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Evening star., 1917-09-25
ADOPTS CONFERENCE REPORT
Senate Has Little Opposition to
Trading With Enemy Bill.

The conference report on the trading
with the enemy bill has been adopted by
the Senate. Senators Norris and Cum
minis protested vigorously against one
clause of the report, declaring it would
permit the Postmaster General to put
out of business arbitrarily any news
paper or magazine without giving rea-
sons Senators King, Ransdell, Fletch-
er and Vardaman upheld the provision.
insisting that publications violating
the espionage act should not be per-
mitted to circulate.
The bill. which passed both houses
with little opposition, forbids trading
nv Americans with enemies or allies of
enemies, provides for a custodian of
enemy funds. for regulation of foreign
insurance companies, for licensing for
eign language newspapers. for censor
ahin of all foreign communications, and
authorizes the President to embargo
imports.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
FOOD BOARD SPENDS $50, sos.
Expenses for Three Weeks Included
in Report of Hoover.

The food administration disbursed
$50, SOC % during the last three weeks
of August, according to the first official
report of Herbert Hoover. now before
Congress. Another report will be made
October -. which viii show the activ-
tiles OF the grain corporation during
September.
The activities of the food admins
tration grain corporation are steadily
increasing" says Mr.. Hoover in his re-
port, which covers the period from
August 10. to August 81. In addition
to it's purchases of wheat for sale to
domestic millers and of -four and do
mestic sale and consumption. the gov
ernment has entered into contracts with
a number Of allied governments for the
purchase of supplies. and ii is expected
that purchases of wheat and flour for
those countries will be made through
the food administration grain corpora
ton"
Evening star., 1917-09-25
BIG CROPS IN IOWA.
Charles F. Nesbit Brings Back Story
of Unusual Prosperity.

Iowa is the banner state for big crops
and automobiles. according to Charles
+. Nesbit, District superintendent of
insurance who has just returned from
attending the national convention of
insurance commissioners in St Paul, at
which thirty-nfne states were repre-
scented The convention elected Mr. Mes
bit a member of it's executive commit
tee and unanimously approved the gov
ernment soldiers and sailors war in
surance bureau.
iowa has wonderful crops this year,
said Mr. Nesbit. and the people out
there are much interested in the food
administration. which they believe will
he successful in working out the prob
lens 1t has tackled 1t is the state for
automobiles, too, having more per cap
ita than any other commonwealth. II
is estimated that one out OF every nine
citizens of Iowa owns an automobile
and that the entire population Of the
state could be seated in Iowa-owned
automobiles'.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
BERLIN PAPER SUPPLY SHORT
Newspapers Fail to Appear Satur.
day; May Suspend Altogether.

LONDON. September 25-The short
age of print paper in Berlin is so Sc
rious that many of the city's impor-
tant newspapers were unable to appear
Saturday, according to Berlin advices
TO the Exchange Telegraphs Amster-
dam correspondent. Other newspapers
were issued only in four-page form,
with the prospects for a paper supply
so poor that they may soon have to
suspend publication. Virtually all the
newspapers in SaXony have ceased pub
lication for an indefinite period
The situation. says the Tageblatt. is
serious. The advertising of the new
German war loan, it points out, will
naturally be impossible under, these
conditions.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
T0DAY'S ENLISTMENTS.

Army-Norton Dickey. 1851 18th
street northwest: Livingston S. Boyer,
Moylan Rose Valley. Pa; Armistead NJ.
Johnson. 2o1S H street northwest
BENJAMIN H. Lewis. 62 Seaton place
northwest; Robert o. Cupp. 1909 14th
street northwest: James D. Eggleston,
214o Oak avenue. Takoma Park, d. c:
James J. Murray. City Hotel, Wash
lngton. d. c.: Warthie c. Swartz, Ben
tonville. Va. and Kenneth ?. Mckillip
3016 LIST street northwest.
Navy-Milton Godby Miles, Des
Noines. Iowa: William Lemuel Cochran
Rarrisonburg. Pa: William Hamilton
Blake. 1928 Ames place northeast,
Henry Wallace Cronkite, Hoadley, Va.
and Alfred Cresson Headley, Milyille
v, ].
Marine .Corps-Guy s. Burr. 623 18th
street northwest: Lawrence T. Brown
1875 G street northwest. Benson w
Dale. 1921 Harvard street northwest
William H. Cordner. 2s07 North Capitol
street. and Arthur Mortensen, Cherry
dale. Va.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
TO KEEP MEN ON FARMS.
More Liberal Application of Draft
Law Is Urged.

