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When it was announced, sevcra, weeks ago, that the Chinese govern ment had appointed minister of the Vatican and that the papal delegate 70 the Philippines, Monsignor Petrelli, oad been appointed papal nuncio to China, the French minister immedi- tely lodged in contravention of the Iientsin treaty of 1858, which recog
 izad French protection of Roman Catholic missionaries in China, and ,&' they wor" against the spirit of N" alliance between China and the Entente nations.
 While negotiations were under way, 'hina communicated to the Pope tha, Ionsignor Pctrclli was persona nor grata in Picking for the reason that he is personal frend of Admiral Hintzc, ate German Minister to China arc LOW German Foreign Secretary.
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OPERATION US. RAILROADS NOT
 SIMPLE TASK

WASHINGTON, Nov, l2- Direct or General McAdoo and his railroad administration are finding og, through the new bureau of complaint. and suggestions, what the people think of the railroads under govern. mcnt control. The people think many good things and many bad. They writ praise and condemnation of policic and individual employees. Some O. their suggestions are declared prac. ical and many not. It is the task a, the bureau to translate the acccptc, complaints and suggestions into ac, ion which will effect reforms, and O. plain to all other writers reasons fI practices against which they pro test
 Nearly three hundred letters pou into the bureau every day, and hun dredS of suggestions already hay, borne fruit in reforms. As results tram schedules have been charged tc permit better connections for com muterS, obsolete baggage practices in volying extortionatc charges hay, been eliminated, strayed shipments o. household goods have been traced public facilities in stations arG coaches have been improved, ineffic- tent and disCourteous employees have been discovered, and even more cap able and accommodating railroad mel have been commended and recognized
 More than a fourth of the letters complain against inadequate passeng nr service, crowded cars and belatCd trains. In most cases the cause Of complaint, explaining that in war times perfect train service can not Hc expected. Congestion at ticket office i5 similarly explained.
 From a Pennsylvania town cam the suggestion that group of womcE cooperate to keep the station clean They were told to go ahead, and they did
 'I have been travelling man thirty years, and have spent ten years wait ing for connections at Junction City, Ky, wrote a commercial traveller. An investigation was started to as certain whether schedules actually did discriminate against Junction City.
 Three hundred commuters on An Erie train united in praising Conduct or Thomas Ryan for his long period of faithful and accommodating ser vice.
 Ballard Dunn, a former Chicago newSpaperman, runs the bureau, with tht aid of a staff of correspondents, and refers many important sugges ions to the Director General, or 3o other railroad administration offic. ialS.
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SEWARD SNAPSHOTS

R. $ Smith, of the local cable of flee force, leave, on the Alameda for Cordova, Mrs. Smith and neice, Rose Niemi, leave on the Alameda for Aa- toria, where they will visit with rc. latives. Mir. Smith has lately been the messenger, owing to shortage ot man power but is a regular operator formerly connected with the Dist div. iSion, now in France.
 F. Mount has returned from hunt. ing trip on the lakes and is back again at his Shoemaker's bench,
 Mrs. Juntc will perhaps leave New York for Paris on one of !hc first steamers carrying passengers.
 The fishing boat Commonwealth. Booth Fisheries Co.,, arrived this morn ing from Kodiak. Seven of the crew came here for treatment for influcn- a. They have been placed in quaran- tine and are under care of doctors and nurses.
 .'ro2cN fish will b. sent south on t)" Alameda by the San Juan Company According to wireless advices rcceiv- ed here, practically all inhabitants or Kodiak are down with the grippe or influenza.
 There will be a through train for Inrh1ragr leaving hero at z o'clock tomorrow. No way passengers will HC .akcn out nar will any be brought ir owing to the present quarantine,
 And at that it would be better 70 nave the grippe in Seward than to b. the ex-Kaiser with his grip and othos 'arthly possessions.
 Miss Cornelia Cooper and Mrs. Moy- F, i'll with the grippe, show decided improvement today.
 ES-EeSsrys sss~' rS. '7'- ''~ '."
 The first nail from the states for he interior. routed via Seward, will ue scnt|out on tomorrow'S train.
 .l "st;lw cold settled down last night and many water pipes were frozen this morn ng
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MAY BAR
 FOREIGN
 ATHLE IFS

