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along: the line, but nowhere more so
than near Mitau.
Offensive Only Temporary.
It is asserted that the Russian of
fensive movements near the Dubyssa
and Shavli were only weak and tempo- |
rary and were accompanied by great |
losses. An illustration of what he de
clares is the general attitude of the
Russians was given by an officer, thus:
"Recently several hundred prisoners
were being escorted from Mitau to
Tilsit by a dozen German landwehr
troops, when a strong Russian cavalry
patrol appeared. The Germans aban
doned their prisoners to flght off the
Russians. The engagement lasted an I
hour and drew the Germans several
kilometers away.
"When they returned after defeating
the Russians, expecting to find their
prisoners gone, they were amazed to
discover the prisoners seated in a ditch
anxiously awaiting them and fearful
lest the Russians should be victorious
and they would have to go back in
the service."
The situation at TJbau is said to be
improving daily. The factories are re
opening and the population is return
ing to work, no longer fearful of the
Germans.
REiofSMs.
MAY BE SEN! 10
BERLIN TOMORROW
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flrst American note?that the Lusltania
was unarmed.
At the same time, Myer Gerhard, per
sonal envoy of Count von Bernstorff.
the German ambassador, has been voy
aging nearer to Germany, carrying im
portant messages from the German
embassy concerning tlie American point
of view on submarine warfare. The
latter circumstance, however, was de
clared in high official quarters to have
been merely a coincidence and in no
way to have influenced the progress of
the note.
When the document is finally made
public, officials stated. It would not
only satisfy American public opinion,
but would place squarely before Ger
many the issue as to whether the im
perial government intends to adhere
to hitherto accepted principles of in
ternational law on maritime warfare.
The President has been displeased
by the numerous detailed accounts that
have been published of what the note
would contain when he himself had
not yet settled finally on its contents.
He is anxious that misconceptions of
the position of the United States shall
not be cabled abroad, and that the
American people shall suspend Judg
ment until they read the text of the
document.
Hope for Adjustment.
To what extent the German viewpoint
here regarding the situation between
the United States and Germany is the
same- as that held at Berlin is not clear
as yet, but certainly the general view
in German quarters here is that the
recent trend of events gives hope of a
friendly adjustment. This is based not
alone on the probable course of the
German side of the negotiations, but
also on the American course, which Is
regarded as developing along lines
which will permit of a satisfactory
Conclusion.
The most promising formula for a
solution, according to the German
viewpoint, is one which would combine
an agreement on the status of the
Lusitania as an armed or unarmed
ship, and also a general agreement
guaranteeing immunity from attack
hereafter to all unarmed ships carry
ing passengers.
Case of the Lusitania.
As to the Lusltania the German posi
tion thus far has been that she was an
armed ship according to the informa
tion In their possession. But when the
United States government states defi
nitely that Its official Information shows
the ship was unarmed, then it is sug
gested that the Berlin authorities will
be in a position to accept this positive
assurance from a friendly government
notwithstanding any report to the con
tra ry.
The recent Von Jagow note, it is
pointed out, was predicated on the view
that the Lusitania was an armed ship,
but did not assert the prinelple that
unarmed passenger ships could be
simllsrly sunk. It Is maintained,
therefore, that the principle of im
munity to Unarmed passenger ships
is one which could be accepted by
Germany as consistant with her atti
tude up to this time and would give
the largest measure of protection to
Americans in the future.
Such an agreement on the status of
the Lusitania and the principle to gov
ern unarmed passenger ships, it is
Keneralh admitted, would pave the
way for a much wider adjustment of
all the various conflicts which have
arisen over American ships and the
safety of the 2 seas, and the hope is
expressed that this larger adjustment
might even in turn lead to the supreme
question of bringing the warring na
tions to peace.
DIES IN THE HOSPITAL
SOON AFTER SHOOTING
John F. Greiman. 35, Clerk in the
Agriculture Department. Com
mits Suicide.
John F. Greiman, thirty-flve years
old. a clerk in the forest service. Agri
cultural Department, committed sui
cide this morning by shooting himself
in the head. He was in Potomac Park,
near 17th and B streets, when the shot
?as fired, and death occurred a few
minutes after he reached Kmergency
Hospital. His friends think he was
suffering from mental depression, prob
shly due to sickness
A park watchman was among those
who heard the report of tfce pistol
shot. He summoned an ambulance and
had the wounded man hurried to the
hospital. Greinfan died without regain
ing consciousness. The deceased was a
native of Nashville, 111., and had re
?entl> returned to this city from St.
Louip. where h#? was engaged in field
word for a short period.
Friends of the young man speak of
him as being a man of exemplary
habits. Most of them sa yhe was un
married. so far as they know, but Mrs.
M C Podd, 714 l*th street northwest,
where he look his meals about a year
ago, says he married an Alexandria '
woman and that he introduced her to I
his wife.. At the Y. M. A., where he j
occupied a room the past few days, he |
registered an being unmarried.
Suffered Attack of Depression.
It is stated that Mr. Greiman suf
fered an attack of mental depression '
some time ago and was away from
??ffice for several weeks. He was in a
hospital in this city for some time, it
is stated, and returned to duty Febru- j
ary 28. He was at work yesterday
and, his friends say. was In apparently!
normal physical condition.
