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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
Washington Has Proof of German Plan to Control
 Southern Brazil
WANTED TO MAKE
 USE OF FORCE AND FLATTERY TO WIN AIM
Telegrams to Berlin Foreign Office Indicate to What
 Lengths the Teuton Y Diplomat Would Go

Washington, Oct 0 Der 90. Two more of the notorious Count Von Luxburg's mes sages to the German foreign of flee from Buenos Aires were made public tonight by Secre .tary Lansing. They provide official confirmation of Ger .manv's plan to control south .ern Brazil shed additional light upon feufonic intrigue in South America generally and reveal that Luxburg ap Ipealed vainly for a squadron of submarines with which to |awe some Latin Americans and to flatter others with salutes.
 These dispatches, like others that have gone before, were given out by Secretary Lansing without discussion of their contents The only comment was in this statement attached to the copies:
 1 "In view of the fact that the sub stance of certain telegrams addressed by Count Luxburg to the German foreign 1 office has been published, the Secretary iof State makes public the actual text of the telegrams.''
 COPY OF MESSAGES 1 The messages follow.
 s.No. Q. July 7, 19l1 Our attitude to- ward Brazil has created the impression here that our easy going good nature can be counted on. This is dangerous In SoutE America, where the people under ' thin veneer. are Indians. A submarine squadron. with full powers. to me. might stiil save the situation. l request instruc- : tTons as to whether after rupture or relations legation is to start for home or to remove to Paraguay or possibly ' chne The naval attache will doubtless Eo to Santiago, De Chile. LuXBuRG. s Y
 No. ss. August 1. 1917. I am com. ! ylHEtI tHAt We sifztii pt <tDic tS SdA4S [ through our principal political aims in. scutn America. the maintenance of open market in Argentina, and the reorganiza- tion or south Brazil equally well whether with or against Argentina. Please culti- vatc friendship with Chile. The am nouncement Of visit of a submarine squadron to salute the President would e*en now exercise decisive influence on tho situation in South America. Pros pect .excellen. for wheat harvest in De- cenlber. LJNBJRGs
 MANY OTHER MESSAGES
 After the state department made pub
 lie the stink without trace message which caused Argentina to hand Won \ Luxburg his passports, the Argentine government sent to Washington num-
 Der of the former German minister's dis
 patches for deccding Whether the two
 now published were among them, or were obtained by the United States at the same time it came into possession Of other telegrams forwarded to Berlin
 through the swedish legation at Buenos Aires is not disclosed.
 Several days ago press reports from
 tContinued on Page Twe)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
British Casualties

London, october so.- British casualties reported during the week ended totalled 24,os1. They were divided as follows to- day: Officers killed or died of wounds. sss; men, 4655. officers wounded or miss ing, HOP; men, 11s5o.
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Will Not Seize German
 Embassy Buildings

Washington, October so.--It was offi- cially stated today that the government has no intention of seizing the old Ger man embassy buildings for the use of the enemy property custodian. or for any other purpose. They will be returned to Germany untouched at the end of the war,
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Summary of Outstanding Developments Ln NeDs
 From Various War Fronts
Ny the Associated Press

 The drive German and Austro Hungarian arnes De gun week ago against the eastern and northeastern fronts o tie Austro Italian theatre continues unabated but with the Italian cavalry fighting guard actions to cover the retreat He Italians to positions for stand and the Teuonc bs also being mpeded by the flooded condition of the Tag NaHento river.
 Ene former headquarters of the Italian army in eastern Ea has been captured by the invaders who also are press Nhe Italians westward from the Isonzo front and invading hn territory from the north through passes n the carnc
 Veneia from the east with udne the apex c drive already definite information IS the advance 0 the Keeps pace the east however the o e 1t beyond armies able makea stand the further considerable number o the aans VIII pc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
VON HERTL|NG IS . MADE CHANCELLOR
 LATEST REPORT

Amsterdam SstopeF 30 fBritisf\ Admiralty DOT WireaSsa Press) Count George yon Hertlins. the Ba varian prime minister. has been ap- pointed imperial German chxncoIlor.
 Former Chancellor George M1chaelis has been named prime miniktei of Prussia.
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bulletins From General Cadorna's Headquarters Are Causing Nation to Realize 1t is Facing Severe Trial-Udine Falls British Bat teries Reported Safe-Austro-Ger
 mans Meeting Strong Resistance
AMERICAN FORCES IN TRENCHES SUFFER ONE SLIGHT CASUALTY

