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Winston-Salem journal THE FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF ASSOCIATED PRESS THE WEATHER FAIR 8 PAGES TODAY PUBLISHED AT GREATEST INDUSTRIAL CITY OF THE CAROLINAS VOL. XIX., NO. 209 JOUFNAL'8 CIRCULATloa DAKANTBBO W1N.-TON-SALEM, N. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1918 SCUT ADViRTlfllXa MJCOIUM PRICE FIVE CENTS PREFERENTIAL LIST IN CURTAILMENT ORDER TO REMAIN UNTIL REVOKED ASK FOR EMBARGO ON ROADS EXCEPT ON FOOD AND FUEL! Director General MeAdoo Does Not Look With Fa vor on Request of Gar field to Follow Closing Order with Embargo TO DIVIDE EAST 1 INTO DISTRICTS Reports Made Show That Railroads Are Tied up by Snow and lee as Much: as Ever; Hope Given in the Coa 1 Moving, 1 Io we.ver (By Tl-c Assc.atcr! Pttss. t Washington. Jan. 22. An urgent recommendation that an embargo he declared lor a few days on acceptance by the railroads of any freight except coal and food was submitted to Di rection General MeAdoo tonight by 'he Fuel Administration. - This action 4imueraU.Y.e....A.!m!n':. trator Garfield said, to assure ade quate movement of fuel during the balance of the week, when the general transportation situation east of the Mississippi threatens to become worse dailv, owing to the prolonged strain on railroads or deep snows and in tensely cold weather. Tonight the five day period of in dustrial suspension ended and with the resumption of manufacturing to morrow, railroad officials look lor a new flood of traffic which the rail roads cannot handle until normal weather is restored. . Director General MeAdoo tonight was not inclined to look with favor on the embargo proposal. He held that under Government operation and consequent pooling of facilities and short-haul routing. the railroads would be able to clear all freight of fered for transportation without prior ity and without embargoes. Coal and food already have preference over all other classes of freight, he pointed out, and are being moved to tide water and to localtles whore domes tics needs are grentest, as fast as physically possible. Mr MeAdoo promised, however, to study closely Dr. Garfield's iigures showing how coal production had been curtailed in recent weeks, and to take whatever action seemed best. Mean while he and Dr. Garfield are devis ing a scheme by which cross-hauls of coal will be eliminated largely and fuel will be transported from mine to consumers over the shortest pos sible routes. By this means. It is planned to save many thousand miles of needless hauling. A committee of two officials from the Railroad and Fuel Administrations will work out a plan which may be based on a division of the Last into districts, each of. which is to get its coal mainly from a designated mining area. Howard Elliott, president of the New Haven, and A. G. Gurheim, an official of the Interestate Commerce Commission's car service bureau, will represent the railroad administration on thiB committee. The necessity for some new method of dealing with the coal transporta tion problem was emphasized today by scores of reports tnat weather con ditions were ns bad or worse than at anv time since the unprecedented period of cold and stormy weatner started nearly two weeks ago. The bright phase of the situation was a report of Fuel Administrator Garfield that ships were being bunk ered more rapidly than last week, and the coal was going in sufficient quantities to domestic consumers. These were the main purposes of the industrial curtailment order of five -davs ago, Dr. Garfield said. in the memorandum sent ' to Di rector General MeAdoo suggesting the embargo, Dr. Garfield referred to the one day embargo on all freight, except food and fuel, declared yesterday by the Pennsylvania lines east of Pitts burgh and suggested that similar ac tion should be taken for several days, particularly on the worst congested trunk lines leading to the seaooard. War munitions and supplies, he said, might be exempted. "Such an embargo would be espec ially effective if it could follow im mediately the live days covered by the January 17 order." said the me morandum. This would make an embargo effective tomorrow. During the last two months of 1917 the Administrator declared, in creasingly acute car shortage neutra lised efforts for increased production at the mines; empty cars were not at the mines and congestion was so great that loaded cars did not reach their