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The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
sunk BY TORPEDO
after GAME RUN
American Schooner Tries to Outsail
U-Boat on Stormy Sea.

The story of how the American
schooner Carl F. Cressy, from Bath,
Me-, eamely tried to outsail a sub
marine all through the night of
August 3 was received at the State
Department yesterday. The Cressy,
of but 766 tons, and a crew of but
seven men, encountered the submarine
early in the evening: The submarine
Immediately opened fire with ner
deckguns. Instead of suTrendering the
captain of the Cressy crowded on sail
and took advantage of the heavy
weather to make a run for it.
His judgment proved good through
the night, for the skillfully sailed
schooner made good speed and the
Germans shots went astray as they
were fired from the submarines deck,
tossed about in the heavy sea.
With daylight, however, the sub
marine resorted to torpedo and the
Cressy was sunk. II is presumed the
submarine was alarmed by the ap-
proach of the patrol boat which
rescued the crew of the Cressy and
spent one of her valuable torpedoes
on the little vessel rather than admit
defeat.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
U. 5. to Ship $1,000
Cannon to Pershing

Government experts and army
officers are planning for the manu-
facture of 1900 mobile artillery
cannon, to be shipped to Gen.
Pershing in France within a year
and half.
Hundreds of millions Of dollars
must be provided by Congress-
and plans for furnishing the money
already have been made-to supply
the heavy guns American soldiers
must have on the French front
Little has been heard of this
gigantic undertaking. which ex-
tends to factories all over the
United States.
To produce guns in the shortest
possible time and to safeguard the
expenditure of public moneys to
produce the best results the War
Department is pursuing a policy
of selecting, in various parts uI
the country, organizations having
records of real accomplishment IN
the manufacturing industries along
lines comparable in character with
the manufacture of cannon.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
GOD KEEP AND GUIDE Y0U,"
PRESIDENTS ADIEU TO ARMY
The Presidents Greeting

ITO the soldiers Of the national
army:
You are undertaking a great
duty. The heart of the whole
country is with you. Everything
that you do will be watched with
the deepest solicitude not only by
those who are near and dear to
you, but by the whole nation be-
sides.
For this great war draws us
all together, makes US all COM
rades and brothers, as all true
Americans felt themselves to be
when we first made good our ma
tional Independence.
THE eyes of the world will be
upon you, because you are in some
special sense the soldiers of free
dom. Let II be your pride, there
fore, to show all men not only
what good soldiers you are, but
also what good men you are. keep
ing yourselves fit and straight in
everything and pure and clean
through and through.
Let US set for ourselves a
standard so high that It will be a
glory to live up to it and add a
new laurel to the crown of Amer
lea.
My af1ectionate confidence goes
with you in every battle and every
test. God keep and guide you."
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
Judge Pugh Indorses
Herald's Vice Fight

"I think The Herald's fight on
vice is the finest thing in the world.
The vice district needs a thorough
cleaning and we have enough law
already to so through with it. In
fact we have more law now than
we have cases. From my observa-
tons in Police Court the cases
originating in this district and
cases involving offenses, such as
are committed down there, which
the government has lost, have been
lost because Of a lack of prepara-
ton by the government, namely the
men charged with the enforcement
of these laws.
Often the necessary witness or
evidence could have been secured
with a little forethought. / admit
that there is a defect in the law
which forbids soliciting on the
street. Only a prostitute can be
convicted of this offense. To al
lege that woman is a prostitute
because she has been caught in the
act of soliciting is one thing and
to prove it Is quite another.
If the law were amended it would
naturally lessen this sort of thing.
But broadly speaking there is no
excuse for conditions which are
said to exist in the district referred
10 and they should be done away
with Immediately"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
WASHINGTON YOUTH
DROWNED in SURF
Frank King Victim of Heavy Sea at
Ocean CITY Md.

