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The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
WORLD facing
MEAT famine
u. S. Must Increase Produc-
ton to Offset Drain of
Increased Consumption.

Increased production of cattle. sheep
and hogs is vital to save the world
from a meat famine and the United
states government, through the Food
Administration, announced yesterday a
bread policy for Increasing the herds
in this country, embracing the follow
ing features:
/. Extension of credit to farmers to
equip their farms for handling sheep.
hogs and cattle successfully.
. Reduction in home consumption
and waste.
,. Redistribution of Western animals
into Central and Southern States.
4. Conservation of all stock fit for
breeding purposes.
5. Directing particular attention to
the raising of sheep, not alone for
their flesh but to increase the wool
supply, vital for clothing our troops
and those of our allies.
In order to put into effect the plan
for extending credit to farmers, mil
lions of dollars will be needed, and it
is expected that Congress will be
called upon to appropriate funds for
this work. Neither the Food Admin
istration nor the Department of Agri-
culture, which is acting in conjunction
with Mr.. Hoover, has the funds at
present to make any loans, but the
organization OF a special department
to make a survey of the farmers
needs in this direction and make up a
budget of estimates, is expected.
Europe's Herds Diminished.
1t is pointed out that the herds of
Europe have been diminished by the
war to the extent of 2S.0O0,OOO cattle,
81, 900, 900 sheep and 81 100000 hogs. An
accelerated increase in this diminuuon
Of meat animals must take place in
Europe from month to month as the
war continues.
1t was stated at the Food Admins
tration today:
I'VE have two problems in meat
supplies: The first is the task of
supplying our own soldiers and citi-
zens and help feed the soldiers and
citizens of our allies during the war;
and to do this we must furnish larger
supplies and must find these supplies
for the present largely by reduction
in our own consumption and waste.
The second problem is the one
which we desire to bring particularly
to the attention of the American pro-
ducer, and that is: After the war,
Europe will require larger imports of
meats during the years of recuper-
alton, and probably will require the
actual import of breeding animals.
Therefore, in a broad way, the out
look to the American producer from
now on and after the war will be: (a),
a large demand for animal products;
(b). a continuing necessity for meat
and dairy animals to convert forage
and grains not needed for human con-
sumption, into meats and dairy prod
ucts.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
Lewis Wants Adjournment
And Speaking in All States

There are two events which may
delay this. The occurrence of cas-
ualties to our men abroad or on the
seas. We could not adjourn in this
event. We would then have to be on
the watch, by the hour, to achieve
anything that could prevent repetition.
Second-If the changes we are max
ing in the present war revenue bill
should be so serious in the differences
from the House bill as to awaken re-
sentiment OF the House of Represen-
tatives, they might deadlock the
measure or reverse it when 1t return
cd to the House and force the legisla-
ton all anew.
As matters now stand, II the SOL
diers' and sailors insurance bill, and
the proposed new revenue and bond
mi can be postponed until the Decem-
Der session the chances for adjourn
ment before September 10 are COM
paratively sure. 1 believe this legis-
lation can go over to the December
session with more security of certain
immediate passage than when, If
pressed now, it will be delayed
through long debate
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
PUBLIC BARRED FROM
MOSCOW CONFERENCE
State Thcater to Be Used for
Meeting.

Special Gable to The Washington Herald.
Moscow. AuG. 2l.-The sitting of the
state conference Angus; 25-27, to con-
slider the political situation and plans
for the new national government. vii:
be held in the great state theater
here. The public will not be admit
ted, but places have been reserved for
the members of the diplomatic corps.
Premier Kerensky, who will preside,
will at the opening of the session on
August 25 read a statement on the po-
litical situation and the economic life
of the country. The second day will
be devoted 10 speeches by rcpresen-
tatives CT the various political groups.
Fifteen hundred Invitations have been
issued.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
CALL To ARMY DUTY
GOES TO MEN TODAY
Notices to 279 in District to Report
to Be Sent.

