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The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
ASK BILLY SUNDAY
TO VISIT ENGLAND
Want Evangelist and Gompers to
STIR People to War Aims.

CBy the International News Servfce.) }
London. Aug. 5-Billy Sunday has
been asked 10 come to England and
assist in stirring the people up TO an
appreciation and fitting response TO
certain war aims. This announce
ment was made by a London news
paper today.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation OF Labor. also
has been asked to come here for
similar reasons.
The details of arranging for the
visit of the two prominent Americans
are being worked out by the war aims
committee, It is said.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
MODERN EVE DEPARTS
CLAD in SCANTY SKIN
Crowd of 2 900 Watch Start of Back
to Nature Experiment.
CBy the international News service.)

Rocky Mountain National Park.
Colo. Aug. 5.-Nearly 1000 tourists
from all parts Of the United States
this morning watched Miss Agnes
Lowe, pretty 20-year-old Ann Arbor.
Mich, college girl. start of in the
trackless wilderness clad only in a
scanty leopard skin and carrying no
food. weapons or means Of shelter.
The girl announced she would stay
seven days and nights in the noun
tains, a veritable Modern Eve"
TickinE or catching her own food,
cooking it over a fire made after the
fashion of prehistoric man and sleep
ing in a nest OF leaves under a tree.
A great crowd had fiocked into the
park Saturday to be on hand for the
departure of Eve.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
By JOSEPH REINACH.
The Famous French Military
Historian.

Paris, july A.-CBy mail -Bethmann-
Holiweg, the fallen German CHAM
cellor, finished by uniting every party
against himself-the Socialists and
Liberals because they judged him as
too weak to put through the parlia-
mentary reforms for the rea asons, per-
haps. that. like Zimmerman. he
would prefer to serve one difficult
master to 800 fools; the military chiefs.
the pan-Germanists and the Agrari-
ans because he had adopted the Schei-
demann- -Ersberger-Lenine formula of
peace without annexationS or indemni-
ties. Bethmsnn was the shadow of a
man walking in the shadow of crime.
Alone favoring him stood the Kaiser.
Kaiser Hates Son.
There can be no doubt about the
sincerity of the Kaiser in regrettins
the necessity of throwing away this
old shoe, which. though worn out.
was comfortable. The imperial regret
was only the more sharpened because
the two men he hates the most. his
own son, the crown prince, and Won
Hindenburg. helped to get rid of the
faverite.
The military dictatorship of the
to. Hindenburg-Lu Ludendrof -ponsT Tir-
pitz, to which the Kaiser had to con-
sent a year ago was a first capitula-
tion for the monarch. He still struts the
stage, but, with the instinct of an
old actor who can sense the spirit of
his audience. he makes no mistakes.
He feels that he is In the way. Last
December he vainly tried to return to
favor with a sudden peace offensive.
Debate KAISER Question.
For the historian who cares moth
ing about lese majestic, the July polit-
ical crisis in Germany did not concern
the chancellorship, but the ruling
sovereign. The Kaiser question has
been debated in whispers in Germany
fol long time.
When DR.. SPAIN. the leader of the
Center party, goes about proclaim
ing that "the people are unshakably
devoted to the Emperor" you can be
quite sure there is something wrong.
Such proclamations mean the same
thing in political strategy as 1--WE re-
tired to stronger positions prepared in
advance means in military strategy.
The Kaiser spoke through Bethmann
as a telephone: he knows quite well
that the public discomfort is not aimed
at the telephone transmitter.
The only thing we can say with GER
tainty today about the new Chancel-
lor Michaells, the first commoner to
succeed Bismarck. a kind of Prussian
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
STOLE THE CHURCH BELL.

Fargo. N. D., Aug. 5.-A 1900
pound bell hanging in the belfry Of
the Christian Church at Davenport.
n. D., near here, has been stolen.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
origin OF WAR VITAL PEACE QUESTION,
DECLARES REINACH, french HISTORIAN

