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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20
LLOYD GEORGES APPEAL FOR "VIC-
TORY LOAN" MEETS WITH INSTANT
RESPONSE

Premier Lloyd George, in an address at
London Guild Hall mass meeting on January
II, declared as the consensus of British opin-
ion that war was preferable to Prussian dom
ination over Europe. He said that the whole
situation had been probed at the Rome con-
ference week before, that the difficulties
were faced and arrangements made to deal
with them. All the allies felt, he declared,
that if victory was difficult, defeat was i'm
possible.
Regarding Great Britians call ''for loan
of victory" he said that ga we'll directed
check" at the present time was as powerful
as shell and shrapnel. It is said that his ap-
peal met with an instant response and that
by noon of the following day, $500,000,OO0
had already been subscribed.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20

Although the country Immediately sur
rounding the plant was subjected all the fol-
lowing night to bombardment, the damage
was not as great as it might have been, owing
to the fact that the shells were not equipped
with detonating fuses.
The flames did not reach the company's
magazines, in which were stored trinituluol
nitric acid, picric acid and black powder, used
in charging shells, and which were situated
in remote quarter of the enclosure and care
fully protected.
There were no official reports of loss of life,
and the escape Of the fourteen thousand en-
ployes of the plant was due to the fact that
short time interviewed between the discovery
of the fire and when the flames reached the
stored ammunition.
The total loss was placed at 100000
Of this total, $10,000,OOO consisted of shells
and explosives owned by the Russian govern
ment.
A statement was issued by the company to
the effect that the fire and explosions were
possibly, if not probably, of incendiary
origin
On the night of January IL, two of the
magazines of the Du Pont Powder Company
at Haskell, New Jersey, blew up causing the
loss of score of lives.
The property loss was estimated at not
more than 100000.
1t is thought that the explosion was caused
by an overheated bearing in the engine room.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20

COAL FAMINE THREATENS CHICAGO
THREE LARGE RAILROADS PLACE EMBARGOEs
ON SHIPMENTS SUPPLYING THE CITY .
APPEAL FOR RELIEF MADE TO THE INTER-
STATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
Chicago's coal shortage has reached most
serious proportions within the past week. The
acute aspect of the situation dawned when
the Norfolk and Western Railroad placed an
embargo on shipments west of Columbus,
Ohio, on January IA. This was followed by
embargoes by the Baltimore and Ohio and
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroads.
On January 16, Fred w. Upham, President
OF the Consumers Company, wired the Inter-
state Commerce Commission at Washington
that untold suffering would follow, with pos
sibility of wide epidemic of sickness in Chi
cago, unless embargoes were raised immed-
lately.
A reply from the national capital said that
both the Interstate Commerce Commission
and the American Railways Association fully
realized the gravity of the situation
1t is hoped that the Commission will soon
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20
News of the World

FURTHER GERMAN STEPS TOWARD
PEACE, PRECLUDED BY ENTENTE
REPLY TO PRESIDENT WILSON,
SAYS GERMAN FOREIGN
MINISTER
ALLIES NOTE OUTLINES SWEEPING TERMS
DEMANDING PREPARATION, RESTITUTION
AND GUARANTEES AGAINST PRUSSIAN
MILITARISM
1t has been announced by wireless from
Berlin that Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, the Ger
man Foreign Minister, informed the as
sociated press on January IA that in his opin-
ion the reply of the entente to President Will
sons peace note bars the possibility for the
present, of further German steps to bring
about peace. In particular, he said it pre-
cluded any direct announcement by Germany
of her peace conditions in answer to the terms
set forth in the latest entente note.
DR.. Zimmerman asserted further, how
ever, that the answer of the entente to the
President did not finally and completely close
the door to later efforts Of peace before one
side or the other was completely crushed.
There is but little question that had the
reply of the allies been more favorable, the
German government would have made de-
finite statement of terms, as German reports
had indicated, an expected announcement
from the German Imperial Chancellor Won
Bethmann-H -Hollweg about January 18th.
1t is now the opinion of leading American
statesmen that the allies reply to the Presi-
dents note, effectively closes the door to
further peace negotiations at the present
time. 1t seems the general view moreover
that the real struggle for supremacy has just
begun.
The reply of the allies to the Presidents
peace note was published on January IL.
In it, the ten nations of the entente demanded
reparation, restitution and guarantees against
Prussian military domination of Europe.
Unlike the reply of Germany and her allies,
the note made sweeping outline of terms
on which the allies would be willing to negoti-
ate peace. They demanded the restoration
of Belgium, of Servia, and Montenegro with
indemnities; the evacuation of the invaded
territories of France, Russia and Roumania,
with reparation, and restitution of provinces
or territories wrested in the past from the
allies by force or against the will of their
population; acknowledgements of populations
subject to the domination of the Turks and
expulsion from Europe Of the Ottoman EN-
pire. 1t also demanded the reorganization of
Europe guaranteed by a stable regime, which
would insure full security and liberty of
economic development of all nations great or
small
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20
LARGE AMMUNITION PLANT DE-
STROYED BY FIRE

