iCES Unary Work Under ray as 'Members Begin .. K " 1 .' to Arrive 1GANIZATION FIGHT OFF ipromises to Be Made by Both Sides in Face of Na tional Crisis WASHINGTON. March 22. t.GMafrMimen began mobilizing In Waxh iLm. tAj.w m l, "war fnnffrnn" whicll VVn WMJ .v. ..... ... .-v - convene on April 3. A vast nmouni oi imtnary detail work must be worked before the history-making session actu. r teflha, and those who began arriving y promise fo have ,thclr time well p'MKtnup. WT 'Spea Sneaker Chamo Clark will reich the capl- f" Ul late tonlcht or tomorrow motnlng. Ma- Jwlty 'leader Claude Kltchln la expecteu Mout th same time from hlH North Caro- P IM home.. ', . considerable aouoc eximn as ip me wnrro About of James It. Mann, the minority t fctMar. Mann and Representative William B, McKlnley, of Illinois, left for the west uiimivb soon uuer wie ii pbmiw" wuncu. .r.Vtarorous forts were belne made today to V toeate them. It Is believed they will be (,re by April 2. fcirt. AWaua. tilt nflliiA fell HA f IMl lltltl I yjfi" 4119 CAUCIHD (. It Ul 411V Oliunaiuii - ' -rciuaea anyming line a uiuer ncm .u. .Vttotrol Of tho new House If the Demo- ' ' ... ..-... ... .....t. .t... ...Ill r- L nnu vll IIIUBICI uic OLic-MKiii iiiu.. ... ' - fs "Ttnlt as usual. If the Republican can 1 ."nmnlu hv will tin n 'lint before any Vvle-ht will be rjermltted both sides will eel l. Msoftther and effect a compromise In which I. ff4 . ll . . 1 L. . Kxtntti f, ' xee organizing party wn iiihku .nm t TJaiffe concessions to the other ;;,'. As trie situation stands touay die opening f-iCC tne next House will see 2M Democrats .-l 31i T!nnhllrani Five no-crllpd lndC- r.1 . tellhJlA. M.I11 I.AM It... knlHAa F ..tUftf EVT ., L ui-.. . i -"- ' 'i. auiviuons. However, am iu ud iicim hi tuc 1 A -Fifteenth New Vork District ami In the l' 'Itoit New Hampshire Dhtrlc ' A 5 Addlnr to the uncertainty of th Mlna- )-"$ tlon la the serious Illness of at least half a tii. i members of the next House. Hep- , rwentatlve Lee, of Georgia, Democrat : Hep reaentatlve Hill." of Connecticut, llepub- Sf1 llean; Representathe Cooper, of West Vlr- a.'giniti. Republican, and nepresentatlve-eleci V' 'In mairi. raphlntr lA.lf1i.PM hf.rA tn hft te.lll. The last-named hai sent word that he iSfifh would try to be on hand for the caucus of fitf'M lurch 30. B?f tv'Other Representatives-elect In arlous Zf , parts or tne country nre reporicu in. uuri LMeU'sly enourh. both sides are dalmliic a ma- WfioHty of the five so-called Independent". EK f'Torlt, Socialist: Randall, of California Pni- albltlonlat; Martin, of Louisiana, a Progres- ftVe-Protectlonist. and Hclmll. of Minnesota, ; a Progressive. Republicans claim Fuller, of l1" 1fiflf.hltHAtta nnrl In nrl.lltt.M, ttnlr.. sr.l.r.11 rM Martin, and Representathe-elect Keiij. iir't it Pennsylvania. Two hundred and elght--fitn will ghe either side the per of or- spit. ,'fnliatlon. iX. .'Nation Masses Forces' i: for War on Germany & - SJ', Ceilnoed from I'aie One ijMnWy will be July before the first. If anj, 'v? l Btrldeii toward neace are reelstered fij. The Russian situation Is being watched f,j 'th real concern now that the I'nited Jrt wmva la v.i ii.u cic vi uiuai Mill, iif For many months there hae been ele- Kuatflnia at wotk in itussia or wnicu the ft' A,unlted States was aware, and which, had ?TjwtMy been successful, would have created vTii ImlMtnftf IniiifrmniintAhlA dlftlpiiltlna ln tl,a .rCuh . fhla Annnl-v'a aif.4Mna a ln .. .. fc. " " -..-.... j ...... fcw mt: way. &$ ? revolution disposed of these sinister Muntnts, but fear Is held now that there j ny oe Btiu runner uprisings among the ' J'Jjf ifi eHisal i.t nllltlnnlof a 4.-lri..J ..i jv fcj Uiob influences which were working for v' w w rf twae ivt tW Jhe arrest of the Crar has creaii.,1 n. IVU .t.tHA. U.a I... ..11 ...... t.t ... , SUilicu unto, uuv lull IctUKIlUlon Will e . ecorded the new Russian Government as an aa it is established beyond a doubt ; nfon a souna lounaatlon. My. frS'NAVY NEEDS 74J500 MEN . ,JL - - $cv AS GERMAN WAR NEARS 'trA3trrvn,rrr -t...u ... tTY Th navv neeHs 74.r.Dn man .....i ....A.ia jft them now to meet Germany's war chal- ffig.?fBge. (f?