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Evening star., 1919-01-02
BIG FIVE" PACKERS
CONTROL 665 CONCERNS
Chairman Colver of Commission
Tells House Committee of
Situation.

Hearings on proposed legislation
to regulate the meat industry were re-
sumed today by the House interstate
commerce committee, with Chairman
Colver of the federal trade commits
sion continuing testimony begun be-
fore the holidays. It was announced
that representatives of the packers
would be heard January 9, 10 and IL,
and live stock men January IT and 1s.
MI Co1ver. referring to the extent
to which the big Five" packers are
charged by the commission with con-
troll of businesses unrelated to meat
slaughtering. said 665 active COM
panies are under the control or opera
tion Of one or the other of the big
Five" while 125 have no corporate
existence Some control of eighty
flve other companies is exercised. he
added, in thirty-five the packers con-
troll being in the minority and in fifty
the extent of their control being un-
known
Evening star., 1919-01-02
BOYS NEED HOME LETTERS.
Soldiers Overseas Desire News Nor
Than Ever, Y. M. 6. A. Says.

PARIS, Wednesday, January L.
Letters from home were never more
needed by American soldiers and
sailors than at present, according to a
statement issued today by the head
quarters of the Y. NJ. c. A. here 1t
Is urged that relatives of men in the
service continue writing to them until
their return has been definitely ar
ranged for.
This statement was made after 1t
had been learned that many soldiers
and sailors had received letters saying
that, now that the war is over and the
men are soon to return to America,
there is no further need to keep on
writing
Evening star., 1919-01-02
SERBIAN MINISTER ARRIVES.

NEW YORK, January 2.-The Brit
ish liner Carmania arrived here yes
terday from Liverpool by way of Hall
fax, where she landed about 5000
Canadian troops. She brought here
106 passengers. among them S.
Grouitch. the Serbian minister to the
United States; A. p Leguia, former
president of Peru, and Sir Arthur
Pearson, the blind phflanthropist, who
has done so much for British soldiers
blinded in the war. He comes here
on mission for the welfare Of Amer
lean blinded soldiers.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
FORMER KAISER is AGAIN
REPORTED QUITE ILL
Former Empress, Specialist and
Medical Attendants Only Ones
Permitted in Room.

AMSTERDAM. January 2. Will
liam Hohenzollern, the former En-
peror OF Germany, Is quite ill, accord
ing to advices from Amerongen. He
cannot leave his room, it is said. and
is suffering from a bad cold. IT is
stated that he has a high fever. An
eminent specialist from Utrecht is in
constant attendance.
Only the former empress, the spe-
cialist and two attendants are per-
mitted to enter his room. it is re-
ported.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
7. L. Briggs Heads Golfers.

NEW YORK. January 1T. L.
Briggs. chairman of the executive
committee of the Association of Ma
tional Advertisers and member OF
the executive staff of the Remington
Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Com
pany, Inc, has been elected presi-
dent of p. r. Collier g. Sons, Inc, to
NIL the vacancy caused by the recent
death OF Robert J. Collins.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
BRITISH RULERS PROMISE
PRINCE OF WALES VISIT

LONDON, January lit is under
stood that King George and Queen
Mary assured President Wilson that
the Prince of Wales will visit the
United States during his coming trip
through the British dominions, ac-
cordfne to a Paris dispatch to the
Mail,
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Bunau.varilla, Soldier, Returns.

NEW YORK. January IA noted
French engineer. Philippe Bunau-
varilla, known in this country partic-
ularIy for his services in connection
with the Panama canal projects. has
arrived here on the French steamship
Espagne. He lost q leg at Verdun,
and in alluding today to this. he said:
'It is the greatest decoration that
can bear for my country"
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Transport Tenadores Total Loss.

LONDON, January 1.-The American
transport Tenadores, which stranded
on rocks in the Bay of Biscay last
4 Saturday. is considered a total loss,
accordin8-to reports reaching ship
sping circles here. The passengers and
. crew have been landed.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Steamer Carib Reaches Halifax.

HALIFAX, N, S.. January The
steamer carib. which sent out wire
less calls for assistance Sunday, when
her deckload broke loose in a storm
and her. steering gear was carried
away. reached here today under her
own steam.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
QUESTIONABLE Substantiates.