/ Roland with no buckles to his shoes
itself a sure sign of the decline of the
regime-is that he will mot be the
Kaiser's telephone.
He cannot go hack on the royal and
imperial grant to Prussia of universal.
direct and secret suffrage in the place
of what Bismarck called the most
foolish voting system that ever exist
ed. Neither can he go back on the in
famous royal and imperial lie OF Au-
gust. 1914. that Germany had not en-
barked on a war OF conquest. but on
a defensive war.
The former of these questions, i'm
pcrtant though II may be in the fu-
ture, does not yet interest US. For
two reasons it Is, doubtless, of capital
importance-the granting of universal
suffrage to Prussia smashes the in
strument of domination in the hands
of the old Prussians. feudal lords,
agrarians and pan-Germanists, the
universal suffrage will bring to the
Landtag CPrussian parliamenD an i'm
posing minority Of Poles who will
claim the linking of the cradle of Po-
land to the renascent Polish republic.
But these things will fall out in the
distant future, and once more let II
be said we are fighting neither for
the establishment of universal suffrage
/ In FsSussia nor for the establishment Of
parliamentary regime in Germany.
War origin Vital.
On the other hand, the latter of the
two questions mentioned above forms
the whole kernel of the war. because
shall never tire of repeating that the
question of war objects is also the
question of the origin of the war.
Nothing will have been done until Ger
many herself thrusts down the EN-
peror's throat the lie about a defen-
sive war. of which he was alone and
the same time the dupe and the ac-
complice.
The secret Is out that Bethmann re-
Gently said to DR.. Harnack, the the
ologian, that 1.-The best Germany can
now hope for is a drawn war"
Why is 1t that apparently the ma
jority in Germany is now demanding
a peace without annexations and in
IDENTITIES? First because Germany
feels she is beaten. Next because the
acceptance by the entente of this truce
disguised under the name of peace
would be in the eyes of Germany a
recognition by the entente that the
many and was not begun by her.
That is precisely the meaning of the
German effort to obtain such a white
peace" To such insolence we can
only reply with victories.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
'SLACKERS DEFY
ARMED POSSES
Come and Get U.s." Mes
sage of Oklahoma Draft
Dodgers.
CBy the International News service.)


Holdenville, Okla, Aug. 5.-Ed Biay-
lock, a draft resister, was shot to
death by a posse. and two possemen
were wounded when fifty law and or
der men trapped a score Of outlaws
evading the draft in a country school
yard near Calvin, twelve miles from
here, today.
Jack Paige, former county sheriff,
was shot in the leg when the posse
charged on the rioters. Paige was
carried into the hills by his COM
rades.
Half an hour later nine of the dis
turbers were surrounded in cabin
and surrendered.
Send Defiance.
Oklahoma City. Okla. Aug. o.
Come and get u.s."
This was the message sent through
a woman to the sheriff at Weewoka
today, by forty draft dodgers, en-
trenched five miles north of kenaWa.
Three posses are now converging on
the camp of the entrenched men from
three directions under the leadership
of former Adjt. Gen. Frank Canton.
Sevepty-fiye anti-drafters are in jail
and prosecutions will begin tomorrow
at Weewoka, directed by special at
torneys appointed by Attorney General
Gregory.
Reports from the scattering hill dis
tricts of the three counties anecteo
indicate that bands Of rowing rioters
have been still further broken up.
Oscar Wood. city marshal of Maud,
was hit in the back by part OF
charge of buskshot this afternoon but
not seriously wounded, near Nazell,
when a gun carried by member OF
his posse rounding up anti-draft agi-
tators was accidentally discharged
Fifteen rioters were captured ana
brought to Shawnee.
Warned of L. w. w.
Ringing, Okla, Aug. 5.-FollowinS
a report to local officials here today
that more than 800 high-powered
rifles have been sold to 1. w. WIS in
the oil fields here within the last
month, merchants have been warned
not to sell any more such weapons to
doubtful persons.
I. w. w. meetings were held near
here Saturday night, according to
word reaching here. from the south
ern part of the State. Sheriff Ballad
and deputies are investigating.
. Officer John Ewing, of this city
was told by a man living near here
that he dared officials to come after
his three sons, all Of military age.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
Reasons for Secrecy.

