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The Washington herald., 1918-05-27

AMENDMENT
IS TOTTERING
Randall Rider Poorly Sup
ported by Senate
Members.

Defeat in the senate is predicted for
the Randall rider to the food stimu-
lation bilI-an amendment which
would prevent the President from
using $4,000 Of the slo.ecc.Ooo appro-
priated in the bill unless he issued
proclamation that no more foodstuffs
should be used during the war for the
manufacture Of liquor.
The rider is a prohibition measure,
and of course no concealment OF TINS
fact was made by those who support
ed it. 1t passed the House by vote
of III to 1873 and the House prohibit
tionists predicted that II would be
jammed through the Senate.
Even Sheppard Opposed.
But many dry in the Senate have
turned against IL. Even Norris
Sheppard, the Texas senator. who
leads all the prohibitionists, and Is,
in fact the author OF the national
prohibition amendment, is opposed
to the Randall rider.
The fact that through the rider q
positive injunction is placed upon
the President gets under the hide"
Of administration Senators. includ-
ing many Southern democrats. Again
the majority OF Senators say that
they prefer to deal with the matter
OF prohibition on straight-out issues.
and not by amendments tackled to
bills OF another nature. Still others
take the position that this Is not
the time to force national prohibit
tion, particularly as the national
amendment has already been placed
before the various states.
The threat, waved before the eyes
of the House that IL the rider was
not left in the bill the appropria-
tion would be tied up. has not caus-
ed much excitement in the Senate.
1t was said yesterday that even IL
through some chance, the Senate
and House were unable to agree.
and the bill was hung up, it would
make little difference. as in these
days OF huge sums, $6,oo0.000 was
a comparatively small sum and could
be supplied from the Presidents S
800, 900, 900 emergency fund.
The argument that the rider
seeks to coerce the President, who
is known to be opposed to 1t. will
be used in the Senate as IL was in
the House. and this. 1t is predicted.
Will have the effect of killing the
Randall proposition.
Wesley Jones' Alternative.
Senator Wesley Jones, of Wash
ingtcn. a prohibition leader, has in
troduced a substitute for the amend
ment. This substitute hatly says
that no foodstuffs shall be used for
liquor manufacture during the war;
there Is nothing in it about holding
up an appropriation.
Il think the provision that the
appropriation should not be expend-
ed unless the President issues the
proclamation is unwise legislation" +"
said Senator Jones when he intro
duced his substitute. "T am glad,
however. IL was put in the bill, for
my substitute would bring the mat
ter OF prohibition up on its own
merits"
The food stimulation bill has been
referred to the Senate Committee
on Agriculture.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-27
SOS Funeral Bill War Crime.

London. May efficiently an under
taker presented a funeral bill Of ss5,
and when the case was brought to
court the magistrate asserted that a
hill for this amount in war times was
all outrage and almost a crime.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-27
HATRED TURNS
FROM ENGLAND
UPON AMERICA
Germany Realizes We Are
Not "A Contemplate
Force"

Amsterdam. May s6-Germany has
now turned the Walls Of its hate from
England upon America.
Since the German people have come
to realize that the army of Gen. Per
shing In not the ''contemptible' force
they were led 70 believe Il was, their
prayer has been changed from Cot
strafe England" TO "Gott strsfS
America"
The Yankees are no longer called q
phantom army" they are now "a
menace to the whole world" in the
comments OF the German press
The COlSgne Volkszeitung goes 81
far as C. predict a general European
war against America after the present
conflict
II says:
WORLDS Greatest Enemy.
The worlds greatest enemy Is
American nlsnGmonlsrn. TO whi.n. 81
long as Il secures its monstrous prof
its, the butchc.y OF entire nations IL
nothing but q practical means 70 ar
end.
1T is high { me that, to combat THE
, murderous anu unspeakabIy deyilisr
financial might. which would gladly
see mankind swimming in blood Unil
ls2l, all belligerents as well as neutral
people were called on 10 unite in an
anti-AmeriCan campaign.
only a speedy peace can save Eng
land and France from the fate with
which America would like TO over.
whelm the whole OF Europe.
War Of Defense.
"a general European war Of defcnst
against America must form the ma
chapter OF the world war. II Euror<
does not wish 70 abandon forever hei
role in the universal development oi
the worlds civilization. Up, then. "
nations Of kultur. against the com.
mon enemy who stands grinning witt
Satanic mien on the other side Of
the Atlantic"
Gen. Won Stein. the Kaiser's MN
lister OF war. has given oficlal sane.
tion TO this propaganda OF hate BY
expressing similar views In an inter
view in Der Tag" in which he says.
The talk about q peace by recon.
ciliation il still going on. ] can only
see one way TO arrive at a compromise
between two belligerents. 1t is wher
both. 10 avoid greater dangers. make
peace 50 they may be able 10 turn
against a third party.
The whole OF the continental pow
ers, for example, might unite in .
! common stand against ENGLAND and
America-a course which they would
certainly adopt were their statesmen
gifted with sufficient scumen TO IN
derstand the situation"
Every little skirmish with the
American army at the front is turned
by the German press into "a bloody
American defeat"
Max Osborn. correspondent Of the
Nossische Zeitung. in a characteristic
dispatch says the boxing methods"
Of the "sport-steeled' American SOL
diers can do nothing against the war
tried incorporates" from The
Rhine.
''One by one We NOW them down"
shrieks Karl Rosner. in the I,nkal-
Anzeiger. First VIC put the Anglo
French auXiliaTies. the Portuguese
out Of action. and now the Yankees q"
But some other critics do not con-
slider the American quite so insignid-
cant as adversaries. The Vossiche
Zeitung says editorially:
I'VE shall have 70 act. and act with
much more enterprise and dctermina-
ton than We have hitherto shown, ~
we would realize our best hopes be-
fore the American forces. whatever
be their nature. can have time % take
any serious part against us
The Washington herald., 1918-05-27
GIRLS TO DO FARM WORK.

