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Evening star., 1917-05-07
GIVE THANKS TO U. S.
Two Large Meetings in London Com.
memorate Entry Into War.

LONDON, May 7.--America's entry
INTO the war was commemorated again
here today at two large meetings for
united thanksgiving and intercession
under the auspices Of the Worlds
Evangelical Alliance in Queens Hall
AT tne morning meeting the chair
man, Willoughby Fl. Dickinson. mr4H-
her OF parliament for North St. Pancras,
read a message signed by Baron Pol
warth, which was cabled to President
Wilson as an expression of apprecia-
ton of the lofty words in which you
have set before the people OF the
United States the true meaning of the
conflict with the central powers" .
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E. J. Callahan Wins Medal.

Edward J. Callahan. II, won the
medal in the Merrick debate held by
the Philodemic Society of Georgetown
College yesterday evening. Mr.. Gala
han and John ]. Darby. jr., comprised
the Affirmative team, which was VIC
tortous in supporting the proposition
that the proposed treaty with Colombia
should be adopted by the United States.
The negative team consisted of w. St.
John Gardwood and Thomas c. Nee.
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BIG ELECTRICAL SIGN
TO ADVERTISE WAR LOAN
One 200 Feet Long, Largest Ever
Built. to Adorn Busiest Spot
in Western World.

Subscriptions to the liberty loan con-
tinuc in large volume.
The largest electrical sign ever built
soon viii flash an advertisement of the
loan at the busiest spot in the western
world The sign will be more than zoo
feet long, and will be placed at Broad
way and 42d street. New York. Q. J.
Guide of New York today offered TO
erect and maintain the sign without
charge, and his offer was accepted.
Bankers Discuss Loan.
NEW YORK. MAY THE liberty
loan" was the principal topic discussed
today at the opening session of the an
nual spring meeting of the executive
council of the American Bankers AS
sociatien at Briarcliff. \. Y. The meet
ing Will continue for three days.
Bankers from all sections of the
United States. who arrived yesterday
for the meeting. said the loan would
receive the enthusiastic support of the
entire nation as soon as dennlte terms
We're announced.
W p G. Harding, governor of the
federal reserve board, and Frederick A.
Delano of the board We're expected to
arrive today for n conference with the
state bank section of the association.
of which John H, puelicher Of Milwau-
kee is chairman. Mr.. Puelicher said
that his section had been working to
bring the outstanding state banks OF
the country, Of which there are ap
proximately $4,000. under the federal
reserve system.
1t is expected that tomorrow the
council will vote to offer the services
of every member of the American
Banks Association to the government,
particularly in the matter of distribut-
ing the loan.
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BLAST IN MUNITIONS PLANT.
One Man Killed and Others Hurt at
Kingsport, Tenn.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
BRISTOL, Va, May "A terrific ex-
plosion occurred at 8 O'Clock this
morning in the large munitions plant
of the Federal Dyestuff and Chemical
Company, at Kingsport. Tenn. One
man is dead, two others proba bly, are
fatally burned and "A third of the plant
has been demolished.
No statement can be obtained as to
the cause of the explosion. For weeks
the greatest precautions have been
taken 10 protect the plant.
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Soldiers Field" Training Ground

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. MAY - Soldiers.
Field. 80 named when II Was given 10
Harvard University ss Z; memorial TO
Harvard men who served in the clvil
war. Came into use today as the train
lag .ieid for nearly thousand college
students under the direction of French
and United States army officers.
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College Observes Charter Day ]"

NEW YORK. May THE unveflinp
of a statue Of Gen. Alexander Stewart
webb. civil war soldier and president
OF the College of the City of New York
from 1859 TO 1872. and its presentation
20 the college by the alumni featured
the celebration today OF charter day"
II was made the occasion of patriotic
demonstration Of the colleges loyalty
to the country since its establishment
in 1S47
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Leaders to Be Present.

Among distinguished Y w. c. A.
leaders to attend are Miss Mabel Graft
ty. general secretary Of the national
board; Miss Helen A. Davis, executive
of the national boards department OF
field work; Miss Louise Mary Sims. tho
boards secretary for cities; Miss Ella
Schooley financial secretary of tho
hoard and also executive secretary In
charge of the big cafeteria which 10
run in connection with BILLY" Sundays
New York campaign and which is feed
ing between 5000 and 5000 persons
day and Miss Louise Holmquist, the
boards executive of the department Of
method.
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5000 Accepted for Plattsbure.

NEW YORK. May Final. tabula-
ton today of the enrolment lists for
the New York section of the training
camp at Plattsburg for the Officers
reserve Corps is expected to show
total of 5000 men accepted by the en-
rolling army officers from tie thou
sands who have applied
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Italians to Honor Nations Founder.

