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New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Secret Service
Bureaus Plan to
Work in Unison
They Seek to Coordinate
Efforts of Four Govern
ment Departments

WASHINGTON. March 6.-Represen-
tatives of the various government bu-
reaus of investigation and secret ser
vice were called into conference to-day
at the Department of Justice to discuss
means OF coordinating their work and
eliminating duplication in the ferret
ing out of enemy agents.
These meetings have been held
weekly for nearly two months, IT was
disclosed to-day. although heretofore
care has been taken to maintain sec
recy Officials finally consented to
publication of the facts. after it be-
came evident that propaganda was be-
ing conducted throughout the country
for consolidation Of the bureaus by
societies devoted to national defence
and security.
Represented at these conferences are
the Department of Justices Bureau OF
Investigation. the largest of the gov
ernment's secret service agencies; the
Intelligence Bureau of the Army, Navy
and State departments, respectively
and the Treasury's Customs Bureau
and Secret Service.
At these conferences representatives
of the different bureaus discuss par
ticqar phases of espionage cases III
whikh they are interested and obtain
suggestions or side lights on the sit
uations from heads of other bureaus
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Employees Urge Civil
Service Appeal Bill
President of City Commission
Opposes Final Jurisdiction
in Courts
1Stnf Correspondencel

ALBANY, March .-Representative
Of every variety of public employe in
the state appeared before the Senate
Civil Service Committee to-day to urge
favorable action on the bill Of Senator
James j. Walker, of New York, giving
dismissed Civil Service employees the
right Of appeal to the courts.
The chief objection came from James
f. MacBride, president of the New York
Civil Service Commission. He said that
the measure, if enacted into law, would
lead TO serious complications. He said
that if the bill were amended so that
New York City employees would have to
make their appeal to the Civil Service
Commission it would be less objection
able.
Mr.. MacBride, who appeared as the
representative of the Hylan admins
tration, also objected to the bill intro
duced by Senator Charles Murphy, OF
Brooklyn, which seeks to prevent poll
ticians from playing with the Civil Ser
vice. The Murphy bill provides that
when Civil Service position is changed
from the exempt to the competitive
class it cannot be again placed in the
exempt class.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Control of Roads
Is Now Fixed at FL
Months After War
Rate Making Authority
Only Point To Be Set
tied by Conferrees

WASHINGTON. March 6.-Conferrees
CT the Senate and the House on the
Administration railroad control bill
worked until late hour tonight to
draft final agreement. Only one i'm
portant question, the rate-making au-
thorlty. remained to be settled.
Although the conferrees worked until
after II o'clock they were-unable to
adjust their differences over rate max
ing authority and adjourned until to-
morrow. They expect to break the
deadlock then. but the delay may pre-
vent final action on the conference re-
port by Congress until next week.
In lieu OF the House provision giving
the President rate-making authority
and the Senate plan authorizing the
president to initiate rates subject ia
The approval of tha Interstate Com
merce Commission, the conferrees took
ur compromise which would empower
the President to appear by representa-
1--WE before the commission in the sug-
gestion OF rates needed to increase the
carriers revenues.
Another question before the confer.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
McAdoo Announces
Oversubscription

WASHINGTON. March 6.-Oversub-
scription of the issue of $500, 100000
Treasury certificates of indebtedness,
subscriptions for which closed yester
day was announced tonight by Secre-
tary McAdoo The certificates were the
first to bear an interest rate of 4 "a
per cent and were issued in prepara-
tion for the third Liberty Loan.
subscriptions in every district ex-
cept Philadelphia equalled or exceeded
the tentative quota" said Secretary
McAdoo's statement. Larger sub
scriptions Of the New York banks were
scaled in order to enable allotment in
full to be made to other subscribers.
The tentative New York quota of S194,-
100000 was largely in excess of its
quota on the basis Of the resources of
the New York district, and it is a
source Of particular qualification that
the subscriptions in other districts
have shown such substantial improve
mcnt. This means healthy dstrbu-
tion Of the certificates. which will
strengthen the whole financial posi-
ton"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Government Operation
OF Packing Industry Urged
Before Senate Committee

