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ADS. LAST WEEK.
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9 More Than in the Corresponding Week of 1915
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VOL. LVII. NO. 20,271
[Star]
Copyright, 1917, by The Press Publishing Co. (The New York World).
NEW YORK, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1917.
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SIA [[PERSIA?]] IS FACING
OUS [[PERILOUS?]] SHORTAGE
[[IN?]] FOOD SUPPLIES

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Adequate Transportation Facilities Now Aggravated by Great Inrush of Polish ournanian Refugees.

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N SOON BREADLESS,
YOR [[MAYOR]] TELLS PREMIER

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ritian [[BRITAIN]] Installs Director
real [[GENERAL]] Food Production-
r Hopes Berlin May
[[END?]] Belgian Embargo.

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1917, by the Press Publishing Co.
(The New York World.)
Cable Deepatch to The World.)

N, Feb. 18.-The food ques- [[question]]
[[is a?]] topic of the most serious
in Petrograd and other
cities, according to a de-
the Daily News from its
dent in the Russian capi- [[capital]]
says: 
are two subjects of con- [controversy?]]
in Petrograd. What will 
[[happen when?]] hen the Duma meets? What
[[will be done?]] ne about the food question?
has made unprecedented
[[progress?]] upon the Russian railways,
[[when?]] en in time of peace were
adequate.To supply the
ich is never allowed to fall
ves an insufficient number
s for supplying the rest of
[[country?]] ry.
ous crowds of refugees from
d recently from Roumania.
ailroad trains and, instead
uting themselves over the
ongregate in the big cities,
mplicating still further the
stressing problem of food
Half an hour in any big
railway station makes it
nderstand the spectacle, at
strange, of Russia, the
untry in natural resources
suffering from a lack of
wood, two commodities
was accustomed to export
uantities before the war.
al it is the poorer classes,
y in the provincial capitals,
suffering most. The Mayor
came to Petrograd yes-
had a long interview with
ier, Prince Golitzin. He 
that prohibition of inde-
uying by agents of local
ns in Moscow and the
ent of orders placed by
uthorities had resulted in
ortage of wheat and rye
told the Premier that un-
ndition is corrected at once
will be exhausted within a
and that the city will be
ad."

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Ames Director of
eral Food Production
By Associated Press.)
, Feb. 18.-Sir Arthur Lee,
Parliament for the Fare-
n of Hampshire, has been
Director of General Food
Sir Arthur will be re-
o the President of the
griculture for the co-ordi-
executive control of those
the board which deal with
and distribution of seed,
oodstuffs, labor and work

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THREE SHIPS SUNK IS THE DAY'S TOLL
The eighteenth day of unrestricted submarine warfare within the zones designated by Germany saw three British steamers added to the list of lost vessels, as announced at Lloyd's. The total tonnage of these boats was 12,008. No neutral boat has been reported sunk in the last five days. The three ships reported yesterday were:
Valdes.............2,285 tons
Worchestershire....7,175 tons
Romsdalon..........2,548 tons
The total tonnage destroyed in eighteen days is 816,279, or a daily average of 17,571 tons.

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ONE U BOAT IN DAY SANK 51,800 TONS, BERLIN DECLARES
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Auxiliary Cruiser of 20,000 Tons, Two of 13,600 Tons Each and a Transport Included.
BERLIN, Feb. 18 (by wireless).-It is officially announced that one German submarine within twenty-four hours sank one auxiliary cruiser of 20,000 tons gross, two auxiliary cruisers or transport steamers of 13,600 tons each and one transport steamer of 4,600 tons. Thus, one submarine within twenty-four hours destroyed 51,800 tons.
Six steamers and one sailing vessel of altogether 25,000 tons were sunk Feb. 13. One steamer carried 1,000 tons of hay, 1,500 tons of wheat and 2,000 tons of oats, and one steamer carried kerosene for England. A submarine has brought in three captions, two engineers and one wireless operator as prisoners. Two of the tank steamers were armed.
Details of the sinking by a German submarine of the Italian steamship Bisagno, of 2,252 tons gross, in the Atlantic Ocean Jan. 12, are printed in the Italian newspaper Idea Nazional, says the Overseas News Agency (the official German press bureau). The Bisagno was stopped, according to the newspaper, by four warning shots.
Because of the rough sea the steamer was then ordered to approach within five miles of the Spanish coast, where the sailors were advised by the submarine commander to throw themselves into the water. The men were then rescued by the U boat and later were transferred to the Dutch steamship Gesterland, which carried them to Falmouth.
(The foregoing contains the first announcement to reach this country of the sinking of the Bisagno.)

