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The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
ENLISTED men
May Get BONUS
Rep. Fuller Introduces Bill
to Pay 500 and
Months Salary.

One months extra pay and a bonus
of 800 for honorably discharged SOL
diers, sailors and marines is proposed
in bill introduced in the House yes
terday by Representative Fuller, Re
publican, of Illinois. The text of the
bill provides:
That to every man who shall have
served in the army, navy or Marine
Corps during the European war, and
who has been, oil hereafter may be,
honorably discharged from such serv-
ice, there shall be paid, in addition
to his regular pay, compensation or
allowance, the sum of 800 and one
months additional pay from the date
Of his discharge.
In a letter to Speaker Clark, Sec
retary Baker yesterday urged legisla-
ticn authorizing the War Department
to prepare rolls for payment in full of
soldiers who have returned from
overseas for treatment in government
hospitals. Many of these men have
lost their papers and records and con-
sequent delays in paying them have
caused bitter criticisms of the War
Department
Secretary Baker further recon-
mended to the Speaker legislation to
provide for retirement of members OF
the Army Nurse Corps who shall
have served thirty years. 1t is pro,
posed to allow them 75 per cent of
their normal pay at the time of re-
tirement.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
Precedent Shattered!
Golf Score Announced!
Wilson Beats Grayson

Paris. Jan. "A breathless world
after these many years of anxious
waiting, may know now just where
President Wilson stands in the golf
league.
1t has always been an unwritten
law that the Presidents golf card
should remain a deep, dark mystery
probably a matter of secret diplo-
macy" But today this precedent was
shattered, just as many others have
been on his European trip, and it was
semi-oficially announced that his
score at st. Cloud yesterday was:
"Fifty-four for the first nine hole,
and much better score for the next
four, when he was forced to quit be-
cause of the rain"
Anyway, he beat Rear Admiral
Grayson, who is regarded by some a..
one of the most polite of the Presi-
dents party. Mrs. Wilson also played
But the most urgent inquiries failed
to reveal where she finished in tho
threesome.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
WORK ALL NIGHT
TAKING men OFF
STRANDED SHIP
900 Soldiers and Red Cross
Workers Saved Before
NightfaIl.
3 LIFE BOATS CAPSIZE
Women Occupants Thrown
in Raging Sea, But Res
cued from Beach.

Fire Island, n. Y, Jan. More
than 600 soldiers and Red Cross work
ers had been rescued from the strand
ed troopship Northern Pacific at Z
o'clock tonight. The rescue work was
attended with extreme difficulty
owing to a heavy sea Three OF the
lifeboats were capsized as they neared
the shore, throwing their occupants
into the pounding breakers. In each
OF the capsized boats were a Red
Cross woman worker and five soldiers,
besides the Coast Guard crew.
Persons on the shore, including Red
Cross nurses, rushed almost shoulder
deep in the water to drag to safety
those catapulted from the oyerturn-
ed lifeboats.
For a time, after these mishaps, the
rescue work was halted. Then it was
resumed. and word was passed that
it might continue all night, for it
had been discovered that the troop
ships bow rested on one sand bar
and her stern on another. A dispatch
was sent to Brig. Gen. George ii.
McManus at, Hoboken to the effect
that 'the Northern Pacific's back
might break, as the sea was running
high. Meanwhile destroyers had spread
oil around the transport.
Everybody Cheerful
All on board were cheerful. the
message declared. This despite the
fact that of the 2.925 persons aboard
the transport, 1911 were sick or
wounded and of these 269 were
stretcher cases.
No effort has been made so far to
remove any OF the stretcher cases,
although some of the slightly wounded
men were among those taken ashore.
II the danger of the ships back
breaking becomes acute, the hazar-
dous task of removing the seriously
wounded will be inaugurated with
out delay.
A large fleet of destroyers, the
hospital ship Solace and other craft,
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The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
LUSITANIA RAPE
0. K.iBERGER
Representative-Elect Also
Admits Once Advocating
Violence and Revolt.

