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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-15
Birmingham Mans Z
Death in France Denied

Mobile. Ala. March i6-c. W. Sut.
ter. former empluyc Of the Htcreotyp-
Ing department OF the Montgomery
Advertiser birmingham Age Herald
and other southern papers. Is the hrst
Alabama man to die IN the trenches In
France. suffers uncle. jacob Sutter.
has received notice that he died in the
trenches at Toul. Suttcr's mother re-
sides la Mobile. lie enlisted In Bir-
minaham and went 20 France ia the
Rainbow division.
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Census Bureau Reports
Amount Of Cotton Used

Washington. March 1s-Cotton
consumed during February
amounted 20 Si0.lsT running bales.
and for the seven monthr a,s29.o3i
bales. the census bureau today an
nOunce1
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COLD, SAYS BILLY 'P0SSUM

H pea G b 2 =
freeze tonight !
shall not show
surprise: they
wear such scnnt
apparel. there's
more shelter 90 a
barrel; they bios
som forth In
lOvellncsa before
your very eyes.
The weather.
Pair and colder
tonight. with
Saturday. fair
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-15
BOCHES PUSH MILITARY
OPERATIONS IN UKRAINE
Force of Germans Now Within Hundred Miles o1
Capital City of Kiev-Other Towns Occupied.
Operations Continue EnergeticalV.

Berlin, March 15.-(British ad-
miralty per wireless press0-Mil-
itary operations are continuing in
Ukraine, where the town of Bach
mach, about 100. miles nPrtheast of
kiev, has been occupied, the war
office announces. The statement fol
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-15
RAIDINC PARTY BRINGS
BACK FEW PRISONERS
Aerial Fighting on Western
Front Between British and
German Intense.

London, March 15.-"Our raidine
parties entered the enemy's lines last
night west Of ViIliers Guislain and
brought back few prisoners" says to
days official communication. Hostile
raids were repulsed in the neighbor :
hoods Of PsssehendaeIe and PoeIcap-
peIIe.
"Our and the enemN's artillery
showed some activity during the night
southwest and west Of Cambria. south
of Armentieres and in the Massiges
and Menin road sectors"
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British Planes Missing.

London. March (Thursday.) -
There was severe fighting on tho
western front Wednesday between
large groups of British and German
machines and British airmen accounted
for twenty OF the enemy. The
official statement on aviation adds that
five British machines are missing. The
text reads:
Aerial fighting was most severe, on
counters occurring between large
formations. Nineteen hostile machines
were shot doIn and five others driven
down out of control. Five OF ours are
missing.
AN even hundred bombs were
dropped on enemy billets. ammunition
dumps and railway sdings at Cambria
and Dcnain. Further reports OF the
raid on Freiburg say that the bombs
dropped were seen TO burst on the rail-
way station and around the power sta
ton. Just after bombs were released
our formation was attacked by a large
number of machines. the fight lasting
until the enemy was forced 10 with
draw. Three OF our machines did not
return"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-15
Austrians Strike
Men in Railway Shops Re-
fuse to Obey Orders
of the Military.

Copenhagen, March 1.-THE men
in the workshops of the Austrian
railways have struck and refused to
obey the orders of the military to
return to work, the Berlin Lokal
Anzeiger states. The strike. it is
added, is spreading to other fac
tories.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-15
RUSS CONGRESS
RATFIES PEACE
WITH GERMANY
Moscow Assembly Votes 453 to
80 in Favor of Central
Powers Treaty.
PACIFIST AIMS CULMlNATE
Army Must Be Demobilized,
Warships Disarmed and
Territories Released.
PACIFlST AIMS CULMlNATE

