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The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
McAD00 CUTS RAIL EXPENSES
All Lobbyists, Needless Lawyers and
Passes Eliminated.

ashington-William G. McAdoo, d.
rector Of railroads, Sunday night is
sued peremptory orders to all railroad
officers and directors to cut off imme-
diately from the payrolls all legislative
railroad lobbyists, supernumerary law
yers. useless railroad literary associa-
tons, political payments and all
passes, intrastate as well as interstate.
Several million dollars will be saved
within the first year by this drastic
step, it is estimated.
This order means that not only the
$4,000 year lobbyist, but the numer-
Gus persons employed to boost the in
dividual railroads will be reduced in
number. Only those in the latter class
than can be of service to the roads
will be allowed to remain.
Thousands of lawyers throughout
the country will be affected. Large
STATS have been maintained in places
where the director-general believes
they have been unnecessary. The or
der chops off all political subscrip-
tons or efforts to support any man or
party n any election.
Perhaps the greatest evil has been
the matter of passes. No one will be
allowed to ride free hereaftr.-
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
TEUTONS REJECT PEACE TERMS
Germany Endorses Those Which She
Would Derive Advantages.

msterdam-Germany through her
chancellor, Count Won Hertling, in the
reichstag, has made a specific point
for point reply to President Wilson's
IA conditions OF peace. 1t is coined
in the language of one who demands
instead OF one who yields. 1t is, in
the main, a rejection.
AUSTRIA Hungary, through her for
eign minister, Count Won Czernin, has
made a general reply to the American
executives peace aims speech. 1t is
framed in the tenor of one who is
glad to yield, and would yield more, ii
he could. 1t is almost a plea.
1t contains a direct invitation to
America to enter into an exchange of
views with Austria-Hungary as a
Starting point" for general peace dis
cussion. It adds, almost in the nature
OF an awkward afterthought, that Aus
tria is and will remain loyal to Ger.
many.
Summed up, the German reply
means: Annexations in the east;
bargainings in the west.
Germany indorses those OF Presi-
dent Wilson's terms from which she
hopes to derive advantages. bubbles
on those which sis prefers not to
commit herself and rejects those
which spell for her outright disad.
vantages
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
FUEL DISASTER LOOMS HIGH
Greatest Calamity Ever Known in
State About to Occur"-Whitcomb

Detroit-Mere pessimism gave way
to CONSERVATION when developments
in the coal shortage made it plain that,
insofar as keeping Detroit's industries
going and its homes heated is con-
cerned, the utter collapse of govern
ment fuel control is at hand.
1.-THE greatest calamity that has ever
happened to Detroit and Michigan is
about to occur" Edgar b. Whitcomb.
local fuel administrator, wired Con
gresham Doremus, at Washington,
Thursday night.
"Confiscation is taking place in such
large volume in Kentucky and Ohio, !"
the telegram continued, that Detroit's
limited supply is seriously reduced and
disaster impends.
mot half enough coal is being start
ed from the mines at present and on
ly part of this comes through"
Whitcombs wire to Doremus,
which included the statement that he
would send no further warnings, was
construed as notice to Washington of
the fate which hangs over Detroit as
the result of the failure of the national
fuel administration rather than as an
appeal for relief.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
LITTLE RAILROAD PAYS WELL
insignificant Mileage and Rolling
Stock, but Its Services Are Very
Much in Demand.

A railway whose total length OF
track does not exceed quarter of a
mile, and whose rolling stock consists
OF but two battered lorries, and yet
earns handsome profit every year, is
an enterprise worthy of notice, OBJ
serves the Wide World. 1t is at once
the shortest and best-paying railway
in the world. The official title Of this
unique line is the Grand Island rail-
way. Built of strap iron laid on wood
en- rails on top of wooden ties, 1t
stretches across Grand Island strip
of land quarter of a mile long lying
in the center Of the Athabasca river
In northern Canada. On either side Of
the island, and running its full length,
is dangerous rapid. The right chan
mel, however, can be navigated by
scows. Along the river passes a large
quantity of trade goods for the fur
posts in the great wilderness beyond,
while in like manner millions of
pounds worth of furs are brought out
to civilization every year by means of
the river. Although the scows can
negotiate the rapid, there is always
the risk of their capsizing, which
means the loss of valuable goods or
furs. At either end of this island,
however, the water is fairly quiet, Of
fering an excellent passageway for
the conveyance of goods while the
scows are coming down Eight"
through the rapid. 1t was this fact
that brought the Grand Island rail-
way into being about half century
ago. The rolling stock, as already
stated consists Of two old lorries, and
upon these goods are loaded at the
upper end of, the island. The lorries
are then propelled by hand to the low
er end.
People making use of the railway
must not only load the cars them
selves, but haul them to the other end
of the island. The charge is $3.50
ton. Sometimes, on the trip "out,"
boats are carried across, when the
charge is so. The fortunate owner
of this queer little railway makes an
income of several thousand dollars
year, and declares that since its in
ception it has returned $1,000,000 in
profits.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
JAPAN READY TO ACT IN RUSSIA
Premier Says the Situation in Russia
is Causing Much Anxiety.

