davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Washington Journal., 1917-01-19
,0entgdes 8aiieuhous."

Im Donnerstog, Den II. Sonuor,
botten Die 8eomten uno Oireftoren
oes beutiden @ailenbouies 8eriomm,
lung uno @abl IN S1ngerbuno. Club,
balis. SdmtIide pori1brigen geam.
ten muroen per IffIamation Die0er-
ertpablt uno apar iino es foIgenoe
Serren:
Wartin 8iegono, @rGiioent;
Geo S. 8eBler, 1. 8i5e-8rdiioent
@noreu 2offIer, 9. 8i3e-T rdiioent
Ism. s. Wepers, Sefretdr;
GbaS. O. &ogier, SdoemeiIter;
Sieben neue 0ireftoren lu1lrocr
fir Die fomntenoen 8 Sabre erfuGblt
Nartin 8ieganb, Mper Cohen, Or.
Geo $. 8oier, Geo S. 9eBler, Sobn
@einberg, 8m. S. Seioer un6 Sofot
Wiiller.
Washington Journal., 1917-01-19
u@ermania Mammer.G hor1.

9lm letten 9onnersta9 bate Der
~@ermania WeGnner6or" cine MbenO-
unterboltitng. Sn Der nG6iten Stunt
mer meroen mir cinen ollsfiibrIiden
@erid)t bringen.
Washington Journal., 1917-01-19
NnS Den HcreinSfreiicn
Mllppert 6eim.

9lm Dienstog, ben 8. Sonuar, fono
i'm &uppert Seim Die 8~eriommlitne
oeS Srauen-S iIfspereins Itutt. Die
Sefretdrin, 6rou 0obis, Iegte ibr
Imt nie0er uno oil ibre Steae ipur0e
8rau Dora 8oettder erpdbIt. Die
ilblihen @ei6Gfte famen our @rIeoi-
gung~
Washington Journal., 1917-01-19
yglriun 0amenpcrein"

Im Wontag, Sen %. Sonuor, gi6t
Der Mrion : 9amenberein I'M SGlt.
gcrblrno cine MISUNDERSTANDING nit
&ortenipiel. Sreilnoe iino 6o3ii elm.
gelaoen.
Washington Journal., 1917-01-19

riffs columbia oas &edt iiber odt
peri6ieoene Brobleme, 6ie fid altf 0ie
lofole SelbitbermoItune beaieben, al.
5lltimmen. 9iefe Gorlaee, cine iebr
geredte WaBregeI, beidrGnft lid nidt
oaein altf bic Srage Der Brobibition,
nno bat oeBbalb aud Before Musiid-
ten, ongenommen 81 meroen. Seoen-
foas miro fie bonn 9iitrifts- &omite
aiinitig einberidtet perben. 8ie ftd
Die 5anotifer 81 bieier Iorloge iteI-
len meroel fann nod nidt geiagt
peroen, ober allies mas bon Serrn
Carr ausgebt, miro bon ibnen oIs
berbadtig 6etrahtet tperoen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
CONFEREES IN DEADLOCK
ON ARMY BILL SECTIONS
Authority to Col. Roosevelt to Take
Division to France Among the
Stumbling Blocks.

Conferees on the army bill today fel!
into such deadlock over the amend
mert to permit sending Col Roose-
veIt's division to France that they sus-
pended work and considered returning
the bill to House and Senate and ask
ing for instructions.
The conferees professed to be in com
plcIe ignorance of the administration 5
wishes and some of the members said
few words from the White House
would clarity the situation.
The prohibition amendment the age
limits for the selective conscription and
the amendments FOR raising volunteer
patrol regiments for the Mexican border
also are stumbling blocks.
one of the differences relates to the
pay of enlisted men. The House pro-
yided that the basic" pay of enlisted
men during the continuance of the wal
shall be increased SIS a month The
Senate struck out the word basic" and
made the additional rate $14 The SEN
ate applied the increase also to the
men in the regular army now enlisted
or who may be called into service
while both houses apply 1t to the Ma
tional Guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
NEW FOOD INQUIRY
UNDER WAY HERE
TWenty-0ne Families Are to
Be Subjected to Intensive
Investigation.
WASTES TO BE Determined

