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Stm. WEATHER FORECAST. " Fair to-day; rain or snow to-night or to morrow; southerly winds. Highest temperature yesterday, 4B; lowest, .26. Detailed westher reports on Uat page. IT SHINES FOP, ALL VOL. LXXXV. NO. 190. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 191$. owww. 1S1S i PRICE TWO CENTS. VETS' IN PANIC AS BACKERS IN ALBANY WAVER Bcporlcd Shift by Four Senators Portends Liquor Men's Defeat. LAST HOPK FADING Conceded Defeat in Assem bly, but Thought Upper House Sate. TV1I.L I'KJHT FOR IKIjAY liiii Legislative Leaders Op pose Tin's nnd Vote Will He Token Next Week. Special Ptipatch to Tin. Sin J Albany, March S. The brewery ant! Iq ior Interests became alarmed here to- j r:ght with the reported sudden change t ! sentiment of fcilr Ser.ntnrM whn lind ' Veen counted upon as opposed to ttje MlI-.McNab resolution tattfylng tho Fetleral prohibition amendment. The "nets" had' conceded the adoption f the resolution in the Assembly, but ir.tll to-day had considered that they l.ad the Senate as safe" us a Tammany tote in the vest pocket of Charles F. Mjrphy They are now panic stricken. It Is declared that they can depend on i!y "1 sure votes against the ratlflca 'ion amendment. The report even sained l-a,lsy here to-night that if Senator ll'on It Brown, tho Republican leader ri 1 champion of the "wets," finds he ronr.nt hold enough Senators to kill the r'Mi-itlon lie will not make a tight (;ain-t It when it comes to a vote. UU Votrs Needed to Win. There Is one vacancy In the Senate, t'.ai nf Morris S. Halllrtay of Ctlra, who l-t-lKr.ed to enter the United States ser ' This leaves 27 votes either for the utitlcatlon amendment or doubtful. Twenty-six votes are needed to adopt It. The doubtful ones do not number more il-ii. three or four, and with "dry" sentl rwit saining strength the temperance for.es are confident these hesltaters will I - suept to the antl-booze side. An up-State legislator to-day ex rrme.l what Is becoming the prevailing ttitude when he ald : "I'm not for prohibition, but In my ''liirH are ten 'dry' towns. I want to i ,me h ick here next year, and It would t political suicide for me to vote any i -Vr way than for-the ratification reso- ...e Assembly It is practically cer u .i that at least seventy-eight members x .i vote for the iesolutlou, not Iticlud ",' the ten Socialists. The Socialists, iliilc claiming thai most of them are fal abstainers, favor a referendum to ! Pe0P, P' The ear., n,W ,VT' 10 g6i embarrassment f-entlment of their districts, audi, Jioton nnd t lather they will vote for or against th " " n''" L r nUScatloti resolution will not be known u.tll they hear from their constituents. Next week the prohibition Question J.Mbahly will be fought out on the floors both hou.-es. The fight Is acknowl- I I close, and It Is expected that , Jeii to be close, and It Is expected t ltg.Utlve halls will swarm with the vB'!e ribboned temperance advocates on td one hand and the brewery and liquor 1 ibhyists on the other. The "dry" forces are taking a great deal r.rouragemcnt out of the signal vlc i iry of Gov. Whitman yesterday, when le forced the Senate Into a position Kl.ere without opposition It confi.med lis ten appointments to the new Farms md Markets Council. Whitman for Prohibition. The flovernor has championed the "in" cause light along and tho anti nloon people feel that his Influence with leKlslature Is greater than ever. They look upon the Introduction es "rdav by Senator Kmerson and As a,Wvnian Malone of a bill referring '' ratification amendment to a vote ' H.e people next fall as an effort on ' c part of the "nets" to spar for tlmK b.ated by the realization that they 'ere loMng strength. Thla bill, the dry K'liocates say, was offered merely to eomc wavering legislators an ex te for withholding their support of the '.tlflcation resolution. The prohibition fight will start right Mundav afternoon with a hearing on tno bills, drafted by tho anti-Whlt- 1 Republican leaders, providing war I-dTri' ,P,TbMZ r"8 f a wiue and amending the Mate Con- t'Hioi, b making the .State "dry. if A i 'i-Saloon League has op i in-1 ii cs, calling them camou 'H 1- Mini; they were merely I A.., -Saloon League has opposed , niei ncs, calling them camouflage ntro- Mi. ,, "lr,.,;ll".:,1,0,awry fr,om friends made up his mind that he would at Z . 1,"e , 'rr advoca., :vlU not. He had u number of other engage L , ' ? , r nB '.'