Disorder Feared Near at Pest
Where Iowa Guardsmen Are
Drilling, and Mere
Will Be Sent.
CARS RUSHED TO CAMP
Auto Driver Is Beaten, Town
People Say by Negroes, and
Threats of Trouble
Follow.
Doming. N. M., Aug. 27.—To avoid
disturbances which appeared imminent,
preparations were made at noon today
to transfer the battalion of Twenty
fourth United States infantry, (negro)
stationed here batik to its former sta
tion at Columbus, N. M-.
The decision was readied by military
authorities as a result of threats ol
trouble between negro soldiers ana
townspeople and the beating of an
automobile driver last night, alleged ta
have been the act of negro soldiers.
Train equipment was being assemble^
at noon under orders to entrain th«
command as soon as possible.
Houston. Tex.. Aug. 27—The fate of
the more than 100 negro soldiers tvhr.
Thursday night shot up the west end oj
Houston, with a total of 17 deaths to
day is entirely in the hands of the mili
tary. notwithstanding the action of Dis
trict Attorney John H. Crooker in fil
ing murder charges against 34 of them.
Houston., Tex., Aug. 27.—The negre
soldiers of the Twenty-fourth infantry,
whe^ Thursday night took part in the
shooting in the streets that killed 17
persons, early today were taken front
here and started toward Columbus, X.
M. Among them were the 34 men
charged by District Attorney John H.
Crocker with murder.
The entire 633 members of the bat
talion. which came here four weeks
ago to guard Camp I-ogan during con
struction. were entrained at daybreak
and shortly after the train section bear
ing them started westward without In
cident.
With the arrival today of Ma). Gen.
George Bell. jr.. investigation of the
shooting was scheduled to begin.
The departure of the negroes appre
ciably lessened the tension In Houston,
although from the hour the authorities
took firm hold of the situation there
had been little fear of any serious
trouble. Capt. L. S. Snow said that
while no charges hud been preferred
against the more than 100 men who
inarched through the San Felipe dis
trict shooting right an.:! left, they
might be "wry serious.” The contents
of his official report to MaJ.. Gen.
James Barker at Fort Sam Houston,
Man Antonio, were not given out. In
an interview, however. Captain Snow
said lii.it conditions on Thursday night
■approached mutiny. There was shoot
ing in i he eamo before the men
march«d to the citv. he said, and he
[minted to a bullet hole in the frame of
a sha' V r.s proof. This shooting was in
discriminate, however, the captain said,
ami he did nor. believe any ot the bul
lets were dir-cted at him.
He was rr,r imed -<s he went among
the rwero—• commanding them to re
main 0'O<J.
I • duia .tii niyiiv.
All was hustle »rti hurry at the J
.••amp llroitrhoit the night ns wagons |
and tracks carried the negro battalion's i
equipment to the westing train. Dis I
trtned and quiet, the men worked stead- |
Siy in r ret oration for the trio.
Kvery precaution was taken to avoid
any trouble ns the departure was made.
The chief fear of the authorities was
that some one might attempt interfer
ence at the last moment. As a result, j
the vigilance of the wtite guard around |
the camp and the soldiers and civilians,
who patrolled the streets was strained
to the utmost. With 502 men of the
Nineteenth infantry from Fort Sam
Houston. San 'ntonio. and 350 regulars
from Fort Crockett', Galveston, on hand
protection was thought to he adequate.
The first step taken by the local au
thorities following General Hell's ar
rival will be to give him toe statements
gathered from Privates James Bivins.
Risley Young and Leroy Pinkett by
District Attorney John H. Crooker.
Dead Sergeant Ring Leader.
These agree in declarations that Ser
geant Vida Henry, who lost his life in
the disturbance, was the ring leader.
They say lie formed the company in
line, led it from camp, issued orders
anti threw out rear and point flank
guards for protection.
All I tie statements conform in the
declaration that there was no drinking
and that the trouble began over a re
port that Corporal Baltimore, of Com
pany I. had been shot by mounted of
ficers
Mattes’ Body Sent Home.
The body of Capt. Joseph W. Mattes,
battery A. Beeond Illinois field artil
lery. wlto was killed while riding with
a police ‘officer to the scene of the
shooting was sent to his relatives in
Illinois today.
