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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
Famous Policemen OF the East.

Two of our most famous gunboats
won their laurels in the East. The old
side-wheeler Monocacy. says a writer
in St Nicholas. which has handed
down her Indian name to her Yang
tse successor, was for years one of the
most familiar sights In Chinese waters.
She burned wood. and was unwieldly
as berry boat, but did yeoman service
even as late us the Boxer troubles In
1900. The Petrol, one Of Admiral
Dewey's famous squadron at the battle
Of Manila bay, Is now used as a station
ship In Cuban waters The Callao,
Don Juan de Austria. Ecauo, Isle de
Lu2on. Pampanga. Quiros Sandoval.
Samar and the Nillnlobos once flew the
Nag of Spain, for they were captured
from the Spaniards M Santiago or Ma
Mia bay. The Villalobos proved too
much of a name for Yankee tars, so
they have rechristened her the Village
Hobo.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
TO MOBILIZE LABOR
J. 3. DENSMORE is NATIONAL Dl
RECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE.
NAMED BY SECRETARY WILSON
New Board Formed at Washington
Will Recruit Workers for AgricuI-
ture, ShipbuiIding and War
Contract Plants.

Washington, Jan 9.--MOhilization Of
100000 workers for agriculture, ship
building and war contract plants was
intruSted to the United States employ
ment service by the department of la
Dor
Tremendous eXp;alsion of the serv-
ice is in progress in preparation for
recruiting men necessary TO carry on
the economic work in support OF the
military forces in the war. Solution
Of the labor shortage problem by this
means is confidently proposed by the
department and the cooperating labor
organizations in answer to suggestions
that CONSUMPTION of labor is necessary.
one early result is expected to be
the placing of 100000 mechanics in
shipbuiding plants to aid in hurrying
to completion the merchant marine
program.
John b. Densmore of Montana, Sc
llctor for the department of lnbor,
will be national director of the en-
plOyment service by appointment OF
his assistant Robert Watson of Mas
SachuSettS and Charles T. Clayton or
Maryland Samuel j. Gompers of New
York, son of the labor leader, VIII
succeed Mr.. Watson as the depart
ment's chief clerk.
Organization plans of the new serv-
ice were described in an official state
ment. which said. In part:
"The United States employment
service has been divorced from the
bureau of immigration, made sepa-
rate arm Of the department and one OF
the largest and most important war
prosecuting organizations OF the ma
tional government
Through the utilization Of existing
and proposed federal state and mu-
nicipal employment offices and state
defense councils the federal employ
ment service will cover the entire con
tinent with network Of inter-related
labor exchanges. These will recruit
and transfer workers from one section
to another and eliminate the present
chaotic situation of a surplus OF work
ers in one region and shortage In an
other.
"Supplementing this labor distribu'
ton work. the federal service will ere
ate a vast reservoir of labor to meet
the increasing demands of the various
war industries.
"The public service reserve Is ex-
pected to prove CONSUMPTION of la
Dor 10 be unnecessary
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN INTRO.
OUCES MUNITIONS MEASURE.
Senate Committee and Will Be
Strongly Pressed

Washington, Jan. IA department
of munitions under n new cabinet head
known as the secretary of munitions
is proposed in a bill introduced on Fri
day by Chairman Chamberlain of the
senate military committee as result
of the committees Investigation of war
operations. The new department would
operate during the war and one year
thereafter. The bill has the backing
of the senate committee and will be
strongly pressed.
The new secretary of munitions
would have power under the presl-
dents direction to control arms, am
munition. food, clothing, equipment,
tentage. transportation and any other
materials the president shall deslg.
nate as munitions of war
Government bureaus, agencies and
funds necessary 10 Il munitions admin
istration would be transferred to the
new department which contemplates
plies.
THE bill is intended TO increase
and expedite the supply of munitions
of war said Senator Chamberlain.
zone great trouble with the war estab-
lishment as disclosed by the inveSti-
CATION has been lack of co-ordina-
ton and the seeming impossiblity Of
getting rid of circultous methods of
doing business. Until there can he CO.
ordination and methods more direct
the United States will be cropping in
the dark for many months before we
can place ourselves in proper fighting
trim"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
EARL READING SENT TO u. S.
Will Have Title of Ambassador, but
Will Be Representative OF British
War Cabinet.