Spok esmen for the nations organized
farmers asked President Wilson yes
terday to order a more liberal appli-
cation of the Army draft law to farm
labor in order that agriculture may do
its part in the war. They urged that
the government not only should ex-
empt men who apply. but should make
1t its business to keep skilled farmers
out of the military service and require
them to remain at their posts as pro-
ducerS
The delegation that called at the
White House was headed by a commit
tee of the Federal Board of Farm Or
ganizations. and included the legtsla-
tive committee of the National Grange
and members Of the House and Senate
from the great agricultural states. The
federal boards committee presented a
memorial setting forth the farmers
situation and formally asking relief.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
WELCOMES DUTCH MISSION.
President Wilson Expresses Hope
That Visit Will Be Successful.

Members of the Dutch economic mission
to the United States, A. G. A. Van Eelde
+, b. Van der Houven van Court and
Joost van Vollenhoven, accompanied by
Minister van Rappard. were received yes
terday by President Wilson. The Presi-
dent welcomed the visitors to the United
States and expressed the hope that they
would be able to arrange satisfactorily
with the exports council the matter OF
shipment of food to their country
The mission Is continuing negotiations
with the exports council and is endeay-
oring to have the cargoes of grain-laden
Dutch ships now in Atlantic ports un-
loaded so that the vessels may obtain
food in other countries for shipment to
Holland.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
MT. RAINIER SEEKS ROAD FUNI
Asks Washington Merchants to Help
Connect Town With District.

An appeal has been sent to merchants
of Washington by the town Of Mount
Rainier, Md, for subscriptions totaling
$500 to be used in connecting Rhode
line with the Washington and Baltimore
boulevard.
It is explained that the District Com
missioners will not open Rhode Island
avenue beyond 2Sth street unless this
Maryland connecting road is built The
town of Mount Rainier is to raise
$4,000 toward the construction of the
road. For that purpose it has con-
tributed $4,000. and other persons have
contributed $1,000 The local mer-
chants, it is explained will be greatly
benefited by the new road. and are ask
ed to come to the aid of Mount Rainier
Evening star., 1917-09-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

EFFORTS are being made by the ponce
of the third precinct to learn where
Edgar Allen. colored, fifteen years
old. last night obtained supply OF
liquor that affected his speech ana
weakened his legs. Allen. whose nome
is at 2142 Newport place. became so
noisy while being taken nome that a
policeman arrested him. and because of
his youth and the hold the liquor mad
taken upon him he was taken to
Emergency Hospital
Funeral services for the late Henry
l.. Koons, who died at his home. lll5
D street northeast, saturday mig MT;
were held in Concordia Church at
o'clock this afternoon. Six grandsons
were parbearers. They were Melvin
F. Fischer, Walter Koons, George
Kern, Harry L. Kern, Joseph koons
and Anton c. Kern. Key. Iaul \.
Menzel. pastor of Concordia Church.
of,ciated. Interment was in Prospect
Hill cemetery.
One ouart of whisky and n inree az
sortment of wearing apparel were in
a suitcase that was stolen from Union
Station yesterday afternoon. Arthur
yon Hyming, 278 West Cedar street.
Akron, Ohio. told the police OF the
theft. He valued the contents at $50
The regular meeting of the West tir-
efnia Military Aid Club will he held at
the residence of Mrs. Todd G. Sharp:
1925 Vermont avenue northwest, at
o'clock next Thursday evening; tians
for the production of Il play that VIII
he given by the club in october VIII
be discussed. All interested are IN
yited to be present.
The Mount Pleasant branch ". G. T..
Tt%is to hold it's first meeting OF the
season tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
at the home of Mrs. A. .. kingley,
2sO5 14th street northwest, ohcers
are to be elected.
The Electric Building Association
has been incorporated by certificate
filed with the recorder of deeds. the
AFFAIRS of the association are to be
managed by nine trustees for the first
wear. They are Henry F. Taft, William
II McKeldin, John +. Connor, Oscar
McCullen. Harry w. Dowling, Warren
f. Simpson, II. Raymond Rresnahan.
Samuel r. Albright and :. Bernard
Rusk.
BiShop Iucian Lee KinsoIying Of
Brazil. of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, has accepted an invitation to
address the Woman's Missionary So
ciety of Bethany Baptist Church, Rhode
Island avenue and I'd street northwest.
tomorrow at pm.
Rev. DR.. George VI. Sauvage, &. :. G..
formerly professor of dogmatic theol-
oey at Holy Cross Academy and of psy-
choloey at Catholic University. has
been honored by the British govern
ment in recognition of efficient serv-
ices rendered by him while with the
British expeditionary force. according
to adyices which have been received
here. He has been decorated by the
government of Great Britain. He was
official interpreter and chaplain with
the forces.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
FOR CAMP LEE SOLDIERS.
Brotherhood to Perfect Plans, for a
Clubhouse in Richmond.

