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The Washington herald., 1917-09-20
BRITISH PLAN big PUSH"
RUSSIA'S STAND CHEERS
German War Office State
ments Contain Hints That
British Artillery Is Pre-
pairing Resumption Of
Big Push '-Rumanian
Continues Offensive.
y the International News Service,

tBy the International News Serviee.)
London. Sept. 19-German war Of
fee statements regarding the Flan-
ders front have been characterized
in the last few days by hints at
British artillery preparations for a re-
sumption of the big push.". Today
again Berlin reported British shelling
of drumfire intensity" There were
no infantry attacks, however, the bull
letin states The British official ac-
count said there was nothing of spe-
cial interest to report 1t mentioned
the York and Lancashire regiments as
having made the previously reported
successful raid in Flanders yester-
day.
Rumanian forces are continuing
their local offensive operations They
wrested a height from the Teutons
to the south Of GroZechti in the last
twenty-four hours.
The French beat of all Teuton as
saults at various points of the line
and penetrated the German lines
northwest Of Rheims in a raid.
Berlin Gives Report.
Berlin gave out an official report
OF SUNDAY entente raid on German
towns. One soldier was slightly
wounded near Stuttgart (wuerttem-
berg) and damage was caused at
Freudenstadt and Colmar. it is ad-
mitted. Three of the raiding ma
chimes were brought down.
Petrograd. Sept. 1s.-Russ as radi-
Gals who clamor for peace and mob
rule. were leaderless tonight. Their
cause has suffered the worst blow
since the March revolution.
Tschsidze. who stuck with them
through thick and thin as the chief
pilot. for six months regardless of
the odium and stigma that went with
his leadership, has deserted them.
Skobeloff former minister of labor.
who fought their battles day in and
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-20
STACKER BILL
FULL OF Teeth
Cinnamon and Even Enemy
Aliens Subject to Ma
ton S Call.

one full set of teeth for the alien
sIackers BILL" was the order turpcd
over TO Representative Jacob Rogers
Oh Massachusetts. by the State De-
partment and Chairman Pou. of the
House Rules Committee. Yesterday
Mr. Rogers finished mis- Genital work on
the Chamberlain slackers' measure
last night. This morning he will Law
Il before Chairman Pou and the Rules
committee. and early next week the
revised and doubly drastic Chamber
Iain Dill to catch alien slackers will
De adopted by the House.
One of the biggest features incor-
porated in the rewritten bill will be
virtual exclusion of the japanese
ana Chlnese from exemption privi-
ieges. The Chamberlain bill carries
provision cxempting aliens. not
amen enemies, who. because of treaty
stipulations or act of Congress. are
not permitted to become citizens of
the United States." This provision is
TO be killed. and the orientals. who
for years have insisted they should
be treated as other foreisners are
treated. and permitted TO become citi-
zens IL they SO desire. will be recog-
nized. II is expected the Chinese and
Japanese will he used in capacities
both military and nonmilitary, under
the draft laws.
No Time Allowance.
Another new plan is desiened TO
| catch aliens who have come to this
country within the last year. The
Chamberlain measure carried a
clause eNempting aliens of less than
a years residence. Mr.. Rogers be-
! lieves. and the State Department
agrees with him. that foreigners who
have come in the last twelve months
are more likely than others TO be
avoiding military duty. This pro-
vision is also to be killed.
Again. the Chamberlain bill. ap-
proved by the Senate, gives aliens
| 20 days to get out of the United
States il they object TO being drafted
| for military service.
| As revised by Mr.. Rogers and ap-
| proved by the State Department
the new measure will not only cut
| out the 9O-day privilege, but will de-
tain the aliens in this country.
Subjects of all nations will be
drafted according to the regulations.
! Just as American citizens are drafted.
Even Enemies Are Subject.
Enemy aliens, barred from serv-
! ing this country in a military way.
will be subject for draft and as
signment to nonmilitary duties
The Washington herald., 1917-09-20
Root to Fight Suffrage.