October 29lhe ameIcan hospital He is lieu fenan shell splinter While working line. The wound is slight
 sector
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PRESIDENT WIL SON AND HIS CABINE CONSIDERING TEAL Y
Situation is Being Given Careful Consideration in Washington and News From Rome Eagerly
 Awaited Necessary Aid Will Be Given

Washington length
 his advisers todays cabinet meeting the discussion  supplies intuition tories regarded
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Ceneral Grosvenor E Dead

Athens O.. October 30. Gen. Charles II, Grosvenor former representative from the Eleventh ohio district. died at his homo here today. aged St'
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CANADIANS ARE ACTIVE

British Front in Belgium, October 30 (Ry Associated Press)--At an early hour today the Canadians had taken a stand in the ncighborhood of the famous Crest farm. 400 yards from the heart of the town of Passchendaele.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-31
REASON OF OFFENSIVE
BRITISH REPORT
ATTACK ON AISNE
UDINE TAKEN

Berlin, October 30.--(Via London.) Udine. the former Italian headquarters has been occupied by Austro- German forces, army headquarters announced to. day
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were close to the village of Goebergl to the north. The German official conn munication admits that Passchendaele was captured but asserts that later the Canadians were driven out. On the other battle fronts. except for spirited artillery fighting in the Aisne and Mouse sectors of France. the op- erations have been of minor char aoter.
 REASON OF OFFENSIVE Amsterdam October 30. -The Austro- German offensive against Italy, according to the Vorwaerts of Berlin, was not un- dertaken in an aggressive spirit with the object of conquest, but solely to bring peace nearer.
 BRITISH REPORT London. October 30. The British at tackled on the Flanders front early this morning. Good progress is reported by the war office.
 ATTACK ON AISNE Paris, October 30--A German attack on the Aisne front, near Cerny. was re- pulsed last night by the French, the war office announces.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
NEWS AT HYATTsVILLE
Relief Society Organized to Work
With Red Cross.

The HysttsvilIe Relief Society was
organized here last night to assist the
American Red Cross. and IL was de-
cided that its initial activity would
be the promotion OF community gar
dens. The garden proposition will
be taken up at a meeting in the mu-
nicipsl hall Monday night. The meet
ing last night was called to order by
Mayor John G. Holden. and Miss
Martha Spalding acted as secretary.
Talks explaining the work required
OF a relief society were made by Prof
CHARLES s. Richardson, president of
the relief society at College Park
Mrs. c. l.. Thorne, vice president of
lie same society; Prof. c. P. Close.
Mrs. Ambrose Mills-O'Keefe. and
Councilman Charles w. Clagett The
constitution. identical to that OF the
College Park society. was adopted
Mrs. Mills-O'Keefe offered her home
for making Red Cross supplies The
following officers were elected:
President, Franklin G. Tingley: vice
president, Mrs. Otway F ZantzinEer;
secretary, Mrs. Harry W. Shepherd;
treasurer, X. Z. White.
4 Red Cross relief society will be
formed tonight in the Sunday school
room of the First Presbyterian Church
at RiverdaIe.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
17-YEAR-OLD GIRL
MISSING TWO DAYS
Police and Relations Search
City for Olive Van Nostrand,
Who Vanished.

Arthur L. Rheinhardt and his wife,
OF 1890 Mt. Pleasant street northwest,
and the police today are combing the
city in search OF pretty seventeen
year-old Olive Van Nostrand, missing
since Sunday afternoon
The girl came here from her home
In Rockville Center, N. Y. the early
part of February. and since her ar
rival in the city had made her home
with her relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reinhardt.
Sunday afternoon the girl told her
cousin, Mrs. Reinhardt, that she was
going 10 take q walk. In the best
OF spirits, she put on her new spring
hat, a green straw, and skipped down
stairs and out to the street. telling
Mrs. Reinhardt to expect her back
within the hour.
Later q friend of the Reinhardts
saw Olive in the neighborhood OF
Fourteenth and L streets, going
south
That is the last seen or heard of
Olive
"She was timid, and q little deaf"
said Mrs. Reinhardt, "and for that
alone. Since her arrival here In Feb
ruary she has not been out very
much, and always with one of US. or
else on one Of her short walks down
Fourteenth street.
Sunday afternoon she told me she
was going for q walk. She was in
the best of spirits. and left here about
2 o'clock. We waited until that
evening. and as she had not returned
we notified the police, and began a
search of the hospitals, but with no
success.
81 have telegraphed her home in
New York, but she was not there.
She had no money, either, with which
to purchase her fare home.
"She had no friends in the city, for
she knew no one outside her own
family. She wasn't the sort OF girl
who would allow herself TO become
acquainted with q person on the
street, either"
The suggestion that Olive might
have been lost, has been discarded.
The girl certainly would have found
her way back home by this time, II
Is pointed out.
The description given the police IL
a seventeen-year-old girl, small for
her age. weighing 100 pounds, rather
dark skinned, brown eyes. slightly
deaf and very timid, has a slight scar
on the neck below one of her ears,
and when last seen was dressed in a
blue coat suit, green hat, and low
black shoes
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
LABOR LAWS IN WAR.