Los Angeles. CaL-An army Of I. .9Ss
high school girls OF this city have
volunteered 10 harvest crops and will
be ready for call by the Womsn's
Land Army OF America after June =.
when the local schools close. BY that
time the high school farmettes eN-
pect 10 have at least 3goO in their
ranks.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-27
Forty Million Bibles Sent Ont.

London, May es,-The British and
Foreign Bible Society has sent out
more than 100000 Bibles since
the start OF the war. A large pro-
portion of the Bibles has gone to
soldiers at the front.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-27
American Wheat Harvest Begins.

Fort Worth, Texas, May a6..-The
harvesting Of the 1918 wheat crop ba-
gan in America Friday-in parts OF
Denton, Cooke and Wise counties. Tho
new grain is in the rich bottom lands
where maturity Of the grain is fastcI
The Washington herald., 1918-05-27

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
prisoners and machine guns south of
BucQuoy-hah way between Albert
and Arras-east Of Hebuterne-north
OF Albert-and south Of Neuville-Vi-
tasse-Arras sector.
The Germans on their part carried
out raids north Of Sailly-Le-Sec on
the somme. near Bucquoy-and Alb
lainsville-north OF AIbert-and near
Festubert and MerriS. in Flanders.
All these raids were repulsed.
Blow In Northwestf
A paragraph in the Berlin day re-
port. dealing with operations on the
Belgian front, gives support to the
theory advanced in these dispatches
some days ago. that the next German
blow may fall on that exereme north
ern sector OF the western front,
where the battle line rests upon the
SEA at Nieport. \ plausible strategy
for the Germans. it was suggested,
would be to swing their man shock
forces northward by means OF their
excellent lateral railway system. in
the eleventh hour, and make their
chief thrust there with a view to
turning the British lines, at the same
WIN dlIdChS
Picardy and Flanders
The passage referred to tells Of the
capture OF seventy Belgians south Of
Nieuport canal and on both sides of
Dixmude. German raids on the Bel
sian front have been frequent OF late.
though their artillery has shown no
sign Of important intentions. The
British aviators are keeping I'D their
relentless campaign on the west, as
the official report on aviation shows
In Italy, too. they are giving splendid
aid to Gen. Liaz's fliers.
WWhy Does Hun Delayf
Scrutiny of the comments by
leading French and British mill
tary experts upon the reasons for
the delay in the German offensive
shows four main factors speculated
upon as the causes for Hinden-
burg's surprising waiting game:
/. The allied air supremacy.
2. Increasing mutinies in the
German army.
3. An epidemic Of influenza
among the German forces.
4. Discord among the Teutonic
allies, Germany waiting inpatient
ly. but SO far vainly, for Austrian
cooperation.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-27

this morning. however. when plane
from back Of our lines was shot down
by German "Archies." falling to
earth north Of Lahayville.
Our airmen have not been especially
active today.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-27
BEEF
SCANDAL MAY
BE IMMINENT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

