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RUSS THRUST
GEMHCK
TOWARD KOVEL
Capture of Brody
to Advance
Strongholds.
Opens Way
on German
FORGE ONWARD IN GALICIA
Petrograd Awaits Detailed Re
ports of Victory in Which
j Huge Stores Were Taken.
PETRAGRAD, July 29. Gen
eral Brusiioff has'resumed his of
fensive and thrown back the Teu
tonic line on the whole Kovel
front, from the Rovicch railway to
Brody, the war office announced
today. Capture of Brody was
again announced.
"By an audacious thrust, Gen
eral Leczicki has thrown the
enemy back in the direction of
' Stanislnu. to the south of Dnies
ter," the statement continued.
"Figures as to his prisoners and
booty are not available as yet."
Further big advance of the
Grand Duke Nicholas- forces in
the Caucasus was reported.
"A native division of cavalry
took Ezerzahy," the statement as
serted. "Up to Friday our forces
captured 20,400 prisoners, fifty
five guns, and other booty. The
advance toward Sivas and Khar
put continues. At Mossul a Turk
ish attack was repulsed, and the
enemy fled in disorder."
RUSS ENVELOP KOVEL. !
Kovel is rapidly being: enveloped from
the south as the Russian armies ad
vance unceasingly against the Aua
trlans In Oallcla. Capture of Brody.
military experts pointed out here today,
sires the Czar's forces an opportunity
to Improve their thrust northward to
ward Kovel.
Meanwhile It was believed here today
the Czar's troops are forging onward
toward Lemberg.
An evidence of the precipitate char
acter of the Austrian retirement beforo
the fact that on Thursday they wero
the heavy Russian offensive Is given In
twelve miles from Brody and on Satur
day occupation of the town wai an
nounced. Petrograd eagerly awaited full word
today of the details of Brody's Invest
ment. It was regarded as certain that
a considerable quantity of booty fell
Into the hands of the city's conquerors,
since Brody has been an Austrian field
base, and announcement of capture of
a large number of prisoners was like
wise expected.
From Brody on. It was pointed out
here today, tne Russian army of in
vasion into Oallcla will have the ad
vantage of a railroad In the movement
against Le rubers. Every foot of ad
vance registered along the railroad to
Kovel menaces anew the Teuton posi
tions at Kovel.
German Attack Is
Futile, Haig Says
Two Desperate Counter-Attacks
Against Delville Woods Re
pulsed by British.
LONDON, July 28. The British front
is withstanding Germany's most pow
erful attacks. Artillery hammering
and massed attack, with hand-to-hand
fighting, have so far failed to dent
the lines advanced by the recent Brit
ish offensive.
Two desperate German counter
attacks against positions in Delville
woods, recently won by the British,
were repulsed, Gen. Sir Douglas Halgr
reported today. The Teutons, he said,
suffered heavy losses In the attacks,
which occurred during the night
"Hand-to-hand struggles northward
and northeastward of Posleres con
tinue without Intermission," the Brit
ish commander-in-chief continued,
"We are making progress despite vio
lent opposition.
Halg reported "abundant evidence
that the losses we inflicted during the
last few days have ben extremely se
vere, particularly around Delville
wood, where two or three regiments
appear to nave neen anninuateq.
BERLIN ADMITS ROUT
ON STOCHOD IN EAST
Claims That British Have Failed
in Attacks on Pozieres.
BERLIN, July 29. "Strong British
attacks In the region of Pozieres fail
ed," the war office statement Asserted
today.
"The enemy succeeded In penetrating
our lines In the region of Trysten. caus
ing us to give up our advanced posi
tions held bevnnit tha Rtnrhnrf river "
the German war office announced to
day, relative to the Russian thrust at
Aortb
U. S. Pays Fare i of Men
Released on the Border
Senators who had heard that
national guardsmen released
from border service to care
for dependents were forced to
pay their fare home, today
were reassured by a War De
partment denial.
La Folldtte and Johnson of South
Dakota were all ready to Intro
duce resolutions of relief when
the denial arrived. i
The department said SM cents a
mile and rations allowance
were being given.
AUH
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BANKS
Authorities Mystified by Appear
ance of Saurians Didn't
Come From Zoo.
There are no sharks In the District,
It Is true, but up to a week ago there
were live and uncivilized alligators dls
porting themselves In nock Creek near
the Zoo.