London Jan. q Earl Reading, lord
chief Justice. will 70 TO the United
States MS direct representative of the
British war cabinet, according To the
Daily Express. While Earl Reading
will have the title of ambassador, pure
ly diplomatic matters will be in the
hands of n charge d'nGfaires, the earl
controlling war activities.
Earl Readings work WILL according
to the understanding in official circles,
deal mainly with financial and general
business matters, and he will be re-
lieved of the ordinary ambaSsadorial
functions OF handling numerous minor
diplomatic negotiations, which consti-
tute n large part Of the embassy's
work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
SNOW TIES UP TRAFFIC
GALE OF GREAT FORCE SWEEPS
ACROSS WISCONSIN,.
Trains in All Sections of State Stalled
and on Many Divisions sehed-
uIes Are Cancelled.

Milwaukee, Jan. WISCONSIN was
visited on Sunday by one of the worst
snow storms it has experienced in
years and Milwaukee received its full
share of it. Starting ealy in the morn.
ing the storm inceased in severity
throughout the day. With gale blow
ing forty miles an hour and the all
thick with snow, the singing particles
made it almost impossible to face the
storm.
Telegraph and telephone service
alone withstOod the storm. The steam
roads are tied up, interurban traffic is
| at standstill on some lines and on
other lines almost completely
The predictions from Washington
for Wisconsin and the lake region is
snow and colder weather for Monday
If the prediction as to the lower TEN
perature proves true it may result in
one OF the most serious tieups OF all
transportation and wire communities
ton in years, as the snow which fell
on Sunday was soggy and is likely TO
freeze onto the rails and wires.
Sixteen inches of snow fell, accord.
Ing to the government records, be
tween o'clock in the morning and
O'Clock at night. The only relieving
feature of the situation was the fact
that the temperature was mild, stand
ing at 25 degrees most of the day.
The storm started, according to
William p. Stewart, weather forecas-
ter, in Oklahoma at about o'clock on
Saturday morning. BY o'clock Sat
urday night it was on the rampage in
northern Indiana and shortly it swung
around and struck Wisconsin from
the northeast. On Sunday the storm
was more or less general throughout
the upper Mississippi valley.
Advices from Green Bay were to the
effect that railroad traffic in the north
ern part of the state was practically
| abandoned Sunday night, because Of
the storm which found the roads. The
| Northwestern stopped all trains
north and south at that point and the
Milwaukee road laid off all freight
trains and doubled up its passenger
| trains between Green Bay and Mil
waukee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
PEACE FARLEY HALTS
$4,000 GERMAN TROOPS REVOLT
OBJECT TO BEING SENT
TIC FRANCE.
FOOD SUPPLIES ARE CUT OFF
Kaiser Halts Conference at Brest-Lit
ovsk Following Russ Demand to
Transfer Seat of Negotiations
to Stockholm.

London, Jan San official state
ment issued ut Berlin Saturday and
forwarded from Zurich announced that
because Of the Russian request TO
transfer the peace conferences from
Brest-Litovs; to Stockholm the cen
tral powers had temporarily suspended
the negotiations with Russia.
The message, which was filed at
Zurich Saturday, said:
Another crown council was held
today at Berlin, which Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg and General Won Luz
this official announcement was issued:
In consequence of the request OF
the Russian government TO transfer
the seat of negotiations from Brest-
Litovsk to Stockholm the central pow
ers have temporarily suspended the
negotiations with Russia"
A dispatch received here from the
Russian wireless service says that 20
600 German soldiers in the region east
of Kovno have revolted. German de-
Seit'iH S'dteu lllal III consequence va
the government drafting all soldiers
below the age of thirty-fve for dis
patch to the western front the afore-
mentioned number of men rebelled and
marched out of the battle line.
Then they entrenched themselves
with rifles and machine guns against
the other German units. The German
military authorities have been power
less against the revolters and are try
Ing to cut off their food supplies.
The German deserters declared that
one of the motives for the revolt was
that the sending of troops to the west
ern front was a contravention of the
Russo-German armistlce agreement.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
HURLEY ASKS CASH FOR SHIPS
Seeks ss2, 100000 of Congress for Ac-
QUESTION or Establishment Of
Shipbulding Plants

