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The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
PEOPLE
| LOOK FOR DEFEAT
Peace Delegate Says Suffering In
tense and Even Soldiers Hungry.

London. Jan. s.-"Nobody believes in
tictory in AOstria-Hungry," Is the
btatement attributed TO DR.. Franz
kIarkitch. in Reuters correspondence
In the English newspapers.
DR.. Markitch, Reuters says, was a
Socialist delegate from Bosnia to the
conference at Stock
holm. His outspoken attitude in IA
kor Of peace at Stockholm made 1t
impossible for him to return to Aus
fria, and he went to England. He
described the state of affairs in Aus
! ria as insupportable.
In Bosnia Herzegovina, Austria
bnd Dalmatia." he said, famine is
baking a terrible toll of the popula-
tion. The people are driven to eat
herbs, roots and the bark of trees,
lThfle there is a terrible mortality from
hunger typhus as the people call 1t.
Z Is not much better in the army.
Il have seen with my own eyes
foldiers begging for bread in the
btreets OF Vienna and Budapest. The
people wait sometimes as much as
forty-eight hours in the lines at the
food supply stations. Meat, bread.
tobacco. tea. coffee and sugar are not
10 be had. while the price Of an ordi-
bary suit Of clothes. il it can be got.
Is $50.
Corruption is wide spread. The
ficher classes are smuggling in food
ftu1s at fabulous prices. There have
Peen cases where $50 has been paid
for a barrel Of -four
Conditions in Germany, according to
pr. Markftch, are not much better, the
Fhief difference being that in Germany
|tarvation is organized by the govern
|nent. A government report, he says,
|hows that the men In the German
Empire have lost an average of eigh-
~ pounds each during the war.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-10

STARTS AUTO
ROUTES TODAY
New System of Delivery a
Boon for Remote
Sections.

Beginning practically today. Post
master General Burleson will put into
unified operation a national, COM
prehensive scheme of automobile
post deliveries, that will be poten-
TALLY the greatest step yet taken
to reduce the cost of living, and at
the same time will relieve the freight
congestion to a large extent.
Hundreds of motor trucks. operat-
ing over great trunk routes extend
ing from Portland, Maine, to Jack
sonville, Fla: from Baltimore, Md.
to Chicago, Ill; from Chicago to New
Orleans, La, and from New Orleans
to Savannah. Ga, will move through
farming districts and make direct
connections with the nearest mar
kets and with private consumers
themselves.
What They Do.
They will:
Deliver food products, dairy prod
ucts, farm and garden products by
parcel post. limited packages, direct
from producer to consumer.
Deliver perishable food from four
TO eight days fresher than the rail-
roads or other systems can do so
now.
Reduce the cost of transportation
through the elimination of from one
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The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
1000 Soldiers Listen.

1000 Soldiers Listen.
Close on to 1000 soldiers sat we'll
up front in the Tabernacle and inter
mingled with them were sailors and
marines. In the body of the big wood
en- building every seat was occupied
and hundreds stood in the corritors
during the entire revival service, cram
ing their necks to hear what Billy and
the rest of 'em were saying.
Extra chairs had to be put on the
platform near the choir to handle the
crowds that managed to edge its way
through the big doors. Even the press
boxes, reserved for newspapermen.
were used as an emergency. Approx
mateIy 1920 persons were inside the
big building and the dooTkeepers had
to turn scores away for lack Of even
"standing room" 1t was the second
largest crowd that had gone to hear
the noted evangelist and was beaten
only by that of last sunday 'hsnt,
when hundreds were turned sway.
Rody started the patriotic wave at
the beginning of his song service when
he had the soldier from Camp Meigs
and. other cantonments stanl up. The
big audience cheered itself hoarse.
Then Rody sang several verses Of -
new patriotic song he has 5ast written
Wen Be Waiting Wheh You Come
Back Home"
Billy came in about the time the
chorus was winding up and he again
invited the soldiers to make use OF
the Tabernacle and its co.'s when they
are forced to remain IL Washington
overnight and have no place to go to
sleep. zoe
The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
BRITISH PRESS LAUDS
wilson WAR MESSAGE
Latest Expression of President Is
Hailed as Peace Sign.
By ARTHUR $. DRAPER.
Special Gable to The Washington
Herald nnd New York Tribune.

