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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
HAD NEWS OF
U. s. BOATS
Berlin Papers Published Reports
Before Arrival.
SIMS MESSAGE GIVEN OUT
Admiral Says Mines Planted At En-
trance OF Port Were First Put
There In Three
Months.
SINS MESSAGE GIVEN OUT

Washington.-The text of Vice-Ad-
miral Sims brief report on the pres
ence of advance information in Ger
many regarding the sailing of Ameri-
can destroyers to the war zone was
made public by Secretary Daniels. 1t
was contained in letter to the Navy
Department, the Secretary said, and
was as follows:
IAN interesting feature in connec-
ton with the arrival of the Destroy
ers is the report that their sailing ap-
peared' in Berlin newspapers about
four days before their arrival, and also
that a field of mines was planted inn
mediately off the entrance of the port
at which they arrived the day before
the arrival took place. These were
the first mines planted in that vicinity
during the previous three months"
In giving out the extent, Mr.. Daniels
said that the letter made no further
reference to the matter, and the Vice
Admiral did not give any statement
or speculation as to how Berlin OBJ
tains it's information"
The Secretary also made public the
following additional extract from the
letter:
81 am pleased to be able to report
the excellent impression given by our
officers, ships and crew under their
command Our ships made no de-
mands of consequence upon the facili-
ties offered here in spite of the length
of their passage under adverse condi-
tons.
"The commander, when questioned
by the admiral as to when his vessels
would be ready for duty, reported that
he should be ready that night, as soon
as the ships were refueled. This was
apparently a considerable surprise to
the admiralty, who then gave them
four days before taking up active
work. The vessels themselves caused
a great deal of complimentary COM
ment, and we're found to be well equip
ped for their prospective duty.
Speaking generally, the impression
made by our officers and our ships has
caused very favorable comment both
here and in the admiralty"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
PRISON TERM
FOR FOOD BARONS
Amendment to Food Bill Makes
Hoarding a Felony.
PENALTY is THREE YEARS
Attempt In the Senate To Modify
Amendment Proves FutiIe-Poin-
dexter Insists That 1t Go
Through AS offered.
PENALTY IS THREE YEARS

Notwithstanding, storage or
destruction of food, fuel or other
necessares of life to limit supply or,
affect prices would be felony under
an amendment to the government first
food bill adopted in the Senate with
out recorded vote.
Several senators protested that the
privision was too drastic and would
prevent legitimate storing to equalize
markets, but all efforts to modify it
failed. When Senator Fall proposed
that the Federal Trade Commission
be empowered to decide whether stoH-
ing is reasonable, Senator Poindexter,
author of the amendment, insisted that
any such change would weaken the eff
fectiveness of the measure as a
weapon against spectators.
Violation of the section would be
punishable by imprisonment in the
penitentiary for not less than six
months nor more than three years.
Holding by farmers or others Of the
products of land cultivated by them
is exempted.
To Popularize Fish.
An amendment which would author
ize the Secretary of Commerce to take
steps to promote more general use OF
fish to relieve the food stringency was
offered by Senator Fletcher, 1t would
permit the Secretary to catch and
market fish. A letter from Secretary
Redfield in support of the proposal
was read.
Chairman Gore, of the Agriculture
Committee, asked that the Lever bill,
already passeGi'by the House with the
amendments made by the committee,
be substituted for the similar measure
previously under consideration in the
Senate This was done and will
facilitate final enactment.
CattIemen To Aid.
The second of the food bills, the
measure to authorize a food admins
tration and price-fixing, was discussed
at an executive session Of the House
Committee on Agriculture.
Representa-, es of Southwestern
cattle-growing interests called on Her.
bert C. Hoover and pledged their sup
port to the food bills and to the food
administration to be created with MI
Hoover at it's head.
officers of the Wholesale Grocers'
Association also saw Mr.. Hoover and
promised support for the legislation.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States probably will take
referendum vote of it's membership on
the food legislation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
WOMEN SHOT AS SPIES.
Mother a Witness of the Execution Of
Her Daughter.