!. f.rl',0, a" l Was I nients for what remains of the musical .. uw iiram. ii txpmrd to be so large that request i been made that It be held In the Anembly chamber. It Is possible that ,! Hrr.crson-Malone referendum bill o win t,e taken up at this hearing. Ti" Assembly Is scheduled to vote "'i"day morning on the ratification 'dilution. lioth houses yesterday Mopted .1 revolution of Assemblyman fjwt Tuckerman, Itcpubllcan. of New lurk, a "wet," calling on Congress to "r.4 to the Legislature a statement of ' " .le by which the Federal prohlbi-l,-n ani,.t,inient wis passed. He quest ,ons that tho amendment had tl'B requ'red numbr of votes, and says '( if Hie imormatlun he asks Is not ''h om.i.B by Tuesday he will en- or to delay the vote on the ratlfica on revjlutjon fiom of tho Assembly .Wrr, however, assert they will not! -ml for further de ay. , Th teK of Btrencth on the ratification ftv.lutlon is expected in the Senate Thursday, when Senator Wellington of Troy, t s understood, will move to dls rirsi the Commltteo on Taxation and li'trenchment from further consldera ' on nf the measure, Hh motion at least bnng out "a lineup on the question, i' 'ie final vote probably will be taken " ' resolution when It Is sent to the s"' re afier passing th Atsembly. The Outlook for the Prohibition How Senate Stands on Prohibition Measure Special DetpatcK to Inn Sex. ALBANY, March 8.--A tenta tive lineup of how the Sen ate stands to-day on the pro hibition ratification resolution shows fifteen Democrats against It together with these eight Re publicans: George F. Thompson, Sage, Nicholli, Ottinger, Crom well, Emerson, Brown and New ton. The "drys" claim twenty-three votes. They are: George L. Thompson, Murphy, Slater, Stivers. Towner, Walton, Wal ters, Wellington, Robinson, Whit ney, Marshall, Wicks, A. P. Brown, Hill, Hewitt, Carson, Knight, Argetsinger, Mullan, Graves, Gibbs, Fowler and Yelverton. The doubtful members nro Lawson, Gilchrist, Lockwood and Hurlingame. J i I WAR SILENCES KREISLERVIOLIN Noted Mllsidan Cancels All Engagements, Even Unpaid One for Charities. EAST OKANUE IS BLAMED Austrian Officer Had Given Up $80,000 Income in Face of Criticisms Having arrived at the conclusion that for the Immediate future appearances In ti.n Tir,n,i .... nv. i- m oii l.im ' . ., , , i. i representation on the Labor Adjustment more embarrassment than pleasuie, trlu j,,, ot , Kmergency Fleet Corporn Krelslcr, the violinist, caused the an- 1 tlon before It will bo free to act. I nouncement to be made yesterday that for all public purposes ho has hung up his fiddle and his bow nnd will not be heard here again until the treaty of peace has been signed. Mr. Krels'.cr In addition to being a great musical ar(1st is a Lieutenant in the Austrian army nnd bears the scars of war. At the beginning of Interna-1 The Shipping Hoard nnd Kmergencj tlonal hostilities, and before this coun- I Fleet Cornoratlon have annealed to the . try was In, lie served with h!a regiment t on the Austrian front and was slightly clals are preparing to advertise for pa wounded In action. i trlotlc union men to go to the yards. While Mr. Krelslcr was convalescent ! Tills procedure has been held up for hla Government, deciding that he was days in an effort to avoid an open nip too valuable an asset .to the nation to ! ture with the caulkers' organization In h.. t-lakori An tho Hvhtinir Una mni.H this district. There, however, seems, no ! him a furlough and he came to this country to Keep a series or concerftn- gagKmcnts.' ' I '"" 'iHi ""imion. .. -i . .. .. , . . i ii was nuer ine Lnueu siaiea nau entered the conflict that he encountered ill Philadelphia his np- pearance was not received In a friendly ' spirit, and presently the report got In , circulation that he was despatching his I . . . . ... ,i ground8 route m" earnings Sivaieen grounu rouie. jus earnings nae been ground route His earnings have 'been Ure ev'r slnee. he "',a" fu necep'ed , ua & (.uiiayiiiiMiiie ti usi for an average concert Inlir riuelnir the . - - , "V : , " ", winter months he has received as much as 180,000. To meet the contentions of his critics he caused the announcement to bo made that he would receive no more money for his playing during the continuation of the war, but would appear for charit able objects only. He has played infre quently during the musical season which Is Just ending, and on a few recent occasion has been heard at the piano only, as accompanist to Iteinhard War llch, a singer and a warm frtend. Tho final straw which has retired him from the concert stage was laid across his shoulders last Wednesday night In Kast Orange, N. J where he went to ! play at a benefit at which Mr. Watiich was the principal soloist. Disapproved by Officials. The audience was friendly, has been described even as enthusiastic, but the Mayor of East Orange disapproved of the Warllch-KrelBler numbers and let his disapproval be known. So also did another town official, who has been aiding, the nation as a four minute ora tor at theatres and movie houses ln sup port of the war savings stamps. Mr. i Kreisler did not press his right to ap- WrneTto thir ,h ni,.t i , on tne point. .. "YJrt be would annar ! - , ,,, " ,i.r ,n,i 1 ,K. ...r Vi,V .,,n r.' .i, T.V. ...i, ...... ..... .... ha, oancelled