The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, January 31, 1918, Image 3
COAL IS H
THREE MEN KILLED .
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SHIPS SECURE FUEL THROUGH
FIVE DAY REST
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GARFIELD TELES STORY
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Vu»\ Administrator .Kxplalmr- How
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Conditions Have Heen Bettered
By Keeent ( losing of Manufac
turing Plaints—'Zone System is
‘dfng today reported
lc!li infantrymen; killed
Planned to Regulate Coal Ship
ments.
Gen. Pershing- Reports Death of Sol-
diers in Prance
Gen. Per
three Americ
in action on January 21. He gave
no details of the engagement.
These are the first'reports of men
killed in action in more than two
month*- In the opinion of army of
ficers, the appearance of ‘‘killed in
acfton” in the yepdrts doX not nec
essarily' mean that American battal
ions have returned to the front line
trenches for further training after
an absence of some weeks, but that
is the interpretation being generally
placed on the news.
For military reasons the* War De
partment declined to say whether
a definite sector has been taken over
by ti e Americans.
Casualties resulting from partici
pation, by. an American company in
CHAMBERLAIN TALKS
OREGON SENATOR REPLIES TO
WILSON’S STATEMENT
ACTS WITH CONSCIENCE
I. N. S. IS CAUGHT
Senator Real's Vivid Speech of Rem-
ocratic Senator Who Duel*!.'**
President Doesn’t Know the Truth
—-Airs Shortage of Kquiphumt
and Hays Diseases Weit* Inexcus
able.
An unofficial embargo on -all Standing firmly bv his charge that
freight except food, fuel and muni- a m . ()nno itering party condu.icd by America's military establishment.is
tions practically was in effect eflst j French troops or from a chance hit enmeshed in inefficiency, Senator
of. the Mississippi and north of the by eremy artillery among a party ot! Chamborlaln, of- Oregoti, • chafrman
Ohio and Potoigac Itiver* aa a diapateir re P 01 I of the military committee, replied
along the front for the-purpose of ;, ^ .
Army officers pointed out also that!* 11 * 10 ® ena t e Thursday to President
occasional shells .are exchanged all | Wilson’s denunciation pf his recent
a]ong the front for^he prrpose of
rectifying ranges or tq demolish a
troublesome vantage point on the
other side, and that men killed as
a result of such exchanges‘are con
sidered to have fallen in action.
'suit of PirectQf—General McAdoo’s
authorized embargo on three East
ern trunk lines. Although the re-
. striction was applied formally only
to the Pennsylvania and the Bal
timore and Ohio'east of Pittsburg
and the Philadelphia and Reading,
other railroads accepted little
freight, particularly if it was destin
ed for eastward movement.
The contemplated zone system of
coal distribution is based on a plan
* proposed some tuontbs ago by Fran
cis 8. Peabody, chairman of the coal
uniuittee of the council of nation-
|\ defense. The plea Is* to have
producing district serve a cer-
in preset toed territory as near to
mines as possible so as to do
ay with cross hauling and make
" transportation mors economic.
Man> contracts will not expire
r aatu ApfU and a zoning is establish
ed some provision will have to be
made to~ rare for them'*" I nder. a'
v new form of contract devised by the
faei admiaisi ration shipments by
aaaee will he made compulsory.
