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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
SENATE CLEARS DECKS
FOR OyERMAN BILL
Measure EnIarging Presi-
dents Powers Will Be Hard
Fought
AMENDMENT IS CERTAIN
Administration Wants It Passed as
Prepared, but Many Senator's
See Need Of Change
washington. April ?

" nlnNANNf l<AiAAA
The decks we're cleared in the Senate
today for the beginning Of what prom
ises to be the most stubborn contest of
ne present sessicn--the feht over the
oyerman bill granting the President
broad powers to reconstruct Americas
war government
The ultimate passage OF the measure
was declared certain by Administration
leaders today after canvp ssing the sit
nation. II seemed equally certain, how
ever, that It would be amended in some
important respects before a final vote
- reached. Even the members Of the
Judiciary Committee. which reported the
bill favorably, have reserved the right
70 support certain amendments TO be
offered on the floor.
Votes against the bill will be largely
Goyerped by the amendments made. II
the measure Is 80 changed as to cur
tail its sweeping nature and to specify
the departments to which the proposed
reorganization must be confined, indi-
cations are that It will go through by
q large majority
Tho Administration however, Is un-
willing to accept any restrictions upon
tire power granted by the bill in its
present form. 1t is argued that necessity
for reorganization, unforeseen just now,
may arise from time TO time, and that
limitations upon the esdents powers
might tie hts hands at a critical time.
Senator Hoke Smith. Of Georgia, has
offered the amendment around which the
hardest fighting will center He in
tends to confine the proposed reorgani-
zafion to the War and Navy Depart
ment, the shipping board and the Blu
Eau Of Mines. This amendment meets
with the approval of large number
of Senators.
The Administration forces will have
TO contend with a formidable insurgent
movement on the Democratic side, in
which Senator Smith and Senator Reed
are the chief figures To offset this,
however. several Republican Senators
have given assurances that they will
vote for the bill
In the effort to make the measure
specific instead OF general members Of
the Senate Military Affairs Committee
plan to offer eheir bills to create a war
cabinet and a munitions dictator as
amendments
On the final rollcall, however, ma
1orfty OF the military committee will
support the measure in the hope that
under its provisions the President will
order some of the reforms they have
advocated to bring about coordination
and central driving force in the con-
duct OF the war.
Senator Overman declared today he
would keep the measure before the SEN
ate continuously to the complete exclu-
sion OF all new business until a vote
IL reached. Under this plan he hopes
to obtain vote within ten days or two
weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
SPRUCE OUTPUT EQUAL
TO ARPLANE DEMANDS
so Million Feet Needed This
Year Assured When Soldiers
Gust Northwest /. w. w.
Washington. April 2.


or the 10000, 900 feet OF spruce timber
needed by the Government for the
construction Of alrplanes this year.
so,ooooOO feet already have been
produced. Representative Fordney. Of
Michigan, said today. and the total will
be furnished to the Government before
July 1.
Two thousand feet Of spruce lumber
70 required in the construction OF one
airplane.Y he said. Therefore 60 ,0O0,-
600 feet OF spruce lumber will enable
this Government to produce 10000 air
planes OF the large and most efficient
size.
'-The labor question In the Northwest
has bsen very troublesome one. The
Government is sending to the lumber
camps OF Washington and Oregon about
10000 men. who are being distributed
snd are aiding the proprietors in getting
cut the spruce lumber. The coming of
the soldier in soldiers uniform has made
the l. W. w. fee like fieas from a dog
when you pour tobacco Juice on him
THE soldiers In the lumber camps and
saw bills are paid the wages paid to
other men for that class Of work. The
wages IN the lumber camps-and speak
adrisedly--today range from 81 10 81
day. One dollar OF the soldiers
wages Is paid by the proprietor TO the
Government and in turn paid by the
fsovernment back to the soldier. and the
remainder is paid by the man for when
the soldier works.
Representative Fordneys son, who en-
listed as a private. is now IN service IN
the Northwest aiding the Government
Al getting out the lumber
Every sawmill IN the country Is
running to fullest capacity TO. give the
Government every stick of timber re-
auired," Fordney added.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
GAMBLERS PLOT BARE.
BY ARREST IN MURDER
Revelation of $4,000 Plan to
Stop Police Inquiry Is
Promised
BARTENDER IDENTIFIED
Suspect With Harry the Yott'
Morning of Killing, Elevator
Boy Testifies

