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: RIEF NEWS NOTE. WHAT HAS OCOUftRED DURIN( WEEK THROUGHOUT COUN. TRY AND ABROAD EVENTS OF IMPORTANCI Gathered From All Parts Of Tht I' Globe And Told In Short Paragraphs Domestic. A Boston dispatch says Axel Jan eon, a (tailor, wa8 sentonCed to fou months in Jail Jiy Judjgo Morton i federal court. on the chairge of I'ailint to obey orders std cilangering i trans-Atliantic liner by going to sleej in the subnarine zon, while sup posed to be on watch. h'Iie Jitge an flounced that in fuitre 'cases of Ihi kind he would impos' he ( mximuni t penalty of ote year. The home of John I). ltockefellot at Iorest. 1Ill, a sturb of 'levela ndti, Ohio, took fire at i id nigh I rec'ntly, 'Tho fire spread vith uch Ia pidIly through the four-story imilding that the pollet salt Iey beilievil it to have been of linc''Inl III y origin. It wiut hn posslble to nave aniy of the furn 111islhngs 11d manly vauIiahIs' pa ini ings, bronzes ind Ii p('strlies we're edo ut'oyod. ''he Southern l''xtile l0xposit iun of cotton will m11achiinI'gery exbithis titfrom seVentiIen stat es, at t ee I. viilt', . C., ('Joed wiltlh a total atlt'indane of 40,000. The next Southern Te'x tIle 11xpos tlion will be heldtl t (Creenville, 5. C. in the fall of 1919, and the Northern exposilion will be h101hl at is ion, Mass., next yoar. Officers of Ihe Soutlhern 'Textile E0x posit.IOn will n' elect ed at t h' seti annual meet'ing to be hold at Wrights villr bach, N. C., next Juno. A :t-hour hattle with riot guns and revolvers, In liridgepo't, (on n., he tween police ait trequgt' eters of a1n0 gro chili, resuilted in 1he wountlinlg of 1 o1)01 iceman, 2 wiIo citizens and throe negroes. Two will r'ohbahly dlie. In ncordni'c ith a Fi fed'ral dtoeten pronouncing Ih orgnii ization of a com binat ion In rstraint of t radt', disso 9 lution of 10he News Prii Ma nufact ur ters' associaton Was voletI al a mteet ing of the alssociailtion's dliretoris in New York ('ity. k;. I'se ltrederick J. Ileuser, a Yonkers, N. V., confectioner, sold1 cnkes dt'oratI wit I he Germt an t i Il ors, enT li5 tlesign(41 aS it 1) tros S . Sand1 'rusSian htlit'ts, andtl icings rtp rt'senting thintg 'l'eu1iOitn', fetd'ral au thtoritie's dec'ided't hi was5 spretading G:orin1an plropaganda. Ilie wva arlrtedi'i 8and ins tned on tillis IsItlad it as an e'nt'my alit'in. TIhe' military corrtestpondetnt of The Londonur imelts, in a general r''vie'w of the inllitary situation, t'stinmft's that iet' are tttw abhoot 15 (bt'mn tI Visin i f ti w .ett irn trntu atl 79 on lih' easstiti 'rti9t, but Ihat tipar ently all Itut lit W't' i 19 an l :5t years if 1n' are b eiig with idtawn tot the litter tioint f'otr .trv it' in lit west. Tlhe wyrite)'r co nurs in tI1' t1pinion) that hoping to tdeliver' a dieisiv'e blow-this winter' or' in the spinig. Wnshington. Offleials oF the Ph illippine island goventneniiiit have issued a warn'ing to *ship tiwnertis toi hewnr it f (GFerm'ans riderh's suspfttetd t) be nenar Si nga litii\, tine of the st rait Stt lemnent s. T1wo ''light less nights'' a week hiave' been''i orderedt'~ by thie fuel adinh-trIa * tion. Suntlay' nighT. D)ecembecr 1t. is TFhurtsdaly of everyf~ wee whivill see the ('ityV Wh itt Way andi lt advti'isintg ign tdarikenedtt, only nieeessarmy st reiet lights used, and only such lights as ft' iaw l'ecluir'ts in offices and stores not open fot' biusiness. Dlelays anti deficlencies In supplv'ng tile wiai' armyn wiTh ordnnicetv wre' de taied and1( ex slaind b'ly M~ajior G en senate Il it ary 'otmmittee(C at !l h' e ndinig ttf ft' iener'al inquliry3'f' lt jn byi Conlgre'~s in to thle contduc o'f(F the war'. Thes genei'al admitittd th bat imer-e Is a shota;gt of Fordn11anc aii t home, I' { ~ A suigar 'alion of thirtt ptouintis for' teach terston a month, a Itorkless day93 anud one w-heatless and meatless meals a (day will hte recommenndtd tot hou'i. holders in a ntewi ~ klihen carmd soo totlf( be put1 out by the" footd atdminist.ra. tioni to the wheatiess aind meitalts-' (ays enlled for now. matn or Aunstrio-1ltungaian biirth or ex Iitrti at ditty apart from the atual tightinag for'es allpeairs in armiiy otrdlers. in Otrders shoiw thle Itra nsfer of neatly one huntdred enlistetd metn of the rtegular' or nlationail armny ti dutty to the tilsc. pltnary barracks guard at Fot Lear. enwothI, Kans. The Cuban house of repiresentat ives he~a passed a t'esohiitIon declarinig that ai state of war exists between AustrIa I lngary antl th repubVilici of Cubha. 7A number of Amer'ican r'allway en gIheers have been kIlled by Germatir nOrlal bombs in a Itowna sometwhiere bie hind the lh iriih frontt. A cermnan bont a~Itll in a str'ee ti ini town'i- thtrougl' ~ hich Amiericn tr'oops were passIng dVI*es of the bomb shattered the win oa house inl whIch there wver< ahowierilug thetm wIth glass g. 'tno 1on01. Two Amorliar hve died In hospitai fr'oni a s. 1: Natlon-wldo prohibillion von in Ui house, antL only tht adJut4tttnlt of slight difference in reotttluin bettwe the ouse an1 te(140 HOW t41 nv st't I 1 the way of tbnliliting to state 1t'tl tion anl amendonII'niI to th10 fo'rtl ote stliutioni forbltld tij I lie fh ittI fne r sale or Ito)011 i talot of min i n kt ti') ' quIor for hl'veragt' purt'ptosetn in Ii . JnIfed i or' u' its t ititl'iei. 'lit' plreidnt'ii t lIprovtl tO Ihe i tion -while p roh11IItionl 11'1 1 nt t' w Hht 80at110 i0 n ol nts lto liary, andlti h t' I ll legisla11tres may1 net' 111 they' 1'le11: atft'ti It' t e i attt'iir01 of tt 'le' 14r1(e1 d ti 11nd1 it'k r 1lark lnvt' ht' be n It 1( 11h 41 to Ilhe m( oltition. - \ A dipntch fromn Oinwa, ('111.. '-1y .ItII(' 1e nion e ni l'i' frnt ia nd) conutf ril ti(ht "tilt a he g) t'i)ii(l I 'lIeIo l a ht aln wo rilac lecsir ir t ittti'hiiii po(llsr. \'irt11:111y t'omp~llte rt' urns frton 1lihie en ' slIn III1) p 'iv Itt t n t*It (l'u lt ' G at' Idtke indi:a lt al. :4 11 Ii 'i I mi d i i atli 'le e g' ltin' t'ott'( 411 - ti E1 01)1')', tii'l Iii 'rl Iti'il )V. II 11 ''ei t 1( 111 onther ii113 v Il : 1ss ' i to ther u'pe rt v lernt v of i n tiiietillIy 1111110 lrm leto'in'' e. Qlltr IGtelile n1' ra::1' l 111(1) I s in itry 1' i ('( r 1 i' 1('E;'14'iIV rt'(omt': ' 'i 11yni 0111an 'ltl ic l a ('it'rt l Hu l ''' ' tif'ii (i annatt rpla i , juot m10i E' pubI''. Slr venl teeon te'nli;ed mltn of (t' intlt '('hi tni (' '18(1 '1'(1 ('0')1lit' lost'iiii'i' ml issin in : rin by Get'nn raI 'r shing in I disiich In the War depart lilen1t. llr ' ni t l. I ri' nl'e ny w il1 shortly ransmie" I i (ae'' lel rms to I at : illis Ihiough ne'u irals :ai nt el l g Ilit' e ' of stielr' , ('ordi loIn to ~ tt worr fron lItrlin. It.'ports de l'aie' ('rm1any waill sse l it' Netliei etn u (iSint't'aristn ess" as Io le!gium, but will no01 lutentin1 Alsa1'e i,torraine1t. O~ne liritish1 :,nd1 ive ne'utral m er 1'ha tnlt, al I't'it ish detslt'oyer a ntd o(ur mint' Swaue'rpeirs hav b(ent'l a eunk in the (l North se'a bh eyrmaekn nival f'orteis. Ihe i' losses weroe. the re'sit of an attackn ia coi nvoy bou nti fom Sco)1th In o Nor'way, Sir E~ric (; 'Id!', lirsl iol of the' admiralr y, an w tunt. wh to a 10 nnr1 e teli'of )t' 'lo t ut'r ehanien is 5,000. Two 1'11(ne11 utal mirhant Vess(r t l:i1)nd a Irawvler were sunk oIff the' Tyne tin ai'eelbe' 12 by G' aernun d tes, Tyhrnas 1l. MNamara, fineia' sh' rt'rty In the ienglish admle iralty, an nlne'ilied in the4 house of (o1 tnius ' tit' Gerlan raid in th' North or tduiptiiaes t0e sulcessfulti hnt' leprist' o)f ISt OcIi' itob r.l irrie d o elt ti)' Io Grml'a)5n raidieriS w'lhi ti altac'ked' a fon 1)y in lithe North 501a. They) sanle nint. neltral merchanit'me n and twvo of h Iescoril ng Irt''Iish td st' roye'rs. iiv Vt " ortwgia, ih t' wedish nd inthe ala nish vtssil wer s u 'l'O'etnt writhou w arninog. Th'Iree0 uot merc'1hatntmn ,Alnnulne tlpnt is 111d(1 Ihat lifuSsi~t and( ofrem)any e ni agreedon 01the rts of 11 artt)i tt', and(l a .1 n ''rotn <y. (Il hieviki m iniste n, declates that u':ta(' n tiat'Ilions v ill on ('eg un im no'd 't'e after the i'r istice' ('has fi 'e - :-i'notl. el i1ind indW st'i(' in Netwi York were to1'(1t'e'n'ro id w it l i thet most stioufs ermi r:hurts;'a in th t (ity's his ry he 's it ofil lt iifah tlity to ge' t upiliet s .lere thh-w'ate oint i wh'teed tou eandss f tsi ar'i(e-hund. late \ti (slish 'icres lie the ('clesOet of ritits O orldnte bytsub.''eo mi e itheiI iIili pa t ei we s t ef in te ad iratey steen ~vt..Foutel e ves sl' iofmore thanc.)~ isixe. hundre tons onr footk, asit'it wellereeve un derthat l'(tonnagh e lii o) A~.'( atnone disatch' 'uoe a enn of>1a saiment the osaigte Au i trCan htelesip ien as iunktt, lit ct.mber-s .ot oSf ti Ithet ofe ee \aved. lhe waters inet'e hiii'h( te ve el- wasunk weren' nt named.'iie't' 'h' liatst eiedordg e f th e Afusl adi n- 'a I istt i n re lt's ithatr itt is 'ie' ted i 1avin oedf col but Aiit( Spoitd :-tarct Statirel istuftagedn the odut of ee hget of Ni ii world war."I'ite e The flritish l~Vin flortho Jeu .alCte tl idwn bewueng th i lnd ifaGhuis onrrye It iinas a'l fa s1' loarlin folfuf the'iih f l'd dmt Turti'ho w(re It gil andices tanti defeis palePrem.ly4erg Aicaou that G(enerat fAle n terih goenme wial pler naeting enere l~'the 1 wel rcgediby the bimularn. of the ash etefproeioadlo mn Ceraysbain. teih opeaior ot ex e s pr ft law 4a-ain . them, the i0 la h n it _ 4., I" 4.I' I lrifishi iin I i lestine liniig a to _41 ,f a 0w n 111 be1ing hurrid il tlw n ia n lw~hen Ite (Ge111ans44 let loose NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK COSSACKS UNDER KORNILOFF AND KALEDINES FIGHTING THE BOLSHEVIKI. LENINE'S RULE TOTTERING Germans Prepare for Great Offensive on Western Front-Haig Repulses Their First Attacks-Italians Still Holding Piave River Line-Our War Preparation Methods Are Being investigated. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. S 1nculating on liat h1s halwlantd in itussia and what is abo44ut to happin n hais hrOlme a favorite ocu('tpjation of the rest of the wV'orI. )ipnitIch(8es 114111 'etrogra(1, where tilhe n1eians of e''4 inlunl ltti on are (ontrollted by the botlshe~vikt, are wholly unireliablle, andI nevs froi nt her sour(t"es is Ifratgnienta ry ii 1(1 ctnilltlig. At this writing the I wlo Is a)p1!ear to be atbou1 t its fIollows: In southern 111141 southsiasrn Ittussia the 'ossek"ls, wtho 51tand( for~ -law andt Or 41er, :irr lighilog the bolshevikI forces; in l't'trogr:tit and MIos oV Ienin nd111(1 his croVl ar inaliittiIIg i themselves ' in power sy uing the strong hand, ir resling uand41 uin4lderinlg the"ir opp13onentS andu bullaz4ing thet (const1(itu lt atsse-fil bly, whleh bega it It sessions; the [us S1:a11 inrni(s o1 Ihe4 (Mist Tront. tollow - ilg the airrangernent of 1in ariist(ce(, 1re idl~itly disainling. ii ndl the Itou inn:lilns we11 re fort (('(l 4to n el44t41 n 4 r4 n-3 lv the action of their i1h-s: hut th14' nI't otii ni')ns for i11('e st:arte4h iby the Ibolhviki have'L run11 :ngnin-t a snag In the' e'xItra1ordinary de4'I:ndsI innde14. bly ane and Siber'tin: shoi ws ti gns of1 re verting- t- the 4rleof 4te dell~ (Izar;n nii 144 Isito lwr are fi~nro4n1' quan Rieport ofple Bat Contritory. the4'I'' ent 4nte a 4ls 'l~. 11atrlh' by Japa-'i t ete byil Chise fcl's.811Ihl f th4 F'i - 4, '4131rrect 1tatenwn o4 f cn'111 lithe !runw' n te~ 44 fu t' f>1re. 4~ ti41s wee nonr. l114 l11144r 11414. bu anothri4 1e'Oun of::I11' te 1 hat''l4'l 1id K'4orn-f r.h44med1 4 his ola nents.i' t 1111t ( in ny' the1:rl j44 ied411 his forclesad tha11'tohe 51rr'1u44 ''i"'d1the ls and81 1'' '44galt 1with tim44' 'vII(11ry 4'11111 dr'stionIsy." C(; flCIU Ig ,. Ad iste tlw -1141 ek h'enn111 . (c'1lso halle tiveO~ In 'ko1144. It s hi and4ll i41'tt ts'sa Ib h . 44(I)t t'nd to Iht 4141w 14 fr;e-n n 1out Wiir' h-111 rIlls fr'i'nh 44sov whleh~gI (' a r 41 1.' lish 4441 (ni1h'1j1 ( wo ld nti41' n1 i t . (ity Hou e rli to wIti-e I lfto hIt I Ge n Prerin oretr Attack Alle 11-. At the is in the n h'trn t1~ W'('t{itl 144'the bIe th t lh (ie n I h he (erls e ni a " i the4 iP-eh'aringiatons, IIndroa nn- be the kni11r, pof tieW'4 rn Allired aatorav oserted long Gurmany n'N ot g ve u an liu sinn terr tor k'phone enble0 with the 111d of a ("har1(1 to the wvestern front. 