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The Washington herald., 1917-05-25

Washington is making plans to over
subscribe its portion of the liberty loan
by as much as 100000. This startling
statement was made last night by John
Poole, president of the Federal National
Bank. and chairman of the committee
of bankers who are behind the floating
Of Washington's share.
The loan Is apportioned among the
people Of the United States at approx
mately $50 per person. This brings
Washington quota to about 5000, 900. II
is the determination of the committee or
bankers. however, to take $IOOO0OOO
worth of the loan in the District.
At the opening of business yesterday
morning. every bank and trust COMPANY
in Washington inaugurated a brand-new
pIan to sell bonds to the public in ten
monthly payments, paying the subscrib-
er 3l-2 per cent interest in the meau-
time on his subscriptions.
In other words, every bank in wasn-
inGton today will accept payment of 10
per cent on a bond of any denomination,
with 10 per cent payments every month
for the following nine months This
plan was drafted at a meeting Of the
Bankers Association on Wednesday
night and was first put into effect yes
terday.
viii Address Meetings.
At the same time, the ground work
was laid for a gigantic campaign of
speakers in favor of the liberty loan.
During the next two or three weeks,
every meeting Of any size at all will be
addressed by a banker or business man.
The committee in charge of this cam
paign has enlisted the services of nearly
seventy bankers and business men. who
will address audiences wherever thev
gather outside of religious assemblies.
Addresses will be made at all the large
theaters and movie houses Mr.. Poole
personally addressed a meeting OF RO
postal clerks at the City Postofice yes
terday afternoon at 2 o'clock. in the in
terests of the loan.
Facts concerning Washington's sub-
scription to the loan made public bv Mr.
Poole last night, show that already "a :
755, 500 has been subscribed. This means
that on Wednesday there were total snb.
scriptions reported of $l65, 900 for the day
which is regarded as an "off dav,,
The subscription books Of the Iiher+,,
loan will not close until June IL ana
the subscription period has, therefore
not vet half expired. The new sIoo.n
Of the bankers who are behind the csn,.
paign, runs like this:
Enlist, plow or buy a liberty bond"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
Liner TRANSYLVANIA
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
British Steamer Torpedoed with Loss
Of Alb Lives.

CBy the International News ServiceD
London, May A.-The British steamship
Pennsylvania has been sunk by a Ger
man submarine with the loss of 413 lives.
News of the loss of this great ship
was received today from Liverpool, al
though she had been sent to the bottom
on May 4.
Among those lost was the captain of
the ship.
The Pennsylvania displaced l4,s15 tons
and hailed from Glasgow. She was built
in 1914 for the Anchor Line.
There were troops aboard the Transyl-
vania. she was under command of Lieut..
S. Brenen.
The Transylvanla was taken over by
the admiralty in May, 1915, and was used
for the transportation of troops ever
since that time.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
DR.. Stewart breaches s
Sermon for Herald

The sermon in next Sundays Her
aid will be by Rev. Howard I. Stew
art, pastor Of the Second Baptist
Church. at Fourth street and Virginia
avenue southeast. The subject will
be The Passion Flower of Liberty -
DR.. Stewart was born in Paoli,
Kans., and received his education in
Bucknell College and Bucknell Acad-
emy. at Lewisburg, Pa Before COM
ing to Washington, two years ago. DR..
Stewart was pastor OF the New Beth
lehem Baptist Church, in Pittsburgh.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
'BALFOUR BIDS
wilson ADIEU
Envoy Answers Criticism that
u. S. Government Has Been
Slow in Preparations.

Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour, head
of the British mission to the United
States. late yesterday paid a farewell
calf at the White House to say goodbye
to the President, on behalf Of himself
and the other members of the mission.
The British foreign secretary was with
the President for fully half an hour.
Before going to the executive mansion
the British statesman gave a farewell
message to the American people in an
address before the corps of Washington
newspaper correspondents at the home OF
the National Press Club
After ALL said Mr.. Balfour the CO.
operation of two great countries is not
merely the question Of working through
the instrumentality of experts, the send
ing of men here or there, the proper dis
tribution of your naval forces, the
method by which the financial co-opera-
ton can best be secured or all the other
endless questions which have come up for
daily discussion. These are all important
They do not stand alone.
Something more than that, IL a mis-
I sion be fortunate. may come OF its work
something that has not got to do with
naval. military, or financial details, but
which. in the phrase of. / think II is
| Burke, comes home to the feelings and
( bosoms of men.
Mutual Comprehension.
There is something in a sympathetic
and mutual comprehension there is some
thing the worth of which cannot indeed
be estimated merely by enumerating army
corps, or millions of billions of dollars,
the cataloguing OF destroyers, but which
is represented by something different.
more spiritual. as important-a sympathy
OF soul between two great and free
peoples, who are not only engaged in a
common task. but are conscious of their
mutual cooperation.
Gentlemen. you have shown, during
the months experience whichsI have of
your labors. shown that the American
press is animated by the highest patriotic
principles; that it is incapable or has
shown itself, so far as | am concerned
as incapable of misrepresenting or per-
verting in the smallest particular any
thing which 1 may have said or done
There are those who have said that
the preparations made by the United
States are proceeding slowly and halting-
ly. and that q country which has been
in the war for some forty days ought TO
have done more than has actually been
accomplished. For my own part, think
those who speak in accents like those
know very little OF the actual way in
which public life is and must be carried
on in free countries.
AT the beginning OF the forty days OF
which I speak. no preparations had been
made, the country was anxiously. in
/ deed. watching the events: 1t had not
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
Chinese People Satisfied
With DR.. WI, New Premier

Pekins, May 2L-The appointment of
Dr. WI Ting Fang to be premier of
China is giving widespread satisfaction
Dr. WI. who was formerly Chinese Am
bassador to the United States, is in favor
Of China's entrance into the war on the
side of the allies. A new cabinet is to
be formed soon.
This city was quiet today. although it
had been feared that the disturbed po-
Iitical situation would lead to disorders.
The former premier has gone to Tien-
Tsin.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
DIR. WAITE GOES TO Death in CHAIR CALMLY;
GREATEST FAULT WAS LACK OF Love, He SAYS
CHARGED WITH HOUSEKEEPING

Norfolk, Va, May Al. Paul Spence,
supervisor of public instructions, was
held in $500 bail today on a charge of
hOusebreaking and grand larceny. He
was charged with stealing $50 worth of
plumbing supplies. In court he declared
that he was removing the supplies to
prevent boys playing in a vacant lot
from taking them away
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
BARUCH RAPED
ON HOUSE FLOOR
Moore, Clark and Miller Op-
pose Broker for Job Of Pur-
chasing Dictator.

The idea of Bernard NJ. BaruCh in the
guise of a purchasing dictator aroused
the ire yesterday Of ]. Hampton Moore,
Of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Moore incidentally
brought up in the House the old story
of Baruch's alleged connection with the
recent leak" Speaker Clark said he
would give credit to Baruch for getting
copper for the government at Is cents,
but commented that the Utah Copper
Company declared Il could load copper
on cars for 5 is cents. Baruch did not
fare so easily at the hands yf Miller. of
Minnesota. who said OF the New York
banker:
He had nothing on earth to do with
the copper reduction to the government.
He is entitled to no more credit than
the man in the moon. II was a volun-
tary and patriotic move on the part Of
the copper producers who had enjoyed
enormous profits they had never dream
ed Of"
An attack on the appointment of Her
bert g Hoover as food director was
mad" by Moore. He objected to Presiden-
tial appointment Of any one to posi-
ton not Crcau"d by Congress. Quoting
from a newspaper interview with Hoover,
Moore read this:
"WIm Not He ShackFed."
Il will not be .shackled by anybody in
the Department Of Agriculture and will
not allow a single job hunter or profit
manager to help me. Patriotic and un=
selfish men. every one of them working
without pay or compensation Of any kind,
will he my assistants
The interview, which was published in
New York and rirCUlarized in Congress,
insinuatcd that the President no longer
reposod full confidence in Secretary Of
Agriculture Houston "or any of the old
burcaucrats who for years have worked
under cover in the Department of Agri-
culture"
Moore said the scheme of working
without compensation was an insult to
American working men who needed the
money. Lunn, Of New York, replied to
Moore:
Mr. Hoover has made his reputation
by actual work in Belgium. We need
every man Of humble as we'll as of un-
usual capacity to help carry on this great
conflict in which We are engaged"
When Moore spoke of Baruch, and
explained to Knutson, of Minnesota. that
Baruch mad been connected with leak
rumors Lunn resented this, saying:
"Mr Baruch secured copper for the
government at 16 cents. instead Of "a or
81 cents, which it brought on the market
at the time. That saved millions He
also secured a tremendously favorable
reduction in steel
This was where Speaker Clark. to the
surprise of many, entered the debate
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
HEAVY FIRING In BALTIC

Copenhagen, May 24.-Heavy firing was
heard in the Baltic on Tuesday and
Wednesday, indicating that naval en-
gagements were i'm progress.
1t had been reported that German
naval activity. in the Baltic was on the
increase.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
sims TO RECEIVE
Vice Admirably
Commander of American De-
stroyer Flotilla Will Be APP
pointed to High Rank.

