Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1917, Page 1

OG ER ap ee ee pe en ‘WEATHER. “From Press to Home “Generally fair tonight and tomorrow. ‘Temperature for twenty-four hours ending 2 p.m.: Highest, 85, at 12 nocn to- Within the Hour” day; lowest, Full report on page 12. at ¢ am. today. CLOSING NEW YORK STOCKS PAGE 12. Net Ctreulation, Month of June, 1917, Daily Average, 89,841; Sunday, 63,532. No. 26,754. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1917—SIXTEEN PAGES. DENMAN AND ‘QUIT SHIP ORGANIZATION AND SITUATION CLEARS President’ Accepts General’s Resignation and Asks Chairman to Ta ed Course”---Latter REAR ADMIRAL CAPPS NAMED TO DIRECT Edward N. Hurley to Head Board; Bainbridge Colby to Succeed Capt. White, Who Also Is Permitted by Execu- tive to Lea President Wilson today ended ing the resignations of Maj. Gen. He also suggested to Chair: same disinterested, self-forgetting course.” his resignation to the President as suggested. The President intends to appoint as chairman of the shipping board Edward N. Hurley of Chic: eral trade commission. To succe: bridge Colby of New York. The Admiral Capps, U. Goethals. In writing to Gen. Goethals t! happily in large part begun and ¢; pletion if the air be cleared of the debates that have unfortunately darkened it.” The correspondence made public to- @ay contains the letter to Mr. Denman, of which the following is an extrac “I have found both you and Gen. Goethals ready to serve the public at @ personal sacrifice. Realizing that the only manner nich the way can be completely czeared for harmonious ana effective action is to carry our ship- vuilding plans forward from this point through new azencies, Gen. Goethals has put his resignation in my hand, and I have adopted it in the same spirit im ‘which it was tendered—not as de- ciding between two men whom I re- spect and admire, but in order to make in w MAJ. GEN. GOETHALS, Invidious decisions unnecessary and let the work be developed without further discussion of what is past. “I am taking the liberty of writing to tell you this in the confidence that you will be glad to take the same dis- interested and self-forgetting course that Gen. Goethals has taken. When you have done as he has done I am sure that you may count with the utmost confidence upon the ultimate verdict of the people of the country with regard to your magnanimous and unselfish view of public duty and upon winning in the retrospect the same admiration and confidence that I have learned to feel for you. Letter to Gen. Goethals. ‘The President's letter to Gen. Goethals follows: “Your letter of July 20 does you great honor. It is conceived in a fine spirit of:public duty, such arned to expect of you. This is, you say, a case where the service of the public is the only thing to be con- sidered. Personal feelings and_per- sonal references must be resolutely put side and we must do the thing that is st serviceable. It is with I feel constrained to that you have rightly, questions at tssue can now set S. N., naval constructor, to serve in place of Gen. as“I have | as | that thought in mind that ay that I think| interpreted your duty ‘impartial determination of the the shipbuilding program promptly and et- GOETHALS ke “Same Disinterest- Promptly Complies. BUILDING PROGRAM we Service. the shipping board row by accept- Goethals and Capt. J. B. White. man Denman that he “take the ” Mr. Denman later sent ago, former chairman of the fed- ed Mr. White he will name Bain- President also will designate Rear he President says shipbuilding “is ‘an now readily be pushed to com- cleared of the debates that have un- fortunately darkened it “With deep appreciation, therefore, of your generous attitude and with genuine admiration of what you have been able! in a short time to accomplish, i accept | your resignation, and feel that in doing| so I am acting upon your own best judgment as well as my own. I hope that you will feel the same undoubting confidence that I feel that the people of the country, for whom you have rendered great services, will judge you justly and generously in this as in other things, and that all personal misunder- standings and misjudgments that may have been created will pass in a short time entirely away.” Denman Praises Appointees. Confronted with the facts of the an- houncement of the President in cutting the knot of the shipping board tangle, Mr. Denman admitted that he had been’ pre- viously advised. He said that he had re- signed to take effect immediatel “It s the decision of the President,” he said, “and a measure of war emergency. I will back the President in everythin; he does.”” i The three men appointed bg the Presi- dent Mr. Denman spoke of in the highest terms. “They are all good men.” he said. Mr. Denman had apparently taken none