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Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
PREPARATION. FOR MUIR 4; ;S ;c DEMANDED

The integrity of Belgium, the territory of the mother country and colonies, politi- cal, economic and military independence without condi- tion or restriction, repara- tion for damage suffered and the guarantee against a re- newal of the aggression of 1914 such remain the indis- pensable conditions of a just peace so far as concerns Bel gium. Any settlement that would not recognize them would shake the foundations of justice, since it would for ever more be established that international domains the violations of right creates a claim for it's author and may become a source of profit Belgium peace con ditionS.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
MORE WHEAT. MUST 60 TO. ENCLISHMEN
Great Britain Calls Upon
 United States for 75 Millions of Bushels more
 To Save United Kingdom
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LONDON, Jan 23-Great Britain calls upon the United States for 75,- O0o.OOO bushels more wheat
 This was one of the most important statements which Lord Rhondds, the British food controller, made in an in terview with the Associated Press to- day. The controller described the food shortage in Great Britain as most ser ious, but not such as would be detri- mental to the health of the population with proper management of supplies,
 He drew d sharp distinction between the conditions in Germany, where the public health, particularly that of women and children, had been danger ously undermined by lack of nutrition and semi starvation and where the working effectiveness of the men had been decreased 30 per cent and in Great Britain. In Britain, he said, the self denial thus far practiced had ac- tually improved the physical condition 6f the nation.
 With the help of the United States we shall pull through" he declared. "I would feel very Respondent over the position if the United States had not come into the war. but I have un- bounded faith in your ability and god will to help us work out the problem.
 "The war will be won by England. It is a test of endurance between Eng land and Germany. We arc today where Germany was two years ago. have no fear of failure on the fighting line"
 Lord Rhonda spoke on the most i'm af %Ia in detail. Concerning wheat, he said:
 Despite the saving of some 100000 lons in the consumption of all cereals during the four months ending De- Cember 31, as compared with the same period in 1916, the possibility of a shortage is so threatening that wheat will be milled in the United Kingdom up to 90 per cent extraction, increasing the use of dilutents 10 per cent.
 The use of potatoes in bread mak- ing will become compulsory. Twenty per cent of potatoes may be used Even then it will be impossible to make both ends meet unless we get at least 75,000,00 bushels of wheat from the United States in the next few months in addition to what has already. been exported to January i.
 Tt is vital that shipments shall be accelerated to the utmost. They must not be below the average of 1,000,0o( tons per month. As q means toward securing this, l most heartily welcome the news of Mir. Hoover's wheatlesS days and wheatless meals.
 "The supply of bacons, hams anC lard is so short that January ship ments now in sight are scarcely likely to be enough to fill the armys require ments for this month. Civilians vii probably have to go without"
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
COAL SHORTAGE KEEPS SOME FACTORIES CLOSED

Factors contributing to the embargo were the priority of movements TOT coal and foodstuffs, and the continued domestic consumers, ships and certain war industries which were exempted from the fuel administrators general closing order. The ban on coal con sumption was officially lifted at mid night last night, but scores of manu- featuring plants, unable to divert coal from the stream flowing to the more essential industries, remained closed or prepared to suspend operations in a day or two, when their available coal stocks are gone. This fact, and the knowledge of many shippers that or dinary freight stood little chance of prompt delivery, tended to curtail ship ment offerings today.
 To reduce railroad mileage in haul ing coal, some sort of one system of coal distribution probably will be fuel administrations within a week Plans for such an arrangement were discussed at a conference between Di- | rector General McAdoo and Fuel Ad- ministrator Garfield, both of whom an nounced that they were working in en- tire unison in developing a plan of greatest efficiency for coal transport ation.
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Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
PAC|F|ST |S TAKEN
 OUT IF TOWN AND
 DUMPED ON PRAIRIE
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MITCHELL. S. D.. Jan. 2S-William C. Rempfer of Parkston, $. D., execu- tive secretary of the South Dakota branch of the Peoples Council of America, and a delegate to the state convention of the socialist party here, was forcibly elected from Mitchell to- day and the convention which he was attending broken up. This action, it is said. was based upon reports that Rempfer instituted seditious activities at the meeting. The convention of the socialists was broken up by the police
 Rempfer's election from the city came late today. He was captured on the stret by five men and hustled into an automobile in which he was driven five miles from town. There he was set out upon the prairie and ac- cording to reports, was told to proceed afoot to his home in Parkston, 30 miles from Mitchell, and warned not to re- turn to Mitchell. No violence was done to Rempfer.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE FUR M. !. \. HERE
 ACTIVELY LAUNCHED

