Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 47, 6 January 1917 — Page 1

RICHMOND PAULAB HOME EDITION HOME EDITION VOL.XLII..NO. 47-',rt,!tB?..8TuwTU'fcB, RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, J AN.H3, 9i7. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

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RUSS FRONTS WRECKED BY CAPTURE OF BRAIIA PORT

Critics Fear Defenders May Be Compelled to Abandon Field of Dobrudja to Victors. ARMY HEARS ORDERS The capture of Braila by Field Marshal Von Maokensen, his advance on Galatz. twelve miles north, the clearing of Dobrudja of Russians and further Teutonic successes In Moldafvla have brought the Roumanian campaign to a new phase. The Braila bridge head, while , not Itself integral part of the Sereth line now held by the Russians running northwestward from the Danube towards the Moldavian frontier mountains, formed an outline defense of that line on the Danube end of its capture weakens the Eastern flanks of the Sereth positions. Galatz, likewise on the Danube, lies Just behind the Sereth line and that town now Is menaced by a Germo-Bulgarlans movement across the Danube from it in Dobrudja, made possible by the Russian evacuation of the province. Other Points Endangered It is not only here, however, bat the Sereth line is threatened for despite the tenacious ' defense by the Russians and Roumanians the line northwestward beyond the Buzeu is not holding well against the .Teutonic pressure, while the efforts to keep the Teutons in check in the Moldavian frontier valleys is apparently proving btill less successful. A break in this line on the southernly front would imperil the Moldavian' frontier position while the piercing of the frontier line itself, not an improbability would endanger the entire line running southwestward to the Danube. May Abandon Line In these circumstances commentors in entente capitols are considering the possibility of the Russians being compelled to abandon the line of . the Sereth and withdraw to the Russian frontier or beyond it to Bessarabia. The French, British and Italian premiers and important military subordinates are holding a war council in Rome for consideration of the gen-, eral situation. Emperor William is quoted as declaring in an order issued to the army and navy that as Germany's offer of peace negotiations had been refused the war would be continued with a view to an understanding force by arms. WOMAN WANTS JOB; ASKS AID OF POLICE A middle-aged woman "who lives in a far corner of Wayne county needs work. She subscribes to the Pallad turn, but vacancies of the kind she can accept are snapped up .before her let ters can get here, when they are adver tised, she says. "Can yon help me to get something to dor her letter asks. "I would like to take care of some old lady, or old couple or an Invalid or if I couldn't get anything like that, I would work in a small family where there Is no washing to do. If you will find me a place I will give you the first dollar I earn. Letters addressed to the News De partment of the Palladium with sug gestions or offers will be. forwarded to the applicant for work. AMERICAN 18 HELD LONDON, Jan. 6. News dispatches from Athens quote passages from a note presented to the Greek govern ment on Dec. 24 by the American minister detailing the case of au American citizen, Basil Saffls, who was arrested on Dec. 2 as a revolutionary by Greek soldiers. The soldiers are said to have Ignored Saffls' American passports, and they have taken 3,535 francs from his pocket, although after examination he was liberated. FALLS FROM BICYCLE Andrew Iserman. 13, living at 'ill Randolph street, had a rib fractured end was painfully cut and bruised today when he fell off a bicycle at North Sixteenth and J streets. He was taken to his home in the police automobile. Weather Forecast I ill 1 - - - MM For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Probably fair tonight and Sunday. Warmer in east and south portion Sunday. Temperature Today. Noon 37 Yesterday. Maximum 49 Minimum 29 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Probably unsettled Sunday. General Conditions A fall of 30 degrees in temperature has taken place luring the past 24 hours over this count due to a cold wave which is now passing through the middle Atlantic states. A barometric depression covers the northwest and will probably :ause unsettled weather during the text 36 hours.

