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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
Emergency Order Placed
for 5000 Lewis Machine
Guns for the Army and Navy

Emergency orders for 5000 Lewis
machine guns for the army and navy
have been placed by the government.
although the American weapon.
which has been the subject of such
bitter controversy, has not been adopt
ed as the standard light machine gun
for the army.
Tests of the Lewis and other light
weapons will take place May /. it was
said at the department, as a result of
which hnal decision would be reach
ed Ihe Lewis gun. once rejected by
the American government, has become
one OF the great factors of the entente
armaments on the western front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
TO BEGIN WORK ON
NEW REVENUE BILL
House Ways and Means Com
mittee Called to Meet To-
morrow Morning.
REPUBLICANS TO HAVE SAY

A meeting of the House committee on
ways and means has been called for to-
morrow morning at $40 o'clock to take
up consideration of the new revenue
and taxation bill. The full committee,
including republicans. will work on the
bill in unison, the intention being to
privilege and responsibility of prepar-
ing the measure with further view of
expediting action in the House in event
of unanimous report on the bill that
comes out of the committee.
The nrst step will be the appointment
Of subcomE1ittees and reference to them
OF the various subjects Of proposed taxa
tion, and branches of committee work.
such as income tax, whisky and beer
taxes. customs duties. etc.
1t was said today that informal ex-
changes of views among members of
the committee and between republicans
and democrats shows that there are not
very wide margins of difference Of opin-
ion on the new taxation, and few IL
any. apparently irreconcilable differ
ences. Men differ. of course. as to rates
and as to some of the proposed sub
jects. but it is found, SO 1t was said,
that there is widely diffused spirit
favorable to compromise and getting
together.
Supertaxes on Incomes and Prodts.
One of the hardest problems to solve
is expected to be the proposed super
taxes on large incomes and taxes on
excess profits. One of the members Of
the committee said today:
We are all alive. l think, TO the
consideration that we must not put the
income rates SO high as to risk driving
men to dispose of their holdings in
Industrial and other business enter
prises and investing in non-taxable
government securities Neither must
we tax business or individuals to such
an extent that they will have no money
to invest in the new seven billion dol
lar bond ISSUE"
New York that some of the big bank
ers there are fearful of putting out
the entire three e-billion-doll bond is
sue for the allies in one ISSUE but
are inclined to favor feeding" the
issue in installments of a billion or a
billion and half at a time.
One of the partners of the Morgan
firm was in Washington yesterday. and
in private conversation gave his view
of the new bond issue as follows:
The bond issue will have to be placed
and it will be placed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
THIRTY DAYS
LEAVE CUT TO Fifteen

Secretary Daniels today asked Congress
for legislation which will cut in half the
thirty days leave recently granted by
law to employees of navy yards and gun
factories However. the Secretary pro-
poses that such cut shall be voluntary on
the part of the employees affected and that
the Navy Department be allowed to pay
for such leave of absence that is thus
voluntarily surrendered
Me points out in letter to the House
that thirty days leave in a navy yard
or gun factory at present might re-
tarl the important work. but that it
would be better to put the matter on
a voluntary basis and compensate such
employees rather than to take away the
months vacation which has already
been granted to them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
SENTRY SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Guardsman Is Mortally Wounded
Guarding Railroad Bridge.

TRENTON, n. j.. April ia shot
fred from ambush mortally wounded
Robert Price. eighteen years old. pri-
vate in Company b. I'd Regiment. New
Jersey National Guard. who was on
duty guarding a railroad bridge near
Yardville. n. j.. early today.
Price. with other members Of his COW
pany, was on duty at the bridge. All
heard a shot ring out ana DuIiet ti..t
apparently came from bushes near the
little bridge struck Price and he fell
unconscious. His companions brought
him to a hospital in this city. where
physicians said he could not live.
Search is being made for the person
who fired the shot and escaped under
cover of darkness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
FEARFUL CARNAGE RESULTS
WHEN TEUTONS MAKE ATTACKS
More Than 900 Unwounded Prisoners Taken by eneh-nden-
burg Wall Shaken to Its Foundatons-Kaiser's Men
Abandon Many Guns.
"Unsuitable" Positions Given Up,
Berlin Says of Intense Battle.