ROME, May >, via Paris. May =
William Nareoni, a member Of the
Italian mission which win visit me
United States, is taking TO America
with h.m bronze wreath speciaIlv
east TO be placed on the tomb of
George Washington In the name Of
the Italian nation.
Evening star., 1917-05-07
Allies Get Bulk of Canadian Wheat.

WINNIPEG, Man, May 7.-Negotiations
in progress more than week between
grain men, milling and elevator interests.
railroads and government agents have
resulted in an understanding that at
least 80 per cent of all wheat will be sold
to the allied governments or to Canadian
mills, according to a cablegram from the
Winnipeg Grain Exchange Council to the
Royal Grain Commission in London. made
public today.
Evening star., 1917-05-07
NEW DEPARTMENT FACES
BIG PUBLICITY SERVICE
Provost Marshal Generals Office to
Enlighten Public on Conscrip-
tion Measure.

To disseminate as generally as pos
sible and in the briefest practicable time
all information in regard to the appIf-
cation of the selective conscription
measure pending in Congress is the
task that is occupying a large part of
the time Of the provost marshal gen
erals office. Brig. Gen. E. H. erowder,
former judge advocate general has
been designated as provost marshal
general by the War Department, his
offices being in the old post office build
ing at the southwest corner OF 7th and
F streets northwest
The biggest task now faced by the
new department, it was stated today, is
that Of enlightening the people of the
entire country IS quickly as possible in
regard to the provisions of the selec-
tive conscription measure, what is
meant by universal service, and the
method of applying the measure. when
1t shall have become a law. in raising
an army. Nation wide publicity
through the newspapers ana every
other channel in this educational cam
paign has already been started and is
TO continue daily, it was stated today
The provost marshal generals Office
staff has not yet been completed, and
this work is proceeding in conjunction
with the publicity work. The Office is
TO occupy a suite Of about dozen
rooms on the first floor, 18th street side,
of the old building, and it is expected
much additional space VIII be required
under way and the office force has been
organized.
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Americans to Leave constantinople

About sixty Americans were to leave
Constantinople May and 20 consular Of
dcers May 8. according to word from Am
bassado. Elkus today to the effect that
tho order against departure Of men be-
tween eighteen and forty Ave has been
cancelled.
Evening star., 1917-05-07

Tho latest proposal of this kind to
come before the department has been
presented by DIR. Castell, a former line
officer in the Italian army, a medical
man. now in this country on an indie
pendent scientific medical mission
Representing a committee of Italian
societies OF the District of Columb bia.
ne has proposed the creation of Italian
companies, only one OF which is to be
attached to an American regiment.
Such companies would be recruited by
the many Italian on-commissioned
officers now living in the United States
and would be trained under American
instead of Italian methods 1t is said
that 10000 Italians can be quickly re-
cruited in that way.
Italians in the United States, whether
Naturalized Americans or not, have a
peculiar status. Italy recognizes no
eNpatrIation so far as military service
Is concerned. and always has contended
that even Italians who have become
naturalized Americans are subject to
her call for military duty. Italians
here who have failed to respond to the
call to colors are technically subject to
military discipline if they return now
to the Italian army. If law was pass
ed permitting Italian authorities to re-
cruit their nationals here they would
face the same situation, although, as
the United States now is military
ally OF Italy. there is little likelihood
that penalties would be inflicted upon
them
Evening star., 1917-05-07
Printed Forms for Orders.

The scheme employed was to nrf,,t
hundreds of thousands OF forms. to be
attached to orders. stating for which
class of product the order was placed
Thus series of these certificates
traced each finished product through
its component parts, as orders for them
We're placed. back to the source OF the
raw materials. In the case of metal
for example, this record continued back
to the mines. To mark an order "a" or
%" when the purchase was not used
for products of these classes was made
an offense. There were comparatively
few prosecutions, and though some per-
sons may escape, the plan has worked
to the entire satisfaction of the gov
ernment.
The man who takes an order marked
"A" is required, by law, to consider it
a government order for this sort OF
work and to place it ahead of other
orders. Thus the government need only
bother with contracting for the amount
desired of the finished product. and be
assured of speedy action all along the
line in supplying the parts needful to
go into the finished product.
The prohibition of strikes, the speak
er said has not been wholly successful
II was found that labor troubles have
to be met, with an eye to equitable ad-
justment, In war time as in peace time.
Evening star., 1917-05-07
ALIEN VOLUNTEERS
PROBLEM FOR ARMY
Applications to Serve in Ma
tionai Units Furnish Puzzle
for War Department.
DEPENDS ON LEGISLATION

