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Evening star., 1918-01-27

there is corn famine in some parts
OF the country, due solely to the
breakdown in railroad transportation.
As corn. directly or indirectly. consti-
tutes fully half the food of the Ameri-
can people, this has brought about con-
ditlons which are critical. Farmers in
the corn belt are anxious to sell their
corn. even at 81 hushel. while in many
parts Of the east it is not to be had even
at 81 a bushel.
There also is danger that a large
part of the corn now held on farms will
be lost. About 80 per cent of last years
crop was soft corn and unless it is fed
to stock or dried before warm weather
OF freight cars. If $4,000 Of them can
be distributed through the corn belt
within the next week the soft corn can
be moved to drying houses in time to
save 1t. The necessary number of cars
has been started west, but about Is. 900
of them were reported yesterday as
held up at Pittsburgh by the blockade.
No .Thirty-Day Limit.
Asked IL he thought there was any
extensive boarding Of foodstuHs by do
mestic consumers. Mr., Hoover replied
that he believed the great majority of
people were earnestly trying to CO.
operate with the food administration.
He denied that he had set thirty day
supply as the limit which should be
held in stock by domestic consumers
Conditions varied. he said, and all he
asked was that people should not car
ry stocks of food in excess Of what they
carried in pre-war days.
He expressed belief that 10 or 80 per
cent of public eating places are living
up to the food administration regula-
tfons. He hopes soon to have authority
necessary to force the others into line
1t is Mr.. Hoover's opinion that since
the beginning Of December people in
most sections OF the country have been
paying an unnaturally high price for
food, due to transportation difficulties
He expressed belief that when there is
real relief in the railroad situation,
making better distribution possible
there Will be material reductions. The
toughest luck ever" was the way he
characterized the difficulties with which
director General McAdoo has been con-
1ronted.~ Every time a solution of the
problem has seemed in sight, he said,
along has come another heavy snow
storm or zero weather and thrown
everything out OF gear.
Effect of Rail Congestion.
Not only has the railroad congestion
made prices high in the United States.
but 1t has increased the food shortage
ministration undertook to ship 250. 600
tons of corn to the allies. but SO far has
been able to get only 65, 900 tons aboard
ship. The allies have so revised their
bread program. he said. that they now
are able to use forty bushels of corn
to each sixty bushels of wheat.
In conclusion, Mr.. Hoover expressed
confidence that. with the situation so
lorce1ully presented to them in Presi-
dent wilson's proclamation, the people
tions they are asked to place upon
themselves.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Naval Torpedo Station at Newport Scene of
Mysterious Tragedy Victims Civilian
Workers at Plant.
CONCLUSION THROWS WOMEN IN PANIC:
BLUEJACKETS AND MARINES FIGHT FIRE
Big Shops With Hundreds Of Employees Located Near Shelters Where
Terrific Explosion Occurred Doubt Suspicious Cnc-
stances Plot-Reseue Party Feed Men Through Pipe.

NEWPORT, R. L. January 2oThree bombproos the naval
torpedo station here were wrecked by explosion of illuminate
of mercury late today At least twelve civilian employees killed
and injured, probably fatally
buried in the of heavily concerted
and little hope that them would
alive Capt Edward L. Beach,
ton survivors able give
had happened but there doubt he asserted the explosion
accidental.
tonight party heard voices in the
bombproof pipe sunk the spot and learned
alive They given stmulan and nourishment
through pipe impressed into relieve
the heavy debris them.
By midnight bodies had been recovered Eight them
Evening star., 1918-01-27
czernin Admits Speech
Was Delivered to Gain
Ear of President Wilson

BY the Associated Press.
BASEL. Switzerland. January 26.-
Count Czernin. the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, after delivering his
CONTINUED On Second Page.)
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Publish Additional Raports.

While final plans were being made
yesterday for Mr.. Bakers appearance
at the Capitol, further disclosures of
Army conditions were made public in
additional published reports Of secret
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Bitter Campaign Is On.

