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IMPORTANT NEWS ! : THE WORLD OVER IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THI8 AND OTHER NATIONS FOR SEVEN DAYS GIVEN THE NEWS JjFJfHE SOUTH What Is Taking Place In The Southland Will Be Found In Brief Paragraphs Domestic. From El Paso, Texas, coines. the news that forty angered Mexicans had crossed the Rio Grande in the southern part of El Paso. Soldiers and policemen armed with rifles were rushed to the scene. After firing several hundred shots the Mexicans retreated across the river. A company of United States troops on guard at the Santa Fe street international bridged fired at the retreating Mexicans, but it is not known if any were hit. A Virginia, Minn., dispatch says that a squad of deputy sheriffs departed for the north woods to co-operate with ? detachment of the Fourth Minnesota regiment in preventing a threatened outbreak among timber workers. Rumblings of disorder followed recent distribution of I. W. W. literature printed in Seattle through lumber camps be'tween Virginia and the Canadian bor der. Division of the country's bituminous coal fields into twenty districts as the ' first step toward instituting a zone system of coal distribution is under way by the fuel administration. The boundaries for seven of the districts already have been established and Fuel Administrator Garfield has named a representaive in each. With the aid of the railroad administration, the fuel administration will soon define consuming districts, each Via cimnHori from one of the Dro vv wv ? ?? ducing districts. No advance toward peace is seen here in the speeches made in Berlin and Vienna by the German chancellor and Austrian foreign minister upon the war aims of the central powers. Formal comment was withheld until the texts are put out by an authorized German agency. Rulings of the bureau of internal revenue in connection with the war tax upon admissions to baseball games pla^e the payment of the tax upon the attendant at the game, declares the exemption clause in the law* - 1 applies oniv 10 employees ui uir umi club, not even including concessionaries, and permit an increase of admission rates to "help defray the expenses of the club." A universal seven-hour day during the period of the war, instead of present spasmodic suspension of industries, is suggested by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. Distribution in the mails of The Irish World, Tht Gaeltic American and The New York Freeman's Journal, three of fho loaHinor TrieVi wcpI-Hps Psnmisine the cause of Irish independence, have been refused by postoffice authorities at New York. Government control of cotton with a ban on export and setting of maximum prices was urged in resolutions adopted at the convention of The National Association of Bedding Manufacturers at Chicago. _ Washington. There never has been a similar body of men to lead as clean lives as the American soldiers in France, General Pershing said in a cablegram to Secretary Baker in reply to inquireis as to the truth of reports of immoderate drinking among the men. General Pershing informs American mothers that they "may rest assured that their sons are a credit to them and to the nation and they may look forward to the proud day when on the battlefield these splendid men will shed a new luster of American man hood." The freight embargo will probably continue until milder weather permits railroads to begin to move the great quantity of general freight accumulated during the period of winter storms, sleet and snow. To reduce railroad mileage in hauling of coal some sort of a zone system of coal distribution probably will be put into operation. Plans for such an arrangement have already been discussed. Nearly one hundred men were entombed by an explosion in the Allan shaft of the Acadia Coal company's collieries at Stellarton, N. S. Rescuers returning to (he surface brought out seven bodies. Ronomination of Postmatser General Burleson has been confirmed by ihe senate, which was done within a few minutes after the nomination was taken up. There were no rumblings of opposition. Solicitor Lamar of the postoffice department holds that the federal stat ute exciuamg irum iue mans gums into "dry" territory public&ions carrying advertisements of intoxicating