The chief of his division knew noth
ing of the cause of Mr. Greiman's ab- i
sence until he was told that he had
committed suicide. He was identified
by the finding of his bank book In his
pocket, and Mrs. Dodd later confirmed
the Identification. Coroner Nevltt made
an Investigation and gave a certificate
of suicide
From what a man thinks he knows,
subtract what his neighbors think he
knows, snd the remainder will proba
bly be about what he really does know.
t
MASSES OF FACTS
ON D. COLLECTED
Committee Gathering Fiscal j
Relations Data Reports to
Joint Citizens' Body.
MR. MACFARLAND READS
PART OF PROPOSED BRIEF I
Effort Will Be Made to Show Ad
vi lability of IT. S. Continuing
Half-and-Half Flan.
The executive committee reported to
the joint citizens* committee on the
fiscal relation between the United
States and the District of Columbia, at
a meeting: in its offices in the Evans
building yesterday afternoon, the prog
ress that had been made in the collec
tion of facts, to be presented to the
joint select committee of Congress.
Besides a complete review of what
has been done by the executive com
mittee and the subcommittees up to
date in collecting and tabulating the
facts. Chairman H. B. P. Macfarland
read outlines of the brief which the
executive committee is preparing. The
executive committee, he stated, bad
kept in mind in all its work the in
structions of the joint citizens' com
mittee at its meeting March 20, to "ad
vocate before the joint select commit
tee of Congress the maintenance of
the present fiscal relation between the
United States and the District of Co
lumbia. commonly called 'the half-and
half plan,' and present fully and ac
curately the facts In regard thereto."
Confined to Expenses.
The executive committee also had
constantly In view the question asked
by Congress which the joint select
committee of Congress is to answer,
namely, what is the proper proportion,
respectively, of the United States and
the District of Columbia of the ex
penses of the District of Columbia. He
pointed out that the question was con
fined to the expenses of the municipal
corporation and did not affect the ex
penditures of the national government
on national buildings, memorials, parks
or other national objects upon which
it might spend indefinite amounts of
money.
The executive committee was assem
bling, however, all the facts in any way
related to the fiscal relation between
the United States and the District of
Columbia from 1790 to 1915. which in
cluded necessarily the whole history of
the District. Never before, he stated,
had all these facts been assembled and
the work when done would be thor
ough, complete and accurate.
Much Material Developed.
The researches of the executive com
mittee, the subcommittees and the sta
tistical expert, A. M. Fisher, who was
assisting them all, had developed a
very much greater amount of material
than had been anticipated. Neverthe
less, two of the committees, that on
financial facts, James F. Oyster, chair
man, and that on historical facts, Cha
pin Brown, chairman, already had com
pleted their tasks and filed their re
ports with the executive committee.
The committee on statistical facts. E.
C. Graham, chairman, had filed partial
reports and the committee on assess
ments and taxation. John Joy Edson,
chairman, the last to be organized, had
its work well under way, having pre
pared and sent out here and to a num
ber of other cities elsJ>orate printed
blank questions, which would elicit
the facts as to assessments and taxa
tion supplemental to those published
by the United States census bureau and
to those which would be furnished by
the assessor of the District of Colum
bia through the District Commission
ers.
Statistic* Analyzed.
The municipal statistics of the United
States census bureau had been carefully
analyzed and tabulated for the executive
committee under the direction of Theodore
W. Noyes, and the District Commissioners
were expediting as much as possible the
preparation of a complete statement by
the assessor as to the local assessments.
The work supervised by Mr. Noyes for the
executive committee was complete and
showed by comparison that Washington
was not underassessed, as had be?n
claimed, but the reverse. All officers of
the national and the District government
who had been requested for facts had cor
dially co-operated with the executive com
mittee and also Director General Barrett
of the Pan-American Union. There was
general recognition of the importance of
the inquiry- and the desire of the Joint
citizens committee to supply the Joint
select committee of Congress with all the
facts.
The general nature of the facts was
known before the committee began Its
work and no new discoveries were ex
pected or could be made, but all the
facts had never been gathered together
before, nor had they been verified as
the committee is now verifying them.
Moreover, in every case it was sought
to have them in official and, therefore,
authoritative statements. Mutual con
gratulations were exchanged bv the
members of the Joint citizens* commit
tee on the progress which had been
made and the way in which the execu
tive committee had carried out its in
structions.
Work Started on Brief.
As the brief had been promised to the
Joint select committee of Congress for
August, the executive committee had
begun work upon It with sufficient
facts to base their conclusions upon,
and Chairman Macfarland read the
skeleton which had been drafted by
the executive committee. He stated
that the finance committee, composed
of the presidents of civic organizations
represented In the Joint citizens' com
mittee with P. T. Moran, president of
the Chamber of Commerce, as chair
man and treasurer, had collected In
small amounts and from a large num
ber of subscribers, the funds necessary
for the expert and clerical and other
incidental expenses.
Those Attending Meeting.
Those present besides Chairman Mac
farland and A. Leftwich Sinclair, who
acted an secretary of the meeting in
the absence from the city of Richard
B. Watrous, secretary of the committee,
were John Joy Edson, Theodore w!