London. Jan. s.-Once again Presi-
dent Wilson has taken HScraI Eng
land by storm and won the approval
OF every paper here which tends
toward moderation. The conservative
morning papers refrained from COM
ment on his speech to Congress.
The Evening Globe" which ranks
among the foremost fire-eaters is
pleased with the Presidents words
about secret diplomacy, but features
prominently an interview with Hynd-
man critcising the address under the
heading Mr.. Wilson's Mistakes"
The Evening News the only other
extremely conservative evening pa
per, now that the Standard has
become more broadminded, disagrees
with the President on sevreal points,
especially in regard to his sugges-
ton about the removal, as far as
possible, Of an economic barriers"
and the establishment of equality of
trade conditions among members of
the proposed league of nations.
As for the rest of the English
press, it is unanimous and loud in
its approval.
The "Star" Is especially laudatory.
Wilson once more utters the un-
spoken thoughts of humanity, those
thoughts that lie too deep for the
Old World politicians to utter them.
The supreme gift OF Wilson to the
world is the gift Of articulating and
interpreting its anguished vision of
the future. The most thrilling
in his inspired adress is
where he reads the inner meaning
OF the Russian revolution. We i'm
plore our politicians to emulate the
spiritual insight and divination of
the greatest American President
since Lincoln.
Let US say quitei frankly and
fearlessly that President wilson's
aim toward the Russian govern
ment is inmeasurably wiser, truer
and 'saner Ahan the attitude of our
own foreig office and war cabl-
neh u
The Washington herald., 1918-01-10

The evangelist "spotted" the Ru-
manian Mission, in company with the
Rumanian Minister, seated in the
silk lid section He went over 10
the visitors and formal introductions
followed.
Mr.. Sunday then spoke OF the Yalor
of Rumania in its struggles against
Germany-and disease among its SOL
diers and civilians and he invited the
delegation to the platform. The great
crowd arose and cheered. The secrc-
tary OF the mission, in broken
English, pleaded for long life for
america and its great President and
the mission bowed itself off the plat
fern.
President Is Cheered.
Mention OF the President brought
cheers and handclapping.
Billy then introduced Ittaman ben
Avi, here only a few days from
Jerusalem. He paid remarkable trib-
ute TO the allies and to Christians gem
orally for their heroic rescue of
Jerusalem from the Turks and de-
clared that the capture of the holy
city" was the most wonderful hap
pening in the worlds history.
He predicted a pilgrimage OF the
Jews back to the Holy Land" from
all parts OF the world and the big
audience cheered loudly when he de-
clared that ultimately. from Jerusa-
lem. will spriS5s the real brotherhood
OF man, with Jew and Gentle fight
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The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
Son of Daniels Named
Annapolis Midshipman

Worth Bagley Daniels. second son
OF the Secretary of the Navy. was
named a midshipman at Annapolis by
Senator Overman, of North Carolina
last night. He is the fourth contribu-
ton to the navy from the immediate
family of Mr.. Daniels. His older
brother enlisted as a private in the
Marine Corps early in the war. Mrs.
Daniels spoke of her second son with
a thrill of pride last night.
He is named for my brother" she
said.
Her brother. Ensign Worth Bagley
was the only American naval officer
killed in the Spanish war. Her other
brother, Commander David Bagley. is
now on his way home after the tor
pedoing of the United States destroyer
Jacob Jones. whiSahe commanded.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
j. S. WILL BE
WORLDFAMOUS
PRESS AGENT
Uncle Sam Plans to Adver-
tise American Democ-
racy to Universe.

