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The Snowflake herald., 1918-10-25
ONLY Nine STATES
LOCATED IN SOUTH
CONTROL CONGRESS
Capitalization of Power Which
Is RemindfuI of
Prussia.

Washington, D. C.-The Democratic
party controls Congress- The South
controls the Democratic party. Result:
The South controls Congress and die
tates national legislation.
Nearly every important committee
in the Senate has a Southern Demo-
crat for its chairman. Among these
are the Committees on Appropriations,
Commerce, District of Columbia,
Finance, immigration, Interoceanic Ca
nails, Interstate Commerce, judiciary,
Manufacturers, Naval Affairs, Post Of
fees and Post Roads, as we'll as anoth-
er committee which is at any crisis in
the parliamentary affairs of the Senate
the most important of all, the Commit
tee on Rules, of which Lee Overman, a
Democrat, Of North Carolina is Chair
man.
Not only does each important Senate
committee have a Southern Democrat
for chairman, but the majority of each
Senate committee is composed of DEM
ocrats, under the rules which give the
party In power the majority of each
committee. The only way to change
this is to place the Republicans in pow
er and let all sections of the United
States have chairmanships.
AS it now is Senators from Southern
states, with sectional prejudices, are
holding a monopoly Of the direction Of
practically all important national poll
cies and all legislation affecting the
activities Of the nation. They direct
the raising Of revenues, appropriation
of money, control of finance and bank
ing, shipping, education and labor, ag-
riculture and immigration, canals, rail-
roads and other forms of transporta-
ton, army, navy, public health and
other national affairs.
Autocracy of Nine States.
In the House of Representatives sec
tionalism and Southern domination is
even more pronounced than in the SEN
ate.
There are 81 House Committees, and
the chairman of 42 of them is a South
ern Democrat. Democrats from the
North and West, representing 81 differ
ent states, have been allotted only q
chairmanships, and these are Of
minor character. In other words,
Northern Democrats representing two
thirds of the states In the Union and
even amuch greater proportion of the
population, wealth, industrial, agricul-
tural and business interests, are cut
off with only one-third of the chair
manships in the House of Representa-
tiveS.
Even the chairmanships allotted to
the Southern Democrats are very
"cIose corporation" Out of 81 House
chairmanships "a, or over half OF
them, are kept within the Democratic
membership from nine Southern states.
Never in the history of this republic
has the power of determining national
policies ever been concentrated in the
har ds of q few men or so monopolized
Sy handful OF states. 1t unpleasantly
reminds one of the manner in which, by
similar methods, the state OF Prussia
is able 70 dictate to the entire German
Empire regardless of the VIII o.
wishes or interests Of the other states
of Germany.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-10-25
MAI, HAYDEN SIDESTEPS

Carl Hayden, Arizona's paci-
lSt representative in Congress,
aarmed by the rapid spread Of
lS bad war record, has writ
zen a fiVe-COlumn letter to a
Rnchman at Phoenix attempt
ing to explain his vote on th(
dlouS war measures. His eX
panatlon is so involved that
FnlIadelDhia lawyer could no
Understand it. In an effort tC
oniuSe the public Hayder
.eads that he voted, for the
draft bills.
Hayden does not deny that
e voted against the Kahn
anendment to the. .conscription
"l which provided for the
'SIng at once by +oonscription
re necessary army to give ef-
", to the declaration of war
''a which was, the test vote
TO whether the United
,"'eS should raise an army by
y inscription. Had this amend
~ nsot which, Hayden voted
S@lnSt failed of adoption, the
OIunteer system would have
een used.
hayden does not deny that
made a long speech against
DuScflptlon in the House of
representatives. in which he
~. .~ mt the drafted.man never
'N MS heart in the work and
.'' he deserts at the first op-
pI2ortunity.
hayden does not deny that
!, voted against the Kahn
M 5pgodment to the Hay army
.1 ~ March %, 1916, which
4, '''dment sought to increase
regular army to $4,000, OF
The Snowflake herald., 1918-10-25

During the Spanish-American war,
when Mckinley was President, all but
six Democrats of the House opposed
the war revenue measure which issued
5000, 100000 bonds with which to
finance the war; all but seven Demo-
Gratis of the Senate opposed the meas
dre. Contrast that attitude with the
fact that the Republicans Of this Con-
gress have voted, without division, in
support Of every war loan resolution
asked by President Wilson.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-10-25


