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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-02

maJo na celu plosco kaere ne prodre nobena
unna misel. ko je Satan zahteval pravico, tla
sine tudi poSec zvljenje coveStva kakor
Bog mu je bo dovoljtno da rstvari take ljudi.
In naredil jih j. - kot najvecjo oviro cloveske-
ga napredka. Neliko mu nj bilo treba trudti
tenn; okrog mozganOv jim ie polozil obroc in
vid jim e skraj jSal, da sega daj je kakor do no
Tako omejeni 81 sedaj morejo misliti xiv
ljenja drugace, kakor da ie clovek vekomai MA
uzdi.
Poticn zlocini. zaradi katerih je bo to-
likO ljud postreianh in obesenih, MISC nic dru-
zega, kakOr izrazi miSl ljenja Xxi razlikuje od
mSljenja vadajocih. &c je smrna kazen sploh
e brutaen ostauek krvne Osvete, XII ie krife-
cem nasprotju nauki kulture je obesanje in
stre JAMIE politicnih zloGincev naisuroveiSi i'm
najpOdiejsi izv mascevalno>t
Avstriji so jh ma Ia natn pomorili trti-
soc petso nekaterh zlocinih zaradi katerih
ie bila izrecena smrtna kazen. vemo V Gem SO OBJ
stajal Alnogo teh ''hudodestev nj bilo nc
druzega kakor nekoliko besed. Riska vada je
bila izdelala nekakSne oklice, katerh ie opra-
vicevaa svojo vojno in pravila Cehom, Ola bodo
svobodni, Ge DO Avstrija porazena Nekoliko liu-
di ma Ceskem in Moravskem je bilo opsojenih ma
smrt ker pri njib naSli take oklice. Mic druze-
ga nasi Oklice pri niih, pa 50 jih ohe-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-02

Obsojali smo brutalno Justice ma rskcm in
Obsoj jamo jo St danes Nobenega izgovora V TEN
oziru ne moreno priZnati
'Toda kakSna razlika jc vendar Sc med An
glijo in AvStrjo! lrci nezadovoljni svojim
razmerami, in prav imajo, ce zahtevajo narodno
avtonomijo. Treba ic pr izreci, da so politicne
razmere, katerih Tive lrci, precej drugaGne cd
onih, katerih 1--WE avstrijski narodi. Irci so sc
SpuntaIi. Napoveda Anglij vojno. Vsta
: pirSko rok Iasedl so cele dele NEST i'm jih
branili zivjenic in smrt.
Avstrji iiudic govOrili, psai letaki in
iih razdaja Ma lrskem ie bilo par tucatov,
AvStrii par iisoc Smrtnh obSOdb.
Nobene hesedice opravicbe nimamO An
glijo. Ampak ce obsojamo MO- kie nsi- vZame
mo izraze zadostno obsodbo Avstrijee%
Toda Zdaj gre wee to- Irski dOgodki so
dokazali - in Lloyd George prznava to sam
da razmere lrskem trajnO nemOg0ce. Ako
ie to resnicno, tedaj V Avstriji Sc
boi nemogoce OdnoSaji. Xxi morejo varovati
lie tisOcerimi smrtnmi Obsodbami, nevzdrzne
in morajo izglnit Problem Avsrije nj doseda-
mimi vojnimi dogodki resen, temvec ic postal lie
akutnejsi. In &c ga mirovna konferenca resi-,
bo Avstrija bodoce Sc bolj nevarna svetOvne-
mu miru, kakor doslej. Draava " kateri Oprav-
liajo rabbi permanentno suzbo je zapreka vsa-
kega napredka in TEN tudi zapreka miru
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-02