preventable deterioration of any
necesssries in or in connection with
distribution: to hoard any necessa-
ries: to monopolize or attempt to
monopolise, either locally or gen.
orally, any necessaries; to engage
in any discriminatory and unfair,
deceptive or wasteful practice or
device. or to make any unjust or
unreasonable rate or charge. in
handling or dealing in or with any
necessaries: to conspire, combine,
agree or arrange with any other
person to limit the facilities for
transporting. producing, harvesting.
manufacturing, supplying. storing.
or dealing in any necessaries; to
restrict the supply OF any necessa-
'ries; to restrict the distribution of
any necessaries; to prevent, limit
or lessen the manufacture or pro-
duetion of any necessaries in or
der to enhance the price thereof: to
essaries; or to aid or abet the doing
of any act made unlawful by this
section"
Some Mystery Here.
Just why the prosecution was along
this law. instead Of under local laws
which "gives the local authorities full
power" the Food Administration Of
ficials could not understand. The Fed
eral Food Administration has the
power to revoke the license or to sus-
pend the license and the officials say
that they received no further word
that there had been additional ship
ments after the first complaints.
Il have asked the State administra-
tor. E. A. Peden. to make a complete
rCport Of the situation and to submit
it TO me at the very earliest oppor-
tunity." said Mr.. Hoover.
Federal Trade Commission officials
said that complaints had first been
made by the army inspectors, about
the deterioration of the beef. No
charge was made that the beef COM
panies knew the beef was bad when
it was originally started on Its
journey.
War Department Silent.
At the War Department yesterday.
little or no information could be OBJ
tained about the commissions COM
plants. Col. william T. Wood Of the
Inspector Generals Department. to
whom the complaints would come,
dismissed the subject with:
Il cannot say a thing about them"
Gen. Henry p. Mccain. of the
Adjutant Generals ONCE TO whom
such complaints would be submitted
for action. would give no light on
the subject.
One of the Federal Trade Com
missioners, who refused to allow his
name to be used, said the case had
come to the commission only last
month. after 1t had been abandoned
by the Texas authorities. He said
army officers had made the first
complaints. He said the commission
had served its complaints on the
companies, and that IL the charges,
as the commission makes them. are
found to be true, the commission
can go no further than to order them
to desist in their practices.
Says Food Head Has Power.
He said the Food tion
had the power to prosecute any such
alleged violations. either through
the local courts or by national action
and he thought the food law should
be amended at once to provide pen
alties in every case. and to make the
law reach cases where food is al
lowed to spoil. whether through fn-
tention or lack Of more strict su-
pervision.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-27
Artillery Active Near Toni

Northwest Of Toul the enemy ar
tlllery was more active than at anv
Time since the Americans took uo
their positions there. Our artJIIerv
IN that sector has been considerably
more active with harassinE and de-
structive FIRE, but even this faIIed %
stir up the enemy.
The men In the line got one thrill
The Washington herald., 1918-05-27
wWhy Does Hun Delayf
Comparative Quiet
On Picard Fronts.

With The American Army In
France. May 25.-(Delayed)-Whill
the patrols have been active n all
sectors occupied by our troops, ar
tillery activity has fallen Off dur
inig the last few days. There Is al
most nothing to report from Pr
cardy. Headquarters tonight re-
ceived a report that an American
patrol had carried out a silent raid
on the enemy, killing six and cap-
turing one. Other details are ].
ling here.
Northwest of Toul one OF ou,
patrols penetrated to the second
German lines without encounterinr
a single enemy. although much talk
ins was heard from working par
ties nearby.
IN the Luneyille sector one Of our
patrols found in No Mans Land a
dead German. apparently killed by
smell nre. Much valuable intorma-
tion was found in his clothing.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-27
u. S. CAPTIVES NEAR
MONTDDIER, BERLIN
SAYS; CRUCIAL POINT

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17
M ATTACK OF GRIP
USUALLY LEAVES KIDNEYS
N Weakened CONDITION

Doctors in al parts Of the country have
been kept busy with the epidemic Of grip
which has visited % many homes. The
ymptoms Of grip this year are often very
distressing and leave the system in . run
DOWN condition, particularly the kidneys
which seem to suffer most, - almost every
victim complains of lame back and urin.
ny troubles which should not b neglect
ID. ~ these danger signals often lead to
dangerous kidney troubles. Druesists
report . large sale on Dr.. Klmer's
swamp-Root which 20 many people say
after an attack of grip. Swamp Root,
being an herbal compound, has . gentle
healing effect on the kidneys. which 10 A.
most Immediately noticed in most cases
BY those who try it. Dr.. Kilmer 4 Co,
Binshamton, N. Y. Offer to send . an
pie sizs bottle Of Swamp-R Root. on receipt
II ten cents. to every sufferer who ~
quests it. A trial will convince anyone
Who may be in need of It. Regular medi
am and large size bottles. for sale at
III drusgists. Bs sure to mention this
)aper.-Adv.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17
ohis. City OF Toledo. Luca,

