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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
C0Iored Man Is Arrested
by Police of Washington
for Annapolis Authorities

James Davis. alias Thomas. colored.
who told the police his home is in the
open air, today is being questioned by
police officials as a suspect in the An
napolis murder mystery. Davis admits
a penitentiary and insane asylum rec
ord. but has said nothing to suggest
his presence in Annapolis this week.
Finger nail scratches on his forehead
and blood stains on his clothing, police
say. suggest the possibility Of his con-
nection with the murder.
When placed under arrest by Policeman
John A Conrad Of the sixth precinct in
Jackson Hall alley last night for intoxi-
cation and taken to the police station, a
casual search OF his pockets disclosed the
presence of $39. Later. when Policeman
H. X. Wilson identified pair of shoes
taken from the prisoner as having been
stolen from his house two or three weeks
ago, the prisoner was stripped and the
police found s139 tied about his legs.
Questioned at police headquarters the
prisoner said he was in St. Elizabeth Hos
pital for the Insane prior to 1908, and
after his discharge from that institu-
ton he served a term in prison for hold
ing up persons in Patterson's woods He
was released from prison in March last,
he stated. and Thursday he went from
Philadelphia to Baltimore. He said he
came to this city from Baltimore yester-
day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
DIVISION NO. 2.

About twenty men appeared at Di-
vision No. headquarters at the Dun
bar High School at IL o'clock today to
be examined. About half Of them were
men who had been examined in this
division last week and rejected and
were receiving their denominations as
provided in the regulations The re-
Inainder were men living in the city.
but who registered elsewhere and
Were certified here for examination by
the boards in their home districts.
The following claims for exemption
today were rejected by exemption board
No and the men will be certified for
service, according to an announcement
Frank J. Lyons, 933 y street northwest.
IN military service; ruled. lack of def
mite information as TO status of service
designated. Frank Albert Streeks, 1918
sth street northwest. wife; ruled. no
evidence that there would not be ade-
quate support with aid of claimant S
army pay.
John A. Boston. l1o2 l. street north
west. in military service. Arthur B.
Dorsey. 1920 Sd street northwest, wife.
Ruled: No evidence that equivalent
support would not be contributed with
and of claimants army pay. Clarence
A Mussesman. 1l24 9Th street northwest.
policeman Isaac Liepoff, 1925 eth
street northwest. widowed mother and
son of infrm parent Ruled No evil
dence that equivalent support could not
be contributed from claimants army
pay. Max kassan. 1854 Q street north
west. VIE. Ruled: No reason apparent
why wife could not be supported with
aid of claimants army pay. Cornelius
McCauley. I07 Mount Vernon place. in
military service. Ruled: Evidence not
clear that man is enlisted. Walter Au-
Sustus Lyons. 229 Bates street north
vest, ":ss. Ruled: No evidence that
wife could not support self with aid of
-ESband'S army pay. Morris Samuel
Arktn. 1874 9th street northwest, wild
owed mother. Ruled: Apparently claim
ant only manager for business upon
which mother depends for support
Tai II. O'Neal. 1875 NJ street north
west. discharged from draft on account
of being in the military service.
Louis kotz, 62i l. street northwest
granted temporary exemption on
ground of being friendly alien.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11

ing done on that clue which may result
in something tangible.
Sheriff Helps the Husband.
One very interesting feature Of the
case is that Sheriff Sullivan has taken
under his wing. to speak, young
Valentine Brandon, the husband of the
murdered woman. Sheriff Sullivan has
a son Of about the same age as Mr..
Brandon. and for that reason he feels
a fatherly interest in the unfortunate
young man whose simple home life was
brought to such an abrupt conclusion
and in such tragic manner last
Wednesday.
Sheriff Sullivan has provided Mr..
Brandon with funds. in addition to Of
fering out Of his own personal pocket
yesterday a reward of $500 in cash for
information which would lead to the
Brandon, in the limited circle. in which
he moyed in Annapolis. enjoyed the re-
spect and confidence of his associates.
He made a point or bringing his sal
airy envelope to the young wife, and
Mrs. Brandon took out of the money
what was needed for their actual neces-
stiles and the remainder of 1t was
placed in the savings bank in her own
name by direction of her husband
Owing to the necessary legal difficulty
in case like this, Mr.. Brandon is un-
able to draw upon his own savings, and
he has not yet been able to collect the
estate of a small insurance policy OF
Sis. which was paid for upon the 10
cents week plan In these circum-
stances Sheriff Sullivan has announced
that he intends to stand by the boy In
fatherly manner, for the sake of his
own son. who might some day need
aid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
DIVISION NO. !.

