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advoca ting sedition or rebellion shall be pun
is'ed summarily and severeiy.is
Again the citizens committee pro-
tested. Boston lawyers represented to
the military council that American citi-
zens could not be held guilty of sedi-
tion or rebellion if they adhered TO
their country.
The Inhabitants of conquered terri
tory answered the council. ARE citi-
zens of no country. They are under
the jurisdiction Of the occupying army;
but they are not even entitled to the
which controls that army.'i'
But mere conquest does not entitle
you to treat them as rebels urged the
committee. '"They are within their
long as they do not violate the rules OF
war by opposing you with arms"
One of the officers smiled. He opened
book Once more l must respect
fully refer you to your own court deci-
sions." he said, and read from a United
States Supreme Court verdict; "'Con
quest is a valid title while the victor
maintains exclusive territory of the
conquered country
There is nothing that we can do.
Tue IcpOitcu " Liz PSoPAS'
1t was the refrain that sounded in all
the United States just then. To the
wild projects for desperate defense that
were being broached every day in the
city of New York, to the frenzfed de-
mands that the volunteers in the west
ern camps be rushed into the field. to
the curses directed at the American
army because it refused to fight, the
same answer formulated itself because
there was no ether. Always, from all
quarters, to all demands and impreca-
tions, the only answer that was possi
IA A literal extract from the sedition act mo.
292: etc1 of the Philippine commission, except
that the act provides for SPECIFIC Imprisonment
and fine.
!. is So laid down by nearly all writer's on
military law who touch on this subject.
80. This principle was laid down in regard to
territory subjected to military OCCUPATION by the
United States during the war with Mexico. lh-
United States claimed land sparingly exercised,
the right TO court-ma-tial and execute as rebels
certain leaders .ok. an insurre"' ion against the
military government in New Mexico ISIS.
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by the occupying army" said this
statement, attention Is called to the
fact that the United States Supreme
Court in the case New Orleans agt.
steamship company. 20 Wall. 394, de-
cided that the military governing au-
thority may do anything to strengthen
itself and to weaken the enemy. and
that the court further stated that
there is no limit to the powers that
may be exerted in such cases save
those which are found in the laws and
usages of warm
Despite the cannon that glowered in
all the streets. Boston's fury at this
ironic rejoinde nearly broke through
all restraint. In the old city that had
the famous tea party among its priced
achievements the spirit of that past
age woke again, and spread. almost
without concerted thought or intention.
Wherever men could meet they formed
in groups to ease their minds by free
speech. if they could do nothing else.
In several quarters of the city there
were incipient riots. suppressed by the
police only just in time to avoid bloody
interference by the soldiers.
I'VE must curb this town" said the
commanding general to the military
council in the statehouse "It is not
one to remain cowed for long, without
repressiVe measures.
The council nodded. Next morning 6
newspapers had on. their first pages an
announcement that made many readers
rub their eyes and stare incredulously
at the printed page. for on it was such
a proclamation as might have been read
in Boston town in the reign of Charles
l. 1t was headed:
SEDiTlON LAW
1 Every person resident In the territory occu,
uled bv the power exercising sovereignty by
right Of conquest, who shall utter sedftious
words or speeches. write. publish or circulate
scurrious iibels against the governing authority.
or who shall conceal such practices that come to
his knowledge, shall be punished summarily
and severely.
= Every person who joins a secret soriety y
or attends u secret meeting for the purpose Of
II This decision covered case that arose
during the civil war. and was cited by the Law
ONCE division of iDsulsr affairs. several o.
rasions to for1ify Uuited States procedure after
the Spanish American war.
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were perfecting the enemy's complete
possession
No American. great or humble, might
20 a step beyond the prescribed and
routine affairs of the day without first
learning what their orders were. No
priceless or beggarly. except by their
favor No man knew at any moment
what remaining liberties might not be
taken from him at word from them. .
With the -impersonal coldness OF a
judicial machine they went about the
work of stripping the city of treasure
In all the departments of the munich
pality were soldier experts. studying
the books In the custom house were
half a hundred others searching the
records OF exports and imports. Every
financial institution of the city had
been ordered to present its accounts in
the statehouse.
During all this time the invader made
daily acquisitions for the use of the
troops or for other military purposes
He demanded for the navy supply OF
1000 pounds of smoking tobacco. 1000
pounds of roasted coffee. one ton OF
rice, 500 pounds of salt and $4,000
pounds of fresh meat. lie made requi-
sitton for paint. BILE. ropes. hose and
steel for the ships
There were acquisitions for medical
supplies, for cloth and for shoes. To
the harassed officials. who remon-
strated against the hardships that were
laid on the city, and pointed TO the
state of its trade, the reply was that
it was one of the richest cities in the
world and that I'll. levies were modest
When deputation of citizens pressed
the protest, the council printed its re-
uly in the Official columns of the
newspapers
In regard to the requisitions made
~. The legal and technical correctness of ali
acts Is Of extreme importance in the peace sci
10. All authority in conquered country is only
by and with rbe authority Of the military .,on
queror. His power. practically; is limited saly
by his motives Of policy or Kindness
rs. Tois 'requisition is taken almost verbatim
from a reauisition issued by a belligerent army
in the dcid II 10 an accepted and acknowledged
principle Of war that the conquerer may force
the enemy to pay his expenses to as large an
extent as. possible. A comma nder may waive
the right, but it is bcld unimpaired.
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The Difference.

