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The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
CLERKS PAYNCREASE DELAYED . =
IN HOUSE WHILE MEMBERS KEEP
UP BICKERING OVER THE AMOUNT
Wants More Money
For Store Workers

Perhaps the most interest
ing amendment proposed dur
ing discussion of the $l2O nat
increase for Federal employees
yesterday was one introduced
by Representative Robert Y.
Thomas. jr.. of Kentucky,
which would call upon all
department stores and all per-
sons selling merchandise in
the District" to pay each Of
their employees a wage OF not
less than So per day.
Not satisfied with the lib
erality of these increases, Rep
resentative Thomas further
provided in his amendment
that all newspapers publish
ed in the District pay each OF
their compositors, pressmen
and reporters a wage of not
less than 81 per day"
The latter caused quite a
stir Of merriment among
members on the floor and cor
respondents in the press gall
Iery.
Representative T h o m a SIS
amendment was knocked out
on a point of order made by
Representative Caldwell.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
UNIT
GIVEN PRAISE
BY PERSHING
Overseas Commander An
nounces Their Bravery
to War Department.

american troops that repuIsed the
German raid OF March 5 were from
the Forty-Second or Rainbow divi-
sion, which is made up OF National
Guardsmen, Gen. Pershing reported
yesterday.
The commander of the American
division was personally congratulated
by Gen. Gerard. commander of the
Eighth French army, for the manner
in which the Americans conducted
themselves.
Official Message.
Gen. Pershing's message as given
out by the War Department, follows
Summary of activities of Forty
second (Rainbow) division. night of
4th and 9Th of March. Enemy at
tempted trench raid early morning
March 5. Raid was repulsed with
losses to the enemy. Our losses re-
ported light, no missing or prisoners,
Gen. Gerard, commanding Eighth
French army, congratulated division
commander on way in which the
troops repulsed raid"
The Rainbow division was the first
big American unit to leave for France,
1t was made up of picked guard
troops from almost every State,
among them the famous Sixty-ninth
Regiment, of New York City, now
known as 165th Infantry and men
formerly in the D. C. National Guard,
(The German raid on the night of
March As was reported in the French
CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
JAPAN TURNS Z
. EYES TO U. S.
In RUSSCRISIS
Delays Action Until Advices
Reach Tokyo Concerning
America S Plans.
STATE DEPT. ADVISED
Belief Is Nippon Expedition
to Siberia Will Follow Ex-
change Of Notes.

Tokyo, March l4.-The Jap
anese government will not act IN
Siberia without the United States
having previous knowledge Of
what the Tokyo government In
tends.
This was learned today from a
trustworthy source.
The japanese government Is
awaiting further knowledge as to
Just what the attitude of the
United States is. 1t is the belief
here that a Japanese expedition
to Siberia is only a question Of
time.
AmbassadOr Returns.
Word is expected at almost any time
as to Just what the attitude Of the
Washington government is.
One of the most significant devel-
opments Of the present time in the
Orient is the return here from Peking
of NJ. Hayashi, the Japanese Ambas-
sador to the Chinese government.
NJ. HayashTs return also may be
connected with plans for mediation
between North and South China
with a view of unificatiOn.
1t is believed important in view
Of the need OF a unified China in
case of action in Siberia. The pres
cnt attitude Of Japan on this ques-
ton is a reversal of the former
policy observed as regards China
The Japanese officials are remain
ing reticent on the question re-
garding action in Siberia, but it is
the belief here that the dispatch OF
an expedition will occur shortly.
Commenting last night on the dis
patch from Tokyo, State Department
officials confirmed the idea that Japan,
before acting. would make her inten-
tons in Siberia entirely plain Whether
This had already been done. however.
could not be learned Nor would these
officials venture to say that Japan
would not act without American ap-
provaL
The exchanges that have been pass
ing back and forth among the pow
ers concerned. it was stated, have been
entirely amicable in tone.
U. :. stands Pat.
No definite confirmation could be OBJ
tanned for the impression. conveyed
by the Tokyo dispatch. that WASH
ington had been asked again for a
statement of its attitude. Its original
position in opposing the japanese
move, IL was stated. has not altered.
This was based entirely on the
ground that intervention, however dis
interested, might tend to antagoni1=
the Russian people il it were under.
taken without their consent or with
out their leave being asked.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
100000 Armenians
Facing Massacre by Turks
Huns Urging Slaughter of Christians Upon
Tartars to Incite American Declaration
of War on Turkey.

