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THE WEATHER FORECAST.
Showers to-day; to-morrow partly
cloudy; southeast winds.
Highest temperature yesterday, 70; lowest, 63.
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VOL. LXXXIV. NO. 312.
NEW YORK, MONDAY, JULY 9, 1917 .Copyright, 1JI17, 61 the Bun Printing and Publishing Astociallon.
ONE CENT
Efoewher
TWO CENTS.
In Greater Ifew Torfc
HENRY FIELD,
HEIR TO RICHES,
DIES SUDDENLY
Was Apparently Recovering
From Operation, Has Re
lapse in Hospital.
SHARED IN $200,000,000
Mnrslinll 3d to Got Millions if
Brother lias No
Child.
Henry Field, younger son of the late
Marshall Field, Jr., and grandson of
Marshall Field, Chicago's great mer
chant, died yesterday In Presbyterian
Hospital following an operation for an
abscess performed upon him last Thurs
day. His death was unexpected, for he
had seemed to bo Improving.
Nevertheless, his wife and his older
and only brother, Marshall Field 3d,
hurried hero from Chicago as soon as
they heard of Henry'8 Illness, and were
with him many hours a day. The at
tachment between the two brothers fre
quently had been remarked. They had
small chance to make other friends dur
ing a boyhood spent largely In travel.
and they were bound together also by
their common griefs.
Their father and grandfather died
vlthln six weeks of each other, the
fither by a mysterious gunshot wound,
and It was only two years ago that their
mother died. She had married capt,
Maldwyn Drummond of the British
army.
Riches Awaited Field.
Henry Field never came to enjoy his
tharo of his grandfather's 1200,000,000
estate. He would have been 22 years
old on the 18th of this month. By the
will of his grandfather he was to have
lecelvcd 300,000 when he wns 2S, $300,
000 when he was 30 and like sums when
he became 35 and 40.
Since the death of Marshall Field In
January, 1906, Henry and his brother
have been dividing ono-half of the net
income of the estate. The other half of
the net Income has been allowed to
accumulate and was to be paid to them
-hen they attained the age of 4B. When
each attained the age of SO the estate
was to be divided, three-fifths to Mar
shall 3d and two-fifths to Henry.
The will also provided that If either
of the pndsonaj-gioulddie without
children before the distribution of tho
trust estate his share should go abso
lutely to the other. Henry was married
last February " to Miss Nancy Keen
Ferklns. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.
Moncure Perkins of Richmond Va., and
granddaughter of Col. C. D. Langhorne.
The marriage took place at the home of
Mrs. Charles Dana Qlbson, the bride's
aunt.
While Mrs. Field and her brother-in-law,
Marshall Field 3d were In New
York at the bedside of Mr. Field they
were the guests of Mrs. Gibson at the
Hotel Buckingham. At that hotel last
night a representative of the Field fam
ily said that Mr. Field's body would be
taken to-day to Greenwood, Va., a little
town In the Blue Ridge Mountains,
there his wife lived before their mar
rloge. Further arrangements for the
funeral have not been made.
Weaker llrother Survives.
Besides his brother, surviving blood
relatives of Henry Field, are a sister,
Gwendolyn, whose share In the estate
was 1,000,000 outright: a nephew, the
bafiy, .Marshall Field 4th, and his aunt.
Lady David Beatty, -wife of the British
Admiral, commander of the grand fleet
It Is the irony of fate that the weaker
of the Field brothers should survive the
more robust In childhood (Marshall 3d
was 111 much of the time and was most
carefully nurtured and drilled In tho
open to build up the physique he should
need when he assumed command' of the
Field Interests.
Upon the death of Marshall Field, Jr.,
November 24,- 1905, his widow took the
two boys to England. They were edu
cated at Eton and Cambridge and came
to the United States a few years ago.
Henry Field was In England at the
outbreak of the world war and Imme
diately volunteered for service In the
British army. He became chauffeur for
an offlcer of the British General Staff
and served In that capacity for some
months. He then came to the United
States for a rest and It was on that trip
'hat he became acquainted with Miss
Terklns at Darkharbor, Me., where the
ummer boma of .Marshall Field 3d ad
joins the Perkins estate.
Marshall Field 3d married Miss
Hvelyn Marshall, daughter of the lato
Charles II. Marshall, In New York Feb
ruary 7, 1915.
ZEEGLER, ILL, SEES BALL GAME.
Youthful Millionaire Help Ited
from liaise Fondi,
Stamford, Conn., July 8. Propped up
en pillows. William Zlegler, the youthful
millionaire baking powder magnate and
sportsman, this afternoon witnessed a
tame of baseball between tho Greenwich
Field Club and the All Fairfield Country
Club.
The game was played on Mr. Zlcgler's
'"tato at Noroton and the proceeds were
tor the Ited Cross. Matrons and young
wrnen of social prominence sold tags
and upward of 300 was netted. Added
io the sum obtained yesterday at the
""nm and golf exhibitions at Wee Burn
tl 500 ''rOCec'la for ,hc Iud rrt"W were
Mr z,cKlor Is recovering from an
operation f"r appendicitis, and despite
m vrkrned condition ho would not
'"ego tho pleasure of watching the
some ,,, H),ieh he himself Is an expert.
