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New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

New York City. along with the
,aErc Atlantic coast, shuddered yes
terday in the grip of the most ter
uac c.u experienced in decades.
The temperature here was de-
lrees lower than any recorded since
the Weather Bureau was first es-
tablshed in the city.
The cold brought New York more
nearly face to face with coal famine.
To-day the city and state fuel au-
thorities will meet to consider con-
serving and conscrip-ing the coal
supply. Unnecessary industries and
amusements may be forced to shut
down until the shortage is over.
Most Of the city's yards are
empty. Coal drivers in addition are
threatening 10 tie up the city's sup
ply by a strike.
At $50 yestsxoss morning the
mercury bad fallen to IS below zero.
The previous record was established
in 1880, whom 1t ,eacro3 .he 6 below
mark.
Seven norsons were either frozen
to death or died from hear, failure
brought on by cold in New y or5 and
nearby Jersey towns. Dozens 'Enrc
taken to hospitals in q critical con
.au Cases of frostb.,e wc num-
.a-,i hs he thousands.
10 he weather was added the al
.i..olaI terror Of fire. si9cc its be
inning he Fire Department has
.rr-r au IN such q Gay. More than
200 alarms were turned ia. Some
engine companies never returned to
their headquarters from morning to
rElt.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

polls Of the Public Service Commits
sion Of this district and of the Corpo-
ration Counsel, guarantee Of home
rule. abolition of the Board of Water
Supply, the Court House Board. the
Parole Commission and the Bronx
Parkway Commission, and an act giving
the city power 10 rearrange its own city
departments without consulting the
state law making body.
To Carry Out Platform Pledges
The programme is the result of num-
erous conferences between members OF
the new Board Of Estimate. Mayor
elect Hylan and State Senators Robert
+. Wagner and James A. Foley. The
purpose Of the programme. according
70 the men who framed It, VIII be 10
carry out the promises contained IN the
Democratic Mayoralty campaign plat
form.
"The measures will be introduced
carly in the session and il is hoped
will be speedily passed" the announce
ment stated. None of the suggestions
troversy because OF the overwhelming
favorable sentiment expressed by the
voters in the recent election. Judge
Hylan and the Board OF Estimate con-
fidently expect the cooperation Of Gov
ernor Whitman and the Legislature.
The full programme as outlined in
the formal statement follows:
Amendment of the present food reg
ulatory legislation. so as TO give full
power 10 the state or city authorities,
or both. 20 fix prices OF food and fuel
as an effective weapon TO reduce high
prices and exorbitant demands OF profit
eers.
Food Legislation Planned
additional power for the new De-
partment of Markets in the city. TO
buy and sell food and the necessaries OF
life without requiring the consent OF
the State Food Commission, and addl-
tional authority for financing these
operations.
"The legislation necessary to EN-
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Germany Demands Russia
Give Up All Kaiser Holds;
Treaty Is Partly Drawn
Bulgaria Accepts Peace With
Russia, Premier Announces

treaties and consular and other con-
ventions be reestablished; third, re-
earding the Danube question, that this
be decided tomorrow at plenary
meeting of all the delegations, Bull
earia to have a representative on the
Danube commission.
The Premier's message added: "Both
parties have congratulated each other
on the result"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Kronstadt Naval Base
Fort Is Blown Up
Petrograd Dispatch Gives No
Details of Extremely
Violent Explosion

LONDON, Dec. 3l.-~0ne Of the forts
at Kronstadt, the naval base near Pet
rograd, has been blown up by an ex-
,remely violent explosion, according to
a Pctrograd dispatch to "The Times"
There are 10 details.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Seven Deaths Is Toll
Of Geld Wave Here;
Child Freezes in Crib