With the unusual enthusiasm which | comes in an effort to meet an unusual situation Phoenix business men as- sembled at the Y. M. c. A. yesterday and prepared to launch the biggest membership drive in the history ot the association in this city. Earnest talks were made by officials and members of the Y. M. C. A, teams NWerc named, and the organization ana mobilization of forces to be employed in the undertaking were effected. To coordinate the activity of the captains and teams, the city was lad out in districts, and each of these will he worked thoroughly by those to whom they have been assigned. Speakers touched upon the lndls- pensability of the Young Mems Chris tian association in winning the war, by keeping the young men morally and physically clean, and called attention to the value to be gained from the work in peace times.
 Augmenting the plans laid yesteraay, at the noon-day luncheon, Secretary j. O. Sexson last evening announced an- other plan whereby the assistance of the high school pupils may be utilized. High school boys-were informed that they might select three teams, with their captains. and that the two Win ming teams will be banquetcd at the H- M. C. A. on February 9.
 Following are the teams and cap tains:
 Captain Tolleson, Lloyd Tritle, Leon ard Herwig. Josh Abrinson, Harold To- very, Bartlett Heard, c. Heguland, $. Hatcher.
 Captain Putncy, Victor Norton, Will mer Young Albert Winship, Jack Mo- Question, Windel Jentzen, Henry Court. III. Tannehill.
 Captain Seaman, Bert Baker, Wells Thayer, Charles Becker. Louis Carpen ter. L. St. Claire, G. Crosse, J. Heag land,
 Following is revised list of the teams appointed at the luncheon yes terday noon:
 Captains and Teams
 L. W. Coggins-Waiace Button, B. W. Getsinger, Frank Ryan, D. G. Cosby. J. NJ. Stewart-Harry L. Shedd, J. Wagoner, Earl Benson, Freeman Fike.
 H. A. Diehl-Fred Ensign. Dr. R. C.. Harker A. H. Gerwig. Ed. Marshall.
 L. R. Templin- C. A. Donofrio, Charles Simmons, c. Heath, Fred C.. McNahb.
 A. A. Betts-W D. O'Neil, James Jones, c. D. Doris. R. w. Watkins.
 Dr. $. D. Little-Dr. F. Munson, N. D Sanders. q. R. Nunnely, F. Larsen, c. M. Candy.
 c. R. Craig-L. c. Hayes, E. D. Ra- Icy. E. S. Gaddis.
 Fred Barrows-H. C. Bennett, Chas. S Christy. Prof. Loper l.. c. Galland. W. c. Hornberser- L. Flank. F. Fogle. E. F. Marks.
 J. C. Norton-Dr. Iohu .Dennett, Jr.. H. B. Wilkinson. D. B. Heard.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
BEL GIIM ANNOUNCES HER PEACE TERMS TO POPE
Bread W3ll Be Made of 75 Per
 Cent of Flour
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CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-sread in Chi Oa9o after February will contain only T5 per cent of flour. Notice to this effect was given by the Flour mems club Of Chicago tonight, the action being in response to a plea from the federal food administration received during the day. Similar action, it was said, was being taken throughout the country,
 The method of enforcing the sub stituticn of 25 per cent of rye, bar ley, corn, rice meal, alfalfa meal or soy bean was to fill the orders from bakers with a product containing 75 per cent of wheat and 25 per cent of some substitute, The federal food board will be asked at once to fix maximum prices on these substitutes
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
SCORES PERISH IN COAL MINE SHAFTS
 TIER EXPLOSION
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HALIFAX, N. S., Jan. 23.-Seventy- nine men are believed to have perished in an explosion tonight in the Allen shaft of the Acania Coal company's colleries at Stellarton, N. $.
 Eleven on higher level at the time of the explosion escaped but those on the lower leve lwere entombed. Eight bodies have been recovered by rescue workers.
 The explosion occurred just after the night shift had gone to work.
 The Allen shaft, one of the most productive in Canada, is also one of the most dangerous. Fires caused by spon- taneous combustion are of frequent occurrence.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
AFTER MAIN CHANGE

