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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

-ur converting Of the regular session
- Congress last Monday raises the
onsstion: What important events
y dpring It's brief recess, which be-
= On October 6?
I. home, there were the elections Of No
90 the outstanding results Of which
.se suffrage triumph in this state
~ ~ election Of Judge Hylan in the
:, war finance, the second Liberty
,be subscriptions to which resulted
- 80, % in q total Of S4,G17.o0O,oOO.
h,-,e events registered progress in
~. into the war. The President made
.,,rort6v speech November ~ at
-. before the American Federation Of
- which had the good effect Of estab-
~ p,acea5le relations between capital
80 on war work for the rest Of the
/, :, FAR as the Federation is concerned.
I.,isio9 November 2D of the rail
o.st Of the Mississippi and north Of
o,io and Potomac where the worst
-...ion of freight traffic exists, to pool
=. ooerations and earnings during the
n the war is also a step in the direc-
Of bringing American resources, eco
-, and military. to bear more effec-
.-slr in carrying on ths'wsr. The con-
.ys,tion was decided upon as a measure
:. forestalinc national ownership, which
:. been gaining visibly in support since
:. Railways War Board undertook the
~ of controlling transportation.
ssout the middle Of October the Presi-
-. issued q sweeping order stopping
.,,Epr with the enemy. Efforts. TO coun-
.,-,et sinister activities Of enemies within
- their agents have continued; the most
...svorthy step in this direction was taken
!. week when troops were assigned TO
-,-5 certain sectors of the New York
1s.srfront
o.ber events show that America is com.
- into closer touch with the war itself.
NJ United States transport Antilles was
n7eiOed ANNOUNCED October 19) with a
k. Of about seventy men; and the steamer
p,.ses,er was sunk November p with q
s.s Of fourteen. Troops continue TO be
.-,rsported TO France in considerable num-
-, including the famous Rainbow Di-
-iorr and the first American soldiers
hv already done some fighting.
The sending Of the commission headed
r. Colonel House TO Europe by the Presi-
ant marks Americas participation also in
5ssding the military and political prob
as Of the war. The arrival Of the mission
4 England almost conceded with the SEN
tcnal letter Of Lord Northcliffe to Pre-
rr Lloyd George, in which, besides de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Leading Articles in the Current Magazines

according to DR.. A. +. Zahm, aerQpautical
expert, United States Navy, Langleys aero
dynamic experiments, some published and
some as yet unpublished, were complete
enough to form a basis for practical pioneer
aviation. lie built and launched. in 1896.
the first steam model sirplane capable Of
prolonged free flight, and possessing good
inherent stability; he built the first inter
nal combustion engine suitable for practi-
cal man-carrying airplane; he developed and
successfully launched the first gasolene
model arplane capable OF sustained free
flight. and he developed and built the first
man-carrying airplane capable Of sustained
free flight.
at the Panama Pacific International Ex-
position there was erected a great column
dedicated 10 Progress, representing, in that
connection, Aviation 1t bore the following
inscription: TO commemorate sciences gift
of aviation to the world through Samuel
Pierpont Langley, an American
N"To the memory Of Langley, late secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution, the civilized
world finally barred its head nearly ten years
after his death His man-carrying aero
drome' built in l900-'03, was flown in 1914,
thereby indicating the claims Langley adj
vanced: first in 1896, when he flew his
steam model successfully, and supplemented
in 1903, when his gasoene model flew, al
though his two attempts TO launch the large
machine in the latter year failed. It has
since been established that this machine
will fly under its own power as originally
designed and built, and even carry additional
weight"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

Europe Perhaps the most interesting and
significant change occurred in Germany
where DR.. Michaels was succeeded by
Count Won Hertling October SO. At the
same time Won Payer, a South German
Progressive, was made Nice-Chancellor
and Secretary Of the Interior; and other
changes in a liberal direction were made
The significance Of the reorganization of
the government lies in the fact that it was
made in response to the demand of the
Reichstag and in harmony with its wishes,
and, apparently, in the further fact that
the Pan-German forces are more effective
" sidetracked than ever.
The fall of Michaelis was the direct re-
suit Of his clumsy handling, in the Reichs-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
A Weeks Labor
News and Strikes
TEN thousand workers of the New
York Amalgamated Clothing
u Workers Of America will receive

