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Agreement Now Reached
On S11,536,945,64OB Bill

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3o.-The VII
53s.s45.64D war bond and certlncate piu
will be favorahly reported to the mousse
saturday. in virtually the - same form
tha, II was presented to the ways ana
means committee by Secretary McAooo'
and will be passed probably next wed
nesday.
Republican opposition to the measure
disanpeared today. when administration
Leaders agreed to minor compromises.
administration leaders tonight. began
laying plans for its early consideration
in the senate. following the revenue Dill
there as quickly as possible.
Tentative arrangements arc that tue
bill shall be reported To the house Win
.hese outstanding PROVISIONS: Bonds 70
bear four per cent interest: bonds. GER
.ificates OF Indebtedness and war SaF-
incs certificates to be subject at least
to income supertaNes but not to normal
income or war profits tax: interest rates
on war savings certihcates and certt-
flcateS Of Indebtedness to be hNed Dy
the secretary of the treasury: foreign
bonds taken in exchange for loans to DC
rc-sold at not less than their purchase
price. and the security TO make no de-
posits Of moneys acquiring from bonds
or certificates without obtaining inter-
est.
The allowance for disposing OF the
bonds. which would permit the secretary
70 resort TO newspaper advertising at
his discretion. will be curtailed TO about
SEQ nnn nDG. '.
Consideration Of tho administration
soldiers and sailors insurance bill Will
follow final passage OF the bond bill In
the house. Plans to pass Insurance
hill first were blocked today by the OBJ
lection OF Representative Parker OF New
Jersey. who is opposed to the measure.
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GROUND BROKEN FOR j. s. PLANT :.
At CHARLESTON; DANIELS TALKS

fidence in tho government and the
policy adopted in the greatest OF an
ware. n
Secretary Daniels then was introduced
and said the administration was nor
actively engaged in. promoting the
dream Of statesmen for the past twenty
years. relative to the government oWn.'
ershtp Of the arror plate and pro5ec:f
tile plants. 49,
In part he said: ."Hs
Daniels AddrOss. -.
The breaking. Of ground today TO erect
plant for the making Of pro1octilAs
and armor plate Is the concrete d4clafatsi
tion OF new national policy In the
making Of weapons Of war. We heve
at last learned that tho government =.
self must be able to manufacture I'll
kinds Of weapons It needs for national
defense and tho maintenance Of nAtioAAl.
rights This does not necessarily i'm:
ply that the government must be aolS
manufacturer OF munitions. 1t does
mean that It must have facilities Tor
whatever 1t needs. In whole or In part
as conditions demand.
We have too long looked almost sole.,
ly 10 the Private manufacture OF WeAps
ons Of war with the result that when
we entered upon this struggle our fae1t:
tiles were wholly inadequate for ouEy
CONTINUED on 9ass z1svsA) Z;
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WHEAT PRICE FIXED
AT $2,2O, CHICAGO,
after LONG DEBATE
To Be Followed by Action to
Bring Down Prices of
Flour and Bread.

WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. s3et---:
~ .zsd . Sashet was"A1e
for the 1917 crop Of wheat by Presi-
dent Wilson tonight, on the recon-
mendation Of the wheat price commit
tee, headed by DR.. H. A. Garfield.
The basis will be No. l northern
spring wheat, delivered at Chicago.
The commitatee finally agreed late
this afternoon after several days OF
voting. At one time to-day 1t looked
as II it would be unable to come to a
but just before s o'clock q
compromise was reached and the last
vote way unanimous.
Limits Were $3.50 and.s1.s4.
Representatives of the producers be-
gan BY voting for a price Of $3.50, and
labor,s representatives for $1.84. The
two extremes eventually narrowed
down until the votes were only rev
cents apart. and most OF to-days Vo'
ting showed only q slight difference.
Both factions appeared uncompromis-
ing at the start.
On the oasis OF $S.ZU dI SuiSo6ob 1iiS
food administration worked out to-
night a differential for the higher
grades and classes and for the several
terminals.
The price fixed tonight is twenty
cents higher than that named for the
1918 crop by congress in the food
control bill. The 81 price set by con-
gress was taken into consideration by
the committee in considering a fair
valuation for this years crop.
Lower Bread and Flour.
In a statement accompanying the
announcement Of the price. President
Wilson declares it is the hope of the
food administration. and his own as
we'll. that the fixing of a price will
stabilize the market and keep price,
within moderate bounds for all trans
actions during the current year.
The price of flour and bread, too,
CONTINUED on Page Hins.)
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METROPOLIS ENTHUSES
WHEN $4,000 TROOPS
MARCH FIFTH Avenue

