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The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
.LENROOT NOW
LEADING FIGHT
ON NOMINATION
Indications Are that Anti,
La Toilette Forces Have
Captured Honors.

Milwaukee, March 2o.-with TWEEN
ty counties still to be heard from,
Lenroot leads Thompson in the SEN
atorial primary by nearly 5000
votes.
The ffty-one counties whose re-
turns have been counted give Len
root 5s,334 votes; Thompson. 55.33S,
The others are: Davies. 46.o42; Ber-
ger, 32.SeS. and Mccarthy. 1857
OF the counties whose reports are
in twenty-seven gave Lenroot q
plurality: seventeen gave Thompson
a plurality, and in seven the votes
were so close that they could not be
said to be favorable to either Len
root or Thompson.
In the majority Of the counties
missing Thompson is believed to
have the lead, as the greater num-
ber of them were considered Thomp-
son counties. Thompson gained a
kee county, polling 1850 votes tc
Lenroot's 7,704.
Lenroot said he had no comment
would withdraw from the contest
in favor of Joseph z. Davies. He
said he felt confident of his nomi'
nation.
One member of the Republican con-
gressional committee said that 4
Thompson won the nomination over
Lenroot he would be entitled to party
support, but added: 'I doubt II any
Republican of importance would say
word in his aid. 1 should expect
individual statements from Republi-
cans in support OF the Democratic
candidate"
A letter which President Wilson
wrote Davies, containing what was in.
terpreted as a slap at Lenroot's 10y
atty because the latter voted, before
the war. for Americans to keep of
armed ships. was hotly, but privately
resented.
II would ADVISE President Wilson,
said the sSt.Ie Republican COMMITTEES
member, "if Lenroot. Davies and
Berger are nominated, to have Davies
withdraw. While Lenroot and Davies
were dividing the loyal vote on party
lines, all the anti-war groups would
line up behind Berger. making him
very strong candidate"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
AIR RAIDERS DRIVE
PEOPLE FROM VENICE
Austrian Flyers Do Much Damage
to Ancient Palaces.

Venice, March 2O.-The exodus from
Venice has been resumed in con-
sequence of the recent air raids. Out
going trains are crowded and
gondolas are busily transporting
household goods to points outside the
danger zone. Residential and busi-
ness quarters are deserted. The
palaces along the Grand Canal are
closed from end to end, as much dam
age has been done in this section N
the recent raids. The front Of fhe
palace in which Robert Browning
lived and died has been sfarred
badly, and all the stained-gIa@ win
dows have been shattered.
The American Red Cross has estab-
lished a post at the railway station,
and is supplying food to persons de-
parting from the city.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
TRACTION CO.
GRANTS RAISE
TO employees
New Wage Agreement to
Be in Force Two
Years.

An agreement in the wage fight be-
tween the representatives of the local
branch No. 6SS Of the Amalgsmsted
Association Of Street Railway EN-
ployes and the Capital Traction Com
pany was reached yesterday, when
company officials granted higher
wages to conductors and motormen
Of its line, according to a statement
made by President George E. Hamil-
ton of the company last night.
The company, Mr.. Hamilton said
agrees to pay the following scale:
For the first year, 80 cents per hour
For the second year, 81 cents pei
hour.
For the third year, % cents per hour
For the fourth year, IS cents pei
hour.
For the NTH year and over. IS cents
per hour.
The conference was held at 3:3I
o'clock. The union was represented
by a committee headed by NJ. W
Poole and ]. H. Goodman. Request
for arbitration in the wage matter
which had been submitted to tn,
District commissioners two week
ago. will be withdrawn.
Union men regard the settlemen
q slight victory for the employees
The present agreemnt will be ii
effect for two years, but according
to one of the provisions in tn
written articles of it, the wag,
question may be raised every March
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

