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Evening star., 1917-02-27
AMENDED DRY BILL
REPORTED IN HOUSE
Measure Dropped Into Hopper
by Chairman Johns0n-De-
bate Tomorrow.

Promptly at the tick of noon toda V
Chairman Ben Johnson of the House
committee on the District of CoIum bia
er's desk in the House a much amended
copy of the Sheppard bill to prohibit
the making and selling of alcoholic
liquor in the District of Columbia. This
action followed the instructions Of the
committee, voted a few days ago at the
time the rules committee had taken ac-
ton sfgnifying that the dry element OF
the House would vote to discharge the
District committee from further consid- =
Grafton of the Sheppard bill.
The present intention of the rules
committee is to bring about a discussion
of the District dry" matter tomorrow.
The committee has been called for a
meeting this afternoon, presumably to
frame another rule whereby the amend
ed Sheppard bill may be taken up as
the special order of the day tomorrow.
The rule already adopted provides that
the Sheppard bill be taken from the
District committee, but inasmuch as
that bill has now been reported and is
on the calender, the next move for the
G..v element to take is to vote on that
bill
AS reported today, the bill contains a
multitude of amendments large and
small. In addition to the bone dry"
amendment, the committee has included
a section providing for referendum on
the liquor question; also an amendment
eXempting the manufacturers of fla
voring extracts from the penalties of
the proposed anti-alcohol act, and nu-
merous small verbal amendments
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Dutch Seek Peaceful
Solution of the Issue
Raised by Ship Losses

THE HAGUE. Monday. February &C.
via London. February 27-The govern
ment has given no indication of its
course of action to be followed in con-
nection with the recent disaster to
Dutch shipping in the submarine at
tack on flotilla OF Dutch steamers off
the English coast. 1t is taken for
granted. however. that a peaceful So
luton is being sought in the form of a
cession by Germany of certain num-
ber of ships 10 replace the lost ton
mage, such replacement being consid-
cred imperative because of the neces-
sfty of an immediate reorganization of
food supply arrangements.
There is already talk of wholesale
slaughter OF Dutch cattle being neces-
sary owing to the loss of fodder car
goes among those destroyed by the
submarine attack, and the inevitable
delay in securing fresh consigaments
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Rome's View of U. S. Ships.
Says 4,ee8, 500 Tons
of Allied and Neutral
Shipping Has Been Sunk

BERLIN. February -, by wireless to
sayville-Merchant shipping aggregat-
ing 4.sss,5oO tons belonging to entente
and neutral nations has been DESTROYED
or condemned as prizes by the central
mowers since the beginning of the
war it is officially announced. Ap-
parenuy this total covers a period up
10 the end of January. 1917. only as no
figures for the present month are
given. The official statement reads:
During January last 10 merchant
ships Of hostile powers, with total
of $4,000 gross tons, were destroyed
as a result of the war measures Of the
central powers. OF them ninety-one
vessels with. an aggregate of 245.50O
Evening star., 1917-02-27

fifty-eight neutral merchant ships.
totaling 103.500 gross tons, were sunk
on account of carrying contraband for
the enemy.
The total loss in shipping for the
month was 22S vessels, with a total of
439.500 gross tons.
Since the beginning of the war A.
$500 gross tons of hostile merchant
shipping has been destroyed. OF this
3.314,500 was British.
I'm addition the sea forces of the
central powers have sunk or con-
demned as prizes 459 neutral vessels,
or total of 900 gross tonnage"
Evening star., 1917-02-27
ANTI.ENLISTMENT ADVICE.
Cards Bearing why Enlist 2" Found
on Kansas University Campus.

LAWRENCE. Kan. February 27.-
The appearance of many cards on the
campus of the University of Kansas. all
bearing the words why enlist? You
have nothing to gain and your life to
lose" today was the subject of an in
vestigat by United States Army re-
cruitlng officers. Last Friday a few of
the carus were distributed. but yester-
day hundreds of the little green paste
boards with their anti-enliStment ad-
vice were scattered about.
Frank Strong. chancellor of the uni
yersity, stated. when the matter was
called to his attention. that he had not
seen any of the cards. but that distri-
hutton of them would not be allowed
to continue
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Fess Resolution Provides
Special Congress Session

To give the President the power he
asks. but to have a special session of
Congress. is embodied in the resolution
introduced by Representative Fess of
Ohio. The resolution provides for the
assembling of Congress on April .
Representative Fess says Congress
may set its own date for such an
assembly. and that it would not be
wise to pass over to the President the
powers placed in Congress by the Con-
stitution.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
65 RUSS DIE IN WRECK.
Wounded Men. Homeward Bound. in
Railroad Wreck in Sweden