T>EN thousand workers of the New
York Amagamated Clothing
u Workers Of America will receive
an increase Of 81 a week in wages as
! result of the settlement reached with the
Associated Boys Clothing Manufacturers
of Greater New York.
A strike vote by 10000 packing house
employees in the United States was or
dered by representatives of the inter-
national unions in Chicago. Later
reports said that wage demands from
more than 100000 members Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen may be added to those pre-
scented by the Brotherhood of Railway
1rainmen and Conductors. A meeting
will be held in Chicago December 10 to
discuss the advisability of asking in
creased pay. The government is ex-
pected to take action.
Eight hundred policemen Of the PATROL
in Philadelphia solidly voted to resign in
body unless Mayor Smith and Council take
immediate action on this organizations de-
mands to eliminate politics from the adj
ministrative affairs of the Department Of
Public Safety.
Two thousand streetcar employees of the
Twin City Rapid Transit Company in
Minneapolis and ST. Paul deted the COM
pany's order TO remove union buttons
which they wore and went on strike. In
st. Paul rioting has occurred.
Preparations for greater governmental
aid in adjusting labor supply TO war needs
were put under way in Washington by
the Council Of National Defence with
the appointment of l.. c. Marshall, dean
of the School Of Commerce and Admins
tration of the University Of Chicago, rs
chief of a newly created section on in
dustrial service.
The strike Of $4,000 operators called
BY the Fall River Textile Council has been
averted.
The mail carriers throughout the eoun-
try are uniting to ask for more wages.
The general grievance committee rep
resenting striking oil field workers in the
Texas Louisiana producing districts re-
ported the receipt of official advices from
California announcing the settlement Of
the oil and gas workers strike there.
Some 10000 men were involved.
Thanksgiving holiday was sacrificed By
miners in practically every coal mine in
Pennsylvania as patriotic duty.
The Central Labor Council Of Spokane,
Wash, has started campaign to organ
ize women workers and has appointed
woman organizer for this purpose.
Fifteen of the largest mills in Passsie
are shut down and twelve more will fol-
low. as the result Of a strike of Polish
and Slavish fremen. They have been or
ganized by Timothy Healy, president OF
the International Brotherhood Of Station
airy Firemen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Z ENRY P. DAWSON, chairman Of
the War Council of the Ameri-
L can Red Cross, issued a summary

the War Council OF the Afnerl-
~ - can Red Cross, issued a summary
report, December ,, on the present state of
the war fund and the work which ia being
done by the American Red Gross. The re-
port is somewhat more than a summary,
the work being described IN considerable
detail, as regards both its varied character
and its cost. 1t is printed in pamphlet
of IA pages, and is addressed to the
American people.
Six months effort to meet the most far
reaching appeals for relief in history is
described in the report, and it tells how
more than $4O,00O,OO0 of the Sl00,O00,0OO
war fund contributed by the people has
been allotted for expenditure at home and
abroad. Demands from Europe continue
10 increase. it says, and on the recent basis
Of expenses the council estimated that the
war fund will not last much beyond spring.
So far about $SS,000,O00 in cash has been
paid into the fund by subscribers.
The outstanding feature of the report
is a threefold answer to the inquiry;
What are the aims Of the Red Cross Coun-
ell? The answer follows:
I. To be ready TO care for our soldiers and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Colonel House-the Man
"Tbp Forum"

