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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
Fl BRITISH SHIPS ARE
SUNK DURING PAST WEEK
Submarines Make Gain Of Four Yes.
sells Over Period Just
Preceding.

j London, Dec. 13.-Twenty-one Brit
ish merchantmen were sunk by mines
or submarines last week, as against
II the previous week.
The admiralty statement announced
II vessels of more than 1000 tons
were sunk, as well as seven under
that tonnage.
The losses to British shipping by
mine or submarine the previous week
comprised 16 merchantmen of 1900
tons or over and one under that ton
mage.
italians Lose Two Steamers.
Rome, Dec. Is. - Italian shipping
losses by mine or submarine for the
week ending December 8 were one
steamer of more than $500 tons, one
steamer of less than 1900 tons and
three small sailing vessels. One
steamer, damaged by a torpedo, was
run ashore. Two vessels were at
tackled but escaped.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
DANGEROUS AUSTRlANS
TO BE PUT BEHIND BARS
Others To Be Given Privileges Not
Enjoyed BY Germans In
This Country.

Washington, Dec. 13-1n proclaim.
ing a state of war with Austria Hun.
gary President Wilson specified that
only dangerous Austro- Hungarians
in the United States should be in.
termed and that most of the restric-
lions applied to Germans should not
apply to Austrians.
Austrians may neither enter nor
leave the United States without oh.
tanning special permission, but no re-
strictions are placed on the move.
ment of the Austrian subjects within
the country. ~'-'I
They will not be registered by police
under the plan adopted for Germans,
and will be allowed to live and work
in many zones barred to Germans.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
POOR TRANSPORTATION
CAUSE OF FUEL SHORTAGE
y. s. Board Places Blame on Carriers
For Industrial Paralysis
Of Country.

Washington, Dec. 13-- Faulty rail
transportation still is the crux Of the
serious coal situation in the United
States, Fuel Administrator Garfield,
the Federal Trade commission and the
National Coal association have agreed.
There are enough coal cars, but they
are not being moved to and from the
mines satisfactorily:
"The coal industry is paralyzing the
country's industries and itself is
paralyzed by the failure of Transports
-tion," the commission announces.
"The coal shortage is due wholly to
inability of the railroads to furnish the
mines with sufficient cars" said the
coal operators organization.
While disclaiming any intent of
criticizing the roads desire to COOP
crate, Mr.. Garfield placed the blame
squarely on them.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
GENERAL MAURICE, IN REVIEW,
SAYS CONDITIONS ARE ENoR-
MouSLY IN FAVOR OF BRITISH
.BYNG's DRIVE AIDED ITALIANS
AIIenby After Capture of Jerusalem
Pushes Attack Against Other
Towns-U. s. Engineers
To Be Armed. NJ

London, Dec. 13.-"Our position at
Cambria as to comfort and safety dur
ing the coming winter is enormously
in our favor" declared General F.. B.
Maurice, director of operations. "This
is true" he added, despite the fact
that the enemy neutralized our sue
cess" =
The British general frankly describ-
ed the Germans success at Cambria
as being due to lack of co-ordina-
tion.'' r...- 49,.
1T is far too early to give the rea-
sons fer the enemy breaking through"
he added. 1.-THE time for investigation
will be later. We will then know why
the break occurred. g..
8yns's Drive Aided italy.
'tAt the time of General Byng's
push, the Italian front was weak and
attracted by the British Cambria drive
into the sector, therefore, in effect,
Byng's drive aided Italy by preventing
troops being sent against her"
Discussing the captureof Jerusalem
by General Allenby, General Maurice
declared the real difficulty was "con-
quering of the desert" =
water for our forces" he said,
twas brought from Egypt. We built
our railway mostly with material from
America and England.
I'm Italy the enemy has made no
material gains," Maurice concluded.
AIlenby fakes New Towns.
General Allenby is not content now
that he has taken Jerusalem. His fore.
es are still pushing. ahead in Palestine,
according to his official report.
Between Jerusalem and Jaffa he said
the British line had been advanced to
Budrus and Shelk Hobeidrahid, north
of Midieh, both of which towns had
been captured. -.... -
TO Arm U. s. Engineers. ~
Because so many American army
engineers were killed and wounded in
the fighting around Cambria on Nov.
30, it has been decided to recommend
in the future that all such auxiliary
forces be armed, according to Reuter-
dispatch. The recommendation, it
was stated, would cover all auxiliary
forces, noncombatants or otherwise,
who operate near. the firing line.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
DEEP SNOW FALL HELPS
ITALIANS TO HOLD ENEMY
Teutons Forfeit Gains When Defend.
ers Launch Counter Attack
In Storm.

