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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-21

cation women of the East Side had
begun to take food price regulation
irto their own hands. By o'clock yes
terday afternoon not green goods
redler was to be found in Delaney
Street. East Broadway, Pike Street or
Rutgers Square.
1--WE are starving because the bosses
control the food" said Mrs. Leah Mar
COLES, of 237 East Broadway. Look at
rly hands. / have been working to help
my husband make enough to support
our children. But il is impossible, and
We detest going to charity"
At one East Side grocery this list
of prices of foodstufs was obtained.
Corresponding prices for last month
precede them
Onions. { cents--16 cents; potatoes,
q cents-S cents; butter, AZ cents-52
cents; beans, 10 cents--12 cents; eggs
as cents-49 and so cents; -four, 81
conts-39 cents; sugar, cents-lO
cents; carrots, 3 cents cents.
Burning pushcarts and spelling vege-
tables by saturating them with kero-
sene were the principal moves of the
East Side women.
Hester and Ludlow streets were the
chief rioting centres. Angry house
WIVES dfEutu anu DaiEulI'u WIN FNN
lers, who vainly protested that they
were not to blame for the high prices
and called all their ancestors to wit
ness that they made no profit.
This was the general signal for a
disturbance, and oilcans, hidden under
shawls, made their appearance so quick
~ that the police were unable TO save
the vegetables from destruction.
Voluntary pickets. were formed, and
those who had money enough TO buy
were urged not to purchase anything
from pushcarts. A few women elbowed
their way through the crowds on Hes
ter Street with market bags bullying
suspiciously.
Self-appointed inspection officers
storped them and examined them for
"contraband," which consisted Of the
hated onions and potatoes, quoted at
seven and eight cents a pound. Several
measures of potatoes were confiscated
in this way and destroyed with kero-
Sene
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-21

have votes the prices Of food must
come down." -,
LET us fight for birth control. II
we have so many mouths to feed we
must all starve.'
No parliamentary rules were OBJ
served in the open air forum, and Marie
Ganz-"Sweet Marie" of |. w. w. fame
was able to get a hearing by sheer
carrying power of her yelling voice.
Two Lead March
After she had har her say, "Sweet
Marie" with Mrs. Ida Harris, presl-
dent Of the Mothers Vigilant League,
led the march on City Hall Dozens of
the women who followed the two car
ried infants at their breasts, but that
did not keep them out of the frequent
melees as pushcarts along the way were
attacked.
Some of the more militant women in
the mob grabbed Mrs. Harry Klein as
they passed her husbands shoe store,
at 81 East Broadway.
"Come with u.s." they screamed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-21
Representatives Reported
Ready to Appropriate
100000 for the Work
SENATE WAITING
TO INDORSE BILL
Waste in Meat Industry
Alleged - Agricultural
Investigation Planned
lErnm The Tribune Buresul


Washington. Feb. 2e.--Urged on by
food riots and mass of mail and tele-
graphic complaints about inactivity at
Washington while the food prices have
reached levels which threaten much
suffering, members OF the House OF
Representatives are believed to be
ready to appropriate for an invesoga-
ton of the high cost Of living.
\ Every new bit of information as TO
price levels which reached here showed
fresh advances, with no indication OF
a return to more reasonable prices.
The speech of Senator Borah made IN
the Senate and giving comparisons OF
prices for foods, not with some period
in the long ago, but just few months
back. attracted much attention.
Congress Ready to Act
az believe the House will approve
an appropriation for an investigation
of the high cost of living which has
been suggested by President Wilson to
be made by the Federal Trade Commis..
sion," said Representative Kent, OF
California, to-day. 1t was Mr.. hent
who, il is understood. made the rep
reservations to the President which
caused him to write his letter to the
Federal Trade Commission suggesting
the investigation.
An appropriation of 100000 for this
investigation was stricken from the
bill by the Appropriations Committee
without the House having a chance TO
vote on it. Mr. Kent now believes this
appropriation can be inserted into the
sundry civil bill on the floor of the
House and that the Senate will ae-
cept it,
Waste in Meat Business
81 am not in favor of any drastic
step" he said, "but | believe that an
investigation will enable US to do some
thing to relieve this situation. | think
we ought to have all the blank places
filed in. however, before making any
move. There is one business which |
know from top to bottom; that is the
meat industry. know there is terrible
waste all along the line, except per-
haps with the big packers, the details
Of whose business is sealed book
to us.
eve should pry out those secrets,
and then we will know how to deal with
the situation. / am sure we will be
able 70 reduce the cost of meats to the
people"
There is also an appropriation of
$4,000 in the agricultural appropria-
ton measure, now in conference be-
tween the two houses, providing for an
inquiry by the Department of Agri-
culture. Mr.. Kent believes the con-
ferrees and both houses will approve
this appropriation, thus permitting a
different sort of investigation, though
one really levelled at the same prob
lem-how TO reduce the cost of living.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-21

