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The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
FAIR SUGAR PRICES
ARE NOW ASSURED
National Committee to Deal with
All Rehncries in u. s.

American consumers are assured of
fair price for sugar during the war
by an arrangement made yesterday
by the Food Administration with rep
rcsentatives of practically all sugar
retiners operating in the United States.
The refiners voluntarily agreed to i'm
port all sugar through committee to
be appointed by Food Administrator
Hoover. The foreign sugar purchas sed
by the National Sugar Committee will
be distributed proportionately to all
rehneries operating in the country.
1t is anticipated that the allies will
make all sugar purchases through the
sugar committee, which will virtually
place entire control of the sugar situa-
tion in the hands of the Food Admin
istraton. The necessity for such
supervision, it was pointed out by Mr..
Hoover. arose from the fact that dis
tribution is the chief problem with re-
gard to this commodity rather than
any large shortage
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
LABOR STRQNGH0LDS
RAIDED in Chicago
Crowd Disappointed When Deputies
Fail to Include Mayors Paper.

Crowd Disappointed When Deputies
Fail to Include Mayors Paper.
CBy the international News serviceA
Chicago. H.. sept. Chicago was
the center today Of the governments
drive" on headquarters Of Socialists,
l. W. VS. and other organizations
whose activities are considered in
imical TO the government. "Flsqking
movements by government agents in
other cities throughout the country
kept the alleged inciters of riots and
strikers busy in other places while
the drive" against the center was
consummated here. It was the big
advance on treason
The government movement was de-
cided on in an effort TO determine IL
the organizations which were raided
were controlled by German govern
ment agents in attempts 10 hamper
the United States in its prcpars tions
for war.
Headquarters OF william n. Hav-
wood, secretary Of the I. w. W. and
real leader OF that organization.
was the principal stronghold
against which the governments
drive was directed. Haywood was
arrested. hut later released. From
his office great quantities Of liters-
ture were carted away by the gov
ernment men.
While the raid against the 7. W.
W. here was being carried TO a sue
cessful conclusion. Federal Officers
and police took charge OF the ma
| tional headquarters OF the Socialist
| party. Expecting a raid also on the
offices OF the Republican. Mayor
| Thompson's newspaper, crowds
| gathered around that building 10
I watch the excitement The raid,
however. did not materialize, as ths
| paper's office was closed
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
DISTRICT WILL HONGR
LAFAYETTE TODAY
Memory Celebration to Be Held at
Rauscher's for French Patriot.

With the poisnantly patriotic MEM
cries of Tuesdays honor parade
still in their minds, residents of the
National Capital will today do honor
to Marquis de Lafayette. the French
and American war hero, whose BIRTH
date falling as II does this year at
an especially significant time, will be
celebrated here with particular Law
ishness.
Perhaps there is no foreigner whom
the people of the United States hold
I'M HIGHER regard than they do La
fayette. This is particularly true at
the present time when America holds
such a tender regard for France, and
it is in this spirit that the various pa
tTiotic societies OF the city, working
with Ambassador Jusserand. have ar
ranged for this evening at Rauscher' S
ballroom an elaborate memory ceie-
bration" in honor to the sacrificing
French noblemsn who shared with
George Washington the trying trials OF
Valley Forge.
Many Of the most distinguished per-
sons in Washington will either act
as speakers or participants at the
CeIebra ton at Rauscher's this even
ing. The French Ambassador and
his staff will be the guests of honor
Arrangements have been made for the
Marine Band to play the Marseillaise
and various other appropriate airs.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
To STARYE GERMANY
into Peace Terms
Officials Hope War Will End Before
Army Is Sent.