The latest figures compiled by the
exemption board in the first division at
the Franklin School show that greater
number of men failed to report at the
other district in the city They also
show that 100 were rejected, 81 phys
ically. % on being aliens and 20 who
are in the government or military sery-
ice or who have dependents. Thirty
eight men failed to report. Eleven were
transferred to other Jurisdictions. while
four others were accounted for The
remainder have not been heard from
Eighty-three cases are pending and a
total OF sixty-eight men have been ac-
copied Out of the 900 men called by
this board. 22S were examined. not in
Guiding aliens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
DIVISION NO. 6.

Additional men certified for service in
the National Army from division No. 6 are
the following:
August Nathan Campbell. 1343 street
northeast John Clyde Irwin. 1922 9Th
street northeast George Robert Diggs.
Young. s16 Massachusetts, avenue north
east: James Raymond Garges, 11O4 Sd
street northeast: Charles Norris Stewart,
6I2 G street northeast William Wilson
east; Ashby Mountjoy. 1924 Massachu-
sets avenue northeast; Caspar Bernard
Heck, 1437 street northeast Harold
winfield Holt, $50 4th street northeast :
northeast Sandy Alexander Jackson. 636
Callan street northeast Ambrose C.
Jackson. sos Sth street northeast.
The following exemptions have been
allowed in division No. s: William T.
Mortimer. sol E street northeast. mill
tary service; William Edmund Robert
son, 709 9Th street northeast. wife and
child; John Joseph Draper. 1874 North
D. C. Infantry July %; James William
Smith. sos 9Th street northeast. wife
and child: James Leslie Farr. 704 10th
street northeast. father motherless
child: John James Tancill. jr.. 915 B
street northeast. navy yard employee:
Arthur Eugene Callahan. 635 14th street
northeast. wife and child; Lawrence
wilkinson Harvey. 305 18th street
northeast. wife and two children: navy
yard employe; Sherman David Frank
lin, 634 Callan street northeast, de-
pendent wife; Harry Page Parker. 500
street northeast wife and two chill
dren.
Alexander Shorter. 10 Gordon avenue
northeast. infrm father and mother.
John Williams Croson. 400 street
northeast. wife and child; Frank Caleb
Rawlings 705 5th street northeast, wife
and child: Clinton Clarence HUMPHREYS.
~ hos OF q nd Oh .
James Thomas Barbour. 240 14th street
northeast. wife and two children; How
ard Lee Coleman, 624 Sd street north
east. wife: Charles Douglas Whalley.
sos street northeast. wife and child
Bernard Conner. 61s sth street north
east Agricultural Department certifi-
cate. Secretary Agriculture: Joseph
Privitera. . 18th street northeast, alien,
Charles Howard Davis, 23S 14i2 street
northeast. invalid wife: Albert Barnes
Hunter, 322 18th street northeast, wife
and two children; Price Thomas Wal
tiers. 211 18th street northeast, wife and
two children: Willie Sipes: sos 18TH
street northeast wife. dependent: Philip
Harrison 6sS Attn street northeast. de-
pendent wife. jeremiah Downey. 636
9th street northeast. enlisted June %,
1917: John Amanti. 1916 | street north
east alien: Frank Baker Proctor, 654
Massachusetts, avenue northeast. en-
listed June 90, 1917: George Valentine
Armstrong. 9l6 G street northeast. wife
Francis Joseph MuIvey. 234 18th street
northeast wife and four children
Charles Edward Offutt. 1l12 sth street
northeast enlisted June IS. 1917: James
Allen Marceron, 255 14i2 street north
east. wife and two children. Roy
Rufus Pote. 1910 East Capitol street
wife and two children. Michael Jo-
seph Frederick Fleming. 10 9Th street
northeast, alien: Philip Edward Mag
ner. zoos ] street northeast. wife and
three children: William Henry Emer-
son White. 320 sth street northeast.
wife and child. Harry Linwood Moss
burg. 229 10th street northeast. depend
ent wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
FOUGHT WITH THE ALLIES.
Granville Fortescue Commissioned
Major in Reserve Corps.