NEW YORK, April IA warning
that mistakes zeal at the beginning
OF the war may lead to decreased
production of materials and impair
ment OF labor's strength Is contained
in a special bulletin on Labor Laws
in War Time" just Issued by the
American Association for Labor Leg
islation. Protective standards for
the industrial army are outlined and
enforcement Of existing laws Is urged
as an imperative duty in meeting
the acute strain OF war"
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
NEWS AT ANAc0STlA
AdwIn 2. Green Appointed a Yeo.
man in the Navy.

Adwin F. Green has received an
appointment as yeoman in the navy.
Miss Anna Hagan, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Hagan, has received q
similar appointment. Charles V.
Etzler is endeavoring to enter the
Officers reserve corps.
Joseph Webb. son OF Mr.. and Mrs
William H Webb. died at his home
early Sunday morning. following q
long illness. Funeral services are to
be held tomorrow morning from st.
Teresa's Church where requiem mass
will be said, and interment made in
Mt Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. John E Fort and children are
visiting the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A Williamson, at their home
for several weeks.
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NEWS AT ROCKVILLE
Two Washington Couples Are Mar
ried In Suburb.

Elmer W. Lang. twenty-five years old
and Miss Annie E Childs. aged twenty,
both of Washington. were married in
Rockville yesterday afternoon by the
Rev. Samuel r White. of the Baptist
Church. Miss Margaret l. Kellogg,
eighteen years old. and John Howard
Calvert. aged twenty-five. both OF Wash
ington. also were married here, the
officiating minister being the Rev. o. c.
Barnes. Others to whom licenses 10
marry have been issued here are: John
Wilson Lea, twenty-one years old, and
Miss Daisy p. Walker. eighteen: Will
liam Alfred NARROW and Mis- Martha
Eva Wheeler. and Halleck Fry and Miss
Evelyn B. Olds. all OF this county.
Judge f. c. Peter. in circuit court
here. has filed a decree granting to
Luther Lee Love. Of Washington. an ab-
Solute divorce from Maude Lee Love, Of
Fairland. this county. The bill charged
desertion. The plaintiff is represented
by w. o. Spates.
Charging desertion. Albert Harris. of
Washington. has filed suit In the circuit
court for an absolute divorce from Mrs.
Martina Harris. Of Washington. The
plaintiff IL represented by J. William
Shea. OF E.---ugton.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
WAR HURRIES DIVORCE
Judge Advances Trial to Let Guards.
man Resume Duties.

In order that the husband might
return to the Panama canal and re-
sumo guard duty. Justice Hitz to-
day advanced the trial of the divorce
petition brought by Robert S. wilkins
against Maud z. wilkins. The hus-
band was given an absolute divorce.
wilkins, who formerly was at
tached to the constabulary in the
Philippine Islands. alleged that his
wife was guilty OF infidelity. The
husband was represented by Attorney
Fred B. Rhodes, Paul p. Cromelin.
and W. A. Coombe. while Attorneys
Andrew Wilson and s. II. Hawken
appeared for the wife.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
ONE CASE OF SMALLPOX
District From Which Patient Came
Is Under Quarantine.

The smallpox hospital became popu-
lated today 70 rthe first time since
September, 1916.
The patient Is q colored man.
whose case was reported to the
Health Department yesterday after
noon. Officials OF the contagious dis
ease service believe his disease was
contracted in the District. because
the patient says he has not been out
side OF Washington in months.
The home of the patient is in the
2200 block Sherman avenue. Resi-
dents of the house have been placed
in quarantine. and precautions are
being taken to prevent spread of the
disease
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
HAPPENINGS In THE
CAPITALS SUBURBS
Military Training Taken Up at
Episcopal Theological Semi
nary, Alexandria.

