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The British are said 70 nave lost three
motorboats and to have had eight
officers and three men killed.
The Andrea Pervosvan was reported
as probably sunk by a torpedo near
Kronstadt on June 10. At the same
time it was said the Petropavlovsk had
hoisted the white nag.
The Perovoevan was 464 feet long,
carried normally a crew Of 933 men and
was armed with four 12-inch guns. four
teen 8-fnch guns. twelve 4.7-inch guns
and q heavy minor battery. She was
built in 1907.
The Petropavlovsk was $50 feet long
with a displacement Of 23.S70 tons. She
carried twelve 12-inch guns and the
usual batteries OF smaller weapons.
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1870 CUP, GIVEN DRAKE
BY ELIZABETH, SOLD AT
AUCTION FOR $4,000

LONDON, August 10 CORES
pondence of the Associated
Press).-The cup which Queen
Elizabeth gave to Admiral
Drake for defeating and scat
tering the Spanish armada has
been sold at auction here for
$4,000.
1t is in the form Of a terrestrial
globe engraved with a map of
the world as it was known in
the sixteenth century. The cover
is surmounted by a vase chased
in cherubs. grotesque Mosques
and fruit. 1t was made in Zurich
about 1870 and weighs forty
two ounces.
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Rr the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
| LONDON, August 1S.-In a three
hour speech in the house of commons
/ in which he dealt with Great Brit
aims domestic affairs generally, DAVID
Lloyd George. the British prime min
| lister. today disclosed three important
these had been widely discussed ana
the governments purpose with re-
gard to them was anxiously awaited.
One Of the decisions was that the
| postwar plan of ultra protection, un-
der which imports were limited to
those granted special licenses by the
board of trade. will be abandoned
September 1. and the putting into ef-
feet of measures to prevent dump
ing"
The second decision was the rejec-
tion Of the majority report OF Justice
Sankey's coal commission, which pro-
| vided for the gradual naturalization
Of coal mines, and in its stead launch
ing a plan for partial government
control by which the government Will
buy out the owners of coal lands VINO
receive royalties from mining com
panies give the miners a share in the
control of the mines. organize the
mines into districts and establish a
fund for improving the living condi-
lions of miners.
Under the third decision the gov
eminent will embody In a bill recon-
mendations for a joint Industrial
council of employers and employees
and a rty-eight-hour week and a
living wage. applying to nearly all
industries.
Dlames D. s. for Delay.
During his address the premier
placed responsibility for the delay in
making peace with Turkey upon the
United States. Great Britain. he said.
desired to know how far the United
States was prepared to assume her
share in guaranteeing the protection
Of people under the former Turkish
yoke, and while awaiting this infor
nation Great Britain had occupied
Turkish territory.
Mr.. Lloyd George used strong words
in dealing with the necessity for the
promoters of the league of nations to
show good faith by reducing arma-
ments. He said that those who be-
lieved most in the league Of nations
must trust 1t most, and the rest would
follow them. Great Britain was ready
to reduce ornaments as first condi-
ton of real economy in world arma-
ments, and II all other countries also
were ready economy would result. II
the nations increased their arma-
ments, the premier declared. the
league of nations would be a mere
sham and q scrap of paper.
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Asserts EngIand's Failure
on Irish Question Keeps
U. S. From Ratifying Treaty

LONDON, August IS (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-T. P. OConnor. presi-
dent of the United Irish League of
Great Britain and nationalist member
Of the Scotland division Of Liverpool,
complained that in a three-hour
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menceau's will. The fact remains that
M. Pams., though aged sixty-seven.
was recently married. AS there never
was bachelor president In France,
some observers believe that this late
marriage may have had motives at
least partially POLITICAL.
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|CLEMENCEAU MAY
SEEK PRESIDENCY
French Elections in January.
Poincare's Term Expires
February II.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
By Cable to, The Star and Chicago
daily News. COpyrfxht, 1919.

