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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-06
Auto Is Wrecked.

-Four persons were injured, two of
them perhaps fatally, when the auto in
which they were riding plunged over a
bank at the edge of Terwilliger boule-
ward near Bertha station at 3 o'clock
Sunday morning.
The injured are:
F. NJ. Hendrix, of The Dalles, 81
years of age, skull and jaw fractured,
not expected to live.
Miss Dottie Probst, 81 Sandy boule-
ward, unconscious, skull probably frac-
tured.
Mrs. G. W. DeHoff, Orlando apart
ments, arm thought broken.
Miss Clara Willett, 469 1-2 Jeffer-
son street, back and chest injured, and
body bruised.
The party had gone out above five
miles from town, and had just turned
around to come back, when the steer
ing rod broke, and the car sl1idded in
the sand Of the road, turned square
corner and plunged over the bank.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-06
Report CLOSED Port.

Washington, Aug. 6.-The Port Of
New York was closed today as pre-
cautionary measure after a sea captain
reached port with story that he had
sighted q submarine some distance out.
Secretary Daniels has the captain =
statement and may make statement
himself later.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-06

before baby arrives 10 one Of quiet repose
and joyful anticipation.
The expectant mother should not go a
single night without applying Il herself
Write to The Bradheld Regulator Co,
Dept. A, $40 Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ca, for
their book, motherhood and the Baby.
II win be sent at once without charge.
Mothers Friend is procurable from
any drug store. ask for Il today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-23

Amt srtiau, Nov. 2a.-Ths German
IneWSpabe I are preparing the public
Tor the lS11 FoE Jerusalem. The sNord
Deustche Alleemeine ..eitnng y, s4ya y
that 10 cling 70 places which would
bring us no military advantage would
,be !. .taratamount to the uselsN sacrt-
nee OF. numerous Turkish forces and
our own troops and would likewise
involve serious losses After dis
cuesink the dimculty of reinforcing
;thesdefender1.sNs says: ,!,. n. s * - .s.
. t.Anyways the Abandonment Of Jeru-
salem, lwhioha is within the bounds Of
possibility, Icsftainly would be an ex-
trennsly apainful loss. in View Of the
oity's natural. historical past but no
military: change would bs caused by
such ~ Souf1S.ss s1@ s.gses. 3, II
IdoIt11ant General Won Ardannoasin
che TaxS6latt attributes the Turkish
[retrsatsfrum Jatfa to the great range
of the guns Of the British heet and
b. isrusalem4 ID not equipped for de-
fense. Therefore 1t is not improbable
that this advanced position Will be
ABANDONED by: the Turks" He inEista
this will in no wise alter the military
situation. IS ss-if' tss sst} ftt
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-23
NUMBER OF NORT DA GET
COMMISSIONS i SMELL Ing I.
BACON OF THIS CITY IS CAPTAIN
Ell; ! ! |; TYPER CENT
REGIS ANTS
!. 1. DISCHARGED
Exemption Board Furnish
Some Very Interesting
Figures.

Bismarck, M D., Nov. 23;-The
North Dakota exemption boards. IN
order to FURNISH the states quota Of
approximately Is, 500 select service
men for. the NatiOual army. examined
1866 reeistrants Trife more than
5000 were discharged by local boards
and 5000 w6re held, remainder made
up Of men who, did not appear for. ex-
animation or who were examined in
other states, \. OF those held by local
boards 5, 3si applied direct to the dis
tIiet 3, scsIds: . q 81 el.in,ns e1smption 9 sn
aRrtcu1tural workers and claims Of
rs induatrtai workers ana Of 2,142
axricultural workers were denied and
70 sindustrial workers and 9l2 farm
WORKERS were discharRed, OF those
held by the district board on the orig
nm, iurisdiction Is. industrial work
- md eso azrdcultural workers have
appeaied to nc president. -
m. d,.+r,rt ~. rd., r.ncrt indica.a.
49, ~ NnrtS psEcts,s ofietnaI az otS7
ra.s.tra r ~ tinrs ts lk 1ns a.. It'll avaijatle
~. sAI sSsstrst I tinn sthst AZ reristrants
80: 80 S,,t-.S sn rrnd,,cs ,, - nne ssIect
sarvicSa - nj ~ sniSiar 81. .that North pakota,
ISS..SSf ..xsY, -.xH.so I.f+ "a ~, /.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-23
Wholesalers Board
Include. ] wo Men
III /. From Grand Forks

