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Evening star., 1917-03-01

the public interest I understand from
the statement Of the senator from vir-
einia on this floor that the dispatch is
authentic. and I think that We certain
lv ourht to know It, and that the coun-
trv ought to know it. I am sorry any
objection should have been made to the
resolution"
When Senator Pomerene asked unan-
imous consent that the Lodge resolu-
COMMITTEES, Senator Lodge said:
"If it can be dealt with today, I have
no objection. But II 1t is to be killed,
let 1t be killed here. in public"
was clearly not the intention of any
Committee member to kill the resolu-
Senator Norris wanted to have the
resolution referred with instructions to
report tomorrow. but Senator Stone OBJ
jected to any instructions.
smooths Way for President.
Senator Smith of Georgia made a
suggestion which tho Senate at once
recognized as of high Importance.
'It occurs to me-" said he. that
there might be especial propriety for
us to ask for the letter Zimmerman
instructions) and for such Information
as the President may have in refer
ence to 1t, and that such request, COM
ing from rs, is quite a different thing
than for the President to have sent 1t
to us without the request. The presi-
dent might be gratified for us to have
it. and yet hesitate to send it formally
to us as emanating from his own ac-
ton. I see a distinction. a very great
distinction, between the two lines of
action, and I hope very much that the
resolution NAV be adODted."
II wish to say" replied Senator
Lodge, that the statement the senator
from Georgia makes Is a perfectly ac-
curate one. If the President, at his
own motion, were to send those papers
into the Senate without comment. ac-
cording to our precedents. 1t would
mean that he could do nothing diplo-
matically and he wrote to Congress
for war"
"It would be practically a request
for a declaration of war;" said Senator
Smith.
"It would Senator Lodge replied
but IL we take it up there is no such
situation"
That is Just the distinction I was
desiring to present" said Senator
Smith.
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Killed in Street Accident.

Lewis Sydney, colored. sixty-hve
years old. Germantown. Nd, yesterday
afternoon was killed at 6th and X
streets as a result of collision be-
tween a milk truck on which he was
riding and an automobile belonging to
Murrell Frazier, 1923 23d street. Ana
costa The motor truck was in charge
of William Hoes, a coloreI resident OF
Germantown. and Sydney was seated on
the lap of a companion when the COL
lision occurred He was thrown to the
pavement and his chest and left side
crushed. Coroner Neyitt arranged for
an inquest to be held at the morgue
his Afternoon
Ev TrarsSaw
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WAGE INCREASE PLANS
DISCUSSED BY CARMEN
Traction Employees Union Also
Talks Over Working Conditions
at Regular Meeting.

Discussion of plans of the organiza-
tion in connection with the demands
for wage Increases and better working
companies marked meeting of the
local union of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street and Electric Railway
Employees of America in Typographical
Temple today. At the close of the
meeting George A. Wilburt, president
of the union, said the session was the
regular monthly one of the organiza-
ton. 3
Another meeting is to be held tonight
at the same place for the day employees
of the street car lines. 1t was stated
fifty employees were added to the mem
bership of the union this morning at
the meeting, which was for the men
employed at night.
Progress Made in Conferences.
Progress Is being made in negotia-
tions between the officials of the Capt.
tai Traction Company and representa-
tives Of their employees. according to
George f. Hamilton, president of the
railway company.
Mr. Hamilton stated today that the
officials of the company have had a
number of conferences with the men.
He said that there is nothing to be
done at this time. nothing of interest
for the public, and that there is moth
ing definite as TO what conclusions will
be reached as a result of these confer
ences.
Clarence p. King. president of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, said today he did not expect
to make reply to the communication Of
the officers of the employees union,
which was sent to him yesterday.
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CONGRESS SWINGS
INTO LINE BEHIND
PRESIDENT WILSON
Continued from First Page)

patriotism and devotion to the coun-
try as the rest of us are" he con-
tinued. but 1 am not willing to cavil
over the terms of power conferred on
the President.
when the time comes that our ships
shall be assaulted and the limit of
our patient bearing for insults or de-
struction that may be heaped upon US
is passed, it becomes the duty of a
great or small government to defend
its rights upon the. sea.
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See in German Plot Story
Strongest of Reasons for
Prompt Action by Congress