ALEXANDRIA, April 1T.-Military
training has been taken up at the
Episcopal Theological Seminary, near
this city. 1t is expected that two
companies will be organized from the
10 students enrolled. Wooden guns
will be used. Lieut.. r. P. Williams
tr.. o. r. c., will be acting major OF
the battalion, with B L. NJ. Blackford
who was at Plattsburg training camp
last summer, as coptain of Company
a, and Raleigh T. Knapp, Charles B.
Seward, and Herbert Z. Reuger as
sergeants. The latter were also at
Plattsburg last year. Edgar B. Pen.
,dleton, a son of Brigadier General
Pendleton, U. s. NJ c., and Fritz Heur
will be first lieutenants. At least one
and one-half hours daily will be
spent in drilling, while one afternoon
each week will be given over to
diminishing in the surrounding coun-
try.
Five tablets of bichloride of mer-
curry were swallowed yesterday after
noon by William B. Callahan, an en-
ploye at the Potomac railway yards.
He was rushed to the Alexandria Hos
pital for treatment by DIR. r. ]. Yates,
who resides near the yards. His coRdi-
tion was reported to be improved this
morning.
The election of q first lieutenant OF
Company G. First Regiment OF Vir-
ginia was postponed from last evening
until next week.
The organ recital given in st. Paurs
Church last evening by DR.. H. G. Har-
rymGn. assisted by Mrs. A J. Bryla-
wsl<i, of Washington, and Master Will
liam Marbury, OF Baltimore, attracted
a large audience. A collection for the
Alexandria Hospital was taken up.
fhO funeral OF Mrs. Katherine Lucas
will be held tomorrow morning at
$50 at st. Mary's Catholic Church, the
Rev. Father Smetofnciating at high
mass
The laymen's league and Bible class
Of St PauPs Church will hold q social
meeting in the parish hall tomorrow
evening. at which Eugene B. Taylor
and W. B. Smithers will speak.
A meeting will be held in the rooms
Of the Chamber of Commerce this
evening at s o'clock, at which repre-
sentatives will be present from the
Civic Improvement Association, the
Retail Merchants Association. Auto
mobile Club, Cameron Club, and
Parent Teacher Association, when the
question OF the cultivation of back
yard gardens will be taken up. En-
tries have been made by contestants
for the prizes offered by the Cham
Der of Commerce for the best gar
dens, and others are to come in. The
trustees of the Alexandria Hospital
will offer a square of ground for free
cultivation:
The Washington times., 1917-04-17

Three more men enlisted in the
Alexandria Light Infantry last night.
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Deathh


Mary Z. Winston. IS years. The Louise
Home
George Mcguire. years. George Washing
= ton University Hospital
william II. Mealey, so years. United
States Soldiers Home Hospital.
Henry Hepburn. s. years. S43 Maryland
ave. s. W. ..
William VI. Ritenour. ~ years. Naval Hos
pitaI.
Mary II. Murray. 50 years. Tuberculosis
Hospital.
abraham LaBky. - years. Casualty Hosp.
James Munro. 70 years. 1870 c u. s. W.
Hospital
samuel c: Miekmsn. 80 years. Georgetown
University Hospital
Edith V. Barrett. months I2z Columbia
road y. W.
John Contee, 6 years. 42l p st'N. W.
Mamie Wayne. 81 years ii5f 2lst Ut. NV
Charles p. Hailsorks. years. 7Sa 2nd
st. S.W.
Marcell Posey. Is years. I5oh BenninE
road, d. c.
M-ris CrawIey. 2s years, 81 o st. NV
The Washington times., 1917-04-17

Marriage Liee8neA
William Z. McGraw and Susan G. McGr1v.
both Of Rockville, Nd
Joseph stanis and Margaret Kazia, both Of
Baltimore. Nd.
Lewis Barrih1ton and Rsland Gray, both Of
Washington. s-.-s
Horace R, Mahsr. Roanoke. Va, and Alice
p. FLYNN. Washington.
Louis Grits and Ida Blum. both of Wash
ington.
Heber s. Hewitt. and Virginia Smith. both Of
Washington.
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Vital Records.
Rirfha.