Noyes, A. S. Worthlngton. George
Truesdell, Corcoran Thorn, Edwin C
Brandenburg, James F. Oyster, D. J
Callahan. E. C. Graham, Ohapin Brown
H. H. Glassie, A. Schulteis, M. A. I^eese'
C. J. Columbus, Judge C. S. Bundy, Ed- I
ward F. Colladay, William E. Ko'wler
William McK. Clayton, J. G. McGrath*
William T. Galliher, Evan H. Tucker'
vrank P. I^eetch and E. R. S Embrey!
R. P. Andrews. B. H. Warner. Richard
B. Watrous and D. A. Edwards were
out of town.
The organizations represented in the
Joint citizens' committee are the Hoard
of Trade, the Chamber of Commerce
the Retail Merchants' Association, the
Federation of Citizens' Associations
the Committee of One Hundred, the'
Builders and Manufacturers' Associa
tion, the Bar Association, the Colum
bia Heights Citizens* Association, the
Northeast Citizens' Association and the
Georgetown Citizens' Association.
President Oomes Sees Mr. Burton.
RIO JAVEIRO. June S? President
Oomex yesterday received former
United States Senator Burton of Ohio,
who i* making a tour of South Ameri
ca for the purpose of strengthening
commercial relations between the
United States and the southern re
publics. Edwin V. Morgan, United
States ambassador to Brazil, also was
present at the Interview. There was a
cordial discussion of the possibilities
of closer trade relations.
I
GOVERNOR'S ACTION
CHEERED BY WOMEN
Signing of Charter Act in Flor
ida Stirs Suffrage
Delegates.
MISS BLACKWELL URGES
LENIENCY IN CONVENTION
New York Member at Association'!
Conference at Chicago Admon
ishes Against Criticism.
CHICAGO. June 8.?A telegram from
Gov. Trammell of Florida to Mrs. Bos
well C. Cooley, stating that he had
signed the Fellsmere charter act, for
which the women have worked, was
received with cheers at the midyear
conference of the National Woman Suf
frage Association here today.
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, Bos
ton, addressed the delegates, and Mrs.
Medill McCormick. chairman of the
congressional committee of the asso
ciation, further explained the work of
her committee.
"We must get together and criticise
as little as possible." said Miss Black
well. "When we of the older organi
zations see new ones spring up, we do
not exactly welcome them, hut we must
remember that, after all, we are work
ing for the same object, although possi
bly by different means.
Great Progress in the South.
"We are making great progress in
the south and we will make it faster
when it is understood that the Bris
tow-Mondell amendment does not en
franchise women indiscriminately, but
only in the same way that men are
enfranchised."
Miss Blackwell said that the national
association suffers from the actions of
the Congressional Union's militant
tactics for the' reason that politicians
do not distinguish between one asso
ciation and another, but visit their re
sentment on the suffrage movement
generally.
Miss Laura Clay, granddaughter of
Henry Clay, and a Kentucky delegate
to the conference, announced that she
has drafted a measure which permits
women to vote for senators and repre
resentatives. She plans to have it in
troduced at the next session of Con
gress.
Oppose Attacks on Democracy.
The conference yesterday went on
record as opposed to the attitude of
the Congressional Union in its attacks
on the democratic party, when a reso
lution was adopted unanimously to the
effect that the association was unal
terably opposed to these attacks: The
resolution declared that the Congres
sional Union had failed of benefit in
suffrage states and worked harm in
states where women still were seeking
the ballot.
Originally the union was a part of
the association, but the association no
longer recognizes it except as an or
ganization whose so-called militant
methods are regarded by the associa
tion as inimical to the best interests
of the equal suffrage cause.
SILVER SPRING CITIZENS
FORM FIRE ASSOCIATION
William J. Jouvenal Elected Presi
dent of Organization in Mary
land Community.
The citizens of Silver Spring, Md.,
met at the Silver Spring Armory last
night for the purpose of organizing a
fire association. The meeting was
called to order by Chairman Jouvenal,
who stated the object of the proposed
association was to provide some means
for the protection of property in the
locality from fire. The organization
was perfected by the election of the
following officers: President, William
J. Jouvenal; secretary, J. B. Glover;
treasurer, J. H. Cissel; chief, Isaac
Oden; first assistant chief, George Lan
don; second assistant chief, Thomas
Hunter. About fifty members were
enrolled.
The members of the Ladies' Co
operative Society, an organization
which has been in existence for sev
eral years to promote the welfare of
the community, were elected honorary
members of this association.
Gist Blair brought to the attention
of the association a proposition on the
part of the Chevy Chase Sanatorium to
locate in the Silver Spring neighbor
hood and read a letter which he and
Senator Blair Lee wrote to Dr. Logie
protesting against the location of this
sanatorium in this community. This
letter was unanimously indorsed by
the association, and a vote of thanks
was extended to Mr. Blair for the in
terest he has taken in the matter.
TO AID BREWERY WORKERS
IN BOYCOTT OF SALOONS
Central Labor Union Will Definitely
Ascertain if Members "Patronize
Forbidden Bars."