PARIS. August 13.-The presiden-
tial campaign may now be considered
to be open. President Poincare's
term of seven years expires February
II next, and elections must. therefore.
take place in January The President
of France is. chosen not by direct
suffrage, but by an absolute majority
of the senate and chamber Sitting
Jointly. AS new legislative elections
will only be held late this fall. it is
campaign in advance. The whole
personnel may be radically changed
before the legislature is called to
elect president.
President Poincare has signif1ed his
intention Of not retiring from peliti-
cal life, as all his predecessors have
done. but of seeking reelection as
senator from the Mouse and possibly
of taking part as a minister in future
governments. There is a possibility
that Premier Clemenceau may run
for president. but up to the present
the tiger" has not expressed him
self on the subject. The candidate
considered to have the best chance
of election is Paul Deschanel. presi-
dent Of the chamber Of deputies. :.
Others Are Mentioned.
Others particularly mentioned are
the veteran statesmen Thedule Ribot,
aged seventy-seven, and Leon Bour-
geois. who could have been President
of France long. ago If he had been
willing to accept the honor. Senator
De Selves recently tried to maneuver
himself into the presidency of the
senate, presumably preparatory to
running for the presidency Of the re-
public, but the maneuver failed. Two
candidates who ran to defeat in 1918
against Poincare may try again. One
is Antonin Dubost president of the
senate, and the other is Jules PANS.
present minister of the interior, who
is reputed to be very wealthy. but
who is accused by his opponents Of
bowling too readily to Premier Gle
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BR|TONS SAID TO Have
NK.REDS' WARSH|PS
Reported Is Sending Down Two
and Transport and Guardship in
Engagement Sunday.

HELSINGFORS. Finland. Monday.
August 1S.-The bolshevik battleship
Andrea the battle cruiser
Petropavlovsk, a transport and guard
ship are reported to have been sunk
during an engagement with the British
feet in the Gulf Of Finland on Sunday.
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Unemployment Insurance Planned,

LONDON. August 18.-Sir Robert
stevenson Horne. minister of labor.
announced today that the government
hopes at the next session of parlia-
ment to introduce q bill providing for
unemployment insurance on a CON
tributory basis
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Quite True.

Jones-This war has made every
thing else look small and trivial
Brownies: especially feller's
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CHAIN Of STORES TO
EXTEND AROUND WORLD
Hundred Million Dollar Corpora
ton to Finance Retail Trade
in Foreign Field.

NEW YORK, June 12.-Announce-
ment that the United Retail Stores
Corporation has been organized to
finance retail trade in the foreign
field has been made here.
While only tobacco companies with
large interests are behind the move
ment. which is capitalized at nearly
s1O0,000,000, it is understood that the
plan is to organize a world-round
chain of retail stores for merchan-
disc of all kinds.
George J. Whelan of this city has
been elected president of the cor
poration and w. r. Perkins vice
president. Directors are James B.
Duke, George J. Whelan, w. r. Per-
kins and Sidney S. Whelan.
Plans call for early Identification
with the concern of several important
chain systems Of stores in the United
.tates, South America and Europe,
dealing in TOBACCO, confectionery, gro
ceries, clothing and general commodi-
ties.
The Herald says: 1.-THE first COM
pany to be taken into the system will
other chain stores of national char
acter will be added. The chain will
include not only cheap groceries, but
nigh grade stores, so that every class
of customers can be catered to-
In the business world this corpor-
alton was regarded as unique 1t will
be something like vast department
store with agencies scattered world
WIDE"
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SENDS OUT REFERENDUM
ON RAIL WAY REGULATION
U. S. Chamber of Commerce Sub.
mits Number of Questions, In
GLIDING Public Ownership.