Petroarad, Thursday, March a.
The aIi-Russian congress of sovIets
meeting at Moscow today, by vote
of 453 to 80 decided to ratify the peace
treaty with the central powers.
M. Ryazonov, a prominent bolshevik
theorist, and representatives Of all the
professional unions resigned from the
bolshevik party after the vote.
Review of Russian Events.
The action of the all-Russian con-
gress of soviets in accepting the Ger
man peace clears the way for an
nouncement of allied intentions as re-
CARDS Japanese intervention in Siberia
and gives Germany vast opportunities
flor political and economical penetra-
ton of the former Russian empire. The
decision of the congress is the culmi-
nation of the peace steps begun by the
bolshevik government last December.
The first peace conference at Brest-
Litovsll was abortive, Germany on Feb.
Is rejecting the declarations of For
eign Minister Trotzky and resuming
hostlities against Russia. The Ger
mans then made peace with the
Ukraine and prepared to aid the gov
ernment there in putting down the
bolsheviki. On Feb. is the German
advance into Russia was renewed and
the Dvina river crossed at Dvinsk.
Meeting with little opposition. the
German advance soon menaced Petro-
grad and the bolsheviki government
decided to accept Germanys peace
terms. Foreign Minister Trotzl<y re-
fused to go to Brest -Litovsk and Pre-
mier Lenine sent Zenioeff, a close fol-
lower of his.
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lows:
ENEMY bands in Ukraine which
threatened the railway from Co
mel and kiev to Bachmaeh were
dispersed in several engagements.
Bachmach was occupied. Else
where there is nothing to report"
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Trotzky Breaks Relation.

brought DIeak IN t0e DOlSneNlh THINKS
and Trotzky resigned several days ago.
This cleavage apparently had no .ef-
feet on Lenine's mastery of the con-
gress of soviets.
BY the peace terms Russia must
give up Poland, Courland, Liyonia, Es-
thonia and the Ukraine. In Asia Mi
nor the Russians are compelled to re-
tire from Armenia and to cede to the
Turks the Russian districts of Ba-
toum, Kars and Erivan,
Russia must renounce all claims TO
the occupied territories in Europe, Ger
many and Austria Hungary to decide
the fate of the regions in agreement
with their populations.
The Russian army must be demo-
blized and Russian warships are to
be dsarmed. More important to the
central powers is the reopening of
navigation in the Black and Baltic
seas and the signing by Russia under
compulsion of a new commercial treaty
with guarantee Of a most favored
nation treatment, at least until 1925.
The bolsheviki also promised to put
an end to all propaganda and agita-
ton within the central empires and
occupied territories under their con-
troll.
Only Bolsheviki Voted.
London. March IA Reuter- dis
patch filed yesterday at Petrograd
says that the bolshevik ma jority Mt
the Moscow conference decided by n !
vote of i53 to 80 to support the peace |
treaty.
The foregoing dispatch indicates !
that only tho bolshcvik delegates were |
in the vote taken in what |
may have been n majority caucus. |
The mensheviki and probably other |!
factions arc represented at the confer |
ence, but in the view OF the strength |
Of the bosheviki. IT is improbable that |
their decision could be reversed Ow-
ing to the present condition Of cable
dispatches received from |
Russia are incomplete, and frequently !
almost uninteligiblc.
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freezing temperature. Saturday. fair
and continued cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
The Horses Christmas.

One of the most appealing of the
charities inaugurated annually at this
season of the year is the Christmas din
ner for work horses. The Animal Res
cue League inaugurated this work sew
eral years ago and is now again So
Letting funds for the 1918 feast. 1t
will not cost many dollars to give a
square meal to several hundred wretch
ed animals that are worked to the
limit. Of course, the horses cannot
appreciate that it is a Christmas oc-
casion, but they will undoubtedly ap-
preciate the dinner. The practical
benefit of this Christmas dinner is
that it permits the worthy organiza-
ton that conducts it to note the con-
dition of work horses and take. steps
to improve it. Many horse has been
bought out of abject misery by the
league in consequence of its poor state.
Every lover of animals should be
moved to give to this worthy purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
"Silko O'Loughlin.

Fame is tickle. Some men achieve
distinction through mental gifts, some
through physical prowess, some by
reason of misfortunes. Occasionally
the world pauses to notice man be-
cause he has very loud voice or a
popularity of speech. Such a one
was "Silk" O'Loughlin, base ball UNI
pire, who was as we'll known in this
country as any famous statesman, and
simply by reason Of the fact that he
had distinctively individual way of
doing his work. silks" screech of
decision had become classic note in
the national game. Now it is forever
stilled, and the game will seem quiet
and featurelcss for time without it.
The remarkable thing about the
OIough1in siren-like pronouncement
of diamond fate was that in private
life "Silk"-whose real name, unknown
to the multitudes to whom he was
almost as an intimate friend, was
Frank-was a quict-spoken person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
Lost Time in Car Riding

