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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
SCORNs PEACE TALK
LLOYD GEORGE SAYS IF RUSSIA
DROPS OUT AMERICA WILL
MORE THAN FILL PLACE.
ALLIES ON WAY TO VICTORY
Declares Overtures to Germany Would
Be Betrayal of the Peoples Trust
United States Decisive
Factor.

London, Dec. lift this is the
worst moment it is because Russia
has stepped out and America is only
prepared to come in. Every hour that
passes will see the gap formed by the
| retirement of the Russians filled by the
valiant sons of the great republic. Ger
many knows it and Austria knows it,
hence the desperate efforts that they
are making to force the issue before
America is ready. They will not sue
| ceed."
This was the concluding statement
| of Premier David Lloyd George in an
address on Friday at the dinner of the
Grey's Inn Benchers Ca lawyers club.
The premier also said:
1T is because l am firmly convinced
that, despite some untoward events,
despite discouraging appearances, we
are making steady progress toward the
goal that l believe peace overtures
to Prussia at the very moment the
Prussian military spirit is drunk with
boastfulness would be a betrayal of
the peoples trust, the great trust with
which my colleagues and myself have
been charged"
II Russia persists in her present pol
Icy, the premier pointed out, the. with
drawal by the enemy from the east
of third of his troops must release
hundreds of thousands of men and
masses of material to attack Great
Britain, France and Italy.
at would be folly" he added, "to
underrate the danger; equal folly to
exaggerate it, and the greatest folly OF
all not to face it.
IF the Russian democracy has de-
cided to abandon the struggle against
military .autocracy, the American de-
mocracy is taking it up"
Germany'S victories were emilia
ZOned to the world, the premier said,
but her troubles did not appear in
bulletins. Something was known of
them, however.
The deadly grip of the British navy
was having it's effect, and the valor
of the troops was making an impress
sion which would tell in the end.
81 warn the nation to watch the
man who thinks there is a halfway
house between victory and defeat" the
premier admOnished. "There are men
who think you can end the war now
by some sort Of what they call peace
by setting up a league Of nations.
That is the right policy after victory;
without victory it would be a farce"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
Is NEGROES HANGED
ARMY OFFICERS EXECUTE SOL
DIERS FOR RIOTING.
Forty-One Were Sentenced to Life I'M
prisonment-One Man Dishonor-
ably Discharged.

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 13.-Thir-
teen of the negroes of the Twenty
fourth infantry, q. S. A, found guilty
of completely in the riot and mutiny
at Houston August %, were hanged on
the military reservation at Fort Sam
Houston at 7:17 a. m. Tuesday. An
nouncement of the carrying out of the
sentence was made at headquarters of
the Southern department of the army
at 8 a. m.
Only army officers and Sheriff John
Tobin of Bexar county were present
when the sentence was carried out by
soldiers from the post. No newspaper
men or civilian spectators were al
lowed, the time and place of execution
having been kept a secret.
The execution took place in an ar
royo about two miles east Of Camp
Travis.
Of the 60 men tried by the same
cOurt-martial Al were sentenced to life
imprisonment
One man was sentenced to dishonOr-
able discharge from the army and to be
confined for two and half years.
The negro soldiers who paid the
death penalty were:
Sergt. William G. Nesbit, Corporal
LarnOn J. Brown, Corporal James
Wheatley, Corporal Jesse Moore, Cor
poral Charles w. Baltimore, Private
William Breckenridge, Private Thomas
G. Hawkins, Private Carlos Snodgrass,
Private Ira B. Davis, Private James
DivinS, Private Frank Johnson, Private
Risley w. Young, Private Pat Mac
WhOrter
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
U-BOAT PERIL STILL SERIOUS
First Lord of Admiralty Declares SUBJ
marine Menace Is Being Held
Within Bounds.

London, Dec. 15.-"The submarine
menace, in my opinion, is held but not
vet mastered" said Sir Eric Geddes,
first lord of the admiralty, in the house
of commons on Thursday. "Our ship.
building is not yet replacing our losses.
"Since November 1, when 1 made my
last statement, the downward trend of
mercantile marine losses has contin-
ned satisfactorily. The upward curve
of merchant shipbuilding and the up
ward curve of destruction Of enemy
submarines have been equally salts
factory"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
Capture Many Italians.