LONDON, February 27.-Sfxty-fye
wounded Russians. homeward bound
from Germany, were killed in a rail-
road wreck near Holmsleden, in north
ern Sweden, on Monday evening. ac
cording to a Copenhagen dispatch 70
the Exchange Telegraph COMPANY
The train was derailed and four cars
wrecked.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
200 KILLED IN EXPLOSION
700 Also Reported Wounded in
Depot Disaster in France

BERLIN. February 81 by wireless to
Sayville.-The Frankfurter Zeitung saws
it has received from private source in
France. by way Of Switzerland. report
that more than 200 persons were killed
and 700 wounded by an explosion Of am
munition depots February 2.
According to this report, more than
50, 900 tons of ammunition were destroyed.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
HICHF00D PRICES
GET SETBACK HERE
Substantial Drop Recorded in
Eggs, Potatoes, Onions and
Other Vegetables.
WARM WEATHER HELPS

Old high cost of living got severe
setback today.
Wholesale market quotations showed
substantial drop in prices of eggs.
poultry, potatoes. onions and lettuce,
and a slight falling off in veal.
These decreases were reflected. in the
retail prices both at the markets and
at groceries. The greatest decrease
was in the prices of eggs and potatoes.
In the markets the price for fresh coun-
try eggs was down to 45 and As cents,
the lowest quoted for many weeks
while some grocery stores reduced
their strictly fresh eggs from 4s to AZ
cents, and another group announced
reduction from As to 81 cents. the lat
ter price to be effective tomorrow.
Potatoes, which have been lowering
about 80 cents a peck and selling Tor
81, could be bought today for IS cents
peck at places which yesterday
charged the first-named price. This
price was not so general. as the in
creased supply was not enough to cause
an immediate reduction everywhere.
Some Other Reductions.
Onions have been selling at 10 to is
cents a pound, but today 10 cents
seemed to be the high price. and some
groceries which still sold at 1S cents
announced a change to 15 cents 90 be-
gin tomorrow Lettuce. which could
hardly be had last week at less than
and 10 cents a head, today sold as
be bought at s cents. Dressed mems
were quoted as low as % cents. though
the retail price of the past few weeks
of % cents still held in many places;
The decrease in veal was nara.y
ally, though some dealers announced
reductions from 40 to 30 cents In veal
outlets, from % to 25 cents in chops
and from % to IS and 20 cents In roast
veal.
Market men and grocers were highly
optimistic today about further reductions.
They point to the warm weather as the
cause Of increased shipments OF eggs, and
the opening up of river traffic. which per-
mits larger shipments OF vegetables.
Wholesale Price Reductions.
The wholesale reports showed the fol-
lowing reductions from last weeks quo
tations:
Eggs. nearby, from ~ to 35 and SO
cents; southern, Al and AZ cents to "a
and 35 cents.
Live hens, 10 and 20 cents a pound to
IS and 10 cents.
Choice dressed hens, from % to II cents.
Potatoes, from $3.50 and IS to 81 and
$3.50
Onions. per 10O-pound sack. from s13
and Sl4 to $l1 and s12.
Lettuce, from 81 and 81 per basket, TO
81 andi$3.
Calves, from 13. IL and 121: and II and
u to IL and 1872. IL and 1112 and and
10 cents.
Other meat prices were unchanged.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
A. C. L. Places Big Order.

