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The sun., 1918-01-27
Suspicious Fires Along Sea-
board Believed Work
Of the Enemy.
GUARD TO BE TREBLED
Warning Contained in Let
ter Sent to President
Some Days Ago.
GOVERNOR EDGE ACTS
Jersey Militia and Home
GUARD TO BE TREBLED
GOVERNOR EDGE ACTS
Jersey Militia and Home
Guards Will Help Patrol
Government Works.

Indications Of widespread plot 20
cripple the war activities OF the United
states were seen yesterday in A series
Of fires in shipyards. on munition ships.
in war plants and storage buildings at
various points along the Atlantic sea-
board and further inland. Nearly all Of
them were Of distinctly suspicious origin.
Fears that the flames may have been
.et by enemy aliens were given strength
by the fact that they started within n
few hours at widely separated points al
NOS, a week 70 the day after Edward
" Hurley, chairman Of the United
States Shipping Board. said that the
Government had been given authorita-
1.-Two warning OF q German plot to apply
The torch to plants OF all kinds. espe-
ALLY shipyards. which are producing
Implements Of war.
Mr.. Hurley ordered the trcbling Of
soldier and police guards at all war
plants, and in some cases this precaution
rssulted In preventing even more serious
ioasee. II was announced from WASH
ington yesterday that this warning was
issued because q crank letter. had not
been properly Investigated. but Govern
lnsnt agents In various parts Of the coun-
iry were inclined to believe last night
that II was we'll founded Guards were
again strengthened to make even more
dihlcult the depredations OF German
agents.
Disastrous f,res started only few
hours apart in shipyards at Newark and
Baltimore. The losses will aggregate
100000.
Fires Wero discovered Oh loaded
,nunition ships at two Atlantic ports. one
IN the morning and the other in the
afternoon. but they were extinguished
bsfore serious damage had been done.
There were other nres OF a suspicious
nature In New York. Paterson. y. j.;
BuKaie. Maynard, Alass.. and Peter
boro. Canada. In every case rigid In
Nestigation will he made eithE By mill
1ary or municipal authorities n an c1ort
Gst. EAase 81 New gstsey yeisefdly
ordered out various companies OF the
state militia to guard all Jersey ship.
;ing plants, as well as the devastated
yrea in Port Newark. At the same time
,he Governor telesraphed Secretary .oi
war Baker that he considered It I'M
.N.rative that men from cantonments be
kent u guard Government plants. as
Nere are not enough Of the militia to
adequately police these properties.
Secret service men have been sent ou,
by the Federal authorities to investigate
The Port Newark fire and also the other
mysterious bla1es and explosions along
The coast.
So great do the New Jersey State au-
thorities consider the need for prope,
protection along the water front that
'ie business men in various towns have
been called out for guard duty. Ir
orange and kearny the home guard:
We're sent TO police the Port Newark ter.
lnnal piers and the property OF the Fed
"'al Shpbuilding Company and tho
Foundation Company. which are doing
Government work on the edge OF the
Jersey meadows.
The sun., 1918-01-27
SAY WEST INVITES sLACKERS.
ChicsgOans Resent California;
Boast Of PleRtlful Meat.

CHIcAGo. Jan. 28,--Ofhc1als Of the Chi
caEo branch Of the National Security
League to-day protested to Food Admin
istrator Hoover against advertisements .
appearing In Chicago newMpape calling
upon people to come to California,
where the oversupp,y OF fresh meats has
eliminated meatless day" The adver-
tisements also said thnt Director-(ien-
erai McAdoo OF the railroads has an
rounccd that passenger service to the
Pacific coast viii not be affected h, any
eay hr Eastern changes. -
This is indie fars!bls advei tIEnt and
invites tire Idle rich to go to California
and avoid all SACRIFICES which the en-
tire country is called upon to make. II
naunts slsckerism and encourages it,
the protect read. r. :. -
The sun., 1918-01-27
Disorder Increasing
in Austrian Army

