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Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-11-23

1t is bad enough, it reads worse than it is.
"Officers and soldiers are worried to
death about home. One of the girls in the
censor office dropped incidentally that the
numbers OF cables sent over about the
deaths OF wives, sisters and children were
getting worse and worse, and some days
there wer more than came from the other
side about the deaths in battle. She said
1t broke her heart to send the messages, and
even to her, with all her experiences in the
months she has been in the office, nothing
has seemed as sad. And som of the an
swers that came back to other members Of
the family seemed such cry from the
heart-a new moan from the battlefield.
"Well, this morning dear little womans
husband who has been wounded and is in
hospital cabled her to know if she were
all right. He had evidently been in touch
with somebody who got one Of these sad
cables from home She has not much money
and she is i'll with the influenza, but not
seriously so. So [ said 1 would cable for
her. In her instruction book there were
prices given, and just how to get cables
where they ought to 60. In addition she
had two or three different ways that her
husband had written her since he had been
in the hospital. She gave me a fve-dollar
bill, with a carefully written message, and
off l went. When [ handed it in, after elm
mating few unnecessary words without
losing her message to her husband at all that
was going to relieve his mind, the man in
the cable office counted the words and said
$6.75-and l had expected about two-fifty
back in change!
Il paid the extra and got the message
off, with the understanding that there was
no certainty about it's getting to it's destin-
alton on time. There is so much Govern
ment work, the man said Of course I had
it out with the cable man about the rate and
about the code he was afraid 1 might be
using to send message to a possible spy!
If he could not understand, then it must
be wrong! Of course, my friend and l
both knew enough not to use a code, but
in the elimination to save words the man,
with his dull brain, thought it ambiguous
or something, and [ had to fight that out
too. l am not going to tell my friend about
price or the trouble I had-she is having
trouble enough, with her own illness and
the husband in hospital and she not know
ing just how badly he is wounded; but,
girls, 1 am beginning to get so tired, so
heart-Weary, So
''Say, girls, what do you think-shut up,
Mollie, you can't cheer me up this morning
what do you all think of this Govern
ment having a private man-hke that Lind
who went to Mexico and this Colonel House
who has now gone to France-to send on
secret missions? Don't you think-Oh, here's
the waiter. Let s take the cocktails Trust
Mollie to have had it made cheery-and
forget all the disturbing things we are learn
ing about running war and Governments.
How !''--The Annalist
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-12-27
L. B. Bullard
HixBros.

At the close OF another year extends to you tn eir thanks
Tor your patronage during 1918, and very cordially in
vte a continuation of the same during the wear Which
IS last approaching. The firm is DESTROYS that tbo tios
during 1919. OiS "S
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-12-27
John Morrison and Sons.

q Thank their patrons individually and collectively for
their patronage during 1918. q The same s~atisfacto-
ny service that has made this firm popular will be main
tanned during the coming year.
THE HOME OF THE FORD"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-12-27
MORRIS BAKERY

Sends greeting to customers and thanks to every pa
iron during the the year 1918 for the trade given. The
best of everything usually found in a ~frst-class bakery
will be at Morris Bakery, and while expressing appre-
citation to all our old customers, an earnest invitation is
given to all to try the goods that always give perfect
satisfaction.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-12-27
Missouri Gas & Electric Service Co.
1903 Main St. Phone 262
Westerman g. Barnett

q Extends greeting to every customer for patronage
during the year rapidly closing and wishes for every
body a year of prosperity in 1919. q We very cordially
invite you to call upon us whenever in need of anything
in our line-assuring you prompt and efficient service.
q A cordial welcome awaits you.
Evening star., 1918-01-05
QUARANTINE Is EXTENDED.
Development of Meningitis and
Measles at Camp Mcclellan.

