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OFFENSWETACTKS
Investigation Into Woman's
Complaint of Purchase
Snatched Back by Dealer.
"BAWLING-OUT" METHODS j
A complaint of a Georgetown woman I
that a grocer had snatched a package i
from her hands when she threatened
to report prices ha waa charging ta ;
the local food administration today
was taken up through the regular
channels of the food administration.
An explanation will be asked of the
grocer involved. ...
As the result of many complaints
from 'Washington housekeepers about
exessive food prices and methods be
ing adopted by merchants the food ad
. ministration ha? organised a complaint
department which will receive and han
dle every complaint . .. ,-c_
Complaints about "bulldoslng tac
tics ?einfr employed by >"any KroMr
to intimidate woman f
to otherwise discourage th?'J
in food administration, are daily be
coming more numerous Many hous
wives have been told that their trade
was not desired because they had
meekly questioned prices whlcji were
higher than those quoted on the fool
administration's weekly fair price list
Others have been ordered out or
stores and "threatened and bawled
out- and otherwise insulted and em
barrassed generally in the presence
of a store full of people- ,
'Many of these protesting housewives
nay it is not so much the rear 01
"bulldozing" on the part of the ?Joc*
ers as the embarrassment of being
??bawled out" in t&e presence of <others
that they resent. A man.
aeainst the brazen attitude being as
sumed by some Washington grocers,
said they fail to look upon the local
food administration Seriously.
Insulting Retort Made.
A ?woman housekeeper in a letter
? te The Star tells of insulting tactics
practiced by a prominent Louisiana,
avenue merchant. When this mer
chant was told by the woman cus
tomer that the blackberries she was
pricing were too excessive, and start
ed to walk away, this merchant ?shed
to a refuse barrel and filled it with
?polled fruit, and yelled at her. /This
Is what you want; you are cheap. we
Is said to have loudly hurled these in
sulting remarks at this woman until
she was out of sight. . .. ..
This woman concludes her letter
Wl"It is high time something was done
In regard to these market sharks.
Federal Clerks Begin
Inquiry Into Soaring
Food Prices in.D. C.
To determine at once whether food
prices in Washington are higher than
In other cities, the National Federal
tion of Federal Employes tomorrow
will begin a comparison of market
quotations as published In the lead
ing newspapers of the United States.
If the Inquiry indicates profiteer
ing in the capital, the federation will
marshal all the force's at It* com
mand to place responsibility for It
and check it.
This 1? the plan ?l aotlon mapped
out last night by the committee ap
pointed by the federation to bring
relief to Washington victims of ar
bitrary price-raising, if such prac
tices are found to be in vogue here.
Flan of Action.
The committee tomorrow afternoon
will visit the Library of Congress
and start upon Its task. The United
States, for the purpose of the Inves
tigation. will be divided into four dis
tricts. Market quotations carried in
the principal newspapers of each dis
trict will be examined.
There will be a captain and five
workers for each district. The data
? gathered will be arranged so as to
show at a glance what food articles
sell for higher prices' here than In
other cities.
'According to officials of the federa
tion, navy yard workers who made a
comparison based on advertisements
carried In the principal newspapers
, of the country, rather than the quota
tions, found that prices in Washing
ton were higher for about 76 per cent
* of the articles advertised. Examina
tion of the market quotations, it is
believed, will more than sustain this
showing.
May Go "Higher TTp."
The committee expects to At.now
early during the coming week whether
the local condition warrants it going
to high officials of the government
and possibly to the President with a
petition for relief. If the comparison
shows that higher prices are being
charged here the committee will seek
the co-operation of every government
agency, the District Commissioners
and civic organizations generally in
Its fight to put an end to profiteering.
"It will be a fight that food dealers
here will never forget," said an offi
cial of the federation today, "if we
find that they have been guilty of
charging extortioipite and unreason
able prices."
CLEVELAND TO CLOSE
BALL PARK TOMORROW
CLEVELAND, Ohio. July *0.
President James C. Dunn of the Cleve
land .American League club today sent
the following message to Cleveland
from Chicago:
"We will play a double-header with
Philadelphia tomorrow and will then
close the ball park for the balance of
the season. It Is our desire to comply
promptly with Secretary Baker's ruling
on base balL"
. A message to all club owners in the
American League asking them If they
were willing to abide by Secretary
Baker's order at once. was sent today
by President Ban Johnson. The action
of the Cleveland club In closing to
morrow Is the first result of the
message.
BOSTON. July JO.?"My answer Is
that I will not give my consent and
It requires unanimous coasent to close
thr season." declared H. H.' Frasee of
the Boston American League team to
day, when his attention was called to
Ban Johnson's request to abide by
Secretary Baker's order at once.
