.. -. V - , ... ' . J v f . - '
) L; WEATtf ER FORECAST " -
1
, , worth-iCarolinaTfFair- tonight ; not
' quije" bo cQltJ Jrf west portfcnjWed- '
ties day -f air "arid warmer, - s -v -
South '4 Carolina-Faif ' and., hot
'quite so ,'colditOnlght' - Wednesday, 1
fair, 'wartner,, -T
vOL;xxiuoy356r;;;:i
ION
A-
Flames Were .Rasine Alone t
This Af ternbonV: v
CITY HAS BEEN PUT
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Fires :3elieved i 'lncri
n v. r x - - r-u nil it I I. it ; c iV-
ir Wipes Out - Stores Monti
H cello Hotel and Other Build-
V: ings--Guarcls Placed
. v "r - - ' -; r
iSipt:iul tn' The liifipatcb.) : ,
v : Norfolk, Va., Janvl.-Granby, Street
'"t Jewelrjr Store' of i Buchanan . and" Sou,,
diagonally r.cro8Srtlie street' froia the
:; Mcnticello Hotel, bursty into . tiarfies
; atr12:tl0 xTqlock and warr alrac" cur
iiace within a few minutes time. nk
fi men, are .-making gallant effort a to
quench - the fire', -but without noiice
" ; ' able result due to poor water . prea
fS: sure. Thei police: are firpaly- con vinc-t!-
; ed. that -fire bugs are at work and are
working along lines of this nature.-;
Preparations are being made to or
der out home guard- to "guard lanes of
city. The Lennox Building, on Gran
crtiranoy ana farewell streets, was
IWofoirf:. .TTiow vac tinnfp r!rn kriT I
nosedly fire-proof. The entire area
about the';, fixe has been restricten
and sailors and marinas , are doing
volunteer police duty. The walls of
the buildinr occupied by Buchanan
had collar. -:d. At 1:45 o'clock nu
merous other buildings are threaten-
'ed. All telephone service Is cut off.
i " Martial Law Declared.
- TBj Associated Press) J
Norfolk, Va.. Jan. 1 Fire which j
uhs mom I aesuroyea inree store
buildings on Granby street and par-
store
tlally destroyed the Monticello Hotel,
hal fa JjlcDCk away, with th loss, of
one life and severe injury to several
firemen has crossed the street from
the Monticello. destroyed two addi
tional store buildings ancTat 2 o'clock
was raging in the seven story Dick
son building tm Granby street.
'i'he. entire block opposite the hotel
appeared to be doomed.7- All the city's
able-fire apparatus was ordered,
and aid was sent from the navy
and Portsmouth.
guiard and these with two companies
of marines from the navy yard, are
gu irdizig water front property, and
paarolling thp .streets.
enlen were handicapped in fignt-
ing'r'Jhe flames by the intense cold
The' fire plugs were rrozen and had
to be thawed out before water was
available. Two explosions, preceded
the fir?t fire this morning and authori
ties believe the flames were of In
cendiary origin.
Aregiment of naval reserves hae
been called out to guard property, in
forfolk and arrived in the city this
morning. All hotels, banks and pub
lic buildings are guarded, and no-
ody is allowed to leave or enter any .
f them unless vouched for J)y a re-'
ponsiblo person . I
One arrest of a suspect was made '
is afternoon. He was found exam-
g some prominent buildings in Nor-
lk and when questioned said he was
department of Justice nan.
This was denied by thejlocal' agents
the Department of Justice
Fire caused, by. two mysterious ex-:
psions early this morning, destroyed
Tee .stores on Grainy street -and al-
f .cmplctely wrecked the.: Monti-
lio hotel half a block away. . There
uiiiltuv;t! ui two nuurs , ut .
Jen th time that, th first fir wp
ana v.n 1111 . .
and the fire in the. hotel started.
it is believed that the second and
te aisaotioas one. was the result
Bparks falling on the roof of Mot .
Vnfrta T rv inP;hnrt imev ctab-1 tudey the achievements Of the other fire that had destroyed thre'e j tfl? acmocrctic maTemcct-in Germany
enxed MonpabSeWlf a block awayT almost v Sfg Jorce
ine.l-flrpenter ijuiiamg, .at me .wnie., . - - vi' this morninsr. All of the upper part , --"Whatever Dariv.mlefcrbe in nowor
.iiv xirHi. i iih inn iiiifir-'iii w iui,it i n .m v . - r.
