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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
NORWAY'S PACT WITH u. S.
AROUSES IRE OF BOCHES

LONDON, March l2.-All contracts
with Norway have been annulled by the
German Central Purchasing Company
from March 16, according to a Bergen
dispatch to the Tidens Tegn of Chris
tiania as quoted in an Exchange Tale-
graph dispatch from Copenhagen. The
reason for this action, the dispatch
says, is that the Norwegian agreement
with America provides for the exporta-
ton of only $4,000 tons of fish yearly
to Germany. The company's office at
bergen has been closed.
The action Of the German Central
Purchasing Company, Il semi official
concern. is in line with the recently
adopted policy of hostility toward the
Scandinavian countries which has fol-
lowed German ascendancy in Finland
Having strengthened herself in the
north Germany apparently plans to
overawe the Scandinavian nations and
make the Baltic a German lake
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12

Representative Stafford of Wisconsin
argued that the motion to recommit
was not subject to = point of order
and entered into a long discussion OF
parliamentary proceedings and rulings.
Speaker Clark, in deciding the point.
referred TO a battle royal in the House
on similar question when the Payne
tariff bill was before the House. He
said on that occasion Representatives
Mann and Payne furnished the chair
in advance with copies of their motion,
so that he thoroughly and conscien-
tiously had studied the merits and
rules before making a decision.
lie advised all members of the House
interested il parliamentary procedure
% rec,. that decision.
Spef ker clark sustained the point
Of @-.-er as reu taken. The reason
in the pres - case, he said. was that
an entirely re-. machinery would be
established through the amendment.
Both Minority Leader Mann and
Chairman Johnson. in charge of the
bin. dem nded an aye and nay vote
on the Iuai ballot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
Johnson Fends Off Those
Who. by Amending, Would
Delay Profiteering Bill

Chairman johnson defeated an at
tempt by Representative Tinkham of
Massachusetts to substitute his anti
arofiteering bill for the johnson bill
during the debate yesterday.
Chairman Johnson contended that his
bill. which has all along been known as
the anti -profiteering BILL" was by title
an income tax measure, and that the
h;ll was not germane In this point of
tive Rucker of Missouri, who presided
in the committee of the whole House
Thus Representative Johnson Tended
off all amendments in opposition to his
bill and brought it up to the stage of
actual reading of the engrossed bill and
the vote today. The final passage of the
bill was held over until today by Rep
reSentative Meeker of Missouri de-
manding the reading of the engrossed
bill.
In order to dispose of the bill at this
time Chairman Johnson insisted on a
roll call of the House at SIS last even
ing. when Representative Madden OF
Illinois made the point of no quorum q"
After O'clock, when Chairman John
son moved agreement to the amend
ments, an effort was made to prevent
passage of the bill today by adjourning
before a stage in the legislative pro-
ceeding was reached which would al
low this to come up as unfinished busi-
ness. The motion 10 adjourn, made
by Representative Gillett, acting mi
nority leader, was defeated, 10 to IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
MUNITIONS PROFITS HUGE.
Firms Increased Incomes Five
Times Above Normal. Saws Renort.

LONDON, March 12.-The immense
profits made by munition manufactur-
ers. and even greater profits which
they would have made had it not been
for the supervision of their contracts,
are disclosed in the report of the COM
rnittee on national expenditures, issued
yesterday
The committee found that in the ag-
gregate twenty firms selected at
random have made profits five times
greater than in normal times: others
have made profits of 81 per cent on
the turnover. or 341 on their capital.
on the other hand, technical investi-
cations have resulted in the saving, of
&3,VOO,pVV on cordlte contracts, more
than E3J,OD0,00U on gun ammunition,
& 900 600 on gun equipment and
( 900 900 on aircraft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
RUSSIAN OFFICIALS ON MOVE.
Revolutionary Government Prepar-
ing to Leave Moscow if Necessary.

