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Evening star., 1918-01-27
TQ.u|M|T CAPITAL
TO N0N-ESSENT|ALS
First Step Taken by the Ap-
pointment of Advisory
Committee.

The first definite step toward limita-
ton Of non-essential enterprises requir-
ing capital expenditures was taken yes
terday by the Federal Reserve Board
which announced the appointment of a
committee Of three bankers or financiers
to act in an advisory capacity to the
capital issues committee Of the board in
passing on applications for issues OF priv
vate securities.
The advisory committee, together with
committees organized by each of the
twelve federal reserve banks, practi-
cally will administer the new system.
which Is based entirely on the theory
of voluntary cooperation on the part
of capitalists. Through the federal re-
serve bank committee and the advisory
committee the Federal Reserve Boards
capital issues committee will give or
withhold its sanction to proposed is
sues of large amounts.
Railroad financing will be left entire
ly to the government railroad admins
tration, and the Federal Reserve Board
system will apply only to securities in
volving municipal, public utility and
industrial financing. Later the board
hopes to devise a nationwide method
Of dealing with transactions Of smaller
scope.
The advisory committee consists of
Harris Forbes & Co., New York bond
dealers; F. H. Goff. president of the
Cleveland Trust Company. and Henry
G. Flower. president Of the Fidelity
Trust Company of Kansas City. The
committees counsel will be Bradley W.
Palmer, Boston lawyer. and the execu-
tive secretary will be Stephen L. Sell
den, an engineer formerly of Denver
now associated with the aircraft board
James Q. Newton of Denver is to be
assistant executive secretary. All will
serve without compensation.
The committee will have a staff of
experts located in Washington.
Temporarily the federal reserve
boards capital issues committee will
not pass on individual securities issues
less than 100000 in the
case Of industrial and public utility
and $250,000 in the case
of municipalities, nor upon securities
having maturity of less than one
year.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
REGRETS RIGHT WAS DENIED
Mr.. Lunn Thinks Secretary Baker
Should Have Unhampered Hearing.

Representative George r. Lunn Of New
York, a member Of the House military
affairs committee, has written a letter to
Secretary Baker expressing regret that
the Senate military affairs committee had
refused the Secretary's request to appear
before the committee under conditions that
would allow members of the House to at
tend the hearings. He also deplores that
Senator Chamberlain and Senator Wads-
worth refused to give Secretary Baker
the names of those who wrote the pa
thetic letters which Senator Chamberlain
read in the Senate Thursday.
In conclusion. Representative Lunn said:
LAS a member Of the House military
affairs committee. before whom you can
at any time make a statement under con-
ditions of fairness. I want to protest
against the action Of the majority Of the
Senate military affairs committee. which
is open to but one conclusion. and that 10
that jury packed and unfair is to re-
ceive your statement. I sincerely hope
that their action will be recalled and that
you will be able to speak to the country
under conditions unhampered by the re-
fusal OF requests self-evidently reasons
able and just -.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
WHY GERMAN PROPAGANDA
WAS A FAILURE IN INDIA

"Germany's efforts to seduce India
from her allegiance to England and the
attempts Of the kaiser's agents to create
the belief that Germany was a friend
Of small nations and peoples failed
because tho thinking men OF India saw
the German hand outstretched across
the PROSTATE body of bleeding Bel
gium."
This was the reason for the failure of
German propaganda In India, asserted
Dhan Gopal Mukerji in q lecture In the
small ballroom 6f the New Willard
Hotel last night on India, Her Prob
lens and Their Solutions"
Mukerji left at midnight for New
York. whore he il to deliver q series Of
lens Of India.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
PRESS CLUBS FIRST LOSS.
Lieut.. Mitchell Also Is Mourned by
Columbia Country Club.

