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The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
Stole 100000 TO LAVISH ON WOMAN,
SAYSEX-CONVICT, UNFOLDING ROMANCE

New York, June 6.-with scores Of
her society friends in BROOKLYN in
the courtroom and her husband away
IN the rear of the room, Mrs. Eliza
beth o. Briggs. wife of Fossett Briggs,
a Brooklyn lawyer, in the Tonbs
Court today heard an old romance,
pointed with a new accusation OF
crime. resurrected to menace her pres
ent happiness.
The amazing story was told by
James Z. Foye, an eX-convict, recent
y released from the Eastern Peni-
tenuary IN Pennsylvania. Foye swore
tnat he gave Mrs. Briggs $21.c0O of the
SlOO,OOO he stole, several years ago,
and that she knew when she took the
money that 1t was stolen.
Inc old romance, of love and crime
was carefully rehearsed in detail in
court today. Foye started back at a
certain Christmas Day in 1872. when
ne began flirting with a pretty young
WidoW while waiting for n trolley in
Brooklyn. It was Mrs. Briggs, who
was Mrs, Elizabeth Austin. Foye
swore he was then a clerk in the
FARMERS Loan and Trust Company,
earning T5 a month. He was sepa-
rated from his wife. During tine
spring and summer of 1913, Foye de-
clared, he met Mrs. Austin about once
a month. and after Labor Day Of that
year much. more frequently.
Foye then declared the woman
tempted him. He practically admitted
she was the woman who induced him
70 inappropriate 10000 of funds by
means or forged certificates.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
MUST RUSH FOOD BILL
OR FACE NEAR.FANINE
President Urges Upon G. o. P. SEN
ators Necessity of Pushing Measure.

President Wilson last night struck
his final blow toward forcing the ad-
Tinistration food control bill through
Congress, when at a conference with
Senators Page and Warren, the rank
ing Republicans of the Agriculture
Committee. he declared the legisla-
tion to be absolutely necessary II the
United States is not to find itself in
almost famine conditions next winter.
Earlier in the day the President con-
ferred with Senators Chamberlain,
Smith OF South Carolina: Sheppard,
Walsh, King. and Underwood.
The President sought to convince the
Senators that all collateral issues
which threaten to hinder passage of
the food measures should be either
settled at once OF brushed aside. In
this connection he laid stress upon
the anti-liquor proposals involved in
the food bill and stated that the de-
mands Of distillers for grain to be used
in alcoholic liquors should not be al
lowed to hold up food control legisla-
tion.
Measures mentioned by the President
as most imperative of early passage
were the administration food control
bill. placing Herbert c. Hoover at
the head of a food administration, and
the measure giving the Federal gov
Crnment authority to control priority
Of railroad shipments. thus giving the
government general control over the
railroads, and allowing the giving OF
preference to shipments of food and
munitions.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
Chinese FACE
REPUBLICS END
Splitting Into Two Nations,
Says American Adviser.
Autocracy Triumphant.

Special Gable TO The Washington Herald
Toxic, June 6.-Autocracy's force
in China apparently have triumphcd
and today 1t appears that the repubii.'
is practically destroyed. A division OF
China into two nations seems prob
able.
A long struggle Of miIitarism against
constitutionalism may be expected to
follow the present revolution.
DR.. W. Willoughby, American con-
stitutional adviser to the former Chi
nese republic, now en- route home to
the United States, thus summed up
the Chinese situation today:
THE revolution is most serious" he
declared; The republic Is practically
lost. l look for turmoil OF long dura-
ton between militarism and constitu-
tionalism. The present trend is strong
ly to a monarchy. The militarists alb
solutely control the situation now.
and even if through a compromise a
the north OF China, chaos would still
continue throughout the whole coun-
try, since the secession Of the southern
provinces would be most likely.
Division Probable.
''As 1t looks today. a division of
China into two nations is probable.
The democrats OF the southern
provinces are more active in support
OF a central government than the
people of the north.
The miitarists' object in the revolt
is fourfold-first, abolition of the pres
ent provisional constitution; second,
re eirement OF Ii Yuan Hung; third,
the establishment of. a new govern
ment at Pekin; fourth, a new parlia-
ment and a new constitution.
President Ii Yuan Hung would re-
tire IL that action would benefit the
country, but he considers that the
masses OF the Chinese people expect
him to defend the democratic prin-
ciples with establishme~t of a regency.
He feels that his declaration of in
dependence would only have the ef-
feet Of solidifying the people for a
republic"
The correspondent of the newspaper
Asahi today cabled from China that
the American minister, DR.. Paul Rein
sch, had advised President Ii Yuan
Hung not to resign on the ground that
his retirement would be a division of
China into northern and southern ma
tions.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
HAIGS TROOPS
ADVANCE Mile
Chop Piece Out of Teuton
Position Between Arras
and Vimy.