NEW YORK, Nov, l2- The pro posal. advanced by the Pacific Coast Association of the Amateur Union, to bar all foreign athletes from future competition in national championship meets, finds little favor among East. crn athletic authorities and followers of track and field sports. The con census of opinion indicates that it would be q most peculiar action for the American athletic organization to take as athletes from the States have for years been the most consistent travelling competitors and prize win ncrS.
 It was pointed out by prominent \. A. ', authority that there might be some reason for such a proposal on the part Of the Canadian Union, jr view of the fact that in past years ,trong teams from the New York A.. C., and the IriSh-American A C. have iourneyed to Canada and swept away every first prize and title at the an- nual Dominion Championships. Amer ican athletes also have been promi- ncnt winners of titular track and field honors in similar meets in England, Scandinavia, and other Europeon countries. In every case our athletes have been welcomed and where they were good enough to defeat tho best of the home entrants ther was noth- ing but praise for their performances.
 The menace of the foreign athletic invader is furthermore of little dang Cr. Very few have been able in thc past to show their heels to the beet of the American stars, as the records of batE home championships and Olyn- pie Games clearly demonstrate. It would undoubtedly be an impetious to
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greater and better effort if few in vading performers could be found to show the way to our stars. 1t IS thr generally expressed opinion that af- ter peace reigns again throughout the world there will be a great revival of international sport competition. With this thought uppermost in the mind. of the delegates who gather for the annual meeting of the A. A, U, al Philadelphia on November Is, there appears little possibility of the adopt ion of the proposed resolution.
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DRAFT BOARDS
 STOP WORKING

WASHINGTON, Nov. l2- Dr;f. boards have been ordered to withhCld Id all ouestionnaircs and stop classif ing men under l9 and over 36. Regis trantS not in the 19-36 class, who r". ceived qusstionnaires, need not fi' shem out.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. l2- The War Department today countered- mandcd orders providing for an or ficar's camp at Camp Fremont, Cali folnia, which was to accommodate 2O.O0O students.
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F)R RENT Furnished apartment! |, rquirc al the Key. tf
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The woment you open account with this BANK. you are entitled to the benefit of all o'r experience and facilities as bankers.
 Whether your account Is large or small, yoar affairs will receive all the time and attention eSzAry to make your account here helpful and pro fRable Co you
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HUN HAND
 N0W SEEN

PEKING, Nov, l2-- The hand of Germany, working to lower French prestige in China, ir seen by the Fren- oh legation here in the recent attempt to open diplomatic relations between China and the Vatican. The Legation says it has collected evidence to sup port the charge,
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pARIS, Nov, - How many Amer ms know that Lafayette was buried n American soil? General Thiebault wites in his Memoirs:-
 His jLafayctte's) tomb is at Pie pus ---- l. was in this spot that ne had had placed a dozen barrels Of aarth taken from some battlefield in tnerica, which he himself had ought back"
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]. .E:(;T ION

JUNEAU, Nov, l2- The latest of ficiaI totals received here regarding the delegate vote, are as followS:-
 FIRST DIVISION Sul2cr 1862 WickcrSham l296
 SECOND DIVISION
 Incomplete returns give Wicker ham plurality l44.
 THIRD DIVISION
 Sul2cr 1908 WcEcrsham l2@a
 FOURTH DIVISION Sul2cr 1863 Wickcr.'nm ll@4 The total yotc, received with many nissing precincts, the majority o, hem fo~ Sulzer, is a. follows Sul2cr &956 WicEcrSham 4000.
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CERTAlN-TEED keeps out the rain. Brosius & noon. r..
 --s.- --
 Eyinrude engines at J. l.. Graf. tf
 -. A--- The Moon cafe is open Nights. Washington street. Boxes for Ladies.
 ---s--------.y ----------- .... CERTAIN-TEED Roofing at BroSius & Noon. If.
The sun., 1918-07-24
Has No Military Value.

The statement issued by the Bureau of
Aircraft Production follows:
Early last year, IL was decided when
a demand for two seated fighters was
great. TO put into production at the cur
tiss Company an adaptation of the Brts-
toll fighter, an English battleplane fitted
to IL cylinder Liberty motor Recent
flight tests have demonstrated that this
machine Is overpowered and not OF mill
tary value, lacking mapuvre ability. and
not having sufficient speed for war pur-
poses.
"lnasmuch as the De Haviland four Is
IN production and meets the require
ment. and can be produced as fast as
engines can be supplied, so that there
will be mo- decrease In the number of
planes going overseas, the Bureau Of
Aircraft Production is compelled to take
the position that the country will be best
served by disseminating Bristol produc-
ton.
Every effort Is being made to put
into production quickly at the Curtss
company the $. L. and the Caproni.
Both planes are well known and are not
experimental in any way. The bureau
of aircraft production hopes TO he able
In the near future TO reemploy the peo-
Pile who will OF necessity have to be laid
Off under this order.
"Of the outlay on Bristol fighters thus
far produced or in process OF production
n considerable percentage can be sal
vaged. The exact expenditure on the
experiment is now being calculated"
The sun., 1918-07-24
NEW PREMIER FOR
AUSTRIA CHOSEN
Dunorck to Succeed Seydier,
Says Vienna Report.