Granville Fortescue, commissioned as
major. is a cousin of Theodore Roose-
welt and has had an extensive military
career.
His first service was with the Roose-
welt Rough Riders, and he has a GER
iiticate of merit for distinguished serv-
ice.
He went through the Spanish -Ameri-
can war and took commission as first
lieutenant of infantry in the United
States Volunteers, serving two years
in the Philippines.
Next he was commissioned second
lieutenant of cavalry in the Regular
Army and later attained to the grades
Of first lieutenant and captain OF cav
airy.
He resigned from the United States
service in 1908.
For two and a half years he was war
correspondent for the Daily Tele-
graph, London. and saw fighting from
Liege to Verdun and from Warsaw to
the Dardanelles.
He has written three books on the
WA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
Fighting in Champagne.

I'm Champagne the Germans attacked
our trenches to the east of Maisons de
Champagne. On the two wings all the
attacks broke down under our fire. In
the center. where the assailants had
been able to gain footing. very
spirited fighting took place. which
ended in our advantage. Our line is
re-established in its entirety
"On both banks of the Mouse violent
artillery actions took place in the re-
gion of Hill 304. Lemort Homme and
on the Bezonvaux sector.
Belgian communication: During the
day of the 9Th and the following night
the German artillery. was especially ac-
tive in the region of Ramscapelle- on
the evening of the 9th our artillery
brought down a German airplane. To-
day we carried out numerous artillery
commandments. with view to destroy
ing or neutralizing enemy batteries or
TO find their range
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
KNOCKS OUT U-BOAT
Ocean SsaE-e- Reported to Have
Sunk Ene,-y Vessel

A CANADIAN PORT. August 11-Of-
hcers on board a steamship which
reached here today tell of an encounter
with German submarine on the trin
across the Atlantic in which the mn
der-sea boat was sunk. The fight took
place near the Irish coast The lookout
man notified the captain that a small
sailing vessel was acting suspiciousJy.
III was watched carefully and soon a
submarine was seen to emerge fro,1
behind IT. The gunner on the steam
ship had his weapon ready and direct
~ the submarine showed itself he fred
He hit the undersea boat with his first
she'll
A second shot struck the connin,
tower and a third turned the submarine
over and it began q nose dive Its crevc
clambered on deck and waved white
handkerchiefs- The steamship wasted
no time in the vicinity. but left the
saving of the Germans 10 a patrol boa :
that came up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
DIVISION NO. 3.

Appeals to the District board toda
were filed by A. Coulter Wells, counsel
for division No. 3, in the cases of ex-
emption claims granted All of the
cases except two We're on the grounds
of dependents, the others being on the
ground that sufficient proof was rot
submitted that the men were aliens
William Edward Fleney. Domenicc
Simone, James Denis Mahoney, Henry
Martin Fox. Myer Bremen, Frank Raw.
mond Cady. Earl Jettmar Gordon Web.
ster Wilson. Robert Franklin Gibbs
Francis Henry VESSEL. Morris Fried
lander, Creed w. Childs. jr.; Henry
Leroy Harris. Walter Vincent Hurley.
so. Clarence NJ kiefer. Joseph Harper
Hetheringtton. Louis Lieberman and
Hetherington. Louis Leiberman and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
PISTOL FOR MAI. HEBRON.
Presented Cavalry Commander by
Members of Rotary Club.

Mai Leroy w. Heron. commandment of
Camp Ordway was presented by fellow
members of the Washington Rotary Club
belt dress belt and cartridge belt and a
big supply of ammunition yesterday at the
regular weekly luncheon of the club
Mai. Heron is in command Of the
squadron OF ID. c. cavalry which is ex-
al Admission, Ala, to merge with other
troops in forming the 18th Division. He
Is the first Washington Rotarian to be
called into military service.
Instead of having the luncheon as usual
at the Commercial Club. the Rotarians
met at the club and went in automobiles
to the Country Club. where they enjoyed
their luncheon served on the piazza. Dur
ing the luncheon Joseph Sullivan, chair
man of the entertainment COMMITTEES,
made the presentation to Maj. Heron.
The Meistersingers from Keith's Thaa.
ter furnished the entertAinmenA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
CROOKEDNESS N DRAFT
IS TO Be PROSECUTED.
Office Of Provost Narshal General
Prepared to Take Vigor-
Gus Action.