3he7nr spTeadlto oi g?ms capturedthe -booty include the magnificient dining room o j Sjf oS
;uUdin ine!ud several trench Quick-jUie .fth- floor, and the lower floors thai the methid 'of'morert
undjn . J Sterim f1refbadly damaged by water, , More Uon in Plnnm
ntVo ifirs in r n Mteht blae at i stroke is :the change frornvdefenlirt? Uthe time,, were forced to,fleebut tH nrnSiJ
avail
outi
yarfl"
aio from the other - " - . i wuuu-: iU.,uMt up . wu,,vuw
Hale fighting the flames on the!Since the advent of frost. ;,
h floor of tbe hotel, Charles Mc-j " A
jit. W. H. Railpv . WnspmPn OT TT
son, r. PSmith. W. J. Monroe and
id .Matthawa vr hfldlTr hurnprl
red. All of t.ks TriAn hnniArl flnd
stant Chief Bunting was , slightly
rwise imrt. worp xani in tho hn
It 7aV
IthA Ainir ZZC?iL.:Z"AZ
t - v i jjuufi U141 uauieu iuc
V of Ladderman McCoy and the In-
others.-,; The men were
t under thP hiimiT,r timWo rT
irescued from cremation by their
jues. Assistant -Chief r P.nrittn'?
1 wy, narrow PKcan . w
nien fought the flames while
, ic ;
TM fiAGNlTUDE dFj
AM . . -PI : . nri t r
more r i nan a i nousana rris-
j : oners and Many Guns Wefe
; ; Captured I
OFTFIllVElViCTl
NOW IN OPERATf ON
The Blow Marks Change Fpcom
Defensive, to Offensive By
the Allies on the Italian
X (By Associated Press). ' Vf
Italian. Headquarter ; in Northern
: Italy, Monday, Dec, 31. The inagni'i
-IT:
uuaue , ynaouer. auu seven, large
TiitNiin mm
ir ITALY BRHWii
(.?3ZZ-fit
enemy. has been on the offensive trttt.J T ' ffVii
the Italians delivering telling -defepljt 15 believed that all win be. provided
sive blows. ' -J. - li, :
Now, however, the French " liave fhe fire was discovered thh, monv
turned the scale and the enemy ia be ?-f ,about 7ocl?cS in the flf
ing attacked in this sector for .the K?tchen fa. the .r: I
first time since, he reached tae riave. :Jenl 111 andL? , P?i"Sl
The scene was southeast of Monte
Tomba, a low snowless. mountain, just
t n thiVPiavA wtrp fha AiiioH
lines turp into the mountain region.
Here the artillery preparations be
gan Saturday, but the main bombard
.. - . , , . ,
ment began at noon Sunday and 3n -
creaseu nouriy until tne enemy was
Jeluged by the French fire.
-It was then that the crack French
infantry . swung' forward in steady
lines from Osteria Di Momerera and
Maranzine, a front of about two miles.
The heaviest forces were on the right
wng Italian and British airmen, at
the same time, attacked the enemy
from the air.
The. struggle was comparatively
short .and sharp with most of the
fighting on the righting. The artil-
i lery had so damaged the enemy po
sitions that, he was unable to make
nT1v- offoifiva rstannii. TlVf -rvoti fTi
losses were comparatively lnsignm
cant It has been established that
no forces are being moved away from
this front and that no new rorces are
being .brought here.
,. ' 'i- . " A
ALUED AIR RAIDS
STIR UP GERMANS
. (By Associated, Press).
London. Jan!, "1. Allied air raids
over Germany. are awakening the peo-
Die .to a. recognition.. of: their, rulers'
mistaken air ruthlessnes. according
to the Amsterdam correspondent r of
iThe Times'. -There is great nervous?
nesa throughout Germany, especially
in the more exposed parts, he says,
owing to the r roported intention of
the Americans to invade Germany
by air. The object is discussed tin-
ivfirRallv" t.houeh efforts Naro -inade to
calm anxiety by declarations about
"American bluff."' '
Tne expiosions vJn munition ac-
the correspondent adds, arej
u, rirmon ml taw antTjrtri.
.r." - "' rT ' T! . IL"
ues anxieiy, not oniy uecaustjjut tu
,ui.
