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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-25

Herman Wendt was visitor down
the line from Dresden attending to
business matters on Tuesday.
Il Robert Lalng, Jr., was returninr
passenger Monday to his home at Mil
ton after making week end visi.
with Langdon friends.
Tonight! Don't fail to see Mar
guerite Clarke in the five reel grea.
feature, "The Pretty Sister of Jose. -
At the Electric tonight.
Joseph j. Fischer was here yester-
day from Wales looking after matters
connected with his grain elevator and
other business interests in that town,
Mrs. j. H. Conroy left Tuesda,
returning to her home at Manawa,
Wis, having made visit of over "a
week here with her daughter, Mrs.
J. A. Balgaard, local representa-.
tive of the Standard Oil Company,
was visitor at Fargo on business
matters over the week end.
Tony koehmstedt, son of MIR. ana
Mrs. John koehmstedt, of Hannah,
came down the line Saturday for "a
visit of few days with Langdon
members of the family.
| H. A. He)geson, cashier of the
Great Western Bank. at Osnabrock,
was in the city Monday in the inter
est of his extensive real estate busi-
ness.
j. j. Olfert and wife, of Stilwel},
| took Mondays train to Grand Forks,
where Mr.. Olfert spent couple OF
days in looking after business matter
in connection with his store az Sti,
we'll
Miles Reed, who has been making
q home visit with his parents, MIR. anG
Mrs. James Reed, since the holidays.
left Monday returning to Great Falls,
Mont, where he has been employed
since leaving here some years ago.
Frank Green, Sr., and wife closed
their visit over the holidays with
Langdon members of the family, leav-
ing Monday for their home at Redby.
Mimi, where they have been located
on a timber homestead since leaving
here
Mrs. Frank kuntz, "ilo is visiting
friends at her former home in Mt.
Carmel from Hastings Coulee, Alta.
spent part of last week in town at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. I. koehm.
stedt.
Mrs Otto Dettler and son took the
train from Langdon on Friday for a
visit of a couple of weeks with
friends in Minnesota Returning i,
is their purpose to make a short STOP
at Bismarck, where the head Of the
family, the Hon. Otto Dettler, is one
of the state law makers from Cavalier
county.
j. NJ Graber left on Monday s
train by way cf Conway returning to
) his home at Alsen after spending part
of the week at the home of County
Superintendent and Mrs. Fred j.
Reher The illness of his daughter,
Mrs. Reher, who is suffering from
pneumonia. was the occasion of Mr.
Graber's visit.
During the cold weather and bad
roads of last week Langdon was for
a day or two threatened with potato
famine. The price holding at $l.5O
per bushel where there was any stock
of "spuds' on hand. St. Paul quo.
tations for the past week for potatoes
was So. 70 per bushel; some of thu
} smaller retailers selling at $l.OO a
peck. There is hardly any chance of
} prices going down until the early croI
begins to come on the market.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-25
TOURNAMENT OF SONG.

The next rehearsal for the Tour
nament of Song" will be held in the
high school auditorium, Monday even.
ing, next, at 7:l5. After the long
rest and vacation it is hoped there
will be a renewal Of the splendid en-.
thusiam shown in past rehearsals, and
tEat a large attendance will result at
each meeting from now until the can
tata is given. With enthusiastic
work there is little doubt but that the
cantata can be presented very credit.
able in about months time. The
date will be announced later.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-25
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED

Marriage licenses have been grant
ed out of the county court during the
week by Judge Bleakley to the fol.
lowing parties:
Jacob Gerlach, of Waldeck, Sask.,
and Miss Annie Janzen, of Munich.
Edwin Axvig, and Miss Ragnhild
Hersith, both of Milton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-25

We will have two carloads of Lig.
mite Coal on track Friday Of this
week. Langdon Wood Yard.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-25

Always try and remember that
dollar kept in Langdon 10 worth two
sent outside of the town.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-25

Commercial club banquet tonight.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21
F~RANCUSKI FRONT.