The United States will not make
peace with Germany on the basis OF
the present military situation. This
was made PLAN by an authoritative
declaration 1t the State Department
yesterday. 1t puts peace much fur
ther off than the democratizatioa of
the German government. 1t means
that the administration will consider
no peace safe or permanent until Ger
many is deprived of the fruits of her
present ruthlessness.
Suppose" high official of the State
Department was asked yesterday,
that the German government should
be made cOnvincingly responsible to
the German people, would the United
States then make peace on the basis
of the present military situatIon?''
Most asSuredly not" he rer,ied.
Not one crumb of food will be per-
mitted to pass to the neutrals border
ing on Germany until it is definitely
assured that every crumb that does
go will be used necessarily for neutral
sustenance and not passed on TO Ger
many. This is the reason that more
than a hundred neutral ships lie in
New York harbors, with cargoes rot
ting in the holds.
They will not be cleared until it is
certain that the surplus of food in
the countries OF their destination has
been used up.
Further evidence of the determina-
ton of President Wilson to beat Ger
many through economic pressure, per-
haps before the new national army
will be ready to face the German gas
waves WAS seen Yesterday in the
clearing up of the policy toward Rus
sia, Italy and Japan.
All the Italian government need do,
It was learned. is to put its o. X. on
requests for coal, steel and copper and
these requests go flying through the
Exports Board.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
600

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Gore, Frelinghuysen and New were
the Senators who tried to substitute
a new system OF determining the pre-
war profits. Gore got but five votes
for his plan. and the other amend
ments were defeated viva voce. So
was a scheme by Bankhead to make
the minimum exemptions in the tax
plan read eight instead of six.
When the war profits were at last
disposed OF, La Toilette made known
his intention to force a new fight to
change the provisions of the income
tax section. He nenewed an amend
ment he recently offered. This would
start with taxing one-half of one per
cent on income between S,Oco and
5000 and runs up to 80 per cent on
incomes of 81, ,Oc0,0 900 or more.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
U-Boat Toll for August
Takes an Upward jump

London. Sept. 5,-Destruction of ship
ping by U-boats has taken a new up
ward leap. During the week ended
Sunday, sinkings of British vessels by
German submarines exceeded the
totals of the previous week. which
were % above and Is under 1,6O0 tons.
A Berlin dispatch quotes Capt. Won
Kuehlewetter, naval expert of the
Berliner Lokal-Anzieger. as predicting
that returns for the month of August
will show the U-boats sank 10000
toms
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06

Oner Amendm ents.
They offered several amendments,
most of them designed to create Con-
gressional or other supervision over
war expenditures. A few reached
the yea and nay vote, but most of
them were shut OF sharply by Chair
man Kitchin, of the Ways and Means
Committee, rising to points of order.
He declared the amendments not
tgermane, and was sustained each
time-by Representative johnson, of
kentucky. in the chair.
Moore proposed a Congressional
committee. Later Representative
Gillette, of Massachusetts, suggested
a committee of two Senators and
Representatives. When he had been
turned down, Representative Stafford.
of Wisconsin, proposed an amend
ment creating an expenditures COM
mittee to include the Secretaries of
State, the Interior and Commerce,
and the chairman of the Federal Re-
serve Board. This proposal was ruled
out of order.
May Decide Today.
Representative Morgan, of Okla
homa, offered an amendment design
ed to reduce the interest rate from 4
per cent to 31-2. why go up to
per cent. when we have just sold the
greatest issue of bonds the world has
ever seen at 31-2 per cent?" he de-
manded.
Indications last night at adjourn
ment were that the bill probably will
reach a vote late today or early to-
morrow. Uncle Joe" Cannon gave
aid to Chairman Kitchins efforts to
speed up, with an impassioned plea
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
Pittsburgh Manufacturers
Unable to Purchase Coal

Pittsburgh. Pa. Sept The gov
ernment will have to take over the
coal mines. il was predicted here to-
day. IL big industries arc 10 continuA
Large coal producers in the Pitts
burgh district declare they have no
coal at the price OF s. set by the gov
crnment and orders consequently win
have to 60 uufill,d.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06

