text OF
the note to be made pubic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-13

had registered as sc. v. Van Brunt,
of Chicago but local sporting
writer told the police he knew the
man who occupied the room in which
the girl was found and that ne had
told him he was going under the
name of ivan Brunt" here because
of "girl scrape" he was in Kansas
City. The sport writer said Van
Brunt" talked to Joe Tinker. OF
Chicago, new owner of the Column
! bus baseball club, when the lattef
was here Wednesday about getting
a job.
He is said to have a divorced wife
in Huntington, Ind. He left the
hotel without paying his bill and
took the key to the room with him.
A juvenile court probation Off
Ger who knew Mona Simon said she
came from good family in Grafton,
w. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-13
STILL LOOKS TO GOD.

n his last proclamation to the
German people the Kaiser says:
Burning indignation and holy wrath
will redouble the strength Of every
German. God. who planted the
sn;r;t of freedom in German hearts,
will give US the full victory
Maria Theresa of Austria is SAID
to have spent much Of her time IN
Ct stephen's Church, Vienna, en-
gagged in prayer for the success OF
any movement launched in the IN
terests of her nation whether Just or
unjust Her apologists tell us that
when Prince kaunitZ, her prime MN
lister. became one Of the ploteers
for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF Poland
that the empress murmured III the
contemplated outrage. ing WHY
prince, however. finally secured her
consent to allow Austria to become
one OF the royal robbers with prus-
STA and Russia She wept much, 1t
IS said. while placing her signature
to the document The shade OF the
valiant John Sobeiski. OF !M-fated
Poland. who saved Vienna from the
cruel Turks, was lowering around
at the time. A cartocniSt suisse
quently pictured the empress with a
pen in her right hand and Il handker-
chief in her left with which she was
wiping tears from her eyes. The
widowed empress scothedi her con-
science by again attending church.
When the electer. of Bavaria died.
Austria's. sItfstsssfor more territory
caused her to invade Bavaria. The
empress used her handkerchief and
pen once more and appealed to high
heaven to sanction the deed Of her
ambitious son and Prince kaunitz.
The Kaiser like Maria Theresa, be-
lieves he reigns by divine right;
hence the powers Of heaven must
necessarily be with him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-13
THE CASE OF HARRY THAW

DIR. Kuhn, Of Kansas City, says
that, medically speaking Harry Thaw
is of the same type rs Jack the
Ripper" cf London, who stabbed wo-
men, and the STRANGER of Paris,
who strangled women after Turing
them to isolated place. ''EIe finds the
same satisfaction IN beating boys
as these men did in killing their VIC
TINS" says the doctor.
& Frederick Gump, jr., 10 year old
4 Kansas City boy. upon whose charges
HAIRY Thaw was indicted, has been
Z reduced from a strong, athletic
4 young man to Il mental and physical
4! wreck because of his terrible en-
I pericnce with Thaw.' according to
enc of the physicians who examined
\ the boy when he returned to Kansas
City after escaping from Thaw's
hands.
Young Grmp's story tells wildly
OF night of terror and suffering
which the boys says ne passed in 4
sound proof room in New York
hotel with Thaw. A mass of long,
deep wells on his back and body
bears cut the statement OF the hrU-
tai fioggiug he received.
Thaw. armed with two whips. one
of which was knotted, dashed him for
more than an hour, the boy said,
while he fought with him. Finally,
wcakand exhausted, the boy says he
fell to the floor and pleaded for
mercy Not until then did Thaw re-
lent. He made the boy, according to
Gump'S story. knee! on the floor and
kiss Thaw's toes. hands, cheeks and
,ss,s, seeing him 70 repeat after him,
ar e2ur slave FOR four years You
az ny master. l will obey your or
@, AZ AZ breakfast Thaw, with The
q.s:ee whips at hand, forced the
@d t,,,kneel by his side while he fed
Aim with his hands. After eacn
mouthfu!l the boy was made to say,
Thank YOU. MASTER - a
Thaw's former wife, who probably.
l'ncws the degenerate better than
any one cisc,a few Gays ago SAID
the n1urdEre" of Stanford White
should rot he allowed to goat large.
After the facts sin connection with
his recent ofenses shall have ba-I
come known, her opinion will be gen
er.aiIy adopted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-13
GIRL is SLAIN in HOTEL
Police of Columbus Seek Man Regis
tered as wan Brunt.'

Police of Columbus Seek Man hee's-
tered as wan Brunt.'
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. ia gifl
murder mystery, the circumstances
surrounding which compare IN many
respects with the case OF Mazie Gol-
bert famous Philadelphia model, is
puzzling the local police.
Mona Simon, 25, said to be mem
Der of prominent family OF Graz
ton, w. Va, is the murder VICTIM
her body having been found in an
elegantly furnished room OF the lead
ING hotel of Columbus shortly after
noon Yesterday, and the police are
looking for a man said to have been
until recently employed In broker
age office in Kansas City as the al
legged murderer Thus far the police
have been unable to learn the motive
for the crime.
A maid opened the door to the
room early yesterday morning but
did not enter when she saw a body
on the floor, explaining later that
she thought the person on the floor
was sleeping there.
When the housekeeper ut the no.
tel investigated she found the girls
body soaked in her own blood, a
cash in her neck and bullet wound
in the, back Of her head. Towels
found in the bath adjoining the
room were marked with blood. midi
eating that the murderer had cleaned
his hands before leaving.
An empty shell from a revolver
was found on the floor. The rooms
Of the hotel are soundproof and
no one, Tot even the occupant of
the adjoining suite, had heard the
shot. and the police have no iniiling
as to the time it happened.
The man who occupied the room
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-13

February 18TH 18th, 1917.
Account this occasion Southern
Railway will have On sale at Wash-
ington, d. c., and principal station
in Virginia. Jan. 3lst. Feb. 3ri..
10th. 18th and 18th, 1917 specia
reduced round trip fare tickets. bear.
ing final return limit Of Fcblu&, :
Goth. 1917, Extension Of fina! Limit
may be had by deposit of tic.se: wiz,
Special Agent, in Atlanta, Ga. am
paying fee of SlO0 at time Of de-
post. Consult Agents for details
or write c. W. Westbury, G.. y
Washington. D. G..
Jan. I2-l9-26. Feb. 20.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-01-13
FOR SALE

CHARITY DANCE-To be given by
the Franklin Club in EIks' Hail.
Wednesday. February !. at SO
D. N. Admission 7Jc a couple. rs