St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 28, 1917

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MOSCOW, Monday, Aug. 27.—The second general sitting of the Na- tional Conference was held this after- noon. Gen. Korniloff, the Com- mander in Chief, entered the ha!l in C-rspany with Premier Kerensky. His’appearance was the signal for a prolénged ovation. All the delegates cheered for Russia, the revolutionary Government and the army. * Viadimir Naboukoff, a prominert Social Democrat, speaking in the rame of the first Duma, declared the country aimed at the establishment of a strong and independent power, uninfluenced by. political parties; a power which, based on democratic rrinciples, would establish obedience to. the Jaw, civil liberty and persena) security. The speaker emphasized the absolute: necessity of the inde- pendence of the high command of the army from évery private influ- ence. o M.. Naboukoff said the members of. the first Duma repudiated with indignation all thoughts of a sepna- rate peace, and that, if they were to have peace they did not*desire it to be the result of German victory, but the consequence of the triumph of Russia and her allies. “M. Alexinsky made a similar dec- laration on ‘behalf of the second na. * ‘Premier Kerensky then tiatinducea Gén. Korniloff, saying the Govern- mrent had thoug it necessary to invite the C)mmander in Chief to lay before the conference the situation obi front and in the army. Gen, Kornilotf's Address. ~ Gen: Korniloft said the death pen- restoration of which he had asked, together with other measures, Constitutes only a small part of Swhat is ‘necessary in an. army’ Stricken with the tcrrible evils of oe gai and insubordination. In the present month, Gen. Korn- OF said, soldiers had killed ‘four regimental commanders and othe officers and ceased these vutrages only when they were threatened with being shot. Quite recently, one of the regiments of Siberian _ rifles, which had fought so splendidly at the beginning of the _ revolution, abandoned its positions on the Riga front. Nothing except an order to erminate the entire regiment, @valled to cause it to return to its positions. “Thus we are implacably hting gnarchy in the army.’’ the command- er continued. “Undoubtedly it will finally be repressed but the danger ef fresh debacles is weighing con- #tantly on the country. ~The situation on the front is had: We have lost the Whole of Galicia, the whole of Ruckowina and all the fruits of our recent. victories. At several points the enemy has crossed our frontier and is threat- ening our fertile southern provinces. He -is endeavoring to destroy the iinanian. army and is knocking at e gates of Kiga. if our army does * mét hold the shore of the Gulf of Riga, the road to Petrograd will be opened wide. | Had Fighting Spirit. —. “Phe old regime bequeathed to Russia an army which, despite all the defects in its organization, nev- ertheless was animated by a fighting spirit and was ready for sacrifices. The whole series of measures taken by those who are completely foreign to the spirit and needs of the army “transformed it into a collection ‘eof4ndividual groups which have lost all gense of duty and ‘only trembie. for their own persona) ‘safety. “If Russia wishes to be oe _ army must be regenerated at a roe We must immediately take measures such as I have referred to, which have been approved in their ‘entirety by the acting Minister of ages a Korniloff then outlined the; most important of these: measures, in addition to restoration of the death penalty, which are: First, restora- tion-of discipline in the army by the strengthening of the authority of of- fieers and noncommissioned officers. segond, improvement of the’ financial position of officers who have been in a very difficult position in the recent | ry operations; third, restriction of.the functions of regimental com- mittees, which, although managing economic: affairs of the rate ks must not be permitted to have an part in directions regarding military Opefationg or the appointment of 9 29h wen Tells of Shortage. “The strength of every army de- beni upon conditions in the ‘district 4n its rear,”’ Gen, Korniloft contin-. Yed. “The blood which inevitably will flow during the restoration’ peri- hed in vain if the army. Saving boon on ‘reorganized and pre- ee ~ * am CITY‘EMPLOYE WHO WAS SLAIN IN ALLEY _ GEORGE. H. WEHMEYER. ALTON EXEMPTION BOARD EXCUSES ALL MARRIED MEN Action Is Based on President's Sug- gestion—Jerseyville Exempts Only Men With Children. The war exemption board of Alton has interpreted the President’s re- cent suggestions on the, exemption of heads of families to mean all mar- ried men shall be excused from service. The board accordingly has issued instructions for the exemption of about 100 married men who claimed exemption on the ground of dependents, and has stated no heads of families will be taken. On the other hand, the war ex- emption board of Jersey Country, has denied the claims for exemption of all married men unless they have children. The board yesterday, cer- tified to the District Appeal Board at Springfield the names of 111 men as ready for service. In this list were the names of several married men who sought exemption because they said they had wives dependent upon them for support. To make up the Jersey County quota of 111 men, the board examined 329. APPLES ON 260-ACRES BRING JERSEYVILLE MAN $48,750 John S. Shea Sells Giow of 15,000 Barrels to Pittsburg; ‘Pa., Man for $3.25 a Barrel. John §. Shea of Jerseyville sold his apples from his 260-acre orchard east of the town to L. M. Travis of Pittsburg, Pa., for-nearly $48,750. The crop is estimated at about 15,090 barrels and gold for $3.25 per bar- rel, Shea included seven varieties of apples in the sale, but two of the finer varieties, he sold in a separate transaction for $3.75 per barrel. Shea has purchased the apples on the trees in several Small orchards near Jerseyville, and will employ a force of nearly 100 men during Sep- tember and October, picking, pack- ing, and hauling. MOTORCYCLE INJURIES FATAL Nicholas Killian Was Thrown, From Basket' on Rough Road. Nicholas Killian of 4647 Varrel- man avenue died today in the Alex- | thrown from the basket of a motor cycle, in which he was riding, on a rough road near, Mattese, St. Louis County. John Sutter, a neighbor, who was running the cycle, was thrown Off, and his collar bone and one arm were broken. He is at his home. KANSAS CITY TO BUY GAS PLANT KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 28.— Direct action 'to acquire the proper- ty of the Kansas City Gas Co., the local distributing concern, was tak- en by the City Council last night. This move in the gas controversy came when the Council pagsed an ordinance directing the purchase of the gas plant by the city. The proposal to acquire the gas plant is based on a purchase provi- sion in the company’s franchise. — - Story of the Raids of the Cruiser Karlsruhe Now Told for the First Time HE day before hostilities T began in 1914 this crack ; vessel of the German. navy was cruising off the coast of Cuba. The following morn- ing, after a wireless message, she started on a commerce-de- stroying career which sent to the bottom of the South Atlan- tic ships and cargoes worth many milions of dollars. As to her end, that has always been a mystery. Many believe she got back to Hamburg safely. , But she didn't. , . ones The complete diary of the ssecond officer iné command, during all her raiding days, will be published. serially in . The Sunday Post-Dispatch - Béginning next .Sunday, You should order your copy in advance to be certain of reoding this true, thrilling nar- - pative as told in a satlor's sim- ple words. The translation is ian Brothers’ Hospital from injuries | inflicted Sunday night, when he was |} ‘Board of Public Service, complain- treasures and pictures 6,000,000 rublés ($2,500,000), been stolen from the gteat historjcal museum of the late Grand Duke Mi- 'chael Nicholaievitch. A painting by Corregio valued was among the articles taken. police have searched 150 houses, but have found no trace of the booty. The robbery is one of a series that have taken place recently. bers stole silver statues and antiques valued. at 1,500,000 rubles from the Senate building. . WOMAN FOUND WHO WITNESSED: KILLING Ur GH WEHMEYER Mrs. Emil Chartin Says City Em- ploye Was Slain by Man About 25 Years Old. WERE TALKING IN ALLEY Slayer Fired and Fled ‘Without! Attempt to Rob—Hat He | Dropped Is Clew. Although the police today found a woman eyewitness to the killing of George H. ehmeyer, 48 years old, of 3815A Sullivan avenue, who was shot in the chest at 