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The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
TAKE EXPRESS
COMPANIES TN
GRASP OF U.S.?
McAdoo Plans This Step Be
sides Increase in Rail
Rates.

Within a few days Director McAdoo
will take up for consideration radi-
cal changes in the financing of the
nations railroad systems The new
plans, outlined before his tour of the
country in the interest of the liberty
loan campaign, are now practically
completed and will be worked out
within a few weeks They include:
Passenger Rate Revision.
l. Revision of railroad passenger
rates from a minimum of 3-4 to a
maximum of 5 cents a mile. Experts
who have studied the situation state
that the general impression is that the
new rate will be ~ cents mile.
.. Federal control of the fifteen ma
jor express companies. which will be
consolidated. 1t is understood that
several plans have been outlined That
OF the express companies calls for a
general holding company to be capi-
taIized at $35, 100000. The government
will not be asked to guarantee earn
ings, but will agree that the compa-
nies shall receive per cent, or 81, 1,7J0,-
900 q year.
3. Control of all inland waterways
transportation and the naming of re-
gional directors to supervise all ship
ments. Under this plan the Railroad
Administration would assume respon-
sibility for all fuel supplies which
the Northwest receives by rail and
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The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
AUSTRALIANS PUSH ON SOUTHEAST
OF AMlENS, ADVANCING 500 YARDS:
ENEMY CHECKED EXCEPT IN CENTER
German-American Spy Caught;
Found in Lines .sith Boche Soy

With the American Army in France May s.-A German
American spy has been arrested.
He caught in company with German noucomms-
stoned officer who prisoner of and who attempted 10
escape with the aid Of the Both American officers
uniforms.
They entered certain and asked for permission to
the lines the peext that they wanted study the
ground preliminary to the of tanks
developed that the German noncommsioned officer had
escaped from German detention camp with the assistance of
the GermanAmercan. who had smugged American off
GERS uniforms the vicinity of the camp They donned them
and thus moved about the lines until they nabbed by
the alert lieutenant.
The report the discovery of the plot says:
The German noncommssioned officer escaped from
prisoners camp. while the other German-American
traitor his country who acted the formers aceomplice
in the escape subsequent spying
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
U-BOAT MfNACE LESS;
INSURANCE RATES CUT
Passing of Submarine Emphasized
by Reducing Marine Risk.

The passing of the U-boat as a
menace to American shipping was
again emphasized yesterday, when
Secretary McAdoo ordered that gov
ernment war risk insurance rates
be reduced from to 2 per cent on
the hulls and cargoes of American
steamers travelling through the war
zone from Atlantic ports to ports in
the United Kingdom and on the Az
lantic coast of France.
Rates remain unchanged on ves-
sells in the Atlantic coastline trade,
and those going to the west coast
OF South America or to Mediter-
ranean ports.
The announcement Of the decrease
Led to many speculations relative
to the new naval plans for COM
batting the U-boat. The Navy De-
partment has never officially con-
firmed numerous reports of inven-
tions for detecting the presence a'
U-boats. 1t is known that respon-
sible officials are convinced that by
July !. the allied destroyers in the
Atlantic will be equipped to carry
out such q thorough campaign
against submarines that theE Hill
3 aeiysp fs8@ he esaA
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
TURKS AND BULGARS
REACH AGREEMENT
AT Least Berlin Says So. Which May
Mean Anything.

Amsterdam. May S.-The dispute be-
tween Turkey and Bulgaria regarding
the border readjustment has been set
tied, Berlin dispatches state. The
southern part of the Dorudja has
been ceded to Bulgaria, while the
northern part is to be "condominum"
under the administration of the four
central powers. Germany obtains GER
tain economic advantages.
As to the Russian border states, Vice
Chancellor Won Payer told the Reich
stag's main committee that a special
ministry is to be created for the con-
duct of the affairs of these States.
He added that considerable COLOMBIA
ton was planned. His speech indicat-
ed eventual annexations, making the
border States barrier between Ger
many and Russia proper.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
America Moving Men Fast
to Get Into Action
Against Boches.
TRANSPORT OF MEN
EXCEEDS ALL HOPES
Trained Troops Going to
EuropeFaster Than Orig
inally Estimated.

