ON FAREWELL WEEKAT FT. MYER CAMP

Coast Artillery to Leave Fridayfor Big Guns at Ft.

Monroe.

D. C. BOYS ON HONOR ROLL

The Coast Artillery Company, inwhich there are several well 'known"Washington »ans. is spending its lastweek in the Fort Myer training campfor reserve officers. It is to start Tuesdayon a twelve-mile hfke, under fullequipment, to the Edsal rifle range,where it will stay until Friday. ThisOrganization will leave WashingtonFriday night for Fort Monroe, where itwill be given training with the bigguns.During the last week William B. Championof Alexandria was student captain

of the Coast Artillery Company. Amongthe Washingtonians and near Washingtonresidents who will leave with this unitare: Dion S. Birney, Southern building;Ta»e P. Holland. Suffolk. Va.; Chester D.Hubbard. Alexandria ; Karl M. Jeffrey,3124 Wisconsin avenue. Washington;Henry B. Redd, Martinsville. Va. JesseRobinson. 3314 Newark street. Washington:Howard W. Verhold. Cumberland,and Thomas M. Vancy, Bedford City, Va.

to the camp during- the weekwere* Robert C. Burlingame, 14 53 Monroe»t-V: Rodney A. C. Horton, 164!tllobart street: Hyland R. Johns, 1450Harvard street; George B. Squires. 135Kotis street, and George C. Waiting. IS 19Vernon street.

Singing Lessons for Officers.An innovation in the instruction programduring the week was the inaugurationof singing lessons and tone lectures.This work is in charge of KennethClark, representing the commissionon training camp activities under

the War Department. His lectures arebelieved by Lieut. Col. Charles W. Fenton.the camp commandant, to be valuablein cultivating the voices of thecandidates for officers, so that they willcarry the commands to the companies.During next week the candidates will

be kept busy at trench warfare tactics,bayonet runs, bombing, and will be setto studying topography, map readingand reconnoissance. This is in accordancewith the course mapped out byCol. William Glasgow, the senior inatiuctor.All of the nine companies of infantry.three batteries of field artillery

and the Coast Artillery Company tookhikes for two and a half hours Friday,and there was keen competition as towhich company could cover the mostground. Several did a good fifteen milesunder full equipment.

Washington Men on Honor List.In the first examination in infantryprill regulations given by Capt. F. BabCock.the Regular Army officer instructorfor the 8th Company, several

Washingtonians got in the list ofponor men who received more than 90per cent. These are: Lester L. Oliver.§421 Harvard street: Pere A. Wilmer,*Jtiggs National Bank: De Witt C.Smith, who was private secretary toCommissioner Brownlow. and HerbertE. James, 278 15th street southeast.Theodore E. Damni of Cumberland andEdward I. Cristy of Biadensburg werelso in the honor list.

I Among the officers in the 8th Com-pany. until further notice, are: Captain.Bernard Meredith. Alexandria: assistantsupply sergeant. Waldo Burnside. HyattsVille;mess sergeant. Wflliam B. Carr,Roekville; company clerk, De Witt C.Smith, and assistant clerk. Pere A. WilIner;corporals and squad leaders. FrederickO. Stultz, Washington: Shirley C.Morgan. Aberdeen. Md.; Allen Thornton,Culpeper. Va.4 Henry A. Cole, 497 E street southwest,lias been assistant mess sergeant for the7th Company of Infantry.; Maurice B. De Putron, East FallsChurch, Va., has held several offices inthe second company. George Marvinpt Washington has been assistant messergeant. Arthur A. Chenay has been

Corporal and sqbad leader.Archie M. Langford of Cumberland

was captain of the first company Fridayand yesterday, commanding thatunit on the hike. Donald C. Fithianof Washington was second lieutenant.R. G. Moore of Friendship Heights wasdhrporal and squad leader.Charles O. Shaw, Kenilworth, D. C..

fras a corporal in the third companyk>f infantry.To Get Service in France.

Because it is an open secret in Armycircles that the United States field artilleryis to get service in France in preferenceto other branches of the service,the candidates for commissionsa.t Fort Myer are devoting themselvesjvery assiduously to these branches.Benjamin P. Crampton, 1704 P street,Ss one of the Washington men in the1st Battery who have won the particularattention of instructors Othersare: Louis L. Dent, 1837 M streetnorthwest: Berkeley W. Geier, 1923 Sstreet: William S. Graveley. SouthernRailway Building; Thomas Kirby, 172021 st street; Norman C. Rogers, 354613th street, and Robert B. Warden, 32145 street.

CONFERENCE IS CALLEDTO SETTLE WAGE ISSUE

President of United Workers WantsOperators to Meet Miners in

Washington September 25.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. September 15..John P. White, president of the United

ine Workers of America, tonight issueda carl for an interstate conferenceof coal operators and miners inwhat is known as the central competitivefield, to meet in Washington. September25 '"'for the purpose of consideringan increase in wages." The centralcompetitive field comprises the states«»f Illinois. Indiana, Ohio and westernPen nsylvania.The miners will ask an increase of

20 to 30 cents per ton. run of mine, andfi corresponding increase for other minelabor, it was said, basing the demandon the increased-H^si of living. Operatorshave let it be known they willnot oppose an increase in wages if Dr.H. A. Garfield, federal coal administrator,will permit them to absorb the increaseby advancing the price of coalto consumers.The conference was arranged at theConvenience of Dr. Garfield, to whomthe miners' demands will be presented.Eight operators and eight miners fromfacn of the states in the central competitivefield will attend the conference.

President White said he issued thecall by authority of an informal conUrence of operators arid miners heldfn Indianapolis, September 6, whichNVas adjourned because Dr. H.* A. Garfield.the fuel administrator, was unableto attend. Arrangements for theJmeting in Washington was then madeftvith the federal coal administrator.The conference of coal operators andminers of the central competitive fieldto be held here September 25. was calledwith the knowledge of Dr. Garfield,jt was to have been held at Indianapolissome days ago, but was postponedat Dr. Garfield's request until the fuelAdministrator had had an opportunityto organize his staff.

