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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-19
OBITUARY.
ROBERT DAVIDSON.

Funeral services for Robert Davidson,
a veteran of the Civil War, who died on
Saturday morning at his home, Isl ]
West Fourth street, of general debility,
will be held this afternoon with interment
In Silverfrook cemetery. Mr. Davidson
was so wears old and had been IN failing
health for some time. He leaves four
grown children. William J. Davidson, a
member of the police force; Mrs. Emma
Page. Mrs. Matte Heck and Mrs. Mary
Hinger.
Mr.. Davidson was in the old Second
Delaware, Company G. and was wound
ed at Gettysburg His father and two
brothers also fought In the rebellion, and
one Of the latter was killed.
MRS. JOHN W TALLEY.
Funeral services for Mrs. John ".
Tallev. wife of John W Talley. the we'll
known real estate broker, who died Satur-
day morning at $50 0 clock after an i'll
ness of 10 days, will be held al the resi-
dence Of her mother, 719 Adams street, on
Tuesday afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock. In
terrnent al Wilmington and Brandywlne
cemetery Mrs. Talley was the daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs Waddington
Bradway She is survived by her hus-
band. her mother, Mrs. Waddlngton
Bradway and two sisters, Mrs. ] Howar d
Morris Of Bristol, Tenn, and Mrs. John
D Aspin Of Lynn, Mass. She had been q
resident of Wilmington all her life.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Seaboard Railroads in
Most Serious Tie
Up of Their
Existence
Going Up!

The new cold snap precipitated
q coal crisis throughout the East
which is the most serious of the
winter, and caused Washington
officials yesterday to decide against
abolishing the hcatless Mondays.
Mildcr weather with unifcrn1
temperatures twenty degrees high
.r than those of twelve hours pre-
oiously stretched at s o'clock last
night from Minnesota to Louis
lana, however, and was steadily
msvehing eastward. A tempera-
ture Of 81 degrees was prophesied
for New York by this evening.
In this city the coal shortage
was acknowledged by Albert IL.
Wiggin to be the most alarming
since the fight with frost began.
"Tl1c situation is more alarming at
this moment than it ever has
been," he said.
Throughout the Fast and Mid
die West freight and passenger
trains and even snowploughs
stalled in drifts. The railroad
system feeding the Atlantic sea-
board is in the worst tangle Of
its existence.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
America to Surpass
Allies Fondest Hopes,
Flood Tells House

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The United
States will furnish more men and
money for the war in Il Tar shorter
time than has been the fondest hope Of
our own people or the nations with
which we are associated" Chairman
Flood OF the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee declared in the House to-day in
presenting the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill.
The charman's assertion was in con-
nection with his discussion OF Colonel
Houses mission 10 Great Britain and
France, and was made in the course
Of all outline given to the House OF
the State Departments war activities.
AS result Of the work OF the mis-
sion, Mr.. Flood said. "a complete un-
Outstanding exists OF precisely what
the Allies need from this country and
exactly what this country can furnish
and when and how" Under the Secre-
taries OF State. War and Navy. he de-
c,areG, the country will furnish more
in men and means than WAS expected
OF U.s."
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Poles Seize
Bolshevikii
Commander
Ensign krylenko and Staff
Taken-Tartars on
the March

