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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
WORST TRAFFIC
TIE-UP TO COME
Severe Weather Affects Ex-
empted Industries in East.
Cold Wave Headed South.

Washington, Jan. 28-Industrial and
railway centers Of the east, unaffected
by the fuel administrator weekly
heatIess Monday order, were forced to
slow down their important war oper-
ations today by a snowfall which in
some sections was heavy. Indications
were that the snow would continue
Tuesday from the lake region eastward
and the worst tie-up Of railway trait
fic Of the winter was in prospect should
the weather bureaus predictions be
fulfilled. Low temperatures continue
east Of the Rocky mountains. There
will be little change from the Ohio val
ley eastward today or tomorrow but
through tho south a cold wave is fore
cast reaching tho coast as far south as
north Florida by Tuesday.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
NEW WORK FOR
CONTRACTORS
Snare & TrieSt Will Complete
Construction Already Au-
thorized at Camp.

Snare & Triest, the contractors who
built the cantonments at Camp For =
rest, will complete the new construc-
ton work authorized by the war de-
partment at the annex ito Camp
Greenleaf adjoining the reserve Off
GERS training camp.
While there have been reports and
rumors from Washington of very ex-
tensive additions to the medical Off
GERS training camp and the post hos
pital, Capt. Shupe, the constructing
quartermaster, stated Monday that
the only new work for which his Of
fee has received authority is the
building of thirty kitchens, six shower
baths and thirty latrines at the an
mex to Camp Greenleaf.
Other extensive improvements and
additions at Camp Forrest are beins
planned, and some ideas in regard
to the extent Of the plans have been
given out at Washington, though
neither the commanding general nor
the constructing quartermaster has
received official confirmation of the
unofficial reports. The camp authori-
ties could give no confirmation or de-
nial of the report that Snare & Triest
will have completed their contract
with the government 'at the end OF
their present work.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28

ton, Mr.. Baker said that up to last
April the Lewis gun had not been
satisfactorily tested with American
ammunition, although widely used by
England.
THE board" he added, referring to
the board he appointed in the fall of
1915 to test machine guns, meyer de-
layed for one second the procurement
of additional machine guns" He told
of the navy's test of the Lewis gun
last April with an army officer pres
ent and added:
Savage Arms.
"As a result of that test an imme-
date order was given to the Savage
Arms company for Lewis guns. Large
orders for Lewis guns nave been
given. We are advised, however, by
Gen. Pershing that he does not de-
sire Lewis guns for use on land. Gen.
Pershing and his staff desire them
only for aircraft.
"In meantime" said Mr.. Baker, 1.-The
French government Is able to supply
us with light French guns and heavy
Hotchkiss guns for the troops that
are abroad and that will be sent for
the present.
I'VE have ordered all the Lewis
guns we could get. Our army abroad
is provided with the guns 1t has
elected, as adapted to it's use, and our
supply is to supplement that"
Obviously. he said, there were not
as many machine guns for camp
training as was to be desired.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
NORTHCLIFFE. SEEKS
ANOTHER GEN. FORREST 7

1.-The campaign in which my newspa-
pers are engaged is one that will eventu-
ally be followed by the United States.
1t is a drive for the characterization of
the army-that-is is to say. the allotment
of high rank to civilians, who. in this
war, have had as much experience as
our men from establishments correspond =
ing to your West Point.
AT the present time, despite the fact
that the flower and brains of the British
people from every profession and busi-
ness is in the army, no civilian except
Gen. Currie, of the Canadians. has ad-
vanced beyond the rank Of brigadier-
general
Napoleon made his generals from
every sort of human material. / claim
that somewhere in the British army,
numbering five and half million of men.
there must be a genius waiting to be
discovered. It never can. never will be
discovered so long as a small. privileged
class. OF whose splendid fighting there
are no criticisms, is allowed to claim all
the higher ranks"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
Secretary Baker Makes Strong
Defense to His Sena-
atorial Critics.

