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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
Majority Of Bigger Ones Do
Not Like Idea of Five
Day Shut Down.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Jan. l7.-New Iork's
newspapers except the New York
Sun today condemned the Garfield
order closing industries.
The New York World said:
"The coal order issued by Fuel
Administrator Garfield is the greatest
disaster that has befallen the United
States in this war. This wild expert
ment in economic lunacy worthy of
a Bolshevik government, has been re-
served for the United States. Presi-
dent Wilson should not lose a mo-
ment in nullifying the Garfield order.
That done, his next duty is to re-
move Mr.. Garfield"
The Tribune said:
"The fuel administration has lost
its head Dr. Garfield is in panic
and acts in a headlong manner"
The Sun:
"A surgeon is more welcome than
an undertaken. All depends on our
transportation system
The Herald:
Certainly any man with know
ledge of conditions In the business
world would have advised against
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
COMMENT BY NEWSPAPERS
ON GARFIELD'S COAL ORDER

suddenly plunging the whole industry
of the country into confusion which
easily could have been averted
The Times:
I'VE hope the president will i'm
mediately reconsider and revoke hlr.
Garneld's astounding order An in
vasion Of the United States by Ger
man armies and the capture of cities
could hardly be more calamitous in
its effects"
The Evening World:
Fuel Administrator Garfield gave
an exhibition of bureaucratic incom-
potency unequaled in the history of
this government. The president
should rescfnd the order and remove
the man who issued it,
st. Louis Globe Democrat (repub-
lican):
'Dr. Garfields order. shutting down
all industries east of the Mississippi
is most amazing confession OF in
competency in his past administra-
ton and lack Of courage and ability
to deal with the future
Chicago Herald
THE principal Industries of the
cannot be stopped even for day
without certain disorganization,
without an unfortunate loss. But the
country is willing to pay the price
If 1t Is the necessary cost to prevent
the suffering of hundreds of thou
sands and of keeping Indispensable
war functions going at their accus-
toned speed"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
PROTEST
IS MADE
ON ORDER
Resolutions in Congress, Ask
Fuel Director Garfield to
Delay His Sweeping
Ultimatum.
DOES NOT SUIT ALL
Some Senators Think They Should
Have Time to Look Into
Such Drastic
DOES NOT SUIT ALL

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Senators
Hitchcock, Nebraska, and Gallinger,
New Hampshire, today introduced
resolutions calling on Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield to delay for five days
operation of his order suspend1ng IN
dustries to save coal. Both resolu-
tions request action be delayed that
time may be given for protests" to
be heard, Investigations made and
information obtained" regarding the
order.
Senator Hitchcock asked imnedi.
ate adoption of his resolution.
"This thing came on us like light
ming out of a clear sky" said Hitch
cock. "It will throw hundreds OF
thousands, even millions of men out
of work and deprive them OF wages
they yitally need. 1t will slow UP
production of war munitions at
time when we've been straining every
effort to have this production going
at full speed. 1t refers to plants
operating by water power and using
only small amount of coal. II
shuts factories whose bins contains
coal to run them another month"
Senator Vardaman declared the
resolution SnOulQ De aQOpLeu W dNeAA
IAN actual calamity
Congress was amazed and puzzled
by Garfield's order.
Many members Of both houses e1-
pressed indignation at the order
which they termed calamatous.
Senator Pomerene, author OF the
legislation under which the fuel ad-
ministra ton was created thinks 1t
unwise to issue the order which
will do more harm than good.
'pll have to be shown the need
for it., he said.
Senator Reed, Missouri, declared
the order is blow at effective con
duct of the war and maintenance OF
our industrial establishments
"A practical man of hard common
sesnse said to me today: Why are
factories that have a supply OF coal
not allowed to run until they exhaust :
it?'' said Reed. "a highly educated
man never thought of that"
The belief was general in congress
that Fuel Admins traitor Garfield was
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
open Churches to Sailors.

