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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-08-11

-CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
Albuquerque soon Men and wom-
en- desiring government clerkships,
departmental postoffice, railway
mail. customs. s~teoograhper. write Tor
free particulars To J. g. Leonard. for-
mer government examiner % Kcnois
Bldg. Washington.
The sun., 1917-03-10
EPIDEMICS SPREAD
BY GERMAN FAMINE
Parents Kill Children and Sui
cides Increase, According
to Socialist's Speech.

LONDON, March 3. Thus far only
fragmentary reports Of the remarkabl BILE
debate in the Prussian diet on the food
crisis have been printed In the Ger
man newspapers" says despatch
from Reuters Amsterdam correspondent.
"|orwuerts. received to-day. contains
the following passage from the speech
Of Herr Hofer. Socialist member of the
Prussian Diet:
:" The mortality among elderly people
is increasing at Il terrible rate, while
epidemics are spreading everywhere
owing to the decreased powers OF re-
sistance. The situation is much more
serious than has been admitted. The
number of suicides Is increasing. and
parents are killing their children owing
to their inability to obtain food for
them Yet the price of potatoes, which
long ago became generally scarce, is to
be increased -
The sun., 1917-03-10
BIG FIRE AT DETROIT
CAUSES u. S. INQUIRY
Grain Elevator With 100000
Bushels Of Wheat Destroyed
-Loss $I,OOO,OOO.

DETROIT, March DEMONSTRATION OF
the cause OF the fire which destroyed the
100000 bushel grain elevator of the
Detroit Elevator Company here to-day
with the loss OF 100000 bushels OF
wheat. corn and rye, mostly for export
was begun by United States District At
torney John e. Kinnane late this after
noon.
Mr.. Kinnane announced that he would
push the investigation, as the result of
rumors that the elevator had been set on
fire. to determine whether there had been
violation OF American neutrality. Up
to a late hour no reliable cause OF the
blaze could be determined.
SO intense was the heat for several
hours during the afternoon that scores
of freight cars In the Grand Trunk yards.
In which the elevator was located. were
endangered and four carloads Of coal
and several cars of varnish were con-
sumed. Baggage and freight cars were
saved from loss by bucket brigades.
Firemen and trainmen pushed several
cars to safety along the track close to
the elevator wall shortly before the col
lapse
Estimates OF the loss were placed to-
day at more than 100000. The firms
using the elevator were the Commercial
Milling Company. the Caughey j Jossman n
Company and the Swift Grain Company,
The sun., 1917-03-10
REPUBLICANS IN
HOUSBCONTR0L.
Whitman to Call Special
Election to Fill Place
Held by COnry.
PARTIES EVENLY DIVIDED
But Three Of Five !'Uncertain-
ties" Are Said to Be Sure
for G. 0. p.

Gov. Whitman announced last night at
the st. Regis Hotel that upon his return
to Albany Monday he would issue a
call for a special election to select a sue
cessor to Representative Michael F..
Conry OF the Fifteenth New York Con-
gress district. who died In Washington
March .. This will make it possible for
the new Representative to serve in the
special session Of Congress called yes
terday by President Wilson for April 16.
Although the Fifteenth district is
strongly Democratic and there is no
doubt that the new member Of the lower
house will be OF the same political faith
as his predecessor. from present indica-
tions It will not prevent the Republicans
from controlling the House by majority
Of one.
Before Representative Conrys death
the House stood 215 Republicans. 2l5
Democrats and 8 independents The
Republicans are confident Of controlling
three Of the Independent votes. so that
even with the vacancy filled 1t would
make the lineup 217 Democrats and 2lS
Republicans.
The Ave independents who hold the
balance of power in the new Congress
are Martin Of Louisiana. n protectiontst
Democrat. who Is expected to vote with
the Republicans: Fuller of Massachu-
sets, an independent with Republican
leanings. also counted on by the q. o. P. ;
Scholl. a Progressive of Minnesota. who
will stand with the Republicans; Randall
of California. Il Prohibitionist, who Will
stand with the Democrats. and Meyer
ia vnvly hr, ig
already lined up with the Democrats.
The special election in the Fifteenth
district will take place either the loth'
18th or 14th Of April. The law provides
that a special election shall not be held
less than thirty or more than forty days
after the official call. This will just
make it possible for the new member to
take his seat in time for the special ses-
sion of Congress.
The sun., 1917-03-10
BERLIN SHIFTS
0NUS TO WILSON
War Decision Rests With Him,
SAYS Zimmermann-Last
Word Spoken.

