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COL HOUSE HAS EXALTED MISSION Directed by President to Collect Material to Be Used at Peace Conference. WAR'S END NOT IN SIGHT United States to Be Equipped With Full Information on All Matters That Are Vital to ? Its Interests. New York.?1'reslclpnt Wilson, Koine fully advised of the fact tlfat the Eu 2peau governments have for nearly ree years Iieen gathering and collect ing data, which would be lndispensi ble at the now unknowable but yet in evitable date, when the warring na tions meet to settle peace terms, has asked Col. E. M. House, his intimate friend and unofficial counselor, to as sume this complex and gigantic task. Colonel House has accepted the un dertaking. and with characteristic promptitude and thoroughness has al ready made groundwork plans for as sembling all pertinent information, his torical, geographical, and ethnological. Hia initial move was the selection as his chief lieutenant of Dr. John H. Fin ley, New York state commissioner of education, who has Just returned from Europe, where he made an exhaus tive study of conditions. The selection of Doctor Klnley is in dicative of the sort of experts with whom Colonel House will confer. No nan or woman with a preconceived opinion which might tempt one to color circumstances so as to prove the cor rectness of a personal point of view will be permitted to participate in a work where open-mlndedness Is a pre requisite to the arrival at conclusions that will enable the government to de termine upon a correct policy. Prejudice to Be Barred. Emphasis is put upon the unalter able determination that neither pro fessional pacifists nor confirmed mili tarists can be in the slightest degree useful In preparing statistics for gov ernmental guidance, which must be lain, ..f KI?C niuiwui luiui vi uiuo. In an interview Colonel House lua'le It plain t'int his appointment does not Indicate ahy thought of Immediate peace Is now being entertained by the United States government. He agrees with Lord Northcllffe in his message delivered before the American Bank ers' association Id Atlantic City that peace seems far oft and America should lieware the trickery and treach ^ery of such propaganda. The truth is that this effort on the part of the United States to analyze war condi tions and evolve a plan of proceedure When hostilities end Is a belated one, Just as our military preparations lagged for a period. But now It Is "full steam ahead and dam the tor pedoes" with our army and navy with Bot a thought of let-up In mind, so from now on there will be urgent prosecution of search for material, his torical and Informative, concerning the world war. Tbls quest of data will keep pace with an energetic prosecu tion of the contest, but will not halt It !a any way. To pause now In any phase of belligerent endeavor might make the prospect of pence even more remote than It seems at present. No Sign of Early Peace. The government sees nothing what ever to indicate the early approach of peace, nor will Colonel House have anything to do with ascertaining the point of view of either the Kntente belligerents or the central powers, or possible terms upon the basis of which they might be willing to enter Info ne gotiations. He, will remain In the Unit ed States. It is possible that the state department will be able to afford him aid In the work he has undertaken, hnt he will not work with the depart ment nor In a diplomatic capacity, for mal or Informal. He will have no title and will receive no salary. The appointment of Colonel House affords another Illustration of the ex panding position of the United States In world affairs. Hsretofore the state department has been ^equipped with, virtually all the Information that was necessary to the solution of Interna tional problems In which the United States has taken a direct Interest. The war has brought new problems and ! projected this country Into a Held of International activity whi?b. It has sel dom entered before. Information Must Be Ready. The questions which will come be fore the peace conference at the end of the war will be multitudinous. The freedom of the seas, the neutralisation of seaways, the political homeogenelty of peoples who claim the right of self governmeut and the disposition of ter ritorial possessions involving economic, historical and political questions, will be some of the many subject* to be considered, and the Information, upon which conclusions may be based and policies decided must be at hand. It will be Colonel House's function to gather a corps of experts to get this Material In form for use. Others, how ?ver, will prepare the brief. With exclusive Kuropean problem*. It !> not expected that the representa tive* of the United States at the peace council will be concerned. But In the disposition of general question*, relat ing to economic intercourse and i?