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12 FACE MOONSHINE CHARGE
Farmers. Chained Together, March
ed 25 Miles to Railroad.

WOMBLE, Ark. March 15.-Twelve
farmers. chained together. are being
brought to Little Rock today. in charge of
nifty internal revenue officers. who
slipped into the Montgomery county
hills yesterday and arrested the men on
charges of making ''moonshine' whisky.
The prisoners were forced to march
on foot ahead of the officers for twenty
hve5miles over the Ozark hills to the
Teafestz railroad station. from where
they are to be taken to Little Rock for
Arraignment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
HITS LOBSTER LOVERS.
Enbargo on Shipment of Fresh
Product Causes Chicago Shortage.

CHICAGO, March 15.--Lovefs of the
lobster in the middle west are likely to
be deprived of that dish within a short
time. In telegram to Chcago's prin-
cipal lobster dealers yesterday the com
nlittee on express transportation at
washington gave notice of an embargo
on shipments by rail of fresh Holsters.
Il don't know how many fresh lob
sters there are in town." said one of
the largest wholesale fish dealers, but
rescinds its order it won't be many
days before there won't be any here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
AlI-Russian Congress Accepts
Terms Designed to EnsIave
Slavic Empire.
ALLIES INTENTIONS
NOW MAY BE REVEALED
Action in Moscow Is elimination of
Steps to End War Ushered in
Last December. :

LONDON, March 15.-
Fierce battles between soviet
adherents and natives have
occurred in Turkestan, ac-
cording to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from
Petrograd under Wednes-
days date. More than 10000
casualties are reported to
have resulted.
PETROGRAD. Thursd lay,
March I4.-The all-Russian con-
gress OF sovites. meeting at Mos
COW today. by a vote OF ASS to
80 decided to ratify the peace
treaty with the central powers.
NJ. Ryazonov, a prominent boil
shevik theorist. and representa-
tives of all the professional unions
resigned from the bolshevik party
after the vote.
LONDON, March ia Eeu-
ter dispatch filed yesterday az
Petrograd says that the bolshcvik
at the Moscow confer
ence decided by a vote of 45s to
30 to support the peace treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Naval Fliers Also Active.

Yesterdays report on the activities of
British naval aircraft reads:
Naval aircraft dropped three tons of
bombs on Monday night on the Bruges
docks. The results could not be observed.
through poor visibility. On Tuesday
many bombs were dropped and Il large
hre started among the bllets and sid
ings at St. Pierre Capelle.
During patrols. enemy trenches were
subjected TO machine gun fire and two
enemy machines were brought down
ablaze. hostile balloon which was
adrift was shot down.
'One of our machines is missing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Hundreds of Bombs Dropped.

Seven hundred bombs were dropped
on enemy billets, ammunition dumps
and railway sidings at Courtrai and
Denain.
Further reports of the raid on Frei-
burg say that the bombs dropped were
seen to burst on the railway station
and round the power station. Just aft
er bombs were released our formation
was attacked by large number of ma
chimes. the fight lasting until the en-
emy was forced to withdraw. Three of
our machines did not return"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Only Bolsheviki VozAd-

The foregoing dispatch indicates that
only the bolshevik delegates to the
Moscow conference were represented in
the vote taken, in what may have been
majority caucus. The mensheyiki and
probably other factions are represented
at the conference, but in view of the
strength of the bolSheviki it is inn
probable that their decision could be
reversed. owing to the present condi-
tion of cable transmission, dispatches
received from Russia are incomplete
and frequently almost unintelligib ible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15

