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The Washington times., 1918-03-05
OFFICERS
SEARCH FOR RADIO
USING CODE Of FOE

NEW YORK, March 5.-A powerful
wireless plant, which Government Of
fcials think has been used for trans
mitting cipher messages to Germany.
is being sought here today by a small
army OF officers.
Code messages, picked up by
wireless stations maintained by the
Army Intelligence Bureau. have
greatly puzzled army wireless experts.
1t is believed the plant being sought
has been in connection with Nauen,
Germany, and it is thought possible
that the enemy was informed in ad-
vance OF the sailing OF the American
troop ship Tuscania, which was tor
pedoed with great loss of life.
"DetectOr" Is Used.
In an effort to locate the hidden
wireless several army radio sta
tions. equipped with new devices
which indicate in a general way th-
direction and location of an outside
plant from which messages are
being sent, have been put in opera
tion here.
"DeteCtors" on one or the Govern
ment machines picked UP a code mes
sage believed to have been sent oui
by the German plant, and Secret Ser
vice officials spread a net over a
certain section OF the city.
Find Powerful Plant.
In their search for the hidden WIRE
less Government officers investigated
the tower OF the Trinity building.
The tenant of the tower was found TO
be Richard Pfund. a German-Ameri-
can, who carried credentials showing
that he is in the employ Of the Navy
Department.
Pfund formerly was general man
ager of the TeIefunken Company 5
great plant at Sayville, l.. l.. and a
powerful plant was found in the Trim
ity tower The plant, however, was
dismantIed and could not be used.
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Tooaa What It

Reply Of the Postmaster General on the Question Of Authority
for Anne1ng District Of Columbia Telephones and Sar
casm the Senate Voting the Cost of War on Insect Enc
mics How Mutton Prices Are Controlled in Chicago Alien
Friends and Enemies Legsated FOrhe Moratorium for Sol
ders and Sailors Espionage and Political Economy
Clerks in the District Of COumbia-D A. R. Property
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BRITISH AIRCRAFT RAID
OSTEND; BOMB HANGARS

LONDON. March British naval
aircraft bombed Ostcnd seaplsne sheds
YESTERDAY. says a British admiralty
announcement.
All the British machines which took
part in the raid returned safely. An
anti aircraft partery was also hit by
the British bombs
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The amendment to the civil serv-
ice law in behalf of war recruits to
the clerical force of the departments
in Washington was also adopted, so
that they will not be obliged to go
home to be examined. The Repuh-
licans revolted slightly, but only
enough to get into the Record their
theory that the opportunity to sac
rifice themselves in clerical places
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strangers in the United States, "and
others" AS passed, it was remark
ably rational.
The report OF the conference
committee on the moratorium" for
soldiers and sailors was adopted by
the House. The Presidents sigma
ture now makes the bill a law.
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to win the war had been opened
only to patriotic Democrats" from
all over the country, while patriotic
Republicans were left to sacrifice
themselves in some other way, with
out salary attached.
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The bill introduced by Mr.. Hicks
of New York to furlough drafted
men for farm work is represented
by several variations already intro
duced. Furloughs could be obtained
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Meyer London introduced joint
resolution protestin gagainst inter
ference in the domestic affairs of
Russia and against invasion by ia
pan or any other country controlled
by "unclean interests"
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In announcing her candidacy for
United States Senator for Nevada,
Hon. Anna Martin gave ten notable
points from her record, including
climbing the next to the highest
mountain in North America and
getting arrested for picketing the
White House. Incidentally, she
adopted the habit of ambassadors,
food dictators, and other supermen
and kindly notified newsmen Of the
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The property of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution would be
exempted from District Of Columbia
taxation by the McFadden bill, and
SITS would be refunded to them.
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Bv w. V. BYARS. =

