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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-28

first eighteen days OF the Arras u' o9o
our captures were $4,000 men anu
guns, while we gained four ''.'S
much ground. This means not onis
ultimate victory: it means victory
going to be won AZ less cost ana W
chances arc growing as our 49,
ment is improving, and the NeII'", -
know II. That is the explanation o.
the DESPAIR which has driven them "
black piracy on the high seas
This is the next job VIC have 10
deal with. Our minimum problem Is
to feed a population Of 45,OO0'ooo IN
country which is not selt-suppot Nne
10 rrovide the necessary material and
food 10 equip our armies and Keep tne
seas free for the transport OF the
troops Of ourselves and our allies
That has had TO be done against the
swarm Of pirates moving unseen un-
der the trackless seas, since the Ger
mans determined 20 sink all craft IN
discriminatory without warning.
There is no doubt We have lost many
shinS. but they brought America m
and ] am perfectly satisfied with the
balance. America. after great patience
came TO the conclusion there was no
use Of waving neutral flag IN the
teeth Of a shark. and she Us dcnnltcl!
with US 10 nut down .his menace once
FOR an.
Solving C-boat Problem
The best brains Of America and
Britain arc concentrated on TINS prop
lem. There never was q human prom
lem which was not soluble, and ] don
believe this is an exception TO the rule.
but We must proceed on the assumption
that nothing could be discovered TO put
IL down. and that is where the pubic
comes in
Dealing with the effort of the gov
eminent 70 make the country sell
supporting. the Premier said that as
result Of the guarantees to the farmer
and the farm labOrcr. a million ireSh
acres Of land had been brought under
which was equal TO produc-
ING two million tons of food.
81 do not say that the war is gong
to continue through 1873 Mr.. Lloyd
George went on, but We must take no
chances. We have taken far too many
II the German knew that by holding
out until the end Of 1918 he could WIN
no would hold out, but If he knows
that the longer he holds out the worse
10 will be for him. peace VIII come
much earlier
The Premier said the government
was taking steps for the harvest OF
1918. and that If the plans were carried
out there would be three million more
acres Of land under cultivation and the
could guarantee that WITH
out ton Of foodstufs coming from
abroad no one would starve. But the
country must help in outstanding 1000
stufs. -,
"We have got TO economic our snip,
ming until we have discovered method
of destroying this ocean baSilisk. SAID
the Premier. He then outlined the
stems already taken in this direction
bv which 100000 tons Of imports
would be cut off. He added that the
Shipping Controller had made arrange,
mcnts under which Great Britain would
get three times, perhaps four times as
many new ships this year as last
"The Germans think we are done Tor
but they do not know the race they are
dealing with" the Premier concluded.
- am confident that if our present
programme is carried out the sub
campaign is beaten
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-28
Scandinavia, Cut
Off by U-Boats,
Calls Conference
Pressing Questions of Shipping
and Food To Be Considered
in Stockholm, May 9
Flom IN, Trihune Bureau

Washington, April 27.-Representa-
tives Of the Scandinavian countries, at
the invitation of Sweden, will attend a
great conference in Stockholm May .
to II.
News Of this invitation was received
here to-day along with special mes
sages declaring economic conditions in
Norway. Sweden and Denmark to be
desperate.
Neither Switzerland nor Holland IS
to participate in the conference, al
though these countries, as well as Nor
way, Sweden and Denmark. are exer-
cised over the possibility Of further
trade restrictions because of regula-
tions which the United States will put
into effect. The shipping of Sweden
and Denmark is tied up through the
operation Of the German submarines
and the rationing system enforced by
Great Britain. Norway has uninter-
rupted access 20 American ports by rea-
son of an understanding with Great
Britain, by which Norwegian vessels
transport supplies to England or from
England to Britain's allies. This SER
vice to England enables Norway to OBJ
tain coal from England. upon which
her industrial ana shipping life is abb
solutely dependent.
Another tremendous difficulty in the
way of arriving at any satisfactory
agreement with England is the fact
that most of the Swedish and Danish
scamen are Socialists. thoroughly or
gained. and very strong. These sea-
men refuse to enter the submarine
zones. although on some occasions sub
stantial bonuses have been offered.
As al illustration of the heavy losses
being suffered by the scandinavian
countries through the virtual prohlol
ton Of shipping it was said that the
Swedish vessels loaded with grain IN
American ports are costing the swedish
government $4,000 a day each. More,
over. the grain has sprouted. and VIII
be a total loss. and the Swedish gov
eminent. which insured It, must pay. .,
Shipping will be one of the principal
topics for discussion at the conference
of the premiers and foreign ministers
Of the Scandinavian countries, next IN
importance being the relation the Unit
ed States will bear to the rationlng
nolicv enforced by England. Neutral
Furopean countries are said to be on
tbe verge of starvation because Of the
restrictions placed on their imports,
End their crippled industries face pa
ralysis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-28
Press Expected to Blame
Sir Edward Carson for
Activity of Germans
Calais Attack Feared
Excursions of Small Craft Be-
lieved Preliminary to
Big Movement
By ARTHUR s. DRAPER

