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The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
MEASLES HALTS
Navy TRAINING
Epidemic Crowds Norfolk Hos
pitals With Sick-l60 Pa
tients Brought Here.

An alarming epidemic of measles, COM
phcated with casual cases of spinal men
lngitis, due to lack of barracks and the
influx of 10000 recruits. has led the navy
10 halt training Men enlisted now are
being accepted only subject to CALL" 1t
yesterday. They will not be called into
active service until new barracks and
hospitals have been provided.
The rush OF $1,000 enlistments since war
was declared, swamped the navy, flooded
all the training stations and barracks,
and resulted in general outbreaks Of dis
ease. The most serious were at Chicago,
Boston, and Norfolk.
Ten thousand young men enlisted in
Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and
other Southern States, were sent to the
Great Lakes Naval Station, near Chica-
go, owing to lack of training camps in
the South. Leaving a nalmy climate, they
reached Chicago in a blizzard, and this.
added to the cramped quarters, led to an
outbreak of disease. which caused Surg.
Gen. Braisted to make a rush trip to Chi
cago.
No sooner had he Strengthened things
out there than similar conditions at Nor
folk brought him there in a hurry. The
naval hospital at Norfolk was completely
swamped, and the overflow cases fffCd all
the beds in every city and private hOspi-
tai.
Hundred and Sixty Brought to City.
Finally the department was forced to
transport sick to Washington. where
they are being placed in the Naval Hos
pital. The Norfolk epidemic is still rag
ing. no less than $50 cases having been
brought to Washington within the last
twenty-four hours.
Spinal meningitis made its appearance
especially at Norfolk and Boston. Cramp-
ed training accommodations forced the
navy to waive a health regulation which
prevents newly enlisted men from asso-
ciaung with those already in the service
for period Of three weeks after enlist
ment They are held in detention camps
for observation as to communicable dis
eases.
When the rush began, the training
camps were flooded. and many of the
men were placed on board old naval ves-
sells and German interned ships at vari-
Gus Eastern ports In these crowded
quarters those with communicable dis
eases spread them broadcast
Meanwhile the navy is rushing work
on additional training stations. Construc-
uOn is under way at Pensacola, Fla. /;
New Orleans, Norfolk. Newport News,
and Charleston, while the entire exposI-
tion grounds and buildings at San Diego
have been taken over. A call for 5 900
additional doctors has been sent forth.
About 100000 is available for this work
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
ship fights BATTLE
With TEUTON U-BOAT
Terrific Combat Lasts Hour -Shrapnel
Rains on Vessels Deck.

An American Port. May GA terrific
combat. lasting an hour. between a Ger
man submarine and a vessel sailing from
European port was reported by pas
sengers arriving here today.
The attack occurred at s O'Clock on the
morning of May 3. The submarine first
fired a torpedo which missed the stern
Of the vessel by less than thitry feet.
The submarine appeared several hun
dred yards from the vessel and opened
fire on the steamer. Sharpnel shells
filed with scrap iron we're used, and the
iron fragments rained on the decks of
the vessel Six shots were fired.
The attacked vessel was armed and
quickly trained its guns on the subma-
rtne. Twelve shots were fired but none
hit the mark
After an hour the submar rine submerged
without apparent damage
The damage suffered by the steamer
was not great.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
SHIPPING BOARD
PLANS UNALTERED
Rep. Harrison Says Denman
Denies Change in Program.
Goethals Misconstrued.