Geneva (via Paris) La Suisse Sun
day printed details of a case similar
to that of Miss Edith Cavell, the Eng
lish nurse who was executed by the
Germans in Brussels in October, 1915.
The Germans, says the newspaper, re-
Gently arrested two women, Madame
Pfeiste, and her daughter, aged %, on
the Swiss-Alsatian frontier. They were
charged with acting as spies.
The women promptly admitted at
the trial that they had struggled let
tiers, without knowing their contents,
from Alsatian families to relatives in
Switzerland. This was done simply
as friendly act and without political
or malicious purpose.
Both women, says La Suisse, were
shot at Mulhausen. The mother was
a Mortified witness of the execution
of her daughter before her turn came.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
RESOURCES ARE GREAT
Wealth of Country Eight Times as
Great as During Civil War.
More Than 10000, 900 Persons and Cor
porations Able to Buy Liberty
Bonds, Uncle Sam Estimates.

"There are in the United States at
present more than ten million (10,000s<
OOO) individuals and corporations who
are able to make subscriptions to the
new liberty loan in amounts ranging
from 500 to $1O0,OOOOOO each," says
Uncle Sans comptroller of the cur
rency.
"This estimate is conservative when
we consider that there are more than
100000 persons engaged in gainfut
occupations in this country besides the
large number of men and women
whose income is derived from their In
vestments,' he continues. eff every
individual in the United States should
subscribe to the new bonds to the ex-
tent of only per cent of his or her
total possessions, the loan will be SUBJ
scribed to six times over.
"a few months ago the German gov
eminent offered a new loan of several
billion dollars, and although this issue
had been preceded by four or five 9TH
er government bond offerings, it Is
reported that applications were re-
ceived from 5,250,O00 subscribers. The
population of Germany is less than
two-thirds of the population of this
country and the estimated total wealth
of the German empire, according to
computation made shortly before the
outbreak of the war by Doctor Helffe-
rich, secretary of the German treasury,
was placed at from SO to 76 billion dol
lars, or about one-third of the wealth
of the United States, which is now es-
timated at more than 220 billion dol
lars.
"The reports of our national banks
of March 5, 1917, show that on the day.
named these banks had a total of 15,-
$1,000 deposit accounts. This is an
increase of $1,449,91O since May 1,
1916, when the total number of de-
post accounts was 14,288,059. 1t is
significant that 1,25S,691, or seven
eighths of this increase, was reported
by the country banks, indicating TIE
wider diffusion of the wealth of the
country. The total increase of depos-
it's in the national banks in this period
of ten months was approximately two
billion dollars. The bank reports also
show that on March 8, 1917, there were
459,619 shareholders in the national
banks Of the country, including 1885,
204 women stockholders.
"The latest bank returns indicate
that the total resources of the banks
of the United States at this time, in
Guiding national banks, state banks,
trust companies, savings banks and
private banks, is approximately thirty
five billion dollars ($35, OO0,000,000
exceeding by far the greatest banking
resources ever before shown in any
country.
"Fifty years ago we raised over three
(3) billion dollars to provide for the
expenses of the Civil war. The wealth
of this country today is eight times as
great as it was then; our banking re-
sources are twenty times as great as
they were then, or even as late as
1870"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
FOOD SURVEY BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
First Control Measure ApprO-
PIRATES $14,770,000.
WOMEN WILL BE EMPLOYED
Estimate Promised Within Three
Weeks - Congresswoman Makee
Her Maiden Speech and
Wins First Fight.

Washington. = The Administrators
Food Survey bill, first of the food-con-
troll measures, was passed by the
House without a record vote. 1t ap-
propriates $14,770,000 for an imme-
date investigation of the country's
food resources and for measures to
stimulate production. A similar bill is
under debate in the Senate and may
be passed there this week.
Estimate In Three Weeks.
The Agricultural Department ex-
poets to present fairly accurate esti-
mate Of food resources within three
weeks after the bill is signed by the
President, Secretary Houston an
nounced. AS soon as the measure be-
comes law the department will start
it's 1900 employees and the 10000 vol
untary crop reporters to work on the
investigation. The preliminary report
to be made within three weeks will be
supplemented with monthly reports
and probably by further complete re-
port within six months if necessary.
Material gathered will be turned
over to Herbert C. Hoover, who will
be named to head Food Administra-
ton as soon as the pending regulatory
food measure becomes law.
Congresswoman Takes Hand.
The Survey bill passed virtually as
it came from the committee. Miss
Rankin, the woman Representative
from Montana, inserted an amendment
which would require the Department
of Agriculture to use women in the
survey work whenever practicable.
Az amendment by Representative
Mckenzie. of Illinois, would make all
persons. employed under the bill liable
to military service, and another would
permit citizens to refuse to go more
than 800 miles from their homes or
places of business to testify in food
inquiry.
AS originally drawn, the bill carried
more than $18,000,000, but committee
changes reduced the total. These are
the principal amounts appropriated:
For seeds, $5,77S,0O0; education for
increasing production by waste elm
ination and conservation, S,400;
general survey, $2,522,G00; eradication
of live stock diseases and live stock
improvement work, $885,000; miscella-
neous items, $547, 400, and eradication
of plant diseases and insects, SAL ,00O
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08