Street car riding is more or less a
matter Of speculation these days. The
passengers on some of the lines are
never assured of continuous transit
and must take into account certain
chance of delay in getting to and from
work. These delays arise from many
causes-plow trouble, motor trouble,
switch trouble, current trouble, wire
trouble, derailment and traffic block
AIDES.
Recent inquiry has elected the fact
that during the first week in December
cars were delayed ON the Washington
Railway and Electric Company lines
from all causes total of thirty-three
hours and thirty-three minutes, or about
a day and half of street car running
time. These delays were as follows:
Pillow trouble, 1874 minutes; motor trou-
Bile, 1877 minutes; other car troubles,
Isl minutes; wire trouble, $40 min
utes; switch trouble, " minutes; pit
trouble, 40 minutes; derailments, 203
minutes; failure of current, A min
utes; pushing dead cars, Is min
utes; a total of 1,7S2 minutes, or
30 hours and ~ minutes. The balance
of the time lost was due to track re-
pairs, 80 minutes; breakdowns by cars
of other lines, 90 minutes; blocking of
tracks by fire hose, AZ minutes; block
ing of tracks by broken or stalled We
hicles, 70 minutes, and collisions with
traffic, 60 minutes; total of 231 min
utes, or hours and 81 minutes.
The frequency with which pillow,
motor, switch, pit and other equip
ment troubles occur strongly suggests
that the equipment is in poor condi-
ton or that it is badly handled. Much
of the trouble, no doubt, is due to in
experience on the part of the car
crews, due in turn to the difficulty of
obtaining competent labor. But that
much is attributable to WORKOUT cars
is undeniable, and it is for this reason
that the public is anxiously awaiting
the new cars now arriving in small in
stallments.
The loss of over 331a hours in a
week of car riding is an excessive
total of delay, and now that the rail
road companies are obtaining 20 per
cent more in fares than before it is
to be expected that every possible eff
fort will be made to reduce this loss
of time to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

the house the warning is given, wear
gloves and wash the hands thoroughly
upon returning home.
Walk whenever possible, rather than
ride on the street cars. 1t is easier
than many imagine to make connec-
tons. A little earlier rising in the
morning will give abundant margin of
time. The street cars do not make
such very fast time as rule that they
will beat brisk walker by many min
utes on the average trip downtown.
1t is better to readjust the home hours
by a quarter or half an hour in the
morning than to succumb to the in
fluenza through street car infection.
If you have to ride on the cars carry
a little bottle of formaldehyde and
camphor to sniff occasionally. 1t is
strongly antiseptic and counteracts the
bacillus that may be caught while float
ing in the air. In any case, see that
the ventilators are open and at least
two windows in the front of the car.
If the conductor will not heed your
request, open them yourself. There
should always be some one up in front
who has sufficient sense Of the value
of pure air to do this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
Fill the Red Cross Quota!

In order to give Washington a
chance to enroll the 100000 Red Cross
members constituting the Districts
quota, the campaign has been extended
until tomorrow night. Thus far only
about $4,000 Westinghouse have
joined the ranks for the coming year.
The shortage is attributed to the lack
of workers, and a call has been
sounded for helpers on the last
day of the drive Undoubtedly the
people of the capital are willing to
join the Red Cross, and the failure
thus far to respond to the call must
be set down to lack of direct oppor-
tunity. There is a good field for work
during the next thirty-six hours, and
especially throughout tomorrow. Every
one who now wears Red Cross button
should enlist in the final push to get
the missing 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
POLITICS AT HOME
Taking Counsel Together.

