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CRITICS EXPECT BIG
NEWS OF BATTLES j
TO FOLLOW LULL
War Offices Always NonCommunicative
on Eve of
Important Happenings.
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Allies Apparently Forced to the Defensive
After Making Considerable
Progress in Alsace.
CHECK GERMANS IN POLAND
Petrograd Reports Russian Forces
Have Taken the Offensive and
Are Advancing Toward
East Prussia.
LONDON, January 20, 1145
p.m.?Military critics are disposed
to regard today's lack of
news from the battle fronts as
indicating important operations
now under way or about to begin.
It has been demonstrated in the
past that the war offices in Paris,
Perlin and Petrograd are less
communicative on the eve of vital
happenings.
French and German Claims.
Absolute .quiet on some parts ot the
battle line In France, artillery engagements
of greater or less severity -at
others and spirited infantry encounters
at still other places are set
forth In the official announcement given
out by the French war office In Paris
this, afternoon. None of the engagements
recorded seems to have been of
arrent Imnnrtanrp
The German official statement on the
Ifrogress of the war, issued in Berlin
this afternoon, claims minor successes
at several points, notably at Notre
Dame de Lorette and in the Argonne,
IT he re 500 yards have been gained. In
Ihe forest north of Sennheim the German
advance, it says, has been satisfactory.
At other points on the line
there hmi Jjijn Urn li?h?noy nrttr
ery exchanges.
Allies Cheeked in Alsace.
Tn Alsace, where the allies were making
progress until checked recently by
the arrival of German reinforcements,
they now apparently are on the defensive.
The official statement from Berlin
today says that the Germans have
captured the town of Alrzstein, north
of Sennheim.
A further advance in the Argonne,
also, is reported, but this is disputed
in the French statement, which asserts
that the allies, although compelled,
temporarily, to evacuate certain positions,
later recaptured them. Elsewhere
along the western front only
minor actions, principally artillery en
gagemenis, utcuncu ^traierua/.
Fighting Along the Vistula.
An official Russian statement today
iescribes a series of actions along the'
Vistula, northwest of Warsaw, during
January 17 and 18. In three of these
engagements. it is said, the Russians
a on the advantage, twice silencing
jerman batteries and on anc.her occalion
repulsing an attack with heavy
oss to the Germans.
Two victories over the British forces
>perating near the head of the Persian
gulf are claimed by the Turkish
war office in a statement issu< \ at
'onstantinople. It is asserted that the
British attempted a surprise attack on
:he Turks, but were repulsed with the
oss of 100 killed and wounded. In a
cavalry engagement near the junction
r,f the Tigris and Euphrates rivers the
British are reported to have witliIrawn
after heavy losses.
Germans on Defensive.
PKTROGRAD. January 20. via Ix>nion.
" 04 p.m.?Along a sixty-mile front
from 'Ciechanow to the south of Mlawa,
to Dobrzyn, on the Vistula, twelve
miles below Plock, the Germans are on
the defensive against the Russian advance
toward East Prussia. During
the last three days heavy artillery engagements
have occurred at various
points along this line.
Meanwhile the struggle is in progress
for possession of the left bank of
the Vistula from its junction with the
tisura at Wiszogrod westward to Dobrzyn.
a distance of approximately
rorty-flve miles. Possession by the
Russians of Dtszgorod and their footing
on the left bank of the Bzura in
(hat vicinity affords them a base for
heir operations against the Germans,
who are in force to the west of thai
position, and effectually prevents a
movement upon Nowo Georglewsk,
which has been the German objective
the advance toward Warsaw from
ie north.
Ordered to Quit Craco^^
GENEVA, via Paris, January 20.?
dspatches from Budapest state that
He governor of Cracow has ordered
he partial evacuation from the city
id its suburbs of women, children and
?n unfit for military service. They
,:?ve been given forty-eight hours to
cave. The men over military age, but
v ho arc* still active, ha\eJ>een formed
to a civic guard. The banks have
transferred to Vienna. Provisions
f all kinds, it is stated, are scarce in
racow.
The Austrian war office has issued
in order calling out all of the landiturm
men up to and including those
,ged sixty. The order applies throughout
the Austrian empire.