consignees. "While the railroads were operated separately, although in a co-operative plan " he. added, "They seemed to have found it Impossible to remedy this sit uation, and since a Director General of Railroads has been appointed, we have had nothing but unprecedented severe weather, almost nullifying his efforts." . , , During the. six weeks ending Jan uary 5. it was explained, coal produc tion lost because of car shortage amounted to 19 per cent, 30 per cent 34 per cent. 24 per cent, 9 and 9 per cent respectively. Conditions were worst on the B. & O. and the Penn sylvania. The Fuel Administration today re ported better movement of empty cars to mines of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and other fields, although the Railroad Administration reports were less hopeful. In a statement . summarizing the results of his ful curtailment order. Dr. Garfield said: "Our reports show that the prime purposes sought tobe accomplished hy the regulation, the hunkering of sumers and the public utilities with coal, have been greatly- served. "Local officials of the Fuel Admin istration in all parts of the East re ported that domestic consumers, public utilities and other consumers (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVKXl .1 AMERICAN BQYS IN F TO THEIR NATION Has Never Been a Similar Body of Men to Lead as Clean Lives as the Ameri can Soldiers .in France, Savs Pershing SHED NEW LUSTER ON AMERICAN MANHOOD l By The Associated Pre' Washington, Jan. 22. There has never been u similar body of men to lead as clean lives as the Amer ican soldiers in France, General Per shing said in a cablegram today to Secretary Baker in reply to inquiries as to the reports of Immoderate drinking among the men. General Pershing's message was made public by Mr. Baker In this letter to Governor Capper of Kan sas: "You may recall writing to me sev eral days ago concerning "persistent reports" as to the immoderate sale of liquor among our forces in France. My impression was that these - ru mors were not well founded in fact; but 1 felt it my duty to convey their content to General Pershing and to ask him to communicate with as to the facts. Will will be glad to know that I have just received the follow ing from the commander of the American expeditionary forces: " "There has never been a similar body of men to lend as clean lives as our American soldiers in F'rance. They have entered this war with the highest devotion to duty and with no other idea than to perform these duties in the most efficient manner possible. They fully realize their obligation to their own people, their friends and the country. " 'A rigid program of instruction is carried out daily with traditional American enthusiasm. Engaged in healthy, interesting exercises In the open air, with simple diets, officers and men,' like trained athletes, are ready for their task. Forbidden the use-of st rong drink and protect by stringent regulations against sexual evils, and supported by their own moral courage, their good behavior is the subject of most favorable comments, especialy by our Allies. "'American mothers may rest as sured that their sons are a credit to them and to the .Nation, and they may well look forward to the proud day when on the battlefield these splendid men will shed a new luster on Amerlcnn manhood." DECREASED EARNINGS SHOWN FOR RAILROADS OF COUNTRY 'Bv The Assoc, me ; r-;ji Washington,- Jan. 22. The rail toads' net revenue from operations in November was $94,280,000 or $21 000. 000 less than in the same month of liUfi, according to final monthly tabulations today hy the Interstate Commerce Commission. For the elev en months ending with November, ag. gregnte net revenue amounted to II, 00J,344,OOO, as compared with II, 143.571,000 in the corresponding per iod of the year before. All sections of the country showed decreased earnings, Eastern roads re ported net revenue of $31,389,000, as compared with $42,682,000 in Novem ber 1916; Western roads, $45,738,000, us compared with $54.770,1,00; and Southern roads, $17,143,000, as com. pared with $18,034,000. STORM WARNINGS ARK . DISPLAYED. UP TO MAINE Washington, Jan. 22. The disturb ance which was over the gulf Mon day night was central off Nantucket tonight and moving rapidly northeast, the weather bureau announced. The storm warnings are displayed from north of the Virginia Capes to East port, Maine. LEAGUEJFNATIONS Important British States men and Churchmen Ask ed to