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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
DATES ON WHICH GREAT WAR
AGENCIES CEASE TO ACT.

How Congress has provided for
the dissolution Of the great Amer
lean war machine with the coming
of peace was emphasized today by
Senator Martin, in prepared sum-
mary, which showed that the work
Of the various boards are limited
as follows:
Control Of railroad, twenty-one
months.
Control of telegraph and tele-
phone lines, during the war.
Food and fuel control, when state
of war ended and proclaimed.
Espionage Act, end ofEwar.
War Trade Board and export con-
troll, end Of the war.
War Finance Corporation, six
months after the war, with further
time for liquidation.
Capital issues Committee, sig
months after the war.
Reorganization Of Government
bureaus unoer the OVerman law,
six months after the war.
Alien Property Custodian, end OF
the war, with extension Of time
for certain duties.
Government operation Of ships,
five years after the war.
Aircraft Board, six months after
the war.
Agricultural stimulation, end OF
the present emergency.
Housing construction, end of the
war, except for shipbuilders.
Labor employment, during the
emergency.
Minerals stimulation, as soon as
possible after proclamation of
peace.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
CASUALTIES AT 100000.
Figure Will Include Entire American
Losses.

LOSSES
Washington.-Ofic here estimate
that the total casualties of the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces in the war
will not exceed 100000, including the
men killed in action, wounded, died
Of wounds, disease and accidents and
the missing who never will be account
ed for. Some of those who have been
missing probably will be accounted for
when the prisoners are returend from
Germany.
1t probably will be several weeks
before the record of casualties can be
completed. 1t is regarded as almost
certain that many Of the casualties in
the recent heavy fighting by the First
and Second American armies have not
been reported. Lists also must be
compiled of unreported American
casualties In British and French hos
pitfalls, especially from among the
United States forces brigaded with AL
lied units. Deaths from wounds also
probably will be reported for some
time, while lists of slightly wounded
being sent by couriers may be delayed.
The daily lists recently have consist
ed of approximately LOO names. Sec
rotary Baker has indicated that a
considerable number of reported casu-
alties remain to be given out, but
these will be released as rapidly as
newspapers can handle them.
An unofficial tabulation Of published
casualty lists, including those of No
vember IL, shows grand total of H.
$50 men. Careful estimates, based on
knowledge of the battle conditions
faced by the First and Second armies
in the days Immediately preceding ces-
sation Of hostilities and on the aver
age lists heretofore. lead officers to
believe that all unpublished and unre-
ported casualties will not exceed 3d.
900.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
GERMANS WANT
QUICK PEACE.
S0lf Asks President to Arrange
Speedy Negotiations.
DANGER OF A FAMINE
Appeal Discussed BY The President
With Cabinet - Communication
Asked Az To Time And
Place OF Conference.


London = Germany has requested
the President of the United States, &C
cording to a German wireless message
from Berlin, to arrange Immediately
for the opening of peace negotiations,
there being pressing danger of fam
inc.
The message was sent by Foreign
Secretary Solf to Secretary of State
Lansing. 1t said:
"The armistice being concluded, the
German Government requests the Pres
ident of the United States to arrange
for the opening of peace negotiations. y
For the purpose of their accelera-
ton the German Government proposes
first OF All to take into view the con-
clusion Of q preliminary peace and
asks for communication as to what
place and at what time the negotia.
tons might begin.
"As there is pressing danger of
famine the German Government is par.
ticularly anxious for the negotiations
to begin Immediately"
The full text of the German wire
less dispatch giving the message from
Foreign Secretary Solf to Secretary
of State Lansing follows:
Convinced of the common aims and
ideals of democracy, the German Gov
eminent has addressed itself to the
President of the United States with
the request to re-establish peace. This
peace was meant to correspond with
the principles the President always
has maintained. The aim was to be a
just solution of all questions in dis
pute, followed by q. permanent recon
Citation of all nations.
Furthermore the President declared
he did not wish to make war on the
German people and did not wish to i'm
pede its peaceful development The
German Government has received the
conditions of the armistice.
After the blockade, those conditions,
especially the surrender of means OF
transport and the sustenance of the
troops of occupation, would make 1t
impossible to provide Germany with
food and would cause the starvation of
millions of men, women and children.
all the more as the blockade is to
continue.
We had to accept the conditions, but
feel it is our duty to draw the Pres
dents attention most solmenly and in
all earnestness to the fact that en-
forcement of the conditions must pro-
duce amongst the German people feel
ings contrary to those upon which
alone the reconstruction of the COM
munity of nations can rest, guarantee
ing just and durable peace.
The German people, therefore, in
this fateful hour, address themselves
again to the President with the re-
quest that he use his influence with
the Allied powers in order to mitigate
these fearful conditions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
MEDAL FOR MARSHAL JoFFRE.
Pershing Presents Distinguished serv
ice Insignia To Hero.