$338,650 SPENT TO BUILD SHOPS DURING YEAR ' 1 6

' Ninety-seven new buildings of all descriptions were constructed or authorized in Richmond last year, the report of Building Inspector Harry Hodgin shows. A total of $338,650 was, or will be, expended for the erection of these new buildings. The Starr Piano company erected a six-story factory af a cost of $30,000. The Richmond Underwear company is now erecting a factory building which will cost $25,000. The Richmond Malleable Iron Foundry company is erecting an addition to its plant to cost approximately $30,000. Erects Factory Building. The Swayne-Robinson company erected a foundry costing $9,400. An addition to the plant of the Reliance Foundry company, costing $4,000, was put up. The Pilot Motor company erected a new factory building costing $7,000. A frame factory building costing $1,500 was constructed by the W. N. Johnson company. An additional freight house was erected by the Pennsylvania railroad company at a cost of $10,000. One new church, the Allen Jay Memorial, cost $15,000. Ten store rooms, costing $18,700, were constructed, and the Washington theatre was remodeled at a cost of $5,500. Build Forty-Seven Houses. There were forty-seven residences constructed in Richmond in 1916; 10 single brick houses, costing $56,500, the most expensive being the residence of Burton J. Carr, South Fourteenth street, costing $11,000; one double brick, erected by the Miller-Kemper company. Twenty-third and Main streets, costing $8,500; one stucco residence, built by Omer G. Murray, South Fifteenth and A streets, costing $10,000: eight frame bungalows, cost ing $17,800, the largest, costing $4,000, erected on South Nineteenth street in the Reeveston addition by the MillerKemper company; 26 single, two-story frames, costing $58,000, the largest buflt for O. H. Martin, 707 West Main street, costing $4,500; ono doubleframe, for Mrs. J. Smithmeyer, 605-07 South Seventh street, costing $3,800. Few Buildings Lost. Logs to buildings from thirty-nine fires last year amounted to only $2,570. A loss of $300 each on two residences was the greatest damage done at ony one fire. Only one business nouse suffered a fire loss last year, the Mitchell butcher shop, Sixteenth and Main streets. There were 692 permits of all kinds issued by the Inspector in 1916 and the fees of the office totaled $1,101.30. There were 1.371 inspections made and 146 notices served SENDS OUT CIRCULARS LONDON, Jan. 6. The morning papers, detailing the preparations for the forthcoming loan, which will be of unlimited amount, say that the conversion right will necessitate the sending out of circulars to the holders of the last loans and of exchequer bonds and treasury bills. This will mean a total of about 20,000 documents and there will be about sixty different kinds of application forms. The operation will consume about 300 tons of paper and will probably cost 15,000 pounds sterling. FEAR BR Al LA'S FALL WILL CAUSE COLLAPSE OF RUSSIAN FRONT LONDON, Jan. 6. The capture by Field Marshal Von Mackensen is discussed by the morning papers In reference to its probable effect on the Russian defense of the Sereth line. Braila formed the advanced defence toward the eastern end of this line. Some of the commentors fear that the fall of the town may seriously shake the whole Russo-Roumanian position on the Sereth and may mean the abandonment of that front and the withdrawal to the Russian frontier, or perhaps beyond it into Bessarabia. In the meantime the German effort to turn the line from the west is being pressed with an apparent prospect of success. GETS NORWAY'S NOTE ON COAL EMBARGO LONDON. Jan. 6. Great Britain has received Norway's reply In regard to the coal embargo and the situation is much Improved, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the exchange telegraph company quoting the Chris tian ia Tixens Tegn. - The consensus of opinion in the Norwegian press is that the difference between the two countries will soon be settled. The Norske Intelligenssedlcr explains the attitude of the British minister and acquits him of an intention of expressing dissatisfac tion with the Norwegian government. MRS. KNAPP IS DEAD HAGERSTOWN, Ind., Jan. 6. Mrs. Martin Knapp died at her home on East Main street Friday morning of pneumonia. She leaves her husband. two sons and a daughter. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday. Rev. Mr. Wischmler, pastor of the Methodist church, will have charge. CHAIR COMPANY 8UES Sheboygan Chair company, a corpor ation doing business under the laws of Wisconsin, brought suit in circuit court today against the Stahr Hard ware company, Hagerstown, on an ac count, demand $92.03. MISS KING TO SPEAK Grace L. King, Wayne county super visor of domestic science, will appear on the program at tne ruraue mid winter short course next week. She will address the Home Economics as sociation, Thursday.