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Three British Ships Sunk in a Day, Lloyd's Reports
LONDON, Feb. 18.-The sinking of the following British steamers was announced at Lloyd's to-day: Valdes, 2,285 tons; Worchestershire, 7,175 tons; Romsdalen, 2,548 tons.
The Valdes was torpedoed and sunk without warning, according to the Captain and members of the crew who have been landed. Two of the crew were killed outright and nine others are missing. The Valdes was built at Stockton in 1914 and hailed from Liverpool. She was 255 feet long, of forty foot beam and twenty-four feet deep.
The Worchestershire was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rangoon, India, and sailed from Suez on Jan. 12 (?). She was 452 feet long and was built at Belfast in 1904. She was owned by the Bibby Steamship Company of Liverpool.
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Fear for American Ship, Fifteen Days Overdue

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HOPES OF AUSTRIA CENTRE ON DEBATE IN CONGRESS HERE
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Thinks This Would Lead to Understanding of Position of Central Powers-Deprived of Weapon by Wilson, It Feels.
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BELIEVES IMMEDIATE BREAK IS NOT PLANNED BY THE U.S.
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Ready to Listen to Propositions From Washington, but Will Not Abandon Principle of Step Taken With Germany.
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VIENNA, Feb. 17 (via London, Feb. 18).-Government circles, the press and the public here place great hopes in the American Congress in the submarine situation. The belief has been expressed by them that an open debate there would lead to an understanding of the position of the Central Powers.
With the exception of a few radical Germanists, nobody has shown much bitterness here against the American Government, though what has been termed "the unfairness of Washington" has resulted in much disappointment. The public and the Government alike take the stand that President Wilson has denied the Central Powers the right of self-defence in depriving them of the only effective weapon at their disposal.
Break Not Near, They Feel.
A this moment there are two indications, though possibly they are of little weight, which permit of the conclusion that Washington is not contemplating an immediate break with Austria-Hungary. One is the transfer to the embassy here of Joseph C. Grew, former secretary of the embassy in Berlin, who arrived here to-night from Switzerland to assume the duties of Counsellor of the Embassy, a post which is vacant at present owing to the illness of Ulysses Grant Smith, who is now in the United States.
The second indication arises from the fact that Secretary of State Lansing yesterday wired here on behalf of various Hebrew charity organizations a sum of $250,000, the amount having been donated by American Hebrew societies. At the embassy here the opinion was expressed that the United States Government might not have transferred this sum had a break between Washington and Vienna been even tentatively decided on.
Frederic C. Penfield, the American Ambassador, is doing everything possible to assist in reaching a friendly solution of the situation.
At the Foreign Office no conjectures are indulged in regarding what the near future may bring. The fact that the two Governments are unable to communicate their views more freely than the present conditions permit has made the exchange of opinions slow and unsatisfactory.
Austria Will Stand Firm.
The Austro-Hungarian Government as a rule remains in almost total ignorance of what measures are needed in order to meet the views of President Wilson and his Cabinet. The impression here is that in Washington it is believed the Dual Monarchy will recede from the position taken