Another OF the difficult problems IN
putting the array OH war footing is
the disposition Of the aliens In the
United states. unuaturalized and still
citizens or subjects of the entente
powers. and who wish TO ngh: under
the United States nag
Applications are pouring into The
War DepaTt tment from such people, act
ing as individuals or through commit
tees. In most cases they seek perms-
sion to join the United States Army in
national un:ts. from companies TO
legions.
The War DEPARTMENT prefers that the
men rctura 10 the countries Of their
origin to serve In their armies, but an
though most os them have seen mill
tary service and are now rcservists,
they insis: upon serving under the
American flag. Were they content 10
enlist a. individuals they might easily
dn SO ty simply, as q preliminary to
enlistment, making a declaration of
intention TO become American citizens
But fer the most part, with little or TO
ESowieige of the British language, and
with strong racial affiliations these
aliens wish 70 serve together IN uEitS
under their own officers. which would
he completely at variance with the
plans of the War Department TO make
the army a homogeneous body, free
from internal JealouSieS and from po-
httca3 influence. which operated TO dis
advantage in the civil and Spanish
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HOW ALLIES SOLVED
INDUSTRIAL PUZZLE
Judge Maurice S. Amos Ex-
plains System Of War time
Production Control.
ALL ORDERS CLASSIFIED

Details OF Great Britain's Industrial
mobilization. and comparison of the
English and French experiences in this
field, were given TO newspaper men by
Judge Maurice S. Amos, member OF the
British mission to this country.
! unique scheme by which private
citizens automatically We're enlisted in
the work of classifying wartime produce
ton, after many other means had proved
too cumbersome. was one of the inter-
csting phases of Judge Amos talk.
Before he took part in the work OF
putting British industry on a wartime
basis Judge Amos visited France. There
he found that all men between eighteen
and fifty had been placed under con-
troll Of the government at the outbreak
of the war BEFORE fighting was in
progress two or three months many OF
these had been brought back and allotted
to factories. where they had been work
ing. ManaGers, as well as Workinsmen,
were assigned in this manner. Recently
the labor wage scales were standard
lied. The government has power TO COM
:.landeer factories, but has not done 50.
IT was found better to leave factories.
other than munitions WORKS, continue
under the system of filling private con-
tracts. This latter experience was tile
same in Great Britain and in France.
Evening star., 1917-05-07

last" II. yiv.anl said. You know IL
w. not because thero was In oat
hearts The desire to conquer.
You VIII come. not - help hraiice'
brt ,c ala Sc cause OF civilization
France, t.eeeing and lighting, WITH
mary destroyed homes and tohos. Eas
held the German food that rev ia go
iug; back Corie 10 France, you !Hrnett-
cans and heip civilization and EpHfts.
" is III. best wa, the only way 10
.nsI.. the peace IL tho world"
.,lIc-c % th!s center few the in.liions
cf tuahe!a Of wheat that MAKE vow,
will nor sey thc "a anary o. the tnttcd
states, but oue cf the grarssies or tas
,ycv-ti.''
Evening star., 1917-05-07
Town of $500 Inhabitants.

"Samara is now a town of perhaps
$500 inhabitants. with few khans
and shops on the opposite bank of the
river. In the center of the town is the
pilgrimage church of the Shiites. and
there is an interesting old quay faced
with burned bricks. Before the out
break OF the war there was a public
carriage service to Bagdad, also an oc-
casional pilgrims steamer.
THE star of Samara came into the
ascendant in the year S34. when the
caliph Motasim bought some territory
in this vicinity. Two years later he
transferred his residence here from
Bagdad because his bodyguard of
Turkish slaves had. by their excesses
and impiety, aroused the hostility of
the people of the capital
Evening star., 1917-05-07

The relations of Americas churches
and such allied religious organizations
as the Young Mems and Young Won-
ems Christian Associations to Amer
icas part in the war is the keynote of
the special meeting of the Federal
Council of the Churches of Christ In
America, which has been called for
this city tonight, tomorrow and We'd
nesday by the administrative and er~
ecutive committees of the council and
in response to overtures from its con-
stituency.
The call was issued by Rev. Dr.
Frank Mason North of New York. the
president of the council and chairman
of its executive committee. Dr. North
is one of the corresponding secretaries
of the board of missions of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church.
Evening star., 1917-05-07
City Left in Sons Care.

Fearful Of antagonizing the popu-
lace and equally afraid to take sides
against his hirelings. Motasim moved
away, leaving the chief city to be gov
erned by his son. This temporizing
measure of the caliph marked the be-
ginning of the downfall OF his dynasty
for the Turkish guards gradually
gained the ascendancy and the nominal
rulers became figureheads and play
things Of the military forces
Eight caliphs ruled from Samara be-
tween 836 and S76. and Of these five suf-
fered violent deaths"
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Four Main Tasks Faced.