, to both sides of the House TO forget
partisanship. His appeal had its ef'
feet late in the afternoon and. it was
predicted, will help push the measure
| through expeditiously.
His short but vigorous speech came
at time when the Republicans had
just begun to make the Democrats
worry. It followed shortly after Rep
resentative Gillette had won warm
Republican applause with a demand
for supervision of Secretary Nc
Adoo's handling of money with re-
gard to needs of foreign nations. Il
don't like to give Mr.. McAdoo control
over these stupendous sums he had
declared. He added there should be
some division o1 responsibility. with
at least a committee of five to work
with the Secretary of the Treasury.
Engage in Warm Tilt.
Cooper. of Wisconsin, and Fordney.
of Michigan, engaged in a warm tilt
or the question of security for for
eign loans. Cooper asked Chairman
Eitchin what security was provided by
the Russian Provisional Government,
for instance. Chairman Kitchin re-
piled that the transaction was hand,
led in due form with the accredited rep
resentative of the Russian government
signing notes. When Cooper asked the
House If it thought that were suffi-
cient, Fordney took him sharply to
task.
Your promissory note is as good as
your bond" he cried. IF your note
is not good, your bond certainly is
not" He then compared personal
finance with government finance, and
declared Secretary McAdoo perfectly
justified in handling loans in this
fashion.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
Would Not Set Earlier
Date for Inauguration

Saratoga Springs. N. Y, Sept. g.
The committee on Jurisprudence and
law reform of the American Bar AS
sociation today asked to be discharg-
ed from further consideration of the
question of setting an earlier date
than March 4 for the inauguration of
the President and suggested that the
President and Congress be permitted
TO settle the question without inter
ference by the association.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
CHILE WANTS SHIPS.

Santiago. Chile. Sept. 5.-The market
here is filed with food supplies and
the Brazilian government has been re-
QUested TO send some OF her seized
German ships to Valparaiso TO load
wheat
Although the nitrate production last
year was the largest in Chile for
years. expectations the last six
months have shown a falling of.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
CARNEGIE GIVES Chef
TO COOK FOR TROOPS
Turns Attention from Libraries 10
Draft Army's Food.

my thc lnterudtlOnnI news SeENiCe.D
Baltimore, Sept. 5.-Andrew Car
negie, whose speciality has been the
building of libraries where the peo-
pie of this country might obtain
mental food, las hit upon a plan by
which the young draft soldiers from
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
and the District of Columbia. to be
stationed at Camp Meade, may be
assured of the best of bodily food.
He has sent his chef to the camp.
This chef, with some of his brother
chefs of ability, will help teach men
at the camp how to cook good food.
These men in turn will teach some
of the members of the drafted army
the same secrets, so that before many
months are over the boys in khaki
will be eating dishes fixed in the way
that makes Mr.. Carnegie smile smiles
of gustatory qualification.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
FACES TRIALS FOR MURDER.

POttsVille, Pa, sept. o.-PatrICh
Donahue, who killed his wife and DR.
p. II. Kitty, when he found them to-
gether in DIR. Kitty's office at Shenan-
doah last May. will have to be tried
for murder twice under a decision an
nounced by Justice Koch today.
The prosecution is in favor of hold
ing two trials because 1t doubles the
chances of the young man being pun
ished for the murders.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
Will weed OUT
BAD MUNITIONS
One-tenth of Small Arm
Ammunition May Be De-
fective Says Baker.