All hot three of the men who took
part ill the shooting have been account
ed for
Am affidavit by Leroy Pinkett, pri
vate in I company of the Twenty-fourth
regiment, which participated in the
rioting, giving what he said was a com
plete story of the trouble, follows:
Private Tells of Shooting.
‘ Yesterday about 3 p. m. we heard
that Corporal Baltimore, of our com
pany. had been shot by special police
officers 'white officers who ride
horses.) AH the boys sail!, 'let’s go get
the man that shot Baltimore.' [t was
getting late then and we stood retreat
at <i o’clock and then i heard Sergeant
Henry, of t nr company, say: “Well,
don't statu; around like that. If you
tire going to do anything1, go ahead anti
do it.'
“After that 1 saw some of the boys
slip ever to Company K and ! heard
them say they had . lolen ammunition.
Then C:t. tail: I'now tailed the men out
in lilt" l’e asked what we tver doing
anti ordered a starch made for the am
munition ami also ordered that our
rifles be taken up.
SAYS EDITOR THREATENED.
A suit for dot'ages is io !>e brought
in Judge Brownings court after crim
inal anil. against W. H. Ilastian, pub
lisher f the 1'nion Advocate, by H.
Rogers, one of tht printers in bis em
ploy, according to bis attorney. Rogers
claims that Haitian held a gun on Mm
and *eui him in the face.
NEUTRAL WORLD !S .
! PUT ON U.S, RATIONS
_ i
Holland, Sweden and Norway'
!, Will Get Food, But Must
“Play Fair.”
—— I
Washington. Aug. 27.— Belgians wil
j pet food quick’.v end nentraljs will hav«
some of their wants supplied through
an agreement entered into by Ihe food
commission and the governments ol
the neutral European countries,
j It was decided to let .'•) in more
| Dutch ships sail a! once from an Atlan
tic port carrying, grain by The Nether- .
| lands government on condition that
| the greater part of tiie cargoes shall
| be used for relief of the Belgians. ,
I It was also announced that the Swed- |
ish mission lias sold at cost 552.000 I
bushels of wheat In this country to the
Belgian relief. Th" wheat, which was
bought by the Swedish government last
January and held in elevators ever since
will go forward immediately. i
In return the Swedish government
v»;i: iie allowed to ship 270,000 bushels
of rye of the new American crop which
will lie available in September or Oc
tober. The needs of alt the European
neutrals have been laid before the food
commission and complete statistics fur
nished regarding supplies, consumption,
exports. Imports manufacture .and per
capita requirements.
Norway needs foodstuffs and has
shirts to barter. She fs willing to devote
T.000 000 tons to the cervice of the
United States if she ran get food in re
turn. It is understood that this offer
in part has been accented.
One of the propositions made by Hol
land was to turn over to the use of the
trade of the entente allies a large share
of her merchant fleet on condition that
ihe ships go without such proviso. TIoI
tmfl maintained that it would' he al
jiost commercial suicide to risk her
ships, as ft might cut off her immense
ceicntal trade.
Tt is understood also that the use ov
dhips will he given this country both by
Norway and Holland for such trade a»
does not conflict with United States
Jaws, thus re'easing much American
and allied shipping.
KILL ORDER
GIVEN MEN
■...
roitrarid. Ore.. Aug. 27.—Picked
troops have been sent into Oregon for
ests with orders to shoot without warn
ing any one caught setting fire to trees.
State ofticials believe most of tlie forest
fires here are of incendiary origin. The
sun is almost hidden from Washington,.
Oregon, Idaho' and Montana by smote
blankets from' the fires.
Bette, Mont.. Aug. 27.—The forest fire
situation in western Montana has
grown increasingly alarming. Fire
fighters are desperate from, their con
tinued efforts. Hundreds of men have
become exhausted from their labors io
! attempting to head off the tires.
CARDINAL ORDERED
TO QUIT PORTUGAL
High Church Official Given Five
Days to Get Out of Capital
of Britain’s Ally.
Lisbon, Aug. 2T.—Cardinal Anthony
MendeBello. the patriarch of Lisbon,
has been given five days l>y the Portu
guese government to leave the capital
| A decree issued today forbid3 the ear
• dinal to reside In Lisbon or the suburbs
I for one year.