Sp,tjd' cable Desp0ich 10 TuE SCS.
7 .ONDON, Jan. 26.--The cor
respondent in Petrograd of
the London Daily Mail. tele-
graphing Thursday. says news
from the. Austrian fronts from
several sources shows that lack Of
discipline is increasing, officers
are disobcyed and disorder is oc-
curing behind the lines. The
soldiers are demanding peace.
The Bolshcvik advices corrobo-
rate these statements and add
that the German soldiers also are
showing discomfort.
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Drive Against Rich.

l.oSpoH. Jan. aG.--A revolutionary
ni'i;ury comnittec. which has beer
fcrmel in odessa, proposes the coui,sua-
ton Of hruS deposits and tho proc ~
Of al the .!cher inhabitants for tho benc
Il, OF the unemployed, according to n
Pctrog,ad despatch TO Reuters. Limited
The sun., 1918-01-27
GAS MASKS FOR PARIS POLICE.
Measure Taken In Expectation oi
Air Raids on CITY.

SVSt1uT 'V0T' VesVV'TH TO 1HN ~
PARIS, Jan. o6.-New precautions
were taken to-day against airpanes and
possible German attacks employing tho
use Of gas bombs. The mvnicipal police
We're ordered to be on duty at street
point stations and also were supplied
with a new form OF gas mask. replacing e
those in use for the last three years,
New instructions also were issued to
the populace to avoid iutoXl cation by
the new German gases. Special care
was urged In closing entrances to cellars
and the people were warned against con-
gregat ting In narrow streets, which ofrer
little protection against the gases in the
absencc OF wind.
The sun., 1918-01-27
stea amship Washington In Distress

A cry OF distress from tn. steamship
city Of Washington. now disabled ae
sen because Of boiler trouble and wo-
fully short NJ food. was picked out Of
tho air yesterday by wireless stations.
several vessels have been hurried to her
assistance.
The sun., 1918-01-27
Stettinius Praised
by Lord NorthcliRe

I ,ONDON. Jan. 26.-Viscount
Northcliffe in an interview
to-day said that the appointment
of Edward r. Stettinius in
charge Of war purchases for the
American Army was a piece of
world news Of the highest i'm
portance.
"ln my considered opinion"
said Lord Northcliffc, "he is
easily the ablest business organ
izer in the ranks Of the Allies or
the enemy"
The sun., 1918-01-27

supplies Of fo.dstucts which Il was
expected would be alaila Die IN London
at the end OF the week did not material
ize To-day. a 20.o0h uuartcrs Of beef
and 10000 sheep failed TO reach tho
market. n an ait tgmpt to cup' With
the shortage tho Government released
5000 quart,'9 y: beef and > 0oO lambs
for the more populous districts. hut sup
plies generally We're sold out before
noon.
The Food Ministry Is ai,ottng spe-
cial supplies N tie muni,ion areas In
MarCi rater when the labor danonstra-
tlon occurred the Ministry met the
leadcs of the principal unions. eX-
pia incd the situation and relieved the
dangerous situation. The Ministry an
nounces that owing Ia wcT'he" condi-
tons which hinder shipping from Amer
lea the scheme for the distribution OF
bacon. hams and lard ia postponed from
February | to March | (: meanwhile the
supplies which arrive viii, I've distributed
in tn" districts housing miners and mu-
milton workers.
Tho food committee is anpcaling to
the Ministry to stop tic s,ics or meat
OF orders. and demanding counter sales
only, The necessity for this order is
eXemplfed by the case of North Wool
w!ch. The main shopping district of
Woolwich is on the opposite side OF tic
river.
Since the shortage shoppers have beer
unah'c I" obtain u,plies because under
. the local system all the meat had beer
reserved on orders from the resident
distti t. Lord Rhonl1a Mas compclle,
to make a special distribution to cop,
with the situation The rush to luN
canned meat caused the prices I" juan
| from Slea To $50 for six pouu,
tin.
I Tationing by tine weekly coupon sys
! tenn is expected to come into force ot
March !. Tho adult ration is cNpccto'
10 b. one pound per head,
The sun., 1918-01-27
belgium Get. 40, ,ooo. ."co More.