Speak in America to Promote Unity (Flv Tha Associate Pr-ss. ) 1 New Vork, Jan. 22. To promote unity between America and her Al- l lies during the war and prepare pub lic opinion for a league of Nations af ter the war is won, la the purpose of Invitations extended through Am bassador Page to eminent British statesmen and churchmen, to ,:ome to the United States for a speaking tour of its principal cities, the Nation al committee of the churches and mor al alms of the war announced nere. Herbert Asqulth, former prime mln 'ster, IJishop Gore, Viscount Bryce, Viscount Grey, Arthur Henderson, the labor party leader, and George Adams Dmitri are among those whose servic- . ph the committee will endeavor to se-r-ure. The eiible!T,n,i to Ambassador Page signed by former President Taft and Alton P.. Perker, representing the I.e:iirue to Enforce peace: the Rev. i Frederick Lyon of the Church Peace ; Union and Rev. Charles S. MncFar i land of the Federal Coun.il of Church es of Christ in America. These organ izations will have .the co-operatton of the Committee on Public Information In .-irranginir for the tour of the speak ers, it was stated. RANGE A CR EDIT PLANNING TOOR FOR COMKPY FOR BILL STONE TO ATTACK THK COLON Klj (By The Associated Press) Ottowa. Iowa, Jan. 22 United States Senator W. S. Kenyan, In an address here today, urged the cutting of red tape and the speedy building of ships, whether of wood or stVl, to carry men, munitions nd food to tlie Allies. Ho criticized Senator Stone for In jecting polities into the Senate for the first time during t war. "It in comedy to t of old BUI Stone no-usinr ' , odore Roosevelt of no -c? patriotic, when the nel lias four boys in ' .vi," he declared. G. 0. P. AND MOOSE FOR COMING FRAY Measures to Conciliate Pro gressives and Enlist Wo men in Organization Adopted by Sub-Committee of National NO DISCUSSION OF l WILCOX' SUCCESSOR - (By he Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 22. Measures in tended to conciliate Progressives and enlist women in party organizations were adopted today by a sub-commlt-tee of the Republican National Ex ecutive Committee by a votb of five to four, after a spirited .discussion. The inai recommendations, which will be Presented to the .National Executive Committee at St. Louis February 11, ne day before the meeting of the cen- ' committee, fere that the cam. paign committee, consisting of the executive committee and six Progres sives, be continued for Congressional elections next year; that this campaign committee and the advisory committee of progressives who assisted Ropubll- h in ttie 19T6 campaign be Invited to participate in the party conference at St. Louis February 12; anO that an .- .. i. i.iui. ,.ut,-e of women be cre lut'ire n.-irty campaigns. The five supporting these measures were Chairman William R. Wilcox, A. T. Hert of Kentucky, R. B. Howell of Nebraska Herbert Parsons of New Tork. whose proxy was voted hy Sen ator Calder, and Major Chas. B. War ren of Michigan, whose proxy was voted by Chairman Wilcox. Opposing were John T. Adams of Iowa, James A. Hemingway of Intlana, Alvsh H. UMitin of Virlginla: and Fred W; Es tabrook of New Hampshire. Ths sub-committee was appointed more than a year ago to consider me thods of uniting political forces op posed to the Democrats. A successor to Chairman Wilcox who will resign at the St. Louis meet ing was not discussed today, (t was stated. INCREASE IN VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS OVER SIX BILLION 'By Tha Af-otia i Press.) Washington, Jan. 22. Farm proO licts of the United States reached the unprecedented value of $19,443,849, 381, last year, an increase of more than $6,000,000,000 n't 101 A a. al most nine billions more than in 1915. A preliminary statement just issued by the Department of Agriculture shows crops were valued at $13,610,. 