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The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
BOMBS WRECK ART
in ANCIENT PADUA
Italian City Victim of Three Sue
cessive Raids by Airmen.

Padua. Jan. 1.-The third successive
night air raid here scattered havoc.
The front of the Sixteenth Century
Cathedral was demolished. The Bas-
hica Of st. Anthony, where the body
of st. Anthony of Padua is buried,
lost its bronze doors and the sepulcher
Of st. Anthony was missed narrowly
by a bomb.
Donatello's famous equestrian statue
of General Gattamelata, before the
Santo, had been removed. but the base
also the work of Donatello, was dam
aged severely.
The paintings and frescoes In the
Santo by Titan and other masters
were torn and scratched. The rose
windows and the Renaissance stained
glass were shivered. The building op-
posite the Santo was destroyed
A pilgrimage to the sepulcher of
st. Anthony was in progress when
the bombs struck the Santo. The ca
thedral was struck above the gable
facade, the entire gable and the up
per part of the facade falling in the
street.
Tn raiders came at three different
times. Twenty zncendiary bombs were
drepped.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
POISON GAS KILLS
FIRST U. S. SOLDIER
Private Morris w. Barnhill Victim
Other Deaths Reported.

The first American soldier victim of
German poison gas was Private Nor
ris w. Barnhill. according to an an
nouncement from Gen. Pershing yes
terday. Eight other deaths. all from
natural causes, were reported at the
same time. The casualties follow:
Army Field Clerk Daniel ]. Hayes,
pneumonia; emergency address, Mrs.
Caroline NJ. Hayes, 81 Lowell street,
Springfield. Mass.
Private Frederick O. Johnson. En-
gineers, pneumonia; Magnus Johnson
0ather). R.. F. d. No. 4. Goodwin,
Ark.
Private Homer Moore. Motor Truck
Company. ammunition train, ruptured
liver: Mrs. Carrie NJ. Mcbride
Cmothep, Miami. Okla.
Bugler Frederick f. Palmer. Gun
Battalion, pneumonia; w. A. Palmer
0ather). Ocean avenue. West Haven,
Conn.
Private Ernest Canon, Stevedore
Regiment. pneumonia: Lucy Wilson
(grandmother), r. F. d. No. 2. States
horo. Ga.
Private Morris W. Barnhill. infantry
gas asphyxiation: B. NJ. Haydel
Cuncle), Elizabeth, La.
Private Ernest r. Windsor. Medi-
cal Department. Ambulance Company
pneumonia: Martha Windsor (mother)
Athens, Ohio.
Private Shed Tate. Labor Company
meningitis: Terpie Jenkins (motheTl
Como, Miss.
Private Eli George. Engineers. pneu
monia; ]. w. George (brother, Su'
quamish, Wash.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
TWO KILLED, SEVEN
HURT IN EXPLOSION
Four-Inch Tube Bursts in Phila-
delphia Navy Yard.

Two men were killed. six severely
burned and one slightly injured.
when a four-inch tube in a boiler at
the Philadelphia Navy YARD exploded
yesterday morning, according to ad-
vices to the Navy Department. The
explosion is believed to have been due
to a defective tube. The dead:
f. P. Seldom colored, coal handler.
Alexander Johnson, coal handler.
Severely burned:
William Gay. fireman.
Henry Wordson. coal passer.
Hamp Butler. coal passer.
Coleman Grays, coal passer.
William B. Boyd, fireman.
Joe Seldom, coal passer.
Archie Morgan, a coal handlers was
slightly burned. All were residents
Of Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
SEIZE COAL FROM TRUCK.

New York. Jan. l.-Robcrt- Johns
ton, driver OF coal truck belonging
to Hencken & Wellenbrock. stopped
his automobile in front OF a house
liver a ton Of fuel. One hundred and
fifty men and women rushed upon the
truck and carried the coal away IN
sacks and coal buckets and even in
their arms. Johnston called police
ton. but before they arrived the
coal had been swept up and carried
away. scarcely a bueketfui rspain-
ing.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
HOOVER NEXT
TO QUIZZED
Congressional Investigations
Will Be Resumed, with
Food as Chief Star.