tJiem all. Mr. Kreisler has had difficulty In un derstanding the attitude of those who have objected to is appearances, and Insists that art Is International and dis crimination should not be mado against an artist on account of his nationality. He baa been quoted also as holding the view that the militaristic Idea Is all wrong, but has asserted hl privilege as an officer and gentleman when nsked for his personal verification of the state ment. ARMENIANS BEING MASSACRED. Tnrka Said to Renew Slamthter In llrorruplrd Territory, - , , Cahle Df!patcK ,0 Tl ScN from the " . don n ..f IM rMM. CoDvriaht. l: all riohf retervei. IvONDON, March 8. Tho Armenian In formation Bureau report that the ad vancing Turkish forcea are reoccupylng Armenia and destroying all tho remain ing Armenians. Every Armenian male In Samsun, on tho Black Sea, near Trebliond, has been massacred. Including even the babies. Similar atrocities have been committed In other towns and villages. THOROUGHLY ANALYZED BY A STAFF WRITER IN : 1 : 185 MEN DELAY 50 LAUNCHIN6S FOR NEW FLEET Obstinate Little Group of Caulkers Keeps- Ships on Ways in Puget Yards. HITCHESON IS OBDURATE 600 Workmen Needed, Imt. Ho j Won't Act to Speed Up ltuilditi"- Programme. Sprrial Dispatch to Tint Si's. V.siu.vciton. March . Willi high officials of the Allies anil the Cnlted States Impressing more ami more tho absolute need of ships to make possible the American military offensive In Kurope, the shipbuilding programme has encountered another serious delay through the unwillingness of a small group of organized laboring men to give a full measure of cooperation in speed ing up production. It was disclosed to-day that a number of wooden ships on the Pacific coast ate ready for launching and nre being held on the ways because they cannot be caulked for the water. In the Seattle or Puget Sound district a union of 1S5 caulkers lias refused to permit ap prentices to work with the men and have paid no heed to Insistence that the union be Increased to meet the situa tion, which demands at least 600 caulk ers. Appeals to William I.. Ittitchesou, leader of the Cnlted Brotherhood of Carpenteis, by the Shipping Hoard for aid have brought the response that while the carpenters' union has greatly needed men listed and ready for this work the organization feels 11 mutt reach an understanding on demands made for These caulkers are getting a hasc pay now of $7 a day for eight hours and time and a half for overtime. Their av erage Is said to bo J 10 a day. and they are Insisting on overtime as a condition of employment, and In addition lime asked a base pay of $10 a day for an eight hour day. Trying to Avoid Open Huptnrr. Puget Sound caulkers in vain, and oITi- I other solution. '' samuei uompers, p.esmmn ui im American IXIerntlon of lAbor. and a large majority of other high officials of ine reonrauon anil me nig imenuuinnai unions arc doing all in their power to ' i i,.nii.. o r 'Pefd P b "V j1 "" ! I ' "L., ,7'. .m i.,,,,,,,.,.' ""j:,, " "'o .. ";..,X.Ti. r. A'Z 'L i IMIIK nilillU (11111.1.11 U.-ua, iinu iii.'i,. la SU,,,Clent ,,mber and''1,pr '"at"!:"' n.Aw j , h , nrrease the number to 40u nvalIabIe to lnfrea ,abor were avall, se the number to 40u ! nllBl.le lnutclrl nf lll.'.l:. I In the past.n ths increase, however, it seems the . " . . . . numner now unner coiisiruciioii uutj i i... .1,.. ii.,. ouestion can be settled 1 n"of "he'rast'ssels could be ! !" lh0 fer. h J' I :m n,lme ' " v Officials here, however, are despairing of getting them in the water for at least another month. Appenl Made to I'nloii, In an endeavor to enlist the aid of the Puget Sound district union. William Plg gott, district manager of the Seattle district for the Emergency Fleet Cor poratlon, sent this letter to O. II. Hrown, president of the union: Dkak Sir: We beg to call yo iv earnest nnd patriotic attention to tho very serious conditions which have pre vailed in this district for the last slxt day, which conditions are now becom ing more serious than ever because of the fact there Is not a sufficient number of caulkers in the Northwest to finish tho vrood ships now under construction and these that must be completed later in order to win the war. "The wood shipbuilding programme ,,,. , ; ,, v, , i,,nM,,i o the emergency necr. uorporation fe7.t7oO mow asTaUUv lalo. and at least iuo more as rapiui) an fhev can be built; This extensive ProBrammo , rUig this me "eeu 101 Rn"ls ,s "upcrauvo in iir in as sntl-Mctorl'y na can no uxiwcteu ,.v,.n, . .f. raiilV lie "It Is estimated that It will take up proxlmately 1,000 man-days to caulk one vessel, or 'a total of 162,000 man-days to caulk ull the vessels which must be put into the water before January 1, 1919. Figuring approximately 370 work ing days left In this -year and dividing this Into tho total of 162,000 means that approximately 600 caulkers