Washington, Jan. chairman Hur-
ley of the shipping board asked con
gress for SS2,000,OO0 for acquisition
or establishment of shipbuilding plants,
in addition to the $l65, 100000 hereto
fore asked for the next fiscal year
He also asked for increase of author
ity for construction of ships from ST..
234 100000 to S1,935000,0OO.
F. A. Brown, purchasing officer for
the Emergency Fleet corporation, told
the committee that within go days the
shipping board hopes to have deliv-
cred from Oregon the heavier timbers
for the construction of POO wooden
ships at price of S15 less thou
sand than that Of pine timbers
which the South was unable to
deliver.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
RUSS SCORN PEACE NEW CABINET POST
TRoTZkY SAYS SLAVS WILL NOT
CONSENT TO PROPOSALS.
Declares 100000 Ready to Fight II
Central Powers Do Not Change
Demarde

PetrOgrad Jan. 5.-The bOlsheviki
foreign minister, Leon Trotzky, de-
clared that the government of the Rus
sian workers would not consent to the
German peace proposals.
M. Trotzky's declaration was made
before the central committee of the
council of workmen's and sailors
delegates, during an address in which
he denounced in scathing terms Ger
many's hypocritical peace proposal
Asserting that the government OF
Russian workers would not consent to
central powers did not agree to free
disposal of the destiny of the Polish
and LettiSh nations, 1t would be urgent
ly necessary to defend the Russian
revolution. He said the needs at the
front would be satisfied whatever eff
forts might be necessary.
Representatives from all the fronts
who attended the meeting declared
the troops would defend the revolu-
ton, but said bread and boots were
necessary.
The Russian peace delegation Off
cially has suggested to the central pow
ers that the meeting place of the peace
delegates be transferred to neutral
soil
The halt in the negotiations and in
dicatiOns of German refusal to re-
move the conference to Stockholm have
revived universal discussion in Petro-
grad of n resumption Of fighting, with
"A greatly reduced army, probably g..
OO0, 900 men
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
MAY kOTPAY NEW Me MBERS
LEGISLATORS Elected to Fill Vacancies
May Lose Salaries Unless Spe-
cial Act Is Passed.

Madison-M Members of the Wiscon-
sin legislature elected at special cleo
tions to fill vacancies will not receive
the regular $500 salaries, unless there
is a special act of the legislature CIV
ing il to them. This is the opinion of
some of the best lawyers who have
examined the constitution.
The constitution of the state limits
the $500 salary to service at "regu-
lar session" At an extra session, no
additional compensation shall be al
lowed to any member thereof, except
for mileage
The question of compensation to
newly elected members, some of whom
may have gone to expense in gaining
their elections, will probably come up
for consideration.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
Bar Banks as Risk Agents.

Madison-In an opinion to NJ. j.
Cleary, insurance commissioner, At
torney General Owen held that a
banking corporation cannot act as an
insurance agent regardless of the ma
tional law on that subject permitting
national banks in cities under 5000 to
act as insurance agents. Mr.. Owen
holds that the state law would be con
trolling and that it would be impossi,
BILE for the bank to act.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
BIG BRIDGE TO DIXIE OPENED
Structure Mile and Quarter Long over
Ohio River at Paducah Is
Completed.

Metropolis, H., Jan. IA mile-long
freight train working Its way across
q gigantic steel structure over the Ohio
river between Metropolis H., and Pa
ducar, KY and disappearing In the
distance was the simple ceremony"
that marked the opening of great
masterpiece of bridge engineering
which spans the Mason and Dixon line
at this point.
approximately mile and a quarter
In length, this is one of the noted
bridges of the world. 1t contains the
longest single span-T20 feet-ever
constructed. 1t is supported by seven
piers the largest of which is so by 40
feet at the bottom and 1877 feet high
larger than the average skyscraper.
All told. 1900 tons of steel, 10000
barrels of cement and 10000 cubic
yards of gravel were used in the CON
struction, the cost of which was
So, 100000. The structure Is double
tracked.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
RECORD STORM HITS CHICAGO
City Swept by Worst Blizzard in Its
History-Traffic Is Halted-Drifts
over IS Feet High.

