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The evening world., 1917-02-19
AMERICAN REPUBLICS
MAY HOLD A CONGRESS
Suggested in Note by Ecuadorean
Foreign Minister Who Urges
Unity of Action.

WASHINGTON. Feb. iS.--6ome In
terest was manifested here to-day ir
Bcuador's proposal for a congress oi
American nations to meet Immediate
ly and take "the necessary measures
for securing a continental expression
principally for the guarantee of the
rights of neutrality and. II II 10 pos
sible, for the alleviation OF the rigors
Of war"
Tobar Borgona, Ecua adorean Minis
ter of Foreign Relations. made the
suggestion IN a note 70 the Mexican
Minister Of Foreign Relations re-
spending to Gen. CarranEa's note to
the United States and all neutral ma
lions suggesting an embargo on food
stuffs and munitions exports as a
means OF bringing the war to an end.
Borgona's communication, dated at
Quito. Feb. II. says Joint action OF all
American nations IL needed to pro-
duce results, as the labor OF one, sep
arate from the others. Il has been
demonstrated, s unfruitful."
The Mexican Embassy here re-
celved a communication to-day from
the Bolivian Government, calling
upon all American nations to Join in
a conference to deal with complica-
tlons growing out OF the German U
boat war. The communication de-
nounces Cermany's sea warfare In
sCathing terms. D.
The evening world., 1917-02-19
MOORE FIRES POPGUN
AGAINST PRESS AGAIN
Congressman Vainly Tries to Have
House Investigate Charge of
Bribery With British Gold.

WASHINGTON. Feb. is.--In an
other futile effort to-day TO obtain
consideration Of his resolution to in
veStigate charges that twenty i've
American ncwsF apers had been sub
sidized by English money to drag
this country into war with Germany.
Representative Moore gave the IlouS"
a busy and noisy half hour.
He shouted that his resolution
should be adopted defied one WasN
ingtOn newspaper TO show why the
tone Of its editorials regarding the
war had changed, charged Repre-
sentative LenrOot OF Wisconsin with
utterinE deliberate fnlsehod." 4"
about him, and then defeat being
apparent. shouted that he would con
tinue his fight ITO morrow" and tho
next day"
The evening world., 1917-02-19
JOKER SOUGHT TO AMEND ACT
OF 1894.

According TO the statements OF Mr..
Craig. "A legislative act OF 1874 speci
hcally provided that lands acquired
for Riverside Park should be used
for the park and no other purposes.
The 1918 Joker bill slightly amended
this act by permitting the land to bo
used Tor such other purposes as
necessary This bin was discovered
by the West End Association ana by
communication with Senator Pollock
its progress stopped. II had beer
sent mp TO tho Legislature as A city
bill and as such Mr.. McGoldrlck, rep,
resentativc OF tho corporation couh.
sci, had caused II to he introdu, ed
No criticism was attached to Senator
Pollock or Mr.. McGoldrick.
The evening world., 1917-02-19
KILLED WHEN AUTO UPSETS.
Fort Lee Merchant Loses Life
DOdGinE Runaway Horse,

Louis Bert ram forty -nVe years old, a
merchant Of Fort Lee n. j.. was killed
this afternon while on his way to Hack
ensack In an automol lie when he at
tempted to avoid a runaway horse, His
skull was fractured. Tho runaway horse
approached Bertram at high speed aud
he made "A quick turn of the steering
wheel to get out ot tho way, Tho cav
struck ridge bordering the highway
and hurled Rertram out with great
force as Il turned over,
The evening world., 1917-02-19
0vERLADEN PIER CAVES IN.
Workers Barely Escape when
Conee Cargo Causes Collapse.