462.782, and represented 70 per cent of the value of all farm products. ! Animal and animal products were .valued at $5,833,386,599 In 1917, an Increase of almost $1,500,000,000 over i 1916. i Value of all farm products for 1917 by states not Including the value of animals and animal products, shows Illinois first, Texas second, and Iowa third. In 1916 Texiui led with Iowa, second and Illinois third. Brazil Lets France Have Ships She Seized From Germany; Will Move Ar gentina Wheat (Br Tha Associated Press.) -Washington. Jan. 22. The thirty German ships seized by Brazil when It entered the war have been charter ed by the French Government for war purposes. The vessels represent an aggregate of shout 120,000 gross tons. This announcement by the State. Department gave further evidence of the inter-Allied agreement that the) provisioning of France should not be hampered by troop movements from America. This Government had con sidered entering into negotiations for the vessels to supplement the trans port and supply fleet of the expedi tionary forces, but France's need of tonnage to bring in food was recog nized as being more urgent. The terms under which France has chartered the ships from Brazil In clude an agreement to move the Braz ilian coffee crops. It Is expected that the vessels will he used In moving much of that 2.500,000 tons of wheat recently sold by Argentina to the Al lied Governments. TWO OFFICFRS AND A PRIVATK DIK i.V FRANCE Washington, Jan. 22. First Lieu tenants Wm. H. Cheney and Oliver P. Sherwood and Private George A. Beach were killed Sunday In a collis ion of airplanes over an American school In France the war department was advised ton!;;ht by General Perish lng. Lieut. Cheney s mother, Mrs. Wm. TI. Schofielc". lives at Peletsboro, N. H. Lieut. Sherwood's emergency ad dress Is Mrs. Lydla (). Sherwood, Brooklyn, New York, and that of Prl vate Beach, Thomas Beach, Fort Col lins, Colorado. No details of the accident were glv. n Jn General Pershing's meseag. ARE NOW N FRENCH CHARTER 30 GERMAN SHIPS AUSTRIAN FIRES !! SMOULDERING BUT! MAY BREAK AGAIN i General Strike of a Million Workers and Cries of 'Peace' Have Been Hush ed for Time Beintr by Au thorities NEWSPAPERS IN nAND OF CENSOR German Censorship in In ternal Affairs; Change in Command of Austian Ar mies in Italy Shows All is not Well (Bv The Associated Press.) While the bitter internal political situation In Austria-Hungary seems to have abated somewhat in intensity, the latest indications are that be neath the surface the lire of discon tent is merely smouldering and that at no distant date it again may break out in a veritable conflagration. The politicians apparently with optimistic utterances have quieted a situation that admittedly is fraught with grave possibilities so far as the dual monarchy is concerned, but the known war weariness of the populace, and the food shortage are likely soon again to bring the people into sharp discord with the authorities. The general strike which it is as serted took more than a million men and women from their work a large porportion of them engaged in war industries virtually ended Monday morning, but at last accounts the peo ple still were clamoring for food and for a cessation of hostilities. At the moment of the outburst of public discontent nnd throughout the days when the discord was strongest, the government of the tin: 1 "loriarrhy showed It wan keenly alive to the ne cessity of calming the unrest. Immed iately the cry of "pence" arose, there came from the halls of the Govern ment the answer: "We are ready fur peace without annexations or In demnities." And it was added thai this feeling was shared in to the utmost by the Emperor-King. The loquacious Austrian press heralded broadcast the alleged peace desires of the Government and King and Its utterances likely had much to do with the subsidence of the pop ular clamor. Writh the return of the people to work, however, the newspa pers apparently have felt the stern hand of the censor, for nothing con cerning the situation in Austria or Hungary has since been permitted to creep through. Likewise, In Germany the censor- (CONTINUED ON 'PAGE SEVEN) LEGISLATION FOR CHANGES IN ARMY DRAFT IS PROPOSED (Bv The A sibilate Press ) Washington, .Ian. 22. Legislation proposed by the War Department to carry out recommendations of Prov ost Marshal General Crowder for changes in administration of the Army draft was introduced in the House today by Representative Dent, chair man of tho Military Committee. It Includes joint resolutions authorizing the President to call men into service by class and apportion quotas in pro portion to the class called, und pro viding for registration of all men who have readier: the age of 21 since June 6, Mr. Dent also introduced a bill to organize the army nurses into an "army nurse corps" with a superin tendent at Its head, and another to give six months pay to dependents of officers and enlisted men killed or dying from wounds. ROAD REPRESENTATIVES TO INITIATE RATES IN SOUTH ' (By the Associated