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THE WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly cloudy to-day; showers to-morrow;
gentle to moderate cast winds.
Highest temperature yesterday, 74! jowest, 63.
Detailed weather reports on page J. -
tin.
IT SHINES FOR ALL
VOL. LXXXIV. NO. 310.
NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY !J, Copvnght, Ml. 611 the Sun Printing atut PublUMng Auociatio.
ONE CENT in Greater Kew Tort ttvo'ckkts.
RUSS WELCOME .
HALTED AST.R.
FLAYS GOMPERS
Labor Chief's Views on East
St. Louis Riots Rouse
Colonel's Wrath.
INTERRUPTED BY HIS8ES
Carnegie Hall Meeting in
Honor of Muscovite Visitors
Thrown Into Uproar.
A sizzling controversy between Col.
Roosevelt and Samuel Gompers, presi
dent of the American Federation of
1-abor, swept a great meeting In Carne
gie Hall last night far from Its stated
purpose, which was to welcome and ap
plaud the members of the Russian war
mtitstnn whfl rflm. tn Mw Vnrlr In h I
afternoon. j
The Colonel was angered to the point
of fury by an assertion by Mr. Qcmpers
that the race riots In Kast St. ' Louis
were caused by the Importation of
bquthern negroes io compete with white
labor In defianco of warning from labor
leaders and the East St. Louis Chamber
of Commerce. ,
After the meeting CoL itoosevelt ap
peared eager to meet Mr. Compere and
continue the controversy.
"I Just wish I could get ray hands on
him I I can scarcely keep my hands oft
him!" the Colonel exclaimed as Inspec
tors Myers and Dillon escorted him to
his waiting car. For a moment It
seemed he would go back to look for
Mr. Gompers, but Theodore Rousseau
and other friends prevailed upon him to
drive away. Mr. Gompers, although
cooler than the Colonel, waa also evi
dently much upset. lis came out of
the hall with Hugh Frayne and Timothy
Ileal-. '
Mr. Roosevelt had spoken, before Mr.
Gompers, but ook the platform again
nhen the federation president finished.
1'oundlng the desk, striding, back and
forth, marching over to Mr. Gompers
and shaking a fist In his face, he de
Cared that never would he alt silent
in me presence a man who "offered
an apology for the murder of the help
less." At first the Colonel was wildly
applauded, most of the men and women
in the crowded hall Jumped to' thejr
feet and yelled "Good! Good! Good!"
Interrupted by Illsaea,
As he went on, ringing the, changes
on .his .denunciation of Mr. Gompers,
who like himself a' moment, before 'oc
cupied a front row seat on the stage
amid a distinguished company, Includ
ing the entire Russian commission and
the chairman. Mayor Mltchel, booing
and hissing interrupted him and the
place was a babel of Indistinguishable
sounds.
Whether most of the shrieks of dis
approval were directed at Col. Roose
velt or the labor leader was, Impossible
to tell. Apparently some of the hulla
baloo waa meant for both. Through' It
all, however, ran a strong current of
nanaciappmg and cheering for the Colo-
nei, to whom men yelled as If they
mousni iney were watemng a prise
fight At one point there were cries to
Mr. Gompers, "Answer hlra! Answer
him!"
Mr. Gompers was heard shouting,
'I'll answer him after, not before." He
tot no chance, however, for when CoL
Itoosevelt sat down the Mayor seized his
gavel and, remembering thaf It Is a long
nojr i rum rotrograa 10 isasc or, LOUIS,
reminded the audience, what the real In
tent of the meeting was, and Introduced
the Russian ' Ambassador and head of
the mission, Boris Bakhmetleff.
Before this happened, however. Mr.
Gompers several times seemed to be on
the point of leaping from his chair aa if
to demand a hearing before the Colonel
tot through. In fact, a man behind him
threw his arms around the labor chief
to restrain him. and Jacob II. Rchlff.
who had been elttlngViear the end of
me iront row, cnangea his seat S3 he
would be neare the excited Mr. Gompers.
Policemen on Guard.
Flaln clothes nollcemen In the corridor
nocked to the wings of the stage and the
galleries at a moment when Col Roose
velt was saying he had always looked
out for the rights of labor himself and
men in the gallery screamed "You never
dldl you. never did!" As for the
Lolonel, when the spat was ended and
he had had his full say. he retired to
his chair and beamed with the look of
a man who feels that he has beaten bis
antagonist to a frazzle.
It was the Colonel himself who In
jected Kast St. Louis Into the proceed
ings. He prefaced his prepared speech
with an amplification' of the race riot
remarks that he made at Forest Hills
Oardens on the Fourth of July. Me
said that before "we speak of giving
Justice to others It behooves us to see
that Justice is done within our own
household. He said the brutal murders
In the Illinois city had left a stain on
the American name. There was no
Justification for the riots, he said, they
were just plain murder.
I demand," he said, "that the Gov
ernment representatives nut down vlo
lence with ruthless firmness, whether It
1 of white against black or black
"gainst white. Before we can help
others in drawing the beam from their
ryes let us draw out the beam that Is
111 OUr own evejt. The mnil rtanfferoilfl
form of sentimental debauch Is to glva
expression to good wishes In behalf of
virtue somewhere else when you do not
dare to enforce decency In your own
province.