... I"'0 ,h! u"" of his specially laid
out lMkfha.il field to the clubs. Tho
rcinwuh eluh, which has never been
'leffauil, won, J to 7.
LD LIQUOR HOUSE WILL QUIT.
"ni'ln a ;. r chlrnKo lilt by
I'rolilliltlon yu1r,
' juiy s. The old wholesale
ri-iiiii l,,uor ,.,i wln i,nl,-
".n v (,.)r has decided to go Into
'Mi datum and quit business as a result
"Miir i-roniliitloii wai
'''' firm was established sixty years
. ' '.'.'t.'i '" ,,n,, XUnv did a business of
' "oo.OOo a year
iOO uik. ItlALTo all this wtlc. Jip.
Racetrack Men
Aid Tobacco Fund
pHE Tobacco Fund for Our
Soldiers in tho Trenches
now has reached the' total of
?8,173.06. Tho contributions re
ceived yesterday amounted to
$069.20.
Tho bulk of the subscription
came from tho Aqueduct Race
track. John Cavanagh rallied
tho racegoers for "smokes" for
our boys of tho expeditionary
army. Ho gathered in $401. W.
It. Midglcy, trainer of tho G. A.
Cochran stable, collected $27.50
from his force. From all sources
150 persons contributed for the
comfort of our fighting force,
testifying to the popularity of
the appeal.
THE SUN employs no agents
or solicitors. Tho story of the
fund will be found on page 5.
SHIPBUILDING
TO BE DOUBLED
Jfaw Plan Calls for 5,000,000
" to 6,000,000 Tonnage in
18 Months.
Washington, July 8. An Increase of
101) per cent. In the magnitude of the
shipbuilding programme originally re
garded as the limit of the capacity of
American shipyards and a proposa". by
tho United States Shipping Board to ask
another 400,000,000 or 500,000,000
from Congress for construction work
were announced to-night by Chairman
Denman.
Instead of building 2,500,000 or 3,000,
000 tons of steel and wooden shipping
In tho next eighteen months It Is now
the confident expectation of tho Ship
ping Board that the tonnage will run
from 5,000,000 to 6,000,000.
Tho board has been authorised to con'
tract for tonnage to the limit of 500,'
000,000. Chairman Denman said to
night that contracts for this amount now
had been mad or were In early pros
pect, making necessary the additional
half billion appropriation If the pro
gramme Is to be carried to Its maximum
possibilities.
It is believed President Wilson proba
bly within tho present week will Issue
an executive order giving to Major-Gen,
Goethals all managerial powers neces
sary to the execution of the vast pro
gramme, both as to wooden and steel
ships. It Is reported Gen. Goethals has
been won over to tho wooden shin idea.
which he so bitterly opposed earlier In
tho history of the shipbuilding cam
paign, lie Is understod to have Indicated
to several persons his willingness, to
build wooden ships to the limit of the
country s capacity, an attitude consider
ably nt variance with that which he held
at the time he made his famous steel
dinner speech In New York.
An explanation advanced In some
quarters for the return to favor of the
wooden ships Is that the steel men are
not nearly so enthusiastic .In their co
operation with the Government since it
became apparent they are not to get the
95 a ton originally agreed on between
them and Gen. Goethals, but are In
stead to receive 56 as a minimum, with
a. possible advance to 65 or 68, which
approximates the price the navy Is pay
ing a ton.
Chairman Denman said to-night:
"All the Shipping Board feared In
February as to the effectiveness of the
submarines has been realized. The pres
ent appropriation of 500,000,000 will
not replace in eighteen months more
than four-fifths of the German destruc
tion since February 1. It Is to America
that the forces fighting Germany must
look for the bulk of the replacement of
the submarines destruction.
"Since our original project was framed
the United States has entered Into the
war and our army In France will re
quire an enormous fleet to transport
men, supplies and munitions. Subma
rines may reasonably be expected to
appear along our coasts and compel us
to curtail our naval assistance In Euro
pean waters.
'The members of the board have un
der discussion the Investment of another
400,000,000 or 500,000,000 In vessels.
Such a proposal requires the approval
of the President before presenting It to
Congress. If Secretary McAdoo can
suggest a reasonable place for It In our
general scheme of financing for the war
and the President approves. Congress
may be asked for a further appropria
tion of this amount."
MARTIAL LAW LN COLOGNE.
Redaction In Meat Cnrda Starts
Populace to Rioting.
Tin Haoub, July i. Cologne, one of
the chief manufacturing cities of West
Prussia, Is under martial law following
fresh riots yesterday, according to re
ports received here.
The outbreak was due to the reduc
tion of the number of meat cards Issued
Police and soldiers charged the crowds
and many persons wero wounaea.
DUTCH URGED TO ARM SHIPS.
Hemmed In by Zones, Nation May
Make Own Sean-ay.
Amsterdam, July 8. Tho HandeU
Had says the situation of Dutch ship
ping Is the most critical of any period
of the war, owing to the fact that all
of Holland's outlets now fall within the
danger zones of one or the other of the
belligerents, It urges the Dutch Gov
ernment to map out a channel of Its
nwn In which Dutch vessels will remove
mines and protect Dutch shipping by
force of arms.