Notices will 80 out today to 30 men
in the District to report for service
in the National Army.
These men will comprise the first
quota of 3 per cent registered and GER
titled as physically fit and not subject
to exemption.
The allotment by exemption districts
is as follows No. /. q; No. 2. %; No.
3. "a; No. 4. "a; No. 5, 27: No. 6. 81; No.
:. II; No. s, 81; No. .. %; No. 10, 2S;
No. II. H.
In addition to this number. which is
based upon a full quota of 929 men
from the District, each exemption
board Will have to certify five extra
men who will be subject to service
and will only be released when the
troops are entrained.-
The men summoned will be sent to
the cantonment camp at Fort Meade.
Admiral. Md, September 5. but they
will be subject to military laws and
drilled in the District after they have
received their notice to report.
No decision has been given by the
appellate board on policemen and fire.
men of the District summoned in the
draft who have not claimed exemp-
ton. There are more than forty of
these employees.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
Find Stacks of Dynamite
In Raid on Black Hand

Cniontown, Pa, Aug. H.-Surround-
ing house at Puritan, this county,
where it was suspected a Black Hand
organization which has terrorized resi-
dents Of Fayette county for many
months resided, county detectives ard
four State troopers, with drawn le-
volvers, forced an entrance, arrested
six men. all foreigners. and confiscated
l5O sticks Of dynamite, 100 dynamite
caps and a dozen revolvers.
The arrests followed the execution OF
2 dsrcand for S,5C0 made upon Frank
Julian. a coal and coke operator Of
PUTitaE
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
WORLD AWAITS
PEACEDECISION
Nations Look to President
Before Answering Pope
Benedict's Plea.

The whole world waits to hear the
word of Woodrow Wilson on peace.
The entente nations have already ac-
knOwledged the receipt of Pope Bene-
diets plea. They have promised that
full answers will soon be sent to the
Vatican. They will not make these
answers until they hear what the
United States will say.
AS things stand the entente nations
will probably all reply that the time
is not yet ripe for the Pope's efforts,
well intentioned and worthy as they
will be called.
But this attitude may be changed
either by the statement of President
Wilson or by the lack of developments
on the battlefield.
Haven't Acknowledge Receipt.
The United States has not yet ac-
knowledged the receipt of the note.
When the answer is framed-by Pres
ident Wilson-it will be shown to the
allies. But no jot or title of it will
be changed by allied suggestions. The
United States will so it alone in this
respect. The allies may model their
replies on the answer of the United
States. The United States will let its
answer stand.
Admittedly the resumption OF ac-
tive fighting on both sides of the Flan-
ders front has stiffened both entente
and Teuton powers against peace talk.
The entente press has revealed clearly
that it believes the beginning of the
end has arrived. The Teuton press be-
lieves the Kaiser's armies will this
time prove conCluSively that they can
not be showed back.
But the condition under which the
Pope's peace note was written was q
condition of deadlock. Diplomats here
believe that it may soon recur. II no
wide break in the German lines is ef-
fective before fall. it is admitted that
the Pope's terms must be considered
Hence anxiety is not only keen, but
frank, among the allies to see how
Pope Benedict's plea will be answered
by President Wilson. the man whose
doctrines it most closely resembles.
VIII Gunge Fighting.
1t Is believed here that the impor-
tance of the Flanders fighting may
soon be accurately gagged. AS soon
as it is, perhaps before, President
Wilson will make his reply For the
first time Secretary Lansing yesterday
consented to be questioned about the
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
BY ]. HAMILTON LEWIS,
United States Senator from Illinois.

l want to confess that l am the
Senator referred to in the public press
who has insisted constantly that the
Congress should adjourn and each
Congressman go to his district and
each Senator to his State to tell the
people of the actual condition of the
country, the details of what the war
is about and why America Is IN it,
and awaken our citizens TO a realIza
tiOn Of the dangers the government is
in from internal revolt caused by ig-
norance or misinformation, and the
peril that confronts us from abroad.
l cannot agree with the statements
given by certain Senators that an ad-
jOurnment of Congress cannot be had.
l Informed the President on my off,
cial visit to him on this subject that
If he would defer pressing any other
legislation than the then food control
bill, now a law, and the war revenue
bill, could assure him that the Sena-
tors would take the adjournment be-
tween September 1 and g.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
VIII GuaEe Fighting.
CLAIMS ACCEPTANCE
Of 4 PEACE POINTS
Pope's Spokesman Surprises Europe
with Statement.


