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Evening star., 1918-02-25
DEspA1Rs OF PASSING BILL.
Senator Gore Sees Little Chance
Now That Price Of Wheat Is Fixed.

Senator Gore Of Oklahoma. author Of
the bill fixing a guarantee price Of
ed today he had practically despaired
Of passing his bill since President Will
son has fixed. through proclamation. the
price at $3.50 a bushel.
Senator Gore declared there will be a
material falling of in the production Of
wheat as the result Of the action Of
the President. because. he said, farmers
will turn their effort to producing corn
and other grain for which they can
receive a higher price. He declared
members Of both houses Of Congress
are so dominated by tho administration
that it is not logical to suppose they
would vote for his bill after President
Wilson had proclaimed a lower price
for wheat
Evening star., 1918-02-25
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sunday. February 24.-An
American patrol in the Chemin-des-
Danes sector, in conjunction with a
French patrol. early yesterday. pene-
trated a few hundred yards into the
German lines and captured two German
officers, twenty men and one machine
gun.
There was some sharp fighting. and q
number Of the enemy were killed and
wounded. There were no American
casualties. The Franco-American pa
troll was under command of French
officer.
The French war Office communication
Saturday reported that north Of the
Ailette river, which parallels the Che
-des-Dames. French troops had
penetrated the German lines as Tar as
the neighborhood Of Chevrigny. They
were reported to have returned with
material and twenty-five prisoners. In
cluding two officers The presence of
American units along the famous Che
min-des-Dames was disclosed in an
Associated Press dispatch last Friday.
In q patrol fight the previous day
American soldiers had killed one Ger
man and captured another. One Amer.
lean was wounded slightly.
In the American sector northwest OF
Evening star., 1918-02-25
FAIL TO SHORTEN LIFE q
OF FINANCE CORPORATION
Efforts Made in House Ways and
Means Committee Voted Down.
Letter From Mr.. NcAdoo. !

Efforts to shorten the life OF the
proposed war finance corporation,
bill to create which has passed the
senate and 10 now before the House
ways ana means committee. failed in
the committee today. Some OF the
members Of the committee voiced the
view that 1t should be made clear that
Il 10 to be . war institution solely. and
not in any way a permanent PROPOSE
ton, like the federal reserve board, or
other similar regular activities Of the
government Representative Moore Of
Pennsylvania proposed that the ten.
year tenure Of the corporation be re-
ducsd to eight years. The motion was
voted down.
Chairman Katchsn laid before the
committee Q letter from the Secretary
of the Treasury, proposing release from
the revenue law stamp tax RECRUITMENT,
the fiftesn-dAy notes given by the MEM
bers banks to Federal Reserve banks
to facilitate the issue of war certii-
Gates and liberty bonds. The COM
mittee took no action on the PROPOSE.
tion.
An effort will be made by Chairman
Kitchin to reach an agreement on the
bill tomorrow. So far the Senate amend
ment providing that the President in
stead of Secretary shall appoint the
directors of the new corporation, has
not been reached in committee, but
there il no opposition to 1t in commit.
tee or from Secretary McAdoo.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
RAILROAD WORKERS Of
ALL CLASSES At HEARING
Shows Extent Wage Commission In.
quiring Into Pay Of
Employees.

The extent of the railroad wage COM
missions inquiry into the pay of rail-
road employees became evident today.
with the appearance at public hear
ings Of representatives OF workers sell
dom thought Of by travellers as being
parts Of the transportation system, but
who are essential factors in maintain
ing the highways OF travel. When testi-
mony is completed. the commission will
have obtained hrst-hand information
of the wages and needs of all classes
OF employees.
In addition. the statistical experts OF
the commission are making extensive
researches with the aid Of the unions
and the railroad managements. More
than 100 Different forms have been sent
to each railroad. to be filled with in
formation to show a grouping by rates
OF pay OF each class OF employees and a
basis for Al Approximate estimate Of
the aggregate amount involved In the
case Of any increase.
The railroads have been asked to tell
the number Of their employees having
basic working day of eight. nine. ten,
eleven. twelve or more hours. the num-
Der Of men working a six-day week ana
are employed at different specified
rates, by month. day or hour. how many
receive no overtime pay. pro rata over
time and time and half.
witnesses remaining to be heard are
T. J. Brady. International Brotherhood
OF steam Shovel and Drsdgemen; r. P.
Carter. railroad he.De --.'e e,s:
Michael Hallissy, freight clerks, freight
handlers and roundhouse employees:
George p. Mann. clerks of the Boston
and Maine; J. r. T. Austen. Order OF
Telegraphers, Dispatchers, Agents and
aienAlmsn; J. NJ. Maswell, station mail.
bAgEAee and uniform men. and James
II. Lynch. Brotherhood Of Freight
HandlNrS.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
John A. Beeler to Recommend Slid
ing Scale Of Working Periods to
Relieve Car jam.

