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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-25
HIGH SCHOOL OPENS
WITH so PER CENT
ATTENDANCE TO-DAY
NOT AFFECTED BY STATE FUEL
CONSERVATION REQUEST PER-
TANNING TO SCHOOLS.
SOME RURAL SCHOOLS OPEN
Superintendent Graham and Harr's
Being Governed by Particular Con-
ditions and are Commended by
State Superintendent.

The Central High school opened for
sessions Monday morning after hav
ing been suspended several days to
get grip ON it's fuel supply any
heating apparatus. The Andrews
school building and the colored school
building are closed indefinitely until
the weather moderates. Rural schools
that have a sufficient supply of fuel
that find it necessary to secure coal
from Mt. Pleasant or Columbia will be
closed until the weather becomes
more favorable.
Both County Superintendent john
P. Graham and City Superintendent r.
Ia Harris took the position this morn
Ing chat the schools that have q sup
ply Of fuel on hand should not close.
because hardship would be wrought
against those pupils who expect to
complete their school work this year
In time to make crop.
A request was issued Saturday By
State Superintendent 8. w. Sheriff.
that all town and city schools close
for three weeks as a conservation
measure. His request carried with it
qualifications which made 1t proper
for the Central high school and some
other schools to remain open. Super
intendent Harris was informed of tas
order by The Herald late Saturdax
afternoon and Immediately got In
touch with Superintendent Sheriff.
and explained to him the Situation
here. He stated that the high school
has supply of coal and that large
namber of the boys attending there
expect to make a crop this spring and
help produce food for the nation, This
he thought was as important as fuel
conservation. He said that the ele-
nentary and colored schools had been
closed to save fuel, but that he
thought the high school should con-
tinue as long as possible with inter.
mission. This position was approved
and commended by Superintendent
Sheriff.
High schools in Knoxville, Chat
nooge and other cities also will con-
hnue as long as their fuel supplies
last
The high school this morning had
10 per cent attendance, which was
The lowest on record. but was consid-
sred good attendance in the face OF
zero weather, II inch snow, and the
'sport that Superintendent Sheriff.
lad ordered the closing of the schools.
Harris said this morn
ng he thought the attendance tomor-
'ow would be normal and that the
is we'll heated and comfort
Ible
County superintendent Graham al.
o received the closing request from
he state superintendent but he will
omply with 1t only as he thinks ad.
1sable in particular cases. Those
ural schools that have a supply of
uel, either coal, or wood will be per-
nftted to continue, but those that
Ind 1t necessary to secure coal from
he supplies in the cities and towns
I'LL be temporarily closed. This il
onsidered the patriotic course and
leets the requirement sof the state
uperintendent, since the request was
imply a fuel conservation measure
nd as long as no fuel is being un-
ecessarily consumed it is highly pa
lotto to continue the school sessions
Evening star., 1918-07-18
D. G. MEN COMMISSIONED.

Residents Of tho District Of Columbia
have been commissioned in tho Army as
follows:
Robert Coleman. 90. 9Th and B streets
Reserve Corps.
Leon R. Phillips and Frederick W. Won
Schrader, 1927 18th street. captains,
Quartermaster Corps. National Army.
Sam Y. knight, second lieutenant,
Quartermaster Corps, National Army.
Albert G. McChesney. I'LL p street,
captain, Chemical Warfare Service, Ma
tional Army.
street. second lieutenant, air service
(aeronautics).
Evening star., 1918-07-18
SKORTAGE-IN FOOD
| FORCED HUN DRIVE
Serious Conditions in Ger
many Shown by Letters
and Newspapers.

BY PAUL AYREs ROCKWELL.
CabIegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. July
1s.-Judging from trustworthy re-
ports, the internal situation in Ger
many probably had much to do with
the resumption Of the offensive opera
tions which the Teuton masses have
been led to believe will result in q
speedy and advantageous peace. That
the entire initiative Is not in the hands
of the kaiser's generals. however. has
been demonstrated by the fact that
the French alone since June Is. by a
series of brilliant local attacks. have
captured more than 5000 unwounded
prisoners and important booty and
have disarranged the German stairs
plans by conquering some Of the best
positions on the western front from
which onslaughts on the allied line
could be advantageously launched.
, Swiftness Surprises Huns.
Enemy officers captured and ques-
TONED almost invariably express sur
prise at the swiftness of the attacks,
INC oppSoi"aSO - e1AS
and the perfect haison between the
French artillery and infantry. One
Prussian major exclaimed, 'The French
poilus are brave lads. full of go and
fine types of soldiers"
L. the meantime the civil population
Of Germany IS suffering more and more
from the shortage of provisions. and
the food crisis, far from getting bet
ter, becomes daily more serious.
Diminutions of the bread ration is fre-
quent and vexing reQuisitions by the
military add to the troubles of the
people There is profound detection
because the aid expected from the
Ukraine has not matertalized. The
following letters recently found on
German prisoners echo the uneasineSs:
Evening star., 1918-07-18
Cold Weather Hurt Potatoes.

