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The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
ABOLISH CONTROLLER
ADVICE OF BANKER
Suggestion Applauded at Bankers
Association Convention.
lBy dc Internatlonnl NeNs servl


Atlantic City. y. J.. Sept. 25.-
James B. FOrgan. chairman of the
First National Bank, of Chicago,
was greeted with applause today
when he suggested at the American
bankers Association convention
that the Offices of controller of the
currency be abolished. He pro-
posed that the functions of the Of
flee be absorbed by the Federal Re-
serve Board. Attacks upon the
controller of the Currency's office
were launched from many quar-
tcrs and discussed in several sec
tiuus OF the convention.
Frank W. Blair, Of Detroit, startled
the Trust Company section by oppos-
Csin= the entrance Of trust COMPANIES
ing the entrance OF trust companies
tained. as a ground for his conten-
tion. that the whole American gov
,rnmert is drifting toward autocracy.
He claimed that boards and commits
sions which should be purely admin
istrative are usurping legislative func-
tiOns Of the government.
W. D. Vincent. Of Spokane, address,
Ing the clearing house section, warned
bankers against currency imitation.
Banks. he declared. should not lend
money Unless the security is closely
scrutinized-else business expansion
will become Unsound under insecure
financial structure being built.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
Pope WAS Deceived
BY GERMAN REPLY
Officials Point to Fact That U. S.
Stands for Definite Terms.

Amsterdam, Sept. 25.-A dispatch
from Berlin late tonight SAYS a re-
port is being circulated there to the
effect that Pope Benedict will shortly
suggest King Alphonse as peace ar
bitrator to all the belligerent powers.
The assertion that Pope Benedict
himself was grossly deceived by the
German reply to his peace appeal
was made in diplomatic circles
here yesterday. This deceit was
alluded to in official circles as am
pie reason why the United States
must stick out for more definite as
surances of the genuineness OF Ger
man peace offers than are contained
in the German assertions that the
reply to the Pope was framed in
consultation with a committee of
the Reichstag and Bundesrath.
The Reichstag, it was pointed
out, is not now in session. The
United States, until the Reichstag
does meet, has no means of gaEinS
lust how closely the peace note
conformed to real German opinion.
Once the Reichstag is again gath
cred there can be free expression
of the sentiment of the German
liberal leaders.
But President Wilson gave evil
dence yesterday that he had no
intention of tieing up the United
States with any selfish demands the
entente may choose to advance now
or at last moment. Upon his
suggestion to the Foreign Affairs
Committees of the Senate and,
Congress relinquished a desire it
had apparently cherished to send a
delegation to the inter allied par
liamentary conference soon to be
held abroad.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
Wife IS WOUNDED,
Police SEEK HUSBAND
Slashed Three Times with Knife
When She Refused Him Money.

With blood flowing freely from three
gashes. alleSed to have been inhict-
ed by her husband. Mrs. Rose Wan
nell. 81. 1872 Kramer street north
east. was rushed to Casualty Hos
pital at a late hour last night.
With deep cut on her left arm.
a slight cash on her scalp and her
hands severely cut. caused by her
attempting to grasp the weapon OF
her alleged assailant, Mrs. Wannell
was reported by physicians Of the
hospital as not being in a serious
condition.
According TO the story that the
wounded woman told the doctors at
the institution, her husband, Walter
Wannen, last night asked her for
two bits" which, according to her,
was to be spent for whiskey. On re-
fusinS TO give him the money Wan
nell assaulted her with a knife, she
said.
Police had not captured the AL
legged assailant at an early hour this
morning.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
ALL FRANCE MOURNS;
GUYNEMER IS killed
COnquerOr Of Fifty German Airmen
Finally Falls to Death.