In 1911 the Portugese parliament
passed a law providing for the separa
tion of church and state in that coun
try. The law declared that the Roman
j Catholic religion was no longer the re
I iigion of the state.
I CAMPANA’S DESTROYER
SCARED OUT, NOT SUNK
Paris. Aug. '23.—(delayed)— A French
steamer went to the assistance of the
American steamer Campana. which was
torpedoed and sunk by a submarine on
August 6. The French vessel was at
tacked by both torpedo and gunfire,
but replied energetically and notwith
standing losses, compelled the sub
marine to abandon the fight.
On the arrival at an American port
this week of 46 survivors of the tanker
Campana. it was reported that the sub
marine which sunk the vessel and took
prisoner her captain and five of the
gun crew, was destroyed on the same
day by a French patrol cruiser.
THROW BRICKS, NOT
RICE. AT NEWLYWEDS
Fort Collins, Colo, Aug 27.—The av
erage food ration of a "Sammy” in the
field is 4,2-00 calories a day. Rice has a
food value of 1.630 calories per pound.
Therefore, according to C. E. Vail, sta
tistic shark of the Colorado Aggie col
lege. who estimates an average of three
pounds of rice iB thrown at each newly
married couple, one “Sammy” could be
maintained tor a day on tire waste. He
advocates substitution of stones and
brickbats for the food product.
ALSACE-LORRAINE
REPORT GIVEN KAISER
Amsterdam, Aug. 27. A Berlin offi
cial dispatch received here says Chan
cellor Michaelis visited headquarters
and presented Emperor William v/itii a
report. Some Berlin newspapers say the
visit is connected with Alsace-Lor
raine.
CHANGE IN FREIGHT RATES
^KED BY SOUTH DAKOTA
Washington. D. C., Aug. 25.—Railroad
•ommissioners of South Dakota today
petitioned tire Interstate Commerce
commission to put into effect revised
freight rates on grain and grain prod
ucts from South Dakota points to Iowa
destinations, removing an alleged dis
crimination in favor of Minnesota
mills.
The supply of singing birds ban been
cut off by the war and canary prices
ars sowrlna. __
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PRO-GERMANS IN U, S.
DECLARED TRAffORS
Gerard and Darrow Denounce
Those Who Aid Enemy by
Spreading Propaganda.
Minneapolis, Minn., Aag. 27.—“tV*
must win this war, for If Germany wins
she will be over here,” declarer' .lames
W. Gerard, former United States am
bassador to Germany, addressing a
mass meeting here last night "Tf wa
fr.ll to defeat that blood thirsty auto
cracy life and honor are of no value."
The speaker denounced newspapers
which are trying to stimulate a pro
Gerntan sentiment.
Sees Early Awakening
“Imagine an American paper pub
lished in Germany printing attacks on
the German government.” he said.
“There would b*' but one result-—the
bare wall and the firing squad.
“But there will be an awakening here
after the first American blood has been
spilled on the firing line. The mothers
and sweethearts of the victims will tear
these pro-Gorman publishers from their
offices and demand that they pay the
penalty.
“We are out to win and we will win
despite the traitorous bribe taking
minority that would, by their poisonous
propaganda, hamper progress of the
majority.”
Darrow Flays Traitprs.
Clarence Darrow. Chicago attorney,
denounced the “flannel mouthed trait
ors who are scattering German propa
ganda” and pleaded for a united Amer
ica in humanity’s battle against Prus
sian militarsm.
"No country.” he said, has ever been
so right as the United States is today.
It is a war to preserve civilization, hu
man liberty and democracy of the whole
world, including Germany.”
FUR MICHAEUS
Majority Which Declared for
Peace Without Indemnities
and Annexations Can’t
Get Declaration.
Copenhagen. Aug. 27.—Saturday's
•ession of the main committee of the
reichstag was productive of further
declarations ami discussions regarding
Chancellor Michael!--!' attitude on peace
which the latest German papers con
strue variously. A larefui perusal of
the mass of reports anil comments on
the committee meetings yesterday and
Wednesday, show that. Dr. Michaells,
throughout conferences with party
leaders, did not cl ange his attitude re
garding the wording, of his ambigudos
speech of July 19, and the situation, as
far as' pinning him down to nnv defi
nite peace program, rema n-; exactly
where it was when he assumed of'lce.
