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4 ' 4 '';. I-;- if, IS ' T 1 til .1 THE WEATHER 1j:v if- r PAGES TODAY Two Sections Fair Sunday, and Monday, not much .ange in temperature. 7 VOL. CI-NO. 85. u4 ; XMIXGTOlSr, N. C SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1917 WHOLE NUMBER 39,263 : : J t 'mi; 22 s . . - 1 ; -. : rr- - ' ; J, . ..." : if ' I i ESCAPE OF NICHOLAS ROMANOFF IS REPORTED TO THE BOLSHEVIK HEADQUARTERS; LEADERS DENY IT Specl Train Manned by Sailors Leaves Petrograd in Pur suit of the Ex-Czar ESCAPE RUMORED BEFORE It Was Reported to Washington Son December 8 by American Consul at Tiflis LONDON ALSO HEARD IT Nicholas Reported to Have Been Made Emperor of Siberia Petrograd, Dec. 15. Former Emperor Nicholas of Russia has "Nf-aDed from his confinement at. Tobolsk, according to advices re ceived today at the Smplny Insti ;ntp, the Bolsheviki headquarters. A special train manned by sail ors has been dispatched from Pe trosrad for the pursuit of the for mer emperor. . Petrograd. Dec. 15. :An official denial was made at the Smolny headquarters this afternoon that Nicholas Romanoff had escaped from Tobolsk. The American consul at Tiflis, In the Russian Caucasus, recently sent' a re port, which was received in Washing ttm on December , stating that a rumor in circulation that former Emperor Nicholas had escaped. The message made it clear that there was no con firmation and there has. been nothing since received confirmatory of the re port until the Petrograd advices today. TohclEk is 'in Siberia, about 1,500 miles east of Moscow. Shortly after the recent .escape of General Korniloff and "almost concur rently with the rumor from Tiflis that the former emperor had escaped, one ot the Bolsheviki government organs in Petrograd announced that several de tachments of sailors had been sent to Tobolsk to guard him. Many of the rumors that were cur rent at about the time, that the Tiflis report was in circulation, reached Lon don by way of Zurich and were to the effect that Nicholas had made his way pan. The rm,te thrm, prhin wa regarded .as the most natural one for him to take. The difficulties In his ay, however, were recognized, as To bolsk is 4,000 miles from the Pacific coast and 1.000 miles trom the Chinese border. On the other hand there were un confirmed reports in November of a po litical overturn in Siberia which had raae that vast province a land friendly the former ruler. The report, which came through Finland, said that Siberia nad declaied its independence and had Proclaimed Nicholas its emperor. ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY OF THE REPORTED ESCAPE Nicholas Romanoff, former emperor "Russia, deposed -last March by the revolutionists and for several months !! conSnement at Tobolsk. Siberia, is "Ported to have made his escape The report, unlike the previous ru mors to this effect, came through the uisheviki headquarters in . Petrogradi f"t a few hours later it was officially oenied by Bolsheviki leaders that Nich es had escaped. Previous reports of the escape of nfclas had him making his way outi w iena through Harbin, Manchuria. '"- route to Harhin is a 1 cr v nno irw- 1 Pnri V.a ... i a --A us nuuia aave .uuu mixes 10 i;avel fore reaching the Pacific coast -om TohclEk, although that place it t is some 1.500 miles east of Mos . ' ' There remains the possibility aat Siberia itself might be a safe asy v ?f Ior him for the time being, as that toh provine was reported last month to e declare,i its independence and nave named Nicholas as its emperor, tve"; eifect of the- escape upon Bol- Rubc Plans for the uture course of e'o l!H nou1'd scarcely be even surmised, tt.e itic iri many ways has been e recspi course of the LeninerTrotz r).SbSf,TZiin"'Tit in Petrograd, which han-''"1151 to be retting the upper S Q 1 rTngy l-arts of the country out . rji hern centers, overcoming on of the more conservative e.eifip-, - ' " roar ad indeed, have latterly come " UKf i- .. . .. . . . ...... leaders" iew that the Bolsheviki planning eventually to were Put rce after they nad established i-h Say by drastic measures, coupled ihV" . r 1,01(5 on the proletariat fifrj'n the Popularity of their land -'-m ani peace measures. ' '. . EDWARDS ARRAIGNED. h, Dec. 15. Marcus Edwards, sV.r.; luc ciiy court, loaay iu Ho. to jai ;a;ceii examination and was sent itnout bail to await trial ' in . iitj?n coUn?e, ur'u5e accoraing xo nis pj ln tfcr shot his wife three" times W The Police say he must W ' tno ot the shots after she first, iliiea from tb' eCts ot -tne Russo-German Negotiations For Peace Showing Results Beriin Announces That a Draft of a 'Treaty" Has Been Formulat-. ed. Italian. Line Stands Firm in the Face of Continuous As saultsLocal Fighting on the Anglo-French Front (Associated Press "War Summary) The