BARUNGA'S SURVIVORS
REACH PORT IN SAFETY
LONDON. July ?9.?The survivor*
and orew of the British transport
Barling*, sunk by a submarine, have
landed at a channel port.
There were no casualties when the
Barunga. formerly a German oteam
.Mn was sank by a German submarine
ltondly^ Several hundred unfit Aus
tralian troops Were on hpard the yes
Mi. which was bound for Australia.
SELECTS TO GET FIT
FOBCMttiS
"Begin Now," Urges Gen.
Crowder, to Prepare for
i , Military Duties.
District registrants In dui one
| soon will receive systematic instruc
tlon in military matters, prior to their
i call in the draft, under plans an
nounced to3ay by Provost Marshal
Gen. Crowder for the appointment of
boards of instruction throughout the
nation.
"Begin now!" was the message
Gen. Crowder sent to class one selec
tive service men today, in announc
ing the new plan.
"Your call to arms la coming, and
in due season. But in the meantime
your very selection by the boards of
your community marks you as pos
sessing already a privilege and a
duty. You are not only to bear arms
when the times comes. You are to
prepare to be worthy and capable.
"Begin now!"
? I
Instructors to Be Designated.
Boards of instruction will be select
ed by the local selective service
boards from representative men of
the community. A board of instruc
tion may be appointed to cover two or
more areas of local boards, where the
local boards consent to co-operate.
Subject to authority of local boards
each board of instruction will per
form its work by individual interview
and group meetings with the selec
tives, by giving advice and instruction
on all subjects that are necessary or
useful to future soldiers, and by ar
ranging for prpearatory military drill
and instruction where feasible.
It is probable that in the District
the preliminary military drill of local
selects will be intrusted to the Na
tional Guard of the District of Colum
bia This organisation, under com
mand of Brig. Gen. Richard D. Simms.
has been conducting a campaign to
get class 1 men to undergo prelim
inary training for several months.
Few selectives have seen military
training before reaching camp. Gen.
Crowder declared today. A large
number have some intelligent Idea of
what awaits them, and why ,they go.
A still larger number are loyally,
though ignorantly, willing to go, he
says.
Many Found Unworthy.
"But, after all these allowances,"
the provost marshal general says
plainly, "there remain enormous num
bers, represented in every local board
area, who are neither willing nor In
tellignt nor loyal nor fit in the
proper degree.
"Moreover, the family surroundings
often tend to emphasize this condi
tion; family sentiments affect the
drafted man, and may make him less
ready to go. All this is especially
true In the cities where foreign-born
populations abound.
"Further, camp surgeons report that
the mans mental attitude affects his
physical condition. Any one of a score
of small ailments may develop into a
cause for discharge if nurtured by a
attitude, or may become
negligible if the man has the will and
motive to overcome them.- Thus the effi
ciency of the National Army Is affected
by the mental condition of the indi
vidual after selection In class 1 and be
fore arrival In camp.
Instruction Will Bars Month.
"The foregoing elements of Ineffi
ciency can be largely removed by ner
?onal instruction. To send a contingent
have been Put Into flt con
dition mentally and mora My is to gain
at least a inonth, and often more, in
time, for ?fie readiness of the division
to leave for the battlefield of human
freedom."
Gradual extension of the "work-or
nght" policy to new occupations, just
as with the progress of the war the
list of non-essential industries has
been, lengthened, was seen today in
the decision of Secretary Baker hold
ing base ball to be a non-productive
occupation.
In Interpreting the order the Secre
tary Intimated that the regulations
soon may be changed to-include the
atrical performers and motion picture
players and employes. Whether ad
ditional changes are contemplated, no
statement was forthcoming, but it
was generally believed that gradually
the lines would be drawn tighter.
BELGIANSTOCELEBRATE
BY SLAUGHTER OF BOCHE
Independence Day to Be Observed
in Spite of Oppreisor1* Heel
Upon Their SoiL
Belgians will celebrate their eighty
seventh Independence day in spite of
the presence of the Geman oppressor
on most of their territory.
Word came to the legation here to
day that the Belgian civil population,
forbidden open manifestations of
patriotism; will celebrate in their
hearts, while the army will observe
the day by killing as many boches as
possible. Brussels was fined $10,000,
000 by the Germans the last time a
public celebration was held.
Recognition will be given the hol
iday In many of the allied countries.
Cuba's congress has voted to make
July 21 its own national fete day in
commemoration of Belgium's sacri
fices for humanity.
A statement from the Belgian mili
tary mission today declared:
"The whole Belgian population are
waiting patiently for that great day,
of which Qardlnal Mercier spoke, on
thia day two years ago, when, as the
cardinal said: *Our King Albert,
standing on his thron* will bow his
unconquered head before the King or
Kings ? ? * and when the Bel
gians. hand in hand, will renew their
thalr ?0Terei?n
MOUNTED BANDITS RAID
SOUTHERN ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES, July 20.?CI tlsens of
Santa Crus territory, in southern Ar
gentina, have telegraphed President
Irlgoyen asking him to send troops to
protect them from a band of $00 mount
ed bandits who have entered Argentina
from Chile and are spreading terror in
the vicinity of Lake Buenos Aires, on
the Argentine side of the Andes.