Zinc powder is required for precipi
tating gold and silver in the cyanide
process, and since the cutting off OF
the supply from Germany and Belgi-
um, attempts have been made to meet
the demand by electrolytic methods.
ii. j. Morgan and o. G. Ralston of the
United States bureau of mines, re-
port that the best product has been
obtained by electrOlyzing at five volts
a solution of sodium Zincate, prepared
by saturating with zinc oxide 80 peg
cent solution of sodium hyroxide. Tbd
supply of zinc in the bath is main
tanned by adding zinc oxide or using
zinc anodes, and the material obtained
is spOngy zinc that crumbles TO dust
when dried. The yield is pound Of
dust from about three kilOwatt hours
of electric current, while the product
is claimed to have proven nearly twice
as efficient as the average grade of
European zinc dust
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
GAMES TO FOLLOW FLAG.
Home Shows and Songs Also To Enter
tain American Troops.

Washington. American games,
American shows and American songs
will follow the flag to France. The
Committee on Training Camp Activi-
ties, of which Raymond Fosdick is
chairman, is formulating plans to pro-
vide centres of rest and recreation for
the American soldiers close to the bat
tie lines. This is following the British
and French idea, They have found it
necessary to provide some form of en-
tertainment which will take the SOL
diers' mind completely away from war
during the time when they are with
drawn from the trenches and are sent
back for rest
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
U. S. ENGINEERS IN PARIS.
Eager To Get Away To the Front As
Soon AS Possible.

Paris.-The United States Commits
sion of Engineers has arrived in
Paris. The party consists of Major
William Barclay Parsons, Major W.
j. Wilgus, w. A. Garrett and Captain
A. B. Barber. Immediately on it's ar
rival the commission called on United
States Ambassador Sharp, who made
arrangements for its reception by the
Ministry of War. On their arrival
here Major Parsons said he and his
colleagues were keenly DESTROYS of
getting out where the big guns were
roaring, and they would do everything
in their power to expedite their bust
ness in Paris in order to hasten their
departure for the field of action.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
USE "LAND sATTLEsHlPS."
Unique Headquarters For Naval Re-
cruiting In New York.

New York.-The Recruit, the only
land battleship in the American Navy,
is the headquarters for navy and
Marine Corps recruiting in New York
City. Immediately after the formal
launching" ceremonies in Union
Square the structure, built to resen-
BILE a battleship, was occupied by
naval and marine officers. Rooms
aboard the ship will give ample space
for the work of the recruiting officers
and examining physicians.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
WORKS NIGHT AND DAY.
Bureau OF Engraving Hard Pushed BY
Demands OF War.

Washington.-The Liberty Loan and
other war finance measures compel the
Bureau og Engraving and Printing
these days to work "a hours day and
employ 1900 extra workmen and
clerks to produce the 100000 impress
sions which now are turned out daily.
Director Ralph estimated that the
Bureau this year will make 25,000,00O,-
900 notes and certificates of various
kinds, compared with 5,000,000,000 last
year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
MESSAGE SENT TO RUSSIA.
Communication From Wilson KEPT
Secret For Present.

Washington.-Presi Wilson has
sent document to the Russian Gov.
eminent outlining the war aims of the
United States and. it is understood,
dealing with the position Of mo an
nexations, no indemnities," set out by
Russian officials. 1t is not to be pub
lished until Ambassador Francis in
Petrograd has had opportunity to Pr
sent it to the Russian Government
and then it will be given out in Wash
ington,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
HOOVER SAYS BREAD
IS PRICE OF PEACE.
Allies will Need Over 500, 900,
600 Bushels.
MUST PROTECT OURSELVES
Food Bill Before congress-Rulk OF
Supplies Must Come From United
States; Must Protect Our
People.