"The Forum
TOR a sketch of Colonel House, "the
Man of Mystery" one may turn
IL first to the December issue Of THE
Forum" where Edwin Wildman proceeds
to explain the mysterious Colonel by the
anecdote method. From Mr. Wiidman S
sketch it appears that
"Housc is a mental equilibrium, gyroscope,
q stabilizer a confdant, soundlng-board
and an ambassador, cX jure, o. the Fresl-
Dental mental slant. Re knows what the
Presidents thought carnations are and now
to feed them upon what they seek lie IS
the fellow 10 whom o President can say
what do YOU think about this or mat
What do you advise? What Is your ludg-
ment? No one has TO see Colonel House
No one can see him, because upon approach
ne would dive into hole and pull the hoie
in after him, if possible. He detests ana
fears publicity-and he is man VINO mas no
need whatsoever TO fear it.
'"'Colonel House., the President has been
quoted as saying, is one OF those rare men
who can hold a subject off while discussing
il so that you can get proper perspective
His mind is so clear that he grasps any
subject and enables you to see II as II IS
without any reflected light or at any distort-
ing angle.
1T has never been made clear just now
President Wilson became acquainted WIN
Colonel House. 1t is known that back IN
1912 when Mr.. Wilson was Governor OF New
Jersev. some letters passed between him ana
the mysterious Texan. Whether the coiohei
or the then Governor wrote the hrst iet'er
il not recorded. But this fact stands out
above all else: In 1912 Colonel /. NJ. House.
of Austin. Tex, was scarcely known outside
tho Lone Star State. BY February, 1913, the
name Of Colonel House had appeared III prae-
ticallv every newspaper in the country
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

IEARST'S international News Ser
tt vice warns rs that We are TO have
II Il war bread with a % per cent IN
crease in price and increase in the size Of
the loaf" $50 per cent of its wheat of in
ferior quality Only 10 per cent Of the
-four is to be from hard spring wheat;
The rest is TO be half soft winter wheat
and half durum tan inferior grade OF
Russian origin, but grown here). This
looks bad for the consumer of bread, does
il not? So the International News Ser
vice intended it. But now that the size OF
the loaf is to be increased, why did not the
Hearst service say that this increase IS
20 be at least commensurate with the In
crease in price? Soft winter wheat looks
discouraging; why did not the Hearst
service tell us that the best pastry -four IN
the world is made from it? Its gluten
content is low for bread making. This de-
feet is counterbalanced by the use of flour
from durum wheat, which may be classed
as inferior" by American bakers, but
makes a -four richer in gluten than any
ether. II is not OF Russian origin, a.
though some Of our strains were intro
Guced from Russia, where it is extensively
grown to meet the South European de-
mand for macaroni -four. Mixed With
other wheat, the durums OF the Mediter
ranean basin give France the excellent
bread that is fit to serve as staff of life.
So far. then, as concerns the formula re-
ported by the International News Service,
we are promised a bread better than that
to which we have ieen accustomed
NetU Republic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
A Week With the
US. Bolsheviki

TT IBERTY bonds"-so-called - are
"" being sold by the l. W. W. men,
IL hers TO various radical and labor
organizations throughout the country
hey are being sold by the Industrial
Workers of the World TO raise sufficient
iunds TO bail those members who have
tssn placed I'm iails for alleged conspira-
tss and sabotage activities. a defence
anmittee has been organized for this pur-
pose and special efforts are being made to
hsp the 166 members and sympathizers
the !. ". ". who are now under indlct-
nsnt at Chicago. The committee, which
called the General Defence Committee,
las Offices in Chicago.
The l. W. W. activities for the last week
lave been much less than the week before.
This is said to be due to the efforts of the
Federal government and various patriotic
asl organizations in the West. The
Home Guards in many states are given
bach credit for preserving order and pro-
Ntng the state.
Federal troops are to be sent TO Kansas
nprotect the big oil fields, oil retineries,
Ppe lines, pumping stations and other
property where it is feared that incursions
y the !. W. W. from Oklahoma or Texas
are probable 1t has been made so warm
'ior the agitators there that it is said they
are leaving and coming north into Kansas.
Oil operations have taken big boom since
ne recent government roundup.
4. L. Carpenter, Of Spokane, who was
arrested in Moscow, Idaho, confessed that
e was there for the purpose, of inhuenc-
NC juries in the |. w. w. cases. The
Nv w. deny ever knowing him.
An amazing campaign Of sabotage
Aanned in Southern California by ]. W.
v. was laid bare in Los Angeles when
ne Department Of Justice officials began
reading hundreds Of letters and documents
'szsd in raids on headquarters of the or
saniza,ion, following the arrest OF H..
slredwiek. /. ". w. leader, and Philip
Aelaughnn. said TO be at the head OF
: los Angeles branch.
The Washington State Federation Of
.aoor, at its two-day session in Tacoma
Wash adopted resolutions in which II
's'efely condemned the /. W. W. as dan
ssfOus TO law-abiding society and rnyuri-
vas to labor unions and warned all local
S''ns 10 keep away from them.
Destruction Of a zinc mill in Joplin, Mo,
easing loss Of over $4,000, was laid
= NE door Of the l. W w.
'iee-President Marshall, VINO recently
= much travelling through the West, SAID
: Washington that the labor troubles are
sa'a exaggerated. He blamed the /. ".
', as being responsible for much Of the
,x'.stlon. "They hanged an ]. W. W.
@aer in Butte, Mont" he said, land 1t
~ very salutary effect. The Governor
NE state has been TOO busy 10 issue
1s announcement Of a statutory reward
=. ~ me apprehension Of the men who did
ne hanging
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

