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Evening star., 1917-12-14

The hearing o. Monday sn0rA-
ing at 10 O'Clock In the once Of
the House committeo On pest Of
llces and post roads at the Capitol
II Tor employes OF tAe postai
service only. It does not include
employees Of other federal DEPART
ments.
Representative Thomas M. Bell
Of Georgia, chairman Of the sub
committee conducting these heAr-
ings, asked today that federal
employees generally be given this
notice. He has received Thousands
of letters from federal workers
in all the bureaus and depart
ments. As a result Of the wide
spread interest in this hearing 1t
fs hoped to arrange public hear.
fnEs ut which all government
workers Will have nm opportunity
to present their complaints
against the inequality Of salaries
to meet living expenses.
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SNOW FALLS II HOURS.
13 to Is Inches Reported at Points
in Central New York State.

AIBANY. N. r, December 14.-rhe
suowfall In Albany and vicinity was
oflcialIy recorded as thirteen inches in
the storm which ended shortly before
. am. today. after having continued for
seventeen hours Trafiic in the city was
stoned much dindculty in outside dis
tricts.
The storm was general throughout
the upper ssction Of the state. Al Utica
fall OF twenty-five inches OF snow
was reported. Railroads were said to
be showed under In all directions.
Rome reported the worst snowstoru,
In years. with . tall of over two feet,
Virtually AyiuS1ng hueiness to stand-
still ~ Glovarsv31le t6anty-oHe inches
cf sppw 1su ~ twelve hours. 6imtlnF
F1peFtq ~ AAANx nnoWo cepae Ste5D4
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WILL ASK FOR ExTRAD1r1oN.
French Official Objects to Open Dis.
oussion of Goldsou Case.

PARIS. December ls.-Deputy Emil.
Constant attempted to discuss ~.
Goldsoil case In the chamber ~ 49,,
ties today. Edouard Ignace. undars
secretary for military Justice. onnosad
any discussion. az the case was under
legal investigation, and he had aslsad
the American government for GoldsolTs
extradition.
frank J. Goldsoll. a French soldier
was accused by the French military an !.
thorities late last month OF obtaininr
on purchases he, MADE II,
the United states whila attached to the
French mission November 30 the
Frsueh consul general in New York
said that Gcldsoll was living in New
YORK; pecsmhAx 4 6oldsoW eNa6 -
knew nothing about thu oh1tweo madc
hy the French goNAKnuaauke = '.s
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REPORTED BAD
IN MOST Of COUNTRY
Snowfall in Warrington, Heaviest
Of Season, Brings Joy to
Youthful Coasters.

Youths Of Washington were In then
glory last night ana toady as the result
Of the heaviest snowfall OF the season
hero. The snow. which was intermingied
with hail and rain. mads tho streets ~tust
right" for coasting.
On practically all Of the streets with
any kind Of an incline last night the
happy laughter Of children could be heard
Although ice has formed on the tidal
basin. the mecca for all ice-skating
lovers in the real cold weather. per-
mission has not yet been given by the
office of public buildings and grounds
for skating there.
Skating in Zoo Park.
EARLY this morning and afternoon a
few children could bs seen skating on
the ponds In the Geological Park. while
In the afternoon after school many of
the pupils nocked to the ponds and re-
mained there until closing time. When
the ice was measured there yesterday
afternoon It was found to be five inches
thick.
Between four and five inches OF snow
fell yesterday and last night, accord
ing to the weather bureau. Fair and
dicted, with continued cold tomorrow
and . minimum temperature of IL de-
grees. The lowest temperature for the
past twenty-four hours was 22 de-
grees. At 8 o'clock this morning.
Heavy Ice on River.
Ice from two to four inches thick
has been formed ON the river. and this
morning the officers Of incoming steam
ers reported 1t heavy as far, down as
MAttawoman creek.
The ice broken up by the steamers
has begun to pile up. ana about Fort
Washington It is a foot or more thick
This morning the Georgetown chan
mel WAS open. the broken ice having
drifted out into the channel between
Alexandria and Washington. While II
10 not heavy enough to Interfere with
the big Norfolk steamers or those from
Baltimore, other boats are having trou-
BILE, ana the steamers Trenton and
Volunteer have been Withdrawn from
service for the present. 1t IL under
stood that efforts Will be made to keer
the steamer Madison In service to the
lower river IL possible.
Countrywide Visitation.
Most of the country was in the grfE
OF storms and cold weather today, and
under cover OF snow throughout 1T
northern parts almost from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. Rail and wire traffic
were much impeded. The unreasonable
cold extends to the gulf states.
Snow was heaviest In the east from
the great lakes to the coast. with 9
fall OF a foot or moro in interior New
York. It was caused by a disturbance
which has been moving eastward, ant
was central this morning on the south
New England coast. This disturbance
showed = fall OF more than an ipch OF
the barometer in the last twelve hours
It was preceded by rain or snow and
gales along the middle Atlantic am
New England coasts. interfering witt
shipping. Gales OF heavy force pre-
vailed along the New England coas
this morning, and storm warnings wer,
up from Delaware Breakwater to East
port, Ne.
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-
URGES HIGHER BASE
FOR D. c. SALARIES
Mr.. Brownow and Other Local
Officials Advocate Increased
Pay for Employees.
HEARING IS GIVEN TODAY
HEARING IS GIVEN TODAY
CONCRESSMEN FOR
RAISE in SALARIES
TO MEET HIGH COSTS