Conee Cargo Causes Collapse.
As result OF overlooking due to the
embargo which has caused similar con
gestion on other piers, about forty
square feet Of Pier No. l, just of the
Battery, collapsed this afternoon. carry 70
Ing 1000 bags Of coffee with II. Two
dozen workmon had narrow escapes from
injury While the structure gave way
nt the river end. the floor only dropped
three feet, which kept the coffee from
sliding into the water.
The coffee arrived yesterday on the
United Fruit Line steamship SaramaC
/ from LAmoute. Colombia, There wer,
10000 bags OF IL, each bag weighing lit
pounds,
The evening world., 1917-02-19
Two Companies of Troops mt Trial
of Negro for Murder.

MURRAY, KY, Feb. 1.-Two com
panies Of state troops were here to- day
to prevent mob violence when Lube Mar
tin, negro. charged with numbering
Guthrie Gulgid, petroman, went on
trial. When the negro was arraigned
three weeks ago a mob threatened TO
Marlin was turned over for lynching
purposes. The Sheriff brought Gov,
Stanley from Paducah, who. after a talk
of more than an hour, persuaded the
mob to let the law take It's course.
The evening world., 1917-02-19
To InVestiEate PrenderHRsts Re
lations with Land Company.
iSpr,h PROM q Staff Core

ALBANY. n. Y. Feb. ls-It is re-
ported that q joint resolution will be
introduced in the Senate tonight call
ing for an investigation OF the connec .
tion OF Comptroller PrenderRast with
the Depew Lands Company. Senator
Lockwood or Senator Buriingame OF
Brooklyn will Introduce the resolution
according to present plans.
The evening world., 1917-02-19
GERMANY DETERMINED
ON U BOAT CAMPAIGN
"Nill Not Allow Success to BE
WreStei From U.s. Declares
DR.. HelfferiCh.

LONDON, Feb. l9.-NIr. Kari Eulr-
ferich. the German Imperial Vice
Chancellor speaking al meeting OF
the German Agricultural Council, is
quoted by Reuters Amsterdam cor
respondent as naying:
I'VE considered the submarine cam
paign carefully and have dared We
are certain OF success and will no,
allow that success TO bo wrested from
MS by anything or any one"
The evening world., 1917-02-19
Has smoke Device TO EIud. u boat.

BALTIMORE, Feb. ls.--The Donald.
son Line freighter Lakonia ot Glasgow.
provided with tho new smoke device OF
the British Admiralty to render ship
ping immune from submarine attacks,
arrived at this port yesterday. The ship
also carries q three-inch gun mounted
sStern. The new device can generate
enough smoke In few minutes TO mask
a vessel from the snemy's view for sew
ernl hours.
The evening world., 1917-02-19
M.N.A0vIs
0c,NiSts nnASptianns

81 East 7Sd st.. near 9Th Ave.
g West i25th ST., near Lenox Ave.
e "; S,,i,l,h, Mth st bet; Sts = ets Ayes
20 Nassau St. Near John 81.
ll05 81. Nicholas Av,, bet. lS0&is1 Sta.
is2s broadway. bet. eeth q Tooth Sta.
1907 Broadway. mr.. wilo'by. Brooklyn
tss Fulton St, OPP. A. q g.. Brooklyn
$50 Broad St. next to Bedsll. Newark
The evening world., 1917-02-19

oklahoma Producing and Refining Co,
Increase of capital stock from So 900, %
600 70 $40 00O, 600 was approved at meet :
ing to-day Earnings for year ended
pee. 81, S3tS 969 before depreciation al
lOwance. Dividends, N97.7s2 surplus,
H1hl III.
The evening world., 1917-02-19
read "THE wANDERER."

~ Maurice v Samuels. Story
: unded on the Biblical story OF tho
digal Son. which will be printed
'.uplete IN twelve instalments, be-
4 anlng to-day In The Evening World
The evening world., 1917-02-19

Peru's War Minister Quits.
LIMA. Peru. Feb. l9.-Col. Benjamin
Pucnte, Minister OF War. has resigned.
The evening world., 1917-02-19

I.aclede Gas Light Co.-Regular quar-
terly dividend OF " per cent. on com
mon stock payable March 10.
The evening world., 1917-02-19
Ate...-.
@oa,3 .CAa.,.
EyeglasS comfort.

