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The sun., 1918-08-26
MANYKILLEDIN
COLOGNE RAIDS
Sixty Perish When Bombs
Fall Upon Large Public
Buildings.
PEOPLE ARE DEPRESSED
Citizens Say Germany Cannot
Win Now That America
Is in War.
PEOPLE ARE DEPRESSED

Special Gable De.patch to THE srN from the
London Times Serrice.
Copyright 1915 oil riohn rcserrod
AMSTERDAM. Aug. ga traveller
who has Just returned from Cologne
tells Of the latest air raids on that city
and the terrible experiences there. he
was there when the raids occurred.
The alarm was given at o'clock in
the evening and bombs fell upon the
large public buildings. killing sixty per-
sons. Other bombs fell upon big
hotel, caus ng injury to l2+ persons, and
stu other bombs fell near the cathe-
dral.
The population Is greatly depressed.
this coming on top OF the recent news
from the front Colognes citizens are
saying that Germany had a chance to
win the wan before the Americans en-
tered the conflict. but now the oppor-
tunity is lost and cannot be retrieved.
They say that despite tremendous efforts
and sacrifices the German armies. which
made encouraging progress In the spring,
are almost back again In the positions
to which they retired last year when
Field Marshal Hindenburg's elastic re-
treat was executed.
My informant gave an Illustration OF
the spirit animating some sections OF
the German army. He was at the Co.
logne station. preparatory TO leaving
for Dusseldorf, when some hundreds OF
German soldiers were marched into the
station to entrain for the front Sud
denly the command halt was given.
but not by an officer. All the soldiers
.mmed ately halted and threw down
their arms. More than 100 ran away.
Four fugitives were shot
The station was closed and the police
and the military summoned the mutt
nous men and marched them off to a
fortress
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BkI1ZSH REACH BAPAUNE; ENEMY DISORDER;
MANY MORE VILLAGES TAKEN BY HAIG;S MEN;
AMERICANS PREPARE TO STRIKE A NEW BLOW
Calls Allied Drives
Tremendous Failures

A MsTERDAM, Aug. 25. -
After summarizing the re-
cent fighting on the western
front, where, he declared, the
Entente Allies everywhere had
failed to attain their object of
breaking through the German
lines. the Berlin correspondent
OF the Cologne Gazette, in an at
tempt to reassure his readers re-
garding the outcome of the bat
ties, concludes his article as fol-
lows:
"These tremendous failures on
all parts of the front give the
German command and their
troops reason to look forward
with entire confidence to the
further heavy battles which are
expected. The fact that after
the heavy battles an unobserved
withdrawal has been ! possible
shows in the clearest manner
that the German command is
master of the situation and has
retained freedom of decision in
all these battle days"
The sun., 1918-08-26
WARNING GIVEN
OF NEW GERMAN
PEACESCHEMES
Neutrals Say Two Kaisers
Are Plotting "Supreme'
Effort in Trickery.
FAVORED BY HINDENBURG
Lodges Statement Of Dictated
Terms Meant to Ward Off
Insidious Drive.
FAVORED BY HINDENBURG
Special Despofch to The scS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Continued
indications that the German Govern
ment is preparing to launch another
insidious peace drive are reaching Of
flcial and diplomatic circles in an In
direct and unofficial way.
The recent meeting Of the German
and Austrian Emperors Is understood
to have been connected with the initia-
ton OF peace propaganda in enemy
countries, especially in Great Britain
and the United States. and It Is fur
thermore understood that the Kaiser
and his military advisers have reached
a compromise with the exponents of
the former Won kuehlmann peace
party, as 1t was called. whereby more
or less OF a free hand is to be given
to the Wilhelmstrasse in framing the
next peace effort.
Neutral diplomats who have channels
Of information not open to Entente chan
celleries or to the State Department Of the
United States. believe that the peace
drive Is coming. and also that II will be
accompanied by all the finesse, ingenuity
and desperation of cunning German d.
plomacy.
Predicted Drive Last March,
1t is noted here that certain neutral
diplomats were first to hear that the
much advertised German drive was COM
ing They heard that II would come in
March. and 1t came on schedule. One
particular neutral diplomat-who Is no
longer in Washngton-was advised that
the drive would come weeks before the
general public knew Of il. His opinion
and the opinion of his Government was
that the drive would make a great i'm
preston and bring initial success. but
that II would not suffice to decide the
issue.
The counter offensive by Marshal
Foch and the driving back OF the Ger
man hordes with such signal success, to-
gether with the important role played
by American troops In this process were
not forecast by any one here in the
months before the first German drive be-
gan. The prevalent belief among some
Of the neutrals was that the Germans
would achieve important military sue
cesses, though not decisive, and then
hold their gains.
1t Is important to note, however. that
the drive happened just as predicted in
these neutral circles and that 1t was
'the supreme drive" as they expected 1t
to be. Now the same sources of infor-
nation are predicting that German
peace drive is coming, that It will come
Just about the time II Is expected and
The sun., 1918-08-26
8 DEAD IN KARLSRUHE RAID.
Germans Claim Five British Mn.
chimes Were Destroyed.

