- ? •• iHßßwaWith' Relentless Franc* Hfc HARRISBURG |fS§tßll TELEGRAPH W - flnflwcnfttnt • : LXXXVI— No. 156 14 PAGES GERMAN LINES WAVER UNDER FRESH ATTACK Canadians Capture Some of the Most Productive Coal Mines in France After Desperate Battling in Which Kaiser's Forces Were Steadily Driven Back; Much Territory Is Reclaimed VON HINDENBURG'S MANPOWER SHOWS SIGNS OF WEAKNESS AND BADLY BROKEN SPIRIT inundation of Fields Taken as Last Resort to Check Brit ish Advances Indicates Teutons Have Lost Hope of Advancing; Revolution Forecast Unless Quick Vic tory Bolsters Courage Canadian Headquarters in France, (by Canadian Press Limit ed) June 29, via. London. Success, unexpectedly great and com plete at a cost in casualties far less than in some recent unimport ant engagements has attended the drive of the Canadians along the valley of the Souchez toward Lens, during the last week. The gain of ground is greater than in any action since the capture of Vimy ridge, and the land restored to France includes some of her most productive coal mines. Coulotte, , Leavitte and almost all of Avion are firmly held and that part of the plain east of Vimy where, a week ago, no one could show himself above the top of a trench, without drawing the fire of snipers and machine guns, may now be traversed in the open. Lying out in the water-soaked ground along the Souchez river this afternoon still under fire are the troops who attacked the enemy at 2.30 o'clock on Thursday morning In the outskirts of Avion. The Ger mans pat up a resistance so strong that some of the advanced parties were forced to retire. At 7 o'clock in the morning they attacked again, and after hard hand-to-hand fight ins, the result of which was seen in the number of German dead remain ing on the field, they pressed for ward toward the western part of the \ Hinge. The same men took part in a third attack within twent.v-four hours This was launched a# 7 o'clock '.ast night and after they had once again reached the goal set for them they surrendered to sleep, the sleep of utter exhaustion, in a downpour of torrential rain. Most Satisfactory 'i'he situation on Friday afternoon is regarded as most satisfactory. The enemy by damming the Souchez river, by blowing up the highway and the railway bridges crossing the canal, and by obstructing the con necting channels through the marshes 'n the region southwest of Lens, has placed a belt of inun dated land between himself and the Canadian corps along a front of more than a mile. The inundations are a cover to a weakness the enemy would not have betrayed even a few months ago because they reveal his intention to wage a purely defensive warfare along this part of the line. There ere daily increasing signs that the German manpower is no longer what it was. '.'he number o? enemy troops in the field appears little less than before the opening of spring operations, but the spirit of the men is no longer that of an Kssured victory. Predicts Revolt A prisoner taken yesterday spoke t>f the process of disillusionment the German people are now going through. If the war does not end soon, he said, there will be a revolu tion in Germany. This changed spirit is not due to underfeeding. Most of the German prisoners are well nour ished. A big guardsman, at least six feet four inches in height when cor nered fought like a wildcat till he iva* badly wounded, and was so heavy that four bearers could make no headway carrying him over the ivet and slippery chalk to a dressing nation. The change in their idea as o how the war will end is all the mote significant because it was not brought about by hunger or priva tion. THE WEATHER] for HiirrlsliurK anil Vlcinltyi Fair tonight nml probnhlv SunduM war mer Similar. For Knitlern Pennsylvania! Fair to nlitht anil |>rolnihl.v Sundayi rising temperature Sunday. Moderate west winds. Hlver I'br Susquehanna river and all lis hrnnehes will fall. A stage of aliout n.O feet IN Indleated for tlarrlshurg Sunday morning. tienernl Condition* The storm that nan eentrnl over l.ake Ontario Friday morning Is inotlim northeastward down the St. lawr enef valley. It eaused local showers In the last 24 hours from the lake reitloii and upper Ohio valley east ward to the Atlantic coast. . Temperaturra are 2 to 10 degrees lower than on Friday morning over most of tlie territory enst of the Mississippi river and to 14 degrees lower in central and north districts west of the Hocky Mountains. It Is warm over the IMalns States anil the Southwest where maximum temperatarea ranging from l#o to 108 degrees were general on Frlduy nftcrnoon. Temperature at 8 a. m. 64 degrees. Van rises 4.21 a. m. Noon, full moon July 4. River stage .4 feet. Highest temperature Stl. temperature Bfl. P*n temperature 73. ■ formal temperature 73. German Lrown rrince Again Seeks to Force Way Through at Verdan One of tile most interesting sec tions of the European fighting front just now is the Verdun region where a series of violent German