4 PROPOS Of the sinking of the Psl-
~ aba by German submarine and
the drowning OF over hundred men
and women passengers. A. c. Ross. tho
English consul to San Francisco. said:
Such an act is against international
law II England may be said to rule
the waves, Germany may. with equal
truth, be said to waive the rules"
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BILE was: There is nothing that We
can do"'
The city multitudes surrendered
wearily to the situation; but there were
men whom the helpless reply drove
frantic.
There were hundreds OF these men in
New York. Brooklyn. Jersey City, New
ark and all the towns eastward from
there into Connecticut. They were
militiamen who had not been able to
join their organizations when they
went to the front, or whose organiZa :
tions had been merely paper ones.
There were members of sportsmen' s
clubs. accustomed to the use of heavy
caliber firearms and to the trail, and
there were many men who were moved
simply by the recklessness of courage II
During the days while there drifted
through the United States the broken.
incomplete, but ever-growing story of
New Englands uprising and its fearful
suppression, these men had begun to
assemble in Connecticut's country be-
tween New Haven and Hartford. urged
by no settled plan, but moving to that
district simply because 1T was the last
American front between New York
and the invading army.
The enemy was moving westward
slowly He had to hold out mighty
screen northwestward against the
American army that now lay beyond the
Berkshire hills holding the land be-
That army, intact and out of his rea>n,
was constant, acute danger. 1t en-
dangered his communlca tons, 1t en-
dangered his base, it endangered his
divisions that occupied Boston. II
forced him to advance only in continual
readiness for battle on TANKS and rear
lines.
During the slow approach the men
who had gathered between New Haven
and Hartford began to form some sort
<,f
itself.
The enemy. pushing forward along
the north, took Springfield with cavalry
and artillery The undefended city sur
rendered without blow.
From New Haven and Hartford 10 the
factory cities Of Wallingford and Meri-
81 In many instances the deficiency has
reached such a figure I" leave militia or-an-
x.iionS. such iU uatnc only. Page :Os. last re-
port, Gen. Mills, I. 5. A.
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With Off Stroke ghnng-NW England
Conry$50NO Day Is Leved-A Great City
Vllage-Ceamg Boston of Its Treasure lhe
Countrywide Foes vanceA Mad Advene-Wht
AcconpGshcdThy Minutes ah Massacre of Connecticut River
Prepared BerWm on
Broken Under the Invaders Rod
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CHAPTER VIII.

