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SPRINGFIELD KlDNAPPERS
 , GIVEN HEAVY SENTENCES

Springfield, Mo, Jan. 2l.-Taylor E. Adams. alleged lieutenant of Claude C. Piersol in the recent Kidnapping plots which resulted in the death Of Baby Lloyd Rect last June, today was sentenced 10 serve l5 years in the Missouri penteutary for bis part in the plot to Mdnap C. A. Clement, welathy Springfield jeweer, and Cletus Adams, his 19 year old son, charged with the same offense, was sentenced to ten years in the peni- tentary.
 With the passing of sentence on the prisoners one of the most noted k dnaping caspi on record was brought to close.
 Claude C. Piersol, leader of the band. has confessed and been sen fenced to serve B years in the peni- tentiary. Charges of complicity in the Clement plot which were filed against Mrs. Tayor Adams, her son, Maxie and Sam McGnnis were dismissed yesterday
 The Adams will be taken to prison Friday.
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inc main committee Of the refchstnr Will be delivered next Thursday.
 The debate following the speech of the chancellor s expected 10 extend over three days.
 Unofficial adyices from Copenhagen are to the effect that Leon Trotzky. the Bolsheviki foreign minister. has asserted that although he has depart ed for Perograd, the peace negotia- tions at Bre8t-Litovsk would continue during his absene Trotzy is reported to haye informed the chier German delegate at Brest-l4itovsk that his visit 10 Petrograd was merely for the purpose Of reporting to the congress .of workmens and soldiers deputies.
 No fighting of great importance is taking place on any of the battle fronts
 Sir Edward Carson, minister with out portfolio, in the British war cab inet, has resigned.
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THIS GERMAN RECOGNIZES
 THE POWER OF AMERICA,

