Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1917, Page 1

w» mated at $12,316,295,22: row, ‘warmer. ending 2 p.m. 1 report on page 22. WEATHER. Fair, continued cold tonight: tomor- partly cloudy and somewhat ‘Temperature for fwenty-four hours at today. Highest, ; lowest, 29, at 7 a.m. — CLOSING NEW YORK STUCKS PAGE 22. he £Zvening Star. No. 26,888. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1917—-TWENTY-SIX PAGES. U.S. NEEDS BILLIONS,|U.S. TOCONTINUE INCREASE SOUGHT SECRETARY WPADOD GRADED INCREASES ASSERTS IN REPOR ah May Even Get Up to 15 Treasury Head Declares Gov- ernment Must Have $5,128,- 203,793 to Cover Deficit. PEOPLE MUST LEND NATION $9,969,433,850 Burdens of War Make Huge Issue of Securities a Necessity—Citizens Urged to Invest and Save. Congress was informed by Secretary McAdoo, in his annual report submitted today, that $5,128,203,793 must be pro- vided in addition to funds from taxes and bond issues already authorized in order to make estimated receipts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, equal disbursements. If this deficit is met by s new issue of bonds, the total amount of securities to be issued in the next seven months is estimated at $9,- 969,433,850. For the next fiseal year, ending June 80, 1919, the estimated excess of dis- bursements over receipts is $7,627,- ‘973,980. ‘Huge war expenses and loans to Amer- iea’s allies at the rate of a half billion dollars 2 month have made these esti. mates many times larger than any ever presented in a Secretary of the Treas- ury’s annual report. Of the $12,316,000,- 000 estimated ordinary expenditures for the year ending next June 30, $11,527,- 000,000 is for war purposes, and the pro- portion is about the same for the fiscal year ending in 1919. Burdens of Waz:. So far the nation has borne the finan- er Cent, Some Members of Congress Think. NEED GREATER THAN EVER FIRST BILL IN HOUSE FOR SALARY INCREASE TO EMPLOYES OF U.S. The first bill introduced in the House covering the question of in- creased salaries for government employes was put in early today by Representative Henry Z. Os- borne of California. It provides 10 and 15 per cent increases for all civilian em- Ployes of the United States whose salaries are now fixed at $1,800 per annum or less, includ- ing employes of the Post Office Department, and also provides that the same war taxes on incomes and salaries shall apply to sal- aried officers of the United States, including senators and repre- sentatives in Congress, as upon all other persons subject to tax. The thousands of government clerks —the great army mobilized and mob: ing in the National Capital, who, at their desks and typewriters, are helping to win the war, without the heroics and glamour.of being “over there”—need not worry that Uncle Sam is going to cut down their salaries. They are going to get—all of those whose salaries are under $1,800—a con- tinuance of the 5 and 10 per cent graded increases in salaries granted them after July 1, 1917.. They will get at least that, cial burdens of the war well, says Sec-/5 retary. McAdoo, owing to healthy busi- Ress conditions, and the valuable aid ~‘of the established federal reserve sys- tem. In the future, however, increas- ingly greater habits of economy must, he, developed by individuals and busi- Spee Jeatieutiens. me Secretary de- na be: se vending. pela ciple of the war. d invest in government securities to avoid postponing victory. With this admonition, Br. McAdoo proceeds to cite the enormous figures of government receipts and expendi- tures which are the fruit of war times. Total estimated receipts for the cur- rent fiscal year are $12,580.732,800, which, with a balance in the Treasery last June 30 of $1,066,983.361, makes & total’ of $13,647.716.161. Most of the receipts, or $8,686.000,000, are from sale of bonds and war ‘savings cer- tificates; ordinary receipts are $3,886,- 000,000, largely from war taxes: and the Panama Canal income is $7,000,000. Ordinary disbursements are esti- loans to allies in_the year at $6,115,000,000: public debt disbursements at $321,000,000, and Panama canal expenses, $23,593,000, making total estimated disbursements, $18,775,919,955. Must asa United States. ‘To allow for a balance in the general fund of about $50,000,000 next June {9 Congress must authorize raising of about $5,640.000,000 additional funds. This figure, together with the $3,666,- 000,000 of authorized but unissued lib- erty bonds and $663,000,000 estimated receipts from war savings, make the $9,969,000,000,. which Mr. McAdoo be- lieves Americans must loan the govern- ment between now and June 30, 1918, For the next fiscal year, ending June 30, 1919, the Secretary estimated re- ceipts at $5.176.000,000 and disburse- ments at $12.804,034,440, exclusive of al- Ned loans. This makes a $7.627,000,000 excess of disbursementm If the present Yate of loans to allies is continued in the 1918-19 fiscal year, $6,000,000,000 additional would be required. Esti- mated interest on bonds to be issued ae = a and estimated ise of tin; the bon $25,000,000. = ore jus if the deficit is to be met b: bonds, $14,040,060,000 worth must. be floated between July 1, 1918, and June 20, 1919. in addition to receipts from war savings. Exigencies May Cause Changes. “While these figures’ represent the situa- tion as it appears today,” the Secretary says, “it should be borne in mind that the exigencies of the future may cause changes, particularly with regard to the estimates for‘the War and Navy depart- ments.” The estimates on which the Secretary bases his figures are made by the various government departments. The outstanding fact apparent from these stupendous figures is that the cost of the war to the American people, in- cluding allied loans, for the two years ending June 320, 1919, will '326,000.000,000. pata seest To the ‘great task facing the country the people with “What is of superlative importance in the readjustment that must take place is that our people shall be impressed with the necessity of economizing in the con- sumption of articles of clothing, food and fuel, and of every other thing which con- dtitutes a drain upon the available sup- the country. Everything wasted now is little Secretary McAdoo calls these words: Piles, materials and resources of of criminal. “So far as I have been able to observe, the American people are not sufficiently aroused to the necessity of economy and of saving in this really serious time, not in the Iife of America but of the na-, only. fi tion$ of the world. Up to the Files war. ment cannot be fully tion, save government ‘Traces Course of a Dollar Saved. “It 1s easy to visualize the course of a dollar saved from waste and invested in government bonds: has been a relatively small denial comforts and conveniences part of the average citizen. He is wing upon the general store of sup- in the country with almost the same 22 before America came into the is cannot continue without serious hurt to the nation and to the world. The great financial operations of the govern- carried forward success- unless the people of the United States economize in every possible direc- thelr money and lend it to the eral department: buildings. ‘While Representative John J. Fits- gerald, chairman of the appropriations committee of the House, felt that as he ‘was surrendering the chairmanship of that commit! to Representative had not talked over with his associates the question of general policy in this matter, he indi- cated that the government workers need have no fear that their just claims for increases will receive the most sympathetic attention, and that this will be done as soon as possible to re- Heve the anxiety of those who are now in. doubt about their salaries. Several of the government depart- ments have submitted to Congress statements regarding the number of employes by grade who would be in- cluded in the 5 and 10 per cent increase schedule, so that the appropriations committee may have something definite to figure on when this matter is taken up. The Secretary of Agriculture and the assistant secretary of labor sub- mitted such statements yesterday. These are merely statements of facts and do not carry any recommendations. The chief clerks of other government departments have not yet prepared such statements, because there has been @ feeling that with the growing costs of living Congress might feel inclined to grant a larger “blanket” increase to the government workers. | Should Not Be Too Hopeful. In this connection the gov clerks should not be too ‘hopeful ot very much more than the 5 and 10 per cent horizontal increase. Economy all along the line is to be the watchword of the appropriations committee. in order that the finances of the country may be conserved as far as possible for’ the active carrying on of the war. ‘The probability ts that before the ap- propriations committee settles down to work on the estimates the various subcommittees will agree on a general policy regarding the clerks’ salary in- crease. This will be in the interest of efficiency, so that one subcommittee may not be working along one line while some other subcommittee is go- ing off on a éifferent tangent. The 5 and 10 per cent increase was not carried in the estimates last year, as was Pointed out in The Star yesterday. but was put in by the appropriations commit- tee and aprpoved by Congress. There is no authority in law for the various de- partments to submit recommendations for these increases. The appropriations com- mittee