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Forty to Fifty Inches Deep.

Special Dispatch to tho IntclliEcncrr.
CUMBERLAND. Mh.. Jan. 2S.-Resi-
dents whose recollection covers sixty
years says tho dc"peat snow on record is
now on tho ground In this section. Tn
usual conditions prevail. work hn!ng
suspended ut the mines In this and near
by regions while passenger trains arc
running m tho Baltimore 6 Ohio as late
ns twelve hours. The Cumberland and
Wcstcrnpnrt Elrrtrir Railway 10 Pied
mont. Is tied up. while the city electric
line is badly crippled. TIL" hampshire
Southern, branch of the Baltimore &
ohio. from Green Springs TO FtcrEburg,
". Va, Is oui of commission because Of
snow drifts fifteen feet deep. The SNOW
Is 4n Inches deep on the Lowell In the
South Nrnnch valley of tho Potomac At
Frosthurg 1t Is so inches. Tho Ralti-
NOR" & Ohio wcst of Piedmont, and tho
t'nnncllsvillc division OF the Western
Maryland are greatly hampered by
heavy drifts. Rural routes generally
arc tied up and farmers are iHnlaled.
many being caught with but little feed
Birds and small game have been killed
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GERMAN SPIES BUY PLACES IN !.
RAINBOW DIVISION; ARREST OF .
TWO OHIO DEsERTERS SENSATION

had sold out their places to two
strangers. Division headquarters :
Believe Gourley and Hufford are
the Ohioans. =
According to reports, Hunord {
and Gourley were approached by !,
two young men who said they !.
were anxious to fight. They
had been turned down by, all
branches OF Uncle Sans service
because OF minor physical defects.
and were willing to buy their
places and assume their names
The two Ohioans. already firing Of
military discipline. are said TO-
have accepted the proposition and
returned home, where they were;
picked up by Chief Putnam and :
sent here as military prisoners:
Division headquarters does not be-.
lieye the men realized they were
opening the way In the United
States army for German spies.
Finger prints OF Gouriey and
Hufford have been taken here and,
forwarded to General Pershing.s
Division headquarters refused to-
permit the men to be interviewed.
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At Charleston

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Jan. g.
This section Of the kanawha valley Is
racinE tho worst flood in recent years
according TO Indications resulting from
the rivers rising past All estimated
crest Of 90 feet. E:xtrcm" suffering
along the river front is becoming cvi"
dent. \ second rise in tho kanawha
WAS reported at 10 O'Clock. but the vol
umc Of water Is not estimated.
While tho loss to property is estinlat-
I'd In tn. millions of dollar. and cond'-
tions arc Kcncrally abnormal because
Of food waters and ice In several
streams Of West Virginia. no lives arc
reported lost. according 10 information
received here tonight and which covers
most Of tho stats.
Cold weather Of several weeks served
TO frrczo mountain streams and rivers
solid In many instances, and when
thaw came ice gorGcd. the rivers raised
md everything In tho path Of the sweep
Ing mass Of Ice wns endangered.
Tho loss ut Logan Is estimated at nne
million dollars, and among the heaviest
losers wns the Logan County Light and
Power company. whose new plant. val
ucd at s5nn.n00 and one OF the largest
in that section OF the state, was de-
stroycd.,
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STOCKHOLM. Jan. 2S.-Thc long
Threatened revolution in Finland mas
! ihegun IN the eastern provinces. accord
ing to sparse reports reaching Hapar'
anda. The Red Guard is reported 10
ihavc occupied the railway station al
UcIslngfors, ali the foreign consuls
have left the capital, and sharp fighting
is reported in and around Fiborg.
| Tho Red Guard is holding Rikimaki
i and other important functions. Rus
sian soldiers are aiding the Reds and
Ireinforcements are coming from Petro'
grad.
The Finnish minister in Petrograd
had protested 10 the Workmens and
Soldiers delegates against Russian In
reference in Finnish affairs. He re-
ceired a reply that "Russia's govern
ment. true to its principles. is In duty
bound to support the proletariat IN
Finland In It's battle against the Fin
nish bourgeoise." The Bolshevik
commissioner further declared that
help had been sent to the Reds and
that still more troops would be sent
to them.
The forces OF law and order In Hell.
fsingfors are powerless, because the
city Is commanded by the guns of
Russian warships, which are IN. the
hands Of Bolshevik sailors. The com.
mandant Of the fleet summoned the
city's authorities, including President
Svinhufvud and the Socialist leaders,
to his ship Saturday, and demanded
that the government White Guards
be Immediately disbanded. He threat
ened to level the city to the ground II
the order was disobyed. NJ. Sytnhu.
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Special Dispatch TO The Intclligcncer.
CAMP SHERMAN, O., Jan. 2S.-
Details of a branch Of German es-
. pionage, buying places in the
ranks of American forces ordered
overseas, were expected to be Sc.
cured through the questioning by
division headquarters tonight OF
Privates William a. Gourley and
Fred p Hutford, Marietta. self.
confessed deserters from the Rain.
bow division.
The men were arrested at
Marietta by Police Chief r. G.
Putnam and sent here. Brigadier
General Perkins cabled General
Pershing of the capture and he. re-
piled that there must be some mis-
take, as his records showed Gour-
ley and Hufford were on duty
there.
Invstigation by Adjutant Gen.
eral H. P. Mccain at Washington
is said to have developed the fact
that two Ohioans, after they had
enlisted and had been assigned to
the Rainbow division, then await;
ing transports at Mineola. /. l.,
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At ParkrBburR.