Thuy had not escaped from the alliga
tor pond at the Zoo, In fact the authori
ties are In the dark as to how they ot
in the creek. It might have rained alli
gators, or maybe some person who had
them as pets let them stray down the
street In an unguarded moment. Any
way, they appeared suddenly near tne
Zoo.
It was a most astonished keeper who
looked on the bank of the creek one
morning a few days ago, and saw air.
Alligator stretched out sunning hlmtelt.
The keeper look another look, ruubed
his eyes a couple of times, pinched him
self, and then really believed that it
was a sure-'nough 'gator.
The next thing to do was to catch iho
animal. But It got away that time.
The next morning he looked and there
It was again. This time assistance w.is
hurriedly called, and a regular posse
went after the alligator. It slid oft into
deep water, but was rounded up by the
men who had pursued it into the creek.
They, captured it, and It Is now among
the alligator colectlon In the Hon house
of thftZoo.
It was a large 'gator, too. Superin
tendent Baker said that "It was blc
enough to take a nice piece out of one'
eg, it one was wading in tne creek."
It was about four feet long, of a very
wjgglesome disposition, and by last ro
ports Is doing well.
But that by no means finished the
'gator shower. The mornlnir after its
capture, another was seen, punning itself
ut about the same spot on, thai creea
bank. The posse was afajqiorganlxed,
and hunted down the second arrival. It
slipped to deep water, and was missed
for a day or so. but soon It was seen.
and a large number of men went Into
the creek after It.
One managed to catch It by the tail,
but it had to be shot before It could be
captured. This ends the alligator shower
at tho Zoo. The authorities there re
quest any Wsshlngtonlans who have
pet alligators please to Inform them be
fore they turn the beast loose in tho
park.
Oppose Exemption
For Public Utility
Commissioners Make Adverse Re
port on Carlin Bill Affecting
Alexandria Railway.
Declaring they view with concern
the attempts of public utilities to
bring about special exemptions from
the public utilities law, the Commis
sioners sent to Congress today an ad
verse report on a bill Introduced by
Congressman Carlin, removing tine
Washington-Virginia Hallway Com
pany from the Jurisdiction of the Pub
lic utilities Commission, excepting as
to is operations wunin tne uistnci.
Tha Commissioners say the contem
plated change may be far reaching
as it is impossible to foresee what
power over this utility would be left
mo commission arier tne courts in
terpretation of the amended law.
The line extends from Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west to Alexandria, Fairfax Court
House, and other points in Virginia.
More than four and a quarter miles of
the tracks lie within th District.
"Menacq" Presses
Wrecked by Bombs
Three Explosions Damage Plant
of Anti-Catholic Newspaper
at Aurora, Mo.
AURORA, Mo.. July 8. The presses
of the Menace, an anti-Catholic news
paper, were wrecked early today by the
explosion of three bombs.
No one was Injured, althourh tv,
night watchman was in the building at
me lime.
The bombs had been placed under the
floor, which was badly dairmri.iV nA
some loose paper was set on fire by the
expiusiuu.
Want Lt. Com. Hellweg
Retained at Indian Head
Secretary of the Navy Daniels today
was asked to reassign Lieutenant Com
mander J. F. Hellweg as Inspector of
ordnance' at tho Indian Head Provlnir
around by a delegation of employes of
tne piani.
The committee o? workers, headed by
B. W. Downs, told hecretary Daniels
the employes of the plant were unani
mous In the opinion (hat the naval of
ficer should be retained at Indian Hand
by reassignment when bis present terra
of duty ends.
KAISER SIGNED
WRIT ORDERING
BRITON KILLED
Entire War Council Approved
Execution of Skipper Who
Attacked Submarine.
ALL ENGLAND IS INFLAMEQ
Press and Public Brand Action
as Surpassing Death of
Miss Cavell.
LONDON, July 20. That Kai
ser Wilhelm himself confirmed the
sentence of death found by a
court-martial trying Captain Fry
att, of the passenger liner Brus
sels, for his attempt to ram a sub
marine, was reported in a Maas
tricht dispatch here today.
It served further to inflame Brit
ish feeling against what press and
public alike branded as surpassing
the execution of Miss Cavell, the
British nurse, in cold-blooded
ferocity.
