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Evening journal., 1917-12-24

The Dulany pasture. six miles north
Of Sweetwater. Texas. was a rattle
snakes Winter resort until the invasion
Of :. o. Richardson and J. B. Mcintyre.
These gentlemen killed 81 snakes in the
first week and 6i the second. The first
five days Of the third week they dis
patched ST Of the rattlers. Many Of the
snakes measured six feet in leneth.-
From "The American Field
Evening journal., 1917-12-24

A baby who looks 70 be twelve
pouuder. being weighed by his grand
na. Is a timely and attractive cover
design for the January Peoples Home
Journal" Part ?, Of "The Wooing O.
Team" by Mary INLAY Taylor, is The
leading story. and other good tales are
Tile Mystery at Out-Back." "The Bats
Last Haul" "The story OF First Lieu
tenant Whoosh." and "Her Payment.
They are all full Of action and Of in
terest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
Peter Rabbit Is JubiIant.

To be jubilant is to be filed with joy
and gladness. This Is exactly Peter
Rabbits condition. He was so jubi-
liant that he had to kick up his heels
half a dozen times. You see. OF Mrs.
Buzzard had stayed UP in the air only
very short time. In fact, Peter had
been in his hiding place on the edge
Of the Green Forest only very short
time when she came down from high
up in the blue. blue sky. He hadn't had
time to get sleepy this time.
Down. down. down she came and dis
appeared among the treetops But
Peter had seen just where she had dis
appeared. 1t was very near a certain
tall pine tree. He knew that he could
go straight to that certain tall pine
tree without any trouble. And once
there he had no doubt at all that he
would find that nest. A nest big enough
for such big bird as OF Mrs Buzzard
surely couldn't be hidden so that he
couldn't find it.
and skipped happily on his way toward
that certain tall pine tree. Forgotten
was his stiff neck of the day before.
Forgotten was his disappointment that
very morning when OF Mistah Bug
card. whom he had been watching, had
come down out Of the blue. blue sky
while he, Peter. was mapping. His
curiosity was about to be satisfied. He
was about to find the nest OF O. Mistah
and Mrs. Buzzard. Not a single doubt
entered his foolish little head. In fact.
he counted that nest as good as found
already.
SO he hoped and he skipped and
he skipped and he hoped on his way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
"BAC|[[|OF SEAS"
MUST Be CHECKED
Admiral JeIIicoe Tells of Neces.
sity of United Effort
Against U-Boats.
CITES GREAT AID OF U. S.
By the Associated Press,
Oh. Pow,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. August Admiral Sir
John r. Jellicoe. first sea lord and
chief of the naval staff. in an inter-
view with the Associated Press dis
cussed the submarine menace and the
naval situation at the end of the third
year of the war.
You ask me to say something of
the submarine menace" he began ut
Is serious. because all the allied armies
and civil population are, in varying
degrees. dependent on sea transport.
But. viewed broadly, the recourse by
the Germans to this form of piracy
is encouraging. They did not adopt it
until they had lost hope in the victory
Of their armies. They did not risk
drawing the United States into the
war and concentrating on themselves
the loathing of all other neutral states
until they were convinced that they
could not float a keel on the worlds
seas and by legitimate means interfere
with the growth of the military
strength of the allies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
THos. J. OWEN & SON AucTIoxEErs.

rRCsTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE TNIM-
PROVED LOTS on THE WEST SIDE OF
2bth STREET 4 SHORT DISTANCE NORTH
OF BELMONT ROAD
By virtue Of n certain deed Of trust duly re-
corded In Liber No. 1892. folio 46s ct se,I Of
The land records Of the District Of Columbia and
at the request Of the party secured thereby the
Undersigned trustees will sell at public auction
In front OF The premises, MONDAY THE
THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST AID 1917
AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM the fol
lowing Described land and premises situate in
me District Of Columbia. and Designated as and
Daniel B. Clarke Waggsman's Subdivision Of
lots in block 7. Park View Terrace" as per
plat recorded in I.iber No. -, folio lSs Of the
records Of the oitc. Of the surveyor of the
District Of Columbia, beginning for the same
NJ the northeast corner Of said lot GJ and run
ming thence south along the west line Of 2Oth
street 90 feet. thence west 10 go feet TO the
west line Of said lot CT. intersecting said west
line OF said lot 81 at a point distant 10 feet
north Of the southwest corner Of said 10, 81.
thence north along the west lines OF said lots
81. SO and 80 90 feet to alley thence east
along said alley 1891 feet TO the point Of begin.
hing. excepting the west inches by full width
q sah lots taken for the widening OF an alley
As shown on plat recorded in Liber No. "a, folio
20, Of said surveyors Office records
Terms Of sale: One-third cash. balance in one
annum. payable semi-annually. and secured on
the property sold. or all cash. at purcha ser $
option. A deposit Of $500 required at time OF
sale and the purchaser allowed fifteen days TO
complete the purchase. Further rarticular, at
dime Of sale. ELMER Z. RAMEY,
CHARLES c. MILBURN,
auz-d&ds. eISu Trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
JERE J. CONAN DIES.
For Years Was Among Americas
Best Known Actors.

