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The Washington herald., 1917-03-30

Major Pullman explained that the
most elaborate arrangements had been
made for the police to guard the line
of March and handle the vast crowds
of spectators, and that when the loyal
rally is eventually held the police will
do all in their power to make 1t a
success. Major Pullman himself had
expected to ride at the head Of the
parade Saturday with a platoon OF
mounted police.
Committees VIII stand
1t is planned, of course, for Chairman
GUIDE and the executive committee to re-
main in charge of the celebration and TO
start making ARRANGEMENTS just as soon
as Congress has decided on some definite
policy toward Germany. II there is TO
be immediate recruiting and mobilization
next week the plans for the parade will
be rushed. Extra committees will be ap-
pointed and the effort will be to make
the parade larger than the preparedness
parade of last year.
THE committee will keep in close touch
with the. situation" said Mr.. GUIDE yes
terday. 'and just as soon as the Com
missioners feel the time lis propitious we
will rush our plans. Many special COM
mittees. to oversee the various phases of
the celebration. have tentatively been
made up. and these committees can be
started TO work within a few hours.
II have no doubt at all but that we
can have a much larger demonstration
than the preparedness parade. We
should have in line practically everybody
in the city, indeed. every man who will
carry the Stars and Stripes. We can
have thousands and tens of thousands
singing patriotic songs as they march.
and it will be one of the most remarkable
celebrations ever held in this country -
The Commissioners refused to allow the
members Of the Emergency Peace Fed
Grafton to parade on Monday.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
BRITISH DEFEAT 10000
TURKS NEAR JERUSALEM

London, March 29-The capture of 900
Turks, including a general commanding
a division and his entire staff, following
the defeat OF a Turkish army of 10000
men by the British in Palestine was an
nounced by the British war office today
The British advanced fifteen miles along
the southern coast OF Palestine on the
Mediterranean Sea. after defeating the
Turks.
The British have moved forward from
Rafa to the Wadi Ghuzzeh. a stream five
miles from Ghuzzeh. Ghuzzeh is twenty
miles from the border of Egypt The
Turkish general captured commanded the
Fifty-third Division.
1t Is believed that Germans were fight
ing with the Turks in Palestine. The
remnant of the Turkish army is in re-
treat.
The Turks have suffered military re-
verses on all sides In Mcsopotamia, the
British are eXerting inexorabIe pressure
northwest of Bagdad. Russian troops
are forcing the Turks to retire in Persia
and Armenia. Recently, the Turks lost
their chief key position on the Sinai Pen
insula. and the dream OF attacking the
Suez Canal faded away. The British
force in Palestine is evidently strong
one and powerfully equipped
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
Drill Grounds for Embryonic
Soldiers Named.

Twenty-siX military training camps.
based on the 'Plattsburg idea" soon will
be established in all parts OF the United
States. The War Department announced
the dates for the encampments as fol-
lows:
Eastern department: Plattsburg, N Y
First camp, June . to July 5: second
camp July to August 5; third camp,
August II to September 9: fourth camp,
September Is to October a.
Central department: senior division.
Fort Riley. Kan.-First camp. August II
TO September .: second camp. September
Is to October H. Fort Smelling, Mimi,
first camp. July to August 5: second
Sheridan, Ills. first camp, June 2 to July
]. second camp. July to August 5: third
camp, August II to September 8: fourth
camp, September 10 to October a. Junior
division-Fort BENJAMIN Harrison, In
danapolis. first camp, June 20 to July
90 second camp. August to September
:. Fort d. A. Russell. Wyoming, July I
to August 5. Fort Des Moines. Iowa,
first camp. June 30 TO July %; second
camp. August to September .
Southern department: Austin Texas.
May TO June ;; Dallas. Tex. June 16
TO July Is: Alexandria. La, July 2S to
August -; Houston. Texas, September
to October I. Vicinity of Las Vegas,
y. NJ. July 81 to August 20.
Western department: Santa Barbara,
Cal. first camp, June . to July /: second
camp. July to August 5. American Lake,
Wash. August II to September g Fort
Douglas. Utah, August II to September ..
The War Department announced fur
ther details of the camps can be obtained
from the commanding general Of the de-
partment in which the camps are located.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
PATRIOTIC
Great Loyalty Rallies for. Phil
adelphia and Chicago.
cial 10 The wlahipston Herald.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Philadelphia, March Ex-senator Hiram
johnson, of California, and James w.
Gerard. ex-Ambassador to Germany, are
to speak at the monster patriotic rally
in Independence Square, Saturday after
noon.
Gov. Brumbaugh. of Pennsylvania;
Gov. Edge, OF New Jersey; Gov. Whit
man, Of New York, and Gov. Townsend
of Delaware. have promised to attend the
rally and the police are arranging to
handle an assemblage of 100000.
The entire assemblage will Join in sing
ing patriotic songs between the speeches,
and overflow meetings will be held in all
streets adjoining the square.
Chicago, March 2-Gov. Lowden, oi
Illinois, will be the principal speaker at
a great patriotic rally at the Auditorium
Saturday evening.
Both in the morning and afternoon
there will be large parades through the
Loop section, OF veterans, patriotic So
cieties and citizens. Tens of thousands
will be in line.
On the stage at the Auditorium in the
evening, will be Maj. Gen. Barry, COM
mander of the central department, United
states army, and Spanish war veterans
and patriotic societies.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
BRITISH VESSEL SUNK;
Thirteen LOSE LIVES
Alnwick Castle Sent Down by U-Boat.
Many Still Missing.

