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tives.Tell Newlands
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FlCATION THEIR AIM
Fd executives today tnld Sena-
lands, chairman of the Senate
.8 Commerco Committee, thit
vernment aid they will be able
the railroad ateni9 and end
ntry'o transportation troubles
Government control.
vernment loan of $1,000,000,000,
jHwpenslon or repeal of nntl-trust
MM-poollng laws, will enable the
! to take care of the situation.
execution sold. They will prepare
estimates of the sums needed
It for additional equipment and
ies to meet war requirements, and
Hsubmtt these to Newlands before
the president Jloneny atternoon
.iftallroad Snen attending the confer-
fHM were Samuel Ilea, president of the
FWmnyhanla IUIlroad; Howard l.lllott.
jRtr Hnien; Julius Kruttchnltt, South-
It Paclnc; -. s. .sen, represeminB
omshlp lines: l'alrfax Hnrrlsin.
jjhstrman of the Railroads Wir Hoard,
4JIniei Milium, iiv.tu ui itiw i,ui
Ties Boird
5 rjmUt
5 frA.in every war movt to dit the
of President Wilson will roniroi
Interstate Commerco Committees of
ih branches of CcnKress w III call upon
soon. Then the ent ro railway Mtu-
'tfcn Vvlll be threshed out Already the
president has made an IntensUo study
MMhe problems. Toeiiy ho h in before
i fclmvall data on which the Interstate
Commerce Commission based Its recom-
,'tlHndatlon Of complete co-ordination o
.railways, either under a railroad com-
,'mtttea or under presidential direction,
'the mass of Information compiled by the
"feed and fuel directors, which shows
hew utterly Impossibles the present sjs
tern. Is, and data submitted by the rall
(Wda themsehes, phrnlne thit their
h. amtAQ 1,ii mnrln If Imnns-
v .uUk.-- A ( Ika nmifninpnt which would
fcrln them up to tho necessary stand-
i',?'T& for war efficiency.
fii,S The" situation aumiueniy is .-uninc-.
-Jjand It' will probably bo several days bo-
c'Tore sentiment crjpame-i rui.n.-mi;
feT-'teCpermlt drafting of a comprenensive
tVtM.. "As a matter of fact, there Is wide
p(.V-j sn.rtfAciftntfititi nt tr what must
- b done.
,L' ?vrM,Y.Mm It la nrtmlttprt that the
'Slmmmmnh im U Intolerable lit eh t
.w, With winter not commenced, Irtu-
ftMr the entire community i In the
k fcrnnf a coal famine . Food suppHei
. tTkre hort In many places Farmers bit-
.-h- 1aIh t.n nW1,n,,vt, ihaV
I lTiy cumpiam iii.v ..wh
-'ffJ.nted all vacant land to icet "food to
: Jj win the war." much of this food rem ilns
f,.k On th ground, either because men could
'ST. not bo hired to Harvest u or ino rau-
U1 " have failed to furnish the cars
Ji t..i?......H .. n .11, I.Ia.1 Inln lirA
rjCJUl'V-UllKIO3 ,10 ,,,,,l,, ..! ...
"sCfroups, favorlnc three separate plans to
j,X,lndy' the situation as follows1
fiun' lnClUOinB in lis incmucraiup
iJjiHiriyrof the older members, which be
T Mvts that the Oov eminent should loan
'the, railroads $2,000,000,000 with which
Si, build new tracks to pirallel present
' f. KTatems, buy equipment and Increase
j. wages so 'there would be no shortage of
, tJ A uMn.1 In Vi(h ar mnnv of tlm
tiiftt rroup.' who favor pooling all rall-
I Wy ayptems as a single roau uj re-
iallnK nil antl-comblno laws, opcratlnc
ftftw roads as a unit through the medium
ti committee represcniinc an roaus,
I avaranteeln? to an Dona ana ciocr-
ers a "reasonable dlviaena on tneir
stiiient for the period of tho war.
X third, comparatively small but very
-- ' . . .,, r a irrAK l 1 1 1, Tnlor.
'- atete 'Commerce Commissioner McChord
- tt the President shoum tane over tne
. fiwtroads and operate tnem as a uovern-
Btflnstltutlon for tne rerion or tne
, ajJQ if that proves successiui snoum
Inue uovernmeni ownersnm as a
ywniahent Institution
i It will oe necessary to reconcile tneso
K.JiBents, and this Is what the President
S ait his advisors must do Already they
Jfi'Jin undertaking this task It Is real
'if.'' Mad that Immediate action must coin-
Im TIrtre'can be no temporlzlnp The rall-
rfway -situation Is a serious handicap to
I tV.wlnnlns the w ar, the supreme teBt w hlch
f iVhaa been set the nation, and the remedy
h tf must fie applied without months of de-
l. II tKT.
h"jf Dlrectlne minds of all of the mtlon's
MaaiiMi war hureaus here ln.vvashlnff
vera In fullest accord that the Presl-
iVent must take over the railroads They
. k ware'iot divided In Opinion, as Is Con-
n.... Ih.Ib, V.n t,a atalltftti,
Ijr '.wwy. bave gathered proves conclusively
H" 'UK a I.i. vtnKtltwMtlmn rt Via Inlln.
