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V OL. XXIII, NO. 34!
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1917
PRIGE-flVE CENTT.
i VERDICT US
HERBERMO&MER'&h
HE A TEli liEPLi- TO
CLA US ' SPRE&RELS
: : ,
T
NIGHT
must mean
Col. E. M. House Returns
From Trip to England and
France
ALLIED MEETING
A GREAT SUCCESS
Head of American Mission to
Allied Conference Arrives
in New York from History
COL
I
I M
Jury With Fate bf Concord
Man Locked Up at 10:30
O'Clock
A DISAGREEMENT IS
FREELY PREDICTED
T
First Degree Verdict Not Ex
pected If Acquitted, New
York Will Doubtless Prefer
Other Charges
SER EMCJEi
MAKE BIO FDR
'EACE CiluilS
Spreckels Charged that Price
Fixers Were Allies of Sugar
' Trust
' LIE IS passed: AT
COMMITTEE HEARING
RMLY PR
Making Council.
BT LLDYD-GE
ROUSE I
mnn
MULL!
nnnr
4 i i 4 ?
The Offer to Come in' An Ad-J
dress to the German; ,
People ; I
Babst and' Spreckels Question
Veracity -.Hoover Says
Spreckels is Sore Because ,
Profits Are Gut
JURY LOCKED UP.
(By United Press).
Concord, N. C. Dec. 15.
-The
. , (Uv United Pi ess.) .
Washington', Dec. 15. Glaus Spreck'
i cupiv. els' .slashing accusations before Ben-j
t - ats sugar probers that tne government
l BRITISH THINKING price fixers were, hand-in-gloye with
l OMI V 057 ir"Fnov;tIie "sugar trust" brought the Seated
a .vni, answer f ronv Herbert ' Hoover tonight
that Spreckles--indeperident "is1 sore
sa '
I : - ' .,-'l"
with first degree murder for tbe 4'
with jury tonight.
41 Judge Cline closed his loag &
"3 charge to the 12 men shortly aft-
er 7 o'clock and the jury imme-
'iingiana s rremier Sends ivies- At 10:30 the jury notified sher-
(By Unite Press.) . ,i iff Caldwell that it would not be
pw oi k. uec id. ieace was nev- "- - tl. ini
n- n entioned at the Allied Conference; People
in ;'. : or the Supreme War Council
vhkii recently rner at Versaille?, Col.,
r n. :.T Hcu?e, head of the ' "neri
c",ii mission which recently vi.','-1
p:'it-i. i'"l and France, declared tonight
--,o: arrival from Europe.
Colonel House sattt the Allied Con-feror.c-?
"brought things to a focus".
Ik will report to President Wilson on
Monday.
f fate of Gaston E. Means, charged j reace i alk rrom Berlin Given 3t the. Food Administration," because
Little Attention Great Ob
ject to Prepare for the
German Offensive
,hir. pocketbook had -been touched by
' Federal regulation.
, This. Gtatercent marked the culmi-;
nation of Spreckels spectacular, testi
imony in. the probe that: -,v.f.-;
1. Earl D. Babst, trust head; raid
Hoover, International sugar' commit
jtee member, asked him to write Pres
(By United Fresi.)
