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HIS HEALTH FOR THE PAST YE
Ex-President Had Not Been Wc
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Oyster Bay, N. Y.?Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt died in hie sleep early Monday
morning at his home on Sagamore
HU1 In this village. Death to believed
to have been due to rheumatism which
affected his heart.
The colonel suffered a severe attack
of rheumatism and sciatica on New
Year's day but none believed his illness
would likely prove fatal. The
former President eat up moet of Sunday
and retired at 11 p. m. About
four a. m., Mrs. Roosevelt, who was
the only other member of the family
at Oyster Bay, went to her husband's
room and found that he had died during
the night.
Mrs. Roosevelt telephoned to Colonel
Emlin Roosevelt, cousin of the former
President, and he came to the
Roosevelt home immediately. Telegrams
were dispatched to the Colonel's
children, who were in other parts
of the country. Two of the colonel's
sons, Major Theodore Roosevelt. Jr..
and Captain Kermlt Rosevelt, are In
service abroad.
Captain Archie Roosevelt and his
wife left New York Sunday night for
Boston, where the captains' wife's father
is ill. Mrs. Ethel Derby and her
two children are in Aiken. S. C.
Telegrams of condolence and sympathy
bogan to pour in from all parts
of the country as soon as the news of
Colonel Roosevelt's death became
known.
The former President came to hiH
home on Sagamore Hill from the
Roosevelt hospital on Christmas day.
but a week later was stricken with a
severe attack of rheumatism and sciatica.
from which he had been suffering
for some time. The rheumatism
affocted his right hand and it became
much swollen. He remained in
his iooin and efforts were made to
check the trouble. Saturday the colonel's
secretary, Miss Josephine Strieker,
called to see him but the Colonel
was asleep in hts room. Miss Strieker
said no one had any idea that death
was so near at hand.
Flags were placed at half mast in
Oyster Bay Monday.
Son's Death Broke Him Down.
One of the things that is believed
to have contributed more than any
other to the Colonel's breakdown was
the death last fall of his son. Lieutenant
Quentln Roosevelt, the aviator,
in action in France. Colonel Roosevelt
bore the sorrow of his death with
a fortitude that was in keeping with
his spirit in public life. He :tuffered
most poignant griefs in silence and
tried to forget them by plunging harder
than ever into his work.
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ROOSEVELT
IE IN OYSTER BAY
IK HIUI BEEN FAILING HIPIILV
ill for Many Months and S offeree
Which Was Pronounced as
osed as Inflammatory Rheumaiate
Cause of His Sudden Pass
News of the death of the former
President was received here by Miss
Josephine Strieker, the Colonel's secretary.
in a telephone message from
Mrs. Roosevelt.
Miss Strieker said that the colonel
had suffered an attack of inflammatory
rheumatism on New Year's day and
had since been more or less confined
to his room.
! The attack of rheumatism settled
j mainly in Colonel Roosevelt's right
| hand and Mrs. Roosevelt sent at once
for a nurse in the village of Oyster
uay. ins condition did not at first
| seem to be alarming and the turn for
the worse is believed not to have come
until Sunday night.
In announcing Colonel Roosevelt's
death. Miss Strieker said:
"Mrs. Roosevelt called me on the
telephone shortly before 7 o'clock, say-1
ing that the Colonel had died early in
the morning. She did not give me any 1
particulars and I am leaving at once
for Oyster Ray.
"The attack must have been very
sudden. On New Year's day inflammatory
rheumatism developed in Colo- ;
nel Roo3ovelt's right hand which became
very much swollen. Mrs. Roose ,
velt sent for a nurse in the village
and the Colonel was made as comfortable
as possible. It did not occur to
mo at that time that he was serious
ly ill."
Miss Strieker went to Oyster Ray
Saturday to pay the Colonel a visit, j
She said.