Catholic Women Meet Tomorrow.A meeting of the Catholic women's

war relief service committee of Washingtonis scheduled to l>e held at CarfoilHall tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.Ji* v. T. G. Smyth of St. Ann's Churchwill speak on "The Need of Entertainmentfor Soldiers in ConcentrationCamps." Rev. Lewis J. O'Hern. C. S. P.,will preside. All interested in the workare invited to be present.

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SPANISH WAR VETERANSi TO MEET IN CLEVELAND

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Commander-in-Chief Chisholni Will

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Daniel V. Cliisholni. commander-inIchief, ami James K. Maynard. adjutantgenera!. of tlie I'nited Spanish WarVeterans, will head the delegationfrom the District of Columbia to the jnational convention of the veterans,which is to convene Monday, September2 4. in Cleveland. Ohio. There will bedelegates in attendance from everystate in the I'nion. Hawaii, Philippine |Islands. Porto Rico, Panama, China.Cuba and Alaska.Resolutions, on war questions are expectedto come up for consideration.

Commander-in-chief Chisholm is to advocatethe organization of flying squadronsin the various cities of the countryfor emergency protection. This willbe taken care of by Spanish Americanwar veterans with automob-ile squads

lot four, ready at all times to respondto calls where the police are not riujmericallystrong enough to handle emer!gencies that may arise' He will alsoadvocate the continuance of the nationalheadquarters in Washington forthe purpose of being in close touchwith the national legislature.

Fifty Going From District.The delegation from the District,

which will be composed of fifty membersof the organization, will leave Friday.Saturday and Sunday. The nationaloflicers in the party will be Com-'mander-in-chief Chisholm. Adjt. Gen.Maynard and Q. M. Gen. .lames J.Murphy. The party will be' accom!panied by Miss Virginia C. Ford, chiefclerk of headquarters: Mrs. James E.Maynard and James E. Maynard. Jr..wife and son of the adjutant general:G. E. Rausch. past department com!mander of the District of Columbia.IU. S. W. V.. and John Lewis Smith,past commanaer-in-cniei.Those who are entitled to a vote in

the national convention from the Districtof Columbia, and who will leaveFriday. Saturday and Sunday for theconvention city, are as follows: Departmentdelegates.H. M. Peter, Miles

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ramp; W. J. Sammond, Harden «'amp;Frank "Weiloch. Astor Camp: \V. L.Mattocks, Harden t'amp. C'arnp delegates.C.W. McCaffrey, Miles Camp;Richard Norton, Miles Camp; C. F.Runge. Harden Camp: W. O. Ohm.Harden ''amp: John Gerken. HardenCamp: E. B. Dorar., Harden Camp; It.I,. Lamb, Raw ton Camp; W. T. H. King,I'rell Camp; John Murphy, Urell Camp.Others who expect to make up the conventionparty are: C. J. P. "VVeber.senior vice department commander; S.Bernard Buscher. juniof- vice departmentcommander; Ceorge W. Parker,chief of strffE: .lore A. Costello. departmentjudge advocate: Joseph ,T. Harvey,department quartermaster; JohnA. Gallagher. assistant departmentqtf&rtermaster: William T. Herritagc,past commander; A. M. Forrester, G.V.". Horkney. F. A. Meininger. W. G.O'Connell. A. B. Swift, Angelo Bruniand W. A. O'Brien. iAnnouncement has been made that

national headquarters in Washingtonwill be closed for business September19. and will reopen in Cleveland September211 at the Hotel Holienden.

NURSES URGED TO REGISTER.All nurses of the District are being

urged to register by the District of Columbiadivision of' the woman's committeeof the Council of National Defense.in connection with the surveynow being taken of the nursing resourcesof the country by the generalmedical board, under the auspices ofthe American Nurses* Association.According to Miss Lucy Minregerodo.

president of the Graduate Nurses' Association,it has b< en difficult to obtainthe nrunes of the nurses who arenow married and no longer activelyengaged in professional duties, and ofpractical nurses with no professional

.affiliations. Kvery effort is being madeto get a complete roster of these namesThe c.lraduate Nurses' Associatioin hasundertaken the registration in Washington,and a committee of three women.MissIsabel L,. Strom, Mrs. GeorgeCohan and Mrs. John Rothinell.willbe at headquarters. 1337 K street, September22 and September 29, from 9until 5 o'clock for the purpose of enrollingnames for nursing service.

Six Boys Escape From School.Six boys escaped from the National

Training School for Boys on theBladensburg road last night, and thepolice were asked to look out for them.Thos«* who escaped are said to be WilliamFohnermao, sixteen years old. of525 F street northeast; Eugene Kilby,sixteen years old, of 1429 Monroestreet; James Carpenter, seventeenyears old, of 533 5th street northeast;William Arty, sixteen years old, of Atlanta,Ga.; Clarence Cooper, nineteenyears old, of Alabama, and James MiYell,seventeen years old, of Texas. Theboys disappeared from the school about10 o'clock last night.

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TEN DOLLARS IN PRIZESFOR CANNING EXHIBITS

Miss Helen Tew, Girl Scout, andMrs. J. H. Wesler Are

Awarded $5 Each.