Rome, Dec. ~13.-Snow is falling
heavily in the mountains. along the
Italian front and optimism prevails
among the Italians that this will aid
them definitely in holding the Austro.
Germans back from the Italian plain.
Amid the first flurries of the storm
the enemy resumed his attack in the
hills and was rewarded by the capture
of several positions. Later, however,
the Italians, in counter attack re-
gained their lost terrain, after which
the artillery duels were resumed but
with less strength than had previous
ly been shown. Reinforcements from
the Russian front for the Austro-Ger-
man invaders are still arriving Italian
aviators report the Austro-G Germans
massing large forces near Foza and
the enemy is feverishly constructing
defensive works before Monte Grappa.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
SMALL FOOD GIFTS ARE
ACCEPTABLE TO HERTLlNG
German Chancellor Grateful To
Friends For Furnishing Him
Eatables.,

Amsterdam, Dec. 13.-According to
the Munich Post, number of friends
and admirers of Count George +. Hert.
ling, imperial German chancellor, have
been sending him foodstuffs since he
left Bavaria for Berlin to take up the
chancellorship, fearing he might find
difficulty in getting food in the Ger
man capital. AS the sending of food
stuffs from Bavaria to Prussia is
against regulations, the packages were
seized and the senders arrested.
Count Hertling has telegraphed the
Bavarian authorities requesting the re-
lease of these persons, and asks that
the packages be forwardd to him, add
ing:
They will be gratefully accepted"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
Miss Rankin Champions cupid's Cause

Miss Rankin Champions Cupid's Cause
Washington, Dec. 19.-Cupid has a
champion in congress for the first
time in history Jeanette Rankin
representing the states of Montana
and Matrimony, though she herself is
a spinster, took up the cudgel for the
chubby little heart-hunting chap she
says has been abused by the lawmak-
ers. Her first move on Dams behalf
was the Introduction of bill to repeal
the law compelling American women
who marry aliens to relinquish their
american citizenship and marry 9
foreign country also.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
TREASON CHARGE
+. AGAINST CA|LLAUX
FORMER PREMIER OF FRANCE
PLOTTED TO BETRAY HIS cOUN.
TRY TO ENEMY, is CHARGE.
FRENCH PEOPLE AROUSED
Accused Mans Vaccinations With
6oIo Pasha Exposed-Aimed To
Make England and Russia Pay
For War.

Paris, Dec. 13.-Not since the days
when the kaiser's army was marching
on Paris have the French people been
so stirred as by the linking of former
Premier Joseph Caillaux's name with
that of Bolo Pasha, the arch spy of
the Germans. Though action was ex.
pected for the past week, interest was
at fever pitch when General Dubail,
military governor of Paris, asked the
Chamber of Deputies to give authority
for proceedings against Caillaux for
what amounts to treason, if proved.
Criminal Propaganda.
In letter to Premier Clemenceau,
calls the Criminal Propaganda" of
N. Caillaux in Rome last December,
during which in conversation in var.
tous circles, sometimes with persons of
considerable Importance, Mr.. Caillaux
is described as saying that Premier
BRAND was on eve of a fall and would
doubtless be replaced by Cleme1ceau,
who could remain in power by inten.
styling the war; that France would
be quickly exhausted by a fresh mill
tary effort, and that she could not
sustain the fight beyond the spring of
1917, that at this tragic hour he (Cail.
laux) would take power and sign the
peace. 1t would be necessary for Italy
to make a separate peace with Ger
many.
Alliance With Kaiser Planned.
"The world will be astonished by
the advantages in these conditions
Germany will be able to give to Italy
and to France, because all the costs
of the war must be paid by Russia
and the Balkans" Caillaux is quoted
as saying.
General Dubail attributes to. Gail
laux in conversation at Rome, the
following statement:
CAS- soon as peace is signed France
will conclude treaty of alliance with
Germany, Italy and Spain against
England and Russia, which are our
Yeritable enemies"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
MEET IN TWO BATTLES IN BOTH
/. OF WHICH COUNTER REvoLU-
TioNlsTs ARE VICTORIOUS.
HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED
Germans Make Offer to Restore Rou-
mania Il New Dynasty In Sym
pathy With Kaiser 10
Formed,

