The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22


nounced to the Council of Soldiers and
Workmen that Russia had withdrawn
from the war and had broken with
her former allies Chaicellor Won kueh
:. mann has announced that Germany and
Austria are still at war with Russia
The German official declared that wal
was the necessary consequence of the
breaking off of the armistice before q
treaty of peace was signed.
Posing as the special representative
Of King Alfonso of Spain, $15-a-
week telephone operator in New York
was pressing j. p. Morgan & Company
for a loan of $50. 900, 900 under the
promise that SPAIN would join the En-
tente Allies when chance caused his
arrest on another charge and his dream
ended. w. E. d. Stokes and other
friends" were touched" for large
sums of money by the impostor,
Chairman Hurley of the Shipping
Board, again sent w. l.. Hutchinson.
general president of the Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners, an insistent
demand that he send striking ship car
penters back to work in Eastern ship
him that he was unable to induce the
men to go back unless he was assured
first of a definite arrangement as to
working conditions.
Charles A. Stone, president OF, the
American International Shipbuilding
Corporation, in statement last night
denied the Hog Island Company was
responsible for the high cost of the
plant. The company. he said, receives
a fixed percentage on the completed
ships The corporation had no interest
he asserted, in the fee paid to subcon-
tractors for the erection of the yards.
AS a part of general programme of
the American and allied Governments
for releasing ships to transport troops
and supplies to Europe. all foreign
trade of the United States, exports
and imports, was placed under license
yesterday by President Wilson. The
less essential exports and imports will
be reduced to minimum.
Capital and labor have named five
representatives to the Government
board which will outline basis of re-
lations for the period of the war. Each
side will also name an additional mem
her TO represent the public. Sttries OF
large profits have caused an undercur-
rent of unrest, and these stories will
be probed by the board.
Contending that the rate making
power should be vested in the Inter-
state Commerce Commission and that
the Federal control of railroads should
be limited to one year after the war, a
minority report was filed by eight Re-
publicans on the Administration Rail-
road Bill.
Capt. Williams of the British steam
err Miguel De Larringa, and nine men,
bers of the crew gave up their lives
rather than overcrowd the lifeboats
containing twenty seven men, accord
ing to survivors who reached New
York from a Newfoundland port.
The Naval Consulting Board will
meet in New York to-day to discuss
experiments made with a former Aus
TRAN steamer, designer to make her
unsuitable. Naval opinion generally
does not agree with Vice Chairman
Saunders as to the practicability of
the plan;
State Senator Roy L. Mcf arland, OF
Greensboro yesterday demanded that |
both he and his opponent, DR.. j. L.
Farley, be given a hearing before the |
Senate in the contest for the seat for |
their district The hearing was set for
next Tuesday.
The bodies of a year old boy and
a woman were recovered from the |
ruins of the two buildings on North |
Third street which collapsed as a re-
suit of the high winds of Thursday |
Seven persons were injured,
New England can manufacture uo
blankets or overcoats for the army ana
navy unless coal is rushed to the fac
tories. A number of industries have
been forced to shut down owing to a
lack of fuel,
Bolo Pasha, who was convicted oy
court-martial of treason and sentenc-
ed TO death, appealed from the verdict
r,1,,.t 80 "a cSa fion He said he