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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
BRITISH.

LONDON. July 5.-The war Of
Gee today issued the following re-
port:
Southwest of HoIlebeke we
advanced over lines slightly on a
front Of 800 yards. Last right
we carried out successful raids in
the vicinity OF Wiel:je and Nieu-
port and captured several prison.
ers
ION Tuesday night bombing at
tacks were carried gu. by naval
air service machines on the air
dromes at Ghistelles and Nieuman-
ster, and also on the seapl ne
sheds and a train at Zaaren." says
an admir- clty annour'ce men to-
day. Several tons OF bombs were
dropped. All the machines re-
turned safely"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05

Temporary Censorship for Safety
Secretary of War Baker to The Times:

pending the complete organization of General
PerShngs headquarters in France and the arrival there
of correspondents accredited to represent American
newspapers the temporary arrangement by which cable
grams from France dealing with movements OF Amer
lean troops are transmitted to the War Department be-
fore distribution will be continued
"This is in the interest alike of the army and the
newspapers and affords certain reliance as to the pro-
priety of publication of cablegrams from France.
''The arrangement is temporary and will be re-
placed speedily by direct method of dealing with
this news.
SIN the meantime an adequate force to deal prop
ery with these dispatches will be on hand twentyfour
hours day and will deliver the dispatches received in
the order in which they come that disadvantage
will result from the arrangement beyond the very brief
delay in transmitting the dispatches first to Washington
and then back to the centerS of distribution"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05

AMSTERDAM. July 6-Greatest in
terest Is conferred in the scheduled
meeting Of the German ReichstaK to-
day throughout Germany.
First. Berlin dispatches today report
ed that Imperial Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Holrweg might seizs the &C.
casion to make formal reply to Pre-
mier Lloyd Georges recent Glasgow
speech simplifying on the British war
aims and asserting that there can be
no peace without victory.
or scarcely less interest throughout
the country was the report Of the
constitution committee. expected to be
submitted at the opening session Of the
Serman parliamentary body and the
action to be taken on H.
In May the constitution committee.
headed by the majority socialist,
Philip Scheldemann, made several rec
concentrations for changes In Germany's
governmental system Its work at that
time was hailed as accomplishment Of
the kaiser's commands to Bethmann-
Hollweg ordering readjustment Of GER
tain Inequalities in the government.
Shortly afterward. however. a GER
tain class OF radical socialists Of the
Ledebour. HaSse, and Lelbknecht type
discovered that the reforms" suggest
ed by ths committee were mere sharns.
The committee recommended that the
Imperial chancellor be made responsible
to the Reichstag in. his actions.
The move was hailed throughout
Germany as a great reform step But
the committee promptly vitiated this by
formally voting that the ReichstaE had
no power to remove the chancellor for
any act OF his.
Appointment OF the chancellor and his
dismissal was retained. as always, by
the Kaiser.
The committee. however. did recon-
mend complete redistricting and re-
apportionment plan for representa- n
In the Reichstag. Exactly how this is
TO be achieved is to be decided mt meet
ings Of the committee this month.
Germany's present system Of repre-
sentation in the Reichstag Is that which
was devised in 1871. II does not permit
OF minority representation. The cch-
stitution committee has announced It
will change this on the basis Of equel
suffrage for all men.
Prussia holds the balance Of power in
Germany and neither the ReichstaK nor
the constitution committee can make re-
forms there without action by the
Prussian Reichstag.
Today's meeting Of the RsichstaE was
for scheduled session OF two weeks
The original plan was for a sitting Of
only three or four days. but It was be-
lieved this would be prolonged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
GREEK WAR OFFICE
PREPARES FOR ACTION

ATHENS. July 5.-Not since the
days Of the Balkan war has such ac-
tivity been seen at the Greek war Of
ice as is now occurring there.
II was stated today that Premier
Veuizelos, who was responsible for
the entry of Greece into the war, is
taking a leading part in the prepsra-
tons. not only from a political stand
point but from a military one as well.
The officers and privates OF the
army took the oath of fidelity on
Tuesday. and afterward marched in
review before the premier.
The treaty OF alliance with Serbia,
which was disregarded by Constan-
tine, Is to be put into effect at once.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
Eager to Get to Gang.