Mine Sinks Dutch Naval Vessel.
TIIE HAGUE, via Ixindon, January -jn
The Iujtrh naval patrol bout Toltan,
, bile searching for mines off Nleuw
?lui?. struck a mine and disappeared
jnder the waves. One officer and four
were lost and only fragments of
heir corpses were recovered.
A large number of fresh floating,
nines arc reported from all coast
;isces. ...
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DISTRICT OFFICIALS
EULOGIZESIDDONS
Tender Luncheon to Commissioner,
Who Goes on Bench
Tomorrow.
DEPARTMENT HEADS
ALL IN ATTENDANCE
Retiring Official Voices Appreciation ;
of Support During Performance
of Duties.
Commissioner Frederick L#. Siddons
who tomorrow is to become an asso- t
elate justice of the District of Colum- j
bla Supreme Court, this afternoon sev- (
ered his connection with the local mu- t
nicipal government and bade farewell (
to District building officials and em- t
ployes at a luncheon given in his honor (
at the Raleigh Hotel. t
Heads of all the departments of the
Dlfitrirt o'nvprnmfnt sittpnripd the I.
luncheon, which was presided over by j
Ben L. Prince, tax collector. The re- s
tiring Commissioner responded feel- (
ingly to the many tributes paid him by
the speakers, who included his asso- j
ciates on the board of Commissioners, x
MaJ. Kutz and Oliver P. Newman, and \
Dr. William C. Woodward, health offl- (
cer; Maj. Richard Sylvester, superin- (
tendent of police; John H. Sherman, 1
sealer of weights, measures and mar- 1
kets; Charles F. Nesbit, superintendent *
of insurance, and Conrad H. Syme, corporation
counsel.
Voices His Appreciation. ^
"In relinquishing the office of Commis- c
sloner of the District of Columbia," said ,
Mr. Siddons, "I cannot forbear from ?
expressing the regret I feel in severing t
official relations with the officers and g
employes of the municipal government,
whose loyalty and earnest co-operation
have been a source of strength in the c
discharge of the responsible and exact- i
ing duties of the position I vacate to- t
day. r
"I am deeply grateful, too, for the
support I have received from citizens c
of the District irrespective of class, r
creed or race, and this support has
strengthened me very much when I c
most needed it. a
"I deeply appreciate also the uniform .
courtesy that has been given to me by the
press of the District. I realize, of
course, that in some matters of policy
differences of opinion have existed, and
it is well that this is so, for it tends
to a closer scrutiny and better weighing
of the reasons for or against any
policies that a government official may ?
be attempting to carry out. s
Sees Promising Future. *
"Thf future of the District contatas fl
ndt^iigbut promise, of greater development
toward higher standards In V
all that goes to make a great capital 8
of a great country, and I am proud to J
have been permitted to share officially,
if only for a comparatively brief space f
of time. In directing and afcaping its i
course." c
All of the speakers who preceded the t
Commissioner spoke in eulogistic terms c
of his accomplishments as a District
official and predicted for him a highly
successful career on the bench. Fake
telegrams and letters and some humor- J
ous verse written by Frederick C. Lee J
at the expense of a number of the
guests present enlivened the gathering.
The committee on arrangements consisted
of Frederick C. Lee, Amos Steele,
Ben L. Prince, Thomas H. Claffey and
Roger J. Whiteford.
Attendants at Luncheon. (
Those who attended were the follow- 1
ing: Commissioner Siddons, Commissioner
Newman, Commissioner Kutz,
Thomas H. Claffey, A. A. Steele, F. C.