Those familiar with the food situa
ton blamed the condition shown by the
above table on the attempt to spread
last years short crop so that it might
supply the abnormal demand in Europe
as well as the people in the United
States. A contributing cause is said to
be the high price of distributing food
stuffs in New York City, due to obso-
lete methods.
mo permanent relief from high
prices and shortage of food supply in
New York City can be obtained until
some centralized municipal body is es-
tablished and has control of the situa-
tion,' Mr. Perkins said.
Commissioner Hartigan pointed out
that abnormal prices were being OBJ
tanned over the entire country. He be-
lieved, he added, that central govern
ment food agency should be established,
to prohibit the expectation of any sta
piles until full provision had been made
for the normal consumption of this
country.
His only other alternative was, he
said, for the people to diet.
"And they won't do that except under
severe pressure" he said. Meat and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-21

eral governments investigation into the
food problem will open IN Chicago
soon, probably next week.
T. P. Miller. president of the newly
organized Fruit and Vegetable Ship
pers' Association. said to-day that no
relief was in sight and that only di-
minished consumption could lower
prices.
Onions in Chicago to-day were sell.
ing at IL cents pound wholesale. as
compared with the normal price Of
three cents; beans. ordinarily worth
Sl.75, at $7.25 bushel. and the SO
cabbage of other years is an aristocrat
az 81 80 q Ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-21
LITTLE COAL IN BALTIMORE
Only 200 Free Tons Between City and
Bituminous Famine

Baltimore, Feb. 20.-The soft coal
situation in this city, one of the dis
tributing and export points Of the West
Virginia supply, has become acute, and
il is admitted by mine agents tina, The
supply on hand is not likely TO hold oui
long. being less than 200 free tons
The price Is about the highest In u,
history Of the FOCAL market-sS.so to
s7.25 a ton. The freight is sl.so a tcu.
Reports that speculation has played
a part in the available coal supply here
are now being investigated by tn,
United States District Attorney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-21
SENATE PLANS GOVERNMENT
CHANGE FOR DANISH ISLES
President Authorized to Set Up Ten
porary Administration

Washington, Feb. pa bill author.
izing the payment of S25,0Oo,Ooo for the
Danish West Indies and empowering
the President to set up Temporary
government on tho islands, pending in
vestigation Of the neeGs OF the people
was passed tonight by the senate.
Senator'S Stone, Lodge and Fletcher
authors Of the measure, were appoint,
ed conferrees 10 reach an agreemshi,
with the House, which has passed Sll
appropriating the S25,0O0,OoO and pre-
viding for continuing the existing GOV
eminent in the newly acquired tern
tory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-21
Stores Close to Join
Lower Price Struggle

a little group Of women gathered
yesterday afternoon at Havcmeyer and
south Second Strccts,-in The W'Ii0mf
burg section Of Bfoot'v"
minutcg there were nearly 1000 SHOUT
ing men. women and children. who de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-21
CHICAGO FOOD PRICES JUMP;
FEDERAL INQUIRY TO OPEN

Chicago. Feb. 20 While Chicago.
lkc The res. Of the country to-day, was
facing higher pcces for table neces-
saries. it was announced that the Fed
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-17
NJ 'ADOO STARTS
ON CAMPAIGN To
SELL j. S. BONDS
Secretary of Treasury Expects
to Tell People They Are En-
gagged in Real and Danger
GUS War;

