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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
But First Act Of Drama.

But First Act Of Drama.
The political turmoil which has been
convulsing Germany ever since Rus
sfa's first startling success on the re-
sumption of her offensive has culmi-
mated for the present in the resigna-
tion of the imperial chancellor, DR.. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg, but all Indications
serve to show that his resignation. far
from being the last act in the drama, Is
but the beginning Of far-reaching de-
velopments which are bound to AFFECT
the fabric of the German empire and
progress of the European struggle.
The resignation of the chancellor
came in the end quite unexpectedly.
for DR.. Won Bethman-Hollweg. In the
prolonged party discussions ana heateo
debates of the main committee of the
reichstag. which have been proceed
ing all through the week. seemed to
have triumphed over his opponents.
who have been clamoring Tor his head.
by making concessions which were
tantamount to the formation OF kind
of imperial coalition ministry.
Formula Seemed Satisfactory.
At the same time the chancellor, by
the declaration that Germany was de-
fensively fighting for the freedom OF
formula that seemed satisfactory to
both those who clamored for peace by
agreement and those who demanded
Reputation of the formula. mo annex
ations and no indemnities.'
In all this DR.. Won Bethmann Hollweg
was strongly backed by the emperor.
The advent of the crown prince upon
the scene-summoned by his imperial
father to share the deliberations anectlng
the future Of the dynasty-seems to have
changed entirely the position with regard
to the imperial chancellor. The crown
prince at once took a leading part In tne
discussions with the party leaders, and
his ancient hostility toward DR.. Won Beth
mann Hollweg. coupled with his notorious
dislike for political reform, undoubtedly
precipitated the chancellors resignation
Peace Steps Seem Remote.
mr.. foot that Field Marshal Won Hin
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RAILWAY STRIKE AvERTED.
Officials and Employees Submit Diff
ferences to Secretary Wilson.

A threatened strike on at least twelve
southeastern railroads. which would
have affected more than 10000 mens
has been averted for the present. the
Department of Labor last night an
,nounced. A strike order was to have
been effective Thursday. calling out
shopmen and blacksmiths.
After several conferences employers
and men agreed to submit controyerted
questions including minor wage ad-
justments. to Secretary Wilson and
abide by his decision If a settlement is
not effected meanwhile by department
conciliators.
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Endurance Not Evidenced.
CAT BEST 1T CAN ONLY BE DRAW"
SAID BET4NANN HOLLWEG OF WAR

cellor informed Prof. Harnack that his
views closely approximated those of
Philip Scheidemann. DR.. Eduard David,
socialist, and Dr. Karl Heine, social
democrat. but that he could not vet free
himself entirely from the influences of
the conservatives, who must first be di-
vided before he obtained a free hand
for action.
greatest danger was from Germans who
continued to believe in victory, and
added:
I'm the best case it can only be q
4
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By the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 1.-THE Reuter- cor
respondent at Amsterdam. under date
of July 13, says the Bavarian Kurier
publishes what the Rheinische West
falische Zeitung calls IAN almost In
credible and sensational revelation" to
the effect that Prof. Harnack, on June
80, wrote in a letter which he sent to
Munich an account Of an interview with
had had a few days previously with
DR.. Won Bethmann Hollweg. the imperial
German chancellor.
According to this account the chan
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DR.. Georg Michaelis Succeeds Won
Bethmann Hollweg and Internal
Reforms Seem More Distant.
WAR LORDS HAVE KAISER'S EAR:
STEPS TOWARD PEACE REMOTE
Bavaria Backs Austrian Emperor in His Determination to
Bring War to End -Prussian Hegemony in Danger, >,
as Events Soon May Show. 8g