WMl lUIGlB ,,!, . i,. ...V.H-
Lr'JnH asa military resources oi me coun
try-M ImpossiDie untu tne rauroaus are
."ftttnllzed. -whether through complete
iv ,-Mrnenhlp or Almply for direction durlni?
Hh war. they sai. does not matter, nicy
Hirruiai iraiiuuriuviuu ia uiiciiy iuu-
liml nn1 that various remedies so far
A i Cpfllea have failed to cure-
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with the usu fldalitv of tone, as anv instrument sellina- at a much
'higher price.
' The supply of Grafonolas
;.i neater than ever before.
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200 AUSTRIANS
AT CAMP MEADE
Army Ofllcers Begin Tally of
Aliens at Big Can
tonment Pi; n Staff Correspond f
CAMP MHADH, Admiral, Md Dec C.
Commanding ofllcers at 1-lttlc Peim
today begin tho tusk of theiMng up
Austrlans In tho dlvlsoti, but no an
nouncement concerning the actual num
ber of ollcn Austrlans In the division or
tha disposition that will bo mado of
them was inide
At division hcidqutrters tho news
paper men were told that dctlnlto In
structions from the War Dcpirtmcnt
have not been received mid tint pending
the receipt of such orders all Auttrlans
will continue to drill and enjoy Urn pri
vileges accorded other soldiers Olllicrs
at the camp bcllcvo that more than 200
alien Austrlans are on the icglmenlal
roster at Camp Mead
"All must be rcn irded as encm es,"
said a ranking officer todij .Man
are good soldiers and undoubtedly loal
to this country, but wc cinnot tike
chames These men nro being listed
and when dellnito orders from Washing
ton concerning thn disposition of these
men are received thes will be sccrcgited
Whether thev will ! held at this lump
or sent to other camps Is not lnovn "
Although Kittle I'cnn cillkors arc ipi te
active todaj in the worl. of weeding out
tho Austrlans, it cannot be satd lint
they have bicn asleep at the hvvltih
Weeks ago (lencral Kulin nntlilpilcd a
declaration of war against Austria and
begin to oust tho citizen of (crininB
chief ttllv fioiu tlio l.lbcrtv IMvlson
This work has been ignductcd ver
quietly, but cflkliiitb, and inoro thin
one hundred Austrlans hive been ell ill
n ned That ollicers must een Ise c i -e
In tho handlliiK of elected men and
avoid language and conduct that vvlll
Hervo to generate dissension In tin
rinks was tho kevnote of an address do
l.veitd todu by General Nicholson
when speaking to Camp Moido com
manders To cmphisizo the ncccssltv
of eordlil relations between the selected
men and their ollkers ho re id the follow
ing letter from the adjutant general of
the arm
While unquestioned obedlcme and
respect for properlv constituted aut.ior-
ltv must rcmiln tho cornerstone in uis-
clplllno and the founditlon on which to
build military efficiency, the advanco in
education and Intelligence of our citizen
ship mikes It moro lmportart thin over
to establish a close and svmpithctlc re
lationship between a frontier police
In number an Insignificant portion of
our total population and generalls Imi
litcd from populous centers Willi their
comforts and amuienients The inaterl il
Increase of our military establishment
h is placed both officers and men under
the observant public eve and in I lelr
mutual relations It becomes a dutv and
an honor to cenipli our countrv s prin
ciples of equal and exict Justice for all
While there must bo no lelixntlon in
dltclpllne In exacting a thoiough and
prompt performance of inllltarv duty
officers when dealing with subordiintes
must bear In mind the absolute neces
tltv of avoiding lmguagc and rrmirks
or gestures which tend to lessen elf-rc-Hect
This Is all Important If we aro
to have a cheerful willing and efficient
army It Is not necessarv to adopt a
tone of voice qr manner different fiom
tint usuallv emploved In general con
versitlon, and especial care mut be
taken agilnst sarcasm and unnecessiry
public rebuke These faults, while more
often foutyl In officers new to the ser
vice, sometimes exist In others of moro
experience Such officers nro unfit tem
peramentally for command of men
Kortv-seven Phllndelphlins wee dls
chirsed todiy from the division, thlrtv
nlne bcciuse, of phv steal defects and
eight because they were Inducted Into
the mllltiry service through error The
mines of those In tho latter group are
Anthony Krlza, I,ocal Hoard 2 : Mlelnel
MtDonough. 11. William J Kunk, 18;
Kugeno Hahn, 29, Wesley Carls. 43;
Xnthan Shevlln. 16; John SzafransKI,
Klwood Halgh. 47
Jlen rejected because of physlcil de
fects were Ravmond T Brown 12, Wil
liam VanDeventer 44; Svlvester I Kal
lon, 4 ; Wllllim Almenrader, 4 ; William
J Harris. 34 : Peter Mlslevlecz, 47; Mark
Costello. 12 ; Harry Klpriotz, 44 ; Chirles
O lleam, 2fi , Junes Bridges. C; Mangls
Jenkins, 24; Odle Benton, 20, Sidney A.
