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New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
By Caspar Whitney

HAVE back from France gravity the
situation for allies. restrain the patriotic
fevor which plain speaking that our
people the quickly which the
NJ founded
rnersta the
n the
eliminate bunglng preparations.
For insisting the replacement incompetence and red
with efficiency and arteries of our
warmaking machine.
For trying realize the full re-
spnsibliy for this hour of disqueting
helpful ago Leonard Wood told
Congressional investigating committee quite frankly Colonel
ouse the deficiencies and supplies
only fall victim to the politicians who could
his the raging
Of pacfsts and Germans
The then ignored his warming
and advocacy of preparedness the significant
earchng House we'll eXpcthal fall
equally deaf if the criticism Of basic faults
swe merely "uneny" will America fail her duty
the toll
h'e 'eomplacent people, will be heavy and distressing
To take lightly these House with they
frank
mess will be to augur i'll for and their chances
Unless
the fundamentals regardless Of age condition of mind
France bloody recognition
5b beyond reckoning
There
and the effectiveness fighting that
alf obligations allies o
Half will SUFFICE the trouble
mcopetents from office another will bungng
When the lives and the
o doubt of the should
In such spirit that approach this duu though piece
writing trusting activity
people thus efficiency without which wage
righteous war d successful conclusion.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
So More Belgians
Put to Death; otal Is
170, Girls Included

LONDON, Jan. ~ Word has been
received here at the Belgian official
quarters Of fifty eight more official exc
cutions in Belgium This brings the
number of Belgians executed since
January, 1917, to 10, among whom
were at least two women, three girls
from fourteen to sixteen years old, and
several youths under twenty.
All the executed Belgians were as
sumed by the Germans to be guilty of
spying, and in many cases arrest. con-
demnation and execution took place
within three or four days, and. there
fore, no serious inquiry could have
been made.
Under the rule of the late Governor
General Won Bissing one hundred execu-
tlons took place in one year. according
to the German official reports. Cover
nor-General Won Falkenhausen has in
creased this record threefold and he
ceased publishing the names Of the vic
tims IN order that they could not be
identified as martyrs by their compatri-
OTIS. AS further precaution the executed
persons have been buried inside the
prison walls.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Peace ariey to Go
On at Brest-Litovsk

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 12.-Lcon Trotz-
ky, the Bolshcvik Foreign Minister, at
the conference at Brest-Litovsk YES
terday, said that in order not to leave
any possibility in the fight for peace
unutlllzed. the Russian delegation ac
ceptcd the demand that the negotia-
tions be continued at Brcst-Litovsk.
The Bolsheviki previously had insisted
that the parley be resumed on neutral
territory.
The chairman of the Russian dele
gation said that, in full accord with
their former resolution, the Russians
desired to continue the peace negotia-
tions, quite apart from the fac.
whether or not the Entente powers
participated.
Trotzky said he had noted the state
ment of the Central Powers that the
basis Of general peace as formulated
IN their declaration of December 25
was null and void, and added:
G adhere to the principles Of dem
ocratlc peace as proclaimed by us"
Did Not Fear Entente Diplomacy
Referring to the objection raised by
the Central Powers that the trans
ferring Of the negotiations to Stock
holm or some other neutral point. as
requested by Russia, might enable the
Entente nations to interfere, NJ. Trotz-
ky said the Bolshevik government
had been consistent and indepo 1dent
in it's peace policy and that there was
no reason to assume Entente diplomacy
would be able to oppose the conclu-
sion OF peace more successfully on
neutral soil than in Petrograd
AS for the fear Of the Central Pow
ers that the Entente nations might en-
deavor behind the scenes to hinder the
conclusion Of peace, NJ. Trotzky de-
clarcd The Bolshcvik policy was con-
Quoted without the secret methods Of
the old diplomacy, which, like many
othcr things. had been abolished by
the Russians in their victorious revo-
luton Of October. 1t was the opinion
of the Russian delegates, he said, that
neither political nor technical ciycum-
stances rendered it necessary to con-
tinue to hold the sessions at Brest-
Litovsk.
Moreover, NJ. Trotzky continued. the
Russian delegation could not pass over
another point which mad been men
toned by the German Chancellor, Count
Won Hertling.
81 refer" he said, "to the portion Of
Count Won Hertlng's statement before
the Rechstag Main Committee> in
which he referred. in addition to Ger
many's just intentions, to Germany's
powerful position (Machtstellung) The
Russian delegation cannot deny, and
does not intend to deny, that its coun-
try. owing to the policy of the classes
until recently in power. has been weak
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

