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The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
FOOD CONTROL fight
NEARING SETTLEMENT
Conference Committee Expected to
Reach Agreement Tomorrow.

BY tomorrow afternoon. a confer
ence committee that met yesterday.
Is expected to have agreed upon a
suitable food control hill. Senators
Simmons, Martin, Hollis and Hoke
Smith, Democrats. and Smoot. Lodge
and Kenyon, Republicans, reached
this conclusion yesterday.
In all probability the House bill will
be used as the foundation, and
changes will be made on the floor. It
is practically certain that all ''neces-
saries" will be cut from the bill. and
the Federal control will extend only
to foods and fuel.
The conference committee talked
over several mooted points in the bill.
but agreed 10 leave the subject of
prohibition strictly alone.
Besides the question of the "neces-
saries' there were three other main
points of dispute.
One of these was whether the food
administration should be through the
President or through a board Of con-
troll. 1t was agreed to give the con-
troll to the President. Perhaps a
small board may act under him.
Another point was whether the H.
censinG system should extend itself
over interstate activities alone. or
extend to businesses purely within
states. This will be settled later
Still another question was whether
the Pomerne amendment would solve
the point that members of the ad-
visory commission of the Council of
National Defense should not partici-
pate in Government contracts The
conference committee is not yet sure
whether the Pomerene amendment
will cover this.
The committee is confident that a
satisfactory bill will be secured by the
time the vote is due, July q.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
Facts Are Stubborn
Things
Foam Is Foam and Substance. Substance.

You cannot get away from facts If they interfere wit
somebody's little game you may expect to hear howl ror
the injured gamester He may try to cloud the real su
with sophsty and subterfuge
Here facts that every Washington advertise
should keep in mind at all times:
The population of the District is about 365 OOO accord
ing the last census.
Divide this 365,OOO population by FIVE universally ac-
cepted the number of people every newspaper
sod. and you have 1900. One evening newspaper has
passed that figure and enjoying all the evening advertising
patronage that should go with it.
Multiplying the number of duplicating newspaper edi-
tons will increase the population of Washington or
change the Washington newspaper advertising situation one
ota.
Washington merchants have been trained in the good old
school of experience and know the difference between sub
and foam when comes to buying newspaper ccu
ahon.
That is why The Washington HERALD has carried the
second largest volume of department advertising during
tn. year 1917.
That is why The Washington HERALD carried the lar
sest volume OF grocery store advertising last month"; and has
aernated between ht and second during the past year.
That why The Washington HERALD carries the great
est volume of drug advertising
That why The Washington HERALD carries the largest
volume of shoe ADVERTISING
The volume of the undupicated circulation coming to
the reader in the home the morning. when the mind fresh
and cear with opportunity still before one for an entr. dv
shopping makes The HERALD stand out as necessary aJv.r
hsns medium for those merchants who want result, without
A.. waste.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
Plans for Proposed
Primary in District

Features OF proposed primary to
choose a candidate for District
Commissioner.
Polls will be open from 6 q. m.
to p. IN
Trade bodies, newspapers and
civic organizations will appoint the
committee to supervise the election.
Every male and female resident
Of the District over q years of
age. regardless of voting privileges
elsewhere. will be eligible to a
vote.
Candidates will be nominated by
petitions containing 800 names Of
District residents.
Voting places will be in the Dis
trict schools.
Date will be named later and de-
tails given for financing the bal
loting.
Election will be nonpsrtisan.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
Pope Sends Peace Plea
To Vienna by Courier

London, July 1I-Reports from Rome
say his Holiness Pope Benedict XIV
has dispatched special couriers to
Vienna and Munich with autograph
letters for the Emperor of Austria and
the King of Bavaria regarding the
negotiations for peace.
1t is most unusual for such corre-
spondence to be sent directly. Except
in the most extraordinary cases corre-
spondence Is transmitted through
Switzerland The Vatican is convinced
that events of the utmost Importance
pointing to the conclusion Of peace are
taking place in the German empire,
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
U. S. TROOPS OBSERVE
FRENCH BASTHE DAY
Gen. Pershins and President Poin-
care Review Imposing Parade.
Ry DANIEL, DIIIoN-
star Corrsslondent Of the l. y. {

