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Evening star., 1918-01-12
HOUSE D. c. COMMITTEE
SOON TO Be ORGANIZED
Chairman johnson to Call Meeting,
When Favorable Date Can
Be Fixed.

The first meeting Of the District Of Co.
lumbia committee in the House is to be
called together next week to organize.
Representative Ben Johnson Of Kentucky
chairman Of the committee, gave this as
surance today, and said the notices will
be sent out just as soon as he can de-
termine a day agreeable to all the MEM
bsrs.
Chairman johnson also announced the
appointment Of Joseph Wycoff of Spring.
field. KY, as the new secretary of the
District committee
Why this committee has never been able
10 meet for organization was explained
by Mr. Johnson. When the first session
OF the Sixty-ffth Congress adjourned On
October is. Mr.. Johnson was made chair
man OF the committee to investigate the
race riots at East St. Louis and was kept
busy on that work for five weeks When
he got home he was attacked by illness
Other Obstacles Cited.
When Mr.; Johnson came to Washing
ton December ], he found himself six
or eight weeks behind hand on his cor
respondence. Then the clerk of the COM
mlttee was called into the Army. Then
the assistant clerk was called into the
Army, and soon afterward another as
slstant was called to military service.
Representative Johnson was left with
out stenographer or clerk. Finally he
got stenographer on the day Congress
adjourned for the Christmas HOLIDAYS.
December IS, woman. It is the first
time in more than ten years that he has
had woman clerk.
MIR. johnson was able to do a little
work December 10 and 20, and on the
night of the goth he received a telegram
about the train wreck at Shephardstown
in which scores of his friends and neigh
bors and relatives were killed and in
Jured. He went to his home in Bards-
town. KY. Out of the f1fty-three killed
IN the train wreck forty-three were
from Representative Johnson's home
town. and all Of them intimate friends
and acquaintances. There were seventy
others injured.
Evening star., 1918-01-12

James Garvey, superintendent of the
glazing department of the Patterson
POWDER Company. at Patterson, Okla,
was killed Thursday when an explosion
wrecked the plant
Evening star., 1918-01-12
SITUATION {
|S|MPROVED HERE.
Switching Locomotives OBJ
tanned, Eliminating One Fac-l
tor in Delay Of Unloading. j
TO "sPEED UP" C0NSIGNEEs

In the study OF railroad conditionae
the Washington freight situation has
received attention from the inspectors
under Interstate Commerce Commis~
sioner McChord. While no definite resi-
port has been made for several days,
1t was stated today that the situation :
here is much better. that locomotives.
have been brought here for switchings 4
thus eliminating ono Of the major fac
tors in the delay in unloading, and /
that consignees generally are unload-
ing more promptly than heretofore. i.
First steps in carrying out the pur.
pose of the director general. announced
some days ago. to place embargoes
upon consignees who do not unload
promptly. were taken after a confer
and A. H. Smith, assistant director
general, stationed in New York.
It was announced that after January
Is blanket embargo will be effective
on all freight shipments to New York.
except food. news print paper, live
stock. perishables and government
freight. Permits for all other ship ,
ments will be issued only through a
committee of railroad men in New ,
York, and a consignee, to obtain ~ |
permit. must promise to unload prompts /
ly. If he does not do so he will get no.
more permits.
May Be Applied Elsewhere. I
This move against the Stacker" consj
signee was applied in New York be-
cause of the large shipments there for 1
export, but it will be applied to other
cities. including Washington, IL the
need arises through the failure Of con-
signees to get their freight away from
the yards promptly.
A recent study of the available power
of railroads has disclosed an abnormal
number of engines laid UP for repairs.
when freight was held up because OF
the lack of engines to move it. Orders
have gone forth to remedy this cQndi-
tion. One eastern road had eighty-one .
engines awaiting repairs in a single
shop.
Upon request of Director General Nc :
Adoo the Navy Department sent a bat
tleship to Baltimore to break the ice
in the harbor there and open the chan
mel Advice received late yesterday
stated that the harbor was open, and
the battleship today is proceeding
down the bay with fifteen loaded ships
and barges, which it released at Ball
timore The ice was three feet thick in {,
Baltimore harbor.
Not to Inconvenience Public.
Discontinuance of downtown passenger
and freight offices in eastern cities has
brought protests to Director General
McAdoo. and on that account he has
suggested to railroad heads that the
Offices be maintained wherever possible
except for competitive reasons
No action should be taken looking to
curtailment of expense. he emphasized.
which would cause serious inconven-
Iience to the travelling public or to ship
pers.
A number Of eastern newspapers ap-
piled to the railroad administration to.
day for speedy relief from a threatened
shortage of newsprint paper. caused by
the tfe-up of traffic at terminals. Tho
director general Immediately ordered
Mr.. Smith to ascertain where belated
paper shipments were located. and to
hasten their delivery.
Evening star., 1918-01-12

tendant suffering was general through
out the state, nine places reporting
official temperatures Of more than 20
degrees below zero.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
WASHINGTON BOY HoNoRED.
John H. Bishop Commissioned Sec
ond Lieutenant in U. S. R. C

