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VOLUME XXII, No. 168.
No More Delay In Nation’s Food Administration
DIRECTS
HOOVER
‘TO GO
AHEAD’
(•V THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Washington.—Congress' delay in
passing the administration's food bills
drew from President Wilson today an
order directing Herbert C. Hoover to
proceed immediately with organization
of the new Jootl administration in so
far as it contemplates food conserva
tion and elimination of waste through
the co-operation of volunteer forces.
Plans for enlisting every housewife
in the country as a volunteer member
of the food administration have been
announced by Mr. Hoover. Every wo
man will be taught to save food in the
kitchen and how to purchase for her
family.
President Wilson’s insistence that the
food bills be speeded up caused the
senate today to put the food control
bill next on the calendar and the
measure will be taken up Monday,
when the house also begins debate on
the bill. The measure was reported
to the senate today without recom
mendations. The president’s letter to
Mr. Hoover follows:
“No Further Delay.”
“It seems to me that the inaugu
ration of that portion of the plan for
food administration which contem
plates a national mobilization of the
great voluntary forces of the country
which are ready to work toward sav
ing food and eliminating waste admits
of no further delay.
"The approaching harvesting, the
immediate necessity for wise use and
the savings not only in food but in all
other expenditures, the many undirect
ed and overlapping efforts being made
towards this end, all press for national
direction and inspiration. While It
would in many ways be desirable to
wait complete legislation establishing
the food, it appears to me so far as
voluntary effort can be assembled we
should not wait any longer, and there
fore I would be very glad If you would
proceed in those, directions at once.
Women of Nation.
“The women of the nati**i are al
ready earnestly seeking to do theif
part in this our greatest struggle for
the maintenance of our national ideals
and in no direction can they so great
ly assist as by enlisting in the ser
vice of the food administration and
cheerfully accept its direction and ad
vice. By so doing, they will increase
the surplus of food available for our
own army and for export to the allies.
To provide adequate supplies for the
coming year is of absolutely vital im
portance to the conduct of the war,
and without a very conscientious elim
ination of waste and very strict econ
omy in our food consumption, we can
not hope to fulfill this primary duty.
“I trust, therefore, that the women
of the country will not only respond
to your appeal and accept the pledge
to the food administration which you
are proposing but that all men also
who are engaged in the personal dis
tribution of foods will co-operate with
the same eamestnqssr and in the same
spirit. I give you full authority to
undertake any steps necessary for the
proper organization and stimulation of
their efforts.’’
tBY THE UNITED PRESS.)
The Big Issue.
Washington.—l*'ood control is the
big issue ahead of the government.
Both in the house and senate Mon
day will mark the opening skirmish
of the administrations fight to place in
the hands of Herbert Hoover powers
to direct conservation and distribution
of food supplies during the war.
The money bill Is yielding to food
by the mandate of the president.
“The food situation must be in hand
before America’s army can go into the
field,” is the government contention.
Families must not be robbed by high
prices while fathers are fighting,” is
the order. “Labor must be content or
the whole military establishment will
crumble.”
As a result! while preparations go
forward toward selecting the first 650,-
000 of America's citizen umy, the
president and his officials are center
ing their drive on food control.
Comet Up Monday.
The bill will come up In the house
Monday. At ,the same time Senator
Gore, chairman of the senate agricul
ture committee will recommend that
it bemade the business of the day in
.the senate. Being out of sympathy
‘ with its provisions, he will then turn
the measure over to Senator Chamber
lain for guidance through the upper
branch.
There will be a fight on it at once—
along two lines.
It now carries no report and no
recommendations and the demand will
be made that the agriculture conunlt
lee put It Into definite shape before
tthe senate begins Its struggle.
(Owing to the divigerence on rertain
phases of the bill It Is probable Presi
dent Wilson will be called upon soon
to define exactly what portions he
thinks are vital at this time. There
is no opposition either to provlsione
for a common purchasing agent for all
the allies or for legislation designed to
prevent hoarding of necessaries. There
is little opposition to minimum price
fixing.
