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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-01-31
CurioSos detalles de
de Ia crisis del carbon
Dos actrices &c lama riher0n a
causa del sasto de tres TO-
neladas del c0mbustible

NUEVA YORK, Enero 25.-Cuan-
do Mr.. Henry De Nries Y su esposa,
conocida en- el mundo del cinemat6-
grafo con ell nom6re de Dorothy
Drake, arrendaron la casa amueblada
de Mrs. Ferika Boros, n actriz que
we en- Bayside. 81 invierno habia
scntado sus reale= en- esta ciudad Y
la escasez de combustible habia lie
gado a 81 apogeo, asi es que a los
| esposos De Vries no les fue possible
| c~cnsegu!r ri un pedaZo de carbon pa
"a ca!ertar sus nucvas habitaciones.
! En- vista de este, Ia ~propietaria de q
casa, Mrs. Boros. les presto tres to-
| aeladas de carbon Il sus arrendata-
rios. Que fueron colocadas en- ell sub
terraneo para 81 conservation.
La sonora De Vries V su esposo por
mas est Ierzos que hicieron para en-
Gender e. hornillo, a fin de c~alentar
SIS nuevas habitaciones, no 10 logra-
| ron. y como ell frio sc hacia insoDor-
| table e irresistible aun con los mas
| Cruesos ab-igos, decidieron dejar Ia
| casa V cambiarse a! Hotel Richmond
"El dia en- que nos estabamos cam
biando. declare Mrs. De Nries, en- IA
Cueja ~presentada contra la propieta-
ria de Ia casa, por injurias V golpes,
la sonora Boros lego 4 la casa Y "a
| 10 'Iuego al subterraneo, en- donde
Sc hallaba ell hornillo para Ia calefac-
| ci6n de- edificio. 4 POGO OF impre-
caciones Y ggitos. oaje 20 tambien
apresuradamente, para yer 10 que lie
pasaba a la sonora, temiendo que
fuera algo grave. ?
Mrs. Boros Sc e]ncontraba hecha
una furia, con un ataque de histe-
,ismo agudo. Gritaba d~esaforada-
mente: "D6nde estan mis- tres her
mosas toneladas de carbon, de verda-
| dero V legitimo carbon! Oh! We'd mi
precioso y magnifico horno, como ha
| qIedado. hecho una ruina, con todos
los asbestos d2struidos".
lie indique que tai vez los ashes
tos habian sido Ia causa para que Ell
homo no diera ell calor necesario pa
"a ia calefaccion del edificio, y en-
~tonces. ciega de ira, me do IN pune
tazo en- Ia espalda".
La sonora Boros declare ante Ell
JueZ. u en- realidad no lie podia de-
cir 81 lie habia pegado o no a su "a
rrendataria.
me excite tanto cuando descubri
uue las tres toneladas de carbon ma
bisn desaparecido V que mi precloso
ho.nillo habia quedado hecho una
raina, que no Sc 10 que hice".
Coro e. carbon es ahora una mer-
cancia De inapreciable valor y una Co
modidad cast cast d~esconocida en-
Bayside, Ell Magistrate manifesto
que lie agradaria saber 10 Que pas6
con las tres toneladas de carbon.
Por cuanto a la ~acusaci6n de asalto
~prcsentada contra la sonora Boros,
ei Magistrate sugirio que Sc modifi-
cara Dor ell de ''conducta desordena-
da" ' s%uspendida la sentencia, en-
vista de ia extraordinaria emocion
cue debio haber sufrido cuando des-
cubrio la desaparicion de las tres to-
ne..adas de carbon genuine.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-01-31

AL Dor MAYER Solamente

Ell viernes, 10. de Febrero,
a las 1920 de Ia manana, pom
dremos a la venta ell surtido de
bancarrota de Herrera Hnos.,
de Harrington, Texas. Dicho
surtido consiste en- abarrotes y
articulos vafios, tales como:
300 cajas de jabon blanco pa
"a lavar, marca "Arm-
ours"
1000 botes de levadura en- pol
vo, Baking Powder"
Frutas de California empa-
cadas, tales como manzanas,
peras, duraznos y zarzamoras.
Cafe Maxwell" cacao "Her-
sheys," conservas surtidas, to-
mates y pulpa de tomato, jara-
bes y cerillos.
10000 bolsas de papel, surtidss.
10000 platillos para m%antequi-
LA.
10 cajas de peroxide o aqua
oxigenada.
Salchichas de Viena, man.
zanas pasadas o secas, lsmpa-
ras de tubo o bombilla, grasa
para carros, papel toilet" y
tabaco de mascar.
800 manteles
500 tohallas.
Cepillos para ropa, perfu-
mes, sal de higuera, etc.
Todos los articuios arriba in
dicados Sc venderan por cajas,
docenas y Totes, a los que
cfrezcan mas y al contado. Sc
requiere un deposito de 25%
de parte de cada comprador, y
los efectos seran recojidos no
mas tarde del siguiente dia de
la venta.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-01-31

