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Evening star., 1917-04-15
Will the United States
Need a Food Dictator I

In Europe the food question is
the biggest question Of all. All
the principal European nations
have their food supplies under
governmental control.
The United States must pro-
duce as much food as possible.
get it on the market economical
ly. and use it to the last scrap
without waste. Our allies need
food. We will give them all we
can.
No food dictator is needed in
the United States. Our great ma
tional food problem falls nat
urally to the federal Department
of Agriculture for solution. The
department is already spending
S38,000.000 year to solve prob
lens of production. distribution
and economical use.
The Department of Agriculture
is the largest scientific and edu-
cational establishment in the
world. With it's state co-opera-
tors it is as large as any three
similar departments Of foreign
nations combined.
In the next few months its
work will be vitality important.
That work will be described in q
series of articles by Frederic J.
Haskin, entitled The Department
of Agriculture" appearing in
The Star. beginning today.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
FIND EVIDENCE OF PLOT.
Eddystone Officials Say Experts Will
Make Report.

CHESTER, Pa, April 14.-General
Manager w. G. Wilhelm of the Eddy
stone Ammunition Corporation said to-
day that the company's investigation
into last Tuesdays explosion. in which
more than 125 persons lost their lives.
indicated evidence that the disaster was
the result of an inside plot. He would
not say what the nature of the evidence
is. nor would he give any further infor-
nation about the company's inquiry.
He did say, however, the company's ex-
perts expected to make a report next
week
The government. through several
agencies state officials and local au-
thorities are continuing their independ-
ent Investigations but nothing has been
given out as to what progress is being
made.
number of the dead. mostly women
and girls, were buried today. Other fu-
nerals will be held tomorrow and Mon
day.
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BOY SCOUTS PREPARED.
Ready to Aid Red Cross and U. s.
Coast Guard.

NEW YORK. April 14-Members of
the Boy Scouts of America are prepar-
ing to aid the American National Red
Cross and the United States coast
guard service In war in addition to the
help they have already promised in
increasing the nations food supply by
placing unoccupied lands under cul-
tivation.
Plans have been worked out with the
Red Cross, it was announced today. to
utilize the boys in making surgical
dressings. acting as orderlies and in
other ways. Meanwhile legislation is
being prepared with the approval of
Secretary Daniels for enactment by
Congress authorizing Boy Scouts fifteen
years and older to Cooperate with
coast guard and navy officials in the
capacity Of lookouts at visual stations
and lighthouses and to do telegraph,
wireless and semaphore work With
$4,000 boys available along seacoast
territory. 1t is hoped this number of
abie-bodied men may be released for
sterner service.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
TEUT0N RULERS SEND
APPEALS TO THE POLES

AMSTERDAM, via London. April l5.-
Appeals to the Poles from the German
emperor and Emperor Charles of Aus
tria have been made public. according
to Warsaw dispatches. The German en-
peror announces the transfer to the
governor general of Warsaw of the
Polish Auxiliary Corps with which to
form the nucleus of a Polish army, and
expresses the hope that the Polish
army soon to be organized will CO.
operate energet!cally for the good of
the fatherland.
Emperor Charles eXhorts the Poles to
show yourselves worthy of the present
decisive times and win fresh laurels for
the glorious Polish eagle"
The govei general has addressed
the state council urging it TO cooperate
for the enlightenment Of the Polish peo-
pies regarding the measures to be taken
with respect to the army. THE crown
marshal, in reply, expressed the readi-
ness of the council to coliaborate.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Commerce Department Changes.

The Department of Commerce has an
nounced the following changes in its
personnel: In the bureau of the census
Henry w Gardes. clerk at $1,000, has
resigned; William NJ. Mason was pro-
NOTED from messenger at ss40 to skill
ed laborer at 5000 and John M. Kane
messenger. was promoted from 3720 to
$40.
commerce Daniel e. Casey was trans
ferred from editorial assistant at 81. 900
TO commercial agent at New York at
sa 200: Charles E Herring, clerk. wss
promoted from $500 to $500 and
Lane Mills was PROBATIONARY appointed
a clerk at 5000.
In the coast and geodetic survey. d
N. Hoover. plate printer at $1,000; Wal
lace W. Kirby. expert photographer at
1880, and Henry ]. Wilson, assista Mt
plate printer at $500, have resigned.
Atherton II. Mears was prebationaIly
appointed as a laboratory assistant at
$1,000, and Walter c. Fedde as an aid
at 500 in the bureau OF standards.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
CAPITAL FOLK TO HELP
BUY WAR 'AMBULANCES
Respond Freely to Plea of John H.
McFadden, Jr., Back From
French Front.

