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No Actual Shortage.

The trade commission, it is under
stood. will report that it has found that
increases in news print prices within
the year are from four to twenty times
the advance in production cost. 1t will
say there never has been an actual
news print shortage, and that manu-
facturers have helped create a panic
among publishers by intimating there
was one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11
WILL ASK INDICTMENT
OF PRINT PAPER men
Department of Justice Has Found
Enough Evidence, It States.
Heney to Aid Inquiry.

Federal investigation of the news
print paper situation has uncovered
enough evidence. it was made known
yesterday. to warrant the Department
of Justice asking indictments of paper
manufacturers for alleged antitrust
law violations. Already, it was learned,
a federal grand jury in New York is
taking testimony to determine If there
has been a criminal conspiracy in re-
straint of trade. Bainbridge Colby and
Mark Hyman have been retained as
special assistants to the Attorney Cen
sFal 70 aid in the inapiry. i
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'ss-IVsU0ntlnne Inquiry.

The federal trade commission, which
has furnished much Of the Information
on which the Department of Justice is
acting, announced yesterday that Fran
els J. Heney Of California had been en-
gagged as special attorney in the COM
missions inquiry into high news print
prices. and that under his direction the
commission would continue its investi-
cation after a preliminary report is
made to Congress early this week. Ad-
ditional data will be supplied to the De-
partment of Justice as fast as they are
obtained
The report to Congress. which was
to have been made tomorrow. probably
will be delayed for some days. because
of the illness of one of the commission
ers. 1t will be in the nature of an in
terim report. and will cover the efforts
of the commission to find solution for
an apparent news print shortage and
relief for publishers from almost pro-
hibitive prices that have obtained for
about a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11
PART H.,

1-Horrors Of Gas Attacks Are Told.
Amusements-Photo Plays.
+Editorials.
-Kuhn's War Review.
Boy and Girl Scouts.
Notes of Art and Artists.
eFraternIties.
With the Rifle Clubs.
NPubIIc School Notes.
Around the City.
Labor Notes.
In Maryland and the vIrslnIas.
sGIrl Scout Rally.
G. w. U. MIdwlnter Convention.
Notes Of Government Workers.
Plans for States Exposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11
PART III
PART TIT.
SUNDAY STAR MAGAZINE.

SUNDAY STAR MAGAZINE.
PART ~.
SPECIAL FEATURES.
1--UncIe Sans Valentines.
LincoIn's Check to "colored Man With
One Leg"
@LIncoln Memorial Here.
Book Reviews.
3-RambIer Tells Of Barry Home.
Pepper Tells OF Australia.
Carpenter Tells Of Alaskan Railways.
ENo Precedent for Diplomatic ereak.
LIncoIn's Handwriting Preserved.
HeiiIg's Paris Letter.
PART v.
SPORTS AND AUTOMOBILES.
PART VI.
COMIC SECTION.
PART VII.
SOCIETY.
zAmong the Clubs.
Musical Mention.
PLANooRAvuRE. ~
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WEATHER.

Fair and slightly warmer today fol-
lowed by somewhat colder tonight: to-
morrow fair.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 10 Pm last night: Highest, SO. at
8 pm. yesterday: lowest 13, at am
yesterday. Full report on page g.
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SEVERAL OTHER VESSELS
VICTIMS OF U-BOATS
British Admiralty Officials Con-
WINGED Underseas Warfare Has !
Been Failure So Far, y.
Ships Reported Sunk
Since 8 Pm. Saturday

Total
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Entered at the postoffice at Knox
VILE, Tenn, as second-clsss matter.
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I the committee learned in the first few
days work has been made public to
show that the complaints and the in
| quiry are warranted. The brunt falls
on the ordnance and quartermaster
generals bureaus, though the chiefs OF
| these bureaus are not considered per-
sonally to blame. The senators want
| to learn the real causes of the delay In
supplying arms artillery and all other
munitions to the nations fighting
forcesa delay that is admitted and
that is usually laid to the old red tape
methods Of the war department. Con-
gress furnished plenty of money, and
| the question is why was 1t not expend-
ed quickly and wisely? General Perish
ing's troops, it appears, have had to
rely on the British and French for ar
/ tillery and other supplies, and the men
| In the American training camps have
been very inadequately furnished with
rifles, warm clothing and other neces-
stiles. These are only few Of the
complaints the committee is investi-
eating.
Secretary Bakers reply to criticism,
an assertion that Americas military
preparations have evoked the admira-
ton of the experts of other ntaions
can scarcely be taken as an adequate
defense of the methods of his depart
ment In explaining the delay in OBJ
tanning machine guns General Crozier,
chief Of the ordnance bureau, declared
that Mr.. Baker himself was to blame.
The whole thing should and probably
will result in the creation of a real SUI
perior war council, and the sooner this
Ais done, the better for America and tho
"a. IA
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ATTEND UNION MEETINGS.