"So much," chuckled the Colonel "for
hl brief eulosv of mv fellow citizens."
All this was cheered, every sentence
ine colonel then read this type-
"iiuen epeecn.
(mnprrar'a Explanation.
The next sneaker was Mr. dormers.
"I should like to explain about Kast
f Louis,- no said, after praising every'
"ling else the Colonel had said. "I wish
1 had with me a telegram I received to
nlKM from the secretary of the Illinois
, er.era.lon of Labor. It explains the
"uuir- situation. Not only labor men
Mit the Chamber of Commerce warned
I no were juririg colored men
ironi the South to undermine hn iirt.
" of Hast St. Louis. Hundreds of
inoutands were brought In and there
"as no place for them to lay their
Heads Luring them there was no more
, " wonting or the same brutal,
wi.nnicai forces that existed In old
k Continued on Second1 Page. .
BROOKLYN 'V CARS IN
PLUNGE TO STREET
Train Leaves Track at Broad
way and Myrtle Avenue.
Early this Jnornlng a B. H. T. elevated
train Jumped the track at Broadway
and Myrtle avenue, Rldgewood. It lir
reported that two cars fell to the street.
So far aa li known no one .was killed.
Ambulances 'from the Bushwlck and
other nearby hospitals In Brooklyn, with
two surgeons on each, were despatched
to the scene of the accident and a call
was sent to the Firs Department to
aid persons In a third car dangling
.from tho structure. The accident caused
a short circuit and the ties and other
parts of the structure caught fire.
ENGLAND AGAIN
EATSTOTATOES
Abundance of Vegetable
Causes Food Controller to
Suspend Restriction.
Spectal C'o6' Dttpatck to Tin Sen.
London. July 6. England Is better
supplied with food than any of the coUtj-
tries of Europe, and the Government Is I
taking notable steps to see that this ad
vantageous position is maintained dur
ing the coming year. The Immense home
production ot potatoes Is now coming
Into the market. Tho Food Controller
mis suspended the regulations requir
ing that potatoes shall not be served
more than one day each wee);
are now freely used.
"B I
Notwithstanding this fact, tho Board
of Agriculture has Issued an Impressive
statement to the farmers declaring that
the absolute necessity exists for adding
a great area to the cultivated ncreage
for 1(18. Arrangements will be made
to survey lands now used as pasturage,
which will be ploughed up for crops
designated by the'Govcrnment.
The' farmers are required to accept
the conditions laid down for them by the
Government or compulsion will be used
to see that they do so. The spectacle Is
thus brought In sight of the Government
telling the farmers exactly what they
must raise and compelling them to heed
the direction. An Increase of 3.000.000
acres must be made, to make England
self-supporting during the next year.
POTATO PRICE Q0ES DOWN.
Some Retailers Sell Them
for
and S Cents a I'onnd.
Potatoes ought to be cheap to the
consumer If the retail dealer can be In
duced to fix his price In accordance with
the low price he Is now paying the
wholesaler.
louthern, white potatoes. No. 1, sold
itcrday' at 'Trbni"12X' fo "W.iS'-Y
barret, as compared with from H to $T
oarrei ine previous rTiaay. o, sa
cost the retailer only 11. SD to J2 a
barrel.. .Bermuda, No. 1, brought from
is,.za to is a weex ago, dui yesteraay
they had dropped to 13 a barrol.
In many districts retail dealers are
selling two pounds of potatoes for 15
cents, or three pounds for 25 cents. I
Some -have been charging aa low 'as four
and five cents a pound. Many people
declare they do not see any reason why
the retailer Isn't willing to be content
with 100 per cent profit by selling the
lower grades at the rato of two pounds
for five cents.
FOOD LEGISLATURE CALLED.
Will Meet Jnly 31 Alrtrrtnnnlc
Reapportionment Planned.
AuuNt, July 6. A special session ot
the Legislature .to deal with the food
situation In the State will be convened
on July 31. This date waa fixed by
Gov. Whitman In his conference with
Senator Elon It. Brown and Assembly
man Simon u. Adler, majority leaders of
the Legislature, at Syracuse to-day.
While the food question la the prime
object of the session, It Is probable that
the Legislature also will be asked to re
apportion the New York Aldermanlc dis
tricts.' An AhJerma'nlo reapportionment
bill passed by the 1917 Legislature waa
vetoed by Mayor Mltchel after final ad
journment.
I. W. W. CALLS'COPPER STRIKE.
Miners'
Union nt Jerome, Aria.,
Ilepndlatea the Order.
Jerome, Ariz., July t. Industrial
Workers of the World to-day called a
strike In copper mines here to enforce
demands Identical with those presented
at uiods Dy sinners mere.
After the walkout was called notices
were posted by the Jerome local of the
International Union of Mine, Milt and
Smelter Workers Informing members
the action waa taken without authority
and that the union could not recognize
the order. The question of responding
to the oall was left to each man to decide.-
GERMANY'S WAR COST
$780,000,000 MONTHLY
Bill for New $3,750,000,000
Credit Pending.
