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RIGHTS TO BE EXPLAINED.

Rights and privileges of soldiers un-
der the war insurance act will be ex-
planned to representatives of each can
torment camp and Regular Army divi-
sion at three-day conference called
to begin here October 16.
A commissioned officer. q non -com
missioned officer and private will
compose each delegation. In the alb
sence of Secretary McAdoo Assistani
Secretary Rowe of the Treasury. w. c
Delaney. director of the war risk in
surance bureau, and Judge Julian Macl.
will explain the law.
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Effect Of Licenses.
FUEL OIL PROBLEM is
TOPIC OF A CONFERENCE

The problem of supplying the
American and allied navies with fuel
oil was taken up at a conference TODAY
between navy and shipping board Of
tficials and representatives of the
British government.
A plan probably will be worked out
by which oil tankers owned by the
allied nations will be pooled and the
number supplying naval vessels In
by a considerable number.
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URGES RECLAMATION CAMPS.
Senator Pomerene Will Reintroduce
His Bill at Next Session.

Senator Pomerene has announced that
he wei reintroduce and press for pas
sage at the December session of Con-
gress his bill to establish camps at
which men rejected for the. National
fects could be treated and reclaimed
for service
The senator made his announcement
following a talk with President Wilson
at the White House.
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GRIM WORK OF BOMBING
GERMAN TOWNS TO START

!, LONDON, October 10-Sir Auckland
Geddes, minister of national service. in
a speech delivered at Nottingham. pre-
dicted that grim work of bombing GeR-
man towns and villages would be in full
swing before many moons have
elapsed" He said he wished 1t had been
possible to avoid inflicting that last
punishment on women and innocent
children in Germany. but that the brutal
spirit ruling Germany made It inevitable,
This decision had been reached. the
speaker added, reluctantly and not in
any spirit of vengeance, but in pursu
ance of the memorable law which life
lays on every man: Thou shalt protect
thy women and children or perish"
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For Two-Year Military Course,

Authority to maintain a two-year-
compulsory course of military train
ing has been issued by the War De-
partment to the Maryland State Col
lege of Agriculture at College Park:
the College of ST. Thomas at st. Paul,
Mimi; Brown University, Providence.
r. l., and the Pennsylvania State Col
leee State College. Pa.
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Heavy Losses inflicted.

Heavy casualties were inflicted on the
Germans by the preliminary lombard
ment during the fighting. At an early
hour the French reported the capture
of several hundreS prisoners and also
that their own losses were light. The
northern flank of the British attack
had to cross the Broenbeek river and
mush mud and water was encountered.
The troops. however. negotiated the
crossing without much delay. The re-
gton was studded with concrete re-
doubts and the embankment of the
fpres-Staden railway furnished good
cover from which the Germans could
work their machine guns 10 .advan-
tage. The other redoubts have little
trouble. but several near the railway
northwest of Poelcappelle put up siren
uous resistance. There was heavy
lighting at koikut, north of LANCE
marck, where there was nest of re-
douots- For the most part the Ger
mans IN this region surrendered with
out making strong resistance
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Leak Might Be Possible.

Other experts said that it would hard
ly be possible to make ready for an
engagement of such character with
out preparations, which would be OBJ
vious to Observers. and it was consid-
cred possible that news of such prep
arations might have leaked out. The ad-
vantage to be gained by such an en-
gagement, it was said, would be in the
release of German vessels to act as
raiders. and IL they could be so re-
leased their capacity for mischief would
be considerable. s!S---
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dent Machado Of Portugal and other
Portuguese officials who are on their
way to visit the Portuguese army in
France were met at the railway sta
ton at San Sebastian by King Alfonso
They had lunch with the king at Mira
mar Palace before continuing their
journey.
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Jeremiah 0'Leary Denies
knowledge of SABOTAGE
in Munitions Factorie,

NEW YORK, October 10-Jereiniah
O'Leary, president of the American
Truth Society, denied here today that
he had ever had anything to do with
pro-German sabotage in munitions
pants in this country or knew anything
about 1t, as indicated in dispatches from
the German foreign Office to former
German Ambassador Won Bernstorff
given out by Secretary of State Lam
sing.
inc, is complete surprise to me" he
declared The only thing | can saw
about II is that it is a matter about
which | could possibly know nothing. .
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down with the heaviest losses, it is de-
clared.
The gains of territory by the entente
forces in the latest battle in Flanders
have been limited to the stretch of terri
tory between Draeibank and Poelcappelle,
says the official communication issued by
the war office last night. The entente at
tacks everywhere were repuised, says the
communication
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May Want to Aid U-Boats.