LONDON, July 1888 British admiralty, per Wireless
Hollweg German imperial
lor has resigned.
Geog Mcaes, Prussan undersecreary of finance and
commissioner appointed succeed Dr. Bemann
Eolweg.
The message relating the resignation Of the imperial German
chancellor circulated through the wireless stations by the Ger
government received by the British admiralty
emperor accepted the resignation Dr. Beth
Hollweg and named DR. Michaelis succeed him.
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DRASTIC ACTION IN CUBA
AIMED AT TEUTON PLOTS
(Special Cablegram to The Sunday Star
and New York Timcs.)

and New York TImcs.1
HAVANA, July 14.-President Memo
caTs action in suspending the constl-
tuttonal guarantees is believed largely
inspired by knowledge Of the activity
Inability to cooperate effectively with
the United States in suppressing them
and otherwise helping in the war on
Germany. ...+
1t has recently been charged that
Germans were taking advantage OF the
Conditions in Cuba not only to cause
nolitical unrest here. but also to con.
spire against the United States and
other allies. President Menocal. under
existing laws, was powerless to deal
NTH this menace, but by taking ad-
vantage Of the congressional action au-
thnrizing him to suspend the guaran-
tees, il such a radical measure be ~. re. :
quired. he is now enanied 70 .;rnu deai Mn'h
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denburg. chief OF staff. and Gen. Won
Ludendorn. first quartermaster general.
have been most prominent throughout
these discussions and that q section OF
the press has been clamoring for joint
dictatorship by them hardly argurs well
for the realization OF the Prussian fran
chise reform which the emperor has just
decreed, or for the movement toward
dirninution of Germany's war aims. and
therefore toward peace. on which the Aus
trian emperor has been doing his utmost
to persuade the German emperor to em.
bark.
Back Austrian Emperor.
The Bavarian ministers have been
among the most active in these Berlin
nfabulations. and the fact that the
center Catholic party has rallied to the
peace gospel preached by Matthias Ere
berger directly on his return from Vi
emma, where he saw Emperor Charles.
shows that the Austrian emperor Is
backed in his determination to secure
peace by at least one. and that the most
powerful. of the states in the German
empire. Whether other southern Ger
Sc a movement toward the renuncia-
ton Of Prussian hegemony, events in
no distant future probably will show.
Bureaucrat Of Old Type.
Dr. Won Bethn1ann HoAweg's successor.
Dr. Georg Michaelis. is a bureaucrat Of
the old type. whose appointment can
scarcely be regarded as promising much
in the direction of the parliamentariza-
ton of Germany. Entering the Prus-
sian civil service in 1879 at the age Of
twenty-five, he followed the customary
placid career of Prussian officials. hold
ing various minor posts at different pro-
vincia1 places until he was appointed
under secretary in the finance ministry
in 1909. In February. 1917. he received
the additional appointment Of Prussian
food commissioner, special post
authorized by the Prussian cabinet.
The only break in this monotonous
routine up to 1909 was a period of four
years. which he spent at Toxic as lee
turer in the German law school there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
HY ISAAC DON LEVINE.

