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New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Rumanians Acted
To Stop Looting
Invasion of Bessarabia Fol-
lowed Appeals to Halt
Bolshevik Bandits

Lon DON, Jan. 30.-The reasons
which led TO the Invasion of Bessarabia
by Eumanian troops, one of the causes
Of the rupture in relations between
kumanla and Russia. are explained by
the CORE spondent OF "The Times" with
'hc Kumanlan army, in a dispatch filed
on January % lie says the Bessara-
bian of1iclais made repeated appeals to
thc Rumanlans to restore order and
save private property from looters,
conditions having been greatly dis
turbcd by the Bolshevik regime. An
other and more powerful consideration
was that Bcssarabia contained all
manner Of supplies belonging to Ru-
mania. which the Bolsheviki threat
ened TO destroy.
10 save these stores and maintain
communication with Odessa and Kiev
was. the spondcnt says, d matter
o. liic or DEATH involving the question
Of Eumania's absolute isolation from,
her allies IN Western Europe.
Describing the fight between Rus
slams and Rumanians in Galatz. the
CORES pondent says that but for tho
Valor OF the Rumanians the town would
nave been reduced TO a mass Of ruins
ne Russians attacked the town with
great energy on January II. The Hu-
i!al's.i.N resisted StuDbornly, but tho
situation became critical. Eventually
the Rumanlans gained the victory b.,
counter attack with bayonets and
Aand grenades aided by the fire Of two
small gunboats at the mouth of the
Sereth River.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Petrogard says the Russian com
mlssloners have ordered the removal
OF NJ. koseovaky. chairman of the
Revolutionary Inquiry Commission. ant
some o' his colleagues on the CHARGE
of bribery. They have appointed new
members and ordered a careful inves
tlgation. The affair has caused great
sensation in Petrogard.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
German Socialist Leaders
United In Workmen S Council
Cheftans of Majority and Minority Factions Divided at
Beginning of War, Men Long Prominent in
Fight Against Capitalists

without violence. According to stories
printed recently, o-German activities
of certain persons in the United States
since the war began are directly trace
able TO Scheidemann's influence.
FRIEDRICH EBERT was born in
Heidelberg February 4, 1871, the son
of master tailor. He has edited So
cialist newspapers and been prcm'ne1n. nv
in party councils for many years. In
1913 he was elected leader Of the party
to succeed August Bcbel. who had just
died He has been member OF the
Reichstag since 1912. On November II
last Ebert and Scheidcmann launched a
speaking campaign to force the central
Powers to abandon disguised anneXa-
tions in the East and accept the Boil
shevik peace offer.
Braun Had Been an Exile
Dr. ADOLPH BRAUN Undoubtedly
the man mentioned in cables) was edi-
tor of "Vorwaerts," the leading So
cialist newspaper Of Germany, when, in
1898. he was cxiled from Prussia for
his attacks on the military system, So
cial conditions and government mstl-
tutions. In November, 1914, he was
permitted to return to Berlin as an act
of gratitude on the part of the govern
ment for Socialist support in the war;
~ I'll I1A!ANAI 10 q A""S ~ ''
vcrsity graduate. He was born Sep
tcmber 20, 1868, at Allenstein lie has
been a member Of tho Reichstag since
1912 and also from 1897 to 1907. from
the beginning he has denounced the
war, He is the leader of the MINOR
ity faction IN the Reichstag.. Haase'
Dittmann and Vogtherr arc the three
Minority Socialists whom the then MN,
ister Of Marine, Won Capelle, last TALL
accused of instigating the mutlnles
among the sailors at klel and otner
GEORG LEDEBOUR. born at Han
over, March 7, 1850. is famous Writer
principally on Socialist subjects. ne
has been member of the Reichstag
since 1900 Speaking in the Relchstag
on May Is last, he said: IVY must
soon introduce republic In Germany
and we should propose that constltu-
tional committee take preparatory
steps in that direction"
WILHELM f. X. DlTTMANN was
born in Tutin (bci Luebeck), Novem-
ber 13. 1874. and has been member
Of the Reichstag since 1872: lie mas
been editor Of various publications..
Speaking against the censorship Jan
nary IS, 1916, he told the Rcichstag:
1--WE must destroy this pernicious
mania. which only regards voices claim
ing conquest as the expression OF the
will Of the people
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Germany May Stop
All Brewing of Beer
Supply of Barley To Be Cut
OFF, Says Periodical;
Needed for Fodder