VIII LMINGTON. n. c.. February 27.-An
order has just been placed with a loco
motive works by the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company for over a half mil
lion dollars worth of new equipment, 1t
was announced at the general offices of
the company here this morning.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
NEW MARINE DISASTERS.
Ships Reported Sunk
During Past "a Hours
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN. February 25. by wireless to
Sayvile February .27.-The sinking OF
the British transport steamer A-l9 was
announced by the admiralty today. The
announcement says that returning Ger
man submarines report the sinking OF
eleven more steamships. two sailing
vessels and~eight trawlers (as reported
on Sunday in a cabled summary OF TINS
statemenD and continues:
Among the steamers sunk was the
British transport A-l9 and the steamer
Afric of the White Star line, which was
DESTROYED February 12 on the route be-
tween Liverpool and Plymouth. OF the
other vessels sunk one was $500 tons
gross with a cargo Of coal; another of
1900 tons, with a general cargo. and
another of 1900 tons carrying salt
peter.
The British have kept secret the loss
of four auxiliary cruisers or transports
reported sunk within twenty-four hours
by one German submarine on February
16. This does not include the steamer
Afric, as she was sunk on February II.
not on February 16."
British Report Losses.
LONDON. February 27.-The British
steamer Aries. 3.o72 tons, has been
sunk by German submarine. Lloyds'
shipping agency announced today. The
crew was landed.
Sinking of the British steamer Sea-
gull. l44 tons, also is announced by
the agency The Seagull's crew like
wise was landed.
Lloyds' announces that the British
steamer Dorothy, 3.S06 tons. and the
British steamer Algiers. 1851 tons.
have been sunk.
OUEENSTOWN, via London. Febru
arv 27-'The steamer Eries (possibly
the British steamer Eros, 1,S43 tons)
has been sunk. Fourteen survivors
have been landed.
PARIS, February 27.-Nessels sunk
from February 25-26 follow: Dutch
sailor Maria Adriana. SS tons; Nor
wegian steamer Nigda. 1854 tons:
French sailor Kleber. 277 tons; British
steamer Algiers. 1851 tons.
Rome's View of U. S. Ships.
ROME. via Paris. February 21-The
GiornaIe DItalia, commenting on the
arrival of the American freighter Or
leans at Bordeaux, says: Germany has
not accepted Americas challenge
The Italian papers generally express
the belief that Germany has instructed
her submarines 10 respect American
ships and avoid any violation of inter
national law in respect to them.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Armed With One Gun.

The Laconia. when she left here, was
armed with one defense gun. mounted
aft The report that the ship was tor
pedoed at night and without warning
indicates that no opportunity was given
70 make use of the defense gun. accord
ing to officials of the line.
The I.aconla is the second ship to be
sunk of the former Boston-L Liverpool
service of the Cunard line. a sister
shin the F'ranconia. was sunk last Oc-
toher in the Mediterranean while in the
british government service. Both ves-
sells were taken over by the British
admiralty soon after the war began.
and the Laconia was for while used
in the service of the government as a
transport. She was only recently re-
stored to her owners for commercial
purposes. and the trip on which she was
sunk was her third after coming back
TO the service for which she WAS built.
Several of the officers in the stewards
department who were on the I,aconia
also were on the Franconia when she
went down.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
CONT|NUEEFFORTS :
FORCHEAPERFOOD
Officials and Citizens of New
York Contract for Large
Supplies.
ASK LEGISLATURE TO ACT

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 27.-Public
officials and private citizens working to
bring down the price of food here went
ahead with their plans today without
waiting for the enactment of relief leg
islation at Albany. The authorities ex-
press confidence that the legislature
will act without delay. and that the city
will receive the necessary permission
to use public funds for the purchase of
foodstuffs to be sold under their super
vision. Meanwhile the mayors food
supply committee, which includes a
number of wealthy citizens. has con-
tracted for large quantities of food on
its own responsibility. Its latest pur-
chase is several hundred thousand
pounds of Brazilian brown beans, which
will be sold at a much lower price than
is. now being paid for beans of ordi-
nary varieties. Ten tons of Columbia
river smelts, purchased in Tacoma last
week. will arrive Thursday, it is eX-
pected. and will be placed on safe under
the same plan.
Prices of some foodstuffs today
showed reductions from the figures of
last week. This is attributed to a re-
taxation of the railroad congestion and
to the arrival of heavy shipments.
Large quantities of rice have been re-
ceived from the south. and it is said
that more than 100 carloads of potatoes
have reached New York in the last five
daVS
Evening star., 1917-02-27
AS DETAILS OF AMERICAN LOSSES
ON LACONIA COME IN, OPPOSITION
TO GIVING FULL POWER" GROWS
[ACON|A UNWARNED,
SAYS CONSUL FROST
UNOFFICIAL REPORT