Londyn, 21. grudnia. - RAPPORT
notuje reid pod Hargicourt ,gdzie
wskutek mgly nieprzyjacicl zdo-
fa| zaskoczyc zoinierzy i opano--
wal jeden okop; pod Armentieres
bvI r0wniez reid niemiecki, Cd.
party - jshcow wzieto pod Cam
brai potyczki czcStc; artylcrya
dzia}a nader intensywnic we
Flandryi i we Francyi. Pod La
vcrtie wojska portusalSkic Cd
party potezny atak nicmiecki.
Walk awiatycznc pilne i spraw-
ne: rejdy ia pozycye nicmieckie
na porzqdku %dzicnnym: par"
dniach ostatnich zrzucono oSm
atroplanow nicmicckich, try u
szkodzono; trey angiclskic ME
wr0cily.
Paryz. 81. grudnia. - Strzcla~
nina i kanonada ma calcj linii "
| otaryngii odparto atak potrzny
Niemc0w pod Rcillons; pare po-
trczck w Alzacyi pomySlnie wy
pablo ola broni irancuskicj. Mem
cv Dunkirk onegdaj znow L aero
p.an0w bombardowali: ! osoby
zostaly zabitc Cd ich pocisk6w, I
10 ranionych.
- Zolnierze rosyjscy W kontyn
gencie dawniej do Rosyi przySla-
nym wstepuja jake ochotnicy do
armii %francuskiej - ME zwazajac
na rosyjsko niemieckie uklady;
czynia sic starania o z~aiozcnie we
Francyi specyalnego Legionu ola
Rosyan.
Berlin, 81. grudnia. Maio
vicSci L tcatrow wojny; ~strzcla-
rina ma zachodnim ironcic. glow
ME W okolicy rzcki Scarpc, oraz
mad Moza; pare lokalnych stare
bylo-pomySlnych ola broni MIC
mjcckiej.
- Ma macedonskim froncie
strzelanina w okolicach MonaSty-
ri. mad Struma i Doirancm;
zmian Sytuacyjnych niema.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21
WIADOMIEN

Niniejszcm many zaszczyt "a
wiadomic nasze Szan. polkSje 60
spodynie, IL ~otwjcramy nowy
wielki skiad Rzezniczy (Buczer-
nie) dnia ?2go grudnia pod nu-
merem 1852 West North ave. BIZ
sko Robey + Milwaukee ave. Mo-
ina nabyc wszelkiego rOIzaju
miesiwa, kielbasy it'd. pc jak mai,
tanSzych cenach. Przyjdzcie I
rrzekonajcie sic o wprost zadzi-
wiajacych niskich cenach a usIu-
sc gwarantujemy jak najlepszq-
ne zapominajcie numeru.
Palace Cash Meat Market
1852 West North ave-.
bIisko Robey ! Milwaukee ave.
Polecam sic Szanownym Ro-
iakom. PozoStajc ma usiugi.
Leon F. Ludttke,
zarzadca. -
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21

81 pc ~dluzszych przygotowaniach
artyleryi &c strony Niemcow mic
Ii do zwalczenia Gale faIc atak0w
nasowych nieprzyjacielskich bar
do moCnych liczebnie; odparto
ic W zupeinoSci: ataki tie skiero-
wane byly ma CORY TasSon, Orso
/ SolarOlo; podobniez odparto a.
TAXI W dolinie Concei. Dzialania
artyleryi ma ca}ej trwajq linii.
komunikaty wloskic przyznaia,
IL pc wzieciu przez Niemc6w i
Austryakow wzg6rza waznego
.Nssolone sytuacya ma gorskim
odcinku lini przedstawia sic po-
wazniej,jest to BOWEN ostatr1ia Z
wyzSzych COR, zagradzajqcych
droge ma rowniny pagorkowate,
bezsnieznc O lagodnym klimacic ,
dziala nieprzyjacielskie L Assalo-
nc panujq juz mad Bassano, leza-
ccgo IL poczatku doliny Brenty.
NiePrzyjaciel skupi} tam II dywi-
zyi wojSk, w ten szeSt jest co
n&jmniej - n~iemieckich. Niemcy
usilnie pragua sic dostac ma row.
niny lombardzkie poniewaz W.
g0rach doskwIera i'm mr6z i Snie-
81, a W lagodnym klimacie row
hin walka pojdzie iatwiej, Jedno-
czcSnie Nierncy i A~ustryacy sztur
mujq dolnej Piave ujScia i pr6bu-
ia dostac sic ma druga strong re
XII: piet atak6w tam bylo ostatni~
mi dniami - odparte wszystkie
straty nieprzyjaciela bardzo ciez.
kin
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21
|. A. {. POKONALI SROMOTNIE
P1ATKE u KLUBU

