The Big Sandy news., 1918-01-04
NEWS OF THE WORLD
FRIDAY.

Order No / TO be issued to-day ny
Director General OF Railroads McAdoo'
will provide for pooling OF all traine
aud facilities, the common use OF term
inals. tracks and equipment, the haul
ing OF freight by the shortest route re-
rardless OF billing ar routing. and the
retcntion OF all present officers ana
emp,oyes OF railroads. One effect OF
this order. viii, be ~ give number OF
rail- Dads terminal facilities which they
do not now have in big cities. The Bal
tiInore & Ohio probably will enter New
York CITY at the Pennsylvania sta
ton. Heads Of the four railroad broth
srhcods conferred with President VIII
sun for an hour and a half, discussing
in detail the part the employees VIA
rlsy under Government operation. A.
3. Gyrretson, of the conductors said
afterward that wage increases vera
rot mentioned. Mr.. Garretson ADDED
that the brotherhoods were behind the
Government operation plan. ana tue
Pres.dent had known IL for two weeks.
Austro- German ar squadrons at-
tempting to bomb the Venetian plain
towns of T:eviso and Monte Belluno
suffered the loss Of eleven planes IN
spectacular aerial battles with Rrttish
and Italian sviators Over Treviso nVe
enemy machines were attacked and
forced 10 flee with loss OF eignt
pIanes. vhiic later a squadron OF eight
Austro. Germans in fight over Monte
Relluno los. three machines. Az the
British and Italian aircraft returned
safely to their bases. Little damage was
done by the bombs dropped by the IN
vadsfg.
In n fight between Chinese and Rus
sian Maximalst troops at Hardin,
Nanchuria, Wednesday morning, tne
Russians surrendered and were dis
armed and made prisoner, according to
a report which is considered reliable,
received here from Harbin. The ad-
vices say the Chinese now occupy tue
garrison at Harbin.
A number of oldiers at Camp Iach :
ary Taylor yesterday had theil nrst
experience with live grerades in an
attack on well protected trenches, ad-
vancing under the protection of bar
rage iire. They enjoyed the maneuVer
immensely though they were covered
with mud when they returned to their
barracks.
j.. A. Bowles, former naval eonstrue-
tor. and now assistant to the geenra.
manager of the Shipping Boards Elmer
sency Fleet Corporation, testifying be
fore the Senate Commerce Committee
Yesterday declared that the wooden
ship programme was failure and new
sr should have been attempted.
At an executive session held yestsr-
day. the Democratic State Central and
Executive Committees decided TO &C.
tablish permanent state headquarters
IN Louisville. State Senator Selden X.
Glenn, who was elected secretary, wilt
be in charge His salary was fixed at
$4,000.
Memebers OF the Kentucky Eduea-
tional Association will open their an
nuaI convention in Aprial at Louisville
with meeting at Camp Zachary Tay-
Ior. Democracy and the Public
schools or "The Making of Ameri-
cans" will be the principal toric for
discussion at the meeting.
A sweeping advance in the securities
market Yesterday was the unqualified
Endorsement nv Wall street of Presi
dent Wilson'S plan of Government con-
troll of railroads. Pessimism gave way
to enthusiasm when the news was re-
ceived from Washington.