-Four investigations will be resumed
today after a lapse over New Years
Day.
Sensations are expected from two.
These are the food and fuel investiGa-
ton and the inquiry inio Wan Depart
paent ahairA
After four postponements Herbert
c. Hoover, Food Administrator, will
take the stand before the manufac-
lures committee, which is delving into
the sugar situation. Mr.. Hoover and
Senator Reed, of Missouri. do not ad'
mire each other and the Missourian
will conduct the cross examination.
Questions to be asked Hoover will
concern allegations that his depart
ment and the sugar trust are toe
friendly
In the War Department investga'
ton, Charles Eisenmann OF the supply
committee OF the Council Of Nationa
Defense will testify before the Senate
Military Affairs COMMITTEES. Gen
Sharpe, Q. "a. D., has said that tht
supply committee makes contracts
and he signs them.
Mr.. Eisenmann will be asked th'
particulars of his endorsement on th'
Base Asserting Company, which ar
ranged to sort scraps from uniforms
at cents per pound. The witnesses
said cents would have been fail
charge.
A man named Kaplan. one Of tn
organizers of the company. is said Il
be a brother of another Kaplan, Wit
is an assistant TO Eisenmann.
Another investigation is that relatint
to the Shipping Board. Charles ;
Page. a member of the board, prob
ably will resume his testimony behint
closed doors. The fact that Presiden
Wilson paid a personal call upoi
Chairman Hurley Saturday and dis
cussed the situation is taken as an in
dication that the proceedings will b
lively.
The fourth investiga ation-that OF tn
Senate Interstate Commerce Commit
! tee into the recent report OF the In
, terstate Commerce Commission oI
! railway control-will have one Of tn
| commissioners as a witness.
Still another investigation. involving
Senator La Follette's St. Paul speech
will be resumed January S, Senate
, Pomerene says.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
OFFICERS DOWNFALL
MADE U. S. navy DRY
Secretary's Wife Tells Why Drink
l. Was Banned.

Philadelphia, Jan. Mrs. Josephus
Daniels, wife of the Secretary of the
Navy, today disclosed why the Sec
retary's order before the war, elimi-
mating intoxicating liquors from Of
ficers mess in the navy was issued.
The order, she said, was brought
about by the case Of a young officer.
whose court-martial for being intoxi-
Gated Mr.. Daniels had approved.
"A young officer had been court
martialed for being intoxicated" said
Mrs. Daniels. "and Mr., Daniels had
approved of the court-martial sentence
when an uncle of the boy, a member
of the Society of Friends. came inke
my husbands Office and upbraided
him for having approved the SEN
tence. He said that the boy, did not
know what the taste of liquor was
until he went into the navy.
MY husband then issued his order
feeling that 1t was right for him to
do so, even II It only meant the well
fare of one young officer
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
SNEDES
/ TO CONSERVE
FOOD SUPPLY
Premiev Eden Also Calls
for New League Of
! Nations.
BY CARL LUNDBERG. ..
Special Cable to Warrington Herald
and New York Tribune.