Lee, William Tindall, W. M. Bastian,
William P. Richards, Alexander Mackenzie;
William L. Beale, B. F. Adams,
nen rrince, v> . u. v, jr. , *_on- *
rad H. Syme, F. H. Stephens, J. F. 1
Smith, G. R. Taggart, G. A. Schuldt, 1
J. G. Williams, H. C. Kddy, B. A. Har- i
lan, M. C. Hargrove, Charles Nesbit, F. j
J. Wagner, G. S. Watson, P. W. Nichol- <
son, T. M. Robinson, W. C. Woodward, i
J. L. Norris, H. C. McLean, R. L. Lynch,
Richard Sylvester, E. B. Hesse, E. W. ]
Oyster, R. H. Boardman, A. Tweedale, i
D. Donovan, R. J. Whlteford, L. C. Wilson,
J. T. Sherman, W. S. Hall, William
C. Fowler, C. B. Robinson, William F.
Meyers, George S. Wilson, D. E. Gaxges,
Capt. W. D. A. Anderson, Capt. J. L.
Schley. Capt. R. G. Powell, J. E. Archer,
Warren Hadley, W. A. Draper, C. B.
Hunt, J. O. Hargrove, Morris Hacker,
Trueman Lanham, John Shinn, E. E.
Helin, T. J. Fisher, T. L. Costigan. John
Ward. E. F. Vermillion, W. H. Whitaker.
J. T. Petty, E. S. Martin. Graham
Nichol. M. F. Kerbey, John Martin
and Louis F. Zinkhap. <
TESTIMONIAL ON PAECHMENT !
Presented to Mr. Siddons by Colored
Employes of the District.
A parchment-inscribed testimonial reciting
their appreciation of his administration
as a District Commissioner and
extending congratulations upon his confirmation
as a justice of the District of
Columbia Supreme Court, was presented
to Commissioner Siddons today by colored
employes ?>f the municipal govern- '
ment. The Commissioner also was
gi ven a bouquet of roses by his colored '
admirers in the District building, the :
presentation being made by Frank Wells. (
Germans Butchering Their Cattle.
AMSTERDAM, via London, January
JO.?A dispatch to the Tclegraaf from
Bevermyk, in the north of Holland,
states that the export of fresh butchered
meat to Germany, which has been 1
heavy for several months, has ceased
owing to the lack of demand. Presumably
Germany is butchering its
own cattle freely, the dispatch declares.
owing to the high
fodder.
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate.
Met at 11 a.m.
Senator Burton began the third day
of hia speech against the administration
ship bill.
Another democratic caucus will assemble
tonight to consider amendments
to the ship bill.
The banking committee resumed consideration
of rural credits legislation.
The foreign relation# committee authorized
Chairman Stone to introduce a
resolution to appropriate $50,000 for the
proposed I^atin American financial conference.
? House.
Met at noon.
The coast guard bill to consolidate the
revenue cutter and life saving services
was debated. .... _
HOUSE CHIEFS TALK
NEW ORGANIZATION
Extra Session Menace Causes
Tentative Plans to Name
New Committeemen.
OLD OFFICERS EXPECT
TO REMAIN IN SERVICE
Kitchin to Succeed Underwood as
Democratic Floor Leader, Mann
Continuing as Republican.
uonirontea Dy increusuiR mcuow v..
:he necessity of an extraordinary session
of Congress after March 4, the
iemocratic leaders in the House are
:entatively making their plans for the
organization of the House. A call for
in extra session will summon the new
Congress, chosen at thA November elec:ions.
Champ ClaVk will be named Speaker
vithout contest, and it is thought the
>resent clerk, doorkeeper, chief clerk,
lergeant-at-arms and other House officers
will be retained in their places.
The committees will be nominated by
;he ways and means committee and
atifled by' the vote of the House. It
s expected that with the departure of
)scar Underwood for the Senate the
chairmanship of ways and means and
itular floor leadership will fall to Rep esentative
Kitchin of North Carolina,
rames R. Mann will be minority leader.
Discuss Committee Appointees.
It is known that in the past week the
eaders have been earnestly discussing
committee appointments and changes,
md the prospective members of ways
ind means have been in communlcaion
with applicants for transfer and
tssignment.
Rati .Tohnuon will he chairman of the
lommittee on the District of Columbia
n the new Congress and Representaive
Fitzgerald will continue as chairnan
of appropriations.
It was said today that it is the present
judgment of the majority leaders to
lame the full list of committees if an
;xtra session is called, even though the
rail may be issued to secure specific
LCtion upon designated measures or ap>ropriation
acts that have failed of
>assage at the present session.
In Session All Summer.
