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The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
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COAL RETAILERS
Price Fixing to Save Money
for Householders Too,
Says Garfield.

Coal prices for the consumer will
be radically reduced before Septem-
Der l, it was learned yesterday from
DR.. II. A. Garfield. the Presidents
coal administrator. DIR. Garfield made
it plain that no inflated prices would
be allowed, and the mines or dealers
attempting it would find their prop
critics taken over by the Federal gov
eminent.
No Escape For Retailers.
DIR. Garfield also authorized this
statement:
The fixing of coal prices must
go all the way down the line. If
any one thinks that as the coal ad-
ministrator 1 will be satisfied with
reductions to the miners and job
bers, he is grossly mistaken. There
will be a saving, and a considerable
saving, to the householder"
In view of the reports made by
special investigators in New York
and Brooklyn, and the revelations
brought out in the probe here. It is
expected that>an entire readjustment
of prices will be made within the
next week.
Another point Brought out by DR..
Garfield was that all contracts will
be subjected to the closest scrutiny
and none will be allowed to stand
unless it can be proved beyond the
shadow of a doubt that they were
made prior to the Presidents an
nouncement of prices and were not
made with a view to evading the
sense of the executives ruling.
Another measure which proba bly,
will be put into effect by DR.. Gar
field will be to force consumers to
make purchases from the nearest
mine. This step is planned to avoid
collusion between railroads and pro-
ducers and to prevent railroads own
ing mines Offering cheaper rates to
consumers at a distance than can be
procured in that immediate vicinity.
Keep Retail Prices Down.
A system of checks and balances
will be worked out as soon as pos
sible by which retail prices will be
kept down. 1t is anticipated that a
large numbe of small dealers will
be forced out of business by the
prices named by the government, but
it is believed that the best interests
of the body polite will be served by
basing prices on what will be fair
~ NAAt NDtllAdl dllNGiN ldl sc utdltl
President Wilson is said to be thor
oughly aroused by the evidences of
gOuging he found here. in New York
and other cities and has given ex-
plicit instructions to protect the pub
lie
The statistics gathered by the Fed
eral Trade Commission have shown
beyond the shadow of a doubt that
the American public long has been
robbed by the coal barons. These
statistics are said to show that every
person dealing in coal. from the pro-
ducer to the retail dealer has made
excessive profits, and that an unof-
fcial agreement had been made be-
tween jobbers to take advantage of
war conditions to boost the price
even higher.
The retail price fixing will apply
to both bituminOus and anthracite
coal. and while DR.. Garfield has re-
ceiyed assurances from several
sources that the retailers will CO.
operate with him and adhere to the
prices fixed by him, he is prepared
to take over every coal yard in the
country, if necessary, to keep prices
down.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
American Ship Sinks U-Boat
With Last Shot; 4-Hour Fight

scope of the submarine was sight
ed astern. A new battle opened,
the submarine registering a hit
when a shot struck the Navajo
near the stern.
There was continuous firing for
an hour, the submarine firing
thirty shots from 6-inch rifles and
the tanker replying with a score.
Schaffer declared that it was the
tanker's last shot that found its
mark, being observed 40 hit the
submarine squarely beneath the
periscope. Parts of the coming
tower flew into the air and a
small cloud of smoke enveloped the
opponent for a while. Then the
submarine began to sink stern
first and soon had gone to the bot
tom.
Sure of Sinking.
Shortly afterward a British destroy
er steamed up in response to the
Navajo's wireless calls and cTuised
about the scene. A large quantity Of
debris and oil on the water was OBJ
served. This convinced the officers
of the warship that the submarine
had been destroyed.
The tanker continued her voyage to
French port and her stern plate,
were repaired. 1t was on the return
trip that she caught fire and was ue-
stroyed
The vessel also brought first news
of fight between a big American
passenger line vessel and a U-boat
for two days off the Irish coast. II
was hard fight, but the liner sue
ceeded in escaping although pieces of
shell fired by the submarine scat
tered over her decks. The steamer
carried large list of passengers. The
submarine fired thirty-five shots and
discharged two torpedoes, and the
liner in turn shot away fifty shells.
The last shot from the U-boat ex-
ploded ten yards from the stern Of
tHe liver.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
Herald Arouses Sentiment.