London, June 6.-Between Arras
and Vimy. TO the north of the River
Scarpe, Sir Douglas Hsig> 1ung his
sledge hammer into the German
line today. He chopped a one-mile
piece out Of the Teuton position on
Greenland Hill, from whose crest
the turrets Of Douai, northern piv-
OF Of the Hindenburg line. can be
plainly seen.
At the same time. the Crown
Prince seat his infantry legions
against the horizon-blue lines 20
the whole, Paris reports, his as
saults were stifled in their incep-
tion; partly they were beaten off
after terrific hand-to-hand Crap
pling- Some first-line trenches re-
mained in Teuton hands, the
In Belgium the big guns spat
volcanoes of hot metal today. The
long expected British big push" is
believed at hand. The tense sit
uation IN the Tytschaete sector
continues" Berlin reported tonight
The British yesterday shot down
eight German airplanes and drove
"'H~rs Hr' of control They
lost seven Of their own machines
TO-. --,L Wigs u the Hindenburg
line the Germans suffered revcrses
today. The British penetrated the
Teuton lines at Reoux, in the
center of the forefeld position which
protects the Wotsn line. Berlin ad-
mitted this officially. The French de-
feated. in violent hand-to-hand grsp-
plinG, two powerful attacks delivered
hy the Crown Prices troops north of
the Aisne..
All along the western fronts things
have been picking up in favor OF
the entente in the last few days. The
British artillery continues on the initi-
alive in the Ypres Bend, around
Wytschaete, and in other vital sec
tors near the coast Successful raids
are made continuously. Good results
were reported from the large-scale
air raids on the German bases in
Belgium. Down on the Aisne and In
holding their own.
Into this bright outlook OF military
affairs Official news from Rome and
Vienna cast some shadows OF gloom.
On the front between Jamaiano and
the sea the Italians appear TO have
suffered a severe setback The Aus
tro-Hungarian war office asserted that
yesterday alone 2I1 officers and $500
men were taken prisoners. The Italian
high command guardedly conceded a
withdrawal from the Fiondar posi-
tageous tactically." Yesterday e65 pris-
oners, including ten officers, were
taken, Rome reports. It was near
Flondar that Gen. Cadorna's troops
had made their most important head
way toward capturing the formidable
Hermauda range, the last bastion
barring the way TO Trieste.
A total of 1900 Italian prisoners
since May IA was reported by Vienna
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
ALLIED SOCIALISTS
MAKE joint APPEAL
Letter to Russian Council Condemns
Stockholm Meeting.
Social Cable 10 The WashInyton Herad

Special Gable to The Washington Herald.
Petrograd, June 6.-Radical leaders
of three allied nations Joined in a let
ter to the Workmen's and Soldiers
Council today condemning any inter-
national Socialist conference at Stock
holm which would mean meeting of
allied delegates with German commit
teemen who supported Kaiserlsni.
The three allied Socialists and near
Socialists were Arthur Henderson, a
member Of Lloyd Georges war cabi-
net and a Laborite; Albert Thomas,
minister of munitions for France and
a Socialist, and Albert Vandervelde,
Belgian Socialist of international
reputation.
Their joint letter asserted surprise
that the Soldiers and Workmen's
Council had appealed for an inter
national conference in view of pre-
vious conversations on that subject.
I'VE are more than ever convinc-
ed" the three radicals asserted, that
a meeting with those who are sup
porting the present policy of the ma
jority Socialists of the Central En-
pires is harmful and dangerous, leav-
ing 1t full of doubt whether a just
and permanent peace Is possible be-
fore the imperialism Of aggression is
destroyed.
I'VE completely agree with the
Councils affirmation that there is
necessity for a rupture between So
cialism and the governments whose
war aims are tainted with imperial
ism, but we think that a national
union aginst aggressive Imperialism is
incumbent upon the Socialist pro-
letariat."
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07

