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New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Charge Packers Own
Saloon Property
Head of Meat Cutters De-
fends Workrnen on Liquor
Issue

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Charges that the
packers lease property for saloon pur-
poses in the district "back of the yards"
we're made to-day in the stockyards
wage arbitration by John Kennedy,
president of the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butchers Union who was
called by the employers side.
Representatives Of the packers said
there was but one piece of property
owned by packers used as saloon, and
the present tenant win be ousted as
soon as his lease expires. The bar
IN the Transient House, which is in
side the yards, was for the convenience
IN the stockyards, it was explained.
THE saloon question was injected
INTO this hearing by the packers to
bring odium on these workmen and
resent 1T. The saloons are combination
restaurants and drinking places and so
per cent OF the stockyards workmen cat
their lunch in them,' said Kennedy.
Ebert Beeman. welfare director for
Wilson & Co, was cross-examined bv
Attorney Walsh, representing the en-
ployes.
Nh. Walsh read q report by Henry
tord, quoting the manufactured as stat
ing that sharing, higher wages
and the eight-hour day had resulted
IN better conditions He quoted MIR.
Ford as stating that 5000 men moved
INTO better homes, drinking stopped and
more work was turned out.
Don't you know that Ford dis
charges every man who drinks ." inter
jected Attorney James G. Condor. rep-
resenting the packers.
of the packers will pay their men
So day, like Ford does, we will agree
to have the men discharged if they get
drunk countered Mr.. Walsh.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26

ly high to encourage production. It
hopes also to take measures in the very
near future to encourage and insist
upon the use Of LEGS wasteful methods
Of mining, the sale Of clean coal and
the more definite recognition of the
different qualities Of goal in the gov
ernment prices"
VIII Confer Friday
Steps to assure an adequate supply
Of railroad fuel coal and at the same
time to conserve Goals of special quail
ty that are needed in other channels
for the prosecution of the war, will be
considered at a conference OF Federal
officials, railroad men and coal opera
tors in Washington next Friday, it was
announced to-day.
Disposition OF 175,ooo,ooo tons Of
coal is s>involved in the subject of rail
road fuel coal. Some railroads are row
using as locomotive fuel Goals which
are urgently needed for other pur-
poses.
TIE fuel administration has invited
to- this conference representatives Of
all Eastern railroads and coal opera
tors of Pennsylvania. Maryland and
West Virginia.
The National Coal Association has
recommended to the administration
that the present method of special as
signment of railroad cars to mines for
loading railroad fuel be discontinued
The association recommends that the
administration, through it's district
representatives, provide from the
available car supply in the various
districts a satisfactory supply of rail
road coal This recommendation will
also be before the conference for con-
sideration.
1t is the expectation Of the fuel ad-
ministration, following the conference,
to announce its policy With respect
to railroad fuel for the coming year,
in order that coal operators, railroad
purchasing agents and state fuel ad-
ministrators and district representa-
tives may be advised of the plan to be
followed.
Director General of Railroads Nc
Adoo has been requested to have rep
resentatives present at the conference.
Officials of the fuel administration
who will participate in the conference
will include A. w. Galloway. Of Balti-
more. the new director of distribution
of bituminous coal.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Lightless Nights Reduced
To Two Weekly by Fuel Head
Sunday and Thursday to Remain Dark; Building Heating
Restrictions Withdrawn; Public Shows Patriotism,
Says Wiggin but More Saving Necessary

port. Coal for the army, navy and
government Transports and coal shipped
to any dependencies or possessions Of
the United States for the account Of
any government department does not
take the special price.
Good weather and clearing of car
congestion brought bituminous coal pro-
duction almost back to normal in the
week ending February 16. The weeks
output. the Geological Survey announced
to day, totalled 11,O84,000 tons, nearly a
million tons more than that of the pre-
vious week. An average production per
working day of $4,000 tons was the
highest since early December
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
No Need for Hysteria
Ouer Food Situation,
Says Secretary Houston

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-secretary
Houston to-day gave to the House Ag-
riculture Committee an optimistic view
of the food situation in the country
as a whole and said there was no
need for any hysteria over a danger
Gus shortage of any commodity
The Secretary was called before the
committee to discuss the bill provid-
ing for extending funds to farmers to
buy seed. particularly in the North
west, where much of the late crop Of
grain contained too much moisture to
make it valuable for seed this spring.
he gave no opinion on the wisdom Of
the proposal.
Chairman Lever said later he did
not think information given the COM
mlttee to-day would Warrant extending
financial aid to farmers for purchase
of seed. Representatives of tho West
ern states insist it is essential how
ever, and will make fight for the
legislation.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Pratt Urges Wartime
Care Of Fish and Game

