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Middletown transcript., 1917-11-10
APPRAISERS NAMED.

The commission to negotiate WITH
the owners of property in the area
taken over by President Wilson for
the new proving ground in Maryland
and to appraise the losses and dam
ages suffered by the farmers and the
business men and all others, who must
vacate their premises before Decem'
Der 1, as announced consists of:
Major John S. Dean, United States
Reserves, of the Judge Advocate Gen.
erals, Department of the Army; DIR.
William A Taylor, chief of the Bureau
of Plant Industry, Department of Agri
culture; Thomas H. Robinson, lawyer,
Belair, Nd, and Charles A. Andrews,
coal and lumber dealer, Darlington,
Nd.
At the first meeting in Washington
Major Dean was elected chairman.
The commission will buy all of the
$4,000 acres, as well as fix the COM
pensation to be paid for the destruc.
ton of business interests and all other
loss and damage.
The commission visited Belair and
Aberdeen and made an inspection of
the properties.
The commission will establish an
Office in Baltimore, where it will hear
those whose lands are to be bought.
1t was said that there are no formal
offers before the commission. A mum
ber of letters addressed to the War
Department by landowners and others
were considered Informally by the
commission, but it was held that these
communications would be regarded
merely as statements giving the
views of the writer's on the value of
their possessions.
1t was said that the commission will
proceed with the greatest industry and
speed consistent with regard to both
the government and the claimants. 1t
is the hope of the commissioners that
they will be able to reach an amicable
conclusion with every claimant, either
for land or losses. To those, however.
who will not accept the amount fixed
by the commission, sum equal to
three-fourthS of the commissions ap-
praisement will be paid and they are
authorized by the act taking over the
land to sue the government for what
they regard as just price, the land
holders bringing suit in the Federal
Court at Baltimore, while the claim
ants for loss or damage will sue in
the Court of Claims at Washington
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-10

London. The House of Commons
had beft it at Tuesdays session the
introduc;i0l by Andrew Bonar Law,
chancellor of the excheGuer, of the
vote of credit for G400,000,0O0 6 and one
of the Chancellor's periodic statements
regarding the finances of the war. The
Chancellor said that in the period from
July % to September % the daily aver
age expenditures Of the British gov
ernment was s6,414,000 The expendi-
lures of the army and navy exceeded
the budget estimate by ;e5G0.000 daily!
The average daily expenditure since
the beginning of the financial year was
96,64S,O0O, or 91,2S7,0O0 above the
budget estimate.
The Chancellor said that as far as
he could judge the position in the Sec
ond half of the year would not be quite
as favorable as in the first half, partly
on account of the increased pay for
the navy and army. The increased
pay of sailors and soldiers and the sub
sidizing of the loaf would amount to
between e4O,0O0,O00 and 950,Oo0. 900
in the second part of the financial
year.
German taxation had been increased
by more than 9185,000,000, but that
sum fell short by s55,000,O00 of the
interest on the war debt.
The Chancellor said the German
Reichstag had passed votes of credit
which amounted to 94,7O0,000, 900, ex-
elusive of advances to allies. There
were indications, he said that Ger
man would be hopelessly bankrupt at
the end of the war. The Allies could
bear the financial burden longer than
Germany and it would not be lack of
money that would prevent them from
winning.
If the war ended as the Allies meant
it should, the financial burden would
be one which could be borne
~"I am glad to be able to take this
opportunity of saying how much rea-
son not only the British, but all the
ciating the very generous way in
which the United States government
has come to their assistance in f1nanc-
ing purchases in America" said the
Chancellor. 1T is an open secret that
until America came into the war the
method of financing our purchases
there and the question of exchange
were not only serious problems, but,
in my opinion, almost insoluble prob
lems
"The fact that America has given
generous assistance at times when she
was incurring expenditures at
heavier rate than any of the Allies
believe it my duty publicly to
acknowledge"
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AMERICANS GET TRENCH FEET
First Battalions Relieved BY Others
Men Given A Gasoline Bath.

