Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1917, Page 1

Viscount Ishii and Members of Imperial Mission Visit Cham- ber by Invitation. ALLIES IN THE BIG WAR EXCHANGE FELICITATIONS Senator Saulsbury, President Pro Tem., Expresses Welcome—Leader of Delegation Responds. Refutation of the saying that “East _ ts east and west is west and never the two shall meet" was furnished today ‘when the ancient empire of Japan and the greatest of republics met on the floor of the United States Senate and exchanged felicitations—the felicita- tions not only of friends, but of allies im the war. Viscount Ishii and members of -4mperial Japanese commission, re- sponding to an invitation, visited the ‘Senate, which took a recess from the Tegislative session, and were received _ ‘with honor by that body, the members of which arose to their feet as the dis- tinguished visitors were escorted into the chamber and greeted by the presi- dent pro tempore of the Senate, Senator Saulsbury of Delaware. Members of House Present. _ Many members of the House of Repre- Bentatives filled the spaces back of the senators’ seats and the galleries the -ENVOYSOF JAPAN /LAFOLLETTE HALTS |GERMANS SUFFER ~ AREHONORGUESTS) VOTE ON TAX BILL DE U. §. SENATE insists on “were thronged with visitors admitted ‘by card. Frequent and enthusiastic {mterrupted the speech of tor Sauisbury and that of Viscount Ishii. ‘The visitors were escorted into the chamber, through the main entrance, of Senators and to seats beside him. Ishii was then introduced Saulsbury. "In welcoming Viscount Ishii, Senator - Saulsbury, President pro tempore of “Senators, we are highly honored to- “day by the presence of these distin- Sones uciant and. power: a < power- 4 al empire the Sond. We have met: ) her ‘and welcomed the distin- eS ; ‘missions from other great na- Belgium, histeric bre = beloved France a! tic Britain have sent to us of but fo none have we ex- @ more cordial welcome than oday we |. to the tatives i ‘great that beautiful — ef. tradition and passionate “A mighty nation is the ancient em- of Japan. Its youth renewed, it our great young nation in pledg- anew a continuance of our old which the trouble maker of the earth has tried so hard-to inter- rupt. We now know how industriously insidious attempts have been made by the Prussian masters of the German Poe te Being “about distrust and tred in the world. We know what evil attempts they have made to breed hatred and distrust of us among our friends, and we welcome this oppor- tunity to heartily congratulate our old who honor us today that by the capture of Tsingtau and the Ger- man islands in the Pacific Japan has ly removed from the far east- ern world the only threat, as we be- Neve, to peace and prosperity—the only threat to lasting peace in eastern Asia. ‘Wars Provoked by Prussians. “Within the Temory of living man Prussians have provoked four wars for conquest and in three succeeded. Their fourth attempt has roused the world to unified, concerted action. “The yellow peril was made in Ger- many and Shantung was seized; the Slav peril was made in Germany, and Serbia was overwhelmed and Russia was invaded; but the thick-witted, smug, self-centered supermen of Ger- many, entering their last attempt at conquest, have roused a real peril—a eal peril to themselves—and the free nations who believe in international honor, In the binding force of treaties and in the pledged word are grimly, though so sorrowfully, engaged in cre. ating. perfecting and ‘bringing to suc- cessful issue an alliance for the benefit of all earth's people, which will protect the rights of nations, small and great, and enable them to lead their lives in peace, and lead them unafraid. “This alliance we and the other free nations of the earth are creating to control the disturbers of the peace of the world, and it is now succeeding. ‘The alliance we create is based on the brotherhood of man, the equal rights of men and nations. ‘It is based on the universal kindly instincts of the human heart, no matter whether that heart beats in an eastern or a western breast; mo matter where free men live, in America or Asia, in South Africa, in Eu- rope or in South America. The alli- ance we create is directeq against and threatens only wrong, inlymanity and injustice. “It threatens only rapacity, greed, hy- pocrisy and nationalized brutality. It threatensgonly military autocracy and the violafors of treaties who disregard the pledged honor of nations. Our alli- mee is indeed a peril, but only to the Pirates of the seas, to the assas- ‘ of the alr; to those who violate international decency and fair dealing. who misuse the forces of developed sci- ence and distort the teachings of phi- Josophy, who would destroy civilization itself in the effort to accomplis! i ° lish world Peril Bears No Color Label. “This peril our alliance has created is the peril to the central European powers, but bears no color label. It is and will be in the future ‘the common glory of all true men of all free