Herald Arouses Sentiment.
Following a wave of public send-
ment which grew after the evident
blunder of police officials in the ar
rest Of the man was exposed by The
Herald in a news story and an edi-
toral yesterday morning, and after
personal appeal had been made by
Rose Kennett. landlady at the sailor s
address, officials of the Navy Depart
ment made personal investigation
of the case.
They found that the story in The
Herald was true. Moyd had been ar
rested Thursday afternoon for wear
ing his uniform on the streets, as il
was his right TO do, and had been
thrust into a cell at the police sta
ton.
For six hours Moyd, knowing that
his weakened heart, caused by a bull
let wound gained in France, might at
any time give way under the strain,
courageously refrained from whim-
pering about his condition.
When a Herald reporter accom-
panied Mrs. Kennett TO the precinct
cell and advised the weakened man to
ask for medical attendance, he said:
IF it is the will of these gentlemen
to keep me here, if that is the law,
then I will stay"
The prisoner was swayinE from side
to side with weakness and trembling
from the strain on his weakened
heart.
Finally, persuaded to ask for a doc
tor, an inferno of the Casualty Hos
pital on examination found that he
was in a dangerous condition.
Moyd spent the night at the Cas-
Ualty Hospital, the Navy Department
men found, and was then routed out
of his cot, almost too weak to stand
and forced to appear in Police Court.
There it was seen that he could not
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
District Saloon Keeper
Sells Beer to Soldiers
AS Police Stand Nearby
Enlisted Men Join Throng of Women Revel-
lers in Dive on Four-and-a-half Street.
Use Bread Box Warning.

With laws and morals thrown into the discard openly violating
antbooze and military laws. running wide under the evident
protection of the city police saloon Fourandahaf street
every night rang anything that the red light district of the old
Washington could show.
In this place. crowded the battered swinging doors with motley
hrong of negroes and whites sailors and soldiers and white
women some gaudy their cheap hne, others all plainly down
and drinks being sold openly soldiers while backroom
parties nightly
Five tables, each seating four FIVE drnk-marked
and great long BAR do roaring freefor-a business
bareed beer and otsut whisky with temperance served
times for the ladies who won't take anything strong
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
PENSIONS NOT HURT
BY WAR INSURANCE
Secretary McAdoo Reassures Old
Veteran in Letter.

The war insurance bill for soldiers
disabled in the present war, now be-
fore Congress, will not hurt or affect
the pensions of veterans of other
wars
This was made clear by Secretary
McAdoo yesterday. In letter TO one
veteran. who feared that the new
measure would deprive them of their
only support, he said:
This bill does not hurt or affect
the old pensioners in any way. 1t
leaves them undisturbed in the enjoy
ment of the pensions they are receiv-
ing for services rendered in previous
wars.
The pending bill is intended to pre-
vent injustices to the sons of the old
soldiers and the sons of all other
American citizens who go to this war,
by telling them in advance of death
or injury what will be done for them
and their families by a just govern
ment. The bill is so framed as to
make unnecessary haphazard pension
LEGISLATION in the future"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25

can give. Haggard and bleary eyed,
she waits hour after hour for a
drinker. kinder hearted than the rest
OF the booze-sodden crowd, to toss her
coin to buy a Jolt of the stuff
that means life TO her. Near her sits
the opposite extreme, young
negress, scarcely IS years old, eager
to know the joys of life" as the
Joint" shows them to her.
Soldiers Buy Drinks.
All along the bar, and filling the
tables, the crowd is dotted with en-
listed men. who have entered under
the apparent protection of the patrol
men stationed on the block and who
are being served intoxicating drinks
by the proprietor of the saloon and
his bartendeTs.
For two nights Herald reporters
have watched the dive. Last night,
watching for an hour a Herald re-
porter saw four white soldiers, two
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Young Girls In Crowd.
Picking up girls scarcely in their
teens, whites and negresses alike,
young "bloods" and sailors and SOL
diers "whoop 1t up" as If the saloon
was in the hottest part OF the Bar
barry Coast in San Francisco. Back
OF the dive are private rooms" 1t is
said. and trips to these are frequent.
Here. away from the hard-drinking,
jostlinS mass that packs the front
room OF the saloon, there is no law.
Without making the trip to the rear,
which only the initiated are allowed
to take, a chance visitor to the sa-
loon can see enough in the barroom
of the dive to realize that the red
light" element is still alive and strug-
Cling for its former place in the night
life OF the city.
At one end of the big room. at the
table nearest the big swing doors
sits a bedraggled white woman. An
too plainly she shows that she has
seen the best and worst that the world
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
Told He Was Drafted,
Drops Dead from Shock