HOisted American Flag.
Upon sight Of the submarine the
steamer hoisted the american flag
and waited for about ten minutes. As
the submarine approached the steamer
fired. The submarine responded. The
steamer kept up a speed that would
pC-mit the submarine to come within
range.
Then followed a fight lasting for
an hour and a half. The submarine
came TO a distance Of about 2.ooo
yards. By that time the submarine
had fred thirty-hye shots and the
steamer twenty-five.
The last shot OF the steamer ap-
parently struck the submarine, which
raised clear out of the water and stood
she disappeared. The captain Of the
steamer and the commander Of the
guard believe the submarine was sunk
The fact that the submarine carried
two six-inch guns leads officials to be-
heye that she was one of the great
5,O0-ton U-boats which Germany was
reported building. The ordinary sub
marine carries only 2.I-tnch gun.
Shell From 6-Ineh Gun.
It was a shell from a S-fnch naval
rifle which sent the U-boat to the
bottom. The full report of the incl
dent was not made public, but 1t was
indicated at both the State and Navy
departments that the details 1t con-
tained left no doubt that the subma-
rine had been sunk.
Officials regarded 1t as the first au-
thentic case Of the American navy
sinking submarine. Previous reports
had told Of the possibility of the sink
ing Of two German submarines by
American armed steamers. one the
Mongolia on a previous voyage.
The reason the name OF the ship and
the personnel of its gun crew were
withheld was explained by officials as
precautionary, in view of what hap
Dened to the Mongolia. On her last
trip she shot the periscope on a sub
marine This voyage, which has Just
~T.cG at q British port, she was
caught by several U-boats.
Officials believe the submarines were
deliberately waiting for the Mongolia
because Of the pres campaign which
could be carried on within Germany
should she be sunk. The Mongolia,
which shot the periseope on one o. our
submarines, has been sunk" would be
the German cry. The Berlin govern
ment believes it can intimidate Amer
lean Seamen and gunners by such tao
tics
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
No Peace Without Victory,
Declares French Premier

Paris, June 6.-There can be no
peace without victory" Premier
Ribot declared at a special sitting of
the chamber of deputies today.
He said France and the United
States are In complete agreement con-
cerntng the vital issues of the war.
Alsace-Lorraine," continued the
prime minister, must be returned.
No Frenchman dares say there can
be peace until that Is accomplished.
We do not want indemnities, but
rep ariotfnrm. gaaeds Yo
ally backed by the world In this de-
mand ."
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
German Aeros Chased
To England by FLYERS

London, June 6.-The German air
planes that raided Kent and Essex
counties and the estuary of the
England" by four British machines
which encountered the raiders on
Ostend. well out at sea. When the
raiders returned they were again
engaged and lost altogether four ma
chimes, while two others were driven
out OF control. A detailed account of
the. raid and the accompanying en-
gagements was issued by the admiral
ty today. The casualties from the
raid were twelve killed and thirty
six injured.
Photographic Teconnaisances over
Ostend show great damage was done
there by the British raiding squad
ron yesterday, II was announced.
The German admiralty today ad-
rnitted the loss of the destroyer SD
ln a combat on Ostend with British
n1onitOrS.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
Ten Thousand Laborers
Riot IN Stockholm

London, June 6.-Serious rioting
broke out in Stockholm on Tuesday,
said a dispatch from that city today.
Ten thousand laborers, among them
many Socialists, took part.
Soldiers and police attacked the
mobs, and in the fighting that follow
ed, many were wounded. The rioters
surrounded Parliament Building, max
ing ugly demonstrations.
The disorders were attributed to the
refusal Of the premier 70 allow the
Socialist leader. Branting. 30 be elect
ed 70 the upper house.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
AMERICAN NAVAL GUNNERS
DESTROY FIRST SUBMARINE
U-boat Sunk After Running Fight of Hour
and Haf-Sixty Shots Fired-Name
of Vessel Kept Secret.

First blood In the has gone America American naval
sunners armed merchantmen have sunk German submarine
Official this effect made the State De-
yesterday. The location of the action between the merchant
sse and submarine which lasted hour and half was not given
either the of the American ship
stated however, that the ship the Mongolia re-
g which cable adces had been received last night The Mon
go according word from England nest of subma-
and had long running fight with two of them.
The other action took place different locality. 1t lasted an
hour and half The thrilling Details told the bare language Of
ofhcialdom, follow:
The Department of State advised by telegraph of engage
between armed American and submarine The
of the manned by American naval
The submarine first about 1000 yards She had
6-inch gun forward and another aft She flew flag
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
REUNION OF dixie SOLDIERS
Will Reach CLIMAX TODAY.
Great Parade of Gray-Clothed Veteran War
riors Will Be Reviewed by the President.
Day Is to Be Epochal