will be needed to do thla work, and this do'es not tako Into consideration necessary re pair work. SKoatlon Crowing Worse. "There have been many discussions between shipbuilders and tho caulkers' organization in tegard to the absolute necessity for more caulkers. Little, how ever, up to the present tlmo has been accomplished, and the result Is that we have many ships now ready to launch which are being held on the ways to be caulked and the situation daily Is grow ing worse. "While we have had plenty of evi dence of ' the fact that the shlpbulld Ing prtBramme la being delayed for want of caulkers, action has been de ferred in the hope that yourself and the wood shipbuilders would be able to work out a satisfactory solution. In the meantime overtime work lias btcn not only necessary but a condl - Continued on Second rape. USERS OF COAL MUST REGISTER TO GET SUPPLY Garfield Issues Regula tions Governing Distribu tion for IflM-lfl. PHICE IS CUT 30 CENTS Two-thirds of Order Will He Delivered First Curds for Small Towns. Vneiil Despatch n Tint S' Washington, Match S. fuel Admin-I V Irttaloi' fiaifleld announced to-day ica'l-, latlons adopted tn hisuie ample coal j supplies next winter for domestic use. j The regulations w 111 be effective April 1. . Local administrators are expected to list prices consumers shall pay on and after that date. Any retailer or consumer found guilty of violating the new regulations will be liable to a tine of ; .1,000 or two years Imprisonment or both. Tne provisions of the new order and the known attitude of State Fuel Administrator Wiggln of N'ew York on points where discretion 1 given to him Indicate that New York city people will Ilnd on April 1 that j lliej- Hie Kutrincu w.. tin; 4u,iwf....b dltlous In making provision for next winter's fuel : , An average reduction fiom present i prices of 30 cents a Inn is to ne ninue bv all retailers on io.il sold between April 1 and September 1. ICach .customer ordeilng coal will be required to submit a certified state ment of his requirements, his supply mi hand and the amount he ha or dered fi oni various dealers. Retailors must report to the Ktiel Administrator eaih month all deliv eries, and are prohibited from deliver ing to any consumer fuel In excess of the amount named In hi" certified i-tatement of requirements. The statement of l equipment should be filed with the dealer as near April 1 as possible, and should state the amount of coal needed for the vear ending March 31. 1919. Uealeis shall make dellveiles ot antluaclte until every consumer has received two-thirds of his stated or tled normal requirements with the exception that order" el six tons or under may be filled at mffce. IlrlUrry of Flniil Third. After all the customers have received two-thirds of their year's needs delivery of the other third Is to begin. The dealer U nut restricted In methods of filling orders for bituminous coal for domestic consumption. If a consumer r.-,Mi,. ,,i.. rnoucb aildltlonal coal to bring hl stocks to a point necesaiy jor , ui ..-i .h i "ln , consumers whose ord er ' 1 requirements with the loea 1-m l Admin-, U-trstor .V'",0dr,h,aln not be delivered to a single consume, or ho ",!T ' V" ., -.. -i i.iLTr..' I mission -It Hie ll'C.II I'lJi-i rt'un.i,,-.. T.e form of certified statement which .,. m.t.niv the older for the year s InU8t acennumiv the older for the years u .1.. nf .r.l r.-illri.v. .' ' ,Mr,nnm wlih reciutiuus t the i" n '- r. fntted siuis iui-i ...,r. are rrnoir-.i to make tru il-.lr-. tlon "ii'wer to vne o""" " 7 - N-,? ft' & jY.Tl" , d"!":V, Iff ! M7ch 31. Wis? yuantlty tiow on hand ; I B!S3 JXnfoti Hf yo "". j nll'd orders Willi ouirr umcix . amount and with whom? I hereby certify that the above stat mants are tru to the l"t of my kaowl edge and belief. Name? Any person who wilfully make a fjl" statement upon the foregolnu applleatl.in Is lubject to prnieeutliin undi-r the I-vr act which Imposes n p-na'iv of 1.000 fine or two 5 earn imprisonm-nt or both First of a Series. ... ......... The new regulations arc ine nisi 01 the series for governing the control and distribution of tne nanons tuei supplies- during the coming coal year. They are ues.gneu to guarantee a.. r.,u.u.. u- iriouiion 01 com. In former years the greatest rcduc-' acsirucuon or private nouses in noriu tlon in the prices of coal has been In I eastern London. The house of a vicar the month of April, when the prices were I v. as partly wrecked, but the clergyman cut 50 cents, and then advanced 10 cents1 escaped. He Is a special constable and a month until In September the normal 1 had left home for duty when the warn-prle.