WASHINGTON, March G. Govern
ment control and operation of the pack
ing industries during the war was sug
gestcd by Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, to-
day before the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee.
Hank Reid, editor of Chicago stock
journal, was testifying on the shortage
Of food, particularly in meat.
Don't you think it eventually will
be necessary for the government to
take over the packing industries and
operate them ?" asked Senator Kenyon.
Yes, do" Reid replied, adding that
the packers are controlling the meat
supply and debating prices.
Il believe President Wilson's blind
side is farming and the farmers" Reid
said. ''In nothing he has written or
said is there anything to indicate he
has sympathetic understanding Of the
interests of farmers. believe that
Mr.. Hoover and Secretary Houston
would do a lot of things if President
Wilson would let Them
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
German Quotes Baker
To Prove America
Is Still Unprepared
!, Arthur S. Draper
II rnbuas Special Cable servics)

tHDuas SDT-ld Od0te cc1'Icot
LONl y, March G.-Maior Gaedke,
the far = German military writer Of
the "Br 'er lurgerzeitune," continues
to give tier sting comment on Secre-
tary B ker's testimony before the
United z.es Senate Military Commit
tie. ano also an insight into the kind
ns infor alton supplied to the German
people Il NJ Gaedke writes as toi-
lows:
The IS looking forward with
anxiety spring campaign For
they ca no and really do not hope
that .hs ed States's helr will make
ID for IS OF the Russian army.
"If ne has doubts on this,
Bakers ~ nent 10 the Congre essional
commit ould have opened his eyes.
He evid, 4, passed some painful hours
there MESSED thar, after yeals
Of prep :, n. the American army was
not yet q =; that il lacked rifles and
guns, result, was not trained
The lendous gaps in the equip
ment =, : troops in training camps
he va ed 20 admit, and the com
mittee "a contested the statement
tha. GODS in France we're fully
eeaipa J. ir other words, few ten
thousa !, Of trooIs had been sent to
France ueterly unprepared, to deceive
the @y Of the world and perhaps
frighn., rs
I'VE DO rot mean 70 deny that troops
are agaiT being sent across-and they
think Il cry wicked for us not to be
willing :, grant them cafe passage
but these mere fractions, perhaps a
second dr'sion, which are being sent
over, are only driblets and can only in
creage ne casualty list.
''In fea of our submarines, these
troops are being sent by various routes.
oy way os London, Bordeaux and La
Rochelle. But no large bodies Of
American soldiers Will be brought over
this way IN the near future. The enemy
Will haze 70 fight the decisive bat
Ties without any noteworthy help from
acroza The Atlantic
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Movie" Actor Jailed for
Sending Liquor to Soldiers

For the next year Howard Blake.
self-styled motion picture actor. Will
spend his time in the Mercer County
Jail wondering why he supplied two
uniformed soldiers with "a flask of
whiskey. Judge Martin T. Manton, in
the Federal District Court yesterday.
sentenced Blake to twelve months after
Assistant United States District Attor-
ney Lawrence H. Axman had recounted d
how Blake met two soldiers in East
Fourteenth Street on the night of Feb
ruary % and gave them the liquor.
1t was also testified at the trial that
Blake had been convicted seven times,
once for impairing the morals of a
minor and for petit larceny
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Trade Board Accuses
Sears, Roebuck & Co.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Complaint
was issued to-day against Sears, Roe
buck & Co., of Chicago, by the Federal
Trade Commission, charging unfair
methods of competition in the conduct
of its business.
The complaint summons the firm to
answer a charge that it had advertised
sugar for sale at three to four cents
a pound. actually at a loss, but only
upon condition that certain amounts OF
other groceries be purchased, for
WHICH a sufficient price was charged to
make profit on the combined sale.
The complaint further charges that
Sears Roebuck g. Co.. with the purpose
Of iniuring competitors, has circulated
catalogues representing the quality OF
merchandise sold by its competitors as
inferior.
The complaint charged that the low
price on sugar was made for the pur--
pose of lessening competition and
creating a monopoly.
A hearing has been set for April II
CHICAGO, March e.-Oficials of
sears.Roebuck & Co. said to-day that
the sale of sugar by the plan com
tlained of by the Federal Trade Com
mission was discontinued last June
when q shortage of sugar became ap-
parent.
ave cooperated with the Fedora
food administration at that time and
stopped the plan of sale" SAID ). K
Scott. of the Wholesale grocery depart
ment. 1--WE are at loss to understand
why a complaint should be made al
this time"
julius Rosenberg, head of Sears-Roe
buck g. Co., is one of the governments
S1-a-year men in Washington and {
prominent member of the advisory com
nittee of the Council of National De
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Britain Is Now on
Shortest Rations.
Says Lord Reading