JAP TORPEDOED;
TOWED TO PORT
CSV TMC AtPAriATCn mCM ) *
Tokio.—-While Japanese dost i oyer*
were at lurking a submarine In th#
Mediterranean on June 11th, the de
stroyer Bakakl was torpedoed and
damaged, sa.vg an official announce
ment of the Japanese admiralty to
day. The damaged craft was towed
to port. It is believed many of ths
crew were killed or wounded.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
uin I i £D PNt.be>.
JAPAN RESENTED
EFFORTS OF 0. S.
Washington a Little Worried
Over Evident Displeasure in
Tokio in Chinese Situation.
(BY THE UNITED PRESS.)
Washnigton.—Japan's attitude toward
the United States has been a source of
worriment here.
Ambitious of her position—her “para
mount interest”—in the Far East, she
has plainly resented American efforts
to advise and guide China. This jeal
ousy took concrete form today when it
became known that the mikado’s gov
ernment had spurned American requests
to take identic action In trying to com
pose the Chinese situation.
She informed this government that she
could not send China a note similar to
that sent by the United States, advising
that the revolution in China be quelled
and that China stand united at this time.
Temper Manifest.
Moreover, during the week. Japan’s
temper was manifest from articles in her
newspapers taking exception to the Am
erican course in China.
According to those disposed to criti
cise American handling of the Chinese
situation. Japan and England were ex
pecting this government to notify them
of America’s proposed action and have
a joint note sent to China by the three
powers. Instead.. Secretary Lansing sent
the American note, notified England nad
Japan of his action and asked them to
send an identic note.
This, it is claimed, put England and
Japan in the light, of merely saying “me
too” to America and they wouldn’t do it.
Japan apparently is building up a Mon
roe doctrine for the East. It is ‘h’ands
off the yellow peoples”—whether the
hand be helping or hindering.
Situation Minimized.
The few r manifestations of Japan’s dis«
pleasure against the United States dem
onstrated in the past week are really dis
couraging from the American standpoint.
Officially, they are credited to misun
derstandings, and the whole situation is
minimized.
Ambassador Sato has had several con
ferences with Secretary of State Lansing
in the past week—all of fhem shrouded
in usual state department secrecy. But.
these conferences are known to have
dealt with Japan’s position toward Am
erica.
Further, In recent months, the United
States has gone out of its way to placate
the Japanese, especially in the matter
of alien labor legislation, so that there
might bo no unpleasantness at a time
when this nation needed to center its
whole attention upon vanquishing Ger
many.
AGED MILLIONAIRE
MUSI PH GIRL
Jury Instructed That Damages
to Miss O’Brien Should
Be Awarded. Lady Weeps
Copiously at Trial.
(BY THE UNITED PRESS.) •
New York.—-Miss Honora May O’Brien
will be awarded damages for her experi
ence with the fickle heart of Millionaire
John B. Manning, her 84-year-old wooer.
Justice Cropsey, in supreme court, in
structed the jury hearing the evidence
today. ,
Justice Cropsey told the jurors they
must consider an agreement for marriage
had been entered into and that there is
ho question • that this agreement was
broken. On these grounds, he said, com
pensatofy damages should be assessed
in keeping with Manning’s financial and
social standing.
Punitive damages are also warranted,
he instructed the men, on three points.
Manning charged, he declared, there was
a conspiracy to get money without mar
riage. This, he said, had not been proved.
Second, he said. Manning declared the
girl had insisted on a previous settle
ment. and he said this had not been
proved. Third, the charge that the girl
never Intended to wed was not proved.
As Miss O’Xfrlen’s attorney addressed
the jury, she wept copiously when her
unexpected publicity was brought into
the proceedings. She sat up In surprise
when he declared, to refute a charge by
Manning, that Miss O’Brien never threw
a skirt over the old man’s head on the
night Of .his proposal.
“There wasn’t a skirt made in New
York in the winter of 1916 that you could
throw over a hairpin,” he declared.