The most interesting feature of the
German situation today. however. is
the campaign of the pan-German
fatherland party and the great popular
counter campaign. In countless cases
and in all the big cities the meetings
of that organization have been bro
ken up, to the accompaniment of
shouts for peace and singing of the
"Marseillaise."
The organizers of the meeting at
Stuttgart had to report to Hindenburg
that the gatherings were broken up
"by hostile masses. from whom came
even the cry Of Long live Trotzky""
Evening star., 1918-01-27
"Long Live Germany" Hooted.

At Munich the intending speakers at
a meeting tried to quiet the hostile ele-
ments by starting @ the singing of
Tagliche Rundschau reports. the sing
ers were shouted down by a large num-
Der Of persops. among whom were some
soldiers, and the "Marseillaise" was
speakers were constantly interrupted
by shouts Of I'VE won't have peace BY
force; we want peace by understanding
or nothing" Even one of the speakers
who shouted Long live Germany
evoked nothing but whistling and cat
calls, and the meeting finally broke up
with loud cheers for peace.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
OBJECTS SOUGHT.

OBJECTS SOUGHT.
Reduction of 80 per cent in
normal wheat consumption to
save 100,000.000 bushels.
Reduction of 10 per cent in
normal beef consumption. that
overseas shipments may be in
creased $4,000. 900 pounds month.
Reduction of 20 per cent in
normal pork consumption to in
crease exports 50.000.000 pounds.
Reduction of 10 per cent in
normal sugar consumption to
save 100000 to 100000 tons this
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Only Actual Savings Exported.

Mr.. Hoover laid emphasis on the fact
that only actual savings of foodstuffs are
to be exported; that no food will be sent
abroad which Is needed at home to main
tain the health and strength Of the peo-
pie.
amount of bread they eat. merely to use
less wheat -four in making their ordinary
allowance. In France the war bread
contains only about so per cent Of wheat
flour. and that -four Is milled to utilize 80
per cent Of the whole wheat, whereas
under the increased standard American
flour is to contain only "A per cent Of the
whole wheat.
Mr.. Hoover disclaimed any desire to
enter upon general price fixing, even II
the bill proposed by the War Trade Board
giving the government the necessary
powers should be passed. Price fixing
would be desirable, however, he said,
wf8fe the law of supply and demand has
ceased to operate because Of unusual con-
dtttons.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Quantity to Be Saved.

Mr.. Hoover estimates that observance
Of the regulations will save about 49,
100000 bushels of wheat a month for
shipment abroad. This will enable the
allies to subsist. although their ration
will be short. All Of the allies, and
the central powers as well. are on a
war bread diet now. Most Of the allies
are mixing about 40 per cent of corn
meal and other substitutes with wheat
flour in all bread baked. and all of
Europe is milling a large amount of
the whole wheat grain. Both France
and England have recently cut down
the bread ration by almost half
II the voluntary rationing system
fails in this country. it then. Mr.. Hoover
said, sis up to Congress. We have no
powers under the law to compel peo-
pie to eat less"
Evening star., 1918-01-27
HOOVER FOOD PLAN
FOR 1918 SAVINGS

Wheatless- days-Monday and
Wednesday.
Wheatless meals-One each
day.
Meatless day-Tuesday.
Meatless meals-One each day.
Porkless dayS-Tuesday and
Saturday. On porkless days all
pork products, even lard, are
barred.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
ARMY STARTS INQUIRY
INTO BIG NEWARK BLAZE
Home Guard of 100 Armed Men on
Duty at Shipbuilding Plant.
Militia Ordered Out.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j.. January ga rigid
military investigation of the fire at
Port Newark terminal today, which
caused a loss estimated at s1,500,0OO
at the United States quartermaster de-
partment supply depot and the Sub
marine Boat Corporation shipyard, was
ordered tonight by Maj. Gen. W. A.
Mann, commanding the Eastern Depart
ment. A commission of Army officers
will conduct the inquiry.
This step was taken, it was an
nounced. after Maj. Frank E. Lam
phere, in charge of the Quartermaster
Corps here, had interrogated scores of
persons. from whom nothing was learn
ed that could shed light on the origin
OF the flames.
Await Federal Soldiers.
The home guard of Kearney. N. J..
was called out tonight by Police Com :
missioner Davis, and more than one
hundred men, fully armed, were posted
in the neighborhood of the plants of the
Federal Shipbuilding Company and the
Foundation Company, close to the scene
of the fire. These men will remain on
guard until United States soldiers re-
lieve them.
Acting upon the request of r. B. Dali
zell, an inspector for the government
shipping board, Gov. Edge tonight or
dered a battlion of the New Jersey
guard to mount guard over the plant of
the Federal Shipbuilding Company.
Fifteen men and three women, who
were detained for Interrogation, were
released tonight. The authorities were
satisfied that they were in no way re-
sponsible for the fire.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Success Rests With People.