,-it -t,
. .l. J,'i,.x .t-. it.- .tiii.-.i
luy .J0
BRIDGE OPENE15
111 J " , ii'"tt-i l
(By Associated Press).
Chicago, Jan. 1 A railroad bridge
across the Ohio river wmun r Is j ex-
to expedite traffic between
the North and South was fonnaliy
. . . . - . ,vf.i- t..
tween Mtropolis, Ills., and : Paducah
Ky, rjmemideand a quarter j
lenth, 'and was buVt" jointly by .the
juicago. tJurimgion vui vmncy ;iiu
the' Nashville. Chatttnooga and
Louis railways.
WILMINQTON, NQRTHCAROUN'A; TUESDAY 'AEtER NOON? JANUARY. 1 , 1918
NDfiFOLK'S VflflOSt
ire tipper Part bf the Mon-1
ticelln DrnvHTT, - : "I
FAMOUS HOTEL IS
7J 1 Germand will askStRussns to heir
Morning . - ; them iA Griforcing ;lsia!peace term?
' r r- , ipn tht? Entente Allies'. ,Trbtzky is well
SPARKS :from -NEARBY - il vem
inDP CTADTrri rrPlth tllf . ueceKstty-- of ooncKidin;
- rlKE Ol AK1LL' 11 peace and is doing-his ntfcost to stim
i , ' . , . iulate a revolution m 0f;many. Fra
FlamPs DifirrtvprAfl CnUn te'1 'at thfronCJalready har
Roof About "? O'Clock-
.Firemen Hampered by
Frozen Hydrants
( By Associated Press).
Norfolk. Va., Jan. l.-Fire caused by
sparks - falling on the roof from - an -
,f, .,,,,,1,
ry?t - Dnt
"lu!", lA
vujii cue uicmai wuuu ti
urauts irozeu una iv was -lir.i
to DuiJ(1 nres auom tnese pmgs - xq
thaw them out. After the hydrants
v;e$e opened tiie water pressure was
weik and the names gained ueaawayj
jttre
stream could reach tne Top ;
floor. . ' - lisned between Russia and the- En
Enlisted men. both sailors and sol-jtente Allies. -, - T. j
d:crs,' assisted the firemen in fighting i- . - - ' H'
the flames, wltkh quic kly spread from ;
ono. end of the building to the other. ;
When the roof of the kitchen fell in.j
it caught two firemen, both of whom j
b iing badly burned and tJtherwiffe in- '
j v.Ted. They were huried; to the St.
Vincent s hospital. .. , .
Tlie fire was U16 result, it .is1 betievi
Rd of smntiipr tire 'that started at 4
o'cloc-k and destroyed three vstore, on:; , : .
Granby street, about a half block om-Qi j vvy r RoarJ ; Dieonlvprl
the Monticello It L;thought that a i Mia LH S UlOlved
spark blew from the first fire to the : .and a Cabinet r ormed By .
roof of the hotel over the' : kitchen ' McAdno
where the blaaewaBnrstsevfi..:--- - v
flames soon reached ..thp. eleVatOr.iaft-;.. ;-f4 (By United Press)
and with the draft from- thatOpenfag; : 1. Oraers went
were quickly; swept to. other parts of to Eastern railroads last night from
the hotel. : - iT v Director-General JWcAdoo to clear "up
Many of the guests of the Rttil; bd j freight congestion regardless of pre
just fallen to sleep after watching the vioug government priority regulations,
fife, a few .hundred Tard alvajr, whu pa8senger Schedules and any hamper
they were arpused : Jy.rthear. ghat ins: -practices .under the old competi
the building was-anre. v. ,f T y. - tive, system, and to pay special atten-
;The Monticello llotel waBx)ne ,of the t "td movement or coat and food.
best known hotels m . . they, entire
South. 4 It has entertained some of the
most, prnimueut ueuyic iu mo wuuuj.i
5SLH8
ivwi, uu.-uu, au :r,CrX;rden in.thevEast and a committee of
more than $1,000,000. For "eight or 1
- r Vw V - j-hMAIwn A XT
TZ pZ hvrJI r H
CrnZve who fte tJmtlSiS
Cons0lve,.wno t3 aiso manager. 01 tnt
ew Belvedere, in Baltimore.
The
Monticello Hotel has 215 rooms.