> lltlcal development which will affect virtually all the nations of the world, the United State* will have a potent volt*. In accordance with the pojio , that has bwn tiuMntly follow ?k1 ?lore the outbreak of the war of hold ing aloof frutn European combination* except In the pniaecutlou of the war. thla government probably will not at- J tempt to aid In the settlement of tradi tional Kuorpean quarrel*, except p<>* J ?lbly a* a matter of friendly Intercut , If opportunity arises. Houm Llkaly to Be Delegate. It waa said- unofficially that when the time romea to organise a peace , conference. Colonel llouHe, by virtue ; of Ma preaent alignment, would In ( nil probability be selected an one of i the delegate** from the United State*. It will be a part of Colonel Houae'a tusk to father Intelligence relating to j commercial, economic and political (It- ! uatlon* abroad. He will keep abreast of developments In all non-military af falra. Colonel House will have associated with him, as has been stated, several experts, probably college professors, j economists and specialists In comtuer- . cial and financial affairs. The work I he Is to perform will not be connected [ with similar undertakings iu any of the countries with' which the United States Is associated In the war. State department officials, when re- ' minded of the statement that the United States would be interested In purely European territorial ques- ! lions, answered that the American 1 army was In France, and that the United States Mould, of course, have delegates at the peace conference. Colonel House will be expected to gath er speclHc information by which [ American peace delegates can follow the conference intelligently. These data will be compiled prl- j marlly to assist American representa tives at the peace conference after the war, but may also be used In the mean time to help guide the government in formulating policies. It has no bear ing on peace negotiations or negotia tions of any kind with foreign govern ments, which, of course, come within the province of the president ami the j state department. ( The United State* government isn't getting ready to enter into peace ne gotiations with Cermany, Isn't going to meddle In strictly European ques tions relating to the war, and Isn't ne gotiating just-yet on the problems of ! peace with the Entente, as has fre quently been surmised. ' - u..-* u.... n.t. i. A j...... mun n??c i/m,vn in fiuvanvv. i It Is important. for tin* United States government how anil will be even more important later on to have a so called "who's who and what's what*' | in the war in order that all phases in- , volved may be properly understood by reference' to data compiled in advance. In time of war the government that fails to prepare for j?eace will ulti mately be at a disadvantage, says the Philadelphia Public Ledger io an edi- ; torial. The representatives of Great Britain, Austria, llussiu and Prussia, ' found this out after the fall of Na- I jwleon when they met Prince Talley- | rund at*Vienna. Talleyrand, sent by j Prance, had learned euough of the sit- I nation as it concerned all of the small' ' er European powers and as it con- J cerned much of the opinion of Europe ] to turn the tables upon the four great powers and to stand as the champlftn of the public rights of Kurope. Prince Talleyrand maneuvered, and successfully, according to the rules of a secret diplomacy. Ht really worked In behalf of selfish and na tionalistic interests. The partitioning of Europe by the congress of Y\?ftna i was the outcome of arbitrary compro- j inise; it was prolific of future wars, j The knowledge which I he great dip- j lomatic exponent of France displayed was more comprehensive than that of his foes, that is all. Excepting that ' he recognizes the need of precise in formation, President Wilson acts up- ? ?hi a principle different from that ! which guided Talleyrand. He will I urge this nation into no alliance, even with the nations with whom it Is as sociated in the common war against the Teutonic powers. He proposes j simply to equip himself with knowl edge pertinent to the rights of all na- j tlona in common with America as they may be concerned by the proceedings of the i?eace conference. To Show War Aims. In this spirit the president has asked Colonel House to survey the ' field of military, naval and political conditions in the countries of our en emies and our friends; to get at the economic, political and emotional state of things in every country, and to tell frankly to Great Britain, Russia, I France, Italy and the neutral powers the things that we are doing and that ' we intend to do in the war. More over, an attempt will be made to lift the heavy curtain of censorshin in ! Germany and Austria-Hungary, in or der to. spread among t-helr peoples a comprehension of American war alms and potentialities. Official** are anxious that no ImpreK slon should be created, aa a result of Colonel House's appointment, of any intention to start peace" negotiation * in the near future. So far as the at tltude of the United States Is con cerned, the president's* reply to the pope still remains the unaltered view of the government here. The appointment of Colonel 'House is recognition by the government of the fsct thst the adjuntinent of |H?uce terms will be a very complicated pro ceedlng. Many points of dispute must lie settled. Questions of wfl sorts, economic, political, and htstoncal, will come up for dtocusslon, and the Amer ican delegates must be forearmed with a mass of Information and .statistical data to meet every situation. No data concerning present condi tion* In Germany or Austria will come within the scope of Colonel Hotase'* work, aa this would come under ??tall ttary information.