PARKERSEIRG. ". Va. Jan. 2S.---
Steamers Shaw md Dunbar. the wharf
bout several gasoline boats and +aiti
fleet anchored near the mr'ith Of the
Little kanuwha ar" Ia danger nf being
crushed between All inmEnsc &c" gorge
coming down that river when II comes
In contact with the mass OF ice that
is jumminE tho Ohio river al this point.
Rivcrmen nrc making an effort tnriEht
To clear ice from the whartboat which
is in most critical situation. but inc
wors, calamity in local river history Is
anticipated
4 stage OF Is feet the Little M
nawha river ut Crcston, i3 miles up
from ParkershurE and Il rlsn OF eight
foot since s o'clock this evening. was
reported. Arrival Of This stage Is await
cd ct the mouth nf the river here with
,lc creates; concern. Prominent river
men predict that everything Will he LOST.
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while the military operations or

while the military operations on
tho various fronts continue at low
ebb, the political pot st1ll boils 1u-
rously in Austria-Hungsry and
Germany, In both Of which coun-
tries there have been naT ont
breaks among the populacs because
of economic and food condition re-
sulting from fte war.
In addition, tho eastern provinces
Of Finland sre witnessing q revolu-
tiou, according to unoontcial dis
patches, with the Russian Rcd
guard In battle with the Punish
army. The Red guard is said to be
In occupation Of the railway station
at Holsingfors End - be In control
at Rtkimah and other important
junction points sud the command
er Of the Russian warsh1ps in Eel
singfors has threatened to raze the
city with ths guns Of the feet un-
less the Finnish White guard Is
disbanded. The Bolshevtk govern
uent at Petrograd is reported 20
have sent reinforccmeuts to tho
Rod guard, 600 Of them having de-
parted for viborg, taking with them
machine guns.
Dispatches from Switzerland arc
TO tho effect that therc has been: Sc
r1ous rioting In Bohemia, at Prague
in particular, owing to . shortage
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BAKERS DEFENSE Of CONDUCT
IN PREPARING FOR THE WAR