London, Dec. 17.-An official Aus
trian statement reviewing the drive on
Italy, says that in the four days OF
lighting in the Meletta region 639 Ital-
Ian officers and more than 10000 men
were made prisoners.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
Marines at Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec 49,
Three thousand marines have been
modified in Buenos Aires. The off,
cial explanation is a precaution
against the threatened general strike,
but it is believed the move is to OBJ
tain support for the president during
the special session of congress.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
Ct Paul Strike Called on.

Washington, Dec. 15.-George W.
Lawson, secretary of the Minnesota
State Federation of Labor, telegraphed
the strikers in st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis to return to work in view of the
order for a federal investigation.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
BoIsheviki Aided by Fleet.

Petrograd, Dec. 15.-The Black sea
battle feet is cooperating with the
bolsheviki forces In the fighting at
Bostoff, according to dispatches receiv-
ed here. The warship Kolhida is firing
on the Cossacks at Novo Tcherkask.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
.Jackies Get Holiday Leave.

Great Lakes, H., Dec. 17.-Jackies
at the Great Lakes naval training sta
ton are happy over the announcement
that the embryo sailors will be given
leave to visit their homes either
Christmas or New Years.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
TEST FOR ALL ARMY OFFICERS
Baker Orders Regulars and National
Guard Commanders to Take
Efficiency Examinations.

Washington, Dec. 13.-All regular
and National Guard officers must UNI
dergo medical as we'll as efficiency ex-
aminatiOns, Secretary Baker said, be-
cause OF severe conditions of warfare
abroad.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
Thirty Lake Ships Icebound.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 1.-THE fleet Of
20 or more down-bOund lake freight
ers which passed out of the Detroit
river after being icebound since Sat-
urday, is lying fast in heavy ice in
Lake Erie.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
Drafted Men to California.

Chicago, Dec. 17.-Seven thousand
selected men viii leave Chicago begin
ming next Wednesday for California
where they will report to one of the
army environments for training. Word
to that effect was received here.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
FIRST U. S. SHOT AT AUSTRIA
Fires First American Shell
From italian Front.

Italian Army Headquarters, Dec. IA.
The first American shot of the war
against Austria was fired Wednesday
when Representative Tinkham Of Bos-
ton pulled the string of a 1.49 milli-
meter gun, hurting shell across to
the Austrian lines.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
Soldiers Black Shoes of Officers.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Representa-
tive Miller, who visited the European
battle fronts, said he had seen Amer
lean soldiers in France blackening the
shoes of officers. Mr.. Miller said the
practice should not be permitted.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
Effioy of La Toilette Burned.

Madison, Wis.,, Dec. Ex-senator
Robert La Toilette was burned in
effigy on the campus, following a mon
ster mass meeting by University of
Wisconsin students to adopt resolu.
items of loyalty.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
Swiss Name New President.

Berne, Dec. 17.-Felix Calender,
vice president of the republic and
head of the department of the fnte-
rior. was elected president of Swift
zerland for 1913. He received 176
votes.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21

Preston Gibson, prominent American
author and society man, who has Deeh
serving with the Norton-Harjes unit
since the early days of the war, mas
been decorated by the French govern
ment with the Cross Of War, with two
star citations for gallant conduct on
the field. Gibson is now chief OF
section of the United States army am
bulance corps.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-21
Bio Industries Worried.

Since congress adopted the war reso-
tuition, the department of justice and
other government departments have
been besieged with anxious queries
from big manufacturers and coal OPP
orators employing many Austro-Hun-
garian laborers.
Fear was expressed that with labor
already inadequate for the war indus
tries any drastic action against Aus
Itrian subjects would seriously hamper
war production
These industrial leaders were told at
first that the department planned to
compel Austrians to register
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
DISTRICT Will BUY
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS
One Per Cent Per Capita Will Com
plete Local Fund.

washingtonians are to be assessed
one cent per capita In order to raise
their quota of the million-dollar fund
to build and equip libraries with books
fof the soldiers at tfe cantonmenfs
with readable literature for -ccrea-
ton.
This was the chief development at
The first meeting u the local commit
tee OF the Library War Council. last
night at the home OF Charles H. But
icI, 1886 / street northwest.
Addresses wero made by the Rev,
bishop Kinsolvipg. Of Brazil; Charles
] Bell of the Amer ,caA Security and
Trust Company; Russell Leffingwell. OF
the Treasury Department. who is to
handle part Of the work on the sec
ond liberty loan; w. ]. Hamilton, as
sistant librarian of the Carnegie L-
bIary of Washington; Tertius Van
Dyke. son Of the American Ambassa-
Cor to the Netherlands. and other
prominent social and society workers.
Mr.. Bell placed his bank and his
moral and material support at the
wishes of those conducting the CAM
paign.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
APPEALS TO WILSON
Will Be REJECTED
Drafted Men Must Present Claims
to Appellate Boards.