Administration officials today looked
upon the sensational revelations con-
cerning the German plot to conquer
the United States with the aid of Mex
leo and the attempt by Germany to
make Japan prove false to her allies
and to embroil her with the United
States through Mexican intrigue as the
strongest possible reasons which Con-
gress should Immediately speed up and
forthwith pass the resolution giving
President Wilson full and clearly de-
fined powers to protect American lives
and commerce which he has asked.
In view of the disclosures. admins
tration officials did not see today how
any man in public life in the United
States could assume the responsibility
of endeavoring to prevent action by
dent has asked. by a filibuster On the
resolution, or how any man in public
life could go before the American peo-
pie and be admittedly responsible for
preventing the passage by a filibuster
of the army and navy appropriation
bills and other legislation which the
people of the country know that the
government must have passed at this
time.
In administration circles, likewise, it
was auchoritatiVely stated that the res
olution the President has asked. in the
form in which it has been introduced
dent full powers, is the only form, first
last and all the time, in which such a
resolution will be satisfactory to the
President
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EMBASSY
ISSUES STATEMENT
Says Toxic Would Entertain
No Plot Against the
United States.
PLEDGED FOE OF GERMANY

The Japanese embassy this afternoon
issued a statement saying that infor.
nation concerning the German plot tc
involve Mexico and Japan in a wal
with the United States was lacking
here, but that it thought that any such
invitation would not. under any cir
cumstances. be entertained in Toxic in
view of the ever-increasing friendli-
ness between the Japanese government
and the United States.
The statement said:
With regard to the alleged Ger
man attempt to induce Japan and
Mexico to male war upon the
United States. made public in the
press this morning, the Japanese
embassy. while lacking Information
as to whether such invitation ever
reached Toxic. desires to state most
emphatically that any invitation Of
this sort would under no circum-
stances be entertained by the Japa-
nese government, which is in entire
accord and close relations with the
other powers, on account of formal
agreements and our common cause.
and. moreover, our good friendship
with the United States. which is
every day growing in sincerity and
cOrdfality"
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DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senates

Met at 10 am.
Discussed and referred to for
eign relations committee a reso-
luton relating to Germany's pro-
posal that Mexico and Japan
make war on the United States.
Foreign relations committee met
to consider the resolution.
Discussion on naval appropria-
ton bill was resumed.
HOuses
Met at II am.
Began debate on Flood bill to
authorize arming of ships under
United States registry.
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Much Ammunition SPENT

There has been a tremendous e1penoi-
.sure Of ammunition in the continuous
s bop,bardments along the whole length
of the British line. the results OK WHICH
.nre now becoming more and more
tangible.
In addition to depending upon picked
troops, carefully selected from eacn res1-
ment. to cover their retirement. tne
Germans have also placed commence IN
the temporary barrier imposed oy pett
of ground more than a mile WIDE Whlcn
has been shelled for two years. IN some
places representing a chaos OF churneo-
IN earth where once fair fields ana moo
bridred however. the battle against the
Germans will be transferred 70 nfm
ground -.-
the past forty-efght hours WIN s'i,, IN
the Germans to impede enemy pursuit al
all hazards Some of the German oeao
among the rear guard appear 10 De EQUIP
ped for three or four weeks announcer m
ditation. as figured by British officers,
that the retirement movement may extend
over thirty days and that the desire IS 10
delay any extensive British forward
movement during that time.
:, Designed as Cover.
Although the fighting has been heavy'
at Is evidently designed to cover the
Withdrawing troops, and at no point has
Shere developed tendency on the part OF
Germans to conduct an action which
would involve any great body OF their
troops The question of the erect OF the
retirement upon the morale OF the men
engaged in the retreat has evidently been
carefully considered by the Germans and
has led among other things, TO provld-
ang them with especially good warm 1ood.
II is considered possible that some OF
the regiments taken back IN the ArraS-
>Somme area will be transferred 10 some
Lbther point for aggression.
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Senator Sheppard Gratified.