With the establishment of winter
weather record of 13 degrees be-
low zero New York City set up several
other concurrent records yesterday. 1t
had less coal, it used more gas; there
were more unheated homes, and more
WIDESPREAD suffering than during any
other cold wave it ever experienced.
And there were no emergency calls on
organized charity-stiil another record,
30 far as the books of the Charity Bu-
Ieau, at 1O5 East Twenty-second Street,
show.
A baby was frozen TO death in a
fue'e home in the Bronx. Two deaths
in Brooklyn and three in Manhattan
gere the outcome of the cold, while
young chauffeur in Jersey City, who
yielded to the drowsiness that comes
WITH freezing, never awoke and was
found dead in his taNicab.
Many Are Overcome
Dozens Of other persons in the five
metropolitan boroughs were similarly
overcome. but saved by emergency
treatment. Frostbites were counted by
Thousands, and ambulances whirled
away 70 the hospitals scores Of victims
of exploding boiler pipes and stove
waterbacks that blew mp when furnaces
were lighted.
Robert Livingston, of the Consoli-
dated Gas Company, said last night
that the gas consumption yesterday IN
Manhattan and The Bronx was ap-
proXimately l35,OO0,000 cubic feet.
This was 100000 cubic feet above
normal, even for a winter weekday,
and more than ever before used in the
Two boroughs on q single day. The
i've big plants Of the company are
working az capacity night and day.
Thomas II. Jourdan, president Of
'he Brooklyn Union Gas Company,
ara That the approximate consump-
.oA IN that borough yesterday was
'9"VVO50 cubic feet, about 25,000,000
-s9ye normal.
me Kings County Light Company,
Snieh supplies Bay Ridge, Fort Ham
Hsoh' Borough Park and cnvirons. re-
pOfted consumption Of 100000
,eole feet yesterday, compared 20 s.
.VV'VVV Saturday. The company's
capacity is 5000 900 cubic feet a day,
no " issued last night, through Cap
en- Sames Sillen, commanding the
urn avenue police station, q warn
S haI unless gas were used more
p1ringiy by the forty thousand fami-
es dependent upon il, there would be
famine. as well as q coal fam
ne, m that district
nv situation in those sections OF
,,c" Jersey served by the Public Ser
cal company was even more crit
80 Stsefal OF the reserve tanks
he or,ea ,~eoPieee9ented use Of gas was
ssaters which followed 'c The cola d"'e '..''a oa
II tbe Se eoet ~efhs ago, and the development
~ wa shortage to the acute stage.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 30.-The Bulgar-
ian Premier, Vaseil Radoslavof. accord
ing to a Sofia dispatch, has sent mes
sage to all the provincial projects to
the effect that Bulgaria has accepted
the Russian proposals first, that the
war between Bulgaria and Russia be
ended; second, that the status quo ante
bellum with respect to commercial
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Commissioners to u. S.
On Beached Transport

Az ATLANTIC PORT, Dec. 3o.-Thc
Argentine transport Pimento, under
stood to have on board members OF an
economic mission TO the United States
from Argentina, was driven onto the
Atlantic Coast during a storm last
night and now lies high on the beach.
Everybody on board was taken on
safely in breeches buoy by life
guards.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
400 Fire Alarms
In Day Put Severe
Strain on Firemen
500 Families Driven Into
Streets in Big Harlem
Blaze

