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New-York tribune., 1918-01-03

launch. So the German submarine navy
may now be said to have begun actually
to shrink, a process which the Allies
hope to accelerate rapidly, with the in
creasing effectiveness Of naval methods.
The total entrances and clcarances,
while low for the last week owing to
weather conditions, were larger in De-
cember than in November.
The sinkings in the last month oc-
CURED mainly in two areas. Owing to
the severe weather the submarines have
been compelled to concentrate and work
closer to shore. This, perhaps, ac-
marines caught. One of these was
lummcd in the most casual manner by
slow-g going oastal steamer almost
within gunshot Of land.
Americans have already been told OF
the success of an American liner s
gun crew on another, although this
score will not be recognized by the Ad-
miralty unless confirmed from some
other source, owing TO the fact that the
gunners saw only q smashed perlscope
and the submarine might cOncelvably
be able to limp home.
Reports of encounters with suDma-
rines in the past three months indicate
that, whatever improvements have been
made in the U-boats, they arc not near
ly so efficient or deadly as they were
earlier in the year. This is due partly
TO the lower standard of their torpedoes
and also to deterioration in the quality
Of their crews. In "U-boating," as in
aviation, experienced men are IRE.
placeable, and novices stand poor
chance.
The American naval men have
learned to identify the German L boat
veteran merely by the character OF his
uperations, and can tell when the
novice comes on their beat by the ANA
tculishncss Of his Methods Some Of
the German veterans, like the Wm-
mandor whom the Americans have
nicknamed "kelly." are foemen worthy
the navy mans best efforts, but she
U-boat novices fall into the net easily
and their chances OF escape are small
PARIS, Jan 2-Nine French merchant
ships of more than 1900 tons were
sunk by submarines or mines during
the week ended December 20. There
was no loss of vessels under 900 ton
or of fishing ships.
Two attacks on steamers failed.
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impose food conservation by law, due
tc the failure Of so many restaurants
and hotels to comply with the requests
of the administration.
Government control of food consump-
ton in public eating places, along the
lines described by Mr.. Hoover in his
testimony, is provided for in an amend
nlent to the Lever act, which Represent
.ative Sydney Anderson, OF Minnesota,
Will present to- orrow : the House.
Nh. Hoover also aGyocated govern
mcnt purchase and sale to consumers OF
I'll sugar used IL the United States.
While he thought it might be necessary
to limit per capita consumption to
three pounds a month, the witness said
he did not consider the principle of
limitation Of persons! consumption
sound because it tended to cause dis
content among the people
Chairman Reed OF the committee
who had been the chief critic OF Mr.
Hoovcr's administration in the Senate
did not question the witness, Senator
Lodge conducting the examination most
OF the day.
Hoover and Reed Clash
Late in the session, however, Messrs
Hoover and Reed engaged in a rather
hot discussion when the Food Admin
istrator asked to have adlnltted to the
committee records the statement whcl
Mr.. Hoover in vain sought to submit
before the holidays and which was
later made public by President Wilson
Senator Reed said he wanted 10 eX
anime the statement further before de
termining whether to admit it and dc
sired to question the witness about it
Mr.. Hoover ended BY declaring with ap
parent heat that he did not "car'
whether It was introduced or not"
al think the restaurants and hotel
IN Boston have complied with the re
quests of the administration. OBJ
served Senator Lodge. when Mr.. Hoove
made his remarks about the necesst
Of strict sumptuary laws.
Mr.. Hoover admitted they had. an
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for the mutual advantages Of all" was
entered into. There follows this sig.
nificant statements:
"The contribution of the United
States to this pooling arrangement was
agreed upon. The contributions, like
wise, of the countries associated with
the United States were determined.
This pooling arrangement guaranteed
that full equipment of every kind
would be available to all American
troops sent to Europe during the year
1915"
Looking beyond 1913, the United
States will have no need to seek. mil
itary equipment of any kind away from
home. Before the present year ends
its full war resources will have been
made available.
The third Recommendation of the
mission to which the country is now
committed rs for extension OF the
American Shipping programme "syste-
matte coordInasion4u resources of men
and materials" to produce the necessary
ships is urged upon government and
people alike.
Under a resolution adopted by the
inter-Allied conference, unified use OF
ship tonnage was agreed upon winch
would permit "thc liberating of the
greatest amount Of tonnage possible
for the transportation of American
troops" A policy to govern the use OF
neutral tonnage was agreed upon, por'
facilities at debarkation points fol
American forces were inspected ano
steps taken to permit the return of YES
sells to their home ports with the Least
possible delay.
Discuss Credit Question
Even as the nature of this agreement
which has bound all the resources O
more than half the world into on'
force to defeat Germany, was being
published, definite action toward max
ing it good was in progress also II
Paris. Assistant Secretary Crosby, O
the Treasury Department, who re
mained in Europe as president OF th'
Inter Allied Council officially described
as a financial priority board, met ther'
to-day with the financial representa-
tives OF the other powers to discuss
questions Of credit and to which Of th'
Allies further American loans arc to go
The decision to keep American
troops moving to Europe in stead,
stream marks another advance in tn
governments war plans. Originally i
was proposed to use all available ton
mage for the transportation of supple
and munitions and to send no soldier
over until they had been given year
training This was changed whe,
Marshal Joffre came to the Unite'
States with word that France wante'
at once any number of Americans VIII
could come to put the Stars and Stripe
on the firing line and hcarten tn
French soldiers. wearied by their lon
battle against the invader.
State Departments announcement
Of rhat House mission accomplished
ON Page 2.
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Germany's Industries
Cracking, Says Swiss