Men Given A Gasoline Bath.
With the American Army in France.
The first battalions of Americans In
the trenches have been relieved by
others. Relief, which is considered
one of the critical periods, when the
enemy by shelling the approaches to
the positions may inflict heavy dam
age, was accomplished successfully
Apparently, the enemy was not aware
Of what was going on.
With the men back in billets, it now
is permit. ed to mention for the first
time that the casualties were negligi-
BILE. In fact, more men are suffering
with trench feet" than with wounds.
From a military standpoint the ex-
perience gained by the Americans is
considered of very high value in the
training of contingents which are yet
to arrive on French soil. 1t was a
tired, dirty, wet, mud-caked body of
men that returned to billets. The men
had only two clear days while in the
trenches. They we're mud from their
hats to their shoes.
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HALF THE U-BOATS SUNK.
Statement Of First Lord OF The Brit
ish Admiralty.

London-Sir Eric Geddes, who re-
Gently succeeded Sir Edward Carson
as first lord Of the Admiralty, made
his first address in Parliament, and
gave some interesting and anxiously
awaited figures on the work of the
navy and shipping in general.
His declaration that between 40 and
so per cent Of the German sub
marines operating in the North Sea,
the Atlantic and the Arctic oceans
had been sunk was not the least in
teresting of his announcements, and
there was an Indication of the un-
ceasing war the British and Ameri-
can patrols are making on the sub
marine in his statement that during
the last quarter the enemy had lost
as many submarines as during the
whole OF 1916.
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KEPT EUROPEAN FLEET AWAY.
Britain Stopped Naval Move Aaainst
U. S. In War With Spain.

Britain Stopped Naval Move Against
U. S. In War With Spain.
New York.--A diplomatic incident
at the time of the Spanish-American
War, involving threat to use the Brit
ish feet against any naval power seek
ing to hamper the war operations of
the United States, was revealed by
Sir George Houston Reid, former
Prime Minister of Australia, in an ad-
dress here at luncheon gwen in his
honor by the Merchants Association.
1T is not well known that there was
a project Of sending a naval demon
stration from Europe during your last
war;" Sir George said. Lord Sails
bury was approached got this from
private, indisputable authority-and
he said, I will have none Of it, He
was asked: Suppose Europe sends
one. What about it?' He replied: I
will tell you what about 1t. If you
begin that sort Of game, you will find
the British feet facing you"
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ENEMY PLOT TO
DESTROY FOOD
Washington BeIives B. & 0. Pier
Was Part of Plan.
GOVERNMENT on GUARD
Secret Service At Work-Aliens May
Be Barred From Docks
Aliens In Brooklyn
Barred.

Washington.-An organized move
ment all over the country to prevent
the shipment of food and munitions
to American forces in Europe and to
Americas Allies is on foot. The burn
ing of British grain ship and two
piers, with a total loss of $5,500,0O0,
at Baltimore is but one move in the
plot. This has been disclosed by an
official source in direct touch with the
entire situation.
The Government has not been
caught off it's guard by the move, it
was said. Precautions thought to be
necessary have been taken and others
will be adopted as the situation de-
mands.
The order of the United States Mar
shall in New York forbidding alien
enemies access to the water front was
not a local initiative, it was learned,
but was dictated from Washington.
United States marshals and United
States attorneys at points where grain
supplies are stored OF are ready to be
shipped or where supplies, including
munitions, for the American or Allied
armies are stored or manufactured
will see that docks and warehouses
are better protected from plotters
seeking to destroy them or to hamper
shipments.
There is strong reason to believe, it
was said officially, that a well-organ-
lied movement is under way in the
United States to assist the U-boat
campaign by trying to destroy muni-
tions and other supplies before they
can be shipped from American ports.
The fire at Baltimore is regarded only
az additional evidence of this plan.
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food IS NOW
UNDER LICENSE
Hoover's Biggest Weapon tor
Price Control in Effect.
SMALL DEALERS EXEMPT
And Wholesalers Are Forbidden 10
Supply Retailer Who Charges Ex-
orbitant Prices-Licenses To
Be Sent Out.