ALBANY, Feb. 25.-Thc Importance
of the food value to be derived from
fish and game and the necessity for
their intelligent utilization for food
during wartime, so that the future sup
ply may not be impaired, was empha-
sized in the annual report of George
D. Pratt, State Conservation Commits
sioner, presented to the Legislature to-
night.
Commissioner Pratt also advocated
more intensive forest protection and
reforestation. He urged water power
development in line with the recon-
mendations of Governor Whitman.
The state mineral water reservation
at Saratoga Springs, the Commissioners
declared, has wonderful resources for
war sanatoria and should be used for
returned soldiers He has offered his
full cooperation IN this, respect to the
surgeon general.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26

is a privilege. just like paying income
tax.
With each window card there is a
ration chart, showing how much food
q rationeer family may consume in a
month. OF fish, poultry, game, non
wheat cereals, vegetables, fruits and
milk, one may eat "as much as ncccs-
sary." OF cooking and Kitchen fats and
cream and cheese the ration is "only
as much as necessary"
Meat, butter, war bread, wheat flour
and sugar are strictly apportoned.
Thus, one person may eat two and a
half pounds Of meat, half a pound of
butter, half q pound Of wheat flour,
three pounds Of war bread and three
quarters Of pound of sugar a week,
while family of thirty, including ser
wants, may eat exactly thirty times as
much, as shown on the chart.
Hundreds of the cards and ratoning
charts have already been sent out, ana
the food board is receiving postcards
OF acknowledgment at the rate of 800
{. day.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Bunker Rate Not TO Apply
Until Cool Loaded IN Ships
Going Abroad, NetD Rule

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The fuel
administration announced it had amend
ed the bunker coal order of December
10. to provide that no coal shall be
billed at the special bunker coal price
until it actually had been placed in
foreign bound vessels. The special price
allows an additional $l35 per ton on
export and bunker coal.
The amended order interprets "coal
for foreign purposes" to mean coal put
into any vessel bound for a foreign
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Array Curbs Meningitis

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Assurance
IS given the public by the Public Health
Service that it has a definite and ef-
fectlve plan for dealing with outbreaks
OF cerebro-s spinal meningitis.
When the outbreak appears to be
above ordinary proportions the service
details an epidemiologist, with the nee
essary laboratory equipment, to investi
gate and cooperate in the control of
tho disease
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Must Use Wheat Substitute
Regulations Apply to Public
Institutions, Hoover Rules

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. ALL city,
county, state and municipal institu.
tons, including schools, must make
their purchases according 70 the wheat
substitute regulations, the food admin
lstr2tion announced.
Purchases of -four for baking bread
or rclls must be in the ratio Of four
to one; for other purposes. so to 50.
Exceptions may be made by Federal
food administrators for the various
states for hospitals, asylums and sani-
tariums. 4
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Note

Hllolrc Belloc, England's famous 1cor
critic and the most distinguished nlhtaru
commentator IN the acorld, cables an exclusive
article each 7'eeh for The Sunday Tribune
An ortacle that re0ieaos, interprets, fore
shado~s. Last Sunday he told us hoac the
OnSted States artillery oreYseas has passed
the tnat test 1n oction-reod his equally IN
te1esttng and Wuminotioe acar article IN nert
sundays Tribune. Order your copy ahead
OF tlnae-to-day!
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
10000 Persons Killed
BY Quake in China
Great Damage in kwang-tung
Province Caused by
Recent Shocks

Annoy, China, Feb. 25.-Nearly 10000
persons lost their lives as a result of
the recent earthquake in the Annoy him
terland, according to the latest reports
from Swatow.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26

Swatow is a treaty port Of CHINA,
province Of kwangtung, 225 miles
northeast of Canton. 1t as a centre of
the sugar industry, and is a town of
about 10000
A series of earthquakes on February
16 and II caused extensive damage over
a large area of Kwang tung. Buildings
were wrecked in Annoy and many other
towns. Several villages in the Annoy
hinterland Were virtuallv destround
The sun., 1918-09-08
CASUALTY LISTS
EXCEED i $4,000
Pershing Holds Back 10000
Minor Cases. Which Will
Come by COuriers.
DETAILS ARE TO BE GIVEN
Cable to Carry Only Names of
Killed and Missing Under
New System.