blocked near Elkhart, Ind, and that 10
word has been received from them
since early this afternoon. Efforts are
being made to transport food and fuel
to the trains. The Western Express
from New York. due at 8 p. M, Friday,
arrived this afternoon.
Several Big Four trains are stalled
east of here, but the road reported that
it had no definite information as to
their whereabouts.
Three passenger trains on the Monon
route, are blocked on the outskirts of
the city. Three freight trains are re-
ported somewhere" on the line. They
are believed to be in Indiana. but Of
fclals declared that no word had been
received from them since morning.
On the Pennsylvania no trains have
arrived in Chicago since this morning.
The Pennsylvania also reports lack Of
communication with it's trains, and sew
eral are believed to be tied up east of
here.
The Chicago, Burlington e. Quincy
was one of the last roads to become
completely blocked by the storm.
Trains were run from st. Paul and
Minneapolis, arriving here seven to
eight hours late. The road announced
tonight that all trains had been an
nulled. but that efforts would be made
to operate west tomorrow.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
operated one train to-day-to st. Paul.
All others were abandoned this morn
6 o'clock last night was unheard from
until 6 o'clock tonight. when it re-
turned to Chicago, after unsuccessful
attempts to plough through the snow
drifts. During the twentyfour hours
it had advanced only seventeen miles.
The Illinois Central reports that it
annulled all trains early this morning,
confning. it's efforts to bringing in
trains already on the lines. On the
Michigan Central no trains have been
able to travel south of Niles, Mich.
Several are reported stalled there.
The Chicago & Alton has not op-
Grated train for two days, its officials
reported. One Of its through trains to
St. Louis left the station yesterday, but
became stalled before it could get out
of the> city. Efforts to return to the
station failed.
Throughout the Southwest traffic con-
ditions are reported desperate. Tho
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway is
making no effort to operate regular
trains. but is attempting to get relief
trains through to those stalled along
the line in Oklahoma and Kansas. The
Missouri Pacific and other roads have
either .annulled all trains or are run
ming only in certain directions.
Unless tracks leading to the Chicago
Stock Yards are cleared by tomorrow
many head of livestock now in cars
on the outskirts of the city will be in
danger of freezing or starving to death
it was said Tonight
Thirty-six cars of livestock are said
to have been stalled in the switch
yards since yesterday morning.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Plan to Shut Down Industry
3 Days a Week to Save Coal;
Storm Tightens Traffic Knot
Blizzard and Cold viii Cut
Supplies for Allies in Half
By Theodore M. knappen

With all traffic abandoned in Chi
cago territory, typhoonic blizzard
booming west Of the Alleghanies, the
glut of castboand cars accommodating
and 122 ships still waiting for bunker
coal in New York Harbor the railway
and marine traffic outlook was gloomier
than ever last night.
The outlook was for practically
complete tie-up in the Middle West for
at least seventy-two hours
Such a setback in the present criti-
cal condition Of the railways is equiva-
lent to the loss of all that has been
gained or that was hoped to be gained
as the result OF weeks of strenuous
planning and effcrt
In railway circles the cold and storm
that were bearing down on the Atlantic
coast last night we're viewed with dis
may. 1t was considered that they would
more than Offset every possible speed
ing up in "clean-up" week, as next
week has been designated.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

was thinking all the time was that Mr..
Bakers subordinates had had chance
at procuring supplies and had failed,
and that the Job should be put into new
hands. And back of all Of Mr.. Bakers
clever arguments stood a determina
tion. in which he is backed by the
President, not to be shorn of any of his
vast powers.
The nearest any one came to telling
Mr. Baker the truth was when Senator
McKellar asked him if. in the language
cf previous witness, it would not be
better to centralize all power in the
hands of she man" as executive of a
supply department. And again, when
Senator Chamberlain asked the Secre-
tary, after he had testified that the
function of the new War Council, Of
which Generals Sharpe and Crozier are
members, was to coordinate supply op-
erations, how he expected any change
for the better from men who had had
their chance to coordinate and failed,
Mr. Baker launched into praises of the
work Of Sharpe and Crozier. the com
mittee could not even get him to ad-
nit that these two men had not done
all that could have been expected Of
them.
Gerard asked to reuedl earnings to
United States - Further details OF
Senate ardr inquiry on Page !.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