DR.: E. r. Ladd. North Dakota food
OF the federal food administration,
announced today the appointznent by
the North Dakota wholesalers of .
committee to Coz Operate with the gov
srnment in handling North Dakota
food problems. Z. ~ s Sra55
W. e. Dietx and NJ. q. Stricken,
both Of Grand Forks. and s. s. Nor
gan Of Devils Lake. comprise the
Wholesalers committee.
"A similar committee will be named
by the state retailers. s +. w,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-23
CONFERENCE CALLED
/ IN AN EFEO ORT' TO END
SOUTHERN OIL STRIKE

Houston, Tex, Nov. s23.--Oil oper-
,ators and striking workers agreed to-
day TO hold q conference this after
which has affected approximately 81
900 men In sixteen producing fields Of
Texas and Louisiana,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-23

Plsntywood, Nov. ~ ME scsnsus
E4port of the children of. school ag4
tin5 5eheFid county shoWs sn incxeANls
MI over 4, 900 over last 81 The
I Ats III time of, the crsat atien sof ,shsffs
|aSR c6lnty April. 191 5. thSre Wet6
|76 4oaGheSA and y 80 ii SCHOOL IL sholf66,
N0vembers !, II ID 4 81 80 ytere 81
shin schSoI| n u AgSs
Ihers arsiS 81 III sAlescarf hlsh
Skool1 III scount 3sss II, Ss
|hs ThA towns 6f lila AMd 0QtlQ0k
|ssssc ssiis aii ~ NJ
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-23
Mother OF Gibbons {.
N i. 8 Boys, Fighters, Fl Dead

St. Paul. MINI; Nov. 23.-Mrs.
Thomas gibbons, mother. of Michael
ana Thomas Gibbons, St. Paul boxers.
died at her home here today after an
illness of ten. days Death was due
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-23

BRITISH MAKE-1 TEL fi
n London, Nov. 24.The British have
advanced their limo slightly In Flan-
ders, southeast OF Ypres, the war Of
fice announces The situation on the
sonlne front southwest Of Cambraa is
unchanged. u. i-.Fs 5.,t;5as3
a The encouragement follows: .
s v. Southeast Of Ypres we advanced
our Lines slightly during the night
Hostile raids attempted In the night
south Of Neuve- Chapelle. northwest
Of st. Quentin and northwest OF Pom
truet were repulsed, leaving prisoners
Ia our hands. 5 Isl. d y; +. 81 Z IA
There is no. change on our front
southwest Of Cambrai. = e 4, 81,
II. Berlin, Nov. -, via Londpr 49, new
battle Is In progress In the Cambrai
area, army headquarters announced
today. The lighting broke out anew
this morning ii 6, the dslFsetioa tof
N tsTaay, tho stat ths
* 9ss5e 4 Z as;sss - = Al ll3s M
;36Ss Vi EisS ( sKE k3faG sGEs
Es! H&ntAux a1A Ysnd dhnias 81 the ElI
lofdces reports collapsed with heaS1
losses Ss. !. .ss Y 5 s s Ss$ N 4
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-23
l3EE l3EEtRritixh8 Ar,my y y 4 8 fIeaduuartorH IN

n Britain Army \. fsEIeadquArters In;
france, Nov. 23.-( (By The
Presss The British early today drove
back the enemy Ut the elevation called
Tadpole Copse which Dominates =
large section OF the Canal ,Du N0rd.
and a large part Of Moeuvres In the,
|Cambrsa area. se4s4i44a VI ~: 4SSi,,.3ses q s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-23

