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THE WEATHER Fair Friday and Saturday;, little change in temperature.' PAGES TODAY ONE SECTION HI v His alibis Hiss flSlr tv a jlu i 1,1 kJL VOL. CI-O. H8. a A " - r . U WMrNTGTOK, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1918 , . ., y ,.. .. r - : " 7 : 1 ' WHOLE NUMBER 39,295 FUEL AUMIMSTRATOR'S OF.DER CLOSING DOWN FACTORIES FOR 5 DAYS EFFECTIVE LAST MIDNIGHT Garfield Signs the Order and Puts It in Force, Despite the ; Senate's Protest PEW INDUSTRIES EXCEPTED plants Using Fuel of Any Kind, Coal, Wood, Oil or Gas, Come Under Restrictions WASHINGTON IS STIRRED Monday a Legal Holiday for Per iod of Ten Weeks - V "Washington, Jan. 17. While a storm of protest raged at the Capi tol and among business interests throughout the nation, Fuel Ad ministrator Garfield tonight sign ed the order in preparation since yesterday closing down mairafac turing plants east of the - Missis sippi river for five days beginning at midnight tonight and stopping virtually all business activity on every Monday for a period of ten weeks beginning January 21. ; President's Full Support.' With the full support of President Wilson the fuel administrator attached his signature to the mandate-as the Senate was preparing to vote on a resolution- which it passed 20 minutes later, requesting him to postpone ac tion for five days. ; . Dr.. Garfield would not comment on the Senate action, but.it was stated at the fuel administration -that the reso lution would have no effect upon the Washington Stirred. Seldom has Washington ' seen a -day of more stirring activity. An astonish ed Congress paid little attention to any other subject during the day and off i cials generally, few of whom had Known the order was imminent, talked of little else. Dr. Garfield was the storm-center during . the morning when his office was swamped with telephone calls, in the afternoon when he was haled before a Senate committee and tonight when he finally issued the or der. . , - the order as signed and sent out to nisht to state fuel administrators for enforcement contained but few chang es from the form of an abstract given , uj iuc iuci dumiuisi.rii.iiuu iasi nkht. Nor did it clear up to any great extent the confusion resulting - from iaek of detailed explanation. . Industries exempted. A supplementary statement issued with the order embraced a list of in dustries engaged in war work which "'11 be exempted from the order. It ncludes shipyards engaged in naval ork, a few plants turning out prod--acts needed by the army and navy, and portions of plants producing tubing. The list was prepared by Secretaries Baker and Daniels. Although no formal announcement' was made the shipping board has been assured that all shipyards will be ex empted Congress.' in Uproar. Congress was in an uproar from the time it assembled until it adjourned tonight. The Senate resolution passed ;,() to 19, after many senators had de nounced the order as unwise and unne cessary, in the House objection pre vented consideration of the resolution, but it was the subject' of an acrimon ious debate , Dr- Garfield was called before the Senate committee which has been in vestigating the coal shortage to ex Plain the necessity of the order. Short ly after noon .he heard of the stir , in tlie Senate and hurried to the Capitol. f the midst of debate over Senator "H'tchcock's resolution the committee itt and decided to call him. Senator .eed- the chairman, asked on the floor t'lat consideration of the resolution be imported until Dr. Garfield was' ques tion.? j. .' leaving, the Capitol, Dr. Garfield hur ried to his office and after a telephone fr,nv-rKatiou with the White, House H e ! his legal aides to put the or m rmal form. -Repeal of Lever Bill Talked, iomght it was indicated that an ap peal might be made to President Wil- The suggestion also was heard 'u the food control bill, under which r '..urfieifi acted, might be repealed, 'Ut there appeared little prospect that UHC n 4 n a n . 1 n..31r Anvil 4 -'upuMiea Deiore me nve-aay Man over. y senators insisted that the fuel th' .' atlon V3-s exceeding its au -ration was exceeding its au id that it could not prevent , 'uner of fuei from using stores in . pnsRession. Fuel administration ' nais. however, pointed to provisions aiv posing heavy penalties on i,iprv- who .Violates regulations Pres- Vv ilson may. prescribe under the " ,: act. . , .. . , . - A! ,AU i'upl Included. . ,!?:' first interpretations of the w, .i ! ln0'catei that, . its' provisions not apply to the use of wood, . 