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The Washington times., 1918-01-12
EUROPEAN WAR.
NEWS SUMMARY

Although the actual fighting activity slight all Ont the
indicate exceptional
nes remarkable yigo dash attack and generally splen
did morale Italian well the French
and British The initiative and well directed art
fire wholly the side Of the allies considerable
time. =.
One Of the chief these minor reported occurred
the lower PaVe the Italian 'front.' of CavaZuO
ehern The Italians masd their trench and the shower of
bombs forced the Ausans stretch of trench positions
As the Austan retreaed the Italians opened fire with machine
and rifles and the lost heavily AZ. :
On the northern Italian front the artillery fire Of the past few
days continues with vgOr II noted principally in the Gudcaria
valley sections of the Ago plateau and in the Col Cap
Mnnte Pertica- -AsOlORe region.
Italian exceptionally
successful in battles with Austrian armfn An Austrian squadron of
machines attacked four OF them shot the British
losing italian aaOrs shot down two other Austrian planes
On the French radg successfully penetrated Ger
positions several points These occurred COurte
Bemery, the
hack their lines number of
machine The artillery fighting has
Beaumont Verd
front.
British artillery fire successfully dispersed German south
raid
of Armutere repulsed Artillery activity has been noted north
of Ypres, in Flanders.
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Many Killed and Hurt
As Falling Chimney Cuts
Factory Building In Two

LYNN. Mass. Jan. Five per-
sous are known to be dead and
dozens were injured today when
a tall brick chimney crashed
through the sprague Box Factory.
The chimpey, which was with
out support, was blown down by
the high northeast gale and prac-
tically cut the building IN two.
The chimney fell Just after the
forty people employed/at the fac
tory had gone to work.
As the employees were starting
their machines the whole building
suddenly collapsed. th4 heavy
chimney crashing through 1t.
All the clergymen in the city
with Red Cross agents and police
from Salem and swamps.ott were
hurried to the wrecked building
and started the work OF taking
out the bodies.
The police estimate that forty
persons were in the factory at the
time. More than half Cf these
were buried.
The Washington times., 1918-01-12

canvas camps are ordinarily not dan
gerous. but this year they were very
cold.
The investigation by the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs is ~
troEpectively Illuminating. The only
question IL raises is whether some OF
the officers in the War Department
have been proved so incompetent as
to be unable to improve with time
and the experience they have already
gained and whether new officers can
do any better.
Prejudice shown.
Obviously the Senate Committee
hasn't developed thus far any con-
elusive evidence. but some very dis
tinct prejudices based upon a multi
tude OF complaints from their con-
stituents. numbered among whom are
disgruntled contractors as well as in
dignant parents who think their sons
might have been better cared for.
Maybe the Senate will insist on
ministry of munitions as a measure
of censure 70 rerrOrs OF the past.
Maybe It will demand even greater
change I'm the War Department.
Certainly the Senate Committee
doesn't think matters have proceed
ed too well, though privately some
Of the Senators admit that Secretary
Baker did have an almost impossible
job.
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Agree To Another Months Armistice With the Bolshey
RIDES FREIGHT CAR
, TO SET NEW. RAPID
BUILDING RECORD

Lieut. ]. L. Pratt, U. 8. N, assist
ant paymaster, a Washington boy.
set new record for transportation
under Government ownership teday,
when he rode into Washington on a
freight car. personally CONDUCTING a
shipment Of radiators froEn the Bzl-
umore freight yards. ~.
Lieutenant Pratt had been placed
In charge of supervising construction
on the navy annex cofcoran Courts.
which was started December %
The work was completed yesterday ex-
eept for the installation OF the heat.
Ing system. He wanted to make a
record for completing . building un-
der war pressure. and succeeded in
locating a car of radiators In the
Baltimore yards OF the Baltimore and
OHIO Railroad. He left yesterday for
baltimore In his automobile, spotted
the car In the yards, persuaded the
tratnmen to attach II to a train com
ing into Washington, and got on the
car to be sure that II was not side
tracked. He reached the city Al S
o'clock this morning, anu when clerks
went into the new building to work
at 0 o'clock the heating system was
partially working.
be In supreme command, supersedlng
The new building II TO house the
var risk division of the navy on the
first floor, and the two upper floors
VIII be used for the army and navy
bureaus. The first floor
Is one large room, covering 1900
square feet of floor space, and was
occupied today. The two upper floors
will be occupied Monday.
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TWELVE REPORTED DEAD,
SEVERE DAMAGE WROUGHT
BY STORM IN SOUTHEAST