WASHINGTON. ian. 2b RN'-i!in got
another credit of s9.ooo, -" to-day. max
Ing her t5tal loans from tho United
S,a,ns sS6, 400. 900 rotai credits to all
the Allies now are si.t7 100000.
The sun., 1918-01-27
SHIP PLANT IN DANGER.
Million Dollar Fire At Port New
ark Relieved Work OF Incendiary.

Million Dollar Fire At Port New
ark Believed Work OF Incendiary.
Flames Of alleged inccndiary origin
Yesterday destroyed the new city dock a
Tort Newark Terminal with loss OF
100000. For hourS the fire threat
sned the twenty-e!ght ways for ships
and the wooden and concrete buildings
Of the Submarine Boat Corporation ana
tn. supply depot OF the United States
,uartermaster Department at the ter
lnlnal
Three suspects were taken into GUS
lody By agents OF the Department Of
Justice, but were released after they
werc questioned by United States Dis
trct Attorney Lynch One Of them. An
drew EvnonofY OF 1871 Lafayette street,
Russian. was arrested when he in
sisted on entering the grounds to go TO
work. Drawings Of an engine he pre-
pared we're found in his pocket. lie
was let 80 after giving a satisfactory
explanation. The names OF the other
Two arrested were not given out. They
also satisfied the authorities that they
ad nothing to do with the fire.
In an exchange of shots between SOL
d'ors and police officers statl ned at the
iant with stranger they observed OF,
re roof OF one Of the buildings in the
G1artermaster Corps Department. Pr!-
Nate Mack McCabe Of the Third New
York Infantry, a husky young chap from
puritan, Cambria county Pa. narrowly
escaped serious injury. A bullet passed
through the peak Of his cap, but missed
him. The man the soldiers and police
we're after got away. although 1t was re-
ported that he had been shot twice.
Warming Given Week Ago.
Only week ago the Government was
warned that an attempt would he made
70 blow up or set fire to the shipyards
Of the Submarine Boat Corporation. The
attempt was to have been made JanUar.
~, 20 or 81. Since that time a detail ol
about 200 soldiers and secret service
agents have been watching tho move
n"n's OF all hands employed at botf
plants Of the Submarine company ant
Inc Quartermaster's Department.
MaJor-jen. w. A. Mann. commands
NJ the Department Of tho East, Unitet
States Army. accompanied BY his aid
apt. John u. Coulter. and Gen. ID. Z
Hhants of the Quartermaster Corps. Wis
led the scene OF the hre Yesterday az
'eTnoon, They made tour OF the ilr
Nept dock ard then conferred will
" 'jor Frank &C. Lamphere. In charge o
'ae oglrtsrmaster's Department, an,
The sun., 1918-01-27
SCHEIDEMANN
WARNS JUNKERS
THEY CAN'T WIN
"Let Us Give Up Illusions. e
Says Socialist Leader in
Rcichstag Plea.
FOR RESTORED BELGIUM
Agreement Possible on II
Points Of Wilson Speech
AlSace to Remain German.
S,.'jc' 'ab'c O,syaica 70 TnE sU>

