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MEAT PRICES TO 60
DOWN STATES HOOVER
Guy Associated Press.D

(Dy Associated Press.)
- NEW YORK, Dec, 4.Lower =
= prices in meat, milk and other =
. commodities as result of the =
. enormous crop of corn which it =
. is expected will be distributed .
. throughout the country by Janu- =
= airy Is was forecast by Federal =
. Food Administrator Hoover in =
. statement last night. He de- =
= clared that this extraordinary =
. crop is the certain economic =
= remedy for high prices" =
10 Mr. Hoover attended several =
. conferences here yesterday, at =
. which the food situation was dis =
. cussed with federal and state =
. officials, Plans to appoint food .
= administrators in every city and =
= county of New York state were =
. formulated at one of these =
= meetinsg. =
go : . = . . : . .
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soLoNs RETURN.
NY Associated Press,

tUy Associated Preas.l
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Dec. A.
Thirty senators and representatives,
composing the special congressional
committee that investigated land
questions in Hawaiia, returned today
and we're en- route to Washington be.
fore noon.
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SUSPECT GERMAN SPIES.
Csy Associated Press.l

(By Associated Pressl
NEW YORK, Dec Federal and
city authorities are investigating to
determine whether enemy plotters
are responsible for the half million
dollar fire that destroyed several
acres of buildings of the f. W Morse
dry dock repair plant last night on
the Brooklyn water front.
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ARMY ASKS
H BILLIONS
SUM ASKED FOR INDICATES
THAT ORIGINAL PROGRAM is
STILL ADHERED TO.
10y Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The war
budget of more than eleven billion
dollars to pay army and navy costs
during the fiscal year 1919 faced
congress when the governments esti-
mates were presented. The sum rep
resents only the strictly military ex-
penses that can be estimated so far
in advance and is more than two
and a half billion larger than similar
CONTINUED on page ronri
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REVoLTs IN CHINA.


PEKING, Dec. 3.-Uprisings are in
progress in the Yangtse-kiang PROV
inces, including two independence
movements. Rebels in Human prov
ince are threatening to mach on
Hankow.
General Wang Shi-Chen has been
named acting premier. 1t is expected
his cabinet will be only temporary
makeshift The ministerial crisis
has disorganiZed the war ministry,
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-FOUR CHARGED WITH
WAR SUPPLY GRAFT

= NEW YORK, Dec. 4. William .
. Thorn, Joseph Ives, John and .
= Edward Slattery were today =
= charged with conspiracy to de- y
. fraud the government of hun .
= dreds OF thousands of dollars on y
= contracts for a million service .
= hats They are connected with .
= manufacturing corporations In. .
. spectors ellison and Duffy OF the .
. quartermaster' corps are .
= named as co-conspirators. =
80 = = = . = = . . = . .
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INCLUDE WOMEN IN
ALIEN ENEMY LAWS
10y Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Attorney
seneral Gregory announced today he
recommended an amendment to the
allen enemy act 10 include women
over Ia within the provisions. Ex-
enptlon of women from restrictions
placed on male enemies has seriously
aindered enforcement of the act, II
Is said
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immediate
though the of
United successfully
immediate
and Bulgaria when he considered It
The military
tocraey down"When
believe those
judgment Of the nations shall
forth Of the
The Germany
world Of
Northern France the Prussn deliver
Turkey
domination Prussian military auocracy
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BIG WHEAT CROP


ly AHnOciRted Preaa.l
TOPEKA Kas Dec. 4.--Nearly
nine and half million acres of win
ter wheat was sown in Kansas this
fall, according to an estimate made
by the state board of agriculture.
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ANARCHIST GETS 10 YEARS.
ny Associated Pre~..)

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec Miss
Louis Olivereau, self-declared an
archist, convicted last week on six
counts of an indictment charging
violation Of the espionage laws, was
sentenced yesterday to ten years in
the state prison at Canon City, Colo.
by Judge jeremiah Neterer in the
feedral court She accepted sentence
without comment.
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RELIEF FOR FARMERS.
NY Associated l.rss..,