sill. Nekatere SO pomilostli: nameSto da b Jill
obesili, iih namrec ustreli
Kako je bell strah divjal po Bosn in Her
cegovini, po Savonij, Dalmaciji in po iugoslo-
vanskih krajih spoh .je znano IL za6etka vojne
Tudi tukaj smrtne sodbe izrekalc in izvrSe-
vale zaradi nasprotnih in njih izrazanja
Ne gede to- da kaze tako brezobzirno,
brutalno uncevanje cloveskega zivljenja never
letno in skOraj nerazumljivo podvianos vlada-
Jocih in da mora Zbudit zgrazanje vsakega, kdor
81 je ohranil Sc kai cloveSkih cutov pr>ih je pa
to gromadno justificranje sc IL drugih razlogov
Zelo poucno NObena stvar ma svetu ne bi mo gla
tako jasno kakor Ia pokazati. kako krticno ie
Avstriia zgreSila svoj zgodovinsk poklic in ka-
ko temeljo jo je zavozila.
Ko je spomadi zbruhnila rska rcvoucija
ki Je ba tako nesrecno zasnovana kakor hi hi
la V sedanjih casih recimo ceSka ali sovcnska re-
volucija, i'll kO pOtem angleSka sodisGa po zma-
81 brtskega vOjaStva zrekala smrtne in zaporne
sodbe. je bill YES svet mpozorjen ma irsko vpraSa-
ME in vse je obsOjao Angliio. Xxi hoce soma
vZdrzati ma lrskem nevZdrzne raZmere
Teh smrtnih obsodb nj bilo niti ia pomisek
toliko. kOlikOr eni sam avstrijski dezeli. ma
primer BOsni. Izrecene so bile pO revouciji 4 o.
rozjem rOki, po bojh, katerih so padli tudi
angleski vojaki
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-02

Xxi hOGe prisiliti Nemcijo, da naznani svoje pp-
gOje Baje mu bo mogoce povedati te pogoje
zaupno zaveznikOm, elm dOb od njih odgovor ma
svojo nOto, katero je tudi njih prosil, da ga
obvestjo o svojh pogojih.
Zeeli hi Wilsonu pr tel akciji mnogo srece
toda zanikati ne moreno da je mas optimizem
znatno manjsi cd njegovega. Zavezniski odgovor
pa6 nj tax. da hi bilo mirovno pogajanje zaradi
NIGGA ma vsak nacin nemogote; ampak TAX je ven
dar, da hi Sc morala NemGija ponizati preden hi
odpra vrata konferencne dvorane.
Iahteve, Xxi navedene zavezniSk noti. st
he morejo imenovati pogoj Ia To so presposne.
I'm ce pride sploh do pogajanja. bodo pri spe-
cializranju te zahteve lahko tako razlagale, da
ST praksi znatno zmanjSaio. Anglia We, kaj je
kupcevanje in cenit bago tako. da lahko kai
odneha, preden barantanjc zakjuti. Ako hi
Slo par kvadratnih kometrov. IA zamcui avo
kakSnega kraljicka ali princa, kaksno avtonG-
milo wee ali mani, hi sla Anglia kakor Nemfci ia
brez posebnih pomisekov ma semeni Ampak
druga tezava je vines. Xxi io bo zclo tezko pre- ma
gait
Nemeija je svoj mott deiala;
ljub temu, da sc zavedamo >voje vojaSke
in gUspodarske sile in da pripravljeni ma
dajerat voino - ki nam ie bila vSiljena - do
skrajnega konca, ce je treba, predlagajo vendar
Stiri zdruzene sile, zeleGe, da ustavi nadajnje
prelivanje krvi in konGajo okrutno>t vojne IL
vedbo mirovnih pogajani
Zavezniki pravijo svojem odgovoru:
'Protestiramo prot dvema bivstvenima toe
kama sOvraznikove note Xxi namerata odvaliti od-
govornost "a vOjno zaveznike in razgasiti CEN
ralne drZave zmagoyalke'
Nemcija pravi, da ie bila vona njei. Avstriji
Turciji in Bogarski vsiljena Zaveznk miSjo
kakor Sc zdi. da bi to PRIMAL ce hi sprejeli nem
Ski predlog IL tega Sc brez tezave zvaja ola
zahtevajo zavezniki priznanje, da je Nemcija pro
vocrala vOjna. Poeg tega Nemcija ne sine
vesti kot zmagovalka.
Ma drugo okolseino smo ze nekolikolSrat upo.
zofili v prvi vrsti je to psihologI6ei, moment i.o
re je po odloenem porazu prosit mir kakor
sprejeti mirovno ponudbO od zmagovalca. ki ma
glasa svojo zmago. Ne pravimo, da je pametneje
Ampak tuvstva nnajO vcasi vecji vplv. kakor
razumnO uvazevanje.
ZelO resno je pa nasprotje med obema stran-
kama, kar Sc tice zacetka vojne. Centralne sile
pravijo: ''Vojna nam je bila vsiliena Zavezniki
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-02