London, Dec. 15. Germany's ex-
V V. I V UJU V1 JVM.VV. i ' I W V,UJ.liC 1 1 J lilt.' - T , . T . . . t , . , , ,
- linen. Vil?snn lire-ino- rJisTnicaal- rf
able to agree tonight. The inry -r" " o.. penamg - mssoiution , suit againt the
1 retired for the night. A verdict Kaiser to hls People, according to re-; "trust." . , , :
! mav be received Sunday. ' ports which reached here tonight. . "2- That the Food Administration i
'
UN EPIDEMIC OF
i i aiiir n-ri a -r
miiM
ITS GOi
Nation's Legislators Propose
Finding How War is Being
Conducted
RESS
Creation of New, Advisory r
Body Announced by Secre-,;
tary Baker '' j J; -
COUNCIL MEMBERS "
MEN OE EXPERIENCE ;
Secretary of War and Assist
- ant Chief pf Staff, and, Genir
erals'Sharpe, Weaver, Cro
zier and Crowder. -1 -
(By United Press.) . - v i
Washington, Dec. 15. Creation of -h,
War Council within the War Depart-
ment to oversee and co-ordinate , all '
matters of suppply for the American
A NEW EPOCH IN ! Presumably the war lord hopes to -created a sugar shortage when there j ARMY AN HIMAVY TO
. a, a a a rf. is. a . Ax.-.:.. - ,, . vvas a' large available suDDly, i ii unnv l iu
WUKLD'5 HlolUKl f Concord, Dec. 15.-The jury was' , d rT , f 3- That susar went through New BE INQUIRED INTO field army was announced tonlghtvby,'
locked tonight with the fate of Gas- ;;nnl JTIIV tv ZC: n-,Za" ere .was lajnine, xo an-
America's Representatives ton B. Means, charged with the mur-! m,ea l . f, eA. pres- . ;a(la because Canadian refiners were
der of Mrs Maud King 1 " ' UCL liii'L tu ' r-Uibyi aimaeii is iaiowcu to import u wnen Americans
Practically everyone connected -itb ! -expected to make the proffer was re- were not. .
the case concedes a verdict of first sarded as another evidence of the do-, "-4. That the Hoover. sugar commit-
degree murder unlikely, but few pre-1 termination witn vvmcjr uermany 13 : tee the price-fixing body forced Am
Won Friendship and Respect
European Democracies
Hopes for Ocher Visits
diet acauittal. and disagreement or a . uucr:c j encan renaeries to ciose wnen
- ! J w,5 s 1 nen ner military strengtn -is at its tons of Cuban su ear was availahle.
. . . . . iji 111 111 .r in 1 in iiiiliiiwiv. 1. - . . ,
(By Ed. L. Keen, united Press Staff, " . :r - " "
Correspondent).
(Copyright 1917, By United Press).
v'-i-ri-i i-i nit upon nnnn:!n,". ,v...ii0m . i
in iVoshin- i the first result! London. Bee. 15." Col. House's vis- Carolina historv . iwCacj. iiie ivaisei does, not i)xopose iU1Sr anybody representing consumers,
ed m asniiin. ... u- tne nrbt resuii. . r , i" " , , . to trust Chancellor Von Hertling with r That it now i? trviTp- in -fW hio-h
ft, thp r,rtlt.-, 0? ',rip:.;ran de'atP1 ll to EuroPe marks a new ePch 'n the: Eighteen full days were required to , nrnTnmciamento - 1 mat it now is trying to high
o, tne mcew, o. .,i..e.!caa ae-,0acp. 1 mninlptp talr;nB. ftf tp?timonv and f pronunciamento. - sugar prices for years to come through
ana ivnresentativcs of the other Al-i hlstory an(1 a new ture m cPte t testimony and London was not concerned with contracta for Cuban sugar.
lee colonel House said. . .conduct of world's affairs." Premier : "Vn " of The eech makin- at '. ?ace Pr0ft5rs.t0UISht. Premier Lloyd-1 , Tohese, in" a preliminary statement heels-of disclosures, in Congres-j active supervision o fthe Council. Hte-"
, . JLlord-Georse. of Croat Britain. an- r " V " " 5w0i K" speecu 01 yeieraay toiwsht. Hoover reDlied:
ueiore tne couieiic. vu.ui., - . -.V , , aV "" coupled with President Wilson's re-r. 1 Spreckels is -ore at the fW of the war.
. , , ... .......... nnunrpfl tonieht. : nnllnmiv nf rminsel Attorn ft v L. C. .u rx t. : sprei-K.t.ib it bore at tne JOOu
j Informed of the arrival of the head uaiaweu, concluding tne estates m- etj British public opinion to re-con
!of the American mission in New York . Z: seizea. . my signatures 01, ceatratlon a5 it3 aim for peace
,.jiiv:uB iiuw wxi cu-, ..... . . .. Mrs. King touna in Means apartments lQ be won bv Allied virtorv
pether. Vv e .got tageuier j?rmcipaiiy j c".and frantically waving, tnem at $iie
Many Prefers to See Results
From Sugar Inquiry and
Crozier's Testimony-r-Tom
Lawson Bobs Up Again
(By United Press.)
