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The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
DANIELS TELLS
.NAVAtPROGRAM
Expansion Policy Contem.
plates Simultaneous Con-
struction of 81 Warships

A great program of naval expan-
sion was made public yesterday by
Secretary Daniels. 1t contemplates
facilities for the Simultaneous con-
struction at American navy yards
of 30 major warships. Sixteen may
be on the ways at one time. This
does not include submarines and
submarine chasers. which may also
be constructed in large numbers at
the same time as the warships.
Three shifts a day with bonuses
promised for completion of work
ahead of schedule. are putting this
program into effect.
Already building at navy yards
are three battleships. four destroy
ers and scores of submarines and
submarine chasers.
With the ship ways now being
built or projected" said Secretary
Daniels. United States navy yards
Will be able to have in course of
construction on the ways at one
time, sixteen war vessels, addition
to submarines and submarine chas-
otNtH VI lHeSe De DdIIlS-
ships. two auxiliaries, such as trans
ports, fuel ships, hospital ships. etc,
and seven destroyers. Should the
needs OF the nation require battle
cruisers instead of battleships, 1t
would be possible to substitute these
on the longer slips for an equal
number of battleships.
In 1912 the ship building facili-
ties of the navy yards consisted of
one ways for battleships at New
York and one ways at Mare Island
for auxiliaries.
AT the beginning of the present
year the facilities available were:
Boston. one auxiliary; New York.
one battleship: Philadelphia, one
auxiliary: Norfolk. one destroyer;
Charleston. one gunboat; Mare Is
land. one battleship and one de-
stroyer.
AT Portsmouth. New Hampshire.
we now have four ways for SUBJ
marines. which means that six to
eight will be under construction at
one time. Boston has one ways for
auxiliaries
THE New York navy yard now has
a ways for large-sized battleships
and second Is being built for battle
ships. At Philadelphia there will be
two ways. one for large battleships
or battle cruisers, and another for
large battleships. A third. already
built is under for auxiliary vessels.
Norfolk now has one ways for
destroyers and will have one for
large battleships. Charleston will
have fve ways for destroyers.
THE Puget Sound navy yard will
have a slip for one battleship, and
Mare Island has ways for a large
battleship and a destroyer.
There now are three naval dry
docks under construction which will
be capable Of accommodating the
largest ships, and two similar private
docks are being built. one at San
Francisco. and one at Boston. which
are being encouraged by the govern
ment by annual guarantees for dock
age"
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
GERMAN TURMOIL RACES:
RUSSIANS CRUSH ENEMY
Rumor That Resignation Is
Demanded of DR.. Karl
Helferich, German Vice
Chancellor, and DR.. AL
fred zimmerman.
fred zimmerman.

SPECIAL Csoie 10 Tie Washington Herald
London. July l0.-It is reported IN
Amsterdam. says the correspondent
OF the Exchange Telegraph Company.
that the designations OF D. Kari
Heiherich. the German vice chancel-
Tor ana secretary OF the interior, and
DR. Alfred Zimmerman. the Germsn n
secretary for foreign affairs. have
been decided upon by Emperor Will
lam.
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman has
long been unoer file in Germany. par
tcularly Tor his bunRllng OF the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS plot against the
United States. At one time Il Wss
circumstsntislly reported that he wa,
TO be replaced by Count Won Bern
storn. former Ambassador TO WASH
ington.
Vice Chancellor Won HclneriCh has
been blamed with his chief. Won
Bethmsnn- HolIweg. for many condi-
tions in Germany. His ministerial
post puts him in control Of internal
affairs, and much Of the dissatis-
faction for graft In food control and
rationing OF the empire has been laid
10 him.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
WOULD RAISE
SOLDIERS PAY
Miss Rankin Introduces Bill
Providing Maximum Sal
ary of SIS Month.

