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The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
The President to Ask Con-
gress to Strengthen His
Hands for War.
SEEKS MORE POWER
FOR GENERAL STAFF
Attack on Chamberlain
Serves Notice Interference
Won't Be Tolerated.

The President Is to demand the
strengthening of his hands. He will
aot yield to any attempt 70 hinder.
His scathing attack on Senator
chamberlain, up to recently q much
used prop of the administration, is no.
tice to all that the Executive will
brook no attempt to interfere with the
powerfully centralized control OF the
war which he believes is the only ef-
fective way to fight It.
Following yesterdays Cabinet meet
ing II was the opinion Of Cabinet
members that the President had won
his first skirmish with his critics. 1t
was predicted that the war cabinet
and munitions ministry bills would
never pass.
But a warning was issued that
counter offensives against like dis
,asteful movements might be expect-
I'D at any time.
"The President will deal with OBJ
structionists as Andrew jackson
dealt with the United States, Bank. 50
was the way one Cabinet member de-
scribed the Presidents attitude.
There was also recalled the state
ment of President Wilson when the
Joint Congressional War Committee
was under consideration last sum-
mer, that the most serious burden
Abraham Lincoln had to bear was
Senatorial interference with his
plans.
Shnke-up Is Due.
A shake-up Of sorts is expected.
But the President will stand by the
men in whom he has already reposed
confidence. The change will be in his
request for an extension of their
powers.
The President, it is believed. will
ask:
!. For an amplification of the powers
of the army general stan.
>. For a control over food commodi-
ties and prices which will make com
pelling many of the conservation plans
hitherto enforced on a purely volun-
tary basis. These provisions are un-
derstood to be embodied in the new
food bill already in the hands of the
House Committee on Agriculture.
Mistakes Not Admitted.
Mr.. Wilson is reported to have con-
vinced many Senators already that the
war cannot be speeded up by the ere
alton Of new boards and agencies.
There is no disposition at the White
House to admit that large mistakes
have occurred. The small ones which
the President admitted In his state
ment are attributed to lack Of power
rather than to its abuse. The Presi-
dent will accordingly ask that his
hands be strengthened.
The arguments which will be ad-
vanced for the more drastic food con-
troll measure are these: That more ef-
fective use of the food supply must
be made; that we must economize just
as closely as our allies have to in or
der that no bad example may be set
their peoples. and that prices in this
country must be reduced.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
Master German Spy Caught
By Police of Porto Rico

Barcelona, Valencia or Cartagena
and eventually reach the German
destination for which they were in
tended.
Persons familiar with the hand
ling of code and cryptograms have
expressed the belief that in his
frontispiece Sturzel may have re-
vealed an invaluable map relative
to merican fortifications and gen.
eral activities in the Caribbean.
Just about the time that the gov
ernment agents began to lay their
plans to trap Sturzel, Cipriano Cas-
tro, ex-dictator of Venezuela, was
ordered out of Trinidad by the Brit
ish government and Immediately
returned to Porto Rico.
Long In Porto Rico.
Sturzel was sent to Porto Rico
about the time the European war
began and was employed by one of
the biggest German business houses
On the island. He always has an
abundance of money and was a lib
eral spender.
About nine months ago Sturzel was
forced to get money to carry out i'm
portant work and in desperation en-
bezzled funds on three occasions. Un-
der promise of restitution, he sailed
secretly for New York. He was ar
rested on arrival in this city and TAX
en- back to- Porto Rico for trial and
convicted and sentenced to four
months imprisonment.
Although he lived in Ponce. Sturzel
Of late was constantly travelling
about the island.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23

Fuel Administrator Garfield gave an
accounting last night of the results
of the drastic order closing the in
dustries Of the country east Of the
Mississippi for a period Of hre days
which ended at midnight.
Releasing scores of vessels held up
at port for bunker coal was the prIh-
cipal result achieved.
His statement reads:
Text of Statement.
1.-The five days Industrial curtah-
ment imposed upon the country by the
regulation of Fuel Administrator Gar
field of January II will be closed at
midnight tonight. As a result or the
patriotic cooperation Of American In
dustry-capital and labor-the way has
been cleared for prompt bunkering OF
the ships which were long tied up at
Atlantic ports, waiting to carry vitaliy
needed supplies to the American forces
abroad and to the nations associated
with the United States in the prosecu-
ton Of the war.
Reports to the Fuel Administra-
tion indicated that the prime pur-
poses sought to be accomplished by
the regulation, the bunkering OF
ships and the supply of domestic
consumers and public utilities have
been greatly served. Large num-
bers of vessels have been given the
necessary fuel for their trans
Atlantic voyage. Less than eighty
remain at Northern Atlantic ports
today, where a week ago 12l were
waiting. Meantime. many fessels
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
PACKERS REFUSE TO
YIELD TO EMPLOYEES
Labor Negotiations Halted with
Contending Forces DeadIocked.