Man) of the leas essential lades-
tries, it was indicated, will find It
9 hard to gel coal supplies for many
weeks to coam. Wtta the eaptrelloe
of the five day < urteftutirni order
the) lire permitted le burn whet
they have on heed except an Mon-
d- •. hat the feel admiatstratioe *
eeetiaurd cafoi«» mrat of the order
hi so ter as It establishes a pre
fer ted list ol roaeeawMe eaiumstl-
catty rats aft ehipaieais to the lees
eesratUl plaMK
Feel edmieleirettoa 4nM|
- coeth aet say, Joel what has beea
the effect of the five day i losing
ether then that amre snipe hate
been seppil|# Mph haaher real end
that roai plaints from hoesehold
eaasamers of a Inch of eaal have hen
teear la number It aes re led that
hi paneantlaa the ese of feel oa
Moadayu the fuel udmialstratloa did
Mat latead to Interfere la any way
frill the opersllou of sutoaioblles
An eeofficial embargo ea ell
freight except food, feel and maal
K ins prat tlraUy Is la effect eaal of
e Mississippi and north of the Ohio
end Potomac rlvera, as a reaelt of
Director General McAdoo’a author
ized embargo on three East
ern trank lines. Although thu re-
aUfrllnu was applied for mall) only
to the Prnasylvsais and the Haltf-
more and Ohio east of Pittsburg
and f£e Philadelphia and Heading
other railroads accepted ' little
freight today, particularly If it was
, desdaed for eastward movement
This sltuutioa - probably will Con-
tlaae ft»« «*cveral days, until milder
weather permits railroads to begin
to move the great quantity of gen-
•fli freight accumulated during the
f v
y ug to the unof-
lal Kastern embargo were the
priority of movement for coal and
foodstuffs, and the continued pref
erence In coal deliveries given to
w domestic consumers, ships and cer
tain industries. The ban on coal
consumption was officially lifted at
midnight of last Tuesday, but scores
.' of manufacturing plants, unable to
divert coal from the stream flowing
to the more essential industries re-
- niuined closed or prepared to sus
pend operations in a clay or two
• when their available coal stocks are
gone.
To reduce railroad mileage in
handling ol < oa! sonre sort of a zmm
~ systefmtrfrou 1 ill si ribuLToriproba b ly
[ will be put #nto operation within a
week. Plans for such an arrange
ment were discussed at a confer
ence between director General Mc-
Adoo and Fuel Administrator Gar
field, both of whom announced* la
ter they were working in entire uni
son."—
Although the w'eather remained
cold over most of the East, the lack
of new* snow fall made possible a
sligh|l improvement/'in the traffic
situation. The flow of coal eastward
to the Atlantic seaboard and New*
England was somewhat greater and
the supply of empty cars to mining
regions was large. Nowhere was
there any near approach to. normal
conditions, however.
The number of ships awaiting
bunker coal at Atlantic ‘ ports was
smaller but freezing of coal in the
cars still hampered dumping - and
Ice Interfered with lighterage.
The supply of empty cars to- the
Pennsylvania anthracite regions was
^iy normal ’though the central
sylvania bituminous district
_ nly about half of its usual num
ber Gar shortage compelled In-
REFUGEES REACH PARIS
TlHHa*an<! French Sent Prom Lille
and Roubniv by Germans
A thousand French refugees from
the district around Ulle and Ron-
balx have arrived In Parts, accord
ing to a dispatch from-France. These
people were sent out by the Germans
during the last week of December an
traveled through ftwtixerland.
FRENCI USE GERMAN $MPS
* France I fin rices Thirl) Vessels St-R
ed by Itmzll
The thirty German ships seised by
Brasil when It entered the war havo
been chartered hy the French - Gov-
rament for war pnrpoee* The ves
sels represent an aggregate of about
12#.*** sross tons
• as especially retarded al Hampton
Htt'idft whose southern latitude here
tofope has rendered thawing appa
ratus unnecosaonr. Woothnv cm**
New' York speech, as a ‘.‘distortion
of the truth.by repeating the state
ment-Which drew the President’s
fire and declaring that the Presi-
flWBt himself does not know- the
truth.
*ln beginning his address. Senator
Chamberlain said thy President had
attacked both his veracity and integ
rity, heretofore unchallenged, but
that in replying he did so without
any personal feeling agajnst the
President.
“For,24 years.” Senator Chambei
lain aald. “I havo served the pub
lic In my Slate to the best of my
ability and In all that time I have
nevor bad my veracity called In
quoatlon nor my Integrity Impeach
ed, ^ind I have passed through some
bitter campaign. It Is. ihereforw.
with some feeling of feu
sadness that f rise to e question
of personal privilege when my vera
city has beea railed In question, no*
hp Mr tMrihMWFcetthmp,- not by om.
of mv colleagues, but hy a very dis
tinguished gentleman who has the
bore and admiration of the prop!*
and who hy their suffrage ormplew
Ihe h!gbe*t place In the gift of the
people and. I may* say. the highest
place of aay man In the world.