berlain.
| "For one reason or another the i'm
| preston has gone out into the country
! to some extent that the war depart
ment has fallen down in the conduct
of the war;" said Secretary Baker. 81
want to address myself to that ques-
! ton.
There are several reasons why
should ask the committee to hear me.
| First, the country is entitled to know
| if that is a fact. The country is enti-
| tied to know what this war is and
what the problems are and how we
are to meet them. Second, have a
deep sense of duty to the officers and
| the civilians that are laboring with
devotion. sacrifice and zeal and are
spending sleepless nights to bring this
army up to it's greatest efficiency and
success"
Describing the spirit of army off,
GERS. Secretary Baker said he had seen
STRONG, grizzled men turn away from
my desk in tears" when they had
found that they could not go to France,
where the glory of their profession
lay," but must remain in Washington
to press forward war preparation.
There was no case, he said, of any
officer who had not accepted his duty
with his whole heart.
Would be Tragieai Thing.
men OF nlgn places In CIVIL life
throughout the country, he said, had
come to Washington to accept salaries
of Office boys; many no salary at all,
to place their experience at the dis
posal of the nation.
Gentlemen" said the secretary,
speaking with great earnestness, at
would be a tragical thing IL this mo-
mentous effort were to deserve the
comment that il has fallen down"
The impatience of the whole coun-
try "to do this thing quickly" he said.
probably inspired much of the criti-
cism. Every one of us wants to see
our country hit like a man at the ad-
versary.
1--WE look back over the past and
see that there have been shortcom-
ings. that there have been delays.
There are things that could have been
better done. But our effort is to learn.
"Refer Mistakes to Me-"
'T have no purpose to defend indi-
viduals or myself. If I. discuss here
individuals by name, if I refer to Gen.
Crozier or Gen. Sharpe or myself. il
will be only to make it clear. If any
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28

the best military rife developed by
any country" when this decision was
reached. There were in stock about
100000 of theme 1t was not then
known, Secretary Baker continued.
whether American troops would fight
beside the British or French The
British used rim cartridge rife of
one calibre and the French a rim car
fridge Of another calibre.
The war broke out in 1914, but the
suddenness Of the war; prevented the
change,
After America entered the war,
Mr.. Baker said, MaJ.-Gen. Wood
came to his office and advocated the
necessity of calling out large army.
Secretary Baker said there were not
the clothes or arms. Gen. Wood re-
piled he knew that, but contended the
men needed to live together for pre-
liminary training" He told Gen.
Wood he agreed that the army should
be assembled as rapidly as possible,
but it was the intention to build UP
the regular army and the national
guard first and then the national
army. Concluding his statement re-
garding the decision to call many men
early. Secretary Baker said:
Wise to Put Mon in Camp.
''It was deemed wise to put men
into camp to learn camp living and
essentials of a soldiers life a little
in advance before they could be fully
supplied with arms"
Regarding Senator Chamberlain s
statement that rifles originally sent to
camp were a motley collection" Sec
retary Baker said he did mot object
to the term, but that the facts were
that I'VE had about 100000 Springfield
rifles and something over 100000
Krags."
1.-The German army" he added,
furnished an obsolete rifle for prac-
tice until men learn to take care Of
a better weapon
Not Decided InfaIIibIy.
'T do not mean to say. he added,
that the question was decided infal-
libly. 1t might have been better to
have used the English Enfield. But
l do mean to say that 1t was decided
conscientiously, tht now every
man in this country intended to carry
a rifle has one, and a rifle of better
quality than II we had adopted the
existing type at the time.
And" he continued, although we
have sent soldiers to Europe much
more rapidly than we ever thought we
would, or could. every soldier has not
only a modern rifle but has had prac-
tice with it. That also Is true Of
every soldier who will go to Europe"
Turning to the machine gun ques-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
PAN-CERMANSBITTER AGAINST
ALLY;RUMOROF UNREST PERSISTS
artillery bombardments.