'Sts and other forms of fuel tonight U,8 ared that a11 fuel of every of'.i?110" was intended. Production anv ' WU1 not be interfered -with in justi --Jetstby statement issued tonight ciami f if his actlt" Dr.' darrleld de--u that the chief - consideration tv.oatinuea on tage Three - Hundreds of Ships Tied Up At Ports GARFIELD'S ORDER Washington, Jan. 17. The text , of Fuel Administrator Garfield's drastic order restricting the use of fuel fol lows; ' Regulation making provision for a more adequate supply of fuel for rail roads, domestic consumers, public util ities, and other uses necessary to the national security. The United States fuel administra tion, acting under the authority of an executive order of the president of the United States dated Aug. 23, 1917, ap pointing said - administrator in fur therance of the purposes of said order and of "the purposes of the act of con gress . therein referred to, approved August 10, 1917, and finding it essen tial effectively to carry out the pro visions of this act, to make provision for a more adequate supply of fuel for railroads, domestic consumers, public utilities and for other uses necessary to the national security in certain parts of the United States hereby make' and prescribe the following reg ulations: Section 1. Until further orders of the United States fuel administrator, all persons selling fuel in whatever capacity, shall in filling their contracts or orders now on hand . give prefer ence to necessary current requirements of railroads, domestic consumers, hos pitals, -charitable institutions, army and navy cantonments, public utilities, by-product coke plants supplying gas (Continued On Page Nine) MUG H TO BE HIT HARDEST Gompers Doubts the Five-Day Sus pension is Wisest Means of Relieving Situation THINKS 8-HOUR DAY BEST : ( Hopes Captains of Industry Will Not I,et Employes Suffer Unnecessarily. Says Iabor Will Not Waver In Loyalty. Washington, Jan. 17. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in a statement to night declared that the workers of the nation will e the greatest sufferers from the' fuel restriction order, but that they will "maintain their loyal stand despite their suffering and sac rifices which they may be called upon to bear." Mr. Gompers expressed doubt that a five-day suspension of industry was the best way to meet the situation and suggested that a "wiser and more practical course" would have been to place all industries of the country upon an eight-hour basic work-day at least during the war. Mr. Gompers safd that everything must be done' to see that the workers are not made to suffer unnecessarily, and -he expressed the hope that the employers would heed Fuel Adminis trator Garfield's, appeal to comply with the order "without, shifting the burden to labor." "The shutting down of all indus tries for five consevutive days is only Justified if based on immediate neces sity and I have some doubt that five consecutive days is the best measure," said Mr. Gompers. ' "It certainly seems a very radieal measure to meet the problems of transportation. "I am in receipt of a large number of telegraph protests from workers in several parts of the country, declar ing that the effect of the orders will throw their men out of employment, that due to the, high cost of living they have been unable to lay anything aside, and -that their suffering during this period will be very great. . ,In addition to this I am strongly of the opinion that to place the indus tries of -the country on an eightrhour basic woTk day at least during ' the war and as a war measure would hav3 been a much wiser and more prac ticable course, than the creation of le gal holidays which will mean holidays from Saturday afternoon until Tues day morning. . "The workers, the masses of the peo ple, will be the greatest sufferers from this new order. Others have been or will be able to hoard their needs and supplies. Of course, the working peo ple of America will maintain their loy al stand -despite their suffering and sacrifices which they may be called upon to bear; and yet, everything must be done to see that they are not made to suffer unnecessarily. "I have just received a letter from the executive secretary of Dr. . Garfield, the head of the. United States fuel ad ministration, in which he say: In connection with the order clos ing down industry for five days and cub-sequent Mondays, I am issuing an appeal to industries concerned, asking ihem not to allow labor to suffer by reason of the shut down ; that this - is. : . (Continued on rage Tri Unable To Sail Tens of Thousands of Tons of - Goods Can't .be Moved Until Bunker Coal is Supplied GARFIELD EXPLAINS ORDER Worse Than Useless to Continue Manufacture When the Rail- - rOadS Are Choked I CLEAR DECKS, START ANEW oal Plentiful at Mines, But There is Shortage of Cars Washington, Jan. 17 Fuel Admin-- istrator Garfield's statement in expla- nation of his order follows: fti, mnei At tv,iri t v aL The most urgent thing to be done abroad and to the allies the food and 'j war supplies which they vitally need. I . 