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ERALD
NO. 4131. weather-fair and colder. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1918. ONF, CK.NT ?-?
65,000 SHIP WORKERS VOTE TO STRIKE
At SAVINGS STAMPS
Uncle
them. Bmy tkea today
FIERCE ARTILLERY DUELS RAGING
WITH AMERICANS PARTICIPATING;
BOLSHEVKI THREATENED BY HUNS
Austrian* Repulsed in Four
Attacks Upon Italian
Forces.
THREATENED DRIVE
OF HUNS DELAYED
Possibility that Allies May
Decide to Take Initia
tive Shortly.
London, Feb. 15.?The most vio
lent gun duels staged anywhere so
far this year are raging in the Cham
pagne. They exceed in fury the
sort of artillery activity heretofore
' associated with raids. Talk of an
impending real battle is again in the
air.
It is recalled that this is "Der
Tag" set some time ago by certain
German press dispatches for the
launching of the much-heralded su
preme drive.
On the other hand, experts con
sider there is just as strong a pos
sibility of the allies themselves get
ting ready to take the initiative be
fore Hindenburg is ready to strike.
Aanl?wu Praised.
"Lively artillery Are developed
-outheast of Tabure," said today's
'-?erman war office statement.
"In the Champagne" reported the
I'srta bulletin "Especially In the
-Yfesnii (Butte Du Mesnil) sector
there was violent artillery fire all
night." .....
That is the sector where the
French, wtffi the aid of an Ameri
can barrage made their big raid
Into the German lines Wednesday.
Both In the British and French"
I ress the official French praise for
the American artillery work pre
paratory to Wednesday's raid
was "featured" today, the papers
pointing out that America had
"arrived" and surpassed all expec
tations In this first bite action in
which Sammies took such an Im
portant part.
French flyers dropped three aqd a
tons of bombs on important
stations behind the German lines
Tuesday night, causing explosions
and conflagrations.
H""? Admit l.wMfN.
Berlin today claimed the shooting
<lowu in January of 130 allied air
planes and a score of captive bal
loons, admitting the loss of nearly
seventy German machines.
Heavy German artillery displayed
considerable activity in the Queant
region, in the sector of the famous
?otan (Drocourt Queant) line. Gen.
Allenby reported a new British ad
vance two miles on a six-mile front
in Palestine, to the northeast of Je
rusalem. This places his army nearly
ten miles north of the Holy City.
Italians Repulse.
frustrated In three successive at
tempts to break through the Italian
lines west of the Brenta. and In a
fourth attack east of the river, the
Austro-Oerman invaders evidently
ih"u -
-p rsixrsz
co~iv,he IUHmn frem
iUppo??d to *>" most vul
he ,i ?h.."f nowhere have met with
tne slightest success.
*h? Lower and Upper Piave. on
both flanks of the fortress of Monte
.rappa, in the Brenta and Frenzela
valleys, and on the Asiago plateau the
invaders have found only a stiffening
resistance that has brought them in!
rtjr ? -h
??me military circles It is sun
hfjgreat drtC"? ' p* enW"y launchcs
nis great drive in France he win ??
h^6 ,o inUh ,he
^ " comjn*?? *
agreed that the invaders' task has
been made many times more difficult
th. I? counter preparations made by
the Italians and their allies during
,m?nth8 Italian situa*
!L"V?""r thc p*rtlou* thin* "
| "?? or Fight.
Sign peace or fight. ? is Germany ,
ultimatum to the Bolshev.ki. ,ThJ
not baen. nor will it be formally con.
to. Trotsky or Lenine. but is
e^rSir^ ?m?lal ae?on and
WOr<L Through the
'nkZmSSt, ^BerUn^ac'cording
to some dispatches, that the Boiah?
to the eleventh hour0 " ""*?
.V?" * talk of a drive on Petro
S, thL" "^rlln r'ChM' C<rtaln 14
haa Promised the
? H miUUr* baokln* ^
asrsr h,m"ivM again? ?*
.J?**? "*"rU *xrt?t. however, if
' ??rmans seriously contemplate
*ueh an undertaking entailing as It
2M3* _ demands on their
??rr^ti0." *nd *up,ay 'J'tems.
r ^-1--?^?- erery'hlng that came
[ throagh from Berlin today showed the
wl'" ?""d*re<) themselves
<titl at war with Russia beoi.x.