attacks is taking place. Whether these assaults are any thing more than demonstrations on a large scale it is difficult to make out from the official reports. Never theless it is clear that the German crown prince failed a year ago in his prolonged attempt to take the famous French stronghold, is again delivering blows of force and magni tude on its defenses and has made some impression on the French lines assailed. Attack in Force The German attacks began the day before yesterday. The lirst drives were made on Hill 304, northwest of Verdun, one of the commanding de fenses which has protected Verdun on the westerly side of the Meuse. Yesterday a blow of apparently as great force was delivered in the re gion of Dead Man Hill, second of the towering eminences in this re gion. In neither case, the reports of the defenders show, were anything more than lirst line trenches penetrated and General Petain's forces last night got back most of the trenches lost the. day before at Hill 304. In the Dead Man Hill sector the Ger mans carried the line on the entire front attacked, about a mile and three-quarters but the French reac tion drove them out of the trenches there except on| the western slope of the hill. ' TcrrifTio Losses The offensive tendency of the Ger mans under the crown prince is also in evidence on the Aisne front where they have attacked violently in the vicirity of Cerny and Corbeny. They wen driven back with terrific losses yesterday in the latter region hut succeeded last night by blowing the French positions to pieces and em ploying liquid fire, in taking a salient in the French position northeast of Cerny. On the British front in Northern France the Germans are still on the back track. The official resume of the fighting yesterday in the Lens region shows the British to have bit ten heavily into German-held terri tory advancing more than a mile on a four-mile front. This operation has carried the British line well into the south of the conl eit'- Tb< r.i—— nre R (j|j clinging to the place * through the st-entMh of their defenses in the salient immediately to th" we.sj but the flankinS movement is making their tenure more and more precari ous with each day of additional pounding from the British guns. British Have Driven Germany's Great Army Under Ground-Premier Dundee, June 30. —"We have iriv. en the great army of Germany un derground." said Premier Llovd George in a speech here to-day. "When a great army is driven io these tactics it is the beginniag of the end; it means that we are pound ing a sense of inferiority into every pore of the German military mind. "It is good for the war, is even better for after the war. As long as the Prussians have an Idea of superiority in their minds Europe will not be a decent place for people to live in peace. It will be easier after this." The Prussian, said Mr. Lloyd George, has many virtues but a sense of humility has never been among them. The Premier edded that- the Prussian Is now being taught the virtue of humility with a fierce and relentless lash. Mr. Lloyd George said that if nec essary the government would resoit to the exchequer in order that the price of bread should be within the compass of the bulk of the people. FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF AMERICAN DESTROYERS —— J | , ;?' P ' 8 4| l n e r rtl .h t o iF h o^vUa ! i P ! > ) ° f ,he n ?* i, ! a , of American destroyers under Admiral Sims arriving in British iteis. bince then arri\al the> are said to have been In several engagements with German submarines. UPPER END IS LAUDED FOR ITS RED CROSS WORK Band Concerts and Other At tractive Features Are In voked as Aids Ked Cross officials in Harrisburg are high in their praise of the man ner in which the upper end of Dau phin county came to the front in the way of organizations and contribu tions to the Red Cross fund. lii all SI 1,450 has been raised by these communities, and the end is not yet, for the Elizabethville band is giving a concert to-night at Loyal ton, where the ladies interested are raising money for Red Cross pur poses, and all of the other auxiiiar ies of the Harrisburg Chapter have been organized for the period of the war and are hard at work. The amounts subscribed to date by the various communities follow: Willlamstown, $3,000; Lykens, $2,- 200; Millersburg. $2,100;" Wiconisco, $1,400; Klizabethville, $1,060; Hali fax, $780; Gratz, $470; Enders, $180; l.oyulton, $150; Pillow, S6O, and Kerr.vsburg, SSO. When the Red Cross Chapter sent out calls for volunteers one of the lirst. to respond for service was James E. Lentz, member of the Dau [Continucd on Page 13] British Steamer Beats Off Sudden Attack From Two German Submarines By Associated Press An Atlantic Port, June 30. A running fight between a British steamship and two German subma rines which took place June 8 about thirty miles off the Italian coast near Genoa, in which the steamship suc ceeded in eluding the U-boats by su perior speed was