Though supplies for our allies are
moving more freely than they were
when the congestion of freight at
American ports reached climax early
in the year, Britains stock of food is
still meagre. This was the outstand-
ing fact developed at meeting yes
terday, at which Lord Reading, Ambas-
sador and Minister Plenipotentiary of
Great Britain to the United States and
high commissioner in this country,
discussed war problems with newspaper
men.
"The food situation is as serious as
war" said Lord Reading. "and we are
now on the closest rations. The short
age is, however, being relieved by the
supplies ycu are sending us, especially
cereals
Food shipments now are being given
the right Of way, but munitions and
other supplies are going across as rap
idly as cargo space becomes available.
Whatever food there is, Lord Read
ing added. is being equally divided un-
der the rationing plan, which, he said,
had the advantage of putting the rich
and the poor on q parity. The former r
can no longer outbid the latter for sup
plies, as every one is getting a fair
share and no more. The chief short
ages at present are in meat butter and
sugar.
"Surely reed not tell you" he con-
tinued, chow beholden We are TO Amer
lea for supplies, moro particularly for
food at this moment and during the
last few months. The value to the
Allies of these exports is lncalculable.
Representatives of France and Italy
have been working in close cooperation
with me at Washington, and we have
found the greatest good will and re-
ceived the greatest assistance from
both Mr.. McAdoo and Mr.. Hoover.
Il have been much impressed since
have been here by the eagerness of the
American people to respond to the ap-
MEALS of Mr.. Hoover for conservation
Of food supplies"
The feeling among all British troops
and people with regard to the war, ne
stated. is that they must hold on tt
the end and shall do so until JUS
and durable peace has been obtained.
When Lloyd George made his IVA
aim" speech to representatives of Brit
ish trades unions in the fore part o
January. it was only after he had con
suited all classes of British society
and had obtained the opinions of labo
leaders, party leaders, including Ear
Grey and Mr. Asquith, as well as rep
resentatives Of the various British
dominions, as far as it was possible t.
reach them.
His statement Of war aims was thu
thoroughly representative of Britisl
opinion, and was in substantial accor
with that made by President Wilson
dax OR TWO thereafter
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Georgia Senator Refuses to
Vote for Measure
as 1t Stands
Objects to Precedent
Would Further Reduce Pro-
visions; New Substitutes
Offered | y Senators
lStaf Cor espondenceI

WASHINGTON, March 6.-After in
PRODUCING d substitute for the Overman
hill granting the President blanket au-
+boritv TO make changes In the execu-
tive machinery, Senator Hoke Smith,
of Georgia. announced fatty to-day
that he would not vote for the bill as
= WAS reported to the judiciary Com
r,;ttee by the Overman subcommittee
Trio sub-commi tee drew some of the
.oo+h of the bill as it came from the
White House. but Senator Smith would
s-aw still more. He would contine the
.u+horitv granite entirely to changes
-,;.b;, the War nd Navy departments
Il will be recai ed that this blanket
nover bill was first sent to the Demo-
.~a,ic leader Of the Senate, Mr.. Martini
- Virginia, by the President, and that
~. Martin refused to introduce it
Offer. New Substitute
Another substitute for the Overman
tiiI was offered in today's meeting OF
-br Judiciary Committee. This was by
Senator Sterling, of South DAKOTA, and
rrovided that changes could be made
rnder the bill only inside departmental
lines. This would prevent the transfer :
o. particular bureau or function for
instance from one department to an
other.
Senator Hoke Smith introduced new
bill in the form of an amendment to
the Overman m assure in which much
II, ri O+ hp
as drafted by the President, was pre-
served bat IN which the power to con-
centrate. consolidate and coordinate the
executive departments bureaus and
other agencies o. government was
strictly limited 10 the War and Navy
departments.
81 shall not vote for the Overmar
bill as it was reported back to the Ju-
djciary Committee from Senator Over
mans subcommittee" said Senator
Smith. That measure as drafted was
vicious and in the last degree unneces-
sary in the present circumstances.
Objects to Precedent
at is ali very we'll to suggest that il
these extraordinary powers were gran.
I'd 10 the President he would not mis-
use them. OF course, ne would not
misuse them, and no one expects OF
fears that he wonld but. on the other
hand, now about the Senate? Why
are we called upon to grant powers
which are not needed and which might
be used wrongfully. just because we
don't expect the present incumbent oi
the White House 10 misuse them?
Under the Overman bill. as Drafted
the President light go into the Treas
urv Iepartn and relieve the Fed
eral Reserv, Board of every powe
granted to it lnder the carefully drawr
statute which created it, and concen
trate them III the Controller of thu
Currency. Also it would permit o
many other things which no one ha
any idea that this President might do
and vet which he could do if he would
hold that the Senate was not electe
to surrender such control over the ex
ecutive branch Of the government a
the Overman bill proposes to grant
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Man Power Nations
Need, Nixon Says

