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Evening star., 1918-07-23
SIX Of JURY CHOSEN
TO TRY EARLE GAMBLE

Work Of 'impaneling the Jury pre-
paratory to the opening Of tho trial
OF Earle 8. Gamble. who with Robert
Newman and Mra Kathleen Burgess.
was indicted by the grand jury for
the murder of John p. Werres, the
sjitney" driver and government print
ing ONCE worker. began this morning
at Alexandra county courthouse
Up to noon. Of thirty-six men called.
six were qualified. two were chal-
lenged by the defense and the others
were relieved for having formed an
opinion in the case.
Judge John T. Goo1rick adjourned
court shortly after noon until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning. when .
new yeuire' will be prepared and the
remaining members OF the jury will
be picked
AT the opening of court Attorney
n. R Thomas filed a motion that the
the fmpaneling of the jury was irreg-
ular. The motion was overruled by
the court The work OF impaneling
the Jury than began. The other prio-
oneFv will be tried after the case Of
Gamble 10 disposed OF.
Gamble stfll Indifferent.
Gamble appeared In court mono tho
worse for two months spent at tho
county jail
He showed the same indifference
he displayed when, first placed under
arrest He appeared more interested
In scenes about him than In the pro-
md Nanftyu-
ally chewed gum.
The first Indictment against the
trio OF prisoners was Quashed. re-
Gently when 1t was charged that the
iury had not been properly impane1ed.
Werres, It is alleged, took the three
prisoners, Gamble, Newman and Mira
Burgess. on night ride and the dtney
davr later. when Gamble and his as-
eociates were arrested in Richmond
for violation Of the automobile laws
while driving Werres' car. They are
said by the police to have confessed to
the murder Of Werres and later lod
the ofiicers to the place whore Werrss'
Members Of Jury Picked.
rhs 1urymen picked today were
Y,ohert II. Rust, Karl Kerr, W. Henry
Worton. 1r., Geo. W. Donaldson. Frank
Hiiieary and J. w. Devera
I Mrs, Mary b Downey. mother Of
Mrg. Burgess, called at the jail today
"a see her daughter. Mrs. Downey
since the arrest Of her daughter has
made frequent visits to the jail
! The parents of Gamble and Newman
have kept constantly In touch with
their sons and with counsel since
thefr arrest. Mono OF CANDLES friends
nor any member Of his family. were
af the court this morning.
ssCon1mnnwealth ATTORNEY Frank L.
Balf fepresentedr the state. and At
forneys Amos c., Crounse and H r.
Thonaas represented Gamble. Judge
william e. Cloth 10 counsel tor mrs.
Burgena and was At the cpurt this
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SHIP MAY HAVE BEEN
Z. ATTACKED BY U-B0AT

AN ATLANTIC PORT. July ss-A
large steamer with part Of her smoke
ctack gone and her bridge damaged,
in tow of a government tug of the
southern New England coast, was re-
ported by captain Of . Steamer
which arrived here today. The cap-
tain believed the disabled vessel TO be
Belgian relief steamer. The tug
md her tow were In the vicinity of
the zolie of the operations Of the Ger
many submarine which on Sunday at-
taeked tug and four bargsA
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Foo Wounded Congsst Trstic.