Gives T0tsIa-
From the outbreak of the war up
to December 81, 1917. he said. the
worlds tonnage had fallen by
2,600.00o. This figure was obtained
by taking into account the tonnage
output since the outbreak Of the
war. which TO q considerable extent
made up for the losses. The sum
and substance Of Sir Eric's state
ment, therefore. is that on Decem-
Der 81. 1917, the worlds tonnage.
excluding that OF the central pow
ers, but including all newly built
vessels, had been reduced by two
million fve hundred thousand
The total net loss during that
specified period represented per
cent Of the total tonnage. which
was thirty-three millions
Menace Held.
throughout his speech the frst lore
Of the admiralty emphasized that the
situation could still be summarized
in the words: The U-bost menace
is held. but not mastered" and that
he gave the figures to impress both
the employers and workers OF the
sbipbGild trade with the irou me-
NHEHAAN VI SNGAg nNENS 1AA@
50 hold on the menace until 81 -
maintained and gradually brought o.
| a point where the hold shall become
| a mastery.
Sir Eric's frank statement was
greeted with satisfaction on all sides
, For a long time the belief had been
almost general that nothing would
/ awaken national realization Of the
danger and strengthen the national
resolve to meet it so much as would
precisely such a representation Of Un-
compromising figures.
During the last quarter Of 1917. the
I the admiralty head said. the total
output Of shipping was sSs 600 tons In
I the same period ] 300 900 tons we've
sunk. This. he added. included 'Jsses
| from natural causes"
Urges Loyalty.
Cp to December 81, he said, Britain
: had lost % per cent of her total ton
mage since the outbreak Of the war
! During the last quarter Of 1917.
! the British output OF shipping Was
43O.0oo tons, an increase OF 20. On
tons over the corresponding period
4 in 1916.
This year. however, Sir Eric point
ed out, there had been a notable de-
| cline in the shipping output, only
| 5S,0oo tons having been buttr in jan
uary and 10000 in February. II WAS
/ in connection with these figures that
the admiralty chief sounded an ur-
gent warning and appeal TO the work
ers and employers. upon whose good
will and energy. he said. depended
/ the allied cause.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment Of Lord PErie as controller
general OF merchant shipbuiIding.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
WAR FINANCE
BILL TO PASS
HOUSE TODAY
Will Call Roll on Measure
at the Opening Of ;.
!. the Session.

After a days sharp debate pas
sage of the war finance corporation
bill by the House today was agreed
on yesterday afternoon.
The final rolI-call was not taken
because a large group of members
were absent attending the funeral
of the late Representative John H,
Capstick, of New Jersey. All pre-
liminaries were completed, however
and the roll-call will be the House s
first business today.
Leaders expect that the conference
between House and Senate win have
been completed, and the bill sent tc
the President for his signature by
the end of the week.
During debate, Majority Leader
Kitchin announced that he will pres.
bill authorizing Secretary McAdoo &c
issue more securities.
Under existing laws, Secretary Nc
Adoo may offer for sale s., 600, ,0OO, ,0O'
more bonds. AS the Third Liberty Loan
will considerably exceed this figure
the new legislation is necessary. Nc
Adoo. the House understands, does
not intend to offer all these bonds ir
the next liberty loan campaign.
He desires, however, authority fol
the larger issue because. according
to what he has told members Of the
Ways and Means Committee, the
present visible needs of the allies ant
the United States make it necessary
AS the finance bill was completed
by the House it contained only tive
important differences from thu
Senate measure.
First, the Senate proposes tina
the corporation may issue bonds o.
$4,000. 900, 900, and the House JUS
half that.
Second, membership Of the Capt.
tai Securities Committee is fixed a
seven in the House bill, and five IL
the Senate.
The measure has these difference!
from the, draft which Secretary Nc
Adoo first Submitted:
Both directors of the corporation
and members of the secuditiei
committe are appointed by thu
President, and subject to con
firmation by the Senate, instead
of being appointed by the Secre'
tary and approved by the President
The government distinctly disclaimi
all financial responsibility for th'
bonds which are issued. Close limit
are fixed on thee amounts which
any man or institution may borrow
In seventeen instances where tn,
Secretary Of the Treasury was en-
powered to veto any act of the cor
poration. this authority is cut out
There Is no criminal penalty at
tached to trying to sell securities
which the corporation disapproves
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
SENATOR OWEN
ASKS BOYCOTT
UPON GERMANY
Believes Peace Would Be
fastened by Commercial
Ban on Central Power.
WOULD STARVE HUNS
Solon Sees Way to Weaken
Forces Of Enemy
in Field.

