Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1917, Page 1

Temperatu! ending 10 p.m. last ht: “WEATHER. Fair today and tomorrow; °ogmpersture for twenty-four hours Highest, 44, at 2 a.m. yesterday; lowest, 28, at 10 slightly * No. 665—No. 26,906. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIGT IAM HERE. RESULTS N ACTION ~_ BY DISTR HEAD Army Officers and District Business Men to Act. BLAMES SLACKERS FOR * ‘CONGESTION IN YARDS Firms Refuse to Receive Shipments, Mr. Brownlow Asserts, Before and After Certain Hours. Action Was taken by the District Com- missioners last night to relieve freight congestion in railroad yards of this city. Ata conference of representatives of tho- Popnsylvania and Beilimore and Ohio railroads, of the United States Army, of Washington merchants and drayage concerns -last night with Com- missioner Louis Brownlow, in bis office in the District building, a committee was ‘selected to help break the freight jam here. és This committee, announced by Commis- sioner Brownlow, consists of Ross P. An- dfews, president of the. Retail Merchants’ Association, chairman; Clarénce R. Wil- een, food administrator for the “District ; John L. Weaver, fuel administrator for the District; Col. L. C. Sherer, depot quartermaster, U. S. A., in charge of haul- ipg for the Army; John L. Newbold of tae Merchants’ Transfer and Storage Com- pany; Tepresenting delivery and drayage interests; Samuel J. Prescott, represent- ing building material “and supply inter- ests; W. W. Bowie, freight agent of the Pennsylvania railroad; D. M. Fischer, freight agent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. ‘The committee is to work ‘to conserve : all efforts in freight handling at the road yards, Commissioner. Brownlow ex- plained. Jt will endeavor to combine all in clearing up f t_ congestion ona hav the. have ciety seoapvel rons cars : = ‘Qeasider Situation Serious. e railroids have been and are “Be eeieht into the city faster’ it-has’ been removed from the “cars,” said. Mr. Brownlow. “It is a seri- city, who will not receiv z e: fer AP vetocie in the morn- he -gavernment depart- : t_at any time, pai 5, oon do not. Some merchants wilh Fective freight at any time. bes Ca the ‘consi to. receive Pe earlier i the ing and later it this<situation is to be ed. It has been stated: there -is a shortage of labor’ and teams to do this 2 ‘This gan be relieved if the con- will ive freight at any time.| bi hant refuses to receive t Before a certain time in the! motnjag and after a certain hour in the it causes the laying off of the at the freight yards during that time, and asa result much time is lost. there~-The teams also are laid’ off, whereas if they could haul freight throughout the day the shipments would be gotten away and others could be brought in.” ‘Would End Crisis. Commissioner Brownlow said at pres- ent only about one-third of the ship- ments arriving here daily are being re- moxéd. He declared that if one-half of aft of the freight arriving each day is removed during that day the situation ‘would Soon clear up. « oERG committer in to report to the Commissioners the result of its opera- tions. Mr. Brownlow said the committee will have certain power to order the re- moval of freight. He pointed out, in the gase of food and fuel shipments, Mr. Wilson, the administrator, and Mr. ‘Weaver, the fuel administrator, can or- der the immediate .removal ‘of such ahipmeats when they arrive. members the committee, others attending the conference last night were Commissioner Brownlow, E. Av Alford, 'G. B. Gorsuch of Baltimore, superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad: F. L. Marshall of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, G. Shu- mate of the Pennsylvania railroad, Maj. Raymond W. Pullman, superin: tendent of police, and Charies J. Co- lumbus, secretary of the Retail Mer- chants’ Association. At the close of the conference the committee went into session and se- lected Charles J. Columbus as its sec- retary. Appeal to Shippers. Resolutions were adopted whereby it ‘was pointed out that the failure of con- signees of freight to haul the eame jeopardizes government interests and also of the citizens, and the committee appeals to government officials and consignees in general to dray their consignments immediately. In the résolutions the government of- ficials and