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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

vaks adopted resolutions demanding
their immediate release. TIE reso!u,
tons declare that if this demand is re-
FUSED the workmen will forcibly enter
the prison and free It's occupants, seize
arms and explosives, blow up buildings,
,attaci: the Allied troops. arrest the ST.
berian ard Horvath governments and
JON the Germans and Red Guards
The spondent admits that much
OF thus may De irresponsible talk. bu.
says that some Of it must DC taken
seriously. He adds that the negotia-
tions between the Horvath and Siberian
governments have advanced as far as
tho selection Of delegates to settle the
terms for q coalition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Crown Prince Guys" Two
Chateaux in Alsace

GENEVA, Aug. 17.-Under forced
conditions and at nominal prices. the
Germans are selling many beautiful
French chateaux and homes in Alsace.
Prince William Of Hohenzollern has
just bought the chateau of Baron de
Bussiere. near Mulhausen
The German Crown Prince already
has bought two places at rdiculousjv
low prices, and is said to be negotiat
inr for another
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Towns Draft List Exhausted

COLD SPRING, \. =, Aug 17.-All
the men of this community within the
draft age, who are not exempt are in
military service. The names of Major
Rhinelander Waldo and Captain Clar-
ence c. Fahnestock head list of nine
teen which constitutes the towns roll
OF honor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Great Stocks of Cotton
Discovered Of TiA;s

AMSTERDAM. Aug. 1.-THE Ger
mans have discovered great stocks Of
cotton at Tifis. according to the
Ukraine newspapers, copies Of which
have been received here
or these stocks 500, 900 pounds have
already been taken to Budapest to be
divided between Germany and Austria,
the newspapers say.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
British Hold Bolshevik
Ambassador as HOSTAGE

LONDON, Aug. IA dispatch to
The Times from Stockholm says it
has been arranged that Maxim Lit
vinof. the Bolshevik Ambassador at
London, will receive his passports and
be allowed to leave England as soon
as the British Consul at Moscow reach
es Stockh DIM.
1t is not known as yet whether the
consul has been permitted to leave
MOScnW
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Paris Now Has Air Mail

PARIS. Aug 1.-THE first expert
ment with an airplane postal service
between Paris and St. Nazaire. on the
coast, was made to-day. the start from
Paris being witnessed by the Minister
OF Posts The airplane left from the
suburb of LIE Bourget.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Appeals Transfer Order

TRENTON, Aug. 17.-Charles F. K
O'Brien, Director of Revenue and FL
nance of Jersey City, took an appeal
to tho Supreme Court to- day from the
order of the Public Utility Commits
sion allowing the Public Service Rail-
way Company to charge one cent for
initial tra n fnrS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Japan Sends Troops
To China to Protect
Manchurian Border
lRu Tka 4ssocinted Presa,

By TIC Associated Press)
TOXIC, Tuesday. Aug. 13.The gov
eminent to-day issued statement an
nouncjng that under the agreement
with China, in view OF the danger
threatening the border of Manchuria,
Japan was dispatching troops thence
from NaMchuria
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

N'"uoS, Aug. 1.-TWO destroyers
'.'ack mines and sank on Taursday. ac-
=. 70 an announcement made by
Z. admiralty tonight. Twenty-six
= sse missing.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
AERIAL POSTAL SERVICE
STARTED IN UKRAINE

AMSTERDAM. June 2S.-According
to advices received here the Ukrainian
air postal service was inaugurated
this week. Its lines radiatc from
kiev with extensions into Crimea.
Stages about 100 miles apart had been
established with intervening sub
stations which are equipped with ma
terials and spare parts for use in
case landings are necessary
The system includes a line from
kiev to Brest-Litovsk. 900 miles away,
which distance is covered in four
hours. The line from Kiev to Odessa
is of the same length and in addition
the one from kiev to fekaterinslaV
has been set up. Next week lines
will be opened from Odessa to Niko-
lavey and kherson and from Odessa
to Bucharest. The next week the line
from kiev to kharkov. SeSastopol and
Feodosia will be opened. The whole
distance covered will he 1,121 miles.
The machines will each carry 200
pounds Of postal matter, viii be
equipped with engines developing 200
horse power and manned by two
aviators.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC
FOR WEARING APPAREL
Discarded Garments Needed, Not
for Charity, But to Provide "Prop-
critics" for Camp Entertainers.

