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Evening star., 1918-02-06
WAR WAS PREMEDITATED.
Paris Paper Prints Documents Show.
ing GermanY's Ante.Eellum Acts.

PARIS, February 6.-The Petit
Parisien has begun publication of Ger
man official documents which are al
legged by the newspaper to establish
that the war was premeditated and
programmed by the Berlin authorities.
The documents We're brought to France
by famous French scientist" who
obtained them from a celebrated Rus
sian revolutionary paper. No names
are given. it is said as their publica-
ton would endanger the lives of the
men.
The most important document is a
circular dated June 8, 1914. in which
the German general headquarters or
ders all owners of factories to open
the mobilization envelopes in their
possession.
\ circular dated November =, 1914,
informs military agents on the from
tiers of Russia. France, Italy and Nor
way that unlimited credits have been
opened at German banks in Sweden
Norway. Switzerland. China and the
United States, which the general head
quarters authorizes them to use for
the purpose of destroying factories be-
longing to the enemy. provoking
strikes, damaging ships. burning sup
plies and destroying electricity centers
Special agents were being placed at
their disposal, it was added, to bring
about explosions and fires.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
.COAL SHORTAGE ACUTE
Officials Unatle to Obtain Fuel for
D. c. Institutions; School Open
ing in Doubt.

District officials, faced today by a
serious shortage of coal for use in Dis
trict institutions. are hoping the fed
eral fuel administration can find it con-
venient to switch several of its cars
loaded with coal to the District dump.
]. B. Winner. assistant purchasing
agent for the District of Columbia. said
UP to noon today no coal had been re-
ceived for use in District institutions
on the District dump today.
Mr.. Winner admitted today that with
only approximately $50 tons of coal
now available for use in buildings un-
der District jurisdiction the situation
with regard to rushing supplies of coal
to the District public schools, that they
may open Monday morning as scheduled
looked bad, and that unless larger re-
ceipts of coal are to be had the schools
will not be supplied by Monday.
OF the $50 tons on the District dump
today. by far the greater part is being
directed to District buildings, includ-
ing the Washington Asylum, the Munic-
ipal building, Washington Jail, police
stations and fire engine houses, which
burn soft coal, leaving practically no
shipments of coal to be directed to the
schools, in accordance with the steady
coal distribution daily to the schools
believed possible by school officials.
No hauling difficulties are being ex-
prienced by contractors for the Dis
trict. according to officials, even with
the slippery condition of the streets
Evening star., 1918-02-06
j. S. MARSHALS GUARD
PAPERS IN VEEDER VAULT
Documents of Attorney for Packers
Expected to Aid Federal Commis-
sion's Inquiry.

CHICAGO, February 6.-Deputy
United States marshals today still
guarded the vault of Henry Needer, at
torney for Swift & Co, after an all
night vigil following raid on the
lawyers offices yesterday growing out
of the Federal Trade Commissions in
quiry into alleged acts of the packers.
The deputies expected to remain on
guard at the vault until the court de-
cides some time today whether papers
taken may be examined and the search
into other documents continued.
The raid on the yeeder office was
made under authority of federal
Judge X NJ. Lands. and conducted
under the direction of Francis J. Heney,
counsel for the Federal Trade Commits
sion in its inquiry into the affairs OIL
the packers.
The document alleges that the pack
ers stored foodstuffs contrary to the
| provisions of the federal food act: made
false entries pertaining TO ownership
and control of subsidiary companies;
| and conspired to defraud the United
States government by collusive bidding
| on contracts to furnish commodities
| for the use of the Army and Navy.
1t had been expected that mandamus
proceedings would be instituted, it was
| said. and therefore. the raid came as
| a surprise to counsel for the packers.
! While the vault was being examined
and papers being accumulated Tor re-
| moyal. attorneys representing Mr.. Wee
! der went before Judge Lands with an
| application for stay order. Two
| grounds for the order were presented
that the papers Were privileged because
of their relations of attorney to client; !;
| that in any event they were the prl-
vate papers of Needer.
! Judge I.andis granted stay, order
| ing several suit cases fuii OF PAPERS
held in the custody of the court until
| the question could be argued today.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
COLONEL OPERATED ON.
Abscess Causes Roosevelt to Under.
20 Surgeons Knife in N. Y.

