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Evening star., 1917-05-11
Would Have Accepted Findings.

They would have accepted the find
ings of the mediators." replied Mr..
Newman. He added in reply to another
question that the Commissioners had
told the company that the men would
accept the decision of any mediation
board agreed upon.
The recognition of the union and the
closed shop demands of the men We're
the cause Of all She difficulty, accord
ing to the railway officials. and the
testimony today of Mr.. Newman was
regarded as throwing important light
on the issues.
Questions asked by Senator Johnson
today had reference to the authority
under which the street railways oper-
ated in the District and the right of
Congress to amend or repeal the char
ters granted them. He said that he
was seeking merely for information, as
a newcomer to Washington.
Mr.. Hoover. counsel for the road, in
sisted that the company had a vested
right in the road, and that it could not
be taken away without proper compen-
sation.
Congress has the right to establish
municipal ownership" Mr.. Eahey of
counsel for the strikers, here inter-
jected.
"Oh, yes" said Mr. Newman, on the
stand, there is no doubt about that at
ALL
The hearing today was held in a
larger committee room. 226 Senate Office
building, and future hearings will be
in the same office. Again large crowd
of the strikers and their wives were
on hand.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Sees No Justification j
.... in Prices of Food

Secretary Redfield declared to-
day that the increased food prices
now prevailing are without JUS
tification, when asked his opinion
of the proposal to create such a
controller.
The Secretary spoke in favor Of
the creation of such a position,
stating that such action perhaps
would become a necessity.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
REPUD|ATE IDEA
OF MAKING PEACE
Russian Provisional Govern
ment Officials Loyal to
the Entente.
COUNCIL DODGES POWER

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 1.-THE executive
committee Of the Russian workmen's
! and soldiers delegates has resolved to
convene in a neutral country an inter-
national socialist conference to discuss
peace. a Reuter- dispatch from Petro-
grad says.
PETROGRAD. May II, via London
Thursday being the anniversary OF the
opening of the first duma. an eXtraor-
dinary session Of delegates and eN-
delegates was held at the Taurlde fai :
ace The members of the provisional
government and foreign diplomats
were also present.
Prolonged applause greeted speech
by President RodZianko,>> in Which ne
repudiated any idea Pf a separate
peace There was an enthusiastic
demonstration later when he pro,
claimed the loyalty Of Russia toward
her allies The whole assembly STOOD
and cheered the entente ambassadors.
The war which was forced upon US
which we did not desire. and FOR whlcn
we are in no way responsive; mus mus
be brought to successful termination
in such a manner that the integrity OF
the country and the national honor o, J.
Russia shall be entirely maintained
said President RodZianko-
"The innumerable sacrihces we nave
laid upon the altar of this war de :
mand that the peace should correspohd
with the immensity of our EFFORTS, ana
that the aim for which we are struS-
Cling. the triumph of the ideals OF JUS
tice and liberty. be assured us.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Bitter Fighting, Says Be,stn.

BERLIN. May 11.-Followinf' is the
official report from the Mat'sdonian
front:
The battle was continued %Dn the
Macedonian front Wednesday 9th the
greatest bitterness.
'It surpassed in violence all OTTER fight
ing which has taken place u: to the
present in this theater. Northwest of
Monastir enemy attacks whish aimed
at possession of our hill pos ions re-
suited in failure. In the Cer.a salient
massed attacks by italians. F Sench and
Russians, prepared for throu zhout the
morning. afternoon and eyxning by
very strong artillery fire. an9 by mine
explosions. were delivered q a front
of sixteen kilometers (ten m Aas). They
were repulsed with very he.r.vy losses
to the. enemy. North of yf4ena Ser
bians who penetrated our> positions
were driven back with .~.nguinary
losses. Allied German and xBulgarian
infantry, supported by artillery which
quickly adjusted itself to cry phase
of the fighting, has by the host stub
born defense and bitter courier thrusts
completely maintained its p; itions and
acquitted itself brilliantly.".S
Respecting the Russo -GalScian front
the statement says:
"On the Narayuvka at Br4ezany and
on the Tarnopol- li3e artillery
fighting and mine firing w3re revived
occasionally"
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Average Price of Flour.