heads of businesses are ap- pealed to instruct their shipping ofi- cial® to receive freight at any time be- tween the hours of 8 o'clock a.m. and 6 o'clock » on holiday: axed to such consignments at the curb so that teams may be released to relieve th serious situation stil] further. The rai roads are also asx€d to alleviate the Aelay of way bills and give prompt and accurate information as to the location of cars and platform freight. It was decided each member of the committee should make @ personal Investigation, of conditions: Chairman Andrews appointed a sub- committee, which is to study the cme tion so as to co-ordinate the various intoresta and Teport at @ meeting of “comm! e next even! the Commercial Club. id nee committee consists of Col. . Sherer. John lL. Newbold, Samuet §- Prescott.and W. W. Bowie. * Contractors Blamed for Welay. Contractors engaged upon govern- ment work, rather than government bureaus and departmests directly, are responsible for delays in .moving freight from Washingaon yards which 4 prrive-here under government priority ‘The consignee@are also Zi fave to proce oat wr soeee iE SHOWS PROGRESS WN BULDING SHPS Admiral Bowles’ Chart Indi- cates Sixth of Fleet Corpora- tion’s Program Finished. OTHER OFFICIALS HEARD Something over one-sixth of the entire work on the building program of the Emergency Flest Corporation has been completed, according to a chart present- ed to the Senate commerce ‘committee yesterday afternoon by Admiral F. T. Bowles, manager of the construction divisioin of the corporation. The chart was placed before the committee at the close of the second day’s investigation Fleet Corporation. not consider the statement of this fact as in any way divulging military secrets. He declined to give in public a state- ment as to how many ships were to be turned out in January, February, or any given time. He will lay these mat- ters before the committee in executive session following the Christmas recess. Four Ships in the Water. Admiral Bowles added to the state- ment as to what has been accomplish- ed by saying that four vessels con- structed under contract for the Emer- gency Fleet Corporation are actually in the water.‘One of these'will be ready to sail immediately after Christmas, it was testified by Chairman Hurley of the shipping board yesterday afternoon. Of m. daily, and, when urgent. | the four ships in the water, two are wooden and two are steel construction. Mr. Hurley returned to the witness stand for a few moments and, questioned by Senator Johnson of California, he ad- mitted that when he became chairman of the sbipping board and president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation last July he found on his desk contracts amounting to $100,000,000 approved by Gen. Goethals, who was retiring as general manager of the corporation. He told the committee that he turned these contracts over to Admiral Capps, who’ was entering upon his duties as Gen. Goethals’ successor, as he considered Admiral Capps should pass upon them. He admitted that there was a delay of two weeks thereafter in let- ting the smaller contracts and of more than a.month in letting some of the larger contracts. “Contracts for a very large tonnage were delayed, then,” said Senator John- son, “because Admiral Capps wanted to look ‘them over. Were any. substantial changes made in the contracts?” Some Changes Made. Mr. Hurley replied that some changes changes in number of ships alloted. “Well, from whatever cause, large contracts were delayed from’July until September.” sajd: Senator Jofinson. the witness. | There delay, in the construc- tion of the wooden ships; Mr. Hurley Informed the committee, not only be- gause the Ferris design for these shi was later changed to strengthen the ships, but also because the Southern Pine Association had failed to deliver the necessary timbers for their con- struction. Mr. Piez Questioned. When Mr. Piez took the stand Sen. ‘ator Nelson of Minnesota directed a fapid. fire ‘of questions at. him as to why he, who liad never been in the uusiness of constructing or operating ships. before, should be general man- ager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, “I know. this is rather personal, but we want to get expert testimony here,” sald Senator Nelson, Mr. Piez told the committee that for many years he had been head of a