Press. Wilmington, Jan. 22. Announce ment Is made from the General1 i Headquarters of the Atlantic Coast ! Line hero today of the formation of the Southern Kato Committee, which is to bo organized with headquarters in Atlanta to initiate the freight rates of all the carriers in the Southern dis I trlct under the Government operation I plan and comprising the territory ; south of the Ohio and Potomac Riv iera, furloughing March first, C. Mc. Davis, general freight agent of the Atlantic Coast Line to become a member of the committee. Other members are N. B. Wright, assistant freight traffic manager of the. Central of Georgia, Savannah, who will be chairman; G. K. (ah.'well, assistant i freight traffic manager of the South j ern Railway, Washington. K. K. Bry an, assistant general freight agent, Il linois Central, lemphu and B. Mitchell, assistant freight traffic miin- ager, Louisville und Nashville, Louis ville, Ky Under existing conditions It Is thought that rate adjustments can better be handled by a committee representing nil 'he railroaNi, rather than by the separaie carriers. AUSTRIA AMI GF.RMASY IN THROFS OF CRISIS (By Hm Assoc .utc.i Press.) Geneva, Jan. Sonic news of a reliable nature has begun to trickle acro-w the Swiss ftun ller which seemingly proves that Austria mill Hungary are In tlie dimes of the greatest economic crisis slme (he war begun. It is csl I n mred that more than n million workmen men und women buvc struck. A majority of (Iickc wen' eni plo,ed in the war Industries noil only simill M'Cli'ons of them luivc returned In answer to Ibe halt of higher wiirs. The re mainder. It Is said, !" assum ing u more tbrcaicnhii; ; i ( r i 1 1 I -and arc daily demanding pcio-i' mill elieK i' fond. It In suited iluit lliingiiry nl. 9"lu(ey refuses o g've ccriiils either to Austria or to Germany and that (he Rumanian stocks of grain are exhausted, The military situation is Involved, and even endangered by (he slrlkcx which continue. a JOHN F. NUGENT IS . n mi:d as r. s. senator ( Bv The Asuoclated Press) Boise, Idaho. Jan. 22. John F. Nugent of Boise w" today " itpixilnted United States Hen- ntor by Governor Alexander to till tho vacancy oiiisod by the deulli of Senator Brady. The appointment will hold until a buccossor Is named In Novem- Iyer. Mr. Nugent to a lawyer and former Democratic state eliatr- num. He Is now In Wawlilnjt- ton. Mr, Nugent otune to Bolso from Silver City, Idaho. He .as a member of Uie counsel for the Western Federation of "iners In the trials result- lug from the killing of former Governor Frank Steiuienburg at Caldwell. BOTH PACKERS AMD THEIR EMPLOYEES E BAD F Employees Claim That the Packers Have Broken Agreement Made Last Month When a General Strike was Impending TAKING- OVER PLANTS WAS NOT DISCUSSED (By The Associated Press.) : Washington, Jan. 22. Charges of bad faith were made by both sides today at the hearing before the Pres ident's mediation commission of com plaints of union packing house workers- that their employers have failed to -live up to the arbitration agree ment signed last month when a strike, was impending. Frank P. Walsh, counsel for the employers, presented a proposal that both sides submit all questions in volved in the original agreement to decision by an arbitrator named by the Council of National Defense. He enu merated among these the demands for a basic eiglit.hotir day, an Increase of $1 a day In wages and time and a half for overtime, double pay for Sunday work, same pay tor women as men, preference In employment or union men and In discrimination be tween union and non-union men in the distribution of work. "We are will ing to abide by the original agree ment." said James J. Condon, counsel for the puckers, "but not to accept the closed shop, which you are now de manding." There the matter rested after a day nf conferences between the commis sion, counsel for the two sides and the packers themselves, including J. Og. , (.en Armour, Edward F. Swift and .Nelson Morris. The request of the workers for gov- ernnient operation of the plants dur- ing the war wus lost sight of during ! J the discussion of the arbitration dls- i pute which precipitated it. Mr. ! Walsh declared, however, that the proposal had not been dropped. In formation adduced nt the hearing now In progress will be presented to the I resident. Opposition of the packers to selz. ure of their plants will be based on the contention that such action is un necessary in