(By the International News Service.
London. March 29.-Many lives We're
lost when the British steamship Alnwick
Castle was torpedoed. says information
made public late today. Thirteen persons
are known to have lost their lives. A
boat load of refugees Is unaccounted for.
The vessel was torpedoed in the At
lantic Ocean. more than 700 miles from
land. The torpedo struck soon after she
had picked up the crew of another steam
ship, which previously had been tor
pedoed, presumably by the same subma-
rine. One of the Alnwick Castles boats
reached Spain. 1t carried twenty-nine
persons and eight corpses. Three boats
with a total OF seventy-nine survivors
and five corpses We're picked up on the
ocean by rescue expeditions. The search
continues for the missing boat
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
FIGHTING LULLS
ON WEST 'FRONT.';
GERMANS AT BAY
Hindenbwg Entrenches on
New Line May Launch.
Counter Attack.
BRITISH ARE HINDERED
Must Mark Time While Big Guns Are
Brought Up from the
Rear.

CBy the International News Serylce0
London, March 2s.-The German retire
ment in the west has como to stand
still.
Mobile warfare is rapidly yielding to
trench fighting, but along the entire line
British and French attacks are being
kept up with bitter tenacity. Hinden-
burg is playing a waiting game on a new
formidable entrenched line. Here and
there he is launching counter-attacks,
but on the whole he is cOntenting him
self with repelling the ceaseless on
slaughtS of the opponents
Meanwhile, vigorous see-saw fighting
goes on daily in the Champagne and on
the Verdun front.
The allies admittedly must mark time
now, until they have brought up their
heavy artillery to try to reduce the new
German trench line. For the British the
task Is difficult one. since the big guns
must be moved over almost impossible
terrain. Military critics frankly concede
that in this respect the Teutons are now
reaping considerable advantage from the
devastation they left in the wake of
their retreat. An added difficulty for
the British is that of feeding and sup
plying their men, a thorough reorgani-
zatiOn of the communications behl;
necessary.
Unless Hindenburg decides to launch
an offensive OF his own now, to take
advantage Of these difficulties on the
part of his adversaries, a lengthy lull
il looked for.
There were no operations on a large
scale during the last twenty-four hours.
Paris reports the capture of important
German depots of material and ammuni-
ton. Our troops" says the statement
everywhere maintained contact with the
enemy's line
"A successful French surprise attack
near Rheims, repulse of Teuton assaults
in the Champagne and recapture Of the
last elements of trenches taken by the
Germans on March IS, on the left bank
of the Meuse CVerdun 'front.', also were
reported
Berlin asserts French attacks in the
Champagne were repulsed with heavy
losses and all the ground recently gained,
remained In Teuton hands. Attacks on the
left bank Of the Meuse we're stifled in the
German bsrrage fire, it Is further stated
The German bulletin reports a success
full raid on the British lines northeast
OF Baupaume. In that region, the Teu-
tons are battling desperately to prevent
the capture by Sir Douglas Haig's men.
OF the strategically important village of
Croiselles.
The British are now five miles west of
st Quentin. but the battle In that region
continues q deadlock
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
CHANCELLOR WOULD AVERT
,GERMAN-AMERICAN CLASH:
RUSSIAN PEACE OFFER SEEN
Say Germany Seeks
Peace with Russia