CAMP MCCLELLAN, Ala, January s.
Because of development of few new
cases of meningitis and measles, quar-
antines in the camp of the Blue and
Gray division have been extended to
include Company B of the 18th In
fantry.
The 114th Ammunition Train. bat
talon of Maryland field artillery, the
base hospital and Battery E and the
supply company OF the 112th Artillery,
Company 8, were quarantined.
Private Frederick Rubenstein of the
latter outfit developed meningitis
Throat cultures OF the men will be
taken. Measles appeared in the am
munition train. the Maryland artillery
and the base hospital enlisted detach-
ment in the last few days. There is a
case of meningitis in Battery Z. where
Private Philip T. Martin is affected, and
one in the supply company. Private
Francis Delucia being the patient All
the cases were quickly isolated These
three cases are the only one of menin-
gifts in camp.
The number of measles cases in the
hospital detachment, the artillery anu
ammunition train is small and the
measure is precautionary.
There is no cause for alarm, m medicai
authorities say.
Evening star., 1918-01-05
BREAK IN EXTREME COLD;
MUCH WARMER TONIGHT

With the break of the extreme cold,
decided relief for Washington from the
excessive frigidity which has been ex-
perienced here for some time Is likely,
according to the weather bureaus re-
port today. Prospects for much warm
er weather are in sight. according to
the forecast. with the temperature
slowly rising.
Although it may snow tonight. 1t is
also predicted that 1t will be warmer.
Todny's prediction is probably snow
late tonight or tomorrow; warmer to-
night"
warmer everywhere" was the la
comic but CHEEKY bit OF information
which emanated from the weather bu-
'reau today. The thermometer at the
weather bureau registered 20 degrees
above zero and 22 above shortly after
10 O'Clock this morning. The forecaster
said that the mercury would probably
60 up, to the freezing point.
Evening star., 1918-01-05
cAvE-|N KILLS MINERS
Four Believed to Be Lost in I'm
usual Accident Near Pittston, Pa.
Twenty-Three Hurt.

wILKEs-BARRE. Pa. January s.
rb. lives Of four miners are believed to
n.y. been lost in an unusual accident
to5ay in the Barnum mine Of the Penn
sylyania Coal Company near Pittston
rh.re we're about ono hundred men and
boy. at work when the middle vein,
tnown as the Marty vein. collapsed
The passaseway was not entirely filled
and all but four of the workmen were
ra.cned. Twenty-three of them were
slightly hurt.
The accident was due to the fact that
two gangs Of men robbing pillars in
different veins were working toward
one another. They came too close to-
zether, and suddenly there was great
ruah OF coal and rock as the roof OF
the vein caved in. About 500 yards of
material came down.
The cavern is one of the greatest
since the disaster in the Twin shaft.
nearby, in which scores OF men were
efitombed and never rescued
Evening star., 1918-01-05
GERMANS SCORE MINOR
GAINS AGAINST BRITISH
Teuton Raiders Succeed at Zonne-
beke and Push Back Haig's Posts
Near Canal du Nord.

LONDON. January 5.--"A raid at
tempted by the enemy during the night
in the neighborhood OF Hollebeke was
repulsed without loss by our TROOPS"
the war Office reports. Another hos
tile raiding party succeeded in rush
ing one of our posts east of Zonne-
beke. A few of our men are missing.
The British official communication
issued last evening says:
"As the result of local lighting in
the neishporhood of the Canal du Nord.
reported this morning, four of our ad-
yanced posts in this area were pressed
back short distance. A few of our
men are missing
Evening star., 1918-01-05
DEALERS Arranging
TO POOL D. c. COAL
FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT
Committee Appointed by Re-
taiIers to Comply With Mr..
Weaver's Demand.
HAVE UNTIL MONDAY Nl6HT
TO COMPLETE PROGRAM
W. Hamilton Smith Heads Move
ment for Cooperation to Dis
tribute Fuel Properly.
WEAVER M0DIFIEs ORDER.

After a conference yesterday with
A. L. Snead, distributor for the
United States fuel administrator,
John l.. Weaver. administrator for
the District, announced that he
would issue at once an order Tor
bidding dealers to deliver coal, hard
or soft, to churches, theaters. ONCE
buildings, hotels or any large COM
merciaI establishments until the do
mestic needs of Washington had
been supplied. The churches. the
aters, etc, he said, would have to
haul their own coal.
The order reached dealers in this
mornings mail, but in a modified
form 1t forbids deliveries to the
classes of consumers indicated if
they have more than four days sup
ply on hand.
Evening star., 1918-01-05
COUNT IN ILL HEALTH.
Argentina to Ask Safe Conduct for
Luxburg to Spain.