New York City, chilled to the bone
by the record cold weather yesterday,
also suffered from the worst epidemic
OF fires in the history Of the Fire De-
parment. From early yesterday morn
ing until late last night there was not
p time when q blaze was not in prog
ress in scmc part Of the city. In all
more than four hundred alarms were
..rorl-d a4 Iagfrrsr4c,.
rl,o s-,. ..-....-. ...,....-.... -,,,.. ,ro
'-'
com .''t.. iHf't ", .ir~i IN
tc acrgtoal districts 70 rua Goe that
rolled forth 10 +roI- rr.t al.~.1s carly
.. ... ..,...-.. .., .t o.. ,,.t r,,bt
were .tii f'-.ng. "i'nO"- having ever
r.uucd 10 .her houses. If the ap-
HNr.tus ~ na"o '-a been twice as
plentiful. as It 'E. l"fe would not have
ie.. 200 much. Another such day may
IN. 6.,...-..,,.,. so~o~oIv
r
.' '''.''' a.
...t caused n. arrtI''a a1" 100
-trcuuauS cNOrfs s~ 'h~ -.rt cf aCgre-
holders 70 koor ,,..~,, nrc r.,
'H Harlem called for nve a,ara'. '.-
orl il was brouoht under couti oil,
,-,.cs so-o ooo daroago bpr,c5 5orvn
-. - II -, ,-. -
" i''e'' s'"O'e anu A'ileu ~'' ""'SeS
and threatened fer a time TO wipe out
the entire block of tenements between
PARK and I.avircton avo,uc:. and 1o2d
.o,',
ana J%4Ih sITeets' during lts course
aOV lamiIes were driven into the
street; Some Of them were forced out
INTO the Oltter weather IN night cloth
ing ana notnlng else.
Inc hre started az S;6V last night
when Frank Jones, night stableman at
tne EXCELSIOR Fark STABLES, a hve-story
building at lZ4-lZO East i24th Street,
attempted 10 neat harness OIL at stove
o" 'he "Ist Hoor
Boiling Oil Starts Blaze
Tho oil boiled over ror dow,, tho
sides of the red hot stove and at once
srs spIahg iiIo a;a oIahe, Di 'he time the
us rns 'i,eS Hti'e od ~. .I "ii0it ot0 Iist
~ ~ socnnd and tbirS Soors 49, c,,t
"a og vi" sacnuS S" oiarr, .ooi $500
- nen,,.,' o. aC,,,oL,' IL,
SIlnEins s Depu'S O"''i ""oNS 'Oe
P,, tbis time tho blaza had rocketted
Dy inns s'me ene OIaIe aao aao ro'Aet;eS ,'t;eS
up '"iougn 'ne uPpei noUis, SnieI
e wese pSssvu WIvn ,h nay ,h anu 80 leu anu
tjn at once 1ss"s sert IN in tbird fonrtb and
fftb alarm br;ng;ng ali tho annaratns
on Manhattan above Fifty-ninth Street
ond s,,rnn,on;ng - adjition soyaroi
"re,;,o1 ,'r'r Fro,n rio = ~ o~'''''
Fnr a i'm i Iootod as .borob tho
Gro would snread 20 +bo 'tos .onarnents nc
tbet cIuetor ebont tbe stehle ond nr'
dors were given IN Tho nolice roear,,os
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Registering of
GermanAliens
Begins Feb. 4
DEPARTMENT of Justice to
Use Fingerprint and Pho
tograph System

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-The week
Of February was set aside by the De-
partment of Justice to-day for regis
tration of the half million unnatural
lied Germans in the continental
Un..cd States by police and postmas-
ters. in pursuance of President Will
sons alien enemy proclamation direct
ing this action as a means Of mini
mizing the darger from enemy SYM
pathzers in the United States.
Earlier plans for administering the
registration in the Eastern cities first
and gradually extending it to the en-
tire country were abandoned because
Of the fear that some Germans might
avoid registration by moving from dis
trict to district.
Registration Will involve the gather
ing Of detailed information concerning
the business relations and habits Of
every German, together with his
photograph and finger prints. After
registering he must carry certificate
card. and may not change his place Of
residence without approval of the po-
lice or postmaster. Violation of the
regulations will be punishable by in
tcrnment for the war.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Goremykin and Wife
Are Reported Slain

PETRoGRAD. Dec. 29.-The murder
Of former Premier Goremykin, his wife
and his brother-in-law, is reported IN
the Petrograd newspapers to-day. They
are said 70 have been slain by robbers
at the estate of the former Premier, AT
Sotchy, Transcaucasia.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
German Women Exempt

