GREATNUMBEROFN
" NURSESISNEEDEO,
PRESENT ARMY CORPS MUST BE;I
INCREASED NEARLY 1,000 PER '
CENT WITHIN YEAR.1
EMERGENCY FOOD RATIONS j
What Is Furnisihed the Fighting Men!
of Various Nations-Fedleral Loans
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NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
Germany's Plans for Annexation
Disgust Russia and Check
Peace Negotiations.
OPPOSEO BY All SOCIALISTS
French Troops in Italy Whip the Aus.
trlans-Arnerican Ordnance De
partrment Is Reorganized
Plans Made to Hurry Our
Forces to France.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
l'russli 4'X14ol A 1strh11 gree41 iu9
du(1pli ty I x P 44'l4'I' Ithe tmielives inst
wee l( In the iwe(e negolttins aB(-lll sk 1141 n oIP nei hr
Iiei' Ing broke up with fai r ro.SiPect
(lhnt host illties (noub( be restnel b~e
Iweeni lussinil th11 Ie ental i14)wers4
After innkig nil sorts of pronilses In
refrahi frin for ible annlexaItions an I
to IPernait self-<lefluiti(on by occuplIe(I
ItrritorIes, the (Gertui .5 tinide It ileli
thut. they inten11l to ilpose' un Ais
(trin t (nrihiu by n( 4 '1 a n01111( or 1( t<,
innkt GerinlU ancs out of I.thuin
nln uniti Courlandu. T1heht OIPIowstu lec(11(1Hnir l co hnit
was) that these couties 8 aledy huav<
deca red their dlesire to be severe(
froun Itussii. Fiurthernore, they de
.elined to consiti(.t' the evacuation 0
liigt, Iba111u and other occupied cities
until certain (lhat ll R1ussia san
Wheither or lnot Leinez and1 TIrotzk:
he in retality (Geriunn aigenits, thie:
could( tnt sto11innih such t.eruns, and1( th<)
fo)reign n1Iinisteor (f the0 bo4lshikIIC de
clairedI the go)vernmen)01t of the 1liussial1
wo~rkers woult1i4 not1 consen'It to lii the er
tla ~n proposals. P'et ro)grad leade4r;
81a1d the0 gov'erniienIItimighit put ni
airmiy of 3,(OiO,(HI0 in th liehld un ml 11h<
holshev1 i r('1 giuaird wasx repoirt ed t<
be0 tlreaidy Iiioving back to4 the tightlinj
froiit. Theii resu1Inplion(4 01f hil~tIes4
or (course4, wouh141i upset (ierinasn pilain
for ai great I otYeins ie on1 thei west91 front
119s1 inan olf the troops14 reinoved froni
t he 4east fron)1ti1oul have'1( toie re4
iiurniedI 4 to i t he t In there. Thatii th I i ll.1
uion(41~~i. was1consIered ('rillen'i by th14
en'lt ratIl powersi was9 shown.V by 11he 1 piri
r'id (4onference of'9(I leaiders in Ifierl ii
Sire'st -1, t44VSk we're Inlterrpi ted1ci, ai
4'.i4149ates 144 4' de l l ied tI t I tey were'4 ri
9ineit'lI hie ini '4 i Stc luiiii
In Bad All Around.
lPr9ese by lI r. vonIiI' i1iuhlinnan, din'
94eem~ t4o be' pblasing 1to anyone1i4. 1i
l4usi 1all4 144Iietti 4ns , ven I1the most' I
11)le i and 414'I'e peac-loing. denounced II41
tIght to4 .a1 e VtheIir1 revoll ution. Ii finr
iiiy 1he leaders ofi both11 the regiuhui
1pr0ee grentl dis411alls 11'uellon4 wIth 11)4
(ccuiedO~ ti tory,1441 I iild 1(4h4 Vol
Kuehh'annla91141 hi coursclJuille en 11u'
ten1te /414 statesmen In9 felnin toN1( ine1
!oIblene 14 n111' thel wordl of4' .91ermany41
tladers114 1m11 ruler. ThIeIlii. 1 )1psl1
Vo lkszell V llung wen l o far a 10 declt414,
(Uni 441el44ottel 111low 'I h elw (ie veriy b
I01 tild g i tI 1441 1441441 114nee1 wl'i nIiti -
Iluitin tn n e neta he 114I' II'' l(t4t14in
'410i It ni tex144 414ll4 erritoriesl she' now'84l
i luli nt ha (If e1se 1449l kln tiio i.s
.141('Ingthe 91he war will of xihem 1nten41
nrlla tw ill41 shain iihose14 very1 inten
4)o iint ~ btthe othr te holenioune.
