Middletown transcript., 1918-02-23

The committee ON public infor1natio
has received the following excerpt
from speech in the German retchsta
by Herr Ledebour. joint leader Of IT,
Independent socialists:
, Again has an opportunity been neg
, iected to satisfy the worlds iongiu
Tor peace. 1t is plain that a step back
ward has been taken and that the. pa
: litical authorities have comlietel
adopted the military views of the con
ssrvatives. 1t is very disquieting TO
friends Of peace to hear the chancello
say that We now have a free hand IL
the west. Czernin's speech is a strik
ing REPUTATION of Hertling's, for Ger
min accepts Wilson's proposals as tn,
basis of understanding, whereas tn:
: chancellor rejects them. We hope
| nevertheless, that we shall soon have
the negotiations, which Czernin's &C
ton permits us to expect. We can
not agree to Czernin's and Kuehl
mann's Interpretation of the right OF
self-determination. We want general
peace on a democratic foundation. The
pretended popular manifestations in
the occupied territory were brought
about under the influence of the 'Ge,-
man administration. The creation OF
the kingdom of Poland was q tremen-
dous mistake. The German govern
ment must give up its false methods,
and we shall soon have peace in the
east. The true opinions of nations
can only be expressed by referen-
dunn after evacuation. The Father
land party wanted to replace Hertling
with Prince Buelow, but that is no
longer necessary. Militarism has won
the day, and the proletariat must
force peace on the basis of the recon-
Citation Of all nations"
Complaints have been made to the
pigeon section of the signal corps
that carrier pigeons of the racing
homer type, being trained throughout
the United States for communication
service with the American army. have
been shot by persons on hunting ex-
petitions.
| Because of the important part car
rier and homing pigeons are playing
| in the war, and the need for their
breeding and development in this
| country, the war department has con-
siderably expanded the pigeon section
Of the signal corps. Homing pigeons
constitute one of the most effective
means of communication in the army.
Any pigeon in the air may be a car
rier pigeon flying from loft under
government supervision. Its destruc-
ton may be a serious loss to the Amer
lean army. Anyone coming into pos
session of pigeons labeled ~. s. A.
49," indicating they are being trained
for army purposes is requested to re-
port the fact at once to the office of
the chief signal officer, land division,
Washington, D. c.
Special courses of training for ath-
letic instructors have been established
at Camp Kearney, Linda Vista, Cal.
One lieutenant and one noncOmmis-
stoned officer from each company have
which include boxing. wrestling and
calisthenics. The classes are held
three times each week, and the officers
in turn instruct their men.
Two athletic fields have been laid
out ut Camp Lewis, American Lake,
WASH, and stands with seating capac-
ity of from 10000 to $4,000 persons
built Mt cost Of $4,000 each. The ex-
pense was met with funds derived
from athletic contests and entertain
ments given by the men.
Attendance at boxing at Camp Up
ton, Yaphank, N. Y, to which officers |
and noncommissioned officers have
been assigned, has been made compul-
sorry.
According to a late report, of the
100000 women engaged in agricul-
ture in the United States, 10000 are
under twenty years of age and 1885,
600 are negroes. A majority Of the
woman workers are found In the
Southern states.
The lines Of work in which women
will be likely to increase their farm
ing activities, according to the report,
are vegetable gardening, poultry rails
ing, butter making, hog raising, etc. It
is suggested that women who know
how to operate motorcars may with
little additional training operate trac-
tors.
Now that American troops are TAX
ing their places in the trenches. atten-
ton is again directed to an estimate
by the secretary of war; that the losses
up to June 1, 1917, of the British ex-
forces from deaths in ac-
ton and from wounds amounted to but
Z per cent of the total of all men sent
to France since the beginning Of the
war;
The ratio of losses of this character
today, because of improved tactics, Is
less than to every 100 men.
It is the opinion of the United
States food administration that the
gross maximum profit for wholesalers
n flour should not exceed from so to
IS cents per barrel. The profit to re-
ail dealers in original mill packages
should not exceed from so cents to
'1.2O per barrel, depending upon the
character Of service performed. Where
'etailers sell in amounts less than the
original mill packages, the gross profit
hould not exceed / cent a pound.
Women with a fluent knowledge of
french are being trained in several I
tiles for work in France as tele- Q
hone operators with the expeditiOnary I