tBy International News servIee.D
Amsterdam. March 2s.-Chan-
cellor Won -Hollweg in
the Reichstag today struck a
diplomatic master stroke-for
peace with Russia.
That is the only interpreta-
tion, close students of the inter-
national developments assert,
that can be placed upon his re-
marks regarding Russia.
By fatty declaring that Ger
many would not raise a finger to
restore CARBON, he virtually re-
cognized the new Russian re-
gime. He practically told the
new government and the people
of Russia:
I'VE rejoice with you over the
downfall Of the dynasty, whose
Unsuitable hunger for territorial
expansion brought on the war.
We are ready to deal with you"
Thus, observers here said, the
chancellor set of a peace kite"
to the Russian people which he
seems to feel cannot miss its
mark.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
Tenseness of D. G. Citizens
Postpones Patriots Parade,
Awaiting Congress- Action

The big loyalty demonstration planned
for tomorrow has been postponed-prob-
ably until the end OF next week.
The District Commissioners held a
special meeting with Major Raymond w.
Pullman and DepaI tment officials yester-
day morning, when they discovered the
huge proportions the affair was assum-
Ing, and agreed the demonstration would
be tremendously moro effective-in en-
couraging deep patriotic sense in the
people, In encouraging enlistments and
the like-after Congress had decided on
the policy of the country.
They Immediately called william F..
GUIDE, chairman of the executive COM
mittee in charge of the demonstration,
into the consultation and suggested that
the parade and rally be postponed for q
few days. Chairman GUIDE promptly
postponed the demonstration and hurried
word out to all his committees to halt
for the time being.
Money Pouring In.
Hundreds of organizations had al
ready notified the committee of their
intention to march; money was pour
ing into the headquarters at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms for the
minor expenses; men were starting to
put up flags along Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and Lieut.. n. B. Briscoe, chief of
staff, and his aides were working out
the order of march and all details of
formation.
'1 admire the enterprise of The
Herald in initiating the patriotic pa
rade." said Commissioner Brownlow,
and ! am sure that hundreds of
bodies and thousands of citizens would
accept the invitation and join in the
demonstration, but feel that a demon
stration after Congress has decided on
policy will be more effective"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
DEPARTMENTS AID CITE ARMY CAMPS
Defense Council Includes Men
from Executive Branches.

New steps to tighten up governmental!
machinery, in order that work in al:
branches may be co-ordinated and the
highest possible efficiency brought to
bear in speeding national defense plans
to completion. were taken by the Council
Of National Defense last night, when il
named an inter-departmental committee,
composed OF representative from each
of the executive departments.
Through this special committee. the
council announced. greatest success
would be attained in the perfection o.
preparedness plans Red tape will be
eliminated and duplication of effort
avoided. 81
The special committee promptly under
took the task ahead of 1t and at its
first meeting, formulated its schedule in
detail. Daily sessions will be held by the
committee.
Those attending the initial meeting
were Assistant Secretary of War In
graham. Capt. Volney o. Chase, Of the
navy; William C. Fits, special assistant
to the Attorney General; ]. W. John
ston, acting chief inspector Of the Post
office Department; Lathrop Brown,
special assistant to the Secretary of the
Interior; DR.. S. W. Stratton. chief o:
the Bureau of Standards. Department
OF Commerce; Assistant Secretary of
Labor Louis F. Post, and DR.. B. 7.
Galloway, of the Bureau of Plant In
dustry, Department of Agriculture.
Representatives of the Department OF
State and the Treasury Department are
10 be appointed shortly.
The demands which the government
will make upon Congress as soon as /:
convenes next Monday, and national de-
feDSe plans generally will he dIscussen
at a special joint melting OF the Councl,
of National Defense and the advisory
commission OF the council, called today
for next Saturday. The meeting will be
held in the office of Secretary OF War
Baker
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
HE REFUSES TO FIGHT?
THEN HE CAN'T VOTE!
William Allen White Would Make En-
Enlist that Way.

