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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
JAPAN REFUSES TO Join
. j. S. IN APPEAL TO CHINA
Takes Similar Action to Great Brit
aims and Will Not Ask Factions
to Settle Differences.

Japan has taken action similar to
Great Britain's in refusing to asso-
ciate herself with the American action
in asking the rival factions in China
to compose their differences. it was
said today a the State Department.
NO reason was given for the action
of either nation, but 1t is assumed that
neither felt that the American action
would be successful.
japan is known to resent that the
United States sent its note to China,
feeling that it disregarded the special
position Japan claims for herself there.
is being divulged by the State Depart
ment, seems to have arisen from
series.of misunderstandngs.
AS nearly as can be learned. the
United States on June addressed
what 1T considered most friendly note
to China. asking the two fighting fac
tions to compose their differences and
restore internal order. At about the
same time Great Britain, France and
Japan were invited to take some steps
toward the restoration of order in
China. but Japan. at least, apparently
did not understand that the American
action had already been taken
First News From Peking.
June the first public intimation of
Americas actual action came in a dis
patch from Peking, quoting the text of
by the Chinese authorities.
June there appeared in the Toxic
Asahf not this real text, but a dispatch
sent from New York and consisting Of
newspaper comment. The Japanese were
doubly disturbed. first by the seeming
direct interference in China's affairs. and,
second, by the knowledge that America
had already taken her action while ne
EQUATIONS were apparently still under
way.
Today, again from a foreign source,
comes the first word of the original
American suggestion that other gov
ernments associate themselves in the
move to restore order in China. Great
general agreement with Americas pol
Icy. but to view the situation from
slightly different angle. Just what
that angle Is Is not known as the full
text has not been received here and 1t
Is doubtful. from the fact that all in
formation so far has come from abroad,
II 1t will be made public.
No Reply From China.
Meanwhile. China is understood not
TO have replied to the American notes.
though reports indicate that it was
"favorably received"
The State Department is not making
pubic any of its dispatches about the
revolution. but news dispatches indi-
cate that Gen. Chang Hsun, head of
the military faction. has arrived as a
dictator in Picking, following Presi-
dent LIS compliance with his command
TO dissolve parliament Whether this
means the restoration Of a monarchy, as
h1nted at is uncertain.
france. also asked by this country
to take action. has not formally re-
piled as yet. but 1t is thought unlikely
that she will follow the United States.
now that Great Britain and Japan have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
Army Said to Be in Control.

According to the Express the army has
obtained complete dominance. Military
committees Of defense" have been estab
ished and have tabulated a list of the
reforms demanded by the army. The
action OF the committees. says the Ex-
press. is a more or less vivid reflection
of what happened in Petrograd. Premier
Dato is powerless. as was his predecessor.
ton of the soldiers claims. The express
asserts that constitutional government is
for the moment at an end and that the
army is the ultimate arbiter OF the crisis.
The Daily News has similar informa-
ton and reports also serious industrial
unrest. 1t says the rank and file OF the
army contains as many factors as the
populace and is probably the chief link
between them In the matter OF grievances.
Bad conditions and poor pay in the army
have bred angry feelings and there has
been seething disquiet In Barcelona. La
Dor troubles, actual or threatened. in
many other districts. are all partly ex-
plainable by the widespread poverty to
which high food prices have brought the
people.
The Chronicles information is that the
discomfort behind the crisis. as far as the
soldiers are concerned, is the cleavage
between the army and the court. In all
the reports there are illusions to German
influences working for their own ends.
The Spanish embassy in London disclatms
knowledge Of anything unusual. but 1t Is
stated that neither commercial firms nor
newspapers are able to get replies to tele
graph queries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
BIG REVOLT IN SPAIN
IS RUMOR IN LONDON
Army Said to Be Making Demands
for Reforms Which Premier Dato
Is Powerless to Modify.
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Prese.
LONDON, June 16.-Rumors OF Sc
rious revolutionary movement In Spain
are given prominence in a section OF
the press. There has been an almost
complete absence of news from the
peninsula since the appointment OF the
new ministry
Rumors of something abnormal In
the Spanish situation have been given
prominence In the last two or three
days in a small section of the press,
and today several papers print articles
declaring that something important is
happening. One sugEestion is that a
movement to bring Spain into the war
rs materializing. but the little fnforn1a-
tion available Is to the effect that the
crisis is purely a domestic one and
largely due to the demand for reforms
by the rank and file OF the army.
One Of two solitary Madrid kilograms
which have reached here in the last
four days carries a denial by Premier
Dato of a report of INSTRUMENTATION on
the part of the Bilbao garrison. This
is the only direct confirmation Of news
paper statements that grave military
crisis exists in Spain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
LOAN SUBSCRIPTION |
SWAMP|NG CLERKS
Even Approximation of Huge
Total Is impossible After :.
Twenty-Four Hours. ~.
ONLY ONE DISTRICT IN YET.

