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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT." THE- Mom "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS 1X.n OURNAL PUBLISHEDUEripAYS AND FRIDAYS VOL.23. No. 94. MONROE, N.O, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1918. $1.50 PER YEAR CASH. ftE ...V- J , GERMAN PEACE TERMS AUK IXACCK.ITAULE TO Kl'SSIA If the Hun (jovernment Insists ou n'l. ..1 rr. .1... !...,. I.,..., 11-111 I j lit ir it nii" iiic iiiiwwiii 11 Conclude IVace With PeopL ltei rvsentatUcK. Petrograd. Tuesday. Jan. 1. (By ihe Associated Press. The Russian peace delegation returned to Petro-I ,'rad today and reported to a joint sesion of the central executive com mittee of soldiers' and workmen's deputies the progress of the negotia tions with the Austro-Germans at Uret-Litovsk. . Kamenefl, a member of the Rus sian delegation, read the German terms which he characterized as show ing the positive annexation plans of the central powers and he declared they were unacceptable in their pres ent form. He added that the terms had not been discussed. If after the resumption of negoti ations." the delegate said, "the Ger mans insist upon these terms, Russia will conclude peace not with the Ger man imperialists, but with the repre sentatives of the people, tte social ists of Germany. " The German terms as submitted to the Brest-Litovisk conference were reported in substance as follows: "Article 1. Russia and Germany are to declare the state of war at an end. Both nations are re.-olved to live together in the future in peace and friendship on conditious of com plete reciprocity. Germany will be ready as soon as peace is concluded with Russia and the demobilization of the Russian armies has been ac complished to evacuate her present positions in occupied Russiau territo ry, insofar as no different inferences result from article 2. "Article 2. The Russian govern ment, having in accordance with its principles proclaimed for all peoples without exception living within the Russian empire the right of self-determination, Including complete sep aration takes cognizance of the decis ions expressing the will of the people demanding a full state of independ ence and separation from the Russl plre for Poland, Lithuania, Courland and portions of Esthonia and Livo nia. The Russian government recogniz es that in the present circumstances these manifestations must be regard ed as an expression of the will of the people and is ready to draw conclu sions therefore. As in those districts to which the foregoing stipulations apply, the question of evacuation is not such as provided for in article 1, a special commlsion, shall discuss and fix the time and other details in con formity and In accordance with the Russian Idea of the necessary ratifica tion by a plebistlc on broad lines and without any military pressure what ever of the already existing procla mation of separation. Article 3Treaties and agreements in force before the war are to become effective if not directly In conflict with changes resulting from the war. Each party obligates Itself, within three months alter me signing or tne peace treaty, to inform the ' other which of the treaties and agreements will not again become effective. Article 4. Each of the contracting parties will not discriminate against the subjects; merchant ships of goods of the other parties. Article 5. The parties agree that with the conclusion of peace economic war shall cease. During the time necessary for the restoration of rela tions there may be limitations upon trade, but the regulations as to im ports are not to be of a too burden some extent and high taxes or duties upon Imports shall not be levied. For the interchange or goods an organi zatlon shall be effected by mixed apm missions to be formed as soon as pos sible. Article 6. Instead of the commer cial treaty of navigation of 1894- 1904, which is abrogated, a new trea ty will accord new conditions. Article 7. The parties will grant one another during at least 20 years the rlehts of the most favored na tion In questions of commerce and navigation. ( This clause is apparent ly that carried in a German wireless message received In London ana sent hv cable on December 31.) Article 8. Russia agrees that the administration of the mouth of the Danube be entrusted to a European Danube commission with a member ship from the countries bordering up on the Danube and the Black sea Above Bralla the administration Is to be in the hands of the countries bor dering the river. Article 9. Military laws limiting the private rights of Germans in Rus sia and of Russians in Germany are nhfllishpd. Article 10. The contracting parties r not to demand payment of war expenditures, nor for damages suffer ed during the war. this provision in iludinc reauisltlons. Article 11. Each party is to pay rr H amines done within its own limits during the war by acts against international law with regard to the subjects of other parties, in parucu tor thir dinlomatlc and consular rep resentatlves. as affecting their life, health or property. The amount is to be fixed by mixed commissionj with r. on triil rhnlrmen. Article 