I Wol osotr mnd Rster usi
miSiern nie epntd toie o
rgngafiel piece n tomanwpsi.no
v:t h : '"> rsh>ing's . fores who ha b:en :.". ite '
looks, bte fr firs of;i Ler;ny:::,and
:N ' }(
thei d11 411 ~elns y 1 its rgigaildrnat e prearned pton k n
-ivninge of it 1uid to treat the hol- JU
shevik<1 leaders with sollie considern1- Ol
tion. since It seeli+." proinathle the lottIer" wv
w ill bne join1e(l by the inilluential meii tII
of othler fuellionis to oppIose Teluonic Ili
1pre ssion. 811
Fench Victory in Italy. til
Tie 1-'rech for s on the itaian ti
front sinrrle(I oif the, New Year right of
withi tt hontllfully organuizeda and1( p1
w\\l en ri fieil lit nintk on the eneIny's al
p osit I ' 1niIg' a 'f Iit ohn1. W A fther del. nt<
liniig the liftieth Al ustri t <liliSi on 11
xith i rillery fire, the fine Fi4rench In- 511
Sfaniry an1ovedI forward oh a two-mnile
fro n t l ii ul in at s oirt, s tli f ig lt, took i
( itUring 1 l. )) prisoners- -Inore th nii i
they' h1:11l inet enun~gedl. The 4n11livets f(
w rre ':tntd to bie i w hell ondal ity i. tiI
On Ilhe lowver J'inve the Italians lit
(lrove the ivnl olers oulit of the Zen- til
Itson he1d. 111141 f dly or Iwo lhter b k1)1k1 Ill
up an stite(rupted) crossing in vessels aitw
intestahl'ia. The Iniuntain paSSes he ie 1
h11ind( the Aulst r tiis sire filled II wlith in
snowr, 111(a"re-enforeelnent.S 1nd( suipply d1
("onvoys are( held1 Up on the Tyrol
1 frontier. The ene n yt vi nya tors are I nnk-11
Ing reintedl rnds on Paiuiilun, Trglevisto (
11114 othe-r (lides of nlorthlern laily, de- v
viitiig thI.nse2lesinnoinly toi~i' te de. 11
iestructol of ar hit('eti ral a1 nd art tress- is
ires, Is is their "'plei ting"e iustom. i
Operations on the west. front were bl
tconIle to raids and airtill'Iry duels, ti
-hut allied tiiltorS reported the contin. 1
u dtt arrival behindi the ines of great 11
1nasste of A 2eritn troops. General Al. ih
i l)nhy rent word tiat he was naking il
satisftrory progress to the north of e8
Jerusalemn, beating of1 attneks 111(t- a
hng many prisoners. Il
That Giermatny's d1isregard for Amer- I hi
Olen'rntr into8 )2 the wrsis flgnt er i
(nli1 for4 at rcon~sder(abllumery oftnews t:
-hit uleets. It i to ehoed the al- h<
12ou1h tl'ivi len exp4rt dnt 1'I l4.(freort al
enei5Cofuagingl cncrning ourei11 pro- pi
rstsfin the3 nurnufnexure1 th irhieo. o)
OrdnanceiI Dll(eartmen Reranzd.l
Itut ofr the' (ongregssionafl inver- hI
lat'os eofr bur1nuertIle eys in It--f
-ing04'1b 12ut Alr i armnie arer woming 1
fart.l'd.h Iatet tis te oplete kre- eh
organizttion (of thes54)' irnac depart-e kl
Ornne eatent bywRheiistfl onird. tf
tepurchsendpuln of ari 'l~reiI~~l ilsl- .11l
2c~iilon4' harent2'. A 11rocuenyal iii- mE
slon ilt 1:<t(bished1' Io 1n22egoit5 l oriiig It
fndt al te head o it IS lied a~inue l s'-i
lel oti s, 1)2 I 1xcuive~ oinn(iger 21f4 (l~thet J.