POLICEWOMEN FOR U. S. CAMPS.
W. C. T. IT, Plans to Aid In Safe-
minrdlntr Moral at Cantonments
Boston. July 8. 'Appointment of
women to aid In police work In towns
where army training camps are estab
lished Is being considered by me Massa
chusotts Christian Temperance Union.
It was asserted at a conference of the
general officers of the union members
of the advisory board, ways and means
committee and superintendents of wel
fare work that the laws were never so
good for the protection of the army from
drink and vice evils as at the present
time. Plans were laid for raising 110,
000 to be used as a W, C, T. U, war
welfare fund,
RUSSIA ON WAY
TO WIN VICTORY,
SAYS PREMIER
Prince Lvoff Predicts Army
Advnncc Is Prelude to
Greater Successes.
AMERICAN AID NEEDED
Transport Service Is Most Im
portant Problem He
Traiscs Hoot.
PcTnoQRAD, July 8. A correspondent
of Che Associated Press was received this
mornjng by lYInco Lvoff, Premier and
Minister of tho Interior, who made a
statement for tho information of Amer
ica on conditions at the Russian front,
measures whereby America can assist in
tho struggle against German domination,
Internal and diplomatic problems and the
influence of tho revolution and the war
on world problems.
Prlnco Lvoff began by declaring his
unshaken optimism that despite grave
difficulties to bo faced Itussla Is march
ing toward reconstruction and stability
and that the war Is developing toward
victory.
"Ilegardlng the war," continued the
Premier, "say that the latest action of
our army Inspires In me full hope. I am
convinced that the new advance, even If
temporarily stayed, la not finished, but
Is a preludo to much greater successes.
The advance thoroughly confutes the
pessimists who unanimously predicted
that an offensive by our supposed disor
ganized troops was Impossible. From
actual Intercourse with delegates Jfrom
the army .and with other observers on
the spot I know that the offensive spirit
Is spreading.
"This Is no gradual reconstruction of
the nrmy, but the first-stago of a com
plete process of recreation which Is al
most miraculous, proving. In my Judg
ment, that the troops are Infected with
a genulno revolutionary and crusading
spirit and the consciousness of a mis
sion to save Itussla and Influence world
events In tho direction desired by all
progressive men,
Good mid Dud Sides.
"Naturally I am aware that not every
thing can be done by enthusiasm. I give
you frankly the good and the bad side.
The good side Is the army's supply of
munitions and other necessaries, In
which we are markedly better oft than
last year; In fact, guaranteed for the
Immediate future. The bad sldo Is the
transport difficulties, which are-serlbus.
These are an evil heritage from the old
regime, and naturally It Is Impossible to
restore order In three months crowded
with revolutionary activities. Even
with stable political conditions the crea
tion of efficient transport is a problem
of years. Our great hope of speedy Im
provement lies with the Stevens Kail
road Commission (the American com
mission) from which we expect much."
Asked whether tho United States
could Improve Russia's own manufac
ture of munitions by sending experts,
Prlnno Lvoff expressed the opinion that
it could nat. declaring that the problem
of the employment of American aid In
Russian workshopH was too complex,
but adding that American munitions
machinery was highly desirable.
"With regard to American help gen
erally," said the Premier, "I lay down
no specific programme. It will be sim
plest to say that all conceivable Ameri
can aid is wanted in every aomain.
But the key to the solution of all our
military and economic difficulties, is
transport amelioration, In which It Is
Impossible to do too much.
Sends Hearty Thanks.
"Send my hearty thanks for
the
American project, the dospntch of the
Red Cross mission, as hero we have
serious defects and deficiencies, I fol
low the news on this subject from New
York with intense Interest, but, having
myself ceased to direct Red Cross and
sanitary affairs. I can only beg America
as far ao possible to meet the requests
for material and personal help made by
our official Red Cross, in the conscious
ness that the triumph of our common
cause will be furthered thereby.
"I hope also for further American
financial support I am unable to say
what form this will take, presumably a
loan, but on this subject our Flnanco
Minister. M. Shlngaroff, In his discus
sion with tho financial members of the
Root commission will no douDt pro
duce a practical programme which
America can help realize. America
should note that we ourselves are ready
to bear the heaviest monetary sacrifices
and have already passed more drastic
measures respecting taxation on prop
erty than any of the other belligerent
Powers and are reaay 10 go mucn
further.
Among our other economic promems
thn most vital is food. Here again the
central Question Is transport, and if
America helps In this we can do the rest
ourselves, as the total stock of food Is
sufficient for both the army and civilian
nonulatlon. Our winter crops were
vtrv irood : our spring crops woro In
Jured by droughts, but by tho end of
July we shall know our exact position.
and unless tnero is an especially oaa
harvest, which wo have no reason to ex
pect, we are absolutely secured against
hunger for mo rest ot mo yi-ur.
Agricultural Machinery
"For next year's crops arises tho
problem of an Increase In the amount
of agricultural machinery, and wo
should be grateful If America suumus
a plan to help in tins matter on a com
prehenaive scaio.
Prince Lvoff proceeded to discuss the
Internal situation, declaring that this
has had ft marked influenco on Russia's
ability to carry on tho war with vigor.