AMSTERDAM, Saturday, Aug "a
telegram from Karlsruhe on Friday to
the Frankfort Zeituno, copy OF which
has been received here. says that ten
British airmen bombed karlsruhe at 0
o'clock that morning.
Most of the bombs fell in the open
country. resulting In considerable dam
ase to private dwellings in one place.
Nine persons were killed and six injured.
Five OF the attacking airplanes. accord
ing to the telegram. were destroyed.
The sun., 1918-08-26
CZAREVITCH ALSO
REPORTED SLAIN
Said to HaUe Been Shot by
Murderers of Father.
Special cable Despatch TO THE srS.
Copyright 1915; all rights rcserrcd

'OPVT'V"'' f7fo u'F ''V"1S ''NTFtu'
LONDON. Aug. 25.-The Daily Mail
says that a Russian Prince who ar
rived recently in England states that
soon after the deposed Car was killed
by the Bolsheviki they assassinated his
son. the deposed Crown Prince. who
would have been fourteen years old this
month.
Vague reports of the boys death have
been received before from Russia. The
Russian Prince who is authority for
the statement gives the first details of
the assassination. He says that the
murderers Of the Gear went to the lad
and said to him:
1--WE have killed your father a dog s
death for a dog"
The Czarevitch burst into tears,
whereupon one OF the band shot him
dead with revolver.
The sun., 1918-08-26
Special Despatch TO TIE SrS.

prospect that the tax on beverages.
amounting to $1,100 100000. may be
taken away as a taxable article through
the action Of Congress in passing the
bone dry rider to the food stimulation
production bill. II the estimates made
Of the revenues to be produced prove
correct and the prohibition movement
fails the committee has solved the .ques-
ton of raisi'.s $4,000, 100000 annually
through taxation.
Capital Is Defined.
The committee finally has defined cap
TIA! as It concerns the war profits and
excess profts taxes in the bill. While
this definition may be changed in unim-
lows:
CAPITAL shall consist of:
Actual cash paid in for shares or
stock.
Actual cash value of tangible prop
er,y. except cash paid in for shares or
stock at the time of such payment. put
in no case to exceed the par value OF
the original shares or stock specifically
issued therefor. unless the actual value
OF such tangible property at the time
paid in is shown to the satisfaction OF
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
TO have been clearly and substantially
in excess Of such par value. in which
case such excess shall be treated as paid
in surplus. but this excess shall not IN
anr case exceed IS per cent
Earned or paid in surplus and undi-
vided profit, not including surplus and
Undivided profit earned during the tax
able wear, and not including the increase
IN the value of any asset above the orig
tnal cost until such Increase Is actually
realized by sale.
Intangible property bona fide paid in
for shares or stock prior to March g.
1917. in an amount not exceeding Cd the
actual cash value OF such property at
the time paid in, (2) the par value OF
the shares or stock issued therefor. Cd
IN the aggregate 20 per cent. of the par
value Of the total stock or shares of the
corporation outstanding on March g.
1917. Whichever of the three brackets
enumerated Is the lowest shall be used.
Invested capital shall not include bor-
rowed capital or capital invested in in
admissible assets"
IS on "BeveraRe" whiskeys.
The taxes provided In the new meas
ure for alcoholic beverages are even
higher than had been supposed The
bill in It's present form-and this portion
Of ii is unlikely TO be changed-provides
for a tax on whskey in bond of si.4o
a gallon, and tax of IS gallon for
wh!skey withdrawn for beverage pur-
poses. Also a tax OF $3.50 gallon is
provided on imported perfumes.
On liquor on which the tax already
has been paid floor tax of $2.20 a
gallon is imposed. II II is held for sale
as beverage the tax Is $3.50 a gallon.
An additional tax of 80 cents gallon
Is provided on rectified spirits.
On each gallon of wine containing II
per cent Of alcohol or less. the tax is l6
cents on wines containing from IA per
rent TO Il per cent. of alcohol, the tax
is 10 cents; on wines containing 2l per
cent to "a per cent. OF alcohol. the tax
Is 81 If wines contain more than "a
per cent, Of alcohol they are taxed un-
Ger the rates applied to distilled liquors,
The sun., 1918-08-26