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a Swiss en-
gineer employed for many years in a
great factory at Magdcburg has just
come out of Germany with a report
that German industrial machinery is
breaking down at rapid rate.
His report, cabled to Washington to-
day, lays shortage Of lubricants, rub
ber and rare metals necessary to alloy
steel is almost destroying industrial
plants and that lack Of grease has re-
duced the output Of German machinery
from its former figure Of so per cent
of its working force to less than sc
Dcr cent.
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Russia Rejects 1euton Terms;
German Socialists Join in
Opposing Kaiser's Demands
Protest to Kuehlmann;;
Modified Terms Are Expected

LONDON "A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
from Amsterdam
CDR Richard Kueann the German Foreign Secretary
returned yesterday after consultation with Emperor
William Kuehlmann while
with the Socialist leaders, Hugo Haase Philip Scheidemann
Friedrich Ebert of Socialists
his intention indirectly Russian territory
by the Germans"
The Central Powers within the will
declarations regarding conditions dispatch
"The Daily quotes Munich Nachchten
saying.
added that notifications be introduced owing the
attitude Of
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Failure of Eating Places to
Conserve Sugar, Wheat
and Meat the Cause
House to Consider
Measure To-day
Administration and Sena.
tor Reed Have Verbal
Clash at Hearing
/. Staff Cor.csnondenccl

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-Thc number
Of Jumps of sugar to be given one diner
and the absencc from all menus of
wheat bread on Wednesdays, meat on
Tuesdays and pork on Saturdays, and
other like restrictions may be pro-
scribcd by law before the present ses-
sion of Congress expires. Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover, tcstifying before
the Senate Manufactures Committee
to-day, said it might be necessary to
New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
German Fear of u. S.
Forces Aircraft Rush

LONDON. Jan. 2.-As showing that
the pretended German disregard for
the entry of the United States into the
war is feigned. the Reuter- corre-
spondent at British Headquarters
quotes an official German army order
as follows: The recent entry of Amer
ica into the war compels our higher
command to form n considerable num-
Der OF new aircraft units"
The order proceeds TO urge the OIL
GERS TO promote the utmost numbers
of transfers of officers 20 tie Flying
Corps for necessary training. The cor
respondent adds that prisoners are
unanimous in stating that large forces
oe heavy artillery are on the way
from the Russian front to the Western
front.
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Teutons Refuse to
Withdraw T roops
Insist on Maintaining
Pressure on Occupied
Land Despite Trotz-
ky's Objections
BY the Associated Press1