WASHINGTON, Dec a. Represen.
tative Blanton OF Texas introduced
a bill i'm the house authorizing an
appropriation of $5O.OOO,OOO for relief
Of farmers in the drouth section of
the Southwest. He said that in Texas
alone $50 counties, comprising an
area half the size of Germany, had
been so affected that it was impos
sible to raise cattle there The
bill provides that S4O.OOO.O0O be ex
pended in Texas and $5,0OO,OOO eact
in New Mexico and Colorado, prin
cipally for purchase of cattle feed
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PETRoeRAo, DEC. 4-eENEaAL DukHoNN, COMMANDER OF
THE RUSSIAN ARMIES AFTER kERENskVs OVERTHROW WAS
THROWN KILLED AS THE RESULT OF LYNCH
law AFTER THE eoLsHEVIk COMMANDER, KRYLENKo HAD
CAPTURED MoHlLEv OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY
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EIGHT ELEcTRocurED.

tHy Associated Preas.l
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Dec. 4,-Eight
men were electrocuted and three
we're shocked severely when Busch
brewery wire cable broke today and
fell across the Union Electric cable
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ny Associated Press.0

LONDON, Dec "A Daily News
Petrograd dispatch says the MaXa-
milists issued a manifesto urging
German and Austrian soldiers to help
end the war, promising that If they
assist peace will be declared in few
days. and other nations will join. It
outlines the social, economic and
political measures the Bolsheviki
have taken and will be distributed
to the Teutons by airplane and other
means
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ASKS FOR WAR
ON ALLIES OF KAISER

tUy Associated PreasD
= WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Sena- =
. tor Pittman introduced for King .
. of Utah a joint resolution declar- =
= ing war between the United =
= States and Austria. Bulgaria and
. Turkey. The resolution was re- =
= ferred to the foreign relations
= committee.
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SENATOR WOULD FORM
U. S. HONOR LEGION
ny Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Dec 4.--Senator
owen introduced a joint resolution
today to establish an American legion
of honor and to permit American sol
diers to receive decorations for gal
LIANT service from foreign nations
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WAR NOW IN
AUSTRIA, SAYS wilson
Chief Executive Does Not Recommend
Hostile Action Toward Allies of
the Central Powers
my Associated Press,


WASHINGTON, DEC 4-rAE PRESIDENT RECOMMEND
ED CONGRESS THE IMMEDIATE DECLARATION WAR
NOT RECOMMEND DECLARATIONS
AGAINST BULGARIA A THIS
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BAKERS REQUESTED TO
REDUCE BREAD PRICES
(sy Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON Dec. 4.-The war
emergency council on the baking in
dustry has recommended that the
bakers OF the country Immediately
reduce prices wherever possible,
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PRISONERS
TAKEN BY
GERMANS
TEUToNS STORM TOWN NEAR
CAMBRIA AND TAKE 500 BRIT
lsH, SAYS BERLIN.
,Hy Associated Press. |,

tHy Associated Preaa.l
BERLIN, Dec. 4.-Baden troops
yesterday stormed and held La
vacquerie, southwest of Cambria, and
captured 500 British, it is officially
announced
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MAKING CHRISTMAS CHANGE.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The gov
ernment mints coined 77500.OO0 pen
nies during November. 1s,7OO.O0
dimes and 100000 nickels.
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TODAY AND A YEAR AGO.

Official readings of the ther-
mometer by the United States
' observer at Tonopah.
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tDy Associated Preas.l
PETROGRAD, Dec. 4.-Nikolai
Lenine. the Bolsheviki premier ex'
pressed elation over the results Of
the election in Petrograd, when
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is announced, according to the Times
Petrograd correspondent
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ny Associated Press)
PETROGRAD. Dec. 4-Bolsheviki
Commander Krylenko has tele-
graphed that the general staff has
surrendered. Previously 1t had re-
fused to recognize the authority OF
the Bolsheyiki
A battle between Krylenko's Petro-
grad garrison and Cossaeks is re
ported impending at vitebsk 1t is
circumstantlally reported that Gen
eFal Kornilofi escaped last night
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RUSSIAN Army HEADS
GIVE UP To REDS

4S Hour ArmiStice Between Germans
and Russians is Signed; Rebels
Shower TeutOns With Pleas
to Help End War
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,Hy Associated Prsss.l

LONDON, Dec. 1.-The establish
ment Of Tartar republic in Crimea
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ny Assoelared Pre..A

LONDON, Dee "A 4s-hour armis-
tlee between Russia and Germany
was signed al the headquarters of
Prince Leopold, according to an
Amsterdam dispatch received here.
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THE WEATHER

Fair Tonight and Wednesday.
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Continued ON Page Four1
Evening journal., 1917-01-22
TAXES AID NFINITUM.

