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GERMAN ALLIANCE
WILL DEFEND ITSELF
Officers Will Testify Today
Before Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee

WASHINGTON, MaTCn -
The national Gcrman-Amercan Al
lance had an opportunity TO hight Tor
it's existence today The subcommittee
OF the Senate Committee on Judiciary
was ready TO hear officers Of the Al
lance on their reasons for opposing the
bill presented to Senator King of Utah
to revoke the charter granted to the
organiza ton by Congress In 1907.
Testimony taken up 90 this time has
been to the effect that the Alliance has
worked to "Germanize America" Gus
tavus Ohlinger, Il Toledo attorney. and
Harry 6. Campbell. a Milwaukee news
paper man. have appeared before the
subcommittee and made charges against
the Alliance, which place II in the class
Of unloyal organizations. They have
charged the organization with opposition
to the policies of the United states and
with political Vaccinations determined
10 keep from office all those who eN-
pressed opposition to the German cause
In the great war
Officers OF the organization have
made unofficial answer and have dis
claimed these charges. Todoy they viii
have chance to show t. the subCom-
mittee that their organization is loyal
and should not be put out Of existence.
Fhe Rev. S. O. Won Bosse. Of Whining
ton, Del, the president, and Adolph
Timm, Of Philadelphia, the secretary,
have been summoned to appear and give
testimony.
Richard Bartholdt, of st. Louis, Mo,
a former Congressman is ready to take
the witness stand and has stated that
he would tell some mighty interesting
things" Bartholdt has been charged
with appearing before meetings Of the
alliance and making political speeches
against those opposed to Germany. He
has also been charged with carrying
on propaganda for the alliance which
was aimed TO bring about an embargo on
munitions from the United States 10
the Allies before the United states
entered tho war 81 am 100 per
cent American. and ! will show II,
Bartholdt declared today before ap-
pearing as n witness
H. Lowry Humes, United States Dis
trict Attorney for western Pcnnsyl-
vanIa. also has been summoned Ac-
Cording to evidence already before the
committee. Humcs was at a private
conference In Pennsylvania when {. J
HeXamer, former president of the ALT
ance. made utteranccs which are al
legged to have been dsparaging against
the Government of the United states
Another witness who has been SUM
moned and who is labeled as a 'stal
witness" Is V. \. IIajek. Of Philadel
phia. Il former agent of the Department
Of Justice.
what Mr.. IIajek was expected to
testify to at this hearing was printed il
! the EvENING PUrLIC LEDGER Of yes
| terdaY.
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Special Session
Gains Support
Continued from Page One

Democratic National Committeeman, as
their candidate for Governor Two or
three times he has said he would not
run for the nomination, but now the
leaders are after him again as result
of developments at the conference held
here last week. Joseph +. Guffey, of
Pittsburgh, apparently was virtually
slated up to the time the conference
was called here. but when the conference
broke up the Democrats seemed to feel
they must have Mccormick or Palmer,
preferably Mccormick. who made re-
markable run against Governor Brum-
baugh.
This renewal of efforts to have Nc
Cormick run seems TO indicate that the
Democrats expect to make the prohibit
tion amendment their real issue. lie is
an ardent dry supporter. and If he
runs it seems a foreGone conclusion that
the dry plank will he the big plank OF
! tho Democratic platform. Many Of the
biggest Democrats have said right along
that their choice of a candidate will
/ depend almost entirely upon the appear
/ ance Of conditions In Republican ranks.
| Should there be a serious split In tie
! Republican party with the Wares and
| several other leaders supporting O'Neil.
/ lIeH IL u lilouSut llhtlN indt htN.oi
mick will run If the Republicans are
solid il is not expected he will run. II
! It thought he would surely be defeated II
| there is Republican harmony. and a dc.
| feat for him might sound like repudia
ton of the Wilson Administration owing
to Mccormick having been so close to
| the Administration and because ht
handled the last Wilson campaign.
Ii was announced today that oJhl
j., l.. Morris, publisher of srhool books
Il former member of the House from tn
Twenty-frst ward. will run for tn
| Republican nomination in the Senat
against owen y. Jenkins, present mem
bcr from the Sixth senatorial district.
George D. Porter, Director of Publ
Safety under Mayor Bankenburg, wa
asked by a committee representing tn
Town Meeting and Pcnrose forces
make IL race for the nomination, an
it was supposed until today he intnde
to run. Today, however, it was as
serted that he had decided he could nc
spare the time from his businss an
Mr. Morris is to run. jenkins has tn
Ware support and his candidacy for RI
nomination has been announced. TIL
district IL composed of the Twenty-firs
Twenty second, Th!rty-eighth and Fol
ty-second wards.
Today is the first day on which pet
tions for nomination may be legally eli
culated for signatures. April 96 is III
last day for securing signatures,
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Will Punish Bakers
EUading Bread Rule
Continued from Page One

