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The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
SOCIALISTS SPLIT
Leading Members Issue Pro.
War Manifesto.

(By the International News ServIce.D
New York. March 23.-The Socialist
party was split asunder today when a
group OF its most prominent members
Issued a pro-war manifesto. Those
participating in this open revolt
against the peace at any price" decla-
ration recently issued by the Socialist
Charles Edward Russell. Charlotte
Perkins Gilman. J. G. Phelps Stokes.
Upton Sinclair, William English Wall
ing. William J. Ghent, Leroy Scott.
Walter e. Kruesi, Charlotte Kimball
Kruesi and William L. Stoddard.
Although still avowing themselves
Socialists, they acknowledged they had
laid themselves open to expulsion from
the party. Local Socialist officials.
however, including Morris HiIlquit
and Edward F. Cassidy. said il was
not likely the distinguished dissenters
would be punished so severely.
The manifesto OF the war wing con-
tained these passages:
I'VE abhor bloodshed, but We see clear
ly that blood had better be shed than
saved by cowardice to decay in bondage
One cannot keep peace longer than ones
neighbors will permit. We would sacri-
fee peace rather than submit to inva-
sion OF such liberties as We already have.
imperfect though they be.
The former position of the United
States as the hermit of the Western
Hemisphere is no longer tenable. Our
country belongs to a family of nations
and must assume its share OF responsible
ity for the maintenance OF Just inter-
national relations.
III a nation runs amuck It must be
overcome by the superior force of united
action"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
BIGAMy CHARGED
Police Hunt Husband of D. c,
Girl I'll with Fever.

William Douglas Crawford, % years
old. fascinating youth OF Martinsburg.
w. Va. and Washington. is being sought
the country over to come back and face
his young Martinsburg wife and his
young Washington wife. an angry
Baptist minister at Rockville whom he
trapped into performing both marriages,
the grand jury and States attorney at
Rockville, and his broken-hearted
mother.
His first wife, Emily A. Bishop. the
daughter Of a woolen mill owner in
Martinsburg, married him in 1872 when
she was only JIG. ... . -.'--'AA - =
His second wife. Marie Thelma Nc
Elhone, IS years old, daughter of the late
Philip McElhone, who was a personal
friend of President Mckinley. and whose
mother is now secretary to a United
States Senator. ran of to Rockville with
him last December q. and was married
by the same minister who had married
Crawford the first time.
Ill at Home Here.
He deserted her two days later. and
now she Is Ill at her home in the Cordova
apartments with scarlet fever Her
mother, who is a devout Roman Cath
olic, Is heartbroken over the affair and
over the prospect of a divorce for her
daughter.
The minister who performed both cere-
monies is Rev. S. r. White, a retired
Baptist minister of Rockville. Crawford
persuaded him that he had been divorced
from his first wife.
William Douglas Crawford, or Robert
Douglas Crawford as he was known at
the second marriage, is the son of the
late William Douglas Crawford, OF Mar
tinsburg. He has lived in Washington
frequently. His mother lived at the
Toronto apartments for several years.
He has a sister who is said TO be on the
stage. His mother is now living in Dan
Vile, Va.
Il brought the action" said Mrs.
McElhone last night, "at the advice Of
my friends and to protect my own lit
tie girl from criticism" Mrs Nc
Elhone has been in constant atten-
dance at the bedside Of her daughter
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The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
KAISER DRIVEN
TOWARD. BERLIN
French Advance But Are
Wary Of Won Hindenberg
Strategy on Lille.