shern bf ~iot'l of I5theipwhul llthe 4) l
114ii 'li y llh54a 11 f4 jthe412' idepar 1' ient re- zii
Not~' istisfield ith th2~i111)is organtza-i1
itrodu222d a'I h'1)ilk rvlin for~ telcre- ii
riEtr oif miiit ions w12ho 14.' lha l be1r- (il
rtaryl of.1 war. Otherl mebrXft E
enate comm1it~t ton i m tilry affairs t
areii) bacing~El(IH thabel I's2' hll. Itgtnl
li 2Eneri(t (1 Iltha~rl bEIgn ther 14 ro- m4
In le tij il4t ekn t ha 114 241to he s ad ot
etvilan expe~vr.st his1 urea'an will1~e'so t ue
t red in and Cl isregard2 precedent laI
where1''4ver2 necessar5iliy for' thle isake of In
e'llieen'y and14 speed. ll
IlI'resumaly3 in res'p0onse to the re- lic
(1ies5t Elf th era'2tl I 'trinItg 1that0213 onlyp
44n'lparatli' vely y'oun~g E)1ls shoul~d be in
1111 li 4'ommand12)4 of' I roops inl Friance'1,
Iitneral ibelirt, Mt(eond Ii i'l 21ank tl Ier pii c34
shing11, and41 tineral Ainn21, who~ ('42m- i
benroonple to Beduried Aersn. Aj.-h
'litn. tite, 41htliard succeted12 diet nd t
(12ij. (sen. Charll s' ?T.2111' ofenhe rbe- wo
Hills ommitand ell ofie thfeIanhw I su''
I Troopsil Eito BeHuied 122 Aco . i Shih(t
was2i tile r'e(ommenat'(i oln to tihe Aimer- 11n1
icani gov'ernme~tnt to sendt troops to the pit
hattoe fiotits of Euirope( na speedily ats lnf
nousible- Til Colontl naoa also .o
s wvho4 are ihuing n1orth of .leru
a. rdge. 3-Liu, a-',dwin M. Post,
I for galIlntry in the Frenh orders.
gol. sandl It w\ast ann1ounced thait the(
ilk of the( Natio1na lGuard would bn
tirted onl its wity to the' other side
St ILS fart aS clrr utustaInceS pe(r11uit
14' of the first three diivlii1ns to g(
iI b)e the P'rairie di'v1iOn, lue ludint
e Illinois8 troops n\w stIatined a
)1nSt4)ri. T'he greatetst po ssl
'lount of tonnage for the tronspo rta
m0 fAe. rienn oI(ps. will b. unsl<
allable through ahe iourganiat(ii
ilk 1f11i' for lio-oiri(linolon of ship
11g resources. TFin l'IariS ronlforce
so forled tI 1leinite.pltn for ior
tively utilizing the Am '( erienn n11av
ree's and1(1 for carryin'l g on the aniLij
ihmitarine( wVarfare.
Great 1irtain , ' Ineet in i1Ital;
:r'ed to rest' abIlih .oinllsory ror
e1l of foodstfills so that Airin'I''i 1nn;
lOW defini1te'ly whaat I1 Juust (14) ii
r(ling its allies 8i1l ilself. Tli coi
1Ibtion of the t'nitel States to
iolilig of wrt resoares w'ats aigree
io1, 11( It ilso will participiate i
lilt ary delIberatlons of i supit'rem
1tr coun'ill "''s it step towa rd eflii('1en
id centraized unity of cont rol o
1ll(iar' olneratlons''-i consurinlatlo:
voitly to be wished.