The administrations program for great
deetS Of wooden as well as steel cargo
carriers has not been altered in any way
since the scheme was originally outlined
and sanctioned by President Wilson. il
was declared on the floor of the House
yesterday by Representative Harrison. of
Mississippi, following a conference with
Chairman William Denman, Of the United
States Shipping Board.
The shipping boards program came up
for discussion when Chairman Fitzger-
aid, of the Appropriations Committee.
brought in report on the urgency de-
flCienCy bill carrying a big war budget
for the army and navy. in addition to an
appropriation Of S4OOOo 900 for additions
to the American merchant marine. and
an authorization OF $3.50, ,OO0, 900 more for
this purpose.
Strong defense OF the Shipping Boards $
policy was called forth by reference on
the floor to statements attributed to Cen
GoethaLs in a speech at New York to
the effect that the Shipping Boards pro-
gram for wooden ships was hopeless -
Gen. Goethals had not returned to Wash
ington last night. and Chairman Dennnan
Of the Shipping Board declined IN mako
any statement until he has conferred
with Gen. Goethals.
Defends Ship Program.
Representative Harrison, one of the .d
ministration's spokesman in the House
led in staunch defense of the shin
ping program and asserted that IT wa
the governments purpose to build inst a 8
many ships both of wood and steel az
1t would be possible for the nations shin
yards to turn out, in order to make shin
ping one of the greatest forces In combat
ing Germany.
Representative Harrison took sharp is
sue with remarks made by Representative
Huddleston, who referred to Gen, Goeth-
ais New York speech and declared II
was evident to him there had been a
switch from a fleet built of wood. which
would materially affect the lumber indus
try, to a program for steel ships"
Representative Harrison declared thai
in his opinion Gen. GoethaPs speech had
been wrongly interpreted. It conferred
with Chairman Denman, of the Shining
Board" Representative Harrison said,
land he told me that the board is not to
build all the ships out of steel. but in
tends to go ahead with its program. and
build as many boats both of wood and
steel as the shipyards are able to nro-
duce. The chief concern of the Shin
ping Board is to produce ships Quickly
and in such numbers as may be possible. -
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
Bible Clue to Autoist
Who Shot Policeman

New York, May %.-Through a Bible,
the gift of her Sunday school teacher,
the police today located Mabel van Sicler,
10, and through her expect to find the
hiding place of George J. Steivers, 1S,
private in the Twenty-second New York
Engineers, accused of having shot Police
man Samuel Cunningham.
Steivers is suffering from a wound in
the hack from Office Cunningham's
revolver. He escaped yesterday after a
revolver battle with the officer, who at
tempted TO halt a stolen automobile
which the police say Steivers was driv-
ing. The Van Sicler girl was with him
and in escaping left the Bible in the
machine.
Another young man, a bank clerk, is
being held by the police also. 1t was
through assistance given in his home
that Steivers and the girl escaped.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
LIFT BLACKLIST
FROM i. S. firm
British Remove Ban From
American Transatlantic
Co., Operating 10 Ships.

1ho last American firm has been re-
moved from the British blacklist. II Is
the American Transatlantic Company,
OF New York, which operates a fleet o.
ten ships, three of which were seized by
the British on the charge of enemy
ownership and are now in the prize
court
In connection with the removal of the
name of this company from the pro-
scribed list, it was learned yesterday that
despite announcements by the State De-
partment that Great Britain is not fore
Ing American ships to accede to bunker
agreements" the entrance of this country
into the war has not served to make
the British remove this demand
The American Transatlantic Company
was organized after the war started, as
an American corporation, and purchased
a number of Scandinavian vessels, which
1t put under the American flag. 1t has
been IN trouble ever since, Robert z.
Wagner, president of the company, being
almost constantly before the State De-
partment with one complaint or another.
Three of the company's vessels-the
Kankakee, Hooking, Genesee were
seized by the British on their first
voyages under the Stars and Stripes.
Alleged Evasion.
The charge was made that although the
ships were under American registry, their
ownership was, in fact, German, and that
whatever profits they might make would
accrue to the benefit OF Germans. The
placing Of the fleet under the American
nag was merely an evasion. 1t was al
legged.
Owing to protests by the State De-
partment, the British finally agreed not
to seize the other seven ships pending
decision by the prize court. in the cases
of the three already taken. The COM
pany, however, was practically forced to
withdraw its vessels from the trans-At-
Iantic trade and use them IN the coast
wise and South American lanes.
After America entered the war all other
American firms but the Wagner corpora
ton were removed from the blacklist.
Immediately IT began an advertising cam
paign charging that England's position
imperilled every American ship, making
It liable to seizure.
1t was learned yesterday, however. that
the Wagner company has been given a
clean slate for the time by the British
but only on the understanding that 1t
must give that country a certain percent
age of the vessels time for carrying sup
plies to England and the allies
This is the old bunker agreement where
by no ship could obtain coal at a Brit
ish port without agreeing to devote a
certain amount Of its tons or cargo ca
pacity to the uses of the British govern
ment.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
SUSPECTS ARRESTED
FOR RADIO ATTACK
Men. Believed to Be German Agents,
Charged With Attack On Station.
CBy the International News Seryic.

