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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24

A folding drum has been invented
ana they are now not SO unwieldly
to carry.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24

Braxton Beachan of Orlando. saws
that crops in the north will feed the
world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
LEADERS IN CHINA SPLIT
OVER internal STRIFE
Military Governors Of North Want
War to Continue, While Those Of
South Want Hostilities to Cease. .

Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1917.
PEKING. China. December 8-The de-
mands of the military governors in the
Yangtze region and southern leaders
that Ii Yuan Hung be restored to the
presidency. that the old parliament be
recalled. that several members of the
recent government be punished and that
hostilities between the north and south
must case and a compromise be ar
ranged has angered the northern prov
inces. After a conference at Tientsin
nine northern military governors tele-
graphed the president that hostilitfes
must be carried on. They expressed a
willingness to lead an expedition
against the south. The three strongest
Yangtze military governors tele-
graphed the president that he must
issue a mandate ordering the imme-
diata suspension OF hostilities The
telek Jam caused much Indignation, be-
cause before the president can reply a
new cabinet must be formed. 1t must
a continuation of hostilities.
The Hunanese rebels are fighting
twenty miles frem Chung-King and
are attempting to drive back the north
erners and gain an entry into Hupeh.
The Chung-Kfng consular body is pre-
pairing to protect foreign life and prop
erty in the event of defeat of the
northern troops and the attack of
Chung-King.
Several members Of the cabinet have
refused to take over their duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
POLISH ARMY EXPECTED
AFTER CABINET IS FORMED
Sentiment for Austria Among Actiy-
ists-Emperor Charles Promises to
Spend Year in Warsaw.

Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.
BERN, Switzerland, December 4.-The
completion of the Polish cabinet is ex-
pected to be followed by plans for Po-
fish army. It Is the hope of the activists
that the Germans will withdraw from
Poland and leave the front policing
against Russia to the Polish army,
though this is exceedingly doubtful.
Czech opposition to the cession of Ga
l1cia to Poland is strengthening the Aus
troph1le tendencies among the activists
These show more sentiment for the
Hapsburg crown, though it is becoming
unlikely that Germany will consent to
the Czernin plan to make Emperor
Charles king OF Poland. 1t would prob
ably insist that some other member of
the family reign in Warsaw.
Emperor Charles has even promised to
live a part Of each year in Warsaw. He
has won much favor among certain ele-
ments In the activist ranks. who see in
1T great future for their country, with
the possibility Of adding an autonomous
Lithuania to their kingdom, under one
crown. This has caused a renewal of
the discussion as to the possibility of
United States Of Austria. to include Po-
land, Athuania and possibly Rumania
and the Ukraine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
PUT P0LYGAMY FORWARD
AS A "WAR NECESSITY
German Newspapers Discuss Ad-
vantages Of System-Pamph1et on
Subject Circulated Among Soldiers.

CnbIegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago DafIy News. Copyright. 1917.
THE HAGUE. Holland. December g.
Apropos of the denial by German
Foreign Secretary Won Kuehlman Of
the statement made in a recent speech
by Lord Cecil that an alleged plan to
introduce polygamy in Germany was
characteristic of German views and in
situations. it is interesting to note that
in the last few months the newspapers
of the empire have repeatedly brought
polygamy to the fore in their columns
as an eventual war necessity. A cor
respondent of Het Handelsblad, the
leading commercial newspaper OF AM
sterdam. has seen a pamphlet circu-
lated in Cologne by the Sth Army
polygamy are set forth.
In this pamphlet it is asserted bigamy
will be officially introduced in Germany
as means Of getting a large army
and also to Improve the morality OF
the nation" Some observers consider
the proposed innovation as proof Of the
influence of Mohammedanism In Ger
many. Historically it is fact that for
ten years after the seven years war Il
was officially permitted and encour-
aged to have more wives than one In
order more rapidly to Increase the
population Of the country. which bad
been reduced by ons-fourtA-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