The republican national committee
will meet in Chicago January 10 and
discuss the future. 1t has already
the campaign of 1920 in mind. It
wants, of course, to repeat in that cam
paign the success achieved in the cam
paign that closed Hast month. Its goal
now is another republican Congress,
with the. presidency thrown in for good
measure.
The committee is beginning its new
task none too soon. There is a great
deal to be done. Moreover, by striking
while the iron is hot-cutting out work
under the inspiration of a victory so
recently scored-it will get better re-
suits.
It is thought likely that this step
will be copied in the near future by
the republicans who will sit in the
next Congress. They already have their
thinking caps on. Their task is stu
pendous. In fact, its full size can
hardly be assessed today. And for all
they know, they may be called upon
to take it up in the early spring. So
they will be moving none too soon.
No party ever received larger order
so far as Congress is concerned than
the republican party has just received.
Both the issues and the times are unu-
sual. About some things there is
nothing to steer by. The course must
be laid without the assistance of IA
miiiar marks.
The republican party won on the
strength of its reputation for construc-
tive work. 1t has good record for
that. 1t has served the country the
greater part of the tine since the civil
war, and placed to it's credit some nota-
Fble performances. It restored specie
payments. 1t upheld the gold stand
ard. 1t revised the tariff more SIC
cessfully than any other party had
ever done. These are few of the
feathers that decorate its cap.
All this, however, but adds to its re-
sponsibility now. 1t is expected 70
do as well for these issues as it did FOR
those times. = 1t must find policies to
fit the occasion, and they must find
favor with the public. If the President
vetoes them, the responsibility will be
his; and by his act they will enter into
the campaign two years hence.
Conferences, therefore, could not be-
gin too soon, or be held too often.
And that very slender majority of two
in the Senate should operate as a
warning against factionism or extreme
measures. In union alone will be
strength and safety; for if the house
divides against itself its fall VIII be
inevitable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
PERSONALITIES.

From the Philadelphia Press.
President Wilson has been formally
made a citizen of Paris. But never
mind; he can easily be naturalized
when he returns.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
Poor old Teddy! All his pet Issues
are going by the board. The British,
also, are against CONSUMPTION.
From the Birmingham Ase-Herald.
The name of George Sylvester Vier-
eek. who protested his Americanism
to the last, continues to figure promi-
nently in the list of German propa-
gandists.
From the Detroit Free Press
Another disagreeable feature of the
Vice Presidents job is that it in
cludes no European trips.
From the Savannah News.
The President will soon be a cos
mopolite sure enough-with citizen
ship in Washington. Rome and Paris
I'D directly in LondontoWn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
No Yacht Racing Yet.

Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for
the Americas cup has been "declined'
by the New York Yacht Club, its long
time custodian, but that does not mean
that there will be no resumption of
international yacht racing, which was
suspended by the outbreak of war in
1914. Indeed, the "declination" is but
a request for a postponement until
peace has been fully restored. 1t is
true that the yachts built for the 1914
regatta are still available, both Sham
rock " and Resolute having been tied
up during the hostilities. But the New
York club takes the ground that it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

Here is an exceptional story-ex-
ceptional in more ways than one. Inc
bare recital will be enough. You can
do your own moralizins.
A second lieutenant stepped INTO
Washington store the other day anu
asked a clerk for a certain article.
Some way or other second lieuten-
ants seem to be the butt of all sucn
stories, but that is the way 1T goes.
The clerk produced the article and
listened while the lieutenant gave
certain orders. Now. this Arm had
been dealing with the government de-
partment with which the officer was
connected for many years, ana knew
exactly how the department wanted
it's orders handled.
When this was suggested to the
lieutenant, he was wroth, 1 am eo,u.
and loudly told the clerk that ne
wanted the goods nxed In sueh ranra
such a way. The clerk once more
demonstrating, the second lieutenant
cried out:
you are impudent, and I'll report
you to the proprietor"
The clerk told him to go ahead ana
the officer then demanded to be led
to the proprietor, his wish was grant
ed, and soon he stepped onto the
That clerk was impudent. and I
want him discharged" exclaimed the
officer, getting down to business at
once, in true martial fashion.
Tell me about it," said the boss,
calmly, as he looked at the officer.
A recital of all the iniquities of the
clerk followed. ending with the de-
mand that the man be fired" at once.
Not q moments grace would the
oficer grant. That clerk must be
discharged instanter.
The boss pressed q button. When
the boy came the proprietor told him
to summon the clerk in question.
Soon the man came in.
Now, If you will tell again what
you just told me-" said the proprietor
to the officer. The latter launched
'Is that correct?" the proprietor
Il, i. susssan.alx A,sSoSss the
were telling it I would not. use that
"You may CO." said the boss.
"Well, is he discharged" asked
the second lieutenant. adjusting his
| collar.
The boss unused long and deep. then
no; think I will give him an
other chance"
Well. the second lieutenant nearly
| exploded.
"He ought to be DISCHARGED! He
ought to be discharged" he said
| wrathfuIly. why should you give
him another chance?
WELL" said the proprietor, sitting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
MIR. Wilson and the Future.