Russo-German peace negotia tions .re reported proceeding apace. A German official announcement says the conditions and draft of a "treaty" have been formulated, the discussions having been put over from Friday to Saturday, however, as the Russian delegates desired to obtain supple mentary instructions from their gov ernment. Whether the word "treaty" refers to a formal peace treaty or merely to the armistice agreement that hd been pending is not celar from the German announcement. Italian-Line Still Intact. The Italian front remains the only major field of military operations in which there is more than local activ ity on the part of the infantry. The Italian line,, although almost cease lessly assailed in the mountain . re gions, is still , intact and holding well except for a small recession here and j there , forced at the cost of extremely i heavy casualties on the part of the Austro-German invaders. Berlin j GEN. SCOTT URGES , Recommends That War Depart ment be Placed " on Sound General Staff Basis SUBMITS FINAL BEPORT Adoption of Universal Military Ser vice As a National Policy Becom mended to Congress By For mer Chief of Staff. Washington, Dec. 15. Reorganiza tion of the war department on a sound general staff basis and adoption of universal military service as a na- i A REORGANIZATION! tional poljcy are ..recommended in the that the food administration is respon last annual report of Major General j sible for a sugar shortage, drew from Hugh I Scott, as chief of staff. The j Food Administrator .Hoover tonight a document, made public tonight, is de- vigorbus attack on Mr. Spreckles. voted almost wholly to a discussion! An, open intimation is made by Mr. of the staff question. , ; General Scott asks that congress ex amine the question of staff control of the army In a spirit ."freed from ev ery touch of personal interest or pre judice," and recommends that the chief of staff be made the secretary's one and only organ for command of the army in all that pertains to "dis- j cipline. recruiting, instruction, intel- ligence, training, arming, equipping, . sheet will not look so good next year , WreckinK crews were put to work im mobilization, transportation, educa- ! aa last, for refiners' profits have been j "din coal today and the task will tion, moving of troops, the apoint- i regulated. Furthermore, his balance t oli rtav sundav It was said mentv promotion, detail and selection j Bheet would have looked better this continue all day Sunday, it was said. co-oDeration of the entire miltary es tablishment. Creation of chiefs of cavalry, infantry and field artillery under the chief of staff and staff sec tions to deal with recruiting, move ment of troops and promotion and detailing of officers also is recom mended. . The annual reports of the adjutant) eeneral and inspector general also : were made public tonight, but they add little information as to the pres ent military situation, or the condi tion of the army, as . they deal main ly with the period prior to the last June 30. STATE NORMAL GIRLS SET NEW WAR RECORD Were Allotted $3,HM Y. W. C. A. War Relief and Paid In Over $5,000 Be fore Dinner. (Special Star Telegram) Greensboro, Dec. 15. Announcement was made today that the student body and faculty of the State Normal Col lege had . paid in for the war relief fund before noon $5,012.10 or $12.10 more than the final total of the pledges made in the recent campaign through the college Y. W. C. A. ' The college . set a new standard in the South Atlantic states by its pledges per capita, and it is believed to have surpassed all records in the report made today. When the pledges were made it was with the understanding that all were to be paid by December 15. The col leges of the United States undertook to raise $1,000,000 for the relief work and apportioned to the State Normal College was $3,000. It headed the list in the south by going far beyond that amount. ' . The pledges were made good oy personal sacrifices among the students, who are filled with zeal over the op portunity to serve. Many of them gave - up cherished personal luxuries oriplaasito irlv$.to tb tundv - claims the taking of more than 3,000. prisoners" in the fighting of the last few days and the repulse of Italian counter attacks on positions won by the Teutons. Keep Anglo-French Guessing. The Franco-Belgian front is Inac tive except for local fighting mostly due to German thrusts here and there delivered with the seeming intention of keeping the Anglo-French com mand guessing as to the eneimy inten tions. In Palestine the British have scored a further advance northeast of Jeru salem. 