Members of the National Press Club
and the Columbia Country Club received
with regret yesterday news Of the death
of Lieut. Edward B. Mitchell from pneu-
monia at Camp Upton. Long Island.
Lieut. Mitchell for three years was AZ
sistant chief of the bureau Of informa-
ton of the Department Of Agriculture.
He came here from New York to rep
resent the New York Sun. Later he made
trip to Europe. and upon returning
wrote for various magazines.
Lieut. Mitchell was a graduate Of Co
lumbia College. New York city. He was
the first of the seventy-three members Of
the Press Club who entered the service to
die He is survived by two brothers.
]. F. B. and Bevinger Mitchell. both Of
Flushing, Long Island. and one sister.
The body has been buried at Flushing.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
HOUSE TURNS JOKE ON
REPRESENTATIVE LONDON

The House had the laugh on Rep
resentative Meyer London yesterday.
Since a week ago last Wednesday
Representative London has been
making daily a point Of order that
there was no quorum. demanding a
roll call each morning at the open
ing of the session.
This consumed at least three
quarters of an hour and broke up
five to eight committee meetings.
This action was taken by Repre-
sentative London because the spe-.
cial unanimous consent rule had
shut of consideration Of his reso-
luton for an appropriation Of $50
600 to Investigate the feasibility Of
insurance for unemployment.
Representative London was two
minutes late this morning in reach
ing the House, and that body had
resolved itself into committee Of
the whole before he arrived. He ex-
planned later that his watch was
slow.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
FEDERALS KILL HOME GUARDS.

Ell PASo. Texas. January 26.-Thir-
teen home guards were killed last Mon
day and q number wounded by federal
troops at Satevo. fifty miles south of
Chihuahua City. in a conflict between the
home guards and the federal command,
according to a letter received from Chi
huahua City today by an American.
The federals had conflscated a large
quantity OF supplies in and near Satevo,
the letter stated. To protect themselves
from these conflscations the ranchers
and small farmers organized themselves
into home guard and resisted the fed
erals enorts to seize their property. A
6Sht followed,
Evening star., 1918-01-27

and large concessions are within sight in
France, Holland and Hungary.
Among us Germans, not only the ma
tionA but even the communal franchise
is denied. or even a share in the indus
trial and commercial courts. In the
demand for the characterization of
German public life our legislators do
not seem to even admit the existence
Of women-the question is limited to
of the male sex in administrative and
legislative affairs.
Women's Progress During War Great
But during the war the cooperation
of the women in public life has un-
ostentatiously grown from year to year
until today the number of women en-
gagged in various callings in Germany
they are doing includes all spheres of
activity: without them it would no
longer be possible to support the
economic life of the people Women
have done their full share in the work
of the community. Does not this per-
formance of duty involve the right to
share in the building up and extension
Of the social order?
The women protest against this lack
OF political rights, in virtue both of
their work for the community and of
their worth as human beings. They de-
mand political equality with men. They
demand the direct, equal and secret
franchise for all legislative bodies. full
equality in the communes and in legal
representation of their interests, This
first joint pronouncement on women's
demands will be followed by others un-
I'll the victory of our cause Is won"
Evening star., 1918-01-27
TO LESSEN EXPLOSION PERIL
Minimum of Shipments From New
York Harbor Is Desired.

Efforts to reduce the shipments Of
explosives through New York harbor
for Europe to a minimum in order to
reduce the danger Of explosions such
as occurred at Halifax are being made
by the War Department. Senator Cal
der has been advised by Secretafy
Baker in a letter made public last night
by the nav York senator.
Secretary Baker said the chief of
Army engineers now is investigating
the question Of shipping az much Of
the munitions as possible from some
point on the Delaware river.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
SELLING LIQUOR IS CHARGED
John Robert Ball Will Face Judge
MulloWnY TOMORROW.

John Robert Ball. colored. twenty
two years old. will face Judge Null
lowny in Police Court tomorrow morn
ing and be asked to plead to charge
of having dispensed a Baltimore va
riety Of red liquor" within a few feet
of the eighth precinct police station.
where he resided. His home is at 1914
sa street. and it is charged that he
sold half pints for 81.
Lieut.. Sprinkle, Sergt. Holmes and
Policeman Nealon visited his house last
night. took possession of twenty bot
ties of whisky and arrested him. It is
claimed by the police that they found
marked money on the prisoner.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Austrians Take Stand
With Won Kuehlmann
in Teut0nic Crisis
by PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.