The bandits are reported to have been
joined by 100 Argentinian outlaws.
Chilean polios have entered Argentine
territory in pursuit of the bandits^ De
tails of the situation are lacking be
cause of poor telegraphic facilities.
FLIER, IN AIR STUNTS,
FALLS 3,0p0 FEET
SAN DIEGO, CaL. July 10-?Albert
Melvln Emery, a cadet flier attached
to the aviation school at Imperial
Beach near hefe, was killed south of
that place last night, falling 1,000
feet lo a tall spin.
Emery was doing acrobatic flying at
the time of the accident. His Itome
was In Washington state.
B00HE6GER GETS
TKFMM
James Page, "Worst of the
Illegal Dealers," Given
Two Years. ,
18 MONTHS FOR ANOTHER
The maximum p?>altT of two years'
imprisonment w? lmpoaad on James
Page. colored, 940 P etreet northwest,
by Judge Hardlson In Police Court
this morning when convicted of Illegal
ly selling liquor. Charles Stewart, col
ored. also was riven a penalty of
eighteen months fop the same offense.
Lieut. Pierson and Sergt. Sheets of I
the second precinct, who arrested
Page, declared that he was the most
notorious bootlegger in the. precinct.
The. ne^ro had been released from Oe-1
coquan only, a few months, where he
served a sentence ef four months' Im
prisonment on the same charge.
iS**'" "i?" ar,re?t?d Wednesday night
j alley soon after he had i
Bed h,a the street by 1
Prospective buyers and isk
vaf./VSS. ?? ^ou w?Bt m? to cut1
Ih. Jh Page accosted one of
tne police agents on the nisrht of his i
tIon ThAV?!1^i hJ? the sam? Quee- !
JJ?". police infbrmer inquired as I
want,nf him "
cut nis throat, and Pare replied* "Do
you want any whisky*' uo I
Pleads Guilty.
l!5l?.arr*,|r.ned *?*???? Judge Hardi
son this morning Page pleaded guilty
?ho#ePtencing ihim the judge stated
thai a man who has once btin mam
victed on the same charge should find
some different kind TC?k?U"
I Stewart-also was convicted last win
Was? Vernon' S?' Jf*
hfsra?re"P e<1 Mveral <Sa>'? before
The convicted bootlegger was ar
rested last night by the^i'qiJ;
squad of the tenth precinct, led by
s?rgt. J. w. McCormack. It was
n5ar5f t. ,hat he ?o1<? lwo half Bints
of whisky to two police agents. When
arraigned in court Stewart entered a
plea of not guilty. enierea a
Says Police Sold to Her.
Stewart. wife of the con
victed bootlegger, testified that the
??l c? '"formers sold her the whisky
which she mixed with glycerin as a
cure for asthma. The police h*w
*?r; testified that the colored Womln
-IT?. yesterday morning with
f ?u't case so full of whisky that she
housed "en help t0 get " to tbe
When arraigned before Judge Har
2; on 5 Charge of driving an auto
John f T Intoxicated and speeding
?i. colored, entered a plea of
not guilty and demanded a Jury trial
Thursday. W" to "e, trl.S SjS
e*r,y ,h" morning
on Pennsylvania avenue by Policeman
f*; Chaney of the first precinct,
a milhf ch*r*ed that h* *1 driving
!!!. ?. * "P??d of twenty-flve
miles an hour. The police say that
tto ln"!?S3mere.,n,th* m*chlne and
taddition to Lee. were lntoxl
In thi all* W^* a S?vernment witness
JSJ ,1 lrt **?*? *n<l testified that
ron^li?.2r i!" d bought from the
d??k ,uor ven(I#r tlm
A sentence of three months' Im
prisonment was imposed on j?hii
Hudson Butler. co??edTwhen con
victed of bootlegging in Jpd^ Hartll
court yesterday afternoon.
?he!> . arraigned In court Butler
pleaded guilty to the offense.
Frank Hall, colored, also was given
a sentence of three months' imprison
ment by Judge Hardlson yesterday
afternoon when convicted on the
same charge. Hall was arrested In
* near-beer saloon in Southeast
Washington known as the "Old Hole
ot the fltth preclnc^.''^ T' DaV"
U. S. LADS PRESS
ON OVER CORPSE
STREWN GROUND
(Continued from First Page.)
be seen away beyond the advancing
Americans. ? ?