TWENTY-TWO MILLION
RED. CROSS MEMBERS
.. . . '. ' : : '-
" - ' - '
li Washineton; Jan.s 1r-Sixteen mil -
1 w v ; i h NKiir h i.mi r hnr.i '.'..-',
lion new names' were added. 10 thetat "jta own -request andnairie'';-Vsbing. thenation's' cronfln'' additipi.;
memhflrshin rolls of the'-American-RedtmWaW oinr -flw ft to $2,500,000,'; provided Tor the" same
Cross,; as the result of the Christmas
Membership" drive; Henry P. Davidson,
t hairman 1 of the ; National .Wax - Coun
cil, announced today." The " organlza
tie -i now . has ; a membership of v 221
COO 000. ':. -'- . ' ; " ' ' , ' -
RUMANIAN MINISTER
REACHES AMERICA
x (By Assoclatetl Press. t
An Atlanti" Fort,1. Jen Dr. Con-1
. I ct-fiii tiTi : A n trpTa.cn - Who fffl S rfiCfint! V f
. appointed , minister 'from "Rumania -to AMJ wao:.lS- f1Wrfli difribntion In .North
in Uhp TTnited '?t?ite? ' the - flrt offlcWl 1 wilt assist on operation promemsj vu .vashgtonan
rAenttvr- of h isocount!' v to " m-t wara unamoers,- irauic airecLori xue jingtoncspen; tmamqm w
j.ropreseutattyr L'B1! X nd . Adm'inrratlon . who fwillinkvaJi eToniyr ihenablinfiUhe t -
.erica, arrive - ua u s"-J r r r-r.7r-t.
of tipj.ir)chi - 'ijf naelesco is aso at ' general cnange 01. irauiu; aiw vv iuwsrn-imponaii parcaJt'-.uie-iMtJw xkk t -.rJ'c?v--,- v.-v ;, I ' - " ' s 1
: KSof a rifectal Rumn ni wf"l - Hines, assistant o tlirectOr-day program' !"v 'V;r' ;'
FTJLt LEASED WIRE SERVICE
SEIWEW
FOR DEMOCRACY PDIGES ON S
, . -
CorrespondentDpubts Wlieth Federal Trade Commission Or
er SeriousnesB of "Such a r 3ers An Exhaustive Inves
t Step is Realized
j HE SAYS TROTZKY IS
" DOING BEST HE CAN
iAdivises Ailies ioif Aid in
tncouragms; v::
Deiiiocratic
Movement : in -Gmany,
Started By Bolsheviki
t - . .
: U-Kmdoa, -Jan-dT-i'iePerograd cor
rponden erf 6 liajly NVs woudort
wlicUiei' the daiei- of iV separatt
J'eace , is WalizeU j;nj?lald. lie saj.-
it, would bk dpfeatfbCprnian dem
piracy ; Jirdjtiottruring
virtual enslatemeiJ;.t Jssia, as it
i would ? bn ietoryA toi-iilie military
i--. "w ir? ' u:-i-fe' :
-"It.hiay.itnean'fiaW.lHQiuch morr
than -Russia's: neutra)ityf we make
no moret soemr possiMe that the
jVjufst-u uuuu copu'oi, or nemy ot
j fleers and enormous -Quaiftities of rev
j piutionary newspapefs-printed iu Ger
Uuii are, being distributed. ,
j "I am convinced ouf .oly .chance in
-feating German desires is to nub
jlish terms as ne'jr,' the-Russian terms
as r0Esil -?Sl?rt iSiprSS
i hand in the prorxjsed' conference helt
in Russia, if wo, id ihkpnmnpiii ir
f . , . . : " .
WIer joining he government,
The Petrogfad con-e.bondent of the
Times, who is ..visiting in i London, con-
tinuea his ; anti-Bolheviki statements
today. He says it is not unlikely that
the Germans, who are
ttPn the reat advantages they expect
Lrom ? "ttsaian revolution, will suf-
ier a grievous aisa.pDOint.ment provide-
ed the friends of the Russian nation
Offer it a helping hand. He immedi
ately imjplies that the Russian people
: wm not continue to submit to Ger-
man exploitation through Bolsheikl
adventurers, if a closer union in estab-
iiliMBIT
1 Hf the wt Wh .wo
notified that . oon they might be call-
-t,
iment to help lighten the traffic bur-
'Government officials jwas created to
HENRY WALTERS Irt
! work out a plan for diverting export Smeht war work will be asked of, Con
toTorts Soth of New-York.' giess soon after the holiday recess. - ,
, , .... T .i .ti, inrt itom h, nna -.if. it.
