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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
SOLID TRAINS OF
COAL START EAST
DRASTIC ACTION FOLLOWS CON-
FERENCE IN WASH
lNGToN.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Sold coal
trains were ordered moved eastward
ahead of all other freight last night
after conferences between the di-
rector general of railroads and the
fuel administrator on further plans
for speeding coal to New England
and other sections short of coal in
the midst of a blizzard. The rail-
roads were directed to give prefer
ence so far as possible to shipments
from mines nearest the destination
to curtail hauls and promote effici.
ency.
The organization of a great army
of laborers loaned by cities and cor
porations to unload coal and other
freight at congested terminals now
is under consideration and some
thought even has been given to the
possibility of having soldiers assigned
to these tasks if the civilian or
ganizations prove impracticable.
Transfer OF locomotives from the
West and South, where congestion
is not so bad, and weather less in
clement, was planned by Director
General McAdoo and his staff With
the equipment will come number
OF employees from those districts to
assist the overburdened East Re.
ports of frozen boilers in locomotives
and trains stalled in snow, led to
special consideration of plan of
aggmenting the available motive
power on trunk lines east of the
Mississippi and north of the Ohio
rivers. An immediate embargo on
movement of a number of non-essen-
tial products also was considered
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FAT RAG CONTRACT
PROBED BY SENATE
NEW YORK FIRM GOT $4,000
ANNUAL CONTRACT BUT IT
WAS CONCEALED.
ny Associated Pre-aD

WASHINGTON. Jan s.-Army
supply contracts given through the
supplies committee of the council
of national defense to concerns in
which committee members are in
terested were investigated yesterday
by the senate military committee.
Charles Eisenman. vice-chairman
OF the supplies committee, and a
retired clothing manufacturer OF
Cleveland, and Samuel NJ. Kaplan of
New York, one of the dollar-a-year
volunteer members, we're the prin.
cipal witnesses. The latter's testi-
mony was confined almost entirely
to a contract with the Base Sorting
Plant, Inc. of New York, In which
his brother. Ira |. Kaplan, has third
interest, for sorting army clothing
scraps, which was said to promise
profits of 100000 annually The
contract recently was cancelled.
Both Eisenman and Kaplan had
lively clashes with committee mem
bers. Senator McKeller admonished
the latter, who emphatically resent
ed having his motives impugned, to
speak respectfully, and Senator
Weeks heatedly declared he was
about as impudent a man" as he
had ever seen.
Statements of Quatermaster Gen
eral Sharpe reporting shortage of
clothing among the camps we're
sharply denied
The scrap sorting contract, both
Eisenman and Kaplan asserted, was
Intended to give the contractors a
profit of only half cent a pound.
all over that to be returned to the
government. They protested against
Its recent annulment by General
Sharpe. who said the price of s
cents Il pound for sorting was eA.
cessive.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
URGE U. S. CONTROI.
OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
GOVERNMENT PURCHASE AND
SALE NECESSARY TO MEET
SITUATION.
.ny Associated Preaa.,

