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The Washington herald., 1918-07-09

II the next Republican national
convention insists on making War
rem G. Harding. of OHIO, the Presi-
Dental nominee the genial George
Christian will be ready to assume
all responsibilities that go with the
position of secretary. But he wants
as reward all the honors that be-
long to an efficient secretary.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Relative of Won Hindenburg
Arrested Under Draft Act

BOSTON, Jan. Sl.--Frederick W. Won
Henneberg. twentyseven years old, a
German by birth, and living at Cam
bridge, who. according to the off
cials. is relative of Marshal Won Hin
denburg, was arraigned to-day before
United States Commissioner Hayes,
charged with violating the selective
draft act. 1t is charged that he failed
to answer several questions in his
QUESTIONABLE regarding his arrival in
this country
The authorities declare Won Henne-
berg has been watched for several
months and say he has been on init
mate terms with officers of the in
termed German liners here. He was
arrested yesterday by Federal agents
and was unable to get bail. OHici Is
declare he has been an outspoken Ger
man sympathizer.
Won Henneberg came to this country
in 1890. Since that time he is known
to have made at least fifteen trips to
Germany. When the war broke out he
was in Austria, but he returned to the
United States late in the summer of
1914,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Wadsworth Sick Rate Low
Camp Established Quarantine
Against Town, Saws O'Ryan

ALBANY, Jan. 31.-Reports that a
quarantine had been established against
Camp Wadsworth. the New York Ma
tional Guard cncampment at Spartan
burg, S. c., were set at rest to-day.
when Governor Whitman made public
a telegram from Major General John
f. O'Ryan saying that the quarantine
was by the camp against the town, and
not by the town against n,p the camp; cam In
Health of division extraordinary
The sick rate is 20 per 1000. believe
the sick rate since arrival here is the
lowest in the army. There were only
fivc diseases last week among 10000
men. Two Of them were tuberculosis
Rigorous preventive measures contrib
ute largely to this record"
The message also said there were
less than eight cases In the hospital
including colds, injuries and other all
ments. but it was believed at the Ex-
ecutiye Chamber that an error had
been made in transmission and that
800 was probably meant.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01

demning him publicly it would have
been better TO inquire whether or not
there had been any Misunderstanding
in the matter.
From our knowledge of Mr.. keyes
we can assure you that he would be
the last man to violate confidence
placed in him. Although it is not par
ticularly relevant, l cannot overlook
your statement that your commission
has reversed the former policy of the
commission denying the general public
admission to hearings. Such admission
has continually been accorded during at
least the last fifteen years"
While the association regards the ap-
pointment of DR.. Charl S Norris as
Chief Medical Examiner as victory
in behalf of civil service principles, it
has not abandoned its plan to contest
in the courts the action of the Civil
Service Commission in displacing DR..
Summers from third place on the eligi-
BILE list in favor of DR.. Johr II. Larkin.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Counsel Abruptly Ends Case
For Alleged Bomb Plotters
Walter Uhde Denies knowledge of Contents of Package
He Carried to Saloon Near Cunard Pier Just
Before Lusitania Sailed

After putting only one defendant on
the stand, the battery OF counsel for
Franz Rintelcn, Captain Otto Wolpcrt
and fourteen others, charged with con-
spring to plant fire bombs on the
steamer Kirkoswald, abruptly ended
Its case yesterday, before Judge Howe
and jury in the United States Dis
trict Court. Witnesses will be called
in rcbuttal to-day and the case will
go to the jury probably on Tuesday.
Walter Uhde. the defendant who was
called. testified that some time during
the first three or four days of May
1915, he had taken package which
had been given him in the Labor Ly-
ceum, Brooklyn, and had delivered il
to a man in a saloon near the Cunard
line piers in Manhattan.
No knowledge of Contents
Uhde swore that he did not have
the slightest idea Of the contents OF
the package" nor did he know
whether he had performed the errand
before or after the sailing Of the
Cunarder Lusitahia. The Lusitania
left this port on May 2, 1915, and met
its fate on the high seas five days
later
Uhde's admission that the mysteri
Gus package" had been sent to withir
stones throw of the Lusitania al
about the time she was due to sail or
her last voyage was wrung from hin
only after long grillng by James w
Osborne, jr.. the prosecutor, on cross
examination.
Uhde apparently was placed on the
stand in the belief that he would be
{. "harmless" witness, as the govern
ment charged him with being the car
rer of the fire bombs only, and no'
with placing them on board the Kirk
oswald.
Although Mr.. Osborne could no
shake Uhde's contention that he wa.
/ ignorant Of bombs and their use ane
knew nothing about the packages he
terms of the closest intimacy with
Karl Schimmel, the German lawyer
now in Europe; Captain Wolpert, DR.
Scheele and others of the alleged con
Sprators.
The most interesting part of Uhde'
testimony centred about several meet
ings in the Labor Lyceum in Brooklyn
which was used as headquarters foI
the Germans. The witness under d
rect examination gave this accoun
Of it:
Met Two Men
"ln April, 1915. l met Schimme a
the bar in the Labor Lyceum, and h
i.>s<Qduced me to two men whose name
he did not mention. Schimmel told tn,
men we were friends of his. Then h,
introduced Reister to the two strangers
saying, This is the man who blew VI
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Publishers Give u. S.
$4,000 in Free Ads
William II. Johns, of Creel
Board, Praises Work at
Dinner Here