A FRENCH PORT. July Delayed
-(Passed by American censorl-Al-
though the American sxpeditionary
force Is to leave the latter part OF
this week for Its permanent training
camp behind the firing line. II has
started Intensive training" here.
The training consists OF marches
and trench practice. The inhabitants
here are thrilled daily with lines Of
troops travsrsing the streets headed
by bands
Hundreds Of troopers battle daily IN
the sea near the temporary camp, and
the daily baseball games are a fea-
ture OF camp life.
Military and naval police patrol and
camp maintaining OF order.
The arrival OF the last grouy OF
transports. carrying horses. automo-
biIes, and supplies, was announced to-
day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
BRITISH SHIP REPORTS
SINKING SUBMARINE

AN AMERICAN PORT. July 5.-A
British steamer arriving here today
with seventy-nine passengers report
ed that a shot from her guns appar-
emily struck a German submarine at
T;30 D. m, June IS. the U-boat disap-
pearing in a cloud OF black smoke.
The submarine appeared on the port
side about 500 yards distant, and was
Immediately engaged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
GERMANS Sell sPoILs.

Germany is already disposing Of
her spoils In Alsace Lorraine. Ac-
eoroing to the Koelnische Volks-
zeitung' dispatches to the State De-
pGrtment today said, $50 pieces Of real
estate, including farms, forests. ma
norial estates and castles, confscated
from enemy subjects. have been Of
fered for sale to Germans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05

Germany has placed a screen of
submarines more than 500 miles out in
the Atlantic in an effort to cut Amer
fea's communication lines. according
TO Navy Department information to-
day.
A submarine YVES reported to have
Shelied Ponta Delgada. 4 city in the
Azores Naval officials refused to
comment on a report that an Ameri-
can transport in the harbor helped
repulse the U-boat attack.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
BRITISH RAID ENEMY'S
BELGIAN AIR BASES

LONDON. July 5.-"several tons" OF
explosives were dropped by British
Asroplanes Tuesday and Wednesday
nights on German seaplane sheds at
Ostend. Gerodromes at GhlstelIes and
Sieumunster and the Zarren railway
station. according to an admiralty
announcement today
The British machines returned safe
~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
BAKER ASSUMES
ROLE Of CENSOR;
VSES WAR NEWS

Secretary of War Baker to-day an
, ncunced that. rigid censorship regula-
, tic. governing the publication Of
American troop movements I'm France
had been adopted by the War Depart
ment
In the absence of specific legislative
authority to impose this censorship.
Mr.. Baker declared he was proceed
Ing on the assumption that the Sec
rotary OF War has power by unani-
nous consent to protect the lives Of
American soldiers wherever they may
be-"
VIII BE VIsed Here.
; For the present ell cables dealing
with troop movements in France will
be transmitted from the New York
cable office to the War Department
and thence referred to the committee
on public information for wise before
being delivered to the newspapers or
press associations.
This arrangement, Secretary Baker
said, Is only temporary. As soon as
arrangements can be worked out. Gov
eminent censors will be installed in
the cable office in New York to wise
all incoming cablegrams.
Until permanent plans are worked
out, the censorship OF war cables
by the committee on public informa-
ton will be performed by civilians.
Secretary Baker said. however, this
committee, OF which George Creel is
the head. will either have delegated
to II an army officer or will be in
telephone communication with an
army officer, probably General Nc
Intyre, who previously had been des-
ignated as army censor, before pass
ing on military news.
Hasn't Looked Up Law.
Asked II he expected to ask Con-
gress for legislative authority to
carry on the war censorship. in the
light OF the refusal by Congress to
pass a press censorship bill, Secre-
tary Baker said he had no such plans
at present Asked IL he had found
In present law any sanction OF press
censorship, Mr.. Baker said:
II have never looked for it."
The Creel committee IL arranging
to take on an extra force to handle
the rush until the censorship work
is transferred to the New York cable
offices.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.
FRENCH.