In the guise of an cold clothes
man" the District War Camp Com
! munity Service has sent out an ap-
peal to patriotic Washin tonians for
second hand mems and women's
wearing apparel. The old clothes.
however, are not for the relief of
destitute French or Belgians. but to
provide properties for dramatic clubs
which are being organized at Camp
Humphreys by the commission to en-
tertain the soldiers edring their
leisure time.
The commission wants the clubs
to be self sufficient as far a cer-
tain variety Of entertainment is con-
cerned and is appealing to the resi-
dents of the District for aid. Men
and women both are asked to remove
the moth balls from their unused or
discarded clothing and send it to
the War Camp Community Service at
10Th and CT streets. The clothes will
later be turned over to Barrett II.
Clark. dramatic director for Camp
Humphreys.
Emphasis laid on the fact that
persons desiring to donate to the
cause should not be backward in
sending in the clothes, for the com
mission believes in preparedness and
Evening star., 1918-06-30
CAPT. ROLLINS TO SPEAK.
Officer Back From France to Make
Address at Vesper Services.

The vesper services on the Ellfpse
this afternoon. conducted by the War
Camp Community Service. will be ad-
dressed by Capt. Lyman Rollins,
chaplain of the 101st Infantry, A. E..
F.. who has just come from France
on a mission connected with the
work among our troops in France.
Capt. Rollins was formerly rector
of the Episcopal Church in Marble
head. Mass. and later served as chap
lain in the Massachusetts, guard,
being mustered into the federal serv-
ice when his detail became a part Of
the Federal Army. He has won the
croix de guerre. With Capt. Francis
B. Doherty.- Catholic chaplain. he is
here to confer with the War Depart
ment in connection with work In the
American forces, and has been Sc
cured for the vesper services through
the courtesy of Rev. Clyde F. Armit-
age of the Federal Council of
Churches.
The Marine Band will play at S
o'clock and the singing will be in
charge of Prof. Dykema.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
THEFTS AT BATHING BEACH.
Wrist Watch and Pocket Book
Among the Stolen Articles.

A number of petty thefts were re-
ported yesterday at the municipal
bathing beach. Four youngsters
Burton Miller, Bur Tracey Ansell,
Everett Eynon and Samuel Ansell-
were victims of locker thieves. Young
Miller was the heaviest loser. He re-
ported the loss of a pocketbook and
wrist watch.
1t is believed that some one entered
the lockers while the boys were en-
joying the bathing. Officials of the
bathing beach counseled that bathers
should not double up" in lockers
with unknown persons. as they be-
lieved that was the principal cause of
small thefts.
Another theory was advanced that
small boys have a habit of crawling
under the doors of the lockers. This
opportunity will be eliminated, it was
stated, when repairs on the lockers
are completed. However. they declared
that there would be no opportunity
for persons to have their valuables
stolen II they would have them
checked before entering the pools.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Resented by Swift & Co.
SUMNER WAR WORK PLANNED

Plans for carrying on war work
during the summer months were dis
cussed by members of the American
Liberty Chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution. at field day
exercises ct Great Falls yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Edgar Allen, regent
of the chapter. was hostess at the
dinner, which was served on the
pavilion overlooking the falls.
After the dinner the thirty or more
members present traversed the sur
rounding country, visiting the ruins
Of the iron foundry which was estab-
lished near the falls by George WASH
fngton.
On last Wednesday evening Flag
and American Liberty chapters met
together at the Thomson School, 18th
and L streets, to present prizes to
the women who brought In the larg-
est number of pupils to the night
classes conducted at the school for
foreigners.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
HIS PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN.
J. B. Ellis, Under Charges, Held for
Grand Jury's Action.