'"The average wholesale price of flour at
Minneapolis on April 16 was $111O per
barrel On May it was $3.50 per bar
rel, an advance of 20 per cent Reduced
to pound basis. the increase in the
wholesale price was from 81 cents per
pound on April 16 to 6.S cents per pound
on May 3. The retail price of flour in
Washington advanced from 66 cents per
pound on April 16 to rs cents per pound
on May 3. or Is per cent
Expressed in percentage, therefore,
and taking the prices on May as
against the prices on April is, wheat
advanced IA per cent. the wholesale
price of flour advanced 20 per cent, rhe
retail price of flour advanced IS Der
cent and the retail price of bread ed-
vanced II per cent
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Million Francs to Aid Suffering.

PARIS. May 1l.-H. W. Deterding. a
Dutchman, has sent Premier Ribot a
million francs for the relief of the
sufferers in the invaded regions of
France.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
GREAT ALLIED DRIVE
STARTS IN MACEDONIA
British, Serbians and Russians Make
Important GainsEBitter Bat
ties, Says Berlin.

Along the entire front in Macedonia,
from Monastir to Lake Doiran. dis
tance of about 100 miles. the allies have
opened a great offensive. On every sec
ton of the line Gen. Sarrail's artillery
is roaring day and night, but the cam
paign is IN its initial phase, and there is
little. to indicate as yet where the main
attempt at an advance will be made.
Bitter fighting is proceeding in the
bend of the Cerna river and in the
neighborhoed of the Vardar, the two
points on the Macedonian front where
the wild barbarous country of noun
tains and sterile deserts is broken by
fertile valleys. Military critics are
agreed that it is up one of these val
leys that the allied forces must force a
way, but the operations have not ad
vanced far enough to indicate which is
the chosen point of attack.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Predicts $4,000, ,ooo. 900 Expenditures

In opening the debate yesterday.
Chairman kitchin of the ways and
means committee, predicted that the
expenditures for this year and the next
fiscal year would reach S5.0o0.o0o.oo
rather than s3.s00. 600. 900. Those who
stayed at home should be glad to pay
the bills, he said
More additional taxes than any pro-
posal ever put before Congress are con-
tanned in the present bill. 1t was ex-
planned. He said this measure Will
give everybody a chance to help finance
the United States in the present war
Mr.. Kitchin also declared that if the
interstate commerce commission allows
tha railroads a general I5 per cent,
freight advance, he would be in favor
of more taxes on railroads.
Representative Chandler of New York
interrupted Representative Kitchin to
oppose the advanced postal rates, say
ing that it will put number of
magazines out of business An attack
on the income tax schedule was made
by Representative Reavis of Nebraska,
who said that greater proportionate
load is put upon the married man with
$4,000 year than upon the millionaire.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Closed Shop Not Demanded.

Mr.. Newman stated to the committee
today that the men had agreed. also
to waive their demand for a closed shop
in the proposed negotiations and that
this fact the Commissioners had name
municated to the railway officials. In
this connection he said that the de-
mand for the closed shop as drafted
by the committee representing the
union had been very drastic. He said
that the employees of the Capital Trac-
ton Company, in accepting mediation
with the Commissioners as mediators,
had waived this demand also.
Senator Jones of Washington, to
make sure in regard to the action of
the Commissioners regarding the
waiver of recognition of the union,
said to Mr.. Newman:
You finally did convey to the off,
cials of the company the. statement
that the men were willing to waive this
recognition
NO" replied Mr. Newman. mot ex-
actly."
You stated to the company what
you thought you could obtain from the
men in the matter of such a waiver"
suggested Senator Johnson of Cali
fornia. "and the company refused to
mediate"
Yes" said Mr.. Newman.
In reply to a question by Senator
King of Utah, Mr.. Newman denied that
the men had ever told the Commission
ers they would accept the individual
contract proposed by the company.
But if the mediators had decided
in favor of this individual contract,
they would have accepted, would they
Eot?" asked Senator Jones.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Miss Louise Paine Weds Count.

MONTE CARLO. May 11.-Miss Louise
Paine, eldest daughter of the late
the duchess of Choiseul- -Praslin. was
married today at Cap dali la Turbie
TO Count de Sieyes de Veynes. The
ceremony was private on account of
the war. The Count de Sieyes de
Veynes is a famous French aviator.
he is a member of the fighting corps
known as "The Storks."
Miss Paine's father died in 1909 and
the following year his widow married
the Duke Of Choiseul-Praslin.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Speaks for the Distillers.

