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Evening star., 1918-01-29
Coal Saving Discussed
at Sunday Tabernacle;
Situation Not Cheerful

Coal was the theme Of discussion last
night at the Billy Sunday Tabernacle.
The meeting was arranged on rBilly's"
day of rest, in order that Washington
people might be given drst-hand informa-
ton about the scarcity of coal and the
need Of economizing in its use.
From opening of the doors at 7:3o until
$40 O'Clock, when the speaking began,
there was a concert by the Marine Band
Edward F. Colladay. acting fuel admins
traitor for the District. presided There were
addresses by DR.. Harry A. Garfield, United
States Fuel Administrator; Private Peat
and Trooper Scott Of the British army,
and by Mrs. Peat, wife Of Private Peat
Mr.. Colladay, in his opening remarks
told Of the acute coal shortage In Wash
iugton. He said coal dealers here were
cooperating loyalty with the fual admin
1stration and were distributing coal as
rapidly as 1t was received.
~The trouble is" said Mr.. CoIladay,
~that not enough coal to meet the city's
needs Is being received"
MT. Coiladay made It plain that tho
Arst consideration OF his ofice was
to see that the homes Of the poor
were supplied with coal.
The rich and well-to-do," he said.
to the end that the acute suffering
among their less fortunate neighbors
may be averted."
He told of the Investigation he was
making of the use of coal in theaters
and said that they would be closed
down for a period If It should be neces-
sary to the wellbeing of the people
Evening star., 1918-01-29
BoIsheMki Break Off
Relations With Rumania;
Russ General 0utIaWed

BY the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, January 29-The gov
ernment commissioners announce that
diplomatic relations with Rumania
have been broken and that the Ru-
manian legation and all the Rumanian
representatives here will be sent out
Of the country by the shortest route.
Lieut. Gen. Dmitri Grigorivitch Stch-
erbatcheff. commander OF the Russian
forces in Rumania, has been outlawed
as an enemy of the people.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Increased Parcel Post.

Parcel post business in December was
1.173,00 sacks more than In the same
month of 1916.
The Washington city post Office is
handling hundreds more packages this
season than last, the flow OF parcel
post which began before Christmas still
| running heavily.
Letter mail from north. east, west
and south was slow in coming into
Washington today. it was stated. Mail
from the west is days late. in some
instances.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Fuel Crisis in New York;
Ice Blockade in Harbor
Worst in Thirty Years

NEW YORK, January 29.-New York
today found its coal shortage as menac.
ing as ever, the snow and sleet storm
of yesterday tying up movement Of fue.
and virtually nullifying the savings ef-
fected by the partial shutdown of in
dustry ordered by the national fuel
administration.
In the face of forecasts of more snow
officials in charge of the situation were
frankly pessimistic over the outlook
for relief. Freight traffic has been
thrown out of joint by huge snow
drifts on all lines entering the city
while the ice blocade in the harbor
which had been improving. is now said
to he the worst in thirty years.
The storm has also interfered with
the carefully laid plans of transport q
tion officials to clear up the great con-
gestion of freight at terminals and
docks. Trucking was almost impos-
sible during the storm, and despite all
efforts only SIS per cent of the average
daily haulage Of freight was accom-
plished.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Nightly Parcel Post.

Nightly parcel post service by steam
er from New York to Norfolk has been
put into effect with schedule OF nine
teen and a half hours. faster than ny
are four shipments weekly to Savannah
and three each to Charleston and Jack
sonville Schedules also are maintain
ed from Boston and Philadelphia, re-
lieving the pressure on the congested
lines between New York and Washing
ton.
Distribution of west-bound mail now
is being done after the mail crosses the
Mississippi, instead of at New York, to
relieve the damned" condition Of New
York terminals Added track and
warehouse facilities have been obtain
ed, Mr.. Praeger said, and the depart
ment Is prepared to handle any increase
in business IL the Interstate Commerce
Commission decides to put into effect
the proposed fifty-pound weight limit,
instead Of twenty pounds.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Passenger Service Crippled.