Staggered hours for the opening and
closing Of government departments,
stores and establishments where large
numbers of persons are employed to
the end that the so-called rush" Pc
RODS in street car travel may be
broadened to relieve congestion will be
recommended by John A. Beeler, traffic
expert. in a report to be made probably
next week to the public utilities COM
mission.
1t has been known for some time that
Mr.. Beeler had this plan in mind and
favored the principle involved. but he
has delayed making a recommendation
until he could Investigate It from every
angle and consider every local element
entering into it.
This investigation is nearing q close.
and it has provided Mr.. Beeler with
data that will constitute probably the
most exhaustive report that he will
make to the commission on any one
phase Of Washington's street car prob
lem. Mr.. Beeler believes that stag
gered hours will go as far as any
single recommendation ne has made
or may make for relieving trafhc con-
gestion. and that it may go consider
ably farther.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
DAY IN THE AIR
SINCE COL. LEE ARRIVED
Three Flights on Program-Former
Representative johnson and War.
rem johnson Go Up.

Today is the busiest day Col C. L.
Lee, the British air pilot. has had
since his stay in Washington. This
morning he made two flights over
the city. his first passenger being
former Representative Royal C. John
son Of South Dakota, who recently left
the House to enlist as a private at
Camp Meade.
The second guest Of the morning
was Warren johnson, private secre-
tary to Secretary Tumulty. In both
flights Col. Lee demonstrated for his
guests all the thrills of the spinning
nose dive. the falling leaf. the loop
the-loop and other maneuvers.
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon Col.
Lee will take Representative Hull of
Iowa for a fight over Washington. In
terest in aeronautics was rife in
Capitol circles this morning, and the
British air1nan may possibly have an
other member Of Congress as a fight
guest.
REPRESENTATIVE Johnson has been
assigned to the okcers' training
school at Camp Meade. On his flight
this morning he went to a height of
about 5000 feet with Col. Lee. The BIZ
plane remained in the air for about half
an hour, ascending from the Mall,
where the big British machine is kept
in its hangar.
On the flight with Mr.. johnson, secre-
tary to Secretary Tumulty, Col. Lee di-
rected the machine over the river The
party few on the Virginia side, return
ed over the central part of the city and
alighted in the polo grounds in Potomac
Park. 1t was the second time Mr.. John
son had been up in an airship. He
said after the flight that he enjoyed the
experience and would never tire of fly
Ing thrills.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
FRANCE NOT 'BLED WHITE
Capt. Knecht Says Nation Is Strong
in Spirit and Man Power,

CLEVELAND. Ohio. February 25.-
Far from being "bled white" France
today. after three and a half years of
desperate warfare. is much stronger
in spirit and almost as strong physical
ly as during the latter months of 1914,
said Capt. Marcel Knecht, member of
the French national commission to the
United States. in an address here.
France entered the war with 3s, ,00o.-
900 inhabitants" Capt. Knecht declared.
I'VE already have lost 100000 men
killed and another 100000 men have
been crippled for life and permanently
put out of the fighting.
But today we have 100000 fighting
men in the trenches we hold. And be-
hind our lines are 1,750,000 other men
who. while they do not wear the fight
ing blue. are dressed in the civilian
army garb."
Evening star., 1918-02-25
70 SUBPOENA CABINET MEN.
Ram Chandra Seeks Their Aid in
Indian Revolution Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 25.-Two
members Of President Wilson's cabinet,
former Secretary Of State and Rabin-
dranath Tagore. Indian poet, will be
subpoenaed to testify for the defense Of
thirty-one persons charged with con-
spring to foment revolution against
British rule in India, it was announced
today by Ram Chandra, principal Hindu
defendant.
The cabinet members are Secretary Of
State Lansing and Postmaster General
Burleson. The former Secretary is Will
liam J. Bryan. There is some question
as to whether cabinet members can be
called as witnesses, but every effort
will be made to obtain their deposi-
tions, Chandra said.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Ensign KryIenko Asks
Germans for Statement
on Status of Armistice