NEW YORK. August 2-Jere J.
Conan, who for years was one of the
best known actors on the American
stage. and one of the famous -Four
Cohans.' died yesterday of arterio
sclerosis at his country home, Monroe.
N. Y. after an illness of nearly two
years. Mr.. Conan was sixty-nine years
old. His wife, Helen F. Conan, and
his son, George NJ. Cohan, were with
him when he died.
Mr.. Cohan's last public appearance on
the stage was in this city, about two
years ago. when he took a part in a
benefit production by the Friars. 1t
was nearly a decade ago that he made
his final appearance as a member OF
The Four Cohans." who were all mem
bers of his family and won a national
reputation as comedians. Josephine
Niblo Conan, his daughter, another
member of the quartet, died July IL
last year.
Mr.. Cohan's family homo was IN North
Brookfeld. Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
HOT WINDS HURT CORN.
Depreciate the Oklahoma Crop %
Per Cent for Julv.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, August g.
Hot winds and insufficient moisture
have resulted in a depreciation Of rs Der
cent in Oklahoma's corn crop for July
yield, according to the monthly re-
port issued by the state board OF
agriculture. While the crop In the
eastern and southeastern sections is
doing we'll. 1t is almost a failure in the
western and southwestern sections
The growing condition last year
was 50 per cent" the report continues
'.or 20 per cent better than the present
outlook Twenty-seven per cent OF
this years crop has been abandoned
compared with per cent abandon
ment last year"
Other crops make a better showing
the report shows, with cotton at 75
per cent and forage crops at u,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
SAYS MICHAELIS ERRS
AS TO STRENGTH OF U, S.

COPENHAGEN, August Mai Gen.
Nfeuwenbuis. one Of the highest re-
tired officers in the Danish army. writes
in the National Tidende that Chancel-
lor Michaelis. in his address to the
reichstag. took the subject altogether
too lightly when he dismissed Amer
ica's participation in the war as neg
ligtble factor owing to the lack Of
tonnage. The writer says the United
States possesses adequate tonnage to
transport a considerable force on one
voyage alone and also to supply it. He
says recent war history. notably Boer
and Russo-Japanese. furnishes prece-
dent to show that the United States,
with its wealth and rich auxiliary re-
sources. is able to transport and main
tain a formidable army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02