intermittent artillery bombardments.
The Cunard liner Andania OF 49,,
400 tons has been torpedoed off the
Irish coast. All the passengers and
crew are believed to have been saved
The liner did not sink and efforts will
be made to bring her to mort.
Indications point to the resumption
of the peace negotiations with the Rus
slams at Brest- Litovsk tomorrow, as
scheduled, as Count Czernn, the Aus
ira Hungarian foreign minister, left
Vienna Sunday for the scene Of the
parleying.
The status of Finland has been
called into question again by the out
break of hostilities between the Fin
nish government forces and the Dol =
shevik red guard. The latter is get
ting help from the Russian govern
ment, whose bolshevik heads have an
nounced that they cannot refuse as
sistance to the proletariat against the
Finnish bourgeoisie." The bolsheviki
are reported to have Helsingfors under
the command of the guns of Russian
warships manned by their men and to
have occupied the Helsingfors railway
station Fighting is going on in the
eastern provinces, according to the re-
ports, and Russian soldiers are said
to have instituted a reign of terror,
anarchstic conditions prevailing in the
region of the. disturbance.
British casualties have again dropped
to relatively small winter proportions,
the total of approximately $500 re-
ported during the last week, barely
more than half that of the week pre-
ceding. .-.-..-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
REICHSRATH IND0RSES
COUNT CZERNlN'S POLICY

Amsterdam, Jan. 2s.-Count Czernins
the Austro- Hungarian foreign minis
ter, left Sunday for Brest-Litovsk-
where negotiations with the Russians
are taking place. according TO Vienna
advices today. He was accompanied
by numerous officials. Count Czerniu's
policy in administering Austria Hun
gary's foreign affairs has been in
dorsed by the foreign affairs commit
tee of the reichsrath. which has
adopted a vote Of confidence by -
votes aGainst 4.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
"VICT0RY" BREAD LOAF
Is BEING BAKED TODAY

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The new
home card of the food admins
tration has been issued and
shortly will be distributed
throughout the United States to
aid housekeepers in observing the
1918 food conservation program
OF two wheatless, one meatless
and two porkless days a week. as
announced in President Wilson's
proclama tion.
This card, carrying an explana-
tion of the weekly plan, will go
into effect today. when the ba-
keries begin the manufacture OF
the victory loaf" a war bread
containing a per cent. substitute
for wheat nour. Bakers are to
increase the substitutes for wheat
-four r.s.1nSdnus cent. substitu-
tio-.each US TO guAb % Al The
lien enemy withinIa,itl sel1 houso
IDS no faith In com o,,i,, -, ~,
anity. who is bound I aa',,ai a..,.,,,,t
we've. sacred; who pr SS "iA0uu'
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
SCENE OF ENEMY RAIDS

London. Jan. 2S.-Both the German
artillery and the German raiding par
ties were active last right along the
Franco Belgian front at numerous
points, according to today's war office
announcement. 1t reads:
Yesterday evening the enemy raided
an advanced position northeast OF
Langemarck. Three of our men are
missing. Southeast of lie Verguier a
strong reconnoitering party was dis
persed by rifle fire during the night.
The hostil artillery was active last
night at different points southwest of
Cambria and also north OF Lens in the,
Passchendaele sector"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
SHIPS CRUCIAL POINT
OF PROBLEM-NO SECRET
Particular Charges Answered.;
Saved Ships by Purchas-
ing Supplies Abroad.

Washington, Jan. 2S.--Maj.-
Gen. Wood, Mr.. Baker said,
recommended calling out
large army, although the men
could not be provided at once
with rifles and clothing.
Every soldier who needs a
rifle has one, Mr.. Baker said,
and of a better type than if
the British Enfield rifle had
been adopted.
Defending the lack of Lewis
machine guns, Secretary Baker
reiterated that Gen, Pershing
does not want Lewis guns for
ground forces, but only for
aviation.
Declaring that by securing
artillery from France, Mr.. Ba-
ker said it also would save
ships.
TIN telling no secret when
I say that ships are the crux
of our problem" he said.
Secretary Baker said all for
eign representatives and also
tIlo wal COuHCll PAL llClpdlto
headed by Col. House declare
that securing ordnance from
England and France will not
take supplies they need, but
will help them.
There are now in. the United
States sixteen national army
camps (thirty-two divisions of
troops), filled with men ready to
CO." said Secretary Baker.
II do not know how fast it
may be necessary to send them
to France, he said. II know
how fast we have sent and how
fast we plan to send them.
what we tried to do was to
get the men out as rapidly as
we could estimate on the pro-
duction capacity of the country
being able to care for them"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
DAILY SHOWS AT SCRANTON.