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Govern-
ment purchase and sale to consumers
of all sugar used in the United States
and control of the amounts and kinds
of food to be served In public eating
places were advocated to meet the
abnormal war conditions by Food
Administrator Hoover in testimony
before the senate committee investi.
eating sugar. He said additional leg
islation comforting upon the food ad-
ministration such powers should be
enacted by congress
In urging government purchase of
sugar Mr. Hoover explained to the
committee that through that method
alone could refiners be paid an
equitable price. He said some beet
factories are making huge profits at
the 7.25 cents a pound agreed upon
for beet sugar, but on the other
hand, factory in Michigan and "one
or two" in Colorado actually are
losing money at that price. His
plan, he said, is for the government
TO purchase from beet factories. at
different prices, based on the cost
OF production, but cane sugar at
prices on the same basis, pool the
entire lot and sell to the consumer
at one price.
Food conservation came up only
casually during an all-day examina-
tion of Mr.. Hoover, but the admin
istrator revealed that results from
conservation plans formulated for ho-
tells and restaurants had been dis
appointing, because of the deliberate
failure of some to cooperate with
the administration Those seeking
to help had been forced to abandon
their efforts, Mr., Hoover said, in or
der to meet competition. The wit
ness believed housewives generally
were conforming to the conservation
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
PROS AND ANTS or
SUFFRAGE SKIRMISH
tBy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-Suffragists
and antis apeared before the house
suffrage committee today in their last
skirmish before the amendment
comes before the house on the 10th
for vote.
DR.. Anna Shaw said the fight had
simmered down to whether the ex-
tension of suffrage would weaken the
prosecution of the war. She en-
phatically declared it would not.
Mrs. James Wadsworth, Jr., lead
er of the OPPOSITION, said that sui.
fragists and Socialists were seeking
to destroy the right of each state
to settle the question and had re-
sorted to ~the lowest political meth.
ods."
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
ALIEN UP FOR PERJURY.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Jan. 3.-On a
charge of perjury based on allega-
tions that the translation of articles
in his paper. Die Freie Presse, we're
far from being accurate, Reinhold
Kintzi was arrested by Joseph Buis.
son, United Staes deputy marshal
in Glencoe. Mimi, yesterday Off
eials in the United States district
attorneys office here declared that
many of the articles. as translated
by their agents, differed materially
from the sworn version filed by
Kintzi and contained matter OF sedi-
tioes lmpoEL
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
TEUTONIC leaders IN
HURRIED CONSUL LTAT|ON
German Democrats CritiCiSe
Dishonest Negotiation
Tactics of Junkers

not agree to the free disposal of the
destiny OF the Polish and Lettish ma
tions It would be urgently necessary
to defend the Russian revolution.
He said the needs at the front
would be satisfied whatever effort
might be necessary.
The Izvestia published the text of
the pamphlet the Bolsheviki are
circulating in the German lines,
which declared the peace conditions
show the Teuton promises of dem
ocratic peace to be aunconscionable
lies"
Trotsky is quoted as having said
that the commission discussing pris-
oners is considering only the ques-
tion of civilian and invalid war pris-
oners. He said 1t would undertake
the exchange of able-bodied soldiers
only after the signing of peace.
A dispatch to the Post says 1t is
improbable Germany desires the re-
turn from Russia of majority of
her war prisoners, because it would
be sound policy for both Germany
and Austria to regard them as the
advance guard of commercial con-
suest.
Universal discussion In Petrograd
of resumption of fighting with an
army Of probably 100000 has been
revived by the halt in the negotia-
tions and the indications of a Ger
man refusal of the Russian dele
gates request to transfer the confer
ence to Stockholm.
Even the most radical Bolsheviki
and most ardent peace advocates are
aroused by the German position. They
declare the resumption of hostilities
is imminent.
There are indications that Ger
many's attitude is harmonizing do
nestle differences and convincing
the Russians they must fight to
save their revolutionary principles.
The Russian delegation said that
articles one and two in the Teuton
proposals are in direct conflict with
the principles of self-definition Of
nations insisted upon by the Rus
slams.
Petrograd newspapers are unart-
nous in declaring that the Teutons
after one week have thrown off their
mask, making it clear that the can
trail powers do nor want a real dem
ocratic peace
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
.ULT|MATUM To
BOLSHEV|K| ON
UKRA|N STATUS
GUNS AND AMMUNITION DE.
sTRoYED IN BLAST AT
PETRoeRAD.