A possible factor in the determination
ito take the risk of an engagement at
this time was surmised to be the prep
Iarations of the United States for in
creased shipping, and the inability to
cope with the new ships by use of sub
marines.
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All Hostile Attacks
Have Broken Down,
Says German Report
NJ the Associated Press.

BERLIN. via London. October 10.-The
German battle lines on the Flanders front
from Poelcappelle to the south of Ghelu-
welt are held firmly by their defenders.
says today's army headquarters report.
Of approximately EIGHT miles all broke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-10

Jacob Epstein, prominent among the
younger school of sculptors in England,
has Joined the new Jewish regiment of
the British army as a private. He ex-
poets to serve with his regiment in Pal
estine.
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Germans Caught Unawares.

A. in the battle last Thursday. large
body of Germans was caught unaWares
and virtually wiped out. An entire
German division was brought up during
the night to relieve the division in the
line between Poelcappelle and the Hout-
hoist forest. The men were transport
ed in motor lorries from Roulers and
arrived at the advanced positions about
) o'clock in the morning. They were
ignorant OF the nature of the country
and when caught in the attack some
two hours later they were bewildered
and put UP little resistance.
The attack was launched as dawn was
breaking. The French army on the left
flank OF the British was facing prob
ably the worst section along the line.
as the ground over which it had to
advance was interlaced with little
streams and the rain had turned the
ground into a bog.
. Tho French pushed forward rapidly.
however, reducing numerous German
pillboxes and redoubts, and had &C
complished all they had set out to do by
10 o'clock This meant that they were
some 500 yards beyond Mangelaere. and
almost at the edge of the Houtholst
forest
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Nothing to Do With Sabotage

what Zimmerman might say to his
military representative l could not in
any way control, but / am the con-
troller of my own conduct and as such
l can positively say that | have had
nothing to do with sabotage nor have
L ever been approached by any German
agent on that subject
1t Is an outrage for the State De-
partment 10 publish documents reflect
ing on American citizens without any
proof that they have been connected
with the subject matter l have been
active IN lighting the Briti-h propa-
ganda with my voice. pen ana energies
because | have been convinced that
reason Is far more effective weapon
than dynamite.
My work has been out in the open
| have been connected with no secret
intrigues. Every newspaper in the
country is familiar with my work, and
Mr.. Lansing knows this as well as they
do"
Capt. Boehm Interned.
Capt. Hans Boehm, referred to in the
German foreign office kilograms made
public by the State Department, was
reported in cable dispatches from Lon
don January 80 last as having been
taken off the Dutch steamer ZeeIandia
at Falmouth, bound from Spain for
Holland.
1t was stated that Boehm who was
travelling under an American pass
port issued in the name of jerks
lie Roy Thrasher of Quitman. Brooks
county, Ga, at first stoutly main
tanned that Thrasher was his name.
Later. however, when confronted by an
admiralty Intelligence officer who ad-
dressed him as Capt. Boehm," he ad-
mitted his identity.
According to the story he told British
officers, Boehm. after service in the
German army. went to the United
states, where he was employed in the
German secret service, The nassport
upon which he was travelling was de-
clared to have been obtained through
Boehm assuming the name of a we'll
known resident Of the Georgia town,
who came to New York a number of
years ago to engage in the theatrical
business.
Boehm. after his arrest, was placed
in an internment camp,
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MCHAELLS CITES
BLOCKS TO PEACE

BY the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. October 1O.--The
German chancellor, DIR. GeOrg
Michnelis. in speaking Of peace,
said. according to advices reach
ing here today. that as long ms
Germany's enemies demanded any
German soil, ms long ms they tried
to drive n wedge between the
German people and their em-
peror. peace was impossible.
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over such ground, much less fight over
il, is the amazing thing. This very
fact undoubtedly contributed to the
days triumph. for German prisoners
say nobody on their side had thought
the allies would advance under such
conditions. The appearance OF the
mud covered allied troops coming out
of the marshes before the German lines
apparently unnerved the enemy. They
surrendered In large numbers In many
places or ran away as fast as they
could
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Couldn't Kill His Foe.

