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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-29
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ARGENTINA STRIKE
RAPIDLY SPREADING
Chaufeurs and Bakers Join in Ma.
tfon-wide Walkout.

Buenos Ayres. Sept. 2S-The strike
situation is growing worse hourly and
far overshadows the International con-
toversy. The chauffeurs and bakers
today Joined the strikers. All trades
have voluntarily pledged themselves
10 the National Labor Federation to
walk out at a minutes notice if the
situation should necc3sitate an illustra-
tion of solidarity.
Trains running by pecial concession
OF the strikers to carry milk to the
hospitals have been derafed. Many
employees and troops have been
wounded. Isolated skirmishes lctween
strikers and soldiers are reported
from many sections. The federation
threatens TO take over the operation
Of all railroads if an agreement is not
reach I'd shortly.
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OFFERS $50 REWARD
FOR U. S, DESERTERS
Provost Marshal Sets Price on
Heads Of SlackeTs.

Alarmed by the number o, failures
Of conscripIs - answer the call TO
the colors, the War Department yes-
terdsy struck its first blow at this
type OF disloyalrv.
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowdsr Of
ficisIy announced that a reward ~
so would be paid for the apprehcn-
sion OF every man who has failed -
report for The mobilization. This -
the regular sum paid hy the army
for information leading 10 the cap
tuTe OF descrieIs.
The men. when ,avEht-and the De-
partment Of Justice is cooperating
with the army officials 70 q spprcheud
thcm-will be Classcd ss deserters and
tried by Court-msrtisL lu cases where
the officials believe eNtenuating cir
CunstanCes exist. nominal sentences
will he imposed In cases OF plain
effort 10 escape military service harsh
measures uiH be employed. DesertIon
in war time Is punishment bv death.
and cvca ia the militsr ~ courts DO not
impose the fun sentence. severe meas
urss viii be taken
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BANKERS PLEDGE AID
TO NATIONAL CAUSE
Members of Association Listen 10
Scathing Denunciation of Kaiser.

Atlantic City. n. J.. Sept. Is
Soap box sedition and Prussian
militarism came in for a heavy
oratorical drumfire from the lips of
nationally known bankers, high
government officials and a noted
divine at the final session here to-
DAY OF the American Bankers As
soclatton annual convention. Three
thousand bankers. representing H.
OOO bankers wildly cheered as the
speakers pledged the associations
FORCES to Uncle Sam to win the
war
A German born retiring prssi-
dent. Peter Goebel, of Kansas CITY.
ana man of German blood,
ChafIes y. Hinsch. of Cincinnati,
erected to succeed Goebel, drew
storm upon storm of applause from
'ue vast assemblage by their un-
compromising arraignment OF the
powers that now rule the land of
theIr iathers and their stirring eX-
tpresslons of love and loyalty to
Secreatry of the Treasury Nc
Auoo' Assistant Secretary of Apri-
T Nrooman. Joseph Hirsch. a
eAas banker. and the Rev. DR.,
neWeH Dwight Hills. pastor Of
IyAouth Church, Brooklyn. were
day VI ING
Dr- HILLS has just returned from a
tour on the Western front. He said
america entrance into the war had
oeen tonic to nervouslv tired
france. In glowing terms he paid
tribute to French bravery, saying the
French soldier goes forth into battle !,
slVlns himself up as dead before
hand and. therefore. lighting with SUI
perhuman sallantry
The speaker called the battle of
Vimy Ridge the Gettysburg of the
present war. Appomattox was near.
he said.
Ihe most important resolution
adopted was one pledging the bank
ers' support for steps toward strength
en1nS the credits of the railroads aud
eneoura ging railroad expansion.
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NAVY OFFICERS MAY
Be -MARTIALED
Grounding Of Battleship Starts In
quiry by Department officials.

Court martial Of the officers respon-
sible for the grounding Of a United
States battleship in home waters loom
ed up as a practical certainly last
night, following receipt by the Navy
Department OF dispatches giving de-
tails Of the incident.
The closes censorship has been
placed on all reports Of the accident.
All that the public may know is con-
tanned in the following statement
authorized by the department through
the committee on public information.
The Navy Department has received
an Official report stating that a battle
ship of the United States navy is
aground in home waters. The shiI
is resting easily and it is expected that
she will be floated without difficulty.
The newspapers are urgently re-
duested not to print any informa-
ton which might lead to the establish
ing Of the identity or location OF the
stranded vessel
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'SUFFS' Charge
DEEPENS PROBE
Startling Report Of Mrs.Ken.
dall's Solitary Conhne-
ment at Occoquan.

