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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
ENTENTE CONFERENCE
WILL convene TODAY
Withdrawal of Saloniki Expedition
NAV Be Chief Topic.

Paris, July 24.-Withdrawal Of the
allied Saloniki expedition is expected
to form one of the chief subjects Of
consideration at the entente confer
ence which convenes here tomorrow
to discuss the political and military
situation in the Balkans.
The United States government de-
clined the invitation to participate in
the conference. A naval conference,
however. will be attended by Admiral
Sims, commander-in-chief of the
American naval forces III Europe.
Premier Lloyd George and the Brit
ish foreign secretary. James Arthur
Balfour. as well as the British chief
OF stan. Gen. William Robertson, will
represent Great Britain at the con-
ference. Gen. Cadora, the italian
commander-in-chief. and Baran Son
nIno, foreign minister, will be Italy's
spokesmen. Premier Ribot will pre-
side. Russia will be represented by
her charge d'af1aires here, Mr.. Sevas-
topoulo. Both Rumania and Greece
will have delegates.
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STAFF
OFFICERS HERE
Arrive in Washington From
French Front-Discuss
Conditions.
(By the InterastioasI Newr seryfes.J

New York. July 5.-The New York
World this morning prints the follow
ing Washington dispatch;
Mine American officers who Ao-
companied Gen. Pershing to France
and made a tour along the western
front returned to Washington today
prepared to submit q report to the
general star. These officers rep
resented virtually every arm Of the
service. They were sent with Gen
Pershing to make first-hand observa-
tions and to come back Immediately
to the Capital that they might give
the War Department detailed re-
ports on conditions in the trenches
and outline the principal needs Of the
allies.
According to the observers the Ger
man line on the Western front is
virtually impregnable, as far as the
present alignment Of forces is con-
cerned. The allies can not bulge
this line unless they receive q tre-
mendous assistance from the United
States.
There Is no evidence whatever thsa
the backbone OF the German Empire
is about 10 be broken because OF in
ternal dissensions or Of shortage OF
foods.
The allied oficers on the front ad-
NIT freely that they cannot break the
German line with their present force
Temporarily at least. Germany IL IN
the ascendancy in the air There are
at present approximately son 90
French and British troops in France
and they are facing approximately
500. 900 Germans. Behind this force
Germany has 10000 reserves. OF
this number 100000 have been called
out 10 meet the anticipated spring
drive beginning on March / The
other $4,000 will be called TO act a.
the third line.
The officers reported that they had
been informed repeatedly that the al
lies are looking to the United States
for the greatest kind OF help and
unless this country meets their eX-
pectations IL is useless 20 hazard an
opinion upon time when the war may
end
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
INVESTIGATE DOCTOR
Who LET A BABY Die
Declares Parents Were Willing
Not to Save Deformed Babe.
(By the international News Service

INV the lnIernaNhOhal NC"A SCHNACCsJ
Chicago. July 24-Health Commis-
sioner John D. Robertson tonight
began an investigation in the death
TODAY OF the Meter infant. born so
deforred that a score Of physicians
live. Detectives were assigned to the
case.
The Meter infant was born at the
German-American hospital yesterday
and shortly after its birth DR.. Harry
] Haiseldsn was called in. The in
fant was n1alformed. DR.. Haiseldea
consulted with a score of co-prac-
tioneers, all of whom but one agreed
that IT were better not to save the
infants life.
states Attorney Hoyne announced
today that there was nothing criminal
in the attitude Of the physician. DR..
Haiselden is the same physician, who
about two years ago. refused to save
the life Of the Bollinger baby and
brought the ethics Of the medical
profession tumbling about its ears
and caused comment throughout the
world bv stating the baby was
better of dead than alive, and refusing
to bring science to bear to help It
TO life. The Bollinger baby was also
terribly deformed.
There are two other babies under
nv care to whom death will be a
great relief DR.. Haiselden said to-
dav They are hideously deformed.
Despite this suppose the authori-
ties will make loud complaint against
the humane scheme.
The first OF the babies iS fve
months old. born to a family named
Mattys. living at 22S7 North Spring
field avenue. II was brought to me
a month ago. paralyzed and with the
head incurably affected.
by operating I could prolong life
for a year or so, any way for a
number Of months. But such things
are a strain on the family and event
ually would be a strain on the State.
So / will not operate. I explained
TO the parents and they are willing
TO wait for the death"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25