continued from rage Une
by measure. one of them pointed out
They have not known what the require.
ments are. Even those who do know
do not know how to mix the proportions
required. he said. This condition will
speedily be changed.
The bakers responded with cheers to
the appeals made to them by Admins
traitor Cooke They all pledged them
selves to cooperate with the food oill-
cials.
Many of the housewives In this Sec
ton of the city are accused of boarding
wheat -four. Reports were mode TO Mr..
Cooke of families having bought enough
wheat -four to last for years. When the
bakers bake Victory bread the housewife
stops buying and bakcs her own bread,
they told Cooke.
Mr. Cooke promised immediate action
on all eases of such boarding. If reports
containing the name and address and
the name of the firm selling the -four
were made to him.
! 81 will do all ! can to help YOU" Mr.
, Cooke said. but you must help us and
incidentally yourselves. We simply must
| put this thing over"
All restaurants in the city aTlliated
with the reStaurateurs association will
serve standardized Liberty roll" to
their patrons beginning today, according
to announcement by the association. The
roll agreed upon Is to be made of wheat
-four cornmeal and corn flour. This
new roll will weigh the fun two ounces
allowed by the food administration
The announcement then points out !:
If you do not care for the Liberty
standardized ROLL" you may be served
with a two-ounce slice Of Liberty bread
or two slices tfour ounceS) of graham
or corn bread, or two corn mullins (four
ounces) or two graham or war mullins
OF two ounces each, or one corn muffin
ana one graham or war muffin--and nc
more at any one meal When a sand
which COMPRISES the meal, the quantity al
, Liberty bread shall not be restricted
, TO a single two-ounce slice.
In the case of the baker summoned
: yesterday to Mr. Cookies office or
, charges of having failed to bake Victory
bread. no action was taken. This baker
denied the charge. He will have another
, hearing within a few days.
, MAY STILL USE RYE
Bakers of Philadelphia have been noti
ned by Federal Food Administrator ia,
Cooke that the time during which ryt
may be used as a substitute for whea
-four in the baking of bread has bee,
extended until March 81 Under TN,
regulations originally promulgated, nv,
Hour would automatically have bee,
Withdrawn as substitute on March 8.
, Mr.. Cooke explained that the reaso,
for the extension of time was that
was found that the surplus stock of nv
Hour was larger than had at first bee,
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MADE CONSUL AT MOSCOW

WILMINGTON. Del. March John
Preston Doughten, of Wilmington, who
has been United States vice consul at
Calcutta. India, according to cable ad-
vices received today, has been promoted
to consul at Moscow, Russia. and it is
presumed from the tenor of the message
that he Is now on his way there.
Mr. Doughten was informed of his
promotion while en- route from Calcutta
to America, having started for home on
u three months furlough. and he cabled
the message home from Cape Town
South Africa where he was intercepted.
He has been in the consular service
since 1907, first as assistant to the consul
at BurSlem. England. In 1909 he was
made vice consul at Kobe, Japan, and
in 1915 vice consul at Calcutta
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|OIlE IN CRUSADE
PROTECT SOLDIERS
Prodded by Mayor,
komise Drive Against
\ liquor and Women
DERAL AGENTS TO AID
4 b Started to Reimburse Meade
Mems Losses in Bank
Crash
nv q star Correspondent