The first $10 out of $5,000 offered bythe national em'ergrency food garden commissionfor the best exhibits of cannedvegetables has been distributed in Washington,$5 having been awarded MissHelen Tew. a Girl Scout, living at 132 Wstreet northwest, and a check for a likeamount going to Mrs. ,T. H. Wesler.The prizes were awarded at the communityrally held at the Thomson School,

12th and Ij streets northwest. Fridaynight, where the greater part of morethan 0,000 cans of fruit and vegetables,put up there during the summer was onexhibition. Others who had creditableexhibits were Miss Helen Williams. Miss{Julia Jones. Mrs. H. M. Vann and Mrs.{Frank 1*. Wilcox. I

Although it has been necessary for thecommunity canners to vacate the ThomsonSchool building, they will not giveup their work, having arranged throughMrs. Frank P. Wilcox, Mrs. A. J. Pris1coll and Mrs. Charles W. Wetmore toopen new quarters in the ConventionHall market this week.Mrs. Wetmore presided at the rally ahd

introduced the speakers, who includedRepresentative Sisson of Mississippi. CarlVrooman, assistant secretary of Agriculture;Ernest L. Thurston, superintendentof schools, and David 11. Fylesof the food' administration.

GERMAN STRONG POINTCAPTURED BY BRITISH

Teuton Raids Meet With Repulse.French Score in Surprise

Attack.

By the Assoc iated Press.LONDON," September l.">..The officialreport from British headquarters in

France tonight reads:"A successful local operation was carriedout this afternoon by a London regimentnorth of Inverness Copse. A Germanstrong point was captured, with

thirty-six prisoners and a machine gun,at little cost to our troops. This afternoonthe Durham troops successfullyraided the enemy's trenches west ofCherisy and captured twenty-two prison-ers. Our ca>ualties were slight."Early this morning a raid was at-

tempted by the enemy in the neighborhoodof Xeuve Chapelle, but was repulsed bythe Portuguese troops, leaving a numberof dead and wounded Germans in ourhands. Another hostile raiding party,which endeavored to enter our lines southof Armentieres, was forced to withdraw,without loss to our troops.

Three Enemy Fliers Shot Down."On Friday the cloudy weather con-

tinued, with a strong west wind, making Jartillery observations difficult and great-lv favoring the enemy's machines in com-bats. Eleven heavy bombs were droppedby us on a railway station north of Charlerioand seventy-five bombs on railwaystations, billets and encampments nearerthe_lines.

"inree enemy machines were shotdown, one falling behind our lines, andsix were driven down out of control.Four of our machines, are missing."French Official Report.

PARIS. September 15..The officialstatement issued by the war office tonightreads:"Quite violent artillery actions occurredin the sector of Moulin <le Laffaux and

on the right bank of the Meuse. InChampagne we successfully carried outa surprise attack on German trenches inthe region of Mont Haut. We destroyedan observatory and a number of sheltersand brought back about ten prisoners."On September 13 and 14 four Germanairplanes were brought down by ourpilots in aerial engagements."

Berlin Claims Success.BERLIN. September 15. via London*.Artillery preparation, which attaineddrumfire intensity this morning on the jbattle front in Flanders, was followedby a British attack on the German jpositions at St. Julien, the German gen-eral staff reported today. The attack-

ers were frustrated by a Germancounter attack, and a number of Englishmenwere taken prisoner."Army group of the German crownprince: At the Winterburg near Cra-

onne shock troops belonging to a Ba-den regiment during a reconnoiteringexpedition fetched prisoners from theFrench trenches."On the road between Somme-Py andSouain the French twice broke forward

against our positions without any ar-tillery preparation. Those of the enemywho penetrated our positions weredriven out immediately by a counterattack.' A number of prisoners re-mained in our hands."

Marriage Licenses.J

Marriage licenses Lave been issued. to tlie!following:Frederick W. Cole of Oakland. Cal.. and Nell

G. Bcholze of Chattanooga. T»*nn.Walter L. Pinkett and Fanny it. Barney, bothof Ballston. Va.William E. Blount and Kmma S. Gavin.Folke peter«on of Kansas City. Mo., andJosephine A. Nelson of Lindsborsr, Kan.Howard C. Moxley and Daisy Carter.Walter L. Clark of Cleveland, Ohio, and M.Iola Robinson of this city.Peter K. Bilkert and Lucy Karston.William M. Stone, U. S. A., and Irnia Warrenof Scranton, Pa.Robert Thornton and Helen Johnson.Kdward B. Gray of Cincinnati. Ohio, and

Corolynne J. Wilson of this city.Belford K. ilunsinger and Catherine C. McCarthy.Klmer F. Sclia ffer and Gertrude A. Feidcr.both of Pittsburgh, i'a.I.eland I*. Carter and Dorothy C. Jones.llenr.v W. Ridgely of this city and Alice A.

Winters of Cedar Heights. Md.Samuel M. Millner, jr.. of Danville, Va.. and

Kstlier N. Aver of 1m Grange, III.William Taylor and Mamie Tolson.>

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Deaths Reported.The following deaths were reported to the

health department in the past twenty-four hours:Alpha W. Zeph, 00 yeurs, 821 Allison street

nortInvest.Marie Ix>ro, 1 y^ar. Providence Hospital.Warner P. Scabborough, 41 years, St. ElizabethHospital.Benjamin L. Baker, 54 years, St. Elizabeth

Hospital.Orlando E. Caruana, 7J years, 31 Michigan

avenue northeast.Charles C. Bowling, 78 years, 433 Manor

place northwest.Charles W. Wallace, 08 years, St. Elizabeth

Hospital.Dlna A. Frilli, 11 months, 218 1st street

southwest.\!«I-V Mover* two months.

street northwest.Norton Brown, IS years. Freetown's lloRpitul.Jaines Washington, 47 years, Tuberculosis

Hospital.Charles Lancaster, <1 years, Emergency Hospitnl.Harieta Jones, 68 years, Washington AsylumHospital.Earnest Cariicst. years. hilvireii's Hospital.John (>. Minor, 71 years, 4711 Washington

street northwest.William W. Crawley. 37 years, 10 Florida

avenue northeast.Frances L. Sims, 11 months, 152fi Beiining

road, D. C.