GENEVA. July 2a.-RaiIway traaic
between the Rhine towns Ii greatly
disorsanAssd owing to the number Of
wounded arriving daily from the.
French front IN hospital trains,
Trains from Germany are arriving al
the Swiss frontier many hours late.
The German empress returned to
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A. . decided step toward checking
food pronteerins in Washington. esps-
cially In tho matter Of fresh vese-
tables -and berries, the District food
administration placed an inspector at
the farmers and commission markets
early this morning. to see what. prices
the retailers were paying for these
various food articles.
As a result Of this. the administra-
tion, which has the help and Coop
GRAFTON Of the bureau Of markets OF
the Department Of Agriculture in this
work. has furntahed . market quota
ton, which is psintsd In detail In The
DeaS. xhess Wholesale quotations are
solely for the Information OF tho
housekeeper. And II the latter care
fully examines these prices she can
readily determine what profit her
dealer Is deriving from the price she
is required to pay.
: Should Make Complaint.
<. Any uOuSouOlu0E VIM 40 SaAAo4 AROAA
to pay. prices 20 far in advance Of
these wholesale prices as to appear
,oxorbitant should communicate tho
facts In writing to the local food ad-
.ministration. A special c6mplaint de-
spartment has been recently organ
sized, and all complaints are being
handled in systematic manner.
In furnishing these figures TO the
public the local administration hopes
to prevent the general practice Of
many retailers Of tacking on excess
sive prices
Bureau VIII Cooperate.
The bureau Of markets has indieat-
ed thab tt will from now on work in
cooperation with the local adminis-
trafion. and BY the first OF next week
= representative will be ON hand At
the Wholesale selling every morning.
This will permit the local administra-
ton ia, then publish this market quo.
tation each day. IS
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/ Ffank s. strobridge Dies.

+ BALTIMoRE Nd. July ~ Former
state senAtor Frank s. strobridss.
president OF the baltimore Life Insur-
ance Company. died ct his summsr
home akAsbury Park yestsrdAy, agsd
sixty-cns years. Mr.. strobridge had
been IN the Insurance busineas many
years and. was also pyeminsnt "a go
lessl a. s q 4 ~; 81
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CONTINUED from FIrSt fage.l
administration seems to be willing to
say publicly anything for or against
anybody Favorable mention is heard
of William Church Osborn, Judge
James w. Gerard and Alfred E. Smith.
president, OF the New York board OF
aldermen, in the sense that II men OF
their type are selected the adminis-
tration' would breathe a sigh Of relief.
All of which means in q nutshell that
IL william Randolph Hearst is nomt-
IDENTIFY against democrat Of the si1e
which Senator Brandegee Of Connecti-
cutt 30 vividly pictured recently in
his definition Of q "two-spot" there
will be signs Of anxiety and pain and
then more anxiety and more pain.
First Of. all, the administration
hasn't had to declare itself for or
took possession Of the government In
1918 any more than 1t has cared to
have the country feel that 1t stood
for Tammany Hall.
Tho Hearst support Of the admin
istration has been intermittent, but
enough upon occasion to make the
politically saturated members Of the
administration feel cautious about
alternating possible source Of as
sistance in fight against the repub-
1tcan party. Yet nothing resembling
q rapprochement between William
Randolph Hearst and Woodrow Wilson
has ever been consummated, notwith-
standing the very dattering attention
/ which the Hearst papers have every
now and then bestowed on the Chief
Executive.
The President and Hearst.
It 10 interesting to recall for In
stance, that however else some other
membSrs OF the administration have
bshassd, one woodrow Wilson has
nsvsx consented to personal meet
inS With W. r. Hearst and has al
wayr squelched suggestions emanat-
Eng from Hearst supporters that such
meeting, would be- very useful.
The President hasn't liked the
Hearst brand Of politics before and
nothing has happened TO make him,
like 1t better today. Certainly Of al
the men whom Tammany might nomi-
warm support from the administers
tion or At least passive acquiescsnce
Of the kind which made It easy fcr
many Wilson democrats to vote for
Hylan, the man who could least ex-
pect administration support In the
Forthcoming campaign would DO Will
Ham Randolph Hearst It doesn't re-
Quire any ofiicial pronouncement OF
Whispering or hint or intimation from
nigh quarters" or Tow quarters" OF
elsewhere to make thiS statement. but
1t Ii rather significant that men in
the administration do not hesitate e
say that II the democrats are foolish
enough to nominate William RAM
do1ph Hearst he Will get the worst
beating : democratic candidate eveE
got sssss Ss
Whatsvsr. sirtue there may be In the
methods of the Wflionian group Of poll
ticians, II Is characteristio Of them TINT
they hate To- pick . loser. And ire
apecttve Of what are the induencee
which they think would mako Hearst .
loser. II Ii enough that they are abso-
luteN confident here that he cannot
win. And the practical politics Of the
|sdtuation 20 TAR ~ the democratic lead-
en-. IN consress are concerned who want
70 see = Democratic gain hom Nsw York
stats inStead of : loss ~ To- want 20
[1xnSA : = nominee who can win. M.
1fserstss tAreHt ~ ss3n independently.
IslI;i||i ! r IEIs$s: T .
Evening star., 1918-07-23

