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a n d Xehlg.ll, lrlia v e n . of njy.s- burned tw o Conger,, |ind destroy, ftjrci. d o cks of t h e qn= g r e a t'q u a n - Canada. T h e M. • on th e th e other dock. Tli« th e flames w o rk by r a ll w h o ^vere th e bins fire will atop to Can- Guest at Luncheon of Chamber of Commerce CHEERED BY CROWDS IN STREET '■ V ¿i I * * i» i 'A $ \ y 'i- I TP'.1\ 'British Commission Welcomed at Special Meeting by E. H. Outer- bridge—Mr. Balfour Hakes Prin cipal Speech in Reply—Address by Mayor Mitchel, / \ ' The Rt. Hon. A rthur J. Balfour, Min ister of S tate for Foreign Affairs of Great B ritain, and some of hig associates of the B ritish Commission were acclaimed again to-day when they rode downtown over the route they traversed yesterday to attend the special m eeting and luncheon given in their honor by th e Cham ber of Com merce. They found aw aiting them in the building; of the Chamber, 65 Liberty Street, a representative gathering of New York business men, who greeted them no less cordially th a n had th e crowds of by standers alcfng F ifth Avenue and Broad way a few m inutes before. I t w as the original intention to have M arshal Joffre and M. Viviani and their aides and assistants.- of th e French Com mission join the British Commission at this luncheon, but a t the last m inute t he exigencies of the itinerary which had been worked out for the Frenchm en de- ' manded th a t they should depart during thfe early hours of the m o rning, M arshal Joffre-for Boston and Si. Viviani for Mon- treal. Mr. Balfour and Sir Eric Malcolm. M. P., left their tem p o rary qaur- ters in the home of Vincent Astor, Fifth Avenue and 65th Street, shortly after eleven o’clock this morning. They went downtown in automobiles, escorted by mounted police. The route th e y followed was identical with that tritverSeci'yester- day afternoon when they were escorted uptown from the reception a t City Hall. And all the way south along F ifth Ave-* nue crowds of shoppers and pedestrians lined the sidewalks, cheering * • „ u, . CROWDS LINED srMvETS. * : The procession o f 'c a r s moved too ra p idly during .most of the journey for peo ple a t the. c u rbstone to catch more than a fleeting glimpse o f the m em bers of the party; but Mr. Balfour's silver-gray hair, gentle face, an d t^llSform weVe easily dis- iConlinucd on Pane Three.) ATTACK UPON ZEEBRUGGE Notable Reception for French Mission VIVIANI NOT IN THE PARTY Minister of Justice to Arrive To-mor row —- Great Parade in Honor of Hero of Marne-—to Receive Gift of $150,000'for Support of Fatherless Children in Prance. / V ------- Indicated by Flashes and Sounds of Heavy Guns\ Seen and Heard Early This Morning. L ondon . May 12— F lashes of light in dicating another aerial attack on Zee- brugge wereo hserved between three and four o’clock this morning, a Reuter dis patch from Flushing. Holland, reports. Later, heavy and continuous gunfire was heard from the west. It is believed a naval engagement was in progress. BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK German Admiralty's Announcement of One Result of the Engagement of May 10. B erlin . May 12, via London, 2:10 P M. —The Admiralty announces th a t a British destroyer was sunk in the engagem ent on May 10 between German light forces and British cruisers and destroyers. The announcem ent says the British Admiralty already has asserted that it has disclosed the facts in connection w ith the engagement. The British Admiralty announced on Thursday th a t a scouting force of light cruisers a n d destrojers had sighted eleven German destroyers while cruising . b e tween the D u tch and English coasts that morning. TKe British squadron pursued the Germans, but was unable to overtake them. It w as said the G erm an destroy ers were seen to have been hit by the B ritish fire, and th a t on the British side one ftiari was slightly wounded. ANTHRACITE SHIPMENTS GROW. M illion T o n s M