large concern manufacturing machin- ery, much of which is used in making ships; that he had had an engineering education, “Shouldn't there be a~practical ship man at the head of this corporation,” said Senator Nelson, “instead of a man who ran a belt line? “Not necessarily,” Mr. Piez replied. He explained that in the case of many large corporations there were general man-| agers who had expert assistants to han- dle practical details, ieaving the gen- eral policy to the manager. He pointed out that he had ich expert assistance in Admiral Bowles and others. “Isn't that putting the cart before the horse,” asked Senator Nelson, “to put you ahead of these practical mei Mr. Pigs said he did not think so. “I did not-seek-this office, added Mr. Piez. In fact, I came to it. reluctant!: Makes Further Explanation. Mr. Piez testified that before he be- came general manager he was appointed a member of a committee to investigate the progress of the construction program. He said that he found an alarming con- dition, with the plants building steel ships only operating one shift, instead of dou- ble or triple shifts, and the wooden ship | {Railways Company, the Chicago Stock- yards Company told investors, accord-i ing to records introduced, that the as-! construction held up by change of plans and lack of material. “He said that the! investigation occupied three or four weeks, but that he repofted the condition of the wooden ships almost immediately, so serious did he consider the situation. Senator Martin of Virginia questioned Mr. Piez closely as to the change made in the wooden ship designs. “Isn't a man incompetent who makes a design for a ship that ix found to be jacking in strength?’ demanded Sena- tor Martin. Mr. Piez was not willing to admit the designer of the wooden ships wa: ‘an incompetent.” saying that many men had considered the. wooden ship design all right, but that the corpora- tion wanted to be on'the safe side and make sure the ships were strong enough. Now Has Chartering Committee. Mr. Fiez told the committee that the | corporation now has a chartering com- ilitate the unloading of mittee to which all applications for char- ter must be made from all ports in the | country. In this way, he sald, {t is possi- ble to keep the shipowners from charging exorbitant freight rates. Mr. Piez was asked if there was any- thing Congress could do to help out the situation. He replied that authority to go ahead with @ big housing program for the men employed at the shipyards was the only thing he bad to recom. mend. He told the committee that at Present the plants making steel ships were going ahead at full time, but there ‘was still much: delay tn eastern plants which were building wooden ships Io. the west the wooden ships are progress- ing rapidly, for they can get s timber there. haters a German Paper in Costa Rica Seized. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, December 22. —Nueva Era, the last German paper in Costa Rica, was seized today by the government on account of libel. e ficles against President Wilson and the British prime minister, David Seorpe. It published also a vio- the recent -black- | Interested in Dozen Stock Yards a: of the shipping board and Emergency Admiral Bowles explained that he did HENEY TRACES BlG PACKERS PROFITS; ul ODUCERS PA ” Counsel Charges Armour and Associates Are in Position to Manipulate Supply. CAN DICTATE PRICES TO CONSUMER AND PRODUCER Well as Cottonseed Oil Plants, Real Estate, Trade Papers. Cotton seed oil plants, Chicago real estate and cattle trade papers appeared yesterday in the records of the Federal Trade Commission’s inquiry into the packing industry as side lines into which the control of the big packers has extended. When the inquiry was adjourned over the holidays, Francis J. Hency, special counsel, announced that subsequent hearings, probably in New York or Bos- ton, would deal with the packers’ al leged control of grain, fertilizers, dairy- ing, aii feed, butter substitutes, leather, hides, poultry and canned vegetables, none of which was touched on in the first three days’ testimony. “Only One Angie Touched.” “Testimony already introduced has touched only one angle of the situa- tion,” said Mr. Heney. “We have had many investigators out all over the country for four months, and what has |! been introduced so far has been only a part