Now that there Is SO much talk
in Congress about revising up
ward the salaries Of government
employees to meet the increasing
cost of living, members OF Con-
gress think their own should get
a boost. They say they have
come back to Washington to find
it costs a lot more for rent and
food than when they were here
only few months ago.
b, Members of Congress are point
ing out that they have a hard
struggle, too, to keep up appear
ances, to meet certain social oblt-
cations and to entertain visitors
from their home district-on
$500 a year. They think they
should have $4,000. and some OF
them propose to draft a bill pro-
viding for such an increase.
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Are to Appear Monday.


$4,000.
Are to Appear Monday.
Many members of Congress are to
appear Monday before the suoeommit- :
tee of the committee on post omces ana
post roads OF the House at its hearing
regarding increased pay for poatal en-,
pioyes. Scores Of members have asked
for the privilege of going on RECORD
in favor of giving just compensation 70
the postal workers. and they nave salo
that they believe this hearing VIII pc
the first step in general enort IN
Congress to grant a substantial IN
crease to all government employees
As a result of the interest shown at
this hearing it Is hoped that some ar
rangement may be made Tor more gen
eral hearings at which all employees
from all the departments may have the
opportunity to present their claims Tor
proper pay.
Representative Bell, chairman of the
subcommittee. was at the Post ONCE
Department today asking that repre-
sentatives from all branches of the
service attend the hearing on Mon
day to answer questions regarding the
services required and the compensa-
tion given in their respective branches
Of the postal service.
He specified that he wishes represent
atives to attend as spokesmen from the
railway mail clerks, the rural carriers.
the fourth-class postmasters and the
employees. He said that In
this way he hopes to get to the bottom
regarding conditions and how far the
salaries go to meet the cost of living.
The members of Congress are particu-
larly anxious to get a substantial in
crease in salaries all along the line for
the postal workers on account of the
fact that they were left out of the
reckoning last year and have suffered
more than the employees of any other
through the great increase
in the cost of things necessary to live.
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There were occasional references to the
question of increased salaries for postal
employees during the debate or ~.
postal appropriation bill in the House
yesterday. Ono of the most strikinr az
these was when Representative Hui Of
Iowa said: =:
There are several thousands OF these
mail messengers, and they are serving
this government today. whether II il
cold or warm. rain or shine, and thew
are getting from SO cents to dollar
day to do It, Do you think . man can
live on that? They get up at s O'clock
In the morning. and many of them are
not OF duty until o'clock at night"
Representative Huddleston Of Ala
hama came through yesterday q 1 new
champion for increasing the salaries of
government employees He introduced
8 bill with schedule even higher than
those increasss called tor "a the bili
introduced for the Federal UmpIoysss
union by Representative Ksattng Of
re xiaes.sa sas.hsx ssyess ! ss.ls
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WOMEN Plan Fight
ON SUFFRAGE ISSUE
To Work for Change in Con-
gress Personnel if Amend
ment Fails This Session.
VOICE OF THE CONVENTION

