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New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Peabody Declares
Zone System Will
Ease Coal Famine

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Four plans
Outlined to the Senate investigating
committee to-day by Francis S. Pea
body, director Of the Coal Production
burc:u o. the Council Of National De-
tence. They were:
/. Establishment of producing and
distributing zones, shipments to be con
fined TO those zones, except In eNcep-
tloEal cases.
2. A definite statement of the gov
ernment's policy as to prices until the
war ends.
3. The placing of the question of
priority in the hands of experienced
men.
4. A premium on clean coa,
Mr.. Peabody estimated that the zone
system would increase production 20
per cent, because the short hauls would
make many more cars available at the
mines, many of which now frequently
are idle for days through shortage Of
cars.
Uncertainty as to the government 8
attitude on prices. the witness said, has
kept operators from making necessary
improvements to their mines. This will
be reflected. he said, in reduced produc-
tion this spring.
While the zone system would limit
the number of priority orders. Mr..
Peabody testified. some still would be
necessary, and the confusion which has
attended such orders in the last few
months could be avoided only by plac-
ing the matter in the nands Of eX-
perienced men.
Government prices do not place any
premium on clean coal, the witness
said. with the result that much dirty
coal has been shipped by the mines,
thus adding to the railroads burden
and causing complaint from consumers.
Discussing the reason for shortages,
Mr.. Peabody said that shipments to the
Northwest this winter on priority or
ders had exceeded those of the previous
winter by some 100000 tons. Gov
ernment prices, he said, had made
much Of the coal shipped to the lake
docks unattractive, and while this coal
remains on the piers consumers are
buying the cheaper coal from Illinois
and Indiana. which now is going into
the NorthWpSt
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Communicating of All
Sailing Ships Forecast:
IT'S No1U Available
| BY The Associated p

. W:AsHINAGTON, Jan. IA. = Requisi-
tlonlng of all American sailing YES.
sells was forecast to-day when tbe
Shipping Board requested the Depart-
ment of Commerce to report the loca-
ton OF such vessels. Secretary Red
field replied shat 175 sailing vessels
Wl1h WY cargo carrying capacity of 425.
600 tons now are within or adjacent
10 American territorial waters
lhere are nearly $50 sailing vessels
OF loco tons or larger flying the Amer
can flag, and it is being urged that in
this time of stress, when the liberty
of the world depends on shipment Of
food and supplies to Europe. the YES
sells should be taken from private bust
ness and put into the public service.
OF the l75 vessels which could be
made Immediately available. seventy
six are in ballast, ninety are loaded
and nine are undergoing repairs which
will be finished soon.
There will be no difficulty in obtain
ing seamen to man the new merchant
fleet, Andrew Furuseth, president of
the Seamen's Union, to-day told the
Senate committee investigating ship
building.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Britain Completed
13 Standard Merchant
Ships in Ten Months

LONDON. Jan. 14.-Announcement
was made in the House of Commons to-
day that thirteen standardized mer
chant ships had been completed up to
the end of last year, one OF winch was
sunk.
Sir Leo G. Chiozza Money, parla-
mentary private secretary to the Min
istry of Munitions, replying to a qucs-
tion whether the proportion of ships
completed to those sunk in November
was maintained in December, informed
the House that the results were not so
good in December.
The keel of the first of the British
governments standardized merchant
steamers was laid down in February Of
last year and the hull was launched in
June. A dispatch from London said six
different types Of vessels, varying in
size from 5000 tons downward. were
being built and that many hundreds Of
such ships would be constructed.
In statement made in the House
Of Commons December l3, Sir Eric
Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty,
said the submarine menace, in his
opinion. "is being held but not yet
mastered" He added that Great Brit
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15

fighting value and staying power Of
man of forty-five were less than those
OF man of twenty-five. The govern
ment felt strongly that it would be
contrary to national interests to raise
the age limit while there were notor-
ously large numbers Of younger men
fit for service.
Third Compulsion for Ireland The
government had considered the vcxed
question carefully and was satisfied
that the reasons which excluded Ire
land from the first compusion ac. ha /
lost none of their potency.
The government had determined, how
ever. to take large number Of young
men engaged in essential industries
and also to take steps to maintain the
industries after the young men were
withdrawn. More than 100000 men
were now exempted on occupationai
grounds. The government had divided
the essential industries, roughly, into
three calsses. From the first it would
take no men; from the second about
half of the fit men. and frmo the third
class about one-tihrd
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Say Bond Salesman
Pawned Liberty Bonds
Prosecutors Charge jackson
Hypothecated Certificates
Intrusted to Him