The effect of the adverse weather on
the forwarding Of supplies to the Al
lies, coming as it does on top of an
almost complete cessation of transat-
lantic commerce eastbound, due to in
ability to get coal, is held to be nothing
less than disastrous. 1t is now conced-
ed that there is no possible hope OF
getting to the Allies more than so per
cent of the food supplies required by
them in January.
Increased pressure has been put on
railway executives everywhere to speed
up the delivery cars to coal mines, but
in view of the fact that mines in the
Pittsburgh district had only 65 per cent
of normal supply of cars yesterday
and that a breakdown of electrical
power closed thirty mines on the Nor
folk & Western, with similar hard luck
stories from all the Eastern bituminous
coal regions, there seemed to be nc
prospect of anything but worse con-
dition than ever in respect to moving
bituminous coal.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Trotzky Says He Removes
Pretext for Breaking
Negotiations
British to Consult
Bolshevik Envoy
krylenko Calls for Volun-
teer Army; Ukrainian In
dependence Admitted

The principal developments in the
peace situation yesterday were these:
Leon Trotzky, Bolshevik Foreign
Minister, has yielded to the Germans.
who refused to Shift the peace parley
TO neutral soil. He has announced to
the delegates of the Central Powers at
brest-Litovsk that "to remove a pre-
text for breaking off peace negotia-
tons on technical grounds" the Rus
slons would continue negotiations at
brest-Litovsk for peace, even if the
other Entente Powers did not take part.
On the proposal of Trotzky, the arm
lstce on al! Russian fronts has been
extended another month by mutual
agreement with the Germans.
bolshevik Commander in Chief XIV
'enko is appealing for volunteers for a
new army 20 fight not only Germany,
but the upper and middle classes of
Russia and Russia's former allies.
Strong agitation to annex conouere
territories has developed in Austria. A
resolution has been sent Count Czernin,
chief representative of the Dual Mon
archy at the peace conference, urging
military and economic union of Poland
Llthuania and Courland an extension
of territory at the expense of Italy
and Austrian dominance of the east
Adriatic coast
The London Daily Mall says the
British government has decided to cs-
tablish formal relations with N.
Litvinof, appointed Bolshevik Ambas-
sador to St. James. Washington official
say this does not mean recognition Of
the Bolshcvik regime in Russia.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Blizzard Blocks Railroads;
Many Trains Lost in West
Twentieth Century Limited Reported Snowbound
Near Elkhart lndiana-A;d Is Rushed to Hungry
Passengers-TravelersS Sleep on Their Baggage

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.--Not a passenger
or freight train will leave Chicago ter
minals for at least twenty four hours,
according to prediction made by op-
Grating officials of railways entering
this city tonight. The intense bliz-
zard that for days palsied all traffic of
the Middle West tonight had conf
pletely paralyzed all its transportation
lines.
The lashing, below-zero wind made it
impossible for workmen to make any
headway in their efforts to clear snow
from the switch intersections. Scores
of passenger trains were reported
stalled in drifts throughout the Central
West
Attempts to move freight were aban-
doned early. Passenger trains were
kept running for time, as they could
be moved with two engines on the
front pulling and one pushing in the
rear. Snow ploughs were ordered out
with three engines behind them, but
their work was futile. The wind piled
the drifts in back Of them as fast as
they could push it from the tracks
ahead.
Toward nightfall conditions became
worse, and the railways abandoned all
attempts even to keep their lines clear
and concentrated their efforts on the
relief of passengers marooned on their
trains along lines from twenty-five to
one hundred miles from the city. No
distress was reported among these VIC
tins Of the blizzard, as most of the
trains carried dining cars and plenti-
ful supply of fuel,
Several Of the nations leading finan-
ciers spent tonight ''in a snowdrift
somewhere east Of Chicago" aboard
the Twentieth Century Limited. which
departed from New York Friday after
noon.
The party is headed by Otto Kahn,
tonight at the banquet of the Chi
cago Bankers Club. Other members
of the party are:
Francis l.. Hine, president Of the
First National Bank. New York; James
S. Alexander. president of the Bank of
Commerce; Eugene V. r. Thayer, new
ly elected president of the Chase Ma
tional Bank, and Rolln P. Grant, presi-
dent Of the Irving National Bank
Other bankers from St. Louis, Kansas
City, Omaha, Minneapolis, st. Paul
Milwaukee. Duluth, Louisville, Cleve-
land, Indianapolis. Cincinnati and other
Middle West cities, hurrying to Chi
cago to attend the banquet. are all
stalled in drifts at unknown points.
At night the usual crowds of travel
lers assembled at the railway stations
in Chicago. and being unable to get
trains or hotel accommo modations, hun
dreds spent the night in tho stations
sleeping on their baggage. At the Hi
nois Central station the railway Of
ticials threw open fifteen Pullman cars
for women and children.
The New York Central Railroad re
ports that several Of its trains, includ
ing the Twentieth Century Limited, arc
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
The Difficult Career of Our
Bureau-Made Army in France

