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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
RUNNING FIGHT WITH U-B0AT.
Italian Ship Reports Attack and Be
ing Struck by Shells.

NEW YORK, May ga running bat
tie with a submarine during which the
U-boat fired one torpedo and more than
a dozen shells, some of the latter strik-
ing the vessel. was reported here today
by an Italian steamship arriving from
Mediterranean port.
The submarine came up to attack
May 3 near the Island of Sardinia and,
despite a return fire from the steam
ship, it followed its intended victim for
more than an hour No damage of any
consequence occurred to the ship and
so far as known the submarine was not
hit, the officers said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26

made a harbor of refuge by throwing
out setties, a granite pier into the sea.
The town, which is sixty-six miles
southeast of London. is one of the chief
ports of communication between Eng
land and the continent. Shipbuilding,
sailma king and ropemaking employ
part OF the population.
Folkestone is a municipa! borough in
Kent, FIVE miles southwest of Dover. 1t
lies on hilly, uneven land and Is ir-
regularly bnilt, with many steep
streets. 1t is we'll known watering
place, and has good harbor, which is
used for mackcrei and herring hsheries.
Folkestone is one of the principal
points of departure for steamers plying
between England and the continent. 1t
has a population of about $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Bond Supplants Engagement Ring.

CHICAGO. May 26.-The diamond
solitaire that customarily has accom-
panied the announcement of an en-
gagement may lose it's status during
the war II the example of a young Chi
cago couple is followed. The young
woman wore no ring when she an
nounced her approaching wedding to a
number of young friends yesterday. but
In the lace Of her waist was little
gold button indicating that she was the
couldn't afford both a ring and a bond"
she said, "and SO we decided that the
button should announce our engage
-mentn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
3,5Oo,CoO Men Under Arms.

Some people say Italy is not fighting
in this war. Her total of men under
arms is 100000. Her killed. totaIiv
disabled and prisoners already reach
100000. and she is prepared to meet
four times that loss il necessary.
The 5000 Austrian prisoners Just
taken on the Isonzo front would equal
$4,000 on the French front because of
the compactness of the. fighting and
the appalling rate of casualties. The
first rank in an advance in the Aims
usually dies to a man.
People in this country do not under.
stand Italy. and it is largely our own
fault for not having taken better pains
to present our case. The hope Of the
Italian mission is to bring about this
closer understanding and af1iliation be-
tween the two great countries"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Special Honor for Aviators,

The War Department has established
special degree of honor as an added in
centive for the student aviators who be-
gan training last Monday at the uni
versities cooperating in building up the
air service. Men who qualify by exam
ination will be placed upon an honor
roll for hard work during the weeks of
preliminary theoretical training
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
DR.. ROWE OFFERED PLACE.
Named to Succeed A. J. Peters, As.
sistant Secretary of Treasury.

DR.. l.. s. Rowe, secretary of the in
ternational high commission, and pro-
fessor of political science at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, has been Of
fered the assistant secretaryship Of the
Treasury in charge Of customs.
DR.. Rowe would succeed Andrew j.
Peters. who resigned In March. Treas
ury officials have not heard definitely
from DIR. Rowe as to whether he would
accept the offer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Dawes for Lieutenant Colonel,

CHICAGO. May 26.-Charles G. Dawes
Chicago banker and former controller
Of the currency. will be commissioned
lieutenant coicnel of the 7th Regiment.
United States Reserve Engineers This
announcement was made formally yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. Dawes said he
would leave at once for Atlanta, Ca,
where the regiment is being organized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Federal Action Lowers Onion Prices

NEW YORK, May 26.-That the fed
eral action taken in Boston. where
|eighty-eight men, were indicted, has
helped to clear up tho onion market
prices Of onions in the local market
continued yesterday the downward
movement that began several days
ago .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Germans Claim Success.