Men, even more than tools and ma
terials, is the great need Of the United
States shipbuilding programme to-day,
is what Lewis Nixon, one of the fore
most shipbuilders of the country, told
the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
yesterday.
If we get the ships" he said, I'VE
must man them. The greatest need of
the shipbuilder to-day is labor We
have a mint Of money and all the tools
we want"
Concerning the ability of America to
take her place among the great mercan-
tile marine powers of the world, both
now and after the war Mr.. Nixon said ::
"They tell US we can't build ships.
We can | can take any OF our rail-
roads and show the efficiency with
which we build. equip and run them.
can take you 20 the Great Lakes also
and show you ship that is built more
cheaply than it could be built any
where else, and can be matched in no
way in any place on earth, and we pay
higher wages"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07

ence was the matter of state regulation
and taxation of the railroads while un-
der Federal control.
The conferrees had previously settled
the dispute over the period of Federal
operation, by fixing il at twenty-one
months after the war instead of two
years, as proposed in the House bill
and eighteen months by the Senate.
Allowance of compensation to the
carriers, based on net operating income
Tor the three years ended June 80,
1917, also has been agreed to, as we'll
as a provision placing all short lines
within the Federal system. There was
TO disagreement in the provision ap-
propriating $500, 900, 900 as revolving
fund for the use of the Director Cen
erai
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Spy Suspect Is Fugitive German

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. March C.
Inye stigation by Federal official. cf
the activities Of F-ans Dimok, alias
Frank Dumont, arrested here recently
when maps of military camps and for
tihcations wcre found in his posscspion.
revealed to-day that he had ESCAPED
several months ago from an ntcrne i
German vessel ia Chile,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07

which may have conducted incidental
inquiry into the eases. These discus
sions, the participants say, have demon
strated the need for close coordination
of the bureaus.
rhe coordination of the different
bureaus is known TO have been dis
cussed at recent Cabinet meetings, but
it is said that absolute consolidation
has been frowned upon by most Cabinet
members
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Stotesbury To Be Major

WASHINGTON, March 81. w.
Stotesbury, formerly adjutant general
OF the New York National Guard, is
soon to be comini issioned major in
the inspector generals department of
the army, it was learned tonight on
competent authority
General Stotesbury will be assigned
to the Office Of the inspector general of
the army here, in the division of the
Office concerned with National Guard
Oparo+iopc
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07

:, gasn pm Kuan waa educated in Il
nfnlsh nzvaI school and had served in
the Chinese navy most Of his life. For
.osls sims nc acted az naval adviser to
,ne kte President Yuan Shjh-kai. In
Jbiy, 1917, Admiral Chen, whose port
folio N Minister of the Navy had not
neen cancelled, potwithstanding the
essffafow " Ii yuan hung, issued Il
nsxIfssto demanding the maintenance
g Ese grevisional constitution, the re-
0xeSah.sng ~ Parliament and the pun
EassBt o. the rebellous Tochuna in
aeesraanee With iaw. The manifesto
snssehred t-le then Pekjn@ gogernment
yfsfal assa a.so all the mandates IL had
.zsyss since the dissolution Of Pariia.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Former Head of Chinese
Navy Slain by Assassin

:, PENSG, FEB 2a. Admiral Chen Pin
: : ian, former Minister Of the Navy, has
peer assazsinated at Canton. The as
sassip escaped. The motive sor the
hssa h not known
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07