Behind the advancing troops came
American trucks loaded with choco
late, tobacco, and various foodstuffs.
These went back and forth steadily
Other trucks went from place to
place providing foodstuffs and water
for the Americans who were to fol
low their advancing comrades.
Twenty-flve minutes after the Pran
oo-Amerloan advanoe began the rat
tle of German machine guns aould be
heard In the distance, but It did not
affect the Americans, who only ap
peared mm eager to progress* The
offloers had to caution them not to
proceed beyond the barrage. In ao
oordanoe with the schedule. The Ger
man machine gun Are continued but
a short time, and as the Amerloane
could be seen steadily pressing for
ward eastward the rattle diminished
and finally stopped.
Village Is Destroyed.
Mlssy-Aux-Bols was deserted by
the French peasants before the Ger
mans came, the village having been
torn from end to end by ehellflre In
previous fighting. Not one wall or
any stone bdlldlngs are standing. The
only living things In tbe village,
which is now within the allied lines,
were three pigeons, whloh roosted
on the fragments of the eteeplb of
the village church during the roar of
the battle. They flew around In
clroles In bewilderment, returned to
their roosting place and then flew
areund again.
To the north and south of Mlssy
Aux-Bols are two other deserted vil
lages, in one of which every building
Is in ruins. The fields In this section
are covered with grain ready for the
harvest. Many rusty tools and Im
plements are standing Just where they
were left when the alarm came.
Maintain Their Advance.
When darkness settled over the bat
tlefield the Americans still maintained
thtfir advance. The guns In the rear
were pounding away, guarding them
through tbe night
No resistance was encountered at
Vlersy or In the neighborhood villages
taken.
At two villages on the southern por
tion of the line the hands of the
clocks had been stopped by shell flre
at 4:46 o'clock, indicating the time the
allies had started their bombardment
on Thursday morning.
One of the greatest surprises for
the Americans in the opening of the
offensive was the flight of the Ger
mans before the attack. The Ameri
cans, many of whom were going over
the top for the flrst time, were fully
prepared for a stiff fight, and as the
hours went on without a German
counter blow they began to wonder
whon the enemy would retaliate
Among the slightly wounded men In
the American dressing station waa
one lad- who left a Chicago school
to Join the Army. This youth had
been wounded In the leg soon after
the start of the attack and his chief
worry seemed to be that his com
rades who hsd gone on would fear ha
should be killed. *
The advance was one of the best or
ganized the allies ever attempted, the
system working wonderfully well
from one end of the line to the other
The machine gun defense oft the Ger
mans was feeble and wag quickly si
lenced. the Germane falling back mm
*?-??- rear defenses.
U. S. CRUISER SAN DIEGO, SUNK OFF FIRE ISLAND, N. Y.
CZECHO-SLOVAKS
SHOULD BE AIDED
NOW, SAYS CECIL
(Continued from First Page.)
coming winter under the present cha
otic conditions. One authority esti
mated that 20,000,000 people would
perish as a result of disease and eco
nomlo disasters, which are Inevitable
unless some unforeseen alleviation
cornea ajid comes soon. If we can tide
the Russian people over this difficult
winter I believe they will begin to
get upon their feet again.
Disunion a Tragedy.
"One of the tragedies' of the Russian
revolution has been that it resulted in
dispersion and disunion, rather than in
any united effort toward a united de
mocracy. Wherever you get two Rus
sians together today you find two politi
cal parties?there are almost as many
political parties as thtre are Russians.
This, of course, has been true of all
great revolutionary upheavals. It is
one of the recognised symptoms of
revolutionary fever, and the Russian
people mult be given a little time so
that this symptom may abate.
"At the present time the odtnary Rus
sian Is unable to see any particular rea
son why he should believe the same as
anybody else or co-operate with any
body else. The Russian people will come
back to health if it is given a chance,
and I think the Csecho-81ovak army
can be made a great agent in assisting
the patient in this state of convales
cence. Russia Is like a patient with a
broken limb which Is slowly mending.
The Cxecho-Slovaks can be made Into a
stout splint which will support the
broken limb while it is healing.
Many Uniting Forces.
??There are many uniting forces In
Russia If they are given a chance, but
Russia .must have a breathing space.
Unless some strong, helpful foroe can
be brought to bear soon I am firmly
convinced that Russia Is faced with
the most terrible winter of hunger
and disease which any nation has
ever known.
*'A? long as the present state of dis
order continues It is certain that the
present disorganisation in economic,
industrial and commercial life must
be continued. It is my apprehension
for the coming winter that has been
one of my strongest reasons all along
for urging the allies to assist Russia
from the east. I am oonvlnoed it is
tho only possible way to help Russia.
"We are told we should perhaps wait
for a formal invitation from the Rus
sians themselves. But the masses of
Russia era inarticulate and there is
no voice which can express their will.
