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Douglas Fairbanks Not
; To Make Bond Speech
KANSAS CITY, Mo,.' March 28.
The engagament of Douglas' Fair
banks, motion picture actor, to spenk
liere vprll 20 In the Interest of the
liberty loan drive In the tenth fed
eral reserve district, was camelled
lonlaht. ft was announced by E. VI.
Vlolette, 'chairman of the speaker'
bureau of the district.
' Mr. Vlolette paid he had taken thf
action following rftfelpt of a letter
from Fairbanks' representative, 1st
which a parade led by the mayor and
city officials, with at least fifty auto
, rufcllcs was asked to meet the a to
and convey him through the street.
k The letter also sugegsted, Mr, Vlo
lette said, that the governor and h"
staff be Invited to participate In the
yarade. ,
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Davies Replies io
. Partisanship Charge
WAtTSAU, Wis,, March 28 Jo
seph E. Davies. Democratic candi
date for United States senator, speak
Ing at a mass meeting here tonlgh:,
replied to the charge of partisanship
in this enmpaign as launched by Sen
ator Smoot and other Republican
' leaders In the senate.
"Party politicians are trying t
whip up old partisan feeling," said
Mr. Davies. "It won't work. TMs
Js the darkest hourf, the war. Noth
ing could be more unfortunate than
disunion between the executive and
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legislative branches of the govern
ment. If there ever was a time when
patriotism demanded that politics be
forgotten it is now."
Lenroot Likens Wilson
Unto German Kaiser
SPARTA, Wis., March 28. Con
r.rewmian Irvine L.. Lenroot, Repub
lican candidate 'for senator, In thu
course of a speech, called attention
to the poster displayed by his Tera
ocratlc rival "Wilson Wants Dalles'
"In Oermany," said Mr. Lenroot,
"tl.o kaiser indicates what man be
wants sent to the llendesrath, arvl
thaf tnnn is sent. If PresldentWHlson
ran do the same thin In the United
Htate sonn we won't have any more
liberty than they have In Germany."
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RAILWAYS LOSE t
DURING JANUARY
' !;: ' . v t
Bad Weather and Frenght
Embargoes Reduce Traffic
! Greatly
WASHINGTON, March 28. For
the first time In many years, rail
roads operated at a loss in January,
the flrsj: month of government con
trol. ! The situation i attributed by
railroad men almost entirely to the
unprecedented bad weather and
freight embargoes which reduced the
hauling of general traffic to a min
imum and Increased expenses far
beyond normal.
' The deficit was suffered only by
eastern 1 ines while western and
southern roads made small profits.
For February the record was much
better though exact figures are not
available and the railroad admtils-
tration hopes to make higher 'earn
Ings of later months offset the poor
January , showing. ''Otherwise the
government will lose money In com
pensating rallro.-yu on the basis of
theli4 average earnings for the last
three years. . v ,
Preliminary reports from 172 of
the 196 large roaoX compiled by the
Interstate roromeree commission and
madi public ioAaf show a January
deficit In railway operating income
of S2.227.ftOO as compared with pos
itive earnings of $67,000,000 In Jan
uary last vear and about S57.000 000
month. . ,,4 . r , t'' 4 t
The eastern roadV deficit In. oper
ating income was. $ 17. 4 0, BOO, com
pared with nef operating income of
S24.J25.000 In. Jiinitary, 1817. For
the western lines this was $11,000,
ooo as compared with $30,000,00
the s.iine luonths last year: and
l.soutbe'rn lines made $3,G 17.000 a
compared wllh ll2.6lJ.000 the same
flncnth last year.
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Army Death Rate Shows
Increase Daring Month
WASHINGTON. March 2. Al
though health conditions In general
pmorr the troops training In tbt-.
roiinJr;- -'re described In this week's
report of the division of field sanita
tion .f very- god," deaths among
the ol Hers. -Increased; from 180 the
veeV l.fore to 223. Pnenmonla in
creased In th national army and
regulars. bu! Jn the national guard
nil epidemic, diseases are declining.
Dath In the regular army last
week were, 8$ against 71 the
we-k lefore; in the national guard
twenty as against twenty-eight, and
in the national army 117 as against
eightv-one. "
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Senator Williams Renews At
tack on Representative
Lenroot
VICTOR BERGER. SCORED
Mississippi Senator Declares
Socialist Should Be
Interned
WASHINGTON, March 28.-r-Part-isan
feeling flared up In the senate
today when Senator Williams of Mis
sissippi, Democrat, renewed hTg at
tack upon Representative Lenroot,
Republican, candidate for the senate
from Wisconsin, whom he charged
yesterday with being lukewarm In
loyalty to the government In the war.
The Mississippi Benafor declared
Senator Ia Follette of Wisconsin
should be exoelled and that former
Representative Victor Herger. the
Socialist candidate for senator,
ought to be interned.