NEW YORK, Aug. 30--rh" spcctacle
,,r ~ onO fighting men marching down
Fifth avenue. New Inrks troops TOT
dc,nocrarv's battle lin" In France
stirred tins great city |" the depths To-
day.
pride. patriotic fcrvnr and the emo
tIons that gu with farcwellS 10 SOL
dicr. seemed to grin with Il common IN
tensitv the 2.nN0. 400 people who watcIie"
the rank upon rank Of khnki swing ny
The troops. New York states former
National Guard. now the Twcnty-se''
enih division Of the United States army
r,prched. before leaving for their pre-
liminnrv training at SpartanhurE. y. C
go that the city might give them
send off worthy OF their ultimate mis-
sion. Many of them were veterans o'
the Mexican border. most or thcn
tnnned from summer encampments Wc''
cuuiprcd, trim. alert determined look
Ing. tho soldiers called forth roaFs Of
cheers that were almost continuous 1ot
tho more than six hours that IT took the
division to march from One Hundred
End Tenth street to Washington square
Unless it may be the unpublished
number already In France. this division
formed the largest number Of American
troops mobIlIzcd since tho United States
entered the war
Britisher's Comment.
Only Il drop In n great bucket, ex-
cl1Imod a ISritish army officer In the
renewing stand but that long conf
dent American stride. I wish the kaiser
could see it-and this wonderful demon
stration."
Fifth avenue. scene Of many historic
I,arndrs. never before was SO packed
with humanity as today. For five miles
tive solid lines Of people were banked
eight and ten deep against shop win
dcws and houses. bulginE half block
at every cross street and held from
overfowinE into the line Of march by i
Thin hut efficient Gordon Of police. The
thoroughfare itself was ablaze with the
Stars and Stripes and flags Of tho allies.
while every. spectator it seems carried a
flag or wore n patriotic emblem.
C'leaving this mass Of rcd. white and
blue. marched the soldiers in their conf
brc but significant olive drab. only the
CLINT OF their haycrets matching in
briiliancy the rest OF the scene. Reg
(Couttnued on Page Twelve.)
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AGREE To VOTE
ON WAR BILE
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER =.
9Th, THE DATE FIXED
Acrimonious Debate on War
Profits Section Many
Propose HigherRates. !:

WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. So
An agreement was reached by tho
Senate late to-day to take nnal vote
on the war tax bill not later than
Monday, September 10. and the clio.
ture petition filed yesterday was with.
drawn.
The Senate's agreement, formally
entered into by unanimous consent,
also provides for disposition Of tho
war profits section not later than
Wednesday Of next week, and Of the
income tax provisions not later than
the following Friday, September Z. II
provides further for earlier action =
the debate ends sooner than expected.
Spirited Debate.
The agreement was reached after
day of spirited debate between Sem
ators Simmons and Underwood on war
profits, after much q negotiatlon over
details, and after Senator La Toilette
had blocked an effort to fix next Mon.
day as the day for vote. II the de-
bate runs through until September
10 the bill will have been under Sen.
ate discussion just one month. 1t
passed the House May 23. -
Once before at this session, on the
food control bill, cloture was initiated
and dropped by mutual agreement for
flna disposition. The cloture petition
on the war tax measure was to have
been voted on tomorrow. Its pro.
ponents were confident to-day Of their
strength, but overtures for the voting
agreement came from those leading
the fight for higher tax rates, with all
concerned anxious to avoid actual ana
initial imposition Of cloture.
For Higher Rates!
Anticipating possible adoption .of
cloture, many amendments were In
troduced late in the day. Senators
Hollis, Gore and Brady sponsored pro-
visions to increase the war profits legy
to rates ranging from SO to So - 1sf
cent, and Senator La Toilette present.
ed a substitute bill. designed to raise
about $3,50o,00o,0 900, principally from
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DESPERATE IN
PISTOL BATTLE
ALLEGED BANDIT PUT
UP DESPERATE FIGHT
Wounds Three Chicago City
Detectives, but Finally
is Captured.

/ CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-As result OF
pistol fight between police officers
and Edward Wheede, who was being
sought today for alleged completely in
| the murded and robbery Of two ex-
press messengers last Tuesday, three
detectives received bullet wounds, and
Wheede, after three hours resistance
was captured.
! Wheede was found in a cottage IN
the Northwestern part of the city.
! Suspicion had been directed toward
! two inha abltants Of the cottage, when
it was reported 10 the police that the
men had been trying 10 obtain change
! for large denomination gold pieces
and bank notes, which the police be-
lievcd to be part Of The $500 loot OBJ
tanned by the bandits.
| Accordingly the place had been un-
der surveillance since early morning.
The three detectives. watching from
under cover, arrestn'; Edward Taylor
! one of the alleged bandits, as he was
! leaving the building. Eut when the
officers attempted 10 enter the house
! they were halted by a yolley Of pistol
bullets which folled Drtec:iTes George
Clements. Terrence Kelly and vii.
liam ONeill.
Rain Of Bullets,
Other detectives who were watch
| ing nearby hastily summoned assis-
tance and squad OF police armed
with rifles soon surrounded the build
ing. pouring bullets into tie windows
ami doors.
| Wheede kept up his fire unceaSlng-
! " and from all the windows, leading
; the police to believe that several per-
sons were in the cottage.
! In the meantime thrlIGaEds OF per-
sons gathered in the vicinity. attract
ed by the firing. and other policemen
were required Ia keep them from the
danger zone. Final" the police de-
clded to dynamite tho cottage and
while the preparations were under
way man was observed crawling
across a passageway from the base
ment window of the cottage to the
rear Of an adjoining two story build
ing. He reached the second story
! landing of the structure when the po-
lice fired on him. He fired a shot IN
return. Then the first deputy super;
i intendent of police advanced ana
shouted: Come on down, Wheede;
be a good fellow"
.. The Surrender.
! 1%;Wheede lowered his pistol and
shouted back: <. g.. ,...
put down your guns; meet me
half way"
The first deputy and Wheede met
half way and the latter handed the
: former his revolvers. He was hurried
TO a patrol wagon and to police head
quarters. A search Of the cottage re-
yealed a sawed off shot gun which
had been used in firing from the cot
tage, and in a basket. sl.o1o was
! found. supposed To be part OF the
money taken from the murdered mes
sengers.
Wheede, according TO the police,
has been under arrest for coun: er-
fcitinr. He was the only man in the
, cottage. Late today. Mrs. Wheede
asd Leonard Shnitzer, her tather'
were arrested.
Detective Clements, who W 4
wounded two years ago in a similar
fight, in which Henry Mclntire aud
his wife. negroes. and five other per-
sons were killed. had his left arm
fractured by bullet In he flghf 1H'
day, Kelly and O'Neill also had their
left arms shattered in the same man.
rer
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mans had dynamited with the
greatest care. They left the town
for dead. Against a.shattered wall
there stood a sign which read:
Company cinema tonight at the
Splinters--Charlie Chaplin in
'Shanghaied.
This was first aid. A frozen
man Is rubbed with snow. and
town which has suffered German
frightfulness is regaled with Char
lie Chaplin. Thus destruction ls
turned into farce.
And so It is. Life Is a rubber
band. They must let go presently.
We came across fields which had
been burned to cinders and trod-
den into mud by men and guns
only a few weeks ago. Now the
popples were sweeping all before
them. Into the trenches they went
and over. First line. second line.
third line, each fell In to turn to
the redcoats. They were 80 thick
that the earth seemed to bleed for
its wounds.
Later We stood In the shattered
cathedral at Arras. I'VE won't
stay long" said the British officer
in charge of the party. "The Ger
mans drop a shell every now and
then. and the next one may bring
the rest OF the walls down. Peo-
pie keep away from here now"
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By HEYwooD BRoUN
1nteIigencor Correspondent on tho
French Fighting Front.