mage through discord in the board. He
summoned the diverging principals sew
eral times, but could not harmonic
the differences. Yesterday came the
inevitable.
Urgency for ships.
Whatever the differences between
Gen. Goethals and Mr.. Denman.
whether one was right and the other
wrong, the President saw that we
were not getting along with the ship
ping program as we should. We
needed ships; we need them now. All
Of the visiting missions-British,
French, Russian, Italian-toId US their
nations cried for ships, more ships
and still more ships.
The building program was delayed
just how much is problematical TO
a man outside of the Shipping Board.
But whether that delay meant the
loss Of one ton or a million tons a
month, It should not have been snd
would not have been had there been
complete harmony in the board.
The request for the 5000, ,OOo, OO0
means plainly that the United States
army will be fully fed, clothed and
equipped from the moment the young
men enter the service until they are
mustered out when peace has been
declared.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
Aviatrix' Smile Wins
Speeding Charge Change

New York. July 22.-Miss Virginia
Graves. aviatrix, who lives at ga
Marcy avenue, Brooklyn. was ar
raigned before Magistrate Miller in
the Long Island City court yester-
day charged with driving her auto
mobile at an excessive speed.
And she sassed me, besides" Pa
trolman Sadlo added.
''Oh, you know 1 didn't do that. &"
Miss Graves responded, smiling most
engagingly.
WELL perhaps not" responded the
daZzled policeman.
When sentence was suspended. the
aviatrice insisted upon shaking hands
with Sadli before leaving court. Just
to show that there was no hard
feeling.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
INDUSTRY Will
SMASH RECORD
Signing of Aviation Bill Sig
nal for Unheard of
Undertaking.

With the signing of the $s4O, Ooo, 900
aviation bill by the President yester-
day the signal was given TO Ameri-
can industry to break all worlds
records in the development and out.
put of airPlanes Tor use N conquer
ing Germany. These are some OF the
big things the vast sum appropriated
will accomplish:
Train and equip an army of the air
of approximately 10000 men-greater
in number than the United States
standing Army at the outbreak OF
the war
Build twenty-four great aviation
schools to turn out full-fedged avia-
tors equipped after four or FIVE
months study to fight on the Euro
pean fronts.
Construct thousands highly devel-
oped fighting airplanes and training
machines. More than 1900 planes
are to be built and more than double
that number of engines
Chairman Howard Z. Comm. of the
aircraft production board of the
Council of National Defense, said last
night that aeroplane factories. with
their enlarged capacity for produc-
ton, already have begun to make
deliveries of training machines or
dered several weeks ago
The output of this type is expected
to increase rapidly. While the aero
plane plants are working at top
speed, hundreds Of Industrial plants
most adapted TO aircraft manufacture
are to be rapidly converted for the
manufacture of aeroplanes and air
craft appurtenanCes.
Less than half of the vast fund ap-
propriated will be expended in the
building of airplanes Great sums
are to be spent alsc on personnel,
training equipment. overseas nSainte-
nance. flying stations, armament and
scientific apparatus.
Those who are TO direct the gigantic
program are confident that the send
ing OF 5000 American aviators to
France early next spring should as
sure absolute supremacy for the allies
in the air. They believe that this
force of trained sky fighters would
greatly hasten final victory and save
millions of dollars and thousands OF
lives.
From present plans the effort will
be to have 5.ClO airplanes and 10000
motors built before April !. 1915 In
order to keep that number Of Ameri
can planes at the front it will be nee
essary to build 1000 planes and 1000
motors a month, or 1S,oo0 planes and
5000 motors in the next nine months.
An, worlds records for industrial
development in a new art must he
broken" Chairman Coffin said last
night. Whatever crimes later may
be laid at the door Of those who are
to direct the work-thst OF inaction
or slowness in accomplishment must
not be one Of them"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
Senator Sheppard Plans
To Renew Fight on LIQUOR

Undaunted by delay yesterday, Sen
ator Sheppard said he would try
again to bring up his constitutional
constitutional amendment for nation
al prohibition.
Sheppard counts on sixty-hve or
siXty-six votes for his amendment,
which contemplates submitting the
prohibition question to the States. The
Senate includes ninety-six votes, Of
which two-thirds are necessary to
amendment for national prohibition.
alter the Constitution.
II the Senate and the House send
the responsibility OF determining on
prohibition to the States, three
fourths of the Commonwealths must
vote AYE" in order to put the law
into effect.
Senator Sheppard wishes the Senate
to vote on his resolution July 81. and
will ask unanimous consent to set the
vote on that day.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
AMERICAN EMBARGO
BOMBSHELL TO HUNS
Herr Erzberser Proclaims Terrible
Acting by This Country.