PARIS. July 5.-Active artiI-
isrying in the regions Of Moron
Villiers, Prunay, and Hill 3O4 was
reported in todsy's official state
ment.
The German massed infantry
attacks south of LAon and around
Verdun had apparently ceased in
the whitening defensive FIRE Of
the French.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
GERMAN GAINS MIL LOSSES HEAVY.

Heavy artillery followed by infantry
maintained time after time throughout the night Some foohod
positions only be through
When the attacks ceased the German gains
Their exceptionally heavy the French
Verun the Germans delivered three
against positions Hill
bank Of the Meu Liquid fire employed but the attacks
all repuIsed The artillery continues active in this
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
10000 FOES
SURRENDER TO
SLAV FORCES
IN BIG SMASH
Teutons Still Battle Desperately
to Save Positions on Way to
Capital of GaI.cia-NeW Re-
public Stronger.
icontInusd from First Page.l

(Continued from First Page.)
Stnes-wytschaete victory the Ger
mans were reported to be evacuating
this angle because Of the difficulty
In defending its mGrshy lowlands,
and because the two waterways hem
med In their forces. The evacua-
ton, however, was mostly OF the
southern part Of the angle, and the
German lines held firm around
Oostavernem, Wambeke. and Hole
beke.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
ITALY LOSES SHIPS.

ROME, July 5.-The destruction OF
thirteen Italian ships by German sub
marines during the past week was
announced today. They included one
steamship. eight small sailing yes
sells and four fishing boats.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
SAMM|ESLEAVE
FOR PERMANENT
CAMP At front

PARIS. July 6-America's first exps-
dictionary contingent will be established
In It's permanent camp in the war
zone by July Is. II was announced 70
day. One battalion-that which gave
Paris an opportunity to eeIebrats yes
terday-Ieft today for that camp.
Paris remained decorated with the
American Gags put up for yesterdays
Independence Day celebration
Major General Pershing's headquar-
ters on the Rue Constantn l. a scene
of tremendous energ-every officer
from Pershing down working hard
Men FuI OF Win.
The men were fun Of vim and nip
as they broke camp at their tempo.
rary station and stepped brislxIy for
ward at the sharp words Of command.
The men were plainly anxious to
get to camp. clean up preliminary
routine, and settle down to the rigor-
Gus training they must go through
before they get = chance At the
boehes.
Eager TO Get to Camp.
General Pershing II extremely
anxious to get all Of his men settled
down into the permanent training
camps and busy at the final touches
which will make they ready for the
trenches Also he Is anxious himself
to clean up routine work IN head
quarters here in Paris and get out
to the camp.
Down at "A French Port" the sam
mics filled the Fourth yesterday with
baseball and other sports. and the
naval officers Of the convoy attended
countless receptions arranged By the
hospitabls French families Of the
town. 1t was q day Of relaxation By
both the army and the navy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
TEUToMc POSITIONS ARE STRONG.

the Russians driven the Germans Aus
TRANS the Little Spa and has all their positions
the heights Of this region well the important village of ZbOrov
progress toward ZZhov possible But the battle
progress southwark the Brzezany
Here Teuone positions strength and Of
German Austrian have far been able to hold OF the
Russian Losses heavy both Sides but the Rus
SLAMS have their credit than $4,000 prisoners
On the 'front.' the principal fighting has the
Asne Verdun The
in of offensive against the
French positions similar the assaults which previously the
German dearly the Verdun line And again the
princes frutless.
The chief German attacks delivered against French posi-
north Of the Aisne elevenme line
California plateau the end of the Chemn Danes
detectives the German attack Froidmon
southwest of Cerny north of Allies and the Cali
fornie plateau.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
EUROPEAN WAR
NEWS SUMMARY