Tho Tageliche Rundscheau refers
elsewhere to the shortage Of potatoes
from which Berlin ia actually suffer-
ing, stating sadly that the last cold
spell greatly damaged early potatoes
In Brandenburg. The harvest has been
retarded two or three weeks, thereby
endangering the crops. Tho famiehed
Austrians attempted to sweep down
upon and loot the Italian plains, but
instead met disaster and death. The
same fate undoubtedly awaits the
hungry Germanio hordes now trying
to break into the fertile regions Of
France.
Evening star., 1918-07-18
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT. UNITED
States. Customs Service, Washington, D. O.,
July Is, 1o1S.-Under the provisions Of chap
ter 107. Of the laws Of 1881 and article % Of
the general customs regulations Of 1915, ana
in pursuance Of the authority granted by the
commissioner Of navigation under date of
July 10. 1918. on the application Of Edison
Bradley, owner, the name Of the sstesm yacht
.'Nokomis' has been changed to ''wahtoke."
This yacht was built In the year 1901; her
oficiai number 10 180ea2, and she measures 10
tons gross. JOHN D. O. Ko0oIE, Deputy
CoIlsator of Customs In Charge. H154t
Evening star., 1918-07-18
No Food to Give; Fined.

"Dambach. April 22.-We are obliged
essary once more to deliver sixty-four
pounds of potatoes and we haven't
any. We must pay a fine Of 40 marks
ts10) because we have not delivered
butter regularly"
"Drispenstadt, May 20--Last week
there was a great requisition here.
Twenty soldiers spent an hour and a
half trying to discover - in. They
were not disagreeable Them
selves were hungry. tey Will
take our bread from dpboard
In any case we are not ing from
Ukrainia what we hoped for"
'Lehmerin. May Soon we will
have nothing to eat. Already, instead
Of flour. they wish US to mix 1t with
straw and wood. It Is At for the
devil. Besides that there are no more
shoes and no cloth"
Evening star., 1918-07-18
Harvest Not Promising.

Although these are difficult days for
the central populations they could
hold on with more spirit II the COM
ing harvest promised well. That the
outlook is not good is indicated by
the following article from the Munich
correspondent of the Tagelic'Ie Rund-
schau concerning the crops in Ba-
varia:
Prospects are no longer favorable
and exaggerated hopes are not jueti-
fed. The new year. which begins
August IS, will present difficult prob
lens regarding the feeding Of the
population and cattle. Sudden changes
in the weather added to droughts and
a great cold spell have injured the
crops. Rye has suffered most and
potatoes have also been damaged. The
early potato crop did not give the
same results as last year. Fruits are
also less plentiful
Evening star., 1918-07-18
Bread Shortage in Germany.

"Almenshofen. May s.-Bread has
become very bad. After June Is
We will have the right to only $50
grams (about five ounces) Of bread,
or Just enough to fill an empty tooth.
/ think that before long they will
squeeze our empty necks SO that we
will no longer need anything.
That on the whole will be the best
way out of 1t. The big bonnets' are
always able to hold out longer. Every
body is grumbling and complaining
because of the food"
"Altona. June 10.-After next week
we get less bread and meat. 1t is
said that many young vegetables. po-
tatoes and certain grains were frozen
during the recent cold nights"
The letters frequently and bitterly
complain because foodstuffs are requi-
sitioned for Berlin and other Prus-
sian cities. One missive. dated May 8.
says: I'VE deliver daily on reQuisi-
tion forty-fve liters (quarts) Of milk.
but 1t is not enough for the Prussians.
Saturday night Ave men came to our
home. The peasants are making q
fuss"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-11
GOLDMAN PLEA
Continued from Page One.

