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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Chicago Roads Cut Out
Luxurious Rolling Stock

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-lmmediate cur
tailment Of luxurious passenger service
equipment was among the first steps
taken to-day by some Of the railroads
with headquarters in Chicago when the
government came into control Of the
nations rail systems.
The Chicago, Milwaukee E. st. Paul
announced that II would eliminate both
observation and buffet-smoking cars
from its trains. The change will be
made between Chicago, Milwaukee and
Minneapolis at once, and on the lines
20 Kansas City and Omaha next week.
None OF the Great Lakes steamship
lines is owned or controlled by any Of
the railroad systems Of the United
States" so the control of thela has not
passed TO the Director General Of Rail
roads, according 10 Levy Mayer, gem
eral counsel Of the Lake Shippers As
ISOLATION, in a statement issued here
TO-DAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29

the rapid movement Of freight. Mem
bers Of the War Board were requested
10 study the situation and report on
any measures to relieve congestion
they think might wisely be put into
force.
Thus far the director general has
made no plans FOR "A staff, although IL
is considered likely that one Of his
legal assistants Will be John Barton
Payne. Of Chicago. now legal adviser
10 Chairman Hurley Of the Shipping
Board.
Asks for Chart of Organization
lie asked the war board to-day FOR a
complete chart OF its organization,
which was furnished tonight
In drafting into service the war
board organization the director general
takes over the services Of all the
boards committees. including the oper-
ating committee of Eastern railroads.
headed by A. W. Thompson, of the
baltimore 4 Ohio. lie obtains the SER
vices, rs well, OF the boards car ser
vice commission, which now is assist
ing the Interstate Commerce Commits
SION IN distributing cars.
Pooling OF railroad equipment. al
i'Ao} started by the war board, will be
carried much further under rovern-
ment operation. Common use especially
wiil be made OF terminal facilities. and
pr. NeAdoo asked the war board to-
day Tor a special report on terminal
facilities and the extent TO which they
may be pooled
An early measure 70 relieve conces-
ton, 70 was intimRted tonight. will he
denial Of transportation 10 non
essential commodities. Traffic that ia
considered unnecessary will be cut Oft
including both passenger and freight
movement. Members OF the war hoard
urged strongly on Mr.. McAdoo to-dsv
the necessity Of cutting down on some
forms Of traffic. They pointed out that
the United States IS the only nation
az war which IS attempting 10 move a
great amount Of war freight and al the
same time asking It's railroads 20 trans.
port as well all commercial freight. re.
gardless Of It's importance.
Loyctt To Decide Priority
This subject will be left largely to
Robert S. L0ett, government director
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Taking Over of Laurel
Grounds Is Forerunner n
General Seizure
To Train Engineers
Many Abandoned Course.
Near Yaphank of Value
to the Government

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. The Va,
Department has under consider,,ior
the Communicating Of many Of the larv.
racetracks OF the country that Are Ia
Gated near National Army and Nation.
al Guard training camps or points-
where the government IS now engaged
in the training of soldiers for s.rvi,s
in France.
The Laurel, Nd, track, near Cam,
Meade, was taken over to-day BY n.
government for use as a manpgvre s.,a
and testing ground for engineer reg
ments now In process Of forms.ion =,
Camp Meade and IN Washington.
The tracks on Long Island. because a,
their proximity 20 Yaphank and "A.
fact that they offer desirable advs,.
tages in acreage and housing fscilitis,
for the men, arc now under considers.
ton as the next race courses Ia 4.
utilized II the emergency warrants n
The arrangements made with ths
owners Of the Laurel track will In No
way interfere with the racing n,n.
grammcs planned for the future Al a.
track. The engineers viii be housed
in the stables and other buildinss an
the property, or temporary barraek,
will be erected for their use during N.
short intensive instruction they viii 10
given there.
The fact that some Of the trseLs IN
Long Island arc abandoned and can
easily be converted 20 the use OF N,
War Department is expected to be
taken into consideration by the War
Department when the necessity arise,
for more facilities for training enri.
neer regiments.
The deal by which the War Depart.
ment takes over the Laurel course In.
wolves only a small rental, and il the
Long Island tracks arc taken over the
department will be prepared only 10
pay a nominal rental for their use.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Locomotives Built for
Russia To Be T aiken