AMSTERDAM. via London. March g.
Dutch newspapers publish the following
statement made by DR.. Alfred Zimmer-
mann, the German Foreign Secretary,
to a representative of a Budapest news
paper:
"As far as the United States is con-
cerned we have spoken our last word
and the decision Is in President Wilson's
hand.
I'VE are determined TO carry through
the submarine war to the end. The re-
suits of unrestricted submarine war thus
far have been very satisfactory.
AS to peace, ! may say that despite
the refusal OF our peace offer Germany
still stands by the words of the Imperial
Chancellor and is prepared to place her
self at the head OF an alliance of States
for the maintenance of the worlds peace.
"As to European neutrals. l believe
there will be no change in their present
relations with us in the course of the
war. Neutral shipowners should give
up their trade with England. They have
made enough money and can afford to
bear the loss of English trade"
They will soon recognize that it is
to their interests to keep their ships
at home so that they may use them TO
the best advantage after the war;
DR.. Zimmerman added that the mill
itary situation is entirely satisfactory
to Germany.
The sun., 1917-03-10
PRESIDENT WILL ARM MERCHANT SHIPS IMMEDIATELY
CALLS CONGRESS TO MEET IN EXTRA SESSION ON APRIL
DANIELS ASKS PAPERS SUPPRESS NEWS OF SAILING
Presidents Call for
Extra Congress Session
WASHINGTON, March o.
w TL> De>s: >,,< ~, nr4~1a,na

WASHINGTON. March o.
w The Presidents proclama-
ton calling the extra session of
Congress follows:
WHEREAS public interests
require that the Congress of the
United States should be con-
vened in extra session at IL
o'clock noon on the 10th day of
April, 1917, to receive such COM
munications as may be made by
the Executive;
NOW, therefore, I, Woodrow
Wilson, President of the United
States of America, do hereby
proclaim and declare that an
extraordinary occasion requires
the Congress of the United
States to convene in extra ses-
sion at the Capitol in the city of
Washington on the 10th day of
April, 1917, at IL o'clock noon,
of which all persons who shall
at that time be entitled to act as
members thereof are hereby re-
quired to take notice.
"Given under my hand and the
seal of the United States of
America the ninth day of March
in the year of our Lord one thou.
sand nine hundred and seventeen,
and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred
and forty-first."
The sun., 1917-03-10
SECRET WIRELESS TAP
FOUND ON THE APPAM
Fine Wire on Whistle and
Lighting Dynamo Com.
pieted Full Plant.

NORFOLK, Va. March 9.--when United
States Marshal Saunders took possession
Of the liner Appam after the break with
Germany he found installed there So
cret wireless apparatus by which all
messages sent in this section were read.
A fine wire was found strung along
the pipe leading to the whistle on the
funnel of the Appam and extending
above it as do the antenna OF wireless.
The wire led to the interior Of the vessel
where dynamos were kept running to
light the ship. Investigation, it is said,
led to the discovery that the wire finally
ran to tho room occupied by Lieut.. Hans
Berg. where the messages were recorded
by flash from an electric light bulb.
Later investigation developed that the
dynamo In the boiler room had been used
to take the place Of that in the wireless
room. which was put out Of commission
when the United States Court took
change. Messages could be sent and also
received.
The sun., 1917-03-10
POLICY
ON MORGAN'S LIFE
Largest Individual Insurance
Is to Offset Inheritance
Taxes on Family.