Boston, Mass. March lahore
than 100000 Christian Armenians,
Georgians and others, among whom
are seventeen American mission
aries, who are in imminent perial
of being massacred by the Turks
and Tartars in northeastern Tur-
key and Transcaucasia.
This information was contained
in private cables to the American
Board of Missions here and was an
nounced through the Congregation
alist today.
The advices, which came from
agents of the board now in the line
of the Teuton drive in the East,
said the Turks and Tartars, under
German direction, are being melted
to wipe out the Christians. The de-
tails of the Teuton plan would
strike terror to the civilized world"
according to the report.
an International authority, Whose
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
OHIO RIVER TOWNS
MENACED BY FLOOD
Third Downpour Within 4 Months
. Causes Heavy Damage.

Cincinnati, Ohio. March II. -
Towns in the Ohio Valley are men
aced by the third flood in four
months.
Heavy rains and consequent high
water have tied up railroad traffic
in parts of West Virginia and
southern Ohio, and in some instan-
ces landslides cover the track for
several feet.
At Adrian, W. Va, the desk of o.
n. Neely. the station agent, was
swept away by an thrush of water
while he was at work upon it.
The Little Kanawha River is
rising rapidly and a number OF
railroad bridges have been swept
away. The river is expected to go
up. to a stage of 55 feet here by
Saturday or Sunday. according to
the predictions of the weather
forecaster.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
First Concrete Ship
Launched by America

"A Pacific Port, March 14.-Launch-
ing ceremonies of the steamship Faith.
the first reinforced concrete ocean-go-
ing vessel built in the United States
attracted thousands of guests and
spectators here today.
The vessel is 800 feet long, forty
four feet wide and thirty feet deep
and will carry 5000 tons of cargo.
The launching was scheduled for the
afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
BRITISH MAKE GAINS
ON PALESTINE COAST
Villages Captured in nree-Mle
Plunge.

London. Marsh 1t-Attacking over
an eleven-mile front on the coastal
section in Palestine, EAst Anglian,
South Anglian and Indian troops
have advanced to an average depth
OF three miles, according TO an ofncial
statement issued by the War once
The official statement says:
We captured the villages OF Fentis,
FL Iubban, DER Bsllut, Mejdel, Yabs
and El Mir. on either side OF Wadi
Abulejja and Wadi DER Ballut. which
were passed in the course OF the for
ward movement. The enemy resisted
stubbornly about DER Ballut and Fl
Mir. Our air service co-operateo
with the infantry and dispersed en-
emy troops with bombs and machine
gun ira"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
CASUALTY LIST
OF u. 5. SOLDIERS

The following casualties
are reported by the command
ing general of the American
Expeditionary Forces:
killed in action.
2 died OF wounds.
7 died of disease.
. wounded severely.
IL wounded slightly.
Total 2S
Killed In Action.
Private Harry L. AndersCu.
Private Homer Dawson.
Corp. William F. Gehring.
Private Homer W. Klein.
Private John LIE Gall.
Sergt. Paul H. Ludwig.
Died of Wounds.
Private Guiseppi Fanucchi.
Corp. Rudolph o. Hoff, trau-
matism by cutting instru-
ment.
Died of Disease.
Private Fern W. Bristol,
pneumonia.
Private John Bailey Gill, dip
iberia.
Corp. Clyde B. Jones, pneu-
monia.
Private Loren H. Mitchell,
pneumonia.
Private Jess E MOODY, mumps.
Private George Washington
Rutledge, meningitis.
Private Maurice L. Schwartz.
pleurisy.
Wounded Severely.
Sergt. Virgil II. Brady.
Private Terrell L. Jennings.
Wounded Slightly.
Capt. Archibald B. Roosevelt
Private Nicholas Christow.
Private Willie N. Cornelius.
Private Edward B. Darland.
Private Jacob Keller.
Private Robert H. Mater.
Private Edward S. Parry.
Corp. William Seibert.
Corp. Charles r. Simmons.
Private Howard L. Spidel.
Private Joseph Tezesnk.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15

name, for diplomatic reasons, can
not be given, said Germany would
welcome a declaration of war on
Turkey by the United States.
1t was pointed out that, despite
beliefs to the contrary, the major
ity of the Turks are not friendly to
Germany. In this connection it
was shown that a declaration OF
war by the United States on Turkey
would give Germany the excuse she
desires to solidify the Turkish
opinion against the allies.
Germany is making every effort
and with tangible results, to incite
the Tartars and Turks to unite in
an attack on the Armenians and
Georgians, for the reason. that
Germany wishes to eliminate the
Armenians and Georgians from the
political issues of the transcaucasus
and to establisha a line of. communi-
sRtl9n throYgh .s2 the Persian Gulf
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
.DYNAMITEPLOT
UNEARTHED AT
HOG ISLE YARD
.245 Pounds of Explosive
Found Hidden, Says
Official.
SUSPECT RUSSIANS
Secret Service Investigating
to Trace Source of AL
legged Enemies.

