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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
Government Expected to Sim
pity Distribution.
OUTPUT TO BE ASSIGNED
TO CERTAIN TERRITORIES
Zones To Be Established Under
Control of State Fuel Admin
sitrators In Order to Elimi-
nate Long Hauls.
10y international News setvice.)


Washington. Jan. 24.-Government
pooling of the entire coal output as
war measure doomed today as in
evitable. Fuel Director Garfield, as a
preliminary move, prepared to put
into operation e new zone distribu.
tion system. Under this plan. the
output of certain coal field will be
assigned by state administrators to
the nearest consuming territories.
This will apply to all bituminous
fields, and will effectively remove all
handicaps due to cross hauling.
Has Power For This Action.
Under the wide powers given by
congress to the President, the fuel
administrator can now take over the
output Of the mines and handle it
through every channel to the consu-
nner. The zone system, to be put in
TO operation as soon as the details
have been approved BY DR. Garfield,
Ii the logical step toward pooling.
The latter scheme officials agree,
must be adopted finally. if the needs
of tho war are to be met and fuel
famines averted.
To Try Out Zone Plan.
Before pooling is resorted to. how
ever, an experiment will be made OF
the zone plan in an effort to elimi-
nate long hauls to markets. The
shipping of coal by the most direct
routes will tend to relieve transpor-
tation conditions in eastern territory
most affected by trafffc jams.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
Attempts Also Being Made To Seize All Governmental Powers By
PeopeIf Revolt Is Successful Will Mean Tpeedy End OF
War-Peace Notess Exchanged Between Vatican
And Vienna--Bern In No Concilatory Mood
(By international News Service. J

London Jan 24A revolution broken according nfor
the dispatch added
Information of the revolt the Bev
About SpeedyP
The information created profound successful revolution
the would alliance with
would undoubtedly quick
Unrest has been growing Austria Hungary for months to head
within
increased nearly 100000 Numerous industries engaged
the Of supplies have been forced
Were Many Con ributng
Famine and distress
fractional making the
The
Socalitic
Peace Notes Between Vatican and Vienna
between the Vatican and Vienna was auhitave stated today was
ndnn and he would take the initiative proposing dsarma
Cancellation
Hftln chancellor scheduled
address the main committee Of the reag this replying the war aims
the tenor his talk eagerly awat here With the mari IN control Of
cances
would contain much Of conator spirit and information from an authoritative
making
the basis Of the
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
GERMANY DIvERTING
FROM BRITISH WATERS
(By international News service

London. Jan 24-Reports that
Germany is diverting her submarines
from the war zone waters around
England were strengthened today by
the weekly report on Bditish ship
ping losses. According 10 the adj
miralty figures, only eight British
ships were lost the past week. 1t Ia
believed that since Germany has ex
tended her submarine zone she IL
sending many Of her submarines to
the Mediterranean and the waters
bordering the Azores.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
BANKS TO REMIT.

II Is believed the final chapter in.
the controversy between the state
auditor and thc state treasurer was
written In Charleston yesterday
when tho state board Of public works
directed all banks designated as state
repositories to remit TO the state
treasurer all state funds in excess Of
sums protected by their bonds.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
REVOLUTION IN AUSTRIA HUNGARY
GOVERNMENT IS SET UP
BY PEOPLE or THE DUAL MONARCHY
COL. ROOSEVELT WILL
"BLoW LID OFF" TONIGHT,
BY international News servIee.)

Washington, Jan. 24--Colonel
' Roosevelt. here for the avowed
" purpos of speeding up the war;"
spent another quiet but busy day
today, but il was bruited about
= that he would blow the lid of"
= when he addresses the National
Press Club early this evening.
y Hints were heard at that time he
' will make known his exact stand
In the battle President Wilson
precipitated by his attack upon
" Senator Chamberlain, in mo un-
' certain language" In the mean.
time, he occupied himself with
numerous conferences with Dem.
ocrats and Republicans at the
home of his son.in-law, Congress.
man Longworth.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
Big dance Armory tonight.

Player Piano. "a rolls OF music
bench and scarf Must sell at once
Can arrange easy monthly payments
Write at once
Box J. w. L., care of Journal
l-24 Up IT,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
TWO COSTLY BLAzES
or UNKNOWN ORIGIN
Plants Are Wrecked With Loss
Of $1,000
(By international News Service

Camden. N. j., Jan. 24.-F'ire of my
sterious origin early today destroyed
The plant Of the Peerless Kid Com
pany. causing loss estimated at
more than 100000, and throwing
several hundred men out of work,
The plant was engaged in war work.
Frozen fire plugs hampered the work
of the firemen, who fought the blaze
for five hours before getting it under
control
Big Blaze al Buffalo.
Buffalo. N. Y, Jan. 24.--Fire of I'M
known origin early today destroyed
so street cars and the First avenue
car barns OF the International Street
Railway Company. The loss is esti
mated at $25O,OO0
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
LEFT A FINE BOY.