of what was discovered in Bos- ton.” He called the attention of the com- mission to the fact that the Junction company's large earnings, which were controlied by the Chicago Stockyards company, “came out of the producers,” who he ‘said paid all the charges on their shipments of hogs, sheep and cat- tle which constituted the chief income of the various companies. Having introduced evidence designed to establish the control of the Chicago Stockyards and Terminal Railways Company by the Chicago Stock- yards Company ‘of Sfaine, promoted and owned in large, part by J. Og- den Armour of Chicago and Frederick H._Prince'of Boston, Mr. Heney devel-}" if from witnesses yesterday. that Mr. Héney charged that by controll) the principal cattlé ‘markets of th country, the packers are in a position: to manipulaté the nation’s m: ply as well as dictate prices producer and consumer. He safa that ‘the large profits of the stockyards a railways companies came chiefly. from the producers; who pay storage, feed ndhaulage charges which constitute the bulk of the companies’ income. © Records were introduced yesterday to’ show that other packers beside Ar- mour are interested in the Chicago} yard) Persons connected with “the Swif) and Morris interests appeared on the lists of directors of the Chicago Junction Railways Company and the Chicago Union Stockyards and Transit Company, operating the termina: rati- ways ard the stockyards. These com- panies are owned by the Chicago Junc- tion railways and Union Stockyards} Company of New Jersey, which firm is/ controlled by the Maine corporation formed by Armour and Prince. Fred- erick W. Croll, treasurer of Armour & Co., said he could not explain why the other packers should have representa- ‘tion on these concern: Interest in Cottonseed Oi}. Croll admitted that Armour & Co.{ had large interests in cottonseed off plants, in Texas, Arkansas and Ten- nessee. and that Armour and Swift were interested in cattie trade papers in Fort Worth and Denver. Millions of dollars of Chicago real estate. known as the central manufac- turing district, appeared in a list of assets of the Chicago Junction rai ways and Union Stockyards Company Mr. Heney called particular attention to the assets of this company because of representations made to small stock- holders when Armour and Prince xained control of the company that the company’s property was in danger of material depreciation, in order to get the small investors to surrender their| stock and accept 4 guaranteed 9 per} cent dividend. In attempting to market bonds, after having gained control of the Junction sets of the Junction company amounted to $47,000,000, including 800 acres of land in Chicago and 250 miles of belt and terminal railwa,s. Attention wae called to large surplus earnings from 1907 to 1911. Two Sets of Representations. “It appears that one set of represent- ations was made to get the stock and another to sell the bonds,” commented Mr. Heney. Manipulation of share warrants of, the Chicago Stockyards Company, pay- ment of dividend checks to dummies and alleged arrangement of a subsid- jary company to conceal exces: profits also were touched upon. Records of the Maine corporation showed that redistribution of share warrants was made the same day a! \ Federal Trade Commission investigator asked to examine the books Discussion of profits attracted con-j siderable attention from the commis- sion as to Armour’s return on his in- vestment. Mr. Hei explained. that Armour put up. $194,000 of the original $1,000,000 used to promote the Chicago Stockyards Company and gain control of the Junction company’s $47,000,000 assets. Prince’s’ Advice to Armour. A letter from Pririce-advised Armour te take advantage of the reorganiza- tion proposition to exchange Junction company stock for bonds at a rate of two for one, then sell the bonds, which would net him a profit of $117,000. Ar- mour owned 6,500 shares of Junction. Later it appeared from the records the packer’s investment was cut to $77,000. Armour has been getting, approximate. ly $77,000 yearly in dividends, and be- sides appears in the records as having borrowed $200,000 of the “original mil- Mon from the Maine corporation. ‘The Er interest chatped: ‘was not shown. ie obtained for $194,000 a total of 4 th . -——-. J. Flynn announced Were tonight that he had resigned as ¢hief of the