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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-11
Class; s. One Not To Be i,
/, Drawn for Officers
For Nom Combatant Arms

washington. Jan. 11.-Draft men
placed in Glass One Of the selective
service will not be given commissions
In the non-combatant. arms of. the
sffx1ee: uhder resolution adopted ~
Wss council and approved yest9fuey
by Secretary Baker. a 1t is the. an-
nounced purpose Of the, war depart
ment to draw lighting men from this
class ofsregistrants and the. depart
ment Is said to be determined to pre-
vent further inroads upon the nations
fighting I material for stan positions
unless there issaasu bstGntial reason for
exception in, Individual cases due to
special qualifications Of the men in
volved. Further expansion }of the
commissioned personnel OF the non
cambatants arms will be made by
drawing from men in. the deferred
classes where young men are needed.
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It is Now Question of Separate Peace Between Russia and
\ Germany, Declares Count czernin-Does Not Want
to Transfer Negotiations to Neutral Country.
Bolshevik Attempting Create New and Smaller Army
III, Majority of Cossacks of Don District Rallying
8sss to Support of General Kaednes.

Amsterdam Jan 1.-THE central Withdrawn their
% Dr. the zig
% TO son % uess BY . al document s . ]
Kuchmann
sumo the point where they broken Of
e %o, ae e s@an % s ns
terrence Of
began ss nHt p0S0" to conduct elsewhere the discussions
atmosphere they place extremely mport-
sxshanEe Of before the Of the neots:
as e. the sincere intention Of the Russian arrive
to or certain semi-oaicial declarations - -
1 a nsSn s tho so, 'ss dosa, csesa ] po S
parties had direct elcsphic conmuneaon with their respective
iesefS e
te bas Of peaee
question nesedaos
general but rather separate Russia and the
count transfer nsu.!
deavor to prevent separate peace. He added s. @
ready to conduct the final negotiations and
Regarding the queign
rcachc binding agreement the penary session
asnee s% rss ns
es ss .1a
They
sn ses 1t e. e.
.o Of deprive political t9se
sss; 5 :s :;s$ e: s =. 3 S.:
ss ~ S. ssss ;., ,,, @
a . b. the % central %n,e claimed n THAT this right
sn .se eon led to s IN ora @
Of
called to order yesterday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-11
City Temple, London,
Pastor Explains Stand .
On u. S. Soldiers Drinking

London, JAM Preaching in the
City Temple. yesterday, RAv. Joseph
Fort Newton, the pastor, formerly Of
Iowa., made reference. to his recent
sssMen D. .iII. sEhleh he dealt with u the
xaA sailors: He said Ehe wanttss
ca tKs British, to understand The
American point pf view America ne.
hetadded, hold that II the government
has right to conscript at:man- on be-
half Of the great cause. it has the right
to conscript his conduct and keep him
fit to do that work.
in America" he continued, '::it. is. a
criminal offense to sell liquor to men
in uniform. On this side. OF course.
you cannot enforce this, regulation. I
made the request that You should help
us to do SO. Most Of the men are able
to resist temptation, but we must not
set traps to catch the loose feet of
8ha1a Bhossare fighting with a weak
aasst course, there has been a great
Improvement in the matter of drink
ing. It is 40 per cent better than
two years ago. eH+- -E "
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-11
Quicksilver Production
For 1917 Shows Increase

Washington,,e AZ Jan. ! l. Heavy In
crease in quicksilver. ) productions,
largely used In war munitions. manu-
tfacture was. announced yesterday by
1917 domestic output for the United
States at 36.351f flasks Of rs pounds
each. Its value is estimated ct about
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Nom eptaf1ce BY All Of
Enemy G Countries NlIuifies
Terms, Kuehlnlat1fl Says
The. ]! World: I