AMERICAN HAS
FIGHT WITH SUB
An Atlantic Port. —An American
steamer arriving early today reported
an engagement with a«£lerman sub
marine off Brest, France, May 28. The
U-boat fired two torpedoes at the
steamer, one at bow and one at the
stern, but neither found its mark. The
haval gunners on the steamer fired
on the under-sea craft, but do not
think they registered a hit. After ten
shost from the steamer the submersible
disappeared.
Off the coast of Ireland, the Am
erican steamer picked up three mem
bers of the crew of a Norwegian lum
ber ship which was torpedoed and
sunk five miles ahead of the Ameri
can ship. The survivors were landed
at Queenstown. ’>
Crossing the English channel, the
steamer received a number of “S. O.
8.” calls but was advised by patrol
boats-not to reply.
HI N DEN BURG AND
TIRPITZ APPROVE
Copenhagen (via. London).—Admiral
von Tlrpitz and Field Marshall von Hin
denburg have replied approvingly to tele
grams of greeting from the I'nn-German
committee for a German peaec at Ks
aen. Von Tlrpitz replied:
“The submarine* will reach their goal
if we at home retain our nerve.”
von Hlndenburg, who mi*ses no oppor
tunity of answering telegrams from
meetings arranged by the Junker com
mittee, although it is openly In opposi
tion to Chancellor von Bethman-Hollweg
responded on this occasion with an assur
ance % that a complete victory and “a
peace worthy of Germany's sacrifices arid
assuring the prosperity and growth of
the country are within reach if the strug
gle Is continued manfully.”
GRAVE RIOTS IN
GERMAN TOWNS
Amsterdam, via London.— Rumors
have reachod Wlnnsrswlk, near the
German frontier of Holland, that grave
riots broko out yesterday In several
German towns, says the Nleuwe Rot
terdamsche Courant today.
rTHE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNEG7, 1917.
LOPPING
OFF IN
LARGEST
TAKINGS
(BY THE UNITED PRESS) *
Washington.—So heavily is the Lib
erty Loan oversubscribed that those
who tfiade heavy investments in H will
receive only a portion of toe Ponds
for which they applied. The govern
ment will not accept the money rep
resented by the surplus subscription
which amounts to nearly a billion dol
lars. This was the decision of Sec
retary McAdoo today.
Small subscriptions are not affected
by the ruling. The government will
except those whose heavy subscrip
tions are not accepted at this time to
renew them when the next war bond
issue is opened.
Treasury officials estimated tonight
that definite totals would not he avail
able until Wednesday. No official to
tals whatever had been received from
any of the federal reserve districts to
day.
McAdoo gave credit to the news
papers for the loan’s- great success In
a statement issued tonight.
It is estimated that over 3,000,000
subscribers took up the loan. Eng
land's first loan of over $2,000,000,000
was taken by only 100.000 persons. Ger
many’s first loan was taken by 1,177,-
235 people.
Only in those banks subscribing for
more than SIOO,OOO of bonds will the
funds raised by the loan be deposited.
However, hunks may pool their sub
scriptions to total SIOO,OOO and thus
receive the funds.
Won’t Accept Excess.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PHESS.)
Washington.—Secretary McAdoo an
nounced tonight that no part of the
great over-subscription to the liberty
Loan would be accepted, and that his
statement of May 10 In which he de
clared that the Issue would he limit
ed to $2,000,000,000 stood good now
as then.
Mr. McAdoo’s announcement will
result in paring down hundreds of the
larger subscriptions until the total
reaches the $2,000,000,000 limit. How
much will have*to be pared down from
the amount the country offered to take
was still an unknown quantity tonight.
The over-subscription will not fall, it
seemed certain, below $700,000,000 and
may go as high as $900,000,000.