PETROGRAD, Jan. 2.-The chance.
the Central Powers being effected seem
remote, because of what are regarded
as Germany's unreasonable demands
Leon Trotzky, the Bolshcvik Foreign
Minister, and his associates, take the
stand that the Baltic provinces arc IL
reality under military pressure whii.
they continue to be occupied by Ger
many, that their votes with respect te
peace must be ignored, as now these
provinces are virtually German de-
tendencies, the loyal Russians having
fed.
Demands Are Rejected
The Russian delegation upon its re-
turn from Brest-Litovsk Tuesday lai5
before the Council of Commissioner.
at Petrograd Germany's demand,
which caused amazement and the dec
iaratlon that the council was nos
favorable 20 acceptance. An elabera-
tion Of the German position in letters
and statements which followed the
German statement of terms showed
that the Germans hold that Poland.
Lithuania, Courland. Livonia and
tsthon!a nave already defined them
selves nationally within the meaning
OF the peace terms proposed aud in
, sisted that they, shall et-pote again.
The Germans also explained, through
General Hoffman. that Germany cannot
evacuate Riga, Libau and other occn-
pied points until certain that all Rus
sia sanctions peace. Otherwise Ger
manys enemies might assist the
Ukraine or other disaffect,.d sections
IN opposition to the Central Powers.
Terms Not Discussed
NJ. hamenef, member Of the Rus
sian delegation. read the German terms,
which he characterized as showing the
positive annexation plans of the Cen
trai Powers, and he declared they were
unacceptable in their present form He
added that the terms had not been dis
cussed
"If after the resumption of negotia-
tions." the delegate said. ".he Germans
insist upon these terms, Russia will
conclude peace not with the German
Imperialists Dat with the representa-
C4' Cd III thc pcoplc, tIS E-oCldilSto VI
Germany"
Teutons Celebrate New Year
More than two hundred Germans and
Austrians attached to the peace dele
cations celebrated New Years Eve at
dinner, which was attended by sew
eral neutral diplomats.
Herr Won Hermann, the former Ger
man Consul General at Petrograd, is
among the latest arrivals. There were
no peace conferences to-day. as it Was
German holiday. The Foreign Affairs
building has been put in readiness for
the sessions.
Baron Admiral keyserlinsk anc
Count Won Mirbach both insist upon
direct telephone connections with Eer
lin and express unwillingness to re
sumo negotiations until telephone:
have been installed in their Offices.
Germans and Russians have beer
esignatcd to arrange an exchange c
prisoners and resumption of the mai
services between the two countries.
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artillery, small arms, ammunition and
other articles heretofore purchased by
the various divisions oe the Ordnance
Department. 49,,
have general charge OF production. 1t
will follow up, supervise and stimulate
the production OF all articles contracted i
for BY the procurement division.
"C-The inspection division will in
s,nect and accepx or reject all NUM-
tions Of war contracted for by the pro-
curement division.
"D--The supply division will receive
and distribute all ordnance and ord
nance stores, operate all storehouses
nu1i have charge CT matters pertaining
10 iran sDortation.
1t is contemplated that this form
Of organization viii make it possible
10 use TO t.le fullest extent TIE eX-
peviercs c, additional men trained IN
civil liie, vho VII lie called to the
service for tnat purpose. Experienced
business executives VIII DE put iii
charge CT the procurement and produc-
yicn divisions, and tne Work or those
divisions will De intrusted TO recently
comm isFioaed civilians, supplemented
b. further acquisition CT trained eN-
nerts aud ,len OF proven business
ability
the name OF prominent civilian
viii be announced within few days
to head the production division. Colo
nel Samuel McRoberts, formerly ex,
ecutive manager or the National City
Bank, OF New York, Will be placed III
charge OF the procurement d!vision.'
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I4ammerstein Seriously Ill
AS Result of Operation

Oscar Hamrc -stein. theatrical man
ager, it was learned last night. is in
the German Hospital seriously i'll. He
underwent an operation q short time
ago and for while seemed on the road
to recovery. A relapse on Monday made
it necessary to take hin, 70 the hos
pita.. Another operation may be ncces-
sary
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Ordnance Department Will
Be Thoroughly Reor-
ganized
Former N. Y. Banker
Gets Important Post
Business Men and Techni-
cal Experts to Rule Here
after; Army Superseded
[Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Virtually
recognizing that the present system Of
supplying the American army with
arms and munitions has fallen down,
the War Department announced TO-
night a reorganization of the Ordnance
Bureau.
The business functions of the de-
partment, under the reorganization
plans, will be in the hands of recog-
nzcd leaders in the commercial life,
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while the technical branches will be
left to ordnance designers and scien-