CoDyrsit. .s.t: az riG4,s ysaSyrst.
Lo%roS. J.H, lG, --- The speeches OF
Count Won IIcrtl,ng, the German
Chancellor. al Count Czc.nir. the Aus
,rlan Foreign Mnis,er. Lave started
vide discussion Of Gcrmani's attitude
OF the peace question among uie polt-
ilal Leaders Of Germany as Veil a. in
the newspapers Among the most in
tsrestihg OF ta.ss coiUrent' :s nower-
rhilipp Sche!demann tho leader of ;lc
majority Socialists %:io heretofore has
been generally supporter OF the Gov
erninen..
Sclfeideman.'s speech. wniv,l followed
thu; Of the Chancellor h:fo:c the Main
Committee o. ,he Reichs;ag. was q
strong demand Tor peace oy spring in
order TO avoid the renewal o: blood
shed. and IL was also a grave warning
that II peace - no. made with Eussia
the military Leaders OF the Governnen,
and those who a:e working with them
would be hurled from r'wer.'
The Socialist leader cortended tha:
agree mert was possible OF eleven OF
President Wilson's fourteen points, hu;
Alsace-Lorra!ne. he declared fa;ly. mus:
remain German.
emann's speech.
The speech which is the most radical
and definite u:terarce that has come
from the majority Socialists OF Ger
many, follows:
THE an-Ger!nan argument for the
pro.ongat.on e the war was, a,st. the
C-boats. and. secondly, the mower Of our
army. which, with the C-boat.. promised
victory IN six months. Tnat period has
ionC since pa ssed. Tho U-boats are
harming England colossaiiy, but their
mos; visible effect Is tho entry ot Amer
lea into the war. Had America stayed
out the Russian revolution would long
ago have brought peace.
Suppose We take Paris and Gala. s.
would that bring peace? No. Suppose
We beat France and England. would that
mean peace" No. We st.ll must beat
America. am unable to see the day
when Germany will say TO the Entente
, We are beaten: We accept your terms.
! I am equally unable to soc the day when
! England and France or America Will
-, ssE Sh1 <ssnso to us. Let Us S!vs VI
iliassoifs on boil, sides.
! Kaiser I.sulted n Vienns.
\, AxeneseG, gse Austrian stftkAe M ssics
xGS raiIed against the AdsfriAh Em
petoT, WnSseAs tue Ne'uAn T "sf
}nkultsd openly in the streets OF Vienna
The tiern,an Conservative press dsmasd,
that Germany be free from Austria: the
will manage TO make us lose our las
friend. II the Government cannot free
US from these patriots. cannot bring w.
peace with Russia, 1t will he hurled from
power"
Scheidemann concluded:
III one clear word should he spoker
regarding Belgium Fnglands war mon
ger,ne will end. The honorable. complete
Reinstatement: Of Belgium is our duty
Let us try to save the world from blood
shed in the spring. Remember that tn,
feeling OF our people is very serious.
"If you allow the Russian negotiation.
to break and our western hopes are dis
appointed. then a catastrophe Is inevita
BILE"
The sun., 1918-01-27
7 MILLION LBS. y.
OF FOODS SUNK
C-BOatS i'm One Week in De-
ccmber Destroyed 5000. 900
Pounds Of Bacon.

'VVTV V-VTVN T06FTTtT-
LoNroH, Jan. 26.--I>ord Rhondda, the
Food Controller, IN addressing meet
ing OF farmers IN Eewpor, to-day said
that unless the nation disciplined itself
convenience but In grea; rrivation. In
one week IN December. he said 5000. 600
pounds OF bacon and 900 0no pounds oc
cheese were lost Ivy submarines. but with
t,.e help o. America he expected that
England would pull through.
Lord Rhcndda did no; specify the week
In which the submarines sank the bacon
and the Cneesc, hut the Admiralty state
norts on s!nkings For December show
The fOlnWing losseH.
The sun., 1918-01-27
MOneH saving Secondary.

II was pointed out to Nj Hoover to-
day that some o. tne substitutes men
toned in hi., proclamation are higher in
price than wheat tiour
II know" said NJ. Hoover ",ha, corr
meal IS selling at 6 cents and higher IN
many cities and that wheat -four is sold
at cents pound. In tn" South corn
meal is selling at A.. cents pound
a.Ll that price should he more acne, al
when transportation facilities are I'M
proved
The Food Administration ISSUED this
sta tenent
''THr following L. sunmar! "f tho
rules that have been formulated ny tha
I'nitcd states Food Administration. with
tho approval Of the rroSdcit. IN ,r,ie"
tn effect the further conse,N alton in
toodstuffs necessary To support the Al,
lies and our owu armed forces over tho
ne>t four months. These rules aIc es-
fective 'Tnm the morning Of Monday,
January "S.
THE effectiveness Of t.,'Se yuics * Dc
pendent solely upon the good viii W nu,i
can people In the last alalyS the sue
cess or failure OF any plan such as that
her" on lined rests with the people. We
svc deDenlcn: upon t." cooperation a.
tho trades We have hut one polio"
force - "a" Amer lean woman and We
deDend ypon her to organize in Cnopcra
tion with our State aud local Food .\i -
miuStrators 20 see that these rules ar"
obeyed by tha; small minority who may
! fail
The sun., 1918-01-27
Warming Given Week Ago.