Washington.-Bread is the price OF
Internal peace in Europe.
And 1.-The size of the loaf will now
depend absolutely on what can be
done from the North American Cont
nent," according to Herbert Hoover.
Americas new food administrator.
The Allies, in order to provide the
minimum bread ration, which they are
now giving their people, will require
more than 50O,0O0,O0O bushels of
wheat at the next harvest.
With the appeal before them, the
House and Senate resumed debate on
the Gore-Lever Food Bill, providing a
general food survey in the country and
means of stimulating production.
with the lower classes in Europe
bread is the fetish of food" Hoover
warned. "And without the loaf-even
assuming that you put into their
something-without the loaf you could
not preserve public tranquility. Bread
is the price of peace"
In addition to the 100000 bushels
of wheat needed, Hoover has informed
Congress, the Allies will also require
somewhere over 250,000,000 to $780,.
100000 bushels of other cereals
Therefore, we have a problem here OF
anywhere from 10000 900 bushels of
grain to 1,000,000,0O0 bushels that
must come from somewhere, Hoover
said.
Hoover said the bulk of the bread
burden is now on the United States
because the Allies crops are short
millions of bushels.
In France alone, he said, the wheat
crop is down IS per cent, creating a
deficiency of 100000 900 bushels. All
former sources of cereals for the
Allies are now cut off. he said. These
were originally Russia, Roumania,
Bulgaria, Australia, India and the
Argentine.
1.-THE whole supplies of Russia, Bull
garia and Roumania are absolutely cut
off," Hoover said. Australia and
India are, in effect, cut off today be-
cause the haul is three times the dis
lance of the Atlantic seaboard, the
tonnage required is trebled and the
danger just about doubled. The re-
suit is they have been unable during
the last three months to get any con
sequential amount of grain from that
quarter.
whether that lane will be reopened
is a matter of some difficulty. Some
measures are being taken to reopen it
and it may be hoped that during the
next year some food supply may be OBJ
tanned from Australia and India by the
use of sailing ships and by trans-ship-
ping at some point like Buenos Aires
or Panama"
Hoover sounded the warning, how
ever. that in supplying the great
vacuum" across the water public
tranquility in this country must not
be upset" He said it is the business
of this nation that the Allies shall
not suck too much food out of our
own country"
In other words, he said, eff we al
low the normal course of commerce
to run loose, those people in clamor-
Gus desire for food will strip our home
markets in this situation"
Therefore" Hoover said, I'VE have
got to protect ourselves from our
Allies in order to protect our own peo-
pie and at the same time do all justice
by them and all the service for them
that we. can"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
SIMS MADE vIcE-ADMIRAL.
Commander Of American Destroyers
Abroad Promoted.

Washington. - Rear Admiral Sims,
commanding the American feet of de-
stroyers cooperating with the Allied
feet, was formally named vice-admiral
by President Wilson. Sims is now the
second ranking officer of the Navy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
MORE AMERICANS TO FRONT.
Ambulance Section Under Albert M.
Hyde, Leaves Paris.

Paris. - Ambulance section. No 26,
of the American Field Service started
for the front under command of AL
bert NJ. Hyde, of New York, Harvard
man. The Field Service counts upon
the arrival of 240 recruits this week
more each week thereafter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
NO ALCOHOL ADS IN MAILS.
Postoffice Department Ruling Bars
Them From Dry States.

Washington.-Grain alcohol adver.
dsoments and solicitations for orders
for alcohol will be barred from the
mails when addressed to dry territory
under construction of the so-called
Reed amendment made by the Post.
Office Department. The department
holds that grain alcohol is intoxicating
liquor under the act
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
So KILLED BY ToRNADoEs.
$50 Or More Persons Injured In Mis-
souri, Towns and Villages.

st. Louis.-Reports received by the
Globe-Democrat from it's correspond
ent at Marble Hill were that at least
% persons were killed and more than
100 injured at Zalma, Bollinger coun-
ty, by the tornado that struck there
Wednesday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-08
TORNADO IN MISSOURI.
Schoaihouse Only Building Left Stand
ing In Mineral Point.