By the Afsociated Press.
French and Americans have crossed
the Marine over a front OF twelve
miles between Jadlgonne. seven miles
east Of Chateau Thierry and Reuil.
near where the German line crossed
the stream during the days when the
German offensive was at its height.
On the western flank of the Ger
man salient the allies have taken
oulchy-le-Chateau q mile. north of
the ourcq and Just west Of Nanteuil-
Notre Dame. q dominating point in
the German line of communications.
They have also captured the town Of
Ruancy. seven miles south of Soissons.
which brings them up to a ravine
that stands between them and the
heights to the eastward Of Scissors.
On the front between Rheims and
Petitchamp wood near Marfaux, where
they took the places formerly held by
the italian forces
Make Important Progress.
News of these successes by the al
lies comes in unofficial London ad-
vices. It shows that in spite. of the
fact that only artillery duels were
reported from the French war office In
Its day statement the allies are max
ing Important progress all around the
salient in which the Germans were
caught by the terrific attack of the
allies on Thursday morning.
A lull along the line might have
been expected at this time. because OF
the stern resistance Of German re-
serves brought up by the enemy and
the necessity of bringing up heavy
artillery and supplies. Z It appears,
that tho momentum Of the
allies has not been spent and that
they are forging ahead along vir-
tually the entire front Of the battle.
Attacks Above Montdidier.
At SIS o'clock this morning the
French launched an attack along q
four-mile front in the Montdidier
Evening star., 1918-07-23
Across the Name
on Front of T,Uelue Miles

sector. In three hours they advanced
milo. London hints that the attack
was over a wider front than that
mentioned in the dispatch.
This new onslaught, directed against
q front which has been comparatively
quiet since the German offensive there
came to halt early in June, may have
an important bearing on the develop
ment Of the military situation along the
whole front.
I Previously in an attack. reported as
launched last night. in this sector, the
Maiily- -Raineval, Sauvillers and Aub-
villers. which are west Of the Avre river
and Immediately south of the point
Of French successes earlier In the
month. when they captured valuable po-
sitions over a three-mile front south Of
Castel, advancing to a depth Of a mile
and quarter. Prisoners numbering $50
were taken.
Preparations for Retreat
There are Indications that the Ger
man preparations for retreat. north OF
the Marne are continuing. Large
fires are reported burning at Fere-en-
Tardenois. near the western flank Of
the German salient, and also at VILE
on n-Tardenois. just behind the German
lines southwest of Rheims.
The enemy may choose a line along
the Ourcq for further defensive
operations. but the presence of the
allied troops to the north Of this
stream may compel q retirement at
least rs far as the Vesle river. This
IL said to be indicated by concentra-
tions Of German troops at Fismes and
other points along the Vesle-
The success of the French north Of
Montdidier improves their line there.
Tkay have now secured positions. which
dominate the Avre valley for several
miles along a vital sector.
Rurther- north the British have ad-
vlnced their line slightly south of
Hebuterne, where they recently attack
ed and moved their positiole forward
over mile front South of Merris
and Meteren, in the Lys sector in
Flanders, the British lines were also
improved, and local successes in the
Hamel sector north of Aubert and in
front Of Amiens are reported.
Evening star., 1918-07-23
PHONE men ACCUSE
DR.. WOLFF OF BIAS
Hearing on Proposed Rate Increase
Brings Criticism Of Bureau Of
Standards Expert.