All hail to Uncle Sam, advertising
man-the greatest international press
agent the world has ever seen!
He has undertaken the Job OF spread
ing American ideals. the gospel OF
democracy, to the uttermost ends Of
the earth. and to his credit have been
placed unlimited funds for this
gigantic task Of educating the world
for inoculating it against the virus Of
autocracy.
German propaganda has done its
worst and failed. The story Of Amer
lean propaganda, which will make the
Teuton variety look like a soiled two
spot. now begins.
The story begins in Russia. Here
American publicity men, acting un-
der the direction OF the Creel commit
tee on Public Information, are already
on the job. They have many mil
lions at their disposal
They are preachers. prUpagandists,
Observation-Disclosures you like to call
them-to tell the true story of Amer
lea and its war aims to the Russians,
whose minds have been sadly muddled
regarding the United States by the
poison of Germanic lies.
Names Are withheld.
Every channel of publicity in the
Russian nation is being used-news-
papers. billboards. pamphlets, dodgers,
magazines, etc. Already the work is
having some effect. Dispatches from
Petrograd printed yesterday tell of
the impression it is making there. The
identity of the American workers who
are in Russia is Wei known in Wash
ington, but is withheld for the present.
The success of the campaign de-
pends, OF course, upon It's freedom
from any suggestion OF political ih-
fiuence. or il backing one faction in
Russia as against another. II Will
be a straight-from-the-sh cam
paign OF extracts from President Will
sons speeches, of various interpreta-
tions of American democracy and
American idealism from the time OF
Washington down to the present.
Similarly Mrs. Norman der
whitehouse, brilliant suffrage propa-
, gandist, has been sent to Switzer-
land by Mr.. Creel. In Geneva or
Zurich she is within the striking
distance of the German frontier anG
icanism will undoubtedly percolate
into the land of the enemy. where
it should be of decided value 10 the
allied cause.
Mrs. Whitehouse goes frankly as
an American publicity agent; she is
without official credentials from the
State Department and officials made
il clear yesterday that while her
status was undoubtedly "quasi-offi-
cial," since she is being sent by the
Committee on Public Information, it
was nothing more than that.
Thus do American methods of pub
licity-the practical realization of
daylight diplomacy"-find their way
around the earth. 1t may be said
by some future commentator that
the war was won for the allies by
the power of American advertising.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
Demonstrations Occur In
Berlin, Essen and Leipzig;
Situation Tense.
JUNKERS LOSING GRIP
ON POLICY OF NATION
Anti-Annexationists Are De-
termined to Force Accept
ance of Peace Terms.

Amsterdam. Jan. g. Huge
throngs crying We must have
peacel" marched the streets Of
Berlin. Leipzig and Essen the day
the rupture of the sso-Teuton
peace parleys was announced.
News to this effect filtered beyond
the Alps border today after it had
been suppressed for nearly a week.
1t shows that the opposition of
the masses to the "camouflaged
annexation clause, which is the
one stumbling block to peace with
Russia, has invaded the two
greatest strongholds of the militar-
lists, the capital itself and the city
where the Krupps have their great
war-feeding factories, employing
more than 100000 men. Essen
lies in the heart of one of. Ger
many's greatest industrial districts.
AntI-war Sentiment Grows.
Leipzig is the largest city in Saxony
and the fourth city in size in the en-
pire. Its population is nearly S0o,cOo'
II is an important manufacturing CEN
ter.
Now that the parleys at Brest-
Litovsk have been resumed-a plen-
airy sitting took place tetiay-tlfe poiit-
ical battle in Berlin has somewhat
subsidized, but the atmosphere is ex-
tremely tense
Under the surface The cauldron of
dissension between the anti-annexa-
tionists and the militarists seethes on.
New indications that the conflict may
eventually rip the whole German
home 'front.' to pieces came today in
a dispatch from Berlin that the Reich
stag majority is once more intact.
That means the Centrists and National
K Liberals nave JO4llcu AlaO So-AoA-SS-7 -
their unequivocal opposition to annex
alton in any form. IL it is true, Chan
cellor Won Hertling, one of the strong
men of the Centrists. which was the
original nucleus of the majority bloc,
will shortly be challenged TO CON
fess eolors." His Endorsement of the
majority's stand Is expected to lead
directly to an open breach between the
military and civilian sections Of the
government.
Today's advices from the German
capital further showed that the pro-
annexa donists are in a panic. They
fear an evil effect of the speeches by
Lloyd George and President Wilson
upon the masses. To them the allied
and American diplomatic counter Of
fensive spells the vision Of the Ger
man people rising in the demand for
immediate peace negotiations.
Already the militarists have been
Obliged to take recourse to their
strongest card-the threat that the
two demi-gods Of the nation, Hinden-
burg and Ludendorf, will resign If the
spokesman for what they term a
weak peace are allowed to "betray
the armies
The German Socialists. it developed
today, are as determined as ever IN
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The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
SURPRISE RAID
NETS FRENCH
PRISONERS
Petain Men Attack and
Demolish Hun Trenches
in Woevre.
Special Cable to Washington Herald
and New York Tribune.