proposes, however, according to the opinions expressed by the individual mem- bers, to see that the government clerks get at least as much this year as last. Reluctant to Talk Now. Because the subcommittees of the ap- propriations committee have not yet besa announced, there {s extreme reluctance on the part of some members to state for publication their convictions re Clorks’ salaries as emphatically ae" Shey promise to do when their assignments haye been officially announced. presentative Josep! By ‘Tennessee, who led the fight for tre horizontal increase last year, and whe will doubtless again lead it’ as chair. man of the legislative, executive and judicial appropriations committee, “io mphatically in favor of giving the government workers at least as much **.Gonditions of living j “Conditions of living justify continu- ance of this graded salary inesnts more than ever,” eaid Representative Byrns. “The cost of living is. much higher today than it was when the ¢ and 10 per cent allowance was made by Congress. I see no reason for Congress to change its position. I feel very sure that Congress will continue the graded increase, in spite of the fact that econ- omy must be practiced wherever pos- sible. It will be @ mistake, however, to reduce the salaries of the clerks, and Tam eure Congress has no such inten- tion.’ Economy Necessary, of Course. INPHONE RATES Company Submits Revised List for Tolls to Public Utili- ties Commission. BLAME PLACED ON WAR Proposed general increases in tele- phone rates in the District, submitted to the public utilities commission by the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, will in turn be submitted by the commission to the public for com- plete analysis. and discussion before official action is taken in the matter. The revision upward in tolls sought by the company constitutes one of the most radical proposals of this sort ever | jthe interests of employes and for the | employes were herded into a back room made to the local utilities board. Com- missioner Brownlow, chairman of the commission, stated today that tele- phone users will be afforded every op- portunity to express their views on the subject at a public hearing to be held in about ten days. Also the public will be invited to a hearing at which the application of the Washington Gas Light Company for authority to in @ the price of gas from 75 cents to $1.10 per 1,000 cubic feet will be considered. ‘The suggested changes in rates sub- mitted by the telephone company brief- ly are as follows: Suggested Changes. All flat rate residence service is abol- ished. ‘There is no charge in the individual line message rate, which applies to both business and residence, until the number of local messages used in one year reaches 2,100, when the charge for @dditional messages is increased from 3 to 4 cents. Local messages in exce: of 2,100 are fixed at $3 instead of $2 a hundred. ‘With respect to private branch ex- change systems, the minimum annual rate (business. or residence) is_in- creased from $120 to $132 a year. This increase is caused by charging 3 cents @ measage for 200 local messages a month instead of 2% cents as in the rates now in effect. Additional local messages are increased from 2 to 3 cents. ‘The rate for local messages from public pay stations {s increased from 5 to 10 cents for each period of 6 min- utes or fraction thereof. Expense Now Greater, Is Plea. Increased expense of _ operation, caused by the war, makes an advance in rates imperative, the company claims in its application. It states that the increase in expenses for the year 1915 over 1914 was 4.69 pet 15,6.78 per cent, and in 1917 n the ten months end- 31, approximately, 26.79 per cent, Statistics are presented for six beginning with last’ May, in ; 1@ percentage of entage of Increase mM “Additions to property during the years 1917 and 1918, according to the ceed the normal additions: by $3,800,000. Expenses. it not including the cost of money necessary for the financing of the new construction, are increasing and will continue to increase much more rapidly than the earnings. “A great increase In its investment and a serious loss in its net business,’ the way the company sums up thi effect of the war upon its operations in Washingto! It states that the increase in gro earnings of 1917 over 1916 will be ap- proximately $240,000 and estimates that the increase in 1918 over 1917 will be approximately $270,000. President Bethel estimated today that not more than 25 per cent of the telephone users of the District of Co- lumbia would be affected by the pro- posed new rates. The substitution of measured service for unlimited, Presi- dent Bethell said, probably would re- duce very materially the number of calls of a non-essential