4. AZ - 0HAT is happening in Bos-
Us NAU tom" The question stood
W\v before the United States
and there an
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Dazed. as II in the bonds of an ugly
nightmare that must vanish II they
could only awaken. the people OF Bos-
ton looked at this handful of men who
had so easily. calmly. made them
selNes utter masters of II metropolitan a
district Of thlrty-niue inunicipalities-
thirteen cities and tweuty-six towns all,
within hfteen miles Of the statehouse
From the sta;ehouse This dozen or two
dozen quiet. business-iike men in uni
forIn ruled with worIl or two over Az
square miles. with "A popua ton of more
than Il million and a half Of people and
taxable value OF more than two and
une-halt billions uf dollars
fn the city heIplessl. given over
1" tnem there were. according TO the
certificate then lying in the city clerk =
Financial Statistic. department OF Com
Lu"t"t. bureau Gf iLt "cH-CN, i?Ii
In Brown VERSUS ~. Tnit-d Sfatc. lie
hi;rd states >nrr' N" t"Ir' ''cr'rd Tat war
SIN"s u ~" ~.,tor"leU l. e. Iir couauerinr
power ''tuu rient tale tl.. r..r.ouS and con,
n-'st" tbr pf0Ic-tt 80 the "urin, where, rr
Tp1u'i Human" mil lgat ions may affect exercise
II thiS right. tut impair right itself
'ihr so-caii.d exemption "r private prop
"rfN from raptUr" s"tzure and NAV ie
'aic,i alui'i-' uc!nrHl. ii'aF tdn ra ,>:ockiou
"'itlin"s "f lii'rIaii'nai Law.
p Napoleon tnati'. Nai"isri.i l,ay slvJ.UH To-
sII.s.'-t o.; hi> hIt Recipes were bro, lue,l
iiE "''@iHall, whrn troops mals reaui-itlous not
i,'-ti->>s fI!t ." in~IT' fHv g" ia" de.tniIcd in
la'' tsU'-- l''' merely II present horize.l
I3.,ud
Iu,,.=-.,i.y accepted FORM %, military
tfir at-i 'it~T ngu,sisd f.un -.it marIist Law
sii''i >tsts> ""h>i4 bureau report. 1914
ol-' E'-tod IL , MaHGai.
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They cheered and shouted to each
other hoarsely that they were winning.
They watched, with ever-growing saw
age lust, for more assailants.
In the headoua rters of the advancing
army there was received this report
from the brigade commander: TWO Oh
three thousand raw but determined
Americans disputing passage OF Con
nactic,,t river with our advance guards.
~. Table No. O. report. Division OF Militia
Affairs Z. s. A. 1914
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The commanding genera! and his field
stan might act with summary authority
under the rules of war The command
ing generals name might be signed to
all the scores Of orders that issued daily
But this council of military lawyers
acted AS governors. judges and soldiers
at once Their decisions in all mooted
cases. their inseniously worded orders,
= 50 certified 10 city clerk, Boston BY board
Of asa<ssors. June 30. 1919. eIac, number.
i..s s51
> Statistics of cities of rbe United States,
1914.
. From Instructions for Government Of
Armies OF tine United states in the Field with
exception Of statement as to specihr punishment
70: infractlon Punishment mentioned here.
10 such as all military authorities will
claim the right to inhictl
-. The right Of Quartering troops on the in
AabitAnts Of enemy country is unquestioned and
universally exercised Equally universal 10 the
military comma andees right 10 punish treschery
by death
-. Complete -conauest carries with it ali
fixats OF former xovernment.'-U. S. Supreme
tourf.
fs. Beujanlin Hsrtis' Publick Occurrences, sup
p-cssed after issue.
3. There is an immense literature on military
Jaw and every army contain officers who have
;akeh deEress In law. for the purpose OF ex-
pcundin. and administering II.
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teristic Of the period In most branch
%, commercial activities are excep-
tioualiy well sustained. Even aside
from the steel industry, overtime
continues In force at many manufac-
turing plants and the general request
for early deliveries testines to the
urgency of current requirements.
Evidences accumulate that supplies
are becoming short In some lines and
etforta to 4replenish depleted stocks
are hamperedsby the railroad con Ees-
ton, though the additional embar-
goes on export freight work to the
advantage OF domestic consumers.
There Is, however, stiil considerable
complaint Of retarded trafiio move.
ments and delayed shipments accel-
crate the advance OF commodity pric-
%. fuel being notably strong on this
account, A sharp rise has also 90
CURED In copper---which Is at the
highest level SINCE 1so7--but this Il
due to resumption OF heavy buy
Ing rather than to any scarcity or the
metal. Production Is ut record
rate and Industrial operations ren-
orally arc undated. conditions az M
footwear factories beng without prec-
edent In gthts regard. Manufacturl
ers arc taxed to the utmost and are
booked months ahead, while only the
shortage Of dyestuffa curtail actiyf-
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ties at the textile mills Under tho
circumstance. there is q keen de-
fnand for skilled labor md tho
marked increasc In the working forSo
in many instances OF enhance wages
II reflected in the largest volume or
Christmas sales ever reported in
some sections. This business, In COM
junction with the expansion In other
lines, has tended to swell the aggre-
gate Of bank clearings. and all tho
statistical barometers are pointing
strongly upward transporting In
terests still add materially to pre-
vipus gains In revenues and some
systems have already prospered sum
ciently to warrant the declaration OF
lhrgsr dividend disbursements, many
inuustriat corporations taking simi-
lar action from time to time. 1nyes-
tors. therefore, are also profiting by
the present boom, while It il OF fur
Their Significance that. with deposits
mounting, savings banks are paying
q Qhigher interest In return. In spite
OF numerous complaints OF made
quate oversee shipping facilities,
merchandise exports during Novem.
Der were the largest for any month
In the history OF the country, the
outgo surprising $331, 900 900
against the previous maximum OF
$S2S. 600, 006 established In October.
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THE MARKETS
F1NANc1An


