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Evening star., 1917-01-24

N. Y. on the following dates: First
camp. June to July 1: second camp,
July to August s; third camp. August
IL to September 9; fourth camp. Sep
tember Is to October IA. The camps
for the junior division, open to boys
between the ages of fifteen and eight
cen years, will be held at Fort Terry,
N. Y. and at Portland. Me-, there being
two camps at each place, the first from
June 80 to July % and the second from
August 2 to August 80.
The War Department." says circu-
lar issued by the Military Training
Camps Association, 'fs preparing to
take care of $4,000 or more men for
the 1917 training camps, and the as
sociation expects to continue its work
on a still larger scale than heretofore
and provide at least that number Of
Evening star., 1917-01-24
GOOD MARKET IN CUBA.
Federal Agent Sees Field There for
Electrical Manufacturers.

The future of the market for American
electrical supplies in Cuba is extremely
bright. according to report by Philip S.
Smith, special agent for the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce of the De-
partment of Commerce. He states that
although the demand for field motors
and portable tools is small, because they
are bought only by plants convenient to
day circuits, the number of such devices
will increase as many small factories and
mining establishments fully realize their
value.
Cuba imports about 100000 worth of
electrical supplies a year. about so per
cent of which comes from the United
States. Germany led in the number of
electric lamps sold there, however. The
United States never has been up against
serious competition in regard to selling
electrical supplies to Cuba, except in
lamps, according to Mr.. Smith.
Evening star., 1917-01-24

men. Details Of camps and enrolment
blanks will be mailed to those desir-
ing them as soon as the government
prepares them.
'The only way this large number of
men can be obtained will be through
the active, hearty help and active CO.
operation of each and every training
camp man. We feel that there is a
peculiar duty resting upon all training
camp men to do what they can. each
according to his individual power and
means, to further this work. The train
ing camps have received the unquali-
fed Endorsement not only of the men
themselves who have attended them,
but of the War Department and of the
country at large.
I'VE are not trying to build up a
new volunteer force. We do not be-
lieve in u volunteer system. We are
trying to bring about a universal and
Evening star., 1917-01-24
Speculates on Possible Steps.

The Bourse Gazette after calling at
tention to the unprecedented character
OF President Wilson's appeal and pay
ing the usual tribute to the Presidents
idealism and high principles, thinks the
chief significance OF his declaration is
its manifest purpose of further de-
veloping his influence toward peace.
The paper speculateS upon the fresh
steps contemplated by the President
and concludes that il is possible that
a note will follow, addressed to all
belligerent and neutral governments,
with view to world conference.
This. however. says the Gazette, will
not call for response from the allies.
1T is interesting to note" concludes
the Gazette. that among the accept
able conditions set forth is one which
has been definitely rejected by Ger
many. Speaking of Poland the Presi-
dent undoubtedly has in view its
restoration, according to photographic
boundaries. and in referring to access
70 the seas has in mind the neutraliza-
ton OF the Dardanelles and the
Bosporus and an open way to the sea
for the Toheks and Serbians"
Evening star., 1917-01-24
Sailors Fear Submarines.

BALTIMORE. Md. January 24.-Five
men of the crew Of the British steamer
Thorsdale at this port have obtained their
discharge in the United States commits
sioner's office. By their action they for
feted half the pay due them. but they
stated they preferred that to Drawing
submarines and raiders. 1t Is said that
close to 100 foreign sailors have taken
similar action here this year and shipping
masters say they are having trouble FILL
ing their contracts.
Evening star., 1917-01-24
0ld-Time Playwright Dead.

NEW YORK, January 24.-Charles E.
Callahan. author of a number of plays
popular years ago. has died at the
Home for Incurables here. in his sew
enty-hfth year. He was author of
"Foggs Ferry in which Mrs. Fiske,
then Minnie Maddern. made her debut
In this city in 1852.
Evening star., 1917-01-24
B'NAI BIRTH OFFICERS.
Sol Herzog of Washington Chosen
Second Vice President of Order.

RICHMOND. Va. January 24.-ofi-
GERS of district Grand Lodge, No. 5. In
dependent Order of Bnai Birth. were
elected at the closing session of the
convention here yesterday as follows:
Edwin l. Levy of Richmond. president;
b. Wildauer of Atlanta. Ga, first vice
president; Sol. Herzog of Washington.
D. C., second vice president: Rev.
George Solomon of Savannah. Ca. sec
retary. and II. Sternberger of Green's
boro, \. C. treasurer. Harold s. Bloom
berg Of Richmond, Charles y. Feidclson
of Savannah, Ca, and Leslie Well of
Goldsboro. y. c.. were appointed to the
general committee OF the district.
Evening star., 1917-01-24
EXPECT $1,000 TO ATTEND
CIVILIAN TRAINING CAMPS
War Department Officials Tell of
Their Plans for Next
Summer.