Intensive investigation of what twen-
ty-one Washington families eat and
waste in week has been begun by in
vestigators of the bureau of labor sta
tistics of the Department of Labor and
the bureau of home economics of the
Department of Agriculture The inves-
tigation, which is a part of the cost OF
living. probe being conducted by the
former bureau under resolution of Con-
sress. was entered into by agreement
of Secretary Wilson and Secretary
Houston.
Equipped with scales, cans and pals
agents of the bureau of labor statis-
tics are daily visiting the local homes
that have entered into a working
agreement with the two departments
and are finding out exactly what each
family eats, how much is eaten and
how much goes to waste
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
CHAIRMAN LEVER REPORTS
FIRST FOOD CONTROL BILL
Explains Measure Is Aimed to Slim
ulate Agriculture and Keep
Tabs on Actual Supplies.

Chairman Lever of the House commit.
tee on agriculture in his report to the
House on the bill to stimulate agricul-
ture for the war emergency sets fort
the provisions of the bill reported to
the House late yesterday. The repor,
says:
"One of the most imperative needs OF
the government in dealing with the
food situation. both from the stand
point of Congress for purposes of legis-
lation and from that of the executive
departments in administering the laws
is adequate power to secure accurate
regarding the food supply. This is ac-
complished by section 3, which confers
ample authority to compel the giving
of information on this subject
I'm order to meet the needs of farm
ers in restricted areas who, on account
of climatic or other adverse conditions
require assistance in obtaining seeds
to grow their crops. and further to con-
serve SEED stocks in cases of special
urgency the Secretary of Agriculture
is authorized by section 4 to purchase
grow or otherwise procure such seeds
and 10 1uTIlSH lHtiil 10 farmers on
credit or other terms at cost He is
also empowered in case of necessity to
reouisition seeds and to pay reason
a Bile price therefor
"The Secretary Of Agriculture is au-
tborized to cooperate with state and
local officials, and with public and
private agencies or persons, in carry
ing on the work authorized in this bill
and suspend inhibitions against this
."The appointment of two additional
assistant secretaries of agriculture to
assist in directing the performance OF
the multiplying duties of the Depart
ment of Agriculture is provided The
President is to coordinate the activi-
ties of the various departments of the
government to prevent waste of money
and duplication. of effort Total ap-
propriations of $1S.51O,000 to carry out
the purposes of this act in accordance
with the allotments specified in the bill
are authorized. The act shall cease to
operate when the national emergency
resulting from the war shall have
passed and at a time not later than one
year after the actual termination OF
the war between this country and Ger
many by the President of the >]Jnited
States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
WOMAN SHOOTS ACTOR
ON A STAGE IN PARIS
Deserted Wife Holds Child as She
Fires Three Shots
at Star.

PARIS. May S.-As the performance
of THE Merchant of Venice" was near
ing its close in the Theater Antoine last
night woman carrying a child sud-
denly sprang to the stage, revolver in
hand, and fired three shots at one of
the principal actors. The audience was
thrown into confusion, not seeming to
comprehend for a moment whether the
scene was part of the play or whether
a real tragedy was being enacted The
actors playing the part of Shylock and
others abandoned their roles and in
their costumes gathered around the
fallen star. All three shots took effect,
and one of them caused a throat wound
which probably will prove fatal. The
curtain fell in confusion as the actor
was carried to a hospital.
The woman was arrested. AS she was
removed she protested to the police that
she was a deserted wife who was seek
ing to punish her recreant husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
VOTES FOR EMBARGOES
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
President Is Criticised by Senators,
But Is Given Free
Hand.

The Senate resumed today considera
tion of the administration espionage
bill. after having adopted yesterday.
barge section which would empower
the President during the war, when
''the public safety shall so require to
prclaim it unlawful to export articles
to ANY country named"
In adopting the provision the Senate
reversed its previous action. 1t voted
last week to authorize embargoes only
against countries through which foods
We're found to be reaching the enemy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Members Feel Sighted.

Attention also was called during the
discussion to the fact that no member
of the House or Senate was invited to
the White House functions in honor of
the British and French missions. Other
senator's, in critical mood. spoke of
the fact that the President had not
called into consultation on army ques-
tions Senator Chamberlain. chairman of
the Senate military committee. and had
not thanked Representative Kahn, the
republican member of the House com
mittee, who helped the administration
put through the war army bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart Dies.