Frederick jackson, of the Hotel Will
lard, former successful bond sales
man employed by Sargent e. Co., of III
Broadway, is or trial before Judge
Malone in General Sessions on charge
of hypothecating three $50 Liberty
loan certificates owned by NJ. J. Brady,
cashier of Hea]y's restaurant, Broad
way and West 145th Street Numerous
complaints were made to the police by
residents Of Washington Heights
against Jackson, charging that they
gave up their ad interim first issue GER
,ifcates to Jackson, who promised to
get the real bonds for them.
Jackson5 arrest came about rather
strangely. On October 9, last, d
wealthy woman in Greenwich received
{. telephone call, supposedly from ex-
Haven, asking her to interest herself
in the American Defence Society. AS
a result, q sr'artly dressed young man
came to see her by arrangement with
the supposed secretary Of MIR Taft. He
said his name was Kipp. He made a
good impression until he began to
criticise the methods Of collections for
the base hospitals, in France.
The wealthy Greenwich woman re-
called with siderable concern that
she had on August 10 last written her
check for $4,000 III favor Of the base
hospitals and handed it to il "Mr
Webb" who, she was led to believe, rep
resented Cornelius Vanderbilt. She
has since been unable to trace the
check. She became so suspicious that
she called her secretary INTO the room
to question Kipp. The young man
stood up very poorly under cross-exam-
ination and the secretary, drawing a
revolver, made him submit to a search.
He was arrested.
BY means Of the pawn tickets found
in his pockets nine hypothecated Liber-
ty loan certificates were traced through
Sargent & Co. to Jackson, who was ar
rested. His employers testified that
he was the ocst bond salesman in their
employ and had always been scrupu-
lousy honest
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Fight Is Expected
In Navy Quarters

- a considerable fight will be made by
me .ne navy and It's friends to keep the
~aay supply system as it is. The OIL
hsl report, which was printed to day.
nea 'hc purpose of creating public
"ril'on op favorable to the navy system
" making purchases.
Mr. Raruch explained that the cen
ba., ,a' supply agency, preferably single
"eaded, would take over the existing
auppiy agencies in the departments
r rno consolidate them. The War De-
r"' uneht Tor example would say how
,any and what kind Of guns it wanted
,ra ~nu IL would be the business of the
r,'a @ supply administrator to get those
'",,s Ts az the time required.
Inc new agency should organizo nro-
~act'"a IN this country. One weak
,,a US ct the Baker plan is that it pro
ros: .utS or Eo one with the authority, ex-
ASi'ehee and breadth Of outlook to per-
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Creation of Munifion
Chief Is Opposed by
Marine Corps Head
lBy Tile Associated Pres.