state Of ohis. City OF Toledo. Lucas
County-o0.
Frank J. Cheney. makes oath that he =
senior partner Of the nrm Of J. Cheney
isdo. County and state Aforesaid, ana that
aid nrm viii pay the sum Of ONE HUN.
thst e.nnot Ss enped u1s sn eats ths o. ~ ne
HIii;e CATARRH MEDICINE,
FRANK J. CHENEY.
ny presence, this eth day Of Docembee,
isscD 4. ". Gleason, Notary Pubic.
On Internally and acts through the Blood
,u the Mucous Surfaces Of The System.
Druggists. 7tc. Testimonials free.
r. J. Cheney 4 Co. Toledo. Ohio.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17

Self-denial is also one Of the attri-
butes Of patriotism.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17

Kicking a man after he IL down -
one way Of making him get up-but 1t
isn't always safe to do It.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17

Mostly 80.
'What were the chief features Of
that meetingT II think they were the
ayes and noes"
The Keota news., 1918-05-17
MAY ao-27 NAMED ~ PRECEDENT
IN PROCLAMATION.
Asks Those Unable to Bear Arms to
Contribute Generously 70 Second
100000, 900 War Fund.

week beginning May 20 - "Heo Cross
Week." and calling upon the Ameri'
can people to contribute generously TO
the second 3lOO.0O0.000 war fund OF
the American Red Cross for the ALE
Walton OF suffering among tho Amer
lean troops In France and their de-
pendents at home and among the
fighting forces and civilian popula-
tions Of tho allied countries. The
proclamation follows:
PROCLAMATION:
"lnasmuch % the war fund Of 1917.
20 generously contributed by the
American people to the American
Red Cross for the administration OF
relief at home and abroad. has been
practically exhausted by approprta-
tons for the welfare OF the men IN
our military and naval forces. and
for thoee dependent upon them for the
yet more urgent necessities OF our a.
lies. military and civilian. who have
long borne the brunt Of war:
.And, inasmuch ~ the American
Red Cross has been recognized by law
and International convention ~ the
public fundamentally for war relief;
And. inasrauch a. the year Of our
own participation In the war has
brought unprecedented demands upon
the patriotism and liberality OF our
people, and made evident the neces-
sity Of concentrating the work OF re-
lief In one main organization which
can respond effectively and universal
" to the needs Of humanity under
stress Of war:
"And, ina,mrch - the duration Of
the war and tho closer and closer CO.
operation Of the American Red Cross
with our own army and navy. with tho
governments Of our allies. and with
foreign relief organizations. have re-
suited in tho discovery Of new oppor-
tunltles Of helpfalness under condi-
tions which translate opportunity into
duty:
"And, inasmuch as the American
Red Cross war council and its COM
mi3sioners III Europe have faithfully
and economically administered the
peoples trust:
"Now, therefore, BY virtue Of my
authority - President Of the United
States and President Of the American
Red Cross. !. Woodrow Wilson. do
hereby proclaim the week beginning
May 20. 1918. ~ Red Cross Week.
during which the people Of the United
States viii be called upon again to
give generously to the continuation OF
the important work OF relieving dis.
tress. restoring the waste Of war and
assisting In maintaining the morale
Of our own troops and the troops and
peoples Of our allies BY this nantes.
tatiox Of effort ana sacrifice on the
part Of those who. though not privi.
legged b bear arms. are of one spirit.
purpose and determination with our
warriors.
I'm witness whereof. I have hero.
unto set my hand and caused the
seal Of the United States to be af.
fixed.
Done in the District OF Columbia
this lth day Of May. in the year Of
our Lord ono thousand nine hundred
and eighteen and Of the independence
Of the United States Of America. the
one hundred and forty.second. BY the
President,
WOODROW WILSON.
ROBERT LANSING.
Secretary Of State"
knIehtsd BY King George.
London.-Henry Edward Duke. who
The Keota news., 1918-05-17

knlehtsd BY King George.
London.-Henry Edward Duke. who
resigned recently - chief secretary
Tor lrelanl, has boe1 knighted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-17
LAKE Cd.
HONORED
BY j. s.