AMSTERDAM. July ga despatch re-
ceived from Vienna says that former
Minister OF Education Dunarck prob
ably will succeed DR., Won Seyder as
Premier OF Austria. The despatch adds
that Herr Dunarck was received by En-
peror Charles Monday and charged
with the task Of negotiating with the
political parties.
In accepting the resignation of
the Seydler Cabinet Emperor Charles
said he took such action because
the Premier had pointed out that
he could no longer command n
majority in the lower house The En-
peror added. however. that the Difficult
ties were entirely personal as between
had not assumed an attitude of opposi-
would support another Government pur-
suing the same general policy
Loud cheers from the Czechs in the
lower house OF the Austrian Parliament
greeted the announcement that the en-
tire Cabinet had resigned and that the
designations had been accepted by Emu
peror Charles, says a Vienna despatch
to-day. The announcement was made
by the president OF the Chamber
The conservative press OF Berlin IL
urging the German Government to give
Austria a hint that for her to make
Count Czernin Premier would not be ac-
ceptable to Germany in view of the
Counts last speech, in which. they point
out he insinuated that Germany's war
aims were no longer of defensive char
aCter.
The sun., 1918-07-24
Challenged to Best Effort.
600 AUsTRIANS CAPTURED.
French and Italians Continue Adj
vance in Albania.

PARIS. July 23.-French and italian
troops continue to advance In Albania
The Italian troops have pressed forward
along the crest OF Mali Stoves and have
taken Hill 900. Heights on.the left bank
OF the River Holta have been occupied
by the French. who are operating east
Of the Italians The War Office state
ment of the fighting In the east to-day
says:
FRENCH--In Albania our troops
continued their attacks yesterday and
after heavy hand to hand fighting
drove the Austrians from all their
positions south Of the Holta River. In
the course Of two days We captured
600 prisoners, including six officers
and twelve machine guns. On our left,
on the west bank of the Devoli, Italian
troops captured Hill 900.
ITALIAN-The Italian troops are
pushing along the crest of Mali Stoves
in Albania and have captured Hill
900. Further to the east French par
ties occupied the heights on the left
bank of the River Holta. Our ad-
vanced posts repulsed several attacks
at the Kuci Ridge. Prisoners and
machine guns we're captured.
The sun., 1918-07-24
NAVY TESTS ALL
ITS AERIAL BOMBS
Percentage of Defective Det-
orators Found Small.

WAsHISGroN, July 23--While await
ing the result of the official inquiry into
the failure Of naval airplane bombs to
explode when dropped in the attacks by
naval aviators on the German sub
marine Off the New England coast Sun
day. the Navy Department is making n
thorough inspection of its entire stock
Of these projectiles to determine the re-
liability of defamation. At the same
time the ordnance bureau of the navy
has taken under consideration the al
teration of the bombs used in aerial
operations so as to increase the GER
tainty Of their exploding.
Secretary Daniels said to-day that
very low percentage OF bombs which
fail to explode has been discovered thus
far in the navy's tests. In fact. reports
on file here show that the United States
has met with a much lower percentage
Of failures than any OF the allied ma
lions.
The great obstacle met by ordnance
experts In securing efficiency in aerial
bombs is the necessity of maintaining a
factor OF safety for the protection of the
aviator. Absolute certainty of explosion
could be easily had. but 4 would be
accompanied by great danger OF acct
dental detonation before the bomb was
released.
The sun., 1918-07-24
KING GEORGE HONORS
AMERICAN ADMIRALS
Rodnlan and Strauss Decorat-
ed on Board Flagship.
BIZ the Associated Press.

