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Evening star., 1916-12-10
No Definite knowledge Gained.

knowledge of the origin Of the pa
ralysis and of the conditions favoring
it's spread is no more definite than it
was during the height Of the epidemic.
said DR. c. II. Lavinder of the United
States public health service. who was
in charge of the federal research work
in this city during the epidemic. While
absolute methods of quarantine are not
possible, and unless they are directed
with care may be not only useless, bat
fool'5h, he said it was perfectly pos
sible that a means of artificial immu-
nifty might be discovered Those who
had conducted researches. he continued,
had discovered great deal about
poliomyelitis, but had not learned how
to control it's spread.
The present weight of medical opin-
ion is. DIR. Lavinder asserted, that in
fantile paralysis is exclusively hu-
man disease. spread by personal con-
tact, but some other means, such as
flies. milk or food, might have part in
it's distribution. He advised that the
public be acquainted with what is be-
ing done to fight the disease. in order
to obtain the cooperation of the peo-
pie in controlling it.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Horse-Drawn Artillery Sent Back.

HONOLULU, December 9.--Four hun
cred tons of horse-drawn artillery
equipment was loaded on the transport
Thomas today to be taken back to the
mainland. 1t was sent here, army Of
fieers said, by mistake for the 9Th Field
Artillery, which Is q motorized regt-
ment and could not use II.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Berlin TO co FAR
TO MEETU. s. WISHES
Reply in Regard to Belgian De-
portations Will BE in
FriendIiest Terms.
POSITION is MADE PLAIN
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BERLIN, December 8. via London.
December 9.-The latest representa-
tons by the United States regarding
the Belgian labor problem were pre-
sented by Joseph c. Grew, secretary
OF the American embassy, in an inter-
view with Chancellor Won Bethmann-
HollWeg on Tuesday, and the German
reply is expected to be delivered to-
morrow or Monday.
Like the chancellors reply to Secre-
tary Crews first representations, it
VIII be couched in the friendliest
terms, going, it is understood as far
as possible toward meeting American
wishes and recognizing the interest the
United States naturally takes in this
question, as the power chiefly con-
cerned in the work of Belgian relief.
AS showing the spirit in which Ger
many met the first American represen-
tations, the Associated Press corre-
spondent today was informed that it was
only necessary to recapituIate the
chancellor's answers to various points
raised by Secretary Grew at the first
interview as details in methods of oper-
alton under the deportation order open
TO criticism or objection.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Won Mackensen Makes
the Royal Palace of
Rumania His Quarters
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, Holland, December o.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen, COM
mander in chief of the forces of the
Teutons and their allies in Rumania.
has, with his staff. taken up quarters
at the royal palace in Bucharest, says
a disoatch from Sofa to the Koenische
Vollls Zeitung. The population of the
Rumanian capital. the message adds,
remains quiet. About one-third OF the
inha bitants of the city fled.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Public Opinion Guide
for Future U. S. Action
in Deportation Issue

American public opinion will decide
what steps, il any. the government shall
take TO follow up its protest to Germany
against the deportations OF Belgians.
q Chancellor Won Bt1kmann- -Hoilweg's s
lc6Htinasd on Fo2 ssnfh Pags.5
Evening star., 1916-12-10
yiscount Torrington Missing,

LONDON, December 9.-Viscount Tor
rington. lieutenant in the royal naval
volunteer reserve. is ofaciallY reported
missing.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
LOCAL PENNY POST
IS PROVIDED IN BILL
Post Office Measure Also In
CIudes Zone Rates on Sec
ond-CIasS Matter.
APPRoPRIATEss327, ,OOO,0 900