1t was from this section that a wound
ed British soldier came back to a clear
ing station leading a youthful German
prisoner. The young German had shot
the Tommy through the arm as the
latter advanced. The German was
about to follow this up with a bayonet
thrust. but Tommy pushed the steel
aside and made his antagonist prison
er. He was SO young. l couldn't kill
him" was the Tommy's explanation.
On the ridge north of Broodseinde the
British pushed forward over the ruins
Of the hamlets of Keerslaarhoek and
Nieuwemolen without much difficulty.
A separate attack made by the Brit
fsh south of the main offensive line
on narrow front embracing Reutel
and Polderhoek-was reported to be
successful No deep advance was at
tempted here, the operation being main
ly to improve the positions reached
Thursday.
On the whole the Germans made a
weak resistance Their infantry ap-
peared demoraliZed in many sections
and their artillery fire was weak and
cratic. No estimate of the total Ger
man losses is possible. but they are be-
lieved to have been exceedingly heavy.
The British and French losses are re-
ported to have been light. 1t is esti-
mated at conservative calculation
that in the attack last Thursday the
German losses aggregated 10000
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Rulers Lunch Together in Madrid
MADRID. Tuesday. October s.-Presi.
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Fight in Poelcappelle.

Some of the hottest work of the day
occurred in the town of Poelcappelle.
In last Thursdays drive the British
mad established themselves in the west
ern half of the village and vigorous
nghung had continued there ever since.
At dawn hand-to-hand fighting amid
the. ruins began in earnest and the Ger
mans We're gradually pushed back to
the eastern outskirts of the town,
where they took up a position in a big
brewery This place was well forth
n and every window furnished an
opening for machine gun. The battle
continued several hours. but early in
the afternoon it was announced that the
Germans had been forced to evacuate
the brewery and withdraw still farther.
In the region of Poelcappelle the for
ward line was held thinly by the Ger
mans and except for the fighting in
the town itself the British had COM
paratively little difficulty in breaking
through.
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Many Redoubts Taken.

S The advance on the Passchendaele
ridge involved the capture of many re-
doubt positions. a small party of Brit
lsh troops who Joined in the attack
IN this section had marched eleven
hours through the deep mud and water
before they reached their assembly lines.
During their journey they fell into shell
holes full of water and often had to
pause to pull one another out of the
DOGGY ground Half an hour after their
arrs..sl they went over the top and
fouknt gallantiy. The story Of the
lighting in this section is much the
sans as elsewhere. the Germans ap-
parently being demoralized and Offering
little resistance.
One temporarily disappearing feature
was encountered as the troops neared
the netghborhood of the town of Pass
chendaele. The British shellfire had not
DESTROYED all the trees there and the
Germans had mounted machine guns in
them. From these nests the enemy was
able to worry the advancing troops, but
ultimately the gunners were cleared
out.
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$3.50 Lace Curtains, in the IA
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BOAT IS TOO TALL.
Maryland Owner Wants Bridge Re
moved So He Can Pass.

Over on the eastern shore of Mary.
land. in a Somerset county creek, {
resident built boat for general serv.
ice along the eastern shore. but he die
not figure in building it that 1t woul6
have to pass under a bridge or two
in order to get out of the creek
When the time came for it to star
on its maiden voyage. 1t was founo
that a bridge over Back creek. a
Westover. was not high enough for
1t to pass under. and there was nc
draw in the bridge. The county au-
thorities had built the bridge about
twenty years ago. not once thinking
that boat would some day be built
above 1t and would demand the right
TO reach deep water. The authorize
have refused to move the bridge and
an appeal has been made by the boat
owner to the War Department
representative OF the War Depart-
ment was sent to investigate the mat
ter. and whether the applicant fo-
channel through the bridge will be
acknowledged as having T iparia
rights is to be passed upon by the
Secretary of War.
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VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.