We know they need help and it seems
; our duty to extend them that help in
the best and quickest way we can.
for delay must inevitably mean the
loss of millions of lives from hunger
and disease.
i "Russia is a country which Is far
more than self-supporting;' It is the
gigantic granary of the world, with
an untold wealth of every food prod
uct necessary to man's support. Tet
almost in tns midst ?f this granary
millions of psrsons are destlnsd to die
of starvation this winter unless some
strong hand lends hslp In the restora
tion of transportation facilities and
elementary induetrial activities."
Amur Government Seat,
Khabarovsk, is Present
Goal of Czecho-Stovaks
B j tlw Aiaoetatad Fnn.
VLADIVOSTOK, via Shanghai. Tues
day, July It.?The Immediate aim of
the Ciecho-Slovaks la the occupation
of Khabarovsk, Beat of the general
government of the Amur, in order to
secure their right flank, after whloh
they will prooeed along the Chinese
Eastern railway until a Junction is
| effected with the Czecho-Slovaks
I from Irkutsk.
1 The enemy forces between Nikolsk
and Irkutsk constating of 12.000 Ger
man-Magyars and 25,000 bolshevik!
are probably concentrated in the re
gion of Lake Baikal and China.
A Siberian provisional government
has been established at Vladivostok.
It consltutes an Integral part of the
Siberian government at Tomsk and is
mutually pledged to convoke a 8iber
i ian constituent assembly when the
country is cleared of bolshevikl and
communication is restored and to re
form the national army to co-operate
with the allies. ^ w __
The present position of the Vladi
vostok government is being strength
ened. It la supported by the munici
pal zemstvo. The operations of Gen.
Horvath, oommander of the antl-bol
shevik forces, have complicated thp
situation, and the Slberistn govern
ment has announced that Horvath's
co-operation is impossible.
The attitude of the Czechs toward
the Siberian government is that of a
friendly neutral, but they will oppose
any threatened armed advance bxGen.
Horvath on Vladivostok, a* an out
break of civil war would Jeopardize
their operations for relieving the
Czechs in the Interior.
Consider Situation Ssrions.
Bj the Asaoetatsd Pieas.
VLADIVOSTOK, Monday. July ?.?
Vladivostok is quiet. The Czecho
slovaks are assuming responsibility
for order here, through recognising
the municipal and county govern
ment a _
The assistance of all the Russian
factions In their operations against
the Austro-Germans and the red
guards who are opposed to ttrelr
progress is being refused by the
Czechoslovak* It la believed the red
guard movements are directed by of
fleers of the central powers. The de
struction of railroad bridges on this
side of the Ural mountains 1s being
carried out in the German manner of
destruction. 9ome of the bridges
wrecked are now being repaired.
Americans here aay the evidence In
hand shows that Germany Is prepar
ing to disorganize the Siberian com
munication. They think the situa
tion is serious.
The attitude of the Czecho-Slovaks
Is modest, but resolute. The opera
tions of the national council are being
loyally supported by officers and men.
Americans who have visited the
fighting front say they saw many
dead Magyars, and report that many
Czecho-Slovaks found on the battle
field had been brutally mutilated be
fore death.
Workers Forced Into Trenches.
Important operations occurred en
July 4 in the broken country five to
eight spiles southward of Ntkolalevsk.
The battle front was three miles long.
Two thousand Czecho-Slovaks were
opposed by an Indefinite number of
Magyar sailor and bolshevik!, who
placed machine gunc behind villagers
and factory hands and tfius forced
them Into the trenches to fight the
Czecho-Slovaks.
The battle lasted eight hours. Mean
time, a detachment of Czecho-Slovaks
deployed in the direction of Nlko
lalevsk. threatening the enemy's road
of retirement. The enemr, however,
succeeded in looting Nlkolalevsk and
escaped on eight trains, including
armored cars, destroying bridres and
tunnels on both lines beyond Nlko
lalevsk.
The Czecho-Slovak losses were forty
three men killed and S60 wounded.
The enemy's losses are not known.
Among the thousand prisoners taken
are 600 Magyars. The Czecho-Slovaks
now are marching against the enemy
on the road to Kabarovsk.
Dr. Teusler of Virginia, director of
St. Luke's International Hospital In
Toklo, is heip representing the Red
Cross in attending the wounded. He
want to the battlefield to give first aid.
Strike on Ukrainian Railways.
AMSTERDAM, July 19.?Strikes in
volving all the Ukrainian railways
have been started, according to a
telegram from Kiev to the Rhelnlsche
WHITE HOUSE STENOGRAPHERS GET INTO
UNIFORMS.
*
3T.Vt?"!l,?# '?'ton* ?t Essen. The
J1 .u * demanded Increased wages
and the restoration of the employes'
committee.