. 70 Sc: SEEN TO BE LOOKING Fo'
to the certain tall pine tree, and all
the way he thought what smart chap
he was.
"Of course" said Peter to himself.
their nest is a secret that no one will
find out, and yet they give that secret
away to any one as smart as / am.
don't suppose it ever has entered
them. And. of course. when l have
found that nest l won't tell anybody
about it. because that wouldn't be
fair"
1t didn't enter Peters head that he
himself wasn't fair in spying and try
ing to find that nest. or course. 1t was
no business of his. certainly not. But
Peter didn't once think of this. Curl
osity had taken possession Of him. and
when curiosity takes possession of any
body he is likely to give little heed to
right and wrong.
So. all in good time. Peter came to
the certain tall pine tree. near which
he had seen or Mrs. Buzzard disap-
pear among the treetops. First he
looked that over carefully. though he
didn't expect to find the nest in 1t be-
cause 1t was such a conspicuous tree.
Conspicuous means to stand out
from surrounding things so as to be
easily seen; Peter didn't think that or
their nest in q tree that would be so
easily and quickly picked out from
among the other trees. but he looked
1t over carefully to make sure. While
he was doing this a voice startled him.
Good morning. Brer Rabbit Yo'
seem to be looking TO something. Can
ali help yo' find it?" said the voice.
Peter whirled about to find OF Mistah
Buzzard looking down at him from the
top of a tall. dead tree, which Is a
| favorite roost of his. and in his eyes
was a twinkle. Peter was confused
oil bltn ,@l,
fused. He didn't know just what to
say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
BIG OUTPUT OF COTTON.
Receipts at Memphis for Year Break
Previous Records.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, August All
records for cotton in Memphis have
been broken for the year ending Tues
day. according to officials Of the
local cotton exchange.
The net receipts for the year were
753.462 bales. compared with 605,15s a
year ago. and the value of the crop
was given as S75.55o'693. compared
with s46.2S4,5O6 received for the 1919
1914 output. The gross receipts for the
year were 1886. $50 bales. also record
breaker.
During the year middling upland
cotton sold in the Memphis market at
&c cents per pound and fancy grades
of long staple cotton brought as high
as Al cents. The average price of mid
ding upland was 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
rHos. J. OWEN & son. AucrIoSEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF NINE-RooM BRICK
DWELLING. KNOWN AS NUMBER 20il
PARK ROAD NORTHWEST.
By virtue Of certain deed of trust duly re-
corded in Liber 3sS3 folio 2o3. of the land rec.
erds OF the District OF Columbia and at the re
quest Of the party secured thereby. the under
signed trustees will sell at public auction. in
front Of the premises, on MONDAY. THE THIR
TENTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1917. AT FIVE
O'CLOCK Pm. the following described land
and premises situate in the District OF Columbia
and known as lot numbered ninety five 1857
block four az. ''Ingleside." as per plat record.
ed in the ONCE OF the surveyor of the Distric,
Of Columbia. In Lber a. folio 49, together with
the Improvements thereon.
Terms of sale: Sold subject to a prior deed
Of trust for $3.50. The amount over and above
said deed Of trust 10 be paid in cash. A deposit
Of 500 will be required at the time Of sale All
conveyancing. recording, etc, at cost of pur
chaser. Terms Of sale to be complied with with
in fifteen days from day Of sale. otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell at the risk
and cost Of the defaulting purchaser after i've
days. advertisement of such resale in some
newspaper published in Washington, d. c.
WIN. p. SHANNON.
CHARLES n. WALLINGsFORD,
0kA400vAx81 Trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
German View of U-Boat War.

For three years naval power has
been in process Of transition into mill
tary power. The Germans. in despera-
ton, decided to embark upon ruthless
submarine warfare in the confident be-
lief that it would prove a fatal stroke.
In February, according to their own
confession. 1t was the best and only
means OF a speedy and victorious end
ing of the war
March. April. May, June and July
have passed and their early hopes are
still unrealized.
|xAThe Germans have not mastered US
b4 on the other hand. we have not
mastered the submarine. We have not
yet discovered the effective antidote
But we have reduced the losses OF
merchant shipping
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
BY Ripley

fleet into port, but IL 1t Is to be COM
pelled to come out against it's will his
tory suggests that compulsion must be
applied by the army acting againsk Its
base or bases. / need not say any more
on that issue except to suggest that
naval power and military power are
complementary one to the other. The
navy alone cannot win a war, as his
tory has always shown. and the army
alone connot triumph, as the Germans
have learned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
America Aids Much.