ore in Aj*ril th a n Same ’M onth L a s t Y e a r. P hiladelphia , May 12— S h ipm ents of anthracite by all the operating companies in April exceeded, those of the sam e month, last year by more than One million tons, according to statistics made public to day. Total shipm ents for the m o n th were 5.592,299 tons, as against 4,528,784 tons in April, 1916; / Comparative figures Show th a t the Shipments for the first four m o n ths of the year were greater th a n those of the corresponding period of 1914, 191-5, an d 1916, but lower than in 1918. BROKERS GIVE Td BELGIANS. JHembcrs of Stock K x c h n n s c Snli- «(•ttibe 932.231. It was 'announced a t the Stock E x change ti*is morning- th a t $32,231 had been, subscribed for the Belgian Relief Fund, in response to the appeal made to ♦he Exchange early last week by John A. Gado, assistant to H e rbert C. Hoover. ’fh e subscription lists were ¿closed last B oston , May 12.—M a rshal Joffre and m em b ers of the ITrench Mission accom panying him, arrived here from New York shortly before 1 A .M . to-day. They left thfe train at th e South Station, where they w ere m e t by members of the official reception committee and an escort of the N a tional Lancers. A crowd in the sta tion and the surrounding streets cheered th e visitors. The French Mission was welcomed to Boston with every evidence of enthusi asm . State and'( city had provided an en tertainm e n t filling every hour of the day. and the streets were thronged not only w ith residents of the city and- suburbs, but with many who had come from all parts of New England to share in the arctaim to th e hero of the Marne. The committee which welcomed the m - voys a t the station was headed by Mayor Curley. Among i t s members were Presi dent A. Lawrence Lowell, of H a rvard rn iv^rsity, and th e six French arm y offi cers wlio are instructing H a rvard stu dents In military tactics, and ex-Govern- o r David 1. Walsh. A large detail of m o u n ted police was on duty about the station. . When Marshal Joffre and members of the i \ j in mission entered automobiles for the short drive to the home of Henry F. Sears on Beacon Street, they found them - sel\es beneath such' a display of flags a s never before had been seen in this city. All along the streets in the whole sale and retail business districts the S tars and Stripes floated beside the tr i color from every building. The N ational airy, escorted t i e Visitors and fijiSmbers o f the reception committee. j. PAIUMS THE DAY’S PBA'TOSE. ’ The afternoon parade w as the central feature of the day. Before this, hoWever, came a visit of the envoys to the-S tate House, for presentation by Gov. McCall to the Legislature in joint session and to representatives of military organizations iix.the Hall of Flagfe. A luncheon ten dered by the city at Faneuil Hall, scene of innumerable patriotic dem o n strations, followed. Commonwealth Avenue in the Back Bay district with its central grass plot in brilliant fresh green and long rows of elm s in blossom, w as chosen as the form ing place for the parade. The long line w a s arranged to include mem b ers of the N ational Guard, a battalion of Coast A r tillery, sailors, marines, a detachm e n t of twenty-five Americans who have served in the French and British armi.es during the war. and the Boston High School ca dets, w ith Gov. McCall and Acting Adjt.- Gen. E. Leroy Sweetser at the head on horseback and the guests in automobiles. Reservations were made In stands, on sidewalks, and grass plots a t many points for school children and members of mili tary and civic organizations. The route w&s along the avenue to the Puhlic Gar- (.Contiimed on Page Two.) 47 10 A.M. 12 M. 40 52 8 A.M. JL2 M, 54 ao 8 A.M.. nVUlDlTT. 63 10 A.M ...........54 12 M... BA R O M B T E R . 8 A.M.. .29.81 10 A.M ....... 20.61 12 11 ....... 29.69 WIND. 8 A.