Opposing the doubling OF taxes on
distilled spirits. Levi Cooke, attorney
Tor the National Wholesale Liquor Deal
greatly increase Illicit production. de-
credsiEg instead of increasing federal
revenues.
ut is impossible to collect such a
heavy tax" he said. which represents
Evening star., 1917-05-11
HIGHER BREAD PRICES
ANALYzED IN REPORT
Federal Bureau Shows Much of Lo-
cal Advance Is More Ap-
parent Than Real"

Investigation of bread prices in the
District. completed today by the bu-
reau of labor statistics of the Depart
ment of Labor, shows that much of the
increase here is more apparent than
real, according to the report. which
was prepared under direction of Ethel
bert Stewart, chief statistician.
Following the advance in retail prices
on bread in the District May 2 and 3
by four out of five of the largest
bakeries in Washington, and coincident
with similar increases in many of the
larger cities of the east, the bureau
of labor statistics started it's investi-
cation.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Will Raise More Than So, ,ooo, 600, 900

These taxes" he said. in effect. will
raise more than 5000 900. .ooo, and this
is undesirable. although 1 will vote for
the bill"
Rather would Mr.. Fordney raise more
money by bond issues. because he figured
that by the time the bonds mature there
Will be people enough in this country to
make the burden very light one per in
dividual
Representative Madden of Illinois inter-
rupted him once to put forward the the
ory that more money than the army and
navy needs is asked for by the admins
tration. Representative Fordney said he
had no knowledge of this; that he took
the Administrations word for the matter {;
that the President asked for it-and that
Congress ought to give it.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
AGREED NOT TO DEMAND
RECOGNITION OF UNION
Car Strikers Authorized Mediators
to Waive That Feature, Says Com
missioner Newman.

Commissioner Oliver P. Newman. tes-
tifying before the Senate investigating
committee today, said that before the
employees of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company went on strike
last March the Commissioners were
authorized by them to waive, in the
proposed negotiations or mediation be-
tween the company and the men, the
recognition of the union.
Mr.. Newman also told the committee
that the Commissioners did not state
this fact to the officials of the company.
He said that the Commissioners told
the company officials I'VE believed we
could get a waiver" on the part of the
men in regard to recognition of the
union in the negotiations.
Explaining the reasons of the Com
missioners for not making the direct
statement that the men were ready to
waive the demand for recognition of
the union in the negotiations, Mr.. New
man said:
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Developed by Inquiry.

The investigation develops that the
size of the loaf was very materially in
creased in the case of the bread that
was advanced from to 10 cents a loaf.
and that therefore the increase in price
is more apparent than real"
The report sets forth:
For instance. on a certain brand of
bread, the retail price of which April
IS was cents, the scaling weight Of
the loaf at that time was thirteen and
a half ounces. By scaling weight is
meant the weight of the dough before
baking. This is equivalent to IL cents
for a loaf weighing a pound in the
dough. May 3 the price of this loaf was
increased to 10 cents. but the scaling
weight was increased to seventeen and a
half ounces. which is equivalent to 81
cents for a pound loaf. In other words.
while the price per loaf was increased 4
cents-that is. from cents 10 10 cents
the price per actual pound of bread was
increased 2 cents.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Other Instances Cited.

Another instance is that of a six
cent loaf which had scaling weight
of twelve and one-half ounces on April
16, which is equivalent to TT cents per
sixteen-ounce loaf. When this was in
creased to 10 cents retail price on May
J, the scaling weight was increased to
eighteen ounces, which is equivalent to
SO cents per sixteen-ounce loaf. Here
again the increase, in actual bread pur-
chased. was not 4 cents, but was IL
cents. In the case of the five-cent
loaves, which had a scaling weight on
April 16 of eleven and one-haf ounces.
which means Z cents per sixteen
ounce loaf. the price was increased on
May 3 to 6 cents without any change
In the weight of the loaf.
1.-THE net increase in this case was 1.3
cents per pound of bread actually pur-
chased.
Taking all of the five bakeries report
ing in Washington, the average price Of
bread. based on the equivalent of six
teen-ounce loaf. was increased from IL
cents on April 16 to S.3 cents on May 3,
an increase of IL cents per pound in the
dough. which is equivalent to II per cent.
Examination of market reports by the
bureau shows that the price of number l
northern wheat at Minneapolis increased
from s2.4525 per bushel on April 16 to
$3.50 on May 3. an advance of IA per cent.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
FRENCH SEIZE POSITION
AND REPULSE ENEMY
Success Scored in Chevreux Region.
British Advance Their
Line.