James Burnett Ellis, colored, 1924 I'd
street southwest. under arrest for shoot
ing James Burgess, also colored, 1900 1st
street southwest. at I'd and NJ streets
southwest Friday afternoon. appeared
at police headquarters yesterday and
was measured and photographed for the
gallery.
Ellis admitted he thought he was not
justified in the shooting. Burgess re-
ceived a slight abrasion Of the abdomen
and finger Of his left hand was wound :
ed He was taken to Casualty Hospital.
The prisoner later In Police Court was
held for the action of the grand jury.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
GETS HUN SNIPER.
Frank G. Ward Cited for Bravery
in Action in France.

Private Frank G. Ward. son OF Jo-
seph Guy Ward, 2l3 D street. has
been cited for bravery in action, ac-
cording to reports from France.
The act for which he received his
citation was an advance of sixty
yards in the face of heavy machine
gun and rife fire from the enemy,
which resulted in the killing of a
German sniper who had been partic-
ularly annoying to the Americans in
the trench opposite.
Ward is a member of Company d. 1st
United States Engineers. and arrived
in France last fall. When in Wash
ington he worked for the Washing ton
Terminal Company. He was on the
border in 1916 with the National
Guard of the District.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
AUGUSTUS KUHNER DEAD,
Nearly Fifty Years Employed in
Bindery of G.. P. O.

Augustus Kuhner. for nearly fifty
years an employe in the bindery of
the government printing office. died
at his home, 30s T street northwest,
last night, after an illness OF two
years. Mr.. kuhner was an ardent
student of sociological subjects and
was a Jealous follower of the late Henry
George.
He leaves a wife, Mrs. Ida A. Kuh-
ner, two daughters. Mrs. Sidney p.
Hollingsworth of this city and Mrs.
William H. Fidler of Sligo, Md. and
six grandchildren. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
HEARST TO BE HOST.
Senators and Representatives Going
to New York Over July 4,

A score or more senators and more
than a hundred representatives have
accepted invitations to go to New
York to witness a liberty parade in
the metropolis on the Fourth of July.
They will go as the guests of Will
liam Randolph Hearst and will wit
ness the parade from his stand. Per-
sonal representatives of Mr. Hearst
came to Washington last week and
rounded up the members of Congress
The junket of the legislators in
cludes several entertainments in New
York
Evening star., 1918-06-30
French Glasses Tomorrow Night.

Glasses in conversational French
will begin at Business High School
night school tomorrow. The classes
will be open for both beginners and
those who have some knowledge of
French. Beginners classes will be
held Mon lay. Wednesday and Friday
evenings at 1880 and $3.50 o'clock, and
the classes for those who have some
knowledge of French will be held
Tuesday and thursday evenings at
the same hours.
Evening star., 1918-06-30

has made arrangements for putting
on patches.
Women are asked to part with any
old hats. stockings Zones with large
hdles will be accepted; shirt waists.
gloves, umbrellas and parasols, while
the men are requested to donate
suits-business evening, palm beach.
any kind and any size-overcoats.
shoes. all STYLES and sizes. including
trappers bosts; hats, all styles and
sizes; socks. plain or varied-colored
and all STYLES and Sizes
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Hun Machine Guns Busy.

While we were in the hotel. which,
of course. had no occupants. the ma
chine guns on both sides started spit
ting furiously and we decided it was
cautiously back through the Rue Car
not. feeling as If the moonbeams were
searchlights turned on US for the Ger
man machine gunners' benefit.
From the comparative security of
the barricade at the head of the street
"a wall OF heaped-up boxes and bags
flled with sand, which faces a similar
wall 100 yards away on the German
side of the stream took long look
down the thoroughfare l have walked
so often in less thrilling circum-
stances. Its unpretentious street is
the narrow sidewalks. peculiar to the
old French provincial towns.
In many of the shops on the ground
floor of the houses merchandise was
still lying on shelves behind the shat
tered plate-glass windows. None of
badly battered, and as they all had
been pockmarked with bullets and
shrapnel during the fighting in Sep
tember 1914. there was little change
in their appearance from last time 1
had seen them. Yet no man could
stand for half an hour in that street
and live =.
That's Chateau Thierry-a battle
field with river for no mans land
and at the same time city practical
ly intact and reinhabitable tomorrow
If the war were to end then. But the
war will not end tomorrow, and
Chateau Thierry may be destined to
endure the fate of Rheims, Arras.
scissors and Verdun.
But the Americans defending the
city will do all that can be done to
avert such tragedy. That they will
succeed is by no means improbable.
Evening star., 1918-06-30

