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cided to reduce the number of men in
the regular army. This decision was
reached for two reasons, first. because
the country cannot remain longer with
out male labor, and, second, because it
was thought desirable to relieve the
army of men who are too old to fight.
or who have been wounded, and whose
fighting capacity therefore is not great.
1t is believed the measure will have i'm
portant financial results by reducing
the total amount required for soldiers
dependents.
Evening star., 1917-09-24
Russ Minister to Switzerland.

PETROGRAD, September 24.--T n:
Yefremoff, minister of public aid and
president of the Russian interparliamen-
fary group, has been appointed Russian
minister to Switzerland
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Report by MI. Andrews.

Upon my return from the eyamiua
tion which resulted in the discovery of
the explosives and of the box of mi
crobes. both of which the legation SER
wants admitted having placed in the
garden. the former confidential agent
of the German minister DR. Bernhardt
who had been left with the legation at
the German ministers request to as
sist in the care of German interests
admitted his knowledge of the eypIo-
sives placed in the garden; told me tha t
more were IN the garden than had been
found: that still larger quantity had
! been buried in the house of the lega :
ton, and that still worse things than
this box of microbes Were contained in
the legation, and insinuated that they
would have been found even in the
cabinets of dossiers which I had sealed
DR.. Bernhardt also stated that all
these objects had been brought to the
German legation after our legation had
| accepted the protection of German in
| terests. which agreed with the state
ment of the servants. A similar con-
! fession was made to the minister by
| this man.
| The protection of the United States
was in this manner shamefully abused
and exploited In this instance. al
| least, the German government cannon
have recourse to its usual system OF
denial"
| Fifty-one Boxes Found.
Fifty-one boxes were taken from the
ground in the garden. Fifty of them
contained each cartridge filled with
| trinitrotoluene saturated with mono.
mitrotoluence, among the most power.
| full explosives known, one-fifth of each
one being sufficient to tear up a rail.
road track. In the other box were bot
ties of liquid found to be CIVILIZATIONS o,
I the microbes of anthrax and gIanders
1t bore a seal showing it came from the
German consulate at Kronstadt, Hun.
gary, and inside was found a type.
written note in German, saying:
! Enclosed four phials for horses and foul
| for cattle. To be employed as formerly
arranged. Each phial is sufficient fol
200 head. To be introduced, If possible
Continued on Sc Nnd Pase)
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UNIONS To RAT|FY
SH|PYARD WAGES
Temporary Schedule Agreed to
in San Francisco Comes Up
at Special Meetings.
STRIKE IN PORTLAND, ORE.

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. September "a
Unions affiliated with the Iron Trades
Council here were sending out notices
today of special meetings at which the
question of ratifying the temporary
wage schedule agreed upon last night
by their conference committee and
their employers will be voted upon.
Adoption of the temporary schedule
followed a weeks strike of 10000
metal trades unionists. Their de-
mand for a six-doIlar- day minimum,
an advance Of so per cent over the
scale carried in the compact which
expired September IS, will be left for
final adjudication to the federal board
of concilia ton.
Work on s150,oo0.000 governmental
shipbuilding contracts. which was
tied up by the strike last Monday, is
expected to be resumed by Thursday
at the latest. it was said today by en-
ployers
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Means Has Eight Attorneys.

Means was represented by eight at
torneys. headed by Frank I. Osborne
of Charlotte. Attorney General Man
ming sat with the prosecution, of which
Solicitor Clement was the head. AS
sistant District Attorney Dooling of
New York completed the list of at
torneys for the state. Both sides an
nounced ready at 1910 and Means
entered a plea of not guilty.
J.. A. Wellington. Concord undertaken,
the first witness, told of removing the
body of Mrs. King from Concord hospi-
tai to his undertaking establishment
Alton Means, he said, called him over
the telephone to take charge of the
body Wound in head behind left ear
and fractured left ankle were only
wounds on body he said. He placed the
body in = hermetically- y-sealed casket
and accompanied it to the undertaker's S
place at Asheville. August u. There. he
said, CASTOR Means notified him they
had decided he should take the body to
Chicago" He did 50. and placed it in a
receiving vault in Chicago CASTOR
Means and Mrs. Maize Melvin accom-
panied him to Chicago with the body.
They stopped over at Cincinnati. he
said, "to do some telephoning and rest
up" He said he thought Mrs Melvin
wanted to order some flowers at Gin
cinnati.
The dfense did not examine Yelling
ton.
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VOICE FAITH IN RUSSIA.
Raymond Robins and Grandmother
of the Revolution" Speak.

