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Evening star., 1918-07-20
RAID BEYOND Rhine
BRITISH AIR FEAT
Bombs Are Dropped on Benz
Works at Mannheim and
at Other Plants.
ATTACK RAILWAY TRAINS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Friday. July 1s.-Brftish
bombing sQuadrons again have tn
vaded Germany and have gone be-
yond the Rhine. An announcement
were dropped on the Benz works at
Mannheim, on the railway station at
Heidelberg. on blast furnaces in the
Saar district and on a powder factory
at Oberndorf. the last mentioned hav-
ing been bombed today. A fire result
ed at the Benz works Railway trains
also were attacked. The statement
reads:
Our bombing squadrons again were
active during the night Of July 1918.
AT the Benz works at Mannheim. the
railway station at Heidelberg and the
blast furnaces at Burbach and Wad-
gossen were attacked, At the Benz
works a fire broke out A hostile air
drome was attacked. one Of the
hangers receiving a direct hit Two
trains were hit by bombs, brought to
Ia standstill and then subjected to ma
chine-gun fire.
"on July 10 the powder factory at
Oberndorf ION the Neokar. southwest
of Stuttgart) was attacked. Bursts
.
factory. All our machines returned
safely"
Evidence Of Damage Done.
Striking evidence of the damage
ing squadrons upon the German rail-
way system at Metz-Sablons is afford
ed by an official British photograph
published today This photograph.
taken shortly after the double raid
on July and the night of 6-7, from
height of over ten thousand feet.
shows in minute detail the whole OF
the important railway junction at
Metz, including the famous railway
triangle" at Metz-Sablons, where an
immense number of lines converge
from the Metz Central station and the
south towards the western front.
The effects OF some exceptionally de-
structive bursts are visible In the pho-
tograph among the engine shed and
workshops in the center OF the trl-
angle and the remains of two trains
completely burned out can be clearly
seen. There also is evidence Of great
damage to the network OF railway
lines in the southern arm of the tri-
angle.
Since the beginning of June at least
twenty-one raids have been made
upon Metz-Sablons.
Under Weather Handicap.
The oficial statement dealing with
aerial operations issued tonight says:
"On the 18th instant, in spite of
very changeable weather. good deal
of work was accomplished by our
airplanes, both in reconnaissance
photography and bombing. Much Of
the bombing was done from low
height, the targets including ammuni-
ton dumps around Armentieres and
Mericourt, the railway stations at
Rosieres and Bray. and the docks at
Bruges and Ostend.
Eight hostile machines were
brought down in fikhts and one other
was shot down by our anti-aircraft
fire. Sevent of our machines are miss
ing.
During the night our bombing ma
chimes dropped eight tons Of bombs
on the Observation-Disclosures railway and
an additional six tons on the rail-
ways at Courtrai, Seclin and Lille.
Two of the machines failed to return.
Evening star., 1918-07-20
VIGOROUS WAR POLICY
IN PLATFORM OF G. 0.P.
New York Convention Adjourns
Without Knowing if Roosevelt
Will Bun for Governor.
By the Associated Press.

BY She ASSOCIATED freee.
SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. r. July
2o.-with eyes of the political leaders
Of state and nation focused on its
deliberations. the New York repub-
lican state convention SUDDENLY and
Unexpectedly adjourned yesterday.
leaving unanswered many questions
to which replies were eagerly await
ed.
Chief among these was whether Col.
Theodore Roosevelt would consent to
enter the race for the governship this
fall. The prevailing belief as the del
egates left for their homes was that
he would. But in the absence OF any
authentic statement from him the
party managers Of all factions were
as much at sea as ever.
Women Take a Part.
: Although the convention just closed
was featured by the Capitalization
of the Roosevelt boom, it marked the
first appearance of the recently en-
franchised women in a big conven-
ton on a political equality with the
men.
nc part piAyCo thS "~~
not Insignificant.
FULLY, ope-ifth of the 1.o34 dele
gates were new voters. A woman,
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, of New
York. was made chairman Of the i'm
portant resolutions COMMITTEES. which
drafted the platform that was unani-
mously adopted.
Women. too, figured in one incident
that was out of harmony with the
rest of the session. This was when a
delegation Of the more militant ma
tfonal woman's party displayed from
the crowded balconies of the conven-
tion hall a big banner demanding the
support Of United States Senator
Wadsworth for the federal suffrage
amendment or his resignation.
Banner Is Removed.
At the direction of Chairman J.
Sloat Fassetf the banner was taken
away from the women and crumpled
up. but not until they had struggled
futilely to keep its message before
the delegates.
The platform adopted declared for
a vigorous win the war" policy,
commended the administration of
Gov. Whitman and "emphatically"
urged the New York senators to vote
for the federal suffrage amendment.
Evening star., 1918-07-20
MOUNTED BANDITS RAID
SOUTHERN ARGENTINA