Quantities of coal were started-to!
il U V WUKAUUU VU i V'UL' f V 1UV? OAIUUO
11 uiir - h niriuTifi r n ru iiuvu t ri u .a nririn ts
shortage" there and briorty'-? Orders
' 1 '.
nrafa encrnana fM rr3Aa Elaef nf the
'nT0-oit xrki, , ot,4
f river to ,the: extent; necessary to' clear,
up congestion
ax.T- l Ai-xZ&L '
i 1. 1 m nn, 1 1 1 i-r i.iiiit-: 1.1 11-s 1111 Ki;i.ur n 1 r-
! pWi Viissnivpil tho raiirnad rar hnarfl
members. "One of .-these. Hale Holden"
i-tAT. ,a tJr,.i;,o.4-.,i-,! The food, administration will aslr for
Zf Ll ?lf $3,000,000 to make a total of $4,500,-
trtn Jw-'ofcls4 to itfor Wcurrent fis.
f ed . '"UP; the machinery. yer , in, addition to : amount at
which- the the war ! board has Created .,3 ;froin the president's hundred
within: the last nine months .to co- mmioii ;dollar ,3 ; , , . .
ordinate; the roads of the country. . v The NaVv .Department already, has
, .Other . members of the. WdyiSf'- for $55,000,000, deficiency appro
ory cabinet are John Skelton WilhanM prati6n. ' ' -- Y-vr?-. i -" : ' v
comptroller of the currency "jWhp will .-. -' -.' ' ' ' -
bar j charge r of 7 flnancial questions V ciiiMTrlSJ YSf
arising out -0f .government' bperation B W AJJjV ii?
Henry . Walters, chairman ?:pfJthKWlTHOiroj
mna:wnxi"K:v:wr.::?';C';i
: WILL IN
WESTIBATt :
- y v.j:.- .i " . - .4---.. - -
icanitH
tigation At Once
FROM RAW HIDES TO
, FINISHED PRODUCTS
1 Cost of 'All lherT.nnrls
' 'Will Be Examined Into
Believed Somebody is Mak
ing Too Much Profit
JBy Associated Press.)
Washington. Jan. l.; Hides and
'eather today -were added to the list
f necessities under investigation by
he Federal Trade Commission, to de-
.:ermino why ;the. '..price of shoes is '"ex-!
i'eedingly liigh" wnile unusually large
stocks 0 raw-materials are alleged
o be held in stqrag'e
Inquiry " is to be made promptly to
ascertain the reasonableness of the
profits being made bv all persons'' hand
' ing leatlier articles. - It is expected
hat investigation will commence at
he source, and after threshing out
h.e 'prices recieved by the packers for
he, raw hides, will go into the ' ex
pense's of tanning, manufacture and
jven distribution.
; Information obtained by th& Com
mission's? ; investigation n obtaining
lata oh which government contracts
ire based, is said to have been re
ponsible for the decision to make of
dat record of all the details of the
Vide and reather industry. Indica
tions that the. Commission .also may
nave obtained information personally
n the cost of shoes was seen in the
resolution authorizing the investiga-
m which recites that it has been
"common experience that exceedingly
Commissioner Davies, who is in
"harge of the meat packing investi-
gation, will direct the hide andleather
:ndustry.
-. The Commission's resolution, says: j
'"Whpreas it is ' nmmnn ovnortPTiria i
"hat exceedingly, high prices are now
-?hargedfOf shoes, which are a 'prime
lihcesiiyC0 I'f- for leather, pro
ducts enefanyi; andft V : :;.-J..