of his associates, with the prob- able exception of Mr. Brent, his stanch | supporter on the board, into his con- fidence. The board went into session at 10 o'clock in the morning and did not.rise until about 12:30 o'clock. The retiring chairman would not tell of his future plans. Gen. Goethals’ letter to President Wil- son asking that he be relieved was made public with the announcement o acceptance of his resignation. In it the general declared he belicved the best interests of the public would be ser d if he were replaced by some one on whom full authority might be centered and whose personality would not be a{ stumbling block. Gen. Goethals called the President's attention to the fact that he under- took the work with the distinct under- standing that he was to have absolute authority for the administration in ship construction, and that the board would act on his suggestion and initia-| tive. This understanding, he said, was confirmed when he took up the matter with the shipping board and also at hearings before the Senate committee on appropriations. “The necessity for shipping makes it imperative,” read the general's letter, “that results be secured as rapidly as possible. I have endeavored to estab- lish harmonious relations with the ship- ping board, but regret to te I have not succeeded and it seems impossible to secure the unison of purpose essen- tial to the success of the work. “Believing that a centralization of authority in one man is necessary to carry out the shipbuilding program rapid- ly and successfully after mature consid- eration of the whole subject, I am sat- isfied that I cannot secure efficient re- sults under the conditions of your let- ter. “I am convinced, therefore, that the [best interests of ‘the public | would be served if I were replaced b: | Some one on whom full authority can be centered and whose personality will not be a stumbling block.” The President's letter referred to by Gen. Goethals was written a week ago and explained to Gen. Goethals that he was not in supreme authority and that he must defer in a measure to the wishes of the shipping board. SHEPPARD POSTPONES DRY FIGHT IN SENATE Senator Sheppard of Texas, author of the resolution proposing a national prohibition amendment to the Consti- tution, was unable to get up his reso lution in the Senate today, but expect to do so tomorrow. He ‘said inquiry among senators indicates that sixty- five or sixty-six votes will be mustered for submission of the prohibition que tion to the states, or the necessary two- thirds required. He was not certain whether it would receive a two-thirds vofe in the House, but said several senators opposing pro- hibition expect to vote for his resolu- sire to have the question passed from ongress to the states, of which three- fourtha would have to vote favorably for ratification. Senator Sheppan! hopes to secure unanimous consent from the Senate to vote on his resolution Tues- day, July 31. ———— Unparalleled Intensity in Firing. BERLIN, via London, July 24.—An extiiiervanactia of an intensity never paralleled previously is raging day and night in Flanders, the war office une {sweet or welfare | tion to submit it to the states in a de-| IMPURE MILK PERIL TO HEALTH OF CITY Hands of Authorities Are Tied, -and Children May Be Sacrificed. WARNING IS GIVEN PUBLIC Washington today faces another milk problem, not a problem of supply or price, but of quality, which: threatens a disastrous effect upon the lives of infants. This was the statement today of the health department, which declares that much of the milk. being sold at the pres- ent time is “far below standard” and is “filthy and decomposed.” The hands of the department are tied, it states. This because of the pendency of litigation in the United States Su- preme Court with respect to the en- forcement of the federal rood and drugs act of June 20, 1906. Tho health officer also is equally helpless, it is stated, with respect to the enforsenient of the local milk act of 1895, the fact that a case is pending in the District Court of Appeals, in volving the validity of the act, pre- venting him from proceeding under it or under the regulations made by vir- tue of it. Unfair to Honest Dealers. “Conscientious farmers and mili dealers who are ¢ager to compiy with aid Health Officer Woodward ay, “are discouraged by such condi- tions.” They are thrown into unfair competition with producers and dealers who are regardless of the quality of the milk they sell. “More serious, however, than the cle- ment of unfairness to-the milk trade is the injustice to the consumer. The consumer has learned, it is believea, to rely to at least a reasonable degre upon the efforts of the health deyart- ment to protect him from bad mill, and the department is powerless to do so except in