been able to hide because of the lack of
control over foreigners
Ihat al IS to be changed. Every per.
son crossing the border at other than the
ordinary points where ironclad passports
VIII be required will be numbered n he
ialis to return the police will be put upon
MS trail. He will have little chance- Of
escaping, for without the right kind Of
credentiais ne is unable to obtain bread.
bread card today is more importa Mt
even than the money with which 10 mr.
chase it-and a bread card is issued of,Iv
on presentation OF Identification papers.
Inc hotel at which the newcomer stops,
the pension that takes him in the private
family to whom he may go are ali liza tle
to heavy penalties il they fail to an.
nounce his arrival.
Deserters a Problem.
There remains the problem of the de-
serters who have managed to fee across
and OF the near deserters, those who have
come here with the permission of their
respective governments-and then have
declined to return. Swiss law prescribes
as they are called cannot be forcibly de-
ported. There are in Switzerland now. IL
is estimated between 10, 900 and Is. 600 al
these gentry. Not all of them are bad
citizens.
Hundreds of them at least are gainfully
occupied and are living model lives Others
are undesirable to the point of being OUT
and-out criminals. Figures for Geneva
alone show that out of TO- 600 foreieners
among its 10000 population 1886 are de-
serters and 2.452 refractIonaries. while in
Zurich these figures are exceeded.
The agitation for the utilization of the
man-power represented by the deserters
and refractionaries is so strong that il
will surprise no one to see steps taken to
incorporate the majority of them into a
civilian service Of manual labor in agri-
culture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
GERMANY TO DRAFT AMERICANS
INTO NATIONS CIVILIAN WORK
Will Make Use of All Who Do Not Have
Proper Passports, 1t is Brought
Out In Reichstag.
BY OSWALD F. sCHUETTE.

BY OSWALD F. sCHUETTE.
Especial Correspondence Of The Sunday
Star and Chicago Daily News.)
ZURICH, Switzerland. November 20.
Under a resolution adopted by the
budget commission of the German
reichstag to guide the governments at
titude toward foreigners resident
there. Americans in Germany may be
enrolled in the compulsory civilian
services when they have no passports.
They may not. however, be placed in
the army. The matter was brought up
in the reichstag In the shape of an in
terpellation by Deputy Gothein. pro-
gressive. which was debated by the
budget commission.
Deputy Gothein's Interpolation was:
what is to be done with the Amer
leans who have remained in Germany,
but who have been unable to secure q
renewal of their passports? Can they be
declared men without country and
made liable to army service?"
Neutrals Had Complained.
Deputy Heine. socialist, interviewed in
behalf of the Americans.
This concerns persons who are
doubtless Americans" he said, ''but
who cannot secure an extension of
their passports because of the exist
ing circumstances. To enroll such men
in our army would create the worst
possible Impression abroad. There
have also been complaints Of similar
treatment from subjects Of neutral
countries"
Thereupon he presented the follow
ing resolution:
"Persons who have had another
nationality and have not received Ger
man citizenship may not be enrolled in
the army; II already enrolled, they are
to be released"
To this the centrist party proposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
SWITZERLAND PLANS GUSHING
OF UNDESIRABLE FOREIGNERS

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
BERN. November 90 Switzerland
finally has taken initial steps to control
the undesirable foreign element from
which she has suffered as no other neu-
trail country since August, 1914. New
regulations adopted by the federal council
are intended to make it difficult for the
agent Of one of the warning countries, for
the deserter from any side. for the for
eigner without obvious. legitimate means
Of livelihood and occupation. to flock. as
heretofore. into the little country that is
trying desperately to maintain an upright
neutrality and at the same time weather
the storm until peace arrives.
Switzerland hitherto has permitted,
without any material objection, scores of
thousands OF strangers to enter almost as
freely as In peace times Now action has
hospitality has been grossly violated, her
neutrality at times even threatened
The new rules, which will become eff
fective as soon as the Swiss diplomatic
and consular officials throughout the
world can be notified, require that all
foreigners entering the country must be
equipped with iropclad passports from
their own countries. or equivalent papers
OF Identification; that prior to coming to
Switzerland all foreigners must furnish to
Swiss diplomatic or consular officials ade-
quate reasons for wanting to come here
and that after arrival. strangers must
register with the police Of the city or town
they intend to inhabit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
CHANCE NOW FOR AMERICA
TO ESTABLISH HER STATUS
War Affords an Opportunity to Dispel Erro-
neous Impressions Of Nationality,
It Is Shown.