Students of Economy soon
learn that the best is cheap
est in the end.
This Spring we stick fast
to the same high standards.
Highest type of tailoring.
Yet taking it, by and large
1--WE hear it in the trade),
there probably isn't another
line of clothing in the country
to-day that for fabrics, tailor
ing and high class workman
ship is more reasonably
priced.
Spring suits.
Spring overcoats.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07

Spring hats, shoes and
hxings.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-15
For he Safety of tie World
 ata

Yet for Freedoms heritage we still must fight Our foe IS a monster without con- science or heart. Until he is beaten back into his lair, the world is in peril-civiliza- tion is nothing; our vaunted progress Is all for naught.
 Our task here at home is to provide MONEY. A huge war bill awaits our payment. This Liberty Loan is the Third instalment. You know your share-you have had the
 measure. 1at Need More be said?
New-York tribune., 1918-12-10
IeutOns Again Told
They Must Send Their
Notes to Ali Allies

WASHINGTON. Dec 9.-Notes were
sent to Berlin and Vienna by the State
Department to-day advising the Ger
man and Austrian governments that
the United States desires to receive no
further communications from them
which should properly be addressed to
all the Allied nations.
A note of similar purport previously
had been dispatched to the German
government as the result of REQUESTS
that the armistice terms be modified.
II was explained at the department
that the notes sent to-day through the
Swiss and Swedish legations resulted
particularly from communication
from the National Council of Lemberg
regarding boundary lines. and also
from notes from Austria and Germany.
which bore no evidence of having been
similarly communicated to the govern
ments associated with the United
States.
The note from the National Council
of Lemberg indicated that the State of
Lemberg desires TO establish itself as
an Independent community, ard said
the activities e the Ukrainians and
the Poles were regarded by the people
of Lemberg with suspicion.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-10
Victor Berger on Trial
Under Espionage Act
Congressman-Elect From Mil
waukee Is One of Five
Socialists Accused

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Victor L. Berger,
Congressman elect from Milwaukee,
with four co-defendants, was place on
trial o-day in the Federal District
Court before Judge Lands on :. charge
of violating the espionage act.
A plea of not guilty was entered by
Attorney Seymour Stedman for all the
defendants Berger, Adolph Germer,
national secretary of the Socialist
party; Irwin St. John Tucker, an Epis-
copal clergyman; William S. Kruse
and J. Louis Engdahl, Socialist propa-
gandist
Before the noon recess District At
torney Charles F. Clyne completed ex-
animation of twelve veniremen and
rendered the panel to the defence.
Mr.. Clyne defined the offence charged
against the defendants as conspiracy
in violation of the espionage act by
obstructing recruiting or enlistments
in the United States military service.
Each venireman was asked by the
prosecutor whether in his opinion any
one should be permitted, under the
guise of free speech. to violate the
laws of the country, and each man
reDlied mo"
New-York tribune., 1918-12-10
Foch accepts City's
Ofe~ of Freedom,

MAYOR HYLAN announced
Avn last night that Marshal
Foch has accepted the invitation
which the Mayor, on behalf of the
city, extended by cable on No
vember Is to be the city's guest.
The announcement from the
Mayors office consisted of the
following copy of Marshal Foch's
message:
"Cablegram. Via Commercial.
"Mayor Hylan:
Il am profoundly touched by
the sentiment which has inspired
your message, and I thank you
for your invitation. l appreciate
highly the honor of the Right
of the City (Freedom of the
City, which the City of New
York offers me. Please transmit
to them with my acceptance ex-
preston of my warmest gratitude.
"MARSHAL FOCH."
New-York tribune., 1918-12-10
Continued on page three
American Poles to Enter Prussia

\ MSTERDAM, divisions according
we'll informed the Warsaw correspondent of the
have embarked Havre for Dantig West
the of Posen
Sesia headquarters Polish American according
to this information, will be in the of Posen.
Tribune Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9The Polish American troops men
dispatch having embarked their
Posen, probably the Polish units raised the
Ignace Paderewk While organized and trained
with of War Department. they
into the French and armed and equipped by the
French government.
the armiste between Germany and the Allies
vdd the
Eastern frontier either through Dantzg
order supplies the populations
those purpose of maintaining order
Silesia Of Prussia, largely inhabited
Poles recently invaded by Polish forces