The boycott of striking brewery
workers on saloons refusing to handle
union beer to the exclusion of all others
will be vigorously pushed in the near
future, it is stated, it heinn the an
nounced purpose of the Central Labor
Union to have members of the various
local unions visit the interior of the
saloons in question with a view toward
establishing definitely what inejnbers
of the various local unions are patron
izing the forbidden bars. For some
time the brewery workers have had
pickets on constant duty on the ex
terior of the so-called "scab shops."
John Sullivan, international organ
izer of the brewery workers, who is at
present in this city directing the strike,
last night addressed a meeting of the
Central Labor Union, and declared it
to be his belief that the National As
sociation of Brewers is financing the
local manufacturers in the strike. He
dwelt upon the statement that the
pickets, in the face of abuse and in
sults, have never retaliated.
The plan of the Central Labor Union
will have to be acted upon by each of
the local bodies before it can be put
into effect.
GET FOUR SUPREME JUDGES.
Illinois Republicans Elect All Bnt
One of Fire Chosen.
CHICAGO, June 8.?The republicans
elected four out of five members of
the supreme court voted for at the
judicial election in Illinois yesterday.
The election ended the democratic
majority in the court, which came last
February for the first time in years,
when Gov. Dunne appointed a demo
crat to fill a vacancy caused by death.
The court now stands four repub
licans and three democrats.
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IN THE TRENCHES?FIRST AID TO THE WOUNDED.
A REALISTIC SCENE IN THE BELGIAN TRENCHES. SHOWING THE RED CROSS MEN OF' KING ALBERTS ARMY
ENGAGED IN WORK OF RELIEF IN THE VERY THICK OF THE FIGHTING. REGARDLESS OF THE BI LLETS
THAT FLY AND THE DANGERS WHICH LL'RK ABOUT THEM. A BELGIAN WHO RECEIVED A BILLET IN
HIS LEFT SHOULDER IS HAVING THE WOUND CAUTERIZED BY ONE OF THE RED CROSS WORKERS.
War Officially Reported.
ITALIAN STATEMENT.
ROME, .lane 7, via Partsv Jane 8:
Our advanced troops proceeded me
thodically to take possession of the
most important positions beyond the
frontier, all along the line meeting
with slight resistance. At the same
time a closely contested artillery duel
continued on the platea.ua of Lava
rone and Folgaria.
The same is the case all along the
Isonzo river, from Caporetto to the
sea. where we are in close contact
with the enemy. Strong advance
formation protected by powerful ar
tillery actually have reached this im
portant line with the object of estab
lishing themselves solidly at the most
suitable passages and of installing
there bridge heads commanding the
banks, thereby insuring safe crossing.
Beyond the Caporetto mountains, along
the heights and in the valleys, our
troops are continuing the heavy fight
ing of June 4-5-6 against the Aus
trian positions which are situated on
the opposite slope. We have gained
firm footholds on both banks of the
river and are seriously threatening
Tolmlno.
Along the lower course of the Isonzo,
after spanning the river with mili
tary bridges under the eyes of the
enemy, large detachments of our
troops preceded by a reconnoitering
force of cavalry succeeded in crossing
to the eastern bank, where they now
are fortifying themselves. By this
maneuver we are assured along the
isonzo front the same liberty of ac
tion as on our other fronts. This is
Important because heavy detachments
of troops may thus be employed eas
ily when the time is ripe. Our losses
have been relatively light.
Our troops celebrated yesterday the
national holiday offering to their
sovereign?who is ever present with
them?proofs of their high esteem
by their courage, their spirit of self
sacrifice and highest patriotic senti
ment.
A statement of the chief of the Italian
naval general staff made public to
night says:
On the 7th in the morning our de
stroyer flotilla bombarded >lonfal
cone for a third time. Three batteries
in position near the Duino Castle
opened a well sustained fire against
our destroyers, which, turning their
guns upon the batteries, reduced one
of them to silence and set the castle
on fire. Our destroyers returned un
damaged.
The preceding night our dirigible ex
ecuted another raid on Pola, dropping
several bombs, which all exploded at
points of a military nature.
TURKISH STATEMENT.
IO \ ST A X TI NO PLK, via Amsterdam
and London, June 8, 12iHM p.m.:
Our artillery has destroyed an enemy
position near AvI Burnu, from which
bombs were being dropped. The
neighboring trenches also were de
stroyed.
In the vicinity of Seddul Bahr the
enemy, in a condition of exhaustion,
has not shown any further activity
since his latest unsuccessful attack.
Our batteries on the Asiatic coast shell
ed the weary troops of the enemy in
the neighborhood of Seddul Bahr yes
terday. His artillery positions and
his ammunition transports also were
.shelled.
Two of the enemy cruisers unsuccess
fully shelled the village of Ajanes,
opposite the Island of Mytilene. Sub
sequently the enemy sent a steamer
filled with soldiers to this port and
attempted to remove some boats at
anchor there. Fire was opened on
this steamer from the banks and the
vessel ran ashore. Subsequently the
cruisers retired.
FRENCH STATEMENT.
PARIS, Jane ?, 2i28 pan.
In the sector to the north of Arras
there were j'esterday evening and
last night some infantry engage
ments. On the eastern slopes of the
plateau of Lorette the enemy replied
to an attack from us by three violent
counter attacks. This activity did
not result in any changes of position.
