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The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
FRANCE ABLE TO FIGHT
ONLY 8 MONTHS LONGER
100000 Soldiers Killed. 100000
Crippled, SAYS Ambulance Man.

Chicago, Feb. 10-France can last nine
months longer. according to Robert
Davidson, an American who returned
home today after driving an ambulance
In France.
French officers declare that the ma
tion's strength viii last that long, said
Davidson. Already 1.25o, 900 soldiers have
been killed. 100000 permanently crippled
and 100000 partly crippled These figures
are not given out over there
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
ACT FOR WAR NATIONS.

Berlin (yia Sayville wireless). Feb. 10
Sweden and Holland, as well as switzer-
land, will represent some Of the German
interests in hostile countries, the Over
seas News Agency stated today.
Sweden win act In Russia and Egypt,
and Holland in the French zones In
Northern Africa. Spain will act In Ger
many for Japan, Rumania and Serbia,
as well as the United States. Hol-
land will act for England.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
Never Mind the Horse;
Watch for that Beer /!

Look out for red furniture wagon
laden with beer drawn by a dark horse.
The horse is pamed Oscar and Is the
property OF John F. PlunlSet. ls5 \ street
northwest
The horse. with the wagon containing
the beer. ran away from Fifth and Oak
dale streets northwest at 1o:4s o'clock
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
C0MpELS SERVICE.
Senator Chamberlain Frames
Bill Forcing Army Service,

Universal military training and compuI-
United States would be provided by bin
recommended to the Senate for passage
yesterday by the Senate Military Com
mittee. Chairman Chamberlain of the
committee said last night that in view
OF the present international crisis he
would press the measure in the Senate
at the earliest possible moment
The Chamberlain bill is not the universal
training measure drawn by the General
STAN of the army. and Secretary of War
Baker said last night he was not ore
pared to commit the administration to
the support of the Senate proposal. The
action Of the Senate committee, was. how
ever the central development of the days
preparedness activities
The Chamberlain bill provides that every
male citizen of the nation shall receive
six months of military training during
the calendar year in which he attains the
o ge Of 1s. Any person not receiving train
ing during his 18th year. however would
be liable to service up to the time he
Is Is. After being trained each citizen
would be mustered into the reserve"
army under the bill. Up TO the age of
= ne Would be compelled TO report an
nually TO his military superiors. All pTl-
vate concerns would be forbidden to en-
rloy any male citizen between the ages
Of 1s and 2s unless he could show a GER
tificate of military training.
Arrange for Religions.
The exemptions in the bill would ex-
cuse from service the physically unfit
and those upon whom families are de-
pendent. Religious directors to military
service would be given six months train
ing in the non-combatant army service.
Under the measure the President would
have authority to call to the colors any or
all of the reserve army "in time of de-
fensive war or the imminent danger
thereof" The younger classes would be
called into service first. The bill pro-
hibits the use OF the reserve army in
strikes.
The bill provides machinery for dividing
the country into districts with at least
one training camp in each district.
Secretary Daniels took his naval pre-
paredness plans to Congress yesterday.
He conferred with Representative Pad
gett. IN charge of the naval appropriation
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
Alonzo's Secret. Safe;
He's in the Hospital

Alonzo Humberger, 81 years old, $40
Chambers street, Gloucester. Nj, wanted
to discuss battleships with President VIII
son last night. He had a secret Of rrsat
Importance to tell the nations Chief
Executive. and Sergeant Police McQuade
and Policeman Hospital would not do in
the Presidents stead.
Alonxo Is now Mt the Washington Asy-
lum Hosp1fal being gtvsa IL snss-evsr
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
Submarine War Nets
Germany 4 More Ships

Manitoba, British, s.s2s tons.
Luilington, British. 2,si6 tons.
solbakken, Norwegian, 2,s1s tons.
Beechtree. British, LII tons.
Total, four ships. 1857 tons.
Sunk since February 1:
American. one,
other neutrais, twenty-nine.
British. forty-two.
Other belliserents. seven.
Total. seventy-nlne,
. Total tonnage. 1s4.o15.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
Oficialdom Sweepingly Denies that Kaiser
Seeks Conference with u. S. to Avert
Hostilities Over U-Boat War.
TUMULTY ISSUES STATEMENT
Brands Report of Teuton Note to President,
Asking Further Discussion of Sub" Edict.
as Complete Fabrication.

