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THE WEATHER FORECAST. Fair to-day .and to-morrow; moderate temperature; gentle northwest winds. Highest temperature yesterday, 84; lowest, 70. Detailed weather reports on page 1CU tin. IT SHINES FOK ALl- VOL. LXXXIV. NO. 352. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1917. ohvw. hit. v m prmnff and p.nusuy ONE . CENT I Orest.r Kew To, twJmbkRs. 1 -s . LONDON THINKS PLEA. OF FOPE FAVORS BERLIN Germany Would Present War Map as Basis of Parley." ENTENTE EMBARRASSED "Proposals May Ilave Detri mental Effect on the Rus sian Situation.. Special Cablt Dtipattk to Tex Sox. London, Aug. IT. Although the aof gwtlon Is made In many quarter that President Wilson should become the spokesman of the AlUca In replying to the Pope's peace proposal, the British Foreign Office assured the correspondent of Tut Son to-day It was Impossible as yet to determine the method ot proce dure, except that the allied Governments will confer carefully before acting. It Is quite possible President Wilson will be come the medium of the joint communi cation. The attitude of the Foreign Office was elearly Indicated, though guardedly, by sn expression to the effect that whether the Tope's move was calculated or not to be such, It was decidedly favorable toward Germany. Peace talk now, It Is considered, van have no effect except to embarrass the Entente allies, es pecially In. their relations with Russia, while If a peace, conference should be forced at this time Germany would cer tainly present the war map as the basis of discussion, and It must be recognized that this Is decidedly favorable to Ger many. Thus at the time when any peace dis cussion is certainly unfortunate for the allied cause and when their attitude to this effect has been clearly Indicated for months past, noticeably In regard to the Stockholm conference, the Pope's proposal Is regarded as at least futile. "Crimea of tho War." "While no official Is' disposed to ques tion his sincerity and Impartiality," It was said at the Foreign Office, "It Is surprising that the Pope's communica tion does not contain any allusion to the violation of treaties and the out rapes committed In Belgium, Armenia, Rerbla and elsewhere and the sub marine atrocities during the war. "When a wolf Is found devouring a lamb a ieacemaker would hardly assume (he attitude that, they had quarrelled and therefore were equally responsible. "Discussion of motives Is unnecessary. Impartiality means Justice. If atroci ties have been committed by the Allies, which Is possible., .although few would be deliberate, they should be considered likewise. We are surprised also by the phrase 'condonation on both sides,' be cause to condone requires an assurance that the criminals are really repentant. Doubtless a reply to the Pope's note will be made In due course, but It has had only preliminary consideration as yet and It Is not possible to Indicate whether or not President Wilson will be the medium. "The Pope's Initiative might possibly be useful If It leads Germany to state definitely her war objects and peace terms. Tho Allies have already done that. Therefore It seems logical to ex pect that Germany will be the first to respond to the Pope." Forelsrn Oflce'a Reply. Askd If he believed that In case the Pope's effort failed to accomplish any thing (iermany would soon make direct peace move through dlplomatlo channels, the Foreign Office official re Plied: "It is Imnosslble to. prophesy as It la difficult to Jtfdge the Internal conditions: In (iermany, except the apparent con ditions, which are complicated by the recent turmoil there' wheB' Mlchaolla was made Chnncellor. Opinion Inside end outside of Germany is that h is only a stopgap. If this is true. It will be necessary to await the establishment of a more nermanent DOlltlcal status In Germany which In turn will depend upon the outcome of the struggle lor control now in progress there. 'There Is no evidence that the junkers are likely to be unhorsed soon or that they are even remotely disposed to abandon the ambitions nnd purpose with which they entered the war. The most recent oeaco suggestion from a competent German authority was that Oermanv relied on the war map. So long as she thus relies there Is small hope of Initiating negotiations." . WILSON AS. SPOKESMAN. llichana-es Wilt Begin Soon Be. trteen Washington and Entente. In.Mnl nttnntrh la THS St. Washington, Aug. IT. Whiter await ing advices from Entente capitals Presi dent Wllsqn Is keeping his own counsel to the reply he. will make to Pope Benedict's peace proposals. The Cabinet meeting to-day lasted scarcely half an lour, and It was stated afterward that no iletaiud rilKcimslnn of the oeace mes sage was entered Into. No member of the Cabinet, with the. possible exception of Secretary Lansing, has the slightest Intimation of when or Just how the IVr.lrl.nt wilt funlV. All of the Cabinet members had re ceived official copies of the peace mes- aa?h ami imii mad If nver with rreat ra 1 nHiiHn.ii.n nt an .TPtinnm fit views. When the President Is ready he lll probably ask each member of his omciai ramiiy ror suggestion. j nerA fx no dmiht the President fully ppreclates the responsibility thrust upon him by the Pope's appeal. Added importance to his reply comes from the fact that he may be official spokesman for all V .. T- . - .111.