To the northeast of the sugar refinery
of Souchez we yesterday made further
progress.
At Neuville, St. Yaast, we gained pos
session, as a result of very violent
fighting, of a further group of houses.
In the region of 'the labyrinth* a
German counter attack has been re
pulsed.
To the southeast of Hebuterne the Ger
mans yesterday endeavored to cap
ture the positions they had lost. Four
different times were they driven
back. VV'e increased our gain to the
northeast by taking possession of
two lines of German trenches along
a front stretching for 500 yards, or
as far as the roadway running be
tween Hebuterne and Seere.
We took a total of 150 prisoners, of
whom 100 had not been wounded.
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
VIENXA. June 7, via I<ondon, June 8.
After severe defeat at Przemysl the
Russian army command during the
last few days has made strong ef
forts to break our line by attacks
against our positions on the Pruth,
especially against the district of Kol
omea and Delatyn, where the enemy
continues to push forward masses of
fresh troops.
While all these attacks were being put
down by. the tenacious bravery of
Gen. Pflanzer's army, through which
the Russians suffered severely, al
lied forces under Gen. Linsingen were
approaching from the west. Yester
day they captured Kalusz, the district
north of Kalusr. and the heights on
the left bank of the Dniester north
of Zurawna. Between Nadworna,
sear the Bystrica, and the Lomniea
our troops joinad in the attack.
Battles to the east of Przemysl and
Jaroslau continue. North on Mos
ciska the enemy has been forced 10
evacuate Sieniawa. Isolated weak
counter attacks by the Russians col
lapsed.
Near Przemysl we have captured since
June 1 33.805 prisoners.
Italian theater: On the Tyrolean
frontier district our artillery has been
successful. .
On the Carlnthian frontier, east or
Proecken pass, our troops yesterday
recaptured Kreikofel, which was in
the temporary possession of the en
emy.
On the Tsonzo at some places the enemy
is pushing- nearer.
In the Balkans there have been only
isolated frontier skirmishes.
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
PETROfiRAD, June 7, via London,
June 8.
Fighting continues in the Shavli region
June 5 and 6 without essential change
in , the general situation. Artillery
duels still prevailed at Ossowetz the
6th.
Between the Skwa and Rozoga rivers
the enemy made an ineffectual at
tempt to assume the offensive. There
was artillery firing in the Orzic val
ley and the region of Frzasnysz the
6 th.
On the left bank of the Vistula and on
the San and Lubaczowka rivers there
is no change in the situation.
In the direction of Mosciska on the
5th and on the morning of the 6th
the enemy made obstinate attacks on
the left bank of the Wisznia and on
the front of Cziszki, Pakost and Os
trozog. On hill No. 295, southwest of
Radevlce, a hand-to-hand engage
ment lasted a long time.
On the Dniester the enemy has not re
newed his offensive in the direction
of Nikolajiff. but he unsuccessfully
attacked our bridgeheads near Zld
aczow.
In the region of Zurawna the enemy
succeeded on the night of the 6th in
crossing the Dniester with some of
his units.
In the valley of the Lukwa we re
pulsed an enemy attack, taking over
400 prisoners.
In the region west of Kolomea the
enemy ceased his determined at
tacks against our forces and has been
thrown back with heavy losses. Be
fore the front of one of our divisions
the Austrians abandoned 5,000 dead.
In the attack in this region we took
twenty officers and 700 men prisoners.
GERMAN STATEMENT.
Xo statement from Berlin on the
progress of the war was received
either last night or today. A state
ment issued yesterday said:
Western theater of war: The French
renewed their attacks on the south
ern slope of Lorette hills during the
afternoon and evening of yesterday.
Their attacks broke down completely
under our flre. Further attempts to
make an attack during the night
were stopped at the outset.
The enemy attacked unsuccessfully
this morning southeast of Hebuterne,
east of Doullen. The battle has not
come to a conclusion. A French at
at Moulin-Sous-Troutvent, northeast
of Soissons. was for the greater part
repulsed immediately. In only one
place did the attack reach our outer
trenches, for possession of which
fighting continues.
Our position at Vauquois was attacked
yesterday. Notwithstanding the em
ployment of incendiary implements,
which covered our trenches with
slightly burning liquid, the French
did not succeed in penetrating into
our position. The enemy fled back
into his own trenches, with heavy
losses.
Eastern theater of war: North of
Kurschany our cavalry forced a pas
sage across the Wlndau and advanced
in a southeasterly direction. South
east of Kurtowiany and In the region
east of Rawdynlki our offensive made
good progress, and an additional
3,340 prisoners and ten machine guns
fell into our hands. South of the
Niemen the bank of the river has
been cleared of all enemies as far as
the line from Tolausle to Saplezvskl.
Southeastern theater of war: Dur
ing the battles at Przemysl 33,80o
prisoners were taken. East of
Przemysl tin* troops of the Teutonic
allies continued their victorious bat
tle. They drove back the enemy
toward Wysznie, to the northeast of
Mosciska. Part of the army u?oer
(Jen. von Dinsingen has crossed th
Dniester at Zurawna and has take i
the hill to the north of the e?st?r"
bank by storm. Farther south the
pursuit reached the Nowica-Kaius.