Washingtonians last night responded
in generous fashion to the appeal for
funds to send three new motor am
bulance sections to the war fields in
France.
Members of the District branch of the
National Security League packed the
ballroom on the tenth floor of the Will
lard to listen to an account by John H.
McFadden, jr.. recently returned from
the front, of the part the American
service has played in the war. When
Mr.. McFadden asked for a donation to
increase the scope of the service. bills
and pledges were heaped into two large
trays that were passed through the
audience.
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COTTON MEN OFFER MILLS.
Executive Committee of North Caro-.
lima Association Suggests Tender.

The executive committee of the Cot-9
ton Manufacturers Association Of
North Carolina announces that by
unanimous resolution it has recon-
mended to the textile mills of Northa
Carolina that they tender their mills. :
their equipment and organization tuc
the government of the United States2
for whatsoever purposes the govern
ment authorities deem advisable durin,
the period of hostilities
Copies of the resolution have been
sent TO President Wilson and the Sec,
retary of War and the Secretary of ther
Navy :
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JAPANESE TO AID U. S.
Nipponese in New York Plan Volun-
teer Company to Fight for Nation.

NEW YORK, April 14.-Prominent
Japanese residents. at a meeting to-
night of the Japanese Association of
New York. pledged moral and material
support in unequivocal terms to the de-
cison of America" to enter the world
war
The German American war may give
US japanese a chance to serve the coun-
try under whose protection we are
making our living" declared Chugo
Chira. one of the speakers. And as
was the case of the Zimmerman note
incident it may serve to clear away
whatever is left of misunderstanding
between Americans and Japanese resi-
dents who desire to be naturalized AL
ready a movement has been started by
the Japanese of this city and it's vicin-
ity, to organize volunteer company to
Join America in the war"
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FOOD OF SAILORS SEIZED.
Norwegians in Open Boat lib Hours
Part of Crew Missing.

LONDON, April IA, A Christiania
dispatch to the Morning Post says that
the captain and eight men of the Nor
weptan sailing vessel Fremad were
landed Wednesday by a steamer which
rescued them after they were 118
hours in an open boat.
The captain of the Fremad says the
Germans took all provisions off his
vessel. including those for the life
heats The Fremads second boat,
with the remainder of the crew. is
missing.
There are seven Norwegian sailing
vessels named Fremad. They are ali
small boats, the largest measuring
only 1872 tons.
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DESPERATE APPEALS MADE.
German Newspapers Urge Public to
Subscribe to War Loan.

AMSTERDAM, via London. April "a,
e:07 p.m.-Desperate appeals are being
made in the German newspapers to the
public to subscribe to the sixth war
loan, which closes at l o'clock in the
afternoon on April l6. Some of the
phrases used by the papers are:
Give a straight answer to Wilson. !"
america now an open instead of a se-
cret enemy" "Pretext for the war is
the unrestricted submarine warfare"
Wilson does not hesitate to endeayof
to split the German people and German
government" How little Wilson knows
about the German nation and German
character. Pay up"
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FRANCE TO SEND BIG MEN.
Delegation to Washington Will At
test Pride in New Ally.

PARIS, Friday. April 13 tdelayed). -
"The entry of the United States into
the war makes the closest union of. the
allies more necessary than ever" says
the Matin. 'It is in order to assure a
community of views and decisions that
France will be represented at Wash
ington by special delegates. The high
political and military personages to be
selected by the French government will
attest the pride which We attach to
the new aid brought to the entente"
Evening star., 1917-04-15
WILLIAM H. R|TEN0UR'S
WOUNDS PROVE FATAL
Member of Naval Reserve Dies as
Result of Accidental Wound Re
ceived Wednesday Night.