The Russian revolutionary govern
ment is prepared to move from Moscow
to some point farther east if the Ger
man armies continue into Russia
A message to the State Department
today from American Consul Summers
at Moscow, dated March s. said the
government was expected there next
day, and that arrangements would be
made to go to some other city ie it be-
came necessary.
A cablegram from Ambassador Fran
els at Fologda- which said nothing of
any intention to move the American
embassy staff farther east, apparently
disposed of reports that the ambassa dor
was preparing to leave there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
Five-Day Movement Calls for
Troops From All States,
Except Two.
1O2 SOLDIERS IS QUOTA
TO MOVE FROM DISTRICT
Labor Needs, Especially on Farms,
Will Modify Draft-Three Methods
of Securing Skilled Workmen.

A movement of $4,000 drafted men, to
begin March % and continue for five
days, was ordered today by Provost
Marshal General Crovder.
The order calls troops from every
state in the Union, with the exception
of Iowa and Minnesota. 1t includes
men remaining from the first draft and
those liable TO cali in the second.
1O2 Men to Go From D. C.
The District is called upon to send to
camp - per cent of the gross quota
called in the first draft from the District.
This will mean that TO- local men viii
commence to move to camp March %.
Local draft headquarters at the District
building were busy today figuring out the
number of men each OF the eleven local
boards will be required to send. 1t is
probable that the more than 100 men will
be entrained in five sections. as called for.
although train conditions may call for
the entrainment of all the men on one
day, it is stated.
Local draft officials declared they were
unable to state whether the District men
called will be regarded as replacement
men for the first National Army or as a
quota to be called for the second Ma
tional Army
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
CALLS SHIPYARDS SLOW.
Admiral Bowles Declares Atlantic
Plants Not Up to Canacitv.

PH1LADELPHIA, March 12-Rear
Admiral Bowles, sent here by the gov
ernment to speed up" shipbuilding. de-
clared that ''all shipyards along the
Atlantic seaboard, including those in
Philadelphia, are not producing the re-
suits which personnel and equipment
warrant
Referring to Philadelphia and vicinity
Admiral Bowles said: "All the shipyards
except those with naval contract
Cramps and the New York Shipbulding
Company, are bad and it is hard to tell
which is the worst"
Admiral Bowles refused to go into
details regarding the deficiencies of the
various companies, but said he has
hopes that they will soon improve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
S15,OOO,OOO U. S. CREDIT
FOR CUBAN GOVERNMENT

Another ally became a borrower from
the United States today when the
Treasury extended a credit of 5,0OO,-
900 to the Cuban government to assist
il in war preparation.
At the same time Great Britain was
given another credit of $4,000 900.
Both loans were made at the new inter-
est rate of per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
AMERICAN SHIP DAMAGED
IN FIGHT WITH U-BOAT
Arrives at French Port With Bridge
Smashed and Shell Hole
Through Smokestack.

By the Associated Press.
A FRENCH PORT. Sunday, March 10.
An American steamship, formerly a
German vessel. arrived here today with
its bridge smashed and shell hole
through a smokestack, as result of an
encounter with a submarine.
The steamship defended itself with its
guns on being attacked by the subma-
rIne.
\ storm was encountered during
which the cargo shifted. The vessel
made port with the greatest difficulty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
May Complete First Draft.

Just how many men of the second
draft are affected by the general order
was not stated at Cen. Crowder's Office
1t is understood that the movement will
virtually complete the first draft, and that
it is part of the announced plan to call
registrants in small groups as fast as
they can be accommodated.
Provost Marshal General Crowder. in
a statement issued today, explained
his plans for calling out the next ma
tional quotas for the Army.
The next national quota will be an
nounced and apportioned among the
several states as soon as pending leg
islation authorizing a change in the
basis of computation is enacted by
Congress- the statement declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
Johnson Measure, Limiting Rent Increases to
10 Per Cent, Gets Through After
Hard Fight.
REPRESENTATIVE TINKHAM FAILS
TO HAVE SUBSTITUTE ACCEPTED
Point of Order Raised by Chairman of District Committee
Is Sustained by Speaker Clark-Rents of September
80, 1916, Taken as Basis.