Ine cenIral powers nave Wltn0F4Wn
their peace terms. as presented. ~ on
cause all Of the countries lighting
Germany had not accepted them. the
document 10 null and void, Dr. Won
Kuehlmann announces. - - b.
ss IhS terms as expressed Count
Czernin' Expressed q wiillnEnesssto to-
accept a general peace without fore
ible annexationsR and. 5inderinit.es." /"
They also made a QUALIFIED recogni-
ton Of the rights Of seif-dehnition,,
but later.Ain a treaty Y proposed to
Russia, the central powers refused to
retain this attitude They insisted
upon the right to retain troops In
Poland. Courland and sLithuanta.. Y
Litovsk yesterday that inasmuch a.
the allies had refused to deal with
Germany. it, now was q question OF
a separate peace between Russia and
the central, powers, s5,&
81. Secretary of War Baker today was
ESal6jkoted tosa rather warm. t.fs6 saxs
animation by the members of tkeaeet1.
ate igatingscommittee. He was
told that his statement Of yesterday
was misleading to the people. where
upon he; declared that he intended to
convey the idea that only the troops
ready for the firing line were ade-
quately equipped.
With just enough votes for the
necessary atwo-thirds majority. the
Susan B. Anthony woman's suffrage
amendment passed the house late
yesterday. The vote was. 274 to 1856.
The suffragists already have begun
their, fight to get. It through the. ,sep,-
ats: recent poll3 Of the 4epeAe "a ipAis
cate that the necessary
conld not be mustered there. but
suffrage leaders hope that President
Wilson'S endorsement will turn the
scales. = " T.
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tion of tho Adriati o.ss whieh Hi olives
Italy,s safety ON land and jaea. The
frontiers must be aFran9eds It; adds,
ina soth 9 way aasto eliminSt4 the
strategic disa dvanta xea which /, have
presented IA continu oNs threat ID dis
turbins ths pssee s bstvssn e y the two
Thss ossertkatores j Romano, II 8 lorsasnaI Nil Of
the Vatican. concehss the importance
~ The eprestdent's speech. It says tie
ftsp toward peace which unquAsei0i-
The path Indicated by the pope. q wv
l6fst proceeded I'M that direction I'D, Rdsa
isugge1ted that the t4governments ex-
change ideas IL res.rd TO- points Tor
nulated by him The pope's pro-
grAni nov. proves to sbe not German,
but British and Americs q
q Rojns. Thur1day. n n. 8 Ihom-
Nilsson sIAEe.s the Atnefacans atn.
baaaA4 40r. t1day called on Baron. Zoni
lnfn0 the Itkitan foreign nsfninisto Il; saAu
ihada lSngthy di4cusaa ssoheSrninx
President gilsoii q M 6on-
gre0h III VII III Ss 4 si sIs,s
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CHICAGO BEING
'|tC0|VEREDG' { J / FOR
SECOND I ! TINE ] / J
Snow. Failing &: and ! British
Tank Will be Used to
Clear Streets: T..

F Chicago. Jan. 11.-snow was falling
in Chicago today. Only the down.
town streets. and few boulevards
had been cleared Of last Sundays
downfall. Residential streets for the
mostYpart are sttllvblocked.e
'fig1kers is to use modern. methods of
warfare. Weary Of the endless task
Of -shoveling the snow from the
streets, it has been decided to adopt
more effective methods, and in a, few
days q huge British tank, such as is
used on the western front will rumble
through the streets pushing aside the
drifts. ., ,.s,.a
Captain "A. w. Owen OF the. British
and. Canadian recruiting mission in
the city offered this addition to the
snow. fighting forces and the offer
was quickly accepted The tank is
due to arrive in two days,
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CHURCHILL ASKS
THAT AMERICANS
BE SENT EARLY
Makes Appeal to United
j.. Officials at Meeting
Y" TODAY. i r. .1

London, Jan. 11.-Winston Spencer
Churchill. British minister of NUM-
tions. addressing the American
Luncheon. club today, made a power
can soldiers to Europe quickly and in
as large numbers as possible.
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PAPER BANDACES TO
BE USED IN SOUTH
FOR HOSPITAL USE

Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 11--Medicat-
ed paper bandages will be used in one
IEof the, lending 4 Pittsburgh i hospitals,
Iyeplacing gauxe bahdages DR.. u III.
EaAwlAr. superintendent df the institIi-
that hS has found medicated paper
effective and that In addition to, solv-
Ing the gANxe bandage shortage, the
papee @dr6StnEs viii reduce It's cost
more thxnS 2k par cent, 80
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AMERICAN ARE
GIVEN HEALTHY
FRENCH HOME
Headquarters for United
States All lsiiists; n oteI'd for A 4
p, ness Il: ! s,

A City Of Central France. Thursday.
Jan. 10.-(By the Associated Press
the influx of Hundreds nf
staff officers belonging to the lines
of communications branch OF g the
American army has not yet begun and
although their transfer from Paris
here is supposed to be a deep secret,
France is, already aware that It,, will
soon be host to the newest allies.
Flags Waving. u. ,~s.>
4 A,,terfcan; Flags ,1s { iaiFe1 wing
front manys bnffd ftiseisa
are in,sa state of sup excitss
ment, preparing what promises to be
new Corners. 4.
The preparations for, advent Of the
Americans, numbering several hum
dred officers and twice as many as
sistants, are almost completed; 20
that when the men begin to- arrive
in a day or two, each one will find
comfortable quarters arranged for
him either in some one Of the half
dozen good hotels here o1in private
houses that have been rented by tbs
advance scouts. si..55f.stg..t ...s II.
s,es
Theyswlil 1si nssd 611ftEfg
ed ."fOr the. duration OF the war IN
one Of Frances ihealthiest and most
beautiful cities. where cleanliness ap-
parently has been made cardinal
virtue, where food, especially fresh
vegetables in season and dairy prod
ucts are plentiful, where the water
supply offers none of the drawbacks
that must be contended with close be-
hind the front. and from which they
can operate fully as advantageously
centrally as from Paris. !, !; ,Ss,! ta, q
s,', Comfort for Men. ,.a
The. new headquarters will from the
outset be operated with 4 View to the
greatest possible comfort Of the men
and the least possible sdisturbance'sot
local conditions. One OF the Il hrst
.aesyss. V Y So 9 49, as:
brought frsSnsss S,issA . Afaiee ya6d
at less than the local mi irket prices.
IL possible. so that the presence. ct
the Americans wilt not have the effect
sof forcing up prices, to the distress
Iof the inhabitants. mi, .'s ss..
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washingt6n,s Jan. l1.Fortystwo
degrees below zero s,inSs North sas-
katchewan amd Hne pfEserof &empera-
lures extending into 1SDftMkest TEX.
%, we're reported today to the wealth
ana 4 had sseattendeds into the A(iss0ufi
ais loNers aErkAnAa VI alle3As the yte@t
1Hff stateS ami. the exeTs soiItli.
ern; part 4of the co4l!tFy. ~. ):
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Ncl,Irnlska Hit,