AusTEnoAlf. July Discussion In the
German Reichstag at Berlin of the first
reading of a bill providing for a credit
of 15.000.000.000 marks (JJ. 750,000,000
at par) is reported in a Berlin telegram
to-day.
Count von Itodern, Secretary of the
Imperial Treasury, stated the monthly
expenditure from February to May was
3,000,009,000 marks ( 1760,000,000 at
par).
The latest war loan totalled 13, ISO,
000,000 marka (U, 280,000, 000 at par).
"Such vn achievement was possible."
continued Count von Itodern, "owing to
greater proms ana savings, uy June zi
it per cent, of the subscriptions, had
been paid. The gold reserve In the
Tlalchsbank June 16 had rlaen to S.S33
000,000 marks, despite the .export of
metal, but since has decreased 76,000,
000.
"Oold In the form of Jewelry and coins
must be handed to the Itelchsbank,"
added the Secretary,
Taking the average monthly expendi
ture of the German, Government from
February to May at 3,000,000,000 marks,
In round numbers 3720,000,000 at par,
the Grmin and prinn oiy esperue:
compare aa follows!
British dailr war expense , IU.780.coo
German dally war expense JJ.ooo.ooo
xcess ot British orer German.,, .111,7110,000
A SUOCEBTIO! roriSATUP.DAV AFTEn.
NOON Hear Huaaur and ills Orchestra an
the- McAlplr. Hoof. TKA CONCEIIT ;0
10 !. 'tui:
NEW DEVICES
MAKEU-BOATS
MORE ELUSIVE
Submerged Craft Can Re
main Motionless and
AVait for Trey.
NO WAKE OR NOISE
Telescopic Periscope Thwarts
Detection Listening Ra
dius Now Five Miles.
Wasiiinoton, July 6. Developments
Increasing the- efllclyicy of German sub
marines since April 1, 1 was learned on
high authority to-day, have made the U
boat menace still more baffling to the
Allies.
The four known developments since
April 1 are:
Four small pumps, regulated by elec-
trlcal i'.ev
ices so the hydros tat will indl-
cnlo tnc depth ot submerslon. by which
.
the submarine la enabled to remain mo
t Ion less under the water. Formerly the j
submarine was obliged to come to the I
surface like a whale; It planed up, as-1
Kumed a love! position on the surface,
and to submerge It planed down for the
aivc, (lie operation requiring two ana a
half minutes. It was obliged also, to
continue in motion always unless an
chored, to the bottom, being In this re
spect like an airplane, which has to keep
going or fall to the earth. The sub-
Wn.. t,A ....... .1 .... I ... In.
,..H ,,,. ,,w ,.v rU. , ,
I surface If it stopped.
Ufvlc
Irr Shields t'-Uonls.
With the pumpr.Nf the tendency Is to I
rise when the U-boat Is motionless, more
water Is pumped In ; If the tendency Is
to sink, water Is pumped out. Thus the
submarine is now enabled to visit any
spot In the ocean, submcrgo to the de
sired depth and lie perfectly still.
Before this device was Installed the throb
of the submarine's rronellcrs waa heard bv
submarine chasers. Now the subniariifi j
may elude tho pursuer by etand.ng tlll i
under water. Formerly tho submarine j
used u'p the' power In Its storage bat
teries, and that meant fuel consumption
In some form. Now, by being able to
remain still the boats consume less fuel
and are enabled to stay at their posts
for h considerably longer timo than
formerly.
German submarines are using tele
scopic periscopes. The U-boat floats
very near to the surface, then suddenly
boots. up- i-perlscopelrL.UilB.inaiuierJ-,Carxiitjuii;x,.July. Abandoning all.
being enabled to detect as quickly as
being detected. The telescope in the
same manner may be withdrawn in
stantly, and the submarine can change
its position without leaving a wake.
Heretofore the perlscopo went slashing
through the water leaving a great white
wal;e,
Xo Gns Wake Left.
Now the German submarines are using
the Diesel engine, It bolng supplied with
oxygen and a mixture of strained gas.
which takes the place ot air. The ex
haust la broken up by a series of wide
spread, fine meshed not a, so that the gas
Is washed free of smoke, and on coming
to the surface It Is In Inllnlteslmal
bubbles which do not make any wake.
Remarkable Improvements have been
made In the German submarines' tele
phones and listening devices, .enabling
them to hear and locate at a consider
able distance the direction and the type
of vessels from the frequency of then-
propeller returns. This listening radius
Is usually about five miles.
STAURINO IS OUT.
Hoelnllst Who Ilnppeil V. S. Taken
Off Committee.
CorENHAOBN, July 6. A despatch to
the Berlin Socialist newspaper Vor-
waerta says Jeppe Borgblerg, editor of
the Copenhagen Social Demokraten, has
taken the place of T. Stqunlng, Socialist
Minister without portfolio In the Dan
ish Cabinet, on the Scandinavian-Dutch
Socialist committee.
This will put an end to the parlia
mentary disagreements here arising
from M. Staunlng's participation In the
recent Socialist conference ut Stockholm.