| They were discussing domestic poll
| ties and the situation abroad, when
one said to the other:
Let me make prediction.'
"Firc away"
'"'Mr. Wilson Will not stand for a
third term" . -:.. ..s
"Why not p
Gle is outgrowing the presidency.
That is to say, he has become world
figure engaged i'll world politics, and,
| when he is through, the old activities
of his office will have less charm for
him. A third term, after a second
crowded with such unusual events,
would be a sort of anti-climax. And
then if the third proved a failure he
; would quit the scene in gloom"
ale will not be an old man in 1921.
After eight years of strenuous life,
four Of them packed with stirring
business, how could he be happy in
idleness3'
ole need not be id1e-probably will
not be. Why not a trip around the
world? His reception everywhere would
be very gratifying to him. He is just
now probably acquiring a strong taste
for that sort of thing. And then, since
! he is writer as we'll as maker of
history, why not history by him of
/ his two administrations, particularly
the second? Can you imagine a better
seller9 It would be translated into all
languages. All the nations would be
keenly interested in his account of the
world tragedy and the denouemcnt
He would tell his story while his men,
DRY was fresh and his abundant notes
at hand. And he likes to write, you
know
"How about the succession. If he
doesn't want the Office again himself,
will he name the man9'
"He may not care to do so. If he did
name him he would in q measure be-
come responsible for him, and the
man might not be reelected! jackson
named Van Buren,, who had but one
term. Roosevelt named Taft, and then
ihelped to defeat him for reelection.
Mr.. Wilson may decide to keep hands
off, and let the brethren of his house
hold fight it out among themselves"
of he is strong enough when the
time comes to secure third term, it
Twill be amazing if he declines it."
"a man ought not to tempt fortune
too often or too long. Mr.. Wilson has
had extraordinary luck. But luck will
change. Eight years should satisfy
;even a favorite Of fortune"
"You predict, then, that Mr.. Wilson
will close his career as writer, and
not as maker, of history?"
''That is my guess"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
HEARD AND SEEN.

I'm straight in his chair and speaking
for the first time in slightly raised
voice, 81 am going TO give MIN az
other chance SO that il you. or any
body like you. ever comes IN inns Snop
again and acts and talks like you
saw YOU did. he can knock you down;
If he doesn't do it he certainly Will
be discharged. Good-day.
A Mount Pleasant car stopped at
18th street and Columbia ROAD once
night last week just as the dusk "as'
doing it's daily job of descending upon
the city.
The car was lighted. of course. hut
maybe the light aboard the car only
served to confuse the woman WIN
large bundle. who climbed on tns
rear step.
she asked, excitedly, of parsonage
standing at the top of the step the
man wore a uniform and cap WIN
a metal device on it. He was leaning
back. sort o looking out. in the char-
acteristic attitude of conductors.
Rut he wasn't the conductor.
MADAM" replied the naval lieuten-
ant in hurt tones. The conductor Is
ON the front of the car.
r X
Washington is struggling manfuily
and womanly, if such word may ID"
used-with its street car propie".
Nor is the struggling all on the part
of the patrons of the line to crowd
aboard. What of the conductor. VINO
has to blindfold his moral nature ana
crv "Plenty of room up 'front.' when
ha knows right well that there Is ~"
room at all, either center, front OF
rear? , 80,
standinR in the well OF the MD
door cars, moving neither forward
nor backward, when the poor con-
ductor has to keep on nagsinG at
them. .;--
me-" loudly called a peeved man on -.
crowded car the other night. Words
followed thick and fast. and for a
while il looked as if hostilities would
commence.
Think Of the conductor who had to
cope with the situation OF six merry
soidiers crowded in the back of his
car, calling in unison whenever y
passenger got on:
Plenty of room up 'front.'. flehty
of room up 'front.'"
Drop a tear for the old motorman.
who. when he opened the front door
to let one woman out. was CONFRONTED
with another who sprang in and reso-
lutely refused to spring out at an
lust to abide by the street car rul's
that one must enter the rear door.
Honest, there's TWO sides TO every
question.
CHARLES f. TRACEWEl.L.