Tomaszowce line. The number
prisoners taken has been increased
more than 13,000.
EIGHTY SALOONS VOTED OUT.
Result of Local Option Elections in
Minnesota Counties.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. June 8.? K>Kht>'
bhIooiis In ten counties of Minnesota
will be forced to discontinue opera
tions as a result of yesterdays
county option elections. Only two of
the twelve counties voting?Blue Earth
and Olmsted?will retain saloons.
Ill Pipestone the "drys" won hy
thirteen votes, and in Redwood ?)
thirty-two. The other counties wlnj n
abolished liquor were Traverse. Todd.
Renville. Dodge, Kandiyohi. Murraj.
Ottertail and Watonwan.
Accu?ed of Murderous Assault.
Charged with assault with intent to
kill, Ernest West, colored, was held
for 'the action of the grand jury i"
?1,000 bonds today in the Police court.
He is charged with having assaulted
Bertha West. The defendant entered
a plea of not guilty and waived ? Pr*'
liminary examination.
IS GERMANY PLANNING
TO BUY STEL PLANTS?
Wall Street Hears Rumors That
Kaiser Would Cut Off War
Supplies to Allies.
Bethlehem Stock, in Sharp Bise,
Gives Color to the Stories of
Change in Control.
Reports that the German government
had extended its campaign against the
allies to the United States, through the
purchase of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, with a view of cutting off the
chief source of ammunition supply from
this country, were rumored on Wall
street late yesterday and reiterated
with more positiveness this morning,
when an additional rise of $6 a share,
on top of a like advance made yester
day in the stock of Charles M. Schwab's
corporation, was noted. Local finan
cial men, as well as government offi
cials, are /atching the situation closely.
Wall street, however, holds yet an
other view of the situation, according
to reports received by Washington
concerns with stock market connec
tions.
The new theory is that J. P. Morgan
& Co. have acquired control of the
Bethlehem Steel Company. When J. P.
Morgan returned from London he is
reported to have brought with him
commission as the sole representative
of the allies in placing contracts for
munitions and supplies.
Sought Commission on Orders.
Approaching C. M. Schwab, with
contracts, so the story goes, the New
York banking house Indicated a de
sire for 2V* per cent commission on or
ders placed by them, which request
was refused.
Orders were given to the Bethlehem
Steel Company, without the commis
sion. but in order to even up matters,
if the rumors have any fact back of
them. J. P. Morgan Co. commenced
to buy Bethlehem Steel common stock
in large amounts, with large profits as
a result of the sharp advances that
followed?frequently 20 to 40 points a
day. These profits, it is said, were not
taken by J. P. Morgan & Co., who con
tinued to buy and who are now be
lieved to have the control of the cor
poration.
Brokers Questioned the Deal.
Banking houses in the financial cen
fer with German connections declare
that it would be a great card in shut
ting down on the munitions of the
allies, in part, if Germany has acquired
the Bethlehem Steel Company, but they
question the fact, and more so because
of tne relations between the United
States and Germany existing at tnis
time It is also reported that the Rem
ington Arms Company has been taken
over by the German government.
Both these corporations are now operat
ing to their full capacity on orders for the
allies and have been for some time past,
as are all corporations fitted for the pro
duction of rifles, shells, shrapnel, etc., as
well as those in clothing and personal
equipment lines.
Members of the English ministry have
emphasized in every way possible the need
of munitions, declaring, as have other au
thorities, that It was a conflict to be set
tled by such supplies.
Busy on German Contracts.
Before the outbreak of the European
war the Bethlehem Steel Company was
busy on German contracts. Some of
these contracts are unfilled, but ship
ment is impossible. This, in the opin
ion of some well informed people,
would show that Mr. Schwab was in
a position to enter in close relations
with Germany.
Bethlehem Steel shares sold yester
day from 14H'/2 a share to l."?8, and
closed at 153; sold today to 102 and
back to 100.
These advances, on top of the big
gains, might or might not, indicate a
change in control of the corporation.
Wall street is greatly excited on the
current rumors and the stock of the
corporation has been extremely active.
It was also reported that Cramps'
Shipbuilding Company would be sold
to the Bethlehem Steel Company. Of
ficials of the former company refused
to affirm or deny the rumor. Its stock
rose sharply on the Philadelphia mar
ket.
GETS PATENT OFFICE W0BK.
Columbia PlanogTaph Company Ob
tains Contract for Copying Drawings
The contract for the production of
copies of drawings of mechanical pat
ents and reissues for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1916, has been awarded
to the Columbia Planograph Company
of this city by the commissioner of
patents. The contract amounts to about
$45,000.
The work will be done at less cost to
the government than during the year
just ending, it was said today, and
some of the work which has hitherto
been done by employes in the patent
office will be done by the lithographing
company. This will enable the patent
office to employ some eight or ten of
its employes on other work.
A
Admiral Fullam Indicates
Plainly His Disapproval
at Annapolis Hearing.
SAYS PRACTICE IMPERILS
STANDARD OF ACADEMY
Testimony Before Naval Court of In
quiry in "Gouging" Charges Is
Harked by Several "Tiffs."
