The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, December 27, 1917, Image 2
: 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
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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.