Answers to questioanaires sent out
by the trade commission, Mr.. Colver
asserted, substantiate the charge that
competitive wholesale grocers are be-
ing destroyed by the packers Sales
men of the grocers, he added, report
trade domination by the packers of
10 to SO per cent in various localities.
Price cutting, establishment of nu-
nerous branch houses. and an extern
sive delivery system are the packers
weapons. Mr.. CoIver declared, in their
efforts to control the nations food
supply.
In reply to Representative Hamilton
of Michigan, who asked il wholesale
grocers have control of prices. Mr..
Colver said:
( The committee has no knowledge of
combination among these whole
salers."
Mr.. Colver's examination was not
completed today and will be resumed
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
LEN|N'S CAPTURE BY
THE BRITISH REPORTED
BY BAssErr nIGRY.

CableEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
STOCKHOLM. Sweden. January 2.-
A British naval squadron in a sea fight
In the Baltic sea has captured Nicolai
Lenin and Minister of the Navy
Evening star., 1919-01-02

PHOENIX. Ariz.. January a-col.
Carl E. Holmberg. U. S. A.. comman-
dant at Fort whipple. near here. has
died after . weeks illness Of inilu-
enzs.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Plays Golf in France.

PARIS. January President Will
son tonight is en- route to Rome,
where he will be the guest of King
Victor Emmanuel. During his stay in
the Italian capital he will visit the
Pope and also the Methodist College.
and will continue his conference with
the king, Premier Orlando and Baron
Sonnino, the foreig9 minister I'M
portant results are expected from this
visit which will be the last to the
allied countries before the beginning
of the peace conference.
Immediately after breakfast this
morning the President went with Mrs.
Wilson and Rear Admiral Cary T.
Grayson. his personal physician. to
the beautiful St Cloud course, under
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Evening star., 1919-01-02
To Visit Pope on Saturday.

On Saturday President Wilson will
visit the Pantheon and will place
wreaths on the tombs of King victor
Emmanuel / and King Humbert. He
will then attend a special meeting
of the Lyceum Academy, the oldest
national scientific institution. which
will give him honorary membership
The President will have luncheon at
the American embassy with Ambas-
sador Page. after which he will visit
Pope Benedict at the Vatican Mrs.
Wilson and Miss Wilson will be re-
ceived by the Pope Immediately after
the President
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Wounded and Well Removed.

NEW YORK, January 2.-Announce-
ment that both the wounded and well
soldiers aboard the stranded transport
Northern Pacific were being trans
the shore in small boats was made al
1880 O'clock today by Brig. Gen. Nc
Manus Of the port of embarkation at
Hoboken.,
THE men aboard the transport
Northern Pacific are being taken ~oG
Shore" said Gen. McManus. There Il
no danger that the Northern Pacific
will break up. My understanding II
that the worst OF the wounded and
sick soldiers aboard are being trans
ferred to destroyers and other ships
which are nearby. Those not wound
ed are being taken ashore. I under
stand / do not know what device is
being used to land the. men, whether
1t is by breeches-buoy or not"
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Strength of japanese Navy.

A report showing the strength of
the Japanese navy was submitted by
the Secretary to fill out the reports
of the comparative strength of the
navies of the six other large powers
which he gave Monday 1t shows
IS battleships and building or pro-
jected, Z battle cruisers. 10 cruisers.
is light cruisers and more building
or projected. armored coast defense
vessels, &C destroyers and % building
or projected, 16 frst-class torpedo
boats, second-ciass torpedo boats.
IS submarines and 27 building or pro-
iected, and airships and 63 miscel-
laneous vessels.
Large submarine bases are to be
maintained by the Navy during peace
times at New London, Conn; San
Diego, Cal, and Key West, Fla, Sec
retary Daniels told the committee
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Evening star., 1919-01-02
Absolute Accuracy Sought.

The theory under which the order
was issued. Senator Weeks said, was
that the department wished absolute
accuracy, which was desirable, but
he contended it did not follow that
such information would be any more
accurate, or as accurate. as informa-
t;on obtained by the Red Cross
through it's individual representa-
tives
Adjts Gen. Harris, he explained, was
not responsible for the order.
"One of the most glaring errors
shown in the lack of coordination
between the War Department and the
Red Cross service the senator said.
sis found in the fact that hospital lists
were not, until the latter part of No
vember of this year, furnished the
Red Cross, although in the possession
of the War Department"
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Mr.. Lewis Declares Republic
ans Seek to ThWart His
Peace Table Program.
NATIONS WITH CLAIMS
"MAY TURN TO WAR"
Insists Senate Has Nothing to Do
With What President Is
Now Doing.