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Oncgdaj. W sail klubu Illinois Athle
tic Association" piatka Z klubu wymie
~niOnego zadaia SrOmOtna porazke gra-
czom polSkim z klubu POlSkO-Amery--
kanskiego - w grze W pike kOSzykO-
wa. Piqtha Il. A. c." pokona1a naszych
zuch0w punktami ID do II - Il by3O to
ich trzecie zwyciestwo tegO sezOnu.
Foster wyStawif pOdczas konteStu az
d2ieSiet graczy czyli dwie piatkl, wi
dzac IL w p~okonaniu graczy polSkich
ME byio aadnych %trudnOSCi. a pc dru-
gle pIlkarze jeSO I tax g6rOwali ogro-
nina wickSZoscia nad Polakami, DO juz
PREY koncu ~pierwszej poiowy CRY mic
Ii 30 punkt6w do o naszych.
Ukiad obu piatek oraz rapport CRY ta-
XII:
ILLINOIS ATHLETIC CLUB:-
Horn. r. F.
Dixon. l.. F. .
Bauer, {.
Larson. Il. G.
Spacha. L. &.
Magee. l.. G.
Moore. r. g..
Carlson. l.. F.
KearnS. Il. F.
Radke, G.
KLUB Observation-Disclosures:
Baude. Il. F.
LewandOwski. l.. +.
Mazur, G.
KOrzeniewski. Il. G..
lNOwicki, l.. F.
KlOnOwski. X. F..
Koszyki zdohyli - Horn .: Dixon
Z: Bauer @: Sachs -. Carlson 8:
Kearns L; Baude 1: Mazur l; Nowi-
ckf =: KlOnowski >.
Wolnc rzuty zlobyli Horn 1: Dix
ON /: Radke /; Baude 1; Mazur /.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21
ARGENTINA WOBEC
WOJNY.
Buenos Aires 81. gurdnia.

