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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
LARGEST WINTER
WHEAT CROP Of
HISTORY PLANTED
Government Prediction Is for
Eighty Millions More Than
Has Ever Seen Harvested ia
the United States,

Washington, Dec. Ia huge win
ter wheat crop, larger by eighty mill
lion bushels than any yield in the his
tory of American agriculture, was
forecast today by the department of
agriculture.
The governments appeal, made be-
fore the coming Of peace was in
sight saying an acreage of 4T,500,000
was desirable, and the guaranteed
price of $2.2O a bushel for wheat,
stimulated extraordinary effort OF
the part of farmers, said the depart
ment's announcement. AS Il result,
49,027, 900 acres We're planted during
long and almost perfect season.
The fall growing season has been
one of the finest ever known result
ing in the crop being in the best con
dltion ever recorded on December
and giving promise Of heavy yields
Allowing for the average spring
of acreage due to VIM
ter killing. the department an
nounced that winter wheat gives
promise of total production of 765,-
900, 900 bushels. An average spring
wheat crop would place next years
production of wheat beyond d billion
buSiltlS anu eNNtttl lIlt TtCOIu tlOD VI
1915. Last years spring wheat pro-
duction was 3G3.000,000 bushels,
After the official forecast OF record
breaking wheat production had been
made public there was considerable
speculation as to whether the gov
ernment would sustain a loss in sup
porting the guaranteed price of $220
a bushel through the 1919 production
year. Opinion on the subject appar-
entity was divided.
Some officials said the government
is assured of fun return on all the
wheat consumed in the Un+ed States
because of the control OF markets and
shipping, and that American con
probably will be greatly ey-
panded with all restrictions ON its use
removed. They also said 1t was not
at all certain that even the pr0spec-
tive bumper crop of American wheat
will produce world surplus, with
Russian sources shut off, and the new
Argentine crop being absorbed now
by France and England as fast as it
is threshed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
ENATORS ADOPT
NET Loss ITEM IN.
REVENUE BILL
income Tax Provision To Be
Taken lp Today and Gen.
eidt Debate Expected With
PenroSe Leading Discussion
is, ~oar'uo ,ouanAL spse,., LEASED ~,Hsy


Washington, Dec. 6.-After Senator
Smoot of Utah, republican,, had deliv-
cred a prepared address criticising
the war revenue bill, the senate today
began consideration of disputed sec
tions of the measure. ON the first roll
call taken on the bill the senate voted
36 to 16 to retain the finance com
mittee's amendment providing for re-
fund of faxes to those who demon
strate to the treasury department that
in previous years they have suffered
a loss in their business
Tomorrow it is planned to discuss
the income tax section, General debate
also may be reopened then US Senator
Penrosa of Pennsylvania, senior repub-
lcan of the finance committee, plans
an address during the day, Discus
sion by members. however is not eX-
pected to long delay final disposition
of the bill
Senator simmons. chairman Of the
finance committee, said he expects
passage of the measure by Christmas
and Senator Smoot in hts address eX-
pressed belief that the bill soon would
be adopted.
Most of the session today was taken
up with discussion of the met loss
amendment
Senator Ienroot of Wisconsin, re-
publican. led the attack on the provi-
sion, declaring it might cause the
government tremendous revenue losses
If serious and general industrial de-
nression should develop. He also said
ii would put a premium on business
incompetence and mismanagement
Senators Smoot, Jones of New Mex
leo and McCumber of Ncrth Dakota,
with Senator Simmons. defended the
amendment, declaring that demand for
such a provision had come from agri-
cultural as we'll as business interests
The amendment they said, is designed
to balance taxes and is similar to an
English income tax provision.
on the vote to adopt the amend
mert. four democrats. King cf Utah,
Kirby of Arkansas, Nugent of Idaho,
and Vardaman OF Mississippi. Joined
the following twelve republicans in
opposition; Borah, Idaho: Frelinghuy-
SEN New Jersey; Gronna, North Da-
kota: Harding, Ohio; Jones, Washing
ton: Kenyon, Iowa La Toilette. Wis
consin; Lenroot, Wisconsin; Nelson,
Minnesota; Norris, Nebraska Poindex-
ter. Washington, and Sterling, South
Dakota.
The senate also adopted, without OBJ
lection the finance committees
amendment to the house provision au-
thorizing the commissioner of inter-
nal revenue in computing income
taxes. to require inventories.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
Former Managing Editor of
Leader TestifieS That He
Resigned Because of EN-
pIoyerS' Pro-GermaniSm,
Relieved REPORTS
FROM BERLIN ONLY
Berger Issued Instructions
That German Reports Be
Made War Leads and De-
clared Other Reports BiaSo1
tsrselM cosaEsronprnes 70 sonn.Ae IousaAL

