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The Washington herald., 1917-10-05
HELM CHARGES
TO Be PROBED
Committee Named in House
to Investigate Alleged
Suspicious Members.

Overcoming all parliamentary OBJ
stac.es. and after a wrangle lasting
two weeks. the House yesterday
started an Investigation OF charges
made by J. Thomas Hefiiu, Represen-
tative from Alabama. implicatinE
Consressmen in the Bernstorin $50. 90
slush fund revelation by the state
Department. Two resolutions were in
PRODUCED, and one was passed
Representative Hubert d. stephens.
OF Mississippi, demanded a probe By
committee that will recommend TO
the House action to be taken on per
sons involved in, or affected by or
making these statements and
charges" Speaker Champ Clark recCs-
nized stephens. who rose to a point OF
the highest personal privilege.
Helm bobbed VI ard asked per-
mission 10 make a statement. He was
ruled out of order. When the Speaker
called for a vote. nearly every rncm=
Der present responded with vigor-
Gus Aye" Hefin wished 10 bring Wit
nesses to Washington. be ala. 20
bear out his statement against suSpi-
cious members
Speaker Clark replied Helm could
bring witnesses il the committee so
agreed.
Il know. Mr.. Speaker said Hsasn.
but wish to bring many Witnesses
Bring as many as you please" vas
the Speakers answer. He then ap-
pointed the investigating COMMITTEES.
choosing Representatives Webb. Barn
hart. Huh OF Tennessee. Cannon srd
Gillett Webb. Hull. Cannon and Gill
lett asked TO be excused from ssning.
and the committee was renamed to
include Barnhart. OF Indiana. as chsir1
man; Venable. of Mississippi: DcNsif
OF Ohio; Longworth. % Ohio. as
Walsh. Of Massachusetts.
Meantime the House vss soraeU ~
startled by another and more d,f|l
resolution. aimed at Helm. IL va
troduced by Representative Fred u
ten. Of Chicago. Helm had ma !.
Britten in connection with pro-9tI
man charges. at the same time he ~
plicated Representative Mason. % q e
cage.
Britten called attention to the "a
that Wednesday. when the HouSr
voted to uphold Mason In dsclsiinzt
Helm had lied. Il later permitted him
to withdaw the charge. Bricea there
fore directed:
Britten's resolution was referred to
the Committee on Rules u Is o.
pected. however. that II snythinE 10
done. Il will be done by tbs BsrnhA-t
committee
The Washington herald., 1917-10-05
TREASON PROBE
NOW PROBABLE
Senate Committee Favors
La Toilette Inquiry.
Decide Today.

1t is very probable that the Com
Liittee On Privileges and Elections
will conduct an inquiry into the
charges Of dIsloyalty brought against
Senator Robert N. La Toilette. A
decision will be made this morning.
1t was said yesterday. that Senator
La Follstts will reply for the first
time today on the floor of the SEN
ate to the sccusations made against
him. Up to this time he has kept
silent.
Al its meeting yesterday the COM
mittee decided that no investigation
would be made OF the charges of dis
loyalty against Senator William ].
stone. Of Missouri. and Senator Gron-
ha' or North Dakota, as no SPECIFIC
accusations had been made against
them In the form of a resolution such
as was received from the Minnesota
fuonc safety Commission regarding
La FoLlette's st Paul speech. Sem
ator stone, however, may demand
that he be heard.
NOiuinittee look the ground tina
II had perfect Jurisdiction to insti-
gate an inquiry IL it Sc wished. Ar
suments had been made that this
would be impossible without some res
oIItlon introduced into Congress.
was an idea today that the
resuit OF the inquiry might be censure
Ios senator La Toilette without more
drastic action. Some of his friends
were convinced that he would be
exonerated Of any blame.
IeiesTams asking for La Follette's
impeachment continued to pour into
me committee today. One was from
the executives Club of Toledo. IAN
orga nization representing every asso-
eiauon IN Ohio" This was a resolu-
ton which spoke most scathingly OF
La Toilette and Recommended that as
Lincoln sent Yallandingham OF Ohio
INTO the Confederate lines, so La Fol-
iette and his fellow conspirators en-
eourasing sedition and breeding
treason should be sent through the
lines TO Berlin. at which city the can
itol OF the German Empire Is located
for the time being"
The Washington herald., 1917-10-05
BRITISH HOLD GROUND.

