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New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
England Put On
Provisional Food
Rationing System
Nation Will Get Supplies
by Cards for First
Time

LONDON. Dec. 3l.-An important
step toward rationing the nation with
regard to essential food supplies was
taken to day when Baron Rhondda. the
Food Controller, issued a provisional
model scheme to the local food COM
mittees. The memorandum deals with
measures to prevent food queues. the
new powers Of food committees, regis
trat:on of customers. registration OF
retailers, rationing of manufacturers
caterers aud institutions and local vol
untary arrangements for adjusting sup
plies. Appended is q model ration card.
TO prevent food lines Lord Rhondda
says that every customer should be
regis tered a. oae shop, and not allowed
to deal elsewhere. Shopkeepers should
he allowed to divide supplies IN fair
proportion among the registered Gus
toners, and no shopkeepers should be
allowed 70 register more customers
than he he can conveniently serve.
This scheme will be discussed by the
local committees with the wholesalers
and retailers and the results reported
to the Food Controller.
Baron Rhondda. the Food Control
ler, is expected soon to issue an or
stood that n comprehensive plan for
alienation Of conditions among the
POOR, who have been compelled to
stand in line for hours waiting for
supplies. VIII be in full swing before
the new year is far advanced. The
Food Ministry has been working for
months OH The plan.
With the seizure Of margarine last
week and the Introduction Of the sugar
card system to-day. the lines or wait
ing persons in the London district
dWindled. The allowance of margarine
is four ounces per ca pita weekly, and
of sugar half pound
Other measures may be summarized
as follows:
Potatoes to be used in the manu-
facture of bread. to economic in the
consumption OF cereals; the sale Of ice
cream and water ices to be forbidden,
and curers of bacon and ham to mako
returns of their output not later than
January 10.
Food is dearer in almost every coun-
try .os Europe than in England Eng
lands difficulty was increased recently
by the adoption Of system, Of sharing
supplies with France and Italy.
The worst shortage has been in but
ter. margarine and lard. The short
age in these fats is due to the cessa-
ton Of supplies from Holland and
Denmark
The government is doing its ut
most to foster the home production T
Of margarine. But the Food Control |
Ter has fixed prices for needful raw
materials which make it more protta-
bic for nnutrals to trade with Ger
many than with England.
The tea scarcity showed itself very
suddenly. and many persons suspected
this was a trade dodge to divert The
people to coffee. of which it is be-
ievod there are ample supplies here.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Prediction Of .Si;monds,
In Tribune, Borne Out

In his weekly rcvicw in The Tribune
Of December 23 Frank Simonds pre.
dlcted that Germanys next peace pro-
posal would demand that Russia sur.
render all claim to the territories CON
quered by Teuton arms in this war--a
prediction verified in detail by the pub
llshed demands Of the German dele.
gates at the congress of Brest-Litovsk
Mr.. Simonds SAID in his article
Germany means 10 ask ell the terri
tory she has conquered-so some 1920 eco
spuare miles VITA 20,cO0O0O of neo-
ple. rushing the Russian frontier back
70 the boundaries of lia5. She plans
to divide this territory into two state.
a foland TO be annexed, in fact if not
in terms, by Austria: a Lithuanja ia
be similarly annexed TO Germany, In
both cases she will assert that she is
ilherating small nation and giving
unity to an opproAsad xaos-"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

for the Bolsheviki to convey the invi-
tation for peace discussion, but it
rs regarded as entirely possible that
the German government might request
the Swiss Foreign Office to transmit an
lnvitation to America and to her CO.
belligerents
General Staff officers here are under
stood TO attaci, great Significance to
the present attempt of tho Central
Powers to force the Entente Powers
into peace negotiations. To their mind
1t is 3 clear indication that the Ger
man military leaders have not ac-
complishcd all that they felt capable
OF doing III the field
They can hold on for a long time
yet. it is suggested. but they cannot
extend fields OF occupation without an,
enormous loss of men and time at the
risk OF terrible defeat. Therefore
the Teuton diplomatists seek to realize
everything possihle from what tho
German armies have done, aad the
brest-Litovsk negotiations arc the first
steps toward that end
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
S'E T avored Nations'
Clause Is Vague in
Ber rliv,~E4eaine Pact