With the official announcement -es-
tcrdIy that the probe into condiucls
at OcCoquan would begin Tuesday aft
Crnoon. and The FIRST announcement
OF the experiences of AIRS. Frederick
Kendall. sutfraSist picket. in solit4rE
confinement at Occoquan. came the
news that Supt. Whitaker. OF Deco
guam. arrived in Washington last
night
1t is Understood that AIR. Whitaker
is in the city TO attend the invesuSa-
ton into conditions at the institution
which was recently under his super
vision, since in the announcement hy
GcorSe s. Wilson, secretary of the
Board Of ChaTitIGs. last night, states
that testimony will be taken from all
having personal knowledge OF con-
6itions At the workhousc. including
Mr.. Whitaker, and mentioning hIm
specifically.
Serious Reports Made.
Serious recorts of conditions exist
ing at the worlshoUse came from SUI
GraSette headquarters at Cameron
House last night, after the return of
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, Of Philadelphia,
who as counsel for the sUrragettes
went 10 the workhouse yesterday.
Mrs. Lewis declared last night that
the reason for the solitary confine-
,nent Of Mrs Kendall was given as
profanity. after she had used the word
hypocrisy"
After being told to scrub the floors
in the negro dormitory. Mrs. Lewis
declares. Mrs. Kendall said 10 The
matron. 4 am not strong enough to
do this work. Give me something
lighter"
I'VE have nothing lighter" the ma
tron IL reported to have said. -
which Mrs. Lewis declared Mrs. Ken
Gall replied.
Called HypoerHlsy.
THAT is hypocrisy" wheTeupon
She was thrust into solitary con-
hnement charged with profanity.
according to the counsel.
A week ago today Mrs Kendall
CONTINTED on PAGE TWO.
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GERMAN RAILROADS
FEEL WAR STRAIN
Going to Pieces Mainly Through
Lack of Repair Work.

Rapid disintegrStion of the Gerrlan n
railroad systems. with consequent
grave effects upon military move
ments and the welfare of the civilian
population is taking place, according
TO reliable information lust obtained
by the government authorities here.
1t is to the effect that German rail-
roads through lack of repair work end
inability to maintain ordinary upkccp.
are reaching condition similar to
that which seriously crippled France
for long time.
Germanys railroad lines are in
such condition that. if Russia had
not become negligible factor on the
eastern front, Germany would be in a
critical condition. from military
standpoint heavy Russian Of
fensive. it is declared, would at this
time be a tremendous menace to the
Kaiser. but there is no hope of that
from the standpoint of the allies.
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paralyzed astonishment and began TO
count out the PROSTATE Hefiin by
pounding the desk with his gavel.
Speaker Clarke came running in from
the hall and shouted for the Sergeant
alarms to separate the combstants.
The galleries and the floor of the
House were in confusion.
Before the count OF ten had been
reached. however, Hefiin aroused him
self from his contemplation Of the
ceiling and was about to commence
where he had left of. Unfortunately,
Representative Kettner. of California,
who has lost his interest in sports
since his days as a football player
at college. broke through the ring
which had framed about the confess
tants and tackled Norton in time to
prevent any real estimate as to the
abilities of the two opponents.
4 slight diversion was then afforded
by Representative Cooper. who. early
in the day. had made a bitter at
tack upon Hefiin in a speech before
the House. Cooper is a paciist from
Wisconsin. but like many pacihsts,
is not averse to fighting when It is
for individual instead OF national
purposes. Cooper had decided. from
his distant view of the fray from
the Republican side. that Hefiin's case
needed his personal attention.
Cooper Joins the Fray.
With fire in his eve, he came dash
ing down the aisle. He1in SAN him
coming.
Hefiin urged Cooper TO take his
gray hairs over on his own side Of
the House, or he would he in immi-
nent danger OF being injured.
Cooper retorted. IT you take off
NnNTINItEn OK u ,EE rMn
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rest were frustrated by agents CT the
Department of Justice.
Haywood has been held in default
Of a 5000 bond. The bail OF the
others was fixed at $1,000 Only these
nine are under formal arrest in
Chicago" said Hinton G. ClabauGh,
division chief of the Federal inv csti-
cation board. Other arrests will be
made in other cities after which their
names viii be announced"
Permission was not given by the
government for examination of the in
dictments and the exact number oI
true bills voted is still kept secret.
But the Crux of the government $
reasons for its prosecution was out
lined in a statement signed by the
prosecutors in charge.
The statement follows:
The astounding features which
stands out at the conclusion OF the
investigation and which is well cal
culated to make patriotic persons
shUdder with alarm is found in the
disclosure of the number of men en-
ioying the protection OF the govern
ment who are so far unmindful Of
social duties and obligations as to
openly advocate the most vicious
forms OF sabotage, PARTICULARLY IN IN
dustries engaged in furnishing war
munitions.
Seize Upon Opportunity.
THE activities of these defendants
have been directed against what they
conceive or pretend to conceive TO be
the misguided attitude of the world
az large toward persons not possessed
OF property, the result being that this
time OF general stress and strain has
CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE.
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Solidarity Editor Arrested.