't War munitions, food, ' manufactured articles of every . description, lying in Atlantio ports in tens of thousands of tons, where literally hundreds I of ships, loaded with war goods for pur men end the allies, cannot take the seas because their bunkers are empty of coal. The coal to send them on their way is waiting behind the con gested freight that has jammed all terminals. "It is worse than useless to bend our " energies to more- manufacturing when ariat we have alreadv mannfac- J-4ttrWOl$s- a iiflxiewAte-F eoi'gestrngr terminal facilities, , jamming the rail road yards and sidetracks for long distances back into the country. No power on earth can move this freight into the war zone where it is needed until we supply the ships with fuel., "Once the docks are cleared . of the valuable freight fon which our men and associates in the war now wait in vain, then again our energies and power may be turned to manufactur ing, more efficient than ever, so that a steady and uninterrupted stream j of vital supplies may be this nation's an swer to the allies' cry foivhelp. j "It has been excess of production? in our wartime speeding up that has done so much to cause congestion on bur railroads; that has filled the freight yards to overflowing; that has clut tered the docks of our Atlantic ports with goods waitng to go abroad. At tidewater the flood of freight has stop ped. The ships were unable to com plete the journey from our factories to the war depots behind the firing line. 1 "Added to this has been difficulty of transporting coal for our own domes tic needs. On top of these difficulties has come one of the most terribly se vere winters we have known in years. . 1 "The wheels were choked and stop ped; zero weather and snow bound trains; terminals congested; harbors with shipping frozen in, rivers and canals impassable; it was useless; to continue manufacture and pile confus ion on top of confusion. I "A clear line from the manufactur ing establishments to the seaboard land beyond that was the imperative need. It was like soldiers marching to the front. The men in the foremost ranks must have room to move. "More than a shock was needed to make a way through that congestion at the terminals and on the docks so that the aid so vitally needed by j the allies could get through. ! "The incidental effect of this trans portation situation on coal production has been disastrous. There is and al ways has been plenty of fuel, but it cannot be moved to those places where it is so badly needed while railroad lines and terminals are choked. Throughout the coal fields, scores, even hundreds of mines are. lying idle ? be cause . of railroad inability to supply the cars to carry away their product. Coal mines cannot operate without cars. Cars cannot be supplied while the railroads are" crippled by the pres et freight congestion which keeps jidle cars lying useless in the freight y4rds. "In the past week the. production of coal has been disastrously reduced. Re ports in some cases have shown 9 Of per cent of the mines in certain fields Clos ed completely- for lapk of cars. j "This is war. Whatever the cost we must pay so that in the face of j the enemy there can never be the reproach that we held back from doing our full share. Those ships laden with lour supplies of food for men and food; for guns "must have coal and put to sea." WIIiMINGTON FIRM CHARTERED. Jones Motor. Sales Co., $10,000 Capital Bigr Bladenbor Concern. f (Special Star Telegram) 1 Raleigh, Jan. 17.