Stockholm. Sweden, Jan. Eden.
in his first speech since he became
Premier, gave a grave warning in re-
gard to the food situation. He said
the years crops not only had failed,
but had given even less grain than
had been expected.
The Premier showed a considerable
change In his foreign policy. After
reviewing the events of 1917 he SAID:
THE terrible shaking up of the
world has had effects from which
neither We nor other nations can
withdraw. 1t will force to the fore
the immense problem of a new and
better International order, which may
prevent a renewal of the present ca
tastrophe. All nations, belligerent
and neutral. small and great, must
collaborate in this work, since II is In
the cause Of all humanity. The wal
has also disclosed a lack of domes-
tic organizations. 1t is most gener'
ally felt that great change is COM
ing over the whole of the Occidental
world. the Importance of which can
not yet be grasped."
Peace Far on.
Speaking Of Russia, the Premier
said: 1.-THE chances of general
peace seem at present as dark a.
ever" Concerning commercial ex-
change with the central powers. tho
Premier explained that the resum-
ing of negotiations for obtaining
coal and other necessaries had re.
suited in a new agreement that ex'
ceeded compensations formerly
given to Sweden.
No compensation whatever IN
food stuffs or imported goods haf
been granted nor in coal, potatoe,
and small quantities of oils anC
grains which the central poweri
had promised. The lack of foddel
obliged the country to reduce it,
stock of horses of which a certain
number, the Premier said, woulC
be exported to Germany, agains
compensations of salt. coal, analin,
dyes and lubricators. From tn,
allies the Premier said he expect
ed grains and other necessities
while he hoped for a special agree
ment permitting Sweden to Obtain
II, 600 toas of American goods. Re
gaFding. the Aland Islands, he sait
The Swedish government is en-
deavoring to settle this question
relying on the treaty of 1856, anC
also on a better basis and Sc
curity."
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
PROVES HE'S
NOT YELLOW
Young Soldier Shows Gen
eral He Has Plenty
of Courage.

With the American Army In France
Jan. 1.-The merest suggestion that
he was afflicted with a yellow
streak" sent the youngest soldier OF
a certain regiment through the finae
of the hardest test of training today
He passed with flying colors. His
company was going through the final
gas mask drili in gas-filled cham
Der. The soldiers call it the cham
ber of horrors
When it came his turn to go through
this drill the youngster. who had
been kidded continually by his com-
rades about the dangers" in the gas
chamber, which, in fact, is only filleo
with tear gas, dropped in a dead faint
at the entrance. The company's cap
tain looked at him the moment the
youngster had come to life. Said the
captain with a contemptuous sneer:
why, so you're yellow-streaked
eh?'
Captain CengratuIates.
The young soldier Strengthened up
saluted and asked permission to try
again. This second time he succeeded
in passing through the chamber, but
tainted while coming out
He begged the captain for a third
opportunity, which was granted. Or
the third trial he passed through the
ordeal, emerging safely. and ever
managed to smile. The captain con-
graduated him immediatly, with
drawing his charge of yellow
streak"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
TON OF MAIL LOST
In CATSKILL FIRE
Block of Buildings Destroyed with
Loss of $l50.000.

Catskill, N. Y, Jan. IA block of
buildings in this village was destroyed
by fire this morning. The loss is more
than $150,OOO.
The fire broke out in the Nelida The
ater and quickly spread until the post
oftice, Republican and Democratic
headquarters, the Savings and Loan
Association building. several stores
and few living apartments were
afiame.
More than a ton of mail was lost.
Dynamite used to raze the framework
of the postoffice building shattered
window panes and showcases along
Main street. The Union Mills, on
Water street, making sweaters for the
government, also took fire, but the
blaze there was confined to the roof.
Firemen working in Il below zero
temperature suffered frozen hands,
feet and faces.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
BAKER TO ASK
FOR$5O,OOO,OOO
That Amount Proposed for
Development of Inland
Waterways.