Secretary of War Baker.
The War Council will also bring In ,
closer touch the relations between th . '
army in the field and the WarDe
partment. ' '
Members of the Council at the be- :,
ginning yrill be "the Secretary of War,-,
Washington, Dec. 15. Congress to' j the Assistant Secretary of -War, Chief
night is determined to learn whether Gf staff, and Generals Sharpe, Weaver, ;.
any me,n now ostensibly serving the j Cl ie and Crowder: ' ?P'Vi-
government at great personal sacrifice; , , -
are really doing it at great gain. j Vhen General Bliss, Chief of Staff.
This development followed swiftly returns from Europe, he will assume,,
! on well.
But we .'i
"Press to cable the fotttysTng'ur y, 'sfibutedT
food and finance. I regard the trip 'statement to the United States
conmlishec
m'rji: be
'American citizens to read:
cut
2
for What do tnese mean
fendant is honest? What
as a complete success. . . . . ePtablishment
fnlnnol Hr.iKP aair that the eovem-: rti VC1J' lctxm ui iuu mil cPPOTlfi Will? What ftXnlanatlOn Can nnfTc mrnrt r.-inifrTit
irontci must ratifv action taken. He i return of the first great American he giye for an instrument purporting Public officials are unde
oij on anno-mcement of the work w-m,,,MUU LU UIU- to be her endorsement of his steward-
. .. ..I p Amrinn 'Tiiscn' 1 :ia L"lt; "rL ueuause 1 mijie it snip ana a receipt snowing iiwr buiu-
jcted from Washington 11 be a Prelude to many more, for tiny of his accounts when he writes
j,rrti,. me t;A.yrieui; we nave giimeu on mis tne DOQy or paper in pencil aim uat
"ti " 'ipveme War Council, h3 said joccasionhas brought home to mo even her sign it in ink?"
i- ; -rr ianent bodv and the United :! m ore strongly than before the para- The defense implored Judge Cline
-u t' h?- - permanent" place in it 'f itmount importance ol ever closer per- to stop this sort of argument but the
o de vi o The matter of Colonel spective to bear upon the enemy's court allowed the prosecutor to pro-
Hoi- iv.aking another trip to Europe ! problem. j ceed. ' , .
in t"M near future is entirelv at the' "It was work culminated in the first' Judge Cline, in his charge to the ju-
disrosition of President Wilson. meeting of the Supreme War Coun-: rors, did not attempt to summarize
"Ti - ora'e among the peocle in cil of Versailles the outward visible ' the evidence. He urged the jurors to
both Groat Britain and France U sign of new unity, of new vigor ir the deliberate Sunday if they found agree-
pI'Ti1 i 1(1. nrj said. ri.ven rroilCIl pH! - itu-upciauuu ui lu; wuiius ecu ucm- ""' ...e..
ifirc n,invt iiiat tv.o mnmlp wn npvpr ncracifis in the fisht for triumnh of the A verdict
hotter.
h 1 r;I tj.t?'-gettki7tr per-cent:-of -thei$--ntmnanpredtctedtaiiight -at'
n v iiMi-ii i ix i ( 1 1 i r-iri i i i fiM iur v w r"-i i - i -
itrtht falTZZZZZZ- :;: r:::r:ngaT. supply for two months, and - If these suspicions
t .i ! . -f. Tr.JInT?!!. pft TJiSt-t-Tfl toiv ront nnrf -nn.tirm t tVn -fonTitrir -anti
uave me? i wmcti is to accompany that pcacn- or- . " ' r. 4- iL.; t " 1,1 ...
nf that fot,dvo tt-oo hnirCT,0, ,oiw it, Tror.;"ro m weceaioor u cars are avail- --uvebtijiauoiis now un
sional investigations into the conduct
the war.
If ugly suspicions, now lurking m the
fresh knowledge of conditions as they
affect all branches of service will aid. -the
War Department in prosecution of
rent rvridrefis to Cnnerpss' havo n.rmi$. ! ....... . . . ; .