So overwhelming was the country.a
response to the liberty loan that on
Gals were unable al noon today, twens
ty-four hours after the closing Of tho
books. to strike even an approximate
Of the huge total.
Only one reserve district. Atlanta.
had completed its work of tabulatinr g.
the total at that hour
Reports from the other eleven dis
trtcts told of great accumulations Of
subscriptions yet to be footed up, with
a great volume OF belated letters and
kilograms still pouring in. Estimates
from these districts sent the probable
aggregate for the country rising to
new high levels
The totals Of figures that have actually
been tabulated in New York, Boston.
Philadelphia, Atlanta. Chicago. Cleve-
land and San Francisco-where, with the
exception OF Atlanta the work Of com.
piiing the totals was still in progress-
and of official estimates Of totals in the
other districts showed a subscription OF
~. $500. 900. representing only a portion
Of the full amount
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
To Hurry Bill to Senate Calendar.

In reporting the bill without committee
recommendation. either adverse or favor
able. the committee sought to save time in
getting the bill to the Senate calendar.
No changes in the Lever draft were made
and neither majority nor minority COM
mittee reports will be filed Protracted
discussion is expected in the Senate.
'The bill has been widely discussed.
but its real provisions are not yet
known to the people," Senator Cham
berlain said today 1T is believed that
Senate discussions will serve an impor-
tant purpose in fully explaining the
legislation and allaying criticism now
based upon unfamiliarity with and mis-
representation of its actual provisions"
The purpose is to get 1t before the
Senate and the country for discussion.
to save time," Senator Chamberlain
added "Of course. 1t is virtually i'm
possible to pass it by July 1. In any
event it will not be passed by the SEN
ate until after 1t passes the House."
The decision to postpone a Senate
vote until after the House acts Is due
to legal technicalities. AS the Lever
bill contains appropriations and also
raises revenue to some extent in
licensing and taxing foodstuff dealers
and trading on exchanges. to make the
valid under constitutional
provisions 1t would have to originate
and be first passed by the House. This
phase Of the situation was discussed
py the committee today,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
Moreni's Armed Guard Crew. -
Owned by Standard OIL Company.

NEW YORK. June 16.-The Moreni. a
tank steamship of *4.o45 tons gross.
Baton Rouge. La, whence she departed
May IL for Leghorn, Italy. She was
last reported passing Gibraltar June -,
the day she was sunk. The Moreni was
son,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
Estimate Is Now $a,e51 600, 900.