PETROGRAD, Jan. 2.-tWednes-
day)-It is reported the Ukrainian
government has sent an ultimatum
demanding the withdrawal OF Bolshe-
Wiki troops in twenty-four hours and
statement whether the Bolsheviki
consider themselves at war or peace
with frs Ukrain.
Shipments of sugar and grain to
Northern Russia have been stopped.
The Germans are reported to have
transferred 100000 Poles and Lu-
thuainians forcibly to Germany.
A small party of delegates from the
Ukrain elected to the constituent as.
sembly arrived and demanded to
know when the assembly will open.
A conference of all parties except
the Bolsheyiki has decided to open
the assembly upon the arrival In
Petrogradsof third of the member.
ship
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
ROUNDUP SUSPECTS
IN INCENOIARY PLOT

tuy Associated Press.b
NORFOLK, Va. Jan. S.-Depart.
ment OF justice agents and naval pa
trols continued today to round up
suspicious persons on this side OF
the Elizabeth river as the result OF
Tuesdays mysterious fires in Nor
folks business district and the city
OF Portsmouth, across the river, prac-
tically was placed under control Of
the naval authorities as a precaution.
airy measure.
Norfolk authorities today seemed
less inclined to attribute the fires
to an enemy plot to destroy the city
in an attempt to cripple war activi-
ties here, but federal agents and the
naval patrols did not relax their
vigilance A score of persons un.
able to give satisfactory accounts Of
themselves were arrested. Many
we're released, but others we're held
for further examination.
Patrols on duty In the city gen
orally we're reduced today, but acor.
don OF sailors and marines continued
on guard around the fire-swept dis
trict and guards we're maintained in
the downtown section and on the
water front. The ruins we're still
smoldering and last night another
fire broke out in the business &C.
ton, but was soon extinguished.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
LUFBERY, U. S. AIRMAN,
HAS NARROW ESCAPE

PARIS, Jan 3.--Lieut Raoul Luf.
berry OF Wallingford. Conn, of the
Lafayette escadrille, had a narrow
escape in a fight with four German
battle machines last Saturday tn,
gasoline pipes on his airplane were
punctured during the engag
and although he had the advantage
OF higher altitude his machine be
came almost helpless through tae
stoppage of his motor.
Lieutenant Lufbery seemed viz U
ally at the mercy of the Germans,
but by clever maneuvering with one
of the Germans following him down.
almost to earth and firing continp-
ously, he managed to escape unhurt.
His machine was found to have elev
on bullet holes In It,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
BOYLE KEEPS SPHINX
SILENCE ON SENATOR

' Up to time of going to press .
= Governor Boyle had not named .
' successor to the late Senator .
= Newlands. There are no definite .
= indications as to whom he favors y
= although those who claim "a mo. .
= nopoly Of political wisdom say .
= that everything Is stacked for .
= Charles b. Henderson. The .
= eligibles are limited TO eight, Il .
= Is said. and include C. b. .
. Henderson. Clay Tallman, James .
' T. Boyd, Sam Bedford. Judge .
= McCurran. Charles L. Horsey, .
= George B. Thatcher and A. b. .
= Witcher. Yesterday and today .
= the governor was busy listening .
' to the arguments Os delegations .
= boosting the various asplFanfa .
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
Class One Ample
Crowder Says Government
Promises to Draft NOOtherS

mate that 100000 men physically
fit for army duty will be available
from class one
He thinks this is sufficient for
present military needs. but TO as.
sure future supply recommends
that men who became 21 since June
/, last, and who will become Of age
hereafter be added to class one as
they become available. He estimates
this will insure a supply of 100000
yearly
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03

u. S. BANK IN MOSCOW
SEIZED BY RUSSIANS;
MANAGER UNMOLESTED
SECOND NATIONAL CITY BANK
BRANCH TAKEh OVER BY
THE REDS.
(By Associated Presnl

PETROGRAD, Jan. 2.-(Wednes-
day)-The Moscow branch of the Ma
tional City bank, an American in
stitution, was seized Saturday night
in connection with the general order
for conflscation of all banks in Mos
COW. The manager was not arrest
ed.
The currency shortage in Russia
is becoming increasingly serious The
Petrograd branch of the National
City bank, which was seized recent
ly, expects to arrange in a few days
to care for the financial needs of
American residents.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
CBy Associated PressS