Legislation looking to the immediate
utilization Of the inland waterways
of the country to assist in the war
transportation will be submitted to
Congress within the next fortnight.
Secretary of War Baker Is now at
work completing a draft of recon-
mendations decided upon after con-
ferences with members of the Ship
ping Board ana the army engineers.
1t is planned to ask for 100000 for
the construction of a great fleet OF
barges to be used ont he canals and
rivers to supplement the rail trans
portation.
Investigation Already Made.
Chairman Edward n. Hurley, of the
Shipping Board, has requested Charles
Piez, of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration. to give the problem his aid
and Senator Reed already has named
the figure for the appropriation. In
vestigations of the possibilities of the
rivers and canals already have beer
made by the Corps of Engineers. oi
which Gen. william NJ. Black. is y
charge. and a report submitted to the
War Department. This has been ap'
proved by the Secretary of War.
President Wilson already has di'
rected the appropriation of money
for the construction of vessels fol
the upper Mississippi; but asid'
from this there has been littl,
progress.
The greatest need, II is held, il
for large numbers of tugs to mov'
the baI ges. The government ha!
commandeered the greatest numbe,
of tugs. Some have been sen
across the ocean and others ar,
used in coastwise work. With 1
large feet of tugs, there are score,
of vessels an western rivers tina
very probably will be commander
cd and turned to service on eastern
canals and rivers.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
FLAMES SPREAD BY EXPLOSIONS IIPERII all NORFOLK
Huns Put Belgian
Boys in Trenches
Under Intense Fire

London.-A Reuter dispatch says
that the Germans are forcing Bel
gian boys of IL and 13 to work
in the trenches under intense bonn
bardment.
The unfortunate boys are only al
lowed to leave their work for a
few hours on Sundays. Several
were killed and others wounded
during the recent battles. The
correspondent believes that the Bel
gian government will ask the
King of Spain TO intervene and
endeavor to put an end to these
abominable cruelties.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
GOMPERSSAYS
LABOR MUST
HELP WIN WAR
A. F. Of L. President in New
Year S Statement Advises
Full Cooperation.

Organized labor must bend every
EFFORT TO aid in winning the war
against Germany and at the same TINE
"see to il that the spirit and methods
of democracy are mainland within
our own country" Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, dclared in a New Year
statement to "all organized labor, .
made public last night.
ITO prevent the possibility of au-
tocratic forces winning IN this world
conflict feel that 1t is the duty Of
the officers, the representatives and
oraginzers of the American labor
movement" Mr.. Gompers said. ito
do everything within their power to
make IL plain to the rank and file
and citizenship of this country what
is involved in the war as well as the
obligation that devolves upon all citi-
zens.
s'Tn the struggle there is not an ele-
ment that constitutes the nation but
has a part and an influence and will
either support the government or will
hinder the conduct of the war.
workers Have Part.
The group of nations that can fur
nish the most adequate and effective
agencies with which to conduct the
war" Mr.. Gompers continued. will
win. The walkers have a part in this
war co-equal with he soldiers and
sailors on the ships and in the
trenches.
Continuous production is an indis-
pensable prerequisite to production OF
necessary war supplies.
War means victory for our cause
or danger to the very existence of our
nation.
with our nation at stake, individ-
uals cannot interpose opposition to the
war-a war declared by the will of the
nations representatives.
Under the exigencies of war. oppo-
sition to the war declared by consti-
tuted authority becomes treason.
TT is a time that requires serious
consideration of words and actions.
THE period of readjustment of the
social and economic organization of
the country due to the war;" Mr..
Gompers said, rs a critical one for
labor. The whole purpose and spirit
Of our government aud our social in
stitutions may BE- perverted if funda-
mental principIes OF freedom are not
maintained while the change is taking
place.
Tt deyolves," he continued, upon
CONTINUED ON PACE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
GERMANS WIN
BACK GROUND
NEAR CAMBRIA
Take $50 Prisoners in
Raid on New Brit
!. ish Lines.
Special Cable TO The WashingteB
Herald and New York Tribune.