\Ji.. ,nw20m 10 A.M __ nw24m 12M....nl7m AT HINDENBURG UNE Success Near. Bullecourt' and North of the Scarpe OBJECTIVES WON AT ALL POINTS Gen. Haig's Report on Resumption of Offensive in This Quarter—French Report Successful Onsets Near Benonvaux and at Points in Alsace Artillery Fire Near Verdun. ACTION AT KANSAS CITY ______ . t Trading in May Wheat Discontinued “As a Patriotic Move,” It Is Announced. K ansas C ity , May 12.—New trading in May wheat on the Kansas City Board of Trade has been discontinued under the term s of a resolution adopted to-day by the board of directors. It w a s explained th a t the action was taken solely as a patriotic move and with the idea of co operating with th e Government in the national crisis. MINNEAPOLIS WON’T FOLLOW. (T r a d ing In May W h e a t to B e Con- tin n e d T h e r e . M inneapolis . May 12.—The board of directors of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, a t a special meeting to-day, decided to continue trading in May w h eat. The board, after considering the action taken by the Chicago Board of Trade, de cided there was nothing in the Minne apolis situation to necessitate similar a c tion. PRICES LITTLE DISTURBED. Jtaij- a n d S e p tem b e r O p en L o w e r on Chleasro B o a r d . Cun- ago , May 12.—The price of July and September were little disturbed by ¡.he price-fixing on May. Ju ly opened $4 to 3% cents lower at $2.49% to $2.46, and September1 1 to 3 cents down at $2.16 to $2.14. Dr. Brush’» Ktittjr»«; ti» «tundirá (or more thM 40 j « « . —tAdvertlümwit. - L onhon , May 12.—The official state m ent given out here to-day says: \Very successful operations were un dertaken by our troops last night and early this morning. A ttacks were de livered on the H indenhurg line In the neighborhood of Bullecourt; also astride the A rras-Cam bral Road and north of the Scarpe. \W e gained o,ur objectives at all points and have taken some hundreds of pris oners. * “Local fighting, resulting in our fa vor, also took place during, the riigljt east of Lsmpire. \Successful raid*, in;; w hich we, cap- tured several prisoner#, were made by us last night east of Ypr««.\ • ' FRENQH 9U<JC$SS^S 1?; AL8A0K. ’ , P aws , May. ( is tli? Office: i .. “The enem y ’s artillery flre along this Cheniin-des-Dames was less active last night. O u r batteries kept up a destruc tive. bombardment of the German or-' ganizatlons and caused th e explosion of a m u n itions depot northeast of Juvin- court. Patrol engagem e n ts occurred in the region of Pantheon, south of Pargny, (Continued on Page Two.) KILLED IN THE Motion of Senator Johnson, of Cali fornia, Adopted by a Vote .of 39 to 38. W ashington , May 12.—The new spaper censorship provisions were stricken en tirely from the Administration Espionage bill to-day in the Senate by a yote of 39 to 38. on motion of Senator Johnson, of California. A fter the censorship clause had been stricken from the bill, Senator Kirby, Democrat, of Arkansas, introduced an am e n d m e n t providing for a definite and specific press censorship under 'the su pervision of the Secretaries of W a r and thfe Navy, and th a t Was defeated— 65 t o 5. Prohibition of the employment or use of cereals, grains, or other edible things in the m a n u facture of beverage liquors during th e w ar and one year after, wag: proposed as an amendm ent by Senator Cummins. TAFT’S SON ENLISTS AS PRIVATE. Charlen Olii, P., N in e t e e n Y e a rs Join « th e A r t illery . W ashington . May 12.—C h a rles P. Taft, the nineteen-year-old son of former President Taft, has enlisted as a private in the artillery. Taft is under legal age, and it w a s necessary for him to obtain consent of his parents. 'R o b e r t Taft, an other son of the former President, failed to obtain admission to the arm y on ac count of his eyesight, A.ÏÏSTRIANS URGED TO HOLD OUT. A p p eal o f E m p e ror C h a rles to People — H o p e ini' New H a r v e s t . Amsterdam. May 12, via London.