The republicans have served notice
ipon the majority that if the new Congress
is assembled it wHl be in session
ill summer and that general legislaion
will be taken up.
It |s deemed certain that if tfettrfVflfi
in extra session, a rural credits bill
trill be taken up and pushed to comiletion.
This course is forecast by the
iction of the democrats of the Senate
'esterday looking toward considering
his subject.
While thus getting ready for emerrencies,
the democratic leaders exert
mdlminished efforts to stave off an
>xtra session. It is known, however,
hat they are very pessimistic of suc:ess
in this direction.
ISK BRITISH TO EXPLAIN
LOWERING OF U. S. FLAG
State Department Officials Send
Query to English Embassy About
Greenbrier Incident.
The State Department has requested
)f the British embassy information
svhy the American steamer Greenbrier,
[rom New Orleans to Bremen with cotton
under certificate of the British consul
it New York, was stopped by a British
cruiser, sent under British flag to a
British port and detained two days before
being allowed to complete her
voyage to Bremen.
The detention of the Greenbrier was
wrought to the attention of the State
Department by telegrams from Capt.
Farley, her commander, now at
Bremen. Farley stated that at a point
>n the north Atlantic, which he fixed
t>y longitude and latitude, the Greenbrier
was overhauled December 30 by
\ British cruiser. The boarding officer
required him to continue on his course,
convoyed by the cruiser, for a day or
two while the cargo was being searched
for arms.
Hoisted British Flag*.
Then the cruiser placed aboard the
Jreenbrier some additional British officers,
who hoisted the British flag, and a
prize crew, who navigated the ship so
that, according to Capt. Farley, she was
damaged before she was brought into
Kirkwall. There the Greenbrier remained
for three days, Capt. Farley refusing to
sail her further except under the American
ttag.
The British authorities finally consented
to the raising of the American flag,
* nd Capt. Farley took his ship to Leith,
where a pilot was picked up and the
t;reenl>rier was taken to her destination
at Bremen.
Questions Asked by United States.
The points upon which the State Department
want information are:
Why it was necessary to search the
Greenbrier in view of the certificate issued
by the British consul at New York,
and why a neutral merchant vessel was
compelled to lower her flag when under
no known rule could she be regarded
as a prize? ?
The British ambassador is expected to
get a report on the subject from the Lam
don foreign omcc.
Out Today
The Evening star's Midweek
"War Pictorial?24 pages of
wonderful pictures, beautifully
printed. On sale at The
Star office and at all newsstands
and by newsboys?10
cents.
v
V
War Official
French Si
PARIS, January 20, 2:45 p.ny-?T
gave out an official report as follows:
? "Frum the eea to-the~Somme, ft
yesterday a fairly spirited artillery <
the enemy endeavored in vain to desi
Tser. In the meantime, we were e
of his defenses at this point; also
farm, near St. Georges, where the
positions.
"In the sector of Ypres and n<
tillery exchanges of varying intensi
bombardment of Blangy, near Arras,
fantry attack.
r rum iuc auuunc iu mBuu<
nor has there been any activity in
vicinity of Craonne, or near Rheims.
"In the region of Camp de Chalor
and of Massiges, our artillery direct
works of the enemy.
"In the Argonne, in the forest c
violent attack upon one of our trencl
gave way under the shock, later rec
their positions and maintained then
attacks gave us a greater part of tl
pleted the work.
"At St. Hubert the Germans blev
eastern projection of our trenches,
the excavations caused by these explo
taking possession of them.
"To the northwest of Pont-a-Mot
established ourselves at a distance o
trenches captured by us the day befoi
(Tuesday) the enemy here delivered a
"In the vicinity of Thann there
which the advantage rested with us."
German S
BERLIN, January 20, by wirelesi
war office this afternoon gave out a
follows:
"In the western arena of the wa:
? ? 4K*v T.va sou- vpst^rdav nothinir
Notre Dame de Lorette, northwest of
taken from the enemy. Here two m
as a few prisoners.