ZURICH, Jan 80. The "Allgemeine
Zeitung fir Brauerein" ("General Ga
zette for Breweries'') says that the sup
ply of barley for German hreweries will
be stopped thus bringing the whole
brewing industry to a standstill. Not
even beer for the army will be pro-
duced, the periodical declares.
The measure is said by the publica-
ton to be due to the exceedingly bad
harvest Of oats, necessitatinE the use Of
barley for fodder for the army's horses.
German breweries have been working
under extremely restricted allowances
of grain for brewing purposes for some
time, the "war beer" according to home
critics, having so few of the character
istics of their customary beverage as to
be classified only as "wet.'
The annual report Of the largest Ger
man brewery. published last summer.
stated that the brewery had received
from the preceding harvest only 1911
per cent of its normal allowance Of bar
ley malt. FROM TINS IT has been re-
quired to provide many thousand bot
ties of full strength beer for army con-
sumption before supplying its regular
trade. The report added that as the al
lowance Of grain from the 1917 harvest
would probably be still further reduced
it would be necessary for the brewery
to 90 over to the manufacture Of tenn
perancc beverages in the future.
Last summer. the horSpq Of tho mum
tion transport columns were reduced tc
a ration Of only two pounds of grain q
day. and the animals were breaking
down under the heavy service at such g
rate that wagon train after wagon train
had to be retired from the service The
long continued drouth of the early sum
mer Of 1917 resulted in so serious {
failure of the oats and barley crops
that i. was considered doubtful if this
allowance could be materially increaset
during the coming campaign.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Britain Skeptical of
German Unrest, but
Sees New Turn in War
By Arthur S. Draper

LONDON, Jan. 33o-The leaven Of un.
rest which has been slowly working for
several months in the European work
ing classes now threatens 10 give new
twist to the war.
From Germany, by way of Amster-
dam. Copenhagen and Switzerland,
come reports OF al practical agreement
OF strike involving anywhere from
half TO three-quarters of million
workers in and around Berlin.
Here there is tendency 10 doubt
the accuracy OF these reports. the skep-
ticism being due to .he mistaken de-
ductions drawn from past rumors is
suing from Germany. SO much mas
been said and written about the power
OF the German ruling classes and the
discipline OF the German masses that
that the working people are trying to
force the government to make peace.
However. there seems TO be good rea-
son not to ignore the accounts Of Ger
man unrest which have followed close
upon outbreaks in the Dual Monarchy.
even though they may not be sympto..
matte OF general conditions. Ono Of
the best reasons is that British labor,
lillilltiN UtIISI CiI iifduStdifA anu Wv
nomically than German labor, IS GER
tainly far from satisfied at the present
moment.
Ii the Germans obtain their de-
mands it viii mean that peace will be
apprcciably nearer. The power Of the
masses to obtain their demands will
be fair measure OF moderate feeling
in Germany.
The action of The workers in the
naval centres is cons idered highly sig
niticant In Hamburg the iood situa-
tion never has been handled we'll. while
the closing oi the port to maritime
shipping Since the war began has a.
fected the lives Of thousands OF peo-
pic.
In many ways Russia is having
greater influence on the workers than
the German ruling classes since she
ceased to be a military factor. Inc
German government has got involved
IN Il mess from which it cannot
emerge without losing mach OF us
prestige and its power.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31