trabajadores, ues hasta les esta
arreglando Ia manera facil de que OBJ
tengan su rropia casa por medic de
ccntratos liberales.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-01-31
SECCIONDE CONSULTAS

roa Ia correspondence relaconada cor ea seccon dNhe Vef dirlgma
49,. IA PRENsA" --SeccI6D de COnsnlias = .., ru.
TO Y. santa Rosa Ave. @m Ah'w' '""
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
FALL OF PRICES
is INDEFINITE
Miller of Federal Reserve
Board Puts the Time When
Credit Buying Eliminated
UNTIL CREDIT VOLUME
is EQUAL TO NEEDS
Gold Has Lost About Half of
It's Purchasing Power
Since War Started

Richmond, Va. Dec. 2S.-High prices
will prevail until the expansion OF cur
rency and credit resulting from the buy
ing of war securities on credit has been
eliminated and until the volume of credit
and currency has been reduced TO an
equality with the needs of industry and
trade, declared A. G. Miller, member OF
the federal reserve board, speaking to-
day at session Of the annual conyen-
ton here of the American Economic as
ISOLATION.
Tested by price levels in the leading
markets, gold has lost about half its pur-
chasing power since the beginning of the
war in 1914, said Mr.. Miller. Gold as a
standard of exchange has fallen in its
purchasing power, he said, because it had
shared the fate of paper currency from
rising prices, which on a wholesale basis
is about 100 per cent In the countries
where the gold standard still obtains.
The embargo laid in this country dur
ing the war on gold shipments, Mr. Miller
said, should be lifted at the earliest prae.
ticable moment or "as soon as our inter
national financial relationships are such
that we are no longer under the neces-
sity of taking care of adverse balances OF
the nations with which we have been as.
sociated in the war arising out of Their
trade with neutral countries"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
BERGEN SHIPPING CENTER.
Norway City Has Taken on New Impor-
lance Since the War.

Bergen, Norway, Dec 27-Since the
war began Bergen has taken on added
Importance as a shipping center. 1t has
been point where neutral ships gath
cred to be conveyed through danger zones
and all passengers embarked for British
and Scottish ports Because of the great
influx of Englishspeaking tourists in
normal times, English was spoken very
generally in the larger cities and towns
even before the war, but now nearly all
Norwegians speak English. Foreign refu.
gees from Russia and Finland recently
have kept all the resort hotels in the
Norwegian mountains crowded. Travel
has far exceeded the capacity of the rail
way between Christiania and Bergen and
the inns have been unable to accommo.
date the great mass of refugees who are
endeavoring to make their way across
the North sea on the crowded steamers
operated by the British government.
in spite of their proximity, Sweden
and Norway are quite unlike. The for.
mer is more military. 1t is fashioned on
German lines. Norway is more demo-
cratic and independent 1t reioices in its
own music and literature and does not
content itself with standing in the shad-
ow of any great power Monuments to
Ibsen, Greig, Ollie Bull and Bjornson show
the devotion Of Noi.wegians to their own
men Of genius.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
TURKS WERE HOSTILE
To Those Bringing Relief to the Arme'
mans

considerable difficulty has been ex
perienced by myself and others, who
were interested in the fate OF the Arme.
man peoples, with the Ottoman author
titles who prevented the distribution of
relief among the sufferers by foreigners"
declared Henry Morgenthau, former am
bassador to Turkey, a few days ago
''The opposition was at first very strong
so that our eonsuls and missionaries
could render only clandestine help to the
needy people. The Turks insisted that |
should turn over the funds TO them and
that they would see to their proper dis
tribution. ] emphatically refused on the
ground that the donors would not au-
thorize me 10 do that. The attitude Of
the Turkish government, however, was
later modified and our workers are able
to reach the victims everywhere. Their
ability to save lives is limited only by
the amount OF relief funds placed at
their disposal"
With the war now at an end, the relief
workers of the American committee for
relief in the near East formerly the
Armenian and Syrian relief are follow.
ing the British and French armies of oc-
tulhllOU iutb Nlt Obbblhdu anu
are continuing their relief work among
the refugees left in the towns. British
and French military men are assisting
the American relief workers.
British and French military leaders in
the occupied territory of Turkey have
stated to their governments as we'll as to
the United States government that the
American committee for relief in the
near East, because of its complete or
ganization and workers, who are familiar
with the language and habits of the peo-
Piles, is best prepared TO conduct relief
work among the suffering people.
These leaders are depending upon the
campaign Of the committee 90 raise $780,
100000 in this country during the week
Of Jan II to 10 for relief and rehabilita-
ton work among the Armenians, Syr-
ians and other peoples Of the near East,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
MUCH SELF SACRIFICE
By Teachers Who Accompanied Refugees
Out of Turkey.