! Say what you have to say on
!. the floor of your union meeting.
Why not play your part in in
! dustrial development? The un-
ion meeting is your forum.
! Ii you are not present at your
union meetings how can YOU
I kick If the union goes wrong?
With the coming cooler wealth.
: er there should be a great in
crease In attendance at local
: union meetings.
You cannot shirk responsibility
BY absenting yourself from union
meetings. That's court deci-
. sion.
. Ii your union is not run to
your satisfaction then it is your
. fault If you are not an attend
ant at the union meetings. If
. you do attend these meetings YOU
will have full opportunity to
. make your views known to your
. brother members, and IL your
views are sound they win TO
. that extent affect the policy and
attitude Of your local union.
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trains carrying vast numbers of troo1
and immense quantities of supple
and for days the German artillery WI
excessively active. Various feeling-ol
movements were undertaken again
the French without success, and 4
Wednesday the Germans made thr|
violent attacks on the British betwei
Bullecourt and Queant The first "
were repulsed and the third gave Y
enemy possession of an already OBI
Grated trench at the apex of the ang
in the British lines.
This, of course, was not the main
tack planned by Won Hindenburg, WI
/ it was believed, would soon start
greatest offensive on the west in q
wears, with the assistance OF MAJ
Austrian divisions. The British a
French were on tiptoe to meet It, a
it was taken for granted that some]
| least of General PerShing's Amerlc
! forces would have part in the pau
Indeed, some observers predicted Il
an attempt would be made to sma
that part of the line toward Alss
where most of the Americans hs
been stationed. Others believed
main attack of the Germans would
delivered against the French betwt
Reims and Verdun.
Italian Front Seems Safe.
For several days the Austrians, II
garians and Germans made continu
and heavy assaults on the italians
tween the Piave and Brenta riy
north of Monte Grappa. The fight
was severe and the losses large,
the enemy made slight impression
the Italian line, gaining a prec9A
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his crowd are GSainfainE fhemssISss
in power by using the strong hand, ar
resting and numbering their opponents
and bulldozing the constituent assem-
bly,, which began its sessions; the Rus
sian armies on the east front, follow
ing the arrangement of an armistice,
are rapidly disbanding, and the Kou-
manians were forced to accept an arm
istice by the action Of their allies; but
the negotiations for peace started by
the bolsheviki have run against a snag
in the extraordinary demands made by
the Germans; many different parts OF
Russia have declared their independ-
ence, and Siberia shows signs of re-
verting to the rule of the deposed czar !;
Vladivostok, where are immense guam
titles of supplies sent by America and
the entente allies, Is patrolled by Japa-
nese troops, and Hardin is being pro-
tected by Chinese soldiers.
If this Is correct statement of con-
ditions at the close Of the week, it
would be bold man who would pre-
dict the immediate future.
Reports of Battle Contradictory.
According to official bolsheviki dis
patches from Petrograd, the Cossacks
under Korniloff were defeated early In
the week near Bielgorod, but another
account of the battle said Korniloff
routed his opponents, that many of
them Joined his forces and that he
surrounded the others and "dealt with
them very drastically" General Kale-
dimes, the Cossack hetman, also is ac-
tive In southern Russia and, 1t is said
to be his hope, with the aid of the al
lies, at least to shut the Germans out
of the food-producing part of the coun.
try.
Wireless reports from Rostov, which
did not reach the outside world until
Thursday, said Kaledines was besieg-
ing that city and that within Rostoy
the Cossacks had been fighting the
bolsheviki and destroyed their head
quarters. At the same time trans
port manned by bolsheviki was BON
harding the Kaledines forces.
Bitterly disappointing to the bolshe
Wiki must be the German demands
made in the peace negotiations, and a
this distance 1t is hard to see wha
may be the kaiser's purpose in beins
so severe. His commissioners are re
ported to have insisted that German.
shall not give up any Russian territor.
| she now occupies; that Petrograd mus
be evacuated until peace is concluded
that the Ukraine shall be coded t,
! Austria Hungary that Germany shall
control the Russian wheat market 70
| fifteen years and German goods shall
/ be admitted to Russia duty free. Tn
armistice, 1t is said, is to continue TO
three months. Germany seemingI
evaded the Russian demand that dur
ing its continuance no troops b
moved to other fronts, and meanwhile
has been transferring hundreds 0
4 thousands of soldiers to France an
Italy.
Germans Preparing for Great Attach
i All the signs during the early part o
the week led to the belief that tn
Germans were preparing for suprem
effort at some point of the west from
| Allied aviators observed long mote
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Rx EDWARD W. PIcKARD.