London. April p. With most Of the
countrv's press hostile to his admins
tration Of the Admiralty, Sir Edward
Carson is likely TO suffer further
broadsidcs Of criticism following this
mornings destroyer raid on Ramsgatc
in which there were five casualties and
considerable destruction Of prop
crty.
Within a week German dcstroycrS
have shcllcd Calais and Dunkirk'
fought an unsuccessful engagement OIL
Dover and shown more activity around
the entrance to the Channel than al
any other period Of the war
Whether these frequent excursions
arc merely intended for local embar-
rassmcnt and destruction or are pre-
liminary to a Joint military and naval
attack on Calais ire next few days
will show. One set of observers DC
licvcs that Hindenburg, compelled 10
FIGHT defcnsivcly in the West, depends
on the submarines for his OFFENSIVE
while another set thinks his reserves
of men and guns arc still sufficient 10
hermit attempts at drive against the
Ypres salient, where furious pom
bardment has raged for several weeks.
Costly counter-attacks IN the Arras
and Rheims sectors. according TO one
view. have greatly disarranged ms
plans. but many Others believe that tne
internal situation in Germany VIII
compel him to assume the offensive al
most at once.
Hindenburg's appeal, Bethmann-Holl
wee's threat and Groener's sharp az
tack tell the story Of unrest and DIS
satisfaction. Though an attack on
Riga. perhaps, offers greater induce
ments. success there would hardly en-
courage the German people III theiI
hope of an early peace, and that Is
what they want above everything else
Not only the Social Democratic press
but others. warn the government thai
il is playing with fire while Admlral
Canellc has been forced TO promise
Germany that England will soon be
compelled by the submarines to accept
pcacc II Hindenburg has decided to
remain on the defensive and to depend
on the submarine as his chief defensive
weapon. then his decision is contrary
IN All Germany's expectations OF her
war lord and hardly calculated TO
strengthen the confidence which MAJOR
Noraht and Count Won Reventlow have
recently worked so industrlously 10
make the people believe he deserves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-28
u. S. Advised to Adopt
French Type of Gun
Board of Ordnance Informs
Baker 1t Will Best
Meet Needs

Washington, April 27.-After care
full study of the British and French
big guns being manufactured in this
country. the United States Board OF
Ordnance Exper,s has recommended 20
Secretary Baker the adoption Of tHe
latter in the present emergency.
Declaring that it would require TOUR
teen months to equip plant to turn
out the American big 81 guns ia"t
enough 20 meet the present needs, the
board urged the adoption OF the freneh
gun, which is being manufactured ty
fbe Bethlehem and Midvale plants, and
which can be furnished in plenty OF
time. The recommendation Is under
consideration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-28
Says Turkey Doesn't
Want lamentations

Berlin. April 27.--Turkey does moi
desire any territorial annexation. This
was the declaration of Talaat Pacha.
the Grand Vizier. who in an interview
to-day said
1--WE are ready to make peace. but we
are also ready to continue fighting If
our adversaries wish it. We cannot
consent to the desires of our enemies
for annexations, but we want none for
ourselves"
Questioned concerning the treatment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-28
rs Norwegian Ships Sunk
Vessels Lost Since Feb. All
Had Food and Coal

London. April 27.-The Norwegian
Foreign Office reports the Norwegian
steamer Stegg sunk by German sub
marine in the North Sea, says a Ger
trail News dispatch from Christiania
The captain and six men were lost.
Loss of the Norwegian steamer Este
sunk in the North Sea, also is an
nounced The crew was saved.
The Exchange Telegraph CORE
spondent at Copenhagen quotes from
the Norwegian papers the statement
that since February | twenty-five Nor
wegian ships with food, coal and for
age for Norway have been sunk by
German submarines. A large number
of these cargoes belonged to the Nor
wegian government.
Copenhagen. April -. The Norwe-
gian bark Thekla. which has safely
reached a Norwegian port, owes he
escape from sinking to the fact that
the warning shot" from a German
submarine which approached her
smashed both Of the bark's lifeboats
This led the submarine commander,
who was unable TO take the crew OF
board, to spare the vessel.
Vessels now arriving here report
that the Germans are employing along
the British coast a new system OF
Siamese twin mines, resulting in dou-
BILE explosion, which is said to insure
the instant destruction of any ship, TO
matter what her size.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-28
Turks Let American
Colleges Continue
Government Acting with
Great Courtesy" Word
from Constantinople