Solidarity Editor Arrested.
Ralph H. Chaplin. editor and man
Iger Of Solidarity.
Vladimir Los5iert. Chicago.
Bert l. Orton. Chicago manager L
W ". recruiting union.
Charles Rothhsher. editor a Ber-
gumkas."
Charles Plahm. Chicago and Detroit.
Herbert MAILER. Seattle and Chicago,
All nine were captured in or near
the /. W. W. headquarters at loOl
West Madison street. Sixty others,
small fry in the society. were taken
in custody with them and questioned
tonight by government agents.
More Arrests to be Made.
Additional arrests are to be made to-
morrow in a dozen cities. All are 10
be brought TO Chicago for trial.
Heavy fines and jail sentences OF
from two to twenty years are pro-
viced as penalties in three sections OF
the criminal code and the more recent
ezpionage law upon which today's in
dictments are based.
Big Bill" Haywood and his aides
offered no resistance when twenty de-
tectives surrounded them within an
hour after the indictments were re-
ported.
I expected it," said Haywood. and
I don't care to talk about II.
Haywood reiterated this statement
9 5 he was waiting to climb into pa
troll wal gon that backed up to the
Clark street entrance of the Federal
building. al o'clock and took MIN
and his eight associates to the county
jail
AL efforts to talk TO others under ar
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-29
KERENSKY DEFENDS
new RUSS REPUBLIC
Premier Challenges Opponents in
Speech Before Congress.

Petrograd. Sept. - Delayed.
mier kerersky addressed the demo-
cratic congress at its first session to-
day in the Municipal Theater. receiv-
ing apD!ause which came principally
from the less radical groups Of dele
gates. He spoke IN foCceful style,
with the air Of challenging his op-
ponen:s. The address was lar2ely a
defense OF the acts Of the govern
ment under his Premiership.
NJ. Kerenskv was interrupted fire.
quenlly by shouts from one group and
another. which led at times to alteTca-
tions lasting several minutes. Al one
point. when the premier spoke Of the
refusal of the Soldiers and Work
mems delegates Of PelsingfoTs 20 op-
pose the reopenirg OF the Finish Diet,
although the government had forbid
den il. the Bolsheviki burst into loud
cheers.
Cheer. my friends. if you WILL
said NJ. Neronsky. when he was able
TO make himself heard. but bear in
mind that German feet is moving
up the Baltic"
Twelve hundred delegates from all
parts Of Russia were in attendance,
and all the members OF the provisional
government. Several members Of the
diplomatic corps occupied a specia!
box.
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1T is amazing" said Lieut. Hor-
ton the difference that a uniform
makes in a man. 1t is an abso-
Lutte, complete transformation. Up
to the time that they get the Of
ficial insignia. that marks them as
soldiers in the national army. they
find 1t hard 10 take the work seri-
ously. They look upon it as work.
pure and simple. but once they are
equipped in the clothing of the
army they seem to realize that
they are units in great army
which is fighting for a purpose. and
they act accordingly. The result is
a big improvement in their work.
MaryIand's Quota.
The Joe Amin group. which wa
the second to enter the camD.
started drilling today and were
measured for uniforms Some OF
them are suffering from the effects
of the anti treatments received
yesterday. but all are more or less
pleased at the knowledge that the
physicians believe they measure up
100 per cent physically perfect.
Maryland continues to send its
quota end delegations arrived to-
oay from cecil, Garrett, Anne Ar
undel. Washington. Frederick.
Dorchester. Allegheny. Montgom-
cry. Calvert and Prince George,
Counties. In all there were 722
men and the State will have its full
quota in barracks by tomorrow
night.
Tomorrow Southeast Washington
is expected 10 fall into line with
group of new recruits from eN-
cmption districts Nos. ; and 10
Counting the Baltimore delegation
total of 69J men is expected.
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Austr;ans Stop Passage
CT Mails at Frontier