London, Dec. 13. - The Cossacks
under General Kaledines and the Boil
sheviki forces are reported to have
met in at least two attacks, with the
counter revolutionists the victors in
both. The engagements occurred at
Mohliev and at Tamanovka and the
Bolsheviki losses are declared to have
been heavy. t-..>,- ,.eE
The Teutonic powers appear to be
willing to evacuate and restore Rou-
manian territory on condition that a
new dynasty be established, the new
sovereign to be sympathizer with
the Hohenzollerns and Hapsburgs,
says dispatch to the Manchester
Guardian from Petr0grad.
On the other hand. the message
states that Bolsheviki are carrying on
a republican agitation in the Rouma-
MAN army. - - q,
Proposals that the Russians evacu-
ate Petrograd until peace come" dis
armament of the Baltic fleet and ces-
sion of Ukaine to. Austria are said to
have been made to Germany.
Will Resume Negotiations.
Thirteen Russian delegates are re-
ported on the way to Brest Litovsk
to resume the armistice negotiations
with the Germans, Austrians, Turks
and Bulgars., rs
A dispatch from Copenhagen quotes
the German semi-of1cial news agency
as saying that Russia is demobilizipg
and has authorized separate peace
negotiations with the Teutonic pow
ers. The dispatch indicated that the
Bolsheviki had abandoned their orig
inal program of insisting on general
ar1nistice and peace, and were ready
to deal separately with the Teutons
and the latter's. Eastern allies.
Roumania Signs Armistice.
From Jassy, the temporary Rouma-
Man capital, came an apparently au-
thentic dispatch saying Roumania
has definitely signed an armistice,
which is to be operative until fur
Their notice."
Germany, it was said, has demand
ed the Immediate stopping of Russian
propaganda among the Teutonic
troops in the East. She complained
particularly about the distribution Of
100000 leaflets by the Russian az
itators.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14

U. S. Advances Money On Contracts.
Washington, Dec. 1.-TWO million
dollars will be advanced by the War
and Navy departments to the Bethle-
hem Steel company, munitions con.
tracts, because OF. the company's diff
culties Of obtaining funds from private
sources to expedite deliveries. I'm.
Ter the law the War and Navy depart
ments may advance nn TO 80 per cent
Of the amount Of contract in order
to permit the contractor to expand
his facilities. The government al.
ready has made large advances to the
Bethlehem and other companies,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
C ri TELLS Of DELAYS
GIVES CAUSES OF HATS IN
coUNTRY's WAR PROGRAM.
Says Manufacturers Hesitated to<Ae-
cept Equipment Contracts Without
Appropriations.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Inauiry by
Congress into the general conduct of
the war was begun with Investigation
by the Senate military committee of
the War departments wsrk in arming
and equipping the American forces.
Major General Crozer, chief of
ordnance, said an obstacle in the
early work was that the military pol
icy defined in the national defense
act Of 1916 contemplated a force of
100000 men to be raised in five
years.
Plans Were Changed.
1T is apparent he Said, "the
original program for 1,000,eeO men did
not contemplate participation in the
war. We compressed the Ave year
program into one year when it became
apparent the 100000 program would
not do"
Preparation Of estimates and &C.
tual appropriation by Congress, the
general said, caused further delay.
Wanted Appropriations.
Manufacturers; he said, did not
care to spend money in advance of
actual appropriations.
Referring to the cost plus ten per
cent" contracts, General Croker said
the system had worked fairly we'll"
''Some manufacturers wsald not
take fixed price contracts at an,'::
General Crozier said.
On inquiry by Senator WsaswoIth,
General Crozier said early n the war
the President had allotted SIS .000, 600
of his $1O0,000,000 emergency funds
to the War department and emegen-
cy orders for material had been
given. .>
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
u. S. WILL CONSTRUCT
CONCRETE STEAMSHIP
To Be Followed BY Others For War
:. Purpose If Experiment.
Successful.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Construction
Of a concrete steamship, largely az an
experiment will be begun soon by the
Shipping board and the U. s. bureau
Of standards. The vessel will be built
after designs by experts of the bureau
and If it proves successful many more
will be turned out.
Concrete ships have been built.
abroad and one is under construction
now at San Francisco. The Shipping
board vessel will be built at south
ern port. It will be $500 tons capa-
city.
The shipping board also Announces
acceptance of a Boston concerns pro-
posal for building concrete ships Of
$500 tons. The firm will build one
vessel on approval and il the ship Is
accepted, 1t proposes to construct 10
more Of the same type. The Boston
builders claim they can tuyn cut q
hull within 60 days.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
Three Germans Are Held.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 13.-Charged
with fomenting labor troubles in lum-
Der mills near Port Angeles, Wash,
where airplane spruce is being cut,
three Germans, Karl Weyland, A. x.
Fisher and H. r. Forster, and a
Swiss, Oils HOLSTER, are in the Sc
attic detention station, having been
arrested near the mills and brought
here. Two of the prisoners admit be-
longing to the Industrial Workers of
the World >.- g..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
MONEY IS PROVIDED TO
CONSTRUCT RIVER FLEET
Shipping Board Sets Aside $3,aeo, GOO
For Construction
Purposes.