If Congress fails to submit the suf-
frage amendment before the next con-
gressional election. the National Amer
ican Woman Suffrage Association will
select and enter into such number OF
senatorial and congressional campaigns
as will effect a change in both houses
Of Congress sufiicient to insure the
passage Of the federal amendment"
Delegates to the forty-ninth annual
convention of the association unani-
mously pledged themselves to the above
policy at this mornings session At
Polls Theater. Over their knitting nee-
dies the delegates calmly planned q
vigorous campaign.
Not Waged on Party Lines.
'Our opposition to individual candi-
dates shall not be based upon party
eral amendment shall not take pre-
cedence over loyalty to the country"
read the resolution adopted. The selec-
tion Of the candidates to be opposed at
the next election is to be left to the
executive board and the board Of the
state In question
The national association. however.
will concentrate. for the time being.
''its utmost endeavors to secure the
passage Of the federal amendment by
the Sixty-ffth Congress in its present
session." This Recommendation OF the
executive committee was unanimously
adopted. 4.
Other Recommendations Adopted.
Other Recommendations of the COM
mittee were adopted as follows: That
compact of state associations willing
and ready to conduct campaigns for
the ratification OF the federal amend
ment be formed; that In the event of
the passage of the amendment the
question of subletting the local head
quarters on Rhode Island avenue and
the opening of headquarters elsewhere
be referred to the executive board, and
that the board OF directors call q mid
year meeting Of the executive council
in centrally located city for the con-
siderAtion Of plans Of action, IL the
suffrage amendment shall or shall not
pass Congress.
Primaries for the nomination Of officers
are in progress this afternoon.
Should we work for woman suffrage in
war timer" was the question considered
by various speakers at this afternoons
session. The topic. What Good VIII
Woman Suffrage Do Our Country" also
was discussed.
Evening star., 1917-12-14
FEDERAL DISTRIBUTION
OF COAL IS POSSIBILITY
May Follow Inquiry Into Shortage
Now Beginning by a Senate
Subcommittee.

Government distribution of coal
looms up as a possible result of the In
quiry into the shortage Of coal now
beginning by a subcommittee Of the
Senate committee on manufactures.
oficials of the Federal Trade Com
mission today attended the session of
the investigating committee, which has
before, 1t the sugar shortage as well as
the coal. and were prepared to take the
stand and discuss the coal situation,
into which the commission has been
looking.
Power to Take Over Coal.
The fact that under the food control
law, which included fuel control, the
fuel administration Was given the
power, if necessary, to take over the
coal atthe mines and distribute 1t, and
that this power has not been exerted,
although the coal situation has been
almost desperate In various sections OF
the country, are matters that the Sem
ate committee desires to investigate.
II the government should determine
to take over the coal at the mines and
distribute 1t. as 1t may under the law,
the District of Columbia will undoubt-
edly feel the results OF this action The
coal shortage here. while II has not
De0n
feripE In its train to the extent 1t has
In the northwest, has impressed many
Of the officials.
Distribution Of Coal.
There will be some difficulty, it is
said. in handling the distribution of the
coal taken at the mines. owing to the
fact that cost of production varies in
different mines. and its cost Of distribu-
tfon must vary. But it is believed that
question of prices along with the dis
trIbution. and that the people will be
enabled to save money through the
adoption of such a plan.
Members of Congress are thoroughly
aroused over the coal situation, and the
outbreak In the Senate yesterday, when
Senator Smith of Michigan criticised
the fuel administration, is believed to
be only a forerunner of further dis
cussion, unless the situation improves
Senator William Alden Smith of
kilograms from coal consumers in his
state in which the coal shortage was
pictured as growing worse and worse.
Among them was the following dis
patch from William Fl. McGregor of
the National Twist and Drill and Tool
| Company at Detroit:
Local Edison company notify us
they must surely close their plant Mon
day night, owing to exhausted coal
supply. with no guarantee Of relief.
Our plant entirely dependent upon the
Edison company power and our orders
run rs per cent government work.
which will be discontinued Monday un-
Hess Immediate relief is afforded the
Detroit coal supply.
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bR0THERHOODS 0. K.
CONTROL OF ROADS
Workers Not Opposed to Gov
ernment Operation. Presi- !
dent Is Told.

With assurance from A. 3. Gsrrstsou.
president OF the order OF railway COM
ouc1ors' that tne iour Dig fsanosd ofosn-
erhoods are not opposed to government
- Ii, r-u.
"pet ssAo1 VI INC foaos' WHICH iono"ed
the declaration of railroad heads that
they Eouid cooperate fuily IN any deci-
sion President Wilson might roach tbe
-, ,, ' |De
resident is lett Tree feid 70 adopt
any wartime method of railroad one,s.
tion he deems most efficient.
President Wilson continued his study
-, 49,.
OF the proniem TO-DAY. haV'ns oeiore
him large mass of information bear
ing .especialIy on the financial problems
-
insoiveo. ne aiso mas e'sen "uon ~
tention to the. British plan OF govern
ment operation
~. cs....., - .,,n~+
. "a reeson iS. pro p, "a ,is..,s
= oli' .hs Lailway eLiptoyss was ~
W. M isspisoie goiise. ,h hra.ha-s
ME a0Ise he sao so osns
hooos VII hoe oppose .
non OF she roaos anu sna' sH t,,,,S.,
operauoA VIII uo ~ nr..ia.,, 49,
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Secretary Baker to Speak.