Paris. July II Cpassed by censor).-
Side by side with the President OF
France. Mai Gen. John J. Pershing
viewed from the Presidential box the
monster parade held in celebration
Of Bastile Day. Hundreds of aero
planes circIed overhead as the brilliant
pageant passed By. the cheering multi
tude paying tumultuous homage to
President PCinCare and to the Amer
lean chief.
Gen. Pershing will go to the Amer
lean camp tomorrow to take personal
charge Of his troops The advance
guard of his army reached the per-
manent base today. The troops were
busy most of the day. but celebrated
as much as possible the French ma
tiOnal holiday. Paris. stirred by the
presence Of the American chief COM
n1ander and a small part of his troops.
celebrated the day with imposing
pomp. American flags rivalled the
French tri-colors in number.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
Official Figures Show
Corn Surplus Shortage

The food administration last night
cited official figures Indicating a re-
markable shortage in the corn sur
plus, despite promises of a bumper
crop this year. There were in the
corn-producing States of Iowa. Illi-
nois, Ohio. Indiana and Nebraska
but J0.Wo.co bushels on June 1. as
compared with 4s7,ooo.OOo bushels a
year ago. This is a loss Of - per
cent.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
HOLDS LIBERAL VIEWS.
Hindenburg for War Minister.

Hindenburg for War Minister.
There is a strong probability that
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg will
be named TO succeed Won Stein as
war minister. In that case Hinden-
burg's right hand" Gen. Won Lu-
dendorf, would become chref-of-
stan. IL is believed
Upon these two men. long since
the two directing genIuses OF the
Teuton war machine. rests today
10 large extent the fate OF the
empire. Both were summoned back
10 the capital by the Kaiser lust
after they had started for the front
upon the conclusion Of = series Of
important conferences. For hour.
Yesterday and today they have been
closeted with the Kaiser and tn.
crown prince.
Democracy is on the march IN
the empire. With the war minis
ter, the entire Prussian cabinet IS
reported to have reSisped New
blood OF the MichaeIiSt -,-ps Is
about to be poured into the veins
Of the anaemic Prussfan fvps All
indications tonight were thar the
democratizing changes viii Re
brought about swiftly. smoothly.
virtually overnight
But one great fear haunts Ger
many as il sees itself passing INTO
the ranks Of governing nations
the fear that the spirit OF dis
content. due to temporary loosen
ing Of centralized authority. may
permeate the empires armed forces
in the same way that the revolu-
tionery spirit swept the Russian
army after Msr,h u. resulting il
months Of disorgs TnliSe,
the Russian armies. N. Teuton
forces would have no time 10 rally
and organize once a state Of DISCO
luton had set in.
Decisive stage Reached.
II is to prevent such a cstastropb.
that the two hiE military chiefs are
conferring with the Kaiser ana his
eldest son.
Another great fear casts lie shadow,
IN the council chambers Of Wilhelm
strasse and the Potsdam Palace IN.
fear that the internal upheaval viii
CONTINUED oN PAGE Two
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
SENATE STAGES
PEACE WRANGLE
Members Clash Over State,
ment Of Preventing Fur
ther Bloodshed.