to Enforce Peace. Henry Van Dyke OF
Princeton. former minister to Holland.
also was elected to membership. The
action was taken. at a meeting of the
executive committee, over which Will
liam II. Taft, president of the league.
presided.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
RAW MILK and CREAM

To protect children. invalids
and those who are in a rum
down condition against milk
infections, raw milk and
cream should be avoided.
Some of 1t may be safe and
wholesome for healthy
adults. but it il not always
reliable. and many out
breaks of typhoid. scarlet
fever. diphtheria. septic sore
throat. etc. have been caused
by raw milk. even by the
special or certified kind.
Properly pasteurized milk
and cream, carefully cooled
and bottled. is the only kind
people should drink, and this
heat-treating of milk does
not. as is sometimes assert
ed, impair its digestibility or
nourishing property.
Raw cream may be even
more seriously infected than
raw milk.
For children 1t is best to
buy reliable raw milk and
home-pasteurize. or simply
scald it. after which 1t should
be quickly cooled and kept
cold until used.
All bottle-fed children over
one month old should daily
receive small and increasing
amounts of orange Juice as
a part Of their dietary.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Labor Leaders Put on Committee

NEW YORK, June 2a.-Samucl Comp
ers, president OF the American Fedora
ton of Labor. and several other labor
leaders were today elected members Of
the executive committee of the Leagu"
Evening star., 1918-06-30
PROF|TEERS PAD !:
PRODUCTION COST
-
Federal Trade Commission
SAYS Five Packers "Pocket"
Many Millions.

Profiteering on a tremendous scale
In practically all basic commodities
of life was reported to the Senate
Yesterday by the Federal Trade Com
mission as the result of an exhaust
i've investigation.
Accomplishments of properties were
made by great concerns when 1t be-
came evident that the government
vas about to fix prices on basis OF
,erurn and investment. the report
SAYS and salaries. allowances and
expenses were in many instances
padded to show increased costs or
conducting business.
The outstanding feature of it's IN
vestigation. the commission reported,
was the evidence of tendency to in
crease and maintain prices against
the forces of competition.
Bakers and Millers Scored.
OF all the big profits disclosed by
The investigation, the report says. the
profits of the meat packers and those
allied with them and by the hour
'nillers stand foremost, despite the
fixing of prices by he government
Manipulations of the market BY the
swift, Morris. Wilson and Cudahy-
the commission asserts, emprace
every device that is useful TO them
without regard to law.
The report charges that the five con-
Germs have monopolistic control the
meat Industry "and are reaching for
like domination in other products
During 1915, 1916 and 1917, the report
says, these companies 'pocketed'
$140,00o,ooO.
Production Costs Padded.
Where the government has fixed
prices on the basis of fair return on
net investment. the report hints at
padded depreciations, increased sal-
aries of officials, new construction
charged off as repairs. hctitlous
values on raw materials and manipu-
lated inventories.
Illustrating high remuneratlons
charged off to expense accounts, the
report cites the following payments
Metal Company of New York. which
deals chiefly in zinc:
B, Hochschild, chairman of the
board, s179,663.
c. NJ Loeb. president, s364,326.
otto Sussman, vice president, S221,-
$50.
J. Loeb, vice president. s147.93o.
Sol Roos, manager, st. Louis, S14s,-
$50.
NJ. schott. manager, Denver, $780,
533
In the steel industry, the report
saws, profits increased from Al per
cent in 1912 to more than "A per cent
in 1917. One of the smaller mills
showed a profit of more than 800 per
cent.
263 Per Cent Profit.
In the meat industry. the report
says, Morris & Co. realized more than
a63 per cent on three millions of cap
ital stock outstanding. During 1916
Armour & Co. raised their capital
stock from $500, 900. 900 to 500. 900
without receiving a dollar more in
cash"
Independent packers, meanwhile. in
1914, 1915 and 1916, earned higher
rate of profit than the large concerns.
In the leather industry the profits
Of one concern jumped from $644.000
in 1914 to S3,576,000 in 1917. The
shoe bushes meanwhile showed large
profits. The report says lit appears
that the retailer has profited more in
proportion than the wholesaler"
The Senate directed the commits
sion to make the investigation and re-
port it so it could consider legislation
to reach the practices disclosed.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
French. Senator's Sen Killed.