BuENos AIRES. July 7o.-Citizens Of
Santa cras territory, In southern Ar
gentina, have telegraphed President
Irigoyen asking him to send troops to
protect them from band of 800 mount
ed bandits who have entered Argentina
from Chile and are spreading terror in
the vicinity of Lake Buenos- Aires, on
the Argentine side Of the Andes.
The bandits are reported to have been
joined by 100 Argentinian outlaws.
Chilean police have entered Argentine
territory in pursuit Of the bandits. De-
taiis 81 the situation are lacking be-
cause Of poor telegraphic facilities.
Evening star., 1918-07-20
FLIER, IN AIR STUNTS,
FALLS 5000 FEET

SAN DIEGO. Cal. July ao.--Albert
Melvin Emery. cadet dier: attached
to the aviation school 1t Imperial
Beach near shefe. was killed south Of
that place last night falling 5000
feet IN . tail spin. 81
Emery was doing acrobatic dying 1t
the time Of the accident BIS nome
was In Warrington state. *
Evening star., 1918-07-20
Amur Government Seat,
Khabarovsk, Is Present
Goal of Czech0- -Sjoyaks

By the Associated Press.
vLADIvOSToK. via Shanghai. Tues
day, July 16.-The immediate aim of
the Czecho-Slovaks 10 the occupation
Of Khabarovsk, seat Of the general
government oflthe Amur, In order to
secure their right hank. after which
they will proceed along the Chinese
Eastern railway until a junction is
Evening star., 1918-07-20
Anti BoIshevik Leader
of Eastern Siberia Forces
InflictS Sharp Blow

LONDON. July z0.-Gen. Semenoff.
the anti-bolshevik leader In eastern
Siberia, says q Tientsin dispatch to
tho Daily Mall. dated Thursday, has
inflicted Q sharp blow with heavy
losses in mon. stores and ammunition.
The correspondent does not specify
his opponents nor the date and place
of the action.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Peking dated Monday reported that
Gen Semenon again had taken the
field and had occupied Sharaeun. 1t
was not reported that there was any
lighting.
Evening star., 1918-07-20
May Go 'eHigher Up"

early during the coming week whether
the local condition warrants It going
to high officials Of the government
and possibly to the President with q
petition for relief. If the comparison
shows that higher prices are being
charged here the committee will seek
the cooperation of every government
agency. the District Commissioners
and civic organizations generally in
its fight to put an end to profiteering.
here will never forget" said an on
cial of the federation today, IF we
hnd that they have been guilty of
charging extortiopte and unreason-
able prices"
Evening star., 1918-07-20