11:30 o’clock last night at an alley ehtrance on Prairie avenue, between Sullivan and Ash- land avenues, they have been tnable to estabHsh a motive for the killing. Valuable jewelry which Wehmeyer wore was untouched. Members of the family have told of a strange young man whom Wehmeyer met casually in Fairgrounc “ark, and who represented himself as wantirg to make an investment in real estate. Wehmeyer was seen in company with this young man several times re- cently. Wehmeyer was a widower. Hle was reputed to be well-to-do an was fond of wearing and displaying diamonds. He was a wharfboat car- penter employed by the city Mrs. Emil Chartin of 4264)North | Twenty-first street, was walking on the east side of Prairie aven near Aashland avenue. She saw Weh- meyer and a young man talking with each other at the mouth of the alley pn the opposite side of the street. Suddenly, she said, the young man drew a revolver and fired. Wehmeyer fell and his as- sailant raf south to Sullivan avenue. She described him as being afoout 25 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall. weighing about 160 pounds and wearing a blue serge suit. - Hat Is a Clew. A short distance east of Prairie avenue the fleeing slayer dropped his hat and it was picked up by Miss Margaret ‘Hartless of 3722 Sul- livan avenue. It was 2 Panama, size 6%. Stamped on the band were the = nanibere-24-12P7 ‘ett on estrip of} paper under the band were the num- hers 30-475. The man ran east one block to Spring avenue and two blocks north to Hebert street. A saloon keeper there saw him hail a passing autvist, who igrored his signal. He then rar north on Grand avenue and escaped. When shot. and, killed Wehmeyer wore two diamond rings and a stud, all valued at about $1200, a gold watch and chain, and a heavy gold band ring. No effort was made to take these. In his pocket was $1.66. William Meckel of 3946 Palm street, a real estate dealer and a nephew of Wehmeyer, told the po- lice of a young man whom Weh- meyer recently met in Fairgfound Park. ‘$his young man, he said, started a conversation with Weh- meyer and remarked that he was guardian for his brother and sister and had about $3000 of their money which he would like to invest. Right Hand Was Maimed. Wehmeyer suggested that the young man see Meckel if he had money to invest. He took the stranger to Meckel’s home last Fri- day night. He gave a surname which Meckel has furnished to police. No decision was reached to the investment and the stranger prom- ised to return. Meckel said he ne ticed three fingers were missing from the stranger’s right hand. In a general way, he said, he resembled the police descriptions of the man who shot Wehmeyer last night. - In Wehmeyer’s pocket was found a letter to President Kinsey of the ing that Wehmeyer had loaned $15 to a city employe and could not col- lect jt.° In his pocket also was a memo- randtim .reading “Ed Butley, $2009, £909 Franklin avenue.” There also was the ‘printed card of Dr. Engel- bert Voerster, 405 Walnut street. | Dr. Voerster today said his ac- auaintance with Wehmeyer was cas- val, as he met him on the whar® while fishing. He did not remember giving his card to Wehmeyer, but said he probably aid. A letter in Wehmeyer’s pocket, apparently written by a woman rel- ctive in Quincy, IL, criticised him for his love of money and warned | him against developing into a miser. $2,500,000 ART WORKS THEFT 28. — Art valued aa have PETROGRAD, Aug. at 500,000 rubies The Early this month six armed rob- d, pbuilding of the er tonight; slightly warricr in afternoon in north 55 MILES OF WATER MAINS IN USE 25 YEARS TO BE CLEANED Board of Public Service Raitieties Water Commissioner .to Let $48,000 Contract. The Board of Public Service today authorized the Water Commisioner to let contracts for cleaning 55 miles of water mains which have been in use 25 years or longer: The city has appropriated $48,000 for the work. Commissioner Wall said the clean- ing would be done with turbine cut- ters placed in the mains, which vary in sige from six to 20 inches, that will scrape off the incrustations of rust and other deposits from’ the inner surfaces of the pipe. The cutters will be propelled by the force of the water flowing through the mains. Sections of pipe a block long will be cleaned at one time. The water in the block where the work is going