da Sa he pozna prayice."
hakor zacenJa zavezniska nota obtozbo "a
N'JucuJe oodoizltvami Nastevaje, kaj namera-
Va NemcIJa svojo ponudbo pravi koncu:
Naposed pozkusa Ia predog re naprei o.
PraNlcltl oceil sveta novo vrsto Zocinov = nod
morsko vOjsxovanjc, deportaciie prisilno doIo j.;
pflSlho rekrntranJe prebvalcev zoper njih last
no deZeIO ter krsitve nevtranosti'
Nidl Sc, kakor da Sc zaveZniki naravnoSt tru
uJo ua cim bclJ oznacijo nacelna nasprot ia med
sabo in Nemcijo. In zarad tega postaja zelo raz-
umlJvo, da zakljucujejo svojo noto besedam k
|vene. kakor absolutna VOLTA "a nadaljevanie vol
ne IaklJucni stavki glavnega della note namrec
pravijo:
Se enkrat Mjavljajo zavezniki da ie mir ne
mogoc, dokler ne zagOtovijo popravk nasilno
krSenih pravic in svobod, priznanja narodnostne
"a hacea IN Svobodnega obstanka malih drzav:
uokler ne doSezeJo reSItve. spOsobne ola uniGi en-
kra za vNeleJ vse Sile, XII bile ira ina groznia
IA narode in edine ucnliovite garancje "a bodoGo
varnoSt sveta
Dodatek Sc tice Sc posebej kr;itve belgijske
nevtralno>ti i'll obtozbe zaradi poznejsega posto-
panJa Nemcje Belgiji
kar Je zavezniski mott upania je obsezeno Y
navedenh zakljucnih stavkih. Ne more Sc reel da
ga Je vellko. NeizOgibno je, da nastopi NemGija
SvoJmi pogoj, in tedaj je vprasanje, ali so ii
pogoJl v>aj priblizno TAXI da b jih zaveznik mo-
gil smatratl IA izpOnitev zahtevanih garancii
NemtiJa ina gotovo svoje skrbi. Ce jih ne
IN lmea. ne hi bila Sploh nastopila svoiim pred
logon. .kolikor jih NINA donna, jif ina Avstrji in
ma Turskem. Toda vpraSa Sc, ce SO tie skrbi dovoj
nude, da Sc pod njih bremenom vsaj deloma toliko
prlklonl kOllkor zahtevajo Zavezniki
Nota ne trja ME mani kakor kapitulacijo
centralnih Sil. Te gotovo zs Ampak vi
sokega StaliSca b morale vendar zelo nizko stopi-
IT, da bi bilo vsa zblizanje mogoce ako vlijeio Ia
veznIki nekoiiko vode svoje vino
Iaveznska nota nj pisana lie "a berlinsko in
dunaJsko vlado, ampgk Ia svetOvno javnost Zato
Je uhievn0. da tako naglasa naeea, XII mor;tjo bifi
tudi nevtracem Simpaticua. In naglaSala jih bo
brez vsake koncesiJe, dokler ne bodo Londonu $
skorai popolno gotovostjo vdeli moznosti konfe-
renci. Pri pogajanju prdejo re koncesije
Toda sedaj jc zbizaIj med obema straHkama
kakor oblak. llaterem ne We. ali pride il nie-
ga dez ali toca. ali Sc pa razbline zraku da ne
ostane sledu po niem.
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GO. ILL.,, DNE 2. JANUARJA, (JANUARY) 1917.