sought the lndorSement OF the neutral ana
appealed to the sympathy of the world
three years ago. has deliberately and un-
hestatingly fouted all public sentiment
Germans Want to Dominate World.
The naked and unvarnished German
purpose is to dominate the world and to
achieve world supremacy he is sacrific-
ing the lives of millions of helpless hu-
man beings and reconStructing the from
tiers of Europe and Asia in conformity
with his own appetite and without the
smallest regard for any Of those doctrines
which are, in our minds, fundamental in
all civilized nations. The methods of the
barbarians who burst in upon decayirg
Rome are expressed in every detail in
the later phases of German operations.
1t may not be possible for Germany.
even If she makes a fortunate peace now,
to hold all or most of what she has con-
quered for any long period OF time. But
even this means that we shall make peace
only to prepare for new struggles and that
all mankind, in battle with German meth
DDS and German brutality will, little by
little, be driven in self-defense to adopt
something of the German method and an
mex something of the German spirit. If
barbarism is to prevail over civilization.
then the certain consequence will be to
weaken civilization everywhere.
What the Great Issue Is.
mere is no longer Il question Oh Al
ce-Lorraine or of the Trentino; there
is no longer question of Serbia or
Belgium. These are but details. The
real question is whether the people of
the United States, of France of. Brit
ain, of Italy are to be compelled for
long years to embrace the German the
orieS of armamentS and of a nation
organized in peace for war; whether
we are to keep our sons permanently
in the barracks and in training camps,
or whether we are to fight il out now
and defeat the whole German idea upon
the battlefield in the present war, in
which our chances are brighter than
they will be in the next
Germany today has under her inme-
diate control nearly 10000, 900 of peo-
Pile: she holds more of Europe effec-
lively. than did Napoleon, and she has
opened the roadway from Europe to
Asia, as Napoleon was not able to do
Her recent successes have silenced
Continued on Second PAGE
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BY FRANK II. SIMoNDs.
Copyright. 1918, by the Mcclure Sewsr

Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
Never perhaps. since the outbreak of
the world war. certainly at no moment
since the United States entered it. has
there been a greater need for Clarity of
statement and perception of the real is
sues of the conflict. Before the present
necessity all the other questions assume
the proportions of minor problems We
are confronted today with one of the
simplest and most terrible of, duties,
world freedom is at stake, and in the
presence of deadly peril 1t is time to
postpone all discussion of the subsid-
iary issues. which are the ambitions.
chiefly legitimate. of the nations allied
against Germany.
After nearly four years of war the
Germans have erected great empire.
conquered by the sword, in which their
will is supreme, and in which. after the
war they mean to express their ideas,
which are destructive of all our west
ern civilization holds to and all our
American democracy believes in We
are no longer compelled to go to Bern
hardi or Treitschke TO find examples of
what the German idea means. We have
spread before US in Belgium, in Poland.
in Armenia exactly what the German
means to do and is doing.
Worst Phases of Slavery Recalled.
At the present moment millions of
Belgians, Poles. Frenchmen, Serbs and
other conquered races are living and
working under conditions recalling the
worst phases of African slavery. Popu
lations have been moved from their
homes to slave camps, all the rights of
people conquered or invaded have been
abolished. A million Armenians were
last week turned over to the Turkish
butcher because they lay along the road
of future German advance upon India.
In dealing with conquered Russia and
Rumania the German has carved from
tiers with the sword and without thought
of the rights or the legitimate aspra-
tions of the people dwelling in the lands
thus partitioned. Every pretenSe of hu-
rnanity and ustice has been laid aside
in these last days and the German, who
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CONTINUE NEW WAR
CONFERENCE POLICY
Council Members and House
Military Committee Discuss
Progress of Preparations.
SHIPPING DELAYS CUT