"I am glad," he said, "to see last
week's marked signs of amelioration.
Toll America that I have dally evidence
of the rallying of all tho rational ele
ments of the nation round the coalition
Cabinet. The Irrational elements, such
as the anarchists and Bolshevlkl, are In
such a minority that there la no reason
to fear their getting tho upper hand.
Not only the bourgeoisie but an over
whelming majority of tho worklngmen
are against them. Their present ex
cesses are merely a last desperate! re
action against their consciousness of
this.
"Note that though every week thero
have been loudly advertised plans to
overthrow the Government by force,
there has not been ono attempt to exe
cute the plans. Furthermore, I may
deny tho rumors of reactionary and rev-
t
Continutd on Second Pag.
jHOLLWEG TO GO,
IS FORECAST IN
PEACE CRISIS
German Leaders Join In
Move to Give Entente
New Terms.
KAISEK IN CONFERENCE
Meets Generals and Chancellor
Worry Over Austrian
Bavarian Friendship.
Special Cable DeipntcS to Tns Sex.
Coi'kniiagb.v, July 8. Political events
It! Germany which are taken by corre
spondents to foreshadow possible move
ments looking to peace negotiations are
reported by Independent correspondents.
They Include the report that the Central
party In the R'lchstag will support the
demands of the Socialists for constitu
tional reform and a rumor that Imperial
Chancellor von Bethraann-Hollweg will
resign In the face of the Impending
crisis. Tho Kaiser has called Gen. von
Hlndonhllrir nnrt Clen. T.nftfttirtnrrf Into ftn I
unexpected conference in Berlin upon
the military situation. The Emperor had
a conference with the Imperial Chan
cellor late Saturday night.
The Berlin correspondent of the Poll
tiken reports that a Bensatlon has been
caused throughout Germany by the
declaration that the members of the
Central party have determined to cast J
their lot with tho Socialists In their de- i
mand for universal suffrage and other
Immediate reforms. Including a pro
gramme for peace without Indemnities
or tho annexation of any of the con
quered territory.
Chancellor's Fntc, In Donut.
"The Deutsche! Tagesieltang," says
the correspondent, "states that the
main committee of the Helehstag has
been seriously dlscnsslng the question
as to whether or not the Imperial Chan.
rellor 'shall remain In office daring the
last few days of what Is roasldered a
crisis.
"Tho most Important declarations are
expected from tho Socialists and it is
the cause of much surprise that the
Chancellor's speech to the main com
mittee last night haa not been pub
lished. It Is supposed to have been of
the greatest Importance.
"It Is officially reported that the
Kaiser returned suddenly from his con
ference with the Austrian Emperor, and
the official statement Is also made that
Von Illndenburg and Von Ludendorff
quite unexpectedly reached the capital
Immediately following the Kaiser's re
turn to report to him the exact status
.of the military situation. Tho Kaiser
has also held a long conference with
the Imperial Chancellor.
"The general Impression Is that very
Important events are likely to follow
theso developments."
The significance of the despatch Is
apparent when It Is recalled that the
wtni "i siuaiwti una reuenny oeen
upon very friendly terms with the King
of Bavaria, to the Intense dissatisfac
tion of the Junkers, for the reason that
tho Bavarian leaders have been scath
ingly and openly criticising tho Prus
sian attitude. The Munich press has been
almost violently antliPrusslan. The Kai
ser's visit to Vienna was Interpreted to
have been caused by concern over the
seeming snubs that had been adminis
tered to him In connection with the ex
change of courtesies between the Aus
trian Emperor and the King of Bavaria.
Spain May Mediate. '
"It Is generally believed," says a de
spatch from The Ilagne, "that the Cen
tral rowers are going to begin action
looking to mediation, either through the
King or Hpnin or some other neutral
sovereign. At Vienna conferences took
placo between tho Kaiser and the Em
peror on this subject The German
Minister to The Ilaguo has been sum
moned to Berlin."
The Zettung am Itittag says a deputa
tion of six members from the Social
Democratic party In the Reichstag called
on Chancellor von Hethmann-Hollweg
lato Friday for tho purpose of Impress
ing the gravity of the situation on him.
The delegates insisted that the Chan
cellor make an unequivocal declaration
that the Government was prepared at
any time to enter Into peace negotiations
on the basis of tho status quo. The dep
utation also demanded Immediate In
troduction of parliamentary and elec
toral reforms, urging tho appointment of
lending Reichstag Deputies to secretarial
an Ministerial posts,
Representatives of the Progressive
People's party and of the National Lib
erals also were In conference with the
Chancellor.
Monday will mark the Inauguration
of what promises to bo one of the most
memorable parliamentary sessions in
the history of the empire.
Mathlas Erzberger, a prominent rep
resentative of tho Clerical Centre, made
a sensational speech In the secret ses
sion of the Reichstag committee, attack
ing tho Admiralty and the pan-Germans
as the great obstacles to peace, and
advocating peaco without annexation or
Indemnities and the Introduction of par
liamentarism. Herr Erzberger's discussion of the In
ternal situation Is said to have been re
markable for Its lucidity and candor. It
was augmented effectively by tho ut
terances of Social Democrats who re
latod the Impressions they had gathered
at tho recent Stockholm conference and
In neutral countries, Their deduction
was that affairs In Germany must be
subjected forthwith to n thorough over
hauling for the good of tho German peo
plo and the German empire. The ma
jority faction of the Social Democrats
nlso is convinced mat the Government
must tnake a posltivo declaration that
It is opposed to all policies of annexa
tion either In the east or west.