1t IS interesting to note that Lake
county is the first and only county in
the United States to secure from the
federal government the privilege Of or
ganizing a War Housing Committee with
the power of passing finally on all re-
quests for priorities on building ma
terials.
The headquarters Of the Office at the
chamber Of commerce at East Chica go
is in receipt of a number Of requests
from secretaries Of chambers Of COM
merce to know how it was done. what
the method of procedure was and how
the authority was secured.
1t becomes apparent at once that
builders and prospective builders in this
locality are especially favored and it is
to the men Of the chambers of com
merce of Hammond and East Chicago
and to tho ready cooperation of the
county and state councils Of defense
that the movement was put across.
Karl D. Norris, as permanent secre-
tary. is now equipped with desk and
filing facilities and only awaits the
coming of the official license number to
begin the active work of his Office.
E. W. wickey left last night for Wash
ington on a second trip and expected to
be in the Office of the War Industries
Board this morning to see what is oc-
casioning the delay in getting the re-
quisite license number.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-17
CARY OFFICER IS
HELD UNDER BOND
Colored Patrolman Who
Shot Man in Pistol Duel
Must Explain.

BY order of Deputy Coroner Green.
William Burke. the colored patrolman OF
Gary. has been placed under a $4,000
bond pending further investigation b.
the Gary Board OF Public Safety Of the
pistol duel in which an Italian by the
name Of Frederick Grenci was shot and
killed by Burke on Sunday. october 8.
Burke and Boley. two patrolmen. were
endeavoring to arrest two Italians at
1917 Madison street on the charge Of
violating the shooting ordinance when
the Italian opened fire on the officer
with shot gun just barely missing him
which was averted by the presence OF
mind of Officer Boley who grabbed the
muzzle of the shot gun and the dis
charge went into the ceiling just above
the officers head. Officer Burke then
returned the fire killing Grenci.
The evidence before the safety com
missioners IS all in after twenty-four
hour session and decision is soon ex-
pected.
Burke has been in the police service
for a number Of years and a member Of
the Gary police department for a long
time. He states that in shooting the
Italian it was to get him before the
Italian got him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-17
BIC NEWS
PORTENDS
TRY TN1rEn PRrss-1

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. II
Through maze of rumors. un-
official reports and some official
data today diplomats and govern
ment authorities read the signs OF
important events in Germany
Diplomats expect a new move to-
ward peace will mark the immedi-
ate future. All advices agree the
internal situation of the Central
Powers is increasingly serious and
the liberals contemplate some ac-
ton to prevent Bolshevik move
ment in the empires.
Unofficial information was re-
ceived that the federal council of
Germany has approved a constitu-
tional amendment restricting the
Kaiser's power to declare war and
make treaties.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-17
WOMAN
WAR HELP
IS KILLED
Mrs. Clara Baransz of Indi-
ana Harbor Crushed This
Morning at Cudahy Plant
Had Three Sons in the
Army.

Mrs. Clara Baransz. SS1s Alder street.
Indiana Harbor. was instantly killed
this morning at the plant Of the Cudahy
Packing Co, East Chicago.
With two other employees she was
ascending to the second floor in an
elevator when she fell and in some way
was caught between the elevator and
the elevator shaft Her skull was
crushed and she died instantly. 1t is
believed that she either tainted or else
had a sudden attack of some kind
She was widow and leaves six chill
dren at home ranging from three to
seveteen years of age and three boys
who are in the service of the u. S. army.
DIR. Miller. as plant physician. was
at once summoned but the victim of
the unfortunate accident was beyond
help.
Mrs. Baransz IS the first woman war
worker in the Calumet region TO lose
her life while on duty.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-17
Times Man Now in
PerShing'S First Army
Enlisted Reporter Volunteers for Liason Detail Be
tween Artillery and inantry and Has Thrilling
Experience Going Over the Top in France.

Irving Chayken. enlisted TINES sport
writer. in a letter dated Sept IS. writes
Of his exciting experiences on 1iason
detail. He tells of the wounding of
Harry Jones Of Hammond and writes on
German stationery in a German dugout:
With Pershing's 1st Army. France.
Sept. Is 1918.
Well. P. A. here's a letter on real
German stationery which 7 got in one
of the German dugouts shortly after
reaching the first village TO be retaken
from the boche after four years of cap
tivity. I am now back of the lines
again, and having successfully driven
the Huns TO their old line we are rest
ing up for further duty. Before our
short attack began I found out that a
laison detail was to be formed between
artillery and infantry and I quickly vol
unteered for one OF the jobs. I was ac-
cepted and doing liaison work is some
job. For the first time IN my army ca
reer I went over with the infantry and
going over the top I now know Is no