OYSTER BAY. February 6.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt underwent an
operation for abscess a few days ago.
While it is understood the operation
was minor in character, it was deemed
advisable Immediately by the coloners
physician. His condition is excellent. !"
Col. Roosevelt prepared today to go to
Roosevelt Hospital for another operation.
1t was stated that the new operation
would be Of a minor character and tina {
the colonel might be enabled. after a few
days rest, to resume the speaking tour
he had temporarily abandoned.
Col. Roosevelt has suffered at inter-
walls from a fever contracted in one of
the camps in Cuba during the Spanish
war, and on his Brazilian trip four
and an abscess developed which has
troubled MIN at various times since.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Workmen's and Soldiers
Government Permanent
by Decree of COnuress

PETROGRAD, Friday, February l.
At the close of the sessions of the con-
eress of @orkmen's and soldiers depu-
ties a law was passed declaring that
the workmens and soldiers govern
ment was to be permanent, and not tenn
porary, as originally had been an
nounced. The congress declared the
constituent assembly had been elimi-
mated.
A law also was passed declaring for
the immediate naturalization of all
land 1t was approved by the central
executive committee, consisting of 16O
bolsheyiki, l26 social revolutionaries
and by fifteen delegates of scattered
parties which were authorized to pass
on all legislation of the soviets.
Gen. Verkhovski who held the port
folio of war minister during the ker-
ensky regime, has been arrested
charged with counter-revolutionary
activities.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
CYNIC AS TO NATION LEAGUE.
British Press Comments on Early
Return of Sir Frederick Smith.

LONDON, February 6.-The West
minister Gazette, commenting on the
return from the United States of Sir
Frederick E. Smith. the British at
torney general, at a date earlier than
intended. and to references in authorita-
tive circles in America to his speeches,
says that more Importance is attached
in the United States to his cyniciSm
about the league of nations idea, in
which the Americans really believe, than
is attached to it here.
"One always has some doubt" con-
erick e. Smith was quite the happiest
selection for a mission of this kind.
Americans would at every
stage be watching for any slip of speech
on the part of one whom they only
knew as the galloper of Ulster before
the war And Sir F. L. Smith is not the
most discreet of men when on his feet"
Evening star., 1918-02-06
FOUR-DAY HOLIDAY
MAY AVERT CRISIS
Officials Decide HeatIess Mon
days Must Stay, and Consider
Increasing Closing Period.
FUEL PROBLEM is ACUTE

The "heatless Monday feature of the
Garfield fuel-saving program is not to
be abandoned for the present. The coal
situation in the east is too desperate,
and railroad conditions, instead OF
growing better, are becoming worse.
This decision was arrived at last
night, following all-day conferences in
which Fuel Administrators Garfield, Di-
rector General McAdoo and fuel ad-
ministrators of eastern states partici-
pated. Mr. McAdoo, who had been re-
ported as insistent that the Monday
closing order should be revoked. reluc-
family agreet that the present was no
time to rescind the order.
Instead of disseminating heatless
Mondays, the possibility is discussed in
official circles of increasing the number
of heatless days. If this should be done
il win be through an amendment to the
closing order prescribing two four-day
shttdOWpS
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Must Surrender Hoarded Food.

LONDON, February 6.-Lord Rhond-
da. the food controller, in the belief
that many persons have rendered them
selves liable to prosecution for food
boarding by inadvertence. has provided
that during the week ending Febru-
ary IS such persons may voluntarily
surrender their stocks for the benefit
of the public. and will be indemnified
against prosecution. This privilege
does not apply to persons against
whom prosecution is already pending,
or whose domiciles have already been
searched.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
WARNER IN COAL REGION.
Situation in the Anthracite Fields
Is More Cheerful.

READING, Pa. February 6.-With
rising temperature and prospects of
warmer weather. the situation in the
anthracite fields presents a more cheer
full aspect today. Ever. since Sunday
coal and freight trains were frozen up
The water failed at various points and
huge drifts confronted train crews a,
every turn.
The reports from the Shamokin diyi.
sion today show a slight improvement
but 1t will require several days under
the most favorable conditions to clear
the tracks of snow and ice and get
traffic back to normal. Because of the
intense cold weather last night and the
high wind only about 800 cars of an.
Ih-acite were moved today.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Tartars Occupy Yalta.

