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Evening star., 1917-09-20
SAYS German Soldiers
Will Be Defrauded of
Fruits of Victories
Hx the Associated Press.


ZURICH, Switzerland, September 20
Gen. Baron Won Freytag-
chief of the supplementary general staff
Of the German army, has published a
pamphlet entitled, The result of the
world war" in which he says:
The general political and economical
situation Of the world works only in
favor of our enemies and the German
soldiers will be defrauded of the fruits
of their victories
The general thinks that trench war
fare was q great mistake and says
that only an aggressive attack could
have brought successes. He adds, how
ever, that the German offensive was not
strong enough to overthrow the allies.
The Post of Munich. expresses the
hope that the reasonableness of the
generals utterances will teach the pam
Germans who would fight 10 conquer
the whole world with their mouths"
TO estimate correctly the limitations
of Germany's military power The Post
continues:
our world economic position must
be changed completely by new admin
istration of our foreign policy. based
on democratic principles. Therefore.
we do not require a strong peace
against the east and the west which
would bring US into opposition with all
the great powers, but farsighted and
lasting peace by agreement
Evening star., 1917-09-20
SENATE FINALLY PASSES
THE WAR CREDITS BILL

The conference report on the S11 ,000-
900, 600 war credits will was adopted
late today by the Senate without roll
call Approved by the House and final
enactment is expected tomorrow
Records FOR speed and unanimity were
established IT the bins consideration. 1t
passed the House September 8 and the
Senate September Is after brief debate
and by unanimous votes. Conferees
reached agreement yesterday within a
half hour and todays Senate discussion
occupied but fifteen minutes.
The bill authorizes $4,000, 900 600 of
new bonds for allies loans; S3,538 900.
600 for converting bonds previously au-
thorized for that and other purposes
and SO O0o, 900 900 each of war-savings
certificates and certificates of inde ebted-
ness The new bonds are to be at 4
per cent. convertible and subject to In
come surtaxes and war profits-exc
taxes.
Before the conference report was an
proved today Senator Weeks inquired
il theer is a definite plan for extending
loans to the allies. Senator Stone. in
charge of the bill said no set plan was
laid before the committee. but that
presumably, the credits would not have
been approved unless Congress was sat-
isfied there is substantial reason for the
loans.
II am disturbed over these appro-
priations of twenty-one billion dollars" "
said Senator Weeks. ut seems that
every messenger in Washington is hur-
rying to the Capitol with requests for
additional appropriations. 1 have some
curiosity as to what IL being done with
the money" r.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
SWEDEN PROTESTED
LUXBURG INTRIGUE
Stockholm Announces Com
plant to Berlin of Abuse
of Confidence.
WAS MADE SEPTEMBER IS

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, September 2o-It was
announced at the Swedish ministry Of
foreign affairs today that after the pub
lication by the Washington State De-
partment of the code kilograms for-
warded by Count Won Luxburg, the Ger-
man minister to Argentina, through the
Swedish legation at Buenos Aires, the
Swedish government, on September 10.
asked, through the intermediary Of the
Swedish minister at Berlin. whether it
was true that the German representative
at Buenos Aires had dispatched. and the
ministry Of foreign affairs at Berlin had
received, the kilograms in question.
When the reply was received eho
Swedish minister at Berlin on septem-
ber Is was instructed by the Swedish
government to hand to the German
government a strong protest in conse-
auence of these incidents and to lay
stress on the fact that 1t had been con-
firmed beyond doubt that German ofi-
cials very seriously had abused the
confidence of Sweden.
The communication made by the Ger
man minister at Stockholm to the
Swedish minister of foreign Affairs,
mentioned in the Swedish ofacial state
ment of September Il. had no connsc-
ton with the protest made BY the
Swedi Sh government
Evening star., 1917-09-20
HE FINDS AMUSEMENT
IN FOOD CONSERVATION
Speaker at Convention of Master
Bakers Doesn't Think Much
of "Calories."