- .ItkAllvIl tl I tnlv will be simply on behalf of the United niaif s. The Door, to Peace. The official reply will be the all Im portant factor which will determine whether the Pope's proposals are to open he door to peace discussion on any bans. No one In diplomatic circles oe heves for a moment that the President lll "accept" the Pope's terms and no one believes the Vatican' anticipates any -uch action. The question as seen here Is not whether the terms proposed will he "accepted" or "rejected" but whether me pres dent n h a reniy will construe I l.o Tope's proposals as a possible basis or iiuuro peace on terms whlcn will be outlined. In other words, the President may courteously Inform the Pope the terms Continued ot fltcoiuf Pop. Allied Governments Plan Reply to Pope LONDON, Aug. lV. The Allied Government will discuss Jointly the peace proposals of Pope Benedict and a reply will be issued in due course, Lord Robert Cecil told the Associated Press to-night. Whether the reply will be a joint note or, as suggested in some quarters, through the me dium of the United States, or by some other nanner, will be de cided later. GERMANY URGED TO OBEY POPE Cologne "Gazette" Says Peo ple Have Will and Cour age for Peace. Special CabliDcipatch to Tns Sen. London, Aug. ' 18. Opinion in Ger many outside ot Berlin regarding the Pope's peace proposal la generally pes simistic The Cologne Octette asserts It has no right to reject the proposal, but It believes the German Government should enter the path Indicated by the Vatican. It adds : 'The German people and the Govern ment hare the will and the courage for peae ; uis Entente people also earnestly desire It, but the enemy Governments are dominated by the' fear of peace, as Is proved by their refusal to grant pass ports to delegates to the Stockholm con ference. The Pope's proposal is thus a test of which side sincerely desires peace." The Cologne PtotWt Oaxette. . a Catholic organ,, says: Tne Pope's voice has made Ihe deepest Impression. Wa can only hope that despite the obstacles the road to reconciliation of the nations has ibeen paved by the new appeal." soma or the papers assume that the note, which was already known to the belligerent Governments, Is one reason why the .Entente Powers opposed . the Stockholm conference. The Franfcurter Antlger says: If the Pops recommends peace on the restoration of the past, that Is a matter ror discussion. Because in tnat case Eng land and-Japan must carry out the re integration of overseas territory: other wise Germany must renounce her will ingness to do so. If only European re integration is proposed this la a one aided condition. We therefore hope Germany will demand all round reciproc ity and make her acceptance of the con ference dependent upon her enemies adoption of this condition. The media tion proposal need not be rejected, DUt the alms must be clarified." KNOWS GERMAN TERMS. Berlla "Loka!ansels;er" Asserts Pope Has Peace Conditions. Bt the Atiodattd Prill. ConcNitAGSN, Aug. IT. The German Government's attitude on so Important a matter as the peace proposal of Pope Benedict can only be made known after the most careful deliberation, particu larly as Its decision can only be taken In full accord with Germany's allies. A statement to this effect has been com municated by the German Foreign Of. flee to the German press. On account of this development most of the Berlin newspapers hesitate to ex press any definite opinion In regard to the Pone s suggestions, ana in eauortais published this morning confine tnem salves to reproducing foreign comment The Lokalanxeiatr says It is now clear that the Vatican was behind the recent action of 'Hathlas Erxberger and the Centre party which lad to the adop tion of the Reichstag peace resolution. It quotas a "wall informed politician, evidently a member of the Centra party. aa saying' the rope knows uermanys peace conditions and undoubtedly in formed the Entente Governments in re- sard to them before venturing to maice this proposal. Being an annexationist organ, the LokaUmteiger disapproves tho Pone's TtrosTsrame. aermanta. whlcn, as tne uainouc organ, haa less reason to wait far a lead from .the Foreign urncs, says tse rope acted In Ms temporal capacity as a neu tral sovereign. It asserts he did, not launch his proposals witnont warning, but prepared the way through official channels. His' programme, It adds, cor responds In many respects with the Reichstag's peace resolution nnd there fore In large measure will fall on re ceptive soli In Germany, notwithstand ing the inclusion OI me questions or ai-Bace-Lorralne and the Trentlno. More over, It says In a phrase ot doubtful meaning. "It cannot be assumed that this is done in any spirit otner inan on the principle of the right of nationali ty-" The Hamburg Fremaenoiau says tne Pope obviously chose a poor time for his proposals, which can count on no par ticularly favorable reception at a mo ment when the necessity of prosecuting the war is Ming, announced on an siaes. The note contains one point agreeable to Germany and others favorable to. the Entente, the newspaper says, ine uaianco undoubtedly being on the side of the Entente.