AMSTERDAM. Feb. ga wireless
dispatch received at Berlin from Hicv
says that the Poles have occupied Mo-
hilev, the Russian main headquarters
and have arrested Ensign Krylenko, the
commander in chief Of the Russian
Bolshevik forces, and his entire staff.
The message adds that the Bolshevix
uprising at Kiev has been suppressed
by the Ukrainians.
The Polish Legion declared war on
the Bolshevik. government on January
so, according to dispatches received
from Minsk, through Petrograd, last
| week. This action followed The re.
fusal Of the German and Russian au-
thorities. to allow the 100000 Polish
; troops in the Russian army, who had
maintained their units intact in The
face OF the Bolshevik reorganization,
to return to Poland, and presumably
the Polish forces who have captured
| Mohilev are for the most part Russian
Poles. Mohilev is city Of about $4,000
inhabitants, 10 miles west Of Minsk,
and capital Of the Russian province Of
that name.
krylenko Born Mutineer
Ensign Krylcnko, whose arrest is le-
corded in the above dispatch, has been
commander in chief Of the Bolshcv;k
army since Lcnine's government vas
first established in Petrograd. He is
Little Russian by birth. an extreme
Socialist and bitter antagonist Of the
bourgcoisic by choice. In his youth he
was school teacher, but he plunged
into politics early, and eSerted an I'M
mensc influence among the workingmen
by bis fcrvid oratory, his fcarlessness
and his boldness in assailing the upper
classes. He took prominent personal
part in the uprising in the Black Sea
dcct and was one Of the leaders in the
Sveaborg rebellion Of the sailors.
Lon: before the notorious "Stolypin
days" Of 1905 Krylenko became known
TO the masses as @penltade Ahrau,s,
and for years concealed his true iden-
tity. He, was foremost in .attackifgs the
FIRST I}nna&; on the Ground that it was
boufgeoisf institutiohs ahdscontinued
TOR many months bitter attack on
Miliukoff, the first Foreign Minister Of
wv !cNOiuIaonaIJ government hrF-
lenko's popularity is confined largely
to the city proletaria, however. the
peasantry being generally hostile to
Threatens Lenine's Power
The Bolsherik uprising in the
Ukraine, referred to in the Amsterdam
dispatch, was opened late in January.
On January 26 the Bolsheviki capt
ured Odessa. and. few days later took
kiev without resistance, establishing
their authority firmly in the Ukraine.
although in Bessarabia about the same
time they lost ground when Rumanian
FORCES captured kishinev, the capital
the Bolsheviki in Kiev it means the
end for the time being Of Leninc's au-
thority in that section of Russia and
the return to independent power Of the
Ukrainian Rada at Kicv
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Plan to Train
u. S. Troops
With British

WASHINGTON, Feb. o.. In view Of
the difficulty in finding ships to Put
American fighting power in France,
General Bliss representing the United
States at the military sessions of the
Supreme War Council, is considering 9
With British officials the advisahilt:
of starting a flow Of American ba!tai-
ions through the British training sys-
TEN to front-line trenches in Flanders
This project, it was learned to-day, mas
been talked over in various forms, one
Of the concrete proposals being that
$50 battalions be assigned for such
training.
Congestion at the American debarha-
tion ports in France lies back Of the
suggestion. By divcrtins certain units
TO British ports, passing them through
the British system and finally trans
ferring them to General Pershing's
army, it has been urged that Con-
siderable body OF men could be trainc /
and put on the firing line who other
wise could not be sent forward Tor
months.
1t is known that proffers OF British
and French ships to carry American
troops have ACCOMPANIED urgent repre-
sentations from the other sidei n be-
half OF the early movement Of AS macy
men as possible across the Atlantic.
There are intimations, in fact, +hat
Great Britain's transports already have
been used to carry American troop 10
a limited extent.
The question apparently, however. is
largely one OF maintaining continued"
supply lines for all troops sent over.
rather than Of finding ships to caHry
tho
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
President Urges Hur-
ley to Speed Ships
for Troops and
Supplies
Army May Train
In British Camps
Representative Flood
Says Nation Will Real
ize Hopes Sooner
Than Expected

While attacks on the Administra-
tons conduct Of the war, which the
President had tried to prevent still
continued in the Senate, there were
elsewhere in Washinston's official world
yesterday three developments intcndcd ID
to speed up warmaking operations:
l. The President conferred with
Chairman Hurley Of the Shipping
Board to ascertain if-and how
ships can be obtained sufficient to
transport and supply the 100000
men who Secretary OF War Baker told
the Senate Military Affairs Commit
tee would be ready 10 90 abroad this
year.
y. 1T was announced that some Amer
lcan troops, instead Of going di-
rect to France, where ports are con-
gested, might be sent to England for
final training, and then sent to fight
on the British front in Flanders, as
separate unit, separate from General
q Pcrshing's forces, but ultimately to
join those forces British and French
transports may be used. The pro-
posal is under discussion in the Su-
premc War Council.
z Chairman Flood OF the House For
eign Affairs Committee told in the
House that the United States would
furnish men and money for the war
in a "far shorter time than has been
the fondest hope. of our own people
or the nations with which we are as
sociated."
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
War Will Be Won Before y. S.
Can Come Up, Germans Boast

ness with which the problem Of Ameri
can military help is often set aside, We
also consider it certain that the United
States cannot in the next few months
increase the very great moral and eco
nomic support which they have given
the Allies"
The "Deutsche Tagezeitung" in an
article declaring that all eyes are now
focused on the West, declares that the
greatest battle of the warts now about
to begin there. ave must not allow
the belief to arise, however" it says,
that the increase Of our strength in
the West will force the French to lay
down their arms or the English to run
away. 1t may come to this, of course.
and Hindenburg- said year ago: we
are already doing it, my children Our
Emperor. the supreme war lord, has
said that the decision is now to be
sought. Will to victory and readiness
for peace are combined in his words {:
III the enemy does not wish peace we
must bring peace to the world by
breaking in the gates Of those who do
not want peace with mailed fist and
flashing sword"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Associated Press Correspondence