ST. Louisa tornado twisteu into
Mineral Point. Mo-, village of about
500 inhabitants, killed four persons
and injured 80, demolished the town
with the exception of the schoolhouse,
and then moved southwark to Eye,
where Fred Harper farmer, was
killed by flying debris.
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RadWays dWWays
II Pills

will aid IN frssina the systcm % .l the aboTs-
named disoriers. Purely vegetable 70 senta
= b2... A. drugytsts' of hy mall,
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there probably has not been a day
during some moment or which Nine.
Mazzucht's life was not in danger.
And yet she told me of her experiences
with the untroubled blue eyes, the
almost phlegmatic calm. OF an
Englishwoman discussing a garden
party. Raclally she is English and
Spanish. but II her Latin blood speaks
In her fiery achievement, her Saxon
self-control cools and makes brusque
her voice and tho story she tells.
Here II is--consecutively: although
had tc extract it by separate and
insistent queries:
Everything we owned in Rheims
was destroyed during the lombard
ment We hadn't even a chair left.
But | was not in my home when It
was shelled; 1 was In the trenches,
taking care of the soldiers. We had
no hospitals then. And actually
had 10 send back thirty beds and
equipment which were coming to me
from England because before they
were due the Germans entered the
town where l was and ! knew that
anything from England would be
confscated.
Prom the first 1 assisted with tho
operations. had had o little train
ing IN nursing before the war: a
few weeks in London hospital
Blt the work had 20 be done. and l
did II. In Rheims my little daugh-
ter. who is only twelve, helpd me. I
was shot once while | was there and
the outlet is still in me.
"I worked on. caring for the Gcfu-
gees. until Italy came into the wa.
Then II was thought that I. the wife
/ OF an Italian Consul, should work for
my husbands government. So
went TO the Italian front. Fifteen
months ago I came 10 America "a
! ask for furnishings for my hospital
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bravest and the most matter-of-fact
young woman | have ever mot. who
was speaking
At the outbreak OF the war her hus-
band was Italian Consul at Rheims.
Nine. Mazzuchi's home and all il con-
tained was destroyed by shell-fire
while she and her twelve-year-old
daughter were nursing thousand
wounded men. She stayed In Rheims,
caring for the wounded and the refu-
gees. until Italy entered the war.
Then she went TO the Italian front
and founded the Ospedale di Rlserva
I.atisana in the Province OF Udine.
She is the only woman on the Italian
front who drives her own ambulance
from trenches to hospital. She has
been under the Austrian guns most
OF the time during the last fifteen
months, and has come TO America "a
ask for equipment for another hos
pital at Gorilla for the Second Army
under Gen. Gampoli, a hospital even
nearer the trenches than the one In
which she has been working
IN DAILY DANGER OF DEATH
FOR FIFTEEN MONTHS.
During The past hftecn month.
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the kitchen Ave successive Friday
evenings. Their teacher In Mrs. J.
Walker Leeming OF Stamford. Conn.
They will be taught how to select
fruits and vegetables for canning, so
that no effort will be wasted on things
that cannot possibly keep. The girls
also will learn how to utilize the
market overplus and how TO save
food which. II unsold. would 70 TO the
city dump because such food would
not remain In salable condition over n
heated weekend. The girls are plan
ming to put up as great a quantity of
foodstuffs as market conditions war
rant
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lower scale than the grade Of hats pro.
duced calls for
have not been affected by the waIk-ouf
which IL the largest since 1903. Tha
Newark factory of the concern win be
closed to-day. the strikers assert. un-
less a settlement IL reached.
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for sending comforts to American
soldiers and sailors at the front.
Mrs. Henry Z. Dawson is honorary
Chairman Of the fund. and Major
Charles Eliot Warren, President OF
tho Lincoln Bank. Is Treasurer. Con-
tributions may be sent to the Lincoln
Bank.
The National Special Aid Society
is noN an international organization.
IL announced to-day the sailing OF
Mrs. Florence Kendall, who has do
mated an ambulance 20 the American
Girls Aid and goes TO France with
her own car to do war relief work.
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REDS IN BUENOS AYRES
WAGE BOMB CAMPAIGN

BuBNos AYREs. June 21.--In the
'ast Few days bombs have been ex-
pioded in several places In the cap
,tal. but no one has been killed. A
Sv,no exploded near the tramway and
aid considerable damage.
The campaign Of terror Ia attrih.
uted to Anarchists.
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in Udine. You were most generous,
and received 80 much that have
been able TO aid twenty-seven other
Italian hospitals.