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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
MEMBER OF COUNCIL
PROFITED ON CONTRACT

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 29.-The
profitable "scrap sorting contracts" in
connection with making of army uni
forms, led into the committees Of the
Council of National Defense, again at
today's Senate committee hearing
while Quartermaster General Sharpe
was stin under examination.
1t was developed that Samuel Kap-
Ian, a member of one of the supply
committees had protested against can
collation. of a sorting contract in which
his brother was interested, and it was
further developed that his brother was
treasurer Of the Millbrook Mill COM
pany. owning one of the Connecticut
wooden mills Communicated by the
government.
Senator Mcclellan asked whether
Emmanuel Kaplan, treasurer of the
Millbrook Mill company was not a
brother OF Samuel j. Kaplan, a member
of the supply committee. General
Sharpe said he thought SO.
The other mill was the Thames River
Wooden mills. Both were ordered to de-
vote their machinery to government
work cancelling private contracts.
did you know that Samuel Kaplan
of the council OF national defense is
president and owns two thirds of the
stock Of the Millbrook?" asked Sena-
tor Mcclellan
General Sharpe said he did not.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
Grew Mutinies, Murders
Captain and Surrenders

Bar Harbor, Me-, Dec. 31.--Aletter
from Chester Wescott, stewart on the
United States transport Mount Vernon,
formerly the big German liner Kron-
princessen Cecilie. confirms previous
reports of the deliberate surrender of
German submarine.
Young Wescott says that on the sec
ond trip of the transport, when in the
danger zone. a periscope appeared sud-
denly close aboard. The gunners were
about to open fire when the U-boat
came entirely to the surface, opened
the hatch and displayed a white flag,
while the crew lined up on the deck.
Fearing treachery, the Mount Yer
non swung bow on. then sent boats
crew to the U-boat. The men said that
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03

and in addition would form an advisory
cabinet, including representatives OF
the war and navy department, the ship
ping board the fuel and food admins
trations and the federal trade commits
sion.
Studying Legal Phases.
Legal phases Of government operation
have been studied carefully by the le-
gal bureau headed by Joseph W. Folk,
chief counsel of the commission and
many questions remain to be threshed
out between the railroads and the gov
eminent administration before a
| smooth working plan is developed.
The Interstate Commerce commission
has nearly 1900 employees, including
several hundred specialists to be placed
/ at the disposal of the director general
and carry out his orders.
The Senate interstate commerce COM
nittee today decided to continue it's
plan to investigate the railroad situa-
ton under the Cummins' amendment
Members of the committee agreed
| that the investigation would be purely
| academic, but decided that any infor-
| nation obtained would be of benefit in
considering legislation to carry out
| communications by the president in
his forthcoming address.
To Tackle Coal Problem.
1t is believed Secretary McAdoo VIII
| take radical steps to remedy the coal
situation. l.. A. Snead chief fuel dis
| tributor, declares it can be remedied by
vigorous handling Of the transportation
question and giving priority to coal
shipments for a short period.
| Otherwise he expects worse suffering
| by consumers and closing down OF
more plants and factories. McAdoo
will be urged to drive along coal ship
ments which the roads have delayed
because they have had other more prof
table business. Snead declared that
pleading for priority orders for coal
| had been in vain
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
FRENCH PREMIER IS
GIVEN De SIRED Men
His Demand Seized Upon, How
ever by Those Who DESIRE
Criticise.

Paris, Dec. 29.--The debate on the
bin authorizing the government 90 pre-
pare lists OF the men OF the class Of
1919. preparatory TO calling them 70 the
'colors, was seized upon today by
critics of Premier C..emeneeaI as an
opening for an attack on the subject
of releasing the older soldiers. In the
plainest language the premier. refused
TO give any guaranty. He received the
enthusiastic applause of the greater
part of the deputies.
The debate in the chamber yesterday,
NJ ClelnenceaI said, WAS q mandate to
and he asked the chamber to give him
the means. General Petain. the COM
mander In chief. had asked Tor q Ger
tain numbe, of men to carry on urgent
" needed work on eantonnlents behind
the line. 1T was his purpose to detail
to this work German prisoners, the
Russians who had been fighting in
overtIrn. 10000 men drawn from the
auxiliary forces. and agriculturalists in
the classes OF 1880 and 1891 who would
be called back TO. two months mas
much as there would be no farm work
in January and February. II the cham-
Der did not wish to have this work
done. the premier continued. let 1t say
SO. and ne would go. If the chamber
knew OF other resources. let 1t reveal
them.
AT the time when German divisions
whose number cannot calculate are
arriving on cur front from Russia, is
1t proper for you to find fault about
menceau demanded. IF men from the
rear are required at the front they must
return to the front"
The bill was adopted, 425 to 70.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
Gunners on Merchantmen
Make Hit at 1900 Yards