na- wywhere to have joined in it ‘and success. Ai world. Allies in east and west are joined together to bring back lasting peace to a disordered and war-sick weet 5 us renew our time-honored friendship with clasped hands and good wishes for the peaceful, friendly de- velopment of both our nations and as- sure poor, stricken Europe that this ‘western republic arid eastern empire, together ip friendly accord, will work for the good of all bamanity. soe our arent noe try to — . ‘count our cause, the curbing of interna. ANOTHER REPULSE Again Fail Completely in Night Attacks on the Ver- dun Front. Unlimited Discussion of Income and War Profits Sections. ADVANCE IN CHAMPAGNE CLOTURE MOVE PENDING Military operations on the Franco- Belgian front continue to be of a minor nature only, in contrast with the stirring activities of last week at Ver- dun and in Flanders. Today's official report from Paris shows the situation along the French lines to be one of temporary deadlock, with nothing more important taking place than artillery combats, trench raids and infantry operations of only local significance. In this last class were two German attacks last night in the Champagne region east of Teton, which the French repulsed, and similar attempts of the Germans to push back French posts in the Verdun region north pf Vaux-les-Palameix and to pene- trate the lines north of Caurieres wood. All these were completely checked, as was a German thrust in the Aisne re- gion near Chevreux. s German Attacks Repulsed. PARIS, August 30.—German attacks on the Verdun front last night were repulsed completely, the war office an- nounces. The French penetrated Ger- man positions in the Champagne, tak- ing prisoners and a machine gun. The statement follows: “There was pronounced activity by the artillery in the region of Braye-en- Laonnois and in the sector of Craonne. An attack by the enemy on our small posts south of Cheyreux was repulsed. “In the Champagne east of Teton we succeeded, without sustaining any losses, in a detailed action, in the course of which our troops penetrated the enemy line and brought back eleven prisoners and a machine gun. Two German attacks in the same re- gion were repulsed after spirited fight- ing. “There was active artillery fighting on both banks of the Meuse (Verdun) front. German attempts north of Caurieres wood and against our small posts north of Vaux-les-Palameix met with a complete check.” RUSSIAN REGIMENTS WHICH FLED DISPERSED PETROGRAD, August 30.—A large proportion of two Russian regiments in the Fokshant region on the Ruma- nian front left their trenches and re- tired yesterday, says today's war office statement. The dispersal of one of the regiments followed, and measures have been taken, it is stated, to restore the positions affected in the battle now in progress. Strong Measures Being Taken. Strong measures are apparently being taken by the Russian military authorities to deal’ with disorganization among the troops on the Rumanian front. Two regi- ments were involved in a voluntary abandonment of trenches in the Fokshant region yesterday. The Petrograd war of- fice report today announces that one of these was “dispersed” and that measures have been taken to restore the positions affected. Previous traitorous conduct on the part of large bodies of Russian troops gave Field Marshal von Mackensen an open- ing in this important front, of which he was quick to take advantage. Already the Russo-Rumanian lines. have been pushed back some distance, and the over- running of the remainder of Moldavia and even a push into the fertile Russian ter- ritory beyond, in the direction of Odessa, seems a possibility if the Teutonic move. ment gets ‘a much greater impetus. MEMBERS OF FINN DIET ARE HALTED BY TROOPS Hope of an early vote on the war tax bill in the Sehate, except through the ap- plication of cloture, was dissipated today when Senator La Follette refused unani- mous consent to agree upon any specified day within the next week to vote. The request was preferred by Senator Sim- mons, who suggested Monday, and then offered to make it any other day agree- able to Senator La Follette. The Wisconsin senator made it plain that he would not agree to a certain day until after the income tax and war profits tax sections had been fully debated and fully considered. ,He also voiced earnest protest against applying cloture to what he termed the most important feature of the bill at this time after other sections of the measure had been debated at length. Future Program Not Disclosed. Senator Simmons did not declare his future intention in regard to procedure. but the cloture resolution is pending and can be called up tomorrow for discus- sion if the majority leaders deem it wise to do so after they have conferred during the day. Senator Underwood then took the floor to discuss the war tax section. War Tax Amendment Submitted. Chairman Simmons of the Senate finance committee late yesterday after- noon submitted to the Senate the com- mittee amendment