Anti-Bolshevik Leader
of Eastern Siberia Forces
Inflicts Sharp Blow
LONDON, July 20.?Oen. Semjnoff,
the anti-bolshevlk leader In eastern
T**nt?ln dispatch to
? w * ??,d Thursday, hu
initiated a sharp blow with heavy
losses in men, at ores and ammunition.
Tne correspondent does not specify
his opponents nor the date and place
of the action.
Pr5>" dispatch from
Peking dated Monday reported that
Gen. Semenoff again had taken Mie
field and had oeoupled Sharaaun. It
J'" ,not reported that there was any
Ofiiunf.
13 Men Put to Death
for Implication in
von Mirbach's Slaying
AMSTERDAM, July It.?The Col
<>?ne Gazette aays that thirteen revo
lutloeanr eccU'leU Implicated In the
plot which culminated In the as
?asslnatlon of Count von Mir bach, the
German ambassador to RusauThave
been pyt to death. ^ *
reif*?y *? 11 add* under ar
LIEUT. ROOSEVELT'S
DEATH CONFIRMED
(Continued from First Page.)
flamea The message said that a
wa'sTpruineV th" ""tenant
?ld and a student at Har
vard when the TJnlted States entered
era he^nHwirf e" oth,r broth -
frj1 h? ?""s'ed for service. Quentln
wi Canadian aviation corpa
^* *** 'jansferred to the American
""d b?f*n aotlve service in
France this spring. Be brought down
his first German airplane in n flvh*
north of Chateau Thierry on July 10
cUVifl Roosevelt's death !? the third
SUJ?1!. the Roosevelt family
Archibald Roosevelt was wounded se
verely on March 11 and bas net
dutr- The "Ptlln
Si? S ^*r cro" 'or bravery.
J?*J'_Theodor* Roosevelt. Jr.. the eld
gro an'dW"tid^w b?vte?r<,*K5?*1?
Franci t0 th* Amarlc*n force in
' Cnl*? Sympathy for Booaevelt.
HAVANA, July SO.?The Cuban house
of representatives late
adopted a resolution of eynfpVthr^n
TA*od.or* It on
l^acU^^H^rope.0' ?on ?u??n
BIG ONSLAUGHT
BY ALLIES IN
FALL FORECAST
(Continued from First p??. i
&I5Sw?rs5*?
kS-Sk.'s^
entire bend they foroed in ??T0,ni^h*
Una between Solsson Md Rhi,.t,aIllM
There Is indication the? 5?
Great Britain and Italy
Baker told CongreT/ tfe'^wa^k""?'7
worked out la taking shln^T r.^av,n,t
agr;
f indications that oth.r ther? are
| Important to throwtii hniUFi vita">'
armies Into FSnce thU ffT, American
ter and next sprln"^*.
| aitWtan Vrom London.
| workednou??m? rTjji' ?? being
j^asIisSffiSA's
be available through ts.p" would
months to transport Amw. eomlng
even Increased rati msrlc*n? at en
Two Phases of ...
which ?ow hoff'lh? *'t?k.
Kit*' ? attracting 'Sde attention
o^b'lo0;.^ Sf^^'onof lo
and Italian forces^,,? 5? **?nch
north and south of fr?nu
the enemy made w^ere
gains during the nreSSit Important
withdrawal Is forcK i!5 ...week- If
Marne advance of th2 fniJi ! AUne"
ls dear that tht ?5U5l .""e* - It
are ready to take niTES^.V1 Italians
SLJS^L moment. Should thJ oS?
SSL t?iEaw o" retnforce
the northern lines to meet
the situation In the Aline ealient ?
?^5i"ep^i?tuoyf<ThTM
army, rested, reorganised and recruit
Offht the MAmV** tk?na*a
Hew York Convention Adjourns
Without Knowing if Booievelt
I Will Bun for Governor.
| By the Associate Pmii.
| SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. T.. July
| tO.-?With eyes of the political leaders
of state and nation focused on its
deliberations, the New York repub
lican state convention sudenly and
unexpectedly adjourned yesterday,
leaving- unanswered many questions
to which replies were eagerly await
ed.
Chief among- these was whether Col.
Theodore Roosevelt would consent to
enter the race for the governshlp this
fall. The prevailing belief as the del
egates left for their home? was that
he would. But In the absence of any
authentic statement from him the
party managers of all factions were
as much at sea as ever.
Women Take a Part.
Although th4i convention Just closed
was featured by the centralization
of the Roosevelt boom, it marked the
first appearance of the recently en
franchised women in a big conven
tion on a political equality with the
men.
The part played by the women was
not Insignificant.
Fully one-fifth of the 1,034 dele
gates were new voters. A woman.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, of New
York, was made chairman of the im
portant resolutions committee, which
drafted the platform that was unani
mously adopted.