The Maastricht dispatch asserted
the Duke of Wurtemburg wired the
sentence of death pronounced by
the naval court-martial at Zeb-
brugge on Fryatt to imperial head-
q"arters' askin8 for confirmation.
t " IMMEDIATE ACTION.
The war council. It .- -ttt .
ed this confirmation at once, all Its
rooimiers, including the Kalaer.aml Gerf.
Kncn von Falkenhayn. former war
inlnlaer,,ea;relnB on the Jiiatlco of Die
uvav,. CUIIIUIIWC
The British mihll,- n.i r.-.. ..j...
searched lis dictionaries for words of
Invective with which to brand Ger
many i execution of Captain Kryatt.
Universal horror was expressed, but
the press was almost unanimous In con
ceding the uselcsaness of reprisals In
Kind.
It was suggested that Great Britain
should not "enter a contest In Inhu
manity." Tho most general agreement on pun
ishment which should be emted out to
dermany for execution of a cea captain
who merely tried to protect hl own
vessel by ramming a submarine, was
that the late Enrl Kitchener's scheme
of forbidding German naturalization in
England and stopping all German-British
huslneis Intercourse for a genera
tion after close of the war, bo adopted.
A further scheme of retaliation was
suggested in the impounding of all Ger
man property In England until the end
VI I MV Hilt
Gamut of Invective.
Editorials run tho gamut of invectlvo
In expressing horror and Indignation at
the Zeebrugge court-martial verdict.
"Atrocious," "hlenous," "barbarous,'
"devilish." "butchery." '.'dastardly In
famy," "cold-blooded murder," '"cruel
travesty on the law and tradition,' "val
ciliated ferocity," and "most brutal out
rage of the war were some of the
phrases employed.
The public Is anxiously nwaltlr.ir a
report requested by the foreign office
from tho American minister, Jamea W,
Gerard, ut Berlin, on details of the
court-martial which sacrificed tho life
of the British sea captain. It was re
quested yesterday.
German Aviators
Raid British Coast
Drop 32 Bombs Over Lincolnshire
and Norfolk Without "Ma
terial Damage."
LONDON, July 2. A German air
raid In the early hours of today over
Lincolnshire and Norfolk caused "no
material damage," according to offi
cial statements today.
"Three airships at 1:30 this morn
Ins; dropped thirty-two bombs over
Lincolnshire and Norfolk without
material damage," the war office as
serted. "There were no casualties."
"At one place." the war office state
ment continued, "anti-aircraft guns
drove off the aircraft from their ob
jective. Fog hampered the raiders."
NEW TURK ATROCITIES
ARE REPORTED HERE
Private Advices Say Armenians
Are Made to Suffer.
Turkish atrocities against Armeni
ans are continuing with Increased
violence, according to private Advices
received today from authoritative
sources n Turkey
The 1
Eart o
er oi
1 outrages are reported from that
? VlT?y, ,n wh,ch ajrge niim:
if Armenians have been exiled.
ine renewal or the ODoresslon i
largely due to resentment of the Rus
sian occupation of most of Armenia,
it Is believed.
It was also learned that the State
Department Is considering sending a
new note to Turkey on the subject.
Sees Sub, Goes on Bravely
HOME. July 3.-The Italian lln.;r ne
Italia, bound from Oenca to New York,
heat off an enemy tubmtrine. und con
tinued on her voyage, according to an
nouncement here today.
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Washington WomanMarried
In Esperanto at
NOVEL CEREMONY IS
HISTORICSPOT
Miss. Isabella A. McCaffrey
Weds at Place Where Wash
ington Resigned.
HUSBAND ESPERANTIST, TOO
Edwin C. Reed, of Capital, Gives
Bride Away to Dr. John
Stephen Horn.
AN'NAPOLIB, July .-Standing on
tho spotvhero George Washington sur
rendered his commission as commander-in-chief
of tho continental army. In
ITU, Miss Isabella A. McCaffrey, of
Washington, today surrendered her
title of miss and became the bride of
Dr. John Stephen Horn, of San Jose,
Cat., in a cermony in the Esperanto lan
guage. Both bride and bridegroom were at
tending the convention of the Esper
anto Society of North America, now in
session at Annapolis. To add to the
beauty of the Episcopal ceremony,
thuy decided to have tho services read
In Esperanto,
Mrs. Horn la editor of the Amerlka
Esperanto, a magazine published at
West Nowton, Mass. She Is a daugh
ter of Mrs. M. E. McCaffrey, of 3 L
street northeast, Washington.