There Is no forcible limitation of pur-
chases by householders, and in this con-
nection the food administration says:
THE effectiveness Of these rules Is
dependent solely upon the good will OF
and the willingness Of the American
people to sacrifice. In the last analy-
sis the success or failure Of any such
plan as outlined rests with the people.
We have but one police force-the
american woman: and we depend upon
her to see that these rules are obeyed
by the small minority who may fail"
in the United States. about 100000
have signed the food administrations
pledge to follow its food conservation
directions. and food administration Of
fcials believe that the regulations will
be generally observed.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Present Corn Situation.

Such aFsituation now exists. he indi-
Gated, 81 the case Of corn. With q corn
crop oe 400, ,000, 900 bushels. larger by
7oe.oe9e0e than ever before harvested.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Shelters Under Ground.

Only enough explosive is kept on
hand to meet the demands for the day,
and the shelters are built for the most
mart underground, to localize explo-
sions There are eight bombproofs on
the island, and today's explosion was
of sufficient force to wreck only Nos. l
and 2.
That the loss Of life in the bomb
nroofs was not greater was due to the
70 1T that at noan about half Of the
usual number of employees in the three
Evening star., 1918-01-27

The identified dead:
William Caswell.
John Francis Murphy.
List Lacks Initials.
The official list of those unaccounted
for up to a late hour tonight did not
in many instances. contain the initials
The names were c. Burns. ~ Con-
molly. Spooner, D. Sullivan
Anderson, Matoza, -
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Frazier. Andrea, - Bailey
and C. Yeti.
The explosion occurred In bomb
proof No. 2, used as a drying room for
detonators after they have been filled
with illuminate of mercury. The deto-
nators are designed for setting on the
high explosives in torpedo heads.
The two men discovered alive in NO. ]
bombproof died before they could oe
reached. They were George Spooner and
Joseph Matoza The bodies were recov-
cred. 1t was believed at least three more
bodies were in the ruins.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

A bakers bread of mixed fiours, be-
ginning tomorrow, with per cent
substitution of other cereals for wheat
until 20 per cent substitution Is
reached February "a.
Sale by retailers to householders OF
for every pound of wheat -four pur-
chased at the time the wheat Hour is
bought
Sale by millers to wholesalers and
wholesalers to retailers Of only 70 per
cent of the amount Of wheat -four sold
last year.
Wheatless, Meatless, Pork1ess.
Two wheatless days a week-Monday
and Wednesday-and one wheatless
meal a day.
. One meatless day week-Tuesday-
and one meatless meal a day..
and Saturday.
Manufacturers of macaroni. spaghetti,
noodles, crackers and breakfast foods.
pie, cake and pastry will beSpermitted
to buy only 10 per cent of kheir last
years purchases, and are asked to per-
form a patriotic service by nsing sub
stitute f1ours- E
Flour will be sold through the regular
channels and in such a manner that each
community will receive its equivalent
share.
The food administration will purchase
for the Army and for the allies. as an
,n0unced recently. 80 per cent of the flour
output and out Of this store will fill
emergency requirements If stocks run
low in any part Of the country.
Rules for Millers.
Wheat millers are required to produce
one barrel of flour of 1856 pounds from
z64 pounds Of wheat, which represents
> ~ per cent flour. No patent of special
dours may be manufactured, although
whole wheat -four may be made as usual.
Hotels and restaurants will be classed
as bakeries and will be required to serve
the new Victory bread.
State food adm Illustrators will be per-
mitted to designate the wheatless meal
in each state. Where this is not done
the food administration requests that
the evening meal be observed as wheat
less.
The Presidents proclamation, be-
sides calling on the public for a fur
ther reduction in consumption, makes
q renewed appeal to the housewife to
stop the waste of food. 1t asks a gene
raj observance Of the food administra-
tion's regulations and calls on the peo-
pie in addition to hold down their con-
sumption of sugar.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Snow today or rain turning to snow:
much colder at night. Tomorrow fair
and cold.
Temperature for twenty four hours end.
ing 10 pm. last night: Highest. II, at IL
midnight yesterday; lowest, "a. at I'm.
yesterday.
Full ssSegt q pags 8.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Member of the Associated Press
Tho. Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to II not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All righta of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1918-04-20