BERLIN, May 26. via London, 4:04
pm.-The Germans yesterday improv-
ed their positions on the Chemin-des-
Danes, on the Aisne front, taking 544
French prisoners, says the official
statement issued today by the German
lrmy headquarters staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Dover Great Naval Base

Dover is British naval base of great
Importance. 1t is finely situated on a
small bay at the eastern end of the
English channel, directly across that
waterway from Calais. The population.
Including the garrison, numbers about
8 900. Dover is inclosed by chalk
diffs, on which are q castle and sew
dal strong detached forts. It has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
FRENCH GAIN FURTHER
GROUND IN CHAMPAGNE
Two German Attacks Repulsed
Teutons Make Gain Near
Pantheon.
By the Associa ted Press.


PARIS. May 26.-Further progress
was made by the French on the Cham
pagne front during the night. Two
German counter attacks were repulsed
and 120 prisoners taken. according to
the official statement issued by the war
office this morning. which follows:
"On the Chemin-des- s-Dames the en-
emy's artillery, vigorously counter-at-
tackled by ours. showed great activity
from a point north of Jouy as far as
the region to the east of Chevreux
Two German attacks against our sa-
lients east and west OF Cerny brought
no result. All our positions were main
tanned.
I'VE enlarged appreciably late yes
terday our positions to both sides OF
Mont Carnillet, in the Champagne. In
this attack we took 120 prisoners, of
whom two are officers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
German Artillery Active.

LONDON. May 26.-Increasing activity
of the German artillery along the Brit
ish front between the Scarpe and
Croisilles is reported in today's official
statement on the operations in north
ern France. The British have effected
"A slight improvement in their position
on the right bank of the Scarpe. Hos
tile raiding parties We're repulsed last
night north of Gauzeaucourt and east
of ArmentiereS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Paris Jewelry Workers Strike.

PARIS, May 26.-Encouraged by the
successful strikes of women in other
trades, the woman jewelry workers quit
work yesterday afternoon. The new re-
cruits to the striking ranks number l.ooo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
LOOKING F0R[EAK
ON us. NAVY PLAN
Officials Want to Know How
Germans Knew of Sail
ing of Destroyers.
ENEMY HAD PLANTED MINES

Official investigation was under way to-
day to uncover whether the leak on the
sailing of American destroyers to the war
zone was on this side of the Atlantic or
whether German spies got it in England.
Admiral Sims has reported that the Ger
man admiralty knew of the departure OF
the ships and their port of arrival four
days ahead of time and had opportunity
to mine their path.
Suspect Spies in England.
Some navy officials are inclined to sus-
pect the German spy system in England
despite the statement of Secretary Dan
iels that the incident emphasized the fact
that the German spy system still was al
work in this country. If the information
was sent from the United States it was
made doubly difficult because it had to
pass the official censorship.
1t was stated officially today that only
few officers in the office of Admiral
Benson, chief of operations. knew the des.
tination of the destroyers. The command
ers themselves were ignorant of the port
until they opened sealed orders, probably
twelve hours at sea.
Admiral Sims report fatty charges that
Berlin knew of the mission of American
destroyers and their destination, which
appears to dispose of the possibility thai
chance mining operations endangered the
flotilla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Plan of Basing Tax.

The new license tax to be levied on
motor vehicles. Chairman Simmons said
probably will be based either upon the
selling cost or horsepower.
Under the House bill it was expected to
raise $S0,500,0O0 from the motor vehicle
industries. Much US than this is planned
by the committee to be raised by tho
The income tax Schedule. as adopted
by the committeer is expected to raise
revenues Of $533,Oo0 900 annually: $161.-
000,0 from individuals and $372.000. .QQe
from corporations.
The committees decision to strike out
the per cent tax on the motor indus
try, and probably on others, 1T was
stated, was partially based upon oppo-
sition to the principle of taxing 'spe-
cial" industries: also because corpora
tiens are subject to many other taxes.
This afternoon the committee will
continue consideration Of the per cent
gross sales taxes on other industries.
As final enactment of the measure
by Congress before June l, the date
fixed in the House bill when increased
railroad and Pullman ticket. freight and
express taxes would go into effect. the
Senate committee plans to substitute q
later date rather than have the taxes
retroactive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Ground Is Retaken.