BY Associate ed Press.
BERLIN, April l9 via London, 4 p.m-The battle
in the Champagne northwest of Auberve yesterday
tinued into the night says today official announcement
This morning the fighting increased in intensity as
result of the introduction of French forces.
Near Vile-aux-B Bois, the statement says, "the
forest position became unsuitable to us and
established ourselves In a rearward line
A local French attack near Braye-en-Lannois
ceeded the but assaults the elevated
front along the Chemin-des-D Danes and Craonne
failed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
GREEK CABINET MAY RESIGN.
King Constantine Consults Party
Leaders on Impending Crisis.

LONDON. April 10, e;45 a.m-An
Athens dispatch says that King Con-
stantine has been in consultation with
certain party leaders in connection
with the impending ministerial crisis.
The king had long Conference with
the British minister Wednesday, this
being the first audience given to the
British representative since the attac K
on British and French marines in
Athens last December.
dispatch from Athens yesterday
said that the resignation Of the Greek
cabinet was impending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
MEN MARRIED SINCE WAR
BEGAN SUBJECT TO CALL

Men of military age who have
married since state OF war
against Germany was declared
will not escape their obligation
OF military service under War
Department policy formally an
nounced today.
The department was moved
to take this action in order
that all men should understand
exactly what is contemplated
in the organization OF an army
to fight Germany. 1t was de-
sired that there should arise no
question of slackers upon the
score OF marriages contracted
since the outbreak of war with
the possible construction that
the marriage in any case was
hastened in order that military
duty might be evaded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
EMPRESS SELLS JEWELS.
J. P. Morgan's Gift Among Articles
Disposed Of by Germany's First Lady

COPENHAGEN, via London, April ls.
The Berlingske Tidende says that
among the jewels of the German en-
press which have just been sold in
was a magnificent diamond
necklace. IA gift of the late J. Pierpont
Morgan. The necklace consisted of
three hundred and seventy-five large
and small brilliants Another Jewel
was Dow-shaped diamond hair orna-
ment which was worn by the empress
at court functions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
BERLIN SAYS NO U-BOAT
is IN WEST ATLANTIC

BERLIN, April 10. via London. 1:1O
p.m-It is officially announced that
there is no submarine as yet in the
western part of the Atlantic. The state
ment follows:
THE Heuter telegram regarding an
attack by a German submarine on the
American destroyer Smith can be. de-
scribed only as a frivolous means of at
tributing to Germany the opening of
hostilities. In fact. no submarine is yet
in the western half Of the Atlantic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
Aviator Genet Dies in France.

PARIS. April 1s.-Edmond C. C. Genet.
the American aviator whose death was
officially announced today. was the first
American to Gle in France fighting un-
der the American flag. Genet. who was
grandson of former Gov. Clinton of
New York. and great-grandson of "Citi-
ZEN Genet, French minister to the
United States in revolutionary times.
was killed near Ham while escorting
known as a daring and skillful flyer
and was very popular on account of
his CHEEKY and optimistic nature. HIS
home was in Ossining. n. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
SPAIN TO STAY READY.
King Alfonso Makes Significant
Statement in Reviewing Troops.

MADRID. via Paris, April liking
Alfonso, reviewing the troops who were
leaving for Morocco, made this signifi-
cant statement:
1T is necessary that we shall keep in
constant state of preparation. al
though Spain wishes to maintain a
policy of absolute neutrality"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
CABINET RESIGNS,
REPORT FROM MADRID

MADRID, April 10. via London, $50
p.m.-The Spanish cabinet has resigned.
The Spanish embassy here is without
official Information of the resignation
of the cabinet. and the ambassador.
Juan Riano. said he was at loss to
estimate the cause OF the breaking up
Of the ministry. All his dispatches
for the last two weeks, the ambassa-
dor said, indicated that the country
was quiet following the working
mems disorders of some time ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19

BY
PARIS, April I9, noon.-The Germans threw twelve
strength 100000 against the French between
Scissors last night The Office that
check the successful offensive of the French
French continued make north of Nay and
Oste notw twthstanding violent German attacks.
The successes French the Champagne followed
bv further advances region of Several npo
tant heights and strong positions taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
To Observe France Day" April 26.

NEW YORK. April 1s.-Thursday,
April IS. will be observed in New York
state as "France day" in. recognition of
the arrival in the United States OF the
special delegation of French ofhcials.
Lafayette embarked from Bordeaux to
offer his aid to the colonies in their
struggle for liberty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
London Gables for Statement.

