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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
SAYS PLIGHT Of
NEW YORK BABIES
IS DAMNED SHAME

New York, Dec. 24-The plight of
babies, who are emaeiated, on the day
before Christmas, because the high
cost of milk forbids the purchase of
this nourishment by mothers who are
poor-occupied the attention of in
vestigators today at the John Doe in
quiry into the milk situation.
Conditions which exist among New
York children right up to Christmas
eve" were described by Mrs Mary
Sullivan. welfare workers, who pro-
duced photographs of babies suffering
from the lack of milk.
John d. Miller, lawyer and farmer,
of Susquehanna and Pottstown. Pa,
general counsel for the dairymen's
league and recently chosen its vice
president, a position which he said
he had not yet accepted, was on the
stand the greater part of the day.
He studied the photographs shown
by Mrs. Sullivan and exclaimed:
Poor little kids! They look as if
they did not have much chance
ITS damned shame" said john
T, Dooling an assistant district attor-
ney, who is conducting the inquiry.
Mrs. sullivan said she would spend
Christmas eve trying to raise money
to buy milk" They are about half
dead" she testified.
"They are just like little animals"
exclaimed Magistrate McAdoo presid-
ing. Are they little starved animals?"
Yes replied Mrs Sullivan.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
BERGER ACCUSES
PROSECUTION Of
UNFAIR TACTICS
Defendant on Espionage Law
Trial Declares Counsel for
Government Tried to CoerCe
Witnesses,

lBf MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WlHEl
Chicago, Dec. 24.-Charges that
counsel for the government had at
tempted to coerce a witness were
made today at he trial of Congress
man-elect Victor L. Berger Of Mil
waukee and four other socialist lead
ers charged with conspiracy to violate
the espionage act.
The charge was made by Nanny
Deutsch, state organizer for the
Young Peoples socialist league ir
New York, who testified for the de-
Tense today after having been subpoe-
naed By the government.
The government has in its posses
sion letter which 1t is alleged was
written by Deutseh to William Kruse
general secretary of the Young Peo-
pies Socialist league and one of the
defenda nts, stating that many social
lists in New York had been caught in
the army draft ana were considering
turning hobo" for a while, to evade
military service. The government
also had copy OF a letter which
Kruse is alleged to have written
Deutsch ia reply.
Deutseh on the witness stand, said
he was brought to Chicago assa gov
-esRa.sts4 .a4ta1sss-- n1 = i ~ za $ " tse
he arrived he was questioned a num-
her of times in regard to the letters
Nv Assistant District Attorney Flem-
ing,
when ] told him was unable to
identify either letter he threatened
me with Indictment said Deutsch
While John NJ. Work, a member of
the national committee Of the social
list party was on the witness stand to-
day Assistant District Attorney Flem-
ing read a letter intended TO show a
connection between the socialists and
the l. w w. The letter was written
by Victor L. Berger in May, 1917 in
response to an invitation for Berger
10 speak at an l. w, w. meeting in
Milwaukee. Berger in his reply stated
that he regretted he would be una
BILE TO speak because he was going out
of the city, but he enclosed a check
for $40 to help pay the expenses of
the meeting. Berger added that while
he did not approve all the principles
of the l. w. W., he believed it was in
finitely better than any trade union
and that ultimately it would take the
mace held by the American Fedora
tion of Labor.
The trial will be resumed Thursday
morning.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
WAR DEPARTMENT
ASKED To PROBE
Y. NJ. c. A. WORK
John R, Mott Says Charges Of
Returning Soldiers Are So
Sweeping That They Must
Be Looked Into,
lsv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL lsAs.o w,.rl