LONDON. July 23.-Amid hearty APP
proving cheers OF the officers and men
OF the British and American squadrons,
King George decorated yesterday two
American naval off .cers-Rear Admiral
Hugh Rodman and Rear Admiral Jo-
seph Strauss. Rear Admiral Rodman
was made n Knight Commander of the
Order of the Bath and Rear Admiral
Strauss a Knight Commander of the Or
der of st. Michael and St George.
The investiture took place on board
the flagship Of the Grand Fleet. The
honors were conferred in acknowledge
ment OF the special appreciation of the
King for the part the American navy
Is Waving In the war.
The King boarded a DESTROYER and
passed in review the various ships at
the depot including the American war
vessels. and afterwards boarded the
American flagship. where he received a
rousing reception.
His Majesty was informed that since
the amalgamation OF the British and
American squadrons Their" had never
been serious hitch The 1erican Ad-
mlral had Loyalty and faithfully carried
out the directions OF the supreme com
mander and had been splendidly backed
BY his officers and men.
Conversely when the naval diSposi-
tions involved operations In which Ad-
n.!ral Rodman CHANGED to be the senior
ctIicero of the force employed the Hr't-
'sl GERS and crews had accepted his
directions as cheerfully as those of the
British staff.
The sun., 1918-07-24
AMERICANS FIND
THIERRY IN RUINS


of Chateau Thierry had been fitted up
by the Germans with the chairs and
furniture they had taken from the
houses In the town.
Joseph Herbert. an elderly resident.
told how he had got into the bad graces
Of the enemy by asking them. when they
came. II they were Americans or Eng
lishmen. in consequence OF which they
had put him out of his dwelling In the
city and had made him live In Corteau,
suburb. giving him nothing to eat.
At night he crawlcd from the garden.
pulling up vegetables, and one night he
exploded a shell. killing n COW. and he
got some fresh meat.
A woman with a child four years old
said that the first American she had seen
was a wounded soldier who went through
the city several weeks ago with some
other prisoners. She said that she gave
the lad a drink OF water and was slapped
by German sergeant for doing It.
Ousted Because He Had Cellar.
A bearded man. 10 years old. said that
the Germans had put him out of his
house because he had n good cellar In
which to hide At night for weeks he
had wandered through the streets, dodg-
ing shells. He said that many OF the
inhabitants had been treated likewise or
had been killed because they had no pro-
lection.
Questioned about the conduct OF the
Germans. he said that they were more
brutal during their stay in the place
than they were three and half years
before. but he could give no evidence OF
the Germans having committed atroci-
ties. such as were reported from BEL
GUM at that time. German signs were
everywhere in the streets Of the town.
The towns Of Torcy and Belleau. out
side of Chateau Thierry. were almost
inaccessible, the streets being filled with
the ruins OF buildings and also the
trunks OF trees. There were no raised
distractions. but there were deep shell
holes The same conditions obtained at
NauX and Bouresches.
In Lucy de Bocage the chufcn had
been RACED by shell fire. but the figure
OF Christ hanging upon the cross was
not even touched. 1t stood 49,. alone
from the huge pile of brick and mortar
Vineyards for champagne had been
started in the vicinity OF Chateau
Thierry. but the cultivation of grapes
In this locality Is ended for many years
to come. Whole forests have been re-
duced to toothpiclis. Such is the sad
wake OF war.
The sun., 1918-07-24
WILSON IS QUOTED
IN DILLON MOTION
Irish Leader Cites Presid ent's
Mount Vernon Speech.

LONDON. ,JuIy 23.-John Dillon Irish
Nationalist leader. gave notice in the
House Of Commons to-day that he
would ask the Government to-norrou
for a day for the discussion of the FOL.
lowing motion.
The policy nurs,ed towora ireland
by the Government is Inconsistent win
the Great nrincinles for Tho ,.indIca.
tior Of which tho o,i,ad pocors ~.
carrvinv on tbe war Tb,s no,ic, has
greatly a1Isnated AMI ax,s,ar,,a5 ~.
Irish neonie ana ~ ne,saysrod ~, ,'.''I
alienata ana srerate ,he,r fmr,har
ara viii .tn,diI,, ,rcro,s. ,ha d,ao,,i.,,
~ reochiny sr,tIen,en, NJ ,hn Ir,sS
..,-- =, go
The sun., 1918-07-24
GERMANISM SPLITS
THE BURNHAM HOME
Man Must Support Wife. but
Uncle Sam May Inquire.