Indications are that the grand total
of wlfet the American people were
willing to take will not be available
until the middle of next week, so great
has been the excess. ,
In disposing of reports that the
amount of the issue might be‘enlarg
ed to include all offers, Mr. McAdoo
Issued the following statement:
, "Allotments of Liberty Bonds will
not be made in excess of the two bil
lion dollars offered. I have asked lho
reserve banks to tabulate separately
and on supplementary lists th£ sub
scriptions received yesterday, June 15,
after noon, in order that 1 may be In a
position to consider, In making allot
ment of the two billion dollars of
bonds, those applications which,
though no faurt of the subscriber,
were not recorded on time. It is im
possible now to foretell what decision
will be reached, or to determine the
basis upon which will be
mado until substantially definitive re
turns have been received from the sev
eral federal reserve banks, 1 shall avail
myself of the Bight to allot in full upon
application for smaller amounts of
bonds and to reduce allotments on ap
plications for large amounts as such
action will be clearly In the public In
terest.”
"The Liberty Loan campaign," lie
said, “was essentially one of education
and without the generous and patri
otic* support iof the press of the na
tions, the hope of those In charge that
it would t*e a popular loan would not
have been realized.
"At a time when news space was
at a premium the Liberty Loan was
featured at length. The foreign lang
uage press in thirty six languages gave
dally proof of the undoubted, loyalty
of peoples of foreign birth.”
"I shall be most grateful to the press
If this acknowledgment Is given wide
publicity.
In addition to the returns received
from federal reserve banks, a great
flood of subscriptions dlw-ct to the
treasury also was to be compiled. These
subscriptions probably will be dis
tributed to the respective reserve dis
tricts of their origin, swelling th*lr to
tals, What the total of this batch of
subscriptions would be was a matter
of pure guess-work. Several large
subscriptions Were known to have been
received, among them one for $5,000,000
and another for $1,000,000.
SUPPRESS CERTAIN
PAPERS IN U. SI?
Separate Censorship Law May
Be Asked Before Congress
Adjourns.
(BY THE UNITED PRIM.)
Washington, O. C. —A separate censor
ship law giving the president power to
suppress newspaper* failing to observe
th#> voluntary censorship will probably
be asked before emigres* adojurns.
Senator Hunting, leading proponent of
censorship. recently presented evidence
to the White Houne to nhow that, cer
tain Wisconsin p&pera were conducting
a nubile anti-war propaganda that can
not he halted through ordinary channels.
According to George Creel, prevent
’’ceneor,” one per cent of the nation’ll
new* pa per* are not observing the volun
tary censorship. Creel conferred with
thu president Friday.
HAIG IN ‘NIBBLING
WARFARE' GAINS IN
FLANDERS FIGHT
_ •
Absorbs More Sections of the
“ Impregnable - Hindenburg
Line” Over Fifty Mile Front
South of Ypres.
Heavy fighting is in progress in
Belgium, France and along the
Austro-ltaliau front, with the en
tente forces on the aggressive.
The British attacked again today
in the Bulleoourt region on the Ar
ras front and along the Arras-
Oambrai road, according to indi
cations In the Berlin official state
ment. The repulse of British at
tacks In Belgium anil on the Arras
front yesterday is claimed.
The French are increasing their
fire, ftoth In the Alsne nnd Cham
pagne regions and there are indi
cations that a resumption of the
French offensive in those sections
may he looked for.
Berlin Is expecting such a move
by General l’etain, according to
unofficial advices.
Over 50-Mile Front.
(BY THE UNITED PRESS.)
London.—Field Marshal Haig
absorbed more, sections of the
"Impregnable Hindenburg line"
today In nibbling warfare that ex
tended over more than 60 miles of
the British front. ♦
The progress on the Hindenburg
line was northwest of Bulleoourt
and was featured by sharp fight
ing during the day. Around ypres
salient there was active gun fire
on both sides. At points between
these two widely separated towns
there was desultory fighting be
tween patrols and reconnaisance
parties with intermittent shelling.
South of Ypres.
"In a section of thj? Hindenburg
line northwest of Bullecourt there
was fighting during the day,"
Field Marshal Haig reported. "We
made progress, capturing prisoners.
South of Ypres there wus artil
lery ine on both sides.
“Our aeroplanes were particularly
successful yesterday, co-operating
with the artillery In reconnals
ances and In bombing raids. There
was many air fights with large
.numbers of machines engaged.
Six hostile machines were
Brought down and ten additional
driven clown out of control. One
of our fliers Is missing."