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.--Two hun
dred locomotives under construction in
this country for Russia will be taken
over as a part of the governments
plans for quick improvement in Ameri-
can railroad equipment. The engines,
many of them completed and awaiting
shipment. will be changed in gauge 20
fit American tracks.
The government will hold for a time
several hundred locomotives ready for
shipment 10 France for use there on
roads built b. the American forces.
When they have helped relieve freight
congestion here. however. these en-
gins will be sent on 10 France.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Fuel Famine Menaces
Ohio Again as Severe
Cold WaUe Hits State

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Dec. 2s.-A Sc
we're cold wave struck Ohio tonight,
and the state again is on the verge of a
coal famine that fuel administration
officials declare will be more serious
than the one of two weeks ago. Dur
ing that period Of intense suffering
lakes coal was available for coniisca-
ton, whereas there is none now to be
had
State officials declared tonight that
very little coal has been placed for
distribution since lakes coal was taken
over. What little is on tracks at mines
has not been moved. for lack of rail
road motive power, which is the seat
of trouble, according to c. F. Mayer,
of the fuel administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Wilson Celebrates His
Sixty-hrst Birthday
Plays Golf With Mrs. Wilson
and Works on Railway
Message

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-Prcsident
Wilson to-day is celebrating his sixty
first birthday. There was no special
ceremony at the White House, as the
wartime rush Of work makes lmpos-
sible any deviation in the President $
daily routine.
Congratulatory letters and message B
piled into tho white House all day.
This morning the President piayed
golf with Mrs. Wilson and later
worked on the railroad address he VIII
deliver 20 Congress next week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Educational Club Asks News

The Educational Alliance, Of 1877
East Broadway and SO Stuyvesant
Street, wants TO get in touch with all
its former workers and club members
now in the army or navy, and asks
for information concerning them from
their friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Eveleth, Mimi, Coolest Town

DULUTH. Dec. %. - Government
Foreeaster Richardson, OF Duluth, to-
day reported that probably the coolest
place in the United States today was
Eveleth. MIMI, where the official Their
mometer registered 40 degrees below
zero.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
McAdoo Directs
r. K. War Boardto
Operate All Lines

Continued from pnge I
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-20
TAX OFFICE HERE Is
TO CLOSE TOMORROW

Tomorrow viii be the last day on
which the taxpayers of Rock Island
township can make settlement at the
Office in the State Bank building. Tax
Collector Waldo Schneider announced
today that his Office would close at 8
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Those
who have not paid their taxes as yet
are urged 10 do SO tomorrow. The
township realizes q per cent Of the
taxes taken by the collector and this
fund should be made as large as pos
sibIe 1Ir. Schneider villa start work
at once 30 close his books preparatory
to turning them over to the county
treasurer This task viii consume
about d week, which means that the
county viii receive the books about
April Il I'D to the present time AT.
Schneider has collected about S260g90
out of s-17 .556.14 charged against the
township
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-20

VIII threah out the wage demands now
pending with the various crafts
Has FuU Power.
The board was vested bv the mem
oers with full power To act At the
conference tbis afternoon the board
viii determine just how far the con-
tractors viii 20 80 meet me wage de-
mands q the unions Those Of the
carpenters are 70 be considered first.
Ihe carpenters arc asking for f81@
cents an hour or 55 for an elehf-hour
day Al the conference today q date
VIII be set for the board to confer with
representatives 81 the union men The
present agresm ent Of the carpenters
expires May e.
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-20
snarLaL Taxal.on Notice.

General. Ne. 4-a.
Notice fs hereby given TO all per
sons interested that the council Of
the city of Rock Island. Ill., having
ordered the paving with brick OF FIFTH
avenue from che east line Of Thirteenth
street 20 the west line of Seventeenth
street, and the ordinance for the same
hesug ca file I'M che office of Ele city
clerk Of said li.E and said City having
applied 10 the county court or Rock
island county. Illinois. for aD assess
meut IS the cost of said Improvement
according % frontage said assessment
being payable in nine 1uzta-lment5r
each bearing interest at the rate of HEa
per cent per anuum, and an assess
ment therefore having been made and
returned 10 said court. the hnaI hear
1ng thereon viii be had ga the fourth
day of AprI. a. o., 1917. at -la hour
of o'clock a. u1. or as soon there
after as the business of the court ".l
permit.
All persons desiring may dle oat6o-
Hous ia said court. before said day
and may appear on the hearing 8ud
make their defense
Dated Rock Island Ill.,. March 1917
WILLIAM s.. NORRIS,
CHcer appointed To make assessment.
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-20