The United States has now more
than half a million troops in
France.
Official announcement to thi.
effect was made by Secretary OF
War Baker last night.
He said: an January | told the
Senate committee that the strong
likelihood was that early in the
present year 100000 American
troops would be dispatched to
France | cannot even now, or
later, discuss in detail, further
movements of troops to France.
Il am glad to be able to say that
my forecast. made in January, has
been passed
UnOfneiaI Figures.
While it cannot be stated what the
exact number of American troops
abroad is at this time. the following
figures as to the total force both in
this country and in France were OBJ
tanned from authoritative quarters:
Total number Of troops under arms
May l. 100000.
Number under arms when May mob
ilization is completed, 10000.
Total number of drafted men in the
service. 10000.
Troop movements to France in the
last few weeks, under the spur OF
events connected with the German Of
fensives in Flanders and Picardy.
have exceeded in volume the most ex-
asgerated hopes possessed by military
men six months ago.
President Wilson himself. appealed
to to in person by Lloyd George and
Clemencau to spare no efforts to rush
reinforcements to the hard pressed
speeding up.
Moving Them Fast.
The movement across the Atlantic
during the latter part Of April was at
rate of five times greater than the
maximum efforts of the late winter
Every week mas seen the stream OF
fighters widen.
At the present rate. it is believed by
military men that near a million men
will be in France by July
The 100000 men now under arms
includes 100000 in the regular army
and National Guard, and 800 900 draft
men already in service. These are
round numbers. The actual figures in
crease the totals.
Three hundred thousand draft men
have been called and yet are to move
to training camps this month.
According to special information, the
combined strength of the regular
army and National Guard is in ex-
cess Of 100000 men. In the first draft
$1,000 selectives were sent to camps.
Under the second draft calls 56G, 900
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The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
U.S.. NOW HAS 100000 SOLDIERS
READY TO MEET KAISER'S FORCES,
ACCORDING TO SECRETARY BAKER
More Than Half Million Men
Now in France; 2, $50, 600 Soon

Here statistics Of Americas fighting forces ove
there calculated from Secretary Bakers admission late ye
day afternoon that his forecast of half million France
early this year had been far surpassed:
Actual number of fighting France at present some
where" above 100000 men.
Total number of troops under either this country
or abroad May |. 100000 men.
Total number under when May mobilization is
pIeted 2.250.OOO.
Total number of drafted in the service. 100000
Troop to France in the last few weeks have
exceeded the exaggerated hopes possessed by mill
tary men SIX months ago
"A million men in France by July. slogan in War
Department circles.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
SCHWAB ASKS
TWO BILLION
FOR SHIPPING
Makes Hurry-Up Contracts
with Submarine Boat
Company.

Estimates amounting to s2,233, S35 ono
for the work of the Shipping Board
during the next fiscal year were sub
mitted today to Congress through the
House Committee on Appropriations.
At the same time Charles M. Schwab,
director general of the Shipping
Boards Emergency Fleet Corporation.
announced to the Senate Commerce
Committee that he desired to alter
the contract with the Submarine Boat
Corporation so that 16O ships would be
built with private instead of govern
ment money.
Cost More But Worth II.
The original estimate was that these
ships would cost $4,000 each and an
additional fee OF 1880 was allowed.
Under the new plan. the company
must construct each ship for $3.50, 600.
which allows a fee of $4,000 to cover
increased cost of labor and material
since the original contract was made
in September.
OF the g, 900 O0O. 900 asked by the Ship
ping Board, $S35,OOO is for salaries, and
the rest for ship building. The sum OF
$652. .00O.0 900 will be used for plants and
material for ship construction as
against s35O,OOO.OOO appropriated last
year. For general ship construction
the board desires 81 1856, ,1OO, 900, as COM
pared with $500, 900, 900 for the fiscal
year ending in 1918.
Other items are: Five million dol
lars for planning ships; the same for
operating ships except those taken
over by the navy: s50OOO.OOO for hous-
ing workers; Sc, 900, 200 for concrete
ship construction: s55,OOO0O for COM
pleting ships being constructed for
the United States in foreign countries;
Sl,250.Oo0 for recruiting officers and
crews; $25,00o,0o0 for developing port
facilities.
Takes "Sporting Chance.s
It is believed that the Submarine
Boat Corporation which is at New
ark, N. J., will be able to make a
profit off each ship it builds under its
new contracts. But it must take the
sporting chance" for whether the
cost Of material and labor rises or
falls, the price Of the ship must re-
main as placed.
I'VE intend to place the Company
upon its own initiative and lot il
work out its own problems, and it
will be up to it to deliver the ships, /"
Mr.. Schwab told the Senate Commit
tee today.
He predicted that the plan would
greatly help the speeding up of
work.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09