Miss Jeanette Rankin, Represent
ative from Montana, yesterday turned
her activities from conditions OF labor
for the women workers of the govern
ment to the enlisted men Of the regu-
lar army and the National Guard.
An increase to a ma aximum OF S75 per
month Is provided in salary by the
terms OF her bill affecting men Of the
military forces.
The principal provision sets forth:
That to the wife or dependent
mother OF the soldier there shall be
paid not less than so q month; to
the wife Of the soldier who has one
dependent child. not less than h5 per
month; to the wife of the soldier who
has two dependent children, not less
than $50 per month; and to the wife
OF the soldier who has more than two
dependent children there shall be paid
SO per month; and, provided further,
That in case OF the death of the SOL
dier's wife. each dependent child OF
such soldier shall be paid not less than
SIS a month in such manner as the
Secretary Of War may determine; and
provided further, That for the sup
port of the children above the age of
Is years who are physically or ment-
ally incapacitated, payments be made
in the discretion OF the Secretary Of
War.
Miss RankIn's Comment.
Commenting upon this necessity for
the adoption Of her bill which would
carry an appropriation of 100000 or
more annually. Miss Rankin says:
When the breadwinners of America
go to the front to protect our country,
the women who are left behind must
bear the double burden of providing
for the family and bringing up the
children in a wholesome home atmos-
phere. Thus by mobiliZing an army
and Withdrawing the source OF the
family income. we are greatly enhanc.
ing the responsibilities Of each woman
in the soldiers family.
The woman VINO bears these re-
sponsibilities is performing a service
for the country which deserves COM
pensation as a matter Of justice and
Of ultimate social economy. We can
not allow the ravages of poverty to
disintegrate our social structure while
the family earners are at the front
We should not only protect ourselves
against such possibilities, but we
should recognize the value of the SER
vices which our women give in time
Of war. and should stand ready tC
assist them.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Report German Crops
Will Fail This Year

New York. July lo-Advices received
by cable today from Trustworthy
sources in Scandinavia. state that
crop prcs'cctS In Grl many are poor
and that the production Of wheat viii
be barely y per cent Of normal IL
was also stated that the cold wet
spring in Scandinavia has made the
crop situation there also Unfsvors bic.
Supplies are light and IN many cities
food riots have occurred. IL was said.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Air Raids Precipitate
Attacks On Government

London. July 1o.-The first really SER
lous attacks are now being made
against the Lloyd-George government
IN consequence of Saturdays air raid,
ne star IN a grilling editorial today,
called for a new cabinet. Otber n.1oys
said that public confidence has en@
dured some very scattering bIows >,
Secret session Of the house Of com
mons was held last night at which
the air raid was debated.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
SPANISH PREMIER
DENIES WAR REPORTS
Dato Says Catalonia Is Not in
State of Seige.
'By Agence Radio to i, n,

Madrid. July lO.-"The situation in
Spain Is not alarming" said Premier
Dato to a number of correspondents
today. The premier issued his state
ment after he had conferred with
King Alfonso. 1t follows:
The situation In Spain is not alarm
ing. Those seeking to spread dissat-
isfaction are already discredited. Ru-
mors of Catalonia being put in a state
OF siege Is a manoeuver by the alarm
lists. / am convinced the governments
attitude Is approved by the best ele-
ment Of the people. The government
cannot tolerate acts of rebellion no
matter on whose part nor how highly
placed. Recent events proved the
measures adopted by the government
were advisable and dictated by the
circumstances. The government has
authorized the meeting Of the Javiste
party on July =
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
HOOVER WRITES
TO President
Warns of Danger in Delay.
ing Passage Of the
Food Bill.

Yesterday. after the Senate decided
TO postpone vote on the food bill
for ten days, Herbert Hoover wrote
to the President declaring that delay
in the passage OF the food bill will
throw the whole wheat crop Of this
country into the hands of SPECTATORS
This will mean. says Mr.. Hoover.
that the producer will be forced TO
accept low prices. and the consumer
forced TO pay high ones. Only the
vicious speculator will profit unless
some government agency intervenes.
Never in history. says Mr.. Hoover.
has a similar grain market situation
existed. Unless it is corrected condi-
tions will be even worse next year.
The farmer will be discouraged from
extending his production and the pub
lie will be undernourished through
high prices.
The lack Of the customary stabiliz-
ing influence of a free world market
for wheat. the inability OF trsns-At-
lantic shipping to handle exports as
usual. the single buying agency Of
grain trade TO carry its product in
interior elevators without the fnan-
cial aid of spectators. are the causes
assigned by Mr.. Hoover for the pres
ent conditions.
Congressional Power Urgent.
The food administration has sounded
every depth OF the situation, he says.
through conferences with patriotic
men. 1t has tried and rejected many
plans. II has finally adopted some
It knows will he efficient. hut none OF
them can he put into effect until the
administration is endowed with power
by Congress.
Every days delay, Mr.. Hoover inti-
mates, aEgravates the problem the
food controller will have TO solve.
The letter was written TO the Presi-
dent at Mr.. Wilson'S own request.
The impression has been growing daily
about the White House and Mr.. Hoov-
er's department. that the delay in
Congress was in large part due TO the
influence Of certain interests anxious
to delay governmental control of the
wheat situation -at all costs. Mt
Hoover's friends admit that some of
the opposition and attempted delay
TO the food bill is honest The rest
OF it they do not hesitate to charac-
terize as sinister.
Issued with the approval Of the
freslnent at thls time, the letter OF
Mr.. Hoover is construed as the plain
est criticism of the Congressional
course on this bill.
Text of Letter.
In his letter Mr.. Hoover says in
Tart:
Dear Mr.. President:
I'm response to your request I send
YOU herewith the following notes COM
piled by myself and my associates
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Flyers Fall 1000 Feet;
Only Slightly Injured