PETROGRAD, Sunday, September
23.-Raymond Robins. head of tho per-.
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Exciting Scene in House
as HefIin Is Challenged
to Name Suspected Men

Representative Norton of South Dako-
IA and Representative Hefiin OF Alabama
clashed in the House of Representatives
this afternoon in one of the most dra-
matte episodes in recent years at the
Capitol. when Representative Norton
denounced the Alabama democrat Tor
his speech Friday attributing disloyal-
~ to thirteen members of the Senate
and House. In the midst OF Vloieh'
applause Representative Norton charged
that Representative Hefiin had made
false charges and when Representative
Heflin attempted to make reply ne
spoke for nearly half an hour amid the
greatest difficulties
Jeers and cries of derisions from al
over the House drowned Representa-
tive Fef,in for good part of the time
he was on his feet. AT one noHeh'
when Speaker Clark managed to orlhs
the House out of tumult into ordef
Representative Hef1in repeated that ne
had his suspicious ABOUT some VI III.
men in the House.
Challenged to Name Them.
At that point Representative Cara
way of Arkansas arose.
will you name them?" he asked.
At this the House burst forth into
roar of cheers. Members called out
That's the stuff" and Good work
Caraway,"
Representative Heflin evaded the
question several times. but. finally
driven by the taunts of the House. ne
made the fat statement that he had his
suspicious about some of the members
that nobody could remove those suspi'
cions from him, and although ne coule
not prove that they had taken any Ger
man money. the actions of some OF tht
members of Congress were 10 his miho
far from loyal.
Following his speech Representative
Fordney presented a lengthy resoiu'
tion of investigation TO the House
II provides for thorough inquiry into
Representative Heflin's own statement or
the floor and his reported interview
Speaker Clark Immediately referred lht
resolution to the rules committee.
Several members objected to this OF
the ground that the House should ac'
upon it Immediately.
After considerable discussion. however
II was decided that the resolution was
not of a character which permitted its
immediate adoption.
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Petrograd Menace Minimized.

PETROGRAD. September e4.-The
evacuation of Jacobstadt under German
pressure is not considered by some of
the military writer's to indicate an at
tempt to advance on Petrograd, farther
than the capture of the whole Dvina line.
The BirZheviya, however, says that a
further advance in this section is eN-
pected, and the situation is serious, on
which account Premier Kerensky will
remain at headquarters for some days
more. Other newspapers explain that
NJ. kerensky's absence from Petrograd
is due to his interest in the local Kor-
niloff inveStiga ton.
The Rech's military writer predicts
that the German commander. Gen. Won
Eichhorn. aims to establish himself on
the right bank of the Dvina and then
begin operations against the Dvinsk
fortress by marching east along the
Observation-Disclosures railroad.
After battle on the Riga front Sat
urday Russian forces advanced in the
region of the village Of Rudna and
guards. it is officially announced by
the Russian war Office. In the Jacob
stadt region the Russians have fortified
themselves on the right bank of the
tacks against the Rumanian positions
near Munchgli were repulsed.
German Official Report.
BERLIN. September %. via London,
September 24.-Regarding operations in
the eastern theater the official state
ment from general headquarters today
says:
Front of Prince Leopold: At the
Jacobstadt bridsehead considerable
quantities of war material were found
in the hastily evacuated Russian posi-
tons Our troops have reached the
Dvina at all points from Livenhof to
Shtokmanshof tsouth and north OF
Jacobstadt. respectively. Russian
bombardment caused fires in Pinsk"
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Strike Begins at Portland.

PORTLAND, Ore, September 24.-Ap-
proximately 1000 workmen in three
Portland steel shipyards laid down
their tools today and joined the 5000
men who walked out of the Portland
wooden shipyards recently to enforce
their demands for higher wages and the
closed shop. Work on government con-
tracts at.the steel yards was halted.
A statement issued on behalf of the
metal trades unions concerned follows:
THE vote was unanimous to strike
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. This
action was caused by employers shit
ing responsibility and not stating the
truth concerning the government TAX
ing over the yards and refusing to
meet representatives of the unions. A
unanimous vote also was taken to wire
President Wilson that.it was with the
to comply with his request; that we as
sure him of our fullest cooperation
and hearty support in the prosecution
Of the war to a successful termfna-
ton"
The request of President Wilson re-
ferred to had come yesterday in an ad-
dress to Z. ]. Stack. secretary OF the
Oregon State Federation Of Labor. Its
text was not disclosed, but the union
officials said the President had asked
promised them a fair deal.
One strong contributing factor to the
action taken was the announcement at
the meeting that Joseph Reed, presi-
Metal Trades Council. who was called
to Washington by the mediation board
of the Emergency Fleet corporation to
confer with the hope of settling the
differences here. was en- route home
again, and had been unable to accom-
plish anything with regard to securing
improved wage and hour conditions de-
manded by the men.
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Physician Describes Wound