schmidt of Kansas City. in reply to a
letter from Topeka, came here the day
prior to the Unitarian church meet
ing and consulted with Fred W. Fei-
ten, then secretary of the local So
claliStic organization. Felten attend
ed the Topeka meeting but has turned
states evidence and charges against
him have been withdrawn Klein
schmidt did the same thing in Kansas
City and escaped prosecution.
Kansas Cityans Active.
Kleinschmidt, Robertson claimed,
made arrangements with the Topekans
for the m aeting and aided them in
distributing bills over the city adver-
Using it. The next day, Robertson
claimed, Raymond 7. Moore. his wife
Lenora Warenson Moore. and Earl
Browder came to Topeka fro :. Kansas
church meeting, outlining al organ
lied plan to defeat the draft law in
which they were aided and abetted by
Doctor Harding, Ike Gilber.,. Kleige
and Newman.
Two dozen witnesses have neen sub
poenaed by the government and twice
that number will be called by the de-
PENDANTS. Seymour Stedman noted
Socialist attorney from Chicago. is
directing the case for the defendants.
assisted by +. B. Smith, a Topeka at
torney. Doctor Harding is one of the
city has taken sides as to her guilt or
innocence. Interest is intense and in
short. the case locally is creating ex-
element and feeling, and, because of
the prominence of Doctor Harding in
club and political work in this state. il
is attra citing much attention in the
state and nation.
Governor Capper, Mayor House and
Tom McNeal. former state printer
have been called as character wit
nesses for Doctor Harding. Ike Gill
berg has filed poverty affioavit and
the government is obliged to meet the
expenses of the witnesses summoned
for Gilberg.
Defense States Case.
Defendants in the case will prove
that they were simply innocent by
ISLANDERS in the alleged anti-draft
meeting, Attorney Stedman of Chica-
go stated in reviewing his side &C the
case to the jury preliminary to the
placing of witnesses on the stand by
the prosecution. Stedman said that the
defense would prove that Moore wrote
DIR. Harding from Kansas City about
a meeting here and the Topeka woman
referred the letter to Fred FELTON,,
Kleinschmidt later coming OF Topeka
and arranging the meeting with Eel
ten Since the arrest of the defend
ants in today's trial FELTON, has been
placed on the list of prosecution
witnesses.
SteGman said that Harding and the
other defendants knew nothing about
the character Of the meeting when
they attended it, and ahho Newman
was elected chairman he knew none
of tie speakers. Someone simply
shouted his name and nominated him
and he served without knowledge of
wi,t was going to talk or what was
coins to be said.
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ish line between Estaires and Civ
enchy toward Bethune have been
checked sanguinarily. Berlin claims
the capture of 5000 men and 100 guns
on this sector Tuesday.
North of Armentieres. the Germans.
after driving the British from their
first defenses in the low land. have
been unable to gain the crest of that
ridge despite many furious assaults
the abandonment of Armentieres
straightens the line of the new strug-
gle and frees the British from danger
of being crushed at that particular
point where they are now outflanked.
Abandon Amiens Smash.
Military men believe that the Ger
man has temporarily or permanently
abandoned his direct smash for
Amiens. They think he will content
himself with holding the line near
that railroad center and Smelling the
Paris-Amiens railway, meantime
striving to push thru to the channel,
fur hes nCrthWard. E-.
The boche progress thus far indi-
Gates that he has not the same driv-
ing power as in his drive out of st.
Quentin. Army men say. however,
that the great weight of the often
sive will push the British back for a
time, but that it probably will slow
Up as it proceeds.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. April 1I.-CORN-with the re-
moyal of maximum price restrictions and
the beginning of trade in future delivery
contracts based on the actual commercial
grades. the corn market today became again
a broad active affair and jumped consider
ably higher than even radical bulls had pre-
dicted 1t had been anticipated that $1.50
a bushel would be reached for the July
option, but some transactions took place
as much cents above that level. The
strength of the market was best illustrated
by the fact that at the corresponding time
a year ago. July stood at 81 251a. After
opening this morning at $3.50 to $1-55 July
and sL21A to S1-27ta May. prices stesdied
around s1.51A July.
Notice that spreads between the May
and July delivery would not be allowed
had the effect of keeping May about sta
uonary- July, however. ran up sharply in
the late dealings The close was strong.
with July S1.5I5s to s1.51A and May $1.27%.
0ATS-oats were comparatively neglect
ed, and showed a lack of support. Opening
quotations which varied from unchanged
to 1sc lower were followed by a material
setback.
PROVISIONS-SelIing by traders tended
to depress provisions. Higher prices on
hogs received but little notice.
Some buying that was ascribed TO pack
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-11
GRIT YOUR TEETH
Continued from Page one,


