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The Washington herald., 1918-12-09

Pullman. For the woman who just
wants job we have no place. l want
to elevate the standard of police work
SC that it will attract women of edu-
cation and ability. The problems that
confront us are often so delicate and
intricate that they can be properly
handled only by trained women.
Police work is something more than
supplying a man with a club and tell
ing him to go forth and put all the
bad men in jail. Our object is pre-
vention rather than punishment. and
it is because of the new appreciation
of police ethics that the presence Of
women on the police work is so neces-
sary.
Duties of New Copcttes.
1T is the object of the women's
bureau to handle most of the crimes
committed by women or against them
and to investigate conditions that
place girls in danger To this end
the bureau has made a survey of
conditions in Washington. In this
survey have been included hotels,
rOOming places, boarding houses
rest rooms, automobile services, bur-
lesque shows, dance halls, movies,
parks and Fairgrounds. Working
conditions also have been investi-
gated. We are cooperating with all
agencies in Washington that are con-
cerned with the protection of way
ward girls.
Some of the things I shall re-
quire of the thirty policewomen whom
1 am asking the United States EN-
ployment Service to secure are to
discover conditions needing correc-
ton, to supervise amusement places,
to aid in locating runaway girls. to
follow girls and warn them of dan
ger, to befriend girls whose home
life does not afford protection of the
right sort. and to do personal work
with women and girls"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-09
80. and at all f stands
in the Capitol building

Il facts
The tobacco stands in the Capitol building
at Washington are patronized mainly by the big
business and professional men from all sections
of the United States who are constantly coming
into and passing out of Washington.
AT each one of these stands more Fatimas are
sold every day than any other cigarette, regard
less of price which seems to show that the
preference for Fatima is really nation wide.
.G4-1sIz.~ak.sec.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
REEF SHORTAGE
is PREDICTED
Unless Relief Is Given Cattle Feeders
and Farmers, According to
Testimony Before Sem
ate Committee.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, March 12.b-A seri-
Gus beef shortage is due in a year
unless relief is given the cattle feed
ers and farmers, according to testi-
mony given before the senate agr1-
culture committee today.
Edward w. Keefer, Chicago, vice
president of the Illinois Live Stock
association declared that rs percent
of the cattle feeders were losing
from $40 to $50 head at the present
time.
DR.. e. D. Durand. Chicago, repre-
sentative of the food administration
was declared by Keefer to be "un-
satisfactory"
He said representatives of the food
administration and the packers had
a secret conference in Chicago when
the packers were told not to increase
prices to the cattle feeders.
The live stock association Of this
state protested this action at recent
meeting. he said.
The series of meatless days re-
duced the consumption of heavy beef
thirty percent, the witness testified.
He urged an open market for the
feeders.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
TEN THOUSAND
MEN WITH BAKER
Secretary of War Crossed
Ocean on Former German
Liner Filled With Amer
ican Soldiers.
HAD U BOAT SCARE
United States Cabinet Member to
Visit All Communication
Lines of Army During
Trip.
HAD U BOAT SCARE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
PARIS, March 12.-Newton D. Bak-
er, American secretary Of war, came
to France on a cruiser conveying
10000 troops, Of which a portion were
aboard a former German liner, it WAS
learned today.
The voyage was enlivened in mid
ocean by submarine alarm, according
to further information. There was
considerable cannonading before 1t
was discovered that the "periscope"
was only floating spar.
Before the cruiser entered port
Sunday morning an alarm was Wire
lessed from the port that a submarine
was lurking nearby. The French sent
out considerable convoy OF hydro
planes and dirigibles.
Secretary Baker was visibly i'm
pressed by the thoroughness OF these
precautions.
After landing, the secretary Of war
returned the calls Of French military
and naval chiefs and walked about the
town for forty minutes before board
ing a train for Paris.
Arriving in Paris. Baker. accom-
panied by General Pershing, began a
round Of formal calls, concluding with
Ambassador Sharpe, who will present
him formally to President Poincare.
Baker issued statement in which
he declared his intention Of visiting
all the communication lines OF the
arrny after which he could confer
thoroughly with Pershing, in order to
support more effectively the American
and allied armies.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
German Invasion Continues.
Germans Must Register.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Un-
naturalized Germans who have been
serving in the United States army will
be requested to register within ten
days of their discharge under an order
issued today by the war department
They must inform the officer issuing
the discharge certificates of the dis
trict in which they intend to register
so that United States marshals may be
notified
Enemy aliens remaining in the army
will not be required to register.
II is understood that practically all
Germans except those who have been
in the army for number of years will
be discharged. The others will not
see service in France, according to the
present plan. but will be placed on
duty in this country or in insular pos
sessions
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
CONGRESS BATTLE
OVER RAILROADS
-
Senate ? .ses Fight Over
Confe ) s. Report, to Be
Fo1 Il by Similar At
Ssck in House.
: LIMIT STATE POWER
Billion Dollar Urgent Deficiency Meas
ure With Amendments to
Be Passed by
-H Senate.
LIMIT STATE POWER
IBy l.. C. Martin. United Press Stan
Corraapoodeut 1