*’li Is therefore with much feeling
that I rise to address myself to tbo
attack made upoa me and I iio so
believe, and then only on paper,
and it still la a gun on paper, it
never has had a field test. Maybe ♦
the Brownitig gun is a good weaponf. I’nited Press Glalms Its News Was
but the Lewis gun is doing good w u
work. Why not manufacture the . Pifratad bf Othar Beilrk*- ^
Lewis guns? * -, ^T n j te( j states Association an-
The Secretary of War testified be- nminced Thursday that the Interna-
fore the committee, he recalled, that tUmal News Service, against which
in September the United States had the Associated Press recently secur-
nine Browning guns “with which ed fan injunction to prevent the pi-
go out against the millions of fating of new’s, had walked straight
Germany.’’ He denounced Ihe cry into a trap set by the United Press
that investigation* gives information to show that the International News
tiTthe enemyT was pirating the news of that or-
“Go'rmany knows more about ganizatlon.
\i:i ri( a today • than ihe men con- The International News incident-
mi ted with the departments,” Sena- ally brought into newspaper fame a
tor “ ( hamherlaln declared. If the hitherto Unknown official, “Under
government would be frank with the Foreign Secretary Nelotsky,” whose
people, “then we could rely upon name, spelled backwards read “Stol-
the p^opir to rally to the support en” with the “ky“ thrown Iti “for
of the President and the prosecu- Russian camouflage.” The! United
tion of the war,” he added. j Press early Inserted “Nelotsky” In
Citing the testimony of an army a dispatrh from Petfograd, but soon
officer from tfamp Bowl^’Pexax, alter ward, “killed’’ this name to all
who declared there was not a single its papers. . . .
trench mortar there and that other Within a short time, however, the
,1 ®^* i) il--£*BAlP Ii i e nt was lacking. United Press says- that papers re-
^enato* Chamberlain deelaredx J— - J ceiving tire International News Ser-
“This is Hue of Camp Gordon and vice appeared with “M/ Nelotsky”
every camp in the United States.” . figuring prominently in an alleged
• If it lia.ln t bfpn for thf> rivtilan (1, «P otrh fr " nl , - 0 " d »n reoounterinK
people Who have come here am] *lv- ln » K enpr »' w »y ,h ® «»'"e fact* aent
en their tlme'knd service, we wouhl
not have been anywhere.” he con
tinued.
Turning to the quartermaster gen
eral’s department. Senator Chamber
lain said t^iat from Secretary Bak
er
ASK BRYAN TO RUN
NEBRASKANS WANT COMMON
ER TO REPRESENT THEM
SENATOR OR GOVERNOR?
Former Secretary of State to Have
Refunal of Nomination for Sen
ate or Governs!! Ip—-Republican*
Triumph Feared Fnlces Political
/
leader Takes |*p Campaign
lib* State.
In
forth in the United Press cable from
Petrograd.
The United Press says it made
sure the Nelotsky story was sent
ov**r tlo* wires nf th** International
News Servi.M*. The story was print-
CONDITIONS BETTER
where
“But when you talk to the men
that command these boy* you find
It Isn’t there” he rontinued.
“On a per capita basis, it is there,
but not when It conies to effective
distribution They simply haven’t
got the Hothing
“I realize the difficulties of the
quartermaster general He has done
t lie best l*r tould ymlf*f the present • 4rr **y ramps .and jthiA&ittJLjl*
that ** r ‘Whfng ahortag* existing Jan-
syatem^and has dime ihe best he Mf* aeni hy Hneerinry bnh-
could The President tin t mCiMtl** 9r lo
linker'* Ctiart lle«it«»ve» Impressions
A* lo Clothing Shftinngea t
A chart, based on reports from nil
II
system * Hut Ike fac*t after Chairman Chamberlain
made hta speech In the Senate re
td* ins to President Wilson s denun
«lattun of hla rfltirlsma of the War
Dr pa rira* nt in hla speech Senator
« hsmherUln referred to a chart «»f
(ondltlons on Januar> I. recording
manv ilef|ci»-n« ies which the Inter
report show no longer exist
Me for
remains that we haven’t the cloth-
lag.*'
Senator Chamberlatjqaatd tie pro
posed to a how by Secret* ry linker‘a
own testimony that the secretary did
not kno'w of nrtnal ci«»ihlng londl*
tlotax.