Scranton, Pa, Jan. 2S.-Another
snowstorm, the seventh In a week, pre-
walls today in this section. Six inches
fell between Saturday midnight and
last night.
Railroads which had modified loco
motives to move coal found the snow a
mighty obstacle to overcome. AS a re-
suit the number of trains actually NOV
ing was insignificant compared with
the thousands of loaded cars stalled at
delivery points.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
BIRMINGHAM PATRIOTIC.

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 2S.--With
more time to adjust Itself to the new
order of things, Birmingham is today
observing heatless Monday in con
formity with the fuel administratienfez
orders. All places not exempt are
CLOSED and some which have been ex :
empted have closed voluntarily. The
people are entering into the spirit of
the order patriotically M
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
MEMPHIS GRocERs CLOSE.

Memphis, Jan. 2s.--With the ex-l
ception Of a few exempted Industries
business activity here halted again
today in observance OF the second
'heatless Monday" Groceries ana
other stores. which sell food, which.
last Monday, were permitted tu re-
main open all day, today were closed
at noon, under a ruling of the state
fuel administrator while sawmills
and other manufacturing plants using
wood as fuel, closed last Mondays
were permitted to operate today.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
NEW ORLEANS ossEHvANr.

New Orleans, Jan. 28.--The second
"heatless" Monday was observed
strictly today by New Orleans' whole
sale and rethil establishments and
factories affected by the fuel admin
istration's order Cigar stores also
were closed today and the cotton ex~
change suspended operations.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
THREE THOUSAND
In PRAGUE RIOT

Zurich, Jan. 28.-Three thousand
persons took part in a riot in q SUI
burb of Prague on Friday against re-
duetion of the Hour rations, a Vienna
dispatch says. Shop windows were
smashed, and the mob had begun to
pIunder the stocks when the polite in
terfered. The rioters we're dispersed
with difficulty.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
MOVEMENT OF COAL iMPEpED.

Philadelphia, Jan. 2S.--Another snow
storm, the third in three days, prevails
throughout the Pennsylvania coal re-
gion. Near zero temperature Is re-
ported In various sections and this
conditions necessarily slows down the
mining and shipment of coal. Although
large forces of men worked the move
ment of coal was disappointing, owing
to the snow and freezing weather. The
railroads had prepared to devote all
their energies to hauling coal.
At s am. today four and one-half
inches of snow had fallen in this city
since midnight, and the temperature
was ~ above and still going down.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
HEAT UNNECESSARY IN
ORInA

Daytona, Fla, Jan. 2S.-With a
temperature OF 70 degrees today heat
was unnecessary in eastern Florida
and there was little evidence that
the second "heatless Monday was af-
fecting business. Only the few manu-
featuring plants whicn conhe under
provisions of the fuel conservation or
der were closed
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
AMERICAN PATROL BOAT
GOES ASHORE IN FOG

Washington. Jan. 2s.-An
American patrol boat was to-
day reported to navy depart
ment ashore on a rock in Eu-
ropean waters.
The boat went ashore during
a fog on Jan. 26. There was
no loss of life or injury to the
crew. The vessel probably will
have to be abandoned.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
LONG EXPECTED REVOLT
I'M FINLAND BREAKS OUT

Stockholm. Jan. 2S.-The
long threatened revolution in
Finland Is proceeding in the
eastern provinces, according to
sparse reports reaching Hapa-
randa and forwarded here,
The railway station at Hell
singfors is reported to have
been occupied by the Russian
"red guard" ,Sharp fighting
has taken place at Viborg.
Russian soldiers'are said to be
aiding the red guard" and re-
inforcements are reported to
have been sent from Petrograd.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
SAVANNAH STORES cLoeE.

Savannah, Ga, Jan. 2S.-Tbe prin~
cipal retail stores OF Savannah oh
served "heatless Monday" today. al
though the weather was warm enough
to have kept them open without heat
The local merchants association took
formal action Friday which resulted
in all the members closing their
stores regardless of the temperature.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
ANOTHER STORM FoREcAsTEp.