The tentysevenh Of the United Confederate Veterans
will reach its climax today great parade of the survivors of those
who fought for their States the Cos The tide of which
poured into Washington for this reached high levels yes
terdy and emergency adopted for the gigantic
crowd
President Wilson vii the parade In addition actual
veterans the line Of march, the ranks will be weed by platoon
after platoon of Spanish War Veterans members of the Amy and
Navy Union and citizens.
Near the head of the parade viii march group of veterans mem
bes Of the Second Corps Association Union organization led by
Col. Myron NJ Parker.
troop of mounted police led by Maj Raymond W. Pullman.
will head the parade which will tramp Pennsylvania avenue past
the White House where the President vii the msrchers Be-
hind Maj Pullman and his troop will Grand Marshal Hilary
Herbert, Chief of Staff Robert E. Lee and their aides.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
STACKER, ARRESTED,
ASKS TO REGISTER
Columbia Student Who Refused to
Enroll Becomes Penitent in Court.
IBy InternatIonnI Nevs seryic

tBy international News Servtce.D
New York. June 6.-ChArles Francis
Phillips. Columbia University student.
who was arrested last night for fail
ing to register, today pleaded guilty
TO the charge and offered to enron.
His request was taken Gnder consider
alton by the registration officials
Two indictments charging violation
Of the selec.iT-e draft law by failing
to register were returned by the Fed
ersl grand jury this afternoon against
Louis Kramer and Phillips Kramer
was in the TOmhs yesterday when he
refused to register.
Both men, through their counsel,
pleaded not guilty when arraigned be-
fore a United States commissioner.
Kramer, who was already under S1O-
900 bail on q charge Of conspiracy TO
violate the law, was held under an sd-
ditional bond Of S2,j00. Phillips. who
was under a bond Of 5000 on a similar
charge, had his bail increased TO
SIS, 600.
later this afternoon Phillips appear
ed before Federal Judge Mayer and
changed his plea Kramer will test
the constitutionality OF the courts 1U-
risdiction.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
2l,9OS INDICATE
BARS TO DRAFT
66 Per Cent of District S
Quota of Registrations
ShowExemption Cause.

OF the S2.S7 young men who regis
cred on June IN the District Of Col
umbia for war duty. ,sOs indicated
grounds for exemption from the op-
eratIons of the draft law, according
10 the report filed with the War De-
partment by local registration officials
yesterday.
Out Of the total number Of persons
who registered. only 10, ,41s indicated no
grounds for exemption. The report
showed that 1914 out Of the total
sale they had dependent relatives. OF
this number. 1851 were white and
S.sS3 c0lored citizens. OF the whites,
Ia registered as totally disabled. Fifty
colored citizens registered as totally
disabled.
Thirty delinquents who did not reg
lister on June 5, but who were able
10 snow valid reasons for their failure
TO do SO, were allowed to register yes
terday. This action was taken by
the registrars under instructions from
Provost Marshal Crowder, who has di-
rected registration officials throughout
the country TO continue registration
of absentees for a few days, provided
such delinquents can show that theis
failure to register was due TO circum-
stances beyond their control, or ny rea-
son of Misunderstanding.
Keep All Cards.
Preserve your registration cards, :"
Is the advice given by Mai. Pullman,
superintendent OF police, TO all those
who have enrolled as eligible for war
service.
mo provision has been made for the
issuance Of duplicate certificates" he
added, and persons between the ages
Of Il and 30 years. inclusive who are
unable to show such certificates viii
be arrested"
Arrsst Csrstssn oaes.
Orders TO arrest any one between
the ages mentioned who is unable 10
produce a registration certificate were
given to the police by Maj. Pullman
yesterday and a hunt for possible
slackers has already been inaugurat-
ed. Although officials believe skurk-
ers and dodgers will be few, Federal,
State and municipal agencies will
bend every effort 10 ferret them out.
For every one run to earth the law
prescribes that upon conviction, a
sentence Of one year in jail shall be
imposed, at the conclusion Of which
the delinquent is to be duly regis
tered.
No Discretionary Power.
The court is given no discretion in
the matter of enforcing the law. There
is no provision in the law for the i'm
position Of a fine or any sentence ex-
cept jail term Of one year.
As a result Of the first days hunt
Robert Maxwell and Joe Stevens,
two white men who failed TO register,
were taken into custody. Both were
later indicted by the grand jury and
held under 5000 bonds for trial
Maxwell was stopped by Policeman
George B. Wheeler, and when, upon
investigation IL was shown that he had
given his age last April as 4 years,
he was placed under arrest. Stevens,
who is member of a gypsy band now
in Washington, produced a birth GER
tifcate dated April q, 1885. According
to the police and District Attorney
Laskey, however, the figure go ap-
pears to have been written over some
other figure, after an erasure had been
made. Tie grand Jurors held that the
certificate had been ''doctored."
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
To Keep Hands Off China,
Japs Officially Announce