Births ReportedThe following births were reported to the

health department in the past twenty-four hours:Julius and Minnie Schneider, girl.Frank J. and Gertrude G. Rusk, girl.William and Marion L. Ritchie, boy.Clement M. and Nellie M. Itoyer. boy.John G. and Emma I>. Reisinger, girl.S. F. and Blanche Itiley. girl.Bart B. and Evelyn R. I'igman. girl.Williams B. and Marie M. Mllaus, girl.Joseph C. and Sybil G. Kaufman, girl.(>ro and Cateriua F'mramonti. girl.Raymond I'. and Bella J. Khrmantraut, boy.Joseph L. and Helen C. C'arr, girl.Herbert A. and Elsie M. Coxen, l»oy.Andrew find Louise B. Bennett, girl.James R. and Bertha V. Bowings, boy.John and Ruth 1. Singleton, boy.

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national certifleate of merit from R.food garden commission at the Thethe prize for making: the best showWashington war garden.

Reward for FinPrisoner,

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FRANCE AND BELGIUM. September 16..German military authorities on the.....v<n<-a eliAifn cnnciipn uhnut

the imminence of the American Army'sentry into the lighting: by offering rewardsfor the production of the firstAmerican prisoners. The general commandingthe 11th Reserve. Division recentlyput the price of 400 marks on thefirst American soldier brought dead or

alive into his lines.This information has been disclosed by

the diary of a Prussian sergeant of tlie23d Reserve Infantry Regiment. He wroteat the end of July:"We are supposed to have had Americansopposite rs for some time now. and

two divisions of Portuguese, on our right.The man who brings in the first Americandead or alive to headquarters hasbeen promised the iron cross of .the firstclass, 400 marks and fourteen days' leave."

Ruins of Town Fortified.The diary, which covers a period 6f

nearly two months, describes in detailthe destruction of an important industrialtown by the Germans and itstransformation by a German army copimanderinto a great mass of fortifiedruins. Batteries have been planted inthe cellars of private houses, factoriesand public building's, whicfy have beenpartly demolished to give a better fieldfor the nre, while the streets andsquares, and even the city cemetery,have been torn up and enmeshed withwire to provide positions for groups ofmachine guns.The diary describes how tl?e troops

TO IMPRESS LESSONSOF PHOTO EXHIBITION

Secretary Daniels, Gen. Scott and

Others to Speak at Presentationcf "Damaged Goods."'

Secretary Daniels, Maj. Gen. Hugh D.Scott, as personal representative ofSecretary Haker; Surgeons GeneralGorgas of the Army and Braisted ofthe Navy, and Richard Bennett, haveagreed to make brief appeals to themen of the Army, Navy and MarineCorps at the New National Theater thisafternoon.The service men will be gathered, at

two performances, 2:30 and 6 p.m., toRee the photo-drama, "DamagedGoods," which is to be presented asone step in th> program of the commissionof "War activities appointedby the War Department, with the approvalof President Wilson, and headedby Raymond B. Fosdick.

Appeal to Moral Sentiment.It is believed that the showing'of this

moral sermon oh the film will do -muchtoward improving the moral tone aboutthe Army camps and cantonments andin warning the soldiers to keep theirbodies clean and their strength unimpaired."The young men of our nation* have a

sacred patriotic duty to perform in theprotection of their bodies from the inroadsof preventable diseases," said SurgeonGeneral Itupert Blue of the UnitedStates public health service last night."1 believe that the film adaptation of'Damaged Goods' will have a lastingeffect on all who see it," he said, "and Ithink it would he well for civilians aswell as soldiers to attend.

Campaign Against Vice."An educational campaign against

vice diseases should be conducted onthe widest scale," said Admiral Braisted.surgeon general of the Navy, lastnight. "Problems of the Army andNavy readily become problems of thepeople as a whole. The entire subjecthas been written in a closed book so faras the average person fs concerned,"he said, "and vice, diseases are permittedto masquerade under aliases unrecognizableto the layman."Claude Robeson, a local musician, will

play the music for the production.Members of the War Department commissionon training camp activities willattend in a body.

In the number of automobiles ot allkinder. New York leads all the otherstates with 160,475 cars; Illinois, second.followed by Pennsylvania, Ohio,Californiai and Iowa. >4

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ities Show Concern Overi rmy IntoFightFrance.quartered dn the city spent their timewhen not oti duty in firing machine gunsfrom the barricaded windows and theroofs of buildings left- standing, and insearching for hidden treasuzd and indigging among the ruins for silverware.

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The sergeant tells how his friends foundgold watches and priceless paintings fromthe museums, statuary and other worksof art, which they are hoarding In theirdugouts. The cathedrals were sacked,as well as the other public buildings. The(German authorities have removed the'bulk of the municipal and ecclesiasticalvaluables to Germany, but many of theinhabitants who were evicted from theirhomes at a.few hours' notice when thecity was cleared before its destructionhad no opportunity to remove their privatepossesions and tried to hide them.The German soldiers, it seems, were eagerto serve at St. Quentin. because of thechances for "treasure hunts" there.

Discomfort Emphasized.The diary does not indicate any marked

depreciation of the German morale, butemphasizes the discomfort of the conditionsof life in the field and the terribleaccuracy of the French gunners, whogive the Germans no rest.On the Flanders front during the past

few days the only activities have beenslight outpost engagements. The Wurtemberginfantry succeeded in taking afew small British posts on the north bankof the stream called the Broenbeek, eaatof Langemarck. causing the British to fallback to the opposite bank, where maindefenses are established. On the otherhand, the British have pushed forwardtheir line east of St. Julien.