5,000 Norwegian Sailors Lost. In making known the sinking of two more Norwegian steamers, the Norwegian- government announces 5 000 Norwegian sailors have been lost during the war. - British Naval Losses. Two airships of the non-rigid type have been lost by the British, one cf which was sunk by a seaplane in the Ncrth Sea while on patrol and the other V-eing compelled to descend m Dutch territory because of engine trouble. The British admiralty aiso (Continued On Page Two) HOOVER REPLIES IN SHARP TERMS Says Spreckles is Sore Because His Profits 6n Sugar " Have . Been Cut Down OTHERS FEEL WAY Food Administrator Says the Spar Supply is TO Per Cent. Normal. Relief Will Not Come Until After This Month. Washington, Dec. 15. -Charges made by Claus Spreckels, president of the! Federal Sugar'' Refining Company, be fore a senate investigating committee Hoover that Mr. Spreckles testimony was inspired by the fact that the food administration cut profits in sugar transactions. "It requires no proof from me," said Hoover, "to establish that Mr. Spreck els, a leading sugar refiner, is sore at the food administration and would like to see it destroyed. i realize that Mr. Spreckels' balance been reduced and hveld fast, In the face' rT a nan a. ni nr .ifH I I hi nrnmiNHn a fair opportunity for 30 cent sugar and much increased profits. "Mr. Spreckels, therefore, has reason to feel badly. There are other citizens (Continued on Page Twelve) L BY WAR DEPARTMENT For Co-ordinating Matters Relat . ing to Supplies Alf o Another Purpose Is to. Co-ordinate Relations -Between the Armies In the Field and the War De partment. Washington, Dec. 15. Organization of a war council of the war department to co-ordinate an matters or supplier j for the armies at home and overseas. WAR COUNC FORMED xuo uuiiiuiuuij wmmiooiun appeal" and-the military relations between the'ed to the federal fuel administration ' armies in the field, and the department. was announced tonight by Secretary j J ' Composing the council are the secre-' tarv and assistant secretary of war. the chief of staff and Major General Henry ; G. Sharpe, quartermaster . general; Ma- : jor General Erasmus. M. Weaver, chief be Issued within a few days." of coast artillery; Major General Wll-j This means :thaUthe department has liam Crozier, chief v of ordnance, ? and : actually set in motion the machinery Major General Enoch H. Crowder, 'pro- to give rush orders forfCQal to be de vost marshal general. - - ; livered to' the Norfolk Southern "for Its Mr. Baker's announcement said that present normaj requirements. . when General Tasker H. Bliss, chief of The " Raleigh-Charlotte passenger staff, who participated in the" inter- train service ..was to have . been ttt : of -CConUnued Qa Fag;Two J first. NATION UNDER SKIVERS E OF GOAL SUPPLY Fuel Administration Redoubles Ef forts to Have Cars Tied Up on Tracks Moved MANY PLANTS SHUT DOWN 100,000 Men Idle at Cleveland, Ohio Thousands of Children Cold in New York Washington, Dec. 15. Reports of al- SHQRTAG most nation-wide suffering due to lack ! Arizona, New Hampshire and South of coal stirred fuel administration of- 1 Carolina missing, swelled the Decem ficials today to redoubled efforts to re- ber enlistments to 70,466 men, notak lease supplies held on tracks by car 1 in& int0 account those accepted today congestion. Orders went forth tofuel administra- tion representatives in the mlddl wt to make every attempt to move coal to T- - be f acini S ThomS chairman of Throneratine II' -.,5-?ra"? ttnr p.ih -fV sl,CrIraCMnT,D o relieving the situation. Alter his conference with Dr. G&r- field. Mr. Thompson said the situation : 'was Bftrions hut that hla rnmmltt 1 ! was making ereat nroress towards re- HAvin? pnncpitinn in thf nfndin? tpr. minal territorv Fuel Administrator Johnson, of Ohio. ! cepteaU i y i1 y faviris i a cantonment here Tor the etnire 13,- reported from Cleveland tonight that ordered that all qualified applicants . 000 men to be drafted into the nation he had started 60 carloads of coal into wll0 Presented themselves before noon al army. The date for the canton that city, where 100.000 men were idle today De accepted even though their j ment's establishment was not specified, today because of the shutting down of , , ,',... plants lacking power. Mr. Johnson said he would supply householders first even if it forced industries to close down. Reports from New York today told of widespread suffering in the city and state. The New York city board of health telegraphed that thousands of children j were cold and that an epidemic of pneu monia was feared. At Quincy. Mass., the Fore River plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company is running on short time be cause ther Is no coal, to Ae had and the ; government arsenal at wateriown, i Mass., will shut down December 18 If coal is not obtained." In Beaver. Valley, Pa., women and children were reported to be housed in churches and schools that they might keep;warm. Street car systems in many towns ae