One reason for the reticence OF the
President is ascribed here to his lack
of desire TO publish a document whose
structures on England and Sir I'd
ward Grey are SO plain. He was at
first constrained against such a step
BY considerations Of neutrality. Lat
7terly he has been unwilling 20 offend
England as our ally. The motive
which prompted the President to per-
nit the publication of the Kaiser's
appeal is now sscribed TO his desire
to set the country straight on what
the President knew throughout the
time during which his neutrality pol
icy was So severely criticised by the
partisans of both sides to the Euro
pean struggle.
There is no evidence Of a let-up in
war preparations. The work of gath
ering and organizing the new army
is being pushed The navy is rush
ing fighting ships and the Shipping
Board is doing what IL can to rush
merchant ships. Plans for artillery
and munitions are proceeding upon a
huge scale.
Every indication here last night was
to the effect that any agitation for
the receipt Of peace proposals in Con-
gress will only be met by the admin
istration with a new statement Of our
war aims.
Even some OF those Congressman
who are most anxious TO see the
dawn of peace before they again face
an election. say that there can be no
talk of peace on any of the German
terms which have so far reached this
country.
Many Of them are predicting an
early peace. Only a few are advocst-
ing an immediate consideration of the
hints that have SO far come from the
central empires.
Washington is disturbed over the
Russian situation. but not worried. 1t
is long way from the present East
ern front to the grain stores Of Odes
sa- state Department strateRists
pointed out yesterday. and as long as
the fleeing Russian army keeps a con-
siderable portion Of the Kaiser's
troops chasing them, they are in >
sense doing their bit for the allied
cause.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
ITALIAN AEROS
RAID ARSENALS
Austrian Naval Base at Pola
Bombarded and Set
on Fire.
By the international News serviee.)

London. Aug. 5.-Great fires have
been caused at the Austrian naval
base of Pola by new raid of Italian
aeToplanes. The naval works and ar
senals were heavily bombarded, acN
ccrding to reports reaching here. fog
interfering with the Austrian 'anti-air-
craft guns.
The raid. the second in three days,
was made at night and under cover
of the fog. The Austrian searchlights
could not locate the Italian planes
well enough for the guns to get into
action, while the italian fliers had lit
tie difficulty in locating their objec-
tives and dropping tons of explosives
upon them. Fires were observed 10
spring up at many places
Attempts at offensive action by the
Austrians in the Monte Remben re-
gion proved abortive under the Ital-
ian artillery fire.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
KcrenEky's AImS.

The Russian Embassy here has no
word OF the second resignation OF
Premier kerensl<y. The last re-
ports which came 10 the embassy
this afternoon pictured the young
leader as again in the saddle with
renewed power. and making renew
ed and more clear cut declarations
of RuSsia's aims.
No foot of Russian territory must
be yielded to the foe. he was re-
ported as pledging.
No foot OF the territory OF Rus
sia's closest ally. France. must be
yielded.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
RUSSIA FORCED
TOLAST Stand
Germans Drive Slavs Into
lnterior-People Threat
ened with Famine.

tBy the International News SerrIee.l
London, Aug. 5.-Russla, with her
back TO the wall. is nehting to find q
solution of her problems which viii
save her honor and her pledged wcrd.
With every influence working TO
force her out OF the war, to impose a
peace upon her that she may turn her
attention TO her own d.sorEanlzcd af-
fairs. Kerensky. the iron premier. stiiI
clutching firmly the reins Of power. Is
endeayoring by every means that Of
fers to reorganize the government for
the fourth time and bring a halt 10
the mutinous flight OF the Russian
armies.
Hours will tell. from all indicaaons.
whether he will be able TO save honor
and democracy out OF the ruins.
Elements within his own government
are crying for peace. They declare
Russia can fight no l-nger, that her
last strength has been spcnt.
Internally opposing political ese-
ments are working toward the over
throw OF the government. TO impose a
state OF anarchy upon the people.
kerensky has wide support, but work.
ing against him are the nnouarchists.
the industrial conservatives and the
ultraradicals. Some OF these are not
parties; they are merely groups, but
their preachments are widespread and
their words seditious.
Germans Sweep On.
Eternally the Germans are swearing
the Russian armies before them. The
wGr on the Eastern front soon viii be
entirely on Russian soil Aiutiny IL
Widespread. dcscrtions numerous. dis
loyalty omnipresent. German agents
again are working openly. it is de-
clared. despite the utmost efforts Of
the military commanders to stamp
cut their propa Zznda.
But still the allies hold hope that
Russia viii survive. David LLOYD
George. Britain's prime minister. to-
day expressed this confidence in a long
telegram to Kerensky. He told the
man who has become known as Rus
sia's Lloyd George that he felt cure
Russia would remain in the war.
This will be discussed at the great
Moscow all-Russia conference, enEi-
neered by kerensky. Talk OF peace
will be threshed out there. Indeed.
peace is the keynote OF the confer
ence and representatives Of every
walk Of life in Russia will determine
whether to throw down their arms
now, or get together in one tremend-
Gus effort Of rehabilitation both in
the capital and on the front.
The conference Is Kerensky's own.
And there are those who predict that
the tremendous power Of the man will
sway Z 10 his ends. that he VIII bs
made absolute dictator and given a
fnCs hand TO DO whatever is neces-
sary
Eyen IL Germany does not force
peace from Russia. IL Kerenslzy can
balk her designs there, she still will
hold vast grain fields. now ripe wit 4
the harvest, brown with wheat. green
with corn. 10 feed her own people.
And at the same time. according to
her calculations. she will enforce
starvation upon the Russians OF the
north by driving a wedge through the
nation between the producing sections
and the consumers.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
mo Peace Until
HUN IS CRUSHED
Administration Determined
Not to Talk Peace Until
After Victory.