M. Staunlrfg's activities at Stockholm
wore objected to by the Danish Cdn
servatlves, who considered his partici
pation, in the conference tncongrueus be
cause of his official position In theDan
ish Government. They demanded his
removal from the Cabinet recently, but
Premier Zahle declined to accedi to the
request. Dr. Maurice F. Kgan, United
States Minister to Denmark, likewise
was reported In .London despatches of
June 30 as protesting to the Danish
Government against an Interview In the
Tapeblatt ot Berlin, In which M. Staun
Ing at Stockholm was quoted as having
said the United States was vainly pub
lishing Its peace aims and that Its war
was a war of capital, retarding peace
Instead of hastening It. The .Scandinavian-Dutch
Socialist committee, from
which M. Staunlng is now announced as
retiring, was 'active In promoting the
Stockholm conference.
CONSCRIPTS TO FILL
U. S. ARMY AND GUARD
Secretary Baker Announces
Purpose of Government.
r Wasimnotow, July . Secretary Baker
to-day made the first definite announce
ment of the Intention of the Government
to apply the first Increment of fighting
men obtained from selective conscription,
to filling out the ranks of the regular
army and the National Guard.
This announcement was coupled with
publication of the most recent figures
for the recruiting of the National Guard
ot the last ten days of June.- The gain
between June 20 and June 30 was more
than 30,000 men, which brings the
strength of the guard for the whole
country, with exact details still lacking,
189,717 enlisted men. The exact num
ber of olllcers for the entire guard Is
yet lacking, but Is approximately 6,000.
Tho present strength of the New York
National Guard, as reflected by the
flalrineitt lu-dv la 184 officers and
24,85D enlisted men outside the Federal
service; the gain over June 20 was 3d
officers and 611 enlisted men. Already
mustered Into the United States service
are 340 officers and 9,071 enlisted men,
which makes the total strength of the
New York Btnto soldiery 1,185 officers
and 34,530 enlisted men, 1 -
Schulte Company Aids
"Sun" Tobacco Fund
AN inspiring offer of aid to
THE SUN'S Tobacco Fund
for pur Soldiers in the Trenches
came yesterday in this letter;
To the Editor of THE SUN
Sir: Your plan to, provide
cifjarettes and tobacco for our
soldiers In the trenchcg is most
praiseworthy.
Schulte Cigar Stores Com
pany wishes to aid the enter
prise through every means
within its power. Thereforo,
we offer you the following
suggestion:
That you place'a box in every
one of our 116 cigar stores in
the various cities so that it will
afford our customers and tho
public generally an opportu
nity to deposit their mutual
certificates, which we agree to
redeem from THE SUN at tho
rate of two cents each for
cigarettes and. tobacco. These
are coupons which we give
away free with all purchases.
In order to encourage the
public to contribute to your
tobacco fund we would suggest
that you announce through
your' columns that the public
may buy merchandise orders in
our stores, payable to the or
der of THE SUN Tobacco
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Yours very truly,
Schulte Cigar Stores Company,
D. A. Schulte, President.
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BERLIN TO GIVE
4 PEACE TERMS
Holhveg in Rcichstapr Speech
to Lay Basis for New
Parley.
hope of a separate"peace 'with Russia,
Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg. the Imperial
Chancellor, will outline In his forthcom
ing speech to the Reichstag declarations
of such a nature that they may be made
the basis for peace negotiations with all
of the Entente Allies.
This action closely follows the disap
pearance of the sentiment of loyalty on
the part of the Saxon Diet toward the
King and the Intimation that the Social
ists in the German Reichstag would de
cline to support the new credits unless
they get assurance of tho enactment of
desired reforms.
Voru'aert,, the Berlin Socialist paper.
says that there Is little doubt that the
Constitutional Committee ut the Reichs
tag will reject the Socialist proposal to
Introduce universal ana equal sutrrage
In the federated States.
Open Break by Saxons.
Dresden udvlces say the Saxon Diet
now has broken openly with the Govern
ment as the result of the refusal of
Count' von Vltzchum d'Eckstadt, Pre
mier of Saxony, to authorize tho Diet
Committee on Constitutional Reform to
continue Its labor during the recess.
The Diet declined to make the author
ization essential to the settlement of the
fuel problems, und It will be necessary to
call it together again not later than Au
gust. The action will enable the Const!
tutlonal Committee to resume Its work.
notwithstanding the hostility of the Pre
mler to Its labors.
With reference to the socialistic pro
poKals to the German nelchatag, Vor
xcaerta expresses the hope that a resolu
tion may be adopted setting forth In
vague phraseology the desire for equal
citizenship and leaving tho demand to
come from all the Federated States. By
this means It Is hoped to put the Reich
stag on record In a majority expression
ot opinion.
The Reichstag was opened yosterday
with n speech by the President, who
said that the war continued to rage and
asked what a "shocking amount of
misery and distress would be spared
the world If Germany's enemies had
agreed to the mainnnlmoua peace offer
of Emperor William and his allies to
find a peace which would preserve the'
honor and the Interests of all natlorfs."
Crop Report Denounced.
The German Government's overoptl-
mlstlc report on tho crop "prospects.
which were declared on June 25 to be
"resily brilliant," was aharply criticised
yesterday by speakers In the Reichstag
Wa.v ind Means uommiuee. Tliey ac
cuse the Government of giving the peo
ple a falso view of the situation, arous
ing unrealizable hope. Prince von
Schoenalch-Carolath, a National Liberal,
himself a firmer, declared roundly that
the official article liaa misrepresented
the factu and tended to give rise to
foolish expectations at a time when It
was Impossible to know what the crop
results would be.