John Howard Bishop. SON of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Bishop of Takoma Park. D.
c.. has recently received commission of
second lieutenant of infantry in the
Evening star., 1918-01-12
SNg peace negotiations. We on our side
Sdkere to the principles OF demo-
Answers Objections.

Answers Objections.
The desire Of the Russians to trans- Is
ar the negotiations to neutral son; hesr M
wish for equally favorable conditions
on both sides. He continued:
public opinion in Russia moreover
takes umbrage at the fact tnat .he
Russian delegation IS conouc.uis, hv
negotiations in fortress occupied ny
German troops. especially as tney IN
volve the fate Of peoples. The RUSSIAN
delegation does not believe the tecn-
nicaI difficulties entailed by TRANSFER
ence of the negotiations to neutral
soil constitute valid objection any
more than it recognizes as valid the
fear of entente intrigues. against Wn,em !,
Russia knows how to protect neIseil.
M. Boloubowysch, Ukrainian delegate
In. celebrating the Ukrainian peace
policy said that any annexations or the
surrender of territory without the cor
sent OF the people involved was mao
missible, as likewise were war 1ndem-
mites Material assistance should be eX-
tended to small states which had SUI
fefed from the devastating effects OF
war.
Inasmuch as the Russian council of
peoples commissioners did not repre-
sent Ukraine, he said, any peace which
might be negotiated would be binding
for Ukraine only if accepted by it.
obeys Ludendorff's Orders.
The Rheinische Westfaelische lei
tung of Essen in an article dealing
with the Brest-Litovsk peace conference
says DR.. Richard Won kuehimann, the
German foreign secretary, evidently de-
cided to obey the orders of Gen. Won
Ludendorfr, the first quartermaster
general, indeliyering his address.
-"His speech at Brest-Litovsk. says
the newspaper, was heard with relief
by the whole German nation, for it
means Germany has Cancelled her no
annexation principle and thereby gain
ed a free hand regarding Belgium,
Longwy and Briey."
Evening star., 1918-01-12

SECOND LIEUT.. HOWARD BISHOP.
United States Reserve Corps. He is
now stationed at Camp Grant, Rock
ford. Ill.
Lieut.. Bishop is a graduate of McKin-
ley High School and attended National
Law School In this city. For the past
seven years he has been associated
with F. w. Bond of Canton. Ohio, in
the patent business.
Evening star., 1918-01-12

one miles. The windstorm was featured
by heavy thunderstorm.
A cold wave is expected to matertalize
tonight, when the temperature will
probably fall to zero.
Evening star., 1918-01-12
COLD WAVE GRIPS
WIDE AREA AND IS
STILL SPREADING

Continued from First Page.)
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KERENSkY HERE?
Reported To Have Been on
Ship in Convoy With Justicia.
No Confirmation in New York
Report Not Believed.

New York, July 30.-There is no
confirmation here of report that
Alexander Kerensky, former Russian
premier. has arrived in the United
Ftatcs. Investigation of recent arrivals
on ship failed to disclose any person
who might have been posing as Ker-
encky.
Chicago, July 30.-AIexander Ker-
ensky is in America. according to a
private message here. Gunners Mate
John Hagerty, wiring William Bur-
quest. editor of a Chicago trade paper
says the former Russian premier made
the trip on his ship-one of the con-
voy in which the torpedoed Justicia
started.
Kerensky was calm thruout the T.
boat fleets attack, Hagerty said. The
message:
Passenger with Kerensky on -
attacked off Irish coast afternoon
eighteenth. Great liner Justicia tor
pedoed. Attacked again at midnight
san-e day. No casualties. Kerensky
calm. Travelling incognito''
Hagerty's message was sent from
New York
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ADMITS FAILURE
OF THE GERMAN
SUBMARINE WAR
Admiral, Who Said England
Would Be Starved, Convinced.
Made Famous Boast on 18th of
February, 1915.
GAVE BRITISH SIX MONTHS
Now Declares Stopping of
American Troops Hopeless.
No Chance To Sink Transports
Bringing Them Over.
GAVE BRITISH SIX MONTHS
Now Declares Stopping o.
American Troops Hopeless.