"In the Argonne our troops occup
ground gained by us during the last i
"In the forest north of Sennheim
good progress. Airzstein was taken
officers and forty men of the Alpine C
"In the eastern areha of the >\ar
Russian Si
PETROGRAD, January 20.?An <
grand staff of the Russian army indie
ing on the right bank of the lower Vii
"During the 17th ar?d 18th of ,
lower Vistula, upon the front running
Warsaw to Mlawa, a portion of our t
with the enemy, had a series of collis
"Fighting of a more grave charj
separate actions, took place in the v
artillery with which the enemy bomb
our batteries, and near Bodzanow and
occupied wen organiseu ucicnmvc pus
near Dobrzyn, where an offensive at
and the enemy was driven back, sust
"During the day of January 17 t
tions on the west bank of the Vistuls
tire, directed upon his front and flank
' "January IS the Germans vio
Vilkovitze and the intrenchments occ
Bzura.
"There is no material change on
The general headquarters of the
issued a statement, saying:
"We continue to the pursuit of
cessfully clearing the region of Tram
"January is we iook puaeesaiun ?
tured positions on the mountain of
losses on the enemy."
Austrian i
VIENNA, via London, January
Galicia," says an official communlcati
tillery engagements, while in the Car]
"Near Jacobeni, in south Bukow
pulsed with heavy losses.
"There is no change in the soutb
\
ly Reported.
tatement
pe Freoch^w^r office ttya afternoon
r the region of Nieuport, there was
engagement, in the course of which
troy our bridge at the mouth of the
uccessful. in demolishing a portion
we were successful at the Union
enemy had strongly organized his
;ar Lens there were yesterday arty.
There was also a very violent
but it was not followed by an inle
there has been nothing to report,
the sector of Soissons or in the
is, as well as to the north of Perthes
ed a very effective fire on the field
f La Grurie, the enemy delivered a
les. Our troops who, for a moment
:aptured in two counter attacks all
iselves "therein. The first of these
lese positions, and the second com7
up by. means of a mine the northOur
troops threw themselves into
sions and prevented the enemy fronr
isson, in the forest of Le Pretre, we
r 100 yards in front of the German
re yesterday. At the end of the day
counter attack, but without success,
have been artillery engagements, in
Statement
3 to London, 3:15 p.m.?The German
n official announcement, reading as
r the territory between the seacoast
more than artillery exchanges. At
Arras, a "trench 200 yards long was
achine guns were captured, as well
ied a few trenches. In one place the
few. days amounts to 500 yards.
(Cernay), in Alsace, our attack made
by us and we also captured two
hausseurs.
the situation shows no change."
latements
official communication issued by the
:ates considerable activity and flghtStula.
The statement foliow-a I
January, on the right bank of the
from the river to the railroad from
.roops, having come in close contact
ions of secondary importance.
?acter, though having the m^jire *of
illage of Konopki, where the heavy
arded us was silenced by the fire of
Bejounia, opposite which the enemy
itions. Heavy fighting also occurred
tempt of the Germans was blocked
aining grave losses,
he enemy bombarded from his posit
our lines near Wyszogrod, but our
, silenced the German artillery,
lently cannonaded the village of
upied by us on the left bank of the
the other fronts."
Kussian army of the Caucasus has
the Turkish afmy, and we are sucstchorokh
of the enemy.
it the village of Suidrevati and capSultan
Selim, inflicting considerable
>
statement
20.?"In Poland and in western
ion, "the fighting is confined to arpathians
nothing has occurred,
ina, a Russian attack has been ratern
war theater." ^
* 4
WILSON'S FRIENDS
ARE NOIALARll
Rumor That Democrat Seek
to Undermine President
J:I i i ti
uisureuueu ay i nem.
MICHIGAN GOVERNOR
DISCOVERER OF PLO"
May Beveal Nomination Seeke
When He Obtains Absolute
Proofs.
Close friends of President Wilson ar
both amused and interested in the ar
pearance of reports from various local
ities that a mysterious democrat, wit
a national reputation, is endeavoring t
undermine President "Wilson and de
prive him of the democratic nominatio
next year? Gov. Ferris of Michigan ha
discovered the plot in that state, ac
cording to reports, and has appealed t
n dAmnoratu tn atuml H??