Railroad passenger service is still
seriously interrupted. Trains from the
west were hours behind their sched-
ules early today. and many outgoing
trains were abandoned. Suburban traf-
fic has also suffered. the service being
virtually cut in half.
Fuel administrators said they were
pleased with the general results OBJ
tanned by the closing order of yester-
day. Violations of the decree were com
paratively few, it was said, while the
shutdown was much more general tha n
last week. Theaters and amusement
places, permitted to remain open YES
terday, were closed today.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
RED GUARD GRIPS
FINNISH CAPITAL
Completely Control HeIsing-
fors-Betsheviki Aiding An
archistic Uprising.
GENERAL CHAOS REIGNS

LONDON, January zo.-The
bolsheviki have split On the
question of peace, a majority
being against the conclusion OF
peace ON the German terms and
in favor of a holy war. an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from
Petrograd says. As the pres
ent government is unable to
carry on the war, the formation
of a coalition of all socialist
factions was proposed.
Evening star., 1918-01-29
Foreign Consuls Leave.

STOCKHOLM. January 2s.-The long
threatened revolution in Finland has
begun in the eastern provinces, ac-
cording to sparse reports reaching
Haparanda. The red guard is reported
to have occupied the railway station
at Helsingfors, all the foreign consuls
have left the capital and sharp fight
ing is reported around and in Vtporg;
The Red Guard is holding Riklmakl
and other important functions, Russian
soldiers are aiding the Reds and REIN
forcements are coming from Petrograo.
The Finnish minister in Petrograd has
protested to the workmen's and SOL
diers' delegates against Russian in
reference in Finnish affairs. He receiv-
ed a reply that "Russia's government,
true to its principles, is in duty bound
to support the proletaras in Finland
In Its battle against the Finnish bour-
geoisie-"
The bolshevik commissioner further
declared that help had been sent to the
Reds and that still more troops would
be sent to them.
Evening star., 1918-01-29

BY the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN. January 2s.-The red
guard has won complete control OF
Helsingfora capital of Finland. stock
holm dispatch to National Tidende re-
ports 1t Is not known whether the
Finnish government officials escaped
from the revolutionaries.
Six hundred red guards with machine
guns have left Petrograd for Viborg.
They will reinforce the Finnish red
guard in the fighting which is going
on there.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23
Modern Bridge Urged

W.S.S
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23

if not two hundred million dol
lars in order that the great and
many demands made upon the
organization be met with prompt
ness and true American gener-
osity.
The final result of this cam
palgn will be test of the appre-
citation this country has for its
noble, self sacrificing soldier
boys, and its desire that they
shall be Comforted and "mother-
ed' in the stress and storm of
camp and battlefield.
Let every worker in Pearl Riv-
er county continue diligent and
faithful to the last minute of the
campaign, to the end that our
county shall be well over the
top, so that when the dark hour
of suffering comes to thousands
of our home boys, as it is sure
to come, it may find The Great
est iiother IN the World, +" ready
TO help them with her healing
and merciful hands.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23
"BONE DRY" LAW
EFFECTIVE MAY 28

On next Tuesday, May 28, Mis-
sissippi becomes absolutely dry
under the provisions of the law
enacted at the recent session of
the Legislature.
The act makes it unlawful to
transport, ship or deliver in this
State, whether from without or
within the state. any splrltuous,
vinous, malt, fermented, or 9TH
er Intoxicating liquors; unlawful
to receive, have control or pos
sess Intoxicating liquors in the
state: unlawful to order, pur-
chase or cause intoxicating liq-
uors of any kind to be shipped
into or delivered into the state;
prohibits banks from collecting
or paying drafts for liquor ship
ments; unlawful to solicit orders
for liquors, either by mail or
in person; prohibits liquors be-
ing kept in any place; unlawful
to distill, manufacture or make
any intoxicating liquors.
The only exceptions are that
druggists may order alcohol for
medicinal purposes, and minis
ters may order wine for sacra-
mental purposes People may
make home made wine solely for
their own use.
The penalty for violating the
provisions of the law against sale
or transportation etc, is fine
of not less than one hundred dol
lars nor more than five hundred
dollars, or by Imprisonment in
the county Jail for not more than
thirty days, or both, and tor the
distilling or manufacture Of IN
toxicants three years in the
penltentlary.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23
Hundreds See
Ship Launched
At PascagouIa