New York, April 2.--Revelation Of the
details Of a $4,000 plan by gamblers Of
New York to stop police inquiry into
their trade was promised today with the
arrest Of Morris Rothernberg, bar
tender, charged with homicide. following
the murder Of Harry Cohen, informer,
known as Harry. the Yott'
Rothernberg was identified by Joseph
Edney, elevator boy of Cohen's apart
ment building, as the man who left
Cohen's apartment with him and shot
him to death as he phoned from a booth
in the building
I'VE have the murderer" was the for
NAL statement early today of James Il.
Smith, assistant district attorney with
whom Cohen had made an appointment
before his death yesterday TO reveal all
he knew of the gambling ring
"A fund of $4,000 was raised by the
gamblers TO stop our John Doe inquiry
and the killing was one result" Smith
said. "Rothernberg made many conflict
ing statements which W are checking up.
Rothernberg. the police announced, ad-
mitted he had been out of work. without
any plausible means OF livelihood for
four months, and that the gambler and
pNi b'tiA Atf 10 'lldI Stt Win kllllUE Ilhu
financed him to a considerable extent
during this period.
lie admitted further that he spent
much of Sunday with Harry the Yott''
in lower Sixth avenue gambling den,
that he stayed there all night with
HIM and with another man, foreigner
whom he claimed not to know, had
walked with Cohen to his home.
At the apartment, he said, the three
parted. Awakening Monday afternoon
and learning of the murder, Rothen-
berg said he decided he would be wanted
as witness. He ciaimed to know
nothing Of Cohen's movements after 6
o'clock Monday morning. The gambler
was killed an hour later.
lIdney, the elevator operator. picked
Rothenhcrg out of sixteen men when
the police lined them up for identih-
cation
you're the man, but you have on a
different suit. You had a green suit on
then" he said
Rothcnberg admitted he had worn a
green suit Sunday. changing to gray
yesterday, but in the face of Edney's
statement, denied knowledge Of the
shooting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
ITALIAN WAR PLANTS
SEEN AS AUSTRIAN AIM
Threatened Drive at Lom-
bardy Would Surround
Army on Piave
AIM TO FORCE PEACE
May Attack Brescia and Push
Wedge Into Lombardy and
Piedmont
Washington. April 2.


The Italian command is expecting the
Austrian army to start soon double
attack with two distinct detectives, one
upon Brescla, TO the west Of Lake Garda,
the other to the east Of Lake Garda.
The first would have as its objective the
smashing of the Italian lines protecting
Lombardy, the attack on the east belhg
planned to cut off the italian army
operating on the lower Piave
II the enemy should break through
the Italian positions west of Lake Garda
he would come down through the val
leys of Lombardy and Piedmont inVad-
ing the industrial areas making II I'M
possible for the Italians to continue the
production of the war materials they are
now manufacturing, as virtually al Tue
war plants of the country are IN Lom-
hardy and Piedmont.
A successful drive on Brescia' II was
declared by an Italian authority, would
put the Italians in virtually the
same position occupied by Rumania Just
before that country was compelled oy
circumstances to enter into peace hego-
tiations. Italian defeat also would MAKE
II possible for the Austrian army 10
deliver an attack upon southern France
from Italy
The Italian view Is that the berHlaii
army has failed to break through the
British and French positions in France
and while the enemy has obtained vast
quantities of war booty, the spoils 90
not compensate them for their losses IN
men, and that the only way in when
they can repair their present situation
brought about through their miscalcu-
lation OF the resistance of the British
and French-is TO break through the
Italian lines, putting italy out OF the
war
The Austrians We're said to be conn-
dent that they can achieve this result.
They now have all the food and mate
riaIs they need for the enterprise against
italy. virtually the entire Austro-Hun-
garian army Is concentrated on the ltal-
ian front.
The Italian authorities have evidence
that Austria Is excellently provisioned
and that her supplies have been obtained
In Russia
At the time of the Brest-Litovsll con-
ferences Austria was declared to be I'm
very difficult situation, owing to a
shortage of foodstuffs, both for the civil
ian population and the army and also
was short Of munitions. The withdrawal
of Russia from the war, however, and
the yielding up consequently of vast
Russian military and economic stores
has benefited Austria most materially
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
AIRPLANE FAIRY TALE
MYSTERY IS CLEARED
High Officer in Signal Corps
Dictated Yarn, Senator's
Learn
SAID SHIPMENT STARTED
Secretary Baker Assumed RESPONSE
bility for Statement Given Out
and Printed Broadcast
Washington, April 2