Continued on run Page.
The sun., 1918-01-27

Continued on Fourth rage
The sun., 1918-01-27
Gives .1.WOO. 900 Barrels Uf
Flour Il Month for Our
Allies and Pcr>lliMg.
SUBSTITUTES NAMED
Bakers Must Begin With 5
Per Cent. at Once. and .\d-
vance to 20 Per Cent.
APPEAL TO HOUSEWIVES
Enforcement Voluntary. but
Lever Law Will BE Used
Against HOardcrs.
APPEAL TO HOUSEWIVES


WAsHiSGToH. Jan. :s.->mcricaHi
will he placed on "Victory Bread diet
on Monday. A proclamation !s'ued by
President Wilson tonight and Il "1;c-
ment by tae Food Administration say
the world IL facing shortage of food.
especially cereals. and that the American
people must save at least 1000. 900 barrels
Of -four every month until the nest crop
is harvested and mlied. The rationrg
is asked primarily for the reason thar
AN enlarged export surplus Of food mus.
go 10 the Allies and 10 the lighting
forces.
The consumption in America viii 10
curtaled largely by voluntai: effor,.
but the Government will take a hand IN
enforcing the SAVING whenever ana
wherever tina: be ONES necessary by aG-
I lion under authority of the food control
bill.
Hoarding under the order will b.
strictly punished IN the cases Of grain
stores found with a supply greater thur
that necessary to last thirty days. This
definition of boarding carries Il pul.sh-
nent os 5000 hne o. two years in
prison or both.
viii Begiu Substitution at once.
Bakers throughout the county on
Monday Will begin a gradual subst;tu-
ton of other grains for wheat. Oatmeal
/ potato meal. corn meal. hominy. corn
! Srits. barley -four. rice. rice flour. rolled
oats. huckwhea; -four. potato -four. soya
bean -four or feteria tlours and meals.
according to the dictates OF the Govern
nent food conservation plan. must be
bought ,y consumers Of retailers iu
equal weights with whea' noG.' when
ever wheat .lour IL bought.
The oimal consumption Of thc coun-
Try is ln."o".oN0 barrels "t fuuI Z, mont,
land tie-I,Srual a0pNsunption of oatnes!
q ahd cereals Is 6.Ob0.00O baI'rcls Il month.
Under the new plan an ircren.,a Tn tiis
latte ~ 100000 barrels and n reIuc-
ZION Of the fo'm,r by s.00o. .0"o barrels
are designed. M. Hoover CALI. I; the
I "tifty fifty" plan.
The new rules o. tho Food Adminls-
traiion viii he carried on til. backs o!
! l3 900. 900 home cards 10 he distributed
TO American hous wives beginning in /
few days The Administration cmpha-
sizes the fact that the effectiveness q
IN" rules depcnds solely m the good will
Of Inc American people and their Will
Z iLSness to suffer sacrifice.
NOnex Saving Sccondnr>
The sun., 1918-01-27
Response Lies with Wilson.

II Is stated that the War Cabinet has
rot considered the question Of answering
the Austro-German uttera noes, but It Is
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25

last Some a,s perfupsd. some fra
grant only win kisses Records al
ready filed herr. show that GIrIn are
marrying soidiefs ~ rapid rate ana
that the men IN olive drab are 10 az
mand Tor husbands
II becomes q matter Of record be-
cause the man who marries reports
that SIS d 10 be taken on his monthly
pay and the government reports that
So is to be added as an allowance
to the vile. But the bride Of
Compiler is 90 fare far better. ana
many girls seem 10 be wise 20 the
prize Of share ~ the fortune that
goes with this machine gunner. The
giIis In their letters express pity for
The lonesome soldier As the letters
came m Compiler expressed his sur
prise TO learn Ghat there were 90
many girls He Is just = bit be-
w1Idered BY the way they are com
ing his way. The surplus n puz-
zling him. lie wants a wife bot h.
docs not want 70 be Turk and have
hundreds of them.
Compiler may visit Washington to-
morrow II he does he hopes to call
on his old friends Of the Ninth dis
trict From Washington he will 70
on 20 Rockville. His mail will be
carefully kept FOR him. while he 10
away. For the present he is silent
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
BLAZE STARTED BY
OVERHEATED stove
Residence Of John W. Moore Dam
aged $500 by Fire.

