1
VOL. L.VIII. NO. 17,849.
rOKTLA.ND, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS,
THOUSANDS FACE
PRUSSIAN WRATH
STIFLES DITTMAN
BRITISH STATESMAN
HOARDS FOOD, FINED
WILLIAM . MACCAW'S LARDER IS
BOLD, ACCUSED
AS
NURSES IN DEMAND
AT CANTONMENTS
DEATH By FREEZING
AROUSE INTEREST
TRIAL
SAYS HITCHCOCK
SOCIALIST STATESMAN' SEXT TO
TWO THOUSAND HAVE BEEN
PRISON FOR FIVE YEARS.
STOCKED FOR WINTER.
SEXT ABROAD.
WAR BREAD
LOAVES
ERRORS
COLOSSAL
R
Little Short of Miracle
Can Save Chicago.
m CITY CANNOT BUY FUEL
Fires Already Out in Hundreds
of Residences.
PITEOUS CASES REPORTED
Coal Dealers .lyioluicl-- Tlolplrsa to
Meet Demands Trrtiblc Po-l-
bullies Confront Many Olh
V. ex Poll"- r Illinois.
CHICAGO. Feb. 4. pctxi-s Tbou
undi of people Jn Chicago far th
fat of frceslng to death within th
aext (o hoar unless something very
nearly resembling a miracle occurs.
This fact s'ood forth In all Ita grim
trrror today when figure showing the
city's coal supply had, been compiled
by ths Fuel Administrators, who havs
been working In feverish hast since
ths possibilities of th situation dawned
upon them.
The conditions wer revealed after
a conference In the Fuel Administra
tor's office at which wer present Fuel
Administrator John E. Williams. Dep
ty Earl Dean Howard. President Fred
t'pham. of the Consumers Coal Com
pany, and other citizens who bad been
summoned to discuss the plight of ths
city.
Many Wards Cllr.
In some entire city wards not a
pound of coal Is obtainable. In hun
dreds of homes the Urea ar already
out. Coal cannot be bought at any
price, and no other form of fuel Is
available.
One of the worst Instances was re
ported by th Consumers Company,
which atatad that 40 families were
frceslng while carloads of coal on a
sidetrack war diverted for the us of
" a vreenhouse.
Another cas wsa reported of a worn,
aa who bad Jut riven birth to a baby
In a room with the temperature below
aero. Hundreds of the case were
reported throughout the day. and only
promises of relief were given.
!l tare's Delay rl Trala.
Substitute supplies could not be had.
No coke waa available and lumber
d-aler refused to sell wood for fuel.
Hundreds of carloads of coal wer on
their wsy from th mines, but. delayed
by bllisards and traffic conditions,
could not reach the city In time to
aneet the sudden drop In temperature.
Fred t'pham. president of the Con
sumers Company, wss an early visitor
st fuel headquarters, and paased on to
the administration the Innumerable
pleas be had received for coal. He de
clared It waa necessary to do many
f his yards because there waa not a
pound of coal to be had.
Dealer la Despair.
"Chicago Is free-In to death and
vmethlna anuot b. don at once." said
Mr. t'pham. Tb. coal dealers ar as
anxious aa anyone to meet th situs
tton. but w cannot deliver coal when
w do not get any In our yards."
Th Thirty-fourth Ward was th
hardest hit of alt. having not 1 per cent
of coal In th entire district. The 1
yards, all of them empty, closed their
door.
White Chicago faced the most terri
ble possibilities because of the coal
shcrisge. the towns and cities of Illinois
were already experiencing famine con
ditions. Such cities as Aurora. Crate. Rock
ford. Antloch. Downers Grove. Fox
Lake and other suburbs of Chicago re
ported themselves without coal and
pleaded lth the fuel administration
for relief.
.Was j- Tewma Appeal. j
Beside ths ptess from th cities, ths
fuel administration received notice and
appeals from the many towns In Illinois!
that not a pound of coal waa In the
yards of dealers and that hewing up
parts ef outhouses and old furniture or
freestng wer th only alternative that
thousands of their residents had.
Many of these towns report the situa
tion so desperate that th supply of
coal will be exhausted la a few hours
Th Central Illinois Cost Bureau waa
Implored to act swiftly, others-Is In.
tens suffering Is inevitable among
rich and poor alike.
German and Austrian High Officials
Cat Iter in Berlin to Discuss
Urgent Issues.