Morgan, 27, Hales Benton, 35, Bertram
Thornton, 27 , Robert Benjamin, 27 ,
Pearl Allen, 35; Henry Vanparls 4.1;
Henry Supak 2; Teter Anukewlcz 14;
Thomas Bemshevlck, B; Charles ,T
Weaks, IE; Mallalka Plean, B; Jumes
J. McGrath, 16; George R. Kulp K,
George Sado, 14; Vltto Taghanettl, 0;
Stanlslau Kocor, 14 ; Lorenzo Del Prloro,
2; Domttico Lamanna, 2; Alln II Mar.
kert, 26, and William II Dunlap, 26
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PUBLIC
U.S.NEARSWAR
WITH AUSTRIA
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House Gives Unanimous
Consent to Consider
Resolution
DUMBA PLOTS RECITED
WASHINGTON, Dec. G.
The Senate I'oreiRn Kelntions
Committee late this' afternoon unani
mously voted to report n resolution
rleclarinc n state of war to exist be
tween the United States and Aus-tria-IIunenr).
WASHINGTON-, Pec C
Immedlitelv upon convening of the
Houe this afternoon Chilrman l'lood
of the House Committee on Foreign Af
filr, presented the report of Ills com
mittee's resolution for war against Aus-trli-Ilungnrv
Unanimous consent was
gnntcd for consldcntlon of th" reso
lution nt noon tomorrow.
Tho nport which tho committee au
thorized Chilrman Flood to draft re
cites the mitriges which Austria-Hungary
Ins committed iigilnst tho United
States while tho Government of the dull
monarch his professed to be nt peace
with this Government
Plots of Ambissador Dumbi to ills
orginlze nnd ilvtnmltn munitions and
other lndutrl il plints, while ho was
still Ambassvdor to this (ountrv, are
emph islzed Other lilots. Involving
Austilm consuls nnd diplomatic agents,
agiln'-t Amerlcin rights and Austrian
vmpathv with mthlcss German hub
nu.rlne depredations aro also ilted as
Justillcatlon of entr of this countrv
into w ir iigiln't Austrli
Tim en ictment of tills declaration,"
sivs the ieport 'Involves very little re
adjustment of tho nffilrs between the
I lilted Mates and Austrla-IIungaiv be
ciu"c 11 unto of war which this coun
trv dcclires to exist nctinllv Ins been
a fact for manj months "
Opening delnte cliarl showed that
sentiment In fivor of Including IStilgirta
and Tuikcs among the enemies of this
countrv has not cooled despite Presi
dent llou's lecommenditlon
Representative Miller (Minn ) advo
cating linmedl itc adoption of tho us.
trlan resolution urged thit Tuikev nnd
Bulgirli le Included He scouted the
Idei that bv withholding such action th
I nltcd Mates might wean these coun
tries from Gcnnanv
cai.i.s i:vovs mi:vcp
'I he pr.encc of the Bu'girlin and
Turkish leprc-ent itlves In Washington
Is 1 men ice ' Miller decl ired Main
tilled dlpIonntS) feel fits lnfornntlon
of our affairs Is dilly leiclilng Berlin
IIo I shall not attempt to siv
' I he Turkish .Sultan belongs on the
bo'om of the Germin K ilser, Miller
shouted 'The lurks mu-t live or die
with German 1 hope the dlo with
hci
Miller charged tint fillure of the
United f-atcs to supplj Italv with guns
and war mm rials was delaed for
months beciuse this country was not
it war with Austria, and tint much of
tho ltillin disaster may be charged
agilnst the United States.
