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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-12
The British Attitude

London. Dec. 1.-THE British gov
ernment has decided upon the attt-
tude Ii will adopt at the peace con
ference regarding the freedom of tho
seas according to the daily Express
today. The newspaper refers to the
American naval program as set forth
by Secretary Daniels and says:
Official circles I'm London are COM
pletely satisfied with this. and with
the grateful tributes to the British
navy by former President Roosevelt,
Admiral Sims and other Americans.
The British government is ready 20
concede to the United States the
freest Of all free hands in naval de-
velopment, and It welcomes the idea
OF the extension of American sea
power as one of the best guarantees
Of the peace of the world and of real
freedom OF the seas.
"All we ask for the empire is what
we viii willingly concede TO the
United States-freedom of action"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-12
soIf Resiuna

Berlin. Wednesday. Dec. 11-Dr.
w. s.. Solf. the minister OF foreign
affairs, has handed In his reslgAa-
tion which has been accepted by the
Cabinet.
The foreign secretary's retirement
does not come as a surprise, as his
relations with the independent Soci-
alist wing Of the Ebert Haase cabs-
net reached the straining point some
time ago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-12
WiII convene Reiehstan

The German cabinet, anticipating
a refusal by the allies to deal with
the present government and the sol
diers and worlmen's council, accord
ing to the Tagebiatt of Berlin, is
considering convoking the reichstag
to give the government a lparlia-
mentary basis.
The reichstag session, the Tage-
blatt says. may be expected to begin
next week.
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Arizona republican., 1918-01-11