Pershing Presents Distinguished serv-
Ice Insignia To Hero.
Paris.-General Pershing, in the
name Of President Wilson, presented
at the Military Academy the Distin-
guished Service Medal to Marshal
Joffre, the hero of the Marne. In his
address the American commander-in-
chief said:
"This medal is symbol of our re-
spect for your noble character and our
admiration for the great task you ac-
complished. Your name will always be
associated with the result we have OBJ
tained." t
Marshal Joffre, in thanking General
Pershing, said he was proud of the
great distinction which served to draw
him still closer to the American Army
and people. He added:
II am proud to have been the god
father of the noble American Army
which was the determining cause of
our actual victory. ] love the Ameri-
can soldiers as though they were
mine"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
WARsHIPs TO BE COMPLETED.
Four Navy Yards To Be Enlarged Says
Daniels.

Washington.-All warsbips now un-
der construction or contracted for will
be completed, Secretary Daniels said
after the weekly meeting of the War
Cabinet He also announced that the
navy yards at Mare Island, CAL; Phil
adelphia, Norfolk and New York, which
have enough work on hand now to
keep them busy two years, will be
enlarged.
Outstanding navy contracts include
those for a large number of destroyers
ordered for the war emergency and
most of the three-year building pro-
gram authorized by Congress in 1916.
work on which was held up-for the
building of special types of war craft
urgently needed for the war. Mr..
Daniels did not indicate the extent of
engagements at the four navy yards.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22

"Information has not been supplied
concerning the location and move
ments of the Austro-Hungarian ships
Maps of the mine fields and other OBJ
stacles have not been communicated.
The merchant ships of the allied pow
ers have not been handed over. The
part of the Austro-Hungarian navy
which it had been agreed upon should
surrender has not been surrendered
The above are facts that constitute
complete breach of agreement solemnly
stipulated for by the armistice conven-
ton"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
THE KAIsER's FLIGHT.
Said To Have Been Due To Revolution
At Spa.

London.-A military revolution at
Spa in which the Kaiser's villa was
blown up, caused his fight to Holland,
the Daily Express learns from its Am
sterdam correspondent.
The revolt among German soldiers
in Belgium is reported to be spread
ing. Many officers have been killed,
it is said.
From the Holland German border
comes a story that Albert Balm, the
head of the Hamburg-American Line,
committed suicide when he got the
news of the armistice having been
signed. Previous dispatches had in
dicated his death was natural.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
CLARK TO BE LEADER.
Present Speaker To Head Democrats
On Floor OF House.

Washington. = Democratic Leader
Kitchin announced that Champ Clark
would be the Democratic leader in the
next Congress. Mr.. Kitchin said he
did not expect TO retire from the men,
bershin Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, of wnici. - you,s be ranking
Democratic member, but that it always
was customary for the speaker to be-
come the leader of the minority on a
change of control of the House. He
added that he and Speaker Clark had
not yet discussed the situation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
GRAND FLEET CELEBRATES.
ThIrty-MiIe Line OF Warships Hum
mated At Once.

London.-A marvellous night scene
was witnessed off the Scottish coast
when the Grand Fleet celebrated the
armistice. On a 30-mile line warships
of every description were simultan-
eously illuminated. Myriads of sirens
blew of, with awesome sounds. Hun
dreds of searchlights played fantas-
tically. Fireworks and star-shells were
sent up. The celebrations, after last
ing an hour. ceased as suddenly as
they began.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
YANKS IN THE
GRAND ENTRY
French President and Premier
Accompany Them.
OLD NAMES TO Be RESTORED
Five Days Permitted The Enemy To
Hand Over All The Armament
Material Stipulated IN
The Armistiee.