commaader evidently feels that the
allies' forces are now sumcientiy
action"
50 successful were the allies in two
days that there was general expecta-
see Germans completely dislodged
from the salient they now hold south
OF the Marine, and perhaps from the
entire bend they forced in the allied
line between Scissor and Rheims.
there is indication that France.
every effort. in conjunction with the
United States. to collect vast reserves
for blow to be delivered later.
The enlarged Army plan Secretary
5akicr !aaki tola CONGRESS he was having
tain that extension Of the draft are
limits are to be asked. and there are
tndicattons that other steps. yitaIIy
important to throwing huge American n
arnies into France this fail and win.
Tor ana next spring. are In progress,
Intimation From London.
An indication Of what Ia being
Worked out came in London recently
when II was announced In uarIimsns
that British ships had carried n ert
oess OF 100000 American troons ~
France. and that British ships wo,,id
be available through the comm :
months to transport Americana Al = =
even increased rata. e.'
Two phases OF operation ~, a..
western front, not directly oonnact.S
with the Franco-American attssE
which now holds the center a. fhs
stage. are attracting wide attention
One Of these IL the suoee..,or =. /.
cal. blows being delivered, by rrench
ana italian forces along tbe front.
north and south Of the Name wbere
the enemy made his only in1norts n
gains during the present week. n
withdrawal IL forced by the Aisne-
Marne advance OF the allied foroes, II
10 clear that the French and ItaIians
are ready to take quick adyantare al
the enemye Decentralization and ham
mer his retiring columns hard.
The other phase II along the Rritish
'front.'. The capture Of Moteran today 3
adds another to . score Of aIuost
daily local advances the British are
marking up.
Thsre' is . Widespread belief here
that q British counter attack on 8
considerable scale 10 to be expected
1t any moment. Should the Ger
mans be forced to. draw OF refnforce-
ments from the northern lines to meet
the situation In the Aisne salient Il
IL regarded as practically certain that
he will feel the weight OF the British
army, rested. recr8auiged and recruit
ed since Il fought the enemyss thrusts
In Ptcardy and Flanders doggedly to .
standstiH N relatively the rositionh
the llne now tucluden.
Evening star., 1918-07-20
WHERE'S H|NDENBURG?
LUDENDORFF IN POST
Py the Associated Press.

PARIS, July 20 (Havas Agency
Gen. Ludendorfr. who. up till July IL.
had borne the title of quartermaster
general of the German army. has re-
ceived in a German official statement
the title of chief of the general staff.
according to the Matin. The news
paper points out that that title be-
lonsed to Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg and wonders what has become
of him.
Evening star., 1918-07-20
13 Men Put to Death
for Implication In
Won Mirbach'S SIaying

AMSTERDAM July 1s.-The Col
ogne Gazette says that thirteen revo-
lutionary socialists implicated In the
plot which culminated in the as
sassination Of Count Won Mirbach, the
German ambassador to Russia. have
been put to death.
Many otherA II addA are under ar
rest.
Evening star., 1918-07-20
Federal Clerks Begin
Inquiry Into Soaring
Food Prices ind. c.

To determine at once whether food
prices In Washington are higher than
In other cities. the National Fedora
tion of Federal Employees tomorrow
will begin a comparison Of market
ing newspapers Of the United States.
II the inquiry indicates pronteer-
ing In the capital. the federation will
marshal all the forces at Its COM
mand to place responsibility for It
and check 1t.
This iss the plan Of action mapped
out last night by the committee ap-
pointed by the federation to bring
relief to Washington victims Of ar
bitrary price-rafsing, II such prac-
tices are found to be in vogue here.
Plan Of Action.
The committee tomorrow afternoon
will visit the Library Of Congress
and start upon it's task. The United
States. for the purpose of the inves-
tigation. will be divided into four dis
tricts. Market quotations carried in
the principal newspapers Of each dis
trfct will be examined.
There will be captain and hve
workefs for each district. The data
gathered will be arranged SO as to
show at a glance what food articles
sell for higher prices here than in
other cities.
According to ofilcials Of the fedora
ton. navy yard workers who made a
comparison based on Advertisements
carried in the principal newspapers
Of the country. rather than the quota
tions, found that prices in Washing
ton were higher for about Is per cent
of the articles advertised. Examina-
tfon of the market quotations, 1t is
showing.
Evening star., 1918-07-20
Workers Forced Into Trenches.

Important operations occurred on
July 1 In the broken country hve to
eight miles southwark OF Eikolaievsk.
The battle front was three miles long.
Two thousand Cxecho- -Slovaks were
opposed by an indefinite number Of
Magyar sailor and bolshevikf. who
placed machine gunc behind villagers
and factory hands and thus forced
them into the trenches to fight the
Czecho-Slovaks.
The battle lasted eight hours. Mean
time, a detachment Of Cxecho-Slovaks
deployed in the direction Of Niko-
laievsk. threatening the enemy's road
Of retirement. The enemy, however.
succeeded In looting Nikolaievsk and
escaped on eight trains. including
armored cars. destroying bridges and
tunnels on both lines beyond Niko-
laievsk.
The Cxecho- -slovak losses were forty
three men killed and $50 wounded.
The enemy's losses are not known.
Among the thousand prisoners taken
are 800 Magyars. The Csecho- -Slovaks
now are marching against the enemy
on the road to Kabarovsk.
DR.. Teusler of Virginia, director of
st. Luke's International Hospital in
Toxic, 10 hero representing the Red
Cross in attending the wounded. He
went to the battlefield to give first aid.
Evening star., 1918-07-20