Chicago, Jan. 2-Representative-e elect
Victor L. Berger today admitted in the
trial of himself and four Socialist
leaders before Federal Judge Lands
on the charge of violating the espion-
age act, that ten years ago he wrote
an editorial advocating violence and
revolution, and that even now he is
willing to "paralyZe the nations re-
sources, if necessary, when the ballot
fails"
The editorial. signed by Berger, ap-
peared in the Social Democrat, a Mil
waukee paper owned by Berger in 1903
It was headed, Should Be Prepared
to Fight for Liberty at All Hazards -
Berger. still under cross-examination
admitted in some respects he thought
the 1. w. w. superior to the American
Federation of Labor and denounced
Samuel Gompers as the tail end of
capitalism" He was emphatic in de-
claring his opposition was not because
of love for the Kaiser. but because he
was maintaing Socialist traditions of
half a century. He said he believed
the sinking Of the Lusitania was justi-
liable, because it was an English ves-
sci carrying munitions" OF the Ara
bic sinking. he said:
1T was a beastly thing to do"
1t was the intention of the defense
to show that Of $500 names of Ger
man sympathizers presented to the
Senate by A Bruce Bielaski, chief
OF the Bureau of Investigation. not
only was the name of Berger miss
ing, but no Socialist at all was on
the list. The government objected
and was sustained. Judge Lands
ruled that II either side wishes the
Bielaski list in evidence, Bielaski
must be brought here. The defense
requested he be brought, and orrer-
ed to pay his expenses
The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
CALL TO C0L0RS !
BY JUG0-SLAVS
600,00 Men to Be Mobi-
lized at Once; Officials
Here Puzzled.

DR.. Drinkovic, commissioner Of
national defense OF the Jugo-Ssy
National Council the government
seated at zagreb. has issued orders
for the mobilization OF all citizens
OF the classes OF 1858, which fns
cludes men from 1s TO % years of
age In addition all members OF the
academic classes are called up.
The order was received here yes
terday and indicates that the new
Jugo-Slav army will be formed nf
the 25o,0Oo men now under arms and
about $4,000 more called to the
service by the new order.
Lacking advices, officials offered
the speculation that peace delegates
at Paris who favor the Jugo-Sav
claims may have suggested the
mobilization as q material evidence
to Italy that the Jugo-Slsy people
have a weIl-formed and well-or-
dered government backed by a
strong army. II was also pointed
out that the mobilization is ordered
simultaneously with the visit of
President Wilson to Rome. II there
is connection between the two
events, IL is held that the mobiliza-
ton is in the nature OF a counter
demonstration. in that Italians who
might construe Mr.. wilson's visit as
one pretending his friendliness TO
Italian claims In the Adriatic. will
have to confess that the sugo-Slsv
nation is prepared to defend its
borders without aid and guidsnce
from Italy.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
Man Uses Wooden Leg
To Escape from Jail

Steubenville, Ohio. Jan. 2.-Using his
wooden leg, prisoner in Jefferson
county Jail, here. pounded his way to
freedom last night Two other pris-
oners followed him John Bonnie"
Roberts, of local fame. is blamed for
the delivery.
Roberts took his wooden leg and
pounded the wall, which is construct
ed of plaster and wood. He made a
hole large enough to allow himself
and the two other prisoners to escape.
Pieces of clothing were used as a
rope with which the prisoners low
cred themselves to the ground from
the second floor.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
FRANCES VAUGHN FOUND
ON FARM NNORTH WOODS
Fifteen-Y Year-old Girl, Miss
ing Forty-two Days, Fl
nally Located by Mother
on New Years Day
Through Christmas Card.
Ran Away Because She
Didn't Like School.