*-1| CAMP MEADE, Md., Marcn =
Ths only element that Baltimorcs
1rofeesionsl bottieggers can depend upon
tonloht II luck, for the police and SOL
Z Gtor guards will give them little op-
Uortunity to do business with Little
4oan citizens.
&Thts was the assertion made today
~ both factions In the law and order
2GPusade Although Il was bitter pill
- swallow, the police department de-
6i6ed to get busy IN the vice situation
I omd agrecd to cooperate In every par
{Icplar with special agents that are
~ sbe sent to Baltimore by General
Kuhn, commander Of the Seventy-ninth
Division
Ioday's activity on the part of the
bolice is largely due to the attitude OF
Mayor Preston, who. in a letter to Cen
6rai Kuhn, admitted the vice situation
IN Baltimore Is just as the General had
deacrlbed It, Then the Mayor hurled
- live grenade into the police depart
ment by telling General Kuhn he was
powerless to aid him In his effort TO
protect the health and morals of the
soldiers because the police department
Z II controlled by the state.
Soon after Mayor Preston corrobo-
rated General Kuhn's charge that boot
legging and the solicitation OF soldiers
BY women are on the increase, the police
officlals became active. General Law
iason Riggs. president of the police
board, announced he would confer with
General Kuhn today and arrange sys-
TEN designed to check the evils.
william Pepper Constable, president OF
4 the Board of Liquor License Commits
aicners, and George l.. Radcliffe. also a
member of the board. will accompany
I General Riggs on his trip to this camp.
K They will confer with General Kuhn
and, according to General RIGGS, extend
every aid in their power
Mayor Preston. since taking office,
has been a bitter critic OF the police
department. and insists 1t is controlled
by vicious political interests" Now
I that General Kuhn has injected himself
into the situation, the Mayor welcomes
the opportunity to take another fling al
what he calls police inefflciency and
gang control of the department"
faA Men who have been observing recent
deyelopments assert State officials In
Z terpret the Mayors action In defendine
General Kuhn's position as another and
{ in fact, powerful argument for home rule
( over the police department That tfa
state officials will fight this move b,
forcing the police to check vice Is the
opinion shared by both factions.
Marshal Of Police Carter announced
today he would have a large force Of
(. men on the job tonight and they would
co-operate with Government agents ir
the work of driving bootleggers ant
obiectionable women from streets FIRE
ouented by soldiers.
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ROUT OF HUNS SHOWS FIGHTING
SPIRIT OF u. S. MEN AT FRONT
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Continued from Page Ono
man survivors were sent scuttlIng
back to their lines. while the American
gunners slammed down "a violent bar
rage through which the fleeing troops
had to pass.
II was the second attack on Per-
shing's men In as many days. The pre-.
vious raid took place near Chavignon
on the Aisno front. Berlin announced
that ten American and some French
prisoners were taken in the first at
tack. but the French War Ofilce de-
clares the Sammees acquitted them.
selves splendidly and repulsed the
enemy.
The Germans opened fire on the l.. s.
line near 'Toul with every weapon at their
command. Seventy -sevens," heavy
shells and gas shells fell In "A whlrlwnd
In the American trenches for half an
hour At the same time other enemy
shells In great numbers were dropping
on the American battery positions.
At 6 O'Clock the barragc fire lifted on
the trenches to the right of the salient
and the Germans came sweeping for
ward under the protection OF their
fire.
The young Captain rallied his men
with rifles and machine guns and went
through the American wire entanglcment
into mo Mans Land" and there waited
for the enemy, whom he expected TO be
driven out by his comrades in the
trenches.
FLEEING HUNS TRAPPED
lie was right for soon groups of the
enemy started back through the wire en-.
tanglements. The Americans poured IN
deadly fire. but unfortunately the
captain was killed in the fighting.
While the Americans were IN front OF
the wire entanglements and In shell
holes, still fighting desperately, tho
American barrage fire began sweeping
No Mans Land, catching many runuinl
Germans who had had enough OF
American methods. The barrage swept
back and forth, making sure OF doing
all possible damage to the foe.
When the enemy had been driven bach
out OF the positions. The ground
was Uttered with enemy hand grenadcs
boxes OF explosives for destroying dug
outs and incendiary bombs which they
had no opportunity to use
TWO DUGoUTs DESTROYED
1ne Germans managed, however, &c
drop incendiary bombs in two dugouts
which were destroyed by fre, but nt
Americans were In them If the Ger
mans captured any prisoners. which I,
| doubtful there were not more than tw'
or three, possibly from a listening post
| OF the missing many probably were
| buried. Digging for them now Is pro
ceedIng and others may he accounted
| for.
Two German prisoners were wounded
and the other taken was unhurt eXcep
for a welt on one of his hands where h
was struck by Il young American sol
dier when he showed fight after cap
| ture.
The American officers obtained mucl
valuable information from the prisoners
One said:
81 did not have n chance to do any
thing before an American jumped on {
me and grabbed me by the throat"
The Germans had been preparing 70
the raid for three weeks and Belongs
to the Seventy-eighth Reserve Division
of Hanover. The prisoners had Rus
sian coins in their possession and cam
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MIKADO Nv CONFERENCE
ON SIBERIAN SITUATION