Ten proposals for restoring the rail-
roads to pre-war conditions were sent
out today by the United States Cham
Der of Commerce for referendum
vote of it's LOO affiliated organiza-
lions. The recommendations contain
the following proposals:
corporate ownership and operation
with comprehensive regulation.
Return of the railroads to corpor-
ate operation as soon as remedial leg
islation can be enacted
Control as Now Fixed"
Adherence to the period of federal
control as now fixed unless and until
impossibility of remedial legislation
IN this period closely appears
Permission for consolidation in the
pubic interest, with prior approval
by government authority, in a limited
number of strong competing systems
Requirement that railroad compa-
MES engaged in interstate commerce
become federal corporations with
rights of taxation and police reeula-
ton reserved for the states.
Federal regulation of capital ex-
pendltures and security issues of rail-
roads engaged in interstate commerce,
with provision for notice and hearing
for state authorities
Federal regulation, of interstate
rates affecting interstate commerce
"A statutory rule providing that
rates in each traffic section shall yield
an adequate return on a fair value of
the property as determined by public
authority.
Payment into fund of a share of
the excess earned by any railroad sys-
tenn under application of the statu-
tory rule over an equitable minimum
return upon fair value of the proper
ty this fund to be used as Congress
directs for Strengthening general rail-
road credit and increasing general
railroad efficiency
"A federal transportation board. to
promote development of a national
system Of rail, water and highway
transportation and articulation Of all
transportation and articulation of all
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HALTs UNNECESSARY WORK.
Director Hines Protects Govern
ment in Railway Expenditures.

Orders to all regional directors to
protect the government against over
expenditures in maintenance work on
the railroads and to stop all unnecessary
work have ben issued by Director
General Hines. This has been done
because maintenance work on the
railroads has progressed favorably
this year on account Of the mild
weather.
Under its contract with the various
roads the government Is obligated to
maintain the roadbed equipment in as
good condition as when taken over,
but is not expected to make improve
ments involving expense to the pub
lie.
w. T. Tyler. chief Of the division Of
operations, said that the weather has
been SO good this year that the ad-
ministration has been enabled to do
much more maintenance work than is
usual.
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ASKS ADMISSION TO LEAGUE.
Mexico Seeks Aid of q. S. Govern.
ment at Paris Conference,

Gen. Candida Aguilar. son-in-law of
President Carranza, came to Washing
ton. according to advices from Next
co City, to enlist the aid Of the Ameri-
can government in obtaining admis-
sion for Mexico to the league of ma
tions. According to advices, President
Carranza sees growing resentment
among the Mexican people. who blame
him for the exclusion Of Mexico from
the league.
Gen. Aguilar conferred with the
State Department yesterday, on which
mission he was accompanied by Am
bassador Bonillas, From Washington
Gen. Aguilar is expected to go to
Paris to see President Poincaire in an
effort to influence France in Mexicos
behalf, and later he will visit Lon
don.
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OBJECTS TO CENSORSHIP
FOR COMMERCIAL USES

Protests against the alleged use of
the censorship by the British authori-
ties to obtain information of CONNER
cial value were made in the Senate
today by Senator Sherman. republi-
can, of Illinois, who said unless 1t
was stopped legislation should be
enacted enabling this country to en-
gage in retaliatory measures.
Senator Sherman said he had pro-
tested to the State Department a num-
Der of times. but without results, and
he desired by bringing the matter up
in the Senate to make a public pro-
test.
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Bella KUN MAKES REPLY.
Hungarian Agrees to Quit Fight
ing, But Blames Czechs,

LONDON, June 10.-Be1a Kun. the
Hungarian communist foreign min
lister, in reply to a message from
Premier Clemenceau, according to a
wireless dispatch from Budapest,
agrees to stop hostilities with the
Czechoslovaks, although he claims
the Czechs are to blame for the
fighting because they disregarded the
frontier fixed by the allies.
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$4,000 TROOPS LEAVE BREST.
Vessels Steaming Homeward With
IT 6 Soldiers. Others Canine

BREST. June 10.-Thirty thousand
troops left Brest last night and to-
day for the United States on board
nine transports. The troops are from
the 9th and 7th Divisions and the serv-
ice of supply.
The transport Imperator arrived
here at noon and is loading today. She
will leave tomorrow with 10000 SOL
dierS.
Since June / $1,000 troops have left
Brest
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DIR. RUMELY AT LOCAL BAR.
Newspaper Man Is Arraigned on
Alien Property Charge.