With withering sarcasm, Senator
John Sharp Williams. of Mississippi,
yesterday fiouted a suggestion by Sen
ator Stone, of Missouri, that it was
still within this cOuntry's power to
bring about peace without more blood
and war.
There was never a month. or
week, or an hour. or a minute when
this country could have suggested
terms for a just and lasting peace
which would not have been scorned at
the court of Berlin by the Kaiser and
his military and bureaucratic entour-
age" cried Williams In the Senate
That sort of thing is a mere dream
Of what might have been-a picture
of what cannot he. not even now.
much less than at the time when this
nation entered the war.
There are just two classes Of peo-
pie in America. and the sooner we
find II out the better" he continued
sharply. "One is loyal to the Amer
lean republic and wants to win this
war. The other side is consciously or
unconsciously disloyal, untrue not only
to the American republic. but to the
cause of liberty throughout the world"
Stone brought forth Williams speech,
by saying:
We may as well understand that
there will be no peace until the i'm
perial German government lifts its
hands In token Of surrender. Our
government is no longer a government
of peace, but a government OF war.
The preachment of Peace without vic
tory has been changed to the preach
ment, Peace only with victory That
Il at,I ~ 10
"GIimmer of Hope.-
at may be that something will oc-
cur later to change the Presidents
attitude, but not otherwise. The
prospect of peace on any other basis
than that have indicated is only a
faint glimmer of hope"
1t was at this point that the Mis-
souri, Senator. who fought against
and voted against the declaration Of
war last May. excited the ire OF
Williams.
Before we went to war, | believe
this government held in its hands
the power Of commanding peace be-
tween the warning nations" said
Stone. Il believe it is still within
our power to bring about world
peace without serious further sacri-
fees of blood and treasure. That is
my personal belief about which
have no doubt"
Williams retorted:
81 agree most heartily that we must
see this thing through to a successful
ISSUE" said he. But part Of what
the Senator from Missouri has said
is only an iridescent dream, and 1
cannot permit 1t to pass without my
protest.
mot only would We have been un-
able to lay down terms for a lasting
peace; we could not lay down terms
to prevent our own ships being sunk
on the high seas. We could not lay
down anything that would not have
been kicked out of court in Berlin.
That crowd had a perfect contempt
for America and her people. That
is their view of US now, and will re-
main until upon the plains of France
or upon the high seas we prove diff
ferent in German eyes"
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
Prussian War Chief, Won Stein,
Resigns--Abdication of Kaiser Is
Styled "Wid Rumor" --Politi-
cal Strife Grows More Serious.
REPORT ENTIRE CABINET OUT
CBy International New, Service,

London July l4.-Bethmann4ioTwes is ou.
The German imperial chancellor resigned today exactly eight
1902
Emperor William. accepting Ho~egs resignation appoint
ed Dr. George Mchaels succeed him.
The chancellor h, been since 1902 undersees in the
ministry OF hnanc He has wide experience the fields finance
and governmental administration He is 66 wears Of age
He Pruslan by birth and education and has been the Pussn
service since 1872
HOLDS LIBERAL VIEWS.
Dr. Mchael is known hold decidedly liberal He
credited with anpahy, rather than with leanng toward the iuker
caste HIS appointment tremendous surprise Germany
and the countries.
simultaneously with the naming of the central responsible head
of the empire the directing chief of the Pusan-and Herewith
German-amy system Gen. Stein resigned.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
BIG AIR FLEET BILL
is PASSED BY HOUSE

The House Of Representatives sent
IT'S greetings 10 glorious France on
bastile Day by passing the enormous
S+a,oOe.Co aviation bill without a dis
senting voice yesterday The FIRST Of
the two legislative steps was thus
taken in creating the gigantic sirfeet
which will fly against Germany. II
is now up to the Senate to pass the
Dill and release the hundreds Of Amer
ican eaglets soaring to the battlehelds.
The House took FIVE hours to pass
the bill II could have easily trans
acted the legislation IN two. But
Jealousy. because the government had
not stopped in this time OF war 20
refer the bill and its huge sppropria-
tion to the appropriations instead of
the military committee. held up the
passage for q time,
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
Men and Women Can't Sit
Together in Jap Movies

Men and women are required to sit
in separate sections in the motion
picture theaters OF Tokyo, according
to new regulations at the japanese
capital. The official rules received
here yesterday. say:
I'm each moving picture place there
shall be separate seats for men and
women. Not even q married couple
shall be permitted to sit together"
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
Frushate Plot to Kill
Belgian Envoys to u. S.

Los Angeles. Cal. July lA-A plot
to assassinate the members OF the
Belgian mission which arrived in this
city today was frustrated by the
police. One Austrian is under ar
rest and police are in search of three
others. The plot was to hurl a bomb
in the automobile in which the dis
tingui5hed visitors rode.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
COCKTAILS PLAN
TO Be ADOPTED
Expected that Huge Ship
Program Will Not Be
Opposed.
191s-l6