Officials of the War Department eX-
pect to have about $4,000 men in at
tendance at the civilian training camps
to be held in the S.ast and middle west
next summer and early fall
Camps will be held at Plattsburg.
Evening star., 1917-01-24
PRESIDENTS NEW MOVE
!: GETS warm APPROVAL
Russian Oficialdom and Press Voice
Sympathy-Two Points
Criticised.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fresS.
PETROGRAD, January %. via Lon
don. January 24.-President Wilson'S
speech to the Senate was received with
the warmest approval and sympathy
IN governmental circles. The same
cordial spirit was shown by the press
and public leaders with few dissenting
voices. Only two points in the Presi-
dents speech found serious criticism
his reference to peace without victory
and freedom of the seas"
Col. Shumsky, the widely quoted
Russian military critic. protests vigor-
ously against the idea of limited
Grmaments. He declares that all pre-
vious efforts TO secure this "utopian
dream" ended in complete fiasco and
that the only method of preventing
future wars is a tegically strong
frontier and an armed force.
Evening star., 1917-01-24
THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY "a 1917

democratic system of military service,
and we will stick at it until we sue
ceed. We firmly believe that this is
coming. Our national safety requires
it. Men who opposed it a year ago
are today heartily in favor of it, and
the number in favor of it continually
grows"
Evening star., 1917-01-24
D. c. BATTERY is AMONG
FIRST TO LEAVE BORDER
Sold1ers Ordered Home Placed in
Three Groups-Month Required to
Complete Movement.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. January "a
The return of $4,000 National Guard
troops ordered home from the border
last Sunday should begin January 2s
or %. according to announcement made
at Gen. Funston's headouarters If ;s
estimated month will be required to
complete the movement
The troops ordered home have been
dlvided into three groups. Group No. 1.
lowing units:
batteries A and c. Alabama Field Ar
tillery' two battalions Delaware in
fantry: Battery B, District of Column
bia Field Artillery: I'd Kentucky In
fantry. Massachusetts Ambulance Com
pany and Field Hospital, 1st New
Hampshire Infantry. 1st North Caro-
lima Infantry, Cd Pennsylvania Field
artillery, I'd Virginia Infantry, 4th
Ohio Infantry. Indiana brigade head
quarters and I'd Infantry
Evening star., 1917-01-24
Second and Third Groups.

Listed in the second group are:
Sixth Pennsylvania infantry and
headquarters Sd Brigade. 5th Mary
land Infantry: 14tb New York Infantry.
Troop a. South Carolina Cavalry;
Company A, Engineers and Field Hos
pttal: Tennessee Ambulance Company
No ] and Field Hospital No. l. Ohio
brigade headquarters. 5th Infantry and
squadron cavalry: Indiana Ambulance
Company No. ..
The following organizations are in
cluded in the third group:
-EnEhth Pennsylvania Infantry and
Company c. Engineers; New York
field supply train and Ambulance Com
pany No. 4. LIST Battalion louisiana
Field Artillery and Field Hospital
Evening star., 1917-01-24
the United States over the Canadian

the United States over the Canadian
border.
The penitent addressed himself to
the Secretary of the Treasury some
time ago, asking that advertisement be
made in a Chicago paper of the amount
of duty and interest due to the govern
ment on materials which he enumer-
ated. There was 80 cents inclosed in
the communication for the cost of ad-
vertisement.
The customs service figured out the
bill and it was set forth. as requested.
in an advertisement in the Chicago
press. The payment followed
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-17

I desire to appoint you federal fuel
administrator for your state. Your
chief duties in that capocity will be
to select a small advisory committee
for the state and appoint local COM
mittees in the counties and cities for
the purpose of investigating and re-
porting on local conditions, and in
cooperation with the fuel administra-
tor to take all possible steps to relieve
and improve fuei conditions within
your state. 1t will be a service to
your country and particularly to the
people of your state, as we'll as favor
to me, if you will undertake this inn
portant and vital work"
Mr.. Kennedy made the following
statement:
"In answer to telegram received
from Mr.. Garfield this afternoon. |
have accepted the appointment as fed
eral fuel administrator for Nebraska.
"This is no time to evade any pub
lie duty. The state is vitality inter-
ested in the equitable distribution of
the fuel supply, al reasonable prices,
and | want to be of the greatest pos
sible service That | may not be able
to please everybody is of no great
consequence. / shall perform the
duties of the Office without fear or
favor" ...
Mr.. Kennedy's appointment was
blocked for more than three weeks
by Senator Hitchcock.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-17
AUSTRIA PLEADS
WITH GERMANY
F0RPEACE Terms
Kaiser's Allies and His Own
People Becoming More
CIamorous in \ Demands
for Wars End.