London. March 23.-what looks like a
general engagement in the open Is be-
ginning about st. Quentin and La Fere.
where the German retreat in France has
paused. French troops are on the Of
fensiye, attacking the German positions,
while the British are also facing strong
resistance but are steadily coming up.
Fighting every inch of the way. the
French made much progress today and
are now almost in the outskirts Of the
two cities. The French war office an
nounced tonight that the Germans have
diverted the waters of the Oise into La
Fere and that the city is flooded. This
indicates strongly that the Germans in
tend to retire to the high ground some
five miles beyond La Fere,
Though the French pushed ahead all
along their part OF the front. their most
notable progress was made in a brilliant
attack on a wide front within only a
pushed back the Germans-though the
latter resisted stubbornly-from more
than a mile to more than two miles deep.
French Cross Canal.
There was hard fghting in this region
dlonS the eastern bank or the Somme-
Crozat Canal most OF the day. The
French had crossed the canal on either
side of st. Simon. not quite midway be-
tween st. Quentin and LaFere. A Ger
man report says they were repulsed with
the loss OF go prisoners. machine guns
and carts. but the French rallied and
drove the Germans far from their dig
inal positions.
French troops about Lafere have also
gone ahead. gaining the heights north
of the Disc, which overlook the valley
and the city of Lafere itself They are
now within easy gun range OF the forts
of Vendoul and Lieze. 1t is from this
region that the Germans evidently intend
withdrawing to the Mesieres- Ribemont
line on higher ground.
South Of the Disc the French threw
more troops across the Anette. pushing
them out toward the fringes Of the for
est of st. Gobain, a position of tremen-
dous strength which they will be able
to take only at great cost
The whole question at present appears
to be whether the allies can move their
heavy artillery fast enough SO as to strike
smashing blow at the Germans before
the latter can effectively organize their
position. Military critics in Paris and
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The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
AGREEMENT REACHED
ON PAY OF TRAINMEN
Brotherhood Heads and Managers
Ready to Apply Law.
(RH the International NeMa SerHics

(By the International News Service.)
New York, March 3.-At the close OF
the conference today between the broth
erhood chiefs and the railway managers.
it was announced that a tentative agree
ment had been reached for application of
the Adamson act.
Elisha Lee, chairman of the National
Conference Committee Of the Railways,
said they had agreed on a tentative ba-
sis, covering the greater part of the wage
schedules so that the increased wages
accruing since January l may be paid
employees quickly.
"A number of minor points are still to
be decided he said. And a further con-
ference will be held some time in April.
If any differences arise as to the applica-
ton of the law they viii be referred to a
joint board of eight, four to be appointed
by the National Conference Committee OF
the Railways and four by the brother
hoods"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
BRITAIN WIDENS Zone
OF AMT" -"SUB" ACTION
Dangerous Area in North Sea Widened,
u. S. IsTold.

Great Britain has widened her zone of
danger" in the North Sea in order to in
tensify the warfare against German sub
marines and to render even greater the
difficulties OF further escapes to the high
seas by German commerce raiders of the
Moewe type
Under the new orders, which become
effective April l, the dangeoous area will
comprise all the waters except the terri
tortal waters OF Holland and Denmark,
included in an irregular-shaped arc ex-
tending from three miles from the coast
OF Jutland southwark and westward, and
then bending eastward to a point close
to the southeasterly extremity of Hol-
land.
The announcement OF the extended zone
OF anti-submarine activity was communI-
Gated to Ambassador Page by the foreign
Office yesterday
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
czAR'S FAMILY
HELD AT PALACE
Former Gar Interned at Tsar.
skoe-Selo-Five Children
Have Measels.
Special Gable to Tho Washington Herald.

Special Gable TO The Washington Herald.
Tsarskoe-Selo, Russia, March q (via
London). March 2S.-on his arrival here
today in the custody of four members of
the Duma, Nicholas Romanoff. the de-
posed emperor, was turned over immedi-
ately to the Tsarskoe-Selo commander and
taken TO the Alexandrovsky Palace, where
the former Empress Alexandra already
was interned.
The special train carrying the former
ruler arrived at l 80 o'clock on the branch
line outside Alexandrovsky Park. On
leaving the train Nicholas entered an au-
tomobtle accompanied by his adjutant
Prince Dolgoroukof, the only courtier OF
the first rank who accompanied him, and
by the four Duma commissioners. They
were driven to the palace.
Nicholas was met at the door in the left
wing OF the palace by>Count Benkendorff,
who was his marshal OF the court, and is
now under arrest. The former ruler held
himself erect, looking calm and indiffer-
ent, although he stepped from the auto
mobile with nervous haste.
Battalion at Depot.
battalion of the First Rifle Guard
Regiment was at the railroad depot.
The commander at Tsarskoe-Selo is Col.
hoouillnsky, formerly commander of the
Petrogradsky Regiment. stationed in
peace time at Warsaw. To him the
Duma commissioners announced: ,"Our
mission OF handing over the emperor is
finished. We now go to Petrograd to an
nounce this fact to the Duma"
An astonishing circumstance, In view
of the attitude OF Nicholas toward the
population of Tsarskoe-Selo:~ which lived
entirely upon imperial favor. was the
lack of public interest
In regard to the conditions under which
Nicholas was being held in the palace
officers declared they knew nothing Con-
cerning Alexandra and the other MEM
bers of the family the following infor-
nation was given: All the five children
are in bed with the measles. for which
reason Alexandra has not been outside
the palace walls for two days. So far
as is known no order has been issued
preventing her from walking about the
grounds.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
Girls Togs May Cling,
But Scion Would See