— An exhortation to the A u strian people to hold out until the new harvest gives relief is made by Emperor Charles in an auto graph letter to Pi'emier Clam M artinic of Austria, which is published in the Zei- tung of Vienna. The Em p eror w rites: \The third war winter, with all its hardships, is behind us, and, though there is still m any a month before us until the growing seeds give us food, vye m ay expect th a t spring will bring us re lief. U n til then we m u st hold on, and In this we shall doubtless be successful, though encountering great hardships.\ Tfe^ Em p eror praises his people for all th a t has been donc. and appeals to them to continue to do their utm o st for the welfare of- the Empire. i- > CENSUS BUREAU MAKES REPORT SENATE TO REWRITE MEASURE Total Number of Men Within the Age Limits Fixed by the Conscription BUI Nearly Ten Per Cent, of Na tion’s Estimated Population — Quotes of the Various States. W a shington, May 12.—According- to a statem e n t issued to-day by Director Sam. L. Rogers, of the Bureau of the. Census, D e p a rtm e n t of Commerce, there are es tim ated to be in t h i United States at the present time, in round num b ers, 10,000,- 000 men between the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive. This num ber represents very nearly 10 per cent, of the e s t i m a t e pop ulation of the country—between 103;OOO,- 000, and 104,000,000. T h e table below shows, for the United States, for the States, and fqr the leading cities, the to tal population on April 15, 1910, and the num b e rs of m a les between the ages o f 21 and 30, inclusive, on th a t date and on July 1, 1917. T h e figures for the. later date are estim ated on th e assum p tion that th e annual numerical increase since 1910 in each State and city has. been the same a ,s the average annual num erical increase between 1900 and 19104 ■ Of th e conscription eligible» under tne Aripy bill, the bureau estim a tes l$sw> York will have 1,OSS,000,1 P ennsylvania 8X4.(100, Illinois 639,500. Ohio 494,300, *tpd Texas 420,200,: ¡In the eight cities which had more than half f. milliofl 'nyopulation' in 1910,:. the conscription eligible? on J u iy l - * « ^.¡jfftnsted a t : New to r k ' $24,700, Chicago 800,800, Philadelphia 1T>00^ Loulsj 84,900,! Boston , 77;800, Cleveland 82,600, Baltimore 57,600, and Pittsburgh 67,200* .i : > r 3t» te; 'eoWUUín, T AÏKB vw . äiir. ltet.»],»r*jW. \Ufa . . . . ¡cut ^N Delaware 202.822 pinti of 0Í1V Sïi'oUU «o«!* Idihö' . ^ . i . .. Illioçl» ....... IndUna .......... Ion*: .... j. Kairaas . . . . . . . Kéntnctÿ .... Xôulsltn» . . . , Mairie . . . . . . . Maryland ..... Mtaàichusettâ. Mlcül&fln . . . . Minnesota .... Mississippi .. MliMiirl ___ Moútána ___ Nebraska .... Nerida . . . . . . N. Hampshlpe New Xew ____ New York .. N. Cirolin* N. Dakota .. Ohio , ¿. . . . . . Oklahoma .... Or^o4 .-. .... iPennajlTanla.. Bhode Island. So. Carolina ... So. .Dakota .. TenaeMee ... ’l'eia» . . ; ........ ütâlL. ....' ....... Vermont ........ Vi rii n! a. 2 . » ■msM 5,038,591 2,700,87« a.aairt,« 1,600, BÍ» 2,389,005 1,«S6.1I88 742,371 1,205,34c, 3,308,410 2810 ¡ ,m 2,075.708 1.707,114 3,293,335 , 3.70,083. 1,193,214 81,875 430,672 Jer*«j.. 2,537,107 Mexico.. 327.301 9,113,014 2^208,287 577,05« 4.707,121 1,657,155 872.765 7.805,111 «42,010 1,515,400 583.388 2,184,780 3,800,754 373,351 355,050 2,001,012 1,141,080 wiïMbgteé Weat Virgin» .i¡a 2 i ; i i § —“ ' k ” 9üfia. Orto Wií«j»»lü Wjomln* 2.333,860 145,965 578,4(12 2 í r ,812 ‘188,490 100,657 188,47# 122,553 00,174 1114,610 310,923 201,601 21g;fl88 15^247 303,132 58,352 110,403 12,283 35,701 252,741 32,07# 929¿661 17B;100 07,112 452,15» 154,501 84;37,7 773,910 52,20« 126,439 85,583 184,936 382,676 38;908 28,087 173,722 155,481! 122,443 211,077 27,995 ,75i00p 202,ï0p 171.000 03,Otto 121.500 855,401)- 288.10P 24Ï.70P 175,100 315,600' 73.300 120.400 10, 50b 38,800 300,20i) 41.300 1,008,000 194,400. 89;000 494,800 215,600 ^ 1Ô8.10O- 874.000 60.300 13T.Ï00 80,500 19Kr089 29.400 18«. 