- It continues: "It Is questionable enough for tho Pope to Include so delicate 'a question aa that of Belgium, 'but far more so to touch the questions of Alsace-Lorraine, Trent nnd Trieste, affecting the disposal of German and Austrian soil. These points are treated carefully, but not In delicate enough form to mane 11 possioie ior uw mans to take up even academic discus Ion with foreigners of matters bound up no Indlssolubly with the fate of Germany aa the disposition or AUaee-uorrsine. " Ths nawsoaDer reareta that the Papal note makes It needlessly difficult In re gard to this and other points for the Germans to recognize the praiseworthy Intent of the Pontiffs snorts., 8A10QE JAILED IN FRANCE. Pualsjked for Rctarnlas; After Ex Balton Prom Coontry. Paris, Aug. 17. The American army uniform made its appearance In the cor rectional court In' Paris yesterday when Harry Kurs, described as a "doctor ot letters of a New York university," was charged with being in France although ho had been expelled In June, 1918, be cause his parents were Austrlana. Kurs said that when he returned to France with a number of 'army aviators M. M4nr that he had been ex pelled, but that the Major replied. "We will see about tnat.' nurz was semenccu to a month's Imprisonment. As he has been In Jail twenty-eight days since he was arrested he will be released to morrow; " . M'ADOO FAYORS BOND ISSUE. AT FOUR PER CENT! Would Issue $7,538,045,000 Subject to Income Surtaxes and Profits Taxes. TO RETIRE NON-TAXABLES Plan Is to Provide Also Four Billions for Future Al lied Loans. 1 Washioton, Aug. IT. Issuance of 17,- 538,945.000 worth of 4 per cent. Federal bonds, subject only to Income surtaxes, war profits and excess profits taxes and designed to provide $4,000,000,000 for further allied loans and to retire the 13,000,000,000 non-taxable SV4 per cent. Issue now authorised to cover loans to the Allies Is contemplated In auggesttons submitted by Secretary McAdoo to-day to the House Ways and Means Com mittee. Receipt of the suggestions caused Im mediate activity among both Democrats and Republicans of the committee, many of whom are opposed to the details of the Secretary's plan. While taxing the bonds Is generally favored, something more concrete than the Secretary sug gests, such as a flat levy of-e per cent, on the Interest rate, or application of the Income tax, appears to be more gen erally deelred by House members. The 4 per cent. Interest proposal prob ably Will be accepted by the committee. The Secretary has Impressed members with the necessity ot prompt disposal of the bonds and the possibility of at taining this result by an Increased rate. Only a most unreasonable tax rate. It Is. agreed, can prevent a lively demand for the bonds at 4 per cent. Prediction of Experts. The fact that they will be exempt from all save Federal taxation Is In Itself sufficient Inducement to create a good market, and prediction of bond experts that a 4 per cent, rate may carry the bonds above par is expected to increase the demand. One ot the principal arguments ad vanced, for the Secretary's plan is that it would protect the small Investor. Surtaxes would not apply under the revenue bill now before the Senate on incomes of less than $5,000. Few except thavery large Investors would be af fected by the war and excess profits taxes. It Is believed. "Variations In war nnd excess profits taxes are so great that it is difficult to present even a general Idea of. what rates mlgnt be collected through such sources. Calculations on supertax re turns, however, are easily made. Under the proposed law, for Instance, the super' tax on $175,000 worth of bonds would be S3G0 and $500 on $500,000 worth. Thus' the holder of $376,000 worth of 4 per cent, bonds would receive a net Income ot 3 10-16 per cent., while the holders of a $500,000 allotment would receive 3 9-10 per cent. Members ot both parties In the House aro demanding the establishment ot a definite bond marketing and retirement policy, and this is likely to delay the passage of the bill somewhat. It Is' predicted, however, thst the bond Issue bill will pass the House within a week after tho Ways and Means Committee meets August 15, One of Chief Objections. One of the chief objectors to the Secre tary's plan urged at the capital Is that It proposes to leave the Investor largely subject to the whims of future Con gresses and the fortunes of war. Changes in the various tax levies proposed are liable to ensue at any time. ' Representative Moore of Pennsylvania, who In the absence ot Representative Fordney of Michigan is the ranking Re publican member of the Ways and Means Committee, issued a statement to-day Indicating his belief that Republicans would support authorization of the bonds unreservedly. The disposition of Congress for the present," he said, "is let the Presi dent have what he wants for tho pur poses of the war. The Administration believes it to be its bounded duty to help the Allies to the limit. We are In the war. It Is said, and we cannot back out Wo must help sustain the Allies as they go Into winter quarters and to prepare for their usual spring drive." CANADA ENDS GRAIN FUTURES. Dellrrry Trading; Ordered Dlacnn- -tinned on Kxcliana-ea After Ansr. SI. Winnipbo, Man., Aug. 17. Trading In wheat for future delivery will cease on all grain oxchans In Canada on August 31. Official notice to this offect was posted to-day on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange on orders from the board of grain super visors for Canada. Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 17. Exportation of flour to the United States was Dro- hlblted to-day through an brder In coun cil, issued at the Instance ot the Cana dian Food controller. NORTH GERM AN LLOYD AUDITOR ARRESTED Fiek Lived Where He Could View New York Bay. Henry F. FIcke, employed by ths jfortn Herman t,ioya Bteamsmp com pany aa an auditor at a salary at 1540 a month since that company stopped op erating Its transatlantic passenger ser vice, was arrested last night by the Fed eral authorities. FIcke Uvea at 1324 Bay street, Staten Island. In a district which commands a view of Fort Wadsworth, the Narrows and New York Bay. Capt. Koenig of the German merchant submarine Deutschland .was a great friend ot FIcke, who was chairman of the reception committee wnen tne sut-. marine arrived in American wateri last 1 year. FIcke Is charged with being a I dangeroua alien. He la In the Raymond street Jail. Brooklyn, but will be taken to Ellis Island to-day, Dutch Dancer Must Die, Paris, Aug. 17. A revision court martial has rejected the appear of the Dutch dancer Mnta Hart, who recently was condemned to death as a spy, j Balfour Gives Praise to American Troops "WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. A. T J. Balfour, British Foreign Minister, who recently visited the United States at the head of the British mission, wrote the follow ing: letter to American Ambas sador Page at London after the. parade of American troops there, which was reviewed by King: George: "The War Cabinet, who have Just witnessed the march past of the United States of America troops, desire to express their admiration of the magnificent sight and their deep gratification at this striking symbol of Ameri can power." CAN'TFIXPRICES SAYSWARBQARD Finds Power of Regulation for Public and Allies Out side Its Scope. Special Ditpatch to Tss Scn. Washington, Aug. IT. Neither regu lation of prices for the general public nor for the Allies comes within the present scope of the work and authority of the War Industries Board, In the opinion of members of that organiza tion. It was learned en the highest au thority to-day. The board has been created as an or ganization for the prosecution of the war. Its members feel that the success ful accomplishment of that work will exhaust their entire energies and that matters which do not directly bear on the expansion of the nation's production to the point where It will successfully sustain the demands made by Govern ment agencies are matters which must be left in other hands than theirs. Briefly summarized the view of tho members of the board as tohe work which thy have undertaken is: Price regulation for the general public Is outside the board's province. Purchases for the Allies constitute a problem which will probably be solved through the creation of another agency. Price regulation, so far as It applies to Government . purchases; must be fixed with other matters In mind than production costs. Character ot Regulation. Opinion among the members of the board strongly leans to the view that the nriees which the .public will have to pay during the war will be regulated.. In part by puniic snowieuse oi cosis of production ana in pari Dy a leasenea demand. Whether the Information gained by the Government as a result of the In- nulrv of the Federal Trade commission will be made public cannot yet be fore cast, but there are strong Intimations thai somethlnff or tne sort win do aone, The public will then be expected to edu ratA Itself sufficiently to be able to Judge of the reasonableness of prevailing prices. Tiirphaes for the Allies constitute one of th most difficult problems be fore the board. All such purchases are belns- held In abeyance as much as pos lb!e until some metnou ror dealing with them hes been worked out. It is probable that this will take the form of an Allies purchasing committee. which will place its requirements e fore the War Industries Hoard for con sideration in the same way tnat tne War and Navy departments are doing at the present time. Negotiations for thfe formation ot sucn a committee are now under way. Broad View Favored. Trices to be paid for Government or ders will be fixed on a bnslar which will Insure not only a reasonable profit to producers but will also stimulate the in dustry to loo per cent, proauction, ana In some cases provide ror large expan sion. It can be announced emphatically that the board as It Is at present con stituted Is In favor of taking a very broad view of the price question, with the primary thought that prices, no mat ter how Important they may be, are a secondary matter compared to winning the war as soon as possible. It must be remembered, however, that the War Industries Board Is merely an advisory body. It cannot spend one penny ot public money by Its own action Whether Its recommendation will be ac cepted by the heads ot departments on whom the actual responsibility for ex penditures rests Is another question. The board Is In the strong position ot having been created by the action of the Council of National Defence, which Is composed of members of the Cabinet. and being assigned by them to tlilfl work. Refusal to accept recommenda tions therefore will place the depart ment heads In the position of upsetting the efforts of part of their organization. "Sun" Tobacco Fund Passes $42,000 Mark rPHE total of THE SUN To bacco Fund for Our Soldiers in the Trenches is above $42,000 this morning and still going strong. The number of regular contributors and group givers in creases daily, nnd more individ uals and organizations ore ar ranging beneftt entertainments. Don't forget that next Wednes day is Smoke Up Day, when each of the 365 United Cigar Stores in tho