revising the war profits tax section of the revenue bill. The tax rate is increased under it to 60 per cent where the profits are 300 per cent or more. Also the basis of arriving at the profits to be taxed is changed so as to protect those con- cerns which made subnormal profi:s during the prewar period and to in- clude those concerns which made su- pernormal profits during the prewar period, and which would, under the bill as originally reported’ to the Sen- ate, have escaped taxation under this section of the bill. The Senate, just before taking up the war profits section, by a viva voce vote struck: out the tax of 5 per cent on the net profits o¥ publishers of newspapers and magazines entitled to the second-class mail privileges, pro- posed by the Senate committee. By a vote of 40 to 35 it adopted the McKellar amendment establishing a zone system for second-class postal rates, the new rates to become effect- ive January 1, 1018. Zone Amendment Declared Injurious This amendment. it is asserted, will injure -a considerable number of magazines by increasing very largely the postage they will have to pay to Sipps McKellar amendment provides that, after January 1, 1918, second-class post- cia be grscnatel SY sone, se ‘beyond 200-mile limit, from 2 cents a An amendment by itor Sterling, added, exempts farm religious papers and all periodicals maintained religious, educational, scientific, philanthropic,” agricultural, labor or ‘fraternal organizations, not or- ganized for profit, whose rates remain the same as: at present. Under the McKellar amendment, $12,- 600,000 additional revenue would be re- ceived. Just before the Senate took a recess Senator Simmons presented a petition for cloture on the war tax bill, signed. by fifty-seven senators. It cannot be voted upon, under the rules, until tomorrow. The petition will be held as a club over the heads of any senators who may be desirous of delaying the e of the war revenue bill. Whether cloture will be invoked: will be determined as the de- bate continues. It is the hope of the supporters of the measure, which is re- garded as of great importance to the conduct of the war, that it will be passed by the Senate within a few days. Would Tax Wealth. Taxation of wealth rather than the people by means of consumption taxes was advocated by Senator Underwood. “I have no patience with the money slacker,” he said. “The man who wants special privilege and exemption from Congress is entitled to contempt.” Senator Underwood said he supports the committee's plan to raise $2,500,- 000,000 by taxation. “But I want .that levy to be equit- able,” he continued. “A large propor- tion of this war burden must fall on the wealth of the nation. And great wealth is ready to respond to a rea- sonable demand.” Vote Delayed by Opposition. Vigorous republican opposition to ad- ministration plans for quick passage of the war bond and certificate bill and soldiers’ and sailors’ insurance bill today forced a House agreement which will de- lay a final vote on them until late next week. ‘The bond bill will not be considered before Tuesday and consideration of the insurance bill will follow passage of the bond measure, probably Friday. Democratic Leader Kitchin endeavored futilely to effect an agreement to con- sider the insurance bill tomorrow and the bond bill as soon thereafter as possible. Representative Moore of Pennsyl- vania and Representative Parker of New Jersey led the opposition. Hasty passage of “the greatest bond bill in history,” Mr. Moore contended, would be unwise and Mr. Parker insisted that members should have time to thorough- ly digest the insurance bill before vot- ing on it. Russian Provisional Government Adopts Stern Measures to Prevent Assembly of Recalcitrants. HELSINGFORS, Finland, Wednesday, August 29.—Russian troops occupied the parliament buildings at an early hour today to prevent the reassembling of the Diet in defiance of the decision of the Russian government. The city is calm. The Helsingfors council of workmen's and soldiers’ deputies has ordered the crews of warships to re- turn to their vessels. During the afternoon endeavored to enter the parliament building, but were kept out by the troops. No disorders occurred. Senator Manners, who sent out the call for the assembling of the diet, made a protest to Gov. Gen. $tako- vitch against his refusal to permit the diet to meet. The governor promised to call this protest to the attention of the provisional government. ASKS $915,000,000 MORE FOR SHIPPING BOARD USE Chairman Hurley of the shipping board today sent to Congress an esti- mate calling for $915,000,000 additional for the use of the shipping board. Congress has already appropriated $40,000,000 for the building of ships. In a letter transmitting the estimate, Chairman Hurley says that to carry out t shipping program approved by the President the total expenditure will be $1,375,715,324.77 for the fisca y" ending June 30, 1918. ah eRe VIRGINIA G. 0. P. CONVENES. ROANOKE, Va., August 30.