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out toward Alexandria Soon Werres
started to turn back, to which the
men objected. When Werres remon-
strated. they attacked him. Newman
striking the hrst blow with an iron
bar. which had been brought for the
purpose. Gamble aided in the as
sault with a beer bottle.
Werres' skull was crushed, while
Mrs. Burgess. who had left a five
months-old baby dying At her home
to 20 with her soldier-iover, looked
on. werres body was taken from the
car by the soldiers after he had
been killed ana secreted in the
bushes where II was found yester-
day.
The soldiers the1. drove 10 creek,
where they washed the car OF blood
stains. Then they, with Mrs. Bur
CESS, drove on to-4Siehmond.
Arrest Follows.
There they were arrested the fol-
lowing day, for violating traffic reg
ulations. The car was searched, and
the uniforms Of the soldiers, who
had changed TO civilian clothes, were
found in the bloodstained suitcase
In the rear OF the car.
Questioned, the men admitted they
Engineers, stationed at Glenburnie.
Nd. The woman who was in the
car was released, and sent back TO
her home in Laurel, Mr..
In the meantime. the wife Of Wer,
res had asked the police to find her
husband, missing since he left home
to keep the jitney engagement. In
spector Of Detectives Grant reading
OF the Richmond arerst, linked the
cases, and investigation followed
which proved that the license num-
Der on the car the soldiers were driV-
ing was that Of Werres' auto.
Beth Confess.
Friday, washington detectives wen;
to Richmond. and finally obtained
confessions from both Newman and
Gamble that they had killed Werres
and hidden his body.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Burgess
told her story to che police here. cor
roboratinE every detail Of the sol
diers' story While the soldiers were
on their way north to Alexandra
from Richmond. the search for the
body began. Mrs. Burgess failed Ia
remember where the crime was com
mitted, and was unable to lead the
officers 70 the spot where the body
was concealed.
The search continued in vain until
the two murderers arrived in Alex
andria.
At 3:is D. m. the r. F. and P. train
bearing the handeuffed soIdier-prison
ers and the detectives pulled in at tht
Union depot in Alexandria. The chiei
Of police OF Alexandria, Sheriff How.
ard Fields, county Attorney Frank
Ball, OF Alexandria county; Inspector
OF Police Grant, Charles Miller. J. A
Springman. Edward Kelly, and +. J
Huglett, detectives Of the District
department and several newspaper
men met the detectives and the pris'
oners.
Seven automobiles, the leading on'
carrying the sheriff and the prisoners
proceeded TO the Alexandria city jail
where the prisoners were questioned.
Gamble was cold, Unconditional, un
communicative. He asserted he die
not remember anything about th'
road they followed on the fatefu
night.
Newman. however. seemed anxious
10 do all he could TO unravel th'
tangled threads Of the crime. and
promised 70 lead the way to the spo
where the body Of Werres had beer
concealed -HA aAkad-thae - bostAlSal
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ADJUSTMENTS
T6o1YS
FIN THEAIR
ATTRACI1lSS