PETROGRAD. Saturday. February 2.
Tartar forces have occupied falta, in
the government of Taurida. and are ad-
vancing on Sebastopol, Russia's chief
fortress and naval base on the Black
sea. according to Il dispatch received
bv the Petrograd Evening Post from
SehastoOol.
The dispatch adds that the Tartars
are dealing merciiessly with red guards,
sailors and soldiers.
In the Crinlea and the Caucasus re-
eions of Russia, according to the latest
available statistics. there are nearly
1000, 900 Turk o-Tartars They are de-
scendants Of the Tartar warriors, who
in the middle ages swept over Asia
under the leadership of Jenghiz Khan
and threatened Europe. There has been
much interma rriage between the Tar
tars and the Turks, Cossacks and other
raceS.)
Niejin Is Captured.
Troops of the revolutionary army at
Minsk have captured the town of
Nietin according to headquarters
dispatch. They are now advancing on
kiev.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
REICHSTAG TO TAKE UP
GERMANY'S SITUATION

LONDON. February 6.-The reichstag
will reassemble February 19. The gen.
era1 home and foreign situation will be
lengthily discussed. The Independent
socialists will raise the question of the
conviction of Deputy Wilhelm Ditt-
man, who few days ago was SEN
fenced to five years Imprisonment for
melting to high treason.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Or. ven Kuehlmann to Wed.

LONDON, February ca dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from Amster-
dam says that DIR. Won kuehimann, the
German secretary of foreign affairs. is
betrothed to Frau Won Friedlaenderfuld,
who, after Frau Bertha krupp Won
Bohlen and Halbach, Is reported to be
the richest woman in Germany. Frau
Won Friedlaenderfuld is the divorced
wife of the Hon. John Milford, son of
the late Lord Redesdale.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
BRITAIN WILL CONTINUE
IMPERIAL CONFERENCES

LONDON. February 6.-The British
government has decided to hold another
series of imperial war cabinets and i'm
perial conferences this year. in contin-
uation of those held last year. to dis
cuss matters arising out Of the war .
New Zealand is the only British
dominion which thus far has named her
representatives. They will be William
Ferguson Massey. the New Zealand
premier. and Sir Joseph G. Ward. min
lister of finance.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Given Control of Fishing Industries.

PORTLAND, Ore, February Com
plete control of the fishing and fish
canning industries on the Pacific coast
has been vested by the federal food
administration in the state administra-
tors of Washington, Oregon, California
and Alaska. 1T was announced today
Control of the industry will extend to
the location of new canneries and regu-
lation or fixing of prices for salmon
and other fish.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
ICY STREETS HINDER
DELIVERY SERVICE
"Worst Situation Ever" Is
Comment of Fuel Admins
traitor Weaver.

Washington'S icy streets today pre-
sented the most serious handicap to de-
livery service that the capital has seen
this winter. according to traffic ex-
perts and officials of the District gov
ernment, who worked fast to provide
means for relieving congestion. Coal
deliveries to District homes were held
up. and. with a hundred extra teams
from the street cleaning department
helping deliver fuel, the total delivery
was not believed normal.
Delivery of perishable articles was
made today only with the greatest diff
ficulty, and unloading of cars was re-
created by solidly frozen ice on the
capitals principal thoroughfares.
Calls Situation Worst Ever.
1.-THE worst situation ever" was the
comment of District Fuel Administrator
John l.. Weaver, who turned today to
the task of putting coal in District
homes which faced the cold spell with
out fuel.
Teams are worn out. automobile
trucks damaged and delivery general
ly is tied up by the icy Streets" he said.
Every coal dealer in the city has
complained on account of slow delivery.
but it cannot be helped. Every available
wagon and driver of the city govern
ment is today delivering coal. No help
can be expected from that source"
All Teams Hauling Coal.
Commissioner Brownlow said there was
nothing the street cleaning department
could do. with its hands tied by having
pooled all its equipment to help the fuel
situation here. Fuel for citizens is more
necessary than clean streets he declared.
Il hn1a ofro ole
is turned over to the former service.
1T would cost hundreds of thousands
of dollars to cut ice off all the city 8
Streets said the Commissioner. One hun
dred teams from the street cleaning DID,
partment are hauling coal today. That is
more important
Icy streets form the basis of all
freight congestion here" said John l..
Newbold, president of the Merchants
Transfer and Storage Company. -Four
horses are being used today where two
formerly did the work. The hard pull
ing is breaking up our equipment and
delivery is badly handicapped"
Mr.. Newbold said that the only way
to remove the ice would be to set a
force of men at work with heavy
thawing.
With all available labor from the
delivering coal. he declared, there is
small prospect of the streets being
cleaned this week.
d. +. Fisher, freight agent Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, declared
unloading of cars was greatly retarded
by the slow deliveries. He said it takes
some teams twice as long to make
trips, and this means much delay in
unloading and moving cars There is
no congestion in freight yards, he
stated. but unless cars can be unloaded
quickly. confusion will result.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
BoIsheyik Commander
Arrested by the Poles,
Who Occupy Mohilev
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. February "a wire
less dispatch received at Berlin from
kiev saws that the Poles have occupied
Mohilev, the Russian main headquar-
ters, and have arrested Ensign krylen-
ko, the commander-in-c n-chief of the Rus
sian bolshevik forces, and his entire
staff The message adds that the boil
shevik uprising at kiev has been sup
pressed by the Ukrainains.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
PEACE PARLEY OFF,
SAYS ONE REPORT
Germans Go to Berlin Confer
ences, But Return to
Brest-LitOVSk.
TROTZKY STILL SILENT