HARD DSFIGHTING r \: 4 !! "a 4
AT CREvECoUER. SIS N
Hard ngnting has taken place today
at Crevecouer, southeast Of Masnierea.'
The British were holding a high ridge.
in front Of this place and some troops
had forced an entrance into the west
ern part Of the town. The Germans
were sltill hoidins the eastern section.
A German battery here which had
been giving trouble was charged and
captured by .dism odnted; ceyalrymen.
The battery, was surrounded by heavy
barbed wire 5.entangl 4ments, precIud-
inE the use ;of horses, 20 the soldiers
storlned the positions on foot and an
nifilated the gun crews. IN I'll y Il 4
TANKS AND CAVALRY n Nj .,s5 ".
PUSHING FORWARD. & i 55
IN. the region OF Rummilly heavy
machine gun and rihes hghttng was
proceeding last night at,d I this Y. norn- n
west of Cambria tanks calvairy and
infantry wore s. ressing the attack vig-
orously about Fohtaine Notre Dame
and the " strong position In Bgrlon
wood. FontaineS Notfe Dame has mot
been OFFICIALLY eported captured but
the story goes sthAt tank crews were
served with hot coffee by the civilians
n As,d seis pl,as Msrshs tsis =,
port Thursdaysn night said the Germans
had rs- taken Fontaine Notrs Dame
FIVE COUNTER Il . a }; \.
DRIyEss6lIAsHIaD. ;5l5 Il
sss Furtllel; nor near Bullecourt .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-23

tH tSnaFleS W. 6FlSSS,, w 6pcliOs Iowa,
infantry reserve corps. 5. 81;
- Jay III. Dreibelbis Iowa City, lows,
infantry reserve corps. - - Eli
1 Edward S. Person, Afinot, II. d., in-
fantry national army. ~. 8: b
K Clarence ]. Frankfprter, Lincoln,
Neb.. infantry reserve corps. 5& Ssg 4
Guy NJ. Gillette. Cherokee, lows. in-7
fantry reserve corps. sts.Sal
John F. Donovan. Omaha. Neb., In
.fantry reserve corps.
George n. Farrell, St. Louis. Mo-,
infantry national army.
Edwin "A. Pynchon. Sioux City, Ia,
artillery reserve corps. s
Robert JaQues, Duluth, Mimi, ar
ti1lery reserve corps. \, 5j7 /! .}t II. .s
Milton B. Parsons. Davenport, lows,
artillery reserve corps. NJ
Park "A. Ffndley, Des Moines, Iowa.
infantry national army. - \ 3, s
Charles w. Taylor. Lincoln, Neb..
infantry national army. 4: :S
Earl H DeFord. Des Moines. lowe,
infantry reserve corps.
Ralph, T. Wenstrand. Omaha, Neb..
infantry reserve corps
John H. Kelly, Sioux City, Iowa, fn-
fantry reserve corps. I, &c
Charles zirwes, st. Louis, Mo-, in-I
fantfy reserve corps Z; ss3,g5ss
Hans NJ. Anderson. Norfolk, Neh,
infantry reserve corps. ~
Dow w. Carpenter, Des Moines,. Ia.
infantry reserve corps. .I ssg,
Burton F. Djckey, Huron, 8. D.. il.
fantry reserve corps sltSs y
Nye F. Morehouse. Omaha, Neb-.
infantry reserve corps. &
James g. Hutcheson. Davenport
lows, infantry reserve corps.
Elmer A.. Spencer jefferson Bar
racks, EST. Louis, infantry resefvs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-01-18
Winter Brings Coles 10 Children