Fffteen-year-old Frances Vaughn II
home again Instead of being los,
or victim Of foul play y she was Just
a runaway. .
The nationwide search for her by
police and private detestives, which
lasted forty days ended New Years
Day, through a Christmas card.
That card led her distracted parents
into the woods of far-ofr Massachus-
etts where they found little Frances
peacefully darning a pair of silk
stockings in the home of her grand
mother.
She ran away. she calmly told her
mother, because she "just couldn't
stand school,"
And, at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Brownell, 9Oe Eye
street northwest, last night, she de-
ciared she hadn't changed her mind
one bit.
Once Thought Killed.
For more than Ave weeks the po-
lice of this and other cities of the
country has been conducting a vigor-
Gus search for the girl. For time
it was believed she had been lured
away, and perhaps killed.
Instead. during a greater portion of
the time Margaret was calmly dis
pensing lace handkerchiefs over the
Christmas counters of Lynn, Mass,
department store.
When Frances ran away, forty-twe
days ago, she was a student at Gen.
trail High School. She walked out
Nf ha. H. ~ H..
and apparently on her way to school
disappeared.
There wasn't the slightest trace OF
her, and clue after clue was run
down and proved valueless.
Find Clue in Tennessee.
Finally despairing of police aid.
Mrs. Brownell. her mother. started
out on a personal hunt Accom-
panied by her husband. she motored
through Kentucky and Tennessee,
visiting surroundings where they for
merly lived
In Tennessee came the beginning Of
the end of the search. A friend there
had received a Christmas card from
Frances. postmarked Lynn, Mass.
The family Immediately took train
for the Massachusetts, city. and, m
New Years morning. the lost girl
was in her mothers arms.
The family returned to Washington
as soon as Frances could pack her
trunk
Dread of school, and a horrible fear
that she would funk" her examina-
tions. caused Frances to run away.
Couldn't Understand 'Mnth.,
With her mind confused by the
dotted lines of geometrical problems
and woefully entangled by the varia-
ton of French verbs. school became
The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
King and Queen
Not Likely to
Visit America

London, Jan. "A visit to the
United States by King George and
Queen Mary. in response to Presi-
dent Wilson's invitation. is not
likely. 1t was learned today.
Such visit it was explained,
would mean an impossibly long
absence, since it would also be
necessary for them to visit all the
colonies
That the Prince of Wales will
visit the United States when he
makes a tour OF the British do
minions is considered certain. His
visit will probably be made next
spring.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
New Orleans Salesman
Admits $4,000 Robbery

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. 2.-Kindon
Finn. New Orleans salesman, was
brought to Pittsburgh from the
Southern city today by Constable
John Magee, who said that Finn
confessed en- route to many swindles
in Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Pittsburgh.
Finn was arrested in New Or
leans on charges that he robbed a
woman of $4,000 in cash, liberty
bonds and jewelry.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
DEFENDS
LEAGUE PROBE
Representative Denounces
Organization Which Sought
to Defeat Congressman,

Representative Frear, Republican,
of Wisconsin. author of the resoIu-
tion providing for a Congressional
probe of the National Security
League, renewed his attack on the
league in the House yesterday. Mr..
Frear said he was moved TO again
discuss the subject by 'an erroneous
statement iterated and reiterated
concerning myself. which appeared
in a column news item from the
New York Herald's account OF the
Security League probe"
The published statement particu-
had charged that the Security
League spent more than $1,000, 900
to defeat members OF Congress
League Spent s1.2oO,ooo.
'T have never charged the league
with spending any specific amount
to defeat Congressman" replied the
Congressman, but I did charge and
again repeat that the Lydecker
League pamphlets, turned over to
the probe committee, were circulst-
ed throughout the country and con-
tanned a claim that the leagues an
nual expenses reached $1,000, 600.
This fact has been put in evidence
by the committee.
"One important charge made
against the league has been con-
firmed. According to the Herald
article of December 20, Lydecker
ated to the probe committee that
$4,000 of admitted league sub
scriptions came from the Carnegie
Corporation and from Rockefeller.
The gift of sl5o,0o0 by Carnegie re-
calls the old armor plate contracts
made with this government that
were a fitting prelude to the recent
Hog Island contracts and is a fur
ther reminder that United States
Steel, a source of league supply. has
profited hundreds of millions of
dollars from this war.
John d. Rockefeller's contribution
to Lydecker's league OF only 10000
looks niggardly and probably rep
resents less than one-Quarter of 1
per cent of war profits wrung from
the American people through boost
ing the price of gasoline alone. That
is a source of poisoned gas and
easy money used to defeat black
listed congressman in 1918"
The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
HUN DELEGATES
At PEACE TABLE
TO Get NO SAY
Must Accept Terms Of Al
lies, or Invasion Of
Fatherland.
MAP GENERAL OUTLINE
ENJOYS Of Larger Nations
Meet UnoficiaIly and Read
Quasi-Agreements.