The splendid work and self sacrifice of
the American relief workers among the
refugees in Turkey and the near East
was highly lauded by Henry Morgenthau,
former United States ambassador TO Tur-
key, at recent meeting of the American
committee for the relief in the near East
formerly for Armenian and Syrian re-
lief). Mr.. Morgenthau, in his official po-
sition as representative of the United
States government in the Ottoman en-.
pire, witnessed the work of the relief
workers and their results during his stay
in Turkey.
II wish to express my great admira-
ton for the splendid work which our
missionaries accomplished as ministering
angels among their Armenian friends in
their days of sore distress and trial, .
said the former ambassador. "They car
ried their abnegation even so far as to
desire TO share their fate. One of the
teachers accompanied her so girl pupils
when they were deported by the Turks
An Armenian who heard Of the incident
said with tears of appreciation in his
eyes: THAT is what | call a saint in our
days; she ought to be canonized by our
church.
These workers cannot be kept at their
task of administering to the sorely
stricken people in the near East unless
the quota of $30,O00,000 to be raised in
the United States by the American com.
mittee relief in the near East in its cam.
paign from Jan. II to 10 is oyersub,
scribed, Mr.. Morgenthau asserted. The
American people need only to know these
conditions, declared the former ambassa.
dor, in order to feel the deepest human.
itarian impulse and to send more thar
| the amount asked
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
A CHILD DOESN'T
LAUGH AND PLAY
IF CONSTIPATED
If Peevish, Feyerish and Sick, Give "Cali-
fornia Syrup of
Figs"

Motherl Your child isn't naturally
cross and peevish See if tongue is coat
ed this is q sure sign its little stomach,
liver and bowels need cleansing at once.
When listless, pale, feverish, full of
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't eat,
sleep or act naturally, has stomach ache,
diarrhGa, remember, a gentle liver and
bowel cleansing should always be the
first treatment given.
Nothing equals California Syrup of
Figs" for children's ills; give teaspoon
full, and in few hours all the foul
waste, sour bile and fermenting food
which is clogged in the bowels passes out
of the system, and you have a well and
playful child again. All children love this
harmless, delicious "fruit laxative" and
it never fails to effect a good "inside"
cleansing. Directions for babies, children
of all ages and grown-ups are plainly on
the bottle
Keep it handy in your home A little
given to-day saves a sick child to-mor-
row, but get the genuine Ask your drug
gist for bottle of California Syrup of
Figs" then look and see that it is made
by the california Fig Syrup Company.
ADV,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
END OF WAR DOES NOT
MEAN PEACE FOR RUSSIA
DR.. Vaelav Girsa Says the Peace Confer
ence Will Not Be Able to Prevent the
Internal Struggles in that Dis
organized State.