Rad argentynski ogiosii 81 de-
pesz z 4OOtu. studyowanych W
" aszyngtonie - depesz dawniej
s.cgo niemieckiego ambassadors
W ARGENTINE, L-uNburga. Skom,
promitowanego intry9ami Szple-
Observation-Disclosures prowadzo--
remi ma szkode Argentyny przy
wsp0ludzialc ambasady szwedz-
kici W Bucnos Aires. Ogioszenie
owych dcpesz wywoia|o wieIka
scnsacye i komcntarzc W plSmacIl
wrogich pod adrcsem Niemicc
og0lna panujc opinia, IL ArScn--
tyna lada dnia wojnc Niemcom
wydat bedzie musiaia, Z dcpcSz
owvch okazujc sic bowiem. IL
rad nicmiccki wiedziai doskona-
Il . intrySach / knowaniach LUX
burga, choc po ogloszcniu alery
lego zaprzeczyl tcmu bardzo c
n~Crgicznic: mic ulega juz zadnel
watpliwoSci. re LuXburg dziaial
podiug bcrlinskich instrukcyi -
wiclokrotnie ma szkodc tax Alian-
toA, gwalcac ncutralnosc Argcn~
tyuy. jak przedewszystkicm Ar
gcntyny samcj, ktorcj okrsty po-
lccal .,topit be- Sladu', a o Eto-
rel ministrach / urzednikach wy
raza sic " ~dcpcszach owych. re
81 kupicni przcz Nicmcow m
sIuzbc nicmiccka... Depesze owe
Z tajncgo kodcxu t}Cmaczono W
Waszyngtonie / wiasnie Geese
picrwsza 4OOtu takich dokumen--
tow odeslano Argentynie; So tam
W tych ~depeszach wyrazcnia LuN-
burga take. IL minister mary
mark i spraw zagranicznych Ar
gentyny zostali prawdopodobnic
przekupieni''. re ,,prezydent Irri-
goyen trzyma Z Nicmcami'', re
lest w Bucnos Aires minister
pizyjazny" (pose1 szwcdzki) .
ktory poSredniczy " komrnika-
cyach Luxburga z Berlincm
wiele. wieIe i1nych wysoce kom-
promitujacych zwrotow ! infor-
macyi. Co ma to wszystko teraz
powiedza Niemcy ! jak sic zacho-
wa Argentina - ME wjadomo ;
prezydent Irrigoyeu zdradza} /
stotnie sympatye n;emieckie. w
kazdym razie zdoial on wstrzy-
mac kongres argentyhski Cd wy
powiedzenia wojny Nieracom "a
raz 20 p~ierwszych rewelacyacll
luxburgosiich. Sam Luxburg ba-
wi wciaz jeszcze w ARGENTINE.
wpraVdzie wydalono 60 z Bue-
ros Aires. lecz internowany niby-
to M wysepce pobliskiej - cze-
sto przybywa do stoiicy.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21
WESOLYCH SWAT

W<zvstkim mojm Rodaczkom /
Rodakom oraz moim kostumcrom
zasylam serdecznc ~zyczcnia We
snlych SWAT Bozcgo Narodzcnia
lax r6wnici Wc>oIcgo i SzczeSli-
r.cgo NowcGo Roku. Po}ecam
take moi sk}ad bielizny " wicI-
kim wyborzc, ubran, palt, kapcIu-
szy i wszclkici Galantcryi mes
kicj. Towaru mcgo chwal;t wan
ME potrzcbujC, DO on sam sic
chwali. Kto kupi Il muic clrot jc-
den raz, pozoStanic moim staiym
odbiorca.
Przeto polecam sic szanownei
pamieci mych Rodakow i dzieku-
i "a dotychczasowc ~poparcic.
Pozostaje I szacunkiem,
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21
re STANlSkAWOWA.

Stow. .AlumU6w SzkOiy Sw, StaniSia-
wa KoStki. bedzie miaiO SwOje poSie-
dzenie W ~niedziele. dnia 23-Go b.. H.,
q gOdzinie l 80 pOpOiudniu. POSiedze-
ME To bardzo waine powinnO ~zachecic
wSzystkich do przybycia. Sprawy nader
wazne beda zaIatwiOne, miedzy niemi
wyb6r novel adEiniStracyi ma rOk
1918.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21
IDZIROwSKI

przy augusta III, JOsi.}
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21
UpOHINn OLA REzGzYzE

Wielki assortment jedwa6nych kra
wat6w. ozdubnych s8elek " Ewia
zdkOwych pudeikach. podwiazNi
i przepaSki ma rekawy " jaSNra-
wvch kolorach / k0Szule ma swie-
"a. move dssenje. pc bardzo MIS-
iCh CenaCh.
Damskie batystUwe ! jedwabne
bluski. najnowSle style. sl:czne
modele - iedwahne OF Sl.OS
wvzei do SS.0S. batysto I O2
we cd GSc, az do $4,000. -
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21
DEPART. TRZEWIK0W

DamSSie domOwe pantOfelki. TO-
biOne z najlsDSzego gatunku I'LL
Gu. dObre sk6rZane ~pOdeszwN
r6zpwe. bleSiIne albO lewandowe
kolOry. kazda para 90
swiazdkowem pu1eiku. A'OS
Meskie filcowe &lipry Z 20.
pieknym ornamentem. 20 WV
DZieCieUe futrcm oZdob:o-RE~
ne iulietki. tylko pO $1,000. CSN
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21
I v QjNY
ECZ-POSPOLIT