Truly there are none SC
blind"
IF a little ad now and then
makes business pick up,
wouldn't a little ad every day
make business stay up2"
IF an advertisement once in a
while brings customers, won,
steady advertising bring a
steady stream of customers
Mr.. Merchant. you have
goods to sell every day in the
week. There are people who
need your goods every day In
the week. and they will buy
oosuHUzp Oh pAsn xzzza
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
LLOYD GEORGE
FACING FIGHT
.INPARLIAMENT
Political Crisis Faced by Re,
Elections on Government
by Gen. Maurice.

London. May S-David Lloyd
George will make the fight Of his
life in the House of Commons to-
morrow. Upon it depends his own
and his cabinets tenure in Office
Overnight the country has been
plunged into the eravest political
crisis of the war by General F. B.
Maurice's letter impugning the
veracity OF Lloyd Georges and
Bonar Laws ministerial statements
bearing on the strength and dispO-
sition Of the British army.
Before the whole thing comIs up
for thorough debate IN the Com
mons tomorrow. the prime minister
and possibly Bonar Law will answer
Maurice's charges. The govern
ment-supporting circles absolute
confidence was evinced tonight that
the answ er would be convincing and
the storm be weathered
See It Through.
In opposition quarters a firm resolve
to see it through" was expressed.
Persistent rumors had it that Former
Premier AsQuith for the first time
since his overthrow by Lloyd George
was determined to fight to a finish re-
gardless Of the consequences
A vote expressing lack of confidence
in the government by the majority OF
the commons would automatically re-
suit in the designations of Lloyd
George and his colleagues, and As
quith would be the logical man to be
asked by the king to form a new cabi-
net.
"A division is absolutely certain, -
says a summons sent out by the
governments parliamentary manage
ment" urging all supporters to rally at
tomorrow's debate.
The press is excited as II has not
been since the opening day OF the war.
Thursday. May 9. appears destined to
become a day Of momentous import
! ance in the empires history.
The forces of the war cabinet are
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The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
$4OO,OOO,OO0
WAGE RAISET0
RAILROAD MEN
2,000,0 900 Men Affected by
Rate Increase Dating
fromJan. |.
ALL TOLITTLE FELLOWS
Not Grant
ed Under Terms of Com
mission S Findings.
ALL TOLITTLE FELLOWS

Within six months of the time when
the government assumed operation OF
the railroads. the largest wage in
crease in the history of the world
was recommended yesterday for rail-
road employees.
In round numbers S300, ,OO0, 900 a year
will be expended for increased wages
and 500 900 will be Immediately ap-
piled to back pay" from January
to April 20. 1918, as the award, in this
respect, Is retroactive. It represents
the long work OF the railway wage
commission. appointed by William G.
McAdoo, director general OF railroads.
for the purpose of recommending in
creases to employees. and it affects ap-
proximately 2.O00,0 900 workers.
Release Of the report by the COM
mission Is believed to be tantamount
to its acceptance by the director gen.
eral.
Every penny Of the gigantic sum
will go to the relief OF the little fel-
lows" No employe, receiving $50 OF
more a month. is given an increase
Higher paid employees receive nc
benefits.
Tariff Increase Soon.
simultaneously with the announce.
ment OF the mommission's findings, Il
was reported in Railroad Administra
ton circles that Director General Nc.
Adoo has under consideration in
creases in freight and passenger rate,
to meet threatened deficit o.
$500 900, 900.
The keynote OF railroad wage in,
creases is set forth in the following
prologue to the official digest of tht
report by the commission:
I'm fairness, therefore, a sufficien
increase should he given to maintain
that standard OF living which had OBJ
tained in the pre-war period, wher
confessedly. prices and wages wer,
| both low.
There will be-" says the diges
| in part added to the monthly wages
| OF the various classes of railroad
| workers. sums varying from a few
dollars to as much as S34 per month
which is the largest monthly in
creaseS awarded.
Eight-hour Day Barred.
mo changes will be made in tn,
hours of service now in effect, mo-
in the present method of paymen
for overtime service. No worker
who now receives $3.50 per montl
or more will participate In tn,
award, but all who receive sS5
month or less will have from So
to $S4 added thereto. The eight
hour day demanded is not recon
mended. but present hours Of serv,
ice are to be retained.
Briefly stated, the Commission!
study of conditions showed tha
the cost of living had increased
since 1915 approximately 43 PEI
cent. The Commission says in par
on this subject:
Roughly, it may be said that the
man who received $S5 a month OF
January ], 1916, now needs 40 pei
cent additional to his wage to Civ,
him the same living that he hat
then. Below that wage a larger
percentage must be allowed, becaus,
the opportunity for substitution
and other methods of thrift declin,
almost to a vanishing point, Will,
above that wage a growing proper,
tion of the increase will go to thos,
things essential to life, but non
essential to actual living.
''The railroad employees have ask.
ed for the shorter day, saying
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The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
MEN
WHO REACH 81
EACH 9O.DAYS
Gen. Crowder Submits Plan
to Congress for New
Recruits.
QUIzzED BY MEMBERS
Number Desire to Know if
Nelson Morris and Others
of Wealth Exempt.
QUIZZED BY MEMBERS