Chicago. Jan. S.-Chicago was struck
by the most severe storm in its history
on Sunday. A 44-mlle-an-hour gale
which arose in Texas two days ago
swept into the city early Sunday morn
ing and kept up its terrific pace
throughout the day and night A blind
Ing snow accompanied It.
Every form of traffic was democrat
lied by the elements and drifts of Is
or more feet were not uncommon
sights. Several persons were injured.
Pedestrians were few and far between.
Rallroads-especlally to the South,
North and West-tossed up the sponge.
Those from the East maintained trains,
but delays were great.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
NATIONS BIG FOOD INDUSTRY
Duties of Holders OF Foodstuffs Out
lined by Charles J. Brand.
Chief - Bureau.

Washington, .dn. All dealers in
and holders of foodstuifs in quantities
substantially greater than family sup
plies should report In the war emer-
gency food survey Of the United
States to be made as of January |.
even though they do not receive inquiry
blanks by mail, according to state
ment made here by Charles ]. Brand,
chief of the bureau of markets of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, who has the big war inventory In
charge.
'We have attempted to send sched-
ules from Washington to each of the
hundreds of thousands OF firms and in
dividuals who handle the food supply
of the country, but obviously 1t has
been physically impossible to reach
them ALL said Mr.. Brand. "All deal
ers, manufacturers and warehousemen
having any food in their possession,
and all other concerns. such as hotels
and institutions having more than $3.50
worth of food on hand, should arrange
to report their holdings of December
81, whether schedules have been dellv-
cred to them or not In case they do
not receive schedules by January 2,
they should write for copies to the bu-
reau of markets, United States depart
ment of agriculture, at Washington, or
should call Mt or write TO one of the
many branch Offices throughout the
country"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
GIRL OPERATORS GET JOBS
Five Wire Students Accepted BY
Omaha and 500 Railroads and
Assigned to Positions.

Eau Claire - Five girl students of
telegraphy who recently PASSED eX-
animation for telegraphers on the
Omaha and 500 railways, have been
accepted as telegraphers and assigned
to positions.
Miss Mabel Sale of Rice Lake is
operating the ticker at the Bloomer
station. Miss Pearl Lockwood of
Brentwood is located at Neillsville.
Blanche Amans and Edna Kringle,
both of Mikara, were placed at Haw-
thorne and Barronette, respectively
First reports from the girls state
that they are well pleased with their
own field of work, now classified as
war work, and hope to remain in their
present positions after the war termi-
mates.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
GEN. COCKTAILS GETS POST
Baker Names Canal Builder Head Of
War Department Transportation
and Storage.

Washington Jan. 9,-Rsorganization
of the war department. begun with the
creation last month Of the war council
Of high general officers advanced
step further with the appointment on
Monday by Secretary Baker of Mai.
George w. Cocktails, acting quarter
master general, to serve also as direc-
tor of war department transportation
and storage.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
W|SCONS|N'S WAR
BURDEN S798,34l
MONEY SPENT FOR MEXICAN
BORDER EXPEDITION AND
EUROPEAN CONFLICT.
LOW BALANCE DUE TO ARMY
State Treasury Shows Sal OPP On Jan.
1, 1918, as Compared With $780,
TAT Jan. I, 1917-Army Elk
pense is Now Reduced.

Madison - The war in Europe and
the Mexican campaign have cost Wis
consin $79S,34102, according to a
statement compiled in the office of the
state board of public affairs Jan l.
This includes expenditures of all de-
partments.
The general fund, out of which all
war expenditures come, had a bal
ance of Sal ,022.60 on Jan. l. as COM
pared with S709,74747 on Jan. l, 1917.
The fund has been increased since the
last report by automobile taxes. Other
taxes are due in February. The condi-
ton of the fund however, on Jan. l.,
was due entirely to extraordinary war
expenditures.
The adjutant generals department
has been the war department of the
state in other years, and approximate
ly 100000 year has ben annually
appropriated for the training OF the
National Guard and other maintenance.
The first extraordinary demand upon
the adiutant general came in 1916,
when Wisconsin sent her troops to the
Mexican border. These expenditures
for the fiscal year 1867 were $780,
1925.
War preparations by Wisconsin, an
ticipated early in the year, cost the
adjutant generals department $685.
734.57. The quartermaster generals
department expended 1921 ,S58S9, or a
total for the two departments in the
six months from July l, 1917, to Jan
], 1918, of $555593.45.
The connection of the cost of the
present war and the Mexican cam
paign with the finances of the state is
that if no such expenditures had been
made there would be in the general
fund today approximately sS50,O00 as
compared with 100000 Jan. l, 1917
Another important fact is that Wis
consin will not likely be called upon
for another large expenditure for the
benefit of the government during the
next six months nor during the period
of the war, because the government
probably will not call for the equip
ment or recruiting of any more regi-
ments of the National Guard. The
state is, however, equipping its home
guard, which will consist of $500 men
and will cost in the neighborhoOd of
$150,00O for clothing and equipment.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
SURVEY FOOD IN WISCONSIN
Schedules Being Sent to All lnstitu-
tons in the State to Determine
Quantity of Supplies in Storage.