Paris. Sept -l-Capt. George Guy
nemer. the famous French aviator. Is
believed TO be dead.
Capt Guyuemer. who attained world
wide fame by his exploits. was per-.
haps the most brilliant aviator Of the
war, yet he was only y years old. lie
was last cited iu the official French
announcements OF September % for
having won his fftiCth aerial victory.
An unofficial press dispatch a few
days earlier said he had accounted for
hfy-two enemy machines.
Only little more than two years
ago Capt. Guyncmer was a simple SOL
der. Joining the aviation corps. he
rose rapidly in rank. winning the
Cross Of the Lesion Of Honor, the
Military Medal the War Cross. and
almost every other honor which his
country could bestoW. The feeling ot
his countrymcn for him was shown
when the young captain, carrying the
flag OF the aviation group. marched
IN the parade in Paris At the celobra-
tion Of the French national holiday
last July.
He was greeted with wild outbursts
Of cheering and covered with flowers
thrown by Worren and children.
Guynemer EEst came into public no.
tice in February OF last year by
bringing down his nth enemy. thus
becoming an Ace" and earning an
official citation. Victories followed in
rapid succession. The young aviator
who took part in many spectacular
fights had the narrowest escapes on
several occasions. In March Of last
wear he was wounded.
one OF the most spectacular
achievements Of Guyncmer was the
shooting down OF three German air
planes in two minutes and thirty
seconds in September of last year
On one occasion he was forced 70
descend between the French and Ger
man trenches, but was able 10 es-
cape. -
Guynemer was admitted 10 the
French army as a volunteer, after
having been rejected i've times hy
medical inspectors. He operated his
airplane alone, serving as both pilot
and gunner.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
KNELL SOUNDED
ON NHUNPAPERS
Burleson, Vested with Pow
er, to Suppress Sedi-
tious Publications.

The death warrant of seditious
newspapers was signed yesterday.
The House finally uassed the trad
ing with the enemy act, giving
Postmaster General Burleson al
most unlimited powers for the sup
preston of reasonable publica-
tions. With the passage of the act
Mr.. BurlesOn, as he was leaving
yesterday afternoons Cabinet meet
ing. said:
Il shall enforce the law. ] shall
enforce it so that my actions will
always pas the scrutiny of a court.
But the law commands me to root
out the reasonable and seditious
publications and they will have to
go. Under the law any mail clerk
or carrier who handled such a pub
lication would be guilty of crime.
You can be sure that l am going
to protect my employees. No pub
ltcation that does not conform will
be admitted to the mails.
When the attention of the Post
master General was called to the
wide measure of discretion as a
censor reposed in him by the bill.
he assured his qUestioners that
these great powers would be used
with the greatest discretion.
Only the paper that does not
comply with the law need have
anything to fear" he said.
Yet considerable misgiving was
expressed both in and out of Com
Sress at this feature of the bill.
Mr.. Burleson is credited with be-
ing the adviser of President Wilson,
responsible for the long silences of
the administration on important
questions. He is believed to be
averse to publicity, pitiless or
otherwise. as effecting the govern
ment at this time.
The measure first requires foreign
language papers to file affldavits with
postmasters in their cities containing
translations of all articles in any way
mentioning the United States govern
ment or any article shall be prefae eed
with translation into English.
ANY print, newspaper or publication
in any foreign language" the new
measure says, which does not con-
form to the provisions of this section
is hereby declared nonmailable, and it
shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
or distribute the same, or to trans
transport, carry, or otherwise publish
oh distribute the same, or to trans
port, carry or otherwise publish or
distribute any matter which is made
nonmailable by the provisions of the
act relating to espionage, approved
June Is, 1917"
Opponents of these two sections,
adopted by the House and Senate con-
ferences, made their fight a parlia-
nentary one. Points of order were
raised that both sections were with
out the province of the conferees, be-
cause neither was in the bill as it
passed the House or as it passed the
Senate originally.
There was little fight on the meas
ure after Speaker Clark upheld the
conferees technically, opposition see
ing itself outvoted.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
TRIAL At Home
IS MEANS HOPE
Thinks Only Hope for Life
Lies in Carolina.
Jury.
CBy the International News Serviee.)