greater city will givo 5 per cent, of its gross receipts to the fund. In addition the first 500,000 United certificates de posited in boxes in these stores, beginning that day, will be turned over to tne fund in cash at two cents each. The depositories in the Schulte Cigar Stores start to fill up with Mutual certificates and coupons as soon as they are emptied. All these contributions help. Also you may leave orders in these stores. ' The fund employs no agents or solicitors. The story of yester day's progress is told on the fifth page. 38,000 MILITIA TROOPS IN FIRST UNIT TO FRANCE Indications Are That Two, Instead of One, Divisions Will Be Sent Abroad. MOBILIZING AT 2 POINTS New England Guardsmen Are Likely to Accompany tho "Fighting 69th. Washington, Aug. 17. Two army divisions Instead ot one, comprising a total of at least 33,000 men, probably will make up the first contingent of the National Guard to go to France. Although no official 'confirmation was obtainable, there were evidences to-day that the composite Forty-second Divi sion, whose organization recently was announced, will be accompanied abroad,' by the Twenty-sixth, made up ofNew England Guardsmen. No New England States are among the twenty-six having representation In the composite division which Includes the "Fighting Sixty ninth" of New York city. Th Mimmanil., nt tha Tmntv.ilvlti is Major-Oen. Clarence Edwards, now acting as commander of the Department of the Northeast, and It Is presumed he would go to Burope with the division. The Forty-second is commanded by "Major-Gen. W. A. Mann. r Plenty of Shipping; Available. A report was current to-day that sufficient shipping will be available for forwarding two divisions within the time fixed for the departure of the Forty-sec ond, and that the Twenty-sixth had been selected to go because, It comes from a compact area and Is composed for the most part of regiments of high rating and representing States whose troops were left out of tho composite division. The Forty-second Division is belnp mobilized at Mlneola, L. I., under thu new European standard, which requires that the strength of the individual Infan try regiments be increased more than 50 per cent The process necessitates the addition of some units not Included in the original order, for where one com pony ot Infantry, for Instance, was to have come from any Mate two companies have been consolidated to give the 250 men necessary. Thus hundreds of men have been transferred to fill up the regiments se lected to go. All the other National Guard divisions will go through a similar process on their arrival at their dl visional camp. ' Speeding; Up Kqnlpsaeat. No hint has been given as to the probable time It will require to prepare the Forty-second for embarkation. As It Ms a wholly new organization. It Is logical to assume that It will take some time to get into working shape. The question of equipment also entered Into the fixing of a sailing date. The same considerations apply also to the Twenty- sixth. The original plan for a composite National Guard expeditionary force is known to have provided for two.dlvlslons made up on the composite plan. Ap proximately forty vStates would have con tributed toward forming tne orty second and Twenty-sixth, and supple mental divisional or army corps troops might have made up an expedition that represented every State. The War Department announced to day the final allotment of State troops among the national army cantonments and made nubile the list of Colonels as signed to regimental commands in the various divisions, both of the national army and the National Guard. Thirty-two Major-Generals assigned to command divisions of the new army and National Guard to-day received Instruc tions to report for duty not later than August 35. Alt the regular depart mental commanders arc now called upon for duty In tho field, probably in France. SHOES GROWN IN GARDEN. lowan Tells Hon to Make 'Em Ont of Cornstalks. Thanks to the discovery of an Iowa man who landed In Now York yesterday every amateur farmer can ralso his own shoes In the back yard garden, and there really Isn't any reason why ohoes for a small family can't be raised In a largo window box. This distressing news for the gentle men who are getting $15 a pair for the sandals for which wo used to pay 15 In the days before kings and emperors nnd such got to pulling one another's hair over In Europe comes East through J. M. Dlnman of Storm Lake, Iowa. When Mr. Dlnman put one foot on the brass rail at the MaJestia yeterdsy snld foot was enca.scd In a shoe mado ot a combination ot plain cornslulk and glu cose. It was a nifty tan shoo that looked like the sort one sees hi the show win dows along Broadway. He said ho had been experimenting with his process for six years, and had finally made It work. Tho rornatnlk composition shoes can be mnde for J2.S0 a pair. MUNITION STRIKE IN GERMANY. Cnrds Distributed Called Peace Walkont on AnKiiat I ft. Sptclal Cablt DtipalcA to Tns Srs from Ihi I.oxilon Time. Copyright, Mil; all right rtttrrtd. Amstkrpam, Aug. IT. A Berlin po litical news agency reports as authori tative Information that cards calling a general strike In munition plants were distributed In many places In (Iermany. Th rlnv flird was Auirust 15. The cards I state the purpose of the strike Is to l comuel peace. An attempt was made In Oermany to ' establish a connection between the proclamation of a strike and the Entente offensive. It Is asserted that an under standing exists between Entente agents and the Independent- Social Democrats of Germany. linen g, Gibson Promoted. Washington, Aug. IT. Hugh B. Olb- hoii, former secretary of the legation In llrussels, who did notable work In tha utile efforts to prevent the execution of I'M It h Cavell, received a promotion to day making him a Secretary of the Hrst clasa 1 . , (I I . . ..A lt..a-I..M U 1 ... I BIALTO, B'way 4id St., New Yorlt.