Tokio-"Japan holds herself re.
sponsible for maintenance of peace in
this part of the world, and conse-
quently in the event of that peace be-
ing endangered to the inevitable de.
triment of our interests, the govern.
ment of Japan will not hesitate a mo.
ment to take the proper measures"
Thus Count Terauchi, Japanese
premier, spoke at the opening of the
diet in referring to the internal dis
orders in Russia, spreading to the Rus
sian possessions in eastern Asia.
The premier declared the situation
in Russia was causing him the great
est measure of anxiety.
"As the true friend of Russia" he
said, Japan earnestly hopes that
country may successfully settle its
difficulties without much further loss
of time and establish stable gov
eminent"
Count Terauchi said also that Japan
Joined unreservedly with the Allied
powers in the determination not to
sheathe the sword until an honorable
peace is secured.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
men SENT ABROAD
LACKED CLOTHING
NEWS REACHES PUBLIC THROUGH
PUBLICATION OF CONFlDEN-
TiAL TESTIMONY.
REP. MCCORMICK CREATES STIR
Baker Was Told of Clothing Shortage,
According to General
Sharpe.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. regarding
American army affairs at home and
abroad were made through publica.
ton of confidential testimony given
recently before the senate military
committee in executive session.
Statements of nearly all the wit
nesses heard behind closed doors eX-
cept MajorGeneral Crozier, chief OF
ordnance, were given in the usual
printed report OF committee pro.
ceedings. One that created something
OF stir among members of congress
and in official circles generally was
that of Representative Mccormick, of
Illinois, who back from a visit to the
Allied battle fronts, told the commit
tee Allied officials were apprehensive
regarding coordination of American
war management.
In the confidential testimony Of
General Sharpe. he defended the de-
csion to send General Pershing's ex.
petition to France sooner than had
been planned, and the calling into
service OF more men than had been
provided for. He said he knew and
formally notified Secretary Baker that
clothing shortage would result, but
that even with the sacrifice of some
lives. as many men as possible should
be summoned for the effect on the
Germans.
Some of the statements in secret
session of Major-Generals Greble,
Organ and Wright, after their re-
turn from the French front, also were
made public. General Greble said that
in October the Allied artillery was
unquestionably superior in effect to
the Germans and that General Per-
shing's men were well clothed and
equipped. All OF the testimony of
General Crozier was ordered kept con-
fidential.
Mr.. Mccormick. in his statement.
said that for the American and AL
lied armies to break through the
westesrn front, they must have $4,000
more big guns-and that it is impos-
sible for the Allies to make them.
"The French" he said cannot
make the guns" Every man who
is in France" he declared, "is need
ed to be making guns for France or
to be on the line. We have shipped
the steel TO them. can only say
and l quote the man who won the
battles-that it is impossible to have
too many guns.
1--WE ought TO set $4,000 as the
mark and 10000 as a minimum. We
ought to get the best information pos
sible and not merely through the nor
NAL military channels, because, as
Lloyd George and Kerr premier
Lloyd Georges secretary. said, the
generals have always tended to un.
derestimate the number of guns neces-
sary"
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
WITH THE BOYSAT CAMP

Circulars have been distributed in
structing officers that they will not be
exempt from income taxes. All un-
married officers come under the law
and all married officers above the rank
of captain will feel the tax.
Camp exchanges have been ordered
TO lay in supply of pillows which are
70 be sold to men for not more than
25 cents each. II has been observed
that many men have been rolling up
their comforters and using them as
pillows.
Michigan citizens with field glasses
and field glass lenses can do proflta-
BILE business by selling them to the
government. General Parker is seek.
ing such equipment for this division.
BY order of the division surgeon all
men to be transferred from Custer to
other camps or ports of embarkation
will be subjected to examination for
communicable diseases.
Sergeants have taken up voice cul.
ture in their schools. There has been
n general disposition to give commands
too quietly, it appears, and this fault
e. b'sing corrected
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
SCHEIDEMANN HITS WAR PARTY
German Socialist Leader Demands
Peace Before Spring.