- ; r,. . . " ! Aoministration ana wouia line to see
I jit destroyed because his profits were minds of some congressional leader
Later, officers Qf , extensiv.e lexneri
ence will bemadded to the Council and
der way -arid to, the Department in initiative ! and-im;
time government. Is jportant, plans. , - ; ,
Seventy ,per cent, is twice what j above reproach. ! I -"Theew''-organt!ation--"iiQt1.a8
; sume specialized duties of the'General
in the second degree
nnr.nc .woiiiri hp xpifhin their nrovince tne
1 t l H. 1 LUCY ICUiCCUL. I " r
1 . . . ' . r. j .1 ' . . T i V. lrtff.
- -"-., ;;!: interests in Europe are' "To that conference the President court miormea tne juiy, uuu ue il
aln o r 'ramount " jcould not have sent more sagacious or no room for a manslaughter finding.
ru:... : ; Hr-ue visited the American more useful representatives than Col. , All the New York officials attending
troopn -i:d o-ht that they were! House and the accompanying mem- the trial left tonight. They intimated
in - nr; b-st condition and would 'bers of his mission. that if Means is acquitted they would
b? rcarlv 'to fight when the times j "Col. . House indeed proved himself -attempt 10 onng mm iu w n
coir.o.--.
riorrral Pershing,'' he said
'not onlv a worthv renresentative of other changes, an effort that Means
'has the United States, but he won the counsel will resist before Governor
dii:cult task, and is doing it 1 friendship and the respect of all Euro- Bickett
iPean empires.
a r
wc!!.'-
T'::c (:-; I re American mission re- i
'ur;v.d w;:h Colonel House, excer BRITISH DESTROYER (
Coii.ruipr-ioners -Ccrsby and Taylor,; I ACT DY mi I IQiniMi
who v.-in rc;urn :n the near future. j LAJO 1 D I KKJillDlKJ j
Th" rn;nr-Allied Council, Colonel
Hou-e f.-'i.-!. should really be called!
X ' - ; r k' Z hv 1 ish destroyer in a collision Wednes-
4rW 'l ' ' - . W,nn nov ' daV With l0SS f tWO meD' WaS
A f m ) rrt I - -ri e o-in fho A m on r H 71 T1HV-
When at 10:30 p. m. the jury noti-
fied Sheriff Caldwell of its inability
1 to agree tonight they were locked up
for the night.
ITAI RRTIRE
London, Dec. 15. Sinking of a Brit- FROM ONE POINT
l. .1 n : .- nr I
an-
ai n
ish.
(P.y TT.nitofl Press.
, J. Til
nounced tonight by the Admiralty. I Rome, uec. ii. uetirment ui na.-
The same statement detailed the ian forces out ot capnie aue to d, wu-
- . n Vi, . T, ; Ihem p, lot. of siip-ar and is nrorl of it i nt inrnrnnotnrp prpp.d or s.nv othnr ;
Sr.' i 4. Every pound" of sugar has been fault which might seriously interfere Staff or the War College, but-wUL ad
Great numbers of "uns "taken in the:DrouSht in that cars and ship.-? could ! with speedily putting this country's, vise the Department in a broad Sense
Austro-German drive in Italy give the i Dr's- ) aims across ana qnamg tne war. Members of the Council will, from
congress is not trying to get any-, time to time, Visit the theater of" war
, said one Senator tonight. Somo t0 make observation for information
ividual Congressmen doubtless
ri i i i it. i j I
niiPinv nnv;prfiil prtillprv snnnnrt ! - oprecKeis Knows tne Dlttemesss j
It has been borne home to the Brit-iaTEOn refiners, that some of them are
ish officials that widespread stories or j trying to use the Food Administration
breaking down of German morale, of'as a club to settle their feuds,
lack of adequate reserves, of scarcity f 6- If Spreckels will tell- Hoover
one,
inri ividual O.nnerr
- ' n . , l. ,1 . l. : . t . 1. i.
would-like to unseat some individual , U1 LUC u wmuu re8aM-' . . -
nembers of the government, but Con-i rne work ot tne War Council Is of.
of metal curtailing artillery and am-jwnere there is any sugar .that Hoover j gress as a whole has but one idea in the highest importance," Secretary.
munition, must now be swept aside and , can Set ships or cars to carry, Hoover
that the nation will need its most de- Wi11 deliver it
xtermined efforts against the foe.