** % Three Notable Physical Feature*. TV lurtnf of North America pre mil three gmt physical featurca thc great Pacl/lc MRliIanda, the central plains and the enatern highland* The * ? areaf Pacific hlfhlnnd" extend throuch J,* nn artats part of North Ainarlea. al ~\moat from the arctic shore! to the ^tofcana of Panama, und ara trnter*^ ?.tbe Rocky mountains and other high Vaantaio chains. The central plains. JSlch descend gradually from the vSita of the Rocky tnonotalns. Include ? NMaalppI, Mlaaourl and the Oreat Ijikea region". The Atlantic hlghlnmR in the eastern part, extending from Ihf northern coaat of Labrador. nenrlv to the Gulf of Mexico. Include the low plateau of l.abrador to the north aD(l the Appalachian or AMefhrajr monn talna on the :?tath. the principal aec tiona of the latter bearing the name* of the While mountain* la New Hamp shire, the tlreen mountain* In Vermont, the Adirondack* Id the state of New York, the Allefhenlaa la Peanaylvanla. and the Black mountain* la North Carolina. SIR CECIL SPRING-RICE Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British ambaa sador to the United States, it *ts re ported will be replaced before long by another diplomat, not yet named. WANT 30 CENTS FOR COTTON REPRESENTATIVES FROM TEN SOUTHERN STATES FIX PRICE FOR STAPLE. Meeting of Thoee Interested in Grow ing end Marketing Held In New Or leans?Many Delegates Advocated Prices of 35 to 42 Cents. New Orleans.?A price jf 30 cents a pound to the farmer was agrifcd upon at a meeting here late of men In terested In marketing and owing of cotton In 10 Southern states as being justified by the present selling prices of manufatcured cotton products. The price was suggested in an amendment to a resolution adopted just previously which declared against price regula tion of cotton by Congress or delegat ing of this authority to any other body. , Although the amendment. Intro duced by L. B. Jackson, director of the Georgia bureau of markets, met with some opposition. It was recog nized as a compromise and was al most unanimously adopted. Unsuc cessful efforts to have the amendment read 35 instead of 30 cents were made by E. W. Dabbs. of Mayesv|lle, S. C.. and other leaders in the movement tc secure a 30-cent minimum. ' j Resolutions also were adopted en- > dorsing the movement to have bales | of cotton standardized throughout the i cotton belt by making them of the uniform size of 54 Inches long by 27 inches wide. While many of the delegates advo cated holding of cotton for mini mum prices ranging from 30 to 42 cents, geberal sentiment was against such action. Addresses by Senator Ransdell, State Food Administrator Parker and William B. Thompson, president of the New Orleans dock board, opposed the fixing of a mini mum price. Growers were urged by Senator Ransdell and Mr. Thompson to hold their cotton, market It judi ciously arid If necessary borrow mon ey on It In storage. NO DECISION AS TO CALL FOR SECOND DRAFT ARMY Several Plant Are Suggested and Be ing Conaldered. Washington.?Secretary Baker Indi cated that no decision had been reached as to when a second call will be made. Tbere are many deficien cies to he filled up In the last draft, physical examination of the selected men by army doctors at the camps having resulted In many rejections. There appears to be some evidence of undue leniency by the civilian doctors who examined the men in certain sec tions. probably due largely to the de sire of local boards to make a Rood showing in promp filling of their quotas. Decision of the war department on the suggestion that the remaining. 7, 000.000 registered men be examined Immediately and classified for service in order that they may have knowl edge of when to expect a call to the colors and arrange their affairs ac cordingly, awaits action by Congress on the war deficiency bill. Funds to carry out the projwt are contained In that measure. Governors Favor Plan. Secretary Ilakrr said that of tome ?IB governors who had been asked if they believed It wise and expedient to proceed with the examination of all registered men. only two had oppos-'i the plan. These two did so on the ground that It would make too great a demand on the time of the examin ing boards, virtually all the members of which are serving without pay. RICHMOND FEDERAL SANK APPORTIONS STATE'S SHARE Richmond. Va?Apportionment of liberty loan bond* to each state em braced In the flftb reKlonal district van completed by Oovernoor Oeorce J. Seay. of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and letter* annouonrlnx the amount* banking centers through out thrf district would be expected to subscribe to the aecond Issue of the loan were mailed out to banks. trnst <*?mpanle? and other subacrlptlon agencies Secretary McAdoo has Al lot te to this dlHtrlct 4 per rent. The various state* In the district will be expected to subscribe. In order to secure the amount "Imperatively demanded" a* announced by Mr. Mc Adoo as follows: District of Columbia. I2n.oou.ooo; Maryland. If6.000.000; North Carolina. 