Senator Sheppard, author of the Dis
trict prohibition bill. today expressed
his qualification upon the action in the
House last night.
The passage of the District prohibi-
tion BILL he said. marks a long step
in advance toward national prohibition,
much longer step than the adoption
of prohibition in any single state. For
the District of Columbia is the seat of
the national government. the capital
OF the country. Washington Is the first
great capital of the world to go dry
Il believe that the joint resolution
providing for constitutional amend
ment to bring about country wide pro-
hibition will be passed by Congress at
its next session."
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Sale Of Gunboats Denied,

| Some of the background which caused
the Japanese embassy to issue its state
ment today was indicated when 1t be-
came known in Washington that off,
cials Of tho Carranza government in
Mexico City recently caused to be pub
lished announcements that Mexico had
| contracted. for and had purchased in
| Japan four gunboats, which were soon
| to be delivered on the Pacific coast
Japan's charge daffaires in Mexico
| City recently inquired of the Toxic
| nOuncement, it is said, with the re-
suit that there has recently passed
through Washington an official denial
| that Japan is furnishing any gunboats
| to Mexico.
| Another piece of the background in
connection with the japanese state
| ment Is reported here today in the form
of denial of recent publications, sent
out from Mexico City, that Mexico has
purchased from Japan the machinery
and other materials for cartridge
| manufacturing plant, which was said
to have arrived in Mexico. under escort
of number of Japanese ordnance off,
| GERS. prepared to set 1t up and start it
| in working order for the Mexican gov
ernment.
No such cartridge making machinery.
| it was said in Washington today, has
been purchased in Japan and shipped to
Mexico did buy in Japan some asricnl-
tural machinery and mill for the
| manufacture of paper only.
Purchased in New York.
1t IS further said that Mexico pur-
chased in New York some time ago a
huge quantity of machinery for the
manufacture of cartridges. The De-
partment of Justice is we'll ac-
quainted with all the details in con-
nection> with that purchase and what
became of it 1t is sid that the en-
barge on arms and munitions pre-
vented the shipping of the machinery
to Mexico from the United States.
whereupon the Mexican government
ordered commercial expectation of
the machinery to Barcelona from New
York. CarranZa is stated to have sent
Col. Alfredo Breceda, a confidential
tend the shipping of the cartridge
| making machinery on a Spanish steam
ship to Vera Cruz. bound direct with
out touching at any United States port.
The machinery has now been set up
in Mexico City. 1t was deemed advis-
able to hide it's origin, and for this
reason the story was sent broadcas t
from Mexico City that Japan had fur
ntshed II, the intention being to make
the Mexican people believe that Car
rama and the Japanese government are
hand in hand.
1t Is said by we'll informed persons
in Washington today that there are no
Japanese army officers in Mexico and
that Mexico in any case does not need
munition experts from other countries.
There has been cartridge-making
plant In Mexico City for twenty-five
years. and Mexico has many cartridge
experts and munition experts in her
own army, many of whom have been
educated in France and Great Britain.
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Sacrifices His Own Life
TO Blow Up German Mine;
Canadians Register Gains
IN the Associated Press.

s4by the Associated Press.
E OTTAWA, Ontario. March i.-The
+ story of the destruction OF German
trenches by the explosion OF one OF
ftheir own mines, through the self-sac-
1rifice of Sergt. Lloyd Of Manitoba
battalion. was contained in an official
fItatement received here today from the
fEanadian war records Office in London
Sergt. Lloyd died in his successful
Seffort to destroy the mine. His act
gwas the elimination of successful at
S;tack by Manitoba troops against 900
@Hards of German trenches.
zone mine shaft" the statement said,
SSwas discovered, in which an engine
4. was heard and several Germans were
i working or had taken shelter from our
artillery fire. Sergt. Lloyd placed a
large charge of explosives at the head
of the shaft. and, despite the danger
which he knew he must himself incur.
I he lit the fuse and sought to escape.
I But the terrific upheaval which fol-
Z the charge. but of the German mine it
Z self in which evidently a great guam
tity of explosives had already been
! placed
RS Buried In Avalanche,
y MASSES of earth. some of which must
have weighed several tons. were blown
into the air. The gallant sergeant was
unfortunately buried beneath this ava
lanche. but the German front line at
this point was blown to pieces and
! many of the enemy were killed.
sTwenty German dead were counted
! and three unwounded prisoners were
! captured and brought back to our lines.
The three men were singularly small
and of a very low order of intelligence.
| One of them had a glass eye. They
belonged. indeed. to a bantam COM
pany Of the 11th Bavarian Infantry
Regiment Our own casualties amount
, I'D to only thirteen"
Another Brave Act.
/. Another brave act performed during
Z dhe day was that of a lieutenant in
the same command. who carried two of
= his men back to safety after they had
been wounded in searching for other
: British wounded
On the afternoon of the same day a
: Saskatchewan regiment stormed the
German lines to the north of the shat
tered trenches.
All objectives We're reached and the
work of wiping out the German garri-
son was most eXpeditiously performed "
the statement asserted. Twelve dug
outs were bombed and their entrances
blown in. Four sniper posts two ma
chine gun emplacements and one ma
chine gun were destroyed"
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PAYS ELOQUENT TRIBUTE
TO FORMER ASSISTANT
,$enator-Elect Jones of New Mexico
4 is Praised by Secretary Lane at
-, Clubs Luncheon.