400 217.400 141.000 229.500 35.400 Citisi M more than 500.000 population in 1910 Neff Soi‘k Cblcaxo . . . . Philadelphia St. Xmüs . (Boston . . . . Clerelina ,, Baltimore . Pitturargli . 4,706i883 2,185,283 1,549,003 087.029 670,585 560,663 558,485 583,905 510,060 258,096 163,391 75.982 87,949 07,102 54,148 61.275 6Í4.700 300.800 173.800 81,000 7Z,8tìO 82v60o, 5T;#X> ax, 200 ' GEN. PERSHING’S MOVEMENTS. t ..... ». ifii i. W a r D e p a r t m e n t S * r s N o thing: Can Be M n d e P u b l i c a t T h l* T im e . W ashington-, May 12.—Reviva.1 of speculation as to the mission in ' W ash- ington of Major-Gen. J'óhn'*, J; Pershing w a s m e t at the W a r D e p a rtm e n t to-day w ith the- statem e n t th a t nothing could be given o u t in th a t connection a t th i s tim e, and th a t Secretary Baker regarded such Speculation as prejudicial to th e public interest. t It w as pointed out that Secretary Baker has assured 'the press th a t announce m e n ts would be made prom ptly on any decisions reached as soon as they could be given out w ithout prejudice to the ’n a tional interest. The Secretary h a s clash ed movem ents of high arm y officers as m a tters which should npt be speculated upon, a s speculation m ight tend to re veal prem a turely the military plans of. the «Government. C h i c a g o ’j o f t h e W h e a t O u t l o o k How Chicago interprets the G o v ernm ent’s startling report on the w h eat crop is told by & staff correspondent. Also m the Financial Section to- da.y are articles covering best financial opinion on w ar taxes vs. w a r loans; arid P ittsburgh's comment on the possibility of using the en tire steel output for hew ships. / I, îf o n J&crrk f f i t w i n a Ï M More Than tt. .Vcicspcpcr —A Xatinnnl IntlituUm Important Amendments as to Tariff ! Are Expected—The Pact Seems to i Be House Committee Was Urged to Braft Some Kind of a Bill as a Starter. By D A V I D lA W H B M O B . (.Special Dispatch to The Evening Poat.l W a s h ington , May 13.—Judging by things said and w ritten in Congress and out of it, in the last few days, telegram s and letters, protest? ftnd complaints from nearly every business affected, the now Revenue bill is about as popular as life jn an open boat in U.e N>.rth Sea, B u si ness men claim they ha\je less than an even chance to. g a in shore If the taxes, as annquùôed in th e House bill, are actually levied. Everybody recognizes the need of revenue an d extraoi-dinary expenditures, y e t the unscientific distribution of the taxes may, in th e opinion of the protest ants, serioüçly -undernilne the economic fabric of th e country a t a very time when It most needs to be' sustained. . W hen leaders W it about ''swur.^wing’’ th e bill and voting for it \with eyes' shut,\ it is áim o ft lift: admission th a t som ething is radically wrcingv R epresentative Kltchin, ‘D em o crat, an arch-enem y of a 'h ig h tar- iit/oppniy embraces th e neW cnsttims du- tijat oftiÿ: îniUtary Joe ypì^ney, o í Sai^ ’¿lé s the bili fo r t&ë o jh e r Ride oT the ■ßoüife,, ' ’ ' i \ The country is roady to swallow the 'ftlffi tpi», i t it if^fo t in d tò . h e the <miy equitable m e ans of d istrib u tin g , the -cost o i ttì* w*r- to # ttw*e thife it ' W$¿. the ß q m - - Lé*'ïfoùs& to Write any iw è n u é bill, pbiificif fùtòirfci(!dé0efid''1io\ fttUöÄ öii it, ‘M d riitsn ib t i è ‘ Hötiöe . ilôt ’adm;ít''ttí¿t! thë'^ Weif fi’tfieir «WtilptoÖpcÄ. ^fortunes ¿lwáys, a Congrëssbiàn cann'ot herp ,heíh«.influenced, ódtfstiíoúSIy or uh- qohsciously by tlie argum e n ts of thé business m en of his own com m unity. . • SE.VATB to r e w r ite t « b b ij . u But-the Seanté will rew rite the bill, ft will be a fáirer an d better m easure w hen it passes th r o u g h the refining process of the upper branch of Congresg. Members o f the House frankly expect’ the Senate to révise th è bill radically. I t always àoos. The H o u se exercises its préroga tive in originating.revfenue legislation, but the Senate com b s it fine and ad ju s ts it more in accord w ithjthe. national interest. Ànd