New York, Dec "a Widespread
of eXorbitant charges for service in
y, NJ. c. A. canteens overseas will be
referred to the war department for in
vestigation.
Declaring that the association
wanted to know all its shortcomings,
and that 'if we are not delivering the
goods after the way the people of
the country have supported us, we
ought to be made to do so" John X.
Mott, head of the war work council,
announced today hat all specific
complaints would be placed before
Third Assistant Secretary of War KEEP
pei, in charge OF army morale, with
the request that shey be made the
subject Of an inquiry by the inspection
generals office of the American eXpe-
dictionary forces.
IF / have been inefficient | ought
to be renewed" said DR.. Mott "lf
anybody else has, he or she ought to
be removed, we want to know our
shortcomings, both of omission and
commission, so that, as .ar as possible
they may be corrected"
DR.. Mott said that his decision to
turn the inquiry over to the war de-
partment was based upon report to
him by p T Edrop a Y. M. G. A..
chaplain, who had made a prelmi-
nary investigation by examining writ
ten complaints about association serv-
ice and who had interviewed returned
soldiers.
Summarizing specific complaints,
Mr.. Edron stated that the soldiers
charged that in certain sectors can
teen charges were excessive: in others
that there was lack of supplies for
free distribution near the firing lines
and in some cases for sale as WELL
that there was a congestion of secre-
taries in large cities and a noticeable
lack of workers near the front at
alienated the sympathies of the
troops through an assumption that
their mode of living was demoralizing;
and that workers did the task grudg-
ingly and idled whenever possible
ON the other hand Mr.. Edrop said,
evidence was abundant. including Of
fetal citations by American and allied
commanders Of the heroism and de-
votion to duty of many Y, NJ. C. AL
workers.
Pending an official investigation
the chanlain urged that VI NJ. C. AL
secretaries be instructed to Law emu
phasis upon the new tradition created
by our men of the A. p. F. in con-
trast to the old assumption that the
soldiers "hopelessly tenn MED v,as diff
ferent fro mthe civilian"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
REBUILDING SALMON
INDUSTRY BIG JOB
10y nosaso Jou.SAL ssser., Lr.usr wlps,

Seattle. Wash, Dec. 24.-One of the
big problems of after-the- war recon-
structionists in the state OF Washing
ton will be the rebuilding OF the sal
mon industry, according to State Fish
Commissioner H. II. Darwin,
Mr.. Darwin pointed out the other
day that the demands of war had
constituted q serious drain unon the
salmon supply of these waters. and
that new fishing laws would be nee
essary to prevent less intensive fishing
for time. Among the laws he will
propose to the state Legislature. he
announced recently, was one forbid
ding aliens and alien cornorations
from holding rights in washington.
Anaconda Declares Dividend,
New York Dec. 24.---The Anaconda
Conner Mining comnanv TODAY de-
clared q quartar'v disbursement for
some time. While no reason for tho
reduction was announced, 1t was at
tributed to the uncertain state of the
copper industry.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
GERMANS COMPLAIN
AT INTERNMENTS
Iar nosar,o JOURNAL SPECIAL ,s.s-9 :.

Copenhagen, Dec. 2f.-The French
troops Of occupation have included
Med. a suburb OF Frankfort, in their
zone, and contrary to the promises of
Marshal Foch. the chairman of the
German armistice commission COM
plains, the French commandant has
ordered all males who were not resi-
dents before the war to be informed
The commandments decree the COM
plant declares, concerns a large num-
Der of railway officials and several
hundred workmen in great locomo-
tive factory which has been doing
work for the entente, 1t is declared,
and now has been shut down.
The Berlin dispatch contains this
complaint and adds that the measure
prevents Germany from carrying out
the delivery of lomotives to the en-
tente as had been agreed upon and
announces that the German armistice
commission at Spa has entered pro-
test.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25

Denver, Dec 24.-The west is prac-
tically without railroad transportation
to the east and south. There has
been no service to the east by way
of the Santa Fe or the Union Pacific
roads for the last twenty-four hours.
Some passenger trains are moving on
the Rock Island but are many hours
late. The Colorado a. southern route
has not been able to send a train
through to Texas from Denver since
Friday. The lire Is omen as far south
as Trinidad Cole,
Billiards in Kansas and in the
Texas panhandle have filled the right
of way cuts with snow to n depth of
twelve to fifteen feet All marocpCl
passenger trains have been held ut
eating house stations. railroad Off
Gals report, and there is no suffering
among travellers.
The tieup of rail traffic means that
Santa Claus is going 20 be late with a
considerable por zion of his pack Tons
of Christmas presents consigned TO
the west from the east and south IRE
stacked in cars throughout Kansas
and northern Texas and in easter n
Colorado. Even should these lines he
opened Tuesday afternoon, as railroad
officials hope, the Yultide offerings
can not reach New Mexico in time
for distribution by the postoffice and
express company.
Santa Fc Blocked
The Santa Fee has been blocked
from Dodge City to La Junta. Pas
senger trains are tied up at Syracuse,
Dodge City and Kendall. The last
Santa Re train arriving In Denver
from the east reached here at 215
o'clock Monday afternoon. 1t was
due here at 10 O'Clock Monday morn
ing. The road is open between Dem
yer and La Junta and no snowplows
have been needed on this portion of
the line. Three big rotary plows have
been in constant operation since Fri
day between La Junta and Dodge
City.
At $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday morning
Santa Fe officials reported the blia-
card subsiding and felt that all pas
senger trains could GO forward
At Syracuse, Kans.. the snow is five
feet deep. Syracuse is 10l miles east
of La Junta and ten miles east of the
Colorado line.
Westbound train No. IL, due at
Denver at 1880 Monday night, was
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
CHRISTMAS CHEER
FOR YANK TROOPS
BY THE CARLOADS
All Drills Dispensed With and
win Be None in the After
noon During the Rest Of the
Week.