.FEnUED sas 9th 81. n. w.
tE1UEA TO-DAY AND ALL WEEK
THEDA BARA
IN william FoE's
CLEOPATRA"
The ulnEt esumptuous MIN production %
sarrh. Performances Continuous, Nv
20 $40 500 7:Oo, 500
FfrFt Time Shown at Less Than A-e
Dur Prices: Morning and Afternoon, lSc-
SundayH and Nights. &c
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rnhETOAVT KuIckerboekeF.
WhItUhLL , 18th Et. nt Get rd.
ToDAY AND TOMORROW-CHARL
aAY n PLAYING THE GAhE-
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RANDAl.L ) To-Day AID 10,
ORROW-BUsHMAN AND BAYNE in
.sySTTTrFI NEATNEES AND DISPATCH. q"
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nnRUn TO-DAY AND TOMORROW
.Sikf1lSD -'srARZAE OF H =
IpEg.I' with ELMO LINCOLN AND
T-S-Tn HfARKET \
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~aunhVTgC savoy I4th q Gel. rd.
HhNBhLL ) TODAY AND ToMoR-
PoW-W. 8 HART In THE TIGER
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Ma. .ths- income tax eoHee4ioa .
drive by Estting youF nsisAbsE - Bay
his, too-
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.cnDnCu TO-DAY AND TOMORROW
tIANUEN IRENE CASTLE in CON
. rTTr-r n7l %
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ULIWIIL MOSTAGU LOVE
sfqT nj IL II The Cross Bearer.
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.maUNATTsC Casino, 7th 4 ? ssa.
LRHNlHLL GTODAY AND ALL
WFEK-ARTHUR DONALDSON AND
RlTHARngE kAELRED IN 'EN-
.TIaHTEN Thy DAuGHTER.n
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mlNDATISC ApoIIo, G24 b st. ne.
LlHNUHLL j TO-DAY AND T0NOR-
ROW-DoUGLAE FAIRBANKS in M
FrI-sT."
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.RAWDATT1C AVE. GRAND.
'AtLAfilADhLL' y 6l5 Pa. Ave. 3. z.
'TODAK-AAE MARSH IN THE FACE
~ THE DARK" TOMORROW-ELsIE
.EEllugoN q TIE LIE.n
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DhWnHTTSC American Ist an. :.
lllfllNUhALL " 7 DAY ALICE
BRADf n "AT THE MERCY OF
h[EN." TONORROW-MAE ALLISON
b .isOCLAL HTPOCRITEs."
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UORTE IsS0 c street Norchea.f
uWuLL TODAY - CLARA KIMBALI,
YOUNG IN THE HOUSE OF GLASS. ''
Als0 a Billie West Comedy.
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DTfTH go afh 81. n. w.
ltilLi1 TODAY AND TOMORROW
'RTTpERT JULIAN IN THE KAISER,
THE BEAST or BERLIN"
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Mrs. Burgess, who steadfastly
maintains her love for Gamble, one
~ the nurderers, collapsed when
taxen with the soldiers to the Alex
sndria iafl. Sobbing Historically.
sbe threw her arms around the neck
~ her lover, showering him with
Kisses. imploring him 70 get her out
OF her trouble.
"Don't cry about II. kid. You're not
roinr 10 get In wrong" the soldier
1rufdv replied, as he turned on the
os6ciaI with a demand that they re-
lease the woman.
'sTbis girl didn't have q thing TO DO
NTH this." he said. Cant you take
her out OF here and give her some
,hinC decent TO eat? This amt square
10 keep her in here"
MS efforts to shield the woman
whose love for him has put her In
ell aVaiIed nothing. and both they
"a The woman are held for the Ac-
go ~ the grand jury. The crime,
Ter tts attendant details, Is replete
with sensa tons.
Fri5av night OF last week. John P.
xryo-rea an employe Of the Govern
,,srt printing Ohice who made few
err, dollars by driving a jitney, left
hIs wife and six-year-old Sabe to keep
sn enraaement to drive two soldiers
and two girls Since then his wife
bad heard nothing Of him until yes
terday, when the soldiers Al Rich
omnd confessed 10 having slain him.
The soldiers. apparently with Mrs.
Burgess. had gotten into WerreE car,
according to their confession, and,
after driving about the ettIs had gnna
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CAROLINA,

u0WE9C CAROLINA.
uuNlLD l1fh = N. Car. Ave. 3. =.
HoDAT-NARF NILES HIETER On
BEAUTY AND THE ROGUE" Also
stmud Comedy.
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he acted like he was coming TO again
and we got scared that he would come
TO, 50 we started TO beat him again
with the iron bar"
Neither Gamble nor Newma7 re-
members whether they went back 70
the machine for the bar and returned
10 hnish Werres or whether they had
carried the har with them when they
took him over the bank. They said,
further:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
REClTEs GREAT LESSON
FOR BRITISH STATESMEN
John Dillon, Referring to Redmond's
Grave, Comments on His Ef-
forts for Cancellation,

ENNIsKuLEE. Ireland. Saturday
March 1s.-"'From the grave of John
Redmond there is q great lesson to be
learned by British statesmen. said
John Dillon today. ON making his nrst
public appearances as chairman Of the
Irish nationalist party. Redmond
faced Misunderstanding and horrible
calumny In his endeavor to conciliate
the Irish and British people. Had the
English ministers been honorable men
and stood by him and. initiated his
craftsmanship Ireland today, instead
of being an embarrassment to Eng
land. would be a source of >strength
and support.
The English ministers were false
to their honor and their pledge" he
said. They betrayed Redmond. while
he was faithful and loyal and are
reaping the bitter harvest OF their mis-
deeds"
Nationalists of Fermanagh and n,r,
rounding counties gathered. in large
numbers for the meeting. AAdres ses
were presented by the EnniskilIen
Urban Council. the United Irish Leaene
and the Ancient Order of Hibernians
Mr.. Dillon said he came to Ennin-
killen as chairman of a party whose
ideal was to obliterate forever re-
ligious distinction and party conflict
which had been the curse of the Ir,sn
nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
HEADS CLASS OF 1880.