RICHMOND. Va, September 26.-Rep-
resentatives from various chapters of the
Brotherhood of ST. Andrew will meet in
st. Paul Parish House this afternoon at
5 80 o'clock to perfect plans for the ac-
QUESTION of modern clubhouse, to be
located i'll the center of Richmond. for
visiting soldiers from Camp Lee of Peters
burg
Rev. G.. Freeland Peter of st. James
Church made the suggestion for such an
institution before meeting Of the council
of brotherhoods last night. This is a work
in which all Episcopalians and members
of other Christian bodies who are inter-
ested in such work wiu cooperate.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
D. C. Boys in New Naval Class.

In the new class which begins its
studies at the United States Naval
Academy, at Annapolis. this week are
the following young men from Wash
ington. who were named by the Presi-
dent. William B. Fletcher, jr., 1928
S1st street northwest; Renwfck S. NC
Izer. 2O36 C street northwest, and Ed
win q. Fullenwider. Ontario apart
Evening star., 1917-09-25

patches received .ederal officials
here. 1t is alleged tnat he dynamited
the water and sewer mains at Henry
etta, Okla. last spring. and later set fire
to a schoolhouse near Henryetta, and
that he armed negroes and others near
Dewar and Kusa. Okla, and urged
them to obstruct the draft law.
Virgins was a waiter sixteen days at
the cantonment at Camp Lewis. Ameri-
can Lake, Wash. and his conduct willis
SO employed is being investigated
Evening star., 1917-09-25

borsrS convention at Cisco. Tex. last
May that the organisation in Oklahoma
had been absorbed by the Working
Glass Union operating in that state.
SEATTLE, waah.. September 25.-J.
e. Virgins, alleged head Of the Work
ing Class Union, an anti-draft organf-
sation that caused much trouble in
Oklahoma, and who has been in the
city Jail here since last Thursday. is
charged with a series Of crimes in dis
Evening star., 1917-09-25
IN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION.
War Measures and Tax Legislation
Up in Mississippi Legislature.

JACKSON, Miss. September 25.-The
Mississippi legislature convened here to-
day in extraordinary session to enact tax
legislation and emergency war measures.
Gov. Bilbo in his call urged revisions in
the state tax system and laws creating a
state guard and state council of defense
provision for citizens who are absent from
the state in the military. naval or other
war service to vote; a moratorium to pro-
tect soldiers and sailors from injustices
lon account Of debt during the war, and
IL uuttnEm warehouse reoefp6
Evening star., 1917-09-25

be able to attend court for several
weeks. owing to an operation.
The most important testimony was
that Of Goodman. The instructions to
get rifles and resist conscriptfon were
given to the Handy. Tex, local by
Frank Bolt and w. T. Jernigan. both
defendants in the present trial, Good
man said.
Ed Patterson, another witness. testi-
fed that g. T. Bryant, defendant
told delegates to the farmers and la
Evening star., 1917-09-25
Aviation Operations.

An official communication respecting
aviation operations. issued last night,
reads:
-On Sunday again there was a slight
lull in the aerial opera atoms, though
our airplanes and balloons continued to
observe for our. artillery. Successful
bombing raids also were undertaken
in the course -of-which the afrplanes
dropped 167 bombs on hostile billets,
hutments and airdromes
IN the air fighting enemy machines
were brought down and six were
brought down out of control. Another
machine was brought to earth on Sat
urday in addition to those already men
toned. Three of our machines are
missing"
Evening star., 1917-09-25
MCCORMICK GOES TO FRONT.
Illinois Congressman Will Be Guest
of Italian Government.

C.blexram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1917.
ROME, Italy. September "a (delayed).
-Medil Mccormick. representative at
large from Illinois. has gone to the
front, where he will be a guest Of the
italian government He was accom-
nanied by William A. White and Henry
Allen. Mr.. Mccormick remained only
a few days in Rome. where he was re-
ceiyed by Prince Tomaso of Savoy, the
Kings lieutenant. and was given lunch
cons by Premier Boselli and Ambas-
sador Thomas Nelson Page.
The representative IL a warm sup
porter of more complete co-ordina ton
between America and the other allies.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
Mai. Gen. French Granted Leave.