WASHINGTON. Jan. IA. - Vigorous
opposition to the creation Of a De-
rartment Of Munitions, if it is to in
terfere with the Marine Corps pur-
chasing system, was expressed before
the House Investigating committee to-
day by MajorGencral George Barnett,
commanding the corps. The present
system, the general said had been en-
tirely satisfactory and through it the
corps has been adequately supplied
with all needed equipment without
criticism or complaint from any source.
The general declared he had no
"dollar-a-year" men in the purchasing
department of the corps and that all
contracts were awarded under the COM
petitive system. There have been no
complaints of shortages. he testified,
and the men are we'll clothed. Health
conditions are even better than in
peace times, he declared.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Recruiting of Reserve
Army of Skilled Labor
to Begin January 20
$80,000,00O Approved
To House Workers
IF Four-Minute Men" Will
Aid Campaign-Hurley
Urges Action
[Stat Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Chairman
Hurley of the Shipping Board to- day
asked all state councils Of defence to
cooperate with the Shipping Board in
inc recruiting of reserve army of
Noo,OO0 skilled labOrers for work in the
shipyards.
The recruiting campaign will be for
ma.ly lnaugurn:ed on January 20, when
1o'ooo "Four-Minutc Men" commence a
weeks national campaign to raise the
working personnel Of the board to the
marx set. With the $4,000 men now
employed, the new American shipbuid-
ing army will number $4,000.
Approval to-day by the Senate Com
merce Committee Of a bill appropriate
ing @8o,ooO0O0 for providing housing
accommo odations for shipyard workers
ied Shipping Board officials to believe
.nat the entire reserve may be put to
WORK before the end of the year The
committee also approved bills to au-
,horlzc the board to commander troll
ley lines if necessary to provide trans
portatlon for workmen and to create
m'lltary zones around shipyards.
=, congress was asked by the Shipping
.s,., BOARD to-day for an appropriation Of
1901 200 900, already authorized and in
ANTICIPATION of which contracts already
have Deen let.
Drive on Non EssentiaY Plants
Inc Shipping Boards recruiting drive
VIII be particularly directed at the
working forces of non-esscntial indus
trles, 1t was stated at the board to-day.
Every effort will be made to guard
against "pirating" labor from muni
e'ons or other essential war industries.
Cha,rman Hurley estimates that at
ieaSt 100000 recruits can be placed at
work on government ships within the
next three months. 1t is considered
probable that the entire reserve labor
1orce Will be required on actual CON
structlon within six months if plans
no" under way to place all yards on a
.hrec-shltt basis progress as r:.pidly as
is expected 90
"A statement issued by Chairman Hur-
le! announcing plans for the proposed
sn'p laoor reserve army reads in part
millions of Americans have been
waiting merely to be told what service
.hey can best render. Trained riveters,
-, pol'er"akers, punchers, machinists
olacksmlths, carpenters, caulkers. mill
wrights and other trained men can rcn-
DER no service more vitality needed than
the service of the nation in tno sh;n
yards. AS gauge of future needs
there were approximately 30 Oo0 ,non
employed IN the shipyaros of the conn
try six months ago, while there aro
now about 145,000 employed. A volrn.
tcer army Of 100000 held in reserve
each man ready to put his whole hcar,
INTO the work when called viii o;ve
assurance that the situation Of the
future will be mot ~
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Executives Want Railways
Back Year After War Ends
ravor Giving President Discretionary Power Terminate
Government Control at Any Time Within That PERIOD
Says Frank H. Trumbull-Wn War First Aim

Ihc railway executives have made
up their minds that government con-
troll of the railways should be brought
TO conclusion one year after the end
OF the war at the outside, with dis
cret'onary power lodged in the Prcsi-
dent to restore them to their owners
within that period. This attitude was
not embodied in formal resolution.
put twelve months is the time the cx-
ecutives had in mind when deciding
that their representatives should make
every possible effort to have the period
of government control definitely deter
mined in the pending legislation.
In reviewing the Sunday meeting of
railway executives in New York, which
was probably the most largely attended
meeting Of the kind ever held, Frank
II. Trumbull, chairman Of the railway
executives advisory committee, who
called the meeting, yesterday cmpha-
sized three features:
Support of War Is First Aim
First-Without a dissenting voice the
executives committed themselves to the
most thoroughgoing support of the
government administration of the rail-
ways during the war. There was little
disposition to indulge in rctrospection
as to whether government control was
the part Of wisdom or not All were
intent on making it successful.
Second-lt was felt that it was in
cumbent upon the executives to insist
to Congress that government control is
and must be considered wholly as an
emergency war measure and that 1t IS
only fair and equitable. therefore, that
the period IF control be fixed
Ihlrd-That in applying the general
plan of guaranty of earnings based on
the average of the last three years.
discretionary latitude must be allowed
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Baker Is Silent on
Charges of Whitney
Had Not Read Tribune Arti-
Gle and "Wouldn't Com
ment if He Had"
[Stnf Correspoudencc1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.--Secrctary
Of War Baker to-day declined to com
ment on the article by Caspar Whitney
in Sundays Tribune. The Secretary's
attention was called particularly to
Whitncy's references to the lack OF
supplies with the overseas forces.
81 have no information that such is a
fact" Secretary Baker said. II have
not read the article and cannot com
mcnt on it. / would not comment on it
if | had read it,"
The revelations made by Mr.. Whit
ney in his article attracted much at
tcntion both at the War Department
and in Congressional circles. Espe-
cially were Sundays copies of The
Tribune sought by members of Con-
gress, and portions of the article are
expected to be inserted in "The Con
gressional Record" by members who
have returned from visits to the French
front in further support of the infor-
nation they brought back as to the
insufficient equipment of the American
cXpeditonary forces.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Britain to Draft
Half Million More.
Geddes Announces
Continued from page ]