nature, and thus relieve the congestion of the serv- ice brought about by social conversa- tions and the like by telephone. Statement by President Bethell. President Bethel said: “The telephone company does not want to increase its rates, nor does it want to restrict the rate of calling. In past years it has given the officers of the company a great deal of pleasure to an- nounce reductions in rates. Reductions during the past ten or twelve years have been announced as conditions seemed to warrant it. However, the changes that have come to the business in Washing- ton during the past year have been with- out precedent. It is not necessary for me to point that out. “The telephone company has been prompt to meet demands made upon| it. It has meant bringing hundreds of | skilled workers here from other parts of the country. It has meant bringing equipment here which had been manu- factured for use in other cities, and the end is not yet. The company will at once proceed with the erection of a building on 13th street northwest that! will cost not less than $800,000. Addi- tions and extensions to plant in every direction will cost millions of dollars. Interest on these millions brought here for investment must be paid. Be- fore interest can be paid it must be earned. Ever expanding pay rolls, both in the direction of added employes and in the direction of increased compensation to old employes, must come out of earn- ings. With the current expenses show- ing increases of 60 per cent or moro over last year, and with earnings showing increases of around 15 per cent, the answer fs clear. It is a self- evident proposition. For the protec- tion of service, for the protection of integrity of the investment additional revenues are imperative. “These proposed revisions of rates are just as much in the public inter- est as were any reduction in rates that the company ever made. The company will, of course, present the matter in detail _to the public utilities commis- ston of the District of Columbia, which commission will give it careful con- sideration.” FIVE BANDITS ROB BANK IN STOCKYARDS DISTRICT CHICAGO, December 5.—Five ban- dits robbed the Stockmen’s Trust and Savings Bank, in the stockyards dis- trict, of $10,000 or more today and drove away in an automobile. The president of the bank and seven robbers rifled the safe. << ___ Bill to Increase Midshipmen. ‘A Dill to increase the number of mid- while t! “Of course, there is a cryin for retrenchment all along’ the Tiedt Economy, strict economy, in all app: priations must be practiced, otherwise the people will have to be taxed so that it will hurt. I am sure, howev iT. that no one in the appropriations com: mittee or in Congress feels that it would be true economy to cut the clerks’ sal- aries, or do the least injustice or hard- (Continued on EC Page.) shipmen appointed annually to the Naval Academy was introduced yester- It would it five appointments each by Zenators and representatives. one from Porto, Rico, two from the District of Columbia, fifteen at large by the Presi- AUSTRIANS IN D.C. O00; U.S. MMLLION Austro-Hungarian Declaration of War Will Add to Na- tion’s Problems. NATURALIZATION COMPLEX Though the number of male Austrian subjects in the District of Columbia is believed not to be in excess of 500—less than half the number of German sub- jeetazhere—in the country at large there fe about”'1,000000- unnsturalisgd trians, of about twice as many as the Germans, who must register under the President’s original enemy alien proc- lamation. In Washington, as elsewhere, there. was a rush of Austrians to take steps rd naturalization. The problerm of fGndling the Austrian eltuation ts not only greater because of the larger num- ber of non-naturalized Austrians, but {t has complex features not encoun- tered in the registration of Germans. ‘Among the problems that will face the Department of Justice when war is de- clared on Austria are these: What is to be done about the Aus- trians who did not claim exemption and who are now in training in the new National Army cantonments? Nation Must Protect Self. What is to be done about the thou- sands of Austrians, such as Czechs, Bo- hemians and others who are thoroughly ‘American in sympathy and are inimical to Austria because of the oppression of their countrymen under the dual monarchy? Jt 1s probable some exceptions will be made for these classes, because the government does not wish to treat them as enemies, yet it must protect itself as far as possible. In some places Russians are seeking naturalization, because they fear Rus- ‘a may sever her relations with the ‘ilies. One Russian, a motorman, who has served in the United States Army, made inquiry about his status at the office of the United States