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Republican farmer., 1918-01-25
.I2,OOO BRAZILIAN R EvOL UTIONISTS
 MAY BE RELEASED
En Exile Five Years They Plan to Drop Arms and Come
 From Hiding.

MonteVldeo, Uruguay, Jan. 1S.-(Cor- Tespondence of The Associated Press Thousands of reVolutionists, mem bers of the Blanco party who have been living in exile in Brazil since their unsuccessful revolution of 1912, are expected to return from hiding as result of the approval of the new federal constitution by referendum vote of the nation taken on Novem- Der 25.
 One of their leaders recently stated that there were 12,OOO Uruguayan rev. olutionists living along the Brazilian side of the frontier where they had been ready to take up arms and in wade Uruguay at short notice. Their leaders say the exiled rebels probably will return to their homes in the be- lief that the secret ballot provided for in the new constitution will give them representation in the government which they have coveted for many years and to attain which they have undertaken previous revolutions. The caches in which they have buried their arms stretch along the frontier from Uruguayana to Rio Grande do Sul where they were ready for almost instant service but it is be- lieved they will never be opened as the revolutionary leaders assert that the days of revolutions have passed forever in Uruguay with the adoption of the constitution.
 For half a century the Blancos have had no part in the government of the republic because of the strict control which the Colorados have maintained over the elections. The secret ballot provided for in the new constitution is considered to be a concession to the Blancos whose leaders promised to support the other provisions if the secret ballot was granted.
 One important clause of the new
 constitution provides for the separa-
 ton of church and state. According
 to some political leaders the winning
 of the secret ballot will bring about
 the dissolution of the Blanco party.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25
INCOME TAX MAN BECOMES ACTIVE
 ALL OVER STATE

Hartford, Jan 18-The Income Tax Man is coming-"See Him" is the mo- tice given today by the Connecticut State Council of Defense, which is CO., operating with the internal revenue collector for early returns on the Federal Income Tax at the request of the Council of National Defense.
 Failure to report to the internal revenue collector is punishable by fine of from $20 to s1,O0O and imprison- ment.
 Unmarried persons, not the head of families, who made $1,0C0 or more last year, and married persons, living with wife or husband, who made $2,- 900 or more last year, are required to pay an income tax.
 Income tax returns must be made out on forms furnished by the gov ernment. Because a good many peo- pie who must pay an income tax do not understand the law and therefore will not know how to make out their returns, the government is sending experts to every county to show them how to do it.
 Those who are not sure whether they are subject to the tax are advised to ask about it and make sure.
 The government does not have to pay the tax The new law makes the person who should pay the tax liable to fine or imprisonment for failure to voluntarily make a return. to the government
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25
J. s. S.DESTROYERS
 HAVE INCREASED. ANTI-SUB WORK

London, Jan. 1S.-G c~man newSpa- pers, in referring to tie Anglo-Amer- ican measures against submarines, in dicate that the employment of the depth charge has been greatly in creased and perfected since the Amer ican destroyers arrived in European waters. In the old days the destroyer avs content to drop two or three depth charges in the vicinity where the submarine was last seen, but now, according to the German accounts, it is not unusual to find the destroyers persisting in the business of dropping depth bombs until as many as 40 have been exploded, thus covering a large area where the submarine is likely to be hiding. \
 The Germans admit that this is a livery unpleasant business for the op- orators of the U-boats. Thus the "Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" contains the following account of the experiences of a U-boat man in the water patrolled by the American de- stroyers:
 One of our submarines shot a heavily-Iaden steamer of 5000 tons out or q COuFOy- A N4OICLAI SIOIAiy counter attack followed. The de- stroyers left the convoy, followed the submarine, and in the course of few minutes dropped 39 water bombs around the spot where the U-boat was supposed to be submerged. Luck | fly they failed to hit her, and our | U-boat escaped unscathed.
 ''The same submarine was previ-
 ously followed by two airplanes from midday until evening and pelted with | 23 bopms, but escaped
 | The same newspaper contains an account of a submarine cruiser which had a narrow escape from destruc- ton in the explosion of a intuition ship which she torpedoed. from too close a range. The steamer, runs the account, blew up with a terrific de- tonation, wrapped in a column of flame, and the next second the flames
 disappeared, and the steamer was gone.'
 The force of the explosion upset the
 submarines steering apparatus and
 did other damage, but the crew finally
 succeeded in effecting repairs so that the U-boat reached port.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25
DEADLO OCK REACHED IN PEACE PARLEYS
 AT BREST =LITOVSK
Military Dictator is Predicted for German Empire-Ho mans Refusal to Evacuate Certain Occupied Terri tories Causes Suspicion Among Delegates of Bolshe- wiki Commission in Peace Conference.