THE BRITISH FRONT. Aug.
30.-A sporting writer would say
that the British army had class.
and with that word he would save
himself ever so much technical e1-
PLANTATION. and he could touch the
Intangible something which
shouts aloud as one goes up and
down the lines in France and
Flanders.
II is new army, Of course.
Round it there cllngs none Of the
nildew which one associates with
those concerns which have been
twenty years in the same place"
And yet this army is not green
or undeveloped. 1t has every
thing but reticence and modesty.
The lorries which carry those
commodities have been obliged to
stand aside to give the right of
way to supplies much more essen
tial for the winning of the war.
But the British army backs its
boasts with battalions, and be-
hind its light words come heavy
guns.
This army is so live thing that
II makes the spectator forget that
the business of war Is death. |
stood in a town which the Ger
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DEPTH BOMBS USED
With GREAT EFFECT
UPON SUBMARINES

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3o.-American
naval forces are conveying merchant
craft across the Atlantic. 1t was dis
closed officially today at the navy de-
partment. and examination of the re-
cords show that the loss OF conveyed
ships by submarines has averaged less
than one half Of one percent.
Details Of the convoy system are
withheld. 1t was stated. however. that
American war vessels arc regularly es-
corting fleets Of British. French or
other allied merchantmen across, the
protection being supplemented when the
danger zone Is reached by tho destroy
ers and other patrol craft.
American naval officials believe that
an effective system for checking the
submarine menace IS being built up
gradually but certainly. Many devices
and many methods enter into the task.
Among other things depth bombs are
proving effective. Official reports In
dicate that American destroEcrs nave
accounted for several U-boats with these
weapons No announcement. of such
incidents will be made. however. unless
absolute proof Of the fact Is aFailaple'
Home U-Boatg Sunk.
No U-boat has been captured by the
Americans. 1t is the best judgment
of high officials. however, that several
Pbave been sunk by Admiral Sims de-
s,royers and they are confident today
more confident than ever before. that
the submarine menace will he suhstRn-
TALLY abated as the number of destroy
ers and other craft available for the
work Is increased.
Reports from London that the su'',
marines are working now farther at
sea than formerly were confirmed ny
tho navy department.. 1t may be that
new boats Of greater size and better
sea-keeping qualities lend 10 this en-
tension of the zone OF activities. but II
is regarded as more probable that the
increased and increasing vigilance Of
the antt-submarine forces is mainly re-
sponsible-
Forced Under Water.
Tho effect OF the increasing patrol
Of the employment Of airplanes and ot
the addition of new devices to the anti
subna rinc weapons has been 10 force
the C-boats under water to a greater
and greater degree. Their effective
ness is limited in proportion. They can
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Test Case on Exemption
OF Policemen at Pueblo

PUEBLO. Colo. Aug. 30.-A test case
will he made nf IN exemption claim
filed andcr tho sclectirc draft law IN
hohalt Of Marvin L. Porter, . policeman.
BY the city commissioner of safety. II
was announced today.
Tho safety cnmmissionsD1esNF that
the continued pressure of Porter on tho
noicc force is necessary and tends 10
nd in industrial production.
Porter Is ~, without dependents. has
pnsscd tho physical examination and
has not claimed exemption. The CON-
missioner seeks exemption for six po-
!ccmen and for practically all members
OF the fire department on the grounds
stated.
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soeciL pispstch to the In,ell!gencer.

Special pspstch to the Intell!gencer
KEYSER, ". Va. Aug. 80 The
testimony was concluded in the Weis-
engofi murder trial today. and the
court spent considerable time in in
structing the jury as to the law cover
ing the case. The case will go to the
jury tomorrow following the argu-
ments.
Weisengotf took the stand this
morning. He described the happen
ings leading up to the death Of Sheriff
Davis, and stoutly denied RESPONSE
bility for the tragedy. which he
declared he was powerless to prevent.
He declared he didn't see the sheriff
signal him to stop the car, and main
tanned that after jumping on the run
ming board Mr.. Davis seized the steer
ing wheel. The steering wheel Of the
Weisengon car had been brought into
court and was used by the witness TO
demonstrate the manner in which the
sheriff held it and caused the car TO
run to the side OF the bridge. He
stated that the position one Of his chill
dren occupied after Davis mounted
the car made it impossible for him
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MORE RUSSIAN TROOPS DESERT, BUT BREAKS
IN THE RUN|ANAN FRONT ARE SOON REPAIRED