The Prohteer

I hope the end of war is near
ing, and when the peace bells
chime, the men enriched by prof
iteering will have beastly time
Just now, in all the hurly burly,
they may put things across; by
profteering late and early. stack
up lot of dross. Just now they
may be undetected, we have so
much on hand, with countless
problems unexpected to solve and
understand. We are so busy chas-
ing traitors, unearthing evil spies,
we're wearing out our Sunday
CATERS, and skip the cheaper guys.
But soon or late they'll all be
spotted, no man can be exempt;
and they'll be beaten down and
swatted by honest mems con-
tempt. The open foe may be for
given, but pardon there'll be none
for him whose bargains all were
driven to help out Number One.
We may forgive the spy whose
labors were by his king ordained;
the work of one who bilks his
neighbors can never be explained.
When war is done, and clouds
have lifted, and Mars has sunk
to sleep, we'll see that all the
goats are sifted and sorted from
the sheep. Then happier the
ragged pauper, without a coin in
hand, than any man who thought
it proper to cheat his native land.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
NORTH CAROLINA STRONG
HORSE SHOW COMPETITOR
Washington and Virginia Horse
women Are Warned to Look to
Their Laure1s.

Washington and Virginia horsewomen
Red Cross meeting at Arlington Park
next week, for North Carolina has sent
up a competitor who promises-to make
things interesting in the hunting
classes. She Is Mrs. Robb ]. White OF
Tarboro. and besides being a skillful
rider she has four-year~old hunter.
Care Free. that is about the cleverest
jumping animal that has reached the
show grounds. Arriving in Washington
at noon yesterday, Mrs. White at once
took a taxi to Arlington, donned her
riding habit. took Care Free for a can
ter around the half-mile track and
then put him over the hurdles in the
show ring. The horse jumped in a
manner suggested by his name. In fact,
his clearences were unusually high and
indicated that he might be developed
into a high jumper of considerable
ability. Mrs. White was enthusiastic
over the layout OF the plant and pre-
dicted that 1t will become the homo Of
the greatest horse shows to be held
anywhere In the world.
There were many visitors at Airing
ton yesterday and the general interest
being taken in the preparations for the
snow - Iar sTealeI huaA lhdt VI any
previous year. With fair weather OBJ
tanning next week. 1t is believed the
show will be the means Of realizing a
good-sized fund for Red Cross work.
Singularly enough, the horse that has
attracted most attention thus far and
promises to mako reputation at the
meeting bears the name of Croix
Rouge, or Red Cross. She is a two
year-oid, owned by Henry T. Oxnard OF
Virginia, and she stepped an eighth Of
n mile yesterday in twelve seconds.
She is a half-sister to the sensational
Empress that won several Juvenile
stakes for James Butler last season.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
CITY ITEMS.
Important Notice to NavaH Reserves,


Important Notice to Naval Reserves.
A special intensive five weeks course
in Wireless Telegraphy will be started
tomorrow for Navy and Naval Reserve
mon. This course will cover tho prac-
tios Of the International Morse Code
and tho theory OF modern wireless ap-
paratus. Sufficient. knowledge can be
obtained in fve weeks to admit men to
the Harvard Radio School. maintained
Reserves are already studying wireless.
This Is an exceptional opportunity for
Naval Reserve men to obtain q higher
rating with higher pay. Classes will be
under the direction Of government
licensed instructors. A small tuition
fee will be charged. Open Sunday from
3 to 5 pm. for enrolment Enrollments
will be received Monday. April "a, UP to
$3.50 pm. National Radio School, 18th
and . SITS. NV. U. 8. Savings Bank
building.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
EASTERN HIGH GIVES CIRCUS.
Three Ring" Show and 3One-Aet
Play by Students.