Berlin via London-The voices of
peace advocates have again been rails
ed mistakenly in the central empires.
following quickly on what is largely
regarded as a new declaration OF Ger
many's warlike purposes in her chan
cellor's speech.
The peace note in Germany was
sounded by Philip ScheidemanR, the
socialist leader, who in his remarks
following Chancellor Won Hertling's
speech pleaded for peace before
spring came with its renewed blood
shed.
Regarding Russo, however. Scheide-
mann's speech was mare than plea.
1t fas warning that the military lead
ers of the imperial government would
be hurled from power" If they did not
bring about peace with her.
Scheidemann insisted that there was
ground for a general peace on the
basis of the program laid down by
President Wilson on eleven points OF
which an agreement was easily pos
sible.
He was as uncompromising as Chan
cellor Won Hertling, however, as re-
CARDS Alsace-Loraine, declaring this
territory must remain German.
Scheidemann's words comprise per-
haps the most radical utterance that
has yet come from his wing of the
party in the reichstag, the majority
of moderate socialists.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
Met His Waterloo.

Though hardly a physical hero, the
vicar had. stern sense of duty. That
is why, when some doubt arose as to
the safety of the church spire, he de-
cided to become steeple-j jack, for
the time being, in order to see for
himself what was the matter with it.
So pleased was he at having accom-
plished this quite easy feat that he
was never tired of talking about it.
His sensations on that memorable &C.
casion were dragged into every SER
mon, Sunday school class, boys club
meeting and stray conversation, until
the entire village was sick to death of
It.
1t was on a certain market day that
he met his Waterloo. To a group
of farmers he was going, once more,
through his experiences.
"And," he was saying, when at last
I reached the very pinnacle and found
myself gazing at the bronze weather.
cock-what do you think 1 did?"
Dunno" muttered one old farmer.
But l know what you ought TO have
DONE"
"And what was that, pray?" queried
the vicar.
'You ought to have apologized to
the bird for doing il out of the job of
crowing"
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
Soc Baby eurns In Cab.

Sault ste. Marie-The four-months-
old daughter OF Robert and Mrs. Met
calf was burned to death, when an
over-heated stove set fire to the baby
carriage I'm which she was sleeping.
Mrs. Metcalf was in the kitchen pre-
pairing dinner. Their four small chill
dren were left in the front room. When
the smell of smoke brought Mrs. Met
calf from the kitchen to investigate,
the room was in flames. A neighbor
woman rescued the three older chill
dren, with but slight burns.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
DOCTORS CRUEL, WILL BE FIRED
War apartment Recommends Heavier
Penalty for Negligence.

Washington-A heavier punishment
than dismissal from the service was
recommended by the war department
for two army medical officers recently
convicted by court martial of mistreat-
ing sick soldiers.
After reviewing records of the trails,
Secretary of War Baker returned them
to the trial courts with the suggestion
that sentences of dismissal be recon
sidered and that more severe penaltieg
be imposed.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
CAMP AT WACO COST S2,25O,oOo
Figures Just Made Public Show
Builders Made $125,ooo Profit.

Camp Macarthur, Waco. Tex.-Fig-
ures just made public by the board of
auditors, show that the construction of
Camp Macarthur involved a cost to
the United States government of ST.
100000, and that the Fred A. Jones
Construction company. builders of the
camp, made a profit of $125,000. These
figures do not vary greatly from the
original estimates, but indicate one of
the heaviest of the incidental expenses
devolving on the government in the
training Of its citizen soldiery.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
TO CONSERVE FUEL AT CUSTER
A More Economical Way of Stocking
VIII Be Adopted.