IBy L. c. Martin. United Press Stan
Correspondent.]
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Re-
sumption of the fight against the
railroad bill conference report today
In the senate is to be followed by
similar attack In the house.
The battle is over Limitation OF
state power to tax railway property.
It involves millions of dollars IN
revenue yearly. If the states can't
tax the railroads under federal con-
troll as they did under private man
agement, some other source must be
found for raising the revenue.
Senator Frelinghuysen raised the
question on a point of order and
stands to lose in the parliamentary
battle. Senator Salisbury, president
protein Of the senate, Is to decide
the point today. He Is expected to
concur with administration leaders,
who contend that Frelinghuysens
point of order won't stand under de-
cisions Of the United States supreme
court in a similar case years ago.
Should Frelinghuysen win. the bill
would be sent back to conference
until it could be made to conform to
the strictest Interpretation OF house
and senate rules.
The senate today is to pass the bill
lion dollar urgent deficiency bill TO
which 1t attached amendments yester-
day empowering the government to
weed out German interests In this
country by selling all alien enemy
property and by buying the Hoboken
piers of German steamship COM
panies.
It developed today that the gov
ernment's eagerness to get the first
of these amendments passed, lies
partly in the fact that Americas war
preparations have been menaced with
delay because of German ownership
of woolen and steel plants and other
industrial activities needed for war
work. The menace is to be removed
by sale to American capital of many
plants. worth hundreds of millions
of dollars, in which German junkers,
from the kaiser down are stockhold-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
Nems Creates Sensation.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
BUENOS AIRES, March ia
sensation was created here today by
receipt of news from Santiago that
Count VonLuxburg, former German
ambassador to Argentina had been
seen on a trans-Andean railway train
in Chile.
The police here admitted today
that they lost track of Luxburg sew
eral days ago The German naval
attache also is missing. Luxburg was
granted safe conduct to Germany by
Great Britain a few days ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
IuxtoUrn in ChiIe

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. J
SANTIAGO, Chile, March 12-Count
Luxburg, former German ambassador
to Argentine and author of the spur
los versenkt' notes arrived in Chile
today on trans-Andean train from
Argentine.
Luxburg was recognized by a Ger
man who CHANGED to see him. The
former ambassador disappeared at a
railway station seventy miles from
Santiago and is believed to be motor
ing to the German embassy here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
IBy Carl d. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent.