During the debase which followed
and continued Intermittently most
of th. day. Republican senators de
fended Mr. Uenroot. whUe Senators
Reed of Missouri. Ashurst of Arizona
and Owen of Oklahoma. Democrats,
deplored partisan division at such
a time.
KeRtr Smoot Shows letter.
Senator Smoot. of Utah, Republic
an, who attacked President Wilson
yesterday for alleged partisanship,
read a letter stating that Joseph K.
Davies. Democratic candidate In Wis
consin, "had skipped to Chicago"
when f. conference was called to
consider withdrawal df himself or
Mr. Ienroot to Insure a loyalty
victory.
Senator Ashurst said yesterday's
debate was "miserable; twaddle," and
in a plea for harmony and unity In
the wa Senator Reed contrasted
the elrtleal butt la In France with
the senate's attention to the "mis
erable little political contest In Wis
consin." "I appeal to tb f senate," said
Senator Reed, "to have done with
these miserable politics. No line can
b drawn between loyal Democrats
and Republicans. Let -the. election
In Wisconsin go on. In any event
a loyal man will be returned."
Icjwrftt Are Criticised.
Senator Gronna vehemently criti
cised; the Democrats for references
to disloyalty made by Senator Will
iams, (..".-I
"Your own acdona randtmn mil "
lSecfator Gronna said. "You appear
to be more interested In yourparty's
candldafe for the senate In Wiscon
sin than you are in the thousands
and In the mllons of brave boya who
are. now fghtng for freedom. I do
not If now of any war that has been
won by lip service."
Senator Gronna declared he would
support the president In every ap
propriation and In every other way
whetvere that support Is necessary
for the winning of the war. He de
clared that It has been noticeable to
him that those who were the loudest
in their crise of disloyalty, were not
those who have sons in the army.
Senator King of t'tah. Democrat.
Interrupted to say that he did not
believe any member of the Demo
cratic side had Intimated there had
been any disloyalty en the Republi
can side. of the chamber.
Referring to James Thompson,
Senator Gronna ea'd. vigorously
pounding hiH desk with clenched fist:
"I know bim plenty and know that
he is just as loyal as the senator from
Mississippi. He's not disloyal."
Senator Owen, deploring the po
litical discussion said that most Ger
man-Americans are now patriotically
supporting their government.
"It will not strengthen the United
States to wound the feelings of these
feople." he said. "I deprecate any
speech that will cause them to, feel
they are objects of suspicion, acer
sion, or positive hostility. They, de
serve all the more honor because of
their fidelity to the United State. 1
deprecate exceedingly that there
should be any appearance of politi
cal debate on the floor."
Bee May Supplant Ccrrier
Pigeon lor War Zone Duty
WASHINGTON. D C, March 9,
That the ordinary bee may supplant
the dog an the carrier pigeon as a
despatch bearer In the war zone Is
regarded aa a possibility of the near
future. It is well known that exper
iments to this fnd have been carrie I
on In England and It Is said that the
matter has also received conslderar
tion frfm officials of our own War
department. 3
The bee, like the carier pigeon,
guided by Its marvelous Instinct,
returns to the hive from; wherever
he may be liberated. Tiny despatch
es .which can be deciphered wltn
the magnifying glass.ean be attach
cd to Its breast.
Rut something ' better still has
been found. Hy an Ingenious pro
cess the wings of the tiny insect are
fceneltlzed, and jby means ofmiero
flcoplc photography the message Is
imprinted therebn.
Drager Likely to Run
for Treasurer Again
It is being rumored around town
that the friends of 1. J, Hraser, the
present county treasurer, are advis
ing him to run for a second term In
of rice.; nd while .Mr. Drager has
not yet fully made up his mind to do
so,
it is thought that he will proh-
ably accede to the wishes of friends.
He is one of the staunchest liepub
licans In the county.
Army Khaki and Navy Blue
Supersede Civilian Clothes ,
in Hotels
24 HOUR DAY IS RULE
Reflection of Sturdy Resist
ance of Nation Seen in
Capital City
WASHINGTON, March 24. War
time activities have Intensified the
attractions of the nations' capital fo-
tne visitor. To those who came her
before the United States entered the
war the city's chief charm lay in th
proud swell of the capitol dome, tb-?
stately outline of the Washington
monument, the deliberations of the
nation's lawmakers or the magnifi
cent vistas of shoded avenues.
Now, all that has been enhanced
by minions of uniformed men. the
sights of hundreds of foreign offi
cers, and the swift evolutions of Air
planes overhead but most point
to even the casual observer Is the
realization that the vast machinery
of a mighty government i at work
on a war. Everywhere, there aro
evidences of putting the nation on
a war basis.
In hotel lobbies, theatre foyers
and clubs, the army khaki and navy
blue have superseded conventional
evening clothes. The walking stk
has given way to the swagger stick
or the sword.