Estimates of all districts. including
the official tabulated returns from Al.
ianta, brought the prospective total to
$2.s51, 100000. These figures included
900, 900 subscribed In the Philippines. |
put did not include any of the sub-
here. no estimate Of which has been
made public 1t is thought that the
total sent direct to the Treasury will
pc comparatively small. inasmuch a0'
banks
Omcial estimates made at the re,peo.
i've reserve banks and tabulations fols
New York-Tabulated, s1,o5o. 900 600.
estimated Qast night). $1,000. 900. 900.
Boston-Tabulated 0ate yesterday.
saSS, goo, 900; estimated. s270.000. 900 to
Philadelphia-Tabulat 1928. 1000. 600.
ichmond-Estimated. $103. 900. 900.
Atlanta-Final tabulation. S5s. .500, ,00os
Chicago-Tabulated. $345. 900. 900.
estimated. $2so.0o0. 900
st: :Louis-Estimated. $780, 900. 900.
Minneapolis-Estimat $62, 900. 600
Kansas City-Estimated. 10000. goo.
Dallas-Estfmated, $4s, 900. 900
San Francisco-Tab bulated sI71 Oo0 q
900: estimated. $1s0.000 900.
assuming New York's big estimate Of
Sl.5oo 100000 as approximately correcS
oLAu oiAoW AHB lOT 0nTlnkaSeS OF $4,000.
900 there and in other districts from.
the totals OF all estimates, II appeared
that the total would reach s2.S0o. 900, p
Returus May Be Available MondayS
No estimate. official or unofi,ciaL
was forthcoming at the Treasury De5
partment. Oficials restricted their com4
ments to expression of qualification al
the overwhelming response Of the
country to the loan. but were chary
of figures. saying they could not even.
make a guess as to the totals.
Indications were that the final reS
turns would not be available befora
Monday. Even then there probably
Will be only an approximate idea az td
the total number of subscribers. Rel
ports from nearly every section today
told of increases in the number. II
may be ten days before there can be q.
final counting of individuals who have
subscribed -
What Is regarded as one of the most
remarkable showings came from tho
Navy Department. The department and
the naval service took an estimated
total of s3.00O.00O. Tabulations al
noon, with the work still progressing.
showed total of s.. .63s 900. More tina n,
$4,000 sailors. clerks and officers ssub$
scribed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
BRITISH RECRUITING HEAD
HOLDS CONFERENCE HERE.
Talks With War Department Or
ficials About Enlistment Of His
Country's Subjects in U. S.

Brig. Gen. W. A. White, head OF the
British recruiting mission. came to
Washington today to confer with Brig.
Gen. E. H. Crowder and other officials
Of the War Department regarding the
enlistment of British subjects in this
country.
There are believed to be in the
United States about 100000 British sub
Jects of military age, between eighteen
and forty-five years. of whom large
proportion are Canadians. The recruit
ing mission, which has headquarters in
New York. opened a recruiting office
there about week ago. at which about
1000 men already have enlisted. The
mission is authorized to represent Can
ada as well as England.
Arrangements for enlisting these
British subjects include the service of
consuls and vice consuls of Great Brit
ain as recruiting agents. and the es-
tablishment of recruiting depots along
the Canadian borders. Free transporta-
tion to these depots or to the station
in New York is furnished British sub
jects, and maintenance allowances to
their wives begin with their enlist
ment.
With Gen. White today was Mai
c. D. Murray. Other members of the
mission are Maj. F. r. Athill. Capt. S.
NJ Mcswiney. Capt. P. F. sise. Capt. J.
A. Robertson-Durham, Lieut.. F. A.
Gunter and Lieut.. C. T. White, aid-de-
camp for his father.
Regulations Are Promulgated.
The War Department promulgated to-
day regulations under which recruiting
can be carried on in the United States
by the agents Of the allied govern
ments which seek to enroll their own
citizens now resident in this country.
Authorization for such recruiting was
given in the act passed by Congress
last month.
The regulations provide that any
country at war with a country with
which the United States is at war may
recruit It's own citizens within the
jurisdiction of the United States after
having obtained authority from the
Secretary of War.
The regulations say: 1.-The military ad-
machinery and officials Of
the United States, especially the general
recruiting service and the depot or other
Quartermasters of the United States
Army. may render such assistance as may
be practicable In arranging for the SUBJ
sistence. lodging and transportation to a
rendezvous selected by the officer or agent
Of the designated country of those apply
ing for enlistment in the service thereof
and who may be reported as qualified
physically and otherwise for the service
desired"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
Austrian Version Of Fighting.

VIENNA. via London. June is. : In
creased fighting on the Russian front
in East Galicia and Volhynia is report
ed in the official statement issued by
the war Office Friday. The statement
follows: ..ur .e
In East Galicia and volhynia there
is Increased Russian fighting and ac-
tivities continue at several points.
italian theater: There is nothing
important to report from the Isonzo
army. In Carinthia the enemy artillery
tor with the greatest violence. An at
tack upon our position at Monte Rom
bon was repulsed- Artillery fighting
the Settle Comuni plateau has in
creased in violence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
ORDERS FOOD MEASURE
REPORTED TO SENATE
Finance Committee Seeks to Get Bill
Before That Body and the Coun-
try for Discussion.