North of the Chenin- -des-Dames in the
region of Pantheon, the Germans-!n
heavy attacks succeeded in entering
French first line trenches, according to
the French official communication is
sued last evening. The greater part Of
the captured ground later was retaken
by the French in counter attacks. says
the statement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
SENATORS FOR TAX 4
ON AUTO OWNERS
Finance Committee, Consider
ing War Revenue Bill, Would
Relieve Makers of Burden.
AGREE TO OTHER CHANGES

Elimination of the per cent manul
featuring tax on automobiles in tho
war tax bill, as passed by the >House,
and substitution of license tax. at a
rate yet to be fixed. upon motor We
hicles. payable by those having possess
sion. was decided upon today by the
Senate finance committee.
The income tax section as first drawn,
including the 2 per cent normal tax
and the House committees surtaxes.
also were adopted by the Senate conf
mittee.
1t struck out, however. the increased
surtaxes on incomes over $4,000, added
in the House on amendments by Repre-
sentative Lenroot of Wisconsin.
The retroactive tax Of 33h per cent
upon incomes taxed in 1916 had pre-
viously been eliminated by the com-
mittee.
The committees action today in re-
jecting the automobile tax was said to
be the forerunner of further reductions
of the per cent taxes on special in
dustries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Admiralty Statement.

The admiralty statement says:
Naval airplanes attacked the air
drome at St. Denis Westre, near Bruges,
yesterday morning, dropping many
bombs.
In the evening several enemy air.
craft returning from the raid on Eng
land were engaged oversee by royal
naval air service machines. An en-
counter took place between one British
and three hostile airplanes in mid
channel. and one of the latter was de-
stroyed. Several encounters also took
place off the Belgian coast, in which
two large twin-engined hostile ma
chimes were shot down. All our ma
chimes returned safely"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Secretary to Italian Commission.

Miss Roberta Braddock, washine
ton girl graduate of Central High
School, who was lent by the District
chapter to the British commission TO he
private secretary to Mr.. Balfour while
in Washington, has now been made
private secretary to the Italian com
mission. Miss Braddock was formerly
secretary for the Washington branch
of the Woman's Section of the National
Civic Federation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Graduated License Tax.

Instead of the straight per cent
manufacturing tax on motor cars. the
committee is considering a graduated
license tax, ranging from 81 to So. upon
low-priced cars. to $40 to $50 on more
costly vehicles.
The revision agreed upon today en-
tails material reduction of the revenue
to be produced by the bill, but the loss
is expected to be made up by the new
motor car license and other tax
changes under consideration.
Committeeman said they now expect
no further changes in the income tax
rates. which will stand virtually as
drawn by the House ways and means
committee. Surtaxes on large ip-
comes, the Senate committee was said
to feel are large enough.
In addition to striking out the per
cent gross sales tax on automobiles, the
Senate committee also rejected the sim
liar tax on motor cycles, and on auto
mobile. motor cycle and bicycle tires
and tubes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Second Recent Raid.

This is the second German air raid on
England within three days Wednes-
day night four or five German aircraft
new over the eastern English counties
and dropped number of bombs. kill.
ing one man. For six previous months
no attack on England had been mada
from the air. following two disastrous
Iaias IN "hich three Zeppelins were
destroyed, except for the exploit of a
lone airplane May !. This machine an
peared over the outskirts of Northeast
London and dropped bombs which
"a woman. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
WEATHER.

Probably showers tonight and to-
morrow: slightly warmer tomorrow.
Temperature for twentyfour hours
ending PM: Highest, 81. at pm.
yesterday: lowest, a, at am. today.
Full report on page Q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
Villages Also Bombed.

Reports this evening from the sur
rounding district indicated there was
some bombing of neighboring villages.
even some distance inland. These
bombs mostly were dropped as the Ger
man airplanes were making a wide
circle to approach this town from the
land side.
The intervals OF comparative quiet
after the departure of each squadron
OF raiders were only broken by the
sound of distant firing of naval guns
out at sea, and were even more har-
rowing to the populace than were the
brief periods when the bombs actually
were bursting in the town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26
People Keep to Shelters.

