The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1918-12-20
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Extension of the time of federal con-
troll over railroads to five years or
very early return Of the properties To
their owners was declared necessary
| by Director General of Railroads Nc
Adoo ut Washington.
Charles Piez, vice president and
| general manager of the Emergency
Fleet corporation, is TO succeed
| Charles NJ. Schwab as director general
Of the corporation. 1t was said at
headquarters at Washington.
Legislation providing for the coloni-
cation and farming of the public lands
| of America by the millions of soldiers
| released from the army Is strongly
| urged by Secretary of Labor William
b. Wilson, In his annual report To
President Wilson, made public ut
Washington.
Abandonment Of 10 war cOnstruc-
| tion projects. including II number Of
nitrate and other chemical plants.
was announced by the war depart
ment ut Washington.
More than 10000 Armenians have
been massacred In renewed Outrages
/ 10y cvncuatlng Turkish soldiers, dlplo-
mrfic ad,Ices 10 Washington stated.
| kNu.hIpntnu IIgpnt.t pnyo nnIv Al
vessels of the navy, including army
md cargo transports manned by ma
val crews, were lost from the declara-
lion of war. April q. 1917. until hos
,ilitles ccnsed November II. And only
T. of these were destroyed by enemy
submarines.
Twenty-nlne bnttlcshlps. manned by
10000 men. will he maintained In ne
tive service after next March !. nc
cordIng To the plans of the navy de-
paumcnt at Washington.
Vice President Marshall took the
hair when the cabinet assembled mt
Washington Tuesday, explaining ms
he dld 50. TINT he WIS acting out of
difference Ia the desire of the presi-
tent. So far as anyone there knows "A
vice president never before hns pre-
sided AT "A cabinet meeting.
|
Restoration Of normal passenger
service hns now been undertaken by
the railroad administration M Wash
ngtun. said Director General McAdoo
n statement addressed To the Amer
can people Withdrawing his plea mad"
last january for curlnilmcnt Of pas
scngcr travel for the war emergency.
a Washington dispatch says that of
the 2.07o. SSn men tnkcn over the sta
lislics show I6ii per cent we're carried
IN American ships. iSis IN British and
The balance IN French aud Italian YES
sells. according TO official figures.
Germany spent more than S7.5OO.ooO
| for the dissemination Of propaganda
in this country from the beginning of
the war. according Ia the testimony
of \. Brurr Biclnski. chief of the hu-
rcnu of Investigation of the depart
mcnt of Justice. On III" stand nj Wash
ington. Ia the senate investigation Of
German and brewery propaganda.
Some Of this. he said. wns used In pur-
chasing controlling interests In news
papers. some for the printing and dis
irlbuiIon of pamphlets and some was
sent to the German consulatcs In
principal cities.
\ Washington dispatch says con
gross will hc asked L. provide for an
other large increase la the permanent
personnel of the navy. In his annual
report in SECRETARY Daniels the chief
81 ~, bureau of navigation strongly
recommends further expansion.