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VARIOUS REPORTS FROM
TELL OF CLASHES BETWEEN i HE
ORCES
jrelEBinsry Peace Discussions in
progress Between tne Bol-.
she vila and Teutons
AT BREST-LITOVSK
SUET
and
Austrian Foreign
German
Kfcisters Are Proceeding
Toward That City
SNOW
ON BATTLE FRONTS
Only in Northern Italy is Heavy
Fighting Going On
ccate3 Press War Summary).
Various reports continue to
tie operations of the revolutionary
and counter-revolutionary forces
i 1- -C . ,
in tneir 5Tru.i,-c iui aufjicixiauj' .
cnit of the maze it is impossi
it) cairi an accurate idea as to
raicii side to the controversy is in
the ascendancy.
Preliminary Peace Plans.
Heanwhlle preliminary peace dis-nssior-s
between the Bolshevik! rep
resentatives and delegates of the Teu
tonic allies are In progress at Brest
Ltorsk. The real negotiations, hav
ing :n view the bringing about of
pesc? und the consequent retirement
4i the Russian army as a belligerent
agaiust the Teutonic allies, are ex
pected to, begin next Tuesday. :. . v
Tb German and Austrian foreign
ministers, both astute politicians, are
speeding toward Brest-Li toysk to take
parley and an the battle
o! wit? fhicti wui taKe piace. it proo
abiy is not outside the realm of rea
son to infer that the Teutonic allied,
representatives will not be at a dis
advantage in dealing with men of the
calibre tne Eolsheviki will have pres
ent to plead their cause.
I Snow Check Fighting.
On none of the battle fronts, except
that in northern Italy, are military j by . relieving from their present duties of transportation," said a statement is
o?en:;ons of great magnitude ensu-; , , , m . , , . r
neavv snow ana oaa weamer
generally has brought the fighting al-j
cs! to a standstill on the western i
izi in t ranee ana jseigium, except
for small encounters by outposts and
reciprocal bombardments. ;'"
On the Italian front, around Monte
SoIarolD-the Austro-Germans again
have taken ..up a 'vigorous offensive,
throwing- their troops against the
Italians with the usual fierceness of
attack, disregarding the losses in;
Sictei upon them. The Rome war of
2ce reports that the enemy in his
litest attack was completely repul
sed, English east coast towns again
have received a visitation from Ger
man airplanes. The raiders penetrated
to London, dropping bombs. Missiles
also wer- dropped in Kent and Es
sex. The American subraine F-l has been
fink in a collision with her sister '
-- - r -.j. m American waiwo.
in A marl can
vneteen ir. perished In the acci
aent. The F-3 was not -damaged. Her
cre-r &va to rescue five men be--ongirs
t0 the crew of her victim.
REPORTS INDICATE KIGHTIJfG
COVTIXUES IN DON REGION
London, Dec. 17. Reports on the
Rassia-i internal situation tonight in
nate that f.ghting is . continuing in
Don region and that reinforce
Ertt5 have been sent south from Pet
ttrrad. A Kiev di?patch tonight repbrts
j-t during the disarming of the Max -.ca::5T
units there the Ukrainian
oips seized 72 cannon. 350 machine
r Zni 5.00.000 cartridges.
,ri advices are that the Russian
s0,erRment commissioners are draft
reSr.tn Jltiraatum to the Ukraine Rada,
iv"-n'z:n? tne independence of the
Traine nut demanding an immediate
-Pres5;0n nf the Rada.s attitude to
Rras the Eolsheviki authorities: The
pt", '' e'ined to recognize the
J?'e-s Commissioners as comprising
eavernnient of all-Russia. inas--Sat"
as the Don, the Caucasus, Si
13 5nd thcr parts of Russia ha.ve
wj'r own governments. ' ;
f"pV0r"nection with the armistice on
;Kussi.n front, it is stated that the
taTvaR de!"?atin ;at Brest-Lritovsk
Pri- en ausmented to include M.
wKy' "Preslclent of the Moscow
oth6 . -''nd w orkmen's council, and
n,l!le Maxima list . organ Prava de
that tt? 3S untrilth the allegations
Jatin 'ierman8 demanded the evac
ih,T fiL pfitrograd and Finland,, the
1 erant nussian array auu
jrai ro Germany of a monopoly in
rR export?.
o-Sr'n,? t0 the Bolsheviki public
it,.. rie-9i'tment and railway admin
!n! The arrivals of food of all
satlSf;n lart few days haVe;been
ail n Cty Ht Petrograd, Moscow and
and cpUlOUS pafts of" north Russia
,n tne north and south -fronts.