Toxic, Dec Is Correspondence of the
Associated Pressl The end Of the war
does not mean peace for Russia, says DIR.
Vaelav Girsa Of the ho-Slovak ma
tional council who is now in Toxic.
Peace conferences will mot be able to
prevent the internal struggles in that
dsorgsnized state; that can only be ac
complished by military decision and can
only be the task of the allies" added
DIR. Ginsa.
Many divisions OF allied troops are
now needed to help Russia emerge from
its chaos because, said DR. Girsa, more
than half of the Czecho-Sloyak troops
who were in Russia when the Brest Ii
tovsk peace treaty was signed now are in
hospitals or in their graves,
DR.. Girsa said the situation of his
troops in Siberia has been well nigh in
supportable. One division had been
forced to hold for long time an i'm
mense front II had been obliged to
guard the railroad, the important places
in Siberia, to organize the munition fac
tories and maintain order in all the
towns He quoted Russian officer from
the front as describing the situation
thus; u am an old soldier and have seen
many military troubles but the efforts
shown by the Czecho-Sovak soldiers in
Siberia surpass all human forces, and
can only say that the men seem to
have been carried above their normal
condition"
DIR. Girss said that his people feel that
they must perish but they wish to fulfill
their duty to the last. They have quite
given up hope of effective military aid
but they are determined to fight to the
last breath. He expressed the opinion
that the Russian nation would surprise
the world by its powerful development
in the future. He added;
eve Czecho-Slovaks understand the
Russian people We have lived among
them during all the great changes Of
the war and we feel sympathy for them.
We can never forget the immense sea Of
Russian blood which was shed during
the first three years of the war. We
must not forget that great majority
Of the Russian people have not said their
last word
IN giving 10 the husslan army pro-
lection we had absolutely no aspiration
for political power in Russia but such
misunderstanding seems TO have been
our fate from the very beginning Of the
war Even now we are called by the
Russians the mysterious Czecho- Slo-
! vaBa' I"
Dr. Girsa said il was fatal mistake
to suppose bolshevism to be a demo-
cratic movement. Democracy endeavors
to organize and to rule the people accord
ing to human conscience; but the boil
shevil<i stamp out the principles OF NOR
atty and culture. Bolshevism was a
collective title used for different politi-
cal and social phenomena; from the
J idealistic Utopia to the criminal and
German propaganda force.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
Immediate Need for 1000 to
Train for the U. S. Mer-
chant Marine
TO ENTER TRAINING
AT BOSTON HARBOR
Cargo Vessels to Be Manned
Exclusively by Mer-
chant Crews

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2S.Immedi-
ate need for 1000 young men TO be
trained for service in the United States
merchant marine was announced to-day
by the shipping board Because of the
rapid delivery on cargo vessels, which are
now to be manned exclusively by MGR
chant crews, the board said there was an
unusual demand for men which must be
met within few weeks.
OF the 1000 men now wanted, l,Jo0 are
to take the places of apprentices just
sent TO sea from ships of the boards At
lantic training squadron base at Boston
and 500 for its Pacific training ship at
San Francisco
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
PROPOSE GOVERNMENT
HOUSE CONSTRUCTION
Which Houses Should Be Sold to British
People on Long Time Payments or
Furnished Outright, Particu-
larry to Soldiers.
larry to Soldiers.

London. Dec. 2S-0ne of the unusual
plans suggested for bridging the transi-
ton period while England is being
changed from war to peace basis is a
proposal that the government should
build houses and either sell them on
longtime payments or furnish them out
right particularly to soldiers.
England is wrestling with many OF the
s1me housing schemes that were put for
ward in the United States when thou
sands of workmen were called to centers
of war activities In the opinion of Sir
j. Tudor Walters, a member OF Parlia-
ment who has given much thought ia
housing, England faces a shortage OF
SOC, 900 houses in addition 10 her normal
requirements of 100000 new ones an
nually.
Thousands in the bailding trades have
gone into other work, as all building
operations ceased when the war started
Materials are at exorbitant figures or
unobtainable. Ii is much more difficult
for prospective small house owner TO
finance construction than it was four and
half years ago.
ShG VI INC pi0tio shSEtStth 10 AiiAb Wv
government pay the householder the diff
ference between what his house will cost
to construct Immediately after peace is
declared and its estimated value five
years hence.
Any plan that will result in large ex'
penditure of public money will be met
with considerable opposition among
members of the government This was
made very clear when a statement was
made in the House of Commons that the
government should give all war workers
six months holiday with full pay as
one means of solving the tremendous
problem of changing England from wal
to peace basis At least one member OF
the government, referring to that state.
ment, said that the government could
not undertake any gigantic financial OBJ
legation in its effort to bridge the transi-
ton period as quickly and efficiently as
possible
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28

respond amazingly even to the crude
forms of advertising offered them.
"Buenos Aires, the capital of Argen
tina, has splendid newspapers with cir
culations ranging around 10000 daily.
Brazilian dailies have proven excellent
mediums for advertising.
"The biggest thing that could happen
TO advertising down there would be for
broad -gauged American advertising men
TO take more interest in it. These coun-
tries await the stimulus of American ad-
vertising genius properly adjusted to
meet their needs. But let the American
advertising men put this in their note
books: Spanish is the language of all
South America except Brazil, where Por-
tuguese is spoken. Brazilians are Offend
ed if you write or speak to them in Span
ish
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
BULGARI4NS PROFESS
PLEASURE OYER FLEET
At CONSTANTTNOPLE
Say They Think 1t Means an Equitable
and Reasonable Solution of the
Question of Who Shall Control
the Dardanelles.