by the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 11.-French troops captur-
ed German position in the region Of
Cheyreux yesterday evening, according to
an official statement issued by the war
office this morning. Heavy counter at
tacks by the Germans were repulsed.
-Four fresh German divisions have been
observed on the Aisne front since May
I, says an official summary Of the opera
tions May to 6. The statement adds:
This is irrefutable proof of how rapid
ly these effectives are being used up.
German losses in these three days exceed
all estimates"
Germans Suffer Heavily.
The official statement Of today follows:
Yesterday evening we captured a
strong German position in the region of
Chevreux. Counter attacks with gre
nades were repulsed by our fire. A more
vigorous attack directed by the enemy
forne plateau was repulsed after spirit
ed engagement, in which the enemy suf-
fered serious losses.
1.-THE artillery fighting was rather
heavy last night on the front between
Cerny and Hurtbise. Surprise attacks by
the enemy northeast of Berry-au Bac, in
the sectors of the Navarin farm and
Auberive and south of Ste Marie pass,
were checked easily. We took prisoners
There is nothing to report from the
remainder of the 'front.'
British Advance Line.
LONDON, May 11.-German attacks
were delivered last night on the British
positions east of ArleuX and south of the
Souchez river. All the assaults, in one of
which liquid gas was employed, were re-
pulsed.
The official report from British head
quarters in France last night reads:
I'VE advanced our line slightly dur
ing the morning on the south bank of
the Scarpe. AT midday today, under
cover of a heavy bombardment. the
enemy renewed his attempts upon our
positions in the Hindenburg line east of
Bullecourt. His attack was completely
repulsed by our troops.
Further hostile counter attacks de-
livered during the night near Fresnoy
were equally unsuccessful
"A party of the enemy raided our
trenches early this morning southeast
of Ypres. A few of our men are miss
ing.
There was again severe fighting yes
terday in the air. Six German ma
chimes were brought down by our air
planes and five others were driven down
out of control. Five of our airplanes
have not returned"
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Calls Excess Profit Tax Unfair.

The excess profits tax of the House
bill was declared unfair and inequita bic
by James y. Emory, counsel for the
&atiolal Association of Manufacturers
and o-her organizations, which he said
comprise $500 corporations employing
2,T50,O workmeH. or 55 per cent OF
those in Industries being called upon
by the government in the manufacture
of articles for the war. He proposed
instead Increase of the normal corpora
Jion taxes.
A general attack upon the whole bill
was made by Cameron Morrison of
Charlotte. y. c., representing the Amer
lean Cotton Manufacturers Association.
He advocated extending the taxes over
many years and reducing the amount
payable annually.
The excess profits tax Mr.. Morrison
characterized as a discriminatory class
tax imposed upon corporations, while
individuals are exempted. Corpora
tons. he said. would prefer straight
income tax upon net profits or gross
sales
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Asked Not to Tell Company.

The men wanted recognition of the
union. and they asked us not to tell
the company that they would agree to
the waiver if there was an opportunity
for obtaining such recognition-they
asked us. in other words. not to tip
their hand to the company.
so when we talked to the officials of
the company we didn't say this in so
many words. but we told the company
we believed we could get the waiver.
We thought it proper to protect the
confidence of the men. and that it
would not be fair to reveal the entire
concessions they were willing to make
We hoped to act as mediators. and we
acted as kind of circuit breaker
George A. Wilburt, president of the
union. on the other hand. insisted that
President King of the railway company
would not have agreed to mediation
even if Commissioner Newman had told
him the men were ready to waive
recognition in the negotiations
The statement made by Mr.. Newman
in regard to the offer to waive recogni-
tion of the union came at the close of
his direct testimony. 1t is expected he
will go on the stand when the commit
tee meets tomorrow morning at $50
O'Clock for cross-eXamination by counsel
for the company
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Dividend Exemptions Urged.