Out OF the clouds hovs the between
and Germany last night the suggestion Germany was willing
to discuss of preventing hosiites
The of Official
Washington would the responsibility for left House
and the State Department sapns astonmen with .uo
Ive dns from practically official
nson But its effect apparent
The White House. the State Department Embassy the
Embassy handling here declared they had never
heard of the suggestion
REPORT CAUSES FURORE
The publication of the addressed t eun
try note suggesting that the way. and means of pre-
venting actual hosthes caused administration circles
Secretary the President Tumu declared House had
heard the slightest of that 10 far
the White House knew the complete fabrication and that Il,
publication a of deep suspicion
Meanwhile stated international
situation renamed unchanged and repoted sn IN,
German submarine during the indication, of the dreaded
overt act which will the step German crisis
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
ALLIES BOMB zEEBRuGGE.

Amsterdam. Feb. 10. = The German
naval base at Zeebrusse has been bonn
bardcd BY squadron of Allied aero
planes. says .. dispatch to the Tslarsaf
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11

Quickest Service q BalfImore.
Every hour on the hour. Baltimore
and Ohio. 31.75 round trip SATURDAYS
- ounAayA &aSe2
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
Envoy Depart. wes.esaay

Ambassador Won Bernstor-f win leave
New York on Wednesday, II was an
rounced. special trip OF the Sczndi-
nsvian liner Frederick VIII has been ar
ranged. and extrsordinsry precautions for
the protection of the dismissed Ambassa-
dor and his party have been taken.
The report OF a peace" proposal from
Germany found the administration in the
midst OF preparations FOR sn esentuefity.
and it caused a profound sensation. SEQ
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11

CorTISUED on PAGE TWO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-05
Won BETHMANk -H0LLWEG VS..
GERARD.

II was certain that the former German
chancellor should deny the statements 81
former Ambassadors Gerard n published
in the memoirs Of that diplomat now he
ing given the public in the columns ri ihe
Post and other leading dailieS Of ths
country.
Mr.. Gerard has told many things wArei
Germany could moi afford ~ pass un-
noticed. lie has told the truth-and thf
truth i never pleasant 10 a main or 2
nation whose aims and acts are the aim-
and acts Of Germany. and Germany war
lord.
But the people of the United State had
need to know Just what Germany aims
were in provoking the war. They has
need t. know just what the central allies
planned TO accomplish hv that war. They
had need To be told hat Germany hn'
worked for wears without number ~ 0rler
that Prussiani~m might prevail MT onlt
over Europe but over the American con-
tinent n well. And the American prnp'
may be trusted IL Judge fairly bctwecn
the statement of the German state rvlt
and the American diplomat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-05

.o,r market. Farmers of Central Illinois
/, robably will feel the effect OF the closing
Ireore than others. for Peorla's marker ma
cen IN outlet for them for all Their SOFT
corn. which distillers readily bought up
nd which j. mol very useful for purposes
her Than making whiskev. Di~tillcrS say
-. farmers will suffer Il dead loss on this
corn.
Labor does not appear To be in any par
rular danger a. n result of the comm.
+. lut-down. although more than 1900 men
Y, employed in the di~tillerie>. Older en-
owes will be retained by the two dI~til
/ rieS which will continue Ia operate and
me may be- kept 10 look after the upkeep
a., plants that will be closed. Even if 80
r cent Of the men employed in the whis-
ID n making industry here lose their obs
taorc will still he room for them in other
! y plants here. Companies which mann
ilcture farm machinery and tractors are
adyCrl.-ing for men and Il concern which
Ia 2oVsrlmlnt contracts for caterpillar
~ rs. plaaning extensions which vii!
ga-ora every man iosecd oat of 4 position
u 81 u.s.. t.As4At- - tft t-rtaAf.s r.
Government .auecr- and store keepers
probably viii suffer most keenly. More
m \ hundred Of them are employed at
lie di~tillerie, and many Of these have
zen IL the work. twenty years or more.
: few are 10 90 into other branches Of
Z vcrnment work. but most of them cX-
poet to seek other jobs or else remain idle
) ale the diStillerie~ are closed.
The local coal situation may be believed
d. closing Of the bis' plants which consume
an average Of 1000 tons Of coal a day
n nSt Of which j. supplied by local mines.
In money Uncle Sam probably will be- the
loser. for he will be ont some $50.
0l0, 900 4 year in internal revenue taxes.
some idea of wha: the di~tillerie~ have been
psying and the amount OF whi~key they
have been making may BE- obtained from
the following revenue figures for the past
I've years. ending June 80. 1917:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-05