sailors on duty wherever ana whenever that
care may be needed.
.. 70 shorten the war-by strengthening
The morale of the Allied peoples and their
armies, by alevating their suferings in the
period which must elapse until the American
amy can become fully effective abroad.
g. To lay foundations for an enduring peace
by extending a message Of practical relief
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Antedating the Wright Brothers
"Ariation and AerOnauticGt
EnqineeriRg'

A RATHER complete account of Lang
"A ley's Flying Machine" is contributed
to the November 10 issue of Aviation and
Aeronautical Engineering" by Carl II.
Butman. Just how far Langley preceded
even the Wright brothers is revealed in
this article, which states that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

Ginning the Air Ministry appointment. he
intimated that the American government
would seize the dominating position in the
conduct of the war unless the Allies made
greater progress with it; and it was that
letter, doubtless, which gave occasion TO
the President to send a cablegram to House
November 1S), instructiug him to demand
unity of action at the conference just held
at Paris. The commission has apparently
taken energetic action in that sense, and it
has just been announced that harmonious
action on the part Of the Allies was secured
there.
(VIhile Congress Rested European
wv Cabinets Suffered Great Changes
The recess Of Congress was marked by
an unusual number Of Cabinet changes m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

"The Russian landscape is vast. Its i'm
preston is an impression of eternitt Man
in these gigantic distances is the merest
point in space. Like the human soul in one
of Pasca's most poignant Thoughts we
stand on these boundess plains Is between
two infnities, the infnity from which we
come. the inGnity TO which We 60"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

"3. Efforts to ALLEVIATE this country from
its allies.
Il. Hostility TO measures calculated to
promote our war efficiency, such as conscrip-
ton, Liberty Loan and the sending forward
Of our fighting men.
- Deutschtum; the propagation Of the
German war spirit in America through or
ranization.r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
THE War, These Weeks, Has
/ Known Its Ups and Downs

Coming now to the war itself 1t has
not made progress altogether satisfactory,
from the American and Allied standpoint,
during the recess of Congress. The chief
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09

its crisp declaration of Frances war aim
to be victory" confirmed that feeling.
Petrograd, too, had an oyerturn Of an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
News Juggling OF the
Hearst Variety

IEARST'S international News Ser
II vice warns us that We are TO have
n n war bread with q % per cent IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
sSA M@ UP to the Minute "a
IVNA |SPORTINGNEwS ~
LNgS From Everywhere. @l
IL0OS BY-cIuc.
AMATEUR AND PRO
Francis Ouimet Enjoys Unique
Golf Distinction.
East Not as Broad Minded as
the West in Rulings.
BY JACK VEIOCK-

New York. Nav 1-F'rancis Ouimet
is both an amateur and a professional
The western Golf Association and
the United States Golf Association can
prove it The western body classes
the Boston youth as simon pure
amateur The mere fact that he deals
in sporting goods and writes signed
articles for the newspapers doesn
bIemish his amateur standing with the
Westeruers-
But the U s. G. A says that Ouimet
is a professional. and as such IS not
eligible to compete for the national
amateur championship And because
the national event is held under the
blacklisted-
Standing in Cities
In Chicago Sir Francis is an ANA
teur- In Boston he is a pro, and IN
all he appears to be q most versatile
golfer. Until the two golf bodies patch
up their squabbIes and quit fusslng,
players who sell sporting goods and
otherwise permit themselves to be-
come tainted professionals Will con-
tinue to be in bad with the national
golf body. and the big tournaments
will suffer
Golf course architects are also
looked upon as pros" and it has been
limited that because Chick Evans
writes golf articles for the newspa-
of the stern old goIfing daddies would
like to throw him out before he gets
to first base in the tournaments this
year
West More Liberal.
The western body does not discriu1-
mate against golf writer's It could
scarcely afford to do this and elm
mate Evans, for his presence among
com petftors in tournaments out west
is q big boost, and adds interest to the
game.
The parent golf body doesn't seem
to care d rap how many star players
it keeps out of the big tournaments,
and because of its uppishness in the
matter, the Scotch game viii have It's
growth held back to some extent
If the golfers in some parts of the
country plant few spuds in some
out-of-the-way corner of the links to
help Uncle Samuel get a bumper crop
they will probably be thrown out or
the amateur synagog and branded as
prot esSiouaIs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
PRATT MADE CLEANING
Won District Track Meet. Oratorical
Contest and Tennis Title.