NEW YORK, July 14.-To DR.. Georg
,5,cbae,is- the new German chancellor
belongs the honor of having been the
erst Prussian official to publicly warn
Germany of the peril of starvation con-
Srontin9 II. -Four months ago he De.
clared in the course OF a speech tha.
Famine may overtake Germany pe1ore
the end of the present summer; ,-.u
The new German chancellor IS sl4ey
iwenty-two years old. he has been in the
service Of the imperial government. his
career is that of the typical Prussian
hureaucrat He lacks political lndI.
No Laiser and the crown prince had
aimed at the selection of a tool Mandy
for their-desperate political game. they
could not have chosen better suited
figure than Mich1elts.
Steadily Goes Upward.
DR.. Michaelis began his climb in the
ministry of justice. In 1885 he was
sent to Toxic to become lecturer on
isw and political economy in the Ger
man institute. In 1889 he again Joined
the staff of the department Of justice,
rising gradually from one office to an
other In 1897 he became the chief
director of the department on church
and school affairs. In 1902 he was gov
ernor of Breslau. In 1905 he was deco
rated by the kaiser for his faithful
service In 1909 he was appointed
under secretary of the Prussian minis
try of finance. in which capacity he
served up to last February.
At the beginning of the present year
DR.. Michaelis created a sensation w4>h
an article he contributed to the Cologne
Volks Zeitung. in which he warned
that peace would not solve Immediately
Germany's food difficulties.
I'VE must expect,f he wrote. for a
considerable time-perhaps for many
years. further Limitation of consump-
ton and ratiOninR regards the
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BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FLAT RIVER, Mo-, July 14.-About
700 foreign-born laborers were forced
out of the St. Francois county lead belt
today by American born miners. who
insisted that all the foreigners must
leave.
The Americans. armed with shotguns
and carrying American flags, rushed
the foreigners to the railway station
every time a train came in. Tie
Americans fired into the air as they
herded the foreigners to the trains.
No one has been seriously hurt.
A troop of cavalry and battery Of
artillery, Missouri National Guard. ar
rived here shortly before midnight to
take charge of the situation growing
out of the deportation of foreigners
from Flat River by American-born
miners.
William Lewis. state labor commits
sfoner, arrived here at o'clock and at
once began the task Of settling the diff
ficulty.
Refugees Are Puzzled.
The refugees are puzzled and appar-
emily do not comprehend what 1T Is all
about.
The Americans endeavored to get
miners Of Bonne Terre, Mo. to organize
similarly and make the movement
against foreigners generally. Tonight.
however, there was nothing to indicate
that workmen at Bonne Terre were in
sympathy with the Flat River malcon-
tents.
Representative foreigners said they
had had no intimation OF any i'll feel
ing against them, and that they would
not have worked II they had consider
ed their presence in the mines was un-
desirable.
The trouble Is attributed generally
to the influx of foreigners who have
been attracted here by the higher
wages.
Three Thousand Parade.
Three thousand armed men paraded
the lead belt Of st. Francois county
today, and not a mine was working In
4ha disfrfcf No deatha from last
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CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF GERMANY
NOT IN SYMPATHY WITH REFORM

ever be regarded as calculated to help in
surmounting the difficulties of the present
situation or in strengthening the will OF
Berlin telegram received here, during the
meeting Of the main committee OF the
|reichstag today a socialist speaker moved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
By the Associated Press.


AMSTERDAM, July 14.-According to
q Berlin dispatch, the conservative party
has published a statement that 1t cannot
admit that the proposed franchise meas
ures have been made necessary by the ex-
pertenceS Of tho war or that they can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
Complain of cred Tape"

The council of national defense and
the subsidiary advisory committees and
boards are now having some othar
worries OF their own. Complaints arr
being brought to the council by CON
tractors that the councils suepestion.
and recommendations are NOT hainr
carried out by the War and Navy dc
partments as expeditiously as the de-
mands OF the war warrant, and that
red tape entangles many operations
In which speed is essential
Inquiry develops that while there is
to an extent foundation for these COM
plants. the probable explanation is also
at hand. 1t is pointed out that the ad-
vtsory committees constitute an organ
ization which Is vastly more extensive
than the present organization of the
departments. There are scores Of con,
mittees and subcommittees "specializ-
ing" along their respective lines and
feeding into the departments more ma
terial for action than can be handled
1t Is explained that the War and Nav
departments have not expanded vet 70
the degree required to handle such a
volume Of work put upon them.
Chance to Put in Best -Licks.
There is general satisfaction in con-
gressional and executive circles over
the promising progress Of a settlement
which will dissipate friction and let
the council put in Its best licks on the
tasks in hand. President Wilson is said
to ha4e been very much concerned over
the situation.
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ARMED MISSOURI MINERS
DRIVE OUT FOREIGN-BORN
Carry Shotguns and American Flags as They
Compel 700 Laborers to Leave County.
National Guardsmen Called Out.