on will be turned off in the houses for about five hours during .the cleaning period. Downtown the work will be done at night to avoid inconveniencing business and office establishments. VERDICT OF CARELESSNESS IN FATAL ELEVATOR ACCIDENT Coroncer’s Jury Finds Girl’s Fall in Store Was Due to Criminal Negligence. A vrrdict of criminal carelessness was returned by a Coroner's jury. to- 22-months-old daughter of Edgar Meredith of 4964 Slevin avenue, who died last Friday at the city hospital from a fractured skull resulting from a fall on Aug. 6, through a hole in the floor of an elevator in the Armstrong House Furnishing Co., 1306 Olive street. The testimony of the child s moth- er and father and two small broth- ers was that the little girl fell through the hole in getting into the elevator, which, they said, was being operated by C. E. Armstrong, presi- dent of the company. She fell 25 feet to the bottom of \the shaft. E. G. Boyd, Inspéctor of Boilers and Elevators for the ity, testified that the elevator, which was being used to take the Meredith family to an uper floor of the _ building, should not have been employed for passengers and had been licensed by the city for freight carryin gonly. ease will be presented to the grand jury by the Circuit Attorney. FIVE BANDITS KILL TWO MEN ry | din Front o. Chicago: aan Plant Where MOonéy was Being ken. CHICAGO, |: Aug. 28.—The most daring of a long series of payroll robberies was perpetrated here ai Aoon today in the presence of scores of persons. Lguis Gilmore, 24 years old, and Barton Allen, employes of Brinks Express Co., who were bringirg $810u for the payroll of the Winslow Bros. Co., were shot and killed. The rob- bers, five. in number, escaped witn the money in anh automobile. Osenberg and Allen, who, with ‘Kit’ Lewis, brought the money in an automobile, were killed when they reached for their weapons. Lewis with two pistols pointed at his head was subdued, while one of the ban- dits seized the satchel containing the money from Allen’s lifeless hand. Other shots were fired to intimi- date the crowu. ‘I'hree shots were fired after the robbers as they sped away, but without effect so far as yould be seen. MICHAELIS TO DISCUSS POPE'S NOTE WITH GERMAN LEADERS COPENHAGEN, Aug. 28.—Pope Benedict’s peace ,note will be the principal subject of discussion af a meeting in Berlin this afternoon in which Imperial Chancellor Michaelis, members-of the German Parliament and representatives of Prussia, Ba- varia, Saxony and Wurttemburg wil] participate. Reports from the German capitz! add that Dr/ Michaelis will leave for Belgium immediately after the meet- ing, where he will have a conference with Governor-General Baron von Falkenhausen. FAIR SKIES, COOLER TONIGHT AND WARMER TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES, - a tomorrow; cool- er tonight; ris- ing temperature tomorrow. Missouri: erally fair to- night and. <to- morrow; cooler tonight in east and south por- tions; rising temperature to- morrow in north and west por- tions. Illinois: Part- ly cloudy in ‘north and west portions to- night; thundershowerr in south por- tion this afternoon or tonight; cool- tomorrow, fair and Free Band Concert Tonight. by a United States Navy officer. for battle, remains without BE torcements and fresh supplics : 2 oma ph senrernaltoon cement + i “7 to 9:30 seen Fischer's Band at Carondelet Park, and west portions. fall of day in the death of Lucille Meredith,- , check was [fered to the State Na- AND GET $9100 PAYROLL pi ec Mog ie eeemeatea ¢ Se —aineeeeraitee Or ee ks non wb hn ni eh Mls 6 oc des kk WHAT JEWELER Official fore- WILL DESIGN A cast for St. Louis CAN PENDANT FOR! ana vicinity : THE HAISER? Fair tonight aud } Gen- [ ‘teen Mexicans capttred by Gen. Per- “COLGATE” MAN HELD ON CHARGE ‘ ner to Bankers Here. 4 CLAIM. IS — REPUDIATED Declared Man “ooking ing for Of- fices’’ Here Is Not Soap Concerns Agent. Sidney Dunlap, who spent several ; days in St. Louis last week osten- sibly negotiating for the lease of a suite of offices on the second fidor of the new Post-Dispatch ‘building, to be occupied by a branth of Col- gate & Co., New York soap manu- facturers, and planning a luncheon at the Planters Hotel at: which he said the directors of the Colgate company were to’ meet St. Louis bankers and business men, is being held in jail at