With reports reaching the NAVY De-
psrtment OF treme ndously effective work
by the American destroyer fotiils IN the
submarine zone. Secretary Daniels an
nounced yesterday afternoon that Presi-
dent Wilson would appoint Rear Admiral
William S. Simms. commsn nder Of the
force. a vice admiral
The nomination will be sent 10 tho
Senate Immediately in order that the
representatives Of the American navy
abroad may associate on even rank with
the British and French comma nding Of
fcers.
There is at present only one vice ad-
miral in the American navy, although
three are permitted by law. Admiral d.
w. Conman, now attached 20 the Allan
tic Fleet. is the man who holds the
title. He is outranked only by the COM
mander OF the feet. Admiral Mayo, who
holds the rank OF a full admiral
Reports UneoHhrmed.
Reports that twenty-eight German sub
marines had been accounted for during
the last week by American and British
patrol boats went unconfirmed at the
Navy Department yesterday II was
pointed out that all reports on the cap
ture or destruction Of German Submar-
ines were withheld for several reasons.
one. the psychological effect on Germany
and the other in order that Germany her
self might not know. preventing her
from replacing a lost vessel
when German submarine leaves its
~~'' - o"'cia' '''f is not expect
ed back for FIVE weeks. 1t takes supplies
.---l I-a-,u uI time and is given
certain sea area in which TO operate
When the submarine goes out, the
German admiralty loses all track OF IL
and does not know until the submarine
either returns or fails 70 return what
has become Of H.
If the American or British were to
capture one OF these submarines and
then announce the fact Il would en-
able the German admiralty TO send out
another submarine TO replace the lost
one. II nothing H. said, the Germans
have 10 wait, perhaps weeks before
knowing whether 10 replace the sub
marine, and in those weeks the area
patrolled by the lost submarine is free
from danger TO merchant vessels
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
AMERICANS ABROAD TO SERVE.

Rome May 24.-It was estimated here
today that 1000 American men and
women throughout italy have offered
their services for war duty at the vari-
Gus United States consulates throughout
the country.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
PLAN TO EXCEED
WAR BOND QUOTA
Washington May Oversub-
scribe Share of Liberty
Loan by 100000.
Nearly Five Million
Is Already Invested

Washington's share of loan. $1,000, ,OOO
Amount to be subscribed. - lo,OOO,O 900
Amount already subscribed. 4755 500
Amount subscribed Wednes-
day Observation-Disclosures, 165 OOu
Subscription lists close June Is.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
japanese Send Fleet
To Mediterranean Sea

London. May 24.-That Japan has sent
u fleet to the Mediterranean to cooperate
with allied warships in those waters was
officially announced in the house of COM
mons today.
II had previously been stated that
feet Of japanese gunboats had arrived
1t French port.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
GERMAN RADIO IN ARGENTINA.

Buenos Ayres, May "A German wire
less plant has been established here.
Pro-ally papers are demanding that the
government suppress il.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25

YOU help yourself as 5UeH az
the community sUlrcH you pat
roui-c the merchants sCh0 sup
borf syfh their advertising fhe
PAPER srorkiHg for ihc best i1-
fcreds Of The community.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25

The Herald has by far the largest
proportion of home delivered cireu-
lation (mornins or evening" of any
paper in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25

The Herald has by many
thousands the lars' st morning
home circulation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-17

department Of the University of Hill
nois VIII be here all week and will
start account books for any farmer
Wishing 60 adopt the accounting plan,
5aventy-6ve farmers have already eA-
pressed their Intention o. taking UP
ehe system this year. The whole sys-
tenn viii be thoroughly explained an
each of the meetings next week The
schedule of meetings is as follows:
AIed0. crop Improvement Monday
afternoon. association office
Viola, Farmers bank, Tuesday morn
ing
North Henderson, bank Tuesday aft.
eruaon.
JOY. Farmers bank. Wednesday
morning
Eliza. Bishops store. Wednesday
afternoon
Seatou bank Thursday morning
Norwood bank Thursday, J. p hi
Burgess. Cameron store, Thurs
day. Z ~ III.
NarstOu. Netter store FRIDAY
morning
Hamlet. town hsn. Friday after
noon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-17