3-IIlghlande the poisonou1S fumnes. trains canrrying vast nHinhers of1 troop 81nd Ilinense q1uanititle(S of 81upplic1e nnil for dhays the Geran at illery wn e'xceSively netIve. Vatrious feel Ing-( tillvenltents were uindertake"n again? Ite "tr'ec wvithotit succe'ss, and1( ( W ednesday the Gearinans ade thire violent alltteks on thlir111Iithbetwee lit llacourt 01nd Quennt. The first tw were repu~tlsedl and the third gave th enemny possession of an already chilii i'rntedl trendh it flie apex of the nang! In the Itritish lInes. 'T'his, of couirse, was not th. muain nt tack ptlanned( by Von llinde'nburg, wh( it wa1S believed, w1ouiii soon start hi greate(st offensive ont the west In tw year , with the assistance of tnaun Atist rian divisions. ''The Itritish an F'rench were ont11 (t'o to nmeet It, an it was Itaken for granted thait some a least of Ge(ne'ral P'ershing's Americn forces wotuld have a part in the hatth Ideed, S( nle1 obse'rve'rs pred(ictedl the nn alttempt wo~uld hr. (nnde to smas that emrl of thine t11 oward Aisac where mu1st of the Arneriena hav heent stati~oned. Others he'lleved th tnnnin attack of the' Gerinanis would b delivered against the F'rench betwee 11e1:0s anrd Verdun. Italian Front Seems Safe. Form several dhays the Austrinnis, IHur garinans and Glernatns mude countinuou 81nd heatvy151 itsSaultso h Iht lians h( (tee t' I'in1ve 11nd( 1,1renta1 rivet north of l' nie G;rua). The' fightin was s've're :1nd the losses Irge, hi' the ein-iy ni de 11 litght linp1ression o the Ttiiliant line, galining a pirecaitri fontluihl in $(1100 pilloni s ()n Mont ,pinon t an 01( ('i rso. 'the Italian are lhd uig w'iith the lttotu dI'etr nit [>rospee1 of' Arneien~i'tn helIp. O n Th'ltur dayt ia lairge un1inher' of' Atielinnt til h)ubin(ee 111(1 with their ("trs i('ft I'.nm for (Ihi P'1:v(' river front. It is linte: estinlg to 0.51e Mhat the first Anterient shot :1;::(11t- Auistrin was ilred by Rtei re'sena tillve Tink11h ti (if %iae-liuset ene 4 a"rn - i- u . Tle iton0ieefot in tlyhaeeha.t roItsel (iI rt welort nmes ftt oen 11n1w Iisllne ~lin teso outitp il nwesto ndio the fJrnt rend111erng difi ai iunr(ciaWl. The I(tians, howeve expecti 31'dto holte (eeriny b0 st~litreg vole artt rther ohn wliethr th lil oftw (ti1(11'Pre.lt (fn lea y 0)1 erlin t(1't hie eb-l)nsXe and(on un a igt tor!-d ll inanti )3 loii ll idened the, ha bir 'lof Tr(ilee, and nk 1 toAtr i ha'3 t b'l ci. ''-i. yne of thiem e ng iii t A orio All by'orx.ediion Inuse greb Vrt'jihl g W4'non ( 'hris)(3! 4)tins t and J v itoret3 tha sentmnavle for giitu it01) tI foico.tishIakii's 1afe i the z bnalt to thrtten W4rlottsl the3 Turks11 to ml I ite3 liits oplerat'ion tini A isop iuh, Allenby'sf luces AiPlensthne vlerliotated t ther elsevf tei iis.t Atc wof tiel etdis Jeruie wi taen w!tho(lult the necei bfea ho Inala ont eerms Safken Itarnch ea Ihiys xpecte iotftensie ho o atidklne Generaxol ii oarshaIll's army113 w)4 Th1 oe rl l wer4' cooelli e to back Tnerioiu he Dinhati, a 1Ndkem ri1 intnin to u mkeaaa!(ol1 as gr. 