- was regained. The Fuel Admin-' Ing camo a few minutes before the ex Istratlon has held that this method per-1 plosion which damaged his residence, rnltted the early buyer to get the best , The vicar worked throughout the night, price and that by favoritism and other j assisting the wounded and homeless circumstances many small lot purchas- neighbors. ers were discriminated against. A bomb which fell In n northern It Is held that by having a uniform suburb destroyed two houses and dam- reduction of an cents for all low price months all purchasers can be treated Continued oil Third rage. equitably. Others contend that lacking extra Inducement, bue;s will hold back orders The plan for bringing about a two thirds distribution of a community's needs before the full supply of any con sumer Is placed tn his bins Is also In lino with the general distribution policy which Is to govern future regulations governlm? operators and wholesalers. These regulations will be Issued within i a short tlmo and await only formal j agreement by the Director of Railroads I and administrators concerned In the control of largo consumers. i In the larger cities the method by which each consumer is to obtain his normal supply of coal reds for Its suc cess upon the strlrt supervision mill Investigation of tho certified statements of requirements. In many ot tho smaller communities a system of coal cards Is to be adopted. The two methods of J procedure aro optional with tho Fuel i Administrator and within a few days . It Is expected tho local and State ad- mlnlfilralnr. will nnnnnnrA u-bleh nhn I they will follow. It Is admitted by the Fuel Adminis tration that the certified statement ays. tern la looser than the card system and can be more easily violated. The card . system entails survey of every house. 1 hold. Bach card will make provision i for the purchase of ordered amounts ot coal. Mrs. Lena Gilbert Ford Missing Since Air Raid Special Cablt Despatch to Tub Sen. Copyright, all nohti rettrved, LONDON, March 8. Lena Gil bert Ford, formerly of El mlra, N. Y., author of the song "Keep the Home Fires Burning:." is believed to be the first Ameri can victim of the German air raids on London. A bomb last night demolished her home in the northwestern section with five adjacent houses, and the occu pants were buried in the wreck age.' Rescue parties worked all night to extricate Mrs, Ford's son Walter. Her mother, Mrs. Brown, also of Elmira, was dug out and taken to a hospital seriously injured. At a late hour to-night Mrs. Ford had not been found. When alarm for the raid was sounded she was dining with Mr.. Isabel Fisk of New York. 11 DIE, 46 HURT IN LONDON RAID (ierniaii Airplanes IJonib City to Accompaniment of Aurora BorealN. A y ,. ()M ,S WHKCKKl) 1 ( Noi't ll WCStd'H Section. Chiefly llesidential. Scene of Worst Damage. 1.U.SPON-. March S. Kleven person" were killed and foity-six others were In jured In an airplane laid upon l.ondon last night, ac cording to the latest police reports, says an oftlclal announcement to-day. It Is feared that an additional six bodies are In the inlns of houses wrecked. There was a rem.ii kable ilii-pljy of the Northern Lights last night, and it Is be lieved by many that this furni"hed con-. ditions under hl.li the ulr raiders could work more etfectHely than under a clear, star lit sky. Watchers on the Kent .oast said that Just. before they heard j talI?d information In casualty lists from the raiders approaching the hole noith-1 the American front in France. The ad crn sky became illuminated in bands of I Urrz-ses of tho men, date of deaths and red and white light, which shone over the sfa with far moie powerful effect than the bright moon. Then, as If to accentuate the brightness by contrast, the skies to tho southward toward Franc 'itfld the Kngllsh Channel grew what seemed to be pitch dark, (,. feature of the raid was the ' . ., .. . .. ... strong ureeie, wnieu m "'" llov,.rl bm.iered th- operations ot the Those who watched , , spectacle of the gun dashes wondered w nw wmd a)jJ 'obl. Nrlll(. .ct.tlM ,ril. The greatest damage in London was inflicted tn the northwestern section. ,,1,.,. fn,,,. bomb" demolished several - - houses. All the damage and casualties n th s d .strut were confined ro two Parallel street., although as usual win- X'Z SS thls a,.ea. IIu,ulreds of persons were Just preparing ,o desert their homes, most of which are thiee story bulMlugs, for the more substantial shelter of the two near by subways when the bombs began to fall. The first bomb made a square hit on a three story dwelling of concrete and brick, crashing through two floors before it exploded. While the police, special constables and olunteer rescuers were buy there three more bombs fell near bv in quick succession. Ambulances arrived speedily, and notwithstanding .I.a nnnfiiBlrtn rw-lll.ru .vr,rl.