WAsHINGToN, Sept. New plans for
making public casualty lists have been
decided upon by the War Department.
A cable from Gen. Pershing to Gen.
March, the Chief of Staff, states that
10000 casualties comprising names of
slightly wounded. have been held up in
France because 1t was deemed advisa-
cases where wounds We're not serious.
This makes the total number OF casual
ties more than 10000.
Gen. Pershing felt that II all minor
casualties were cabled there might DE
many cases where soldiers were dis
charged from hospitals and returned to
duty before the families or relatives
were Informed OF the cases. The opin-
ION was that much needless anxiety
would be spared families and relatives
by not reporting these minor cases.
But the disadvantage OF this plan has
been that families and relatives in hun
dreds of cases have heard from abroad
that their husbands or brothers or sons
worried at having no word from the
Wan Department.
The new plan which Gen. March Is
going to put into effect will be for Gen
Pershing to cable only names Of mer
killed or missing, The names of all
wounded. regardless OF the degree OF
severity of their wounds. will be sen,
from the American Expeditionary Head.
quarters to the War Department herr
via courier. Couriers leave twice q
week. The hospital records. contain
ing details will be forwarded with the
names OF these wounded.
Under this system the families ant
relatives OF wounded men will learn tn,
nature and severity OF the wounds a.
soon as the cases are reported, for tn,
reports sent by courier will contain
| this data.
The sun., 1918-09-08
YANKEES MAKE \
BRILLIANT COUP
They ROut Enemy From Dense
Wood on South Side of
AiSne Canal.
BIG TOLL OF ENEMY DEAD
Americans Capture Son Of One
of Kaiscr's Advisers, Lieut..
AlvcrSlcbcn.
BIG TOLL OF ENEMY DEAL

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE
AIsNE FRONT. Sept THE attempt Of
the Germans TO retain their foothold
on the south side of the Aisne Canal
in n wood TO the west OF Villers-en-
Prayeres was nullifed by small but
brilliant operation early this morning.
The dense little wood had been packed
with machine guns. under cover of the
German guns.
The only break in the American line
along the canal was at that place. The
task OF cleaning it out began at 4 o'clock
in the morning and was completed be-
fore 10. There was no opportunity to
take prisoners. but the toll OF German
dead was great as compared with the
magnitude of the engagement.
Along the line to the functions with
the French, heavy resistance continues,
and indications are increasing that the
Germans do not intend to be hurried
in their retreat in the district northwest
OF Rheims. The artillery on both sides
was In violent action, but with the ex-
ception OF patrolllng there was no effort
at infantry work.
The general line held by the Ameri-
cans has not changed. From one place
the Americans brought In ffty-six pris-
cners, members of one OF the Guards
divisions. Among them were two Off
GERS. one OF whom Is Lieutenant Gas
pard Alversleben. whose father is re-
puted to be one Of the Emperor's advis-
ers. 1t was this Lieutenant who COM
manded tho detachment that recently
compelled n small American force to
evacuate Fismette. II was the organi-
zation to which that force belonged that
| captured him.
The capture OF the wood near the
canal was accomplished after intensive
| artillery preparation and in the face OF
a smothertng machine gun and artillery
| fire. The Americans crept close in dur
ing the darkness and rushed the woods
| about o'clock. From the woods enough
machine gun nests were left to give a
sharp greeting, but the real line OF
bursts was from beyond the canal But
this was met with a strong American
counter fire.
The raising of a smoke screen north
of the Aisne early in the day gave rise
| to the presumption that possibly the
/ Germans were already moving ack
This was dispelled by later developments
although It would not surprise any one
II they withdrew shortly. Some regard AS
probable. however. that the Germans in
tend 20 make n stand along the Aisnc, al
least until the onward movement OF the
! French and British north OF Scissors Is
more definitely established.
| Northeast OF Rheims there Is an evi-
dent dislike on the part of the Germans
for retirement. and In the broken coun'
try there remain strong forces, which
are moving only very slowly toward
the rear II the Germans wish they
can maintain their present position foi
many days yet. but for every day 4
appears prI)able that the price they
must pay N.l be increased.
The sun., 1918-09-08
10000 CITY SALOONS
TO CLOSE OCTOBER /,
u PREDICTS RUPERT
Airplanes in Running
Fight for 40 Miles