marshal to- day. omalous status of Russians in this “country 1s indicated in a bulletin of the Department of State, under date of January 9, 1914, which states; “Un- der Russian law a Russian subject who becomes a citizen- of another country without the consent of the Russian government is deemed to have commit- ted an offense for which he is Mable to arrest and punishment if he returns without previously obtaining permis- sion of the Russian government.” The list of Germans who must leave the District of Columbia by December 15, in the hands of the United States marshal's office, has not been published and probably will not be. It was ex- plained that nowhere has the publica- tion of lists been authorized by the Department of Justice. In the case of New York, where the list was pub- lished, it was stated this was one com- piled ‘by state authorities, Jes, since the (Continued on Second Page.) FICTION | WORTH READING POTASH AND PERLMUTTER, By Montague Glass. nd Mawruss discuss “REV- OLUTIONIZING REVOLUTION.’ A TORCHY STORY, By Sewell Ford. “ ITH WIL- eRbr live ‘called, and) Wea ecream. A WARTIME SERIAL, By Louls Tracy. “THE DAY OF WRATH”—a syn- opsis will enable you to “catch up” with the story. CRAIG KENNEDY, SCIENTIFIC DETECTIVE, By Arthur B. Reeve. There is no lapse In the high qual- ity of these famous detective each complete in itself. HE LOVE METER” next + _In the SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION of The dent and 100 others to be named at large, principally from among enlisted men. SUNDAY STAR | ' jfor a week | which originate the big supply bills i gerald of the appropriations commit- jald CHAIRMAN KITCHIN OUTLINES PROGRAM ARMISTICE PARLEY IS BEING EXTENDED Says Suffrage and Prohibition | Negotiations With Bolsheviki Will Be Acted on Before Christmas Recess. 1 Spread to Rumanian Troops, According to Berlin. WANTS TO ADJOURN EARLY Majority Leader Kitehin, in a state- ment made on the floor of the House to- day, outlined the work of this session of Congress. He said there will be the usual Christmas xecess and.that before eo ent the Honse will have acted ‘upon woman suffrage and prohibition. ‘He thought that:tor the remainder of the session legislation would be con- fined to the appropriation bills, to war measures, to conservation bills, to pen- sions and to bills already on the calen- dar reported at the last session. Mr. Kitchin’s statement was brought forth by # question from Representa- tive Moore of Pennsylvania in behalf cf the minority who req opinion as to the nature of the work of this session. Speaker Clark, who was on the floor, asked Majority Leager Kitchin if he did not think that the Christmas recess should ‘be eliminated. Thinks Recess Imperative. Yo, sir,” replied Mr. Kitchin, “and I will tell you why. I think about two- thirds of us find it necessary to go home or two. I have to go home with my creditors for next year. We wouldn't facilitate final ad- journment of Congress by cutting out the recess. This House can get through when it makes up its mind and I think the House will do so by May or June. ‘The trouble is the Senate will not mal. up {ts mind to adjourn and we can't; hurry the Senate. “They may improve,” drawled Speaker Clark, amid the laughter of the House. “I will admit there is room for im-i provement,” said Mr. Kitchin. Vhat I want,” continued Speaker Clark, “is to get away some time before election next fall. If we go the gait we have been going we won't get away until no telling when in November.” Mr. Kitchin went on to say that after the bills which are now on the calendar are disposed of he hoped the legislation | would comprise only appropriations, | conservation and other war measures. Differ as to Difficulty. Leaders of Congress differed today as! to the difficulty of putting through th domestic legislation outlined to Con- gress by President Wilson. Some party managers regarded it as a lengthy task, while others believed it could be easily and rapidly completed. Extension of the federal price-fixing power was regarded as the most com- plex problem. Alien enemy legislation will be considered promptly. The De- partment of Justice is drafting a Dill to meet President Wilson’s recom- mendations. A meeting tmorrow of the Senate judiciary committee will take it up and the committee also will proceed with the soldiers and sailors ctvil rights bill passed by the House last session. Chairman Newlands of the Senate interstate commerce committee said he soon would confer with President Wilson on the transportation legisla- jon. to arrange | i House Leaders Differ. The President's suggestion favoring concentration of appropriation bills in a single House committee aroused a substantial difference of view among House leaders. Eight