Cnll Is Irresistible.
Referring to the reform proposals the
Tageblatt says!
"The progress of developments Is l
resistible because right, reason and
necessity demand these things. 'The
strong man" whom the Conservatives
are calling for would have little luck
himself and would bring less to the
empire."
Herr Erzberger, however, did not
fpeak In behalf of his party, which
would have meant that Chancellor
von Ilothmann-IIollweg faced a hostile
majority In tho Parliament. Dr. Peter
Spahn, president of the Clerical party
and Its floor leader, hastened to declare
that tho party had taken no decision on
WILSON ORDERS EXPORT EMBARGO;
STOPS FOOD, FUEL AND MUNITIONS;
HITS ALLIES AND NEUTRALS ALIKE
DRY U.S. TO COST
$640,000,000 IN
LOST REVENUES
Senate Seeks Solution of
War Finance Problem
Raised by Vote.
FOOD BILL IN JEOPARDY
Effort to Be Made to Have
Wilson Eliminate Prohi
bition Provision.
Wasiunoton, July 8. The Senate
having voted yesterday to remove
whiskey and similar beverages from the
reach of the American public by forbid
ding manufacture for the war period
and coupling with this Inhibition the
purchase and redistillation of the hun
dreds of millions of gallons of liquor In
the bonded warehouses, sat back to-day,
drew a long breath and gave thought to
the stupendous financial problem which
Its action entails.
To many of the more conservative
Senators, both "wets" and "drys," the
financial problem Is distinctly an an
noyance. The great revenue bill, the
largest single revenue producing meas
ure ever devised by a national legisla
ture. Is now some $640,000,000 smaller
than If will Hn va tn tin tn Tnftpt thn needH
of the Government In the remaining j
months of the current fiscal year, 'inis
shortage must be mado up. It was this
which made necessary the withdrawal of
the war revenue bill on the motion of
Senator Simmons yesterday that It be
recommitted to the Committee on
Finance.
Senators Seek a Solution.
Having taken stock of the situation
conservative Senators have been casting
about for some solution of the financial
problem. They will not abate even the
fraction of a step from the position as
sumed yesterday In the advance or the
nation toward a prohibition basis and
yet will not place upon tho Treasury
this tremendous burden.
The solution most frequently ana most
seriously suggested Is that of amending
th itmhlhltlon nrovlslons by a return to
the original Robinson amendment, which
simply forbade the use of foods, food
products and feeds in the manufacture
of potable distillates for the period of
the war and then, by general agreement,
passing the Sheppard resolution amend
ing the Constitution so that after the
adoption of such an amendment the en
tire nation by change In the basic law of
the land will bo forever "bone dry-"
A number of Senators look upon this
suggestion aB the most reasonable of all.
The certainty Is upon the nation that
withdrawals of the bonded liquor will
bn made In vast volume during the next
few weeks. It Is hardly possible that
tho entire bonded stock can be saved
from the hands of the redlstlllers for
Industrial uses, but nevertheless an al
ready heavy public demand undoubtedly
will be multiplied many fold and the
consumers, retailers, notei ana euiuuu
keepers and tho wholesalers throughout
the remaining "wet" areas of tho United
States can by a little clever financing
accumulate most of the bonded ware
house supply before the law becomes
elfectlve.
Food Hill Put In Jeopardy.
Senator fUmmons admitted to-night
that yesterday's action .by the Senate
had put the food bill In Jeopardy. It
was evident yesterday afternoon at the
conclusion of the Senate session that
the opposition has been Increased rather
than diminished by the action of the
Senate In writing In the Smoot amend
ment It Is a question of great doubt
as to whether falling to obtain unani
mous consent for a vote on the food bill
Senator Chamberlain now can muster
the necessary two-thirds of the Senate
to vote cloture into effect. If this should
prove to be the case tho debate will be
IlllmltaDie.
Senator Penrose directed the nttentlon
of the public to-day to the fact that It
was not alone tho diminution of direct
revenues from whiskey and kindred
drinkables amounting to nearly 1640.
000,000 which tho country would have
to supply. He pointed out that the' col
lateral revenues In the way of excess
profits taxes. Income taxes and other
taxes collectible against Individuals and
corporations which must go out of busi
ness would cease and that the actual
cost which yesterday's action by the
Senate Is apt to saddle upon tho nation
might run well up toward the billion
dollar mark.
While the Senate voted to make pro
hibition of the use of roods, food products
and feeds In the manufacture of distilled
liquors operative thirty days nfter the
approval or me rooa anminiKirauun oui,
tho clause directing tho President to pur
chase and redistill' the liquor in bond
Is made Immediately effective on' the
passage of the act. This was not an
oversight, as many suggested, but en
tirely Intentional.
Difficulties Are Kxplitliiril.