thè H o u se acceRts it as the only thing to do under the circumstances. im p o rtant changes in the tariff section m a y be expected. T o levy á broad ln- «■ease of 10 per cent, in th e tariff m ight solve the troubles of th e W ays and M eans Committee and enable it to end a deadlock and get the bill before the House, but it doesnU necessarily denote a scientific adjustm e n t of the much- mooted and historically tangled tariff problem of this country. W h en the Sen a te and House begin to look into the m a t te r they will find th a t th e new tariff would cut off im p o rtant food products from Canada, and th a t it woyld in m any w ays seriously em b a rrass the-food ma chinery of the Government, soon to be created. Postm aster-G eneral Burleson claims th a t he is not responsible for the sec tions dealing w ith the parcel-post and second-class mail m a tter rates. E v e ry body in the Administration is disclaim ing responsibility for the awkward and unsound portions of the bill.- The fact seem s to be th a t the Administration urged the House Committee to w rite some kind of a bill and get it before Con gress, so that a start could be made on the vexed problem Changes ai¥ expect ed; in fact, the Administration itself will be interested in making some. NO PLAYING o r 1'AVORITES. But only w h ere the burden is found to be inequitably distributed will Congress be in a mood to make modifications, for th e Way of the favorite is going to be hard. And precisely because favoritism will be so quickly- and effectually squelch ed w h e n ever it- crops out, thè failure of the Committee t o tax certain things th a t are now han d les free of charge by the G o v ernm ent m u s t surely come in for se vere attack. A ttentioh to-day’ Was di rected, for example, tö the fact th a t the Revenué bill does not touch the mailing o ' new spapers s e n t to s u b s c ribers residing in the country where th e publications are printed and published w h en not .addressed for delivery at â city letterTcarriér office. The only available figures'on this class of m a tter a r e contained in the report of President T a ft's Commission on geqond- CIoss Mail M a tter, on which Charles í¡v- ans I-Jughe.s served. This Commission found th a t 'from 1906 ' to 1910 there, was an average of 50,000,000 pounds of m a t ter carried free within counties, 'O n the one-cent-a-pound raie th is would net $ 5 , 000 , 000 , and if the ra te is made two cents, aa is being proposed for all- sec^; ond-class mail m a tter, the revènue would am o u n t to $10,000,000. T h is wttmm to T okio , May 12.—T h e inaugural dinner of the new A m e rican-Japanese Society was attended to-dajr by 300 members, among whom were many of the most prominent men in Japanese public life. Viscount K aneko, form er M inister of J u s tice, presided, and the principal speech was delivered by Ba,ron Goto, from e r Min ister of Communications. In the course of his remarks, Baron Goto said: \There are few questions of such vital moment to the welfare of m ankind as the relations of Japan and the United States. The era of the Pacific prom ises to sur pass that of the M editerranean or the At lantic. All the forces of th e East and W est will meet. Will they unite or clash? i believe i t lies in the power of the United States a n d J a p a n to answ e r t h a t question, on which the future 'happiness and prog ress of the world will depend. \For this reason th e relations between Japan and the United S tates are of su prem e im portance. W ith the aw ful re sponsibility th a t they owe to mankind., will Japan and the United S tates work hand in hand, or will they tu r n their backs on each other? I nope the two na tions will find principles o h w hich to base abiding relations of m u tual tru s t and con fidence.