(By the INTERNATIONAL News ServiceD
Portsmouth, Va. May &c. - German
agents, it is believed by government off,
cials. made an attack on the wireless
station at Virginia Beach early TODAY.
but were thwarted by the watchman and
the operator. after the operator, Fred
erick Roach, had been shot in the inter
change of bullets.
Help was summoned by wireless from
the navy yard here, and marines and
bluejackets rushed to the scene. A
search was made of the surrounding
country and several suspects were taken
into custody, according to report,
According to the report, the watcbman
at the wireless tower saw several men
prowling about the outside of the reser-
vation. They ran into the protecting net
in the darkness. The watchman opened
fire. His shots were returned
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
HOUSE ATTACKS
FOOD MEASURE
Uncle Joe" Says Bill Will
Lead to Autocratic Rule.
Let Farmer Alone" Crv.

The administration food bill was At
tackled again yesterday in the HOUSE
Its friends had hoped that it would be
completed by last evening But IT is nor
possible now to complete It before tornor-
row
Former Speaker Cannon relieved his
fight on the bill, saying it was merely
the forerunner of another measure pro
posing food dictator. The present bill
only contemplates a food survey and q
stimulated production.
Let's be autocratic all the way" said
Uncle Joe. IF you're going TO have a
food dictator, let US have an autocratic
government all along the line"
Another bitter critic Of the mea sure
was Dies, OF Texas, who cried:
Let the farmer alone and quit talking
about these foolish laws. II you do that.
the farmer will feed this country snG
the allies, too. Stop talking about fix
ing prices Of farm products. There is
nothing that. stimulates production like
high prices, and nothing cuts il down like
low prices"
Campbell. Of Kansas. said the bill
meant nothing but a useless inquiry and
a chance for seven thousand jobs
Opposes Investigation.
People are asking for food and you
give them an investigation costing about
SIS. 10000. They seek bread and are met
by a food survey which can be Of no
use when it is completed. You send 7.0yy
investigators out to exploit their theories.
And that is all the purpose the bill will
serve"
Lever. Of South Carolina, predicted that
the bill when amended would carry an
appropriation Of about SIsOO0,uoo, and
this sum would be used in various ways
to help the farmer and the public. Sec
retary of Agriculture Houston regarded
food survey as absolutely necessary,
said Lever.
Campbell pursued his argument against
the 700 theoristic investigators" but
Burnett, e Alabama, inteTjCcted:
why not conscript these 700 investi-
gators and SEMI them into the army"
Il think that would not be a bad
scheme" replied Campbell.
Then Dies, Of Texas, came back into
the ring.
Mr.. Moore. OF Pennsylvania. wants 10
encourage food production by taxing cot
ton $50 per bale" Said he. Mr.. Brit
ten, Of Illinois, wants a law to prohibit
killing calves so they can grow 10 his
COWS Someone else wants the price Of
wheat cut from s. to 81 per bushel Aren {
We eating the wheat up fast enough at
the present price?
"Why not quit eating eggs, and they
will grow into hens maybe
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
Dances in Slit Dress;
Police Take Her Awav

New York. May IA red rarmen,
of thin, ffImy material. reaching 10 fbs
hips; over this a skirt. reaching to tn,
knees, that was all Sits; legs bare;
socks"
This is an official description or q
costume which caused New York +o
blush. 1t was worn BY pretty A,ice
August in dance at the Moulin Ronce
Cabaret So shocked were some of the
witnesses that they caused her arres.
with her husband, Emil August
He declares they had danced in thirtv-
seven States with the same costume as
one of the features without detecting a
blush
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
Guardsman Accused
Of Numbering Girl

Beaver, Pa. May 26.-Following the dis
covery of the body of 15-year-oId Helen
Elizabeth Cook in the Ohio River last
night, a murder charge was today lodged
here against Private Charles Leech. Of
the Eighteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania
National Guard, who mas been in custody
ever since the disappearance of the girl
on May II.
Leech admits accompanying the girl on
a canoe ride the night Of her disap.
pearance, but denies knowledge of her
death.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
First Claim Is Filed
For Ayiator's Pension