Rome, Aug. 21.-Pope Benedict's 5
spokesman. Cardinal Gasparri secre-
tary of state of the Vatican, surprised
Europe today by stating that the five
chief belligerents already have SUBJ
scTibed to four fundamental principles
upon which peace must be based. II
there is foundation in fact for this
statement, the public in the belliger-
ent nations mentioned by the cardinal
England, France, Russia, Germay
and Austria-has not been taken into
the confidence of the respective gov
ernments.
After reflection close students ot of
fetal utterances on peace agreed that
there are indeed at least four princi-
Tles which each of the belligerents in
question has openly and officially ia
dorsed. These are:
!. The principle of nationalities
2. The freedom of the seas.
3. Disavowal of war for conquest" "
4. A league of nations TO insure per-
manent peace.
Cardinal Gasparri referred to Presi-
dent Wilson's peace message of last
December as containing all the funda-
mental stipulations for proper
peace
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
HOG MARKET SCARS
TO NEW HIGH LEVEL
Sell at $40 a Hundredweight on
Chicago Market.
(By the International News Service

(By the International News Service.) }
Chicago, Aug. 21.-IIogs and sheep
gave Chicago and the nation a dis
agreeab BILE shock today. Hogs went
to new high price at the stock yards,
light butchers selling at $50 hundred
weight. Only one sale of hogs was
received at the $40 figure, but market
experts regard it as we'll below
the price that will be set be-
fore the new hog shipping season
opens "A month hence. The high
price is attributed to the unusual
between-seasons shortage of animals
Canadian buyers seized most of the
early surplus, leaving America in
sufficiently supplied for its own needs
until fall There has been a striking
shortage of swine since January J.,
the run since that date in the Chicago
market being 4,S9O.00O, as against
5, ,ooo for the corresponding months
of 1916.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
wilson Orders
SURVEY OF FOOD
Complete Inventory of Ma,
ton S larder to Begin IN
Few Weeks.

A survey Of the nations food and
I feed supply has been ordered by
President Wilson. The survey TO be
conducted at once by the Department
of Agriculture contemplates a thor
ough canvass of stocks on farms. in
factories, storage houses and shops,
and in the hands of consumers. In
prosecuting the gigantic task. design
ed for the benefit of the President and
Congress in any future action that
may be necessary in working out the
food problem, both actual inventories
and estimates will be employed.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston in
an authorized statement last night said
that the survey would be the most
complete inventory of the nation s
! laTder ever undertaken and would be
completed within three or four weeks.
Actual work will begin August 81.
Estimates of food and feed products
! on farms will be made for the entire
: country by the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates through 5000 trained cooper
ating agents in the field. Nearly 100
items on which statistics are to be
gathered include grains and seeds.
grain-food products dried fruits and
nuts, vegetable fats, sugar. sirups:
starch, meat and meat products, food
products preserved in tin and other
containers, dairy and related products.
fish and feeds.
Complete Reports Monthly.
The plans of the government con-
template making Immediately quick
survey of the holdings at the present
time Of approximately eighteen of the
more important staple products and
most needed table necessities. This
is to be followed by complete monthly
reports on such products and the MAX
ing of a final survey after crops have
/ been harvested
The survey will be far-rcaching in
every way. extending even TO IN,
shelves of the family pantry. 1t is in
; tended to cover food supplies of all
kinds, the investigation taking III
farms, factories, retail shops, COM
mercial stores and warehouses. The
chief agencies directing the job will
( be the bureau of markets, bureau of
crops estimates. bureau of chemistry
( and the States relations service OF
the Department of Agriculture. The
! investigation is 10 be prosecuted with
funds appropriated in the recently
enacted food production bill.
Wholesale. johbing. storage. manu-
featuring and other commercial estah-
ishments will be requested TO submit
without delay statements of the exact
amounts of supplies held by them.
Field agents Of the department have
been supplied with comprehensive
lists of concerns which come within
the scope of the inquiry.
Secretary Houston explained that
estimates of the amounts of food
consumed by American housewives
are to be Comrilcd after a careful
canvass of large numbers of represen-
tative families both in the country
aud IN the cities. The study of fam
lilies. he said. will be concerned even
more with the current consumption
per month than with tho actual stock
of food supplies on hand.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
Memphis Oficisls Quit
Under Custer Attack

Memphis. Tenn. Aug. 2l.-T. c. Ash
croft, mayor of Memphis, who faced
an custer SUIT Thursday, resigned this
afternoon.
Harry H. Littey, was elected as his
successor by the city commission.
W. H. Hayes. chief of police, also
facing trial, resigned with the mayor.
James p Quinlan was elected his
successor.
The bill charged the mayor with
failing to enforce the prohibition
laws and with tolerating vice and
crime.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
NINE. DA GAMA'S SON
DIVORCED BY WIFE
Mother Given Custody of Daughter
and Alimony.
CBy the international News Service.