Amsterdam, Jan. 2l--In the lower house of the Prussian diet on Satur- day, Dr. Franz Mehring. independent socialist made the Following inquiry:
 If Canada with less than nine mill on inhabitants has been able to throw . quarter Of a million soldiers into Europe, who were not able to fly or swim, what grounds has the finance minister for denying to the United States. with 1l0.000.000 inhabitants, any military capacity?'
 Dr, Mehring proceeded to review the Prussian finance minister, Hertz, for such contempt which he declared was liable to bring heavy penalties ia it's train. especially if coupled with empty threats.
 The minister replying, admitted that he was unaDl etc prove his statement concerning tho American army. but was still convinced that it could not come oYer
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by comparison with what has been accumulated these things, much as they were 10 be regretted, were in significant and uo mistake has been made which has been repeated.
 NothIns helpful or likely to speed or to facilitate the war tasks of the government has come out or such criticism and investigation. 1 under stand the congratulations by legisla- ton are to be proposed -I have not been consulted about them and have learned of them only 6, second hand. Bout their proposal came after effective measures of reorganization had been thouehtlully and maturely perfected and inasmpoh as these measures have been Ihe result of experience they are much more likely than any o.her to be effective, fl the congress will but remove the few statutory obstacles of rigid departmental organization which stands in their way.
 "'The proposals l have heard of would entail further delay and los, iiltt4Dli, VI ' u@oNtlOtiOli anu constant conference with the secretary Of war have taught me to regard a,m as aa, of the abiest publ p.f c.al ha,a ever known The country II s8Jl lealn whether he or his criics un- derstand the business in hand.
 To add. as Senator Chamberlain did. there is inelf,ciency in every de- partment and haleau Of the govern ment S to show such ignorance of actual conditions as to make it i'm possible to attach any importance to hs statement I am bound to infer that that statement sprang out of opposition to he administrations whole policy rather than out Of any serious attention to reform its prac- tice."
 Senator Chamberlain said
 In my New York speech ] had not prepared the address and spoke twenty minutes eXtemporaneousy without notes l pointed out that from Bunker Hil to the present inc
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ICE SINKS FOUR BOATS
 IN THE MISSISSIPPI
IN THE MEMPHIS HARBOR AND NEARBY LANDINGS SHIPPING VALUED AT S5oo,oo Is
 THREATENED.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 2l.-loe Hoes sweeping southward on the crest ol rapid rise in the Mississippi river due to the breaking of gorges in that waterway, and tributary streams to- day. caused four ealnbots to sink tore others nom their moorings. ano damaged a number of small craft. The eXcurs on steamer De Soto, valued at S50,000; the government towboat Ora ham. valued at S27,50o; the govern ment grader boat. valued at $37 .0U0 and government quarter boat, were the steamers sunk. The latter was sunk at Seypel's Landing, Ark.
 All oi the boats were in danger of being battered to pieces under the DO nding of the ice packs.
 Tn DeSoto formerly Was the freight and passenger packe- James Lee, and one of the few side wheel steamers now plying the Mississippi
 The eXcurs on boat Majestic and the packets, Georgia Lee and Ferd Her old, were among the steamers torr from their docks by the ice Tonight they were reported to have success fully fought their way through tn, ice to safe anchorage after bein. 0uffeted about q greater part of the day.
 Three valuable coal barees of th' West Kentucky Coal company, were torn from the fleet at West Memphis and driven down tn eriyer
 The gorges that brought abou the heavy lee flow were located al Hickman. Ky, Bessy, Tenn, anC Richardson Landing, Tenn
 The situation below Cairo, accord ing to old river men, is the worst oI any winter uf river taffie. They de- clare that they have no recollection of such a quanaty of ice running.
 In the Memphis harbor and nearby landings shipping valued in excess oI $500. 000 is threatened. Barge fleets of the Pittsburg Coal company anc lhe West Kentucky Coal company and the barke and construction plant Of the Tennessee Construction company are in a precarious condition
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Wash ngton, Jan 2l.-Prcs dent Wilson issued a statement tonight ehdracteriziag as an astonishing and unWstifable distortion of the tr tn. " assertions ma ie by Senator Chamber la Il in a speech at Now York Sat urday concerning inacti3n and inelfi- ciency on the part of the government in its war preparations.
 When Senator Chamberlain heard of the presidents statement he made one ln reply saying he had spoken ex- Temporaneous!y at New York and that his criticisms were directed at the military establishment, nJ a. other departments of the government He declared he would press his legislation in spite Of the presidents opposition.
 The statement follows:
 When the presidents attention was called to the beech made by Senator Chamberlain at luncheon in New York on Saturday ne immediately made inquiry of Senator Chamberlain whether he had been correctly report ed and upon ascertaining from the senator that Ee had been, the presi- dent felt it his duty to make the fol- low ing statement:
 Senator Chamberlain's statement as to the present inaction and ineffi- cency of the government is an as tonishing and absolutely unjustifiable distortion of truth As a matter of tact the war department has perform ed task ol unparalled maan tude and difficulty with extraord mary promptness and efficiency. There has Deen delays ana disappointments and partial miscarriaEes of plans. all of which have been drawn into the fore ground and exaggerated by Inc inyes tigations which have been in progres s since the congress ssem6led-inyes- tieations which drew indispensable offic als of the department constantly away from their work and officers from their commands and contrib ted q great deal to stch delay and con fusion as had inevitably arisen But
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The Ministry Has Resigned and All the Newspapers Have Been Suppressed in Vienna.
Large Delegation of Strikers Waits on the Food Minister to Inform Him That the Desire for Peace Among the Working Class Took Pre-. cedence Over All Other Demands.