WINCHESTER. Va. October 18th,
Rouss hook and ladder company has
been consolidated and made a part OF
the Charles Rouss fire company. A
new hook and ladder truck. costing
bout $4,000. Will be purchased from
the proceeds of the sale OF the aban-
doned property.
The first snow of the season fell a
lay or two ago in the mountainous
sections OF Virginia and West Vir-
yinia. and in the vicinity Of Staun-
on there were frequent furries and
killing frost.
A big deal in fruit lands was closed
yesterday by Representative George
4. Bowers and his son. stephen Bow
,rs; Wilbur H. Thomas and E. c. Hem
haw. who bought from Harrison &
ord 242 acres. known as the Federal
III orchard. near Tablers Berkeley
,ounty. W. Va. for 100000. The orchard
'ontains $1,000 apple trees, seven years
Id. The price was in the neighbor-
hood of $207 per acre.
Mrs. NJ. L. Hotel of Lebanon Church.
;henandoah county. has appealed to
he authorities to locate her husband.
no. she says, started for the orchards
( the Winchester section September %
pick apples. and who has not been
card from sisce.
Announcement has been made of the
carriage of Prof. John Reed Hutche-
on, formerly principal OF the Agr1col-
ural High school at Middletown, and
Iiss Eleanor PARROT. daughter Of Prof.
nd Mrs. John Robert Parrott of the
'irginia Polytechnic Institute, which
ook place October 6 at the home Of
he brides parents at Blacksburg
'rof. Hutcheson is now assistant di-,
.ector Of extension work in Virginia.
Col Robert NJ. washington, promi-
7ent retired farmer of Hampshire
county, W. Va, has filed a remarkable
petition in bankruptcy. stating that his
liabilities are $4,000 and that his total
assets are but $45. His creditors will
Evening star., 1917-10-14

get nothing. He was at one time the
wealthiest man in his section and
owned a large estate.
The annual convention of the Won.
ans Auxiliary OF the Presbyterian
Synod of Virginia was held this week
at Shepherdstown ". Va. Representa-
tives were present from all the pres
byteries Of the synod. embracing por-
land and the District of Columbia. Of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year.
Dr. J. II. Garlick. seventy-flve years
old. for many years head of the female
department of the Western State Hos
pital at Staunton.. died this week. after
several months of Ill health. He was
a Confederate veteran and was native
of New Kent county. His remains
were taken to Richmond for burial in
Hollywood cemetery.
As a result of special grand jury
being summoned to consider several
cases this week, Gold Parson was in
dicted for feloniously assaulting Isaac
Whitacre. an aged resident Of Fred
erick county. along a lonsely mountain
road " hile his companion. Henry hire
ly. was exonerated on the testimony OF
Whitacre. Both men were indicted last
week, but 1t was discovered by Shire
ly's attorney that second cousin Of
Whitacre was a grand juror. resulting
In the jury being dismissed. a new
panel called and the case reopened.
Among the cases certified for mill
tary service few days ago by the dis
trict board was that of Charles Alex
ander, who had been exempted tempo
rarily by the local boa d on the ground
OF dependents. AT the time he was
called up his wife was ill, and she has
since died. His only child also died
recently, whereupon he was certified
for service.
Joseph w. Bowles. manager of the
Bowles estate. in Frederick county, and
Miss Meta Bell Grim. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs William E. Grim of Winches-
ter. were married on Wednesday in
Baltimore by Rev. W. T. Way.
Evening star., 1917-10-14
TOBACCO CROP SELLS HIGH.
Virginia Producers Get Enormous
Prices and Weed Is Plentiful.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RICHMOND, Va. October 13.-The to
bacco belt of Virginia is rolling ir
wealth. Tobacco is selling at unheard
OF prices. and the markets are being
flooded with the crop OF this year
Grades Of the weed that Ave years ago
brought from to s cents a pound are
now selling for 10 to 80 cents Tho to-
bacco growers are becoming rich. The
crop this year is much better than wa
exne"fed and Is larger. Danville is sell
ing more than million pounds a week
South Boston, in Halifax county, Is an
"fhe- town that is paying to the farm
ers money in immense sums. 1t is In the
center OF great tobacco section, but o.
d1herent type of tobacco from that at
DanViile Lynchburg is also paying out
money to the farmers. where tobacco Is
rolling In and making such a business
rush that the merchants have dtfficulty
in keeping their stocks of goods up to
the usual levels.
Evening star., 1917-10-14
Maryland and the Virginias