A plan to bring about world peace
by means of q trade boycott upon
Germany was proposed In the Senate
yesterday by Senator owen, OF Okla
homa. He suggested the formation OF
a league of all the nations opposed to
Germany and the formulation OF a
treaty which would close the avenues
Of commerce to Germans so long as
they continued in the war.
Senator Owen believes that II all
trade with Germany should be pro-
hibited, the military masters Of that
nation woul find themselves unable to
obtain the means necessary to sustain
further fighting.
The concrete proposal offered by
Senator Owen is that the United
States, Great Britain, France, Italy,
Japan, China, Belgium, Greece, Ru-
mania, Serbia, Montenegro. Portugal
Siam, Cuba, Liberia, Brazil and Pan
anna should agree by treaty upon the
fundamental principles Of peace and
then adopt the necessary means to en-
powers. The measures included under
the boycott, as proposed by Senator
Owen. are as follows:
l. ENcIubC ClcdEdnCe 70 any !OI II1c
vessels Of these allied nations to any
German port.
2. Refuse entry to any Of their
ports to any vessel under the flag OF
Germany or any vessel under any
other flag engaged directly or indi-
rectly in trade with Germany.
g. Prohibit the expectation. direct or
indirect, of any goods, merchandise
or materials of any description 10
Germany.
4. Prohibit importations Of all kinds
from Germany.
5. Prohibit the expectation to Ger
many Of any coin. bullion, money or
securities.
6. Forbid any postal. telegraphic or
telephone communication with Ger
many or with any person in Germany.
Z. Prohibit the transfer to their own
nationals either directly or indirectly
Of any stocks, mortgages or other
forms of Indebtedness owned by a
subject Of Germany, and confiscate all
property owned in the allied nations
by Germans residing in Germany.
The alternative for the imposition
Of these regulations would be an
agreement by Germany to stop fight
ing within thirty days from the sign
ing Of the treaty by the allied ma
tons. Unless this should be done the
boycott would be placed in force for
a period Of five years.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
CUT LOCK AND ESCAPE
CELL AT CUMBERLAND
Two Suspected D. c. Jail Fugiives
Taken and Lost.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Cumberland. Nd. March sO-Two
men. one white and one negro. who
were arrested here yesterday by 10
cal police, suspected OF being two OF
the fifteen men who escaped from Jail
at Washington last Sunday. mace
their escape from the Jail here today
by saving the lock Of their cell. Late
tonight the police had not located
them.
When arrested they gave their
Tucker. A party OF several men were
seen by local police passing throuEs
here yesterday and an effort was
made to arrest them. Three were
taken, two negroes and one Whfts
man. but one Of the negroes escaped
before he could be placed in jail.
Both Burke and the negro. who gave
his name as Tucker, were armed
with new weapons, and local police
ofhcials believe that the band Of es-
capped prisoners from the Washing
ton Jail, several Of whom they be-
lieVe to have been in the party of men
who passed through Cumberland.
robbed a store before they reached
here in order to get weapons.
Washington police officials declared
last night they knew nothing OF the
reported arrest and later escape N
Cumberland. Nd.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
CHARGES FOOD
CHIEFSSHIRK
THEIR BURDEN
Senator Sherman SaysPrice
Fixing Responsibilities
Shifted to Packers.

Senator Sherman, of Illinois, yes
terday charged that the Food Ad-
ministratton. by a "cowardly shift
ing Of responsibility" caused the Chi
cago packers arbitrarily to sit tight
on the cattle market to prevent a
rise in prices,
Price-hxing, he declared in a speech
on the agricultural bill before the
Senate, was the province Of the Food
ADMINISTRATION, but 1t evaded It de-
hberately.
Sherman asserted that he thought
seizure Of the files of the packers
by officers Of the Federal Trade Com
mission was Illegal He blamed e;
Dana Durand. Of the Food Admin
istration, as the man responsible in
passing the buck to the packers
on the question Of meat prices.
And when the price Of cattle was
Kept down by the packers, acting
under pressure from Mr.. Durand, OF
the Food Administration, everybody
blamed the packers, and great pub
hcity was given their feIonious con-
Duct" he said.
why. IT was intimated they ought
to be hanged to the lamp-postI
have letters In my ofiice saying thai
Chicago viii have another Haymar-
ket riot with much more merit thar
that when Field and Schwab threw
the shell into the ranks of policemen
many years ago-saying in substance
that mob law would be applied.
For whata-For the thing that nv
dishonorahle action OF the Food "A.
mtntstretion was put upon the pack-
ers because the Food AdministratIon
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
PEACE COMING
WHEN KAISER
MEETS DEFEAT
Administration Convinced
Only End to Conflict Is
Death of Prussianism.
JAPAN In AGREEMENT
Declaration of War Upon
Bulgaria and Turkey by
u. S. Expected.