-il tf. V' ,'-','-""" ' ' iciuveiy uiiuci me uiiu-.uit.f.tii uiu- For twenty minutes after the -' " . ...i .ii- vm ,..,. . v . , - - -. --I f Many Entertainments for the Smoke Fund rpHERE seema to be no end to the good things prepared by loyal friends and supporters for THE SUN Tobacco Fund. There are new ones to announce almost every day and the army of con tributors is growing constantly. All of this is good, but it also is necessary, for the need Over There is increasing. Read the story on page 5 and see how you may help. This is another extra certif icate day in the Schulte cigar stores. Lay in a smoke supply for yourself and deposit your certificates in the fund box! WARNING! THE SUN TO BACCO FUND has no connection with any other fund, organiza tion or publication. It employs no agents or solicitors. Amendment in New York THE SUNDAY SUty BE SURE YOU GET GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING NE W RE VENUE LEGISLA TION President and Advisers Reporte'd to Have in Mind Revision of War Tax Law Single Taxation System Suggested. Washington. March S, President Wilson and his advisers, according to apparently authentic reports at the Capi tol, are beginning; to consider new reve nue legislation for presentation to Con gress. Revision of the present war tax law, it Is stated authoritatively, is ono fea ture of tentative Administration plans, which aro expected to cover the Govern ment's financial needs for next year. In cluding new bond issue. Broad features of the legislation prob. ably will be discussed soon by the Presi dent In conference with Secretary Mc- Adoo and Administration leaders in Con. ! gress having charge of revenue nucs-1 tlons. Members of Congress believe the . President will definitely advise Congress j month, but further ilelay because, nf of the national financial situation and belated returns from excess ptoflts nnd ' needs, juesent and future, probably sub- Incomes Is probable. Also the sugges j mlttlng tentative bills for committee tltm Is made that In order to give time consideration embodying the Admlnls- for further study of thn situation nnd tratlor's programme. the operation of the new war tax law Knactment of an entltely new tax bill, legislation might well be deferred by repealing many domestic taxation fea- ! Congress until fall. lures of the Fnderwood law of 1913 anil Yivc-Uovarnor Warburg of the l'ed the war tax law of last year and r.uh-ieral Reserve Hoard, It was learned to stltutlng a new, single taxation system. ' night, recently recommended to thu is said to be under consideration. Such n House Ways and Mean Commltteo leg plan Is expected to eliminate confusion islatlon to provide for the payment nt lesulting from an attempt to enforce two excess profits tae- in four Instalments sets and rates of taxes. after this year's payments arc made. CREEL HOLDS UP CASUALTY LIST Censor insists Data Issued , 1'iuler New War Order Is Valueless to rnhlic. GIVES MEN'S NAMES ONLY War Officials Say Elisions Arc Made on Pershing's I'rgent llequest. ; ,,,,.,, , Th1 Scv Wahiuncito.v. March S. Tho Anurl ,)(,m)ie hereafter are denied all de wounds, and even the branch of the service to which they belong are to b omitted. Only the namM are to be given wnnoui nieiiiincaiion wnaiever An order issued to-day by the War Deiurtrnent to this effect resulted In a refusal of the OqrnaU(,U fit J 'uyitc in-1 formation, headed by (Ieorse Cie1, to j handle lisM piepared In thW form en 1 the ground that they were absolutely valueless for the publl-, and has led to a temporary suspension of the casualty list. The fii' news of the new order was given this afternooi., when the C'retP commlttte lsued the following: "Hereafter ine Committee on Public Information will not ii-sue, casualty 11-ts. Corresiondent, eilltors and the public should apply In the future directly to ,.. i,,.rtnii tnr nil lufnr.nnflnii the War ivpnrtment toi .ill information ""s Mr. c reel, when asked for an exphma I '"This' order was a mi.l.aiy one mad, by the Chief of Staff and approved by lhe Asslst.uit Secretary of War. There was nothing for us to do but to submit to it." Adjt.-Gen. McCain explained that the new order would restrict the Information merely to the names of those killed and wounded. He said his duty was to carry out orders of the Chief of Staff without question and that the public would have I to be satisfied. j He did explain, however, that a strong recommendation by Hen. Pershing made , within the last day or two had prompted 1 the action. Tho reason urged was that I I the casualty lists that had been Issue.i. - , . , "' ,,"'- ersning s opiiimn, nan cuiikhi -u Information of value to the enemy. These haye sh()Wll J0W lhe (Jermans succeeded In gassing or. sped nAAnl... K'..f1.l.i , c.l.l ..,,1,1,1 l,a L" r.-.'.:i.::r." . " IllUa" SaUillttt'lUIY IU Uir UCIIIIHII.