12. Prisoners of war who . r invalids are to be Immediately renatriated. The exchange of other prisoners is to be made as soon as possible, the time to be fixed by a rtuaslan commission. Article 13. Civilian subjects tn- iomaii nr iled are to be Immediate dy released and sent home without cost to them. A rtlrln 14. Russian subjects of Ger man descent particularly German colonists may within ten years emi grate to Germany, with the right to liquidate or transfer their property. Article 15: Merchantmen of any of the contracting Darties which were in ports of any other party at the be ginning of the war, and also vessels taken as prizes which have not yet been adjudged, are to be returned, or if that be impossible, to be paid for. Article 16: Diplomatic and consu lar relations are to be resumed as oon as possible. Mt ADOO ORDERS SOLID COAL TRAINS TO SHEERING EAST Xtw England ami Oilier Section Short of Fuel to le Supplied us Quickly as Possible. Wsshinrton. Jan. 2. Solid coal trains were ordered moved east ahead of any other freight tonight after rnnfprpni-Ps hptwppn the dirPCtOf- general of railroads and the fuel di rector on further plan3 on speeaing coal to New England and other sec tions short of coal in tne muisi or a blizzard. The railroads were directed tn pive nreferenee so far as possible to shipments from mines nearest the destination to curtail hauls ana pro mote efficiency. Tho organization of a great army of laborers loaned by cities and cor- iimntwMia in unload coal and otner freight at congested terminals now is nmlnr cnnsK prat on ana some ,1 .1. An tiia Kaon irtvpn to ttlP possibility of having soldiers assign ed to these tasks if tne civilian orga nizations prove ImpracticaDie. TRANSFER LOCOMOTIVES Transfer of locomotives from the west and south where congestion is not serious and weather less incle ment, was planned by Director-Gen eral McAdoo and his staff. With the equipment will come employees rrom those districts to assist the overbur- itonari ent Rpnorts of frozen boil ers in locomotives and trains stalled in snow led to special consideration of a plan of augmenting the available mniiva nmvpr on trunk lines east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio river. An immediate emuargo on a number of non-essential products al so' was discussed. Despite the weather freight actual ly Is moving faster than berore tne crnvarnmnnt RRsumed management, according to reports from interstate commerce commission inspeciois. rnnreRted vards are being ciearea without regard to priority orders. Nine sh Ins were pieagea Dy me shipping board to carry coal from Hampton uoaas to new chriuhu. TO DISCUSS LABOR PROBLEM niroctnr P.pnpinl MoAdoo devoted almost his entire time today in con sultation with members of his ad visory board and Fuel Administrator Garfield. Tomorrow he will turn his attention for awhile from operating and traffic problems to discuss the lahnr situation under government operation with heads of the four rail way brotherhoods, who were Invited tn rnnfpr with him. Thev Will be nM nf thp nrpsslne necessity not on ly for retaining all present workmen but for drawing new employees into the service and for sustaining a high order of efficiency under the govern ment s plan. YVaffpa ni-nhahlv will not be dlseUSS- ed except In a general way, but the brotherhood heads may De torn mat the entire problem of readjusting wages will be taken up by the rail road administration as soon as the more Important operating and traffic conditions are disposed of. Although a number of railroad agencies which are not considered essential now that competitive condi tions have been abolished, may be eliminated eventually it is considered m-nhnhip thnt the emnlovees will be transferred to other branches of the service. This rearrangement applies particularly to traffic solicitors, pub licity bureaus and legal advisers. Anny Contract Belli Invest Igtitcd. Washington. Jan. 2. ArniV SUPPly contracts given through the supplies committee of the council of national defense to concerns in wnicn com mittee members are Interested were investigated today by the senate mili tary committee. -hoi-toa Fiapnmnn. vice-chairman of the supplies committee and a re tired clothing manufacturer of Cleve land, and Samuel M. Kaplin of New York, one or tne aouar a year vol unteer members, were the principal witnesses. The latter's testimony was confined almost entirely to a con tract with the Base Sorting Plant. Inc., of New York, in which his broth er. Ira I. Kaplan, has a third Interest, for sorting army clothing scrap whloh was Bald to promise profits of sinn nnO annuallv. The contract re cently was cancelled. Brer Rabbit Made for the Bucket A rabbit certainly has no senti mental regard for snow, as at no oth er time is its life in such danger. The breed apparently realizes its danger at this time, but one rabbit. In seek ing shelter from the recent snow, threw all precaution to the winds. Mr. J. H. Winchester came across this particular rabbit's track in Dr. Baxter Redfcarn'a field, and proceert- . j . .nnM u dnu.n tnrniirh a hnl- low. After a short distance the tracks suddenly stopped, ana .nr, vnutnca ter made a vain