Arrange gements have been completed
for the class adoption ~ new mem
hers by Camp No. SIS. Woodmeu Of the
World and Grove 80. q. Woodmen
Circle. tomorrow evening at the Odd
Fellows hall The iniuatorv work
viii be put on by the officers and
teams of the local camp and grove.
Refreshments viii BE served at the
close Of the business session by the
ladies or the grove.
Rock Island lodge No $50. 3. h. o..
Elks, at O. meeting last evening in[-
tiaeed class Of candidates A So
ciaI session was held at the close OF
the business meeting. Omcers elected
two weeks ago wiIl he installed alt the
meeting on April e.
Rock Island Argus., 1917-03-20
RURAL COLLECTOR
HAS FINE RECORD
6By Hutchinson Turns His Tax Books
0f His Township to County Treas
urer with No DeIfnquents.
1915 SHOWING Is DUPLICATED
Able TO Gather in sum Of s21 .e23 IS.
Entire Amount Asses sed. Being
Paid s432.A8 for Work.

For the second time ia many years.
perhaps in the history of Rock Island
county. a. collector has turned in every
cent assessed in his township Last
years something Of q. sensation was
created when John Linn, Rural town
ship fled his report with County
Treas urer r. }. CIendenin. showing no
delinquent list. bat Guy Hutchinson.
his successor. refused to let the rec
ord 20 unchallenEed and today he com
pieted his work, duplicating the fine
showing Of 1915.
Mr.. hutchinson S books show the
sum Of S21.623.38 charged on the tax
books and that the entire amount was
collected He receives commission
Of S422aG
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-22
After nn EInctrio Shock.

An effective means of resuscitadon after an electric shock Is said to be a sharp blow on the soles of the feet without removing the shoes. In all cases, however, 1t is necessary to pull the tongue from the throat as the ac- ton of the current is to cause a con- traction of the muscles, and the tongue is drawn back into the throat com- pletely sealing the air passage. Part of many first aid equipments consist of a device which will grasp the tongue and hold 1t in a distended position so that the throat Is open to permit. of artificial respiration.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-22
NOTICE OF MARsHAL's SALE United States of America, First Division, District of ss:
 Alaska.

Alaska.
 Public notice is hereby given, that by virtue of @ writ of Fieri Facias tor execution), dated May 1st, A. D. 1917, issued out of the District Court, of the United States for the First Division, District of Alaska, on a judgment rendered in said Court, on the 29th day of Jan uary, A. D. 1916, in favor of Frye Bruhu Co.,, Corporation, of which Harriet s. Pullen, is the owner Rs assignee and against L. Agnes Burke and c. c. Runner doing busi- ness as the Fifth Ave. Hotel, l have, op this 1st day of May, A. D. 1917, levied upon the following de- scribed real estate, situated in skagway, Alaska, to wit:
 Lots Eight (8) Nine t9) Ten (1O) Eleven CID and the South Half (sh) plus thu South Half of the North Half C51A Of N15) of Lot Twelve (12) in Block Ten (1O) of the townsite Of the Town of skagway, Alaska, as tho same is shown and designated by a survey and by a Plat thereof made by Hill & Wet trick, and approved by the Trustee for sail townsite on April 2S, 19O9' and duly tiled in the office of the district Recorder of skagWay Re cording District.
 And that I will, accordingly, of fer said real estate for sale, at public vendue to the highest and best bidder, for cash, on the 1st day of June, 4. D. 1917, at 10 o'clock a. m., nt the front door of the Uaited States Court House, SkagWay, Alaska.
 Dated, at Skagway, Alaska, May 1, 1917.
 J. M. TANNER,
 U. s. Marshal. First Division, District of Alaska. JOHN B. MARSHALL,
 Plaintiffs Attorney.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-22
Rhode Island and Textiles.