in reading his prepared statement and afterward said he would be very happy" to answer questions.
 Chairman Chamberlain took up the subject of rifles.
 Enfield Rifle
 Abandonment of the Springfield rifle and adoption of the modified Enfield, he said, has been much criti- cized.
 T think the delay was due to the action of the ordnance bureau in changing the type" said Secretary Baker. T personally approved that delay. think the ordnance bureau acted right" adding that the delay operated to furnish larger supply of an improved arm, later.
 'It is not inefficiency to change your mind if a greater supply of better article is secured. said he, add ing that all men sent to Europe had ample rifles and now all men in train- ing are we'll supplied.
 Several senators joined fin question ing to show that rifle production was permitted to lag when it was certain the country was about to go to war but Secretary Baker persisted that the delay in changing models had, in the end, produced a much desired result.
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contracts amounting to s1,6l I,000,Oo0 already have been placed.
 "On the first day of April 1917, the ordnance department consisted of 97 commissioned officers. Now 1t consists of 3,004 officers and in addition has 26,220 enlisted personnel.
 Get Munitions Ready
 Tn addition to the selection and training of this new force. the making of the great contracts and the follow ing up necessary in the manufacturing processes, a continuous study of new weapons and instrumentalities has | been kept up, a constant contract kept with trained men who are studying the | operation of ordnance material in bat l tie, and accordingly modifying designs | and plans here by reason of observa | tion and experience.
 Many of the classes of ordnance | material requiring to be designed l specifications drawn. and contracts let. were wholly unfamiliar to our normal military practices. Trench warfare material alone involved commitment of $2s2 2,O00,OOO.
 l Many of the ordnance departments S l contracts involve increase of plant fa | cilities or construction of new plants, and constant inspection by inspectors who have had to be trained in specially 1 established schools.
 | For the quartermaster generals de- oartment in 1918, s3,01S. S.00o,000 was ap- | propriated, or 8 sum more than four | times as great as the 1915 appropri- l ations for all governmental purposes.
 "On the fgirst day of April there l were 347 officers in the quartermasters corps. On the first day of January 1918, there was total of 6,431 officers
 "On the first day of January 1918 nearly two billion dollars of the appro- priation had been obligated by con- tracts or disbursements.
 This business involved accounting determinations of standard prices quantities and the creation of new manufacturing facilities
 Keep Mills Busy
 Tn the Woolen goods section alone
 the cooperation of over three hundred
 mills was involved and the followine
 items give some idea of the extensive
 character of the operation. There have
 been purchased over 19,000, 900 blankets 20,000,000 yards of overcoating and ovel
 30,000,000 yards each, of shirting, fan,
 nel and suiting, involving an expendi ture of over S345, ,000,0 900.
 The department nas contracted fol 25O.000,000 yards of various cottoI cloths.
 The aviation section of the sigma corps on the first day of April 1917 consisted of 65 officers and 1,120 men : 0n the first day of January 1918, i consisted of 3,90O officers and s2,12 . men. iSg.5 sl This division of the war departmen h was charged by congress with the ex
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He pointed out that eight months af- ter England went to war, British sol- diers were training in top hats with walking sticks and insisted that Amer ,can rifle production is now "so far ahead" that all men who will be called out will have enough.
 Concerning Delay
 Turning to criticism of the machine gun situation. Senator Chamberlain said there was delay in ordering Lewis guns that had been used suc- cessfully by England.
 There was no delay after last April" replied Secretary Baker.
 Yes there was, MT. Secretary" re. torted the senator.
 Secretary Baker continued by re- citing the machine gun controversy that existed when he became secretary.
 Senator McKellar thought the delay was unreasonable.
 Well, it's a matter of judgment" said Mir Baker. Secretary Baker said the board to investigate machine guns never delayed for one second the buy ing of any guns after last April "The fact remains that nine months after the war the cantonments have none for training" said Senator Me
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industries, is in the field or in train ing, he asserted. The subsistence of the army, he continued, has been above criticism while it's initial clothing sup ply, temporarily inadequate is sub stantially complete.
 Let Germans Know
 T state the foregoing conditions of the war departments problem. and some of the results attained, for two purposes the said. "In the first place the American people are entitled to know of the splendid effectiveness with which they have been able to organize the man power and the material power of the nation in a great cause, and sec ond, our army in France under General Pcrshing and our allies are entitled to have the benefit resulting from the depression of the morale of their enemies which must come when the Germans realize that the American democracy has neither blundered nor hesitated, but actually brought the full power of it's men and resources into completely organized strength against their military machine.
 No army of similar size in the his tory of the world has ever been raised, equipped or trained so quickly. No such provision has ever been made for the comfort health and general we'll being of an army.
 By the cooperation of all interests and all people in the country, the na- ton is organized and set to it's task with unapimity of spirit and confi- dence in Hs powers. More has been done than anybody dared to believe possible. That there have been here and there errors Of judgment and de- lays goes without saying; but I should be wanting in frankness were I to omit my own estimate of the real un- selfishness and intelligence with which my associates. military and civilian, have applied themselves to this under taking, and the results demonstrate Inc success of their efforts.
 The secretary gave the committee an outline of the work of the department and its various bureaus.
 Gives Military Status
 On the first day of April, 1917. the regular army he said, comprised 5,t9l officers an1 121,797 enlisted men: the national guard in federal service approximately 3s733 officers and 76.713 enlisted men; and the reserve 4 0O( enlisted men. There were also al that time approximately 2,573 officers in the reserve, but as these were on inactive duty they cannot properly be consid- cred in estimating the strength of the
Arizona republican., 1918-01-11