Washington, May 16.--Secretary
McAdoo left the capital tonight on a
ten-day speaking tour of the middle
west In behalf of the liberty loan.
Mr.. McAdoo will address audiences
Of bankers and business men in at
least eight cities He will outline the
details of the liberty loans with view
to accelerating subscriptions. He also
will endeavor to bring home to his
audiences full realization of the
fact that the United States is engaged
In a real war with all its grim possi-
bilities.
The secretary's first stop will be In
Chicago where he Is due tomorrow
afternoon. His other engagements,
revised somewhat today, are as fol-
lows: Milwaukee. May IS; st. Paul.
May 19; Des Moines. May 81; Denver,
May 22; st. Joseph, Mo-, May %;
Omaha, May "a; Kansas City, May 25.
Many millions of subscriptions to
the loan, it is understood, have been
received at the treasury and federal
reserve banks. No tabulation, how
ever, of the actual amount OF the
subscription has yet been made. Plans
for reaching all classes of investors
notably the small investors. were dis
cussed among officials today. An
nouncement was made that the Ma
tional Association OF Credit Men, with
a. membership of $4,000, branches in
every state and in close touch with
more than 100000 business men
had placed its entire facilities at the
disposal of the government in furth-
ering the loan.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-17
INQUIRY INTO CAUSE
OF EXPLOSION BEGUN

crime ud, Colo, May l6 the cor
oner's inquest to determine the cause
of the explosion which took place in
the No. Hastings mine of the Victor
American Fuel company on April 27,
in which l21 persons perished. opened
here at 10 o'clock this morning. The
inquest is being conducted by Coron-
er Thomas Bradley and District
Attorney J. w. Hawley.
The first testimony as to conditions
in the mine on the day Of explosion
was that of Superintendent James
Cameron, who stated that an inspec-
ton had been made by the fire boss
lat $50 a. m, and that the report
showed the mine clear of gas and in
first-class condition for safety. The
witness said he had personally in
spected the mine on April 25 and had
found it clear of gas. There was
produced also a report of Mine In
spector d. II. Reese, one of the
victims, dated April 25, and ad-
dressed to the company officials in
Denver. 1t stated that the mine was
free of gas and in first-class condition
from every standpoint.
Fourteen witnesses have been
summoned to testify at the inquest
One hundred and one bodies have
been recovered from the mine up to
noon today
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-17
SUBMARINE TOLL
Of BRITISH SHIPS
SHOWS DECREASE
Eighteen Merchant Vessels Of
More Than 1900 Tons
Sunk in Last Week, Says
Official Summary.

London, May 16 (6:50 p. m.)-
Eighteen British merchant vessels OF
more than 1000 tons were sunk dur.
ing the past week. says the official
summary Of shipping losses issued
today. Five merchant vessels of less
than 1000 tons were sunk, together
with three fishing vessels.
The foregoing statement shows the
losses for the week cut considerably
more than half as regards the mum.
ber of vessels sunk. last weeks re-
port showing sixty-two vessels az
compared with twenty-six in the cur.
rent statement.
In large vessels the decrease was
from twenty-four to eighteen. The
most marked decrease, however, waf
in the number of smaller vessels de.
stroyed. Last Wednesday, twenty
two merchant vessels of less than
1000 tons we're reported sunk, in
contrast with five in this weeks re.
port. while the number of fishing
craft dropped from 16 to 8.
The high water mark in the de.
struction Of large vessels was reached
in the report of April &c, when forty
such vessels were announced de.
stroyed.
The, summary:
All nationalities, arrivals 1868: sail
ings 2.552.
British vessels mined, submarinet
and sunk, over 1900 TONS including
one previously, 1S; under 1000 tons
I5.
British merchantmen unsuccessful
ly attacked, including five previousl!
recorded, 19.
British fishing vessels sunk, 8,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-17
Lieutenant Bruce R, Ware, Jru
Who Commanded GunnerS
on Mongolia, Pictures Brief
Encounter.
SAW SHELL STRIKE ITS
MARK AT SHORT RANGE
Submarine Was Seen After
Hit Was Made but There
Was No Necessity for Fur
ther Shot,
S---l