RICHMOND. Va. Jan. 1.--With at
least twelve reported dead and thou
sands of dollars damage. Dixie today
- recovering from one OF the flercest
gales and tOrrential rainstOrms in its
history.
Sweeping n"rthward through
Georgia, Alabama and otneT south
eastern States. the terrific wind. snow
and rain left wreckage. disabled tele-
phone and telegraph wir-s and dis
rupted transportation in iTs wake.
With practically all wires down
south of here, reports altering
through from interrupted channels
stated that seven were dead at CO.
warts. Ala, and the town wrecked
by the storm. Camp wherrer. Macon.
ia. suffered severely, many tents
were blown down an.' hospital
quarters flooded. Al leas: one death
resulted-Private Harris being killed
when the corral Of the l2lst infantry
collapsed under the storm. Later re.
ports may increase the number Af
deaths.
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MANY KILLED AND
HURT BY CYCLONE
IN M|D-ALABAMA

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Jan. 12.-Six
people were killed and about fifty in
jured when a cyclone struck q small
settlement near Dothan. Ala. Friday
afternoon. The dead are Marion Park
er, Mac Fenser. Vivian Kitching. HUI
let Box. and two unidentified child
rem.
Prof. J. W. Kitching. school teacher.
is dying. 1t is believed the death list
will reach ten or twelve, and the num-
Der OF injured may go as high as
seventy-fiye.
One unknown man was killed at
Webb, ten miles from Dothan- The
cyclone struck this section after com
ing through Troy. 1t is believed Sc
rious damage resulted in many set
dement's OF middle Alabama.
Several persons were injured in
Dothan, but none seriously. The storm
was at its height at Troy. Ala One
man was killed there when a house
was blown down.
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Daniels Puts 0. K. On
Nifty Uniform Style
For Enrolled Women

Enrolled women-IsOO of them-are
going to have very nifty uniforms.
Secretary Of. the Navy Daniels to-
day approved the styles, and while
they cannot be termed dreams" still
they will be attractive and natty.
The coats are to be OF navy blue
serse and of bleaehed drill, single
breasted. and with four nice shiny
navy buttons down the front. The
blue is for winter wear. and the white
for summer. The skirts will be Of the
same material, strictly tailor-made.
full at the bottom and with patch
pockets on both sides. They will ex-
pose to view just four inches OF an
kle.
Hats will be OF navy blue felt and
white rough straw. With the blue
outfits will be worn black stockings
and high black shoes. and with the
white, white stockings and low white
shoes =.
And the stockings, by the way, are
not to be Of the silk SO dear to miIady.
They're to be plain. everyday cotton.
The whole outfit will cost $50. and will
be furnished by the Government.
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REVELATION OF DUPLIcITY
R0USES GERMAN PRESS
AGAINST Won KUEHLMANN

Internal dissensIon was caused in
Germany when the duplicity of the
government, in connection with the
interruption OF the peace negotiations
at Brest -Litovsk. became known.
The Tageblatt reported animosity
against Foreign Minister Kuehlmann
and the VOssische Zeitung called for
his dismissal. according to a summary
OF German press comment received in
Washington.
The German press had been misled
to the extent Of believing that the ne
gotiations were terminated only be.
cause Berlin refused to take favorable
action on the Russian proposal to
shift the conference to Stockholm.
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MUTlNY IN ENEMIES
FORCES EXTENDS TO
AUSTR0-HUNGARIANS

LONDON, Jan. l2.-The mutiny in the
German army on the eastern front has
now spread TO the Austro- Hungarian
army.
Petrograd dispa tchcs today quoted
German deserters as saying that Aus
trian troops holding the line in the
TarnOpol sector. In Galicia, mutined
ard that fighting has taken place be-
tween the mutineers and Austrian Slav
divisions. Many were killed on both sides.
The 5000 German mutineers at KovnO,
in Poland. have taken possession Of the
city. and at last reports were holding
Il, although they were being sheIled by
loyal artiIlerymen.
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NON-ESSENTIAL FREIGHT
EMBARGO THREATENED