Special Dispatch to Th* Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md . June S. ? In the
course of his testimony this morning
before the naval court of inquiry de
tailed to investigate the scandal re
garding examination papers, Admiral
Fullam. superintendent of the Naval
Academy, quite pointedly indicated that
he does not approve of political in
fluence being used by friends of the
midshipmen to get the boys out of
trouble from time to time.
Referring to the hearing held before
the Secretary of the Navy here last
week. Admiral Fullam stated that in
this hearing Midshipman J. D. Moss,
who seems to have distributed the ad
vance test papers, which, lie says, came
to him through the mails, was support
ed by two United States senators, a
representative in Congress and two
lawyers. He then remarked "if such
influences are to be allowed to save
midshipmen from just punishment, it
will not be possible to keep up the
standard at this institution." #
Counsel Hay's Statement.
There were several little "tiffs" between
Mr. Hay and Admiral Fullam. and dur
ing one of these Mr. Hay said : "1 want
it understood that 1 want to see the stand
ard at the academy upheld. 1 am inter
ested in the institution, as every member
of Congress should be, but I would also
like to see justice done these seven young
midshipmen who are here as defendants."
The fact that "dope" was generally
spread prior to the recent Spanish ex
aminations and that it was pretty
generally used, and the additional fact
that some of this so-called "dope" was
found by midshipmen of the two upper
classes to have been clearly advance
copies of the examination papers when
they came to use in the examination
room, was further established at this
morning's session.
First Class Man Criticised.
Admiral Fullam. under cross-exam
ination by Mr. Hay, in reply to repeat
ed questioning on this point, said that
he felt the first class man who gath
ered what he considered innocent
"dope" and later found it to be real
advance information should have re
ported the affair to the authorities and
should not have taken advantage of
it. However, he did not consider the
youth who had this advantage and ob
tained it in an innocent way was as
guilty as the boy who knew the "dope"
came from one of the white examina
tion papers.
It was clearly established that there
were hundreds of the mem.bers of the
two upper classes who did, after they
got into the examination room, have
every reason to believe the "dope" they
had received was in fact closely allied
to the actual examination papers.
Resolution in Evidence.
The copy of the resolution of the
first class mentioned in dispatches yes
terday and in which the class went on
record as feeling that all its members
were equally guilty with Midshipman
Nelson was introduced in evidence this
morning.
Admiral Fullam said he had not seen
and had never any knowledge of such a ,
resolution being adopted.
He decried the fact that in their state
ments the seven midshipmen, now ac-1
cused. had tried to clear themselves
through endeavoring to involve others in j
the illegal use of the. advance questions. I
"It is plain," fie said, "that the guilt is
greater in the cases of those who saw
the actual papers which were had by Mid
shipman Moss than in the cases of those
who saw only fragments or whole copies
made from these originals."
??Dope" System Defended.
Admiral Fullam defended the so
called "dope" system. He said he con
sidered it the duty of instructors to
aid the midshipmen from time to time.
Pressed for an explanation, he said
that the instructor in classroom would
direct the midshipmen's attention espe
cially to the greater importance of
certain parts of their work.
The admiral also said that slips or
sheets were issued to the midshipmen
showing the most important part of the
work, and copies of former examina
tions often were issued.
I He was asked if it would be possible
for any one to obtain copies of the
examination papers and to send them
through the mails, as indicated in Mid
shipman Moss' explanation of how he
came into possession of the papers.
The admiral thought that it might l?e
possible through burglary for a person
to get access to the questions on prac
tically all of the subjects.
Four Attempts Charged.
That there was reason to believe that
attempts had been made to enter the
desks of the heads of at least four
Naval Academy departments and se
cure the examinations in advance was
the testimony given late yesterday
afternoon by Rear Admiral Fullam,
superintendent of the academy. It is
the belief of the authorities, however,
that only one attempt had been actual
ly successful. This was in the case of
the department of modern languages.
The reading of the record of testi
mony taken before the board or in
vestigation which was appointed n>
Rear Admiral Fullam. superintendent
of the academy, occupied the court
from 10 o'clock yesterday morning un
til after 5 o'clock in the afternoon,
with only a short intermission for
luncheon. Then Admiral fullam was
on the witness stand until a few min
utes before 6 o'clock.
Good Dope Handed Out, Claim.
The testimony read from the record
showed that the examination papers
for the first, second, third and fourth
classes in Spanish, to all appearances,
were stolen, and that- following this
there was a general dissemination
from the hands of the friends of Mid
shipman James Moss of the third class
of "good dope", for all of these classes.
A custom has grown up at the
academy of receiving front professors
advice regarding the most important
part of the term's work. This is called
"dope." Many of the midshipmen testi
fied that they thought the information
which was so generally disseminated
was only this so-called "dope." How
ever, others admitted that when they
ot into the examination rooms they
felt sure they had advance copies of
the examination. Each seems not to
have reported it because he thought
some one of the upper classes should
look to that.
Mentions Professor's Name.
Probably the most startling evidence
was that given by Midshipman Overesch.
After admitting the use of "dope" and
giving 'ts source, Overesch was asked
why he had not felt it his duty to report
such a condition of affairs to the authori
ties. His reply was that he had been
told by junior officers that to do that
would be doing something none of the
classes which preceded his at the academy
had ever done. Overesch mentioned thm
name of Prof. C. V. Cussachs, saying h*
understood that this instructor had told
his section of the class to pay particular
attention to certain subjects.