and for economic arrangements by
which dollars are made easily and un-
fairly: when America AYERS that she is
adding to her Army and Navy for the
purpose of aiding sorely pressed free
dom in Europe, she is slyly preparing
to strike Japan and hog things for
herself in the far east.
Taken altogether. the Hindenburg-
Ludendorff estimate of America is a
great cluster of star shells Illuminating
the Prussian soul. It shows that they
are incapable of conceiving any ma
tional action to spring from generous
honorable motives.
View Of Physical Potentialit&es.
and Ludendorff appear to have as small
an opinion of American physical po-
tentialities as they have of American
moral worth. They simply think we are
great bubble of bluff and that they
will take the beautiful form and iri-
descence out of US in due course. Will
they? Well, this Is up to us.
Great plans were laid to annihilate
our republic as an international Of
Tense. It offended the Hohenzollerns
who sought to pose as greater thar
Napoleon. Our Monroe doctrine was
called the most ridiculous piece OF
empty audacity known to politics and
we did not know that we were lgnO-
rant. We Rugged our chi1dlike faith
and chung to the delights of our fools
paradise OF real friends in the world
we had few. That we had been pro-
tected thus far from invasion was due
not to the friends we had. but to the
necessities of the democratic powers
that stood between us and rampant
Prussian despotism.
America Wins Friends.
Now we have friends. In many cases
they are not very enlightened friends
not very enlightened I mean as TO our
spiritual attitude and real character
but they are friends. And they are
hoping and even believing that Amer
lea as she expresses herself in the
struggle will be as splendid as any
thing in the traditions of idealistic
conceptions associated with her name
In my judgment when America has
finished her work in this conclusive
crisis of liberty her international pres
tige will be secure. Germans of the
Hohenzollern school will scorn neither
her morality nor her power. and boys
and girls in other parts of Europe
hardly will be taught to study every
other part Of the earth and every other
civil policy before that Of the United
States,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

JAPANESE HAIL PACT
WITH u. S. As ENDING
THE WAR NIGHTMARE
CableGram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily Nevs.
Copyright, 1919


TOXIC, Japan, December s.
One of the leading Japanese
magazines. commenting on the
Ishii-Lansing agreement, says it
dispels the nightmare Of an
Acknowledgements war. It notes
the fact that the dark spirits
fitting on the horizons of the two
nations which threatened the pos
sibiIity of war with their false
alarms were mere mosquito
voices that sounded like thunder
storms in the ears of sensitive
persons who, casting prophetic
eyes at the sky like dreamy as
tronomers, feared that the low
pressure area overhanging Eu-
rope and centering on the Bal
kans might drift to the orient
and gather about China. where
the next great war would take
place.
Therefore the paper is glad to
hear a clear statement as to the
true weather conditions from the
mouths of statesmanlike authori-
ties who realize the difficulties
of both nations. The immigration
question, it believes, will be set
tied in a spirit of fairness and
without discrimination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
BY EDWARD PRICE BELL.