BUENOS AIRES. January 5.-The d.
rector of the German hospital whore
Count Won Luxburg. former German
minister to Argentina, Is confined call
ed at the foreign Office yesterday and
stated that Won Luxburs's physical con-
dition Is very poor. AS result of the
directors report. Foreign Minister
Pueyrredon will ask the British minis
ter to obtain a safe conduct for Won
Luxburg on Spanish. instead of q
Dutch, weasel.
This new effort to arrange for the
former German minister passage stc
Spain y causing much comment In Of.
fetal circles. 81 :. y "
Evening star., 1918-01-05
JAPAN FAITHFUL TO ALLIES.
Baron Otori Says Nippon Would Not
Accert Separate Peace.

MEXICO CITY. Friday. January IF
the enemy proposes a separate peace.
no matter how advantageous, Japan
will reject 1t, Baron Fugitaro Otori, the
new Japanese minister to Mexico. de-
clared today In statement concerning
the attitude of his country. Japan, he
said. would remain on the side OF the
allies and was cooperating in the war
to her full extent. Being one OF the
signatorfes of the treaty of London,
Japan, the minister added. would not
look upon that treaty as scrap OF
paper.
Evening star., 1918-01-05
Situation Less Acute.

Moderation of the weather made the
coal situation less acute TODAY. bur did
not result in any appreciable Iet-up in
the demand for coal or in efforts of Of
hcials to get II here and have IL dis
tributed. The emergency distributjnp
office of the fuel administration. which
has been located at 1903 + street Was
moved today into the large vacant
atoreroom at 1929 F street use NJ
which was donated by the owner OF the
building. The larger quarters will
kvert the necessity of seekers of coal
being exposed to the weather while
awaiting their turns.
The District government yesterday "
and again today had a large humber
OF teams and trucks at work haulin q
coal to private consumers who had
orders from the emergency ofiice.
Though he had no authority for
doing SO. Commissioner Broyplow
ordered that the teams get busy ana
do what they could to help relieve dis
tress.
II have strained my authority to
the breaking point" he said. but this
fs not q time to let red tape interfere
with efficient action"
For the present persons who have
coal delivered and have not facilities
for dumping IL directly into their bins
will have to arrange themselves to
have IL stored Administrator Weaver
has directed dealers not to store coal
for customers for the present, but tc
keep an their men busy delivering Il
CONTINUED on Second Page)
Evening star., 1918-01-05
Coal Supply for Tabernacle.

So far is the Tabernacle from having a
big stock of coal piled UP that the coal
to heat the building for tomorrow's
three meetings must be hauled today,
and the Tabernacle will have to do all
its own hauling. according to Chairman
Chance of the campaign committee.
ficient for the campaign" he said to-
day. but almost at once realized that
was impossible. We will get it little
at n time. just as every one else is
getting 1t. and 1t is soft coal, at that"
Evening star., 1918-01-05
LORD READING MAY
BE ENVOY TO U. S.
Asked if He Is Willing to Become
Ambassador, Succeeding Sir
Cecil Spring Rice.


By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January Sit is under
stood that Lord Reading has been asked
whether he would be willing to become
British ambassador to the United States.
says the Daily News.
A topic that is greatly interesting
British officiaIdom and the public at the
moment is the selection of a successor
to Sir Cecil Spring Rice
Three names thus far are being dis
cussed--those of viscount Grey. former
foreign secretary; Earl Reading. lord
chief justice of England, and ]. Austen
Chamberlain. eldest son Of tho late Jo-
seph Chamberlain and former secretary
for India
Evening star., 1918-01-05
READY FOR COMING
Of BILLY SUNDAY
Large Crowd Expected to
Greet Evangelist at Union
Station Today.
PROGRAM FOR TOMORROW