tby the lnNeEnhttOnhl news strNictsJ
Concord, y. c., Sept. 25.-GastOn
B. Means prefers to face a murder
trial before twelve men OF his own
home county. to being taken to New
York to stand trial upon some charge,
the exact nature of which has not
been made public. This was made
clear in court here today when Means,
through his attorneys. requested to
be held for the grand jury on the
charge of having murdered Mrs.
Maude \. King.
D. l.. Cansler, counsel for Means,
made the application for his commit
ment to await the action Of the grand
jury. He stated that the New York
authorities hold papers. seized in raids
OF Means New York apartment. which
are essential to the defense. Express
ing the belief that Means would be
safer here than in tn hands of the
New York authorities, he asked that
he be held without bail in Cabarrus
County.
y
King. went to Inc Jail before court
opened this morning and talked with
the prisoner. Her friendlness with
Means and association with counsel
for the defense have given rise to
much speculation.
Former Judge Frank I. Osborn. chief
counsel for the defendant. presented
the first appeal for a dismissal. He
I1rrfy,gr
which he pictured CASTOR Means.
whom he had known as a boy, as a
paragon of virtues.
Hollister Clement. answering Judge
Osborn's plea, said:
You knew Means as a boy l knew
him as a college mate. Since he went
to New York twelve years ago, how
ever, neither of us knows anything
about him"
Luther T. Hartwell, of the defense,
maintained that for generations the
Means family were known to be hon
orable and upright. He said he did
not believe this boy" could commit
such a crime.
When Lawyer Cansler told the
court his client had rather stand trial
for murder here than be taken to
New York and requested that his ar
sument be made part of the record,
State Attorney General Manning rose
heatedly. He declared he did not in
tend to be "bull-dozed" by counsel
for the defense.
The record of this court will be
that this man be remanded to jail
without bail for the next grand jury
on a charge of murder was the final
determination of Magistrate Pitts.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
Would March High Class
Belgians, lily Clad, Ten
Times, Constanza to Riga

Amsterdam. Sept rs. = As
fully justifiable reprisals" for
the alleged ill-treatment by
non-combatants in German
East Africa, DR.. Carl Peters.
a German scientist, who, some
years ago, made explorations.
in Africa, makes the sugges-
tion. which the Hamburger
Nachrichten prints prominent
ly, to this effect:
THAT double the number of
Belgian men, women and chill
dren of superior social stand
ing be compelled to march in
winter time. inadequately clad
and fed prison fare, from ten
to fifteen times between Con-
stanza, on the Black Sea. and
Riga, on the Baltic coast"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26

given out by Lord French, commander
of the home defenses:
"Airplane radcliffe latest reports
concerning last nights airplane raid
show that the group of raiders which
approached Loadon was driven off by
the fire OF anti-aircraft gums. Only
one, or at the most two, machines PEN
etrated the defenses.
The casualties in all the raided dis
tricts reported by the police up to the
present are: Killed fifteen: injured,
seventy. The material damage was
not great.
"Airship raid Enemy airshipss
crossed the Yorkshire and Lincoln
shire coasts between midnight and )
n. m. There is no evidence of their
having penetrated to any distance in
land.
They were driven off by gunfire
from various defended localities which
they attempted to approach. Bombs
were dropped at one coast town, three
women being slightly injured. Little
material damage was caused"
The Daily Mail. in an editorial COM
menting on last nights air raid. calls
for reprisals, saying: THE British
people would view these attacks with
entire indifference II they knew that
every one of them was followed by an
attack in which twice the weight of
bombs dropped here was showered on
German towns. Let's hit the Ger
mans; hit them hard"'
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
ARGENTINA VOTES WAR:
READY TO JOIN ALLIES
Argentine House Backs Senate in Severance
of Relations with Germany-C -Citizenry
Stands Prepared to Fight Germans.
lBy international New. service,

Guenos Ares Sept 2lhe house of representatives has voted
support OF the senate decision calling for diplomatic break with
Germany The president of the republic Senor roygen in whose
hands rests the final decision faced by sody united
for upon the empire that besmrched its honor
The people of this republic camong only break but
for The the presidential chair, cOnstutonay pa6s
is still holding his announced theory that war should be avoided
small of politicians support him. In quarters where
recent American history has been closely followed they referred to
as the wful Their influence equal NIL The voice of the
Argentine people spoken both branches of parliament the votes
on the rupture resolution being:
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
MITCHEL'S MAJORITY
IS CUT BY RECOUNT
Bennett Gains 20 Votes in First
Days Canvass of Ballots.
(By the International News Service

NDg the international News Seryice.D
New York, Sept. 25.-At the close
Of the first days recount of the
votes in the recent mayoralty pri-
mary. former State Senator Will
lam NJ. Bennett had gained a total
OF 40. reducing the apparent ma
jority of Mayor John Purroy Mitch
el to 265. Only a small number
of the total of $3.50 ballot boxes
were counted today.
Important discoveries also were
made. In one district fifteen bal
lots were found on which, in the
judgment of the Bennett adherents,
the cross before his name had been
erased and replaced before the
name of Mitchell These protested
ballots will go before Judge Coha-
Ian for decision as to their legality.
The recount will probably con-
tinde for another ten days.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
AIRCRAFT BOARD BILL
AWAITING PRESIDENT
Measure Creating Aero Commis-
sion Passed by House.