The eighty acre ammunition plant of the
Canadian Car and Foundry Company, near
Kingsland, New Jersey, was destroyed by
fire on January II. It is estimated that about
five thousand three and six inch shells were
exploded in the fire.
Firemen are reported to have stood help
less, at a safe distance, as it was perilous to
go near.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20

to the far East he felt disposed to protest
against the edict of the Navy Department.
believing that he was being "shelved;" but
he took his orders and obeyed them like a true
sailor with the result that his name has been
mperishably engraved on the pages of
American History.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20
HIGH OFFICIALS AND BANKERS MEN
TONED IN CONNECTION WITH AL
LEGGED LEAK"
MCADoO, TUMULTY, AND CHAIRMAN HENRI
MAKE POSITIVE DENIALs

MCADOO, TUMULTY, AND CHAIRMAN HENRY
MAKE POSITIVE DENIALS
Following the investigation recently in
stituted at Washingtonby Congressman Wood
of Illinois for the purpose of probing into the
alleged "leak" in high official circles, through
which it was claimed that Wall Street was
furnished with advance information regard
ing President Wilson's peace note with the
result that Favored few" cleaned up more
than $6O,000,000 on the exchange, Thomas
w. Lawson the Boston stock speculator was
called before the House Rules Committee on
January 18th. Lawson had intimated in
telegram that members of Congress were con-
cerned in the "leak" He was subjected to
grilling cross examination by Congressman
Wood, but refused to give names unless a
formal congressional investigation were in
itiated.
When summoned before the House Rules
Committee on last Monday, he is reported to
have calmly declared that Representative
Henry, Chairman of the Committee, had told
him that a cabinet officer United states
SENATOR and a banker were engaged in stock
gambling pool. He then informed the Com
mittee that the cabinet officer referred to was
VIM G.. McAdoo Secretary of the Treasury;
the banker, H. Pliney Fisk of New York; he
did not give the name of the senator. He
went on to charge that Paul M. Warburg of
the Federal Reserve Board, had knowledge
of the ''leak" machinery, and repeated a
rumor that Count Won Bernstorff, the Ger
man ambassador, had made 100000 in the
stock market. He also mentioned a list of
we'll known men whom he thought should be
questioned including Robert Lansing, Secret
tary of State, j. P. Tumulty, Secretary to
President Wilson, Archibald S. White, Gin
cinnati and New York banker, and others.
Senator McAdoo Immediately declared that
the rumor or suggestion of his being inter
ested in stock speculations was detestable and
irresponsible gossip, and branded the report
as shameless and wanton lie. Secretary
Tumulty also declared that the matter did not,
possess scintilla of truth. Chairman Henry
denied ever having mentioned the name of
member of Congress, a cabinet officer, or
banker to Lawson or having been involved in
the "leak."
At the present time the investigation is still
under way, but whether anything definite will
result remains to be seen.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20
ADMIRAL DEWEY PASSES AWAY AT
HIS HOME IN WASHINGTON

Admiral George Dewey, renowned as victor
of the naval battle fought at Manila, on May
1, 1898, died at his home in Washington on
January 16 at the age of seventy-nine, after
an illness lasting six days.
Admiral Dewey's victory at Manila was the
first great naval battle Of the United States
against foreign foe since the war of 1872.
Eleven Spanish war ships were destroyed,
and other vessels and all the land batteries
captured without the loss of a man on the
American side.
During the past sixteen years he has been
president of the general naval board at Wash
ington, where he has lived very simple and
retiring life.
1t is related that when Admiral Dewey
found, at the outbreak of the Spanish Ameri-
can war, that his squadron was to be assigned
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20
GERMAN RAIDER IN SOUTH TLANTIC