A child rarely goes through the
whole winter without a cold, and ey-
cry mother should have reliable
remedy handy Fever. sore throat
tight chest and croupy coughs are
sure symptoms A dose of Dr Bells
Pine Tar Honey viii loosen the
phlegm relieve the congested lungs
and stop the cough Its antisontic
pine balsams heal and soothe. For
Group whooplng cough and chronic
bronchial troubles try Dr. Bells Pine
Tar Honey. At all Druggists, csc.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-01-18

Shawnee Pottawatomio's county
bar has endorsed Judge I q Pttmaa
of the superior court for appointment
as member of the supreme court In
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-01-18
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BILL IS REPORT



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''@' ooaA aaae py him thal ho @.A
exercise tha veto Ho~cf ~ e ifes
'oA1 0ooE o'il' ~ ease aueh an ao
liail pass leads 2 the conclusion that
sAe eAecullfe " occupying positio
= q. interested observer oi tAe @oea
tae tegisi"ta'" lie aas mute Ie
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arefa' "a per man lndicat.o1 of
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fE0r h9s not been before any g3GcUs
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-14

three Lutheran churches Sunday eve
ming under the auspices of the Luther
League. The addresses were delivered
by Rev. c.. M. Grimsrud, Rev. NJ. A.
Hall and Gordon P. Silas.
Gustaf Hessel, a native of Sweden,
now living at Potlatch, and William
Montgomery Humphreys, native of
Canada, now living at Moscow, have
filed with the clerk of the district
court their intentions }of becoming
American citizens.
The Pocatello Tribune says that
Harry McDougall, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. C. McDougall of that city, left for
the Preside this week to enter the
reserve officers training camp May
IS. Mr.. McDougall left the University
of Idaho for home a few days ago.
The automobile of Rev. M. A. Hall
was stolen from in front of the Swed
ish Lutheran church Sunday evening
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-14

, while the services were in progress.
Sheriff Campbell found the machine
THIS morning in the middle of the
street where it had been abandoned.
The golf course of the Moscow
Country club is being completed this
week, and will be ready for playing by
the end of the week. The green are
being put into shape by workmen I'M
der the direction of J. F. Stewart.
There are So charter members of the
association.
At the Swedish Lutheran church
Sunday morning class of IA boys
and girls was confirmed with the GUS
tomary beautiful and impressive cere-
monies. 1t was announced that Rev.
George A. Johnson, pastor of the
church for the past eight years, would
deliver his farewell message to the
congregation a week from next Sun
day.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-14
RAILROAD TIME CARDS
TO AND FROM SCOW
NORTHERN PACIFIC

For Lewiston:
No. 81 Daily Lv 1890 p. m.
No. 313 Daily Lv 1853 p. m.
For Spokane:
No. 312 Daily Lv 1O:47 a. m.
No. 314 Daily Lv 3:15 p. m.
No. 81 connects at Arrow junction
for all points on Clearwater line and
at North Lapwai for all points on
Camas Prairie line to GrangeviIle.
No. 314 connects at Spokane with
main line to all points west to the
coast and to all points east. No
change from Spokane to Chicago.
R. w. NORRIS. Apent
O.-W. r. & N.
For Colfax:
No. 81 Daily, Motor Lv 8:15 a. m
No. SO Daily, Motor Lv 1.30 p. m.
No. IS Elk. Sum-, Mixed Lv $3.50 p. m.
From Colfax:
No. so Daily, Motor Ar 11:55 a. m
No. "a Daily, Motor Ar 500 p. m.
No. Sc Elk. Sum-, Mixed Ar 80 p. m.
Trains No. 81 and No. 50 connect at
Colfax with trains for Southern Idaho
points, Salt Lake and all points east
D. HOUSE, Agent
SPOKANE & INLAND EMPIRE
For Spokane:
No. 65 leaves Moscow 500 a. m.
No. 67 leaves Moscow 11:50 a. m.
No. SO leaves Moscow 3:35 p. m.
From Spokane:
No. 81 arrives at Moscow 1885 a. m.
No. 66 arrives at Moscow 1920 p. m.
No. 6S arrives at Moscow 7:10 p. m.
Connections
Direct connections at Spokane for
all points east and west on Great Nor
thern and Northern Pacific Rys.
No IS connects with W., l. & M. at
Palouse for all points.
No II connects at Palouse with W.
I. & M. for Potlatch
GEO. S. RICHARDSON, Agent
w. l. & M. (At PalOuse)
Daily except Sunday.
No. Arrives from Potlatch 10:40 a. m.
No. 8 Arrives from Bovill 3:45 p. m
Sunday only.
No. Arrives from Potlatch 10:4o a. m.
Daily except Sunday.
No. Leaves for Bovill 11:15 a. n.
No. Leaves for Potlatcb 4.25 p. m.
Sunday only.
No. Q Leaves for Potlatch 12:35 o. m
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-14