New York. Jan 2l-The internal strife in Austria which apparently is due chiefly 10 war weariness, the high cost of living, and the dislocation generally of economic life. continues to be ot absorbing interest.
 Vienna dispatch the Berliner Morgenpost says the Austrian minis try has resigned and that Count yon Toggenburg. minister of the interior. has been charged with the task of forming a new cabinet.
 Although the exact situation is not given in the meager details available the dispatches that have erept through are indicative of a situation that will require skilul handling by tle au- thuritieS to bring the dissatisfied populace into state of tracticabihty.
 No newspapers in Vienna were per mitted last Saturday. The only pub lication allowed was a sngle sheet nnlletin whica told some Of the de tails Of the nationwide strike and tho developments in the peace discussions at Brest-Liiovsk.
 As usual the hand of the German Dropagandists was to be seen in this one sheet publication. for the chief announcement in it was from the Ger man social democracy of Austria This bays stress on the last years declara- | lion of Austran-Hugarian foreign minister, Count Czernin, that the cen- tral powers were ready to make an Immediate general peace without an neXations or indemnities.
 Evidently, however, this statement failed to placate the strikers in Vi- euna, who sent a large delegation to upon the food minister to inform him of conditions among the working classes and to impress upon him that their desire for peace overshadowed and took precedence over all other demands.
 In Hungary also the people are en- deayoring to ascertain what are the prospects for cessation of hostili- ties and return to normal life. So insistent has been their effort in this direction that the Hungarian premier has been forced to announce in the lower house of parliament that the government adhered to the principle of peace without annexations, or in classes and to impress upon him that in this view. The premier. however. added that the question of AIsace-. Lorraine should not at the present time, enter into the situation as it was not calculated to strengthen the governments position.
 The censorship has entirely closed down with regard to the itnernal sit uation in Germany, although one of the Berlin newspapers is quoted as declaring that the oft-postponed speech of the imperial chancellor to
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i've had had no military organization or policy. The press report of my ad- dress was correct. But my argument was directed to the military eselD- lishment and rot to other departments of the government, although it was broad enough to be subject to that interpretation. But those hearing II knew l referred merely to the mlli-- tary establishment and that the sen.- ate military committee had under taken through the bills for d war cabinet and a director of munitions 70 work out changes in the establish ment.
 T explained that these bills ware not administration measures. l did not misrepres ant them.
 Secretary Bakers efforts to bet- ter his organization have my utmost approval He has made much im- prOyemen1, but the inherent weak mess of his reorganiza ton is that nobody between the army and thu president ha5 legal authority. There fE lIlt tOuHt'i u ldAlOtAl ut4tH0C ttA' war inquiries board and the clearance tommittee-all purely voluntary or nizaIons-5e,Ween tue president and the army The war cabinet and director of munitions would oe ere ated by law with dfinite legal iwers and duties respectively 10 map out and direct war policies ord % have clarge of war supplies. By thia plan We would substitute !. st:>ag for the C1Iv weak link in the cna n 1t o~- ganizatio1.
 T regret very much that tie aG- r'nistration g not via me. | t l am acting under nv ca,h ana wlll have the approval of mg own con science even if not ei tic sdmnis- t-ation.
 "The people are entitled to be iet 4 to the co,1mittee's oo2daeu,e. IT tie people d,n't want | thl. will te al. right. Us their Wac
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Freight En7bargoes
 Are Put in Effect
Below Zero Weather Has Greatly Interfered With Clearing
 Freight Congestion

Washington, Jan. 9t.-Embargoes winch have been put into effect against the acceptance of new freight Roy several railroads were declared to- night by Director General McAdoo to be entirely local in character and not indicative of any proposed general prohibition against shipment Of goods other than fuel, food and war sup plies.
 Local questions are entirely in the hands of the divisional representa- tives or the railroad administration. 9 he said, and doubtless they took action because of temporary condi tions at certain points which do not exist generally"
 The Bethlehem Steel company pro tested vigorously today hecagse Of inability to move steel Coali was given preference and the steel had fo wait.
 Below zero temperatures resulting
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Closing of Industries
 Has Brought Relief
Coal Has Reached the Se0b0ard to Bunker the Ships and Homes
 HoOe Been Supplied

Washington, Jan. 21.-TWo of the chief accomplishments sought by the government in closing down indus tries by cutting off fuel supplies, have been achieved, Fuel Admin strator Garfield announced tonight. Homes throughout the east, he said, are re- ceiving coal iii larger quantities than has been reported for weeks and bunker coal is moving to seaboard in suff cient volume to suppl trans At lantic shipping.
 A third aim--tne clearing of railroad congestion--nas not been attained as vet largely. Dr Garfel declared, be- cause of unusual weather conditions.
 The first of the ten Monday holt- days was observed generally today and business everywhere in th eeast was at standstll Reports tonight told of few violations of the order and said that thousands o' establishments were closed, even though they had q technical rgh to rema'n open
 Tomorrow will be the last of the 1Ne-uaA sNIlAbNH U bi Hi"i iui"' 1'i i' e plants and on "Wednesday industry generally will go about its business as usual
 Reports tonieht said New York had on hand tonight enough eoal to fill the bunkers of fifty vessels and Hampton Roads had received supplies suffic ent to fill the more than loo ships held in port.
 The heavy movement of coal to north has taxed tug and barge faciii- lies heavily.
 At the shipping board tonight Il was said that both tugs and Oarges there would be commandeered if nee essary to make the work more ehli- cient
 At Hampton Roads heavy ice was
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interfering to some extent wi h bunk ering.
 In declining to put an embargo on the receipt by railroads of general freight Direc,or General McAdoo it was learned today acted against the advice Q. the war conference board which adopted resolution agzlroy- ing the suggestion
 Offic .als~Mho sought the embargo as a means of relief for congestion declared tonight this measure stll would have to be taken or else non essentials would have to be denied transportation before the railroad sit uation is improved to any considerable extent e
 The Pennsylvania railroad, tn the approval of A. H. Smith, director ot eastern railroads, tdoy declined to ac- rept general freight for shipment. IL took only food and coal and made an effort to move freight already on it's lines.
 Reprts received during the day in dicated that business generally ob- served the spirit as well as the let ter of the closing order
 The results" said Dr. Garf eld to- night. "of the operation Of the order both as regards the industrial clos ng and todays general shutdown, are fully up to our expectations insofar
 