Applications from more than a score
Of District registrants who have ap-
pcaled to the President will be auto
matlcally rejected, according to an Of
fetal notice from the provost marshal
general yesterday.
In some unusual cases the President
has overruled District appellate boards
and the result has been a food of ap-
peals that has swamped the executive
offices.
No official orders have yet been is
sued with regard to when and where
coored registrants and eligibles for
the draft army will report. In the Sc
lection of the first 40 per cent care has
been taken to see that no colored men
are included. The impression is that
colored men will be sent in separate
sections to the cantonment camps.
where they will be trained In separate
brigades.
The District already has 651 ready
for entrainment, although the first call
only requires 4l2. Local boards are
continuing their work at a rate that
makes it certain the full quota of 1,0e2
men will be ready to enroll in Camp
Meade long before October 3. when the
last Is per cent must be ready for
4.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
CAVALRY RECRUITING
LISTS RE.OPENED
Men Needed to Fill Vacancies in
Regular Army.

orders to accebt recruits for cav
airy regiments OF the regular army
were received yesterday by Lieut. Nc
Intyre, of the Third District of CO.
lumbid Regiment. recruiting officer in
the District of Columbia.
The cavalry branch of the regular
army has been closed to recruits for
nearly six months. owing to the fact
that the troops were all filled to au-
thorized strength. The reopcnirg of
recruiting for this branch of the serv-
ice. II is sta ed is due TO the fact
that vacancies are reported in a num-
Der of the white regiments. Colored
regiments are still closed to recruits.
but qualified white applicants. either
with or without previous service, will
he accepted II they apply at the Army
Tent Station on Pennsylvania avenue.
The cavalry has always been one
of the most popular branches of the
service. and the announcement that
its ranks are again open to recruits
will be welcomed by many who have
applied unsuccessfully for enlistment.
The American cavalryman is train
ed to fight both on foot and on horse
back, and the regular army cavalry
troopers are famous for their prowess
as fighting men.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
PETWORTH Citizens
name new OFFICERS
]. L. Carr Elected President of As
sociation at Annual Meeting.

A new set of officers was elected
last night by the Petworth Cieizens'
Association at one of the most large
ly attended meetings in the history
Of the organization. Officers elected
were as follows:
J. l.. Car. president: w. L. Cute
Illus. vice president: Gilbert I. Jack
son. seer -taly: VI. Eca"Lsley. finan
cial secretary: Nelson Carr. treasurer;
Jesse Suter, delegate to the Fedora
tion of Citizens Associations, and +.
VI. oyster. alternate de'cs:l.e.
Notwithstanding the f1ct that the
retiring president. c. J. James, and
the retiring secretary. r. c. Homiller.
hal both declined to serve another
term. Trough some mismn.le.S : ~ ling
II any ba,iots were cast for them and
fo- >hc .ther old officers % the asso-
CATION.
At the conclusion of the business
meeting. retiring President James
made an address in which he referred
to some OF the important improve
ments which have been made in the
Petworth section during his three
year incumbency Of the Office.
Among these he mentioned the i'm
provement of the triangular parks, the
assignment of bands to play IN Pet
worth and the successful fight waged
by the association against the loca-
tion of the municipal hospital in Pet
worth
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
jewish new Year
CELEBRATION CLOSES
Event More Solemn Than Usual
Because of War.

With the blowing of the rams horn
or shofar yesterday at sunset. the
third and last day OF the festival of
Rosh Hashans, the Jewish New Year,
came to a close.
In no previous year has the obser-
vance of the Jewish New Year been
attended with the solemnity that
characterized these service here. In
all sermons reference was made to
the young men who have answered
the country's call and the patriotism
of those who responded commended.
In most sermons the rabbis' were a
unit in asserting that the Jews owe
and will demonstrate their full loyalty
to this nation.
Next to Yom Kippur, the New Year
is the most solemn of all Jewish
holidays. 1t ushers in the penitential
seasons, which is brought to a close
on the day of Atonement.
The orthodox Jews Will continue,
during the next eight days. a period
of reflection and penitenence for the
feast OF Yom kippur, which will begin
September 70.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
FUND OF RED CROSS
SHOWS RAPID GROWTH
Committee Plans New Drive Here
During Fall Season.

