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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1917
Page
5
The belief that the strike is over for the Washington Railway and Electric Company is denied by union leaders and company officials. Meetings hear reports of broad support for strikers with mass gatherings planned and mediation efforts failing to end the dispute.
A Washington Pa street car halted when a trolley overhead line failed. The conductor, in uniform, ordered passengers off and searched for the missing trolley connection while the motorman explained the line had been discarded earlier. A bystander asked if the youth looked green, prompting a tense moment as the car door opened.
Railroads eye higher freight rates to cover costs from the eight hour workday ruling upheld by the Supreme Court. Officials anticipate a prompt move before the Interstate Commerce Commission decision, which could add about 7.01 million dollars to railroad generation costs if the commission grants the increase.
Twenty six mail sacks addressed to Washington and the British embassy were found rifled on the Saxonia after arrival. Only sacks with official mail were opened. Postal inspectors learned looted bags were slashed with a knife. Captain Bentson said mails remained intact as of Saturday. Security was heightened with uniformed police at the pier and several passengers under surveillance.
An antiseptic powder promises quick relief for tired aching feet and helps prevent blisters and callous spots. It targets dancers and those breaking in new shoes and offers a free trial package via a mail address.
New York March 19 The National Peace Council leaders including Frank Buchannan Robert Fowler Frank Monnett David Lamar and other Labors figures indicted December 28 1915 for conspiring to cripple the Allies by closing strikes in munition plants and elsewhere will be tried within a month The government intends to try Tiuesanan Bowler Mannett and five others soon Albert A Sander Charles Wannenberg charged with aiding German espionage also await trial Judge Van Fleet will preside The case centers on German money financing Labors National Peace Council and its aim to cripple German enemies through strikes with Von Rintelen having spent over 600000 financing the group
A U S ship gathering details reports the City of Memphis and Illinois being driven toward war provocation by submarine actions. The Memphis crew was rescued, papers found, and a possible crew transfer speculated. Consul Frost and Skinner announce papers found and the Illinois crew landed safely with air support en route to Southampton.
The Broomstick Brigade sends 300 broomsticks used by the Officers Reserve Corps on Governors Island to Washington as a mute appeal for universal training. Each broomstick carries a tag urging Congress to pass a universal training act to save lives and provide defense. Plattsburg men in Washington drill weekly at the Riding and Hunt Club without arms.
President orders Navy to ready ships with allied zone protection and plans to speed build five battle cruisers and six scout cruisers. Contractors and steel suppliers to be synchronized, eight hour work limits suspended, and personnel expansion to 74,000, with potential rise to 87,000 in emergency.
An old cure claim urges using Bromo Quinine to remove the cold’s grip. The ad notes one bottle per box labeled EB W Grove with signature on box 265c and markets it as a remedy against grip and related complaints.
Berlin papers celebrate the Algonquin sinking amid a February U boat showing of over 750 000 tons destroyed. Officials say neutral and enemy shipping are affected, neutrals curb exports, and even Americans show wavering support to the entente as the war unfolds. Also Chicago reports a new high hog price of 151 714 per 100 pounds.
Paris March 19 Alexandre Ribot has formed the new cabinet appointing Rene Vivant Milter of Parn Paul Pain t a plasters marine Rear Admiral Care minister of munitions Albert Tiroe minister of finance Joseph ya uster of the interior Malvy minister of public ethics Steeg minister of public works g Desplas minister of commerce Clementel minister of agriculture Fer David minister of subsistence Ma usionette minister of labor Leon Bour minister of the colonies Indre Maginot Undersecretary of Aviation Daniel Vincent
Motorman James Lewis, 18, on the Anacostia line near 2200 Nichols avenue, was struck unconscious by a brick during strike disruptions. He suffered a forehead laceration, scalp wound, and a fracture of the frontal bone above the left eye. taken to a hospital. Twelve men arrested in the strike face trial. seven jailed, five free on bail, with U S District Attorney Ralph Given to prosecute. A separate collision on the Anacostia line damaged Albert Lindstrom’s auto truck at 224 Shannon Place SE, causing about 150 dollars in damage.
In New York Justice Tompkins sentenced William Molsky and James J Murnagh to Sing Sing for not less than six and a half nor more than thirteen years two months each after confessing to complicity in the dynamiting of a subway station at 110th Street and Lenox Avenue during the transit strike last October. Molsky and Murnagh, both members of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes, pressed a guilty plea following the heavier sentence given to Michael J Herlihy, while George Pollock was acquitted.
Thieves forced entry into the Thomas J Shryock & Co lumber yard office at South Capitol and G Street southwest. They ransacked the room, attempted to smash the safe, and escaped after a fire caused about 200 dollars in damage. A second incident near First and L streets northeast involved two men attacked by a night watchman while trying to force a safe.
At a War Department conference Secretary Baker Theodore H Vail and other leaders outlined a plan to instantly mobilize telephone and telegraph networks. Vail said cooperation between wire companies and government has quietly advanced, ensuring ample facilities for national defense.
Officials of the American Railway Association declare railways can mobilize 3.25 million troops and supplies without disrupting normal freight. Chairs Harrison and Willard, with Hodges, outline plans to move troops, munitions, and food, using 2.5 million freight cars and 60 thousand passenger coaches, while maintaining commercial transport.
London report cites Times Petrograd correspondent that Grand Duke Nicholas will not command the Russian armies. A generalissimo, detached from the Romanoff family, is to be appointed to curb factional propaganda. The piece does not name the successor or confirm Nicholas's possible subordinate role.
Dr J H Finlay president of New York University and New York commissioner urged universal military training and conscription in a Phi Beta Kappa Association address at the University Club last night. He spoke of mobilization as elimination of waste and a process by which a mob becomes a transfigured thing. The Phi Beta Kappa annual elections named Henry F Blair as president and William H Baldwin as vice president with W Clayton Carpenter as secretary treasurer and Alexander G Bentley and G Dwight Marsh as councilors. Former President Dr David Jayne HI presided.
New York March 19 Two aeroplanes saved the steamer Hastgate from destruction by driving off an attacking submarine near the French coast of the English Channel according to the rescued crew. Hastgate was stopped by a shot across the bow after leaving La Pallice. On orders from the submarine commander the Hastgate crew took to the boats as the sub prepared to torpedo. the aircraft attacked with rifle fire forcing the submarine to withdraw.
Rep Sherwood of Ohio, known pacifist in the House, declared in a pub lic statement that German submarine attacks have driven him to favor a war declaration. He also offered his services to the army at age 21. In Cuba, Oriente province sets April 3 for reelections in Victoria de San Tuna to decide whether President Menocal remains for another term or backs liberal Alfredo Zayas on May 20.
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