movement originated with the work
men themselves. but it was resolved
that both sect ma OF the Social-Demo
Gratis should cooperate. rs it was no
time for the issuance of contradictory
orders. The railway men attempted to
hold meeting yesterday to consider
the question of strike, but they we're
we're made.
Workmcn's Corncil Formed
The Berlin correspondent of the
"pclitiken," of Copenhagen. reports
that the strikers have formed work
mems council of 500 with an "action
commission" of ten men and women.
including Huga Naase, the 1ndependcN.
Socialist leader. ana Philip Scheidc
mann, the majority Socialist leader.
Other members of the commission
include Georg LedeboAr and William
Dittmann, independents Socialists. and
Friedrich Ebert and Herr Braun, ma
Jority Socialists. the dispatch adds.
The commission, it is stated, asked
Herr Wallraf. the Minister of the In
terror. to grant permission for the
holding of meetings Herr Wallraf
it is added, declared he would not nego.
tiate with the workmen but would r.
ceive Socialist members of the "arlia-
and two workmen went to the Munster
OF the Interior and informed him OF
The action of the commission, demand
ing unanimously that the negotiations
take place in .he presence of the work
men.
The result Of Herr Wallraf's deNb-
eratious is not yet known. the DIS
patch reports, but it quotes the "Lokal-
anzcigcr" as stating that important
4 ,,.rIY,
and General Won Stein, the PrusSian
Minister of War.
While some morning newspapers
print with much prominence dispatches
from Holland and Switzerland repre-
scntng the strikes in Germany as be-
ing on a great scale and very serious
the Rotterdam correspondent OF ne
Daily News in a dispatch received
early this morning, warns against an
EXAGGERATED idea of the size and i'm
portance of the industrial upheaval.
other newspapers report that the work
men in forty war material factories IN
Berlin alone have struck, and that
many strikes elsewhere have been ac-
companied by grave disturbances.
"The Daily News correspondent
saws that the cessation Of work IN Der
lin apparently was not general IN char-
acter. The central committee OF the
but. according to information reaching
the correspondent in Rotterdam, tins
was revoked after the speech made by
DR.. Won Kuehlmann, the Foreign Sec
retarv, with which the labor leaders
professed to be satisfied temporarily.
The strikes which occurred, consee-
ouently. were sporadic, the correspond
ent says. =, A.. 4.ao
uninns' committees made demands very
mild m'iId''n in character. The demands were:
"First-An answer by the German
government to the speech MADE oy
Premier Lloyd George to brltIsh 'raoe
"Second-A statement on German
war aims in the West.
"Third-Direct representation of the
working class interests in the peace
sentation of capitalstic interests.
"Fourth-No further postponemen'
Of prlssian franchise reforms
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Housing Program Indorsed
Three Secretaries Think $780,
100000 Needed

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3o.-Appropr,a-
ton Of s5o,O0o,OOO to help in housno
the great army Of shipbuilding work.
ers now being recruited was indorsed
to-day at conference attended bv
Secretaries Baker, Daniels and Wilson
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt and
Chairman Hurley and Vice Chairman
Piez Of the Shipping Board. A bill to
provide that amount now is pending
in Congress-
Other appropria ations for taking caro-
of the influx of workers in industrial
centres, where war contracts are bcinr
filled, probably will be urged later
Housing, questions affecting other than
shlpyard workers will be handled bv
the Department of Labor.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Trotzlxy and ENJOYS of
Teutonic Alliance
Again at Brest-Litovsk

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 3O--A dispatch
from Brest-Litovsk, dated Tuesday,
says Count Czernin. Austro- Hungarian
Foreign Minister; DR.. Won Kuehlmann,
German Foreign Secretary DR.. Count
Won odewils-Burnitz, former Bava-
rian Premier, and Talaat Pacha. Turkish
Grand Nizier, accompanied by their
respective peace delegations and sew
cral members Of the Bulgarian dclega-
ton. and Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik
Foreign Minister, had arrived in Brcst-
Litovsk
At the request Of the Russians the
sitting Of the political commission Of
the peace conference, which had been
fixed for Tuesday, was postponed until
Wednesday,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Kaiser Expresses His
Sympathy for People
He Tells Of Sorrow for Distress
and Sacrifice in Greeting
to Saxon King

AMSTERDAM. Jan. 3o.-The German
Emperor. replying to birthday con-
gratulations from the King OF Saxony,
sent the following message, according
to the ''Lokal An1eigc
"You know how I sympathize in the
sacrifices and distress which these
hard times have laid upon our people.
but begin the new year full OF CON
fdence. Despite many difficulties.
everything goes to show that our su-
perior military commandership and
our splendid peoples great power of
resistance will break our opponents
war will and create the foundation
Of a good. happy and safe future.
God grant it,"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Police Guard at Office
OF California Governor

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 3O-A
police guard was placed on duty ut the
office of Governor William D. Stephens
IN the State Capitol to-day. No OK
planation was offered.
Inc executive mansion was damaged
by dynamite blast five weeks ago and
since then the Governor has received
numerous threatening letters. In con.
nect'on with the explosion tifty-tivc
alleged Industrial Workers of the
World are being held
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
War Council Starts
After Premiers Meet
Representatives of Allies Be-
gin Sessions in Trianon
at Versailles

VERSAILLES, Jan. 3O.-The plenary
session Of the Supreme War Council
was convened at the Trianon this af-
ternoon.
For three quarters Of an hour this
morning Premier Clemenccau. David
Lloyd George, the British Premier. and
Professor Orlando, the Italian Premier,
held conference, which also was at
tended by Baron Sonnino, the Italian
ForciCn Minister
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Landlord Kills German
Who Slandered Wil.on