As much as one-tenth of the small
arms, ammunition of the American
military establishment may be deCec-
tive, as Pershing's munitions proved
detective, Secretary Baker yesterday
told the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee.
The mind of the country should be
relieved by a simple statement Of
facts" he said. advocating full pub
icity. After telling how the defect
was discovered. he described investi-
cations to find the cause of it.
The Frankford Arsenal (where
much os the defective material was
produced has discovered what It be-
lteves to be the real cause. In the
potassium chlorate used, there was
small quantity of potassium bro
mate. In the presence of free sui
phur, which exists in the primers, d
deterioration results. When kept for
some months the defect develops in
the ammunition and the 'hang-fres'
and 'miss-fires' result
No Outside Influence.
The Secretary said he did not think
outside influences caused the NUM-
tions trouble, as no evidence of tam
pering had been found.
is there any possibility that this
potassium bromate was placed in the
potassium chlorate by design" asked
Senator Hitchcock, Of Nebraska.
I believe that that possibility Is
excluded" replied Secretary Baker
The possibility of the ammunition
breaking down for this cause is so re-
mote that II is unlikely anyone hav-
ing designs TO cause defects would
have relied on it."
The defect was first reported to the
War Department by the Navy. in
May. Large quantities OF the defec-
tive supply were shipped to France,
but no complaint came back from Gen.
Pershing's forces. The expeditionary
forces were not notified of the trouble
until August ], the Secretary said.
The War Department Is making
every effort to weed out the bad
munitions. All small arms munitions
turned out at Frankford between
January ! and June have been placed
in the suspicious class and will be
called in wherever possible. Army
units and rife clubs having supplies
of it will be warned against using IT,
An effort will be made to break il up
and save what can be used Some
OF 1t may be devoted to target prac-
tice IL the department finds a way to
guard against miss-1res and hang
fires, Secretary Baker told the COM
mittee.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
Baltimore and Ohio to New York
Through Baltimore and Phfladelphia

Frequent and excellent all-steel
train service at, convenient hours.
with Pullman drawing-room parior
cars and dining cars. Leave WASH
ington 1875 a. M, 3 100 a. m. 11:10 a.
M. 1:l0 p. m, 300 p. IN. and 90
o IN. daily. The night train at 12:25
has Pullman drawing-room and
compartment sleeping cars. The
2:s4 a. m. train has sleeping car to
Philadelphia. ADV.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
Observation-Disclosures:
COMMENT ON BIG VICTORY
Italian Success Offsets Teu-
ton Advance Capture
of Trieste Considered a
Master Stroke.

Italian successes on the Austrian
front balanced the victories of the
Ter Onic allies on the eastern front
in tne opinion of members Of the
Senate and House committee on
military affairs. Their views are
hereby presented:
G. K. Chamberlain.
By George f. Chamberlain. chair
man of the Senate committee on
military affairs: The successes of
the Italians mean the withdrawal
from the western front Of German
and Austrian troops and to the ex-
tent they are withdrawn the Ger
man positions must necessarily be
weakened. AS l view il the Aus
trians must be greatly weakened, and
1t will tend TO relieve in a great
measure the stress under which the
Allies are now operating on the
western front as well as on the Rus
sian front. The farther the Italian
forces press to the north the greater
must be the resistance on the part
Of the Teutons. and therefore, in my
opinion. il will tend greatly to re-
lieve the Allies. think the Italian
victories are fully as important as
the success of the British and French
on the western front.
8. Herbert Dent.
BY S. Hubert Dent, chairman Of the
House Military Affairs Committee:
The victories OF the Italians in my
Judgment are bound to accomplish
great results. ! believe the present
drive Of the Italians one of the most
ITf1nOTfanf auapsR ~
John w. Weeks.
By John W. Weeks, Senator from
Massachusetts,, member Of the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs: The
country in which the Italian army is
operating is exceedingly dificUlt The
center Of their line was largely con-
trolled by three mountain peaks. two
Of which have been captured by the
Italians, giving them control OF a
large valley or plateau which other
wise would be untenable. As have
studied the situation IL they capture
the third Of these hills or mountains
they will be able to force the Aus
TRAN line back both to the east and
the west, thereby largely removing
the natural features in the Austrian
defense of Trieste.
II do not understand that the diff
culties are entirely removed, even with
the capture of the third mountain. but
there is no doubt aOout the Italians
having MADE a very important sd.
vance and IL their ammunition holds
il weuld look at this distance that
tisey might take Trieste before the
end of the s9tumn." -
Rarry c. New.
Senator Harry c. New said: Il be.
lieve that the capture of Trieste by
the Italians would be the most impor.
tsnt result for the allies since the on.
rush Of the Germans was checked al
the battle Of the Marne. The cap
, ture Of Riga by the Germans would
not compare in any way with the TAX
ing of Trieste as a military PROPOSE
ton"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
NATIONAL Army
NOW In CAMP
Thirty Thousand Men from
Every State Now Occupy
Training Quarters.