Amsterdam, Jan. 1.-The Russo- German peace negotiations were ap- parently deadlocked again, according to dispatches received from Brest-L- tovsk, via Berlin.
 Following Gen. Hoffman's categor- 1cal refusal for the central powers to evacuate Courland, Lithuania and Riga, for technical administrative reasons, the entire peace sitting ad- journed. The date for possible re- sumption was not fixed.
 The discussions on Friday were close to acrimonious Russian Foreign Minister Trotzsky refused to admit as part of the peace agreement the state ment Resolved, we will hereafter live in peace and friendship.
 ''The Germans declared that com plete evacuation by their troops could only follow the Russian demobilfza- tion,. because, owing to the change in the Russian governmental system, the Russians might suddenly assume the offensive.'
 In addition, German Foreign Minis ter Kuehlmann declared the question of evacuation applied only to regions of Russia which are still a part of the states actually negotiating at Brest- Litovsk carrying out the previous German stand as to the Courland, Es- thonia, Livonia and Poland.
 Later in the proceedings Foreign Minister Trotsky demanded to know why there were no representative of the people present, and suggested they be invited. Czernin and Kuehlmann postponed discussion of the invitation until later.
 (Control of the destinies of the Ger man empire, press accounts from neu- tral countries agree, is passing into the hands of the militarists or annexa- tionists. The Socialist ''Vorwaerts' believes a military dictatorship is in the making.
 Chancellor von Hertling is reported i'll and preparing to resign, while the militarists and pan-Germans are de- manding the dismissal Of Foreign Sec retary von Kuehlmann.
 \ It is reported from Berlin that Von Hertling's address before the Reich stag's main committee has been post poned. It was said previously that the chancellor would answer the recent war aims statement of President Will Son and Premier Lloyd George.
 The German emperor and the crown prince have been holding conferences with the political and military leaders and the German ministers to Den mark and Holland have arrived unex- pectedly in Berlin. Indications are that the present turmoil within the German ruling class will result in the acceptance of a firm policy, either fa- voring the militarists or the more peaceful element, with the probabil-
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25
ITALIANS CAUGHT
 BY GERMAN RUSE .OF 'KAMERADINC''

Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy, Thursday, Jan. 17-(By the Associated Press)-Italian troops have succeeded in breaking the pressure which the enemy has been exerting on the lower Piave in the sector near est Venice. This is a triangular sec tor originally cleared of the enemy when the whole region was inundat- ed by opening the canals. But re- gently low water has allowed the ene- my to renew his incursions almost to Capo Sile and the Venetian la goons.
 Enemy patrols had established dugouts and posts in the lagoons at Agenzla Zuliana, just across the river from Capo Sile, which commands the canal running to Porto Grande and the region back of Venice. During the early days of the week the Italian navy had bombarded the dugouts and destroyed the bridge on which the enemy was attempting to cross at Agenzia Trizza. The enemy made repeated attempts to enlarge his po- sition but was uniformally repuls- ed
 Sung by the repeated checks, the enemy brought his full force to bear yesterday morning. They were met by chosen Italian troops from the grenadier and the Bersaglieri bri- gades. The Italian defense was led by the Bersaglieri who had asked that privilege in order to answer scurril- ous pamphlets which had been thrown into the Italian lines.
 The Bersaglieri hewed their way to the enemy's support line. The fight was stubborn for the first two hours, out the enemy gradually gave ground as fresh ranks of Bersag aglieri, cheer ing and singing patriotic songs, threw themselves into the struggle. The enemy was finally pushed back from the positions he had gained.
 One of the favorite ruses used by the enemy was for a party of his troops to advance with their hands up, calling "Kamerad!" When they would get close to the Italian lines they would rush forward suddenly with hand grenades, but to be moved down as they advanced by the Italian machine gun fire.
 The fighting throughout was at close quarters. Heavy losses were suffered by the enemy and the Italians cap- tured 150 prisoners. The battle ground was covered with Austrian dead, and burial parties were busy throughout the night.
 Many individual instances of brav- cry stand out. In one case an Ital- ian officer and five men leaped into an Austrian trench, took two machine guns, killed all the Austrian gunners and brought back the guns
 The Italian success gives a serious check to the enemy effort to improve his position near Venice.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25
"sGO ON OR GO UNDER'' LLOYD- GEORGE WARNS
 ALL FOES OF GERMANY