Utica, N. Y. Sept 1s.-Elihu Root
is not for woman suffrage. Today
it was announced he would act as
chai' man of an antisuffrage meet.
ing here Monday. He VIII speak at
the meeting along with Mrs. James
w. wadsworth, jr., president of the
National Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-20
First of Citizenry Army
Installed at Camp Meade
Awaits !" First DriN'' Bugle
Dust, Dust, Dust, Impression of Youthful
Rockies" After Eventful Moving in"
to Army Quarters.
tBy IntersatlenaI News servieeJ

Camp Meade Admiral Md. Sept l9Ihe beginnings OF an
army sprans up today amid cloud Of dust Within the shadow
Of the Capitol $500 laid down their and pencils their
and planes left their desks and counters their offices and worooms
their shops and farms and took up the instruments of
In their particular case the FIRST instruments Of set of
blankets and mess kit consisting Of two tin tin and
knife fork and spoon but they soldiers anyhow and some day will
,e carving Old Glory lover the top.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-20
Lansing Precipitste, Break.

Lansing Precipitstes Break.
Argentina's break with Gern.,v
comes ten days after Secretary of
state Lansing startled two heu,i,-
pheres-most Of all Argentina herself
by the revelation OF the now famous
Luxourg messages" They showed
count Luxburg, German charge
d'afaires at BUenos Aires, 1lvisine
MS government in cipher dispatches
sent through the Swedish legation.
that IL Argentine vessels must be
sunk by C-boats it were better 10
have them ''spUrlos Nersenkt" (sunk
without leaving a trace. Incidentally.
he called Argentina's acting foreign
minister, "a notorious ass"
All Argentina was shocked as By no
previous event OF the world war. In
fur1ated crowds in Buenos Aires, and
subsequently in all parts Of the re-
public. stormed, stoned and burned
German houses OF business and the
enti-German government quickly took
on n character OF rebellion against
lcnicncy with Germany. The Argentine
government promptly dismissed Count
LuxbuIe. Berlin at the same time ask
eoNrNUEp OS FACE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-20

y -Democrsey Reigns.
Men who had "Privatc" on the
ground glass doors OF their offices.
and fellows who polished up the
ground glass are bunking side by
side tonisht-both are privates now
in democracy's army. They came
here today In long train loads. each
with a few personal possessions in
bundle and a white tag tied to the
buttonhole in the laped of his coat.
The tag gave the wearer's name
and address. and other information
concerning him. Men grown. they
were routed through" as livestock
might have been. The local boards
tied on the tags. They were taken
OF by the officers who enrolled the
men as they arrived.
Debonair army officers. leaders OF
the stan and line, motored out from
this city to attend the opening or
the Capitals own draft camp. A long
line Of limousines. the khaki and gold
Of uniforms showing from within
them. followed the Baltimore boule-
ward out toward Laurel and the
camp.
Arrive In Coaches.
In long trains Of day coaches the
men themselves came. They were put
aboard at their home stations and
the preparations. for moving them to
the camp had been made long IN
advance with the railroads.
They were fellows from the stores
and offices. the factories and homes
of Philadelphia; and from the farms
and homesteads of the Pennsylvania
hills. Camp Meade will house con-
scripts from Pennsylvania. Maryland
and the District of Columbia, but only
PENNSYLVANIA boys arrived yesterday
They left their homes yesterday
morning. fond farewells ringing In
their cars. The majority had never
The Washington herald., 1917-09-20
Records of Department
Help Boost Circulation
Congress to Probe Opening of Government
Files to Boosters of Aerial League
of America.

Access the files of the War Department has been granted the
Ae. League of America and widespread criticism from men who
have been creuazed by the organization developed yesterday
Many residents the District have been notified that they have
been elected membership the Aerial League They have received
this notice without making application for enrolment and have
been assured that their interest aviation on record at the War
Depar artment.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-20
Three Ships Sent Down
By German Submarines
But Two U-Boats Go

Here Is list OF U-boat victims
Of a day: .%-i
Platuria. American, s.4l5 tons. 3
lives lost; Facto. Norwegian. 2.372
tons. lives lost; Thomas Krag.
Norwegian. $3.50 tons. 2 lives lost.
Two German submarines were re-
ported to have been sunk. one by
an armed American steamer. the
other by a British destroyer. The
U-boats were sent to the bottom
while they were attacking a neu-
tral merchantman, the report says.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-20
Seek Paeifist Writer.

Syracuse. N. Y. Sept 1s.-Federal
authorities today are investigating
those responsible for an antiwar
pamphlet which was distributed un-
der cover of darkness. The hand
bill read: why should you fight?"
and is attributed to Erwin St John
fucker. Of Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-20
RESTRICT ALL
Foreign NEWS
Congress Advised to Group
Alien Publications
Under Law.