. LONDON, Dec. 81 In addition to
the points set forth in yesterdays ed
Vices from Brest-lstovsk regarding the
provisional agreement between the rep
res antatives OF Russia and the Central
Powers, another clause is included, the
precise meaning Of which is rot clear.
A Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam
gives the clause thus:
1t vas agreed that both legally and
economically one country should not
be b. treated less favorably by another
than any third country which cannot
appeal to treaty rights
The German wireless version Of this
clause reads:
1T was agreed that, respecting all
Nights of intercourse and economic 1e-
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

!atlons, noae Of the countries which
IS o party to the peace arrangement
snail be treated less favorably than any
OUTSIDE country in respect to which
treaty rights do or DO not exist"
MS probably is in effect the famil-
lar most favored nation clause
treaties
=, Another Amste rdam dispatch says
that fourteen Austrian steamers seized
py the Hussians in the course Of the
war will be restored to their Austrian
owners, IN keeping with an agreement
reached at Brest-Ltovsk, according to
a dispatch from Vienna The total
gross tonnage OF the steamers is 40
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Y. S. Is Skeptical
OF Report EIertling
Shapes Foes Policy
Sfdf CORES nondencc |

WASHINGTON. Dec. 81 State ne-
partmont officials today expressed in
sarcst IN a report from Amsterdam
widely circu' 'atcd and believed to have
been inspired by Germany as a part Of
her peace propaganda, that Emperor
"5liiam had resigned his power to the
imperial Chancellor. Count Won Hert-
Ing, IN an effort to create the .npres-
sion abroad that Germany ROW pos
sesses non-autocratic government.
The department, t was said. had re-
ceived on December PC dispatch from
Itopenhagen quoting German news
papers OF December 90 and 4 as say
ing that the Kaiser had conferred Win
lNhancellor Hertling and had agreed 10
participation by tho Chancellor IN the
|selectlon of representatives at the
Brest-Litovsk peace conferences.
The same dispatch quoted German,
papers of Liberal leaninss as con-
graduating The people on the fact that
there appeared TO be q tendency on
the part Of the Crown to permit the
Reichstag to participate in some state
matters which heretofore have been
exclusively within the prerogatives Of
the Grown. There was no suecestion.
however, OF the Kaiser having surrer-
dered his powers, or any of them. to
either the Chancellor or to the Reichs-
tag.
1t was recalled by officials. however.
That when Won Herthng accepted The
office Of Chancellor he did SO on con-
dit'on that ne should be permitted to
represent and TO speak for all Ger-
many.
This government views With the
greatest suspicion the angry protests
DICED by the Pan German press
against the peace terms offered the
Russians and the Allies by Count Ger
I'm in the name of the Teutonic allies
l would net be surprised.' declared
! prominent Cabinet member. III those
protests emanated from the German
government itself. rs II would be
,ood political move for the government
o show that the au-Germans are dis
atisfed."
The anger expressed by the pan-Gcr-
'e wholly simulated, the more so az ali
many are controlled by the govern
nent-
State Department officials asserted
that no communication had We. been
received from the Bolshevik govern
'nent, but it WAS admitted that Con
would be given to any pfo-
posal which 1T might forward through
Ambassador Francis. it was not ad
ritted that exchanges Of views on the
are being made by America
and the Allied governments, but such
sn exchange would be normal and
probably IS IN progress.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Films Visit Berlin to
Demand Independence

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 31.-A delegation
from the Finnish Senate has visited
Berlin and been received by Count vo,,
hertIlne, the Imperial Chancellor
whom they asked for recognition bv
Germany of the independence Of Fin
land. SAYS Berlin dispatch today.
r, Inc Chancel lor in reply said that tho
German people had great sympathy
with the aspirations of the Finnish nco-
pie. hnt that Gormany's recognition Of
the independence of Finland depended
upon an agreement in that respect be-
ing ~ teacheo between Finland and the
many was at urcscnt ncgotiatinr
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01