New Brunswick. y. J.. Aug. "A
friend rushed VI to William Sneed.
Colorcd, in front Of his home here and
told him he had been called for the
national army.
Snecd fell dead from heart failure,
due TO fright. according 10 the doctors.
An incstigation showed that Snecd's 5
friend was mistaken or joking. as the
dead mans number had not been
posted.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
OFFICER DENIES
DISLOYAL STATEMENTS
Wants to Fight in France. Lieut..
Col. Reichmann Asserts,

Vigorous denial OF any dis,oyalty TO
this country was made yesterday by
Lieut. Col. Carl Reichmann to the
subcommittee of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee.
IF you were sent to France would
you allow your sentiment TO interfere
with your duty?" Senator Fletcher,
of Florida, asked Reichmann.
mo-" replied the officer. "Senu-
ment and duty are different things"
Reichmann said it was not true that
he had said this government should
not send men to France; on the con-
trary, he himself would like to go.
Col. Reichmann was born in Ger
many and came to this country when
he was q, enlisting in 1851 and serv-
ing three years in the ranks before
being commissioned a second heuten-
ant He has two sisters. now in Ger
rI,arV. be said
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25

stand trial, and his case was post
poned until Monday.
Back TO the precinct cell he was
sent, there TO await trial. By this
time. however. Navy Department Of
ficials had locked into the mans case,
and having found that he was honor
ably discharged after eighteen years
Of service. action came quickly.
On an order from Lieut. Commander
Koch, brought by a special messenger
from the Navy Department, the Po-
lice were commanded TO release the
man unconditionally.
Accompanying the release order
came a new discharge slip, giving
Moyd unquestioned right to wear
his hard-won service uniform un-
til November IL, 1917. four months
after the date of his honorable
discharge from the Naval Reserve
Corps.
When interviewed last night
Moyd told of his experiences in
France, and in the French hos
pitaI after his wound while on
service in French waters. He told
how he was brought to the naval
hospital at Norfolk, suffering in
tensely with a broken right thigh.
of his release from the hospital
with an honorable discharge and
with A claim for a pension. and Of
his wait in Washington for the
first months share of the govern
meut money.
And then of his arrest for wear
ing the uniform that he had given
his life's blood and eighteen years
of his existence to earn. His eyes
grew dark as he remembered the
harsh treatment he had received,
and-then they frightened, as from
the very bottom of his heart he
thanked The Herald for its share
in freeing him from the police
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
(By the International News seryice)

CBy the International News serviceo
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 24.-The de-
struction of large German U-boat Of
the most modern type, about 400 feet
in length was related here today by
members of the crew of the Standard
Oil tanker Navajo, who arrived at
this port on a passenger steamer. The
Navajo herself was destroyed by fire
off the coast of Ireland, following the
explosion of her fuel oil pipes.
The submarine went to the bottom
after a four-hour fight, and gunneIs
aboard the tanker had to fire twenty
shots before making a clean hit. the
twentieth missile striking beneath the
coming tower and the U-boat went
down stern first shortly afterwards.
Thirteen In Gun Crew.
In the crew of the Navajo were
thirty men and thirteen men who
comprised the vessels gun crew. The
arrivals included Capt. Macdougal, the
chief boatswain's mate, who COM
manded the gunners, Third Mate Ed
ward Schaffer, and Wireless Operator
Clarence Sisson.
SchaHer related tnat the TANKER
first met the U-boat early in July
when the Navajo was off the Irish
coast. A few shots were exchanged
and the submerslble then with
drew.
The next day the Navajo's men
heard sounds of firing and re-
ceived a call for help. Shortly af-
terward the same submarine ap-
peared on the horizon chasing a
large sailing ship. This ship was
sunk and the U-boat then headed
for the tanker. A battle ensued,
but the appearance of a British
hydroplane forced the U-boat to
submerge.
Later in the afternoon, when the
fog lifted and after the hydroplane
hpd returned TO shor-. the rnri-
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
Respect Uniform. Bill SAYS.

bill prohibiting any common car
rier. theater, hotel, restaurant or
public place from refusing its priv
iliges to any enlisted man or officer
OF the army or navy who is willing
to pay the price charged" was intro
duced by Senator Curtis, of Kansas,
yesterday. Penalties for violation of
the proposed law are $500 or six
months in iaiI
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
PRICES DROP AS
HOOVER TAKES TRAIN
Boosting of Prices Believed to Be
Greatest War Steal.