liquors does not apply to advertisements for the sale of liquors inserted by the government. C. S. Thompson, chairman of the press committee of the American Defense Society, in an informal discussion at a New York City luncheon, declared the society had been informed that the United States had executed fourteen spies since the beginning of the war with Germany. A Tokio, Japan, dispatch says: "Japan holds herself responsible for the maintenance of peace in this part of the world and consequently, in the j event of that peace being endangered ! to the inevitable detriment of our interests, the government of Japan will i not hesitate to take the proper measures." Passengers aboard a trans-Pacific i liner which arrived at this port from j the Orient brought details of the cap-! ture by Chinese troops of the Ivlan-j churian city of Harhin. "The Chinese commander," it is stated, "walked into the office of the Bolsheviki com-! mander and very promptly killed him." Some fighting followed, and at the close of hostilities the Chinese | troops had driven the Bolsheviki sol-j diers from the city. In a dramatic three-hour speech to j the senate Senator Chamberlain, the! chairman of the military committee, T?Ar?1{a/l +/-v Procidont Wilcnri'e statp JL t r ^ | ment that he had distorted the facts j in charging that the government had broken down in its war preparations.' Jle declared the president had grossly maligned mm, ana not oniy aeienueu but emphatically reiterated his assertions made in a recent address at New York. He said.the president did not know the truth, and that he did. America's foreign trade surpassed all records in 1917.. amounting to $9,178,000,000. An unofficial embargo on all freight except food, fuel and munitions practically is in effect east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers, as a result of Director General McAdoo's authorized embargo on three eastern trunk lines. Although the restriction was applied formally only to the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio east of Pittsburg and the Philadelphia and Reading, other railroads have accepted little freight, particularly if it was destined for eastward movement. I 1 European. There has been small encouragement for the German emperor and the central powers in the proceedings of the British Labor party. The leaders of the party, representing 2,500,000 trade unionists, all registered voters, show a determination to take a strong line in support .of the war as the only means of obtaining a democratic peace. Again the sinking of the British rpe'.'chnr.t^en by mine or submarine havo been held at a low point. Only six vessels of 1,600 tons or over and two unccr that tonnage were destroyer! in the past week. Summary: Arrivals. 2.255: sailings. 2,242. The notable feature in the world war is the apparent resumption of military operations on the western front in France and Belgium. From the North sea to the Swiss frontier the lessening in the rigors of winter has permitted the belligerents again to send forth their men in center-. prises which seemingly forecast the intention to shortly resume fighting ac+ xt AvtonoiVolv tivivjr ^ v. Aiviiox ? GermanV, through Imperial Chancellor Count von Hertling, and AustriaHungary, through its foreign minister, Count Czernin, have made reply to the peace terms of the allies and the United States as recently enunciated by Lloyd George, the British prime minister and President Wilson. Although Count von Hertling and Count Czernin affect to see the possibility of coming into agreement with- th^ir enemies on minor points, the concrete tases essential to peace are declared to be unacceptable. The German chancellor says the fate of Poland and the Balkans and the readjustment of the Italian frontier lies "Kith Austria, while the evacuation of Russian territory concerns only Russia and the central powers. Germany, he added, considered that the integrity of Turkey, and the safety of its capital, were, closely connected with the question of the Dardanelles, which was of vital interest to Germany. By the sinking of two steamers by the enemy in the Mediterranean about three weeks ago 718 lives were lost, it is announced officially. After weeks of vacillation, the Germans havp at last made their demands at the peace conference