I!y the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 6.-The negotia-
tions at Brest -Litovsk have been broken
off, the correspondent at Petrograd OF
the Exchange Telegraph Company says
he is informed.
London and Paris papers are COM
menting on the apparent hitch IN the
BresI-Litovsk peace negotiations. the
significance of Leon Trotzkys silence
and the return of the German foreign
secretary, DIR. Richard Won kuehlmann,
and the Austro- Hungarian foreign min
lister. Count Czernin. to Berlin and
their conferences with the German en-
peror. the German chancellor and rep.
resentatives from Turkey and Bull
garia. There is general belief that
a deadlock has been reached on the
question of Ukraine.
The Berlin papers, according to an
Amsterdam dispatch, publish no in1or-
nation concerning the ministerial
council. but it is supposed that peace
with Ukraine and the settlement of the
Polish status were discussed. The
Tageblatt foreseeS an early peace be-
tween the central powers and Ukraine.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
To Levy More Taxes on the French

PARIS, February 6.-Louis Klotz,
minister of finance, announced today
that additional taxes amounting to
361 10000 francs must be levied in
! order to meet war expenses in 1918.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
ADOPTS PLANS TO BETTER
STREET RAILWAY SERVICE
Public Utilities Commission Tavors
Recommendations Made by John
A. Beeler in First Report.

The Public Utilities Commission has
adopted practically in toto the recon-
mendations contained in the first re-
port of John A. BeeIer for relieving
traffic congestion in the vicinity of
18th street and Pennsylvania and New
York avenues. Formal announcement
to this effect is expected from the COM
mission tomorrow or Friday.
The Capital Traction Company has
offered no opposition to the recommen-
dations, but, on the contrary, has as
sured the utilities board that it VIII CO.
operate in every way in putting then,
into operation, and has expressed,
through its officials. the hope that they
will accomplish the results desired.
Waiting for Raised Platforms.
No decision has been reached as to
the date for putting the new traffic
rules into effect, principally because OF
the fact that it is not known how soon
the raised platforms recommended for
loading points can be constructed.
An order has been placed for the
platforms, which will be ten inches
high. six feet wide and of sufficient
length to accommodate>two cars Just
as soon as they have been installed
the Eeeler plan will go into effect
probably in a week or ten days
Some of Mr.. Beeler's proposals as to
restriction of vehicuiar traffic in this
vicinity, which he has termed the
throat" of the Capital Traction Com
pany's system. still are under con-
sideration by the police department, to
which they We're referred II there is
any departure from the recommenda-
tions in the order to be issued by the
commission it will be with respect to
vehicular traffic.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Four Whole HolidaysP

One would cover the period Of Lin
coins birthday anniversary and the
other Washington's birthday.
Lincolns birthday, February -, falls
on Tuesday bringing a three-day holi-
day over Sunday. Monday and Tuesday.
II Saturday, usually observed as a half
holiday. were made a complete holiday,
this would give a four-day closing
Washingtons birthday. February %, on
Friday offers another opportunity to
make Saturday complete holiday and
thus give another four-day closing
period.
Billiards and failure to return empty
cars to the mines have so cut coal
production. officials say. that. even had
the Monday closing been abandoned,
industry would be forced to close down
to a considerable extent because of a
lack of fuel. In fact. reports to the
fuel administration show that in many
states plants already are closing.
Homes Get Coal First.
1t was emphasized that the fuel ad-
ministration is determined that what
coal is unloaded and distributed shall
go to householders first. State fuel
administrators have been given almost
unlimited authority to divert coal from
other consumers to keep the people
warm in their homes.
For the first time since coal began
to run short, fuel administration Of
fscials admit that the situation is
quarters telling of cities all the way
from the Mississippi to the Atlantic
with but a few hours supply of fuel
! on hand and prospects poor for OBJ
tanning anything like the quantities
needed. ~''~
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Will Move on Eelsingfors.