NEW YORK. Jan. l2-Nonessential
freight consigned TO New York is soon
to go under an embargo, IL was an
nounced today
The embargo applies TO carload ship
ments only. and provides that permits
will not be issued NOV nent Of non-es-
sentials unless the shippers promise TO
unload cars promptly upon arrival here.
with this club, the railroads hope To
release m4ny cars now. cOngested be-
.eause Of stowness in unlf f4ding freight.
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"PUT ON OVERALLS,"
WOMAN WORKERS TOLD

SYRACUSE. y. Y. Jan. 12.--Every
contact with machinery Of any kind
must wear overaIIs and a cap or net
to protect her hair. according 1" an
amendment to tn" stat" industrial
code received and indorsed BY the
State Industrial commission.
The recommendation was suggested
by Miss Emma Eeard. "f Syracuse.
representing the Consumers League.
II met with the approval of Commits
siuner Lewis Lard and Deputy Com
missioner Richard J. cullen and prob
ably will oe adopted.
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FOES HOPE OF BEATING
U. S. LIES IN SUBMARINE

LONDON. Jan. II. Germany's hope
Of defeating the American menace lies
in the submarine saws the Berlin
TagebIatt. copies Of which have been
received here.
THE entire entente hopes are now
based on expected help from the United
States" says that paper. There Is
no doubt that the efforts the Ameri-
cans are making must be ttkEn Seri-
ously. The hope Of an .arly peace
depends almost entirely on the eff
cacy Of our submarine weaTsn."
The Washington times., 1918-01-12

\ frst-class row is ahead in Con-
Sress over the question Of creating a
department Of munitions.
President Wilson is sgai: :: the plan
and so is Secretary Baker. At the
same time. powerful sentiment has
developed for II in both II uses. both
among Republicans and Democrats.
House Republicans hav" decided to
bring the matter before a ,aucus next
Tuesday night. Indications are they
will declare in favor of il.
Inasmuch as the Republicans are
practically half the House ;kis action.
plus some Democratic support. would
make the measure rormidrb;c.
The Senate Military Committee is
for such department. TIE fact that
Senator Chamberlain. 'ha .rIHan oI the
committee. strong Democrat, has put
i'm bill is significant OF il mocratiC
feeling.
Yet it is a question VIII her bill
can be forced through Congress with
the White House against -. Though
it j. hardly believed tn. President
would veto such a bill. he could do 50
if he saw tit.
Medill Mccormick. in the House. is
urging tn" Republicans to declare for
the proposed department. II" has
come hack from Europe convinced
that this Is essential to the proper
speeding up OF American conduct or
the war.
Discussion among lI"us" members
of the proposed department has -"r-
81 far that there H. informal talk of
the right man fer the place. Daniel
Willard Is noe Of the men talked
about HooScvelIs admirers would
like to see him named, but they real
iZe this Is out Of the question.
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RECORD BLIZZARD NOW
SWEEPS MIDDLE WEST

CHICAGO. Jan. e1.-Driven by
gale OF high velocity. the worst bliz-
zard in years is sweeping the Middle
West today.
From the Canadian border to the
Gulf and from the Alleghenies to the
Rockies the middle section of the
United States is stOrnl-lOcked and in
the grip OF severe cold weather. llli-
noIs, Iowa. Indiana, Kansas, Okla
homa. and other Mississippi valley
states are buried under heavy snow
and swept by bitter winds.
Below zero temperature is reported
from all sections of the Middle West.
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F|RST-CLASS ROW
DUENCONGRESSON
SEC. OF MUNITIONS

Secretary of War Baker came
out fatly today against a secre-
tary OF munitions.
Il have no right TO comment on
the addition to the Presidents
Cabinet" he said MY objection
to the creation Of such an office
is that no human person can be
found who could perform all of
the duties involved. Ia other
words. such a person would be an
industrial dictator over all Of the
industries OF the United States"
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PREDICT ZERO WEATHER
FOR new YORK TONIGHT

NEW YORK. Jan. IA cold wave
is promised which may result in zero
temperature by tonight.
Signs were blown down, windows
smashed. and streets completely
blocked by a gale that whipped the
city during the night. First II was
rain. then sleet. and finally snow.
Following the storm. however. 1t was
balmy early today.
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HARVARD LOSES 1872
STUDENTS BY WAR