LONDON, Sept. Am official
communication on bombing
and raiding operations issued by
the Air Ministry tonight says:
On the morning of Septem-
Der 7, our squadrons attacked I
the railways at Ehrang -four
miles northeast of Treves,
Prussia) and the chemical
works at Mannheim. Good
bursts were observed on and
beside the railway lines at
Ehrang.
Fierce opposition was met
within the raid on Mannheim,
but despite this the objective
was reached and successfully
bombed. Eight direct hits and
many other good bursts were
observed on the chemical
works. Our squadrons fought
largely superior numbers of
enemy airplanes both before
and after reaching the OBJ
jective. One squadron had a
hard continuous fight for a
distance Of seventy miles be-
fore reaching its objective and
the fight continued for another
seventy miles on the way back.
More than two tons of bombs
were dropped on Mannheim.
AS a result of the fighting
one enemy airplane was de-
stroyed and two more were
driven down out of control.
Four of our machines are miss
ing.
The sun., 1918-09-08
ORDERS $4,000 REFUNDED.
Garfield Furnishes Firm Which Sold
Inferior Coke to War Plants.
SneciaII Dsspafch 10 The Sun

WAsHINoToN, Sept. Charges of de-
livering inferior coke to two concerns
engaged on allied Government war con-
tracts were sustained by the Federal
Fuel Administration to-day against the
Consolidated Coke Company Of Pitts
burg. and an order was made that $780,
900 be refunded to it's customers.
The action, the most drastic taken In
connection with a violation OF the Fuel
Administrators regulations, was be-
cause the inferior coke seriously inter-
fered with the output OF munitions.
The charges were preferred by the
Steel Company OF Canada. at Hamilton.
Ont, and the Thomas Iron Company OF
Hokendauqua, Pa.
The sun., 1918-09-08
Great Double Header
at the Polo Grounds

THE Standards and Harlem &
Hollingsworths, pennant win
ming shipbuilding teams, and the
Holy Names and Macomb A. C.'s,
crack local aggregations, will
play the first and second games
respectively, in the great double
header at the Polo Grounds
this afternoon.
Nine bands, 300 musicians in
all, will play patriotic airs, start
ing at / o'clock. THE SUN To-
bacco Fund will share in the
afternoons proceeds. Turn to
page /, Section 6, for details.
WARNING! THE SUN TO-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication. It employs
no agents or solicitors. /.
The sun., 1918-09-08
ALLIES ABOUT TO SMASH HZNDENBURG LINE;
THREE ARMIES DRAW IN FOR TRIPLE BLOW;
RAPID GAINS IN |oICARDY; DEFENCE TOTTERS
40 German Regiments
Entirely Wiped Out
WASHINGTON, Sept. Z

WASHINGTON, Sept. T.
Further evidence of the
drain on German man power dur
ing the fighting of the last few
months reached Washington to-
day in official dispatches, which
quoted captured enemy docu-
ments. Numerous German bat
talions now are composed of
three companies instead of four,
it is said, as reserves were
not available to keep four COM
pany units up to necessary
strength. In this process of con-
solidation forty German regi-
ments are said to have been
wiped out entirely.
1t also is stated that the men
of the German class Of 1919 are
rapidly disappearing and those
of the 1920 class must be drawn
on to fill gaps, a measure which
the enemy is said to be postpon-
ing as long as possible.
The dispatches say that the
actual monthly arrival of Ameri-
can troops in France is equal now
to fully one, half of the German
annual recruitment.
The sun., 1918-09-08
KERENSKY IS DENOUNCED
AS WRECKER OF RUSSIA
Vladimir Bourtze Revolutionary Pubcist, Calls For
mer Premier to Account for His Treatment Of Gen.
Korniloff and Bringing On of Disaster.