his patrons, who shipped sheep to
market. If they were robbed thus
in a Chicago saloon, he said, the
police could be called in to send the
robbers to Jail, but as they were
licensed under regulation, which he
thought "perfunctory and ridicu-
lous," there was no help for it. He
testified further that the packing
combine in Chicago controls the
whole American market, including
80 per cent of all local butchers,
who would be put out Of business"
by it if they were known to buy
meat elsewhere. There was no con-
nection, he said, between prices paid
to farmers for sheep and prices at
which mutton was sold to the public.
DR.. +. G. Warren, of Cornell gave
the committee valuable scientific
information on the general food
situation.
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only by skilled farm workers and
only on application.
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hour when she could receive them
for interviewing purposes.
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Senator Fletcher, for the Military
Committee, reported a number of
bills to the Senate, and introduced
others, the most important Of which
is a rational substitute for the ir-
rational "Alien Stacker Bill" Under
it, friendly aliens in the United
States will be required to register,
but will have treaty and other pro-
lection against injustice.
Senator Fletcher also submitted
the surgeon generals statement on
nurses, showing that about 10000
are needed for service this year,
with about $4,000 enrolled out of
total of $4,000 to 10000 registered
in the United States.
In the House, on taking I'D
Calendar bills" supposed not to be
important enough to call for objec-
ton, general protest was filed
against putting important bills
among them. A number of unim-
portant bills were passed. One bill.
certainly important, authorizes the
President to apply to women the old
John Adams Administration statute
against alien men, as subject to i'm
prisonment or banishment during
war.
Another amendment re-enforces
the espionage act, penalizing inter
ference with issues of war bonds.
1t might be stretched to force Adam
Smith or any other "Old Era" econ
omist to defend himself with great
activity, if he were alive in the
United States and wished to keep
out of Jail
Mr.. Floods bill dealing with
allen enemies" from Germany and
Austria-Hungary who are hostile to
both powers, was passed after be-
ing amended to protect fifteen
named varieties of friendly
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The seriousness OF the work Of
Senator Cores Agricultural Com
mittcc had appeared at its morn
ing session. Editor Reid, Of Chi
cago, appeared in behalf of sheep
owners, TO whose interest his paper
is devoted. He testified that the
Chicago "meat combine" operating
under Government license, with a
law which is supposed to put it un-
der complete control. was rObbing
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
SUBS" SUNK FAST AS BUILT
Representative Miller Who Visited
Methods Adopted to Fight U-Boats.

Washington, Feb. 6.-RepreSentatiye
Miller, who recently visited the battle
front in France, told the house that he
believed German submarines are be-
ing destroyed about as rapidly as Ger
many can build them. He praised Vice
Admiral Sims for the methods he had
adopted with American destroyers and
cruiser conveys to combat the subma
rine menace, and argued that Ameri-
can shipping should be handled by ma
val officers and not by the shipping
board. There were no Americans in
the crews of the two transports on
which he crossed the Atlantic, he said.
Mr.. Miller said that during the last ten
months three times as many subma-
rines have been destroyed as were de-
stroyed during the previous two and
half years.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
COL. ROOSEVELT UNDER KNIFE
Former President Operated Upon at
Oyster Bay for an Abscess-Re-
moved to New York.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, Feb. Cool.
Theodore Roosevelt was operated upon
several days ago for an abscess, it was
learned when he was removed to New
York city, where he will be nearer his
physicians. A number of engagements
have been cancelled.
The colonel remained in bed for only
a few days, rising on Monday with the
declaration that he felt all right.
When the colonel arose on Tuesday
he did not feel so well and, after con-
sulting his physicians, decided to go to
New York to be under their direct
care.
1t was stated that the eX-president'S
condition was excellent and that he
will be about in week or ten days.
The colonel was scheduled to leave
here on Saturday and make addresses
in Des MOines, Milwaukee and De-
trOit.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
TRANSPORTS ARE READY
TO CARRY U. S. TROOPS
Secretary Daniels Backs Baker Who
Said 100000 Soldiers Would Soon
Be in France.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Secretary Dan
iels authorized the statement that the
navy is assured of enough transport
facilities to make sure that there Will
be 10000 American troops in France
early this year, as was stated by Sec
rotary Baker recently before the SEN
ate military committee.
Secretary Bakers statement to the
senate military committee that the
United States would have 100000 sol
diers in France early this year and that
prospects were not unprOmising for
ships to carry 100000 more, who
would be ready in the course of the
year, was characterized by Senator
Hitchcock in an address to the SEN
ate as absolutely prepOsterOus and
so exaggerated as to convey
an entirely false impression as to
what we can do and what he are do
ing"
Supporting the committees bills FOR
q war cabinet and munitions director,
Senator Hitchcock. who is Demo-
crat, declared that Secretary Baker
was, no doubt, sincere, but was misled
by lack of information regarding
scarcity of ships into making sanguine
predictions. He said President Wilson
himself "dOes not know the real stu
atiOn," and cited this as an illustration
of the absence of government cO-Or-
dination.
In fiery fashion Senator Williams
replied to Senator HitchcOck's attack
on Secretary Bakers statement. He
said the Nebraska senator had made
SO very strong indictment" against the
executive departments of the govern
ment and had "given information very
valuable to the enemy" eff what the
senator from Nebraska says is true"
he continued, eve are out of the war.
If his indictment is true, we are al
ready defeated" The continental con-
gress, he added, CAME very near ruin
ing General Washington, land all the
asses that ever existed came very near
running Lincoln and Grant in the Civil
war. Congress or council cannot
carry on the war and cannot furnish
the brains for anybody else to do it,,
said he.
mo other people ever turned from
a peace establishment and within nine
months converted themselves so near
ly complete into war machine" Sen
ator Williams shouted.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
Good Roads School in Session.

