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New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Japanese Shipping
Pays 1000 Per Cent

Kobe, Japan, July ia striking ex-
ample OF the Japanese fortunes made
in the war shipping business Is found
in the recent decision Of the Chuyctsu
Steamship Company 70 declare divi-
dend of 1000 per cent. One OF the
steamers of this company recently was
sunk by the Germans of the Spanish
coast. Thereupon the officials decided,
rather than run further risks, TO take
advantage of the high price and dispose
Of its remaining vessels.
At liquidation each shareholder who
had originally paid $3.50 for one share
Of stock received $500 share.
Several other japanese shipowners,
preferring TO profit by the present
extraordinary demand, are selling their
steamers and placing their capital in
some other business. One of Kobe's
new shipping millionaires recently sold
few steamers at a profit Of nearly
SO ,000,0 900.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15

The young men of the United States
responded to the call for registration
for the draft which will be made this
week In very different fashion in diff
ferent parts of the country, according
to complete reports which have finally
been made to Provost General Crowder
and which The Tribune publishes this
morning for the first time.
There was a great variation. both IN
the percentage of the population that
registered In the various states and
in the proportion which wrote causes
for exemption on their registration
cards. The fact that the majority OF
states where the number registering
was low in proportion to the total pop
ulation shows also a high proportion
indicating exemption Is so striking
as to suggest that some indication as
TO the attitude Of the people Of the va
rous states toward the war may be
learned from the figures.
In the accompanying table the popu-
lation given for the states is that based
on the Census Bureau calculations as
of January l, 1917. These calculations
have often been found to be inexact
but they furnish the best basis avail
able for comparisons.
Nations Average s4 Per Cent
The average registration for the
country as a whole is found 20 have
been "a per cent. Taking this as
dead line, it will be noticed that every
Southern state comes below the line
OF these. Texas stands best, with 9.os
while Mississippi Is at the bottom
with 7.21. The State Of Washington
makes the very worst showing, only
e.9f per cent Of its population having
registered, in spite Of the fact that II
is supposed to be young mans state
This figure is so out of keeping with
the general belief as to the states
attitude that it is being claimed that
il indicates an Eastward migration OF
its young men. Oregon also stands
low on the list-7.37-but Californis
is above the average, with e.97, and
Montana, 1898. leads the nation. and
Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and Utah are
all red letter states.
New York stands fairly high In the
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Germans Figuring
On War Indemnity
To Be Paid by u. S.
Must Cut Financial Artery To
Prevent Second Conflict,
Says One Writer
Correspondence o, n. Associated Pressl


Berne, Switzerland, July 2-One Of
the popular war time occupations OF
conservative and Pan-German newspa-
pers throughout the German Empire,
as shown by advices received here. is
to speculate on the size of the indem-
nifty which Germany is expected to OBJ
tain from the Entente Allies and to
impress upon their readers again and
again why enormous indemnities are
going 70 be an absolute necessity. The
entry of the United States into the
war has given impetus TO such discus
sions, because that country is so obvi-
ously able TO pay a pretty price.
The Leipsic "Neueste Nachrichten"
is the latest paper 70 take the matter
up. A recent article in that paper by
Professor Krueckmann. of Muenster,
is the more significant since the jour.
nal is considered the personal organ OF
The German Crown Prince and fre-
ouently publishes things directly In
spired by him.
Professor Krueckmann, in the course
~ two columns and half, presents
number cf arguments why Germany
must have an indemnity. The primary
reason. he argues, is that one OF Eng
lands first acts after the war probably
viii be 70 construct the famous tunnel
between Dover and Calais, which, says
+be writer. will make Germanys SUP
marines valueless and which VIII there,
fore place Germany at the mercy OF
England in the second war which IS 70
follow the present struggle.
England, says the writer need not
s.sy-ye on: Germany 10 win the war,
,ccd not even win il decisively, but by
coming out with q "drsw" will have the
unner hand for all time unless Ger,
risny can obtain an indemnity and
tb.yebv strengthen itself at the, same
,,,ne That II weakens England and
Arner,ca His argument in support OF
his contention is that IL the war costs
10Th Germany and England $50 O.OOO,o0o,-
o0o ar even more, IL will leave Ger
,,a1v badly crippled, while England
evsn though she has spent Ilke
mount. will have behind her the
wealth Of America.
%Tbe German people" he continues,
",opear even to-day not 70 Ieailze tna'
,bs length Of the war and the huge
.srnings Of America have created an
en,irelv new situation. American cap
itaI 10 n large extent will become oc-
eupAtionless when peace Is ,a,' oecIaueu'
wilt therefore jump at any possIpIIi.yi
will align Itself with Engilsh eaP''''
In competition with Us.
"if We do not weaken our oopponen.s
nv rn,tino a financial artery, then, aitet
tko completion Of the Dover. CalaiSs =
tunnel, we 70. weakened, into ,.eond ti.
var pnd.r enormously more uniayor-
sbI. economic and military conditions
on oar aide, and under vastly strecngth.
erod economic and military conditions
on the enemy's side. Either ne Ger "a
msn people dies on The battlefield ahp
hs, cone into this war for nothing' or
IL dies Of ,elf.eonsumption'
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Not Gulled by Stories
of Austrian Disafection