LONDON, Jan. S.-Petrograd dis
patches indicate that differences de-
veloped at the first meeting of the
Russian and German commissioners
to discuss economic relations.
The Russians emphasized their
unwillingness to go beyond the llmi-
tations of the arimtsice in fixing
regulations for railroad transit be-
tween the two countries They de-
manded a precise definition OF what
classes of persons and goods the
railroads would carry.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
JAP STEAMER IN DISTRESS.


tBy Associated Preas.)
A PACIFIC PORT. Jan. 3.-The
Japanese freighter Shinyo Maru No.
?. which left an American Pacific
coast port December 2l for the ORR
ent was reported last night to have
sent out distress call from some.
where In the Pacific The message
was picked up by an American ship
and relayed via Honolulu to this
port
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
SOCIALIST is DEFEATED.


tby Associated Preasl
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Jan. 3--Louls
Fons, Republican, running on an
America first" platform, defeated
Edmund F. Melms, Socialist, in a
special election in the Eighth sena-
torial district. according to complete
returns from the election yesterday.
Fons will fill the seat vacated in
the state senate by Frank Reguse.
who was expelled last spring by the
legislature for an alleged disloyal
remark.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
INDIANS MASSACRE
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Yaqui Savages Fire Through
Doors and Windows
of S. P. Train

in the rear coach. The Indians fired
through the windows and doors until
every man. woman and child had
been killed or wounded. They then
disposed of the military escore on
the train.
The troops returned to the scene
and found the Indians trying to
open an express safe containing $2O,.
600 in gold, thrown from the train.
A battle followed, in which 1t is
claimed the Indians we're defeated
and the safe recovered
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
ny Associated Press)

LONDON, aJan. 3.-The Teuton
rulers and politicians have been
aroused by the peace developments.
Emperor William yesterday conferred
jointly with Chancellor Won Hert-
ling Fried Marshal Won linden
burg, General Won Ludendorff, I'll.
nance Minister Won Roedern and
Foreign Secretary Won Kuehlmann.
TIE leaders of all parties were pres.
ent
The Socialists are said to have
told Won Kuehlmann that his attitude
toward the negotiations is prejudiced
to peace. They told him that saying
one day Germany wanted no Rus
sian territory and the next day that
German virtually wanted the terri
tory the Germans now occupied justi-
fled the entente statement in declin-
ing to repose confidence in the
words of Germany's leaders.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
FRENCH TROOPS
|NFL|CT HEAVY
Loss IN ITALY.
CAPTURE MORE PRISONERS THAN
THEY HAVE MEN; TEUToNs
"PtTlFUL SOLDIERS"
Thy Associated Press.D

tby Associated Press.)
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Jan.
wednesday, THE French cap
tured more prisoners than they had
men engaged in their recent success
full operation in the Monte Tomba
region, according to veteran Of
ficer who witnessed the fight.
Austrians were the first the French
captured 1t is said in addition to
the 14O0 taken the French counted
$50 dead on the ground No one
knows how many more are in the
caverns and underbrush.
The officer declared the perfect
french military system enabled the
accomplishment of this with q loss
of less than fifty men. The prison
ers are described as a miserable,
pitiful starved lot of soldiers"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
LARGE INCREASE IN
TOLL or SUBMARINES
,Wy Associated Prsss.l

LONDON, Jan. 3.--Eighteen Brit.
ish merchantmen of 1900 tons or
over have been sunk by mine or
submarine during the last week, ac-
cording to the admiralty statement
last night. Three merchantmen un.
der 1900 tons were also sunk. This
is a material increase over the previ-
Gus week. when the sinkings num-
bered twelve, OF which eleven were
more than 1900 tons.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03