KeRES!vY IS REPORTED IN
THB VICIMTY OF PETROGRAD
!0rniPsen, Dec. 18. A report that
&r Premier TrerenRw f T?i,ia.
Bnr.r.j , '
has a;,:iDy thousands of troops,
7"'cu n tne vicinity or fetro-
l is contained in a dispatch from j
rana, iri Sweden, at the Finni.ll association convene "-.r-.Continued
Oa Page Two) v sions wiU continue until Thursday.
ENGAGED IN
American Submarine Sinks
Another; Nineteen Men Lost
'Washington, Dec. 18. Nineteen lives
were lost when the American subma
rine F-l was rammed and sunk by sub
marine F-3 in home waters during a
fog Monday afternoon.
The F-3 was undamaged and picked
up five survivors of her victim.
Secretary Daniels announced the dis
aster today in a brief statement which
gave no further details.
Lieutenant A. E. Montgomery, com-
manding officer of the F-l was among
the Ave saved. His mother,. Mrs. Julia
Pratt, lives at Fort H. G. Wright, N. Y.
Other survivors include:
J. M. Schmissauter, machinist; father,
Charles C. Schmissauter, Hills City,
Tenn.
Henry I. Brown, gunner's mate;
father, H. P. Brown, Macon, Ga.
The list of those jost announced by
GIVE FULL TIE
TO
IL
Three Members of the New Body
Are Relieved From their
... Present Positions .
GEN. GOETHALS RECALLED,
Becomes Acting Quartermaster Gen-'
eral, Succeeding: General Sharpe.
Ftirpoae of Council la' to Ac- '
... celerate War Activities. -
Washington, Dec. 18. Secretary Ba
ker today moved forward the organiza- j
tion of his newly-created war council '
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that body. This will leave them free
to devote all their time to the conn-1
riVa -n.Rir of nn-ordinaHns- all war rie-:
, ...
partment activities m sucn a way mat
the time heretofore believed to be nec- I
essary for the sending to France of an
army of sufficient size to insure the de
feat of Germany will be materially re
duced. Mr. Baker announced that Major
General George W. Goethals had been
recalled to active duty and would be-
aa. ntinrr mio lt flrm .otfiT frPTIPTB.l. re
wuic .--
leasing Maor General Sharpe for ser- j
WAR
GOUNC
vice with the council. Major General But has any other industry responded i Ys win oe given .a. nearing on inur.
Waver will be relieved by Brigadier ! more efflciently tp the demands created dT.?n- ?ftr" fis
General Harriette. who becomes acting
.yiiT nt eoast artillerv. and Major-;
general William Crozier by Brigadier-!
rhar en wneeier. wno Decomes
acting chiefof ordnance. their Inability to increase their plant
General Bliss, chief of staff, and Ma-! and the excessive use of preference or-jor-General
Crowder, the other officers 1 ders in government transportation."
of the council, will retain their present : "The charge has been made," the
T-oxltions. the former as chief of staff i statement adds, ."that the Inability of
and the latter as judge-advocate gen-
eral and provost marshal general. Gen-; ireignt onerea to tnem nas Been large
eral Bliss retires December 31 for age, ly due to the failure of the various rail-1-mt
nrobablv will continue on the coun- I way lines to work together harmonlous-
cll. Preparations are being made today
ror the council indicated that General
Crowder might be able to devote only
a smal Ipart of his time hereafter to
other duties.
TiTninr -Raker decided that officers of;
, council must be in the war depart- j
ment building itself and the ordnance
bureau nrobably will be transferred to !
bureau probably
another building.
-mv R9vpr indicated in his last war i
Trj."r that the Russian armistice has i
made it necessary for the United States
to accelerate Its war preparations. The
gap in the allies ranks vacated by Rus
sia nHust be filled protnptly, many offi
cers her say, if the general situation
shall continue to show a balance of
actual as well as potential power In
favor of the United States and the allies,
when the summer campaign reaches its
height in li.