That’s why I say,” he coat la-
aed. * that the prr«*dent didn't kaow '
rikp trntk A ad 1 did. ftp must
have gfdien hta facta from th
SEMN U4RS FOR OFFICER
without any feelina of unklndne«s |tary, who In turn g«»t them from
These personal charges again-! "t c! e and *»*niehody mast
; me amonat te nothing to the Amer , have lied And thnC* why I any
dttloaa nt Norfolk were reported | |raa people, knl affect policies wki«h *be President has eat keeo given the
year*. I may lavolv** the fntnre «»f this conn- troth
to \«Oe
morse than fl
Tempers! u res ranging not far
| from the aero mark over mSrk of
t ike reentry, hat warmer weather
| was la prospect Inter la Ihe week
! nad wkea It cornea railroad of f Ida Is
hM»k for mock ' : jjp
< Ira asportation
lny. u
fed tt my dotw to my
rnatry
The people of this country may and Ipp Pnanrleace to tell Ike troth
not see this ns | do. hal as chairman
of the aUlttaiy ciMMltiaib^MuJMi
American citizen and n member of
this distinguished body. | felt that
I should apy the things that are la
Cap* Jsme* M Hotgate. of Niag
ara Falls. V V , mmmandlag n hat
tery of field artillery at Camp Jack-
son. It. C . was saoteorod to as vao
years* ImpriMmaMrat at the Atlanta I to aid the
..f Mg
•if the co
the Mlssl—tp|d l«ar n
pM-«*n ah'i «iiamift»e«i frum the army.
He pleaded gnllty ha fere a coart-
mart Ini of forging an eadoranmaal
lo a note for $2^0 whir a ha had
dtaroaated at a hank nt t'olamhla.
s. c.
RIFLE IS GIVEN PRESIDENT
Ilia statement reads:
"The five days* industrial cur
tailment Imposed upon Ihe conn try
hy the regulation of Feel Adminis
trator Garfield, of January IT.
was closed nt midnight Tuesday As
n result of the patriotic coopera
tion of American Industry, capital,
and labor, the way has been cleared
for tbe departure of the ahips which
were long tied up at Atlantic porta,
waiting to carry vitally jpfpjpd-jBPsJ
plica to the American forces abroad
and lo (he nations associated with
the United States ’in the prosecution
of the war.
"Reporta to the fuel administra
tion indicated that the prime pur
poses soflght to be accomplished by
the regulation, the bunkering of
ship* and the supplv of domestic
consume!s and public dtilitlea, have
been greatly served. I^trge num
bers of vessels have been given the
necessary fuel for their transatlantic
voyage. Less than 80 vessels re
main at Northern Atlantic ports to
day when a week ago 121 were
waiting. Meantime many vessels
have arrived, received hunker and
left.
.
At northern |H»rts d 1,1)00 tana
. of bunker coal were dumped^for
ship's use. These ports hud on
hand 00,000 tons ready for dump
ing. Tin* ships that have sailed
have utlr.l the trnns|H>rtntinn '..i-
uation generally by taking freight
from the crowded tidewater term
inals.
“At southern ports there are
now' 150,000 tons of hunker coal
on hand and 100,000 additional
tons are within a short trans|H>r-
tation distance, moving rapidly to
ward the |M>rt.s. v
Ftvwi
souvenir for Mr. W
I hat•• no fear of l.od, man or tho
dt y It. w‘.»«n my rowsro-we* prompt*
An«| no man In thr country ran kv-cp
n.- fr« m lulling thr truth * Th«* only
fear I have la that Ikia 4l»ru««toa
m«* and If I anrreed In making a rift m^y kate a had effect on the ct»nn-
In the rlhuds through which the try, Hut the condltiona exist, tlypy
American iieople may see t will feel tough! to be corre ted and quickly,
that my efforts have not been m Great Hntaln found the snme c«»ndl-
vain ’* jthvna and corrected them quickly. So.