Adams, president of
the first class, testified that he got the
first ?dope"' from Midshipman H. I?.
Hunter. who told him that Midshipman H
H. Harrison, also of the first class, was
giving out the first class "dope. '
Release of Midshipmen Refused.
Secretary Daniels today declined to
Brant the request of rounsel for the
seven midshipmen on trial at the Na
val Academy that they be released
from arrest while the court of inquiry
is in progress. In making that de
cision Secretary Daniels said he w.m?
following: an unbroken custom in . arcs
or inquiry where th?i academy authori
ties have recommended dismissal or
midshipmen. The Secretary however
instructed Rear Admiral Kullain, su
perintendent of the academy, to see to
It that the midshipmen had everv op.
portunity to confer with counsel and
witnesses.
niXPAM IN HANDS
OF IU FORCES
State Department Has Advices
to That Effect From
Vera Cruz.
BRITISH SUBJECT KILLED.
FOUR OTHERS WOUNDED
Contradictory Messages From Scene
of Conflict?Victories Claimed
by Both Factions.
\ ilia has captured Tuxpam, with on*
British citizen killed and four wound
ed during the fighting:.
Gen. Obregon has lost his right arm.
Obregon's reported victory over Villa
forces at Leon seems confirmed.
Obregon reports that Villa's losses
in d?ad, wounded and captured are
10.000.
Gen. Gonzales is continuing his
march on Mexico City.
These ^re the outstanding features
of many dispatches, official and in
spired, that reached Washington today
from I'nited States agents and the
headquarters of the warring factions.
Advices to the State Department to
<lny from Vera Cruz transmitted a
wireless message from Tampico re
porting the capture of Tuxpam by
Villa forces Sunday. One British citi
zen was killed and four were wounded
during the fighting. S. P. Jones was
killed. Thomas Mallard and Mrs. Mal
lard and their infant child and A. T.
Graves were wounded while seeking
cover.
Reports Prom the Wounded.
The dispatch said Mallard had been
badly wounded, that Mrs. Mallard and
the Mallard infant had been shot through
the stomach and that Graves was shot
through the spine. Officials here assumed
that Jones, Mallard and Graves had been
employed at the British-owned oil wells
in the vicinity of Tuxpam.
Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz reported
today that Gen. Obregon's victory over
the Villa forces at Leon appeared to be
confirmed. He said it was reported Obre
gon had lost his right arm in the fighting
Carranza officials here today received
a telegram from Gen. Obregon in Leon
approximating Villa's dead, wounded
and captured at ten thousand. Villa
and Angeles, he says, have only small
bodyguards with them. He made bo
mention of injury to himself. From
Vera Cruz Carranza dispatches say
Gen. Gonzales is continuing his marcil
on Mexico City.
Carranza Agency's Claims.
A message from the consul at San
Luis Potosi said Gen. Panfllio Katera
had occupied Guanajuato. Natera has
been in command of a detachment of
Villa's troops, but the Carranza agenoy
here claimed today he had been recent
ly seeking to rejoin Obregon's forces,
although they had no advices that he
had done so.
URGES PEACE CONFERENCE.
Dr. Gomez Appeals to Mexican Lead
ers to Cease Fighting.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., June 8.?Dr. F
Vasquez Gomez has wired an appeal to
Gen. Carranza, Villa and Zapata to
cease fighting and send representatives
to a peace conference.
Dr. Gomez was minister of education
in the cabinet of President Francisco
de la Barra and candidate for vice
president on the Madero ticket.
The message in part reads:
"For humanity and in order to save
the country and the noble ideas of the
revolution, T propose to you the im
mediate cessation of hostilities, the
freedom of communications to keep the
Mexican people from starvation, and ths
sending of delegates to a peace con
ference that would be honorable to
all. to establish a government which
can unify the revolution and comply
with its ideals."
THI
CRISIS: IS LESS ACUTE
Rumania and Bulgaria Now Regard
ed as Unlikely to Join
the Allies.
COLOGNE, Germany, June S, vis
London. 3 p.m.?The chances that Bul
garia and Rumania will enter the war
with the allies are diminishing, says a
Berlin dispatch to the Cologne Gazette.
"The political heavens of the Balkans
have cleared somewhat," the dispatch
says. "Rumania has rejected the first
offer of the triple entente (Great Brit
ain, France and Russia) as unsatis
factory. Bulgaria also has received
offers from the entente.
In Accord With Rumania.
"It is not known that Bulgaria haz
formally rejected them, but she is in
Agreement with Rumania, and slnoe
the latter has rejected the offers Bul
garia probably will do likewise.
"This assumption is the more rea
sonable because Bulgaria's first de
mand is immediate occupation by her
of the Macedonian territory taken
from her by Serbia. The entente has
not yet offered that.
Their Eyes on Macedonia.
"Bulgaria naturally is not disin
terested in the Turkish frontier, but
Bulgarian statesmen are keenly con
scious that the opportunity regarding
Macedonia is one which will come now
jr never."
James Nixon was drowned Sunday at
Cromwell's wharf, Marley creek, Anne
Arundel county, Md., and so far his
>ody had not been recovered.