built in 1899. It was the first major
warship to be lost since the United
States entered the war.
omcia1 Report Issued.
A dispatch from the chief Of stafr
of cruiser forces. based upon Capt.
'Christy's report, made public by the
Navy Department today. follows:
THE captain of the San Diego re-
ports that he is inclined to the be-
lief that the ship was sunk by tor
pedo. There are no conclusive fac
tors, however, on which to base q
definite opinion at present, in view
of, following circumstances:
81. No torpedo wake was SEEN
"2 No convincing evidence that peri
scope was seen.
IS. No submarine appeared. in spite
Of the fact that three unarmed rescue
ships were in the vicinity for about
two hours.
~. Ship was struck on port side
abaft beam, which discourages mine
theory.
"5. Weather was ffne. smooth sea"
Evening star., 1918-07-20
GERMAN FLIER FAILS
IN RAID on ENGLAND

LONDON, July 2o.-A German air
n,ane crossed the Kentish coast this
morning and was driven back by the
ARA Of anti-aircraft guns. according
IN an official announcement
Evening star., 1918-07-20
Doing Mending for Soldiers.

Tho Mothers Congress- and Parent
rsachsrs Association fs entertaining
ruen in uniform at the z. u. G. A. hut
eyery Saturday night. Members are
aise rnend5ng Tor the men Al The hat
Evening star., 1918-07-20
CZECHO-SLOVAKS
SHOULD BE AIDED
NOW, SAYS CECIL
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
coming winter under the present cha
otto conditions. One authority esti:
mated that 100000 people would
perish ~ result Of disease and eco.
nomio disasters. which are inevitable
uplsss some unforeseen alienation
comes and comes soon. II we can tide
the Russian paople over this dimcult
winter believe they will begin to
get UPON their feet again.
Disunion . Tragedy.
'tone Of the tragedies Of the Russian
revolution has been that 1t resulted in
dispersion and disunion, rather than ir
any united effort toward a united de-
mocracy. Wherever you get two Rus
SLAMS together today you hnd two politi-
cal parties-there are almost as many
This. Of course, has been true Of al
great revolutionary upheavals. 1t Il
one of the recognized symptoms oi
revolutionary fever. and the Russian
people must be given a little time &c
that this symptom may abate.
AT the present time the odinary Rus
sian 10 unable to see any particular rea-
son why he should believe the same az
anybody else or cooperate with any
body else. Tho Russian people will come
back to health II It 10 given chance
and think the Czecho-Slovak army
can be made . great agent In assisting
cence. Russia Is like q patient with q
broken limb which 10 slowly mending
The Cxecho- Slovaks can be made into 9
stout splint which will support the
broken limb while 1t is healing.
Many Uniting Forces
There arc many uniting forces in
Russia II they are given chance. bui
Russia must have a breathing space
Unless some strong, helpful force can
be brought to bear soon am firmly
convinced that Russia 10 faced with
the most terrible winter of hunger
and disease which any nation has
ever known.
"As long as the present state Of dis
order continues 1t 10 certain that the
present disorganization in economic
Industrial and commercial life must
be continued II 10 my apprehension
for the coming winter that has beer
ono of my strongest reasons all along
for urging the allies TO assist Russia
from the east. am convinced 1t is
the only possible way to help Russia
I'VE are told We should perhaps wal,
! for formal Invitation from the Rus.
SLAMS themselves. But the masses OF
Russia ars inarticulate and there II
no voice which can express their will
We know they need help and It seem.
our duty to extend them that help In
the best and quickest way We can
for delay must inevitably mean the
loss Of millions Of lives from hunger
and disease.
RUSSIA 10 country which 10 IA,
moro than self-supporting: Il IL thS
gigantic granary Of the world. with
an untold wealth Of every food prod.
almost In the midst Of this granary
millions Of persons are destined to die
Of starvation this winter unless some
strong hand lends help In the restora.
tiou Of transportation facilities and
elementary industrial activities"
Evening star., 1918-07-20