Secretary Lane and other officials
Jones of New Mexico. at a luncheon
rendered the former first assistant sec
Tetary of the Interior Department by
the Departments Lunch Club yester-
DAY. MIR. Jones resigned his position as
first assistant secretary last spring to
accept a senatorial nomination from
his state.
Secretary Lane paid an eloquent
Syibute to the breadth. power. sincerity
'aud stalwart manhood of his forme r
tchief assistant, and sketched the great
opportunity before him in the Senate
during the next six years.
Senator-elect Jones said that his con-
'necUon with the Department of the In
terror had given him strength every
where during his campaign, and this he
attributed to the sound accomplish
nents of the department during the
present administration He closed with
an earnest plea to all Americans to
lstand by the President
:, Others Laud Honor Guest.
Others who lauded the honor guest
Efncluded George Otis Smith, director of
the United States geological survey;
: Assistant Secretary of the Interior 30
, Sweeny, Commissioner Cato Sells of
f. the Indian Office. Van H. Manning, di-
7 rector of the bureau of mines; Com
missioner 6. NJ. SaltZgaber of the bu-
. reau of pensions, and First Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Alexander 7
J Nogelsang.
Evening star., 1917-03-01

several times during the summer ana
autumn offensive, but despite the
mans managed to hold 1t, only 70 yleio
now under the pressure OF the 6ritisn 1
guns which has been going on al
through the long winter days eno
nights.
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President Not a Suppliant.

The view is taken that the President
is not a suppliant. He has asked from
Congress only that which he feels sure
the American people want him to have
at this time There were, in fact. some
indica tions that If n resolution pur-
porting to give powers to the President
which is not satisfactory to him is re-
ceived from the Capitol it will face the
possibility of a veto.
Few administration officials believe
that President Wilson will sit idly by
and permit IA flibuster to prevent the
pa ssag ge of the resolution he has asked
There were strong indications toda V
that If the resolution is not quickly
passed there may be action by Presi-
dent Wilson which will rally around
him at this juncture the support of
the whole American people: OF what
this action may consist there is no
forecast, but today's revelations in re-
gard to the German plot are regard
fraught with dangers to the American
people that his advisers believe he
would be justifed--in fact, that it
might be his duty to force the passage
of the resolution in his own way.
The note of anxiety as to whether
members of the Senate and House will
maintain filibuster for the purpose of
creating an extra session of Congress,
If possible, crept into discussions in ad-
ministration circles for the first time
today. The administration view con-
tinued today to be that no extra session
of Congress is necessary.
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Less Police Court Work.