' Wo cannot hopo to scp-irite Bul
garia ind Turke from Germany and
Austria except bv force of arms, ' slid
Miller 'We must throw away these In
tcllectuil theories and go In whole
heirtedly with our nllles In common
cause agilnst all of the enemv"
Miller, while emphatlcillj demanding
war on Bulgiria and Turkov, declared
his willingness to await the Presidents
decision He was repeated! v applauded
Possible Intimation that tho Adminis
tration's counsel agilnst an Immediate
declaration against Bulgarli and Turkey
Is In reality a play for time until Amer
icans In thee countries can leave It war
should ultimately be decided advisable,
was given by Reprecntitlve Flood
chilrman of the House Foreign Rela-
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1
tlons Committee, who look tho floor
after Miller.
AMERICANS IN'TKIWj ,
"A great number of Americans would
be In great danger should the Unite
Mates declaro war on Turkey. If wi
are to declaro war we must nt least
give them time to get out," he said.
At tho snmo time, enumerating rea
sons why war declarations should be
withheld. Flood declared the Govern
ment had lnfornntlon that German 's
lesser allies were weakening In their
support.
Flood hero read to tho House tho
United Press Interview esterday with
Bulgarian Minister PanaretofT, In which
the envoy asked that President's mes
sago to Congress be transmitted to his
country, Ho said there were particu
larly strong reasons why the United
Mites should remain on friendly terms,
with Bulgaria
Denlng the prcsenco In Washington
of the Bu'garlan Minister was a menace,
Flood emphasized that the Bulgarian
legation rould not communicate with
Europe except through Ilia Mato Depart
ment ' Bulgaria Is not lighting for lust or
world eonrpiest, ' he said
The .Senate Foreign Rc'itlons Com
mittee will vonsldcr the resolution today
nnd report It tomorrow A vote In tho
Senato may not bo reached before Sit
uidiy or Mondiy.
In contrast to the situation that nroso
when the resolution for war on Germany
was presented, Senator Stone, of Mis
sourl, Is handling the declaration against
Austria Stone Is for war on Austria
or any other nation tho President may
suggest now that tho United Stiles Is In
the conflict
venue Foreign Relitlons Committee
that Turkey ind Bulgirli bo imluded
In the derliratlon of war prevented
definite action at this mornings session
of the lotnmlttee The discussion was
teMjined titti with prrspcit that a con
iluslnn will ho re iched tonight lis to the
fen in nf the reso utloti to be introdiiceel
Il t the Senile
Tin loninilttee dec Ideel to ak the Slate
Ixpirtmcnt for iidditlonil infeum itlnti
11- to the leisnns foi nut Intituling Tur
ke and Dulgatlt befoic tho Unit vote
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Two Other Commandeered Ships
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WVSHIVOTOV Dec C The Ship
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8800-ton steel cugo ships to Chirles W
Morse Two more vessels comm indeered
by the boinl while under construction
h ive I een completed One nf 10 000 tons
was finished at m Atlmtlc coT-t ard
and the other of JIOO tons on tho Great
Lakes
A series of heirlngs on the shlpird
wage eiuestloiijWlll be started next week
bv the shipbuilding Adjustment Board
at Chester, Pa
$3000 for Charities Societies
The c.unpilgn to inlm $'0 noft in two
weilH for tho 01 lety of Orginlzlng
Cliailt has been started with six con
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Hcckschcr elnlrimn of the fimnco com
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Official Report Adds to tho
Laurels Won in Fight
at Cambrai
FACED FIRE UNDAUNTED
WITH THE AMERICAN' FORCE I.V
FRAN-CE, Dec C
That Interest continues to center In
thn record for bravery and splendid
fighting mado by American engineers nt
Cambrai Is shown In the officlnl state
ment given out today.
Thv statement gives Interesting detail
of the actions of the Amerlcins while
under enemv flro Hnd piys a fine tribute
to their daring and bravery. The state
ment fellows
'Two nnd a hilf ceimpinles of n nll
wav engineers' regiment of the United
Htntes nf Amerlci with 11 strength at
thit time of eight officers nnd 315 men
were encimped nt Kins having Jut com.