The people of this country," said Sen
ator Simmons, "have little idea of the
difficulty the Sennto Finance Committee
had in drafting the war revenue bill so
that the taxes for running the war this
year would not fall heavily upon the
householder. We taxed corporation ex
cess profits to the limit. Wo depended
upon whiskey for well over $110,000,000.
Now that Is chopped out. With the
whiskey tax lifted out through tho
Senate vote on the Bmoot nmendment,
by which distilled liquors must be taken
over by the President, the Finance Com
mittee must find the way to substitute
not only the 1110,000,000 lost through
that source but to provide at least
$200,000,000 toward purchasing the
stocks In bond the Government must
take over.
"But the problem goes far beyond
that. In reality wo must calculate on
the entire loss from all the whiskey now
In bond, which would nggregato some
thing like $440,000,000. The Government
must therefore find at least $640,000,000,
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SWEDEN SENDS GERMANY U. S. ORE
WASHINGTON, July 8. An ofllclal report just mado to tho Amer
ican Government showing tho extent to which Sweden is furnish
ing supplies to Germany reveals that the Central Powers aro receiving
enormous quantities of materials that go directly into the manufacture
of munitions. In exporting iron ore to Germany, Sweden, it is shown,
has supplemented shipments with imports from tho United States.
What this Government will do to end this trade through operation
of the export control act has not been announced, but some of tho
Allies, it is known, are urging the United States to license no food
exports to Sweden until a definite" understanding has been reached
with tho Swedish Government concerning her exports to Germany.
Iron ore shipments from'Sweden to Gormany, tho report declares,
have reached a total of 9,000,000 tons in the last two years, all of it
of the high grado required in production of fine steel. This, it is
declared, represents an amount equal to Sweden's entire pre-war
export.
In the first quarter of the present year, it is set forth, Sweden
imported from the United States 16,000 tons of pig iron, while selling
a great quantity of her own product to Germany. Her pig iron sales
to Germany in two years, it is declared, have amounted to 250,000
tons. In addition to this, it is assorted, she has shipped to Germany
15,000 tons of ferro silicon and ferro manganese for hardening shells,
with large quantities of copper, zinc, manganese, sulphur and other
ores. ' '
Germany, the report declares, has obtained from Sweden in two
years fully 200,000 tons of wood pulp for use as a basis for cellulose,
used instead of cotton for the manufacture of high explosives. Ger
many also has obtained from Swedenjarge quantities of ball bearings
for use in the manufacture of war vehicles and submarines. Tho
value of these shipments, the report declares, is at least $75,000,000.
U-BOATS TO RUN
AMUCK ON SEAS
Germany May Extend Opera
lions Beyond Present
Barred Zones.
Wasiunoton, July 8. Reports persist
that Germany Is to increase tho scope of
operations of her U-boats and to an
nounce formally that ruthless submarine
warfaro no longer will be confined to tho
barred zones but will apply to tho high
seas generally. The German Admiralty
Is understood to bo contemplating this
movo to offset any agreement between
neutral countries and the Entente Allies
whereby Entente shipping Is relieved by
neutral shipping ho that the aggregate
number of vessels plying through the war
xono may be Increased. As a next move
In the game Germany Is said to be con
sidering declaring a submarine warfare
I against shipping generally irrespective
of where the vessels are encountered
Ofllcials hero note that Rear Admiral
Gleaves, commanding the naval convoy
to tho Pershing expeditionary force, re
ported having, encountered one submarine
wen tnis siao or mo u-boat zone. This
means that the U-boata aro able Jto
o-ierate on a wider scale than within the
prescribed limits In case it becomes ex
pedient to do so. If the patrol of de
fctroyers becomes too effect Ivo In the
barrel zono it is likely that Germany
will simply enlargo her scope of opera
tions to seek to nullify the protective
measures taken by tho Entente and the
United States.
The d'ltleulty of hunting down U-boats
over a wide and virtually unlimited area
is admittedly great. Hut there Is com
pensation for tho Entento and the
United States In tho realization that the
U-boat's effectiveness decreases In pro
portion to the distance from tho boat's
base, as it must limit Its time of opera
tions to Its needs in assuring for Itself
a safe return. Tho chances of Intercept
ing steamships bound for Great Britain
and France nlso decrease when tho sub
marines are further out
There are two reports concerning pros
pective U-boat activities which are now
of particular Interest to tho United
States. Ono Is that the submarines will
mako every effort to cut off communica
tion between the American expeditionary
force In Europe and their American baso
of supplies by lurking In the probable
lanes ovor which reenforcements and
supplies may como. There Is no doubt
entertained that Germany will seek to
strike at this transport service wher
pver tho chance Is regarded best The
U-boats may lie In wait Just outside
New York harbor to strike at tho Ameri
can contingents.
Thero havo been recently persistent
reports of the design nnd construction
of on enlarged type of submarine that
will be able to come to American shores
unaided and unattended without depen
dence of a baso on this side. It Is, In
fact, possible that theso U-boats may
have been constructed for the particular
purpose of coping with America's entry
In the war.
JOHN D., 78, WEIL AND HAPPY.
Stny nt Home on Birthday and
IHd Soldier Vnlet fiood-li.v.