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ROOSEVELT PLANS EXPEDITION IN AID OF ENTENTE ALLIES
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In Event of War With Germany, if President Consents, He Contemplates Raising Force and Sailing for Europe.
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TO FIGHT UNDER GENERALS OF ALLIES IS HIS PROJECT.
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Size of Force Depends on Conditions-If Plan Should Interfere with U.S. Army's, Would Organize in Canada.
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The World is informed on excellent authority that Col. Theodore Roosevelt is planning to raise an expeditionary force in the event of war with Germany and to sail to Europe with it just as soon as possible. It is his intention to place this force at the disposal of the Entente Generals who have charge of the fighting scheme and to lead it in accordance with their ideas.
Those who are acquainted with the Colonel's plans say that he is making them with the idea of joining directly with those who are fighting Germany now, any idea which the army and navy officials of the United States may have for conducting a distinctively American campaign to the contrary notwithstanding. It is declared that Col. Roosevelt feels that the sending of an expeditionary force to Europe would give additional zest to the struggle of the Allies and convince them as nothing else could that America is whole-heartedly devoted to the cause for which they are fighting.
Size of Force Uncertain.
How large a force he would raise would depend entirely upon the conditions obtaining at the particular time at which the United States entered the war. He is known to have obtained pledges from a sufficient number of trained men at the time the Mexican situation was critical to make the formation of a division possible within a very short time. His present plans are known to cover the possible raising of a corps, or even of an army of 200,000 men.
One of the matters which Col. Roosevelt has under consideration according to The World's informant, is to go to Canada and organize his force there in the event that his plans would interfere with those of the General Staff to such an extent as to make the organization of his command here too difficult. It is said that he would not do this except with the tacit consent of the President and the army chiefs, but that he feels that Canada's experience during the last two years in organizing and training expeditionary forces within a short time would be of invaluable assistance to him.
Plan Depends on Wilson's Consent.
In the first instance the fulfilment of these plans depends upon the consent of the President and his advisers. Should war come, Col. Roosevelt would do nothing to embarrass the Administration, but those who are acquainted with his scheme believe he would not have much difficulty in

[[bold]] 'HATS OFF TO THE FRENCH!' RUTH LAW SAYS TO THE WORLD AFTER HER FIRST VOYAGE IN LATEST TYPE OF FRANCE'S WARPLANES [[/bold]]
  
[[bold]] Young American Aviatrix is Greatly Impressed by the Number and Variety of Aircraft Seen on Every Hand. [[/bold]]

[[bold]] SKILL AND DARING OF BOY FLYERS MAKE HER WONDER. [[/bold]]

[[bold]] Concludes, Though, That Women Can Do Anything Men Can in Aeronautics Field - Describes Method of Air Fleet Fighting.  [[/bold]]

[[bold]] By Ruth Law, The Famous American Aviatrix. [[/bold]]

Copyright, 1917, by the Press Publishing Co, 
(The New York World.)
(Special Cable Dispatch to The World.)
PARIS, Feb. 18.-Through my very good fortune in having found a friend in one of the leading French airplane constructors my fondest desire has been realized.  I have flown with him in an airplane above Paris, amid scores of other aircraft and beautiful, big dirigibles that looked pink in the glow of the afternoon sunlight.  They floated around me and we darted among huge battle cruisers of the air with real cannon mounted on their snub noses.
These "gun machines," as they are called in the army, are employed to attach enemy airships-Zeppelins-while whole squadrons of little wasps, such as the machine in which I was a passenger, are used to drive off the enemy wasps that accompany and protect their big, slow moving dirigibles.  After an aerial battle, if the enemy fighting machines are dispersed, the great, cumbersome airship often falls an easy prey to the big French "gun machine."  And then the official aviation communique announces, "Another Zeppelin was brought down."
[[bold]] Paris Beautiful From Skies. [[/bold]]
I have flown over many great cities, but Paris is the most beautiful of all when viewed from the air, with the Seine winding like a long, narrow, silver-blue ribbon and her wide, tree-fringed boulevards clearly defined.
The most impressive feature of aviation in France is the great number and variety of airplanes at any one flying field.  I saw fully a hundred hangars in one field, each hangar capable of housing a score of machines, and all seemed to be full.
France is ten years in advance of other countries as a result of the necessities of the war.  What a wonderful thing it will be, when peace is restored and all these airplanes, now carrying big guns, will fly on peaceful missions carrying passengers and mail and other useful burdens.
I shall never forget the little steamer that carried me across the English Channel during a night of miserable illness.  How I longed for my airplane that could make the trip from London to Paris in two hours without discomfort to me.
Le Bourget, seven miles northeast of Paris, is one of the centres of aviation in France, and in this huge aircraft city may be seen every type of flying craft that is being used at the front.  After presenting a military pass and going through numerous

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[[bold]] RUTH LAW [[/bold]]
by UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD 