TOXIC, March 2.
An important conference bearing ON
the situation In siberia Is under way a'
the Mikado's villa at Hayama TO-DAY
Foreign Minister Motono. Naval MIL
lstcr kato and Admiral Togo were III
conference with the Emperor; ,,-,-.z
The decision of the Allied diplomats
10 withdraw from Petrograd Is tanta-
mount 10 a severance Of diplomatic re-
latlons with Russia, II was generally
regarded in official circles TO-DAY; nj.
Foreign Minister Motono told the pet
that Japan IL negotiating with the Allies
for a new policy toward Russia.
Significance is placed on the hurried
departure for Nladitustok OF Rear Au-
miral Tanaka, former attache at fetro-
grad A..
Naval Minister Kato has gone to the
in,perial villa at Hayama to report 10
and confer with the Emperor regarding
the Russian situation.
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SLAVS IN LAST STAND AS FOE
SWEEPS TOWARD PETROGRAD

These are tho predictions for the ir-
mediate future of Kaleidoscope tus-
sla," as given by Representative Meyer
London. Socialist Congressman and one
of the best Informed men on SlaN con-
ditions London lived under the Car s
rule until he was twenty years old and
is personal friend of many of the Rus
sian factional leaders.
Almost anything may Happen sud
denly In Russia" London said, hut the
Kaiser Will find to his sorrow just what
Napoleon and other ambitious war lords
learned by experience. For the Germans
to gain real control of Russia seems
TO me Just as impossible now as Napo-
leon found IL.
when the German leaders seize the
little farms, destroy the little thatCh-
rooted homes and other property as
they are certain TO do in their advance,
the great mass of the pcasantry will
fight and will fight as IL fighting for
their lives" he emphatically asserted
"Thcy will lack organization. but they
will fight bitterly in guerrilla fashion
harassing the Germans as much as pos
sible."
Socialist factions will he soldiiied by
the German advance, London believes
and will join In the fight against the
invader, The Socialist oath against wal
Is only against wars of aggression, but
when q foe strikes to take away their
homes and property il Is a war Of de.
fensc, and they Will fight
Admitting rnaI ne disllkcS TrotSkN
and Lenine because they are Of an op
posing faction of Socialists, London dc
Clares the German advance into ftues'a
will make ii necessary to release manS
Social Democrats and intellectual lead
/ crs imprisoned by the present rulers
| These men, he says, unless other events
| intervene. will bring about the downfall
of the Bolshevik regime. which Londol
/ says represents less than one-fOurth o
| the people of Russia Then. with thei
| ranks solidifcd by the marching Teu
! ton" will come the coalition Socialis
| government. London thinks.
| Among the leaders in the overthrow
! London suggested Max Lieber, now i'm
/ prisoned but constructive worker, who
! he says. was able while in power II
| prevent separate peace between Ger
many and Ukraine.
Lenine, London says, is sincere anc
desirous of causing a Bolshevill rev
! olution in Germany and Austria, hu
/ thinks peace should come before tn,
revolt
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FLAYS BOIES AND BOOZE
O'Neil at Hazleton Makes Penrose
and Liquor His Targets

