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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
PACKING HOUSE
WORKMEN WAIT
PACKERS ANSWER ER
Ask Conference to Settle
Grievances and Express
Willingness to Arbitratei
Men Put Hope in Wilson,


Washington, Jan. 23.-Representa-
tivcs of the union packing house
workers awaited tonight an answer to
their request for a conference with
the packers, submitted today to the
presidents mediation commission.
The commission planned to transmit
the request tomorrow and in the
meantime the packers and their coun-
sci would not comment upon the de-
Nelopment
Spokesmen of the men said If the
conference were refused a final effort
would he made to obtain arbitration
under the agreement signed Christmas
day. and failing that they would feel
they had done everything possible to
avert a cessation of production. What
will happen then will depend on the
president TO whom the labor repre-
scnt3tLvcs have Suggested that the
government take over the plants dur
ing the war.
Frank p. Walsh, counsel for the
men. and John Fitzpatrick, president
OF the Chicago Federation of Labor,
and the Other union leaders conferred
with the mediation commission this
afternoon. They re-affirmed theiI
readiness to have the question settled
! by an impartial arbitrator and de-
cared they desired the arbitration tC
fiuclude only the original demands pre-
sented for settlement under the agree
1 ment signed last month, which is al
| legged to have been broken by tht
| packers
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
MINE CONGRESS
To HEAR REPORT
ON SILVER STATUS
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRE

icy MOANING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIREl
Denver, Colo, Jan 23.-The silver
and excess war profits committees
tonight were putting on the final
touches on resolutions which will be
submitted tomorrow morning before
the fifth annual convention of the
Colorado Metal Mining association ana
Colorado chapter of the American
Mining congress in session here.
The committees were instructed to
confer with silver producers and 9TH
er mining operators from other states,
who are attending the convention, in
order to determine upon an attitude
toward government regulation of the
silver producing industry and the new
federal tax upon which the entire min
ing industry could unite. There was
no intimation as to what the recon-
mendations were but a program for
congressional legislation is known to
have been contemplated.
Addresses by Gov Emmett Boyle of
Nevada, Senator Kendrick of Wyom-
ing and Senator Pittman of Nevada
marked this mornings session. This
afternoon David 7. Day, an oil expert
of the federal bureau of mines at
Washington, spoke on the possibilities
of oil shales of Colorado. He said tests
conducted at Washington, on the
basis of production in French and
Scottish oil shales, indicated that Col
orado's oil shales could produce more
oil than all the oil wells in the west
and that If developed, the oil shale in
custry would exceed coal mining in
importance to the state.
TIL report of the legislatures smell
ter investigation in Colorado will be
discussed at tomorrow's session. The
convention did not meet tonight.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
BURNING DREADNAUGHT
WAS OLD TRAINING SHIP
,sv MORNING louWS.- srre,AL LEASED w,es

New York, Jan 23.-Many after
noon papers Yesterday carried an item
from London which read:
London, Jan. 22.--Three boys, all
under 1G years of age, members of
the crew of the British super-drcad-
naught Warspite, We're arrested today
charged with setting that vessel
afirc."
Some papers carried the explana-
ton that the Warspite played prom
inent part of the Jutland naval bat
tie: that although badly damaged she
managed to reach port but evidently
she was of no further use in the first
line and was converted into training
ship"
The truth is this:
The Warspite burned Sunday in the
Thames river was q wooden three
decker vessel built in 1888. She had
been loaned by the British admiralty
to charitable society which was
training boys for a possible career in
the navy she had been moored at
Woolwich for years. No one was in
, jured in the fire.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
AMERICAN MINERS TO
CONFER WITH GALES

Nogales, Ariz., Jan. 23.-Gen. p.
Elias Gales, military commander and
governor of Sonora, and p. G. Soriano,
acting governor of Sonora, tomorrow
Will hold conference at this place
with the operating heads of all the
Americana -owned mines in Sonora. The
two Mexican officials arrived here to-
night for that purpose.
1t Is understood that matters which
threaten to hamper operations will be
discussed at the conference. and
measures provided to clearsaway all
obstacles that now confront the COM
panies. The concerns to be repre-
sented at the meeting employ approx
imately ten thousand men.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
CHINESE TROOPS BEAT
B0LSHEVIKI EASILY