Pascagoula, Miss, May 10
Several hundred people witness
ed the launching of the steamer
Pascagoula. $500 tons, at the
plant of the Dierks-Blodget Ship
building Company yesterday at
ternoon. This was the first OF
the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion steamers under construc-
ton here to be launched.
Judge J. H. Neville, of Cult
port. delivered an address and a
band rendered patriotic airs.
The steamer was decorated with
the United States flag. the ship
ping board flag, the Dierks-
Blodget flag and the flags of all
the allied nations.
f. H. Lewis and F. L. Clin-
ton left here last night for
Washington to meet Congress
man Harrison and with him ap-
pear before the United States
Shipping Board as committee
Of two in the interest of the loca-
ton Of concretNshipyard at
] paScapou1a
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23
THE GREATEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD

and indorses the method and
construction of a toll bridge
across the Bay of St. Louis. be-
tween Hancock and Harrison
counties, connecting the coast
hlg hWaY with the transcontinen-
tai highways of the nation. We
request the boards of supervi-
sors and other authorities to
take immediate action IN the
construction of the bridge which
Will meet with our hearty sup
port,
1--WE believe that the tourist
travel going over the bridge an
nuallv will amount to many
thousands cars more than those
from Mississippi, Louisiana and
Ala bama, and that the revenue
from the tourist travel will
amount to millions of dollars.
eve can almost guarantee to
the counties of Hancock and
Harrison that the revenues from
outside travel will pay the inter-
est and principal on the cost of
construction of the bridge. "
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23
Officers to Train
46O Drafted Men
At A. & N. College

Agricultural College, Miss,
May 18. With the arrival here
today of eight commissioned Of
fcers of the United States armv
and with 460 drafted men com
ing in on every train, the Missis-
sippi A. & M. College is taking
on the activity of a small can
tonment. The officers in charge
of The work of instruction, ad-
ministration and military organl-
zatlon, who have, reported to
President w. H. Smith, of the
college, are Captain Julian d j..
Sanford. Captain Joseph r.
Bluck, First Lieutenant Harry
W. Lloyd, First Lieutenant Epps
Brown, Jr., Second Lieutenant
Daniel w. Anderson, Second
Lieutenant Sam w. Gidden,
Second Lieutenant Harold A.
Hauensteln, and First Lieuten
ant Ben 0. Lipscomb.
The men detailed to this col
lege for instruction in Auto me-
chanlcs, wireless, carpentry,
wood working, blacksmithing,
and other technical lines of work
will enter the period of intensive
training Immediately.
The new arrivals are being
quartered in the recently COM
pleted annex to the new dormi-
tory. Most of the new men are
from Mississippi and their COM
fort and entertainment is being
looked after by the college peo-
pie, many of whom are finding
acqualntances among the sold
iers. The Army Y. NJ. c.. A.
secretaries, j.. M. Miller and j.
Il. McAllister. who have been
working here for several days,
have the Y. M, C. A. building
adapted to the convenience of
the men and are making it head
quarters during the hours of
duty.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23
MethodiStS Finish
Labors;; Atlanta
Conference Ends

Atlanta, Ga, May 18 The
general conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South.
which concluded its Iabors this
afternoon to meet the first We'd
nesday IN May, 1922, was charac-
terzed by some of the delegates
and visitors as radical" while
others declare it one of the most
progressive ever held. The lay
men played an important part
and nearly all the Legislation in
sisted upon by them was grant
ed.
The Original report OF the com
mIttee on revisalS recon mended
ten lay delegates from every pre-
siding elders district be elected
to the annual conferences. 1t
was finally decided eight instead
of four lay delegates be sealed
Py vote of 1872 TO 90, the con-
ference declined to transfer from
quarterly to church conferences
the authority of electing stew
ards.
The college of bishops was re-
quested when the question of
laity rights for women shall be
presented to the annual confer
ences the following question be
submitted: "Shall lay members
be elegible to all conferences,
boards and lay Offices of the
church without regard to sex?'
Modern dances, in which it
was asserted many mem bers of
the church are participating,
were condemned IN the adoption
of the report on social service as
the enemy to home, good health
and morals.
The plan to raise $l3, 100000
each for Emory University and
the Southern Methodist Univer-
sity was approved.
Bishop j. C. Kilgo of North
Carolina will preside over the
Loui s ma, Mississippi and
North Mississippi conferences.
The Louisiana conference will
be held in New Orleans Novem-
ber 27, the Mississippi, in Nc
Comb City, December 4. and the
North Mississippi, in Clarksdale,
Novem Der 20.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23
Campaign Wonderfully Successful.
Many "Over the Top" Reports
Made on the First Day.
Mississippi Makes Magnificent Showing.