Specializing on what has happeneu
In Russia and what Is about to happen
has become a favorite occupation OF
the rest of the world. Dispatches
from Petrograd, where the means Oh
communication are controlled by the
bolshevikl, are wholly unreliable, ana
news from other sources is fragmentary
and conflicting. At this writing the
facts appear to be about as follows In
southern and southeastern Russia the
Cossacks, who stand for law and or
der. are fighting the bolsheviH forces
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Explains Status Of Negroes.

Major Rutledge Smith, chairman Of
the council of defense, has furnished
all local boards with the following in
reference to mobilization of colored
men:
''In answer to a telegram from this
office as to what will be the status OF
colored men who have heretofore been
certified for military service but not
sent to mobilization camps, Provost
Marshal General Crowder telegraphs
as follows:
IF call for colored men now select
ed for service is deferred so long as to
require their classification under Sc
lective service regulations, their names
will naturally appear at the head OF
class one Since Tennessee has been
ordered to furnish complete quota OF
white men, state will he required to
furnish colored only to complete quota
present ardft."
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The railroad question Is claiming
A much attention of the administration!
and President Wilson intimated last
week he would soon address congress
! on the matter and ask legislation. 1t
i appears he does not favor actual gov
/ eminent ownership of the roads, but
4 rather the creation of an administra-
4 tor or board of transportation with
A power to direct the employment of the
4 joint resources of the railways In what
ever manner is deemed best for war
purposes. Under this plan the roads
would be operated by their present
4 arrangements and would be guaranteed
4 a fair profit.
/ Leniency for Austro-Hungarians
In his proclamation of state of war
against Hungary President Will
son announced an unexpectedly lenient
policy In the treatment of subjects of
| the dual kingdom in America. So long
as they behave themselves they are
LETT free to reside and labor In the
| barred zones closed to Germans, and
they are not required to register with
the police and postmasters. This
policy was hailed with joy by thou
sands of Czechs, Bohemians and Poles
VINO hate Austria, and also was great
refef to many employers who had
reared their industries would be Grip
| pied. Ii the conduct of the Austro-
Hungarians shows they do not properly
appreciate this leniency, they will be
placed under the same restrictions that
apply to subjects of Germany.
In prosecuting his campaign for the
conservation of food needed for the
lighting forces, Mr.. Hoover last week
added porkless day, Saturday, which
ne asks everyone to observe. In addi-
tion to the wheatless and meatless
days, he urges wheatless and meat
less meal each day. The federal trade
commission having been informed that
canned goods are being boarded in the
warehouses of the meat packers, an
investigation of this was started at
once.
The coal situation is becoming more
and more serious with the increasing
~ cold weather. The administrations
OF various states are complaining bit
terly OF the hardship imposed on their
people, and in Ohio only the stern In
prevention of Fuel Administrator Gar
neld prevented Governor Cox from
seizing the coal at the lake ports In
the senate the conditions brought out
severe criticism of the railroads and
OF the government priority board
Several more of the American rail-
way engineers In France have been
Killed, this time by aerial bombs drop.
PED by the Germans in town through
which the engineers were passing.
The successful military revolution in
Portugal is causing the allied govern
ments some uneasiness, for while the
new government set up announced that
Portugal would remain faithful to her
pledges, the insurrection was directed
against the most trusty friends of the
allies, and some Of them. including
President Machado and Premier Costa.
lave been imprisoned. DR.. Sidonio
Paes, who led the revolt, has been
made premier and foreign minister.