-UaH WILSON EAGER TO EXEMPT MARRIED MEN FROM DRAFT Crowder's Strict Rulings Opposed, as President Agrees With Weeks That Conscripting of Those With Families Is Unwise. Sptclat Dupatch to Tns Ben. Washington. Aug. 17. President Wil son has come Into conflict with Provost Marshal General Crowder on the policy to be pursued by local and district ex emption boards In passing upon cases of married men or men with dependents drafted for the military service. Provost Marshal Ucnral Crowder has ruled that dependency exemption claims shall be allowed by local boards only when such exemptions are r.ecwsary to prevent de pendents from becoming charges upon tne Government. The President takes the position that married men should be exempt as a class. Should the President's interpre tation of. the conscription prevail thou sands of cases whero claims for exemp tions have been disallowed by local and district boards may have to be reopened. Wilson nnd Weeks Aarree. In a letter to Senator Weeks. Massa chusetts, made nubile to-day. President Wilson agrees with the latter that draft-lng-of men with families is unsound and unwise, and concludes: "I shall take pleasure In calling the attention of tho War Department again to It." This action was received In army cir cles with surprise and amazement In view of recent rulings by Irovost Mar shal General Crowder, which In effect In structed local and district boards to grant exemptions on pleas of dependency only when the contribution of the drafted man to the support of a family cannot U.S. ORDERS SMOKE SCREENS FOR SHIPS Department of Commerce Pre pares Apparatus to Foil U-Boats. Washington, Aug. 17. Apparatus for creating smoke screens for protection from submarines is to be provided soon to every American merchantman enter ing the war zone. Details are withheld, but a Depart ment of Commerce circular Just Issued reveals that preparations are being made to use not only smoke producing boxes but smoke funnels and phosphorus for supplementing such apparatus. The boxes, to be dropped overboard at the approach of nu enemy, will bs Issued to each ship by the Navy Department as a part of its naval armament. The more elaborate stationary funnel contrivances are being midc by private concerns and ship owners have been askej by both tho Navy and Commerce departments to purchaso them direct. So far have the plans advanced that a booklet haa been Issued tovehIp owners describing the best kinds of smoke pro ducing apparatus and giving (Tlrectlons for Its use. It Is taken for granted that n long series of experiments preceded the step, and although olllclals refuse to discuss that phase of the matter. It Is apparent that they expect Important re sults In tho direction of making the seas safe for merchant shipping. "The Department of Commerce," says Secretary ltedfleld'a circular announcing the step, "regards this matter as of great Importance for the protection of our merchant vessels." Use nf smoke apparatus to blind sub marines Is not in Itself a new feature of sea warfare, but until now no such elaborate steps have been taken to em ploy that means of defending merchant men. Few merchant vessels could simulate without special apparatus the great smoke screens produced by destroyers to protect .themselves and hide tho move ments of other units of tho fleet, but It has been pointed out moro than once since the war began that such a screen . . i . , , 1. protections for merchant vessels countering U-boats. Whether the Naval Consulting Board had a part In framing the Department's policy for smoke protection is not re vealed. Its members have been at work for months on vnrlous contrivances for combating the submarine. KAISER UNDER AIR ATTACK. Allied Kllrri namlmril llnmburg While Emperor In There. Copi!Ni!AO.r.N, Aug, 17 Allied aviators recently dropped bombs on the bathing place of Hombtirg while the German Emperor was staying 'there, according to a traveller who tins arnvea nere rrom (Iermany. The traveller, who was at Frankfort-on-thc-alaln when It was at tacked by French ulrplanei two meeks ago, says It was reported there that the Bame aviators had dropped the bombs on Hombuig, One of tho Emperor's two headquarters Is said to be In Homburg. The traveller says tnat the first bomb dropped on Frankfort destroyed a num ber of houses. GERMAN SEA CRIMES TO BRING REPRISALS World Sailors Ditcust Puniih ment for Brutality. London, Aug, 17. "To consider the crimes committed by Germany and sea men of German U-boats," was the offi cial description of tho purpose of thu gathering here to-day of representatives nf peamen'H organizations of several al lied and neutral countries. France, Italy, the United States, Canada, Aus tralia, Holland, Belgium and the Scandi navian countries v. ere represented J. Havelock Wilson, head of tln Brit ish Seamen h Union, presided. In his speech he said ' "It is not worth while railing on the Government to protect us, hut the people of the world mut do something for themselves. Tho