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Jan. 1.-THE
war has caused falling off In regis
tration at Harvard University OF 1872
students for this academic year, as
compared with last year, according to
the report OF President A. Lawrence
Lowell just made public. This means,
he points out, q decrease in income
OF between $500, 900 and S4OO, 900.
During the year the university re-
ceived in gifts S2.2T1 300. exclusive
OF the income from the Gordon Nc
Kay fund
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BRITISH DECORATION FOR
LUSITANIA'S CAPTAIN

LONDON. Jan. Among the mer-
camille marine heroes who have been
decorated is Captain Turner. who
the Lusitania when she
was toIpedoed. He went % sea again.
was once more Iorp' doed, and now
commands third ship.
He has received the fourth class OF
the Order of the British Empire.
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TWO Die In RAGING
BLIZZARD IN ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Jan. la.-Breaking
all records since 1873 the worst bliz-
Zard this winter sent the mercury to
II degrees below zero here today.
Two persons were killed. several in
jured and badly frozen.
Railroad and street car traffi" Is
completely demoralized. Not a train
left Union station this morning.
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Scientific
Optimism

Some wit defined op-
timism as not caring what
happens just 50 il doesn't
happen to me-"
That kind Of optimism
is not possible in the world
any more. Nor is the op-
timism which says peace,
peace when there is no
peace"
The ends Of the world
are too close to each other,
the universal problem is
too complex, all men are
too interdependent.
These very conditions
have made necessary q
great world newspaper
such as The Christian
Science Monitor.
From its own news
bureaus all over the world
to its subscribers in every
corner Of the globe Il tells
the news Of the great con-
flict, exposes the causes
and presents the remedy.
1t has no doubt about
the result.
Have you ever seen a
copy Of this remarkable
paper?
The Christian Science
Monitor, published in
Boston, arrives in Wash
ington each morning and
is distributed by mail or
through newsdealers.
Sample copies will be
gladly sent upon request.
Addrsss
The Christian Seieaes MSuifaT
cslsSsis Bsil1as, WssAaSlsa. D. c.
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NO MORE AIRCRAFT
EXHIBITS DURING WAR

The danger Of communicating TO the
enemy the present state OF afr craft in
vention has caused President Wilson to
issue a proclamation prohibiting exhibi-
tions. OF air craft in the United States
or its possessions.
The proclamation says such exhibits
are a method Of collecting and distribut-
ing information, and they shall be with
held during the period Of the war.
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German Reichstag on Monday. How
ever, il the governments view Is re-
Elected - the attitude Of the German
press there is little likelihood that the
democratic uttera1ces of the British
and American statesmen will receive
a receptive response.
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MILITARISTIC PEACE PLAN
NOW PUT UP TO 80 SLAMS
: BY GERMAN cow. .iE.s .sNT

I COPENHAGEN. Jan. 12.-Germanv
aas prepared terms for a separate
beace with Russia along "militaristic
sines." according to information re-
Seived today from a reliable source.
! These terms, it is understood. are
10 replace the conditions for a gen.
Sral peace announced at 3rest-Li-
hovsk ~ Count Czernin, the Aus
irian foreign minister, on Christmas
uJay.
/ II this information is correct II
hmeans that the crisis in Germany has
ibeen bridged, and that the military
lIeads are in complete control. having
swRmped the moderates under threats
and denunciations.
Domestic Problem Solved.
The Kaiser has apparently solved
abe German domestic problem by Civ
sing in to the Pan-German group led
Boy Field Marshal Won Hindenburg.
Sien. Won LudendOrff. Admiral Won
yTirpitz. and the Crown Prince.
The withdrawal OF the original
German terms OF no anneNatiOns nor
5ndemnities caused no surprise here.
The belief was general that. .n
niew of the breakdown OF Russia
as q fighting power, the socialists
Fnd centrists in Germany would be
unable TO cope with the powerful
sjunker and Pan-German group.
/ Advices from Petrograd state that
7the Bolshevik war office is trying to
sJehabilitate the Russian army. in
view OF the possibility Of a complete
,break off Of the peace negotiations.
lDut in any event it is expected that
!I;ussia can do no more than act on
1he defensive in the future.
Modified Demands.
/, Admiral Won Tirpitz. one OF the
founders Of the new "fatherland
S,.arty" in Germany has modified" his
t;,eace demands. He was quoted i'm
dispatches arriving today as saying
that Germany does not need all of
Belgium. but must keep the Flanders
coast"
Wide interest is attached TO the
iT3erlin report that Count Won Hert-
Ing. the German chancellor, may an
,>wer Premier Lloyd George and Pres
flent Wilson i'm a war aims speech
before the main committee Of the
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Put. .Prp- In Your Depe.