oue-cent postage for local first-class
mail deliveries. and a zone system of
rates for second-class matter, which is
expected to greatly increase the charges
for magazines and other periodicals nav
ing nationwide circulation. are pro-
yided for in the annual post office appro-
priation bill as virtually completed yes
terday in committee. The measure, car
rying appropriations totaling ABOUT
ss27.O00. 900, probably will be reported
to the House next week
Under the one-cent postage provision
the rate on letters and other mail matter
of. the first class. when deposited In any
post Office, branch post office. OF let
ter box or post office in the delivery ols-
trsct, for delivery within the limits Oh
the post office. city or rural delivery dls-
trict would be cut in half.
The zone proposal for handling news
papers and magazines. which now pay
fat rate of 1 cent a pound, is regarded
as one of the most radical changes In
hostage rates in years. 1t divides the
country into eight zones, with rates
chargeable ranging from ! cent Tor SUI
miles to cents for !. 500 miles or more
The bulk of daily newspapers. the COM
mittee believes, will not be affected. be-
cause they do not circulate beyond
ao0-mile radius. The provision follows:
Zone Rate for Publications.
THAT all newspapers. magazines and
other publications regularly admitted
to the mails as matter of the second
class. when mailed by the publisher.
shall hereafter be subject to the fol-
lowing rates of postage. the zone sys-
tenn now applying to parcel post mat
ter to be adapted also to second-class
matter.
Local. first second and third zone
(under 900 miles,. / cent per pound.
Fourth zone (300 to 500 mlles), z
cents per pound
..Fifth zone GOO to 1000 miles), 3
cents per pound.
sixth zone G,ooo to 1,4oo miles).
cents a pound.
seventh zone 1.400 to 1900 miles),
cents pound.
Eighth zone (over 1.so0 ntlies),
cents g pound
Provided. that free-in-county circu-
lation provided by law shall continue
as at present.
THE Postmaster General shall have
authority to require publishers to sep
arate their mail into zones when Of
fered for mailing.
Higher Rates for Catalogues.
Among other provisions, the bill in
creases rates for mail order catalogues
from to s cents pound. making
them third-class matter, instead of
parcel post; raises the limitations on
promotions of clerks and carriers in
first and second class post Offices; broad
ems the Postmaster Generals authority
to deal with lotteries. drugs and
poisons. and increases the rural mail
delivery appropriation by $4,000 over
the sa9. 0eo. 600 recommended by Assist
ant Postmaster General Blakeslee.
Chairman Noon of the postoffice
committee said last night that the bill
still was subject to change before being
reported. and that the question of hear
ings the proposed pneumatic tube
service appropriation was in abeyance.
Evening star., 1916-12-10

said: 81 have made a mistake. These
men tell me they do not want to fight;
they are through fighting. All they
wish to do tonight is to shake hands
know that since the campaign ended
democrats and republicans are stand
ing shoulder to shoulder, their watch
word America first "
AS the band played America" the
entire company around the tables rose
to their feet cheering and applauding
while Mr.. Wilcox and Mr.. Mccormick
marched off, arm in arm.
If the story of the dinner were to be
told in consecutive order it would have
to begin with the entrance of President
Wilson, on the arm of President Louis
w. StTayer of the Gridiron Club, into the
beautifully decorated ballroom. fairly
abloom with flowers and the fancies of the
florists art; of the seating OF nearly three
hundred men, including diStinguiShe ed
guests from far and near; of the well
coming song of the Gridiron Quartet,
the flashing Of the electric emblem Of
the cluo. portentous. perhaps. to the
uniuitiated of ''griiling' to come and
President Strayer'S felicitous speech of
greeting.
President Enjoys Hits at Party.
Between the courses came the
'skits," stunts songs. Interruptions,
| devised by the hosts to make an even
ing OF nerriment, interlarded with
satire and cauStic comment, but de-
void OF sting aninus. President
Wilson entered heartily into the spirit
of the occasion and laughed over the
hits at his own party and partisans as
well as the bufets very generously
handed the opposition.
As 1t is the province of newspaper
men to forecast coming events. the
Gridiron Club antipicated by a year the
assembling of the Sixty-ffth Congress
ard gave its guests an idea of how
the next House might solve the prob
lem of organization. A moot House
was assembled in the hall, including Z
| democrats. republicans. one socialist.
one progressive, one prohibitionist and
/ one independent.
The democrats nominated Champ
Clark for Speaker, the republicans
named James X. Mann, while Meyer
London nominated himself as socialist
| candidate. suit being followed by one
man for the other parties. Mann and
! Clark were tied on the roll call and mo
/ election was the verdict. Then up
spake Augustus Gardner.
II move that we have two Sneakers:
| let's elect both Mann and Clark"
Fine" said Mick" Longworth.
clark has never done anything in six
years without Mann's' approval"
Better do it. Champ" put in Fitz-
gerald "He won't sting you so bad up
| there" So the two speakers were
elected and took their places on the
rostrum. while Uncle Joe" Cannon was
tolIed off to swear them in.
"Uncle Joe'' swears Them In.
..Hands up" sternly ordered Uncle
Joe," and the two put up their hands.
.Do you solemnly swear to- support the
(Confihued- on Page z4:) ~ - r
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Blames Clergyman for Controversy