While official disclose material advance of the
during the twentyfou hours the
being with vigOr against the TeuOne
positions Lmbeg in the ZOzhOv and southeast Of the
capital the Moreover heavy artillery
positions under northeast Of Lem
berg Brody in Vohynia, of KOyeI
favorable circumstances the of the
campaign Lemberg needs be
and Austrans have had time and
opportunity fory Lpa and Little Sps heights quite
eaboratey positions
fighting 'front.' the
necessities of assault requiring
endous artillery preparation subsequent infantry onaughts
immediate detectives In this the Russians
have bee successful.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-21

call 1t looping the loop'-that mis-
placed joint in his forefinger jars the
nerve. If he let the pen have free
play it would wander and scribble all
over the paper. By study and train
ing, however, he is enabled to in
stantly stop the pen by pressing down
upon it, give his lame joint a rest
and twist, get a new start and wind
up the y quite creditably Only"
Resilius Marvel drew from his peck
ct check 953, also sheet of paper on
which he had the recent handwriting
samples from our client, also the re-
turned May checks. He placed them
before me.
Feel of those signatures" he di-
rected. No, not that way-catch the
signature space between your thumb
and forefinger. Do you notice any
protnberance in the lower surface?"
Mo-" I was forced to admit, and
called attention to the usual calloused
condition Of a bank mans finger tips.
Take the magnifying glass them
ordered Marvel. Nov, thenY
saw what he intended I should
see. Minute, scarcely perceptible to
the naked eye, there was almost a
hole through the check surface wher-
ever the loop of the y in Clay was
inspected, and on the reversed side,
naturally, tiny protuberance CORE
sponded
"Nobody but Warner CLAY ever did
that" declared Marvel. 1t is the test
infallible. AS on the returned checks,
SO on the one claimed forged-the
writer depressed the pen point to get
a momentary staying power. Those
checks were signed by the hand Of
Warner Clay, all of them, 953 incluu-
ed"
TN other words" exclaimed, "our
client is his own forger!"
"You have it" assented Resilius
Marvel, precisely. We shall not
have to retraverse or fortify that con-
clusion, unless we are forced into
court of law. The point Of interest
now is Geraldine Farrar."
1.-THE girl cashed the check-why
was she given it? She left the city at
once-what impelled her? She went
into obscurity, leaving no trace be-
hind her-why?" challenged Marvel.
The mans rare humanity spoke out
in his questioning, determined face.
Viewed in cold-blooded way, the
banks interest ceased at the discov-
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exactly $3.50, and the sleeper tariff
exactly $3.50. / did not arrive at this
decision until had gone over good
many time tables, and then confirmed
my selection at the railway ticket
Office. I was not sure of my ground
even then, until I had got line on
the letter carrier who delivered mail
at the Clay home. The information
he gave me was very agreeable to my
course of reasoning. Miss Farrar had
only one correspondent that he knew
of. About every six weeks regularly
she received letter, and its post
mark invariably was Galveston. I
learned also from a stray remark of
Clay that once she had gone to Texas
for six weeks, settling some land bus
mess for him. The letters were di-
rected in masculine hand. A lover?
At least, and at once-Galveston On
the o'clock train. Be ready"
It was late in the afternoon OF our
third day at Galveston, and was read
ing a newspaper in the lobby of the
hotel, when Marvel entered on the
jump.
wait for nothing" he advised me,
and simply kept on going back to the
street, myself following, brisk and
willing and hopeful
/ had a lively time of it keeping up
with Marvel. Every time he consult
ed his watch he took new squirt.
We finally reached wharf where a
steamer advertised for a run to Ha-
vana was just getting ready to cast
away.
Marvel drew partly within the
shadow Of a pile of freight, and I'M
obtrusively took my position behind
him. My companion was not watch
ing the passengers as they went
aboard, but / soon discovered that he
was watching man who was.
This latter stood by the gangplank
He was a 1.-THE, swarthy, keen-eyed
fellow, suggesting the South Amer
lean. He would scan every person
who went aboard, and then, as he evil
IDENTIFY found not what he sought,
would take an eager sweeping survey
of the wharf, and even beyond it, at
pedestrians and vehicles as though in
a torment Of expectation and sus-
pense.
Finally the last bell rang. Some
belated passengers got hurriedly
aboard, the gangplank was dropped,
and the little dark man stood in pro-
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found detection. evidently suffering
under the weight of severe disap-
pointment.
'sThe lady is still in Galveston. She
was to have gone on that steamer
Marvel advised me. 1--WE should have
gone with her. AS it is"
Just then the wiry foreigner gave a
start, jump. He ran forward, his
eyes fixed on an automobile that had
come up to the wharf And then my
own glance was riveted upon the ma
chine as we'll The chauffeur had
evidently just learned that they were
three minutes too late for the steam
er. His passengers looked sorely
disturbed. They were two; a tall
dark man with great mustachios and
SCARED warrior-like face, and a
young lady.
This was Miss Geraldine Farrar,
and I knew her at a glance. There
was change in her manner since l
had last seen her, and in her face as
well, as compared with the photo
graph Marvel carried in his pocket.
Her eyes expressed animation, her
whole pose was one Of energy. Her
face was deliciously flushed with ex-
element. She spoke rapidly to her
dignified escort, and then to the chauf-
feur. The latter received some hur-
ried instructions. He seized the
wheel and at once the machine sped
awav from the wharf
The wiry foreigner who had seem
ingly been Watching for just this ar
rival ran forward, looked about for
another auto, found none for hire, and
sped on the trail of the speeding ma
chine at a gait worthy of crack pro-
fessional sprinter
"This way!" spoke Marvel, selling
my arm and directing a swift dash
for a cab. Keep that machine in
view" he ordered the driver double
pay"
It was a wild rush, this triple race.
The auto did not make towards the
city center, but along the wharves.
Suddenly at spot where a trim
yacht was getting ready to leave
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-21
RAN ASHORE