Conferences in line with the admin
istrations new policy of giving Con-
gress a greater share in the conduct
of the war were continued at the War
Department today between members of
the war council and the House military
committee.
Acting Secretary of War Crowell in
vited the House committeeman to meet
the members of the war council as
part of the governments program be-
gun yesterday, when the Senate mill
tary committee was called into con-
ference and taken into the administra-
tion's confidence as to the progress of
war preparations and developments on
the fighting front.
Arrangements were made for the SEN
ate committeeman to meet the war
council every Saturday, beginning next
weekly meetings Will be made with the
House committee. Probably a larger
room will be selected. SO that the COM
mittees may be received in joint session.
Hitchcock Acts as Chairman.
At yesterday afternoons conference
Senator Chamberlain of oregon, chair
man of the Senate military committee.
unable to be present, and senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska represented
him. Following the conference. Sena-
tor Hitchcock explained its purpose
and result in a short statement, as
follows:
THE whole situation is coming
along satisfactorily. The war situa-
ton was visualized spiendidly. We re-
ceived full knowledge of he whole gem
eraI situation. They showed where our
army was behind and where ahead.
The shipping situation is in salts
factory shape, but the aviation pro-
gram is bad: il is very far behind. They
told us that frankly and bluntly, so
that we could take measures to see
just how far behind we were and where
the fault lay. committee. of which
II. Snowden Marshall is chairman. W ill
go over the whole aviation situation to
speed it up and find where the fault
lies. The committee was appointed by
the President.
Cut Shipping Delays.
The shipping problem is fast be
ing systematized: the trips are being
shortened and the delays in the French
ports cut down.
senator Hitchcock expressed the
aftinion that all of his colleagues were
highly pleased with the results OBJ
tanned in the first conference and the
promises for the future
The committee was shown a sum-
mary OF activities all fronts in
Europe, prepared by the Army War
College, member of which was pres
en1 to explain the movements noted
from Gen. Pershing re-
celVed yesterday were also read. show
ing activities on his front and his sup
ply and equipment needs
Army officers are elated at learning
that out of the storm of criticism in
Congress against the department has
grown this new policy. They believe
and members of the Senate committee
shared that view-that through the
close cooperation now forecast be-
tween the executive and legislative
branches good will come. with added
speed IN getting the Army to France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
ALLIES MUST HELP
RUSS,SAYS BAtF0UR
Expresses Absolute Faith in
Japan's Loyalty to Any
Entente Decision.
SLAV CHAOS MUST END

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Thursday. March 14-De
bate on the question of Japanese inter
vention in Siberia in the house of com
mons today brought from Foreign See
rctary Balfour the declaration that Ger
man penetration in Russia must be com
bated. The allied point of view was that
they should help Russia in protecting
herself against Germany. Although he
did not think that Germany would send
an army to Vladivostok, he said he had
absolute faith in .Japan's loyalty in car
rying out any decision reached by the
allies. Discussing the situation in Rus
sia, Mr.. Balfour said:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Convinced Relief Is Needed.

From the beginning of the rate hear
ings the commission has been convinced
that the company was in need of re-
lief, but a legal obstacle was encoun-
tered which at one time threatened TO
stay the commissions hands.
This was the fact that the company
had noted an appeal from the valuation
finding of the commission. The utilities
board took the position that it should
not change the existing Congress made
gas rate until the valuation had been ac
cepted by the corporation or upheld by a
court decision SO that it could be used as
a basis for all rate adjustments and con-
siderationS. The difficulty was overcome
by the company agreeing to accept the
valuation as the basis for such rate as
the commission might fix under the pend
ing application. without prejudice to and
notwithstanding the appeal. for such
period of time as the rate which the COM
mission shall fix under the said appl-
cation shall continue
The company further agreed that eff
it shall appear from the final decision
in the valuation appeal case now pend
ing in the Supreme Court of the Dis
trfct of Columbia, or otherwise, that
the existing rate which it is permitted
to charge to consumers of gas could
or should not legally have been in
creased, the company will refund to
consumers any difference between the
existing rates and the increased rates
which the commission shall find TO be
proper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Punish Only Profiteers.

. While i-prof1teering legislation
should punish and prevent this extor-
ton everywhere-and the House bill is
in this respect too narrow in Scope-it
Furnishes in the District many who are
not profiteers or extortionerS at all,
and thus in it's local application is too
broad in scope. The bill fails to pun
ish war PrOhtecrs outside of the Dis
tricf, and 1t Furnishes many who are
not prOfiteerS inside the District.
The test of rentals profiteering to be
punished and prevented is proof of
actual profiteering through extortion-
ate rentals by the accused. These eX-
tortionerS are in the public interest to
be exposed. tried, convicted. punished
with all Washington, except the profit
GERS themselves, applauding.
But the House bill does not segregate
and attack specifically the extortion-
ers whose acts give powerful i'm
pulse to the enactment of this legisla-
ton. Ii does not punish real extOrtiOn
on DrOOf of guilt,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Prevent Protiteering Everywhere.