Foreeasta Another Sweep.
The artillery firing in the former
Ypres salient was believed here
tonight to forecast another sweep
from the commanding promontory
of the Messlnes ridge toward the
German 'held positions defending
Comines. Battle front dispatches
have Indicated signs of a German
withdrawal from the lowlands in
tills section of the front—a with
drawal forced by the violent Brit
ish artillery fire. If the British
success In advancing their lines to
support a wedge lu the Commence
region. Lille Itself will be seriously
menaced. Comines, however, Is
strongly defended and will be held
with desperation by the enemy.
The Bullecourt fighting began
two days ago—after a peripd of
quiet for more than ten days. The
drive here Is directly toward Cam
bral, key city of the Douual-Cam
bral-St. Quentin-Loan line.
BRITONS 111 U. S.
’MUST JOIN COLORS
All Fit Male Subjects Between
18 and 45 Years Old to Be
Compelled to Bear Arms.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
New York.—All mHle British sub
jects between the ages of 18 and 45
years now in tiie United rttates arc to
be compelled to Join the British colors,
It was made known here today. Brit
ish consuls nnd recruiting agents
throughout the country arc compiling
lists of these men. Brgadler-Genetal
W. A. White, In /-barge of the recruit
ing, has gone to Washington to confer
on methods to carry tho plan through.
Recruiting in Amertca.
Washington—The war department
promulgated today regulations under
which recruiting can lie carried on in
the United Warns by the agents or
the allied governments which seek to
enroll their own citizens now resi
dents in this country. Authorization
for such recruiting was given in the
act passed by congress last month.
The regulations say “the, military ad
ministrative machinery and officials of
the United States may render such
assistance as may be practicable In
arranging for the subsistence lodging,
and transportation to a rendezvous.se
lected by the officer or agent »,f the
designated country, of those applying
for enlistment In the service thereof
and who may be reported as qualified
physically and otherwise.
WHERE TO 60 TO OFFER
FOR WAR SERVICE
Following is ths loostlon of
the placoo where men desiring to
enlist for war services may got
Regular Army Rsoruiting Sta
tion, southwest corner of Broad
and Ninth etrsets.
Naval Recruiting Station, tho
Now Theatre Building, 741 1-2
Broad street.
First Regiment National Guards
of Georgia, the Armory, 100 block
of Ninth street.
Troop K, Second Squadron,
Georgia-Carollna Fair Grounds.
Laka View. •
GIGANTIC
LOTTERY
FORWAR
JULY 5
Washington.—Registrations totalling
8.986,790 under the selective draft law
hail been reported tonight from 4f»
states and the District of Columbia.
Three states still missing, were Miss
issippi, Kentucky and Wyoming, whose
aggregate is expected to bring the
grand total close to 9,600,000.
By the time the registration of the
provost marshal general are complete,
officials may be ready to proceed with
selections for the first war army in
crement.
The greatest single problem present
ed in formulation of a fair possibility
of selecting exemption tribunals.
Three Plans.
Three plans are understood to bo
under consideration. One would pro
vide for appointment through the gov
ernors of tiie states, n second through
federal Judges and the third through
a central committee to be located in
Washington.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
issued a statement tonight to make it
clear that registered men having bus
iness outside the country may leave
if proper assurances are given the war
department.
Call to Colors. 1
Washington.—With the mighty reg
istration rolls practically complete, the
second step toward calling America’s
army to the colors was made today.
Itegulations for guidance of ex
emption boards were luidFbefore Pres
ident Wilson. Issuance of a procla
mation creating exemption boards and
defining their powers is set for early
next week. The personnel of local ex
emption boards in about twenty states
has been picked and will bo announc
ed probably Tuesday. Establishment
of other exemption boards will follow
immediately,
The “First 500,000.”
During the first week of July—pos
sibly July sth—the gigantic human
lottery will single out the men for tho
first levy from more than 9,600,000 on
the registration lists. Although the
method of drawing the names for tho
“first 600,000“ is settled, it will be kept
secret until the publication of Presi
dent Wilson’H proclamation because
of a fear that the registration lists
might be tampered with.