/ Instead of limiting the 'nevspaper,
section Of the trading with-the-enemy
Dill to German language. newspa-
pers. the conferees upon that measure
reached an agreement yesterday nv
which all foreign language pubiica-
tions are affected.
Ihe change was made under the ad-
vice Of the Postofice Department. and
the new section was prepared bv
Judge William H. Lamar, the DEPART
mental solicitor.
originally the bill included an
amendment by Senator King of Utah
that no German language NEWSPAPERS
snould comment upon or publish war
news without a parallel translation in
English As altered. the President
may. in his discretion, license certain
Foreign language papers to publish war
news without a parallel translation.
only those with these licenses will be
able TO print such matter without first
submitting to the Postoffice Depar-
men such translation. The section
goes into effect ten days after the pas
sage OF the bill and remains valid until
Until the close of the war.
Restrictions Are Itemixed,
The section makes unlawful. pubIi-
cation in foreign language of:
Any news item, editorial or other
printed matter respecting the govern
ment OF the United States, or any ma
ton engaged In the present war, its
policies. international relations. the
state or conduct of the war or any
matter relating thereto" unless:
l. The publication deposits with
the postmaster before distribution or
publication an English translation of
the articles. Above any foreign lam
suase article must be printed. ..True
translation filed with the Postmaster
at. .on as rao,;red h., ,t,i.
act" ''''
= The President licenses the pub
licatlons to work without the preyi-
GUS restrictions. These publications
viii print above their matter: pub
iished and distributed under permit
authorized by the act of.......on file
at the postoffice off,"
Tne licenses are revokable, Pub
locations violating the section are Ii
able to being barred from the mails
and from other transportation. There
Is also a fine of $500 or one year.
As the conferees finished work upon
the bill today. the trading-with-the-
enemy act is now ready to be report
ed back to both houses for action upon
the conference report.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-20
Belief Here That United
States Will Go Far to
Back the Republic Now.
Military, Political, Indus
trial and Economic De-
velopments Favorable.

Russia assumed a central position
on the diplomatic stage here yester-
day and played a more cheering
role than she has played for weeks.
The military. political, Industrial and
economic developments of the day
were all so favorable that II was de-
termined that the United States will
go even further with aid for Russia
than she has heretofore.
Today Ambassador BahkmetefY will
call upon Secretary of State Lansing
and tell him of the new and encour-
aging state of affairs.
The Russian Embassy has received
word that the armies north of Riga
have definitely assumed the offensive.
The general command is being reor-
ganfzed rapidly, and the Germans un-
expectedly forced to evacuate village
after village.
Not Pressing Victory.
Further dispatches have been re-
ceived indicating that Premier Ker-
ensky Is not pressing unduly his VIC
tory over the Korniloff rebels. Korni-
lon and the military leaders still face
the death penalty. but the embassy
heard yesterday that Deputy Pouri-
snkeveltch. one OF those arrested for
political support of Korniloff. has been
released. This may mean that Ker-
ensky has the situation so well in
hand that he can afford an amnesty
to all his political enemies. =
Cyrus H. Mccormick, a member of
the Russian Mission, called upon Pres
ident Wilson late yesterday afternoon
and laid before him a plan to send
to Russia mission of organized la
boring men from the United States
Tho embassy dispatches say that
the armies are being reorganized along
the lines ''of the other armies of de-
mocracies" and that despite democ-
racy the army discipline will he i'm
posed. According to recent reports
there has been a decided change of
sentiment among the military forces
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-20
Costs Money to Join.

President Wilson Is named as an
honorary member of the league on
the printed stationery, and Secretary
of War Baker figures among the hon
orary officers.
Included in the letter is notifica-
tion that membership in the league
includes a subscription to Flying"
Officials of the War Department de-
clared yesterday that 1t was never
intended to have the official records
of the department open to general
inspection.
The fact Is that everybody who
has applied for service in the Signal
Corps has been circularized by the
Aerial League from names and ad-
The Washington herald., 1917-09-20

FOUND GUILTY
Henry Schneider Ordered
Dismissed After For
NAL Trial.