Tnnaky refused to si?n peace before
th* armiatica expired last Tuesday
PEACE ISSUE
GAINS FAVOR
WITH ALLIES
Statements of Aims Develop
Spirit of Moderation
Among Belligerents.
By ARTHUR 8. DRAPER.
Special Cable te Tbe WaaHnatoa
Herald a ad New Yerk Trlbaae.
London, Feb. 15.?Just what the net
result of the acrimonious debate in
Parliament thla week will be It la
difficult to predict. Though it re
volved around the Lloyd George gov
ernment in rather & local way. the
subjects which brought about the ar
guments are of vital interest to Amer
ica because of their bearing on the
war.
Ijocal differences of opinion matter
! little to Americans, but involved In
this political battle is the great ques
I tion whether the allies are making
full use of diplomacy in waging war.
Parltsts More Xawereas.
An Impartial Judge of the debates
! must come to the conclusion that the
' pacifists?those who would make peace
on practically any terms so long as
they bring an end to the bloodshed?
and the moderates?those who be
lieve the present allied policy leaves
something to be desired in the way of
making use of the diplomatic offen
sive? ha-7fe increased tremendously
and now include many representatives
of all political parties and of all
stations in life, also that President
Wilson has become the ackniwledged
spokesman for the allied moderates.
That the question of military leader
ship will probably be settled shortly
by compromise and that a temporary
political truce Is also probable.
Now that the government under
stands thtc Asqalth a challenge was
on a matter of policy, rather than of
personality, more information about
1 the Versailles conference undoubtedly
I will be made public. The bulk of par
I llament and the bulk of the country
is infinitely more Interested in the
| plans for winning the war than In the
' leaders.
I To Americans, the chief interest in
i the debate lies in the support it will
1 give to President Wilson's policy and
J the criticism, mild though it may be,
I of his moderate tone. It will be noth
' ing but good for Americans to recog
j nize the fact that Wilson's views are
I not shared in all quarters on this side,
i Whether he will gradually change his
course or whether certain British
i leaders will swing toward his point
j of view or whether the President and
those who disagree with his policy
I will eventually meet half way, time
alone will tell.
Wllaoa Views Popular.
No one can dispute the fact that the
1 prolongation of the war has made for
moderation in all classes. It is a mis
! take to .interpret the spirit of modera
I tion as weakness in waging war. The
masses want a victorous peace as
much as ever, but they v.*ant to feel
assured that every effort is being
made not only by their soldiers, but
by their diplomats to get it at the
earliest possible moment. They want
a clean peace; they want to be sure
that they are fighting for the same
principles for which they entered the
war.
The Wilson enthusiasts are growing
in number because the President has
set forth their views ^ith a clarity
understandable everywhere. They ac
cept his policy because they Know that
his moderation is backed with mili
tary force. Just as is theirs.
Almost on every side favorable com
ment on the President's latest speech
continues to be heard. In labor circles
it has the fullest indorsement.
HUN SEA RAIDERS
GET ENGLISH SHIPS
Eight Sent to Bottom by Unexpect
ed Dash of Germans.
London, Feb. 15.?In a bold dash
out of the Skagerak Into the Straits
of Dover, some SCO miles to the south,
s. strong German "Mosquito" flotilla
swooped down upon a fleet of British
U-boat hunters in that vital water
way and sent seven "Drifters" and
one trawler to the bottom.
The raiding destroyers then turned
and sped back as quickly as they
had come, escaping before British
patrol vessels could engage them.
Announcement of the raid was made
by the admiralty today.
The raiders are believed to be the
same destroyers which advices from
the coast of Norway two days ago
reported to have sighted steaming
through the Skagerak.
News Service Restored
By British to L N. S.
The International News Service, one
of the telegraphic services of The
Washington Herald, was officially re
stored to the mails, and cable privi
leges on all lines controlled by Great
Britain. Its colonies and its allies.
Ur|t Skip ob Shoals.
i Eastport, Maine. Feb. 15.?A report
reached here tonight that * large ship
is In distress in the Bay of Fundy
at Diamond Shoals, a few miles off
Sand Mandan Island. New Bruns
wick. The latter island is fifteen
miles from Eastport.
A lifeboat was sent out tonight to
the assistance of the vessel and had
not reported back at $ p. m.
CASTLE'S WIFE
OVERCOME BY
NEWS OF DEATH
Fatal Fall of the Famous
Dancer-Aviator Pros
trates Film Star.