That personal bias was back OF the
testimony given by DR.. F. A Violin OF
the United States bureau Of stand
ards. unfavorable to the rate in
crease application of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company was
charged by attorneys for the COM
pany at the beginning of cross-exam-
nation of the government witnesses
before the Public Utilities Commits
sion today.
Postmaster Chance, mentioned as
probable director Of the local teie-
phone system when government con-
troll becomes effective. was an inter-
ested listener at the proceedings.
The fact that the United States is
expected to be in charge OF telephone
service in the District in the near fu-
ture did not lessen the ardor with
which the New York lawyers repre-
senting the company attacked the tes-
timony Of the bureau OF standards
expert.
Dr.. Wolff, in response to questions
by, Attorney R v. Marye, admitted
having made the statement to several
persons that If flat-rate service In
Washington was abolished, as orig
inally proposed by the company. he
would order the telephone in his home
removed.
Urged Calling in Of Bureau.
The expert also admitted having
suggested to the Connecticut Avenue
Citizens Association that 1t propose
to the commission the calling OF the
bureau of standards into the telephone
case, which was done at hearing
before the commission.
Questioned by Commissioner Gard
examination, Attorney Marye said 1t
was for the purpose of showing that
DIR. Wolff was biased against the aom-
pany before the bureaus investiga-
tion began.
DR.. Violin retorted that his actions
terest Of the public, and that his per-
sonal interest in the proposal to
abolish the fiat rate service was in
significant compared to his desire that
there should be a full Investigation
of the telephone situation for the
benefit Of all users of telephones.
Questions Commissions Right.
That the company questions the
right of the commission to let the
dispute as to the relative merits of
into the consideration as to the COM
pany's need of financial relief was in
dicated by several questions asked DR..
Wolff.
The witness said he had never heard
of any public utilities commission or
dertng q company to replace a man
ual with an automatic system, and
knew Of no case in which q commits
sion had considered the relative mer-
its Of the two systems.
Attorney Marye then presented some
figures showing that less than one
third Of 1 per cent of the telephone
exchanges in the United States are of
the automatic type.
DR.. Woln supplied the comment that
not long ago the figure was zero for
automatics. but that beginning has
TO be made for everything. He said
that. while be knew Of no commits
sions that had ordered automaticss to
be installed. he likewise knew Of no
city in which tho cost Of telephone per
station Is az high as 1t Is In WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1918-07-23

but that's what the whole situation is
disQuieting in the extreme, with nothing
cheerful for q democratic administration
in 1t at all. Hence the cold. almost in
difernt, silence and the heartfelt wish
that In New York stats at least politics
be adjourned"
Evening star., 1918-07-23
NAW'S HEAD TO PRESS
INQUIRY AS T0BOMBS
Mr.. Daniels Bent on Knowing Why
They Did Not Destroy
U-Boat.

II became evident today that sscre-
tary Of the Navy Daniels is ceter-
mined to make q thorough and search
ing inquiry into the reasons why the
bombs dropped from q naval hydroair-
plane on a German submarine on Cape
Cod did not explode.
One point was cleared up IN an in
formal statement from Rear Admiral
Spencer s. Wood. commanding the
naval district. which includes Chat
ham, Mass, saying that two bombs
had been dropped and that they did
NOT explode. Previously there had
been conflict of opinion about whether
any bombs had been dropped at all
Plane Dispatched Promptly.
Admiral Wood also is quoted ss say
inr that there was no delay in dis
patching the plane to the scene Of tho
attack upon q tug and the coal
bsrses attached. Since the carrying
capacity Of the plane probably was
Swo were dropped and did not ex-
pIode. Il seemed probable that the
plane returned in order TO procure
more bombs.
After its return the u-ooet A9din
emerged on the surface and resumed
IN 1helling Of the bergee.
Inquiry Already Ordered
Admiral Wood. as commander OF
the division In which the plane
cnernted naturally would institute
. inquiry Of his own. He has done
40 But, in addition. Secretary
DANIELS has asked the bureau OF
ordnance OF the Navy Department to
conduct an inquiry specifically about
i The object Of this inquiry fs to de-
xermine whether the particular
bombe were bad or whether the
hirhly complicated bomb being used
Tor. this. sort of. work should b
8nrthar Improved .-7-s-s-,
Evening star., 1918-07-23