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Spinoncia and Col Orso. The Itaiis
are fighting with the utmost determi
ton and are greatly cheered by b
prospect of American help. On Thu4
day large number of American 81
bulance men with their cars left ROD
for the Piave river front. 1t Is init
esting to note that the first AmericI
shot against Austria was fired by Rd
resentative Tinkham of MassachuseI
on the lower Piave. On invitation
an italian officer he sent a big shI
! hurting across to the Austrian lii
regardless of the fact that if the enelI
should capture him he could be Ell
cuted as ''franc-tireur."
Bearing out the statement that /
Teutonic effort in Italy has exhaust
itself is the welcome news that he'd
snow is falling in the mountains at l
west end of the front, rendering dill
cult the further transportation of nj
and material The Italians, howevl
expect to hold the enemy by strenG
of arms rather than with the aid of 4
ture.
The Italian navy Is doing its pa
in the defense and on Sunday ligh5
torpedo boat flotilla entered thu hI
Dor of Trieste and sank two AusSri
battleships, one of them being 1
Wien.
Occupation of Jerusalem.
The occupation of Jerusalem by G|
eral Allenby's expedition caused gr'
rejoicing among Christians and Jd
of the civilized world. The event
more than sentimental value, for
possession Of the Holy City by
British makes safe the SueZ canal d
provides them with base from VIII,
to threaten seriously the Turks to
east and north. In conjunction w
the British operations In Mesol
tamia, Allenby's success in Palestine
very important to the cause of the
lies. AS was predicted, Jerusalem v
taken without the necessity of BID
bardment, and it's captors are a
quately protecting the holy places.
In Mesopotamia General Falkenhd
launched his expected offensive,
lacking General Marshall's army VI
q strong force of Turks and Germd
The British were compelled to
back across the Diala and Edkem
ers with the enemy In pursuit. II
taken for granted that Falkenhay
intention is to make a great effort
recapture Bagdad.
Though the number of British
sells sunk by submarines, as repo}
by the admiralty, was still too largeI
comfort those In a position to kA
assert that the U-boat campaign rel
has proved failure and that the 1
mersibles are being destroyed or 4
tured almost as fast as Germany
build them. Moreover, the British 81
yards are now turning out almost
, much tonnage monthly as the Germ
destroy and are fast increasing Il
output.
Investigating Diatory Methodist
, The expected and inevitable atd
on our methods Of war preparaj
came last week In the form OF AMI
vestigation by the senate commit
on military affairs. Enough Of VI
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TRADE UNloNisM.

Q o o o 0 . . 0 0 Q 0 0 .
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Myer VIII Have Aid.

A. B. Harris, representing the Fed
eral fuel administration, is here to aid
Fuel Administrator Myer in handling
the coal situation in Tennessee. Mr.
Harris was assigned to the territory
embraced in Indiana, Ohio, Ken
lucky and Tennessee. He has com
pleted his task In Indiana and Ohio
and this week will finish up in Ken
lucky, following which he will return
to Nashville to assist Administrator
Myer in his work in this state
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Trade unionism has been the o
great revolutionizing force that 0
mas secured opportunities for o
better lives and work for those o
Q who work. =
Ihe unions are the schools of o
the workers where they learned o
me lessons of democracy and In o
Q dependence. a
May tW of Americas workers o
take advantage of the opportuni- o
ties Of 1917 to organize the vet 0
uhorganized and to strengthen o
tne unions of those who are On o
the battle line for labor. o
o
90 o o 0 Q 0 . 0 o o Q Q o 3
~ Value of Union.
me telephone girls of Boston and
vicinity have formed trade uniou
auu nave secured shorter hours and
more pay, both of which were badly
needed. 1t does not make much differ
ence Wnat kind of work one is engaged
~. me only way to improve wages
a =. conditions is for all the workers
:, h tnat occupation to get together In .
BONA fide trade union.
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Your Flag and
Ny Flag
By WILBUR D. NEsBIT