PARIS, Aug. 25.-The Municipal Coun-
ell Of Paris has unanimously agreed to
present to Marshal Foch a sword Of
honor In recognition Of his services as
Commander in Chief OF the Entente
allied forces.
The sun., 1918-08-26
WINS
LUSITANIASUIT
Federal District Court Holds
Line Need Not Pay &c.
100000 Claims.
GERMANY ALONE GUILTY
Relatives of Victims Must
Look for Redress From
Kaiser's Government.
GERMANY ALONE GUILTY

Those who suffered through the sink
ing Of the Lusitania must look to Ger
many, not to the Cunard Steamship
Company. owner of the liner. to recover
damages. Such is the effect OF de-
cision by Judge Julius NJ. Mayer OF the
Federal District Court filed late Satuf
I day and obtained for publication yes
terday.
Claims aggresating almost *6'ooo'ooo
were the basis Of suits begun after the
Lusitania was sunk by German SUD-
| marine off Old Head OF kinsale. Ire
land. on May I. 1918. The majority of
these claims were made by relatives OF
passengers who lost their lives.
Following the bringing OF these SUITS
the Cunard company hled petition ASK
ing that It's iiaoihty be limited under the
United states maritime hapinty law. 10
tne vaiue OF the "reckage recovered pius
the 1reight ana passenger rece'p's OF 'ne
iast voyage Inc company es'i"'a'e
oi its iiaoiii'y WAS |si'-'o'
Comp.ux Il. Exoner.ted.
49, a..
comnany and Cant w r Turner NJ the
/ I,,sitapia from charges of negligence
He held that absolute proof had been
brought that the vessel was not armed
and did not carry explosives; that Of
fcers. crew and messengers behaved with
heroism and self-sacrifice that there
was no panic during the eighteen min
utes in which the vessel remained above
the surface after being torpedoed, and
that all responsibility for the loss of
lbs lives must be placed upon the I'm
perial German Government.
In declaring that the claims growing
out of the loss of the Lusitania should
be taken up by the allied Governments.
Judge Mayer said:
be no recovery 1t is not to be doubted
that the United States OF America and
her allies will we'll remember the rights
of those affected by the sinking of the
Lusitania and when the time shall
come will see to it that reparation
shall be made for one of the most inde-
Law of Nations Violated.
Judge Mayer said that the sinking of
the Lusitania was a wilful violation of
international law Its unexpected de-
narture from all previous practice at
90, during war tended TO exonerate
can, turner Of the Cunard company.
be said The court quoted from the
cerman Prizs Code. which prescribed
-. W " .,
The sun., 1918-08-26
Recnforcem-nts In Rear.