army of the United States at that time. On the 31st day of December, 1917, the regular army consisted of 10,250 of ficers and 475,000 enlisted men; the national guard, 16,031 officers and 400,- 300 enlisted men; the national army of 48000O men; and the reserve of S4,575 officers and 72,750 enlisted men. In other words, in nine months the in- crease has been from 9,254 officers to 1IO,S51 officers and from 202,510 to 1,43S,650 men.
 During the war with Spain, the army of the United States at it's max imum strength aggregated 272,000 men and officers. The total number already in the military service is one and a half times as large as any force ever mobilized by this nation.
 "A substantial part of our military forces was selected by the operation of a draft law, the execution of which has demonstrated both the economical and the efficient way of selecting sol diers. The law itself. was drawn its execution carried to a successful con- clusion and the theory of the law, nove to our people, explained and made pop ualr. because of it's demonstrated fair ness both in plan and execution. Many O1IlcerS NOW
 For the training of officers, two ser. ies of training camps were held, iron which about 45,000 officers were com: missioned from civil life This mum Der is nearly eight times as great a. the number of officers in the regular army on the first day of April.
 For the training of these soldiers sixteen cantonments have been built l costing Sl34,000,000 with an ayerag, profit to the contract of 2.9S per cent.
 The death rate in our forces in tn, | United States from mid- September t. | the end of December averaged 7.5 pc | thousand, and is slightly less thai would have been the death rate of mel of the same age at home. In 1898, tn death rate per thousand was 20.14, o nearly three times as great. Our deatl rate in the army during 1916, jus. be fore the war, was five per thousand Leaving out the deaths due to measle and its complications. our rate anon all troops in the United States sine Sept. first has been about two De l thousand.
 For the fiscal year 1915, congres appropriated for the war departmer S15S, 100000. for 1916, s203, 0,000: fo 1917 $405,00o,000; for 1918, $7,527, ,3SS, ,Ot In other words, taking 1915 as a norma year, the appropriations for 1918 ar nearly fifty times as great
 The regular appropriations made b congress for all government purpose for the fiscal year 1915 were s720,00O coo or nearly one-tenth the 1918 ar propriations for the war departmer alone. Of the total war department ar propriations for 1918, s3,200, O0O. .00O wa for the ordnance department of u-hi,
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Kellar.
 T wouldn't say none." Secretary Baker replied.
 They have relatively few"
 Before the war, the largest machine gun program was 12,0oo," he sdded, while now 100000 are required, with manufacture difficult and slov."
 These two facts make 1t all the more important that machine guns should have been gotten from any source," said Senator MckellaY.
 The questions involved. Mir. Baker reiterated, were of Judgment between speed and excellence.
 Are you entirely satisfied, 50 far as ordnance Is concerned. with the pro- gress the department has made?" asked Senator Weeks.
 "I don't say the department might not have expedited some phases of the work" Secretary Baker replied.
 '1n what have we failed%
 "The secretary hesitated and ans wered:
 T can't answer that way, can't pick out any particular place.
 Senator Weeks asked if all available
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I'm the Lace and Trimming Sections

-1s to 36 inch all-over laces, pretty embroidered nets and Irish laces. Colors 'are navy, green, brown, purple, gold and cream, black, white. ONE FOURTH TO ONE-HALF OFF REGULAR PRICES.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-11
SECRETARY BAKER DEFENDS COURSE
 IN HIS STATEMENT

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Table Linens

Beautiful pattern cloth with Napkins to match-in classical scrolls -st1ipes-oriental patterns, etc., from the finest looms of Ireland and other world centers of the linen industry. Present day condi- tions have greatly increased the diff ficulty of securing supplies we've every requirement. - now! Come down and look them all over!
 TABLE DAMASK Sl.lo Yd. -70-inch union bleached linen dam- ask-a splendid value, if bought to- day would sell for $50; special yard, $1.19.
 TO and 72-inch linen damasks, ill beautiful floral or conventional de- signs. We've the napkins to match many of the patterns. Priced S1.5O to $3,50 yard.
 -Mercerized Cotton Damask -ex- ceptionally good for every day use. Special 39c yard.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-11

-Torchon and Val. Laces-also Beaded Laces in navy, burgundy. pink or green-all from il to 3 inches wide.
 ONE-HALF OFF
Arizona republican., 1918-01-11
Wool Suits
 1A
 Off
Fur Muffs #
 Off

Our Annual Show of Household Linens f5eres just reminder of the specially priced lots you'll Friday Saturday in Linen Section.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-11
Dress Scarfs 4oc Each
TOWELS

We contracted for our towels many months ago and can offer you exceptional values.
 2ox40 Max U Glo'' bath towels: honeycomb weave-the kind that lasts longest. Special 29e each.
 --1sx3S all white bath towels-made from extra heavy Terry cloth, can be used as face towels, special, 2Cc each.
 -22x44 Terry cloth bath towels-medium weight "a good towel for hotels and roomins houses, special 39c each.
 weght-orders for this towel were placed some time ago but just arrive d here-special 65e eaeh
 -17x34 huck towels. made from the finest Im- perial Valley cotton. Special value, 12Izc each.
 --1Sx36 cotton huck towels-extra heavy weight specially priced 17Ize each.
 -20xS6 all linen huck towels. heavy weisht-if bought them today the retail price would bs eighty-five cents. special at 69e each.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-11