committees 1n- cluding the appropriations committee i ! have fought for years against the con- centration plan, which chairman Fitz- tee, has advocated. “For fifteen years,” said Mr. Fitzger- today, I have given exhaustive study :o this question and I am con- vinced that the first step in fiscal r form iu the House must be concentra tion of power and responsibility in a single committee. With prospective expenditures of such magnitude as now proposed, the President's recommenda- tion should be adopted.” None of the ranking members of the other appropriations-reporting commit- tees have so far indicated enthusiasm for it, although in the House at large thee is said to be S the plans, sentiment favoring To Teach Factory Inspection. jthe Morning Post writing Saturday, juation RUSSIA TO RIGHT SELF By the Associated Press. BERLIN, via London, December 5. The negotiations between the Germans and Russians for an armistice are ex- office announces. ‘ Gnd ticial~etepatches’ £5 Monday carried a rumor current ti pou: fi north, and a cessation of hostilities by Russia would leave them exposed to a uested an /*eParate attack, with almost inevitable envelopment and destruction, isolated ; 28 Rumania is from her western allies.) Russian Situation Unique. LONDON, December 5.—The situation in Russia is unique in history, accord- ing to the Petrograd correspondent of but it is not yet advisable to attempt to raise the curtain upon the ysteries of the tragic comic drama. The cor- respondent insists “that Russia will right herself if generously allowed the necessary latitude by the puzzled al- lies, and next spring it will put new armies in the field to fight the in- vader with the success that marked the Russian efforts earlier in the war.” “In the meantime,” he adds, “the sit- is extremely curio’ Some force which is above or beyond all the contending parties is putting the spokes into the wheels of all of them.” ‘The correspondent instances the various interferences with the administration, without, however, elucidating his sug. gestion. Korniloff at Orsha. Gen. Korniloff, the former comman- der-in-chief, who escaped from the bo! sheviki at Molthev, according to Pe! rograd dispatches to the Daily Mai was accompanied by 400 ‘Caucasian troops. He was at Orsha, north of M hilev, on Monday. The military revolutionary committee in Petrograd, according to a Reuter dispotch from the Russian capital, has ordered the internment of Kronstadt of all those who signed the manifesto { sued Sunday in the name of the pro. visional government. The _ signers. however, all have left Petrograd ani covered. MAY ATTEMPT NEW OFFENSIVE Austro-German Divisions Concen- trating to Invade Italian Territory. Italian aviators report heavy con- centration of Austro-German divisions behind the lines of the invaders, and the opinion that the exceptionally mild weather may induce the German high command to attempt a ‘new offensive in the mountainous region, having for its object the invasion of the plain be- tween Vicenza and Verona. The Italian strategists forces operating between think the the Piave and the Brenta rivers would be used for the drive. but they are confident of the strength of the Italian defenses. i i | i Thousands of New People in Town Think what that } means in_ connection with the Christmas shopping rush and the unprecedented shortage of store help. . NEW YORK, December 5.—A course in factory inspection has been added to the curriculum of the College of the City of New York, it was announced today. The new course is designed for the man who desires to enter public employment or alréady in the service and wishes to pre; 01 otion, Sepcnatat te eases Boma and self-guarding of *health will be given. It's up to you to fa- cilitate matters and help yourself to the best available service by tending to the Rumanian troops, the war that the Ru "net e Rumanian government hi sounded Berlin and Vienna regarding conditions for an armistice and peace rparlers. There has been no con- irmation of this from non-German sources. Rumania’s troops on their battle line have been dependent upon Russian support of their flank to the their whereabouts have not been dis-} official dispatches from Rome express | jment and Vehicle Dealers’ Association. ONE CENT D.C. DEALER LOSES (HOUSE RESOLUTION BUSINESS LICENSE; PROVIDES WAR UPON Moris singe Ft Loc! Wan! —AUISTRIAHUNGARY: to Be Penalized Under Food Control Law. ALLOWED ‘SPUDS’ TO SPOIL The first Washington dealer to have his license revoked for violating the food control law was today ordered by Herbert C. Hoover, national food ad- ministrator, and Clarence R. Wilson, ad of the Distriet food administration, jto close his business December 8. He is Morris Singer, a produce dealer of 913 Louisiana