pleted railway construction work In that
nelghlorhood
"t n jn o'clcieMe. In tho morning four
rfficers ind 20 men left for GnU7eau
court Thev arrived there a hilf hour
liter nnd started work with Canadlin
engineer troops The entire contingent
wns In charge of a Cimdlin major and
nn merlrnn riptnln
'The nrei In which they were working
Is about three miles hick nf the British
line Wine of the railway troopi w is
armed
'At 7 1 o'clock i bnrrige of Gernnr
fire meied on Gnu7eiurotirt follow Inr
.1 heivv shelling to tho e 1st
At 7 10 nelnek 11 general retirement
of engineering forces was ordered Till
w is effected with mine ellffieultv due I"
artlllerv mnihlne-gun and alrpline fir-
"A numl er of losses were sustilned
nt this tlmo ilsn among tho men who
Ind taken refuge In the dugouts which
wer cut off bv the Germin idvince
"Some of the men thus cut off "tic
eeeded In Joining the British comhit int
units nnd fought with them during the
div
"U 1 n'clork In the afternoon, after
minv of the men hid returned to camp
ind had been ii'sembled under arms
lnstructloni were asked from British
heidn,uirter
'Thev were Instructed to dig holding
trenches At fi o clock four of these
trenches Ind been tlnlsheel Tho men
were then wlthdnwn to camp held
quirters to be held In rcidlnc-ss to mm
the trenches
Two smnll details were sent out
quite 11 ellstinco to repilr u lire ik In n
new trick and to nsslst In transferring
ammunition to another point
'The officlil ll-t of tho cnsualtles
which wilt be relatively snnll, will be
Issued tomorrow
"It Is also si ited that tho conduct
nf the engineers' regiment wis most sit
Isficton to the BrlMi officers Their
coolness under fire and their wniklng
without Interruption were regarded ns
most comendihle "
n Amerlcin hrlgidler general visited
the englners' cimn todiv nnd paid gen
erous tilhutc to their courage, quick In
itiative anil the coolness In working
under heavy fire.
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DECEMBER G, 1917
NEW DUTCH ENVOY
TO U. S. APPOINTED
ugust rhilips Named Minister to
Succeed Chevalier Van
Rappard
AMSTERDAM, Dec. . August
Philips was named today as Minister to
the Fnlted States, succeeding Chevalier
W. It V. O, Van Rappard.
No announcement was made aa to the
reason for the change, but It Is as
sumed to bo duo to Van Rappard's
handling of Dutch-American oxport ne
gotiations. WASHINGTON'. Dec 6.
Dutch Minister Van llippard was rap
Idly becoming persona non grata with
the American Government when his
Home Offico recalled him, It was learned
todav Van Rappard's retirement from
the Washington post had been known
for some time, but the real reason de
veloped only todav. with the announce
ment of the appointment of his succefl
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ably peace matters, nnd with standing
in the wnv of Dutch-American embargo
negotiations
This Government never mado n formal
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advised of the Minister's displeasing ac
tivities Thewholl unofficial hints were
followed soon by announcement thnt
Van Rippml would return to a position
at The Hague.
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Additional Purchase of
275 Afternoon Dresses
For Women and Alisses
This Season's Desirable Aodels
Smart dresses of serge, satin, charmeuse
and Georgette crepe combinations
in braided or embroidered styles.
Regular Prices $25.00 to $29.75
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EMBARGO WON'T AFFECT
. COLONIES OF ALLIES
Port Collectors Ordered to Licerso
Cargoes When Shipped
Via U. S.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 Allies with
the United States In tho nntl-German
coalition are not to bo allowed to suffer
hy the Unltfd States embargo on Im
ports, so far ns trading with their Col
onies Is concerned.
Collectors of ports vvero Instructed by
Precious Stones
Pearls Diamonds
Sapphires Emeralds
Rubies
Original - Exclusive Mountmtfs
0PPENHE1M.LLINS&E
Chestnut and 12th Sts.
For Tomorrow Friday
Here is America's ideal climate combined with scenic and social attractions
which draw thousands of winter visitors. You, too, should go. Be sure
to travel via the
SUNSET ROUTE
New Orleana San Antonio Los Angelea San Francisco
Plan your trip by way 'of New Orleans, thence by the Sunset Limited
and other splendid trains through the golden Southwest. Ask for litera
ture about the thrilling motor trip over the -
APACHE TRAIL
The Interstate Commerce Commission said, in its decision in a recent rate case
"The rarriars were clearly within their rights in bringing these matters to our
attention when they did . . . Their action is an added evidence of the farsighted
ness and sense of responsibility in the performance of their duties toward the
public with which so many of their officials are managing and administering the
affairs of their respective properties."
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
D. F. & P. A., Chestnut at 16th St.,
the Bureau of Extorts today to llcen?
freely cargoes to or from tho colonies,
possessions and protectorates of ling
land, France or Italy, when shipped via
United States ports. This action was
taken nt tho dliection of tho War Trad
Board.
Canadian shipments passing through
tho United States by rait for shipment
from Amerlcn ports, nnd cargoes touch
ing nt Seattle and San Francisco for
shipment to Japin vvlll bo BUbJcct to
the r inio rules.
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