at Brest-Litovsk and the Russians have declined to accede to them. Courland in its entirety and all of Russia's Baltic provinces are to be retained by Germany, according to General Hoffman, in what is termed as Germany's last proposal to the Russians, and the added threat was given that if the Russians failed to acquiesce in the de mancis rurtner mroaas into tneir territory would follow and the important port of Reval, near the mouth of the Gulf of Finland, would be occupied. A Paris dispatch quotes Count Czernin. the Austro-IIimgarian foreign minister, as declaring in an address to the delegates of parliament that "I Ivivo no intention to demand from Russia a single meter of territory or single cent or indemnity." The Austrian foreign minister has invited President Wilson to use his influence to induce the entente allies to declare the conditions on which they are willing to talk peace. Lord Rhondda, food controller, has taken drastic measures to deal with the meat shortage. An official order has been issued applying to all hotels, restaurants, boarding houses and pu' lie nlaces t.o'heein forthwith. It snec ? X ' J w ifies two meatless days for Great Britain. While the bitter internal political situation in Austria-Hungary seems to have abated somewhat in intensity, the latest indications are that beneath the suiface fires of discontent are xnerv-iy smoldei in=c tn;it at no distant date again < '!: out in a veritable conM^" ALLIES 10 TRY I AERIAL TANKS i To Do Work Like That of Land ( . Battleships. MUST PSOTEST THE fflPlH I I Problem of Construction Still Far ( From Being Solved?Experience Has Proved Necessity for Eiuilding Machines That Are Able to Defend Themselves?Influence on Morale ot Troops Is Great. f ' ~ ! The construction of aerial tanks, or, to u?e the technical term, armored air- t planes, that will accompany the in- i fantry in the air just as the tanks go > forward on the ground, is being con- 1 sidered by the French aviation author- i ities. The Germans have been using ? - ? ?..... ,^-C +C11A i'/i n<rr tilt1 1 Uir|UUIir> "i. tm;> l,? m,ujiiu....s ?. value of this aid to an attack by infan- c try. These machines, being necessarily of ( considerable weight, cannot fly very i fast and are useless for scouting or ( fighting in the air with enemy planes, j But the effect on the morale of troops of airplanes flying over the heads of j the foe, pouring into their ranks vol- \ leys from machine guns, was amply j demonstrated in the battles in Flan- ( ders. when British and French observa- ] tion and fighting planes abandoned their legitimate functions and took \ part in the infantry attacks. Being of the lightest construction and wholly unprotected, they were easy marks for j rifle and machine gun fire. , ! f Must Protect Airplanes. 1 \ To utilize to the utmost the airplane f In connection with the infantry the i protection of the crafl; by means of ( light armor is being considered. This < principle may be also applied to other j classes of planes. Today French tac- < tical aviation possesses the best multi- 1 place machines. < ' The Breguets, the Samsone, the Cam- < dron. R-H are of the greatest efficiency. 1 But experience has demonstrated that ] artillery observation machines are nev- < er safe from attacks of the enemy i fighting planes, no matter how vigilant t are the escadrilles, whose duty it is to c defend them. This fact has made it ( evident that it is necessary to build 1 machines that are able to defend them- i selves. s The problem of construction is still -\ far from being solvrd. It is necessary to have specialized planes for recon- ? naissance, photography and artillery ; regulation, and there must also be planes for infantry liason and trench attacks. Requirements of Service. j The first class must be able to fly j high and fast; the second, that accom- l pany the infantry, must crawl and go < slowly. To crawl at a low altitude < +v.qtt mnot T-iq ormnrfiil nthprtvisp theV s 11ICJ JLL1UOC UA*i*V* v-?, V ^ - w t are quickly doomed to destruction. 1 Armored planes existed in 1914, and even before the war, but little by little 1 they have disappeared. 