Alton on evidence gathered by a detective agency. A warrant was issued here today by the Circuit Attorney charging Dunlap with forgery in connection with his attempts to establish ad- vantageous financial arrangements in St. Louis with the State Nationa! Bank. The detective agency has received that a man ans@pring Dunlap’s de- scription and working along the same lines is wanted at Duluth, Minn.; Portland, Ore.; Jacksonville, Fla., and other cities. In these cities the name Dunlap was used, but the first name or initials in each case were different. | Forgery. Specific Charge. ° The specific charge against Dun- lap. here is forgery of a check for $300 drawn against the New Nether- lands Bank of New York City, in favor’ of Dunlap and purporting to be signed oy W. S. Whitman, general manager of Colgate & Ca This tional Bank .last Fridaf for cred: on a checking account that Dunlap had opened Aug. 20 .with $200.15 cash. Investigation started. by the ank at this time brought state- ents from New York that did not represent Colgate & Co., and that the check he had offered ‘was worthless. \ Told to Produce Credentials. Dunlap began his activity here by going to the Cornet & Zeibig Real Estate Co., agents for the Post- Dispatch Building, and representing ghat he wished to rent offices. for Colgate & Co., in the Post-Dispatch Building. He looked at the offices and pigked out a suite on the sec- ‘ond floor. He was told, however, that he would have to pr@duce cred- entials from his principals befote a lease would be signed. He then asked F. G. Zeibig of the real estate firm to recommend a bank with which he might open an account. Zeibig mentioned the State National, and the next day ‘Dunlap opened an account there with $200 in cash. According to the officere of the bank, this was checked against immediately, and E. B. Pryor, presi- dent of the bank, gave order that un- der no circumstances should he be allowed to ovardraw. When Dunlap presented the check for $300 he asked that he be giver | $100 in cash and the remainder be | credited to his account. He was told that he would not‘be allowed to draw against it until the bank had time to hear from New York. He then went away and the next day, Saturday, an Alton banker calied the St. Louis bank and stated that Dunlap had offered a ¢heck’ at a hotel there for $100, drawn againgé the State National. By this time thé State National had heard from New York and it advised the Alton bank- er to have Dunlap arrested. Dun- lap was caught as he was about to take a train from Alton. Arranged for Luncheon. While in St. Louis Dunlap made arrangements for a luncheon to be held yesterday at the Planters Hotel, at which he announced the directors of the Colgate company were to be present. He invited the officers of | the State National Bank, the Cornet & Zeibig firm and others. He’ wrote. several letters to some of these men on stationery of the Colgate com- pany. It was learned that some of these letters, although dated at Alk- ton, were dictated by him to a ste- nographer at the Planters Hotel. It is alleged that the check he is charged with forging was filled ®ut and signed at his direction by this stenographer and mailed to him with a letter which he himself dictated. Dunlap is about 40 years o]d and is married. He is fashionably attired. His wife is at Alton, but.she ‘was not arrested. She said they were mar- ried two months ago. * 17 MEXICANS SENTENCED Plead Gullty to Second Degree Mur- der in Columbus Raid. DEMING, N. M., Aug. 28.—Seven- ail shing’s expedition in Mexico and ac- cused of participation ‘in the Villa raid on Columbus, N. M., pleaded guilty to second degree murder be - fore District Judge R. R. Ryan here’ yesterday and were sentenced serve m 17 to 80 years in the New Mexico Penitentiary. Guada- lupe Chaves pleaded .not are and OF FORGING CHECK: Sidney ‘Dunlap . Spent Several | Days Ostensibly Planning Din- | information from: its various offices! to; j PRESIDENT ANSWERS POPE: PROPOSAL REPORTED REJECTED Reply Which Went Forward Last. Night Be ~ lieved to Say Statement of Germany’s Attitude Must Come First. , WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—The re- ply by the United States Government to Pope Benedict’s peace rare has gone forward. . It is understood it -will be trans- mitted -throtgh the ‘British Foreign Office, through