Logansport, Ind, July 1o-Robert
Houser and d. c. Spaulding. pilot and
mechanic respectively of a govern
ment biplane making a l3O-mile trip
from st. Joe, Mich. to Rentoul, Ill,
we're slightly injured when their ma
chine. 1000 feet in the air. developed
engine trouble and fell near here to-
day Their lives were saved when
they guided the mtchine so that 1t
struck . tree. breaking the fan.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
ORLEANS SURVIVORS
DESCRIBE SINKING
Germans Sought Captains Death on
Kaiser's Orders.


Paris, July 10.-A graphic story of
the destruction of the armed United
states steamship Orleans by Ger
man submarine, revealing for the first
time that the Kaiser had set a price
OF 400 marks upon the head OF Capt
Allen Tucker. was told here today by
survivors who have just arrived. Of
fcers on the submarine with drawn
revolvers. tried to find Capt. Tucker
to kill him. but were frustrated. The
captain had a narrow escape from
drowning as well as from death at the
hands of the Germans.
The Orleans, together with her sister
ship the Rochester. was the first
armed American freighters to leave
New York after Germany declared
her ruthless submarine war and this
evidently enraged the Kaiser.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Patriotic Burglar Buys
Liberty Bond With Loot

New York, July 10.-John Sumner is
the country's most patriotic burglar.
After robbing many wealthy homes on
Long Island. he invests part of the
proceeds Of his loot in liberty bond.
The bond. $50 in cash and s543 worth
Of diamonds were found on Sumner
when he was trapped in a Brooklyn
home today
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
TRAIN ACCIDENT KILLS ONE

Boston. July 1O.-One person was
Killed and several passengers injured
Today when Boston, Revere Beach
ana Lynn train, on the Winthrop loon
jumped a swithCh between the Pleasant
street and Battery stations in winth-
rop. The train was crowded with
passengers on their way to Boston.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Put Under Peace Bond,
Fails to Register

According to lieutenant OF
police, a young man arrested here
yesterday for failure to resister
under the military law. when
asked II he had anything to say
in defense said: "I certainly have.
am under a 800 bond given
Judge Mullowny to keep the peace
for one year.
III / register to go to war l
break my oath to keep the peace.
don't I? Well ] guess l do-see!"
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Quarter Of Krupp Plant
DESTROYED BY Air Raid

The Hague. July io.-A quarter OF
the Krupp plant at Essen was de-
stroyed by bombs dropped by a French
airman. according to a dispatch print
ed in the Maestricht newspaper Les
nouvelles today. One hundred work
men were reported killed or wounded
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Col. Roosevelt Gives
4 Sons to Uncle Sam

New York. July lo.-Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt now has four sons
serving in the war against the
Teutonic allies. They are:
MAJ. Theodore Roosevelt tr., In
France.
Capt. Archie Roosevelt. in
France.
Kermit Roosevelt, appointed a
member OF British general stan
to serve in Asia Minor.
Quentin Roosevelt. in Signal
Corps at Mineols Aviation Field.
with present rank OF sergeant.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Sl2S.OO0 FIRE.

Bath, Me-, July 1o-Rice Brothers
ship building plant, at East Boothbay.
was destroyed by fire today, together
with a half completed lightship, sv-
cral submarine chasers and a half
dozen yachts and fishing boss.
The loss was estimated ct s13.e0o
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
FOOD RIOTS IN COLOGNE.

Paris. July lo-NeW food riots IN
which troops shot down the distUrhers
have broken out in Cologne according
TO informs tion received here today.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Reasest Early Peace.