The Hague, July 3O.-Explanations
of the steady flow of American troops
into France were given in an inter-
view with Admiral Won Holtzendorff,
printed in the Cologne Gazette it was
learned today.
The German admiral, who predicted
that submarines would account for
American transports, declared the fail
ure of the underwater craft is due to
the fact that transports are able to
make landings from the north of Scot
land to F'rench-M Mediterranean ports.
Little Prospects of Success.
SHOULD our submarines lie in wait
off these ports to get chance shot?"
he asked. THE transports are strong
ly protected by conveys and do not ar
rive regularly. Taking all this into
consideration it is evident how little is
the prospect of success in the employ
ment of subma rineS against the Amerf-
can transports.
The British assertions that ship
building is exceeding the sinkings by
submarines and that the destruction
of submarines exceeds the output are
incorrect. To July 1. 1918 the enemy's s
shipping and cargo losses amounted to
$12. 500, 600, 900"
On February ~, 1916, Won Holtzen-
dorff declared that within six months
the submarine campaign would reduce
England to suing for peace.
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TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS
Topeka Strikers VIII Keep Rogues
Gallery of Non-Union Patrons.

The striking cooks and walters
union has brought out a new method
as a means of enforcing a strike, ac-
cording to an announcement this
morning. The union is going to start
a kind of rogues' gallery in which the
rogues will be the people who patron
ize the cafes which the union has
designated as unfair"
The announcement today says that
the pickets in front of the unfair"
cafes will be equipped with cameras,
with which to take pictures of persons
entering the unfair" places. The
pictures taken will be developed and
the prints will be displayed at all
union meetings as gallery of the
people of the city of Topeka who are
unwilling to recognize the right of
union labor to dictate their eating
places
At meeting of the strikers held
Monday, it was decided that the pre-
vious demand of a SO a week mini
mum wage is not enough, so the meet
ing declared a vote in favor of 5000
minimum. This increased demand has
been Incorporated in the contracts
which the union is trying to force the
restaurant men to sign. The meeting
also went on record as staying with
the closed shop provision of the strik-
ers' demands to the end.
Cafe men who are affected by the
strike are still standing firm on their
declaration that they will never sign
a contract with the union, and much
less one that has in it the closed shop
clause.
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HUN CAMOUFLACE
German People Get Latest War
News Sugar Coated.
"We Inflict Heavy Losses While
Shortening Our Line"

London, July 3O.-News of the Ger
man defeat in the Soissons- Rheims
district is being fed to the German
public in camouflaged alibisl The re-
suits are varied. There is some criti-
cism of the German government but
the sugar-coated palaver of other
stories tends to camouflage the real
effect of the Foch blow.
Captain Won Bervelde, a wearer of
the iron cross, has petitioned the
reichstag to Immediately arrest and
prosecute those responsible for the
war and hH@ l"id sDecial ~-ress on the
work of Won Bethmann-H Hollweg, the
IJrmer German chancellor. whom lie
denounces
From neutral sources come eports
of what is being fed to the people of
Germany. One former member of
the general staff in a written article.
explains:
We aimed to inflict the heaviest
possible losses on the enemy. while
shortening our line"
The Frankfurter Zeitung says:
Every one feels we are fighting o.
ward success in our entire western
campaign"
The Vorwaerts comments:
1T is false to say that the effective
power of the French is Weakening" d"
The Kreuz Zeitung despairs of IN
other German offensive in the near
future.
Dresden newspaper urge,t the
fullest confidence in Won Hindenburg.
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BETRAYED NATION CLASH IN RUSSIA
German Captain Demands Ar.
rest of COuntry's Leaders.
Says They Deceived German
People in 1914.