Paris. - American troops have
crossed the German frontier toward
Nets and Strassburg, clearing the way
for the grand entry into those cities.
The Cabinet considered questions
concerning the organization of Alsace-
Lorraine under French occupancy.
Three high commissioners were ap-
pointed. They are Georges Maringer,
commissioner general Of national Sc
curity for Strassburg; Albert Tirman,
state councillor for Metz, and Henry
Poulet, state councillor for COlmar.
The government intends to appoint
two governors, with headquarters at
Metz and Strassburg, as soon as the
Allies occupy the two provinces. Three
commissions made up of officials
speaking German and the Alsatian
patois, 1t is added, will be entrusted
with arranging administrative CUES
tons. Their headquarters will be in
Metz, Strassburg and Colmar.
Germany's troops began to evacu.
ate France and Belgium on Tuesday.
The Allied troops then moved for
ward, the Americans advancing in the
direction of Metz and Strassburg.
Marshal Foch, commander-in-chief
Of the Allied armies, will make solemn
entries into those German fortresses
in the presence Of President Poincare
and Premier Clemenceau. The Mar
shal will ride into the cities on
Croesus, his favorite charger.
It is probable that the departments
In the re-won territory will resume
their cid names; namely, Basrhin,
Prefecture of Strassburg; Hautrhin,
Prefecture of Colmar, and Moselle,
Prefecture Of Metz. The government
already is considering the establish
ment of provisional administrative ar
engagements.
The occupation of the territory on
the left bank of the Rhine and the
bridgeheads will not be undertaken
BY the Allied forces until later.
The liberation Of Belgium promises
to be rapidly accomplished. On the
occasion of the re-entry of the Bel
gian sovereigns into Brussels the
French government has decided to
present to the Queen the Grand Cor
don of 1.-The Legion of Honor and to
The heir-apparent the Chevalier Cross
and the Cross OF War.
In conformity with the agreement
reached between Marshal Foch and
the German delegates, period Of FIVE
days has been allowed to the enemy
in which to hand over all the arma-
ment material stipulated in the ar
Mistice. ,@ tis
An additional day, making Is days
in all from the date of the armistice,
has been granted to the enemy to
evacuate Belgium, Luxembourg, Alsace
and Lorraine.
Marshal Foch has directed the Ger
mans to send officers to the King of
The Belgians at Bruges to give infor-
nation regarding the German and
Luxembourg railroad and canal systems
and the navigation Of the Rhine.
The Germans are sending an officer
to Chimay to arrange with French Of
1cers for the handing over, Of the
arms and material which Germany has
to surrender. ID 49,.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
FOR WORLD CELEBRATION.
Representative Tess Proposes Peace
Events On July 4, 1919.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fess,
of Ohio, introduced a resolution set
ting aside July 4, 1919, "as a day of
world celebration to commemorate
the ending, Of the war;" and appro-
priating half, a million dollars for a
celebration in Washington, to which
all governments, including the Central
powers. would be invited. A resolu-
ton by Representative Harrison, of
Mississippi. would make November II
q national holiday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
COMPLAIN AUSTRIA is FALSE
Commander in Chief Of Italian Navy Re-
ports Armistice Treaty Has Not
Been Complied With.

A wireless message. signed by the
commander in chief of the Italian navy,
says that the naval clauses in the Aus
tro-Hungarian armistice treaty have
not all been complied with. Informa-
ton withheld.
This announcement is made In an
Official statement. saying:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
LORD NoRTHcLIFFE QUITS.
British Publisher Resigns From Min
istry OF Propaganda.

TSk'y Vt ETVPdUdIIuds
London.-Lord Northcliffe has re-
signed from the Ministry of Propa-
ganda.
Lord Northcliffe, who is the fore
most newspaper publisher in Great
Britain, was appointed to the post Of
director of propaganda in enemy coun-
tries early in February, 1917. In ad-
dition to this office he is also chairman
of the London headquarters of the
British mission to the United States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
NORWAY PAID DEARLY IN WAR.
e31 Vessels Of 4,2s0,Oo0i Tons Are
Sunk And 1920 Lives Lost.