PRESIDENT PUTS SUGARUNDER FEDERAL CONTROLIssues Proclamation Establishing ]

License System for Industry JSuggested by Producers. a

By a presidential proclamation yes- cterday the entire sugar industry.in the £United States was placed under the Cfood administration, to be conducted cunder a license system which wflh cor\- Itrol manufacture, distribution and im- Gportation. vStabilisation of prices is the chief iiaim of the food administration in put- otins the sugar industry under license, dIt also hopes to control distribution add fthus prevent hoarding. nJust now the United States is per- vmitting itself to be drained of Itssugar supply that the European allies jjmay receive sufficient amounts to carry (3them over until the new crops are .in.It is probable that shipment to Canadamay be restricted for a short time toassure American householders an amplesupply. iiBeet sugar producers, after a-rrecent ti

conference with Food Administrator *Hoover, announced they were reddy toput their industry under voluntary goy- t<ernment control. Cane sugar importers Thave agreed to purchase all their sugar nthrough a committee to be named by a,Mr Hoover, which will supervise dis- mtribution among American refineries. 0Sugar sirups and molasses will come p

under the same control as raw and re- pfined sugar. . tlRepresentatives of beet sugar refln- yers and brokers from e**ery section of »j«the country will begin formal confer- 0jences with the food administration tt>morrowto work out details of the plgn ^for a central distributing agency, the cestablishment of which was agreed to ^some time ago.

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Mexico City Paper palls German p

Minister Violator of Neutrality. *<

MEXICO CITY. September 15..The F,text of Secretary * Lansing's statement Mabout Minister Von Eckhardt's letter ih- 2:volving Cronholm, the -former Swedish 1

charge here, was published in the after- .

noon papers. The Cuatro Potter demandsthe expulsion of Von Kckhardt as a vio- *[,4lator of the neutrality pf Mexico. ®While government officials refuse to {Jdiscuss the matter, it is understood that £*the government will await a report from "

Bonillas (representative at Washington) t*as to the authenticity of the document. > A

It is rumored that the British and o1French governments will present:ji-de- tlmand for the expulsion or the CleitWa mminister. « r ht. i i - - J . :'..l i t.l Iifml St ti u t I

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W. Politis, the Minister of ForeignAffairs, Outlines Hellenic

Aspirations.

WANTS DARDANELLES FREE%

ATHENS, August 15 (by mail)..Thenlnister of foreign affairs, M. Politis, was

)U«y putting the finishing touches on the.Vhlte Book which is to reveal to theSfeek parliament the extent to which the«cent administration of King ConstanIne/wasunder German influence, whenk staff correspondent of the Associatedf^ress called on him today by appointnent."This makes a serious record of peridy,"the minister said on glancing over

K>me of the proof sheets of the WhiteHOOK.He spoke in a tone of regret of these

tnpleasant revelations, which were made,le said, only that the public might beiware to what extent German influence»perated in shaping the neutral regime>f Greece up to the time of King Conitantine'srecent abdication. M. Politisexpressed satisfaction at turning away"rom these darker chapters of the war;o the many large problems affecting theElalkane. which he feels must be worked)Ut finally when the entente nations:ome together at the close of the war.PThen Balkans questions are considered,If. Politis will doubtless exert much inluenceat this gathering of the powers,is he is recognized as one of the best '

equipped public men on the problem of:he near east.

Aspirations of Greece.Asked what aspirations Greece was

ikely to have before the peace congress,W. Politis said:"There are, of course, the larger generalquestions in which the entente allieshave shown a common interest.

ELnd to which Greece naturally givesthe fullest assent.the independenceind sovereignty of each state, greatand small; Its territorial integrity, asfcgalrist the ambitions of other nations;fcn international court for the maintenanceof peace, the observance oftreaties, and the re-establishment ofinternational law and practice in thedealings between nations."There are several questions relating

to the near east," he continued, "whichGreece wishes to see regulated. MostImportant of these is the guaranty ofprotection to Greeks living in TurkeyMid Asia Minor, where we have over5,000,000 Greeks engaged in peacefuloccupations, but constantly under themenace of fearful atrocities. Throughoutthis territory Greeks have beensubjected to the most barbarous cruelty.Hundreds of Greek towns in Turkeyand Asia Minor have been burned,the Inhabitants have been subjected tomassacre and all forms of cruelty, andliave been deported in vast droves overtrackless mountains and deserts to thettterlor of Asia Minor.

GerxAns Worse Than Turks."Itf this work of cruelty we have

oroof that the Germans have been*orse than the Turks. When the Turkias hesitated at some extreme of bar>arltywe have evidence showing thatt. has been the German general staffleadquarters which has given the orlerto proceed to the full limit in theexterminating methods against thejircivo. n 13 agaiiini pu' n » nuicoaic

jarbarity that we will ask the powers.0 establish some form of guaranty."The minister spoke of the recent

Balkan conference at Paris as highlylatlsfactory In its results.The minister was asked if Greece

iad an interest in the issue of 11aionalitles.between Serbia and Austria.>y -which Serbia aspires to detach thelouthern Slav nationalities from Ausriandomination.Croats. Serbs. Slovaks.etc..and mold them into a greatJlav state of the Balkans."As the ally and one of the nearest

friends of Serbia we are naturally interestedin seeing her aspirations realised."said the minister. "It is a nobleiim that our Slav brothers have set be-fore them, and those who know theirtenacity and their struggle through thecenturies against oppression have rea-sOTi xo nope mat oeroia win not oniyhave its territory restored, as the alliedpowers demand, but that it willemerge from this world conflict a newmd greater Serbia, uniting its scatteredsouthern Slav nationalities into>ne great Yugoslav state, which, as Dr.rrounibitch. the Yugoslav leader, has»aid. will with Greece shape the futurelestinles of the'Balkans. But while wewish our Slav brothers all success, wehave no direct concern in this nationilityissue of Serbia against Austria, asill the Slav territory involved lieslorth of our newly acquired territoryn Macedonia."