so far as publicity may be concerned. “The consumer, therefore, goes on with the use of milk that should not be allowed to be sold, and gives it to hi children. Some of them are fortunate enough to be able to stand such treat- ment, but otherg sicken and die, and then the parents and relatives wonder where the disease came from.” Partial Remedy Available. The only partial remedy available, according to the health department, is for persons who are interested in the quality of milk they use to consult the records of the health department so as to know the standing of their own particular milk dealer. “They may accomplish | something, too, by visits to the establishments maintained by such dealers,” it 1s sug- gested, “although much of the milk business at the present time, partic larly that relating to the technique of | pasteurization, cannot be intelligently passed upon by one who is not an ex- pert. The competent housewife, how ever, could tell from the general man- agement of the dairy i thing as to the charact sold by it : of the product establishments are described in reports of dairy inspectors and today by the health officer. With respect to the method of one establishment to determine the fitness for pasteurization of milk received from the farms, the report say How Milk Is Tested. s the cans of milk are received Mr. tips them in such a way that a small quantity of milk remains in the top of the can. He ther moves the top, plac o his lips and tastes it, in order to determine if the milk is es it to “phystolo » he replaces top on the can, spits the milk from mouth on the floor, occasionally wipes his mouth with the back of his hand and is ready for another can. Three ns did not pass this delicate test and returned. The re- dumped into the dumping the his mainder wer vat for use How delicate this “physiological” test is can be recognized from the fact that a bacteriological examination showed that the raw milk used by this estab- lishment for pasteurization contained 23,200,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter, with 480,000 bacilli of the colon type and 100,000 streptococci. The finished product, sold as pasteurized milk, con- tained on the day of inspection 310,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter, 8,200 bacilli of the colon type, and’ 10,000 streptococci. Bottles Contain Bacteria. Bacteriological examinations of ablishment, suppo: the i showed that they contained large numbers of bac-} teria. Witn respect to the bottling proc the inspector reported: “Bottles are capped by cappers, but on two or three occasions the per got out of order, and the caps were then fished out of’the tubes of the cap- ping machine, held in the dirty hands of two nis, and any bottle that had passed through the capper uncap- ped were then capped by hand The condition of the apparatus at one of the dairies, states the report, may be inferred from the following figures: “The composite sample of milk taken from twelve cans each containing ten j gallons showed 970,900 bacteria’ per jcubic centimeter.” The sample taken from the downstairs dumping vat, into which such milk w poured, showed | | 2,480,000 bacteria per cuble ecntimeter, and a sample taken from the vat up- stairs, to, which the milk had been pumped, Showed 5,100,600. The. bacilli of the colon group, which numbered | 6,200 per cubic centimeter in the cans increased in the lower vat to 71,000 and in the higher vat to 160,000. A quart bottle of “pasteurized” milk from this establishment, filled and capped ready for delivery, showed 78,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter with 500 of the colon type, and 100 streptococet.” Concerning another establishment, the inspector report “On the day of Inspection, on account jof the souring of some ‘stored milk [and subsequent shortage on the routes, | the first milk that arrived was dumped into a bottling machine, immediately bottled and, although it was raw milk, was labeled ‘pasteurized’ and allowed {to go out as such.” Test of “Pasteurized” Milk. Samples from a pint bottle of raw milk sold as pasteurized milk showed | that it contained 21,100,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter, with 260,000 of the ! the city some- | Methods employed at various milk | aving completed this | \ olon type per cubic centimeter, the sample from the dumping vat contained 1,400,000 bacteria of this type and the sample from the pasteurizing tank be- |fore the application of heat contained alike number. Streptococcl were pres- ent in large numbers in all samples. Milk taken from a pint bottle that had been filled and capped ready for deliv- ery, and that was supp: d to contain | pasteurized milk, showed 1,120,000 bac- |teria per cubic centimeter, with 18,000 of the colon type and 10,000 