'leffo~lr ~ 4Tough 33'3 331i' the3mhe of ) Br ih vi3 (ls hun by~t submariin e t'A ase3l'31 repor fomft hoe int' a posillon to kru3(4 aet tat the(1 U-boaIt clit'nprtaign('real tured1 aIzuilost rs fant as Gemari 1)'ce b''t'ul ten MIoreover, i the British34' sht yardst arhutrig 3(3tO 3134Aot i'ltinost muchld''o I tonn' u'nthl as~ I the ('en destroy.4 ~' 3 'an creft I i ncreasing't Te nves1 t'igt4'tig1113 Dilatory i Metos The' 1 o l exp etaieit able'X 11 ttai o.ts nd ur itod fof wa prltepara il -l came flat' wekin the f)or'1n3 (of lin e vestgt iuin i' lli by teontcomtig 'a one m'iiary i n 0n3) ~a..,a night a t a ~ ~ ~ '1 "h 1:,1,..::8;. lea ne i the fis' f w f'1a a sho tha /h opans m h n II N' tk: n the :r c a q ~ Ii (11 wonlly cohhme. '1I'he ettat wan ta Sioean t reanr pnseady th dpeady n 1It SIhe suppling armleartnery ind le firthfer e :- muhons h t t the npains ighi ng t tiiil ar \i 1141 aiti. Th 1ae bi'rn ils a it forcte--ardelayc 8that is admtitte an n that gas sueally hId toe the chesd mlies bofas the wart enpatment f cn t sonilly ito blainie. 'te enators wantl( ,) to learn the d relausest of thle (ely in t e s quiplyiong aris, whtllwasy it 1d all other e mu iin t s to itae natio's eightng E forces-n (lelay thtis admitted and r that is usully anoh to the d rea d tape methods of the war depaniment. ('o , gren frnished plenty of nioney wt ( s the ques'tion 1s why waIs it not e'xpend~- J 1) ed quic4kly 311i(1 Wisely? General P'ersit- c y lags4 trooips, it alppeairs, have htad toT I1 rely on the British and( French for ar [1 tillery atnd (otiher supplies, and1 the me t t In the American~ training camnps haveI cl been vei'3 inadl~equately furnished with ta , rifles, warm clothing and other neces- t t sties. These are only a few of the Ib coiplaints the committee is investi e gating. c' Secretary Baker's reply to critcism, e an assertion that America's m',litary e preparations have evoked the ndlirn- F n tion of the experts of other ntnions, enn scarcely he taken as an adequate d(efense of the methods of his depart - mnut. Inl explaining the delsy in 01) s tnining mahine guns General (rozier, J chief of Ih' ordnance bureau, leclared t s ihn t Mr. Baker himself wan to blame. g The whole thing should and probaly c t will result in lie creation of a real su n petrior war counll, 1(1 the sooner this s is donl''. the better for America and the t. wnril. s T' rnilrondl question is cliniming 4- 4i'I''h nitenftioni of the ndmltinistration, V eand President Wilson intimanted( IastS week he would1 soon addre-!ss congress i- 1 on the matter and ask legislation. It e ippears he (loes not favor netutal gov ('-rnient owlership of the roads, but n rather the cretition of nill nulniinistraL. - tor or hoard of t rnslortilation with s power to direct the ehtiployinent of (1he f jo4 it r-esoulrees of' the rilways1 ini whiat ii ever mannhlier is .d(eetnie(I best for war i ~purposes('. Un~tder this plan th(le roads y' woul d heL oper'atedi 1by - teir lpresett 11-1manatgement'ts i ouldl 4 1' henannte4ed .C Leniency for Austro-Hungarlans. (d In his proclamagtion of a site oif war y tigilinst Austro-I hungary Pre'siden'lt Wil-t e sonl anInoun4ed tin unei4xpe(ctely lenient l i- policy inl thle treatmienit of subjects of n the dual11 kiingdomi ini Amuerien. So long t r, n15 theiy beha1l1ve themselo'ives thei(y are' h left fret' to re-side and1( 1ih(or in thlt) i- bii red zone closed'11524 to G(rnh s, nnd (1 t hey are' not requlired 14) re'gist er with .I 't the4 ii4ll('( 11114 po4stmas~tters. 