CULLS SCORES

In an extended, comprehensive and very interesting article, written by Joseph H. Mills, president of the Richmond Casket company and one of the city's most enterprising citizens, calls attention to some facts which are of vital interest to every Richmond citizen who is Interested in the betterment of his city, socially and industrially. Mr. Mills in his article sounds the call for team-work on the part of all the citizenship; a more active and responsive capital, better provided for labor and the subordination of individualism to the collective good of the citizenship. Set Fire to Latent Talent. "Within our own city there are latent forces in capital, in brain and in muscle which should be inspired into activity,' writes Mr. Mills. "Such inspiration we hope to set on fire during 1917. . -We are purchasing entirely too much from without, made in other cities and representing high-class labor that should be afforded to our Richmond boys. If we are to hold the live wires born and raised, yes, educated within our city, we must afford them opportunities to remain here and thereby repay the city for the expense of their support and education to manhood. "Why should Richmond be the womb OWNER OF BUILDING MAY LEASE HOTEL FROM TWO ESTATES The Westcott hotel, which has changed hands an average of about once a year since it was built 18 years ago, may go into new hands again. A. C. Brown, owner of the building, may purchase the lease from the two estates, Ashley and Cunningham and H. C. Starr, third member of the leasing company, and A. C. Dlsher, a real estate man and Brown's nephew, may become manager. H. C. Starr curtly dismissed the subject of the hotel management today. He is the only survivor of the company of three- which took over the hotel management less than two years ago. ;, The; lease on the hotel terminates in one year, it is said. The note! has been a paying proposition for the own er of , the, building andMtftB. profited said, although the. building has been allowed to depreciate and a new own ership or management may mean ex tensive repairs and alterations. GERMAN EMPEROR INFORMS SOLDIERS OF ENTENTE REPLY AMSTERDAM, (via London), Jan. 6. A Berlin telegram says that the following order of the German emperor to the army and navy has been officially published: "Co-jointly with the allied (Central powers) rulers I proposed to our enemies to enter" forthwith into peace negotiations. Our enemies refused my offer. Their hunger for power desires Germany's destruction. The war will be continued. Before God and humanity I declare that on the governments of our enemies alone falls the heavy responsibility for all the further terrific sacrifices from which I wished to save you. "With justified indignation at our enemies arrogant crime and with retermination to defend our holiest possessions and secure for the fatherland a happy future yon will become as steel. Our enemies did not want the understanding offered by me. With God's help our arms will enforce it MILITARY POSITION PROVIDES REAL KEY LONDON, Jan. 6. (2:58 a. m.) A dispatch to the times from Piraeus, dated December 31. says that the real key to the situation in Greece is the military position in Macedonia. According to this story King Constantino has received discouraging news from bevond Monastir to the effect that Field Marshal Von Mackensen considered it impossible to move on Monastir before another two miles at the earliest The Greek government realizes therefore, says the dispatch, that if it broke with the entente it would have to support the struggle alone. CATCHES WINTER FLY; WINS LARGE PRIZE NEW YORK, Jan. 6. Through the capture of the first winter fly of the year Miss Catherine Brennan of this city not only has prevented the potential existence of about a billion flies next summer, but has won a prize offered by Edward Hatch, Jr., chairman of the Merchants association committee, on pollution. In submitting the fly, Miss Brennan made affidavits that 6he had found it under the kitchen table in her home. SUES FOR DIVORCE Reitta M. Roberts filed suit in circuit court today for a divorce from Hershel M. H. Roberts. Cruel and inhuman treatment was the' charge. ELECT BOARD MEMBERS Two members for the governing committee of the Wayne county Social Service bureau will be elected at the meeting of all members in the Commercial club rooms at 4 o'clock, Jan. a