CHICAGO. September 20.-Todays
session of the convention of the Nation
al Association of Master Bakers was
enlivened by the humorous view of food
conservation taken in an address by
william c. Edgar of Minneapolis. Mr.
Edgar said he recognized the need for
the elimination of waste, but found
matter for merriment in some of the eX-
pedients of economy proposed to the
public.
Besides Mr.. Edgar the program for
the day included: "Plans Plus Push" by
DR.. S. ]. Krebs, New York city: Get
ting Results" by A. j. Leitsch, Cleve-
land, and THE Housewives Point of
View" by Helen Louise Johnson.
Watertown, n. y.
Mr.. Edgar early in his remarks re-
ferred to ''caIories," which. he said. was
a word much used lately.
"A dinner prepared to give the diner
the greatest number of calories at the
least expenditure is the latest thing in
fashionable conservation" said Mr.. Ed
gar. IAN excellent preparation for one
Of these experiences is hearty dinner
before and an excellent supper after it ;
otherwise ones strength will languish
and a faintness as of hunger will en-
sue"
Evening star., 1917-09-20
MILK ID CENTS A QUART
ANTICIPATED IN CHICAGO
Dairymen in Middle West in Conven-
ton Will Determine Milk Price
for Producers.

CHICAGO, September 20.-Milk at 13
or Il cents a quart in Chicago after
October / is what dairymen of this
section. here for convention. antici-
pate. The present price of milk is
10 cents quart, based upon a price
to the farmer of $2.12 per hundred
pounds. a convention of the milk
producers of this section. which en-
braces dairymen of northern Illinois,
portions of Indiana. Michigan and Wis
consin, is to open here tomorrow. at
which the price for milk to the pro-
ducers will be determined.
eff the prices demanded by pro-
ducers in the Elgin. Batavia and other
districts are made to prevail" declared
Ira j. Mix, jr., member of a local dairy
company, then I can see no recourse
for the dealers other than to charge
accordingly to the consumer. That
would mean milk at not less than 13
cents quart.
Several district associations of pro-
ducers have sent delegates to the con-
yention, who will demand prices for
milk on the farm ranging from $3.54
to $3.72 per hundred pounds.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
ODD FELLOWS PLAN AID
TO SOLDIERS DEPENDENTS
Matter to Be Acted Upon at Sow
erign Grand Lodge Sessions Be-
ing Held in Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, September 20.-Keen in
terest was displayed today by delegates
attending the ninety-third session of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge, Independ-
ent Order Of Odd Fellows, which is
meeting here. in the reports of several
committees, notably that of the commit
tee on legislation.
Among the most important of the mat
ters referred to this committee for ACTON
were two propositions for the benefit Of
Odd Fellows who are now or NAV
later. be in the military service of the
United States. The first of these pro-
posals is that authorization be extend
ed to the grand lodges of the various
states to impose upon their member
ship an annual assessment of 81 SO long
as the war may last. the proceeds to
be expended through the Red Cross for
the relief of the dependents Of Odd
Fellows engaged in military service.
The second proposal provides for au-
thorizing the grand lodges of the va
rious states and subordinate lodges to
remit dues to their members who may
be engaged in military service.
St. Louis was selected as next years
meeting place at a short session held
yesterday.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
German National Unity
Now Being Jeopardized,
Says Cologne Gazette
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, September 20.-An Or
ganized demonstration of loyalty to the
German emperor. accompanied by
protest against President Wilson's at
tempt to drive a wedge between the
emperor and the people," continue to
be prominently advertised in the Ger
man press.
The Cologne Gazette in an editorial,
even admits that enemy diplomats al
ready have achieved some success in
jeopardizing German national unity
and complains that a large section OF
the German people is SO infatuated
with a change in the constitution that
it ceases to perceive how unjustified
are "dictators' like President Wilson,
Lloyd George and kerensky. In preach
ing freedom to other nations ana no"
the German politician does the enemy's
work in catching the ball thus thrown
to him"
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Must Crush Military
Power of Germany,
Is View in London
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, September 20.-The attempt
by the German press and officials to
create an atmosphere, or what is be-
lieved here to he another peace man
euver, again is given prominence in the
morning papers. which are of the unan-
imous opinion that there can be no
peace until Prussian militarism is
crushed. The Daily Mail, under the
caption, "The Hun Peace Plot" de-
clares: The true friends of peace are
the allied armies of the governments
which are striving to remove the cause
of all of this misery. unrest and blood
shed by destroying Germany's military
autOcracv
Evening star., 1917-09-20
AMERICAN OFFICERS
DECORATED BY FRANCE
Brig. Gen. George B. Duncan and
Maj. Campbell King to Re-
ceive War Crosses.
BY the Associated Press.


AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Wednesday. September 10
Brig. Gen. George B. Duncan and Mai.
Campbell King are the first American
ofhcers to receive the war cross in
the French awards growing out of
American participation in the recent
Verdun offensive. when they acted as
observation officers in forward artil-
lery posts. Whether the officers will
be permitted to accept the decoration
is not known.
The citation for Gen. Duncan reads:
He assisted our forces under cir
cumstances Of extreme danger during
very violent bombardment at Ver-
dun"
A piece of shrapnel struck the steel
hat of the officer.
Maj. King also visited the forward
dressing station.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
SHAKES UP GERMAN PAPER. !
Owner Of 0regonian Deutsche Zei-
ting CHANGES Its Name.

PORTLAND, Ore. September 20.-The
Deutsche Zeitung changed
its name today to the Portland Ameri.
can. Its editor. Max Lucke. who has
been under Investigation by the gov~
ernment. and other German employees
have been dismissed. according to A. II.
Kern. its publisher. and hereafter -
will be printed wholly in English.
Kern said the changes were made De-
cause he had been notified the paper
would be suppressed IL it attempted to
continue publication in German.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
GOLF WRITER DIES.
Edward G. Westlake Once Analysed
Oil Kings Game.

CHICAGO. September 2O.-Edward G.
Westlake, one of the first golf writer's
for a daily newspaper in this country.
died at his home here last night of
acute kidney trouble. He was forty
nine years old and had been employed
for twenty-seven years on the Chicago
Evening Post as sporting writer and
automobile editor.
Westlake became acquainted with
John D. Rockefeller on the golf links.
and once wrote a story analyzing Mr..
Rockefellers game. After reading the
story Mr. Rockefeller called Westlake
on the telephone and said:
Il liked your article. Mr.. Westlake.
but 1 don't think you gave me enough
credit on my drive
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Argentine Senate Votes !
to Break Off Relations !
With German Government

BUENOS AIRES, September 20.-Ths
Argentine senate by a vote of - to 4
has declared for the breaking OF Of res
lations with Germany
The resolution now goes to the chamA
ber of deputies. There is strong public
feeling in favor of its final passage. !;
LONDON. September 2o-It is learned
that Great Britain does not at present
intend to approve any application for
a safe conduct for Count Won Luxburgs
the German minister to Argentina.
whose passports have been handed -
him by the Argentine government
Cronholm Enters Denial. y
MEXICO CITY, Septsmber 2o.-ReSke
ish legation. in a statement to the As
sociated Press today, denied that Ger
man Minister Won Eckhardt offered or
promised him a decoration in b Ger
man order. or that he received any
such decoration. Conhelm also denied
that he had Furnished the German
minister with information gathered
among the enemies of his country in
Mexico"
Prior to making this statement Cron-
holm had maintained silence regarding
the dispatch made public by Secretary
Lansing. in which Minister Won Eek
decoration. The statement follows:
Il am not in a position to make any
statement. being that this IL contrary
to the diplomatic principles of my
country. as / am only an executive
organ of my government and still ig-
norant Of the statement that the same
might have issued on the subject. Once
in possession of an authentic text Of
such statement I may be able to add
some Complementary remarks.
referring to the decoration meme
toned in this connection, I hereby dee
clare that the German minister. Mn
Eckhardt. has not offered mo any deco
Grafton. nor has he promised me suche
and neither have I received any. The
allega tion made by a certain class OF
newspapers in this city to the e6ece
that l should have furnished the Ger
man minister with information gath
cred among the enemies OF this coun-
try in Mexico is just as false as IL il
ridiculous.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
TO ATTEND FISH CONFERENCE.
Gulf Coast Section to Send Three
Representatives Here.