Baltimore, Nd. Sept. S-Frank
King, II years OF age, Of Washington.
was drowned at Ocean City. Nd. at
? O'Clock this afternoon while bathing
in the ocean. There was a very heavy
sea and a strong undertow. and those
who saw the drowning say young
King screamed and threw Up his
arms.
There were very few bathing on sc-
count Of the heavy seas. and no one
was near who could give him any as
sistance. King was a plano player in
the Plimhimmon Hotel Orchestra
His brother saw him 90 down.
His parents live at 800 South Caro-
lima avenue southeast. Washington.
Only four OF the thirty large fishing
boats ventured out to FISH this morn
ing on account of the heavy sea and
strong tides. The body Of King has
not been recovered.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
NO FURTHER FEARS
OF PACIFIST raid
Local Police Department Busy Since
Chicago Convention Is Over.

Washington police believe the
Capital is now reasonably safe
from a pacifist invasion.
They had no word last night in
dicating any further moves of the
pacihst conference. either in this
direction or otherwise.
News of the situation in the
West. that the conference regards
itself as having met and accom-
plished its purpose, lead the po-
lice here to feel that no trouble
threatens this city.
. They point out that IL the con-
ference considers It has held its
tong-postponed meeting. there
would be no further object in
coming here.
At the same time a watchful
eye Is being kept on the situa-
fion. Pacifists are not the only
troublesome problem. however. and
the police have other matters on
hand which demand more atten-
tfon
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
MANY STRIKES MARK
LABOR DAY In WEST
Copper and Shipbuilding for Gov.
eminent Tied Up.

oan Francisco, Cal, Sept. 3.-Cele-
Drauon Of Labor Day in the Far
west was weighted with widespread
unrest among organized workmen,
IN almost every State strikes are in
progress and others are threatened
strikes Of copper miners in the
nortn and west are menacing the pro-
uuctlon OF a material greatly needed
oy the government for the prosecu-
t'On 1ono OF tne war. In Portland, Oregon.
49, 49, shlpbullders have declared
tie,r ~ intention to strike September Z
II demands for higher wages are not
met. In Seattle, 1900 and in San
Francisco 5000 men engaged in shin
building are demanding more nav
In Arizona several thousand conner
miners have been out two months
and a strike of lumber workers de-
veloped at Williams.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
German Trick Separates
Belgians from Families

How Belgian families captured oy
Germans are separated by trickery
and the men forced to work IN
trenches under shell fire was told In
communication from Havre yesterday
to the Belgian Legation.
"The inhabitants. loaded with their
bundles, are escorted to the station.
The women, children and old men are
placed in the first railway carriages;
the men from 16 to so years old in
the rear ones. When the train stats
the rear carriages are uncoupled.'
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
WARLEVIES
VOTED down
Both Sixty and Seventy-6ve
Per Cent Considered
Too High.

Extreme conscription of wealth suf-
fered two stinging blows yesterday in
the Senate. Flat levies of 20 and so
per cent were rejected by votes of
fifty-five to twenty and fifty-three to
seventeen. Both amendments were
Wisconsin radical.
"Maximalists' were practically un-
able to summon to their cause more
than the seventeen votes with which
they supported the 70 per cent Hiram
Johnson unsuccessfully fought for on
Saturday. La Toilette will offer an
amendment of so per cent today, and
will keep up his fight, but it is now
predicted that the sliding scale of the
Finance Committee will be adopted.
Bad Blood Crops Out.
Bad blood between the two factions
was evident from the very beginning
of the day. Soon after the debate
began La Toilette and Simmons, chair
man OF the Finance Committee. had
one of the most peppery interchanges
of words the Senate has seen since
the days preceding the declaration of
war.
Later. speeches made by Freling-
huysen, of New Jersey, and Borah,
of Idaho. demonstrated the platform
on which the two sides are fighting,
except that the New Jersey man was
even more conservative than the FL
nance Committee. ..
Submits Figures.
Figures were given by Borah to
prove his contention that the commit
tees war profits tax levy was far too
small. Smoot, of Utah, one of the
financial sharps of the Senate, said he
could prove that this country would,
under the bill. actually tax war
profits higher than any other nation.
The Utah Senator submitted this
table:
Appro oriated for fiscal
year ......................s ss,124, 4s3, 1O7. II
Asked for by Treasury
Department to date. e,ssI $50 OOO. Oh
Total. Observation-Disclosures sl9, ,OO5, $50, ,107. II
Foreign loans, past and
future (deduction). ...... 1000, 900, 900. %
War cost for year thus
Iar .....................Sl2 81, ,O05, $50 107 II
The Senate will adjourn today at
$50 to allow Senators to participate
in the patriotic parade. Tomorrow the
war profits section of the bill must be
finally voted upon by midafternoon.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
Loyalty Mans Duty,
Says Speaker Clark