tss sosN'as JOURNAL spsciAL LsAsSo wiasi
New York, May 16.-The story OF
how the American steamship Mon
golia fired the first shot of the war
for the United States in defending her
self from an attack by German sub
marine, was told by Lieut.. Bruce r,
Ware. Jr., commander of the United
States naval gunners on board the
ship, at dinner given here tonight in
honor of Capt. Emery Rice, com
mander of the Mongolia, and Lieuten.
ant Ware. ~
"On the 10th of April the sun came
up one minute before s when we were
nine miles southwest of Beechey Head
light in the English channel, on the
southerly part of the English coast" "
said Lieutenant Ware. I'VE drove into
thick fog which obscured the sun
At 5:21 o'clock a. m. Captain Rice
ordered sounding taken and when
the quartermaster came. back with the
report of his soundings we went into
the chart house to Determine our po-
sition.
'"rhe chief officer at 5:22 a. m.
looking from the chart house, shout
ed:
MY God, q submarine and he's got
u.s.:
Captain Rice criew Not by q -
Of a sight and leaping to the wheel
threw the helm hSrd astarboard and
zigzagged to leeward. Righting our
seltes qniassss, we charged the Hun
U-boat and made the black snake that
attacked us on our port bow SUD-
merge.
81 leaped to the chart house and
shouted into my transmitter for the
gun crew to man gun and train on the
starboard quarter. The answer came
back from the gun crew:
1--WE sight her wake.
"Control, | shouted and j then
gave the range--1 900 yards, scale
so.
I'VE saw the thin smoky oil coming
to the surface in bubbles and present.
ly a periscope appeared.
Commence firing ! shouted.
Its gone was the answer from
the gun crew.
"'Fire at will cried, and suddenly
the blackened six-inch shell hurtled
forth from the muzzle of the six-inch
gun, succeeded by a puff of smoke
and struck the water six inches from
the periscope.
"I saw that shell plough through
the water six inches from the peri
scope and shatter that slim object
End over end hurtled the periscope
smoke rising to the surface, while
the gun crew jumped up and down
shouting, 'Hurrah, we've got her.
again came the cry through my
|transmitter: We've sighted her again,
shall fire?
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-17
WEATHER GOOD
ORFARM WORK;
BAD ON TRUCK
Crops Show VIII in Western
Half of United States; East
Has Severe Cold in Many
Sections.


Washington, May 16.--More season-
able weather conditions during the
week Just ended caused crops to
make excellent progress in the west
ern half OF the country but in eastern
districts extreme cold was decidedly
unfavorable.
The national weather and crop
bulletin today said cotton and corn
and some garden truck were not only
retarded but considerably damaged by
the continued cold weather The
week was more favorable for farm
work, however, and good progress was
made in all sections.
Winter wheat generally is making
good growth except in Oklahoma.
Corn is being planted on much of the
abandoned winter wheat acreage in
Nebraska. Spring wheat Is making
excellent growth in the southern and
central states of the belt and on the
Pacific coast. Cool weather In CEN
trail and eastern districts was unfavor-
able for corn and in places much Will
need to be replanted.
In the southern states cotton was
unfavorably affected and corn made
slow growth.
There are many reports of increased
acreage for potatoes.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-17
NEW SECRETARY REGARD AS
ONE OF ABIEST RUSSIANS