against the Central Empires Of Europe
no selfish ends and motives NAV bc ri.
l'Gcd against the holy crusndcs for lib
ef'y and Justlcc, bccaHsc there arc no
SuTn ends and motives which can be
',er" IN common by so many and such
ulhercnt natlonaitics, in 80 many and
III such distant parts of tho globe. A
$nperhuman and irresistible force. a
s1Vlnc impulse, unitcs them and har-
moh'zeS the force and impulse Of the
great principles OF Justice AMI Of hn-
ii'ahiiy TO bring peace to modern civ
ihzation,'
President Valdcs Of Panama
PRESIDENT Valdcss greeting sad
nc kepublc Of Panama views with
calm satisfaction tho future Of the
world IN this hour Of history, when the
Gcstnes of the great modern COM
munlty arc at stake. This calm salts
lacllon rests upon the sentiments Of
loyalty and decision which impeiled it
at 'he lTst moment to embrace the
cause OF American democracy, which
IS the cause of the Allies and the hope
OF the small nations which believe. de
spite everything, in the rule Of right.
May the now year bring final tri-
umPh to those principles and crown
with the laurel Of victory the brave
warriors who arc shedding their blood
on the altars Of true peace which
shall abide"
King Peter of Serbia
King Peter said:
IL send to tho American people my
cordial greetings. with my best wishes
Tor their prosperity and success in
every undertaking in the new year.
he entry of the United States into
he war has gladdened all the peoples
who arose to defend liberty and Justice
and especially us-thc small ones
because it affords new guarantees tor
the realization of our national as
rlrations in fight against the med-
ava Austro- German feuda system.
the United States has given
us great material help, FOR which we
are very thankful
"Thc United States has snergctica]lv
declared, through the President, the
right of small peoples as we'll as great
peoples to exist and develop them
selves. In doing so. the American peo-
PIC nave given new stimulus to the
acmocratic tendencies in Europe. and
deserve, therefore, the gratitude of ali
those who have at heart the protection
81 true liberty and eqt:ality
From this small corner Of rurope
IL when there is going on desperate
'tiuggle for the. equality of nations, /
'eno heartfelt expressions Of gratitude /
or myself and my army"
President Niera Of Uruguay
The message Of the President OF
ruguay follows:
Greetings Of the New Year to the
ireat Democracy Of the North and to
IS present illustrous director, the
loble President Wilson. Bound as it
3 to my country by the triple bond Of
similar republican ideal, by har-
nonious aspiration for international
astlce and an equal desire for ex-
ended and fratcrnal -Amcrican-
sm, both had to meet on the same
idc IN this definite struggle for lib
rty.'
President Guerra of Bolivia
The President of Bolivia said
Il congratulate the Official Bullc,
m in the New Year. sincerely hopjnp
hat 1918 will see the fna! triumDL
1 democratic countries that, fighting
or. The immutable principles Of law
nd justice. have written their names
nth honor and glory in the worlds
history"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Cardinal Gibbons Prays
For Peace for America

BALTIMORE, Dec 31-Cariinal
Gibbons to-day issued brief but ap-
Hropriate sentiment for the Now Year
to the American people. as follows:
For the American public | pray for
year Of peace and prosperity. trust
that the New Year viii soon see tho ad-
vent of a permanent and solid peace
throughout the WOrlG'
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

The Socialist Rcvoutionists The non
RolshcYik circles. however, describe
these rumocs as unfounded
The city OF kharkov il again in the
hands Of the ukrainians, The bolshe-
vik garrison has been disarmcd. The
city, which IS one Of the most i'm
portant centres in South Russia. was
taken by the BolShcviki last week after
a sanguinarv battle
Contradictory news about now bat
ties between tho Cossacks and the Boil
sheviki have reached Pctrograd.
The Constituent Assembly is ex-
pccted 20 hc called on January |.
An official German statement sent
out from the government wireless sta
ton At Nauen, outlining in detail the
Russian proposal Of basis of peace,
WAS made public tonight by the COM
mitteo on Public Information. The mes
sage describes the session Of the ncgo-
tiators at Brest-litovsk on December
90. and quotes the Russian delegation
as declaring th&. they signed condi-
tons for peace, considering it "a crime
to continue war simply for the purpose
Of making anneXations."
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Washington S Voice Still
Heard, Poincare Tells i. s.
Ffeeoom Still the Word, Says French President in New
car Ircetng-Rulcrs Of Greece, Serbia and ATTN
Republics Hope for Triumph in 1918