New York, Feb. IS.?Mr^ Vernon
Castle, known all over the world aa
a dancer and film star, was com
pletely prostrated at the news of
the death of her husband. Capt. Cas
tle, at Benbrook aviation field, near
Fort Worth.
Lata tonight Mrs. Castle was still
unable to irake any statement. Her
secretary, speaking at the Castle
hom* here, said:
"I shall have to apeak for Mrs.
Castle, a* the is unable to see any
' one except Mrs. Lawrence Grossman.
Capt. Castle's sister, who fortunately
is with her.
"Mrs. Castle Is completely prostrat
ed by the terrible news. Capt. Cas
tle's body is being brought home
unc.er military escort, but we have
no knowledge as to when it will ar
rive
"He will be buried with military
honors in Mrs. Castle's family plot
at Cypress Hills, Long Island. The
Royal Flying Corps' New York head
quarters will have full charge of the
services."
Forth Worth, Feb. 15.?Capt. Vernon
Castle, hero of 150 flights over Ger
man lines, denied the fighter's privi
? lege of death in combat, died none
the less a hero today.
I He sacrificed his own life to pre
vent a collision in the air which would
I have meant death to two Royal Fly
| Ing Corps cadets.
I This was the decision after inves
! ti gat ion iy the board of inquiry* of
? the Royal Ftyfn* Corps. vwhk3* con
vened this mcining immediately fol
lowing the accident.
Attempts Difficult Feat.
Flying in the front seat of his ma
chine with a cadet under instruction
| in the rear seat, the latter by far the
I less dangerous in case of a crash,
j Capt. Castle was returning to the
! aerodome at Taliaferro Field.
He waa flying about one hundred
i feet from the ground when the second
| machine carrying a flying cadet sud
j denly rose directly in front of Cas
} tie's plane.
I To avoid a collision Capt. Castle at
| tempted the Immelman turn, a dan
j serous combination of nose dives and
| downward loop, originated by a Ger
j man flyer.
Capt. Castle had almost .completed
} the loop when his machine crashed
1 into earth.
Capt. Castle died instantly. Cadet
Peters, who accompanied Castle, was
saved by Castle's body from -the full
force of the fall. He escaped with
slight injuries.
"Life for life was given," said Capt.
Aird, of the Eighty-fifth squadron,
who was present while the board of
inquiry was in session. "It was an
attempt at the difficult turn or a
crash with the other plane.
It was a noble effort to save the
life of the cadet who was leaving the
ground. Being so close it prevented
the turn.
Skill Was Fractured.
The plane fell only a distance of be
tween forty and fifty feet, and Castle
suffered a fractured skull.
Capt Castle was flight commander
of the Eighty-fourth Aero Squadron,
and since coming here last November
with Lord George Wellesley from To
ronto had been stationed at the Ben
brook camp.
Capt. Castle, despite the fact that
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
"MENTAL MARRIAGE"
IS EXEMPTION PLEA
Joseph Lefkowitz, Alleged Slacker,
Arrested in New York.
New York, Feb. 15.?A defense ol
"mental marriage" on April 30, 1917,
over a month before his actual mar
riage was made by Joseph Lefkowitz,
when he was arrested today, charged
*ith making a false draft dependency
claim to evade draft His claim waa
supported by Rabbi Edward B. M.
Browne, of the Mount Morris Park
Synagogue, who declared the mar
riage of Lefkowitz and Annie Fish
man had been planned as early as
1916, but deferred first because of the
girl's youth, and later by a Jewish
period of mourning and the girl's ill
ness.
Lefkowitx's sworn declaration of an
expected dependent was said by Fed
eral Attorney France to have beeri
proved untrue upon investigation and
the youth was held for trial.
Bigelow Wants Traitors
To Face Firing Squads
Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 15.?A demand
for the adoption of a firing squad
policy for present-day copperheads
was made here today by Poultney
Bigelow, former schoolmate of the
Kaiser, In an address delivered before
the Rotary Club.
Mr. Bigelow referred to the hanging
policy of Secretary Seward during the
civil war and urged similar treatment
for copperheads at this time. "I might
say right here," said he, "that there
are ten men in the Albany legisla
ture that we could get along with
out'
DEATH
LIST
J
The War Department began receiving last night the first official list
of American soldiers who lost their lives on the transport Tuscania, sunk
by a German submarine off the Irish coast
Up to a late hour only eighty-two names had been received.