The stork called at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Grover Boward at Beding-
ton, Sunday night and left fine baby
boy. Mrs. Boward is the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w M. Rice.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
FOR SALE

Piano slightly used. Must sell al
once. Good chance for quick
buyer. Cash or easy monthly pay
ments. Write at once
Box J. w H., care of Journal
1-2f IN T.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
Big Blaze az Buffalo.
TWO PERSONS KILLED
WHEN CAR HITS SLEIGH
(By international News service.)

Harrisburg. Pa. Jan. "a Two per
sons were killed. four seriously in
jured and 16 slightly hurt early to-
day, when Harrisburg Railway
Company street car struck a big
sleigh near here. The dead are Ro-
bert A. Grove and Alice zugget- All
OF the injured reside at Hummeltown-
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
SAC SATURDAY..

The Z. VI Little estate will be Of
fered at public sale in front OF the
court house Saturday at 1880 O'Clock
21ipSt II. J. LITTLE. Executor,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24

Everyone is talking about the new
"Bsll-Bearing" Cut Glass Salt and
Pepper shakers that are being dem
onstrated at VT l. Jones & Sons
Jewelry Store. 1 II Up Il
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
COLONEL BOAk is NOW
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE

Colonel Seibert b. Boak. formerly
OF THIS city, but now dental surgeon
in the United States army, has safe
" arrived in France, according to
word reaching his sister, Mrs. Elsie
,, Stewart, Of this city He sailed
from New York on January 1, after
visiting hts mother and sister here
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24

Piano and player piano. must be
sold at once. Can at the Arcade
building vacated by the Baker sis
ters. Ask for j. w, Lewis.
lea lip tt.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
Mysterious Signals,

Be lsure and stop at w, L. Jones
d Son, and inspect the new "Bail-
Bearlhg" Salt and Pepper Shakers,
SCI window display, II ID u
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
BARGAINS IN COAL,

We have about 10 tons Of all fna
coal suitable for furnace pu11
only 1915 ton,
l1Slptt HousefuEx
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
Lost

journal boys Carrier Book No. 10
On Moler Ave Finder please leave
at Geo. WI Becker's store on East
Moler Ave. or Journal office. Fl lip II
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
WATCH lie MuMnER CHANCE.

1902 members az tho Christmas
Saving Club. Have you joined2
Rank OF MARTlNSEURG.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24

Going to Winchester Midday Bus
leaves Hotel Berkeley at 1890
+ II lis ct IL
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
KlNDLlNc ron SALE.

Even length. dry wood, will deliv-
Iors > 4. PINE 4 SON ~ 1p 81
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-24
DANCE COMREY'S HALL
on Saturday night. "a tp St
SQUARE DANCE

Friday night at the Armopy. In
vitation. 70 lp u
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CONTINUED on page nvs.J
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WEATHER

Probably snow or rain tonight or
Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

On the morning of the last day of
the month, true to his promise. Wang
FOO appeared at the office of Warning
q Co, and by his side. smiling and
well, walked the familiar form of Hoo
sam. Lok, the compradore. Amid the
rafting noise of packs of firecrackers
tney were welcomed into the hong.
ana all sat down to the joyous feast Of
welcome which the staff of native en-
ployes and servants had provided.
Well Hoo" said Mr.. Watsford. as
ne extended his hand, "the old firm
Is certainly glad to see you back!
Here's to your health and happiness,
and may l express the hope that the
whole generation of globetrotters
and tiger hunters will hereafter leave
Annoy alone, for they have certainly
made us trouble enough"
There's just one thing I would
like to ask you. Mr.. Wang" said the
consul as he babe the detective good
bye on the returning steamer, "and
that is: How did that fellow ever
pass through that ordeal and live?
My .chair-coolies tell me that he was
'snaked and 'cangued' and BAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
The IRREGULAR Males.