view of their co-opera-.tioji with the Government. Mr. Con don intimated that the request for Government operation was not being uiKen seriously by the owners. , John 1- ilzpatrick, prescldent of the j Clicago I'edenitiun of Labor, head ing tho delegation of workers - now! here, will have another conference! with the commission tomorrow. There j was no intimation tonight of when , the conferences would bo concluded I I and the commission's reconimenda- I lion submitted to the r lesmcnt. ' , In the meantime, the employees I have announced they will continue at! work, althoug they say they consider I the original agreement Is void because alleged to have been broken by tne packers. The strike vote taken by the men still is in effect and empowers the union leaders to cull out the workers If an agreement Is not reached. Lneiny Flyers Destroyed and Big Bombing Flyer With its Crew Has Been ( 'a it 1 1 red nW The A--ciatft Press. Washington, .l.m. 22. I lest ruction of two enemy fighting airplanes and Hie capture of h k bombing flyer with its crew was described In offi cial dispatch receiver! today at the Belgian legation. The message said. ' At p. m. one of our shells struck an enemy airplane and knock ed olY one wing, about the Route De Woiimen at St.-ensiiHt. The airplane fl lopped and the boy ,,f the pilot fell and was removed during the night. "Twenty minutes after this action, a second enemy fighting plane was brought down in the same region and hiiic-hed in earth at Clercken. "Towards evening our gunners brouehl .lown a third airplane which belonged to the enemy bombarding s'liiadron Th s nlrlnn flndin- both Its mortars wrecked hastened to drop 'f ' ' ' without aiming, boning to be fible to ecare: but havln-r been "truck in a vital part e.f machine ', (t Linderl within Belgian lines in H tho l.eigiiiioritnod or Wulveringhem "here oqr .soldier 'in risoners of l he officer ami the three non-com-rid! -stoned officers who constituted the ' f'.'W." !)! .( f K VI I I SI RGT .IOXF..S Willi TIlll WAR CROSS tPv The Aaror-fttf t p-eni ) PnrlJ Ian 22. Sergeant Henry Stveet Jones of New- York, a member of the I . a Fayette Flying Corps, who also i a Lieutenant In the. Avintlon KcKnrve of the Amerlcnn Army, has been decorated with the war cross. An official citation praises hli splen did spirit and admirable daring. Seiceant .ones has been at the front cunllnousl) since May of last 5 car. CRARG T BELGIANS 001 TWO AIRPLANES; i NEW PROGRAM IN WAR PLANS WILL DOUBTLESS LOSE Promulgators, However, Are Making Arrange ments to Fight for Its Adoptiou, Despite Oppo sition of the President RE-ORGANIZATION BEGAN LONG AGO President Believes Coun try. Will Support Him in Opposition to. Plan to Abandon Machine so Carefully Developed (By The Asso-iatH Press.) Washington, Jan. 22. Neither the aggressive opposition of the President nor the apparent certainty that their measures wonld have no chance on the House, even If passed by the Sen ate, is halting the campaign of the ad vocates In Congress of bills to estab lish a War Cabinet a Director of Mu nitions. When the1 Senate reconvenes Thurs day, according to the plans made to day by Chairman Chamberlain and his associates on the military commit tee behind the legislation, the contest will be opened. They propose with a motion to refer the War Cabinet bill to the military committee as the vehicle of debate to open discussion of the merits of their war machinery organization program, and Senator Chamberlain expects to reply to the statement issued by President Wilson last night criticising him for his New York speech, In which the Oregon Senator said the military establish ment had brokqn down. Administration leaders also confer red today at the capttol and planned to fight the Chamberlain bills and answer at turns upon tne Government's conduct of the war. In preparation, a number of Denu ocruic Senators saw the President last night. It Is understood the President lohi them he believed the country would support him in his opposition to legislation which would abandon a machine carefully developed since the war began in favor of a new and un tried organization taking over many of his own constitutional powers under the proposed bill. The President advised his visitors that under tlu! present organization the war record of the Government hns been one of . great accompiiHiinients and would result In placing abroad hy next June twice the number of Amer icans originally