The first cotton mill in the United States was built In PawtuCket in Wash lngton's first administration. The mak- Ing of textiles has become Rhode Is- lands first industry. Some 60,OOO per sons work in it, and its output is about 50 per cent of the manufactured prod ucts of the state, which, little as it is, Is fourth in the making of cotton goods and third In the making of wOOlens and wOrsteds.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-22
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF FINAL ACCOUNT

Ia the United States Commissioners
 Court for the Territory of Alas
 ka, skagway Precinct at Skag-
 way, Alaska, Before the Hon. E.
 A. Rasmuson, Commissioner, and
 Ex-cfficio Probate Judge. In Ahe Matter of the Estate of An
 na Cassidy, deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Frank suffecool, the admins trator of the estate of Anna Cas- sidy, deceased, has rendered, pre- sented, and filed in the above entit- led court, his final account of his administration of said estate; and the hearing of the same has been fixed by said court for the 17th, da Of July, 1917 at 10 o'clock. in the forenoon of said day, at the United States Court House, in Skagway, AL aska, and all persons interested in said estate are notified to appear at said. time and file any objections they may have to said account and to show cause if any they have, why said final account should not be allowed.
 Edward A. Rasmuson.
 Commissioner and e1-officio Pro bate Judge.
 First publication May, 18th, 1917. Last publication July, 10th, 1917.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-22
SYSTEM AND PRINTING

Don't put 1t off, but order your printing now which You will need when you put ia yOUE new system.
 The Daily 'Alaskaz job department Is peter equipped than ever b do your work. Prices right and work executed. if.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-22
Ready to Believe It.

A person who had got some little smattering of geological lore said enc day to a novice that crocOdiles were often seen in tears.
 "Oh, that's nothing! rejoined the novice. "I'Ye often myself seen whales blubberr-Stray Stories.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-22
A Dsfiant Idiom.

Its me-" is an idiOm, says a flax yard professor and is allowable. It iE allowable largely for the reason that we haven't standing army enough to suppress it.-Houston Post,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-22
Patronizin1.

"F'lubdub has such a patronizing manner"
 "Yes, he can't pass globe represent ing the world without batting it"- Louisville Courier7Journal.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-22

4 glad heart seldom sighs, but sor' rowful mouth often laughs.-Danish ProYerb.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-05-22

Our display for your selection is now complete on
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-15
BRITISH TAXATION,
SCUSSIONS of the severity of British taxation futile
unless they accompanied by consideration Of Brl
.bsas -.

SCUSSIONS of the severity of British taxation futile
unless they accompanied by consideration of Bri
Nsh production.
taxs for the most part something taken from the
uction Of period just prior to the evyng of the tax That
commodities the Of which the
tained will be- produced rule within the in which
the tax is laid tax home ordinarily proceeds from the
rent which usually is paid during the in which the tax
levied. Ff
The whole question the severity of the tax
amount of the tax and the amount of commodities that left
after the tax is taken If there is tax potatoes and the
quantity Of potatoes ten fold while the tax increases
but five fold that tax actually lighter than it used to be-
when all factors considered
The actual property cost of running is most truely
represented by the quantity of commodities taken from the
stock the purpose This quantity will be in every
only portion the quantity produced the
civil population must be sustained
Taking all consideration taxation Great Bril-
tain actually well nominay higher than used to be
but not burdensome the figures appear because the
ducve of the people has been tremendously exalted
The total amount Of discomfort caused by absence of shell
and suitable food and clothing is less in Great Britain than
before the The British Employed they
have shorter that buys than to buy
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-15
POPE's PEACE PROPOSALS