 going to homes and shiph are heine bunkered It was fortunate that the severe weather interferred somewhar with clearing railroad congest on" Asked tonight if he would extend the five days industrial closing if I appeared that the accomplishments sought had not been fully obtained Dr. Garfield said he did not wish tc cross the bridge until he came to it
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in a shortage of labor and damage of equipment caused a serious setback this morning in the work of clear ing freight congestion in the east, but with moderating weather in the af- ternoon Q hopeful report was made by A. II. Smith, director of eastern roads.
 Anthracite ccal producing regions were said to be still affected by the freezing. Improvement was expected only through higher temperatures.
 Al the beginnig of the day the rail- road orpanization had to &ete with a blizzard which repeated the un- paralleled weather of several days ago. The temperature was 34 degrees be- low zero in sections of Pennsylvania, 2 below in northern New York and k below m Ohio.
 one item of cheer was the state ment that at several yards the mum. Der Of "bad order carss was decreas- no
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pRuMMoNp coNFEssEs.

Denver, Col, Jan 21.--W. r. Drum mond. who told police officers of this city Saturday night he had stolen $65,00O worth of Liberty bonds from the Dallas Federal Reserve bank, waived preliminary hearing today and was held fin $lO.00O bond to answer to a charge O. embezzlemeut.
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Washington. Jan 21-The license of $. k. Jennings of Shreveport, La. dealer in eottonseed meal and cake has been revoked, tn efood adminis- trator announced tonight tecaus eof his failure to deliver cattle feed ac- cording to contracts made with hIm by cattle men
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ACCUSES ROOSEVELT OF BEING THE MOST sEDITioUs MAN OF CONSEQUENCE IN
 AMERICA"
PENROSE REPLIED ID
 ATTACK MADE BY STONE

Efforts We're Made by Democratic Leaders to Keep Stone From DeIiv- ering speech--lndication Are That There Wit Follow Days of Talking and Criticism on All Sides.
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WILSON JUMPS CHAMBERLAIN
 FOR DISTORTION OF TRUTH"
President Plays Senator for His Attack on Administration and Secretary Baker.

In Reply Senator Chamberlain Insists That His Criticism Was Proper and Justified, Was Done With Good Intent, and That He Will Continue to Critizse Where Mistakes Are Made.
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Forecast for Arkansas: Tuesday, fair, slightly warmer; Wednesday, probably fair.
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A FOR RENT AID WILL RENT THAT VACANT ROOM

People looking for rooms turn to the classified ads Of the newspapers to sec what is offered An ad in the Sentinel-Record is almost sure to bring customer.
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The Washington times., 1918-02-24
rs CHRONICLES OF CAPITAL SOCIETY DOINGSg

larly popular with the smart young
people among the newcomers to
Washington who have been taken UP
and made much OF by sOcietys inner
circle. Major and Mrs. J. Kearsley
Mitchell. Sd, OF Philadelphia; young
Percy Pyne, of New York, who has
a house of his own in y street. en-
tertains frequently and most delight
fully: the Walter Jeffords, also OF
Philadelphia: the II. II. Rogers, OF
New York, who have the Duncan Nc
Kim house: the Preston Davies, OF
New Yorli's Tuxedo set--it's upon
people like this and tho parties. more
or less informal but distinctly chic,
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Fanctes, Fads, and FoibLes of
Sociey---Hogv WasbingtonSeeks
Diversion in the Lenfen Season