". q. Lee. president Of the Brother
hood Of .erainmen. Snnounced that H.
SIS members Of the organization are
ssrving in ~ Army eud Neyss {;
Evening star., 1918-07-23
was Aetine q Runnef.

Ruby q, Mason, dear Of women at
fhS Unfvefnitys cf Indiana, has ac-
c61tAd the deanshIp sof women at the
IJnfv6rpify 81 Illinota she kucceeds
FSnny Cook Gsxea, N!hc boeomes gem
erS5 3ecretaxy .p8s- fhe n. W. c. ~
Evening star., 1918-07-23
ALL D. c. BOOTLECGERS
WILL Be PHOTOGRAPHIC
Pictures to Be Placed in Police De-
partment for Reference-Five
Arrests Made.

free Photographic for bootlegsers"
II the inducement now extended to
the Illicit liquor venders by the DO
lice department All persons arrested
In the future on charges Of bootleg
gfnE win have their pictures placed
ON exhibition in police headquarters,
The department yesterday inaugu-
rated its nrst "boorleg photography
BUREAU" and now all persons arrested
for selling liquor win have their pio-
tufes taken for future reference.
Sarah Porter. colored. acquitted yes
(terday In Police Court ON q charge of
Illegally selling liquor. had the aonor
cf being the first person to be pnoto-
sraphed
The police department now. IL /.
said 10 seriously considerinr having
AL persons arrested for intoxdcat5on
Photographed. This will be done WITH
q view Of helping decrease the Il,ru,ber,
Of pstronisers Of the liquor venders.
Five Arrests Yesterday.
Five alleged bootlessers were arrested
cincss during their raids I'M IL the 1Sas nofoRs. pre-
districts. All Of them win be arraiene6
In court this afternoon. : y -
bertha Lee Briscoe, colored. afa
Qutnn's court was arrested yesfer6sy
afternoon by two internal reyenne ss5i.:
cers and Sergt J. L. KiImartin of fha
fourth precinct and charged with flieesiiy
ceiling liquor. She was arrairneG ~
fore Judge Hariison shorty before No.,
today and entered . plea Of not Ruilty. a
rev6nne onlcer. who was the first row
ernnaent witness to take the stand. testi-
NED that the colored woman eoid him
2 half pint Of whislxy for sI The
trial - expected to be concluded this
William Albert Grant, coIored. .sos
"a street southwest, was also arrestel
by the revenue officers and SerRt. KiI-
martin on the same charge. The ofii4
Gers say that they found q Quantity Of
whisky In Grants houae.
Was Acting a. Runner.
xAry Coz. Richkrd Reed, alias Tim
Res4 and Richard Gray. alias Richard
Banks. al colored. Els Chester court
northwest, were arrested last night
by Sergt. William q. Holmes and De-
tective !. A. Sullivan Of the eighth
precinct and charged with bootleg
ging. Reed. II IL said, was acting As
& sumner for Banks and Mary Cox and
sold . half pint of whisky TO 4 police
agent. Thay will be atTaigned before
Judge Hardison this afternoon.
-
Evening star., 1918-07-23
War Claims His Interest.