BERLIN, via London. Feb. 4. Wil-
helm Dittman, the radical Socialist
deputy, who was tried by an extraor
dlnary courtmarUal on th charge of
Inciting to high treason, resistance to
public authority and transgression of
th prohibition against participating In
th direction of th general strike,
was today sentenced to five years con
flnement In a fortress.
Dittman was also sentenced to tw
months' Imprisonment for resisting
public authority. Mitigating clrcura
stancas and the absence of dlzhonor-
able'lntentlona were admitted.
House of Commons Member Assessed
400 and Costs for Keeping
M V.ntioc I Large Supply on Hand.
bUllVJ
Bakers Are hstructedi
in
.v-
AMSTERDAM. Feb. 4. Dr. Kuehl
mann. German Foreign Minister: Coun
Cxernln. the Austro-Hungarlan Foreign
Minister, and General von Ludcndorff,
the German chief Quartermaster-Gen
ral. a semi-official announcement
from Berlin says, will arrive In Berll
Monday to participate In deliberations
on political and economic questions af
feeling the common Interests and ter'
litorlca of Germany and Austria-Hun
ary. Count Botho von WedeU the
German Ambassador to Vienna, also is
expected to attend.
CASUALTIES TOTAL 6354
British Dead. Wounded and Missing
Mark Lowest in Months.
LONDON. Feb. 4. The British cas
ualties reported during the week ended
today totalled JS4 divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds: Officers
51. men u:S.
Wounded or missing: Officers 173,
men 4S4S.
The lowest mark for many months
past la reached by last week's cas
ualties. They compare with SSSS the
previous week, with 17.043 th week
Immediately preceding that, and with
51 for the week ended December 31.
th prevloua low figure for another
week in recent months.
FREE POLAND IS DEMANDED
Popular Party in Austria. Insists on
Complete Independence.
WASHINGTON". Feb. 4. Deputies of
the rollsh popular party .n Austris
have announced that they will insist
upon a Polish nation, according to an
official dispatch today from Switzer
land.
They hold that the sole solution of
th Polish problem Is ths unification of
all Polish territories aa an Independent
state, with access to the sea. Any other
solution, they said, would be danger
ous to th peace of th world. Polish
representatives at th peace conference
also ar demanded.
VENDETTA SHADOW STALKS
Italian. Discharged From Union
Iron Works, Kills Chief Surgeon.
SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. . The grim
shadow of Vendetta stalked through
the plant of the Union Iron Works
here today when Felice Prato, a dis
charged Sergeant f the Italian torder
guard, shot and killed Dr. W. E- BuelL.
chief surgeon of ths plant, and then
inflicted a probably fatal shot wound
upon himself.
The only clew to the motive la a !
note. Which read:
"The philosophy that I hold excuses
my deed. I die satisfied In my right to
vendetta."
lUOKS TO BE DISREGARDED
"Stale" Loaf Not Least
Problems of Conservation.
'SALES" ARE DISCOURAGED
Five Federal Food Administrators
Meet In Portland to Plan for Con.
ccrtcd Action in Food Pro
duction and Conservation.
Five Federal food administrators con
vened in Portland yesterday, to under.
take the formulation of a plan for con
certed action in food production and
conservation. First of all they dis
cussed' the bread-loaf, but their in
quiries will range widely and the gen
eral plan adopted will be In effect for
year or more.
Thos participating in th conference
are: w. B. Ayer. of Oregon; R. F.
Blcknell. of Idaho; Charles Hebbard, of
Washington; Royal A. Gunnison, of
Alaska, and Ralph Merritt, of Cali
fornia. Other members of the confer
ence are: Dr. E. D. Clark, of the
bureau of chemistry, department of
agriculture, and W. K. Newell, assistant
food administrator for Oregon.
Bakers Jola Conference.
Testerday afternoon, following an
executive session, the food administra
tors met with representatives of the
Pacific Coast Bakers' Conservation
League, which bad completed a fore
noon meeting on th wheat conserva
tion problem.
In addressing the bakers, stress was
laid upon the Importance of preventing
read wastage and the bakers were
asked to undertake campaigns in their
own territories against waste. Not
least of the problems of wheat con-
rrvMion Is the "stale
were urged against over -roduction.
Advertlalaa; "Leaders' Denounced.