Babst tonight issued a formal state-
Hindenburg has now gained the ini-jment asking the people to reserve
tiative. Haig has lost it. j. -judgment until "we have presented our
Many London newspapers are now ( full case."
vigorously urging the abandonment j "We are going to see thiss thing
of British campaigns in Mesopotomia, j through," he said.
Palestine and South Africa and the' "It is well known in the sugar trade
concentration of large forces of British j that the American Sugar Refining
troops now in these far distant thea- j Crjmpany has, since last February, sold
ters of war on the Western front. t its sugars for from one-fourth of a
cent to a full cent a pound below the
i A A . a nr i i
! ui lues ui iur. ourecKeis company.
"The government's program has
established the sugar market and
checked speculation. Without it there
WANT T3 K
I
fifi
Mi i
Scientists to Pass Upon , the
Merits of Alleged Greatest
Invention
n s ana tne
In co-oneration with the Brit
; i),:c! h.ga tribute to his fellow , q & Brm nQn.ri id airsniD with tinuoUs day long assault of violent
v on tne misssion . f fiye men . North gea character by the Teutons was an-
, l -Ifripan mi cq in 71 vvnilP In LflTl- . . ... j aj rri-u Tn -ffira caiM
, ..V""-"". Tuesday. Another airship of the same nounceu iuu. ai "x"" , (By United Press)
..( v. it n r oreiKn .iiuisLi , . .. .....j ... , , rsAnami 'nia'o en rimra nan taisen -nr n r ic.ni,,, a
T , t n i i-u type, it was siaiea. naa oeen lorceu J'"-" ' i vv asmugiuii, c. j.o. muuiau
. i . Lloyd-George and tno . tQ descend over Holland Tuesday. , "firm positions" to the rear. The as-, Edison with foUr other International-
i -Ti ;oicat)riie ana cenetid. wao jy known scientists, may soon be called
loenvihorl no wa.ereri dv massea iorcea
DUAL EMPIRE HAS iTllTI Ollfi nT I HI (with great desperation. '
1 I At the head of Monte soiaroio ana
Coldellorso the statement reportea
is no question but prices would be both
uncertain and vastly higher than t.hev
now are.
"My request today for the Senate
committee's permission to make a
statement was unusual, but I wanted
them to know that misrepresentation
and falsehood will be answered fully."
Spreckels devoted most of his testi
mony to an effort to develop that the
sugar, committee was dominated by
the sugar "trust."
(Continued on Page Eight).
K
?SE000ATROOPsf() SHOUT II
Tiro.
:()
(Hy United Press.)
'i 'he f'rench Amiies in the F'eM,
1 Au -5tria-Hungary has 1.192,- '
'i in 79 1 2 divisions now in the ;
: ' -'-')r .1 :r.--; to accurate inrorma-
. tvnrTi by the United Press to-.
SOUTH CAROLINA
oay.
br--n ,
unon to rule on the genuineness of th
alleged greatest invention of mankind.
The "Garabed" resolution providing
investigation of the alleged discovery
! violent and repeated enemy attacks j by Garabed T. K. Giragossian, of a
repulsed with heavy losses to me virgjn natural force passed tne House
Teutons. An Italian counter attack on viva voce vote late today. If the
there compelled retirement and sus-jyenate and President Wilson approve
pension of ever, the enemy s artillery . ?t, a committee ot five fm"in -
offensive. I tists to wmcn tne invention wm oe tm Tk,n 4Q0 OHO OfiO Will
GGVEBNMFHT TO
MAKE EXPLOSIVES
nvestigating the government to Baker said. "It is intended to : brine i
learnhov thiiigs are going, and if they to the larger problems or the Depart-'
are going badly, correct them by what- ment both the experience and general -ever
means is necessary. And Con- training of the officers of most ma--
?ress will go right down the line un- ture years and largest experience in
til it has done that." service. ,
Pausing tonight to sum up the re- "The newly created body 'will act
suits thus far of the two chief inquir- through the Chief of Staff and. will
;es, Congressmen agreed the outstand-jbe provided suitable accommodations
ing facts are : and facilities for the transaction of
That the military inquiry has shown business." i ' u
martial paralysis of the vital Ordnance ; While any officer is detailed to the : "
Department through causes not entire
ly explained.