"At that time the Colonel was sleep 1
ing in his room and I did not see him
and there was nothing in the cireum- I
stances of his illness at that time to '
indicate to me that death was near. 1
Mrs. Roosevelt called me this morn- j
ing and told me of the Colonel's death.
I could hardly believe it.
"Mrs. Roosevelt gave me no particulars
of his death."
It is understood tbat only Mrs. !
Roosevelt and the nurse wore with
him at the time of his death. The oth- |
er members of the famllv are in other I
parts of the country or abroad.
A telephone message received later
from Oyster Day said that Colonel
Roosevelt had died at 4 a. m.
Been Unwell Past Year.
New York. ? Colonel Roosevelt's
last illness may be said to datp from
last February. On February 6 ft was
announced he had been removed from
his home In Oyster Bay to the Roosevelt
hospital in this city, following
an operation on one of bis ears. Soon
after his arrival at the hospital he underwent
two more operations for the
removal of diseased tissues in bis Infected
ear and it was admitted at
the time he was seriously ill.
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SITUATION ASSUMES APPEAR.
ANCE OF bECLARATION OF
WAR ON THE WORLD.
QUESTION ONE OF 14 POINTS
Direct and Arresting Effect Is Being
Had Upon the Larger Phases of
World Reconstruction.
London.?As one surveys the map,
the truth becomes more and more obvious
that the various sectors in Europe
which present entirely chaotic
conditions are increasing in numbers
instead of decreasing. Just at present
Poland looms large. Vilna, Lemburg
and Warsaw rivet attention one day
and Reval and Riga the next.
The fact is, the bolshevists. having
decided to enlarge their sphere of
control, have declared war upon the
world at large. This doubtful situation
arises from the fact that bolshevism
is a state of mind rather than
a state of territory also from the further
fact that there are hundreds of
thousands of men in Russia who must
either Join the bolshevist forces or
starve or freeze.
The main question now is whether
bolshevist aggression will stop at the
old German eastern frontier. How
far bolshevist thought already has
penetrated eastern Germany it is impossible
to say. Where and when will
iu? uuies aim America oare 10 meet
the bolshevist advanced forces? Poland
is one of President Wilson's 14
points. What shall the allies and
America do about it
It can be readily perceived that
such a situation has a direct and arresting
efTect upon such large questions
as those of demobilization, food
finance, reconstruction and many
others.
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MUST GUARANTEE INTERESTS
OF GREAT WORKING CLASSES
Milan.?President Wilson voiced
again his views that the working people
of the world demanded from the
coming peace conference not merely
treaties of peace but guarantees of the
justice and the future of the peace to
be made. He declared his belief that
the social structure of the world rested
upon the great working classes and
reiterated his conviction that the
peace must be made with the sentiment
of these classes constantly' kept
in view.
The President made these declarations
in his speech at the reception
given him by the municipality, his
principal speech of the day.
ROOSEVELT BURIED WITHOUT
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Oyster Bay, N. Y.?Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, 26th President of the
United States, who died at his home
on Sagamore Hill was laid to rest
without pomp or ceremony In Young's
Memorial cemetery in this village. He
was buried on a knoll overlooking
L?ong Island sound, a plot he and
Mrs. Roosevelt selected soon after he
left the White House.
| In the words of the clergyman who
conducted the funeral service, "America's
most typical American, known in
every corner of the earth, will go to
his grave as a quiet, democratic.
Christian country gentleman, beloved
by his neighbors."
After prayers at the Roosevelt
home, at which only members of the
family were present, the funeral service
were held at 12:45 o'clock in Christ
Kpiscopal church, the little old frame
structure where for years the Colonel
and his family worshipped.
At the request of Mrs. Roosevelt, no
lowers were sent. The altar was
decorated only with laurel placed on
if for the Christmas season. Also In
conformance with Mrs. Roosevelt's
wishes, there was no music and no
eulogy, hut only the simple service of
the Episcopal church, conducted by
tliA pastor. Rev. George E. Talmage.