Women, too, figured in one incident
that was out of harmony with the
rest of the session. This was when a
delegation of the more militant na
tional woman's party displayed from
the crowded balconies of the conven
tion hall a big banner demanding the
support of United States Senator
Wadsworth for the federal suffrage
amendment or his resignation.
Banner Is Hexnoved.
tJ?? direction of Chairman J.
Sloat Fas sett the banner was taken
away from the women and crumpled
not unU1 they had struggled
futilely to keep its message before
the delegates.
The platform adopted declared for
a vigorous "win the war" policy,
commended the administration of
Gov. Whitman and "emphatically"
the New York senators to vote
for the federal suffrage amendment.
CAPTAIN BELIEVES
CRUISER SAN DIEGO
WAS U-BOAT VICTIM
(Continued from First Page.)
built In 1899. It was the first major
warship to be lost since the United
I States entered the war.
Official Report Issued.
A dispatch from the chief of staff
I of cruiser forces, based upon Capt.
( Christy's report, made public by the
Navy Department today, follows:
J "The 6aptain of the San Diego re
ports that he Is Inclined to the be
I lief that the ship was sunk by tor
I pedo. There are no conclusive fac
tors, however, on which to base a
I definite opinion at present, in view
I of- following circumstances:
"1. No torpedo wake was seen.
"2. No convincing evidence that peri
I scope was seen.
| *S. No submarine appeared, in spite
I of the fact that three unarmed rescue
| ships were in the vicinity for about
J two hours.
I v4; S?ip was "truck on port side
| abaft beam, which discourages mine
I theory. .
"a. Weather was fine, smooth sea."
| Cruiser's Survivors Reach
New York; Best Traditions
< of Navy Were Maintained
J By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 20.?All the sur
vivor* of the cruller San Diego, said
to number more than eleven hundred,
have arrived In New York. They
were brought In during the night on
rescuing ships from the scene of the
destruction of the cruiser.
Some of the survivors were report
ed to have debarked at Hoboken and
transferred to tugs, which took them
to the navy yard In Brooklyn. Others
war* transferred to tugs down the
I harbor and also brought to the navy
I yard. It was said.
Offlolal information at the navy
I yard and the Hoboken docks was re
I fused, and no civilians were allowed
access to the survivors. Many In
quiries received at newspaper offices
I from relatives and friends of those
J supposed to be on board the cruiser
I could not be answered.
The cruiser sank rapidly and dlsap
I peared fifteen minutes after the first
I explosion. It went down so rapidly
according to survivors, that hun
dreds of the crew did not have time
to get to boats and were forced to
plunge over the rail into the water
where they clung to Improvised rafts
until picked up by lifebosts.
Magnificent Discipline.
All agreed that the discipline on
I board the warship was magnificent
and worthy of the best traditions of
the Navy. The quartermaster, ac
cording to survivors, remained at his
post until It was too late to save
I himself or be saved and calmly aa
luted- hundreds of his comrades as
he went down with the ship. A Jackie
I climbed the mast and rescued the
cruiser's colors. The flag, carefully
preserved, was brought ashore In one
of the small boats at Point O'Woods.
I Immediately after the accident great
naval activity was observable, which
I seemed 'to strengthen the report that
the San Diego had been the victim of
an attack by a U-boat. Destroyers,
I patrol boats and airplanea were re
ported to be taking part In what
seemed to be a search for undersea
craft. Sounds of heavy firing at sea
I were heard by residents of various
points on Long Island last night Re
ports were In circulation that other
ships had been attacked, but there
I has been no verification of these
| reports.
Fire Island, where the San Diego
I was sunk. Is about ten miles off the
I south shore of Long Island and about
fifty miles east of the entrance of
New York harbor. A lighthouse on
the Island provides a mark for trans
I Atlantic shipping In and out of New
York.
That another visit from submarines
I off this coast had been expected by
(Navy officials became known when It
was learned that during the past few
days masters of coastwise vessels have
reoeived orders to take a course that
would keep them am close to shore as
safety would permit
Marines on Ship Is Distress.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. July 1?._The
coastwise steamer reported In ma
rine circles today as having sent out
wireless signals of distress on ac
count of a submarine attack had
among her passengers a detachment
ot marine recruits. She carried a
large quantity of freight
Doing Vending far Soldier*.
The Mothers* Congress and Parent
Teachers' Association Is entertaining
in uniform at tbs Y. M. G A. hut
7 Saturday night Memfbers are
RAID BEYOND RHINE
Bombs Are Dropped on Benz
Works at Mannheim and
at Other Plants.
ATTACK RAILWAY TRAINS
By the Assorts ted Press.