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LENGTHY MESSAGE TO PRESS

and nursery to feed other cities with her best brains and talent at the age men are most promising and prove most valuable? Are we to continue to thus rob our city of its flower to bloom and beautify the outside world? We Bay no. This principle of loss must be headed off and must be done now. We have sufficient capital and sufficent successful executive force to pronounce this devastation a farce and an impossible practice to be continued. We are Just a little sluggish for a lack of energy on the part of the busy men to set the wheels to going, but go they must in 1917." The article concludes with a comprehensive analysis of the Commercial club. He writes: Value of Organizations "Commercial Clubs and all other organizations are valuable not upon their individual membership enrolled. It has been said that the Richmond Commercial Club enrollment should be one thousand. It has not been the lack of membership that has marked Club for a number of years. The membership has been sufficient in numbers. Its operations have not been lacking for want of membership. In fact, at times, it has seemed that an increased membership has evidenced no increased activity of a stable character. While one thousand PUT BLAME FOR "LEAK" ON SCRIBES AT CAPITAL Hearing Trends to Show That Correspondents For Financial Journals Broke Faith With Lansing. EXAMINED WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. At today's olutlon on Investigation - of whether there was a stock market leak on President Wilson's peace note the trend turned to investigation of Wall street ticker services which supply news, "tips" to brokerage house. Seven men employed by the Wall Street Journal and Central News of America which furnishes service to another Wall street newspaper, Financial America, were subpoenaed and ordered to bring their records with them. Managers of the two telegraph companies also were subpoenaed to bring all dispatches sent to the two papers by their Washington correspondents on December 20, the day of the market crash. Puts Blame on Reporters. Representative Harrison, Democrat, of the committee, declared he believed the so-called leak was through the representatives of those two publications who with several newspaper men had been informed confidentially by Secretary Lansing that morning that a note had been dispatched to Europe. Mr. Lansing, however, at that time declared the note did not concern peace and would not discuss its contents. Representative Gardner of Massachusetts put into the record today a dispatch sent out over the Dow, Jones & company ticker forecasting a peace note teu hours before the note was published. He declared that records of stock market flunctuations at- the same time when compared with the ticker dispatches would prove there was a leak. Mr. Gardner said he placed both Secretary T,umulty entirely above suspicion. Mr. Lansing will appear-before the committee Monday without subpoeneas. Mr. Tumulty will also appear voluntarily. BOOST LUKE DUFFY WHO vyiLL ADDRESS COMMERCIAL LEADERS Representative Luke - Duffy's address before the Commercial club Monday night will be pushed as one of the big interesting meetings held in the club rooms this season. 'The Wayne County Automobile club has seconded the endorsement of the Commercial club to the speaker's subject of good roads legislation. CHECKS OVER PROPERTY OF PENNSY RAILROAD F. E. Chamness, railroad representative on the interstate commerce commission taking the Inventory of property of the Pennsylvania railroad between Columbus, O., and Indianapolis In accordance with the bill passed by congress in 1913 requiring the commission to prepare an exact valuation of all property of all railroads in the United States, was here yesterday checking up the value of all lands owned by the company n Richmond. He did much work through the county auditor's office. CLOTHES CATCH FIRE Clothes hung to dry In a second floor room at the home of William Snyder, 317 North Eighth street, caught on fire from a stove about 11:30 o'clock this forenoon and a call for the fire companies was sent in. The blaze was extinguished after property damage of about $25 had been done.

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members under a real organization would be able to achieve wonders and give Richmond a new boundary within a short period, the simple enrollment would achieve little." It Is not for lack of 'membership that the club fails to respond to the just expectations of the city. It's for lack of leadership and co-ordination. Our organization has been nominal and not specifically and continuously operative. It has never in reality been commercialized. Until it is commercialized and put upon the same basis as all successful enterprises are operated upon, we can only expect and will only receive that melancholic existence characteristic of a rudderless ship at sea. The vessel swerves and heaves but within a very short period it returns to its starting point, if perchance it escapes the towering billows demanding its destruction. For lack of close organization commercialized to the same degree that private corporations are commercialized, it can promise only spontaneous eruptions followed by morbid relaxation. "It's too much like Strick Gillllan's characterization. It's 'off . agin, on agin, gone agin, Finnegan.' Our Commercial Club does not deserve the name it assumes until it makes good Continued On Page Twelve.