SPREAD OF BOLSHEVISM
IN NEW YORK ALARMING
New York.?Department of Justice
agents In New York who have been
watching Gorman suspects in this city
have been assigned to the work of
frustrating the activities of five groups
of bolsheviki which have established
headquarters here. The spread of
bolshevism ws admitted to have become
"alarming."
More than 50,000 persons here are
said to be active or passive followers
of the bolsheviki movement.
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
APPROVE REQUEST OF WILSON
Washington.?By a vote described
as "very close." the house appropriations
committee approved the request
of President Wilson that Congress
appropriate $100,000,000 for relief work
in Europe, outside df Germany. \
Opposition to the President's proposal
was net on party lines, Democrats
as well as Republicans voicing
disapproval. No announcement of the
vote was made, but it was understood
that it was 7 to $.
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HISS MARGARET CARNEGIE
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Miss Margaret Carnegie, only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnogte,
who has become engaged to marry
Ensign Roswell Miller, the son of the
late Roswell Miller, former president
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
rail read.
WARMLY RECEIGED AT TURIN
FROM THE BORDER TO ROME
HOMAGE, THROUGH WILSON,
WAS PAID AMERICA.
ncccpnon Accoraed Chief Executive
at Tours Was Unofficial but Not
the Less Warm and Sincere.
Rome.?From the frontier to Rome
the journey of President Wilson was
like a triumphal procession. Moun!
taineers and villagers swarmed from
! the hills and valleys to the railroad
over which the presidential train passl
ed to pay homage to America.
They shouted "vivas." waving hats
and handkerchiefs and flags and forming
picturesque groups which were
emphasized by the brilliant sunshine,
blue sky and green luxuriant landscape.
| The president was met at the station
by the prefect of the province.
' the mayor, the general commanding
the troops here and other authorities.
I Although the reception of the American
chief executive was unofficial, the
station was decorated with the Italian
and American colors, while everywhere
in the city the Stars and Stripes
was flown beside the Italian flag.
The president's train left a short
ttme later amid the enthusiastic
cheers of a crowd whioh had gathered
I to greet the' nation's guest.
PETROGRAD POPULACE 18
ON VERQC OF OUTBREAK
London?Dissatisfaction and desperation
in Petrograd, caused by the almost
complete disappearance of the
necessaries of life and the system of
government in effect under bolshevik
rule, are so widespread that the populace
is on the verge of an outbreak,
according to a Danish business man,
who has returned from Russia.
"Conditions in Petrograd are exceedingly
depressing," he says, "except
for the red guard and its agents.
the whole population is in dire needs.
1 Petrograd is face to taeo with complete
starvation.
"The present system of government
is creating general stagnation and the
I misery in which tiie majority of the
, populace is living has fostered dlsj
satisfaction and desperation, which
are gradually spreading.
j INCREASE TO SEVEN CENT
CAR FARE CAUSES TROUBLE
Denver. .? Demonstrations against
the collection of a seven-cent street
car fare, recently approved by the
state public utilities J commission, resulted
in blocking virtaally all the
} lines of the Denver Tramway Company.
A crowd collected at Fifteenth and I
I^arimer streets in the heart of the j
business quarter, pulled trolley poles
| from the wires and cut trolley ropes,
halting all traffic.
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BABY BONDS DUE IN 1924
COST $4.12 THIS MONTH
Washington.-*-The Rear series of
.. M. mno niuui|;s, tlllUWll ?S liiei
1919 aeries. are on sale and will ma- j
ture January 1, 1924. The sale of the |
1918 series ended on December 1.
The January price of the new W. S.
S. is $4.12 each, and this price will advance
one cent each month. They will
be blue instead of green and are
slightly smaller in size than the 1918
series, of which nearly $10,000,000
worth were sold in Sooth Carolina.