Nor do the stories Of Austrian disaf
lection receive greater credence II
France. In short, France demand
something concrete before she will be
lieve Germany Is ready 70 make peac'
that would be possible for the Allies
That she Is ready to make German
peace. yes; but that she Is ready tc
make an acceptable peace, no.
For France does not believe that
Germany will be ready TO make an ac-
ceptable peace while the German troops
are in possession Of the richest
provinces Of France, of Belgium
Serbia. Rumania and whole provinces
of Russia. while Germany possesses or
is overload of solid block from Ham
burg to near Bagdad. There is no rea-
son why she should make peace, ex,
cent on her own terms. II is not logical
TO expect II, and the French are the
most logical people in the world.
II would be perfectly logical for Ger
many 20 try TO discount the next two
years and make to-day peace accept
able for herself. But il would not be
logical for her to discount now the last
three years of almost unbroken Ger
man victory and make a peace accepta-
BILE 10 the Allies.
The rapidity with which all peace
talk died out in France last winter
after the interchange of notes between
the Kaiser and President Wilson and
President Wilson and the Allies was re-
markable. The cessation was so abrupt
as TO be uncanny. There was instant
recognition in France Of German in
sincerity. There has been no resump-
ton since. During the recent months
in which peace discussions have occu.
pied so large a place in English and
American newspapers, while England
and America have professed TO see
signs of German weakening, of Austria
giving away, Of danger of split be-
tween Germany and Austria, OF inde-
pendence in the new Austrian Emperor
France has remained silent and gone
about the business of making war.
We in France often wondered what
was wrong in England and America. II
seemed to us that in all this peace talk
the wish was father 10 the thought.
and we wondered what was the funda-
mental trouble that would make peo-
pie willing 10 talk of peace when the
German armies were everywhere on
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
'Pacifst" Northwest Leads Whole Nation in
Small Number Claiming Draft Exemption
Southern States Show Highest Proportion Offering Reasons for Avoiding
Service Shown Among States Percentage of
Population Registering Complete Figures Published for First Time

: Gates the largest exemption, while the
Northwest-the home Of the pacfist-
indicates the lowest. The national
average is 61.53 per cent. The South
runs far above this, except Texas and
Louisiana. Arkansas heads the list
with a percentage of 69.54, and Of all
the Southern states, which, it will be
remembered, also gave low prepor-
tional registration, Virginia is the low
est, and its figure is 64.73. The figures
for Kentucky have not yet reached
Washington.
As soon as Mason and Dixon's line Is
crossed the percentage of indicated
exemptions drops. Maryland is below
the average with 60.04. Pennsylvania
is down to $3.50. In the highly indus
trial states of New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut the percentage rises
again to just about the average, while
in New England, as was to be expected,
il again falls below the average. Ver-
mont stars with 54s1.
Ohio's Figures Peculiar
Ohio and Indiana seem TO present
something peculiar. Their percentages
are high-s3.2s and 63.11 respectively.
They can claim neither an industrial
population greater than that OF the sea-
board states nor heavy negro popula-
ton 10 help them out. Perhaps the
anti-con scription and pacifst agitation
which has been carried on there has
had a deeper effect than in the Middle
Western States from which there has
been more noise.
Michigan, in spite Of its large popu-
lation of German birth, comes below
the average with 6O.97. From there
west the percentage drops fast. Wis
consin, home of the hyphen, stands at
54.46. Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Ne
braska and the Dakotas, which have
been considered the stronghold OF
pacifsm, are all well below the average
in seeking 70 escape service.
Except for two states, this condition
continues clear to the Coast. Nevada
makes the best showing for the nation,
only 2s.s4 per cent of her registration
claiming exemption. California, an
other pacifist state, is down to 55.95.
The two exceptions are Washington
and Utah. The Mormon state ranks
with the South, 66.06 per cent having
indicated cause for avoiding service.
In Washington, one Of the states where
a very low proportion Of the estimated
population registered, the per cent
claiming exemption rises to $3.50
about the same as in Ohio and Indiana.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15