Albert E. Shoemaker was elected
president Of the class of 1886 of the
Washington High School at a meeting
at the homeoof Willard E. Buell., 1883
newton street Saturday Right. Other
officers elected are: First vice prsui.
dent. Mrs. Willard E. Buell.; second
vice president Mrs. ]. n. Harper, ana
Observation-Disclosures. George Francis
Williams. Mrs. ]. Ramsay hewitt, class
historian. was continued in that once.
Among the guests II the meeting,
the thirty-second annual meeting of
the class, were Mrs. Lemon q. Hine.
honorary member; Miss Annie M. VIII
son and Miss Flora M. Crane. Misses
the Washington High School In 1885,
Those present were Clarence b. Cram
mer. the retiring president, and Mrs.,
Cranmer; Miss A. May Alice. Dr.. w. 4.
Beyard and Mrs. Bevard. Mrs. e. g.
Brandenburg. Mr.. and Mrs. T.. II. Har-
per. Lieut.. Col. William n Hortan,
y: g A.; pr. Z Ramsay NeNltt An4 NyA
NevleS 4 n ohoemako96 2n1a Iooo
MARIAN Wh1to. II 5 Y q Il Il {
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SOCIAL INVITATION TO n
CIVILIAN NEWCOMERS
Church Of Covenant to Entertain To.
MORROW Night-Mother-Mixen
and Guides to Aid. :,

Civilian newcomers to washin gtons
who lack acquaintance and who want.
to have a social evening when acuuaint-
ances may be acquired are urged, no
matter what their religious preference.
to come to the Church OF the Covenant.
Connecticut avenue and N street north
west, tomorrow night
On this OCCASION the chairs in the
church reception room are to be di.
vided into forty-eight groups repre-
senting the states of the union. Pre-
siding over each unit will be a mother.
mixer" to perform the necessary fn4
troductions. Following these Introduce
tons, Who's Who" tags will be dis
dress and state, so that the names OF
dress and state. SO that the name OF
those who. come may be kept for a.
permanent organization.
The official title adopted for the party
Is the big Social Night for the Socially
form"
Already the Church of the Covenant
has done a surprising amount of enter
tainment work for soldiers stationed
in or near Washington, Now il is
turning its attention to civilians who
are lonely and far from home.
A corps of guides will conduct guests
to their state circles and, after a pro-
gram Of entertainment. Rev. DIR. Charles
Wood, pastor of the church, will open
the meeting for discussions of the
question of permanent organization.
Business over. Miss Lois Reeside, chair
man Of the refreshments committee,
will call on girls present to facilitate
her work Miss Mabel Grandin will be
in charge OF a registration committee
which will tag those who come In
order to make this affair success and
a forerunner of other similar affairs
throughout the city, members of all
local congregations are urged to attend,
help with and later. duplicate the per-
formancA
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TO LAY BEFORE PRESIDENT
"cLASS /" OBJECTIONS
Representatives Dent and Sha1len.
berger Favor Different Plan to
Base Draft Quota.

The plan to base the draft quota on
registration and liability to service in
stead Of on the number Of men in class
one win be laid before President Wilson
tonight by Representative Dent OF Ala
bama, chairman of the House military
affairs committee, and Representative
shallenberger ef Nebraska. who declined
to concur in The committees favorable
report on the class onet proposition-
Provost Marshal General Crowder told
the committee that 1t was the admins
tration's desire ito use the class one
basis, and he said he was strongly OPP
posed to any other plan.
Representative Shallenberger said to-
day that the conference tonight was
arranged at his request that he might
point out to the President what the
minority on the committee, believes are
the dangers in the administration bill.
He said todax he believed it would work
Inequalities in the number Of fighting
men given by the different states and
leave temptation open to local boards to
class too many men as necessary for
work at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
GERMANS LAUNCHING
DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE
Declares italian Diplomat Before
American Luncheon Club
in London.

