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The state herald., 1918-04-05

London. March 3O.-German attacks
before Arras failed. says n Reuters
telegram from the British headquar.
tiers from the front. The enemy sue.
ceeded in advancing his line south of
the Scarpe to the ruins OF the old re-
serve trench system from which the
British elected him a year ago. The
telegram states that north OF the river
the enemy penetrated Roeux after pro.
lonSed fighting. In which British bat.
talon made heroic stand until Il was
surrounded and cut off. The British
withdrew In this section some hundred
yards. In the Albert sector the enemy
Is bringing up more guns. but they are
coming slowly. Our airmen noticed
fresh enemy concentrations. and It is
believed that 1t will not be long before
new attacks develop.
After eight days. during which II has
swept forward over tho rolling hills
OF Picardy. at times like n tidal wave.
the German offensive has slowed
down. Instead Of sweeping advance.
Its progress has been checked at all
but one sector Of tho front. and there
II has been merely creeping for the
last two days-this fact even admit.
tod by the German war office, which
usually comedies nothing.
From Arlcux. north NJ Arras, to Al.
bort. on the Sommc. the British lines
have been holding stubbornly. and
have thrust back tho Germans at a
number OF points. From Albert south
to Montdidicr there has been u slow
movement to the west. but the hills
west OF Montdidicr arc stili being
held by tho French. No ground has
been made against the French along
the southorn side Of tho salient driven
into the allied lines. while II 10 asscrt.
cd that the French counter attack
from Lnssigny TO Noyon is utill going
on. The extreme depth OF the Ger
man wedge now II about thirty-rcvcn
milcr.
The state herald., 1918-04-05

Three Wounded In ousbse Riots.
ouebso.--Thrsc persons wsre wound.
Cd Sunday nisht In battle between
troops and = mob Of 10000 antioon-
scriptionists.
The state herald., 1918-04-05

He who goes In for taking things
easy will be most sure to come out
getting 1t pretty hard.
The state herald., 1918-04-05
italy s.l..s E...,. Of Won Tlrpl,..

Romc.--Thc project Of sunsari has
ssQuestrated estates valued At q half
million lire owned By Admiral Won TiH
pits IN snrdina.
The state herald., 1918-04-05
Phonoqraph for Nursery.

A special phonograph for the chill
dren's playroom has been put on the
market. II will take either a ten.inch
record or any Of the smaller records,
md besides having really excellent
tone. It is n most ornamental object.
Its outside being painted In bright and
cheerful hues. with decorations that
appeal to the heart Of childhood.
It costs well under SIS and will be
fancied for summer camps and bunga-
lows us well rs for nursery use.
The state herald., 1918-04-05
FRENCH, WITH FRESH TROOPS
HOLD FIRM BELOW MoNTOi.
DER AND LEssIGNY.
PARIS-AM|ENS R. R. CUT
AMERICAN, FRENCH AND BRITISH
ARMIES UNDER ONE CHIEF AS
URGED BY PRESIDENT.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Washington. March 30.-official in.
formation has reached Washington
that General Foch. the French chief oil
staff, has been appointed To supreme
command of all the allied and Ameri.
can forces In France. This means uni.
fication OF all the armies opposing the
uermans. tep which the American
and French military men long have
urged and which apparently has been
brought about by recognition of the
imperative demand for concentrated q
effort to hurl back the gigantic thrust
OF the enemy in France.
The state herald., 1918-04-05
Could Arrange That Matter.

Could Arrange That Matter.
OF the diplomatic circles in France
is u delightful woman whose English
is still French. She was urging IN On
Ger Of the navy to attend q ball. the
invitation to which he had already d.
cllned.
81 can't" he protested; II have
burned my bridges behind me-"
"Oh." she replied. II will lend you
some Of Henri's"-Montreal Herald
The Brute.
She-"Whnt would you DO II you
were In my shoesr He-"0et q pair
about four sizes larger"
Naturally.
"Can you tell me on what lines
brains Of thought runf"
Certainly; on head lines."
The state herald., 1918-04-05

A good reputation is sometimes use
full us a parachute to the man who
rises rapidly In the world.
The state herald., 1918-04-05
France Raises Railway Rates.

Paris.-Ths Chamber OF Deputies
hns adopted n bill increasing railroad
passenger rates by Is per cent.
Evening star., 1918-11-21
CONGRESS QUITS TODAY
Adiourns Sine Die at 5 O'Clock
This Afternoon, After
Long Session.