BY EDWARD PRICE BELL.
CableGram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.
LONDON, December s-America's
great opportunity in this war consists
in the chance she has-a chance which
those who know her expect her to
make good use of-to put her prestige
on a firm foundation throughout the
world. This. I think. is the opinion
of every discerning compatriot Of mine
abroad 1t is not only Germany that
misunderstanding and underestimate the
American moral and physical vitality.
Europe as whole knows very little
of American history.
When the United States swung out
Of the European political orbit 1t very
largely swung out of the orbit of
European interest and study in the
sense that it was dismissed from Euro
pean minds as a barbarian. or semi
barbarian community. mainly given up
to tobacco chewing. Indian fighting.
COW punching. trapping and other rude
pursuits of the wilderness. Take the
average. English schoolboy. Today he
can tell you the name of every city,
river and mountain and every mineral
or New Zealand. but he knows next to
nothing about New York, Chicago, San
Francisco, the Mississippi and the agri-
cultural and mineral wealth Of the
United States.
Misconstrued in Europe.
Our stories of what we are and what
we do pass generally in Europe for
what Hindenburg has described as
american advertising methods" In
other words most Europeans are wont
to believe that the Americans are
rather poor stuff morally, and that one
of their most marked traits is bonn
bastic self-esteem. Not all Europeans
think this. Some have learned better
but many will die knowing no better
and not caring to know.
Scarcely a German opens his mouth
nowadays without grossly insulting
the United States. In our ethical ideals
the pillars of autocracy in Germany
have as little faith as they have In
their OWL do not know how to put II
more strongly. Hindenburg and Luden-
dorf. those sweet Teutonic twins. see
in every American move the subtlety
Of rascality. If President Wilson ex-
presses sentiments of honor and hui
mainly. he is a hypocrite; II America
processes to fight for freedom. she Ii
actuated really by an itch for dollars
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the addition of the proviso:
This is not to apply to the compul-
sorry civilian service"
Speaking for the war department.
Gen. Vanguard replied to the Interpret
lation:
Persons without a country can be
drawn into the army only If they have
continuing residence in Germany, For
that reason Americans and other for
eigners in Germany will not be en-
rolled in the army
but such cases have, occurred" de-
rlared Deputy Haus. Alsatian, "where
the local police authorities have merely
taken 1t upon themselves to declare
foreigners to be 'staatenlos' and force
them into the army. The Americans
have already threatened reprisals."
Must Renew Their Passports.
A series of other speakers from the
various parties expressed their disap-
prevail of the governments policy
whereupon Director Kriege of the for
eign office gave the following as the
view of that government organization:
ut is not violation of international
law to enroll men without a country.
That is done by all nations. But the
subjects of a foreign power may not be
enrolled. Naturalized Americans lose
their American citizenship if they re-
turn to their native land for two years.
But II tney nave american PASSPORTS
and. always have these renewed thew
thereby show their desire to remain
American citizens and cannot be en-
rolled in our army"
.. These hes stats snas are auisting enough
Heine. But it takes months sometim IS
to apply them, and in the meantime
these men must sit in the barracks,
Against declaration of want Of coun-
try every individual must have the
right Of appeal. with postponement of
its enforcement"
Gen. Scheuch announced that the army
authorities accepted the foreign office
version Of the law and promised that II
would be obeyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
PLAN AIRCRAFT BOOM.
German Auto Works Preparing Ex-
pansion on Huge Scale.

Corresrondence OF the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, November 20.-Auto-
mobile works in Germany are prepar-
ing for expansion on an enormous scale
for the production of aircraft. One of
the foremost factories has just voted to
increase it's capital from 100000 to
$4,000, ooo. Special facilities have been
granted by the German government for
the flotation of the new shares.
circular issued by the company
saws: 1--WE entered the war with large
reserves for extension purposes. but
this has been used up by the large de-
mands Of the war. We can no longer
sneak of expanding our works, but
must use the term multiplying them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
By EDGAR ANsEL MowRER.