is a jolt to hear American eff
cheney, as represented by the U.
S. A. supply and transportation
sryice, referred to in France as a
loke'; but it is a severer jolt to dis
cover the multiple causes which have
gwen it currency.
FOR five months, at the date of which
write december 95l, the American
Hoops had beer in France, and the
showing of its supply and transporta-
non service is as follows:
FIVE days advance rations.
SHORTAGE of shirts and ponchos.
w reserves of heavy shoes to re-
pace the lighter ones, which were not
Soapted to service in France and have
"o' Worn we'll; or of clothing which
5 not warm enough. and, as to over
coat, Ill suited to trench work.
W. rubber boots, and already a few
''ses OF trench feet" that strangely
ripping development of this war, are
appearing, Trench jcct--ond zee as
yet only playing at acor'
40 hats. There were really sixty
i've.
NO woollcn socks. except those fur
r'sned VS. to the hospitals by the Red
NO machine guns or reserves of
shcs.
l. W. artillery save that got from the
:. e"e"' and much of the rifle and all
:. the artillery ammunition drawn
'nc French and the British.
wv labor with which to complete
."..0nments-French soldier labor
,n,'"s been loaned for those already
t. :|and permanently establish the
VI communication between the sea
'ne American sector
80 hot picture to kindlc our
'e' !, but is it not one to lift us out
4. Vu complacency. to give US fear
we ineptitude that menaccs the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Cerman-Russian
Arrnistice Extended

LONDON. Jan. l2.-Leon Trotzky,
Bolshevik Foreign Minister, proposed
at the peace negotiations that the
present armisticc between Russia and
Germany be prolonged for another
month, according to an Exchange Tcle
graph dispatch from Petrograd. The
Central Powers accepted the proposal.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
$475, 900 on Way to
Camp at Time of Murder

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 12.-Four hun
drcd and seventy-tive thousand dollars
in cash, the larger part of which would
have been deposited in the army bank
at Camp Funston, was sent from here
Yesterday and scheduled to reach the
bank late yesterday afternoon, it be-
came known to-day. However, the ship
ment was delayed and did not arrive
until to-day.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

soldiers?
The Lucky Red Cross
And with the army thus suffering
through supply and transportation
shortage, / found the warehouses of
the Red Cross in France comfortably
stocked (although an entire trainload
Of provisions had Just been sent to
ltaly) with beans, rice, condensed milk,
canned beef and some sugar, for the
service of their canteens in the French
army (where they are doing fine and
needed work )-and motor truckage
enough for their requirements. Each
buys in the same market; each is 5000
miles from its base; each dependent
on the same transatlantic service.
The government, through it's quarter
master department, has. of course, adj
vantage in the open market or in the
bid for cargo space; but the Red Cross
is managed by business men on bust
ness principles. That's the answer to
the otherwise comprehensive Stu
alton of the army being without re-
serves OF needed supplies, while the
Red Gross has full warehouses, though
it is furnishing $4,000 meals a day
through its canteens.
Fcur-ffths, or, in round numbers,
100000 of the automobiles of the
world are in the United States and are
made here. the annual output being
valued at approximately $1,000, 100000.
The other day train Of thirty mo-
tor trucks made successful run from
Detroit to Baltlmore--60 miles "a dis
tance considerably more than twice as
far as from the sea to American Fie d
Headquarters in France finishing IN
schedule, in evidence Of the servic J.
ability Of the Americana built car.
Even as to Motors
Three months after the arrival Of
the First Division in France the e
were substantially no trucks for trar J.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