A Pacific Port Jan. 23--Passeu-
gers aboard a transit Pacific liner
which arrived here today from the
orient brought details Of the capture
by Chinese troops of the Manchurian
city of Harbin,
r. j. Davis of Chicago, one Of the
passengers, said the Chinese took the
city in a unique but effective man
ner.
'The Chinese cdmmandcr,f MI
Davis said, walked into the office Of
the Bolsheviki commander ana
promptly killed him"
Much fighting followed. Mr. Davis
said. At the close of hostilities. he
asserted, the well drilled Chinese
troops had driven ahe Bolsheyiki SOL
diers from the city.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
Workmen'S Delegation ASSur-
ed Everything Possible Will
Be Done to Forward Ending
of War.
RESUMPTION OF WORK
REPORTED IN HUNGARY
Seriousness of Strike, Which
Reached Menacing Propor-
tons Last Week, Threaten
ed to Stop War Efforts,
tsv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w'"s


Amsterdam, Jan. 23.-The official
correspondence bureau of Budapest
announces that DR. Wekerle, Hungar-
ian premier, has received n deputatlon
of workmen which handed him q
memorial containing a resolution
stating the workmen desired a speedy
conclusion of. peace based on the
principles of no annexation, self-de-
termination of peoples and the imme-
diate discussion in the Hungarian
lower house of the franchise bill. The
workmen further requested a falr dls-
tribution of foodstuffs and other nee
essaries.
Premier Wekerle, in reply, referred
to Foreign Minister Czernin's state
ment on the peace negotiations and
added that the Hungarian government
was strongly supporting the peace
policy. But, he said, incidents like
the present strike seriously menaced
the peace negotiations and if the
workmen desired the accomplish
ment of peace these disturbances must
be stopped Immediately.
viii Appeal to People.
DR.. Wekerle emphasized that the
government would stand or fall with
the franchise bill and would appeal to
the people if a majority for the bill
was not obtained. He announced
that the government was resolved to
take energetic measures to master the
difficult conditions caused by the war
and that it expected the workmen to
resume work Immediately.
The leader of the workmen's depu-
tation noted the premier's reply and
expressed the hope that work general
ly would be resumed. Dispatches
from Budapest add that work was
resumed everywhere Monday.
Strike Spreads Rapidly.
The strike in Austria. according to
a Vienna dispatch printed in the Vos-
sische Zeitung of Berlin, was started
by a workman named Schoerfelder,
who induced a couple of hundred of
his comrades at the Daimler motor
work in Weiner-Neustadt, thirteen
miles south of Vienna, to walk out
The strike spread rapidly and
Thursday of last week all the muni-
ton works and factories We're forced
to close. Hundreds of thousands of
persons gathered in the streets. No
songs were sung nor banners were
flown, the dispatch says, threats.
grumbling and demands only being
heard. The trades people Joined the
strike and all shops were closed. Wen
ma was without a newspaper for
days.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
MEAT TO BE
SOLD IN ENGLAND
INV MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w,Rs,

london. Jan. 23.-At a meeting Of
butchers in Harrow today It was an
nounced that slaughtering of horses
for food would be undertaken imme-
diatelv. II was said that the request
for the slaughter of horses, which
were not of sufficient use for service
purposes, came from the army au-
thorties The meat will be sold at
s pence pound at certain shops.
There are already about thirty
shops selling horse flesh. largely 10
Relglans and other people from the
continent, who have taken up their
homes in England since the war.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
JUDGE BEN LINDSEY
GIVEN APPOINTMENT
sv sessrSe JoussA. SPECIAL LEASE, WI.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 23.-Judge Ber
i. Lindsey of Denver announced late
today he had obtained leave of alb
sence from his duties in the juvenile
court mere and would place himself
at the disposal of the committee on
puplic information for six months.
washington dispatches last week
SAID Judge Lindsey had been offered
a commission to go to France and
England as representative of the
committee on public information tc
study war conditions among woner
and children. He will leave Denyo,
Friday night for Washington.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
.MEATLESS DAYS SHOW
CONCLUSIVE EFFECT