MY work is for the men who arc
fighting in this war. My mind dwells
continually on the problems Of the
war, on the international problems Of
the peace which is to close and justify
the war and on the tremendous prob
lens. social and Industrial. with which
we shall be faced after the war IL
ended. This being 80. the very fact
of my intense appreciation Of the
magnitude of the New York state I'm
terests with which the Governor Of
New York must deal forbid my un-
dertaking task to which ! could not
bring the whole of whatever strength
and thought and ability possess.
again assuring you Of my very
great appreciation and with very real
regret. ] am faithfully yours, =
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Evening star., 1918-07-23
COL. ROOSEVELTPUTS
GOVERNORSH|P ASIDE
Engrossed in War, He Would Have
No Heart for Duties Of
Office.

By the Associated Prsss.
OYSTER BAY, N. z, July 22-CoL
Theodore Roosevelt issued q state
ment last night in which he declared
that under no circumstances would
he accept the republican nomination
for Governor Of New York.
The former President made his an
nouncement when he sent q telegram
to Attorney General Morton q. Lewis.
at Albany, in reply to message which
Mr.. Lewis sent several days ago Of
ferins to withdraw from the race If
the colonel would become q candi-
date.
Telegram to MI. Lewis
Dear Mr.. Lewis:
Il am very genuinely touched by
the spirit Of your request that need
hardly say how much appreciate the
honor you do me. But I cannot be q
candidate for. nor accept the nomina-
tion for Governor Of New York.
Tho position Of governor in any
state. and especially in this great and
most .populous state. is one Of the
very highest consequence and there
ID no man In the United States who
ought not to feel honored to have
the chance of filing 1t. But the du-
ties Of the place are not only Of the
highest Importance but are also very
eSacting and onerous and demand all
OF any man's time and energy, and
whoever occupies the place should
devote himself whole-heartedly to
the work and. therefore, his heart
and soul and brain should be whole
heartedly in the work. This was true
of me twenty years ago when I be-
came Governor Of New York. It Is not
and cannot be true of me now.
For the last four years my whole
being has been absorbed In the con-
sideration of the tremendous prob
lens, national and international, Gre
ated by the war. have thought Of
them and dwelt on them In my rfnd
to the exclusion of all other subjects.
could not turn from them with any
heart to deal with any other subjects,
even the domestie problems Of this
great state. deeply though I appre-
ciate the vital importance Of these
problems.
Evening star., 1918-07-23
FRENCH SMASH FOE
ABOVE MONTDlDIER
AND ADVANCE NILE,
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region will soon be cleared of the
enemy.
British Take Positions.
PARIS. July 22.-It is interesting to
note that the British divisions on the
front southwest Of Rheims have again
taken the same place in the battle
order which the British occupied
when driven back in the May often
sive. Their transport from the British
front to the Champagne front was
executed in most skillful manner.
French troops. says La Liberte, con-
tinue to cross the River Marne in
strong forces northeast of Chateau
Thierry. They are following rapidly
long held ground with Gen. de Mitry's
army coming up from the south and
Gen. de Goutte's army coming from
the west. The latter army already
has reached the region Of, Chatelet
wood. Gen de Goutte's troops. which
have been fighting hard since the be-
ginning Of the counter offensive. last
night crushed the effort made by the
Germans and took 1000 prisoners.
Retreat Several Miles Deep.
Information received in Paris this
morning says that French patrols
operating beyond Chateau Thierry
have learned that the retreat of the
Germans extends several miles deep.
The German artillery can scarcely be
heard, this seemingly indicating that
the big guns have been ordered re-
moved to the rear.
In their rapid advance north Of the
River Ourcq French infantry recap
tured n battery o. FRENCH eix-inch
guns which the French had aban-'
doned on May 81. Since that time the
guns had been used by the Germans
The French Immediately put them
into action against the enemy, as the
Germans did not have time to destroy
them
Evening star., 1918-07-23
NEW YORK OUTLOOK
VExEs DEMOCRATS

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