The Chicago packers and their EN-
ployes reached a deadlock Yesterday.
Proposals to arbitrate were accepted
by Frank P. Walsh for the workmen.
but at a late hour last night the
agreement had not been signed.
The controversy was brought before
the government last week in a request
by the employees that the packing in
dustry be taken over for the duration
of the war. If wages and working con-
ditions were not improved. President
Wilson referred the matter to Secre-
tary Of Labor Wilson, with instruc-
tions to ascertain what steps are nee
essary to settle the situation.
Five leaders of the packing indus
try arrived yesterday. The packers
here are ]. Ogden Armour. Nelson
Morris. Edward Swift, e. A. Cudahy
and Thomas E. Wilson.
The employees demand a wage in
crease of 81 a day. The packers have
countered with an offer to grant an
Increase of Is cents.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
new MOTOR RUMOR
DENIED BY COFFIN
Aircraft Chairman Says Liberty Ma
chine Is Being Perfected.

The published reports of a remark
able new aircraft motor under govern
mental development that was expected
to surpass the Liberty Mortor were
without any confirmation here yester-
day afternoon by the Aircraft Produc-
ton Board.
Howard E. Coffin. chairman OF the
board. denied any knowledge of any
motor that indicated it could excel
the "C. S. Twelve" newest develop
ment OF the Liberty. on which the
United States is now concentrating.
Mr.. Coffin denied, also. the charge
that the boards striving for stapd-
ardization was sitting new ideas.
Dwelling on the complexities and di-
versities of the aircraft service de-
velopment. Mr.. Coffin said that the
pigeon had taken a very prominent
place in the aviation branch of the
Signal Corps and that. besides new
problems of caring for them in the
field, considerable personnel was
devoted 20 breeding them and training
them for aviation service.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
Head Of Senate Military
Committee Prepares to
Fight for Reforms.
FIVE DEMOCRATIC
VOTES ARE NEEDED
Republicans Expected to
Stand Behind Oregon
ian's Measures.

Senator Chamberlain still hopes to
take his war cabinet bill over the
top. Pressure from the administra-
ton has not daunted him.
Il feel it is my duty. and l do not
shrink from that" he said yesterday.
The Democrats have fifty-one Sen
ators; the Republicans forty-two. Re
publicans are expected to vote almost
sOlidly for the bill. Administration
Democrats said that Senator Cham
berlain could summon only three
other Democrats to his standard
Hitchcock, McKellar and Reed.
Only five Democratic votes are nee
essary to pass the bill should the Re
publicans vote solidly for it.
Fight In House.
Even if the bill passes the Sem
ate, it will meet with sharp op-
position in the House. Chairman
Dent, of the House Military Affairs
committee, has already linked his
arm in that of the President. House
Republicans who generally favor
the bill are but loosely organized
to make the fight.
The visit to the White House
Monday night OF eleven Democratic
Senators has already had a notice.
able effect. Senator Morris Shep-
pard, of Texas, member Of the
Senate Military Affairs committee,
yesterday said:
Il voted to recommend one of the
bills. but l did it under a misap-
prehensiOn. l thought it was one
of Secretary Bakers measures"
Senator Martin. Democratic lead
er. and Senators Swanson, Hoke
Smith. Robinson, williams, Myers,
Hollis, Simmons, Fletcher, Pomer-
enc and BeCkham, who went to the
White House Monday night, were
all said to be confident that the
bill would be defeated:
Chamberlain Grieved.
Senator Chamberlain will move
tomorrow that the bill be referred
to the Military Affairs Committee.
Then will come the debate.
Senator Chamberlain was grieved
because of the Presidential attack.
but said he intended to go ahead
with his bills.
The Military Affairs Committee
will summon Surgeon General Cor
gas to testify Saturday regarding
conditions in cantonments. Capt.
Richard Haight. a young British
officer. testified yesterday about
conditions on the Western front.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
ROOSEV WELT PL UNGES
INTO WAR WORK ROW
TO AID CHAMBERLAIN