United States secret service. against Mr. Flynn said he had offered his|ing reports published in some Ameri- resignation last November, but had| 00% pewspapers that thig government jis preparing to cope with disturbances the Tampico oil | Department last night formally denied foundation for the re- It issued this statement: “The Department of State is informed been asked to reconsider it. Upon ad- vice of his physician, however, and at the urgent request of his family hej} in had definitely decided to retire, he said. He will leave office December 31 ery. This was the sole rez lretirement, he declared A | SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, -1917. =) W. J FLYNN, SECRET Veteran U. S. Worker Gives Ill Health as Cause for Resignation. {with a well afmetl shot. spurted out, flames a short time later the little’ ci total wreck. z Naval officials in charge, of this district DENY MENA REPORTS Officials of State Department Issue Statement to Refute “Plans or Ynvasion.” WEALIAM J. FLYNN. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 22.—William There have been persistent reports st_imme- diately he would have # breakdown from which there would be no recov- son for his CHICAGO, December of $1,000,000 with which to conduct the who have been accused b: ment of anti-Americ: 2c! terances. Plans for the campaign were made 14 nati executive ¢ Oliver ©. Mlinois sts of the y. was elected | 1 di I. Berger of Milwaukee. TO SELL WAR LOAN. Permanent Salesmen Organized by | Federal Reserve Bank in New York. NEW YORK, December 22.—As a step in developing machinery for dis- tributing future government war-loans, mittee by organizing a permanent force of bond sali of the war, it was learned toda reserve bank will pay the salaries of these men, who will be recruited from j according trict. : ally. is When the two liberty bond issues were floated, investment houses donat- bond salesmen. During the twomonths virtually the entire force of all the eo factory was kept pine mennen evoted allsthele time? te) ts ‘afternoon because of NF ‘forthe: success:of* the local'| season. Property-loas: jthat organization to receive a com- U.S. Submarine Chaser Burns; SERVICE HEAD, QuTS Shot a Tank, : wo Hurt =e Flames Which Wreck Craft Are Said to Have Originated in Engine ‘Room--One of Largest of Recently ‘Authorized Fleet. AN ATLANTIC PORT, December 22—A* United: States sub- MAY GUIDE -N. Y.- POLICE} marine chaser was burned to the watef’s.edge late this afternoon by a fire which was said to have originated-in the engine room. Two of the crew were injured and taken to‘a‘naval hospital. The chaser carried 1,800 gallons’ of gasoline, which was dumped into the water by another-chaser firmg-a-shot through the tank after two shofs froma nearby battery had: ‘imissed their mark: ing of the craft, 8 shot upward: and 2 | Two ‘of Injured Die on Way to ‘Baltimoré—Mistake Express - for Magnolia Local. BALTIMORE, Md, December 22 Four men were killed were injared, two of whom died on a train on the way to Baltimore at 7 o'clock this evening at Magnolia, i twenty miles from this cit: *Phe: men were contractors’ employes working’ on the Navy proving ground improyements around: Aberdeen. They were crowded on the: station platform waiting for a local train. Some started te push forward when a train was seen approaching. It was not the local, but an express that crashed into the men on the outer edge of the crowd. Seven were so mangled tha’ fication will take hours of work on Many others w: put on the train and three died on the way. Others were taken to local hos- agents in Mexico to stir up feeling the United States by Harford county, iknighthood at the hands of King-Al- t that 3 John F. Hylan had | port. requested Chie nn to become police commissioner of New York on Janu-|that certain newspapers in. Mexico are ary 1 as successor to Arthur Woods. | reproducing articles-recently published Mr. Flynn would neither deny nor af- firm that he would become the head of New York's police force under Mr.