j. Pierpont Morgan has applied to the
New York Life Insurance Company for
insurance In the sum OF s2,500,000. the
largest personal life insurance ever taken
out In America. The policy will be In
contestable after a period Of one year
from the date Of its issuance.
An unprecedented feature, so far as
known. is found In the statement that
the vast insurance is being taken out
The loss which his family would suffer
through the appropriation by the State
of large Inheritance tax will be made
up In whole or In part by the payment
.1f tho s2.5oo. 900.
To handle this tremendous risk II win
be distributed among practically all the
large insurance companies Of the East,
the New York Life retaining 100000 OF
the policy. The distributions to the other
companies will range from nominal sums
to as high as $2o0.0O0. Among the COM
panies which will participate after Mr.,
Morgan has been acceated are: Mutual
Life. S2a0.000; Equitable Life. 100000 {;
Metropolitan Life. 100000: Prudential
Life. 100000; Pennsylvania Mutual
Lite. 100000: Aetna Life. $780, :
Union Central. 100000; Mutual Benefit
Life. 100000: Travellers Life. $4,000 ;
Connecticut Mutual Life. $50, 900; Fidel-
ity Mutual Life, $4,000 Phoenix Mutual
Life. $4,000; Massachusetts, Mutual
Life. $4,000; Provident Life and Trust
Company. $4,000: Connecticut General
Life. $4,000: Home Life. $4,000, and
Berkshire Life, $4,000.
The cost Of carrying the insurance will
be about $4,000 annually. A report
In Wall Street that the policy was being
taken out for the benefit Of the Morgan
firm was denied. 1t was said members
Of the family would be the beneficiaries.
No formal announcement Of the large
policy was made by the firm or any of
the life insurance companies. and 1t was
with difficulty that any OF them could
be induced to discuss It, Several Of the
life insurance officials are at work on
the policy and 1t is expected by them the
risk will be assumed at once.
Harold Pierce. whose Office IL in the
Drexel Building. Philadelphia. secured
Mr.. Morgan's signature to the applica-
tion and Is handling the details. Mr..
Pierce has been writing insurance
policies nearly fifty years. and his work
in landing the Morgan business Is re-
Garded by insurance men as one Of the
finest strokes of salesmanship on record
His share of the premium the first year
will be $4,000; the second. $4,000.
Mr.. Morgan Is In his fiftieth year and
has entirely recovered from the bullet
wound inflicted by Frank Holt, pro-
German crank. and Is said to be in
splendid physical trim. He works at the
Morgan bank from eight to ten hours q
day.
1t was said yesterday that before the
Morgan application the two largest per-
sonal policies We're on the lives Of Frank
A. Vanderlip, president of the National
City Bank, and Rodman Wanamaker
Each carries personal insurance OF
81. 100000. The late Tom Shevlin was
insured for 100000 at the time Of his
death.
The sun., 1917-03-10
GERMAN sEAMEN CONVICTED.
Found Guilty OF sinking Freishter
LiebenfeIs.

FLORENCE. s. C., March 9.-Eight off,
GERS and men OF the German Hansa Line
freighter Liebenfels. which began sink
ing in Charleston harbor on the night Of
January 81. were found guilty OF sink
ing the vessel by jury in the United
States District Court here late to-day
They were acquitted. however. on one
count charging conspiracy to sink the
steamer.
Capt. Johanan r. Klattenhoff. master
OF the Mebenfels. was the only one OF
the indicted men whose trial was post
poned. He is Ill at Charleston.
Counsel for the defence argued that
the men should not be punished. intimat-
ing that they were only carrying out
orders. Sentence will be passed to-
morrow.
The sun., 1917-03-10
CLUB WOULD ExPEL KAISER.
New EElnnd Yachtsmen Find by
Law In Their Way.

BosToN March 9.--Thc Eastern Yacht
Club of Marblehead. which includes In
it's membership men of prominence, de-
sires to cXpel the Kaiser. who is one of
it's four honorary members. the others
being King Alfonso. Theodore Roosevelt
and William Fl. Taft. 4 bylaw IL in the
way, however. The clubs bylaws pro-
vide that members under fire shall be
notified in writing and have hearing.
At a meeting of the club, members hot
speeches were frequent until one of the
cooler heads recalled the clubs bylaw.
Finally the matter was allowed to rest
with the understanding that war with
Germany would automa tically remove
his name from the list of members.
The Kaiser was elected February 12.
1907.
The sun., 1917-03-10
CORRIGAN SEEKS CITIZENSHIP.
Dutch Irish Comedian Acquired
BrOEue In Wiesbaden, Germany.

When the Irish and the Dutch meet
there's generally supposed to be trouble
but In the case of Emmett Corrigan, well
known Celtic comedian, the two races
came together without any bother at ALL
at all, Sure. when he appeared before
County Clerk William f. Schneider yes
terday for first naturalization papers he
said he was born in Amsterdam. Holland,
be fritz.
Arragh-also ach-he added that when
he came here as bit OF a lad of in
1874 he boasted the proud old IIibernian
name OF Antonius Nicalous Petrus Zilles.
And didn't he say that before that time
he'd been acquiring n rich brogue in
Wiesbaden. Germany" He did, be fritz
Erin go Dutch.
The sun., 1917-03-10
Wants Congress Ready to Act.