Cab!esram to The Sunday Star and
Chlcago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.
VENICE. Italy, December (delayed).
Venice, Padua, Treviso, Vicenza and
Verona seem today to be very far from
the outstretched hands Of the invaders.
and one gives a sigh of relief, for these
cities are moro than rich. They are
centers Of peace and their treasure
houses are richer than Golconda in that
art wealth which the renaissance
stored up in northern Italy more album
dainty. perhaps, than anywhere else in
the entire world.
Here masterpieces are found in every
village meeting house and hamlet.
Churches contain pictures beyond the
means of millionaires. Here that trf-
umvirate Of masters. that trinity of
painters, Titan, Tintoretto and YER
onese. with a whole host Of followers
mere craftsmen transformed in a
moment by their great masters into
artists-beautifed wall and canvas,
leaving a tradition of taste that en-
lures to this day. The view over the
Venetian villages from Asolo, Just
under Monte Tomba, is superb.
Remove Art Treasures.
These art treasures the plunderins
hands of the modern Huns will never
,esmirch. for they were all removed
or before as precaution. During
those mad days of the retreat Capt
Ugo Ojetti of Florence, a well known
art critic. labored increasingly, and the
sands Of refugees were plodding on the
roads providentially placed the linn
tied number of freight cars at his
disposal for clearing the regions about
to be invaded or which were in danger
Of invasion Of treasures which liberty
loan could not buy and which if left
in German hands would have been hos
tages to be used against the ideals OF
the entire world. Even towns which
were Unexpectedly invaded were large
ly cleared of valuable objects.
The unique collection of Roman am
Der in Cividale. that frontier town sc
dear to lovers of bygone ages, was
taken away in the spring. The pic
collection OF Roman antiquities from
Aquileia made fifty years ago by Count
Toppo were removed at the same time
despite the protests of the mayor and
bishop: The Austrians when they left
Aquileia in 1915 had stripped the mu-
scum of valuable objects. During the
retreat the best of the remainder were
carefully packed and stored under the
cathedral in the hope that the example
might move the Austrians. less coarse
ties OF the past.
Stripped Of Pictures.
From Palmanova the pictures BY
Padovanino were stripped and the vii.
lagos were hunted for treasures. Pic.
lures were removed from Pordenont
and the wonderful collections of thir.
teenth and fourteenth century church
1ewelry. valuable even as bullion, were
carefully taken from Spilimbergo, Sar
Daniele and those Venetian hill towns
Gemona and venzone. Much had lef-
last spring and the rest departed il
packing cases during the retreat. OBJ
1ects of value from the Carnia noun.
tafns had been collected at Tolm ezzc
and all were saved. The same was
true of Conegliano.
In Valdobbiadene the town archives
and pictures by Vittorio Veneto were
removed. Treviso. that friendly Old
town, which seemed almost within the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
FORCES SEEN
IN HEART OF UMbR|A
How Italy Uses Old and New Ma
chimes for Making,
Munitions.
BY A. r.. DECKER.
BIZ "A. n. DEChEns
Especial Correspondence of The Sunday
Star and Chicago Daily News.).

Especial Correspondence of The Sunday
Star and Chicago Daily NeSvs).
PARIS, France. November 25.-The
little manufacturing city OF Terni.
Italy, is at the bottom of a pocket in
lust where the water flow from the
mountains is swiftest. Barren hill
slopes fall into the fertile valley.
which bristles here and there with
smoking stacks. The situation gives an
impression of absolute isolation. for
hardly breeze or even an enemy air
plane would venture across those hill
tops.
The most interesting feature Of the
TERM factory is the manner in which
the equipment has been transformed to
meet the demands Of war. Before the
conflict TERM made armor plate and
big gun mountings. Today Terni is pro-
ducing many kinds OF projectiles and
light artillery. besides making repairs
for ships and artillery. A machine used
formerly for punching armor plate
now cuts of the billets from which
the three-inch projectiles are pressed.
A former grinding machine Is now set
up to bore gun barrels. Old forging
presses form the projectiles, while
marine rifle lathes are turning light
artillery.
suited in great efficiency. but the
machines have been saved from idle
ness.
Shipped to Factories.
After being cut of, the billets are
heated and forged into shape. Within
a few operations they take the form of
projectiles in the rough. Some are I'm
ished in Terni, but most of them are
shipped to other factories for the last
operation.
The larger FORCES are used to do re-
pair work. Even the German subma-
rines make work for Terni, az was
witnessed by a part being made for a
damaged ship.
The workmen in this secluded plant
seem to show fine spirit. They have
made great efforts to increase their
production. and have always co-operat-
ed with the managers. Among the
workmen are some who have been to
America. A few have returned with
small fortunes saved in the land of
gold. One man in particular was
pointed out to me. He had been a
turning to Terni. his birthplace. he
had spent almost all his savings in
order to purchase a plot of land upon
which he had set his heart before
going to America. He has made his
childhood dreams come true, and now
he tolls in the Terni works.
This plant, which is SO important to
the Italian munition production. has
not escaped the efforts of the German
spies. One man was caught laying a
dynamite charge in the water power
intake He was caught before. the
fame was destroyed. and. needless to
add. was justly dealt with.
The Terni plant is small but i'm
portant unit IN the complicated or
ganization which the minister of
munitions, Dalollio, has developed. At
first there was some confusion because
of the varied equipment of the fac
tories All Of this has been co-ordinat-
ed by the munttion minister, who now
has the various Italian factories work.
/ ing as departments of one large con-
Germ.