Chicago. March 3.-Chicago beauties
will not wear the clinging Jersey net
costumes this summer. and will not par
ade the beach, minus stockings, IL a della
cation OF Chicago club women have their
way.
There is no buoyancy in Jersey ma
teTial when it Is wet" Mrs. E. Fl. Smith,
committee today. 1T clings SO closely
that a girl might as well be wearing
tights"
Alderman Cullerton, who has been in
the council 45 years. thought no hasty
action should be taken until the beaches
open for the summer and the aldermen
get chance to see for themselves.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
GIRLS CORPSE FOUND;
MOB THREATENS FARMER
Disclosures by Victims Mother Leads
to Young Mans Arrest.
he Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Dalton, Texas, March 3-Highly excit-
ed citizens from the vicinity Of Midway.
near here, thronged the streets today,
threatening Will Porter, 26. a farmer, ar
rested following the finding of the body
of Miss Elma Staley. 20, in the Loon
River. The girls feet were bound to-
gether with baIing wire and wire also
had been used in fastening together a
veil which was tightly wound about her
head and face. There were bruises on
the head and body.
Miss Staley had been missing nine days
The body evidently had been in the
water only half that time. 1t was found
by boys who were fishing. Disclosures
made to Sheriff Smith by her mother
were responsible for Porter's arrest
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
WILL CARRY TROOPS
FOR u. S. At COST
American Railways Pledge Service to
Government if War Comes.
(By the International News SeryIc

IBy the international News Service }
New York. March 3.-American rail-
roads. in the event OF war, will transport
troops and supplies for the government
at cost. This decision was reached here
today in which nineteen managers rep
resenting two hundred American rail-
roads took part.
The managers also prepared estimates
OF the number OF troops they could move
within twenty-four hours from given
points and the amount OF supplies and
munitions that could be transported.
Demands for an increase in freigh.
rates. particularly soft coal were formu-
lated by the managers, who claim that
soft coal is now bringing higher prices
than ever before and an increase in
freight rates on it would not work q
hardship.
Schedules of hours and pay for all
members OF the railroad brotherhoods.
in compliance with the eight-hour agree
ment reached last Saturday. will be COM
pleted today. The brotherhood heads
will leave tonight and will return thirty
days hence to meet the managers and
discuss the practicability Of the schedules.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
MOVIE GIRL GETS $1,000.

New York, March 23-Anna Kearney,
II years old. of 461 Avenue U, Brooklyn,
was given 5000 damages by a jury in
Justice Garretsons part of the Kings
County Supreme Court yesterday against
the Vitagraph Company of America.
She charged that while taking part
in the film, The Battle Cry of Peace, -
at the company's plant in Brooklyn, in
June, 1915, as she was running through
a doorway. a bomb exploded, burning
her severely on head, neck and body.
She also said she suffered Internal in
juries and has had chronic neurasthenia
ever since
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
Massachusetts Pledges
Million War Support

Cow Samuel Mccall. of Massachu-
setts, called at the White House last
night and pledged to President Will
son the resources Of his State in sup
port of the government in the ma
tion's crisis.
Gov Mccall told the President that
the Massachusetts legislature already
had appropriated s1.o0o.o0o to put the
State in readiness for wars emergen-
cies and stood ready to spend more
to strengthen the country's prepared
ness to meet any eventuality.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
FLYER UNDRESsEs HIM

Bristol, Pa. March 23.-Wllliam Gagg,
Of Morrisville. car inspector Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad yards In West Nor
risville. narrowly escaped death wednes-
day night when he was caught midway
of the bridge crossing Pennsylvania ave-
nue, at Morrisville, by the Southern ex-
press No. 243.
Gagg walked over the bridge for a
short cut, and when he saw the train
laundering down the rails he dropped
down over the edge. clinging to a beam.
The suction OF the train drew in Gagg's
coat, which was ripped from his back,
but he escaped unscathed
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
FIRE SWEEPS PAINT PLANT.