California bakers said the practice of
advertising bread at sale prices, or as
leaders, frequently practiced by de
partment stores In larger cities, should
be proceeded against, as it ended to-
ard great wastage by upsetting the
stance of production.
An Instance In point was given.
here a San . Francisco department
store asked for 5000 loaves to sell as
leaders, nder wholesale cost. Several
bakers declined the order, but it final
ly was filled. As the result of this
sale, thousands of loaves, baked to
upply th normal demand, remained
nsold In other ares.
Higher Price Wasted.
Administrator Blcknell. of Idaho, told
the bakers that he had met this problem
and settled with It by a ruling that
LONDON. Feb. 4. William John
McGeagh MacCaw. Unionist member
of the House of Commons for West
Downs, was fined 400 and 35 costs
today1 for food hoarding-
According to the attorney, for the
food committee, this member of Par
liament had in his larder at Rocks
nest, 34 pounds of tapioca, 154 pounds
of rice, S3 pounds of semolina, 100
pounds of biscuits, 53 pounds of tea.
100 pounds of sugar. 34 pounds of
golden syrup and 31 pounds of honey.
Although it was not contended that
people living in country houses should
come to London daily for their supplies.
this stock of goods was held to con
stitute a hoard. ,
The case of MacCaw was one of sev
eral hundred pending, while many more
have already been disposed of, every
class in the country being involved.
Last week Admiral Sir Richard
Poore was fined 90 for having in his
possession a quarter of a ton of food,
while others who were fined included
railway worker, a wealthy widow.
and the proprietors of several hotels,
the last being charged with exceeding
the official ration.
French Defeatest Faces
Court-Martial.
Head of Nursing Bureau at Wash
ington Says 40,000 Will Bo
Needed if War Lasts.
REPARTEE DEFENSE WEAPON,
U. S. FLYING CADET KILLED
Wyless B. Bradley Burned When Gas
oline Tank Explodes in Fall.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. Wyles B.
Bradley, of Mount Vernon, If. T., flying
cadet at Ellington Field, was burntM
to death when his plane fell 30 feet to
day, the gasoline tank exploding.
HOUSTON. Tex., Feb. 4. Bradley
fell while trying out his plane on short
flights, and probably would have
emerged uninjured from the smash had
not the gasoline tank exploded, cover
ing him with blazing OIL
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. A tele
gram from Miss Jane A. Delan of the
nursing bureau service at Washing
ton, received tonight by Miss Lillian
L. White, in charge of the Pacific Dl
vision, urged the immediate need of
more nurses for work at Army canton
ments in this country. Base hospital
PrkfinPr'. DiStllaV Of QUICK units bee" broken up temporarily
I IIOUII&l o wiopinj intQ g-ronp, it to aId ln c,..
Wit Fpnturf55 HP.arinrj. ln. r ths emergency.
-a. vr u luuuoouu uuidco uaQ Lrsa ocua.
abroad and 2000 more are awaiting
mobilization for foreign service," Miss
wnlta ' said- "Rut nnr tnttLl tniit. he
FULL INNOCENCE AVOWED increased to 40.000 if the war con-
uuuea lor . lensiu ui liiiio and we
must try to meet this military need
without demoralizing our organization
for civilian work."
The Increased demand for nurses in
the military service has caused & modi
fication of former requirements for
enrollment. The age limit has been
lowered to 21 years and women more
than 40 years old will be accepted, pro
vided a satisfactory examination can
bo passed. Smaller schools for nurses
have been placed on the accredited
lists and applicants are Judged on their
merits.
Adroit Replies and Professions of
Loyalty to Allies Elicited by
Questions Asked by "Pros
ecuting Attorney.
IERP0NT MORGAN VICTIM
Art Dealer to Serve Three Tears for
Forging Financier's Name.
LONDON, Feb. 4. Count Maurice de
Bosdari. an art dealer, was sentenced
to three years'' imprisonment today for
forging bills of exchange purporting
loaf and steps ! to have b',en dr.vn by jh late J. Pier-
pont Morgan.
The prisoner sold a work of art to
Mr. Morgan in 1903. thus obtaining the
financier's signature, which he forged
to two bills of exchange for 11,000,
each of which he succeeded ln discount
ing through a friend.
4t"oncluded en Pas 7. Column 2.
TROOPS TO EAT CABBAGE
Tacoma Firm Gets Order for 60,000
Pounds of Boiled Product.
TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 4. (Special.)