list, at 1910, and New Jersey beats Il
with 1916. 1t is curious that several
Of the New England states, which, as
will be shown later, rank high in the
proportion which have sought no ex'
emption, should rank low in the per-
centage registering. Here, at least
there seems no doubt about the emf
grafton Of the young men.
The matter of the proportion whose
cards "indicate" exemption, to use the
War Departments language, is even
more informing. In all calculations
regarding it all aliens not liable 70
service are excluded. There are re"
general allowances which must be
made-since munitions workers were
asked to indicate that fact. the indus
trial states in general show higher
percentage Of indicated exempt" thar
do others. In general, too, the South
and West marry earlier than the East
and North, and this fact should be SCI
off against the very high percentage
which the South shows.
Effect of Negro Element
The question of how much general
percentages have been affected by negro
population Of various states is hard to
determine. A glance at the accompany
ing map will show that the highest per-
centages shown are in Dixie, and this
would seem TO indicate that the negro
factor was a heavy one. This theory
is supported by the fact that while for
the whites the percentage indicating
exemption Is 6O15, for the negroes il
Is 7019. But in several Southern
states the figures for the whites alone
come very close to those for the totals
showing that after all due allowance
has been made for the negro drag, the
white South has claimed a far higher
percentage Of exemption than the
North, even the industrial states.
To consider only two Of the Southern
states: In Alabama the pecentage of
all men seeking exemption is 1924
while that of the whites alone is 1894
a higher figure. In South Carolina the
general figure is 6636, while that for
the whites alone is 66.s7, only frac-
tion lower.
As the map shows, the South indi
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Government Holds People in
Chilled Steel Grip

II Is a governmental attitude that Is
ridiculous, but IL Is the decision Of the
government, and in France the govern
ment is supreme, with a supremacy
never surpassed and seldom equalled in
the most absolute monarchy known 70
history.
In the same manner peace discus
sions are smothered in the Chamber OF
Deputies. Figuratiyely, the Chamber is
the forum of free speech. Actually, IL
any one begins TO talk about peace the
government puts a gag in his mouth,
throws a blanket over his head and
carries him out bodily. There is quite
block of Deputies who would be glad
70 start a discussion Of peace on the
least opening. But they never get the
chance. VI. Deschanel, the president Of
the Chamber, sees TO that. His great
est value is in keeping the Socialist
minoritaires in order. Let one Of them
rise in his place and Deschanel inn
mediately springs 10 his feet, and all
the time the Socialist Deputy is try
ing TO speak Deschanel is shouting at
him and ringing the bell. From his
vantage point above the tribune Des-
chanel never fails 70 get IN a patriotic
harangue and raise a pandemonium
that browns out the Socialist.
The government Is not yet ready 70
discuss peace, and until IL is ready the
people might as well give up the idea.
The government is resolutely deter
mined TO fight the war TO definite VIC
tory on the battlefield. IL keeps a very
close watch on Germany, and Il is re-
markable how minutely il is informed
on events there. Up 10 the present II
has seen nothing 10 give it reason 10
credit any Of Germany's various peace
moves with any degree Of sincerity
from the point Of view OF a peace sc-
ceptable or possible 10 any one except
Germany, and until il does there will
be no open discussion Of peace among
the people Of France, unless the gov
ernment loses what now appears to be
q chilled steel grip on the people.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15