anu we"
London, Jan. o.-The French broke
the spell of inactivity on the West
front yesterday with extensive sur
prise attacks in the Woevre, which met
with complete success. In the region
Of Seiche-Pray, Gen. Petain's detach-
ments broke into the enemy's posi-
tons along a mile front, demolished
the German defences and returned, in
accordance with their orders, with us
guns, Paris officially announced today.
The German war office asserts that
the French assault was made in
strong force, after violent artillery
preparation and extended along
front of two and a half miles. While
admitting that the assailants pene-
trated German defences, the Berlin
communique declares that during the
night the French were thrown back
to their original lines
Expect Hindenburg Blow.
All indications point to the fact that
the French troops had no intention of
retaining the positions they entered
The raid was chiefly for the purpose
Of gathering information concerning
the enemy's much heralded offensive
plans, in the belief of military critics.
Seichepray, where the French struck,
is about ten miles west of st. MihieI.
at which point the battle line takes
the sharpest curve anywhere on the
western front, turning at a right an
gle to the eastward after an almost
straight course southward from Ver-
dun for IS miles. 1t is not wholly i'm
probable that Hindenburg attends to
launch his great blow at St. Mihi-
Ell. A successful attack here would
bring the German forces to the rear
OF Verdun, gravely imperil the posi-
ton of that fortress and possibly pave
the way for a continuation Of the
drive toward Paris.
Haig's battalions swung forward
against the southern edge of the
Houtholst Wood. north of Ypres,
and on both sides Of the Ypres-
Staden Railway in an assault
which broke down under the fire
Of the enemy's guns. The British
losses were severe, according to the
Berlin war office. Later in the
evening a German counter stroke
In the same sector brought the en-
emy's troops temporarily into fore
most British trenches. from which
they were Immediately elected, Haig
reports.
Fighting Near Cambrai.
In the Champagne, in the Cambral
region and in Upper Alsace, sharp
local engagements were fought out
during the day for possession of
trench sections and outposts. Cana
dian troops brought in two machine
guns in a successful sally south of
Lens. East of Mont Teton in the
region of Rheims. the French with
stood enemy trusts which aimed at
the capture of strategic outpost DO
sitions. Marked artillery activity
developed in the sector where Cen
eral Pershing's troops first saw ac-
ton.
The German artillery units facing
the Belgian intrenchments again
have shown great activity, raking
the oposing lines with shells Of all
caliber.
So energetic and accurate has
been the Belgian return fire, how
ever. that no infantry operations
have been attempted by the enemy
on this front.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
Ships Getting School Coal?

Boston, Jan. 9.-British steamships
are being coaled at Hampton Roads
with coal consigned to Boston hos
pitfalls and schools, according to a for
NAL protest against this curtailing of
New England's badly needed coal ship
ments sent today by State Fuel Ad-
ministrator Storrow to United States
Fuel Administrator Garfield at-Wash-
tngton -.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
Sunday Says Prayer
Will Bring: Victory
To American Colors
Audience of 14,2O0, Including Many
Soldiers, Swayed by Ringing Words
of Evangelist Denouncing Germany.
Distinguished Visitors Introduced at
Tabernacle.
By ARTHUR JOYCE.

representative Of the Rumanan Mission this country, the
presence of the Rumanan Minister the United States; English
officer here ough because of wounds he received
trenches; Jew just back from Jerusalem and WOOL
all Amecan-By Sundy-pad tribute last night the Sum-
day Tabernacle this nation and its President and stirred
a batch of patriotism that wouldn't be downed
The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
us. TO HOLD
ROADS AFTER
WAR is ENDED
George W. Anderson, Au-
thor of Legislation, Ex-
plains Intent to Senate.

The government will hold the
railroads for an indefinite period
after the war. Flat declaration by
the author of the railroad control
bill, George w. Anderson, of the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
that this is the Administration
purpose. divided attention yester-
day with a bitter fight over the
question Of railroad compensation.
Commissioner Anderson made his
statement before the House Com
mittee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce. At the other end of
the Capitol. before the Senate In
terstate Commerce Committee,
George NJ. Shriver. vice president
of the Baltimore and Ohio railros
tilted with Senators Cummins, I'm
sation.
Congress yesterday afternoon through
Senator James Hamilton Lewis OF
Illinois, Democratic whip" of the
Senate, that he looks for prompt ac-
ton on the railroad legislation.
Following his conference with the
President Senator Lewis said:
The President is anxious to have
fastened the railroad bill through
which We take possession of the rail-
roads. The President is desirous that
the people shall know exactly what
obligations are to be borne by them
and that the railroads should know
what their duties are to the gov
ernrlent and what duties the officials
of the government are to assume"
A Ia In, - -.
on the earnings of all the roads,
to be pro-rated among the roads
accordingly as they deserved, would
be the best method of compensa-
tion the government could adopt.
This suggestion. which he said he
made, on his own authority and not
for the roads generally. was the
first opinion advanced contrary to
the government plan of a three year
average.
Six Per Cent Advocated.
Shriver then declared that in the
case of the Baltimore and Ohio, the
government would, under it1 own
plan, pay s25,6s4.0o0 annually, or at
the rate of 4.6S per cent on earnings.
This was obviously, he said. too small
return. Six per cent, ne thouSh
was a fair average return.
I'VE are operating the roads for the
good of the country" Senator Cum
minis retorted. "Why should We pay
them more than we pay ordinary
people who help the government on its
loans at only 4 per cent?
Most roads normally earn more
than per cent, Shriver answered.
and he thought it only fair they
should be permitted to maintain their
usual earnings.
Two Southern Democrats on the
House committee, Montague of Vir-
ginia. and Rayburn, OF Texas, argued
with Commissioner Anderson that
definite date should be set for the re-
turn Of the roads to their owners. An
'~ CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
Limited Rations Coming.