ny PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
c.hlexrnm to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, Janu-
ary '25.-While Gen. Ludendorff's fol-
lowers seem to have won a partial VIC
tory over DR.. Won Kuehlmann's party
in the great German governmental
crisis, Austria appears to have inter-
yened on Kuehlmann's side. The Aus
trian people undoubtedly want a gem
eral peace. The manifestations are in
creasing in Vienna and Budapest.
Small wonder. therefore. that Austria
favors Kuehlmann against Gen. Luden-
dorf and Prince Won Bulow.
Count Won Czernin's semi-official or
gan, the Fremdenblatt, expresses itself
more openly than any Austrian news
paper has hitherto done on q similar
subject. It says:
Evening star., 1918-01-27
q GERMAN AER0S
D0WNED BY ALLIES
Many Tons of Bombs Dropped
on Establishments Far Be-
hind Teutonic Lines.
By the AAsociated Presa.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. January 26.-There was
great aerial activity on the British
front in France yesterday and last
night, according to the report from
Field Marshal Haig's headquarters to-
night The British airmen accounted
selves lost only one amchine, which is
reported missing. In addition. the Brit
ism bombing planes dropped eight tons
OF explosives on various enemy OBJ
jectives.
Violent Artillery Actions.
PARIS. January 26-The official an
nouncemenr by the war office tonight
says:
'Ihere were artillery actions, at times
violent, in the region OF the Butte uu
Mesml and On Lne IeiI bank OF the
Meuse. in the sector OF La Mort Homme.
NO infantry action took place. Our
defense sections against airplanes
brought down yesterday three herman
macnines.
Ine omcial statement of today reads:
we easliy repuised an enemy raid on
the western edge of the forest OF st.
Gopaln. Ihere was reciprocal bonn
bardment IN front OF CaurlereS wood
night was calm on the remainder OF
the front.
Aviation: During the day of January
25 French avlators showed particular
activity, numerous Photographic UNDER
taklngS being realized by The French
observers, VINO surveyed the German
zone as lar as thirty kilometerS (near-
ly nineteen miles) into the interior.
More than oOO photographs were taken
during the day.
German machines. Our pomb-dropping
machines carried out various opera
t1ons during the day, as well as in the
night following. Eight thousand kilo-
grams OF explosives were dropped or
German establishments, notably the
railway station at Thlonville and FRI
bourg, in bresgan; the Ridische (kas-
chlg:), anime works at LudwlgshaIeu
ana cantonments in the region OF
Longuyon.'
German Official Report.
BERLIN. January 26. British Ad-
miralty per Wireless Press-Artillery
duels are in progres on the front in
Flanders, the war office announces The
statement follows:
western front-On the Flanders
front from midday onward there were
artillery duels between Blankaart lake
ana the Lys, near Lens, and on both
SANSS W LILO oCdIp our Infantry
| brought back prisoners as a result o1
reconnoitering operations near Lens
Croisilles and Epehy.
The activity OF the artillery wa.
revived in isolated sectors on the Oist
Aishe canal, IN Champagne and on bott
sides OF the Meuse. After brief artiI.
lery preparation WestphaIian stormine
troops took twenty-four prisoners ane
one machine gun from French trenche.
at Avocourt wood. A bold raid on the
enemyS lines at CauriereS wood wa.
completely successful.
In the last four days twenty-fy,
enemy airplanes have been downed in
aerial encounters or by gunfire. Oul
aviators successfully attacked the norti
coast Of France, including Dunkirk, Cal
ais and Boulogne. Good effects were oh
served.
Within a few 4 minutes yesterda,
Lieut. Roeth brought down three French
captive balloons in f1ames''
Evening star., 1918-01-27
ARMY OFFICERS WHIM
NOT TO MARK TIME
OF TROOP TRAIN RUN

As result of repeated protests
from railroads the War Depart
ment has absolutely forbade
commanding officers on troop
trains to interfere with schedules
The railroads complain that Of
hcers on trains, ignoring caro-
fully arranged schedule. followed
their own opinion as to where
and when the trains should stop
for resting or exercising tho men
or for feeding and watering an
imala
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Fails to Meet Expectations.