ern front. They we're transported or
ships that were urgently needed by
both the British and French for am
munition supplies and foodstuffs.
"The losses Of the French army have
been terrific. and the ability Of the
French to hold on much longer Is
doubtful. The fact that they will try
TO hold on is undoubted. The only
thing the French are thinking of at the
present time is, Can we hang on until
America sends US sufficient reinforce
ments?'
"The need for men in France is
greater than the need even for food or
ammunition, and the only answer is
that American troops must be sent 70
France before the poor remnant of
her once powerful army finds il i'm
possible 10 hold any longer the ter
rain which IL has wrested from the
Germans at such terrific cost"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Noah's Ark Bill to Help
'RestockMexicanFarms

Mexico City, July ia project re-
Gently was submitted TO Rafael Nieto,
Under Secretary of Finance, which
evolved a new idea for the financial bet
terment Of the poorer agricultural
classes of Mexico.
Among the employees OF the Depart
ment of Finance it is known as the
Noah's Ark bill. IL proposes that the
government either give 10 each agri-
cultural family, or aid each family 10
buy, two pigs, two goats. two rabbits. a
hen and a rooster. a duck and drake
and pairs of farmysrd animals. The
project asserts that with but little care
and expense the nasrs increase of
these animals would speedily drive the
wolf from the doors OF the Mexican
egriculturists.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15

There is not now and never has been
in France any expectation OF an early
peace. There have been from time 70
time beliefs in France that peace might
come within certain more or less
definite time, but the basis for these
beliefs has always been victory, or a
certain measure Of victory, and that
has always implied several months, at
least, of very hard fighting. In other
words, the French idea of peace has
always been based on the battlefield.
She has always suspected the so-called
peace talk. Ballons d'essai have been
for her bait to trap, not sincere sug-
gestions.
The French have always appreciated
that Germany must be beaten in the
field before there is any chance OF real
peace. They have believed from the
beginning that before there can be
peace Germany must, at the very least,
find herself on the verge of such de-
cisive defeat that In order to preserve
her own existence as an empire she will
be forced TO make sincere peace offers.
That is a condition of which no one
in France sees any evidence at the
present time. The French are much
less easily gulled than other nations by
reports of German weakening. Stories
of a possible German revolution, OF a
German republic, are interesting specu-
lation, but they are no more than sub
jects for academic discussion, pleasant
topics for the dinner table. It is recog-
nized that as long as the present
Kaiser sits on the throne there Is little
possibility Of a German revolution.
His death, natural or violent, would
make a vast difference. For the Ger
man people would not follow the
Crown Prince as they do the Kaiser.
The Crown Prince is joke for the
German comic papers, and the people
would be very likely to release him
from the necessity Of reigning If the
Kaiser died with the war still in prog
ress. Then peace might follow Ger
man republic. But that is only another
interesting subject for discussion. The
various reports Of the Ksiser's Ill
health are discounted In France.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Bomb Reveals Prophecy
Wrecks Religious Printery,
Leaving Bible Motto on Wall

London, July 15.-0ns Of the build
ings wrecked in the recent seroplane
raid on London was a branch Office Of q
religious printing organization, which
had its show window filled with illumi-
mated notices sold for wall decoration.
Tho shop and its window wers COM
pletely wrecked, but one motto, pinned
TO pillar which remained standing.
stood out in striking prominence over
the heap Of dust and debris. 1t bore
this verse from Matthew:
"And ye shall hear Of wars and ru-
mors Of wars: see that ye be not
troubled, for all these things must come
to pass, but the end is not yet"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
France Demands Victory
AS the Only Peace Basis
Talk of German Revolution and Austrian Dis
affection Discounted as Gas Bombs"-Govern-
ment Grip Stranges Discussion of Futile Plans
and Terms.
By FRED B. PITNEY
rcopyrsh., 1917. by n. Tr4buns A,.oci.tionl

foreign soil and the only enemy SOL
diers in Germany were prisoners.
There was nothing logical in expecting
the German army TO knuckle under to
the Allies when Germany had all the
better of the argument at arms. The
French people did not talk about peace.
They talked about fighting. They did
not discuss conditions of peace. They
discussed where and when the next Of
fensive would probably be launched
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
rre-War Boats Pygmies