London. Dec. 31.-A German submara
inc was sunk by the fire Of guns Of an
American passenger steamer approach
ing the British coast Thursday, &C.
cording to reports Of the passengers
and gunners aboard.
The ship was proceeding at full speed
about noon in a very smooth sea. The
weather conditions were such as to
make the best visibility. A periscops
was sighted by the watch on the
bridge and the submarine was seen
plainly by the passengers as it came to
the surface at a distance Of about 1900
yards directly in the wake Of the ship
The steamer was brought about
sharply and the two guns fired with
only an interval of two seconds be-
tween shots. The second shell explod-
ed and debris from the submarine was
seen flying in the air. After this the
submarine was not visible.
The convoy signaled to the liner: "A
direct hit!"
The watch on the bridge and the
gunners and passengers confirm the
verdict. No trace of torpedo was
seen. Passengers who came running
to the deck at the sound of the guns
were told that the excitement was over.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
TELLS OF RUINOUS
BUSINESS VENTURE
Boston Man Says He Fell
a Victim of Packing In
tareSGs.

Boston. Dec. 27--The story Of q
fuinous attempt to operate an indie
pendent rendering company was re-
lated by William NJ. Mcdonald, at
present engaged in the wholesale meat
of the federal trade commission.
Mcdonald said lie put $4,000 capital
into the rendering plant and borrowed
an additional $4,000 from the Elk
change Trust company of this city
AT what rate?" asked Attorney
-Leney. representing the commission.
"a $4,000 bonus for six months, a
sliding scale of interest starting at 10
per cent and decreasing TO and per
cent. In addition l gave them n mort
gage on the plant and 100000 in bonds
which tied me UP so ! could not raise
any more money on tho property" The
witness answered.
Mcdonald said that at first he had
more business than he could attend to
but later he began to feel competition
and the bank commenced TO press him
for money. To satisfy their demands,
he said, he gave up bit by bit all his
property lost his health and finally the
plant, but paid his Indebtedness in full
'fWhy, this sounds like the Shyiock
story ! have read in Shakespeare, re-
marked Mr. Heney.
1T felt that way" commented Nc
Donald.
do you know who President Martin,
of the bank played marbles with %
asked Mr.. Heney.
II do not"
well, i can tell YOU" said Mr..
Heney, We'll bring that out later"
After the witness had told how west
ern meats had driven New England
closed to enable the commission to re-
turn to Washington this afternoon.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
RAILWAY employees
TO RETAIN UNIONS
Government Recognition Is Elk.
pected to Encourage 9th
er Workers.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 29.--In tsk-
ing over the roads by the government
the railroad brotherhoods have been
given to understand that the admins
tration will recognize the closed shop"
arrangements which the railway organ
izations have had with the railway sys-
TENS. This in affect means the gov
eminent will recognize the railway en-
ployes' unions.
One of the most important angles of
this is that postoffice and other gov
eminent employees can now lay claim
to the same right to organize into
unions.4 The postal employees. some OF
whom are sore at Postmaster General
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03

they had been sent out with orders not
to come back until they had cot the
Mount Vernon, as the admiralty was
particularly anxious to sink the former
crack German liner. They had been
cruising three weeks and were short
OF provisions and water. They had
mutlned and shot the captain when he
refused to return to port, they said
7. They Were taken on board and cared
French port
The above dispatch evidently refers
70 an incident reported last night by the
terview with a seaman lust returned
IRON France who said he saw a U-boat
which had surrendered. brought into
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
COLD ENDS FIGHTING
IN BRITISH SECTORS
Shell Fire Kept Up by Germans
Tommies Enjoy Winter
Sports.
az William PhilIip simn,s.