William n. Johns, chairman of the
newly created division of advertising
Of the Creel Committee on Public IN
formation, last night announced at a
dinner at the Aldine Club here in honor
of himself and his four associates in
the division that since the first of the
year $4,000 worth of advertising
space has been donated by publishers
to the government
The division itself, Mr. Johns ex-
planned, was unauthorized to solicit
space or services free of charge, but
had got the donations up to the pres
ent through the Association Of National
Advertisers. The space is virtually all
in we'll known periodicals, he said.
Two hundred and eighteen advertisin ing
clubs in as many cities, according to
Mr.. Johns, who is the president of the
American Association Of Adve ing
Agencies, are organizing for the pur-
pose Of placing white space and skilled
advertising service at the disposal of
the division. Though in existence only
since the first Of the year, the d-
vision has already prepared in full
and presented the Shipping Board with
the strategy for an intensive campaign
to enlist 25O,000 workers for the ship
building industries, MIR. Johns said.
Plans have also been sketched for the
advertising campaign for the Red Cross
drive in May and for the third Liberty
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Civil Service Reform
Body Defends Keyes
1t Saws He Violated No Conf.
dences in Medical Exam
iner Case

Everett P. Wheeler, president of the
Civil Service Reform Association, yes
terday sent President James Z. Mac
Bride of the Civil Service Commission
a letter telling him that George T.
keyes, secretary of the association, is
the last man to violate confidence.
Mr.. Macbride had objected strenuous
ly because Mr.. Keye3 handed over to
William Travers jerome a brief pre-
pared by Mr.. MacBride in the case be-
fore the State Commission involving
the eligible list containing the names
of Drs. Otto I. Schultze, Charles Nor
ris and Douglas Symmers, candidates
for the position Of Chief Medical Ex-
aminer He charged that Mr.. Keyes
had acted in dishonorable way. Com
missioner MacBride wrote this to Mr.
Wheeler, suggesting that his associa-
tion would better select another repre-
sentative. MIR. Wheeler, among other
things, in his reply says:
"It seems to me that Mr.. Keyes vio-
lated no confidence and committed no
unethical act. There is also, I may
say, a question of fact between you and
Mr.. keyes. / suggest that before con-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Those ''Just Too Short" or
"Underweight" Get Spe-
cial Treatment
To Prevent Exemptions
Local Boards to Pass On Men
Only When Obviously
Unacceptable

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.--Ncw regu-
lations for sclectivc draft physical en-
aminations were issued to-day by
Provost Marshal General Crowder in
preparation for extension of the policy
Of accepting for special and limited
service registrants untitled for general
military duty. They will bring into
the service under the next draft many
men who otherwise would be exempted.
The local boards are directed to pass
upon registrants for general military
service only when they come within
ance or rejection. All other cases
must be referred to the Medical Ad-
visory Board for further examination.
Hereafter there will be no uncondi-
tional rejection of men who have
remediable defects.
Under the old regulations men under
FIVE feet in height were uncondition-
ally rejected. In the future men of
ffty-eight inches if exceptionally we'll
proportioned may be taken, and if not
exceptionally we'll proportoned their
cases must be referred to the medical
board. Regstrants above seventy eight
inches when not exceptionally we'll
proportioned also are to be referred
to the medical advisory board for
classification.
The minimum weight established BY
the regulations is 100 pounds, unless
the underweight is "plainly due to
some recent illness and otherwise the
registrants have no disqualifying de-
feet" but the cases of registrants
weighing between 100 and ia pounds
are to be referred to the medical
board.
Registrants under weight in proper
ton to their height, unless it is plain
ly due TO some temporary cause, also
go to the medical board.
The provost marshal general an
nounccd that specific regulations and
information soon are to be given to
the medical advisory boards concern
ing special and limited military SER
vice for regstrants untitled for gen
eral service.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01