Orders DO not apply to German
women nor to any persons under four
tc,u years Of age, because these are
rot classed as alien enemies by law.
Subjects of Austria Hungary are 10.
required to register.
In announcing the regulations to-day
the Department Of Justice took care to
avoid creating the impression that the
government looks on each German with
suspicion.
"Registrants arc not to BE- treated
rs persons Of evil disposition said
instructions to registrars, "and the
registration officers are urged to deal
with them il courteous and friendly
manner"
In cities of 5000 o. more population
recorded by the 1916 census. list or
which is issued by the Department of
Justice, the chief Of police and his as
sistants will administer the registra-
ton. In smaller communities and rural
districts registration will be conducted
by the postmasters and the postmaster
of the largest office III the local judicial
district. in most states the equivalent
of a county, will be the chief registra-
ton officer to gather the reports from
the others and forward them to the
United States marshal, and the Depart
ment of Justice In most cities the
work will be done by precincts.
The afl davit provides for recording
name, address, age, place OF birth, oc-
cupations and residences since Jan
uary /, 1914, date of arrival IN the
United States, whether married. names
and ages of children. Whether the
reeistrant has, or has had, any male
relative in arms against the United
States. whether registered for the
draft. military training, naturalization
conditions. and similar information.
Full description of the man and the
prints of each finger must be taken by
the registrar. The registrant must
swear TO the affidavit before the regis
tering offer.
Germans not at their place Of resi-
dence during the week of February 4
may be registered in the district In
which they happen to DE.
Colony Registration Later
Registration plans will be made later
.or the Philippines, Hawaii, the Pan
ANA Canal Zone, Alaska, Virgin Islands,
Guam and Samoa. Several million regis
tration blanks and other forms are
being prepared by the Department OF
Justice and will be distributed within
the next few weeks.
The registration is under the diree'
tion Of John Lord 0'Brian. special as
sis.aEt TO Attorney General Gregory.
and staff of lawyers appointed for
war work
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

". Goremykin was conspicuous
figure during the later years of the
old regime in Russia. At the fall Of
Premier Witte. during the political up
heavel in 1906, NJ. Goremykin was
called upon by Emperor Nicholas to
form a government After stormy
administration OF less than three
months, he was removed. In Febru-
airy OF 1914 he was again appointed
Premier, holdin office until February
Of last year. After the revolution he
was arrested and confined for short
time in the Fortress Of st. Peter and
ST. Paul.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Lowest Temperature in the
History of Local Bureau
Recorded
Fuel Dealers Are
Helpless in Famine
Hospitals Taxed With
Thousands of Frost
bite Victims
Hospitals Taxed With

temperatures lcs.,. .s.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
E r

Fair to-day. not quite SO cold b,
night; probably lig'> snow to-
night or tomorrow
Full Report on Page
New-York tribune., 1917-12-31

Details Of the first raid on page A.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-15
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