2,000 FRENCH SOLDIER8
HAVE ENTERED BUDAPE8T
Paris.?Two thousand French soldiers
have entered Budapest, the Hungarian
capital, according to a telegram
from Zurich to the Temps. One
detachment occupied the castle of
Count Karolyi where Field Marshal
von Mackenaen, of the Oerman army
i? interned.
Other reports retching Zuriah from
Budapest say that there have been
several brawls there between Rumanians
and Mag*-"**
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RY 9, 1919
DESPERATE FIGHT
WITH BOLSHEVIKS
AMERICAN TROOP8 ENGAGE IN
SEVERAL BATTLES WITH
THE BOL8HEVIKI.
SNOW TWO TO FOUR FEET DEEP
Hot Artillery Fire Forces the Americana
to Withdraw temporarily from
Villages Occupied by Them.
With the American Army on the
Dwina.?American troops fighting desperately
near Kadlsh. have driven
back boUhovik troops which made an
advance there. The bolshevlsts also
launched attacks on the Onega sector
and bombarded the allied front. The
Americans came Into battle along the
Petroerad road ?nd in
swamps that border it. The battle
was fought In snow from two to four
feet in depth.
American forces captured Kadish
after a display of gallantry that evoked
the admiration of the allied commanders.
Special care has been taken of
the American wounded and the body
of an American ofTicer was taken back
100 miles by sledge and then shipped
to Archangel for burial. There were
some casualties, but they were small
in comparison to those inflicted upon I
the enemy.
On Tueeday. the bolshevists opened
a terrific Are from three and six-inch
guns and launched a counter-attack
against the buildings held by the Americans
in Kadish. So hot was the artillery
fire that the Americans were
withdrawn temporarily from the village.
The line, however, was not
taken back very far and the new positions
were firmly held. The enemy
did not occupy Kadish because the
barrage fire from the Americans guns
made the place untenable. Shells
falling on tho frozen ground spread
their zonee of destruction twice as
far as they would under normal conditions.
Later, under the protection j
of artillery fire, American detach!
ments again swept forward and reoc'
cupied the town. The men engaged in
the advance were from infantry and
trench mortar units.
I DCWieCH OTATIBTI/?? ? * I
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INCREASE OF DEATHS
Washington. ? The influenza epidemic
which swept the country during
the latter part of last year caused
111.688 deaths in the 46 largest
cities and increased the combined
death rate for those communities in
1918 to 19.6 per thousand, according
to statistics made public by the census
bureau. Total figures for the
country were not available.
Baltimore with 26.8 per thousand
and Nashville with 26.4 had the
highest rates of the registration cities,
while St. Paul with 12.9 and Minneapolis
and Grand Rapids with 14 each
had the lowest.
PROTESTANTS RECEIVED BY
PRESIDENT IN CHURCH
Rome After his visit to the Vatican
President Wilson returned to the
American embassy, whence he drore,
with Mrs. Wilson, to the American
Protestant Episcopal church. He was
i accompanied by Thomas Nelson Page,
i the American ambassador; Brigadier
! General Wm. W. Harts. U. S. A., and
Count Bruschi-Falgari, gentleman-in
waiting to King Victor Emmanuel,
and Countess Bruschi-Falgari, lady-inwaiting
to Queen Helena.
In the vestry he received representatives
of evangelical churches in
Italy. They were introduced by Dr
Dexter G. Whittinghill. superintendent
of the American Baptist mission;
Rev. Walter I^owerie, rector of St.
Paul's American church, and Francis
B. Keene, the American consnl general.
Other bodies represented wore
the Waldensian church, the English '
Baptist missions, the Italian-American I
Methodist churches. the Weslevan I
missions, the Presbyterian church and I
the British Bible Society
ROOSEVELT WILL NOT BE
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
Washington.?It is understood here
that Col. Thnorfore Rosevelt is about
to announce that he will not be a candidate
for the presidency in 1920. Ills
health is poor, and the rigors of a
campaign might make It worse. If Mr.