Every day brings additional gifts to
the Red Cross War Service Fund,
and promises of more, although no
special canvass is being made by the
finance committee at this time. Now
that the vacation period is practically
over. not only the Red Cross auxi-
liaries, but all the other organiZa-
tions pledged to the Red Cross are
planning to renew their activity. The
largest of these is the joint committee
representing the sixty organizations
of the Masonic order and the Eastern
Star, which has already done such
valuable service.
OF the total subscription to the
Red Cross War Service Fund, now
amounting to over three hundred and
seventy-fiye thousand dollars. there
has been paid in to Cuno H. Rudolph.
financial secretary, over three hun
dred and four thousand dollars.
The largest gift received yesterday
was s255.17, the proceeds Of a lawn
party conducted by the Piney Branch
Community Center, Mrs. Mary II.
Hanvey, chairman, which was also
the largest yet received from any
lawn party.
Contributions announced yesterday
were:
Employees os Eastern ViaI Com
pany as follows: DIR. J. B. Downes,
81; Miss Waterman. 81; the Misses
Brown, Woodwork. Brelsford and
Blank, 60 each.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
ALLEGED AUTO Thief
CAUGHT in virginia
Theft of Five Machines Charged 10
Negro Run Down at Orange.

After an exciting chase through Vir-
ginia. which lasted several days. and
with five charges OF housebreaking
against him. Ralph NJ. Brown. colored.
aged 10. a chauffeur, who lived at
1926 U street northwest. and who was
arrested last Thursday in Orange
Courthouse, Va, was brought back to
this city last night by Central once
Detectives Springman. Bailey and Con-
nors and is now being held for ac-
ton of the grand jury.
The arrested negro is charged with
breaking into the garage at 1871 &
street northwest and attempting to
steal an automobile owned by the
Signal Corps of the United States
army and while driving the car out
of the garage collided with another
course into a stone wall. according
to the police. who say that Brown
confessed to the act.
The army automobile was severely
damaged and part OF the wall which
Brown ran into was demolished. The
garage where the machine was kept
was the property OF Herbert F. Da-
vid.
Other charges which are laid to
Brown are the taking of automobiles
belonging to Miss Agnes Fingles. 1894
/ stree northwest. Arthur r. Collins.
manager OF the Combs Motor Car
Company. 100 Connecticut avenue
northwest. Miss May r. Herring. 2ll2
Fourteenth street northwest. and the
theft of an automobile owned by
Blaine Elkins. 1875 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. northwest, was committed by
Brown in 1916. according to the police.
All these were later recovered after
having been abandoned by the thief.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
Emergency BILL Wins
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had not intended to insinuate any
such thing. and the difficulty was
smoothed over. No votes were cast
against the temporary building plan.
The Kent Island seizure was block
ed by Representative Sisson, of Mis-
sissippi, on a point Of order. Armed
with evidence from hearings granted
residents of the island, he declared
there is no authority vestei in the
government by law to take land as
the bill proposed to seize i.
Crist, of Georgia, in lie chair. sus-
tained the point of order, and the
amendment was thrown out. Kent Is
land residents, who would have Eccn
forced to move anil seek other homes
and farms, will be undisturbej.
Is Sent To Senate.
The completed bill will be sent to
the Senate, where 1t Is expected t.
be taken up by tomorrow. at the lat
est. With 1t out of the way, at least
for the present. the House recessed
until Friday. Three-day vacations. as
suggested by Majority Leader Kitchin,
will be the rule in the House until
the war revenue and bond and GER
tificate bills, now in conference, are
ready to be resubmitted.
Speaker Clark yesterday appointed
the following conferees to mect a
Senate committee on the $11, 1853, 900, 900
lbond and certificate measure: Garner,
of Texas, and Hull, of Tennessee,
Democrats, and Greene, of Iowa, Re-
publican.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
Need Tea Controller,
Says Thomas Linton