That the number of cases brought
into the Police Court will be de-
creased about 10 per cent as q result
Of passage Of tha prohibition bill last
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night for the District Of Columbia Is
the opinion Of Judge James L. Pugh.
Judge Pugh said further that with
the decrease in the number OF cases
brought before the court that he 10 of
the opinion that one Judge would be
able to conduct all OF the cases IN the
court He said there would not be
two judges at the court. He explained
further that in case of an emergency
one of the judges Of the Municipal
Court could be called upon to- NIL In at
Judge Alexander R. Mullowny said he
thought conservative estimate OF the
decrease in the number of cases IN the
court after November 1 would be ABOUT
District is to be dry" the law permits
persons to have intoxicating liquor
shipped to them.
Makes Mr.. Bryan Prophetic.
William Jennings Bryan. who divided
his time yesterday between pacif1st ac-
tivity and lobbying for the Sheppard
bill among legislators at the Capitol.
today pointed to the passage of the
measure as foreshadowing g. national
prohibition amendment next year and
the inclusion of prohibition planks IN
both republican and democratic party
platforms. He added: Il am very much
gratified at the passage OF the Dill ana
especially pleased with the big ma
jority. The bill passed the Senate by
more than two to one and lacked one
vote of being two to one in the House"
Rev. Mr.. Dinwiddie. a leader in the
fight for the bill. issued a statement
in behalf Of the various temperance or
THE decisive vote in the House OF
representatives. by which the Shop
pard-Barkley prohibition bill for the
District of Columbia was finally pass
and was a demonstration of the rising
prohibition sentiment throughout the
nation. l predict that within year
after prohibition has become operative
in Washington many of those who have
opposed it and been apprehensive about
it's effects will he the firmest friends of
the policy and be absolutely unwilling
to return to the saloon regime
D. c. Bone Dry Soon.
Albert E. Ehoemaker. counsel for the
Anti-Saloon Leogue, who was foremost
in the long and strenuous fight to ac-
complish the passage Of the bill. today
stated to a Star reporter that the bill
probably would have passed both
houses of Congress had the bone-dry
provision been retained. He said he felt
certain that the city will be made bone
dry at the next session Of Congress.
Mr.. Shoemaker said he was certain
that the law will not prevent residents
of the city from treating friends in
their own homes. The bill, he stated,
was not intended for such purpose.
Maj. Pullman. superintendent of
police. this morning declined to discuss
the question Of increase in the num-
ber of violators of law under the dry
bill. He is heartily in favor of the bill,
however. and thinks Washington will
be greatly benefited should it receive
the Presidents sanction and become a
law.
Senator Sheppard Gratifed.
Senator Sheppard, author of the Dis
trict prohibition bill, today expressed
his qualification upon the action in the
House last night.
The passage of the District prohibi-
ton bill.' he said. marks a long step
in advance toward national prohibition,
a much longer step than the adoption
of prohibition in any single state. For
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Appreciates Its Gravity.

Replying to Senator Hardwick. who
said it was very dangerous to act
Immediately on such resolution. and
that Senator Lodge must understand 1t
was "a most touchy proposition sena-
tor Lodge said:
"That is the reason / introduced the
resolution. This news appeared in the
Associated Press this morning, not In
an individual newspaper. but In the
Associated Press. a great newsgather-
rfg association of this country. the
greatest probably in the world. 1t has
put forward seriously ana solemnly
what purports to be dispatch from
the secretary of state for foreign rela.
tions In Germany inviting Mexico and
Japan to unite with thera In war upon
the United States If 1t is false. the
country ought to know 1t in order to
allay the popular excitement which this
publication will cause. II 1t Is true.
then the Congress of the United States
and the people ought to know 1t. This
is not a time when truth SO grave as
that should be suppressed.
Resolution Carefully Worded.
ct have been careful to say as to 9TH
sr information II not incompatible with
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Senator Hardwick said he did not
object to referring the Lodge resolution
to the committee. but objected only to
immediate consideration.
Senator Townsend. republican. de-
plored the objection of the Georgia
senator, putting the resolution over
until tomorrow under the rules.
'There may never be any tomorrow
in this session. said Senator Townsend.
"This new element injected has made it
very difficult for the Senate to act on the
resolution of the senator from Missouri
tthat empowering the President to arm
ships). We are in doubt as to what we
ought to do
Senator Swanson's statement to the
Senate after he had talked with President
Wilson regarding the zimmerman let
ter. was as follows:
II will state that / have talked with
the President about the letter referred
to in the resolution which has just
been read, and he authorized me to
state that the letter therein referred
to is substantially correct. l have no
objection to the consideration and pas
sage of the resolution"