the Edison works. found out later
that this was bluff on tlsc part Of
Schlmmel, who stepped on Rcister's
foot under the table as II warning for
him to say nothing. Schmmel thought
he could get few dollars out of the
man by this trick
"Then one of the men said that we
ought to do something for the Father
land. He added that any German who
worked in a munitions plant or for any
concerns making munitions for the
Allies would be severely punished by
the German government
Uhde was asked whether he ever saw
the two men after the conference, and
was able to identify Captain Wolpert
in court as one and Dr. Scheele, from
a photograph, as the other. He then
told of having received an envelope
from ReisteY, said to contain $l00.
which he was to hand to a man III a
saloon on West Street. near Twenty
third Street On this occasion he was
accompanied by a man named Klein,
who carried bundle frog, Reister to
the same man. The man was not found,
and the package, according to uhde,
was left at the saloon.
Denies knowledge Of Bombs
Jhdc denied the statements in the
COM CSElOD w
CAPTAIN Tunncy, head of the Bomb
Squad, at the time of his arrest. He
said he had admitted carrying pack
ages, but had no. said they were
"bombs which were to be put on
ships" He said Captain Tunney. at
Police Headquarters. had struck him
with a stone, hit him with his fist, and
threatened him with a blackjack.
"Fle said he would shoot me against
wall" Uhde sworc. "Ile said | was
the man who had put bombs on board
ships. l was afraid. and said what he
asked me to say Then he took me
into another room and made me re-
peat my statements to several detec-
tives. One Of them struck me on the
mouth and knocked the filling out of
one of nv teeth They questioned me
all day, during which | had nothing
but sandwich to eat. was made to
sign paper, and was so weak l would
have put my name to my own death
warrant. I don't know what was writ
ten on the paper I signed
George Gordon Battle, counsel fol
several Of the defendants, Jared badly
merly credit man for the banking firm
of knauth, Nachod & kuhne, whom he
produced as a witness. The lawye,
was reproved at first by Judge Howe
when Meyerdirks did not put in his
appearance on time.
When the credit man got on tho
stand he testified that Rintelen, the
defendant, had never had any business
transactions with his firm. Judge
Howe, from the bench, took a hand il
questioning the witness and showed
that Meyerdirks had not personally in
spected the firms books recently, no,
was it impossible for Rintelen to hav'
done business without his knowledge
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Borah Denou11ces
Secret Diplomacy
His Resolution To Be in
Senate's Views ON Will
sons Peace Principles

D. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-After Scna-
tor Owen had introduced resolution
to put the Senate on record in support
of President Wilson's fourteen prn-
clples for world peace and Senator
Borah had introduced another to record
the Senate's position, Chairman Stone,
of the Foreign Relations Committee,
to-day announced that the committee
would soon meet to agree on COM
posite draft of the Senate's views.
Speaking in support of his resolu-
ton, Senator Owen >Vlared "that
Congress should. on its own motion, de-
clare the opinion of the American
people in regard to this war and sup
port the President in his message of
January 6, and state the conditions
upon which world peace could be estab
lished.
Senator Borah's resolution denounces
"secret diplomacy" and provides chat
the national, political and economi {
rights of small and subject nationai-
ties be revered and conceded" that the
coming peace is not to be il,usory,
but must be inspired by justice alone
and that complete restitution be made
for all private property destroyed and
full reparation for all damage done.
The resolution also provides "that
the nations that have declared them
selves champions of world democracy
and of the liberties of small and sub.
ject nations make their position clear
to the world by pledging themselves
to favor the admission of separate de.
Lucrative representatives of all nation.
alities into the peace conference"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Urges Rank for Nurses
Mrs. Havemeyer Says They
Need Military Authority