London, Oct 16.-The Deutsches
sTages Zeitung of Berlin, as quoted in
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Amsterdam, says that Count Czernin,
Austro-H Hungarian foreign minister,
recently requested the German chan
cellor, DR.. Michaelis. to state Ger
many's peace terms, urging that Ger
many MAKE concessions in the west.
Count Czernin received vague reply,
whereupon he stated that he could nc
longer negotiate witt, DR.. Michaefis,
inasinuch as the chancellor, made
vague statements when clearness and
frankness were imperatively neees-
sary. g..
These statements of the Tages
Zeitung are not denied, the dispatch
says, and have made great sensation,
being particularly Illustrative OF the
fervent desire for peace on the part OF
Austria.
Nine -Tenths of People Want Peace.
. Amsterdam, Oct. l6.--In his speech
at the Wurzburg convention. Herr
Ebert, president of the German so.
cialist party, said speedy conclusion OF
peace was a vital necessity for work
men in all countries and that the
policy of thu mailed fist would disap-
pear after the frightful horrors OF the
war. "a,
"If a ballot were taken today" he
added, "nine-tenths OF the people,
would approve peace by agreement"
Herr Scheidenann, referring to the
Capelle incident. said that untortu-
nately it could not be discussed in
public. a, :,
"The fact is," he continued. that ii
they wanted TO catch all who were
connected with similar incidents, they
would have TO take action against sou
persons simultaneously. Every day
soldiers come to us with complaints
and we have opened a special bureau
to investigate them. The main thinR
is not to talk or write about griev-
ances, but,to combat them"
Copenhagen, Oct. l6.-Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg and General Won
Iudendorff have received lehders Of
the German Trades unions. who lad
before them complaints against the
regulations issued by department heads
OF the army, limiting, or in some. cases
paralyzing, the freedom OF action OF
the unions. The outcome OF the con-
ference has not been announced, out
the Vorwaerts of Berlin believes that
the grievances of the unions will be
investigated,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-17
Ooaha Boy Writes of Work in
u. S. Hospital'a at Mare Island

J. Raymond Byrne, son of T. c.
Byrne of this city, now Junior lieu-
tenant in the navy, stationed at a
naval hspital on Mare island. Cali
fornia, writes to friends in/Omaha
that he heartily enjoys life in the
navy. He is a graduate of Creigh-
ton Medical college and is now assist
ant surgeon at the naval hospital
where he is stationed. After passing
his examination for admission into the
navy, he took special course at Le-
land Stanford university, after which
he received his appointment to report
to the naval hospital at Mare island.
Police Surgeon Nigro received a
letter from Lieutenant Byrne, who
stated the hospital and training sta
ton there are most enjoyable.
1T is certainly true that the sur
roundings here are pleasant and above
all expectations" he stated in the let
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-17
Most Of Wheat Crop
Has Been Graded High

Washington, Oct. l6.--A large part
OF this years wheat crop has graded
high at the markets--No. 8 or better
under the federal wheat standards
made effective this year, the Depart
ment of Agriculture announced today.
Persistent false rumors have been cir
culated in the grain trade and par
tiVularly among country shippers and
producers, says the department, that
under the new federal standards for
wheat, very little OF the marketed
crop is being or has been placed in the
higher grades. On the contrary. it
says, The requirements of the federal
standards fer wheat are not such as
to work hardship OH the country ship
pers and producers, for under these
standards high grades have, been
given to heavy percentage OF the
wheat marketed. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-17
Lloyd George Libel
Actions Withdrawn