Yesterdays international develop
ments, as revealed at the White House
and the State Department. were ON
cially declared to show that the only
hope OF world peace now rests with
the determination Of the United States
and the entente powers to wipe out
Kaiserism. Viewed from three angles
the situation is as follows:
j. President Wilson is reported to
have Informally notified certain mem
bers OF the Senate Of a forthcoming
White House statement which will de-
nounce peace suggestions from Ger
man and Austrian statesmen as no
longer worthy of consideration. This
abandonment OF efforts for peace by
diplomacy. It was thought, would be
followed by declarations Of war on
Bulgaria and Turkey.
Japan Agrees
?. Confidential advices on the dispo-
sition Of the Austro-German armies
are said to indicate plans for a tern
fc drive into Italy. The apparent
purpose is to force Italy out of the
war through an Involuntary peace
agreement, in the making Of which the
"Oulu nave as III
tie voice as did the Russians who
were forced to accept the terms Of
fered.
q Diplomatic assurances were re-
ceived from Toxic that Japan will not
intervene in Siberia without the ap-
proval OF the United States unless
new aggravations represented by the
German menace arise. In reply to the
insistence of the allies that Japan not
be restrained, the United States is un-
derstood to have informed the British
foreign once the position announces
by President Wilson will stand un-
changed unless German troops make
some move to cut lines OF communl-
cation.
The State Department received q
cable from Ambassador Francis ar
Vologda arnoypctng that the Germans
were apparently planning to occupy
Petrograd Immediately. The govern
ment OF the city was to be given into
the hands Of a German commission
comprised supposedly of German mil
itary officials. Troops were expected
from the south to support the scheme.
The communication from Mr.. Fran
els has been two days in Transmission.
1t was predicated upon information
telegraphed from Petrograd to Volog-
da by American Consular Representa-
tive Tre,-iwell. No indication was
given as to when the American officiaI
planned to q st the besieged Russian
metropolis.
Fighting In Finland.
According to military experts the
strategy in the German plan will
be to cut Moscow of from the Baltic
Sea. 1t would isolate Petrograd from
the new headquarters OF the Soviets,
which has been established at Mos
COW. The German forces would also
gain control of the Gulf of Finland
and all important coast ports which
are not still in the hands OF Finnish
rebels.
Fighting between the rebels and
the government forces Of Finland is
reported to have been in progress
for some days The Germans ere
aiding the effort to crush the rebels.
The German troops which are eX-
pected to occupy Petrograd are be-
CONTINUED Or PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
WAR CABINET
PLANS BETTER
COOPERATION
Division Heads Gain Broad.
er Understanding of Con-
ditions at Conference.

President Wilson'S new and in
formal War Cabinet. called together
to serve until some disposition is
made Of the overman bill in Con-
gress, held its first session yesterday
afternoon at the White House. Upon
its adjournment, every man present
declared himself positive the Wal
Cabinet viii be able to speed up
Americas war work.
Those in attendance were Secretary
McAdoo, in his dual capacity as head
Of the Treasury and the railroad ad-
nhnistration, Fuel Administrator
Garfield. Food Administrator Hoover
Chairman Bernard Baruch. of the
War Industries Board, Chairman Ed
ward N. Hurley, of the Shipping
Board. and Vance Mccormick, head
Of the War Trade Board
Was Get-tokether Meeting.
Yesterdays conference was chiefly
a get-together affair, the member:
Of the new auxiliary board going
over with President Wilson ways and
means of co-ordinating their work
more effectively. EACH member had
an opportunity to outline the needs
Of his particular division as regards
cooperation from the other divisions
Only two questions were dealt with
extensively after the preliminaries
had been finished. They were the
Garfield zone system order on the
handling of the nations coal supply
for the coming winter. and the dis
position of coastwise shipping. DR.,
Garfield explained to the War Cabinet
how, by avoiding cross hauls and
eliminating competition between coal
producers not logically rivals, he
hopes to make the zone system SC
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
Aero Coast Defense
Will Be Organized

Organization Of an aero coast de-
fense squadron and a balloon coast
defense company for the protection Of
the National Capital has been ordered
by the War Department. There will
be similar units established at Char
lesion, S. c., and Pensacola, and Key
West. Fla. A board consisting of Maj.
Norman W. Peck, Signal Corps, and
Maj. Edward d. Sinks. Medical Re-
serve Corps, has been appointed to Sc
lect sites>at the places named.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

start their service in democracy's
cause.
Last nights action ended the Ger
man grip on some Of the finest ship
tonnage in the world, held idle because
Of Germany's coercive measures
against her little neighbor Holland
Text Of Order.
The Presidents proclamation fol-
lows:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
"A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas the law and practice OF
nations aceords to a belligerent
power the right in times Of military
exigency and for purposes essential
to the prosecution of war. to take
over and utilize neutral vessels ly-
ing within its jurisdiction;
And whereas the act of Congress
OF June Is. 1917. entitled AN act
making appropriations to supply
urgent deficiencies in appropriations
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
NEW LIBERTY MOTOR
PRAISED BY DANIELS
Test Flight Shows h Is Success for
Navy.