HAZLETON. Pa, March 2.--Declaring
himself opposed to "Penroseism," which
he promised TO do his utmost. to elImi-
nate IL elected Governor, J. Denny
O'Neil. of Pittsburgh, State Highway
Commissioner, also pledged himself to
do all in his power to obtain ratifica-
tion of the national prohibition amend
ment in an address here at a mass
meeting at the First Baptist Church
He said:
There are two big Issues in this
State that cannot be sidestepped by any
candidate for Governor. The first Is ma
tlonal prohibition and the second Is PEN
roseism. National prohibition Is a
moral as well as an economic measure,
and II am nominated and elected I will
do all I can 10 see that Pennsylvania is
one of the thirty-six States that ratify
the amendment.
Under Penrose leadership Pennsyl-
vania politics has become a byword
throughout the nation. He has driven
thousands of our best citizens from the
Republican party and Iswill do all in
my power to rescue the party from his
selfish and ruinous control.
'The Republican party Is a great
party ana Pennsylvania is a great State,
| and II u ahout time to- redeem then
bolh o. ~ E2qeQpt blight" q
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at thelr personal requests and tho nor
mission of the British and Atoericar
authorities. have returned to their Gun
now that their own are in Tho eoh,
ono Is a major, commanding the a.,
ticular battalion 7 write about. and tho
other is captain Of one of his con~
panies. no 'o"'-
Later | stood at the village end ~,
TINS road and saw Major - ,,,,.o.
go in. The Major sat upon bis LII. "u.I'
with myself and other corresnondnn,,
grouped about him. Machine pr,n.
mules and Sammee drivers had gone nn
ahead to the next village. which r,,.
beside the third line, II was 10 bo 10,
,he passing of the infantry that we
were to witness VIC
Inc troops filed up in companv co,-
'lmns of fours, At the turn into ,ho
road TO over there" each command ,,,ns
spllt INTO small units. each advancing
s MIN perhaps seVenty-ive yards between
ne hrst company was that commanded
pS captain -. whom but n little befora
| had left at the end of the road
silence, men" he called on, o,,,,
OUT those cigarettes! And as soon as
you make the turn carry the gas mael,
at alert position" '''''"
Bye bye, SACK" said. "Good
luck :" 'ouu
ONE MAN WITHOUT HEL,MEr
hanks, old man, see Won I,to,
over there" he replied as he SWING In
atter the last of his company in a run
10 take the lead. Major - sat unon
| his horse with an unseen exnresni,,'
upon his face that ! could not max o,,,
In the darkness; but felt it was fn,l
OF critical affection. He watched each
man in each platoon with the eve ~ am
| experienced soldier. one youngster IVA g
wearing h's callot instead of his beI.
met, ana the Major called out, "HoIt
who Is commanding that platoon?"
a sergeant appeared out of the gloom
saluted and replied, II am. sir"
where's that mans helmet?" cams
the answer, N"''''
Hes lost IT, sir; somebody swped If
for souvenir, he says"
Have him fall out and get a heIr,e,
JON the last company and report wher
it gets in."
salute. "''' ''''
''The poor little kid" said the Ma 10,
TO we standing about him, ~ don't know
his mother, but he's as much i'm m,
charge as if ] was his daddy: if anv
thing hits him on the head he'll hav,
the tin hat on before IL happens"
The last platoon was completely heI
lleteu' so suppose the poor little kid
dug out tin lid somewhere, And a!
us complement took the road, the Majo
leaned over and gave us individually hi
right hand as he followed with ou
godspeed Presently we shall see hin
over there" of that In another story.
As we walked away TO our automobile
for return to headquarters ere going int
the front line ourselves after complet
American occupation, a French lasso
officer, who with our press officers, gen
orally accompanies us, said to me:
Monsieur Bazin, I have witnesse
over zoo reliefs during this war.
never saw more soldierly lot, nor me
seemingly more able to give a good aC
count Of themselves. They show disc
: pline and training. they have youth an
strength and endurance. We shall hea
) good things Of them. Their officers ar
yplendld the men equally So
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| URGE PERSHING RUSH
NEW CASUALTY LISTS
WASuINGTON. March 9.

w
General pershing has been urged to
expedite as much AS possible the list
of casualties IN the fighting north of
Toul,
II was pointed out with "A great deal
of pride that the American forces en-
gagged followed out to the limit the best
tradition of the American fighting
forces. Subjected to "A disastrous bonn
bardment from every sort Of weapon,
which had the accurate range OF the
American positions. and swept by clouds
OF poison gas. the Americans maintained
their position and took heavy toll of
the enemy.
Officials declared today that this lat
est fight, in which It appears the Ameri-
can forces have sustained their heaviest
military losses In action Will do much
for the American cause. Naturally IT
Is expected to be reflected throughout
the country, especially in the various
army camps. where the troops are COM
pletng their training before going
across. And It is certain that the
lesson of holding on and giving better
than was sent will be reflected from
the American forces in France
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japan InUades Siberia'
Chinese in Manchltrld
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Continued from Page One ,..,.-
automatic advlces Of the American HoN1 a
ernment, which said that ult ultlllla'e,ya eHa a a
real fghting line would be formed ,.i ainys ahu a
new leader would arise 20 meada a t,e ,n resent
Imposition of any unfair German peace
terms. -, 4, ,s holieyed
will not be long withheld, ConsuitaI,n,Vun.s
among Colonel House, IQru ,,,nosident
have apnarentiy served to clear the az az
mosphere, though It left difficult prop,
lon for the President To solve, Japaii, Jap.i,
Is anxious 70 be UP and AT the e,N taSn
and Is pressing for an ahsWeI ,aInn
aiithnrities suggest she has merely thhheu
a dinlo,natic way of letting the Miles
know that she intends to act II any
event.