Military rank for nurses serving in
the war was urged by Mrs Fl. O. Have
meyer yesterday at a luncheon of the
Query Club at the National Arts
Club. After Mrs. Havemeycr's
speech the club sent resolutions
through its president, Mrs. Claire Mum
ford to Secretaries Daniels and Baker
and to Surgeon General Gorgas asking
for immediate action in this matter
Mrs. Havemeyer said that the work
Of nurse is greatly hampered because
Of her lack of military authority.
"a nurse cannot command an orderly
to do anything for her, though she be
the most carefully trained nurse in the
world and he be the greenest orderly
She has to depend on her 'pleases' and
thank yous.'"
A system of ranking similar to that
in Canada is advocated by Mrs Have
meyer and the Query Club. Canadian
nurses have the ranks Of matron in
chief, which corresponds to major in
the army; matrons, sisters and staff
nurses. They have the authority Of
command and equal pay with the cor
responding army rank.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Food Worth 81 in 1916
Cost $1.29 Last Year
Washington Gives Figures
Showing Increase in the
Cost of Living

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Thc food
that cost 81 in 1915 cost 1929 in 1917.
The same food could be bought for SO
cents in 1916, 80 cents in 1914, So cents
IN 1910 and 72 cents in 1907, the Bureau
OF Labor Statistics announced to-day.
Retail prices Of food regained in De-
ccmber the / per cent decrease which
IN November caused householders to
nope that the time Of dcliverance from
the high cost of living was at hand
VI twenty-scven articles sixteen were
more costly in December than in the
preceding month, three remained the
same and eight dropped slightly.
Eggs showed the greatest increase, 9
per cent. butter and hens advancing 3
per cent: Rice, milk, lard and chuck
roast followed closely. Onions showed
the greatest decrease, ID per cent, bread
potatoes, sugar, pork chops, -four and
pruncs being other foods selling at
lower prices. Cheese, cornmeal and
coffee remained stationary.
From December, 1916, to December,
l9l7~ prices CT food as a whole ad-
vnnced "a per cent. Potatoes and
onions were the only articles showing
Il uccllne farm products and clothing
reached their highest price in Novem-
Der, 80 per cent above the January
price.
The bureau also made public com.
pacison Of prices paid for feeling sol
dicrs and sailors, showing that the
army ration how costs 1926 cents daily
or $121.36 annually, while the nav,
ration costs 1881 cents daily ant
$l59.9l annually.
| The daily army ration was 2799 ir
1916 and the annual ration $1O2.17
The navy ration in the same year was
1856 cents daily and S137.42 annually
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Free Technical Course
Will Be Offered Here
To Draft Registrars

Draft registrants- willing to study
at night before they are called to the
colors will soon get chance to re-
learned yesterday. Martin Conboy,
director Of the draft here, is working
out the details of the plan with Off
Gals of the Board of Education, and
an official announcement will be made
next week.
The aim of the new system is to be-
gin instructing draft eligibles on the
problems of war before they are sum-
moned 10 the mobilization camps. The
emphasis will not be made on purely
ral issues associated with war. AS far
as possible. the teaching will be along
lines which will make the student a
more useful civilian as we'll as a more
skilled soldier.
Preference in the classes viii be
given men in Class |, particularly
those with low draft numbers who are
not subject to the earliest call. Since
skilled workmen who are engaged in
necessary industry receive deferred
classification, it is pointed out, it will
be necessary TO train large numbers of
the unskilled men who fail in Glass l to
do the technical work of war making.
Courses, it is said, will be designed
TO fit men for mechanical work behind
the lines.
In the questionnaires, which have
been filled out by some $4,000 regis
trants in this city. each man was asked
whether he was willing to study in the
evening to fit himself for special work.
Since the facilities which the Board of
Education will be able to turn over to
the draft officials are necessarily linn
tied, it will be necessary for the au
thoritics to select the applicants. In
all cases, preference will be given to
men from whose training the nation
viii gain most
The administration of the evening
courses Will be under the Board of
Educatior. The adjutant generals s
office here will merely serve as the
agency by which the War Department
will make known its special needs. If
there should develop a great shortage
Of bricklayers, opportunity to study
for this trade would be offered to a
large group of rcgstrants.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
''Blighty" for u. S. Soldiers
Women's Clubs to Provide
Recreation Behind Lines