Monmouth Court House, N. j., Sept.
3.-Unqualified 8. support of the govern
ment in the war was urged as the duty
of every United States citizen, native
and naturalized, today. by Speaker
Champ Clark, in Labor Day address
here on the famous Revolutionary War
battlefield. mo nation will long en-
dure. or deserve to endure, that does
not protect all of its citizens wherever
they may be, on land or sea-" declared
he. Praising President wilson's re-
cent reply to the Pope's peace pro-
posa', the Speaker said it will be
read forever and forever"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
PLAN To IMPEACH
MAYOR OF CHICAGO
States Attorney Ready to Proceed
as Soon as Complaint Is Filed.
CBy the International News Serxtoe f,

CBy the International News servIce.) D
Chicago, Sept. 3.-Conferences OF
Federal and State authorities held
tonight are expected to result in
grand Jury action for the removal
Of Mayor Thompson, OF this city.
Formal demands for ousting the ex-
ecutive head for his defiance of
Gov. Lowden will be made by the
National Security League at a spe-
cial meeting Of the executive com
mittee to be held tomorrow.
States Attorney Hoyne announced
that he will start immediate prose
cution, charging omission of duty, as
soon as he receives formal COM
plants. His announcement followed
a conference which he had with
United States District Attorney
Cline, and a meeting he held with
Attorney General Edward ]. Brun-
dage. District Attorney Cline also
met with Sheriff Trage and Adjt.
Gen. Dickson and discussed the same
subject.
At a special meeting Of re city
council tomorrow q dem& will be
made that Mayor Thoml .l---sign,
lf-ftends of the mayor p.evS con.
sidegas1on Of such a resolutionFbn the
technicality that it was not speci-
fled in the call for the special meet
ing, the aldermen plan to call another
meeting for Wednesday afternoon snd
will make the call broad enough tc
open up the whole, question OF the
mayors alleged disloyalty.
Another step which the city coun.
ell is planning contemplates taking
the control of the police department
out of the hands of the mayor and
vesting it in the council direct. II
this is done the chief of police would
get direct orders from the council tc
prohibit any more meetings like the
one held by delegates to the conven.
ton of the Peoples Council OF Amer,
lea for democracy and terms of peace
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
Condensed Features
Of Big Procession

President Wilson will march
mt the head of the parade today.
He will start with the first di-
vision at the Peace Monument
and will lead II up PennsyIya-
mia avenue to Fifteenth street,
through Fifteenth street to Penn
sylvania avenue, and from there
to the reviewing stand in front
Of the White House
The Presidents division will
start from the Peace Monument
at o'clock. About $4,000 per-
sons are expected to march In
the parade.
The line, which the procession
will follow, will be from the
Peace Monument up PennsyIva-
MIA avenue to Fifteenth street,
through Fifteenth street to Penn
sylvnnia avenue, and from there
to Eighteenth street.
stores along the line of march
will be closed from $3.50 o'clock
In the International Liberty
Float three of the parts will be
taken by a trio of the beautiful
women playing in "Experience"
Mt the Belaseo Theater. Liberty"
will be represented by Miss Jean
Downs, who plays the part of
Beauty In Experience" Miss
May Smith Hall will represent
'yictory." Miss Hall In I'm the
role of sIanders in Experience"
Miss Frances Richards, Pleasure
In the show, will represent "Jus-
tice."
The Blue and the Gray viii
march side by side today behind
President Wilson. Senator War
ren, Union veteran, and Senator
Martin of Virginia, a Confeder-
ate veteran. will march side by
side, wearing their old civil wnr
uniforms.
The weather man predicts gen.
orally fair weather for the day,
with moderate temperature.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
Baltimore & Ohio to Ch,c,po.