' fiyhte&k 1t is-explained ;thafuntis
large . stocks Of hide's, and . of
tanneries, leathrfaetarie
factories, aria ; operating' far short of,
heir, capacity; and ' '.'.'-
"Whereas It-i Jn the nublic interest
to promptly . a scertain the fact as to"
the reasonableness of the present
rices of hides, leather, ghoes and oth
r Important leather products and as
to the reasonableness of the profit be
r made In their production and dis
tribution: . 1
"Resolved, That the Federal Trade
Commission make : an investigation of
the above matter not duplicating' the
date- already being gathered In con--'otioii
with the meat investigation
and not duplicating ?ny data being
gn1herMl by the War Trade Board or
other departments of the govern meat;
"That the necessary additional force
1 w emDloyed to promptly carry on
big work; "
"That necessary arrangements be
made with the President for fund,-, to
meet the expenses of this investiga
tion: and
"That the Advisory Economic Board
he directed to promptly submit a plan,
and, estimate of expense and recom
mendations as to men for this investi
i?ati0'n.! . -
Congress Will Be Asked to
Appropriate $1 ,338,000,000
for War Work ! .
(By Associated Press). -
, Washiuston, Jan. l.-Aa uW,t
nciency appropriation 01 ..approiimuw-
ly $1,338,000,000 for the army, navy,
itr tci vv v 111111 111111 rnr tna o rmv . n si w
food administration and other govern -
The largest item will bo one of $l, -
i . i a.iiiiii imi iiii i iir ni in r. nu.ia.i li . t.
ww.vwfvv w w " -w
i h A A A A A A VI A f .
t 700,000,000 - for tne . quartermaster
COrtS: fOr . SUDOlieS: $450,000,000 fOr
ordnance and J140.00OJO00 for ensi-
ne. - - - ; : -
Department of Agriculture will
i iuc jjcaimioui. ui ii51.ii.u1.1ujc m
iall'Fior i6.000.600 ' for "the-ntfrchaseof
. - ' fc -
seeds to be sold to farmers rlQE'rgplen-:
HOES
AN APPRQPRtATIQN
'otedatohce
31
Z' -
ikri 0 if hi:1 n c dt n c t Wr: ,
- - : : -I
MEW YORK STILL
SEVERE WFATHER
Twelve Deaths Many Hos
pital Cases and Great Suf
fering Reported
WEATHER BUREAU
PROMISES RELIEF
Slightly Warmer Tonight,
Much Warriier Tomorrow
White House Conserves
. Fuel
" (By Associated Press).
New York, Jan. 1 DesDite a slieht
j break in the zero weather that has
benumbed New. York for three days,
the city faced another day of suffer
ing and inconvenience to its busi
ness' life today.
Although fuel administrators assert
nearly 150,000 tons of coal are piled
at tidewater points, the ; problems of
transporting it' here has been rnder
ed diff icult ::'i3wlng .to the: congestion
of.all water and ..rail routes. Mean-
TV uuc 1,,
bins, and the" reserve supply-is' near
ly- exnausted. , " '
. ' School, officials say that at least
! 150 schools are short of fuel, but an
( atterdpt will be made to re-open them
tomorrow after the usual holiday va
cations. On the East Side and in Other, poor
er sections of the city, cnanty work
ers reported hundreds of cases of
intense suffering. Already, 12 deaths
because of the cold or accidents caus
ed by the cold . have been reported
in the Metropolitan district, while the
hospitals have treated many cases Of.
exhaustion or frost bites.
' Relief Promised.
Washington, Jan. 1. Relief from
the cold wave in the East was promis
ed today by the Weather Bureau. It
will begin to grow slightfy warmer to
night. , , -
While the liast is suffering from the
cold the western half of the country
except in the-Pacific States, is en
joying decidedly warmer weather.
In the South temperatures below
freezing are. 'predicted -for tonight,
extending into Central Florida.
Much difficulty is being experienced
; by ' We government in heating build
ings taken oyer for- temporary war
work of executive departments. In
one bureau at certain periods of the
day, work - is -suspended and the. em
ployes promenade or dance to the mu-
,sic of phonograph records to restore
circulation
Since the cold wave be-
gan heat lias been cut off from - the
famous East room and other, parlors
and ; the State dining room of the
White House to conserve coal.
New England Shivering.
.. 'ealw
Boston, Mass., Jan. 1. The relief 1
promised, by the - Weather Bureau j
- . , u- .i Tj
-
,JxfuI !?TU
fUL:e rcmy nere
noverea ciose to: tne zero marK, ana
tne brik wind this mornmg was still
1 r -
-Measures .taken to relieve the suf
feiing. of the many families who were
without- fuel -had proved', effective,.
f,been found impossible jio provide an
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i adeduat auppliC.wam 'v shelter t. was
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given in churches, halls and school
houses
WAR TIMEjECONOMY
f IVf hVTi RY RANICi;
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v . -. ; (By Associated Press). .