-. No reason was advanced by Hen. Me- Cain why even the addresses should bo withheld. Persons who wern ready to concede the point with respect to dates I by dismounted cavalry. After a violent and branch of service argued that no artillery preparation men belonging to military secret seemed to be disclosed three Herman regiments, all being spe In such addresses. eljl storm troops, succeeded In gain- Ing a foothold In tho Belgian line. "TTTSTT PEARE." SAYS LENINE. We Minll Vl rlp to victory.' Add llolahrtlk Leader. . r. XfnrlV. C V'Ul.nltl I ..!,. the Bolshevik Premier, In an article against the HoLshevlkl who refused to ratify the peace treaty negotiated at Brest-Lltovsk. asserts hat the terms I NP!n "?:. r.u8' aml uciiuuii ncio tcmuiu ...4i muii uti- mJ. 'V? . Vd" r.n.. t. ..- i, v,nii .... ,i. , l.ln,t. v..r. l!.m.flnv -.ftp Til sit, attained deliverance from Nnpo- lco"' ALLIES TO PAY HIGHER RATE. MrAdon Announce. Inrrease of In- ifrri on uurrrnniFni i.oans. Washington, .March f -The Interest i ram on joans 10 tne rtines nas oeen raised from Hi to 5 per cent, as a re- sun or tno recent increaso in tne rates i on certificates of Indebtedness from 4 to I 4 H per rent, tilncc It now costs the United States Government more to bor row money from tho American people, Secretary McAdoo felt It necessary to charge more for the allied loans, al- though these transactions mean practl- cally no profit to the Unlted'Stat'es. Credits to the Allies now amount to $1,734,100,000 nnd 1 1, 3Sfi, 400,000 has actually been paid out. The question of Increased taxes Is said to be a matter not yet ready for con sideration. A strong faction In Congress i Is ready to oppose any considerable tax Increases, except possibly n few new manufacturing sales taxes and minor consumption or excise levies, and pos sibly changes In Income rates. Another faction Is expected to urge Increased levies on excess profits. Nothing definite toward new legisla tion it to bo done, It Is understood, until Secretary McAdoo. Commissioner Hoper of tho Internal Revenue llureau and other Treasury officials can gather and digest Information regarding revenue re turns, under existing laws. Secretary McAdoo has promised to submit prelim- Inary data to Congressional leaders next BRITISH,BEATEN BACK, RECOVER Attacked on More Than Mile Front, Near Ypres and Lino Breaks. FLAME THROWEKS I SE1) Hate's Men Kally and in Jtrilliant Counter liegain the Lost Ground. London, March S. The most Impor tant attack by the Hermans against the British lines rlnee the Cambral drive was delivered to-day on the Ypres-Dlx- mude sector. It extended over a mile front and the Ilritish were compelled to fall back In several places, but by coun ter attacks they i eestabllshed their lines, (emmir' reports to-night. Tils report fo Shortly before d.iwti to-day.' after hMs artillery pi eparatlon. the eli.jmy delivered a strong bal attack on a front of over :i inlle smith of Hout hoist forest. On a greater part of this front his attack bnil.e down under the I (lie of ir tronpr. At one. point, however, on the left of our line, where tho attml. whs pi eased with sreat d termination and sup porled by Hoops carr.Uivi flam" 1 throwers, some of the foldlcr holding , our advanced pos'.s were compelled tu fall back n fhort d.?t;Kc on a front of about ."u0 yaid.". ; After severe lighting Uiler in l!i nviiidng a counter attai k was launched by Yorkshire, llsht Infantry. It ! met with con-iderabUi FUcre.s. with the result that the fnemy's tnijs were driven back 11 dlstam e of I'.oO yards lic.iond their former front line, and heavy lofes were Inflicted upon I them. Our positions are completely ieetabllshed. Our casualties In tho enemy's region of attack and 111 the subsequent lighting were light. ; Sussex troops carried out a suc cessful raid this morning east of 1-a , Ventie, and with little loss to them f elves captured a few ju lsoners. Hostile ariMb'ty showed considerable activity to-day at a number of points, partic ularly in the nelRliboihood of Fles- , qiilere", in the Civeii' hy, Neuve Chap- , ell and Armc-ntieres sections nnd east 1 of Ypies. 1 The He!!.nm ni:heil two shaip (!e: man attacks on the night of March ti. t'hn Oru. u- UL'!ltr-sl Hie IIkvam k linvl. ' ... " ,"?,: ', . " . . " ' I tUII W IT I ti win, w 1. n v n.tVtUt Mil c . I ' was stopped by artillery lite. The second was south of Sluydekens - kei ke and directed .-uf.ilnst uositlons held A vigorous counKr attack made by cavalry drove them ba.-U with seveiei'" ''"V"' "ro fnr 1.;1k1s, while .. i losses from the positions which they had been ordered to lioiu at all costs. The Belgians took 100 unwounded pris oners, four officers and seven machine "'"" aa uu-n. ine jiumio being Indiffer ent as the result of the long strain to t Kll.n, Herlln reports the capture of thirty jj,, , apparently In the same action, ' German artillery was active to-day f Cambrnfi itween Vermelles ! and Armentleres and east and northwest I Armentleres and east and northwest Vpres. :imlla. .All.