It was brought out in the report of
yesterday’s proceedings * ha * »he ma
jority party representative en ’-avn—d
before the chief reichsta-* meeting July
19. to secure from him defmlte assur
ances, hut fai’ed.
Demands Ho Take Stand.
Herr Eratierger. the centrist lender,
alone declared in yesterday'* - """ "t“
sitting that doubt as to the o' an.--* !-.•"*
acceptance of the principle ->f *--»ee
without annexation art 'rv’e—u'""*
now had been eliminated fo- --o' i'l
otlier views tanned from rP,: ''"v,f
and open skepticism to fat
Vo-ttnerts, the social-'*! "--an !* n
chned to give the ch-.neeiv- 'he ’-neftt
of the doubt, hut demand-- h» de
fend his political inte—-md
faith against n-n-rierm-'n a t m
bv a plain and uw>ou'"noa! ’«nt
that he does not hold id"" ' "f annexa
tion and con— es* whicli these e'ements
attribute *o h;m.
The Berlin T:v--V 't' -a';' "Hs's
is onlv adlourned Hern ''- — -u-n
radical member of the reviving, V
clared in a s’-e~-h ‘n the committee
yesterday that the 'hen-mio. 'tad in
troduced elements of douht "tl uncer
tainty into the inter are-«t Vr ot the
reichstag resolution: had allved th»
conservatives to claim hint a - ‘he-'rewn
man without a word of protest, and
that he had done nothing to shake oT
the assertion of the Pan-Gc-man* ‘hat
he is playing a false rani* n politics.
. Conservatives for Him.
"The chancellor on Wo 'nesday. as
on the day when he assumed office, de
manded elbow room far t "ice regotia
tions, but the majority pi dors then as
now declared expressly G at there could
ho no question of such e'botv room, and
that peace must be ma ’e on the basts
'specified !n the reeobtion. Dr. MI
c I-a el Is was warned cf the danger of
departing therefrom.” the paper says.
What the conservatives and Pan
Germans ihink of the present situation
i* revealed plainly in the Berlin Tages
»itnng:
"The anger of the majority parties
aeainst the chancellor is unjustified in
the opinion of the writer."
GASOLINE PROVES TO
BE POOR EXTINGUISHER
Blonx Falls. S. D.—While aiding In
fighting a prairie fire .1. M. Hayter and
George Ix-fAer. well known Gregory
county homesteaders, were seriously
and perhaps fatally burned. Hayter.
noting that the tire wgs gaining head
way. picked up a bucket of gasoline
and. supposing the contents to be water,
thew It into the edge of the lire. He
wan Immediately enveloped In fames,
and Loftier, in an effort to sa”c his
comrade, also was seriously Lxirned.
Both men were rushed to a hospital.
CHILDREN SET FIRE TO
FARMER’S GFAIN STACKS
Little Rock, la.'. Aug. 25.—Albert Wie
n po. of near lattle Rock, is tbe loser of
eight large grain stacks destroyed by
fire Friday evening. Children, matches
and gasoline aro blamed for tbe tire.
JAPAN GETS $6,000,000
M0REJJF U. S. GOLD
New York. Aug. 25.—The Cnitod
States subtreftsury here transferred
55,000,000 in gold by telegraph to San
Francisco today for export to Japan.
This le the largest single withdrawal
of gold for shipment to that country
since the movement began to assume
' Important proportions nhout three
months ago. tt Is estimated that since
last May an aggregate of from $£K),
ooo.ooo to too.ooo.040 In aotd inks been
IN 1II1HECIL
Sought Italy’s Aid in Entering
Balkan Conflict in 1913
When Not Quite
Ready,
4.UST FOR LAND SHOWN
Conversation of Crown Prince
and Efforts ter Oct Eng
land' to Aid Against
France Recalled.
London, Aug. 27.—‘T see they are
again talking" itt Germany afioitt how
England started the war," remarked
Lord Robert Cecil, minister of block
ade, in his weekly talk jiesterday with
the Associated1 Press. "It is an old
song, but I think the time has come,
particularly in the United States, when
it is well to restate briefly the bald
facts regarding the beginning of this
great conflict.