search in the snow for the Molly Cottontail. He was about to give up with the conclusion that the ea--th had ' swallowed the rabbit when he espied It squatting in an old discarded gallon bucket! Vn O. E. Porterfleld and chil- ilrpn re unending some time with Mrs. Porterfield's parents. Mr. and I Mn vr1pv Funderburk. near Tradesville. MILKING SIXTEEN COWS WAS WAS XO HltiE JOKE AT ALL So the Boys Decided to Run Away From Home, But Came Bark At Ihe Thought of Dad. Editor Tucker is 6 till unearthing good yarns for his paper, the Page land Journal. A couple clipped from this week's Issue follow: Some years ago when Mr.' T. B. Smith lived on the fartn where Mr. G. C. Smith now lives he kept, a large' herd of cattle through the winter. At one time there were 16 cows giving milk, and the task of milking fell to two of the boys, Frank and John, each of whom is well known here. Few boys like to milk, and these two were no exception. Twice a day with clock-like regularity they were re quired to do this important and un pleasant work. One afternoon when their father had gone to Monroe for more feed, the hearts of the milk maids (?) became rebellious, and when their mother reminded them the second time that the milking must be done the cider of the boys spoke up and stated with emphasis that they had decided not milk the cows. And to make it plain that they were in earnest he stated further that they would leave home rather than milk. The good mother, knowing far more than the boy3 cuspected, told them to hit the pi it. . Suitcates. handbag, etc.. were not so plentiful then us now. and tne boys took a couple of cotton seed meal sacks from the barn, and into these they packed their shoes, cloth ing, etc., and not content with this, they crammed in some of their fath er's wearing apparel, Including a pair of Sunday pants. Soon they might have been mistaken for a couple of heavy-laden Irish peddlers as they tramped up the road. When they heard a wagon, ahead they thought of pa for the first time since they decided to leave. "I 'spect we better get back, for if he finds us here he'll tear us up" said one, and the other agreed. Back they ran ahead of the wagon, and they stayed ahead. When they got home all out of breath they were sur prised to see the wagon pass on by. They had a plenty, however, and milking was a much easier task. rot until was Frank married did be dare let his father know of this escapade. Liniment is perhaps a gppd thine to use on horses, and we have seen persons who would recommend its use on human beings. It is not on agreeable household remedy, bow- ever, and in this opinion we will pro bably get the hearty second of Mr H. B. Graves, who is prepared to give strong personal testimony as to the unfitness of this medicine for certain uses. It is a matter or common knowledge that one's nose is likely to become sore and irritated when there Is a bad cold and the handkerchief (if there is one) has to be applied vigorously at too frequent Intervals. On one occasion not many weeks ago the olfactory protrusion on Mr. Graves' face became thus annoying. and thinking that a little bit of a cer tain popular liniment might bring relief, he gently applied a few drops where he thought it was needed most. Within about the time it takes to tell it the stuff seemingly turned to fire. After a few didoes over the room, he thought of a tub of water at the well, and to this he hastened If during the next half hour any one had passed and seen him the impres sion might have been made that this popular farmer and trader, like Neb uchadnezzer of old, had gone daffy and was drinking with the cows. Nothing of the kind was happening. He was only cooling his overheated nasal appendage. Mr. David Deason, the young man whose skull was fractured here a few days before Christmas Is rapidly re covering, and his mind is as clear as before the accident. A fine copper still with a capacity of about 40 gallons was captured ou Mr. W. M. Rustling's place near Dud ley by Deputy J. T. Grant and Rural Policeman Gregory on the afternoon before Christmas. It had been in op eration, but had closed down for Christmas. It had been dismantled and hidden, but search revealed it. About two and one-half gallons of whiskey were found. Mr. Rushing was arrested and placed under a five hundred dollar cash bond. The still was brought to Pageland and then carried on to the county seat. Col. Field Goes lo Washington Col. Alex J. Field, who with Mr. R. F. Beasley established the State Journal, has been appointed to a place on the shipping board at a luc rative salary, and goes to Washing ton next week to assume his duties. When Mr. Beasley made the race for the Democratic nomination for Con gress in 1915, he disposed of his In terests in the State Journal to Col. Field, who has been publishing it suc cessfully ever since. In addition to being a newspaper editor, Col. Field Is a lawyer. Re cently he was appointed State Iibar ian to succeed the late M. O. Sherrlll, but his new work, besides giving him a greater opportunity for service, pays him more than the combined revenue from his newspaper and State Job. 21 VewteU Toll of Submarine. London, Jan. 