With the British Armies Afield. Dec.
2a.--Winrer's cold has practically froz-
en- up all fighting on the British front.
With the lines under heavy snow to-
day and the Thermometer showing the
Temperature far beiow the freezing
point, there was little chance for fight
ing. The Germans heavily shelled the
British trenches northwest of Bourbon
yesterday. Later the Homogc sector
was the object of a gas shell attack at
$3.50 .. IN.
Still later in the night the Germans
sent brief barrage fire and continued
IT. for half an hour
Everywhere back of the fighting line
the Tommics are enjoying themselves
skating and other winter sports.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
FlREMEN SAVE SUGAR;
LET BUILDING BURN

Chicago. Dec. 31.--When fire threat
ened to destroy six story building
occupied by E. J. Brach & Sons, whole
sale confectioners today firemen direct
ed their efforts in saving $4,000 pounds
of sugar instead of fighting flames
which had gained Roadway in another
part OF the structure. A hundred en-
ployes, a, majority of them girls, fled
down the fire escapes to safety.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
ENFORCED RATlONING
Is ASKED BY LABOR.

London, Dec. 31-Resolutions strong
ly favoring compulsory rationing OF all.
Britain were adopted unanimously to-
day by the National Trades Union con-
vention and the congress of the labor
party and war workers.
The workingmen protested that suf-
fering resulting from inadequate dis
tribution Of food stuffs through the
present voluntary rationing scheme.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
Ten BILLION FRANCS
SUBSCRIBED FOR WAR.
French Loan May Be Greatly
oversubscribed, Finance
Minister Says.

Paris, Dec. s1.The 0,ooo,ooo,ooo
francs asked for in the third war loan.
has been exceeded, according to q state
ment made in the chamber of deputies
today by NJ. Klotz. the minister of
finance.
M. Klotz said that the returns for the
loan were still incomplete, but that the
subscriptions, not including those from,
abroad. aggregated 1926. OoO, 900 francs.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
nor AFRAID or U. S.

Petrograd, Dec. 31.-Baron Admiral
keyserlingk, of the imperial German
navy and formal naval attache OF the
German embassy at Petrograd, Who.
headed the advance guard of the Ger
man peace delegation which arrived.
here last night, declared that Germany
did not fear America and that if Ger
many had feared the American fleet
she never would have begun her sub.
marine campaign. +.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
EPIDEMIC OF JEWELRY
THEFTS STiRS LONDON

London. tby mail. Dec 15.-Publicity
given to two successful jewel robberies
about six months ago has resulted in
an epidemic OF such thcfts in London,
tic police say.
Among the latest victims are the
Duchess Of Marlborough and Lady
Gresham. A diamond brooch valued
al $4,000 was stolen from the duchess
at !, recent society bazaar, while Lady
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
COMMANDMENTS POWER.

Washington, D. G.. Dec. 2s.To as
power for blishments engaged in
war work at Niagara Falls and Buffalo,
The governments today requisitioile0 the
electric power produced, imported and
diistfibuted by the Niagara Falls Power
c0iaapany. the Hydraulic Power com
panX Of Niagara Falls. and the Cliff
Eiecfyfral uistrihutlng company
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
THREE BRITISH
VVARSH|PS LOST
Vessels Torpedoed or Mined on
Evening of December e
Total of 1913 Men
Perish.

London, Dec. 1.-Three British ter
pedo boat destroyers were sunk through
being struck by torpedoes or hitting a
mine off the Dutch coast on the night
Of December 20, with loss of 13 Off
GERS and $50 men. the admiralty an
nounced today The statement reads:
Three of our destroyers We're mined
or torpedoed during foggy weather off
the Dutch coast on the night of the
22nd of December. A total Of 13 Off
GERS and $50 men were lost"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
46,712 BRITISH ARE
PRISONERS OF GERMANY