Th Puyallup & Sumner Fruitgrowers
Association received an order from the
Government today for a carload of
boiled cabbage. This order' amounts to
60.000 pounds.
The order is to be shipped to El Paso,
Tex. Many different kinds of foods
put up by the association are proving
to be popular with the soldiers. i
PARIS. Feb. 4. "I am no traitor. X
have asked .to bo judged, and I am
willing to die; but not as a traitor.'
Tfin annVe Ttoln Pasha, who Was
(brought to trial by courtmartial today AVIATOR BAGS TWO FLYERS
on a charge of treason ln having neen
U. S. Warfare System
Declared Obsolete.
SENATE STORM BREAKS ANEW
Administration Is Assailed and.
Defended. j
NEBRASKAN LEADS FIGHT
Williams of Mississippi and Reed
of Missouri, Spokesmen for Wil
son and Baker, Oppose the
i
Proposed Legislation.
a chief factor in German propaganda
In France. Bolo's quick wit and
repartee were features of the sitting.
as he tried to extricate himself from
the conclusions of the report of Cap- j
tain Bouchardon, of the Paris military
American Boy Makes Good Record
on French Front.
PARIS. Feb. 4. Taking advantage
of the fine weather, members of the
court, who took the preliminary testi- I Lafayette escadrille continued their
mony and asked for explanations by brilliant exploits over the French
Colonel Voyer, the president of the I front during the last few days, bring-
courtmartlaL I ing down three German machines and
Other than for the nervous turn- losing none themselves. Thomas Hitch
bllng of his monocle, Bolo was Im- cock, Jr., son of the well-known Amerl
passive during the reading of Captain I can turfman, whose home Is on Long
Bouchardon's report of the lnvestlga- island, downed two enemy airmen
tion dealing with Bolo's activities in within a short time of each other
Switzerland and affairs alleged to have I his first victories in the air. David
been carried out in the United States. I e. Putnam, of Brookline, Mass., brought
Loyalty to AUlea Alleged.
The report dealt extensively with his
activities In the United States ln con
nection with Adolph Pavenstedt, who
formerly was connected with a New
York banking-house, but now Is in a
Georgia internment camp.
The defense outlined by Bolo's coun
sel was that Bolo's activities had been
wholly ln the interest of the entente
powers.
When former Premier CalllaiLX was
called, a witness for the defense, Bolo
said be would waive Caillaux' testi:
mony, but Darius Pochere, co-defendant,
objected to this, declaring that
Caillaux' testimony must be heard, if
not In the present case, then on behalf
of himself.
Prisoner Patroalses Prosecutor.
During the reading of Captain
Bouchardon's report, Bolo appeared
somewhat bored, but when called upon
by the president of the courtmartial
to explain discrepancies in his pre
vious testimony, the prisoner soon be
came voluble.
He spoke with a patronizing air to
the prosecuting attorney and the pres
ident of the court, admitted many dis
crepancies, and altogether was consid
ered to have the better of the repartee.
On being questioned by Captain Mor-
net. the prosecutor, why, considering
down his third machine.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Corporal
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., of the French
aviation service, is the son of Captain
Thomas Hitchcock, executive officer of
the aviation field at Mlneola, N. Y.,
who is well known in this country and
Europe as a polo player and horse
man.
Concluded on Page 4. Column 5.)
OXLT UXCLE SAM CAN SAVE THEM NOW WILL TOU DO YOUR BIT?
OHIOANS "SWAT" KAISER
EASTEKX TttWFIC BLOCKED
Storm Have Wor-t Effect on Rail
roads la 3o Year.
NT7W YORK. Feb. 4 The movement
f frelsht which the Eastern railroads
had succeeded In augmenting during
th past wk waa Brought to a sudden
stop by yesterdsy's storm, which, taken
with th four previous ones, has creat
ed a condition of weather th worst
known In years, A. H. Smith, re
gional director, announced today.
(nder a special programm affecting
all railroads between' New York and
Chicago. Mr. Pmltb said, transporta
tion of congested freight was under
way yesterday morning from all yards
In th Eaatern territory and a record,
breaking mgiimmt as generally pr.
dt-ted- by traffic offtrials.
"At nightfall yesterday. Mr. Smith
aid. "new snow had fallen, with high
wtwd drifting In deop cnts. banking
kCov-.a44 rs 4. CeluA X
Crown Prince and Von Illndcnbnrg
Share in General Disapproval.