flames. The message said that .
chance existed that the lieutenant
was q prisoner.
Lieut.. Roosevelt. who spent his boy
hood in the White House. was twenty
one years old and q student at Har-
ward when the United States entered
the war. With his three other broth
ers he enlisted for service. Quentin
Joined the Canadian aviation corps.
He was Transferred to the American
Army and began active service in
France this spring. He brought down
his first German airplane in a fight
north of Chateau Thierry on July 10
Lieut. Roosevelt's death is the third
casualty in. the Roosevelt family.
Archibald Roosevelt was wounded Sc
verely. on March IL and has not yet
returned to active duty. The captain
won the French war cross for bravery
Maj. Theodore Roosevelt. jr.. the eld-
est son, was gasssd about three weeks
ago and cited for bravery. Kermit
Roosevelt. who accepted q commission
in the British Army recently, was
transferred to the American force in
France.
Evening star., 1918-07-20
instruction VIII savs Month.

'"The foregoing elements Of inenl-
cheney can be largely removed by per-
sonai instruction. To send contingent
Of man VINO have been put into Mt con-
dition mentally and morally Is to gain
at least month. and often more, in
time. for me readiness Of the division
to leave for the battlefield Of human
freedom"
Gradual extension Of the "work-or-
fight" policy to new occupations. just
as with the progress Of the war the
list of non-essentia1 industries has
been heightened. was seen today in
the decision of Secretary Baker hold
ing base ball to be a non-productive
occupation.
In Interpreting the order the Secre-
tary intimated that the regulations
soon may be changed to-include the
atrical performers and motion picture
players and employees. Whether ad-
ditional changes are contemplated, no
statement was Forthcoming. but 1t
was generally believed that gradually
the lines would be drawn tighter.
Evening star., 1918-07-20
GROCER TOEXPLA|N
OFFENSIVE TACTICS
Investigation Into Woman's
Complaint Of Purchase
Snatched Back by Dealer.
"BAWLING.oUI." METHODS

A complaint of a Georgetown woman
that a grocer had snatched package
from her hands when she threatened
to report prices he was charging to
the local food administration today
was taken up through the regular
channels of the food administration.
An explanation will be asked OF the
grocer involved.
AS the result Of many complaints
from Washington housekeepers about
excessive food prices and methods be-
ing adopted by merchants the food adj
. nninistration has organized q complaint
department which will receive ana han
die every complaint received.
Complaints about "bulldozing" tao
tics Being employed by many grocers
to intimidate woman customers ana
to otherwise discourage their belief
coming more numerous. Many house.
wives have been told that their trade
was not desired because they had
meekly questioned prices which were
higher than those quoted on the looo
administrations weekly fair price list:
Others have been ordered out OF
stores and "threatened" and "bawled
out" and otherwise insulted and en-
barrassed generally in the presence
of store full of people.
Many of these protesting housewfVee
say it Is not so much the fear OF
"bulldozing" on the part OF the groc-
ers as the embarrassment of being
.'bawled out" in the presence OF others
that they resent. A man. protesting
against the brazen attitude being as
sumed by some Washington grocers.
said they fail to look upon the local
food administration seriously.
Insulting Retort Made.
A woman housekeeper In letter
TO The Star tells Of insulting tactics
practiced by prominent Louisiana
avenue merchant. When this mer-
chant was told by the woman Gus
toner that the blackberrias she was
pricing were too excessive. and start
ed to walk away, this merchant rushed
to a refuse barrel and filled it with
spoiled fruit, and yelled at her. This
Is what you want; you are cheap. He
Is said to have loudly hurled these in
sulting remarks at this woman until
she was out Of sight.
This woman concludes her letter
with:
at is high time something was done
In regard to these market sharks"
Evening star., 1918-07-20
BARUNGA'S SURVIVORS
REACH PORT IN SAFETY

LONDON, July 3o.-rhe survivors
and crew OF the British transport
BarungA. sunk by . submarine, have
landed At . channel port.
- There were no casualties when the
Barunga, formerly o German eteaIn-
shin w1s sunk by Q German submarine
Monday. Several hundred unit Aus
fralian troops were on hoard the ves-:
81 which was bound for Australia.