2. Eighteen British merchantmen of -1.600 tons 'or over have been sunk by mines or subma rines during the past week, accord ing to the admiralty statement to night. Three merchantmen under 1,600 tons were also sunk. This is a material Increase over the previous week, when the sinkings numbered 12. of which 11 were more thnn 1,600 tons. V. S. SOLDIERS WILL BK SENT TO THE FRONT IX STREAMS Shining Board Will Arrange For Transports Unity is the Watch-' word In Further War Mcm.uros. I Entire unity henceforth is to be the watchword of the I'nited States and her allies in the prosecution of: the war. American troops Hre to be rushed to the fighting Tronts in large1 nninhai.it a, niiinlrl.. .:ui. j i there Is to be perfe. t co-ord Nation in naval, military, financial, lood, war industries and diplomatic latters. CONSTANT STREAM OF TROOPS The agreement for unified action was reached at the recent inter-allied conference in Paris, wh'ch was at tended by an American mission head ed by Col. E. M. House and arrange ments nave been made for the Unit ed States to cany out Its part of the compact. In order that American troons mav be dispatched in a constant stream to arrange their merchant shipping that the necessary transports will be avail able for the huge task. That quick work In getting the American army to the front is most vital is Indicated by a statement or Major General Mau rice, chief director of military opera tions at the British war office. Gen eral Maurice says it Is probable that with their heavy reinforcements, drawn from tho eastern to the west ern front,' the Germans shortly may make a strong offensive again t the British and French armies aud that the enemy may bo er.pected to make come gains. Optimism was expressed, however, that the enemy would not be able to inflict the same degree of damage up on the allies as he has sustained at the hands of the British during the last year. PROOF OF GERMAN PLANS 'Apparent proof that the Germans are preparing for a big offensive is the almost continuous bombardment of various sections along the French and British fronts. Aside from these bombardments there has been little activity except by small raiding par ties. A heavy snow is falling and another cold wave has set In on the French front from St. Quentin to the Vosges mountains. 4 GERMAN ATTEMPT FAILS Snpw and cold weather also are SS4h Italians a -chance further to'strengthen their northern line against the Austro-Germans. Aside from reciprocal artillery duels little fighting of moment is in progress. In an endeavor to offset their loss of ground resulting from having been driven back across the lower Piave the enemy has tried to effect a land ing on the west bank of the stream a short distance from the mouth of the Piave. His boats, however, were caught under the Italian gunfire and had to be abandoned. VENETIAN TOWNS RAIDED Austro- German airmen continue to bombard Venetian plain towns. Trevlso and Bassano have again been attacked and bombs also were drop ped on Mestre. Little damage wa done by the bombs. Three of the enemy aircraft were shot down In aerial battle or by anti-aircraft guns. PEACE SEEMS UNLIKELY Reports from Russia Indicate that the negotiations for peace between the Bolshevik! government and the Teutonic allies have reached a vir tual impasse owing to the unreason able demands of the Teutons. Parti cularly distasteful to the Russians is the attitude of the central powers with regard to holding Poland, Lithu ania and Courlands and their deter mination to retain garrisons at Riga, Libau and other Baltic ports. Twenty-one British merchantmen were sunk by mines or submarines last week as compared with 12 the previous week. A Tribute to Mrs. (ii-inin. To the Editor of The Journal: Mrs. Martha Griffin died Thursday, Dec. 27, at the home of her neice, Mrs. Cull Griffin at Wingate. She was 79 years old. and her whole life was spent in serving those whom she loved. In early life Mrs. Griffin Joined the Baptist church, and was a faithful member. She was the widow of a Confederate soldier, who was killed in battle. Her death was quiet and easy, like the lire she had lived, pass ing away like a child going to sleep. Funeral service was conducted at the home Friday afternoon by Rev. E. C. Snider, and loving friends laid her to rest in the Wingate cemetery to await the call of God at the resurrec tion. A Friend. Soldier at Camp Sevier Meets My , terlous Death. Camp Sevier, Greenville, Jan. 1. Mystery surrounds the death of An drew Smith, a private in Co. H 117th infnnfrv who riid vesterdav. the Im mediate cause of death being given as a crushed skull. This became known at division headquarters this afternoon when It was stated that no report of the man ner in which Smith had met death has been made, but an Investigation was being made. It was stated Smith's death certin cate did not give his home place ex cept to state that he was born In North Carolina. Likes Tho Journal. In sending in his renewal, Mr. V. A. Moore of Wade, writes: "I cannot do without The Journal. I read the Wilmington Star, the Pro gressive Farmer, the Literary Digest, the Fayet'evllle Observer, and occas sional the Raleigh News ft