After each visit the people in shelters
or cellars asked each other whether
this was the last. Hours after the last
raider had gone many people kept to
their shelters in belief that more raid.
ers were coming. There was much en-
ployment for volunteer relief workers
this evening. The hospitals were
crowded not orly with injured. but with
women and children suffering from
shock. while the police and constables
had their hands full patrolling the de-
vastated districts and doing, the erue.
some work of rescue identification ane
hundreds of odds and ends which such
a crisis brings to an 1innrenar r.. 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-26

BERLIN. May &c, via London 90
pm--German air sq,> drons yesterday
dropped bombs on Dover and Folkestone,
says the announcement issued TODAY nv
the German war department.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03
Street oilina Report.

The Minnesota reference bureau has
lust published the results of an inves'
tigatlun Of street oiling methods In
Minnesota municipalities. Streets were
oiled h nearly forty villages and cities
ia 1916.
one or two applications of oil a sea
son not only prevents dust, but pre-
serves the streets.
The cost of oillug varies according %
local conditions. II much preparation
has TO be made. ot course the cost Is
high, ana SOME soils require more oil
than others. But II street That has been
oiled takes less Oh than street oiled
for the first time.
The investigation shows that 1t IL
poor economy 10 use makeshifts for
distributing OH They almost always
use TOO mu,h oh. which is good neither
for the street nor The treasury. II pays
to get "a special distributor, once street
Oiliug has hccnW" "A settled policy.
This may be- either an oil distributor
or "A special attachment for n water
sprinkler. Il,ayS oil should be heated
as il is applied, ANA oil should always
be applied under pressure.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03
SAVING TIE -oNELY.


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others h... ""'.r Them. .h't In big
crowded ,'F tAcrc exists more human
lu.o..Hy-. I'D tIc square inch than In
any 0.l.r place Ou Garth The desert
ofl.Wu4 I4 upuulrl and crowded when
e.uuarcI ip Tie .c..a of utter alone.
mass .,..t.f, ....., Old, ff. .,r,prnr and
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03
Roumanisn Courtesy.

The ROumanians ARE among Tue manu-
soonest races in EIrnr, tut that. says
a correspondent ur The London Ieie-
graph. Is only part of their rasclna'
tion. Some enthusiast has said ihat
the ladies OF Bucharest "comblne the
beauty Of the Hungarian, the grace oil
the Austrian aud the wit and style of
the Partisan" But still We have NOT
all the truth. II Is the distinction anu
kindHness uf the manners uf buhhhirsl
which mark II ont among the cities "t
the world No one ever found there
ANYTHING but courtesy. Many have pro-
nounccd the people the polilrSl "l
earth. aud the polllcncss Is not mat
ter of clyiliy or readiness Ia "hli''
but IA high bred distinction of manner
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03
Fewer Cows, More Profit.

A year ago certain Waupaca conn'
~ (Wis.) dairyman was dissatisli
lie was milking eleven cows ana get
ting a monthly cream check OF SO. He
Joined the Waupaca and Butiernut
Ridge Cow Testing association. by
wedding out the rObber COWS and re-
placing them with good producers, by
giving the herd better feed and care,
he increased his monthly cream check
from ten cows TO $40 IA month. He
has one COW less TO milk ana "A cream
check three times as large - Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03
ONLY TRUE LIVING o. A. R.
Father Of Pennsy lVania Woman Served
In American Revolution.

Fsth.r Of Pennsy ivania Woman Served
In American Revolution.
Philadelphia, MIS-. Hannah dial OF
Jacobs Greek. Pa. who probably II the
only true daughter ~ the American
Revolution living, celebrated her one
hundred aud SECOND birthday recently,
says a correspondent ~ the Pittsburgh
Dispatch Her father Robert Slum
mons. served throughout the l,ryolu
tiOnary war with "a distinguished rec
ord for bravery lie was a scout und
Indian lighter and was several times
captured by the Indians aud put tO tor
ture because hr would not hetray the
plans of the American army Mrs. Dial
owns an Indian tumuluW6 with which
her father struck down uu Indian who
attacked him from ambush,
Mrs, Dial attributes her long life ana
good health tp living the simple life,
with much mul work of various kinds
She is Wumuu uf remarkable attain
mcnts aud large fund of iut0mu-
tiOn gathered from much reading
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03
Ties Itself In a Knot.