Washington, Jan.: l.-A campaign to '
impress the necessity of war time ec-
baomy upon the people is urged. of rhe
bvuiks,of the . United States in a ; New
Year's messagegent out today aythe
FederaLReserve Bwd,U
The :hankscharged with
PRICfi FIVE CENTS
A Financial Statement Issued
; 1 oday by the 1 reasury -
Uepartment "
DEBT OF OTHER u ;
BELLIGERENTS MO&
Percentage of Debt is 2V! -2!
Per Cent; Other Allies" 14;
Per Cent ; Teutons 28
V-Cent Below the Estirnatexr
, Washington, Jan. 1. The 'United
States enters . the new year . with';a
national net debt of $5,6lS,000,fb6,
more than five times greater ;'than;
when it entered the war nine months
ago, but only one-third of the debt
which promises to develop by the first s
of next j'ear. The debt per capita.
is about $51, and the percentage - of '
debt to estimated national wealth Is
2 1-2 'per cent. S'iv-
me Treasury financial summaryv
statement, issued today for. the first
since last June 30, shows that actual -
disbursements during 4he first , half
of the fiscal year have fallen far be
low the estimates particularly;' for
the military establishment. . An en-
pormous prospective in War .Depart
ment expenses, for big munitions and
materials contracts to be filled in the
spring, will raise the government but-';?
lays at that time, but officials; feel
some doubt that ordinary disburse-
rrxsnto-Vwitl ron"h tha ,i19 fVftA finn1
ments will
estimated for, the fiscal year endin
next.: Juse- 30. :' -,, ; : " ' -
estaensnment up to December I was
$1,311,000,000, the estimated' Outlay;
for the whole fiscal 5'ear is" $8,790,000,-
uuu. -rne wavy spent ?4Z5,poo,ooq and
the estimate for the year is $1,300,000. '
000. Shipping . Board expenditures
were $118,000,000 while tne year's es
timate is $901,000,0000. . , - '
Great as the national debt seems-
to the country, whose debt,beforethe '
w was only a little past the bijlion. -dollar
mark, it is only about ; one-
fourth that of. eiyier Greats Bsifmn,';
France, Russia or Germany. Tfi(Pd$bt
of all of America's co-belligerents ir,.
about $34,000,000,000, or 14 per . cent,
of the estimated wealth of those na
tions, and the Teutonic allies! debt
is about $40,000,000,000 or 28 per cent.
of their estimated wealth. : . ' . .
JAPAN TO ADVANCERS
CHINA A BIG SUM
-,. ' ' 1 . . ;.. ..
fBy Associates Press). "
Pekin, Dec. 31. (Monday). Tho As
sociated Press is informed ' oflicially
Japan is negotiating an advance ; Ho
China of 10,000,000 pounds sterling fpj :
th. purpose of improving the .status
of, the Bank of China;;. The negotia
tions are being- carried on; with the
knowledge of the American, BiitislyJ
French and Russian banking groups
in the syndicate which with Japanese,
and German- representative, was form-
ed before the war . to finance China.?:
T.be terms will be similar thpr;;
vuuis japaxiese uuvu-ucu uuuer.nio wu- .
ditions of the reorganisation loan, .but '
tho. other banking groups will take-
ooBart in it on account of the' refn-.
al ofthiiXovernments to permit tho .: .
sending of bullion to China. .;'' .
A9a,n Qui., on Bri.ish.frontV
wftv ' Liontion, Jan. I, rateyt, iwrwu
wave,' . , jr 7i -hnfh
,Tinndon. Jan. 1. "Except: roron-
side., in the neighborhood of rleux-
wr"heUe and southeast of ns
- - - . WQr statement
ispued today regarding operations on -tho-battle
front in France, . "there U
nothing of special interest to. report."
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COAL COMING.
Washington D. -Jan. l'Tii f
4 an ill wlndthat blows nobody ,
any good. Because, the b-r-f-r ze- v
ro weather made an -impenetrable
Ice pack In the s watr& about
of coal from thWest Virginia
, . u-,,ri f,a -Vi
-mines, pasingu toough. -tAYlr
ginia, harbor the .eEng v.
ports wereUied up tight,, In ot-
:derrto; keep the fuel moving co v
the; people at, allv hazardg, ttt
Tnel Administration Moday rder-