Sofia, Bulgaria. Dec, 20 correspond
ence OF the Associated Pressl Bulga
rian political leaders profess to be graf
flied by the entrance Of the entente feet
into Constantinople and express the be
lief that it assures an equitable and
reasonable solution of the interminable
question of who shall control the straits
Of the Dardanelles This problem has
been the constant nightmare of most OF
the Balkan states, particularly OF
Bulgaria, Rumania and Greece. These
countries always have considered the
possibility OF Russian occupation of Con-
stantinople To be serious menace TO
their own national existence.
This fear was one Of the causes which
led Bulgaria to take sides with the cen
trial powers in the war. Later when
Russia abandoned her exclusive claim
to Constautinople, Rumauias entry into
the war on the side OF the entente was
facilitated.
Political circles in Bulgaria are pro-
foundly impressed by the giddy rapidity
with which events Of far reaching in.
ternational Importance now are trans.
piriqg. The folly Of the policy pursued
by the former King Ferdinand and his
government in Bulgaria has been brought
home in a striking manner to Bulgarians
by recent developments The same feel
ing is expected TO prevail among the
young Turks, who preferred TO trust
Germany rather than Great Britain and
France, although, it is said, these powers
and Russia gave to the Porte formal
declaration guaranteeing the integrity
Of Turkey if she would remain neutral
in the war.
The great mass of the Turks, as well
as all other natioualities in Turkey arc
said to be oyerjoyed to witness the ter.
mination of the rule of the governing
clique in that country and the success OF
Of the entente powers. They now real.
lie. it il said, that Germany cared moth.
ing for the condition Of the Turks but
was solely concerned with her own com
mercial and industrial schemes affecting
Turkey.
The general feeling of tranquility has
succeeded the recent troublous times and
all political parties replace confidence in
the ability of the present democratic
ministry of Bulgaria to extricate the
country from its present condition.
The organization Of a society in Sofa
TO promote the idea of a Balkan con-
federation is criticized here on the
ground that it is premature.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
RUSSIAN WORKMEN
NOT ALL SERVILE
To the Dictatorship of the Proletariat,
According to Traveller Who Has Re-
Gently Returned from Russia.

London, Dec. "a Correspondence of the
Associated Press Russian workmen
and peasants are by no means united in
movement to perpetuate a dictatorship
of the proletariat according to traveller
recently arrived here from Russia Pre-
tense that such is the situation in Russia
is one of the efforts of the bolshevik
propagandists.
For many months, he says, the Mos
COW government has been almost wholly
without peasant support for the peasants
have learned that bolshevism in theory
and bolshevism in practice are as unlike
as day and night The people of the Rus
sian villages and country districts are
declared to be so bitter against the boil
sheyiki that workmen who are forced to
return to their native villages for food
dare not voice bolshevik doctrine for fear
of being killed by their relatives or for
mer friends.
To the countrymen in Russia bolshe
Nfsm now means nothing but food requi-
sitions. To him bolsheyik is an out
slider, armed with rifle, who takes grain
at prices far below the market rate.
The peasants ear is no longer open to
Maximslist theories He cares nothing
for skillfuI Maximalist arguments set
ting forth beautiful social and economic
doctrines. He has tried bolshevism for a
year. He has had much of his grain and
other foodstuffs wrested from him by
bolshevik grain crusaders. He knows
that the only remaining peasant bolsbe,
Wiki are shiftless ne'er -do-wells and will
have nothing to do with them.
As the peasants make mp S. per cent
of Russia's population, their attitude
eventually may shape Russian policy,
says the informant. They control food
production, and bread is the basis of the
present struggle.
From its inception the bolshevik gov
eminent depended upon travelling com
missars who were shipped all over the
republic in special trains and provided
with armed forces which dubbed CITY and
village governments into line. When
commissars fell under local influence and
became less drastic in their methods, the
bolsheyik authorities at Smolny institute
Withdrew them and sent others who
would be more brutal in their methods
These methods worked for a time, but
decreased in effectiveness in direct pro-
portion TO the distance from Moscow
When the disbanded army returned TO
the villages carrying arms aud ammuni-
ton the peasants begans to initiate boil
shevik methods, They resisted with ma
chine guns and naugurated the move
ment which has limited sovist jurisdic-
tion to less than one tenth of the old
Russian empire.