Washington.-Herb Hoover's big
gest weapon for the control of food
prices went into effect November l.,
when 100000 manufacturers, whole
salers and distributors of staple food
products were brought under the H.
cense system of the United States
Food Administration. Every food deal
er, wholesaler or retailer who does
business of 100000 or more a year
must get Government license.
Under the licensing plan, Hoover
will have almost absolute control over
food dealers, except the small retail
ers. If manufacturer OF food sup
plies, a wholesaler, Gamer or distr1b'
utor is found charging exhorbitant
prices or boarding food, he is subject
to a fine of $1,000 or two years I'M
prisonment.
Mr.. Hoover announced few days
ago that he expects to reach the small
retailer by forbidding the wholesaler
from selling to those who charge more
than a reasonable profit. In this way
he will cut off the gouging retailers
source Of food supply.
The purposes of the licensing sys-
tenn are as follows:
l. To limit the prices charged by
every license to a reasonable amount
over expenses, and forbid the acquisi
ton of speculative profits from a ris-
ing market.
g. To keep all food commodities
moving in as direct a line and with as
little delay as practicable to the con-
sumer.
8. To limit, as far as practicable,
contracts for future delivery and deal
ings In future contracts.
The licensed foods include beef,
pork, mutton, fish, poultry. eggs, milk,
butter, cheese, -four, sugar, cereals,
lard, beans, peas, fruits, vegetables,
several lines Of canned goods and 9TH
er products.
The Food Administrations state
ment is in part as follows:
Business men who have taken
prompt steps to secure licenses need
not worry because they have net re-
ceived the actual documents, so long
as they are not violating the Food
Control act, which has been in effect
since August 10. Those who have not
yet sent to Washington for their ap-
plication blanks should do so at once,
meanwhile continuing their normal
business activities in compliance with
the law.
"Thus far nearly $4,000 application
blanks have been called for. and re-
quests for them are pouring in at the
rate Of 1000 day. No licenses have
been mailed out yet, but thousands are
stacked up, filed in and recorded,
ready to be sent to the applicants az
soon as booklets containing complete
rules and regulations for the guidance
of licenses have been received from
the printer.
With few exceptions, those engaged
in tho handling Of food have shown
the utmost patriotism and desire to
90 even beyond the requirements Of
the law itself in supplying the public
with necessities at moderate prices.
The exceptions are being noted, and
vigorous use will be made in these
cases of the powers conferred by Con-
gress. For the most part, however.
the Food Administration anticipates
the full cooperation and voluntary
support Of all licenses, without resort
to compulsion"
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BRITISH TAKE BEERsHEsA.

Southernmost City OF "Promised
Land" Lost BY The Turks.
London.-Beersheba of hallowed
Biblical memory, was occupied by
British forces Wednesday, according
TO announcement from the Egyptian
sxpeditionary force.
Beersheba is 40 miles southwest of
Jerusalem, in Palestine. 1t was the
southernmost city of the promised
Land" of Moses time.
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THE COUNTRY At LARGE.

Jesus Martinez, Mexican vice-consul
at New York, who refused to appear
for medical examination on the
ground that he was an alien and not
subject to the draft after having regis
tered for military service, was indicted
by the Federal Grand Jury on the
charge Of violating the Conscription
Law.
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MORE RUIN IN BELGIUM.
Germans DismantIing And Destroying
The Factories.

misunderstanding to information
received from Belgian sources the Ger
mans are Systematically dismantling
and destroying factories and work.
shops throughout Belgium.
In the Liege district the blast fur.
naces have been taken down and the
machinery and materials sent to Ger
many. At Ougree preparations have
been made to pull down three blast
furnaces and seven rolling mills have
been removed. The same story comes
from many other places.
1t is suggested that the Germans
are preparing for an early retreat in
Belgium similar to that which took
place in France last spring.
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WASHINGTON.

AS Germany does not provide sufh
cient food to keep her prisoners of
war in good health. nor sufficient
clothing, the United States govern
ment is preparing, in conjunction with
the American Red Cross, to feed all
American soldiers and sailors who may
be taken prisoners.
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U. S. PICKET BOAT FOUNDERS.
All Twelve Men In The Boat Prob
ably Lost.

Washington.-Twelve men-all the
crew of picket boat of the battleship
Michigan-were lost when their little
craft foundered in home waters. In
brief announcement Of the disaster,
the Navy Department gave no details
of place. Presumably the fast little
picket boat was on patrol duty and
foundered in heavy sea or met with
some accident
''The Navy Department announces
that on October 80 the picket boat of
the U. S. S. Michigan foundered. Ap-
parently the entire crew were lost. The
finding of the bodies of three of the
crew and the failure to find any other
trace of the boat or it's occupants leads
the department to believe that all were
lost"
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GERMAN TROOPS REBEL.
Refuse To Go To Front And Fire On
Own Officers.