A verdict Of guilty Of endeavoring
to influence State officials to obtain
a settlement out Of court for Edward
Ellison. indicted by the Virginia au-
thorities for stealing three cases of
shoes from the freight yards near
Alexandria. was rendered late yester-
day afternoon against Capt. Henry
Schneider. formerly In charge of the
ninth precinct, after a special meet
ing OF the police trial board which
heard Schneider's case last Monday.
A accommodation that the former
police captain be formally dismissed
from the Metropolitan Police Force
was carried in the boards decision.
The verdict also contained a condi-
ton that Schneider would have five
days in which to appeal his case. The
decision was referred TO the District
Commissioners who will act on the
case accordingly.
Will Appeal Case.
An appeal of the case will be fled,
according to schneider's attorneys,
Daniel w. Baker. Wilton j. Lambert
and R. C. L. Moncure, of Alexandria
County. Va
II. however. Capt. Schneider fails
to make an appeal for another con-
sideration Of his case before Septem-
Der "A. FIVE days from the date Of
the trial boards decision, his dismissal
will remain permanent.
Another hearing of the case will
not be had. II an appeal is made
the finaT decision will remain with
the District Commissioners.
Following the special trial on Mon
day careful consideration was made
by the police trial board before the
verdict of guilty was reached yester-
day. The board was composed of
Assistant Corporation Counsel p. II.
Mershali. chairman. and Inspectors
Csssford ard Boyle.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-20
m Enemie. Are Subject.

Enemy aliens, barred from serv-
ing this country in a military way,
will be subject for draft and as
signment TO nonmilitary duties
The herald., 1917-04-19
KEEP OFF RAILROAD TRACKS
Not Thorouehfares for Public and to
Avoid Accidents People Should
Be Kept of.

Railroad tracks are not thorough
fares for pedestrians. If we are to
consider safety as a precaution that
every citizen should seek, we should
encourage the passage of the pending
legislative bill to keep the public from
walking on the tracks of the railroads,
says the Indianapolis News. OF course,
exception is made where the right-Of-
way extends across streets, station
grounds, farm crossings, etc. EN-
ployees and persons transacting busi-
ness with the railroads are not to be
classed as trespassers under the pro-
posed law. Railroad accidents have
been vastly reduced in numbers where
the use of rights-Of-way to foot traf-
flc has been denied. The safety first
committee of the chamber Of COM
merce has Endorsed the pending bill.
The herald., 1917-04-19
Crisscross Type of Bridge.

lines resorting to quite primitive meth
DDS in the building Of many bridges
and viaducts. The logs cut from the
path of the railroad have been rough
ly trimmed and piled, crisscross, to
the desired height in the gullies and
ravines, as shown in the accompany
ing illustration. The structures are
held together by their own weight and
by short bracing members which pre-
vent the logs from shifting. At the
lower part of the rustic and rather
picturesque bridges the big tree trunks
are so laid as to allow ample room
for water to flow beneath unhindered.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The herald., 1917-04-19

are driving their own motorcars ana
their wives and daughters ride in them
clad In costly furs. Potato growers
are gaining great wealth by the rise In
"spuds." "a little over two months
ago." says the Scotsman, "a South
Lincolnshire farmer sold his LOU
acres of growing potatoes at f4O an
acre. on the assumption that the price
would be f5 q ton. He made a profit
of over 10000, but the purchaser is
in a position to sell today at double
the price he gave. and to make prof
II on the deal Of 10000. Imagine
The herald., 1917-04-19
RAILROADS In WAR
Those of Present Time Construct
ed for Peaceful Traffic.
PRIMITIVE METHODS IN USE
No Organization Ever Developed Bet
ter Plan of Efficient and Rapid
Movement by Rail Than Have
American Circuses.