This whole disagreeable incident.
with all of its annoyance to me, of
course, arises from the statement made
by you after your visit to the head
quarters a couple of months ago, in
which you sought to obtain permis-
sion to conduct a series of revivals
in the border camps. You stated your
business to Col. Barnum, chief of staff.
II Col. Barnum stated at that time
what denomination you belonged to,
II made no impression on my mind,
and if he had, it would have made no
difference whatever
Il told that officer to explain to you
fully that while religious services along
the usual lines were conducted in the
camps by chaplains and other clergy
men, and were welcome. / could not
give my consent to the holding of re-
vivals. therein giving the word as 1
was justified in doing. its usually ac-
cepted meaning. ! told Col Barnum to
explain to you why revival services
would be out cf place in a military
camp, citing the disSraceful perform
ance in San Antonio last winter as
an example of what revivals are apt to
develop into and drawing to a certain
extent on, general knowledge as to
how reviva1S or .protrac ted meetings.
as they are sometimes called are usu-
ally conducted. p
Il further instructed Col. Barnum to
say to you that did not accept, in fact
resented, the implication that because
a man had put on his country's uni
than other men: that l thought there
were people who had stayed at home
who needed revivals worse than the
soldiers did.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
SALARY RAISE TO Be Up
IN HOUSE TOMORROW
Actual Consideration Of Measure,
However, Will Be Taken Up
Tuesday Probably.

Salary raises for government en-
ployes will be before the House of Rep
resentatives tomorrow, it is expected.
as the appropriations committee in
tends to report the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill This
measure, carrying provisions for the
salaries of about $4,000 clerks, will pro-
vide for the expenditure of about s39,-
100000 for the fiscal year ending 1918.
When the committee on appropria-
tions meets tomorrow at 10 O'Clock
Chairman Byrns of the subcommittee
having the legislative bill in charge
VIII present his report. which will be
complete in all details except the lesis-
iatiNe recomm endations for a horizon
tai increase in salaries and WAGES for
employees of the government. This sub
Ject Will not be decided until after the
Iull committee has had a chance to dis
cusS the measure and to weigh the
various proposals for a wage increase
Evening star., 1916-12-10
TOIAY'S NEWS AND FEATURES.
Pages.
PART |.

Pages.
bill Provides One Cent POSTAGE
Berlin to Heed U. S. Belgian Plea.
Gridiron Banquet Jests Politicians.
Gen. Funston Answers CIergymen.
Ruranian Army Faces AnnihiIation.
2-Carranza Envoy to Sign Pact.
Washington Not to Get Armor Plant
Cod Storage Plants Hold Much Food
Canada's War Pride Lauded by Jurist
3-Movies to Aid Gaurdsm ems Christmas
Fund.
5-Washnaton Boy on French Front.
Pennsyivanians Discuss War Horrors
1o-Reai.ze More than - 600 on Old Paper
11-Resents McAdoo's Pork Criticism.
12-C.scuss New Botanic Garden Site
May Eliminate S1o,ooo,oo0 Loss.
14Ensand's Council Of War Chosen.
House May Pass Vocational Bill.
Britain to Pass Exports to NORWAY.
15-Postmaster General Advocates Livina
Wage.
16-Good Years Work at Naval Gun Fac
Seek More Time for Railway Hear
17-New Polish Council Provisional Body.
1s-German Buietproof Cars Superior.
Public Printer Recommends Retire.
n,ent.
May Name Inaugural Chief Tomor.
1e-Would Restrict Mail Liquor Sales.
Suffraeists Give Housewarming.
women oppose war measures.
2o-To Hold Prohibition Rally.
21-Education Demonstration Planned.
22-May Solve Greek Crisis.
Gypsy Smith Tabernacle Planned.
23-Bryan Wants Church to Win Peace,
Big Athletic Club Planned Here.
Home Club Proposes Federal Home.
24-5e'ieve Dry Law VIII Be Adopted
Here.
Pharmacy Inspector Wants RIqId
Law.
25-Financia!.
PART II.
1-corey Discusses Balkan Campaign.
2-Amuse nents.
4EEditorIa!s.
New Kingdom Of Arabia.
5-War Reviews.
6-Fraternities.
7-ln the Schools.
Maryland and the VirgInIas.
Field, Farm and Flock
S-NoteS of Goyernnent workere
Evening star., 1916-12-10
PART III.
SUNDAY STAR MAGAZINE.