MOIh-Cospdr Whitney, oreler r erplorey and one of the
knou" correspondents member Of he 5oor
Relief Belgium United States eut h cor
M Gerdn IN December last he The Tribune and
France general so affected
there that on ms anlot' he brno the Amercou
uncensored This
Mudl articles The purpose printing them is thyeefod ;oh S
eure Tru compelling. The great democyncv geous
10 mored-Tie Tibune1
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
America Fails
Her Fighting
Men in France
After FiUe Months Abroad the Pershine Ex-
peditionary Force Is Ill Shod and III
Equipped and Still Borrowing Stores,
Guns and Ammunition From the Allies

First Account of the Breakdown in the Supply Seryce
From the Quartermaster's Department in WASH
mgfon to the American Sector Abroad--French
Labor Loaned to Establish Line of Con,n,unica-
tions-Soldiers Pay for National Unpreparedness
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
The Lucky Red Cross

health and the military fitness of our
sO1diereo
New-York tribune., 1918-01-13

GOAL lot Ships Needed
The one important business that was
to be given cons liberation, said the ad
minlstrators. was that OF moving Al
lied ships and supplies. This cannot
be done without a. tremendous increase
IN the quantity of coal arriving daily
at Jersey tidewater. The closing of all
coalconsuming industries, except those
directly involved in feeding the popu-
laton Of these states, was suggested
as the only logical method of accom-
plishing this.
But in order TO make the restrictions
on these states uniform it was agreed
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-08
TO OUTER DARKNESS
Forgetfui Younaster Could Only Stand
at School Gate and Mourn His
Hard Position.

One Of the Western towns where
here is a large per cent of foreign
population considerable difficulty was
experienced in getting the registra-
ton of alien women. An instructor in
The playground in the foreign district
offered her assistance, and in order to
gain q better knowledge Of the com
munity gave out printed slips to the
children on which they were to write
their names, ages and places of birth,
and the same Of their fathers and
mothers. She told all the youngsters
explicitly that they must bring the pa
pers back with them In the afternoon.
When the children returned one
little fellow stood ~forlornly at the gate.
To all Invitations to enter he shook his
head s%tubbornly~ One Of the assistants
finally went to him. "tCome on H."
she coaxed. we arc going to learn
a wonderful new game this afternoon.
Don't you want to help usY'
mo, Wa'am, teacher" he said, and
big tears rolled down his checks. mo,
|ma'am, ! dassent even come in, cause
q amt got my excuse for being
bo:ncd.s
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-08
Unique.

So Unique
Il bear she's going TO marry a fa-
nous aviator"
Yes. First tme n queen ever took
nm acc.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-08
More Than skeotieal.

From the Boston Transcript.
We'll. Dick, how's business?" said one
travelling salesman meeting another.
with your
Fine! Simply fine! in my last trip /
sold one man a $1,000 bill and another one
&, 000.''
So? Well, ] think I ought to get a
commission or those shles.
Whaddye mean. you ought to get a
commission on those sales.,s
/ ought to. II fyouslbadn't met me
you would nothave made EN-,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-08
Ths Real Question.

From the st. Louis Times.
y Fol some reason the sunday schoo,
class had became Interested in MethaI-
se1'ih. AT then urgent request the TEACHER
related all the authentic information.
rr..orded In the bible about the4amazing
man. Also various anecdotes cleaned from
said: NJ - ~
Now - that ALI Arc there any furr
5her questions 9 would like to ark
about MethuselAh?? n,
TIA like TO know, said the most inter-
est9d youngster sf7the lot, where aIlshis
birthday presents are burfedg.,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-08
Protect olive Trees.

From Food Conservation Bulletin.
The telling of olive tree Is forbidden b,
a decree published at Rome. March 80.
which prohibits also the cutting Of the
principal branches OF such trees except
when pruning. It Is provided that the
regulations may be extended to mulberry
trees and fruit trees by ministerial decree
The present decree is effective until the
end Of the agricultural year following
that tnxwhich peace is established.