Members of the New York local Sc
lection board who were relieved yes
terday after an inquiry into the man.
ner in which discharges from draft
had been granted. will be prosecuted,
officials of the provost marshal gener-
ais office said today.
Up to this time the New York Incl
dent is the only one where any Ques-
ton as to the good faith of a local
board has been raised. Officials said.
however, that prompt steps to bring
offenders to book would be taken on
the slightest suspicion of irregularities
Whatever action the New York board
may have taken improperly in cases be-
fore ii will be rectifed before the dis
trict board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
LEFT POLICE FORCE FOR ARMY.
Bosier Castle Made Infantry Captain
in Officers Reserve Corps.

Bosier Castle, who has been commits
stoned captain of infantry. officers Re
serve Corps. left the police force to do
his bit for his country. He served in
the Army before he received his APP
pointment on the police force. aud
when the President called for yolun-
ters he concluded his duty was to re-
turn to the Army.
Castle was born in Kentucky october
II. 1879, and after his army service he
was in the insurance business until he
joine the police force the latter part
of September ten years ago Much of
his police duty was performed as "A
bicycle policeman.
Leon B. Smith, also former Wash
ington policeman. retains his commits
sion as captain of cavalry. officers Re
serve Corps. He was in the artillery
service before he was appointed IA
member of the police force August /,
1916. He was born in New York May
IA, 1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
Ruling as to Dependents.

Officials have in preparation supple
mental ruling as to discharge for regis
tered men. mostly .naturalized aliens. sup
porting relatives in Europe. The diff
Guilty Is that the affidavits required can
not be obtained from any foreign country
in the time allowed. This has made
necessary a ruling to establish a policy.
Indications are that discharges will
not be granted in many cases of this
kind. For one thing, officials said. the
soldier will have $25 month at least
to contribute to his family during HTS
army service. That is more than the
average foreigner sends home. 1t can
be argued. also. that because of the
war situation. the American dollar has
almost double its old purchasing power
abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11

Mothershead. ATS California street.
wife and children; David Lyon Thorn
son, 1878 Kalorama road, wife and
child, and Willie Wilmington, 1902
Perry place. wife and child.
Exemption claims of the following
men were disallowed by the board:
James Edward Callan. 1898 10th
street, wife; Edward G. Lauterbach.
1471 Irving street. widowed mother;
Santo Roccelli. 3122 18th street,
widowed mother: Elmer s. Spriggs
2504 Mozart place. widowed mother,
and Aeneas Thompson. 1710 10th street.
wife and child
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11

District surveyor, the District employees
are going to find and buy for Maj. New
| man the best saddle horse that can be
had in Washington.
| AS soon as it was learned at the
| District building that the chairman
Commissioner had won a majorship his
| friends started a subscription list to
get him something" Their attention
was called to the fact that commits
stoned field officers up to major are
provided with mount by the govern
ment, but that major must buy his
| own.
The "Doughnut Cabinet a luncheon
club to which Commissioners Newman
and Brownlow both belong, is going to
provide the saddle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
Claims British Failed.

BERLIN. August II. via London
The supplementary communication is
sued by the German war office last
night reads:
'On the western front strong attacks
4elivered by the English this morning
IN Flanders. between the Ypres-Rou-
lers railway and Hollebeke. failed.
"On the eastern front in the Casinu
and Oituz valleys and in western Mol
davia, our troops are progressing sue
eessfully.''
The text of the regular communica-
ton of last night follows.
Front of Crown Prince Rupprecht:
During variable sighting conditions in
Flanders yesterday the fighting activity
of the artillery fuctuated in Intensity.
Between the User and the Lys the ac-
ttvity generally increased during the
evening. continued throughout the night
and grew further in intensity during
the early hours of this morning. until 1t
attained the violence of most intense
drumfre- Thereupon strong enemy in
fantry attacks Were launched over wide
sectors east and southeast of Ypres
In Artois the artillery activity on
both sides of Lens and to the south OF
the Scarpe was very lively
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
Individual Not Considered.

Behind all this, however. is the fact
that the interests of the United States
are paramount. The authority to grant
discharges for dependents was incor-
porated in the act to prevent such de-
pendents from becoming public charges
of the United States if the breadwfnner
were taken away. No family in Eu-
rope can become a public charge on
the United States. and IL was thought
likely officials would not go behind that
fact, as the interest of the individual
is not involved, but only the interest of
the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
DIVISION NO. 7.