OLlVER IsELIN. on leave In Tux
EDO. was praising the American
girls engaged In war work overseas.
And they're good girls" he said.
peter girls. believe. than our coun-
try ever turned out before.
They're certainly better than IN.
ora ladies'. male and female, who spy
on them on the pretense Of lookinT
after their morals. "s
."One of these old ladies, an e,aar,v
New York broker, was taking 10 =
cantsen girl in Paris. :"
Yes; the girl said, 4 adore my
work. The only thing I complain az
Is the irregularity Of the mails. ~
the old broker heaved a sigh and
Tried TO take the girls hand, but she
"Ah. yes he said. The males vera
IRREGULAR. too. in my young days,
As we used to put it-never trust a
female too far nor male too near"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

of the lictors' bamboo? They say
that sometimes half that number will
cripple man for life?"
THAT depends upon the weight OF
the bamboo. Some are natural wood;
some are laden with lead-these are
the deadly kind--and others are so
carefully split open along their length
that though they sound like heavy
weights they are really no more pain
full than tappings with the lightest
cane"
1.-THE whole thing. then. was really a
farce from beginning to end. wasn't
it?"
THAT depends upon the point of
view. 1t was necessary for the popu-
lace to be convinced of the culprits
innocence and this could only be done
by testing him in the way they UNDER
stood. They would never have taken
the Tao-tais verdict, so he had to
convince them, and he did it,"
"One question more-the lacquer
cabinet; what of that? Did Spotty
really steal his ancestral cabinet and
sell it to the tourist? You know,
have my doubts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

booed'-they saw some of 1t them
selves in the Tao-tars courtyard
and any one of those is enough, the
Lord knows. to finish an ordinary
mortal"
Wang smiled and answered. "Oh.
that is simple enough when one
knows the inner methods and secrets.
You see, the copper snakes around
his arms, which were supposed to
be filled with boiling water, were
really cold"
But my coolies saw the steam
coming out of them?
They thought they did, but 1t was
only tobacco smoking in the spouts."
But the circular scars upon his
arms?"
"A little and red blue paint made
that look very natural"
And the wooden cangue, or col
lar OF a hundred pounds'?'
"The wood was all carefully hol-
lowed out and the collar was really
no more uncomfortable than some of
the stiff linen ones you foreigners
wear"
"Well. how about the sixty blows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
An Axiom.

A CONGRESSMAN at a reception in
New York. was urged by a peace
maker to come and separate two so-
called ''parlor bolsheviks." who were
wrangling SO bitterly that a fight was
feared
The congressman hurried to the
contending parlor bolsheviks, he
listened to their shrlll and angry
voices a moment and then he shrug-
ged and turned away.
always remember" he said to the
peacemaker, that these chaps who
are all wind never come to blows"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

NO. he did not really steal 1t. He
borrowed it, intending to return 1t in
the morning. but the poor chap was
drowned by the sinking of his sam
pam"
And was that proved?"
Yes, the boatman told the story at
one of the tea stands on the river
bank"
What was it, then, that was packed
with the baggage on the boat?"
oh. that was an imitation. skillfully
substituted for the original in the
cabin"
Then IL Spotty had lived, he would
probably have never been found out?'
probably not, for he would have re-
placed the cabinet in the morning."
And what would you say was the
real value of the treasure which Mr..
Wells took away and for which he paid
five hundred dollars?"
1T would be hard to tell should
say five dollars. possibly. ten; who
knows? He is happy with his curio.
enough alone"
Copyright. 1918, by Mcclure syndicate.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
altions and beliefs of my people insist

dltions and beliefs Of my people insist
on: Do you trust me?"
Mr. Wang, I do so, perfectly"
Then telegraph at once to the firm
IN roo Chow to which Mr.. Wells had
letters from here and have them in
struct him to take the steamer direct
from there to Shanghai. He must on
no account return to Annoy. His pres
ence mere would thwart all my plans
ana be almost certain to start up an
thcipient anti-foreign riot. The sooner
ne is out of sight. the sooner will this
unfortunate purchase of his be for
ktSotten: AS for the rest. leave every
III oning 10 me. No matter what rumors
or reports come to you of the officials
treatment of the compradore, 1 will
oring MIN back to you myself. safe
ana Well. on the 30th of the month. If
you attempt to interfere in any way
through the consulate or otherwise
l W WI not be responsible for his life"
mere was something in his voice
ana manner that inspired confidence
ana trust, and the merchant pledged
quest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