odgOvarjajo: 'Avstrja in Nemcija mas ie napa-
dla brez nase krivde.' ODE trditvi sta 81 diane
tralno nasprotni Trditvi sta ce hi slo le ia be-
sede, Sc ne bi bilo hudo Zato ker gonita diva vsak
svoJO hi treba, da Sc stepea Ampak tukai ina
teOrija lahko zelo realen pomen I'm kan lahko po-
vede to nasprotje, popolnoma spozna, Ge Sc wa
me nemsk stavek ceoti:
'Vslll ste nam vojno Premagali smo vas
Ce ne nehate vas premagamo Sc bolj. vendar
VAN ponujamo mir.
kaj je priGakovat cd poga JAM, XII Sc tako
pricenjajo?
Zaveznfk odgovarjajo la TO vprasanje;
Nenski mir! TAX mir da hi imea le NemGija
korist od NIGGA. Razpravljati pa nocejo "a TAX
Smoter; razpravljati sploh nocejo drugace. kakor
ce prizna Nemcija "Povzroca sem vojno kr
vlco sem storila. Popravito jo hocem.
Oni argumen ira jo ''Ce hi imea Nemciia tax
namen, hi 10 povedaa. Ampak Ge vail krivod ma
mas, bo rekla da smo mi odgovorni IA vse. kar ie
povzrotila vojna hudega krivice ne bo priznaa i'm
je tud popravjati ne DO hotela Zato So sklicuje
tudi ma svojo image katere mi priznamo.'
To nasprotje je goboko kalior dolima. Gee Sc
gleda yanjo najvisiega hriba la tezko jc vdet
kako hi moga ia dolina sedaj zasuti
To nasprotJe diktira taktiko zaveznikov XII Sc
ne lzraza tolTko stvarnem delu njihovega odgo-
vora. kolikor mega tonu. Skoraj da je ia go.
vor Sc vehementne jSa obtozba NemGije nego je bill
Lloyd Georgev govor
ootoIDa rprlcenJa naStevanlem Starlh fax
TOW
Ma haski konferenc - pravi zavezniSka no
Ia -- je bila NemGiia tista, ki ie odkanjala po
svOjih delegatih vsak predlog IA razorozenje Me
Seca julia 1914 je bila Avstro-O Ogrska tista Xxi je
po nezasSanem ultimatumu ma naSlov Srbiie ma
povedala tel voon kljub zadoSteniu. XII j je bilo
takoj podano
'Centralne sile potem odbiiale vse pozkrl-
zavezniskih sill, da hi Sc dosegla mirna resitev
ciso lokalnega konflikta
''Velika Britannia je predlagala konferenco:
Francija jepretftagaa metinafotind k6misij6: rii.
ski car ie prosil nemSkega kaizerja. mai Sc zroci
stvar razsodiscu in mai Russia in Avstro-Ogrska
sporazumeta predvecer kinflakta. Toda ma vse
napore nj dala NemGiia odgovora niti jih je vpo-
Stevala.
Belgja ie bila napadena cd drzave. ki ie
garantrala njeno nevtralnost in je inela drznost
oznatiti to pogodbo Ia kos papirja in izjaviti
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ginja Turciji. In da to nagnati ljudi
obup in povzrOeit nemire, je zelo razlmj jivo Tut
disamOmori MISC takh razmerah mic nenavad-
mega; re davno je statisticno dognano, da je iska
ii pretezno vecino samomorilskh vzrokov GO
spodarskih razmerah o vsej tel zalosti torej mic
ne dvomimo. Druga6e je pripovedovanjem
separatnem miru. Tia melodija ponavlja re cd
jeseni 1914 Zacetkoma je donela najvec il Rusi-
je. Ko so prodrli Rusi do Lvova je re prisel IL
Petrograda gas da zeli Avstrija separator mir.
Ko prisli Karpate, sc ie ponOvil dodat-
kom, da Sc boji Avstrija "a svoi obstanek. Ko je
kapitural Przemysl, ie ponovil komentar-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-02

Porocia liz Zeneve opisuiejo notranj poozaj
Avstriji najtemnejsih barvah. Pripoveduje
o resnih nemirih zaradi draginjc in nestetih
samomorih zaradi lakote. Tudi drzavne finance
so baje TAKEN stanju, da bo Avstrja rajsa skle-
Mia separation mir Anglijo in Francijo, eventu-
alno tudi Rusiio kakor da riskra neizogibni
banl-rot.
P:vi del poroci verjamemo Cetudi prihaja
IL Avc'".'c sam" tako malo vesti, da jh je skoraj
mic je 'e"dar Sc IL tc malenkosti lahko spoznati,
de non hiti beda med liudstvom re prav
vrhuncu. Kar Sc tiGe draginje, sc zdi, da je v Av
stri; najvccja. kveGjemu &c io morda dosega dra-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-02