Members of the exemption board in
the seventh division at the Western
High School will start work this after
noon in giving consideration TO the ex-
emption claims filed with this board.
Additional notices sumnoning seventy
more men will be sent out late this
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
Politics Has Cut No Figure
Against Merit in Selection
for Officers Reserve Corps

Politics has not played a part in the
awarding of commissions at the Fort
Myer training camp for reserve officers.
Those who did not qualify for commits
sions have been discharged during the
last week.
Among those who left the barracks
of the Sth Company of Infantry at Fort
Myer was Robert w. Williams. son of
senator from Mississippi. Although
young Williams is college graduate,
a civil engineer and a former first ser
geant in the Regular Army. who is
recognized by his company mates as a
very capable man. he is not to receive
a commission.
President Wilson's own cousin. F.
Mem. Woodrow. member of the Sd
Battery of Field Artillery, who, his
barracks mates say, has been one of the
most conscientious students in the or
ganization, has failed to get commits
sion
One man who has for nine years been
captain Of the famous Richmond Blues
other leaving the training camp with
out the coveted commission.
Prefers to Stay in the Line.
GUY T Vickniskki of Montclair. N. j..
president of the Wheeler syndicate.
which handles the Mutt and Jeff car
toons. passed through an experience
" >
that has actuated most Of the men In
camp. He was urged to accept an APP
pointment to the quartermaster schooi
with an assurance that he would prob
ably be commissioned a captain and
perhaps a major. on account of his spe-
cia1 qualifications for this line of work.
He replied that throughout the entire
history of this country his ancestors
have seen service in the line and that
he would rather go into the National
Army as private than be a military
clerk. He is to be a second lieutenant
of infantry in the National Army.
Another indication of how merit
showed itself in the camp is the case
of Walter c. Rathbone. former colonel
of the High School Cadets. former ser
geant of the Sd Regiment of D. c. In
fantry and drillmaster for the metro
politan police force. When men were
ton for commissions as provisional
second lieutenants in the Regular Army
he was in the number and was in the
group of ten men recommended by the
Regular Army officers instructors from
the Sth Company of Infantry. When
word came from the War Department
cutting the quota from the camp to
sixty instead of the original 140 Rath-
bone withdrew his name, saying he'd
take his chances for commission in
the Reserve Corps. He gets a COM
mission as a captain of infantry in the
Reserve officers Corps.
Lieut.. Col. Fenton, the camp COM
mandant is much pleased with the
quality of men who have been in this
officers school. MANY good men are
being discharged from Fort Myer," he
said, who would get commissions in
other training camps for reserve Off
GERS. There was an unusually good lot
Of men, keen and adaptable. and many
with special training. in this camp. The
competition for commissions was siren
Gus, and any man who won commits
sion may we'll be proud. | am sure
that every one of them will make
good officer. / am very proud of the
quality of men we are commissioning"
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? Italy Has Excellent Harvest

ROME, August 10. = The ministry Of
agricuiture's statistical bureau an
nounced that the wheat harvest just
ending has been excellent in all narts
of Italy, especially in the south. II
was so per cent better than the bar-
vests of recent years. Potatoes which
were cultivated intensively, are salts
factory. The harvest of olives. cranes
and rice is very good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-11
DIVISION NO q.

Additional men certified for service in
the National Army from division No. 4
are.
Harris NJ Twitly. 1217 Carrollburg
street southwest. Clarence Thomas, 329
Maryland avenue southwest George Jen-
kins. BIO street southwest: John T.
Cant, 437 LIST street southwest
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To Receive japanese Mission.

inridge Long. third assistant secretary
Of state, arrived yesterday to prepare
for the reception to be, rendered the
Japanese mission, which is on its way
to the United States.
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.152 men ON LIST
.FORSE:RV|CE IN ARMY
That Number Certified by the
Exemption Board in
Five Districts.
NUMEROUS APPEALS TAKEN

One hundred and ffty-two men have
been certified for military service to
the District board of appeals by ex-
emption boards representing five dis
tricts.
Two hundred and six persons have
been certified by three. boards as ex-
empted or discharged.
One hundred and seven persons have
failed to report TO three boards and
submit to examination.
These figures We're given out this aft
srnoon by tAe District board of ap-
I,eals. In detail they are as follows;