also threatened with suspension be cause of lack of fuel. VIGOROUS EFFORTS MADE TO WARM UP NEW YORK New York, Dec. 15. Vigorous efforts were made today to relieve New York's coal shortage but results were not expected to be apparent" before Monday. . In the meantime it was es timated 250.000 and 300,000 families are urgently in need of fuel to warm their homes. JUarge lorces or men were emyiucu to work tonight and tomorrow digging out the frozen masses of coal at New Jersey terminals where some, esti mates place the supply at more than 100,000 tons. With this tonnage at the city's, door, not much more than 10, 000 tons were distributed today, al though the normal daily consumption is twice that amount. , With the temperature far under the freezing point, suffering among the poor increased. In many of the large downtown office buildings heat was shut oft at noon. According to . railroad officials, coal is being received at the New Jersey JJ, f" efc bS hindered f,l tM n to New York NORFOLK COlIi FMINE I Norfolk, Va... . Dec. lo. teiier is m sight tonight for, the sufferers from the acute coal famine, with the arrival of a tralnload of anthracite and soft coal. The coal dealers have issued an appeal to those having auto-trucks to put them at the service of the various coal companies, and met with generous response. The city directed all trucks and wagons in the scavenger depart ment to be put in operation. Deliveries will be made throughout tonight and Sunday 'until every: household in need has a temporary supply. The gas plant, operated with great difficulty, owing to shortage of cdal, tonight has every machine working at capacity. NORFOLK SOUTHERN WILL GET COAL IN FEW DAYS Announcement That It Would Cut Oft Trains Brought Prompt Promise of Fuel Supplies. (Correspondence of The Star.) ; Raleigh, Ded. 15. Relief seems in sight for the1 coal shortage of the Nor folk Southern, which was about to make it necessary to - discontinue a !'number of passenger - trains and read just entire passenger service. m-L. .- , , at Washington for necessary coal ap- p0rtl0nmentrtlh ' S?Il0Wi,nar A16; I gram came today from the national fuel administration to the corporation com- mission: "Pribrity order. is in? course of nreD- aratlon for fuel requirements of:the! Norfolk Southern . and will doubtless Recruiting Offices Unable To Take Care of the Rush Of Recruits On Final Day More Than 70,000 Men Enlisted in the Regular Army From Decem ber 1 to 15 Volunteers Since Declaration of War Total More Than 337,000 First Five Per Cent of the Ques-' tionnaires Mailed Out Yesterday, . Washington, Dec. 15. Inability of many recruiting offices to care for the rush of men to join the regular army before the new . draft regulations be came effective today was reflected in recruiting figures for yesterday. The day's total was o"nly 9,104, as compared with 14,291 Thursday, when the re cruiting system broke down.. Friday's figures with three up to noon, when enlistmetn in the reg- I y !Sf Phibited ,to men "w ruies. North Carolina Fell Short. ' nuraber 337'247' exceeding by 153,349 j the number called for by President strength. Ten states failed to supply! ?u.ota- ,Tey i"c.luded, A,labanla- ; Ca"na'ut Car1Ina Virginia. xc umuwuuo ut iubu wno voiun- ered in the past few days and were Jvvl,vu "vv,uo,i vi uicoaiug uuwn of tlie recruiting system will be ac- NITRATE CARGOES TO BE BROUGHT HEBE! Government Assures Godwin, -Dis-. ttt'ii u tm. i. " bllUUklUll Will ub imuugu Port of Wilmington COWAN'S HAND WAS IN IT Industrial Agent of City Urged Im portance of Wilmington an Distrib uting Point for Government Shipments of Nitrate. By P. R. ANDERSON. Washington, Dec. 15. Representa tive Godwin has been assured by the department of agriculture that not j only will nitrate of soda soon be fur-I nlshed the farmers, but that a large amount of it will be moved through the port of Wilmington. The government will sell it to the farmers at cost, ten million dollars being provided by congress in the food bill for that purpose; and that a large part of the shipments will be . made thrqugh the port of Wilmington shows plainly that the government has commenced to recognize the import ance of North Carolina's chief ? sea port. Mr. Cowan's Efforts. Several months ago Mr. J. H. Cowan, industrial agent of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, pressed- this matter before' the shipping board and other officials, and both Tar Heel sen ators and Representative Godwin were active in their support, as they recog nized that the matter was vital to the (Continued On Page Two) BELIEVES PILOT ON THE IKIQ BLAMELESS Thinks Signals to the Mont Blanc Were Not Given by Him Pilot On Munitions Vessel Which Ex ploded, Causing .the Halifax Disas ter, Testifies at Government Inquiry. Halifax, N. S., Dec. 15. The signals given by the steamer Imo just before she crashed into the French munitions steamer Mont Blanc, causing an ex- i...