Drastic cuts in meat prices are eN-
peCted to follow conferences held
yesterday in Chicago by Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover. investigators Of
the Federal Trade Commission and
representatives of the packers.
The facts discovered by the Trade
Commission experts. have given rise
TO the belief that the imitation OF
meat prices is one of the greatest
war steals perperated on the public.
ChicaCo, Aug. 2;-Coincident with
the beginning here today of Federal
investigation Of the high price of
meats, hog values took a tumble to
$16.75.
Clifford Pinchot and Edward c. Las
sitter, members Of the executive COM
mittee Of the United States Livestock
Industries Commission, began the
probe into the reason for high prices,
and the inquiry will be more vigor-
ously prosecuted with the arrival here
of Herbert c. Hoover, food director.
who will be here tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
WIN Change Program.

The soldier race riots in Houston
possibly will result in an entire
change of the War Departments
program of sending Northern ne
gro National Guardsmen TO South
ern training camps.
Secretary OF War Baker last
night said no change IN program
had been made; that under present
plans the movement would be made
as scheduled, but the protests Of
southern governors and Repre-
sentatives in Congress. together
with the outbreak in Texas. are eN-
peCted to have some result.
Secretary Baker held a lengthy
conference with Mai. Gen. Hugh L
Scott. chief Of staff. yesterday aft
crnoon.
Mr.. Baker. following the con-
ference, fatty refused TO say what
would be done with the negro con-
scripts. brought in under the draft.
The plan has been to quarter them
under their own officers at the
same Cantonmcnts as white troops
from the same States.
Secretary Baker was quoted by
Senator sheppard. OF Texas, head
Of a delegation which went 10 the
War Department with telegraphed
resolutions Of the Texas legislature
requesting the removal OF negro
troops from that State. as saying
that the black forces would be re-
moved. Mr.. Baker later denied
that he had gone so far. The mat
ter, he said, would be taken un-
der advisement.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
CAPTURE OF HILL 3O4
WRECKS GERMAN HOPES
Teuton Grip on Verdun Gone by Fall of Key
Position to French City-Italians Take
10000 Prisoners.
10000 Prisoners.
lBy international News seryice)

London. Aug. 24-"Eh 304 again French hands the
message from the Vdn front that thrilled the heart of France today
No the battle of the Mame has joyous the
people of republic for the recapue by Petas poius of this
boodsoaked height of Dead Mans HILL the complete
disentangement of Verdun from the Teuton grip.
SMASH TEUTON DREAM.
For year and half the princes had been
squatng compaceny their hidden corridors this
h snugy looking down the battered citadel that their u
mate goal.
"As long have Dead Mans Hill and Hill 304 the
everrepead of German experts the spring of last year.
Verdun and later the fortress
fall to u.s."
Mort Homme fell the first French onrush Monday. Hill 304
reoccupied today The Teuton dream of Verun overt
a bubble of blood
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
SALONIKI BLAZES AGAIN.

Athens, Aug. IA second fire Is
burning in Saloniki. where great dam
age was done last Saturday by a con-
fiagration which destroyed a consider
able part Of the city. making $1,000
persons homeless. Thus far 1000
houses have been DESTROYED.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
TO DELAY CALL
OF DRAFT ARMY
Slow Work on Cantonments
and Lack of Uniforms
Is Cause.