ESPECIAL coRREsPoNpENcg 10 MORNING JoueAAL
Chicago, Dec. ia mass of do
cumentary evidence in support of the
governments charges that Victor l..
Berger of Milwaukee violated the es-
pionage law i'm the anti-war cam
paign he carried on as editor of the
Milwaukee Leader '(SocialisD, was
presented to the jury in Judge Lam
dis court today In the trial of five
socialist party chiefs.
Extracts from numerous anti-War
editorials which Berger caused to be
published in the Leader, We're read
into the record by District Attorney
Clyne.
J. T. Harris. formerly managing
editor Of the Leader. testified that
he resigned his position in May,
1917. because OF dispute with Ber-
ger over an order received to print
for the second time the proclamation
and war program of the st. Louis So
cialist convention.
Berger ordered that the socialist
anti-war platform be printed for the
second time" said the witness. ~
talked it over with my assistants and
we consulted the federal district at
torney in Milwaukee, who expressed
the opinion that it would be danger
Gus to print the platform, We Then
prepared a signed statement which
we presented TO Berger, declaring
that in our opinion the platform was
seditious and that those responsible
for publishing it might be liable for
prosecution by the government
Berger Took Responsibility
8esf ~ 81 IA Is " ~ - q s4
ible head of the paper and insisted
upon it being published again over
our protest. He said he would tax"
all the blame. ! then told him |
would resign. He expressed regret
because the only two men in the Of
flee he would consider for the posi-
tion were pro-ally,
my predecessor was A. NJ Sim
onds, who disagreed with Berger
over the policy of printing certain
articles
The witness said he previously had
been criticised by Berger for the way
in which war news had been hanciec
at times.
"My Instructions from Berger We're
to use the Berlin dispatches as Lead
ere in the war news" said Harris
"He always said that the Berlin
stories were more reliable because
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Continued on Page Two.)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
DENVER EXPRESS
OFFICES FILLED
WITH LATE BOOZE
With the State Going Bone
Dry, ProhibitioniSts Demand
ConflScation Of All Not De-
Iivered at Midnight,
lay .o.a,.o ,oo-sA. ..-e,.. .sAsso m.s,

Denver colo. Dec. 16-Governor
julius c. Gunter today issued an exec
utive proclamation placing in effect
the new initiated bone dry" prohibi-
ton law, approved by the voters of
Colorado at the last election by vote
of 1885 to 64.740 The law became
effective at midnight, supplanting the
Horton law, under which permits were
obtained for importing not more than
two quarts of liqucr or twenty
quarts of beer per person per month.
In Denver the last day of the Hof-
ton permit witnessed scenes at the Of
flee of the American Railway Express
company never before duplicated here.
With approximately 5000 packages of
liquor on hand when the office opened
this morning and with thousands more
arriving on incoming trains. express
company officials stated that it would
be a physical impossibility to issue all
packages to consignees before mid
night. Anti-saloon leaders are de-
manding that liquor undelfvered be
confiScated.
A crowd of thousands besieged the
express office all day striving for an
opportunity to claim liquor consigned
to them. AT 8 o'clock tonight two lines
of persons four deep and aggregating
two and a half blocks in length,
iammed the sidewalks encircling the
block in which the express office is To-
Gated. Fifteen policemen preserved
order with difficulty. At s O'Clock per-
sons who were a trifle tardy in fall
ing in line this morning were just ar
irving before the express company
counters.
One man who had stood in line since
noon engaged a newsf.1y at a dollar
to hold his place for him while he OBJ
tanned something TO eat He had no
more than departed when another Of
fered the lad s1.50 for the place, but
the boy instituted an auction on the
coveted position and managed TO get a
bid Of s2.75 before he betrayed the
confidence Of his original employer.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
ReaCtionarieS in Secret Con-
ference in Stockholm Form
MonarChiSt State Expecting
to Seize ReinS,
GRAND DUKE CYRIL
IS CHOSEN CAR
Cabinet Composed of Pro-
German NooIeS and Army
Officers Said Already to
Have Organized,
Copyright 1918, by the Press Pub.
fishing co,
tThe New York World)