Members OI tne ilQUSe mission nmu! ;
participated in the war conference inlrads The last 24 hours, Mr. Th0mp-1 8peclal envoy of the Mexican govern
Paris are believed to have brought back , SQn &aldj showed ten per cent more coal ment sent' hera to seek modification
General Bliss isi
a similar mcasaa.
preparing a detailed report and there
is .little doubt that his report will
stress the need of haste.
It is generally believed that the
American representatives at the war
conference made some definite state--.nt
to what the United States
could and would do and how long it
would take it. Tne new council yxuu
ably will undertake to make certain
the delivery of whatever military
strength was pledged.
Secretary- Baker wouia noi
today Genefal Bliss i successor as cniei thlrteen southern states and in-the Dis- ico City to participate in the confer
of staff. He saidt however, tnat a re-j trlcfr of Columbia to raise 125,000 for ences which the Mexican envoy came
cent report that General Pershing was
to be recalled to fill the post lacked
any foundation.
' Southern Surgeons Meet.
St. . Augustine. S'la., Jjec.
. ' .i.,inM trnm virtually
deiegaie- fi thirteenth an-
ever o"-" - - Sr...t-httrn sur?ical
nual meeting of th Southern surreal
every Bouwmu - -.
RUSSIA
CP 1L WAR
the navy department shows men to be
from far western, states with the ex
ception of two who are from Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
Germans Saved two sailors
from the destroyer jones
Amsterdam, Dec. 18.- Two sailors
were saved by the Germans from the
American destroyer Jacob Jones, ac
cording to an official German an
nouncement received here today.
The Jacob Jones was torpedoed and
sunk in the war zone on Dec. C and 65
Sudors renor' eT that one
American wno spoKe German was
taken prisoner on the submarine.
Steamer Mundale Safe.
Baltimore, Dec. 18. The steamship
Mundale of the Munson Line about the
safety of which there was some anx
iety, has arrived at an Atlantic port
according to information received by
the wife of Capt. J. A. Meech, who is
in command of the ship.
S CARRIERS
Says Coal Shortage Can t Fairly
be Attributed Solely to Lack
of Transportation
PUBLIC IS ALSO TO BLAME
Points Out That From April to Novem
ker 61,000,000 Tons More Were
Hauled Than During the Same
Period Last Year.
New York, Dec. 18. Coa.1 shortage in
various parts of the country "cannot
fairly be attributed altogether to lack
J ...uv..,,
chairman of the railroad war board, j
"The Problem is Drimarilv one of dia. I
tribution. for which the nuhi!f munt
.
snare me responsiDiuiy, xne statement
declared.
Figures showing that the railroads of
the country had hauled approximately
61,000,000 tons more of coal from April
to November, inclusive, tnan they did
in the same period, last year, were con
tained in the statement, which con
tinues: ....
,au times to carry all the coal that
could be offered them for movement. '
ny tne warr
The statement then outlines difficul-
lets under which the railroads have
uvwawu, imuhiuk princitjaiiy irom
the railroads promptly to move -all the I
ly and unitedly in this war crisis. The
allegation is without foundation."
Taking up distribution, it adds:
"The railroads cannot with their ex
isting facilities, handle a much larger
tonnage of coal so long as the present
system of distribution prevails. The
present system of distribution involved j
a great amount of cross-hauling of coal
and the resulting large waste of trans-
portation. The remedy doubtless re-
quires a surrender of convenience and
old habit, but it is clear. Itfis to causa
oal to le supplied to every section
from the mine closest to that section."
IMPROVEMENT IS MADE IN
TRANSPORTATION OP COAL
,n CQal transportation was reported to
.the fuel administration today by A. W.
Thompson, chairman of the general
inmmte efpn. voll.i
moved than during the preceding twen-s
ty-four. I
VnSnirtt I'JT- all
moving freight now at about 75 per
cent of normal. Recently the nereent-'
age was declared to be as low as 30.
Fuller co-operation between the rail
roads and coal producers will be dis
cussed at a conference tomorrow .