AsSoCldted iIe45 Correspondence
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 19.-Advertise-
ment Of what Germany is planning to
do on the Western front before Amcri.
can military power can be put into the
conflict continues to be conspicuous
feature OF the German newspapers.
"Thc next six months will be the de-
Gliding period" says the "Frankiurter
Zeitung." During that emincntly i'm
portant period the Central Powers will,
with absolute certainty, have the
strategic superiority, foe the hopes OF
the Entente for American help cannot
possibly be- fulfilled within that time.
The Central Powers viii concentrate
their whole strength on the West front
for decisive blow. French SOIL those
fertile, fourishing fields which have
already suffered so cruelty and have
drunk such rivers Of blood, will be the
scene OF a final struggle which will far
surpass the ticrcest- struggles OF the
last year.
"1f we do not share the lighthearted-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06


some ships for the purpose. and are
preparing to release others.
The Versailles War Council took up
the subject of What should be the ball
ance maintained as between the ship
ment Of troops and their supplies and
the transportation Of goods needed by
the Allied armies and the European
civilian populations. Reports to Wash
tc employ as much tonnage in the
movement OF the. American forces and
materials for their use as can be
spared from its previous runs. with
out cndangering the Allied food sup
plies. The Allies are drawing less and
tess or America for munitions, as every
month they are increasing the volume
leases tonnage both for the movement
OF foodstuffs and for use by the Amer
lean forces.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
City's Coal Famine
At Its Worst Stage;
No Relief in Sight

The return of zero weather prompt
1y produced for New York City yester-
day a new crsis--and perhaps the
wo1s. it has yet eXperienced-in the
fuel famine. Appeals arising every
here for coal were answered by help
less and despairing government admin
lstrators with "There is no coal"
"Ihe situation is more alarming at
this moment than it ever has been,''
said Albert II. Wiggin, the state fuel
administrator, last night.
The bay and harbor fairways were
vast ice floes, which cut off 156, 900 tons
waiting at the Jersey terminals Scores
Of mines on which the city depends
have been shut down by the all-envel-
oping cold, and the railroads between
tidewater and the coal fields are almost
naralyzed.
Coal receipts yesterday apnroxin ed
1000 tons, less. with one or two eX-
aeptions, than any days total since the
weather began its unparalleled siege
OF the city two months ago and about
t.OO0 tons less than the irreducible
minimum required to supply the pre-
fefred onsumcrs-hospita homes.
schools and public utilities.
Hospitals are comparatively we'll sup
piled with fuel to-day. With two or
three exceptions they will be able to
withstand zero weather for periods
from a week to month. Gas, power
and railway companies also have
enough to carry them through. But
SIX Brooklyn schools were forced to
close yesterday, while thousands Of
families in apartments and dwellings
mad nothing with which to combat the
sudden assault Of Arctic weather but
personal garments and bed clothing.
Regarding the industrial outlook,
1uel administrators declared last night
mat unless benefcent Providence inter-
Vened thousands of shops and factories
would experience another Garfield va
cation without an ORDER from Washing
ION: Scores OF plants. including light
and power and other utilities. are al
ready shut down, it was said.
Evevn then only comparative relief
Is expected by the fuel administrators,
because the mine shutdown, due to the
weather, has created a shortage which,
~ these times OF maximum consunp-
uon, 1t will not be easy 10 overcome
Tho situation OF the city to-day is
briefly this:
There are in the pockets and bargcs
a. New Jersey terminals $4,000 tons
or hard and soft coal, but ice condi-
IONS have practically brought towing
operations 20 staAdstil.
mere were in cars at the terminals
?ssterday 1850 cons, but the eSces.
siIe cold compelled vast numbers OF
.soorets, Goa! handlers and stevedores
II ouit
En- route TO the terminals there arc.
"ccordin. 20 the Railroad Directors
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
I. r., Operated On,
Comes to New York