fishing co,
tThe New York World)
Especial Wireless Dispatch to the
World and Albuquerque JournalD
Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 16.-For
the last few weeks Stockholm has
been the center of exceptional Rus
sian counter revolutionary activity.
much of which has been kept dark
but about which rumors of all sorts
are in circulation
Simultaneously nearly every boat
from Finland has brought one or two
celebrities of the Czarist regime,
among whom there are now STAYING
in Stockholm Gen. Demetri Trepoff,
eX-premier who succeeded Basil
Nladimirovitch Sturmer as ioycrhor
OF Russia during the period Of as
treme reaction against the pr0-Ger-
man activities. and hon cleared tie
way for still more extreme reac-
uonary Alexander y. Proto 5opoff,
VINO was in turn swept away by the
reNol ution; Baron Tauba, eN-ch.ef OF
me political department os the for
elgn office, whose activities Wrre tic
subject of heated discussions and st.
tacks from he ,no-entente parties
in the duma; the ex-Vice president
of the duma and under-secretury Of
the interior. Prince Volkonski, a
member of the right wing of the
duma and famed for his pro German
sympathy which he did nos conceal
as late as fortnight ago ia c1nver-
sations with friends
Bd.taf ssgtsEt. 8asuna &
Other reactionaries are ex- Senator
Zassladke, Gen. Massalskij and also
eX-Ambassador to Washington Baron
Rosen, who signed the Portsmouth
peace treaty and published the fa-
nous anti-entente letter in the Boil
shevist paper Nowaja Lhesn at the
beginning of the revolution, and who
has lately been travelling from Stock
holm backward and forward to Ber-
lin since last spring
Count Kokowtseff, an ex-premier
and a reactlonary. has lately arrived
from Finland. and also has been in
touch with this group, but lately he
seems to have broken with them and
left Stockholm for England.
The latest arrival is Gen. Judeuuch,
who commanded the Caucasian army
which captured Trebizond
Hold Secret Conferences.
This group lately had been holding
secret conferences here to which
N---~---~~ ~~--Ss>-,y-----s
Continued on Page TWo)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17

Paris, Dec. l6 President Wilson
delivered an address today az he
city hall where ceremonies had been
arranged for. The president replied to
the greeting extended him,
-FOUR greeting has raised many emo
tions within me-" the president began.
"lt is with no ordinary sympathy
that the people of the United States
for whom have the privilege Of
speaking, have viewed the sufferings
of the people OF France. Many Of our
own people have been themselves Wit
nesses ef those Sufferlngs We We're
the more deeply moved by the wrongs
of the war because we knew the man
ner in which they were perpetuatod
beg that you will net suppose that be-
cause a wide ocean separated US in
space We were not in effect eye-wit
nesses of the shameful ruin that was
wrought aud the cruel and unneces-
sary sufferings that were brought
upon you These sufferings have
filled our hearts with Indignation We
knew what they were, not only, but
we know what they siguified, and
our hearts We're touhced to the quick,
by them, our negotiations filled with
the whole picture OF what France and
Belgium In particular had experienced
When the United States entered the
fslSf, 5sig. q as N era HI
only because they were moved by a
conviction that the purposes of the
central empires were wrong and must
he resisted everywhere by men who
loved liberty and the right but also
because the Illicit ambitions which
they were entertaining and attempting
to realize had led to the practices
which shocked our hearts as much as
they offended our principles.
"Our resolution was formed because
we knew how profoundly great prin-
ciples eff right were affected, but our
hearts moved also with our resolution.
Speaks for American People.
You nave been exceedingly gener-
GUS in what you have been gracious
enough to say about me, generous far
beyond my personal deserts. but you
have interpreted with real insight the
motives and resolution of the people
of the United States. Whatever in
fluence | exercise. whatever authority
| speak with, ] derive from them.
know what they kave thought | know
what they have desired, and when
have spoken what I know was in their
minds, It has been deliehIful to see
how the conseiences and purposes of
free men everywhere responded
"We have merely established our
right to the full fellowship of those
peoples here and throughout the
world who reverence the right of gen
uine liberty and Justice.
you have made me feel very much
at home here, not merely by the de-
liehtful warmth OF your welcome, but
also by the manner in which you have
made me realize to the utmost the in
innate community Of thought and
ideal which characteriZes your peo-
pie and the great nation which have
the honor fer the time to represent.
Your welcome to Paris / shall always
remember as one Of the unique and i'm
spring experiences of my life, and
while feel that you are honoring the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
and Flats Robbed
In Mid Day BY Army Deserters
Under Red Flag Rule In Berlin