Mai. Gen. Francis II. French, COM
handing the s1st National Army Dr.
vision being mobilized at Camp Jack
son, Columbia. S. c.. has been granted
q two-month leave Of absence because
of i'll health. It IL considered possible
that Maj. Gen. Hugh L Scott. former
chief Of staff. may succeed him,
Evening star., 1917-09-25
PLOTTED REBELLION
THROUGHOUT NATION
Gigantic Uprising Against
Draft to Have Been Engi-
neered by |. W. w.
RIFLES PROMISED MEMBERS

By the Associated Press.
ENID. Okla. September 26.-That a
general uprising in all states of the
Union was planned at the same time
the anti-draft riots occurred in south
ern Oklahoma, was the burden Of the
testimony given in the anti-draft hear
ing In the federal court here yesterday.
Witnesses testified that Rube Nun
son. state organizer. and Rube Spence.
state secretary. Of the Working Class
Union. which. they said, was directly
affiliated with the Farmers' and Labor
ers' Protective Association in Texas.
had told them the organization was
$4,000 strong in Oklahoma and $4,000
strong in Texas.
Forty-eight organizations, according
70 the testfomny, were to join under
the mead of the I. w. w. in a nation
wide revolution. in which was included
plans. to seize small towns, attack cities
loot banks. burn bridges and cut tele-
graph wires. Spence told the members
of the union that two carloads of rifles
would be ready for their use, it was
testified.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
French UNDAUNTED
BY LIQUID FLAMES
Repulse German Assaults
North of Verdun, lnfIicting
Heavy Losses on Foe.
BRITISH CHECK RAIDS
By ne Associated Press.

By ne Associated Press
PARIS. September 25.-Liquid fire
was used by the Germans in an attack
on the French lines in the Beaumont
region north of Nerdun last night. The
French. however. repulsed the assault
with heavy losses to the Germans. the
war office announced today. The state
ment follows:
There was active artillery fighting
on the Aisne front in the sectors of
Hurtebise and to the south of Juvin-
court We checked surprise attacks on
our small advanced posts east Of Teton
and north of Hill 3o4. On the right
bank of the Meuse (Verdun front) the
enemy continued the bombardment in
the region north Of Chaume wood and
renewed his attacks on our trenches
near Beaumont. Notwithstanding the
intensive employment of fame throw
err. he was repulsed with heavy losses
without obtaining any advantage. In
the Vosges there was reconnoitering
by patrols.
Three German airplanes were
Check Surprise Attack.
The statement of last night reads:
Oh tAe &Aisue front the arIllieTy
action was very spirited in the neigh
horhood of Braye- EN- -Laonnois, Cerny
and Hurtebise. We repulsed a sur
prise attach against our small posts
north of Braye.
ION the right bank of the Meuse. fol-
lowing the bombardment reported in
the morning communication, the Ger
mans attacked our trenches north of
Bois lie Chaume along a front of about
ty at he
ried out by four battalions supported
by special assaulting troops Disor-
ganized by our fire, the enemy was
unable to reach our lines on the greater
part of the front of the attack. In some
trench elements in the center, where
the enemy had succeeded in gaining a
foothold, violent fighting ensued, which
ended to our advantage. Our soldiers,
after inficting heavy losses on the
adversary. remained masters of their
positions
Evening star., 1917-09-25
Two, Secondary Attacks.

At the same time two secondary
attacks were delivered. one north of
Bezonvaux. the other southeast of
Beaumont; these likewise suffered a
sanguinary check by reason of the
valor OF our troops. who, leaving their
own trenches, advanced hercely to
meet their assaifants
I'm the course of the afternoon two
new attempts carried out against our
trenches In the Bois le Chaume result
ed only in augmenting the number of
losses suffered by the enemy without
gaining for him the slightest advan-
tage. We took about fifty prisoners in
the course of this action
Evening star., 1917-09-25
New French Minister at pekinr.

PEKING. Friday. September 21 (de-
layed).-A. Boppe. formerly French
minister to Serbia, has been appointed
to succeed Alexandra r. Comfy a.
French minister A& P0kanG.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
German Raiders Repulsed.

The official report from British head
quarters in France last night reads:
Under cover OF the bombardment re-
ferred to in today's communique, the
enemy attempted two raids early this
morning in the neighborhood of
Monchy-Le-Preux and another south
OF the Arras-Douai railway. In all
three cases the hostile parties were re-
pulsed by our fire, leaving a number of
dead in front of our trenches.
Another enemy party raided our
trenches early this morning west of La
Bassee. One OF our men is missing,
The report this morning that some OF
our men were missing as a result of a
hostile raid carried out last night near
La Basseville has since been found to
be incorrect. a. none of our men was
missing.
''On the battle front our patrols have
been active today; a number of pris-
oners were brought in. Our artillery
activity continues. but no infantry ac-
tion occurred"
Evening star., 1917-09-25
British Official Report.