PART ".
SPECIAL FEATURES.
1-New Room for White House Relics, -
Getting American Boys Out Of Euro
pean War.
2-SeekIna Germany's Toy Trade.
Book Reviews.
3-The Rambler Visits BeitsviIIe.
Pepper Writes Of Verdun- Lorraine
Mines.
Only Four Americans In Foreian
Legion.
4-Herbert kaufman's Message.
Carpenter Writes OF Nome.
r PART v.
SPORTS AND AUTOMOBILES.
PART vi. -
COMIC SECTION.
PART VII.
SOCIETY.
.PLANoGRAvURE.- VI
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Subcommittee Work Completed

The subcommittee work has been
completed and clerks of the committee
worked all day yesterday and will work
today in order to draw up the bill and
make the necessary mathematical cal
culations. Copies of the bill will be
rushed to the House tomorrow from
the printing office. and the bill itself
will be taken up soon, probably Tues
day
Whatever plan for a horizontal in
crease is agreed upon for the legisla-
tive bill will point the way to plans
for wage-increases in other appropria-
ton bills. This includes the District
bill. the fortifications bill and the
sundry civil bill.
The fight for higher wages and SAL
aries is SO close now that the end of
the week may see the thing through
the House. From all signs, the in
crease. will be granted. as there is but
little opposition, to it evident.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Some Returned to Belgium.

The FIRST was that the. measure in
many respects was being applied in
discriminatory to the employed as well
as to the unemployed. The chancellor
declared that this was contrary to the
wishes or intention of the government:
that only the really unemployed would
De taken: that the employed would be
left unmolested and that wherever err
rors have occurred the sufferers from
them would be returned to Belgium.
Reciamations to this end, it was de-
clared, were acted upon and the de-
ported persons involved have already
oeen returned or were returning to
their homes in Belgium.
1t was further suggested that the
measure should not be applied to the
heads of families, but it was pointed
out that it was impossible to make a
general rule to this effect, as fathers
OF families were often the ones through
whom destitution. in the absence of
steady work or steady wages was most
seriously felt. but the chancellor prom
ised a modification OF the order in
cases of special hardship
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Is Not Expert Theologian.

"By the way, does it not seem queer
to you that I have never indicated to
any one of them that he should not
preach to the men that they We're lost :?
Do you down deep in your heart really
believe that after twenty years service
as an officer 1 am just now beginning
to set myself up as an expert in theo-
logical doctrine and taking it upon my
self to dictate what shall or shall not
be preached to the men under my COM
mand? Now let US be perfectly honest
Is it not a fact that you were badly
put out because could not let you have
your own way about conducting re-
vivals in the camps and that you said
to yourself:
".Why. the idea of that obstinate lit
tie cuss not letting me do as / please
and presuming that he knows more
about what soldiers like than I do. /
will warm his jacket and make it just
as disagreeable for him as l can
IF you will acknowledge that I shall
that you succeeded, and
everybody ought to be happy"
Evening star., 1916-12-10
"uncle Joe'' swears Them In.

Hands up" sternly ordered Uncle
Joe,' and the two put up their hands.
..Do you solemnly swear to support the
CONTINUED. On Page z45 2
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Doctrine Never Once Mentioned" :"

Under the circumstances you can
imagine my astonishment when I read
your statements to the effect that l
had said that l would not allow the
soldiers to be told that they were
lost You must know as well as l do
that the doctrine that should be
preached to the men was never once
considered or mentioned and with all
due courtesy l feel compelled to say
that your making repeatedly the state
mentS you are quoted making was
absolutely ineXo usable and did me q
grave injustice.
The only time the word lost was
used by me was when / said that
did not accept the view that because
man put on his countrys uniform he
was necessarily lost
II say frankly that I would not want
to take chances on allowing series of
revivals or protracted meetings in these
great camps. l am justified in giving
the word revival its usually accepted
series of meetings continuing
day and night for an indefinite period
with loud eXhortation and singing and
much emotionalism
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Relief Commission Safe.