The Johnson bill prevent profeering District
passed by the House today of 22O O4
present did lot
The Johnson considerably amended during
the floor yesterday survived spite OF attacks from the republican
side under the leadership Representative Tnam
se who tried substitute other bills The
ure limits 10 September 80
1910, and on property to 10 OF valuation
Representative Tnkham failed
situed because Chairman Johnson raised the point
ham bill ermane, arguing that his bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
GROSS EXTRAVAGANCE
CHARGE AGAINST HOOVER

Charges of gross extrava gance in the
management OF the affairs of the food ad-
mnistration were made in the Senate to-
day by Senator Reed, who demanded that
Food Administrator Hoover give an ac-
counting OF the departments finances.
The charges We're made after the
Missouri senator had asked that the APP
preparation of s1.760.000 for the food
and fuel departments be eliminated
from the urgent deficiency bin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
Wholesale Murder in Finland

STOCKHOLM, Monday, March IL
The red guard contingents in Helsing-
fors are becoming more violent in their
activities, according to a dispatch to
the Tidningen from Vasa. Finland
They are proceeding in quite a de-
1iberate manner" adds the dispatch
Choosing their victims from among
the Intellectual classes, saSsinating
principally the clergy and landed pro-
prietors. All the agricultural commits
sioners except one have been Killed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
$4,000 IN ODESSA
AWAIT FOES PUSH
Eustrians and Rumanians Ad-
vance on Russian Port-For-
eign ConsuIs Flee.
SLAUGHTER IN FINLAND
BY LOUIS EDGAR BROWNE.

Cable.ram TO The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
PETROGRAD, Russia, March r. Aus
tra.n and Rumanian armies are approach
ing Odessa and the foreign consuis and
government officials there are leaving hur-
ried1y- The panic which recently pre-
vailed in the city has been checked and
the population is passively awaiting the
turn of events. Food is plentiful
At the red guard headquarters it is an
nounced that 10000 men have been en-
rolled in the city's defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
JUDGE STRASBURGER'S
NAME SENT TO SENATE

President Wilson today sent to the Sen
burger to be judge Of the Municipal Court
of tho District Of Columbia Judge stras-
burger succeeds himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
AMERICANS SPEEDY
ATTACK ROUTS FOE
Fast Fighting Without Aid in
TouI Sector Leaves Dead
in Dugouts.
GERMANS AGAIN IN FLIGHT
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Monday, March l1.-An Amer
lean raiding party entered the German
trenches along the Toul sector at 8
o'clock this morning after an artillery
bom!,ardment of 45 minutes and
brought back much material and in
formation, but captured no prisoners
1t was the first raid undertaken by the
Americans without the aid of the
French
The raid was highly successful, as the
enemy withdrew many men from the
front line when the BON bardment in
dicated that raid might follow. The
raiders reported that American g1nire
had created destruction in the German
positions and had torn gaps in the
enemy barhed wire entanglements. The
German batteries came into action, but
accomplished nothing toward disturbing
the progress of the raid.
Aided by "Box" Barrage.
The Americans entered the enemy
trenches behind one side of a box
barrage, which moved forward in front
of them. They found numerous Ger
mans hiding in the dugouts. In the
hand to hand fighting which followed
| a number of the enemy were killed and
wounded and left in the trenches.
Going far beyond their objective, the
tod h. liva
yards. y few fights developed the
way, but the Germans were driven off.
The Americans failed to find most of
the Germans. who had been withdrawn
hurriedly from the front line, although
| they searched for them.
Fight With Pistols and Rifles.
! In the hand-to-hand fighting the
Americans used their automatic pistols
and rifles. During the raid the Ameri-
can machine guns placed barraGe in
the enemy back areas in order to pre-
vent counter attack.
The Americans fought fast and did
! their work SO quickly that the medical
men who accompanied them had little
| to do. Every American who left the
| front line returned
on their way back the Americans en-
| Countered a German listening post
| v hich fred at them. In less time than
! il takes to tell it the Germans in the
post were silenced
The Americans reached their own
! lines without a German shell having
! fallen anywhere near them, for it was
| teries did not have d good chance to
| get into action. The Americans were
inside the enemy lines for fifteen
| minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12

When the House met this morning
Representative Meeker withdrew his
demands for reading of the engrossed
bill, and Representative Tinkham moved
to recommit the bill, at the same
time sending to the desk a new bill
patterned after the Johnson bill. but
different from it in that it provided for
rent commission to determine what
would be fair rentals in the District as
4 basis for such taxation as is carried
under the johnson bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
Every Kind of Street Car.