There is no reason to doubt that the
Germans have at sea lately a far larger
number Of submarines than in February
and March, but nevertheless with the
invaluable assistance which America
has rendered we have prevented them
from reaping the harvest which they
anticipated.
How long the German population will
live on hopes deferred 1 cannot pro-
fess to say, but they must realize that
the prophesy Of February. resting on
official authority that the submarine
was the best and only means Of a
speedy and victorious ending of the
war, has not been fulfilled"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
of Columbia Holding Bankruptcy t"urt.-ln
the matter of Henry &. E"nshaw Knnkrupt.-ln
Baukruptv. No. 1l62.-To III" creditors OF Henry
G. Ecnshaw Of til" city of Washington, District
Of columbia: Notice is hereby gwen that on
the 2Tth day of July, AID 1917. the said Henry
C. E"nshaw duly aiiul:catrd bankrupt and
that the first meeting of his creditors VIII he
held my office, 4l2 9Th street northwest.
Washington, u. C.. the 1lfh day nf August,
A-n. 1917. ut lo:3D o'clock am. at which time
the said creditors may attend. prove their claims.
appoint trustee. examine the bankrupt AMI
transact such other business riav properly
h"fpr.. said meeting. RALPH u. uJIN-
TER. R'f"rr" in BANKRUPTCY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
of Columbia. Holding Equity Court.-ln re
raul Silberstrom.-Equity No. 35335-Notice to
show ga sp-'fkis is To give notice that tn" ap-
plicant has filed a petition in the supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia for the purpose OF
changing his name from Paul SiiGr'rstroln 70
Paul .'Silvester" All persons interested in said
matter are directed 70 ear IN tbs "nIrt -
or before the 18th day of August, 1917. at 10
o'cluck m on said day. and show cause, if any
they have. why this application of the petitioner
s;.rId poi H., rrantat 80. IT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
Utmost Effort Necessary.

After a pause Admiral Jellicoe went
on gravely:
Combating the submarine demands
the utmost effort on the part of all the
countries which have joined forces to
defeat Germany. 1t has staked her all
on the submarine and If we defeat 1t
her last hope will have gone.
THE two urgent needs of the mo-
ment are more patrol ships for hunt
ing down submarines and in increased
output of merchant shipping. SO that
the losses suffered at sea may be made
good. The war has become one of eco
nomic endurance. With the powerful
aid which the United States Is rem
dering in maxim the naval blockade
effective, Germany's condition must be-
come worse week by week.
'She will hold out so long as there
is the faintest hope of the success of
the submarine warfare. Once it's fall
ure is demonstrated the German people.
whatever may be the case with the
German government. will recognize
that defeat stares them in the face
TT Is, therefore, vitality important
that every effort be concentrated on de-
stroying what the prime minister. Mr..
Lloyd George, calls the bacilli Of the
seas We must and shall defeat 1t,
but in order to do SO the inventive and
constructive energy of all the nations
dehtinR Germany must be devoted to
the work and to the rapid building of
patrol ships and merchantmen. If that
is done have no doubt of the ISSUE"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
General Naval Situation.

Turning to the general naval situa-
ton at the end of the third year of
the great war, Admiral Jellicoe said:
The fourth year of the naval war
opens this week. and only those who
are familiar with German naval litera-
|ture-which preached the doctrine of
the offensive-can appreciate the sig
past three years. The German high
seas fleet was not created that 1t
might remain inactive month after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02

month. 1t is a great war engine. No
greater mistake can be made than to
underestimate its strength. 1t is far
stronger, for instance. than the British
Meet was ten years ago, and In the year
before the opening OF the war it was
system of training.
THE British grand fleet has offered 1t
challenge to action. which has not been
accepted for on the occasion OF the battle
OF Jutland the Germans had no thought Of
fight to finish. For the whole year now
the high seas fleet has ventured only be-
yond Its protected mine fields on one oc-
casion-August q, last year-and then it
speedily sought shelter once more.
Work of Grand Fleet.
lowing to the attention which the
novel and barbarous submarine warfare
has attracted there Is perhaps a ten
dency to forget the continued success of
our grand fleet In Containing the main
German force. on which the success or
failure Of the allied cause Is mainly de-
pendent. Very little can be said as long
as the war lasts of the work of the
grand fleet. but 1t is the foundation upon
which all the efforts Of the allies rests.
What has it done? For a period of
three years it has robbed the Germans
Of all advantages which they expected to
reap from the possession OF a strong bat
tie fleet. That force was to have sailed
forth from time to time. The Germans
calculated that they would strike at their
selected moment, when their fleet would
be at a maximum strength. and that they
would catch our grand feet at a moment
when. owing to the absence of ships I'M
dergoing ref1ts and repairs, the odds were
little If anything against them. They
have not been permitted to carry out that
scheme, but we have always to be on our
guard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
Income Tax Law for France.