Following President Wilson's request
for immediate action on the admins
tration food control bill, the Senate
finance committee. at a special meeting
today. ordered the Lever measure re-
ported to the Senate without commit
tee recomm mendation
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon was
chosen to take charge of the bill in the
Senate. where 1t probably will follow the
railroad priority measure and may be
reached Monday.
There was little discussion and no
record vote in the committee, which was
virtually unanimous in desiring early
Senate consideration. Senator Cham
berlafn planned to present the measure
Immediately upon convening of the
Senate. and said it probably would be
taken up next week ahead OF the war
tax legislation.
Senator Chamberlain was chosen to
represent the administration on the
Senate floor because Senator Gore of
Oklahoma. the committee chairman. is
opposed to many features Of the con-
troll legislation. The Oregon senator
recently conferred with President Will
son regarding the measure, with which
he fs in full sympathy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
WEATHER.

Fair and cool tonight. fair and warm
er tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm: Highest. 81. at pm.
Yesterday: lowest, 81, at am. today.
Full report on page Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
French Penetrate German Lines.

PARIS. June 16.-The French repulsed
several raids in the region of Hill 304
on the heights Of the Meuse last night.
according to an official statement from
the war Office this morning. The artfl-
lery fire around Craonne and Mont
Carnillet was lively.
The statement follows:
We repulsed several enemy attacks
against our small posts near Hill 304.
on the heights Of the Meuse and east OF
Badonviller French troops penetrated
German trenches east of Rheims and
took prisoners.
The artillery fighting was moderate
ly heavy in the sector of Craonne and
west of Mont Carnillet."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
German Attack Is Repulsed.

LONDON. June 16.-Repulse OF Ger
man attack on the positions captured
by the British south of the Ypres-
Confines canal is announced by the war
Office The statement follows: The
positions we captured on Thursday
evening south of the Ypres-Comines
canal were attacked by the enemy after
heavy artillery preparation. A few
Germans who succeeded in reaching our
front trenches were at once killed or
driven out. and the attack was COM
pletely repulsed at all points"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
Russians Make an Attack.

PETROGRAD. June is. via London
british admiralty per Wireless Press)
Todays war office report on military
operations reads:
Western front--There has been rife
and artillery firing in certain sectors
of the front Our batteries last night
made a surprise attack on enemy re-
serves concentrated in the region of
Shelyov
RuManian front-Fusillades and
minor skirmishes have occurred
'Aviation-Four of our bomb-throw-
ars hombarded the railway station at
rzkokoleika, near the small town of
NeseE. An enemy squadron Of seven
machines bombarded Dvinsk and its
neighborhood. Our losses and damage
We're insignificant. In the region of the
stokhod our artillery brought down an
auenx alxplanA,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM. June IS. via London
The Social Demokraten says Germany
has made an offer of peace to Russia
through a member of the Swiss fed
eral council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-16
Fighting in Bullecourt Region.

BERLIN. June 16. via London.-F'resh
engagements between British and German
forces developed early today in the Bulle-
court region and east of Monchy. says the
official statement issued today by the
German army headquarters staff.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
Prohibition Will Be
1920 Issue, Says Knox

Washington, Feb. 2. - The younger
c. Knox Republican senator-elect
from Pennsylvania, who passed
through Savannah, exhibited lively
interest in the prohibition situation
in Georgia and predicted that national
prohibition will be an issue in 1920
and that William Jennings Bryan
will be the best figure in dry politics.
Without attaching any political
significance to the statement" Knox
said, Il believe that national prohibi-
tion will be a keen issue in 1920. Even
blind man can see that from the
present trend of sentiment | believe
that William Jennings Bryan, as lead
er of the national movement will
prove powerful factor in national af-
fairs between now and that time
whisky must be recognized as a
detriment to the person or the com
munity. 1t causes inefficiency and ir-
responsibility in the person who uses
1t even moderately. Consequently, il
has been made a moral issue Mr.
Bryan knows well how to present such
subject, and he has q strong follow
ing yet that can be increased when he
champions an issue that has an in
creasing support.
Even in my home State, though ]
believe prohibition would not get even
a good vote, much less a majority. q
candidate suffers when the liquor in
terest Is tackled on to him.. [ believe
that the manufacturers in PennsyI-
vania would welcome prohibition
but the voters hardly are ready for
IL s."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
Supt. J. Kelso Green Does
Not Agree With Congressman