Roosevelt gets out of the way it is believed
that Senators Lodge. Knox.
Watson. Harding and Sherman will
enter the race. That is one way of
explaining the bitter attacks on the
president in the senate.
MEXICAN REFUGEES 8END
DELEGATE8 TO CONFERENCE
K1 Paao.?Six hundred refugees of
all political factions formed an organization
here and decided to send delegates
to Paris during the peace congress
there with a view to obtaining
a permanent peace in Mexico and the
repatriation of all political exiles in
the United States and Burope. Delegations
wil also be eent to President
Carranza, FYancieco Villa, and other
leaders in the lntereet of this movement.
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Gen. Dr. A. Gvosdenovitch, first minister
from Montenegro to the United
States, is a veteran of five wars and
recipient of decorations for bravery |
rrorn tne governments of Russia, Italy
and Montenegro. He Is a member of
one of the oldest families in Montenegro,
but went to school In Russia and 1
?"an h'<? rarrrr there. I
WOULD MAKE GOOD IN TIME
RAILROAD OPERATION DURING 1
1918 BY GOVERNMENT DID
NOT SEEM TO PAY.
Estimated Deficit Does Not Include
Several Large Loans Made During
Year of Nearly $200,000,000.
j Washington.?The government's loss
In operating the railroads in 1918 is
calculated by railroad administration
officials at less than $160,000,000. This
! represents the difference between the
aggregate amount the government
would be compelled to pay railroad
companies as rental for the use of
their properties?the so-called guaranteed
return?and the net income which
the government will receive from the
railroads. ]
It will take six months more of re- ,
celpts from the increased freight ratee
to permit the government to recoup
j its losses, officials believe. If ConI
gress doee not approve the proposed
flve-yaar extension of federal control. [
and n (WlHttnlinnno Tint
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son carries out his announced intention
of returning the roads to private
management at an early date, the "
government's loss will not be made up.
This deficit does not include the big
sums?between $150,000,000 and $200,000,000?which
have been loaned the '
railroads to help them pay for the ex- ,
tensive program of improvements and
purchase of new cars and locomotives.
These loons will be repaid eventually. I
VESSEL WITH 2,480 SOLDIERS
AGROUND OFF FIRE ISLAND
New York.?Relatives of men '
aboard the United States transport 1
Northern Pacific, aground on a sand- 1
har off Fire Island, need have no fear '
Co.- their safety, according to a wireless
message from Captain Connelly, 1
commanding. 1
"Northern Pacific Is in no danger," 1
said Captain Connelly's message. '
"Relatives of soldiers and crew need
have no foar for their safety. The <
soldiers will be landed whenever 1
winds shift to northward of west."
The naval authorities are taking i
pvprv nrAramt Inn hAtwowor i
the lives of the 2.480 soldiers aboard I
the transport, nearly 1.700 of whom I
are sick or wounded. A breeches buoy i
has been rigged from the shore to i
the vessel, ready for use at any time
if it is deemed best to risk further t
injury to the stretcher cases by remov- i
ing them from the craft, while 13 de- ,
stroyer.s and nava! tugs are standing ]
by to lend assistance in emergency. ,
RAILROADS AGAIN ALLOWED |
FREE TRADE WITH PAPERS
Washington.?Director General McAdoo
issued an order authorizing the I
renewal for the year 1919 of contracts 1
between railroads and newspapers for ) <
the exchange of intrastate railroad i
transportation for advertising. Under
the form of contract newspapers can- \
not charge for the railroad advertls- (
ing more than their usual commercial |
rates and the railroads must compute (
the value of transportation on the ba- \
sis of the normal tarlfT rates.