They follow:
ANTHONY ARBONI, Detroit.
FRED K. ALLEN. Ada. Minn.
HOMER LLEWELLYN ANDER
SON, Cumberland, Wis.
STANLEY R. AUGSPURGGER.
Dayton, Ohio.
CLEA BARGERSTOCK, Marienville.
Pa.
BEN BARKER. Forestburg, Tex.
HENRY G. BATES. Baker. Ore.
RUSSELL F. BENNETT, Plain
field. Wl*.
WILLIAM E. BENNETT. Rogers,
Ark.
JOHN B. BISHOP, Foster, Okla.
GEORGE NELSON BJORK, 8t.
Helena. Ore.
CLAUD BRADLEY. Swaty. Ark.
JACK J. BYRNE. Butte, Mont.
JAMES J. BUCKLEY, Minneapolis.
Minn.
ROCCO CALABREE8E. Mount Solo.
Wash.
HARRY CARPENTER, Potomas,
111.
JOHN W. CHESHIBR, Lucas,
Wash.
FIJANKLIN A. CHURCH. Provi
dence. R. I. "
ARTHUR W. COLLINS. Appleby.
Tex.
I STANLEY L COLLINS. Knights
Ferry, CaL
MARCUS B. COOK, Como, Mont.
ALMER *L. COWN. Victor, Mont.
WALTER CRELIJN,^ Virginia.
Minn.
JENNINGS B. CROW. Appleby.
Tex.
WILLIAM A. DINTER. Cicero, Tex.
FRANK DRAHOTA. Jackson. Mimv
KVKRjrrr Jt? DUFFY, Silcatn
Springs. Mo.
ALEXANDER S. GILLESPIE. Los
Angeles. Cal.
WINSTON A. HARTSOOK. Rapl
rtan. Va.
i JAMES P. HAW LEY, Neenah, Wis.
I ELMER A. HOU8TON. Held. Ore.
RAYMOND T. HURST, Pocassot,
1 Ja.
WESLEY W. HYATT. Lebam. I
Wash.
DELBERT B. INGLEHART. Santa
! Monica. Cal.
i JOHN C. JOHNSON. Big Falls.
I Minn.
j JOHN A. LA AKKO. Astoria. Ore. I
I GECJRGE LANK EN AU, San Fran
} cisco, Cal.
? THEODORE E. LEWTON. Forest
' Grove, Ore.
I PHILIP KILBURN LIGUTALL,
Syracuse, N. Y.
I FRED M. LINTOW. Lamoin<\ Cal.
| WILLIAM MATTHEWS. Belling
i ham. Wash.
! ROY W. MAY. Lindale. Tex.
1 JOSEPH G. MAYSTiUCK, Astoria.
i N Y.
I GEORGE MORENO. Pearsall, Tex
I54PER CENT OF
TROOPS LANDED
SENATOR SAYS
Weeks Claims War Depart
ment's Prediction Is
Too Optimistic.
"Exactly 54 per cent of the Amer
ican troops Secretary of War Baker
predicted would reach France by Feb
ruary 15 have landed 'here." Senator
Weeks, of Massachusetts, asserted
yesterday in the Senate.
During the course of nis speech ad
vocating the War Cabinet and Muni
tions Director bills, the Massachu
setts Senator said:
"The question has arisen about the
number of troops in. Europe. I am
not going to say how many, although
I know. But the suggestion has been
made by those in high authority that
we have done very muciy better than
we anticipated. I do not think it is
fair that this wrong impression should
be given to the public.
"On October 1 I had a conversation
with the Secretary of War, who told
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DAVID WORTH BAGLEY
GETS LICENSE TO WED
Commander of Destroyer Jacob
Jones Will Marry California Girl.
New York, Feb. 15,-Davld Worth
Bagley, brother-in-law of Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, and commander
of the destroyer Jacob Jones, who
was erroneously reported as lost when
his ship was torpedoed recently, se
cured a marriage license here today
with Miss Marie Louise Harrington,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tennent
.Harrington, of Colusa. Cal.
They will be married tomorrow. Com
mander Bagley. who was bom in Ral
eigh. N. C., is the son of William
Henry Bagley. His mother was Miss
Adelaide Worth before tjef tparriyfe.