London. Oct. l6.--The libel actions
brought recently by Premier Lloyd
George against the Exchange Tele-
graph company, the Westminster Ga
zette and the Daily News for pub
fishing the statement that he left Lon
don when an air raid warning was
given, has been withdrawn, the terms
being an apology for the publication
and the payment of certain sum, the
amount OF which is not mentioned. to
indemnify the premier for his costs in
the action.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-17
Mayor and Governor Issue
\ Liberty Bond Proclamations

cording to Mayor Dahlman's procla-
nation. -
Governor Neville last night also is
sued proclamation in compliance
with a request from Secretary Nc
Adoo, designating Wednesday, Octo-
ber "a as Liberty day." and proclaim
ing the afternoon of that day as a hall
holiday to be used for stimulating the
sale Of Liberty bonds. He says it is
the wish of the president that all
stores and public places be closed and
that the people of every community
join in appropriate ceremonies and
bend every effort toward the sale oi
fhe bonds
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-17
Louis MaIvy Cleared OF
= BoIo Pasha Connections

Payis, Monday, Oct. 15.--Premier
PahleSe communicated to the cabinet
today the result of the inquiry he
made into the charges against Louis
!. NAVY, former minister of the in
terror, accused by Leon Daudet, edi-
tor of L'Action Franchise, of having
betrayed secrets to Germany. The
premier said his investigation had
showed that all the accusations,
whether of communicating military
and diplomatic documents to the enc
my or Of completely in military dis
turbances, were quite unfounded.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-17

The suggestion is original with Mr..
Loonis and will be brought to the
attention Of the Washington au-
thorities.
81 believe that this would be the
surest and quickest and most ef-
hcient way to catch income tax slack
ers," said Mr.. Loomis. "If such a
registration day should be appointed
by the authorities persons with in
comes over the exemption limit
would merely register their names
and addresses. This would provide
a mailing list and we would send out
the income tax blanks to be filled out.
At one stroke we would get the
names of practically all persons sub
ject to the new tax"
The new law provides that every
unmarried person must pay tax Of
2 per cent on that part of his or her
income which is over $1,000 per an
mum. Every married person must pay
the same tax on that part of his or
her income which is over $4,000 per
annunl.
Is Difficult Task.
1T is big job to get the names of
all persons subject to the new income
tax" said Mr.. Loomis. "At present
we are getting the names in several
way. Our deputies gather them from
various sources. In some counties
men who are we'll acquainted with
most of the people have sent in the
names of all those whom they believe
to have incomes subject to tax. We
have received as high as 700 names
from a single county seat in Ne
braska."
The new law, which'is part of the
war tax law, reduces the exemption
from $4,000 to- $1,000 for married per-
sons and from $4,000 to $1,000 for
single persons, thus bringing in vast
army OF income taxpayers who never
paid income tax before.
~. Penalties Severe.
Of course, the penalties for not re-
porting for payment of income tax are
severe, but the present method of
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-17

0FCATTLED|E
IN K. c. FIRE
More Than 0ne.HaIf of Second
Largest Stock Yards in
Country Destroyed; Origin
Unknown.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 16.-More
than one-half of the Kansas City
stock yards, the second largest in
the country, was destroyed by fire
early today.
1t was estimated after the fire had
been brought under control, after two
hours, that several thousand head of
cattle had been destroyed.
Some estimates ran as high as
$75o,ooo REPORTED LOST.
Insurance adjusters place the loss
at approximately $7s0,000. of which
100000 represent, the buildings, pens
and chute destroyed, and $550,000 the
live stock burned.
Heavy insurance was carried both
uponthe buildings of the stock yards
and upon the live stock.
There were $4,000 cattle in the
yards at the close of business yester-
day, it was said, and while it was
possible to liberate most of tlrem, so
rapidly did the flames gain headway
that many were caught and burned.
) Cattle Wander About Streets.
Hundreds of cattle, freed from the
burning structures, reached the
downtown sections of both Kansas
City, No, and Kansas City, Kan.
Intimations were given after noon
today that the fire might have been
Of an incendiary origin. =
An investigation has been started.
A large number of war contracts were
being filled. ~ III. .,
George R. Colett, general manager
of the stock yarcs company, placed
an estimate of loss of from $l60,000
to $4,000 upon the pens destroyed.
Inspection of the fre-swept area Of
the yards later in the day led to re-
port that approximately 5000 hogs
had perished in the flames. The area
over which the fire burned was ap-
proximately twenty-five acres.
y Packers said that their facilities
would operate today under conditions
necessitating decreased output be-
cause of the fire. The destroyed sec
ton will b rebuilt Immediately.
Third Great Fire.
1t was the third disastrous fire in
the history of the Kansas City stock
yards. The blaze was discovered by
two patrolmen in Kansas City, Kan,
and before they could summon ap-
paratus the fire had become unman-
ageable.
Fire departments from both Kansas
Cities combated the flames.
The origin of the fire has not
been determined so far. The other
two were caused by carelcssly throw
ing cigaret stubs.
No estimate of the pecuniary loss
has been made.
Many new shipments of cattle were
in the yards today ready to be un-
loaded. Cattlemen were undecided as
to what disposal to make of the cattle,
but it, was suggested that they would
be shipped on to either St. Louis or
Chicago. Omaha and st. Joseph also
might benefit by shipments, it was
said.
Very few swine were burned. The
hog pens were reached by the flames,
but most of the animals seemed to
have been liberated.
Shipments to X. c. Cut Down.
Topeka, Kan, Oct. 16-An en-
barge on all shipments to other des-
tinations which necessitates transfer
at the Kansas City yards was put into
effect by the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad today until condi-
tons at the Kansas City yards, due to
a fire there. are improved.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-17