"On F and g streets may be seen
every kind of street car, from the large
center-entrance type used on the Mary
land line, 10 the small hand brake cars
that still do duty for rush hour service
on practically all the lines. Apparently
no attempt has been made 10 segregate
types of equipment by routes The re-
suit is that the running time is deter
mined by that for the slowest car on
the route. II seems that some of the
smallest and sloTest cars are used on
the longest and most important lines.
50 that the time tables have all been
made UP for the Slowest cars.
THE result has been to give poor
service everywhere. This mixture of
car types has proved wastefui. since the
cost of platform labor time is increased
power is wasted because the faster
cars crawl along on the resistance
kContInued on second I.agel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
Principal Amendments.

The principal respects in which the
johnson bill was amended were these:
E'irst-RepreSenta johnson had
the word hotels inserted in the first
paragraph making more specific the
fact that hotels are included under the
general heading real estate" affected
by the bill. Mr.. Johnson said that this
was not necessary, but that it was done
to stop food of inquiries.
Second - Representative Mapes Of
Michigan had an amendment made
through agreement with Representative
Johnson which would withhold the re-
troactive feature until every one coming
under the scope of the bill could have
sufficient notice. This amendment fixes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
How Skilled Men Are Secured.

First, men already in the military serv-
ice who have such special skill will be
taken from the line regiments and as
signed to the staff organizations and de-
partments where their skill is needed.
Second, men classified by the selection
boards, even though they may have been
uka.'ed in a deferred classification, will be
Vff1na with great care and partjc-,
Continued on Second Page)
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Tinkham Sees Fraud.

When Representative Tinkham of
MaSsa chuSetts was thwarted by the
ruling that his bill was not germane
as an amendment, he attacked the good
faith of Representative johnson in push
ing his bill as tax legislation. He said:
The title OF the bill introduced by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
For Future Consideration.

The tenth suggestion. looking to
rerouting of cars in this section, is
plan for future consideration Consld-
erable improvement can be derived from
rerouting Mr. BeeIer believes. but a
comprehensive study of the situation
will be required. Concerning the i'm
mediate improvement considered pos
sible. he says:
with the adoption of the recon-
mendations and the extension of the
same co-operation by the management
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
tric Company as that rendered by the
Capital Traction Company, equally good
results should quickly materialize, to
the benefit OF the public.
The report begins by referring to the
sections mentioned as the "yltals of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company's system" In many ways the
on 18th and adjoining streets. the re-
port says. This primarily is due TO
the roadways being narrower. We
hicles not having the same wide path
available. operate over the tracks, it is
pointed out, with the result that con-
sestion ensues, making it impossible
for the cars to pass through on sched-
uie time. Since the number OF cars
that can pass through this portion of
the system determines the service that
can be rendered on the remainder of
the lines, schedules necessarily are Sc
riously deranged.
the report. is operated every city route.
with the single exception of the Colum-
bia line. which is but a short distance
north, on New York avenue. The routes
affected are Georgetown Lincoln Park:
East Washing gton-COnuectiCut avenue;
Capitol-Connecticut avenue; Maryland; !;
Brookland and North Capitol street:
lie Droit Park-Water street, 9th street
Brightwood, ana 1Ith street-Anacostia-
Slows Down Speed
The track layout of this section is
described in its qualifications and the
effect of the intersections, it is stated
is to SLOW down the speed, since cars
are required 10 come 10 Il full stop be-
fore crossing other tracks
OF the lines under consideration, 9th
street is said 10 be the most nearly
any piece Of track is that between +
scheduled 10 pass one way IN hour.
Second place is accorded to the Two
squares on G street. between 9th and
1Ith, where SO cars are scheduled west
bound III one hour. Here the vehicular
traffic is less. so that the situation is
not so difficult.
After preSen ing detailed observa-
tions to the obstruction Of cars by
intersections. ant presenting figures AS
TO the punching Of cars and other de-
ficiencies of operation. the report dis
cusseS the equipment used on the lines,
saying that the situatirn is still further
complicated by the variety of cars
used. In this connection II says:
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100000 Basis for Computation.