127.000,000; South Carolina. 120.000 . 000; Virginia. M5.00t.000: West Vlr (lata. IJ3.000.000; total, *200.000.000 The apportionment tor this Us trie.', or 4 par cent of the total. Is tl20JHHl. 000. but Oovernor Seay expects hn bill 9200.000.000 to be raised and on this basli has mad* his aUetnarta INSURANCE BILL IS PASSED 6) SENATE with' the ten thousand dol lar maximum insurance plan restored. ? i ?_ 1 SENATE VOTE WAS 70 TO 0 Provision la Inserted Which Raises ] Major General Perahlng and Major General Bllaa Ito the Rank of Gen eral. ' I Washington ? With the $10,000 max imum Insurance plan restored, as urged by the administration and with un addition provision raising Major General Pershing, commanding the American forces In Prance, and Major General Bliss, chief of stalf. to the rank of general, the soldiers' ai.d sail ors' insurance bill, carrying an appro priation. of $176,000,000, was passed by the senate by a vote of 71 to 0. An amendment by Senator Smoot, adopted. 37 to 33. provides that $25 a mfcntb shall be paid widows of Civil War and Spanish-American war vet erana as well as to the widows of mei. who may be killed In the present war. This will mean an Increased coat to the government of $3,500,000 annually and an advance of $15 a month to 4,141 Spanlah war widows and $5 a month to 43,644 Civil War widows. Other amendments offered by the I'tab senator authorising the bureau of war risk insurance alter the war to turn over to life insurance compa nies at gov?rnment expense policies held by soldiers andtsallora. and pro viding for the payment of $100 a month to men permanently Incapacita ted because or wounds or disease were rejected. ? deductions were oiuuu uy iu? sea ate In the house provisions for com pnesatlon paid Tor death or disability of soldiers and sallora or members of the army and navy nurse corpa. Un der the bill as it now stands a widow would receive $25 a month, compared to $35 fixed by the house, while a widow with two children would re ceive $47.50. a reduction of $5. The other sections of the house bill were accepted with only minor changes with the exception of the Insurance section which permits a soldier now not later than live years after the war ends to convert his life insurance without med ical examination into any other form of insurance he may request. GERMAN RAIDERS ARE OPERATING IN SOUTH SEAS Two of Them Manned by Crew of Famous See Adler. Washington. ? Two German com merce raiders, manned by the crew of the famous Sea Adler. which it now develops stranded on Mopeha island, in the South Pacific, after roaming the seas for seven months preying upon American and allied shipping, are oper ating somewhere In the South seas, according to a report received at the navy department from the command er of the naval station at Tutulla. Sa moa Islands. The dispatch .transmitting the story of Captain Hador Smith of the Amer ican schooner C. Slade. one of the See Adler's victims, was sent on Sep tember 29. several weeks after the two new Talders left Mopeha Islands, where they had been captured by the Germans. The firtlt put to seA on Aug ust 21. and the other on September 6, and It probably was their operations which led to recent reports of raiders In the Pacific. Before coming to grief on August 2, the See Adler. had added the Amer ican schooners A. B. Johnson. Manila and Slade to the list of at least 12 allied vessels which she sank early this year in the South Atlantic ocean. In the long period from last /March, when she was last heard from, the raider probably sent down other craft encountered In passing through the Atlantic, around Cape Horn and across the Pacific to the Society group of French islands, of which Mopeha Is one. The See Adler according to Captain Smith's report, arriving ^t Mopeha on July 31. 20,000 Airplanes For service. Washington.?Twenty thousand air planes for America's fighting force* In France, authorized In the $640,000,000 aviation bill passed by Congress last July, actually are under onostructlon. The necessary motors also .are being manufactured. Secretary Baker an nounced and the whole aircraft pro gram Imu been so co-ordtnated that when plane* and motor* are completed trained aviators, as *?IJ as machine guns and all other equipment, will be waiting for them. SCARICITY OF WORKMEN DELAYS. WAR CONTRACT* Washington.?Detailing of skilled mechanics In the national army with out discharging them from military service was urged upon President Wil son by Repreeentative Madden, of II llnola, who pointed out that hundreda A employers holding war contracts are handicapped by scarcity of workmen. The president promised to ask Secre tary Baker to Investigate the qaestlon after receiving reports from the labor commlailon now In the west. BERLIN ADMIT# -ZONE" WAS "PINETRATCD" Berlin, via London.'