Washington will patriotically acqui-
esce in any essential war measure of
this sort. however drastic, which ap-
plies to all Americans everywhere. and
which strikes at an evil. Gripping war
preparedness and war efficiency. wher-
ever it exists.
Congress would not consider for a
moment a proposition to impose gen
eral communicating or billeting sys
tenn upon the District of Columbia
alone Congress will not. if it stops to
think, impose upon the District alone
any clumsy substitute for these arbi-
trary war measures, which seeks to ac-
complish the same end by indirection
and through camouhage.
/. The first objection, then, to the
House anti-prOfiteering legislation is
that ii is too limited in scope; that it
attacks a widespread national evil in
only one spot. and that spot the only
place in the continental United States
which has no representation in Con-
gress. A nauseous kill-or-cure medi-
cine. which congressman will not pre-
scribe to their own constituents, ought
not to be tried eXperimentally upon
the District as the nations apothecary's
cat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Clears Way for Allies.

The action of the all-Russian congress
of soviets in accepting the German
peace clears the way for announcement
of allied intentions as regards Japanese
Intervention in Siberia and gives Ger
many vast opportunities for political
and economic penetration of the former
Russian empire. The decision of the
congress is the elimination of the peace
steps begun by the DoiShevik govern
ment last December.
The first peace conference at Brest-
LitovSk was abortive, Germany on Feb
ruary Is rejecting the declarations of
Foreign Minister Trotzky and resum-
ing hostilities against Russia. The
Germans then made peace with the
Ukraine and prepared to aid the gov
ernment there in putting down the
bolsheviki. On February is the Ger
man advance into Russia was renewed
and the Dvina river crossed at Dvinsk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Repudiates Suggestion.

II. E. Lees-Smith. liberal. in ques-
tioning Mr.. Balfour as to the British
attitude had declared that if Japan
entered Russian territory and occu-
pied il at the mandate of the alliance
il followed with almost absolute GER
tainty that this territory would not
be returned.
Il cannot let this debate end" said
Mr.. Balfour. in conclusion, without
repudiating to the full Mr.. Lees-Smith' 5
suggestion that Japan would be moved
by selfish and dishonorable motives in
anv course which may be discussed in
japan. either among her statesmen or
with the allies.
"Japan has behaved with perfect 10y
altyti and if she fsives promises with re-
gard to Russian integrity or on any
question connected with Russia. she
would keep them as she has kept all
promises she has made in connection
with this war or in any great public
transactions with the United States
and the allies. | draw no distinction
in this matter between Japan and the
allies VINO make up the great body of
heili lirerentS on the entente side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Severe Aerial Fighting.

There was severe aerial fighting on
the western front Wednesday between
large groups of British-German ma
chimes. and British airmen accounted
for twenty-four of the enemy. The Of
hcial statement on aviation last night
adds that five British machines are
missing. The text reads:
Aerial fighting was most severe, en-
counters occurring between large
formations. Nineteen hostile machines
were shot down and five others driven
down out of control. Five of ours are
missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Petrograd Menaced.