'This a poliey wais hltlied with jy bi''Iy thou1 n wh~o hatte Aulsini, and14 aiiso was a great e relief42 tol inany13 emlIoy('rs wiio had feaired thirI iniduthiries wouiild lhe cr1p- . lledi. i'If lhe ondu't oft thie Aiistro ri llun 1garinns11 sliiw 1theI 1y do4 not iproper2ly ' it apru'teliat ithis leniency, thiey wviii he *s i laedI un der thei( saiie res'trilc4tion's t hat is apip11ly(4 t ubjecis o f GiermianEy, ii lein(h' proi(Ilingi hisO~ enit'pa'in for thle (1i ihing''I for'es, .\t r. I i414ver iitst wveek 'h 14lde ai por1kie-ss day, Xiituirdaiy, which 14' le aisks 'eeryoneit to observe. In add141 da liys, lie ur ges a whita (less andot a meat Is less miali eachi day. fTe federaul i'ridt i- 2omiiHon havinhg been li iforme t'Ihat is ennnede~ goods41 aret binjg boardedt'4 in Ite nl- warehl('lousesO oIf tile mlenit iliekers', anl onace. 'I The co(ai situaltionll is b34eoinig mlore t' 1and4 more1' sellousi wvithi t'e increas'in~ g - of various staites 11re comiipiingii hit Iteirly of the hard4shIp imiposted on their V- Peote, and14 in O~hIo only the ster'n In is terventioni of Fatel Adninistr'ator Gar a~ field prevented Giove'rnor Cox from to sei'zing 1114 co)11a t 14 thelke ports. In tile seintte the condli iio brought out '- severe criticism (of thle railroadsX andi Ied of (lie gove'rnmiient prioriity hoard. or S.eversal nmorie of tile American rail w3 wvay enginee~rs in France have bteen ly killed, thIs ftime by nerial hombs1) drop b- poed by the GJermians in a towvn through *- wIhlh (t' en~gineers were piassing, In The successful military revolution in (1- Port ugal is causing thle allied govern a5 imeints someW miensltiness, for' while thet 11s new governlmenit set upl annol~unced that 3(1r Portugal would remain faithfti to her pledges, the insurrectIon washl directed against (the mlost trusty fientds of (lie eka allies, and some of them~l, inludhlting on Presitdent Machndo andl Premier Costa, In- 'have been imprisoned. Dr. Sidoio ee Paes, who1 led "the r volt, has 'been intl miade neemior-n foreign m~et. ii OIDESESTK\ :'ORTH WAR AIMS "EUTONS MUST RESTORE ALL n TERRITORY TAKEN AND PAY . FOR GREAT -IAVOC. ERMAN PEACE PROPOSALS teorted That Teutonic Allies Would Offer for Peace and Hid Requested Russia t Sound former Allies for Peace. In the midst Of the peace pourpar irs that are in progress between th epresontative of the Teutonic allies nd the boishevilki government fN tussia, the war aims of Groat Brh in-and doubtless of all her allies ave been concretely set forth in tho ouse of commons by David Lloyd leorge, the British prime minister. The complete restoration of terra ary now in the hands of the enemv nd compensation for the havoc they ave wrought is the price that will e damended for the laying down of rms and the bringing about ii eace. Great Britain did not seek territo. lal aggrandizement for herself or for ny of her allies when she entered he war, Mr. Lloyd George said but ntered into the hositilities merely for he sake of her honor. As to Ger iany's colonies, all of which are now i the