occasional" lie said ne was not there
To defend Individuals or deny delays or
Falls. starts.
Put think I cnn say in confluence
'ha: in them wc have sought tho rem
Ih*.'
Million Under Arms.
Tha: there arc more than a. million
n"n under arms in this country. was
stated hy Secretary I'akcr In referring
:, III" eases of alleged neglect of tho
'.a.d n camp cited by Senator Chamber
lain.
"Fur ono reason or another the i'm
prcSsintl has gone out into tho country
To SON" .Xtcnt that the war department
has fallen down in tn" conduct of tho
war" said Secretary Baker. II want to
address myself |" that question.
''rL"tr ar: several reasons why !
+;Inuld ask IN" committee tn near me.
Firs,. tin country is entitled TO know IL
that i ilct. The country Is entitled
20 know what this war is and what the
rrrht. ms ar, ard hnw are To meet
them. Second. | have a deep sense Of
duty T. In" officers and tn" civilians
that arr lahnr:nG wit:1 devotion. science
AMI z"..l aud arc spending Sl'' PISS
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Fom early morning until late after
noon the secretary addressed the COM
mittee and a crowd including many
members Of both houses OF congress
gathered in Il big hearing room OF the
senate Office building. He spoke eH-
temporaneouSiy. beginning with de-
rails OF the mammoth task OF build
iue an army of million and half.
answering such complaints Of lnetti-
cheney as were" cited by Senator
chamberlain in his recent speech. and
declaring thar such instances were
isolated and not general. Some ques-.
tons were asked. and Mr.. Baker. from
time to time. had assistants 90 10 the
telephone for reports on specific ques-
tions.
Dramatic Statement.
Then, toward The close Of the day.
the secretary delivered a dramatic
general statement Of the American
war plan telling Of the coming of the
allied missions. Of The day and night
conferences with men from the scene
Of battle in which the plans now be-
ing executed were adoptd. and Of sue
cess beyond the most sanguine eNpec.
tationS in building the army and it's
industrial supports ar home. transport
ing men across the ocean. construct
ing railroads in France and preparing
20 strike the enemy with every re-
source al the countryS command.
When Mr. Baker closed il was ap-
parent be had created a profound i'm
preston Chairman Chamberlain said
50 before he left the stand. There
was no attempt ut croSS-eXaminatlon.
The chairman proposed that the sec
retary be given Il rnst. and it virtually
was agreed 70 recall him for further
examination later after the committee
has completed its. hearing Of officers
OF the medical corps. aviation section
and other branches Of the service.
While many things disclosed i'm
pressed, the committee was frankly
amazed when told that rhe men OF
thirty-two National guard and National
army divisional camps are ready 10 go
today AZ need. When members wanted
t 20 know why such things had not been
given publicity before. Mr.. Baker
spoke OF rho raluctance Of military
men TO reveal their war plans and
quoted German remarks about Ameri-
cas- advertisements of h"r prepara-
tions.
Denies Breakdown.
Emphasizing that he was uot there
10 defend himself or anybody else. the
secretary urged the committee again
and again TO lay bare any shortcoming
or failure Of IN" department that it
might be corrected. Frequently he
saused 10 seek stronger language TO
describe the devotion Of his associates.
in the department.. military and civil
ian.
For ona reason or another. he said,
the impression has gone out into the
country. to some r%t"nt az least. that
the war department has fallen down.
at would hr a tragical thing il this
tremendous effort. this wholly unpre-
'cednnted sacrifice made by men. were
in fact to turn on, 10 deserve tho COM
ment that it had fallen down."
Never in tn" history Of time. he de-
clared. had any army Of its size been
raised. equipped. trained and prepared
for bartle Us had that Of the United
States.
Takes Responsibility.
Mr. Baker took personal RESPONSE
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Pan Germans Call Kaiser Hanqnlan- Judas