Satisfactory eyeglasses win
give you more comfort and
pleasure in proportion to their
cost, than anything else you
can buy.
Whether you come to us TO
have glasses made upon the
prescription of your Oculist or
to have your eyes examined by
one Of our Oculists (Registered
Physicians) -
We assure you-the pery bess
possible in eyeglasses at the
lowest cost consistent with ac-
curacy and dependability.
Harris Glasses cost sa o.
more,
The evening world., 1917-02-19
DOESN'T KNOW SOURCE OF BILL,
SAYS MAYOR.

Yes. | insisted upon IT," exclaimed
the Mayor. II don't know where that
Dill came from. | know that II DID
not emanate from my ONCE hesl-
tn" to say where II did originate In
absence Of direct knowledge, but D.
probably came from tho Dock De-
partmcnt never knew anything
about It,"
Mayor Mitchell later said the Pollock
bill was introduced by the Park De-
II InnI,A Ia IA L.. ......a--l L.
The evening world., 1917-02-19

Bethlehem Steel Corporations $50,
O0O 600 note issue win be- offered to pub
Nc at 9SLf. yielding about 50 per cent
and dated Feb, 10, 1877, fH u4'ure Feb
IS, 1919; $4,000 sold on curb at 9Sls.
The evening world., 1917-02-19
ITEMS FOR INVESTORS.

81. Joseph Lead Co, Year ended Dec,
81: Net earnings after allowing for de-
probation OF plant. 5000, ,649; Increase.
SJ.6l22S9. Balance after depletion, 81,
compared with 2475 per cent. in 1915
The evening world., 1917-02-19

South Penn on Coo per cent. stock
dividend, payable March is.
The evening world., 1917-02-19

upon H." said Mr.. Craig to the Board
OF Estimate, AS the Mayor was heat
gdly dapnupctuu a, a. ~.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-02
Governor at Camp Dodge.