Pulaski va-The little son of J. N.
Harman. jr.. Of welch, W. Va, was at
tackled recently by a vicious rat. He
was bitten fifteen times on ono arm and
finger was badly lacerated by the
Richmond. va-Rev. H B. Jordan,
pastor Of the Stockton Street Baptist
Church. has accepted a call to take
charge OF the pulpit of the Franklin
Street Baptist Church, at Lynchburg.
and will leave tho Stockton Street
Church in time to take up his new
duties on October H.
Winchester. va-Sender Feinberg,
who has been collecting here for Jewish
relief work. has mailed a check for
Of the Baltimore branch of the Ameri-
can Jewish relief commission.
Richmond. va-Judse J. B. T. Thorn
ton. sitting In tho circuit court of Fair
fax county. recently decided that the
courts of Virginia had Jurisdiction in
cases where the law against the i'm
portation Of liquor was violated. hold
dry law superseded and nullined that
state law was not well founded.
ch.rlette.ville. v.-capt. Armistead
the Ds; 's't os W xho
recently been appointed aid to Mai.
Gen. Cronkhite. commander Of Camp
Lee. may soon be in France. according
to letter received by friends In the
university.
HarrisonburE, va-The jury in cir
cult court here upheld the will of W
nR =
his 100000 estate will go to the Rock
ingham Memorial Hospital. Montgom-
cry Marshall. who was left only small
allowance, contested the will.
winchester, va-wtnchester people
in organising a Red Cross chapter
contributed upward Of $4,000.
Home Guards were organized here sew
eral days ago. The following officers
were elected: Captain. T. Dallas Cog
hill: first lieutenant, H. T. Louthan;
second lieutenant. A. r. Turner: first
sergeant, B. P. holland; second sergeant.
Q. W. southworth: third sergeant. John
W. Allport. and fourth sergeant. Robert
Covington. The company will be mount
ed and uniformed
house of the Enon Baptist Church at
Hollins was dedicated Sunday. 1t was
erected at a cost of S10.2oo.
Newport News, va-Rev. DR.. Anson
Phelps Stokes. secretary of Yale Uni
versity, has been elected principal Of
Hampton Normal Institute, to succeed
the late DR.. H. B. Frissell.
Roanoke. ya.-The Grand Lodge Of
Virginia. Knights of Pythias. in forty
ninth annual session here, during the
week elected DR.. J. w. Whitten of
Tazewell grand chancellor TO succeed
Grand Chancellor c. u. Fox OF Roanoke.
He was installed by Supreme Chancellor
Tohn J. Brown of Illinois. The Grand
Lodge authorized the investment of
$4,000 in liberty loan bonds.
BeFryvtlle. Va.-A meeting OF all
Clarke farmers has been called at the
courthouse at Berryville for Saturday,
october 20, for the purpose of planning
he organization of farmers club, the
object Of which is to promote and pro-
-ect the agricultural interests of the
county.
NartfnsburK, w. ya-The second an
,ual Berkeley county boys and girls
agricultural exhibit has been scheduled
% take place here October 26 and 81.
Strasburg, ya.-Goldsborough Hehin,
4 Southern railway brakeman. recently
.ad his right foot and limb crushed
While at work on a ''pusher" In the
1anassas yard.
Evening star., 1917-10-14

theater public of America. Thougf
born in England, she received hei
stage training In Australia and ha
been featured in numerous Londo.
successes. She came to America on TIL.
last trip OF the Inflated Lusitania.
Four soldiers. wounded in France
and going under the stage name Of the
Schrapnel Dodgers. are appearing or
the vaudeville stage in New York
Nine. Yorska and Fred Burt will b.
in the company to produce Louis An
spacher's comedy. Madame Cecile."
Violet Hemming, one of the three
principals in Under Pressure" VIII
was for two seasons in the Columbi,
Stock Company and who began he,
career when twelve years old as Wend,
in Peter Pam was the original Re
becca of Sunnybrook Farm.
Evening star., 1917-10-14

A program OF feature films will be
shown all this week at the Howard
Theater, which will include ION Trial
and the Thos. A. Ince production, THE
Wrath of the Gods" featuring the
Japanese film star. sessue Hayakama.
An extra matinee will be given Satur-
dow