| tions to cope with disturbances in the Hylan. He said, however. the police| Tampico oil district, and that Ameri- commissionership of New York had not been in his mind at the time his resig- nation was filed ere was any in the United States to the effect that this government is making prepara- | the early part of the war, Capt. Littauer can forces are held in readiness for that purpose. “The Department of State, desires to Chief Flynn has been with the secret | announce there is no: foundation what service twenty years and has been| ever for the articles mentioned. working night and day since the United States entered the war. He said he had been told by hi: that unless he took a long r contractors’ lists. GOVERNMENT TAKES HOTEL. Lakewood Hostelry to Be a Hospital / for Convalescing Soldiers. NEW YORK, December ernment has taken over the Lakewood Hotel, Lakewood, N. J., famous winter health resort, as a hospital for con- s z 50 it was announced here today by Joseph P. Day, agent for ie government in the SEVEN CARIOADS OF GIFTS. Gov. Cox, to Play Santa Claus, on “Way to Ohio Troop: CINCINNATI, SOCIALISTS RAISE BIG FUND. [Carrying a precious load of parents, si ters, sweethearts and friends ‘and presents .|from back home, the Buckeyé Christmas Hope to Get $1,000.00 for Cam special train, chartered by the: state, was paign and to Defend Members. | speeaing south to Montgomery, Ala., and 22.—Socialists the Ohio soldiers in Camp “Sheridan ‘to- today began the work of raising a fund | night. : | was also a lieutenant in the escadrille, lrations 2 | palms and alescing soldiers, lease of the : The. hotel, with 400 rooms and con- Cox, who will: play Santa’ Claus:|sidered* virtuaily fireproof, stands in a 1918 congressional campaign and to/|to the Sand Seabee aS os peat defend members of the socialist party |ficnds making up the Roverhur's, party. ovo y the govern-j|and 290 Ohjoans are on the train, and ut-|bageage. cats of Christmas igifts area part of it. x Foo at ch t ‘The unique train, thé first of the kind eh evér operated ‘by a state; left: Cincinnati after 6 -o'clock,and ig. due in Montgomery before 11 o'clock tomorrow any A Sleeping: coaches: will be parked |. tor of the fund. Among in Montgomery. and the Ohjo delegation |/ ho attended the meeting w ot ahh 2 at Morris Hilletit of New York and Victor |WUL2N Win go. direct inte the Camp, where distribution by companies and bat- s will be made, BOMB IN PLANT, FOUR DIE. Explosion Wrecks ‘Factory, Making. Rubber Cloth for United-States.:: ; NEWARK, N. J., December: 22.—Four: workmen lost. their lives late: today’! the federal reserve bank here is plan-|a fire following an ‘explosion’ whi ning to assist the liberty loan com-| wrecked the plant of the Newark Rub- where rubberized cloth men for the period| for the government is being manufac- ‘The | tured. np The explosion was cdused by.2 bomb, Superintendent the bond houses in the financial dis-| Daggett. He explained the plant uau- not operated Saturday noons and said he believed a time fuse ed gratuitously the services of their | Was attached to the bomb with the In: it wreck the bulld- Ing loss of-life. in. operation: the: holiday] any toda joined October, 1916, from ambulance service; var wi se SS pe cross of war with palm. bride, remodeled to provide weason ‘it will be j last roster of the escadrille to réach |this country, but who are not mentioned ‘in the list of those receiving commis- | sions in the aviation reserve were: Adit. | Didier Mason of ley Hill of Peekskill, N. -; Sergt. Ed. TONGER INTERNED. Heinrich-S. Ficke Is Released From Ellis Island. NEW YORK, December 22.—Heinrich |Serat. See al of Boston S. Fieke, ‘former au Ne Sergt. William Dugan of Rochester, N Ste line iene |¥.; Seret. Ray Bridgman of Lake For. est, IIL; Sergt. Andrew ©. Campbell of Chicago; Sergt. Douglass MacMonagie today. |of San Francisco; Corp. Ralph Doolittle of j of Chicago; Corp. James N. Hall of Col- fax, Iowa. shortly morning. The baggage cars of German Lloyd steamship clty, who was interned on Ellis Island »jlaet , August, has been released Uhited States te Marshal Powers ‘Brooklyn would not state upon what rea etme. Ot Ficke’s arrest it was je was ing-in a barred zone on ‘Staten, Island without a permit. ber Company, er pal Lieut. Commander Thomas Mott Os- borne, former warden of Sing Sing * prison, now in charge of the United] preparing for the publication of States nayal prison here, today restored t&enty-five prisoners to active service tionnaire, Then Shoots Himself. December '22.