i. Bushels of corn daily.
,. Tons of Coal daily.
3. Number OF workman employed.
4. Money invested in plant.
Clarke Bros. < Co. will go out of bust
ness and Woolncr'> Di~tilling company
and the Corning Di~tilling company. will
close down. Al three are Peoria in>titu-
lions. The Great Western di~tillery will
continue 10 operate at a small fraction of
it, normal capacity while the Atlas dis
tillery will continue a. usual. a ii l. not
AT present producing beverage liquors.
Both the Great Western and Atlas plants
are part of the So-called "whiskey truSt.'
They will continue ia grind corn for spirits
TO be used for commercial purposes under
present plans.
Report, that the plants will be converted
into cereal mills arc denied by di~tiIlery
managers.
1.-THE Peoria di~iilleries manufacture
some alcohol for scientific and commercial
purposes" W. +. Hull, general manager fer
Clarke Bros. & Co. said. .bui whi~key is
the main product. A diStillery of large ca
pacity can not operate on a small scale at
a profit. There haven't been enough war
orders from the United States or>the allies
TO keep more than one OF the distilleries
busy and no new ones ore in prospect.
Hence the di~tillerieS must close"
On August p. Robert ID. Clarke. vice
president and principal stakeholder in
Clarke Bros d Ia, Announced the com
pany's distillery for sale.
I'VE are preparing 10 liquidate in the
shortest possible tIme,' Mr.. Clarke said.
I'VE have reduced our capital stock and in
order 10 liquidate in the easiest way, have
formed five smaller corporations. each to
take over some part OF the business and
each capitalized at S200,0O0.'
Should tho government require large
amounts OF alcohol for powder manuiac-
lures the diStilleries will Immediately re-
open, but the owner~ are not expecting any
government contracts. Orders from the
allies have dropped OFF in the last two
years.
For several months the di~iillcrieS have
been running al full capacity and using
more than 10000 bushels of corn daily. 20
much interest renters in the effect the
closing Of the big plants will nave on the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-05
A WORTHY SON.
t~Iirernvillc Banner.

a newspaper man i governor OF Tevas
W. =. Hobby. editor and owner VI tt,
Beaumont Enterprise. Ii acting governor
during the trial of Governor Ferguson. II,
j. an excellent young man. and 20 become
acting governor he resigned ~ secretary
Of the federal farm loan bank which !.
located M Houston. The craft j. clad =,
see Hobby executive head of the common
wealth. lie j. a worthy son Of the Fourth
Estate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-05
PEORIA LOSES
ITS STANDING
AS STILL CITY
FIVE GREAT DlSTILLERIES CLOSE
DOWN SEPTEMBER 8, AT LEAST
FOR THE PERIOD OF THE WAR.
MADE IS PER CENT OF TOTAL.
Five and Half Millions Is Total Investment,
and 1880 Employees Alphabetically
OF Work in Other Plants in Peoria.
However Takes Them.

PEORIA, ILL.,. Sept. PEORIA. for more
than half a century the whisky making
center of the United States. will lose it,
title of "The Still CITY, early IN Selteri-
Der, mt least for the duration Of the VISA.
On September ) nj IL p. m. the five srsa.
distillerie~ located here. the largest III the
world. will cease grinding corn for whis-
key making purposes. The big plants
which have been making 30 per cent of the
whiskey in the country, are to close under
the National Food Administration law and
orders from Washington to Edward D. Ne
Cabe, internal revenue collector here. are
that all tubs in the disiillerieS must be
empty of .'bcer" n the wriskey brew j.
called. by the hour named,
The five big local establishments recent
ly gave the following statistics of their ca
pacities:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-05
IpOhT AUTHORITIES III caHFzaEacE

PORTLAND. Ore. Sept. i.-Nrncroa-
inporiant problems arising rom tile war
are scheduled fir consideration by thc
Pacific Coast Association Mi Port Author
titles 70 rs fourth annual meeting wh ra
began in this city today. Thc aiteadanc
IT the meeting Includes delcaatc~ Iii
several British Columbia cities ana FROM
cities All along Tho Pacific coast a- lar n
san Diego.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-05

There arc some men who are American
III name holding high places IN the nation
who appear To be candidaie~ for the fate
Of the traitor. Benedict Arnold has some
eaamS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-05

The Argentine government viii install
m electric voting machine i'll ii- chamber
of deputicS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-05

The whi~key production during the past
wear has been abnormally large. For the
month of July. 1917. not ~hown IN the fig
.ure~ already given. the collections were
: 93o.l25.57. representing tax paid by the
Peoria di~tilleric~ on i.s45.j50 gallons Of
spirits. September : will find the sovera-
ment warehouse here filled with whi-ary
and collections for internal revenue Will
continue large for 4 few months longer,
or M least until the warehouses are
cmntled.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
BUILT FOR KINGS DAUGHTER
Louis XIV to Render Travel More Easy.