-r-The Jones Motor Sales Co., ot Wilmington received- a 'charter today with $10,000 -capitals au thorized and subscribed by C, H. Jones, J. I. Chickery, and A. B. Sample for a general automobile sales and garage business. ! -There was: also a charter, for the Bridger Corporation, of Bladenboro, capital $200,000 authorized and $50, 000 subscribed by R, L. Bridger, H. C. Bridger, Sr., R. C. Bridger and others for & general fertiliser manufacturing business. - y FUEL RESTRICTION IEGT TO STORMY CRITICISM Wave of Indignant Protest Against Such Drastic Action Sweeps Over Congress SENATE ASKS SUSPENSION Resolution, However, is Passed Too Late to Change Dr. Garfield's Order Washington, Jan. 17. A wave of in- I flip-llflTlf TirAtAfit 'flP-aintc tha o-AVArn- merit's drastic, fnpl rstriti-r. nrilor which swept over Congress . today cul -minated in the adoption -by the Senate tonight, 50 to 19, of a resolution re- question a five-day suspension of the order. Efforts to get a vote on. a simi lar resolution in the House were block ed by objection Hours were spent in stormy debate in both Senate and House, members vehev calamity." and "industrial paralysis." Partisan lines were largely disregarded, particularly in the Senate, and when it became apparent that the order was , er,u v, Aat0 request, plans were laid for submitting an appeal directly to President Wilson tomorrow. piseourtesy to Senate. "issuance of the orders tonight was a great discourtesy to the Senate," said Senator Hitchcock, author of the resolution adopted, "but I do not see how Congress can now act to suspend their operation, I hardly see what further step can be "taken by Congress, except by appeal to the President in time to stay their execution." - Suspension or repeal of that part of the Lever food control law under which Fuei Administrator Garfield acted wag one of the proposals considered by members of Congress today. Senator Hitchcock said, and might be brought u tomorrow. although the necessary bill or absolution katdlyWleJassA4: ed by both houses in time to have any effect. flooded bv telegrams of protests from business interests, -gave over practically the entire day to the subject. Resolutions requesting post ponement were introduced in the Senate by Mr. Hitchcock, a Democrat, and Re publican Leader'Gallinger, and in the House by acting Republican Leader Gillett. i It was 6 o'clock and just about the time the fuel administrator's formal order was made public that the Senate adopted the Hitchcock resolution. The Resolution and Vote. The resolution adopted by the Senate 50 to 19 follows: "Resolved, That the fuel administra tor of the United States be and he is hereby requested to delay for five days the order suspending the operation of industrial plants in portions of the United States in order that protests may be heard investigation made and information presented." . The vote on the Hitchcock resolution follows: For resolution: Democrats Bank head, Beckham, Gerry, Gore, Hitch cock, McKellar, Martin, Owen, Pome rene Reed, Saulsbury, Shields, Smith of Maryland; Smith of South Carolina; Stone, Swanson, Thomas. Tillman, Un (Continued On Page Two) ROSE EDWARDS GETS OFFER OF E Georgia Man Willing to Come at Once to Fayetteville Judge Connor to Impose Revised Sen. tence on the Girl This Morning, But Can Take No Cognizance of Marriage Offer. (Special Star Telegram.) Fayetteville, Jan. 17. Judge H. L. Cook, leading counsel for Rose Ed wards, the pretty 19-year-old girl who was sentenced to 30 years in the state prison Tuesday after 'she had assumed the greater part -.of -the blame for the death of Angeles Moutos to protect Leon Sturm, her companion, and later told Judge Cohnor'that Sturm had forc ed her to do this, stated tonight that Miss Edwards has had an offer of mar riage from a man in Georgia who wrote the girl that -he is willing to come at once to Fayetteville. and marry her if the judge. will allow, him. . Judge Connor will impose -a revised sentence on the girl at 9:30 o'clock to morrow morning and Miss Edwards would-be fiance cannot reach here by that hour. ; Judge Connor could not take cognizance. of the -offer of' mar riage- The girl's counsel said tonight. though, the attorney is confident that the sentence will-be a light one in view of Miss Edwards' revelation- of the true story of the crime yesterday. The sit uation as further complicated , by the fact that the court will adjourn tomor row.' . . ' -.i-v : ,. The Georgia, man, whose name was withheld, has. been In - correspondence with the -girl for some time and.' has been writine: letters -of svmDathv of fering her financial resistance in T her. trouble. He U said to be & man of good character. . - ORDER SUBJ MARR AG Thirty-Eight Officers Are Reported Killed in Mutiny Of German U-Boat Crews (Associated Press War Summary.) Another mutiny is declared to have broken out recently af, Germany's naval base