WILLIAM P. MORIN. Portland,
Ore.
RILEY F. MURRAY. Eugene. Ore.
HENRY OXFORD, Tumesville. Tex
ANOKL. PEREZ. San Antonio. 1 ex.
DAVID C. RENTON. North Bend,
Wash.
8AMUEL P. RIGGS. San Francisco,
CaL
LEWIS ROBERTS, Nachidoches,
Tex.
HERMAN RUPP. New York City.
PHILIP VINCENT SHERMAN,
NcSSeNCE1W SHORT, Wellaboro
PfjATHAN B. SHORT. Stephens. Ark.
IRVIN SIMS. Alto. Te?
HENRY A. SK1NNBR, Rockford,
llJOHN SI.OSS. Lochwinnoch, Ren
frewshire, Scotland.
OSCAR L. SMITH. Winters. T?.
WILLIAM V. SMITHPETER. Fort
Cobb. Okla.
JAMES F. SPARKMAS, Frtsco. T?*.
HENRY S. srEIDEL. New York
CTOLUL. B. THOMPSON. MadUI.
?GEOROE w. TOMLINS. El Reno.
?WILLIAM L. TRAQE8ER. Cotton
more, Mh?n.
DANIEL. WEB8TER TROBRIDGE,
Stream, Tex.
TERRY TUTTLB. Elgin. Ore.
WILLIAM E. VICKERS. Southwest
City. Mo. - - n
JULIUS WAGNER. Stamford. Conn.
ROBERT r. WARREN. 8eatU?.
Wash
? BERT O. WEEKS. Modesto. Cal.
ETHAN WHITE. Amett. Okla
] WAI.TER L. WH1TTINGTON. Sher
man, Tex.
WILLIAM R. WILLSON, Canton.
Tex.
JAMES C. WOOD. Yantis. Te*.
WILLIAM W. WRIGHT. Blsmark,
Okla. . _
EDWARD F YOUNG, Gilmer. Te*
GEORGE V. ZIMMERMAN. New
Rochelle, N. Y.
OTTO RAY. Coburn. Te*as.
ALFIE LICARI. Eureka, Cal.
LEO P. LeBRON, St. Joseph Acad
emy. Guthrie. Okla.
Otto Ray was previously reported
among the list of survivors.
Of the 2.178 officers and soldiers on
board the Tuscania when she set sail
for France, the War Department has
recived to date the names of only 1.8M
who escaped death, including the
-twenty-one who were taken off the
ship sick at Halifa* on the way over.
This leAes 364 still to be accounted
for, although the War Department has
nothing official to show that the list
of dead will be larger than its original
estimate of 113.
CUTS FOREIGN
TRADE OF U.S.
FIFTY PER CENT
I
President Takes Step to In
crease Tonnage for Trans
porting Soldiers.
President Wilson took measures yes
terday to release additional merchant
ship tonnage for the business of get
ting troops to France.
By two proclamations, which he is
sued. he paved the way for a 50 pel
cent cut In the foreign trade of the
United States. All business of imports
and exports he placed under license.
Under the license system, the Wai
Trade Board is to decide what com
modities now imported into the United
States can be dispensed with for the
period of the war, and what exports
can be eliminated without Injury to
the nation. Private exporters and Im
porters must adjust themselves to the
sacrifice.
The War Trade Board, In a state
ment issued last night, let It be known
that prompt measures have been
taken to make the shock of the new
order, which becomes effective today,
as light as possible. At the board's
request, the Treasury Department has
instructed port officials to accept ship
pers' export declarations In lieu of In
dividual licenses for all goods which
have not hitherto required a license,
when it c?n be shown to the satisfac
tion of the collectors that the goods
are covered by either a bill of lading
marked "for export" or a through ex
port bill of lading, provided, however,
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
Spring Rice Memorial
Services Set for Today
I Memorial services ih memory of Sii
Cecil Spring Rice, late British Ambas
sador to the United States, will be
held at 3 o'clock this afternoon in
Bethlehem Chapel of St. Alban s
Cathedral.
It is expected that members of the
Diplomatic Corps and many officials
will attend, although no special lnvl
latlons b?tO tent out.
DISPUTE OYER INCREASE IN WAGE
CAUSES UNION HEN TO QUIT JOBS;
PRESIDENT WILSON HAY INTERVENE
Chairman of Board Appeals
to Patriotism of Union
Workers.