To obtain more information on re-
norts that Russian socialists favor a
separate peace with Germany. Repre-
sentative London. the only socialist
member of Congress. today cab!ed ~ s..
Tcheidse, q member Of the duma, for
IN authoritative statement.
"As the only socialist member OF the
American Congress" London cabled.
..hopeful that rejuvenated Russia will
he a compelling factor for a universe /
and lasting peace. l respectfully urge
authoritative statement correcting dis
n,,iettng rumors that Pu,san socialists g
favor separate peace with Germany"
ANY answer which Mr.. London NAV
receiye will be communicated to tha
House.
ready has informed the United States
that there is no prospect os a separate
peace and that Russian socialists are
deyoting their efforts to induce the Ger-
man socialists to work for the over.
throw Of the German autocracy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
Dent Bill But One Step
in Great Fight in House
Over Conscription for Army

The introduction of the Dent bill to-
day marks simply a step in the coming
night for and against a conscription
measure. The action of the committee
yesterday authorized by a twelve to
eight vote the introduction of a volun-
teer service measure by Representative
Dent, chairman of the committee on
military affairs. This measure WILL in
ordinary course. be referred back to
the military affairs committee. which
will go through the form of ordering
favorable report upon II. Inasmuch as
the House has voted 10 adjourn until
Monday. no report can be placed be-
fore the House until that day. unless
some unusual agreement is reached
Ordinarily such reports LAY over" for
distributed and studied
Meantime she minority members, led
by Representative Kahn, who favor the
selective draft bill, are framing their
report and their plan of action The
Kahn bill will be similar to the Senate
bill, with few notifications which
are not fundamental in any sense
Representative Kahn. who has been a
consistent supporter of the admins
tration measure. declares that the ac-
ton of the military affairs committee
yesterday is only method of avoiding
the real issue and not a fiat refusal to
enact the conscription law. He saws
the President has now been forced into
a position where he Will have to take
the initiative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
czernin's Proposal Attacked.

The proposal of Count Czernin. Aus
trian foreign minister. for a peace con-
ference of all the belligerents is at
tackled by Count Won Reventlow in the
Berlin Tages Zeitung as meaning ruin
10 the German empire. Won Reventlow
declares that Count Czernin took no ac-
count of the fact that the German en-
pire is now fghting a battle (which
must lead to victory" He declares that
a conference on the basis of the prin-
cinles recommended by the Austrian n
minister would destroy Germany inter-
naIly and externally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
MINERS CALL TO SERVICE.
nv PRESIDENT WILSON.

BY PRESIDENT WILSON.
1.-THE work Of the world waits
on him.
..If he sIackens or fails armies
and statesmen are helpless.
He also In enlisted in the great
service army"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
Some Votes a Surprise.

Gossip at the Capitol has it that the
} vote in the committee yesterday fur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-19
WEATHER.

Probably showers tonight and tomor-
row. not much change in temperature.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
/. ending 2 pm: Highest. 81. at pm.
today; lowest, 81. at am. today.
Full report on page 20.
The Lake County times., 1917-01-06
NEWS
United Press Cablegran.

BERLIN (via wire1essl, Jan. G.
The onward sweep OF Teutondc armies
in Roumania and Dobrudja was de-
scribed in today's official statement,
which announced the capture of five new
towns, arrival of German outpost de-
tachment at the Sereth river, and q
menace to the Galatz, most important
Roumanian city left in the hands OF the
Roumaniaus and Russians.
The statement detailed stor1ntng
advance movement by Teutonic columns
in the Carpathians.
Capture of Braila announced last night
was described in these words:
son the nights of January and s
Russian troops desisted from further re-
ststance south of the Sereth against the
Danube army of General Of Infantry
Kesch and retreated to the north bank,
sacrificing strong rear guards
I'm Brai1a German Bulgarian cavalry
entered from the west while German
and Bulgarian infantry came from the
east across the Danube"
Summing mp the results Of the victory
at Bratla the statement says:
I'm Dobrudja the third Bulgarian
army under command of General Mere
zoR quickly and definitely fulfilled its
task-to leave no more Russians nor
Roumanian soldiers in the land"
The Lake County times., 1917-01-06
TUBERCULOSIS
PICTURE EXHIBITED
fsnecia1 to TIE T1MEsn