Amsterdam.-Acco to the news
paper Les Nouvelles, a serious mutiny
has occurred among German soldiers
at the Beverloo Camp in Belgium The
men, it is said, refused to go to the
front and damaged their own rifles in
some cases, while others fred on their
officers, several of whom were wound
ed The mutineers were finally mas
tered and removed on cattle trucks.
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HUNTING COAL HOARDERS.
Garfield's Agents Also Running Down
Spectators Ia Fuel.

Washington. Spectators and
hoarders of coal are being sought in
nationwide hunt begun by Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield. The search for
violators is being made Independent
Of the Attorney-General's special in
vestigation. Or. Garfield said that he
would have the assistance of De
partment Of Justice attorney in un-
dertaking to locate dealers engaged
In practices prohibited under the Pres
ldent's order fixing the price of coal
and the margin of profit for retailers
and jobbers.
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PRISON FOR ANTi-DRAFTERS.
Leaders OF The Resisters Get Ten.
Year Terms.

Ardmore, Okla.-Sentence was
passed by Judge Ralph E. Campbell in
Federal Court here on 29 draft-re.
sisters, who had entered pleas of guii-
V. H. H. Munson, H. c. Spence and
J. L. Benefited, considered ringleaders
In the anti-draft disturbances in Sem.
mole, Pontococ and Hughes counties
IN August, were sentenced to ten
years each IN the Federal Prison at
Leavenworth. The remainder were
given sentences ranging from six
months to six years.
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SPY TRAP SET At CAMPS.
Special Officers Detailed To Watch
For Enemy Activities.

Washington.-To counteract any
espionage work that might be done
by enemy sympathizers in the vicinity
Of National Army and National Guard
camps while troops are in training,
commanding officers informed the War
Department that special officers had
been detailed for intelligence work.
The chief Of this branch OF service of
sach division will be given the title Of
assistant chief of staff. Directly un.
der him will be an espionage officer,
who will direct the work of officers
skilled in military intelligence.
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The United States Fuel Administra.
ton is making survey of the coun-
try's manufactures and listing them all
with regard to their necessity to the
nations economic welfare during the
war.
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Six Hoboken IN. J.) society women
were sworn in as police officers after
volunteering to serve without pay, for
the purpose of keeping young girls of
the streets at night in companioship
with soldiers and sailors.
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SUPPLIED GERMAN RAIDERS.
Waiter Arrested After Chase Lasting
Several Months.

Hackensack, N. IA chase of many
months by the government Secret
Service after a German agent, said
to have taken part in supplying the
Dresden and other Teuton raiders
during their operations in the At
lantic, came to an end here with the
arrest of Oscar Stabanow, employed
as a waiter at a club. Details of his
activities were withheld. He was
taken to Ellis Island, it was said, for
internment as an alien enemy.
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RUM DIES PEACEFUL DEATH
Much Halloween Noise And Merri-
ment, But Little Drinking.

Observation-Disclosures, the cap
ital Of the United States, was added
to prohibition territory and became
the largest dry city in America, No
vember 1. The Sheppard act, closing
all saloons In the District Of Columbia
but not forbidding the importation Of
liquors for personal use. became effeo-
tive. The last drunk" celebration
which usually marks the passing Of
John Barleycorn in cities was largely
absent here. This unusual occurrence
was due to the fact that Of the 2e9
saloons and buffets in the city, only
Ss remained open until midnight. The
other 241 had sold their stock and
furniture days ago and locked their
doors.
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-10

A. Mitchell Palmer, enemy property
custodian, began the business of TAX
ing over the millions of dollars of
enemy property in the United States
with conference with President Will
son.
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-10
cONGRESSMEN IN FRANCE

Ten Dine With Pershing And Will See
Training Camp.
Paris.-Ten members of. the Ameri.
can Congress are in Paris on their
way to pay visit to the front. Cen
eral Pershing invited them to dine
with him and William Graves Sharp,
the American Ambassador, win give
them a reception. The members of
the party will proceed to the American
training camp for a few days stay
and then visit the French and British
fronts,
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-10

Government agents in New York are
bringing to account enemy aliens who
circulate false stories concerning sub
jects connected with the country's
prosecution Of the war.
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LICENSES FOR EXPLOSIVES.