According to Charles P. Stewart, writing
from Buenos Aires, German raider, believed
to be the German protected steamer Vimeta,
has sunk twenty merchant steamers and two
French schooners in the South Atlantic. The
report was based on dispatches received at
Buenos Aires on January 18th from Per-
nambuco and Rio De Janeiro detailing the
landing of survivors at Pernambuco.
An additional message from Rio declared
that the raider had sunk still another British
ship, without warming, causing the loss of
four hundred persons.
The record of this new German sea raider
is exceeded in destructiveness of commerce
only by the exploits of the famous Emden.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20
OBJECTIONABLE PROVISIONS ELIMI-
MATED FROM POSTOFFICE APPRO-
PRIATION BILL

According to a Washington dispatch of
January &c. the postofice appropriation bill
passed the House of Representatives on that
date without record vote. It was stripped,
however, of the two following provisions
which had been strongly opposed by certain
interests:
Establishment of zone system
for regulation of second class mail;
change which would increase the rates
on newspapers and periodicals.
Second Adjustment Of the pneu-
matte tube mail service in Chicago, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia, and reduced SER
vice in New York
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20
RAILWAY UNION CHIEFS AWAIT
SUPREME COURT RULING ON CON-
STITUTIONALITY OF ADAMSON
EIGHT-HOUR LAW

A conference of the chairmen of the four
big railway brotherhoods was held in the
Masonic Temple, Chicago, on January II.
The meeting was the most important held
since the strike crisis of last fall
While the proceedings of the conference
were held secret, it is reported that the first
official act of the meeting was to smother all
talk OF an immediate general strike.
w. G. Lee, the leader of the trainmen, who
was appointed spokesman for the union is
sued the only statement of the day, immedi-
ately following adjournment. He declared
that no action would be taken by the four
great brotherhoods until the decision of the
United States Supreme Court on the consti-
tutionality of the Adamson eight-hour law
had been given. He added that the chairmen
were not there as bunch of law breakers but
as law supporters.
Continued on page 194)
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20

enter some drastic orders on the car short
age with view to relieving the situation.
Coal dealers are blaming the railroads and
the railroads are blaming the coal dealers.
To the average reader, however, it appears
that there is plenty of coal in the mines and
that the whole difficulty is due to a serious
shortage of cars.
One Illinois mine, which supplies con-
siderable amount of coal to Northern Illinois
dealers, worked it's men last week just nine
and one-half hours, as the railroad companies
had failed to supply cars in which to trans
port coal.
It is reported that Mayor Thompson has
taken cognizance of the crisis, announcing
that he will seize every loaded car in the rail
road yards of the city as means of relieving
distress, if the menacing aspect of the short
age comes to head. It is reported that he
has found that there are about forty thousand
tons of coal being held in the local railroad
yards by spectators, which are blocking the
yards and that he has called in Assistant
Corporation Council, Charles E. Cleveland, to
learn whether the City has power to take the
coal from private owners and distribute it
equitably throughout the city.
The placing of Chicago on coal ration
basis has been proposed by George H. Cush-
ing, editor Of the Black Diamond. He claims
that some persons have secured an amount in
excess of their actual needs while their
neighbors face probable famine.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-23
Improves In Hospital

Yuma, Ariz., January 21-Lieutenant
Colonel Harry G. Bishop arrived here
today and was taken to hospital
where he will remain until he gains
sufficient strength for the trip to his
station at San Diego. He improved
rapidly in strength and spirits after
his arrival
Lieuteant Colonel Bishop watched
anXiosuly as hospital attendants re-
moved from pocket Of his uniform
coat a bunch of half dried wild flow
5rs.
Don't throw those away, please,
he said. They're the cavalry yellow
picked them when Robertson left me
/ wanted to die If l had to, with the
colors on"
Lieutenant Colonel Bishops first
years of service were with the cavalry,
although he was transferred later to
The field artillery and then assigned
to the aviation corps.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-23
MOVIES WITH NUDE FIGURES UN.
DER BAN BY REVIEWERS