- ,v,i-h wrArlcpd thp nortliArn plosion whicft wrece1 tne . northern section or tms city, were not given by Pilot HayeS' in ChaFge f h& Bel" Kian relief ship, according to the firm belief. of Francis Mackay, pilot on the Mont .Blanc, expressed ln his test! mony at the government innuiry into the disaster today. Hayes; who was killed In the explosion, was a careful and experienced pilot, Mackay said, and could , not have given the orders which Mackay claimed sent the Imo crashing into the munitions vessel. Describing the events leading up to . the collision, Mackay said he board edthe'Mont Blanc at 7:30 on the mprn 5 Continued .on Pae Two.) ' examination and other details,' could not be completed until later. Questionnaires Mailed Out. With the putting into effect of the i new draft' regulations today the first five per cent of the questionnaires was mailed to draft men. At the same time Provost Marshal General Crowder an j nounced that the huge task of classify ing the 9,000,000 men of draft age 1 questionably would be finished with States, ' in sixty days. There will be no further call of the draft men until the classifications are completed. THREE HUNDRED RESERVE OFFICES AT CHARLOTTE Charlotte, Dec. 15. Nearly 300 new- ly commissioned reserve officer.s grad- carnps' arrived at CamP Greene today and were assigned to regular army regiments. The num- 40 to the regiment. 7- PORTO RICAN SELECTMEN TO BE TRAINED AT HOME San Juan, P. R-. Dec. 15. Official ad- vices receivea irom vyasninBton to day announced the establishment of! BIND ALLIES INTO AN ECONOMIC UNIT , Inter-Allied Council, Formed in London, to Take Up War Fi nances and Purchases 0. T. CROSBY PRESIDENT Assistant Secretary of United States Treasury Will Cast the Deciding Vote on Any Question Which is Tied. London, Dec. 15. The inter-allied council, which is to take up war pur chases and finance met in London today. Oscar T. Crosby, assistant secretary of the iJnited States treasury, was elected president. REGARDED AS FRUITION OF SECRETARY M'ADOO'S PLAN Washington, Dec. 15. Organization in London today of the inter-allied council by election of Assistant Secre tary Crosby, of the treasury, as presi Hpnt xxrixa pocrapilnil Vitr n fT! i o 1 n ing. 'the fruition of the plan advanced by Secretary McAdoo soon after the United States entered the war for bind ing the allies into. an economic unit. ' Another phase of the American plan was carried out months ago by the creation of an allied, purchasing com mission in the United States headed by Bernard Baruch. The inter-allied council will consider such questions as the most effective use of credits ad vanced by the United-States to her al lies, priority of the allies' material needs which- can be supplied in this country, and in a general way the pool ing of economic resources to make the war more efficient. As head of the council which fti clude sone representative from each of the principal allies, Mr. Crosby will not vote except in tied disputes, and con sequentlywill hold the balance of pow ed for the United States. selection will necessitate his remaining' ln Lon- I don or Paris indefinitely, probably for the period of the war. Mr. Crosby accompanied Colonel House and his mission to Europe near ly two months ago, and .since then has been studying allied financial needs ln London and Paris. Regular reports have been made to Secretary McAdoo and on these have been based estimates of the amount of credits the allies will heed from the United States in the future and tfte quantities ot supplies to be . sought here. The-. United States already has ex tended aggregate credits of $3,883,900, 000 to the allies and about $3,500,000,000 has been paid out. BUIUD GOVERNMENT PLANTS FOR EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURE Washington, Dec. 15. Government explosive plants to supplement the present output of private manufac turers are to be built in the immedi ate future, it was disclosed tonight in an announcement by Secretary Baker of the appointment of "Bianiel C. Jack ling, of San Francisco, to take charge of the construction work. Tech Football Schedule. " Atlanta, Dec. 15. Games-with David son V. P. I. and North Carolina State College, all to be played In Atlanta, are included in. next season's football schedule of Georgia Tech, announced tonight by the -Athletic council. Tech also will meet the University oT Penn sylvania, in Philadelphia, on Novem ber . AI 11 ION COMPLETED TASK LAID BEFORE IT 'Has Been Successfully and Satis factorily Done," Colonel House Announces HE IS BACK FROM EUROPE Influence of America Paramount in England and France.. Morale There is Fine New York,- Dec. 15. What the American mission