President. Gov. Ferris may name th
man so soon as he obtains absolut
proof, it is stated, which he expects i:
the shape of a letter that is in exist
ence in that state.
The most intimate friends of th
President are not now aware of an
such plot and if there is one they ar
not at all nervous. The President, it i
pointed out. is yet definitely to an
nounce a willingness to be a candidat
again, although all circumstances l
this time point to the fact that he wil
again seek or secure without seekinj
the nomination of his party.
Nomination Still Distant.
The nomination is so far away tha
Mr. Wilson's friends think it is use
less to pay any attention to politica
gossip or to any movement for o
against him. Any one of a dozen bij
things may happen before that tiin<
that would completely alter the politi
cal map of the country, remove Mr
Wilson as a factor in the politics o
his own party or any other or establisl
him so firmly that his renominattoi
would be demanded from every quar
ter. * As in the case of Mexico, watch
ful waiting will be the policy of th<
President's friends and admirers, an<
no Efforts will be put forth in his be
hal^against whatever opposition nia:
malfb its appearance.
Democrat Not Revealed.
Investigation $ails to disclose that an:
conspicuous democrat in Washington wh?
received votes in j the Baltimore conventiot
is turning a iup.nu iur iiiinseii ior th<
democratic nomination next year, oi
would be willing to be known as foster
ing an underhand campaign agains
President Wilson. That republicans anc
hostile democrats intend to disseminati
criticisms of the President for their owi
purposes is taken for granted, but tin
number of out-and-out democrats doinj
this is said to be exceedingly small.
The republicans- if they "hope to wir
next year, are compelled to attack Mr
Wilson as often as they believe they hav<
I Knlh
gwu gjuuiiu, win cviiuuy tnen
partisans and to convert democrats tt
their view. They will naturally welcom?
dissensions in the democratic party anc
reports of impending trouble for "tin
captain of the democratic team."
Discuss Attitude of Bulgaria.
ROME, January -0.? M. Odenadicff
former foreign minister of Bulgaria
had a long interview with Baron Sidney
Sonnino, the Italian foreign minister,
yesterday, during which they discussed
the situation in the Balkans ami
the attitude of Bulgaria, especially regarding
Macedonia. M. Guenadieff will
see lYeniier Salandra today and afterward
will go to Paris.
QUEST FOR CAUSE
OF SOUREST
Jacob Schiff, August Belmont
and Others Prominent Heard
uy rcuerai oummistsiun.
DESIRE OF LABORING MEN
TO BETTER THEMSELVES
One Reason for Discontent Assigned
by Ida Tarbell?Mr. Schiff
Presents Views.
NEW YORK, January 20.?Among th<
witnesses summoned to appear todaj
before the federal commission on industrial
relations in its investigations
of the causes of the social unrest ar?
Jacob Schiff, August Belmont, Adolpl
Lewisohn and Jacob Hollander.
Scientific manapement was advocatec
yesterday by Miss Ida Tarbell, writei
and investigator, who set the unrest
down to the desire of laboring men t<
better themselves. She contended thai
the great remedy for political condi
tions would be the principle of scientific
management, sympathetically ant
fairly applied with the co-operation ol
the employes to give it a fair chanct
of success.
Representative David J. Lewis 01
Maryland, chairman of the House committee
on labor, another witness yes
terday, advocated a change In the conditions
of mine ownership on th<
ground that it was impossible to re
gard a man who provided his workers
with their homes, their stores and theii
doctors, as well as their employment
in precisely the same position towarc
them as an ordinary employer of labor
Mr. Schiff First Witness Today.
Jacob H. Schiff. member of the banking
firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., anc
representative in this country of th?
Baron De Hirsch Foundation, was the
first witness today. Mr. Schiff said h?
was a director in the Western Unior
Telegraph Company, the Tuberculosii
Preventorium and various hospital!
and industrial corporations to the number
of ten. He could not recall all th<
companies.
~ The witness said he possessed no in""
formation regarding labor condition!
in the industries in which he was interested,
and that he never took anj
interest in such conditions until laboi
troubles developed.
"Such business is for superintendent!