Washington, May 16.-Reorganiza-
ton of the Russian cabinet was re-
garded here as both increasing the
power of the radicals and as looking
forward to greater degree of unity.
1t is generally felt that the coming
into power of the radical party is
more desirable than a situation where
the power was divided between radi-
calls and moderates with both practi-
cally powerless to act.
The resignation of Foreign Minis
ter Milukoff is regarded as the price
demanded by the radicals for their
active cooperation with the govern
ment. Milukoff incurred much enmi-
ty when he pledged Russia, without
consulting the radicals. not to make
q separate peace. He Shas also been
unpopular in some quarters for his
vigorous insistence that Russia be
given Constantinople, which was re-
garded in conflict with the no-annex-
alton pronouncement.
The resignation of many military
officers is regarded as vastly more
dangerous than the political shiftings
of power az the whole discipline and
morale OF the army may be affected.
The new foreign secretary Is 3S
years old and regarded as one Of the
ablest men of Russia. Originally d
member OF one Of the richest families,
and the so-called beet sugar king OF
Iiiev, he came into prominence al
the outset of the war as a member
Of former War Minister Guchkoffs
war industries board. Soon he was
put in charge of foreign exchange
and achieved such success that he was
made minister of finance by the new
government.
Former Minister of Justice Keren-
sky, the new minister Of war, was at
the beginning of the revolution the
most popular man in Petrograd, as he
was the link between the constructive
moderates then in power and the
radical socialists who were demand
ing excessive reforms. Kerensky is a
social revolutionary about 40 years
old. Throughout he has heloed to re-
strain the radical elements by his
great personal influence, as one Of
them.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-17
DIFFERENCE OF VIEWS LEADS
TO MILUKOFF'S RESIGNATION

Petrograd, May 16 (via London,
$40 p. m.)-Paul N. Milukoff. min
lister of foreign affairs, has resigned.
leaving the cabinet entirely. M
Tereschtenko. minister Of finance
mas peen. aYionIted IofeYn munster,
and A. r. kefensky, previously min
lister Of justice. has been named min
lister OF war and marine.
Having discussed the conditions
under which representatives of the
council Of workmens and soldiers
delegates would consent to enter the
cabinet, the provisional government
decided today 1t was unable to accept
the first Of these conditions. This
called for the enunciation of fun
damental principle of foreign pol.
icy openly pursuing the aim OF
reaching as soon as possible a gen.
eral peace without anneXations or in.
IDENTITIES on the basis of the right OF
nations to work out their own des-
TIMES. The provisional government
was unable to agree to such
q principle because II did not con-
slider possible any remuneration OF
principles set forth in its proclnma-
ton of April 8. The executive COM
mittee of the duma has approved
this decision of the government.
Professor Milukoff's decision to re-
tire from the cabinet was announced
at a sitting of the provisional gov
ernment held last night. Its cause
the official news agency states, was
q difference in views on the reor-
ganization of the cabinet.
1t was suggested that Premier
Lvoff should take charge of the min
istry of foreign affairs, but the pre-
mier declined. Finally the majority
decided 1t was best to entrust the
ministry Of foreign affairs to NJ
Tereschtenko, while M. Kerensky
was appointed minister of war and
marine.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-17
DESTROYERS REACHED
EUROPE TWELVE DAYS AGO

Washington, May l6.--Formul al
nouncement that American destroyers
manned by picked crews have carried
the flag into the war zones of Eu-
rope and are operating against Ger
man submarines with British and
French war vessels, was made tonight
by Secretary Daniels after the news
had come from London. The number
and names of the vessels were not
disclosed 1t was made clear. how
ever. that the fighting power of the
nation was TO be exerted to its utmost
to stamp out the U-boat menace.
The secreary's statement follows:
United States naval vessels have
been operating with the allied naval
forces in European waters since May
1. A number OF destroyerS sailed
from American ports in the latter part
OF April, and all arrived at their des-
tination without accident or delay of
any kind They we're ready for op-
erations when they arrived and went
into service Immediately.
"The United States vessels are un-
der command of Rear Admiral Simms
who went to England and France sew
eral weeks ago to arrange for active
cooperation between the naval forces
VI tilt oillttu 1tdttS anu tUOSc OI lne
other nations at war with Germany.
Plans formulated after reports from
Rear Admiral Sims made as a result
Of conferences with the British anu
French are now being effectuated.
ut has been the purpose of the
United States navy to give the largest
measure of assistance to the other
countries at war with Germany tina,
| is consistent with the full and COM
plete protection of our own coasts and
| territorial waters.
| The navy department has received
no reports that engagements have oc-
Cured between the United States ves-
sells now in European waters and the
vessels OF the enemy"
! The disposition of the destroyers
has been left entirely to Admiral
SIMS who has worked out a careful
plan for use of the vessels placed un-
der his command, after conferences
both with the British and French
admiralties. Admiral Sims was Sc
lected for the task because of his wide
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