Piotrogr6d, 81. grudnia. -

P~iotrogr6d, 81. grudnia. L
kraina zcrwala stanowczo L Ro-
sya i rzadem bolSzewickim: Ra-
da Ukrainy oglosila sic nicpodlc-
sIa republikq - cze5cia wielkiej
rcpubliki federalnej, jaka przyszSa
Rosya ma tworzyt. Ukraiticy
sprzyjaj2 powstaniu kozackiemt.
kaledinesa i wspieraja je, pre-
civ czemu bolszewickie wIadze
~p~otestujq i groza Ukraine. Sa-
rsiz Ukraincy walcza przeciw Dol
szewickim wIldzom i sarnizonom
W OdesSic. gdzie zajeli Tkraihcy
arsenal / budyn',i publiczne; wal
Il ma ulicach byiy zaciete ! krwa-
We. Ukraincy rozbroili wojSka w
kijowskicj gubernii i zabrali ma
sy ich broni i dial, d ma ultima
tum przyslane &c strony rzqdu
bolszewickiego Rada Ckrainy
odpowicdzia}a odmownie. Znacz-
IA czc5c marynarzy flOty czarno-
morskicj przeszla ma strone L
krainc6w. Ukraina wroga bolSze-
wikom. zajmujaca poludniowq
RoSye. najzyzniejsze jej ziemic-
ME dajaca Rosy p6lnocnej zyw-
noSci nj ludzi-jest poteznem "a,
.rnIen;em dla Rosvi wlaSciWei.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21

Berlin Wiedeh, II. grudnia. -
Szereg ponownych kontratakow
wlostich odparto W okolicy Mon
&c Pertica; ma reszcie linii dziala-
ma artyleryi obustronne. Cd II
grudnia Wlosi stracili S,12O zoi-
merry i 30 oficerow poimanych
w niewole.
Rzym, 81. grudnia. - Pomie-
dry g6rnemi Brenta a Pave Wlo-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21

Chlubimy sic Il naszcGO wiclkieIO "a
sOrtmentu tych uI~ytecHnych upOinin
k6N dIa mcIcZyZu. Chustki a jcdwn
blu. CRUDE brOkaty. W ntiasOwe prqh
XII I kwieciSic cfekta, Z~najdziecie
futai do kaIdegO gustu. Many TAX
re czyStO jedwnbne wiQZHne mode
Ie, w wieIkim wybOrze pieknych kO
IOr6w. 20 uminrkOwnrcj Genie.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21
z TEATRoW WOJNY.
MORSKIE.

Ateny, II. grudnia. - Francu-
skie kontrtorpedowce zatopily
nury niemieckie w Zatoce
I'arentynskiej. Szczegoiow nara
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21
SPECYALNiE

Wielkt wvb6r pieknych kOronNo-
vvch firanek. Sza~ty ma Eonody
I stollki, pOrtyery I Z. p. 20 spe-
Cvalnie En.zOuyvh CsnRcn.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21
WLOSKI FRONT.

re nieTna.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-21

rrs sls Easdr lSGRrG nniTEI state ~
elsa avs Rodzlay oflsowe n sSpAI.
sach rzIEENIKA CHlCAG1SKIEGo
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-30
PYTHIANS WILL
TENDER DINNER
TO S. M. L0FTIN
WILL ENTERTAIN MONDAY IN
HONOR OF WIDELY KNOWN OF
FIcIAL OF ORDER WHO LEAVES
SOON FOR OTHER POINTS.