Paris, Dec Is tHavas.)--The Berlin
central government is powerless to
preserve order and deserters from the
army terroiza the Inhabitants. accod-
ing to a correspondent of the Journal
who has returned from a visit to Ber-
lin.
Robberies and attacks follow one
another rapidly and apartments and
shops are robbed in midday
Red flags are flying over all the
CITY but business is going on as usual,
The theaters, the correspondent
adds. are open and the restaurants
are crowded. The population is we'll
dressed. he says. but ~ artificial ma
terials.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
VILLA PLANNING
DEMONSTRATION
NEAR THE BORDER


Washington, Dec. 6.---Information
has reached the American government
that Pancho Villa, the Mexican revo-
lutionist, Is planning "demonstra-
ton in northern Mexico with view
to ascertaining what will be the atti-
tude of the American government to-
ward a renewal of his operations.
Officials of the state department
would not say whether there was in
formation as to the nature of the pro-
posed demonstration" hut ii was un-
derstood villa plans to attack Chihua-
hua City or some important town near
the American border. Government Of
ficials have information that Villa
already has collected a large part Of
the following which he had before
General Pershins's expeditionary force
went into Mexico in 1915 after Villa S
attack on Columbus, n. NJ.
Information here is that the gath
ering Of the Villa forces already has
caused much apprehension among in
habitants of towns and ranches in
northern Mexico, and the American
government is keeping "A close watch
on the situation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17

There is scarcity of bread, butter
milk and potatoes and spectators are
reported to be holding reserves of
foodstuffs An ordinary meal cos 5 %
to 80 marks and an order of soup is
three marks. The extremist faction
will be of short duration, the journal
correspondent believes, because they
have not succeeded in obtaining con-
trol of the money which is still in the
possession Of he bankers and mer-
chants The correspondent thinks that
a republic finally will be established.
The correspondent visited the cellars
of the imperial palace and saw huge
stores of provisions kept there while
the people suffered from hunger.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
President Visits Versailles,

Parts, Dec. 6.-President Wilson
passed the early forenoon indoors.
reading a large number of letters. He
then started by automobile fer a visit
TO Versailles, where the final meeting
of the peace conference will be held,
going by way of he Boise De B0u-
iogne, The president was accompanied
by Mrs. Wilson.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
RELIEF SUPPLIES
ARE SENT TO 0MSK

tBN hoRANo JouRHAL SPECIAL LEASED Wiegi
Nladivostok, (Thursday. Dec. u. by
The Associated Press.)---A sanitary
train carrying clothing, medical sup-
plies fourteen women nurses, chiefly
Americans from Honolulu and Ma
nila. and three doctors, left here to-
day for Omsk 1t was the fourth
train to he despatched westward since
the allied occupation. The organiza-
tion of fifth sanitary train has been
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
:;$'l :;;' SON TELLS PEOPLE Of
FRANCE THAT AMERICANS
VIEW THEIR SUFFERINGS
WITH ANGRY INDIGNATION
DO NOT SUPPOSE BECAUSE OCEAN
SEPARATES COUNTRIES AMERICAN
PEOPLE HAVE NOT SEEN, HE SAYS

President of Municipal Council of Paris GreetS President as
"the Great European and Most Eminent Citizen of the
World; Says Paris Was Eager to See in the Flesh the
Man Whom II Knew From His Written Word and His
Image; Thanks Mrs. Wilson for Adding Her Grace and
Charm to the Party of the President; Message of April 2,
1917, Said to Have DazzIed Europe
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
THE WEATHER
FORECAST.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 16.-New Mex
leo: Tuesday, snow north, rain south
portion; colder Wednesday. fair west,
unsettled east portion colder south
east portion.
Arizona. Tuesday, partly cloudy,
probably local snow northeast por-
tions: colder; wednesday fair.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
tChinese Mission Expected.