cry Of method of saving its money.
A new strain had come into the
case-mystery, maybe misery. Cum
ming or foul play, Resilsus Marvel, l
saw, was determined to go to the bot
tom of the proposition.
when I questioned Clay about his
missing ward" resumed Marvel, "his
sorrow was touching! He plainly In
dicated that she had seized an oppor-
tunity to acquire fortune at one def
stroke of the pen. She had no friends,
no other relatives than himself, he
averred She had seemed to share
his lonely life for the sake of COM
fort and home. She had had some
very distant relatives once, he be-
lieved, in far western Canada. One
thing I noticed: he was sure in his
mind that she could not be found.
Circumstances or his own plans were
placing her at sure distance. I in
sisted on visiting her room. He did
not demur. 1t was a miracle Of good
sorder. I found nothing to inspire me
in my search-he had prepared for
all that-nothing except scrap of
crumpled-up paper lying where he
had not discovered it, half way under
her writing desk. Nor did he see me
secure it. There it is"
It was mere fragment Of note
paper. Penciled upon it were these
figures: $3.50" $780," and this one
word: Sopranos" I fancied this
valueless.
.That and concurrent discoveries
gave me a new focal point" explain
ed my companion.
eft is Greek to me-" acknowledged
helplessly.
"The word is Spanish" said Mar
vel. 'It means separate Or 'separa-
tion,' or something Of that sort. Clay
had tried to divert me north For
that reason my mind was fixed south.
I analysed $3.50 and $3.50 and l
made up my mind it appertained 20
some meditated personal investment.
I fixed upon the girls calculation as
to railroad fare. I found that a first
class railway ticket to Galveston is
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Never Turned a Hair.

ell
II have here" began the traveller, ''a
patent electric hair brush"
'Can't you see I'm bald as an egg?"
snapped the man at the door.
s'Your wife, perhaps, might"
''My wife wears a wig. She is as
bald as I am"
POSSIBLY you have a child who"
81 have. Two months old, and still
bald"
"Ah-but maybe you have a dog. I
can recommend this brush equally for
man and beast"
''Look here, my good man, ours is a
Mexican hairless dog. Good day."
The traveller gently replaced the
brush in his bag, and fumbled in an
other corner of it.
Permit me-" he murmured, in hon.
eyed accents, ito show you the latest
thing in fy-killers."
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cettino His Monev,s Worth.

s'What seems to be the matter with
you?'' asked the eminent specialist.
"Look here, doc" replied the patient.
"How much do you charge for con-
sultation and examination"
''Five dollars"
swell, if must pay you that sum
of money you've got to earn it by find
ing out all by yourself what's the mat
ter with me-" -