Icy nosNl 10 louRHSL SPECIAL tEAaEo wiREl
CoblenZ, Monday Dec. 90 (hy the
Associated Press) Fourteen carloads
of christmas packages from the Unit
ed States arrived here today. These
are for the divisions Of American
troops along the line and distribution
will be started Immediately by means
of motor trucks and the railroads
Hundreds of soldiers have been press
ed into service TO assist the civilian
mail employees during the Christmas
rush.
Word reached the transportation
bureau of the Third army today that
more than 200 knights of Columbus
and Y NJ. c. A. entertainers are on
the way to the occupied territory by
special train to give entertainments
for the soldiers at various points on
Christmas eve and Christmas day
To add to the cheer of the soldiers
on Christmas orders have been issued
that drills will be dispensed with on
Christmas, and for n week there will
be drills only in the morning, With
their afternoons free the soldiers are
planning many sightseeing trips
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
tBy Morning journal special Leased wire,

e'INNAuA AFN"'SN "hNl
sttll at Syracuse at 9 O'Clock Tuesday
morning Westbound train No. 3, due
at Denver at 1890 o'clock Tuesday
morning, was being held at Newton,
Kans at o'clock Tuesday morning
Both of these trains are expected to
start for Denver before noon Three
westbound California trains are also
held up, two at Dodge City and one
at Syracuse
One eastbound train was held up
ut Holly. Colo. at 4 O'Clock Monday
morning, but started east behind a
rotary pillow Tuesday morning. Two
other easthound trains ON the Santa
Fe are at Syracuse, one of these be-
ing No. II, which left Denver at $50
O'Clock Monday morning
Marooned in Kansas.
Similar conditions are reported on
the Kansas lines of the Union Pacific
train number 1903, due at Denver at
1880 o'clock Tuesday morning. being
marooned at Oakley Kans. Train
number 104 which left Denver at
7;45 o'clock Monday night is ma
rooned at Sharon Springs, Kans, Fiji
teen inches of snow are reported on
this line from Kit Carson. Colo. to
Oakley, Kans.
Although the Colorado and South
ern is having little or no trouble
north of Denver. through Wyoming
and on its narrow gauge lines. traf
fic to Texas has been discontinued
owing to a snow blockade between
FTilidad, Colo. and Childress, Texas
The last through train from Fort
Worth arrived at Denver on time at
o'clock Sunday morning. The train
which left Denver at 1890 O'Clock
Friday night Is the last train to get
through to Fort Worth The right
of way cuts between Trinidad and
Childress are filled with snow. which
reaches depth of twelve feet at
some places. So long as the blizzard
continues, the snow blows can make
little headway in clearing the cuts
No date has been set by the Colorado
and Southern officials for resuming
traffic to Fort Worth.
Rock Island trains are many hours
late, owing to heavy snow and biz
GARD conditions between Limon, Colo
and Jennings, Kans Train number
s, due in Denver at 1855 o'clock
Tuesday morning, is reported five
hours late.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
MAN SUPPOSED To
BE INSANE SHOT
ON s. ?. TRAIN
~ .o-aso .ou.n4l .-rr,.. ...ssp ~,..,

Tucson. Ariz., Dec. "a An uniden-
titled man supposed to have been in
sane was shot and killed on Southern
Pacific passenger train No. 10, ten
miles east of here today After he
had twice shot and seriously wounded
Conductor John Seamonds of Tucson
the man was killed by Fred D. Hast
ings. postmaster of Red Rock, Ariz.
The shooting occurred in a crowded
chair car just after the train had left
Rillito station for Tucson. A panic
followed and many of the passengers
were slightly bruised in attempting
to escape from the car. According
to witnesses the man became violent
while talking with Conductor Sea-
monds. and shouting Don't crowd
me- shot the trainman through the
thigh. Seamonds ran and as he
turned the supposed lunatic shot him
again in the back. Hastings, who was
seated at the outer end of the train
shot the man three times, the last
time through the heart. Seamonds
was taken TO st. Mary's hospital here
IN a serious condition.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
SECRE TARY BAKER
DENIES MERCY To
ARMY DIRECTORS
tsv nosmna yousnnl srsel.l .sasso wl.sl