Madison-Magnus Swenson, food ad-
ministrator for Wisconsin, announces
in a statement to the County Councils
of Defense that food survey is now
being conducted in Wisconsin under
the direction of the federal depart
ment of agriculture. Schedules are
being sent all hotels, restaurants, rail
roads, steamboat companies, and fur
Their institutions of all kinds, which
these institutions are compelled to fill
out and which when filled out will
show just how much food there is out
side of households in Wisconsin in
storage.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
DRAFT LAW IS SUSTAINED
Chief Justice White Delivers Unani.
nous Opinion of Uncle Sans
Highest Court.

Washington, Jan. 9.-The selective
service act was upheld on Monday as
constitutional by the Supreme court.
The governments contention that the
power given congress to declare war
includes power to compel citizens TO
render military service both AT home
and abroad were sustained by the
court.
Chief Justice White. who delivered
the unanimous opinion, In brief state
ment declared that after considering
the various contentious the conclusion
had been reached that most OF chem
were imaginary rather than real
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10

medicine for woman's ailments I ever
saw. Mrs. SARA SHAW, Il. No. l,
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Mrs. Shaw proved the merit of this
medicine and wrote this letter in order
that other suffering women may find
relief as she did.
Women who are suffering as she was
should not drag along from day to day
without giving this famous root and
herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham' 8 Vege-
table Compound, a trial. For special
advice in regard to such ailments write
to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn,
Mass. The result of its forty years
experience is at your service.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
M'AD0O CUTS OFF 400 TRAINS
Through Passenger Trains on Three
Roads East Of Pittsburgh
Affected.

Washington, Jan. S.-Announcement
was made on Sunday at the office Of
Director General McAdoo that approx.
imately 400 passenger trains had been
taken off the three principal roads op-
Grating east of Pittsburgh since mid
night Saturday.
Locomotives relieved by the cutting
Off of these trains will be turned to The
hauling of coal and generally relieving
the freight congestion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
U. S. Ship Sunk; 8 Men Lost

New York, Jan. 9.-The American
steamship Harry Luckenbach has been
torpedoed and sunk with loss of life.
according to word received on Mon
day by the owners of the vessel.
Eight Of the crew are missing. the
owners were informed. The crew con
sisted of 30 men.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10

so weak at tunes i
could hardly get
around to do my
work, and as [ had
four in my family
and three boarders
it made it very hard
for me. Lydia E.
Pinkham's V ege-
table Compound
was recommended
to me. l took it
and it has restored
my health. 1t is
certainly tho haat
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10

Wilkesbarre, PA, Jan. s. - Four
miners are believed 10 have persisted
in an accident In the Barnum mine Of
the Pennsylvania Coal company near
Pittston. About 100 men were at work
when the middle vein collapsed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
SIX as a Prntection-

II is said to have been discovered
that If silk is worn next to the skin
there Is much less danger from blood
poisoning IL the silk fabric is driven
into the wound, than In the case OF
cotton or wool This has resulted In a
special silk prepared by secret process
that is being used by the war depart
ment
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
Third [ liberty Loan February 15

Washington, Jan. THE third Lib
rrty loan campaign viii be opened
February 10 1t was learned here.
What amount Is 70 be raised could not
be nscertancd Preparations for nd.
yertiging are nearing completion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-10
Held on Disloyalty Charm

ST. Louis. Jan. Henry c. KoenIg,
former member of the ST. Louis board
Of education, was bound over 10 the
federal grand Jury after Red Cross
solicitor testified as to disloyal utter
nnces he had made.