William H. Ritenour. twenty three
member of the District naval reserves,
died at Naval Hospital last night about
$3.50 o'clock, as a result of wound he
received Wednesday night while doing
guard duty in the navy yard, being the
first death that has occurred in this city
as a result of the war.
Coroner hewitt viewed the body at
how Ritenour was shot through the
body with service revolver and gave
certificate of accidental death. Rela-
tives of the dead man. while admitting
his death resulted from an accldent.
claim the shooting was not the fault of
the unfortunate man, but the fault of
rookie. They may ask that an in
quest be held.
1t is agreed that the accident hap
pened about 10 o'clock Wednesday
night, the hour at which Ritenour was
relieved from duty, and when he was
due to transfer forty five -caliber serv-
ice revolver to the guard who relieved
him. 1t is the claim of relatives that
the relic! guard dropped the revolver
that was discharged. the bullet passing
through Ritenour's body, cutting the
intestines and doing other injury.
The wounded man was hurried to
Naval Hospital. where surgeons made
an examination and reported that he
was dangerously wounded. Early last
night. when the condition of the pa
tient made it apparent that he had but
short time ,,t to BYE, Ere, relatives otSr wers
hastened to his bedside. They were
there when he died
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Murguia Hunting Villa.

The campaign against Villa is being
reientlessly prosecuted by Gen. Fran
cisco Murguia in the region OF Casas
Grandes, according to telegram re-
ceived yesterday at the Mexican EN-
bassy The telegram was from Eduardo
Soriano Bravo, the Mexican consul at
El Paso. Tex. and added THE situation
along the border is generally satisfac-
tory. All is quiet
Evening star., 1917-04-15
SPAIN MAKES PROTEST:
ASKS GERMAN STAND

MADRID, April 1.-THE Spanish note
now on the way to Berlin will contain
an energetic protest against the tor
pedoing of the san Fulgencio and will
ask for declaration concerning the
liberty of commerce between North
and South America and Spain.
The note was dispatched tonight in
a diplomatic pouch instead of by radio
in order to avoid errors in transmits
sion. The text probably Will be made
public within the next five days.
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Has Raised $4,000.

Mr.. McFadden, who is treasurer of
the field service of the American ambu-
lance in France and has seen two
years duty at the front, returned to
this country recently to raise sl35,o0O
to purchase three new sections of twen-
ty ambulances each and to keep them
running for one year. He announced
last night that he had raised a total
of $4,000, exclusive of the local do
nation.
Far from discouraging the work of the
American ambulance sections at this
time because of war with Germany Mr.
McFadden urged that this is the very
time for patriotic citizens to encour-
age its growth. He said that in the
event an American expeditionary force
should be sent to Fran ce the War De-
partment can reach an understanding
with the French government that when
the American troops arrive the Ameri-
can ambulance service shall be turned
over to them in toto. thus giving them
the aid of trained and experienced men
who know the country and the con-
ditions the new troops would be called
upon to meet
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GOVERNORS ARE TO CONFER.
Chinese Officials to Discuss Joining
the Entente Allies.

PEKINC, April 1.-THE provisional and
military governors are arriving in
Peking in response to call by the
Chinese cabinet for a military confer
ence to decide on China's attitude in the
European war The conference will hold
it's first session Tuesday.
Parliament apparently favors joining
the United States. The cabinet and mill
tary leaders favor joining the entente al
lies,
Evening star., 1917-04-15
BAGGAGE MASTER IS HURT.
Mixed Passenger and Freight Train
Wrecked in North Carolino

CHARLOTTE. N. c., April l4.-Soutb-
ern railway train No. 20. TayIorsvi1le
to Charlotte, mixed passenger and
freight train. was wrecked one mile
west OF Hiddenite this morning. Bag
gage Master l.. b. Coone was seriously
The trucks of freight car left the
track and two passenger Coaches and
three freight cars followed. The tracL
was torn up distance OF a hundred
yards.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Seven States Pledge Aid
to the Government in Plans
to.C0nServe Nations Food

Secretary Houston's plan for nation
al food conservation and increased pro-
duction has received hearty indorse-
ment from state agricultural officials
and representatives of land grant COL
Ieges of the states of California. Ore
son. Washington. Arizona. Idaho, Ne
yada and Utah.
Following conference held at
Rerkeley, Cal. President Benjamin Ide
Wheeler of the University Of Cali
fornia telegraphed Secretary Houston
that the conference was heartily in ac-
cord with the conclusions of similar
conference held at St Louis last week.
He pledged the entire resources of the
seven states to the national govern
ment and the efforts Of the Secretary
of Agriculture to mitigate the present
serious food shortage"
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Texas to Ship Many Onions.