The response made the entire country Mississippi
the first day one hundred mil
lion dollars nothing short of magnificent
Reports poured into Hawaii and
from California to New York. telling quota reached
subscriptions.
In Mississippi
top on Monday and such have steadily increased eac6
day
Pearl River County is coming along amous1y the
earnestly diligently and enthusiastically the Job"
most gratifying coming from all parts the
There must be let up however, until Monday
drive ends President Wilson showed clearly speech New
York City the absolute necessity that the people place
at the disposal the Red fifty
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23
Improve Industrial School

y. Colum bia, Miss, May 18.-At
Va meeting Of the trustees of the
State Industrial Training School
Yesterday with Governor Theo
q. Bilbo, chairman, bids for the
construction of four additional
cottages and a school building,
as we'll as for an electric lighting
equipment for the buildings now
completed and in course of con-
structlon, laundry, furniture
and fixtures and fencing, were
received, and the present con-
tractors, Dabbs & Wetmore,
we're ordered to go ahead and
build on a percentage basis.
The trustees obtained a second
hand lighting plant from Jack
son at less than half what new
one would cost. The furniture
and fixtures are to be supplied
by the Albert Pick Company of
Chicago and the steam laundry
is to be erected by the Troy
Company of the same place. The
contract to furnish twelve miles
of wire fencing was let to the
hampton Company of this place.
The trustees authorized Super
intendent Jacobs to begin at
once to employ a working force
of teachers and it IS expected to
begin the active work of teach
ing IN about thirty days.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23
MANY TEACHERS
TO ATTEND

Agricultural College, Miss,
May 21-Teachers from all
parts of Mississippi who are in
terested in the vocational educa-
ton as provided for in the Smith
Hughes act of Congress, are ex-
pected to attend the first an
nual state conference of vocation
al agricultural inst uctors to be
held at the Mississippi A. & NJ.
college from June II to %, ac-
COrdlng to an announcement to-
day by i. V. Bowen, director of
the school of industrial educa-
ton who is in charge Of the voca-
tlonal education work here.
The conference, which will be
under the supervision of f. J..
hubbard, state supervisor Of the
Smith Hughes work, will bring
to the college many of the well
known high school men of the
state, who will take part in the
program.
A feature Of the session will
be addresses hy C, II. Lane fed.
eral agent for agricultural edu'
cation ia the South,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23
PASSES RED CROSS
QUOTA OF $350,0OO.

Jackson, Miss. May %.
Passing the allotment of $3.50, :
000 in the second Red Cross War
fund campaign, Mississippi is
well on the way toward the 5000
600 mark, which was voluntarily
set, State Director II. f.. Ken
nlngton announced today. Re-
ports received Tuesday by Mr..
Remington indicated that the
$350,000 quota had been raised,
but many additional reports
came today showing Mississippi
ans will contribute the large
sum for which the state workers
are asking.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23
Plans To Take Soldier Vote

W S h n g o n, May 21-The
question of taking the soldier
vote in France has been reopen
ed by the War Depar tment with
the hope some way may be evol-
we'd to take it which would not
interfere with the military eff
ficiency of the army. Secretary
Baker indicated that any state
which devised a prat tical and
workable way of collecting it's
soldier ballots would be permit
ted to do so.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23
PRESIDENT APPROVES NEW REGISTRATION ACT.
ALL MALES 81 SINCE LAST JUNE TO REGISTER.

Washington May President Wilson today at
rmed the act of Congress bringing under the draft
law all attaining the age of 2 years since June s.
1917 the first registration day
The President issued proclamation formally fixing
June 5, 1918, between the hours Of a. H. and p M as
the date for elegibes to appear before their local
boards for registration.
Those who are exempted from registration are mill,
tary already in service and minister and medical
students pursuing their studies
State governors and members Of local boards are call
ed upon perform the duties already assigned to them
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23

Bay st. Louis, Miss, May l8-
The Alabama Good Roads Con-
vention, just held at Mobile,
adopted resolutions urging the
construction of a modern high
way bridge across the Bay of St
Louis to complete the link in the
Spanish Trail between New Or
leans and Mobile. The resolu
tions follow.
'Ihe convention recognizes
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-23

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The Washington herald., 1918-02-16
CUTS FOREIGN
TRADE OF j. s.
FIFTYPERCE CENT
President Takes Step to In
crease Tonnage for Trans
porting Soldiers.