FIRST MESSAGE OF FIRST j
PRESIDENT CZECHO SLOVAKS
London.?The Times, in an editorial
on Professor Masaryk's message says: ,
"The first message of the first pres- ]
ident of the Czecho-Slovak republic ]
is an event in the history of, the ,
world. Dr. Masaryk waa doing more <
than inaugurate the rebirth of an an- ^
cient nation. His presence in the old i
audience chamber of the Hapeburg I
palace was witness to the triumph of , i
democratic principles and ideala." | (
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JOINT RECEPTION 18 GIVEN THE f&wi
PRESIDENT BY THE ITALIAN
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Weather Warmer and More Balmy
Than That Experienced by Party >*
in France or England.
Rome.?In parliament house a joint 8
reception was given President Wilson
by the members of the senate and the
chamber of deputies. 'The function ' al
was an impressive one. The large
and distinguished gathering gave the
President an ovation.
During his speech the President
constantly was interrupted by outbursts
of applause and when he ended
he was accorded an ovation which
lasted until he passed through the exit
of the building. Outside the throngs
in the street took up the demonstrmI
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of the Quirinal closed behind Mr.
Wilson.
The weather was warmer and more
balmy than the presidential party had
experienced In France and England
and there was a fooling of relief on
their part. The President met with
really the first touch of sustained sunshine
he had seen since coming to
Europe, and he made the remark during
the day that the weather reminded
him of that at home.
During the day King Victor Emmanuel
presented General Diar to
President Wilson, who complimented
the Italian commander-in-chief on the *
magnificent achievements of his army.
The President expressed regret that
he would be unable to visit the Italian
battlwfront owing to lack of time and
the necessity of returning to Paris as
soon as possible for the work of the
peace conference.
AMERICAN MILITARY LAW3
ARE DECLARED OBSOLETE
New York.?Administration of military
justice in the United States will
be one of the subjects considered at
the annual meeting of the American
Bar Association. The executive committee
of the association, at a meet-'
ing here, decided 14. is a subject which
requires consideration and "probably
some reformation."
In making the announcement, Presi- .
dent George T. Page, of Peoria, 111.,
gave out a statement in which he declared
that the war has demonstrated
"that our military laws and our svs
tern of administering military justice
arc unworthy of the name of law or
lustice." The United States, he said,
still is following; rules copied from
Hngland in 1774. but which were
abandoned long ago by Great Britain
and which were better suited "to the
armies of feudal times than to the citizen
armies of a modern republic."
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HOOVER, DIRECTOR GENERAL
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF WORK
Paris.?'President Wilson has appointed
Herbert C. Hoover director
iceneral of international organization
for the relief of lfberated countries,
both neutral and enemy. Norman Darls,
formerly on the stafT of Oscar T.
Crosby. special commissioner of
finance for the United StateB in Europe.
will act as Mr. Hoover's aBeistant.
This was announced by the American
peace commission in a statement
which says that the designation of
Mr. Hoover to take charge of the
relief work is in conformity with the
request of the allied governments that
dio United States take a predominatng
part In the organization and direction
of relief measures. The state- ,
went says:
"Upon President Wilson's arrival
he result of the investigations of the
United States and allied government
>ITicials into the food situation of the
iberated countries, neutral and enemy
were laid before him.
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^EARLY ALL FORTY-FIRST
DIVISION ORDERED HOME ' X '
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Washington.?Practically the entire
'orty-flrst division was included in a
1st of units announced by the war
lepartment as assigned for early convoy
from France.
The forty-first division was the first
:o he stationed at Camp Greene. This
llvision was there several months in
he fall of 1917 and was transferred
>verseas from here a short while be'ore
Christmas. Charlotte literally
'fell in love" with the Western boys.
>00 SICK AND WOUNDED YET
ABOARD STRANDED LINER
Fire Island, N. T.?Except for 200
bounded men, every one & veteran of
European battlefields and more than
lalf of them helpless on their cots, all
jf the 2,500 soldiers were passengers
>n the stranded army transport Northern
Pacific were safe ashore or
iboard naval vessels at the close of
.he second dhy of one of the most \ J
-narkable marine rescues in the hi* > -,^^A
ory of the Atlantic coast :