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Middletown transcript., 1918-01-26
World War in Brief

German newspapers admit that the
American destroyers' system of at.
lacking the U-boats with depth
charges is proving effective.
German warships bombarded Var.
mouth, England. Three persons were
killed and 10 injured.
The Italian Alpine fights scored a
success in the Monte Asolone region,
east of the Brsn4a River.
Max Muller, one of Germany's most
successful aviators, was killed in
fall. He claimed 80 victories In aerial
engagements.
Won Hertling, the German cEan-
cellor, is again reported i'll. and Pan
Germans are demanding the dismissal
of DR.. Won Kuehlmann, the foreign
secretary.
The Rumanian minister at Pe:ro-
grad and his entire staff have been
arrested by the Bolsheviki.
Thirty-fve Spanish womeh were
crushed in a mob protesting against
: food regulations in Barcelona.
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British National Anthem.

The authorship of the British Ma
tional anthem furnishes one of those
evergreen subjects Of dispute which de-
light the soul Of individuals whose Joy
it is to write letters to the press, OBJ
serves q British exchange. Probably
there will also be conflicting evidences
on the question, but the common opin-
ion now is that Henry Carey, who died
In October, 1743. was the author. At
any rate, Carey sang the song az his
own composition at a dinner party In
Cornhlll. while shortly afterwards he
approached publisher with the manu-
script. It was not at once accepted.
and seems to have been first sung In
public In 17z6-two years after Carey's
death.
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WAR Dare Devils
First of the American Heroes to
Storm No Mans Land.
News Of United States Declaration OF
War on Germany Signal for Bound
Over the Top.

II was. night in the trenches OF
France. and the Canadian contingent
Law watchful for the foe. on duty at
the listening posts, and night patrols
crept stealthily about In No Mans
Land. Their bayonets were rubbed
with lamp black SO that the sudden
hurstine of a star bomb would not be-
tray their presence.
In this particular Canadian section.
writes Henry James Buxton. were one
hundred or more stalwarts from the
United Statesmen who went over the
international boundary into CANADA
80 they could enlist. These Americans
were together in one section OF the
trench.
One of these was Private "Scotty"
Anderson. farmer, telegraph OPERATOR
who had tapped the key from Boston
to Frisco.
Scotty was long, lean and lank.
with arms like bean poles. But his
muscles were steel, and his courage
without blemish. Said Scotty to MS
pal, Jack Murdoch:
'aThis is too slow for me; why can't
we 70 over the top once in q WHILE
and take slam at the BochesT
"Time apparently amt ripe" replied
Murdoch.
"Ripe," snorted Scotty disgusted-
"; wed soon make the Boches ripe
If we got at 'em with our bayonets."
Just then a sergeant hurried into
the trench from a communicating pas
sage.
"Boy's," he cried excitedly. "the
United States has declared war with
Germany"
Scotty was on his feet with
whoop. He grabbed the sergeant ana
said: "Say that again." The ser
geant repeated the message.
Scotty grabbed an American nag
with one hand and seized his gun with
the other.
"Come on, Yanks," he yelled, "over
the top for us; we've got to celebrate
this!"
With q whoop 100 Americans fol-
lowed Scotty over the top. The ser
geant yelled something about ORDERS
but he was brushed aside.
Yelling, the Americans rushed over
No Mans Land, and leaped into the
German first line trench. The on
slaught was so sudden that the Ger
mans were taken by surprise. score
or more were shot down before they
were aware what had happened, and
nearly a score more surrendered. The
Americans returned to their own
trench with their prisoners and they
were greeted as heroes by their Cana
dian comrades.
I'VE had to do something to cele-
brate the entrance Of Uncle Sam on
the job" Scotty explained to q su-
perior.
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RAILROAD WAGE
BOARD SELECTED
will Handle All Requests for
Increased Pay.
c0vINeT0N Is A MEMBER
-Four OF country's Most Prominent
Men Will Analyze And Recon-
mend Action On Al Wage And =.
Labor Questions Pending.