! TBy Carl d. Groat, United Press Stan
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March I'm
| what Is rega rded an eleventh hour
effort to cheat the Germans and
their aide Lenine. of their shameless
Russo-G German peace, the United
States today is pledged to an enor-
nous bargain-to do its utmost to
restore Russias place in the sun,
minus German domination.
This is the pledge President VIII
son has made in a message to the
!, Russian soviets, sitting today to
ratify or reject the Lenine pact.
Last week President Wilson was
doubtful about making further over
lures with the Russians.
The split between Trotsky and
Lenine, however, apparently deter
mined him that there was chance
that friendly word from America
would help the Russians to cast aside
the German terms and do something
toward fighting the Germans. Trot-
skys break manifestly was the re-
suit Of disagreement with Lenlne
proven treachery to the revolution
and the single word OF encourage
ment from the leading democracy,
America, may be all that is needed
to prevent ratification Of the treaty
Wilson's pledge is:
II beg to assure the people or
Russia, through the congress that
it Uhe United States) will avail
itself of every opportunity to
secure for Russia once more COM
plete sovereignty and indepen-
dence in her own affairs and full
the life of Europe and the modern
world"
This means that America intends
to fight on to such q point that sit
ting in the final peace conference she
can demand of Germany the relin-
uuishment of territory she has plum
dercd from helpless Russia. Wilson
adds that the heart of America goes
out to Russia in it's attempt TO be
forever free from autOcratic govern
ment and to become its own master
While pointing out that this nation
is not now in a position to take up
the fight to free her, the pledge to
aid in the future is regarded here
as by far the strongest and most
sympathetic message yet given thu
Russians by an ally
How it will affect Britain and
Japan is a question. Britain has been
inclined to let Russia drift on to her
own destruction.
AS for Japan, the message is con-
sidered in many quarters as tanta-
mount to a friendly suggestion that
any intervention she attempts in
Russia must be temporary. without
aims at territorial conquest.
Wilson's message forwarded over
night to the Moscow American con-
sui general for delivery to the
soviet's session, is believed likely to
cause some surprise in the allied
capitals.
The soviet congress has tremen-
dous decision to make-whether II
shall ratify the Russo-German terms
Reports have differed as to what the
congress will do, but it Is felt here
the presidents message may be The
inspiration needed to induce resist
ance.
Meantime the Siberian
problem is darkened insofar as Off
cial utterances here are concerned,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
FORTY FOOT FALL BY AUTO
RESULTS IN ONE DEATH

tawattamla county is dead today. the
result of injuries received late yester-
day when his automobile went over
forty foot embankment.
The accident occurred between this
city and Crescent. when the machine
skiddd off the Lincoln highway. A
companion was only slightly injured.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
District Judne ReSidns.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
HELENA, Mont, Mar. 12.-Whether
District Judge Charles L. Crum, fec
ing impeachment charges can resign
and thus end the case, or whether h
must still stand trial before the Mon
tana senate March 20, will be put up
to the managers of the house of rep
resentatives in charge of the case
against Crum, by Governor Stewart.
Stewart received Crum's resiSna
tion today, but will not act upon it
until he hears from the Legislators
Crum is charged with disloyalty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
Coal Mines Closing.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, March 12-CChl
mines in western states are closing
by the scores as result of the fuel
administration reduction of prices to
operators, effective yesterday, Sena-
tor Thomas, Colorado, declared to-
day.
Thomas said twenty-seven Colorado
mines closed Immediately upon re-
ceipt Of notice of a considerable re-
duction effective March IL, with u
further cut on April l.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
MD OF, WOMEN SPIES
AT WORK IN AMERICA

American-born woman said to come
from prominent family
1t is believed the women have
furnished valuable information to
Germany.
It was disclosed today that Will
liam Korthaus, German held for in
ternment, corresponds regularly with
Germans in India, Portugal, Spain
and Canada.
It was also reported that Korthaus
made trips to Boston where he is
said to have visited woman who,
according to authorities, gave in
structions to a number of German
agents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
Message From President Wilson to Soviet,
Contains Good Will and Encourage
ment for Future.
ELEVENTH HOUR EFFORT AT BOOSTING
Advance by Germans Continues and Invaders
are Reported Within Nine Miles
of Odessa.