described by offi cers of the ship on arrival here to day. The submarines came into sight some distance astern the steamer shortly after she had left the Ital ian port, one of the officers said, and immediately opened fire with shrapnel from deck guns and the steamer's deckhouses and funnel were considerably battered. The gun crew of the steamer returned the fire and soon succeeded in mak ing one of the submersibles with draw. The second enemy after an hour's chase gave up to go after a small vessel that appeared in the distance and soon after a wireless message was heard telling that a steamer had been torpedoed and asking for assistance. American Oil Steamer Lost by German Plot Tampico, Mexico, June 29. The American oil steamer Santurie, from Tampico for an American Atlantic, port with oil and gasoline, was burned and sunk ten miles off Lobos Island. News of the fire and sink ing which is believed here to be the work of German agents, was received from the oil steamer San Bernardo which arrived to-day. All of the crew were rescued. The Santurie was a vessel of 1846 tons gross and wa built in Wilmington, Del., tn 1898. New Motor Truck to Be Organized Here For Guard Patriotic Harrisburg will be given the opportunity to forge still farther to the lead in the number of men enlisted for service under the colors. Another motor truck company to be known as a Munition Supply Com pany is being enrolled for the pur pose of recruiting into the National Guard, later to be transferred to the Federal service for active service "Somewhere in France." A number of vacancies remain in the new com pany, it is said, exceptional oppor tunities are offered expert automo bile mechanics and repairmen. The requirements for recruits in the Mu nition Supply Company are that the applicant be of good moral charac ter and be able to drive an automo bile. Applicants for the company now forming may receive full infor mation by communicating with H. A. Souders at the office of the HAR RISBURG TELEGRAPH. HELP TO BUY BREAD By Associated Press London, June 30.—1n a speech to-day at Dundee, Premier Lloyd George said that if necessary the government would resort to the ex chequer in order that the price of bread should be within the compass of the bulk of the people. HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 30, 1917. U-BOAT CAMPAIGN FAILS TO STARVE ENGLISH PEOPLE British Government Watches With Interest Progress of U. S. Food Bill By Associated Press London, June 30.—While we should not be too optimistic regard ing the food situation, for we cannot tell what the morrow will bring forth, there is no .ear at present that the Germans will force England i to adopt compulsory rationing be-1 cause of their submarine campaign," ; said Baron Hhondda, the food con- j troller, to the American correspond-1 ents to-day. Baron Rhondda, added that the voluntary rationing system was working admirably and the crops j of the country were doing well. In regard to his plans for food control, he declared that he was first | of all going to consider the interests > of the consumer and he was very sanguine that he would be able to | abolish excessive profits in food stuffs and to reduce prices. * Referring to the American food bill, Baron Rhondda said: "I am watching the final stages of Ameri can food legislation with profound interest and admiration for its com- 1 preliensiveness and far-sightedness. When the Senate settles many knotty points that were bound to arise and when food administration becomes" part of the American governmental machinery, all the entente allied ministries will be able to make their provisions for the future both as re gards the 'lupply and prices with a far greater degree of certainty." President's Stand For Beer and Wine Subject 6f Severe Criticism The following telegram was sent to President Wilson by the Rev. Dr. Silas C. Swallow, protesting against the President's stand in favor of the manufacture of beer and wine dur ing the war period: This evening's papers state that you stand against the Sen ate and the House, and for the Brewers, Booze and Bedlam, in stead of for the bakers and bread and bravery. I hope it is not true, for It would prolong the war. needlessly sacrifice a million more precious lives, smirch a Christian Nation now appealed to by the best element of all nations for the establish ment and perpetuation of a world democracy, and send your name down into history linked with that of Nero, who fiddled while Rome burned, in stead of, as the pier of Washing ton, Lincoln and Lafayette. A single sentence sometimes seals n man's destiny for time and eternity. I beseech you. Brother, to contradict in to-morrow morn ing's papers this rumor if false; because if confirmed, or uncon tradicted, it will give the brutal Kaiser a new lease of life. The churches of America are ' praying for you. You have the I power under God to answer their prayers. Fraternally, SILAS C. SWALLOW. Grabs Baton From Cop's Clutch