London, Jan. 18-Premier Lloyd George, addressing the labor dele gates today, said no man standing on the watch tower could deny the ur- gency of the need for raising more men, and that no democracy has ever long survived the failure of its adher- ents to be ready to die for it. MT. Lloyd George said that he and President Wilson without previous consultation-there was no oppor- tunity-had laid down substantially the same program of demands for the termination of the war.
 There was no man willing to make peace without complete restoration of Belgium and reparation, the premier said From Germany there had been but one answer. he added, and it came from Von Tirpitz's soul-never!"
 Continuing, the premier said:
 "Our channel ports are not far from the fighting line and unless we are prepared to stand up to the people who are dominating Germany, Britain British democracy, French democra / and the democracy of Europe will be at the mercy of the most cruel mili- tary autocracy the. world has ever seen"
 Mir. -L1oyd-George said his and Pres ident Wilson's war aims had been ac- claimed throughout the Entente allied countries. There had been hardly a voice of criticism save from a few who wished he had made more extreme demands. The socialists of France, It. ally and Great Britain. he said, had accepted them as very fair general demands.
 The premier said that Germany had answered never to his demand for
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25

Tity that the pan-Germans will be vic- torious)
 Anti -Bolshevik parties in Russia, according to a Daily News" Petro- grad dispatch, are using the creation of a volunteer army by the Bolshevik
 as the basis of an energetic agitation to turn the Petrograd garrison against the Lenine government.
 | Efforts also are being made to start street demonstrations in favor of the 1 Constituent Assembly. If the efforts are successful, the dispatch adds, the result will be anarchy, than which the 1 Germans could wish nGthing better. i The Constituent Assembly is to meet Friday. It seems probable it will contain a Majority against the 1 Bolsheviki and will try to replace i them by another government. Such a i government, the Daily News cor l respondent says, would be infinitely
 less dangerous as an antagonist of l Germany than the present one. 1 The correspondent, in reiterating 1 his defense of Foreign Minister Trot-
 zky. and in deploring the fact that the Entente allies have not joined in the i Brest-Litocsk negotiations, says that i the first real help given Trotzky in the struggle is the message of President l Wilson, which is also described as "the 1 first allied utterance that shows an imaginative understanding of the sit uation."
 l France has loaned the Ukraine D. 1 100000 rubles in gold, according to
 a dispatch from the ''Times'' Odessa correspondent dated friday. The i French mint also has printed large i quantity of Ukraine paper money. Gen. Vinnichenko, president of the
 Ukraine secretariat, it is added, in the i course of a long report to the Rada, i declared France, the United States, Great Britain, Belgium and Rouman- | ia were interested greatly in the or 1 ganization of the Ukraine republic. He
 added:
 i "As circumspect people they hesi- 1 tate to recognize the republic com | pletely, but when they find it expedi- 1 ent they will extend us their hands, which we will accept if we think it
 necessary"
 Gen. Vinnichenko described the Ukraine as an oasis of order and con-
 stitutional policy, saying: "One constantly hears that the re- generation of the Muscovite monarchy is impossible, and therefore perhaps 1 the Ukraine will appear also as an
 oasis of revolutionary conquest 1 The, Times correspondent says the feeling of Roumanians toward the
 Russians is embittered greatly. The
 Roumanians feel they have been
 thrice betrayed by the ear, next by
 the provisional government, and now.
 worst of all, by the Bolsheviki
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25
SCOvILLE TELLS WHY CORN IS NOT
 SENT TO EUROPE
People There Not Familiar With It's Use and Can
 not Make It Into Bread.