which the Pope's communication came. It was made known officially thai the reply was dispatched last night. In the best-informed quarters it is believed that the reply, while re- spending to the Pontiff’s proposal with the delicacy and respect which the latter commands, does not find, that there is any ground on which to proceed to a discussion of peace in the absence of an announcement by Germany as to her terms. The rey to the Pope’ 8 somabadd cation is about 1000 words long and will be given out here by the State Department for publication in morn- ing papers of tomorrow. Dispatch of the American reply indicates that the replies of the en-. tente allies are ready if, indeed, they already have not been made. Ex-’ changes of views have been proceed- ing for several days and all the re- plies are supposed to be in harmony. The note also will be published in Wednesday morning’s London pa- pers. Copies of the American reply have been delivered to the - diplomatic representatives of all the. entente countries which received the .Pope's communicatioh. ; VICTORIA BUILDING 1S Streets Was Once the St. ¢ Nicholas Hotel. ‘The Victoria’ Building, at the northwest corner of Eighth and Lo- cust streets, . in the promotion of which many fortunes have been lost and the mind of a St. Louis lawyer permanently impaired, will be recon- verted into a 450-room hotel, accord- ing to announcement made today by the Federal Hotel,and Real Estate Co., whieh hag been Organized with a capital of. $600,000 to buy the build- ing and operate it as a hotel. , The building was originally the old St. Nichelas Hotel, at one time the highegt priced ‘hostelry\ in St. Louis. In 1905 the hotel was converted into an office building; and three: storieu were added, m@king it a ninerstory e new company is planning | spénd $200,000 in treftiodeling th building for hetel purposes, and plari to open it by Jan, 1, 1918. The prim cipal owner of the stock of the new. hotél company, as shown by the tn- corporation papers, is Charles M. Hill of Chicago, a hotel man win many years’ experience. .All of thr 3500 shares of stock stand in hi: name, with the exception of on share each in the names of Clarenc:’ C. Cloud and Earl A. Smith of St Louis and W. A, Richardson of Ed- wardsvillé, Ill. ~ Entrance on Locust Street. The Locust street front of the building will be remodeled to make, a hotel entrance. The stores on the Eighth stréet side will not be dis- turbed. Moses Shoenberg of the Fa- mous & Barr Co. is owfier of the fee to the site of the building. Wil- liams & Bland represented the Vic- ,oria, Building Co..in the deal. The conversion of the structure from a hotel into an office building in 1905 was. promoted by, M. M, Ste- phens, former Mayor of East St.. Louis, and C. L. Gray, head of a construction company. They en- countered financial difficulties, and in 1909 sold the fee to the site of the building to Warren F. McElroy, son- in-law of A. D. Brown, now deceased, head of ‘the Hamilton-Brown Shc2 Co. McElroy, then’ vice .president of the Hamilton-Brown Co., in this deal disposed of his holdings of stock in the shoe company, 1215 shares, at $425 a share. Brown resented the transfer of so large a block of stock to persons outside the company, and a break between Brown and McEl- roy followed. McElroy left the com- pany, and the dividends on the stock were cut from $28 to $15, and at length to $5 a share. Sent Stock Downward. The stock dropped, finally going almost to par, and not only Stephens and Gray, but other“holders, includ- ing employes of the Hamilton-Brown Co:, lost heavily. It was iater charged, in Htigation, that Brown cut the dividend in order to depress the value of the stock, But this was never admitted by Brown. Harvey L. Christie, who had been attorney for the shoe company, and who, as counsel for Stephens and Gray, recommended the deal by which they acquiréd the stock, suf- fered financial loss himself through its depreciation, and his mind was so affected by worry that he was placed in a sanitarium. He has never re- sumed professional activity. 10 BARGES OF IRON ORE ON ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 28.