The mystery surrounding the mislead-
ing aircraft statement issued under the
authority Of Secretary Of War Baker a
day or 50 before he left Washington for
France, which has been the subject of
Senatorial attack for more than a week,
Is no longer mystery, to the Senate Mil
i;ary Affalrs Committee or to a number
Of officials in the War Department. To
the latter the facts have been known
right along, but they have chosen TO re-
main silent so far. even while Mr.. Baker
was subjected in the Senate 20 the accu-
sation of doling out false statements to
the American people.
Within a day or so several War De-
partment officials are expected to be
called before the committee and then,
II the body Is anxious for the whole
story, as are several of its members, It
Is believed Secretary Baker Will be
shown to have merely assumed respon.
sibillty for statements supported by the
word OF at least one army officer of high
position.
According 10 facts laid before mem
bers OF the Military Affairs Committee
today the aircraft statement of Feb
ruary 20, published in the newspapers
on the next day, which was issued
under the authority OF the Secretary
of War" was prepared at the instance
of officers Cf the signal corps.
II asserted a shipment of aircraft to
France already had been made and that
future shipments would be regular and
frequent. The statement created the
very definite impression that all the
difficulties of aircraft production had
been overcome and that it was now only
a qustion of ships to transport the
planes TO the ether side. The news
papers OF the country eagerly published
the statement
This statement was, not only peril
ously misleading" as II was described
by Senator New. OF Indiana, but II was
also false. Aircraft shipments had not
begun on February 90, and, save for one
plane that now may be in France or
still on the water. the signal corps has
not yet begun to send airplanes to
France.
These facts were exposed in several
hearings last week, particularly when
the committee Investigated the false
photograph captions announcing that
hundreds of planes have already gone
across" which were disseminated TO the
press by the committee on public infor-
nation.
IL was learned that an officer of the
signal corps dictated the February 20
statement to an attache of the commit
tee on public information. who, after
writing II, returned il to the officer for
correction. Such corrections as he chose
to make were made and he attached his
initials to It. Then It was placed before
the Secretary Of War, who ordered it to
be issued.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
HOUSE NOW WILL ACT
ON WAR FINANCE BILL
Senate Adopts Conference Re
port on Measure Designed to
Aid Industry

The House is expected to act today
on conference report on the Administra-
tion bill establishing war-finance cor
poration. with S5OO,OOO,O 900 capital and
power to issue $4,000. 900, 600 Of bonds,
to assist war industry, which was
adopted late yesterday.
Explaining the conferees agreement,
Senator Simmons said that in fixing
SO, 900, 100000 as the amount of bonds
the corporation may issue they had
split the difference" between $4,000
100000 authorized by the Senate bill
and 81, 900, 900, 900 by the House.
The voluntary security issues licens-
ing plan, under capital issues COM
mttee of seven members, Senator Sim
mons said, would have about the same
effect in actual practice as the COM
pulsory plan originally proposed by
Secretary McAdoo. since without the
approval of the committee It would be
difficult to find any market for securi-
ties
In reply to a question by Senator
Cummns, of Iowa, Senator Simmons
said he thought cities, counties, school
districts and similar public municipal
corporations would have TO submit pro-
posed bond issues for public improve
ments to the captal-issues committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
HARRISBURG GIVES DRAFTEES
Capital City, Previously Exempt,
Sends First Quota of % Men
to Camp Meads