at Kiel. The trouble started among members of crews of submarines who lately are reported to. have been dissastisfied with the il'aekT of "success and the dangers of the submarine cam paign. Men. from cruisers-, are declared to have joined in the fray in which 38 officers are reported to have been kill ed. . On the fighting fronts in France and Belgium the hostilities continue below normal. In Italy the Austrians again have attempted to recapr bridge head positions taken from -them by the Italians Monday. As in similar attacks the enemy was defeated and suffered heavy casualties. Two British torpedo boat destroyers have been lost on the Scotch coast dur ing a storm. Only one man of the crews was saved. TWO BRITISH DESTROYERS ARE LOST IN SNOWSTORM. London, Jan. 17. The British ad miralty announces the loss of two tor pedo boat destroyers in a violent gale arid a heavy snowstorm last Saturday night. The vessels ran aground on - the Scotch coast and were totally wrecked and all hands on board were lost ex cept one man. CREW OF DANISH SHIP IS LANDED ON CANARY ISLANDS Washington, Jan. 17. The crew of -a Danish vessel, the Hulda Manersk, which was torpedoed by a German U boat January 10, has arrived at Las Palmas, Canary Islands, according to WEATHER. FURTHER E Still Less Coal Will be Moved , Within the Next Few Days, - Officials -Declare- WAY TO MINES BLOCKED Fuel Restriction . Order Probably Prompted By Anticipation of Cur- tailed Delivery Pool Motive Power Facilities. Washington, Jan. 17. Deliveries of coal during the next few days will be small through the entire stormswept section of the country and probably elsewhere, railroad officials declared today after receiving reports of con tinuing cold weather and snow. '. De spite the fuel administration's re striction order and the extraordinary efforts of railways to move coal it will be physically impossible to haul a nor mal daily winter supply for probably three or four days, even if the weath er moderates rapidly. Lines to the larger coal mines have been opened by snow plows but the way still is blocked to scores of small ones. Freezing weather and snow not only have prevented loaded. cars being hauled away as fast as uftial but has hindered the return of empty cars. This reduced loading will become most apparent the first part of next week. .It is understood that the fuel re striction order was prompted partly by anticipation of this curtailed - coal de livery. However, . the railrofCd admin istration is said not to have suggest ed such an' order, officials of the de partment taking the attitude that the railways are doing all in their power to. deliver coal and that they are con cerned only secondarily in distribution and conservation. Director-General McAdoo said to night the railroads would co-operate in carrying out Fuel . Administrator Garfield's order by moving coal to lo calities needing it most. As a step toward pooling of motive power facilities in the coal emergency, the director-general today ordered lo comotive builders to deliver all com pleted to A. H. Smith, assistant direc tor in charge of transportation in the east reeardless of the roads by which HAMP DELIVERY they are ordered. The locomotives i tor snouia De suDorainaie omy to the will be put into service to clear up war council arid the president and not congestion in the east. j the cabinet, taking over many supply In New York harbor today 112 functions of the war, navy, shipbuild steamers still awaited bunker coal, ing and other branches. The director Mr.. Smith reported. Fifteen new ves sels had arrived and eleven had been coaled. Ice in the harbor still ihter efred seriously with barge transporta tion and frozen coal in cars was a handicap to dumping. One effect of government operation was seen in the gradual reduction of routing of freight through the New York terminal. AMENDMENT PROPOSED TO - MEET NEEDS OF SHORT LINES Washington, Jan. 17. An amend- ment to the railroad bill designed to meet the needs of short line railroads is being prepared with the approval of Director-General ; McAdoo. The house committee considering the administra tion railroad bill was told today by John B. Payne, representing Mr. Mc Adoo, ,tnat the amendment will be ready tomorrow. - . Both house and senate committees continued today , to ear representa tives of short lines, who urged amend ment of the bill so as to authorize the president to adjust the compensation to be paid the' short 'lines ,whereJt Is found the three year basis "would prove