—After a series of delays, the last caused by the arrival of 10 cars. of ore to be carried down the river, the United States steamer Nokomis, pushing '10 benny Je0ded with nm ore, left St. Paul y for 8t. uls. The trip is kc to take atx Information received here is that the second ficet carrying coal for the Northwest will leave St. Louis Stage of river at ij a. m., 6 feet, a 3 tot. | will be tried in the fall. ¥ tomorrow, ee em ee A 0 TOBE A HOTEL AGA Structure at Eighth and Locust} jhad to carry their beds from the TRENCH WARFARE IS T0’BE TAUGHT AT CAMP main in Excavations 48 Hours at a Stretch. 7 ~ Special to the Pos FORT SHERIDAR ‘iL. Aug: meal One of the features of the second offi- cers’ reserve training camp at Fort | Sheridan will be actual trench life where men wili be compelled to re- main in the trenches 48 hours on a stretch, cooking their own meals ibe sleeping in dugouts. Missourians and Kansans attend ing the camp here discovered today that the scarcest individual around a military camp is a valet. n arrival here to commence in- tensive training ‘some students fron; these states: hoisted their trunks on their.shoulder: and carried them the fullguerers ile ge to. the fort... ter ‘quipped with. he barracks. were. insufficiently ‘quipped with beds, many of the men itoreroom to the barracks, All haJl to make up their own bunks, antl ach of them réceived orders to keep | he floor clean. £ The St. Louis,men were greatly yleased with their first meal ~here. They had sottp,’ roast beef, browned rotatoes, stewed corn, bread, butter, ea and prune pudding. After din- nae those who brought no uniforms were measured for them and many were completely outfitted before night. Veterans of previous wars, national guardsmen . and regular army veterans were appointed tem- porary Lieutenants, Sergeants. and Corporals, and will help the regular instructors in their work. Three provisional regiments have enrolled at the camp. At the close of the headquarters offices yesterday 3,692 candidates had enrolled for the Tenth Regiment, compqsed of Mich- igan and Wisconsin men, numbered 1216; the Eleventh Regiment, men from Illinois, contained 1228, while the Fourteenth, comprising the men from Missouri, Kansas arid Colorado enrolled 1238. A few late comers are expected to report today. Allied Officers From the Trenches to} great Help Train Army. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—A group of British or French army officers, specigMets in various details of trench warfafe, will be attached to the na- tional guard and national army) camps under plans .worked. out by the War Department. . Probably eight or’ 10 will be assigned to each of the 32 camps. The foreign officers will not coms in direct touch with the Americar: troops. The American officers will have the opportunity of consulting with their foreign associates who have had actual experience at the} front with artillery bomb machine gun and co-ordinating movements of infantry units in at- tacks or defensive operations. There will be men who have learned under fire the lessons of maintaining telegraph or telephone communication; others whose spe- clalty has been co-ordination of air- plane observation with the move- ments of the infantry; who have been highly trained in observation balloon work, end so on through the list of highly specialized military sub- jects in three years of trench warfare.* Learning these lessons of co-ordl- nation of forces is vital to the effi- ciency of the American troops, thed to Columbia U. NEW YORK, Aug. me oF sum trustees of Columbia Universtiy $760,000. Columbia University and a trustee the institution for several ne é of man for Dispatch n the men were | er and were course. The q ee ee , 1 os ess Aaath ‘ ‘te P 2 : 5 % , Pus ; - bry mA, fp a RE ¥ Pw ee een 4b ye Se ee a ee ee eee ert P ROME, Aus. made further progress yesterday: . siienicnsegeenttinnnatapadaantatabiennanshcosdeiibaiiensintciteeniiiiiiiiemmeiad the Bainsisss siasio our trvepecouae | : tinuing their progress, have b ills closer contact with the enemy.. ‘igor reca ture, although he made v counter attacks.» “Unfavorable atmospheric tions greatly panes Ae ey ‘ n " ys 4 ek, We tg tae Rajat 2 hes ; . ‘ ars y * q - ae a CROs rs 6 ad ¢ : “ id #@ af eae ce - *A va | Wn, an EE ee: RED ni betas anematanict ones re struction "the Iter of ¢ “at ie ‘eee my lies, in ae ac tasetaatiot ain testes Ga ee ee ee ee turies, — There is no confirmation’ parts that Emperor Carl of has gone to the isonso front made changes‘in the high ¢