The sugar probe has shown sinister responsibilities.
Council, provision will be made to fretr
him from administration duties ' and
mixing of private affairs with public
business
Members of the Council are men of
the greatest experience and represent
The war office praised in the high-.demonstrated, wi1! v-
f,""-.I o:npire's armier, have no
' 'ranferl in man power sine?;
' of At the n-resent time
divisions in fighting trim i
pr.rate and distinct claJ
'1 up during the whole period
'Vjl'.
1 ouihrea.!: of the war, :.n 1914.
( Schools Closing and Church est terms the valor of the Italians in , closing hours of the debate on the
Services Curtailed tJy Lack: ;tneir aetene
oal
of Cc
Paric
Violent Artillery
(By UniteJ Press.
n0r- ik Artillervinc reached
strangest scenes in the history of Con-
interposing every known parliament
ary obstruction including two roll
Be Spent in Building These
Plants
(By United Press.)
.Washington, Dec. 15. More
than
Another factor entered1 the invest!-, every branch of military service and
nation field today when Thomas W. civil life. .
Lawson, the Boston financier, wired. General Tasker H. Bliss, who Is -many
Senators a demand that war Chief of Staff, is now abroad studying
profits be investigated. j the war. His return will add tralu- .
Lawson charged that the govern- able knowledge to the War Depart-'.
ment is being mulcted out of huge ment's fund for Information. - -
mms by concerns furnishing muni- Major General Henry G. Sharpe is -
tions and supplies for the army and head of the Quartermaster Depart
navy. I nent of the army.
The country's impression is grow-j Major General William Crozier, who '
ing," wired Lawson, "that from a third is Chief of Ordnance, was in the lime-
to half of the government's funds are light during the early stages of -the
profits to camouflage our front well." Senate probe of military affairs. ' : "
Lawson's challenge dm not find lm i Judge Advocate General Enoch1 H.
mediate answer in the Senate. Mem- Crowder is at the helm In carrying out
bers said "too many investigations at the provisions of the selective servica
once mignt aeteat tne purpose or an or law. He has directed this work from .
Ithem." Others referred to Lawson's the verv beerinnine. , '
statement as "some what wild" and - Major General Erasmus M. Weaver
"hardly justified.'.' has charge of the Coast Artillery di-;-
When the military investigation by vision, and is a member of the Gen
the Senate Military Affairs Commit- -?ral Staff. " ; -
tee resumed Monday, General William, - ' - " - .
Crozier Chief of Ordnance, will again STORES CLOSED FOR'
be on the stand This session Sn-, w-r
ator Chamberlain, Committee chair
man, said tonight, will be public. Thc-i
last two hearmzs have been executiv" v TTued' Tew..i ' --
because Crosier was eivinc confiden-l New York, Dec., 15. The .first ar-
tial military information. rest for hoarding sugar and the first ;-.
Today's session developed evidence closing of stores oy tne rood admin-..
HOARDING SUGAR
l-'VC:
!.-.:
up
v.- "o "n.. it ' iQ0in thf.rbmimpi'" , I " t . ' 30)00,000 wm De expended . Dy tne
vuiuuiuitt. o. vj isw. ay. wubuib a mien ui icu.L nuicuvv r.a. s. nan nrouent on to t ip House . . ... . . - - . . . .. . .. . . m xt tr t. x.
5 .t. u pp.tnr. tonicht's official state- "zr7r-l "i ri" iu' i., government m tne .erection or govern- of what Chamberlain called "satisfac- J" lwJt tT
HClluuib, auoyeuBiuu. oi cuuiuu bciui - ' " n ffo,tor, , axx ?x . i.AT,f Anlosivfi n1ftT1t.S Rficretarv Of fnrv- nrnoss" in nnHnntinr. nf day.
nT-ollalcirl tho HcifcihoH invontinn "v i . J ' - fo" r ' -."" ' '
Turmoil immediately broke out, as
scores of rr-pmt." .-esseu abouc tne
i TVi-. fjorrr,a.nfi ar.tacKea
60 divisions approxi-: axiVi ut. we're easily repulsed Dy tno uranw
' "I'iOO men. At the end of i the fuel administrations of Soutn Car- . --renders. South of Juvmcourt inrenen
- vofrd mobilized army was 76olina, and Of Richland county, in ap-ffo ces surprised the enemy ar.ii cap-'-.bout
1.-40.000 men). j peals to the public issued today. Thejtu some prisoners.
n,nuunnSrtnc,u ,uuj tjon .g declared t(be seriOUS.