Washington, Dec. Is. - The Ship
ping board has set aside $3.50, 900
of its shipbuilding fund for construc-
ton Of "a barges and four tugs for
Mississippi river traffic. The money
will be expended under joint super
vision of the Emergency Fleet cor
poration and the chief engineers of
the army. The hope is to relieve con-
gested railway traffic conditions.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
SUFFRAGlSTS SHORT
IN SENATE BY 8 VOTES
Informal Poll Indicates That Amend
ment Would Fail Of
=: Passag:.

Washington. Dec. 13.-New House
committee. assignments were approved
at separate caucuses of Democrats and
Republicans, subject to acceptance at
the regular session.
The meeting of the Republicans was
prolonged by an effort to recommend
seven members, with Miss Rankin as
chairman Of the special House COM
mittee on suffrage, instead Of the six
allotted by the majority TO the minor
ity. The plan was abandoned.
Miss Rankin was named ranking
Republican on the committee. The
Democrats chose Representative Baker
of California, chairman 81 their com.
mittee. AL
Representative Shirley q Kentucky
was selected by the Denocrats as
chairman of the House appropriations
committee. Representative Sims of
Tennessee was chosen chairman of
the House Interstate Commerce con-
mittee.
Besides approval of the committee
assignments the House today will take
up the seating Of S. w. Beakes, Dem
ocrat. of Ann Arbor, Mich, over Rep
resentative Mark R. Bacon, Of Wyan-
dotte, Republican.
An informal poll of tho Senate upon
the national woman suffrage amend
ment shows: For 81; against, 81;
doubtful. 8. Sixty-four votes. two
thirds of the Senate, are necessary.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
Plot Believed Responsible for Wreck

Plot Believed Responsible for Wreck.
Denver, Dec >13.-George King, en-
gineer, was killed and C. H. Town
send, fl eman, and nine passengers
were injured when a westboupd Santa
Fe passenger train struck an open
switch in the yards here and crashed
into Colorado and Southern switch
engine. Four coaches carrying SOL
diers had been detached from the
passenger train at Englewood a sub
:urb located near the yard. { It is ru-
mored that the wreck may have been
the work Of plotter, attempting the
lives Of the troops.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
100000 For Postal Censorship.

n vooeJoSo y ~ 0osot 0s5st0t 15tt39 =
Washington, Dec. 13.-Half MIL
lion dollars for postal censorship dur
ing the present fiscal year, which ends
June 30, next, is asked Of Congress-
by Postmaster General Burleson. For
next year 81, zoe, 900 is carried in the.
postoffice appropriation bill now pend
ing in the House. In submitting the.
estimate. Mr.. Burleson explained that
under the espionage and trading with
the enemy acts, postal censorship Of
certain mails was Instituted az New
York during the latter part Of ocs
tobef.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
Zimmerman's Hand In Hindu Plot.