"Now that mv trnthfnlnesa ha« did Fmnce **
been questioned.” Senator t’hamber-1 Sen, Chamberlain passed around
lain continued. "I feel It my duty ( among Senators photographs of
to tell the rountrv something I w«»oden machine gnnt. rlflea. and
might not have told It under ordln-< heavy ordnance used at cantonments
ary circumstances I do It as n man > and asked Senators to stady them
who loves hla country beat of nil • carefully. . I #1 f Fnft»id
r\ v ^^\ unK ! r f v * klt s! ssjzn *** m« s th. wi.ch~t.r
It; I do It fearler-ly as an Amerl- man. Ohio, fold him there waa a flir % mi , r 4 r -j, irnoos aKpoa*
caa citizen who desirea lo help and "hortage of ?,##• overcoats thera. t _ Vrmm
not lo hinder , He referred that statement to Her-
“Fmnce bled white." he coat In- retsry Heker. •
netl. “Is furnishing America today ’ -•‘In this usual placid way. he
and the tr«>ops going abroad with ’ e»i4. “vhntV not tme.** remarked
heavy ordiunne. qiacblne iMinu.^wod .4h**-^«‘Wntor * ** ^
.trpl.m-.- If w. roli -d on th. «.fU «.ii.tor ri,.inh.rl.ln th«. r.»4 , h „ r|| |a do , hHr d# , ..
nance department in tbix emergen-. from a letter from Secretary Haker, nwiarai^inrws? Kdl
:i '• n " ""M* • W - ,r V a later ropor, ,h„wo,. T O*.
th. war would b. «..npl.taft before »v.rro.». w.r. MMd«4 at < .mp Sh.r- s.n.tor ( h.inb.r.
w « enou.h to t|>; *ron' Kr,nc. 1 m.n l.u> th.t they w.r. In courw , 1<ln s>ld „ 8urKTO „ ( }, ner ,,
‘ ! rei ommendatlona for greater apace
“That s the way ever since the war - . . itlo „ . „ . . „ . F ..
. 1 .• » . . ... • t for each man ban ben observed, dig*
startr.1. In rourne. hut not RvttinK k... ...
there,” he Vhouted.
Tho placing in the record a diart
William J. Bryan will be the Dem
ocratic candidate for United States
Senator to succeed George W. Nor
ris if be shows an inclination to *
make the race for the nomination
in'the .primary and a willingness
to make a fight for election after
the nomination has been secured.
Members of that branch In the
Democratic party In Nebraska who
have nearly always stood behind
“The ('ommoner” In his political .
ambitions, are enthusiastic In urg
ing his candidacy, and part of the
element which in recent years has
opposed him Is willing to remain
.quiescent, not because of a newborn
regard for Bryan, but beciuse he la
looked upon aa preferable to Nor
ris. and the only Democrat in the
State who can defeat tbe preeent
Senator.
Norris, n militant Republican nt
tbe time of bis election, and atlll
nominally affiliating with that par
ty. waa elected partly by Democratic
votes, some of whom are loyal to
him at this time, but be forfeited
the support of moat of them, along
Ik several Influential Kapubllcaas.
wkea ke opposed {'resident Wllaon'a.
war policies Tke antagonism aroaa-
ed at tke time he lined ap wltk
Senators LoFollelte. Stone and otk-
and |t Is generally conr^isd' ha will
secure tke .^opub
for a second term He fe
his candidacy
who have started tke
y frankly they
kave no positive aeearaore ke will
ma. and In fart they think It wwnld
require a practical clearing nf Ikn
track in Indncn him to aaaooaea
I hla candidacy Ho baa hitherto pe»
j fneed to enter Ike
and has given ns hfts
was under suck a debt to
aspired tn tbe place that bn wwnld
never stand In tbelr way
say be baa changed his mind
a longing to be In a
la a
way and give tbo tfto to tbo
be lo nt bean eppasod to tbo WH-
mb ad ariniat ration.
One argument brought forward la
support of the propoaltloa that
nvwrytxMit *.1 p-iiiad Itryaa la that
gala# of a
ha e^Mtloa.
la tbo next
Whlla b# wo
be preserved aa a
personal eoaveaftr Tbe Preeldeat
naa^lold tbe rifles are being made
at the rate of 2.aoa a day
agreed to deliver thM artillery. To
win America*?- Did she furnish It in
order to invite Amer , '*a?”