The Munich Neusste Nachrichten as
quoted in advices from Zurich, Switzer-
land. complains that Count Won Hert-
ling's speech failed to meet the ex-
pectations Of the German public. His
words cleared up certain points in re-
gard to Germanys war aims, but full
precision and clearness were absolutely
necessary after the confused impress
sions left by the recent conferences in
Berlin. I've recognize the outline, but
the administration has been striving"
this newspaper declares:
But, alas, there are too many signs
that beside this official German policy
goes one unofficial"
Theodor Wolff, editor of the Berlin
Tageblatt. writes that Count Czernin's s
suggestion OF joint discussion of
peace terms by America and Austria
undoubtedly was made in agreement
with the Berlin government.
Sees Chance for Distrusr.
AMSTERDAM. January 2e.-"Chancel-
lor Won Hertling's speech would have
been an act for the deliverance of the
world IL 1t had shown clearly that no
egotistical afterthought in regard to
was hidden behind the Ger
man desire for peace" says the socialist
1t has not done. Some parts of the
speech will increase our opponents dis
trust of the sincerity of the German
declarations.
This Is especially the case regarding
the passages referring to Poland and
Belgium. To the journalist of the aver
age ability it Is mere trifie to inter-
pret the chancellor's words as con-
cession to the annexationists or as a
manifestation on the part of lover of
peace. In this respect it Is a master
piece, but we are fed up with such
masterpieces and would like to see
clearly"
Evening star., 1918-01-27
was defeated with tho aid of

gressman was defeated with the aid Of
tho packers.
Mr. Heney told the commission that
the action Of L. C. Boyle of Kansas City
in suggestion to Representative Borland
that his constituents were satisfied with
the action he had taken against the
packers without pressing the matter to
q conclusion was another character OF
intimidation" which he would attempt
to disclose In subsequent testimony.
81 also want to bring out the insidious
method that was made to influence Sen.
ator Thompson without his knowing 1t.
Mr.. Heney said, ''by giving business to
his law firm. That kind Of attempts to
of money, because more difficult to track
in its effect"
Thompson Issues Statement.
Senator Thompson Of Kansas last
night issued a statement in connection
with the memorandum found in the
packers files. which quoted W. II.
Gates, former chairman OF the COLORADO
democratic state committee, as saying
that Thompson was a good man to stay
close to and recommending that ms
firm be given some of Swift & Co.'S
legal business in Kansas City. Senator
Thompson's statement said:
Personally do not believe that Mr.:
Gates made the statements contained in
the memoranda / remember ne asked
me how I stood on this resolution and
told him that I was unqualifiedly and
vigorously favorable to 1t. l remember
that he did ask me something about
whether my law firm in Kansas City.
Kan. represented any Of the packers in
terests in Kansas City, Kan, and / told
him that we did not. as my partner, MT
Robertson, was United States district at
torney and I was United States senator,
and we both felt that something might
possibly arise wherein the interests OF the
government would conflict with the pack
ers, either in the federal courts or in Con-
gress Mr.. Gates never contributed 81 900
or any other sum toward my campaign
expenses"
Representative William L. Igoe Of st.
Louis, listed In the packers records as
one Of the congressman on whom they
could rely, Issued this statement:
THE statement that 1 was opposed to
the investigation of the packers is untrue.
I not only voted In favor Of the resolu-
ton, but it was upon my motion that a
favorable report was made in the full
committee"
Information which union labor had re-
garding the meat-packing industry was
offered today to the Federal Trade Com
mission for use in its investigation by
John Fitzpatrick. president Of the Chicago
Federation OF Labor, and other union
leaders, who are here attempting to ef-
feet settlement Of their industrial dis
pute with thee big packing companies.
Francis j. Heney. the commissions spe-
cial counsel. said he would arrange a
meeting with the union men later
Evening star., 1918-01-27

The late Lady Mabella Knox was one
Of nine brothers and sisters, whose ag-
gregate ages totaled 769 years. Five Of
them survived to ninety mine, ninety
eight. ninety-three. ninety-three and
sighty-nins years, respectively.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Penalized congreszmen.

IN ad3ourning the hearing over until
topnorrow, Mr.. Hsnsy announced that he
ylouldf then introduce evidence designed
. show the packers have penalixed con-
Gressmen who endeayored to have the
4ndustrZ Investigated and that . con-
Evening star., 1918-01-27

testimony at the Senate committees
war inquiry.
AS Secretary Baker worked on the
reply to Senator Chamberlain, efforts
were made at the Capitol to have the
Senate committee grant Mr. Bakers re-
quest that he be allowed to make his
statement where any members of the
Senate and House who desired to hear
him could do SO. There were evidences
last night that despite the committee s
resolution yesterday to begin the hear
ing in its own room the session would
be held in larger quarters in the Senate
Office building.
Several senators. Representative
Kahn, ranking republican of the House
military committee, and others today
urged such a course upon Chairman n
Chamberlain. but the chairman said
the committee had ordered the hearing
to proceed in it's own room, and he
could not authorize a change in ad-
vance of the hearing. Senators sup
porting the administration and those
favoring radical reorganization of the
War Department are planning to re-
new their fight this week on the SEN
ate floor.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
To Support Administration.