OYSTER BAY, n. Y, Feb. AS a
result of an operation a few days ago.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was re.
moved to New Yora City this after
noon that attending physicians might
be near him. It is expected that he
will be able to be about in weel ~,
ten days.
Ever since the Cuban campaign O.
the Spanish-American War Colone1
Roosevelt has suffered at intervals
from fever. During his Brazilian
trip. four years. ago It took a malig.
nant form. This caused deep abscess
"hlch mas troubled him during the Ia st
four wears.
several days ago Dr.. Walton Martini 81
l61 East .SiSty-third Street, was called
lie advised an immediate operation.
stating that it was Imperative.
Colonel Roosevelt decided that it.
should be done and imme diately told
MS family. The operation was per
formed by Dr.. Martin, assisted by sew.
eral other surgeons.
After remaining in bed for ONLY .
few days. Colonel Roosevelt insis.ad
that he was all right and yesterday cot
up. He was about to-day, but did not
feel so we'll and. after consulting with
his physicians, decided to go to New
York City.
As a result OK his illness, Colonel
Roosevelt cancelled his speech which
he was TO deliver tomorrow evening at
Boston before the Chamber Of. Com
merce and the Pilgrim Publicity Asso-
citation.
Speeches which Colonel Roosevelt
was to have made in the West next
week in Des Moines, Milwaukee and
Detroit have been cancelled.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Continued on Next Page
One American Killed.
Five Others Wounded

WASHINGTON, Feb. ). = Private
Lewis Ousley, infantry, was reported
to-day By General Pershing as killee
III action on February , His hone
address is Wilton. \. d. No details
were given.
The following were slightly wounded
on the same date:
Corporal Ernes. Suddaby, III, East
Washington Street, Louisville. ky
The following privatcs: Boyd A
Close, X. f. D.. No. ), Poland. Ind !:
Felix Woyoskiy. friend, MIKE Pucsir.
Second Street. Wyoming, Penn: Joe
Matthews. sister. Mrs. John r. Falcon
Ell. Bismarck. \. d.. and Elmer y
Young, Fsrmersburc, hid.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
mo Team Work,
Lack of Planning =
System to Blame, Not
Individuals, Says
Senator From
New York

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-Deyelop.
ments to-day promised indefinite ex-
tension Of the controversy in the Sen
ate over American war efficiency and
the Military Committees bills for A
war cabinet and munitions director.
Senator Wadsworth, Republican
committee member. delivered a pre-
pared speech in behalf of the proposed
legislation. criticising what he de-
scrped as utter lack Of system and
comprehensive planning in the govern
ment's war activities.
Giving synopsis Of the wor. Of The
Military Committee, lne meetings. Of
which he has attended constantly.
Senator Wadsworth declared:
I'VE found the machinery slor and
creaking and in some instances .he
engine stalled"
there We're no replies to-day by sa-
minlstratlon spokesmen. but several
expect to speak tomorrow. and. in
spite OF efforts to curtaii the agitation.
so many Senators have indicated their
Slde or the other the discussion proha
bly, will continue into next week at
least.
senator Shields, Democrat, and SEN
ator Kirby, Democratic committee
member. plan to speak tomorrow. the
1ormer to attack the constitutionalitv
OF the committee measures and the
latter to defendsthe army's operations
IN review of the committees cyi-
dence. Senators Mcclellan, Democrat.
and Weeks, Republican, both commit
tee members, ar6ssframing addresser
in support of the feg;slation.
Baker to Answer To-day
Further. disclosures Of the aoyern-
ment's military programme are expect
ed tomorrow, when Secretary Baker
reappears before the Military Commit
tee Tor cross-examination. The Secre-
week that half million men would h-
IN france early this year and another
million in readiness to go, having been
attacked yesterday by Senator Hitch
cock as "absolutely preposterous" and
wildly exaggerated" because of lack
OF shipping. Mr.. Baker may give the
committee the information on which he
based his assertion.
he Will be questioned about various
phases OIL MS statement and VIII be
asked to. go into detail concerning his
reorganization Of the War Department.
the manufacture of ordnance, the avi-
alton programme and other subjects.
In anticipation of crowd of spceta-
tors at the hearing the committee has
arranged to secure the large room in
the Senate Office Building, where Mr..
Baker appeared last week
RIames system
Senator Wadsworth, in his address
to-day, declared that the system and
not individuals is responsible for pres
ent conditions, which. he said. "cruclly
h:ndicap' the government and preclude
hCsinesslike team work on the part Of
bureaus and various official organiza-
tions constituting "conglomeration OF
ambitious and scattered agencies" He
Insisted that war cabinet or similar
body under some other name is essen
t'al. because it is physically impossi-
lie for the President to coordinate the
governments functions.
Senator Wadsworth denied that the
legislation was designed to or would
result in interference with the Presi-
dents authority.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Lesson Has Cost
Lives and Dollars"
Declares Wadsworth
Mr.. WadSworth said


learned. hope. great lesson q
lesson learned at the expense of many.
many lives and millions of dollars. We
have learned that our failure to see
beyond the ends of our noses has pre-
onsed this ehastly war and postponed
that day when mankind shall be re
leased from its tcrrors and the future
Of this republic made absolutely sccsre
What d blessing it would have beea
bad America possessed a merchant ma
rlne. reserve supply of weapons AID
equipment, and d body of cit;zens
trained as soldiers and sailors to Use
them. Let US hope that we shall neve,
be caught this way again.
Those of US who attended the hear
lngs every day became deeply impressed
With the conviction that purchase and
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
No Generalissimo
For Allied Armies