Zurich. July lo-A Basle dispatch
tonight quoted the Nossische Zeitung.
I,okaI-Anzieger and TsEeblatt as en-
ergetically requesting that the gov
ernmcnt adopt a policy Tor an early
peace without anneXatiOns and indem-
mites. The Kaiser, according 20 q
Berlin dispatch. presided over several
meetings Of the Crown Council iH Ber-
lin yesterday. The last OF these ses-
sions was held yesterday and is said
to have been OF great i7lpoytance.
The Nationa Liberals At an cNccu-
tive meeting UuaniowUsIy decided 70
lenlahd the res. g1at.on cf the chan
cellor.
The Berlin Bourse was considerably
depressed all DAY.
From Vienna came dispatches show
ing increased Carcrness on the pat
Of the Austrian Emperor 10 concili7'e
the Austrian Siavs. The CzeChs. Poles
and Young Slavs. n is reported. vii
! have strong repr in the new
cabinet.
Dr. Won Bethmann-IfoIlwor. German
imperial chancellor. ?. EsIds the for
muia or peace without snresa;ions Or
indemnitieS as Impossible and dan
gerous." He stands pat U-on his re-
fusal to state Germsny's p"sCe terms.
He backs il with the assertion:
Germany must fight to the last
gasp
FrnKmentary News.
Erief Berlin oricial statements snd
dispatches quoting leaEi~- German
newspa pers furnished the .rSt INSIGHT
today into the political tlrwcil rag
ing in the cmuire. They oonta med
brief but significant rs.smcs Of The
preliminary ba;tICs fought in the
meetings OF the RcichstaE.s main grsn-
mittee saturday and yesterday. The"
showed that these hat'iez we're m
decisive. Nothing resembling even a
( rrovisional HGlrgnGcn; Was reached.
When the R'irhsiac mot IN Clu ses-
sion today the biz parties seemed
ho7elessly divided and U0Cquyocally
opposed 10 uompr0n1fso.
Aside from fraCmcr.ary p rntatiors.
/ the Channol'or's ST.'"gh hrfo-a the
m7sn committee which Is bsfnc sud
I pressed nv the German Crrs-r. the
most important hit Of to6a,s news
/ revoked around Dr. Matthias Erz-
beTCer, the ccntris' lcaHer who un-
0 loosed the whole storm bN his yf0-
( lent attack on tho pronunciation
and on J-hoat rarTarn IN SatVr-
days secret session OF ihe main COM
mittae
The Catholic leader lzs.crdav ard
! today repeated hIs Urtnrauoes He
asserted the situation Demanded i'm
] CONTiNTTn On PAGF -Vrn
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
TRAWLER BAGS SEAPLANE.

London. July lo.-Two German, sea-
planes were destroyed by an armed
British trawler on Monday, it was Of
ficially announced~ today. Four Ger.
mans wers captured
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Berlin Admits LOSSES.

Berlin, July lo.-The retirement Of
German forces in the region Of stan
islau. Galicia. behind the Lomnitzs
River. was admitted by the war office
this afternoon. The official statement
also reported increased fighting along
the northern end OF the Russian front.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Italy, War Debt -Four Billion.

Rome. July i0.-Itsly's total war
expenditure 10 the end ofS May Was
81. ooo ooc oea. said q treasury ststement
issued today.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
big AIR FLEET
MEASURE READY
French Aviator Says Amerii-
cas- Plans Will Make
Victory Certain.