planned. Mistakes in such a gigantic task, he suggested, were to be expected. To meet the arguments of the Ad ministration spokesmen. Senator Chamberlain and his supporters were preparing to elaborate on the defic iencies in providing Army supplies and equipment disclosed m tne coin, mittee's war inquiry. Today the com mittee derided to resume the investi gations n"Xt Saturday, calling Surgeon General Gorgas to testify regarding cantonment sanitary conditions. Tho record of tne investigation to date was hastily completed today to be fur nished to Senators In readiness for Thursday s debate. Late in the day. Senator Chamberlain Included in the record a statement furnisher.' by the War riepartment showing shortages of equipment of National Guard and National Army cantonments on Jan. I. Un that date the overcoat shortage was over In all camps and the prm. clpal deficiencies in most of the camps were of minor clothing items, but Camp Lee, Virginia, showed a short age of woolen coats, camp Kunston, Kansas. Ml per cent In blankets and Camp Funston ami Camp Sevier, S. C, reported shortages 6f and 80' per cent respectively, m woolen breeches and coats. Secre.ary linker submitted his re port letters retracting certain state ments iiiudc, to the committee some time ago regarding sufficiency of clothing a C.itaji Sherman, o'lci Prompted by President Wilson's statement lust night, tlie ordnance bu. reau of the War Department has cm barked ti poll a new policy of publici ty. While no official statement w;w available, It was Indicated that what ever military necessity noes not de mand suppression of f-.cts and figur es, full Information as to what the bureau is doing will lie given to the press. In connection with the new policy It was disclosed that re-organization of ordnance bureau began early In May, !I17, less than a month lifter the declaration of a state of war a rough draft of the reorganization re ferred to by President Wilson In his statement, so far as that bureau is conrerncd at least, was drawn up dur ing May and had the approval of tho President himself before it was under taken. ! E Drastic Steps to bp Taken by Food Controller for Curtailing Consumption by Orders (Bv The As-rciale" Pres" ! London, Jrtn. 22. Ixird Rhnndda, fond cont.ro. ler, is preparer! to take drastic measures to deal with the meat shorUige, decreeing two meat less days weekly Tuesdays and Fri days In London ami Wednesdays and Fridays in other parts of tlie country. This will apply to the homes as well as to hotels and restaurants, Kven meat left over from the pre vious day must not be used on meat less days, bol saved for the following days. liesides this there is lo be a fr.r- j ther large reduction in the meat la-, lions allowed hotels and restaurants. I while butchers will be. allowed only fifty per 'cent of what they had in October. Meat at breakfast w.ll be barred under the new order, no meut being served between 6;S0 and 10.3(1 i o'clock in the morning. Patrons of restaurants nlso have! to do with less butter, margarine, milk and sugar, articles which are already served, when served at all In the smallest quantities. MEAT IIORTAG nOW In EU0 ALL REAL LABOR H NEEDS TO BE MET BY 0 JJERVIGE Measures to Check Compe tition for Labor by War Industries and Govern ment Agencies Have Been Checked FARMERS ANXIOUS ABOUT THE SUPPLY Must be Assured Labor Be fore Increased Farm Pro duction This Year . Over Last; Six Causes for Smal Commenced (Bv the Associated Picas. I Washington, Jan. 22. Measures to check competition for labor between the a -r Industries and Government ngenclea have been taken by the Department of Labor. This was an nounced today after a delegation of Virginia truck growers, headed by Representative Holland, had called on assslstant Secretary Post with a protest that the farmers would lose a million bushels of potatoes this year if the enticement of tarm labor ers by industrial concerns were per muted to continue. Tlie delegation was told that the department already had directed the cancellation of extravagant advertise ments for men which are considered detrimental to the Government's war program. Industrial plants are be ing assured thut al) real labor needs will be inet by the United States em ployment service, In whose hands the distribution of the available labor supply has been placed by Secretary Wilson. Mobilization of. shipyard workers, a department statement tonight said, has been placed entirely