Amsterdam, July 3o.-A memoran-
dunn demanding ruthless action
against the men at the helm of the
German government in 1914. as guilty
criminals, was sent to members Of the
reichstag last week by Former Cap
tain Won Beerfelde, says a Berlin tele-
gram quoting the Cologne Volks Zei-
tung.- The captain was prominent in
the Prince Lichnowsky affair brought
about by the prince, who VS. German
ambassador at London in 1914, de-
claring that Germany was responsible
for the war.
Demands Arrest of Ho1lweg.
Captain Won Beerfelde's men ora ndum
says that the German leaders at the
beginning of the war were guilty of
appalling deceits and acted in the
service of traitors. He demands the
immediate arrest of Former Cham
cellor Won Bethmann-H -Hollweg. and de-
clares that in case of the reichstag's S
refusal, he will Immediately request
passes for himself and family to Switz-
erIand, because he will longer share
Germanys shame and dishonor.
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TURKISH BREAK
WITH GERMANY
IS UNCONFIRMED
Rumors From Copenhagen
Have Not Been Verified.
Washington Does Not Believe
That Break Is Likely.
SHARP FRICTION NOT DENIED
Has Been Trouble Over Seizure
of Warship.
Turkey Opposes German Plans
in the Caucasus.
Washington Does Not Believe
That Break Is Likely.
SHARP FRICTION NOT DENIED
Turkey Opposes German Plans
in the Caucasus.

Washington, July 3O.-Reports that
Turkey has broken with Germany,
tho unconfirmed here today, gave in
creased evidence that all is not we'll at
Germanys back door.
Authorities inclined to doubt that
there had been an actual split be-
tween the nations. But they did ad-
nit that there was sufficient semblance
of veracity in the story to indicate that
Turkey is increasingly imperiouS in
her demands on Germany and Bull
garia
Turkish Ambitions Offend Germany.
State department advices recently
have shown that the Turks were
reaching out with greedy hands for
territory now that the Teutonic en-
tente considered Russia and Rumania
fair spoils. This has engendered bit
terness in Germany.
1t is doubted that Turkey would
split with Germany without first try
ing to strike bargain with the allies.
Reports that King Ferdinand of
Bulgaria has departed mysteriously.
constitute another angle of the tur-
moil brewing among Germany IS
friends.
This government is still awaiting an
official Turkish answer to its demands
for information as to the anti-Ameri-
can outrages at TabriZ.
ne SldlS CduIlOneQ II
was unwise to place too much credence
on the reported break. 1t was recalled
that from time to time there have been
reports of Turkish dissatisfaction with
German domination.
1t is likely some of the Turkish gov
ernment organization is anti-German
but it is doubtful if this group pre-
dominates, officials say
AS to Bulgaria, it was pointed out,
that the prospect of Balkan distribu-
ton in the peace conference is disturb
ing her. She is in no position now to
trade with the allies.
Washington Doubts Break.
(By the Associated Press.)
There has been no confirmation
from other neutral sources of the re-
port thru Copenhagen that Turkey
and Germany have ebroken relations.
There is said to be much excitement
against Germany in Constantinople
since Germany took a Turkish war
ship against the protest of the Otto
man government. In Washington it is
not believed that the differences be-
tween the two powers is serious
enough to cause a break.
Break Rumored in Denmark.
Copenhagen, July SO.-Statements
received here from Constantinople re-
CONTINUED on Page TwoD
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Engineers VIII Walk Out
Wednesday Unless Given Raise.
Shutdown of Lights and Power
in Big State Buildings.
They GET ONLY $50 A MONTH
And, by Law, State Isn't Al
lowed To Give Them-MOre.
All Caused by ShOrt-Sighted-
ness 1917 Legislature.

Members of the state executive coun-
Gil are in session this afternoon under
a special call in an effort to block
threatened strike at the state heating
plant. All of the four engineers have
notified the council they will leave the
states service August unless granted
wage increases. Wages of the en-
gineers are fixed by statute. En-
gineers at the wage of $50 a month
cannot be found. A shutdown at the
plant would affect the state house, the
big state printing plant and Memorial
hall.
In the state house today there is
real concern regarding the strike pros-
pect. Members of the executive coun-
Gil are perfectly willing to boost the
wages. Yet the law fixes the wage
and direct appropriations are made
for the heating plant There is a pos
sibility that relief might come thru use
of the councils contingent fund. Even
then it would probably be necessary
to carry the engineers as extra clerks
or stenographers or assistants or
supervisors. And that procedure
would open a barrel of trouble in 9TH
er institutions.
Would Walk Out Wednesday.
Unless the present situation can be
overcome, the neaunS pant engineers
will walk out Wednesday night. 1t is
the first real strike threat faced by
the state in many years. All of the
engineers are able to secure better pay
ing positions, II is understood, and
efforts of the council to fill possible
vacancies with the statutory salary or
| wage schedule have been unayailipg.
| One. of the - engineers notified a
| council member today that he would
go to $115 job, while another en-
gineer has been offered $50 a month.
Heat. light and power for the state
| house, Memorial hall and state print
ing plant are furnished from the state
plant at Tenth avenue and Jackson
| street A shut down would not only
affect the lighting system in the state
buildings. but would shut down eleva-
! tors and fans and stop the motors for
| the presses and other machines in the
state plant not supplied with emer-
sency cables from the Edison plant.
Now that the strike threat faces the
state. the wage problem in other in
stitutions may produce trouble. Should
| wage troubles arise in the state schools
or charitable or penal institutions, the
questions could probably be handled
only thru a special legislative session.
1917 Legislature at Fault.
Trouble In many of the institutions
| is due to the refusal of the 1917 Iegis-
| (Conftnupd mn psOe Two /
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hike SUGAR PRICE
Government Plans Raise of One
Cent q Pound.
Meeting Will Be Held Soon To
Fix the 1919 Price.