OpE BENEDICT proposes terms provisional in quality
and such he believes adapted to procure peace
ference 1t is not peace that first be had If there
De peace there first must be conference in which the
will participate Pope Benedict seeks evidently formula
adapted to conferences if not precisely that
tanned
1t is improbable that the Vatican would make its offer
less had been assured that its good offices would be accept
able Nor would such suggestion Of acceptaby from the
Central Powers alone probably be enough to the Vatican
to action. @ s
There is certain concession in the speeches
that recently have been made by the leaders of the nations
The position Of Russia for without forcibe
atoms and without indemnities has been made clear Lloyd
George has followed the Russian declaration with speech in
which Germany the
first letter alphabet peace Restoration is very diff
restitution" which formerly appeared the
peace talks of the British Chancellor
The Reichstag has laid down formula like the
formula the thought being merely expressed in other
Chancellor Mchaels has declared that Germany fights
her boundaries which is the verbal equivalent of
restoration since Germany desires only her boundaries
be willing restore her conquered territory which
lies outside Of her boundaries.
Earlier Russia long before Germany edang
by months the restoration speech Lloyd George Woodrow
Wilson, President the United States laid down peace
sbs which partof the substance of Pope Bene
diets Freedom Of the autonomy for state like
Poland the restoration of Belgium Serbia and Rmana
are acceptable in America
suggestion United States seems lacking
president doubts shared BY the American
people the responsibility of German government with
the Hohenzolerns as its absolute heads. i
As condition of peace the world may perhaps demand
such changes in the German system of government will
Bring the German people into closer likeness to the democrat
ic methods of government pursued elsewhere.
What would be sufficient guarantee that Germany would
become democracy could be readily determined That the
Kaiser has of such demand shown by his
declaration of electoral reforms Of sweeping and important
character 1t would also, if the chancellor must be-
the Reichsag If Germany including Prus
sa sho1d have edal suffrage and the great officer of the
should proceed from and be subject to discharge
by the representatives Of the people in Germany
approximate in democratic quality the government
Great Britain.
expect that peace conference
of the facts Of the pear future.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-15
CHINA IN THE WAR

~ HINA Germany. The action has
~ the moment only moral value. Chnas part will not
rise the conditions of practical unless the fighting
continue white world it
will be willing to and train the yellow world.
If there is to be true Armageddon in which the hosts of
mankind will fight to finish China trained by the west might
furnish invincble host of armed millions.
In China than in Russia, Germany, France
and Great Britain together The Chinese highly cultured
and intelligent people, created for themselves very
high etho They civilized that the spirit
them They have not lost the capacity for mill
tary power extraordinarily formidable
Japan would not look with comfort upon a condition
which would the Chinese up military power Nothing
will be done unless things come to difficult ST.
nation shsa - 4ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-15
To Increase Daily
Allotment of Food

Paris. Aug. 15.-Deputy Thierry-
-Cazes addressed an urgent request yes
terday to. the minister of subsistence.
asking him to increase to 500 grams
instead of 800 the daily amount of
food to be allotted TO the population.
With the two additional zoo gram al
lottments already provided this would
make total Of 800. The deputy said
the majority OF peasants l. re in the
open air and eat principally soup and
bread and they will regard 1t as an
injustice ifsthey are no allowed to eat
their fill of grain that they themselves
raise.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-15
The Knitting School
is closed
until August II
Polish Council Of
State to Establish
Ministry of Justice

Copenhagen, Aug. 15.-Administra-
ton of justice in the kingdom of Po-
land will be handed over to the Polish
authorities Sept. /, when the council
OF state will establish q ministry of
Justice and hierarchy of courts. These
are the first actual powers placed In
the l1ands of the council of state. The
council is unable to accept the educa-
tfoual plan submitted by the German
auth critics and declines to undertake
the school administration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-15
NEWLY APPOINTED
SWISS MINISTER
ARRIVES IN U. s..
DR.. Sulzer Accompanied By
Commission To Act on
Trade Relations.

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 15.-Dr. Jean
Adolphe Sulzer, recently appointed as
minister to the United States from
Switzerland, arrived here today. on
Spanish steamer. Accompanying Mr..
Sulzer was commission of three
men, representatives of commercial
and financial affairs of Switzerland,
sent here to represent their country. in
matters having to do with trade rela-
tions, particularly that of food sup
plies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-15
American Contracts
For Aeroplanes Are
Placed With Allies

Paris. Aug. 15.-Thes American avia-
ton. service announces that large con-
tracts for aeroplanes have been placed
in Allied countries and that deliveries
will begin soon.
The American aviation observers
who were sent to the British, French,
Italian and Russian fronts are pre-
pared to make a detailed report on.
aerial warfare as carried on by Allied
forces.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-15
SEIZE MUNITIONS OF
IRISH VOLUNTEERS

Dublin, Aug 15-Police and soldiers
early today raided the premises OF
the Irish national volunteers, COM,
manded by Col Moore. They seized
100 rifles and 1900 rounds of blank
cartridges. No errest was made.