LONDON, Jan. 28.-A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-1
graph from Amsterdam says Deutsche Tages zeitung open
y calls people to revolt against the present
regime. no
among US to-day He appears in the red coat and mantle
Germanys hangman Who will save Germany from these
traitors but the German people? 1t is now Germans help
yourself and God will help you. y
Although Emperor William is not named in the article
the expression Gemany hangman meant for the Kaiser
says the correspondent.
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bility for getting men under training
before their equipment was ready TO
the last shoe button" Such officers
as Major General Leonard Wood, he
said. had urged this policy. He de-
scribed conferences that evolved the
ordnance program and its fultllment,
submitting documents. to prove that
France and Great Britain were supply
ing artillery and machine guns for the
first forces at their own urgent re-
quest in order that ships might be
used for other purposes.
In all that was done prior to the de-
parture OF the first troops. General
Pershing shared in the deliberations
and approved the decisions reached,
Mr.. Baker declared, and now sur
rounded with a staff of trained regular
officers who could i'll be spared from
the great task at home. Pershing is in
France as the "eyes of the army" Ev-
cry step taken since has been founded
on his long daily cabled report OF what
is going on at the fighting fronts.
Camp Conditions. .
Tables were cited to show that
orercrowding in the camps and can
tonmentS had not. been general. and
that the sickness had come mostly IN
the camps where medical opinion had
agreed it was least 10 be expected.
The history of The development and
building OF the cantonmentS was given
in detail 10 show that every precau-
ton possible had been taken,
! Analysing the efforts of the ord
nance bureau. the secretary. said that
General Crozier had urged for years
a greater artillery preparation: that
he had at least realized the time gun
making required But even France
herself with the enemy at her
throat" hc added, had not been able
10 seq what vast gun programs the
war would lead into"
During his general statement OF the
war plan and how it was developed,
Mr.. Baker WAS rarely interrupted. He
said:
What Baker Said.
Now. gentlemen. about the plan OF
the war. It. will be remembered that
this war broke out in August, 1914.
We went into it in April, 1917. so that
for TWO and one-half years. or more
than two and one-half years, the war
had been going on. 1t was not as
though war had broken out between
the United States and some country,
leach OF them prior to that time having
BEEN at peace with one another and
with everybody else; so that an lmme-
diate plan should be made in the
United States for conducting war
against it's adversary. but we were
coming into a war which had been 60
ing on for two and one.half years. IN
which the greatest military experts,
all the inventive genius. all OF the In
dustrial capacity Of those greatest
countries in the world had for two
and one-half years been solving the
problem Of what kind Of war 1t was to
be and where it was to be waged.
ut was not thing for US TO de-
eide where our theatre Of war should
be. The theatre of war was France.
/; was not for US to decide our line
Of communications. Our line of com.
munications was across three thou
sand miles Of ocean. one end Of it in
tested with submarines. 1t was not
for US to decide whether we would
have the maneurerins Of large bodies
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Jan. aS.--Foreoa'1;
Western PonnsylvenIa--Looal SHOWS
ann colder Tuesday; wednesday general
ly fair.
West virgtnta-Cloudy md coldor on
Tuesday, with snow IN cast; wednesday
fair.
ohio-Coltlor and fair Tuesday except
snow near Lake Eric; "wednesday fair.
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Choose Deteuatea

LONDON, Jan. 2s.-The Finnish
diet has elected five delegates to look
after Ffnlands interests In tho brest.
Litovsk peace negotiations. says . dis.
ipatch to the Exchange Telegraph &poUi
lCopenhagen,
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BAKER IN ALL-DAy APPEARANCE
BEFORE PR0HERS DENIES ANY
BREAK DOWN IN PREPARATION
Statement of War Secretary Makes Profound Impression
No Attempt at Cross Examination chamberlain Ad'
: mits Strength of the Answer to Critics.

WASHINGTON D. C.. Jan 2S-Amcrica will have an army OF
half million in France early this with million more
and equipped follow quickly ships be
carry hem and the outlook for ships is not romSing
Secretary gave this information to the nation and to the
world today in statement before the Senate military commute
barring much that until has been carefully guarded with the
armr military secrets answering charges that the government
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in -four rattons, strong measures by

in -four rattous, strong msasurss ~
the police being required 70 d1s1srss
the mobs, which smashed shop Wt1-
dows and plundsred stores. 1tke..
wise severe outbreaks Aro imported
In the industrial reGio1s t1. 1AS1.
ish Prussia, where troops had 20
be called out to deal With the -Ai0.s
satisfied populace. -
Attacks by tho pSa-osr1aAa1sts
against any and all persons 1Ao
arc opposing their vas aims oon-.
tinue unabated In German. 4 ~
markable utteranco 10 that made ~
tao pan-Ger7nAn DeutschS 9ASeS.
zeitung, which calls for . fsvu1t
against tho present regime t1 ose.-
many. Announcement - naAdO ths$
Count Won HsrtlinG, ths imperial
German chancellor, shortly WI
mako r. further statement rsSAEdt11
tho Belgian uusstion, offering post.
tive suggestions and propoSAls. . 2
Food Riots IN Fols1d.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s.-Food net
in the city Of Cracow. Poland. have b
come so serious. said an official dispste
today from Switzerland, that the q,
thorities have appealed tn the Austria
prime minister for aid in ouieting u
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WlrAa Ara Cut,