Observ er, but I find myself reading The journal first." Norfolk Visited by Disastrous Fire. Norfolk. Va., Jan 1. Nearly two blocks in the heart of Norfolk's busi ness district, including the Monticello hotel, were destroyed, one man was killed and a store or more injured in a series of explosions and fires tod;y which both the police and naval au thorities belieVe were incendiary. The fire had been cheeked tonight, but still was burning fiercely In the ruins. The lo-s is roughly estimated at more than $2,000,000. Three distinct explosions in as many buildings, one after the fire once virtually had been brought un der control, led to the general belief that enemy agents were, at work. Mayor Mayo placed the city under martial law and some 2.500 m.vines and blue jackets from nearby naval stations assisted the police and home guards in maintaining order and pre vented looting. Naval patrols rounded up suspici ous persons throughout the after noon, while five men were arrested as suspects. Two of these, Hugo Schmidt and H. K. Lessing, said to be Germans, were turned over to de partment of justice agents. Tonight there were reports that two Germans had been shot by sailors during the day. but neither the police nor naval authorities would confirm them. The fire started before dawn in the . old Granby theater on Granby street. strangle the supplies to a Britibh sal and gained rapid headway, as the ient and rorrc withdrawal. Hi3 attack firemen were handicapped by frozen emled in a!lll0,t a complete failure, fire hydrants, low water pressure and for altnog, be gdinea a few hun near zero temperature. It quickly ared Vill.ds of our front trenches he spread to the Monticello hotel ana other nearby buildings in the block. It was brought under control late In the day, but broke out anew early to night, leaped across Granby street and leveled half of the block there before being checked. Falling floors and walls took toll of firemen and naval guards. One fire man. Charles McCoy, was killed, and seven others hurt in the collapse of a upper floor of the Monticello hotel in in the day and tonight two firemen and several sailors were caught in a falling wall of the Lenox building. BRITISH AMBASSADOR GIVES VP HIS WASHINGTON POST Sir Spring-Rice Is Hoing Home on Ieave of Absence and Will Prob ably Xot Return. iiiaO "As 'Z 'ut 'no3uqt.BA Spring-Rice, who has been British ambassador in Washington since May C, 1913. called at the State Depart ment today to say he was going home on leave of absence. That was as far as the official statement went but it is known further Information to be given out from London will confirm the reports that come through English newspapers of a gen eral sweeping change in the British diplomatic representation in most of the larger capitals. The purpose of the reorganization, it is learned, touches the personnel ot the embassies rather than the policies of' the British government in Its re lations with Its allies and It is ex pressly stated in an authoritative quarter that there is to be no change In these policies connected with the prosecution of the war. Sir Cecil has desired for some time to be relieved of the heavy duties of the Washington embassy as soon as such a change could be made without detriment to the service. It Is known now that when Foreign Minister Bal four came to the I'nited States last spring the ambassador tendered his resignation to take effect at the con venience of the foreign office and has since been awaiting its acceptance. No statement can be made as to when the change will take effect or the succession to the ambassadorship, but it is expected that this informa tion will not be long deferred. In the meantime Colville Barclay, councillor of the embassy, probably will serve as charge d'affaires Sir Cecil came to Washington to succeed Ambassador Bryce, who was retired on account of age. His ser vice heie began a year before the out break of the world war and upon him devolved tremendous responsibilities, including the difficult task of induc ing the Washington government to accept with equanimity the oppres sive regulations which the Entente allies adopted in connection with their blockade of the central powers. What diplomats regard as some of the most remarkable and ingenious state papers In the history of foreign intercourse found their origin In this period In the British embassy here in support of the policies resorted to to meet the disregard by Germany of the established rules of warfare and the use of novel and terrible weapons by all or the belligerents. New York Has It First Heal Coul Riot. New York, Jan. I. With another day of bitter cold and Intensive suf fering from the general fuel short age, New York had today Its first real coal riot. The disorder began when several huudred men, women and children, who had lined up out side a large coal yard at 119th street and the East river, discovered several loaded trucks leaving the yard after nnnnrpn,pnt had been made that faere was no coal for sale. Some of those who had been wait ing patiently with pails, bags, small wagons and baby carriages, at once began to stone the office windows. Others followed the trucks, unhooked the rear chutes and seized the coal that streamed into the street. Po lice reserves were called and suc ceeded In restoring order when a rep resentative of the coal company an nounced that coal would be sold in awall lots after certain hospitals had been serred. VES. MAIHICE PREDICTS ;KRMAX DRIVE IX WEST The Cennan Une is Being Keinforc ed Apparently Willi Intention of .Making Onslaught Before Ameri can Arrival. London. Jan. 2: The r Germrny new taking probability a xiro'ou- offensive altitude on the western front was pointed out by Major Gen eral Maurice, thief directois cf mili tary operation?