LONDON. February 81. 1921 pm
wesley Frost, the. American consui
at Queenstown, has sent to the
American embassy here the following
report regarding the sinking of the
Laconia:
The Laconia was torpedoed with
out warning at 1880 pm. in heavy
sea while the ship was making sew
enteen knots. The first torpedo
struck on the starboard abaft the
engine room. The engines stopped
and the ship turned. listing to star
board. Most of the boats were
launched from the starboard side.
Twenty minutes later. after most
of the boats were clear. a. second
torpedo was fired. striking the en-
eines on the port side. The ship
sank forty-five minutes after the
firing of the first torpedo.
Two Guns on Laconia.
The ship was armed with two AZ
inch guns. The ships wireless was
kept in continual action until the
last minute. Six rockets also were
sent up and all the lifeboats were
equipped with an ample supply of
flares. The cargo consisted of cot
ton and foodstuffs.
The submarine was not seen from
the Laconia. but after the second
torpedo had been fired and the boats
launched a submarine appeared on
the surface, came alongside the boat
containing the second officer and
asked for the captain.
The submarine commander told
the people in the second officers
boat that a British admiralty patrol
had caught the Laconias wireless
and was coming to the scene. The
submarine made no offer of aid and
submerged Immediately after.
One Lifeboat Swamped.
Thirteen boats were. launched
from the Laconia. The Hoys (Mrs.
Mary f. Hoy and Miss Elizabeth
Hoy. Chicago) were in No. s, which
was swamped. sts life-belted pas
sengers being picked up by other
boats. but who suffered severely as
the result of exposure in the cold
water.
The boats after leaving the La
coma had to scatter rather widely
IN order to avoid the danger of COL
lision in the twelve-foot sweIls
which were running. Flares were
kept alight by most of the boats
during the five hours of anxious
waiting for the patrol to arrive. The
patrol began picking up the boats
at o'clock in the morning. but had
not finished until after daybreak."
Evening star., 1917-02-27
No Information of Hoys Here.

No information could be obtained from
4sS H street northwest. the address given
by the city directory Of 1912 as the home
of Mrs. Mary E. Hoy. WIS. with her
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Americans on Sunken Ship.

The names of other American passen-
gers and their addresses as given by
the line here, and confirmed in part by
relatives in the United States, are as
follows:
Floyd z. Gibbons of the Chicago
Tribune.
Mrs. F.. f. Harris. wife of Lieut.. Col.
Frank h, Harris, United States Coast
Artillery Corps, stationed at Fort du
Pont near Philadelphia
Arthur T. Kirby, cambridge. y. Y.
The Rev James Wareing. registered
from New York, but said to be from
Norfolk, Va.
The twenty Americans among the
crew were signed here to take the place
of others whose terms of service had
expired or who had failed to appear
when the ship was ready to sail. The
men were recruited mostly from ship
ping offices and gave New York ana
brooklyn as their places of residence.
They were stokers. coal trimmers, wi4-
ers and seamen.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senates

Foreign relations committee
began consideration of bill to
empower President to arm ships
Military affairs committee con-
tinued deliberation on army ap-
preparation bill.
Passed miscellaneous calendar
bills.
Reading of naval bill resumed.
Debate continued on revenue
bill.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Mrs. Hoy and Daughter of Chi
cago Succumb to
Exposure.
IL ON ROLL OF VICTIMS,
NINE OF THEM MISSING
Passengers Confirm Report That
Liner Was Torpedoed at Night
Without Any Warning.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, February p. pm.
The number of dead or missing
was given by the Cunard conf
pany this afternoon as twelve,
made up as follows:
Passengers-Three dead, three
missing
Crew-Six missing.
six others are in hospitals.
At this hour the American em-
bassy has received no news of the
death of any American citizens in
the crew of the Lacd mia.
Two American Women Lost.
NEW YORK, February e7.-Two Amer
.can women. Mrs. Mary E. Hoy and her
daughter Miss Elizabeth Hoy, both Of
Chicago. lost their lives when the Cunard
liner Lacona was sunk Sunday night by
a German submarine.
The following cablegram was received
here early today by Cunard line officials
from the Liverpool office:
Regret to advise you Mrs. Hoy and
daughter also c. p. watts. are dead and
were buried at sea. DR.. Fortunat Zyndel
and William /. Robinson. cabin passen.
gers, are unaccounted for.
I'm the second cabin. William Evan IL
unaccounted for, as are two firemen,
three coal trimmers, the ship barber from
the crew making a total Of twelve. dead
and missing, from the ship"
Three British; One Swiss.
c. P watts was British citizen. living
in London. AS a travelling representa-
tive Of a New York banking house. he
was crossing to England to introduce
American manufactures and products.
His wife and two daughters are in Paris,
where the daughters are engaged in
American hospital and ambulance service.
DR. Zyndel was listed as a resident Of
Basel, Switzerland. Robinson and Evan
both were British subjects, living in Mon
treal
Mrs. Hoy and her daughter were re-
turning to England, where they had
lived for several years, after spending
the Christmas holidays with friends in
and near Chicago. Mrs. Hoy was the
wife of DR.. Albert Hoy, who, with his
son Austin. is in London. The Hoy
family lived in Chicago for many years.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Food Riots on East Side.