New York, January 21-The nude in
motion picture art has come under the
ban of the National Board of Reviws
it was announced here tonight. All
producing companies that are men,
bers of the National Association have
agreed, it was said, not to permit the
production in their studios Of photo
plays using such figure. lnstruc-
tons to this effect have been sent to
directors and scenario writer's.
Action was taken after widespread
disapproval" of such pictures was dis
closed by an investigation covering the
entire country.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-23
RESCUED AIRMANa
WILtJRECovER
Lieutenant Colonel Bishop, In Hos
pital, Exhausted, Unable to Talk
Chilled by Rains-U. 3. Avia.
tor Unable to Travel After
Companion Went In
Search Of Aid.

Wellton, Ariz., January 2l-Lieu-
tenant Colonel Harry G. Bishop, Sec
ond Of the army aviators to be rescued
from the Sonora desert, who was
brought here today by an army ambul-
ance from the foot Of the ella Noun
tains, sixty miles south Of Wellton,
will recover, unless complications set
in, according to Surgeon Major Orville
G. Brown, commander Of the govern
ment relief expedition. Colonel Bish-
Cd was taken to Yuma, Arb, and
placed in hospital.
Colonel Bishop and Lieutenant W. A.
Robertson were lost following an at
tempted aeroplane flight from San
Diego to Calexico, Cay, January 10.
After a nine days search by Mexican
troops, Americon army aviators and
hundreds of civilians, Robertson found
party of searchers and directed them
to where Bishop had fallen exhaust
ed January II. Robertson has re-
turned to his station.
Carried Fifteen Miles
Bishops condition was such that II
was impossible for him to detail his
experiences. 1t was necessary to car
ry Bishop on a stretcher for fifteen
miles over the sand dunes and through
thick underbrush to the ambulance
Major Brown said Bishop complained
Of a grastic and intestinal trouble.
VIM Proebstel, who was the first
Of the searches to find Colonel Gish.
op, gave a detailed story here today
Of the finding of the officer:
81 found Colonel Bishop about
o'clock Thursday evening" he said
"He was half sitting, half reclining
under a bush in an arroyo, wet to the
bone, and almost speeches.. The first
thing he did was to ask who ! was
and what | was doing coming out
there? Then he asked me to make
him a cigarette.
Helpless After Companion Left
Colonel Bishop had spread his coat
in a depression to catch rain water.
"He said that after Lieutenant Rob.
ertson had left his last Wednesday
morning to press on for help, he had
not moved 300 yards. A fire he built
was extinguished by heavy rains. He
felt sure, he said. that Robertson
would find aid"
Proebstel said that he and his com
panions built a fire on each side o.
the rescued, man wrapped in sweater.
and gave him light nourishmcnt. Tht
rescuers were supplied with condensed
milk on this, little coffee and toast ant
beef broth made from fresh meat, HI
subsisted from the time he was fount
until the arrival of Surgeon Majol
Brown and his soldiers Saturday
morning.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-23
TARIFF REVISION

is said that view of the political complexion of the next
house OF representatives the president intends work his present
subserve body overtime during the three months its service will
be available in putting through his personal policies
And among these policies said to be included tariff revision
1t not however, clear that he expects the tariff just at
this time although will not be surprising if he should decide
strengthen the antumpng clauses which represent
cratic idea Of protection
But when he gets report from the tariff commission provided
at the last session it announced that he will tackle the job
1t is experience with tariff commissions that their
will be not to enable producers maintain the American
dard OF life but to how meeting the
OF commodities produced under lower standard life And this
the president would add the antdumpng policy should
be found that he had cut too close.
Any tariff commission appointed by the president
the university faint And the university being all
and producers of nothing free prices and let
the workingmans standard of life go hang.
The Republican policy adequate protective and Their
let foreign competitors dump much they please So long
prices of imported goods fall which our own
people produce them Republicans willing let our own
people take their chances.
No congress will pay the recommendations of
tariff commission which approved by congressional
ioty And ought not to do congress which must take
the responsibility and should Judgment And
over. it will
The Democratic party is free trade party The president
knowing that there prOtecon majority the country
Gently shown intention the country has recently
tenton OF compelling his party to itself The andumpng
clause the protective tariff dyestu and the retention of the
duty in the nature babies pursuing wolves
in the hope of enabling the Others to get away
1t impossible that the president will be able to coerce his own
party and he certainly cannot Republican repre-
seststives,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-23
STONE IMAGE OF CHINESE GOD
DESS OF MERCY Is BOUGHT
FOR $2OO,OOO