?The German version of the battle In Flanders aa reported In the supplementary state ment Issued from German headqaar tere I* as follows: "On the battle field In Flanden the Britiah during today's attack penetrated only about on* kilometres deep into our defen sive tone between Poelcapelle and Qhluvlt. Especially bitter fighting ii ?till proceeding to the east of Zonne beke and west of Becelawa." BRIG. 6EN. H. C. HALE. u ' - 111 ? | Brig'. Gen. Harry C. Hal* waa born In Illinois July 10, 1S61, and appointed to the Military Academy from that' atata in 1S79. In 1883 n* waa promoted to aecond lieutenant and aaalgned to the Twlefth infantry, in which arm of Uie aervice ha haa continued. During tne Spanlah-American war, while cap tain In the regular eatibliahmcnt, he waa made a major of voluntefera. He ia a remarkable ahot with both tha ple tol and rifle and wrote the Platol Man ual and Small Arma Firing Regula tions fir the' army. SOME FEATURES CRITICISED CONFERENCE REPORT WA8 AC CEPTED IN HOUSE WITH NO OPPOSITION. No Chang* in Form In Mad*.?Mail Rates and Zona System Are Dis cussed.?Publishers Don't Expect Any Changes In Plan. Washington.?The conference report on the war tax bill was adopted uy the House without a roll call. So confident are leaders that the report will be adopted In Ita present form that Democratic Leader Kltchln advised democrats that they were at liberty to go to their homes at will. He expects the session to end within a week or 10 days. .Virtually no opposition to the re- j port appeared In the House during the I four hours It was under discussion. Mr. Kltchin explained all of its pre visions at length, enumerating par ticularly the points on which the house won in coherence, and Repre sentative Fordney. of Michigan, the ranking Republican member of the j conference, added his endorsement. I Representative Cooper, of Wiscon sin, roundly criticised the increase in I second-class mall rates; Representa tive Oreen. of Iowa. Insisted that the bill should have been at least $300, 000.000 higher; a dozen others spoke and the report was adopted. Opinions still differ as to the amount that the bill will raise. Mr. Kitcbln estimated It at $2.?75.000.000, while treasury experts believe It will be 12.535,000,000 during the coming year and possibly $2,588,000,000 a year when In full operation. Official estimates as prepared by treasury experts differ materially from unofficial estimates previously "pub-, llshed only In a few Instances. In stead of $600,000,000. the Income tax total Is placed at $851,000,000; excess p.-oflts at one billion instead of $1. 110.000.000; tobacco at $30,000,000 In stead of $24.000.,000. and first class mall at $70,000,000 instead of $60,000 000. Publishers' representatives here have virtually abandoned hope of see ing the new second-class tone rate changed though Senator McKellar Is expected to oppose~Tt on the floor. SHRAPNEL RAINS IN LONDON FROM MANY AIRPLANES London.?The strongest air attack yet attempted on London and the coaat towns by the Germans, wm car ried out by four groups of hostile aift planes. Some of the machines got through to London and bombed the southwestern district. No casualties or damages has been reported. A terrific barrage was sent up from the defense guns and the roar of bat tle lasted Intermittently for two and a half hours. The Uermans Dompea coast lowim as they passed over and proceeded toward London. Two of the group succeeded In getting a number of ma chines through the aky barrage. Nu merous bojnbs were dropped ,on the southwestern district which Is thickly populated with the homes ot the up per and middle classes. The lire from the defending gui.s was longer and louder than ever before. A rain of shrapnel fell In all sections of the town and the streets were virtually deserted save for a few police. DECLARATION REGARDING BELGIUM EXPECTED SOON Amsterdam.?The Vorwaerts. the Oerman socialist organ, says the Ger man government will make a formal declaration regarding Belgium when It deems the psychological moment has arrived. This moment will be deemed to have arrived when the question of Belgium appears to be the only obstacl* to peace, says the newspaper, which adds that according to Dr. von Kuehlmann this declara tion may be expected soon. IBOLO PASHA HAD MUCH MONEY IN NEW YORK BANK | Washington.?It was stated that the extent o( this government's knowledge of the activities of Holo Pasha, held | In Paris f<^r having relatlnos with the i enemy, was that a large sum at money I had been placed to his credit In New ' York banks by nnknown persons and later transferred to him abroad. The I result of such Investigations aa were made were turned over to the Preach | government ' ' ....i .... Uu , WILSON SIGNS BI6 i WAR TAX MEASURE