greater part taken, constitutes the
third system of German trenches be-
tween the two great lines of COM
munication leading eastward into
Belgium. Before the British whirl-
wind drive was ushered in. at &
o'clock this morning. the German liny
ran from Broodseinde, along the east
ern slope of the ridge, through Reutel.
west of Becelaere and through New
kruiseecke, which lies just east of
Gheluvelt. on the Menln road.
The two pivots of the front were
Zonnebecke. west of Broodseinde and
Gheiuvelt- The third chief obstacle
on the road to a clear smash through
by the British was the eastern portion
Of Polygon wood Precisely what hap
pened to these three bastions in to-
days drive was not yet clear from
Sir Douglas day communication. In.
dicadons, however, pointed strongly
to a complete cTumpling of the whole
Teuton defense system. though front
dispatches testify to stubborn re-
sistance.
Expect HUNS to Yield.
At best. a month. possibly five
weeks, remain for large-scale opera
tons in the West A concerted Ger
man offensive, military critics point
out, cannot be thought Of. The Brit.
ish. on the other hand, have Just
time enough to clear the rest OF the
Paschendaele ridge Of the foe. and thus
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The Washington herald., 1917-10-05
new |. v. v. PLOT
IS NIPPED in BUD
Plan Was to Overthrow U. S. Gov,
eminent with Aid of Russians.

Chicago, Oct. 4.-Evidence OF &
new I. w. w. plot to overthrow the
government of the United States
which may result in the immediate
internment of 100000 members OF
the organization, was today placed
in the hands of local Federal Off,
Gals.
The plot Is said to have beer
Matched at a conference of new or
sanisation leaders at local head
quarters last night and today. The
spirit of the Russian revolution was
to be the agency and its carrying
out was to be'left to Russian aliens
in America.
District Attorney Clyne would
make no comment on the evidence
except 10 say that direct connection
between the uprising in Russia and
the activities OF l. w. WIS in Amer
lea had undoubtedly been estab-
lished.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-05
SEEADLER STRANDED.

schooner. Lutece. bound out OF Tahiti,
Society Islands, arrived at MopehS
and was captured by the remainder
Of the Seeadiers crew. who i'm
mediately left on the schooner with
machine guns. supplies. rifles and
baabs. Leasing behind them twenty
sven white men and seventeen native
prisoners from the Seesdler, nnaroored
on Aopeha Island. These men are
in great need Of food and water"
The Navy Department is making
every eftort to relieve the msroonea
men
Whereabouts L nknown.
This brief statement. epi;omizins a
wild raiders fate after a career sham
nE any OF Stevenson's or MorSans
pirates. summarizes information now
available for the pubic.
No int.mation OF the Whereabouts
Of the two vessels Communicated was
GiVen. but inasmuch as there has been
no report OF their destruction. il 10
assumed here that they are both
at lal le. While Il is not believed
tina. the motor slooP. carrying six
men. coal 90 any great harm TO ship
ring, il IL thought possible she might
be able 10 Oyerpower a merchant YES
sci large enough to be made into a
formidable raider
No data on the French schooner
Lutece NaS available.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-05

Idke many fr1soncrh.
That long. low ridge stretching from
Aessines, south Of Ypres, northeast
ward as far as Paschendaele, is now
entirely cleared Of Teutons. With Its
possession the British dominate the
vast plains OF Flanders. particularly
between the Menin and Roulers roads.
A German retreat on a wide front,
either in the remaining four weeks
Of lighting weather this year or with
the Inception OF the next spring CAM
paign Is booked for as the inevitable
result Of today's new British drive.
HGig's Somrne strategy has been re-
peated in every detail in Flanders. and
today was crowned with success and
glory. E
Thousands Of prisoners have been
counted already. But prisoners in TO-
days cattle were secondary to the
large strategic consequences OF this
new British advance.
The attack was made on front APP
rroxiInating nine miles, roughly be-
tween the Roulers road at Paschacp-
6aele and the Menin road and Ghelu-
Welt. the latter a village that has
probably seen more blood flowing in
this war than any other spot in the
war except that north of Verdun.
The mile advance was made on the
southern sector OF this attacking front
between Gheluvelt and Broodseinde
villages The latter place is among
those captured by the victors.
The ground attacked and to the
The Washington herald., 1917-10-05