Syracuse. n. Y, Jan. O.-Enforc-
ed rationing of food in the United
States is near at hand. according
to a declaration made today by
President J;A Gould Schurman,
of Cornell y |rsity. before the
State breede eSeonvention in ses-
sion here.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
sunday 10 Open session.

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Announces that the following will
be the schedule OF its trains from,
Washington: Train IS. 2:3O o. m;
~. p: m, effective January 10;
Train 81. 7:l5 p. m. now in eject.
Information and pullman ieserNr~
tions, 1906 New York Ave. y. W..
Washington.-AdY.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
WEATHER REPORT

Fair today and to-
morrow; little change
in temperature; mod
crate northwest winds
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GoNNNuR- On PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
THE WASHINGTON HERALD

l Is not a party newspaper. Ii
is out to help the government win
the war.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-08-27
BINGHAM

Austin Taylor Of the Bingham Center
section has been visiting his son at
Camp Depens
The work on pajama suits will be con-
tinued by the War Relief Society at
meeting Tuesday afternoon. Recent
contributions to this society have been
comforter tops from Mrs. Charles Col
by and Mrs. Ciley, comforter top and
lining from Mrs. Matilda Durgin and
a contribution of $500 from Mrs.
Witham and her daughter, Miss May
WItham
Bingham Grange met Saturday after
noon. The First and Second degrees
were conferred on class Of three can
didates. The candidates will be given
the final degrees Of the order Friday
evening. Sept. 6, al special meeting.
but 70 refreshments will be served be-
cause of the Pomona Grange meeting
on Sept. 10.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-08-27
RALLY HELD AT
REPUBLICAN CLUB

Due to lack of notification there
was not as large an attendance at the
Republican club Monday opening as
there would otherwise have been.
Ihose present however, were we'll re-
pold for attending as the speaker of
the evening, Leroy L. Hight of Au-
gutsa, proved very interesting. Mr..
Hight expressed pride in the fact that
he belonged to the Republican party.
He reviewed the senators that have
been sent from our State to Washing
ton and then put against them the
Democratic nominee in the present
campaign for the seat of u. S. Sen
ator. Senator Fernald has made a
name for himself as a wise counsel
lor. John Peters hohs a proud place
in Washington and when John Peters
tackles a question he does so intel
ligently. John Peters has one hun
dred per cent of loyalty on the eight
great questions on which all the Con-
gressmen have been checked up" He
drew attention to the fact that when
the war is over there are to be tre-
mendous questions to be solved and
Congress will have much to do with
how these questions shall be decided.
II is right that northern brains should
have a place in these decisions. At
the present time all the important
positions are held both in Senate and
House, by Southerners. If Maine
should elect Democratic Senator or
Representative they would become
speedily merged in the Democratic
party
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-08-27
FORMER GARDINER
MAN KILLED
37-W

ora was received in Gardiner
Monday of the death in Portland of
George f. NJ. Newell. Death result.
ed through an accident which oc-
Cured in the yard Of the terminal
Hsauon, Portland. 1t would appear
'h&' Newell was underneath car
assisting to jack it up when the jack
gave way and the car crushed him.
lhe deceased was we'll known in
Gardiner and surrounding the towns
avlng lived here for many years and
moving to Portland but few months
ago He was the son Of Rev. and
Mrs. Elisha S. Newell, formerly of
J 2rmlngdale. While in Gardiner
-AI. Newell was employed as firema n
az lhe Farmingdale plant of the Ber-
lin Mills Co.