karestu so zavihrale neniSkc zastave; tedaj JIG
Rumunija zakoprnela po separatnem miru.
Tako iaha gasoviti separatni mir semintia
kakOr izgubljeni jezdec pravljici. Sedaj ie po
zenevskih porocilih torej zopet Avstrija vrsti
Ampak ia pesem je re dolgocasna in resne
ljudi maj b pustil pri miru MO. "a
Da je Avstrja cez grlo sta vojne. ie re ver-
jetno. Tega nj treba zagotavljati posebnim
'svaznmi' poroGili. Vecalimani je siti vsi
prav vsi. Ampak to ne odoeuje splosnem
ne o kaksnem separatnem miru
Kar sc tice Avstrije, mora vpostevati da
(Konec ma 6. stranio t
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jem. da he more nobena armada prenasati takih
lzgub. kakrsne ina avstrijska. Vzlc tenn
western nj bilo separatnega miru. Poem Sc je "a
sukalo. Rus zapustili Karpate in Lvov in
Przemysl in Crnovice in so Sc hitreje umikali,
go so bill pref napredovali In zdai so prhaja
glasovi Dunaja in iz Berlna, da zel separator
mir Russia. Pa ga tudi nj bo. In ko letos Rusi
zasedli Bukovno. prisl Karpate in Sc priblizali
Lvovu, je zagostoleO zopet po starem: Avstrja
hrepeni po separatnem miru. Ka Sc je Rumunija
prdruzila zaveznikom in dosegla nekoliko provi-
zoricnih uspehov, je bill napev sc mocnejEi. Potem
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s.sst - korisei Selav-
shsoA lissAstva. Oelav-
81 - epraviSsni do
vsesa kar produoiraio.
This paper 10 devoted
- the interssts OF the
working olass- Work.
ere are entitled to all
what they produce.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
FEDERAL STORAGE PLANTS
Government Planning to Aid Farmers
in Caring for Big Crops Of
Potatoes and Onions.

Chicago, Aug. 24-The government
is planning to build several cold stor-
age plants, in cooperation with farm
ers and reclamation projects, to care
for the expected record crops Of pO-
tatoes and onions, c. J. Blanchard.
chief statistician OF the reclamation
bureau of the Department OF AgTicul-
ture, said today.
In response 10 the appeal Of Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Lane for a
larger crop production, thousands Of
acres were planted in potatoes and
onions this year on government farms.
The storage facilities are quite made
quate and the farmers are threatened
with great loss Of crops through in
ability to dispose Of these Perishable
products
THE reclamation service viii con-
struct and operate the plants in &C
cordance with the regulations Of the
federal reserve banks and by so do
ing farmers will be able to borrow
money on the stored products at a
low rate OF interest"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
GERMANS BOMB HOSPITALS
Aviators Even Turned Machine Guns
on Wounded Behind the French
Lines at VerdUn.

Paris, Aug. 23.-About 10 O'Clock
Sunday night two German aTiators
flew over two hospitals behind Yer
dun, which are joined by wooden
bridges over a road separating the
buildings. Four incendiary bombs
which were dropped set fire to three
wooden wards crowded with wounded.
As the personnel were making an
effort to save the survivors who had
not been killed by the projectiles or
the fire, the German airmen returned
and from a low altitude turned their
machine guns on the men and nurses
who were cutting the bridge TO pre-
vent the fire from spreading, killing
seven and wounding twenty.
The Red Cross markers on the
buildings could be plainly seen in the
light made by the blazing fire, but the
raiders returned for a third time and
dropped bombs and fired their ma
chine guns at the hospitals Seven
wounded soldiers were killed in their
beds
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
RIOTING NEGROES
LEAVE HOUSTON
Members of Twenty-F ourth In
fantry Who Shot Up Tswn
are Transferred.
EXPECT no FURTHER TROUBLE
Removal of Mutinous Troops to Co
Eumbus, N. M-, Brings Quiet
to the Texas City.

Houston, Tex, Aug 25.-Negro sol
diers OF the Twenty-fourth Infantry,
who shot up the streets Of Houston
last night, were being entrained to-
night to be removed to Columbus,
N NJ
Capt. L S Snow, commanding the
battalion, said late tonight that the
action Of the negroes was practically
mutiny-"
Announcement that General Parker
had ordered the removal of negro SOL
diers OF the Twenty-fourth Infantry
from Houston to Columbus, N N.
served materially to restore a spirit
of quiet here tonight, after a day OF
unrest following the race rioting last
night which resulted in the death Of
seventeen persons and the wounding
of more than a score.
Of the lbs negroes to leave their
camp Thursday with stolen ammuni-
ton for a raid upon the city, all but
eight were accounted for at 6 o'clock
tonight The remaining fugitives are
expected to be founded up before long,
scores Of civilian and military patrols
being in the field hunting for them
Indicative of the complete control
now held by the white military forces
is the announcement issued tonight
that construction work at Camp Lo-
gan, interrupted during the day be-
cause of the riot, would be resumed on
regular schedule Saturday morning.
A scene probably unique in the an
nails OF the United States army was
enacted at Camp Logan during the af-
ternoon, when the six hundred sol
diers of the battalion of the Twenty
fourth Infantry were disarmed.
Thanked by a full battalion of the
Nineteenth Infantry under Col Mil
lard F. Waltz, and three companies Of
the coast artillery from Fort Crockett,
the negro soldiers were marched four
abreast to the parade grounds, where
their arms were stacked Army
trucks then loaded the rifles and am
munition and conveyed them TO the
camp storehouse, where they were
placed under heavy guard
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
negro SOLDIERS
ENGAGE IN RIOT
Twelve White Persons Killed
and Many WOuned in a
Houston, Tex, Clash.
BATTLED WITH CITY OFFICERS
Black Troops Fight With Citizens and
Police for Hour-SIay an
Illinois Captain.