Would Dominate the Aegean."It is as a sea power, of the eastern

Mediterranean and the Adriatic, that3reece has Its chief field of activity,"was suggested to the minister."Not in the Adriatic." he said, "for

>ur interests in Epirus and the Island>f Corfu are south of the Strait ofDtranto leading to the Adriatic. It isitaly which has the chief interest inhat locality, with its military estabishmentat Avlona, just across theStrait of Otranto from Italy. One of:lie effects of the Balkan conference at5aris had been our recognition of these'ights of Italy, as a military necessityit the present. But the whole questionit the eastern shore of the Adriatic,vith upper Epirus and Albania, will bene of the questions to be passed uponln&lly at the peace congress at thedose of the war."It is in the eastern Mediterranean,nd chiefly in the Aegean sea, that ourleld of influence lies," the ministerirent on. "The Aegean we consider aireek sea, and here Greek influence>revails through all the islands, downo Asia Minor. As to the Island ofCyprus, now owned by England, it wasffered to Greece during the regime ofCing Constantine, on condition thatIreece would immediately enter therar with the allies. But as we did notmmedlately take part in the war, thetier does not hold good. There is noesire to press England in this respect,or we feel that when the final settlementcomes the generosity of Englandrill make Cyprus a Greek island. It islready Greek in nationality, with fourfthsof its population of 262,000 peopleIreeks."

Freedom of Dardanelles."As ^Greece is the allied country ly-ig nearest to Turkey, what is her at- ,Itude toward the Dardanelles and Con-tantinople?" the minister was asked."Above all," he said, "it is our desireo see Ah e Dardanelles freed from itsurkisir forts and its hindrance to natralworld traffic and to have it becomelink in the world's commerce, the

line as Suez or the Straits of Gibraltar,r the great American enterprise, theAnama canal, linking the Atlantic andaciflc. The peace terms laid down byle allies in their reply to PresidentWilson required the withdrawal of theurk from Europe and recognized Rus:a'saspirations at Constantinople andie straits. Whether the new Russiaould still desire a territorial status atonstantlnople I dor not know. But cerilnlya united Russia would expect>me permanent means by which its&st etnpire shall have an outlet fromie Black sea to the ocean, and thus toie ports and markets of the world,his appears to be such a legitimate as- ^(ration that it probably would receive jery general support, whether it was trcomplished by Russian authority at (onstantlnople or. by neutralization ofie straits in which all the world would ftare with Russia In free access to and (om the Black sea. n"Historically, Greece might naturally save some aspirations in this orientalBid, If Turkey is to withdraw from ttrrope, for our islands are clustered tround the Dardanelles, and Greek ter- jtory stretches almost to the Turkish (tmtier. We have, besides, sometree million Greeks in Turkey andsla Minor, and from the standpointr nationality otir interest is greaterurn that of any other country. This <

ay In time require us to play a larger i>le in oriental; .a^ai^, J>y T^on ot Mii «* a j

our geographical position at the verygateway of the Dardanelles and alongsideTurkey. But that is for the1 future,and for the present it is perhapsenough if the European war accomplishesthe great result of opening theStraits of *he Dardanelles and theBosporus to the commerce of the world."world."

Victory Assured by XT. S.Asked If he thought a peace conferencewas within reasonable sight,

the minister said he would not venturea prediction, as he had made a bet onthat subject once and lost."But there is one very definite thing

settled as to that peace." said the minister."and that is that the entrance ofthe United States into the war alongsideof Great Britain assures a victoriouspeace for the entente allies. Ifthere was any doubt about it before,all doubt ended, in my judgment, whenthese two colossal powers united for a

common purpose. I have not agreed,therefore, when some have said that'the entrance of the United Stateswould be a financial and material gain,but would not really affect the finaloutcome, on tne contrary i reei mai

the entry of the United States, rangingits tremendous moral and materialforce along with England's, is theturning point and decisive factor ofthe war. It is America that has assuredthe victory of the entente allies."

TWO SHIPS G01S.0.S.FROMU-BOAT VIC11M

Believed German Submarine Has BegunDepredations in American

Waters.

AX ATLANTIC PORT. September 15..Evidence that an enemy submarinehas begun depredations in Americanwaters was brought here today by twosteamships, which yesterday morningpicked up wireless "S. O. S." calls in-dicating that a ship was being shelledby a U-boat in the vicinity of Nan|tucket lightship. ;One ship receiving the distress calls

was a British freighter and the otheran American tanker. Both'reported the!scene of the attack as about sixty mileseast of Nantucket, and the time about8 o'clock yesterday morning. Theidentity of the submarine's victim was)not learned by either vessel, as far as

lis publicly known.According to the commander of the

British vessel the messages received byhis wireless operator from the shipsaid she was being shelled and rejported her position, but only a part ofher name could be heard the word"Abby," which is the last name of sev'eral ships in Atlantic trade.

Silence Is Imposed.The American tanker's captain confirmedthe British skipper's report, but

added no details. Silence was imposedon both captains by naval officers whointerviewed tnein as soon as tney reportedto their agents.The British captain said he understoodan American radio station also

had picked up the distress call. Followingthe new rule of the sea establishedsince German submarine warfarebegan, neither vessel went to theassistance of the submarine's victim.

Bepcrts Are Frequent.Reports of the sighting of submarines

or periscopes In American waters havebeen frequent since the United Statesentered the war, but the fact that inthis case wireless messages telling ofan attack by shell fire were picked upby two steamships gave today's reportsthe color of truth, in the opinion ofshipping men. Furthermore, the cap-tain of a third incoming vessel reportedhe had been instructed to watch out forsubmarines in western Atlantic waters.It was realized, however, that it waspossible the messages were a hoax.The place where the attack was re-

norted is in the steamshlD lane oftransatlantic ships calling: at NewYork, and in the vicinity in which lastOctober the German submarine U-53sank live steamships, sparing: an American.ship, as the United States was notthen in the war.