The war Of 1877 has brought a
new claim to the Bureau of Pensions.
Dean r. Van Kirk, a Washington
boy, died May /, 1917, at Pensacola,
Fla, while serving as an aviator.
Mrs. Susie A Van Kirk. of 1850 New
ton street northeast, the boys mother,
has made application for a pension.
the Pension Bureau announced yes
terday. 1t is stated that Van Kirk
fell from his aeroplane into the Gulf
of Mexico and was drowned
Under the pension laws dependents
of persons in the aviation service are
allowed double the ordinary compen-
sation.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
CYCLONE HITS illinois TOWNS;
FROM 60 TO 10 REPORTED DEAD
IA Subs 3 Warships
Sunk by Jap Fleet

Seattle, Wash, May 26 - Fourteen
German submarines and three Aus
trian warships have been sunk in the
Mediterranean by japanese feet,
according to a Tokyo cablegram this
afternoon to the North American
Times, a japanese paper here.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
Germans Extend War
On Hospital Ships

Amsterdam, May 26.-Germany's
barred zone for hospital ships has
been extended to the Mediterranean,
according to Berlin dispatches today.
Hereafter all enemy hospital ships in
the Mediterranean will be sunk. the
new order reads.
Claiming that hospital ships were
being used for transportation of sup
plies and troops and that they took
routes not justified II they were en-
gagged solely In errands of mercy, Ger
many opened warfare on hospital
ships in the English Channel and the
North Sea several months ago. In re-
taliation the British attacked German
towns in some OF the biggest air raids
of the war.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
Negro Killed in Race Riot
Over Price of Gotham Drink

New York, May 26.-One negro was
shot dead, white man had his skull
fractured and about forty others, includ-
ing several policemen, were wounded in a
race riot at Amsterdam avenue and Sixty
second street tonight. Reserves from
three police stations were required to
preserve order. The riot resulted from a
dispute over the price of a drink.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
DR.. Stewart breaches
Sermon for Herald

The weekly sermon in this mornings
Herald is by Rev. Howard I. Stew
art, pastor of the Second Baptist
Church. at Fourth street and Virginia
avenue southeast. The subject f.
The Passion Flower of Liberty"
DR.. Stewart was born in PaoH.
Kans., and received his education in
Bucknell College and Bucknen 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 sermon will be found on page 8.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
JAMES EADS HOW PROTESTS.

Stockholm, May 26-James Eads How,
known In the United States as the mill
lionaire hobo" has sent a protest to the
State Department against its refusal to
grant passports to certain Socialists who
planned to come here for the interna-
tonal Socialist peace conference. How
was Joined in the protest by the MAYOR
of Stockholm and Karl Fries, interna-
tional secretary of the world church
peace alliance.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
LONG COATS FOR FALL,

Cleveland, Ohio, May B.-The war cry
of economy hasn't touched the suit and
cloak business. This was evident today
when the style committee of the Ma
ional Cloak and Suit and Skirt Manu-
facturers' Association made its report at
at the annual convention. Long coats
will be the thing for fall. There will be
nothing plain about them to save ma
terial either.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
DIVINE SARAH" CURED

New York, May 8.-After having been
reported several times as being In a
dying condition, Nine. Sarah Bernbar6t
tomorrow will leave the Mount sinai
Hospital where she recently underweni
an operation, cured. Her speedy recoy.-
cry and remarkable vitality, have amazed
her physicianA
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
CUBA TO TAX SUGAR.

New York, May B.-Cuba will impose a
tax Of 20 cents a bag Of 325 pounds on
sugar; 1t was announced TODAY bv the Re-
public Of Cuba News Bureau. In addi-
ton, s per cent tax on the net nroits
of all Cuban sugar companies will he i'm
posed. 1t was stated that the profit on
each bag of sugar Is s.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
FRENCH SHIP SINKS "SUB.r >

Fanama Clty. May N--P0ssenEors On
the French steamship Haiti. which has
arrived at a Latin-AmCrican port. re-
ported that the ship sank a German
submarine shortly aceT leaving Bor-
deauN. Later another T-bost tried to
attack the Haiti, but was successfully
clIded. This information was given by
several passengers. including II. de La
Fosse, French minister % PerA
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
Three TEUTON PLANES
LOST in CHANNEL raid
British Flyers from Dunkirk Give Bat
tie Following Attack on England.