. and officers other than the board o
1 directors," he said.
I Places Responsibility.
Stockholders, Mr. Schiff said, neve:
were responsible', the board of di
rectors was responsible.
S Mr. Schiff said the Western Unioi
Telegraph Company, in which he rep
resented 10,000 shares, controlled th
American District Telegraph Compan;
through stock ownership, and that thi
American Company made the majorit:
of its earnings through messengers
He said he had no knowledge tha
many of the boys employed were sen
into disreputable places and vice dis
tricts.
T The Baron de Hirsch fund. Mr. Schifl
said, was founded, for aiding Jewisl
immigrants in the United States. Th<
money of the fund is invested principally
in real estate in New York city
* Mr. Schiff said the fund maintains e
trade school and assists Jewish immigrants
to establish themselves as
farmers in the United States by lending
them money on mortgages.
Issues No Public Reports.
e The fund issued no public reports, h<
- said, as it was not a stock company
_ Any one, however, could look at th?
h books. For the past twenty years, th<
o witness continued, the fund had spenl
about $175,000 a year. The fund aidec
n certain educational committees ir
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St. Louis
s The managers and trustees of the
- big foundations were most efficient, the
o witness thought. "I do not believe,'
he testified, "that it would be well tc
have the state or nation represented
e in the organizations. That would bring
e politics in."
" Government Best' Agency.
Mr. Schiff said that the government
e could conduct employment offices,
y bringing together the worker and the
e employer better than any other agency.
S Mr. sen III saia as a man linctcoicu
_ in his fellow men and as a business
e man he "would rather think" that industrial
unrest was decreasing in this
country.
1 Discussing the question of concentrate
tion of power and capital in relation
to labor, Mr. Schiff said it worked both
ways.
"Labor is better off." he said, "by
being able to deal with large organ!t
zations. On the other hand, if there
are troubles in the small plant the
small owner succumbs, and then every
1 one loses."
r The witness warmly disputed the
, statement that the railroads of the
s country were controlled by two New
R York banking houses.
Dr. Jacob Hollander, professor of
. political economy at Johns Hopkins
f University, discussed industrial unrest
and advocated state-administered em1
ployment bureaus, particularly to pro1
mote the removal of workers to rural
~ districts.
: PLAN TOKEEPSENATE
IN CONTINUOUS SESSION
i
I Administration democrr in the
Senate plan to meet the republican tillt
buster on the shipping bill by keeping
the measure before the Senate continuously
to the exclusion of appro
priatlOll Ullis, <JUU, ii ncvx^oai/, w ILII 1
out recesses, even for meals.
- Democrats of the commerce commit;
tee today considered amendments submitted
by the caucus Monday night.
Another caucus will consider them to1
night.
Senator Burton renewed his speech
3 against the bill on the floor. It was
p the third continuous day of his ad)
dress. Republican senators had deter3
mined to keep the general discussion
1 going for at least eight or nine days
i and then offer a substitute upou winch
further debate would be based. Senator
Smoot declared he did not believe
the bill could be passed by March 4.
The republican attack upon the ship
purchase bill was continued by Senator
Burton of Ohio, who held the floor practically
during the entire session yesterday.
The democrats, exasperated by
what they declare is a filibuster, were insisting
upon holding a night session, when
some one remembered that a reception
was to be given at the Congressional
I last night in honor of the Vice President
. and Mrs. Marshall, and a recess was taken I
about t> o'clock until today at II y'rek '
I
GERMAN AIR FLEET
MAKES NOT RAID
ON ENGLISH CITIES
Bombs Kill Four or Five Per
sons, Injure Others and
Wreck Buildings.
KING NARROWLY ESCAPES '
ATTACK ON SANDRINGHAM
Monarch Leaves Only a Few Hours
Before Haiders Bombard the
Royal Residence.
I VENTURE CLOSE TO LONDON
1
r Airmen Show Skill in Piloting Ve?'
sels Through Darkness and TJnt
Expected Marksmanship With
Their Bombs.
I I
. LONDON, January 20.?Ger^
man airmen delivered their long.
predicted attack 011 England last
- night.
