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lUTMEItY OF DUKHONIN. miD PICTURE OF DOHHFYIKI s.\V \OKItV. Mob oi insubordinate Soldiers Killed I Former ( omminder in Chief of ? Arsey With Hrtitnl Cruelty. Paria, Jam 24.?A vivid picture or the curcumatancaa of the murder, by Infuriated Bolenevlkl, of General Dukkonln. formerly commander- in chief' of the Ruaaiun army, la given by tbe Petrograd correspondent of Th* afatln, who apparently was an eye-witness of tbe tragedy. Accord lug to his story Ensign Krylenko, tbe Kolnhrvikl commander-lneehtef, en? deavored to suve Genentl Dukhonln from the mob but hla efforts were unavailing and tbe Ruaaiun com luaodar waa atruck down by a sailor and then run through with a doxen bayoneta The murder took place after the Bolshevik t had captured the head quarter* of the Ruaaiun army at at o hi lev and followed General Duk hoaln's refuaal to request the German army officials to enter Into an armis? tice with the Bolshevtkt. The fed? eral was on board a train when the uaob surrounded him. According to The Matin's correspondent the gener? al appeared at the window of hla rail? way carriage. "Throw ua your epaulettes:** shriek? ed tbe soldiers, "or we'll kill you," and they shouldered their rifles. Krytenko begged the general to give way to them, but Dukhonln re? fused. 1 "They can go to the deuce," he cried. "Let them kill me." A bullet whistled by. breaking the window, then a second. General Odiataeff went up to Dukhonln and gently took off his epaulettes. They were thrown to the mob and were quickly torn to pieces and for a mo? ment he thought he was saved. Then a handful of sailors jumped Into the carriage They seised Dukhonln by the shoulders and pushed him to the fud of the coach and then on to the platform. Krylenko ran after them. The general's appearance caused a great uproar. Kill him right out:* 'they cried. Kexenaky and Kornlloff got off. Men like him must be killed at once." As the mob pushed closer and clos? er Upon the general, Krylenko storm? ed and shouted, but no one took any not ire With a alngle blow the gen s/al wae struck down by a tall sell? er from the rebel cruiser Aurora. DjSkhoaln got on his feet again once. Ola face streaming with blood. He tried to sneak but a dosen bayoneti srefe ran through him, and then Mows and kicks were rained upon hla body. The soldiers fought for his clothing tearing it from him. The corpse, shipped bare, waa set up agnlnat u railway carriage and the mob, luugh Ing like madmen, atarted a grue? some game. Bailors, Red Guards and soldiers made snow and mud balls and flung them at the general'^ bead. I could no longer look on "writes the sfatln'a correspondent, "and dash? ed back into the carriage, where 1 found Krylenko sitting In a corner, bis face In his hands. When he lift? ed his head I auw he wuw pale an death Look at them,' he said in a wbjlsper. There's no holding thetn In now. 1 and all the rest or us must come to the same end.' " TUB IRISH t oWFVnov Fssgsand Fully Realties That Question Mass be Settled?United states Plays Psrt. London. Jan. 24.?In connection with the report of the Irinh conven? tion which is expected soon, the Aa soclated Pres* leu ma that there are two outstanding feature* which indl eate a settlement whether or not the convention'a report Is unanimous. One feature is the upprehenslon on the port of British statesmen that a sct tlemtnt must be reached for the sake of cementing further the friendship with the United Btates. not only for the period of the wsr but for the fu? ture. The other feature is thut the British public haa become wearied by ih* present state of affairs. Thus far there la no inkling what the report of tbe convention will be There Is no attempt to dlsguiso the fact that British statesmen are de? termined not to permit the Irish ipies ? Ion to interfere with the relations be? tween Great Britain and the United States and they are ready to exert all possible effort to effect an umicuble ?olutloo. aUNTIIIAN HTH1KF. FM>II>. Berlin Report* RcMiitnptloit of Work in All factories. ?' a Viimn tele grant under date of Wednesduy to IBS ?'srrnan press says: "Work WSJ fi ed today in all fSSSsSlIll without ? ?? option. Reports from the provin. * ??Ate that workers almost everywhere 9 a iwturned to work." TEDDY MB HIMSELF. roosfaflt spkaks BBPOHJJi n a? tional P1UDM cum Former President Declares Missouri Senator Made Insidious F.fTort in Helta If! of Oermany. Washington. Jan. 24.?Theodore I Hoosevelt today, in a speech before | the National Press Club, usserted his right to criticise the conduct of the war and declared it to be every man's duty to expose inefficiency If it re? tards the work of '.he war making machinery. In answer to an attack made on him recently in the senate by Sena? tor Htone, he said the speech was an insidious effort in behalf of Ger? many, und that the Missouri senator bad been the first to inject partisan politics into the war. Colonel Roosevelt came out in the open support of Henator Chamber lam's proposal for a war cabinet and a munitions department. "The proposal," he said, "means that at least a