To enlarge its reservoir OF draftable
men. the War Department may soon
hold a registration day every three
months instead OF once a year. Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder gave
this information to the House Mill
tary Committee yesterday, explaining
that the annual class of men becoming
q would thus become available for
service more quickly.
Committee members were impressed
favorably with the plan. Representa-
tive Caldwell. of New York, Democrat.
suggested that the department go
still further and require every man 10
register on his 2lst birthday.
Name Men of Wealth.
Crowder said he did not think
that registration of all men from
Il 10 40 Immediately necessary. al
though he admitted his department
has prepared itself for such a situa
tion IL Congress should act. Kahn
Of California. strongly urged ex
tension of registration to those
ages. He said the 100000 mer
/ dNdIldDio lllc pEGStUl age
wholly inadequate.
While the committee approved
Crowder's general plans. he wa.
raked over the Goals vigorously fol
! alleged favoritism in granting the
! sons of influential and wealthy mer
4 exemption or deferred classification
The names of Nelson Morris, sor
of the famous Chicago meat.
| &1 1f
| of the owner of a great string Of
! newspapers and a news association
were discussed for more than ar
hour. Representatives Anthony. Of
! Kansas; Gordon. Of Ohio, and LunT
, Of New York, demanded a full ex.
/ PLANTATION Of why these men had
| been given deferred classification.
! Crowder said they had received pre-
cisely the same treatment as all othel
young men. regardless of wealth. Or
further questioning. he said that
Scripps presented papers which stated
that he was an expert in news. -
sential to maintaining interest in the
war;" and that Morris was an "ex-
pert in refrigeration"
| Does refrigeration mean the same
as cold feet?" asked Representative
Dunn, OF New York.
| Crowder replied that Morris serv'
ices as an expert would not bring
him a commission, and that he is still
subject to the draft.
He denied most emphatically that
the President, or any official in III
administration or political position
| had acted in either the Scripps d
Nelson matter.
| Bill Soon Ready.
Chairman Dent announced after The
meeting that the committee Expects
to have the bill ready for the House
, by next week. 1t will receive imme-
! diate right-of-way.
A denial was issued that orderi
have been cancelled for 5000 Liberty
motors. Republican and Democratic
members united in saying that a tao
tory. which had been about 10 make
these motors, but which was not yet
| equipped. had been ordered ;nsteac
to prepare itself for handmade French
| engines.
President Wilson wrote the com
mittee a letter opposing giving credit.
for volupteered men to draft districts
He said that when he failed to oppose
this system inl a previous letter, ht
did not know many complications
which would ehsue. The committee
| will ask the House to accept tht
Presidents news position.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
ALLIES SUPREME IN AIR.
Month of April Shows This to. Be
So. Says Excelsior.

Paris, May s-Excelsior states that
the month of April confirmed the al
lies supremacy in the air. The French
brought down 10 enemy machines.
Fourteen machines wsps hponsht
teR hE Amertoa1h
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
HOME RULE BILL SOON.
Before Whitsuntide Says Bonar Law
. IN House.