Special to The Washington Herald.
London, July 4.-That the German
high command had based its calcula-
tions on food supplies which America
had been sending to neutrals became
known, according to The Daily Mail,
through the famous speech by Mat
thias Erzberger, head Of the Catholic
Party in the Reichsteg. made at a
secret session of that body.
The newspapers referred of this ad-
dress as a "bomb-shell" Herr Err
berger remarked that, although Amer
ica's entry into the war was of little
military value, 1t was important,
owing to the extent to which Ger
many was dependent on the neutrals
for food and other supplies.
He said that America had decreed
that she would not permit exports to
neutrals as long as these neutrals
exported to Germany. Consequently,
Herr ErZberger said, Germany would
very shortly lose her source of sup
ply. The terrible fact, he said, had
to be faced that the military au-
thorities had entirely figured on these
supplies, and that nobody in authority
could fnd an answer or give any
idea whence other supplies were to
come.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
u. S. FLIERS SCOFFED
BY GERMAN AIR CHIEF
Declares People Need Not Fear
Tongue Valor" of Americans.

Declares People Need Not Fear
Tongue Valor" of Americans.
Special to The Washington Herald.
Copenhagen. July 24-The command
ing general Of the German aerial
forces has issued an interview to the
German newspapers in which he at
tempts to discount the prospective
participation of American aviators in
the war for mastery Of the air
Dispatches from the United States
telling of hundreds of aviators who
are to be graduated weekly and of
the thousands of airplanes to be con-
structed, gave the general an occasion
to speak scoffingly of what he terms
the usual Anglo-American bluff and
American weakness for big talk and
tall figures.
THE German people," says the gem
eral, need not be disturbed by these
foolish scare stories, which show all
the characteristics of American
tongue valor." He adds that Americas
present supply of army and navy air.
planes Is negligible.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
RUSS ENJOYS in ENGLAND.

London, July A.-The Russian dele
gates elected by the Council Of Work
mems and Soldiers Delegates to con-
fer with the labor parties of entente
countries have arrived In England.
They will be the guests of the labor
party Of England for a few days,
and then will proceed to Paris. The
delegates are Messrs. venssanof and
Erlleh, Of Moscow. and Messrs. Col
denoerE and smlrpQfl. Of Petrograd.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
IRED SENATORS
HARPOONCREEL
Chairman of Bureau of Pub
lie Information Stirs
Heated Debate.

Massing his heaviest guns. Sem
ator Penrose yesterday fred broad
side after broadside into George
CreeI. unofhcially the government
censor but officially the chairman
Of the Bureau of Public 1nforma-
tion. Incidentally. Penrose charged
the administration with "inefh-
cheney and indecision which will
rapidly become a national scandal"
This reused the ire of the levia-
than Ollie James, who scored PEN
rose for using peanut politics"
and deplored "copperheadism and
sniping" in the Senate.
IF this spirit Of attack and lack
of confidence in the President Is
continued. then America is to be
crippled at home and right here in
loudest. roundest tones.
Penrose centered his FIRE on
Creers alleged distortion of the
Gleaves dispatches recounting the
story of the fight between German
U-boats and American destroyers.
In defense Of Creel. Senator Swan
son said:
Il desire at the beginning OF this
war to condemn any efforts to ridi-
cule the American navy"
This is not aimed at the Amer
lean navy" snapped Senator Lodge.
The American navy has no better
friend in Congress than I. The
American navy in all history has
never failed" he continued proudly.
Creel Not Navy.
mo one has attacked the Ameri-
can Navy. No one has ridiculed 1t.
Criticism has been aimed at Mr..
Creel. And thank God, Mr.. Creel is
not the American Navyr'
Senator Penrose stirred the seeth-
ing cauldron by throwing into his
resolution 70 investigate the Creel
bureau
Widespread dissatisfaction exists
all over the country among news
paper correspondents and newspaper
publishers with the management OF
the so-called bureau. which is not
a bureau of information but a bu-
reau OF misinformation," said Pen
rose. Instead of a man, representa-
tive Of the best elements OF profess
sionaI life in journalism being ap-
pointed to this place, a gentleman
has been called, who, to say the
least. does not command the conf
dence of the public or the newspaper
profession. His publication is not
even considered a work of any par
ticular value"
Creel was charged by Penrose with
"ornamenting" the Presidents ad-
dress to the coal dealers. Then Pen
rose began to shoot at the Creel
story of the submarine battle" say
ing press dispatches alleged no bat
tie had been fought.
II Mr.. Creel has perpetrated a
colossal fraud in the way of de-
ception on the American people, he
should be called to account for it,"
said Penrose.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
LIEUTENANT KILLED
In GUN PRACTICE
Recruit Causes Death of Officer Re
Gently Promoted From Ranks.