Wheeler. Mechanic Herbert r. Rose
now. Busler Lester w. Ormsby. Pvts.
James Alias. Adolf Baier. Fabian Bar
beau, William F. Barfknecht. Reuben
o. Boelke, John F. Cowden. Earl
Doty, William H. Dougherty. William
Deur, Melvin Eaton, Casper H. Fair
banks, George J. Ford. Roman Cola,
George r. Cove, John r. Gowdy, Roy
Griffith. Gus w. Gueths, Carl A.
Haensgen, Frank w. Harnacker, Paul
r. Heller. Robert X Helterman,
Woodie Johnson, Lloyd F. Kindness,
Stanley Koss, Otto L. Lange. Frank
G. Lasage. Edelbert Lepine, Leo
Lipins<i, Michael F. McGrath, Jack
Madison. Joseph Malipowski, James
Martin Michael ]. Masroslly, Charles
F. Nenn. Otto Neuendorf. Raymony
Panger Ben Pilorslxi. George Rebe-
dew. George r. Noble, Adam j.
Schalla, George H. Seibel, Samuel 7.
Shackelford, Emil Shimek. Henry B..
c. Strcp, Fred Saber. George Samp-
son. John L. Scheibach, Pearl Evan
Smith. Herbert Sonneberg. Leslie r.
Tin'ian, John H. Twohig, Leo J. Tul-
man, Theodore A. 'Wedde, Louis Wit
kowski Max Woschnick Walter A.
Wust, Fred Zenk.
Missing in action: Capt Francis
J. Cahill, Pvts. Thomas Connolly,
Michael Holmes. Charles A Virgins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-11
ARE UP IN ARMS
Kansas Teachers May Take
Chips i'm Political Game.
They Are Peeved at State
Board of Approval.
IT is APPROVING NOTHING
Protest Meeting Is Scheduled
for Next Saturday.
Pinet Opens Issues With Kan
sas Teacher Editorial.

Kansas teachers may take some
chips inastate politics unless the new
state board of approval performs some
of it's functions and approves some
thing. The board of approval was
named to approve texts submitted by
the state school book commission Re
Gently a number of texts were submit
ted, but the approval board did not ap-
prove. Instead of approving geo
gra phy. the board substituted some
thing entirely different and in the
judgment of many educators not near
ly so good.
New the Kansas Teacher the Off
cial organ of the $4,000 organized edu-
Gators of the state, is directing new
sources of trouble toward the approval
Governor Capper. A meeting of a
number of school men will be held in
Topeka Saturday and it is quite prob
able something may happen. The har-
pooh is being sharpened and pointed
in the general direction of Governor
Capper, since Governor Capper is a
United States senatorial candidate.
Pinet Opens Issue.
f. L. Pinet, editor of the Kansas
Teacher publishes the following edi-
torial concerning the attitude of the
teachers toward the new approva.
board and it's failure and refusal to
make approvals:
commission with regard to the recon-
mendations of the board of approvals
cannot be minimized. The sincerity
not only of the commission itself but
also of Governor Capper, who has
repeatedly declared his interest in the
welfare of the Kansas schools, is on
trial. That the state superintendent,
the president of the State Normal
school. and the president of the State
Agricultural college,-who are MEM
bers of the commission by virtue of
their official positions,-will not re-
fleet the opinions of the school peo-
pie of Kansas and act on the report
of the board of approvals in good
faith i. unthinkable. These three, it
is true, represent only a minority of
the commission. But of the remain
ing -FOUR, twp members, Mr.. McNeal
and Mrs Billiard, are direct ap-
poiateeS of the governor, and are I'm
derstood to be his personal repre-
sentativeS on the commission. Furth-
ermore. the minutes of the commits
sion show that Mr. MeNeal made the
motion inviting the teachers to APP
point the board of approvals and that
this motion was seconded by Mrs.
Billiard. So, as the matter stands,
it's up to tie commission to give proof
not only OF its own sincerity, but also
of the governors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-11
WARMING UP SLOWLY