From the Snow Hill People.
Secretary Of the State Tax Commits
sion, Allan c. Girdwood. with his
corp OF assistants visited Worcester
county. last week, and examined the
work Of reassessment done so far. He
complimented Supervisor Of Assess
ments, Charles V. Rowley. upon the
status or the work and upon the man
ner In which he has handled his
branch OF the work, and upon his con-
scientious discharge OF his duty.
Mr.. Girdwood stated that as soon as
the present assessment Is completed IL
is the aim of the commission to make
a reassessment Of personal property.
thus continuing the expense, and keep
ing more Democrats. who will have
the Jobs. in work. There are many
who believe that the reassessment Of
personal property could be made along
with the reassessment OF real prop
erty al an additional expense OF only
ten or fifteen per cent, whereas max
ing a separate assessment will mean
double expense.
Just where taxes are going TO stop
Evening journal., 1917-01-22
WELL WORTH FINANCING.

ONE Of the best and most representative OF the
~ social-civio organizations the state is the
Century Club Of Dover It is composed Of public
spirited and purposeful women. The State capital is
much the better for its existence.
The newest enterprise Of the club is 70 celebrate
in May the two hundredh anniversary OF the laying
out OF Dover Green, the small park upon which the
State House. the Court House, the County Building,
the Old Log Cabin the Farmers Bank and several
other interesting buildings front II is the plan Of
the club to hold historical pageant To assist in
raising funds defray the expense Of the undertake
ing. a play will be presented in the Dover Opera
House January 30 under the capable direction OF
Miss Mabel Tebo Of the most earnest workers in
behalf OF the celebration II certainly should be we'll
attended. because the object underlying It is an ex
ceedngly laudabe
Not that alone but the State also should extend its
aid because much Of the history OF Delaware hiss
been made on Dover Green Nor do think it would
be amlss for former state officials including members
Of the Legislature and for the several committees OF
the political parties to make contributions 10 the cele-
bration fund The Green represents something good
to them and they ought to manifest their apprecia-
ton OF the fact by sending liberal amounts to the
club If the women Of Dover are willing to do the
work Of arranging for and carrying out the ceebra-
ton certainly the OF the state should be willing
to finance it, Former governors and former State
officials should the pace and lose no time in doing
It to the end that the club know just where
they stand in the matter Il is something well worth
financing.
Evening journal., 1917-01-22
THE WASTE BASKET.

Dear Reader You should help stop
the paper famine in the United states
by saving rags and waste paper.
You can sell them 70 the junk man.
Save clean white cotton or linen
rags and clean unbleached cotton and
linen rags. Scraps and small pieces
ar good as big ones Shirtings, table
damasks, towelings, cotton and linen
dress goods are fine. Also soiled white
rags, both new and used, and colored
cloths that are detachable, but keep
blacks, reds, maroons and dark
browns separate from this pile. In
fact, keep all these classifications
separated.
Aside from this, put all other rags,
too poor in quality for any Of those
classifications, in pile by themselves.
Don't put in any Of these bundles,
rags that are excessively greasy or
have rubber In them. -Sor any corsets,
rubber cloths OF any kind, or sus-
penders. Put clean black rags in a
separate pile. This includes socks.
wooden rags of all kinds are val
liable. Tomorrow wen tell about pa
per.
Evening journal., 1917-01-22