SUGGESTS THAT FGX INSTRUCT JURORS WITH PHONOGRAPH "Put on record number 3, boy.' It is possible that this will be the way the judge of Wayne circuit court several years hence will give Instructions to attorneys and perhaps to juries? "If you have any set speeches which you make to attorneys, come down and we will make records of them," said Clarence Gennett of the Starr Piano company to Judge Fox today. , This would be the modern way' to conduct court Attorneys are desirous that the judge take Gennett up on the proposition. DELUGE OF BILLS WILL COMi BEFORE il INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 6. The coming week will witness the usual deluge of resolutions and bills. The records of the State legislative Bureau disclose the preparation of 500 measures, covering every conceivable phase of legislation, which are cow in the hands of senators and representatives for introduction. Many of these measures will make their appearance the ensuing week. Representative Aldridge of Anderson, has a bill providing for the commission idea of government in couaty affairs. Evades Objections In order to evade constitutional ob jections, it is provided that the county officers mentioned in the constitution, namely, treasurer, .auditor, sheriff, clerk, recorder, surveyor and coronor shall constitute the commission for the conduct of all county affairs. The bill classifies the counties of the state upon which the basis of population of the first class, 150,000 and over; second class 50,000 and over; third class, up to 50,000. The salaries to be paid is also based upon the population: First-class $2,500; second class, $2,000; third class, $1,800 Surveyor and coronor members of the commission to receive the present statutory salaries. The commission shall appoint all clerical help from a civil service list of men and women who have qualified under an examination by the state board of accounts. The measure is intended to reduce the oost of county government, and at the same time increase the efficiency of the service and eliminate partisan politics from purely clerical positions. FRANK MORRIS SPEAKS Frank Morris of Muncie, will speak at the Apostolic Holiness mission. North Eleventh and H streets, at 10.30 and 7:30 o'clock tomorrow. Sunday school will be held at 9:15 o'clock. Announcement has been made of the reorganization of the work in Richmond. DENIES ROAD PETITION CHICAGO, Jan. 6. The United States district court today denied the petition of twenty-eight railroads operating in Illinois to restrain the Illinois state public utilities from enforcing the Illinois two-cent fare law. PIANIST GIVES RECITAL OXFORD, O., Jan. 6. Carl Friedberg, pianist with the Cincinnati Symphony orchestra, will give a recital to the students of the Western College for Women Monday evening. , TO TRAIN OPERATORS The Western Union Telegraph Company has offered a bonus to about 1,000 manager-operators in small cities and towns for each junior operator such managers shall enlist and train. ' . .

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DRY INTERESTS TO HOLD RALLY

AT nEID CHURCH Men, women and children of the city wno are interested In the suspension or the liquor traffic In Indiana are ex pected to rally at the Reid Memorial church for the Prohibition mass meeting at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow after noon. 1 Resolutions addressed to the state legislature asking that a state-wide prohibition measure be passed will be presented for adoption. Petitions which have been circulated throughout Wayne county for the signatures of voters and women will be available to all who have not had opportunity to sign them. The complete program follows: Opening by presiding pastor. Rev. J S. Hill; selections, male quartet; violin solo, Wesley Howard; addresses. Rev. L. E. Murray. First Christian church and Rev. J, J. Rae, First Pres byterian; benediction, -Rev. H. S James. The meeting has been arranged un der the auspices of the Dry Federa tion. FORD BUILDS SMELTER TO COST $12,000,000 DETROIT, Jan. 6. Henry Ford, president of the Ford Motor company was today allowed to proceed with the construction of a $12,000,000 smelter on the Detroit river near this city. The three circuit judges presiding at the injunction suit brought against Ford by the Dodge Brothers accepted a bond of $10,000,000 to secure the Dodges from any possible loss. M'LELANO OBTAINS RUMELY WAREHOUSE H. V. McLeland, commission ;merchant on Fort Wayne avenue, has pur chased Warehouse No. 5 of the M. Rumely group and will install a big commission business. Mr. McLeland's business has outgrown his present quarters, it is said. Warehouse No. 5 is one of the big buildings of the old farm machinery manufacturing' group and adjoins the Pennsylvania railroad tracks on the west side of North 81xth street It has an enormous second floor for storage space: r STRAYER CONTINUES KAUFMAN INQUIRY; LEARNS NEW FACTS Investigation in the retention of five letters explaining the motive of J. Valentine Kaufman's slaying and sui cide Dec. 31, at Pennville, and possibly containing Mr. Kaufman's entire estate of $600 cash or paper, continued today along fruitful lines. Prosecuting Attorney Strayer will examine one of the chief witnesses tonight. Coroner Morrow visited the western part of the county yesterday and today refused to discuss the results of his visit. "Did you make any effort to ascertain whether Manzella Conway still has the letters you gave her?" she was asked. The postal inspector who was working on the case left Richmond today but will return. SUMMERSON HEADS 1917 LABOR COUNCIL Carpenters' hall was crowded at the 1917 organization meeting of the Central Labor Council last night Several new locals were added to the council during 1916 including the Electricians' and Tailors' unions. C. L. Summerson, the Socialist nominee for representative to congress from the Sixth Indiana district, was elected president. Other officers Were: Charles Griffy, recording secretary; R. E. Graham, organizer; O. B. Reese, master at arms; Ed. Meyers, vice president; E. Reynold, financial secretary; Joe Kern, W. E. Fahlsing and E. Hunt, trustees. It was announced that a special meeting of the Women's Label league will be held in Carpenters' hall next Tuesday evening. Mrs. W. H. Foster, wbo was an applicant for the position of police woman, addressed the meeting last night on the advantages of such an organization which has for its purpose the education of women to buy only union made goods. FIVE FOREIGN NATI0N8 LOSE FIVE CITIZENS Five European nations were effected by action taken in Wayne circuit court today. Judge Fox granted final naturalization papers to citizens of Italy, Turkey, Germany, Greece and Holland. - Antonios Cooroopakis, 22, broke off his allegiance to the King of Greece; A. A. Ohanian, 22, a popular Armenian, who has for some time been in the employ of the Starr Piano company told the judge that the land of harems had no -fascination for him. The Kaiser lost a man, W. H. Dingworth, Hagerstown. Joe Dadora signified that the industry and progress of America is more attractive to him that the romanticism of sunny Italy. Cornelius Von Rennes was the man from Holland.