DIR. William H. Burmeister, chief
coroner's physician of Cook county, Ill.
was the second witness. He told of per-
forming an autopsy on the body of Mrs.
King. He said her hair, dark reddish
brown. was apparently dyed. DR.. Bur-
metster continued to describe the BODY
and the wound. saying it was two
inches above the opening Of the left
ear. There was no evidence of powder
burns. Approximately about the left
eyebrow was a small hemorrhage un-
der the skin, but no abrasion on the
outside.
He told of finding the leaden portion
of the bullet on the right front side OF
the brain. having been detected by
the front of the skull The steel
jacket of the bullet was found on the
left side of the head near the channel
through which the bullet passed. He
then described the fractured ankle.
saying the fracture had occurred dur
ing life. By the length of the right
forearm, he said, there was no question
that Mrs. King was right-handed.
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Presidents Appeal Needed.

Gavin McNab. San Francisco attor-
ney. appointed Friday by President
Wilson as special representative of
the Federal Shipping Board to adjust
the trouble here, said that a telegram
received from the President appealing
to The patriotic cooperation of the
W orkmen and their leaders," was in
strumental in effecting the settlement
President Wilson's telegram to Mr.
McNab said that he had Just been in
formed by Edward n Hurley, chair
man of the Federal Shipping Board
of the decision to refer the dispute
here to the Washington concilators.
The telegram, after expressing hope
that the question of temporary wage
at which the men would agree to re-
turn to work would be cleared up yes
terday continued:
This is most gratifying, as it as
sures a prompt and satisfactory settle
ment. Mr.. Hurley has also informed me
that he has asked the wage adjustment
board to make findings in the Seattle
and Portland situations as well. and
with equal promptness. l need not say
that this happy solution of the labor
trouble on the PACIFIC coast would be
most gratifying, as it is further evil
dence of the patriotism of labor. In
view of it, | would ask that no cessa-
ton of work occur at Portland or Seat
tie. The wage board begins function
ing at once and will announce its find
ings with expedition. l count conf
IDENTIFY upon the patriotic cooperation
Of the workmen and their leaders. The
men can count upon just and prompt
action
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Explanation Is Demanded.

A more serious indication of trouble is
that the Bolsheviki group in the bureau
of the central workmen's and soldiers
delegates has carried by an overwhelm-
ing majority a resolution demanding
an explanation. The resolution refers to
revelations concerning the actions of
members and agents of the provisional
government in connection with the prep
aration in Gen. korniloff's headquar-
ters of a conspiracy against the revolu-
tion,' and continues:
THE plan was to announce an indi-
vidual or collective dictatorship. at the
same time declaring Petrograd under
martial law. then mercilessly to break
up the Petrograd revolutionary and
working class organizations under the
pretext of crushing an imaginary
Bolsheviki plot"
The signatories of the resolution de-
mand that the members of the work
mems and soldiers delegates who were
then cabinet Minister'S Skobeleff ia
bor), Avskentieff Gnterior) and Tcher-
neff (agriculture), make statement Of
all the facts known to them.
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RUSS IN OFFENSIVE
REGAIN LOST LINE
Petrograd Reports Success
Against Germans on the
Front Near Riga.
KERENSKY IN REVOLT NET
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, September 24.-Rus
sian forces on the Riga front, in the re
gion south of the Pskoff high road. yes
terday took the offensive and after :
fierce struggle occupied the German po
sitions in the sector of Silzeme, the Rus
sian war office announced today.
Charges Against Kerensky.
PETROGRAD. September "a Th'
Korniloff mystery, arising out OF the
recent revolt. has developed dimension:
which threaten the existence of the
cabinet. particularly the position o
Premier kerensky. The newspaper:
representing the left and the right par
ties demand an explanation from thu
government. while the Bolsheviki or
gans openly accuse the premier, in thu
words of the Nabotchi Poot, of being
in conspiracy with Kornilcff "tt
crush the Petrograd proletariat and the
workmen's and soldiers delegates witt
the help of cavalry corps sent against
Petrograd"
The newspapers ask why, If the pub
lished documents are forged, no de
nial has been issued.
Maxim Gorky's paper Novaia Zhizn
which being unfriendly toward keren
sky, must be taken with reserve, de
clares that the affair is causing Il sen
sation in the ranks of the governmen
and that NJ. Terestchenko, the foreign
minister. Saturday conversed by tele
phone with NJ. Kerensky about thi:
matter. whereupon Kerensky postponed
his return TO Petrograd. The newspa
per adds that the members of the gov
ernment had decided that NJ. kerenSky
ought to make a statement on the sub
ject.
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WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow:
continued cool.
Temperature for twenty-four hours end
ing pm. today-Highest. 67 at pm.
yesterday: lowest. 4S. at In. today.
Full report on page IA.
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Sworn Net Circulation. Month Of August.
1917. Daily Average. s7,S2e, Sunday. ezra
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DIVINITY STUDENT
SW|NDLED HARVARD
ALUMNI, IS CHARGE
George E. y. Newton Accused
of Fraudulently Using Mails
TO "Aid a Classmate."