It was improper, ha said, to give
details of American purchapes of
ordnance from the Allies, but refer
red Senators.to the confidential test
imony before the committee hy Ma
jor General Crosier, chief of ord
nance.
Senator Chamberlain charged that
eases at least would have been re
duced. . The Senator read a letter
.» .,, 1 , .... _ showing that camp authorities, fall-
subml.t,. .0 the mlllt.ryvommiHM to noUf . of thp dfllth
ZJ^' L.7 1? 7 M h, ’ wlnK , " ,or, • Of a soldier, and that the body came
?.fr, home wrapped only In a shoe..
Ing f»*om 1 to 90 per cent, Mr. Cham
berlain declared he wished that eon-j
dltion to become k
“If 1 were to print all the lelters
nown to the peo- * Ket along this line,*’ he continued,
the ordnance bureau failed In 19lti : ple. , j they would shock not only (on-
femn want It shown whether i ,iis-'R r,,S8 ' but t . h ° A " l, t r,, ' an < '" n,,, tenre "
“Loading of ships at > tW’ewater
proceeded under pressure of adverse
weather conditions. In most cases
frozen coal had to be thawed be
fore it could be dumped. Snow’ and
•' weather generally hampei
ed the handling, of coal.
Empties Move to Mine*.
“Railroad officials reported to the
fuel administration
prompt movement of empty coal cars
back to the mines. West ^Virginia
Pennsylvania and other operators
reported unusual heavy loading In*
tjiose coal fields. There wad appar
ent a generally free movement ofi
empty coal cars toward the mines.
The full extent of this movement
will not be fully felt for several
to prepare for war when it seemed
certain.
“There w’ere omens in the sky,'*’
he continued, “(hat America* could
' days until the coal cars released
dlans mines o work at 70 per cent J fnun Ihe transportation congestion
- tr€ fork to the pines in the
caps* Uy^PP^I
West IftfgMg got .* about two-
thirds Its normal car sugflj and tho
Pittsburg districts about half
Tbe movement of coal to Michi
gan and Chirac <1 waa far hot lor
Borrta! movement of traffic,
•’L#wal officials of Ike fuel adn: n
latratfog tn nil parts of Ik# cast re-
mM ~that
public ntllide* and
cm the *d I
trial *- - s
^ qp
1 * t *****
not keen out. Whut was the ord-
nance department (Mnu? \nthing.-
Tf was Tying sflpinely on Its back,
not making gauge* dm manufactur
ing ordnance nor discovering the
possibilities of manufacturing—but
doing nothing, absolutely. nothing.
Appropriations for jigs and dies to
make ordnance, ~ he said,. had not
been used.
“I’m not blaming anybody in par
ticular,” the* Senator continued. “I
have high regard for General Croz-
ier. But we haven't b^en able to
do what England. France and all
our other Allies have doire, and that
is to retire these ‘gentlemen who
have not proven themselves to the
mark. We’ ought not to dismiss
them in disgrace, but in other coun
tries they have gone into innocuous
desuetude.
“This is not-a^questjon of person-
continued | alities. This is not a question be
tween the President of the 'United
States and myself. It’s a question of
America, and every man ought to
make It his whole purpose to see
thqt America is saved.
“Take the machine gun.” said
Senator Chamberlain. "It Is an old
controversy and much may be said
on both aides. .Tbe l^ewis gun hat
been manufactured here for the
British army and there are 7u,Peq
v>? them ea the tuctlefronts Every
British officer I hVve «qca ban ex
pressed approval of that gnu Amer
ica waa ptwpaiwd to prodwro them,
but with’ tbe count tv «t and lag on a
torted the truth when I kaid the mil-1 Senate and galleries were moved
itary system had broken down,” said . Jo expressions of emotion as Sena-
! he. . j tor -Chamberlain read—a* letthf“T2T
.rerritink from the table to show Senator Wadsworth,
shortages overcoats running as}- “The writer, whose name was not
high as 7^ per cent, the Senator given, said he was notified through’
reminded'the Senate the troops were friends, that his son was ill six daj^a
“in .the midst of winter.” , j after he h:id been taken to the camp
“I am going to show that these hospital.. He was first permitted to
hundreds and thousands of men dy- see his boy through a window and
ing in the cantonments are due to the first sight appalled him. The
the War Department,” he declared.! room and bed were filthy, he wrote.