but the general thought sttl Is that
she and China are preparing for In
| tervention despite American oppost-
| ton thereto.
The message was forwarded through
several channels to insure its safe and
speedy delivery. AS it was started
last night, there was some question as
to whether it would be delivered
promptly during today's session,
though it was felt 1t would have a
beneficial effect on the Russian public
whether. 1t was delivered today or not.
Some diplomatic authorities thought
its primary purpose might have been
to reinforce the American objections
already made In the Siberian situa-
| tion, rather than to make an altruistic
appeal to the Russians.
Kaiser offered Dukedon,.
COPENHAGEN, March 12l-The
kaiser has. been offered the ''duledom
of Courland' by a resolution OF the
Courland diet. according to Berlin
despatch received today.
Moving East.
WASHINGTON March ia de-
layed state department cablegram
from Moscow today said that the
Russian government was moving to
Moscow the ninth, and that If the
Germans continued their advance,
the government would be moved far
ther east. A Vologda message from
Ambassador Francis reported no mis-
fortune Of any nature to himself and
no intention ON his part to move
from there.
German Invasion Continues.
COPENHAGEN, March Herman
troops defeated strong opposition
composed mostly of Czech deserters
from the Austrian army, at Boch-
matsch, sixty miles northeast of Kief,
according to dispatches received here
today
The dispatches also said German
troops have arrived within nine miles
of Odessa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

West Virginia, 514; Wisconsin, 2,Z14, ,
Wyoming, 1874; Massachusetts. 2,069;
Alabama, 1884; Florida, 2.506; Geor-
gia, o,925; Kentucky. 1,651; Louisi-
ana, 1878; Mississippi, 2,220; North
Carolina, STA; South Carolina. 343;
Tennessee, 2,753 Virginia, 2,178.
The Second Draft.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Eight
hundred thousand men, the so-called
second draft will be the national
quota to feed into the military mill
in small groups from week to week
or month to month as needed, ac-
cording to official announcement to-
day.
This vast number will be divided
into state quotas and with certain
executions it will be drawn from
class one to make replacements in
existing units and to furnish the
needed supporting regiments for the
present army.
Ten thousand young n1en-sk1lled
artisans-some of whom may not be
in class one, have been asked of the
states already by Provost Marshal
General Crowder, and 10000 other
young men will be summoned this
summer to go to technical training
schools for special fitting Agricul-
turists will be given deferred rating.
No date is set for the second draft.
The system precludes the fixing Of
definite date for the plan Is to feed
in the new men as occasion requires.
The situation depends on a number
of elements. Emptying Of camp
will allow of call for an increment
of 500 900 to that camp. Special need
for replacement Of troops OF GER
tain division will demand call for
another cantonment.
The groups thus fed will be COM
paratiyely small covering probably
the entire year 1918.
The calls will be in part dependent
on pending legislation in congress.
AS now arranged, the draft IS con-
sidered by General Crowder as "selec-
tive" and as working the least pos
sible disruption to industry and agri-
culture.
The war department statement to-
day says:
THE state of the preparedness OF
the army to aSsimilate 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 assimilated by the
army and no faster. According to
this Dlan men will be inducted into
the service in very small groups ap-
portioned 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. it was necessary to make arith-
metical computations of the share Of
each state and it is not practicable
to make these computations for such
small numbers. For mere bookkeep-
ing facility, therefore. 1t is necessary
to assume a total Of considerable
size and to apportion 1t among the
several states as their immediate
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
Barley Takes Tumble.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WINNIPEG, Man, Mar. 12.-Barley
dropped nine cents on the market
today when gambling in barley was
forbidden on the Winnipeg exchange.
Speculators lost heavily. The max
imum price set for liquidating con-
tracts is s1.99 for barley. Flax is the
only grain left to the operation of
specllIatOrS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