There is sentiment in Congress
which would listen now to peace
proposals of almost any sort There
is a considerable group there. in
cluding the 'willfuls." who have
opposed the war and all the steps
to help carry ii on. which would
like TO see hostilities suspended on
almost any terms and then make
the fnal settlement in conference.
But the administration is determ-
ined, as it always has been. that
no talk of peace will be entertained
until the German military machine
is either crushed on the field or
crushed at home by being forced to
disgorge its conquests.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
See End I'm Sight.

There is one point upon which the
two ends Of Pennsylvania avenue
meet-both believe that the end is
not far of. The White House and
the State. War and Navy depart
ments are almost hourly beinG con-
firmed in their impression that the
German bolt has been shot.
The differences of opinion between
the two wings of the government
is looked upon here as a possible
inspiration for the President to go
to Congress and reiterate his posi-
ton.
No surprise in official circles
greeted the publication OF the first
installments of Ambassador Ger
crd's book on Germany in the war
yesterday. II was known at the
State Department that some kind
of confidential message passed from
the Kaiser to President Wilson
shortly after the fateful first OF
August, 1914. The President has
religiously refused to reveal the
contents of that note.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-06
Drive on Odessa.

Amsterdam, Aug. 5.-The German
general staff is pushing its plans. ac-
cording to all Indications, for a two
pronged sweep to the Black Sea. a
drive designed to wrest odessa and
the vast grain fields back of 1t from
the Russians.
Meanwhile Archduke Joseph's troops
are making rapid progress in their
sweep through Bukowina. according to
Berlin reports. Their line now extends
through CzernowitE. PillIa, Fotru and
kimpolung. The Teutou successe.
here have brought an end to the drive
of the Rumanians in Moldavia, and
a large section of these armies is
faced with the alternative of retreat
or danger of being cut off completely
Storms Prevent Battle.
Paris. Aug. 5.-Heavy storms con-
tinued to deluge Belgium today while
fog like a blanket rolled in from the
Sra. But despite the handicaps of
ground and weather the allies have
materially improved their front and
await only signs of clearing before
resuming the drive to clean out" the
submarine nests which infest the Bel
gian coast.
The greater burden of today's activ-
tiles was borne by the French in the
region of Bixschoote, taken by the
allies in the first days drive. Along
almost the entire Belgian front, how
ever, the allied artillery. despite the
bad weather, reopened on the Ger
mans. The "softening up" of the
next German defense lines already is
under way. This artillery activity is
construed to herald a new infantry
drive the moment the ground becomes
passable for infantry.
Two farms west of the Steenstraete-
Woumen road were captured by the
French in today's actions. These
places, which had been strongly forti-
fed by the Germans, laid in front of
the French lines and were a consid-
cradle menace to a new advance.
They were consistently shelled until
their further defense became useless
and French raiders then went forward
and carried them.
No sign is missing of the determina-
tion of the allies to dash "over the
top" again the moment the weather
and terrain are suitable. The Ger
mans know what is coming and are
strengthening their lines for the new
shock. From present prospects the
battle of Flanders-now only develop
ing-will last for months, until late
in the autumn at least. Once past
the present difficult ground, low and
marshy, flooded from the cutting of
dykes in the early stages of the war.
the allies will find operations easier.
Meanwhile the Germans are at
tempting to divert attention from
their threatened right flank in Flan-
ders by strong demonstrations on 9TH
er sections of the front. The German
crown prince is devoting especial at
tention to the Aisne front again. He
launched two attacks against the
French to the east Of Czerny, both of
which failed. and also resumed his
heavy bombardment Of the Yerdun
lines.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-02-10