NEW YORK, nee. 3 81 (Weekly
Iron and Steel Reytew)s The holi-
day season IS but slightly refiecteti in
the steel industry. Up to Christmas
day the output Of iron and stce, 10
record-breaking. The orders for
rolled, Forged and u cast products
taken last week were only slightly
under the average in November The
railroads contributed loss Tonnage
but for the moment the fun measure
Of railroad needs and buying e. nat
registered by current reports. Much
concern, no small Inconvenience and
more or rless loss resulted from the
CONTINUED freight congestion and rail-
ambargoes In the E1st. but the inter
Tor benefited from tae shAfk Is the
export movement. q ~
Buying Of steel for structural pur-
poses was active and especially not
able last week. Contracts placed
called for 5000 tons OF shapes. The
Indication is that December orders
will equal the extraordinary Noyem-
Der tonnage.
Railroad equipment contracts
placed called for 10e, 900 tons steel.
The locomotive shops reported. orders
for thirty engines and; the car shops
secured additional contracts for 1905
cars. 2 900 center constructic steel
underframes for ! 900 cars and thirty
car bodies. - y
War munition steel orders aerre.
gated 100. 900 tons and new Inquiries
call for $4,000 tons. Late on Frf.
day contract for 10 900, 900 hand
grena'des was placed with an eastern
Pennsylvania syndicate. Wire pro-
ducts. sheets and hopps were advanc-
ed per ton and shafting s IS per ton.
Pig iron wns active In the East with
sales in all districts 10000 tons.
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q
NEW YORK. Dec. Is tweekiv
Financial Review The holiday, spirit
was upermost in Wall street, caus-
Ing partial dfminut Hon In the trad
ing. Dealing at no time assumed
more than moderate proportions and
operations were mainly OF the famil-
lar professional character. There was
some demand for high grade shares.
In an icipation Of the New Years In;
terest and dividend disbursements.
Railroad shares were lifted to
higher quotations In the latter part OF
the week, mainly IN Sconseauence OF
the ruling OF the interstate commerce
commission which favored the west
ern and southeastern roads in the
matter Of increased freight rates.
Copper shares were more active
than any other group. the enormous
domestic and foreign demand for the
metal at highest prices for several
years, causing "a general forward
movement. Certain specialtfes. par-
tcularly automobile and oil stocks,
suffered slfght setback, the logical,
result Of their recent sensational adj
vances.
United States Steel and other In,
.dustrial and equipment stocks were
strong in the main, steel rising 10
81 3-4 less than d point under It's
maximum ;of the last i've years.
Rumor Is already busy.with estimates
respecting this month g tonnage state
ment OF steel corporation and the &C
ton OF the directors regarding the
common dividend at the quarterly
meeting to be heidi late In January.
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Baker Avenue

Good 6 room house with
bath, cabinet inantels, fin
ished i'm oak on lot 40x120.
Will sell worth the money.
Call for price and liberal
terms.
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FOR sALE-fn small West Virginia
town near Clarksburg, wholesale
and retail flour and feed business.
Present owner has made fortune
and ID retiring and moving to lar
ger town to educate his children.
= Can be bought on easy terms. The
best proposition to be had IN the
state. Address p. o. Box 430,
ClarISsburg. w. Va. u. v Z. !. . ~
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FOR SALrLots

9. swi0EB-R. =. ID No.. j,
7, Box IS. Doia, w, Va, Licensed Real
Estats Broker. AGENT BERWYN
aGrcwins City Property. Easy Terms. :
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i hass Two iittsfs Il ans ii =, sired ~
vIfginth Defender, tbs hest big bona
Poland Chinn Boar n the states they
are now ready % 70 away, 1t reasonahla
prices, yon ct your choice while they
"a 1si7-l, censei rs 81 ''-s-
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'7'HE|BEST|DEED
A A DEED DEE! FOR Your
Own \ HOME N
Why not make up your
mind 70 buy now?
sTEAlLEY HEIGHTs
Orchard Street.