-.ot been increased, the ar-1 . , ..
. - o-.;, inn boon tremendens- i Three of the largest colleges m the
nif iiiri cjnce ul0 Eiart 0f 1917. State have already agreed to close.
figures show that every j down for two weeks or longer be-'
''unfw.'-an division with - the 'cause of .the seriousness of the situ- j
if.", cf rome of Ilonveds. andjation. In a statement issued tonight,'
: r n -i b-ivp been doubled in their the local fuel board urged that the
length. In addition, there i churches hold union services in order,,
to conserve coal and to discontinue i
the night services. State Administra- j
tor Gossett has gone to Washington in v
an effort to nna some reiier ior tr"t
situation. The bitter cold weather of
i- tremendous general in
! il;e. number of machine guns
T)'er. in 3mall caliber cannon.
A u3ro -Hungarian artillery
tated to be 3.9.0 field and
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War Baker announced tonight.-. ordnance field artillery and siege camouflaged as a store where
Daniel C Jackling, of San Francisco, guns. Crozier gaveVull facts concern- waists were sojd, the, business of H."
loudly-whirring device
I was appointed, to take charge of the
Garabed" supporters, however, fin-1"1?1 of these -plants
ally succeoded in having the machine j
removed from, the chamber.
The new government plants will be
built tO'Supplement the present output
ing contracts, labor conditions, prob- Borrak was called to a standstill on
able dates of quantity delivery, and evidence said. . to-point to his holding .
estimated the length of time it would BO barrels of sugar. . It has been held
take to provide enough artillery to tor high prices, it Is declared, only
lur.
cannon; 1,500 trench mor- tne past tew aays nas acaea tome
1 1
nu 1,922 heavy cannon.
seriousness of the situatidn.
Henry Perriso a Kansas City elec-iul p1"3 uv y-v uiauu:acLUi- equip tne t?utire Aujencaoi army un u uuuwo ;.uwu6..uioyww u-i;,
trician whose mkchine figured in theirs, considered insufficient to meet the modern scale, Member Borrak Is said to havepur- -
House r.-rangle, stated tonight he will government's needs. j Crozier's earlier testimony showed phased il barrels in March ana 29 in ,
attempt to induce Congress to sub-' Jackling is managing director of a j how the daily output of rifles has been August. - : :
rt bi itivpntinn to the c.o ma mmmi'i-Jlsrge group of copper mines which reduced half since last March, chiefly Signs marked "'closed by the food
litee of scientists which will pass bu I produce a large percentage of the coun- (because pf disorganization of the work- administration"; were placed: today on
"Garabed" Perrigo claims to be abl'trya. copper, tie wm act uutier uh- jjpg torces or lactones; tnat not - a bw uwuw neraau wwoijus auu
to produce unlimited electricity fromthcrity of Secretary-Baker, by whom single machine gun of the mora than by George Goldberg and Cohen; Their
the air without use of fuel. Garabed's 'he was" appointed. i 30 000 needed for the army has been licenses for operation iwere revoked
claims are not based on electricity. He ' "This step is in accordance with the delivered, and that the" first wijl not . on charges, of violating the. rules for
Isavs he has a discovery of an entirely 1 government's purpose toi keep abreast be delivered until next April; -that sale of sugar.
'new natural energy. Both Giragossian icf its war requirements anT, .where Pershing's forces in France are de- . Charges , of forced sales" of other.
-and Perrigo ,-wera in the House gal-j necessary to anticipate them by tore- pending entirely on France for . artil- commodities before sugar , would be
lery during the debate. --" - . i . 'handed action,", said Secretary , daker, J
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