Tentative suggestions as to the ad- j
vUsablllty of electing a new Reichstag
Without waiting for the end of the war
are toeing put forward In German radi
cal circles. Dr. Bernhard Dernburg,
former Secretary of State for the
Colonies, said In addressing a. radical
convention In Schleswlg-Holstoln that It
would be Improper for a Relchstsg of
such out of date origin, elected under
such different conditions, to venture to
pass upon the -question of peace.
The steering committee ot the Reich
etag, according to a despatch received
here, has decided to terminate the mid
summer session by the middle of next
week It possible and adjourn until the
end of October.
Regular .iruiy Recruits '138,3H7.
Washington, July- 6. The total num
ber of recruits tor the regular army
yesterday, wus 1,310, bringing the total
number since April 1, up to 138,337.
HPaNHluA11 ODlm
rfo-morrow Built,
Bee IMtbtn yod will reoommtnd It.
-Aav,
'SENATESAVES
BEER AND WINE
BY 52-34 VOTE
Forbids, Howevcj, Use' as
Beverage of Whiskey
Now in Bond.
KILLS "BONK DRY" PLAN
Radical Action Likely to Re
sult in Adoption of' Cham
berlain Amendment.
WASHiNaTOW, July 6. At the closest
a da- of turbylout debate, and after
voting C3 to 34 ajalnst the so-called
"bono dry" amendment, the Senate to
night recessed until to-morrow In, the
midst of the prohibition fight on the food
coptrol bill.
Defeat of the "bone dry" proposal In
sures that legislation prohibiting manu
facture of Intoxicants will be limited to
distilled beverages. Whether consump
tion, as well as manufacture, of distilled
spirits shall cease during the war, a new
eloment Injected Into the contest at (lie
eleventh hour completely disrupted tho
leaders' well luld plans and caused the
recess for conferences on a compromise.
After roll call showing a considerable
majority, against stopping manufacture
of beer and wines or giving the Presi
dent power to suspend their manufac
ture the Senate voted to prohibit tho
Importation of distilled beverages, and
then by a vote of 45 to 40 tentatively
adopted n provision prohibiting with
drawal of distilled spirits now held In
bond for beverage purposes.
Sahstltnte Offered.
The question before the Senate was
the substitution- of an amendment to
the pending food bill prepared by Sena
tor Robinson of Arkansas, rramea to
take the place of the committee amend
ment which provides for tho forced dis
continuance of the use of "foods, food
products and feeds" In the manufacture
of distilled spirituous liquors and leaves
to the judgment of the President tno
stopping of the use of such materials pf
malt or spirituous liquors. The Robin
son amendment read aa follows:
Section 12. That from and after thirty
days from the date of approval of this
act no person shall use any food, fruits,
food materials or reeds in tne proaucuon
Of distilled liquors or spirits, except for
governmental, industrial, manufacturing,
scientific or -medicinal purposes.
Any person who Wilfully violates this
section shall upon conviction thereof be
punished by a fine of not exceeding
$5,00,0 or by Imprisonment ror not more
than two years or both."
To this amenament senator yer.
Montana, offered an amendment provid
ing that malt and vinous liquors should
bo Included In this legislative ban. This
precipitated the test of strength on tho
bona drv nuestlon. For three hours the
debato was earnest and Intense. Then
came the test vote, and tho Myers amena
ment was defeated by a vote or 34 to S3
as follows.
. Ayes Ashurst, Beckham. Gore.
Johnson (S. D.Jl Kendrlck, McKellar,
Myers, ShafrotW Shields, Thompson,
Trammell. Vardaman and Wolcott,
Democrats; Borah, Brady, Cummins,
Curtis. Dillingham, Fernald. Gronna,
Hale, Jones (Washington), Kellogg,
Kenyon. McCumber, Nelson. Norrls.
Page. Polnrtexter, Sherman, Smith
(Michigan), Smoot, Sterling and Town
send, Republleans 34.
Xoes Bankhead. Broussard, Cham
berlain, Culberson, Fletcher, Gerry,
Hitchcock, Hollla, lusting, James,
Jones (New Mexico), King. Lewis,
McNary, Martin, Newlands, Overman,
Owen, Phelan, Plttman. Pomerene,
Ranedell, Head, Robinson, Shoppard,
Simmons, Smith (Georgia), Smith
(Maryland), Smith (South Carolina),
Stone. Swanson, Thomas. Tillman,
Underwood, Walsh a(jd Williams,
Democrats; Brandegee, Calder, Colt
France, Frellnahuysen. Harding, Jphn
son (California). Knox, La Pollute,
LodKe, Mcln, New, Penrose, Wads
worth. Warren and Watson, Repub
licans 52.
Itndlrnli Not HntUHed.
But this did not serve to settle the
question. The prohibition rocllcnls were
not satisfied that tho prohibition of the
manufacture of spirits for the war period
would BUtllce. senator cummins intro
duced an amendment similar to one
which the Senate had favorably consid
ered earlier In the debate. Under the
terms of which tho coup dc grace was
gUen Johrf Barleycorn.