balance, but his offer was not taken.
some such lands are used for raising
peanuts, which is now one Of the profit
a anle crop, crops OF the southwest; others
others to corn. These lands are usually
held in large tracts. They are owned
oy lumber companies and individuals
W st nave made their profits out Of tho
timber and will be glad to get rid Of
them at low price. am told that
there are so many OF them that the
government can buy all 1t needs for the
soldier experiment at almost its own
terms.
There Is one thing, however, that
must be emphasized in connection with
this reclamation. This is that 1t is q
billion dollar proposition, undertaken
oy billion-dollar country, and that
there are billions in It for the United
States, If 1t can be kept outside poll
tics and handled after scientific busi-
ness methods In retaining the desert
iianos; which. as have said, are pay
.nE tneir own way and furnishing
goyernment.has developed a large d.
VISION or reclamation experts, and
through them 1t will be able to organ
lAe the new scheme upon an economi-
anu BUSINESS paying long time
proposition. To do this the congress
s,onnl grants must be- made without
cneese.parfng and all pork barrel
pronositions kept out.
the plan is to make farms for the
solGlers' but the soldiers are 70 nav
t nack 70 the government every cent
ina. IT expends in their behalf. Now
rs estimated that each farm Of
eignty acres with it's improvements
VII cost at least $1,000. If 10 per cent
~ .He f.oooo 200 men now in the Army
should eject to take farms we shall
have created 100000 farm homes cost.
100000. '"e $|'"oo'-
But those farms will be on1v tha ba-
ginning of the reclamation. They vii,
ne followed by the creation Of others
TOT civilians who wish to 20 back To
tne iand and for immieronts. and this
viii result In the using of a very large
part OF this 30O.000,00N acres that
amount turned into new farms will i'm
crease me number of farms now in
the united States by more than 60 mar
cent. and add more than one-half To
the acreage now under cu,tiya tior The
average value of our farm lands ner
acre IN 1900 was SIS and nv IAN ~
mad more than doubled, beinr nv the
census OF that date fixed Mt $50. These
new lands will he worth far more
thah the average. and they will form
I'VE Understanding Investment that
WIN increase In value for generations
10 come In another letter I shall write
more about this project and how Il ia
being worked out for the good 81 the
soldier. FRANK G.. CARPENTER,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

acres. and the work is s., organized
that they can tell us jus. where the
swamps are and what has t. be done
to reclaim them.
These swamp lands ate in many
cases close to the centers of popula-
ton. They are to be found In almost
every state of the live, up-to-date
east, and some of them near the big
cities. Others are surrounded by
FARMS worth 800 an acre, and nearly
all are accessible by water and rail
to the markets. There are something
like 72,000.o0O acres east of the great
plains. and twenty or thirty million
acres in the Mississippi delta. Min
nesota has about 100000 acres and
Maine three or four millions. We look
upon Illinois as thoroughly settled:
1t is the heart of the corn belt and
1T has coolies of land worth $500 an
acre. Nevertheless there are more
than 100000 acres of flooded lands
in Illinois that might be redeemed,
and every acre will be as rich as any
now farmed. There are seventeen diff
ferent states in the east every one
acres OF swamps. and there are twelve
others each of which has from quar-
ter of million to one million acres
that can be easily drained.
hS Average StdS-dt-nOlne OF tnG
east looks upon California as arid
rather than wet. Nevertheless that
state has some Of our richest swamp
lands. The Sacramento valley is sew
eral hundred miles long and it's basin
mas millions of acres of wet lands
have recently mapped. Drainage is
going on there and land which a few
years ago was worth nothing is now
being sold as fast as it can be re-
acre. In the Sacramento river they
have put dikes about an island and
pumped out the water, and that island
has now the largest asparagus farm
Of the world. In other places along
the river the redeemed lands are de-
shipping carloads of that and other
vegetables from there to the east.
The delta of the Mississippi has
swamp lands that are far more valua-
ole than the irrigated lands of Meso-
pirates. for which the kaiser planned
his railroad from Berlin to Bagdad.
The swamps there include more than
20,0OO.O0O acres, and they are so rich
that any forty acres will make a good
farm. When the land is redeemed II
is worth 800 or upward per acre, and
reclamation projects have already
been undertaken by private parties
here and there through it, Some Of
these are right on the edge of the
cities. During my last visit to New
Orleans / rode in motor car from
the principal hotel out to a 7,O00-acre
vegetable and fruit garden. which had
been lifted, as it were. out Of the bed
of the swamp. The land is only 1--WE
miles from the heart of the city. and
1t is richer than any part Of the
delta of the Mile or the Ganges. 1
saw thousands Of orange trees and
hundreds of acres Of corn and cotton
growing upon that land, and was
told that the cost Of maintaining the
drainage, after the land had been
cleared and the pumping arrange
ments installed. Is only so to Is cents
per acre per annum. The tract I re-
ferred to is kept clear by pumping.
Its steam pumps are daily lifting
hundreds Of millions Of gallons Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
The Sermon Reader.

A CABINET officer usually reads his
speeches, but he shares with HIS
Scottish ancestors all their hatred Of
written sermons.
He told one day an old Scotch
woman's remark about q minister
whose sermons were always read.
Flows the new meenister gettins
ONT? Q neighbOr asked the old woman.
"Gettin' ONT" said she. "Well, he's
gettin' on like crow in . later field
two dAbs and q lookup"