COL in that has in
America wen ito
He arrived here yesterday sensational
of
dredorle
and the of
of the truth"
of Repuca
all
Longwoth colonel is
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
Industries Start Again;
Garfield Makes Report

have arrived. received bunkers and
left.
AT Northern ports $4,000 tons of
bunker coal were dumped today for
ships use. These ports had on hand
10000 tons ready for dumping
AT southern ports there are
now l5O,e0O tone Of bunker coal on
hand aEd 100000 additional ton.
are within a short transportation
distance. moving rapidly toward
the ports.
Loading of ships at tidewater pro-
ceeded under pressure of adverse
weather conditions.
Railroad officials reported to the
fuel administration continued prompt
movement of empty coal cars back to
the mines. West Virginia. PennsyI-
vania and other operators reported
unusual heavy loading in those coal
fields. There was apparent a generally
free movement of empty coal cars
toward the mines"
To Tighten Up.
With reports coming in that GER
tain storekeepers were preparing to
evade the next fuelless Monday, DIR.
Garfield took steps to block any
such attempt. 1t was announced
that there would be a general tight
ening of the order for next Monday
and that every establishment that
is expected to close. will be shut
down. Prosecutions will not be
looked upon in such lenient way as
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
Traffic ConaIttee Named.


Mr.. McAdoo announced the appoint
ment Of a committee representing the
railroad and fuel Administrations u
eliminate the "cross-hauling" Of coal
and to establish q zone system OF de-
liYeries from the mines. Those on the
committee are:
A. d. Gutheim, Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, and Howard
Elliott, Of the New Haven. designated
by Mr.. McAdoo; C. NJ. Snyder, for
merly trafiic manager OF the New
York Central: L. r. Desher. chief
statistician Of the Bureau Of Mines.
and S. A. Taylor. a Pittsburgh mining
engineer. named by Dr. GARFIELD.
Director General McAdoO an
noUnced last night that as soon as
the present congestion is relieved
sufficiently, he will issue orders
using the Pennsylvania railrOCI
practically for the exclusive trans
portation OF war freight and pas
sengers. The general freight viii
be shifted, wherever possible. 20
and Ohio. New York Central. Lscka-
and West Shore.
ooA ANAN 6NhN AAAN ANAAtM AAAE
memorandum last night TO Director
General McAdoo asking for the EN-
barge:
The press reports show that the
Pennsylvania Railroad. with the
approval OF Mr.. A. H. Smith. placed
an embargo yesterday MONDAY
January I'D, upon all freight eS-
cept food and fuel II will be oh
served that these exceptions are
practically the same as the ex-
ceptions made in the order with
respect to the use Of fuel
The action authorized by thIs
one-day embargo should be taken
for several days Cadding to the eN-
ceptions certain war munitions and
supplies). not only upon the Penn
sylvania lines east Of Pittsburgh.
but also upon the Baltimore and
Ohio and the Philadelphia and Read
ing lines which forms. with GER
tain Baltimore and Ohio lines. a
through route &c the seabOard.
Such ar embargo would be espe-
cially effective IL IL could follow.
Immediately the five days covered
by thu January Il order
During the last two months or
1917, the car shortage on the lines
mentioned was increasingly acute.
1t neutralized every effort for in
creased production at the mines.
Labor differences were adjusted and
prices resulting therefrom were aN-
I'd. Without cars, however. Coa1
could not be produced. The emptg-
cars were not at the mines. T
congestion on the tracks was suLl
that the loaded cars did not reaca
their cOnsignees.
Coal Movement Hsmpered.
while the railroads were operated
separately. although in a co-operallg-
plan, they seemed to have found Il
I impossible to remedy this situation.
and since a director general OF rail-
roads has been appointed, We have
had nothing but unprecedentlv severe
weather almost nullifyins his efIor..
The following figures show. Ior
the past five weeks respectively. the
PERCENTAGE Of possible coal produ,-
tion lost through car shortage 2; "a,
all mines. and such PERCENTAGE OF los
at the mines located 10 on the Ball.
CONTINUED on PAGE THREE
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
LAWYER SAYS
RAILROADS TO
BE OVERPAID
$500, 900, 900 Fixed as the
Bonus Carriers Will
Receive.