MOBILE, Ala, September 20.-The
gulf coast section viii be represented
at Washington at the conference of
frozen and fresh fish dealers of the
United States. to be held September "a
25. by Frank E. Welles and ]. Frank
Taylor of Pensacola. Fla, and J. W.
Mum of Galveston, Tex
Mr.. Welles stated that after the
Washington conference he would call
a meeting of all the fish dealers of the
gulf coast at Pensacola to consider the
problems discussed at the conference
with Mr.. Hoover.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Count Michael KaroIyi
of Hungary to Work
for Early End to War
~ ,t,o Associated Press.

COPENHAGEN. September 20.-Count
Michael KaroIyi. president of the Hun
garian independence party, according
to IL Budapest dispatch. declared at u
meeting Tuesday that he would agitate
for an early peace between the war
ring countries.
nate in a peace conference at Bern on
October Is. and would leave for Swift
zerland notwithstanding the violent at
tacks that probably would be directed
against him.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
MIR. LANSING DENIES REPORT.
Secretary Says q. S. Made No Conn
plaint Against Netherlands Minister.

Concern was shown today by Secre-
tary Lansing over reiterated fnsinua-
tions that the recall of Minister Van
Rappard of the Netherlands was due
to representations made by this gov
ernment He denied that such was the
case, saying:
Il regret that some papers have at
tributed lack of neutrality to Mr.. Van
Rappard. He and his government have
been particularly circumspect in the
observance of neutrality. and the min
ister's conduct has been altogether
proper"
Evening star., 1917-09-20
To Maintain Railway.

a standard gauge railway service is
to be maintained by five regiments of
special railway engineers Gin the first
army by the 11th, 18th, 10th, 18th and
18th National Army engineers), with
eight supple work battaIions
For line of communications work
there Will be Il separate standard suage
railway contingent of six battalions of
railway engineer troops for operations
with three service hattalions and one
regiment 19th National Army Engi-
neers) and one supplemental engineer
battalion and one service battalion in
the mechanical and supply department
The order provides also the medical
service officers and men to be attached
to each of the new engineer units au-
thorized. and stipulates that the railway
operating and shop troops, forestry troops
and service battalions are to be equipped
and trained as infantry. but that only 10
per cent of them are to be armed eX-
cept during their training period.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Infantile Paralysis in Chicago.

CHICAGO. September 20.-There are
139 cases of infantile paralysis Under
in Chicago today. accord
ing to health commissioner. John Dill
Robertson, who said the disease showed
"unmistakable signs of spreading" Ths
commissioner said that so per cent OF
the children affected with the ailment
have died. In the last four days twen-
ty children have died from the diseases
Evening star., 1917-09-20
NEW ORLEANS STRIKE GROWS
Negro Freight Handlers Join Long
shoremen, Who Quit Yesterday

NEW ORLEANS. September 2O-Ap-
proximately 500 union negro freight
handlers went on strike here today
making tota! of about 1900 dock
workers on strike at this port 21OO
white and negro longshoremen having
walked out yesterday.
The employing stevedores announced
they had granted the longshoremen's
demands for wage increases, but re-
fused to sign contracts fcS more than
three years. The longshoremen in
sisted upon a fve-year contract ana
csrtatn working regulations
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Portuguese Wreck Victims Found.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, September 70.
An Italian steamer in port today re<
ports having picked up at sea on SepI
tember 3Ffive seamen from the Portu-
guese schooner Und!na, which was
wrecked sin a hurricane while bound
from a gulf port to Europe with q
cargo Of sulphur and other products,
The sailors were in an exhausted con%
dition.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Congressional Permission Necessary,

Congressional authority must be OH
tanned before any American Army OFF,
Ger or soldier can accept decoration
from foreign government The tradi-
tfonal policy of the United States has
been to permit no one in any branch
of its service to receive foreign deco
rations. Whether this will be altered
now that Americans are fighting on
foreign soil with foreign allies has not
been determined. although there are
many officials and members of Con-
gress who believe that there should be
no change.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
25 WEST VA. MINES CLOSE.
Operators Unable to Sell Coal at So,
Governments Price.

CLARKSBURG. w. Va, September 20.
coal mines in this vicinity
week because the operators were unable
to mine and market coal for 81 a ton.
the price fixed by the government. ac-
cordtng to . statement issued here to-
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Ypres Looks Hideous.