Hoover and Reed Clash.
Foo(d Administrator Iloover ani
niiator Iteed of Missouri had a livel
rhal clash while the former was teo
Fying before ni senate commiilttue tha
investigating sugar 1and(1 coal short
tes. Iteed, who always hats been;
tter opponent of hoover, accuse
e allilnlstrator of a ustirpation a
ithority that would he a crime i
'aee ines, bnsing his charges on th
tidlin1g of -tle wheat situation an
e stabiliziig of prices, and attackin
specially the food administration'
tlIous in the matter of sugar supplie
id prices. Mir. hoover defepde
muself With vigor.
Ini hIs testImony the prevlous da
r. Iliooyer sidt hie had not got th
cpected results in the way of foo
miser'vatlin andI advised that law~
l passedi to regulate the amiounits an
ndos of food to be served ini restaul
its iandt hotels. Most of the entin
taces, he alsserted, haid dlelined to c<
ier'ate' with te go~veIrnmient, lIn
tose that were willing' to (d0 so ha
'ten comipelled to abanditon theIr e:
irts ini 0oder to meet c'omlpetitioi
ousewlves generally, lie belevedl, nr
mform ig to the conserva tion pri'
On F'rlday3 I'residenit Wilson at
t'ssedl t Joinat session of the seniat
ni hotise, lay ig before the conigres.
en his plan s for gov~er'nent cotrc '
raIlrondts iiand hIs r'ensons t herefo
nit outlininig ithe legislitIon hie co~li
ii'rs nece'i'sisary for ' caryliig t has
a s Io 'lma (' Ion ao i'i'imber ac'2& li
iieiret'ry .\10l\o0 in hIs ('inlnel ty 0
r'etor genra''ai of' r'ali'roads huas tlt
iex at 11ut a inan in irictt chirig
Iihe opiera Ilont of alII r'oads in tenel
'ne. Also lit illl att once r'ehiabll
t (te 'oinds by~ thie puirchase of rie
Illig x sck. The wIthldr'awail o
any traIis and( thie fo'riat Ion oif nex
h(eth tlls ar ie announailced. Th'le inun
aite e'ffoirt is to transpi~jort coail, to
e fuel shortage, aiggraviinted by th
('lt cold1 wave, hitsbeneun
Great Fire In Norfolk.
Italy isainternling ever~y enemy alier
(lie 'ount ry, and the United State
ty be for'edt to follow the examipl
(lhe e'xplosionis, inenidliary fires am
her'i outra'iges coimmuittedl by Teurtor
tents and s'ympatizers countinue. Th<
test of these was a bIg conflagratlor
Norfo'tlk, Va., whieh laid tw~o block:
ri'nhs at a cost of $2,000O,000. 'It I;
llev'ed to have been thie result of
'it to tdestroy (te city because of' it:
porline Xis a por't,
lith Ghreat iliinaa ndl iFran e reo
rtedl increasedSC( losses of mrerch'lant
'n dute to the submine 'lIi'ti nlil gt
dI to minies. Th'le losses fior D~ecem
r, hotwev'er, w~erte but slightly abovil'
' low recordtt fior Novembler, andt Ii
is sid iiore submrinets are' bein
nk I hain Geirany Is Xable to bulIld.
t'eant Blitin has rteainiltd SIr Cecil
ring lelh(e, utriba~ssadior to Amier'cn
d1 it is bielitevetd slht will sendt ovter a
Ini mor'e in sympathy with the demo
tile iusttittis of thIs country. Sit
'IlI has niot mande' himself very popu.
arnd lie especially aroused the dIs
asuire of Viscount Northllife, whose
luenice in the lIitish government is
.verrut.
ANTbHOARDING IS
TO APPLY TO HOMES
ENFORCED FOOD CONSERVATION
iN RESTAURANT PLANNED BY
ADMINISTRATION.