Chicago, Jan. 2S.--Light snow fell in
this region last night and according to
THE weather forecast another storm is
headed in this direction from the
southwest today. Should the snowfall
be heavy railway officials fear the
movement OF coal and food supplies
will again be seriously hampered, just
as the railroads had practiclly recov-
cred from the blockade caused by the
heavy snow of the last two weeks.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
TORPEDOED ship
GOES BOTTOM

London, Jan. 28.-The Cunarder
Andanis, reported yesterday to have
been torpedoed but not sunk, went to
the bottom in spite Of efforts to get
her into port, according to information
reaching the Associated Press.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
SHENANDOAH FROZEN OVER.

Winchester Va, Jan. 2S.-Northern
Virginia today in some sections is un
der sixteen inches of snow and railroad
traffic, where not at a standstill. Is Sc
riously interrupted. The Shenandoah
river is frozen over to a depth of six
teen inches and heavily loaded wagons
and trucks are being driven over the
ice. Not in thirty years have such
conditions prevailed, 1t is said.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28

The Andans was torpedoed off the
Ulster coast on Sunday morping.
Press dispatches from Belfast $ : it
was believed no deaths resulted pm
the explosion.
The Andania, 13,405 tons, was ilt
in 1918 and made many trips b n
British and American ports.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28

Thse figures represent the
virtual cutting in half of Brit
ish casualties as compared with
the previous week, when 17,043
were reported. Two week ago
the high total of 24,979 was
reached. For the week imme-
diately preceding the figures
were 19,99S and the week be-
were 1898 and the week be-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28

the plans and hopes
OF great big. grown-up men,
The weather? Lost, strayed or
stolen-one cold wave. The prediction.
however, is. snow and much colder
tonight with cold wave. Tuesday, fair
and colder.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
COLD, SAYS BILLY 'POSSUM

Today I made a
tiny. boat
And launched it
in the gutter:
Then watched II
bobble on it's
course,
A sturdy little
scudder;
II whirled a n d
kn o c X e d on
sand shoals
And C apsize e d
now and then,
Just like the boats,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28

London, Jan. 2S.-British cas-
ualties during the week ending
today were S,5SS, divided as fol-
lows: Killed or died of wounds
Officers, 25; men, liza.
Wounded or. missing Of
ficers, 1873; men, 6,721.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28

While the workmen in Austria ap-
parently have returned to work. re-
ports have been received In Holland
of disturbances in the industrial dis
trict along the Rhine in Germany.
Few details have been obtained, but
it is said that troops with machine
guns have been sent to Muelheim, a
manufacturing town on the. Rhine,
opposite Cologne Meanwhile pan
German attacks on the leading poll
ticians, and even including the en-
peror, continue and have spread to
criticism OF Count Won Roedern, the
imperial treasurer, who is said to
have told the emperor that Germany
is not in financial condition for Of
fensive operations. DR.. Won Kuehl-
mann, the foreign minister. has de-
Tended his course in the Russian par
leys by assailing the bolshevik gov
ernment and its purposes. His ef-
forts, however, failed to check social
ist attack on the governments peace
attitude toward Russia.
That German submarines will try
to cut off communication with Eu-
rope simultaneously with the expected
offensive on the western front is the
opinion expressed by Secretary Baker
in his weekly review Of the military
situation. Strong efforts, it is be-
lieved, will be made to prevent all
American aid from reaching the An
glo-French and American forces now
on the battle line. The U-boats now
are preparing for their part in the Of
fensive at German bases.
Activity on the western and Italian
fronts is confined to small raids and
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28
ASSOCIATED Press Review.)

(Associated Press RevieW.)
Count Czernin's speech on Austrian
war aims and the statement that II
was sent in advance to President
Wilson has aroused the pan Germans
and their newspapers are bitter m
their denunciation Of the Austro- Hun
sarian foreign minister. Ii is de-
cIared that the counts action means
break in the Austro German aIIi-
ance and one pan German newspaper
has been suppressed for suggesting
that Germany abandon her foremost
ally.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-28

That there are more than million
men under arms in this country was
stated by Secretary Baker in referring
to the cases of alleged neglect of the
dead In camp cited by Senator Cham
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-26
Situations Wanted.

EXPERIENCED Office mana ger. D. z.
bookkeeper and cashier is open for
en- ga cement; $50 per week. Write c. W.
Times f-22-6