Congress will adjourn sine die at S
o'clock this afternoon. The House
passed a concurrent resolution pro-
viding for such an adjournment soon
after it met today and then took a
recess to await action by the Senate.
When the resolution was brought
from the House to the Senate, Demo-
cratic Leader Martin asked for its
immediate consideration. Senator
Borah Of Idaho objected. The resolu-
ton was referred to the appropria-
tions committee and promptly report
ed back to the Senate by Mr.. Martin.
Senator Borah demanded roll call
on the passage Of the resolution. The
result was Il ayes to Is nays.
When Congress adtournS this after
noon it will end one of the longest
sessions in its history. It met last De-
.cember and has been in session ever
since. A large share of the war legis-
lation was enacted during the ses-
sion.
Congress will meet again Monday,
December 2, when it begins the short
session. with which the Sixty-fifth
Congress will close March 3. next
Senators Lodge and Martin were
named by Vice President Marshall to
inform President Wilson Of the action
taken by the Senate.
The House designated Representative
Kitchin. By1ns Of Tennessee and Mon
dell Of Wyoming a committee to wait
upon the President and notify him
Of th0 prospective ad50uEnu3ent, ana ia
ask him IL he had any further messages
= :. Essssat bsscrs the session closes
Evening star., 1918-11-21
PROCEEDINGS DROPPED
IN THE NEWBERRY CASE

Proceedings before the Senate priv
ileges and elections committee con-
testing the election Of Truman B.
Newberry. republican, as senator from
Michigan were today ordered dismiss
ed by the committee, by q bipartisan
vote Of six to i've.
The committee decided by q close
margin that it was improper to act in
Mr.. Newberry's case, because he is
elected to the next and not the present
Congress.
T Senator Pomerene's resolution was
introduced just before the recent con-
eressional elections, following publica-
ton Of reports that large sums of money
were being spent in the campaign of
Mr.. Newberry, who defeated Henry
Ford, the democratic senatorial candi-
date backed by President Wilson. After
the election. a protest against Mr.. New
berry's election and demand for in
vestigation Of alleged excessive expendf-
lures In his behalf was filed with the
committee by the Non-partisan Ford
The committee also today approved
rointroduced by Senator Pomerene Of
. 1917 bill to recodify election laws, par
ticularly those regarding publicity Of
campaign expenditures.
* T09 SSu1tS gave Qu6alu1OUS consent,
asked by Senator Curtis Of Kansas,
republican whip, for reference to the
privileges and elections committee,
for Investigation and report, the
question raised as to the right of
Senator Martin Of Kentucky. demo-
crat,r appointed to succeed the late
Senator James. Senator Martin was
appointed to sit until March 3 next,
but some senators contend that fail
ure of. Kentucky to elect at the last
election vacates the seat under the
amendment providing
for populan-election Of senator's.
Evening star., 1918-11-21
ADMIRAL K0LCHAK
RUSSIAN DICTATOR
Heads All Fighting Forces.
Ministers Who Opposed
Him Are Arrested.

vLADIvOSTOK, Tuesday, November
10 (by the Associated Press).-
Through coup on the part of the
council of ministers of the new all
Russian government at Omsk, yester-
day, Admiral Alexander Ko1chak has
become virtual dictator and COM
mander Of the all-Russian army and
feet. Two ministers, NJ. Avksen-
tien and. NJ. Zentenoff. who opposed
Admiral KoIchak's dictatorship. have
been arrested. A portion of the d.
rectorate of the erstwhile Ufa gov
ernment, which formed the admins
trative body Of the new government,
and to which the ministry was re-
sponsible, supports Admiral Kolchak.
Move Is Explained.
kilograms received here from omsk
state that the move ''was due to ex-
traordinary circumstances and dan
ger menacing the state" The coun-
Gil Of ministers has assumed author
ity and transferred it to Admiral Kol-
chalk The latter has accepted the re-
sponsibility, and it is announced has
entered upon his duties as supreme
governor.
Gen. Horvath. Gen. Ivanoff. minister
of war Of the Omsk government, and
Gen. Renoff. former commander of the
al1-Russian forces. announce that
they recognize the new authority.
NJ. Vologodsky, head Of the western
Siberian government, who is a mem
Der of both the directorate and the
council of ministers, retains his post
as premier. Gen. Bo1deroff is absent
from Omsk, and his attitude is un-
known. French Commissioner Renault
is at Omsk and British Commissioner
Elliott will leave Immediately for that
city.
Surprise to Allies.
While there have been rumors that
such a development might occur at
Omsk, they were not given credence
and the news came as a distinct sur
prise to allied commanders and rep
resentatives at Vladivostok. The To-
cal zemstvo provisional council and
other minor organizations. held a
conference early this morning. 1t is
indicated that there is at present a
disposition not to recognize the Kol-
chak government.
Evening star., 1918-11-21
j. S. CABLE CONTROL
CRITICISED IN SENATE