—Virginia republicans assembled here today in con- vention to nominate candidates for gov- ernor and other state officers and to draw a party platform. There appears little doubt that the advocates of a “bone 100 deputies BOY CONTRACTORS GET PAY. School Pupils Supply Army Tent Pegs to War Department. PHILADELPHIA, August 30.—Prob- ably the first payment ever made by the United States government to school boys for army contract work was re- corded today when a War Department check was received here to pay high school students for the manufacture of tent pegs eupplied several weeks ago. The check for $125.87 is drawn to Charles C. Heyl of the civilian service and labor department of the Pennsyl- vania committee of public safety. Dr. Heyl, superintendent of the Wes: Philadelphia High School, obtained the tent peg contract for the boys of the several high schools in this city and 10,459 hard wood pegs were turned out in the school wood-working shops for the government. Five pegs, or “pins,” as the soldiers call them, are supplied to each infantryman and are used to peg down the “slog” tents furnishing shelter in. active campaigning. dry” platform will prevail when the test on the formulation of regolutions comes late this rngon or tonight. The convention was called to order bY ‘Vice Chairman R. O. Crockett in the ab- sence of Representative Slemp, who was prevented by important business in Congress from attending. ‘The only two likely candidates for the governorship are State Senator J. N. Harmon of Tazewell and former Sena- _ftor AT. Lincoln of Marion. . 1 France to Rule Newspaper Prices. — August 20—An announcement issi yo that by mi cn SS => SS 2 ENTIRE POLISH COUNCIL OF STATE RESIGNS OFFICE Berlin Papers Lay Cause tq Conflict With Central Pogers Over Government. COPENHAGEN, August 30.—The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger reports that the entire Polish council of state has resigned. The great underlying cause responsible for the council's decision to abandon its attempt America Will Fight for istence of Freedom. papers. The direct reasons to be sought, how- ever, are in the great hesitation and delay|}ernment armor of the Austro-German powers in intrust-{plant, declared that the United ing to the Polish authorities the conflict |is fighting not only for the dem over the Polish army, in which the Ger-1 0 tions or th a |mans wish to incorporate their own he world, forces, and the German determination to|"the battle of the people of th exclude Lithuania from the new kingdom. eae The Poles insist that the kingdom be | "au empire themselves. proclaimed and have phed Emperor Aina be included. in ‘William asking that the protectorate. ‘The German main reichstag committee has put its seal upon the government's decision by unanimously approving its plans for separate administrations in Lithuania and Courland. ‘The Tageblatt, commenting on this phase of the situation, says the residents of Courland and Lithuania must be led to recognize German occupation as libera- tion from the Muscovite yoke. The Lokal Anzeiger says that further developments of the conditions of occupa- tion can lead only to an autonomous self- administration under a German _protecto- rate. It tells the disappointed Poles that Germany did not undertake the war to establish a Polish empire from sea to sea | and that she must first look out for her own security in the east. PREDICTS RUSSIAN REVOLT. has conducted it with the idea must have the place in the su: can be no peace in the sunshii any nation on~earth undernea ominous shadow of the Prussian many themselves. “Unmoved by possibility of m: advantage, or conquest, aggravation and aggression, against hope until | man government would pass America has at last drawn her for her own existence, but COPENHAGEN, August 30.—Another/| attempt at revolt by the Maximalist) faction in Russia, which will bring it into power, is prophesied by M. Kirkoff,| a Bulgarian socialist, in an interview in the Vossische Zeitung of Berlin. Kir- koff recently returned to Berlin from Stockholm, where he had been asso- ciated closely with the Russian Maxi- malists there. The signal for the revolt, he says, will be given from Kronstadt, which, as well as the Russian fleet in the Bal- an early and effective peace.” No Slackening of Activiti moment our shore,” he said. activities “Not until the Lenine and his adherents. NEW BRITISH SHIP IN SERVICE. First of Standardized Vessels Put in| Commission. LONDON, August 20.