WHEREAS, under ordinance 1t was
ordered that the qualified voters Of
the City Of Bryan that charter COM
mission be appointed to frame a new
charter;
AND WHEREAS, said Commission
was appointed and they reported
their action. together with said char
ter to the City Council Of the City Of
Bryan on the 9th day Of February, A.
ID. 1917. and that the said charter
commissioners, who SO framed said
charter, fixed the date OF submitting
the charter to the qualified voters OF
the City OF Bryan on the 23rd day Of
March. A. d. 1917. same being not
less than Forty (40) days nor more
than ninety COY days after the COM
pletion OF the work OF the charter
commission.
II Is, therefore, ordered that an cleo
tom be held in said City Of Bryan on
did 23rd day Of March. A. d. 1917.
| an that all qualified voters Of the
ICity Of Bryan are entitled to partici'
vpate in said election. and that those
~ favor OF said charter shall have
Written or printed on their ballot
For the adoption OF the charter" and
those against the adoption OF said
charter shall have written or printed
on their ballots Against the adoption
of the charter"
That said election shall be held un
der the General Election laws OF the
State OF Texas now in force; and c
Il. Jones is hereby appointed Presid
ing Judge OF said election and NJ. L
vitopil and Elmer Dodson. judges and
they are authorized to secure sucf
additional clerks as may be required
TO hold such election; said election
shall be held at the City Hall OF the
City OF Bryan, and the polls shall b.
open from a. m. to z p. m. as pro
vided by law: said officers OF sale
election are ordered to hold said cleo
tion and make due return Of SAM
to the City Council within one da,
after said election.
a copy OF this order signed by tn
Mayor OF the City OF Bryan shall serv'
as a proper notice Of said election
and the Mayor Is directed to caus
1 Notice OF Election to be posted up a
tho place designated for the holdin
OF said election. and at three publ
places in the City Of Bryan and b.
publication Of said notice for at leas
THIRTY (30) days prior to said dat
Of election.
| Approved February 9th. 1917.
Attest: w. w. HARRIS.
r. T. SMITH. Mayo,
/ Secretary. d so
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T5e
Old Shop
=


(copydsht. INA By W. q. Chapman,
Peter Lessard sat down YEARLY bs.
side Clarice, his wife. Yes. It's what
we expected" he said. 1--WE got .
weeks notice. And that's called a con-
cession. They generally don't give no
tee at ALL"
Clarice looked round the dlngy nat
and smothered q sigh. Their four years
Of married life had begun so happily,
and threatened to end--nowhere.
Peter had dropped from a position
on literary stan, at fifty dollars q
week, to q Job as semi-skilled work.
man, at twenty-five. And their needs
and tastes were those Of the sixty-dol-
lar people.
NJ can't blame Cough 4 Co.," said
Peter. 1.-THE day Of the unapprenticed
man has gone. I'm about the only man
In the shop who knows the trade from
Its foundations; but l wasn't appren'
ticed and l can't get union card
And Cough 4 Go. are going to employ
only union labor. That's all. except
that they're the last Of the big firms
to follow the lead. I'll have to hum
day jobs In the foundries now"
you shan't!" cried Clarice, flIngini
her arms about her husbands neck
"Peter, dear. last night l dreamed tina
you were oil back ut the old place
working as you used to do. It's goot
Sign, DEAR"
Peter laughed mlrthlessly. M
chance Of that" he answered. "The.
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have my address. They'd have written
II there were any chance Of starting
up agnln."
eco down. dear, and see II there's
any chance Of their resumlng."
Peter laughed mirthlessly. Il guess
the little old place changed hands long
ago." he answered.
Clarice sighed. That was just like
Peter. waiting upon events. He never
did have initiative.
At twenty-five Peter had entered the
employment Of the Babbltt Electrical
company. II was small concern and
being crowded out by more prosperous
rivals. However. Babbitt had nm Idea.
and he had put all his resources Into
Il.
There was a certain process for
chearening carbods, on which dozen
men had been working independently
Tor years. II was a highly technical
AFFAIR and Rabbit had n score Of trust
cd employees In his works busy upon
the scheme. But the hitch was soon
found. In order to bring II to perfec-
tion II was necessary to study all the
metallurgical writings Of the modern
German scientists.
Now, German scientists are the only
men who pursue the mlnutiae Of chem
cal investigations for their theoretical
advantages. Perhaps ten men had do
pcribed the process. without reference
i to Its practical application. Scattered
through German literature. Babbitt
knew for certain. were descriptions OF
the new carbon process. These had to
DO translated. brought together. ana
yxed and reapplicd. Peter had had
German mother. lie knew the Ian
yuage. He had some literary gift and
q good education. And for year after
year he had porcd over these books
lranslating. pIccing together, until the
secret was within Rabbits grasp.
Then Rabbits money gave out and
the whole thing was abandoned. Bah
bitt Ind only one comfort. Nobody
else was likely to hit on the solution
Nobody else had attacked the problem
from the some angle. and without TILL
rarcfal spadcwork success was impcs
siblc.
And Peter. who might have taken hi
glcanlngs 20 any Of the dozen com
pctitors Of Babbltt. and made for
rune. wns either too stupid or too hon
est. or probably both.
Next day he found a letter frou
Cough 4 Co. dropping him and inclcs
Ing n weeks wages. lie started out B
hunt for Job. lie hunted four day.
Everywhere II was the same stor,
Only union men were wanted.
Peter tramped tho city from end I
end. Work seemed impossible to n
I tain. II was On the nth day that h
! suddenly realized be had conc With
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-15