Cincinnati. Ohio, March 2s.-Fire which
broke out in the Richmond Brothers
Paint and Varnish Companys shop here
late this afternoon destroyed that build
Ing, threatened the Commercial Tribune
Building and the rest of the block.
Exploding varnish imperilled the lives
of many employees in the varnish store.
but it is believed all escaped.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
WARNS BRITAIN OF PANIC.

London, March Astounding a strong
warning against panic, which he said,
would bring on disaster, Charles Bathurst
told the House of Commons today that
patience will see the nation through"
He asserted that suffering among the
poor in England, due to the food short
age, was not as great as in the other
belligerent countries.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
NAVY ROCKIES" DECLINED

New York, March 23-Josephus Daniels,
Secretary Of the Navy. Is no favorite
with at least thirty women in New York
today Secretary Daniels failed to issue
orders to the recruiting station here to
accept women for naval service after
stories emanated from Washington to
the effect that the Navy Department
sought the aid of women.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
FRENCH BATTLESHP SUNK

Berlin (via Sayville wireless), March q
by the destruction of a French bat
tleship of the Danton type, the warship
losses of our enemies, excluding AUXILIARY
vessels, have reached. in round figures
$4,000 TONS" the Overseas News Agency
announced today.
This equals the combined tonnage of
Russia and Japan at the beginning Of the
war. and was only 5000 tons Inferior to
the United States navy. which was the
third largest at the outbreak of the war. {"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
GERMANY REDUCES RATION

Amsterdam. March 23-owing to the
scarcity of wheat. the German bread
rations will be reduced one-fourth, be-
ginning April Is, according to Berlin ad-
vices.
so grams weekly. There will be no change
in the potato ration which is five pounds
weekly. With the reduction Of the bread
rations the German government hopes to
provide the people until the next harvest
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
900 SALVATION ARMY
BARRACKS FOR u. S.
Commander: Evangeline Booth Offers
Quarters for Recruiting.
CBy the International News Service

(By the INTERNATIONAL News Service.) }
New York. March 23-Commander
Evangeline Booth today offered 900
Salvation Army barracks to the War
and Navy Departments for recruiting
stations. They are located in large
cities from coast to coast Two of the
organizations officers left tonight for
Washington to discuss the matter with
Secretary Baker and Secretary Dan
iels.
The Salvation Army's 12S industrial
homes, and more than a hundred hos
pitfalls in its control will be placed at
the governments disposal They can
be used as hospitals.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
MURGUIA BoRRoWs $4,000

FL Paso, Texas. March 23.-General
Francisco Murguia, commander of the
Carranza forces in the state OF Chihua-
hua, has levied a loan" of $4,000 on
merchants Of Chihuahua City, according
to arrivals from there today.
The Carranza troops have not been
paid for weeks and this method of OBJ
tanning money with which to pay them
was adopted to prevent a threatened re-
volt.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
296 FRENCH LOSE LIVES
WHEN DANTON IS SUNK
Paris Admits Torpedoing of Battleship
On March Io.

Paris. March 2S.-The French admiralty
tonight announced the destruction by a
torpedo in the Mediterranean on March
l9 OF the battleship Danton. with a loss
of 296 men. Eight hundred and sixty men
were saved by a torpedo boat destroyer
and patrol boats. The patrol boat, the
Massue. attacked the U-boat, the state
ment says. The submarine disappeared.
The German admiralty on March % an
nounced the sinking of the Danton. a
battleship of 1S,O00 tons. She was COM
missioned in 1909
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
1900 Russ Convicts
Freed by Uprising

Petrograd, March 25.-Seventeen
thousand criminals formerly imprison-
ed in the prison at Khorson, over
whelmed the prison guards on the first
day of the revolt, il became known
today and set free 500 other prisoners
held in another wing.
All these men are still at large. No
serious trouble has been reported.
however.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
WAR MEASURES RUSHED.

Augusta, Me-, March 23-Three war
measures were rushed through the House
today.
Collectively, they provide for a term
of several years imprisonment for tn-
lawful or malicious trespass upon public
properties or injury to public property
or mills Of machinery or poisoning OF
public or private water woriA
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
10000 R. R. TICKETS FORGED.