approximately 5000 men left their
homes yesterday morning in Amer
ica's first great mobilization Of her
citizen manhood for war.
Practically all the men will be in
camp by tonight. Only in the South
and Far West were there long jour
neys to camp.
The 5000 compose the first S per
cent of the vast drafted army OF
$500 which is to train for service
in France. The remainder will be
called out in increments OF 40 per
cent on September 10 and october g.
and Is per cent at a date to be set
later.
As soon as the troops are settled
in camp, President Wilson. II was
indicated today, will make a tour OF
the sixteen cantonments.
To Train Mine Months.
Indications are that at least nine
months training will be given the
draft recruits at the various moolil-
zation camps before they are called
upon for active service. This means
that none of the conscripts Will De
moved overseas until July, 1918.
Some of the men mobilized today
and others under mobilization orders
still have appeals for discharge from
military service pending. President
Wilson has as yet made no arrange
ments 10 handle these appeals, the
regulations providing that pending
action upon them the men must go
to camp.
Instructions for Boards
For the guidance of the boards,
Provost Marshal General Crowder
Yesterday issued the following in
structions. which were forwarded
TO the governors OF States:
The President will not. for the
present, issue any special regula-
tions covering appeals to the Presl-
dent
Appealed cases will be sent by
district boards to State headquar-
ters for transmission to the O1ice
OF the Provost Marshal General foT
the action of the President.
Some cases appealing matters
within the original jurisdiction OF
local boards have been forward
ed him. This is, Of course IN err
ror.
Gen. Crowder also issued a ruling
that while drafted men may go only
TO the camp of the district within
which their local board Is located
where men would have to make long
Journeys to return to their orlgl-
nal Jurisdiction, they may transfer
to the local board where they now
are and go to the camp where the
quota of that local board Is mooi-
liZed.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
REPRESENTATIVE MooreHalts
Passage of Big Bond Bill;
Questions sReturnof Money

Il thoroughly satisfied that every dollar going out will
back expect that of the loans
allies may return.
Republican opposition the ST 536O0O0O0 bond and eehh
bill rallied the above declaration by Representative J. Hamp
Moore of Pennsylvania yesterday and held of the
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
Cabinet Crisis Imminent.

Rome, Sept. IA cabinet crisis is
imminent. II was reported on good
authority tonight that Minister of the
Interior Orlando is about to tender
his resignation II he has not already
done so.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
Head of Schools Returns.

Ernest l.. fhurston. superintendent
of the public schools, is back in the
city after short vacation. MIR. Thurs
ton has been kept rather close at his
work this summer. owing to the in
ereased school attendance anticipated.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
Senate Votes to Take
$l,286, 900, 900 from War
Profits of the Nation
Bill of Finance Committee Passes by Vote OF
u to7-La Follette's Substitute
Is Voted Down.

As if creased the Finance Committees roller hundereo
last night the group who advocated
of profits. By of u the Senate adopted the
mittee plan of conscpns $2s6OOOOOO of the fortunes OF
this 0500000O0 raised under the pending BILL and the
additional $226,OOOOOO by existing taxes.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
Close Harvard Dining Hall.

Boston, Mass. Sept. 5.-Memorfsl
Hall. Harvard's dining hall. cndesrsd
to students for twenty years g. 10 ne
closed. The students will mess here
after in the Harvard Union.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06

ment. However. the Senate refused
it by a vote of sixty-seven to nine.
Amounts to Raise.
According to Senator Smoot. OF
Utah, the committee tax will raise
these amounts according to the cor
responding tax percentages:
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
Sayre Visits Italian Front.

Rome, Sept. 5.-Francis Sayre. SON.
in-law of President Wilson. is mem
Der Of an Angle- American Mission
visiting the Italiaf front