1 On days of attack the French pilots < are forced to fly for hours at le^s than * 800 feet from the enemy trenches, 1 filled with machine guns. For several i months the Germaos have employed < an airship of the Junker type, entirely 1 msidp of metnl. all of whose machinery. motor and guns are protected by a shell-proof armored covering. They i are thus able in the very face of enemy i infant: v to attack without much dan- ] ger to themselves. It is to meet this i emergency that the allies are now con- j sidering the building of aerial tanks, j i I ] HIGH PRICES IN GEBMARJY j | I List Shows P.ia Increases Slncd Beginning of War. The Massachusetts woman's commit- , tee of the council of national defense j Is in receipt of a price list now in , force in Germany which contains the j following interesting quotations: ( Cotton socks for infants were 6 cents ner Dair. now 72 cents for same . grade. \ Machine cotton was 4 cents per spool, now 22 cents. Ladies' woolen stockings were 06 j cents, now $3.60 per pair for same quality. Cotton voile was 13 cents per yard, now $2.SS for same quality. Ladies' chemises were $1, now $1G ' for same quality. Half-wool dress sroods wr^s 38 cents per yard, now $5.76 for identical material. j Such prices here would make American women think that we have jone ^ luick ro Civil war'm'ices. i ? CUnnTQ Dc*o \v, PAV'vii jv) i O i kij UK ? < \ Followed Him Into His Den and Used a Torch. I TVH-h o ^Ofi.rwvnrwl hrntpn hpnr R <3 thp < T I UU CI iVV ^/VUUU ?,/*. v-r ?? *-? ( trophy of his hunting expedition, W. E. ] Figgins returned to his farm home north of Belgrade, Colo., from the t West Gallatin canyon. In killing tht> < bear he had an experience that prob- ] ably few sportsmen would care to < duplicate. * I Mr. Figgins followed the bear into i his den about 100 feet underground, i ol'lnrr ? tnrfh w.-ith him ^ WUiVIi.ita, l? .... The bear started toward Mr. Figgins. i and as It gave a big grunt it blew out j tho torch. In the utter darkness of the bear's <lo? Mr. Figgins fired his gun and the animal. It r~ok i?vo men besides himself wit!, nr ! Uie dead bear out of the d^3. ; REHABiLITATINS MAIMED SOLDIERS, I ? Janada Is Making Skilled Men cf ' the Wounded. ____________ us inrai pi jut fhs wn&k1 inu B Eli; HI t v *t#wa tivuil I }nly 3,514 Out of 13,826 Who Have Come Back Are Classed as Wounded?Men Are Re-Educated to Fil! j Positions Faying Higher Wages Than | They Received Before Going Into Army. Out of 13,S26 soldiers tl:at have re-; :urned to Canada from her overseas j 'orces, only 3,514 are classilied as? J vounded in a report of the Canadian nilitary hospitals commission. Tlie! eport is especially interesting to Americans because Canada's war probem is in many ways similar to our | >\Vii. "i Ivor fltrA*' lirmvhf !:omp t""1- ' lor age. ">S0; tuberculosis. I'TO; insane, j LR?; "other causes," 7,0iAJ. A total | )f 9,134 of the 13,620 were sent to lios- j utais or convalescent homes. About half?7.418?are either unin-! iured or only L'.A> per cent disabled.: those disabled i'rom 20 to 50 per cent i ; lumber 2,923; disabled 01 to 73 per. out total 1)27; 75 to 1U0 per cent, j L,975. i Only 5,233 were native Canadians; f,41S were born in the British isles. They Rehabilitate the Wounded. In the Guelph Military Convalescent lospital at Guelph, Out., the Canadian j government has au almost id3al plant1 'Or the rehabilitation of wounded and ! ;ick soldiers. This establishment was j 'ormerly a reformatory. It has a farm j )f S30 acres, which is capable of great j ievelopment, and has also a wooleu ! uill, machine shop, broom shop, tailor >hop, woodwork shop, creamery, lime din and equipment for many other in3 A?! rr?V. /v A A rrm/)nlfiivnl lUSiriUJS JLLIt? VL1LU11U ^gULUiiuitu . ollege adjoins this hospital, and its :eaching staff will help in the work of *e-educating the men. An institution such as this may take a man who is bounded and who has never been any;liing but a day laborer and send him )Ut well and trained to work at a trade )r a profession?whatever he has the >rains to learn. Our own government s now building and commandeering j -r ?; i .. ? : ^ .