Senate and House Interstate Com
merce Committees. in hearings on the
administration railroad bill yesterday,
heard testimony that the McAdoo-
Wilson plan OF compensation will
overpay the carriers t9OO.cOo,OoO a year.
Clifford Thorne attorney for West
ern shippers submitted this statement
to the Senate committee. The attitude
OF the Big Four brotherhoods was
heard for the first time, when their
attorney appeared before the House
body.
Director McAdoo will explain his
proposal before the House committee
today.
Glenn E. Plumb, attorney for the
brotherhoods, said that the maximum
valuation of the roads was N2, 200, 600. =
600, the s per cent income from which
is $40, ZOO yearly. The McAdoo-
Wilson basis guarantees a $50. 100000
minimum
Thorne's assault on the proposed
guarantee was bitter. He sad:
1T is proposed to make the public
pay all the interest on their (the rail-
ways debD, pay them a reasonable
dividend on their stock, keep .heir
properties up to teO per cent Of pres
ent condition. tics them over -Gsese
perilous times during the war, main
tain their credit for them, give them
a surplus with which to build more
properties. and then 10 paw them a re-
turn for what We build.
Certainly q most delightful. fas-
cinating, and charming proposition
from the railroads standpoint. The
country is full OF this kind OF patriot
ism, wearing the dollar sign"
Hearings apparently are all but
finished.
Chairmen Sims and Smith scarcely
hope to have reports out Of their
House and Senate committees re-
spectively within ten days.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
Here to Help Every S;,a-
cere Man Speed Up War"
Colonel Says.
HOLDS CONFERENCE
WITH CONGRESSMAN
Refuses to Reply to Stone S
Characterization of Him
as Traitor

Il am here to help every man who
sincerely desires to speed up and make
more effective our part in the war, to
stand by every man who is efficient.
and against every inefficient man. No
man is intelligently loyal unless he
takes both the affirmative and mega
tive position"
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, arriving in
Washington yesterday on the heels of
the Wilson-Chamberlain break and
the partisan fight in the Senate. re-
fused to describe his mission in other
than the foregoing terms.
The universal military service CAM
paign and the Chamberlain fight for a
war cabinet will. he admitted, receive
most of his attention.
Train Hours Late.
Arriving hours late on a train that
had been bucking the heavy snow
drifts. Col. Roosevelt refused to let
the weather halt his program. He
held conferences during the afternoon
with Senators Hiram Johnson. of CAL
lain. of Oregon, and Representatives
Jimmy" Gallivan. of Massachusetts,.
and Lenroot, OF Wisconsin. Last
night he was honor guest at a dinner
given by Representative Nicholas
Longworth. his son-in-law. Attend
ing this dinner were"severaI leaders
of Congress-" as Mr. Dongworth put
it.
Col. Roosevelt said he expects to
confer also with Senators Wadsworth
of New York. and Curtis. of Kansas.
and Representatives Baer. of North
Dakota; Madden, of Illinois. and
Kahn, of California. He further ex-
poets to meet ANY number. of Rep
resentatives. All the men named are
Republicans, except Senator Cham
berlain. Democrat, and Baer, a Nom
Partisan Lacquer.
Il wish to talk over farming matters
with Baer," the Colonel said. "And |
wish to learn from Senator Chamber
lain whether can be of any. asst
ance to him in his efforts to help the
war program"
Ignores Senator stone.
He refused to reply to the attacks
made on him by Senator Stone, of
Missouri.
1t is understood that a fight will
be made on the question of inviting
Col. Roosevelt to testify before the
Senate Investigators.
why should Col. Roosevelt be
asked to testify?" demanded Sena-
tor Fletcher, of Florida. a member
of the committee. Certainly, he
can not add anything to the testi-
mony of the officers themselves
who have appeared"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
Submarine Sinks Three Boats.

New York. Jan. 22.-Information of
the sinking of three large steamships,
one an American freighter. while a
convoy of which they were a part was
passing a lighthouse on the Mediter-
rGnean-Spanish coast. has been re-
ceived in shipping circles here from
Spain. The three ships were sunk in
rapid succession by one submarine,
but owing to proximity Of the shore
and a calm sea no lives were lost. The
names of the ships were withheld.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
Three AMERICANS
DIE in AIR CRASH
Two Lieutenants and Privates of
Pershing's Force Killed.

Two commissioned officers and
private in Pershing's force were kill
ed Sunday in an aerial collision in
France. Official report of this was
received at the War Department last
night from Gen. Pershing. Those kill
ed were:
First Lieut.. OLIVER P. SHER-
WOOD. next of kin, Mrs. Lydia o.
Sherwood. 354 Carlton avenue, Brook
lyn. n. Y.
First Lieut.. WILLIAM H. CHENEY,
next of kin. mother, Mrs. William H.
Schofield. East Hill, Peterboro. n. H.
Pvt. GEORGE A. BEACH. next of
kin. Thomas Beach, Fort Collins. Col.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
Irish Papers Banned by u. S.