Carli-le, Pa, Feb. .. - J. Kelso
Green, superintendent of county
schools and schoolman of many
years experience, takes exception to
the statements of Congressman l.. Il.
McFadden, relative to the adjustment
of county teachers Institutes. Char
acterizing the annual meetings as "one
of the greatest educational forces in
the State" superintendent Green says:
These annual meetings of teachers
and parents have contributed much to
the growth and development of our
school system. Public education has
been popularized; an educational in
terest has been awakened and main
tanned; and as a result bur people are
accepting and commanding the best
things"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
Will Censor Music
in Inaugural Parade

Savannah. Ga. Fb. 2.-Philander
generation-and some of the grown
ups are going to be disappointed
the drum majors who make a spec
ialty of throwing their batons while
leading their bands Is issued,
This feature of the inaugural parade
was barred four years ago, and 1t
looks now as II u similar order would
be issued,
General Scott and his associates on
the military committee have not vet
reached u decision regarding the drum
majors.
The committee. will also take up the
musical programs of the bands, Until
the last inauguration nearly every
band passing the pres.dent'a review
ina stand strueit i'm "Tfail to the
Chief" "Marohing Through Georgia"
or "Dixie." After about FIVE hours of
repetition of these three numbers 1t
became monotonous and the commit
tee will give the bands list of airs
which they are to play,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-02
over SS,OOO,OOO
FOR DETECTIVES
Pennsylvania's Tremendous
Bill Promises to Grow Larger
as the Years Go BY

| According to calculations made
from the recommendations of the
State Board of Public Charities the
sum of $s,S15,02S will be required to
pay for the care. maintenance and
treatment of the detectives of Penn
sylVania, including the administration
OF the institutions where they are
housed.
-, or this sum sS.5S5,02S will be for
the operation of the State hospitals
LOT Too insane ms and feeble minded and $4,-
l5O,0OO Is estimated to cover the
states share of the percapita cost OF
maintaing patients. The remaider of
percapita cost is borne by the county
from which the patient is committed.
Two years ago the sum appropriated
ior the operation of the States insane
hospitals was $2,502,979.98. This year
the same hospital asked $5,O7S,053.50
! including large sums for extensions
OF land and building improvements.
The State Board of Charities pared the
requests down to an aggregate of S3,-
! 5S5,02S.50
The institutions for the care of the
insane include the Institution for the
Feeble Minded and Epileptic at Spring
| Guy; me Institution for Feeble Mind
ed at Polk, Village for Feeble Minded
Women at Laurelton, Hospital for the
insane, allentown. Hospital for the
! insane, Danville; Hospital for the
Criminal Insane, Farview State Hos
| pltal Tor the Insane, Norristown; State
| Lunatic Hospital, Harrisburg; Hospi-
tai for the Insane, Warren, and Hos
pltal for the Chronic Insane, Werners-
ville
The Spring City Institution got
1883, 4S6.S5 at the last session and
asked $l,0S6,250 at the present ses-
sion OF which only $710,750 was rec
ommended by the Board of Charities.
me insdtution at Polk got $685.
0S2'63 last session and asked S1,623,-
$3.50 for the next two years. The
recommendation is for $f.596,428.50.
The Village for Feeble Minded Wo-
men at Laurelton is new enterprise
ana asked S35S,000 for the next two
years of which $346.000 is recon-
mended. The Rittersville Hospital
got $12,161 last session and asked
S3O4,25 for the next two years OF
which only SS1, 800 was recommended
The Danville Hospital got s52,500 last
! session and asked $t00,100 for the
next two years. OF this $63,4O0 was
recommended. The Criminal Insane
hospital at Farview got $35S,500 last
session and asked Ss14.S25 for the
next two years. Only S32o,750 was
recommended.
The Harrisburg Lunatic Hospita!
got $500 last session and asked for
! S59, 500 for improvements for the next
two years. OF this $4,000 is recon-
mended. The Norristown Hospital
got $119,500 for buildings and i'm
provements last session and asked
| S182,2O0 at this session. OF this
| SlO5,20O is recommended. The War
rem Hospital got $22,5OO last session
and asked for $327,50O for the next
two years of which $23S,0O0 was rec
commended. The Wernersville Uospi-
tai got $1SIS00 last session asked for
1921 500 for the next two years, and
$4,000 was recommended.