Gst'1111StT11dtt t1otIu vi t11ttUU Z 10ts
San Francisco, Dec. 13.-Former
Secretary Zimmerman's hand as the
head of the German foreign office was
shown in the record of Hindu revolt
conspiracy trial as result of intro
duction of series of documents
seized in the raid on the office of
Wolff Won Igel in New York. Letters
and bits from Won 1gel's memorandum.
showed that Zimmerman personally
appointed DR.. Chakfavarty to handle
Indian affairs and revealed the exist.
ence Of a German military informa.
ton bureau" ss
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14

1900 Drafted Men To Regular Army.
4 Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va, Dec. 10.
Orders for the transfer of 1000 men
of the national army to the regular
army for immediate service have been
received from the war department.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
To Transport War Supplies By Auto

TO transport war supplies BY Auto.
Detroit. Dec. 1$.-The Michigan war
preparedness board announces that
20 auto trucks will leave here loaded
with munitions for an Atlantic port.
Two tank cars carrying gasoline, lub-
rica1ing oils and an anti-freeze mix.
tures will accompany them. The trip
marks new era in transportation of
freight, It being the government in,
tention to continue this line even after
peace is established and to build re-
pair shops along the route Captain
Bronson, quartermaster's department,
svill have charge Of the train.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
Ice Gorge Turns Coal odrift.

Cincinnati, Dec. 13.-Breaking of an
ice gorge in the Ohio river here swept
away 80 coal barges and number Of
the containing more than 1000 tons Of
coal were sunk. Scores of launches,
skiffs, households, and shanty-boats
were also swept downstream. So far
as is known no lives were lost.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14

Allies and Pro-Huns Clash IN Harbin.
Tientsin, Dec. 13.-Serious clashes
between pro-German and Allied sup
porters in Hardin are reported IN dis
patt les. Chinese troops were request
ed in order to protect Allied citizens
there. ~. i
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
U. s-Patrol Boat Reported Sunk.

y. SrPatroI Boat Reported Sunk.
An Atlantic Port, Dec. 13.-Accord.
ing to advices received here, a United
States patrol boat has been sunk in
a collision with two vessels off the
coast. The meager report received
here said all the crew and much of
the equipment Of the patrol boat were
taken aboard the other vessels. The
number of the crew is not known;
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
Eggs 81 Cents In CHICAGO.

Chicago. Dec. 13.-Fresh eggs have
reached the top price of 81 cents
dozen retail. Some dealers predicted
they would soon reach Is cents.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-12-14
TEuToNs Hello At CAMBRIA
BRITISH HALT FIERCE LuNeE BY
ENEMY ON ALLIED LINE.
Attempt To overwheIm Haig's Men
BY Weight Of Numbers Fails In
Aim To Drive Wedge.

London, Dec. ia fierce mass at
tack was made by the Germans
against the elbow in the bend of the
British line between Bullecourt and
Queant (about 10 miles west of Cam.
braD says the Reuter- correspondent
at British headquarters in France.
Their intention was to overwhelm
their opponents by sheer weight of
numbers and to drive wedge into
the British line.
Owing to the staunchness of the
British, the attack only enabled the
Germans to get a footing in about 500
yards of British front line, when the
attack was arrested.
Attack Just a Local Success.
Thus the attack was reduced to the
limits of very small local success at
the most. The correspondent added
that it was difficult to get details, but
the fighting lasted from dawn until i
o'clock in the afternoon and the con.
tinuance Of firing after that suggested
a British counterattack.
Heavy artillery preparations for sew
eral days preceded the attack.
The German effort was similar to
that of Crown Prince Rupprecht troops
when they pierced General Byng's
front southwest of Cambria, nearly two
weeks ago and caused a retirement of
the British on the salient General
Byng had previously driven toward
Cambria.
Only One Point Pierced.
A like purpose doubtless was in
volved in the latest offensive and for
it's execution huge waves of Bavarians
were thrown upon the sector in an en-
deavor to overpower the defenders.
The British, however, held tenaciously
to their ground, except at one point
where the enemy penetrated a front
line position.