CUnited Press Leased Wire Service]
WAUKEGAN, ILL.,, Jan. III move
ment is on foot to have the North
Shore branch of the Epworth league,
including many Chicago Methodist
churches, finance the project of open
ing the Methodist churches Of High
land Park, Lake Forest. Lake Bluff
and Waukegan to the boys at the
naval station as reading and recrea-
ton rooms.
Lake Buff is ready to begin. in fact
would have been open Saturday and
Sunday, but for the extreme cold and
storm. The North Shore branch In
cludes about sixty churches.
The Waukegan church has been
holding Saturday evening social
hour and making a special appeal to
the boys to attend the Sunday evening
services.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17

with congestion of shipments caused
by the recent storm tie-ups In the
middle west, forced the fuel admins
tration to take this sudden and far
reaching step.
Summarized, the provisions Of the
fuel administrations order are as fol
lows:
Domestic consumers, rail
roads, hospitals, charitable in
stitutions, public utilities,
ships, government buildings,
manufacturers of perishable
foods may operate continuous
".
During five days from Janu-
ary Is to 20 no manufacturing
industry east Of the Mississip-
pi may operate, even if it has
coal on hand. Factories en-
gagged in war work not ex-
cepted.
all states east Of the Missis-
sippi river, including Mime
sofa and Louisiana included.
These regulations with ad-
ditional prohibitions on thea
tres and amusement places to
apply each Monday until !
March Is.
Penalties of $4,000 or one
years Imprisonment provided
under the Lever act giving au-
thority for this step.
Even in the face of pressing need
Of war supplies, 1t was thought wise
to suspend all production and SO to-
morrow the work of making bullets
and guns and uniforms for American
fighting forces will halt while the
country takes hitch in its belt and
straightens out It's coal trouble.
Without such radical step, 1t was
pointed out more damaging delays
might have occurred unexpectedly at
later critical moments.
All details of the gigantic stroke
are not made public. 1t is believed
that some notifications may be
necessary or further Celebrations Of
the orders. Hundreds of conditions
will arise Unexpectedly.
DR.. Garfield will rely on state fuel
administrators to handle these on
their merits SO as to effect the
greatest saving of fuel with the least
disturbance or loss OF industry.
But it was made clear today that
America faces a desperate situation
which only desperate steps can
remedy. Every industry must bear
It's share of the burden, the fuel
administration declared, and even
industries west Of the Mississippi
river will naturally be affected soule-
what by the cessation of production
in eastern plants. However, they
will profit by the saving of coal.
DR.. Garfield's prohibition extends
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
VIII Ask Navy Department.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Jan. 17.-The
first semblance of a clash with the
fuel administration over the drastic
conservation order developed here to-
day when President Otto Falk, of the
big AlysChalmers plant declared he
would take no closing action until he
heard from the navy department.: The
plant is making important equipment.
The fuel administration order af-
fects about 2,545 industries in Mil
waukee employing in the aggregate
$4,000 wage workers, according to
commercial statistics. In most quar-
ters the order was received optimis-
tically.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
e. Next Five Days in Eastern Half of Nation,
Nearly All Business Concerns Must
Close Doors.
Every MONDAY IS TO Be A HOLIDAY
Realization of Sacrifices to be Made
During War.

r, Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. IT.
lnerica's working world to-
" rocked under the shock of
IL M the most drastic steps
[Jk taken by the government,
dncing closing of all but a
iM industries east Of the Mis-
iippi river for five days,
aning tomorrow. TIL e e.
1w every Monday will be
l holiday and all plants
tsed on that day, for ten
yssh.
While violent protests poured Into
- capital from all points, seventy.
~ million people and thousands OF
esssrial plants began the gigantic
= q adjusting themselves TO the
~ regulation.
Millions Of dollars In wages and out
e are affected-but thirty million
.as Of coal must and can be saved by
Ae order, II Is stated.
Preolems rising out Of the hard.
Rlps faced by more than seven million
apoyes In the affected territory are
ldnttedIy great
Appeal will be made to industries
8 70 eurtaiI wages for the "rest
sned' any more than Is absolutely
csesay. Extra precautions already
y been ordered to prevent out
saks Of any kind resulting from en-
'eed idleness Of millions Of workers
y i've days.
- sne country awoke to the full
e''Hea1ce Of the tremendous step
.uered by the government after con-
.1snees between Fuel Administrator
nelo' Secretary Of War Baker,
s.'aent Wilson and state fuel ad-
prstest.
sehsress, the white house and other
IA. nents fairly shook under the re-
- rom the order. That Garfield
exceeded his authority was the
~ both In the senate and house
Nss and demands were made for
ealon Of the order.
pite this, however. there was no
s'e.sion that the order would be re-
~ nv oy the president.
srlootlon of coal to all establish
except public utilities and few
ensable institutions, was stopped
~ morning.
~. Q. Victories east'of the Mississippi
~, -, even those working on war con
~ ana excepting those manufac.
s.,s,,! ns per'shable food, must suspend
|I.a. s10ns entirely tomorrow and con-
|Ioh. -. :" ,oleness until next Tuesday
|'der. VIC 'u administration
~ - s.'. next ten Mondays will be v,r.
mu..y .aays when all industry and
|ruer !. places must close. The
sneo : compulsory and carries fne
|er s WoIs., OF one years lmprisonme nj
k,,. e's.'on. II will be enfor,.d 49,.
Ho,.,eel Sel administrators.
ss scarcity Of fuel. eon,h;n.d
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
SIX SAILORS
WERE KILLED
Foremost of Battleship Michi-
gan Toppled Over During
Heavy Gale at Sea
Tuesday.
THREE WERE INJURED
Four Deaths From Natural Causes Re-
ported to War Depart
ment by General
Pershing.
THREE WERE INJURED

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Six men
were killed and three injured when
the foremast Of the battleship Michi-
gan toppled over during heavy gale
at sea, January Is, the navy depart
ment announced today
The dead are:
OSBEN c. BELYEU.
CARL F. MARAHRENS.
CLARENCE E. BOOK.
FRANK J. PRINZ.
JULIAN S. BELL, all seamen of the
second and
JOHN A. CHICO, fireman. of the
third class.
The injured:
Edward Mcdonald
Gordon S. Farmer
Virgil V. Biggers.
All the injured were seamen of the
second class.
The mems addresses were as fol
lows:
Belyeu, Chipley. Fla; Marahrens,
New oYrk City; Rook, Denver, Colo. /;
Prinz. Cole Camp, Mo-. Bell, Kress,
Texas; Angelicchico, Thornwood. N.
Y: Mcdonald, Bayonne, N. j.; Farm
er, Weldon, Iowa; Bigger, Hardy, Ark.
Deaths in France.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II. = Four
deaths from natural causes were re
ported to the war department today
by General Pershing as follows:
PRIVATE ISAAC JORDEN, engi-
neers. January IA, pneumonia; father,
Isaac Jorden, Valdosta, Ga.
PRIVATE RUDOLPH BRAND
MIFIL, infantry. January 13, pneu-
monia; sister, Mrs. A. w. Marshall,
Calumet, Montana.
PRIVATE WILLIAM HAMPTON,
infantry, January IS, bronchitis;
mother, Mrs. Nancy Spears. Admission,
Ala.
PRIVATE ROBERT PAYNE, steve
dore, January 10, pneumonia; mother,
Mrs Liney Wade, Morgan City, La.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
wy Told so Often That Tele.
s'apn Is Kept Busy to
Siberia.

pETRocrps Leased Wire Service /
(scape Of eAp, TN Jan. 17.-Reported
led tha ,ormer car and his fam
flegraph - peoples cornmissaries TO
Piberla toSor ~ 'ne most remote parts of
No d.tsi1sy trsy seeking information. =
we're available here q tn
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
'AAKo FAMILY HAS ESCAPED
is RUMOR SPREAD AGAIN