Chicago. Jan 23.-Meatless days
have resulted in n 25 per cent decrease
in consumption, according to the re-
port of Armour q Co, today. The bus
iness of the company in the United
States in 1917 amounted to $685.
600 600 Of which a net profit of $21,-
O00,0 was earned.
The firms business in products
originating in this county-sold both
here and abroad--was S50,000, 00O
greater than the world business of the
firm in 1916.
The net income was equivalent to
l4.5 pen cent on invested capital or 2
per cent on capital stock. In 1916
Armour's total profits were $40. Co.,
900. or 14.7 per cent on investment
and 20 per cent on capital stock
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
FIREMAN IS KILLED
IN WRECK ON KATY

San Antonio Tex, Jan. 23.-W. d.
Coursey, a fireman of Waco, Tex,
was killed and fifteen others, includ-
ing r. N. Bagman of Lincoln, Neb.,
were injured when a southbound pas
senger train from st. Louis, on the
Missouri. Kansas & Texas railroad,
was in collision with a work engine in
the suburbs OF San Antonio late today.
The injured were taken to hospitals
here.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
LOCAL REPORT.

A summary Of local weather condi-
tions for the twenty-four hours ended
at p. n yesterday follows; Maxi
mum temperature II degrees mini
mum, 3; range. IS; temperature at 6
p. m., "A; northeast wind; clear.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
No Claims Filed.

Santa Fe, Jan. 23.-Thus far no
appeals or claims have been received
by the exemption board for district
No. 1, from San Miguel, Mora, Nc
kinley or Rio ArribR counties.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
D|SCONTENT IN
LABOR CIRCLES IS
DECLARED UNTRUE
RumorS Concerning Conditions
in Northwest Appear to
Have Been German Propa-
ganda; Need Workmen,
sr MORNING JOURNAL sstcrAL LEASED wrRt1

Washington, Jan. 23.--tSories of la
Dor unrest agitation by radicals and
shortage of workers in the northwest
were declared today by the United
States employment service to be great
ly exaggerated and misleading. Work
ing men in other sections of the coun-
try were warned particularly against
going to oregon without first ascer-
tanning what jobs are in sight.
Reports Misleading.
Sources of the misleading reports
were not mentioned. Statements re-
ment of justice officials, however, that
persons in sympathy with the enemy
were turning their attention to the
spreading of discomfort and false ru-
mors.
Only five classes of skilled work
men are needed now in Oregon ship
yards, the service announced These
are shipwrights, ship filters, calkers,
hoilermakers and machinists, and only
men in the first three trades can pro-
ceed with reasonable assurance of
employment. Loggers will be needed
Ia early spring. All should apply first
to the Portland office of the United
Many Ships Building.
Seventeen wooden and five steel
shipbuilding concerns are operating
now in Oregon and employing $1,000
men," the statement said These
have present capacity for ninety
ships. Other yards are in contempla-
ton and probably will be built in the
near future. This will mean the EN-
ployment of many more men. Just
now the yards in existence will need
5000 more men in the next two
months, but only of the five classes
enumerated
The public service reserve, the reg
istration agency of the employment
service, already has obtained the
names of more than 1000, 600 work
ers of all classes, who have signified
their willingness to go where theii
services in an industrial capacity to
win the war are needed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
THE WEATHER
IdOiiICAST.

Denver, Colo, Jan. 2S.--For New
Mexico: Thursday and Friday fair;
not much change in temperature.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24