tBy the international news Seryice.) J
New York, Aug. H.-Mrs. Elsie NJ.
Holmes Folck was today granted a
final decree of divorce from Morris
Roderick Volck. son Of Nine Da
Cana, wife of the Brazilian Ambas-
sador.
Mrs. Volck is given the custody o the
couples 4-year-old daughter and al
lowed 800 a month alimony.
The domestic troubles of the couple
began June, 1915, when Mrs Volck and
her little girl were barricadcd in their
apartments on East Sixty-efghth
street. On that occasion, after her
telephone was cut off, she dropped a
note out of the window. 1t found its
way to her attorney, Edmund l..
Mooney, who secured a writ of habeas
corpus that had the effect of causing
her husband to liberate her. Then she
began her divorce suit.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
Bird Love" Nipned;
Taken from Their Nest

st. Louis. Aug. I.-Fol!owing their
announcement that our love is Goo
%iven. like the birds" Guy Harris
Robertson. wealthy Jackson CTenn)
merchant, and Mrs. Bess Chester
Marshall. society leader of Nashville.
Tenn, have disappeared from tho
city.
The birds" left their respeCtive
wife and husband. who trailed them
here and had them arrested in a room
at the Terminal Hotel.
But Robertson had not registered
and Federal officials said they had no
case against them. After spending
tho night in Jail the pair were re-
leased.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
WILL LEAVE FOR FRANCE.

Albany, n. Y, Aug. 21.-Herbert
Parsons, New York lawyer and MEM
Der of the Executive Committee of
the Republican National Committee,
has accepted a commission as major
in the aviation corps and will leave
soon for France according to an an
nouncement.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
TEUT0NS CRUMPLE UNDER
ALLY FORCES Iron GRIP"
Central Powers Squeezed on Every Side.
5000 Prisoners Taken on Italian and Yer
dun Fronts-Peace Talk Snuffed Out
CBy International New. seryIce)

London. August 2l-Sowy. but with unrelentng ediness
the allies big squeeze contracted iron hold upon the central
powers today On the IsOnzo, before Vdun Flanders Lens
front of ST. Quentin evehere-Teuton down de-
feat either before renewed whnwind charges yan costly
counter-husts Up this evening the Italians had taken
than 10000 prisoners their great drive Five thousand had been
counted by the French Verdun. On both fronts the still
incomplete and Cadona Petains men are still going strong
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
Dead Manager Edison's Friend.

PhiIadeIphia. Aug. 2l.-Jos!ah ".
Dyer, veteran telegraph manager. who
numbered Thomas A. Edison among
his pupils, died to-day.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22
Second DRAFT
SLATED JAN. |
approximately 100000 to
Be Called In Next
Increment.

January l has been tentatively
set for the second draft: the num-
Der of men to be called will be ap-
proximately 100000.
This fact learned in War Depart
ment circles yesterday in sufficient
answer to the question: What will
President Wilson reply to the Pope's
peace proposals?
Every energy of the government
is being devoted to making power
full and successful war rather than
to an academic discussion of peace
at this time.
While already discussing the sec
ond draft-and thereby indicating
that not only another winter, but
another summer of the war is ex-
pected. the government has as yet
made no move toward preparing s
for more conscripts.
Transportation Problems Cited.
With an army of more than 1.2OO,-
900 assured. it is devOting its en-
tire attention to transporting the
men already enrolled or drafted to
France rather than attempting to
increase the number under arms.
Transportation problems are be-
ing met with much success, it was
definitely learned today. with so
much success, in fact, that after a
certain period. the length OF which
must remain secret, there will be a
constant and uninterrupted flow Of
American troops and supplies over
seas.
ETnuipp,apt Drob1ap,g noya +a1-.p
on another aspect, however. The
army experienced difficulty in out
fitting even the National Guard
when IT was drafted into Federal
service and the coming in of the
draft forces will drain the last uni.
form and rifle. Indeed, the prospect
today was that there will not be
sufficient materials on hand Octo-
Der 3, when the last increment of
the COnscripted force is brought to
the colors. to properly outfit and
equip them. Many men may be
forced to drill in civilian attire, or
makeshift uniforms for several
months.
Before the second draft can be Off
cered the men who go into the Reserve
Officers Training Camps on August
p will have to be trained and COM
missioned. That will take until De-
Cember.
To Use Guard Camps.
The War Department is considering
turning the National Guard camps in
the South into draft army camps if
necessary, but nothing definite has yet
been accomplished on this line. In
order to enCamp a draft army there
it will be necessary to supply vast
amounts of tentage. or to build addi-
tional wooden environments. The Ma
tional Guard will camp under canvas
in the South. but it will take its tents
with it to France.
Americas problem has resolved itself
not into one of getting men or in get
ting them across the ocean, but in
equipping them.
The quartermaster's department, CO.
operating with the various war and
supply boards, is securing the market
for the needed materials, but they
are not coming in as fast as might
be desired.
The American army will have to
depend on the French artillery sup
ply for probably nine months, per-
CONTINUED on PAGE THREE.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-22