The Cummins amendment was framed
to administer a complete knockout to
whiskey und kindred products. Its ef
fect would be to shut oft the 220,000,000
gallons of spirits now Btored from sale
In this country -af tor Jho law went Into
effect, removing thereby the necessity of
comamleerlng this supply by the Gov
ernment In order to stop whiskey drink
ing nnd also shutting off tho supply from
foreign countries.
The Cummins amendment read : "No
distilled liquors or spirits now In bond
In the United States shall during the
existing war be withdrawn to be used
as a beverage, Nor shall there be im
ported Into the United States during the
said war any distilled liquors."
On motion of Senator James of Ken
tucky opportunity was afforded tho Sen
ate to vote first on the provisions of
the amendment forbidding the release
of alcoholic beverages from bond, This
the Senate voted t.o do, 45 to 40. Then
the Senate voted to prohibit the Im
portation of nny distilled spirits from
abroad by 6S to 10.
The only way that a supply or-whls-key
could bo made available for retail
purposes If this action stands would be
for the wholesalers to buy it out of
bond before the law Is passed, There Is
nothing to forbid Its Bale once It is
taken out of bond.
It was In this action that the pro
ponents of a bone dry nation seem
ingly overreached themselves. Theft- ac
tion In practically voting to nullify the
Internal revenue law by voting approxi
mately 1300,000,000 of revenue out of
the prospective receipts of tho Treas
ury, as well as voting to destroy for
a time at least the entire property value
ot the liquors now tield In bond in the
United Htates. estimated at more than
a billion of dollars, started a backfire.
Upholds Property Rights-.
In an earnest speech, Senator Under
wood, Alabama, announced that de
sirous as he, waa ot voting for the Rob.
Continued on Second Page,
(KAISER'S
AND 3 OTHERS ARRESTED;
U.S. IS GRIPPED
BY GERMANY'S
SPY SYSTEM
Department of Justice Of
ficial Admits That It Is
Flourishing.
HUNT IS DECENTRALIZED
Detective Force Unilcr Direc
tion of Wilson Proposed
ntf Remedy.
Washington, July 6. That the Ger
man spy system Is now operating in this
country with practically the same free
dom of action ns during the pre-war days
when Von Papen was at work was prac
tically admitted to Tub Sun correspon
dent to-day by an ofllclal of the Depart
ment of Justice.
The Department of Justice Is the only
one of the detective agencies of the Gov
ernment which has made any attempt to
cope with the activities of German spies
and agents, largely because it is the
only one of these agencies equipped with
I the power and means to do so. Efforts
of this bureau, the Division of Investi
gation, have thus far produced virtually
nothing in the way of tangible evidence
on which prosecutions could be based.
Acknowledged slackness of censorship
on news leaving the country Is con
sidered of secondary Importance ,to this
condition. Given such a censorship as
can be Imposed easily on letters and
cablegrams leaving the country, It Is de
clared, the Internal damage which Ger
man paid agents In this country could
still work might reach alarming pro
portions. President to Act.
While the Cabinet did not discuss the
spy problem exhaustively at to-day's
meeting. It is understood that the Presi
dent will soon call on his department
heads for reports as to activities of their
various detective agencies with a view to
seeking some means of coordinating
their activities behind a concerted drive
upon the German spy machine. Officials
announce privately they are morally
certain that this machine exists at the
present time. They admit also that they
cannot as yet prove Its existence with
anything tangible enough to justify the
wholesale arrests the situation calls for.
The question of censoring the malls
was discussed at the Cabinet meeting,
It Is understood, but without decisive
result.
Seven detective bureaus operating
under five different executive depart
ments have machinery available for the
ferreting out of German spy activities
in this country, but interdepartmental
Jealousies and Cabinet courtesy have
combined to leave the entire problem
to the Bureau of Investigation In the
Department of Justice.
This division with Its force made up
In a large measure of volunteers, It
is alleged. Is meeting with great diffi
culty In coping with tho situation which
admittedly confronts the Government.
The Bureau of Immigration In the De
partment of La'bor, the Division of Se
cret Service, Internal Revenue Inspec
tors and customs special agents In the
Treasury Department, the special secret
Investigators of the State Department
and the highly trained post office In
spectors have been practically useless
In the premise because oj- the lack of
means of coordinating their -various ac
tivities. Central Bureau Proposed.
A central bureau of Intelligence, op
erating under the President as an In
dependent bureau and empowered to em
(ploy the services of nny or all of these
agencies, is regarded by many experts
at crime detection as the natural solu
tion of the present problem.
While there Is every reason to be
lieve, according to Department ot Jus
tice and Department of Labor oftlclals
and officers of the American Federation
of Labor, that German Influence and
German money aro behind the activ
ities of I. W. W. workers In tying up
production of wnr material and Inciting
anti-conscription aisoruers, agents or
the Department of Justice have been
unable to follow the trail of treason to
Its source.
Work of I. W. W. agitators In the
copper mines of Montana, Arizona and
Nevada alone nas reuucea tne output
of copper 100,000,000 tons monthly
despite almost frantic efforts of organ
Izcd labor to bring about a peaceable
solution which will not -entail stoppage
of work.