Shortest route and with No
change CO cars. Four solid all-steeI
trains leave Washington daily with
new coaches and excellent dining
car service. The Chicago Limited, "
7:4I p. m. have Pullman drawing
room compartment and library OBJ
serva tion sleeping cars The Mid
die West Express" at 9:1O a. m.
and Chicago Express" at 1903
night have Pullman drawing room
sleeperk-AdX
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04

at the Peace Monument. The one at
Pennsylvania avenue and Fifteenth
street will be in charge of DIR. J. C.
Rogers, while DR.. Z. NJ. Hasbrouck
will have charge of the one at the
Peace Monument. Persons who may
be badly injured will be hurried to
the hospital for treatment.
Every precaution will be taken by
CONTINUED on PAGE THREE.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
Killed in Trolley Crash.

Sheandoah, Pa, Sept. 3.-One
man was killed and twelve others
injured today in head-on collision
on the Schuylkill Electric Railway,
near Frackville. Both trolleys
were trying to make a block on
a sharp curve when the accident
occurred. The dead man was Pat
rick King. one of the motormen.
Two of the injured are in a criti-
cal condition.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
Senator Borah Shows
Unconscripted Wealth

Under the Finance Committees
scheme of taxing war excesa prof
its, only 81 per cent" said Sena-
tor William e. Borah, of Idaho,
'of these huge sums will still be
left in the hands OF some great
concerns:
Du Pont de Nemours
Powder Company. .s..... s35, ,692. .312
Armour G. Co,............ II, ,656, go
Bethlehem Steel Co....... 20.6l1, 200
Hercules Powder Co... 7,273,y76
United States Steel Cor
poration .................. 57,342, $50
Swift & Co.................. 13,736, 900
United Fruit Co........... 1856, ,629
These figures are based on 1916
incomes" said Borah. IF we con-
sidered 1917 incomes the sums left
to the corporations in some in
stances would be much more stu
pendous. Based on its income thus
far this year. the steel corpora
ton would still have left Sis, 49,
49,"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
wish you would print this correction
Yours respectfully,
JULIUS PEYSER
Disguised as Soldiers.

Disguised as Soldiers.
Maj. Pullman declared recently that
there were at work in the southwest
and other sections of the city several
men in the uniform of the United
States army and Marine Corps, who
were acting as special officers.
A number of arrests made by the
police in the cases of men selling
drinks to soldiers is attributed to the
work of these special men.
Thirty-one arrests had been made
in the. Fourth precinct at a late hour
last night. OF these by far the large
majority were made for disorderly
conduct. A large proportion of this
number also were taken in on charges
of drunkenness.
The fact that the soldiers from the
camp at Quantico were obliged to
leave the city during the day yes
terday, and that only a few were left
in the city afterwards. is advanced
to account for the order which was
kept in the southwest last night. Great
credit, many declare. should he given
to the vigilance of the police officers
stationed in the neighborhood of
suspected unlawful resorts.
The near beer" saloons continued
to thrive in the southwest, but scarce
ly any attempts at disorder aroused the
attention Of the policemen statiVhed
in the vicinity Of such resorts.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04