All this the President fully real
ICES. For this reason he wants Con-
gress to be on hand early, that he
may obtain emergency legislation
without delay. There is no rule or
law requiring period of thirty
days between the call of an extra
session and the actual assembling of
Congress, but the President in fix
ing on April 16 has conformed to an
established custom in this respect.
The Presidents decision to end the
present situation was made known at
2:3O o'clock this afternoon, when he
called Secretary Tumulty to the
White House, and still in his bed from
his cold dictated the call for an extra
session and authorized Mr.. Tumulty at
The sun., 1917-03-10
SUBMARINE OFF FIRE ISLAND.
Unidentified Craft, 100 Feet Long,
sighted by Boston skipper.

BosroN, March Capt. W. c. Nick
erson Of the steamer Indian, which ar
rived here to-day from philadelphia, re-
ported that while passing twenty five
miles southwest of Fire Island, y. Y.
yesterday morning he sighted an un-
identified submarine heading toward the
American coast.
The undersea craft was described as
being $50 feet long. painted black and
carrying a small superstructure on her
deck. which appeared to contain two
perscopes Officers of the steamer were
called TO the bridge and agreed that the
craft did not look like an American
vessel.
The sun., 1917-03-10
$500 LBS. DYNAMITE STOLEN.
Government Agents Investigate
Report of Theft ny Aliens.

MILLINoCKET, Me-, March 9--Gov-
ernment agents began an investigation
tonight of a report that nearly $500
pounds OF dynamite had been stolen
from the ma agazine of the Great North
ern Paper Company here. Officials of
the company admitted some OF their
dynamite was missing
Company and police officials, it Is un-
derstood. are looking for the explosive
in the nearby woods in the belief that 1t
has been hidden in the snow. Three
foreigners employed in the mill were
discharged week ago as the outcome
Of disturbances arising out Of discussions
OF the war.
The sun., 1917-03-10
Government Will Supply Guns and
Gunners---Contracts for Arma-
ment Are Speeded
PRESIDENT WANTS BOTH HOUSES
READY TO LEGISLATE ON DEFENCE
Convinced He Has Power to Act, but Desires
Support Armed But Not Aggressive Neu-
trality Will Be Maintained

WASHINGTON, March 9-This country is to defend its
rights forthwith upon the President Wilson decided to-day
to American merchantmen at and supply them with
naval gunners without waiting for the authority of Congress-
At the time he called Congress in extra session to meet
April 49, to consider all matters collateral to the defence
of our merchant marine"
The Presidents decision to provide guns gunners for
ships flying the American flag and to put them in the position
of defence from Uboa attack in the German blockade
brings actual with Germany than before But
the responsibility for if cones will be Germanys
The Presidents plan is merely to reasser the right of this
Government protect its citizens their peaceful pursuits
the high in defiance of the German Governments law
less submarine blockade.
If the German threat to sink American ships translated
into action if German submarine by attempted attack
within of the American protective guns the die
will admittedly be cast declaration of then probably
will be matter of form far the actual the
two countries are concerned ~
The sun., 1917-03-10
PERKINS BUYS POTATOES.
Pays More Than S225,OOO 70,
10000 Bushels.

BosToN. Mass, March 9.-Ninety
thousand bushels of Maine potatoes were
bought by George W. Perkins through
a Boston broker to-day. Mr.. Perkins.
as chairman Of the New York Food
will distribute the potatoes
in that city, selling them at cost or less
as emergency may require.
The purchase price was said to be
more than s225,000.
The sun., 1917-03-10

THE HAGUE, via London, March o.
The Dutch Government has been notified
by Germany that from March Is abso-
Lutte safety can be assured for shipping
through the North Sea channel west Of
Denmark, through which transatlantic
traffic must pass.
The sun., 1917-03-10
L. =. VIII Install Guns.

When the application of a shipowner
for arms has been approved by the Navy
Department the commandant of the
nearest navy yard will be instructed to
place the guns aboard. Most OF the
work probably will be done at the yards,
where facilities are available for han
ding heavy weights quickly. In some
cases structural changes in ships. decks
may be necessary to carry the gun
weight. In any event. however. II will
take no moro than a few days to outfit
any ship.
Contracts for additional guns OF suit
able size are being speeded UP. 1t is tX-
pected that they can be completed SO
that weapons will be quickly available
for converting merchant craft into naval
auxiliares IL war comes.
Writer'S on International law have held
that armed neutrality consists in placing
the country In position to defend itself
and its neutrality against threatened at
tacis or inroads by belligerents. This
state OF preparedness may last an in
definite length of time, through good for
tune in avoiding contact with belligerent
forces afloat or ashore or through the
design of the bcllgerent to confine its
declaration of purpose to infringe the
neutrality Of a country to mere threats
unsupported by action.
On the other hand the status of armed
neutrality may change into one OF actual
hostility through a collision-such AZ a
The sun., 1917-03-10

THE GREENBRIER-whits SULPHUR
oprings. West Va. Ideal time for the cure.
Only one night from New york.-Adv.
The sun., 1917-03-10
Dutch-Belgian Frontier Closed.