FIRE WRECKS BIG BOSTON HOTEL WITH $3,000 LOSS Chief Miller and No. 2 Chemical Truck Succeed in Saving Annex Twenty-fouq Men Escape. ORIGIN IS UNKNOWN!

A large frame, two-story, hotel nXi Boston, Ind, owned by the Fitzgerald, Construction company of Cincinnati, where 150 employes of the C. ft O. rail. road reside, was completely destroyed by fire this morning. Three freight crews, twenty-four men, were In their ' rooms asleep when the fire started but every man escaped. Many of the men who lived in the hotel lost all : their personal property. By desperate work Fire Chief Miller ! of Richmond succeeded in preventing 3 the flames from destroying the annex ' to the hoteL The annex Is a duplicate of the main building, the two being; separated by a passageway about ten I feet wide. Chief Directs Efforts. I When the fire was resorted Chief.' Miller hurried to Boston in an auto-1 mobile. Finding that practically no effort was being made to fight the blaze he secured a hose attached to a water tank and with the aid of two other men put ou the flames which had started at one end of the new hotel. building. The origin of the fire is not known. . When it was discovered the blaze was , under considerable headway. Men1 who were in their rooms were promptly warned and a mad scramble for the -exits insued. Some of the men left the burning building only partially clad. 1 Lose Personal Effects. Most of the occupants of the hotel : had gone to work before the fire was discovered and the majority of these men lost all their personal property. Part of the stock in the commissary rooms was salvaged. When the main building was almost destroyed railroad officials appealed to Mayor Bobbins to - send a chemical wagon to Boston, a request he promptly complied with and the No. 2 truck made the trip but was ordered back to Richmond by Chief Miller when it ar rived in Boston for the hotel was then smoking ruins. Origin is Unknown. Chief Miller estimates that the loss from the destruction of the hotel building will amount to over $3,000. There is no way of estimating the total oss sustained by the hotel guests. "So far as I was able to ascertain no fire protection had been provided for the hotel, no emergency hose nor chemical extinguishers," Chief Miller 6aid. He expressed wonder that this condition had been overlooked by the state fire marshal s office. QUESTION OF FOOD SUPPLY CONFRONTS GERMAN OFFICIALS LONDON, Jan. 6. A discussion of the food problem in the Berlin municipal council is described in a dispatch to Reuters from Berlin by way of Amsterdam. At the end of the discussion two resolutions were adopted, the first introduced by the socialists demanding uniform distribution of food in the towns and in the country and the adoption of steps to prevent producers from withholding supplies in order to increase their profits. The second resolution was offered by the liberals and condemned the existing restrictions on the buying of supplies by towns. Herr Wuerm, a socialist, attacked Adolph Von BatockL president of the Food Regulation board, whose latest circular he described as a complete confession of the impotence of the state before the farmers. He added that even Field Marshal Von Hindenburg's appeal to the producers had been useless. Burgomaster Wermuth spoke pessimistically of Berlin's supplies and said that the official distribution officers had failed to regulate satisfactorily the disbursement of butter and milk. He said that supplies continually decline and had become alarmingly low and that the potato situation would be unsatisfactory until February 15. Worst of all, the burgomaster said, were the factions in the various systems which prevented communities from operating successfully. TO SPEAK AT HOME Rev. L. H. Bunyan win hare the service at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow at the Home of the Friendless and win be as sisted by Epworth league of the First Methodist church. , Y. P. U. HOLDS MEETING The': Executive committee of the Young People's Union will meet Toesday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Central Christian church, corner North Twelfth and B streets. At 7:00 o'clock the nominating committee wCl meet at the church. '