proper scheme of ad? ministration will be adopted by the government. I am well uware that no scheme can accomplish anything unless the right men are put in, but at least we will get a proper scheme of administration. In Washington you have a good many star players, but might little team work." While the speech contained little criticism of individuals, the colonel ?poke of the "maladministration" ol tho war department in warmly prais? ing the work of the senate commit? tee. As to the work of Investigation he said It was the duty of congress tc get at the truth, and he quoted th< writings of President Wilson when ai Princeton advocating congreaslona inquiry into the acts of the adminis t ration. Declaring the present is no tlnn for politics, Colonel Roosevelt said "No public servant and no privat? citizen in his public relation at thii time has any business to conslde; partisan politics in any way." He said he criticised the conduct o the Spanish war and that his uctiot then showed If believed himself t< be performing his duty now. It wa never more necessary than now h< said, to tell the people the truth. "If conditions are good," he said "tell the truth. If they are bad, tel tho truth. If they have been bad am become good, tell the truth." The navy department, tho colone added, inefficient six months ago, 1 doing excellent work now. The worl of shipbuilding, he declared, now I in excellent hc.nds. For the coordlna tlon of shipping operations he recom mended the appointment of one'mat to he put In nupreme charge of th operation of all vessels. Colonel Rconevelt called for a con tinuunbe of the war until victory i won. "If any mar ," said he, "is not li favor of putting this war throug) to the peace of a complete victory h? is not a loyal American. Do not for get that the surest way to win tlv respect of foe as well as friend is t< show that this country really fight when it gets into a fight. Don't hi at all if >ou can helo it; don't hit : mar if you can hororably avoid it but if you do hit him put him i sleep." WORK Kits TO CONTROL. Charles M. Schwab Declares Tin* Near at Hand in i.lrcat Mconomii Question*. New York, Jan. 24.?Charles 1W Schwab, president of the Met hieben Steel Corporation, declared In an ad dress at u dinner here tonight tha the time is near at hand "when th' men of the working class?the mm without property?will control th? destinies of the world." "The Bolshevik! sentiment must b? taken into consideration" Mr. Schwa I declared, "and in the very near fo ture we must look, to the worker for i solution of the great economic queo Hons now being considered. I un not one to carelessly turn over mj belongings for the uplift of the nu tion. but I urn one who lms come t? a belief that the worker will rule an? the sooner we realize this! the bette? It will be for our country and tIn world at large. HORSE DOCTORS W.VNTDD. Army Medical Corps Culls for Re? cruit* for Veterinary Nervloe. Washington. Jan. ||.?Tlsr army medical corps, today issued a call fOI the enlistment of two thousand spe? cially selected men tor veterinary service abroad, Tlu v must I?' undo gf gbgVi Um Jiait age. NeofM itlcs Appraiser W lOhlnggOn, Jan. II, - Allen I ? '??'?'???. or. .\, w York, it member ol the bond telling Arm ??? Cans, ^orbeo I Company, bis been appointed ehe r? man ?>f ciw heard or throe advisors to Iba i v.r> n.i Hoaerve Hoard to p on applications for approval of er* ruiltles. issu? d. BEN BLISS IN FRANCE. CHIEF OF STAFF GOES FOR UNIT? ED STATES COUNCIL. Will Have Expert Advice From Every Brunch of Service?Work Abroad Expected to Be of Groat Value in Conduct of War. Washington, Jan. 24.?Gen. Tasker II. Bliss, chief of staff, who arrived in France today, Will represent the United States army on the supreme war council. Secretary Baker, in so announcing tonight disclosed that the general is accompanied by high officers of every branch of the service to assist him about any question that may aris-e. General Dliss attended the first meeting of the couacil and a decision to send him back to Europe as a permanent representative in that body was made because it was recog? nized that General Pershing's duty in organizing and commanding: the ever increasing expeditionary force were too great to permit him to undertake to act with the council. No word of the departure of Gen? eral Bliss had been published until the news of his safe arrival came to? day. From the general the war council will obtain up to the minute infor? mation on what tho United States will be able to contribute to opera? tions on the Western front this spring and summer. His report in this ro gard has been forecast to some ex? tent by President Wilson's statement to congress that there would be in Europo in June twice the number of American troops which it had been originally planned to send by that time. General BlUis also can Inform his conferees exactly the situation in which the United States finds itself now as to delivery of supplies of all sorts to the allies. \Vtii)e Secretary Baker's statement merely said General Bliss had arriv? ed in France to represent the army on the council there