STOCKHOLM. February 26.-Ensign
Krylsnko. the bolshevik commander-in-
chief. has sent . message to the German
star at Berlin asking . reply as to
whether the armistice IL restored au-
tomAticAlly By Russia's acceptance Of
0ermany's peace terms. The message
says:
"6upposing all reason for . continua-
ton Of the war will disappear from
the moment the peoples commissaries
declare their acceptance OF Gsrmany's
proposed peace conditions, I request you
to inform me whether the German high
command takes . similar view and. in
that case, whether 1t considers that
from the moment the German govern
mene receives the Aforesaid acceptance
Il may be concluded that the armisttcs
becomes rs-estAblished automatically
under the Same conditions ~ regulated
the operations before tho state OF war
was restored on February 49,"
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Petrograd Placed Under
Martial Law by Soldiers
and Workmen's Delegates

PETROGRAD, February 23.-Petro
grad was placed under martial law to
day. The following proclamation va
issued by the general stan OF the Pc
trograd military district:
81. The city Of Pstrograd II de-
clared to be under martial law.
Of stealing. pillAsing. attempting
appropriation or otherwise commit.
ting reprehensible deeds will be shot
without pity by detAchmsnts Of the
revolutionary army.
g: Every individual. orsanisaticn
permission must hand over to the
council of soldiers and workmen's
delegates Of the district all bombs.
grenadeSs projectiles xnd other ex.
plosiyes. which the soldiers. and
does not conform within forty
eight hours with this paragraph
will be declared an outlaw.
~. All journals and other organs
OF the press are obliged strictly to
activities Of the government. ~ well
as information coming from the the
ater Of war. The extraordinary
general stan gives notice that re-
fusa1 to submit in all respects to
IulS OIucT Will luV0lVS suppression
Of the offending journal and the ar
rest Of the editor and his collabo-
rators. r
as. Documents dealing with prod
uce arriving or which has arrived
or 10 retained in PetroGrad or its en-
virons must be presented to the ex.
traordinary general staff. All prod
uce will be paid for at rates fixed by
the food controller. Any person
who refuses to submit to this order
or is convicted OF concealing provi-
sions will be shot as speculAtor.
&c. Counter revolutionary Agi.
tators, German spies and other per-
. sons who rise against the govern
ment OF revolutionary Russia will
be shot.
"7. All orders issued by the sx-
traordinary general staff enter into
force on the day Of publication in
the press organs of the government.
"S. All newspapers are compelled
to publish the orders Of the extraor-
dinary general stan in heavy type
on the frst page"
In consequence Of the declaration o
q state of siege six OF thu most impor
tant Petrograd newspapers, which op
posed the authority Of. the soldiers
and workmen's delegates, have beer
suppressed. II attempts are made L
reissue them the entire staffs win b,
arrested. The proprietors are ordered
to pay full Wages to the workmen dur.
Ing the period of suppression.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Others Hoping to Be Heard,

Others awaiting an opportunity to be
heard by the committee include: Grant
Hamilton. legislative representative Of
the American Federation of Labor: p.
b. Noyes. chairman Of the export diyi-
sion Of the fuel administration; James
L. Wilmith. director of the bureau Of
engraving and printing; Charles M.
Galloway Of the civil service commits
sion; ]. A. Whitfield, president of the
Old Dutch Market; Miss Lillian w.
Birch. clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment; J. U. d. Briscoe, clerk In the
Treasury Department.; J. w. Ginder,
representing the Washington Federal
employees Union: John 8. Beach, presi-
dent OF the Washington Federal EN-
ployes' Union; Miss Jesse Haver,
secretary Of the Consumers Union; Mr..
McReynolds of the bureau Of efficiency;
Tom Grant, Secretary of the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce; Thomas r.
Flagherty. National Federation Of Pos
tai Employees; Miss Beatrice Alpress
Of the bureau Of Girls Union; N. p.
Alifas. president of District Machinists'
Union; ]. H. Hurley. District Of CO.
lumbia EMPLOYEES Union; T. c. Par
sons. legislative representative Typo
graphical Union; w. J. Wallis, repre-
senting high school teachers and 5ani-
tors. e. ]. Ryan, Railway Mail Asso-
citation: E. J. Gainor. National Associa-
tion of Letter Carriers; Mrs. Hallas,
wife Of post Office clerk in Chicago,
and Miss Florence Etheridge, fourth
vice president of the National Fedora
tion of Federal Employees.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Polish Members of Austro
Parliament Continue Attack
on Hun-Ukraine Peace Terms

bers Of the Austrian parliament are con-
tinuing the outspoksn criticism Of Ger
many occasioned by the terms Of the
Ukranian peace treaty and the resump-
ton Of military operations against the
Russians. German newspapers reflect the
irritation caused by the attitude Of the
Poles.
In a dispatch from The Hague on this
subject the correspondent Of the Ex-
change Telegraph Company quotes . mes.
sage from Vienna repeating the report
current several days ago that dissolution
of the reichsrath was expected unleos the
Poles ceased their attacks
Evening star., 1918-02-25
-Boches Plan Monarchy
in Russia, Says Dispatch
to London Newspaper