With the reported amelioration in
the political unrest in Austria Hun
garl and a continuation of silence as
regards the internal situation in Ger
many, the notable feature in the
world-war is the apparent resumption
on a some what large scale of the mill
tary operations on the western front in
France and Belgium.
Although for the moment these
operationss, viewed from the cold facts
as announced by the various war Of
llces, do not transcend in importance
the usual small operations by raidIng
and accommodating parties, reading
between the lines of the communica
ton it is not difficult to see that the
maneuvers now in progress are of a
marked character.
From the North sea to the Swiss
frontier the lessening in the rigors of
winter has permitted the belligerents
again to send forth their men in en-
terprises which seemingly forecast the
intention shortly To resume fighting
activity more extensively.
Intensive Artillery DueIs.
For weeks the big guns along the
entire battle front have been roaring
tors but the infantry has lain idle
owing to the deep SHOWS and later to
the morasses whicn formed as u re-
suit of the thaw
ON their extreme right in northern
Belgium the Germans have carried
out an "important raid" and gained
footing in French advanced trenches
east of NieupOrt, while along early
all of the front in Flanders the artil-
leres have increased the volume of
their fire.
To the south, around Lens, Arras
and St Quentin the fighting daily is
growing in strength, while eastward
along the Chemin-Des- Danes, past
Verdun and thence to the Swiss bor-
der, the French and Germans are
continuously engaged on various sec
tors in artillery fighting and infantry
activities considerably above the nor
NAL, as compared with the early GAYS
Of the war.
Italians Generally Victors.
On the front in Italy the change
! in the high command evidently has
not resulted as yet in any bettermcnt
of the strategic positions of the .,us-
| tro-German armies From the
/ Asiago plateau eastward TO the Piave
river and thence southwark to the
Adriatic sea the Italians again have
| been victorious in numerous minor
operations.
| The greater portion of the striking
workmen in Austria are said to have
returned to work, but the situation
both in Austria and Hungary IS de-
clared still to be acute owing to the
desire of the people for peace. In
| Germany some trepidation is being
evinced by newspapers of pan German
leanings over the situation in Aus
| tria.
The socialist newspaper, yorwaerts
of Berlin, again has been suppressed
this time for announcing the solidarity
of the German proletariat with Aus
trian labor in the peace struggle.
| British labor in conference has
again upheld the war aims set fortr
by President Wilson and Premier
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24
ACTIVITIES ON WAR FRONTS IN
EUROPE INDICATE RESUMPTION OF
LARGE OPERATIONS AT EARLY DATE

From North Sea to Swiss Border Weather Conditions Become
Less Rigorous and Intense Artillery Fire Is Maintained Day
and Night Fighting Around Lens, ArraS and St. Quentin
Assumes Greater Importance While About Chemen DeS
Danes and Verdn French and Germans Are Having Clashes
of More Than Usual Moment
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24

Lloyd George of Great Britain and
re-asscrted that If Germany will not
accept them British labor must fight
on"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-24

REPRESENTATIVE Gillett told the con-
ference the time had come for the
republicans to take some action, but
that it should be constructive and not
in the nature of criticism Of the
governments conduct of the war.
Representative Fess of Ohio declared
President Wilson had been playing
politics. Representative Cramton of
Michigan said conditions found abroad
by members Of congress who had been
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-24
PEOPLE OF GERMANY
DECEIVED. SAY RUS
Bolsheviki Send Messages TO
Other Countries.

London. Jan. 3s.--The Russian nv.
ernment. according TO a wireless nas-
sage has issued two communlcat5ens
Addressed
ITO ALL" The object Of which y to
intimate to the world that by the de-
lara ton of the German foreign secie-
tary. Won Kuahlman. that the cee3el
powers cannot remove their armies
from the occupied regions until ttle
conclusion of a general peace. ths pee-
pies Of Germany and Austria. Huneq4y
are being DECEIVED.
One communication asserts that tho
annexa tionists have BEEN sufficiently
powerful to impose their VIII upon the
evasive diplomts Of the Hertling- Won
kuehlmann school. but that the gov
ernments of the central powers do rot
dare divrlEe this to their own peoples,
and continues:
Their object II monstrous. tho an
nexation Of Poland. Lithuanix. Cour-
land. Riga. parts OF Lovnnie, sN1Gn
Sound and the islands. with the pur-
pose Of complete secsnomlc ssa Daaa1k.
cal snffocation OF Russia. which Ky
role of the Austrian representativeoa n
Brest -Lifovsk has been limited o hun.
BILE approval"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-24
U. S. TRENCH Line
WILL FORM SOON
Units in France Rounding
Out Training Coutse .
on Allied Front.