Secret Service agents are probing
at the great Hog Island ship yards
to find out who hid 245 pounds OF
dynamite there.
This was made known yesterday
at the hearing by the Senate Com
merce Committee.
There are plenty of aliens upor
the island. But these are Italians
and Russians. There are no Ger.
mans or Austrians there.
One theory Is that some of the
Russian workmen with BoIshevik.
ism tendencies have planned tc
blow up the plant
d. r. Kennedy, the manager OF the
Industrial Relations Department al
A., the ship yard. let the cat out Of the
bag. He was explaining an item
for the pay of guards.
Hidden Under Material
Recently" he said, I'VE have un.
covered a total of 245 pounds of dy.
namite-sufficient to destroy the
greater part of the plant. The stuff
was scattered throughout the yard
and hidden under piles of materials
and in several instances buried. Ir
one place we found twenty pound,
secreted under a pile of materials
who did it," exclaimed Senator
Nelson. of Minnesota.
We don't know" replied the wit
ness. We know the Secret Service
is investigating now. l better not
| say any more about it."
Walter Goodenough. general man
ager of the plant. was asked IL ht
! wished to make a statement regard.
ing the criticism of his $4,000
| salary.
"Ther. are two questions. he an,
| swered. One isis the position
worth that money? The other is
is the present incumbent suitable
The work and responsibility are
fully worth the money. Whether
am suitable is for someon else Il
| say"
Formerly Drew $4,000.
Mr.. GoOdenough received $4,000
annually from Stone * Webster be
fore he went to Hog Island.
In answer to questlcns he declar'
! ed the number of shipweys had no
1 DttH OO " puI ina
| IS postponed for a time were nov
being constructed. He also sale
lack of steel was delaying work
The navy has the first shot a.
| Steel" he explained.
Letters from Minneapolis citizen!
read by Senator Nelson scoffed a.
George b. Gillette. B. w. Harri!
and Leo B. Harris. all men from
| that city now occupying position!
at Hog Island. One OF the Har'
rises receives $4,000, the othel
$500 and Gillette $4,000. One o.
| the letters read:
The Hog Island crowd are more
! OF a menace than the Kaiser, La
| Toilette and the ]. w. W"
Mr.. GoOdenough said that al
three were experienced men and o
great value in their work.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
Hurley Inspects Two
Government Shipyards

The shipbuilding yards at Baltimore
were inspected yesterday by Edward
N. Hurley, chairman of the Shipping
Board; Charles Piez, vice president and
general manager Of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation; other members of
the Shipping Board and Emergency
Fleet Corporation. and several news
paper correspondents.
Chairman Hurley operated one of the
pneumatic drills. boring several holes
in the steel deck plates.
The two yards visited, the Baltimore
Dry Docks and Shipbuilding Company
and the Bethlehem Steel Company's
yards at Sparrow's Point, expect this
year to turn out ships to the amoant
OF l64. 900 tons
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
u. S. WOMAN KILLED
In FRENCH AIR RAID
Among 100 Killed and 10 Wounded
by Hun Flyers.

Paris, March 14.-One American
woman was killed and an American
man and woman were wounded in
Mondays air raid over Paris, it was
learned today.
Miss Winga Caroline Martin, 30
years old, of Rockville Center, L. l..
was one of six killed in a hospital
which was struck by bomb. She
was a Y. NJ. c. A. canteen worker.
Mrs. w. B. Phillips and Mr.. Salzer
were wounded.
The total casualties were 100 kill
ed and seventy-nine wounded.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
ESCAPES WAR INJURY;
BREAKS LEG AT MEADE
War Hero Breaks Leg in Motor
cycle Accident.