Presioent issues proclamation Puttino
Law Into Effect.
Washington - BY proclamation,
President Wilson designated the
Bureau of Mines to enforce the act of
Congress regulating the manufacture
and possession Of explosives, which be-
comes effective November Is, for the
duration Of the war. Under the law,
all persons manufacturing, distribut-
ing or using explosives. except small
arms or shotgun cartridges, must be
licensed.
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-10

Herbert C. Hoover, food administra-
tor, has found the remedy for high
food prices. All dealers who charge
excessive prices will find their sup
plies cut off until the end of the war
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-10

The damage suit Of Chris Alevizatos.
proprietor of the Chestertown Candy
Kitchen. against Graham, Clements &
Sutton was marked for trial in the
United States Court at Baltimore Mon
day, but it was compromised by the
defendants paying $4,000 and costs.
The suit grew out of an injury the
Greek received while riding in an auto
belonging to Harry Graham, one Of the
defendants. The case was tried last
year at Elkton and Alevizatos award
ID $500, but the court granted new
trial.
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-10
FIREMEN ALLEGED YEoGs,
Eight In Chicago Department Ars
Placed Under Arrest.

Chicago.-Eght city Aremen, al
legged to be involved in Q series Of safe
robberies. are under arrest on orders
from States Attorney Hoyne. Mr..
Hoyne has been working on tho case
for months. 1t is said that the plan
was for the fremen, whose uniforms
gave them easy access, to get needed
advance information on pretense of
hooking for violations Of fire preven-
ton ordinances, and then blow the
safes themselves, or communicate the
information to professionals.
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Americans IN !
TRENCH fight.
Three Killed, Three Wounded,
and Twelve Captured.
GERMAN RAID BEFORE DAWN
Berlin Official Bulletin Says U. S.
Troops Were Made Prisoners In
Reoion OF Rhine-Marne Canal
By Son Of The Kaiser.

Washington advancing under pro-
lection of a heavy barrage fire, Ger
man raidihg party before daylight on
November stormed trench held by
American infantry, killed three,
wounded five and captured II, accord
ing to dispatches from General Persh-
ing received by the War Department.
American infantry were in occupa-
tion of a small salient for instruction
when cut off from the main body py
heavy bombardment from German
artillery.
General Pershing reports the cap
ture of one prisoner. Enemy losses
are not known, says the dispatch
War Department Statement.
The official statement issued by the
War Department is as follows:
"The War Department has received
a dispatch from the commanding gen
eral of the American expedltlonary
forces which stated that before day
light November a salient occupied
for instructions by company OF
American infantry was raided by Ger
mans. The enemy put down a heavy
barrage fire, cutting off the salient
from the rest of the men. Our losses
were three killed, five wounded and
IL captured or missing. The enemies
losses are not known. One wounded
German was taken prisoner"
First Actual Fighting.
General Pershing's cable received by
the War Department gave the first
meagre details of the first actual fight
ing experienced by Americas oversee
forces.
Fighting Desperate.
General Persfing's dispatch showed
that the German forces, soon after
learning the position of the new enemy
from overseas, had launched a des-
perate effort to overcome them. The
Teuton attack came in the form of
heavy barrage fire which isolated
salient of the American trench, and
apparently left a small force of Amer
leans at the mercy of their enemies
That the American soldiers fought
gamely is shown by General Perish
ing's report of a prisoner being taken
by them. How some of his troops
escaped bringing this German back
with them is not told in the brief dis
patch of the American commander
General Pershing's dispatch gave no
names. 1t also omitted to mention
whether the trench had been cap
tured. 1t is presumed, however, that
the attacking force Inflicted as much
damage as possible in a short space OF
time and then retreated before Amer
ican reinforcements could arrive.
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AMERICAN BAGS IS PLANES.
Lieut.. lufbery, Successful AGAINST
German Flyers.

Parls.-Lieut. Raoul Lufbery, of
Wainng1ord, Conn, member of the
Lafayette Flying Squadron, has
brought down his fifteenth German
alrplane, according to the Paris edi-
ton OF the Chicago Tribune. This,
adds the newspaper, makes Lufbery's
off1cial count II, three machines not
having been reported by the official
observers.
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Governor Harrington is in receipt
Of report from Block & Co., audi
tors, stating that the state comp
troller's accounts are all right.
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-10

The Cafe Florian opened in Venice
in 1915 and still in existence, is the
eldest publie coffee house in EuronM