have been Inti? mations that renewed recommenda? tions for vigorous offensive operations on the Western front were included in the instructions the general received. NAMES BURLESON AGAIN. Postmaster General Renomlnated und Confirmed. Washington, Jan. 24.?Denomina? tion of Postmaster General Burleson was confirmed by the senate today within a few minutes after the ques? tion hud been taken up In executive session. There were rumblings of op? position but nothing came from them. In sending in the renomination President Wilson wrote a- letter to Vice President Marshal saying he had Just been informed that a specific law limited tho term of the said head of the postal department to four years. There has been recent agitutlon con? tending that all holdovers In the cabi? net were in office illegally, but the president apparently believes that the postmaster general is the only cabinet member who must be renomlnated. The president's letter to Vice Pres? ident Marshall follows: MI am taking the liberty of sending you for submission to the senate a re nomination of the present postmaster general. "1 would be obliged If you would explain to the senate that my atten? tion was called only the other day by the attorney general to the fact that by special statute the postmaster general's office is put upon a different basis from that of other members of the cabinet by an explicit limitation of his term of office to four years. 1 regret very much that I did not know of the existence of this statute and tako pleasure in submitting to the same." MENINGITIS IN CHARLOTTE. Outbreak of Discus*' Causes Order for Quarantine of Two Weeks. Charlotte, Jan. 24. ?Owing to an outbreak of spinal meningitis tin city commission today issued an or? der closing all places of amusement churches, reading rooms and librar? ies and prohibiting any public gather? ing in tho City of Charlotte for a pe? riod of two weeks beginning tins nf? tentoon. MaJ. Gen. j. t. Dlckman, commanding camp Greene, lasued an order prohll dim; officer* and enlist 'led men in tin* ?amp entering the < [\y [during ths period without n special written pei mit from commanding of flcers "for necessary purposes." HEALTH of troops. AllSPrlcatIM in Franco in Better Health Than in Home ( amp*. Washington, Jan. 25. ?The health .condition umong American troops in i i uce i"i the week ended January 1Mb showed little change. The to tul ol <iii men off for Illness ami in? jury was flftj llvOi one-tenth per thousand ror iin? troops In tjy United Mates forty-seven and six t?'in Iim PROPHET OF DISASTER UV AR CORRESPONDENT OF Lon? don post PESSIMISTIC, Situation In France is Critical With British Short of .Men to Face Ger? many's Reinforced Army?Prepare for Bad Newa. London, Jan. 24.-?The situation on I the Western front is now Critical, says Colone! Reping*ton in his firsl contribution to The Post. lie criti? cises Premier Lloyd George and the vvai- 01 blnet beeause, he asserts, they have failed to maintain the strength of the British arms in the West. The Germans, he says, now have 165 di? visions <>n the Western front or more than ail the allies combined, ex? cluding the Italian theatre. The num? ber of German troops is being in? creased, he adds, it the rate of seven to 15 division:; monthly and may he expected to reach more than 200 di? visions. The arrival, of :,o:ue Aus? trian forces also is to he expected. The writer says all the evidence points to the impending delivery of a series of great attacks. "Field Marshal Haig's recent state ment that his drafts did not reach him in time to he properly trained and that he had to light 131 German divisions with half that number," he said, "is the most damning indict? ment of the war cabinet that could have been made." When Mr. Lloyd George hecamo premier. Colonel Ueplngton says, he thought It meant more vigorous pros? ecution of the war and particularly the utilization of millions of civilians but he found that It meant nothing of the sort. He declared that "by im? posing upon Halg a certain course of action, contrary to that agreed upon at the allied conference of November, 1916, the cabinet incurred grave re? sponsibility." Each man at the front has had to do the work jof two, Colonel Iteplng ton said until the premier has lacked the courage to tell the country the truth. "The most favorable construction I can place on the premier's inaction," he adds, ' is that he was gambling for pence by Christmas. But in spite of his innumerable speeches, no peace I 1 came. The writer also charges the cabinet with procrastination and cowardice. "The question which concerns most deeply eveiy man, woman and child in. the I'nited Kingdom," he declar? ed, "is whether Haig's men will now bey sufficiently reinforced to enable them to compote with the enemy on fair terms. My opinion is that they will not be." PLAN ZONE SYSTEM. I Fuel mid Railway Administration Arrange Distribution of Coal. Washington, Jan. 24*?Continuod demoralization of railroad transpor? tation throughout the East today prompted railroad and fuel adminis? tration officials to hasten plans for developing a zone distribution