PETRoGRAD, Aug. so.-A
large proportion Of two Russian
regiments In tho Fokshant re-
aion, on the Rumanlan front, left
their trenches and retired yester-
day, says to.day's war office state.
ment. The dispersal oft one Of
the regiments followed, and
measures have been taken, It ls
stated, to restore the positions af-
fected In the battle now In prog
ress.
While the Russians west Of FoGshani
again have deserted their posts. there
make further gains. in the regions OF
Ocna and Kezdi-VasSarhrley they are
giving, battla.s1ot ykhe. invaders and or
bsesxa0ee actsie have: rnpufsed htronE at
tacks Between Ireshti and Fokshan'
majority Of the men comprising two
Russian regiments deserted their
trenches and fled. but the Russian con-
manders have taken steps to restore the
former status Of the line by filling the
gap with loyal mon.
Impose Death Penalty.
Following the reports of fresh ,disaf.
Bukowina front, (which came prior to
the commencement Of the retrograde
movement in Southern Moldavia Prem
ier Kerenslsy, IN A speech at the closing
session of the Moscow conference lei
it be known again that order was !.G
be brought out. Of the chaos by the
putting to death Of the towards who
threw down their arms in tho face n'
Tho annrnv The nossTbility that The
rule Of blood and iron" already has
begun with the .deserters before FOX
shani Is Indicated IN the latest Russian
official communication which says that
one of the cuwardly regiments was
"dispersed.".
As Is usual when the Germans see a
faltering among their foes, they have
thrown into the battle line in Moldaviu
some of their tried attacking troops
fca.+i,naA ~, pnps rvelvo1
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'$4O0,ooo,0o0 |nstaHmsnt
| Of Liberty Loan is Paid

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 30
Nearly $4Oo, 900, 900 was paid into the
treasury to-day in the nnal installment
OF the Liberty loan. Approximately
S1,615,000,000 already has been paid
in, representing principal and interest
on the Liberty bonds.
To-day's payment completes tho
financial transaction with the issue oe'
the bonds, and 1t Is thought likely
that the bonds themselves will ~
ready for distribution within 4 short
time.
Now that the first loan has been
fully disposed Of, it is likely that IN
announcement concerning the second
issue Of bonds will be made shortly
by Secretary McAdoo.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3o.-ForecaHt:
West virginia-F'uir and warmer Fri
dcy and Saturday.
ohio-Fair and warmer Fiday; satru+-
day probably showers.
Pennsylvanis-Fntr Friday and sat-
urday; warmer Saturday.
The eastward movement OF an anti
cyclone now over the lake region will
cause fair weather and moderate tenn
perature to prevail in tho cast during
tho next forty-e -eia1,t hours. High tenn
peratures arc Indicated for the lake TO-
pion and Ohio VALLEY.
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MINNEAPOLIS, August So
Plans for holding the convention
of the Peoples conference Of
America for democracy and peace
at Hudson, Wis.,, were virtually
abandoned tonight by Louis p.
Loehner, executive secretary Of
the council, who returned here
shortly before midnight from
Hudson, where he was escorted to
a train by citizens.
Where the meeting will be held
now is problematical, Mr., L!oehner
said. He stated that Milwaukee
and Chicago were under consider
alton but until he hears from mem.
bers Of the council now enroute
from New York on special train
nothing definite would be done.
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. so.-The
old prize fight arena at Hudson,
Wis, will be the scene OF the ma
tional peace convention OF the
Peoples Council Of America for
Democracy and Peace. II was
stated here tonight. Despite re-
ports that the city officials Of Aud-
son had teleeraphed Governor
Phillip that the meeting was not
wanted there, the officials OF the
peace organization were planning
to open the convention Sunday.
The sessions are to continue for
week.
Loui. p. lochner, executive Sec
rotary Of the organization, said
Hudson had been selected as the
) $eonvention city after ne had made
"a personal inspection Of Ito fseill-
ties for staging the gathering. ard
2, received assu.tnees from leading
:, citizens of the council tealGS
2thess.S NE Leetnsr: dtefare0 mse
speakers would abide by the law
ADDING. that, assertions TO the con-
trary were absurd. =.
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Angry Patriots Haul Peace Delegates On
Truck and Send Them on Their Way

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug.
3O.-Five members OF the
Peoples Conference for
Democracy and Peace who
went to Hudson, Wis, today
to arrange for holding the
councils national conven-
tion, were placed on a truck
by an angry crowd of 1000
citizens, escorted to the
depot and placed on a train
bound for st. Paul, accord
ing to a telephone message
received from the sheriff at
Hudson.