A huge task is ahead if Provost
Marshal General Crowder before ev
ery tiling Is In readiness for the draft.
During the next three weeks, 4,000 ex
emption boards —both local and ap
pellate-must bo appointed and certi
fied. Millions of blanks are being
printed and must be distributed to the
boards. Kvery detail of the appoint
ment of the exemption boards will be
arranged lief ore the actual date for
drawing the names is fixed. Another
proclamation by the president will
name the day.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
considers it a 100 per cent registra
tion.
BRIEF EXERCISES
IT PRINCETON
War Conditions Cut Deep Into
170th Commencement. De
grees Conferred on Allies Am
bassadors and Ministers.
Princeton, N. J.— Conferring degree* of
IAj.I). on ariibaHHiidorM and minister*
repreHenting the allied nation* today
took the place of usual exercises at the
170th commencement, at. Princeton Uni
vennty In addition Secretary of State
Lansing. Herbert Hoover, Frank John
son Goodnow. president of John* Hopkins
IJnlvendty; Sir Robert Alexander Fal
coloner, president of the Unlverelty of
Toronto; Charles Horace Mayo, president
of the American Medical school, and
George Ellery Hale, astronomer, received
decree*.
• The diplomat* receiving degree* were
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Woe. British
ambassador; Gen* Jules Gfut*erund,
French arnbaHwador; Count VlceriMo Mac
’chi Id (’filler, Italian amba**ador; Alrn
aro Sato, Japan*** ambunHador, I>* (’ar
tier !>e MJirchlnnee. minister from Bel
gium, and VtHcount He Alta, minister
from Portugal.
Historic Nassau Hall
A Hpecial I rain brought those who re
ceived degree*. They pa***d from the
railway station to Nassau Hall between
double rows of school children. They
were, received on the step* by President
Hlbben and trustees of th* university.
The Princeton battalion fired a *alut* in
their honor.
In opening the ceremonies President
Hlbben added ft war note to his brief ad
dresa by pointing to the history connect
ed with NasHau Hall, where George
WttMhlugton received thank* of the Amer
ican people for hi* service* irl the revo
lution, and where the continental con
gress wa* sitting when it. received new*
that peace had been declared between
Great Britain and the United State*.
lie pledged support of the university
to the allied cause.
A series of flight* by (lie Princeton
aviation *quadron and a drill by the bat
talion added to the ceremonies.
SLUMP IN RECRUITING
Washington, O. C.—’Regular *rmy re
cruiting took another slump ycHterday
find Mhow'-d only 947 men as against the
dally average of more than 6,000 to fill
to war strength by July I
AVIATOR DODOeHfALLS.
Miami, Fla.—Percy Hodge, who recent
ly wmh recommended for appointment to
the Canadian Hoyal Klymg Corns at
G»,mp Horden, Montreal, narrowly es
caped death here Saturday when his
machine wa* demolished In a flying test.
Hodge apparently overshot the field and
crashed Into a clump of tree*, lit* whs
not hurt. ll* la a. brother of Karl Podge
of Naw York.
:TWO LEASED WIRES FOR TELEGRAPH NEWS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PERSHING HORNING
THE MIDNIGHT OIL
In Preparing For America’s
Fighting Participation in
France. With Staff, Plunging
Into Mass of Details.
Washington.—More is what See**
retary Baker thinks of Major Gen
eral John J. Pershing’s initial ac
tivities in France:
“His speeches are fine. General
Pershing has the happy ability of
making a five-minute speech in
five minutes. The impression he
is making in France is shared at
home. He is representative of the
nation in its crisis—strictly busi
ness.”
Nephew Enlists.
Chicago—Frank E. Pershing, nephew
of Major General John J. Pershing,
and captain of tho University of Chi
cago football team for next fall today
enlisted as a private in the regular
army.
Hardest of Workers.