GOMPERS PLEDGES AID
IN PROSECUTING WAR
Federation Head Says Al
lied Labor W31 Aid
to Victory.
The United Sutes Shipping
ioard la?t night was in a deadlock
with the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiner*, 5,000 of whose
men are on strike at the shipyards
on Staten Island, New York, and at
Baltimore.
Chairman Edward N. Hurley, of
the Shipping Board, admitted he
had nothing more tangible than
hope, based entirely on the patriot
ism of the workers, to get the man
back on the job without drastic
action.
What the action would be he
would not discuss. "We'll cfoss that
bridge when we come to it, he
| said.
Makea Was* Deasaada.
Mr. Hurley made public a telegram
he sent yesterday afternoon to ^ U
11 am L. Hucheson. general president
of the carpenters' brotherhood. In it
he emphasise* the fact that Mr.
Hucheaon ts "the only international
president of all craft* working In th?
shipyards who has refused to become
a party" to the otherwiaa general
agreement of organised labor to sub
mit all ?li*putea ?ta? Bhlptwlldlng
Labor Adjustment Board.
This telegram waa In answer to one
of Mr. Hucheson's sent in reply to
the chairman's first telegraphic admo
nition to "go back to work at once.
Mr. Hucheson's reply to that was a
reiteration. In effect, of his original
demands, tha main issue of which is
for absolutely union conditions and
the Pacific coast wage scale on the
Atlantic coast. _ , ,
Commenting on that. Mr. Hurley s
telegram of yesterday afternoon says.
'""Tom- efforts have been confined to
demanding special privlliges for the
members of your organisation that
would discriminate in their favor as
against the other crafts. Are the
other international presidents less pa
triotic or less careful of the Interests
of their crafts than yourself? You
have known that you could become a
party to this agreement at any time
and thereby co-operate with the gov
ernment and the other represents vea
of organised labor in preventing ces
sation of work in this hour of our
national crisis."
tiomper. Pledge I.abar'a AM.
Within a few hours after the ex
change of these telegrams. Samuel
Qampers. president of the American
Federation of Labor, who had been in
conference with labor delegates from
Great Britain and members of the ex
ecutive council of the American Fed
eration, issued a statement in 'which
he declared that organised labor will
stand togteher "in the triumphal pros
ecution of the war." _
?'The situation of the labor condi
tions of England and America, respec
lively.'' Mr. Qampers said, "were ??ne
over at these conferences and the units
of the labor forces of both countries
I are together in the triumphal prose
cution of the war." ........
The British labor representatives,
taking part in the discussions, were
W A. Appleton. Charles Duncan.
James Walker and William Mosses.
Almost coincidenet with the an
nouncement. Mr. Gompers sent ou
a ringing appeal to labor throughout
the United States to stand by the
government, and a reminder that it
is labors own liberty and freedom
that hangs in the balance of the
world struggle.
"Labor." he declared. has
its voung men to the service of the
republic. It will not endanger the
lives of soldiers and sailors, nor the
principles of freedom. Labor knows
that the international principles for
which we are fighting have a coun
terpart in the normal relations be
tween man and man. All of labor s
accumulated power will be used to
maintain those principles In ever>
relation of life.
"As I know the power and the con
science of labor, from the depths of
my heart I hope nothing will be done
to hamper the constructive work of
the organised effort of free workers
who have been rendering indispensa
ble senice and who will stand faith
ful until victory comes."
President May Act.
The situation with regard to these
walkouts is understood to have oc
cupied the attention of the Cabinet
at a particularly lengthy meeting yes
terday afternoon.
While no announcement was fortn
coming. the impression Prevailed
strongly in official quarters that tne
President himself might make a move
in an effort to compose the difficulties.
Lack of co-ordination between the
various departments of the govern
ment in the adjustment of labor ques
tions la said to be in part responsible
for the failure to reach an under
standing.
Striking shipyard workers subject
to draft lay themselves open to draft
Into military service.
Ample authority for this procedure
is provided in the ^elective Service
COHiUiQlB ^
OFFICER LOSES LIFE
IN BATTLESHIP BLAST
Several Sailors Injured in Explo
sion Aboard Utah.
An Atlantic Port, Feb. 15.?An ex- .
plosion occurred today on the battle- j
ship Utah in which an officer was
killed and several sailors seriously ,
injured. The officer died shortly after j
being transferred to the hospital ship
Solace. His name was not announced.