Heavy shipments from Texas soon
vii, relieve the country wide shortage
~ onions and send prices down. the De-
,artment of Agriculture announced
yesterday Within the last few DAYS
Texas has begun to supply the country
with more than 100 cars Of onions daily.
The crop is two weeks later this sea-
son than usual. but 20 per cent larger
than Last season.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Gen. Bulkeley.Johnson Killed

LONDON. April 14.-According to the
Daily Express Brig. Gen. Charlie.
Bulkeley-Johnson. a famous cavaIrv
leader. was killed during the brilliant
cavalry charge which contributed to the
capture of Monchy-le-P Preux. Gen.
Bulkeley-Johnson was an sid-ds-camp
to King George,
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Shows Pictures of War,

The speaker was introduced by Fred
eric L. Huidekoper president of the
District branch of the league His talk
was illustrated by sides reproduced
from photographs taken by himself on
the firing line, and four reels of moving
pictures given to him by the French
government to aid in his campaign in
this country. Not only was his talk
interspersed with thrilling stories of
the courage and daring of the Amer
leans in the field service amid dying
shells ard the roar of exploding am
but il contained frequent al
lusions to the wonderful work beinu
done by American surgeons, which has
wen them the admiration of the medical
corps of the French army.
Mr.. McFaddens Nerdun pictures
aside from their historical value were
particularly interesting in connection
with the work Of the American am.
bulance. for it was during this long
campaign that the American drivers
did some of their best work Military
experts abroad. he declared, attributed
the saving of thousands of lives to the
quick work of the American sections
stationed at Verdun.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
SOME PRINCETON MEN
NOW IN PUBL|C'S EYE
Headed by Woodrow Wilson, They
Now Are Playing Prominent
Roles.

A Princeton graduate living in Wash
ington. whose tenth reunion is history
and who is beginning to anticipate his
fifteenth. was spending an uneventful
Easter Sunday browsing in an old
bookcase. An unremembered uni
versity catalog for the years 1904-1905
caught his eye; he took 1t down and
idly ran through its pages. His at
tention was arrested and his interest
aroused by a number of names, oc-
curing here and there, among faculty
and student body. which a decade and
more later were to have vastly diff
sented men who were later to become
governmental administration .he very
possibility of which was then un-
thought of
Wilson Heads the List.
At the top of page 20 is the name
Woodrow Wilson, Phi. D., Lit. D., LII.
D., president of the university; Nc
Cormick, professor of Jurisprudence
and politics, and. in the absence of the
Governor of New Jersey, president Of
the board of trustees"
On a page closely following is the
name winthrop More Daniels, A. M,
professor of political economy" Prof.
Daniels is now and has for several
years past been a member of the in
terstate commerce commission.
Next to Mr.. Daniels name comes
that of John Grier Hibben, Ph. D..
Stuart professor of logic" Dr. Hibben
10 he nf tfn
and. while not a member of the admin
istration. has, through his enthusiastic
and practical advocacy of the prepared
ness idea, closely aligned himself with
one of Its principal campaigns.
few names farther on comes
Henry van Dyke, D. D., LII. D.. Muir
ray professor of English literature"
DR.. Van Dyke was for some time the
representative of the administration
and country as United States minister
at The Hague.
Henry Skillman Breckenridge. listed
as an academic sophomore, from Wash
ington, d. c., was, until last year, as
sistant secretary of war. resigning to-
gether with his chief. Mr.. Garrison
Brother-in-Law Of President.
Then comes stockton Axson. A. NJ.
assistant professor OF English" brother
of the late Ellen Louise Axson Wilson
and the Presidents brother-in-law
through the latter's first marriage.
Grover Cleveland, LII. D., a promi-
nent member of the last previous dem
ocratic administration. is listed on
page 81, by the way, as the incumbent
of the Stafford Little lectureship on pub
lie affairs.
Louis Garner Bissell is listed among
those on whom degrees were conferred
in 1904. Mr.. Bissell until recently was
chief examiner of the interstate COM
merce commission.
Frederick B. Laforge, a senior in the
school of science, Is now a chemist In
the Department of Agriculture. Nor
man Van der Veer. a former member
of the same class, is an officer in the
navy; John Hale Statesman, his class
mate. is an officer in the army. Doubt
less there are others, could the gradu-
ate place them.
Aha. Who is this listed on page 32S.
among the academic juniors? Well,
well. if 1t isn't Alexander William
Bannwart of Boston. Mass. the recent
antagonist, for few seconds, Of Sem
ator Henry Cabot Lodge, who ia now
known as the man who put the fist in
'pacifist.'
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EMBASSY ATTACHE HERE
Is MADE A GENERAL

PARIS. April 14.-Brevet Col Paul
Vignal, military attache of the French
embassy at Washington, has been pro-
NOTED to be a temporary general of
brigade for the duration of the war.
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Serbs Salute President Wilson.