Harrisburg, April 2.-Twenty-two Sc
lected men from the three districts in
this city left Harrisburg today for Camp
Meade to begin training for service
"over there" This Is the first time that
Harrisburg has given any Of her men
under the draft. Under all previous
calls the city was exempted. In the
early days of the war, Harrisburg gave
so many volunteers that the credits al
lowed overshadowed the quotas fixed for
the district and the result was that no
men had to be drafted. In all, Harris
burg has given approximately $500 men
to the cause of democracy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
HOUSING BEFORE COUNCILS
Appropriation Of $4,000 for City's
Part Of Work Asked

The Finance COMMITTEES OF Councils
will meet this afternoon 70 take up the
pending ordinances providing funds for
fte clty's part OF the work In connection
with the bnllding by the Government OF
Nortfeth Ward. The sum OF $4,000
viii be asked OF the city 70 meet the
lowest bid for the work. that OF Nam
Warlne & Cummings. The city recently
received Z requent from the Emergency
Fleet Corporation asking that funds be
provided at once "a that the work may
81 started without further delay.
Several other bills including the pro-
posed h.cftase Of the Interest rate on
~ d|4rosed Of Il Is not expected thar
any N the bids 70 be acted on win meet
4|In opposition
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
u. S. AVIATORS MAKE
GOOD SHOWING
Major Rice Declares First
Squadron in Battle Works
Wonders
win The American Army in France

with the American Army in France
April l.
American aviators are fighting on the
somme front under son Of former
governor Of Minnesota. He is major
and commands the first American
squadron, except the Lafayette Es-
cadrille. to get into action in the big
fight
THE men Of my command are max
ing a magnificent showing" he declared
today Americans should be proud OF
them"
The major has a magnificent physique
and ordinarily ruddy cheeks, but when
be emerged from the battle for brief
rest he looked thin and sallow.
you would look thin. too, II you had
been through that hell" he said. Shells
are continuously breaking beneath and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
INDIANA REALLY BONE DRY"
Can't Even Send Booze Catalogues
Into State Under New Law

Indianapolis. April 2.--Indiana goes
bone dry" for the first time in more
than 100 years tonight. The new
law repeals all local option laws,
defines intoxicating liquors as bever-
ages containing to exceed half Of per
cent Of alcohol. prohibits the sale of
patent medicines with high alcoholic
contents where they are to be used as
a beverage and prohibits the sale or
manufacture of powders that might be
used as mixture In making an in
toxicating drink.
No sale OF liquor may be advertised
In Indiana or solicited by catalogues
through the mail.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
Bulldog Attacks Master

Hanover, n. j., April 2.--George Jack
son was attacked by his own bulldog
when he climbed I'm a window of his
home late az night, having forgot his
key The animal sank its teeth into
his neck as he was climbing over the
windowsill He could not shake 1t loose
until his wife, who was awakaned by
the struggle. came to his rescue and
struck the dog over the head with
poker. Mr.. Jackson's neck was badly
torn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
HIGHER COAL RATE URGED
Colorado Midland Petitions Commits
sion for Increase

Washington, April 2.-The Colorado
Midland Railroad has applied to the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
increases of from twenty-five to fifty
certs a ton on bituminous coal from
points on its line in Colorado to destina-
tions in Kansas, on the Rock Island,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
U. S. Gas Victims in Paris

Paris. April 2.--American soldiers
suffering from the effects Of gas at
the front have arrived at American
Red Cross Military Hospital No. 2 in
Paris, which is in charge OF Or. Jo-
seph A. Blake. They previously had
been treated in a hospital at the front.
II is announced that most Of the
men will recover.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
Overman Bill Up Today

Washington, April Senator over
man has given notice in the Senate that
today he will call up his bill proposing
blanket powers for the President to CO.
ordinate Federal warmaking agenc-es
and keep 1t continually before the Sem
ate until final disposition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-04-03
Allies Ready
For New Blow
Associated Press Summary.