WILL RAISE FUND FOR - i
BLUE RIDGE , SUMMER SCHOOL
the wartime needs of the T. M. C. A.
Blue Ridge summer school at Asheville,
N. C, was decided upon by southern
secretaries of the association, in con-
ference here today. Four hundred sec-
retaries, it was announced, must be
trained there for home and overseas
service.
The campaign, according to a tenta
tive arrangement, will begin, February
S and close Feb. 11,
FAIRFAX HARRISON
M'CORiGK SAYS
PERSHING'S FORGE
LACKS JBTILLERY
Representative Who Visited Battle
Front Attempts to Refute
Crozier's Testimony
INQUIRY BROADENING OUT
i
Congressional Committee Will
Hear Private Manufacturers
.
or Army Supplies
Washington, . Dec. 18. The congres
sional inquiry into army war prepar
ations broadened today with the sen-
ate military committee's -decision to ;
"
hear private manufacturers of ord-
nance and ammunition tomorow and
to delve into the clothing, cantonment ularly the1 installation of necessary
building, food and. transportation sit- ; plconditfon8 at Camp Sevier, Green
uatlons Friday by. examining Major ' Vine. S. C, where the 80th division.
General Sharpe, quartermaster gener- composed chiefly of former, national
al.
From Representative McCormick, of ;
Illinois, who recently visted the Eu-
ropean battle front, the committee !
heard statements in executive session
today tending to contradict testimony
of Major General Crozier, chief of
ordnance, regarding adequacy bf Gen- !
eral Pershing's equipment, especially
heavy artillery. Mr. McCormick said
neither the British nor the French had
enough artillery and that they were ;
supplying Pershing only because thai
Americans were still worse off. j
Postwnes Action On Nomination. '
As a result of the charges of delays
and shortages in the ordnance outfit- j
ting, tne senate just berore adjourning
for the -holidays indefinitely postpon
ed action on tne nomination of Gen
eral Crozier for re-appolntment. The
military committee had unanimously
Aral OAnatrtn nnliM nir nnmm ttAA
members, objected to ViwmedJate, ac-.u
tion, sharply criticising General Cro
zier, and Senator Chamberlain agreed
that it was advisable to postpone ac-
tlon until the results of the Invest!-
gation were fixed. .
Supports Crozier's Statement.
Evidence supporting General Cro
zier's statement regarding prospects
of increased production of ordance was
given to the committee today by Sam-
. uel Vauclain, vice-president of the ;
, isaiawin jjocomotive company ana a
member of the civilian advisory com-
mittee of the war industries board In
charge of munitions work
He stated .
v,o amn'r.rv.ont maviir fontnr.
jes which had never before engaged in
makinsr ordnance the euddIv would
adequate in tne iuture to equip
the American forces. He cited com- j
parative production figures of Auier-
fIIier- ,
lean and British factories in making 1
rifies and smpll arm3 and heavy ar
tillery and declared American produc
tion is greatly on the increase.
Probably Secret Hearing.
Continuation of the inquiry this
week, probably behind closed doors,
was arranged for by the committee,
but next week a recess over Chrlst-
j mas may be taken. .
1 Representatives of the Colt, Reming-
ton and otner munitions manufactur-
Colonel Lewis, inrentor of the Lewis
machine gun, on Saturday.
Committee members say it is prob
able that in addition to inquiring into
contracts and past and future ammu
nition deliveries, the committee will
seek causes for recent explosions In
ammunition plants, - reported to be
due in some cases to neglect of safe
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LEFT WITHOUT A WORD
Will Attend "Neutrality Confer
ence" in Argentina
Mexican Representative Came to the
United States to Seek Modification
of Embargo Trip to Buenos
Aires Attracts Interest.
Washington, Dec. 18. Luis Cabrera,
of restrictions upon American exports
to Mexico, has departed for Buenos
Aires without troubling himself with
the formality of good-byes to the state
department. He goes to attend a so
called neutrality conference in the
Argentine capital .
Mr, Cabrera sailed last Saturday and
the state department heard of it at
the time, but it did not become gen-
orally known until today When Am-
here to hold. :
The failure of Secretary Lansing to
take the initiative in beginning the
negotiations is understood to have of-
fended Cabrera who is r said to have
resented the idea of having to deal
directly with the. war trade board
which controls , the export., situation.