How fishes get on the hook Is always
interesting. for the most talked uf fish
is the fish that got away, Chapman
Grant. who gets fish for the Aquarium,
has witnessed the remarkable manner
in which murays viii discnsage them.
selves from the hook. II held dangling
ia the air the moray will double ON
himself, tie the knot aud pun his head
out backward.
AT this juncture," says MIR Grant,
Ill has always been my experience that
the hook or line broke, allowing the
tish 10 escape. Mr. MOwbray, how
ever, states that lac has seen morays
strangle themselves When caught with
strong tackle. New York sun.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03
Secondhand Goods.

Your position ia society is dclermin-
ed by the sort of secondhand goods
you buy.
Perhaps YOU think this is IL Joke but
il isn't. Think il over When IA man
is poor he patronihcs a secondhand
Chilling merchant When he gets very
rich he patrouizcs secondhand furnl-
urc dcaicr. Only the middle class
shuns both secondhand stores.
And the very poor and the very rlch
meet at secondhand bookshOp'-
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03
KING HILLS SUCCESS
NERiFIEs PREDICTION
Continued From First Page.)

an inference was easily Justified, And
while at first he declared himself,
thru" with all efforts 10 get aid,
he later admitted that In spite of his
personal feeling over the previous
eiIort he would certainly aid in pro-
noting the interests of this section
into which he walked from Walla
Walla, when a boy l3 years old,
"The most essential thing for the
people under the Warmsprings 10 do
If they want government aid is TO get
together" he said
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03
GOLD NUGGETS IN KANSAS.
Y.ars Ago a Man Threw a Pouch Of
Them Away.

oueida. Ksn.-As further episode
la the proposed development or onei'
da's gold Held" Il II now recalled
that many years ago George Williams
found a leather pouch filled with the
same kind of nuggets which have been
found lately In the craws of ducks kill
ed here.
williams dld not know that the pouch
conlniHed anything OF value aud threw
II away.
The pouch Is supposed TO be one OF
those belonging to the Colorado miner
who lost his life while crossing u creek
near here.
The miner was returning 10 his home
ia the east and carried many thou
sands Of dollars worth or gold dust
with him. Three persons here have
found nuggets during the past two
weeks,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03
WITNESS COULDN'T CLIMB.
Stairs Kept Him, and So Court Went
Down 20 Him,

san Diego. Cal-The unique situu-
tion has been presented here of AN ad-
iourument Of court To- accommodate IL
witness who was too bulky and lame
to climb the courthouse stairway,
The change To "a ground lloor court
room ON the opposite side of the street
VAS agreed 10 by the attorneys inter
ested, aud the testimony of Dr W. Al
len, health officer of National city, ia
the case against Davis Green on a stat
ulOry charge, was taken with Judge
Lewis presiding.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03

Some builder oi wiudmills estimate
that A wind sixteen miles an hour may
be expected for eight hours per day On
the average for every day in the year
This does nor mean that such a Wlnu
can he relied uuou every day IN the
year. but that the average wind all the
year round would equal sixteen in''c'
an hour for eight hours every u"|'
London Standard.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03
rduea.lan Of AIlens.

4 reso!u iuu iudOrsins the American
lzation movement, which has for its
purpose morc practical cooperation
hetwecn the federal government and
thc ,ublic schools IN the education OF
aliens who camc Ia our shores, was
sent 10 each incmher of the Iowa dele
-ution In congress iy the chamber Of
commerce Of COuncii Blurs, Ia.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03
IMAGINATION.

A ~iss imssinstion 10 one ef
the best aids for living. and IN ne
way 10 Il likely to be mors use
fuI than In anticipating regrets.
Al regrets may b. sVoidsd "
only We will think ahead far
snsush and dearly enough. ~
I had only kno~n!" We cry. But
We might hsvs known.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-05-03

prosper Jr" the ton Percheron
Stallion will bee al the X. 5. a d.
Panch every Thursday, Friday ana
saturday. Terms. S15.OO bring colt
"Prosper" sires the kind OF colts tha'
bring the big money at maturity. You
win make no mistake If you decide TO
use this stallion. l'-u