\ FltBMlBR TBRAUCtH SPEAKS. Prem ier Terauchi sal* th a t Japan and the United States had never, in th» his tory of their- intercourse, come to such a p a th a s to endanger (cordial relation- Ship. He continued: . \ \Biy participation of -th* U n ited 8twt*s in the w*r, o a r ties are strengthened by a com m unity o f interest. W e ten the eve of jditrfng o u r rMOuree» i n olifcstiMiif a OQaiKnoui m^id obdurate foe in the cau»© of 'WttrtC pekc%. . T h e friendly relations JW | c^unt.iW#>>oMj;^,he <se«j^te&- •Th.* Tolcugiiw.a, ^üx^Prem U r ; 'T í c r o í U n ited gaüék G b à r g i d’Á fl^ írei.ttt-’ío i t f e : • »UI-ÖSneyai.,at, Ÿqiçohjjpaâ.... elusion of tlie dinner greetings w ere ca- ble'd 1to President W ilson. London’s Opinion of Present Problem —Control of Prices for Commodi ties Suggested, (Sp*cUl Cable Dispatch to the Brealng Post.l L ondon ^ May 12.-—I find the one com m e n t on th e week's w ar developm ents, in cluding Russia, to be th a t everything sug gests the vital necessity o f perfeotlng o r - , ganlzation and cooperation of the leading Allies’ resources. We have sometimes felt that the very vastness-Of these resources might obscure th e necessity for th is com plete organization, w hich m u s t fake a very far view of th e situation and be governed by the utm ost intelligence. The general run of responsible opinión seems to be that much time and m any valuable lives have been lost already, through de fects in the blockade of G e rm any—w h ich, were due a t least partly to fear of dis turbing America's n e u tra l- interests. It is now pretty generally recognized that such organization should include at least some control of prices for commo dities. Otherwise It will be difficult to- limit war expenditure. All the allied Governments, especially yours, áre re garded as being in a position where they m u st consider very carefully the world's requirem ents of foodstuffs, and calculate.' accordingly; though am ple provision, fbt the troops is for us the first considera tion. Executive Committee Turns Down Project, 23 to 22—Plenary Cpuncii Will Decide—Governor-General of Finland Pleads for War Until Ger man. Militarism Is Overthrown. ^ P etroorad , May 12, via. L o n d p n —a h o ;.^ Executive Comm ittee of the Council of W orkm en’s a n d Soldiers' Delegates ha» decided by a vote of 23 to 22 not to p a r - ! tlolpate in th e form ation o f a Coalitiorl Government. The question will be refer red to a plenary m eeting of th e Council. It is understood t h a t M inistries of M u - : nitions, Labor, and Relief will be created ; in the Coalition G overnm ent. NO RBBEDUON „VT SCHIiOSSBbBtJRG.. i Pktroorad, Friday, May,. 11, via London, May 12, 12:47 P. M.—Exaggerated stories- of a n a rchistic conditions a t Schlusselburg, • • twenty-one miles east, of Pgtrogra,d„ eluding th e rep o r t t h a t th e district co'&i ;, . - m ittee h«d: brpkeir aw a y from th e r G o v ernm ent and deciarect seiburg a,n, a^ibnom o u s COmniUnityj denied by th e chairm a n of. th e commission o f th e D istrict Committee,,.ui, Counanetsoff. in. a,, letter to the- P e tr ji- ;,i grad press th e chairm a n states t h a t o? t h e ru m o rs about disorders in ’SchluV» .... seiburg are purely fanciful. “The resolution adopted by the Dis trict Conansittee,” he “writes, ‘'begins; the words. ‘Recognising the tempor»ry * Gftve^ninent.* Thjs is the best refut*ti«>^ ' of the report that the disittict h'w' di«,»-» j itself to be autonpmouSi No ! hit JSeen, fiven fpj;> the requl$tio%'pf This‘is r^ommended only, ■pyners; ■act?»»*?, th«s^;ft«;TiilaKie ■ V » « f e .^ ^ ^ ^ ;1sXi(ri|sste4 'tjhft to. b ^ '^ k # :;\ \ \ I t Is tru e th%t a t ' * tow n m e e tin r »it ¡persqns, but this was resd: ishl^^«ehtiy-'i*> .tiie: e ^ t o 1 t t f e f k, '/'* !w l » |g S r e V i i r l i ^ ^ ;j|t«.a|(»i# : * e e V t , TtMi.