Beyond a doubt. in no part OF the
western front, not even at Verdun IL
self. has there been so prolonged ana
steady a gunffre maintained during the
past three years as around Ypres. This
tragic city of the dead looks hideous
but it doubtless is true that in the
moonlight. when the shadows of PIN
nacles and mounds of crumblinG stone
that mark the site of the Cloth hall,
one of the chief architectural glories
of the middle ages. fall upon the grand
place. Ypres has a beauty that not all
the malevolence of the people can de-
Evening star., 1917-09-20

day by Daniel Howard, a leading opera
tor. Mr.. Howard said he also had re-
ports from other counties of the central
West Virginia field concerning the clos
ing of mines which their owners de-
clared they were unable to operate
profltably at the government rate.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
NAV Place Bridge Span Today.

In connection with the raising Of tie
central span OF the Quebec canttloveP
bridge were resumed today. Two Aelsts
were taken within twenty-eight min-
passed at 1870 o'clock. leaving the
span eighteen feet to go. The snGineers
said II this rate Of speed could be
maintained the span woula be In place
Evening star., 1917-09-20
French Official Report.

PARIS. September 20.-Except for ar
tillery activity at various parts of the
battle front in France last night, the
French official statement this afternoon
SAYS there was nothing of Importance
to report. The announcement reads:
There was nothing to report except
great activity of the artillery In the
region south of the River Disc. in the
sectors of Cornillet and Mont Haut, in
the Champagne and on both banks of
I he River MeuSe"
Evening star., 1917-09-20
American Doctors in London.

LONDON. September 20.-The first
contingent of American civilian doc
tors has arrived here. They are being
detailed for duty in various hospitals
In LONDON and elsewhere in England.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
New Appointees Well Known Here.

The new appointees are well know in
Washington, Mr.. Cox recently having
been engaged in special work for the
Department of Justice. Mr.. Hacker is
chairman of local board for exemption
district No. 9.
Unanimous decision was reached by
the members of the eleven local dis
tricts at a meeting in the District
building last night to recommend con-
tinuation of examination of registrants
until the list is exhausted. The meet
ing, which was attended bY the Com
missioners and Secretary Donovan. was
held behind closed doors and lasted two
hours. AS a result of the action taken,
the Commissioners formally will rec
ommend to the War Department that
the examinations go forward at the
soonest practicable time as the fairest
and most expeditions way of recruit
ing additional armies should they be
needed. 1t is probable that the Com
missioners' letter to the Secretary of
War will be dispatched late today.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
ARMY TO USE GAS
AND LIQUID FLAME
Certain American Forces to Be
Specially Trained for
This Work.
UNITS FOR OTHER SERVICES

American troops in France are to be
supplied fully with trained forces to de-
liver gas and liquid fire attacks. accord
ing to Army general orders made public
today, giving the organization of special
engineer units to handle these devices
of modern trench warfare.
The orders show that each army-three
corps under the new organization-will
have a special engineer regiment of
one colonel. one lieutenant colonel and
three captains and thirty-eight enlisted
men in the headquarters division. and
men each, whose business it will be to
handle the gas and flame service"
Many Special Units.
In addition each army will have thou
sands OF men in supplemental engineer
units to deal with other phases Of mod
ern fighting. There will be a mining
service regiment of six special mining
companies; water supply service
regiment of six companies; general
construction service regiment, an engi-
neer supply service detachment of
three companies. three workshop COM
panies and one service battalion; bat
talon Of typographical engineers to
provide a surveying and printing serv-
ice; a road service detachment, with
three road engineer companies and
six service battalions of four companies
each: ten motor truck companies of
thirty-one trucks each. and five wagon
companies with sixty-one wagons each.
on the line of the communications of
each army will be a pontoon park with
six construction battalions and six
service battalions of engineer troops.
two supply battalions, two workshop
battalions, and three supply service
battalions, ten battalions of forestry
engineers supplemented by nine serv-
ice battalions for this work. two bat
talions of special quarry service troops.
with three supplemental work batta-
lions: five battalions of railway en-
gneers for light railway service sup
plemented by three work battalions.
four battalions of railway engineers
for the operation and mechanical de-
partment. supplemented by three service
battalfons