The high road running along the edge of the plateau of Craonne, France, frequently mentioned in the official communiques during the second battle of the Aisne, and which is going down to history under the name of the "Chemin des Dames," (the ladies' way), dates from the time of Louis XIV.
 This road, beginning at the Paris Maubeuge road, about ten miles north east of Soissons, crosses the plateau of Craonne, distance of about twelve miles, then descends into the valley of the Aflette to cross the Vauclerc woods to the domain of the ancient chateau of Dove, near Bouconville, where the Princess Adelaide, Sophie and Victoire, daughters of Louis XIV, visited one of their ladies of honor, Mime. de Narbonne, every summer.
 The roads of the region were de testable. Out of consideration for the princesses a new paved road was built along the crest of the plateau and from that fact it derives the name of the "Chemin des Dames."
Williams news., 1917-08-09
She Used Her Voice

The Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New
 York has maid with a voice. She can yell louder than any Comanche on
 the warpath. Recently she let loose
 her voice and bellhops and porters
 rushed to her from all over the big
 hostelry. In answer to her cries she pointed to one of the rooms. There's Leprochauns in there," she cried, 'lit
 tie devil men, with bald heads and whiskers, leaping over the bed in yon. der room." 'Leprochauns," cried a porter, also from the Emerald isle, and he devoutly crossed himself. "Lepro. chauns, indeed" whimpered the maid "There they are in there. went in, and bless my soul, if these little devils did not go leapin' about loolzin' for all the world like Paddy McFaddea's two uncles over in Ballyshanon. Sure, ] won't go in there again, job or no job." With compressed lips and doughty manners, the little party of men went into the room and then, after SUD- gasp. they laughed. For gam boiling about were two tiny marmosets. Pets, are they?" repeated the maid. ''Well, may be they're all right, but they look like devils just the same. and I'll have none of them"
Williams news., 1917-08-09

ihey, however, were shown into his room to wait, and there saw upon his table an abusive and scurrflous tyne written letter in German addressed to the emperor. Then 1t suddenly dawned upon them that the affable young man might be the actual author of those infamous letters, about which all Ser lin knew and was talking. It was this visit which, no doubt, revealed to the baron the young mans hiding place. Both mother and daughter, however, Kept their own counsel, met Seeliger next day. and watched, subsequently learning, to their surprise, that he was the son of General von Trautmann. ana, further, that he had as a friend one of the personal valets of the em- peror, from whom, no doubt, he ob- ta1ned his inside information about persons at court.
 "When his father was arrested we knew that the young man was living In Brussels, and at once went there in order to induce him to come forward, make confession, and so save the gen. eral from disgrace" said the pretty girl seated before me. "On arrival we saw him alone, and told him what we had discovered in the Rue de Provence, whereupon he admitted to us that he had written all the letters. and en- nounced that he intended to return to Berlin next day and give himself up to the police in order to secure his fathers release"
 And why did he not do so?" I asked.
 Because next morning he was found dead in his bed in the hotel"
 Fearing the emperor's wrath, the Breitenbachs, like myself, dared not reveal what they knew-the truth, which is here set down for the first time-and, alas! poor General von Trautmann died in prison at Mulheim last year.
 Copyright, 1917. William LeQueux.)
Williams news., 1917-08-09

EDITORIAL NOTE. - William Le- Queux, who here chronicles for his friend, Count Ernst won Heltzendorn the latter's revelations of the inner life of the imperial German court, has long been recognized throughout Eu- rope as the possessor of its innermost secrets.
 The English 'SWho's Whoe says of hint "He has intimate knowIedSe of the secret service of Continental coun- tries and 1s considered by the govern. ment (of Great Britain) an authority on such matters." Another authority says, "Few people have been more closely as- sociated with or know more of the astounding inner machinery of Ger many than he."
 LeQueux probably has more sources of secret Information at his command than any contemporary fin civil life, and for the last six years the British Gov- ernment has made valuable use of his vast store of secret Information through . specially organized department with which LeQueux works c voluntary assistant.
 Count won HeltzendorR became an in- hmate of LeQueux several years prior to the outbreak of the war; he has been August, 1914, and it was there that Le- late personal adJutant permission to make public these revelations of the inner life of the Hehenzollerns-that the democracies of the world might come to know the real, but heretofore hidden, personalities of the two domi- nant members of the autocracy they are now arrayed against.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
Sudden Change of Mind.