Local engagements last night several parts of the
battlefront in northern France kept both sides fairly busy
while preparations went forward for the resumption of fight
ing vast SCALE Reports today show that the allied
lines holding firm the lines established after the German
push had spent its force while several points the Franco
British forces able to push back the Germans for
short distance
While the German leaders preparing for another
plunge toward Amens the British and French busy
preparing to meet their next great effort the battle
field of Northern France
The enemys first studendous drive has been stopped
1t uncertain where the next German stroke will
but the section may be selected unless the
Germans convinced that is impossible break through
either side of the Somme and make attempt at
other point. IA
Both the British and French armies confident Much
significance is attached to the that the allied
army is instact Meanwhile the Americans of
hundred thousand strong continue to march to the battle
front
Tuesday the Germans made attacks either side of
the Somme The British in small operations captured the
enemy post near Serre north of Albert.
In the south the artillery active Between Montdder
and Noyon and further east the German detachmens have
been driven back from the Disc river.
The French have repulsd minor attacks the Woevre
and upper Alsace.
There the usual artillery activity in the Flanders and
in the American sector Tou Incement weather is hinder
ing operations the Italian front.
49,.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-04-03
EYE OF NATION
ON LEFL0RE IN
THE LOAN DRIVE
Letlore's Quota FIXED at $677,-
350---Double Last Drives
Quota.
WILL BE ENTIRE
SUCCESS IN COUNTY
All Now Set for Great Drive
Throughout Nation.

All is now set for the great Third
Liberty Loan drive for $4,000, 900 300
with its over subscriptions
Every county in every state in The
Union, and every town and city IN av-
cry county, is listed at headquarters
Of the Liberty Loan Organizations vt
st, Louis, and AZ the Treasury DE-
partment at Washington
Each town, city and county has had
the quota of bonds it mast take allpt.
ted to it, and each will be expected
and must take the bond assigned.
The financicrs everywhere expected
the issue to be much larger than ne
$3,000,000,00O required Plans wa-l
perfected for sale largely in excess
of this Now with the organizations
that have been offered the quota
should be subscribed in very brpl
campaign
Many counties and towns advised
headquarters that their quotas are a.
ready pledged, and with a little work
the oyer.subscriptions will reach sums
that will show the world that the pa
triot'sm of the people has been aroils-
ed to high pitch; will show our al
lies across the water that the United
States may be depended on to do It's
part, and will demonstrate to the
kaiser and all Germany that eve.y
man in this nation and every do'ti
Of Americas wealth will be enlisted
N the war that is to sweep Prussian-
,sm from the face Of the earth.
For the Third Liberty Loan Leflore
Countys quota has been fixed at 500.
$50. The county in the second Lib
erty Loan had S3l4,000 for its mini
mum; the target fas $523,000, ,tne
actual subscription totaled $686,05O,
and was taken by 134l subscribers
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-04-03

icy from now on to give publicity
through the press to violations. In
conformity with this decision it is an
nounced that F, A. Mas, Carrollton
avenue merchant, has been forbidded
to sell any more -four or sugar during
the present war, as penalty for SELL
ing -four without at the same time
selling an equal weight of the regu-
larly authorized substitutes, or re-
quiring a miller's certificate showing
that the purchaser had the required
amount of corn meal. In case of fur
ther complaint or violation, this par
TVS place of business will be closed
for the duration of the war.
The complaints against this man
have been numerous for some tine
past. One party living several miles
out of Greenwood even, complained
that his legitimate business had oeen
interferred with by this party's viola
tion of the food regulations.
Complaints against several otnc,
places have been made quite a num-
ber of times, by business competitors
who are trying to comply with all the
demands of the government, but so
far evidence sufficient to warrant pos
tive action has not been obtained
This statement is made as fair
warning to all such.
As one of our prominent citizens
said, at the Court House, Friday even
ing, "Cutting off the food supply of
our boys and allies is like cutting off
the air supply of diver" This illus
tration applies point black to every
one who is disregarding the food reg
ulations, whether it be individuals or
dealers. Not everyone is a patriot
that wears a button. Not even the
man who sticks a Red Cross sign in
his window to draw patronage and
then tries to renig on his five dollar
subscription. Anyone can afford to be
a patriot when it is easy and profit
able. Even
The Devil Patriot would be,
But the Devil Of Patriot is he!
And incidently, some others.
F. HERR,
Leilore County Food Administrator