. Camp Meade. Admiral Md. March
14.-After fighting for three years
in the trenches, participating in
Verdun and other big engagements
without sustaining the slightest
injury. Lieut.. Guy lie Breton, a
French instructor here, is at the
base hospital suffering with a brok-
en- leg.
The lieutenant was riding in a
motorcycle sidecar when the motor
cycle skidded and overturned
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15

First of Series.
This marks the first of a series OF
| general conferences to be conducted
weekly throughout the war. so Con-
gress may know every step taken. 1t
will represent the first tangible move
to bring the efforts Of Congress and
Of the administration together, for a
f, successful prosecution OF the war.
The harmonious cooperation OF the
! civil and military forces will meet
more than half way those critics of
the administration who have been ac-
! tive in demanding a Congressional
committee for the supervision of the
war.
Frankly and bluntly the Super War
Council laid its cards on the table.
The members told where the army
was ahead, where it was behind, and
just the requirements in the field In
France today. They freely admitted
that the country was far behind"
in its aviation program. They show
j ed that it was making satisfactory
! progress in its shipping program, al
though that had been somewhat de-
| layed in the start.
Super War Board.
Secretary Crowell. and the other
| members OF the Super War Council,
. except Gen. Crozier, were present,
including Gems. March, chief of
stan: Goethals, Weaver, Crowder
and Sharpe and Edward r. Stettin-
| ius, who recently has been given the
| task Of supervising purchasing for
the army. Senator Chamberlain,
chairman of the Senate Military Af-
fairs Committee, was not present,
owing to illness. Senator Hitch
cock acted as chairman, and with
him were Senators Myers, Thomas,
Mcclellan. Warren, wadsworth,
| Sutherland, New and Frelinghuysen.
Charts. diagrams and plans were
spread out on the large conference
table, showing the status of the
troops in France. Informal talks
were given by the generals and by
the Senators, both sides saying
! frankly what they thought Of the
conditions of the various branches
of the service. Cablegrams from
| Gen. Pershing were read to make
clearer to the Senators the various
points brought out in the confer
Cnce.
Various phases OF the problems to
be met in this country were pre-,
sented, and neither the Senators
nor members of the council stinted
Themselves in criticism.
Senator Hitchcock Pleased.
Senator Hitchcock. after the con-
] ference, said:
The whole situation is coming
along satisfactorily. The war sit
uation was visuaIized splendidly.
I We received full knowledge of the
whole general situation. They
showed where our army was behind
and where ahead.
The shipping situation is in sat
. isfactory shape, but the aviation
program is bad, IL is very far be-
hind. They told us that frankly
and bluntIy. so that we could take
measures to see just how far behind
we were and where the fault lay.
A committee, of which H. Snowden
Marshall. is chairman, will go over
the whole aviation situation. to
! speed it up and find where the fault
lies. The committee was appointed
/ by the President.
! The shipping problem is fast be-
ing systematized. the trips are being
shortened and the delays in the
! French ports cut down"
Senator Hitchcock expressed the
! opinion that all of his colleagues
were highly pleased with the results
obtained in the first conference and
! the promises for the future.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
Newspaper Men in Class 3.

Syracuse, N. Y. March H.-Newspa-
permen were held to be entitled to
enrolment in class 3. in the draft
list, in a decision reached today by
the district draft board on the ground
that newspapers are necessary TO the
wars success.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
DUTCH SHIPS
TO BE TAKEN
FOR ARMIES
U. S. and England Will Com.
mandeer 100000 Tons
for War Purposes.