New York, July 30.-An increase to
the consumer Of one cent a pound in
the price of sugar is indicated in a
statement issued here today by Geo. M.
Ro1ph, chairmen of the international
sugar committee after conference
with representatives of the Cuban gov
eminent. Sugar authorities of the
Cuban and United States government
will meet in Washington to de-
cided on the 1919 price.
Mr.. Rolph made public a brief pre-
pared by the Cuban government set
ting forth conditions to increase the
cost of production of the 1919 crop.
He said that the international sugar
committee recognizes the need of the
meeting this higher cost, which the
Cuban conferees declared would ex-
ceed one-half a cent a pou ID
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Is General Belief of Those Close
to Secretary Baker.
House Is Inclined To Yield on
Lowering Age.
WAIT TILL AFTER ELECTION
No Action Likely Until Near
End Of the Year.
Baker Doesn't Want To Raise
the Limit Much.

Washington, July 3O-Senate and
house military committee members
believed today congress will pass draft
age extension proposals and that the
registration will be accomplished in
time to avoid drawing upon class Q,
and 4.
Opposition to lowering the ages is
gradually disappearing, but house
attempt to prevent men below 81 from
being sent abroad is certain. Many
members would be agreeable to some
form of universal training for men be-
low this age. making them available as
trained soldiers when they come of
age.
10 TO 35 Probable Limits.
Tho no word has come from Secre-
tary Baker to indicate what limits he
will ask, there is general feeling on
the bill that he will request -eGistra-
ton of men 10 to A., or possibly As
years of age. Men in touch with the
war department. however, think the
upper limit will more likely be around
35. In this connection it is pointed
out for the older men the draft law
would develop largely into a work or
fight proposition, giving the war de-
partment considerable control with
out so labelling it-over the industrial
disposition of available men
Doesn't Want Control of Labor.
This, the department is anxious to
avoid.
The original class ! will be ex-
hausted in September but there are
the June 5, 81 year olds to draw upon
and 1t Is expected that a new registra- :
ton Of 81 year olds will be held in
September so that it is likely the ma
ton will tide over until congress Its,
without taking deferred class mem
bers.
Change Likely After Election.
This means. however that ado ption
of extension must be made and regis
tration done before the first of the
year according tc the general !iew
Secretary Baker is working on a
survey of the Industrial situation with
a view to determining what effect ex-
tensions would have on vital wal
plants He will be. ready with his
conclusions by the time congress re-
turns.
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1T WENT DOWN TO 60
Real Fall Weather Hits Topeka
Warm Up Again Soon.
Today's Temperatures.

The temperature IOr the udy aver
ages IL degrees below normal. The
wind at o'clock this afternoon was
blowing ten miles an hour from the
north.
At o'clock this morning the tenn
perature in Topeka stood at e0-the
lowest reported here since the first
of the month. The thermometer is
climbing today. however. and by to-
morrow afternoon it will stand at 90
or 95 The general warming uD proc
ess is on again and generally fair
weather is predicted for tonight and
Wednesday.
The last twenty-four hours has )een
comparatively cool all over Kansas
Goodland reported 96 but this was out
of the ordinary for the entire state.
Scattered showers fell in the south
western part of Kansas. No rain IS in
sight for the next twenty-four hour
period.
The cool wave extends over the east
ern part of the United States. Down
in Texas and Arizona over-100 tenn
peratures are reported. The breeze in
Topeka this evening will switch to the
south and with it tomorrow will come
warm sunshine.
The highest temDerature recorded
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