Criticism Of the Presidents recent
order taking over the cables was
voiced in the Senate today. Senator
Kellogg of Minnesota started the dis
cussion. presenting resolutions adopt
ed in his state and criticising the
taking over of the cables when the
war is practically ended He also at
tackled the operation of the telephone
and telegraph systems under govern
ment control.
At the time the Senate passed the
resolution authorizing the President to
take over the telegraph, telephone and
cables, Senator Kellogg said, spokes-
men Of the administration told the
Senate that the President would take
over the wires only in the event of a
war emergency, and that SO far as
they knew none existed at the time.
They merely desired to give the Presi-
dent the authority to take over the
wires if the emergency should demand
it. Senator Kellogg pointed out that
almost Immediately thereafter the
President took over the telegraph and
telephone. Now. when hostilities have
ceased. he has taken over the cables.
said Senator Kellogg.
Evening star., 1918-11-21
EAST BEHIND IN FUND.
But New England and South Have
Perfect War Work Scores,

NEW YORK, November, 21.-Omcials
of the united war work campaign an
nounced last night that the latest
national total for the drive for $780,
5oo.eoo was sl5s.5S5.o5s. or $11.ss4,942
less than the sum sought. They
added. however. that this report was
incomplete. and that final figures would
not be available for at least two days.
Omcials announced that thirty-eight
states had gone "over the top" and
that New England and the south had
scored . perfect record. Only the
large cities OF the east were tagging,
1t was said, and 1t was expected
their fnal figures would compare
favorably with thoss Dn the rest Of
AAs country
Evening star., 1918-11-21
FEARING influenza
SCHOOL IS CLOSED
Classes at the John Eaton
Suspended Till Monday
as a Precaution.

The John Eaton Public School, II
the fashionable Cleveland Park sec
ton, was closed yesterday afternoon
on an order of Health Officer Viii.
liam C. Fowler as precautior
against influenza The school Will
reopen Monday.
When a report reached the District
health Office yesterday that about
thirty of the pupils of that school
wers absent onss:aeoount Of Illness
II being assumed BY the school au.
tnoritfessthas the children were suf-
ferins from influenza, Health onicel
Fowler Immediately sent inspectors t
Investigate. He later made q per
sonaf Investigation, consulting with
Miss Burke, the principal.
It was impossible to determine by
personal diagnosis the nature of the
disease from which the absent pupils
were suffering. None was reported
seriously i'll, but DIR. Fowler thought
it best, as matter of pfecaution. to
close the school.
DR.. Fowler Explains Action.
s1n view Of the epidemic of. con.
tagious influenza through which ou1
city has just passed. said DR.
Fowler. this morning, IT closed the
school as a matter of precautfon to
prevent the spread of the contagior
among the pupils of the school.
''The school will be closed practical.
" five days, including Sunday, and i
is safe to open the school on Monday
for the reason that as the germs o.
influenza incubate within two days. il
any Of the children of the school wht
are now at home sick develop infiu
enza or are suffering from It those
of the pupils who may have been ex'
posed to the contagion will have de-
veloped the disease within the periot
Of the closing Of the school.
with the opening of the schoo
Monday morning inspectors from thu
health Office will be there to examin,
the returning pupils to determine il
they are suffering with the disease o.
show any symptoms of the contagion
I do not believe that the situation
will warrant a further closing of thi,
school"
According to Dr.. Fowler. the repor1
that the pupils Of the Minor Norma
School for tco1ored pupils. on Georgi:
avenue northwest, are suffering from
the influenza has been shown by in
vestigation to be unfounded. Tha1
school has not been closed.
Evening star., 1918-11-21
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
DISCUSS THEIR PROBLEMS

Problems in prospective organiza-
ton by republicans of the next Con-
gress were discussed here today by
Chairman Will Hays of the national
republican committee with party lead
ers of the Senate and House.
The House speakership situation and
Senate chairmanships, it was under.
stood. were principal topics Of consid-
Grafton.
Evening star., 1918-11-21
Allowance Held insufficient,

"The elimination of the amount of
gas sold to Georgetown from the base
results in a decrease Of this charge
to $50 cents per thousand on the
total sales, instead Of cents. This
allowance has proved insufficient dur
ing several months Of the present
year to pay the actual expenses of
maintenance alone, and had the
Washington Gas Light Company
charged to operating expenses the
amount Mr.. Sangster testified would
be a fair allowance in this respect
the decrease in net corro-ote income
Evening star., 1918-11-21
Warships Surrendered.