the truth of the reports of the escape,
which were nevertheless circulated
everywhere.
THE czar and his family have been
under careful guard at Tobolsk, capt
tai city of western Siberia, during the
past six months or more, following
their removal from Tsarskoe-Selo. On
several occasions attempts have been
made to force transfer OF the whole
royal family to the more secure fort
ress Of st. Peter and Paul In Petro-
grad, but the Kerepsky and Bolsheviki
governments both resisted such move
ments.1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
GERMAN
SAILORS
N ] TINY
Another Outbreak at Kiel Re-
ported in Which Thirty
Eight Officers Were
Killed.
NOT ENOUGH U BOATS
Submarine Crew Started Uprising
and Was Quickly Joined by
Men From
Cruisers.
mot ENOUGH U BOATS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch
printed today by the London Express
asserts that thlrty-eight officers were
recently killed in mutlny among
German naval forces at kiel.
The Express story was received
from Bale, Switzerland. It said a
submarine crew was the first group
TO- mutiny, being quickly Joined by
sailors from cruisers at the German
naval base. Included in the maicon-
tents were several who participated
in the first kieL .mutiny last summer.
One cause for the mutiny, II was
stated, was the steady decrease In
the number Of German Y boats which
are now on duty In the submarine
zone.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
Pitched Battle in Streets.

PETROGRAD, Jan. IA pitched
battle in the streets of Odessa Tues
day with large casualties was report
ed in dispatches reaching here today.
The leader of the red guards was said
to have been mortally wounded.
The battleship Sinop and other war
craft opened fire on the rebels Lat
est dispatches do not make it clear
whether the Ukrainians hold the arse
ral or other important points.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
Successful Raid.

LONDON, Jan. ia successful
raid by British troops last night in
the region north of ST. Quentin, was
reported today by Field Marshal
Haig in the noon statement issued
by the war office. The enemy's
artillery is active in the Ypres sec.
tor, 1t was stated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17

! The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
+;on.Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17

CONTINUED on page ~
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
Demonstration for Peace.

PARIS, Jan. 17.-Workers at Buda
Pest staged great demonstration to
back up their petition to the govern
ment for conclusion of peace with the
allies, according to a dispatch from
Zurich to Information today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17

Fair. Continued cold. Local
temp p. m. Is; Z a. m. 10.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-12-16
KORPUS
STRACIL 4,068 LUDZI w
WOJNIE

Washington, 16. grudnia. -
Gen. major Barnett. komendant
korpusu marynarskiego, W swoim
rocznem sprawozdaniu zawiada-
mia. re korpus marynarski stracit
W wojnie europejskiej 4,068 III
dzi w zabitych i rannych.
Pomiedzy lynn kwietnia a lynn
wfzesnia korpus nrarynarski stra-
Gil % procent swej SHY zbroinej.
Czterdziestu czterech oficerow o,
raz 1,116 szeregowcow poles}o
IN placu boju, a 76 oficerow
1882 szeregowcow zostalo ranlo-
nych.
Zaledw;e % dostalo sic do ME-
vol niemieckiej, co twierdzi q
duchu i odwadze korpusu. Prey
kohcu gen. Barnett zarekomen-'
dowai, ably staia size korpusu ma
~rynarskiego zwiekszono do 31,5oc
tudzi
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-12-16

Dzisicjsze nasze zestawienie wy
kazuje sumo O sos ,O76.11 wyzsza
cd poprzedniego. Ponad tysiac dola-
row wpiynelo cd Komitet6w naste-
~pujacych:
Kom. OBJ. par, sw. Stanisla-
wa, Superior, Wis. $1,793.74
Kom. Oh. par. sw. KaZimie-
RIA, Posen, Mich. 1,162.2S
Kom. OBJ. w Oil City, Pa. 100000
Kom. OBJ. w Providence, r..
7. 1,2ss.OO
Kom. Oh. W Duluth, Mimi. 5,419.OS
Kom. Oh. par. IS. MIodzian-
k6w, Chicago, Ill. 3,29S.7S
Kom. OBJ. par. sw. Klemensa,
New York, N. Y. 6,97O'oo
Kom. OBJ. W Jersey City,
n. j. 4'oo'''
Kom. OBJ. w Cambridge,
Mass $4,000
Kom. Oh. par. Wniebowzie-
cia, Detroit, Mich. 1'7ss'24
Kom. Oh, par. sw. Tr6jcy'
Lawrence, Mass. l'Soi.@o
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-12-16
~SUFRAzYSTKI
$4,000
Washington, 16, grudnia.