The stage is all set and the spot
light ready for the coming this after
noon of Rev. William A. Sunday to the
National Capital for a series of re-
yfyal meetings to last six weeks. Final
preliminary details were being cleared
up this morning and Rsy, pr. James E.
(waltsf. ths sxatik keiissss advafice man.
was out meeting various trains con-
tanning. or supposed to contain. MEM
bers OF the Sunday party en- route for
Washington. from different points.
DR.. Walker. by the way, In describ-
ing the arrangements completed for
tho local campaign. yesterday used the
phrase 'the hest and most efficient
local Sunday organization with which
it has been my pleasure to deal"
The hour when the Pennsylvania Linn
tied. the train bearing Mr.. and Mrs
Sunday and others Of the party. should
arrive is 4: As pm. When 1t will get IN
is, of course, probiematical, but it left
winona Lake last night on the dot. The
party will be met by the executive COM
mittee. section of the choir. and
crowd OF Sunday enthusiasts.
First Meeting Tomorrow Morning.
The first meeting of the campaign is
set for tomorrow morning at IL o'clock
The I23 cooperating churches have
either omitted their usual morning
prayer service. in view OF this fact, or
have advanced it. The second meeting
Is tomorrow afternoon and the third to-
morrow night. There will be no taber-
nacle meetings whatever Monday, which
is Sundays day of rest. However. he
and Mrs Sunday will attend meeting
in the First Congregational Church thai
day to meet and become known to the
members of the local campaign COM
mittee and the pastors and representa-
tives of the cooperating churches.
Choir No. will sing tomorrow morn
ing; 1t will also sing tomorrow after
noon. Choir No. 2 will sing tomorrow
night. This Is the schedule for the
first day only. Beginning Tuesday No.
/ will sing Tuesday and Friday even
ings and every other Sunday morning.
No.z2 will officiate~W ednesday and Sat
urday evenings and alternate Sunday
mornings. The male chorus, to be re-
| cruited a little later, will sing Thurs
day evenings and every Sunday after
;oon and every Sunday evening. Rev.
DIR. Charles Wood, pastor OF the Presby.
terian Church of the Covenant, will
make the opening prayer at the first
meeting Of the campaign tomorrow
morning
Evening star., 1918-01-05
Only Most Just of Causes Should Prolong
"Agony Of Nations" Lloyd George
Tells Trades Unions.
ENGLAND FIRMLY BACKS FRANCE:
DEMANDS THERE BE PREPARATIONS
Destruction Of Mharm, Not Germany, Is Deued-Deeles Govern
ment Should Be Dictated by Governed Count Czemn's &
Policies Not Stable Ground for Peace.
By the Associated Press.


LONDON January 5-Premier Lloyd George addressing the
trades today the subject OF said that
ceares greatest and of could justify the conn
for day. OF this unspeabe of nations The
premier continued:
1--WE ought be able clearly and definitely only
principles for which fighting but their definite
plication to the map of the world
eve have arrived the premier critical
hour of this terrible conflict and before any government
atefu decision the conditions under which ought
terminate continue the struggle ought
conscience of the nation is behind these conditions
Evening star., 1918-01-05

Independent Poland, comprising all
genuinely Polish elements who desir-
ed to participate. was an urgen necex-
sity for the stability of eastern Eu.
rope.
Speaking with regard to the DISPOSE
tion of the German colonies the pre-.
mier said:
They are held at the disposal Of Q
conference whose decision must hayo
primary regard to the wishes and In
terests of their native inhabitants"
VIII Stand by France and Italy.
The prime minister said that de-.
mocracy in Great Britain would stand
to the last by the democracies Of France
and italy.
I'VE should be proud to fight to tho
end" he declared. side by side with
the new Russian democracy. So would
America. France and Italy. But II t.
u,sEs s. 2, ESssts s ses rs.; lnasp sss
catastrophe Russia can be saved only
by her own people"
I'VE mean TO stand by the Fresfch
democracy to the DEATH" the premier
make for reconsideration Of the great
wrong of 1871, when Alsace-Lorr1lno
was torn away from them. This sore
has poisoned the peace of Europe for
IL =
healthy conditions cannot be restored.
Nobody who knows Prussia and hsr
designs toward Russia can doubt her
ultimate intention" Mr.. Lloyd George
said. Whatever phrases she uses to
delude Russia she does not mean TO
surrender any of the Russian provinces
and cities now occupied. Under one
name or another they will henceforth
be part Of the Prussian dominionA
ruled by the Prussian sword, and the
rest of the Russians viii be enticed Or
bullied into complete economic and III.
timate political enslavement."
Reparation Is Demanded.
Preparation means recognition" the
premier said. Unless international
right is recognized by insistence on
payment for injury done in defiance Of
its canons it can never be reality.
Next comes the restoration of Serbia,
Montenegro. and the occupied parts of
France, Italy and Rumania. The COM
reparation for injustice is the funda.
mental condition of a permanent peaoe."
I'VE regard as VITAL, said the pre-
mieT, the legitimate claims Of the
italians for union with those Of their
own race and tongue.
I'VE also mean to press that justice
be done to the men of Rumanian blood
and speech"
Austria Hungary would become a pow
er whose strength would conduce to
the permanent peace and freedom OF
Europe instead of being an instrument
of the pernicious Prussian military au.
tocracy.'
Attitude as to Belgium.
The premier said the first require
ments always made by the British and
their allies had been complete restora-s
tion of the political. territorial and
economic independence of Belgium,
and such reparation as could be mad1
for the devastation of its towns and
provinces.
This was no demand for war indem.
nifty, but insistence on the fact that
before there could be any hope of sta
BILE peace this great breach of public
law in Europe must be repudiated and.
so far as possible. repaired.
Although we agree with President
Wilson that the breaking up OF Austria
Hungary is no part of our war alma"
10 De-
Evening star., 1918-01-05
SIX STORES HERE
TO CUT DELIVERY
Agree on One a Day, So Teams
May Relieve Local Freight
Congestion.
OTHER MEASURES ADOPTED