The names of the battleships. battle
cruisers and light cruisers which have
been surrendered to the allies have
not been announced officially How
ever. a telegram received in Amster-
dam from Berlin Sunday gave this
list:
Battleships = Kaiser, 24.113 tons:
kaiserin. 24,11S tons: Koenig Albert,
24.113 tons. Kronprinz Wilhelm. 25,-
600 tons; Prinzregent Luitpold. "a
11s tons. Markgraf. 25.a9a tons: Gros-
ser Kurfuerst. .25.293 tons; Bayern.
Friedrich der Crosse, 24.113 tons.
Battle cruisers-Hindenbur about
$1,000 tons: Derfiinger. $4,000 tons:
Seydlitz. $4,000 tons; Moltke, $4,000
tons. and Won der Tam. 1880 tons.
Light cruisers-Bremen, 1000 tons:
Drummer. 1000 tons; Frankfurt, 5,400
tons; koeln, tonnage uncertain; Dres-
cen. tonnage uncertain. and Dulen.
$500 tons.
An American battle squadron, prob
ably including five dreadnaughts,
commanded by Rear Admiral Hugh
Rodman. and operating as a unit OF
the British grand fleet, participated to-
Gay III the passing OF German sea power.
The Americans shared in the formal
acceptance by Admiral Beatty. first
British sea lord, of the surrender of
the main force of the German high
Sea fleet. as designated in the terms
of armistice.
The identity of American naval
craft in European waters never has
been disclosed. The dreadnaughts
originally sent over were selected be-
cause they burned coal, as the British
government had difficulty in main.
tanning a supply Of Oil fuel.
The original group may have been
relieved. however, and more modern
ships sent in their place. With the
American squadron went all auxiliary
craft necessary to maintain them in
active service without drain upon
British resources. They have been on
duty with the grand fleet for fifteen
months. The first ships sent over by
the Navy were destroyers, and the
original force, commanded by Admiral
Sims, has been supplanted very large
1y since then. With orders out for
approximately 275 additional destroy
ers, construction has been urged for
ward vigorously until not a week has
passed that has not seen new craft de-
1ivered and promptly sent overseas.
American destroyers presumably
still are kept on patrol and convoy
duty until all German submarines are
accounted for. American submarine
chasers, of which large numbers were
sent to European waters. possibly
played a part with oyher vessels in to-
days events, as they did yesterday in
the receipt of the hrst twenty enemy
submarines.
Evening star., 1918-11-21
German Socialists Program.

ZURICH, November 30.-The Ger
man socialist program. according to
the vorW1srts Of Berlin, provides for
state monopolixatfon of all banks and
,inGa4tries tz any Importance
Evening star., 1918-11-21

Simple Life for Former Empress.
ZURICH. Switzerland. November 20.
The former German empress. in order
to live more simply. has left the Pots
dam palace and gone to the villa Of
her son. Eitel Friedrich,
Evening star., 1918-11-21
All Must Have Opportunity.

'srhe second debt, the blood debt,
owing to our millions Of young SOL
diers of the Army of liberty and no
less to their mothers and their wives
and children, must be paid by making
this country-and in SO far as our voice
shall be Matchmaking the world safe
for democracy, which is to say, safe
for human rights, the right of every
child to be well born, we'll fed and
well clothed, and the right of every
child to have fair opportunity in
life"
Evening star., 1918-11-21
Price Of Oil Advances.

'The cost Of oil for the first four
months Of 1918 vas between and S
cents per gallon. but in May the cost
went up to 7.30 and increased in June
and July until, in August, the cost
reached cents per gallon, and has
since continued at that figure. And,
also, to the fact that the Washington
Gas Light Company for several years
has been charging to operating ex-
penses 7cents per thousand cubic feet
on all gas sold to cover maintenance
and depreciation, but this amount it
found insufficient for that purpose;
and in its application for increase in
rate to be charged for gas 1t submit
ted the figures and opinions of its ex-
perts showing the necessity for in
creasing this allowance.
1.-The commissions two experts Diff
fered as to the amount that should be
allowed in this respect, and. in its
finding, fixing the rate Of 80 cents, the
commission did not indicate what al
lowance should be made to cover
maintenance and depreciation. There
fore, the Washington Gas Light Com
pany has continued, during the pres
ent year, to charge to operating ex-
penses the sum of cents on gas sold,
not including that sold to Georgetown
in bulk.
Evening star., 1918-11-21
King and Queen Entertain.