avenue northwest. The complaint against him is that last month he permitted cars of potatoes to stand on a siding in this city and spoil. His case was first taken up by the Dis- trict administration and later turned over to the national food administra- tion. After a series of hearings Ad- ministrators Hoover and Wilson decided today to revoke Singer’s license. Served on Dealer Personally. After the order revoking his license had been carefully prepared by Admin- istrator Hoover, it was sent to the office f the District administrator for ser There a representative of the Dis- trict administration received it and left at once to serve it upon the deaier per- sonally. - This is the first case in Washington where a dealer has been deprived of hi: license for violating the food control law and the spirit of the proclamation of President Wilson of October 8. Singer, under the law, is entitled to file his’ application for a renewal of the license. Food officials declared he will be eligible to file the application by January 1, but if he engages in business in any form after December $ until a renewal license is granted he is subject to a heavy penalty. Text of Formal Order. The formal order of the food adminis- tration, revoking the license, is as fol- lows: December 5, 1917. Morris Singer & Co., Washington, D. C. Jnited States” Food Administration License, No, G-02732, as wholesaler and jobber in fresh fruits and vegetables, granted you by the undersigned under the provisions of Section 5 of the Act of Con- gress of August 10, 1917, known as the Food Control Act, and the Proclamation of the President’ of the United States, dated October 8 1917, ig hereby. revoked, this revocation to take effect at ten o/clock P.M. December ie (Signeay. jOOVER. Ui LD JUU! L TRUST LAWS DURING WAR Congress was told in a report by the Interstate Commerce Commission today that to effect the unification of railroad resources for the war anti-trust and anti-pooling laws should be suspended. In addition, the commission declared railroads should receive a government loan and that issue of railroad: securi- ties should be vested in some special body. war emergency. The alternative for such voluntary unification of the railroads, the com- mission declared, would be government operation with suitable guaranty of an adequate annual return as well as for upkeep with fair terms on which im- provements during the period of gov- ernment operation could be paid for by the roads upon return of their property. The report is signed by Chairman ; Hall, and was accompanied by a sup- plementary report by Commissioner McChord, who said he believed if the President would take over operation of the roads “vastly improved transporta- tion conditions can be promptly se- cured.” GEORGE N. PEEK NAMED MEMBER OF WAR BOARD } | win Be Industrial Representative for Conversion of Manufact- uring Facilities. George N. Peek, vice president of Deere & Co., Moline, Ill, today was ap- |pointed industrial representative of the war industries board to direct the con- version of the country’s manufacturing facilities to war work. Announcement of Mr. Peek’s ap- pointment said he would “meet with | manufacturers “who have | facilities which may be devoted to the produc- tion of munitions or other materials required by the government or allies ‘and consider to what extent such plants may or should be utilized for such purpose or otherwise employed ad- jvantageously and advise the board in |the premises.” | Mr. Peek is a member of the execu- ltive committee of the National Imple- New York City to Eliminate Those Lguding Hohenzollerns. NEW YORK, December 5.—German text books containing laudatory refer- ences to the German emperor or the history of the Hohenzollerns will be eliminated from the course of study in the high school in New York city, it was announced today by Lawrence ‘A. Wilkins, who is in charge of teach- ing modern languages in the schools. ‘A meeting of eight teachers of Ger- man, whose loyalty is unquestioned, will be held Friday, for the purpose of deleting questionable passages in the text boo! Mr. Wilkins also announced that steps would be taken to prevent the possibility of teachers of German spread- ing Teutonic Propaganda in the high schools. He said it was not dificult for a teacher to deviate from the text shopping early—NOW. books and bring into the classroom the discussion of a subject that might lead @e student to receive ‘mpressions, administration was so pleased with hi attitude that it was decided that, chairman of the foreign relations cor IN WASHINGTON AND NEARBY SUBURBS Chairman Flood Introduces Measure in Form and Lan- / guage of President. NOON TODAY TIME FIXED | FOR BREACH IN RELATIONS Declaration of War on Austrig Taken