Why in the world don't they give up their automobile and try to pay some of their debts?" asked the lady who was always worrying about the troubles other people had.
 Probably" her husband replied, flor the same reason that we don't move into an apartment we can afford, instead of keeping up this place and wondering how long we can avoid go- ing to smash"
 "Oh, but despise a man who is willing to let the world see that he's failure, instead of being brave enough to keep up appearances, at least."- Judge.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
ALETTER FROM THE GROWN PRINCES PERSONAL ADJUrANT TO WILLIAM LEoUEUx, PoSSESSoR
 SECRETS EUROPE.
Veneux Nadon, par Moret-sur-Loing,
 Sefne-et-Marne,
 February 10th, 1917.


 Loing,
 
  Y of at the I have dull I haver 
 
  thesea haver 
 
  German
   most from 
 (signed)
Williams news., 1917-08-09
Not Knocking at All,

"I wanted to talk to you yesterday" "Why didn't you call me on the telephonef'
 "It wasn't important enough for me to go to all that trouble"
Williams news., 1917-08-09
Trautmann Affair Cause of Trouble

NHE Trautmann affair was one which caused a wild sensation
 at Potsdam in the autumn of
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-02-16

Les Enfants de Marie de Notre.
Dame de Lourdes ont eu, mardi le
6 6coul6, dams la sale du soubasse.
ment de l'6glise, une soir6e don't
les assistants garderont longtemps
souvenance.
A Invitation de ces demoiselles
plus dune centaine de Jeunes gems
ct demoiselles Sc trouvaient r6unis
a cette occasion. Des amusements
ct concours de toutes sortes les at
tcndaient, auxquels chacun s'inte-
ressa.
II y cut entire autres, charmant
dialogue Gun mari dams une aver
Sc" entire Mile L6onie Lalibert6 ct
Mile Marie-Anne Bolduc, ct deux
solos vocaux par Mile Stella Co.'S
settle accompanies par Mile Marie
Lalibert6. LIE dialogue ct lie chant
recurent les ADVERTISEMENTS re.
p6t6s DIES auditeurs..
Des prix d'excelfence, donn6s
par Miles Marie ct Aimee Babi-
neau, Esther Lapierre ct Eva
Blanchard furent remport6s par lie
Rev. P. Boerboom, Ernest Violet,
Refine Belland ct Laura Guile
mette.
En6n, un gouter Sc composant
de sandwiches apport6s par les de-
moiselles, arose dune tasse de ca
f6 prepare par Nine Frank Violet,
ct don't i'ar0me indiquait toute
l'excellence, fut servi, ct CONNIE
| heure annoncait l'approche de
l'aube dun nouveau jour il fallut
Sc s6parer malgr6 lie charme de Get
tie agreeable compagnie.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-02-16
PantaqeS

Pour ia semaine prochaine &C
theatre offre a ses habitu6s, COM
me toutes les semaines d'ailleurs,
un programme de vaudeville vari6
"A Texas Round montre tres eff
cacement lie travail du "cow boy;
Bruce buffet ct sa troupe presen-
teront une pi6cette intitul6e "A
Corner in Wireless qui traite du
probleme du jeu DIES affaires ct qui
a attir6 des commentaries des hon.
mes d'affaires les mieux connus de
CO pays. Weber Back ct Frazier
pr6senteront un num6ro tres in
t6ressant qui contiendra plusieurs
inovations. Airing & Airing ont
gagn6 une reputation rationale
qu'ils sauront augmenter la semai-
ne prochaine a CO theatre. LIE
Hoen& Dupree competent le pro-
gramme.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1917-02-16

Nous avons commence, cette Sc
maine, a envoyer a nos abonn6s,
les complies qui nous sont dus
pour Announcement. Nous esp6rons
qu'ils nous seconderont dams nos
efforts en- nous envoyant sans tar
der lie montant qui nous est d1.
LIE mat6riel employee a la publica-
ton du journal est tellement aug
ment6 que l'editeur volt mainte-
nant arriver avec I'm double plai-
sir lie Placement des Announcements
ct des annonces, qui sont ses seu-
les resources pour le success de
son enterprise. Nous remercions
done d'avance nos abonn6s qui
voudront bien solder leur compile
sans tarder.
Nous proftons de cette occasion
pour vous rappeler que les colon
mes de PECHO DE L'OUEsT vous
sont toujours ouvertes pour l'inser-
ton des nouvelles qui vous concer-
nent, ct vous etes invites de nous
les faire parvenir.