-t.u 4 1, a 1,1c- mine . yrM ' 8'-"t activity of the big guns marked rked the operations yesterday on the dun front, particularly on the right ik of the Meuso north of Hill 314, CTU ' "" .. . V. ...V. . :,;'' . , Vu" . " ,. ' infantry lighting. Berlin reports some nrlsoners tiken In a raid eist of Laneu. lorrnlne front thero was heiuy artillery work between Sellc and Plalne. GEORGE VON L. MEYER SINKING J . aught Chance of Ueeovrry of For- nifr Secretary nf 'nv-. Boston, March S. (Jcorge von L. Meyer, formerly -Secretary of tho Navy, who has been 111 at his homo here for several weeks, was reported to-nlrht us , slowly sinking. His Illness, dun lo a tumor of the ' llvrr, took an unfavorable turn during the day, and his physician said that , there was slight chance of his recovery YOUR RUSSIANS STRIP CAPITAL; AWAIT SEIZURE BY FOE Occupation Expected to Re sult in Semblance of Order at Least. REAL PEACE DOUBTFUL Belief, However, That Con gress in Moscow Will Ratify Forced Treaty. .lA.MlU'Rt; IS HKOCCIT1E1) llolslicviki Also Assert That They Hold fciev. Despite ilerlin Army Statement. Germany Opens Route to India pHE HAGUE, March 8. "We have acquired a direct free route via Russia to Persia and Afghanistan," says a despatch from the Wolff Bureau, the Ger man semi-official agency, re ceived here to-day. The announcement of the Wolff liureau, if true, has an im portant bearing on the situation in western Asia and possibly even in India. The peace terms forced upon Russia at Brest-I.itovsk took away from Russia districts in the Caucasian region through which it would be possible for the Ger manic allies to gain entrance from the Black Sea or Turkey into Persia. Passage through Persia probably would meet with only nominal opposition, while a still further advance into Afghan istan would be possible. SpeiM Cablt Dr'patch to Till StK feoni fit J.ohtlan Tirne.. lop'jrifftir, llS: alt tights removed, ri;Tooit.i .March 0 (delayed). The ! movement In favor of ratifying the peace treaty with the Central Towers la gaining ground and there Is little doubt that the I-enino following will cairy the 'day at' th Moscow" consrusir of Soviets' councils nrt Tuesday, but that this will be followed by real' peace' Is Impossible. FVMttltnt references In the press to till Austrians nnd Hermans in the most un complimentary terms are on Indication f public feeling. The Gennarn are f.n-ed by the neces- I lt nf tetrirlVi, nr,l.. I.. Pi.cjIi .1 allowing tho revolution to ferment and continue: tho latter they aie not likely to do, hence their occupation of I'etro gr.id N regarded as certain The citj 1 present a deserted nppear.imo .it.lde from the various Ministries, or Hoven -, inent departments, where carts arc load ' Ing the ofilco paraphernalia, winch Is being taken hastily to the railroad ?U , tion for conveyance to Moscow Owing to tho stringent measures to combat uprisings, sabotage and crime es.eel!ent order is being kept In tho city. The British Kmbassy staff passed through tho fighting rone ln Finland be ond Tanimorfors last night. Although the train was tired upon It got through safely anl continued on the way to Tornea, on the Swedish frontier. TRAINS ARE SUSPENDED ri.-elnt I'flnnrnil riiiiiilner Pays I'nbiiloiis 1'rleea for Melglis. ri.Tno,,np, March ii (delayed). I'etrograd Is calmly awaiting news o' its fate dining tho quiet offered by t' temporary armistice, pending considern tlon of tin- peaco treaty by tho Soldiers' and Workmen's Congress at Moscow Lvldence that tho city Is being cvac nated Is seen everywhere. The Ministry I . . , , ' " vH -Vxivrorvl archives to 1 i: ." ,7,K, f ...... . J ouno interior is moving to Moscow M. Ilibenko. Commissioner of Marine, has been missing for several days. Crowds aro trying to leave the city, but tho legular trains have been suspended and permission to uso spe- iai trains is uimcull to obtain. Fabu- ! '"""sanns are wanting out along the 1 hlghn.i and railroads. The theatres, opera ami ballet a.-e i n,"fn 11 "e(n subjected. ,j j uii, K.iiMievm tieirjfauon returned t i .. i day from Hrest-Lltovsk M. Alexleff. a member of the delegation. ciM ih. ,iL I were forced to sign under pres. , mire or arms, lie slated the terms or tho treaty differ from the terms offered ! ',,r' I''ru:l7' I1onl' ln 'J1" ""rrender .-.f "" C c"lan districts of Hatoum. Kars , an, '""''"' under conditions which 1 nmko It Imposslblo for ltussla to reuaii, A ,fro'V, "r'!c-v He stated ' ",at 11 V"J' tho ""'an understand ng w" " p- ... .. ,. , . ' n k ,lh" V so unwillingly by ltussla Inevitably must oe snort llvetl. i ' """'"" "'""ry movements in the ""'"ri" ,i.-..,,.in ju.-niii, upareniiy have stoiipe,!, but the enemy Is so close that It Is difficult to retain tho Oovem ment In Petrograd. Its removal to Mos cow Is generally expected before tho Congress opens on Murch 12. JAMBURG IS RETAKEN. HoWhrvlUI Also Iteport Kler Still In Their llnnds. London, March 8. A Bolshevik an nouncement asj.erts that Jamburg, th. State COPY I