to Beat Down Man Who Stabbed Him Albert Fields, after he had been stabbed in the side last evening and was unable to talk, was still strong enough to tabe the club from be neath the patrolman's arm and slug his assailant. Percy Page. 691 Briggs street, a resounding whack over the head. Both men are in the hospital. I Patrolman lAvmeI A vme arrived on the scene of the fight in time to prevent Page from stabbing Fields even more seriously. Lyme Immediately placed Page under arrest and sent a call for the pati ol to take the one to the hos pital and the other to the police sta tion. Although Fields was able to walk ho could not speak because of his injuries. Lyme did not allow Page from his clutch, so placed his night stick under one arm while he held Page and reached up for the telephone receiver. He heard a sharp crack and felt Fields slipping to the pavement, while the trusty stick was in the hands of the supposedly exhausted Fields. Neither man is In a serious condition. STOVE STARTS Fill IS A slight lire starting from an <MI stove at the home of Harry Nntrla 613 Briggs street, this morning dam aged the kitchen to an extent of |25 Quick work by the fire department prevented the flames Iroin spreading. U. S. LAUNCHES IDAHO, GREAT NEW BATTLESHIP Powerful Sister of the Penn sylvania Carries Dozen 14-Ineh Guns By Associated Press Camden, X. J., June 30.—Another monster fighting machine for the navy took the water here to-day from the yards of the New York Shipbuilding Company, when the su perdreadnaught Idaho, sister ship to the Pennsylvania, flagship of the Atlantic fleet, was successfully launched. Henrietta Aurclia Sim mons, granddaughter of Governor Alexander, of Idaho, was sponsor for the big ship and because of war con ditions, the general public was not admitted to the ceremony which was witnessed by a small group of navy, congressional and company officials. The Idaho will carry a round doz-' en 14-inch fifty paliber rifles, mount-! Ed In trios in four turrets, two for- i ward and two aft. in size, anna- i ment, equipment speed and all but minor differences, she will be a du plicate of the Pennsylvania and of the Mississippi. Geared turbine en gines will furnish the 32,000 horse-! power necessary to hurl her 600 feet 1 of length and 33,000 tons of bulk through the water at a rate of more I than twenty-one knots; but this class I will be the last American battleships 1 to be equipped with tnat type of pro-! pelling machinery, tuture ships to | have the turbo-electric drive. There are no secrets about the Ida ho's construction, except modiflcu ! tions made after her hull had been j laid down to give her greater se | curity against submarine attack. I Navy designers believe the vessel wilt I be a hard problem foV a subma ; rine and she cannot be sunk with a! [ single torpedo. Secondary I lattery There will be twenty-two five-inch ' fifty-one-caliber rifles swung along the Idaho's sides as protection against torpedo craft; four 3%-inch! anti-aircraft guns of the long range; type recently designed by the Bureau | of Ordnance will make it dangerous I for hostile airplanes or Zeppelins which,seek to approach, her great battery of powerful searchlights will j turn night into day wnen the ship! has need to use her ermament after ! dark. Below the water line, two' twenty-one-inch torpedo tubes sup-j plement the terrific broadside weight of the ship's guns. , The Idaho, Mississippi, California, I New Mexico. Arizona, Pennsylvania and Tennessee will be the last Amer ican battlecraft to carry twelve four teen-inch rifles in their main bat teries. They will complete a wing of seven gigantic vessels with this! armament and next from the ways' will come the West Virginia, Wash ington, Maryland and Colorado, car rying eight sixteen-inch rifles. Be hind these will come the new class of 4 2,000 tonners, five of which have already been authorized which will cawy twelve sixteen-inch rifles. Dan Cupid Holds His Own in June Marriage Licenses This Year Dan Cupid held his own in liar- j risburg and Dauphin county this! month, according to figured given out j to-day at the marriage license' bureau by County Recorder James I E. Lentz. June, the month of brides, is al-1 ways one of the largest of the year for the marriage license clerk. Dur ing that month in 191U, 190 couples took out certificates to wed, exceed ing the record of the previous year. But this year with the outbreak of the war, and the registration on June 5, officials looked for a de crease in the number of licenses. But Dan Cupid didn't let up, with the result that just 190 couples reg istered this month for marriage—a rare coincidence for the license bureau. Men in American Navy to Orry Own Fingerprints Washington. June 30. Officers and men of the navy are to wear fac similes of the prints of the index fingers of their right hands on their identification medals, according to orders made public to-day by the] Navy Department. The order direc's ' that every man in the service be pro vided with a tag of non-corrodiMe j metal with "U. S. N," and his finger print etched on one side and the da'e of his birth and enlistment and the , rank he holds In the service in- j dicuted on the other. FRENCH WILDLY ENTHUSIASTIC OVER SOLDIERS Thousands Turn Out to Greet Americans About to Enter Battle FLAGS FLY IN BREEZE High Officers of Army and Navy Add to Official Ceremonies French Censor Releases !