WASHINGTON. Dec. 81. The voice
OF Washington still rcsounds and no
shows the path to triumph through
sacrifice. says President Poincarc. OF
France, III n New Years greeting TO the
American people which appears in the
New Year edition of "'rhc Official Bullc
tin"
NJ folncare's message is one of a
number received from tho heads Of the
ha''ohs associated with the United
''a'es IN the war against Germany.
o'"efs came from King Alexander Of
'fecce, President Menocal Of Cuba
PRESIDENT Vadcs Of Panama. Kinr
Peter of Serbia, President Bucrra of
hol'v'a and President Vira Of Uruguay
AS the year 1917 Closes" cablcd the
french President. "I look back with
omohon to the months just elapsed and
10 the successive phases Of tie world
struggle and in particular to the en-
trance Of the United States into the
war.
Freedom Still the Word"
Champions of a common CAUSE .,,.
Amerlcan people and tho Frcnoh people.
"hou' fraternity of arms has uni,cd
in the past. whom it ia bindin, sti]I
moro closely day, contemplate with
u shakable hrmness and VIII Mo
serene consciousness OF their duty the
i1berating task that they have sworn
TO accomplish to the end. Tho vcnr
19lS will see the continuation Of the
sublime effort of the FREQ nations
grouped for the defence of honor and
or the pledged word. for the safeguard
Ing or 81! netherlands, great or small.
against the powers of imperialism and
nutocracy, whose avowed design il j.
to dispose Of peoples just as thev hayc
icd them to death without consulting
them. '''''
'Iis the far-ofr voice Of Washing
ton that resounds still, At the threshold
OF the new year, as in The heroic hours
OF yorc. the echoes Of which are re-
peated throughout the glorious Ameri
can Union. France, too, hears it. The
lllustrlous American statesman shows
US the path to triumph through sacri-
lce. and. like his eminent successor.
PRESIDENT Wilson, seems to say to the
nanlty: Carry on 20 victory the Aar
II freedom"
King Alexander Of Greece
The greeting from King Alexander Of
ireece said:
The Greeks. who were tho first to
lefty justice and liberty, understand
thoroughly and greatly admire the
magnitude Of the ideals for which the
United States entered so boldly This
errible war
"Imbued by the same ideals. the
ireeks will fight to help to secure their
'ealization. They Will do it with so
much moro determination as they ex
,ect to contribute TO free millions ST
heir brothers actually wildly perse-
uted by their hereditary enemies.
II wish that the NV year would
'rlng to all the people fighting for the
reedom Of the world thc lust reward
II their sa crifices.
Their glory has undoubtedly never
'een surpassed IN history'
President Menocal of Cuba
President Menocal sent this message:
Never in history have the nations
cen bound together by such nopic and
lagnanlmous tics as ls the case In tho
ltanlc struggle of almost all Of tho
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Prison for Swiss Major
Who Smuggled into Austria

ST. GALL, Switzerland. Dec. 3l-M Major
Maurer, of the Swiss army. has been
condemned by court martial TO aegra-
cation and imprisonment for eighteen
months for completely in the SNUG
Cling of cotton into Austria and Ger
many.
The testimony before the court mar
t;al showed that cotton yarn. costing
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Poles Trust in Allies
independence Hope Voiced
by National Council Organ

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Absolutc
faith in the pledges of tho Allies for
the creation Of united and indepen-
dent Poland' is voiced in an editorial
declaration which will be the feature
OF the New Years number of "I'rec Po-
land" the organ Of the Polish National
Council of America. OF which Ignace
Jan Paderewski. the pianist is domi-
nant figure.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

from 10 to Il francs (sa to $40 =
pound IN Switzerland, brings from lo5
10 ,oo crowns 81 10 S3o) N Austria.
which soils in Switzerland a. fr,.ra .,,,en ~ a.
to 60 centimes 10 to u cent-Y, brings -
from - TO Is marks 1S3.75 70 "a :,
GERMANY. III
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
u. 5. Ship Seized for
Violating Trade Act

4 PACIFIC PORT, Dec. 80. - Her
officers and crew, charged with violat.
ing the trading with TIE enemy act b.,
attempting TO trade With blackjte+a5
concerns IN Lower California tha
steamer :, Northfork was brought into
TINS harbor tonight with prize crow row
aboard and docked.
Olhcers and crew are under guard
and no one Is allowed to approach the
pier. '"e
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
|Bolsheuiki Circulate
Rsunors OF Attenapss
To XII E,er,;7e

ICab.s "a The Jewish Daily Forward
FETRoGRAD. Dec. 31-widelv cir
erlated rumors tell of an attempt upon
the lives of Lenine and Yrotzky hav-
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Russian Securities
Are Barred bv Franz,

WASHlNGToN. Dec. 3f.-The F-en.,
goYernment has forbidden importation
in'o France Of all Russian governTnan.
securities after January
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Petrogrod Defence Union
Is Raided: ~ Arrested

PETROGRAD Dec 30. - The COM
mission appointed to preevnt counter
revolution to-d day raieied the premises
of the Union for Defence Of the Com
stituent Assembly. About dozen ar
rests were made
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
German Embassy Made
\ Ready in Petrograd