-l'. ' Secretary of the N'avv ninl.u .o,,,i,l 5y unoffldal call for that number today jgfof t appeal to the press to stimulate re- "J" WWUIIf. riV"On of tha first requests on Congress i)?te4tM t.A A..?! 9 ....Inn k.ln ..III U. wmwm M lM a.w.l ucBHin Will UC fiyiht 100,000 men the navy maximum be ttUiartzed as in Increase, tn th now Pi'Na-ml recrulta are being rushed through Wt A the ratval training stations post haste for jJfUawaadlata duty with the fleet. The Navy y'Beyartmtnt announced today that It had ' ,'atoended the requirements for fle months' , i'i' training for naval recruits, in order to man ' tVUi iinU DTHII Kll JJUS3IU1D BpCeU. S. Sf Although recruiting Is on the uoerada fi 4" Mr must be more of It, and quickly, the . ',, epa.rtmenc announced. i&&rs"r " s niiow me possioie en- RfaalHted strength of the navy at 61,000 men C7 y 7 am U.1. U .t.lAU EJ!i 1 - .... :ZiCi' wi "iiiv.il miii iiae eniiHieu rjV.'.taat month was 1917. . , f i Tha Department today emphasized tho a x latitude of the naval service, rjotntlnir nut li( particularly that under the new regulations '"' AgKJvernlng entrance at Annapolis 1(10 en- !& '.7. Hated men are eligible for annolntment enrh V s ?p' year at the academy. k tj jj --.....o D.,u uianvca ui inuuiuiiaii were K ffverv hli7h at h nrwnt (Imo" t...,i..h "HaOre' the enlistment period Is only for four .."year. Kkajfav., military, economic, industrial and snciai prepareaness plans, an formulated n frftne national uerense Council and car- WW out by the Government departments, I fkrai aaid to be as advanced as tould be fj Wected at this time. s.T.i'Tl.e Navy Denartment U rrnu-,ilno it- ,tvjrultlng. filling up its various reserves. Ta innux or men under the stimulus of 'patriotic wave gratifies oftlclala in charge ,J the work. Fi ,-M Increase. X HITCH IXVRKCRUITING L '.The War Department is prepared to fol- RIW out wun vigor any course Congress pi., aunougn proponenlH of universal HUry training fear that their schemes be blasted In case, of a .fall for voluu- I, inaamucn aa a double-system volun- and compulsory cannot be operated M time. They believe that there would ..gigantic response to a call for volun- euch a response In fact, as win mill .demand for universal service, mm J.avy will bear the main burden of r, and while an armv undoubtedly win LMuwd, military men aay that this will mm an overseas army. lmxy la pusnlng contractors to the 'and for tho most part Is receiving i. earnest co-operation. ye blda will be opened Saturday, of the scheduled time. for submarine chasers will be aug. mr jou-era next weeK, nd meantime ky Dius will be kept secret vo that ' roir-largely western concerns w tnn aavantage oi aavance on' the. eastern urlcen! Mention; 1 being given' to alr- Bt..A tpeeungsto dlscuse a. booked for. the. War De- '. .an ivJfaMtrar.f air craft met her to-ay to decide Upon the quickest pos sible way to turn out this large air fleet Ih case or war, The manufacturers signified their willing ness to co-operate with the Government lit the present emergency, and a committee consisting of three manufacturers and four members of the advisory committee was named to draft plans for. the moif modern tvpos of aeroplanes. The work will be distributed among the manufacturers of tho country In a manner which the committee will determine moit advantageous. AIR PRKPARUDNKSS The proposition rails for tho I'onstruo tlon of 6000 powerful nlr fighters, vvlikh will mean on addition of 1000 aviators to tho present nlr force of the rountry. For every aviator there Is Kept In reserve thrco aeroplanes, while the board figures, than one airship will be'destrojed In training an aviator. This b'g fleet will bo used tn guard the coasts against attacks from enemy fivers, and may also In the event of hostilities pat tlcipate In actle warfare, a cording to a member of the hoard, During the eight ears prior to 1316 the army ordered flftv-ulne aeroplanes and re ceived fifty-four, while In 1916 the Govern ment ordered 3CG and only sixty-four were delivered. This, nccoiding to Di Charles D Wtileott, chairman of the executive committee of the advisory, committee, falls far below tlio aerial pfeparcdness.needs of the country Joint control of aviation has been ttr ranged between the army and navy, and training of aviators will be undertaken chiefly along the coasts, no aa to furnish both land and water work MUNITIONS STANDARDS Another subject of grave Importance now coming to the foie Is standardlration of munitions. The aimv finds that at present there Is no uniformity In guns oi