While Brig. Gen. George o. Squier
was telling the House Military Affairs
Committee yesterday the govern
ments plans for aircraft production,
Capt. de la Grange. OF the French
aviation service. gave out an inter-
view showing just what America per-
force must do at once, even IL she
intends to maintain only $500 aero
planes on the allies battle line.
Advocates of the great American air
fleet have talked of from 5000 to 1OO,-
COO aeroplanes. and Capt. de la Grange
shows what construction of such a
great feet means. He says the big
question is material. The allies have
created the most modern models and
now it Is within the possibility of
America. he says. to build these planes
and motors. Showing the future. with
a great fleet, he said
There are now about 500 allied
airplanes against the same number of
German. Imagine what would happen
II Ameria suddenly threw in the bal
ance 1000 or 5000 more in 1918. This
would mean that there would be
against each German airplane two or
three allied ones. and il during an
attack the allies concentrate their
aerial forces. there could be five or
six allied machines TO one German in
the area where the attack was being
carried on.
Germans Would BE Helpless.
This would establish absolute
superiority of the allied aviation. The
German machines would be obliged to
stay behind their lines and would be
attacked over their own aerodomes.
The allied spotting machines would be
able to do their work in absolute
security far in the German lines. ana
could therefore direct the firing Very
accurately and save a great deal OIL
ammunition.
THE Intervention Of the United
States In 1918, with a great and power
ful air fleet, would, without doubt,
secure the victory of the allies. This
would be decisive victory; a victory
OF democracy over autocracy. II this
victory was not decisive the question
would be brought up again in ten
years: and would then probably be
fought out not in Europe, but on
American SOIL"
The House hearing on the admins
tration aircraft bill was practically
concluded last night. Because of the
spy menace in Washington and else
where in the country. members of the
committe said that no information of
the discussions in the hearings would
be made public.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Stubborn Resistance.

Fully aware OF the prize that Is a.
stake in this, the bitterest battle in
the east since the outbreak Of the war.
the Teutons are resisting with a stub
bornness the desperateness OF which
is specially mentioned in the Petro-
grad war ONCE report. However. the
Russians are breaking down defense
after defense and their cavalry is in
pursuit Of the retreating foe. The
conduct and daring OF our troops H.
above praise" said the Russian Off
cial bulletin today.
An additional lO.0On prisoners have
been taken by the MUscovites in tho
last twenty-four hours. In the first
six DAYS Of the new drive-July 10 s.
l4.o61 prisoners were taken, saws to-
nights announcement from Petro-
gTad.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
Italians Hold Ground.

Rome. July l0.-After an intense
bombard rdmCnt Austrian forces launch
ed violent infantry assaults against
the Italian positions on the Nodice
River front last night. but all the at
tacks broke down under the Italian
fire. the war Office announced today.
Fresh infantry operations on major
scale along the Italian front are in
diCated by official dispatches to the
war office today. In addition to patrol
activity along the entire front violent
cannonades are reported from Toll
mino. the Nodice sector and Monte
FaiU.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
French RepeI Attacks.

Paris, July l%-RepUlse Of enemy
attacks at various portions OF the
front was reported in todays. var
ofice statement. The bomosrdmrnt
attained great violence on dinercnt
sectors.
On the Aisne front there were local
engagements north Of LaEaux Mill
and southeast uf Allies and south OF
FeuN. The enemy also launched a
powerful attack on the Hurtebise-
Dragon sector shortly before mid
night. Small detaChments reached
the French lines, but were dispersed
with heavy losses.
The enemy made several surprise
attacks southeast OF Corbiny and
near Courcy. Auberivc and other
places. These attacks were without
result. The French made a number
Of prisoners.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-11
SENTIMENT NOW
EMBARGO
Report That President Is
Torn Between Groups
of Advisers.

President Wilson is being torn be-
tween two groups of advisers in
shaping the embargo policy. Ger
tain persons under the guise OF a
sentimental humanitarianism. have
urged upon the President that he
should permit enough food to get
into Germany through the neutrals
to feed innocent German women and
.children-the German people with
whom the President himself has
declared. I'VE have no quarrel"
Men of the practical humanitar-
ianism which fed the Belgians, Her
bert Hoover and the men who work
ed with him then and now, have
shown him the folly of such a
policy.
The German people are prepared.
the President has been told. to make
any sacrifice. The German govern
ment is seeing to it. first, that its
soldiers in the field are fed. and fed
well.
1t was APPARENT last night that
the policy of strict embargo would
prevail against the neutrals adja-
cent to Germany.
Predict Strict Embargo,
At the State Department il was
indicated that all of its influence
would be for a strict embargo
against these neutrals. 1t will in
clude many things besides food. 1t
was the contention of some State
Department officials yesterday that
the embargo on iron and steel and
copper to Norway, Sweden. Denmark.
and Holland be made an absolute
embargo forthwith.
Despite the formal protests of the
ministers of the neutrals in this
country, the department and the
food administration have definite
figures to show that even il little
OF the actual material imported
from the United States reaches
Germany, the neutrals consume
these United States imports them
selves and send their own products,
thus released, into Germany
Exporters and shippers from all
over the country flocked to the
bureau of export licenses yesterday.
No definite policy was Indicated to
the men who came here, as TO just
what treatment their applications
would receive.