The third point was that employees of
the Belgian relief commission should
not be deported. This, of course, was
granted. as they were not regarded as
unemplayedt A further protest was lodged
against the arrest of Belgian officers
after refusing to deliver lists of unem-
ployed. A discontinuance of this was
granted. but it is now pointed out that
complaints on that score were largely
exaggerated. only one Belgian mayor
having been arrested for this reason,
while he already had been set at lib
erty.
The request for permission for neu-
trail representatives to visit deported
workmen and for postal facilities for
deported men to correspond with their
families was granted and representa-
tives of the Spanish embassy will have
the first opportunity to visit the work
ing places, because Spain Is the official
Representative of Belgian interests
This reply left only one objection re-
naming to methods of application un-
answered-the one referring to heads
of families.
Germany's Position Reflected.
In official quarters Germany's posi-
tion is reflected to the correspondent of
the Associated Press. as follows:
over and over again it has been reit-
Grated here that the United States and
the neutral world In general seem to
have a distorted picture of the Belgian
deportation question, basing their views
on information from enemy sources, gen
eraliZing from blunders which are ad-
mi.ted to have occurred, and ignoring
the spirit in which. as the chancellor's
reply contends. the German govern
ment Is determined to apply the meas
ure. To a certain extent. at least. it is
represented. the reasons leading the
government to put the measure into
effect have been misunderstood.
Reference also is made to the mill
tary aspects of the question. Not the
least Of these considerations 1t is said
is the ever-present possibility of an
attempt at the landing of military
force in Belgium, in which case dan
gerous menace to the German troops
would be presented by the presence in the
field of operations and the immediate rear
of the German defenses of a large assem-
blage of able bodied adults who already
have shown disposition to make trouble
AS is usually the case in war, military
reasons prevailed.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
WEATHER

Fair. colder today. Tomorrow fair:
gentle west to northwest winds. be-
coming variable.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 10 PM: Highest, 81; lowest, "a.
Full report on page 3.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Must Protect the Soldiers.

How about the rights of the men who
do not want to attend revivals and who do
not wish to be disturbed by them? Are
they to be compelled to leave the camp
which is their home, and wander about
downtown or through fields to get away
from them? Has a man no rights be-
cause he is soldier? There are many
religious people who disapprove strongly
of revivals with their attendant emotion
alism. And, anyhow, be a man religious
or irreligious, be he Christian, Hebrew or
Mohammeran. no other person has a right
to rub his belief or his worship into his
face, that is to bring it into the place
where he has a right to be and where he
cannot escape from it without abandon
ing that place.
Soldiers must be protected from i'm
position by their superior officers and If
these officers from weakness or other rea-
son fail in their duty, their only recourse
is submission or riot; and it is a safe
guess that the latter is what you would
have got with typical old fashioned re-
vival in any one of the camps.
"sEvery regiment has its chaplain and
these practically represent every Chris
tian denominat tion-many of these chap
lains are Baptists. They regularly hold
service in the camps. but at the proper
time and along the usual lines just as
services are ordinarily held in churches
Evening star., 1916-12-10
FUNSTON ANSWERS
BAPT|STS' CHARGES
Tells Clergyman Some Home
folk Need RevivaIs More
Than Soldiers.
PUTS BLAME ON MINISTER
By the Associated Press.


SAN ANTONIO, Tex. December g.
Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston. COM
manding the Department of the South.
tonight replied to the Rev. DR. ]. b.
Gambrell. secretary Of the executive
board of the Baptist General Conven-
tion. explaining the generals reason
for{ not permitting revivals in the
military camps here and along the
border. Numerous Baptist conventions
have adopted resolutions condemning
what they understood to have been
the generals action, and suggestions
were made that President Wilson, as
commander-in in chief of the army, be
asked to take official cognizance OF
the matter. A resolution asking for
informa ton on the controversy also
has been introduced in Congress.
Gen. Funston gave out copies of the
letter to the press, in which he says, in
part:
From time to time I have been re-
ceiving copies of resolutions passed by
various Baptist bodies condemning my
supposed stand relative to holding re-
lgious services among the troops on
the border, and also have received
number of very unjust and in some
cases abusive letters from clergymen
of the same denomination. Incl
dentally. l might say that L have had
more letters approving my stand than
l have criticising it.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-04-28
PRE MFR WARNS
 0F HE DANGER
BRITISH EMPIRE IN STRAGETIo POSITION - CANNOT GIVE A SINGLE INCH.

Loadcn, April 2S-Premier As quith in heated speech before the English House of Parliament, told the members of the pending crisis which was rising on the horizon, by the rebellion in Ireland.
 The aged premier and controller of England's destiny deeply feels the gash of the rebellion and the affect and influence it will have upon ether colonies. Asquith be- lies that the rebellion must be put down and the sooner the better Very little concessions can come from the British government at this time. The iron hand must rule. England is at the point of a very strategic position and can not suffer the woes of home trouble Her course must be that of action and definite decision.