CBy the International News ServIeel
London. May 26.-SiXteen German aero
planes swooped down upon Southeastern
England yesterday evening picked out
one small town as their chief target. and
engaged in a veritable orgy OF dealing
death and destruction for more than an
hour.
1t was the most destructive raid Of the
war. Up to early toniSht these were the
casualties officially known and an
nounCcd.
Total killed. e
Total injured. Ia.
KilIed-Twenty-seven women, 3 chill
dTen. 26 men.
Wounded-Forty-thre women, 70 chill
dren. 1l2 men.
The list OF deaths is expected to be con-
siderably raised. The wounds OF many
Of those in the hospitals are fatal.
On their return across the channel the
raiders were met by strong squadron
OF British flyers from Dunkirk. Many
desperate combsts in the air ensued. in
which altogether three German machines
were baEged- The British lost none.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
BRAZILIAN SHIP SINK

Buenos Ayres, May 26.-News of the
torpedoing of another Brazilian steam
ship, the Sata, was received here from
Madrid today. Thirty survivors are re-
ported to have reached San LucarI She
was en- route from Rio de Janeiro to
Marseilles.
Marine records contain no data regard
ing a vessel named Sata.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
SENATORS SLASH
REVENUE ITEMS
Auto Tax Knocked Out To-
gether With $6O,O0O,OOO
Income Project.

Deep slashes and changes were made
yesterday in the 81, 500. .OO0. 900 war reve...-
bill by the Senate Finance Committee
The committee altered the House bill in
the manner 1t thought would be accep-
table to the Senate
The House had sanctioned a 5 per cent
tax on automobiles manufactured. But
the Senate struck this out and will sub
stitute A direct tax either on horse
power or cost price. The cost price tax.
II adopted. will range from 81 to 50 on
low-priCed cars 10 so to $50 on higher
cost vehicles. The > per cent gross sales
tax on motorcycles and tires of all
kinds was also rejected
The committee adopted the per cent
normal tax and House surtaxes on in
comes. The LenroOt amendment, which
put an increased surtax on incomes of
more than $4,000 was taken out of the
bill. Already the committee had taken
out the retroactive tax of SO Is per cent
on 1916 incomes.
The income tax is expected to raise
some $4,000 annually. OF this. about
F16l, ,0OG con will he derived from individuals
and $72, 2,"oo0oo from corporations.
Provided sss,OOO,OOO.
The automobile tax the House had in
serted would have yielded perhaps SIS
WUDC. The LenrOot amendment would
nave raised about s6O,OOO,OOO
At the session Yesterday, the committe,
decided to eliminate the per cent taN
on manufactured articles from auto
mobiles to chewing gun. There NAV he
substitute for this tax in some other
form.
Stock dividends are being discussed nv
the committee. 1t is a question whether
surplus from former years and now due
must pay only the old tax or the new
one imposed under the bill. No decision
has vet been reached.
Senator Calder, of New York, made a
speech yesterday, saying he did not think
1t should he the duty of the nation t.
pay the entire cost of the war, as Presi-
dent Wilson advised.
Cities have been built, and businesses
of all sorts have been developed largely
through bonded Indebtedness, he said.
$50 that if private enterprise can financ.
itself for period of years, how sensible
1t would be for a country like ours, with
all of the nations wealth. to extend our
credits for a reasonable period, rather
than inflict unnecessary hardships upon
the people at this time"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-27

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DAISY.
Another Metropolitan Newspaper
Man Gets in Bad.

\ reporter for one OF the big St.
Louis dalies was assigned to cover
the Piersoll kidnapping case at
Marshfield last week and wrote up
the town for the Sunday edition OF
his paper. in his very best style. He
went on to say that this was the
first thing that had happened there
since the big cyclone, about 40 years
ago. That the natives were all
''dolled up" with their fried shirt,
on, and got out the town band t.
meet the big crowd from out OF
town.
For some reason the Marshfield
folks did not see the humor that was
supposed to be in the article and
large part of the inhabitants of the
town called on the young reporter
and told him just what they thought
of HIM and his article. They made 4
display OF rails and ropes and other
articles of that nature as they escort
ed him to the depot where he was
placed on a train for St Louis and
told never to come back, and it is a
safe bet that he will take their ad-
vice and that the next time he is as
signed to duty in small town he
will leave his "humor" at home