Six hundred thousand tons of
Dutch shipping in allied ports are
to be taken over by the United States
and Great Britain to speed the move
ment Of American troops to France.
VIII Compensate.
Full compensation is TO be made
TO the Dutch owners, and generous
provisions are to b. made 10 insure
food for Holland. This was empha-
sized in official circles
Taken only after painstakinE oon-
sIderation, the action emphasizes. as
no single act in months. President
Wilson's will to win the war.
The additional tonnage. 10000 tons
OF which are in American ports. will
make easily possible the execution
OF the new orders that have gone
forth from the White House to speed
up the armies to France.
The effect Of the action, which Is
expected TO be taken within four
days time. is to round Up finally
to the uses of the United States and
the allies, for the period of the war,
all neutral shipping Of the world.
The proposition before Holland is IA
place her ships in the service of the
allies voluntarily before March IS. OF
have them requisitioned. With a Ger
man gun pointed at her head. it is
not expected that she will enter into
voluntary arrangement.
New Regulations.
Tr lfn. y.~Fsk
cord generous treatment to the Dutch
respecting shipments TO that country
of feedstuffs and other much needed
commodities. the War Trade Boaro
last night made public the procedure
that must be followed by private ship
pers intending to make such ship
ments.
Under the plan announced the Meth
erlands Overseas Trust Company,
semi-offiCial agency of the Dutch gov
eminent. is in all cases TO be the con-
signee. so that responsibility can be
fixed for preventing the transhipment
Of these foodstuffs or other commodi-
ties or their equivalent into Germany
from Holland.
Private importers in Hollands, as
the procedure is outlined. must obtain
from the Netherlands Overseas Trust
Company an import certificate, the
identification marks of which must be
forwarded to the prospective Ameri-
can exporter.
The latter. in turn, is directed to
make application to the Bureau OF
Exports of the War Trade Board
for permission to make the shipment.
setting forth its character. size and
gross weight and at the same time
give the details of indentification he
has received concerning the Dutch i'm
porter concerned.
With this information in hand the
War Trade Board. after due consid-
GRAFTON, il deemed advisable, will
check up the particulars of the case
through its own agents in Holland 10
see that all is regular When salts
factory data is obtained. the export
license will be Issued for the particu-
lar shipment. It being expressly un-
derstood, however, that the shipment
must be consigned directly TO, and
only to the Netherlands Overseas
Trust Company. who will be obligated
to see that it reaches its proper des-
tination.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
SAYS DEITY AGAINST WAR.

Scranton, Pa, March 14.-Declaring
in q vision God had Instructed him
not to, go to war, Hayden Morgan,
25. a Scranton minister. today noti-
ned the draft board that he will not
appsaE fox examination -.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
SOLONS AND WAR HEADS
JOIN HANDS FOR VICTORY
Department Chiefs in Frank Conference Please
Military Committee Senators; Will Meet
House Members Today.

Direct between Congress and the administration in the
conduct of the established last night when the Senate Military
Affairs Committee conferred with supewar council the War
Department.
This meeting the request of the Acting Secretary of War
The House Military Affairs Committee will have similar session
afte
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
Delaware House Ratifies ''Dry." "

Dover. Del, March H.-By a vote
of q to 6, the lower house OF the
State legislature this afternoon rati-
fed the Federal prohibition amend
znsnt The Senate has still to act,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
Removal Pennsylvania Railroad City
Ticket Office.

At the close of business Saturday,
March 18th, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road City Ticket Office. at the corner
west. will be moved to it's new loca-
tion atii419 New York avenue north
west, where business will be re-
sumed at 500 a. m. Monday, March
lsth. until further nQtiee.-AdN
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
TRACTION co.
RAISES OFFER
TO employees
Officers and Men Hope to
Reach Wage Agree
ment.

President George Z. Hamilton. of
the Capital Traction, has made a
compromise proposal to the union en-
pIoyes on his line that, indications
were last night. will settle the wage
controversy without arbitration.
Summarized, the scale of wages he
proposed ranged from % cents to IS
cents an hour. 1t is in effect. consid-
erabIy larger than his original pro-
posaI OF a straight two cent increase
International OnIeer Here.
International Executive Patrick J.
O'Brien, of Worcester, Mass, who
has been summoned here to take
charge Of the negotiations on behalf
of the Amalgamated employees, favors
dealing directly with the company and
avoiding arbitration.
A secret meeting of the employees
was exceedingly lively. when a num-
her Of the uniformed force in attend
ance proposed the complete rejection
Of the proposed scale OF President
Hamilton and a demand for compen-
sation at the rate Of 36. IS and 40
cents an hour.
In opposing this, O'Brien declared
that his long experience in the ad-
justment of wage controversies for
the Amalgamated locals led him to
believe that better results could be
obtained by direct dealings with the
company officials, IL the latter showed
a disposition to be fair. When he was
interrupted by opponents OF his plan
O'Brien shouted:
Ii Some Serapper.
Come up here and I'll lick you all
one at q time"
No definite action was taken at the
meeting, but conferences were in pro-
gress last night with indications that
the men may reach an agreement dl-
rect with President Hamilton.
Should no agreement be reached be-
fore Monday. the scheduled arbitra-
ton hearings before the District Com
missioners will open, but prominent
union leaders are of the opinion that
the controversy will be settled before
that time.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15
Ii Some serapper.

Rest and BE Well at Grove Park
Inn. Asheyil1e. N G. Finest resort
in the world. No inYalids, no chill
dren under k0s-Ady.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15

CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUk.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-15

CHOPPERS do not SLEEP
- OVER" bargains in a MORN
ING paper. They respond at once.