Senator Lewis, democrat, of Illinois,
speaking today in the Senate, charged
republican leaders with conspiring, for
political purposes, to discredit Presi-
dent Wilson abroad, to thwart his pur-
poses by giving European negotiators
the impression that the Senate opposes
his plans and by deceiving the Ameri-
can public. Their object, he declared,
is to prevent the President from ac-
complishing anything"
The speech was in reply to recent
utterances of Senators Lodge of
Massachusetts, and Knox of Pennsyl-
vania, criticising certain of the Presi-
dents fourteen principles of peace
and urging that consideration of a
league of nations, freedom of the
seas and other questions be deferred
until after the peace conference.
'sSeek to Discredit."
"The concurring assaults by cer-
tain leaders of the republican side
upon everything that President
q" iiooi iioS SittCluptC0 EaIOPSs
said Senator Lewis, '-discloses, as I
charge. a conspiracy to discredit
him and to defeat any design he
enters upon by giving the European
negotiators to understand that the
Senate is opposed to the President.
that it objects to his measures. and
that it is speaking with the power
to revise, reverse and repudiate
him."
Senator Lewis declared the Senate
had nothing whatever to do with
what the President is now doing
sin presenting the protocol for
peace and the adjustment OF the dis.
position of the armies"
Il inform the European negotia-
tors and the world" he said, that
there is no law Of America, by Com
stitution, statute or custom, by
which the President is under any
obligation to submit what he is
now doing to the Senate or to any
other branch Of the legislative or
executive body
Evening star., 1919-01-02
MR.. WEEKSRAPS
WARDEPARTMENT
Cites Delays and Errors in
Compiling Casualties of
US. Troops Abroad.
PRAISES THE RED CROSS

The War Department was sharply
criticised in the Senate today by Sena-
tor Weeks of Massachusetts, republi-
can, for delays and errors in compiling
casualties among the expeditionary
forces and for failure to cooperate
with the Red Cross in the matter of
forwarding letters from wounded SOL
diers to relatives in this country.
Criticism was directed especially at
the office of the adjutant general of the
Army, Senator Weeks saying that Maj.
Gen. Mccain, the adjutant general, who
retired last summer to command a
division. and who was succeeded by
Maj. Gen. Harris, should have been
retained. He could not believe, he said,
that change in the office during the
war was businesslike or desirable.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
To Be Made "citizen of Rome. I"
win call on Dowager Queen.

Shortly after arriving at the Quiri.
nal, the residence of the king, Presi.
dent Wilson, Mrs. Wilson and Miss
Margaret Wilson will call on Dow
ager Queen Margherita. IN the even
ing there will be an official dinner
at the Quirinal, with an exchange OF
toasts between the king and the Pres.
ident
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Information Often Wrong.

Senator Weeks declared that the
war Departments information as to
casualties often had been wrong.
During the week ended December
a. he stated. 'the Red Cross received
an average of twenty letters a day
from parents who had been advised by
the War Department that their sons
had been killed on specific date In
every one of these cases the parents
wrote that they had received COM
nunIcations from their sons subse-
,4uent to the date given by the War
department. 1t seems almost miracu-
ious that so many errors could have
occurred in cases of this kind"
1t also was worth noting, the Mas
sachusetts senator continued, that in
sending reports of casualties to fam
lilies the department simply stated
that the individual had been killed or
wounded without further explanation,
and that SO far as he knew the de-
partment had no other information on
the subject
Evening star., 1919-01-02
10000 Letters a Week.

THAT work." he added, "has very
properly been taken up by the Red
Cross, and it is testified that in the
neighborhood of 10000 letters a week
have been sent to the families of those
killed or injured. giving the facts re-
lating to the death or condition of the
injured man.
Describing Red Cross methods, Sem
ator Weeks said that agency in Au-
gust located in French hospitals 200
American soldiers reported missing by
the War Department. These men, he
declared. had communicated with the
Red Cross, believing that through II
their relatives would learn Of their
condition, but the Information never
was transmitted because Of an order
Of the department prohibiting the
mailing of such letters. Meanwhile
the relatives had no knowiedge as to
the location of the men, though later
the order was modified and the agency
permitted to forward the letters in
trusted to its care.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
PRESIDENT ARRIVES
ATHAL| IAN BORDER;
MET BY MR.. PAGE
Italians Making Elaborate
Preparations for Welcome
to Americans.