John D. Rockefeller celebrated his
seventy-eighth blrthdny anniversary
yesterday at his homo In Pocantlco
Hills. Ho passed the day much as any
other day. except that he did not play
golf because It was Sunday and he did
not go to church because his automo
biles had been shipped to Cleveland,
where he will go to-morrow to pass the
summer.
During the afternoon Mr. Rockefeller
received a few visitors, among them
hla valet, James Qulnn, who has Joined
tho united states nrmy and came to tell
his employer good-by beforo Joining tho
colors for active service Several hun
dred telegrams were delivered at tho
Rockefeller home during tho day. Last
night fllr. Rockefeller said ho was "very
wen ana nappy.
WOMAN KILLED BY MOTOR CAE.
Another Driver Who Itnns Down
Girl Speed. Ann),
Struck by an automobile as sho was
about to board a Fourth avenue car at
First street and tho Bowery yesterdav.
nn unidentified woman died tn the mo
tor car that struck her while being con
veyed to n hospital. Tho victim was
about 26 years old. Jacob Blum, 28, of
237 East Broadway, driver of the auto
mobile, was arrested.
Tho pollco aro seeking the driver and
occupants of an automobile which struck
and perhaps mortally Injured Mabel
Nurse, 7 years old, of 308 West 14th
street, at St. Nicholas avenue and 146th
street yesterday afternoon. The driver
made no effort to lend assistance but
Increased his speed. Two men and two
women were In the automobile.
GERMAN CROPS
AREFARSHORT
People "Will Bo Forced to Less
Than Half Rations, as Sur
plus Is Gone.
Special Cable Deepalc to The Sc.n.
London, July 8. The British Foreign
Office, replying to Inquiries by corre
spondents, says advices from Germany
Indicate that tho German agricultural
production for the present year will not
exceed 40 per cent, of tho normal crop.
The statement Is significant because the
allied Governments havo taken especial
pains to Inform themselves concerning
the economic conditions, and particularly
the crop conditions. In the Central Em
pires. It has long been known that the agri
cultural conditions In Germany were of
the gravest character, but tills official
estimate Is the lowest yet ventured. In
asmuch as tho British Information ser
vice regarding German conditions Is par
ticularly efllclent, the report demon
strates the seriousness of tho Internal
situation in Germany.
On Half Peace Hntlontu
In peace times Germany's agricultural
production is equal to about three-quar
ters of tho food requirements. The in
creased efficiency of tho blockade has
cut off the larger part of the food Im
portations. Therefore the empire enters
the new crop year compelled to live on
less than half of tho usual peace rations.
Not only are tho surplus stocks ex
hausted but the receipts from neighbor
ing neutrals aro certain to be greatly
reduced on account of the American
measures to prevent exports reaching
Germany.
The Danish Government announces
that beginning September 1 a systematic
programme will be adopted reducing the
live stock of the country with the pur
pose of consuming one-half during the
coming year.
This programme Is made necessary to
feed the Danish people. Denmark recog
nises this as a calamity, but It Is un
avoidable. Through such measures and
a general prohibition against exporting
food to Germany Denmark believes that
she can oxlst throughout the coming
year without famine.
Food Illota In Moravin.
Tho dominant tono of the reports from
tho Continent dally concerns the eco
nomic more than the military conditions.
All the countries aro adopting the most
extreme measures to conserve national
llfo during tho coming winter. The
statements from the British Foreign
Office concerning the blockade to-day
show that the allied Governments aro
greatly pleased with the results attained
The situation with reference to the block
ade Is at last nearlng "perfection, thanks
to tho measures taken by America.
Vienna despatches say that disorders
on a largo scale have broken out In tho
Moravian coal fields on account of food
conditions. Troops summoned to sup
press the outbreak were forced to fire,
killing or wounding a number of the
food rioters. A Ministerial commission
Is proceeding to tho seat of the disorders
to study conditions and suggest remedial
measures.
BERLIN BREAD CARDS STOLEN.
Thefts Represent 20 Ton 18,000
Ticket Are Seised.
London, July 8. After an Interval of
quiet bread thieves have resumed their
work In Berlin, According to reports
reaching London, 18,000 weekly bread
cards wero found In one raid. These
cards represent more than twenty tons
of bread. Tho newspapers dismiss the
Incident with a paragraph,
Tho courts of Cologne In June passed
on 882 cases of violations of food regu
lations. CHIHUAHUA BARS LIQUOR.
Cnrransn Issues Drink II nn to Wipe
Oat Ilnndltrr,
CmncATiUA, Mexico, July 8. By a
decree which became effective to-day,
the manufacture and sale of Intoxicat
ing liquor of any kind In the State of
Chihuahua Is forbidden under severe
penalties.
Tho decree was Issued under direct
orders from ITesldent Carranza, and is
considered a war measure tn furtherance
of the efforts to stamp out banditry and
revolution.
Massacre of Jevra Dented.
STOcmtoLit, July 9. In response to
an Inquiry by Ira Nelson Morris, the
American Minister, the Swedish Minister
at Constantinople telegraphs to the
Swedish Foreign Office that, according
to reports reaching him from reliable
sources, the tales of a massacre of Jews
In Palestine are untrue,
"We Shall Safeguard All
Fundamental Supplies,"
Says President.