Joel Flake was here from his
ranch at JoppoWednesday. He
brought the remains of Thos.
Smithson, who died the first of
the week Of the Spanish influ-
enza, to Woodruff for burial.
Mr.. Flake reports considerable
sickness among the ranchers
in his vicinity and that there
is hardly enough we'll people
to nurse the afflicted. Mr..
Smithson was one of the first
to take the disease. He had
The Snowflake herald., 1918-10-25

tiveness' of the Democratic Congress
whenever the proposition is made to
have an audit Of the public's money.
He says the Republicans will, if they
control the next Congress, create such
an auditing committee. The people
have willingly supplied the billions.
They are entitled to know how it is
being spent
The Snowflake herald., 1918-10-25

only a light attack o fthe cpl
demic at first, but inadvert-
emily got out too soon and
took a relapse and died very
suddenly. He leaves a wife
and four children in very des-
titute circumstances.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-10-25

This is the peoples war. Any at
tempt to capitalize it as a Democratic
party war is an insult to every Repub.
lican home which has a service flag.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-10-25

There is no Mason and Dixon line
In the hearts of the American people,
but the Democratic leaders in Con-
gress have drawn one in public legisla-
tion and they insist upon patrolIing it.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-10-25

staff.
Hayden does not deny that
he voted against the Brande
gee amendment to the Hay
Chamberlain army bill, which
provided for an army of $780,
900 as against 10000.
Hayden does not deny that
he voted against Section 56,
providing for a volunteer army
solely under Federal control.
Hayden does not deny that
he voted against the motion to
re-Commit the naval appropri-
alton bill, which motion was
designed to instruct an in
crease in the navy beyond
what was provided in the orig
inal bill.
Hayden does deny the charge
that he is against universal
military training. He says that
he has always been for univer-
sal training.
If you believe him, read
what he said in letter dated
April I6, 1913, addressed to O..
c. Parker, president of the
Tucson branch of the Associa-
ton to Promote Universal
Military Training. 1t is as
follows:
Il am just in receipt Of your
letter of April 10, transmitting
a copy of the resolutions re-
Gently adopted at a meeting Of
the Arizona Division of the
Association for Universal Mill
tary Training, and beg to en-
close herewith an extract from
the last annual report Of the
Secretary Of War in which he
discusses the subject of univer-
sal training. | am inclined to
agree with Secretary Baker
that the adoption of universal
military training can we'll be
postponed until after the con
clusion of the present conflict
with Germany. To advocate
such a system now implies a
lack Of faith in our ability to
obtain a complete victory over
German militarism. Further
more, to pass such a bill at the
present time would have no
other effect than to tie the
hands of the American repre-
sentatives at the peace confer
ence because they could not
consistently ask other nations
to disarm while the United
States proposed to maintain a
huge army created by Conscrlp-
ton in time Of peace.
IF the war with Germany
should result in peace without
ictory for the United Sttaes
nd our allies, it will Of course
)e necessary for the country to
Immediately begin preparations
or the next war, because there
an be no permanent peace IN
the world until German mill
tarism is DESTROYED. Under
such circumstances, | would
favor the adoption of unlver-
sal military service, but at the
present time, l believe that 1T
would be a mistake to pass the
Chamberlain bill, or any other
measure providing for the inn
mediate adoption of universal
military training
When Carl Hayden stated IN
his letter to Vaughn that he
had always favored universal
military training, he had evi-
lently forgotten his letter to
Porker, in which he expressed
his true sentiments.
Hayden, of course, cannot
deny that he is against these
war measures and voted
against them. He contents him
self by saying that he voted
against only five out of eight
The sun., 1918-10-06