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 23.-According to a Petrograd dispatch to German newspapers which was received by an indirect route. the Bolsheviki have seized a portion of the funds of the Rumanian treasury deposited in 2 Moscow bank and also have taken the Rumanian crown jewels at Kish- inev According to the dispatch, Queen Marie of Rumania has fled from Kishinev to Jassy, the Ru- manian capital.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
FUEL AND MUNITIONS ONLY
 MOVING LN EAST
Asvaai1s sl
Unofficial Embargo Put ii IT Effect East of River and
 Through Northeast Sec
 tion by Order of McAdoo
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-An unof- ficial embargo on all freight except food, fuel and munictions practically was in effect tonight east of the Mis- ssippi and north of the Ohio and Poto- mac rivers, as a result of Director General McAdoos authorized embargo today on three eastern trunk lines. Although the restriction was applied formally only to the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio east of Pitts burg and the Philadelphia and Read ing, other roads accepted little freight today, particularly if it was destined eastward.
 This situation probably will continue until milder weather permits railroads to begin to move the great quantity of general freight accumulated dur ing recent winter storms
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
THEIR WORK IS DONE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Dissolu- tion of the board of control for labor standards, created to keep army clothing contracts away from plants employing sweatship methods, was announced today by Secretary Baker with the explanation that the primary purpose of the board had been &C., complished and hereafter it's duties could be performed by the quarter master generals office.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
REPUBLICANS OF
 HOUSE VOTE FOR
 MUNITION BUREAU
EFFECTIVE YET
 SIMPLE IS WAY
 OF THE CHINESE
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 A PACIFIC PORT, Jan. 23.-Passen- gers aboard transP Pacific liner which arrived here today from the Orient brought details of the capture by Chinese troops of the Manchurian city of Harbin.
 T. J. Davis of Chicago, one of the passengers, said the Chinese took the city in unique but effective manner. "The Chinese commander" Mir. Davis said, "walked into the office of the Bolsheviki commander and promptly killed him."
 Much fighting followed, MT. Davis said. At the close of hostilities, he as- serted, the we'll drilled Chinese troops had driven the Bosheviki soldiers from the city.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
SICK RATE INCREASES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The sick rate in national army and national guard camps shows a slight increase for the week ending January IS. Deaths in the national army for the week numbered 149, as against 141 the preceding week, and in the na- tional guard 66 deaths against SS. Of these deaths, 100 in the national army and 46 in the national guard were due to pneumonia
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
HORSE MEAT FOR ENGLAND

LONDON, Jan. 23.-At a meeting of butchers in Harrow today it was announced that slaughtering of horses for food would be undertaken
 immediately. It was said that the request for the slaughter of horses. which were not of sufficient use for service purposes, came from the army authorities. The meat will be sold at six pence a pound at certain shops.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
AFTER GOAT CRITTERS

LAS CRUCES, N. M., Jan. 23.- Sheriff Felipe Lucero left here today to investigate report from the Mexican border that a band of Mexi- cans had crossed the boundary line
 rounded up and driven off herd of 300 goats belonging to an American herder in the southern part of Dona Ana county which runs to the border.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
INCREASE CAITIE TAX

DENVER, Jan. 2S.-Increases in the assessment of livestock in Colorado, for taxation purposes, in some cases as much as 25 per cent, was voted at the closing session today of the conference of county assessors of the state with the state tax commission. The increases were adopted. it was explained. because of the increased price of meats and meat products.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
WRECK AT SAN ANTONIO

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 23.- W. D. Coursey, a fireman of Waco, Texas, was killed and fifteen others including R. N. Bagman of Lincoln, Neb were injured when a south bound passenger train from St. Louis on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad was in collision with a work engine in the suburbs of San An tonic late today. The injured were taken to hospitals here.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
GERMAN ATROCITIES TOLD