short chronicle of the recent family
history of Mr., and Mrs. Benjamin Burn
ham was laid face up on the judicial
table at Oyster Bay. L. l.. yesterday be-
fore Justice Of the Peace Robert w. Du-
val. Mrs. Burnham precipitated the ar
gument by charging that husband Ben
jamin failed equally in supporting his
wife and their two children.
To which Mr.. fundamentally Of
patient, non-complaining disposition
made specific reply:
That his wife was pro-German that
American flags ne put up In and outside
his home were destroyed that a German
flag was in Mrs. Burnham's home: that,
too Ill to get out of bed, he asked his
wife for medicine. and she said she
would get II for him II he would sympa-
thize with Germany: that picture OF
President Wilson and Lafayette was de-
stroyed in their home; that Mrs. Burn
ham said the German Grown Prince
ought to be walking up Broadway drag
ging Wilson behind him.
Catching his breath, Mr.. Burnham
interposed further that on the occasion
of the third Liberty Loan celebration at
oyster Bay his wife took the Burnham
children for a picnic in the woods SO
they couldn't participate in the parade,
and that when he couldn't stand 1t any
longer he had up and quit the house.
Frequently Mrs Burnham interrupted
her husbands testimony to assure the
Justice his story was untrue and to
avow her loyalty to this country. One
of the Burnham children was called. but
he did not seem to understand the pro-
ceedings. So Justice Duval ordered the
husband to pay Mrs. Durham 50 a week
and said he would settle the loyalty is
ne I'm the case by sending the testimony
of the husband to the Federal author
tiles.
The sun., 1918-07-24
SHELL SHOCK KILLS PASTOR.
The Rev. Walter Murray Was
Serving Soldiers Under Fire.

Dispatches received yesterday by the
National War>Council of the Y. NJ c. A.
said that the death OF the Rev. Walter
Murray. East Orange. y. j., reported re-
Gently, was due to shell concussion
There was no bullet mark on his body.
DR.. Murray had been serving the Ameri-
cans soldiers from n canteen near the
front line trenches, and under heavy
bombardment continued his work until
he was killed. He was buried with mill
tary honors.
Another cable told of ]. E Pepin, a
secretary from Detroit. driving ten miles
over road which the Germans were
Smelling TO bring packs OF chocolate and
smoking tobacco to the wounded at the
front. Every wounded man brought in
on n stretcher was given n lighted cigar
cite by Mr.. Pepin and Charles Road, a
secretary from Cleveland Ohio, both Of
whom remained at the dressing station
until the attack was over.
Eighteen Y. NJ. c. A. men volunteered
as hospital orderlies just back of the
zone of artillery fire during a recent
emergency.
The sun., 1918-07-24
BRITISH AIR CHIEF
TO FLY OUT WEST
Squadron of Planes to Visit
Many Large Cities.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Btig. Gen.
Charles T.. Lee, commanding the British
aviation mission, assisted by Capts J. J.
Hammond, James Fitz Morris. w. A.
Hannay and G. d. Hunter, will start on
an airplane tour of the middle States.
leaving indianapolis about August IA.
and will stop at sixteen of the principal
middle Western cities to give exhibit
tons and lectures.
The total distance to be flown Is APP
proximately $500 miles. The purpose
is to demonstrate what fighting In the
i!r means All Of the British officers
have seen active service in the war and
besides doing military stunts in the air
will point out in public talks the neces-
sity for teaching advanced flying to our
young aviators.
The itinerary will include air flights
by at least three machines between In
dianapolis. Cincinnati. Dayton. Column
bus, Cleveland. Buffalo. Detroit, Toledo.
Chicago, Milwaukee. Minneapolis st.
Paul, Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City
and st. Louis
The planes used will be a Bristol
fighter and De Havilnnd fighting ma
chine, both two seated planes, and two
British AKRON two seated training
planes
The sun., 1918-07-24
HAS NON.RETREATING SOLDIER.
to Take Place Of Men.
BIZ the Associdfed Press

LONDON. July IL tby maiD An "au-
tomato soldier" is one OF the latest de-
velopments in the weapons OF war.
A Danish engineer has recently taken
out patent for an apparatus TO which
he has given this name. II consists OF
a steel cylinder normally within a larger
cylinder. the whole being sunk into the
ground vertically. BY means Of mech
anism operated by wireless the inner
cylinder rises to n height Of eighteen
inches from the ground and slmulta-
reously an automatic rife mounted on
the inner cylinder fires 400 shots in any
given direction
These automatic soldiers" can be
controlled from central position some
four or tive miles behind the line OF de-
fence. according to the inventor. They
may be seen by the enemy only when
they rise from the ground
From trials already made It has been
shown. SO IL is reported. that few hun
dreds OF these steel soldiers can easily
defend position against infantry at
tacks. however numerous the opposing
force may be. They blaze away their
400 shots without hinching and never
retreat