strepto- cocci.” PRESIDENT SIGNS | AIRCRAFT MEASURE Act Makes $640,000,000 Available for War Needs for a Single Purpose. PROVIDES 110,000 MEN { | The President signed the $640,000,000 aircraft measure today, and by his act started in motion tho greatest single war measure cf the kind known to his- tory. The speed shown by Senate and House in passing this enormous bill without the slightest delay will be dupli- cated, it is promised, by the aircraft production board to w intrusted a most important part of solving the prob- lem of the air, That the fleet } pated by this a 5 lock of the nations battling in Europe | the profound hope belief of the offi- hee of the army and of the officials who represent allied commissions to this country. Must Break Production Records. In the production of this fleet of air- planes all records for speedy manufac- ture must be broken. The United States, herland of the art of flying, has lagged pitiably in the wake of oth nations in the real development and use of aircraft: and now American industry, science id ingenuity, to siy nothing of manufactur- ing capacity, must be taxed to the limit to put thousands of battle airplanes in the air above the lines in France. Less than half the $640,000,000 will be spent on the purchase of aircraft, the rest of the money going for men, mainte- nance. etc. To keep the machines flying an army of 110,000 men will be needed. Statement of Aircraft Board. A statement issued by the aircraft pryduction board contains the follow- ing: “The difficulties which apply to the production of high-powered machines for fighting and bombing purposes for- tunately do not apply with equal force to the training program, and within a comparatively short time we shall have enough of the type required for training the thousands of men who will constitute a contribution to the win- ning of the war equal in importance to the production of machines. America is the last great reservoir of material for war pilots, as well as for airplanes. “Already three of the twenty-four big new training fields are completed and Instruction on them has begun. Others are being qushed to completion. Orders for trainihg machines were placed weeks ago and shipments of the first output already have been made. The output of this most necessary type will continue to increase rapidly, as we al- ready have plants experienced in their manufacture. : CANADIANS IN CHICAGO BRING RECRUITS TO ARMY i of American airplanes nik the dead | t Midwest City Gives Enthusiastic Re- ception to Highlanders and Kiltie Band. CHICAGO, July 24.—Braw pipers and grim fighting men of the-48th Canadian Highlanders were given another en- thusiastic reception today, when they deployed in Grant Park, on the lake front, and went through the evolutions of the drill which many times the regs iment had performed on the flelds of France. X\ KERENSKY’S TASK. FIVE BILLION MORE [5 ASKED FOR WAR Secretary McAdoo Presents New Estimates to Congress and Delays Revenue Bill. Plans for pushing the war tax measure through the Senate were knocked askew today when Secretary McAdoo presented to Congress new war estimates calling for $5,000,000,000, in round figures, in addition to the amount contemplated in the war tax bill. Basing the estimates on the needs of. the army and navy Secretary McAdoo planned to explain the need for the huge ad- ditional sum which the government asks to be raised by war taxation. Plans for Conference. McAdoo asked Secretary the finance committee to Simmons of | withhold reporting the bill to the Sen- ate, as had been planned for today, un- till"he could confer with the senators. threw all pine ew situation threw ay pri | £or distribution to the 4,557 local boards. awry, and Senate managers had no tea | They supersede all hitherto published when the big measure for raising the! }; oat revenues for conducting the war would | sts and reetify all errors. move forward. While no official intimation of the, D. C. Lists Out This Afternoon. | drawn prin Ny from ex s| Teceive the official lists for the District | probably some and minor in mi on l figures are si show that exces profits in the United States are now the rate of $5.060,000,000 a year. Before Secretary McAdoo appeared before the finance committee it was understood that the five billion dollars represented the estimates of the War and Navy departments, and that he would propose an additional billion dollars to be raised by taxation and seek authority for an additional credit of $2,500,000,000. Whether the latter.sum was to be in bonds or certificates of indebtedness was not disclosed. BUENOS AIRES READY TO GREET U. $. SEAMEN the Associated Press BUENOS AIRE 1 estates eases in in July 24.