1t is reported that the Germans have
brought up large formations of fresh
troops, but 1t is believed that up 10 the
present these reenforCements are still
some distance In the rear. 1t is prob
lematical whether the German high COM
mand intends to throw them into the
battle now or to use them to hold the
line 10 which the enemy is now being
driven.
Among the prisoners taken in to-day's
and last nights fighting, which iro-
gressed under a brilliant moon. are many
Saxons. The officers among these. in
The sun., 1918-08-26
where Fault Lies.

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Evening star., 1918-08-23
BLAME FOR BEET SHORTAGE.
Sugar Men Put Responsibility for
Idaho and Utah Loss on Three.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. August %.
The Inter-Mountain Association OF
Sugar Beet Growers. in a printed
statement Issued today, place re-
sponsibility for the sugar beet short
age in Utah and Idaho upon w. w.
Armstrong. federal food administrator
for Utah; J. M. Brock Of ths' sugar
division OF the food administration
and J.>w. Jones Of the Department Of
The statement. called Between the
Millstones," declares that the sugar
manufacturing interests Of Utah were
responsible for - betrayal Of Hoover" !"
alleging they were responsible for the
defeat Of Mr.. Hoover's plan for In
vestigating commissions to AZ beet
prices in beet producing states. Upon
the shoulders OF the men menttoned
the pamphlet places the blame for ale
legged betrayal Of Mr.. Hoover and the
Illustration Of the plan to establish
Drice-dxinS famWt1nlonA
Evening star., 1918-08-23
ABANDoNs SENIORITY RULE,

Definite abandonment OF the rule
of seniority, in favor Of the policy of
selection in the appointment and cons
rnissioning Of the ohicers Of the Army
was announced in a general order
issued BY the War Department. The
order. also announces that future Of
ficer material will come from the
ranks. enlisted men showing Axcen-,
tional ability being sent to trafnifse
schools maintained for that purp6se..
at which commissions for the Grade
Of second lieutenant will be issued
to successful candidates.
Gallintry in action and demonstrate.
ed ftness, the order says, may earn
commissions for enlisted men IN exs
;ceptional cAees. Vacancies In, all
Vii NE sSe Siied. Whsrever noss,SIs - oISr 81
the appointment Of odlcers from the
next lower grade. = Il. ..
Evening star., 1918-08-23
THE WEATHER..

Tho District Of Columbia and Mary
Isnd-Fair tonight and tomorrow: not
much change in temperature; hgnt
westerly winds.
virgfnia-Fair tonight and tomor-
row; somewhat warmer tonight IN the
Interior; moderately southerly WINDS
West virxinia-Fair tonight. warm
er in east portion; tomorrow fair.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following we're the readings OF
the Thermometer and barometer At the
weather bureau for the twenty-Ioor
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
IS; 8 pm, 81; ~ midnight -: TO-DAY
4 q. In. II: 8 am. 90: II noon. 81: Pm,
ss. Maximum. 81. at S pm. yesterday;
minimum, 6s, at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. 70: mimnimum. u.
Barometer---Yesterda 4 pm. So.os;
s pm. 1905: II midnight, so:os; to-
301l; Q pm, 3o.09-
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
T0day-LOW tue, S.fS o-hi. elhu .'Av
nn.; high tide, 9:37 am. and 1903
Tomorrow-Iow tide. 4:4o am. and
s:01 pm; high tide. 1926 am. and
|1o:s2 pm
The Sun and Moon -,
Today]Sun rose. s:2s am: sun sets.
ronnorrow-sun rises, $50 am: sun
sets, 7:51 pm.
Moon rises, S:3s p. m; sets. sos am
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va, August
2a-The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers were both muddy this morning.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1918-08-23
CROWN FOR GERMAN.