hands of the entente, Mr. Lloyd eorge said, their disposition must hA etermined at the peace congre.s. erusalem, however, the premier di lared, would never be restored to the 'urks. The statement of the prime minis r came almost simultaneously =ith report that the Teutonic allies in anded to make peace proposals t he entent and that Russia had be"n equested to take similar steps anit ras endeavoring to sound her from. llies in arms as to their requirement. Dr a cessation of hostilities. 'ASSENGER TRAINS CRASH; 38 KILLED; MANY INJUR..t Sheperdsvillo, Ky. - Thirty-eI. nown dead and 40 to 50 persons ured, some of them seriously, u he toll taken when Louisville & Na ille passenger train No. 7, fro. C. innati to New Orleans, crashed it he rear of a Bardstown, Louisvi Springfield accommodation train b - ar(ls south of the station here. The accommodation train had in 'ft the station aft 'r making a sto Then the faster train which makes t, top here came in sight moving at igh rate of speed. Efforts to brir. to a halt were futile and the heap )comotive with the heavy weight steel train behind it crashed in he rear of the accommodation wit torrific impac t. The two wood( assenger cars and haggaga cars ma ig upi the smaller I rain were spili: Lred. Virtually every rn rson aboard th ecommodlat ion traitn, both crew an assengers were eithler killed or bag y injured. None of the passenget board the fast train we're killed. houg ha numiber were injured. Thb icomotive wvas demolished antd t h' envy steel coaches making up th. rain were thrown from the track. Non of the passentrers aheatrd thb ast train were killed andl ntone (f los. Anot het" loconmolive andi t rail row was sent from Louisville ant: fter dettcin tg one baggage car the Jowv Orleans train wvent on ac soor s the right of way was declared. Jesse WVeatIherford. Ielographt opera or at the station here, sidr thtat afte he accom mod ation1 triain left th Ito ion heo had thbrown his block to shtow he track clear and left thle office to tell) hand cle baggaige. WVhent he ge mutside, hte sald, lhe sawv the fat trai bpproachting, ran back to) lie fc mle~d htis block to sho0w red seizedi itii latrn and ruishted to thle plat1 fort e flag it. lie r'eachted itte side otf lth rack just as the hevay locomotiv' hundered lby. 3ROPERTY OF AMERICANS IN GERMANY TAKEN OVER lBerlin-Thte property of Ameirican nt Germnty has been placedi und thdc l trusteeshtip of the Germantt goverrt nent. There is no intentiiiou, how iver, to conifisc'ate property or tt tnfringe on the persotial rights of thw >roperty 'holders. French Sink Two U-Boats. Athens.-French dlestroyers hav. ;ink two enemy subm~narines in the 3iuif of Taranto. BABST PREDICTS PLENTY OF SUGAR DURING NEW YEAF Washington.-A plentiful supply o. sutgar for the 4merican people durint the coming year was predilted b E~arl D. Unabst, president of e Amoe lean Sugar Refitting Compail, testif~ lng lbefore the senate investigatin commiittee. He olposed placing limit on domestic consumttptioni, 00i. tending that any such plan would re suit in a larger, surplus than could be :ahinnnd .abropd.