inadequate. v. an official dispatch received here today. The ship was sunk 25 miles northwest of Cape Bogador, 300 miles outside the blockade zone marked out by the lat est German- announcement. WOULD AL.I. POSTAL ."7""- S-tVINGS INTEREST BEARING Washington, Jan. 17. AIL postal sav ings departs J would be made interest bearing 'and: fthe amount a depositor may have to his credit raised from $1, 000 to $5,6u exclusive of accumulative interest, Under a bill urged by Post master General Burleson and favorably reported to the house today by the postofflce committee, .. Gift to White House. Washington, Jan. 17. Miss Mary Custis Lee, daughter of General Robert E. Lee, also, a direct descendantof Mar tha Washington, has enriched the White House collection . of presidential china with, a delicate sugar bowl and cover and a large .coffee saucer from the set of china which French officers are said to have given the lady of the executive mansion at the close of the American revolution. Dogs Have. Bad Day. Calhoun, Ala., Jan. 17. Heavy grounds and" peculiar we'ather condi tions made the going bad for the dogs in the derby today of the national field trials club at their preserves here. The j oirus uiu iioL'BLir anu unxy a ie w uugs showed sufficient . merit for the second series, which will be run off tomorrow. Eight braces were run today, leaving two braces and a bye to finish the trial tomorrow. i IS PROPOSED IN BILL Director of Munitions Would be Appointed to; Have Control All yjar" Supplies INDEPENDENT OF CABINET Council Would Be Under the President. Senate. Sub-Committee. Is Now at Work Drafting the Proposed Legislation. Washington, Jan. 17. Framing of legislation contemplating drastic changes in the government's war ma chinery, including creation of an Amer ican war council similar to tnoso af England and France and a director of munitions was begun today by the sen ate military committee. Two bills one proposing the war council of five members, including the secretaries of - war and navy . and three civilians appointed by the president, and a second to " centralize munitions control in a director of munitions were prepared today by a sub-committee consisting of Chairman Chamber lain and Senators Hitchcock and "Wads worth. The munitions-director meas ure it is planned. to present to the, tun committee tomorrow and . immediately introduce it in the senate for early consideration, with the other bill to follow soon after. Senator Chamberlain announced to night that the committee virtually had agreed upon the two Bills, in lieu of his measure for a separate department of munitions with a' new cabinet member. The attitude of the administration to ward them has not been disclosed. PresidentWilson and Secretary Baker opposed ther-original Chamberlain bill. The planV of the committee for the war council is to have it under the presidentfbut wholly independent of the cabinet. "It wotdCtsit with and advise the president..in - forming broad policies, similar to;ihe British war cabinet anu the French war ministry," said Chair man Chamberlain. "It would give co ordination now lacking in central di rection of all the governments vti.i operations." , The bill to establish a director of mu nitions is modeled after the British law. The committee proposes that the direc- would have control of all war supplies. their production, purchase, transporta tion and distribution. The title of "director of munitions" was definitely decided upon. by the com- mittee and written Into the re-drafted l,J ""-wmmiu wuivu reject- ed psposals to call - the head of the new agency the "director of war in dustries." Today the committee received from Director Gifford, of the council of na- tional defense, suggestions for central- izing munitions and war industries control. Virtually the only important point WAR COUNCIL left undetermined is the membership of movement, subscriptions will be re the war council. Senator Chamberlain ceived simultaneously for; two current said tne pian ror nve members, includ ing the war ana navy department heads, probably would be adopted, but other committee members favor having, only . thre civilian members and ex cluding the two cabinet officers. "It Is proposed that the council should sit continuously and be In con stant touch with the president," Sen ator Chamberlain said. "Certainly three civilian members 'could ' do so eas (Continued On Page Two) LENLNE ORDERS THE ARREST OF KING FERDINAND Bolsheviki Propose i to Imprison? the Rumanian Monarch in the