We have a nice cottage
that we will sell for 1900
down and 500 per month.
Easy ism u its
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FOR SAL Mlscelianeous

oAKwooD FARM HERD double Stand
ard poIled Durhams, for sale at prices
that win move them; 5 calves OF service
able age; also one twe-year old with
form and stxe reds and roam, come and
SEQ them or address z, I. Coffmnn < Son,
. iDoiA, w. "a. a = < ~ 8 b \ " y
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roF sALE-oiiyer ,Typewriter--good con-
dirion-Fred 0ids. 1i4 chapsl street. Bell
phone 1i20-J.

AUTOMOBILE FOR sALE--Speedwel
roadster, National touring, Ford read
ster, Patge touring, Cadillac touring
and Afacfafland touring car. Newcomer
Ante & supply Company. corner Main
street aud Monticello avenne.
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rison, +. .. BOZ 10 W11lsonpusS'l Nc va va
FOR sALE.-iio acres, situated in Wayne
Is is room house. ens,haif mile from frse|
turnpike, ON fres rural RAIL routs, fsie-
phone exchange, school hsuse and church
on corner Of farm, new orchard. well
OoEdays can BIO bought at one-ha3 its
value, also hays 50 acres. In same
Township, one-hsN miia from a free
TURNPIKE. barn. $3.50 Eix roem house.
and IKE the other enc Of 100. Il near
railroad, and both farms are ideal for
dairy purposes. Terms can be arranged
TO suit purcnaser. Write for details. e
n. Cole, Smithheld. Ohio. 81
FOR SALE Chicken farm. one acre ground
with eight room house, finished In oak.
.Outbuildingt. For price see or sAddress
u. ". Martin. Lost Cresk. .M..Sa:. -. !.
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ToR sRENr-ros refined people, two or
three nicely furnished rooms for light
housekeeping |; living room, bed room
and Kitchen; with al conyeniences. Prt-
yate entrance. Address III. c. b" In
care OF the Teiesra 'mofaee.
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Help Wanted Miscellaneous
60 WEEKLY .ssiiy made, spass time. 10
sxper1ence necessary, samples and par.
ticulars 10c. Bensinger Supply Co, 1045
NdGley ST.. baltimore. Nd. -
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WANTED-i-emaIe Help
MONEY 10 LOAN

WIZ m WITHOUT MoNHxiTi %
somnsdsts .s.ssybedy. 81 lesnins nenay'
Wsiae RAE. Sea,ts - st,.ss =. - sss.'
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FOR sALs-Far1ns

FOR sALR-Tarm with eight room house:
all modern convenience. See ]. y: Nor
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FOR RENT-rwo fiarnished rooms for
light housekeeping; private porch, use
OF cellar, and phone and bath. Cal! az
81 Clay stree, or phone l4ss-R Bel.
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FOR RENT;

FOR RENT-Fous rooms for Hight house.
keeping tnot fufnishcdl, use orsbassment
ana phone: wate. and saA paid. Call NJ
lC8 dornor avenue, ftti{ :',fo IS.
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FOR RENT9Three furnished rooms for
light housekeeping; 70 people without
children. Apply AZ 6S5 sYesr PIKE street,
Bell phone 551-J. /;
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FOR RENT-Wster rent paid, 100 W. Pop
lar street, 5.rooms 5000 per month; JOB
month -215 Park avenue, z rooms $500.
Haze Morgan. 913 Union Bank Bldg.
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LosT-Somswhers5t in Lowndes neld, be-
tween Elliott st. and Raymond Heights.
ladies seven Jewel ElNn gold, watch
and gold fob. Finder viii please return
I to Consolidated Telephone Co., business
ofice 20S Court street. and receive re-.
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FOR REST-rwo nicely furnished rooms
business section. Apply It 40 Lee street.