5 From a base presumably in
, Germany they flew over the
[ North Sea to the eastern coast of
' England where, for nearly four
hours, from 8:20 p.m. until about
. midnight, they circled over a
1 group of some six English towns
only a little more than 100 miles
from London, apparently dropJ
ping bombs at will,
s So far as has been learned to>
day four or five persons were
. killed by these missiles and about
] as many more were wounded.
' All Raiders Probably Escaped.
Whether these airships were Zeppelin
? dirigible balloons or aeroplanes has not
yet definitely been established. There
is increasing belief in London this
morning that possibly only aeroplane?
r took part in the attack.
There has been no news so far today
to confirm the report current last night
that n 7pnnplln hnd hfcti hrmitrhf down
n on the English coast; on the contrary,
- It now appears as though all the Gere
man raiders have returned whence
they came.
' The most important towns over which
the German airmen appeared wer#
Snndringham, Yarmouth. iSheeringhain,
Hunstanton, Cromer, Heachain, DerJ
sing ham and Kings Lynn.
Close Behind the Sing.
f King George had left Sandringham
1 only a few hours before the Germans
\ visited it. Most of the damage appears
to have been inflicted upon private
i houses and shops; few public buildings
" or docks seem to have been injured.
* The raiding airmen showed excellent
ability to pilot their vessels, as well as
good marksmanship. In spite of the
darkness of the night they seemed to
And their way over the country with
i remarkable directness, and the accuracy
of their aim with bombs was
; greater than generally had been bs[
lieved possible.
J Two Killed, Four Wounded,
1 ku DoiHarc o+ iflnno I imn
uj Iiaiuuo ai rvuiijo L-jfiill
s KINGS LYNN, England. January 20,
via London, 11:29 a.m.?T.ie streets of
| Kings Lynn are this morning virtually
. paved with glass, and s< uvenir hunters
have been picking up pieces of
bombs. An outstanding leature of the
raid appears to have been the skm
with which the German airmen in the
darkness followed their route and
dropped bombs in the vicinity of King
George's house at Sundringham and
Queen Mother Alexandra's bungalow
at Smettisham. as well as at the
docks, waterworks and railroad station
here and at the Griinsten ammunition
depot.
According to the police the raiders
hovered twice over Kings Lynn and
dropped bombs in the neighborhood 01
the railroad station and the docks.
Roval Train Shed Wrecked.
Three missiles fell close to the station
and wrecked the sheds in which tn?
royal railroad coaches were house. One
or more bombs were dropped along the
water front among the docks, and
damage was inflicted on the hydraulic
engine house.
The dense darkness and the slight
mist which prevented effective pursuit
of or successful shooting at the
raiders also hindered them in their efforts
to reach some of their apparent
objectives and also to aim their bombs
with the maximum of accuracy. Thus
the visit to Sandringham, which King
George and Queen Mary left at lo
o'clock yesterday mr ruing, was not effective.
although some bombs were
dropped m tne vicinity 01 uie royal
residence.
Two Killed and Four Injured.
The casualty list at Kings Lynn, so
far as is known this morning, is two
persons killed and four injured. They
all were in a group of houses on Ben
tinck street which was wrecked by one
bomb. The police are still searching
the ruins. The body of a woman, the
widow of a soldier recently killed at
the front, was recovered from her demolished
home today, bringing the
death roll to two.
It was at 10:45 o'clock last night when
the loud whirr of an aircraft approaching
Kings hynn was heard. A previous
warning of its approach had been given
bv the explosion of a bomb which it had
dropped between the royal village of
Sandringhani and L>onsingham, not far
from The Wash.
I lteachlntr Kings Lynn, the aerial visitor
circled unseen over the town and
dropped four bombs, which exploded
with terrific detonations. People thrust
their heads out of bedroom windows in
amazement, asking what had happened
Great flashes of light accompanied the
explosions. One of the bombs exploded
near the docks, throwing splinters from
its shell into the market place. Another
started a fire. After hovering over the
town for fifteen minutes the raider appeared
to continue its Journey along the
borders of The Wash.
A resident of Kings Lynn told the following
story of the raid:
4T had heard last evening ilia Zqftt