The Arizona copper camp., 1918-01-26
HISTORY MAKING EVENTS

idle.
Bolsheviki outvoted in Russian con-
stituent assembly 237 to 146. AS
sembly adopts decree awarding the
lands to the peasants and propos-
ing to send delegates to all the war
ring nations to arrange world
peace. Sailors with bayonets fixed
sent by Bolsheviki dispersed the
assembly.
U. S. arranges to import 10000
common laborers from Porto Rico
and the Virgin Islands for railroad
work in south and southwest.
Fuel restriction order in East re-
suits in marked improvement in
coal famine condition.
President Wilson opposes plan for
war cabinet of three men.
Congress will be asked to authorize
melting of 150,OOO,000 silver dol
lars now stored in treasury vaults
to supply silver bullion for export
to Allies.
Negotiations at Brest-Litovsk are
interrupted and Russian delegation
is reported as returning to Petro-
grad. Break is apparently over dis
posal of Poland.
Austrians make further effort to
advance on Venice, but are re-
pulsed.
Food demonstrations at Brighton
and other points IN England.
British line in Palestine advanced
for one mile on a four-mile front
twelve miles north of Jerusalem.
change of commodities with Ukran-
ian republic.
Serious floods occur IN Germany,
Rhine threatens Cologne, and muni-
tion factories.
Sunday, Jan. 20.-Two Turkish cruis-
ers formerly the German ships Bres-
lau and Goeben sunk in naval bat
tie with British destroyers at en-
trance to the Dardanelles.
Minimum price of hogs for Pacific
coast states fixed at $3.50 per hun
dred.
General strikes break out through
out Austria, 100000 men quit their
jobs in peace strike. Anti-German-
ism is declared widespread in Aus
tria-Hungary, and all war manu-
featuring plants at Vienna and Neu-
stadt are reported closed.
British warships lombard German
submarine base at Ostend. French
send down eight German airplanes.
Rodolph Won Valentini, kaiser's Sec
retary, is removed. His removal is
hailed as victory by pant -Germanists.
Viscount Broome, nephew of Earl
Kitchener, lost on monitor Raglan
in Dardanelles fight.
Monday, Jan. 21.-Austrian cabinet
reported to have resigned over cri-
sis arising from continuation of
the war. All newspapers in Vienna
are suspended.
Trotzky announces that negotia-
tions will continue at Brest-Litovsk
Garfield declares factory closing is
great success, east observes first
heatless and workless Monday.
Sir Edward Carson, minister with
fo,,+ ,oortfoI;O in pritich uor oohinpt
resigns over Irish question.
American gunboat Monocacy fired
on by Chinese revolutionists.
Senator Stone (MissourD in bitter
partisan speech in senate, arraigns
Republican leaders, declaring Theo-
dore Roosevelt "the most seditious
man of consequence in America
Jan. 22.-President Wilson
extends until June 1st price of 231a
cents a pound for copper on condi-
ton that wages be not reduced and
that producers will sell to the Allies
and to the public copper at the price
paid by thee government, and that
every effort be eXerteo TO Keep up
the production to the maximum as
long as the war lasts.
Passengers on Holland-America
liner Nieuw Amsterdam receive
anonymous warnings not to sail for
United States on that ship.
Roosevelt arrives in Washington to
work for war cabinet.
McAdoo asked to place embargo on
all freight but food and coal.
Two meatless days weekly ordered
in London with exact rations for
each persons weekly allowance.
General Szetozar Boroevic succeeds
Archduke Eugene as Austrian gen
eralissimo on Italian front.
Strict censorship on Austrian news
imposed by German papers.
Crisis in Austria-Hungary owing to
high cost of food and the prolonga-
tion of the war is acute, according
to meagre reports.
Wednesday, Jan. 23.-Belgium out
lines peace terms to the Pope, rep