L/^XDON, Friday. July It.?:British
bombing: squadrons again have in
vaded Germany and have pons be
yond the Rhine. An announcement
from the air ministry says that bombs
were dropped on the Ben* works at
j Mannheim, on the railway station at
Heidelberg:, on blast furnaces In the
(Saar district and on a powder factory
at Oberndorf, the last mentioned hav
ing: been bombed today. A fire result
ed at the Bens works Railway trains
lalso were attacked. The statement
reads:
| "Our bombinr squadrons again were
j active during: the night of July 18-19.
At the Benz works at Mannheim, the
railway station at Heidelberg: and the
blast furnaces at Burbach and Wad
gossen were attacked. At the Bens
works a fire broke out. A hostile alr
? drome was attacked, one of the
I hangars reoeiving a direct hit. Two
(trains were hit by bombs, brought to
a standstill and then subjected to ma
chine-gun fire.
"On July 19 the powder factory' at
Oberndorf (on the Neokar, southwest
of Stuttgart) was attacked. Bursts
were observed on the buildings in the
factory. All our machines returned
safely."
Evidence of Damage Done.
Striking: evidence of the damage
caused by the raids of British bomb
ing squadrons upon the German rail
way system at Metx-Sablons is afford
ed by an official British photograph
published today. This photograph,
taken shortly after the double raid
on July 6 and the night of 6-7, from a
height of over ten thousand feet,
shows in minute detail the whole of
the Important railway junction at
Metz, including the famous "railway
triangle" at Metz-Sablons, where an
immense number of lines converge
from the Metz Central station and the
south towards the western front. .
The effects of some exceptionally de
structive bursts are visible in the pho
tograph among the engine shed and
workshops in the center of the tri
angle and the remains of two trains
completely burned out can be clearly
seen. There also is evidence of great
damage to the network of railway
lines in the southern arm of the tri
angle.
Since the beginning of June at least
twenty-one raids have been made
upon Metz-Sablons.
Under Weather Handioap.
The official statement dealing with
aerial operations issued tonight says:
"On the 18th instant, in spite of
very changeable weather, a good deal
] of work was accomplished by our
! airplanes, both in reconnaissance
photography and bombing. Much of
the bombing was done from a low
height, the targets including ammuni
tion dumps around Armentieres and
Mericourt, the railway stations at
Rosieres and Bray, and the docks at
Bruges and Ostend.
"Eight hostile machines were
brought down in flfchts and one other
was shot down by our anti-aircraft
fire. Sevent of our machines are miss
ing.
"During the night our bombing ma
chines dropped eight tons of bombs
on the Mons-Valenciennes railway and
an additional six tons on the rail
ways at Courtral, Seclin and Lille.
Two of the machines failed to return."
Py the Associated L
PARIS, July 20 (Havas Agency).?
Gen. Ludendorff, who. up till July 17,
had borne the title of quartermaster
general of the German army, has re
ceived in a German official statement
the title of chief of the general staff,
according to the Matin. The news
paper points out that that title be
longed to Field Marshal von Hlnden
burg and wonders what has become
of him.
GERMAN FLIER FAILS
IN RAID ON ENGLAND
LONDON, July 20.?A German air
plane crossed the Kentish coast this
morning and wap driven back by the
fire of anti-aircraft guns, according
to an official announcement
Features
And
Fiction
In The
Sunday Star
"Modern Knights Who Side to Bat
tie in the Air"?The diary of a day
with our flying men in France and a
vivid description of how Aaerioan
bird men fight the ]Iun. An exclusive
feature for Star readers.
"Japaaeee Are Establishing Banks
in South Amerlea"?-Charles X. Pep
per tells of Japan's effort to obtsin a
portion of the world trade when the
war is over.
"American Designers Exploiting TTn
usoal Fabrics"?Anne Sittenhouse, the
expert on styles for women, contrib
utes an interesting article on fashion
creations of the season.
"Chemist Fights the Hun With Val
uable Patents' -?A story of an in
ventor who turned a "potboiler" into
an invention of the age.
"TU ftambler Continues His Story X
of Xhranesville*'?Whether you know , ,
this section of Virginia or not yon
should read this narrative. J
+ "Tons of Feed Saintiee for the Sol- ' "
?f? diers in France"?Steriin* HeUig. our '
4* special correspondent in Paris, tells of ' '
4* too great storehousee filled with the 1 ?
ju best food in the world for our brave
beys in khaki. ? ?
X "The Obeervsr Tells at as Advan- I
T tare Wig Cupids?His story is aloag f
! ! ft4^Ta?M?TwIr'Airork' '-^Tw'arl ! \
? , SSUSr?atoeMe service t? the gov- , .
? ? eminent.
2 Gardener in Washington" and the third
X installment of the new serial. "The ?
X Mystery ei the Hasty Arrow." +?
"?* 'md
{ In the New Maxazin* Section
Of The
| Sunday Star