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Warning Of the atrocities. horrible, brutal, beast ly and consistently official that American soldiers soon will be suffer- ing at the hands of Germany's inhuman army, was voiced in an address here tonight by Major Grayson M. P. Mur- phy, formerly in charge of the Amer ican Red Cross work in France. who returned to this country Sunday. Ma for Murphy resigned from the Red Cross to join the staff of General Per- shinp
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
MExIcANS TO CONFER

MORALES, Jan. 23-General P. Elias Gales military commander and gover- nor of Sonora, and P. G. Soriano, act ing governor of Sonora, tomorrow Will hold a conference at this place with the operating heads of all the Amerlcan- owned mines in Sonora. The two Mex ican officials arrived here tonight for that purpose.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
Around the World With The
 Associated Press
IN BAD COMPANY

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 23.-AIfred E. Biglow of Moscow Idaho, was drugged and robbed of s3,0S0 in cash and a s1,o00 Liberty bond while on a train en route to Oklahoma, he told the police upon his arrival here to- day. The robbery occurred near Green River, Wyo., Biglow said.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
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HAVRE, Jan. 23.-The Belgian gov- ernments terms of peace so far as they concern Belgium herself, set forth in her reply to Pope Benedict's peace note, made public today, are in sub stance, absolute political. economic and territorial independence
 King Albert, in enclosing his reply, wrote personal letter to the pope which has just been published. The let ter follows:
 Very Holy Father:
 T have taken note, with lively sym pathy and interest, of the message Your Holiness was good enough to send to the heads of the belligerent countries the first of August and have hastened to submit it to my govern ment, which has studied it with most serious and deferential attention. The result of that study has been recorded In a note which l am happy to con- municate to Your Holiness Tn associating myself with the wishes of the Holy See that a just and durable peace may promptly put an end to the evils from which humanity and particularly the Belgian people, so rudely tried, are suffering, I beg Your Holiness to believe in my respectful at | tachment
 (Signed) ALBERT"
 This letter was dated December 27, l 1917
 The note of the Belgian government says:
 The royal government as soon as it received the message of Your Holiness to the heads of the belligerents, hast ened to reply that it would study with the greatest deference the propositions the document exposed in such elevatins language
 At the same time it desired partic- uiarly to express its lively and pro- found gratitude for the interest the Holy Father manifested in the Belgian nation and of which the document was new and precious proof.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
Resolution Urging That All
 Partisanship be Dropped . For War Period Passed by
 Majority at Conference
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 WASHINGTON, Jan.' 23.-Republi- cans of the house in conference tonight voted 75 to 19 in favor of the creation of department of bureau of munitions and ordnance with a director appointed by the president There was some dis cussion of the war council proposal, but no attempt was made to put the con- ference on record in regard to 1t.
 When the vote was announced. the point of no quorum was made and the conference adjourned, leaving the way open for another discussion of the sub ject. The resolution voted on was in troduced by Representative Gillett of Massachusetts acting floor leader, as a substitute for the McCormick-Len- root resolution considered last week. It follows:
 Whereas, in the conduct of the existing war the republican mem bers of the house of representatives have taken the position that there should be no partisanship but that all Americans should be united in the support of the government in pressing the war to a successful conclusion, and in voting ungrudg- lnsly the administration all the resources and powers to that end
 
 "Whereas, the need of united country demands that where con dtlons exist causing unnecessary delay, or waste due to the over tapping jurisdiction of the bureaus and departments or for other causes revealed by congressional investigations, it is their patriotic duty to suggest remedies for such condit pms;
 "Therefore. be it resolved that it IS the sense of this conference that there should be created a depart
 nent or bureau of munitions and ordnance, the director of which shall be appointed by the president, confirmed by the senate, and be l immediately responsible to the 1 president to systeratize the man ufaeture and purchase of ordnance 1 and munitions by means of which l the success of our armed forces may be speedily attained" Representative Gillett told the con ! ference the time had come for the re publicans to take some action, but tha 1t should be constructive and not in tn nature Of criticism of the govern ments conduct of the war. Represen tative Fess of Ohio. declared Presiden 'HSoh id0 bStl1 pldy lli6 DpllliCS- fNeil resentative Cramton of Michigan sai conditions found abroad by member of congress who had been there, mad it essential that a change be made i the war departments methods Representative Kelley, a member c the naval committee, protested agains any change in the navy's purchasin system and urged that any reorganiza tion should apply to the army only.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN WILL MAKE HIS REPLY