While the Navy Department up to a
late hour last night had no confirms- .
tion of the reported explosion on the'
battleship Ctah. official announcement!
was made of the death of Lieut. Com- I
mander Robert Oliver Baush. an officer
on that ship. Commander Baosh died
at the Naval Hospital at Norfolk. Va.. ?
yesterday. Compound fracture of the!
skull was given as the cause of his
i death, but no particulars as to how j
his injuries were received were given, j
Unofficial reports of the explosion
said several sailors were Injured.
An Atlantic Port. Feb. IS.?A United I
States torpedoboat destroyer was
j brought to this port today by two j
naval tugs. The bow of the destroyer
had been badly damaged and it is be
lieved the vessel had collided with a
steamship, which was also slightly
damaged and brought here several
hours earlier In the day.
HAMILTON IN j
WARM DEBATE!
WITH BORLAND
Federal Employes Hear
Father of Extra Hour De
fend His Offspring.
ft * ?
A thsee-mlnuta salvo of applause '
greeted the slogan: "We shall beat]
the Borland amendment in the Sen- j
ate." created by Grant Hamilton. A.
F. of L. organiser. In concluding hl?
spirited answer to Representative,
Borland's speech in defense of his j
eight-hour day amendment, before a \
meeting of the Federal Employes* j
Union at the Arcsde last night.
I Representative Borland appeared as
| the guest of the union. He was
I treated with such consideration and ]
! attention that he especially thanked
J the audience for the "extreme cour- ]
i tesy" paid him during the speech ,
: in which he laid down his tenets on
' the eight-hour day. After his speech
! Grant Hamilton took the floor with j
an answer. At its conclusion he said:
"I want you to carry home this
i thoOght with you: 'We shall heat
'the Borland amendment in the Sen-I
I ate.' An Individual roll call will be
? requested and in face of such a meas
j ure, I think that the legislation will
perish."
Four hundred persona keyed up to '
a high pitch of enthusiasm by 'his pre
ceding words, burst into loud ap
plause. The stamping of feet drowned
the crash of music in the dancing
auditorium below. Applause lasted ap
proximately three minutes.
iHisllln Cheered.
Mr. Hamilton told the audience that
I "not a single department head has
t recommended an Increase in hours of
I labor. The Council of Defense has
j not suggested it. Tet it seems that
i just one Congresman finds that these
j department heads don't know what
; they want, and undertakes to provide
what they need." Mr. Borland smiled
"If Mr. Borland Is consistent in his
stand." de<Jared Mr. Hamilton, when
he said. "I want an eight hour day"
when the committe was considering
the agriculture bill, why didn't he in
clude a provision saying: 'All con
tracts given by* the United States shall
I be executed by basic eight hour day
\ labor, but with not less than price and
i a half for over time.-?"
"I have not yet heard any mention
' from Congress, supposedly anxious to
save money by increasing the work
day of government clerks, of the mil
| lions of dollars spent buying land at
Hog Island by the gallon."
During the speech of Representa
tive Borland, laughter several times
interrupted the speaker. When the
crowd laughed In general the speaker
laughed.
Borland Cheerfat
When Mr. Borland was touching on
the irritation aroused by the amend
ment presented by him. he said:
"There are always present In Wash
ington, unfortunately, those who de
sire to stir up discontent among gov
ernment employes."
Mr. Borland made an emphatic pause
at the end of this remark to let the
full import sink Into the audience. As
it sank in. a few titters rippled up.
then a little wavelet of giggles, fol
lowed by a hearty outburst of laugh
ter.
"But I did not mean It in that way,"
said Mr. Borland. "1 am an officer of
the government. I speak of those out
side the government trying to stir up
discontent." _
He pointed out that the eighl-hour
day legislation would not work hard
ship on employes and would standard
; ice the day. He said that legislation
I was a public matter and should be
tested solely by its affect upon the
public at large.
"I believe that there is such a thing
as an honest day's work," said Mr.
Borland, "and I have fought for the
eight-hour day for postal employes'
for years. If labor takes the PosltioBl
that It will get as much as possible
and give in return aa little as pos
sible. It is surrendering the very prin
ciple upon which it has fought alt its
coniMuv oh paos !*v*N. i
Iron Workers and Other*
Numbering 115,000 Wffl
Be Affected.