! northern neutrals might be willing
to pay.
The statement is as follows:
The Exports administrative Board,
in formulating theIr policy with Te-
gard to granting TO neutral vessels.
are actuated solely by the desire 10
prevent commodities from going 70
border neutrals for export to Ger
many.
At the present tine the Exports Ad-
ministrative 3osri will not PERM
commodities, that may benefit the en-
envy, directly or indirectly. to be ex-
ported from the country TO border
neutrals. because the board has not
been able to elicit the information
which will enable them to determine
whether such conditions will benefit
the enemy: and in accordance with
this policy the board feels that con-
sistency demands that they should
not grant bunker licenses for YES
sci which Is bound for a border neu-
trail and carries a cargo which may
benefit the enemy. notwithstanding
such cargo has originated in another
country.
In other words, although the board
had no means, and does not propose
to prevent trade between other neu-
trails and the border neutrals. they
are. nevertheless, in a position to
state that IL the vessels wish to use
the coal of the United States they
should not be permitted to apply our
coal to the prosecution OF a voyage
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The Washington herald., 1917-10-05
U. S, HAS CUT
U-BOAT TOLL
Inventions and British Ex-
perience Lessen Sub
marine Menace.

British experience and American
inventive genius have combined to
reduce by 60 per cent the effective
ness of German submarines. At
least two devices brought into the
war by the United States navy-in
vsntons Of American scientists since
the beginning Of the Warfare play
ed a commanding part in attaining
this result.
AZ an example OF how far Great
Britain has gone to assist the United
states-and in that way assist her
self by securing early and efficient
assistance in dealing with the sub
marine menaee-h was made known
that the American navy is represent
ed at the most secret conferences of
the British admiralty: that the al
most sacred code books Of the Brit
ish navy have been opened to the
American naval chiefs. and that
every British navy yard and source
Of supply has been made available
for repairs to or requirements aboard
the American war vessels now in
European waters.
Two OF the highest officials OF the
navy made these facts known yes
terday. The object was to put an
end to what has been characterized
as \ campaign OF Misrepresentation
concerning the relations between the
British admiralty and the American
Navy Department.
What America has done Is this: She
sent destroyers to British waters at
a moment OF crisis in England's ma
rine history. The weight this country
was able &c throw into the balance
AGAINST the German submarines at a
critical moment turned the scales
AGAINST Germany. England was bare
IL holding her own when America
came In German submarines were
ieaping their harvest OF death and
destruction at an increasing rate.
Unofficial information has reached
this country that Germany plans a
desperate effort to resusotiate her fai
ing effectiveness uncerseas by 9mpioy-
ing a feet OF REPRESENTATIVES,. some
registering as much as Zoo tons,
against the present so0-ton type. But
nothing to bear this out has been
received, and at the same time the
American production OF destroyers Is
proceeding ct an enormous rate. Six
Tr.onfhs ago the navy was letting con-
tracts for destroyers> for delivery IN
twenty-five months. Now they are
being turned out in eight months.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-05
RALLY
TO BOOST LOAN
Gathering Monday Will Be
Addressed by Secre-
tary Baker.

Secretary of War Baker is to be
the principal speaker at the big mass
meeting to be held at B. F. Keith's
Theater at 12:l5 Monday, which Is
planned to give an impetus to the
liberty loan campaign in the District,
the committee announced last night.
Everyone In Washington is invited
TO attend the meeting, which is ex-
pected to eclipse any gathering in the
interest of liberty bonds ever held in
the Capital. The Marine Band has
been procured to furnish patriotic
music. A number of buglers from the
Marine Corps will make a flying tour
through the business sections Of the
city in automobiles Monday morning
as heralds.
While the mass meeting Monday is
the outstanding event in the campaign
at present, there are scores of other
meetings being arranged in all Sec
tons OF the city, and an army of
speakers is already working in the
big campaign to keep Washington in
the front ranks in liberty bond SUBJ
scriptions
Twelve hundred Boy Scouts. each
carrying a roll of posters, are TO
parade up Pennsylvania avenue to-
morrow morning. leaving the Peace
Monument at $50. They will be led
by the Boy scou Band, and with
them will be John Poole. chairman OF
the liberty loan committee. As soon
as the parade Is over the boys will
get busy putting up the posters.
The liberty loan committe Is par
ticularly DESTROYS that every auto
mobile In the District have a liberty
loan sticker on its windshield and
Chairman Poole has designated Satur-
day automobile tag day" Any auto
| mobile owner can procure one of these
stickers at the nearest bank.
Every bank in the city is co-operat-
ing in pushing the loan, and Chair
man Poole announced last night that
every one of the forty-three institu-
tons here had agreed to extend the
ten instalment payment plan on $50
and 500 bonds and carry the loan at
the same rate of interest that the
bonds bear.
Plans for launching vigorous
speech-making campaign were for
mulated at an enthusiastic meeting
of the Women's Liberty Loan Com
mittee yesterday afternoon in
Rauscher's. Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins opened the meeting and then
presented Mrs. Ernest Thompson
Seton, chairman OF the women's
committee. John Poole and Eugene
E. THOMPSON, chairman and. sec
rotary. respectively. OF the Lib
erty Loan Committee OF the Dis
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The Washington herald., 1917-10-05