system for coal and it was stated that somt definite announcement might be ex? pected within a few days. The prin? cipal feature of the plan will he put into effect immediately and it will be ? Improved as fast as new routes can he developed and details worked out Coal distribution and apportion? ment for the country was today put in charge ot J. D. A. Morrow, a practi? cal coal expert, who recently organ? ized the National Coal Association Ol which he has been secretary. Mr. Morrow will supervise all pooling and transportation arrangements and will be given charge of the zoning system. Officials today expressed the heliel that the proposed system will rendei impossible another serious coal short age this winter. With an embargo on general freight still in effect today for eastern trunl< lines and the effect of the restriction extending westward, railroads were able to increase the supply of coa and food to most parts of the East. Conferees of the railroad and fue administrations on the zone distribut? ing system agreed today on adopting as a basis for their calculations tho suggestions of the defunct railroad war board to the fuel administration The operation of the scheme, it oral said, would be limited to the Hast. Under the plan certain mining dis? tricts won hi be assigned a .specific ter? ritory to which their output should gO and the railroad routes would b< pi escribed, POOD SURVEYOR NAMED. Eduard Stellinious of New York To Pass on All Purchases. Washington, Jan, 2R. -Edward Rtettinlous of New York was appoint? ed today as surveyor general for all army pun bases. Washington, Jan. 2ft, An earth? quake of moderate Intensity, est I mat Sed to be central four thousand miles from Washington, was reported to day by the Georgetown observatory. HEMM ?K TERMS. DICE RUSSIAN TERRITORY WOULD BE SEI ZK D. teneral Hoffman Outlines Frontier From View of Central Poorer* Showing That Anaaso Bolsheviki Delegates-? Plan, to Retain Com land in Its Entirety?Russians Rejeel Tenns. Petrograd, Jan. 23.?(Delayed) ? The Russian delegates to the Brest Litovsk peace conference have de? cided unanimously to reject the terms offered by the Germans. The decision was announced to the As? sociated Press tonight by AT ECnmeneff, a member of the Russian delegation. Final decision as to peace or war, If. Kameneff said, rested with thc COngrees of soldiers and workmen's delegates which was convened here tonight. After weeks of vacillation the Ger? mans at last have made their de? mands at the peace conference at Brest-Lttovek and the Russians have declined to accede to them. Notwithstanding the fact that the imperial German chancellor in his many times postponed speech to the main committee of the relchstag an? nounces that he Still hopes that an early and satisfactory conclusion of the Brest-LitOVBk conference will be reached the terms of the Germans as enunciated by General Hoffman, one of their chief delegates to the peace conference, so far form an insuper? able barrier for the Bolsheviki gov? ernment, which has expressed a de? termination to carry out a policy ol no annexation and no indemnities. Courland in its entirety and all of Russia's Baltic provinces are to be re? tained, by Germany, according to General Hoffman, In what is termed as Germany's last proposal to the Russians, and the added threat Mas given that if the Russians failed to acquiesce in the demands,, further In? roads into their territory would follow and the important port of Reval, near the mouth of the Gulf of Finland, would be. occupied. In theatrical fashion Hoffman de? lineated on a map before the aston? ished Russian delegates the new Rus? sian frontier as the Germans intend it to run?from the shores of the Gulf of Finland, eastward to the Moon Sound islands and then to the west of .Minsk and thence to Brest-Litovsl: ?leaving within German boundaries some of Russia's choicest territory. Amazed at the audacity of the Ger man program the Russian delegate; asked for time to consider the de mand. This was grudgingly given together with the announcement thai it was the last postponement thai could be expected. The latest ad? vices are to the effect that the Rus siuns have unanimously rejected tin German terms. What the new situation will brins forth is problematical. With the po litical situation in Russia still in tur moil and with the battleline depleted of fighting men through deflections it is hardly probable that the Rus? sians will be able to withstand at th< present moment any great show ol force by the Germans toward the cap? ture of Reval. Accounts of the situation in Aus? tria gleaned from German newspa? pers indicate that there is still niucr discontent among the workinjirmer and that not all the strikers havs re? turned to work. The Czechs in par? liament have heckled the Austriar premier and demanded that the mon? archy be made a democratic federa state of nationalities. In Germany the unres1: of the pop? ulace also continues but. the trium? phant militarist party is managing t( keep the people in curb. Of grea' interest as regards the military sit Uatlon is the withdrawal of the