nights rioting have resulted. but scores
of the foreign-born miners are in a
serious condition.
Italians, Russians and Poles, in
en- and children, with all their posses
sions. departed for Bonne Terre by train.
wagon or any conveyance they could
obtain. Many walked out of the
trouble zone and were given refuge in
the country districts. Some refugees
guages In broken English they
promised to leave the lead district and
not to return. There is work else
where" they said. 1--WE do not want
to stay here II our lives and property
are always to be In danger"
Few Of the foreigners owned their
own homes, but most Of them had per-
sonal property. Cows and horses were
left behind The persons walking from
the town were virtually empty handed.
Miners Not Organized.
A careful inquiry tonight failed to dis
close any activities by the l. w. w. or
by leaders of organized labor. The miners
here here are not organized It was stated
belt
The origin of the trouble as given by
American-born miners and townspeople
tonight is this:
'In the past few weeks American-born
workers have been discharged. a few at
time, and Russians. Austrians, Poles
and Hungarians have been put to work.
OF the 5000 employees in the mines and
separating mills about $500 are foreign
born. The foreigners get the same pay
as the Americans-$4.2 a day
There is no strike here or threat of
strike. The men have no wage grievances
They are angry because they say foreign
ers are given jobs. while Americans are
discharged"
The foreign-born merchants were given
until Monday afternoon to dispose of their
stocks and leave this district
De-
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Vote Within Three Weeks on
Choice for Commissioner,
Decision of Meeting.
COMMITTEE TO FIX DATE
FOR BALLOTING NAMED
Three-Hour Discussion Held During
Preparations Ask President
to Appoint Favorite.

Adoption Of definite rules and regula-
tions for the preferential primary
through which it is proposed to determine
the choice of the residents Of the District
for civilian Commissioner and appoint
ment of committee to fix date within
the next three weeks for the primary
marked a meeting Of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations last night in the
District building.
The federation originated the plan
for the primary, and the favorite In the
balloting will be recommended to
President Wilson for appointment as
the successor to Commissioner New
man. who is expected to resign upon
receiving a commission in the United
States Army, for which he is in train
ing at Fort Myer. Last nights meet
ing was to perfect plans for the pri-
mary and there was a three-hour dis
cussion ever the rules proposed.
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3 SISTERS SHOT
WITH l2BELGIANS;
So ARE CONDEMNED

LONDON. July a.
The Echo de Beige IS
quoted u, a Central Ne,us
dispatch from Amster-
dan, to the effect that
Hty-e'ght persons vere
condemned to death at
Antwerb and fifteen of
them vere shot OF, July S.
Among them, the ne,Ds-,
Pafer says. were three
sisters ,uho ,Oere accused
Of smuggling letters.
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No Definite Statement Possible.

ut Is believed. however, that the
number of employees will continue to
increase after that date, but at present
no definite statement in that regard can
be made. The figures given in this es-
innate. both as to the number of en-
ployes and the amount required for
salaries. are based upon the best tnfor-
nation obtainable at this time. It is
estimated that the 100000 already ap-
propriated by Congress will be sum
cfent to provide to the middle of Octo-
Der for the force now appointed and to
be appointed up to that date. The ad-
ditlonal funds asked for are impera-
tiveiy necessary for the prompt, efn-
cient and accurate dispatch of official
business in the War Department and its
bureaus. 1t was impracticable to fore
see the necessity for this additional ap-
preparation at the time the regular an
nual estimates for the fiscal year 1918
were prepared and submitted"
Other estimates cover stationery
$500. 900; contingent expenses of ali
sorts. S5oo.ooo: rent of buildings. $780,
4oo: printing and binding, 1914, 500: re-
pairs. etc. $4,000.
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MAMMALIAN HARDEN FAILS
IN EXEMPTION APPEAL
(special Cablegram to The Sunday star
md New York Times.)