Antl-conscrtptlon literature und
namnhltts urging rioting and Jail de
Jlvcrles for men Imprisoned for failure
to register his teen freely circulated
In Minnesota, Utiih and elsewhere, and
yet Department of Justice agents have
teen unable to ooitain evidence sutnclent
to Justify the arrest of those responsible
for the literature nnd liable to Imprison
ment under section 3 of the new
espionage law.
Report Are Amateurish.
One wno is In a position to Judge
of the alue of reports made by the
hundreds ot special agents ot the De
partment of Justice now operating with
"secret service united states' badges
throughout the, country declare that the
reports are vague, amateurish and of
no practical value either in planning
a campaign against German activities
or In apprehending those responsible.
One Instance of the lack of systematlo
study ot the entire problem Is sug
gested In the failure to read and censor
foreign language newspapers. It Is de
clared that German language news
papers which might reasonably lie x
pected to serve as mouthpieces for any
pro-German propaganda are subjected
to no organized surveillance from head
quarters of the Division of Investiga
tion, United States attorneys being de
pended on to take such action as ob
servation may seem to Justify In1 this
connection.
BUSINESS AGENT
Karl Hcyncn.
BERNSTORFF'S
AIDS DEPORTED
Ilelnrieh Scliaffliansen and
Others Whom "The Sun"
Exposed Aro Ousted.
Washinotok, July 6. The State De- I
partment, acting along tho line forecast
by Tub Sun several weeks ago, has or
dered the deportation of all Germans
who were employed In a minor or cleri
cal capacity at the Swiss Legation. The
action ot his Government, for which
Counsellor Polk Is understood to be re
sponsible, puts an Immediate and effec
tive stoppage to any possibility of Ger
mans getting military secrets to Berlin
through diplomatic Immunity or through
close connection with Its diplomatic
cipher code.
The order of deportation, so called,
wilt become a fait accompli to-morrow
when - Heinrich Schaffhausen, one of
Count von Bernstorffs shrewdest under
studies, who for weeks has been on the
staff of Minister Rltter at the Swiss Le
gation, steps aboard the Norwegian liner
ChristlanlafJord homeward bound. With
Herr Schaffhausen there will be other
Germans who have been on the staff of
Dr. Rltter.
Referred To In "The Sun."
Schaffhausen' was the person referred
to In The Sun despatch of May 26 call
ing attention to the fact that the alien
enemies at the Swiss Legation Included
"one of Count von Bernstorffs moat ex
pert aids." The sensation In official and
diplomatic; circles caused by Tim Sun's
expose Jfade It necessary for Secretary
LanslnaHlnd Counsellor Polk at the time
diplomatically to minimize Its Impor
taive, so far as outward appearances
were concerned.
But In reality Mr. Polk, who has su
pervisory duties over the various secret
service branches In all matters referring
to foreign Governments, began a thor
ough Investigation. Herr Schaffhausen
had been reported as "harmless" by
agenta of the Department of Justice.
The State Department, however, did
not wish this Government to bo placed
In a position where It was even possible
for Its secrets to be communicated to
Berlin via channels ever which the
United States had no control. Tho cipher
messages and the mall pouches of the
Swiss Legation are guaranteed Immunity
from any Interference whatever from
American authorities. Tho mere possi
bility of Germans making use of them
caused natural concern,
MrlmnThRusen's Work,
It developed thaf Schaffhausen'e work
heTe nt the outbreak of the war was con
cerned with getting munitions to Ger
many, or at least checking tho flow of
supplies to Germany's enemies aa effec
tively R8 possible. He made his base of
operations In New York and rendered
his Government very efficient service.
After the munitions questions between
Germany and the United States became
acute Schaffhausen was uummoned by
Von Bernstorff to Washington,
After Count von Bernstorff and his
staff left this country It was found ex
pedient to transfer Herr Schaffhausen
to the Swiss Legation. He pursued his
particular duties unobtrusively and well
until unearthed by The Sun.
The Government machinery beKan
working quietly toward getting Schaff
hausen and other Germans at the Swiss
Legation back to Berlin. The result of
thlB work Is thnt they will begin their
voyage to Berlin to-morrow.
Similar action may shortly follow
with respect to the Austrlann at the
Swedish Legation nnd to particular Ger
man subjects, Including Dr. Bnrthclme.
Dr. Bartheelme is the author of the much
discussed despatch to the Cologne Ga
tette at the time diplomatic relations
with Germany had been severed which
said that the American people would
welcome some compromise move by Ber
lin to permit war to be avoided despite
the submarine blockade.
TRENCH LINES PICKED
FOR AMERICAN ARMY
Part of Troops Already Train
ing at Permanent Camp.
Pxnis, July 6. The training bases for
the American troops In France have been
established and are ready for occupancy.
They Include aviation, artillery, Infantry
and medical bases,
The section of the bnttlefront eventu
ally to be occupied by the Americans
has been decided upon, by the military
autnoriiies nna npprovcu Dy aiajor-Gen.
Pershing, who has thoroughly' covered
the ground, The location of this section
Is a military secret and no actual time
has been specified for American partici
pation on the fighting front.