The state department has not been
advised on- the subject but -it- la as
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CABRERA GOT MAD AND
Camps Found Overcrowded
And Unsanitary and Men
With Insufficient Clothing
Surgeon-General Gorgas Holds These Conditions Largely Responsi
ble for the Disease Epidemic at Sevier and Four Other
Camps. Reports His Findings to Secretary Baker
and Makes Recommendations. .
' Washington, Dec. 18. Insufficient
clotting, overcrowding and bad sani
tary conditions are held largely respon
sible for disease epidemic at Camp
Sevier, S. S.; Camp Dowie, Texas;
Camp Funston, Kansas, and Camp Don-
iphan, Oklahoma, by Surgeon-General j
Gorgas .in reports to Secretary Baker ;
made public today on the result of his
personal inspection of the camps.
With the exception of Funston, none
of the camp base hospitals have been i
completed, General Gorgas says, and
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this Is handicapping the medical oni-
Cers in treating, patients. He recom- J
mends the rushing of this work, partic- j
: guard organizations of South Carolina,
. North Carolina and Tennessee, are ;
; shown in a letter from General Gorgas
PROBE OF SHIPPING
BOARD IS ORDERED
cxiaio wuuuugi wwiuiumsc iyuj
Investigate the Whole Sit
uation Thoroughly-
I1U rillliiJIik) AXLJ U O HiU
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Continual Disagreement and Reorgnni-
cation of the Board Gives Cn-ase
for Various Charges by Mem
bers of the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 18. Continual re-
organization of the government's ma-
chlnery Tor building a merchant marine
culminated today in the ordering of a
thorough investigation of the wliole
situation by the senate i
Almost at the moment Chairman Hur-
ley of the shipping board was announc-'.
I ing tne resignauon or near Aamirai :
it. rt.;a a a irpn at n 1 rinnaerpr nf rhfl pmor.1
1"";- 7;" " "V" " VT: ' ' '
gency iieet corporation ana tne ap-,
pointment of Charles A. Piez, of Chi- j prices for mill ' feeds, relative to the
cago, to the place, resolutions for in- cost of wheat, is expected to result in
vestigatlon were being adopted In both a marked reduction in their price and
houses among heated charges of "red it is hoped this will operate to lower
tape," "inefficiency," "a crime," and the price of milk and other dairy pro
other hot phrases of denunciation. ducts.
Action came on the resolution intro-1 Restrictions imposed by the new
duced'by Senator Harding, of Ghio, who I rulings, It .is declared, will not seri
denounced the boards continuous dim- j ously change the present quality of
culties as an "Interminable .tangle of i hour nor inconvenience the consuming
red tape." public.
Senate Acts Quickly. "The food administration," the
With haste rarely shown the senate ) statement adds, "Is confident that the
ordered the inquiry, referring to the ! s"Sht changes made necessary in the
commerce committee which will meet character of wheat flour will be ac
Thursday to arrange its procedure. cePtIe.d. b the American people in the
It is more than likely that the whole of conservation." .
ln8ld6e 8tbT,innintrwilni?leratdel ! Aour "nfatenfenTys: Cnt6nt f
j, -.r . i n .x. i -ii i. i jj -o use more than ZG4 pounds of clean
and Major-General Goethals will be laid , wheat -n making . 196Ppounas Df 100
e . , , per cent flour. From the 100 per cent
The keynote of the demand for In-. flour go produced the licensee may,
vestigatlon, to which there seemed to; at his option, remove not more than
be no dissent from either side in the . 5 per cent of clear, or low grade,
senate, was the necessity of building eourSj none of which, may be mixed
ships If, the nation is to win the war. with or sold as feed The 95 per cent
Senator Chamberlain, an administra-1 of the 196 pounds of flour remaining
tion spokesman, declared the shipping --shall not be subject to further separa
b.oard had resolved into a "debating,, tion or division."
society," and added: Millers are directed to establish,
"Something has got to be done, for from time to time, a price at which
nothing can be accomplished as long ; each grade of flour shall 'be sold in
as there are constant changes being j carload lots for a period of 2i hours
made in the personnel of the board." after such prices are established, and,
Senator Williams, declaring for the (
Investigation, said:
"No one can close his eyes to the
fact that we as a nation have not done
our full nart in' this war."