Geneva. Sept. 2s.-The Austrian from
tier was closed Wednesday. No tele-
grams or newspapers arrived in Swift
zerland yesterday from Austria. Alb
bas Hiln-!, former Khedive OF Egypt.
however, received a special pass for
Vienna.
The former Khedive, who has been
hVins in Switzerland for several
months. has decided to take up per-
manent residence in Vienna
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Senators Are Silent
On La Toilette matter

New York and New Jersey SEN
stors whom Nicholas Murray But
ler called upon TO head move
mcnt to oust La Toilette. OF Wis
consin from the Senate would not
discuss the matter yesterday.
Dr. Butler picked out these men
because he said he was born in New
Jersey and now lived in New York.
Senators Calder and Wadsworth. OF
New York, and Senator Freding-
huysen. OF New Jersey. all refused
to say anything about the Butler
demand. Senator Hughes, OF New
Jersey. has been i'll for some
months
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-29
THREE NEGROES HANG
FOR KILLING ONE NAN
All Declare Innocence at Execution
in Wilmington.

Wilmington, Sept. 2S.-At the New
Castle County worl;house this morn
Ing three negroes, Webster Purne.l
William Prettyman and Adam August.
all of Lewes. Sussex County, were
hanged for the murder of Harry Par
ker. colored, at Lewcs, a year ago.
They had been reprieved by the gov
ernor on July S. just as they were
about TO be hanged, but at the hear
ing of the case the Board of Pardons
declined to recommend clemency.
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Given Hearty Reception.
There were ninety-nine men in the
contingent which landed at Disney
from visions six and eleven, and
while they were not greeted by a
military band. or any uncalled for
display, they did get 2 hearty cheer
from many OF the Capital boys who
have preceded them. ard who have
been excused from active work un-
til they recover from the effects of
the anu-typhoid needle.
Rain Helps Some.
The road from Disney. TO the bar
racks, where the machine gun bat
talon is quartered, is usually about
one foot deep in dry sand. The rain
of the night before was not sufficient
to evolve this into mud. and % new
arrivals had comfortable three
quarter Of a mile tramp % the head
quarters of the verifCa.ion Citicer.
They went through the customary
routine of being booked. bathed and
assigned to quarters without any un-
toward incident.
Meanwhile, the first group were 60
ing through three hard hours of in
teEsive drill on the sward beyond the
big Y. NJ. c. A. tent. They are an
intelligent body of men. this hrst
contingent, and as one OF the top
sergeants observed them he remark
ed that several men in the line will
soon be selected for elevation.
LaUds ID. c. Boys.
Those in the first group have al
ready got part of their uniforms
and they are more or less the envy
of their companions from the Dis
triCt.
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Renewed Alarm Felt
Over U-Boat Warfare;
Further Appeal to u. S.

London. Sept. 2S.-Renewed alarm
is felt In Official circles regarding
U-boat warfare. The shipping
controller today issued a statement
for the press, frankly asserting
that at the present rate of con-
struction. 200 vessels in excess of
the number built in the meantime
NAV be expected to be sunk by
spring. a..
At mat time, he added, England,
France and Italy will have ex-
hausted their harvests and will be
largely dependent upon America
for ships to transport foodstuffs.
His statement was in the nature
Of an appeal to the United States
to concentrate its energies on ship
building.
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JAP ANS envoy
RENEWS Pledge
Viscount Ishii Tells N. Y.
Chamber of Commerce His
Country Will Help Allies.
OBy the International News seryic.