LONDON. March IS (Friday).-Romeo
Gallanga-Stuart. a member of the
Italian chamber of deputies. and rep
resenting the italian cabinet, in an
address before the American Luncheon
Club today, after ascribing the Italian
disaster last autumn to the German
pacifist propaganda, declared that the
central powers now were launching
still more insidious diplomatic Of
fensive against the entente allies, by
which they hoped to becloud the real
issues of the war and thereby weaken
the allied purpose and effort.
Let US keep the real issues steadily
before u.s." he said. when hear peo-
pie talking beautifully Of a league
OF nations and the possibility of ref
erendum aiming at seh-determinatton
say all this is very fine, but let US
win the war first. Then we can put
all these ideals into effect. 1t is GER
tain that we cannot put them into
effect until we have won.
Aids italian Morale.
The alliance with the United States
is a great factor in the morale Of italy
today. The majority of Italians. par
ticularly the lower classes. know
America petter even thdh theS Nno~
England or France, for nearly all of
orr snoiqration has been to America,
- +haSa are few Italians but have
a relative or friend there, from whom
.n1y
.sraS. a,s-v ITALIAN knows what the
i."5 500 .. Lnnws ~ her wealth,
her power, her genius. Every Italian
kmo"s ~, .vsrH Latter which comes
wal en- ~ ocea1 r. Itaiv is a factor in
across she oee ~ " Whsn Won asI an
Minnins ~. ,h;,ts ~ M sitnat;on
since RUSSIA oroppeI uus ne statas hs :
answers: pue Ing oAi.eo A"'
come III
rh x;,;.+..
FORMER 1fencn - s'oi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
AMERICAN TANKER SINKS U-BOAT
AT TEND OF FIGHT OF ONE HOUR
Member of u. S. Steamer Grew Wounded
By Shell-Battle Takes PlaceF ebru-
ary "a in Bristol Channel

man, commander of the armed guard on
the steamship Boringnen has been CON- ON
steady work displayed by his gun crews
in probably destroying a German sub
marine the night of October so. 1917.
that at II ,45 o'clock at night, during
misty and foggy weather, the lookout OF
the Boringuen sighted a submarine lying
to, apparently receiVng news from her
Headquarters. -Four shots we're fired at
the U-boat, and when last seen it was
going down in an upright position.
In his report, Beerman praised the cap
manner in which the ship was handled
during the engagement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

By the Associated Press.
|. AN ATLANTIC PORT. March 1S.-At
the end Of an hours battle between
German submarine and an American tank
steamship, the Paulsboro Of the Vacuum
OH Company, which arrived here, yester-
day, the U-boat apparently was sunk
according to officers Of the American YES
sci
One Of the crew on tho tanker was
wounded by a shell fired by the. SUBJ
marine. Two other shots struck the
American ship which Was not seriously
damaged.
The fight took place in the Bristol chan
mel on February "a. The American YES
sci was about twenty-four hours out from
a British port when the U-boat was
sighted. The tanker tried to escape and
was pursued. After the American vessel
had been within torpedo range for some
time without any attempt being mnde to
sink her in this way the U-boat began
shelling her.
The tanker halted and gave battle. The
officers said the shrapnel shells fired by
the American gun crew either fell short
or passed over the U-boat for a time. but
finally ono struck the submarine fairly IN
the center and she DISAPPEARED irnnedi-
ately. Tho American vessel Is OF about
1000 tons groO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
"sam Davis" Brilliant Writer, Dies.

CARSON CITY. Nev- Mnrch H.
Samus Davis, poet humorist and news
paperman. widely known as Sam
Davis" has died at his home here
Davis was one of. the brilliant writers
who made the journals at Virginia City,
Carson City and Reno famous during
the bononza days of the Comstock
lode.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
FERRIS TO ANSWER CHARGES.
VIII Appear Before Senate Commit
tee at Own Request,

At his own request. Theodore q. Fer
ris Of New York. formerly chief ship
designer for the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration: will appear tomorrow before
the Senate commerce committee - re-
ply to charges Of irregularities in con-
nection with his service with the cor
poration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
One Hurt in Troop Trains Mishap.

SCHELL CITY. NO.. March 49,
Charles Mutt of charieroi, Pa. soldier
was the only person injured when a
troop train carrying New York and
Pennsylvania units was derailed by a
defective switch Ave miles south of
this place yesterday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
Honest Advertising.

For the. pfoeection OF il
readers, The Star carefully
eensors ali advertising sub
uaitted for publication, and, so
far ss ispossible, bars all false
and frsndulent statements.
Re4ders are requested to as
sist The Star IN protecting the
pubic and all legitimate adver-
. tiskrs by bringing to the att
&ehtion Of the paper any state
IS tat ehsynis 6ad t16s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

To Cure . Cold I'm One Day
Taks LAXATIVE BRoM0 QuININE tTabletsl..
~ OF " G4QY19 stgnaf1p = cd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

It pays to read the want columns OF
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them. i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
NEW LIBERTY MOTOR
GIVEN TRY-0UT HERE
Flight on Sunday Shortened
Wheu. screen" Engine
:
Works StiffIy.