Madison, Feb. 6.-The good roads
school is in session in the capitol for
one week. Before. the week comes to
an end 1t is expected that upwards of
800 delegates and authorized represen-
tatives will have been in attendance.
Scenes showing road work improve
ment in the state are being displayed
in.the rotunda of the capitol. Among
the speakers will be J. I'll. Mullen, chief
engineer of the Minnesota highway
commission, and f. r. White, road en-
gineer of the Iowa highway commits
sion. The opening session was called
to order by John A. Hazelwood, chair
man of the Wisconsin highway COM
mission. The quarter which has just
passed makes very important period
in the work of the Wisconsin highway
commission, and the most important
event was the selection of the trunk
highway system. This is the state
ment of A r. Hirst, state highway en-
gineer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
STATE news ITEMS.
Geographic Glance of Events
Through Wisconsin.
SHIPYARD QUOTA e,611 MEN
Volunteers Not to Be Called Until
Needed-Service Will Not Exempt
Men From Draft-Deferred
Classification

Madison, Feb. 6.-WiscOnsin must
furnish 9,611 men as it's quota of re-
serve force of 100000 shipyard volun-
teerS, if this state is to continue it's
splendid record in responding to every
call of the nation during the war.
Chairman Magnus Swenson of the
state council of defense called upon
all members of county councils and
other patriotic citizens to assist in the
recruiting of Wisconsin's quota with
the hope that this state will be among
the first to report the work done.
The men who enroll are to become
members OF the shipping board re-
serve, who will hold themselves in
readiness to answer an immediate call
for their services in the shipyards OF
the nation They will not be called
until needed for work in particular
yard and for particular purpose, and
will be paid the prevailing wages in
the yard. The men will be employed
only as fast as housing is provided,
and will be called to yards as near to
their residences as possible. The men
who enroll are not, because OF enroll
ment, exempt from the draft, but men
who are at work in shipyards now are
placed in deferred classification.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
STRIKE In GERMANY ENDS
Labor Leaders, Spurred by Death
Threat, Tell Men to End Trouble
400 Workers Fined.

London, Feb. 5.-With the exception
of a new movement at Jena, reported
by the Tageblatt of Berlin, the Ger
man strikes appear virtually to have
ended. About third of the work
men at Jena are reported out.
The leaders of the strikers, spurred
by the death threat of the government
advised that work be resumed.
German newspapers record no dis
turbances in Berlin.
The directors of the Krupp works
report, according to the Cologne Ga
zette, that only 400 out of 10000
workmen went on strike and that these
were fined or dismissed.
The latest news concerning the Ger
man strike situation appearing in the
morning papers is confirmatory of the
Berlin announcement that the move
ment is dying out.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
NEEDLES COMPLAIN of Gas.

Madison, Feb. 6.-Twenty-eight ply
sicians of Racine and Kenosha cOun.
ties have filed a petition with the rail
road commission declaring that gas
now sold in Racine and Kenosha coun-
ties contains such a large amount of
sulphur as to be deleterious to health.
This is the first case of this kind to
come before the commission. A spe-
cial investigation is now being made
by Commissioner John Allen. Former
ly it was possible to get certain kinds
of coal for the manufacture of gas,
but since the coal shortage this has
been impossible and any kind of coal
obtainable has been used. The. result
is that the gas made has not BEEN es-
pecially healthful in some cities, the
petition says.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
OIL MEN PUT UNDER LICENSE
Wilson Issues Drastic Decree at Wash
inaton-Mark Requa to Have
Charge Of Freight Movement.

Washington, Feb. 5.-President Will
son issued q proclamation on Monday
putting under license manufacturers
and distributors of fuel oil with an
output of more than 100000 barrels a
year.
Mark L. ReQua, recently appointed
oil director by Doctor Garfield, will
have power to move oil to those indus
tries needing it most, classes of pri-
critics being issued also by President
Wilson In rules and regulations gov
erning those distributors licensed.
Reuua said the licensing of the dis
tributors was necessitated to give the
fuel to the more important industries.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
.ll GERMAN SPIES
ARE FOUND GUILTY
RinteIen and Aids Convicted of
Plot to Sink Ships.
CAUSED s4,OOO,Ooo DAMAGE
kaisers Agents Sentenced to Eighteen
Months in the Penitentiary and
Fined $2,0O0-Had
100000 Fund.