New York, Jan. 22.-Three Irish
weekly newspapers published in New
York, all stanch supporters of the
Sim Fein movement in ireland, have
been barred from the United States
mails.
Two of the weeklies-The Irish
World and the Gaelic American-are
the most important Irish journals in
the United States. The other barred
paper is the Hreeman's Journal.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
Kentucky Senate Passes
Prohibition Amendment

Frankfort KY. Jan. 22.-The Ken
lucky senate this afternoon passed
the State wide prohibition amend
ment by a vote of 2S to 8.
The measure would allow voters
Of the State to voice their opinion
Of the measure next November. and
II 1t was adopted, the State would
go dry June 80, 1920.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
LODGE BLAMED
FOR LOSS OF
SHIPS TO U. S.
Former Shipping Heads Tell
Senate Filibuster Cost
Vessels.

Senator Lodge was charged yester-
day with responsibility for the loss
of fifteen merchant ships from the
American Mercantile Marine to own
ers under foreign flags.
The accusation was made by former
Chairman Denman, Of the shipping
Board, whose controversy with Maj.
Gen. Goethals led to the resignation
of both. It was made before the Sem
ate Commerce Committee investigat-
ing general shipping conditions.
Denman declared that Senator
Lodge. by filibustering against and
defeating the original ship-com-
Wandering act, had opened the way
for fifteen vessels. being built in
American yards, to be rushed to COM
pletion. and dispatched out of the
United States to the foreigners who
had contracted for them. Later, he
said. the bill was passed by a sue
ceeding Congress, but the ships were
gone.
Repeatedly Warned.
'Tt has been made to appear" said
Denman, that some inaction Of the
'AAApBAAAS DOdAu dllOhGu lltSc VESSELS
to be lost to our national shipping re-
sources at a time when we were on
the brink of war. The ships were
lost over my protest.
so often did 1 appear in the marble
room Of the Senate arguing for a
Communicating bill to empower the
board to sieze every ship built in
American yards that my presence
was the subject OF caustic comment
by the two Senators most responsible
for the defeat OF the bill.
"On August Is. Senator Lodge bit
terly criticised me for the escape of
ships. The very thing he complained
of. he was primarily responsible for
himself. The bill he defeated. and
WIN q later became q law too late,
would have saved the situation.
Austrian Intrigue.
Telling the inside of buying seven
Austrian ships for $5,O0O.OOO, Dem
man said:
These vessels had been driven
by allied ships into our harbors.
The Austrians wished to sell them,
but to keep on good terms with
Germany. they said. demanded a
proviso that they be used in Ar
gentine. not munitions, trade.
Il had a hunch this was merely
a feeler for more money. 1 asked
If they would remove the proviso
for $3.50 a ton. They said yes, and
1 answered that if they would sell
out their ally for that sum, they
would for less. We settled on S14S
a ton"
Some of these ships, said Denman,
had Italian captains. and they
were not as badly dismantled as
the German ones were"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
TWO BANDITS KILLED.

st. Louis, Jan. 22-Joseph Mount.
well-known st. Louis politician, and
awo unidentified bandits were killed
in an attempted holdup in a saloon
here tonight. The saloon was crowded
with customers when the masked ban
dts rushed in and commanded hands
un"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
SAMMY KILLED IN ACTION.

Gen. Pershing yesterday reported
Corporal Walter Roberts, infantry /.
killed in action on January 20. Details
of the engagement are not given. His
mother. Mrs. Kate Roberts. lives az
Hartline, Washington.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
No Hun Spy Caught in u. S.

A real spy has not been captured in
the United States since war was de-
clared. This was learned at the Navy
Department last night. Many alien
enemies have been rounded up and in
termed: numerous others are at large
under parole.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
Suicide Because Kaiser Lives.

Paterson, n. J.. Jan. 22.-'I am q
false prophet" read a note LETT by
Lombardus Mueller. who killed
himself with a shot gun here to-
day. Mueller. a retired sea captain
had predicted the Kaiser would die
January &
The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
FREIGHT EMBARGO URGED
BY FUEL ADMINISTRATION
DR.. Garfield Would Hold Up All Supplies
Except Coal and Food; McAdoo
Considering Suggestion.

The placing Of general embargo freight shipments of all kinds
excepting coal and food suggested last night Director General
McAdoo by Fuel Administrator Garfield.
Director General Mdoo announced that he would give the Car
field request earnest consideration"