RoSYEM. Scotland. November 20. via
Montreal.-King George and Queen
Mary entertained today, on board
Admiral Beatty's flagship, the British,
French and American admirals as
sembled~ here in connection with the
surrender of the German warships.
The king reviewed the entire British
grand fleet and was received enthusi-
;.stically.
Afterward the king and queen wit
messed the departure of the fast de-
stroyers forming the vanguard OF
the some 200 fighting ships to which
the Germans were to surrender.
German Ships Go to Be Interned.
AMSTERDAM. November 21.-The
first German warships destined for
internment by the allies left Kiel
harbor Sunday, according to the Vos-
sische Zeitung of Berlin. They in
cluded the Bayern, Grosser Kurfuerst,
Kronprinz, Markgraf, Koenig Albert,
Kaiserin, SeydlitZ and Moltke.
Evening star., 1918-11-21
SAYSU. s. SHOULD
EFA|R IN TRADE
|W. B. CoIver Declares Excess
sive Credit Balances Would
Be Destructive.
MUST CATER TO BUYER

CLEVELAND, November 21.-Special
privilege and exploitation of resources
and labor can have no place in the re-
construction program, said William b.
Colver. chairman Of the Federal Trade
Commission, in an address here today at
the annual convention of the American
FSpeciaaty Manufactufers' Association.
Pointing out that the United States ia
now a creditor nation, Chairman colver
warned against radical change In the
balance Of trade in this nations favor
through an excess Of exports over i'm
ports.
IA reconstruction program for the
United States,' said Mr. Colver, 'Iook-
ing to the building on top of the present
credit balances unending mountains OF
international credits will tend, not only
to make the United States the most
hated nation in the world, but to mark
her for destruction. 1t means CONNER
cial Imperialism
Customer Always Right"
Outlining the possibilities OF foreign
trade after the conclusion Of peace,
Chairman Colver said it would be nee
essary for American business man to
acquire knowledge of the business
methods, the people and the needs and
tastes Of those with whom he would
trade. The theory that 'tthe customer
is always right must be accepted, he
said.
Reconstruction plans must proceed
he asserted, with an understanding OF
the changed relationships resulting
from the war. The nation enters the
reconstruction era with two debts
I4h Nf hn d0h nd
blood.
These two debts must be liquida-
ted" Mr.. Colver told the manufac-
turers. 1.-The money debt must be paid
This would seem to mean that an enc
has come to the exploitation of the
nations natural resources, and thai
the surplus above a generous return
for capital and energy and initiative
shall be devoted to the liquidation Of
the national debt.
Evening star., 1918-11-21
Is Surrendered to British,
American and French
Warships.
TERMS OF ARMlSTICE
PROMPTLY CARRIED OUT
Event Takes Place OFF May Island
Array of English Sea Fight
ers at Scene.
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, November 21.-The Ger
man fleet, as specified in the terms OF
the arnistice with Germany. was sur
rendered today to the allies. This an
nouncement was made officially by the
admiralty this afternoon. The state
ment read:
"The conmander-in-chief Of the
grand fleet has reported that at s:3o
O'Clock this morning he met the hrst
and main installment of the German
high seas fleet which is surrenderlng
for interument."
Adhere to Plans.
The British grand fleet. accompa-
MED by an American battle squadron
and French cruisers. steamed out at
o'clock this morning from its Scottish
base, to accept the surrender OF the
German battleships. battle cruisers
and destroyers. A wireless dlspatcn
this noon reports that 1t got INTO
touch with the German ships this
morning.
The point of the rendezvous for the
allied and German forces was between
thirty and forty miles east OF May Is
land, opposite the Firth of Forth.
The fog. which had enveloped the
grand fleet for three days, cleared last
night, and this morning the weather
was dull with a slight haze hanging
over the Firth of Forth.
The fleet consists of some 400 ships,
including 60 dreadnaughts. SO light
cruisers and nearly 200 destroyers.
Admiral Sir David Beatty. commander
of the grand fleet, Is on the Queen
Elizabeth.
Evening star., 1918-11-21

:.sssa.-.,.ssa on Fourteenth Pass.l
Evening star., 1918-11-21
WEATHER

Cloudy tonight; tomorrow partly
cloudy.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 2 pm. today: Highest. SIS. at
2:30 pm. yesterday: lowest, As, at 8
am. today.
Full report on page %.
Evening star., 1918-11-21

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