“This information conies right} and the patient had not been bathed
from the men who are on the ground for eight days. His 1 requests* for a
They know what they are talking nurse or to permit himself to aid
about. I did not, intend to do this,! his son .were refused, the writer
but in view of the situation that stated, hut finally he was told he
confronts me and involves my integ- might provide clean clothes. When
rlty, I feel it is my duty to the he returned his son’s face and hands
country. I had b« < n w ish* d,.‘but still were dir-
“I am going to call attention to ty. .
the statement of Surgeon . (general.: The next day he returned again
Gorgas that nearly al’l epidemics jaa the attendant was trying to give
could have been prevented if the f].#> j ariPrit water from a bowl. When
War Department had been effec-lthe father intervened, the attendant
live.” . *■ / .said:
Senator Chamberlain referred* to “j gu efts - T better *ct a funnel,”
the warnings given by Major Oener- and actually returned with a paper
al . Grehle. commander at (’amp funnel. The father^ stopped that
Bowie, Texas, last surtimer; against and suggested a spoon. Fift^n
overcrowding of men in tents. Men minutes later,, the boy died. At
at (’amp Bowie, the Senator declar- headquarters' of the camp, he was
ed. were “packed together Uka sar-;to1d that lie might have his son’s
dines." and despite frequent warn-i.body that night: Having provided
Inis, dlsastrotts epidemics broke himsrif with a pass to the hospital.
Put in (iecember. with ft.woo men he did not knock bat aa he tried,to
pa**lng thioagh the t ho-;iRaJ. 1 <»pea the door. It •track a hFavy ob-
’Mea KM.’* he isaeribt. “wttb-ijeef it was kis sow's body.”
o’?' proper earring becaa^e of la-;; dowafor Kirby^aaid la reply;
•ffirioaries ol tke system I ckaF | "I rhalleage tke statement ol K
Wane you to read tke records tme‘t alt Tke examination before oar
take my .word for It. All tke raa-j committee doee not varrant mark
ti t i-*?a ; are aiferie* of
ly espousing tke
Idea, tke fart remains that tke
orratic party la la a mlaarily la tka
Mato, aad unless It la Hryaa tke
Republicans will line up pretty
unanimously for their parly candi
date. whoever be la.
With tbe exception of a few mea.
Hryaa among them, the old partlea r
are so short .of real leaders that no- *
body as yet has propound a pro
gram that will prevent both of them
from going Into the ditch Some
of the old party men who have a
dread of possible wild-eyed theories
on the part of tbe Farmers' JUnlon
are beginning to talk of a fusion of
(he Democrats and Republicans to
prevent a too violent strain on the
State government while the war Is
on.
These coimervatlves believe the
safety of the State government
should give more concern than the
senatorship, and If there Is any im
pressing of candidates Bryan should
be asked to be a candidate of the
4 two parties for the governshlp. They
K thlnk he is about the only candi
date who could command enough
of the radical vote to carry the elec
tion. In support of this argument
they say:
“Have you heard of a Senator
landing in the White House any
time in recent years? Woodrow
Wilson was Governor of New Jersey,
Theodore Roosevelt was Governor of
New York, William McKinley was
Governor of Ohio. ' Mr. Bryan, in
our opinion, is still thinking of the
presidency. In that case It might
not be beneath his dignity to be a
candidate for the office of Governor
of Nebraska.”
Whether , it be Scfnator or Gover
nor the present prospect is that Bry
an can have the refusal of one.
BELGIUM’S PEACE TERMS
on.
Absolute Political, Economical and
. Territorial Independence
The Belgium Government's terms
of pejrre; s'b far as they concern Bel
gium herself, set forth in her reply
to Pope .Benedict's peace note, made
public., are. in substance, absolute
political, economical and territorial
independence
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