Every shipbuilding plant in the
United States will be under Federal
authority within a week II the pro-
gram of Gen. George W. Goethals. gen.
eral manager of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation. Is adopted. Gen. Goet-
halls plans to place Government in
spectors in charge of every yard in
the country and reQuisiton for the use
of the Government every ship nov in
course of construction.
1t is expected that through this meth
cd of procedure the production OF
ships. especially steel ships. will he
accelerated by more than fifty per
cent. 1t is known that the Shipping
Board will offer no obstacles to Gen.
Goethals' program, although final
settlement on a program is dependent
upon the sanction Of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. of which Chair
man Denman. of the Shipping Board.
and the other members are directors.
The only possible upset in plans
may result from a conflict of author
tty between Gen. Goethals and Chair
man Denman. 1t has been stated that
Gen. Goethals has received assurances
from the President that his program
will not be interfered with. yet the
fact remains that the power for de-
Gliding upon program was delegated
to the United States Shipping Board
and the directors of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation by Executive order.
Plans to Speed Up.
gram of construction must be has
tened by the following means:
]. By the addition of overtime labor.
.. By proceeding to additional labor
shifts as soon as may be.
3. By the elimination of nonessen-
tial refinements of construction and
equipment.
In pursuance of such a program,
Gen. Goethals announces, the govern
ment intends TO make fair payments
for the work done under this plan.
so that the investment of private
funds in the shipbuiIding industry
may be secured, and to encourage
the training of men for the industry.
1t Is state nat the present program
Nldl gdIuS
their present management shall hire
and pay labor. and continue in active
charge Of ship construction as here
tofore
Gen. Goethals provides this plan of
compensation for the yards:
For work on ships now under con-
struction the yard will continue to
furnish, at its own expense. the labor
and materials $50 far as not now on
handD necessary to complete the
ships, and will be entitled to hold for
its own account all payments here
tofore made under the construction
contracts. and to receive from the
government the balance OF the con-
tract prices on the dates and condi-
tions provided in the contracts.
In order to expedite his program,
Gen. Goethals suggests that. here
after the government will furnish
money to finance shipyards working
on government construction.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
SETS
DAY FOR DRAFT
Drawing Will Take Place
Saturday or Follow
ing Monday.

Draft day will be next Saturday or.
at the latest. the following Monday.
This was the statement made at the
once of Provost Marshal General
C-owder yesterday.
Gen. Crowder announced last night
that all of the States in the Union
were ready for the draft except fif-
teen. They have turned their cards
into the State capitals.
Choice for draft day between next
Saturday and the following Monday
seems to lean toward Monday. Sat-
urday is a half-holiday in the govern
ment departments, and while some
officials yesterday said this wouldn't
make any difference" the general
opinion was that IL would be best
for the Presidents regulations for
the drawing to be given out for publi-
cation on Monday morning. starting
new week. and to have the draft
follow Immediately in order that no
sharpers might have time to think
up schemes for Stacking"
Telegranls from a number of gov
ernors to the Provost Marshal General
yesterday indicated that there would
be no delay in apportioning the State
quotas made public Friday among the
various local boards. The govern
ment had not hoped that this work
could be completed before the draft
and perhaps not for several weeks
afterward. but the governors were
most optimistic and their reports Caus-
ed much pleasure around draft head
quarters" as Gen. Crowder's office has
come to be called.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
UMBRELLA STOPS THIEF.

New York, July 1i.-Peter Kruger.
charged with "snatching'' the purse of
Mrs. Amelia Dehm in a Broadway
department store, was neatly tripped
while trying to escape capture, and
henceforth will keep q sharp Lookout
for umbrella handIea
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
GERMAN ATTACK
ON RUSS FAILS
Teutons Strike Back Furii-
ously at Kalusz to
Recapture Town.
OBy the International New. Service