LONDON. March s.--The closing Of the
Dutch Belgian frontier by the German
military authorities is reported In O Cen.
tral News despatch from Amsterdam.
The sun., 1917-03-10
Breakdown of Government.

Germans protest especially that
whereas they expected vigorous Govern
ment action against monopolies and
price hosting the Government has failed
completely to prevent these things In
stead the military have been used to
prevent the demonstrations Of hungry
people.
The Germans have been kept cheer
full with assurances that France and
England were nearer starvation, but
lately they have been learning the truth
and losing confidence in the Government
correspondingly.
The sun., 1917-03-10

Can . Monkey skate on Ice?
Watch Hippodroms Ice Pend Monday
ldp.
The sun., 1917-03-10
Maximum Prices Set.

The produce exchanges in all English
cities have drawn up, with the sanction
Of the Food Comptroller. a list of maxi
mum prices for bacon, butter. cheese and
lard which importers. manufacturers and
curers will not bs allowed to exceed.
The sun., 1917-03-10

the same time to make the following
announcement:
Secretary TumuIty stated In cor.
nectiOn with the Presidents call for
an extra session OF Congress that tho
President j. convinced that he has tho
power TO arm American merchant
ships and Is free 10 exercise II at once.
But so much necessary legislation Is
pressing for consideration that he Is
convinced that II is In the best inter.
ests OF the country 10 have nm early
session of the Sixty-ffth Congress.
whose support he will also need In all
matters collateral to the defence Of
our merchant marine.
The sun., 1917-03-10
Not Aggressive Action,

state Of armed neutrality will be
assumed by this country from now on
In accordance with the decisions reached
to-day by the President But, as was
clearly shown In the Senate debate, this
rests entirely upon the theory that
American ships have the right. in view
of Germany's action in prescribing "A
barred zone. to regard the mere appear
ance or German perlsCope within that
area as justification for using their guns.
and that such action would be defensive
and not aggressive.
With the departure of the first armed
American ship it will be necessary for
the Navy Department to issue instruc-
tons to gun crews as to the manner IN
which the weapons are to be employed.
In that will be involved a declaration OF
policy as to whether the appearance Of
IA submarine in the neighborhood OF
ship is sufficient warrant for opening
fire. Ofticials would not discuss this as
pect Of the situation.
The sun., 1917-03-10
FEW POTATOES SOLD.
England Has First Example Of Real
Food Shortage,
Special Gable Despatch TO The Sun

Spec'u tuOtc DespdtC2 10 IHE Sun,
LONDON, March 9.-England witnes ssed
the first indications of potato shortage
to-day, when long lines of women waited
outside the grocery shops anxious to buy
supplies. Long before closing time many
shops had sold out and were forced to
close. The situation was aggravated be-
cause Friday Is the principal potato mar
ket day and Covent Garden was unable
to get potatoes.
1t has been stated repeatedly there
are plenty of potatoes in tthe kingdom
but that the farmers are unable at pres
ent to bring them to market. Many
newspapers and journals Of all kinds are
using the potato shortage to drive home
arguments for a greater production of
foodstuffs throughout the empire. This
resolution Is embodied in a report passed
by the Balfour committee paving q way
for the Imperial Conference.
Objection to More Duties.
There have been many objections
raised to the suggested imperial pref
erence In wider range OF customs duties
manufactures or products coming from
within the empire. The free traders
are still crying out against any tariff
wall or restrictions. 1t Is proposed to
take advantage Of the potato shortage
to educate the wage earning classes tc
the necessity Of defending the nations
industries and resources.
Along with the potato shortage comes
a sharp advance In other food prices
The best grades Of mutton and beef sold
to-day at retail for 80 cents a pound
Canned fruits are scarce owing to the
cutting down Of imports by 60 per cent
The agriculturists consider that the
potato shortage comes at an opportuns
moment. for 1t has materially stimu.
lated planting. In the Devon district the
war agricultural committee reported tina,
the farm census indicates that Is pei
cent. more potatoes were planted thar
last spring. Many farmers are apply
ing for soldier labor.
The sun., 1917-03-10

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