NEW YORK. May 8. - The death of
Ruth McEnery Stuart, author, in this city
Sunday is announced. Mrs. Stuart was
noted for her writings dealing with south
ern life. particularly her stories of negro
characters. She was born in Avoyelles
Parish, La, in 1860. and was educated in
New Orleans. After the death of her
husband. Alfred o. Stuart, cotton
planter, in 1888. she began to write dialect
tales for magazines. She came to New
York in 1891, but her subsequent stories
continued to deal with the south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
President Is Criticised.

The action camealate yesterday after
a long debate in executive session dur
ing which republican senators led in
vigorous criticism of President Will
son for his alleged failure 10 consult
members of Congress about the pro-
posed Legislation and after word had
been passed around that the President
would be embarrassed by old embargo
provisions. 1t was explained also that
the government had reason to believe
that American exports were getting to
Germany through Holland and SwitZer-
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Committee Moves Firmly.

The committee seems to be going for
ward with it's reform plan consistently
and earnestly, the majority standing
together with a firmuess which must
be the despair. of the conservative OBJ
structionists, and is perhaps not en-
tirely Agreeable to the government. The
committees proposals in regard to Of
ficers strike at the root of AN impor-
tant source of the emperors power. At
present ali appointments in the army
and navy and even the higher civil lists
are in the hands of the entirely ire
sponsible heads OK. the emperor's mill
tarv. naval and civil cabinets. The cei-
.brated blue letters asking for the
retirement of officers emanated from
the military cabinet The former chief
OF the civil cabinet. DR.. Frederick X. III.
I,ucanus, now dead. was known as the
bow string bearer because he bore
the emperors sentences of political
death to chaneellors who had displeased
the monarch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
CARRANZA GIVEN POWER
OVER MExICO'S FINANCES

MEXICO CITY. May S.--After long.
stormy session, the Mexican senate
ear,y today passed a bill giving Presi-
dent Carranza extraordinary powers to
deal with the finances of the country
Before the measure was passed Cen
Carranza had directed communication
to the senate explaining the necessity
of that body granting him the author
ity and declaring that if congress could
not give him the power, his only re-
course was to appeal direct to the
people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
CHEERS IN SENATE
FOR BRITISH ENVOY
Mr.. BaIfour and Members OF
Party Given Enthusiastic
Reception.
SPEECH BY MISSION HEAD

: Arthur James Balfour. the British
foreign secretary. and the other mem
bers of the British war commission TO
the United States were the guests to-
day of the Senate.
The reception to the visitors was en-
thusiastic TO degree seldom equaied
in the most decorous legislative body IN
the world. Both members ard the gal
leries, crowded to capacity. vociferously
apnlauded the appearance of the dis
tinguished guests of the nation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
.U-B0ATS SUPPLIED
FROM U. S. PORTS
American Vessels Crew
Charges Goods Are Hid
Under Cargo Coal.
MEN LEAVE THE STEAMER

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN. Porto Rico. May 5.-There
are German submarines in the Atlantic
supplied from the United States by
ships flying the American flag, accord
ing to statements by several members
of the crew of the steamer Manitowoc,
which for several weeks was detained
in the harbor of St Thomas. Twenty
one members of the crew are returning
to the United States after difficulties
with Capt. r. Hogstead, master of the
ship.
The Manitowoc. the Muskegon and
the ALA guash, all belonging to the
same line, shortly before the Danish
Islands became the Virgin Islands, Y.
$. A.. put into the harbor at st. Thorn
as. bound from Buenos Aires to New
York, supposedly to await orders.
They were still waiting for orders
when the islands were transferred to
the United States. According to their
manfests all three ships carried coal
and other fuel supplies. Members of
the crew of the Manitowoc say all of
The vessels We're loaded with contra
band for German submarines.
When we left New York last we
were supposed to have cargo of coal
exclusively. said one of the crew
Underneath the coal We're all sorts of
fuel and food supplies. Supposedly the
cargo was destined for Buenos Aires.
Between St. Thomas and Buanos Aires
We got rid of our cargo on the high
no cargo when We reached Buenos
Aires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Huge Fleet in Two Years.