homes for work in the sbipyards, muni-
tions factories or at timber on the
farms, and, second, manual laborers
over the military age employed on non
essential work, who should volunteer
for public work as the younger men
had done for the army.
His plans for national service were
only 70 guide all men and women into
channels where the energy of the ma
ton was most needed.
Three possibilities for increasing the
army. said the minister, had been con-
sidered:
First-Lowering of the military age.
The Germans were taking boys of sew
enteen, but lowering the age below
eighteen was contrary to natural in
stlncts and economically unsound, and
the f1ghting value Of the average youth
or eighteen was not commensurate with
his value in civil life.
Second-Raising the age limit. Eco
nom'cally .:iy this was less Objectionable.
AIustrla-Hungary had raised the age to
hfty-flve years, while the British limit
was practically forty-three. But the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
All Submarine Chasers
To Be Finished March

WASHINGTON, JAN Although
the submarine chaser programme of the
Navy Department has been delayed by
slow delivery of engines, it was said
to-day that it will be completed by
March /. When the contracts were let
it was believed the work could be done
by January /.
never been made public. A consider
able number are already in service,
however, some of them having been
turned over to France. No more are
to be built, as they are regarded as
useful only for inshore work
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Nav Alden Ward Killed

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Jan. Ia. - May
Alden Ward, author, womcn's club
leader and lecturer, was instantly
killed tonight when the Limousine in
which she was riding collided with a
trolley car. The impact turned the big
automobile ON its side and Mrs. Ward
was thrown through a window, the
glass almost decapitating her. Mrs.
Ward was direct descendant of John
Alden and Priscilla Mullens Of the old
Plymouth Colony days. She was sixty
five years old
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Munition Chief Favored
BY Willard and Baruch


form this vital function. The supplv
agency would. said Mr.. Baruch. create
a national reservoir Of materials for
thc use of the army and navy and so
TAR rs possible of civilian industry.
Congressional sentiment in favor of
reorganization will be greatly
strengthened by to-day's testimony.
II pubic sentiment develops in favor
OF some such plan as Mr.. Baruch out
hnes 1t 's likely that the President will
w'thdraw his opposition to it. No one
mere feels that he is finally and dciin-
'teiy committed against change. 1t
may De that, IN the end. a compromise,
such as Mn Willard outlined. will be
@dopted. for the Administration never
goes any further than it has to go.
BUT advocates of a thorough centraliza-
ton OF supplies believe that there is
nope of complete reorganizatior.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15

aims shipbuilding was not yet replac-
since November /, when made
my last statement" Sir Eric continued,
'ne downward trend of mercantile
marine losses has continued satis-
factorily. The upward curve in mcr-
chant shipbui(iing and the inward
curve in the destruction Of cnemv
submarines have been equally salts
factory. | have no reason to doubt
that all three will continue satisfactor
ily." ' WI
Sir Eric, continued that vast cx-
tension Of .shipbuilding facilities was
necessary if Great Britain was to coun-
YER successfully the encmy's submarine
dcpredations.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
American Trawler
Wrecked on Rock

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.--An Amer
can trawler, operating in European
waters, has been lost Admiral Sims
reported the sinking of the little vessel
to the Navy Department to-day. All
members of the crew were saved. The
trawler was lost, Admiral Sims re-
ported. by striking a rock.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
War Industries Leaders At
tack Bakers Reorgani-
zation Plan
Urge Supply Chief
Responsible to Wilson
Decry Creation Of New
Cabinet Post as Being
Unnecessary
By c. w. Gilbert