YOUR Fas and my Flasl And Oh how much i holes
Your land and my land-secure within its foldsl
Your heart and my heart beat quicker at the sight;
Su,ksed and vvind,tossed. red and blue and white
Tbs one FAg-he great Flas,he Flag for me and YOU
Cherries al else besde-the red and white and blue
VoUR Flag and my Flasl And how it flies Today
h your land and my land and half world sNayi
Rosefed and blood,red the stripes forever seam;
sncv%vhiss and souIwhise-;he good ferefArfers
dream:
sktblue snd true blue. with stars to CLEAN Alright
Ths sesied Rdon Of the day. shelter through the night
Yew Flag and my Flasi To every star and stripe
The drums beat hearts beat and hfsfs shfiy pipe
Yew Flag and my Flas-a blessing in the sky
Your hope and my hope--ls never hid liel
Hons land and far land and half the world around
Cd olcfy hears glad salute and ppss to the 'oandl
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Subscription Rates, by mail, one
year, $1.O0; six months, 90 cents;
three months, % cents; single copies,
2 cents.
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"No men living are more worthy
DO trusted than those who toll up fro
poverty, none less inclined to take OF
touch aught which they have not hon
sstly earned. Abraham Lincoln.
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NEWS REVIEW OF
The PAST WEEK
cossAcKS UNDER koRNl-orr
AND KALEDlNES FIGHTING
THE BoLSHEVlkl.
LENINE's RULE ToTTERING

Germans Prepare for Great offensive
on Western Fron4-Haig Repulses
Their First Attacks-ltalians Still
Holding Piave River Llne-our
War Preparation Methods
Are Being Investigated.
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slkass7f 8 =
District 10.
Headquarters, Pineville, KY.
Graysville, Tenn.


Headquarters, Pineville, KY.
Graysville, Tenn.
T. J. Smith -------------P President
Graysville. Tenn.
P. P. Lynch --------NSce President
Soddy, Tenn.
T. N. Gam -------- SecretaryTreas.
Pineville, KY.
INTERNATIONAL BOARD MEMBER
John Jeffrey -------- Pittsburg, KY.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
Geo. Branam ---------- Soddy, Tenn.
John McIlquhan ------Pittsburg, Ky.
Joe A. White ------E. Bernstadt, KY.
Ben DELPHI Ar Jay, KY.
ALI Martin ----------- Soddy, Tenn.
AUDITORS
Thomas Brown East Bernstadt, KY.
Robert Gam ---------- Soddy, Tenn.
]. D. Tinsley -------- Plttsburg, KY
TELLERS
Richard Lowe -------- Jelllco, Tenn.
J. D. Posey ------------ Soddy, Tenn.
Henry Patterson ------Plttsburg Ky.
DELEGATES TO TENNESSEE
FEDERATION OF LABOR
T. J. Smith --------Graysville, Tenn.
ALI Martin --------- Soddy, Tenn.
Thos. M. Gam Knoxville, Tenn.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOR
TENNESSEE
T. J. Smith --------Graysville, Tenn.
DELEGATE TO KENTUCKY FED
GRAFTON OF LABOR
John Jeffrey ------- Pittsburg, KY.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOR
KENTUCKY
John McIlquhan $780, Pittsburg, Ky.
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THE. JEFFERS ONIAN

OF her knecng the two beautiful little girls.
Father McMahon made greatly enjoyed and
helpful address after which benediction was sung
and the procession marched out, the congregation
dispersed.
On this occasion, "Father" Mcmahon acted
precisely the same part that was ancently
acted by the Pagan priests of Greece and
Rome.
The little Catholic girls who crowned the
idol with flowers, and then Inelt in prayer
to it, initiated cruelty, the custom of the little
Grecian maldens who Wreathed the images of
Pollas, Juno, Diana, and Venus, hundreds Of
years before Christ
The fact that YOU call the one idol by one
name. and The other by different name
makes no difference in die essential hiug.
Misses Benson, Battey, and Smith
went through precisely the same idolatry
that the daughters Of ThemistocIes. Miltiades
and Epaminondas practised in the golden
age Of mythology,
Marvellous are the triumphs Of Roman
Catholic mental embalming.
The priests kill the natural mind of the