DISTINCTION. Dec. ST. Secretor,
Boter IL his wcehlv rc,icsc Of military
operations. says.
"Thc Germans arc now cndeavor-
in~ 10 persuade Russia that thcv aro
eager TO assist in the task OF rostcr-
ing normal internal conditions IN
that country
ALREADY tho Germans arc taking
up The work openly III Pctrograd
Great numbers Of German officers
aro at large III Russia. Tho German
Embassy building IN the Russian
capital is being made ready for oc-
cupancy''
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
Huysmans Urges Rally to
Oppose Separate Peace

SJOCKHOLM Dec. 31.-Can1illc
tuvsmans. secretary of the Socialist
!n'ernatlonale, in acknowledging the
11elegram OF Arthur Henderson, the
n.lIlsn ianor leader, respecting the
attitude Of British labor. urged no
calling of a general Socialist confer1
cnce TO oppose a separate peace bv
preparing Tor general peace.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01

At special national labor confer
ence December 90 British labor re-
adopted the pronunciamento that in
continuing the war British labor is
actuntcd by the determination to mako
the world safe for democracy here
after, This decision Mr.. Henderson
'e'eeraphed TO the international So
cla!lstic Bureau ar Stockholm.
re requestod that it be communi-
Gated 10 the Workmen's and Soldiare,
Delegates at petrograd and that ths
strong desire of the British conference
against separate peace be ma1a
known to the Russians.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-01
President Menocal of Tub,

President Menocal of Cuba
President Menocal sent this nessa,,o
Never in history have the rations
been bound together by such nopic and
nlagnanlmous tics as is the case in tho
titanic struggle OF almost all Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

themselves in a like sense. I mention, for
example, The Daily News"
When taking up President Wilson's
points one by one Chancellor Hertling de-
clared that as regards France and terri
torial questions Germany would deal with
France alone, adding:
e"f can only again expressly accentuate the
fact that there can never be q question of
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of imperial territory. Under
no fine phrases of any kind shall we permit
the enemy again to take from US territory Of
the empire which with ever-increasing inti-
macy has linked itself to Germansnl, which
has in highly gratifying manner ever and in
creasingly developed in economic respect,
and of whose people more than 81 per cent
speak the German mother tongue"
So much for the views of the various
s.elhgerents. But there is phrase in the
last paragraph which may furnish clew
to what is probably the most significant
point in recent discussions of the lost
provinces" territory of the empire which
with ever-increasing intimacy has linked
itself to Germanism, which has in highly
gratifying manner ever ard increasingly
developed in an economic respect"
Translated into concrete terms, this
means iron-iron ore deposits in Lor-
raine-the possession of which by France
would practically render impossible new
European war by Germany. These include
not only the iron deposits of the lost prov
iHces, but also the principal ore producing
reg4ns Of France, now ir the hands of
the invader. The Importance of these
iron fields has been frequently called at
tention to Of late. Sydney Brooks, writing
in recent issue of "The Atlantic Month
~" made clear the Importance to Ger
many Of controlling what is the principal
source Of iron in Europe. The same prob
lem is considered by j. B. w. Gardiner in
the January issue Of "The Worlds Work"
Emitting his article, LORRAINE the Test
OF Victory" Mr.. Gardiner virtually says it
is now the problem Of the Allies to recapt-
IRE these iron fields. Then, without iron
for steel, Germany will lose the war
through failure of material with which to
wage it.
1t is not within the scope of this article
TO review the years-long controversy as
to who has the right to Alsace- LORRAINE
1t is sufficient to know that in the settle
ment of that question the belligerent
powers have a mighty task, unless through
white peace" and league Of nations
the utop;an scheme of a plebiscite and
"selfdetermnation" as preached by the
Bclshevil.i comes to pass. In the mean
time any one DESTROYS of comparing the
two sides of the question will find in The
World Court Magazine for January an
interesting list of suggestions for reading.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
orraine Still Looms as Very Sharply Defined War Aim
From Iberia, Barcelona

That of President Wilson speaks guarded
~ of 1.-The righting of the wrong done to
Trance by Prussia in 1871 in the matter
Of Alsace-Lorraine Lloyd George spoke
OF reconsideration of the great wrong or
1871"
Turning to Germany, one finds an al
most uniformly uncompromising tone man
ifested. 1t is true that in the fall of 1917
there were reports abroad that Germany
was ready to make concessions regarding
Alsace. One was to the effect that Ger
many favored the formation of duchy
or small monarchy from the provinces.
Another was that Germany was going to
offer to free the disputed lands for period
Of two years after the war, and then hold
a plebiscite. A third, at the time of Rus