I Possibility of a further delay in mo-
bilizing the conscript armies looms
up.
Although the three increments have
/ been ordered to mobilize on september
| >. IS and October 8, it appeared likely
I last night that later dates would be
! assigned within the next few days.
! In many instances the cantonments
are not near completion and there are
not enough uniforms and other cloth
ing in army depots to supply the 6S7.-
coo men.
/ Eliminates SweatshOp.
I This shortage of uniforms was fur
/ ther temporarily enhanced yesterday
I by an order of Secretary Baker elimi-
mating all sweatshOp manufacture of
army clothing.
The order was issued as the result
of representations made by officials of
the American Federation of Labor.
The situation has been serious i'm labor
circles for several weeks. especially in
/ New York and Chicago, where, it was
alleged. contractors were subletting
contracts for army uniforms to nom
union companies employing women
and children in unsanitary sweat
shops.
Will Increase Output.
Secretary Baker in issuing his order
and appointing a committee TO see that
it is carried out, declared that it prob
ably would operate to temporarily cut
down the number of inflOwing uni
forms. but that eventually it would in
crease the output.
The government cannot permit
its work to be done under sweat
shop conditions" is the outstand-
I ing phrase of the statement, which
says:
Secretary Baker announces the
establishment of a board of con-
troll for labor standards in army
clothing under the Chairmanship of
Mr.. Louis KRISTEN. The other two
members are Mrs. Florence Kelley
and Capt. Walter Z. kruesi, Q. NJ.
C, L. S. r. Through this board the
quartermaster general will be en-
abled to enforce the maintenance
of sound industrial and sanitar.
conditions in the manufacture of
army clothing, to inspect factories,
to see that proper standards are
established on government work, to
pass upon the industrial standards
maintained by bidders in army
clothing and act so that just con-
ditions prevail.
Cannot Allow Evils.
The government cannot permit
its work to be done under sweat
shop conditions and it cannot afIow
the evils widely complained of to
go uncorrected.
only through the establishment
OF such body as the board of con-
troll now created will the govern
ment be assured that army cloth
ing is manufactured under rec
ognized industrial standards and
/ in an atmosphere of good will be-
tween manufacturers and opera
tives. This alone will insure fit
clothing and its prompt delivery
for army needs"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
Naval Authorities Free
Jailed Wounded Sailor
Upon HeraZd's Protest

Internationally released from jail late yesterday afternoon the
personal order of Lieut. Commander KOCH the United States
navy William Moyd weak and i'll from hours of agony spent
steel the Sixth precinct station after his Thursday
afternoon a charge of illegally wearing naval service uni
form night rested quietly his 32S Delaware
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
AGAINST DRAFT, is KILLED.

York. S. c.. Aug. CIV. T. Sims p
coIored preacher, died yesterday from
injuries received near here at the
hands of a mob composed of whites
and negroes. who we're said to have
been enraged at utterances opposing
the draft law attributed to him.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
SEEKING I,SO0 SLACKERS.

Philadelphia. Pa. Aug. 2A-Nearly
30 Philsdclphians who failed 10 re-
spoEd TO calls to report for eNsmins-
ton Cor conscription are being sought
by Federal agents IN a Stacker
roundup" under way here today.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
TEXANS DEMAND
negro RIOTERS
Do Not Intend to Allow
Soldiers to Escape
Punishment.
(By the international News Service

tBy the international news SERVICE
Houston, Tex, Aug. 24-The StauS
of Texas does not intend 10 allow the
negro soldier rioters to escape punish
ment by civil authorities. John Crock
er, district attorney. tonight filed
blanket charges of murder against the
thirty-four negro soldiers of the Twen-
ty-fourth Infantry now held in the
county Jail. They are accused of be-
seventeen persons, four OF them po-
licemen.
The other prisoners are in the hands
of the military authorities and Mr..
Crocker announced that he will Prob
ably bring proceedings to have them
turned over to the civil authorities as
his jurisdiction.
Orders Removal
It was announced here tonight that
Gen. Parker. in command OF the
Southern department, has issued or
ders for the return of the battalion
of the Twenty-fourth Infantry sta
toned here and the battalion at Waco
to Columbus, y. Mex.
Quick trial for the negro soldiers Is
planned by the government.
Mai Gen. George Bell. jr.. COM
mander of Camp Logan, will arrive
tomorrow morning to appoint the
thirteen members Of the court-martial
before whom the negro mutineers and
murderers will be tried.
Mai. b. NJ. ChipDerfield. Of the
Judge Advocates department, will
arrive tomorrow or Sunday. He has
been ordered to drop his work on
the selection of Chicago men for the
national army and to report to Gen.
Bell as speedily as possible.
At a mass meeting OF citizens Of
Houston this evening a resolution
was adopted protesting against the
removal OF the coIored soldiers until
after the sourt-martial has been
held.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-25
NO SEPARATE PEACE,
RUSSIA ASSURES U. S.

Optimistic Feeling Officials Replaces
Gloom Over Situation, Following Report
from Ambassador at Petrograd.
The veil of bu mystery about the Russian situation has lifted
a little.
Word from Ambassador Francis has encouraged the State De-
the of the provisional government and further
loan of $00O0O0 has been made through the Ambassador
Boris Bahkmeef.
Secretary Lansing made cean-cu and very optimistic
Of the whole situation.
PLEDGES NO SEPARATE PEACE
The State Department yesterday made public letter the
Russian Ambassador days ago. which President Wilson aekno
edges the receipt Of the pledge of the Russian government viii
make separate peace but will pursue the the end