• Story of U. S. Landing The various units of the Amer ican expeditionary force having < reached Franco safely, the cen sor has reJeased dispatches riled during the week descriptive of the arrival of the different con tingents. No previous word has been received with the exception 1 of one dispatch on Wednesday announcing that the second ton tingent had disembarked and gone to camp. V / A port in France, Tuesday, June 26.—The first contingents of Amer ican troops, landing to-day, were greeted joyfully by the population of this whole district. The transports, whose expected arrival had not been previously an nounced publicly, came streaming into the harbor in a long line ut an early hour. The news that the Amer icans were arriving spread with amazing rapidity and by the time the troop ships drew alongside the quays where the men were to dis embark thousands of persons were on hand to greet them. A wild welcome was shrieked by j whistles of craft in the harbor and cries of "vive la France" and "vive les Estates Unis" seemed to come from ever.y throat in the crowd, which was thickly dotted with the ; varicolored uniforms of French sol diers and sailors. Meanwhile the i bands on the warships were playing ! the Star Spangled Banner and the ! Marseillaise as the American colors i were hoisted to their staffs. Holiday Appeared The town soon took on a holiday! appearance and before the day was over scores of American flags were flying along with the tricolor of ! France over public buildings and private homes. Delegations of American army of ! fleers from Paris and American naval ! men from elsewhere were present j with French military men of high i rank and a similar representation from the Franch navy to receive the j new fighting forces of the allies. Land was first sighted from the transports on Monday night after an exciting trip through the submarine zone. Frequent warnings of sub marines operating in the expedi tion's course were received during ! the last few days of the voyage ! and the passage through the war ! zone was made at high speed. Prepared l'or Attack The men were prepared for every | emergency during this period. Boats and liferafts were placed so as to be quickly available and the watches ■at all the lookout stations were ! heavily reinforced. Weather conditions during the en tire voyage were ideal and the men arrived in excellent health. The ; days were warm and the nights cool I and comfortable, while the sea was I unusually smooth. Very few cases | of sea sickness or other illness were j reported. U. S. Did Not Lose a Man in Transporting Its Army From America to France By Associated Press Paris, June 30.—Not a man was lost during the transfer of the I American forces to France and there I was not even a case of serious ill-1 ness, said Major General Pershing, the American commander on his re turn to his headquarters to-day after a quick trip to the port of debarka tion. "The landing of the first Ameri can troops has been a complete suc cess," he said. "In this remarkable transfer of a large force across the | ocean—one of the largest operations | we have ever undertaken—not a man I or an animal was lost or injured and | there was not a single case of serious I sickness —nothing but a few unim | portant cases of mumps. The men landed in splendid morale, with keen, | confident and eager spirit, j "The physical appearance of our ] men is truly inspiring. They are all fine, husky young fellows, with the glow of energy, good health and physical vigor which will make them a credit along side any troops. They arc exceptionally well camped and cared for, with substantial wooden barracks, good beds, good food and the best sanitary arrangements. They are located on high ground. For all of this weare deeply indebted to French co-operation with members of my staff." Gen. Pershing Visits Command in the Field By Associated Press ' A French Seaport, June 28 (delayed by censor).— General Pershing, the American commander; General Pelle tier. representing French general headquarters, and a small utafT ar rived here early this morning rroin ' Paris. A pouring rain and the early j hour kept all but a few hundred en thusiastic townspeople at home, but those who were on hand welcomed the general warmly. General Pershing will confer with! General ( ) this morning. Hej will then visit Hear Admiral Oleaveo on the flagship. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION BRAZIL'S NAVY JOINS U.S.FLEET IN U-BOAT HUNT Big South American Nation Takes Up Arms Against Germany TO SEND WAR MISSION I President Wilson lias Per sonnel of Board Under Consideration Py Associated Press , Washington, June SO.