London.-Norway lost during the
war ss1 vessels. aggregating close on
to $780, 900 tons, according to official
statistics. In addition, 33 vessels of
approximately $4,000 tons were dam
aged by German submarines. One
thousand one hundred and twenty
lives were lost. in these disasters.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-22
MAY RETURN TO SCHOOL.
Navy To Release College Men, Daniels
Announces.

Misunderstanding Daniels an
nounced that men who left college to
enter the naval service and who now
desire to resume their college courses
win be permitted to resign from the
eeryice. Such men, Mr.. Daniels said,
should make application to their COM
manding officers.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
POTATOES AS HOG FEED.

A a growing or as a fattening ra-
tlon potatoes alone are not an eff
cient hog feed. Grain should be fed
with them and usually it will pay
to add a protein supplement such as
milk, oilmeal or tankage. Grain is
the standard hog feed. Ii the Iced,
ing value of potatoes can be stated
in terms Of grain their monetary
value can be readily ascertalned.
Here are three such values. Inc
Denmark station says A pounds OF
potatoes will replace l pound OF mixed
grain; the Wisconsin station says AZ
pounds of potatoes will replace l
pound of cornmeal; the Oregon sta
ton reports that 51s pounds of pota..
toes are equivalent to pound OF
barley. On the basis of the Wiscon-
sin results, S1.50 corn is as cheap a
feed as potatoes at 35k cents a
bushel. Or, a bushel Of potatoes will
replace 1874 pounds of corn. In a
recent test by the United States de-
partment of agriculture at Beltsvl!ie,
Md, potatoes were compared with
corn. To replace a pound OF corn
5.85 pounds of potatoes were re-
quired. Moreover, the potato ration
required for each 100 pounds OF pork
produced 27 pounds more of protein
supplement than was required on a
corn ration.
Feed grain with potatoes. Many
feeders consider cooked potatoes more
efficient than raw ones. One plan Is
to mix the grain with the potatoes
as soon as the latter are cooked and
allow it to steam until cool enough
: to feed. Use from one-sixth to one
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Jaehnin3 Brothers

pone the date for two weeks. This
action fixes the date of the second
War fund campaign Of the Red Cross
eleven months after the first, which
was carried on during the week of
June 18, 1917.
The War council had been appoint
ed by President Wilson five weeks
prior to the start of the first money
raising campaign, and the first great
task was to provide means for car
rying on relief work on scale COM
mensurate with military operations.
More Than Quota Raised.
More than $1O0,000,0o0 was con-
tributed in response to the first call
for financial aid, and contributions
plus interest brought the total re-
ceipts from the first drive to $1O5,-
O99,257. Of this amount, $17,006,-
121 was refunded to chapters for To-
cal relief work. Of the balance, ST.
721, ,91S has been appropriated
ing a balance available for appro-
priations of S1O,371,217. France has
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

In planning the war garden this
year decide to grow a large proper
ton of vegetables, which can be
stored for winter use, such as pota
toes, parsnips, turnips, carrots, sweet
potatoes and onions, corn or beans.
Cabbage, turnips, beets, ETC., can be
buried out of doors, and kept long
time to supplement the canned goods
and kraut that have been put away.
An hour day will care for large
garden, and fifty to hundred dol
lars worth of food can be pr oduced.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Many Enlist
For Service
For Enlistment Coming
In Rapidly.-April to be Ban
ner Month