William Conn, formerly in the en-
ploy of the Hampton Motor Inn of this
city, was arrested in Lewiston on ad-
vices from this city charging him with
having passed check for SIS at the
Pleasant Home hotel when he had no
funds in the bank on which the check
was drawn. Sheriff Campbell went to
Lewiston today to bring Conn to this
city to answer to the charge.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-14
Weather Forecast
LEWISTON = Tonight and
Tuesday partly cloudy.
City News In Brief

Weather: CLOUDY; northwestern
winds
Mrs Jack Wilson returned today
from a week end visit in Spokane.
w. ]. Hunter and John Peasley re-
turned today from business trip to
Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Atwood and
little son of Palouse, were visitors in
the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gormsen of
Blaine are the parents of son born
Sunday, May 10.
Mrs. Ollie Peterson of Seattle was
summoned to this city Saturday by
the illness of her mother, Mrs. Henry
McGregor.
To Let-Large piece of ground to
responsible parties in return for win
ter vegetables for small family. Call
-204 Jefferson. 92-4
A. c. Burrill and family are plan
ming to move from their present home
in Moscow To Twin Falls, Idaho,
where they will establish their new
home
Prof C. B. Wilson was at Troy this
morning and made a good start to-
ward the organization of the boys and
girls of that community for crop
work
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 2. Dunkle and
daughter, Jean, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Oldsfield and son, Max, all of Kendrick
visited yesterday at the A. H. Wagner
home.
Ralph N. Shear of Spokane, formerJI
ly stenographer with the Spokane Seed
company, has accepted a position with
the First National bank of this city
as stenographer.
Ruby Chapter, No. 9, o. E. S., will
meet in regular session Tuesday eve
ming at 80 sharp. After the meeting
a dance will be held for the members
and their families
There were union services of the
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-14

One of today's classified advertisers,
having a message for you, has taken
the only means at his command for
getting that message to you.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-14

You can phone In your order for
Butter Wrappers and receive them
next day by mail. Try it, Mr.. Dairy
man
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-20

excited as her husband and who,
much to my amusement, was running
baby ribbon through a great pile of
lingerie. She seemed to feel called
upon to treat me very much like an
upper servant whose duties were to
fetch and carry for her as well as to
do her husbands secretarial work
Then l went back to my little room
and sat down at Alma's typewTit-
er, Paula resumed her story.
In the year that had elapsed since
I had begun to earn my living l had
often amused myself with the type
writer's of my friends. In fact, at one
time I tried to write a play and once
had rented typewriter to put it in
shape. had gotten so I could write
a very good looking page if I did it
slowly. I think I should never have
dared to accept the position of sec
rotary to Congressman Smith if Alma
had not said to me:
"'Of course you can do it. know
Frank Smith we'll and it takes an
hour for him to dictate a letter If
you are smart you will make him
think the thing to do is to dictate
right to the machine, or get him to
use a dictagraph. I have never known
him since his graduation from col
iege except when a clever woman
could twist him around her little
finger. I don't mean that he is any
more fliTtatiOus than any other man,
but he just can't say mo" to wOm-
an if she asks him right
You see, Paula, said Alma, as
much as the feminists talk about get
ting what they want on it's merits,
you cannot eliminate the sex equa-
ton. A man will give you what you
ask for twice as quickly because you
are a woman and say pretty
please" as he will if you demand it
because you know it is your right
and he does, too
" Frank Smith loves his wife-or
thinks he loves her-in the calm. i'm
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-20