TUnited Press Leaser Wire Service.1 ]
CAMP DODGE, Iowa, Nov. q
Governor Frank 0. Lowden of I'LL
nois, today reviewed the 349th in
fantry-made up of Illinois selects.
Lowden is the first state executive
to make an official visit to the camp.
He spent the entire day at the
camp, having mess with one Of the
companies and making short
speech. He is scheduled to make an
address at banquet in Des Moines
tonight.
The Illinois executive was met at
the train in Des Moines by Governor
Harding of Iowa, and Adjt. Gen. G..
E. Logan. He was accompanied by
Adjutant General Dickson of Illinois.
Brig. Gen. r. N. Getty, commanding
the Illinois regiment, was also In
the party which met Lowden.
Lowden expects to be in Louisville
tomorrow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-02
NEW CHANCELLOR
ACCEPTS OFFICE
Won Hertling Now Said to
Have Agreed to Take Po-
dtion Offered by
the Kaiser.
M1cHAEL1s OUT OF IT
Changes In Teuton Government Offl-
oiais Are Hard to Keep Track
Of These
Days.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, Nov. 2.-Just what Won
Hertling's acceptance of the German
cl1ancellorship means was puZzling
London today. Owing to Hertling's
past record Of bitter enmfty to par
liamentary rule, observers found It
hard to reconcile his reported agree
ment with the reichstag majority to
carry out Prussian electoral reform.
conduct Germany's foreign policy on
the basis of the German reply to the
pope's peace note and stop political
movem ents fostered by governing
officials.
DR.. Michaar- is apparently com
pletely "out' of German governing
power. First reports as to Hertlfng's
choice for the chancellorship stated
that Michaelis had been shifted to
the post Of premier Of Prussia. To-
day, however. Berlin advices declared
Hertling had refused to accept the
chancellorship unless the Prussian
premiership went with 1t. Vice Chan
cellor Won Helfferich is also out
succeeded by Frederic Won Payer. q
progressive leader of the reichstag.
AS vice president Of the Prussfan
ministry, Dr. Freidburg, national
liberal has been selected.
Apparently the resignation Of Min
lister Of Marine Won Capelle has not
yet been acted upon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-02
Two Months Record of Incen-
diary Blazes, Show Vast
Amount Of Property
Wiped Out.
BLAME GERMAN AGENTS
Baltimore Blaze and Two Big Stock
Yard Fires, Besides Others
in Various
Sections.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Nov. damage of at
least $1S,000.0O0 has been caused by
incendiary fires in the United States
within the last two months.
Reports from all parts Of the coun-
try to the United Press today showed
that many OF these fires are ascrib-
ed to enemy agents.
New York has suffered $5,000,000
damage from two big blazes on the
Brooklyn water front. Food stores
were burned.
Baltimore this week had a IS, ,000, 600
fire which, destroyed munitions Of war.
Other cities that have suffered from
incendiary flres in the past two months
are:
Kansas City stock yards fire. Live
stock burned, $1,000,000 loss. Pro
Germans blamed. EARLY discovery Of
flames started in stock yards in Oma-
ha narrowly averted similar disaster.
st. Louis and East st. Louis (Ill)
Fire in the National stock yards start
ing in pens where government horses
were sold. Estimated half million
damage. Another fire OF. mysterious
origin destroyed a large grain elevat-
or, half million loss.
ST. fauf, TWO luIuDcE ydIuo IL
caused 100000 loss.
Chicago-City, state and federal au-
thorities now conducting an invest1-
cation. Fire department reports $50
Suspicious fires" have occurred In
past sixty days. None Of these fires
caused heavy damage, but all started
in elevators, coal and lumber yards.
steel works and railroad warehouses.
Cincinnati-One hundred thousand
bales of hay destroyed. Several small
ler grain fires in eastern Ohio and
blaze in mine house throwing one
hundred men out Of work.
Portland, Ore.-A dozen northwest
forest fires which were plainly incen-
diary. Troops on guard have seen
fire bugs at work and exchanged shots
with them Valuable ship building
lumber menaced.
observation-disclosures fire caused $751;
900 damage. The blaze like many
smaller ones in that city was Of sus-
picious origin, but no specific evidence
has yet been produced.
Hobart Okla.-One hundred thous-
and dollar fire DESTROYED cotton gin.
Choctaw, Okla.-A cotton gin and
an oil mill burned. Damage $4,000.
Several smaller fires in oil fields.
Tulsa, Okla.-The home of Edgar
Pew, oil man, dynamited. Believed to
have been work OF I. w. Ws.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-02
|IRDEN MORE HEAVY ON OTHER ALLIES
|dllion Teuton Soldiers Released From North
ern Front, Can Now be Used in
France and Italy.