LONDON. August ga Finnish
has left Helsingfors for
to offer the crown Of Fin
land to a German prince. who prob
ably will be Duke Adolph Friedrich
Of Mecklinburg- -Schwerin, says dis
patch from Copenhagen to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company.
Advices from Finland early this
month said the election Of . King Of
had been fixed for September
and that 1t was probable either the
Duke of Mecklenburg- -Schwefin or
Prince William of Sig
would be chosen. An earlier
dispatch from Zurich. switzerland,
said the Duke Of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin had accepted the Finnish
crown. Duke Adolph Friedrich. who
is q colonel in the Prussian Guard.
was born at Schwerin in 1873. For a
time he was governor Of Togoland.
Evening star., 1918-08-23
WAR CAUSES CONCEALED.
German Soldiers Ignorant Of Rea.
son America Is Fifhting.

NEW YORK, August 23.-Soidiers Of
tho German army are still ignorant
of the causes which led America to
enter the war. according to ]. ]: Nc
Graw, republican national commit
teeman from Oklahoma and member
Of the supreme board Of directors
of the knights; of Columbus. who has
just returned from q two-month tour
Of the lighting front in France.
Mr.. McGraw declared that when he
told one German officer. who was a
prisoner, one of the outrages which
drew America into the war. the officer
said he had not heard of them, and
added, I'VE are being tricked"
Describing visit to a prison camp,
Mr.. McGraw said the Gefman prison.
ers ranged in age from seventeen to
forty-nine. and had a dog tired,
hopeless expression"
The men I saw have been licked
properly and WELL" Mr.. McGraw
added.
Mr.. McGraw brought back, messages
to Col. Roosevelt from his wounded
sons. Maj. Theodore Roosevelt, jr.,
and Capt. Archie Roosevelt, whom he
saw In Paris hospitals.
Evening star., 1918-08-23
STOCKS SHOW. STRENGTH
WITH MODERATE TRADE

NEW YORK. August 23-It II tho
hardest kind Of work Of the interests
that are opposed toiexpansion OF trad
ing in the stock market to check the
advancing trend in stocks and the
broadening market as we'll.
Every one is bullishly inclined. with
the exception Of a few professionals
who have knowledge Of the brakes
being applied through the money mar
ket and who have sold short on the
theory that the influence would be
suficient to check the advancing
trend. >,
The fact that the bears have select
cd Steel common for their operations
was evidenced last night whom. on
the consolidated stock exchange. y
premium was paid for loans OF tho
shares
Steel Common Active Factor.
II there is one thing on the list
that practically refuses to Be de-
prested II IL Steel common. Important
accumulation always follows any re-
tionally placed for obtaining informa. .
tion as to the technical position Of
the stock declare that the orders are
only partially filled.
Traders. In view Of the uncertain
ties that exist over the tax measures.
show some reluctance to extend oper-
tions either way. and In this feeling
they are greatly Influenced BY the
difficulty in getting plenty Of money;
Essential is the banking, condition Of
the hour. Under steady stress BY the
reserve bank officials. .,,. e.
Some Active Stocks.
This is one reason why the market
does not respond to the good war
news-and why war news is probably
secondary influence. The more active
stocks Of the session today were Steel
common, Hide and Leather. common
and preferred. but especially the lat.
Steel. Crucible Steel and READING.
with St. Paul issues very frm and the
majority OF the rails higher.
Steel gained a point: minor steela
were q higher; Canadian Paciffc
scored ~ points advance: st. Paul
III on the common and 2 points on the
preferred; New York Central q point
Alcohol gained to IN points.
Market Trend Il Higher.
The trend Of the market, was dis
tinctly higher in the afternoon. United
States Steel and seasoned rails lead
ing the advance.
Foreign war rotations. especially
French state and municipal issues.
were strong. also United Kingdoms
and Anglo French IS.
Evening star., 1918-08-23
GREEK MISSION ARRIVES.
Come to Bet Forth Nations Aim,
in,the War.