What is alleged to have been a
clever scheme TO defraud Harvard
graduates ny appealing 10 their 10y
atty to former fellow classmates in
distress was unearthed to-day by
Post Ohlce inspectors In the arrest
of George Edward " Newton, a stu
dent at the General Theological Semi
nary Of the Episcopal Church. No. 175
Ninth Avenue.
The young divinity student was ar.
rested In his quarters nt the seminary
by Post Office Inspector Thomas f..
Fitch. who got him to acknowledge
his identity through his receipt OF a
fictitious registered letter. lie Is
charged with using the mails TO
defraud.
Newton entered the seminary two
years ago on scholarship which, he
says. was given him by a bishop In
Pennsylvania while no was employed
in the Bethlehem steel Mills. lie
says he became Sunday school
teacher IN one NJ the churches Of III"
The evening world., 1917-10-26

Trinity Parish. and iater was APP
p,mt.I supyriut'r< ui "A Sunday
.scuou. 10 81. NJl- rIg.r. Brooklyn.
en- '., complaint hc .s charged with
HAVING obtained from the Harvard
authorities roster Uf the names of
graduates. to whom he mailed ap-
pnlr. for tue aid Of distressed
..f,I.w classmate" The complaint
.a..u alleges that Newton rented
offices at so. - East 18th street
W mich hc designated as hoodquarters
Of The Harvard * Club with him
son known as George Curzon New
ton secretary"
The complaint also charges the
student with n scheme to dcfraud Y.
VI. O.. A. members by Offering 10 get
them employment upon payment OF
fcos ranging from 50 TO Ss.
4 raid on Ncwton's quarters a the
seminary to-day produced q printing
press typewriter and large quanti-
ties ~ stationery, which will be used
fpr evidence
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All Goods
Marked in
Plain Figures

NEW york CITY STORES:
1887 Broadway. Bet. 9Th and 3sth Sts
1914 Third Avenue, Near S5th Street
Isl Eighth Avenue, Near 23d Street
69l Eighth Avenue, Bet. 43d and 44th Sts.
1881 Eighth Ave, door above l2ith St.
2se Sixth Avenue. a, 18th St. oa.r,a, nSss
BRONX STORE:
4OS East l4sth ST., Near Third Ave.
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Wars delays in the transmission OF
news has kept New York, up to this
time. In ignorance Of the news Of the
marriage OF Mrs. Adelaide Mott Bar
clay Boyesen and Carlos Mayer. which
took place in Paris Oct s. The news
OF the marriage also brought the In
formation that a decree Of divorce for
Mr.. and Mrs. Algcrnon Boyesen had
previously been handed down IN q
French court.
There were two ceremonies. At the
civil ceremony at the Marie OF the
First ACCOMPLISHMENT in Paris tho
witnesses were Countess Tolstoy, Capt
William S Shaus hnessy. Col Samuel
RoChenbach, Capt Ascher &. Baker
Charles Mayer, father of the bride
groom, and Charles G.. Loeb.
The religious ceremony was per-
formed In tho American Church In
Rue de Berr, by the Rev. Or. Good
rich. the rector. The bride was given
away by Capt. Baker and Col. Rochen'
bach was the best man. There was 1
reception at the Bristol Hotel. aftel
which Mr.. Mayer and his bride weA
TO Pau.
The new bride Is the daughter o
Mrs. james l.. Barclay Of No. - Yves
iSth Street, and a granddaughter o
the late Isaac Bell of this city.
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ST. MoNICA'S TO GEL EBRATE,
VIII Make Anniverssry Fete q
Send-On for 20 Members,

St MonIcas Catholic Lyceum will
celebrate its twenty eighth anniversary
this evening with n musical comedy and
ball al Palm Garden, Seventy Ave
young men and women OF st. Monica's
parish will take part in the perform
ance.
The lyceum will make the event the
occasion OF send-on TO twenty Ave
members who have enlisted in the
Naval Militia. Lieutenant Joseph Dunn.
who commands the detachment to which
The evening world., 1917-10-26
Big Orchestrds
Make q Start;
HadLey's Work
BIZ Sylvester Rduling.