London. Sept. 22.-There is no trade
"a lhe country that needs a controller
ir, more than the tea trade, said Sir
Inomas Upton in an interview.
lie welcomes the action of the Food
controller In "'taking a census of
stocks. AS far as he could see, said
or Ihomas. there would have to be
yea as wen as sugar tickets, unless
more freight room is provided. The
nome consumption il 100000 pounds
month, but the sales at Mincinglane
were only 100000 pounds last month,
SO that the balance came from more
than six weeks supply Of tea in
England.
The manager OF a large London
catering firm believes that stocks of
tea have been boarded by alien trad
ers. They will be revealed by the
Food Controllers order.
Small dealers are receiving only 50
per cent Of their customary supplies
from the warehouses. while the liquor
restrictions have led to a consider
able increase in tea drinking.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
THREE PERSONS HURT
In AUTO ACCIDENT

Belair. Nd. Sept. 1s.-An automo-
bile accident in which three residents
of Rockville. Nd, were more or less
seriously injured, occurred this af-
ternoon near Churchville. this county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Cowdrill and
Mrs. Nancy Dives, all OF Rockville.
were the victims. They were motor
ing from Baltimore to the Havre de
Grace races. Going at rather a rapid
clip. Mr.. Cowdrill, who was driving
the machine. was unable to take
curve in :he road. and the car plung-
ed into a stone fence and turned
turtle.
The occupants were thrown out.
Mrs. Cowdrill sustained a fractured
collar bone. besides painful bruises
about the head and body. Mr.. Cow
drill received a painful scalp wound
and Mrs. Dives escaped with a few
bruises and bad shaking up.
They were hurried to the Havre de
Grace hospital for treatment and are
expected to he able tn leave the in
stitution in few days.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
BANQUET Marks
J Meeting HERE
Accountants Gather at An
nual Dinner In New
Willard Hotel.

Celebrat ting the third day of their
e annual convention with a banquet in
sthe assembly room of the New Will
Gard hotel. the American Institute of
szAccountants last night departed from
che serious questions of business
(which have characterized their meet
Jnss in Washington. and enjoyed a
5east of good things to eat, followed
by song and music. Songs by the
National quartet and the Institute
3ilse Club, impl Omptu speeches, dane
ing and numerous addresses featured
lhe event, which was further en-
@hapcCd by the presence of scores of
s1adies, wives and friends of members.
= Credit for the feast and entertain
~ment belongs to the committee on
sfneetings and to President W. Sanders
=Davies, who officiated as POSTMASTER
Edward L. Gore, OF Illinois. delivered
a short speech pledSing allegiance to
the flag by the Institute. and calling
upon members to make every sacrifice
for the eventual victory of the allied
cause George VI. Cohan's patriotic
song hit "Over There" was "panto-
ernined'' by Mrs. J. Lee Nicholson. and
fhe inprovissd Slee club rendered the
dnstitute song, the diners joining in
lhe chorus.
. In less than a half hour. $1,000 was
svu5scr:he5 at the mornings business
ression for the establishment Of ma
tional library of statistics for insti-
-tutr members. which will be the first
-of its kind I'm America. At the time
the proposal was made by Elijah W.
Sells. of New York City. only about
sixty-five Of the 150 delegates in at
tendance on the sessions here were
rresent in the room. as the PROPOSE
tion was wholly unexpected and the
contributions were handed over in
rapid fire order. many i'm cash.
In the afternoon meeting. Carl H
Nau delivered an address on Com
parative Value Of Personal Reputa-
ton and Conferred Degrees" Re
ceivership Accounting was the sub
iect Of a paper read by Herbert c.
Freeman.
While the men are holding their
business meeting this morning. the
ladies' of the organization will enjoy
a picnic to Great Falls. leaving Wash
ington at 1880 O'Clock and returning
at sundOwn
The Washington herald., 1917-09-19
Disease Is Spreading
In Cities of Germany

Zurich. Sept. 22.-The German pa
pers now concede that the lack of
proper food has caused the epidemic
of dysentery in many cities and
towns. In Mannheim the disease
claimed 81 victims within a few
days. A large number of deaths
Is also reported from Hamburg,
Berlin, Dansig. Cologne, Aix-la-Cha-
pelle, Leipzig, Dresden, Koenigs-
berg and other cities.
In some German districts many
persons have been killed by eating
poisonous fungi which were gather
ed by women and children in the
forests.
The most serious case OF this kind
Is reported from Essen. where six
men, four women and five children
died after a meal of toadstools
which had been taken for mush-
rooms.