Washington, Dec 24---Secretary
Baker declined today TO grant gem
eral amnesty to 800 or more conscien-
tious DIRECTORS held in military GUS
tody for having refused to perform
any kind of work in connection with
the arm. after being called for serv-
ice under the selective draft law.
A committee of so-called friends of
conscientious DIRECTORS called on Mr..
Baker to urge that blanket pardon be
given the men in custody as Christ
mas present and presented a petition
said to bear $4,000 signatures. The
secretary informed the committee
that the cases involved differed so
radically from each other that it did
not appear that any general policy
could be laid down. but that each case
must be dealt with on It's merits
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
BODIES FOUND
ON ISLAND OF ISLAY
'.r uo..,ru youss.l s-4c,.. lr.7.o wlss

London Dec. 2i--Latest reports
from the Island of Islay state that PAL
bodies known to be those of Ameri-
cans who lost their lives in the sinking
of the British transport Otranto have
been recovered, fifteen having come
ashore within one week or these
twenty have not been identified. There
are 149 other bodies that have been
found but whether they are those of
Americans or members of the trans
ports crew has not been determined.
ion has arrived at the island to aid in
the work of combing the wreckage
from the steamer for bodies. Several
that came ashore on the neighboring
island of Jura have been removed to
Islay and buried.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
Secretary Baker Rules That
GuardSmen viii Be Return
ed to Civil Life With No
Military Obligations,
NEW ORGANIZATION
MAY BE THEN FORMED
Many Old Organizations, Some
Dating From Revolution and
Others From Civil War; to
Lose Identity,
Isv soealna IouanAl sssel.l .sAs.p wls,l

! 'S' NONNlNo JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WiRHl
Washington, u. c., Dec. 24.-If
congress determines to continue the
national guard as the army reserve
of the nation Secretary Baker said
today. the guard service will have to
| be reconstructed from the ground mn
liberalization Of the guard for war
service. the war department has held
on the opinion of Brigadier Generar
Samuel r. Ancell. acting judge advo-
cate general, will wipe out of exist
ence the federali2ed regiments. When
the men are discharged they will re-
turn to civilian life without any obli-
cation either 10 the federal or state
governments to continue in national
guard service
Mr., Baker expressed a belief that
the problem of the national guard IL
bound up closely with the question
of what congress may do later in
framing legislation to establish a per-
manent military policy. Should some
system Of universal military training
he worked out. army officers said,
it is probable that the national guard
would cease ITO exist The war de-
partment has made no recommends
ton on the subject
New Units Not Affected
There are many national guard un-
it's organized since the war by the
various states which are not affected
10y the war departments ruling. In
some cases federal recognition has
been obtained bringing the units un-
der the liberalization section or the
act of 1916
The great mass of the guard, how
ever. was merged iHto the TEMPORARY
forces Of the army OF the United
States for the war, thereby complete.
~ losing its identity. These regi-
ments, Including every historic mill.
tary organization In the country.
some of them with records dating
hackto the Revolutionary war and
many of them Icing survivals of Civil
war volunteer organizations, must
under the ruling be reconstructed.
recruited to necessary strength and
again presented to the federal gov
eminent for recognition before thew
can take place in the federalized
national guard
Nav Retain Old Names
Mr. Baker said he anticipated that
state authorities geeeralv would not
attemp to reconstitute any of the old
regiments Of national guard unit af-
Ter the divisions into which they had
been merged return from France II
would seem desirable. he thought.
that men to be discharged from those
divisions be given chance TO re-
enlist In the guard. This would en-
able. he said, the reconstructed regi-
ments to be in fact as well as IN
name "A continuation of the old or
PLANTATIONS with every right to carry
the names of the historic battles in
France--of ChateauT hicrry. the Sec
ond Marine. the Ourcq the Vealc, ST.
Mihiel. Argonne Forest, Sedan. Coto
Chatillfon and other places-the d.
visions made famous, on their ban
rers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25