Camp Custer, Battle Creek-The
public is going to have nothing on the
army in it's efforts to conserve fuel.
Explicit orders have been issued by
Ma. Gen. James Parker for the exer-
else OF every precaution against the
waste of coal.
Hereafter the visitor approaching
Battle Creek by train will no longer
be able to mark the site of the mill
tary camp by the streamers OF smoke
which it's steam plant throws across
the sky. A more economical method
OF stocking will be adopted, declares
Gen. Parker Too much fuel is being
wasted in firing and the practice must
be brought to an end.
The forces in charge OF these plants
are instructed materially to reduce
the pressure at night and in addition
it is ordered that radiators be par
TALLY turned off in the evening.
Even the stoves will not escape at
tention. Their fires must be banked
at night and the quartermaster is in
structed to investigate the possibility
of burning wood in the place OF coal.
Brigade, regimental and separate
organization commanders are made
responsible for this success OF the
conservation campaign. Each officer
who succeeds in reducing the coal
consumption of his particular battery
OF boilers is instructed to report the
fact that he may receive credit at
headquarters, which puts the CAM
paign on a competitive basis and prac.
tically guarantees success.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
DIVISION SHAKEUP
OFFICERS Lose OUT
THREE FROM DETROIT; SIX 9TH
ERs MUST RESIGN OR FACE
EFFICIENCY BOARD.
MANY RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED
The 18th Has Lost 10 officers
Since Coming South Said
Colonel Mccormick.

Camp Macarthur, Maco, Textile
resignation of Capt. Michael McNa'
mara, acceptance of the resignation of
Lieut.. Horace Ard and an honorable
discharge for Lieut.. Robert F. Glenn,
all of Detroit, have resulted from the
shakeup in the Thirty-second division
Six more officers, none OF them from
Detroit, must resign or face an eff
ficiency board. Gen. Edw. Il. Nc
Glachlin, Jr., said that some of these
officers have presented their resigna-
tions. Gen. McGlachlin holds that the
only thing wrong with the national
guard is that there has not been suffi-
cient elimination.
Lieut.. Frank G. Chaddock, of Lam
sing, has been advanced to captain in
the 18th field artillery; Edwin c.
Hamann, of Detroit, from second to
first lieutenant, and Leslie Z. Peek, of
Flowerville, from battalion sergeant
major to second lieutenant
Command of battery F has been
given, temporarily, to Lieut.. Harold
H. Bergman, Of Detroit, Lieut.. Borg
mans rise from a private in troop b
also has been rapid. He will be adj
vanced to captain as soon as possible,
Col. Chester B. Mccormick said.
THE 18th has lost 13 officers since
coming here" said Col. Mccormick.
This was due to physical disability
and incompetency.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
BLAST KILLS 8 NAVY WORKERS
Seven Others Hurt BY Explosion-No
Evidence Of Plot.

Newport, r. Eight men were kill
ed and seven injured by an explosion
at the United States naval torpedo
station at Newport Sunday. There is
no evidence of plot.
TIL explosion started a fire but it was
soon under control. The deafening re-
port caused great excitement in the
city. and fears were expressed for the
safety of 200 girls employed near the
station. which is located on an island
in the harbor. They were not in dan
ger, however.
The explosion was in a small con-
crete magazine, largely underground,
used for loading detonators.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
SAYS IA SPIES HAVE BEEN SHOT
Colonel Thompson Makes Charge That
News Is Being Withheld.

New York-Fourteen German spies,
captured in this country, have been
shot. This announcement was made
by Colonel c. s. Thompson, of the
executive committee of the American
Defense society.
Colonel Thompson, while refusing to
give details beyond the statement that
two of the executed men were from
Detroit, said he assumed personal re-
sponsibility for the accuracy of the
announcement and authorized it's pub.
LEGATION.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
MEMCANS INVADE Ell PAso
Soldier on Guard Brought in With
Bullet in Body.

FL Paso. Tex.-Forty armed Mexi-
cans crossed the Rio Grande in the
southern part OF FL Paso. Sol
diers and policemen armed with rifles
we're rushed to the scene. Fifteen
minutes later, firing was still in prog
ress. Private Linn, on outpost duty
has been brought In with a bullet
wound in his body.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
Cattle starve to Death.

Muskegon-One hundred cattle have
starved to death in Muskegon and Otta-
wa counties during the past week. ac-
cording to the humane officer here.
Several arrests have been made, the
owners pleading that feed prices are
too high to buy.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
MAI. GEN. WOOD HIT
BY BLAST, FRONT
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED IN ARM BY
ACCIDENTAL EXPLOSION,
SAYS CABLE REPORT.
DISPATCH GIVES NO DETAILS
Brief Announcement Made BY Baker
Says That Two Other U. S. Officers
Were Also Slightly Hurt.