—Severe measures of surveillance of the docks d- ron have been taken by the authorities The vessels will reach port this After welcoming addresses during the visit of the American sq here. afternoon. one of the first acts of the visiting ma- rines will be to leave a wreath on the tomb of Gen. Jose De San Martin, the South American Mberator, and at the statue of Washington. The Americans have been given the freedom of the city during their stay. There will be numerous luncheons and banquets including one given by lead- ing men of Argentine, at which ex- Minister Norberto Pinero will deliver an address. City Gay With Flags. The greatest enthusiasm is shown here in connection with the visit of the squad- ron. The city is decorated with flags and bunting and long before the time for the squadron's arrival crowds gather- ed on the water front. The larger busi- ness houses granted ‘a half holiday to their employes. All the newspapers ex- tend a cordial greeting to the Americans. Varlous organizations are arranging a long program for the officers and men of the squadron. A concert will be held at the jockey club tomorrow under the patronage of prominent women of Buenos Aires, and the American Society of the River Plate will give a reception. On SundaY there wil be an athletic carnival. All the theaters will give gala _perform- ances and the street car companies have arranged special services to take care of the crowds. The minister of war will in- vite the American officers to review the grenadiers regiment. i Poyer ordered it closed. At Pago Pago the Mormon Church suffered some dam- age. After the tremor subsided a small tidal wave caused many people to take to the hillside for safety. The wave receded as suddenly as it came. The center of the disturbance was about seventy miles southwest of Samoa. Keppets Island the waters of the lagoon felt_severely in that group, while at Keppet's Island the waters of the lagoon rose high on the island and left thou- sands of fish as they receded. FINAL DRAFTUSTS NOW INTHE MALS District. Exemption Boards to Get Master Rosters This Afternoon. to appear before the finance} }committee of the Senate this afternoon Chairman the at PHYSICAL TESTS MONDAY! Master lists of the draft—the official and last word assigning every one of the 10,000,000 registrants to his place in the great national army—are’ going for- ward in the mails today to the governors of Columbia’ some time this afternoon, jand they will be sent by messengers to the chairmen of the eleven local exemption boards. These boards are to meet at their headquarters in the respective districts tomorrow morning, where they will prepare their own lists for their respective districts, number- ing each man drafted in the order his number was drawn. A list will be posted showing twice as many as the quota for that district calls for the national army. The posting of this list is the official notice to each man on the list to present himself for physical examination, and at that moment he becomes ineligible for enlistmen: in the regular Army, Navy or Marine Corps. ‘The local boards will then send out by mail notices to those men whose names are posted directing them to re- port in five days for physical examina- tion, These notices will go forward in three batches, instructing the men to present themselves in five, six and seven days. First Examinations -Monday. So that the first men examined in the District will present themselves prob- ably next Monday. There is one ph cian on each exemption board, and as no man can be disqualified until a second physician has passed upon him there Swill be at least two physicians sitting with each board for examinations. Sev- eral of the boards already have en- gaged extra physicians, so that the work can be expedited. No other question of exemption will be considered until after the men called to military service have been passed upon regarding their physical condi- tion. ‘he lists which are being mailed out today have beén prepared with the! greatest care and safeguards against errors. Printed by the most expert and trusted men in the governmeny print- ing office they have been proofread three times by veteran proofreaders. In order that each district board may be sure of getting a list, two sets are being mailed to each governor with the advice that he send duplicate copies to each board, putting one copy in one mail and the second copy in a subse- quent mail. The theory of this prac- tice s that if one list goes astray the other surely will reach its destina- tion. The summoning of the men of the first increment before the local boards will quickly follow the receipt of the official master lists. Until the men are summoned they are free to volunteer. Some Corrections Made. Examination of the master list shows that red ink number 5,794 has been placed as No. 10,500 in the order of drawing. It is assumed that