, tuition which forbids the reductions
OF the salary Of the President of the
United States or of members of the
Supreme Court during their terms OF
office. Any tax they maintained would
be interpreted as such a reduction.
The section, they continued, applied
only to these persons.
Others declared that such a purpose
had not been intended by the section
ana that now the error" had been
discovered, joint resolution will be
introduced and passed before the end
OF the session which will remove this
blot upon the patriotism of the legis?
tors.
Just as Misleading.
The explanation of the first group
almost as misleading as that Of
Tered by the second. There can be
no doubt from the elaborate phra Sc
oiosy Of the bill that the persons
uppermost in the minds of the CON-
ierees were the Senators. Fearing
that these might not be judged of
ncers OF the United States they in
serted the word employees" and lest
they be considered neither "employes''
nor oncers of the United States -
they were careful to qualify this by
adding "or any State, Territory or
the District of Columbia or local
subdivision thereof"
Their extreme care. however was
unnecessary, for the courts are AL
ready on record as having decided
that a Senator ia an Officer OF the
United States. This was the iudg-
ment In the David Lamar case. when
the Wolf of Wall Street" was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for having
been found guilty of impersonatlng
an oficer OF the United States
member Of the United States senate.
The other group in the Senate. who
are so earnest in their assertions
that resolution will be introduced
to rectify matters, do not xasiate much
conviction. The resolution has not
yet been introduced. and u is very
doubtful IL the wishes of The senate
will lead TO its adoption even though
~ does obtain the consideration OF
that body.
There IL no real, patriot in the
United States, and recent events have
coNTISuED on rAcE roUa
The Washington herald., 1917-10-05

Manila Victim.
The Navy Departments statement.
issued through the committee on pub
be information. follows:
The Navy Department has received,
under date OF September -. the fol-
lowing dispatch from Tutuils Island.
nj the South Pacific:
7 The master OF the American
schooner c. Slsde arrived in an open
boat at this island with three other
men from Aepeha Island. which they
had left September 70. IRE master.
Hador Smith. states that his vessel
was captured by the German raider.
Seeadler. on June l.. The schooner
was destroyed by burning and tho en-
tire crew was taken aboard the raider.
Smith further states that the
Seeadler captured on June IA the
American schooner Manila. The Ma
Mia was destroyed by dynamite. after
which he Seesdler proceeded 10 Mo-
peha Island. the westward island of
the Society group. arriving there July
81. On August = the Seeadler stranded
and was abandoned as a total loss
Leaves In Motorhoat.
The comma nding oficer OF the
Seeadler left August 4 in a motor
sloop with machine guns. rifles, bombs
and about two months supplies. ac-
compsnied by three officers and two
men.
"on September 5. the French
The Washington herald., 1917-10-05
MRS. HAVEMEYER NOT
OPPONENT OF LOAN
Suffrage Worker Denies Statement
Attributed to Her.