Edward A. Rumely of New York,
former managing vice president of
the New York Evening Mail, recently
ordered by the United States Supreme
Court to appear in the District Of Co
lumbia for trial on a charge Of fall
ing to report to the alien property
custodian the ownership by German
interests of stock in that newspaper.
was arraigned yesterday in Criminal
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ALLEGED SPY A SUICIDE.
Dora Charlton's Money and Gowns
Said to Have Come From Huns.

GENEVA. Tuesday, June 1o.-Dora
Charlton. an alleged spy who Travelled
on false American passport. commit
ted suicide in Turin on Monday when
she was arrested.
She was a beautiful woman OF twenty
four years and posed as an American.
She was a guest Of the best hotels, had
plenty of money and wore the latest
Partisan gowns. which. Il is stated. were
supplied by the German political depart
ment -
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Offer Bills Affecting D. C.

Two bills affecting the District
have been introduced. Representa-
tive Johnson of Washington in
troduced bill creating a so-cent-per-
hour scale for printers. linotype oper-
ators and pressmen in the government
printing office. Chairman Mapes of
the House District committee reintro-
duced measure proposing amend.
ments to the District code so that
corporations in the city may change
their names.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-12

Division /. before Justice Siddons. He
entered a plea of not guilty and.
through Attorney Frank J. Hogan,
deposited $4,000 in liberty bonds for
his appearance next October for trial
DR.. Rumely resisted the efforts of
the government to bring him to
Washington for trial and fought ex-
tradition up to the United States Su-
preme Court
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Col. Nelson Sent to Denver.

Col. Charles. J. Nelson has been re-
lieved from command of the SD In
fantry, in East Potomac Park. D. c..
and ordered to Denver, Col, for gem
eral recruiting duty.
Palisadian., 1919-10-11
MUSIC COURSES
FOR AMERICANS

The school will be conducted for
the benefit of students of both sexes
who have been studying at American
conservatories In winter and who de-
sire to perfect their studies In France
during summer months. The profess
sors will be those of the staff of the
National Conservatory of Music in
Paris, and students will be able,
through competition. to get high
French awards equivalent to those
given at the Paris conservatory.
The courses will last three months
July, August and September-and
will include musical composition, har-
mony, orchestra leading, counterpoint
and fugue, organ, piano, VIOLIN. violin
cello, voice and harp. Students in
those courses may also enter competi-
tion for the Paris grand prize for
musical composition.
Competition Every Year.
The competition for this grand
prize will be held every year and only
those pupils who have followed the
course In musical composition and
have passed rigid tests will be eligible.
The trials will last six days
The rules Of the Paris conserva-
tory, which are most severe, will be
vigorously enforced. The definite ad-
mission TO the competition Will be-
given October 2, and the selection of
competitors will begin on October 5.
II 41n1
not be allowed to see or communicate
with any one. They will be rigorous
ly isolated and their correspondence
will be opened.
The work demanded will be one of
the following: An allegro for SYM
phony, a symphonic poem, q cantata
for three voices and orchestra, a So
nata for violin and piano or for violin.
cello and piano. The hearing of the
compositions will be held in the con-
cert hall of the Paris conservatory
in December. AT the end of the hear
ing, which will be open to the pub
lie. the awards will be made.
Tuition for the summer school will
be $64 a month. The school will be
Able to furnish room and board for
200 students at from $40 to $75 q
month An additional 100 students
can be accommodated on condition
that they find their own living ar
rangements. A course in musical his
tory will be obligatory, but all other
courses may be followed according to
choice.
Palisadian., 1919-10-11
FOUND missing
HEIR" IN JAIL
Long Search of United States
Naval Authorities Comes to
an End.
WAS HELD AS F0RGER
EIghteen-Year-oId Youth Boasts Of
Shrewd Trick Which, as He Said,
"Fooied Them All for
Awhile"