LONDON, February 25.-Germany
plans to restore the monarchy in Rus
sia, according to a telegram dated Fri
day in Petrograd. to the Morning Post.
1t says the grand duke of Hesse has
been appointed the commander in the
Riga section of the German front.
His sister," the dispatch adds, "the
former Empress Alexandra. as the
guardian of her son. the former tsar-
witch. is the favo-ite German candidate e
for the throne. The former emperor
viii not accept the throne from Ger
man hands The bolsheviki have pro-
vided form of government which the
Russians alone understand-pure des-
potfsm They have paved the way for
the return of the monarchy"
Evening star., 1918-02-25
rn.t voola be sun,eisnt 70 accomplish

That would be suficisnt 70 accomplish
our internal purpoaes!'
NJ. Karakhan declared that Russias
position toward the allies now undouot"
edly would be that Of q neutral, add-
ing: 1--WE will not support Germany
The only support It will get viii be IN
.direct from the resumption OF CONNER
scial relations"
the peace terms are unfortunate. but
unavoidable, 1t says the struggle fs
more imperialistic than domestic. and
that the Russian proletariat Is NOT re-
sponsible for the harsh terms. Inc
0ourgeoise newspapers do not comment
on the situation.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
RESERVES FINAL DECISION
TO RUN FOR SENGORSHIP

Representative Irvine L. Lenroot, re-
publican. Of Wisconsin today announced
he had permitted friends to go ahead
with the formalities necessary to his
nomination for the United States sena-
torship next Friday. but had stipulated
his action was with the reservation
that he would not make final decision
until that day.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
$500, 600 Worth Of Chocolate Burned

HARRISBURG, Pa. February z5.-
More than one million pounds of choco-
late In powdered form, one Of the ad-
vaneed stages of manufacture, was de-
stroyed by fire at the Hershey Choco-
late Company's plant at Hershey. Pa.
early yesterday, causing q loss esti-
WAS confined to the top door Of the
building. whore the chocolate was
stored. stock in other rooms was dam
aged by water. The hre 10 believed to
have resulted from spontaneous COM
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Gen. Bruieyitch Appointed
to Succeed NyIenko
as Chief of Russ ARMY

LONDON. February 25.-Gen. Bruje-
Witch has been appointed successor to
Ensign Krylenko as commander-in-
chief OF the Russian armies, according
TO Berlin dispatch, forwarded from
Amsterdam by the Central News Agen-
cy. Gen. Brujevitch, according to the
message, has been proclaimed dictator
and has ordered the Russian troops to
fight to the last.
Brujevitch was formerly chief Of star
to Ensign Krylenko.
Evening star., 1918-02-25

The Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Arthur Blake.
G. c, M. g., was governor OF New
foundland in 1s77-ss He was governor
Of the Bahamas for the preceding four
years. Sir Henry was captain general
and governor in chief of Jamaica from
1889 to 1897, his term having been twice
extended at the request Of the legisla-
ture and public bodies Of the island
He was governor Of Hongkong in 1887
1908 and governor Of Ceylon 1903-o7.
He was born in Limerick. ireland. sew
enty-eight years ago.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Imprisoned Ex.Premier Caillaux III.

PARIS, February 25.-Former Pre-
mier Caillaux. who is in the Sante
prison, charged with treason. has been
i'll for the last three days. He is said
to be suffering from indigestion. A
famous physician-Dr. socqust-has
been officially charged with an exam
ination of the prisoner in order to de-
termine whether 1t will be necessary
to transfer him from the Sa1te prison
to IN innrmary at Fresnes.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
SHOOTS MAN, THEN HIMSELF,
Charlotte Tea Merchant Blows Out
Brains After Killing Salesman.