—Joe a-well-to-do farmer,” shot and Killed himself last night’ at near. here. shortly after he had filled out. his juestionnaire for was found today. by relatives that drafted into the 8. to .kill “himself, Be: dead: than RIPLEY, Mies. $3 past two months. fear of soon Army. caused _ Phill! said he had ste rather: Qr tention of havi devoted to the first and second loans | ing: without ca AVATONCAPTAN Central High School Graduate Commissioned in Ameri- can Army Reserve. OTHERS GIVEN HONORS Kenneth E. Littauer, former Wash- ington boy and graduate of Central High School, who last September’ was knighted by King Albert of Belgium | for distinguished service as an aviator and member of the Lafayette escadrille, as one of twenty-four members of mission in the American Army aviation | reserve. Announcement from the of- | fice of the adjutant general yesterday stated the commissions are awarded on recommendation of Gen Pershing. Littauer has received a commission as captain in the aviation reserve, and is also, by decree of the Belgian ruler, a} knight of the Order of Leopold U Others Commissioned. Victor Raoul Lufbery, 4Villiam Thaw and John F. Huffer of the egcadrille have been commissioned majors in the American Army aviation reserve. In ad- dition to Littauer, others of the esca- drille commissioned as captains in the} reserve were Charles J. Biddle, Phelps j Collins, Walter Lovell, David McK. Pat- erson, Robert Soubiran, Robert L. Rock- well and Kenneth Ma Press dispatches from France last summer announced the death of Rock- well, who was a sergeant in the esca- drille, in action. Dudley L. Hill, a sergeant in the escadrilie, received a commission as captain for service as instructor. Mem- bers commissioned first lieutenants in the reserve were: Paul F. Baer, Wil- liam B. Haviland, Charles M.. Jones, Granville A. Pollock, Leland L. Rounds, | Brest-Litovsk. Up to a late hour thers Joseph C. Stehlin, George E. Tunnure, ir; Frank W. ls, Charles H. Wil- Charles ©. Johnson, Charles H. jr, and Henry 8. Jones. Won Scholarship at Central. Capt. Littauer was the winner of the first Colgate scholarship awarded by matriculate at Colgate, however. tak- ing’up newspaper work on completing his: high school course. His first work was for The Sunday Star. Soon after his graduation he went 10 Paris with. his perents,.where he was living when the war,broke. out in 1914. He dia “not immediately. enter the ‘mili tary service, being then only about eighteen years old, and“during. ti fret Base. even ease < "Phe + winter of the war he returned to this country for a brief visit, spending 2 few days in Washington. On his return to France young Lit- tauer took up aviation and soon be- came an accomplished flyer. Several months ago he was awarded the French war cross and his acquisition of bert is an additional tribute to his prowess in the air. | : effort to restore amicable rel Sith the provinces which have declare: FIVE CENTS. 1 HUGE SLICES CUT OFF, RUSSIAN TERRITORY BY MANY REVOLTS Bolsheviki Much Worried by - Separatist Movement in ~ Important Provinces. UKRAINIANS OCCUPY : ARMY HEADQUARTERS Strike on Rumanian and South-- western Fronts—Moving to Bor-* ders—Cossack Movement Gains. In Bussia the strife for control is as suming broader aspects. The apparent solidification of the Ukraine-Cossack mévement in southern Rassia seems tp be giving the opposition to the bolsheviki a firmer hold on that territory. The Petrograd commissioners themselve are considerably worried by the sprea of the sepatatist movement, which prospectively is cutting huge slices off Russian territory not only in the direes tion of the Ukraine and the Don region, but in yarious other quarters. 3 Doubt as to Peace Parley. The status of the Russian peace nes gotiations continues uncertain. iterated reports are coming out 9f Petrograd that the negotiations wers broken off because of the sbioetiooaey nature of the Germaa terms and the Russian representatives have letg had been neither confirmation nor d¢- nial from official sources of these re ports. = me hint that the Teutonic of were not of the acceptable naturé bolsheviki had indicated they were @ pecting may be found in a by Leon Trotzky, the bo!shevik f Central High School.. He did .not/ minister, that the Russians would rather than submit to ob; terms. This was coupled, hi with what appeared to be an admi of Russia’s present military fi and the assertion that if the were thus compel! temporarily submit they —— join ee Ger- man_ people sing again: ni militariem, the familiar Seisncelk see diction of # German revolution thus échoed. x ine Dolmneritl hare refused he if the. inian sailors Baltic feet that they be allowed to turn home. : ‘Would Restore Relations. OMe polshevik authorities are ed themselves independent and. about-a reunion with them. a re being sent to the Ukraine, a: in “Traneesucasia. 