The House yesterday passed the
aircraft board bill, creating a COM
mission to supervise the building of
the S64O,OOO,OoO aero fleet. As the Sem
ate has already passed the bill, it be-
comes law with the Presidents sig
nature.
The bill provides for a board of nine
members, with a civilian chairman
and two other civilians, the Chief
Signal officer of the army and two
other army officers chosen by the
Secretary of War. the Chief Con-
structor of the navy. and two other
naval officers chosen by the Secretary
of the Navy.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26

While the house session was on q
report was circulated that the tele-
graph line between Argentina ana
chile had been cut. The strl,a-s
were Immediately blamed. but everv-
one knew that behind the strikers
was the Invisible plotting hand doing
It's imperial master an inestirns BE
service by seyering a link in the only
ulrect cable connection between Ar
gentlna and the United States. F555m
washington the admin istration was
eascflN expecting word from Ambas-
sador Naon- Congress had been ap-
pealed 10 FOR patience until certain
news nom Washington had arrived.
Doubling Thomases Convinced.
Again the plotting hand defeated fts
own ends. For as the report OF the
break in the telegraph line reached
the House, a force that knew no
bounds came In answer. The advo-
Gates OF a rupture had a new power
ful weapon. their ranks were prompt.
" reinforced by many doubling
Thomases convinced at last. shortly
thereafter the House. ignoring the
Presidents pleas. voted for the break.
II Argentina declares war il will
.'tliA 44ialti'Al-Ae lalll'lI 8 lOn IN hos
tilities
Argentina can start for Europs
within ten days a force of 5000 men.
trained under the universal service
principle.
Growing enthusiasm for the United
states is evident cveryWhcrc
Ambassador Naon was wholly
without word from hiss country
here last night except for-the Rrers
dispatches In which he showed sthe
Ecenest interest. He said that he
had not Yet received the COPIES OF
the swedish correspondence re-
ported TO be sent TO him for trans
lation.
Administration officials were also
without direct word from Buenns
Aires. All comment on the Argen-
tine situation was refused al the
State Department. II is neverthe-
less known that Secretary Of state
Lansing believes that his exposure
OF the LuNburE abuses has had re-
suits even better than could be
suits even better than could have been
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
CONSCRIPTSOFF
AS CITY Cheers.
First Contingent Leaves the
District for Camp Meade
This Morning.

With mothers, sweethearts, and
sisters waving a fearful farewell and
fathers, brothers and friends shout
ing wishes of good luck and en-
couragement, the Districts first con-
tribution OF young men to the ma
tionaI army will start for Camp
Meade, Admiral, from the Union Sta
tion at S:35 o'clock this morning.
In the first contingent there will be
seventy-one men, the advance guard
for the AIS drafted men who are
scheduled to depart in groups OF
about the same number each day
until all have reached the cantonment.
The full quota of the first group
should be forty-seven, but up to last
night seven men had failed to put I'm
an appearance. and the police We're
instructed to round them up. When
captured they will be turned over to
the military authorities at the camp,
and summarily court-martialed. Four
Of the recruits scheduled to leave in
the first increment are Hebrews and
in Difference TO today being Nom
Kippur, a feast day in their religion,
they were excused until tomorrow.
The men will report for inspecting
at the Franklin School at $50 a. m.
today. They will march from there to
the station. In charge of the party
on the trip to Admiral will be James
E. Wilson, jr., Carl Worch and Wilbur
n. Bladcn.
Tba mill
the headquarters of the exemption
boards at 10 a. m. today and will
then be permitted TO go to their
homes or spend the night at the
central armory. They will entrain
tomorrow. The third. fourth and
fifth groups will leave on Friday.
Saturday and Sunday.
There should be AIS men in the
first 45 per cent of the District men
to receive summons to report, but
it is exceedingly doubtful If this
number will be sent. 4 number
have failed to report and the 500
appeal cases which are pending
makes It impossible for these men
to be included. CoIored men are
also barred from the first 45 per
cent.
Only one Of the men who appear
ed yesterday wore a UNIFORM. he
was Clarence +. kohlemeier. who
has been commissioned a lieutcn-
ant in the Dental Corps. but has
not Yet been called into the service.
lie win go to Camp Meade and
then receive transfer TO his de-
tachment.
The FIRST AS men comprise a cos,
mopolitan group, including in the
roster a number Of men OF foreign
parentage, and men in more than
fifty different occupations. When
they get 10 the camp the division
Of personnel viii question each in
dividual on the york for which he
deems himself best fitted. They
will be assigned. eventually. ac-
cording to their qualifications.
The 10000 new soldiers in camp
are rapidly being taught how to
take care OF themselves in a mill
tary way. They are being drilled
FIVE hours a day, for the most part.
in squads.
The mess halls are allowed to
eNpend not more than A cents
day per man. and as foodstuffs are
bought in large quantities this
constitutes a liberal allowance.
Breakfast yesterday, at a typical
mess hall, included hash, coffee.
creamed rice and bread; dinner,
Spanish beef. mashed potatoes,
pudding and sauce, water; supper,
beans. prunes. bread and coffee.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
MONEY Waste
STIRS Martin
The Senate Leader Warns
Against Prodigality in
War Appropriations.