Secretary Baker of the War Department
is to be the principal speaker on the pro-
gram at the session Of the convention to
be held at the theater tonight at 8:16
o'clock. American Woman'S War Serv-
ice" is to be the general topic Of the even
ing. Miss Martha Van Rensselaer, 10 TO
discuss food and the war; Miss Jane De-
lano. the Red Cross and the war; MRS.
William McAdoo and Mrs. George Bass.
financing the war, and Mrs. Harriet Bur-
ton KaidIaw and Mrs. F. Louis Slade,
womens war service in New York. DR..
Anna Howard Shaw will tell Of the work
Of the woman's committee Of the Council
Of National Defense. 5-se
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Iife Sentence for Caster, Sixth Trial

ABINGDON, Va. December Thames
Caster was convicted Of murder in the
nrst degree and sentenced to life I'm
nrisonment for the murder OF Mrs.
Maude Wilson, near Bristol. April 80.
fai6. In circuit court here yesterday.
This was the sixth trial. Luther Caster,
4 brother OF the condemned man, was
siectrpcuted for the Same crime In the
snmmer Of 1918. James Caster. who was
convicted at the eeaae Tina. Wae granted
n rev trial. luther oon2ea01d an6 exon.
nxafAd sIaua1 he4nua- -hA G4n&
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To Enlarge War Service Work.

The convention voted to enlarge the
associations war service tkqby the
establishment of a new department de-
signed to maintain the woman's hos
pftal unit now in France. The sum of
$125,o00 will be raised for this work.
The four wartime departments Of food
production, conservation. Americaniza-
ton and Industrial protection will be
continued
Evening star., 1917-12-14
THREE BIG ATTACKS
BROKEN BY ITALIANS
Germans Fail to Shatter En-
emyl line-Hoid Some Noun
tain Trenches.
MUCH FIERCE FIGHTING

! By the Associated Press.
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY, THURSDAY. Decen-
ber 13.-After three days OF nghting
on the mountain front between the
Brenta ana Piave rivers the enemy is
holding some trenches on Col Bretta
and the summit OF Monte spinuccia. but
all the rest OF the italian line is in
its original position. This Is tho en-
emy's third successive attack with tho
lobject of breaking through to the
plains.
The backward season continues to
be an important factor. A downpour
in the last two days has filled the
Piave. which had nearly run dry. OBJ
literating the water barrier. with the
enemy trenches only q few hundred
yards away. The water In the mum
dated section along the lower Piavs
also had fallen from fiye feet to 2
foot. The rains again made the river
q fairly deep barrier and the inundated
section is again effectively flooded
the Austfians occupied q villa near the
Roro IaH9o1 cayall;no. " The italian destroyer
Sauro managed to work into the lagoon
and landed q party OF sailors, VINO 90. 90.
telsphona and machine guns which had
been installed
Italisns Maks Gains. fe
ROME. December 1.-THE war ofi1ce
communication issued yesterday says:
SAT dawn Wednesday, betwesn the
Brenta and Piavs rivers, the artinsry s
lence. In the morning, in the Col Della
Beretta region, we regatned during one
OF our counter attacks possession OF
great part Of the trenches which we
had been unable to reoccupy the day
before. and captured one ofiicer and
fifty eight men,
I'm the Calcino valley two violent
hostile attacks were sanGuinarily re-
pulsed.
Losses Bring Cessation.
about midday the enemy renewed his
Brenta. Tho action continued fereely
the whole OF the afternoon in the val
leys which from the slopes north oi
Col Capril. Col Della Berette and Monte
Asalone descend toward the Brenta. Al
night. owing to heavy losses, the enemy
gave up the attack. A few prisoners re-
manned in our hands.
'Abont pm. in the cnldipo Papeye1
a new and more powerful attack broke
down against cur defenses.
"On Monte Tomba and along the Piavs
river to the south of Tonte Della Priuls
the artillery activity WAS desuitory. Ir
this region an enemy patrol was cap.
tured."
Claims 10000 Prisoners.
LONDON, December 14.-An ofiicial
Austrian statement reviewing the re.
cent attack on the northern italian
front says that in the four days oi
fighting in the Meletta region 63s
Italian Officers and more than 1e.00f
imen were made prisoner. The capture
also is reported Of 293 guns, 23;
machine guns, Quick-drers, 81 mins
throwers and quantity OF other ma
terials.
German ofandal Report
BERLIN. December IA. via London.---
At isolated points between tbs Brents
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ASKS SHIPS, MORE SHIPS,
AND men TO BUILD THEM