Iloom Town -Condition Prevail.
The great Influx of new govern
mment Workers made a ceml-somno-lent
city take on the asneet of a
"boom" town. Hotel facilities of
the city were not only severely taxed
they were swamped. The exces
population, then overcame a system
of boarding houses which for years
had given, ample accommodation t
rrany thousands of transients. Fin
ally the housfnc problem became so
rente that hundreds of government
workers were compelled, be'aure of
inability to get rooms, to relinquish
positions they had come to the capi
tal to take. r
First a stir of activity penetrated
the government departments; then it
was transformed Into a tide of con
centrated effort -that gave the sedate
geneles the appearance of muni
tions factories. Armies of clerks who
for years had finished the working
dry at 4:30 o'clock m the afternooa
remained to toll much later. Some
work In night shifts. Department
buildings blazed with lieht. and cabi
net, members joined their subordi
nate In the general rush of avertimeJ
work. ' .
Almost from the beginning of the
war. Secretary Raker remained at
his desk night after night with rare
ly an exception, and his example, has
1-een emulated by heada of many de
partment bureaus.
In the navy department, a twenty-four-
hour a dav watch In the burea-i
of communications keeps Se-retary
Daniels constantly in touch with the
fleet. To the wireless towers stand -
iner hleaklv silhouetted against the-
ky at Arlington across the Potoma'
come messages from the transport
fleet crossing the Atlantic and. fh
destroyers that race through the wa
ters of the war tone In search of the
submarine.
From the communication office
there have come since last April
many messages of jov and sorrow
to a war-anxious people. Naval of
ficers who make flvlng trips to Wah
Ington wtille waiting for tranport3
to take' on coal and troops tell hu
man Interest yirns of the war wort
of the navv. Censorship regulation
deter all from revealing knowledge
of strategic movements or device.
Lbtit intimate tales of the wardroom
M far toward giving a perspective
of the daily achievements of the men
who wear the blue.
Sentrle Give Capital War IoVt
From the sentries who niehflv
face their posts about th White
fnue to the foreign officers and en
listed men seen on the streets and Ii
the theatres, the war atmosphere l
unmistakable.
The Hrltlsh. French snd Ital'an
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HUNS PREPARE
TO MEET U. S.
Preparations Made to Meet
Anticipated Crisis When
Air Fleet Comes
KRKNCII FRONT. Marrh 13.
Correspondence of th Associated
Press. Oreat preparations are be
iner made !n C.ernianv to meet the
mticin.tted erin's In fiehting In th3
ilr when the Ur-ited .States Is ready
to put forth its real strength In that
'ranch of the war. Kvidence ob--frvfd
fi"e tndiesito that,, CJermany
l. !lnnnine to forestall the- American
"ffort in direction.
Many plolts nre undergoing fn-
ruction fn the CJerman aviation
'inters and the const rwt Ion of alr
tilank is proceeding at a pa hith
erto unknown. Many student, avi
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of remaining with the mounted
roon. whofe sphere of usefulness
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':irly dnvs of tho war. The increased
-hv and allowances accoMel to fly
ing men hve also attrartd many
,'nfantrv officers from the ordinary
tfne replments. whil still others Fee
aviation ercatr chancesof being
decorated than Is the lot of officers
e.n1oyed In other branchels of the
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In the Interior of Oermany. some of
J hem government organizations and
others run tr airplane construction
companies. After the preliminary
training the pupil pilots have to pa:u
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a series of examinations' which be
come Increasingly difficult aa thi
training progresses. The entire per
iod of instruction Is about six months
for a pilot.
Those who Intend to become ob
servers are put through a special
course, which comprises artillery
spotting, photography, wireless teJe
giahpy, meteorology, map-reading
and the drafting of reports. All ob
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with steel arrows and directed to
drop them upon certain objects in
tne landscape. , 1
NEWSPAPERS IN ,
PARIS SPRING UP
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Rich Finnish Family
" Robbed in Petrogrci
AMSTETTDAM, Feb. 28. The fol
lowing story is told hy the Cologne
Gazette's special commissioner in
Petrograd as typical of the extraor
dinary conditions prevailing there.
He says: "An automobile taking
rich Finnish family home was
stopped in Petersburg street by an
other auto whose armed occupants
stripped the clothes from the travel
ers and stole half a million rubles
worth of property. The police were
powerless but a private detective ran
the robber band to( earth and found
it consisted of a Iqissian prince and
his body servants.?
"The prince ch$rfully admitted
that he had been !iIng on the pro
ceeds of i highway robbery for
month. This h? asserted was h'
only mcahs of ejr'stenrv bc:itme h
had been completely ds!ild anl
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others who drovi Mm 'to 'the deed
lTiibl bo plinlsbWMl first."
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