Dir. Stokes brother-in-l law. II. King
stone, win be his best man.
=
Mrs. Wilson's attendance at the tea
given Friday afternoon by the League
Of American Penwomen was a dis
tinct compliment to the organization,
for not over two or three times since
she has been mistress OF the White
House has she been present at such
a function. The Washington Club, OF
which she was a member before her
marriage TO the President. gave a
tea for Mrs. Wilson shortly after she
became Mrs. Wilson and little later
Mrs. Reginald Feudall had an infor-
NAL tea for her Eihswonlan. II my
memory is to be trusted she has
been 10 no other tea parties since
she became "frst lady E.
Mrs. Lena ID. Gibbs
Does '.BIt'' In Paris.
was interested recently to hear
something OF the full and useful life
a former Washington woman, Mrs.
Lena Dakin Gibbs. Is leading in Paris
at this momentous time. She is do
Ing her bit at the American con-
sulate, clerical work. and after her
duties are over and in the evenings
she sings for the wounded in the
different hospitals, at the Y. N. c. A.
twice week. at the American church,
and elsewhere.
She has a lovely voice and has
created a most favorable impression
with il. having sung for Mrs Sharp.
the American ambassadors wife, and
for many other notables Also she
is constantly singing for charity as
she did in Washington. Last year
Mrs. Gibbs visited the italian front.
where she reused the volatile italian
TO great enthusiasm with
her singing of Italian songs Her
mother and sister. Mrs. W. S. John
son. are hoping that she will come
home in the spring for q vacation
Mrs. Johnson, VINO was Maude Da-
kin, now makes her home in Carbon
dale, Pa, and, being a doctors wife.
Is an exceedingly busy person. She is
president OF the ladies' board OF the
City Hospital. and IS one
Of the active workers rur the estab- |
Iishment OF a Carnegie Library in her
home town. Also. she has taken /
courses in first aid. home nursing.
dressings. Is an Instructor in !
ursicaI dressings and qualified as
sistant Red Cross nurse. I suspect
that II DR.. Johnson, who is in tho med |
cel reserve corps, Is called to service |
IN France. she'll Find a wye" to be |
Useful as near theTront as possible.
-"
Mrs. Fred 7. Dubois. wife OF form |
sr Senator Dubois OF Idaho, Is another |
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which they are giving all the time
that Washington is dependent for its
rescue from social stagnation.
Nr. and Mrs. Preston Davies-hc's =
nephew OF Mrs. William F. Draper
have the residence 11l3 ! street for
the winter. The Walter Jcffords have
the George HowardS' sixteenth street
residence. where they give all manner
OF nice parties; and the Mitchclls are
at 23I2 Massachusetts avenue, next
door to tho home Of Admiral and
Mrs. Frederic Z. Harris, which is let
to another interesting pair OF Fhila-
delphians. tho Edgar E. Howards.
Major Mitchell has something e
do with the purchase Of TemOunts for
the army, I believe. although I'M P
bit hazv about just what his position
is. Mrs. Mitchell, who was Fannie
Stotesbury. daughter Of L. T. StOteS
bury. is bit Of parsonage IN her
own right. and a distinctly agreeable
person. They go IN for giving parties
OF their own and are very much IN
demand at other peoples parties
The MitchclIs' home. Rose Tree
Manor. is at Roscmont Park. near
Philadelphia, and they also have
summer home at Dark Harbor. No.
Mr.. and Mrs. LanEdon Mitchell
yes. they are OF the WicT Mitchell
family-and their interesting house
hold, who are at 1879 New Hampshire
avcnU". are among the other impOr-
tant HHiladclphians now in Washing
ton with homes in the picturesque
suburbs Of the Quaker city. They
live in Rose Tree Road, Media. Pa.
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daughter. Margaret FahncstocI. anil
Sylvsnus Stokes, iF.. L. 5. y. II. The
ceremony will take place on wednss-
day, April >. in the bethlehem Chapel
OF the Cathedral. with the Rev. Dr.
Ernest Stires, rector Of St. Thomas
Church, New York, as the officiating
clergyman. Miss FahnestOck will
have as attendants her two cousins,
Mrs. Clarence Campbell, OF New York.
and Caroline Andrews. OF Flushing.
l.. l.: also Anne Hopk ins, Catherine
Harlow, Helen Campbell, of New
York, and Marguerite Caperton,
daughter of Read Admiral and Mrs.
Caperton, a former Washington girl.