Tho bride was given In marriage by
Edwin C. Ilccd. of Washington. The
only member of her family present at
the ceremony was her sister, Miss Mary
E. McCaffrey, also of Washington, who
acted as bridesmaid.
The Rev. James L. Smiley, assistant
pastor of St. Anne's Episcopal Church,
of Annapolis, himself 411 Esperantlst,
performed the ceremony. The wedding
took plnco at 11:30 a. m. today In the
old senate chamber of the State house.
The spot chosen by the young couple
for the performance of the ceremony
was the ramc as that on which George
Washington surrendered his commission
as commandcr-ln-chlef of the army of
the ncvolutlon In 17S3.
The ceremony was read from a book
which contained an Esperanto transla
tion of the Episcopal marriage ten Ice.
This translation had been made by the
bride and bridegroom together.
Tho couple will remain in Annapolis
until the close, of the congress tomor
row. Then tney expect to go to tne
bridegroom's homo at San Jose. Cat.,
s home at San Jose. Cal.. 1
.ay will -top for a few day, J
to of the bride's mother in i
but on the way
at the homo
Washington
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Gets 3d Reprieve
Charles Stielow Is Literally
Snatched From Hands of
Executioner by Judge.
OSSININQ, N. Y July 29. For the
third time, Charles Stielow was lit
erally snatched from death today,
when the big German's execution, set
for 6 o'clock this morning, was post
poned by order of Supreme Court Jus
tice Ouy.
The court ordered Issued an ordor
early today postponing execution un
til 11 o'clock tonight. Tho court desired
to go over "Important papers- ub
mltted about -midnight.
The man's wife and his babies, up to
8 o'clock, wa'lted outside the grim
prison walls to receive the body. The
stay came literally at the eleventh
hour, and after Governor Whitman
had refused clemency. Twice before
stays had been granted.
No one was more surprised than the
big, placid German. He had donned
his death suit when Justice Guy's or
der stopped the proceedings, by tele-
nhnnlnir At 4:30 this moming.
Stielow was convicted of murdering
a farmer. Tnere nas always oeen
nm. .Inilht nf his gUllt although ho
"confc ised." Alienists showed 8tTelow,
of subnormal mentality, had a vocab
ulary of about one-third of the number
Ot words Contained in mo hiiucohuu,
He cannot read or write.
MEASLES DEVELOPS
IN PENNA. CAVALRY
Troops Isolated and No Epidemic
Is Feared by Authorities.
Measles has. developed In two troops
of the First Pensylvanla Cavalry, Gen
eral Uliss, ai ttl i 'a so reponeu 10 me
War Department today. These troops,
he said, have been Isolated and no
ni-Aitri of the rilaease Is feared.
Bliss has just finished an inspection of
tne Pennsylvania aivision. rour inran
trv regiments of Massachusetts and
auxiliary troops; two Infantry regi
ments of Michigan and the Rhode Island
auxiliary troops. e reponea tnem
comfortably sheltered and In an excel
lent state of health. The. troops, he
ira generally content.
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BUREAU EMPLOYE CLERK IN CHICAGO
D. JPilcher Submits to Unique Mansell F. Mills Arrester! at In
Operation in Philadelphia stance of Assistants of
Hospital.
Modern surgery has given to, D. J.
Pllcher, an employe of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, a new thumb, day assumed the role of sleuth In Chl
Mr. Pllcher left the Polyclinic Hob- cago and brought about the arrest of
pltal. In Philadelphia, yesterday with Mansell F. Mills, wanted In this city
the new member, which was grown by j'on on Indictment charging him with
plastic surgery from the flesh on his rilling the malls.
abdomen. I Mills was employed In the registry sce
ne was Injured at the Bureau ot En- tlon of the Washington rnstafrlrx. On
fjvlng and Printing on February 12.
ty hthumbgalnU th.amo
jater a bone felon developed. This ne -
graving and Printing on February 12.
cessltated several operations and the
removal of a part of the thumb on his
right hand.
The young Government employe final
ly went to Philadelphia for treatment.
For the past three weeks he has been
at the Polyclinic Hospital undqr the
care of Dr. J. S. Roberts, who per
formed another operation.
How It Was Done.