Pratt Kan, May 1.-The Pratt
high school won the Seventh district
track meet in & walk away here The
local boys captured nearly every event
of the day and won second honors in
the oratorfcal contest
In the tennis tournament Harry
Gregory and Wood Bloxom for Pratt
won in two out OF three in the semi
finals and won three straight from
CoIdwater, Lewis and Sterling in the
finals giving the Pratt team the state
honors as the Sterling team had that
honor before In the singles Pratt lost
by a close margin to Co1dwater.
There were fourteen events Of the
day in the track meet Pratt won
"a Z points, Spring township highs
won 81 points Haviland and St John
tied for third place with IS points
each Vincent Keys of HaviIand was
individual star and won that cup with
Ia points TO his credit Bailey of Pratt
was a close second having thirteen
points to his credit
In the Pratt team Hitchcock won
the mile race. Bailey won all hurdles,
Earl McKowu won the pole vault ty-
ing the Seventh district record of IL
feet and four inches CASTOR tied in
the SO yards dash and Ray Mckown
won in the broad jump
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
CONTROL FOOD PRICES
Capper says Farmers Get Little of
Huge Profits Made.

Government and state regulation of
food prices and food speculation was
urged by Governor Capper in a speech
before the FraternaI Aid Union The
governor declared that a so per cent
profit is always attached to foodstuffs
when it leaves the farmers hands
None of the long profits, tho, reach
THE farmer.
Urging control Of prices of food
stuffs and a ban on speculations, Gov
nernor Capper said in part:
TT IS important for town people to
know that the farmer gets none of the
high profit in foodstuffs. A so per
cent increase is always tackled on to
his products as soon as they leave his
hands. and the spectators double and
triple this price The producer has no
hand in the present hoIdup. The prod
ucts of last harvest long ago passed
out Of his hands He has profited by
that time.
We have got 70 put soL..e limit on
human greed in this country. I have
made an urgent appeal to the presI-
dent and to the federal trades commits
sion for action to stop this exploiting
time I shall use all the power and
prestige Of the governors office 10
check such hoIdups. so far as the state
Of Kansas can checks them I believe
the government should seize ana dis
pose of all large stocks of foodstuffs
held for speculative purposes in times
Of stress, paying the speculator the
price he paid and no more, and pun
ishing the Spectator by both fine and
Imprisonment He would be bound to
get in Jail then, because no Judge could
let him off with 4 fine and a moral
lecture. How much do such fellows
care for fines or lectures? 1t may be.
too, we should limit profit. making il
unlawful to hold food stocks beyond
a certain percentage of rise"
Drill Team in Uniform
Besides Governor Capper's address
several other numbers were included
on the program The drill team of the
lodge appeared in new uniforms. The
minuet was one of the figures OF the
drill The women of the organiza ton
went thru many military formations
DIR. V A Young, of Lawrence, and ST.
preme president Of the order was a
speaker At the close of the program
Governor Capper and Doctor Young
were presented with a bunch OF Amer
lean beauty roses by Mrs Olive Shat
fer, chairman OF the social committee.
Miss Louise 4 Logan of Quenfno
and who is Just completing a tour of
the South was on the program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01
American ASSOCIATION.
NATIONAL LEAGUE

At Philadelphia-Score: R. H. E
Boston 1
Philadelphia ....... 8 .
Batteries-RudoIph and Gowdy; AIexan-
der and kuIifer