NO FORMALITIES ATTENDED SIGNING OF BILL WHICH It NOW LAW. SENATE ACTED SPEEDILY Within Three Month* Senate Adopted War Appropriation Bill, Said to be Largeit of Kind In History of the World. Washington.?The war Ux bill be came a law with President Wilson's signature. , No formalities attended the signing of the measure, which levies for this year more than two and a half billion dollars new lazes to provide war reve nues. It touches directly or indirectly the pocketbook of everybody In the country, through taxes or Incomes, excess profits, liquor, tobacco, soft drinks, passenger and freight trans portation, proprietary medicines, chew- j Ing gums, amusements, musical In- j struments, talking machines, records and many other things. ? One of the immediate effects of the signing of the law will be an Increase In distilled beverage prices to meet the new tax of 12.10 a galloi.. which reaches even the stock of the retailers In excess of 50 gallons. Within less than three minutes the senate adopted the conference re port on the war urgent deficiency ap propriation bill carrying $7,767,434,410 in cash and authorised contracts. To morrow the house is expeted to adopt it and send It to President Wilson. The measure is said to be the great est of the kind In the history of any government. It emerged this after noon from conference between the two houses In which sections Involving : over $780,000,000 had been In dispute j and went through the senate In record breaking time without the formality of a roll call. j The bill carries $5.3uo.S76.016.93 of direct appropriation and authorizing the government to enter Into contract* (or $2,401,458,393.50 more, almost en tirely (or war purposes. Including the navy's great destroyer program. In con(erence. subsistence of the army, (or which the house had voted $175. 000,000 and the senate 1321.000.000. was provided (or In a compromise o( 1250,000.000. For army, transportation (or which the house had voted $35. 000,00(1 and the senate $413,000,000. the coherence substituted *$375,000, 000. For regular quartermaster sup plies. $125,000,000 was agreed to a(ter the house bad voted tor $100,000,000 and the senate $163,000,000. Probably the largest appropriation In the bill Is (or the ordnance depart- ' ment of the army, which gets $6?5. 100.000 (or purchase. manu(acture and test o( mountain, siege and Held cannon, and $225,000,000 more of con- ' tract obligations authorization, to gether with $663,000,000 of cash and $777,000,000 o( contract obligations authorized (or ammunition. LABOR TROUBLES THREATEN FULL WAR PRODUCTION Government Is Seeking Solution of the Problem. Washington.?The government Is working to develop some comprehen sive system o( dealing with the labor unrest which threatens to hamper war production. It is concerned over the pronounced upward movement o( wages, disproportionate for_ various Industries, and the difficulty of sta bilizing conditions without doing In justice to workers or employers. Nearly all production now Is direct It or Indirectly necessary for the prosecution of tl)e war. and the output of war materials is curtailed by strikes, extraordinary movement of workers from one Industry to another or from plant to plant, and other un settled conditions. On the recommen dations of the commission headed by Secretary Wilson, of the department of labor, which left for tbp west, will i largely depend the government's evfcn- : tual policy. Meanwhile It Is under stood the government'* course will , be: Course Outlined. To extend to a number of Industrie* having war contracts the present sys- , tem of wage adjustment boards which j have been created for cantonment construction. shipbuilding, longshore men's work and army and navjr cloth- | lng production. To Increase the number of war de partment contracts containing clauses providing "that In case of suspension of work by strikes the secretary of war shall settle the disputes. To enforce agreemdtats with Indus tries. for whose products standard prices are fixed, not to reduce wages AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FAVORED BRITISH EMBARGO Washington.?Qreat Britain's em bargo on the export of all supplies to the northern European neutral countries. Just announced, was declar ed after every phase of its possible effect was gone over In conference between American and allied states men. American officials. It was learn ed, Initiated the discussions and In sisted that the British step oe taken to make sure that there be no nulli fication of the purposes of the tJ. 8. Will Net Examine Men Now. Washington ?The proposal to ex amine for military service all men registered for the army drart and not yet called was killed ror the present, at least, when the house and senate conferees eliminated an appropria tion for the purpose from the war deficiency bill, the conference report on which was promptly accepted by the senate. This plan was suggested by the provost marshal general's of fice In order that every registered man might know whether he was lia ble for