while the technical branches will be
left to ordnance designers and scien-
fists.
Under the new plan four divisions
will be charged with the principal
functions of the department. Colonel
Samuel McRoberts, formerly executive
manager OF the National City Bank Of
New Aork, now member of the War
Credit Board, has been selected as
chief of the procurement division. An
other prominent civilian will be an
tion divis, on. Civilians now in the
Ordnance Reserve Corps will be de-
tailed to carry on the work OF the in
specton division and the supply di-
vision.
! The reorganization is the direct re-
suit of the disclosures already made
by ordnance officers, manufacturers CT
small arms and army, officers Of tho
line in testimony before the Senate
Military Affairs Committee.
While Chief of Ordnance Crozer is
nov actually displaced under the new
plan, his functions, il is pointed out
technical and scientific work Of the de-
partment. Orders and contracts here
after will be handled by the procure
mont division.
Following is the official statement
describing the reorganization:
"The Secretary OF War has approved
a plan for the reorganization OF the
Ordnance Department, as announced
! in General Crozier's testimony before
I the Senate committee, and the plar
: is now being put into effect.
Heretofore the business OF the Ord
nance. Department has been conducted
h,-t IN Ia
pendent organizations, under t di.
rection OF the chief OF ordnance ihes.
divisions viii now be consolidated
The chief of ordnance VIII be assisted
by an extensive administrative and ad
vsory staff. The principal bushes
functions OF the department. IS dis
tinct from the technical designing ane
other scientific work with which it !;
charged. will be carried on By foul
operating divisions:
'A-Procurement division.
"B-Production division.
"C--1nspecton division.
"D-Supply division. -.
"A-The procurement division vii
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In Crippled Machine
Lufbery Evades Enemy

PARIS, Jan. 2.-Lieutenant Racu
Lufbery. Of Wallingford Conn, of the
Lafayette Squadron. had a narrow es-
cape in fight with four German bat
tie machines last Saturday. The gaso-
lene pipes on his airplane were punct-
ured in the engagement. and although
he had the advantage Of a higher
altitude, his machine became almost
helpless through the stoppagc of his
motor.
Lieutenant Lufbery seemed virtual
lv at the mercy of the Germans, but
by clever manceuvring. with one of the
Germans following him down almost
to earth and firing continuously, ne
managed to escape unhurt. His ma.
chine was found to have eleven bullet
holes in it.
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE hAtlROAD.
On accoun. OF changed conditions Train
No. 81, reaching Jacksonville and all
Florida East Coast points, formerly sched-
nled to lsava Washington. effective January
7th at S:10 P M. viii leave Washington
at 7I5 ?. NJ. Information and Pullman
Accommodations 1913 Broadway, New York.
-Adyt.
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Baltimore and Ohio II. X. and after
Thursday, January 3rd. National Linn
tied ieavinE New York, West 23rd Street.
So 2. NJ. Liberty st. 400 L. NJ, will
be Nithdrawn.-Adyt.
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Defence Board Members HoU.
[. S. Army Contracts~-On Page /
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State Departments announcement
Of arhat House mission accomplished
On Page 2.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
THE CLOTHING rResLEM.

Dear Social Corner Sisters. Has the husband Ia right to spend more money for his elethes and the keeping up of his general appearance than the wife l think we are coming to days when with all the talk Of "Afts-dftyr be. tween 8 man and wife. that motto should be praeticed la the amount oi money paid for clothes and self adpsn- nlent. .as ~
 consider the woman who today in sists not Nonly- on having new goSu,s and dresses, but on, paying even more money than her hnshand is paying foi the clothes he must wear accompany ing her while she is togged out ir them, is nothing more shhn a slacker
 The government is calling on every one to wear old clothes and to he economical in pufchastng, if he mus, make purchases. It is nothing shorl of unpatriotic for q wife to insist or a fifty-doilar wrap and at the semS time try to convince her hushand ttai a twenty dollar oyerceat will do hin for the winter -.
 Just because some woman can carr more than her husband is a very pcoI reason for her to 20 to work and kesy him at home there are a. great nam conditions which might warrant Aw0. man working instead of tho. man, bu' the reason given Is absurd.
 What is home without inctharn ii an old motto that never meant thal 8 mother should ever size up hel household duties to her husband. No indeed. home and mother cannot iivt apart. Every woman issa mother. ever if she has no children. for she is bs sides a wife a mother to her husband And a ch1hiees wife olight to live with, in her husbands salary, no rnattel
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