COLUMBCS. O, Feb. 4. Th capital
of Ohio took delight today In "awat-
tlngthe Kaiser, th Crown Prince and
Von Illndenburg.
Large billboards containing th pic
tures of th Kaiser and his associates
wer erected ln th Statehous yards. 1
and for Zi cents people wers given '
baseballs to throw at th painted pic-
i
lure.
Proceeds went into th Columbus war
cheat.
VETERANS HELD DISLOYAL
Inmate of California Soldier
Home Dropped From Roll.
LOS ANGELE3. CaU Feb. 4. Two
veterans wer dropped from th rolls
of th soldiers' horn at Sawtella to-
Gay tor suesea bwojai reaiaras. u waa . 9
announced by Governor P. IL Barry. I
Charles G. Jenkins. 75 years old. was
aroppea xor auegea uisrepecixui com s
ments on Red Cross workers. Henry
Gohrmsn was charged with opposing,
I a noerty loan. 1
4
a
T. R.-MOURNS OLD FRIEND J
Roo4pTc!l fnable to Attend Funeral T
of John L. Sullivan.
OTSTER BAT. N. T, Feb. 4.
Colonel Theodora Roosevelt announced
tonight that he would not be able to
attend the funeral of John L. Sullivan
In Boston Wednesday.
I had a genuine regard for my old
friend, John L. Sullivan." th Colonel
said. R was as eld and valued
friend and I mourn his death "
T............ ......... - ....................................
i ONLY UNCLE SAM CAN SAVE THEM NOW WILL YOU DO YOUR BIT? j
I 1 !
I .XYV W WWWWWN v . fi4X ' Tt T. ' X I H. AC WWWWWW I t
1 - 4.v i,'"A Kr sCK:?fy" -?-" vt-i'3 'J j ' 'C. x jc-. : -r. - ,TJsw'rr?av-- . ; i
1 T ivn . www ru 'xrs- y-x vs'-5as --ss-ss-. i
' t . .
ANACONDA BLOCK ABLAZE
Big Blaze In Montana City Puts
Newspaper Plant Ont of Business.
BITTE, Mont., Feb. 4. It is reported
at the Butte office of the Anaconda
Standard that the entire building and
plant at Anaconda are a total loss. This
ha Hot been confirmed.
ANACONDA, Mont., Feb. 4. Fire
that threatens the entire . block of
which the Anaconda Standard building
forms a part broke out at about 10
o'clock this evening. The indication
at 10:30 were that the loss would be
large.
The newspaper plant was early put
out of commission and all attempts at
publication were temporarily aban
doned.
The fire department is confronted
by the difficult task of saving the
buildings already blazing and prevent.
ing the spread of the flames.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
5T
degrees; minimum, 44 degrees.
TODAY'S Occasional rains; southerly winds.
War.
Slow starvation sapping strength of central
empires. Page
Cold-blooded refinement of cruelty depicted
oy tierraan correspondent. Fage 2,
Allies dominate western front, says Secre
tary Baker, in review or war operations.
page 4.
Foreign,
British statesman fined for hoarding food.
page 1.
Socialist Deputy Dittman sentenced to prison
zor live years, page i.
Work of War Council approved by most
London papers, page '.
Bolo Paaha, French defeatest. on trial for
treason at Paris. Page 1.
National.
Storm of depate over war cabinet breaks
again In Senate, page 1.
Fuel Administration takes over oil industry
oz umtea states, page z.
Domestic.
Thousands in danger of freezing to death
In Chicago. Page 1.
New York to make acquaintance of whale
meat food at luncheon. Page 5.
Nurses in demand at Army cantonmenta
Page 1.
Corporate maturities for 1918 estimated at
S741.63i.eo3. page o.
Sports.
Fast bouts promised at Northwest Athletic
Club tomorrow night. Page 14.
Bard games expected In Interscholastic
League this week. Page 14.
World's skstlng championship to be decided
February 7-8. Page 14.
Pacific Northwest.
E. J. Frasler denies he fled from state to
escape Imprisonment zor rorgery. Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Sharp advance ln corn on local grain ex-
exchange, page Li.
Hogs and cattle higher at Portland stock
yards. Page 17.
W. D. Wells, steamship superintendent.
made Major to take charge of port in
France. Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
Robert G. Dleclc fined 130 for violating pro
hibition law. . Page 8.