Railroads geared to war are na-
tional need. Those of the present
were constructed only for the ways of
peaceful commerce, with no thought of
strategy. Should the call be made up
on our transportation facilities TO hurl
Il force of hundreds of thousands Of
men from the center of the country to
the Pacific slope or TO the Mexican
border to meet invaders from beyond
the seas the unmilitary nature of these
"bOulevardS of steel" would be ut once
apparent, writes John Walker Harring-
ton in New York Sun.
The very genius of railroading is
American and great traffic problems
here and abroad have been solved by
American brains, and yet the methods
used in this country for the tranSpOr-
tation of troops are primitive COM
pared with those which are employed
in the European war.
'This is Q railroad war;" says Cen
eral Won Hindenburg, and he is right.
The wonderful fluidity of the German
displayed in solving the problems of
speedy transit for years in advance of
military operations. Troops are made
to veritably flow from the western TO
the eastern fronts and back. Although
now after nearly three years of inces-
! SAINT strain even the Teutonic rail
roads are lapsing into chaos, the fact
remains that they have astonished the
world by their precise and deadly eff
ficiency of operation.
There had appeared on the box
| freight cars on the German lines fol
years before the coming of August
| 1914, that legend:
Thirty thousand pounds.
| Twelve horses.
Twenty-eight men.
1t meant that the capacity of the
car was known long in advance. II
the cars, driven securely into the walls
were staples holding rings of steel
from which hammOcks or cots cOulC
be suspended. The place of every cal
in the event of hOstilities was assigned
and train crews had been duly in
structcd what to do.
When the Barnum & Bailey circu:
was beginning the tour Of the father
land years ago there appeared OF
board its trains at the border three of
ficers from the general staff Of tn
German army.
"We have come" they said t
brusque Bill Hyatt, master of trans
portation, 'to study your methods"
Probably no organization ever dc
veloped a better plan Of efficient an
rapid movement than have the Amer
can circuses which travel by raj
There was no detail which escaped tn
ferretlike eyes Of the German militar
observers. They made drawings @
appliances which impressed then
watched the slowing and the unpacl
ing of the mass of special appliance
which the Greatest Show on Earth wa
carrying and timed the operations wit
the seriousness Of men to whom u
detail was unimportant.
AS far as Germany Is concerned tn
prime object for which a railroad
built is warfare. In the United State
railroads connect pOpulous centers
they are the arteries through whic
commerce flows from factory to ma
ket; they are the channels between II
wheat fields and the granaries on II
Atlantic seaboard. According to Il
The herald., 1917-04-19

American idea railroads in Germany
are often without objective. Along
the borders of Flanders stretch for
miles tracks which in days of peace
seemed Ia have no reason for exist
enCe. When war came they We're the
highways over which artillery, mu-
nitiOns and men were hurried to bat
tie.
The success of Germany'S operations
against Russia in Poland has been
largely due to the network OF her rail
roads near the Polish boundary. For
many miles the Russians were not In
touch with their own borders, while in
the meantime the armies Of the CEN
trail powers were being quickly moved
over intersecting lines of traffic. The
Germans were able TO advance so far
into France because Of their seizure
not only OF Belgian lines but of the
very heart Of the French Northwest
ern railroad. The wonderful defense
made by the French at Verdun was
largely an outcome of the efficiency of
the Eastern railroad, which made II
possible to convey ammunition and
supplies. In addition TO the main lines
there were back of the fortress scores
of miles Of the narrow gauge tracks
built of American rails and using
American engines, over which shells
were moved to points where they were
! most needed.
The herald., 1917-04-19
RAILROADS Biz Help.

The successes of the British In the
western theater have been In a large
measure due to the rapid movement OF
siege guns and munitions by railroads.
Some of the most formidable artillery
in use by General Haig is mounted on
especially constructed platform cars,
which are drawn over tracks ballasted
TO withstand the heavy impact of the
firing. These ponderous cannon are
often backed against concrete works
at various points when they are dis
charged.
The herald., 1917-04-19
FLOATING BRIDGE ACROSS PANAMA CANAL

MrahoreS
Giar the
of would
upon the approaches
in
the bridge when
of bridge
channel
width 1t is
nrgng hlGe TIL"
tml"rS cakr,l surfaced
The herald., 1917-04-19
Door Prevents Accidents.

operating motors are started by the atte
that bridges the gaps between passen-
ger cars and station platforms on the
same level has been adopted by an
eastern railroad to prevent accidents.
The herald., 1917-04-19
In 1892.

VIllie-POp, why Gid the people IN
Columbus time believe the world wss
-ould?
P)p-Principally because they didn't
think Columbus was on the ~1rnre
The herald., 1917-04-19
Record for Heavy Train.

The European record for hauling q
heayily-loaded train was established
recently upon a Russian railway. a
train of cars $500 feet long and car
rying a load Of 4,424 tons being pulled
by an American-built engine.
The herald., 1917-04-19

Ones OF
pounds hinged
end of a
lowered
held vertical and lateral
Installed the
the q
The herald., 1917-04-19
BUILDING BRIDGES OF LOGS
Western Railroads Resort to Primitive
Methods Where Labor Is Scarce
and Lumber Plentiful.

The abundance of logs and the scar
city of skilled labor in remote regions
Of the West have resulted in the con-
tractors for certain pioneer railroad
The herald., 1917-04-19

British Columbia last year exported
$50 carloads of potatoes.