unity of command plan first suggested by President
Wilson.
Under the old order of things Germany had this
valuable military asset and used it to maximum ad
vantage, while her enemies, operating under scat
tered and distinct commands, sought vainly to-
keep pace with the quick decisions and harmony of
purpose guiding the forces of the Central Powers.
The fact that President Wilson perceived this dis
advantage before the military strategists is evil
dence of his clear vision and also of that of the
American staff officers who advocated the idea. But
the remarkable part of it is that the plan not
seriously urged long before it was adopted
One Strategy Used Successfully.
In going over the general lines Of Germany's
past military successes American military experts
point out that the fundamental strategy followed
was in each case the same. Germany locked the
western front temporarily and utilized her highly
developed, centralized lines of communication to
shift forces rapidly to wherever they were needed
This strategy began in the early days of the war
and continued with invariabe success until few
months ago
The first striking example of it was seen In the
sudden collapse of the Russian offensive in East
Prussia in September, 1914 The Germans had
begun their onrush toward Paris and because Of the
wanton violation of Belgian neutrality had taken
their enemies by surprise. The Teuton war ma
chine was in full operation in France before the
French armies and the little British army were
able really to get their bearings
But on the Russian front there was no Belgium
to violate and no form of triekery which could af
feet the initial military operations. The German
forces in East Prussia were not able to hold off the
invading Russians and the news of successes in
France was partially offset in Berlin by the cry of
panic and alarm from the Russian front. Refugees
from East Prussia poured into the interior and
even reached Berlin.
The German High Command realized that it was
time to make the first shift of force to meet the
The sun., 1918-10-06
Group of allied leaders

M ARSHAL FOCHS supreme and centralized
A'A control of the allied and American fighting
forces is Fastening the downfall of Prussian mill
tary power more than any other single factor in
the war; according to allied military observers and
General Staff officers. The effects of this one man
command daily becoming more and more evil
dent Not only on the western front itself but in
the Balkans, in Palestine and even in far off Rus
STA, German military plans are now being affected
and crippled by the master mind of one man
Marshal Foch
Military experts in Washington, who are never
more interesting and instructive than when they
discuss matters informally regard the collapse Of
Bulgaria directly traceabe to the unity of COM
mand which has coordinated all the allied mill
tary moves and linked them in perfect harmony
with American assistance. Gen. PeytOn C.. March,
Chief Of Staff in his talk with the newspaper CORE
spondentS last week said that the present situation
In Bulgaria illustrated to striking degree the
suits of the present concentration of forces on the
western front.
? Mobility of German Armies I. Gone.
Previous to this time he went on, when
ever any other part of the Central Empires front
was threatened it possible for Germany to d.
vert German divisions with German commanders
to the threatened front while the western front
held with relatively smaller force. That day has
gone
"By concentrating the entire American force On
the western front, that force, together with the
British and French armies under Marshal Foch,
holds the German army there and we see the re-
suit in Bulgaria demanding a separate peace"
The German High Command it is explained,
finds itself now checkmated by the adoption of a
policy on the part of the Allies which is fashioned
after Germanys own policy of centralized control.
The opinion is expressed that Germany would have
given fifty fighting divisions more if the Allies
and the United States had not put into effect the
The sun., 1918-10-06

East Prussian menace Speedily and with plans
formulated with precision, sufficient strength was
given to Won Hndenburg to strike one powerful
blow. The blow fell upon the invading Russians
at Tannenberg The result was the complete col
lapse of Russia invasion plans and the capture OF
nearly quarter of million of the invaders. This
result accomplished, the German High Command
speedily shot back forces to the western front.
The German High Command was operating with
centralized control and with full knowledge of all
the details involved in the fighting on both fronts
The French and the British were operating sepa-
rate commands on the western 'front.' and the Rus
slams were under different command in west Rus
STA. There was a general understanding that the
Russians should attack in order to relieve the pres
sure on the other 'front.' but that was about as far
as the liaison between the French and Russian
armies went.
Lack of Coordination Was Fatal
More coordination between the French and Rus
sian operations would doubtless have eounselled
the Russian leaders not to attempt too speedy an
advance and to guard above all things against ex-
posing their forces to the danger of sudden destrue
ton by the very plan which Germany put into
effect. A gradual withdrawal of the Russians
when the Teuton requirements came would have
engaged the Germans and accomplished the same
purpose without involving the collapse of the whole
Russian plan of invasion.
But the Allies were more or less shooting in the
dark so far as the general plan Of strategy went.
The Germans alone grasped the situation as a
whole and were able to coordinate all clements of
attack and defence.
This was the first, but not the last time that Rus
sian plans were rudely disrupted by the sudden
shifting Of German troops from the western front
TO the eastern front 1t is recalled now that every
time the Russians seemed to be the verge of get
ting decisive results the enemy forces suddenly
grew strong enough to take the whip hand and
change impending defeat into victory. The Rus
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
SECRETARY DANIELS ISSUES
NEW ANTl-BOOZE ORDER
New Rule Extends PrcyiOu. RcEuin-
tions 10 Cover Zones Around Naval
Camps md Stn:i0::s.