as Forecast of U.S. Aid to Italian Forces. f The resolution for war agains€ Austria-Hungary was introduced today in the House of Representa= tives by Chairman Flood of the jforeign affiairs committee in the form and language approved by, {President Wilson. It provides a declaration that because of Austria - Hungary’s warlike acts against the United | States in support of her ally, Ger= many, a state of war exists at and the full resources of the United States to bring the war to a suc- cessful conclusion. The official text of the war reso- lution follows: Whereas the imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian government has shown its hostility to the govern- ment and the people of the United States by severing diplomatic rela- tions, and has formally adhered to the ruthless policy of submarine warfare adopted by its ally, thé imperial German government,” wita which the United States is at war, and has given its ally every Support and aid on both land and sea in the prosecution of war against the government and people of the United Stat Ss Therefore, be it ,°f Amorieag f the fifth day ol h day = 17, between the Unt fled Stat America and ‘the in t Royal Austra Sunstaen. . governa: ment; and that the and he is hereby, autho: z = tee: sea the entire n&¢al ry force: st and militar 8 of the United | government ful termination all the reso: *: the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States. Chairman Flood put the war lution in final form after consultation at the State Department. He said he expected the committee to report it out Some advance in rates also is im- Mets 1 today, and that he would perative. the commission said, in the] fomorreyu? im the House for passage The Senate was not in session, but itt foreign relations committees, which will handle the resolution, was in cone ference. Would Amend Resolution. The sentiment for including Turk and Bulgaria in the list of recogni! enemies persisted today, and there, was Promise of some attempt to amend the resolution” The committees of |houses, however, were expected to be” guided by the State Department in language of the resolution, and, if ins administration has its way, as it prob= ably will, Turkey and Bulgaria will be left~for the time when they come df= rectly in the path of America’s action pressed it in his ‘address yesterday. To oficial Washington the declara= tion of war on Austria is secondary in interest to President Wilson's states ment of America’s war aims. It is con= sidered at once a reply to the peace ideas of the Marquis of Lansdowne an announcement to the world that peace can come only with the destruo- tion of Prussian autocraey and re: tion for the havoc it has wrought. ~~ Declaration of war on Austria is ree garded also as the signal for the ex- tension of American help to hards pressed Italy. Officials and diplomats believe that it will not only hearten and strengthen the Italian people, face ing the ravages of the invader, but that |it also forecasts the sending of sub- stantial help to them. With a declara- tion of war on Austria the United States is left free to aid Italy as an ally in the fullest sense. Senator Stone to Pilot Bill. Senator Stone of Missouri, one of the ponent of the government's war plans until war actually was declared, will pilot the - Austrian war resolutian through the Senate as spokesman fcr the administration. Sinoa war actually was declared oa Germany Senator Stone repeatedly has announced that the government has his full and unequivocal support, and the mittee, he should have sharge of the Austrian. war resolution. Senator CENSURE GERMAN TEXT BOOKS |Hitencock, the next democrat of the Paes handled the German wart resolution. Senator Stone conferred today with State Department officials preparatory to a conference of the foreign rela tions committee. HEALTH CRUSADE PROGRAM. School Children in Cities to Observe Day of Tuberculgsis Week. NEW YORK, December 5.—School children in cities of 10,000 population or more will observe Modern Hy Crusade day Friday, December Ipart of Tuberculosis ‘week. The 10 children, members of the Moderin Health Crusaders, an organization brought into being a year ago to assist” in the Red Cross Christmas seal can- paign, will take the leading parts in health plays, composition contests and other features in a campaign for re= cruits in the anti-tuberculosis and health movement. Certificates of mom= — bership as crusaders are given chil dren after forty weeks, Ee 4 they must perform a series of health — “chores” daily. which include care the teeth, deep breathing, cleanli outdoor and ten hours’ With windows open. after noon today. It also pledges — resoe— against Germany, as the President exe: original “willful twelve” and stout op- . E