Estimates of the shipping board are
that 5000. 900 to 100000 tons of steel
and wooden vessels will be constructed
by the government during the next two
years.
The only manufactures of steel to be
exempted from the program viii be
those needed otherwise for the national
defense and by the railroads.
Steel mills, it is contemplated, Will
be permitted to supply the railroads
with the minimum amount of steel prod
ucts with which they can get along
Rills for Introduction in Congress
have been prepared and the admins
tration hopes to get them under way
so promptly that the first of fhe ship
building operations may be IN motion
within two weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Steel Officials Surprised.

NEW YORK, May S.-Officials of the
United States Steel Corporation expressed
surprise at the contemplated program of
the government to control the steel mill
products Of the country in furtherance of
it's shipbuilding plans. but doubted it
would be carried to the extent indicated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Senate Takes a Recess.

lIr. Balfour, escorted from the VICE
Presidents room by committee OF
senators, occupied a seat by Mr. Mar
shall on the rostrum. while Sir Eric
pfummond Lieut.. Gen. Bridges, Rear
Admiral de Chair and other members
of the commission were given chairs
on the floor on the republican side. just
in front of the first row of senators.
The reception took place during per-
functory recess of the Senate. since un-
der its rules no one. not member, can
make an address during a session, and
the members were anxious to hear the
RritiSh statesman speak.
Introducing Mr.. Balfour. Vice Presi-
dent Marshall expressed the hope that
when the war was ended the free peo-
pies of the earth would sit down at the
council table and not arise again until
they have written on the firmament the
legend Il shine only for the wise and
they are not wise who are not just
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
BILLION DOLLARS
NEEDED FOR SHIPS
Congress Will Be Asked to Ap-
propriate That Sum to
Create U. S. Fleet.
STEEL TO BE TAKEN OVER

Congress will be asked to appropriate
81. .0oo. 900 900 for the building of the
great American merchant fleet which IS
to overcome the submarine menace
The program evolved by the shipping
board contemplates the diversion TO
government uses of the products or
every steel mill in the country. cancel
lation of existing contracts between
those mills and private consumers and.
where necessary. payment of damages
by the government to the parties whose
contracts are Cancelled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Ship Bonds May Be Issued.

Just how the s1,00O.ooo,00 VIII be
nrovided is to be left to Congress, but
the tentative program calls Tor an ad-
ditional issue of bonds.
Cooperation of the labor organtZa-
tious has already been pledged, it is
understood and there will be no leSis
lation, unless the present program Is
changed looking to the drafting of the
labor necessary to carry out the plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
SAY CHANCELLOR
PROLONGED WAR
Heavy Artillery of Conserva-
tlves Is Turned on Beth
mann HoIIWeg.
REFORM WORK GOES ON

LONDON. May S-A Copenhagen
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company says that in the reichstaG
yesterday DIR. Karl HeInerich. the
German vice chancellor, spoke of the
peace necessary for the German peo-
pie. adding:
I'VE are not yet able to obtain 1t.
We must still fight for it,"
BY the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, May s, via London
The conservatives and pan-Germans
have now brought UP their heavy artil-
lery in the battle against Chancellor
Won Bethmann Hoilweg and boldly lay
the blame for the long duration of the
war at his door. The conservative
Deutsche Tages Zeitung explains that
three or four days delay in German mob
ilization at the outset of the war. due
to the chancellor's hesitant policy.
caused the loss of the battle of the
Marine.
The paper holds that the troops that
were detached TO stem the Russian in
vasion of East Prussia would have been
sufficient to change the defeat of Gen
Won kluck's army into victory, ana
that in that case the war would have
ended in a speedy and decisive German
triumph The Tages Zeitung goes on
to declare that the chancellor threw
away second chance of terminating
the war by opposing ruthless sunma,
rine warfare. 1t cites F1eld MafsHai
Conrad Won Hoetzendorf, Austrian COM
mander-in- chief saying recently:
The war would have been over long
ago III the submarine campaign mad
been,begun year earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Supplies From Argentina Also.