as seems 20 be no limit in size
=, building % submarines. The
@fse years have brought a type
20 makes tie prs-war boat look Ike
,...sHy, ana still enc naval construc-
- rs not satlsaed. The develop
-. " spbmarine construction has
tr,,ia npie 90 the progress made in
ra,y.ahe building. Some day in the
..'ufs there may be spbmarine
ss,,s a. transatlantic passenger
c,,-Ss nsy commit cruel acts, the
49, D'bo1t sailors are brave and
n, ;s n.n. One o. Germany great
~ s.esfl.s Is % hnd IN. right men
Ia usa them for submarine work.
~, ,asAsn of a submArins makes for
hs s,.sss' 10 matter how experienced
n.f before a new crew goes out
o. x'',sry for Il % spend a month
VI, sss<s Ia training under condi-
al. esDtfoIlmstlnz az nearly As pos
Pa. ss a. teS. Germany has lost a
hi hsnc.r ~ submarines. and che
" 80 compelled % draw heavily on
ktss "H nary % make good tie
tfssss t,hsr hand. Britain. primarily
t.,,rT q ssAmen, has a much larger
.tss v material from which 70
y.kss. .Dmsr.ns crews. The ipds.
y. ~ ~ excitement of the llie Of
tHaa annrD'hs appeal 70 the average
:. ~ ss,lof, and The royal navy hnds
4 sw..Hty ia forming crews ~ fast
ttitl,.Afs boats 20 fll. n conditions
Bsr,..'sfttc, snd Britain had the
bxit<'..s pr,nslys instead Of IN. De-.
E>k.s,; 20. .,'s VII Of shipping would un.
tNsy fpn much hlghsr
"sh Won T!rpln rssiized In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-29
STEEL PRICES HOLD
UNTIL NEXT MARCH

Washington. Dee 2S.-The prices OF
steel and its products, as nxed by the
war Industries board Of the council
~ H.aouaI defense soc after war was
declared. subject 70 revision January
s. 1918. VIII remain as now fixed until
Mach 81. 1918.
Todays order covers ore. coke. pig
iron, steel ana steel products, and no
new contracts calling for delivery OF
any of the foregoing commodities by
April ! 1918 or after. are 70 specify a
price unless coupled with a clause
making the price subject to revision
by any authorized government agency.
50 that AL deliveries after that date
shall not exceed the maximum price
then In force. although ordered or
contracted Tor iN the meantime
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-29

TRADE EXTENSION
BUREAU OUTLINES
ADVERTISING PLANS

q meeting ~ ems trade extension
asfa84 ~ fHs Richmond ihAhosf us
ares last Night lu ths Business
Men CLUB la tha American National
bank building plans Tor further adver-
samsrt af me Richmond market
=sra outlined and discussed az IsnEth
was smoker. and many of tbs
tails were entertaining and amusing
ta veil as Instructive
q cam 8aiRn ~aB launched 70 pro-
mote the soathara Retail Merchants
conference which waa formed during
Better Acquaintance Week in 1871
Secretary r b 5ydnor presided a.
che meeting Numerous talks were
given By the leading retail merchants
Of the aIty. In which they expressed
their views tu regard % the best
means of promoting the Richmond
market ia the South
AmoaE these n9naHerH were VT b
Hrua4aus of tne Etehlson Kat com
panv, Hugh Antrim. Of e. w Antrim
~ sons Madison Scott, on r. ID stokes
no. Hf snow II the Niles Shoe
company r. l. Anderson. uf Anter-
s.r. Lewis & Gray. John Barron. at
-a- stephen Futu-y Shoe gampau.
a. y. Ees.llazas af tbe stephen PUT
atH shoe COM paGg. Norman Johnson,
ri the Merchants Journal et Gem
Hera- g. r. Neetehem and O. l..
Goodman. af the Richmond Dry
Goods company. and Waller Holiday
~ tbe American National bank
The trade extension bureau mas
been doing Intensive work In the mat
ter Of advertising the Richmond mar
Rot throughout the south, and. in fact.
Is The only organization In the city
that has been doing thts work liz "a
fn8-ulGa and systematic wa. The