New York. Oct. AIRS. Henry o.
Havemeyer. suffrage worker, today
denied the truth of a statement COM
rg from Baltimore saying she was
opposed to the Second Liberty Loan
because Of her suffrage activities.
Mrs. Havenmeyer said in brief:
The newspaper men who report
ed my speech must have misunder-
stood me. I did subscribe to the last
liberty loan and i intend to sub
scribe to this loan. / wou'd love to
set out and work for it. dlo say
that. feeling as l do. couldn't soca x
Tor the loan as heartily as l might
wish
The Washington herald., 1917-10-05
GERMAN RAIDERS SINK : i. s. SHIPS
TO Starpe Huns BY Refusing Coal to Outgoing Vessels
Unexploded Bomb
Kills u. S. Soldier

American Field Headquarters in
France. Oct. 4-Despite express
and repeated warnings an Ameri-
can private today picked up an UNI
exploded bomb. intending to keep it
as a souvenir. He mounted his
horse and rode away. Suddenly
the bomb exploded. killing the prl-
waite. The horse was knocked down
by the shock but was not even
scratched.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-05
Last Link In Chsin.

Last Link In Chain.
The last link in the economic chain
which the United States Is casting
about Germany is thus forged. There
is now no possible source from which
the neutral3 can get supplies unless
approved by the United States. While
applying to all ships bound for border
neutrals the Exports Administrative
Board, Of which Vance Mccormick is
chairman, states very plainly, though
with an expression of regret, that the
order applies particularly to vessels
Inch have been carrying South
American supplies to the border neu-
trak.
No estimate of the size of this traf-
fic could be gathered last night. The
statement of the Exports Board in
Inmates that il is extensive. 1t Is fur
Their feared that it would become more
extensive. Argentina Is known to be
harvesting bunker crops of wheat and
corn and ready to export thousands
of fattenec cattle. The administra-
ton, in view OF the doubtful attitude
OF the Irroygen administration in
Buenos Aires, following the exposure
of German ofrenses there. is taking no
chances on a failure OF Argentina TO
break with Germany and line up with
the allies.
The Boards Statement.
It vas pointed out today that the
whole of the allied world is living
under a Practical diets iCrship OF sup
plies. Argentina couid not hope for
such prices from tie allies as the
The Washington herald., 1917-10-05
American Schooner
Attacked by U-Boat

London. Oct. 4-The American
schooner Annie +. Conlon was at
tackled by gunfire by German
submarine Wednesday morning on
the Scilly Islands.
The crew Of eight men has been
landed safely.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-05
NAMED TO COMMERCE BOARD.

Three Interstate Commerce Commits
sioners were named last night by
the Senate in executive session. Rob-
ert w. Wooiley will hold ONCE until
100. Clyde B. AitcIison until 1921.
and George W. Anderson until 1872
The Washington herald., 1917-10-05
ISSUES PLEDGE
To HATE HUNS
American Defense Society
Giro ulatin g Matter
Against Germans.
BY FRANK MARTIN.


where I Stand Regarding German!
In view of the repulsive and
sbhorrent character that this
war has revealed In the people
Of Germany, as manifested In
the ruthless conquest of smaller
nations, "dIrty" fighting, and
the robbery, rape, and murder
of helpless noncombatants, !
hereby declares
That I hold the German peo-
pie responsible for the brutal
and cruel government that they
have created and admiringiy
support;
That 1 desire to have no fur
Their relations with the people
of Germany;
That 1 will not condone any
Of the crimes of Germany md
the Germans;
That 1 insist upon the punish
mcnt of Germany In the form of
indemnities to France, Belgium,
rnd Serbia, the return of Al
Saee-Lora'ne to France. and the
permanent retention by the al
lies OF all the former colonies of
Germany,
That 1 am opposed 20 opening
fac markets of America TO the
products of Germany for. the
.next 100 yenrs,
That SO far ms may he practI-
cable ! will buy and use No Ger
mnn-sasde goods 4 cuzing the
NEXT twenty rearIE
Circulate Pledge Here.
This curious pledge" Is being cir
cu,ated in Washington among Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress
business and professional men by tn
American Defense Society. 800 FIT
avenue. New York City.
This "strafing" of Germany is tn
first organized systematized EFFORT We
made in the United States TO ban,
Americans in a league of hate agains
Germany and the German people. ]
Is understood to have attained nation
vide proportions. and is causing som
concern TO the administration.
l. is undoubtedly intended to assis
tho American government in the pros
ecution of the war, to awaken tn
nation TO the real character OF Prus
sian bartarism. 1t is accompa ME
by Pamphlets showing the atrocitie
and inhumanities that Germany ha
committed in the war.
Yet 1t runs counter TO the clear
cut policy of President Wilson, an
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