Reports Unconfirmed.The Navy Department last night had

no confirmation of reports of a hostilesubmarine off the North Atlantic coast.The only information it had was thestatement of a British merchant captainthat his ship had received an S. O.S. call from another vessel, saying shewas attacked by a U-boat, as forwardedby naval officers to whom thecaptain reported. An' officer was immediatelysent from Washington to investigate.and naval stations and patrolboats were instructed to keep a closewatch for any raider.In the absence of confirmation, navy

officers were inclined to think the wirelesscall might have been a hoax sentby some amateur operator who mayhave escaped the government's vigilance.If confirmation is received, awarning to shipping will be issued immediately.WOULD CHANGE CHURCH LAWS.

Southern Methodist Laymen WantLarger Laity Powers.

RICHMOND. Ya.. September 13..Frank Talbott. prominent Methodistlayman of Virginia, said this afternoonthat at the coming Methodist conferencein Dynchburg a memorial will bepresented urging the most radicalchanges in the policies of church governmentever made since Methodismwas founded in this country.An address embracing the changes desiredhas been printed and signed by

187 prominent Southern Methodist laymenasking for official recognition bythe general conference, which meetsnext year, of the changes desired. Mr.Talbott, one of the signers and wellversed in the matter, says a powerfulorganization is being perfected to pressthe claims which, he says, promise tocause widespread discussion throughthe Methodist churches South.The new organization would limit the

authority of the episcopacy as to ^erinof office and appointments, enlargelaity powers by representation in thecabinet, limit tenure of office of.bishopsto term of years, enact legislation banningsecret session and unit rule. Thereare no Richmond signers to the address.

' POTASH BILL GETS 0. K.

House Committee Heports MeasureGoverning Large California Deposit.The Senate bill to authorize explorationand disposition otf potash fields,

urged as a war measure by the InteriorDepartment and the Council of NationalDefense, was favorably reported to theHouse today by the public lands committee.It proposes a system of governmentleases, reserves to the governmentthe 39,000-acre field of potash in SearlesI^ake, San Bernardina county, California,;he largest deposit in the country, gndjives the government unlimited power ofmice fixing to prevent monopoly.Potash is needed for fertilizer, the cot-

on crop in the south suffering particu-arly for want of it; the manufacture of <munitions and other purposes. i

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GEM. LEJEHNE TO COMMAND. <

(Mill Take Oharge of Big MarineCamp at Quantico. .

Brig. *Gen. John A, Lejeune of the[Jnited States Marine Corps is to be reievedfrom duty at marine headquar:ersin this city and placed in commandyf the big marine camp at Quantico, *Pa.. where about 7,000 marines are un- ]ier intensive training. He will succeed *Uol. A. W. Catlin, present commander. cwho will remain at Quantico as his as- 0

sistant. J?Col. Charles G. Long, formerly sta- 2

:ioned at the marine base at Philadelphiaand now at marine headquarters Jlere. will assume the duties relin- °

juished by Gen. Lejeune at the latter a

station. Jr

Scotch shipbuilders have erected a t:rane that will lift 200 tons 75 feet afrom- its mast, or 100 tons ISt feet Ciwa* . |c

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WAR MUSI BE WON1OR LOST ON THE SEAMedill McCormick Emphasizes

Importance of ConqueringSubmarine.

U. S. EQUAL TO THE TASK

BY CHARLES H. GRASTY.(Cablegram to The Sunday Star and\>w York Time*. Copyright, 1017.)LONDON, September 15*.RepresentativeMedill McCormick, who is making

a tour of the allied countries, whenasked today what outstanding lessonfor America he had drawn from hisinvestigations in Europe, replied:"We must realize that we are engagedin a naval war. For our allies

and for ourselves especially the conflictwith the submarines is of overwhelmingimportance. The armies atthe ffont.those of our allies no lessthan our own.and the population ofthe allied countries are dependent uponwater transportation. France musthave coal from England and wheatfrom America. She must import ojiethirdof the amount necessary for herpopulation, and it is largely becauseher able-bodied men are in the armiesthat planting and harvesting are leftto women, old men and boys.

War One of Endurance."The war now is one of endurance,

and time- is the essence of victory. Nothingwill so break the confidence of theGerman people in its autocracy as thefailure of the submarine war. Theyhave been promised that the submarineswill win victory for them. Officersrecently captured did not knowthat there were Americans in France,and refused to believe the uniformedAmerican officers who told them theywere part of the advance guard of theAmerican armies. They believed Admiralvon Scheer's statement thatAmerica would play no more decisivepart than that of Rumania."If there is no reason for panic over

the submarine situation, there is everyreason for appreciating its gravity. Thesimple fact which presents itself to aplain American like myself, studyingthe war, is that of mastery of life andtreasure. The longer the war lasts themore costly will it be. The sooner wemaster the submarine the shorter willbe the war.

Keans for Combating TT-Bo&ts."The means for combating the rav|ages of the submarine are simple. We

must multiply the numbers of destroyersand other patrol ships which cruisethe waters chiefly frequented by thesubmarines. We must build new tonnageon a tremendous scale, and wemust provide convoys for cargo carriers.In spite of the rate of losseswe know that convoy fleets of mer|chant vessels are comparatively safefrom submarines. Cruisers, no less than/lAotrnvaro boa ai-allaM. oo aaa.-aw. T#

we could build enough destroyers soonenough.and to that there is no insurmountableobstacle.and If we couldconstruct merchant shipping at the rateof 4,000.000 tons per annum, in allprobability we should solve the problem.I believe that l.r> per cent of thesteel-producing capacity of the United\States will take care of the new shippingneeded."The difficulties ought not to daunt

American energy and American organizinggenius. Properly supported.. I believethat Mr. Hurley and Admiral Capps willmeet the demand which the submarinesmake of them. When I consider what hasbeen done on this side by all the countriesinvolved in the war. by all the governments.notonly the one against which weare fighting, but those with which we arefighting.to produce munitions and toproduce shipping. I have little doubt thatour own people will unite their energiestp perform the task for which they are sosingularly fitted."

ARMY ORDERS.