the grandstand and the bleachers to
keep warm this afternoon. Flora said
The weather today was what Meteor
olog's. Flora called hard dying winter
trying to live on in the lap of spring.
The lowest temperature in Topeka
during the last twenty-four hours was
so degrees at 1880 o'clock this morn
ing, Il degrees below the normal for
the date A killing frost fell again
during the night. but Meteorologist
Flora said this morning that it was
probably the last one of the season.
The temperature this afternoon was
expected to go to about so degrees and
tomorrow it will be about the same
except that the low night temperature
will not be lower than 40. The tenn
perature of 80 degrees this morning
broke all low records for the date.
The lowest previous record was 81 de-
grees in 1891. The high record for
the date was 81 degrees in 1890. The
wind was blowing four miles an hour
from the northeast this morning but
was expected to shift to the southeast
before noon.
The official forecast says partIy
cloudy tonight and Friday; probably
showers west portion: warmer tonight
in northeast and extreme southeast
portions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-11
PROBE OF ExEMPTS
General Crowder to Investigate Low
Percentage of Glass I.

Washington. April 11.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder today order
I'd thoro investigation of local draft
board classifications in districts where
the percentage of class one men is
singularly small.
! The inquiries are the result of con-
gressiOnal opposition to Crowders
plan to base the quotas for future
drafts on the number in class one in
stead of the total number registered
or the population.
. In some districts. comparatively few
the percentage of class one men is only
IL. while in other districts it is As
or so. Several congressman claim
chat some local boards have DELHI
erately adopted the policy of cutting
down the percentage of class one men
to keep their quotas lower.
The Investigations are being order
cd Just as rapidly as it Is found there
Is the least cause for one it Was stat
ed at the provost marshal general
office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-11
WOOL PRICES NOW
Army and Navy Demands Cut
Into Civilian Needs.
Government Is Getting Ready
To Meet Wool Shortage.

Washington. April 11-Wool is the
next of the long line of necessities to
come under the sharp eye of Amer
ica's new industrial director general,
Bernard NJ. Baruch, chairman of the
industries board.
AS part of his sweeping overhauling
of the nations business, rapidly being
ruch will soon consider the question
of wool supply and prices. Intolerable
conditions are rapidly developing
which will throw unwarranted bur-
dens on civilian populations.
Army and navy demands for wool
over so per cent of the total product
are cutting disastrously into civilian
needs.
Prices are leaping while the supply
is rapidly sinking-to the point where
shoddy is used heavily in wooden
clothing.
Leather TO Come Next
Cotton manufacturers are here to
help Baruch shape his price fixing
policy on finished cotton goods. Leath-
er industries are expected to appear en-
the docket shortly.
Following practical requiSitioning of
wool looms by the quartermaster gem
eral last, fixed prices on wool goods
are looked on as necessary, if civil
ianS are to be protected from specu-
lators in the wool left after army
needs are met.
Officials declare the strain on the
wool supply for the next two or three
months will be far greater than origin
ally anticipated, partly because of the
sudden decision to accelerate troop
movements to France and the conse-
quent necessity of turning out new
uniforms for the additional troops.
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tor mouths Arc latterl, believed to have
WEATHER REPORT
WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
w Cloudy tonight and Friday: prob
ably showers in west portion. warm
nm in, EASTERN

for months are latterly believed to have
sold heavily.
Bulletin: Stocks-The outlook continues
to suggest dragging trading market with
speciaIties holding The center OF the specu
lative stage and purchases for scalps dur
ing moderate recessions good policy.
Chicago April 1.-THE Herald says:
Sentiment of the oat trade last
night was bearish N the main Slow casn
BUSINESS ana good crop reports were the
basis. Cash premiums have declined ssnn but but
prices have dropped. Trading in new sty!e
corn viii start today June and ; July ma, nan
Estimates as to what the prices viii be
range from s1.45 t. S1.G0 Most traders
expect the opening to be around S1JO A
bold and aggressive leader is awaited,
and the rank and file expect to follow
large receiver who has favored adoption
Of future delivery trading says he ses
no good reason why the trade want TO
sell the July at under the cash corn price,
which was SLIGO yesterday for No. mixed
and 81 65d1.77 for No yellow car
of No. ] yellow corn sold yesterday at S1s2
and No. = white at S1-93.