AS a token Of respect and high
esteem in which the Pythians and
Pythian Sisters of Pensacola hold him
Pensacola Lodge Number 3, Damon
Lodge Number 13 and MAGNOLIA
Temple Number 4. Pythian Sisters
will entertain at a banquet In honor
OF Scott M. Loftin tomorrow night,
Dec. 31st, at K. Of p. hall on East In
tendencia street. Committees from
these lodges have been arranging dur
Ing the past week to make this event
one Of the most enjoyable of the
kind ever given in Pensacola
Scott Loftin.' as he is best known,
is a member Of Pensacola, Lodge
Number 3 Knights of Fythias. and
Magnolia Temple Number 4, Pythfan
Sisters; and while he is not a mem
Der of Damon Number 13 its members
feel, that in the loss OF him as a
Pyth!an and fellow citizen. there IS
made a vacancy among them that will
be a source OF great regret: but in
giving him up. as one said, we can
only console ourselves with that phil :
osophical view, that our regretable
loss is an invaluable gain for those
to whom he is going, and as he leaves
us, we feel honored to give one upon
whom has been bestowed the highest
honors within the gifts of the Pyth-
ians Of the State OF Florida-tfat OF
Grand Chancellor OF the Grand Lodge
of the State and at the last sitting
of the Grand Lodge, was elected to
represent the State of Florida in the
Surreme Lodge of the United States"
The meeting will open at o'clock
and all Pythians and Pythian Sisters
are invited to be present. A speciai
invitation is extended to the Pythians
among the enlisted men stationed at
the NAVY Yard and FY Rar.ancas
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-30
PLACES BLAME FOR
DELAY ARMY CLOTHING
lRy Associated Press.l

Washington, Dec. 29.-In concluding
his testimony before the senate COM
rnittee regarding clothing and other
army supplies Quartermaster Genera,
Sharpe placed responsibility for delay
In securing supplies of wool for ths
army clothing on the council OF ma
tional defense He said the councils S
committee in handling the question,
had recommended the use of shoddy in
making uniforms and delayed accept
ing the raw wool offered last April
until the prices advanced greatly
Regarding the lack of motor trucks
for training men at cantonments Gen
eral Sharpe said it was the depart
ments policy, not his own, that trucks
not he supplied until the men go
q broad Rolling kitchens and many
other vehicles he also said. won't be
furnished until then, under present
plans. Committee members voiced dis
satisfaction with the plans which they
contended Will prevent men from Sc
curing proper training.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-30
ASSESSOR MAY
BE SELECTED AT
NEXT MEETING
COMMISSIONER GET TOGETHER
MONDAY AND WILL TAKE UP
QUESTION OF SUCCESSOR TO
LANGLEY BELL RESIGNED

At the meeting OF the city commits
sioners, which will be held Monday,
action Is probably on the election of a
SUCCESSOR to City Tax Assessor Lang
ley Bell. who has resigned to take n
position In tho Office OF the circuit
clerk. Mr.. Sell rendered his resiglls-
tion some few days ago, TO become
effective not later than January ].
Since that time. however. no action
has been taken toward eiecting his
successor. and it was stated in an
authoritative quarter last evening that
this would probably be one of tho
matters to be called up for considera-
ton at the Monday meeting. 1t was
also stated that there was at present
nothing TO give out relative to the
probable successor OF Mr.. Bell
From other sources, It is reported
that there will be a transfer of heads
of departments to permit of the FILL
ing Of the vacancy It was rumered
that one man IN the city's employ VINO
has in the past had some considera-
BILE experience I'm the office of asses
sor or collector, will probably be Sc
lected but on this probable outcome
the commissioners do not care to ad-
vance q statement.
Another Office to be filled in the city
hall, and which will proba bly, be done
ut the meeting Monday, is that of an
assistant to the city clerk. The work
in tho combined Office or clerk treas
urer for the past several days has
been carried on by the former assist
ant clerk, Mr.. Heinberg. who recently
was elected to serve out the unex-
pired term Of city clerk and treasurer.
But no assistant he's yet been na1nedy
The Office Of assessor. it is said.
has been merged with that Of city reg
istration officer. and a man of some
considerable experience is needed to
capably fill the position
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-30
COLDHOLOS UP
BAIT LING IN
FIGHTING ZONE
Military Activities Been Re-
duced to, Minimum in
Most Sectors.
BRITISH LOSE
8 DESTROYERS
Austrian Airmen Drop
Bombs in Italy, Killing
l3 and Injuring so.
tAssociated Press Summary