Professor Leila nj, SWartz Of VII
liam and Eashtt college went to Gales
burg yesterday 30 act as Judge p
the GalesbuTg- Monmouth higH school
debate held there on last night
Frank Lemon oil Joy was an Aled0
visitor yesterday
Mrs John AIcNeaJ returned gester-
day 10 her home here following a STA
weeks stay at the home of her daugb-
ter. Mrs Oscar Johnson, at GaIeshurg-
T. G Boyer OF Burgess vas in Aleao
yesterday.
e. L. HoiIembaek arrived Thursday
from his home near aelthaBarg 70
spend short time here "a the home
of his parents. M and Mrs r. H.
EolEeU8aeE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-17
Euaunl sent lantnalsls.

The fact that the highways Of the
county nave been in such bad eondi-
ton during the week. due go The rains
which have occurred every aay. have
been improved by the efforts OF the
eamuafea directors ia eulargius aud
BerfectIng the organization These ef-
forts have met Wits splendid success
and bE tire time the roads shall have
once more become baasabIe fae or
sanfzeslan will be- fully prepared fe
snah tna endowment campaign HorK
Is tba very best advantage The al-
recters Of the campaign have Ehe pasi
aav or two been getting II touch eltH
fha committees Of the surrounding
townships and urging them 80 keep the
matter fresh before the people in or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-17
New Building Proposed.

deal is practically eomptet e5i
whereby Cornelius SwarLouE Of lAe
6rm Of Swartout and MeCleafEs over
faHa paadlers Will purchase the paiI@-
49, Il tEa corner Of West Seventh
-.ta Jsrsf4.ttr streets. occupied hE q. FL.
Tt-ss-e.i,es hfatGssrg5th. aad owned by
I'd rfsx.ars IL T.frtIe York. III. and tls-
.rc.rb Bower eff Rochester. MINI.
RTezsrs. Bower aud Dixon few years
ago ran blacksmith shop lip the
bafldine. 1T is Mr. Swarfout's fnten-
rfau III erect 4 two story brick building
anon the site. now occupied hy the
shop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-17

Bids nave been opened for the con-
sgruetiou 81 a new garbage incin-
orator at La Pa. Bolivto. Correspond
ence may DO in English.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-17

Miss gladys Noise has bee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-20
NEW YORK, March 20.

a
had
to
Of
of
h o diminish
a larE
of
depletion of wall
stocks
gains being
to
a pronounced
OF Alcohol
points
to
change
marke condi
all
forso Manyis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-20
MONEY.LENDING RATES

NEW YORK Prime bank acceptances
were unchanged at 31s d2B per cent for
elgibles and 39s @32s per cent for ineli-
gibles.
The time money market was easy To-Day,
but not quotaby changed, Rates on good
mixed Stock Exchange collateral were
31aG3$4 per cent for sixty and ninety days
and for four, five and six months 3a 44
per cent. Industrial loans 4q4A per cent
for three to six months.
Prime mercantile paper was easy in tone
on light offerings. Rates in New York and
other eastern cities were 4m4A per cent
and for less strictly glt-edged up to ~
per cent. In the interior sections there is
a disposition to endeavor to secure Az per
cent but some business is being transacted
under that level.
Call money opened at 2h per cent, the
high and ruling rates; low and last, pa
closed at 2A @2ia per cent.
LONDON-Money 3h per cent, un-
changed, discount rate for short and three
months bills AS per cent.
PHILADELPHIA - Call 3la per cent.
Time. 41a @5 per cent. Commercial, three
to six months, Az @4A per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-20