-.4-: 4-, 4i Ann -Prw 1-Vt r* i iiliiliur lLl^UlUUUilO 1U i \,inv, bounded Americans. One young man who has a severe scalp wound was a farmer, teamster md general laborer earning wa^vs iveraging $G0 a month, lie has now i commencing salary of $70 and is engaged at a much more agreeable occupation. Another was a lumberman ind accustomed to earn $3.50 a day, 3ut on returning to the woods he took 1'harge of an engine at $4 a day. Another man who formerly made $35 now jets $05. Ali of these men were very jadly wounded. Private Henry Gerrish, who was a 1 :eamster when he enlisted, lost his en- j :ire left afro. He studied hard in the j convalescent hospital, passed the civil :? ??.. ?-i, 1 rr/vt on nn. I service ^.vaim uunvii, <inu ?.?A, ^ointment as a postmaster at $125 a nonth. In additioti he persuaded one jf the nurses in the convalescent hospital to become his wife. A Few ^More Examples. A metal polisher who made $60 a month took a course in commercial svork and is now earning ?S7.50 a uenth as a bookkeeper. A private, >vho was a blacksmith's assistant, took i course in oxyacetylene welding and low makes SIM) a month. A general aborer has become a wood carver and ~ o mnnth hv the Alaska. lO ?JU1U y fc V/ U l A* ? Bedding company. "I always had a liking for drawing and felt that if I ever had the chance [ would take up mechanical drawing," svrote a wounded prisoner who had 3een a milk wagon driver for some rears at $12 a week. "This opportunty was afforded me at the Gray Nuns Convalescent home at Montreal, where, after six weeks, I am in a position to accept an appointment with* an iuitial salary of $75 a month." Another man admits that he learned aiore while in the hospital than he did in 30 years of experience as a mechanic. "The fact is," he writes, "that at the outbreak of the war I was earning about $3 a day at my trade. I am now able to hold a job as foreman in a uachine shop at more than twice uie j salary f was getting before." In this way Canada is making out of ; ;ier wounded skilled men to take the ; nlace of those who are lost. i y. I TRIES TO LASSO BEAR j I //est Virginia Man Has Thrilling Ex- 1 perience on Mountain. James S. Ware had a thrilling ex- ! perience when he encountered a bear j ind her cub on Cheat mountain, near Elkins, W. Va., recently. According to Ware, the bears climbed 1 tree, and, being unarmed, he secured ' ;ome grapevine and followed, with the ntention of lassoing them. The moth?r bear climbed down over Ware "slobbering in his face," he said, but makng no attempt to attack him, and tied ! nto the woods, abandoning the cub.; tVare hurried home and returned with 1 dog and gun. but both of the ani-: rials had disappeared. , , I Divorces Increase in England. Stiiooiics show that divorces hfire Increased iu England sixiee the war began. i CARRY TOE MESSAGE.' Do Your Bit in War ami Talk; About !t. . I ) Save Wheat, Meat, Fats and Sugar, and Ask Others if They Are Doing Same. Washington.?Fight the war with food?and talk about it! Do not hi do your light under a bushel ii" you are helping win the war 1 against Germany by following the { teachings of the United States food administration. Practice the doctrine of savin? the wheat, the meat, the fats and the sugar and ask others if they are doing the same. Tell thorn what you are doing and how. Tell it in detail, by casual reference, humorously, seriously, intimately, or in public addresses. Tell them directly or by insinuation, as may be your method, that you think those who are not fighting through the kitchen are slackers. Bring home to everyone within the sound of your voice the fact that we are as deeply involved In war as any other nation and that we must furnish food for our armies and our allies. Tell them of the hungry children in Europe who are growing daily more thin and bloodless, losing all their childish gayety and joy, because of lack of food, added to horror and shock. Impress on your audience, be it great or small, that if love or numaniiy win not make them save food, the instinct of self preservation should. WE MUST HAVE FOOD TO WiN THE WAR! DOORS and SASH. Big sto ck on hand Get our prices. Summer Eros, co; : Dan>* 1-15 -4t WIRE FENCE-American wrapped and Pittsburg electric we'd Car cach just received Summer Brothers Company. ALLBRIGH With "OHIJOHNN OPERA HOUSE Sa ; >>. v I 52&V.F, j , . - ! ' 1; *_ v. . . k ( ' : V-.. ;? , , <> r : . I j S - u ' j ; - i !' r*? :' E { ; ^ - | K ? ' > * ? V f ; * Uil'M 1 ?-VArv\ /**. -> . ..*> " i !! uut yi t?.; i: <: u I .? I . -r \?* - v >.: . > <-" -- -i': .. -- .o ?V;: . 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