ALL ATLANTIC COAST
SHIPYARDS INVOLVED
Woodworker*' Secretary
Lays Blame for Walkout
on Chairman Hurley.
New York, Feb. 15.?Sixty-trv*
thousand of the woodworker* con
nected with the shipbuilding indus
try on the Atlantic coast, from
Bangor, Me., to New Orleans, will
go on strike tomorrow, it was de
cided late tonight at a meeting of
delegates from councils of marine
woodworkers.
Every shipbuilding plant on the
coast except the navy yards, it was
declared, will be affected. The
navy yard workers have a special
agreement to remain on their job*.
Tkaw Wfea WW ??Hke.
Those who will Join in the striks
j include joiners, shipbuilders, carpen
ters. cslkers, stainnakers. boat build
ers, riggers?every worker in any
| manner connected with woodwork on
| vessels. Should the strike last three
days, fully 115.000 men will be affected.
I it was asserted- The additional 60.00?
men include Iron workers, whose
! labors must perforce cease In that
I time If the woodworkers stop.
I There wers twenty-six repreiifsga
| Lives at tonight's conference. The *t
| uatlon was fully discussed, accordtaf
j to John Stuart, secretary ft t*s
i local district council of the marfas
woodworkers.
I "The matter is absolutely up to
k Chairman Edward N. Hurley, of the
| United States Shipping Board.** said
Stuart. "Wo received a report that
Mr. Hurley, so far from receiving
[our representatives considerately
actually threw the memorandum
presented to him at the deglegates.
' Ho treated our cause lightly sl
i though <,.?90 men feel w? have just
j cause for the stand we are tak
ing.
"Our demand is that we receive the
; same per diem rate. 16.60. received by
men engaged in similar work on the
I Pacific Coast. We take this *tand not
j from any jealous or sectional feelins.
but because the scale of living price*
i has increased here in far greater ratio
i than has the advance in wages.
"It is through no lack of a spirit
of patriotisms or of desire to aid the
! government In its shipbuilding pro
I gram that we have decided to strike-.
We have families to support and must
i receive Just compensation for our
I lalK>r."
Daniel* See* Wll?oa.
I Secretary of the Navy Daniels was
I in conference with President Wilson
tonight, according to a message rc
! ceived here late tonight, with respect
! to the pending strike. After canvass
1 ing the whole situation. Secretary
I Daniels submitted to the President the
I name of John J. McGee as a Beaker
I of the United States Shipping Board
1 and to act as arbitrator in settlement
of the difference between the govern
1 ment and the shipbuilders.
\ Senator Fletcher Mas reported to
have expressed belief to the President
that the selection of McGee would
i prove of immeasurable value, as he
: had given evidence of his ability to
I heal differences and adjust matters m
; controversy.
' T. M. Querin. of the United Brother
| hood of Carpenters and Joiners' ex
i ecutive board, declared that shlp
? builders aoe engaging thousands of
' men as carpenters are In reality
clerks and other tradesmen, while
skilled shipbuilders and mechanics are
out of work.
"This is a matter we would like the
Shipping Board to adjust," sakl he.
"The apparent motive behind it is that
the slower ships are built the more
| money there is in it for the builder,
t It looks pretty much as though the in
1 dustry were in control of the Shipping
I Board and the Utter won t consent u>
' a showdown."
GAP WIDENING ON
PEACE QUESTION
Report Says Austria Wants Peace
in Spite of Militaristic Ally.
' tpreial r.Ul ?? The ?HkiaslM
. HmM n? Trtt Trlfc.?r.
Amsterdam. Feb. 15.?The gap be
tween Austria and Germany on the
peace (yuestion seems to be widening
constantly. There Is apparently MMJe
doubt that Austria sincerely wants
peace. In fact, she Is almost at the
! point where tier needs and the dis
content of the population make peace
Imperative. Germany, on the other
hand, is still under cont-ol of the
militaristic party, who demand a ?tc
torious peace. But they are receiv
ing constant wacnlntrs through the
"press of both Germany and Austria
of the danger of the policy they are
pursuing.
Lori Readmg Vwt> ftaker.
Lord Reading, the new British ??
fcsssador to the United S'atea. called
on Secretary of War Baker .?a*erdav
Th* conference lasted for tlft?n.
?let No statement ?S !? tfca SWlpc'S
disci seed waa avaUabla,
1