Observation-Disclosures General Nc
Adoo announced the appointment OF
4 Railroad Wage Commission of four
public men to analyze and recommend
acton on all wage and labor ques-
tons pending before the Government
Railroad Administration, including the
Railway Brotherhoods' demands.
At the same time the director gen.
eral put into effect new system OF
government railroad administration
by dividing the country into three
operating regions east, south ana
west-and placed railroad executive
At the head Of each as his representa-
tive.
Tho Wage Commission consists Of
Secretary Lane, Interstate Commerce
Commissioner c. C. McChord, Judge
]. Harry Covington, chief justice 81
tho District Of Columbia Supreme
Court, and William R. Wilcox, who
announced his resignation as chairman
of tho Republican National Committee.
It was planned originally to pass only
on the four brotherhoods' wage de-
mands, but so many other labor ques-
uons have been submitted to the d.
rector general since then, that he de-
termined to refer them all to the
board. It will hear all labor COM
plants or petitions, make careful in
vestigations, and recommend q course
of action to McAdoo.
The commissions inquiry will deal
with general conditions affecting rail.
way employees, regardless of whether
any specific request or complaint has
been made to the Director General. OF
to railroad arrangements before the
government assumed control.
Smith Heads Eastern Lines.
In charge of Eastern railroads. Mr.
McAdoo retained A. H. Smith, presi
dent Of the New York Central, who
has acted as assistant to the Director
General, with headquarters in New
York. R. H. Ashton. president of the
Chicago and Northwestern, was ap
pointed regional director for territory
west of the Mississippi, with head
quarters at Chicago. Southeastern
roads were assigned to C. H. Markham
president of the Illinois Central, will
headquarters at Atlanta.
The Eastern Division consists o
territory North of the Ohio and Pc
tomac Rivers, land East of LAX
Michigan, and the Indiana-1llinoi
state line; also those railroads in I'LL
nois extending into that state from
| points East of the Indiana-1llinoi
| state line; also the Chesapeake ant
| Ohio, the Norfolk and Western ant
Virginia railways"
The directors will undertake to su
pervise general transportation prob
lens of their districts and will be tn
field marshals Of the central organize
ton which the Director General is ez
rected to form permanently in a da,
or two.
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Oh From Melon Seeds.

A genuine American invention orig
mated at Rocky Ford. where q melon
grower named Burrill, with the fac
ulty Of inductive reasoning, found out
that clear, rich oil can be expressed
from the seeds Of catalogues, notes
the Chicago Tribune. He submitted
samples to government chemists at
Washington. who notified him that
their tests indicated a new table oil Of
the same texture and color as olive oil,
one which needed no refining process.
There 70 wide sisniAcance in this dis
cUveey. which indicates melons, squash
and pumpkin seeds, % perhaps those
Of citrus ffuit - well, - . prolific
anaras@ 81 supply,
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Logging In the Northwest.


In some of the high attitudes In the
numbering districts Of the Northwest.
logging trains are employed to bring
big loads Of cut timber from the for
ests to the mill. The snow, in a way,
helps this situation, for it permits the
use Of an ingenious caterpillar tractor
steam engine Of great power. It is,
practically speaking, locomotive Of
the cog-wheel type and the front
trucks are sleigh runners, which are
steered by man sitting in front, his
hands ca the steering wheel. The cen
gineer" concerns himself with the same
duties as though he were running on q
track, while the fireman has to keep
steam up. Specially devised sleighs,
as wide as the locomotive itself, are
used to carry the logs, and the track
less engine is of such power that 1t can
drag eight and more truckloads Of this
character at time.
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ACCUSED OF POISONING SO.

German Chore Boy Arrested IN Lun1-
Der Camp.
Mountain, Wis.-Thirty-eigh men in
Z lumber camp here are seriously i'll
from being poisoned Sunday night.
Frank Zinbach, a chore boy, has been
arrested and the Federal authorities
have been notified. When arrested
Zinbach carried passports from Switz-
erland countersigned by former Am
bassador Won Bernstorff. It is said
that he is German.
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WHEATLESS AND
MEATLESS DAYS
Food Conservation to Become
Mandatory.
ADDED POWER TO PRESIDENT
Measures Designed To Prevent Waste
fulness In Public Eating Houses
Early Passage Regarded
As Certain.