LONDON. September 25.-'We carried
out successful raid last night east of
Epehy and captured a few prisoners"
says today's war office statement on the
Franco-Belgian operations. "A hostile
attempt to rueh one of our forward
posts northeast of ems was repulsed
after a bombing fight.
The enemy's artillery was active
during the night east and north OF
Ypres.''
Evening star., 1917-09-25
BANKERS GET Warning
AGAINST WAR WASTES
Financing Of Conflict Theme Of Dis
cussion at Atlantic City :.
Convention.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., September 25.
Warning against waste OF wartime
profits was given to the public today by
the Hon. Basil P. Blackett. special rep
| resentative OF the British treasury. at
| the American Bankers Association con-
vention here.
He was speaking before the members
| of the savings bank section. 1t was
stated that the theory of officials Of
savings banks is that purchases of war
| loan bonds should be made from the
extra money earned by wartime con-
ditions.
The war must be paid for out of
new savings" Mr.. Blackett insisted.
Paying for the War.
He said. in part:
How is the war paid for? 1t is not
enough to say that II is paid either out
of taxation or out of the proceeds of
government loan issues. For the Ques-
ton arises Immediately how does the
nation at war manage to provide the
sums required from 1t by the govern
ment in the form of taxes or loans?
The British government is spending
something over thirty million dollars
a day on the war at the present time.
1t is getting goods and services valued
at that figure. The important thing Is
not the number of dollars which the
belligerent governments are spending.
but the goods and services which they
command If the goods and services
are secured the war is being paid for.
When people lend money to the gov
ernment they provide the money need
ed to pay for their subscription in vart-
Gus ways. The best way Is that they
should deny themselves comforts and
- ct haty
money to command goods and services
for themselves, they should get out of
the market for them and not compete.
but hand over the power to command
eminent, which uses them for war
needs.
"A second way of providing money
for subscriptions to war loans is to
sell securities.
Termed "War Convention"
Bankers from virtually every sec
ton of the country were in attendance
today at the opening session of the war
convention of the American Bankers
Association. In addition to the part
the bankers should take to help win
the war. other financial matters of
great Importance are to be discussed.
One of the principal subjects, to come
before the trust company section today
was the relation of trust companies to
the federal reserve system. Some of
the speakers contended that the, merg-
ing of state banks with the federal
system must inevitably lead to con-
flict OF authority and confusion. The
good results to be attained. it was de-
clared, will not justify the trust COM
panies in making the change until the
federal reserve act is materially modi-
fed. II at all. Only twenty-eight out of
twenty-five hundred state institutions,
it was pointed out. have thus far allied
themselves with the federal system.
The clearing house and savings bank
sections also held meetings today.
Evening star., 1917-09-25
One of Fifty Is Ill.

The number of defendants was re-
duced from fifty to forty-nine.
when the court ordered a mistrial in
the case. of Sam Fee, on representa-
ton of a physician that Fee would not
Evening star., 1917-09-25
Told to Resist CONSUMPTION.

ABILENE, Tex. September 25.-Mem-
bers of the Farmers and Laborers' Pro-
tective Association. fifty members of
which are on trial here for conspiracy
against the government, We're instructed
by the Handy local to procure rifles and
resist conscrption. according to testimony
yesterday by Ed Goodman. Frank Bolt
one Of the defendants, so advised mem
bers of the local, he said.
Another defendant, w. T. Jernigan, the
witness testified advised them to go
when called" but to shoot down officers
after they were armed and then return
home.
E. b. Potter. Abilene, advised members
Of the organization to try to get on turies
in case charges were filed against any of
the members, J. w. Kilgore of Albene
testified.
homa under the name of the Working
Class Union. according to other testi-
Evening star., 1917-09-25
Planned to Loot and Burn.

Stores were to be burned after being
looted for provisions. according to the
plan said to have been outlined, and
railroads were to be seized for mobiliz-
ing the rebellious organiza tions, which,
members were told, would greatly out
number the troops left to protect Presi-
dent Wilson and Gov Williams OF Okla
homa and defend the Mexican border
The uprising against the government was
set for July 81. witnesses declared The
antl-draft rioters in Seminole. Hughes and
Pontotoc counties began their raids Au-
gust 2.
Coincident with the inception Of the
riots, Spence was arrested at Holdenville
and his activitts are now being investi
gated by federal grand jury at Nc
Alester The arrest of Spence and nearly
500 Of his followers effectually ended the
disturbance