Russian Capital ; 1 PEACE STILL PAR AWA? Teutons and Russians Deadlocked, iWith -Latter Showing No : Signs of Giving In Petrograd, Wednesday, Jan. 16. Pre mier Lenine today signed an order for the arrest of King Ferdinand' of Ru mania, who is to be isent to Petrograd for imprisonment in the fortress of Sti" Peter and St. Paul. , The order ' for the; king's arrest de scribes in detail the way in which it is to be carried out and in which the kihff is to be guarded. The Bolsheviki be lieve they have sufficient forces on tha Rumanian front to carry it out. J J i- The order which is signed by Pl;e- mier Lenine, calls upon Russian sol diers and officials on l the Rumanian front to; arrest the " king and deliver j ' hina in Petrograd on board a: special i . s train for imprisonment.) It constitutes i the latest development in connection ' ' with; the alleged starving of . Bolshe- .:' , viki troops by: Rumanian forces which ; led to the arrest of Minister Diamanidi - ' and the; sending of an jultimatum to i . Rumania demanding the punishment of ! the officials responsible. , ; j '. The order for the arrest of the king describes in detail the way in which lie ! , is to be'handled and guarded j on the i , way to Petrogra3. The attitude of the -k Bolsheviki in this respect appears 'to ii be serious in which i they believe they ;( ' have sufficient forces on the Rumanian front to ; carry out their threat. No reply to the ultimatum has thus 'if far been; received from Rumania. ' The diplomatic corps met fat the American embassy at the call of Minis- i ter Diamamdi who explained their , treatment whije under arrest . and urg ed vigorous pfotest. , ij " STUMBLING BLOCK REACHKD IN THE PEACE DISCUSSIONS The Teutonic. allies and the Bolshevik ' are still deadlocked over the! question of peace terms. The r fumbling blocw t evidently is the evacuation ot occupied J . territory, demanded by the Russians' in I order that the inhabitants maljhave a if free rein in expressing their desires aa t to their ! future government. ; - An. official German statement says m the Russian proposals-regarding i evHu pation are io divergent; from jthe idea ; of the. central powers in . their present ' form as to be unacceptable to Germany I , and her al'ies. The Russians are de-m scribed as having taken an uncompro mising attfeude in the matteri and as ii not treating with the Teutons on a just j basis. . j. ' . : .J I -;;' j;1 -. i i . Seemih'ily is giving finality :to their a previously expressed Intention with re- i gard to the evacuation of occupied ter ritory, the German statement says the i withdrawal of the Austrian and Ger man troops while the war continues is I impossible. In an endeavor to placata ; the Russians, however, it is stated tnv i if military conditions permit the occu- i pylog forces, may. be reduced Eto suct j numbers as are necessary to maintain ; ! (Continued on Page Two.) . THIRD LIBERTY LOAN T New Issue of Treasury Certificate is Announced , TotaiM $400,000,000 and Subscription Will Be Received By Reserve Banks Until January 20 Bear j Four Per Cent. I Washington, Jan. 17. As the first fi nancial : step in preparation -for ' the third Liberty loan, "Secretary McAdoo tonight announced a new issue of $400,000,000 of certificates of treasury indebtedness, bearing 4 per cent from Jan. 22 and payable April 22.1 Sub scriptions will be received by ; federal reserve banks at par and accrued in- i terest until Jan. 29 and payment must be made by that date. The certificates will l be i received in i payment of third, Liberty loan subscriptions. i This arrangement; indicates that the first payment on the . third Liberty loan will be on or about; April ZZ and that; if the same plan of Instalment, payments is maintained for the third as for the second loan-the bond sell ing campaign will be in March. For the second loan, the first payment was made two weeks after the close of the 1 month's iramoaitrn. t TPnr. Yo -flrit tlm since the TTnitfcd States started its big ! war financing issues of certificates, since an issue of IN MARCH ORECAS so-called tax certificates is still open. The r interest "rate is; thej same as on: other recent issues. ; j Oil " the latest Issue, Secretary Mc Adoo reserved the right, to reject any . subscriptions, j to allot less than t the amount applied for, to close the sub- scription books at any time and re-, deem the certificates at; face value.. ; - The certificates will be in denomi-! 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