Mrvlo* ARRANGE IRAK, WORK MAPPED OUT 18 BASED UPON SIXTEEN WEEKS OF INTENSE TRAINING WORK. SCHEDULES ARE ANNOUNCED Work Will Be Varlad With Lecture* by American and Allied Officer* Who Are Experts In Modern War far* Tactic*. Waaklggton.?Training work map ped out by th? war department for national guard and national army di vlalona before they will be regarded aa ready for duty abroad la based on a 16 week cour*e of the moat in tensive kind of work In the open, varied with lacture* by American and allied ofricers, who are expert* in modern warfare, he schedules have been announced. Great strea* 1* laid upon the ne ceulty for night training. Trench raiding, scouting, trench building and operations of all kinds which may be .called for In actual combat will be duplicated at the camps through the night hours. To give the men aome -esplte, their Wednesday and Satur day afternoons will be kept free, ex cept In the case of backward Indivi dual* or unit*. Target praactlce run* through the entire courae and the schedules call for 40 hours' training each week. A striking feature of the program la 'the fart that practically the entire IS week* will be devoted to training Individual*, platoons and companies. Brigade, divisional and even regimen tal exercises are reserved for a later period with none minor exception* during the last weeks. Since the pla toon, commanded by a lieutenant, 1> the actual lighting unit In trench bat ties the new regulations fix upon the lieutenants of each company the re sponsibility for training of less than company unita. so that they may get In close touch with their men. Rigid requirement is made that of fit-era be present with their eommand* at all drills. The whole system U to be prepared In advance so that each officer and man will know Just the work to be done during the day and night before him. New elementa will be Injected Into the training each week. The lecture irogram with graphic illustration* will show all that three years of war have brought of gas attack, ef bomb Ing and of bayonet work First aid Instruction holds a high place for wounded soldiers today must depend largely on themselves At regular intervals review courses wtti be given and a program of test courses to determine the proficiency of each man In ?ach phase of hi* work has been devised which will nive a perfect line upon every sol dier's ability and be the stepping stone of promotion. COAL MINERS WIN FIGHT FOR INCREASE IN WAGES Operators' and Miners' Reprsaenta tlves Reach Agreement on Terms of New Contract. Washington. -Bituminous coal min ers of the central competitive field who their fight tor a general wage in crease when operators' and miners* representatives in conference here recrhed a compromise agreement on the terms of a new contract. The agreement pressagee a wage raiae throughout the Industry since the cen tral field scale serves as a basis for all other dlatrlcta and a consequent advance In the government's fixed price for coal. Opera torn' representatives agreed kto the new wages no condition that they be absorbed In higher coal price*. After the agreemMtj?drawn by a sub committee. Is ratffed by the full con ference. they will go to the fuel ad ministration and aak a revision up ward of present coal prices to meet the raise. The wage Increaae. accord ing to operators' estimates, will add from 35 to 50 cents a ton to the coat of producing coal in thick vein mines REVOLT AGAINST MEXICAN GOVERNMENT IS STARTED HrownsVIIle. Texas. ? A revolt against the Mexican government has been started by Oen Porflrlo Oonzales. former Carranza commander, who ha* , mobilized 800 folowers at Aldam%s near the Nuero Leon-TaTmauHpa? i line. 160 miles west of Matamoras. ac cording to report* reaching here. Alda mas is 100 mile* south of Roma. Te*. All trains out of Matamoras. ad vices received here say .have beet, can celled. SEVENTEEN IILLIONS OF DOLLARS APPROPRIATED Washington Since. Congress con vened In Its extraordinary session laat April It has placed at the disposal of the administration seventeen billion* of dollars and has authorited con tract* for almost two and a half bil lions more. Most of the money wan for war purposes. Includlt.g ssven bil lions for loans to the Allies. The ap propriations committees.' through chairmen. Senator Martin and Repre sentative Fitzgerald, made the figure* public. Government Control of Qaeollns. Washington.?Government supervi sion of oil and gasoline nrlces appear ed as an early possibility after the federal trade commission had received cost of production figures from the larger producing and distributing firms. The trade commission, already had made a preliminary estimate or costs, but desired to give til* oil men an opportunity to present their statis tics. Til* government can pursue two courses, either of which, officials be will raault la reduced prfcoa, not only to government bu to public.
The News-Herald (Ahoskie, N.C.)
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Oct. 12, 1917, edition 1
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