"dSZyllSlolI, IL, SAio'
Ma zebraniu acknowledgement
rartyi kobiecej zebrano p~rzeszio
$4,000 n a fundusz Rampant. Pie
Made te zebrano w6wczas, gdy
niejaka PAM T. Bennett, zapytaia
sic publiczaoSci, ileby dali PICNIC
dry, ably usunac ostatni CLOS opo~
zycyi w Senacie Z drogi do VOL
noSci kobiet amerykanskich. -
Pred posiedzeniem urzadzono
pochod reprezentujqcy wszystEic
.panstwa, gdzie kobiety maja pra-
wa glosu. Poza mimi szlo 20 ko--
|biet, kt6re W swym czasie pre-
Lywaiy w celach wieziennych Ia
kare uczestniczenia W demonstra-
cyach pred Biaiym Domem. SEo
70 wszystkie zebraiy sic ma see
ME, kobiety te odznaczono ,szpiI
kami wieziennemi', jake odzna-
Ike zaslug polozonych "a wolnosr
kobiet.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-12-16
.TELEGRAMY KRAJOWE
Dokonczenie re strongly |

rowy, jake najpewniejszy spo-
sob w~ystawienia zadanej armii.
Podczas tel wojny Ameryka Edo
Ia3a zaregestrowac 2S,74O,OOO
mezczyzn i wystawic try Milo
nova armie, do czasu podpisania
rozejmu, CODY wprost niemozli-
wen by}o do wykonania PREY sy-
stemie ochotniczem.
KONGRES PRZECIW LIDZE
Washington, 16 grudnia. -
Reprezentant Huston z Nowego
Yorku wni6si ma pOsiedzeniu Il
by pos{6w rezolucye, zabraniaja-
ca Ameryce przystepu do grona
Ligi narod6w. Rezolucya ia Ia
wiera ustep dotyczacy wolnoSci
aeglug, w kt6rym Kongres do
maya sic, ably Rad tutejszy ME
popierai zadnych zmian w pra-
wach miedzynarodowych, wzgle
dem wolnoSci zeglugi, kt6reby
wzbraniaiy amerykanskiej mary
narce bronic interesow tego
brain
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-12-16
BYLY MU-
RZYNSKI UMIERA w 129
ROKU zYCIA.

Detroit, 16. grudnia. - Wczo-
raj umarl tutaj niejaki Henry
Banks, niewolnik murzynski, kto
ry urodz;i sic ma plantacyi W Sta
ME Virginia W roku 1889. w o.
statnich lataeh zycia prowadzii
zycie pustelnicze. w swoim cza-
sic widziai pierwszego prezyden'
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20. Poniewaz wedlug poprawionego
[ dokumentalnie stwierdDonego Cpl.
SUI ludnosci jest tam zaledwie 5000
dusz, zatem - do dis dzielnica W
Delray jest juz z pewnoscia lover
the top" - gdyz ME wiele tylko ko-
mitet6w wykazaIo tak9 gorhwosc !
zabiegliwosc jak tamtejszy. sadzac
10 dotychczasowych owocach - ME
spocznie on ma laurach 1 dalej pra-
cowa6 bedzie.
K. M. PolasH z Oil City przesyla
cd swych parafian 100000 jake
,irugn rate, (pierwsza wynosila $l'.
2OO.OO), zapowiada ciag dalszy -
DO Polacy W OIL City Okazuja sic
bardzo ofiarnymi - 1 wyraza uDo'
Iewanie, re wyjatek dotychczas sta
nowia ci, z tax zwanego ,'koscio'a
nar0dOWego'.
Fan M. B. Steczyhsk cd "garsci
Polak6w skupionych przy koieeiu"
q. N. p. W Cambridge Springs ma
desla. $s39.O0, dolaczajqc $oso'oO
iuko skIadki cd rodak6w naszych
zamieszka1ych W MeadVille' "a.
W og6lnem zestawieniu poszcze-
96lne stany W przeciwstawienlu 90
wyznaezonej kwoty zozyiy sunny ma
stepujace:
Zoiono WyZna.
III do dnia czOna
II grud. 10 kwota
California; 8 27O.50 . $4,000
Connecticut 3e.775.68 100000
Dist. of Columbia Cos 90 1000
Delaware S,o4o!OV
Georgia ls.Oo
Idaho 1'UV oo
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-12-16

ia Stanow Zjedn. G. Washingto-
ia i Lafayette'a podczas odwie-
dzin tych, dostojnikow jego pana
W roku 1924. w ostatnich latach
zaopiekowala sic MIN jego wnu--
czka liczaca obecnie lat 20.
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LONY z
R E