'.'The best thing that can be done," ,
Senator Williams continued "is to let
your own people ksw all about the
matter.
Says Board Invites Inquiry.
Senator Lewis, the democratic whip,
declared ofliciers of the shipping board
would welcome the .investigation, be
cause it would show who was responsi
ble for the conflicts.
Senator Swanson, democrat, declared
to empower naval officers to act, and ,
Senator ljoage, ftepuDiican, aeciarea mo.
boards proceaure was an wrong.
'If we put In one really competent
man and tell him to build ships we can
get it done," he said.
Inmaking Mr. Piez general manager
of the fleet corporation and confirming
his full authority over the shipbuild
ing program, the shipping boara re
tains him also as the corporation's vice
president.
Rear Admiral Harris was designated
sa general manager just two weeks ago
on the resignation of Rear Admiral
Capps.
' Why Harris Resided.
'The shipping board accepted Admiral
Harris resignation, Chairman Hurley
announced, when the general manager
insisted that the offices ot the fleet cor
poration be moved to Philadelphia and
asked Immediate consideration on a re
quest for. the setting aside of 112,000.
000 for housing shipyard workers, with
... Continued On Page Two)
to the chief of staff of the army. The
letter, dated at Camp Sevier, .'November
29, last, follows: .
General Gorgas' fetter.
"Sanitary conditions here are seri
ous. Sixty men have died of pneu
monia In the past month. The camp
has been exposed to a general epidem-
ic of measles about 2 000 cases having
uwuiieu wiuiiin line ia-SL muiiin. uur-
ing the same period they have had
175 cases of pneumonia and 15 cases
of meningitis. The new conscripts of
this command are men who are non
jmmune to measles. TheV come from i
! the neighboring southern states where
the neighbor
uonulation i
ave not hs
is scarce. and therefore-:
had meaejies in childhooa.
Always, with measles, a certain num- 1
ber of cases of pneumonia occur. The wrote Vice-President Marshall that
mortality of pneumonia from any j distinctions of rank in the army im-
cause is always high. . . , ,. .... . .
"The basic unsanitary condition, ' ply no social distinction and are sole
however, is overcrowding. In the past, ! ly in tne interest of military dscip-
Hn this camp, the division commander
had had to ,put 11 and 12 men in a
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ISSUED TO MILLERS
,muuuu. visw -tiusftu wooi au
Making 100 Per Cent Flour
Must be Reduced
J lUXk. YV ilJ
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Manner In Which Prices of Mill Feed
Are to Be Determined Is Set Forth
In Food Administration . State
ment. New York, . Deiv. 18. New regula
tions prescribing the amount of wheat
to be used by millers of the United ;
-
States in manufacturing flour, de-
'ailing the manner in which the prices ,
mil1 feeds shall be determined and I
, . 0ii o 00,, I
which are calculated to effect a sav-
ing of more, than . 16,000,000 bushels ,
nf wheat, diirinc- TMs tireaent Cron
yearwere announced here today by
.1. . .i.- ' . - .
mui.ng qiv sion ot tne tooa pu
ministration. The flxine- of maximum
until a new price Is named by the li
censee, an nour soia snail De soia at
this' figure. A margin of 25 cents per
barrel bulk at the mill above or ber
low this price is provided, however.
for mills, "in making a price to nset
the competition 'of- mills in various
territories.
nran is to oe soia at a price per
ton not exceeding 38 per cent of the
average cost of wheat to the miller.
"Shorts" and "middlings" are to be
sold at approximately $2 per ton above
the price of bran, mixed feeds at not
more than $4 above this basis figure
,nd flour middlings at not more than
$9 above the price of bran.
LEAGCE OP ALLIED NATIONS
FIRST; NATIONAL LEAGUE NKXT
New York, Dec. 19. Professional
baseball is an antidote and corrective
to spiritual depression incident to the
wa? aTld should be continued, but at
the same time ball players should of
fer themselves "unreservedly and en
thusiastically to the service of the
great league of allied nations" this
is the view of the management of the
National baseball league. Resolutions
to this effect, adopted at the recent
meeting of the National league held
in this city, were announced today.