Green Bay, Wis.-In the state re-
formatory pasty-faced. hollow
checked lad of eighteen PAGES back and
forth in his cell. He is ashamed to
look his countrymen In the face be-
cause he is deserter from the Unit
ed States navy. His name is Adoipn
Gerds, alias Daniel H. Tolman.
He is the boy who tricked the au-
thofities at the Great Lakes Naval
Training station into believing he was
the missing heir to the $4,000,000 es-
tate Of the late Daniel 81. Tolman Of
Philadelphia.
The whereabouts Of this youth, who
had played tag with military and po-
lice officials throughout the United
States for seven months, did not be-
come known until short time ago.
Then it was his tongue that told his
whereabouts to the world.
Confides In CeIImates.
"Yep, I'm the bird you read about
in the papers," he had told his cell
mates. II almost had them believing
that I was the missing heir to an es-
tate of $40O0,000 left by loan shark
In Philadelphia named Tolman. But
keep 1t quiet"
But his mates couldn't let the story
pest. The guard heard it. From the
lad he forced a confession. Then au-
thorities at the reformatory communi-
Gated with the Great Lakes Naval
Training station. Naval and civil in
telligence officers were sent to the In
stitution. Then the identity was es-
tablished.
Prisoners Story.
He told the officers the following
story:
81 admit that I made botch job
Of 1t at the finish, but you'll have to
give me credit for fooling them for a
while.
1.-THE whole thing started In Milwau-
kee. didn't have dime in my pocket
and my clothes were almost in rags.
My poor old mother, who lives at 1853
Spring street, was just about living,
and even though 1 tried hard,
couldn't help her along.
zone day a fellow stopped me on
the street and told me resembled the
missing heir to a fortune. He said the
huit's name was Tolman. We talked IL
over, schemed and planned and before
the end Of the week had made my de-
Palisadian., 1919-10-11
FLU" EPIDEMIC
WILL BE MILDER

first and slightest in point of mortal
second and most severe in November
the third In February and March,
Data, which need not be cited here In
detail. indicate that the course Of the
epidemic In western Europe generally
was similar. In the United States the
epidemic developed more largely in
single wave during September, Oc-
tober and November.
The prevalence Of a serious epidem-
ic of Influenza was first recognized in
and around Boston in September of
1918. Within about two weeks 1t was
general In the Atlantic seaboard, de-
veloping little later among cities fur
ther west. Rural districts were usu-
ally attacked somewhat later than
large interests in the same sections.
In the cities east of the line Of the
Appalachians the excess mortality
from pneumonia and influenza during
the weeks ended September IA, 1918,
to March l, 1919 was approximately
SO per 1000; in cities between the
Rocky mountains and the Appalachi-
ans 4.35; and III those of the Pacific
Coast 5.55 per 1000.
Concerning the important question
OF immunity conferred by an attack
of influenza, the evidence Is not con-
elusive, but there is reason to believe
that an attack during the earlier
stages Of the epidemic confers a con-
siderable, but not absolute immunity
In the later outbreaks
Transmitted by Contact.
In general the pandemic of influenza
was largely similar to that of 1SS9-90
in its development first mild form.
later on a severe worldwide epidemic.
in the rapidity of its spread aad its
high case incidence. 1t has however
been notably different in a much high
er mortality, especially among young
adults. Such evidence as has been
gathered confirms the conclusion pre-
viously reached that it Is transmitted
directly and indirectly by contact. 1t
appears, probable, however, that the
infection was already widely dissem-
mated in this country sometime be-
fore a serious epidemic was recog-
niZed.
Despite the fact that there is still
some uncertainty as to the nature of
the micro organism causing pandom-
ic Influenza, one thing is certain, that
the disease Is communicable from per-
son to person. Moreover, judging
from experience in other diseases, it
is probable that the germ, whatever
its nature, is carried about not only
by those who are Ill with influenza,
but by persons who may be entirely
well. Everything which increases per-
senal CO therefore, should be re-
garded as factor in spreading influ-
enza.>
Much was heard last winter Of the
use of face masks. Though the use Of
suitably constructed masks will reduce
the interchange Of respiratory germs