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wear a leather suit, knickerbockers and coat and puttees, to protect me from the wind and cold, as my airplane is entirely open.  Until yesterday when, the day after I visited Le Bourget, I was invited by my airplane constructor friend to visit his field and take a spin in the air, I had always thought it necessary to wear such a costume when flying.
At the thought of flying over Paris, however, I did not stop to think of dress, but, in my street clothes, just jumped in beside the young manufacturer, M. Morane.  However, I did discard my straw hat for a leather aviation helmet like the headgear football players wear.
[[bold]] Up at an Alarming Angle. [[/bold]]
As soon as I was comfortably seated in the small, powerful monoplane, my guide, who makes these speedy little machines, climbed in beside me and gave the world to his mechanicians to start the engines.  Before I had time to catch my breath we were climbing at an alarming angle-almost straight up in the air, it seemed, and then up some more.  I thought that the motor would stall any moment, but then I remembered it was a French monoplane and steep climbing was an ordinary thing for it.  I calmed my fears and looked around.
The speed was the greatest at which I had every flown, and I wondered how the frail little wings held

I thought at the time how easy it would be for women to take the place of every man in the sky if necessity required, and man-power was entirely exhausted by the losses of war.
The air is truly one place where woman will be able to equal the efficiency of man in time of war.  All the girls I see driving street cars and auto buses in Paris and London could, if required, drive big war planes just as easily.  What a fine thing it is for women to know they can, at last, be of equal assistance with men in serving their country.
I had by this time become accustomed to the tremendous speed, and as we flew toward the city the spectacle was the most inspiring I ever saw.  Along the white, winding roads I could see snakelike caravans of army automobiles going and coming to and from the front carrying supplies.  I saw the Eiffel Tower jutting into the sky and the Sacre Coeur Church on the summit of Montmartre, and the huge Arch of Triumph.
[[bold]] Her Hat Off to French. [[/bold]]
On the way back to the flying field M. Morane said he would put the machine through its paces and show me just what he could do with it.  First we stood up on one wing, then, with the ease and grace of a bird, we dived and spiralled and then climbed again.  Then in beautiful, great circles we came floating down past rows and rows of military hangars, coming to a stop in front of our waiting automobile.
The most interesting flight I had every undertaken had come to an end all too soon.
My hat is off to the French-their aerodromes, airplanes and aviators are wonderful.

[[bold]] CONGRESS EXPECTS PRESIDENT TO MAKE ARMED FORCE PLEA [[/bold]]

[[bold]] He May Appear This Week to Ask Power to Protect Ships and Passengers-Also Wants Bond Issue for Emergency. [[/bold]]
 
[[bold]] BREAK WITH AUSTRIA NEXT, IS BELIEF IN WASHINGTON.[[/bold]]

[[bold]] Sweden Said to Have Intimated That Germany May Modify U Boat Decree, but America Puts Little Faith in Move. [[/bold]]
 
[[bold]] By Louis Seibold.[[/bold]]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-The President's advisers and the leaders of Congress have what they believe to be very good reasons to expect his personal appearance before a joint meeting of the Senate and House some day this week to ask for provision to meet any contingency that may arise in the submarine issue between America and Germany.
It is taken for granted that he will make known to Congress his reasons for requesting the fullest legislative authority, supplemented with adequate financial provision, to enable him to act without hindrance when the time shall have arrived for him to do so.
[[bold]] President's Programme. [[/bold]]
The President's plan as understood by the legislative leaders is as follows:
1. The exercise of the greatest caution before taking any steps that might indicate the readiness of this country to engage in war, because he believes that the psychological effect of such a move would be bad, and for this reason he does not want legislative undertakings to appear in the light of war preparations.
2. To have Congress reaffirm before adjournment the authority already vested in him to use the armed forces of the Nation to protect the rights of Americans.
3. To have Congress authorize a bond issue to raise sufficient funds to carry out the plans of the Government, instead of making it necessary to call on the general fund of the Treasury, as was done in the Mexican crisis eight months ago.
4. To have Congress pass the bill empowering him to use the railways of the country for military purposes and the measure enabling him to commandeer ships and shipyards and munition plants.
[[bold]] Sure to Use Armed Forces. [[/bold]]
This plan was outlined by the President yesterday when he went to the Capitol and conferred with leading Democratic Senators.  While it was their impression that he does not anticipate any sudden or acute change to the present status of affairs, he has little room to doubt that he does expect sooner or later to have to make use of the armed forces of the country to protect the interests of American citizens and ships from German submarine outrages.

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