Tags for Halifax Relief.
Boston, Mass., Dec. 17. This was
I Halifax "tag day" in Boston. Canvass
ers sold tags in all parts of the city in
an effort to raise $10,000 which the city
public safety committee has pledged to
the mass-Halifax relief fund. A parade
of sailors from, one. of the training star
tions here called attention; to the fund.
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NEW RFGU! ATIUNS
OFFICERS ARE NOT
FORBIDDEN TO MIX
WITH THEIR MEN
Is Possible and Useful to be Faith
ful to Both Discipline and
Democratic Ideals
BAKER REPLIES TOSENATE
Writes That Distinctions of Rank
Are Solely in Interest of
" Military Discipline
Washington, Dec. 17. In response
to a. senate resolution asking wheth-
er there are' war department rules and
regulations to prevent social inter-
course between officers and men of
llie army. Secretary Baker today
line.
Frequently in a country like this,
the secretary said, the advantage of
education and culture ip in favor of
the soldier. Nevertheless, he. said,
pafety demands that the soldier and
officer acquire by continuous and un
varying practice the habit of instant
obedience to his superior.
Mr. Baker's letter follows:
The Secretary's Letter.
"I have the honor to acknowledge
receipt of a resolution in the senate
of the United States under date- of
December 11, 1917, directing me to in
form the United States senate 'What,
If any, ruleB or regulation there are
of. the war department which prevent
officers from 'having intercourse with
privates and mingling with them in
social intercourse or which tend to
caste distinction between enlisted
men and- commissioned officers when
they are off duty.'
In response thereto I submit for
imuiiiiawuii dciialc ul uiq
j of army-regulations in "regard, to the
'relationship between officers and en-
listed men as the only rule or regula
tion now existing relative to this mat
.ter: Rule . Regarding Relationships.
" 'Superiors are forbidden to injur
those under their authority by tyran
nical or capricious conduct or by abus
ive language. 'While maintaining dis
cipline and the thorough and prompt
performance of military duty, all of
"cers, dealing with enlisted men, will
hear in mind the absolute necessity of
BO treating them aa to preserve-their
ytif - respect. Officers will keep in as
close touch as possible with the men
under their command, will strive to
TP,ati 's fla
and sympathy as will insure the free
approach of their men to them from
counsel and assistance. This relation
ship may be gained and maintained
without relaxation of the bonds of
discipline and with great benefit to
the service as a whole.'
Must Be No Favoritism.
"In this paragraph will be seen an
endeavor to arrive at a true balance
in the proper relationship between of
ficers and enlisted men; on the one
hand, to encourage, an exchange of
confidence and co-operation between
the officer and the soldier, and on the
other, to avoid personal intimacies be
tween ari officer and any particular
soldier or soldiers which might have
a tendency to lead to favoritism or
the suspicion of favoritism in assign
ments for duties or cause discontent
on, the part of those not selected for
special intimacy by the officer In
question. All officers are expected to
so exercise their judgment under this
regulation, as at all times to enjoy
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HOUSE DEFERS ACTION
ON FARM BONO 6ILL
Members Want the Measure to be
Properly Discussed
The Bill Was Passed by the Senate and
Authorizes the Treasury to Pur
chase 9100,000,000 of the
Farm Loan Bonds.
Washington, Dec. 18. The adminis
tration bill authorising the secretary of
the treasury to purchase $100,000,000 of
farm loan bonds during the next fiscal
year was adopted by the senate today
without a record vote after it had been
amended so as to eliminate authority
far a similar purchase next year.
Immediately after the vote the bill
was sent over to the house with a view
to action there before the holiday ad
journment. After some discussion, how-
ever, the house postponed consideration
until January 3. Chairman Glass, of
the banking committee, announced that
the senate had adjourned and that it
would be impossible to enact the bill
into law until after the holiday recess,
in view of what he called the lack of
comprehension on the part of those
opposing it. ..
Representatives Lenroot, Wisconsin;
Snell, New York, and others asserted
the measure was too important to pass
without proper discussion. Mr. Snell
contended that the land banks were
tending towards insqlvency.
The senate amendment to limit" the
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