Watch how your appetite and syS-
TEN builds up when you start having
a few drops OF iron put in every soft
drink Many fountains gladly serve il
instead OF lime or ammonia Tell the
boy TO put a drop or two OF AIM
in yours. Everybody needs iron. It
helps appetite. Blood, complexion.
Costs you nothing eXtra.-AdVt.
The Washington times., 1918-01-12
5 MISSING, 4 INJURED
IN SAGINAW HOTEL FIRE

SAGINAW. Mich. Jan. l2.-FiVs
persons are missing and four were
injured in q fire OF undetermined
origin early today which destroyed
wright's Hotel during a terrific bliz-
zard.
Thirty-1ve guests were in the hotel
and many narrow escapes were re-
ported.
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FIERCE GALE HITS
CITY, ,FORERUNNER
OF COLD WAVE
CONTINUED from FirsttPase)

the deluge OF rain that poured in.
The damage was approximately $500.
Thirty five telephone stations in
Washington and twenty-eIght lines
were put out of commission last
night by the storm, according to D.
IS. Porter. division manager Of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company in a statement to The Times
today.
Many OF the lines between here and
Maryland and in Hyattsville. especial
ly. suffered from the storm and a
total OF 10T, stations were made use
less. Owing to the fact that most
of the telephone company's lines are
in conduits under ground. the COM
pany suffered less than the telegraph
companies. Outside OF Maryland and
the city OF Washington, there was
no damage.
Lines, Down.
Lines are down between here and
New York. and between Philadelphia
and Baltimore, and south of Rich.
mond," said Oscar McSIullen. wire
chief of the Western Union.
Between Washington and Cumber-
land. N.ynchburg and DanvilIe and
west Of Danville all wires are down.
Many of the long wires are tied up
for several hours and there will be
many delays"
almost all wires IN the South and
West are down." stated W. G. Hos
pitsl. wire chief OF the Postal Com
pany," and there will be many de-
lays The Pacific coast wire is com
pletely tied UP. and almost all OF the
Southern wires and many OF the
smaller circuits"
Matthew Galloway. seventy-one
years old. OF 2213 Pennsylvania ave
nue. northwest. fell on the ice at the
southwest corner OF Pennsylvania
avenue and Twenty second street
northwest today. hurting his right
side. He refused hospital treatment.
Joseph Humphries. forty years old,
employed by the Old Dutch Market.
alightinG from a car early today ship
ped at Third and Pennsylvania avenue
and sprained an ankle. He was taken
to his home in an automobile.
Conductor Hurt.
II. l. Lyon. thirty years cd. a street
car conductor. Of 1904 Tlirty-fourth
street northwest. slipped and fell on
the ice this morning on his way to
work and suffered slight cut over
his right eye. He was treated at the
Georgetown University Hospital.
James y. Farr. siNty-eight years old.
Of IOi Tenth street northeast, a re-
tired merchant. fell on the ice in
front or the postoffice this morning
and was treated at the Casualty Hos
pital for injuries to his hip.
Woman Clerk Injured.
Miss Catherine Clabby. seventy
years old was treated at the Emcrg-
ency Hospital this morning for frac.
ture Of the right arm. suffered when
she fell down her front steps. which
were covered with ice. Miss CIabby
is a Government clerk, and lives at
2OlO o street
The front window OF the National
Cash Register Company, $40 G street
northwest was broken by the wind.
The damage is about $3.50.
window in the tailoring estab-
lishment Of =. Ishtsky was damaged
To the extent Of $50.
Two hundred dollars d4uaGP was
done when the gale swep; two large
windows out OF the WH!'e House
Lunch Room at Fifth AMI G streets
northwest
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GERMANS, At
LAST MOMENT,
EXTEND TIME
FOR PARLEY.

PETROGRAD, Jan. 12.-Ac-
ceptance by the central powers
Of Foreign Minister TrOtsky's
proposal to continue the Russo
German armistice on all fronts
for an additional month was
formally announced today.
The armistice heretofore
agreed upon expired today.