WASHINGTON. Jan. s,-Hoover
today denied senator Reeds charges
he had usurped authority in hand.
ling the wheat situation" In a spirit.
ed verbal duel during the senate in.
veutlgatiOn In the sugar and coal
ahnrtagss.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03

tny Associates Prsss.l
TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 3.--H. ]. Pee
of Los Angeles and Miguel Martinez
of Nogales were among the thirty-six
killed by Yaquis In the attack yes
terday on the Southern Pacific train
at South Empalme, Sonora, accord.
ing to advices received here today.
The dead were taken to Guaymus.
The Indians obstructed the track
forcing the engineer to stop. The
massacre of the passengers occurred
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
STRIKE NEAR SETTLEMENT.


SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. a.
A provisional agreement whereby the
employers will grant the demands of
$4,000 iron workers of this district
for 10 per cent wage increase is
awaiting the ratification of the EN-.
ployes and unions, labor leaders an.
nounced today.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03

tHy Associated PressD
Apparent proof that the Germans
are preparing for a big offensive is
the almost continuous bombardment
of various sectors along the British
and French fronts. Aside from these
bombardments there has been little
activity except by small raiding
parties. A heavy snow is falling and
another cold wave has set in on the
French front from St Quentin to the
Vosges mountains
Snow and cold weather also are
giving the Italians a chance further
to strengthen their northern line
Continued on page four
-
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MONACO CONSTITUTION.


tBy Associated Press)
MONTE CARLO, Jan. S.-Prince
Albert of Monaco on New Years. day
promulgated a decree restoring the
constitution of the principality which
had been suspended since the out.
break of the world war. BY the de-
cree the constitution is enlarged and
extended in a much more liberal
sense, the prince in this way limit
ing his own powers.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3--ln report
ing the progress of the draft to con.
gress, Provost Marshal General
Crowder expressed for the first time
the definite promise and aim of the
government In not to take for army
duty any other men than those listed
in class one of the new draft ques.
tionaire
He bases the promise on the esti-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03

tBy Associated Pressl
LONDON, JAN. 3.--PARTY LEAD
ERs HAVE DEMANDED A SUM-
MoNlNG OF TIE RElcHsTAc AS
SPEEDILY AS POSSIBLE. Won
kuEHLMANN's RETURN TO
5REST-LlTvosK AFTER A HuR-
RlED VISIT TO BERLIN is SAID
TO HAVE CREATED SURPRISE.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
AID RUSHED TO SHIP
REPORTED IN FLAMES
ny Associated Pr.su.,

A PACIFIC PORT. Jan. IA war
ship is rushing to the aid of the Jap
anese freighter Shinyo Maru, which
is reported be racing to the United
States with fire in her hold beyond
control She is expected to reach
port tomorrow.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
NY Associated Preas.,

PETROGRAD. Jan. (Wednes-
day-Leon Trotsky, Bolsheviki for
eign minister declared today the
government of Russian workers will
not consent to the German peace
proposals.
Trotsky's declaration was made in
an address in which he denounced
"Germany's hypocritical peace pro-
posal" and said If the Teutons did
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
tRs Associated Prss..l

BENNINGTON. Va. Jan. s-Mrs
Annie Sherwood Hawks, author OF
gospel hymns. died today at the age
Of s. years.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03
ny Aa.ssaatsa Preas.D

tny Aasseaated Preas.D
PETRoGRAD, Jan. 2.-(Wednes.
day)-Eleven hundred airplane ma
chine guns and quantity of am
munition were destroyed and twenty
persons killed in mysterious fire
and explosion today at the military
depot IN Petrograd.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-03

Prince Albert from the time he
succeeded his father, Prince Charles
III, in 1889, until January I, 1911, was
absolute ruler of the small prineipali.
ty of Monaco.
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. . . . . . . . % =
TODAY AND A YEAR AGO. I

Official readings OF the ther,
mOmeter by the United States L,
} observer at Tonopah.
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THE WEATHER

Tonight and Friday Cloudy.