LON1 4 OSW1AOSLEN
PREF. WILSONA.
Washington, 16 grudnia. =
Przeczytano tutaj z wielkiem
zainteresowaniem move PREF.
Wilsona wygioszona w Paryzu
Zanim wyjecha4 z kraju jedncm
siowem ME wspomniaf, jake A.
meryka zajmie stanowiskO wzgle
d II kontrybucyi Niemiec ola
,,antom.
OStatnia jego nova w Parry
zu wskazuje, re Ameryka ME be-
die sic sprzeciwiac n~afozeniu
Niemcom takiej kontrybucyi,
ktoraby o~dpowiadafa sprawiedli-
wemu wymiarowi kary. w ME
kt0rych kOiach dyplOmatycz-
nych panuje przekonanie, IL je-
go wzmianka o ,,litoSci" ola pod
bityeh spotka sic z opozycya
wszystkich panstw alianckich, z
ktoremi Ameryka zwiazaIa sic
W tel wojnie. Niektorzy jednak
dyplomaci wyrazaja opinie, &c
ottawa ia zupe@nie ustapi miej-
sea zupefnej zgodzie pomiedzy
Ameryka a Aliantami PREY oma-
wianiu warunk6w pokojowych
ma konferencyi pokojowej.
NC ADOO A PROJEKT O.
TWARCIA DROGI RZECZ-
.NEJ.
Washington, 16 grudnia. -
Dyrektor generalny Nc Adon
przeslai dzisiaj telegram do pre-
zydent6w Stowarzyszenia Han
dlowc6w W st. Louis z zawia-
domieniem, re adminiStracya
mad kolejami przeprowadzi plan
otwarcia drogi rzecznej ma Mis-
sissippi. Telegram ten wysla} w
odpowiedzi ma protesty, kt6re
n~ap}ywafy do jego biura wzgle-
dem pogiosek, jakoby admin
stracya mad kolejami mia}a "a
niechac planu otwarcia drogi o.
kretowej. w telegramie swym
nakiania organizacye h~andlowe,
ably wzajemnie popar@y jegO
plan zajecia kontroli,nad kole--
jami Ma piec lat, twierdzqc re
administracya mad kolejami ME
mogiaby urzeczywistnic planu o.
twarcia drog rzeczonych, gdyby
uie doSwiadczyia wartoSci Ope-
racyi kolejami pod jednym "a
rzadem W iacznoSci z prowadze-
MEM zeglugi rzecznych wew-
natrz kraju.
BURLESON ZMNIEJSZA RA-
TY
Washington, Is grudnia. -
Generalny p~ocztmistrz Burleson
wydai zawiadomienie, il departa
ment pocztowy zgodzil, sic ma
zmniejszenie rat telefonicznych
cd wysyiania depesz W nocy ma
wieksza odlegfoSc be- wzgledu,
czy OsOba, do kt6rej depesza jest
przeznaczona, otrzyma}a ia, czy
ME.
Raty tie So nastepujace: cd
depeszy ma wieksza odleg}osc,
wysianej pomiedzy $50 p. m. a
1900 p. m, bedzie trzeba zapia-
cic poiowe raty dziennej. Cd
1900 p. m. do 4:3O a. m. jedna
czwarta raty dziennej. Raty tie
wejda w zyeie z dniem 21go sty-
cznia. Raty powyzsze dotycza
tylko takich depesz, ktore maja
po}aczenia; W razie, gdy sic Ia
zada, ably dana osobe zawiado-
mic o depeszy, ~natenczas prawC
pocztowe wymaga zap}acenia
nadwyzki % centow.
20 ZEE
DzA SIZE DO ANNAPOLIS.
Annapolis, 16 grudnia. =
Czlonkowie gabinetu wojennegc
pre-. Wilsona oraz 40 guberna'
--, 1ohwatO sic dzicioi no dzio,