Tokyo. June 6-AH japanese diplo-
matte and consular attaches through
out China have been notified by the
japanese government that Japan's
policy toward China is to be hands
OF.
This information was contained in
foreign office.
Japan will not interfere in any way
with the domestic and political af-
fairs OF China" said the statement.
Japan adheres consistently to the
declaration of Minister Motono In the
Japan's policy toward China will be
one Of strict noninterference. All our
diplC matte and consular attAches in
China have been notified to this ef-
feet"
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
Girls S Body Found IN River;
Nav Be Missing Witness

HUNTINGTON. W. Va, June 6.-The de-
composed body OF girl found floating
down the Ohio River near Hanging
Of Mary pulley. 19 years old. who was
10 be an important witness in a S100,-
30 damage suit against Or. Hiram q.
Jones, a coal operator OF Logan, W.
Va, which opened in United States
Court here today.
kirk Pulley, brother of the girl, left
HUNTINGTON this afternoon to attempt
10 identify the body. The Pulley girl
disaDpeared two months ago.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
SOCIETY WOMEN SENT BOLD LOVE LETTERS
TO CONVICTS THROUGH WASHINGTON LEAGUE

sSSSsni91ence sSsi man and written from
w country place, Homestead Farm
"at.eIsing. west County, N. Y.
ing "impulsive," the woman wrote:
I'D am afraid you are giving your
~. up 10 one idea. You are a dear
l1tie h'.t Mtoly lamb and you are mine,
i,saI uI VIII you not please try to be a
e ,u,T mcoerate in your longings-alI
VII, VII come IN good time. There are
7 @as tnss l would like to write, but
sides, there are rome tbings that ars
ssereo tpetween a man and a woman
I Ss S9o intended their relationship to
ss. II rs a glorious day, and IL you
I, VII mere. We would 20 for a long
walk through a thick forest" !"
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
Modern sa Adam Reappears;
Wears Smile, that's All

r,as. ,ass.ckensack, n. J.. June 6-The ia
Weh Sns f nude wild man, reputed to have
this and adjacent towns Fstps's : yesr sro %
Ha. Nas /. reappeared He bobbed up in
tsoIsa rnSa hackensack at midnight, late
peuSstrlans declared today whether
: ne rM was figment Of the IMAGINATION or
sbIe MODERN Adam has been debat-
bis ~ tnis section for a year. On
witnesses who claim he Is ne no myth.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
VIII Punish Ute Indians
For Refusing to Register

Ignacia. Colo. June 6.-Federal
. agents today were preparing to take
steps to punish Ute Indians who re-
malned on their reservations near here
throughout liberty day, attired in
war paint, performing war dances, and
who refused TO register.
Liquor obtained by the young
''bucks'' on the reservation has in
creased the danger TO this settlement.
which the Utes threaten 20 burn
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
Two Vessels Foundering
Of Duluth in Hard Gale

Duluth. MINI, June S.-Two big
freighters are foundering or Duluth
harbor tonight in the worst gale on
Lake Superior in many years. The
two vessels plunged into an icefield
broadside in a heavy fog. Tugs are
unable to each them on account of
the heavy fog. Fourteen other vessels,
including a big Anchor Line passenger
boat are wedged in an ice field forty
feet thick.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
THREE DEAD, SCORE HURT WHEN CYCLONE !.
SWEEPS ACROSS SOUTHERN MICHIGAN

down. Mrs. Renders back was
broken, and late tonight she was re-
ported to be dying.
In Battle Creek. the damage is esti-
mated at more than 10000. About
100000 Of this was done at the plant
OF the Michigan Carton Company,
where the roof over the press room
collapsed. One hundred and forty men
and girls were at work there. Three
are known to have been injured.
Scores OF farm buildings were blown
down. and orchards were uprooted all
along the path Of the storm from Bat
tie Creek east. At Delhi, near Ann Ar
Dor, many houses vent down.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
HAIL, BASEBALL SIZE,
STORMS HAGERSToWN
Hundreds Injured. Windows Smash
ed, Vegetation Cut to Pieces.

Hagerstown, Nd, June 6-Hundreds
of persons were injured, nearly every
window in the city was smashed, and
vegetation was cut to pieces by one
of the worst hail storms in recoIlec-
ton here late today.
Hail stones as large as baseballs fell
for fifteen minutes to a depth Of two
inches. All communication with rural
districts has been cut on by the pros
tration Of wires. The city Is in COM
plete darkness.
Early estimates of damage done by
the storm in this city and vicinity may
reach a million dollars.