tBy the international News Service }
Chicago. March 29-No American n
should be given the privilege of voting.
If he refuses to come forward willingly
to the defense OF his country
So declares William Allen White.
editor and writer of Emporia, Kansas.
In a democracy" says White, "the
right to vote should depend entirely
upon the will to defend. The will to de-
fend ones country Is important only
as the will Is supported by intelligent
turning to defend Modern life is so or
ganized that every man and every wo-
man may have as important a part in
our national defense as they have in
making national opinion.
Education and training for the voter
and the defender should be universal
and compulsory and should except no
man or no woman"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
Bright Lights" Cost
S709.517.000 a Year

New York, March Sit costs sos, ,517, 900
a year to keep the bright lights glinmer-
ing on Broadway.
James Churchill, restauranteur, said to-
day the annual expenses of New York's
5000 cabarets would reach this figure.
Here are few of the items:
Rent, $4C 200.
License tax and stamps. $50 675, 900.
Payroll. Sl7J. J.750.OO0
supplies. 81. .OOO. 900.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
PLUNGES TO HIS Death
HURRYING TO THEATER
Youth Running for Car Falls Through
Window.

Come on. YOU, We're gonna be late -
shouted ls-year-old Frank AtWell. Of go
street southwest. last night
He plunged forward at a dead run. lost
his balance and fell headIong through
the heavy glass of a bay window
When his companions picked him up
he was dead. His skull had been fract-
ured.
Young Atwell was on his way. with
friends. to theater. at the time of the
fatality. and were hurrying to catch a
car
Emergency hospital was notified by
telephone, but the ambulance arrived toe
late. Coroner hewitt was notified
Young Atwell plunged into the window
of store at Sl5 Seventh street south
west.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES
FIGHT PEACE PARADE
Appeals Sent Broadcast Through Coun-
Try to Check Demonstration.
CBy the International News Seryl

CBy the International News SeryIee.l
New York, March 2s-Organized oppo-
Fition developed today to the proposal OF
the Emergency Peace Federation to send
on April . a delegation OF I5.OOO persons
TO Washington, as a demonstration for
peace.
Members OF the National Committee OF
Patriotic and Defense Societies today
sent broadcast in the United States an
appeal 20 patriotic organizations to COM
bat the peace demonstration proposal
The Naval Training Association Of the
United States also asked its 1000 mem
bers TO appeal TO their Representative
to stand firm for American rights
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
u. S. Ambassador Page
Is Now on War Rations
special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
London. March 29.-Ambassador
Pages household. like many others
in the American colony in London.
is on rations. Dinners are confined
to three courses OF the simplest
fare.
Consul General Skinner Is having
a soil expert inquire into the avail
ability of the tennis court on his
premises as a possible potato
patch.
John Blair Macafee, an American
banker here. is using Il spade him
self to place a large part of his
grounds under cultivation, which is
what many members of the Ameri-
can colony in the suburbs of Lon
don are doing.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
Refused to Salute Flag;
Eight Barred from School

Sumter, Ore. March 29.-Because they
refused to salute the American flag
eight pupils were barred from attending
school by order Of J. w. Kausman. su-
perntendcnt Of schools.
The parents of the children took the
matter before the school board and the
hoard upheld the action Of the supcrin-
tcndent. Today. moro than 100 adults
marched TO the school and participated
in the patriotic program with the chill
dren
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
LINER oRQUNA OVERDUE.

New York. March 2s.-Anxiety was
manifest in shipping circles over the
Cunard liner Orduna, overdue from a
port In England, since last Monday.
Officials of the Cunard Line at the local
offices are confident that the Orduna Is
safe. They believe the Orduna may have
been held in port in England after clear
Ing. or her captain may have taken a
long route.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
MADE "STAGE BOMBS"
TO BLAST RESERVOIR
Anarchist Hired by Cuban Rebels Got
Pay and Fled.