it was the only consistent position for
organized labor to take; that if we
refused to indorse anyone for the po-
sition, that our opponents would real
ize that we are in earnest about hav-
ing this most infamous law repealed.
1t was moved and seconded that we
adopt the resolution.
Attorney Cohen reporting for sub
section SO, said that he thought the
section could be SO amended that It
would apply to certain lines of work
of shop employees and not TO employees
in train service, however, he said that
it was just question of instruction
by the court; that the Ane is drawn
so closely that it is hard to tell which
way the court would rule, but that
the best action for US to take would
be to go ahead along the line as ori-
ginally intended and tr" to secure a
law that would be perfectly satisfac-
tory to both classes of service.
The Subcommittee of five report
ing for the introduction of bills stated
that the following bills had been in
troduced: The repeal of the indus
trial commission law, amendments to
the workingmen's compensation law,
firemen's pension bill. These were in
troduced under the direction of the
State Federation of Labor The fol-
lowing railroad bills had been intro
duced Car limit bill, full crew switch
engine bill, backing up of locomotive
bill, experience bill, surprise test bill,
absent voter bill, amendment thereto,
semi-monthly pay day bill, prima
facia evidence bill, contempt of court
bill, constitutional amendment, auto
mobile bill
The following bills have been intro
duced and indorsed by the State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor and Railroad Broth
erhoods Joint Legislative Committee:
Amendment to the child labor law,
plumbers instruction bill. Sunday clos
ing law as introduced at the request
Of the Retail Clerks Union. Repeal
Of the anti-boycott law, collection of
wages, proposed new school code.
blowing off of steam from boilers,
free employment Office in Grand juno
ton. bill introduced by Senator Stark
weather, senate bill No. 90 to prevent
the misuse of our national anthem.
The Star Spangled Banner, amend
ments to the coal mining law, quail
fication of coal miners
The Legislative Committee declares
itself unqualifedly against the fol-
lowing proposed bills: The licensing
of painters, paperhangers and deco
rators; the licensing Of moving pic
ture theaters and censorship of films;
state constabulary bill
The secretary was authorized and
instructed to incorporate with his
quarterly report report of the legis-
lative program as indorsed by the
Joint Legislative Committee, with
names and numbers of bills introduced
which had been indorsed by the Joint
/ Legislative Committee, and also all
bills to which we are opposed, said re-
I port to be mailed to all labor organi-
cations in the state.
| The meeting adjourned to meet
/ Thursday, January S.
ED ANDERSON, Sec'y-Treas.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-02-10
CINCO FACTORY
FIGHTING LABOR
HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES
ARE JOINING UNION.
How Corporation in Eastern Penn
sylvania Coerce Citizens of Towns
Into Supporting Their Rank
Labor Batting Tactics.

The locked out Cinco cigarmakers
of Lancaster, Pa, since the beginning
of this year are waging the strongest
fight ever against their former en-
ployers, Otto Eisenlohr Bros. inc, for
decent humane conditions. The firm
just n short time before their inhuman
treatment of their cigarmakers>
formed a corporation capitalized at
nine million dollars. Tactics un-
thought of before have been resorted
to not only at their Lancaster factory
but in their other nineteen factories
in the first and ninth internal revenue
districts of Pennsylvania. Victimiza-
tion for the slightest provocation
seems to be their weapon to drive
their employees into subjection for
cheaper wages or unscrupulous con-
ditions. Six cigarmakers at Reading,
Pa, and eight at York, Pa, working
in their factories were discharged for
merely speaking to their fellow work
men about what was a beneficial mat
ter concerning their trade. This ac-
tion has brought about monthly con-
ferences composed of delegates from
each local union where an Eiscnlohr
factory is located. By this plan many
movements are being inaugurated to
bring this firm to their senses to cause
settlement with their grieved and
ill-treated cigarmakers at Lancaster.
Pa. Two organizers have been placed
in the field, public meetings are being
held nightly somewhere in the dis
trict with good results.
Many cigarmakers have joined the
union. Letters and cards of SYM
pathy are being sent out to the twen-
ty-eight thousand local unions solicit
ing cooperation from every union
member thruout the United States
and Canada.
This much misused power by this
concern can be attributed to their
chain factory system. This method
is operated in this manner: They Sc
lect some town for location to es-
tablish factory, the best induce
ments are offered in the way of steady
work, good working material and lib
eral rules, till they have perman-
emily situated factory. These were
the first conditions given at Lancas-
ter; the last We're short stock, string