London. Dec. IS (by maiD British
prisoners held by the enemy, including
those in Switzerland, total 4G,712, ac-
aording to an official announcement.
The prisoners include members of the
regular army. territorial forces, royal
navy and naval division. divided as
follows:
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
WILL AVERT SQUEEZE
IN THE OATS MARKET

Chicago. Dec 31.-To avert any
chance of a last of the month squeeze
lin values board of trade directors this
afternoon fixed sliding maximum
price on the December delivery OF oats.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
!
new 0lER|'|Q
Germans and Russians slll to
Have Made Secret AqIee
Tlent Conc rning
SaCe-L 0rraiTle.
|AvvAIT I FUR HER oFEER$
Entente Circles Think - Ions
Will Make Greater Ian
cessions BolsheEsss
Ready to Sign. S

Petrograd. Dec 81. Delegates to tho
Brest-L itovsls peace conference 49, 70
ported today as having signed 8 rstbis-
cate to determine the future dlgpcsi9
ton Of Alsace- Lorraine. snch cQnces-
sion was not formally made - the
announcement of terms 40 naa6A by
Count Czernin and the declared ln that
Y had been covered in q private con-
Terence was regarded as fuYthey evil
uence OF Favorable forward 6ten to-
ward general peace. q.
The action or inclination o. tlaD cen-
tral powers, if this be true. has given
9 good impression here. Some observers
declare IL the bolshevists convened the
general assembly at this nfOnnenA their
supported by the majority az this nSdy
and this i'll spite Of the fact the boil
sneyist party is in the minority.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
Two German U-Boats Are Sunk
And Grew Surrenders Another
Three Notable Achievements Are Credited to American Forces
in Submarine Zone--TWo Crews Are Reported to Have
Been Made Captives.


in
menan
CONN
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
SNOW COMES n
IT AL|ANs' AID
Heaviest Fall in 80 Years Re-
ported in Region of Pave
Lines, Blocking leu
ton Drive.
DISASTER MAY BE. AvERTED
-Austro Germans Within Five
Miles of Smashing Victory
Which May Never Be
Realized.
DISASTER MAY BE AVERTED

Berlin, Dec. 31.-An Italian at
Jack against the Austro-G German
position on the heights east of
Monte ToEaba, broke down yester-
day under the fire of the Teutons.
1t was announced today by the
German war office.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
WON'T RECOGNIZE RADICALS.

Washington D. O.. Dec. 31.-Amer
lean authorities expect the Russians or
Germans will make definite move to-
get the Brest-Litovsk peace proposal Of
ficially before the United States and dts
allies.
If it comes from Russia it probably
will be unopened and dispatched by q
diplomat in manner that Germany and
her allies can deny responsibility. At
the same time. there will be the hope
that the United States and her afaies
will recognize the bolsheyists. The au-l
thorities of the United States and her
allies will be very careful about any
recognition that is extended the boRshe
visits in this manner, for recognition OF
the boISheViSts is out of the question.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
NEW OFFER is. EXPECTED.

London, Dec. 31That the Austro-
German peace proposals to Russta arc
only the opening gun In an elaborate
peace campaign by the central powers
Is the belief here 1t is likely that the
next step by Germany, according to
well informed London opinion will DO
a direct proposal to the allfes either
Neither in London nor Paris ID there
disposition to deride the German offer
as spurious. On the other hand It ~
regarded as serious step By the Teu-
tonic group which regards an early
only method or avoiding disaster.
The terms offered however, are SO
clearly unacceptable that the only con-
sideration as to q reply lis whether the
entente allies position will be improved
their war aims.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-03
RUSSIANS GIVE ALLIES 10 nAYs

London, Dec. 31.--Leon TrotzkY, the
bolshevist foreign minister, according
to a special dispatch from PetHograd,
yesterday informed the workments and
soldiers council that he would Of
ficially ask the entente powers whether
they intend to support the Russian or
the German peace proposals or whether
they would propose some Alternative.
terms. IL the entente allies refused to-
join in the negotiations within 10 days
Russia would be forced to cOnclMde g.
separate peace. Trotzky added that
Germany, having announced her readi-
ness to free the occupied territories the
allies should not refuse to negotiate.
Russia would insist that the ncinci-
pies Of self government should be ap-.
piled to the territories and colonies
seized during the war. In particular
Alsace Lorraine and the populations of
the German colonies should be asked
their opinion and given their choice OF
form of government.
According to the latest news from the
Don provinces, the increasing influence
of the democratic element which re-
suited in the resignation of Kaledines is
said to allay suspicious of reactionary=
influence in the governing body and Is
not unlikely to result in the creation Of a
new Cossack government embracing
non Cossack elements such IS the
workers, miners and peasants as well
as the Cossacks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06
FOOD PROBLEM WITH
AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE

American Aviation Camp, Southern
Italy, Feb. 5.-The food problem re-
Gently attained the dignity of cris-
is here. When the United States
government arranged for the training
Of Americans here, it was agreed
that five lire per day should be paid
for the feeding of each aviation Of
ficer in the making, sum equal to
advanced food prices, considering the
several hundreds of men to be fed. A
contract to feed the men was let to
local restaurant proprietor but he
became imbued with the idea that
Americans have plenty of money and
are anxious to spend it. For many
weeks the Americans, absorbed in
their training, accepted the food CIV
en- them. They merely went down in
their own pockets and patronized the
candy stores of the city, its restau-
rants, but particularly the canteen
where the Italian soldiers of the
camp spent their money for drinks,
sandwiches, and omelets.
Gradually the price of canteen pro-
ducts rose so high the Italian sol
diers were unable to patroni2e it and
complained to their officers. These
latter Investigated jointly with the
American officers, with the result that
canteen prices were reduced $50 per
cent. and the contractor in charge of
the American mess had to beg to be
gwen a chance to hold his contract.
This happened just before Christ
mas and as the Americans were being
raid off for the first time in three
months, they persuaded their COM
rlander to let them all go to Rome
aid Naples and gorge themselves.
There they engaged in veritable food
orgies. They bought candy and nuts
and cake by fve-pound lots, retiring
20 their rooms to eat after taking reg
ular restaurant meals. Some of the
men were reported to have eaten six
meals a day
! One of the features of the reception
given at Rome by Thomas Nelson,
Ambassador Page and Mrs. Page at
the Palazzo del Drago to the young
men was a spread of cake and candy
weighing down several tables. Al
though all present ate freely from the
tables. their appetitites seemed mere
ly to have been whetted, for they
were later found standing out in front
of candy stores eating more cake and
candy Several started to mass at
st. Peters but were unable to get
any farther than a restaurant facing
] the church.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06
DESTROYERS? WE'LL
LEAD WORLD SOON

Washington, Feb. 6.--In one week
the navy department let contracts for
more destroyers than had been built
for the American government in its
entire previous history.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels in
an interview mentioned this as part
Of what this country was trying to do
in the war on the German submarines.
Secretary Daniels, if he had been
so-minded, could have added these
| facts. d.
At the conclusion of our building
program we will have more destroy
ers than any nation in the world.
Plans nearly completed make it pos
sible to break worlds record in
turning out destroyers. Hitherto our
best time had been close to two years.
With parts being manufactured In va
rious sections of the country, the final
assembling when one big plant is
completed will take but five months.
Much Of this Is due to the co-opera-
tion between Secretary Daniels and
Charles Schwab of the Bethlehem
Steel Co. This concern has been
turning out vast quantities of guns
and munitions for the allies.
Here is a sample Of how Bethlehem
works. The navy department wanted
to let contracts for big number of
destroyers. There were four or five
firms with plants that could do the
work. But some of them were also
pretty well loaded up with contracts
for submarines, battle cruisers and
other ships for the navy. SO Schwab
practically said to Daniels:
Let all the contracts to the other
fellow that you can. and we will un-
dertake to build the balance of your
destroyers."
In order to do this it was not only
necessary to work his Massachusetts
concern, the Fore River Shipbuilding
corporation, to full capacity, as well
as his subsidiaries on the Pacific
coast but also to build new plant
Fore River has IA ships in opera
ton, accommodating SO keels at one
time. On the Pacific coast his Rid
son Iron Works and Union Iron Works
will between them have room for over
30 keels., But the new plant will be
the largest in the country. devoted
exclusively to building destroyers,