The U. S. Army recruiting forces
in the Minnesota District are bend
ing every effort to increase Uncle
Sans fighting forces by at least SOC
men this month. Present Indications
are that success will crown their eff
forts, as over 700 applicants had ap-
piled for enlistment up to and in
cluding March %. The 900 figure as
fixed by Major John D. Yost, Re-
cruiting Officer of the District, if at
tained will make March the banner
month in the history of Army re-
cruiting in this state.
A new high record mark has been
made each month for the past three
successive months. During February
regardless of the fact that it was
short month, IT'S men, were enlisted.
Civilian Recruiting Committees, and
Army recruiting officers are more
than busy rounding up prospective
recruits and getting them into SER
vice. The advent Of Spring has been
a boon to the recruiters, and they
are taking full advantage of it to
canvas the territory surrounding
their districts.
An especial appeal is being made
to woodmen in the northern part of
the state, and great many "lumber-
jacks,' have answered the call. They
will be largely assigned to Forestry
regiments, armed with double-bit
axes and turned loose among the big
timber, where they will be right at
home, doing the work they have al
ways done, at equally good wages,
while serving their country.
The demand for mechanics, chauf
feurs and gas engine men is still
urgent. Training schools are being
opened for them in all parts of the
country, and the men are being as
signed to the schools as rapidly as
possible. The school recently opened
at the Overland building, midway
between ST. Paul and Minneapolis,
will soon be training 5000 mechanics
for the Aviation Section, Signal
Corps.
Over SO per cent of the men being
enlisted are between the ages of 18
and Fl. The younger generation seems
imbued with war fever, and enlist
ments during the next few months,
especially after the school year
closes, are expected to be very heavy.
The toll and sacrifice that the wom-
en- of the counties associated with
US in this war have endured and are
enduring none but themselves will
ever know Women whose nearest
approach to farm labor before the
war was to train rose vines to grow
over their porches and pick fresh
sweet peas for their drawing room
table are doing the heavy work of
farm laborer today. They are
ploughing, raising crops. feeding and
! tending livestock, keeping cattle
barns and farm machinery in repair.
Besides the farming, the women are
practically running the food factor,
les keeping them going day and
night as long as they can obtain the
raw products with which to work
Down to the last child these people
have learned something that very
few people here in America have as
yet learned. 1t is this:g The strength
of the first line trench depends on
the strength of the bread line. AS
long as the women can hold the bread
line under the shock of war, the mel
can hold the trenches. When the
women fail, the men fail.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

been beneficiary Of the American Red
Cross appropriations in sum of
more than $30,000,OOO.
During the week preceding Christ
mas, the Red Cross conducted a mem
bership drive which resulted in the
enrolment of approximately 22,000,-
900 new members. This was followed
last month by campaign conducted
by the Junior membership depart
ment of the Red Cross, which re-
suited in the enrolment in that col
lateral organization of virtually all
school children in America.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
Red Cross Drive
Coming in May
PaatpOnement Announced For Fear
gSf Conflict with Third Liberty
Loan Campaign.

The War Council of the Red Cross
has announced that the campaign to
raise the second war relief fund of
s10O,OOO,OOO will be postponed until
the week of May 20, according to a
telegram received by the Northern
Division headquarters.
1t was originally intended to be-
gin raising this money for Red Cross
work on May 6, but fear that it
might detract even slightly from the
forthcoming Liberty Loan campaign
prompted the War council to post
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
-BUY BONDS"
STAND BY OUR FIGHTING MEN.

From hundreds Of thousands of
American farms, in answer to the
call of their country and in obedience
to the law of their country, Amerl-
can boys have gone and today are
fighting side by side with hundreds
of thousands of American boys from
the cities and towns of the country,
confronting danger and death.
The duty of us who remain at home
in safety to afford the means to make
these boys powerful and victorious
is most imperative one.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

Buy your garden seed now; the
supply is short, and delays means
you are going to get the poorer quail
ity, the old leftover and rush order
kind, which may not germinate as
well as the best, which will be taken
first.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

fourth as many pounds of grain as
of potatoes. Any grain is good. Add
milk if possible. If not available,
add one pound of oilmeal or half a
pound of tankage to each fifteen
pounds of grain-potato mixture.-R.
c. Ashby, University Farm, St. Paul.
BUY BONDS
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10

PAY A SMALL PRICE FOR A
HOT AIR JOB AND GET LESS
THAN THE BEST" AND YOU ARE
''OUT OF LUCK"
PAY A BIG PRICE FOR A HOT
WATER JOB AND USE MORE
FUEL AND GET LESS HEAT THAN
CAN BE HAD FROM A "PERFECT'
HOT AIR JOB AND AGAIN YOU
ARE OUT OF LUCK.
EXAMINE SOME OF THE
PLANTS WE HAVE INSTALLED
AND HEAR THE LUCKY ONES
TALK FOR US AND OUR HEAT
ING PLANTS-AND KNOW THAT
You CAN JUST AS GOOD.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-10
GARDEN SUGGESTIONS.

BUY BONE