ROME, January 2 (10:45 amy
President Wilson and his party ar
rived this morning at Modane, on the
Franco-I Italian frontier.
The royal train with the President
on board was met by the Duke. OF
Iante, representing King Victor EN-.
manuel Both the. French and italian
authorities in the frontier town well
coined the presidential party.
Townspeople had assembled at the
station and gave the President greet
ing. The day was bright with the win
ter sun shining on the snow-covered
mountains surrounding the village.
ROME. Wednesday. January L.
American Ambassador Thomas Nelson
Page, in company with the military
and naval attaches of the American
embassy. left here today to meet
President Wilson at the Italian from
tier.
The visit of Mr.. Wilson to Rome was
the chief topic of conversation at
official New Year receptions here
today.
Greetings were given by King Victor
Emmanuel to members of the cabinet,
senators. deputies and high officials
who gathered at the Quirinal. The
king, during his short address. sent
Fluctuations to the army, paying a
tribute to it's discipline and stead
fastness. He closed by extending
! saiutations to America and the allied
nations.
ROME. Tuesday. December 81 (by
the Associated Press)
for the reception of President Wilson
| actively. The Via Nazionale is be-
tagged it's whole length from the
railroad station to the Quirinal, bunt-
ing flying from fiagstaffs surmounted
by gilded images of Victory
To Be Made "Citizen of Rome"
At the capital. where the President
will be received by the municipality,
which will confer on him the title of
citizen Of Rome" the preparations
are particularly elaborate. The spa
cious halls of the capital are being
hung with priceless ancient tapestries
and decorated with flowers and plants.
All the shops are showing the Ameri-
can coiors, and in their windows are
portraits of President Wilson. The
newspapers today print cuts of Presi-
dent Wilson and also portraits of
Washington and Lincoln These cuts
serve as illustrations for long
biographical articles In which Presi-
dent Wilson's role in the war is dwelt
IApon.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Acts as o. s. Arrays chief.

49, f. ~
II inform the negotiators, as do
all those interested, that the present
undertakings of the President Of the
United States are as commander-in-
chief Of the armies; that he remains
such, with full power as commander
in-chief. until the full treaty or COM
pact of peace has been finally accepted
and peace declared and the armies
withdrawn as a result of that Scept-
ance."
Drawing a distinction between
treaties made by the President az
head of the civil government and
after the war has ended and the maxi
ing of peace by protocol or agree
ments, the senator said under the
as commander-in-chief,a agreeing upon
terms of peace for the purpose of
withdrawing the armies. and in doing
so executes the authority of the law
and of the people vested in him as
executive and wholly apart from the
proval or reputation of the Senate"
Senators Lodge and Knox were
charged with being inconsistent in
their views. The Illinois senator said
poStponement of the proposals for
league of nations and freedom of the
been fought in vain, and would bring
about a repetition of the struggle.
Hints at Return to War.
Each nation with claims and prin-
cipleS at stake, as it believes them"
he continued. seeing no method exist
ing through which it can secure peace
and obtain it's rights, will turn to- the
only method left and which has just
been adopted-war.
In justice to the distinguished sena-
tors. they do not mean that America
should enter upon such cowardly
course. They are only anxious to Sc
cure the abandonment of the demand
for the present. that it might be
charged against Wilson that he failed
in securing the only thing of material
worth for which the nation fought and
her children died, then, as a political
cry. to come forth proclaiming that the
republican Senate to be constituted
after the December session will un-
dertake the remedying of this wrong.
and make the presidential issue upon
the charge of perfidy against our
President and infamy against our
party"
In closing. Senator Lewis said the
country must see ''the emptiness of
these protests, the want of substance
in the criticisms" and urged united
support for the President while he 10
on foreign soil, "contesting for the
supremacy of the United States"
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Waves Push Ship Inward.


After an unsuccessful attempt had
been made today to drag the trans
port from the sandbar, Navy officials
here announced plans for removing
the troops to vessels standing by at
2 o'clock this afternoon IL weather
conditions were favorable. These at
noon were considered propitious.
The wind then had veered to the
northwest. promising somewhat
smoother sea. During the previous
thirty hours 1t had come from the
southwest, blowing inshore and caus-
ing giant combers to pound against
the transport and drive her more deeply
into the sand.
Cruisers. destroyers and other ships
which had been in the vicinity
throughout the night succeeded in
getting close enough today to get
cables to the vessel. The latter was
too hard aground, however. to be
budged and the efforts were aban-
doned.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Troops Transferred to Ships.