in the hands of the employment service by the Shipping Board. Independent re cruiting hy the hoard und the Indi vidual plants will b discontinued to permit a concentration of effort during a two weeks' campaign, be ginning next Monday, which will cul minate in a national shipbuilders' registration week February 11. Confusion and suffering are said to have resulted from careless state ments us to ship yard needs, attrac ting many men to placeg where an ample supply of workers already was gathered. "Published statements of the num ber of men who will he wanted have been Interpreted," said the statement, "us meaning great numbers ure wanted only in limited quantities and of particular typo at one time. Men should stick to their Jobs un til the department telln them that there Is a shipbuilding position wait ing and what the wages and housing conditions are. "ISy registering In the public sir vice reserve, men can be assured that they will be told when they Will be wanted, The reserve now is listing men willing to serve on railroads, .In munition plHiits and In the divisions of tho army which require skilled mechanics. "Km plovers of labor, even In so called unessential industries, will be helped hy (10 snoops,, 0f fne rpe;!,,. trillion, which will make it posslbls for the Department of Labor to make a fair distribution of all calls for men, and to minimize and equalize any drain on Industry which results from unregulated competition for men between war industries and dif ferent branches of the Government. Labor is In I ntjre sympathy with the creation of I his, reserve, because it will belp to prevent the great hai'd sliipswhioi fall upon worklngmen by having no certain way of know ing whether or where there may b employment for thein." It was csilmuted that, from now until next August 400,000 men will be needed lor ship building, this number of( voluntary workers is ex pected to be enrolled during regis tration week. An appeal to President Wilson to speco up uovernmont machinery In aid of production so as to relieve the anxiety of farmers as to labor sup ply, credit facilities and seed short age, was made today in u memorial from ibe Federal Board of Farm Or ganizations in behalf of more than 2,011(1,000- organized farmers. The board asked .for a reply February sixth, when representatives of tho seven National farm organizations comprising the board, together with a number of state Musters of the Grange nnd heads of the Society of liquify and other bodies will seek ail audience with the President to dis curs constructive plans. The . me morial said. "If food Is to win the war, wa are assured on every side, the farm ers of America must produce mors food In 1!H8 than they did in 1917. Hut unless present conditions are radically (hanged, increased crops next year are Impossible. Under ex isting conditions we can not equal ih' production of 1917, much, less surpass it, and this for reasons over wlin h the farmers have no control. "The. chief causes which will In eiltably bring about a smaller crop next year, unless promptly removed by National ajptioii, are six In num ber; The shortage of farm labor; shortage of seed; prices often below rest of production; lack of reason able, credit, exchoiion of the farmer from his right and necessary share in the conduct of the war; and deep seated doubt whether he can raise the increased crops demanded of him and still support his family and pay his debts." - "Many thousands of acres were left unharvested last fall because the nec essary hands had left, the farms. Al ready great numbers of farms near excellent markets lie idle for lack of a living return. Millions of aeres will be wholly or partly Idle next summer because the money to buy seed and Mibs stem-e will be lacking. Many of the farmers thus affected are ten. antH whom misfortune will compel to abandon the farm. "So far as we have learnet.'. there is not u single genuine farmer, rep resentative of the organized farmers of America, in any position of author ity In the Food Administration, the advisory Council of National Defense or any of the oth.-r special boards charged with the conduct of the war. "Comparing the.r own small earn ings with the huge war profits they sen on every hand, the farmers have lost confidence that the Government un derstands the neei.-g an,i difficulties of the farmer. Unless confidence can (CONTL'fUED ON PAGE SEVEN)
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