The Liberty motor has demonstrate
ed its worth to the satisfaction of
the Navy Department A flying boat
equipped with a Liberty engine few
from Hampton Roads to Washing
ton in two hours. Secretary Daniels
announced last night. The distance
covered was about $50 miles, making
an average speed Of about 90 miles
an hour. 4
Three naval aviators made the trip.
The motor and plane measured up
70 all expectations. The engine ran
without a miss, 1t was oficially
stated.
1 The navy has several seaplanes
&guipped with Liberty motors which
flying daily
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
Embargo on Corn.

Corn for feeding and manufacturing
purposes cannot be exported from the
United States to Canada after April
except with the consent Of the Do
n1inion government. ~ ,,
The War Trade Board announced
last night that applications for ex-
port licenses must be accompanied by
Canadian import licenses.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
Latest Casualty List
From Gen. Pershing

The following casualties are re-
ported by the commanding general
of the American Expeditionary
Forces:-
killed I'm action.
died of wounds.
died Of accident.
died of disease.
wounded severely.
IL wounded slightly.
Total a..
Killed In Action.
Corp. RusseI G. Hughes.
Corp. George II. MIIes.
Corp. Edward Mitchell.
Died Of Wounds.
Private Lloyd CuIp.
Private Frank ProSsL
Died Of Accident
Private John &. Smith.
Private George Williams.
Died Of Disease.
SerEt. Fred J. Rassbach.
Private John v. Addams-
Private Wint0n CLARK.
Private Hugh l.. Gibson.
Private Barkin w. Leach.
Private Ronald Lobsn.
Private LOuis Maryland.
Private Major TerseIL.
Wounded Severely.
Corp. Otto G. Abbott.
Private Earl Horton.
Private John c. Huntington.
Private Leonard KOstensky.
Private Peter PauIson.
Wounded Slightly.
First Lieut.. Frederick o. kIakrInI
SerEt. Louis A. Zemsn.
Cook Charles J. Hoover.
Corp. Berry w. LanEston.
Corp. Ollie @. Marshall.
Mech. Leroy b. Hall.
Private Robert ID. BeaIe.
Private Byron II. Dean.
Private Clarence FIOurney.
Private Donald A. Gerard.
Private John X. HOke.
Private Donald A. Huat.
Private Robert X. Leib.
Private CrumIey {. Mckay.
Private Orten y. Myers.
Private Ernest Van DE Mark.
Private Fremont $. Wells.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
SHOT WITH REVOLVER
SERGEANT LOSES LIFE
Fatal Accident to. S. Gilman at
Camp Custer.

Camp Custer. Battle Creek, Mich,
March 2O.-Sergt. Samuel Gilman,
32Sth Field Artillery, is dead from
a revolver bullet and a military in
vestigation has been ordered. The
shot was fred by a young lieuten-
ant, but the name of the officer is
withheld.
1t Is explained that the shooting
was accidental. Gilman, who was
from New York City, was holding a
target on the rifle range when a
bullet entered his chest. 1t Is be-
lieved the officer fred before Gill;
man was ready.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
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The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
900, 900 Tons Taken.

100000 Tons Taken.
At Z O'Clock the President issued his
proclamation taking over 10000 tons
OF Dutch shipping within the terri
torial waters Of the United States. At
the same time similar action was
taken by the allied governments with
respect to 100000 tons Of Dutch ships
in their respective ports.
The Navy Department, as an
,nounced by Secretary Daniels. takes
sver the vessels. He intimates that
they will for the present remain under
the navy's control. This action indi-
Gates that the ships will be immedi-
ately put into service in the most vital
war work of the moment-getting men
to France and getting food to the al
lies.
The Netherlands flag fiuttered down
al sunset from the jackstaffs of ves-
sells throughout the world totaling
60o.00 of sorely needed tonnage. This
morning the Stars and Stripes, the
red ensign of England and the tri-
colors of France and Italy will be
hoisted in its place and the ships will
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
Advance in Price
OF New York Bread

New York, March 2o.-Locsl ,Oj
administrators announced toniGl that
on instructions from Washing N the
price OF bread will be i'.creased
from ! to 1-2 cents q los..
II was also announced hat Food
Administrator Hoover rec ests thai
that consumers restrict tn .nselves 20
the consumption Of 6 pounU Of vhe'.
q month-