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-29
ART PHILLIPS PUTS MUSTARD
INTO ALL OF HIS C0L0RINGS

Art Phillips. scenic artist for The
Raymond Teal company. with an eve
singly for all that is artistic and beau
tiful spends much of his leisure time
looking for new ideas Strange, as it
may seem. he spends that time prom
enadinC up and down the shopping dis
trict between the hours OF two and four
in the afternoon when all the wen
dressed women are also on parade For
some time he has been raVing over
mustard colOred gowns So much so in
fact that he recently purchased a mus
tard colored suit for himself. This,
however. did not end his rawlings. He
has even worked mustard color effects
into his scenery. and his latest crsa-
tion. which viii be used as a stage
setting for the play to be produced at
the Crawford this evening. entitled.
Take Your Medicine has 50 much
mustard in IL that there Is little room
for anything else. Indeed his mustard
colored rawlings have gone so far that
ne has recently suggested 10 AR Craw-
ford to redecorate the theater- in mus
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-29
NINE. PETROVA IN
SECRET Of EVE"
This Brilliant Star in Print.
tive Attire at Unique
Tomorrow.

Nine. Petrova's rarest ART as a screen
star stands forth IN this most attrac-
tive of her productions. The Secret Of
Eve" 10 be seen tomorrow ~ tine
Unique. This is play that viii appeal
L. every woman. Ana thereby it viii
appeal to the men. who viii 20 along
with the women folks. If for no other
reason than 10 study something that
attracts the opposite sex.
But in going To see The Secret OF
Eve" the men viii get "a bis Jolt that
viii set them 10 thinking d whole lot
and talking about the play The rea-
son for this Is that The Secret OF
Eve" is a splendid portrayal of the
spirit Of self-sacrifice that exists i'm
every WOman-the spirit that makes
true sweetheart. a wife. q mother.
This world old theme which has
Travelled through life since The be-
shining OF humanity. is exceptionally
well handled in the Petrova play. First
il shows mothers self sacrifice, then
the self sacrifice OF a daughter. And ir
that spirit Of self sacrifice is the spirit
that was created with Eve.
1t takes woman like P-trOva to
PUT these points over on the screen
TO bring them ont simply and power
fully. and this IS what she does in
The Secret Of Eve. '-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-29
MRS. RAWLINGS
REFUSES OFFER
Announces, After Meeting
With Women Friends, to
Continue Independent.

Mrs. J. A Rawlings announced
Thursday she would refuse the offer
Of a place on the Democratic ticket
for the school board reported to have
been offered 10 her by the Kelly
crowd"
She came 10 this decision after
meeting Of the representatives Of Va
rious women's organizations held at
her home Thursday At this meeting
q vote Of thanks was given TO the
Democrats for their approval. but the
women decided that Mrs. Rawlings
must rim as an independent as she
had begun.
Ditch y. VI. Filler. Report
Reports are current that the Ne-it
crowd intend 10 ditch + NJ Filler.
whom they nominated at n convention
Tuesday night. because ne had at some
time. il was said. voted the Eepup-
lican ticket and that Mrs Rawlings
was to take his place
Mr. Filler came out with the ilat
declaration Wednesday he was neither
Democrat or Republican. out voted as
he pleased This was taken as a slsa
by political prophets that the Kelly
crowd who devoted most Of their
time at the convention Tuesday night
in speaking OF keeping loyal to the
party. and Of backing nobody but Dem
ocrats. but VINO nominated Filler,
would now desert him