Houston, Tex, Aug. 24.-Twe1Ve
white men, civilians, police officers
and national guardsmen, were killed
and more than score of persons, men,
women and children, were wounded in
an outbreak here last night of negro
soldiers of the TWenty-fourth United
States Infantry, stationed here to act
as guards during the construction of
Camp Logan, at which the Illinois Ma
Genal Guard will train.
1t is not known how many negroes
are dead.
An Illinois Captain Slain.
Capt. ]. W. Mates, Battery A, Sec
ond Illinois Field Artillery, is among
the dead, being killed when he tried
to demonstrate with the negro soldiers
their guns.
The outbreak is supposed to have
originated in a difficulty which two
negro soldiers had with police officers,
who arrested them for disturbing the
peace and sent them to the police sta
ton early in the afternoon.
The firing began when an ambu-
lance started through the section oc-
cupied by the negro soldiers. They
stopped the ambulance, and firing a
volley. riddIed it. 1t was this volley
that wounded a 16-year-old white girl
standing in her fathers store
Fired on Police Reserves.
Police reserves were sent out and
were met by volleys from the negroes.
Civilians went to the assistance Of the
police officers and firing continued for
an hour and half.
1t is believed that several bodies
will be found in the prairie around the
negro soldiers camp in the morning.
There were several hundred Texas
guardsmen here ready TO entrain for
training camp, but they had no guns.
A battery of the coast artillery was
rushed to Houston in motor trucks and
the situation at 1 o'clock this morning
was quiet.
The city was placed under martial
law late tonight by a proclamation OF
Governor Ferguson.
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CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

The Texas House of Representa-
tives, by vote Of 81 to 81, adopted a
resolution to present to the Senate
articles Of impeachment against Gov.
James E. Ferguson. A committee of
nine was appointed Immediately to
draw up articles OF impeachment and
report the articles to the house as
soon as possible.
Count Albert Apporuji, the noted
Hungarian leader who is now minis
ter of cults in Hungary, has issued or
ders to Magyarize schools in the Ru-
manian sections of the monarchy.
Officers and men OF the National
Guard, the comptroller of the treas
ury ruled recently, are entitled to pay
in the federal service at the rate OF
their service in the guard. A third
enlistment man in the guard, for in
stance, is entitled to third enlistment
pay from the government
-Alger Melton, chairman OF the Ok
lahoma Democratic state committee,
IN a telegram to United States Sen
patriot in the Senate" and demanded
Gore help win the war or resign"
British light naval forces destroy
Zeppelin airship off the JutIand,
Denmark, coast, says an official Brit
ISL communication issued recently.
The communication adds that there
were no survivors from the crew of
the sirship.
DR. Michaelis. the imperial German
chancellor. at the converting OF the
reichstag main committee IN Berlin.
said the recent peace proposal Of Pope
Benedict had been issued spontane-
ously and not at the wish OF the Cen
uaI Powers
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PRICES FOR SOFT COAL FIXED
Presidents Proclamation Divides the
Country Into % Districts and
Makes a Rate for Each.

Washington, Aug. 22.-Bituminous
coal prices were fixed by President
Wilson tonight for every mine in the
United States. The. next step IN coal
control, White House announcement
said, viii be to fix the price to be
charged by middlemen and retailers
The prces are set on cost OF pro-
duction, estimates furnished by the
federal trade commission after
months OF exhaustive investigation
The country is divided into twenty
mine districts and every producer in
a district viii market his output az
the same price.
The President named no agency to
carry out the provisions of his order
but is expected to appoint soon a coal
administrator, who will be given en-
tire control of the coal industry. Ru-
NOR tonight named H. a. Garfield,
president Of Williams College, as the
man. Mr.. Garfield now heads a COM
mittee named by the President to fix
a government price for wheat His
work will end before September I,
when the wheat committee probably
win be dissolved.