Washington.-Anoth step toward
compulsory rationing in this country
was taken, when Senator Pomerene,
in the Senate, and Representative
Lever, in the House, introduced iden-
teal bills, giving the Government ab-
solute control over hotels, restaurants
and other public eating places.
These measures were presented aft
or consultation with Food Admins
traitor Herbert Hoover and have full
Administration support. They will
come before Congress for action With
in the next two or three weeks and
little doubt is felt in Washington as
to their passage. The only question
raised today is the extent to which
they may be amended.
This legislation is the imnc'iiatc re-
suit of the acute food situation all
over the. world. The demand upon the
American supply is growing every day
and must be met if there is the power
On the part of the Government to meet
it. Great Britain and France are
clamoring for more food, not merely
for their armies in the field but for
their civilian populations. This short
age must be made up and can only
be made up by further drafts upon
the stores of the United States.
The Government believes there is
enough food in America to provide for
all domestic needs and to provision
the people of Great Britain and
France. But these stocks are not
available for the necessary division
with Jur Allies in Europe because of
the continued waste on the part Of
the many consumers in this country.
Voluntary economy is being system
atically practiced in most directions,
but there is still enormous waste in
others.
This waste is confined largely &C.
cording to the Food Administration
investigators. to hotels, cafes, dining
cars and other public eating places.
There is still some in the families of
wealth, but this is negligible, it is said,
in it's relation to the whole food sup.
ply of the country, or even to the
whole supply that is wasted. The Food
Administration has learned that prob
ably so per cent of the food consumed
in this country is dispensed by hotels,
restaurants and business of that sort.
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The Psychological Institute of Den
mark has opened a special course in
combustion. with view to teaching
the practical methods Of burning va
rious fuels in various stoves for the
best economy. This institution will
operate what they call an Industrial.
Experiment Station for examining
and teaching the scientific principles
and practice in domestic economy.
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ITALIANS STRIKE HARD.

Blow At The Teutons On Heights East
Of The Brenta.
Italian Army Headquarters in North
ern Italy.-The Italians delivered an
unexpected hammer blow against posi-
tons on the heights just to the east
OF the Brenta River. Heavy losses
were inflicted upon the enemy and
several hundred prisoners were taken,
including an Austrian lieutenant col
oasl and seven other officers. The
Italians likewise captured a large
amount Of water material.
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eARFlElO'S FORMAL ORDER
RESTRICTING USE OF FUEL

"(a) Any business Or profssAonA
omces. except ofhces used by the
United States, state, county or mu-
nicipal governments. transportation
companies, public utility companies
telephone or telegraph companies
banks, trust companies, physicians OF
dentists:
"(b) Wholesale or retail stores OF
any other stores, business houses. OF
business buildings whatever. except
that for the purpose Of selling food
only. stores may maintain necessary
heat on any Of the specified days untn
II o'clock noon; and except that for
the purpose Of selling drugs and med
ical supplies only, stores may main
tain necessary heat throughout the
day and evening;
"(c) Theatre. moving plcSure
houses, bowling alleys, billiard rooms
private or public dance halls or any
other place Of public amusement.
Section 5.
ION each Monday beginning Janu-
airy Il, 1918, and continuing up to ana
including March Is, 1918. no fuel shah
be burned for the purpose Of heating
rooms in which intoxicating liquor Ii
sold or served on those days.
Nothing in this regulation shall
be construed to forbid the heating OF
restaurants, hotels or other places In
which meals are served. but In when
no intoxicating liquor is sold or served
on tho said Mondays.
SUNDAY SCHEDULES FOR
TRANSPORTATION.
Section 6.
mo fuel shall be burned on any Of
the Mondays specified in the foregoing
section for the purpose OF supplying
power for the movement OF surface
elevated, subway or suburban cars OF
trains in excess Of the amount used
on the Sunday previous thereto.
section Z.
;; Nothing in this regulation shall be
construed to apply to or AFFECT the
operation Of any mine or plant produc
ing fuel, nor shall this regulation bt
construed to forbid the heating OF such
rooms or Offices, or such portions o.
buildings, as are used in connection
with the production, transportation OF
distribution of fuel.
Section 9.
Estate Fuel Administrators and theil
representatives specifically authorizes
so to do are hereby empowered to gran
such relief as may be essential to pre-
vent injury to health or to proven
destruction of or injury to property b!
fire or freezing.
Section 9.
"This regulation is effective through
ont the United States east Of the Mil
sissippi river, including the whole Q
the States Of Louisiana and Minnesots
Section 10.
ANY person, firm, association Q
CORPORATION which violates or refuse
to conform to the above regulation ma
be liable to the penalty prescribed i
the aforesaid act OF Congress.
| (Signed) n. A. GARFIELD
UNITED States Fuel Administrator"
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POPULATION los, oos, 900.
That Many Estimated In Continental
United States-

Washington. The population OF
Continental United States on January
I, was 1o5, oo6.00o As estimated BY
Treasury Department experts who cal
culated the per capita money circu'
lation at $4s.76 on that date. An In
crease Of 1,719,000 in population from
January last year is shown while the
per capita circulation increased $6.7S.
On January /, 1879 the population was
4s. 231 900 and the per capita circular
ton 1852.
The general stock Of money IN the
United States on January l, this wear.
was $6,256,19s,271 an increase Of
$1,244,152,764 over that Cate last year.
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NAVY LOOKED FOR WAR.