"Frankly, I db not think any one
anywhere can honestly believe that
England began the war. If any person
had arisen in a public assemblage in
this country two weeks before the war
began and asserted that in a fortnight
we would be plunged into the greatest
international conflict the world has ever
seen, the speaker would have been re
garded by everybody as a dangerous
lunatic. Our people's thoughts were
the farthest possible from war and our
statesmen were overwhelmingly occu
pied with domestic affairs, particularly
the Irish question, to the almost com
plete exclusion of international politics.
It is true that some of our people had
been saying for a year or more lief ore
that time that Germany intended to at
tack us, but their warnings fell on deaf
ears, so much so that no preparations
were made.
Wanted War Year Before.
"Certainly we did not start the war.
Who did-? I think the answer is un
questionable. For at least a year be
fore the war began. Germany had defi
nitely made up her mind to fight.
“An Italian writer has told us how in
1913 Germany approached the Italian
government with a view to taking
action in the Balkans, but Italy said
she would regard such a war as of
fensive and not defensive, and would
not lend her support. Germany with
drew her propocal as she did not think
she was then strong enough to go it
alone.
"American Ambassador Gerard has
told us the German crown prince made
no secret of his desire for war and
.that he even expressed the hope that it
would come before his father died, and
he added that if it didn't come before
his father died it would come as soon
as he, namely, the crown prince,
ascended the throne.
Pact Against Francs Sought.
"Balfour's secretary, lan Malcolm,
has also quoted his conversation with
the German crown prince in which the
prince suggested that 'England and
Germany should combine to destroy
France.' I
"There Is no question hut that Ger
many had made up her mind that
somewhere about the summer of 1914
would be the best time for war. This
was because the new French military
service act would not become effective
and the Russian strategic railways
would not yet be ready.
"Moreover, they knew thoroughly the
conditions of corruption In Russian of
ficial life and hoped our domestic pre
occupation would .keep'us-out, although
they wqre determined to go on with
their plans whether we stayed out or
not.
wanted Britain in.
"In every country there are men of'
many different opinions. The extreme
war party in Germany actually wel
comed and desired our entrance, aa It
gave them an opportunity to kill two
birds with one stone. The wiser ones
no doubt hoped we would stay out so
they could take us singly later, followed
still later, as Ambassador Girard has
pointed out, by the United States.
“This was the situation In Germany
when the Sarajevo murders came and
gave the war party its eagerly awaited
opportunity. The Austrians delivered
their ultimatum to Serbia. There is no
reasonable doubt that the ultimatums
were submitted to Germany and ap
proved and there is no doubt it was
then and there decided that whatever
was Serbia's answer they would pro
ceed against Belgrade. The ultimatum
was couched in such arrogant terms
that a favorable reply was difficult, but
little Serbia managed to pen readily
that which practically acquiesced in all
the principal demands and agreed to
submit the remainder to The Hague
tribunal. Nevertheless the Teutons
moved c.i Belgrade.
Peace Efforts Pushed. Aside.
"You are famiilar with the efforts
which the English foreign, secretary, Sir
Edwaixl Grey, made to have the Teuton
demands submitted to arbitration or
conversation. The Teutons brushed, alt
efforts aside.
“Meanwhile. Russia who could not
stand idly while Serbia was being
crushed, began mobilization. France
entered next. Then came our demand
an Germany for on understanding in
respect to the neutrality of Belgium, an
undertaking which France had already'
cheerfully given. Such an undertaking
being refused, we cumo in.
i "That is the simple story of the war’s
origin. The most crushing indictment,
against the central power? !« that they
over and over again rejected all pro
vmals for conferences on the eve of war
j —conferences, which must inevitably
have resulted in averting the conflict,
, oecause It wtiuld have been shown how
■limsv was the whole structure upon
which the central powers were starting
’ the world war."