EFFECTIVE ON JULY 15
Iron, Steel and Similar Raw,
Materials Also in Scope
of Order.
WILL CUT PRICES HERE
Centralized Buying for All
Allies and Frobably for
Licensed Neutrals.
Washington, July 8. President Wil
son Issued o-nlght a proclamation es
tablishing a qualified embargo upon the
exportation of food grains, meats, fuel
and the most Important war materials to
all nations, whether they bo neutral or
belligerent friendly or hostile. The em
bargo Is to go Into effect July IS and It
Is qualified to tho extent of permitting
such exports as may be sanctioned by
tfce Division of Export Licenses.
Tho Government thus exercises direct
supervision over the goods to bo shipped
from the limits of tho United States
with the power to make the embargo as
clastic as the officials deem warranted
by the circumstances.
In addition to the qualified embargo
there Is a Arm belief that the Govern
ment Is considering the advisability of
ordering a complete embargo during a
period of sixty days unon all food HhlD-
monts. This period is expected to In
fixed to give tho country tlmo to take
stock of its own food supplies and to glvu
neutral and friendly nations an oppor
tunity to mako known the approximate
amount of their legitimate future re
quirements. To Reduce Prices Here.
Two chief purposes are responsible for
the embargo order :
1. To conserve tho American food sup
ply, with tho consequent reduction in tho
prices to consumers of staplo articles,
and
2. The .prevention of the provisioning
of enemy countries through excessive
shipments to neutral dealers who in
turn resell.
The President's proclamation, after
quoting tho law empowering the Govern
ment to tako control of exports, says
"I hereby proclaim to all whom it mav
concern that, except at such time oi
times and under Mich regulations and
orders and subject to such limitations
and exceptions as tho President shall
prescribe, until otherwise ordered by the
President or by Congress, tho following
articles, namely:
"Coal, coke, fuel, oils, kerosene and
gasolene, Including bunkers ; food grains,
flour and meal therefrom, fodder and
feeds, meats and fats. Iron pig steel
billets, ship plates and structural i-haDCB.
scrap Iron and scran steel, thall not. on
and after the 15th day of July, 1917. be
carried out of or exported from tho
United States or Its territorial posses
sions to Abyssinia, Afghanistan, Al
bania, Argentina, Austria-Hungary, Bel
glum, her colonies, possessions or pro
tectorates; Bolivia, Brazil. Bulgaria.
China, Chile, Colombia. Coata Rica.
Denmark, her colonies, possessions
or protectorates; Dominican Republic.
r.cuauor, I'.gypt, France, her colonies.
possessions or protectorates, Germany
nor colonics, possessions or protector
ates; Great Britain, her colonies. nos
sessions or protectorates, Greece, Guate
mala, Hayti, Honduras. Italy, her col
onies, possessions or protectorates- Ja
pan, L,iDeria, Llchtensteln, Luxemburg
Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco
Nepal, Nicaragua, the Netherlands, her
colonies, possessions or protectorates
Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Fer
sla, Peru, Portugal, her colonies, posses
sions or protectorates; Rumania, Rus
sia, Salvador, San Marino, Serbia. Slam
Spain, her colonies, possessions or pro
tectorates; Sweden, Switzerland. Uru
guay, Venezuela or Turkey.
America Cninri First.
"The orders and regulations from time
to tlmo prescribed will bo administered
by and under tho authority of tho Sec
retary of Commerce, from whom li
censes, In conformity with tho said or
ders and regulations, will issue.
"In controlling by license the export
of certain IndMprnsable rnmmodltleo
from the United Htales, the Government
has first nnd chletly In view the amelior
ation of the food conditions which have
arisen or are likely to nrlxe In unr own
country before new crops are hnrvested.
Not only Is the conservation of our prime
food and fodder supplies a matter which
vitally concerns our own people, but tho
letentlon of an ndequato supply of raw
materials Is essential io our programme
of military and naval construetion and
tho continuance of our necessary domes
tic activities. We shall thcrefora elml
larly safeguard all our fundamental
supplies.
"It Is obviously tho duty of the
United States In liberating any surplus
products ovor aad obovo our own domes
tic needs to consider first tho nccsil
tlos of all tho nations engaged In wi
against tho Central Empires As to neu
tral nations, however, wo nlso re- g"lze
our duty. The Government does n ,i wish
to hamper them. On tho conirary. i
wishes and Intends, Ly nil fa r .in I
equltablo means, to cooperate wu'i them
In their difficult task of nddtng from
our avallablo surpluses to th'r own
domestic supply and of mee-lng their
pressing necessities or deficits. In con
serving the deficits of food supplies Its
Government means only to fulfil Hh
obvious obligations to assure Itself that
neutrals aro husbanding their own re
sources and that our supptloi will not
become available, either dlro-tly rr In
directly, to feed the enemy "
Mnny Protests I.IUelj.
If the embargo on wheat Is made ah
solute, even only for a temparnr
period, It certakily will provoke loud
protests from tho neutrals who have
been looking with anxiety on America's
thoroughgoing war preparations In tho
way of export restrictions Their com
mercial attaches havo mode strong rep.
resentatlons to thli Government against
any curtailment In tho food supplies go
ing to their rcspccMve countries, since
they as well as the belligerents r
practically on rations and any further
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