"The number that will be assumed
as basis for computation Will be sOo,-
eco, which is well within the authorize
ton of the selective service act of a
second Increment of 100000 men, In
creased by the recruit training units
authorized by clause of said section l
and by the special and technical troops
authorized by section of said act. It
cannot now be announced what the
total number to be called to the ColorS
each month will be, but it may be
stated that no more men will be called
than can be properly accommodated
and promptly assimilated."
AS to the manner OF calling the men,
the statement says:
LAS a matter Of fact the state of pre-
paredness OF the Army to assinilate
recruits varies from day to day and
from week TO week, and the most
scientific manner of recruiting the
forces will be to withdraw them from
civil life as fast as they can be assimi-
lated by the Army and no faster. Ac-
cording to this plan. men will be in
Quoted into the service in very small
groups. apportIOned among the various
states, from week to week or from
month to month, as they are needed.
In order to distribute the burden
equally over the various states, how
ever, il IL necessary to make arlth-
metical computations of the share OF
each state. and it is not practlca BILE
to make these computations for such
small numbers. For mere bookkeeping
facility, therefore, il is necessary to
assume a total of considerable size and
to apportion il among the several
states as their immediate burden. This
total is called a national quota and the
various shares are called state quotas.
The announcement of the quota does
not mean that any such great number
of men will be called to military sery-
ice at once and. indeed, has no neces-
sary relation to the date of call for
the reason that Il constantly changing K
situation causes changes in the numbe r
of men who are to be called to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-12
Labor Needs Affect Draft.

1T is unwise to attempt to make a
will be called for Immediate military
service in advance OF the development
Of the hole complex problem OF sup
ply and transportation.
There are difficulties confronting the
nation in the supply of labor appur-
tenant to agriculture. 1t would be a
most unscientiic and fatuous step if
he men in class l were called indiS-
criminately without regard to the labor
situation in agriculture. Therefore. the
local boards Will be directed to fill their
quotas in the order of liability of men
in class l as determined by the national
drawing. except that where IT is shown
that a resistrant is completely and as
siduously engaged III the planting. cul-
tivation or reapinS of a crop, his call
70 the colors shall be deferred to the
foot of the quota of his board as long
as he continues to be so engaged.
The whole industrial and agricultural
situation is being subjected to a very
coruprehensiye study in order to dis
cover any rtleans that may be taken to
protect and augment the labor supply
appurtenant to industry and agricul-
ture without preCluding the prompt and
orderly progress of our military plans,
the announcement states. adding:
.The need of the several armed forces
for men highly skilled in technical and
mechanical pursuits is greater than i'll
anv former war. Yet this need for spe-
cially skilled men finds the nation un-
der a necessity for increasing it's pro-
anction in almost every line of indus
trv. Withdrawals of men from industry
must be made, and these Withdrawals
must take men who might otherwise
no deferred on account of their special
qualifications and skill. The necessary
numbers of such skilled men will be
obtained in one of three wavs.
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WEATHER.

Cloudy tonight and tomorrow, prob
ably rain; warmer tonight; somewhat
colder tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest, 80, at
2 pm today; lowest, 40. at 1880 am
today.
Full report on page 90.
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kContinued on Second Iage,)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19
A Wonderful
Record

Has been established BY the Mid
West Royalties Corporation by the
payment to its stockholders oi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-19

iiit'l Z VI ~" " l''i
Liverpool was soft
IN also was strong
AZ, but trade was
Ne limited. There
Mailing off In the
Be of larger ship
Mntry elevators.
Pat \the heavy run
larmers being busy
grades of the cash
Ea siness continued