Bakers and food administrators discuss war
bread loaves. Page X,
War Industries claim large shar of Oregon
draft registrants. Page 10.
R. E. Williams, Oregon Republican Com
mitteeman, leaves xor bt. Louis conven
tions Page 11. -
Immediate development of new industries
urged upon Portland. Page 12.
Safe deposit boxes In great demand, banks
report. Page 11.
Portland bousing problem becoming serious.
declares O. M. Flummer. Page IS.
Weather report, data and forecast. Pag 12.
WASHINGTON". FcR- 4. Controversy
over the Government's war efficiency
and the bills for a war cabinet and
munitions director was renewed today,
ln the Senate with a debate which oc.
cupled virtually the entire day.
Senator Hitchcock, Democratic mem
ber of the military committee, dellv.
ered a two hours' prepared speech in
support of the two bills which th
President opposes. He sharply criti
cised the War Department and charged
Secretary Baker with unintentionally
misleading tne country by making "ab
solutely preposterous and exaggerated
statements" regarding the country's
ability to get soldiers abroad.
Vigorous Replies Made.
Senators Williams of Mississippi and
Reed of Missouri. Democrats, replied,
opposing the war reorganization meas
ures as proposals t" usurp President
Wilson's authority. The former de
clared that the "German game is muck-.
raking this Administration" and as
serted that efforts to force the bills ara
futile because of certain Executive
veto, urging cessation of agitation.
While praising Senators Hitchcock,
and Chamberlain as unimpeachable
patriots. Senator Reed, another mill
tary committee member, argued that
the war cabinet bill is unconstitutional.
Defect Said to Be Minor.
He praised the Government's accom
plishments in the war, asserting that
admitted deficiencies are minor com
pared to the magnitude of achievements.
It has been said on the floor of the
Senate that the military machine has
broken down," said the Missouri Sen
ator. "You can t say that a machine
that put 1,600,000 men under arms in
so short a time is a total failure. -
'You can't say that a machine that
has' sent thousands of men abroad
without a single life lost is a total
failure.. You can't say that a machine
that is constructing enough airplanes
to cloud enemy cities from the sun la
a total failure."
Wadawortlt to Be Heard.
The discussion is to be renewed to
morrow with a speech by Senator
Wadsworth, of New York, a Republican
committeeman, in support of the war
reorganization legislation.
Among other Senators planning ad.
dresses are: Thomas, of Colorado, and
Kirby, of Arkansas, Democratic mem
bers of the committee, and Chairman
Chamberlain, who said he would speak
again In explanation of the committee's
measures.
Secretary Daniels today authorized
the statement that the Navy Is assured
of enough transport facilities to make)
sure that there will be 500,000 Ameri
can troops ln France ea.'ly this year.
as was stated by Secretary Baker re
cently before the Senate military com.
mi t tee.
Daniel Partly Corroborates.
Mr. Daniels made the statement, when
Informed that Secretary Baker's fore
cast of the number of men to be sent
abroad had been challenged in tho
Senate today by Senator Hitchcock.
He would not say whether the Navy
Department's outlook for ships was
such as o warrant the expectation of
having 1,000.000 more men in Franca
by the end of 1918.
Secretary Baker himself declined to
comment in any way upon Senator
Hitchcock's address.
Upon conclusion of Secretary Baker's
cross-examination by the military com
mittee Wednesday, Administration
leaders hope to end the controversy
and to prevent the proposed legislation
from being reported by the committee
or receiving Senate consideration.
Baker's Recall Delayed.
Secretary Baker's cross-examination
had been planned for tomorrow, but
Chairman Chamberlain asked him to
postpone it until Wedpesday because
of tomorrow's debate.
Secretary Baker's recent statement
to the Senate military committee that
the United States would have half a.
million soldiers in France early this
year and that prospects were not un
promising for ships to carry a million
more who would bo ready during the
year were characterized by Senator
Hitchcock in his address as "absolutely
preposterous and ... so exaggerated
as to convey an entirely raise impres
sion as to what we can do and what wa
are doing."
Supporting th committees bills for
a war cabinet and munitions director.
Senator Hitchcock declared that Secre
tary Baker was no doubt sincere, but
was misled by lack of Information re
garding scarcity of ships into making
sanguine . predictions. He said Presi
dent Wilson himself "does not know:
the real situation." and cited this sltua
(Concluded oa Page 5, Column 1.)
.... . ,
f