The battalion of United States sol
dters that took part In tho Independence
Day celebration In Paris has begun
training at is permanent camp.
Karl Heynen, "King Pin" of
Propagandists, Sent to
Ellis Island.
LIVED AT OBKMAN CLUB
Borgemeister, Former Ad
viser to Dr. Heinrich Al
bert," Also Interned.
RADIO EXPERT CAUGHT'
Prof. Zenneck Formerly Waa
nt the Snyvillo Wireless
Plant.
The man rated as the kingpin of Ger
man propaganda In the United States,
Karl Heynen, was chief on a list of four
Germans arrested In Manhattan and vi
cinity yesterday by tho Government aa
the first move of what promises to be an
extensive cleanup and Internment of
aliens who have been active In the cause
of Germany since the recent declaration
of a state of war.
Heynen, who when applying not long
ago for a permit to the city's alien
barred zones, gave his address as 112 1
Central Park South which Is the Ger
man Club was arrested at midday yes.
terday in the offices at the Hamburg
American Line headquarters, 4G Broad
way. Since the departure of Count von
Bsrnstorff and suite. Heynen, despite
the protests of local Federal agents, had
been permitted by the Government to
continue his work here as the dlrector of
supposedly legitimate affairs of Ger
many In America.
Until his arrival tn Manhattan last
winter Heynen, as German Consul-General
tn Mexico City and general agent of
tho Hamburg-American Line in Mexico
had been the guiding spirit of secret
German propaganada south of the Rto
Grande,
While arresting Heynen the Depart
ment of Justice agents also gathered In
F. A. Borgemeister, one time high ad
viser to Dr. Heinrich Albert and, since
Albert called away with Von Bernstorff,
right hand man for Heynen. Borgemeis
ter Is listed as chief paymaster of the
German supply system In America. Both
men, after a brief examination by As
sistant United States Attorney John C.
Knox and Capt. William F. Offlcy of the
Department of Justice, were Interned on
Ellis Island.
Radio IJxpert Arrested,
About tho same time Deputy Agent
Denny arrested at Trenton Prof. Jona
than Zenneck, an alien radio expert,
who for a long time was In charge of the
German wireless station at Sayvllle, but
recently has been living at Boonton, N.
J. Prof. Zenneck le considered one of
Germany's foremost radio scientists and
t wa Mnt here expressly to take charge
of German wireless activities on this
side of the Atlantic.
The fourth arrest made during the
day occurred at Newark, where an
alien suspect was taken Into custody
and brought to Capt. OfMey's office here
lor examination. The Government offi
cials refused to divulge the prisoner's
name or any other details concerning
him.
It is considered significant that the
roundup occurred directly on the heels
of the news from Washington of the
deep concern and sudden activity In
Administration circles over the evident
ease with which German agenta in thl
country are able to send to their home
Government information concerning the
departure from American porta of the
transports carrying our expeditionary
forces abroad, Despite the right of tho
Government to seize and Intern German
suspects at any time the Federal au
thorities at Washington havei been per
mitting such suspects to stroll about
unmolested here, but the wflrk of local
ngente yesterday was an Indication that
at least some sort of start Is being made
In rounding up the undtslrables.
Addressed to Von Nutter.
As a further evidence of renewed en
ergy here regarding the work of Cen
tral Powers agents in this country
Federal ngents In and about Manhattan
dug up the fact yesterday that the name
of ex-Consul von Nuber, who repre
sented the Austro. Hungarian Govern
ment In thto port until relations with
his Government were broken off, was
directly llirked with the Teutonic mall
smuggling plot which was told of in de
tail In Thk Sun of yesterday. By far
the greater number of the smuggled
letters seized here on Thursday wore
found upon examination yesterdny to be
directed to Von Nuber.
Tho British Government, through local
representatives of England's secret ser
vice, promptly took an enthusiastic In
terest in the mail smuggling disclosures
yesterday, when It was ienrned that
iimong the letters seized were vast quan
tities ot mull addressed to persons living
in Australia, isew Zealand. India nnd
other British possessions. A preliminary
examination convinced British agents
here that the Central Powers had planned
to mane Mew York tne distributing cen
tre for a great world campaign on the
part of tho Teutonic Governments against
the British Empire.
The men arrested yesterday nil were
Belied upon the recolpt of direct orders
from Washington, which arrived re
cently. Efforts to locate Heynen and
Borgemeister, however, were fruitless
for almost a week, both having been out
of town, It was Ienrned yosterday, dur
ing that period. The Federnl officers,
when making tho arrests, also gathered
In surprisingly large quantities of let
ters nnd other documents In Heynen's
ofllces. These will be examined mi
nutely and It Is expected that more ar
rests will follow the examination of the
papers.
Linked With Von 1'nprn.
Heynen, who Is about 45 years old.
has, like Borgemeister, the appearance of
a prosperous man of affairs. His name
c.tmo to the attention of the Federal au
thorities a year ago last January, when
communications between him and Franx
von Pnpen were found among the von
Papen papers seized by the British au
thorities at Falmouth the first week In
January, 1916, Heynen also was
reported to have been treasurer
of the Bridgeport Projectile Com-,
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