REPORTS NEW ATTEMPT
, TO TfrEJJP BUILDING
I Washington, Aug. 25.—Senator .Jones,
I >f Washington, announced in the Sen
, ite today that he had called to the at
tention of President Wilson and the
j muncil of national defense u threat
. which he raid had been made by the
f Seattle building trades council, to ro
. 'use to use after September 1. products
. if lumber mills which fail to grant an
tight-hour day. This action was an
’ Kiunocd In a telegram the senator re
VON GERARD HELPS
RON DOWN SEDITION
M in Once Accused as Spy Now
Valuable Aid to U. S.
Marshal.
TVs Moines, la., Aug. 27.—Dr. Will
iam Von Gerard. Cedar Rapids chir
opodist, who wus held as spy for sev
eral weeks and later released, is now
accompanying United' States Marshal
Moore, of northern Iowa. In the lat
ter’s roundup of pro-Germans. Von
Gerard engages Germans in conversa
tion in their native tongue and' it they
express seditious Views lie yanks them
before Moore. Gerard's assistants de
clare he Is heurt and soul for Uncle
Sant
PROFITS FOR TM
Senators Will Put Up Hard Fighf
to Lighten Consumption
duties Next Wee1<,
They Say.
Washington, Aug. 27.—After a l>riei
session today the Senate recessed until
Monday without action or debate on the'
war tux bllh
The committee room was twice brok
en into at night and papers in the cus
tody of Chairman Simmons were stolen.
Proposed amendments and statistics of
treasury experts on the bill are said to
be the only things missing. The police
have gotten-no trace of the marauders.
Senators favoring higher income and
war profits taxes in conference today
agreed to reopen their fight Monday.,
proi>osing to take a flat 80 per cent of
war profits.
Washington, Aug. 27.—Senators-who
are bent on making large increases in
the tgxcs on great incomes and- war
profits were full of fight when the wur
revenue bill was taken up in the Senate
again today. They said that even if the
taxes on large incomes were kepit at
present figures in the bill, they would
consider their efforts hud been worth
while, since under them Incomes of'over
$1,000,000 will pay in the aggregate,
tuking the present law Into account,
about 65 per cent.
The coming week will be marked'by
a sharp struggle over taxes on wat
profits. The senators who are insurging
against the finance committee rates or
war profits declure that sentiment the
country over is with them and henew•
they do not purpose to hurry the bill
through. They thought it likely the bill 1
would he before the Senate all the
coming week.
Senator Borah’s declaration that tn
the year 1016 and th's year there eave
been between $6,000,000 000 and $7,000.
300.000 war profits accumulated In the
country, and that the finance commit
tee pronoses to let this vast accumula
iion off too lightly, Is to he made the
,-aost of by the advocates of “conscrip
tion of wealth."
House ways aril means committee
lenders are watching the Senate de
velopments cioselv. They will he dis
posed. if the Senate puts the rates high
notifth on war profits and incomes, to
yield to these figures and insist on
.triktng out the consumption taxes or
t large part of them.
Fear Moscow Conference Will
Restore Order Under Strong
Government and End
Their Rule.
Moscow. Aug. 25.—Labor unions are
opposing the Moscow conference and
have announced a one-day strike In
protest. The leaders of the unions de
clared the conference to be "counter
revolutionary" and that It was not pos
sible for democratic organizations to
participatet They regard the confer
ence as an effort to deceive the masses.
Protest meetings in various factories
and works were called for today.
Minimalists and social revolutionists
likewise are voicing opposition and
held a meeting in which it was resolved
that the conference was unrepresenta
tive of the people and announcing in
advance that they would not abide by
any decision taken, in view of the
widespread opposition, the big opera
house where the conference will sit
will be- surrounded by troops through,
out the sessions.
GURKO, CZAR'S LOYAL
OFFICER, TO BE EXPELLED
Petrogrsd. Aug. 25. -General Gurko
?x-commander on the southwestern
front, recently arrested for expressions
uf loyalty to the emperor iifler the revo
lution is to be sent abroad, it is an
nounced under a new ’aw enabling the
government to expel persons regarded
*s dangerous to (he welfare of the
country.
TO BUY WHEAT POR MILLS.
Washington, Aug. 25.—The fact that
the food administration s grain corpor
ition will purchase wheat for millers
*s welt as for the American and the ai
ded governments vas revealed in a
statement Issued 1 ly the grain price fix
ing committee headed by Ur. H. A.
jorfiohl.