LFrom the New York TrIbunel

In The Tribune's opinion the Gray
son appointment was a deplorable
blunder. We regret having to say
this. II is unpleasant TO think that IN
making promotions within the army
and navy a President can be moved
by any other consideration than the
good Of those services.
Mistakes based on an erroneous
judgment OF military records and quail
ifcations may be pardoned. But the
Grayson appointment is not such a
mistake 1t would be superfluous for
any of Mr.. Wilson's defenders to deny
that he was paying off a private debt
when he railrOaded the attendant ply
stefan at the White House to the top
OF the medical corps OF the navy. It
is useless for the President OF any
body else to pretend that he was not
influenced. IN advancing DR.. Grayson,
by personal and family considerations.
The jumping of DR.. Grayson over
10 passed assistant surgeons, SO sur
geons, 26 medical inspectors and 10
medical directors-137 in all--cannot
but demoTalize the medical corps.
Promotion In It has hitherto been
made on the basis OF seniority. The
btulOIlty system LAS ITO uldMbdthhs
But at least 1t prevents the gross in
justice to officers Of long and honor
able service involved in the advance
ment over their heads, from far in
ferior positions, Of lucky subordinates
who have had chance to bask In the
sunshine of White House favor.
The section of the last naval appro-
priation act which authorized promo
ton by selection instead Of by senior
ity was the one feature of the law for
which Secretary Daniels was indispu-
tably responsible. Objection was made
IN Congress that the new method
would lead 20 jockeying, wire pulling
and favorltism in promotions. But Mr..
Daniels fluently argued that only
those officers could be advanced who
we're to be recommended by a board
Of their superiors after a careful In
vestigation Of professional records.
So far as the line OF the navy was
concerned, the safeguard of a board Of
naval officers 10 pass on promotions
was inserted in the law. But some
craftsman, who evidently knew what
he was about, omitted the provision for
a board in the case Of promotions In
Evening journal., 1917-01-22

TN HE fifth annual meeting Of the United states Cham
Der Of Commerce will be held in Washington Janu-
airy 81, February and 3 The bulletin of the Cham
Der Of Commerce announcing the meeting remarks sig
nfhcantty. "the having opened a new era in
world commerce. business facing condi-
lions without precedent which will have to be met
at its close"
1t is reported that the tarin will occupy most
prominent place in the deliberations Of the Chamber.
and general recommendation is expected for speedy
return to the protective policy in order that may be
commercially prepared meet postwar trade cOmpe-
tition
AS the Chamber is made up Of commercial organiza-
tions all over country. It's recommendations will
doubtless carry great weight with Mr. Wilson, who
is already threatening TO make of his famous dou
ble-back-airsprings the tariff.
Evening journal., 1917-01-22
MONDAY, JANUARY %, 1917.
GIVE THEM A HEARTY WELCOME HOME.

TT is settled definitely by official order that the
Delaware troops that for months have been duty
on the Mexican border will be ordered home in short
time.
Immediate arrangements should be make to give
them hearty welcome They should be met at the
railroad station by brass band and delegation of
representative citizens Market street should be deco
rated profusely with flags and bunting Our people
should assemble along the line OF march leading from
the railroad station to the armory Everything that
can be done should be done to make the citizen sol
ders OF this state feel that the public appreciates
their patriotism and splendid service.
Public feeling against the Administrations Mexican
policy should be permitted to initiate in any way
against our mitamen. They in respon-
sibe for that policy. When the call for troops
made they responded. When the order to go to the
border came, they When they arrived there they
comported themselves in a soldierly manner and
formed the duties assigned to them
In short they have done everything they could do
the situation has shaped itself and they have
credit for themselves and for the State they repre-
sent
The least that the Delaware public can do in re-
turn is to give them formal and hearty welcome
home
Evening journal., 1917-01-22
An UNpEsIRARLR pEFENpER.

ne Raleigh North Carolina News and Observer.
owned by Secretary OF the Navy Daniels. saws that
VICIOUS attack is being made upon the honesty OF
secretary OF State Lansing because of the Wall street
nAppenhgs Following Lansings conflicting interpreta-
tons OF the Presidents peace notes
Inis Is news from Democratic source. We knew
sna' many persons questioned Lansings judgment but
mad not heard anyone question his honesty No ono
has heretofore attributed the leak" TO him ana a,
Daniels is friend Of Lansing he won't spread the i'm
preston that any such charge has been made
However that does alter the seriousness ~ the
Lansing hasco. Stupidity may be as destructive a.
dishonesty You can guard against the depredations
Of knaves but there is no protection from the conse
uuences Of such muddling Lansing perpetrated
Evening journal., 1917-01-22