Stockholm, April 27.-The American
colleges in COnstantinOple have been
nermitted to continue their activities,
according to a report from the Swedish
Minister there, which was communl-
Gated to American Minister Morris BY
the Swedish Foreign Office. The mes
soco from Constantinoplc said also The
Turkish government was acting win
great courtesy"
A newspaper report from Amsterdam
on April - said that dispatch ltoi!
Constantinople reported that h0oeI
College and the Bible house ana us
branches. all controlled by Americans
were being closed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-28
British Imports Fall Off
Big Drop in March Probably
Due to Submarines

London. April 27.-Figures compiled
by the British Board Of Trade show
that the imports in March. probably
because Of the submarine war. de
creased e5,100,000. Exports increased
gG.513.O0O. The imports Of raw ma
terial decreased nearly f3,OOO'COO'
chiefly in cotton and wool Inc I'M
ports Of foodstuffs increased fo63'OOV'
The exports increase was MADE up
nrincipally Of manufactured goods. of
pbich 81 900 900 was in cotton textiles,
while foodstufTs decreased 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-28
Former Home Secretary
Calls Situation Worse
than Indicated
nsClaimSuccess
French Admiral Demands
Naval Activity Be Pushed
to German Waters

London, April 27.-Hcrbert L. Sam
uel, former Home Secretary, speaking
in London tonight on the gravity Of
the submarine menace. said the figures
he had seen on the sinking OF vessels
show that the situation is worse than
official reports have indicated.
Berlin. April ga confidential
statement in regard TO the progress Of
submarine warfare has been made b.
Nice-Admirai Won Capcllc. Minister Of
the Navy, to the Reichstag Main Com
mittee in the course Of discussion Of
the naval budget. An official state
mcnt regarding the minister's COM
municatIon was given out here to-day,
showing that he told the committee the
success of the submarines continued to
be great and their losses small. Re
ports already at hand indicate that a
favorable result could be expected for
the month of April.
The reduction of tonnage at the dis
posal of hostile nations, he said, was
taking place with mathematical GER
tainty, thereby increasing the lack of
toodStuffs, while the want of pit props
had made itself felt in the sharpest
manner.
Urges Campaign to Curb C-Boats
Paris. April 27.-Rear Admiral De-
gouy retired, to-day advocated a
change of methods in dealing with the
submarine menace in view Of the tor
pedOing within one week of forty YES
sells of more than 500 tons. according
to figures given out i'm London.
at is indispensable to prevent the
greatest possible number of subma-
-ines from beginning operations" the
admiral said. ITO pursue and destroy.
when possible. submarines in opera
ton is very well, and it is evidently
advisable 10 continue in this direction.
but that IS insufficient. The only and
decisive means Of preventing the Ger
man from disturbing the Allies is to
fight with him in his home waters.
"The British Admiralty did we'll last
February when it endeavored to bar
out from the North Sea a maritime in
trenched camp whose supporting posi-
tions were Borkum. Helgoland and
Sylt a line drawn through these posi-
tons bars Germany's principal means
of egress to the North Sea as well as
the entrances to the Weser and Elbe
rivers). This effort was not carried
out with sufficient vigor, and results
were not what was expected. In brief,
the anti-submarine war is still in a
passive stage"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-28
u. S. Refuses to Insure
Sailing Ships in War Zone