IBy the International News SerylceD
New York, March 29.-Why rebels fail
ed to destroy the city water works when
they evacuated Santiago was explained
in advices received today at Cuban gov
ernment offices here. The rebels, it was
related, had engaged an anarchist to
make bombs at so much a bomb.
He made $1,000, but when the bombs
were lighted they proved to be defective
in one particular. There was no ex-
plosive in them. When the rebels sought
the manufacturer of the stage bombs. he
had fed.
Further rebel disturbances in the east
ern part of the island were reported here
in cable dispatches from Havana.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
Chicago May Boycott
Eggs at Easter Time

Chicago, March 29.-An Easter without
eggs is planned by the woman's Associa-
ton Of Commerce in an effort to reduce
the high cost OF eggs. Thirty thousand
cases OF fresh eggs are reported to be
lying in freight cars here, in order 10
hold up prices. which for the week have
been advancing.
President Florence King. who is urE-
ing the boycott, declares the advancing
in boycott activities OF clubwomen,
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
Leetle Cherman Bandit,
1t Blayed, Pelieve Us !

Abbotsford, Wis, March GA German
land of five pieces was invited into Mike
Fahey's saloon last. evening. When re-
quested to plav the Star Spansled Ban
ner they refused.
Mike locked the door, procured n gun,
mounted the bar, made several threats.
demonstrated his ability by shattering an
oil lamp in the rear Of the establishment
and demanded that the national anthem
ha played.
1t was played. And the German band
left town.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
SOLONS ASK NO PAY

Baltimore, Md. March $50 show
their patriotism, many members OF the
Maryland legislature today declared their
willingness to serve without pay. should
Gov. Harrington call an extra session Of
that body, as he has indicated he win do
about the middle of April.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
PACFISTs ARE WATCHED

Aonroe, Wis. March c9.-Secret Service
agents are busy here. it was learned to,
day, following city councils decision tC
hold a referendum here next Tuesday OF
the question of war with Germany.
The so-called loyalists are organizins
and plan a gigantic patriotic demonstra.
ton to counteract the campaign. New
Yors pacifists have offered 10 send speak.
ers free of expense TO work for the anti.
war vote
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
Martial LAW RULES
IN SPANISH KINGDOM
Government Takes Drastic Measure.
Following Serious Labor Troubles.

tBy the international News Service, }
London. March 29.-Martial law has
been declared throughout Spain, accord
Ing to dispatches from Madrid today.
A serious labor situation has dc
veloped within Spain during the past
few weeks due to the war
There have been numerous local strikes
with threats of a national tie-up on all
the railroads and in most Of the in
dustries.
Labor headquarters in Madrid hav.
been closed, according to advices from
that city.
There have been strong troop con-
centrations at centers where the menace
seems greatest
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
FIVE AMERICANS SAVED
FROM TORPEDOED SHIP
Portuguese Bark Argo Sunk Of Brit
Ish Coast. New Orleans Hears.

tBy the international News Service B
New Orleans. La, March 29-The Por-
tuguese bark ArGO. aboard which were
five American sailors. was torpedoed and
sunk off the coast of England. March -
according to advices received in shipping
circles here today.
All members of her crew Mere landed
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
MAY BAR HIDES TO U. 8.

Buenos Aires. March 2e-An EMBARGO
On the expectation of hides from Argen-
Tina to the United States may be declared
next week as the result of dissatisfaction
,VeT the strictness OF the new American
regulations. providing for inspection Of
the hidG
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
SIMPLER GOWNS URGED

Dallas. Texas. March 29.-Thc city Fed
Grafton of WomCn's Clubs today adopted
resolutions favorlng simplicity in dress
as a measure of economy, in view OF
the possibilities Of war.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
RUSS, WAR CRAZED, KILLS TWO

Los Angeles. Cal, March 29.-Shooting
two Germans as they slept In their beds
at the county farm, Joe Frisk. a war
crazed Russian, early today killed both
men and then committed suicide.
Karl Trouterman and Frank Roth wss
the men killed.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
B. & O. EARNINGS JUMP.

Baltimore, Md. March 2s.-Gross earn
ings of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
for February totaled 1866, ,6S6, the big
gcst February in the history of the road.
The 1sures were ss4o.t79 more than The
grcss for FEBRUARY, tsaA
The Washington herald., 1917-03-30
100000 RUSS DESERT

Berlin Cvia Sayville wireless), Marcf
29.-More than 100000 Russian soldier,
have tried TO desert since the outbreaI
of the war, says the Overseas New:
Agency.