Paris.—The hardest working man in
Paris right now is John J. Pershing,
commander in chief of America’s ex
peditionary forces. The midnight oil
was burning In the American head
quarters in the Hue Constantin tonight
and tomorrow all day Sunday the
general and his staff plan V) plunge
Into the mans of detailed business in
cident to arranging for America fight
ing participation on land, in the world
war for democracy.
Down to Brass Tacks. ,
Today was tho first chance Pershing
has had since his arrival here to get
down to brag* tacks in handling of
letters and drders. And even, at that
ho had two engagements left over
fiom the two days of entertainment
which the hospitable and enthusiastic
French bad arranged for him. Oho
was a luncheon with General Petyin,
General Issamo of the French forces
at his headquarters “somewhere in
Franco;” the other was attendance at
a gala performance of Ch&rpetitiers’
“Louise” at tho Opera Comique to
night. The visit with Potain was In
tensely interesting to tho American
soldier.
Creates Sensation.
Pershing arose at'the Hotel Crlllon
early enough to create a sensation
there, and bright and early he was at
his “desk”—a plain board table—ln
the Hue Constantin, dictating to re
lays of stenographers. A couple of
hours of this: a number of conferences
with callers from the French war of
fice; the motor trip to General Pe
tal n’s headquarters; the return at 4
o’clock; back to the office again and
at it, hard until late in the evening—
this was how Pershing spent tho day.
The American commander and every
one of his staff officers are Intensely
anxious to clear away the preliminary
mass of detail connected with arrange
ments for the American troops that are
to come and get out to the front, so
that they may perfect these arrange
ments in even greater detail.,
ATLANTA DISTRICT
TO REACH GOAL?
With Minimum Allotment of
$60,000,000 in Liberty Loan,
“a Little More Than $69,-
000,000” Reported Saturday.
Brighter Prospect.
Atlanta, Ga. I’rospect* grew bright
er tonight t\*a‘ Liberty Loan subscrip
tions from the sixth federal reserve
bank might •yet. reach the minimum
allotment of $60,090,000. Chairman
M I*. Wellborn of the board of direc
tor* of the bank announced that the
t*»tnl had reached “a little more than
$59,000,000.” Tho figure* however,
wr;t' subject to a final checking up,
probably tomorrow or next week.
Officials had checked up last night
and on reaching what they thought
whs a final count had announced a
total several million dolhirs under the
'iHotment. Hubsorlptlons that bad
been received by various member
bunks and other agencies before tiie
close of the subscription period at noon
yesterday began to come in today,
adding to tiie total. Mr. Wellborn said
there would be a final checking before
the exact figures could be given.
Ths Larger Cities.
Atlanta, Ga. —Approximate subscrip
tion Of the larger cities of the sixth
federal reserve district were announc
ed tonight as follow*
New Orleans, $11,500,000; Birming
ham $6,880,000; Savannah, $5,095,000;
Atlanta, $6,015,000; Jacksonville, $2,-
035,000; Nashville, $4,340,000; Chatta
nooga $2,095,000; Tampa $846,000;
Knoxville $815,000; Brunswick, sh
-090,000; Montgomery $560,000, Augusta
$820,000, and Macon $520,000.
VROOMAN ASKS SCOUTS
TO PROTECT GARDENS
Washington. —Hoy Scouts who have
started nearly two million home gar
dens for the “food war” against Ger
many, must rally to the protection of
those gnrdcng.
Carl Vroonmn, assistant secretary of
agriculture, Issued a statement today
urging them to organize “garden
patrols” to keep petty thieves from
raiding the backyard plantations.
Vroornan declared thievery of this kind
was one of the great hindrances to suc
cessful home gardening and emphasiz
ed that such thieves aided the enemy.
In response to the department of
agriculture’s request for 1,000,000 home
gardens, Vroomait declared the number
already reported was rapidly nearing
tide 2.000,(¥10 mark. The United
States boys working reserve announced
today its reports showed 20,000 cjty
lads had already gone to the farms
fvr summer work.