-4 to 1s-inch embroidered net and shadow lace edges in white, cream, ecru and black. Suitable . for waists, camisoles, etc.
 ONE-HALF OFF.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-11
Linen Doilies $1.A0

IS and 20-inch Doilies with plain linen centers and real cluny lace edges. Others have Madeira hand embroidered centers and scalloped edge. Extra Special, $1.49. @ Dress Scarfs 40c Each
 We offer a number of different patterns of these pretty dresser scarfs. Some have fancy cen- ters with plain edges-others plain centers with lace edges. Extra special, 4sc each.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-17
STATE BAPTIsTS
To HOLD SERVICE
IN QUINCY FRIDAY
Special to The Journal

Quincy, Fla, Jan. 16.-The Bap-
fist Church here has been able to
persuade the high officials attending
the State Baptist Convention II Tai
lahassee this week, to come to Quincy
for a service Friday night and an
all-day service Saturday. All of the
churches of Quincy are invited to
these services and luncheon will be
served in the basement of the
church at Saturday noon recess.
These officials t-il1 include DR.. j.
L. Love, corresponding secretary of
the Foreign Missionary Board, Mrs.
w. C. James of the w. NJ. Q. of the
South, Miss Louise Tucker, who is on
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-17

Brady, Flo Ziegfeld, Alan Dalen and
other Broadway characters are in the
scenes, and in like fashion the dancer
"Adoree' is closely allied in her ac-
tions to Gaby Deslys.
Miss Florence Johns, who plays the
role of "Adoree' in the new picture,
comes from the greatest training
school for actresses in the world
the stock company. Miss Johns has
PLAYED hundreds of roles IN stock
companies in Kansas City and other
Western cities. She has also played
in vaudeville. Miss Johns screen ca
reer includes roles in a number of Fa-
nous Player Features. She has also
played in 1.-The Garden of Allah" orig
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-17
CLAIMS STRANGER
GETS MONEY UPON
FALSE PRETENSES

Much concern has been felt by the
Broughton family, according to a
statement from one member Of the
household, because of the reported
Misrepresentation of some unidenti-
fie individual who makes claim, being
a son of Mrs. J. n. Broughton, of SIP
East Gadsden street and who. ac-
cording TO reports which have been
received, uses this to secure sums of
money from prominent business
firms in the city. Mrs. Broughton
stated last night that the individual
complained of is not one of her six
boys, ard she wants to warn the pub
lie against granting any favors to
anyone representing himself as a
member of her family One firm
repoi ced yesterday that, upon the
strength of such representation, o
sum of money had been obtained by
the alleged stranger. There are six
Broughton bows, and each of them
bears an excellent reputation in this
city. and they desire to make plai1
TO the public that none of them are
connected with the alleged scheme
said to have been successfully prac-
ticed by the unidentified q. N.
Broughton, Jr." 49,,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-17
BIG EATERS GET
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take Salts at First Sign of
Bladder Irritation or
Backache.

The American men and women
must guard constantly against Kid
ney trouble, because we eat too
much and all our food is rich. Our
blood is filed with uric acid which
the kidneys strive to filter out, they
weaken from overwork. become slug
and the result is kidney trouble,
bladder weakness and a general de-
cline in health
When your kidneys feel like humps
of lead; your back hurts or the urine
is cloudy, full of sediment or You are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night; if you suffer
with sick headache or dizzy, nervous
spells, acid stomach, or you have
rheumatism when the weather is bad,
get from your pharmacist about four
ounces of Jad Salts; take a table
spoonful in glass of water before
breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid
OF grapes and lemon juice, combined
with ithia, and has been used for
generations to flush and stimulate
clogged kidneys; TO neutralize the
acids in the urine so it no longer is
a source Of irritation, thus ending
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot
injure, makes a delightful efferves-
cent lithia water beverage, and be-
longs in every home. because nobody
can make mistake by having good
kidney flushing any time.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-17
WHAT MONTENEGRO
AND SERVIA WANT
If GERMANY WINS