—The Bra-; I zilian navy has been co-operating' with the American fleet in South American waters in hunting down German sea raiders and watching for German submarines. Sending of a special diplomatic mission to Brazil to arrange for ; greater co-ordination of forces anil the closest possible co-operation of the two governments :s under con-1 sideration by the United States. ! President Wilson no v has under j consideration the personnel of the 1 mission to Brazil. It probably will j leave the United States within a month or six weeks and will include men familiar with Latin-American conditions and representatives from the military establishment. Brazil's seizure of the war-bound German ships has added to her mer chant marine more than 1 .">O,OOO (Continued on Page 2) NEW GERMAN WAR CREDIT By Associated Press Berlin, June 30.—The Reichstag icxt week will be called on to ap prove a measure supplementing the budget for the current liscal year. lilthoHzlng the chancellor to mobi lize a new war credit of fifteen billion marks bringing the total appropria tions for the war to 94,000,000,000 marks. X. D. BONE DRY 1 Bismarck, N. D., June 30. A "bone-dry" anti-liquor law, partial enfranchisement of women and a bank depositors' guaranty act will take effect at midnight to-night in North Dakota. IX K to-day thai increase g is revenue- through the de ■ ing the scd 15 per cent, freight rate, but 'granting MR some : '-f-s v flfl I' i DISCOURAGED #j | | ' # M C \ imission in its rate decision. s ( LLERS ARE ACQUITTED ? & Mrs. Harry Miller, of near fl S K m C noon. I | j % M W | 1 \ / % . f ances of M. Staunig, Socialist member of the Danish wm E % F FRENCH CRUISER IS SUNK I t Paris, June 30. —An official announcement was made C y C last night, that the armored cruiser Kleber had struck a V V K mine off Point St. Mathieu on Wednesday morning m I Ti r c The Klebc. £ its to Brest. C i ' CHRIST LEY FOUND GUILTY & Harrisburg. ~ John O. Christley, was found guilty H I ( of murder in the first degree at 1.45 o'clock this after -1 noon.. The jury deliberated an hour. % , MARRIAGE LICENSES " f Itoy Danncr Mary II off man, l<ewlxbcrry. John Ambrose M 1 Va*ko, rittslMiruli, inl Itiirhum Anna Koxjnn, Steelton. <h>*ter % Z\ y * r ?' }}V Hi M,ld rwh Kllea Hur K -r, Itoyalton. Jacob # i Nlmnk linker, lOMxnhPllilouu, anil Catherine Shank. Lower Suatarn % I townMhlp. I'nul lllrhanl MtCurdv, llernhey, ami Clara M. /.elterft, J Kami Reach. William C. Koppenli after, \\ nyneMvllle, anil Sarah i:ilra- M betb l.au<lt'n*lnice-. \\ h onUco. ChrUtlan Harold Shuey, Went Pair- I view, nail Hntli Mabel KUher. I'enhrook. Philip Kclwln Melntyre. Hal tlniore. anil Meta Lonlne Krvln, I'lttNhiirfih. Hitrohl Kil|(ar Smith. | 4 arm el, anil .Martlia Shaw Anion r, IlarrlMburic. WILSON'S STAND MAY SAVE BEER BUSINESS IN Prohibition Forces Confer With "Dry" Senators to Map Out Plan WHISKY IS DEAD Passage of Food Control Bill Predicted For Next Week By Associated Press Ij Washington, Juno 30. Organized , , prohibition forces conferred with "drv" Senators and Representatives to-day in an effort to determine their attitude on the "bone dry" prohibi tion legislation, modification of which is asked uy President Wilson to fa- . cilltate passage of the food control i bill by the Senate. Aftei tliese -onferences, the execu- , tlve committee of the anti-Saloon League is expected to draft a letter to the President announcing' its de cision. j Regudless, however, of any action I the league may take, it was general ly agreed that the President's inter , vent ion has had the effect of prevent ing any interference with the man ufacture of beer and light wines and 1 that I lie most prohibitionists ca-n hope for at this session is legisla tion dealing only with distilled bev erages. ! The President's attitude on the sut— ] iect was made knuwn in a commun : - ; cation to the Kev. Dr. James Can non. chairman of the anti-Sklocn League's legislative committee aft( r i conferences with congressional lead ! ers. "It has become evident," the Presi dent wrote, "that heated and pro-- i traded debate will delay passage of the bill if the provisions affecting the manufacture of beer and wines are retained and insisted upon. In these circumstances, I have not hes itated to say to members of the Sen ate who have heen 4<ind enough lo consult me that it would undoubtedly lie in the public interest in this very critical matter if the friends of those provisions should consent to their elimination from the present meas ure." Prosnocts of the elimination of tne prohibition issue, it Is generally be . i ileved to-day, will bring about pass age of the food bill by the Seriate early in the coming week, possibly by Tuesday. Debate continued in the Senate to i day, particularly on committee i amendments.
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