Aftir this operation, three weeks age,
the thumb was bound tightly to the
flesh on his abdomen, the Imperfect end
of the thumb being Inserted under a
"Yhe Deration of cutting away the
new thumb wasperformed yesterday by
Dr. Roberts. The thumb had been at
tached to the Hesh of tne. aoaomen uy
several stitches, and the two grew to-
Onfy a few moments were required
for the operation of cutting out the
new thumb from the ncalon In the
abdomen, wh ch is so small that lt will
not be necessary to graft new skin upon
It
Soon to Use Hand.
rn(,, ruin b able to use his hand
In a few weeks, lt Is thought, but will
time, as both wound, "will have to be
dressed dally by Dr. Roberts. When the
thumb heals there will be only a slight
sSarto show where the new skin was
grafted on. and It U thought that this
LIE GIVEN REPORTS
BY GENERAL BLISS
Denies Ur5ing That Discontented
Guardsmen Be Discharged.
"The only statements made by rat
in reference to national guard condi
tions on the border are to be found
in my daily reports to the Secretary
of War. Anything else Is a. lie. The
universal spirit of cheerfulness and
contentment in the national guard
troops Is the finest thing I ever saw.
This Is the text of a telegram sent
by Gen. Tasker H. Bliss from Co
lumbus. N. M.. to 8enaotr Blair Lee
of Maryland in response to an in
quiry from Senator Lee.
Senator Lee wired General Bliss,
asking him whether It was true he
Intended to recommend that discon
tented guardsmen be sent back home.
Senator Lee said any action or rec
ommendation yielding to alleged dls-
fcontent would be Injurious to dis
cipline and to Improvement or the
guard.
France Thanks Children
Of U.S.for Aiding Orphans
."''Ch.fr'n. L'T'
. through AmbMudo, Sharp, ha. Is-
American cnuaren tor cnntriuutions or
a million and a half francs to French
war orphans.
The State Department Issued a
statement today conveying the French.
President') Usjalis,
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Prosecutor Laskey.
Three assistants from the office of
' United States Atlorney Laskey yestcr-
( Decembor H. 1314. tho indictment nl-
Decembor H. 1314. tho Indie
I Patched by the National Mi
lottcr ills-
Metropolitan
' Bank. He was arrested, Indicted, and
pleaded not guilty last February, nnd
wag released on WW Dond. When nis
case was called for trial In April, Mills
did not appear. The surety Instituted
an unsuccessful search..
Lrtst week B. J. Laws, Charles W.
Arth and W. K. Leahy, asoi.-itiitits In
i tho office of the District attorney, ac
companied a number of prisoners to
Leavenworth penitentiary.
The threo youni men were returning
home, nnd while In Chlcajjj recoKiilfted
Mll on the street. Thuy notified the
Chicago police, and had him nnrsted.
District Atlorney Laskny today hud
a bench warrant Issued for Mlll, and
tent It, with a certified copy of l ho liS
dlctment, to Chicago.
Senate Asks Mercy
. For Irish Rebels
Adopts Pittman Resolution Ex
pressing Hope for Clemency
For Political Prisoners.
By a decisive vote the Senate today
adopted a. resolution by Senator Pitt
man expressing the hope the British
government would cxerclso clemency In
treatmVnt pf Irish political prisoners.
The resolution Is Intended to bring
about clemency in the case of Sir Roger
Casement.
Tho Foreign Relations Committee hnd
reported In favor of. turning down all
resolutions looking to tho Intercession
of the United States In regard to Case
ment.
The President Is requested by tho
resolution to advise 'tho British govci n
ment of the action taken.
The Pittman resolution wns passed
after a vigorous debate.
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Few Homeless Now
In British Capital
LONDON, July 10 (by mall). A
smaller number of persona nr homo
lea In London at the present time than
at any time In London's recent history,
an official census developed today.
According to a report of the nubile
health committee the only persons
found fcomelea an the streets on tho
nlsht of .March 3. 1816. were seven all
females. During, the nrot threo months
of tho yeur only fortv-four homeless
persons wcic found, ne against 141 for
the like period In 1B14
A census of all free lodclnc lioiiftg In
London develops that Inmattn nre sin
gularly lacking Metropolitan bailee
officials say the situation Is due to the
war.
SENATE DRYS
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OF
VICTORY HERE
Shepp'ard and Aides Probably
Will Abandon Plan to Amend
District Bill.