Washington. April 27.-Secretary Nc
Adoo announced to-day that hereafter
the governments Bureau of War Risk
Insurance would decline to issue insur-
ance on sailing vessels and auxiliary
sailing vessels through the war zone.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
the health department within the last twenty
four hours:
southeast.
Ann r. Cline. 70 years. sibley Hospital.
Harry Conner Al years. Sbley Hospital.
Jane E. Ross. 81 years. S07 street northeast.
Flora Mattingly, 10 years. 5O8 street north
east.
Charles C. Herrin, AZ years. ST. Elizabeth
Hospital
A. W. Duncan. 80 years. Casualty Hospital
George A. Williams, years. Washington Asy
lum Hospital.
Gustave A. Kahn. IA years. and Sd streets
Ruth L. Moproe. II years, IS L street north
west.
John II. Koerner, IS years TAI Fairmont street
Wilhelmina Stetnik, 63 years, 1918 street
Amanda Brook. 50 years. Providence Hospital.
Kate McDaniels. Ga years, II and Sd streets
Charles S. wilder. 70 years. 1888 D street
southeast.
Irene Wood. 20 years. s2s French street
northwest
Daisy sutton. 40 years. Washington Asylum
Hospital
Minnie Holly, - years Washington Asylum
Hospital.
Lucy Williamson. 55 years. ai3 Sd street
southwest.
John H. Powell jr.. year. 1902 ed street
northwest.
Marshall Frazier. 10 years. Chevy Chase. d. {.
Mary Lindsay, 81 years, 1917 Corcoran street
northwest.
Charles Barnes. % years. Emergency Hospital.
Ruby Outlaw. months. Childreu's Hospital.
Infant of Walter and Fannie Thomas, 10 days.
Homeopathic Hospital.
Infant of Walter and Lulie Minis. 16 days.
Columbia Hospital.
Infant of Clifton and Alberta Smith. hours.
Columbia Hospital,
Evening star., 1917-03-01
HAVE PLAN
FOR ORGANIZING HOUSE
Committee on Committees Expected
to Be Means Of Attain
ing Harmony.

Important action looking to harmo-
nious reorganization of the next House
by the republicans in case they should
have the majority of that body was
taken this morning by the subcommit-
tee OF seven representatives-elec ap-
pointed Monday by the committee of
twenty-seven operating under direction
of the recent republican caucus of the
House.
The committee Of seven, of which Mr.
Madden of Illinois is chairman, and
comprising Representatives Anderson
of Minnesota, Longworth of Ohio, Mon
dell of Wyoming. Gillett of Massachu-
setts, Dunn of New York and Moore of
Pennsylvania, agreed upon a plan for
the selection of committees of the next
House, which will be reported to the
committee of twenty-seven at meet
ing tonight.
This plan recommends that the COM
nittees Of the House in the next Con-
gress shall be chosen by special com
nittee on committees. to consist of If
teen members, of which the republican
candidate for Speaker of the House
shall be chairman. The other fourteen
members are to be selected by caucus
IF all the republicans of the House. and
such independents and others who may
lesire to enter the caucus.
BY these means it is hoped that the
progressives and Independent element
will find it agreeable to act with the
egular republicans and be assured of
dequate representation on all COM
mittees.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported to
the health department within the last twenty
four hours:
Fred W. and Amelia Winkeman, boy.
Francis and Salle Weller. boy.
Henry and Ada Wick, girl.
Harry T.. and Kathryn L. Thompson. girl
William and Mary Tear, boy.
Henry e. and Mary Stauffer, hoy.
Maurice and Mary Schreiber, boy.
Wilbur J. and Nellie simmons girl.
Howard and Josephine smith, boy.
Bryant and Daisy McMahon. girl.
Frank @. and Flora Miller girl.
James +. and Florence Linskey. boy.
Frank and Ida Ldner. boy.
Walter and Amy Lewis boy.
Henderson NJ. and Margaret Jacoway, girl.
Ugo and Nara Hence, girl.
Edgar Il. and Anna Hodgkine, boy.
Albert W. and L. Marjorie Fox, girl.
Dan and Emma Donofrio. boy.
Lewis r. and Ida NJ. Dorsey, girl.
Warren G. and Julie Child, boy.
Henry and Marie Alexander girl.
Judson T. and Mary II. Armstrong. boy.
Robert and Mabel Washington. girl.
Clifton and Alberta Smith, girl.
Joseph and Emma Peasants, girl.
Maryland and Mamie Pedeford, girl.
Willie and Margaret Lacey, girl.
James and Margaret jackson, girl
Me(lement and Lenena Harmon, boy.
Lewis C. and Jennie ]. Hartsneld. girl.
William and Coriena Howard. boy.
Willie and Josephine t:askson girl.
Richard A. and Emma ]. Docket girl.
Edward and Bessie Chives. boy.
James and Lucy Beverly. girl.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
.TH|RDD. c. INFANTRY.
AND TROOP A HOME.
Former at Fort Myer and Cav
airy Is at the First
Street Armory.
WELCOMED BY RELATIVES

The Sd Regiment Of Infantry and Troop
A. cavalry, National Guard of the District
Of Columbia. returned to Washington to-
day. The former went into quarters at
Fort Myer Va, while the latter went into
quarters at the 1st street armory of the
National Guard.
The first section of the Sd Infantry spe-
cial arrived in the Rosslyn yards shortly
after o'clock this morning. and under
orders from the War Department, it is
understood, the troops were ordered from
their hunks and marched to their quar-
ters at the post. The second section ar
rived shortly afterward and these men,
too. were detrained. while the third sec
ton, which was delayed at Richmond on
account of the mounts which it had
aboard. arrived about O'Clock. 1t was
10 O'Clock before the men OF this section
reached their barracks at the post This
section had Troop A attached to 1t. and
this organization was detached at the
Potomac yards and sent into the Union
station
The headquarters of the regiment was
established in the quarters of the band
at Fort Myer, and the officers will oc-
cupy this building until the organiza-
tion is mustered out of the federal
service.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
MRS. ANNA LAWSON DEAD.
Sucoumbs at Home Of Daughter tt
Attack of Pneumonia.