CHARLOTTE, N. c.. February 25-w.
l. Bush, a tea merchant, shot and killed
Mack Wilkinson, a furniture sales
man. here this morning. and then
turned the revolver to liis own head
and blew out his brains.
The men were alone in the rear of the
tea store, and the direct cause of the
tragedy is unknown. Wilkinson was
shot in the back of the head, and was
dead wheu men near the store, hearing
the shooting. went in to Investigate
Bush lived for an hour. He was mar
ried.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Form Volunteer Army
to Defend Petrograd;
Huns lQnore White FIau

PETROGRAD. Saturday. February
Reformation Of an army Of volun-
teers to defend PstrogrAd has bssn
begun. the boishsvik telegraph agency
announces.
'The crisis Of irrssolution In the
spirit Of the population 10 dsflniteiy
as An end" the statement says. '.rhs
wave o. panic has changed to . pas-
sionato .dsairs 70 defend socialist Hstrs.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
virginia Physician Called to Army.

Dr.. l. q. Flanagan OF the virginia
state health forces, who for the pas2
eight months has been conducting .
sanitary survey Of Fairfax county and
has put the county ON . good health
sasis. & has been called AL 70 Army :sssies. iss.
tuts for Q short time, and than viii
take up sanitary work IL the Army.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
$5o,0 Needed for Bridge Repairs.

Y0V1VVV SsVV0V~ SVA S11V6V @SVRux3D -
Secretary McAdoo today sent to the
Senate . request that $4,000 be in-
cluded in the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill for the repair and replace
msnt Of tenders Of the Highway bridge
across the Potomac river. destroyed by
the breaking up Of the ice in the river
on February ~. The money 10 to b
used BY the United states Engineer
Corps.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Asks Addition to Urgent Deficiency.

Secretary McAdoo. in a communtca-
tion sent today to the Senate, asked
for the addition Of $s.3o6,1s7 to the
urgent deficiency bill. now being con-
sidered by the appropriations commit
tee. OF this amount 44.5os.ss7 10 asked
to provide additional temporary en-.
ployes for the War Department. $780,
900 for the enforcement, through the
customs service. of the provisions OF
the espionage act and $39s,140 for the
ouartermaster CORPS.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Villa Gets and Gives Hard Blow.

S1A@ 0Vss WIZ OHvC0 1A01V 01VWs
JUAREz. Mexico. February 25.-That
Francisco Villa suffered severe defeat
In the recent fighting near Jiminez was
given out here yesterday. but it was
also stated that after recognising his
forces he dealt Gen. Francisco Mur-
guiA's federal troops q hard blow while
they were encAmped near Esca1on. Villa
then retired toward the Durango state
line.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
FRIENDS OF CLERKS
APPEAR AT HEARING
Continued from First Pase.)

1917. and resolutions on the subject Of
increases for government employees.
AS showing the necessity for grant
ing increases in an omnibus measure,
instances where the controller Of the
Treasury had ruled that certain classes
OF employees are not entitled to the per-
centage increases. He said ''his decision
constitutes only small portion of the
number which the controller has been
called upon to render with regard to
this law" He urged that the language
OF the Keating bill, which is the same
as that of the existing law, be used as
1t has already been construed. He said
the terms OF the Keating bill will pre-
vent as far as possible any inequality
In the increases granted
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Willing to Do Their "Bit."

1--WE do not want to profit at the ex-
pense Of the government at a time Of
its greatest need for faithful service.
We are more than willing to do our bit !;
but we submit that without the relief
sought in the proposed increase. which We
ask you to support. the 375 hand COM
positors in the government printing Of
flee arc forced to bear an unjust share of
the burden which we are all expected to
carry
1t is signed by. Clayton E. Willard. Mas
sachusetts; Harry L. Swiggett, California:
D. H. York. New York; George e. Brad
ley, Massachusetts,; Samuel H. Bates.
Kentucky; a. ]. Bartels. Virginia; ]. F.
McCleery. Kentucky; p. q. Sardo, New
York; Willard e. Carey. Delaware; W: H.
Dedrick, Minnesota: Harry Drain, Ohio:
Clifton B. Williams. Texas. and 225
others.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
SIR HENRY BLAKE DIES.
Was Governor of Newfoundland and
Bahamas During Career.

LONDON. February 25 (via Reuters
Ottawa Agsncy).-sir Henry Blake died
yesterday at his residence. Myrtle
Grove, Youghal. County Cork. Ireland.
Evening star., 1918-02-25

Troops Support Canada Government.
OTTAWA. Ontario. February 25.-The
oflicial soldiers and sailors vote taken
in France. in Canada and in the United
states has increased the majority of
the union government in parliament to
sixty. 1t was forty-five when the
civilian home vote was counted.