PARIS. June 30 CHavas Agency
Capt. Marcel Doumer. commandant of
"A French esquadrille. was killed dur
ing an aerial combat at Ni1lers-Cot-
terets yesterday. He is the third son
of Senator Paul Doumer to fall in
action.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Death of Editor of Life.

RIDGEFIELD. Conn. June 2e-
John A. Mitchell. editor of Life. died
at his summer home here late today.
following a stroke of apoplexy suf-
fered earlier in the day.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Hun Deserter Swims River.

IT thought sure they were coming
the other night when l ran plumb into
a big German. soaking wet. 1 came
near jabbing my bayonet into him
before l saw his hands up. He was a
deserter and must have wanted to
quit mighty bad. for he swan clear
across the river"
l saw the bridge over which our
machine gunners had retired when it
was decided to give up the northern
part of the city. This bridge was dy
namited five seconds afetr the Amer
leans were across it-all save one.
Corp. John Gambrill. who had re-
manned behind long enough to throw
the machine guns we had been obliged
to leave in the river. He himself
followed them and swan to safety
under a hail of German bullets.
We went along the river, only slightly
screened from the spying German OBJ
servers, and thence along the canal that
divides the southern quarter of the city.
From a certain point we made our way
by back yard routes to the very center
of the town, where the Rue Carnot runs
into the bridge the American machine
gunners blew up by exploding a charge
with well aimed volley of bullets after
the electro fusing had been cut by the
Germans fire
Evening star., 1918-06-30
Packers Claim the Profits
Were at Too High a Figure
p. in the Government Report
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 29.-Armour & Co.
today issued a statement referring to
the report of the Federal Trade Com
mission. for which Francis ]. Heney
was attorney, as designed to impress
the headline readers"
The charge of monopoly is simply
the old cry against a business be-
cause it is big. If a profit of one
quarter of cent on a pound of prod
uct, which a government audit shows
we make, is profiteering. then there
Is no honest business in the world,
for no successful business in the
world makes a smaller profit per unit
of product" says the statement.
Supplies for Forces Abroad.
This is an unfortunate time for one
branch of the governmental come out
with such report when another
branch, between January l and June
/, has called on Armour & Co. to sup
ply our forces abroad and those of
more than 100000 900. The magni-
tude of these orders compelled us to
hnd new working capital"
Morris & Company issued the fol-
lowing statement:
I'm the statement of the Federal
Trade Commission as to the profits Of
Morris & Company the figures given
are misleading and are absolutely in
correct. The profit of 2637 per cent
for the three year war period is evil
IDENTIFY figured on a nominal capital
of 100000 and not on the capital
invested. while the pre-war profit of
So per cent was figured on the total
investment. During 1917 our invest
ment was in excess of s3S, 100000 and
our profit was lax per cent on this
investment and not 263.7 per cent, as
stated.
The average profit on investment
for the past three years was 1895 per
cent"
Resented by Swift & Co.
Swift and Company. in a statement
issued late today, said.
Swift and Company deeply resents
the spirit and the manner in which
this report has been issued. 1t tended
to throw suspicion about an essential
industry which 1T is publicly recog-
ntzed has fulfilled tremendous war
demands from the beginning perhaps
better than any other industry in the
country"
The statement admits its profits
haye been greater during the past
two or three years, but defends them
as "only fair and reasonable"