The gathering faces four main tasks
to prepare a suitable message for
the hour: TO plan and provide for
works of mercy, exemplified by the Red
Cross; to plan and prepare for the
moral and religious welfare or the
country's armed forces, and TO formu-
late Christian duties relative to con-
serving the economic, social. moral and
spiritual forces of the nation.
DR.. John r. Mott. general secretary OF
the international committee of the y
w. C. A. will head the representation
Of those forces, while five members or
the national board of the Y. w. c. 4
are to be on hand. Other organizations
represented will be the home missions
council the foreign missions conference
of North America, the federation OF the
womens boards of foreign missions OF
the United States. the council of women
for home missions, the American Bible
Society and the World Alliance for Pro-
noting International Friendship through
the Churches.
Today's proceedings are limited 10
meetings tonight of the executive ana
administrative committees All sss-
sions will be held in Calvary Baptist
Church.
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Preliminary Work in Civil Hands.

While the preliminary work of regis
tration of those of military age has
been placed in the hands of the civil
authorities of states and cities, the
work of classifying and tabulating the
information turned in on the registra-
ton cards is to be wholly in the hands
of the provost marshal generals Of
fee. Enumeration and registration are
to be handled by city and county Of
ficials and by the election officials of
the cities, counties and states of the
country as the first step in organizing
the proposed army; then the provost
marshals office is to take up the work,
and from the information furnished on
the cards is to proceed with the draft
ing of the army.
At present the Office has only a linn
tied force, but as rapidly as possible
this force Is TO be enlarged to enable
it to handle with the utmost expedi-
ton the vast numbers of cards to be
turned in as soon as the military bill
becomes a law. 1t is understood in the
office that every facility is TO be af-
forded the provost marshal general in
organizing a capable and efficient staff
and general office force. and that in the
selection of the latter red tape is TO be
waived as far as possible.
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System in England.

In England raw materials are ali 20
Gated and transported under the control
of the commission on wood and metals.
There is a tripartite control of produc-
tion, affecting the distribution of raw
materials the distribution of labor and
the distribution of the finished products.
Judge Amos said that this work was
not "socialized'' in the sense that had
been advocated by extremists before
the war.
Now about 90 per cent of the industry
of England is controlled. more or less
directly by the government but this
was brought about slowly. He said the
power exercised by the ministry OF
munitions is much less autocratic than
is generally supposed in this country
The ministry has autocratc powers,
them.
In respect to the wage problem the
United Kingdom faced two alternatives
that of placing every one on standard
wage and that of paying for work done
The latter plan was adopted. The price
paid was modified by market and IN
dustrial legislation.
Goth capital and labor, he said have
become less free under war conditions
No one can go into trade without per
mission of the government. Early in
the war the business of securing orders
and then selling these orders at specu-
lative prices was stopped
There was a time when we thought
we would dispense with the middleman.
Judge Amos said, but we soon found
that he was necessary.
Evening star., 1917-05-07
Controls Through Transportation

Under the volunteer system, he said
the position of the employer came to
be one of appealing to the government
for exemption Of laborers from military
service which impelled the employer to
undertake wartime work to gain such
exemption. One phase Of control over
manufactures was that over trans
portation. a power which this govern
ment contemplateS.
The plan of control of establishments
started when Lloyd George took con-
troll in June, 1918. This involved the
sacrifice of so per cent of the en-
ployers' profits in excess over the av-
erage of the two previous years. Work
men We're compelled to abandon all
trade union practices. Thus the work
men We're made 20 feel that their lower
pay and overtime was not being used
to enrich the Golfers of employers. No
workman car leave one employer and
go to another in less than six weeks
time. except bv the employers permis-
sion or adjudication of a local tribunal.
There are now about 5000 establish
ments on this controlled list This
form of control has no bearing on
The power to dictate work to be done
existed before the munitions act was
passed. but has never been widely
used
needed to persuade men TO engage in
wartime work was to point out in plain
fashion what constituted wartime
work. But there arose the difficulty
of men engaged in intermediate proc
esses of manufacture, because they
could not tell whether their product
was TO go to wartime materials or not
Thus nailmaker had no way to tell
whether his nails were to be used for
munition cases or flower boxes.
Not until a simple scheme of having
citizens check this work was the prob
lem solved. First pamphlets We're pre-
pared giving three classes OF work.
One, known as wartime work. was
termed class A, necessary work, but
not directly connected with the war,
was termed class b, and general trade
and export work was known as class c.
The y class was formed because the
government wished to continue this
sort of work, but did not wish en-
ployers to cheat their employees by en-
couraglng them to work overtime. in
the belief that their efforts were di-
rected primarily to war service