WASHINGTON, Jan. ii. - Daniel
willard. chairman OF the War Indus
tries Beard. and Bernard NJ. Baruch,
in charge OF raw materials in the War
Industries Board. both told the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs to-day
that Secretary Bakers plan Of reorgan-
i,stion was inadequate.
Mr.. Baruch was thoroughgo going in his
opposition. He agreed with the SEN
ate committee that the Capitalization
Of al war supplies for army and navy
alike under single head was neces-
ssry. only he would not make the pro-
posed administrator member of the
Cabinet, IS the Chamberlain bill does.
Mr.. Baruch suggested an organization
like the food administration for the
period Of the war and period after
it until rehabilitation OF industry
wOuld take place.
Mr.. Willard was more guarded in
his opposition to Mr.. Bakers plan. He
W.SLS " S>'-N 80 HSSepV tIIt plan WIN
the amendment that the head Of the
War Industries Board should be given
legal functions. instead of merely ad
visory functions and also power under
the direction Of the President to take
ever providing war supplies whenever
the agencies within the present depart
ments might fail. Mr.. Willard's suc-
gestion may be described as com
promise plan. It lies between the plan
Q. Secretary Baker, which merely re-
organizes the War Department, and the
munitions ministry plan, which creates
single central supply agency, and
which the committee proposes and Mr..
Baruch indorses.
The support which Mr.. Baruch, who
has had large experience with diff
cultes OF getting results under tho
present system. gives to the Ministry
Of Munitions idea. and the criticisms
which Mr.. Willard aimed at Secretary
Bakers plan, will encourage Congress
10 60 forward in dealing with the war
supply problem.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
Kind Words for
Existing System

Mr. Willard has kind words to say
about the existing system. He said
mere was nothing else to do when the
var broke out but to call in advisers
from the industrial world. He had
found all the men thus called in honest
and unseliish, and he said that the
nation had never been better served
IN large way than by these volun-
Ieers But it ought to be possible to do
oetter In the future. 1t was time to
get rid Of volunteers. No business man
would do business with volunteers. 1t
was time to cure the defects of the
existing system I. would be "crimi-
nal" not to do so.
The committee WAS obviously more
impressed with Mr.. Baruch's testimony
man with Mr. Wizards. Mr.. Baruch
mas had a longer experience with sup
ply questions than has Mr.. Willard,
,@hose time up till two months ago was
,pafgely given to transportation. Mr..
haruch his one Of the men with a repu-
lLauon for getting things done down
mere. And he has the business mans
impatlence with the loose system that
prevails. He said the Baker plan did
t not 90 far enough. He would go fur
.her than the English thomse lives had
tn ;n centrahzing supplies under the Min
ls'ry OF Munitions. The English plan
applies only to the army Mr.. Baruch
mouid include the navy under the oper-
s.'on OF centralized supply admins
dratlon. This the Chamberlain bill
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
President Still
Stands with Baker

The President is still understood to
stand with Secretary Baker, but the
President seems to be misinformed q
about the attitude Of other men in the
war organization here toward the ne
csssity Of thorough reorganization.
For example, he told several Congress-
men the other day that Mr.. Willard
iiayored the Baker plan. Mr.. Baker
himself told the Senate committee tina.
both Mr.. Willard and Mr. Barych fa-
yored his plan. But Mr.. Willard's sup
port OF 1t proved, under examination,
to be very limited
ut will work." ne said obviously.
ut can be made to work But it is
faulty in one respect. 1t is purely VOL
untary. II there is cooperation it viii
serve"
THE trouble is" he added. "tha.
the War Industries Board is unsatis
factory as an administrative agency
1t lacks power. And it reports to the
Council of National Defence, which It
self has no authority. And this body
reports to the President. If instead OF
a board there were q single man re-
porting direct to the President. the
President could give him such author
lty as was needed to deal effectively
with the situation, and thus the plan
would work"
Mr.. Willard went on to explain that
this head Of the War. Industries
Board, or single executive on whom
the President should confer power
should do what the War Industries
Board does now, prevent competition
between departments for supplies, or
ganize industry for large production
convert factories from unessential 4
essential work, and should, in addition
have power to take over functions of
supply bureaus in the departments
when those bureaus were failing t.
ges results. The Senator'S could not
quite see how this last power could b.
worked out in practice.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-15
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