10Th Of New York's big orches-
ID tras came into action for the
season Of lel7-ls at Carnegie
Hall yesterday, Walter Dnmrosch
and the Symphony Society got few
hours lead by appearing in the after
noon; Josef Stransky and the Phil
harmonic Society followed fast in the
evening. Each received hearty well
come from substantial audience,
The beginnings were auspicious Al
ter The Star Spansled Banner MI
Damrosch made an address. That ne
read IL was evidence ~ the sIgnih-
canoe Of the occasion as 1t appeared
to him, f"r Mr. DamroSch is q fclici-
tJus otfhand speaker. After dwelling
upon The righteousness of the war on
the part Of the Allies and the neces-
slty 10 pursue il to Victory, ne made
plea Tor the preservation of the
normal life - lgsiness, In religion,
IN art, and especially in music. The
spiritual influence Of music he
maintained, becomes even more
necessary at time l!Ne the present,
VI would seem unutteraDly wrong ana
/ elnlraliy false To carry our righteous
indignation against the German Gov
einment to the point Of excluding the
great German masters, to "hom we,
as "A people, owe so much
| Mr. DamrOsch's programme began
with Beethoven's hith symphony. a
/ traditional first Offering by the So
| r,ety. 1t served TO show the musl-
clanship Of the players unimpaired.
| Al times there was a suggestion OF
slecpluess in Mr.. Damrosch's con-
| Quoting, induced, probably by the
! .act that the spell of his own words
| silil held him, for Mr., Damrosch is
| Outh emotional and sensitive. Bach ;
concerto in ID minor for piano ana
| orchestra brought Harold Bauer the
| English pianist, TO the fore. lie
! played like the master that he IL, ana
/ was admirably supported by the or
theairi. limsky- h orsakon Sche-
her"zade" suite put Mr. pamrosch
ana mis- men TO their trumps ana
save Mr.. Saslavsky, the concert mas
| ter, "a chance to show his quality.
Richard Strauss's early "Burlesque'
for plano and orchestra was the maj
number. Not even the excellent eN-
plotting Of it by Mr.. Bauer and Mr..
plmrosch's men excused the resur-
rcCtipn OF IN. Mr strauss orrauc
genius has flown far aheld ana sur
mounted great heights since then.
Mr. Stranslly was greeted by ran
fare from an outstanding Phllhar-
monte Orchestra as he appeared upon
IN Carnegie Hall stage last night
! ne audience rose IN unison, but with
no dlSrospeCt to Mr. StransNy, IT'S ac-
lion was in anticipation OF The star
Spangled Banner that the pro-
Eramme announced, Henry Hadleys
fourth symphony was the opening
nuwber, performed for the first time
m New York, The presentation OF II
showed Mr.. Stransky's desire 10 eS-
ploit works by American composers.
A. the close repeated tribute was
paid by the audience to Mr.. lladley'
who occupied box. Comment by n
woman IN front Of me, II biz ven
omous, held point, "Well!" she said
90 her companion, III Mr.. Hadley can
win such an ovation for THAT, what
would happen IL an American wrote
something really great?" OF truth,
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notes in Society

4 Rcd Cross flower show will be held
to-day and tomorrow In the ballroom
of the clubhouse at Tuxedo. II will
br under the patronage OF Mrs. Richard
Dclafold. Mrs. Ambrose Mcneil. Mrs
Al,r,d Seton. Mrs. J. Frederic Tams,
Mrs Paul Tuckerman. Mrs. Theodore
Fr,liuEhuyscu. Mrs. George Grant
Mason. Mrs. Charles r. Alexander. Mrs.
q. Henry Hartman and Mrs. Henry
W. Tliurd
Mis- flora Franklin, daughter OF
Np.H. tliukun, ana CHARLES benjamin
Warner were married last night in the
south ballroom OF the Hotel Ansonia
NJ aud Mrs. Akiba Weinberg OF No.
g. East 18TH Street, announce tho on
-lltucu' oc their daughter. Miss Flor
,urn weinberg. artist. TO wills Gates
q raf..f