CROWN POINT. IND. Jan. 6.-Tho
Anti-Tuberculosis Society OF Lake
County is carrying on an cduca tional
campaign IN Hammond. Whiting. East
Chicago. Gary. Lowell and Crowa
Point to prepare the field for the
building of a sanitarium.
The exhibition in Hammond Thurs
day and Friday and at Crown FONT
this afternoon and evening of a NOV
ing picture entitled, THE Lone Came
is one OF the features of the effort to
arouse public sentiment. How a vic
tim of the white plague may get well
by going west In time If he or she
has plenty of money and how one not
having sufficient money VIII die if
they do go west are things shown IN
the picture. Of which the point Is that
health can be regained In sanItarium
right at home. There is story run
ming through the film. The picture IL
free to the children of the public and
parochial schools of Crown Point this
evening. It will be shown at the
moving picture house in Lowell tomor-
row, at the Emerson school in Gary
Monday afternoon, and the Cosmo
Theater on Broadway. Gary. Monday
evening. The Gem at Hobart Will
have the film for exhibition Tuesday
evening and a whiting moving picture
house Wednesday.
The Lake County times., 1917-01-06
MAY BRING OUT FIGHT FOR GOODRICH
ORAK To
HAVE BIC
EVENING

orak Temple Of Hammond OF the
Mystic Shrine viii hold a meeting
next Monday. January S. at the Ma
sonic temple and the newly elected
potentate. George C. Locl1lin. and his
officers will be installed for 1917. Po-
tentate Locklin viii be assisted by
Judge Virgil :. Re,ter. Chief Rab
ban. William Earle. the Duke of East
Gary" as Asst Rabban.. Andrew j,
Smith Of Hobart as High Priest and
Prophet. Winfred y. Hunter Of Gary
as Oriental Guide. Joseph T. Hutton
as treasurer and George O. MalIett as
recorder.
The appointive officers have not ye.
been announced but it is said taat
Potentate Loeklin has list that viii
cover every deparcment from the
Royal Court" To the Keeper OF the
Vicious Flea" Reports from the com
show that win be given at the Or
pheum theatre on January 22nd and
2Srd will be heard The men are hard
a. work and the outlook is bright for
another big success that will even
eclipse that Of last year.
feature of the evening win be
the presentation to Potentate Locklin
Of a unique gavel made from walrus
tusks that has been sent for the oc-
casion from Noble Leon q. Booker.
formerly Of Valparaiso but now locat-
ed at Seward. Alaska. At the eonelu-
sion Of the business session a buffet
luncheon will be served and the COM
mittee in charge is preparing for a
big turnout.
The Lake County times., 1917-01-06
GARDNER
SUPPORTS
CHARGES
More Charges Regarding White
House Leak Are Aired To-
day at Washington
BY J. p. YODER


Omitted Press staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Rep-
resentative Gardner of Nazsachu-
sets today supported his en-
phatic charge that there 'pas
leak of advance information TO
Wall Street on the presidents
note to belligerents by reading a
dispatch which was sent out by
the Dow Jones news ticker service
shortly after two o'clock in the
afternoon before the note was re-
leased for publication.
Gardner made his declaration
and read the copy of the news
ticker report to the house com
mittee when it reconvened to
probe the charges Representative
Wood of Indiana that some one
tipped off Wall Street" and pre-
cipitated an unprecedented down
ward price movement on the New
York Stock exchange.
Suspicious Of responsibility OF a
leak the note today practically
narrowed down to financial writer's
and embassy attaches abroad.
Representative Wood called to the
stand when the hearing opened. Rep
resentative Harrison asked him why
he had made no effort to find "a
curtis" who in letter told him OF
alleged conferences of Baruch and
Secretary Tumulty and the rest Of
yesterdays rumors.
Wood said that he had written Cur
! It's letter addressed Wall Street.
but that he had received no reply. 1t
was then that Harrison made the fat
| statement IN answer to a question by
Representative Campbell of Kansas
that he thought there was a leak ana
furthermore It went through repre-
sentatives of the Financial journal.
1t was brought out that Wood did
not try to get IN personal touch with
Curtis but had merely written him
asking him to furnish facts. Wood
| said he had received many similar
anonymous letters since the resofu-
! tIons were introduced
The Lake County times., 1917-01-06
DR.. SMITH
OUT FOR
MAYORAL LTy