PARIS. August 2-The senate has
voted the income tax bill as passed re-
Gently by the chamber of deputies.
The bill becomes applicable on Jan.
uary 1 next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
Breakout to Be Prevented,

1--WE cannot permit them, for in
stance. to emulate the example Of VILE
neuve when he eluded Nelson off Tou-
Ion and cruised to the West Indies and
then got back to port again, having
suffered little injury as the result OF
Calders action. No, we must not con-
template such a breakout on the part
Of the Geramns. particularly now that
the American people are in the war
and require peace and security in order
to mobilize their enormous fighting
power.
The carrying out Of that purpose
imposes a heavy responsibility on the
grand fleet. The grand fleet consists
not only Of battle ships and battle
cruisers, but includes also light cruis-
ers and destroyers. II these deetroyers
were not working with the grand fleet
they would be available for combat
ing the submarine menace. It Is some
times suggested that for this and other
reasons we ought to adopt a more Of
fensive policy against the German high
seas fleet. We are face to face with the
old problem-how to force a fleet which
hides in harbor to come out and
fight. 1t is a very old problem. Our
forefathers were familiar with it. For
twenty-one years 1t confronted them at
the end of the eighteenth and the be-
ginning of the nineteenth centuries.
"A superior feet can force an enemy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
FOR SALE-MISCELLANEoUS.
STEAMSHIPS.

WASHINGTON TO PHILADELPHIA,
ATLANTIC CITY AND NEW YORK.
ERICSSON LINE STEAMERS.-'
ATTRACTIVE WATER ROUTE FROM
BALTIMORE TO PHILADELPHIA.
Through the Chesapeake and Delaware canal
to PHILADELPHIA Stopping at great
fishing grounds. Betterton. Chesapeake and Del
aware City and Chester Pa. From Washington
by B. and o. or W., r., A. E. Ry. to Balti.
more thence Ericsson line to Phila. Steamers
sail daily except Sunday. pm. Fast day boats.
Tuesdays. Thursdays, Saturdays. Sundays. j
am Tickets sale at Il. and o. and W., b.
A. E. Ry. ticket Offices: also 6. SPLIEDT
Ticket Agent, 1885 + st. NV, for New York
Atlantic City. Cape May. Asbury Park, Ocean
Grove, Long Branch. Albany. Troy. points north
Write for guide, CLARENCE SHRIvER, C. z.
A. Light and Pratt sts.. Baltimore. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
FUTURE DAYS.

ADAM A wEsCHLER. AUCTIoNEEE.
Executors Sale of Machinery,
R. R. Track, Pipe, Scrap, Etc,
! at the Swift Gravel Washing
Plant. Benning, D. c.,
! BY Public Auction,
on THE PREMISES,
MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1917,
COMMENCING HALF-PAsT TEN An.
Including Baldwin lotion Dinky Engine. a-h.p.
westinghouse A. c. Electric Motor. Steam En-
CINE Farrell Crusher. Conveyor. 3 Iron Dump
Cars. 4 Ryan & Mcdonald Trucks. R.R. Track,
Pipe, Scrap. etc.
By ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS OF THE
ESTATES OF JOSEPH AND WIN. II.
SWIFT, DECEASED.
MCKINNEY 4 FLANNERY. Attorneys.
Hibbs building.
jy27 &c, au2, g. 13,161s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
"NORTH HILL"
ORKNEY SPRINGS HOTEL

Open June Is. Beautiful mountains. always
cool. Safe. healthy. restfIl. pleasant. homelIke.
Free amuscments. Best environment. Good Ia
BILE. Waters equal Carlsbad for rheumatism.
kidney. nervousness. tapscity. 800. Booklet.
H. c. CARTER. FRO =. Orkney SPRING.. We.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
J. GRAHAM DAVIDSON, Mgr.

SHEFFIELD, foT3 3HPG,I EEAch'
Ideal family resort. Large cool lawns. Free
bathing. boating. fishing. grabbing.
s sAT' 10 T nAHt. $500
Write for Mrcklv Marty rntcS. g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
Fire

Ocean Ave. at Beach "in heart Of seashore life >,
Cap. 80 Elevator. BATHS Ocean View Rooms
9Th FLOOR. 81 to SIS weekly 81 to 81 20
daily-includins meals. Booklet. NJ. A. LEYRER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
SUMMER RESORTS,
Millboro Springs Hotel and
Cottages
Millboro Springs. Virgins

Two miles from Millboro Station. on main line
OF G. & o. R. r. In the heart Of the Allegheny
Mountains. Nights always cool. Six hours run
from Washington. Rates reasonable.
Booklet on application.