ammu nition supplied by the many American mu nition firms. Up to date theie had been no actual call for mobilization of naval mllltla or of the Atlantic fleet, but there were Increasing signs that such must soon be accomplished J Moreover, apparently the ciovernmem is now proceeding with plans foi co-opcratlon between Its navy and the Allied fleets Admittedly there must be some sort of working agreement so thnt there will tie no Interferences between the two groups, though the Amerlinn navv will probablv pay Its thief nttentlon to service against lle'rnianv In area- not fai bevond the I tilted States coast Navy Department officials believe (ler manv will send a swarm of her big U-boats to these shores to terrorlzo shipping and perhaps attempt seaport and coastal raids similar to those made against British sea ports and coast towns CALL TO GUARDS The first natural step in land-defense, plans. according to military experts, would be a call for the National Guard The sec ond step would be a call for nil men who have received training at the various I cd eral "PUttsburgs " Advancement of graduations from W est Point, similar to tho advancement of the Annapolis naval tndet advancements and a rail for Immediate taking of elimina tions by the hundreds throughout the coun trv who have applied for commissions as re'serve officers, were other Meps Tnese steps taken It would recessltate n peiiod of seveial months at least the United States rvpeitt. -a would liave immedlatrdv available a land force of fiom .TiO.OOO to 350 000 men tnc'ud'ns the pres ent legular force liiulpmerit clothing Mipp'ies ,iim am munition, excepting, of course the laigei field pieces experts hcll-v- would be icadv as soon as this tone of men Several thousands of the commissioned and noncommissioned officers would, of .ourse. be held at various posts throughout the countrv as training corps for the vol unteers and lenults who enlisted as guaids men or regulars DhPJiNSU ACTION1 Government supervision of the counlivs ,. ro-niirees of raw materials usd In the production of munitions and other wai Mip piles Is contemplated bj the National Coun cil of Defense leniauve pum- mi immur, such supervision Into opeiatioan almost im mediately already have been completed The council la hopeful that the big pro ducers of raw material will agree to such a plan voluntarily But ln case thev do nut the council Is pie paied to go before the txtia session of Congress and ask for such u powei Already the coppei pioducers hava offeied to sell the- Gov eminent coppei at a flguie nlmost half the ptesent pi Ice In the event of war Similar co-operation Is expected from the hteel men and other big producers who vv 111 he called upon to furnish the army and navy with buppllcs In case of an outbreak of hostilities Abnormal financial profit on the manu facture of munitions nnd necessary supplies will be made Impossible bv war measuies already planned to be put Into effect by the council The council will determine what is a rea sonable profit, fixing a rate between twelve and fifteen per cent iti i-JitMsmrtHsM I ilntflMvtah cflttnti-fcM -tc ottenel or Hwlt- MrHrti4 wh'ch would glv'o any accurate line on wnat is going on In the nerman.um plre. Rumors of riots and revolt have no confirmation so far from official sources. And officials feel certain that the Govern ment still hns an Iron grip on the Internal affairs of the Umpire. On the surface all that (he United Slttcs can do for the next (en dajs Is to 'mark time." m LONDON. March 32. A declaration of war by Gcimuiiy against America within the next few days would nqt surprlso British officials. From various meager bits of news filtering out of Ger many tody such it step was Indicated 'One report, vlu Amsterdam, had It that German ofllc'als had warned American newspaper men In Herlln that a stnte of war was ex pected within forty-eight hours. In tho viewpoint of many olllclals. tho present week may bo the turning point of tho war. America has apparently definitely oast the die against Germany. The. Teutonic retreat on the western front Is now teach ing the new "lllndenburg Hue' Persistent reports continue of violent tint ing In Germany, which may vet be revealed us a definite movement by the Geiman peo ple against militaristic oppression Mean while Russia Is strengthening toward mal mum effort London ircelved