Washington. Jan. 23.--Whilc declln
inE to comment dirAN&ly upor the
statement attributed to President viii.
son TINT there will he twice M many
American soldiers abroad next June as
had been originally planned. Secretary
Baker. said today:
'The program OF the department hna
been n constantly developing one, and
many difficulties and limitations have
been removed ar OvercOme. I cannot
discuss numbers af men In France, oi
anticipated to be In France At any par
ticnlar time, but we have made sub
Atantial progress"
When General Pcrshipg sent his first
battalions into the trenches with veter.
an French troops. formal announce
menf of the fact was made here
coupled with the explanation that these
units were rounding out their train
ing course. A similar announcement
either directly from General perahina
or from the department, 10 expeclstl
when American troops finally take over
whatever sector Of the battle lines they
are destined TO fight In.
There have been no hints dropped a.
to when tho American front would bs
established. but the impression u gain.
Ing strength here that the day Ia no,
far distant.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-24
Bolsheviki' Action
Inspired Austrian
Strike for Peace

New York. Jan. 23.--Tprest among
the people of Austria Hungary, where
great numbers of striking wOrkmen III
munitions plants and other war indus
tries are reported tn he ciamoring for
peace, vas inspired by the Russian
B6lshevii;i. Colonel William ". Thomp-
son. who headed the American Red
Cross mission 10 Russia, declared In an
address AT ~ dinner Of the Rocky
Mountain club tonight.
The example and efforts Of the Rus
sian democracy are setting the central
powerS on Gre" he said. The most
damaging enemy Germany has ia the
Russian democracy alongside Of it.
preaching To the German common peo- :
pie and to the German soldiers the
same doctrine Of peace.
Remember that republic In in the
making on the other side OF the world
and Il IL just such republic az the
German autocraey cannot have very
long next door and survive.
Democratic Russia means democrat
ic German and democratic German,
means peace. lasting and complete fol
the world
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-24
HALIFAX EXPLOSION
ENTOMBS 100 MINERS
Seven Bodies Recovered by
Rescue Worekrs.

Halifax. y. s.. Jan. c3.--Eeariy 100
men were' chtombed by an explosion
tonight In the Allen shaft Of the Acadia
Coal company's coilieries at Steliaton.
y. =. Seven have been brought up
alive. Rescue workers are going into
the shaft and emergency apparatus of
all kinds is beine concentrated.
The explosion occurred shortly after
5 O'clock. The day shift had left ONLY
a few minutes before dense smoke came
from The mouth Of the pit. hut the
explosion was not heard even by. per-
sons on the surface near by.
Rascuers returning 70 the surface al
$50 o'clock tonight. brought seven
bodies. AAnbeAer party vent into the
shaft. but repqrtsd ITS passage almost
impossible. There Is no word Of tt,s
IS men stu IN the shaft.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-24
FORcIBLy EJECT
PEACE AC|TAToR
South Dakota Town Breaks
Up Meetings After Driv-
ing Leader Out.

Mitchell, =. D., Jan. e. William e.
secretary Of the South Dakota branch
Of the Peoples Council for Democracy
and Terms Of Peace. and n delegate to
the state convention Of tho Socialist
party here. was forcibly elected from
Mitchell today and the convention
which he was attending broken up.
This action. 1t Is said was ba sed upon
reports that Rempfer instituted se-
ditious activities al the meeting. The
convention of the Socialists was broken
up on orders Of Mayor J. r. Wells.
Hustled on Prairie.
Rempfer was captured" on the street
by five unknown men and hustled into
an automobile in which he was driven
five miles from town. There he was
set out upon the prairie and, according
to reports, was told to proceed afooi
to his home In Parkston, 80 miles from
Mitchell. and warned not to return to
Mitchell No violence was done to
Rempfer.
The meeting Of the Socialists opened
last night. According to the police
Rempfer drafted the platform. which
was under consideration by the dele
gates. and which, they say. contains q
number Of the demands Of the peoples
council.
According to reports received here
tonight. Rempfer reached his home al
Parkston and announced that he woult
aupeal to the governor for an tnyesti.
CATION Of the affair.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-24
CHOOSE FAIR HEAD
TO SUCCEED COFFEE
Carney Elected President OF
State Association.

Helena, Jan. 23.--Pat Carney oi
Waterloo. who for many years has
been one Of the directors Of the Mon .
tana state fair. was today elected
president Of that institution, TO sue
coed Sid J. Coffee. who has been presi.
dent for the past five years. Mr.. cof-
fee remains member Of the board. o
's. Warden of Great Falls, was elected
vice president.
This year the Montana state fair ID
to be held from September . TO II in
elusive. the earliest II has ever beer
held. The directors In deciding upor
this date considered that fact tina,
nearly every year disagreeable weather
incidental to the equinacttal storm hal
kept many people away from the expo.
sition who otherwise would have at.
tended.