NEW YORK, March 20. - Disapno,r,,.
cables failed to check the upward trend =,
the cotton market early today, and soor
after the start new high levels for IN.
present movement wers ".ade Snot bors,.
ieu the buEing again ia new crop positions
speculative demand for old cron p,onth,
was stimulatsr. by the ginning figures which
were a couple of hundred thousand baIe.
uiiuer the Government estimate
An early reaction followed the advanc.
put there was renewed frmness toward II
ihluuie OF the morning. Scattered realizinv
was very well taken on decline of about
TO IL points from last nights closing flo.
ures' ana the market made new high rrmnd
lor the movement before midday on no.
heWed trade buying and rather active de-.
mand from Wall Street sou ces
foioving n reaction of II to IL noir,.
III tne early afternoon, prices turned inward
again on renewed demand from trads
sources and Wall street commission house,
reports of very strong spot markets ana
scarcity of farm labor, owing to high nrico.
PAID by manufacturers. were factors nm ~
recovery. oh 'ne
me exports for the day aggregated T.
4oi bales. including 473O bales to cra,,
britaln, 1857 bales to France and is1s
paieS 10 Japan and China.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-20
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, March 20.-The foreign ex-
change market in the early dealings TODAY
showed about the same inactivity as of late
With the exception of rubles, which were a
shade easier, steadiness was the main char
acteristc. Rubles receded to 2S.4O for
cables and $3.50 for checks lire cables rose
to 1888 and checks to 1894
Other quotations were:
Demand sterling 4.75k, cables AIS 7-l6
60-day bills nominally 472, 9O-day bills
40.
Franc cables $3.50. checks 5.S4A
Reichsmarks cables So lie, checks 60
Vienna cables l1.27, checks 11.25.
Swiss cables 502a4, checks 50S%.
Guilder cables 40ss less lie, cbscLs
40 5-16 less lie.
Pesetas. cables 21.30, checks 21.2O
Stockholm cables 29.70 checks 296O
Chrstiania cables 29.f0, checks 30
Copenhagen cables zoos, checks 2sa5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-20

With the opening Of the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange this morf ing there was
continuation of the improvement registered
in the trading yesterday anG prices all
through the list showed gains. While most
of the changes upward were fractional
there were some advances which were quite
substantial. This was especially true in
Baldwin Locomotive. which gained points
Electric Storage Battery up ia and United
States Steel common the same amount
The general belief in the financial dis
trict was that the uncertainties of the in
ternational situation would soon be cleared
up, and the opinion was held in some quar-
ters that with the establishment of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-20
OIL STOCKS ARE MOST PROMINENT
IN VIGOROUS TRADING ON THE CURB
NEW YORK, March 20.

through the
the traded
1874 Elk
from to Sapupa
with the w-prd issues generally in best
of mine, will
pc doubled
selling 391s
47s
around
Colorado which
a
and 1Sis Calumet and Jerome at ia
the steel snar on
nom to but
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-20
Cotton Buyers and Sellers

NEW YORK March 2O-May-Hentz,
McEnany, Mitchell, Hanemann, Watkins
ana Marlin bid; Hopkins. G. Gumoens.
Scnlll' Cardoza and Newman offered
ouy Muhds, Hartcorn, Hanemann,
Martin, Mitchell Watkins, Bartlett and
BROOKS bid; Chairman, Wilson, Hopkins,
heiffer Brooks, Munds offered.
october-Wilson Hicks, Glover Orvig
Mitchell, Montgomery. : Jay and W.
Gunoens bid Schill, Hentz. Bartlett and
Brooks offered
December-Hagedorn bid, Schill, Mohr,
Rosenberg, Fatman, Lowenstein and Raw
offered.
January-Hicks offered
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-20
LONDON BROKERS BET THAT
WAR WILL END THIS YEAR
Wagers Placed Without Odds-Allies
Advance Helps Market

LONDON, March 20.-Securities on the
stock Exchange were buoyant again today
on the rapid forward movement of the Allied
troops. Bets have been made even that the
war win terminate this year. Investment
business was fairly brisk. and daily trans
actions again In excess OF 5000
Notwithstanding Chancellor Of the Exche-
quer Bonar Laws statement in the House
of Commons that the expenditure for the
war for the fiscal year would be &c, 600. 900
day. the glit-edged section displayed
strength In spots.
Influenced by the betterment at New
York, Americans were higher. Grand
Trunks were strongly maintained and home
lines were firm. There was profit-taking
in Argentine rails.
Allied bonds were good A further block
Of Russian credit bills is expected 10 be
placed here this week.
Rubbers were sustained
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-20
TRADING CONTINUES TO IMPROVE
ON PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE
While Most of Gains Are Fractional, Some Substantial
Advances Take Place-Long Island Issues
Good Annual Report

eight-hour day on the railroads an as.
in freight rates would follow. "'Nance
1t was in United States Steel
that the greatest amount of trading ',non ,no,,
pIatS, ,So Heatly ars aoSoo shares changing hspSs
Corporation held the ma ajorty of irt uperior
far aa home issues were concerned es. ge,a, as
half point. The market closed sanins
The annual report of the Long rs
Railroad Company for the year end;i .s'ahd
cember 81, 1916. was issued todav pe.
showed r0 total gross earnings of s1IS7r s,a
O44,631, against S4,426.s5S. For tha as w.
there was surplus of S241735 c. year
per cent on the S12,OOO.OOO stock auai 70
deficit OF Sl6l.150 in the previous vsau sa.hs1