—The first of the | British government's standardized mer- | chant steamers to replace tonnage lost | through submarines, it is announced, has been commissioned after complet- ing most successful trials. The keel was | down in February and the hull was launched in June. It is understood that six different typ of vessel: varying in size from tons downward, are being built. hundreds of such ships will structed. preparation. deceived by the mirage of peace, tivities The for its war needs. Had attentioi given to the farsighted advoca' preparedness, he said, the country not have entered the war with inadequate facilities. “We do not expec plants: to make all its said. “It is best to have comp. between government and privatel ed plants. yond ques ment can m ion that when be the cost of production.” ————— SUNDAY FEATURES AMUSEMENTS FOR OUR SOL- ‘DIERS IN TRAL CAMPS— With an appropriation of a half million dollars for that purpose, a commission has been selected to work out plans for recreation for the new National Army in camp. LEAGUE OF SAMERICAN PEN WOMEN TAKES UP WAR WORK—The president of the organization tells of its various wartime activities. A REGIMENT OF WOODSMEN IN OUR FORCES ABROAD— Lumbermen of the United States are organized for skilled work behind the firing lines, THE FIRST DISTRICT BOYS TO GO TO WAR—Individual photo- graphs of officers and men of Victims—Seven Men Die i Maryland Accident. fifth federal reserve district lawyer of Richmond, and their n Richmond Bagby, aged sixteen, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bagby of ‘Hi: county, o'clock this morning at Lan, when a’ northbound Ric! Chesapeake Bay electri. land, and were riding. completely demolished by the ci the Planogravure Section. FILMLAND FAVORITES—A full page of striking photographs in the Planogravure Section. IN THE SUNDAY STAR Hanover. the car, seriously dead men were tomato pickers train. | “down by & Secretary Daniels, speaking here toda: at the breaking of ground for the gov plate and projectile paring for a terrible war the Ni !taking the surest means to bring about ! ‘TO SHEATHE SWORD ONLY AFTER VICTORY Secretary Daniels Declares Ex- to organize a government under the pro- - posed German protectorate is the change Fi in the Polish attitude resulting from the | By the Associated Pres Russian revolution, according to news-| CHARLESTON, W. Va., August 30.— States jocratic but is waging e Ger- i Fore. began this war for a ‘a place in‘the sun,” said the. Secretary.—“‘It. that it n—and the only place. We believe that there ine for th the eagle, no sunshine even for the people of Ger- aterial patient amid hoping the last momertt that this madness of the imperial Ger- away, sword, not only for her own rights, not only for the very existence of freedom itself upon Bulgarian Socialist Says Maximal-|the earth, and it will not be sheathed . = juntil victory is won.” ists Will Be Successful. | Mr. Daniels asserted that “in pre- avy is “Let there be no fear that rumors of peace or possibilities of a cessation of the struggle will cause us to remit one on sea and peace tic, is under the influence of Nikolai! treaty is actually signed will we remit one single item from our program of “Our citizens need have no fear that we will be lulled into any relaxation, or which is no peace, into slackening of our ac- ecretary declared that the gov- ernment.had been dilatory in providing m been tes of would | wholly the government munitions, he ion iy own- Experience has shown be- the govern- ake a portion of its muni- tions private manufacturers make rea- sonable bids, but where the government has no plant the prices charged are not competitive and bear little relation to THREE PERSONS KILLED WHEN TRAIN HITS AUTO | Prominent Citizens of Virginia the in RICHMOND, Va., August 30.—Thomas P. Howard, chief bank examiner for the his brother, Overton Howard, a prominent ephew, son of lanover were Instantly killed at 7:35 gfords Crossing, 100 yards this side of Ash- hmond ic car struck the automobile in which they The automobile was ‘ontact. The electric car is said to have been 7 ‘ + ing at a very rapid rate. Th D. C. Field Hospital assigned to pate e a division pound for Pranee, in ||Howards and Bagbys were returning 3 to Richmond from e fishing trip in Apparently, Bagbs had been driving ABERDEEN, Md., August 30—Seven men were killed and two others were injured at a Pennsylvania railroad crossing near here today. The riding to. work in a.wagon which was run 4 Net Circulation, Month of July, 1917, Daily Average, 87,545; Sunday, €2,985 —_—_—. ONE CENT. FOOD BOARD TO SELL POTATOES AT CHICAGO Middle Western Section to Furnish Consumers With Million Bushels at Cost. | CHICAGO, August 30.—Plans for pur- chasing and storing in Chicago one mil- Non bushels of potatoes, for use after January 1 next, were started today by the middle western section of the na- tional food administration. The pota- toes are to be sold to consumers at cost, the price to be fixed after all ex- penses, including interest on the cap- ital required to finance the deal, have been determined. According to the plans, the working ladvanced in the form of a loan by the city of Chicago, the sum necessary to [make the first purchase and to pay freight being estimated at $200,000, | The federal reserve board has already japproved a plan by whieh warehouse receipts on potatoes stored under cer- tain specified conditions may be used jfer collateral for loans and federal re ve banks. After the first lot ha: ry on “warehouse recotpte and More potatoes bought. The process could then be repeated until the entire one million bushels is in storage. TTAUANS MAKE CANS INN OF GORA Capture of 560 Prisoners on the Bainsizza Plateau and Repulse Austrians’ Counter. By the Ansociated Press. ROME, August 30.