The controversy between the admin istration and members of the senate military committee over proposals for war cabinet and director of munitions will be brought before the senate to- morrow, with prospects of spirited dis cussion.
 Senator Chamberlain plans to rise to a question of personal privilege and reply at length to President Wilson's denunciation of the senator's recent statement that every department of the government had broken down in the war, as a distortion of truth. Several speeches on behalf of the administra- ton also are planned.
 Among senate leaders plans of pro- cedure in the forthcoming contest over the legislation which the president op- poses were crystallized. Administra- ton spokesmen express confidence that the military committees bills never even would be brought to a vote. It was agreed not to oppose Senator Chamberlains motion for reference to his committee of the war cabinet bill. Afterward, however, it is proposed to refer the bill also to the naval affairs committee for study regarding it's ef- feet on the navy.
 Democratic Leader Martin conferred with leaders of both factions and also with several prominent republican sen ators. 4 futile effort was made to dis suade Senator Chamberlain from mak ing 1lis speech.
 Beyond formal reference of the war cabinet bill to the committee, no action
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Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
RECOGNITION OF RIGHT FOR FULL PREPARATION

At the outset of his message the holy father took pains to declare he had forced himself to maintain per feet impartiality toward all the bel ligerents, which renders more signi- ficant the judgment of his holiness when he concluded in favor of the total evacuation of Belgium and the establishment of it's full independ- ence and also recognized the right of Belgium for reparation for dam ages and the cost of the war
 Already in his consistorial allocu- tion of January 22, 1915, the holy father had proclaimed before the world that he reproved injustice and he condescended to give the Belgian government the assurance that in formulating that reproduction it was
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Arizona republican., 1918-01-24
S|NK|NCS ARE LESS
 BUT OUTLOOK VERY
 CRAVE IN ESTIMATE
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 LONDON, Jan. 23.-Again the slnklngs of British merchantmen by mine or submarine have been held at a low point. Only six vessels of l,6G0 tons or over and two under that tonnage were destroyed in the past week, according to the admiralty report tonight.
 The sinkings of British merchant men for the last week duplicate the sinkings for the previous week. ex- cept that in the previous week two fishing vessels also were sunk; in the last week the fishing craft escaped entirely.
 The admiralty reports of January and January 9 gave the sinkings as 21 merchantmen, of which IS were over 1900 tons in each case,
 Shipping Loss Terrific
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-William Denman. former chairman of the shipping board gave 6,00o,000 tons as a hopeful estimate" of allied ship ping losses this year in testifying today before the senate commerce committee. He said an estimate of 100000 tons production during the year was a scientific dream"
 Mir. Denman said that nothing could be learned from British official reports of shipping sunk, because they included only British vessels, and only q part of the loss to ship ping was due to submarine or mines.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-24

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-26
NEEDS FOOD
German Threats Keep 400, 900
Tons of Ships Idle.
America Will Not Provide Supplies
While Nation Bows to kaiser's
Will,

Washington, Sept. 21.-While 4O0,-
600 tons. of Dutch shipping continue
to lie idle in European ports, Hollands
appeal for American supplies to meet
her food shortage is the subject of an
official statement issued by the state
department, expressing the hope that
The Netherlands government would
follow the example of other neutrals
and open the way for general resump.
ton of trade by lifting the embargo
upon the movement of her ships.
In effect the department gives no.
tice that so long as Holland permits
herself to be inundated by German
threats to destroy even ships plying
between neutral ports, there car be no
arrangement for American foodstuffs
similar to those entered into by the
United States with Switzerland, Swe-
den, Norway, Denmark and Spain.
The statement discloses that The
Netherlands government never has
availed itself of the offer of the United
States and the Allies to put 100, 900
tons of bread cereals at the disposal
of the Dutch people Internationally,
after the government had failed to ap-
prove a tentative general agreement
reached at London last winter.