Lines OF Guards.
Pennsylvania avenue from Ninth
street to the Capitol will be lined
on each side by troops and sailors.
The men will be placed in regular
formation and will remain so while
the parade passes. 1t is likely
they will fall into line and bring
up the rear of the column.
A number Of women will march
with the military and civic organ
izations. The women employees Of
the War Department have been in
vited to march by Secretary Baker.
They will form separate division.
While they will not wear any pre-
scribed uniform, as this would be
practically impossible, it is prob
able that white win be the DOM
inant color worn by them.
Girl Scouts will not march. but
have been requested to station
themselves at Fifteenth and g
streets northwest. They are to be
in uniform and carry flags and will
wave their flags as the column
passes.
Each organization, so far as is
possible. will furnish its own band.
The column will be headed by the
Marine Band. which will leave the
line of march at the Presidents
stand and be stationed there to
play for those divisions lacking
bands of their own.
The parade Is scheduled to start
from the Peace monument a
o'clock, and there will be no post
ponement on account of weather
conditions. Stores along the line of
march will close their doors at $3.50
o'clock to remain closed until the
parade has passed.
The Line of March.
The line OF march will be from the
Peace Monument through Pennsylva-
MIA avenue to Fifteenth street, thence
North on Fifteenth street to Pennsyl-
vania avenue, thence West on Penn
sylvania avenue to Eighteenth street
Owners Of houses along the line of
the parade have been requested to
decorate their houses in the American
colors.
Plans were under way last night to
have a division of playground and
public school children in the parade.
While this was undertaken rather
late, it is hoped by those in charge
that at least a thousand children will
participate.
Emergency ambulances, with chauf-
feurs and surgeons, will be stationed
along Pennsylvania avenue during the
parade. There will also be two emer-
gency stations. one at Pennsylvania
avenue and Fifteenth street, and one
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
dutch MISSION
TO COME HERE
Expected to Clear MIDDLE
Over Interned Grain
Ships.

Serious complications with the
/ Netherlands over the practical in.
ternment of more than 100 Dutch
, grain vessels in American harbors
which has threatened for the last
few days is expected to be averted
by the arrival here this week of the
special mission from the Neither
lands, which has for its chief busi-
ness the perfecting of a rationins
| agreement with the United States.
The action of Chevalier W. L. F,
c. van Rappard, the Netherlands
Minister. in refusing to accede to the
suggestion of the Exports Admins
tration Board that the Dutch ships
be unloaded and put into trade with
Australia and Java, is understood
to have caused serious embarrass-
ment between the envoy and his
home government.
Holland is understood to have d.
rected Minister van Rappard to take
no further steps in the matter until
the arrival OF the special mission.
The view of the Netherlands govern
ment is understood to be that its
minister has failed in the delicate
exchanges which mean so much to
the neutrals and has not only placed
his own government in an awkward
predicament but has caused more
or less confusion to the plans Of the
other neutrals.
Eport Board I'm Control.
The State Department has refused
TO take any action upon the rep
reservations made to it by Minister
80 D., - T. 4.
received intimations from the White
House that the Exports Board had
full authority to deal with the situa-
ton and had refused licenses for the
sailing Of the Dutch ships only after
careful survey of the situation.
While Chsvalier van Rappard had re-
fused to make any public statement
regarding the situation. he has been
unable to conceal his chagrin and
is said TO have replied to the EN-
barge Board that he would let the
grain cargoes destined for his gov
eminent rot in the holds before he
would consent to discuss the pro-
posals made by the Administrative
Board.
No formal protests have been made
to the Administrative Board TO date
by the Scandinavian countries. al
though it is understood that licenses
fol the sailing of their ships have
been withheld and the same PROPOSE
ton made them as was formally made
to the Netherlands government Nor
way, in particular, is anxious to ar
rive at some amicable settlement OF
the question with this government, as
she has almost a score of vessels tied
up in American ports, fully loaded and
ready TO sail whenever licenses can
be procured.
An important announcement with re-
gard to shipments to neutrals and TO
some of our allies is expected to be
given by the Exports Administrative
Board early this week. This is eX-
pected to have particular reference TO
manufactured products, and likely will
allow of the importation of certain
steel products to Japan.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
RACING AUTO KILLS FOUR.

Mexico City, Sept a-Four persons
were killed and three injured yesteI-
day by an automobile driven by
Frank knight during a 25o-kilometer
race. All the killed and injured were
struck while attempting to cross the
track before the finish of the race.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-04
Police Fe~~n Gordon About
Vice Zone as Protection
Against Further Rioting

Fearing duplication of Saturday and Sunday nights the
vicinity of southwest augmented police force
until early hour this morning formed Gordon about the territory
which has been the of several mhe between United States
marines and In this sweld Labor Day hrons
kept obeyance of the law While there
usual made the police book the Fourth precinct after mid
night filled with Of dodery conduct and