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-A Reuter- limit
ed dispatch from Stockholm says that
since 1880 o'clock Sunday morning
telegraphic communication between
Stockholm and Petrograd has been N:
terrupted, and that the telegraph eta.
tion at Nystadt has reported that Red
Guards have cut the wires. I
Finland thus Is thus isolated, sAys
the correspondent. Complete an.
archy prevails through Finland. Tho
misery OF the people has besn IN.
creased because a declaration OF the
Bolshevik government that It oonsid-
ers itself compelled. by reason OF It's
principles. to support the Finnish reTi
olutionists In the struggle against u
boureeolste."
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FINLAND REvOlTS AGAINST
CONTROL Of THE B0LSHEWA.

fvud replied that the demand could
not be complied with. ~,
The Helstngfors Bolsheviki organ.
| Investia, admits that the Red Guard
has got out Of the hands Of its crea'
tors. 1t reports that troops at yari.
GUS places are beyond control and
that they have been guilty Of murder.
ing and plundering. The Newspaper
adds that anarchistic conditions Ard
prevailing.
Telegraphlc communication VHh
Petrograd IS broken.
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FIRST Ice Movement.

Tho first movement of ice in tho
Ohio came yesterday ut Ashland, Ken"
tucky, five miles below tho mouth Of
the Big Sandy river. and forecast
put forth from Washington Monday
night states that there will be- n break
up within twenty-four hours along 'he
Ohio from the mouth of the Great Ia
nawha at Point Pleasant southwark
Tho Washington prediction. however
states that the break UP north Of the
Great kanawha is not to be expected
until later The Washington prediction
folloIyE.
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Waahtngton Forecast.

WASHINGTON. Ian. !h.--Ih'.
following general forecast was iS-
sued tonight by the weather bureau.
"Warninss have hccn issued Of the
breaking up of Ice. In the Ohio from
from the mouth nf the kanawha tn
below the mouth nf tho Zig Sandy
within the next "a hours although
on account OF the colder weather in
the Ohio Valley the mex, 81 10 4S
hours. IL general break up Is not
probable Snow will visit the Up
per Ohio valley Tuesday, followed
by fair Wednesday. the st"t"men:
saws. Tho lower Ohio valley wilt
be visited by generally fair weather
Tuesday and Wednesday. colder
Tuesday hut somewhat warmer
Wednesday,"
The frozen Ohio Is now the topic "
much discussion. not only In the Ohi
valley, hut in other parts Of tn" cnun
try. The Ice Is heavier than has boo
scnn here for mary years and IN" r.
suit OF the breakup IS being w"lcH"
with keen interest. \ great loss II
flontirr craft Is. expected. althouS
every preccution possible Is bell"
taken.
The craft at III" local wharf, III
the Milton. and the lndi"'
and the Ruth at Dam Is. McMccher
nrc being cut away each day. md ar
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ICE IN RIVER
To PASS OUT.
IN 48 HOURS

The ice in the upper Ohio river from
Pittsburgh and Wheeling to Cincinnati
is eXpected to pass out within the neSt
forty-eight hours, according TO reportn
received last night by Wharfmaster Jei1
Franc of tho Wheeling wharfboat.
Frames Prediction.
my information Is that there will be
n sIx-foot rise at Pittsburgh tomorrow
morning." said Captain Franc. This
will mean fully a twclve-foot stage nt
Wheeling Wednesday night or Thurs
day morning. and my prediction Is that
the ice will be passing out here at that
time The rise is coming from the Mo-
nongahela. watershed. where vast Quan.
titles Of snow have melted, causing all
the stretmS to rise. which in turn Will
bring at least Il SiX-foot added stage
in the upper Ohio. twelve feet at Wheel
ms While there is only just enough
water coming To move the ice. ii Is not
enough to make the movement Qf the
ice free. and for this reason II is To he
expected It will gorge out which
means that the loss to floating property
along the river will be very heavy. We
are doing everything possible to pre-
rarc for the ordeal. but every rivcrmar
realizes that time Of trial and tribu-
latIon is at hand. The cold wave to-
night and tomorrow has come just too
late to help the situation so far as the
passing of the Ice Is concerned. The
principal effect of the cold wave will
be to check further rise, which of
course eliminates any food danger on
the upper Ohio river for the present at
laaSt"
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