Special Gable to The Waskingt0n
Herald and New York Tribune.
London, Jan. 1.-The Germans, in
local attacks yesterday, won addi-
tional ground from the British south
Of Cambria and increased the num-
her of their prisoners to 40. the Ber-
lin war office announced today. Field
Marshal Haig makes no mention or
this action. which the German state
ment locates between Marcoing and
Lavacquerie, the scene of the recent
heavy fighting for the possession oil
Walsh Ridge, which Gen. Byng re-
ported yesterday was entirely in the
hands of his troops.
Sharp artillery actions have broken
out on the front south Of Lens and
Monchy. A strong reconnoitering
thrust was delivered by the British at
the latter point last night, but was
broken up without gaining its OBJ
iect. Berlin declares.
Artillery DaeIs Reported.
At many other places along the
front, especially in the Champagne
and north of Verdun, the artillery
actions increased in intensity, but
Drought M S-@S
snow in some regions is six feet deep
on both the British and French fronts
there is little possibility Of exten-
sive infantry operations by either
side for some time to come.
At the dawn of the new year, the
Italian army on the Piave scored
a new success of considerable i'm
portance over the Austro-German
invaders. In a combined artillery
and infantry attack Of overwhelm-
ing power, they forced the enemy
to. retire from the only ground he
held on the western bank of the
Piave, at Zenson. where he FIRST
established himself on November
IL The operation was begun last
Thursday, and before the old year
died out the entire bend of censor
was again in the hands Of the ItAl'
ians, except for some sections OF
the inundated region of the Piavt
delta, the Teutons are now con-
fined entirely to the eastern bank
of the stream.
French Smash Hun Lines
In the resion Of Monte Tonaba
'-wke'f4 tkk Essssch forces smashed
through the Teuton lines on Sun
day, violent artillery duels con
tinued throughout the day. but thu
Austrians made no effort to regain
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
WAR WAR MATERIAL
MAGNATES ASK
HEIGHTENED TAX
Producers Complain Reve,
nue. Measures Defeat
Own Purpose.

Measures to raise war funds may
block war progress. This is the dec
laration Of oil, coal. lead, zinc. lum-
Der, gold and silver operators, gath
cred here to start a protest on the
excess profits tax law.
This law, they declared, Il extreme
ly likely to hold up mining opera
tions throughout the West and North
west, because. they say, 1t discour-
ages increased production. and in.
creased production, especially in oil
and lumber, Is vital to the prosecu-
ton of the war.
At the American Mining Congress
headquarters are:
For oil and gas interests-John J.
Shea, Oklahoma, and T. A. Dimes
Colorado.
Coal operators-A. G. Dickson. Penn
sylvania, and Herbert Pope. Illinois
Lumbermen-Oscar Z. Waer. Mich.
igan, and Massey Holmes. Missouri
Western lead producerERavene
Macbeth. Idaho. and A. G. Macken-
zie. Utah.
Gold and silver miners-GovernoI
E. D. Boyle, Nevada, and Alber,
Burch, California.
Missouri Valley lead and zinc op-
erators-A. Scott Thompson, Okla
homa, and Victor Rakowsky. Missis-
sippi. ..,~ -
= U-Boats to Blame.
With the American and British
navies eating up as much oil in sub
marine chasing as the American Oh
wells can provide, and with Mexican
oil production and shipments FIRE,
quently in jeopardy. heavily increased
production 10 essential Late last
summer oil men were busy every
where sinking new wells and keep
ing old ones at a maximum flow.
With the enactment of the exces.
profits law operators lost their enthu,
siasm, it is declared. and capital be,
came harder to obtain.
Conservative operators are com
PEELED to pay higher rates proper
tionally than operators with big stocE
capitalization, it is asserted, and thu
conservative operators are the ones
who produce oil and coal
Committeeman now plan to get iI
touch with members of the House
Ways and Means Committee to per
suade them to revise the law.
Put Up to Congress.
The operators assert they wish t.
be assured of reasonable profits anG
intend to urge on Congress the fol.
lowing considerations:
That mineral oil and gas leases are
tangible property and should be sc
construed for taxation purposes;
That individuals engaged in pros
pecting for oil and minerals should bt
considered as engaged in business
having no invested capitar' or merely
nominal capital"
That under the act the revenue com.
missioner has power to determine the
proportion of income of an oil or min.
ing business, which shall be consid,
cred as excess profits, without requir
ing each taxpayer to determine on in
vested capital:
That proceeds from the sale of stocl
to raise money for development anC
operation expenses should not be helC
as the income.
With the need for oil, coal and lum
ber. especially so vital, the operator.
feel sure they will be able to Obtain
an amendment to the tax law tina
will not hinder production.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
HYLAN NOW MAYOR;
CEREMONIES SIMPLE
New York's Lid to Be "Rivetted
Down Tight" Says Bugher.