the woman to whom he has been
married ten years-if he doesn't hate
her before that time
you see, Margie, Alma Hunting
ton had had her experience, and al
though she was in some ways one
of the most simple and UnsOphisti-
Gated girls had ever known, in 9TH
ers the greatest feminist in the world
could not be more certain of the
methods of man with a maid than
was this splendid little newspaper
woman. Her favOrite epigram was:
"A man and woman may begin with
the discussion of the philosophy Of
BergsOn but they always end with
an agitation of their own emotions
And after five years of newspaper
work, where she had been thrown
with all sorts and conditions of men
and wOmen-she still retained her
sweet disposition and sane outlook
on life.
Il did not realize at the time, but I
have come to the conclusion since
that, more than any other woman,
Alma influenced my life and infu-
enced it for good. She did not side
step one sordid fact; she did net I'M
derestimate one single temptation,
and all the while she kept it before
her that all her experiences, all her
emotions, all her conclusions were
only part of her characters growth
and the great life adventure.
Whenever l think of Alma l am
very likely to talk too much about
her, for l not only admire her, but
love her perhaps more than any other
living woman.
LAS I sat there that day in Wash
ingtOn, writing Now is the time for
all good men to come to the aid of
their party over and over again,
there was a hurried knock at the
door, and l heard Jeff's voice saying:
Alma, Paula, may I come in?'
without waiting for an answer he
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
coNsTANTINopLE IN DISTRESS.
People Are Starving Warship Ready to
Shell the City.

Paris, April 26.--The American officia'
delegation which arrived recently from
Vienna has been joined by number OF
ing members of the crew of the United
States guardship Scorpion. They left
Constantinople shortly before the rupture
between Turkey and the United States
and describe conditions in Constantinople
as being extremely grave.
Fully $4,000 poor persons are reported
to be on the verge of starvation. There
have been from 90 to loo cases of actual
starvation Frequently food has reached
prohibitive prices and can be bought only
with gold, which is exclusively in the
hands of the wealthy classes. Sugar costs
S. pound, coffee 50 pound, and tea So
a pound, while other articles are of a
excessive price.
1t is stated that the popular sentiment
is strongly in favor of breaking off with
Germany and concluding a separate peace
with the entente allies, but that the
German officials, realizing this, have tax
en- extreme precautions TO prevent defec-
tion. The former German cruiser Goe-
otH 10 uciitE hFpt III Wv hhFbot VI NoH-
stantinople with the purpose of bonn
harding the city if any popular manifes-
tation occurs.
A similar feeling is said TO exist in the
Turkish army. but its effect has been
largely reduced, owing to considerable
part of the army being affected with
typhus fever, due to unsanitary military
sM4
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
GOVERNMENT CONTROL.
OF Shipping is Proposed, the President
and Shipping Board to Control.

Washington, ID. c., April 26.-Legis.
lation to give the government direct
control OF American shipping will be
asked of Congress soon, it was learned
Yesterday after a conference between
the shipping committee OF the council
OF national defense with members of
the shipping board. Under the measures
TO be proposed the president and the
shipping board would be authorized to
direct the movements of American ships
so that they could be operated where
most needed.
Within 80 days, il was brought out at
the conference. the shipping board can
put into transatlantic service $1,000
additional tons of shipping, $4,000 tons
from the coastwise trade, and the rest
the German vessels now under repair.
The German ships will be ready for
service within less than ten days. A
bill is pending in Congress now to en-
power the shipping board to operate,
lease or charter German and Austrian
ships seized IN American ports.