CBy the International News service.)
New York, Sept. 2S-"The people of
Japan are with you as your allies,
your comrades and your partners in
the winning of this war. which means
so much to the world" was the
declaration of Viscount Ishii today.
Visoount Ishii, head of Japan's war
mission to America, greatly impressed
a large gathering at luncheon
rendered members of the mission to-
day by the chamber of commerce.
Since our arrival in America" con-
tinued the Niscount. I'VE have not
only been impressed but compressed
by the gigantic measure OF your re-
sources and your preparations to stop
the war by providing the only means
by which it can be stopped-the com
plete. utter physical defeat and
humiliation of Germany.
Every little helps. and little Japan
IS here to help. We are here to say
that Japan will make herself as Nm
plea asant to the enemy a her physica
makeup, will permit or her ingenuity
conceive.
You will be satisfied that Japan
has done. Is doing and will do her
share in such manner as to justify
her in claiming a place in the com
pany OF honest men.
Japan 10 Help.
We have been friends for fifty
years We propose to strengthen that
friendship. We have earned a right
to it by the true history of the past
and we propose TO hold 1t through
all the years that are to come. for
we value it too highly to risk its
loss.
Hitherto We have come to you, as
ou nave come to US. with something
10 sell or something to buy, something
TO give and something to take. Hith-
erto 1t has been the cry that trade
and commerce. trade and mart would
bring us to n better understanding
And it has. But today there is some
thing more. East meets West on
common ground. That royal hawk.
the sun. has flown from the Orient S
head and lighted in the West.
The same sun gIorifes the stars
and is blazoned on the snow-white
field Of your flag and my fiag as
they ny today; on your land my
land half a world away. This is the
day Of the gathering OF the clans
OF the East and the West The day
has dawned in which the yesterda '
is forgotten; when old prejudices. old
misundeI standings fade and you greet
US as We greet you-old friends and
new-made brothers in the struggle
for human liberty. human freedom
and national existence"
President Eugenius Outerbridge, Of
the chamber, presided at the luncheon.
The mission visited the Stock Ex-
change, They toured the lower section
Of the city. They sailed around Man
haitian Island. stopping at Grants
Tomb. a banquet at the Ritz-Carl-
ton in the evening completed the pro-
gram.
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Strengthen Lines

strengthen Lines.
The British TO-DAY continued to
strengthen the lire to which. they
have batled their way. The Aus
trialisns have completed their con-
quest OF the German positions ct
the eastern extremity OF Po!yEon
Wood.
There has been much hsTd nyht-
ing in this section. but the weary
Germans have now apparently with
drawn to more favorable ground
further back and the Australians
have pushed forward
To the south Of that point the
Germans continue 10 hammer away
with their artillery at the British
Scfenses astride the Menin road and
make threats OF an infantry assault.
The neighborhood OF Hin No. 4O
northwest OF Zonnebeke. continues
to be hotly contested ground. with
little give or take on either side
Consultations have been COM
pIeted by the British in majority
Of the places. the Anzacs having I'm
ished this work on the ground
which they won in well conducted
operations that called out the high
est praise from all quarters.
AeToplanes Of both sides are TAX
ing a prominent part in the Flan-
ders fighting. charging the oppos-
ing infantry lines with machine
gun fusillades from a low altitude
Thirteen British machines were
admittedly shot down by the TeU-
tons while the latter lost fifteen,
of which seven were shot down out
right.
The Paris war Office reports the
repulse OF all German attacks on
the Aisne and IN the NrEOnne.
The Russians have gained a cue
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Buenos Aires Is Cut
Of from Washington;
Fear German Plotters

New York. Sept, S.-Buenos
Aires. the capital of Arsentina, at
ll:25 o'clock tonight. was complete
ly cut of from telegraphic COM
munication with the outside world.
according to a flash" sent TO the
Commercial and South American
Telegraph Company by its mana
ger 1t Valparaiso.
Butnos Aires dispatches on the
following day quoted leading Ar
Gentine officials as expressing the
suspicion that German piotterS
behind the railroad strike had
caused the interruption so SIS TO
prevent word from Amba ssador
Neon at Washington, reaching the
Argentine government.
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Late Representative
Had No Middle Name

Norwalk, Coan., Sept. 2S.-Althoush
the late Representative Hin wrote his
name "Ebenezer ]. HILL" he had no
middle name, 1. developed today. By
a special act of the legislature years
ago. 1t was explained. he was permit
ted to use the letter "J'' to distin-
guish him from several other Epen-
seer Hills engaged in business here.