Adequate Supplies Contracted For A
Month Before.
Washington. - Further testimony
about how the Navy prepared for war
in advance Of its declaration was
given the House Investigating Com.
mittee by Rear-Admiral Taylor, chief
of the Bureau Of Construction and Re-
pair. and Rear-Admiral Grimm, chief
of the Bureau Of Steam Engineering.
They said they began contracting for
adequate supplies q month before Con.
Rress passed the war resolution
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AMERICAN VESSEL ToRPEpoED.
The Monitor, Sail Craft, Sunk; Crew
Rescued.

Loudon.-The American sailing YES
al Monitor has been seen sunk by a
submarine near Fuerteventura, one OF
che Canary Islands, a dispatch from
ras Palmas to the Wireless Press re-
uorts. The crew was saved. Advices
non L. Palmas expressed fears for
~ safety Of the Monitor, which had
q board cargo Of wood from the
kioen Coast
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WARsHIP RAMMED TEXAN.

Hawaiian-Amcrican Liner Comes IN
Under Own Steam.
An Atlantic POrt.-The Hawaiian
American Line steamship Texan, which
was in collision at sea, arrived here
safely under her own steam. She was
rammed by a conveying 'warship,
which punched large hole in her
port side. The Texans water-tight
bulkheads saved her from sinking.
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AFTER HYPHENATE ALLIANCE.

Senator King Offers Bill To Abolish
German-American Body.
Washington.-Repeal of the incor
poration Of the German-American Al
lance was proposed in a bill intro
duced by Senator King, of Utah, and
referred to the Judiciary committee.
The Attorney General would be au.
thorized to bring proceedings for a
receiver to close up its affairs.
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SIX JAcKlES KILLED.
Lose Life When The Michigan 's
CAUGHT In Gale At Sea.

Lose Lite When the Mscni0an -
Caught In Gale At Sea.
Washington.-Six men were killed
and three injured on the United States
Steamship Michigan when the ship
was caught in q heavy gale at sea.
The dead are:
Osben Capers Belyeu. Carl Fred
erick Marahrens, Clarence eugene
Book, Frank John Prinz and Julian 3.
Bell. all seamen, and John Engellio
Chico, a fireman.
The injured:
Edward Thomas Mcdonald, left leg
broken; Gordon Solomon Farmer, both
arms broken; Vigil v. Biggers. thigh
cut and head and ankle injured. All
the injured were seamen.
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DYNAMITE IN HER GRIP.

Woman Held In Chicago Also Carried
Automatic Pistol.
Chicago.-A woman who carried So
sticks OF dynamite and an automatic
pistol in travelling bag, was arrested
here. She carried also a ticket bought
ct Youngstown, Ohio, and a small
amount of money.
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DESPERATE REMEDY
FOR FUEL CRISIS.
Five.Day Shut Down and
CoalIess Mondays Ordered.
SHIPYARDS ARE EXEMPT
Munitions Plants, However, included
Railroads, Homes, Hospitals and
Army Camps To Be First
Supplied.

Washj1gton. Americas manufac-
turing enterprises, with but few ex-
ceptions, in all states east of the Mis-
sissippi river we're ordered by the
Government to suspend operations for
five days, as a drastic measure for
relieving the fuel famine. At the
same time, as a further means OF re-
lief. it was directed that industry and
business generally, including all nor
NAL activities that require heated
buildings, observe as holiday every
Monday for the next 10 weeks. This
will close down on Mondays not only
factories, but saloons, stores except
for the sale of drugs and food, places
of amusement and nearly all office
buildings.
While the order does not mention
shipyards. it is known that they Will
be permitted to continue operations
as usual, although munitions plants
will be closed.
The Governments move came en-
tirely without warning in an order
issued by Fuel Administrator Garfield
with the approval Of President VIII
son, prescribing stringent restrictions
governing the distributor and use of
coal. It was decided Upon hurriedly
by the President and Government
heads as a desperate remedy for the
fuel crisis and the transportation
tangle in the Eastern States. Even
munition plants are not excepted from
the closing down.
The order prescribes preferential
list Of consumers in whose interest It
was drawn. These users will get coal
in the following order:
Railroads.
Household consumers, hospitals,
charitable institutions and army
and navy cantonments.
Public utilities, telephone and
telegraph plants.
Strictly Government enter
prises, excepting factories and
plants working on Government
contracts.
Public buildings and necessary
Government, state and municipal
requirements
Factories producing perishable
foods and foods for immediate
consumption.
Announcement of the provisions OF
the order was made by Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield after a White House
conference which was attended also
by Secretaries Baker and Daniels.
Earlier In the day DR.. Garfield had
sought the views of other officials
| and it was said to be the unanimous
| opinion that the measure contem
| plated was necessary under the cir
j. cumstances.
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WHISTLER LOOT FOUND.