Students of Eastern High School. in
place of their annual spring play, last
night at the school gave a circus with
all the attractions of the three-ring
show. A one-act play by Richard Hard
ing Davis. Peace Maneuvers," depict
ing a happening during an encampment
OF the New York state militia pre-
ceding the war. was also given. Harry
corporal in Squadron A, was
played by Charles Lyons; the parts Of
Buck Wiley and Ikey schwab. gunmen.
were played by Mahlow selby and
Virgil English: Lois Chaplin took the
part of Polly Warren. Ntnety-nve stu.
and girls glee club. took part in the
entertainment.
The final performance will be given
at the school tonight at 1880.
Evening star., 1918-04-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

All newcomers I'm the city are invited
to hear the illustrated lecture, 'The
Vicinity Of Washington" by Fdererick
H. Fishback. in the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, New York avenue
and II street northwest. at o'clock
Monday evening. The lecture will be
under auspices Of the women's war
service committee OF the church. The
lecture includes views Of Mount Vernon.
lAlexandria and numerous other points
within a short distance, of the city.
The Y. M. O. A. dramatic players. who
Ehave been touring the camps about
washington, will give a program OF
three one-act plays and dramatic read
ings before the Arts Club tomorrow
evening. The plays given will M be The
Coward, The Lash ,s,ns ans Tns written miss hv
lNino julius Maiori, director OF the
players.
| Lena NJ. MeGarry has filed suit In the
District Supreme Court to recover
sac. 600 damages from the Capital Trac-
/ tion Company She was crossing at Sd
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east November 1 last, when she was
struck by car and received injuries
requiring seven weeks Of hospital
treatment. She alleges she is perma-
tnently unable to perform her house
thoid duties"
] The annual spring flower and vege-
table show of the Takoma Park Hortt-
cultural. Improvement Club closed last
night in Takoma Public Library. Ex-
lhfbfts Of narcissus were shown by. MRS.
David Grifiths, DR.. D. N. Shoemaker.
lW r. Wight, Homer G. Skeels, G. G.
iCarroIl, B. L. Lewton and others. Ben
Morrison took first. second and third
prizes for the most artistic baskets A
handsome basket OF danodhs from Mrs.
IGrifiths, not in the competition, was
given special mention.
Mrs,. Samuel e. WinsIow. wife Of Rep
lresentatiye Winslow OF Massachusetts,
gave her residence yesterday for the
concert Of the Friday Morning Club,
M.A Window played Is several violin n
lDebussy numbers In the plano groups
.lby Mrs. Helen Corbin Heinl In re-
sponse to an encore Mra Heinl played
q nocturns by Grieg. Miss Katherine
Lee Jones Of the National Cathedral
School sang some effective French
songs.
Albert Gordon. colored, forty-hve
years old, 426 P street. employed at q
Inew building at Vermont avenue and
n street, about o'clock last night be-
came i'll at his place OF employment
and died before q physician could reach
him. His death was due to natural
causes.
ii Serx<, Charles HoGmans u. Q. quarter
master department.. in charge Of the
Igoverument wharf at water and
II streets southwest, waR taken 70 the
shospitsl- ~ NashinStnN bauaclz Aboui
Evening star., 1918-04-20
PRUssIAN THEORY OF STATE
To Be Subject Of Lecture by Prof.
W. W. Willoughby,

W. W. willoughby. professor Of po-
litical science at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. will speak at the annual meet
ing Of the Phi Beta Kappa Association
in the District Of Columbia, on '.The
Prussian Theory Of the State" at the
University Club Monday at $3.50 pm.
Prof. willoughby has long been a
recognized authority on matters of con-
stitutional and administrative law. and
is q well known writer and lecturer
on these subjects. All members of Phi
Beta Kappa are cordially invited to at
tend.