-$0t<t f s ‘%aiiidn«fa tfy- have been, overlooked by th e House Com m ittee on W a y s and Means, an d because it concerns the country publishers, oiie official, who is particularly indensed at. the Hodge-podge made of the postal ques tion in the Revenue bill, i s open-ly charge ing t h a t th e fiouso m em bers didn't have th e nerve to p u t & tax on th i s kind of free m atter. But such omissions are bound to be investigated by the Senate. Anything that ought to ' be taxed and that has been forgotten by the House, intentionally o r unintentionally, will bo good, news- foi- the,'Senate M aance Com m ittee, which will endeavor . to reduce some of th e high taxes an d yet add suf ficient new sources of revenue, to make up for th e losses. T h e c r y th a t business may bo aem u s ly affected will get far «iole attention in tlie Seniite -than the House. TJh*.debate on,,tiie Revenue bill .EJi'omiae» to, t e the m o st protracted of all th e w a r m easures: Thè Repreientatiy« #f THE' BALSAMS, Dbrrili» Notch, N, ¡&, Wiit be i t The New EnclMd ItMorta ' AHoclatión oèSce, l i # Bri»«»?»!» «a* 18th to i m »th. Hoar* 1» A. M; t» 1 * , deputies Who- hive-hiade an investigation in j t h e SchlusselburK district., v^ThçyS-iSS-i.-; port: “Théie. is no S ^ itisselb u r g r ieijtlisi, lie. ¿eblusseiburg is united with grad.” - 1 _ PI.BA- FOR ‘ CJONTlMOANCE OS’ WAR> An e a s iest |>iea f o r the c o n t i n u a t i o n i the w h r until Ggrmà'n ^ throw n w a s m ade by ^ o d o iM i G overnor-General o f Finland, a t an extras ordinaVy aéiision of th e D u m a i M. R b d f e | c h e s said; “T h e alliance of t r i e peoples is directisd’- agaiiist the oppression of im E e rtsH s ii*ia^t| militarism . W e rousts therefÿfèir.^ -iftq|-i I càlïy\ faithful - t o - i t • Wé hâ.V.é'' b ie h tolési th a t peace w.ould -come^frôto ■ d e m f l.c i^ ^ i and no one hâs à gW a ter desife fôr j}!éà^s,| ilîàa myaèlfi bttfe Tjbhén the trarnples our country tm d e r-foot th é d t f ^ j 'l of depmocracy and of -every* one w h * sire's peace is to struggle ag a in s t th e eh - r emy and drive him from o n t tétpitOSÿÿ;^ “V ictory is k h t m x t i t in orâèr^ttp tabllsh social: and in tern a i ■jéacfr» ;■ J g reater our victory over* m o re complete will be the; v l c t o l ^ 'o i 'i ^ è . J | democracy of peasants a n d w o r k i n g -k If German m ilitarism is n o t overJlir.ft)w5â 5 all the' work of. future g ë h ë r a tie ^ 'W iX l^ have to be devoted to arm a iijentfc':!0^r friends, alliesi tuid enen^iès Siiust th a t Russia adopted, freedom ' in order- t o v- overthrow despotism and drive th e enem y t frotn dur bordei-s a s wèil*à^ 0?e&‘ ihq's#it| of our allies.” , . ^ T u rning tpwaids- the m e m b e rs' ; 5 Provisional ÔôVeïhment^ M\. R o d itëh$j| said: \All: hpifest hearts am o n g :thev|tlls%..if sian. people are- Wit^ ^duy even-the: of those of* your opponents .who sp ‘ against you. Ÿou- ave rig h t to d e ^ i iia l jj g r e a t sacrifices from th e peopIe.>ak^2|^i demand superhum a n 'e fforts from rtfSi jj” “ ' for w e see the efforts a n d sacrifices whü you make. Do no t w eaken ..and: S b W fi nam e will be -blessed as long as the R usk siàn language is spoken.” THREAT OF GERMAN JHN’OBITX ;SD01AIilSTS : S tockholm , via London, M ay 12 5 o* A. M,—The Politiken prin is a ii tte r from : the historian, Franz Meliring, of Berlin, to President Tcheidse, of .th e Council o i ; W orkm en’s and Soldiers’ Delegates,' say in g th a t -the {ïeïilian in tern a tio n a l gi mxfr i of Soeiallsts declines to sBare-in, any con ference a t w hich • tlie G e rm an Socialist m a jority is represented. H e urges th é ; Russian 'Socialists to exclude D r . ( A lbert ^ Suedekum, the Socialist R e içhstag * utÿ, and- his associates. . H e rr M ehrfnM i says that iie speaks, also in fho nam«.«»ic^, Rosa Luxem b u rg and Dr. K a rl Lisk« knecht, both of whom are in pi ison j GBROii AN^^CIAM STS ’ PHAOBr THRMS. - ; i - • ■ k ‘ A m sterdam , May. 12, via; London,—^Rs* • ferring toi J peace term s form ulated by th e G srm a n ‘ SûçiaMsts haVe,'been.; communicated by'M . BoVg)5jergS' tIje'.DftnÎiBh. ,SpçiaU^ to , the*K«^i^,tt C om 4«,*1 of ftr- _ ___ ( f written io the' S'Qoisti.& B e r it e : ' . „ ..' 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