Even while the Senate was hurryins
the $. 600 600 900 urgent deficiency Dill
yesterday, Senator Martin, the Demo-
cratic leader, uttered a warning that
lavish expenditures must cease.
The time has come" he fairly
shouted. "for us to scrutinize more
closely the huge estimates from the
administrative departments.
I'VE have provided for more than
so. O0O. OCO, 600 within five months. Next
year the expenditure might reach S50,-
co.. .COO."
The veteran leader was highly eX-
cited. Although as head of the Ap-
propria tiOns Committee he has han
died billions and billions of dollars
Of appropriations during this war Con-
gress. yesterday was the first time
he has raised his voice in any pro-
test.
Pass Deficiency BILL
By a viva voce vote the Senate
passed the great urgent deficiency bill
late yesterday afternoon. As it pass
ed it tOtalled s.. .991, ,G25. go. The figures
were slightly changed from Monday,
for Sl2iG 600 Goa comparatively small
figure nOwadays-was taken out and
$4,000 was added.
The House granted to the army
about s.. .JO9. 136. and the Senate added
SI4g.2l7.Sgi to this, making a total of
Si3j2 gSL129 for the military establish
ment. The navy was given $JI3, ,Ol9, ,623
BY the House, and the Senate addi-
tiOn was S2lCi9.JCO. The total for the
navy is so. .O69. .123.
The cash appropriations of the bill
are more than $5,GO6. 600, and the
authorize tions for contracts amount TO
in excess Of S2,5S5, 45S,5s3.
Dill Only Slightly Changed.
Few changes were made yesterday.
The most important was that S6.OO0,O0l
provided for examinations Of soldiers
was limited to the number that can
be clothed. armed and equipped for
service in the army" This limita-
tion will prevent examination Of all
remaining registered. but not called
out. The War Department desired
that all be examined at this time.
II is said however that it will be
possible to have 100000 men under
arms by October Is.
Another change made in the bill was
when on motion of Senator Wads-
worth, Of New York, the S1,24O. 600. for
lue ClNlldu lEdllauSS camps was lahSH
out Of the bill. The objection was
made that as the section stood 1t did
not make it clear that the men trained
would become officers.
During the day an amendment by
Senator Curtis authorizing the Secre-
tary Of the Navy to accept garments
furnished free By the Comforts Com
mittee of the Navy League was
stricken out.
Senator Martins heated speech was
made when Senator Robinson, OF
Arkansas. offered an amendment ap-
proprjating sTJ0,OOO for the United
States Employment Bureau, which
comes under the Department Of
Labor. 1t is a new enterprise. The
appropriations committee had refused
10 include the amendment in the bill,
50 Robinson offered it independently.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-26
WILD JAMAICA STORM
THREATENS U. S. GULF
West Indies Hurricane Wrecks Fruit
Crop, But Natives Escape.

Jamaica suffered heavy property
damage in a hurricane which swept
the island Sunday and Is now sweep
ing the Gulf OF Mexico.
DISPATCHES from the American con-
sui at Port Antonio. received yester-
dsv. said the hurricane was the most
terrific since that OF 1879. and that the
fruit crop Of the Port Antonio district
was destroyed. BOOl-l2then
was destroyed. No mention was made
OF any loss Of life.
The tropical disturbance, according
20 the Weather Bureau, was central
this morning a short distance south
OF the western end OF Cuba. moving
northwesterly. The bureau said It's
intensity was impossible 20 determine.
and advised vessels in he Gulf Of
Mexico to be extremely I SpVtiOuA