CBy the InternsttoasI News Service. 4
London. July 1.-THE Teutons struck
back furiously today in an effort to
recapture the town Of KsIusz, twenty
three miles northySshof stsnislau. in
Galicis. They launched two violent
attacks, the first attempts at a coun-
ter-offensive on this front. Both were
snurted out in the Russian hail Of
steel.
Meanwhile the Russians themselves.
undisturbed by these signs Of a Teu-
ton Comeback" penetrated further
toward the Carpathisn foothills south
OF Kalusz. They took after a stub
born battle, the village OF Novica. six
and a half miles south Of Ralusz.
Bitter fighting continues in various
sectors Of the Galician line.
In the West the Germans made an
unsuccessful attempt TO follow up
their recent success near the coast.
Nothing on a major scale was under
taken, but strong "feelers" were put
out. The British nipped them all in
the bud.
There were only minor operations on
the Frepch front. Peta:n's troops re-
pulsed a number Of German local at
tacks. Berlin claims a gain north of
Rheims and the bagging Of twenty
one entente sirplanes yesterday.
Affects the AustrIans.
Summing up the gains OF the drive
so far, dispatches from Petrograd
show that the Russians have not only
opened up the road 10 Demberg. but
south against the Austrians at STAN
islavoff. at the front of the Carpath-
ians. in such a manner as seriously 10
affect the Eustrians who are operat-
ing against RUmania.
Gen. KorniloT's Cossacks are now
railway center of 3o,O00 population
where a desperate stand is expected
to be made by the retreating Austro-
Germans. The Russian commander
has his eyes open and is fully aware
that a strong counter attack is like
ly in this region. but he has made
preparations to deal with that sit
uation when it develops. In the mean
time the steady, relentless drive for
Lemberg goes on.
This counter-attack, II made at all,
will undoubtedly be made in tho
northern part of the line. The prin-
cipsl strength OF the campaign, sc-
cording to the military critics, is in
the north and northeast. while IL is
weaker in the south.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
STOLE CALF WITH AUTO.

Cornwall, July 4.-Melvin Warren,
of Little Britain, near Cornwall,
Orange county. was sentenced to the
workhouse for six months YESTERDAY
on a charge OF stealing. a calf He
hired an automobile to carry the ami
M ewlZ,
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
D. {. Voting
RULES FIXED
Preferential Primary for
Commissioner Arranged
at Mass Meeting.

The definite working plan for carry
ing out a preferential primary elec-
tion, TO determine the choice of the
people of the District for the success
sor to District Commissioner Oliver
p. Newman. was agreed upon by the
Federation of Citizens Associations
at a special meeting in the District
Building last night.
These organizations and representa-
tive bodies will be invited to name
delegates to the canvassing and re-
turning board. which will supervise
the election:
The Central Labor Union, Board Of
Trade, Chamber OF Commerce, Retail
Merchants Association, the Fedora
tion Of Women's Clubs, Monday Even
ing Club. and the Federation of Citi-
zens Associations. In addition each
Washington newspaper will be asked
TO name FIVE members from the body
OF the people. the Commissioners OF
the District will name ten. each Citi-
gems Association will name one. and
any other organized civic body may
have representation upon petition.
The report of the special committee
OF the Federation was unanimously
adopted after Clyde d. Garrett. chair
man. had explained it in detail.
Year Residents Can Vote.
The Only material amendment TO the
report was the vote TO let everybody
in the District of voting age, who
has resided here Cne year. cast a bal
lot. Some members desired the bal
loting limited to those who had no
vote in other States. James r. Oyster
proposed the amendment to permit
everybody TO express an opinion, and
Il was carried.
The election will be held within
three weeks. under the present plans.
and a committee of FIVE will be ap-
pointed to work out the financing of
the proposition and fix the date of the
election.
The polls will be in the school houses
and will be opened from a. m. to
p. m.
Chairman Garrett tried to get the
Federation TO ban any member Of
that body from being a candidate, but
his opinion was laid upon the table.
Candidates will be nominated by
petition Five hundred residents OF
the District signing. will place any
qualified citizen in nomination. Ar
ransements are provided for inde-
pendent voting.
Districts and Polls.
The report of the committee fixing
the details is as follows:
The public school buildings where
possible are, to be used as polling
places. In any voting district where
school building is not obtainsble.
suitable polling places shall be select
ed by the District judges Of election
and public notice given. The the Dis
trict he subdivided into the required
number of precincts or wards with a
polling place in each ward. as near
its center as possible. That the polls
open at O'Clock a. m. and close at
: r. M.
Every person over n years OF age.
citizen of the United States who
CONTINUED on rAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
LAST OF PERRY CREW DEAD.

Lynn. Mass, July H-Stephen z.
Knights. last survivor OF the crew
which accompanied Commodore Perry
on his expedition to Japan In 1858, is
dead at his home here.