Hartford, Jan. 17-In the course of an interview recently with a. magazlne writer, Connecticuts Federal Food Administrator was asked: Why not ship corn to Europe and keep our wheat at homer"
 That question is constantly being asked" replied MT. Scoville, who went on to explain the various economic elements involved.
 First as to shipping, corn meal IS not stable product-it spells easily in shipping. Corn itself before grinding will not solve the problem as there are few mills in Europe for grinding corn. Again, corn meal and corn are less compact, and there fore take more cargo space than wheat flour.
 Second, corn bread is a home pro- duct, and cannot be handled by bak- CTS. To be liked it must be eater when freshly baked. Therefore America, where SO per cent. of the baking is done at home, can increase consumption of corn bread; while Europe, where practically all bread is baked by bakers, cannot adopt the American corn bread unless house 1 wives reconstruct their homes, for the l ovens for baking do not exist in the average European home.
 Third, our allies are already usinG a mixture of wheat flour with potato rice, rye flour and some corn, bu' this mixture cannot go beyond 25 pel cent. Cor 50 per cent. at the outside, and produce a good bakery product | Corn flour as a further adu1terant is therefore, neither necessary nor advis able.
 Fourth, still another reason fo, l shipping wheat instead of corn is tC supply the need of the American troops in France. Military necessit! does not permit experiments. More over it is neither fair nor reasonable to call upon people under the press ure of war times, to make radica changes in their eating habits.
 'HThese reasons must be kept clear l ly before us, for an understanding O facts means a complete cooperation on the part of America" concluded MT. ScovilIe.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25

Q reconsideration of the wrong of Alsace-Lorraine, and had declared that Germany would go on until Mes opotamia and Palestine were restored to the tyranny of the Turks No sin gle war aims condition made by the British trade unionists had been an swered by any German authority, he added.
 There had been no answer from Germany to the recent statements Of the Entente powers on war aims. Field Marshal Von Hindenburg and Won Ludendorff had been brought back for conferences but Foreign Minister Won Kuellmann was not aI- lowed to speak.
 Why not?" asked the premier Because the T'russian military power is dominant. The answer to be given will be given from the cannons mouth"
 If any man here can find an hon ora0ie and equitable way out of this conflict without fighting it through the premier said, 'let him tell it. My conviction is this-the people must either go on or go under"
 The view of the government, MT. Lloyd-reorge said, was that it would be folly to withdraw men from in- dustries one hour sooner than the need arose. but that it would be trea- son to the state, to democracy and to freedom if, when the need did arise. the demand should not be met
 Whatever terms were put forward bv any pacifcist orator here, the pre- 1niay dacIared wOuld not be recoenfz- ed by Ludendorff or the kaiser unless the British had the power to enforce them.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25
CHENEY LOOKING
 FOR VOLUNTEERS
 FOR WAR SAVINGS

Hartford, Jan. 18-Volunteers are wanted at once for work in the office of the state director of the Connec- ticut war savings committee An appeal to this effect was issued today by State Director Howell Cheney who hopes that the responses will be nu- merous. MT. Cheney will be willing to accept the services of those who are able to give only a part of their tima each week in addition to those who are willing to work every day. Those who wish to perform this patriotic duty are asked to send their names to him at once.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25

order, asserted their loyalty to the government and made arrangements to raise funds for the relief of those thrown out of work. A million work CTS will lose s10, 0,OOO, ,00O during the pc r1od in New York city alone, accord ing to some of the estimates. The needle trades, as a class, will suffer the most from the shutdown, it was ! said, it being estimated that fully 100000 women and girls are employed in this work. Others affected, accord ing to labor figures, are 10000 carpen- l ters, 6O,0O0 workers in the garment trades;;, 12,OO0 machinists, 12,O00 cigar makers, 10000 clerks and 1000 brewery workers.
 In Wall street sentiment was said to be strong in some quarters for pay ing the employees laid off by the shut down. The attitude of leading bank CTS and industrial leaders was that o1 standing by the government withou' question. Men whose personal losses undoubtedly will be great justified the governments action and urged that every sacrifice be made to carry out the military needs of the country
 Warnings have been issued by the National Board of Fire Underwriters to all owners and mnagers of build, ings in the city of the increase in the fire hazard caused by lack of coal il keeping the sprinkling plants in oper. ation.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25
Ell DORADO FOUND.