At Buenos Aires that ship. the Muske-
gon and the Allaguash all took on gem
eral food cargoes. oil and other fuel
rsupplies. These cargoes were covered
over with several hundred tons of coal,
they said. On the Manitowoc there
were also placed two iron chests filled
with gold. each supposed to contain
$250.000. These, according to the men,
were also hidden under the coal.
While waiting in st. Thomas for orders
the Danish islands We're transferred to
the United States, and the ships were not
permitted TO sail. The crew of the Man
itowoc tried to get some of their pay
while idle in the harbor. but Capt. Hog
stead refused to make any payments.
The men then made complaint to Rear
Admiral Oliver, Governor of the Virgin
Islands, who required Capt. Hogstead to
guarantee that he would not supply any
more enemy ships. before being permitted
to leave the harbor, presumably for
was unable to get any instructions from
the ships owners in New York.
One morning, according to the crew.
the captain had ordered the ships flag
hoisted upside down, indicating there
was mutiny aboard When officers from
shore came aboard to find out what the
trouble was the men insisted there was
nothing wrong. except for the fact that
they had refused to work unless their
pay was guaranteed.
Finally, they said here, Capt. Hog
stead signed guarantee. Shortly aft
er it was learned the Manitowoc had
been ordered to return to Buenos Aires.
and they were preparing to sail with
her when, they assert, Capt. Hogstead
repudiated his guarantee. The men
then demanded that they be returned
to New York, and they arrived here
Tuesday en- route to the states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Inquiry Now Under Way.

The novel scheme of dietary investi-
cation is now in actual operation in
eighteen homes, and three other house
holds will be the willing subjects OF
investigation this week
Three agents, all diet experts. of the
statistics bureau are daily visiting the
homes. under supervision Of DR. Lang
worthy of the home economics bureau
of the Department of Agriculture.
The homes in which the experiment
is being carried on are homes which
have already co-operated with the
Labor Department by giving schedules
of what it costs to live in Washington.
They are located in all parts of the city,
and the incomes of the families range
from Sioo to s1,Soo year. Several OF
the families are coloreG.
The government agents ATTEMPT in no
way to govern the expenditures, the
cooking of the food the throwing
away of refuse. The family, which in
every case includes several children. is
requested to go ahead just as it always
does The same sort of food is being
purchased, it is cooked in the same way
and what is left over is thrown away
just as usual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Confer About Prisoners.

Senator Hale of Maine conferred to-
day with Mr.. Balfour about German
prisoners on the British Isles. While
abroad Senator Hale made an extern
sive study of the prison camps. He re-
Gently introduced a resolution propos-
ing to transfer the German prisoners
to the United States on the seized Ger
man ships. A feature of the Hale plan
is TO relieve Great Britain of the bur
den of feeding vast numbers of Ger
mans and to use the ships which
transport them here for carrying sup
plies on return trips.
Detailed conferences of the eight
Joint subcommittees continued today
with the hope that some committees
m ght be able to report for final deci-
sion by the major body shortly Ii is
not probable. however. that all Will
complete their work this week The
British mission. it was learned today
expressed to the State Department the
feeling that they ought to return to
England after the reception in New
York. The department. however, earn
estly requested the mission to return
here from New York for at least an
other weeks conference and they have
consented They will leave for New
York Friday. returning Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Galleries Are Crowded.

Although admission to the galleries
was by card from senators only. they
were we'll filed more than an hour and
a half before the time set for the ap-
pearance of the Senate's guests, and
shortly after noon were crowded 10 the
aisles. More than half the spectators
were women.
Later the party was entertained in
committee room ut luncheon by the
Vice President and Mrs Marshall. SEN
ators Lodge, Knox, Martin, Smith of
Maryland, Oyerinan, Simmons, Swan
son. Chamberlain and salisbury also
were guests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Minneal oils Flour Advances.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May S.-Best
grades of -four advanced to so cents more
today, fancy patents being quoted at
$3.50 and first clears at $13.20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-08
Government Is Investigating.

The government is investigating the
activities of the steamer Manitowoc and
other vessels of the American Trans
atlantic Company. which are said to
have carried supplies to German sub
marines in the Atlantic. This was dis
closed at the Navy Department today,
but no details of the steps taken were
given out.
The American Transatlantic Company
has Offices in New York and Boston and
its ships fly the American flag. Officials
here will not say what had aroused
their suspicious: but admitted that the
ships had been held for investigation "A t
st. Thomas, Virgin Islands. by order
of the Navy Department. Both the State
and Justice Departments have been
taking part in the investigation.