Food riots on the East Side called out
the police reserves last night and ac-
tive agitation against prices shows no
signs of cessation. A committee repre-
senting some fifty organizations of
foreign born citizens began raising a
fund today for the establishment of
stations throughout the city where food
will be sold at reasonable prices.
The board of education is on the alert
to meet the threat to keep the children
out of school as protest against high
prices. but thus far, it is announced, at
tempts to bring about a school strike
have met with little success. Groups of
women who visited few of the East
Side public schools yesterday induced
a few children to leave the classroom.
In anticipation of enabling legisla-
ton the city authorities are arranging
to have retail grocers designated as
centers for the food that
the city Will buy. Stores so used will
display sign. The city will make only
enough profit on sales to pay the
grocers commission.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Boycott Aids in Lowering Cost.

Food boycotts by retailers aud con-
sumers and a rush of foodstuffs into
the city, forced perceptible drop in
prices today. Heads of city depart
ments attributed the cut in prices of
corn supplies to alarm among whole
salers, who face heavy losses.
Evening star., 1917-02-27
Chicago Sees Drop in Potato Price.

Cn1CdPO 00GS OIOP Z UldIO FClcG.
CHICAGO. February 27.-Potatoes are
expected to show a marked fall in price
during the week, commission men de-
clared today. on account of the boycott
instituted against them and the heavy
receipts.
Seyenty-four carloads were received
yesterday, or nearly double the receipts
of any day last week. and today fur
ther heavy shipments are looked for.
The wholesale price for the best
western potatoes ranged from s2.s5 to
SO bushel today, or drop of 5 cents
"A bushel from the price of twenty-four
hours before.
Mayor William Hale Thompson has a
from the Southern Rice
Growers Association of Beaumont.
Tex, offering all the rice Chicago
wants at 3$4 cents pound.
Thousands of Cars Released.
In efforts to alleviate freight conges-
ton thousands of cars have been re-
leased by moving their contents to ware
houses and docks. and even dumping
them on the ground, regardless of their
according to j. w. Hie-
gins. chairman of the General Man
apers' Association of Chicago. In a
Statement today he blamed the car
shortage squarely to the scarcity of
ocean shipping.
Grand Jury in Boston Investigates.
BOSTON, February 27.-Federal. state
and city forces were put into action
here today in an attempt to find relief
from the present high prices of food
The federal grand jury heard mer-
chants shippers. warehouse and cold
storage men, who were called by Dis
trict Attorney Anderson in an attempt
to determine whether the high prices
were due to illegal combinations or
other violations of interstate laws.
Mayor Curley took steps to purchase
twenty carloads of rice in Texas to be
sold at cost ...-..
Evening star., 1917-02-27
WEATHER.

Fair and colder tonight and probably
tomorrow lowest temperature tonight
near freezing.
Temperature for twentyfour hours
ending pm: Highest, Sc, at pm.
yesterday: lowest, 81. at am. today.
Full report on page IA.
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LADIES RIBBED DRAWERS
and SHIRTS CSC Values Csc
LOT MEMS NEGLEGEE
SSHIRTS with collars at
tached 47c
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SILK

n STRIPE and PLAID TAFETAS. 81. so -------- $ll9
4 STRIPE and PLAID TAFFETAS. .35 value for csc
TAFFETAS, all coors, ITS value for ,...... Sl.30
MESSADiNESS all coIors 81 so value for 80. Sl.ZJ
a PEACH SKIM all colors So rs value for 1850 $3.50
- CREPE de CHINE, all colors $175 vaue for l.50
GEORGETTE CREPE, all coIors, $500 value. Sl.O9
SUESINE SILK all col ors, 45c value tor 49,. 55c
SUESlNE SILK all col ors, 35c value for 49,. Csc
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Ladies Section

LADIES' BLACK chamese Silk Dresses size value $35 $500
LADIES' COPENHAGEN SERGE DRESS, value $11 so S50S
LADIES' SERGE, Red Collar, value $1,000 for $500
LADIES' SERGE White collar, value $3.50 for S648
BLUE SERGE, Brown Collar, value $780, for S548
LADIES' BLACK SERGE Red Collar, $3.50, for S54S
LADIES' BLACK SERGE White Collar, value $3.50 for -S420
LADIES' BLUE SERGE White Collar, $3.50 for -S420
CHLDRENS SERGES DRESSES value $500 for $3.50
cHILDRENS SERGES DRESSE S, value $3.50 for S220