long since has been eliminated as a
factor of offense by the allies. Her
presence in the struggle, however, mas
forced Germany to retain more than a
million and half men on the eastern
front With Russia out of the way
entirely, these Teutons will be releas-
ed for other fronts-vast hordes OIL
Austrian troops included-and 1taly's
situation will become Immediately
more critical. Russia's elimination.
releases thousands of Turks fighting
on the southern Russian front for op-
Grafton against the British.
That the entente and the United
States are now passing through the
most critical period of the war thus
far, is officially admitted. Between
| the Russian and Italian situation the
veneer Of optimism here has cracked.
| 1t is plainly evident that there is
gravest concern over the success with
which the kaiser apparently is carry
ing on his campaign to definitely
eliminate the so called eastern men
ace
The greatest danger from Russian
withdrawal is to Italy. If Germany
and Austria are free to release addi-
tional hordes to pour through Ploeck-
en- pass in the Carnic Alps. they can
! outflank General Cadorna's Italian
armies on the Tagliamento and force
the general to retreat to the P1ave
river, it is feared.
! Following several days attempt TO
show optimism, the Russian and ltal-
| ian situations were portrayed In their
real dangerous lights today by the al
| lied military authorities here. While
| this is the military view, the Russian
embassy and the state department are
| endeavoring to get some official lntor-
| nation on the situation through dip
| lomatic channels.
Since April, 1917, the United States
! government has loaned to Russia
1926, 900 900. Much Of this money was
| advanced at the crucial periods when
| the new republic was going through
it's initial post revolutionary crlsls.
!; THE United States thus pinned It's
faith on Kerensky's government In
its hour Of need.
| No Separate Peace.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-While
temporarily withdrawing from active
military participation in the great
I war. Russia will stand by her allies
/ and make no separate peace with
| Germany.
This was officially announced at
| the Russian embassy here today.
That Russia is worn out by her
tremendous struggle to establish a
stable government after the revolu-
tion and Is weakened by mismanage-
ment of her economic affairs Is ad-
mftted by her statesmen.
For the Time being-probably until
next spring or sunmer-she is shunt-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-02
Socialist Candidate is Running
on Peace Ticket and Demo-
GRAFT Is Pro German.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
:. NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The Ameri-
canism issue In New York's mayor
atty campaign represented the point
Of heated personalities today. 1t was
stirred to the boiling point by a typi-
cal Rooseveltian demons nstration and
typically Rooseveltian speech del1v-
cred by the former president at
mass meeting at Madison Square gar
den last night. The colonel is sup
porting Mitchell.
Roosevelt loosed his verbal thunder
at Morris Hillquit, socialist aspirant.
pandering to reasonable and coward
ly Americans-to the pacifsts, the
pro-Germans, the man who wishes
Uncle Sam to negotiate an inconclu-
sive peace"
yellow calls to yellow" Roosevelt
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-02
GOVERNMENT TO TAKE HAND
IN FARMERS MILK STRIKE

necessity" He said he regarded
milk as a necessity
Harry A. Wheeler, state food ad-
ministrator called conference Of
producers and distributors last night.
The latter, it was said, held out for
a wholesale price of $500 hundred
pounds which would insure retail
price of II cents quart. The farm
ers who previously demanded $3.71
are said, to have consented to con-
tinuation of the October price of
s3.42. Another conference was to be
held today. If no agreement is reach
ed, the government Is expected to
act. Less than 15 percent Of the
city's normal supply Of 12,050 quarts
was delivered yesterday. it is esti-
mated. Big distributors were prepar-
ing today to confine deliveries to
hospitals and families with babies
and invalids No violence has been
reported, but farmers established
pickets around several collecting de-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-02
By Robert ]. Bender, United Press
STAFF Correspondent

By Robert ]. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Russia,
bn by internal dissension and worn
ut from the financial and economic
rain of war and mismanagement, is
1thdrawing from the world struggle.
While repeating that it has "abso-
btely no information as to develop
ents in Russia" the embassy here
bday answered only evasively persist
ht reports that Russia is through.
No doubt exists in allied quarters
bat the first great allied power to en-
er the war Is quitting. Whether she
Jill make separate peace or merely
emain inactive until spring, informa-
lon available here did not make clear.
/ Russiaas decision to cease active
Prtcipation In the war is believed to
I'VE been reached some time ago.
here have been close lying intima-
pms in some allied quarters for sew
al days that Russia had decided to
bit and that Germany knew it be-
IRE the kaiser swung his legion from
le Russian front to northern Italy to
bpport the Austrians in the great
live against Cadorna.
1t Is now believed the kaiser's spec
ocular demonstration at Riga, landing
erman troops on the Werder penin-
liza and his naval operations in the
attic, served to quiet Russia definite
Recent Indications Of collapse OF
Pc Russian military power were:
Premier Kerensky's order prohibit
g executions at the front issued
Eednesdayz-a compHte remuneration
his previous stand.
Permission granted Cossacks to try
pelr chief, General Korniloff under
Frrest for starting revolt against the
Frovisional government.
Lying down Of arms by thousands
Russian troops and their return to
feir homes during the last week.
voluntary withdrawal of thousands
Germans from the Riga sector when
|euton generals knew Of the demoral-
PATTON Of the Russian troops there
md their ability to advance any time
Gey chose is pointed out today as
pear indication of Germany's under
landing that Russia would no longer
|arry on an offensive struggle.
The completeness of the Teuton
Vow against Italy is believed to has
en- the collapse of Russia. Embassy
metals here early this week made
. effort to conceal their fear lest a
ictory against Italy would be fol-
owed by an overwhelming assault
pon Russia when she was at the ezz
ner resisting power.
Tnese officials maintained, however,
nat Russia's aims would not be al
cred and that so long as Kerensky
no Tereschenko remained at Rus
lss helm, she would not withdraw
rom the war.
From a military standpoint. Russia
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-02
HEAVIER BURDEN
MUST Be CARRIED
People Must Prepare for Fur
ther Sacrifices F'inan =
as Great War {
Progresses. :
% =
MUST SHUN IL 81 lies
ES
sS
Warning Sounded by = 9, But
Says There Are
Sources Not
Tapped.