this was the missing ;number and was placed last, although the blank capsule first came up as No. 10,004. _ It had previously been un- derstood that red ink number 4,664 was ONE CENT. NAMES ARE CALLED IN SENATE DEBATE ON WAR'S CONDUCT “Copperheadism” and “Snip- ing” Among Terms Hurled at Critics of Administration. FLINGS AT CENSOR CREEL TAKE ON A WIDER RANGE Indecision and Inefficiency Alleged in Both War and Navy Departments. During a bitter Senate debate today between democrats and republicans on Senator Penrose’s resolution to investi- gate the committee on public informa- tion Senator Penrose declared admin- istration of both War and Navy de- partments was marked by indecision and inefficiency. He proposed early in- vestigation. Senator James of Kentucky, democrat, veplying, referred to “copperkeadism and sniping” in the Senate and said Senator Penrose was attempting to play “peanut politics” by making baseless charges. ~ Covers a Wide Range. The debate covered a wide range of war topics and developed considerable republican criticism of various ques- tions. “If this spirit of criticism of those in charge of war continues,” said Sena- tor James. “America will be. crippled at home—right in this chamber.” Senator Lodge said Congress has the right to inquire how war appropria- tions are spent. “Does the senator mean to suggest that the President is not spending this money properly?” Senator James asked with apparent anger. “I never implied any such thing,’ Senator Lodge retorted sharply. “But tHe President is not sacred and we have the right to inquire about public ex- penditures.” James Says He Meant It. Senator James referred to “copper- headism,” and Senator Wadsworth of New York, republican, quickly demand- ed if he used that term advisediy, as to the dispute over Senator Penrose’s resolution and its objects. James replied that he so used it. “Calling names and copperheads is not going to proper inquiry,” said Senator Lodge. “And crit do their best. Senator James retorted, “will not find favor with the American peopl “T want te deny first and last,” Sen- ator Penrose interjected, emphatically, “that I am attacking anybody. But I do say that in my opinion the administra- tion of both the Navy and War De- partments is marked by indecision and inefficiency which will rapidly become, at this present rate, a public scandal, and I propose to investigate it at the earliest possible moment.” “And you probably have as much basis for that statement as you have for your resolution,” Senator James heated- ly replied. Terms It “Peanut Politics.” s that copperheadism?” asked Sen- ator James. “Is that sniping? No, ris ing to the dignity of neither: it's mere ly Penrose-ing. Such an attempt to make peanut politics as has been made by the senator from Pennsylvania, Mr. Penrose, will not aifect the public in the slightest degree. After two hours’ spirited debate no action was taken on Mr. Penrose’s rés- olution, which proposed an investiga- tion of reported submarine attack upon the Pershing expedition and informa- tion regarding the bureau of public in- formation. The resolution went to the Senate calendar, and to be called up again will require a majority vote, with many democrats today indicating’ their opposition. Says Courage Isn’t Required. Senator James charged that the at- tack of the senators from Pennsylvania and Massachusetts was being centered on the Secretary of the Navy and Mr. Creel. Senator Penrose interrupted to ask if he did not have a right to criti- cise the Secretary if he desired. “Yes, in the open,” replied the Ken- tucky senator. “Well, isn’t this In the open?” Senator Penrose replied “It doesn’t require any courage to at- tack the Secretary of the Navy,” he added. “It is evident that the purpose of the majority is to suppress an investigation from now on,” the Pennsylvania senator declared, as he took his seat. ‘There is no intention to suppress an investigation, but I just wanted to make it clear that this is an attack on the Secretary of the Navy and Mr. Creel,” replied Senator James. Substance of the announcement given to the American people by Secretary Daniels through the bureau of public information, July 3, telling of the safe rrival of the expeditionary. forces in France without the loss of a single e and the attack by submarines on the first two units of the expedition with the loss of one of the U-boats, was cor- rect, Senator Swanson, acting chairman of the naval affairs committee, told the Senate in denouncing the Penrose reso- lution. Senator Swanson said he hed read the dispatches from Admiral Gleaves and there was no doubt about the attack by submarines on the first two units and the sinking of one of the U-boats by the gunfire of the convoying ships. The Virginia senator said that the expeditionary