S62, 600 Stolen From Army Bank In
Captains Quarters.
Camp Funston, Kan.-The money
taken from tine army bank at Camp
Funston by Captain Lewis Whistler
after he had killed four employees and
injured a fifth, said to have been
more than $4,000, was found hidden
in the walls of Whisler's, quarters in
the barracks here. ~
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REALLY WAR, SAYS TAFT.
unjust Adapt Ourselves Like Good
Americans"

"Must Adapt Ourselves Like Good
Americans"
New York.-Forner President Taft
alluded to DR.. Garde!d's order in an
address at the dinner of the National
Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Asso-
citation "as but one of the disagree
able features which must result from
the war, but like the good Americans
we are, we will adapt ourselves to
the conditions imposed upon US by our
Government"
Many of us have not fully realized
that this country is at wa:," MI. Taft
said, "but the drastic order of DR..
Garfield in shutting down our manu-
featuring plants for a period Of FIVE
days looks very much like war;"
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BRITISH LOSE DEsrRoYERs.

Two Wrecked On Scotch Coast And
Crews Ar Lost.
London.-The British Admiralty an
nounces tho loss Of two torpedo boat
destroyers in q violent gale and .
heavy snowstorm. The vessels ran
aground on the Scotch coast and were
totally wrecked, and all hands on
board were lost except one man.
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BOLSHEVIkI TYRANNY.

Rumanian Minister And Staff At Pet
rograd Under Arrest.
London.-The Roumanian minister
at PetrOgrad and his entire staff have
been arrested by the Bolsheviki, the,
Roumanian Legation here announced.
The arrests are believed to have been
made in reprisal for the arrest of
number of Bolsheyik agitators at
Jassy, Rumania.
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INSURED AGAINST U-BoArS.

To Be Covered.
Washington.-Becau of the extern
sion of the submarine war zone Secre-
tary McAdoo ordered Government life
insurance in force for officers and
crews of American merchantmen
travelling between American ports and
the Cape Verde Islands, and points
on the west coast of Africa, north Of
Sierra Leone. Sailing vessels will not
be insured.
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1900 OFFICERS GOING UP.
Temporary Second Lieutenants To Be
Advanced.

Washington - Eighteen thousand
temporary second lieutenants in the
regular Army were made eligible for
promotion to first lieutenants in the
National Army by a War Department
order. Divisional commanders have
been called upon to furnish lists Of
those qualified for promotion.
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DESTROYER MAKES RECORD.

Sustained voyage VI Tvs 0dyo TSV"s
The Pacific.
WashingHon.-A new record nor
sustained endurance has been estab-
lished by one Of the new flush deck"
destroyers. the Navy Department an
nounced. The voyage was from =
Pacific to an Atlantic port. and oc-
cupied 10h days, the average speed
being 1915 knots per hour. A new
record also was set In the construc-
ton of the destroyer. only 81 weeks
elapsing from the laying Of her keel
10 the date Of launching.
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Miss Elizabeth Clark 10 the pioneer
woman boarding ofhcer of the United
States immigration Service.
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The most active volcano In ~
world In Mount SanEay.
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DEMAND ON RUMANlA.

Ninth Russian Army Wants Free Pas.
sage Through Capital.
Petrograd-A dangerous stage has
arisen in the relations between Ru-
mania and the Bolsheviki. A two.
hour ultimatum has been sent to the
Rumanian military authorities by the
revolutionary committee of the Ninth
Russian Army demanding free passage
of Russian troops through Jassy, the
temporary capital of Rumania.
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MILLIONS FOR WORKERS HOMES

Passed BY Senate, Bill Is Now Up To
The House.
Washington.-The Administration
bill authorizing the expenditure of $780,
900, 900 from the funds of the Shipping
Board for Government purchase of
lands near shipyards upon which to
erect houses for the use of shipyard
employees was passed by the Senate
after brief debate. The bill now goes
to the House.