Since that time he has designed, cop-
structed and operated every type OF
heavier and lighter than air craft, in
cluding hot air balloons, parachutes,
free and captive balloons, man carry
ing kites, gliders,, dirigible and air
planes.
In 1911 Lieutenant Mars was asso-
ciated with Captain Baldwin in the
construction of the first airship ever
produced in the United States. at Los
Angeles. He also aided Captain Bald
win in building the first dirigible bal
looms ever purchased by the United
States and German governments, and
was Israel Ludlow's assistant in the
construction and operation of man
carrying kites at the Jamestown ex-
position in 1907.
Taught Beachy to Fly.
For a Number of years Lieptenant
Mars travelled with various shows
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-17

Mayor Dablman last night issued o
proclamation asking ali Omaha to
Join in the Liberty bond campaign on
the three days-October l8, lo and 20
set aside for a special effort to
boost the big loan. Mayor Dahlman
requests that when the special CAM
paign opens at 10 o'clock on the MORN
ing of October 78 all whistles in the
city are to We blown and all bells rung.
Business of all kinds is to be sus-
pended for FIVE minutes at that time.
Street cars and vehicles of every
character are to stop for period Of
five minutes and all factories and mills
n-4 20 .ton ,rort for a ehnrt -tin1a ar
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-17
RUSS SINK TWO
GERMAN TORPEDO
/ BOATS O. IN s0ELA
Kaiser's Battleshjp Supports
Squadron Forcing Way Into
Sound; Turn Back When
They Meet Enemy. a

Petrograd, Oct. i6--Two German
torpedo boats were sunk two others
were damaged and one Russian tor
pedo boat went to the bottom in an
engagement on Sunday in Soela
sound, north of Oesel island, the Off
cial statement announces.
The Russian torpedo craft sunk
was the Grom destroyer of 1.l00
tons, built in l9l4-l5, speed thirty
four knots. complement ninety-three
men). More TIM dozen German tor
pedo-~boats had forced their way
through Soela sound, supported by a
German battleship, when they were
met by the Russians and turned back.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-10-17
MAJORITY DWINDLES.

MAJORITY DWINDLES.
With five counties yet to hear from.
the drys have an apparent lead Of 6s4
votes. ,.
. The FIVE counties yet out are
Bremen, Calhoun, Marshall, Emmett
and Fremont. ~. - ...,.
one. s... ..a.....si tfa.
Emmett may possibly 60 over to the
wet column. The other three are ex-
pected to vote dry.
Tremendous votes were given the
vets in Scott, Dubuque, Lee, Clinton
and Des Moines counties and big ma
,jorities in Woodbury., Carroll and
Crawford counties, which drys have
found hard to overcome.
Polk county gave the drys lead
of about 200, which Is the largest
dry majority in any one county in the
state. Official figures are likely to be
demanded before admission of defeat
is made by either side.
LARGER CITIES ALL WET.
The larger cities as wnole went
against the amendment. Davenport
and Scott county piled up majority
Of nearly 1000, the vote being
1859 to 2,743. Des Moines, however,
was dry by l,4l0. Sioux City, Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Cedar Rapidss Waterloo.
Dubuque, Keokuk, Clinton and Mus
eatinc all went. wet, Dubuque voting
FIVE to one against the amendment.
The rural districts of the southern
and central parts of the state were
responsible for early apparent victory
of the amendment, voting two and
three to one for prohibition.
...,i Effect of Amendment.
II the later returns favor the drys,
the legal sale of liquor in the state
would be barred for at least four
years, and probably more. Under the
most favorable conditions it will be
impossible under the law for the state
to again vote on the question before
1921, and this would only be possible
through the election of two consecu-
tive legislatures which would vote to
resubmit the amendment.