force was taken to France in four units and that the last two reached their destination after an un- eventful voyage. Senator Swanson said that ‘instead of being here indulging in petty partisan criticism of the navy it should be receiving resolutions of thanks.” ° He told the Senate that had any liyes or ships been lost certain senators would have been condemning the navy. Senator Stone demanded what Senator Penrose hoped to accomplish ‘by his resolution. Creel Subject of Attack. Senator Penrose attacked Mr. Creel, Senator talking about prevent ism of officials trying to “BLOOD AND IRON”. POLICY PLANNED - TOSAVE RUSSIA Premier (Kerensky Pledges Drastic Steps if Reason and Conscience Fail. NEW CABINET NAMED; TEUTONS ADVANCING German and Austrian Armies Push Ahead on 155-Mile Front in Galician Regions. By the Associated Press, PETROGRAD, July 24.—A “blood and iron” policy will be put into effect if needed to save Russia by the govern- ment of Premier Kerensky, to which unlimited power has been granted. In an interview today the premier said: “Relying upon the confidence of tho masses and the army, the government will save Russia and Russian unity by blood and iron, if argument and reason, honor and conscience are not sufficient, The situation at the front is very seri- ous and demands heroic measures. But I am convinced the organism of the state is sufficiently vigorous to be cured ° without a partial amputation.” Appeal to Soldiers. The executive councils of the all-Rus~ sian workmen's and soldiers’ and pe: ants’ organizations have issued the fol- lowing proclamation: ‘Fellow soldiers! One of our armies has wavered; its regiments have fled before the enemy. Part of our front has been broken by Emperor William's hordes, which have moved forward, are bringing with them death and destruc- tion. “Who is responsible for this humilias tion? The responsibility rests with those who have spread discord in the army and shaken its discipline, with those who, at a time of danger, dis- obeyed the military commands and wasted time in fruitless discussions and dispfites. “Many of those who left the line and sought safety in running away paid |with their lives for having disobeyed orders. The enemy's fire mowed them down. If this costly lesson has taught you nothing, then there will be no sal- vation for Russia. Now Is Time to Act, “enough of words! The time has come to act without hesitation. We have acknowledged the provisional govern- ment. With the government lies the salvation of the revolution, We have acknowledged its unlimited authority and its unlimited power. Its commands must be law. All those who disobey the commands of the provisional gov- ernment in battle will be regarded as traitors. Toward traitors and cowards no mercy will be shown. “Bellow soldiers! You want a dura- ble peace. You want your land, your |treedom. Then you must know that \only by a stubborn struggle will you |Win peace for Russia and all nations. | Yielding before the troops of the Ger- {man emperor, you lose both your land and yourt freedom. The conquering, limperialistic Germans will force you lagain and again to.fight for your in- | terests. “One Way Open—Forward.” “Fellow soldiers at the front: Let there be no traitors or cowards among you. Let not one of you retreat a sin- gle step before the foe. Only one way is open to you—the way forward. “Fellow soldiers in the rear: Be ready to advance to the front for the support of your brothers, abandoned and betrayed, fleeing from their posi- tions in the regiments. Gather all your strength for the struggle for a durable peace, for your land and your freedom. Without wavering, without fear, with- out disastrous discussions, carry out all military commands. At the time of battle, disobedience and wavering are worse than treachery. Your ruin lies in them, the ruin of Russia. “Fellow soldiers! You are being watched by those who work for Rus- sia and by the whole world. The ruin of the* Russian revolution spells ruin for all. Summon up all your manhood, your perseverance and sense of disci- pline and save the fatherland | Two New Ministers. M. Effremov has been appointed min- ister of justice and a member of the provisional government. M. Baeyck- nickov has been named minister of public aid. Both the ministers are members of the duma, representing the progressive party. Russians Are Offering Stronger Resistance to Foe, Reports Indicate Signs of a halt in the Russian retreat in eastern Galicia before the advancing Austro-German armies are largely want- ing, but indications of stronger resistance in some sectors are cropping out. The Russian generals undoubtedly are doing itheir utmost to bring their men to a real- ization of the necessity of implicit obedi- ence and the present plight of certain sections of the Muscovite armies, because of laxness in discipline, can hardly help serving as an object lesson. ‘The resisting powers of the Russians are admitted by Berlin to be strongly in evidence south of the Brzezany line, | and it is here that such fighting capa ities as the Russians possess need to be exercised to the limit. The Austro- German forces are pressing southward in an effort to cut in between the Rus- sian forces on their old. line and the Dniester river, success in which move would spell disaster for the Russian units in this sector. Tarnopol Taken, Says Report. LONDON, July 24.