Dear Social Cornerites: was very much interested in the letter from L.. M. B. telling of a winter garden in the house; and it may be interesting to some of you to know how 1t hap pened that I am now picking tomatoes from vines growing in my living room.
 A year ago this last fall, after had potted my plants for the winter. l discovered that a tomato plant had come up in one of them, sand niy first thought was to pull it up and throw it away; but the man of the house says Jets experiment with it, so we re- potted it into a large pot and set 1t in an east window in the living room. It thrived wonderfully and we began ti pick fruit from it very early in the spring and continued to do 50 all summer. for when 1t came time we set 1t in the ground and 1t never stopped bearing till the frost killed it in the
 fall. We were se much pleased with our experiment that we started anothe. plant this fallr and now it Is locking fine and is justs1oaded with buds, bios soms, green and ripe fruit, of which we picked the first on Feb. 4th. It is
 not the large tomato, but about the size of one's thumb when ripe and
 bright red. and grow in clusters. They are not only useful but are very much more ornamental than some of the plants have in the same window.
 Hope some of you will try your luck = = rwIr.E THrr,Asrry :.
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Tsdsys Good.

Bone folks they keep hpntin' for sor- They sish if they're right CT they're
 wrong; Bgt thie day's as good as tomorrow, ge I 3ust keep Twin along,
 just keep Twin along, p, f. I 1zlst keep Hnein' a song. Thur4s DO uaa to eigh r4r WfElu the gm'a in the sky,
 So I just keep Twin along. -..i, .. When the Lord made the world was I Te give Him dsreetions., Re knowed wuuidn't knew how to begin 1t, Befn' nsthing but dust along the se just keep Twin along.
 And I can't say the Lords work is
 wrong.
 {. never win sigh,
 Wnle Res runnin'. the sky, f2 .-.-.. just keep Twin along. In thankful for sun and for showers; The Lord makes the winter and
 May, And He'd hide an the graves with His
 howerS If folks didn't weed 'ern away. So l Just keep Twin along.
 bull thankful for sunlight and song; hHcw when It's snowin' a-- Cod's roses are growth,
 20 just keep Twin along. Frank. L. stanton.
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oVERsHoEs.

<. Box For overshoss, Take up, Inc boards of the back dccrstep, cleaf; ana hinge them. and make sa box under meath f7r the family rlibhers
 Or make shoe pocket to hang n, the back of the outside door Take a piece of old waste material tbe width Of tho door. fold it upon itself about two-thirds of the. width, and stitch pockets on the e4sewing machine of suitable width and number fer the famiiy overshoes.a9 Turn a head ing at the top. through which run A curtain stick, and attach brass rines to tine top to hang itsup by. Line tsle pockets, if desired with oilcioth .o facilitate washing.
 Care of overshoes. Wash the dirt from rubber overshoes with d wet sponge, It will tend to- rot them .if left to dry on. After the neWness has s worn off, apply an ordinary paste poi ish, the same as for leather To Dry Rubber Boets: If rubber boots become wet on the inside, heat oats or coarse sand or newspapers crumpled until they are quite soft. FIJI the boots with any of these. Re. peat If necessary. .ssi H.ass ,s @1 I
 4si 4,a L.. M. B. i
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Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:
 As have them most every winter this is what I use and find it does the work. Get some eat-tails that grow around swampy places and use the fuzz with enough pare lard to moist 'en it Up, put it on the stove ard warm and bind on the effected part. Put on stocking to keep it in place and In three or four nights you will find that you have no chiihiains.
 get little lard andItry if out my self, then I,know that; 1t is pure x
 Lucia: Did you ever try any Acorn salve for corns and caliouses? ? think 1t is fine. You can get it at any drug gist.
 ! I wonder how many of the Sisters dread to wash handkerehiefs? Try this way and you will never use any other, I wait until have three or four dozen which don't take long in winter with
 colds, take one tablespoon of scan powder. then put fandkerchiefs ifI |eold water and let come 10 a boil for few minutes. You can rub them or i,ot, but give them agood veneer and | the job is done,
 F Best wishes, '. sFs2 TS7=1 5 s.Ftnsz'5si Il ,- 7a