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, December IA vast ex-
tension OF our shipbuiiding facilities IL
necessary II we are successfully to
counter the enemys submarine depre-
Nations" said Sir Eric Gaddes. hrst lord
Of the admiralty, In the house Of COM
hons in speech appealing for men
10 meet the requirements of the gov
ernment's ship repairing and shipbuild-
ing program.
J After giving figures Of the progress
Already made. showing that the con-
ktruction of merchantmen for this year
you'd be as great as that Of the record
year OF 1913 and in all classes of ship
ping IS per cent higher than In 1912.
if the October and November records
we're kept up. he said that this pro-
gram would be greatly increased next
year. Private yards had been author
BY forty-hye berths. while the new
Hational shfpyards on the Severn would
provide thirtyfour berths.
.'The demands on our merchant ship
ping" continued the first lord. .are
greater than they have ever been. The
submarine menace is, in my opinion.
Aeid but not yet mastered. Our ship
tuilding Is not yet replacing our losses.
tde experience of one week or q month.
he IL good or bad. 1t Is the general
curve which we must watch.
II have studied the general curve
Since November ]. when I made my frst
statement. and the downward trend OF
The mercantile losses both Of ourselves
and our allies continues satisfactorily.
The upward curve of merchant ship
uuilding has also continued satisfac-
tprily and will undoubtedly be main
tained. The upward curve OF the de-
struction of enemy submarines has con-
ttnued equally satisfactorily and have
no reason TO doubt that those curves
VIII continue gradually TO Improve.
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Secretary Lane Is Believed
to Reflect Presidents View
of Suffrage Amendment

Remarks by Secretary Lane at last
nights session of the convention were
interpreted by the delegates as a
promise of President Wilson's support
for constitutional amendment.
II come tonight to speak to you a
word Of congratulation and good will
from the first man in the nation" de-
clared the Secretary. "Dr. Shaw spoke
OF having always been proud when she
had some man behind her to give re-
spectabiltty to the cause. What great
er honor. can there be. what greater
pride can you take. than in having be-
hind YOU the man who Is not alone the
President of the United States but the
foremost leader of liberal thought
throughout the world. To have such a
man with you is to have with you tho
today and tomorrow
"open Message to Congress-
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. the presi-
dent. and Representative Jeanette
Rankin addressed the meeting. The
presidents annual address was In the
gress." In which Mrs. Gait Declared ;hat.
woman suffrage is inevitable and that
IL political parties prefer to postpone
action longer they challenge the inevi-
table. =
"The idea will not perish" Mrs. ratt
said. Tho party which opposes II NAV.
Can you afford the risk? Some Of YOU
have been too indifferent to give more
than casual attention to this question.
1t is worthy of yout Immediate consid-
GRAFTON. A question big enough to en-
gage the attention of our allies in war
time IL too big question for you to
neglect
Miss Rankin's Theme,
Miss Rankin spoke Of tho political
steps necessary. In addition to gaining
suffrage, to complete woman's free.
dom. ana explained the bill she recently
introduced in Congress to allow wome,,
to retain their nationality after mar
riage,
Mrs. Newton D. Baker, wife of the
Secretary OF War, sang,
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Casualties Fluctuate.

sBut reiterated that a good or bad
month Of sinkings either OF merchants
sren or submarines ought not to be
.tAken by itself Casualties In ships
viii ductuate just as casualties in man
Uower nuctuate in land war and IL ts
ooly by taking the general trend of suc-
Cees or loss that a true picture can be
qbtained.
'If the country will only economfze
and limit consumption so as to restrict
the use OF tonnage and set the ships
free for more urgent use In connection
with the military necessities and the
maintenance OF the civil population OF
ourselves and our allies, IL, following
the tradition of our race we put forth
all our power and relax no effort to de-
feat the submarine. then the war can
only end in victory. But we must have
ships. more ships and stiil more ships
And now want men to build them.
Our plans are laid We have got the
pteAl and ! want the men. Unless ]
have entirely mistaken the spirit Of the
1qlutry We win have resppnee which
WI 4oUQuzfxnte to the world that our
eireeneAa1 - o1ee& stspegae eeas
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Claims 10000 Prisoners.
aerman ofncial Report.a J

BERLIN. December II. via London.---
At isolated points between this Brenta
and Pfave rivers. in northern italy, the
German war once announced today.
violent artillery fire supported minor
operations.
Evening star., 1917-12-14

per cent for those between $1,000 and
$4,000 and Is per cent for those over
$4,000.