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 30--A Cor
man known only as Goebbler. a work :
man IN the steel factory at Crun,
Lynne, near here, was killed ,o-dav
by Peter Meyers. his seventy-year.olJ
landlord, after sandcring President
Nilson and the Administration.
Goebbler had just returned from
work and had been drinking. When
re became abusive Meyers ordered hnn
T. 'cave the house In the strup II q
that followed the Germans slande~ Of
the President. Meyers reached for =
k,''c and gave Goebblcr his death
'sow. Meyers was taken to the Delo.
ware County Jail at Media to-day.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Country's Education Heads
Organize for War Work

WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-Reprcsen-
tatives of eight national associations
covering the whole field of American
education, to-day organized the Emer-
gency Council of Education to CO.
ordinate and render more effective tho
work of universities, colleges and
schools in helping to win the var
The council will maintain a perma-
nent Office in this city.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
French Wheat Improves
Crop 8 Per Cent Better This
Year Than Last

PARIS. Jan. 30-The condition Of
wheat January l. compared with a wear
ago. shows gain of 8 per cent. If
maintained to maturity this means
remarkable increase in the yield per
acre.
The journal oAiciel' gives the acre
age OF winter wheat this year as 500
o"o acres more than Il year ago.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Wilson and House
Discuss Foe s Stand
President Takes Up Hertling and
Czernin Speeches With
Adviser

WASHINGTON. Jan. so. Colonel E.
NJ. House, who had been a guest At the
White House for two days. returned
to-day to his home in New York.
He end the President had several
long conferences and are understood
TO have discussed particularly the war
AIMS speeches of the German Chan
cellor and the Austro Hungarian For
eign Minister.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Two Killed in Air Crash

HOUSTON, Tex, Jan Edwin D.
5Smes. 9. OF Toledo, Ohio, and Carl S.
natIer' or fawpaw, Mich, second lieu
tenants ,t: OF the 1st Squadron, Ellington
Field, were killed late TO-DAY. when ~ ~.
;alrplanes in which they we're fying met
feet " -''0o
The machines were locked together
when they, struck the ground. Tbev
were travelling at high rate of speed
at the time Of the accident.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Hundreds Stand in Line
For Sugar in Ch;c.oo

CHlCAGO,' Jan. 2o-"sugar lines
were formed here to-day, hundreds of
persons standing for hours a; a nnm
Der or big department stores AWAITING
'Heir turn to purchase half pound Of
sugar. Smaller dealers, for the most
part, reported their stocks virtually cx-
Relief from the acute SHORTAGE
awaits a receipts of supplies from the
west. which have been detained bv
congestcd traffic conditions.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
To Hold Economic Congress

b Csbo 10 ,he Courier dcs Etats-unisl
ZURICH, Jan. 3O-The papers an
nounce that from March TO 81 an
economic congress- viii be held at Lyons
among the American. French and Al
lied merchants 10 study the proper
means for insuring the development OF
the economic relations between the two
cont inentS
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Sinking Arouses Spain
Exceptional Measures To Be
Taken Against Germany

MADRID, Tuesday, Jan. 29.-It was
announced to-day by the Marquis de
Alhucemas, the Premier, that. owing to
'he exceptional character of the tor
pedoing of the Spanish steamer Gi-
ralds, sunk by a German submarine. the
Glralda having been entirely engaged
IN coastwise trade, the government
intends to take exceptional decisions
as soon as complete details of the inci-
dent have been received.
Inc Giralda. steamer Of A.4O0 tons.
vas SUNK oy a German submarine on
January 26 after the vessel had heen
p'llaged. according to Madrid dis
patch of Sunday last The crew was
saved.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Agreement With Oil Workers

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-An agree.
naent has been reached by the Depart
ment OF Labor with the unions and op-
orators IN the oil and gas fields o.
LOUISIANA and coastal Texas for adjust
ment Of disputes by arbitration durinr
the war. 49, '''>'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-30
Sewing fpr the Soldiers
Glover Red Cross Notes.

While the work Of our chapter may
not he classed as brilliant, neyerthe-
less substantial progress has been
made. Our two rooms are over the
bank. The use OF them for the rnapter
activities is donated by Mrs. K. +.
Smith. We are using also Tree OF
charge two tables belonging 10 the
Glover Furniture Co. More than 80
certificates were issued in connection
with the classes recently completed.
Our executive committee under the ex-
cellent leadership OF Rev. ". 4. Grier
meets on Monday night after each
second and fourth Sabbath. Thus far
the only auxiliary connected with our
chapter is that OF Bethel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-30