—Austrian coun- ter attacks in force were made yester- day against the new Italian positions on the front above Gorizia, the war office reports. Everywhere the Aus- trians were driven back, and at some points the Italians made further gains. The announcement follows: “On the Bainsizza plateau and east of Gorizia the enemy attempted by counter attacking in force to retake positions recently captured. He was @riven back everywhere. Our lines were held firmly and advanced at some points. We captured 560 prisoner: Monte San Gabriele Partly Taken. COPENHAGEN, August 30.—Accord- jing to the Cologne Gazette's corre- spondent on the Isonzo front, Monte {San Gabriele has been partly taken by the Italians. The Austrians, adds the correspondent, are deserting this strong point. By br up Italians done everything possible to ex: their |territorial gains, made at cost, Jon the Bainsizza-Hei ; during the initial stages of the Isonzo battle. On almost every part of this front the enemy has launched an a sault against our positions. During bitter band grenade and bayonet en counters our troops have resisted thi enemy in the ten-day battle, and unbroken resistance everywhere e proven victors over the Italians. The enemy was everywhere repulsed and fled in disorder in some places. “An Italian thrust made with con- derable force east of Gorizia failed urprise attack destroyed an enemy gegehas u A post amid ice and_ si Our men returned with two Italian officers and twenty Alpine machine guns and searchlights.” PARIS, August 30.—“The brill ccess won by the Italian arm used great joy throughout said Jules Cambon, ge to the ministry of foreign affairs, to the Associated Press yesterday. “The legitimate pride felt by the Italian people in the fresh victory of Lieut. ‘Gen. Count Cadorna, the Italian com- will tend to silence hostile to the war. mander-in-chief, the few elemen’ COMMITTEE SESSION ENDS. Reichstag Body Concludes Midsum- mer Meeting at Berlin. BERLIN, Wednesday, August 29, via London, Augugt 30.—The. reichstag main committee concluded its midsum- mer session this afternoon and ad- journed until the assembling of the full session of the reichstag late next month. The committee was engaged today i and martial law. cial democrats and independent social- ists recommending abolition of martial law failed of acceptance. Resolutions presented by the major- ity parties, calling for abrogation of the political censorship and containing recommendations for modification of the present censorial restrictions, were adopted, as was a recommendation of the coalition parties for nullification of an order of the federal council, dated August 3, subjecting moving pictures >to rigid censorship. = capital for starting the project will be] discussion of the censorship | A motion by the so-/| M'LEAN GRANTED VOICE IN ESTATE Justice Gould Approves His Petition to Be Named Co-Trustee. WILL CONTEST DROPPED After being before the District Su- preme Court for more than a year, the contest over the will of the late John R. McLean, wealthy publisher, was set- tled today when an order was signed by Justice Gould appointing Edward B. McLean, only son and heir-at-law of the testator, as co-trustee with the American Security and Trust Company, named as executor and trustee in the original will. Justice Gould this afternoon signed an order dismissing the caveat filed in pro- test against admission of the will to pro- bate July 7, 1916. ‘The appointment of Edward B. McLean as co-trustee was made on his petition named in the will zoncurring in the pe- tition. In an opinion today Justice Gould said this concurrence made the action of the court more simple. Mr. McLean is to serve without bond unless future develop- the estate, in which case a suitable bond will be required. The court is to retain jurisdiction of the case and will act in an Intention of Testator. In granting the petition the court was influenced mainly by the intention of the testator to have his son share in the management of the estate, the opinion quoting from paragraph eleven of the will, which reads: ‘have not included my son, Edward B. McLean, as executor and trustee | solely because of the existence, as I am informed, of legal questions or obstacles to the appointment of a bene- ficlary under the will to act as trustee thereunder. It is my wish, however, and I so direct, that my executor and trustee shall consult with my said son in all matters of importance relating to the management of my estate, and that the fullest and freest access be afforded him at all times to the ac- counts, books and records connected with its management.” Justice Gould’s opinion then say: should, | of his estate. * °° * under his will tion with other or others, will.” Court Cites