9 LEASED WIRES 9
$7.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY
AMERICA
RUSSIA
TO FIGHT
AS ONE
-* i
Petrograd, Jun. 16, via London,
June 17.—A stirring proclamation
placing the council of workmen’s I
and soldiers' delegates on record
as Irrevocably opposed to a sep
arate peace was adopted today by
the council. The proclamation
was prompted by Austrian efforts !
to lure Husuia into a separata
peace.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Petrograd, June 16, (vis London,
June 18.) —"The Russian people con
sider war Inevitable and will contlnua
It. Tiie Russians have no imperlalls*
tic wishes. We know that you hava
done. We shall fight togother to se
cure liberty, freedom and happiness
for all the world. I am happy to say
that I do not see any moral idea oy
factor between America and Russia t»
divldo us. We two peoples—Russia
fighting tyranny and America stand
ing as the oldest democracy—hand in
hand will show the way of happiness
to nations great and small.”
These ringing words, expressed tho
attitude of the Russian government to
wards America and the American mis
sion headed by lOllliu Root, were vole,
ed tonight by M. Tereschtenko, minis
ter of foreign affairs, responding fop
tlio council of ministers to Mr. Root's
address of sympathy and good will on
the part of tho American government.
Presented by Francis.
American Ambassador Francis, pro.
sented the Root mission, explaining
that It had come to Russia to dis
cover how America can best, co-ope
rate with Its ally in forwarding ths
fight against the common enemy. Ths
presentation was very Informal, only
a few Russian officials and the mem
bers of tho American embassy at
tending. M. Kenesky, the youthful
minister of war, Just Back from ths
front wore the khaki blouse of a com
mon soldier.
Tho ministers listened with rgpt at
tention to Mr. Root's address, which
was an imperative utterance, both in
substance and manner.
M. Tereschtenko rose from a stole
bed to attend the presentation and re
sponded without notes, expressing
great Joy in welcoming the commis
sion from America. He said that
Russia’s revolution was based on ths
wonderful words uttered by America
in 1776. He read part of the decla
ration of Independence and exclalm
sdfl "Russia holds with tho Unlt*4
States jthat. all men ars created Ires
and equal." •
Facta Two Problama.
M. Tereschtenko aketched the Rus
elan revolution briefly, sayinx that
the Russians, enslaved for
threw off all the old order Just as the
winds blows autumn leaves from the
forest. Russia now faces two prob
lems, said the minister, the necessity
of creating a strong domestic force]
within Its boundaries and the flgnta]
ing of an external foe. Then he de-,
clared for wur and expressed un
bounded confidence In the power of.
Russia to meet the situation.
Mr. Root spoke In part as follows:
"Mr. President and Members of thdi
Council of Ministers: The mission for
which 1 have the honor to speak te
charged by the government and peo
ple of the United Htates of America]
with a message to the government and
people of Russia. The mission comes
from a democratic republic. Its mem
bers are commissioned and Instructed
by a president who holds his high of
fice as chief executive of more
one hundred million free people by vir-i
tue of popular election in which more
than eighteen million votes were free
ly cast, and fairly counted pursuant tct
the law, by universal, equal,
and secret suffrage.
Fop 140 Ytars.
"For one hundred and forty years
our people have been struggling with
the hard problems of self-government.
With many short-coinings, many mis
takes, many Imperfections, we still
have maintained order and respect for
law. Individual freedom and national
Independence. Under the security of
our own laws we have grown In
strength and prosperity. Rut we
value our freedom more than wealth.
We love liberty and we cherish above
all our possessions the Ideals for
which our fathers fought and suffer
ed and sacrificed that America might
be free.
"We believe In the competence of
the power of democracy and In our
heart of hearts abides faith In the
coming of n better world In which the
humble and oppressed of all lands may
be lifted up by freedom to a heritage
of Justice and equal opportunity,
New Found Freedom.
"The news of Russia's new found
freedom brought to America universal
satisfaction and Joy. From all the
land sympathy and hope wont out to
the new sister In the clrclo of demo
cracies. And the mission Is sent to
express that feeling.
"The American democcracy sends to
the democracy of Russia a greeting of
sympathy, friendship, brotherhood.
God-speed. Distant America knows
little of the special conditions of Rus
sian life which must give form to tho
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