the stan corps. Nothing was said In
fact, about change, so far as the stan
corps was concerned, In the method
Of promotion. President Wilson arbi-
trarily applied the selection rule TO
both branches Of the service ana was
thus enabled to railroad DR.. Grayson
TO the top of the medical department
without facing the embarrassment OF
having TO consider recommendations
for proomtion made 20 him by board
of senior medical officers.
The Grayson "joier" in the naval
appropriation law was not as plain as
was the Carson "joker" in the army
reorganization act, picking out q stan
appointment In the army for a deserV-
ing Virginian who had served as
Judge In the Philippines. But II was
there. When the time came 70 IN
cover IL Il was uncovered.
1t is most unfortunate that IN the
first appointments made under the
Daniels selection scheme the President
should have so recklessly emphasized
the great fault OF the new system. IL
is subject to monstrous abuse wnen
once promotions begin TO be put IN
grab bags at the White House, just
as public buildings and river and mar
cor allotments are put in grab bags
at the Capitol. How will the public
ever regain it's confidence in the Pres
ident's ability to resist household pres
sure and to consider only efficiency
and the good of the service in making
navy and army promotions?
When Mr.. Wilgon first took office he
] had keener sense OF the perils Of ia
voritism. Some subservient Democrats
in the Senate tried to curry favor VIII
him by heading a movement TO elect
/ his brother as Secretary Of the Senate
He wisely set his foot down on that en-
terprise. The secretaryship OF the
Senate is a purely political ONCE. II
is not legally within the President
power to give or to withhold. The
! President went out OF his way, there
fore. in that case, TO avoid the appear
ance Of family favoritism. Yet In DR.
GraysOn's appointment all caution ano
self-restraint OF 1913 are thrown &c
the winds. No other exhibition Of
craftsmanship under the Wilson Ad'
ministration has been quite so bizarre
and so uncouth as this.
Evening journal., 1917-01-22
TOwNsENDs Roam POLICY MAKES A HIT.

T~OvERNOR TOWNSEND made hit with the public
" when. in his inaugural address. he out so
pronouncedly in favor OF good roads and praise OF
the nobility and generosity Of spirit which prompted
General r. Coleman DUPONT to offer to give the du-
Pont Boulevard to the people OF this State It a
splendid and a proper thing for the governor to
do, and the public admres him for the manly and I'M
eouvoca stand he has taken in the matter
Delaware needs a state Highway Commission; Il
needs a comprehensive and Statewide road Inn
provement scheme and it also needs the completion
OF the DUPONT Boulevard.
We congratulate the governor upon the good roads
policy he has enunoated and trust that far the
State finances will permit it to be done, the Legsla-
ture will assist him in giving relief to public that
has been paying dearly for for unsoienthc and
makeshift repairs upon dirt roads that have been
worked in many districts for political rather than for
transportation purposes
Evening journal., 1917-01-22
4 pLAIN RusINEss pRopOsIroN.

II HERE Is nothing very complicated about the tariff
4 question. far fundamental principle is con
cerned.
II is a plain question OF business policy.
The business men OF this country do not disagree
in the as TO the desirabty OF patronzng home
industries
Nor do they differ to the advantage to be gained
by establishing industries, that shall EN-
pIoy more OF our people and keep more OF our
money at home
protective tariff is a means OF inducing own
people buy American products in preference 10 the
products of other countries
Adoption OF that policy not only maintains the in
we have but encourages the establishment OF
others.
There may be some difference Of opinion as to the
degree OF protection but there ought not be
any difference upon the fundamental principle.
Evening journal., 1917-01-22
NOSES.

THE nose is an unnecessary nuisance; one OF
4 natures insults.
And wasn't the middle OF the face awful place
to put it! Right out in front where It catch
cold But what's TO be done about II? Nothing
Absolutely nothing.
II we could wear overcoats them without being
taken for halfbacks; n they detachable, so
we could put them in pockets and hook white
rubber ones when go out in the cold. that would
be different But We can't. Our noses stuck
fast They're forever getting broken smudged,
or warty. But they're inevitable.
II they were equipped with automatic shut
outs like automobiles. Or. better STILL IL we'd been
born without in the first place Solid decorative
knobs would have done we'll. Think what bless
ing that would have been to cheesemakers
Evening journal., 1917-01-22
THERE is.

GsFTNHERE is something rotten in Denmark" said the
Il Rev. George A. Cooke OF Wesley NJ. b Church,
in the course of incorporate sermon last evening
on "The Trial OF Christ"
There is We feel most Delawareans Will
agree with him in the assertion Notwithstanding many
Of them would not have clothed the thought crudey
Delawareans rule not only think there is
something rotten in Denmark" but they have a we'll
defined and unshakable idea OF what that something is
It is pity Mr. Cooke did not public senti-
ment before making his assertion II he had done so.
he probably would have retrained from applying the
time-worn phrase to the Wesley Church situation.