Authorities. authorities bearing on the case and adds: “Inasmuch, therefore, as it is evident from the will of Mr. McLean that he desired his son to co-operate in the administration of his estate and would have appointed him a trustee for that pur- inasmuch as he may now be appointed | with no danger of legal obstacles pre- | venting the carrying out of the terms of the will, and inasmuch as the trus- tee named in the will practically invites his appointment as a co-trustee secure his aid in the management of the trusts, and inasmuch also as the court has jurisdiction to make the appointment and believes that it will |be for the best interest of the trust estate, a decree will be signed appoint- ling the plaintiff as a co-trustee with |the defendant, the American Securit: and Trust Company. The end of the dispute over the will seemed near last December, when Ed- ward B. McLean and the American Se- reached an agreement which they asked the District Supreme Court to ratify. After Justice Stafford had the agree- ment under consideration for several months, however, it was withdrawn, throwing the contest back into the court It was then set for a hearing early in June, but later was postponed until the October term of court. The withdrawal of the caveat will make this hearing unnecessary. The will of John R. McLean was dated June 3, 1915, a year and six days before th. The caveat attacked its va- y on the ground that the testator mentally incompetent to draw -1 at the first-named date and that as subject to undue influence. will The -ANERCAN SCHOONER SUNK BY SUBMARINE Laura G. Anderson Goes Down Off English Coast—Crew Saved. Other Vessels Destroyed. LONDON, Augus' schooner Laura C. Anderson was sunk by bombs from a submarine on Thurs- day. All the members of the crew were picked up and landed at an English port. : The Laura C. Anderson was a four- master of 960 tons gross. She was built in 1891 at Bath, Me, and was owned in Philadelphia. { Cunard Liners Sunk Also. NEW YORK, August 30.—The British steamship Assyria, a vessel of 6,370 tons gross register, under charter to the Cunard line, has been sunk by a German submarine, according to ad- vices received here in insurance circles. Agents of, the line said they had been informed the vessel was lost, but they have no particulars as to the fate of the crew or of the locality and date the ship was destroyed. The Assyria sailed from an American port for Eng- land the latter part of July. BOSTON, August 30.—The Cunard Line. steamship Volodia of 5,865 tons gross was torpedoed and sunk off the English coast recently, according to private ad- Vices reaching this city. The Volodia, formerly the Den of Ogil, was built at Port Glasgow in 1918. LONDON, August 30.—Sinking by a German submarine of the Norwegian steamship Frigga, 1.046 tons gross, is reported by the Norwegian foreign of- fice, an Exchange Telegraph Company dispatch. from Copenhagen says. The crew was saved, $ | jfiled with the court last Tuesday, the|™march as a body. answer of the American Security and| The Senate is expected to do the ‘Trust Company and all other parties} Same. ments make it necessary to sell part of advisory capacity when called on by the trustees. ‘aking the entire will, including the section just quoted, it is evident that the testator had in his mind the desire that his only heir at law, the plaintiff, as heretofore stated, have an {important part in the administration |. “In disposing of the question raised by the bill and answer it is not neces- sary to determine whether the testator was accurately advised as to the exist- ence of iegal difficulties in appointing the plaintiff as one of several trustees It would seem from the authorities that such an appoint- ment of his son as trustee, in connec- would not invalidate the trusts created by the The opinion then cites a number of pose except for legal obstacles; and also to curity and Trust Company as trustee 30.—The American! | | HGH US. OFFICIALS ~TOJOIN IN PARADE Members of Congress and Heads of Departments to March Tuesday. HONOR TO DRAFTED MEN Washington's selective service pa- rade, to be held September 4, in honor of the men who have been chosen as the quota to represent the District of Columbia in the National Army will be one of the greatest demonstrations ever held in the history of the Na+ tional Capital. That was the prediction made today by members of the committee in charge; following receipt of news from many sources as to persons, depart- ments and organizations which will take part in the great event The House of Representatives will Secretary Lane of the Department of the Interior notified the committee in charge that the personnel of his de- partment, as well as himself, would turn out to do honor to the District's men. Secretary Lane's action is but a forerunner of similar action on the part of every government department, members of the committee believe. Others to Take Part. Members of the Y. M. C. A. are to take part in the event, it was also an- nounced. They will have two floats. The woman's section of the Navy League ts to send a detachment of 125 boys to represent that section. Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn, U. 8. Ay grand marshal for the parade, today and yesterday afternoon put his official “O. K.” on a large number of proposi- | tions which the committee placed be- fore him. He and his chief of staff, Maj. Constant Cordier, U. 5. A., are now planning divisions into which the pa- rade will be divided. This will depend largely upon the number and kind of organizations taking part. In order that this work may be facilitated as much ag possible it was stated today that all organizations and persons wishing to participate should imme- diately notify, in writing, the com- mittee, headquarters of which are in the rooms of the Washington Board of Trade, in The Star building. Gen. Kuhn announced, through Maj. Cordier, that fully 7,500 men will be in line, representing the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Gen. Crowder Proffers Aid. Brig. Gen. Crowder, provost marshal, who has been at the head of the selec- tive service since the beginning of the _ registration, cal! in -persen at com- mittee headquarters today and placed his own services and the services of his entire office at the disposal of the com- mittee in any co-operative work which may be needed. A general call was issued today for all Boy Scouts in the District to pre- pare to assist the police in keeping or- der the day of the parade. Maj. Ray- mond W. Pullman, superintendent of police and chairman of the public order committee, has asked the Boy Scouts to help to their fullest extent, and the headquarters of the organization is anxious that the boys now in the city should get in touch with their officers immediately. a C. 0. Howard is arranging for a bri- gade of boys to march in the parade, and already more than 1,000 have been listed. All boys from fourteen to seven= teen years of age, inclusive, who wish to join in this section of the demonstra- tion are requested to report tomorrow, Saturday and Monday evenings for pr@- liminary drills. This will be done un- der Army officers, and a fife and drum corps will furnish music. The assem- bly point is on Massu nusetts avenue northwest, the fourteen-year-old boys assembling at 14th street; those fifteen years old, at 15th street; those sixteen years old, at 16th street, and thegseven- jteen-year-old boys, at 17th street. They are to sing patriotic songs they march. In addition to this, fife am drum corps will furnish music. Funds are urgently needed> Contri- | butions should be sent directly to Rob- ert N. Harper, chairman of the finance committee, District National Bank, or to Cuno H. Rudolph, treasurer, at the Second National Bank.- Boy Scouts and Defense League to Help Police to Handle Crowds at Parade More than 3,000 members of the Hom Defense League, 2,000 Boy Scouts an |sixty cavalrymen will assist Maj. Pull- an's force of policemen to handle t crowds Tuesday afternoon. Yesterday Maj. Pullman conferred with Gen. Jo- seph E. Kuhn, U. S. A. grand marshal of the and Maj. C. Cordier, chief of staff to Gen. Kuhn, as to details for |the handling of the crowds and the pro- |tection of those who participate in the parade. Pain a letter to H. H. Grogan, scout commissioner of the Boy Scouts, Maj. Pullman wrote that the parade throws on the department one of the hardest tasks it has had to perform in the past three and explained that the time for making the pr rations is short and that it ha done without aid of an appropriation from Congress. “We shall have to depend almost en- tirely upon the co-operation of the Boy Scout organization and the members of [the Home Defense Li e,” he wrote. Pullman wrote of the past ex- ‘ormed by the boys, uld count upon them e of work. j ery protective measure possible | must be thrown out along the line of de because of the fact that the | President is marching in this parade on foot the entire route,” Maj. Pullgan wrote the scoutmaster. . “Knowing that the policy of the scout organization is that the member are for sefvice and not show, the ¢fti- | this morning, expressed approval of i} ‘i | zens’ committee in charge, at a a plan to ask them to co-operate |the police, the same as has been jon so many other occasion ‘A favorable response was recef |which insured the co-operation Of scouts. The entire mounted force of 4] | police department will be on duty a | footmen will be detafled from the sev- | eral precincts for work along the line lof the pagade. It is probable that | Pennsylvania avenue will be roped in lan effort further to assist the police and to protect the marchers from the \throngs of spectators. It is believed ‘the parade will be fully one and one- |nalf hours passing. More Than 1,400 Invited to Join in Parade Tuesday of District’s Drafted Men More than 1,400 District citizens, who have ‘been certified for service in the National Army by local draft boards, today. formally were invited by Com-. 01