WASH NGTON. August lS.-Thc navy
went "bonc dry" to- 'ay. Under ii
general order issued by Secretary Dan
iels. intoxicating liquors cannot he
sold or served to officers or enlist ed
men Of the naval establishment under
any conditions. The new rule extends
the applications of the previous rcgula-
tions covering restricted zones around
naval camps and stations. To-day's
order reads:
"OutSide of sid zones (rcstrictcd
zones around naval camps and Stations).
alcoholic liquor. incl dinC beer and
wine, either alone or with any other
article. shall not directly or Indirectly
he sold. bartcred, givei., served or
knowingly delivered to any officer or
member OF the naval forces within the
Uaited States, tteir tcrritorie or pos
sessions or any place un-er their con-
troll. except when administered for
medical purposes by or under the direc-
ton of n regularly licenscd physician
or medical officer OF the United States.'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
AMERICAN DEATH LIST
IN WAR IS NOW 8,133
War and Navy Departments Report
Total Number Of Wounded
AS II ,O15.
1,510 NOW ARE HELD PRISONER
Total Casualties of Marine Corps In
Deaths, Wounded, Missing In Ac-
ton and Held i, Enemy Prison
Camps Placed nt 2,T6O.
,710 NOW ARE HELD PRISONER
IBy Associated Press. !

WASHINGTON. August lS-Casual-
ties i'll the United States overseas
forces. announced by the War and
Navy Departments during the week
ending to-day. numbered 1885. com
pared with 1916 for the previous week
Total casualties announced TO date
number 2l,467. including 376 in to-day's
army list.
Total army casualties number ls.7o7;
the marine corps lists total ",760.
Total deaths, including the killed
in action. deaths from wounds. disease,
accident and other causes since the
United States forces landed in France,
number s,l33. including 29l soldiers
lost at sea. OF that number 1926 were
of the army and S37 OF the marine
corps.
The wounded to date number 11.6l5.
of which 9,7S5 are of tn, army and
'l.S3o of the marine corps.
Men missing in action and prisoners
in the hands OF the enemy number L.
'l9. OF which l.626 are Of the army
and ninety-three OF the marin corps.
The summary of the army casualty
lists to Cate, including to-day's, fol-
lows: killed in action, 1859: died of
wounds. l.lS9; died OF disease, 1856:
died OF accident and other causes, 6S2
wounded in action, $50; missing in
action. including prisoners. 1926; to-
tai to date. lS.707.
The summary Of the marine corps
lists follows: deaths, s37; wounded.
1880 missing in action. -; in hands
Of enemy, 5; total TO date. ,.76o.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
ADJUTANT- T-GENERAL TO FILL
IN NUMBERS ON NEW CARDS
Provost-Mnrshnl Crowdrr Reports
Everything In Readiness for
tho Next Registrations

WASHINCiTON. August lS.-Within
four days after the announcement OF
the new registration day-August "a
for all |ouns men who havc reached
their twenty-first birthday since June
5, Provost Marshal General Crowder
has cleared up the preliminary work
to be done by his department. Distri-
button to the local draft boards Of
all printed forms needed for the regis
tration was completed yesterday.
Reports received from the various
States indicate that everything will
be In readiness by the time the regis
trars open their books at O'clock
on the morning of the Gath.
The registration cards will be SINH
lar TO those used heretofore, but reg
istration numbers Will be filed in by
the Acknowledgement in each State, in
stead of by the local board.
. The drawing TO determine the order
in which these new eligibles will be
called for military service will be held
as soon as possible after the rcgistra-
tion as cards are receiver and num-
hcred by the adjutant-general
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
COAL SHORTAGE
BELIEVED NEAR
Production of Bituminous for
Last Four Weeks Continues
to Decline.
CANNOT MAKE UP DEFICIT
Nation Needs at Least 735, 100000
Net Tons to Meet Estimated
Requirements.
CANNOT MAKE UP DEFICIT