LONDON, Feb. 5.--A dispatch TO the
Exchange. Telegraph from Amsterdam
says DR.. Won Kuehlmann, the German
Secretary Of Foreign Affairs. is be-
trothed to Frau Won Friedlaender:r!d,
who, after Frau bertha Krupp Won
Bohlen und Halbach, is eported to be
the richest woman in Germany.
Frau Won Friedlanderfuld is the 1i.
vorced wife Of the Hon. John Mitfo!1
son Of the late Lord Rcdesdale.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Wilson Prods the War Machine
AS Wadsworth Says 1t Creaks
Won Hindenburg Expects
To Take Paris by April
[Associuted Press Correspondence


THE HAGUE 19Travelers
OF conference Berlin
received the editors thirty German discussed the
situation with them The editors Hndnbug
May there would be food in
my reply is said the Field Marshal chat
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
1920 U-Boat Victories

ONDON Feb 5Ge1man given TO-
day by Mr. Law Government leader in The House
OF Commons have death ombatant British
and children
New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
WEATHER

sair and warmer to-day; to-morrow
probably cloudy and warmer.
Gentle soHth winds.
Full Report on Page
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22

tion-wide prohibition, gave splen-
did talk in the hall last Monday.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs.
Chris Horning Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Flick visited with
relatives in Walnut Grove last Sun
day.
Jens Nicolayson spent few hours
in Lamberton last Thursday.
Misses Julia Brudeli and Hilda
Shandera took part in the breadb-ak-
ing contest at Lamberton last Sat-
urday. The girls did creditable work
considering it was the first contest of
the kind that they had competed in.
The matter of contention about the
south boundary of the Kaatz farm
was settled last Monday before the
judge at Lamberton. Mr.. Makarrail
paid the costs of the trial and was
told not to molest Mrs. Kaatz in in
ishing her fence.
Mrs. Heimann did shopping in
Lamberton last Saturday between
trains.
Martin Wentz left for his home
at Mankato Saturday.
The last frost nipped some of the
early gardens.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22

Friday evening, May "a, Edward
H. Daley of Ohio, will speak in the
Presbyterian church on "Dry Amer
ica." All are invited Admission
free.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Johnson en-
tertained number of friends at their
home last Thursday evening in hon
or of Vern Johnson, who has enlist
ed in the U. S. army.
Word has been received that a Sec
ond son has been born 20 Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Blair of Milford, Sask.
Mrs. Blair was formerly Miss Min
ME Carbert.
Miss Anna Helgeson visited rela-
tives at Sacred Heart the latter part
of last week.
The Missionary Tea will be held N
the church basement next Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Clarice Beer and George
Thayer of Redwood Falls visited at
the Parker home on Sunday.
The Delhi Boy Scounts' Baseball
team will play the Boy Scouts of
Redwood Falls next Saturday after
noon at Redwood.
James McCorquodale and family
and Louis Moore and family of Oliv-
ia spent Sunday visiting here at the
D. R. McCorquodale home.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-05-22

Andrew Thorsen enlisted as an
Engineer and Fireman and left last
Friday for camp at Indianapolis, Ind.
Rev. M r. Myers and wife and
daughter Ruth of Luverne visited
friends and relatives here the first
part of last week.
The Lutheran Ladies' Aid will
meet at Mrs. C. L. Maurstad's home
on Friday afternoon, May "a.
Miss Mary Carbert, who has been
teaching at Tracy is home for her
summer vacation.
Miss Emily Anderson of Wilton,
N. D., is visiting at the home of ner
uncle, C. A. SiVenson.
Earl Mckay spent the week ena IN
Minneapolis with friends.
Earl c. Van Hssen and his mother
Mrs. Van DnenJ left for Minneapo-
lis. last Thursday, from where Mr.
Van Dusen isGr for his army camp
and his mother returned to her for.
mer hsne in Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Burris, VINO
have been visiting at the home of
Mrs. Burris' father, H. T. Helgesony
started by auto Monday morning for
their home at Springfield, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Johnson Of
Redwood Falls visited at the E. H..
Lagerstrom home on Sunday.