news of President Wil son's c '1 for nn extiaordlnary session of Congress without unduo emotion. It had long been expected Press and public allkn believed II was In response to the overt net bv war. The Dally Telegraph regarded tno President's action ns the turning point In tho1 world's history "Those In German-, vho made up their minds that nothing was to bo feared from American Intervention nro likely to be rudolv deceived In n short time Germany, Indeed, should bitterly ourse tho day when the pueille piece of treachery on the Mexl-can-Japanse plot was hntched In somo tvpl cal Prussian brain ' ( Duma to Probe Plot Led by the Czarina ontlmierf frnm I'ute One frage to women grnnllng them a voice In the choice of the foini of government In session todav the ministers decided to grant free railway passes to paidnnci! prls oners Including the vast number of political prisoners exiled to Sllieiln by the old Gov ernment Uorclgn Minister Mlllul.off was kdlaBHBHBHHwVl 'czEiEirsa j&MWio grsnW In other rurtlonrwho might desire, to" return to Russia tinder Hie txemocracy. Llberatloa of political prisoners of the old regime goes on throughout Russia, Word received today from Chltra told of n great celebration there on tho ai rival of Mm la Splrldonova, rev lutlonary leader, with n number of her associates In banish ment In Siberia. All ore r.mletl on tho shoulders of the uowils, who shouted for Joy and pntuded, mri.vlng the red flag of the I evolutionists vvhllo bands plaved, Ace oi ding to n flerinnti officer taken pris oner by tlin Russians lit the front, German officials uie hoping despcialely that recent events In l!iisla will mark tho breakdown of the uilllliirj efficiency of the Russian army. The Gnmd. Duke Nicholas was given n great ovation tit Tlllls when ho dcpaited recently, nccoiding to dispatches hcic today. Troops and civilians mafsed nbout him cliociliifT The Grand Duke n ado n Mioit speech thanking the novvd for Its gicetlug and (oik lulling: "After the win I hope as n small liilid owner to letuiii to my pioptity and live" Revolution iry police me innMng u vigor ous search for Imperialist!) conspiracies against tho new Government of I5uslu Knowing the iltrl. poucis nnd hidden Intrigues of their political enemies tho leaders of the -evolutional v movement nie taking even pit caution to pi event nnj at tempt tn overthrow the new leglme of lib erty before it Is fullv i sUblMied and to stamp out uctlvltles In behalf of the Roman off family Court tavorltes who had been given sine cures In government olllces nn.l tho armv by the Ronruioff family ntit- lliolr friends nro being turned out by tl 'mnilrrds by the new provisional Gove-ninent It was announced todav that Win .Minister dutch koff Ins begun the lomplcti- rentganlr.ittou nf the- war otilce to rid It of gi.ift and In (ompetents boa id of cvpeits, similar to that recently rieatcd in the United States, Is to be named Leaders of the reactlonm y orr.inlratlon Known at the ' Iliac U Hundred" which was iesponlble for so man nns 'acres in the davs of Ihe .uitooiae.v. have been linpils onel Members of the old "Union of True Itusslnn People' and lendeis nf the oiganl 7atloti of Russian uohllltv :uc being watched The foitrc-s of St Teti i nnd St Paul Is trammed with political piWoncrs of the old icginie In Ihe latest batch to atrlvi wan tin- hated Goveinoi General SCInii. of Finland wliovc h.uh rule bi ought him W.ann'& Oilks 1102 CHESTNUT ST Spring Suits of Tyrol Mool For Ladies and Misses New hijrh light colors. 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The neivaovernment Is Bending emissaries to all corners of the nation to explain the change In government and Its meaning. .So vast Is the t!tl!nn emplle and so scarce arc the mcnu-i of communication in some districts that there are certain region which do not Know n .vet that the Czar has been deposed, the Impel l.'U power overthrown, .iml that tlemociacy and civic freedom me In tho ascendancy These Isolated Kcillotn are mainly In Si beria and the desert regions of Turkc-ia1. It develops that the thief supporters of the revolution among tho higher army oIIIcpis were Grand Dul.e Nicholas, Oenernl Alixi erf, IlusHlan chief nf slatf; General Urus slloff, commander of Ihe mnln group of armies on tho western fiont, nnd tlciieinl Huzsky. 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