Paris, Jan 2.-It is possible tonight
TO present the first comprehensive
forecast OF the methods and details
Of the operation OF the executive poll
cies at the worlds peace conferences
with reasonable accuracy.
Only the unwritten pledge OF Arner1-
can correspondents now in this capf-'
tai prevents fixing the stamp Of AL
thority upon the following state I
ments:
1.--No Official agreement upon the
methods OF procedure has been 4
reached because. formally. the coD-f
have not yet met However, the gem I
eral outline OF plans 10 be followed |
have been discussed between the
American, British French and ItAlisa-
states ENJOYS. and a broad aEree-
ment has been reached. subject -
modification when the first inforu,Als
meetings Of the commissioners In
held. which will be about January IL
Col Edward NJ House Is handling
this end OF the work for the Arners-'
can delegation --
Familiar with Situation
The colonel has conferred With
Premiers Orlando and Clemenceaus
and with Foreign Ministers Picbon
and Balfour. and he Is as thoroughly
acquainted with their views as thsy'
are with his
Second-It is advisable that Araer-
cans should not deceive themselves
with a mental picture Of the ''peaos
table" with the delegates OF twenty
nine nations putting their knees be-
meath.
There may be final tableaux at
Versailles, including this mythicsl
peace table. and there may then be
nashlight pictures OF this assembly.
the crowded galleries. and all at
tendant pomp and ceremonies Of such
great spectacle.
But when this occurs all the real
work will be completed, and only
the formal necessity Of ratification
will remain. As a matter Of fact
there will be more than a score OF
peace tables.
QunI D'or~ay Nearest Approach
The nearest approach 90 the theo-
retical picture Of the worlds
weighty statesmen assembling 90
make a new heaven on earth" will
be at the Quai D-Orsay. which is
the popular term for the French
foreign office. Here, in a room
hung with priceless paintings and
! furnished with massive mahogany.
all fun meetings prior to the Yer
sailles' conference proper, will be
| held.
The American commission will
battle for the principle OF an open
| conference, not secret agreements.
| wherever possible.
This does not mean that there
Will be a public convention with
4 crowds scrambling for admittance-
/ but il does mean that the Ameri-
| cans will insist to the very limit
, Of their powers, either upon access
] OF the press. or upon the UNDER
standing that full statements shall
be given to the press on all impor-
/ tant conference reports and de-
| cisions.
1t Is safe to say that the American
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The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
Electricity to DriUe Ships
In Projected Biggest Navy
Secretary Daniels Tells House Naval Affairs
Committee New Oil-Burning Plan Gives
More Power and Speed at Less Cost

All the new capital ships in Sec
reary Daniels proposed biggest
navy in the world" will be driven
by electric power, he revealed yes
the House Naval Affairs Committee
on the 1920 naval appropriation bill.
Trials of the New Mexico" the
frst electrically propelled Dread
nought in the world, proved salts
ia ctory, he said. from every stand
point. The machinery used in this
new motive power far excels any
system Of propulsion in any other
navy.
Maximum speed can be maintained
by electrically-driven ships which
burn oil. as long as their fuel supply
lasts, Mr.. Daniels explained, whereas
coal-burning vessels must be slowed
down after a run of four hours at
top speed. in order to clean fires. A
fuel economy of 25 per cent also was
claimed. and the electrical machinery
may be depended upon to remain
more efficient than steam propulsion
plants during time Of battle.
$xOO,OOO,UUO EXCESS OOBts
Completion of the three-year build
ing program authorized in 1916 will
cost more than $3.50 900 900 in excess
of the original estimates, it was de-
veloped when Rear Admiral Taylor.
chief of the Bureau of Construction
and Repair, appeared before the COM
mittee after Secretary, Daniels had
concluded. Admiral Taylor said that
for hulls and machinery more than
100000 additional would be re-
quired. and members of the commit
tee figured that additions for armor
and armament would run the increase
up more than another hundred mil
lions.
The 1916 three-year program will
be completed within four years, Ad-
miral Taylor testified. All of the
ships authorized have been contract
ed for. except nine fleet submarines.
five auxiliaries. twelve destroyers.
and two battleships. Details of the
The Washington herald., 1919-01-03