IAN ATLANTIC PORT, August 3D.
Headed by, NJ. q. Kyriadkides and
Archhishop Metaxskis, ,primatsis Of
the orthodox Greek church, two spe-
ciAl nlissions from Greece to the
United States have arrived here ON q
french steamship.
Mr.. Kryiadkidss ID chairman Of .
delegation bearing from tho Creek
government to that of the United
states an exact statement Of Greecs.s
aims In the war.
Archbishop Mstaxalxis, who holds
the stitle Of metropolitan Of Athens.
was sent hare to form q bishopric Of
the orthodox Greek church In the
United States, ana to- consolidate
DON ongr2gAsionA OF ! the .Aenomtnation.
whose only unity. ro6s-iS y form OF
.YerAk1N y Z u.
Evening star., 1918-08-23
rmE CARRIED ovERcHANNEL
Flight From France to, Britain in
About HaH an Hour.

LONDON. Augpst 23.--A large Brit
t.h airplane carrying its crew and
nine passengers has made the trip
from France to England. it is an
nouncsd here. The whole Journey
from an airdrorne in the interior Of
France to one In the interior Of Eng
land occupied fittle more than;a half
The test wan made under routine
conditions with al ofdinsfy iserviee
= sirnlane OF .the flArgeat 4ypA Tne
nassenEers carried the Horm4I amount
81 baeeaes as IL TRAVELLING ey Tram
or hoat. -. ,s;,sss. -.
Evening star., 1918-08-23
"UNDER JEWISH FLAG"
Recruits to Battalion Of British
Army to TiSht in Palestine,

NEW YORK, August 4s.-Men who
enlist in the Jewish battalion Of tho
British army were assured service in
Palestine in =: statement issued today
by Maj. c. Brooman White Of the Brit
ish and Canadian recruiting mission.
Denying reports that jewish voiun-
teers would be transferred on arrival
in England to units bound for France.
MAJ. White declared recruits will
fight under the Jewish nag until their
services are no longer required." 49,. Z.
Evening star., 1918-08-23
SOLDIER TRAVEL FIGURES.
6,377, ,46s Movements Of Individ-
uals. by Railroad in IA month";.

Railroads carried 5.377.lss soldiers
In the United States between, May /,
1917, and July l. 1918. including each
movement Of a soldier from one point
to another. Up to January / the
movement numbered 2e21s,5S2. ana
from January to July /. s,1ss,5s7.
More than half, or 2.so2.ooo, Of these
troops we're carried on special trains.
1.079.000. on regular trains ana 1895.
900 were drafted men carried to train.
Ing camps. The average distance run
by each special train was s37 miles
ana the average number of troops
carried by each train was IO5.
Evening star., 1918-08-23
FANCY BLANKETS BARRED.
War Industries Board Acts to Con-
serve Wool for Military.

To conserve wool for military
needs all wooIen mills of the country
were requested today by the War In
dustries Board to stop. manufacture
Of Navajo or fancy Indian blankets.
Indians themselves. whose small pro-
duction is made upon hand looms. are
not affected.
Another request of the board Is that
the mills divert a portion Of their
stock into the production of clothing
material for .loggers engaged in work
for the Emergency Fleet Corporation
and for the aircraft production.
Evening star., 1918-08-23
PROGRESS IN CONSTRUCTION.

Completion Of nineteen OF twenty
six plants for the production Of gun
carriages and recoil machanisms was
announced today by the ordnance bu-
reau of the War Department. OF the
seven other plants four are sS per cent
complete and the others are more than
IS per cent complete. All Of the plants
are in operation.
To provide plant facilities--build-
fngs and machinery-for the produc-
tion on a large scale Of carriages and
recoil mechanisms for artillery of ali
oalibers total of $24,sa7.a3s has been
expended.
Evening star., 1918-08-23
COTTON PRICES SOAR; {.
POOR CROP PROSPECTS

NEW YORK. August 23-Reports
that information reaching some sef
the large private cotton reporting
bureaus indicated the. poorest pros-
aeots since 1903 were Followed by an
excited advance in the cotton market
today, with prices making new high
livery sold ut 1900 to $3.50. an ad-
vance Of $3.50 q bale yer.yesterday.