Ned Press Leased Wire Service. !
ASHINGTON, March 12.-When
second draft" call has been ans
ID 100000 strong, the United
es army-regulars, national guard
bs, enlisted men and reserves
number approximately $500. .O0U
|rng the war with Spain, the Unit
States army at its maximum
18TH aggregated 272,OO0 officers
men.
10 call will be Issued for 100000
10 be drawn gradualI,- to camp as
arises and transportation facili-
permit.
le date of draft depends On legis-
p now pending In congress.
least 10000 skilled artisans will
alled this summer.
4 military service class Cne Will
Exhausted before deferred classes
drawn upon.
r Industrial and skilled workers
classes besides class one will be
ed If need arises.
ecial training schools will be Gre
IN many parts Of the country to
Top those whose early training
given them special technical
fcations.
n will be drawn in relatively
groups throughout the year in
a way as to create the least pos
Interference with industry and
Fulture.
Ted Press Leased Wire Service.l
eSHlNGTON, March 12.-Ninety-
thousand more men We're ordered
by the war department to pre-
Tor induction into training camps.
movement will start March 20 and
nne five days.
is was the last Increment Of the
draft.
movement will include the mob
Ton Of $4,000 southern negroes in
perm camps.
cause of the peculiar camp situa-
some districts that have COM
y their quotas will be asked to
sn more men and will be given
under the second draft.
yeral thousand Of those today or
q modified will be used to fill up
fanks made vacant by deaths and
Withdrawals. Others will be for
F,lal calls Of which flfty-six have
uy oeen made, Deputy Provost
aai General Johnson stated.
z nrst contingent of Industrial
kefs drafted recently went to
ce Johnson said.
laays order will take men from
'ates except Iowa and Mime
(iowlng are state allotments:
Elzona, 14S; Arkansas, 1,54I;
|olnia, l.745; Colorado, 323; Con-
[su1, SOB; Delaware, 3OS; District
|olumbia. 1O2; Idaho, 242; Illinois,
indiana, 2,977; Kansas, 5S7;
= s4o; Maryland. 3S2; Michigan,
|, missouri. Ito; Montana, SCI;
|asha, as, 45s; Nevada, 72: New
|pShlIe, we, 2l2; New Mexico, 127;
io,k' o' l2,2SS; North Dakota, g.
omo, 6,955; Oklahoma, 59S;
sersey. 4,275; Oregon, S69; Penn
n a, a. 1923; Rhode Island, 301;
+ rpakota, 226; Texas, 4,043; Utah
'efmont, 1855: Washington, 638;
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
About Our Speed.

Topeka State Journal The day
when the airplanes shall succeed the
automobile as a means of locomotion
probably will find many communities
still talking about building hard sur
faced roads.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
Hanuinq is SueGeste d J..

limited Press Leased Wire Service.i
WASHINGTON. Mar. 12.-All Ger
man spies convicted in American
courts would be hanged, by the pro
visions of a resolution introduced in
the house today by Representative
Kelly, Pennsylvania.
tits time to quit interning German
agents and giving them three square
meals a day" Kelly said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
Nav be Soup Poisoner

limited Press Leased Wine Service. ]
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Mar. 12.-Pitts-
burgh police We're in communication
with Chicago police officials today rel
ative to the identity of a man arrested
here as a draft evader 1t is believ-
ed that he may be Jean Crones, Chi
cago sollp poisoner.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
-Four German Planes Brough,
Down When Night Flyers
Swooped Over
City.
GERMANS ARE KILLED
Australian Troops on Successful
Dashes Last Night In Which
Prisoners Are
Taken.

CUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
PARIS, March 12.-Four German
airplanes were brought down IN last
nights raid over Paris, 1T was onicial
ly announced today.
No report was made regarding cas-
ualties or damage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12

The house in Joppa, Palestine.
where st. Peter stayed with Simon,
the tanner, is to be secured by the
church army as center for the care
OF British troops fighting in Palestine.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
H.. u service Thinks Big Con
|puacy Has Been Uncov-
covered in East.

EW ynpS yress Leased Wire Service. !
bed wo,' onh' March PA band of
consea Women spies, operating with
kany nyeuerates in the employ of
today was believed uncovered
with the arrest Of an