war will not last for ever. After the war Ihe Germans again will have to come among the seamen or tho civilized world, Then thrro will be a great many accounts to settle, "As seafaring men we should express In no uncertain language, our opinion of German brutality, Huppoe tne peamen of the world mako un their minds that, after giving Germany fair wnrnlng, they will. Independently or nil Governments, show the Germans that the seafaring 'men of all nations will not permit them selves to be disgraced by working In a boat in which Germans sail? Not only will we punlBh German seamen, but German shipowners as well." be made up from some other source In the event ot his being taken into the army. In army circles It Is said that the posi tion taken by Senator Weeks, which the President indorses and plans .to Impose upon the Department, Is contrary to the clear spirit of the law and to the spirit under which the law has been adminis tered to date. It Is asserted that exemp tions of married men as a class would be contrary to the terms of ths law and therefore Illegal. ITnsonnd Policy Shown Senator Weeks in his letter to the President said In part: "Drafting married men with families excepting In cases where marriage has been entered Into for the purpose ot es caping the draft is economically an un sound policy, and It Is unwise from the standpoint of successful prosecution of the war to take married men as long at there are sufficient single men to meet the Government's requirements." After replying to Senator Weeks's con tention that aliens should be Included In the draft "whatever may be our treaties with foreign countries on this subject" that this matter "Is already Interesting the Department of State" the President concludes: "Your point with regard to drafting of men with families Is undoubtedly well taken, and I have reason to believe that It Is very much In the mind, at any rate, of most of the drafting boards. I shall take pleasure In calling the atten tion of the War Department again to It." TWO DOGS TEAR BOY TO DEATH IN YARD Animal Prowlers of City's Streets Drag Prey Off Fence at Home. Two vicious mongrel dogs attacked Ralph Protta, 9 years old, of 245 East 150th street yesterday afternoon and In jured the child so that he died in Lincoln Hospital less than an hour after Dr. Berger had hurried the little fellow to the Institution. The boy was playing in the back yard of his home. Between his home and tho house at 23 East 151st street there is a fence and a small yard. Ralph climbed to the top of the fence to see why the dogs were barking so furiously In tho neighboring lot. As he reached the top of the fence one of the dogs Jumped for the lad. The dog'S teeth caught the boy's leg and he was pulled to the ground. Then both dogs attacked hun. Ono of tho mongrels was a stocky, black unlmal. The other was a mall, red brute. They went for, their young victim Just as two wolves might have attacked a lamb. As they tore the child's fleiih he screamed and a number of neighbors ran to his aid. They were not able to check the Infuriated dogs, and Police man Flannlgan of the Morrlsanla station was called. The policeman climbed the fence and made an effort to beat off the dogs. He found both anlnuls tearing tha little boy's limbs. They had entirely laid open the abdomen. Flannlgan took careful aim and shot the big, black dog through the h-d. The neighbors got a rope and tied the red dog. Then Dr. larger came with the am bulance and mads every effort to save Ralph's life. He found probably the worst case of the kind that has ever ,,.r,ltj - wiiiiuiHcu n I'll, o l k. lit 1 1 in Wll physician In this city .'"TL"T.wk,. ..., i chiefly with Italians. They wero Indig nant and excited. Some of them sent I for Assistant District Attorney Cohen j and Lieut. Gllday ot the detective bu reau. When the officials came a he.irch was mado for the owner of the two dogs. They nnally traced the ownership to Llberlo Pecclano of 232 East 151st 1 street. After he had admitted that the ! dogs belonged to him tho man was taken locked up on a technical charge of, nthe .Uioclatt I rn homicide. The red dog was also held 1 H' I hont in I-rasi-k and IIki at the station. ,0li'i, Aug. 17. hvlde continues to " SHAKEUP IN BRITISH CABINET. John Hodge Chosen for Minister of Pensions. London, Aug. 17. John Hodge, Min ister of Labor, has been appointed .Min ister of Pensions in succession to George S4coll Barnes, who was appointed to the War Council to take the place of Ar thur Henderson. Other changes an nounced officially to-night wvre; .Minister of Lalrjr, George If. Roh- erts ; Minister o National Service, A, C. Oeddes, Parliament ir Secretary to the Board of Trade, George J- Wardle. The new Minister of National Kervlco Is Brig -Gen Gcddcs. a brother of Sir Eric t'nmpbell Gedden, FlrM Lord of the Admiralty lie has been Director nf Hccrultlna, but under the -Ministerial pledge that recruiting should p.tos Into civilian control he drops his military rank on entering tho Ministry of Na tional Service, which will have charge of recruiting. AIRSHIPS CRASH; ONE KILLED. Tiro Amrrlraus In Collision nt Canadian Camp, Toronto, Ont., Aug, 17, Two air planes flying at high speed crashed to gether 800 feet In the air at the Armour Heights aviation camp to-day; ono of the machines bursting Into tinmen and plunging to earth, killing the aviator, Cadet H. II. J. Dorr, who hailed from New Jersey. The victim'. neck was broken and