WORKS' DEFEAT SEEN, TOO
Friends of Half-and-Half Expect
Marshall's Ruling to Be
Overruled.
Senate supporters, of prohibition
in the District have lost hope of
getting anywhere with the pro
posed' legislation in connection
with the District bill.
Though anxious to press the mat
ter in view of Vice President Mar
shall's ruling that the Works
amendment to abolish the District
government was in order, they be
came satisfied today that they prob
ably could accomplish nothing.
In the first place, they were ad
vised the Senate probably would
overturn the ruling of the Vice
President on an appeal. They
were doubtful, in the second place,
whether the votes could be had to
pass a "dry" amendment.
MAY DROP PLAN.
Senator Shcppard of Texas ald this
ifternnon the prohibition amendment
p'robnbly voujd not be pressed. .He
thf.ucht the ruling of tho Vice Presi
dent would not be allowed to stand or
H the prohibition bill were offered. It
would be declared out tf order on, the
ground that It was general legislation
foi n n appropriation bill.
It si. lie ot the attitude of the dry
Senators, however, the opponents of
prohibition -.veie on ijuard less a sur
prise xhould be sprung on them
Consideration of the District bill was'
held back this morning by a discussion
of the nogcr Casement resolution.
The bill wns reached early In the af
ternoon. Amendment Still Pending.
The Works amendment Involving the
half-and-half lssuo and providing for
the abolition of tho District govern
ment, was still before the Senate when
that body resumed consideration of the
District appropriation bill today.
A complicated parliamentary tangle
arose from tho ruling pt the Vice Presi
dent yesterday that the Works amend
ment was in order.
There being a question whether the
appeal of Senator Blair Lee from tha
decision of the chair was In order, Sen
ator Leo said ho would withdraw the
appeal and bring the matter up when
the hill passed from tho committee of
the whole to tho Senate proper.
That tho Works amendment to abol
ish tho District government and hare
the National Government take charge
of the City of Washington, paying all
costs, taxes on residents to remain
as now, would fall, waa regarded as
u certainty.
The sentiment for the preservation
of tho half-and-half idea until some
thing better could be found is strong
among Senators.
Thty 1 not like the House Idea of
abandoning' the half-and-half without
substituting a dvtlnlto policy for it.
What will be done when the bill
reaahes conference Is uncertain. If
tho House should stand out firmly for
the abolition of the hiflf-and-Ualf 'and
the Senat maintain Its position for
lt. then anieadlock may result which
will end In simply continuing the
present District appropriation act for
this fiscal year.
Other Problems in Bill.
Not only tho half-and-half but the
Municipal Hospital and several other
problems remained to be threshed out
v,h(.n the bill was taken up.
The opposition to putting the Munici
pal Hospital at Fourteenth and Upshur
strcetH Is strong. A movement Is on to
compromise by putting the hospital on
Reservation 13. on which the Washing
ton Asylum Hospital now Is located.
Initio discussion on the Works' amend
in tit which cnnlliiLod all day yesterday,
Senators Chamberlain, Saulsbury, Cur
tis, nna (jullluger spoko In favor ut
keeping i.iu lialf-ami-hdlf until son.e
better syntem was esolvcd.
Gallingcr for Improvements.
Senator Gnlllnger. 'ong chairman of
the District Crmniittee. In a stlrrlnir
peeeh. told thn Senate some of the
things that o.ight to be done for Im
provement of Washington. Ho also
told of tho etfort to get Improvements
In tho past, lie Insisted that provis
ion be imido for more schoolhouses. Ho
said:
"Dooh any Sonntor know any city In
any civilized community on earth that
would allow Rock Creek longer to con
tinue in i he condition in which lt .It,
runnlnr through a portion of the city
and emptying Itn polluted waters Into
a polluted rlvr?
"J think Jl.OrtVW or $2.Coo,000, or even
mora, could very well bo used there.
Wo 'did, ufter a trcmcndoun strangle,
get Congress to agree to appropriate
money to take can: of the horrible con
dition that Ins existed along tho' Po
tomac flats nnd the Anacostla river, nnd
I wlnli Scnutors would cjo down thrro
ind tic the grout work that l.i gulna
on.
"Uecunse we were liberal enough to
mnkn the nectssury appropriation a
place Hint wns a menace to the health
or the city of ashington Is rapidly
being reclaimed. We nre doing a great
work there, but wo had a long, BMl
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