Fire thought TO have been started
by an overheated stove caused dam
age to the extent of 800 on the prop
erty located in the rear OF the resi-
dence at the corner of Rodman street
and Wisconsin, avenue northwest yes
terday afternoon. The house was oc-
cupied by John W. Moore and owned
by the Morse estate. Engine company
No. 20 extinguished the blaze before
it gained any headway. Moore con-
tracted burns on the hands and legs
by attempting to put the fire out be-
fore the engine arrived.
When his motorcycle collided with
an automobile operated by an officer
giving his name as Capt. Butterman,
Of the United States Quartermaster's
Corps, stationed at Baltimore, yester-
day at Fifth street and Florida ave-
nue. northeast. Albert Warfield, white,
of I'll Rhode Island avenue northeast,
sustained severe bruises on the legs.
The motorcycle was partially demoI-
ished, damage being estimated at sl00
The auto was damaged to the extent
Of $50. .
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
RED CROSS FINANCE
COMMITTEE Meets
Members Will Consider Uses of Two
Hundred Million Dollars.

What was done with the $lUO.-
100000 raised by the Red Cross last
vear?" and What will be done
with the ;l0O. 900. 900 to be raised by
the Red Cross in May of this year,"
Answers to these two questions
will be given at a meeting of the
District of Columbia Red Cross FL
nance Committee in the small ball
room of the New willard Good
Friday evening. at s o'clock. The
meeting will be the first held by the
finance committee
New moving pictures "f the Red
Cross activities at home and abroad
will be shown for the first time in
Washington at the meeting John
W. Davis. solicitor general of the
United States. Henry White. Poto-
mac division MANAGE. of the Red
Cross, and representatives of the
British. French Italian and BelGia
war missions in this county, will
speak. The tentative program Of
speakers also includes Cornelius y
Bliss. irp of New York. who Will
speak If he srrives IN the city in
time.
The meetinG will rot be open to
the public. but will be for members
OF the finance committee. the an
nouncement sent out by Henry R.
mcfarland. its chairman. and Cor
coran Thorn. vice chairman. said.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
3-Year-Old Boy
Lost; Is Taken
Home by Police

He was a 3-year-oId boy. blue
'yed.' and bIue-costed. standing dis
consolately against towering
lamp-post in front OF 1000 Fairmont
street. when persons inside the
house discovered him. and found
that he was hopeIeSsIy lost. He
blubbered out to them that he lived
IN Mount Rainier. and had wandered
away from children with whom he
had been playing.
w. c. Balderson. OF the Tenth
Precinct. was summoned. Looming
up over the small form he said:
How in the name OF picked
tripe did those small legs of yours
carry you from Mount Rainier here.
That pretty far away"
'Taint fur tall" answered the
lost one. "O'ny bout fwor of fwINe g
streets"
About this distance away is 1915
Spring road. from which had come
a lookout for a 3-Ycar-oId boy,
blue coat
."Yup." replied his bluc-eyed dis
consolance.
well come along with me-" said
the policeman.
Arriving at home. the boys
mother told the policeman that the
family had been living in the Dis
trict only a few months and hao
moved from Mt. Rainier during the
winter.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
IMPOSING ceremony
MARKS HOLY WEEK
All Local Churches to Follow Re
ligious Usage.

Palm Sunday, the Sunday preceding
Easter Sunday and the first day OF
Holy Week. was celebrated in all
Washington churches yesterday. Palm
was blessed and distributed in all OF
the Catholic churches of the city and
at he services a special prayer for
the victory OF the American and al
lied troops over German forces was
offered up.
Episcopal churches also distributed
palms, symbolical of those spread be-
fore Christ upon his triumphaI entry
into Jerusalem when he was hailed
by the Jews as King a few days be-
fore He was crucified and put to death
Churches of all denominations held
some special service yesterday, and
practically all will conduct special
services throughout the week in mem-
ory of the agony and death OF Christ.
This will culminate in the Joyous cele-
hration OF Easter Sunday, the day
Christ rose from the dead