- ::t the war orfice. i: his weekly talk to The Associated Press. There were tvo factors that con tributed to tint probability, the gen eral said, the fust being the steady flow of German i enforcements front the eastern front, and the se.-ond the fact that the American forces were not yet ready to take any consider able pa;t in the operations. The public should be prepared for some losses of both ground and men if the Germans attempt really deter mined OiTensive operations, he de clared. 'The enemy in the past fortnight has been attenintine numerous raid's. j 1U0gty on a 8mall scale," began Gen. ( Maurice. "At Cambrai, however, he jtricd a iarger objective with the idea of cainine control of a ridge on the nrmKt, nanh where he honed to failed to set toot on the ridge any where. "These attempts to take the offen sive," continued the general, "are a sign of a new distribution of the bel ligerent forces on the western front. The enemy is steadily bringing troops from Russia with the aim of estab lishing his superiority over the Anglo-French forces. "The Germans are still a long way from having superior numbers on this front, but the relative strength of the forces Is already so altered that it is donbtful whether the allied commander would feel justified in undertaking offensive operations on a large scale. The enemy's constant ly improving numerical position will, on the other hand, lead inevitably to offensive operations by the Germans, but I see no reason to believe he will be able to inflict anything like such losses as we inflicted on him during the past year. - . "Owing to our work of the past year we are In an excellent defensive position, holding practically all the high ground. On the other hand, we are everywhere on new ground, where we must prepare new defensive systems. We must be prepared to lose ground and men If the enemy makes a determined attack with the usual artillery preparation followed by energetic imantry assaults, tor our own experience has taught us it la practically possible to move a cer tain distance under these condition of attack." , , Regarding the situation in Pales tine. Genera Maurice said: "A word of caution is necessary relative to the hopes of an Immediate further advance in Palestine. Tho hills or Judea are notoriously diffi cult, the weather is unfavorable and the roads impassable owing to the wet season. The transport problem therefore is likely to prevent any con siderable movement for some time." HOOVER ADVOCATES SALE OF SKiAR BY THE GOVERNMENT He Also Fivori Federal Control of Amounts tnd Kinds of Food to ho Served in Public Eating Places. Washington, Jan. 2. Government purchase and sale to consumers of aii sugar used in the I'nited States and control of the amounts and kinds of food to be served In public eating place3 were advocated to meet the abnormal war conditions by Food Administrator Hoover today in testimony before the senate commit tee Investigating sugar. He said ad ditional legislation conferring upon the food administration such powers era should be enacted by congress. Food conservation came up only casually duiing an all-day examina tion of Mr. Hoover, but the adminis trator revealed that results from con servation plans formulated for hotels and restaurants had been disappoint ing because of the deliberate failure of some to re-operate with the ad ministration. Those seeking '.o help had been forced to abandon tueir ef fort, Mr. Hoover said, in order to meet competition. The witness be lieved housewives generally were conforming to the conservation re commendations. Chairman Reed of the committee, who has been the chief critic of the food administration In the senate, did not question Mr. Hoover, Senator Lodge conducting the examination most of the day. Late In the session, however, Senator Reed and Mr. Hoover engaged In a rather heated discussion when the witness asked to have admitted to committee records the statement on the sugar situation which Mr. Hoover sought to submit before the holidays and which was wore me no mays um. " i later made public at the hite House Chairman Reed said e wanted to examine the statement overnight and the question of admitting it to the records would be determined later. He added that he wanted to question the witness further on It. Mr. Hoov er finally declared with an apparent, show of heat that he did not "care whether it was Introduced or not." Mr. John Smith, one of Union, county's boys-stationed at Camp Se vier, H visUfng relatives in the? ccui..;-.
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