o Washington Dec. 24,-Presi-
o dent Wilson in Paris sent to the
Z: American people today the fol-
{. lowing Christmas message:
@ II hope that 1t will cheer the
Q people at home to know that |
@ find their boys over here In fine
o form and in fine spirits, esteemed
o by all those with whom they have
9. been associated in the war and
I: trusted wherever they go, and
Q they will also, ] am sure, be
& cheered by the knowledge of the
% fact that throughout the great
&. nations with which we have been
@ associated in this war, public
. opinion strongly sustains all pro-
. posals for a just and lasting peace
&" and close cooperation of tho
o governing peoples of the
Z" world in making that peace Sc
o cure after its present settlements
q are formulated. Nothing could
{. constitute more acceptable
{. Christmas reinsurance than the
g sentiments which j find every
% where prevalent.
o o o . 9 @ o o o Q o . Q o o 9 o
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
RANCHER IS JAILED
ON MURDER CHARGE

tsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlsEl
Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 23.--George s.
Johnston, former surveyor general of
Louisiana, was brought here today
from Van Horn, Tex, and placed in
Jail without bond, charged with muir
der in connection with the shooting
Friday afternoon of Arthur Wilson on
a ranch twenty-five miles east of Van
Horn.
Johnston has been engaged in the
cattle business in West Texas for
twelve years.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
INTERVIEW IN
RUSSIA ESSENTIAL
SAYS EX-PREM|ER
rsy soRn,sa JOURNAL SPECIAL ,zA1ro mstl

tsN MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEAKED WFEl
Paris, France, Dec. 24.--Allied in
terventton in Russia is essential, de-
clares V. N, Kokovsoff, formerly the
Russian premier, in statement to
the morning newspapers.
"a military dictatorship" he said,
must be established Should the al
lies not intervene, it would permit the
Germans to strengthen and extend
their grip on Russia and finally
bring about close political relations
between the two countries.
'Will the allies intervene? Frankly
| hardly think so. ] bring from Lon
don rather pessimistic impression
In that capital they aspire above all
to complete the settlement of the
cataclysm which upset the world and
seem afraid of the mere idea of
fresh complications"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
. . . 0 . . . . . . . . . Q o
WOULD ENJOTN GOVERNOR
FROM ENFORCING DRY LAW

9 Cincinnati Dec. 24.-Argu- ,
9 ments in the suit to enjoin Gov
. ernor James NJ. Cox of Ohio from (
9 presenting the federal prohibi-
% ton amendment to the Ohio leg
9 islature for ratification or reiec- 4
+. ton, was presented in the United
2 States district court here today 8
9 Judge Howard HOLSTER took the 4
. case under advisement.
Q The suit was brought by AL
@ fred G. Erkenbreker a real es- Z
9 tate agent, to test the validity of &
g the federal prohibition amend
(. ment resolution which carried at 4
o the election last November, and &
o which, he contends, is invalid
g because it was not passed by a Z
3 two-thirds vote of both houses 9
g of congress, but by only a ma
@ iority of the senators and repre-
9 sentatives present and voting.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
TRYING To F IND
COMMON GROUND
WITH RUSSIANS

Paris, France, Dec. 24.-Important
conferences in an effort to find
ground for cooperation between the
allies and the United States an the
one hand and the patriotic elements
in Russia on the other were held yes
terday az the Russian embassy
Fhe entente governments the press
accounts declare are completely in
accorl in a decision to refuse to un-
dertake vast military expedition in
to Russia. 1t is considered the part
of Russia herself to get together her
orderly elements which when united,
-'ii1 Find s1ipcort al Pro etical holm
forthcoming from the allied nations
ana the American republic.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
JEWISH DELEGATION
ARRIVED IN FRANCE

tuY MORNING Jou1sAL SPECIAL LEASED nal
Paris, Dec. PA delegation of
American Jews headed by Rabbi
Wise will arrive in Paris in few
days to confer with Col. E, M. House
regarding the Zionist movement The
appointment was made today by tele-
graph.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-25
SANTA CLAUS DELAYED AT MANY
WESTERN POINTS BY HEAVY FALL
OF SNOW NARROWING ALL TRAINS

Billiards in Kansas and Texas Panhandle Pile Drifts in Cuts
to Depth of Twelve to Fifteen Feet Many Passenger Trains
Marooned at Railway Eating Stations; Tons of Christmas
Presents Consigned to New Mexico Piled in DepotS of
Texas and Kansas Waiting for the Thaw Even If Lines
Were Opened Tuesday Packages Can Not Be Delivered
in Time.