EI Paso. July 24.-Seeond Lieut..
Lopp F. Patton was instantly killed
during gun practice at Fort Bliss
today when a recruit machine gun
operator opened fire on targets where
the officer was recording target work.
An investigation of the shooting is
being made by military authorities.
1t is supposed to have been an ac-
cident. Patton lived in Fletcher, N. c..
and was commissioned from the ranks
last week. He had served twenty
eight years in the regular army. hav-
ing gone through the Cuban. Philippine
and Boxer campaigns and was with
Gen. Pershing in Mexico.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
Smallest Man Drawn
Has White Hope Punch

Elizabeth, N. j., July 2L-This city
has caught in its draft net what II
believes to be the smallest man in
the United States thus honored. He
is Cornelius Phillips, q, forty-seven
inches high, weight fifty-four pounds,
and a ship carpenter. He was drawn
in the first 500. He protested to City
Clerk Kensh today when told he
would be exempted. o.
'I have a punch like q white hope.
Why should be sxsmRtedf' he said.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
HEARS |. W. W. STORY.

Phoenix. ArlZ.. July 2s.-The
methods used in deportinE members
OF the Industrial Workers OF the
World from Bisbee on July - were
told to Governor Campbell by a COM
mittee OF six citizens representing
the Citizens Protective leagues OF
Bisbee and Douglas.
They told the Governor that great
care had been used in order that
none should be sent unjustly from
the district.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
KILTIES GET RECRUITS.

Chicago, July 4-Pipers and fight
ing men of the Forty-eighth Cana
dian Highlanders received another
enthusiastic reception today when
they played and drilled in Grand
Park on the lake front Recruiting
officers at the British recruiting sta
tton showed more than a hundred
names signed to the enlistment rolls.
PAGE ON
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
Six Persons Killed
On Honeymoon Trip

Port Clinton. Ohio. July A.-The
honeymoon trip OF Nr. and Mrs;
Clarence Joseph. OF Chicago, ended
today IN the death Of themselves
and four others and the injury OF
another person. A New York
Central mail train crashed into
their auto at q grade crossing.
Their motor stalled and the train
crashed into them.
The dead:
Mrs. Fred Sherman, Pember-
vile, Ohio.
Mrs. Frank Joseph, Of Luckey,
Ohio. her sister.
Clarence Joseph.
Mr.. Clarence Joseph.
Hollis.
Mrs. Mary Notacker.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25

Hold Upper Hand.
Whilst the British have been ham,
mering at the enemy from Arras to
the North Sea, Petain has been
keeping him more than moderately
busy from st. Quentin to Champagne.
The French line northwards was re-
Gently extended slightly so as to en-
able the French troops to work out
the encirclement of st. Quentin north
as we'll as south of the town and
thus to leave entirely within their
trust the capture of this important
place. The fall of st. Quentin is con-
fidently expected for this summer and
Haig, with mountains of work in
hand further north, has conceded that
it Is right and just that the honor
of re-entering the town should fall to
the French army.
But at the time OF writing, the
busiest sector of the French front
remains the Chemin des Danes, the
highly important ridge which Nivelle
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
Enormous War Debt
In Terms of Years
Five billion dollars,