TO CREATE LARGER SURPLUS
Allies Need 75 to 90 Million Bushels of
Wheat and Want Meat Exports
Doubled-America to Export Only
Savings.
Washington.--Enforced food cons'r
vation in restaurants and extension o!
anti-hoarding regulations to mu:.
thei apply to the household are i1
eluded in the plans of the food admin.
istration for creating a larger e::port
surplus of food for the allies.
This was revealed in a statement
by Food Administrator Hoover, setting
forth that the allies are in need of an
additional 75.000,0(10 to 90,000.000 bush
ela of wheat and that they have asked
America to double meat exports. Only
by further saving. Mr. Hoover declar
ed. can the food be shipped.
There is no need for rationing in
America. in Mr. Hoover's opinion, and
with the supplementary regulations
there will he no shortages.
To Export Only Savings.
"We cannoteand will not export
more than our savings, for our own
people must also be fed." said th
1tatement. "The allies have reduced
the bread ration to their people sharp
ly the last few days and if this low
eredl ration is to he maintained we
1 must save more than hitherto.
"Every grain of wheat and every
ounce of flour and bread saved now
is exactly that amount supplied to
some man, woman and child amotn.
the allies.
"We are asking the American people
to further reduce their consumption
t of wheat products and use other foot
l stuffs. It is one of the vital issues
I in winning the war that -we must
' maintain the health and strength an.
t morale of their men, women and chil
f dren over the winter.
Further Program of Saving.
"Our 48 state food administrators
have been in session in Washington
the last few days devising with us a
further program of saving which we
t will announce in a few days, in which
we count with confidence on pttblic
support.
"We are goin gto ask the millions
of devoted women who support the
a food administration to see that our
e new proposals are carried out on every v
d side.
g "Legislation is being considered by
9 Mr. Lever and Senator Pomerene for
s presentation to Congress for soma
d further extension of the President's
powers to enforce conservation in
y manufacturing trades and in public
e eating places. Although the mdjority
d have co-operated willingly and effec
S tively there is a minority which patri
di otic appeals do not seem to reach.
'-With such regulation there will be no
g shortages and equal justice to allt
-There is no need of rationing In
d America."
ONE KILLED AND SEVERAL
INJURED AT CAMP WHEELER.
SerIous Property Damage By Tornado
In South.
Macon, Ga.--A tornadlo, followved by
a torrential rain, swep~t dlown upon
Macon a'nd vicinity, killing one man
and injuring soaveral others and doing~
seriousa prope0rty dtamage in the city '
and at Camp Wheeler, near here. All
commnintion wvith the camp wvas cut
off' shortly after the storm broke, but
telephone 'onmnmnica tion reestablish
edl revealed that the greatest datmage
(lone there was from the rain, which
*had flooded many of the hospital tents,
16 of which were blown downt. It was
-estimated that 150) latients wvere in -the
tents but early reports from the camp
said there were no injuaries.
The collapse of the~ corral of the
-122nd infantry caused the only death
r -reported, that of Private Harris, of
Atlanta.
-After the tornado passed over th')
camp, its course turned in the direc
tion of the city. It hurled 14 freight
cars on the Macon, Dublin & Savan
nah railroad, on a siding nmear the
camp, from the tracks and passed over
the Central City park, wrecking the
race track and baseball grandstanda
-and dlemolishedl a building in which
were quartered wild animals belonging[
to a circus. Some of the beats were
crushed under the dlebris while oth
-era escaped but were captured by
showmen.
Fires broke out in several sections
of the city dutring the storm.
NASHVILLE, TENN., GETS
$60,000,000 PO W DER P LA NT.
Washington.-A government powder
plant to cost $60,000,000 and to employ
about 16,000 men is to be established
by the war dlepartment near Nashville,
Tonni. Major General Crozior, chief of
the ordlnance bureau,. annot need the
selection of a site at Hadley's bond on
the 'Cumberland river, about 12 mIles
from Nashville. Construction will be
stai'ted immediately. A number of
these plants are to be established.