While some of the soldiers were
being brought ashore in surf craft.
the majority. naval officers said, were
ferried in light-draft vessels operat-
ing between the grounded liner and
warships standing off shore. The re-
ceiving ships. it was stated, would
start for New York as soon a they
were loaded.
The naval authorities reported that
the Northern Pacific was resting
easily" this afternoon in eighteen
feet of water, with her hull imbedded
to the depth of six feet in the sand.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Eight Lifeboats to Rescue.

Four more lifeboats filed with soldiers
arrived from the Northern Pacific soon
after, while four other boats, all belong
ing to the transport, filed with members
of the crew, left the ship for the out
lying rescue vessels.
AS soon as they were landed the SOL
diers were taken Immediately across the
narrow island to the flotilla of small
boats awaiting to carry them across
Great South bay to Bay Shore, seven
miles away.
Meantime the iifeboats and the
coast guard boat returned for more
troops.
The three wounded officers declared
that the stranded troops were in the
best of spirits and were. In fact.
making merry over their predica-
ment. Private Litchner said that when
the transport grounded early yester-
day morning the men on board
thought that they had reached Ho-
boken and went on deck to look at
the flarbor. Some of the troops did
not know, he said, that the Northern
Pacific had gone aground until after
breakfast, several hours later.
While the troops were being loaded
into the lifeboats bobbing alongside
her great hulk the Northern Pacific's
band was playing lively airs.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
STRANDED SHIPS
TROOPS REMOVED
Northern Pacific Pushed
Higher on Fire Island
Beach by Waves.
RESCUE WORK GOES ON
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FIRE ISLAND, n. Y, January q
Three officers and one soldier. all
wounded, were landed just before
noon today from the transport North
ern Pacific, stranded off here. They
came ashore in a coast guard boat.
The first of the four ashore was Pri-
vate Albert Litchner, Company G. 3Gth
Infantry, from Buffalo. wounded in
the Argonne on October g. He was
followed by Lieuts Robert H. Wilson
of 142 Rugby road. Brooklyn, wound
ed July 80 at Chateau Thierry; Robert
W. Thorp, 137th Infantry, of Wash
ington, Ind, wounded in the Ar
gonne, and Joseph Logan Wilton,
whose home is in Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Doctors and Nurses Ready.

In case of~an emergency, such as
adverse seas and weather, which
should necessitate taking the troops
ashore hurriedly, the Army had at
Bay Shore thirty-two physicians, 40
Hospital Corps workers and about
200 nurses, commanded by Col F. J..
Pierce.
A Red Cross contingent of nine
nurses arrived at the shore today with
enough sandwiches and coffee to feed
the entire personnel of the transport
If brought ashore. Col. Pierce has
received orders to commander all
houses on Fire Island if the troops were
landed.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Troops at Rail Cheer. !,

A coast guard crew under command
Of Capt. Tuttle of the Oak Island sta
ton took a boat out to the transport at
s am. through a heavy SURF The troops
lined the rails and cheered as the small
boat came alongside. After remaining
on board for while Capt. Tuttle re-
entered his boat, which headed out to
sea in the direction of the cruiser Des
MoineS.
Removal before nightfalI of the en-
tire company of American troops from
the Northern Pacific was expected by
officials at the office of Vice Admiral
Gleaves of the cruiser and transport
service in Hoboken, who stated this
afternoon that transferral of the men
to Army and Navy craft was proceed
ing rapidly in moderating sea.
Evening star., 1919-01-02

Rain, probably mixed with snow
this afternoon and tonight; tomorrow
partly overcast and colder.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest. "a. at
10 pm. yesterday; lowest, AZ, at pm.
today.
Full report on page 81.
Evening star., 1919-01-02
Increase in Marines Asked.
For Retaining Training Camps.

Retention by the government Of
a majority of the twenty-four train
ing camps for instructing the naval
reserve force was advocated by Capt.
Laning, acting chief of navigation.
in a statement submitted to the COM
mittee. Capt. Laning said the only
cost to the government would be in
maintenance. and added that this was
"the cheapest possible form of naval
preparedness"
All of the training camps will be
required until demobilization is COM
pleted. in 1920. Capt. Laning said, but
several of the numerous special
schools at the camps will be sus-
pended before next July.
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