0 4 and. elsewhere to lay before the sa workmen and peasant bodies Sim of the Petrogtad commissioners: : — ‘The spreading sentiment for tien among the provinces repo. he press would, if consummated, it pointed out, leave Russia in virtually the position of the Muscovite kingdom” e time of Peter the Great. before throtsky, the bolshevik foreigs minister, has informed the Moscow rep=~ resentatives in the foreign office that landed property belonging to foreigners ‘subject to confiscation equally with that of Russians. Kaledines’ Resignation. The resignation of Gen. Kaledines a: his associates in the military gov Robe prion snare ners | Inent of the Cossacks, who have been Besides writing several stories during also has found time to write a number of poems. His parents, it is thought here, have left Paris and are now, in New England. . ‘Maj. Thaw of Pittsburgh was-a lieu- tenant in the Lafayette Tscadrille. He joined in March, 1916, having been a member of the Foreign Legion. He re- received the medal of the Legion of Honor and the Cross of War with three palms. ‘Maj. Lufbery of Wallingford. Conn., which he joined in April, 1916. His deco- e the Legion of Honor, mili- Cross of War with three; English military medal. Capt. Walter Lovell, Concord. Mass., | joined March, 1917; Cross of War with tary med: charles Choteau Johnson of St. Louis joined May, 1916, from ambulance service; Cross of War with palm. Lieut. Willis Haviland of Minneapolis Other Names on Roster. Others whose namés appeared in’ the ew York, Sergt. Dud- ‘ard C. Parsons of Springfield, Mass. carded high and low with anonyme proclamations charging the psp! commissaries with being German and that connected with the. scaff the Smolny Institute were six general staff officers whose names: proclamation enumerated. ting the boleshevik, is reported in Petrograd dispatch to the Times, purpose of this move is said to be to mit the formation of a strong pop’ government. Gen. Kalendines ae he has decided to withdraw on of his unpopularity with the troops a£ the front, who refuse to obey him ig - consequence of misrepresentations om the part of his enemies. ™ ‘The dispatch does not suggest any weakening of the Cossack movement, which is represented in other reports ag still progressing. 3 Russian Looting Orgies 3 May Result in Jewish _~ Pogroms, Says ‘Report BY LOUIS EDGAR BROWNE. Cablegram to The Sunday Star en@ Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917, PETROGRAD, December 22. — of the Russian army was repres. nels ‘at the demobilization conference which resolved that demobilization ~ should begin immediately, provided the present political situation justifies The knottiest problem seems to be disposal of the huge government supe plies of cloth, food, metals and gommodities urgently needed for civiliam use throughout Russia. ‘Looting of wine cellars is expanding and may possibly develop into Jewish® pogroms. ‘Last night two huge Jewish - Shops were wrecked. The soviet declarsa that the cadets are the instigators of \the wild disorders, using “vodka, falser hoods and money During the night Petrograd wax mige ARE RESTORED TO DUTY. Twenty-Five Men Held in Naval Prison Back in Service. PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. December 22.— Cadet Conspiracy Charged. The soviet’s official statement is against the revolution. The between the black hundred leaders the cadets are proved by di The cadets play a lead special organization, which for the looting of wine cellars. evidence with the names and eddi of the cadets implicated in the instigating disorders by means in the Navy, making a total of 200 re-| anonymous pamphlets. turned under his orders during. the It was announced that the Christmas The semi-official newspaper Pray incites the workmen ‘and soldiers» the following in great “scareheads*; “In the name of the intelligent custom of granting a number of par-|men-and soldiers of Petrograd we | dons by the Secretary of the Navy had c been discontinued under Commander |;