Washington. d. c., Dee, 16.-It was
announced by the state department
today that the Chinese minister for
foreign affairs and his party will ar
rive at San francisco about Decem-
her %. and other members of the
Chinese delegation to the peace cCn-
ference will reach there January g.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
LOCAL REPORT.

conditions for the twenty-four hours
ending at D. m. yesterday: Maxi
mum. Al minimum. %: range, Is;
at s p. M, 3S; west wind; cloudy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17

NJ Autrand. prefect of the Seine
spea king at the hotel De Vile. said;
"Mr. President a day memorable
beyond all is that on which for the
first time chief of the great Amer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13
POSTMASTERS TO
REDEEM SAVINGS
STAMPS; ORDERS

Damaged thrift and war savings
stamps that are still manifestly
one-half, will he redeemed by post
masters, according to a ruling by
the treasury department The only
provision made is that the damaged
or mutilated war savings stamps
are affixed to the certificate and
thrift stamps to the thrift cards.
When either the thrift or war saw
ings stamps is less than one-hali
no payment will be made or credit
given, the ruling states.
Stamps which have become de
/ tached from certificates and dam
aged, or which are so badly dam
aged by fire or otherwise that the
certificates to which they are affix'
/ ed cannot be presented at post
offices for redemption in the usua
manner, may be sent by the own
ers TO the secretary of the treas
ury. division of loans and currency
with a sworn statement of the fact'
and a request for redemption.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13
MOTHER TAKING
UP SONS WORK
WHERE HE QUIT

Paris, Down in one
of the French port towns is a
y. NJ. c. A. hut devoted entirely
to serving the navy. Behind the
counter of the canteen is
small, gray-haired woman who
used to have a boy IN the navy.
His ship was torpedoed last
spring. 1t sank so quickly that
there was time only to cut away
two or three RATS. The officers
and crew went into the water
together. II was every man for
himself But there was not
room for everybody on those
RATS.
This wOman's son, who was
an officer. swan from one raft
TO another. making sure that
every possible man was saved.
Then, because his raft was sag
Cing with the overweight, he
dropped quietly over the side
and let himself go down.
The navy knows that story.
It knows that this mother is
trying to take up her sons job
where he left Off-taking care
of the bluejackets. You ought
TO see the way those boys look
at her and speak to her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13
IAUCIE AROUSED;
| SMITK ARRIVES
StudentS and Faculty Are EnthuSed
over Touch Of Military Caused
by 0fdcer'S Coming.

sugustana' training corps com
.,5aDt. has arrived TO begin his
sr,ies at the college
lieutenant William J Smith. who
IS appointed by the war depart
~ as the official n charge of the
--sirjng Of those who enroll for the
-.r;-sry course at the college. made
complete inspection of the
--,unds and buildings Immediately
- his arrival. Increased en-
.sgsfasm on the part OF the stu
ssrtS and tlo faculty was aroused
len Lieutenant Smith made his
.,nsararce. Il created the first
- military atmosphere that the
.alIaee has had since the govern
~s-t decided oh AUgUstaua as a
,-s;ninc center. Courses in mill
- are % becIu on Oct J.
lieutenant Smith came to the
.,Ilspe from tho Tennessee Poly
.s-rriC institute. C0okcrsvilIc.
-ar7. where De completed course
n three months in military train
- ne was graduated from the
p5s--sbp-g officers training camp
.rF was trained in the Seventy
s.r-b division hay0net school and
~ Severrv-Sixtl division machine
nm school He is a native Of New
/ Britain. Conn.
Tp0n his arrival Lieutenant
smith became a guest i'm the home
ii Or. Gustav A Andreeu. presi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13
WARS HISTORY IS
BEING GATHERED
WHILE 1T GOES ON

London, Aug, 25.-(Correspond-
cree Of the Associated Press.)-A
few years hence. school children
studying their histories of the great
war may be curious to know just
how the minute details of the bat
ties were assembled. Teachers will
find the answer in the historical
sections of the various armies and
the officers who roam the fields
searching for data, Tescuing prec-
ious incidents from Oblivion, gather
ing the details of chaos into an in
telligent story.
1t was Canada which first set the
example of how to CLEAN history
from the rubbIe of the battlefield
When the United States entered the
war its officers who were selected
for historical work had the benefit
of the experience of the allies. Pho
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13

tographic, sketching and painting
have big share in the task OF re-
cording the war. France having set
an example for pictorial efficiency
with its Mission des BeauX Arts.
Up and down the front among the
hattalions go special officers giving
instructions to battalion headquar-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-13

There also are artists with their
paint and brushes, getting local
color. painting the havoc of the war
as it is. Reality is what they strive
for.
Recently an artist was so anxious
to get a glimpse of the actual hap
penings of little raid that he went