THE HAGUE, Thursday. July II. via
London. July i4-Maximilian Harden
h"s anneaied for exemption from the
auxiliary service act. but his request
Harden was recently made a military
clerk and his weekly newspaper. Die
Zukunft, was suppressed because of Of
fensiye utterances.
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M1cHAELIS FIRST TO WARN GERMANY
THAT SHE FACED STARVATION PERIL

most important foodstuffs. Germany
in the coming years of peace, will have
foodstuffs as are produced within her
own borders. Tonnage will be very
scarce, and the deterioration Of the
rate of exchange also will oblige Ger-
many to import as little as possible.
'Must Keep Belt Pulled Tight"
Thus. even after peace" concluded
the undersecretary. '1t will be neces-
sary to keep the belt pulled tight. and
there must be further sharp rationing.
The yearning cry: Give US peace. give
US bread" has no inner basis OF this
we must remain conscious. and not cry
for peace on account Of the scarcity
from which we suffer-"
This statement evidently gave
Michaelis the post of Prussian food die
tator. whose function is to cooperate
with the imperial food dictator. A short
while after he took control Of the Of
fee. early last March. DR.. Michaelis
have a great deal to do with his pres
ent appointment. He plainly warned
Germany that there was grave danger
Of famine before the new harvest is
gathered In.
Endurance Not Evidenced.
1--WE have in the third year of tho
war discovered" said the food dicta-
tor. that among all sections of the
people the general feeling evinced is
not one of that endurance for which we
had hoped. This is human nature, but
it is highly deplorable and may have
most serious results.
I'VE are confronted with the thought
of what would happen if the measure
(rigid national rationing) also should
fail, and what grim starvation there
would be if suddenly during the clos
ing of the economic year we should
find there was insufIiciency. and we
could not hold out. The ensuing misery
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DEFICIENCY ITEMS
TOTAL $5,854,832
War Department Wants New
Temporary Building for Its
Additional Clerks.
OTHER NEEDS DETAILED

Details of the War Departments re-
quest for a deficiency appropriation of
$5,S54,S32. submitted to the House Fri
day. were made public last night and
include an item for a new building on
sQuAfe between 14th and 18th streets
northwest on Pennsylvania avenue.
The building is to be a temporary one,
according to the estimate.
"The space requirements and the
number Of the employees at the War
Department have already doubled since
the declaration Of war;" said John C.
Scofield. assistant and chief clerk of
the War Department, In explaining the
request. ut is impossible to state the
extent of the need which may develop
more than six months ahead, but
judging from the present Indications it
is considered imperative to make pro-
visions for additional space"
Fund for Additional Employees.
AS already stated in The Star. the
War Department asks for $3.726,432 for
additional employees. The department
already has 100000 for the new clerks,
which 1t is estimated will meet ex-
penSeS until CN0 h1QQlo OF OCTOBER.
The exact situation regarding extra
employees at the War Department Is
outlined by Chief Clerk Scof1eld. as fol-
lows:
According to reports received from
the several bureaus of the department.
1t is estimatd that by December 81,
1917. the total number of additional
employees reQuired-that is. including
those so far appointed and those yet to
be appointed-will be 4.127, and that
the amount of money necessary to car
~ these employees up to June 80, 1918
(from the various dates on which they
will be appointed up to, December 81,
1910 is $4.626,432. The amount pro-
vtded in the urgent deficiency act ap-
proved June Is, 1917, for additional en-
ployes, is 100000. and the difference
between these two amounts. $3,726,432,
Is the amount estimated to be necessary
to pay up to June 80. 1918. the addi-
Decemher Al 1917
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Buy Tickets to St. Louis.

BONNIE TERRE, Mo-. July 15.-Five
hundred railway tickets to st. Louis
already have been sold to refugees at
Flat River. 1t was learned here this
afternoon. More than 100 tickets to
St Louis have been sold here.
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Three Thousand Parade.

Three thousand armed men paraded
tho lead belt Of st. Francois county
today, anu not a mine was working In
the district. No deaths from last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15

Partly cloudy and continued warmer
today and tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 10 pm. last night: Highest. SO,
at pm. yesterday: lowest. 66. at
am. yesterday.
Full report on page 8.