New York, January 21--A stone i'm
age of Kwan-Yin, Chinese Goddess OF
Mercy, has been purchased from Paul
Poiret, of Paris, by firm of Fifth
avenue art dealers for a sum said to
have been 100000. it was learned to-
night. Poiret has declared the image
was his original model for the style
known in this country as "the Debu-
tant SLOUGH" The image is seven
feet tall and weighs more than a ton.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-23

One of the few marine mail delivery
systems in this country is that to
Treadwater Island, Little Neck and
Plum Island from Ipswich. Daily SER
vice by motorboat is made to these
places during the summer.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-23

DR.. j. NJ. Hirsch, dye expert, asserts
that the cOagulated blood of cattle pro-
vides all the material necessary to the
manufacture of artificial dyestuffs that
are now obtainable from coal tar, and
that he has produced every known
color from stockyard products. He
says dyes can be made as low as s
cents a pound.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-23
THAT .HSFUL BOY!

"a "Figurative" Rhyme.)
f8ful day boy went 4th;
His dog went 2, fun;
The dog 4stalled 1ton cat,
Which 4thwith tried 2 run.
That poor at1ouSed cat
Dashed strSway 2 a fence,
And sounds of 3fold rage and hS
Now eman8ed thence.
This chance l can't af4d 2 MISS"
The boy did speclS
4thwith he threw ! stone, which puss
Avoid all 2 Is.
But some 1 now 2 his surprise
At Ice in view appears,
And chides in 4ceful tones be9
That boy Of 10der years.
"At10d 2 me-" his teacher says,
why, I'm disconolS!
I'll 40fy your 10der mind
With altitude, not h8."
But quite in4malIy the boy
Calls to his Gao creature,
And pointing 9Th his in1Ot,
He 8 him on the teacher!
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-23

Monday, January 29-Hurdle Race Price $500.

Monday, January 29-Iurdle
Tuesday. January 3O-Greased Pig gets pig
Wednesday, 3Tobacco Lugs
$40 Best Trash 49, property
Thursday February BOX bringing
Boxes to be auctioned off,
Friday February -Masqeade Tacky Party mask $O
IS.
Saturday February 3Me
out Of three SO, first 50 second
Saturday prize ST.
ond prize, 49,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-23

Sometimes when you say writer is
beyond his depth. It simply means he
10 beyond your depth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-05
WITNESS AT FATAL FIRE ASKS
why FIRE BOAT WORK WAS SLOW

out line or rope the first time ?
They surely cant say that they
didn't have enough rope aboard :
\ little schoolboy would figure this
simple means Of getting a line to
the fire.
Again. let me state that fully
believe the men on the fireboat
and the men on land did good work
The two men who were sent TO row
TO shore for instructions certainly
worked hard and made plenty of
trips back and forth against a STIFF
tide. But | would like to ask the
man who gives the orders why he
didn't send line to shore the first
thing? Is IL not reasonable to ask
that an inspection be made of Alki
ave. by the fire department. and
that It provide the fireboat with
plenty OF rope and hose. and plan
ways and means to fight fire I'm
that unprotected district?
r. A. WILSON.
1894 AK Ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-05

With view towards remedy
OF the evils OF the present deiin-
quent tax system. without en-
dangerinE the county's credit. bill
for the reduction OF interest rate
on the general taxes and local i'm
provement assessments Is now be
ing framed
This work is being done by tho
Seattle Real Estate association r
legislative committee. in conjunc-
ton with G. S. Gleason and Sen.
Ralph d. Nichols The latter will
introduce the bill at the next legis-
lature
The bill reduces the rate Of in
terest from r. to ( per cent. and
does away with the per cent dis
count for immediate payment. Pro
visions are made for the repurchase
Of property sold because Of de.