Meeting with little opposition. the
German advance soon menaced Petro-
grad and the bolshevik government de-
cided to accept Germany's peace terms.
Foreign Minister Trotzky refused to
go to Brest-LitovSk and Premier Le-
nine sent Zinovieff, a close follower OF
his.
The pacifist policy of Premier Lenine
brought a break in the holshevik ranks
and Trotzky resigned several days ago.
This cleavage apparently had no effect
on Lenine's mastery of the congress of
Soviets.
BY the peace terms Russia must give
up Poland Courland, Livouia. Estho-
MIA and the Ukraine. In Asia Minor the
Russians are compelled to retire from
Armenia and to cede to the Turks the
Russian districts of Batoum, kars and
Erivan.
Must Renounce Claims.
Russia must renounce all claims to
th, occupied territories in Europe.
Germany and Austria Hungary TO de-
eide the fate of the regions in agree
ment with their populations.
The Russian army must be demobi-
lized and Russian warships are to be
disarmed.
More important to the central powers
is the reopening of navigation in the
Black and Baltic seas. and the signing
bv Russia under compulSion of new
commercial treaty, with guarantees OF
a most favored nation treatment, at
least until 1925. The bolsheviki also
promised to put an end to all propa-
ganda and agitation within the CEN
trail empires and in occupied territories
under their control
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
WANTED: A JUST LAW
TO STOP EXTORT|0N
Wise and Equitable LegisIa-
ton Against War-Profiteer-
ing in Rentals, Here or
Elsewhere.
AMEND THE HOUSE BILL
THEODORE w. MOVES.


Editorial Correspondence OF lne STAR
Washington is grateful to its fair
minded legislators who by intelligent
discussion caused the House to think
long enough over the anti-profiteering
bill to cut out the abhorrent, retroac-
tive features. 1t is hopeful that in the
Senate and in conference thoughtful
consideration will work further equi
Ia bic changes in the proposed legisla-
ton clearly exposed as necessary in
the House debate, which technicalities
prevented the House from considering
on their merits.
The Houses action voiced righteous
indignation over fragrant cases of rent
ais profiteerinE. especially such eXtor-
tion practiced upon the necessities. of
the incoming multitude of additional
government employees of the wartime.
Wise legislation on the subject Will
prevent this extortion and will punish
the extortioners. without infiicting un-
just injury upon any who are not ex-
tortioners.
The problem of housing the thousands
whom the government has assembled
for war purposes. whether soldiers.
sailors or civilians, whether in the
south, north east or west. whether at
the capital or in cantonment towns, is
important and difficult. Fifty million
dollars have been appropriated by the
nation to build housing accommoda-
tions for shpbuilders. y further appro-
priation of fifty millions is proposed for
housing industrial workers, and this ex-
penditure should include housing provi-
sion for the multitude of new government
workers at Washington. If absolutely
necessary a war measure the govern
ment may in addition be authorized to
commander private property with a rea-
sonable compensation to supplement this
housing accommodation: or to force its
war employees. like soldiers, into private
homes under a billeting system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-15
Russia Falls Into Chaos.

''If Russia had not been at war il
would have taken many years TO COM
" .ete the beneficent course of the revo-
luton. When autocracy fell almost
without a blow Russia Immediately fell
Ito chaos. 1t is untrue to say that the
same thing happened in the French
revolution, for there the effect was not
the disint.gration but the integration
of France. Precisely the opposite hap
pened in Russia. The revolution came
and all the old divisions between re-
Iigions and creeds became marked and
prominent
1T must inevitably take time before
we Will see the end of that process and
know clearly how much of old Russia,
if any, ought to cease to form a part
of new Russia, and how new Russia
will be constituted. 1t is very diff
cult process in time of peace and pros
perity, but how can you carry it on in
time of war with a remorseleSs, perSe-
vering ard quite INSCRIPTIONS enemy
at the gate.
May Try to Restore Autocracy.
There will be classes, some from pa
triotic, others from selfish motives.
a semblance of stability and order in
the government. When that time comes
l can imagine Germany trying to re-
establish possibly the old form of auto
cratic government. We should then
have Russia shorn of some of it's fair
est provinces and with a kind of au-
tocracy far worse than the old autoc-
racy, because it would lean upon for
eign power for continued existence. If
that came to pass all our dreams of
Russian development and Russian lib
erty would be gone and Russia would
become mere outpost of the central
powers.
That is the real difficulty of deal
ing with the problems raised in this
debate. Mr.. LeesSmiths speech is A
strong attack what he conceives as
the governments policy with regard
to Japan and Siberia. 1t is entirely
oblivious of the facts have just
brought before the house and is based
on a profound misunderstanding of
what any human being had ever
thought. contrived or desired with re-
gard to allied intervention. japanese
or other. in Russian affairs.