London, May s.-Chancellor Bonar
Law announced in the Commons late
today that the government hoped to
introduce the, Irish home rule hill be-
fqsa EhitHle1aee SAeS ~
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
SIBERIAN PRISONERS ARMED!
Balfour Queries Matter in House of
Commons,

London May s.-Foreign Minister
Balfour said in the house Of COM
mons today that the evidence was
conflicting as to whether German
prisoners in Siberia were being arm
ed to fight the allies.
The reported capture OF Irkutsk
by 10000 armed German prisoners
has never been authoritatively con-
firmed
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
Constantine Of Greece DYING.

zurch. May S.-Former King Con-
stantine of Greece is seriously i'll
here. It is nos believed he viii re-
ooEssa
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
AVIATOR WINS PRAISE.
Young American Complmented for
Daring by French Newsn,ner

The prowess Of the young Ameri-
can aviator, Sergt. Baylies, Of Long
Island, has won the praise Of the
Petit Parisien.
Io less than two months" the
paper writes according to dispatches
received here today, this young
American pilot of the famous
Cigognes squadron has succeeded in
bringing down seven machines"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
CONTINUED ON rAGD rwOI

WHITE SULPHUR STRINGS, W. Va
Ths 0re1hrier. Burnpean paAn- Nands1l elH-
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09

larly. but when
business g e t 5
slack | put a lit
tie ad In the pa
.pers and busi-
ness picks up. "
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
Advertising Talks
(For Advertiser and Reader.)

A merchant said recently 3:
No. | don't advertise reeu.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-09
Flame Proved sputter.
Beaten on on FIsaks.

In the center. according to Haig's sd-
mission tonight. the German shock
troops succeeded in entering the sliicd
front line positions. after heavy light
ing, but on the tanks they were
beaten on II WAS an operation, and
q success. Of purely local character.
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Twelve German Plane. Do~..s.

London May S.-Four hundred
bombs were hurled by British avi-
ators on various important works
and stations behind the German
lines yesterday. Twelve German
machines were brought down in air
battles. A violent aerial engage
ment was fought near the German
base of Douai. A German obser-
vatfon balloon was also brought
down. All British machines re-
turned safely.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-03
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND
MAKES TOWN BUSY CENTER
of Hundreds in Work of Test
ing Shells Obviates Need for All Wonted
Civic Advertising.

Aberdeen, Nd July The Aberdeen Board of Trade has
plan advertisements the Philadelphia
boom quiet place for boarder 1t has
support the petition revoke the village ordinance
which procams the Fourth of July shall quiet
The Washington herald., 1918-07-03
Open Season for "Wash
Day" Linen Brings SOS.
Call from Four Families

1t seemed to be the open season
for stealing wash day" linen Mon
day night. according to all accounts,
no less than four families being the
sufferers by this operation In a COM
munity washing basement at 1852
M1ntwood Place, northwest.
Mrs. Milton Baum. living in apart
ment 102. and Mrs. Abe Sigmund.
apartment 104: Sarah Mills, Of 2024
L street, northwest, and IottIe
Washington. 1890 v street, north
west, all of whom patroo,ze the
same basement. each sent out an s.
o. s. call to police headquarters last
night when they discovered their
losses.
Now every police officer in town is
on the lookout fer some husky
guy equipped with a bundle Of
clothing Of such huge proportions
that 1t resembles a cross between
haystack and q wholesale laun-
dry, because ne is walking around
with the weeklv wash of the four
families named. =
As yet there is nothing doing In
the way Of arrests.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-03

building, says most Of the husky
young fellows coming In droves TO
the recruiting station consider that
too tame q game. and want 10 get on
the firing line in France without
much ceremony.
Maj. Low says there 10 q compen-
sating feature about enlisting as a
mechanic. machinist or electrician in
the aviation section. as Il is a good
training school for flying: and sooner
or latter. II those enlisting develop
any talents along these lines. there's
q chance for them to carry out their
hearts desire and climb up IN the
air.
While the June quota Of the Marine
Corps was 100, exactly lf3 had been
accepted and transferred TO Paris
Island. s. c.. when the doors were
closed at the end of last month, with
q big waiting list in line. Monday
and yesterday a more had been sc-
cepted. with 30 applicants under con-
sideration.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-03
ALL WANT TO FIGHT
OR FLY, NOT TINKER
Marine Corps Has Trouble to Get
Men for Aviation Mechanics

For the first time in many moons,
the United States Marine Corps il
up against it,
The Marine Corps il hard up for
mechanics for the aviation section.
and while there are plenty Of appli-
cants for this branch OF the service
all are eager to try conclusions with
the Huns among the clouds. and
have no special desire for any ground
position.
It's the same way with truck dri-
vers and electricians. Both classes
are needed badly right now. but Maj.
Theodore H. Low, the oficer in
charge Of the main recruiting station
of the U. S. Marine Corps. 407 Star