PETROGRAD, Saturday, February p
1t is reported the White Guard in Fin
land is planning to recapture Helsing-
fors, which is held by the Red Guard.
The White Guard is dsmantling Rus
sian warships in northern Finnish
ports.
No official confirmation is obtainable
at the Smolny Institute here of the re-
ported revolt to overthrow the King
of Rumania
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Robberies and Murders.

NJ Sirola declares that Revolutionary
order prevails at Helsingfors. What
this revolutionary order means con-
tinues to be illustrated by reports of
robberies and murders committed by
the reds. The Red Cross surgeon. whose
murder was reported yesterday, was
the son of Prof. Schybergson. professor
of history in Helsingfors University.
He was brother of well known
Swedish banker and politician.
Scandinavians are fleeing from Hell
singfors. These include families who
have lived there for many years. The
Finlanders in Sweden have opened re-
cru;ting bureaus, and many volunteers
have enrolled.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Peace Would Be Valueless.'

The Nord Deutsch Allegemeine lei
tung and the Zeitung am Mittag, in al
most identical terms. proba bly, inspired,
declare that if Leon Trotzky, the boil
Shevik foreign minister, continues his
rhetorical displays the Brest-Litovsk
negotiations probably will come to an
end, and that there will be nothing to
regret. because all reports prove that
the bolshevik regime has reduced
northern Russia to political and eco
nomic ruin and anarchy, and that
therefore peace with bolshevik north
ern Russia would be valueless.
The situation is better in the Ukraine,
and the central powers. according to
these authorities, still possess the
power to enforce their territorial de-
SireS
Return to Brest-Litovsk.
AMSTERDAM. February 6.-The Ger
man and Austro- Hungarian foreign min
isters DIR. Won Kuehlmann and Count
Czernin. left Berlin last night for Brest-
Litovsk TO continue the peace negotia-
tions. according to a dispatch from the
German capital.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Leaders Say Bill Will Pass.

Administration leaders in both House
and Senate are quite confident. how
ever, that notwithstanding the OBJ
jections the bill will be passed nrac-
tically as drawn by the administrator
Majority Leader 'Kitchin of the House
says that he is convinced that the bill
will be accepted by the financiers bas-
ing his optimism upon reports said 70
have come in since the bill was first
broached.
Its offering in Congress was preceded
by a feeling out" process by the
sounding public sentiment, and the re-
sponses are classed as favorable. Hear
ings will be demanded. however, SO
that all sections of banking and in
dustrial interests may have opportu-
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Proposals Adopted.

Double-berthing or loading of cars in
the other proposals in the report. includ-
ing the Encouragement and reduction of
stopping places, maintenance of front end
fare collectors at the principal stopping
points and through-routing of Chevy Chase
cars over Pennsylvania avenue to Po-
tomac Park over the loop now being con-
structed.
John H. Hanna, vice president of the
Capital Traction Company, has held sew
eral conferences with the commission rela-
tive to practical problems involved in max
ing the recommendations effective Chair
man Brownlow stated that while the rec
concentrations will be Incorporated in an
order the company voluntarily agreed to
comply with them. 1t was stated at the
District building today that the next
Beeler report, which is expected this week
will deal with the subject of "skip-stops''
for the entire city.
Evening star., 1918-02-06
Both Sides Increase Strength.

STOCKHOLM. February 6.-No mill
tary action of Importance appears to
have occurred in Finland as yet. The
strength of both sides is increasing,
the reds through arrivals of Russians
from Petrograd and the government
htroops through accessions from the pa
triotic Firms.
NJ. Sirola. peoples commissioner of for
eign affairs" has sent long statement
to the Simmerwald bureau in Stock
holm. in which he declares that the
struggle is one of the proletariat
against the butcher guards of the
bloodthirsty bourgeoisie." and further
stage in the campaign for general
social revolution"