Senators Williams of Mississippi,
James of Kentucky and Simmons of
North Carolina are among those ex-
pected to speak in support of the ad-
mtnistration. while Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska and Wadsworth of New
York plan addresses in favor of legis-
lation establishing a war cabinet and
director of munitions.
In the House, also. administration
supporters expect to speak this week.
and Secretary Baker probably will an:
pear before the House military com
mittee during the week
Keen public interest in the situation
was indicated yesterday by the MANY
applications for seats in the Senate. the
military committee and the House to.
morrow.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
No Right to Opinion.

'In the measure that the present con-
dlct u an internal German affair we
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Talked With Senators,

II was in Washington two days and
talked with about half a dozen sena-
tors. and was informed that the resom.
tion had no chance of passage at that
session.
On my way home 1 was in Chicago
one day, and while at the dockyards there
met L. A Carton, among others, and told
OF my observations regarding this reso
luton while in Washington.
Nothing whatever was said in regard
to Senator Thompsons law Arm beine
employed by the packers in any Capacity
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, January 2s,-
Telegraphic protest was made to Francis
J. Heney at Washington today BY Ike n.
Pryor: president of the American National
Live stock Association. against an infer
ence IN yesterdays Washington dispatch
that T. w. Tomlinson, secretary Of the
association. furnished packers informao
ton to their interest in the fight against
the Borland resolution in 1916.
Il woul be much pleased" said Mr.
Pryors telegram. III you would make
public correction Of this Impression.
because 1 know Tomlinson to be abso
lutely true to our interest"
"As matter of fact" said Mr.. PRYOR
today, the packers in 1915 were abso-
lutely ignoring US. They had us shut
off in every direction. Mr.. Tomlinson;s
correspondence with the packers or
their representatives was in an efforr
to get hearing for our side of the
controversy"
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Won HertIing Statement
Lacking in CIearness,
Is Plant of Germans

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. January 26.-The bulk Of the
press opinion thus far received from Ger
many supports Count Won Hertling in his
declaration OF war aims. but some dis
satisfaction is expressed that he was not
more precise. Other newspapers note the
difference between the statements OF the
imperial German chancellor and Count
Czernin, the Austro- Hungarian foreign
minister, in regard to negotiations with
Russia.
The Berlin Vossische Zeitung, for ex-
ample. says that Count Czernin's offer to
the various Russian states of no annexa-
tions or indemnities shows that he con-
siders the dismemberment OF Russia has
been accomplished, whereas I'VE had al
ways believed that Austria Hungary, like
Germany. was negotiating with the Rus
sian state as a whole or with the aggre-
gate of its people. The absence of any
reference to this situation by Count Won
Hertling is a mistake. because the ques-
tion of how we stand regarding peace in
the east remains the foundation stone Of
q general peace"
Evening star., 1918-01-27

have no right to form an opinion, but
in reality events exceed the limits OF a
purely German affair. 1t must not be
forgotten that the two monarchies are
linked together Intimately like Siamese
twins.
1.-THE man whom Germany chooses for
peace negotiator is thus of capital i'm
portance to Austria.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Monarchy Extremely Grateful.

1--WE are authorized to declare fatty
and clearly that in Austria nobody can
hesitate a moment between DR.. Won
Kuehlmann and Prince Won Bulow.
Kuehlmann has the complete and un-
limited confidence. not only of the Aus
tro- Hungarian government. but Of the
peoples of the monarchy. who are ex-
tremely grateful to him for the skillful
and energetic manner in which, backed
by the ma jority of the reichstag, he is
pursuing the realization Of rapid and
honorable peace. Prince Won Bulow
does not share analogous confidence"
The Austrian newspaper concludes by
recalling how Won Bulow treacherously
offered italy a piece of Austrian ter
ritory in 1915 il Italy would remain
neutral.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
SECRETARY'S DATA
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