New York, Feb. 6.-FranZ Rintelen,
German agent, and ten co-defendants,
all Germans, were found guilty by a
federal jury on Tuesday of cOnspiring
to destroy munition and food ships of
the entente allies.
Each man convicted was sentenced
to Is months in the federal prison at
Atlanta, Ca, and to pay fine of ST.
900. This is the maximum penalty.
The defendants were characterized
as "murderers at heart" by United
States Assistant District Attorney
James w. Osborne, Jr:, in summing up
for the government. He asked for a
verdict of guilty, declaring the prose
cutiOn had proved it's case.
"These men were willing to strike a
neutral in the back in order to prove
loyalty to the fatherland."
Plan DastardIy Crime.
Mr.. Osborne added: Let us assume
that the German government knew
nothing about the plot, but the fact re-
mains that these conspiratOrs planned
this dastardly crime"
The attorney attacked the defense
of some of the accused that they
thought they were making bombs for
a legitimate purpose and asserted
that Rintelen had opened bank ac-
count for 100000 in an international
bank, indicating existence of a fund
for the alleged conspiracy.
The alleged conspiracy involved also
the shipment of bombs to the Pacific
coast to be placed on vessels sailing
for the Orient. In all 33 ships valued
at more than $4,O00,OOO were said to
have been damaged.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
BRITISH WIN I'M PALESTINE
Gen. AlIenby's Troops Assume the Of.
fensive and Advance Line to Anu
tieh-Aim at Jericho.

Washington, Feb. 4.-British expedi-
tionary forces in Palestine again have
assumed the offensive, official war re-
ports announced. General Allenby's
line has been advanced to Anutieh.
three miles north of Birch, on the Ma
balus road, the cables said. British
forces operating out of Jerusalem have
advanced nearly twenty miles to the
northward and are starting an encir-
cling movement, presumably intended
TO render Jericho untenable for the
Turks.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
AGED Man Held for Wife's Death.

Milwaukee, Feb. Crank Kitzing-
er, seventy-one years old, is locked up
at police headquarters, alleged to have
choked his aged wife to death after
they quarreled in thier home. The po-
lice say that the couple had not got
along we'll together for some time and
Mrs. Kitzinger is supposed to have
lived by herself in one of the rooms.
A quarrel over the disposition of his
money is alleged to have taken place.
Upon the arrival of Detectives Stark
and Niederkorn the husband was ar
rested. The house showed evidence of
a struggle. The false, teeth of the
woman were found under the kitchen
table by the coroner.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
To Examine Class One.

Madison, Feb. 6.-Another order was
received by Maj. e. A. Fitzpatrick of
the state draft administration from
Provost Marshal General Crowder adj
vising that physical examination of
Glass l men proceed The telegram
Indicated that there was immediate
use for some of the men and that no
further wait will be occasioned by rea-
son of the nonreceipt of the new ply
steal examination rules and orders.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08

ShebOygan, Feb. Gan eagle, per-
haps the largest that has been seen
in this vicinity for great many years,
was shot by Isaac DeMunck Of Green
bush on the farm of Henry Herbert.
The bird measured z feet and l inch
form tip to tip of the wing. Some
claim that the bird is an American
eagle. The neck is covered with white
feathers mottled with black, while the
tail is white The balance of the body
is black. 1t has been taken to She
bOygan to be mounted.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
one-Man Cars Brinu Strike.

Eau Claire. Feb. eau Claire and
Chippewa Falls walked all day Sun
day. Conductors and motormen went
on 4 strike when the Wisconsin-Min
nesota Light and Power company re-
fused thier demand for increased pay,
shorter hours and the reinstatement of
men out OF work as the result of the
one-man car service scheduled to be-
gin on that day.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-02-08
HEAD OF U. S. MASONS DIES
Gen. Thomas }. Shryock, Grandmas-
ter of Maryland, Succumbs
at Baltimore.

Baltimore, Nd, Feb. 4.-Gen. Thorn
as J. Shryock, grandmother of the Ma
sons in Maryland and the recognized
head of all the Masons in America.
died here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-02
ST. LOUIS POINTS THE WAY TO
GREATER TRADE WITH MEXICO

of German competitors tied of making other arrange
ents putting themselves soldy into the Mexico field
Now the time While the is is the golden oppor
tunity We want it that when peace is restored there
won't be a firm in Latin America which will furnish a
market for "made in Germany" stuff. If we have the
goods and the prices and willing to extend to Mexican
customers the broad gage treatment they have been
accustomed to receiving this the big chance to get the
business
Mexican firms often require long time credits and
usual consideration in various ways German firms used
to grant better credits than could be obtained from Amer
lean firms and that reason why they got the
business It is up to Americans to meet that condition
now.
The department of commerce ought to work up some
plan whereby trade excursions of Latin American mer
chants the United States could be arranged Some OF
the best of them those rated well in the financial
rating books ought to be brought to this country every
year to what is going in the United States how
our people manufacture and how they sell Our well de-
vsed selling organizations ought to be studied by Mexican
merchants for they have such distributing arrange
ments have to develop outlets for goods There
many ways for fostering foreign trade and every one Of
them ought to be given full attention now.