contracts for these have not yet
been finally worked out
Started on Four Batticships.
Work already is under way on
four of the battleships authorized
under this program. The Maryland.
the farthest advanced of these. IS
3S per cent complete. She will be
put in commission in the fall of
1920.
Protests against the failure of the
Navy Department to discharge en-
listed men were lodged with the
Secretary by several members of the
committee. Mr.. Daniels said the
problem of complying with requests
for discharge was, one of the most
vexaious'' questions he had en-
countered.
las fast as W, can, we are arrang-
ing to discharge men who have re-
questei discharge" said the Secre-
tary. II have instructed all captains
to expedite this matter as much as
possible. In granting discharges we
consider need first 1 am giving
preference, first, to those with de-
pendents. and, second, to those who
wish to re-enter schools or colleges
to complete their education"
To Take Matter up with Blue.
In response to insistence from
members of the committee that
soothing should be done about it,
at once, the Secretary promised to
take up the matter with Rear Ad-
miral Blue, chief of the Bureau of
Navigation, without delay.
Extensive experimental work in
the development of naval aircraft is
to be carried on during the coming
year, Mr.. Daniels told the commit
tee. improvements in both heavier
and lighter than air machines are
expected torbe accomplished.
To carry out this purpose, he
strongly urged that Congress provide
for the continuation and enlargement
of coastal stations established during
the war. These are needed for land
ing and repair stations.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
Won Hauser, Who
Kille d Quentin
Roosevelt, Hurt

With the American Army Of
Occupation. Jan, 2-Lieut Won
Hauser. the diminutive German
aviator who claimed that it was
he who brought down Quentin
Roosevelt. resulting in the latters
death, was seriously, perhaps
mortally, injured yesterday when
his machine crashed to earth
while he was testing German
planes preparatory to surrendering
them to the Americans under the
terms of the armistice.
Owing to faulty landing the ma
chine was wrecked, Won Hauser
being buried under the debris.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-03
WEEKS ATTACKS
ARMY METHODS
Senator Claims War De-
partment Blunders Caus-
ed Needless Suffering

The delay in publishing casualty
lists from the American forces in
France was attacked by Senator
Weeks of Massachusetts, in a Senate
speech yesterday. He related a
number Of instances where parents
of boys killed or wounded abroad
had been kept in suspense for
months. unable to obtain any infor-
nation from the War Department.
Senator Weeks sharply criticised
the War Department for declining
to cooperate with the Red Cross
officials who were in a position, he
said, to get accurate. first-hand in
formation respecting casualties long
in advance of the army reports. He
said that generals in command of
the forces abroad had been under
the impression that the reports re-
ceived by the Red Cross workers
and passed by the military censor
were being transmitted to parents
in this country; they learned later
that under a ruling by the adjutant
generals Office these reports were
held up.
Hed Cross Facilities Best.
IF the War Department had taken
advantage of the Red Cross faciIi-
ties the work of issuing casualties
would have been greatly expedited" ("
Senator Weeks asserted. Il do not
blame the present adjutant general
for the refusal to avail themselves
of the services OF the Red Cross be-
cause the order was issued by his
predecessor. The War Department
made many blunders and caused a
great deal Of needless suffering"
Attention was also called to the,
War Department ruling which for
bade the Red Cross workers from
sending to parents in this country
letters from soldiers who were
wounded and taken to hospitals.
False Information Conveyed.
The theory on which the order
was issued" said Senator Weeks,
was that the Department wanted
absolute accuracy, but there is no
reason to believe that information
passing through several officers
would be any nearer accurats than
information written by the boys
themselves and transmitted through
the Red Cross"
Senator Weeks read a number of
articles from newspapers showing
how false information had been con-
veyed to parents through the War
Department channels. One Of thes.
told of a young lieutenant who an
swered the doorbell at the residence
OF his parents in Bedford, Mass, and
received a telegram from the War
Department announcing his own
death in Franco. The lieutenant
had never been outside of this coun-
try, the dispatch stated.