him to do so because his old behavior
toward Kornilon had been one which
brought on the greatest misfortunes, wal
and disaster for all Russia.
Tens of thousands OF signatures in.
dorsed my appeal. All these
papers were seized and the Kerensky
Government refused TO liberate Korn.
Hon. Neither the Provisional Govern.
ment nor the Bolshevist wished to state
the truth about the Korniloff affair.
1T seemed TO me 1t was Kerensky'i
duty to clear UP the whole matter be-
fore the world at large.
subsequently gave him to understand
what expected of him. During hi,
stay in Paris he made numerou,
speeches. but In each case he invariabl,
treated the Korniloff affair as matter
of no Importance.
Pamphlet by Kerensky.
"It is said he published a pamphle
In Russia about the Kornilofr affair ant
received a strong reply from a groul
Of -fficer friends of Korniloff. / haven
seen the pamphlet. but hope he will
not present himself with 1t before publi
opinion abroad.
"The matter cannot rest there. w,
must put stop to all that the German
have been doing in Russia to disrup
the energies of the nation.
Even II Korniloff should unhapp!ly b
dead his followers remain. :.
Kerensky failed to make the necessar,
response to my previous summons.
resume my effort.
Let him and his friends, pursued ii
their turn. come forward now and hel
US vindicate the good repute Of an hon
| est citizen and gallant soldier in tn
eyes or the Russian people and OF Rus
sia's aAies. Let them take heed as re
CARDS delay. summon Kerensky to tn
| light Of day in the columns of the grea
European press and await his reply"
The sun., 1918-09-08
COTTON sPINNERs' TO STRIKE
English Workers Seek to Abolish
Priority system.

LONDON. Sept THE Amalgamate ted
Association OF Cotton Spinners, with a
membership OF 10000, has decided to
strike on Saturday next for the aboli-
tion Of the priority system.
Indirectly the strike will affect 300.-
900 operatives In the Lancashire cotton
industry.
The sun., 1918-09-08
U-B0AT MUTINY
CAUSE is Barred
Crews Felt Command to At
tack L. S. Transports Was
Death Order.
EDICT STILL IN FORCE
German Leaders Desperate and
Will Risk Submarines to
Get Blow Home.
EDICT STILL IN FORCE
Special Cable Despatch to Tax suN and the
Public Iedooy

Special Cable Despdtch 10 Tax SuN and the
Public Ledger.
Copyright. 1918: all rights reserved.
LONDON, Sept Reports from Nor
way of the mutiny of German submarine
crews and their seizure of four torpedo
boats. of which two were sunk after n
fight with pursuing warships, fit in
peculiarly with other sinister reports
from Berlin which will interest the
American public. 1t is a fact that much
firing has been heard and scores OF
bbdles OF German sailors have been
washed up along the Jutland coast. The
belated explanation seems to clear up
the mystery.
Germans BecOming Desperate.
one does not have to go far to find
the cause for the mutiny. 1t is known
that political pressure In Germany Is
seveAe on those who promised to sink
American transports. SO severe indeed
as to cause radical changes in the high
naval commands. Now Germany Is be-
ginning to grasp the idea that the Amer
lean army in France. growing as 1t is
each day. week and month, spells defeat
many
The German people are becoming des-
perate. You said you'd sink them and
you haven't" Is the cry More Amer
icails are coming why don't you sink
! them?" Is the query thrown at navy
chiefs. 1t is reported that the order has
! gone forth 70 sink some transports, II
only to save the Governments face
and the crews know that this Is SEN
| tence OF death. They may or may moi
| pierce the conveying lines, but whether
they succeed in hitting the transports
/ or not the crews know that the attempt
Is suicide.
This grave situation is known TO b'
very real. IT is a fact that concentra'
tions OF U-boats recently have been at
tempted in what the Germans believed
to be transport routes. There the Ger
man commanders are reckless enough t'
play for big stakes. Some OF tho mos
vicious killers among them still live.e
Transport Losses Not Unlikely.
This being the case, It is right to real
ize that the 100 per cent. chance hereto
recorded as complete immunity to troop:
in crossing is almost too much to expec
or to remain undisturped, for the Ger
mans at last realize that IL Is life o.
| death for them
| The commander who first terrorize'
| America with transport tragedy vii
be a national hero II he lives; nationa
martyr II he perlshes. The German min'
probably supposes that one or two whole
sale troopship tragedies win frighten thu
United States into releasing its strangl'
hold. Two, three or four submarines
lost against two or three crowded trans
ports sunk is small cost to Germany.
II Is reasonable to expect that SOM
transports may be sunk. so thorough!
aroused are the Germans. but the Allies
on the other hand. will take every pre-
caution to continue the efficient protec
ton already afforded to the American
soldiers in crossing the Atlantic to tn
battlefelds in France and Belgium