was sent to . ac complish in the inter-allied war con ference in Paris "has been successful ly and satisfactorily done," was the message brought to the American peo ple by Col. E. M. House, head of the mission, who returned to the United States today jwith four of his col leagues. The return of the party was void 6f ostentation. After advising the press of the mis sion's arrival Colonel House motored to his home where he later received newspaper men and anounced that the mission's reports -already had been despatched by special messenger to the state department at Washington. These reports, which included that of Colonel House, will be supplemented by the Colonel's personal report to President Wilson. He said he would go to Washington Monday. America's Influence Paramount. "In England and France the influ ence of the United States is para mount," said Colonel House. "In both countries the morale is splendid the best I have observed on any of my three trips abroad since the begin ning of the war." VYou mean the morale of the fight ing forces?" Colonel House was ask ed. "No, I mean the morale of the men In uniform and the people as a whole," he replied. "Their determination to win without thought of the cost la admirable." Work Quickly Completed. - Through the elimination of speech making and entertainment, both of a public and private nature, Colonel House said the inter-allied war con ference accomplished its " full purpose at three sittings. At the termination, he said, the supreme war council, an outgrowth of these deliberations, 'com pleted its work in four weeks' tune two weeks beins spent in London and two weeks in Paris. ' . The prime ministers of Great Bri tain, France and Italy and Colonel House, together with their military aides, were the only ones participating in the supreme war council. The others who had taken part in the first conference were assigned to membership on various committees and thus every one had a specific task to accomplish. These committees dealt with food embargo, finance and other subjects. , "The council brought things to a focus up to that time there was no co-ordination and things were not go ing on very well," said the Colonel. "Every one worked well, hard and cordially." No Radically Different Measures. In reply to questions as to what the council decided to do with refer ence to various military matters, Col- onel House said the deliberations were concerned primarily with the eco nomic situation. He declared what had been decided upon with reference to this situation would not mean the In troduction of any measures "radically different" from those now operative in the United States. Colonel House said he did not dis cuss war aims while abroad. In hla estimation, he declared, one person's opinion was as good as another's as to what Russia might be expected to do. Gathering of data in preparation for the eventual peace conference was purely incidental and entirely aside from the main purpose of the mis sion. Pershing; Dolus; Admirably. ' Asked regarding the . progress of General Pershing's work, Colonel House said: "His task is really more difficult than the people know, but he is doing admirably. Our men our fighting men and those who have been sent abroad on other missions since our entry into the war have made a high ly favorable impression." American representation at any fur ther councils of an inter allied nature was entirely a matter for President Wilson's decision. Colonel House stated, and he knew nothing of the president's Intentions respecting the return of himself or other delegates to such conferences. Accompanying Colonel House on his return today were General Tasker H. Bliss, : Vance C. McCormlck, chairman of the war trade board; Bainbridge Colby, of the United States shipping board, and Thomas N. Perkins, of the priority board. Oscar T. Crosby, as sistant secretary of the treasury; Dr. A. E. Taylor, representing the food administration, and Paul D. Cravath remained ln London, Colonel House1 said, primarily to complete some de tails "respecting priority matters," Tribute to Fellow Members. Colonel House paid a tribute to his fellow members of the mission in this statement: "I wish to record my appreciation of the individual work of the members of this mission;. Whatever success -it has had as a force for good is due to them. In all my experience of me, I have never known better and more intelligent team work. There has been no confusion of purpose. no slackening ln pursuit of the objeots to - be obtained and there have been absolutely no personal differences or (Continued oa PagQ Two) ! .4 mil t ft A ' -it i'i - T : '. U -, , I ir. , ; - i 1 I I ' 81 i i ' ; 1 B 'I I t 1 il- ; i. i t s 1 ill . 9 ft 1 L .1- i y I t ..I ;i 1; Ml i a r I f "f i H! i ? i J I ! H t 1 j 4 s A r K e 1- . .. -x . -1