—The occupation by the Germans of the city of Tarnopol, in eastern Galicia, was reported yester- day by Reuter’s, Limited. PETROGRAD, July 24.—The text of last night’s statement reads “Western front: Southwest of Dvinsk there has been artillery firing by both sides. “In_ the direction colon type and 100,000 streptococel. At this establishment a composite sample was taken from eighteen cans, each containing ten gallons, and two Recruiting officers at the British re- cruiting station pointed to more than a hundred names signed to the muster rolls since the pipers and regimental the missing number, but that number was later found as No. 9,652, where the master sheet shows it as such. Another correction on the unofficial nounces, declaring that he is a “gentleman who does not command the confidence of the public or of the newspapers,” and as- serted that the Official Bulletin; which SEVEREST EARTHQUAKE IN AMERICAN SAMOA IN YEARS The German announcement indicates that in all likelihood the expected Britis), WILLIAM DENMAN. in the * of Vilna, Be h containing five gallo A} band of the Highlanders mad 5 i sey ; Sais Offensive is at hand. ‘Sevdeal timen aa, (cans, eacl ai gallons and 0: 6 ‘3 made the city lst shown is red ink number 570 as neighborhood of Krevo, our troops at= (Copyright by Clinedinst.) cently Berlin’ has epee ee imes Fe | second sample Was taken from the vat| streets ring yesterday. Hability No. 3.612. it waa tranemit,| is. printed by the committee, is ‘not ] neighbormood oF Kina. coupled a pore into which this milk was dumped, and|~ Open-air concerts were given by the ted as 607, but duplicated liability No. [considered a work of any particular | {eked We Qections in the districe of tillery fighting fectively on its way to completion and in Flagfers, and the/ third sample came from the pasteuriz-| pipers and the kilted bandsmen at sev-]_ PAGO PAGO, Tutuila, American Samoa, | 236. The master sheet shows red ink | Value or aid tothe papers Tsary-Bogushi, penetrating the enemy intensity of " e : self-forgetting Sane ee 228] ably denotes the Ie earament prob- | ing tank before heat was applied. The|eral downtown points and rallies at|July 10 (mail _ correspondence).—The| No. 607 as lability No. 236. ‘The Pennsylvania senator said that the|fs%tHory to a depth of two miles. in begin again with a fresh sheet of paper| arations before. the blow’ is. struck. (Sammie taken, girectly, from the cans| different parks were enlivened with the [earthquake experienced here June 25 chairman of the committee seems to take! pjaces. More than 1,000 Germans were ee eee eee oe eer ee Deere rede ee ene nctruck: | contained 35,200,000 bacteria per cubic | skirl of the bagpipes. was the severest shock in fifty years. Boards to Meet Tomorrow. a good deal of authority on his shoulders, | Pl? Co prisoner. pihacteaniaiatvation:at tin on tack of the British 44 at- | centimeter, the sample from the dump-|- Impromptu receptions were held by| Houses and other structures rocked as illustrated by his publication of the| “+ the development of a further suc- e program. would surpass any |ing; vat contained 39,700,000 and the|the ren at the hotel where they are{/dangerously. but the inhabitants rushed |_ As goon as they were advised today by| Presidents address to the coal operators| cess is being jeopardized by the insta- at their rec'ent meeting here when Mr. Creel edited it so that portions were (Continued on Second Page.) The Star that the official list of draft numbers was out, the chairmen the (Continued on Second Page.) “The shipbuilding is, happily, in large t begun and. can’ now readily be : ome to completion, if the air be effort previously made by them. The|sample from the pasteurizing tank con- opening of the offensive may be has-|tained 64,100,000. The sample from the tened to assist the hard-pressed Russians.jcans contained 810,000 bacilli of the bility and moral weakness of certain detachments. Particularly noteworthy was the gallant conduct of the officers, quartered, and tales of the regiment’s|outdoors and no one was seriously in- experience in the trenches were related! jured. The Roman Catholic Church at to eager audiences, , Leona was so bodly cracked that Gov, ee