In order that some Of their teams may
be used to relieve congestion Of ship.
ments in the local freight yards, six OF
the big department stores of the city
agreed today to run only one delivery a
day to each sestien Of the city. Tbs
plan goes into effect Monday. - -
Ths action was taken at the joint
request Of the commercial economy
board Of the Council Of National De-
tense and Hale Holden. one of Director
General McAdoo's railroad advisers
who informed the merchants Of the city
three days ago that he believed an in
crease of drayage facilities was the
quickest step to take to relieve the
freight jam here.
Stores Reaching Agreement.
The stores which have agreed to the
ne-delivery-a-day plan are Woodward
& Lothrop, Palais Royal. Lansburgh
Bro, S. .Kann. Sons & Co, Goldenberg
and Hecht & Co.
Representatives of these stores met
yesterday afternoon with officials OF
the commercial economy board. The
District council of defense, however, Is
formulating anv appeal to every mer-
chant in the city to follow the action
of these stores.
The shipping clerks OF the big stores
are In session today to decide on a uni
form hour at which the delivery to each
section of the city will be made. Other
measures decided on by the stores were:
Other Measures Decided On.
THAT a limit of three days shall be
placed on the return of merchandise Of
all kinds.
THAT the practice of sending goods
by special delivery shall be abolished.
That the following deposit shall be
required on c. o. d. purchases. 10 per
cent of the total amount of the pur-
chase, with minimum deposit of c5
cents"
All of these measures were urged
upon the merchants by the commercial
economy board.
Hour for Each Delivery.
Wide publicity will be given by the
stores to the hours at which the de-
livery will leave for each section, and
shoppers will be urged to make their
purchases before that hour.
It is understood that the report OF
Mr.. Holden, who was designated by
Mr.. McAdoo to study the freight situa
ton in the District, will recommend
pooling of the trucks and teams made
available by the ne-delivery-a-day
plan for hauling freight
Mr. Holden is of the opinion that
there is ample track and platform space
in the Washington yards, and that II
teams can be secured to keep
the freight moving when 1t reaches
the city that the freight jam will be
relieved.
Evening star., 1918-01-05
Clear Pictures
of Current
Interest

Uniforms GEHX ON. TIE
C1TY0 DT1EHT0-Yhotogr
OF soldiers Of our allies daily
! seen in the downtown section Of
the city.
N THE RI0RT1N6 Eo1A-A
page Of pictures Of war activities
abroad sud people In the Hnae-
Light there.
WAg1xM0T0M lEANs NEW Ar
S8H AID X10 2BKA1XAD61
MODELS or 811To1IO Fly.
IN0 1kAOHMH8.
And, among many tothsrs-1n-
termed German Sailors Playing
BASE Ball; Policemen and Doll-
boys Knit for the 1ed Gross;
Only survivor Of Ferry Hxpedi.
t1on 1sv1sita Japan.
In the YLA10o3AvUzB 1B0s
TIo1 Of xhs
SUNDAY STAR