his body badly buined. The other aviator, an American, whose name Is withheld by the Royal Flying Corps, reached earth safely, London, Aug, 1". Two army air planes, flying low and nt great speed, came 'Into collision to-day over tho Thaineu near Purrlcet, Essex, Both maOitnes fell and the pilot ot one was drowned, ALLIES CLINCH . FLANDERS GAIN; FOE EXHAUSTED Germans Keep to Shelter After Counter Attacks Arc Repulsed. CANADIANS PUSHING ON" British Toll of Prisoners and Guns Grows in Lens Drive. LANGEMAIiCK STILL HELD French Victorious Near St eon leke IMver St. Quentin Cathedral Burned. London. Aug. IT. After a series of the most violent counter attacks last night, In which they failed to win back any of the ground the British and French took from them Wednesday and Thursday except a bare footing here and there, n strange quiet descended upon the German lines to-day. Cer tainly they show far less ability to come back than In any of tho previous big battles of the war. What attacks wero made were de livered by the British and the French, who were naturally fully occupied In consolidating their new positions. The most Important of these tss by the Canadians, who added to their holdings above Lens and Increased the toll ot their prlroners to 1.120. It Is nnnounced -that In this drive the British have cap- lurea xwenry-rour guns Including a number of heavy cannon. About 1,800 prisoners were taken. Germans Lose Their Gains. During the night three strong counter attacks were delivered against the Brit ish north of Lena. The nrst failed ; In the second the British were pushed back a little, but the Germans were unable to hold their gain. The third was a com plete failure. Up In their own sector, to tho north, the French repulsed heavy counter at tacks and then pushed further east, near the Steenbeke River. A vigorous attack delivered against the French line near the California plateau, In Champagne, was beaten down by the French artil lery. Tho Berlin report on the fighting yes terday, which did not reach London until to-night, reiterates that tho British and French attacked on a twenty mile front from the Veer Canal to tile River Lys, on the Belgian frontier. It declaies "the second great lighting lUy of the Flanders battle wuh decided In our favor," and, after admitting losses here and there, adds "by evening, after heavy righting, Lnngemarck and our lost posi tion wero again In our hands." Foe's Claims Arc Denied. An official denlnl of these claims was lssuel In London to-night. Langomarck Is still held by the Rrltlbh and has been since Its capture. No attempt was made to retake It, a British staff ofllccr reported who was In the vlllago as lato as fl P. M. to-d.ty. There was no nght lng south of tho Ypres-Menln road, fully seven mllas north of the Ljs. The German olllcll statement asserts that the BritUh penetrated to Poclkap pclle, a mile anil a half east of Lange marck. Concerning this tho British olM clal press bureau says lo-nlght : The reference to Poolkappclle ob viously Is Intended to give the Im pression that tho llrltlah fdlled to reach some Imaginary and distant ob jective, Just as in the German ofnclal statement Thursday it was Implied that the British objective on the Lens front wa Vedln-lc-Vlril. It Is sulllclent to stale that the Hrlt Ifh troops gal tie. I all their objective not only north of Lens on Wednesday hut also from St. .lullcn northward on Thursday. GUNS SPEEDED BRITISH. I' I ii ml era llitrrimt- I'lrr CiiIIimI llnat Accuriite (if Wiir, I multiply irom uoin ino prisoners ana I British nllkcr of tin wonderful rlilcncy ' .!L lT,Z ,ZT,?Z., (line i i Ht1iltim. wln-lu the utliaiif-n wii I so viicri'ssful I Tho correspondent vHlteil the ciif,- ualty clearing station fur the Lnnge marck region nnd talked with ;i llrltlsh artillery obfcrvatlon officer who was wounded. lie said: "I have seen much modern nrtlllery work, but frankly I ncer dienined tlieio could ho such perfection achieved In n barrage Ilro as wo accomplished Thursday morning. I was stationed In an advnlico post whero 1 could hto tho full effects pf our nru on the Lange marck region. Whtlo 1 directed tho llrlng of the guns In the tear I was amazed to see what our gunners could not see. "At the Jumping orf hour, which was 4:40 o'clock, tho Hiltlsli hatterlen dropped n barrage In front of our In fantry for the ndvancii. It was as though a tollii curtain nf steel had been dropped btfoio our men. ll moved forward with the mechanical precision or ciocitworK. .u our guiwt imoki- nut with such a hurricane of lint that 1 ai stunned with the effect. "I tried to say something lo a com panion slnndlng beside me hut i-oiihl not make him hear my loudest shouts, so dcufenlng was the thunih r from thu breaking shells Tho barrage ifioveil forward with Mich accurao that our infantry was able to keep quite clou, to it without danger, for thcru was no wavering of thu baringe line. t'llts Wll) for Troop. "Straight on nver Langeiparrl; and Langeiparrl; the surrounding region passed the bar rage, with tho Infantry trail. ng. It was not more than thirty minutes from thu start before wo weio In thu town itself. It was S o'clock when our gunllm llnally rested on German positions fnr to thu rear, and there they conlmued to ham mer away wliilo llni tli5htlng( went on about Langcinaivk 'The Germans undoubtedly were ex pecting our attack, for their counter barrago was dropped hack- of our linen almost, eWtwn vUr adyojK beguu. t