NICE, France, via Paris, April II
The Serbian deputies of the radical
group. now assembled here. have sent
Il message CT salutation to President
Wilson
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Was Employed in Land Office.

Ritenour was a native of Peach Or
chard, Va, and had resided in this city
the past ten years, and had been en-
ployed in the land office since 1910.
Two years ago he married Miss c.
Carmody, annd his wife and a child
three and a half months old. survive
him.
Relatives last night said that
Ritenour had served in the naval re-
serve several years. and that he was
accustomed to handling service
weapons. His wife was notified of the
shooting at her home, AIS 18th street
pened. and 'she visited her husband at
the hospital many times during the
few days he was there.
Rtenour had been attending to his
clerical duties during the day, his rela-
tives stated. and did four hours guard
duty at the navy yard every other night
There was no report of the shooting made
to the police until last night, when it be-
came necessary to summon the coroner
to make an investigation and sign death
certificate.
Coroner hewitt said he was told that
Ritenour dropped the pistol while chang
ing watch. and the certificate makes 1t
appear that he was responsible for the
accident. The body was taken from the
hospital last night and prepared Tor
burial. Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed, but 1t was decided
to bury the body at Arlington.
Evening star., 1917-04-15

More than 5000 persons signed the
visitors book at Shakespeare's birth
place at Stratford-on-Avon In 1914.
ltIaak Hoae tho total number Waa .26k, q
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Senate Is to Give Measures
Empowering the Government
to Establish Food Prices

A measure, perhaps several measures,
to give the government power to fix
maximum prices for food stuffs will be
offered in the Senate during the coming
week, it was SAID yesterday. Some Of the
senators are convinced that the time
has arrived when the government
should have full power to deal with
the question of advancing prices. They
feel that it is to be, delinquent in their
duty if they permit producers and
dealers in foodstuffs to charge exorbi-
tant prices for foods. merely because
war has been declared. They also con-
tend that it does not appear good policy
to have the United States lend the al
lies billions of dollars to aid them in
carrying on the war-the understand
ing being that they are to purchase
supplies in this country-and have them
charged exorbitant prices for the goods
they purchase
Senator Borah Plans Action.
Senator Borah of Idaho is taking a
keen interest in the situation regard
ing the prices charged for foodstuffs.
He said last night that he probably would
take some action in regard to the mat
ter at an early date
Other senators contend that the price
of food is being manipulated by un-
scrupu.ous persons who are SELLING
this opportunity to make millions OF
dollars out of the people on the pre-
text that war has forced up the prices
The people are eating no more toda,
than they did before the war broke
out. they say.
The Senate committee on agriculture
10 la mi fn
whole subject of food conservation and
food prices. When the Senate meets
Senator Gore, chairman of the commit
tee. will ask authority TO summon wit
nesses and hold hearings.
Senator Fletcher of Florida is one of
those who does not believe that there
will be necessity of price fixing law
by the government He holds that the
main problem is one of distribution. of
proper marketing of farm products.
Chamber for Distribution.
I'VE should establish in Washington
a national chamber of agriculture" he
said yesterday. (which would undertake to
bring the producer and the purchaser
into contact. This chamber would be
able to ascertain the areas where food
stuffs were produced all over the coun-
try. and the markets where these par
ticular products were needed In this
way the entire problem would be sim
plified. The country produces plenty
of food for all the people. and also TO
feed a large part of the peoples
abroad. What we want to know is
how to get this food to the markets
where ii is required. This information
should be obtained and sent to all the
producers Then il would not be pos
sible for a few persons to corner the
market in any particular product and
force prices sky-high"
A bill for such chamber of agricul-
ture was introduced in the Senate and
House during the last Congress. 1t is
expected that an effort will be made
to get action on similar measure in
the near future.