Amsterdam, Jan. 16.-What Serbia
and Montenegro have to expect from a
victorious Germany is indicated in an
article published in the German pa
pers from the pen of the Austrian
historian, Professor Heinrich Fried
jung. He says:
1T will be the duty of the victor to
consider carefully the good of the Ser
bian people, and not make them pay
for the sins of their King and his adj
visors. The uniting Of Serbia with
Austria-Hungary viii fulfill the desir
of the Serbians for national unity.
Serbia would be closely bound to Aus
tria- Hungary by economic ties. In this
way the Serbian people would emerge
from the struggle victors, in spite OF
their terrible sufferings. The House of
Hapsburg will give better guarantees
for the prosperous development Of the
Serbian people than their own dynasty
which is responsible for all their
troubles. If Serbia kept her army and
her independence. she would be used
as tool by fanatics supported by
English, French and Russian money.
But incorporated in the Austrian En-
pire, only small garrisons will be
necessary.
Austria will allow Serbia to export
her products northward free of duty.
The foolish policy of tariff wars against
small neighbors must be abandoned.
If the Serbian peasant does not have
his son taken away for military ser
vice, and If he can export the products
Of his soil to Austria, he will be in a
very favorable position.
1T would be criminal error to
unite Montenegro and Serbia Monte
negro could be allowed her independ-
ence with precautions. Obviously
Mount Lovcen cannot be given back
to her. Enemy statesmen make fine
speeches about small nations being
allowed to decide their own fate But
at the end of the war the great states
would make use Of the little ones in
payment of their indemnities. Aus
tria and Bulgaria will decide upon the
future Of the Balkans. In general
there will be little change from the
present position"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-17

couch in their hotel room with War
rem beside her.
"That feels better now" as ne
rubbed the bruised shoulder with ar
Mica.
She noddsE and smiled up at him
happily Now that it was all owe.
it was worth being thrown to have
the tenderness Warren had given her.
He had drawn from her the whole
story. But instead of being furious
as she had expected, he had been
surprisingly GENTLE and tender.
"You poor kitten. trying to ride
that beast--whep you'd never ridden
before"
"But, dear, it. wasn't such a beast
after all. You see it didn't hurt
me much-only very little"
And then to herself she added,
"Only enough to make you care" But
she wisely refrained from saying
this aloud
Instead she rubbed her cheek soft
ly against his hand, which still held
the arnica bottle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-17
Hopes Women Will
Adopt This Habit
As Well As Men
Glass of hot water each morn
ing helps US look and feel
clean, sweet, fresh.

Happy, bright, alert vigorous
and vivacious-a good clear skin; a
natural, rosy complexion and free
dom from illness are assured only
by clean, healthy blood If only
every woman and likewise every
man could realize the wonders of the
morning inside bath, what a crafty
ing change would take place.
Instead of the thousands of sickly
anaemic-looking men, women and
girls with pasty or muddy complex
ions; instead of the multitudes OF
nerve wrecks" 'rundowns," "brair
Tags" and pessimists we should see
virile, optimistic throng of rosy
checked people everywhere.
An inside bath is had by drinking
each morning before breakfast, a
glass of real hot water with tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in
it to wash from the stomach, liver
kidneys and ten yards of bowels the
previous days indigestible waste
sour lamentations and poisons be-
fore putting more food into the
stomach.
Those subject to sick headache
biliousness, nasty breath, rheuma-
tism, colds; and particularly those
who have a pallid, sallow complexion
and who are constipated very often,
are urged to obtain a quarter pound
of limestone phosphate at the drug
store which will cost but a trifle
but is sufficient to demonstrate the
quick and remarkable change in both
heath and appearance awaiting
those who practice internal santa
tion.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-17
PLAN NEW BUILDINGS.

Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 16.-William
A. Edwards, of Edwards and Say
ward, architects, who represent the
Board of Control, is in the city con-
ferring with the contractor, .. G.
Parker, who is building the two new
buildings for the Florida State Col
lege for Women here, the educational
building and new dormitory which
will cost 100000. While here he
will also consult Pichard Brothers,
who are the contractors for the
building at the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College for negroes here.