WASHINGTON. August 1S.-Not even
the most drastic restrictions and
closest economies will prevent a coal
shortage next winter. it is feared by
officials of the fuel administration The
shortage, though IL will be in bitumi-
nous supply, affecting manufacturing.
will be felt in some degree by the do.
mestic consumer. unless the country
manages to save between 10000. 900 and
100000 tons.
With weekly requirement Of pro-
duction in bituminous coal equal to
more than the record wee,:ly output
from now until the end Of the coal
year. March 81. 1919, the last rocorde ed
weeks shipmen nts show the fourth sue
cessive week of decreasing output.
The decrease was equivalent to
100000 tons net or IS per cent he
low the record OF the week of July 13.
when production reached 1926. 600
net tons. An output of l45oo. 900 net
tons week for the rest of the sum
mer months would he necessary to
make up the deficit 20 date, and the
fuel administration admits that in
creased production cannot make up
that deficit. particularly as the esti-
mates OF consumption are increasing
daily through new war Industries or
expansion of existing war fuel needs.
The loss Of production for the week
OF August 10. which is fairly repre-
sentative OF the conditions generally
from week to week. is attributed as
follows: car shortage, as per cent;
labor shortage. including strikes Al per
cent; mine disability. A per cent: no
market, o. per cent: all other causes,
l.3 per cent. o.
The production of anthracite. which
is used for domestic consumption. also
shows a slight decrease. but there is
little likelihood that 1t will not cx-
coed for the year the production Of
last year.
Last year the United States con-
sumed 65o,ooo,ooo net tons of coal
l0o,ooo.o00 of anthracite and $4,000
900 OF bituminous-and the production
for that consumption was $4,000 600
tons more for the year than ever had
been produced annually before in the
United States This year there must
be produced at least 735.o0O.oo0 net
tons to meet the estimated require
ments TO date. and these requirements
are increasing, with no prospects Of
appreciable pruning, no prospects OF
sufficiently increased production. and
only the prospects OF cutting off coal
from the less essential consumers in
part or entirely. that the war work
may go on.
The war industries board estimates
for steel needs alone for government
work total of 100000 tons OF
bituminous coal, al least a fifth of the
total consumption OF btuminous .1al
last year. based on the American war
needs for $4,000. 900 tons Of steel, each
ton of steel requiring five tons Of
coal for it's complete manufacturing
and transportation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
WILL ASK THAT WOMEN
Be REMOVED FROM JAIL
Three Suffragettes Pay Fines and
Are Released, and Another
Abandons Hunger Strike.
CONFINED IN OLD QUARTERS
Odors From Open Drain Describe i
as Horrible by Lawyer-Pris-
oners All Ill as Result of Self
Starvation.

WASHINGTON. August ls-Formal
demand will be made on the District
commissioners tomorrow that the suf-
frasists imprisoned in the old Jail be
removed to more sanitary quarters.
That was the decision at the Ma
tional Womans Party headquarters
after Matthew o'Brien, their attorney.
had been permitted TO see the pris-
oners.
or the twcnty-six women originally
imprisoned three have paid their
fines and been released; two did not
hunger strike because OF their age.
and sixth wen, off her hunger strike
because of illness. She is Mrs. Effie
Mann. of Topeka, Kans. The other
twenty have completed scventy-tw
hours of hunger strike. and of the
twcnty-thrcc still in Jail, nineteen are
said TO be unable TO rise from their
mattresses and blankets scattered
along the Jail corridor.
THE situation is shocking" said Mr..
O'Bricn, after he had been permitted
wing of the Jail. abandoned in 1909.
we understand. because then con-
dcmncd as insanitary. The years in
tcrvenins have not improved il.
The women cannot stay in their
cells The odorS from the open drains
are horrible. They have pulled their
mattresses into the corridor. and are
sleeping close TO the Emp stone floor
there. All of them are i'll with rheu-
matism and sciatica and neuralgia. It
could NOT he otherwise in that damp
building, with no heat and the wins
dows fifteen feet high i'm the corrid or
walls. so that 40 sunlight can pcnc-
tratc. The windows must he Kept
open or the women would hc over
come by the sewer gas. Only four OF
them were able to leave their beds and
come to the curtains to talk to me.
The others We're unable to raise their
heads above their blankets"