Hartford. Conn. March 23.-Following
the arrest Of Frank Osborn. a conductor
Of the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad, and three other employees
of the line, 5000 forged tickets have
been recovered, according TO a statement
issued at the States attorneys ofice
here.
More arrests are expected.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
BRITAIN CONTROLS SHIPS

Londan, March 23.-Virtually every ton
of British shipping is now under the con-
troll Of the government.
The shipping controller has included in
his management at fixed rates all Elmer
tonnage" engaged in Australian, South
American and South African trade.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
IOWA BACKS WAR TRAINING.

that a state Of war already exists be-
tween the United States and Germany,
and asserting that it is a struggle be-
tween democracy and desponsm, the Iowa
State Senate by unanimous vote adopted
today a concurrent resolution by Senator
Fraley, calling upon the Iowa Senators
and Congressman to aid in passing at
once a bill for general military training.
There was no debate. Senator Fraley
saving the resolution spoke for itself
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
Jail Cell "Barred Zone"
Parts Wilson and Kaiser

Aniston. Ala. March "a barred
zone" separates Woodrow Wilson from
the Kaiser" at the Calhoun County
Jail
The grand jury returned true bills
against woodrow Wilson, charged with
stealing a COW and against Jesse Kaiser,
charged with perjury.
Woodrow Is a negro, and Kaiser is q
white man
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
FOUR CHILDREN DIE IN FIRE,

Saginaw, Mich, March 9.-Four chill
dren were burned to death early today
in fire which destroyed the farmhouse
Of William Hartstein, near Merrill, Sag
inaw county. Mr.. and Mrs. Hartstein
and two children escaped
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
GERMAN CLUB WRECKED

st. Louis, Mo-, March 23.-Unidentifed
peeons broke into the Socialer Saenger-
chora, German club here, early today,
slashed to pieces a large picture of the
German Kaiser, destroyed emblems and
large silk German flag and wrecked
the furniture
The damage Is estimated at 300.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
UNIONS GOT $4,000
TO STAY ON THE JOB
Contractors Say Labor Heads We're
Creased" to Prevent Strike.

(By the International News Service.)
Cleveland. Ohio. March 23-The Cuya-
hoga grand jury, late today, was told
by nineteen building contractors that
$4,000 in graft was paid to prevent strikes
on bridges in the course of construction.
prior to the lockout OF 10000 men by the
building trades employers association.
. 1t was testified Jacob Babin, builder
of the New Olmsted Hotel, paid g, 900 in
weekly installments to insure continuous
work on the hotel. Union men say the
stories are untrue
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24

Quickest Service To- Baltimore.
Every Hour on the Hour. Baltimore
and Ohio. Sl.75 round trip. Saturdays
and Sunday& st-k9
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
George W. Stead, Of Chester, Pa, Jeopardized
in Fresh U-Boat Attack on Nor
wegian Vessel.
u. S. CONSULS FILE REPORTS
President Will Delay Final War Move Until
Congress Meets in Extra Session.
Resources Mobilized
Resources Modified.

One American life pardzed the German submarine
thursday when the Norwegian tanker Mamanser
warning Consul Wesley Frost Queenstown reported the State
parmen last night George w. Stead of Chester the
Mamanser when she sunk. Consul FrOst report said
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
CYCLONES KILL IS
Two Storms Sweep Indiana.
New Albany Hit.

(By the International News service.)
Chicago. March 24-(saturday)-A
member of the tornado relief commit
tee announced over the long distance
telephone that thirty-hve were known
to be dead In New Albany. Ind, at mid
night. He said the known injured were
100.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
TEXT OF REPORT.

The Norwegian tanker Mamanger" ton from New York for
Avonmouh with explosion SIX miles east
OF Fatnet March o. She remained aoat o'clock in
the evening No losses life warning attempt to
The explosion have been mine The escort One
American George Wilson Stead of Chester engineer aboard"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24

seven American lives lost when the American
sunk by German submarine of the of Holland dispatches
Consul W. Man
last night The Healdson sunk
Consul Mann
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
Daniels shows Plans,

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The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
The Weather.

Rain today, fol-
lowed by clearing
and colder. Sunday
fair; strong winds.
Full report on page
II.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24

Look out. pals. Dwis's School
Days" cartoons are putting teacher
wise to where you really were
that day you reported sick.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-24

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