Five billion dollars,
During the nineteen hundred and
seventeen years that have passed
since the birth OF Christ. only a
few more than a billion minutes
OF time has elapsed.
And yet. in his latest message.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
asked five times that many dollars
for the continuation of the war.
This brings the total funds In
the war chest OF the nation TO
$4,000. 100000 or. reCkoned in
minutes of time. 2s.545 years.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
CABINET OF CHILE
SUDDENLY RESIGNS
Members Quit Posts After Serving
for Several Weeks.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Santiago, Chila, July A.-The Cabi-
net has resigned. No reason for the
action Is given.
The Chilean Ministry which has
just abandoned otfIce was formed on
July IA. replacing the Cabinet which
resigned on July Z. It has been re-
ported recently that q majority Of
the Chileans favored an abandonment
of the policy Of strict neutrality.
Trouble over this question. II is
thought, may have had something to
do with the decision Of the Cabinet
to resign.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
PREDICT VICTORY IN NEXT ALLIED DRIVE;
AWAIT U. S. TROOPS FOR DASH TO end WAR
Experts Declare German Military Power Is
Crumbling and Apparent Inactivity Fore
casts Offensive BY Entente Powers
BY c. F. BERTELLI,
CStaff Correspondent {

correspondent International Service)
Paris, July (by ma)-The apparent stasnaton which. juds-
ing from the official bulletins would have descended upon
the French front early May has existence reality Along
than hundred miles the French havies have been laundering
day and night in several sectors without cessation.
1t the policy of the AngoFrenth command keep Hindn-
burg the rob him of the initiative for effective operations
pin his points, down his
rally and morally by ever-crescendoing cannonade
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-07-25
.CAPPS FAVORs
Steel VESSELS
New Shipping Board Head
Takes Charge Row
Is Ended.

President Wilson cleaned Ecuse in
the shipping board and emergency
feet corporation yesterday. He re-
quested and received the designations
OF both Gen Goethafs and Chairman
Dennman. In Gen. Goethaals place he
named Rear Admiral WashiE Eton Lee
Caps. Chief Constructor II the navy,
To succeed Chairman penman he
named Edward n. Hurley, Of Chicago,
. former chairman Of the Federal
Trade Commission. Bainbridge Colby
Is nominated to succeed Tchn z J-5site
Of the shipping board The nomina-
lions of Mr.. Hurley and Mr.. Colby
must be confirmed by the Senate
Throughout the whole Of the start
ling Developments OF the day one
note was dominant. II was this
Build the ships.
Whether they will be wooden or
steel ships could not be learned from
any OF the men now entering upon
the task Of building. II Is certain
that II Admiral Capps' has his way.
the ships will be Of steel. The ex-
tent Of Admiral Capps exclusive au-
thcrity remains the only uncertain
element in the situation. It Is not
believed. however. that Mr.. Wilson
would have made the changes which
meant so much in every sense. were
he not assured that the program
would now proceed without the friu-
ton which the President assigns as
the bases for all his action
Caps Modest Man.
Admiral Capps refused himself to all
interviewers. So far as known, no in
terview with Admiral Capps has ever
been printed He Is described as a
sailor Of the old school who believes
in permitting his deeds to speak for
themselves. Secretary Daniels had
this to say Of his appointment:
Admiral Capps is thoroughly
known and appreciated by the ship
building interests Of the country, al
though perhaps not as well known to
the general public, as he is not an
advertiser.
He was the most astonished man
in Washington when l called him
from his dinner table this noon and
informed him OF his appointment. l
can't say I think he was pleased, for
he realizes that he has a tremendous
Iy difficult task ahead Of him. But
his answer was the CHEEKY Aye, aye
sir that a naval officer loves to
hear"
rs he to be the boss now?' Mr..
Daniels was asked.
Hes one of the most efficient Of
ficers know Of" Mr.. Daniels replied
with emphasis. He'll do his job"
This seems to be the real solution
Of the shipping tangle. Throughout
the correspondence which passed be-
tween the President, Mr.. Denman and
Cen. Goethals yesterday morning. all
three uns.ls Il plais. that 1t was incom-
patibiity Of temperament that was
DELAYING the shipping program
Il am convinced" Gen. Goethals
wrote, that the best interests OF the
public welfare would be served II l
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