The announcement, which explained
the method by which the grain < orpor
ulion will meet its opening expenses,
told of a plan for furnishing seed to
farmers and sets forth that wheat will
by purchased by grades.
NO WILSON PEACE SPEECH.
Washington. Aug. 25.—Talk in con
p^sa that President Wilson might pos
ribly address the national laxly on the
subject of peace when he makes reply
to Po[a> Benedict’s proposul was
silenced today when the White House
»t It be known that l
PRESIDENT ASKS
EXEMPTION FOR
FJMIjIHEXDS
Wilson’s Letter Will Provide a
More Libera! Policy To
ward Men Having
Dependents.
WAR CHIEFS DO NOT AGREE
Army Men Say That Congress
Refused to Exempt Men
Merely Because They
Were Married.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 2?r.—
President Wilson has written Sec
retary Baker expressing a- riew £
that the drafting of married* men \
who are heads of families should
Hr carefully examined to avoid* it,
if possible, and expressing the
view that single men should be
taken where it is possible.
As the president is empowered' by
the draft law to make the regulations
under which It will be carried out, the
effect of his letter th Secretary Baker is.
to throw his Influence toward a- more
liberal policy for exemption of married ■
men than heretofore has been pursued1
by the provost marshal general's office*..
Disagrees with Army.
It is no secret that the president’!*
view is in open conflict with the inter
pretation placed at present upon the
law by the army officers who - are ad>
fninistering it.
They contend that as the history off
the law shows that congress voted
down amendments to exempt married!
men, they ,have no- legal authority to
exempt them except on the grounds off
dependency alone.
President WilaOn'd view, as forecast
in his recent letter th Senator Weeks,
is that the taking off married men and
heads off families should be avoided' at)
least on the first draft,”
Provost Marshal General Crowder
sent to governors off states today an
order changing the proportion of the
various states' quota of men selected
for the national army, that are required
tobe furnished1 on certain data. The
new order calls for 5 per cent of each*
state’s quota to report at cantonmentc
September 51 40 per cent on September
19, 40 per cent on October 3, and th*
remaining 15 per cent!as soon thereat*
ter as practicable.
EXPLOSION
DUE TO PLOT
Washington, D. C., Aug. 27—Tfteex
plosion at Mftre Island navy yardi lnt
July, killing five and injuring more
than 30, is pronounced In an official,
report made public today by Secretary
Daniels, to have been the deliberate act.
of some one unknown,* and not an.ao*
cident.
RORNILOFF TRIES TO
AVERT RAIL STRIKE
Demands Mobilisation of Boadr
to Prevent Breaking Up> of
Supply System.
London, Aug. 27—A* dispatch to the
Times from Moscow, says that at the
cabinet meeting in* Petrograd, Thurs
day, General Kornlloff, commander in
chief of the Russian armies, demanded
the militarization of railways, which
will probably be agreed to In view of the
imminent railroad strike. The mere on
two Important lines decided* to suspend
work immediately but tpay be persuad
ed to defer the strike in obedience to an
urgent message from the conference of
railway men now sitting in Moscow,
which favors a simultaneous strike on
all railways. Prompt measures are
needed to forstall a< oollapse* of the rail
way service.
SHIPPING DISPUTES
BOARDS CREATED
M
Ik to End New York Strike
and Prevent Others,
Adopted.
Washington, I>. C., Aug. 27.—Early
And peaceable adjustment of labor dis
putes In ship yards is expected by the
creation today of an adjustment board
to consist of three, four or five mem
bers. according to the nature of the
problem to be solved.
President Wilson appointed V. Evert
Mackny, of Mew York, president of the
national civic federation, chairman of
the board. The second member will be
named by Samuel (Jotnpers, president
of the American Federation of Labor,
the emergency fleet corporation naming
the third.
In the event that a dispute involves
the navy. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
will sit as a member of the hoard. When
the trouble concerns a private shipyard,
a representative of local labor and local
shipping interests will sit. The secre
tary' of war, as chairman of the national
defense council, will have the deciding
vote In the case of a tie when Secretary
Roosevelt sitting on the board raises
the number to four.
WANT SEA FOODS USED.
Washington. Aug. 25.—A campaign
to increase consumption of sea food to