The new Liberty motor received its
first try-out in, this city yesterday after
noon. when an officer Of the flying sec
ton Of the Signal Corps made a short
flight in a Curtiss bipiane. The flight
lasted only few minutes, owing to
the fact that the motor had only
reached this city Saturday evening and
had not been tuned up"
Slight engine trouble. necessitating
minor changes in the carburetor. made
1t impossible, to give the Liberty motor
a workout today. but flights are to be
made daily as soon az the motor Is adj
justed and in smooth working order.
The plane being used at present is
a small Curtiss biplane, but a larger
one, on the order Of the battleplanes
in use In Fraace. is to be used in a
short time.
A permanent hangar is being built at
the flying field to house several planes
that are to be equipped with the new
motors The temporary hangar used by
Lieut. Col Lee and Lieut. Sully, Brit
ish airmen. is being used for the time
being. but is to be removed in a few
days. The British airmen, whose aerial
stunts thrilled Washington people, will
make no more flights.
American Filler Thrills Throngs.
Saturday afternoon an American
aviator. an officer in the flying service,
made two flights in the English ma
chine, performing stunts" in the air
that took the breath of thousands whe
watched him. Looping within the
length Of the machine, performing the
lmmelmann turn with equal dexterity,
and doing spiral nose dives that Lieut..
Col Lee pronounced the finest he had
ever seen. the American flyer demon
strated his complete mastery Of the
machine and showed that aviators of
our own service arp becoming equal to
any in the armies Of the allies.
Beginning today a stronger guard
was placed at the flying field in Poto<
mac Park, and from now on sightseers
are to be allowed fewer liberties than
has been the case up to this time.
Cameras will not be permitted on the
field or in its immediate vicinity. and per-
sons taking kodal1s or other cameras to
Potomac Park with the intention Of MAX
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

ing mapshots Of nights now run The ri.k
Of arrest u caueht by the military guards
ana the possible condscation Of the cam
eraa
Wiu Arrest TresPaasers.
Orders were also issued today to arrest
alR-per1ons treepaszng on the dyfng deld
Immediately before or during flights. Yes
terday afternoon a woman and two chill
dren. running across the field, narrowly
escaped being struck by the biplane that
was being tried out Guards have been
Instructed to arrest all persons crossing
or going on the field at such times.
The liberty motor which received its
fgst brief workout yesterday afternoon is
Of 430 rated horsepower and on a suit
able plane is capable Of developing from
100 to 160 miles an hour. it is stated
Within few weeks 1t is expected that
flights will be made with regular bat,
tleplanes equipped with twin motors of
this horsepower, when regular speeds of
at least 100 miles an hour are expected
to be attained. This. it is stated. is
practically thirty miles an hour faster
than the fastest battle or scout planes
used by German fiiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

Take it from one who has been away
from this country for a year. except
for a brief visit last fall, the most i'm
pressive thing about returning is the
realization of the remarkable strides
the United States has made in its war
preparations.
"a newcomer sees it here: and the
allies realize it better, perhaps. than
those Americans who have been so
close. Likewise, there is a striking
change of attitude toward the war,
new spirit of determination.
In England you don't see many flags
or many demonstrations. 1 have heard
complaint here that there is not enough
enthusiasm in the United States about
the war. I am glad there is not. l
don't see why there should be enthu-
siasm about such a horrible business;
but there is here the same dogged. per-
sistent resolution to perform an un-
pleasant task that has made Great
Britain so effective"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
Praises Work of British Engineers.

Well. wish Americans might observe the
method by which, after the Germans RE-
tire from French town, these British
engineers, who already have estimated
railroad tracks, water mains -(for the de-
parting Germans have poisoned the wells)
telephone and telegraph lines, sinful
taneousiy, at incredible speed.
when the Germans are about to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
BARON LoWEN RECALLED
Echo of ink-Without- Trace, Order
Comes From Sweden

STOCKHOLM. March 17.-C. F. Hult-
gren, departmental head in the for
eign office. has been appointed minister
to Argentina and Chile in succession to
Baron Lowen. who has been recalled at
his own request u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

Baron Lowen's removal was renortea
some time ago. although not officiaiiv
confirmed, on account of his associ..
lions with Count Won Luxburg. dis
y, German minister to Argentina,
at Buenos Aires messages to the Co..
man foreign Office in which. with
other things. he advised the .stnEin@
WITHOUT trace" of Argentinian vesssis
sition that Baron Lowen was ne, po
fault; and said he would not be re-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

Another U-Boat Probably Destroyed.
Chief Gunners Mate Thomas J. Beer