Larps symphony Orchestra Also sr
Attractive Feature.
AT the Colonial Monday and Tues.
day, February 18th and goth. with
matinee Tuesday, will be shown for
the first time in this city D. W. Grit
fith's colossal spectacle, "lntoler-
-ance."
Laughter. thrills and suspense I'LL
the evening. Intolerance" is not an
other birth Of Nation" As has
been said. Mr.. Griffith's first big pic.
ture rs to intolerance what the old
one-reel motion picture Is to the pres.
emit day feature"
1t is impossible to express in words
the staggering stupendousness Of this
Offering. Nothing ike It has ever
been seen on any stage. In this spec
tacle Mr.. Griffith presents four paral'
le! correlated stories. In these he has
visualized imaginings and historical
episodes that no one has ever expect
ed to enjoy except In fancy. One sees
pageant after pageant, tableau after
tableau. tragedy after tragedy climax
piled upon climax Each Of the sto
ries shows that narrowness, bigotry
and lack of human sympathy have
been responsible, from the earliest
days until now, for most Of the miaer,
under which the world has staggered
One Of the most attractive features
of the entertainment is the illunina
tive musical score rendered by large
symphony orchestra. Seats now sell
Ing fast.
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len from the adopted text book and
pupils will be expected to spell words
from the grade they represent in
school.
Teachers expecting to send repre-
sentatives to take part in this contest
Twill please send the names Of pupils
and the grade which they are to rep
resent, to the director at least one
week before the contest.
w. N. COLEMAN,
Director Of Spelling.
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Best Time to Lay In Fertilizer.
In the current issue Of Farm and
Fireside we read that owing to a
shortage of freight cars farmers may
have to wait for their fertilizer this
year.
"One fertilizer expert suggests that
the best time to lay in the years sup.
ply Of fertilizer is in the winter, when
the roads are good and when teams
are relatively idle. This Is the same
line Of thought as hauling the barn.
yard manure out to the field in the
winter, leaving just that much more
thine for the field operations later"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-15
SPELLING CONTEST.

Kurten, Texas. Feb. 14.-All schools
Of Brazos county that have joined the
Interscholastic League will be per
mitted to send as many as two rep
resentatives from each grade to take
part in the spelling contest. This will
be separate from the regular spelling
contest.
We are making this provision II
order to give all schools an opportun
ity to be represented.
The words for spelling will be TAX
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FOR SALE.

The old Free Baptist church build
ne. Submit bids to Rev. J. J. Tatum
Up to ~ o'clock noon. Saturday. Feb
uary 18th. Right reserved to reject
ny and all bids. "a
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THREE OF MANY"

Clara WiIIiams to Be Seen In This
Popular Play at the Dixie.
Three Of Many" Is the name Of
Clara Williams second starring We
hicle, in which she will be seen on the
Triangle program at the Dixie Thea
ter tonight. 1t is play by G. Gard
|ner Sullivan, chief Of Thomas H.
|Ince's scenario force. which begins in
Ia Harlem boarding house and ends in
q little Italian town on the Austrian
frontier during the present war. 1t
8 announced that Three Of Many" IL
lot q war play. but that the war is
imply a background for love story.