New York, Jan. John F. Hylan.
New York's new mayor, was inducted
into office today with the simplest
ceremonies that probably ever mark
ed the incoming of a New York
mayor.
Three outstanding features impress
ed themselves upon the crowd which
thronged the city hall.
These were the mayors Jeffersonian
simplicity, his pronunciamento that
appointees TO responsible office are to
keep office hours from 9 TO and look
for no raises in salary, and the an
nouncement by Mayor Hylan's new
police commissioner. Capt. Frederick
Alexander Bugher. that New York s
lid is to be ''rivetted down tight"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
MIDDLE WEST In
GRIP OF BLIZZARD

Chicago, Jan. IA snowstorm said
to be the worst experienced in half
q century enveIoped the Middle West
today and is continuing tonight with
out. abatement. The storm extends
to the Mississippi River, and to the
Ohio Valley on the south. In some
sections -the snow has reached a
depth Of over two feet.
Transportation lines are badly Grip
pied. Some are expected to be en-
tirely tied up tomorrow. Trains from
the East arrived here from to IL
hours behind schedule.
Some suffering has been reported
owing to the inability of merchants to
deliver goods. Efforts to clear tbs
streets of snow today proved futile
as il fell faster than it could be re-
moved
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
Oh, Boy, Twill Be
Much Warmer Today

Washingtonians. for the moment
take heart! For the moment is said
advisedly. Today will be warmer
quotes the official bulletin.
Close on the heels of this good
news, however. comes ''snow." Gin
creased cloudiness'' and winds be-
coming northwest" ..............
Early yesterday morning the tenn
perature dropped to one degree be-
low zero, but as the day progressed
it climbed steadily until at midnight
it was well near sixteen degrees
above. Up to this hour seventeen
degrees above zero was the highest
temperature recorded for the day.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
Two Men Arrested.


Two men with German names are
being held by the Federal authorities.
and scores of suspects are being
rounded 0p and examined by repre-
sentatives of the Department o. Jus
tice and the Secret Service.
Two entire blocks Of the city are
laid waste, and some Of the finest
buildings. including the famous Mon
ticello Hotel. are In ruins. The darn~,
age is estimated at between S,HB. .Ge
and S .OCO.GI0. One fireman was killed
and half a score have been injured
by falling walls.
That the fire was Of incendiary
origin appears certain, officials de-
clare. Successive explosions occurred
during the day in the hre-sWept area.
and each time the flames, partly
under control, would gain fresh
headwsy in consequence. Late To-
night the conhagTasion -'ss believed
q bsesafely in check
zee Hotel Guests Escape.
Seven hundred guests OF the Aionti-
cello ESCAPED safely in the esriy hours
ol Nut HilLIllhb.
, Soldieys. sailors and members Of the
J Home Guard worked untiringly dur
/ ing the early morning hours and
throughout the day. assisting the fire
men and getting people from burn
/ inE buildings.
The narrow streets made It difficult
I TO head of the advancing flames.
and falling walls threatened repeat
I edly to bury the fre-nghters.
That the big docks along the wats-
| front we're spared is due 10 the fact
| that the wind blew steadily away
= from the harbor and the warehouse
1 district. The custom house. a block
| from the scene. was not threatened
Hugo Schmidt and II. X. Lessic
| suspected OF having started tbs
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.