ICapt. John M. Marie. Quartermaster ReserveCorps, i* ordered to Camp Meade, Md.. and Capt.J. A. Nowland. Quartermaster Reserve Corp*, tePetersburg. Va.

Lieut. Col. Thomas L. Rhoads. Medical Corp*,at Camp Meade. Annapolis Junction. ~Md.. willproceed to Camp Lee. Petersburg, V*., for dutyas chief surgeon.Ma J. Samuel P. Dallam. Quartermaster Corpa.

will repair to this city for duty.Mat. Carl Council. Medical Corps. New Tor*

National Guard. will report to the surgeon generalfor duty in his office.First Lieut. C. I. Peckham. Engineer Officer*'

Reserve Corps, is relieved from duty at the engineertraining camp. American University, D.C.. and will proceed to his home.The following named offi«*ers of the Medical

Reserve Corps will report at the Army MedicalSchool, this city, for instruction: First Lleuts.Foster A. Beck. Russell R. Keeler and Joseph T.Murphy.

First Lieut. Frederick Felix, field artillery.National Army, at Fort Myer. Ya., will proceedto Yaphank. Long Island. N. Y., for duty.

First Lleuts. Ira P. Gillette and Arthur J.Sutton, Signal Officers' Reserve Corps, will reportto theA-liief signal officer for dutv.Capt. Gerald W. Knight. Engineer Officers* ReserveCorps, in the office of the chief of engineers.is assigned to the 20th Engineers, at

Wrightstown. X. J.First Lieut. Ieither Tt. Felker. retired. Fort

Douglas. Utah, is detailed as professor of militaryscience and tactics at the University ofIdaho, Moscow. Idaho.Maj. Matthew F. Steele, retired, is detailed a*

professor of military science and tactics at theNorth Dakota Agricultural College, AgriculturalCollege. N. 1).Ma J. Jens Bugge. retired, is detailed as professorof military science and tactics at the IcelandStanford, jr.. University.Maj. David Y. Beckham. field artillery. NationalArmy, will proceed to the Walter Beed

General Hospital for observation and treatment.First Lieuts. Floyd K. Foley and Anthony G.

Sacoo. Medical Reserve Corps, at the Army MedicalSchool, this city, will report at the trainingcamp. American University, for duty.

Capt. Joseph Caceavajo. Engineer Officers' ReserveCorps, is detailed as a student officer atthe training csmp American University.The followiug named officers of the Engineer

Officers' Reserve Corps are relieved from duty atthe engineer training camp. American Universityand will proceed to their homes: SecondLieuts. Joseph H. Ehlers. Clifford F. Rowland.Warren C. Donnelly, Isaac Kaufman. RichardF. Wood, Lionel V. Domin. Samuel Freedmao,Julius A. Lovlngton, Alle-rt C. Dunn, Robert L.Gregory. Charles W. Barber, Caspar Ruerhner.G. Edward DeRouville. John C. Powell, HenryBorriello and Joseph C. Greenfield, jr.The followiug named officers of the Medical

Reserve Corps will proceed to Washington. I).C.. and report to the commandant. Army MedicalSchool, for instructions: First Lieuts. KarlL. Able. Herbert Adler. James W. Aldridge.Robert J. Alexander, DeWitt R. Austin, RobertF. Bier, jr.: Clyde O. Brown, Roderick M. Buie.Jesse H. Campbell, Thomas R. Campbell, GroverCarter. Samuel B. Cary, Ralph C. Christie,DeWitt D. Clark, Milton B. Coffinan, Hugh E.Conwell, Robert M. Coulter, James A. Cuxzo,John J. Dailey, James J. Dickinson, James E.Dull. Charles A. Farrell, 8cott R. Fisher. WalterC. Fox. Malthus R. Freeman, Clande V,Gautier, Joseph H. Gelineau, John A. Haigren.James M. Hammett. Charles H. Heacock. JohnD. Hogue, John H. Janney, Jr.: Roscoe F. Johnson.Edward F. Kennedy. Roderick G. Lander.Nathaniel H. Lang. Herbert Li Lunger, VirgilW. Leggett. James F. Letdie, Samuel U. Love.David E. Lowe. Istael Lurler; Karl D. McBride,Clarence L. McClellsn, Robert R. McDanlel,Wiuthrop E. McGinlev. Desmond F. McGuire,Andrew 11. McKenzie, Joseph D. McNerney, VinrentMareueci. David E. Markson, Linn B. Marshall.Frank W. Marvin. Augustus B. Matthews,Albert O. Meredith, Edwiu E. Miller. HermanS. Miller. Zack J. Moore. David W. Morgan,Samuel M. Morris, Hazel P. Mosby, Glenn Mullins.Lum G. Xeal. William Nelson, Stacy T.N'oland. Carl W. Norwood. Eugene P. Norwood,Knowles G. Oglesby, Ruben S. O'Neal, John W.Jursler. Alphonzo Padillo, John A. Pettey, HarrayPomerantz. William V. Pruett, Thomas E.I'ugli. Edwin J. Rose. Angus J. Smith, JamesVicK. Stevenson, Allison M. Van Horn andCharles H. Wolfe.

KILLED DT FRANCE.

Paul E. McVey, Nephew of Oicar J.Eicketti, Falls at Verdnn.

Oscar J. Ricketts, former publicirinter. of Washington, has been ad

isedby British military authoritieshat his nephew, Paul R. McVey, ofCharleston. 111., was killed In actionn the Verdun front during an engagenentwith German artillery Augustt>.Young Mr. McVey waa twenty-sevenears old. He enlisted with the Canaiantroops in the fall of 191S. He was

private in the artillery. His regimentrent to France in the parly spring of»1". He had seen service in the ter- flflc bombardments In the Verdun secorfor the past three months. He wasgraduate of the high school at

Charleston, and later took a specialourss at .the Illinois 8tate Unlvernttjb <

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