Madrid Jan. 1S-News has bee9 received here of the discovery in Brazil of the site of the Incan city known to early Spanish and Portu- guese explorers as Fl Dorado, and hitherto regarded as legendary. The ruins are located in the Manoa region, near the Bolivian frontier, in the midst of a dense forest. An archeo- logical expedition including Brazilian, Spanish and Portuguese scientists, will make a detailed study of the dis trict.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25
NEWnHUNGER DISEASE.

Amsterdam, Jan. 1S-The ravages of the new hunger disease, called in Germany 'tfamine-dropsy," are de- scribed in the Budapest newspaper Nepszava. Men are attacked by it chiefly between the ages of 4 0and 50 and unless the patient can be given plenty of nourishment, the disease is very likely to prove fatal In the small town of Asch 300 cases have been reported, three per cent of which hays already proved fatal.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25
PROTEST ON SALOONS.

Boston, Jan. 1S-A telegram pro- testing against an order that permits saloons to remain open while gro- ceries are closed was sent to Fuel Ad- u,inistrator Garfield today by Mrs. Katherine Lent Stevens, president of the Massachusetts Women's Christian Temperance union.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25
NEW FUEL ORDER
 MAKES |. s. FEEL
 GRAVITY OF WAR
Garfield Signs and President Approves Measure in Face of Protests-Food Industries Will Be Exempt As Will Certain Contract
 Holding Industries.

Washington, Jan 18Ame rica felt the pinch of per haps for the first time today with its industries hanging idle under the fuel administrators order issued to relieve the coal shortage and release fuel for ships loaded with supplies for the American army and the Allies.
 the of protests predicting disastrous consequences and formal request from the Senate stay it's execution temporarily the order med last night by Administrator Garfield with the approval of President Wilson.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25
LIVING COSTS IN ITALY.

penses have increased 105 per cent. here since 1912 and clothing 40 per cent, according to figures published by the municipal authorities.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25

Philadelphia, Jan. 18-Approxi- mately 2,OOO,OO workers in Pennsyl- vania will be thrown out of employ ment during the five day shutdown of industries ordered by the fuel ad- ministrator, according to statistics compiled by the state department of labor and industry in Harrisburg. One and a half million workers will be similarly affected on the Monday holi- days and the approximate loss in wages was placed at S114, 900, 900. Many of the department stores and factories in Philadelphia announced today that they would pay their em- ployes during the enforced suspen- sion.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25

Six men were killed when the mas of the battleship Michigan fell in z | heavy gale at sea.
Republican farmer., 1918-01-25

Boston, Jan. 1S-Industrial activ- | ity throughout New England was sus- pended generally today amid great confusion in the minds of factory em- ployes as to the application of Fuel Administrator Garfield's order to in- dividuaI cases That the shutdown was not complete was due to the rul- l ing last night that several plants working on material needed for gov ernment use were exempt from the provisions of the order and that the order did not affect machinery oper- ated by water or hydro-electric power.
 The latter ruling was of particular value in Maine as considerable pro- portions of it's industries use water power. Most of the shops permitted to operate because they did not de- pend on coal for fuel conducted busi- ness as usual. In the case of plants engaged in government contracts the exceptions were announced so late that it was impossible to get word to many employees, who, before the close of business yesterday, had been noti- fled that the shops would not be open today All means were utilized to
 summon the workers, and although
 short handed, most of these factories were running today.
 The public depended on news
 papers as to the effect of the order , on their business. and many appeal ed to the newspaper offices for the settlement of perplexing problems. A number of plants kept up work ir
 shipping rooms and other depart ments that could be operated without the use of power. The general holiday increased the
 burden of the railroads, many of the workers taking advantage of their un expected vacation to come to this city New England railroads did not change [ their schedules, except to cancel some l trains used solely by employees of fac T tories that were closed.