President Wilson took mea sures yes
terday to release additional merchant
ship tonnage for the business of get
ting troops to France.
By two proclamations, which he is
sued, he paved the way for a 50 per
cent cut in the foreign trade of the
United States. All business of imports
and exports he placed under license.
Under the license system, the War
Trade Board is to decide what COM
modities now imported into the United
States can be dispensed with for the
period of the war, and what exports
can be eliminated without injury to
the nation. Private exporters and i'm
porters must adjust themselves to the
sacrifice.
The War Trade Board, in a state
ment issued last night, let it be known
that prompt measures have been
taken to make the shock of the new
order, which becomes effective today,
as light as possible. At the board $
request, the Treasury Department has
instructed port officials to accept ship
pers' export declarations in lieu of in
dividual licenses for all goods which
have not hitherto required license,
when it can be shown to the satisfac-
ton of the collectors that the goods
are covered by either a bill of lading
marked for export or a through ex-
port bill of lading, provided, however,
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-16
DISPUTE OVER INCREASE in WAGE
CAUSES UNION men TO QUIT JOBS;
PRESIDENT WILSON MAY INTERVENE
OFFICER LOSES LIFE
In BATTLESHIP BLAST
Several Sailors Injured in Explo-
sion Aboard Utah.

An Atlantic Port, Feb. 15.-An ex-
plosion occurred today on the battle
ship Utah in which an officer was
killed and several sailors seriously
injured. The officer died shortly after
being transferred to the hospital ship
Solace. His name was not announced.
While the Navy Department up to a
late hour last night had no confirma-
ton of the reported explosion on the
battleship Utah. Official announcement
was made of the death Of Lieut.. Com
mander Robert Oliver Baush, an ofiicer
on that ship. Commander Baush died
at the Naval Hospital at Norfolk, Va,
yesterday. Compound fracture of the
skull was given as the cause OF his
death. but no particulars as to how
his injuries were received were given.
Unofficial reports Of the explosion
said several sailors were injured.
An Atlantic Port, Feb. l5.-A United
States torpedoboat destroyer was
brought to this port today by two
naval tugs. The bow of the destroyer
had been badly damaged and ii is be-
lieved the vessel had collided with a
steamship. which was also slightly
damaged and brought here several
hours earlier in the day.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-16
MENTAL MARRIAGE"
IS EXEMPTION PLEA
Joseph Lefkowitz. Alleged Stacker,
Arrested in New York.

New York, Feb. ia defense Of
mental marriage" on April 80, 1917,
over a month before his actual mar
riage was made by Joseph Lefkowitz,
when he was arrested today, charged
With making a false draft dependency
claim to evade draft. His claim was
supported by Rabbi Edward B. NJ.
Browne, Of the Mount Morris Park
Synagogue, who declared the mar
riage Of Lefkowitz and Annie Fish
man had been planned as early as
1916, but deferred first because of the
girls youth, and later by a Jewish
period Of mourning and the girls ILL
ness.
Lefkowitz's sworn declaration of an
expected dependent was said by Fed
eral Attorney France to have been
proved untrue upon investigation and
the youth was held for trial.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-16
DAVID WORTH BAGLEY
GETS LICENSE TO WED
Commander of Destroyer Jacob
Jones Will Marry California Girl.

New York, Feb. 15.-David Worth
Bagley, brother-in-law of Secretary
of the Navy Daniels. and commander
of the destroyer Jacob Jones, who
was enormously reported as lost when
his ship was torpedoed recently, se-
cured a marriage license here today
with Miss Marie Louise Harrington,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Tennent
Harrington, of Colusa, Cal.
They will be married tomorrow. Com
mander Bagley. who was born in Raj
eigh, N. c.. is the son Of william
Henry Bagley. His mother was Miss
Adelaide Worth before her marriage,