Cold weather and snow in the Eu
rope-n lighting zone have reduced
military activities to n minimum In
lal08t sectors. Only in Northern Italy
las there been any important move
ncnt in the last forty eight hours.
1ieriia reports Italians took initia-
tiNe, delivering a blow at the Austro-
German line near Monte Tomba. The
German war office declares the attack
was rolscn up. by defensive fire.
Austrtan airinen raided Padua Fri
'eaE niisht. dropping eight bombs in
he mos. denaely populated section,
1silled thirteen persons and injureo
sixty
TIRED British torpedo boat destroy
tre, Ia4sating off the Dutch coast.
avera sunk on the night of December
end, with the loss OF one hundred and
ninety -Ellree officers and men.
kins Ferdlnand has abdicated the
Grnaauian throne IN favor OF Crown
I. nce Charles. according to persistent
fulTsois in petrograd. Officials con-
afinaton. however is lacing.
trsetsled conditions ard political
isis IN Fseaaaaia were reported early
IA ~ftk III dispatches from Petro-
f1sa4 srI ths Rolshevil>l government
faee'voi iilfesfnation tllat there had
e@n r olntienary plot against King
iaeTsii"aIfd. Tke Rumanian army has
Isei ,naclivc since the Russian armis-
rice %ind Feace negotiations forced IL
~ suspend hostilities. Bolsheviki and
Garroan propaganeists have been re-
naree working among the ,Rumanian
troaia
Russia. Leon Trotzky told the coun-
I'll Of Workmen's and soldiers dele
ssttes, would be esgorced to conclude a
separate peace with Germany unless
the entente allies jim in the peace ne
@oEiationS within ten days. The
Bolsheviki foreign minister announced
thaf he officially will ask the entente
powers whether they viii join in the
peace negotiations. An advance guard
Of German peace emissaries has ar
rived in Petrograd.
Great Britain and France through
Premier Lloyd-George and Foreign
Minister Piohon, have replied inform
ally to the peace proposals enunciated
by Count Czernin for the central pow
ers. The German terms are declared
TO be insufiisient. The British ma
tional labor conference has voted to
continue the war to make the world
safe for democracy in future. Foreign
policies of the French government
were approved by the French cham
ber of deputies.
Only in Palestine has there been
marked lighting activity. North and
northwest OF Jerusalem, British troops
after repulsing four Turkish attacks,
attacked the enemy and pushed them
back two and a half miles on front
of nine miles. Turkish losses are re-
ported to have been heavy and among
the prisoners taken We're Germans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-30
SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST THE JAPS

Shanghai. Dec 2e-The establish
ment by the Japanese Of a civil ad-
ninistration in Shantung territory out
side cf Tsingtao area, captured by the
japanese from Germans early in the
y . o-tra acting widespread atten-
tion. According to the China press
delegates have gone to Peking from
Shantung and are engaged actively in
ri-'"--'o'rer n memorial charging that
unbelievable tortures" are being i'm
70 ert.n those who don't conduct
themselves 80 the Japanesed irect, and
that ''in certain extreme cases VIC
tins are beaten to death as punish
msnt.''
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-30
j THREE BRITISH TORPEDO
BOATS ARE SENT DOWN

London, Dec. 29.-Three British tor
pedo destroyer boats were sunk
through being struck by torpedoes or
hitting a mine off the Dutch coast on
the night of December 22nd with the
loss OF IS officers and $50 men, the
admiralty announced today.
The statement reads:
Three OF our destroyers were mined
or torpedoed during foggy weather Off
the Dutch coast on the night of the
22nd OF December. A toal of Is off,
GERS and $50 men were lost.