Exemption from income taxation of
stock dividends of subsidiary corpora
lions. already taxed, was urged by the
Lackawdnna company.
Extra time was given by the commit
tee for discussion Of excess profits tax
IS. Inclusion of good will in calculat-
ing capital for assessing the excess
profits tax was proposed by Joseph S.
Auerbach, representing the Woolworth
Company of New York. Chairman Sim
mons said good will might be used to-
ward artificial estimates of capital and
thus defeat taxation. and for that rea-
son, he said, Congress has so far re-
fused to estimate good will as a part of
corporate capital. Artificial estimates
also could be made, he said. of the
value of trade uarks.
Limitation of excess profits tax TO
capital and assets of foreign fire and
marine Insurance companies actually
used in this country was urged by A.
Il. Thatcher of New York. representing
various foreign corporations He urged
that the income from securities held by
such companies abroad and not used in
their American business should be
exempt from the tax.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Coalition Up to Socialists.

The government. in making the sug-
eestion of a coalition ministry. appears
to have put the issue squarely up to the
socialists. The move on the part OF the
ministry is seemingly an effort to
remedy the anomalous situation in
which the country finds itself through
having a nominal government with the
power lodged elsewhere. Yesterday 8
call upon the socialists, as represented
by the council of workmen's and SOL
diers' delegates. was by way of shifting
some of the responsibility for govern
ment upon the elements which WELD
the power and which assume the right
to direct, criticise and thwart the acts
of the ministry.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
British Make Big Gain.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 11.-Attacking on a
front of about four miles in the Lake
Dorian region of Macedonia. British
troops on one wing took Teutonic al
lied trenches on a front of two miles
and on the other flank advanced on a
front of about mile. according to a
British official communication issued
last night.
The communication. which is dated
Saloniki, Tuesday night, says:
After artillery preparation lasting
several days our troops attacked the
enemy's trenches from a point south
west of Lake Doiran on a front of
about four miles. On the left we cap
tured the enemy's trenches on front
of two miles and advanced our line to
an average depth of 500 yards and con-
solidated our new position.
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Germans Oppose Ideals.

.Tbe Germans oppose to these splendid
ideals their own program. which is totali!
different the hegemony of the world ana
the enslavement of the nations. me ne
contradictory cannot terminate IN draw.
but only by decisive victory by one or
the other of the adversaries Only the
complete defeat of German militarism Will
assure the happiness of the world.
..The gulf separating the Germans-the
deyastators and destroyers OF CIVILIZATION
from the allies is too deep for the war
to be concluded without the realization OF
the ideals 1 have mentioned. Peace In the
present conditions would be only an
armistice Of greater or less duration. Do
not forget that the working classes of
Germany, however socialistic they be. ar
IDENTIFY desire victory, for Germany can
not reduce her vast INDUS lndustrS, y ana aina ,ha nes
blow of a club for the workers OF Ger
many, who naturally support the imperial
istic aspirations of their government;
THAT is why l declare emphaticaliy
sacrifice to bring this war;. in concert
with their allies. to complete victory;
all the more because such victory would
consolidate forever the liberties We have
just won.
whose side she has been fighting for
three years, and she Will remain iaitn-
full to them"
Premier Lvof Speaks.
Prince Lvoff, the premier, also ad-
dressed the duma gathering.
ut is not the wonderful. almost magic
character Of the Russian revolution; 1t
is not the power displayed and the
rapidity of development which astonfsh
the world, but the idea which directed
1t and which embraces not only the in
terests of the Russian people but those
of all the nations" said the premier. 1T
is true that this revolution compels US
to endure a period of great trials and
raises in our paths to social happiness
the grim specters of anarchy and
despotism. But you representatives Of
the nation may be sure that the work
YOU inaugurated and have pursued de-
spite all obstacles, establishments and
hostile elements, will not have been in
vain. The work of the great revolution
is not concluded. but every day
strengthens our confidence in the crea-
tive forces of the Russian people and
the greatness of its future"
Evening star., 1917-05-11
Evidence of Fire Removed.

But little evidence of the fire in city
hall yesterday Will be found when the
city's British visitors are entertained
there. Forces of carpenters. decorators
and cleaners worked all night. and to-
day the wreck of the dome had been
converted into a bunting -bedecked tow
er in which the American. French and
British colors were blended.
The end of the day of greeting for the
French visitors ~as the gala perform
ance at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Marshal Joffre went to the opera
house, but NJ. Viviani. pleading illness.
remained at the Frick residence.
The receipts from the entertainment
IConfinnad nn Sa0ond -