United Press Leased Wire Service.1
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2.-Burdens
already shouldered by America in car
rying out her share of war financing
are heavy, but the people must pre-
pare for even greater sacrifices as the
war progresses.
We must learn to dispense still
further with luxuries and may have
to give up some things we have re-
garded as necessities.
These we're declarations Of F. w.
Taussig, chairman Of the United
States tariff commission, in an ad-
dress at the conference on financing
the war;" opened by the American
academy Of political and social science
here today.
Discussing the possibilities OF fur
ther money raising, Taussig declared
there are extensive resources not yet
tapped.
''In this country" he said, 1--WE have
great mass OF prosperous workers
who ordinarily spend the whole or al.
most the whole of their incomes. and
wfro yet are In a position both to bear
burdens OF taxation and to make some
savings from their income"
He pointed out that even the re-
modelling OF the income tax law with
its reduction Of exemption Of $4,000
and $1,000 a year left the tax on mod
crate incomes low enough to permit
increases.
Taussig also classed widely distrfb-
uted government bond Issues as a com.
paratively untried means OF raising
revenue, preferable to high consump-
ton taxes and comparable to them In
results.
The finance conference will extend
through tomorrow. Experts in econ
omies and finance from the govern
mental, business and academic worlds,
together with representatives Of al
lied powers are on the program.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-02
BANK Robbed Of s.. 600.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
GLENWOOD, Ark, Nov. Posses
continued in pursuit today in search
OF the FIVE unmasked men who late
yesterday afternoon held up the bank
OF Glenwood and escaped in an auto
mobile with $4,000, carrying off the
cashier X. e. Fallman, using him as
shield
Covering the bank force with their
guns, the bandits grabbed all the cur
rency in sight, backed into their car
with HaIlman and dashed away to
the west. With posse in pursuit the
bandits forced Hallman to stand erect
On the rear seat. The posse dared not
fire while the bandits kept up fusfl-
ade.
Early today nothing had been heard
of Hallman. The bandits appeared to
be heading for the hills across the
Oklahoma state line.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-02
CAMPAIGN
REACHES BOILING POINT

yelled. THE Hun within is even
worse than the Hun without, but
worst Of all is the man who crinees
before the Hun within"
A would-be heckler of the colonel
was uproariously shouted down after
he had demanded to know of Roose-
welt why the former president was
not in France.
81 did my level best replied Roose-
welt, his, teeth swapping emphatically,
"to get over there. I have sent four
sons, for each of whose lives I care
a thousand times more than l care
for my own"
The crowd went Wild at this point
and turned the whole affair into a
tumultuous demonstration.
Mayor Mitchell continued his per.
sonal onslaught on John F. Hylan,
democratic and Tammany candidate.
by producing an advertisement from a
Heart-owned German language news.
paper lauding Hylan as sympathetic
cally inclined to all things German" :"
The advertisements appeared in 1915.
"If the time has come when to ba