George ?. and Freda West girl.
Henry E. and Mary r, Whiteley. boy.
William R and LibbIe l. spicer,' boy.
Clarence A and Daisy Sanders. girl
Louis W. and Mary A. Richardson, boy.
Osland Z. and Mary D. RobbinR girl.
Daniel C. and Margaret n. ODea. girl
Theodore z. and Bessie Z. NulIican, girl
William r. and Catherine Z. Norris, boy.
William ". and Lillian Hoyle. girl.
Joseph 9. and Pearl L. Fralick, boy.
Ernest W. and Nellie +. Davis. boy.
Mortimer and Della A. Dowd. boy.
Joseph J. and Margaret Z. Cater. girl.
Vivian H. and Elizabeth r. Clifford, girl.
Cornelius and Mary Carmody. boy.
Lawrence L. and Marie r. Bailey, girl.
James p. and Bertie A. Parker girl
Glpson and Mary Gibbs. boy.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
PROPOSALS

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
Warrington, d. G., March 2s 1HT.-sealsd
at this once until o'clock p. m, Monday.
April q 1917. and will be opened Immediately
thereafter, IN the presence of such bidders
washington. District OF Columbia. during the
nscaI year ending June 20. 19Is. copies Of
and Of foreign patents. papers. and exhibits
by photographic or other process The prices
named will be considered in connection with
the evident ability Of the bidder and his
plant TO do nrst-class work; and. prior to the
determination Of an award, such preliminary
Investigation as to the qualifications Of bid
ders and character Of plant will be made as
the DEPARTMENT shall deem necessary. \
low bid. unsupported by satisfactory evi-
dence as to ability TO perform the work in
agreement with the terms Of the proposals
and contract to be awarded. will be rejected.
BIDDERS WHOSE WORK HAS BEEN
UNSATISFACTORY IN THE PAST MAY
TION ON THAT GROUND. Specifications
and specimens, with forms Of proposal. will
Of the Patent once. All bidders are invited
20 be present at the opening. The right to
reject any and all bids, in whole or In part,
: 49, THoMGs EWING. cOmn,l..Ioner
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
Washington. D. C., March Is, 1si7.-Sealed
~ tSis once until O'clock D. M Mondav,
April .. 1871. and will be opened Immediate
" thereafter. in the presence OF such bidders
year w ending June 3d. ISIS. by the photoiitho-
graphic or other process. copies OF drawings
OF the weekly issues Of patents, to be assem-
bled with the specification. stitched. banded.
and numbered, etc.: for the reproduction OF
exhausted copies OF drawings and specihea-
tions etc, to be assembled, stitched, banded,
and numbered. and for the reproduction %
foreign patents The prices named will bs
considered in connection with the evident
ability OF the bidder and his plant to do first
class work: and prior to the determination
as to the qualifications OF bidders and char
acter Of plant will be made as the Depart
ment shall deem necessary. low bid. un-
supported by satisfactory evidence as to ahil-
the terms Of the proposals and contract to bs
awarded, will be rejected. BIDDERS
WHO'S WHOSE WORK @ HAS 81 BEN I'm UNsATISEAc- Hs ~ S
ATED FROM CONSIDERATION ON THAT
GROUND. Specifications and specimens with
forms Of proposal. will be furnished on ap-
nee. All bidders are invited to be present at
the opening The right to reject any and all
bids, In whole or in part. ts hereby reserved.
THOMAS EWING, Commissioners
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. April Ii, 1917.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received az
the office Of the Secretary of the Board OF
Room 500. District Building,
nishing and installing additional Wark and
further improvements at the Dunbar High
School Building. at First and N Streets
Northwest. Blank forms Of proposal. plans
and spscincations and all necessary informa-
ton may be obtained from the Chief Clerk.
Engineer Department. Room az. District
Bunding. Washington, .. G.. A deposit OF
insure the return OF plans and specihcations
OLIVER p NEWMAN. LOUIS BROWN.
Low. c. W. KuTz. esmmisxioners, u. ..
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
FISHING TACKLE, ETC.

WISHING TACKLE, baseball and tennis
goods: bicycles & supplies. AAXwELL'S,
Sc4 Ith .. ". topp. 7th st. r. R. sta.l
The Washington times., 1917-04-17

TAS funeral OF Mrs. Katherine Lucas
will be held tomorrow morning at
$50 at St Mary's Catholic Church, the
Rev. Father Smetofnciating at high
masE-
The Washington times., 1917-04-17

The election of q first lieutenant OF
Company G. First Regiment OF Vir-
ginia was postponed from last evening
until next week.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17

The laymen's league and Bible class
Of St Paul's Church will hold q social
meeting in the parish hall tomorrow
evening. at which Eugene B. Taylor
and W. B. Smithers will speak.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17

The organ recital given in st. Paul's
Church last evening by DIR. H. G. Har-
rymsn. assisted by Mrs. A J. Bryla-
wal<i, OF Washington, and Master Will
liam harbury, of Baltimore, attracted
a large audience. A collection for the
Alexandria Hospital was taken up.