WASHINGTON, Jan. 3o.-To provide
recreational facilities for American
soldiers on leave in France, the Gem
eral Federation Of Women's Clubs has
created "War Victory Commission" )"
which will cooperate with the Com
mission on Training Camp Activities
in establishing an American "blighty"
behind the battle lines in France.
Members Of the federation will be
called upon to donate S250,o00 for the
work.
The fede ration's members in Texas
started the movement by raising $780,
600. Mrs. r. H. Ashbaugh. director
of the Michigan branch of the fedora
ton, has been designated chairman of
the new commi ssion-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
German Agent in Army
Drafted Man Involves Other
Teuton Spies

CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 81. -
Agents of the Department of Justice
have taken to Chicago prisoner sale
to be one Of the most wanted Of mer
by the Secret Service. He is said to
have made an important confession.
A naturalized American of German
birth. the man was arrested in d
Southern military training camp NOR
than three weeks age and has been in
the county Jail here. His confession
and information given to the govern
arrest of some of the most dangerous
German agents in the Northwest. This
man was drafted to the National Army
from a Western state and was wear
ing the uniform Of a United States
soldier until yesterday, when he was
taken from the local Jail.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
REGULARS Transferred
To Guard N. Y. Harbor
War Department Orders Two
Battalions Here From South
ern Camp

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-To meet
the demand for guarding government
property in New York Harbor and the
waters Of the Jersey coast, the War
Department to-day authorized the
transfer to the Eastern Department of
two battalions of the 18th Infantry,
regular army, now at a Southern camp.
The order empowers Major General
William A. Mann, commander at Gov
crnor's Island, also to utilize for guard
duty the 22d Regiment. regular army,
and all coast artillery units not need
ed for seacoast work Should addi-
tlonal guards be necessary, the com.
mander of the Eastern Department is
authorized to call upon the command
ers Of Camps Dix, Upton and Devens
for drafted men. This new authority
is in addition to the two battalons of
United States guard now being raised
by the Eastern Department for special
guard duty
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Is Cavalry Units
To Be Formed by u. S,
Pershing's Plan for Mounted
Regiments Adopted by
War Department

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The War
Department has approved recon-
mendation Of General Pcrshing tina,
fifteen cavalry regiments be formed
for the National Army. This was dis
closed to-day in the announcement Of
the appointment of commanders fol
seven of these regiments: Organiza
tion of the remaining eight has beer
temporarily postponed.
The commanders, regiments and 10
cations announced to-day are:
Colonel Sterling 7. Adams. col. Can1
Fremont. California; Colonel George B
Pritchard, 302, Camp Fremont; Colone
Samuel McP. Rutherford. 303. Leon Springs
Texas Colonel l.. c. Andrews. S04, Leol
Springs; Colonel Ebert b. Saxton, 800
Leon Springs Colonel George o. Cress 306
Fort CLARK, Texas, and Colonel L. l.
Phillips. 307. Del Rio. Texas.
A division of regular cavalry is be
ing formed at El Paso
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Five Years in Sing Sing for
Stealing Three Liberty Bonds

Although the jury had recommended
clemency in the case, Judge Malone, in
General Sessions. yesterday sentenced
Frederick Jackson. of 252S Broadway,
to Sing Sing for five years for stealing
three Liberty Bond certificates from
Michael J. Brady, of 499 West 133d
Street, cashier of Healys restaurant,
at Broadway and West 14oth Street. In
imposing sentence Judge Malone said
he wished to make an example to any
one who attempts to swindle citizens
who help the government to win the
war.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Won Dillmont, Illegally
In II. S., Is Interned Here

CHICAGO, Jan. 3l.-Thc residence
for the period of the war of Arpad
Egon Won Dillmont will be Ellis Island,
n. Y.
Won Dillmont is alleged to have OBJ
tanned entrance to the United Stats
fraudulently. LastJune he was caught
taking photographs at the Rockford,
ILL.,, cantonment. Previously Won Dill
mont had been in Argentina, where,
according to Federal agents, several
business men OF that country lost
money in a Sl72,000 land deal promoted
by him.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Noodles Barred in Rome
Restaurants by New Edict
LS{of Corrcspondcncel |

WAsHlNGTON, Jan. 2s.-A dispatch
from Rome on the food situation says:
"The gravity Of the food situation in
Italy is shown by the new ordinance of
the Prefcct of Rome, which prohibits
the serving liz public restaurants Of
sny quantity or quality of Italian
rastes and noodles.
"Such a drastic restriction. affecting
the use Of the most popular kind of
food in the Piovince of Rome is Il
further indication OF the sacrifices to
which our civic population is obliged to
submit in order that the necessary
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