Mrs. Anna r. McDougal Lawson, Wild
ow of Franklin Hay Lawson of Cincin-
1ati. died at the residence of her
laughter. Mrs. Walter Dwight Wilcox
1925 New Hampshire avenue northwest.
at o'clock this morning. She was
eighty years of age. Her death was
due to an attack of pneumonia Of ten
days duration.
The body will be taken to Cincinnati
tomorrow afternoon. where the funeral
services will be held at the residence
Of son. Fenton Lawson. Interment
will be in Spring Road cemetery in
that city.
Mrs. Lawson had been a resident of
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Left In Mud, Return in Mud.

Practically all the morning was spent
in getting the men detailed to the quar-
ters about the post and making prepa-
rations for provisioning them. They ar
rived at Fort Myer in about the same
consistency of mud as the day in June
when they answered the Presidents
call for troops But the sticky mud did
tives and the friends of the young men
from trying to visit them. There was
SO much confusion, however. incident
to distributing the troops in the quar-
ters that II was hard to find a par
ticular man. Besides many of them
were engaged in the work of unloading
the property from the trains at Ross-
lyn.
The men seemed glad to get into
warm quarters once more. and many OF
them lost little time in getting out OF
their heavy. damp clothing and taking
a nap on the nice white iron cots with
which the quarters at the post are
equipped Only those who had to be
out on the details could be found away
from the buildings.
After the troops are settled In their
new quarters 1t is probable that they
will have much liberty in order that
those of the organization who have po-
sitions open for them may make ar
rangements to take up their civilian
duties while others may look for and
obtain new positions by the time they
are mustered out of the federal service.
Just how long it will take to muster
out the troops Is not known. but Tor
the single units which have come back
it has taken about ten days, but In
other parts of the country, where units
as large as the Sd Infantry have been
mustered out of the federal service. it
has taken from three to six weeks.
Battery A Arrives at New Orleans.
Battery A. Field Artillery. arrived at
New Orleans at 1920 o'clock this morn
ing on its way from Ell Paso to this
city The battery is not scheduled to
reach its destination until late Satur-
day night or Sunday morning.
Evening star., 1917-03-01

Washington for the last six years. hav-
ing come to this city to reside with
Mrs. Wilcox following the death Of Mr.
Lawson, who was at the head OF the
metal manufacturing company directed
by members Of the family for the past
century.
Besides Mrs. Wilcox. Mrs. Lawson u
survived by another daughter, Mrs
George P. Lawson Of New York and
Fenton, Matthew Stanley, William CAL
vert and Stanley Matthews Lawson. all
of Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
"The Pig and Whistle. !"
From the London Chronicle.

From the LONDON Chrohlcie.
Various and learned explanations have
been given for the origin of the inn
sign. Pig and Whistle. 1t is said TO be
a corruption of the pig and wassail
bowl" or of the pix and housed" A
Danish-Saxon descent has also been
claimed: "pige-washail,' Our Lady's
salutaton; while some prefer Scots
origin, pig" meaning a pot and
whistle" small change. But all are
conjectures. and when antiquarians dif-
fer those who care to may decide a. to
which IL the most plausible.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
GERMAN CONSULATE ROBBED.
Important Official Papers Stolen
From Juarez Office.

JUAREz, Mexico. March 1.-The Ger
man consulate here was robbed late last
night and a number Of important Of
fetal papers were reported to have
been taken from the files Of Consul Max
weber, who has been in charge of con-
sular and diplomatic affairs for the
German government in northern Mex
leo.
Evening star., 1917-03-01
Wonderful Values for
Large Girls,
$3.50 and $1.89

FOOD, honest shoes that sell
" regularly and readily at
$3.50 and S4' pair-but adjust
ing stocks for spring causes US
to divide them into great lots
at, $3.50 and s1.Ss a pair
Patent leather and gun metal
calf: low heel; button and some
laced boots. Sizes up to for
large girls and women.