DR.. f. w. Smith, long prominent in
Gary politics. makes formal announce
ment in today's TIMES of his candi-
dacy for the republican nomination
for mayor Of Gary. subject to the pri-
maries. DR.. Smith viii have a plat
form of government for the people BY
the people and of the people.
The doctor. who was city chairman
four years ago was chiefly instru-
mental in defeating Tom Knots. has
since served as a member Of the state
committee. He is editor OF the Gary
Republican and has been waging a
fight on steel trust interference in
Gary and county politics.
The Lake County times., 1917-01-06
HAMMOND
PRIMARY
MARCH 6
John Smalley Will Seek Re
Election; Attorney E. G..
Sproat Announces Candi-
dacy on Republican Ticket
No Citizens Ticket.

Definite announcement Of the candi-
dacy Of John SmaIley, democrat. and +.
G. Sproat. republican, for the Hammond
mayoralty primary race was made to-
day when it became apparent that the
effort to have the legislature change the
date Of the primaries from March to
later month has not enough push be-
hind it to get results.
II am a candidate for nomination on
the republican ticket for mayor" stated
Attorney E. G. sproat today.
4 will no doubt be a candidate" said
Mayor Smalley when asked if he would
seek reelection.
Meantime the field is crowded with
shadow candidates-men mentioned by
their friends as qualified for the place.
Melvin Monnett has been talked Of
by republican leaders as candidate for
mayor.
Louis Eder is said to be out for the
clerkship on the republican ticket VIII
liam Kolb is a candidate for reelection
as clerk.
1t has been rumored about town that
in case John w. Smalley did not seek
nomination for reelection the democrats
would select either Otto Duelke. present
city treasurer. or DR.. william d. AVeis.
secretary Of the board of health. Otto
Duelke said. however today that he is
a candidate for reelection for city
treasurer.
1t appears now that the democrats
are planning to re-elect the present adj
ministration and in the event Of success
there would probably be few changes in
the appointive offices.
Talk Of citizens ticket Is subsiding.
The Lake County times., 1917-01-06
TIMES BURE Al.
AT STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND, Jan 6--The
principal interest in legislative mat
ters now centers in what Governor
eject Goodrich may say in his mess
age. which he viii deliver immed;are-
~ after his inauguration next Mon
day If he makes all Of the recon-
mendations that he talked about in his
campaign speeches last fall he VIII
give the legislature something TO talk
about and think about for the re-
mafnder Of the session. Mr. Goodrich
has some fixed ideas in regard to pub
lie business and how it should be con
Quoted. and he has been expoundlng
these ideas to the public ever since he
started in to be a candidate for gov
ernor.
Ia II understood, however. that If he
recommends the adjustment of some
or the state offices that he spoke Of
during the campaign he may run into
heavy opposition 1t is said that the
officials whose offices may come under
the IRE of the governor are pretty
we'll organized and that they propose
TO put up stiff fight to save their
jobs.
The Lake County times., 1917-01-06
CAPITAL
AWAITING
MONDAY
Goodrich Message 10 Leglsla-
tuTe Expected TO Encounter
a Stiff Opposition.
LEADING ISSUES
COMING BEFORE
LEGISLATURE

Prohibition.
constitutional convention.
Limited woman suffrage.
Organization state highway COM
mission.
Revision of the taxation laws.
Capitalization of control of public
schools.
Further provision for care of feeble
minded and insane.
Budget system for state finances.
Provision for Investigating and con-
trolling price of food and fuel
The Lake County times., 1917-01-06
TIMES BUREAU
AT STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. e-Senator
Kinder of Gary. viii introduce the biz
70 locate the superior court No 8. at
Gary instead OF Hammond. Senator
Nedjl viii introduce a bill requiring
that fire insurance copnanies pay two
per cent Of premiums TO cities where
collected for fremen's pensions. He
Will also introduce bill for inspection
Of all mason work on public buildings
The Lake County times., 1917-01-06

NEW LONDON, Jan. 6.--Indfcat-
ing that the German submarine,
Deutschland is expected here
shortly with another cargo from
Germany WINS given here today
with the arrival of more than
score of negro steVeadOres. They
were put TO work unloading mer-
chandfse from ears, at the wharve
of the Eastern Forwarding Com
pany. owners Of the Deutschland.
Most of this s.merchandise" consists
of crude rubber and nickel.