Observation-Disclosures General Leonard
Wood, in France on an observation
tour. was slightly wounded Sunday
by an accidental explosion, which kill.
ed five French soldiers and hurt two
other American officers.
Secretary Baker announced the acct.
dent in this statement:
"a cable dispatch from the head
quarters of General Pershing states
that an accidental explosion killed five
French soldiers and slightly injured
Major-General Wood in the arm, Lieu.
tenant-Colonel Charles E. Kilbourne in
the eye and Major Kenyon A. Joyce
in the arm
Details of Accident Lacking.
1t is understood the message was
brief and gave no further details.
General Woods tour would carry
him both to the front and to the Am
erican training camps behind the lines,
but there is no indication as to where
the accident occurred
All divisional commanders have
been or will be sent to Europe for
brief periods.
General Wood, commanding Camp
Funston, Kansas. went over several
weeks ago.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
Substitutes Are Urged.

Manufacturers of macaroni, spag-
hetti. noodles, crackers and breakfast
foods, pie, cake and pastry will be per-
mitted to buy only 20 per cent of their
last years purchases, and are asked
to perform a patriotic service by us
ing substitute fiours.
Flour will be sold through the regu-
lar channels and in such manner that
each community will receive its equiv
alent share.
The food administration will pur-
chase for the army and the Allies, it
was announced recently, 80 per cent OF
the -four output and out of this store
will fill emergency requirements II
stocks run low in any part of the coun-
try.
Wheat millers are required to pro-
duce one. barrel of flour of 1876 pounds
from 264 pounds of wheat. which rep
REGENTS a rs per cent -four. No pat
ent or special flours may be manufac-
tured, although whole wheat -four may
be made as usual.
Hotels and restaurants are classed
as bakeries and will be required to
serve the new victory bread"
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
Coal connscated.

Grand Rapids.-Several Grand Rap
ids furniture manufacturers have pur-
chased coal mine at Desota. H.. with
an output OF eight cars daily. The first
cars shipped from the mine have been
confiscated by Illinois fuel authorities.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
MINE ExPLosIoNTAKES SO LIVES
Seventeen Bodies Have Been Recover
ed; Seven Men Escape.

Halifax, N. S.-The death toll of the
explosion in the Allan shaft OF the
Acadia Coal company's golfers at Stel-
larton was placed at SO. Company of
ficials said los men were at work in
the mine at the time OF the disaster.
Seven of them. who were on the first
landing, escaped. Seventeen bodies
have been recovered
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
Stacker Kills Self.

Battle Creek.--Thomas Kost, an
Albanian. arrested on a Stacker charge
here, took his own life in the city Jail
by hanging. He had told fellow prison
crs that he was to be shot at sunrise.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
A cinch.

SLOW can you lie in bed on fine
Sunday morning like this?' asked Mrs.
Dubwaite.
az won't go into particulars as to
how / can do It," replied Mr.. Dub
waite, drowsily, "but / assure you, my
dear, it is one of the easiest things I
ever did"
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
Proof of Il.

"T hear your son is a genius"
Indeed, he is. Why, that boys
filed out his QUESTIONABLE without
even looking at lawyer"
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
WAR Bread MUST
NOW Be USED HERE
WHEAT FLOUR SUPPLY MUST BE
CONSERVED TO FEED ALLIES
AND ARMY OVERSEAS.
ALL DEALERS MUST COMPLY
With Sales of Wheat Flour Retailers
and Wholesalers VIII Sell Equal
Amount of Substitute Flour.

Washington-The American people
went on a war abroad diet Monday as
part of a war rationing system pre-
scribed by President Wilson and the
food administration. Victory bread"
the food administration calls it.
The reduced rations are asked for
the purpose of creating larger export
surplus of food for the European AL
lies. Curtailment Of consumption will
be accomplished largely by voluntary
effort, but force will be employed
wherever permitted under the food con-
troll act.
The Yale expositor., 1918-01-31
Rationins System Plan.

The rationing system, as presented
by the president in a proclamation
and by Food Administrator Hoover In
a list of regulations, forms the food
administrations 1918 food conserva-
ton program, of which the chief feat
ures are:
A bakers bread of mixed fiours,
beginning Monday with a 5 per cent
substitution of other cereals for wheat
until a 20 per cent substitution is
reached February "a.
Sale by retailers to householders OF
an equal amount of substitute fiours
for every pound of wheat flour pur-
chased at the time the wheat flour is
bought.
Sale by millers to wholesalers and
wholesalers to retailers of only 20 per
cent of the amount of wheat -four sold
last year.
Two wheatless days a week-Mon-
day and Wednesday-and one wheat
less meal a day.
One meatless day week-Tuesday
and one meatless meal day.
Two porkless days a week-Tues-
day and Saturday.