Here. although we were denied the
pleasure Of a campfire, for not stick
CT wood remains anywhere In the
valley. we had all the comforts Of
home Fifty yards behind US was our
refrigerator, where we could keep
everything freezing cold until needed.
Just in front was our cook stove
q mild hammered fumarole - into
which we hung our pots to cook our
food. We were somewhat dubious be-
forehand as to the feasibility Of this
method Of cooking, because OF the
noxious gases that came of along
with the steam; but the results were
more than satisfactory. We never
detected the faintest taint in any OF
our food. Everything was always
done exactly right Since the pots
were surrounded by an atmosphere OF
live steam, just at the point OF con-
densing. nothing ever boiled away.
cooked to pieces, or burned. no mat
ter how long neglected or forgotten.
A Steam Heated Tent.
When we turned in the first night,
we were astonished to find that the
ground under our tent was decidedly
warm. ON examination we found that
a thermometer thrust inches into
the ground promptly rose to boiling
point. This was indeed a surprise,
for the place only recently had been
vacated by the retreating mowbank
behind us.
We put most Of our bedding under
us to keep US cool!
But before long our blankets
were as hot as the ground. Close to
the snowdrift as we were. and at an
altitude Of about $500 feet, the air
was at times quite cold; 80 while
we steamed on one side we froze on
the other. We had to keep turning
over and over in the effort to equal
ize the temperature"
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training but for their height the
minimum Of which Is six feet

training but for their heignt the
minimum Of which Is six feet
"They begin where other men stop
growing" according to n popular say
ing. Many OF them are even seven
feet in height. They are chosen from
the carabinieri or military police and
mus, have absolutely unstained re-
cords. Each newly enrolled man. II
he accepts the appointment, must
agree to remain for = term OF hTe
years. in the guard. after which he
may or may not re-enlist. During
that period. also, he may not marry.
The guards and their horses are
Quartercd inside the grounds OF the
royal palace on the Quirinal Hill.
The guard does sentinel duty inside
these grounds when King Victor F.m-
manuel Is in Rome, and also accom-
pany him on state occasions. as on
that Of March II. 1912. when, as the
king was going along the Corso TO
visit the tomb OF his father In the
Pantheon. the anarchist dAlba fired
twice and wounded Captain Lang Of
the guard instead OF the king.
Since the war began. although the
king lives at the front and undcrSoes
all it's dangers. members of the guard
are to be seen now and then walking
through the street OF Rome, attract
ing attention and admiration he
cause OF their immence figures and
shining helmets. but. for all that.
Jealous of the stained and bespatter-
ed rey-green uniforms OF soldiers on
leave from the front trenches.
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5000, 900, 900 IN THE POT
Bio Job to Melt up Silver Coins Into
Bullion.


The greatest melting Of coins ever
seen in the world will soon be made
at the mint in Philadelphia, il the
treasury carries out an idea that 1t
has now In mind.
The plan is to put 200. .000.0 600 silver
dollars into the pot and thus convert
them into bullion, to be used for pay
ing trade balances and incidentally
for supplying Japan, British India and
China with metal they sorely need
for their own coinage.
A cartwheel dollar is one-tenth cop
per and the remainder silver. There Is
a little more than five-sixths Of an
ounce Of silver in it, troy weight.
BY little figuring you can ascer-
tain for yourself that the silver IN
200, 100000 standard dollars would
weigh more than 11,500.o00 pounds
avoirdupois, or 5.7S7 short tons.
Melted, 1t would make a sizable lake,
on which but for the uncomportable-
ness of the heat one might get lot OF
exercise by rowing about in q plati-
mum boat lined with asbestos.
The total silver output of the mines
of the United States in 1917 was a.
244,500 ounces-a vast quantity GER
tainly. yet not nearly half the content
Of the coins which 1t is nowproposed
to melt.
For a great many years these 20o,-
O00, 900 silver dollars, and l. whole lot
more like them, have been stored In
the treasury vaults at Washington,
in the Philadelphia mint and else
where. They take up an immense deal
Of valuable room and. inasmuch as
they are not wanted for actual circu-
lation, It would be blessing to get
rid Of them somehow.
Three years ago silver reached It's
lowest market price in the history oil
the metal, being quoted at less than
SO cents an ounce. A standard dol
lar had then an intrinsic value OF
only AZ cents. 1t was the time to buy,
for since then the stun has gone up
like a skyrocket The price is now
81 cents and cartwheel dollar ia
worth 70 1-2 cents as mere bullion.
An ounce Of silver will make $1.2s
worth Of silver dollars. Thus Uncle
Sam will still come out ahead II he
agrees, as he seems likely to do, to
take the country's entire output OF
the metal for the next yeaf or two al
a fat price Of 81 an ounce.-Popular
Science.