Aus tro-German armies along the Italiar front from the Piave River westward The retrograde move was due to tht harassing attacks of the Italians | reinforced by the French and British which they have been delivering re cently. The indications are that tin enemy now has given up, for the timf being, at least, his ambition to drive out upon theVenetian plain. On the other fronts the hell gor cuts are keeping up tluir Intensive i bombardments on various sectors. FIGHTING! AT KISHINEV. j Roumanians and Bolsheviki Battling for City. London, Jan. I*.?Kishinev is re ported to be surrounded by Ruman? ian troops, according to o Petrograd dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph. Hot lighting is said to be in prog ess between the Bolsheviki and Human* , lane. CANADIAN TOWN BURNING. Peter bom, an Extensive Manufactur? ing Town on Fire. Toronto, Jan. 26.?A serious lire Is reported in progress at Peterhoro, an extensive manufacturing town ninety 1 four miles oast of here. HOLDS DERSUM RESPONSIBLE] FOR PART Ok* WORLD. Premier Declares Situation in Russia <.'aus<*s Grate Uneasiness??Hopes for Best. Tokyo, Jan. li\?"Japan holds herself responsible for the mainten ance of peace in thle part of the world and consequently in the event of that peace being endanf red to the Inevi? table detriment of our interests, the government of Japan will not hesitate a moment to take the proper meas? ures." Thus Count Terauchi, the Japanese premier, spoke at the opening of the diet today in referiing to the inter? nal disorders in Russia spreading to the Russian possessions- in Eastern Asia. The premier declared the situation in Russia was causing him the great? est measure of anxiety. "As the true friend of Russia." he said, "Japan earnestly hopes thct country may successfully settle it* difficulties with? out much further It ? of time and es? tablish a stable government." Count Terauchi sa d also that Japan joined unreservedly with the allied powers in the determination not to !sheathe the sword until an honorable pence is assured. Premier Count Terauchi In hia ad? dress to the diet said the wur in Eu? rope had Increased in scope and magnitude. The imperial Japanese government was fully alive to the gravity of the situation and constant? ly was making efforts to maintain peace in the Far East and cooperat? ing in the war operations with the concentrated plan of action of the al? lied powers. \ \ *] It was the government's intention to pursue the same policy with abso? lute loyalty and fidelity to the allies and for maintenance of the national safety, the premier added. The premier said he was especially gratified to report "the splendid re? sults of the visit of the special im? perial envoy to the United States last year in promoting a ;jood understand* ing." "Particularly satis ra2tory," the pre? mier continued, "is he formal agree? ment with regard to Chinese policies, with which nobody concerned with I tho future tranquility of the Far East will refuse approval " LI MBER MILLS EXEMPTED. Not Required to Shut Down on Heat* less Mondays. Washington, Jan. 24.?Any sawmill or lumber manufacturing concern in the country that turns out lumber that could be used for shipbuilding ie exempted from the provisions of heat less Monday, accord ng to a state? ment made la&t night by Fuel Ad? ministrator Oar lie Id to Hoke Smith, of Georgia. Since the order was made prohibit? ing the operation of industries on Mondays the lumbc men of the country have been pretesting and In? sisting that since they use their own by-products for fuel, as a rule, that they should not be subjected to the terms of the order. Monday last Dr. Garfield made a slight concession, which was that mills could operate if such was neces? sary to maintain the upkeep 'of the plants. Yesterday Senator Smith appealed to Chairman E. N. Hurley, of Die shipping board, for assistance and 'together they called upon Dr. Gar field with the result vs stated. As ev? ery mill manufactvres lumber of &ome grade that is suitable for ship? building, the order practically ex? empted all milling places. SPECIAL SESSION WANTED. Wealthy Alabama A;iti-Saloon Advo? cate Will Pay Expenses. Hirmingham, Ala., Jan. 24.?L. B. Musgrove of Jasper, Ma., wealthy an? ti-saloon advocate, las written a let? ter to Gov. Charles Henderson asking the chief exeeutive ':o call a special session of the Alabama legislature to act on the ratification of the national prohibition amendment and offering to pay the expense of such a session. It is estimated the ?xpense will not be less than $f>n.000. Washington. Jan. 26.?Among other deaths from natura' causes, reported I by Gen. Pershing, w- e Privates Jesse' Likes, of pneumonia Ilepzlbah, Ga.; Allen Maxwell, of nneumonia, Jor? dan. S. C; Ernest Mosey, Rion, S. C, and Wesley Small, fracture of skull, Ha block, S. C Washington. Jan. 26.?More secret testimony before the senate military committee which was published to? day discloses the fact that in De-^ comber Oen. Pershirg waa authoris? ed to buy two hundred thousand British uniforms for Americans In France and one hundred thousand blunkets from Spain.