Lincoln, sNeh., Jan. 1l.--A general
cold spell: gEipped Nebraska today,
the, icoldente spot In the, state. valen-
Mne, reporting = minimum ternpern- :
.tnre OF 81 degrees below zero. North
! Platte and Norfolk each reported 26
heloW and Lincoln 2l< degreess ". Il )
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-11

Senator Wadsworth said the board's g
requirements. were SO rigid that pro-
duction. or. army garments are being
delayed.
Any delay is slight. secretarysBaker
said, and health Of factory workers is
an important consideration.
Il must disagree with you that the
delay lis slight, said Senator wads-
worth. .e.s. ~,
Senator wadsworth said q witness
had testified s the boards contract
standards threaten to cause strikes
and require employers to receive la
'bor leaders. He thought labor agita-
tors would stir UP trouble. ,t, &
Mr.. Baker denied knowledge that
any considerable number Of contrac-
tors were refusing to execute con-
tracts, because, of the new labor stand :
ards. $780,. ..gfEs3s, |. t4... Il I:
BAKER DEFENDS
BoAR4 NEsdBNRs. n;
Senator. Weeks thought .thA board
had too large and very drastic pox. -.
bSard's fiiiictions are purely advisory,
Chairman Kerstetn.. h1 s.said, d., was z
Boston bt1slnesA man, Captain; KenSi
an army officet,N and, the third Morn
her, Florence Kelly. g social welfare ,l g
worker. 4: IA NJ / - 6. q, z, sly y i
Senator Weeks challenged the state-
ment that the board was only advisory
and complained Of the multiplicity m OF
tees. Il 81
a. Persons with business are. passed
along from corridor to corridor and
building to building trying to find the
right federal agency with, which 70
do business lsaid the senator. q
ORDNANCE BUREAU I
is ASSAnED. z
Turning to artillery, Senator Wads-
for not continuing Manufacture OF
French 24O millinetre guns :instead OF
proceeding with manufacture OF
American 9.5 guns. none OF which
have been delivered and whose am
munition Is not INTERCHANGEABLE with
the French. n. gs@., d t,a
Secretary Baker said he thought.
but was not sure, that the department
promised to give further informtion.
There has been no explanation yet
given the committee: y raid Senator
wadsworth, pounding the table WITH
his fist. ID,
RUSH NEEDS
'.ARE SATISFIED" 4
Senator wadsworth asked Whether.
in view Of the shortage OF aruliery
statement that there were sunicfsnt
supplies Substantially for rush
needs" was correct. iss IS !ils D. g :.
yes. perfectly, as i \ und erstand sit, {
said Mr.. Baker. Our rush needs Z are q
S"s senator chamberlain asked Baker
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-11
NOW Is QUESTION
OF SEPARATE PEACE.

+ Amsterdam. Jan. 11.-Count Ger.
min. the Austro- Hungarian foreign
minister. at full sitting Of the peace
conference at Brest-Litovsk on Thurs
day. said that as Russias allies had
not replied to the invitation to par
ticipate in the negotiations, 1t was
now question Of a separate peace
between Russia. and the central pow
ers.
He gave reasons for not wishing to
transfer the negotiations to neutral
territory and said that II the Rus
slams were animated by the same in-
tentions as the central powers ths
result Of the negotiations would be
satisfied. If not, responsibility for
war would fall exclusively on the Rus.
slams.
DR.. Won Kuehlmann, the German
foreign minister, said he considered
that the difaculties which had in
were not sufficient to justify the fail
ure of the peace work and a presum-
able resumption Of hostilities. He
said that it was the fixed and un-
changeable determination of the CEN
trail powers not to conduct elsewhere
the peace negotiations begun at Brest-
Litoysk. 4
"a oEoSl~hllOtSA uA6p<@ASA SAvluS Au
account of the session yesterday says
it was opened at IL o'clock, all the
delegation. including the Ukrainians
participating. Talaat Pasha, the
Turkish vizier. called the meeting to
order and turned over the chair ia
DR.. Won Kuehlmann.
After a. lengthy review Of the pro-
ceedings to date DR.. Won Kuehlmann
said he hoped they would lead to
salutary result. His hope was based
ON knowledge gained during the
negotiations and on the expressing by
the Russian delegation of the Rus
sian peoples wish for secure and last
ing peace. He continued:
II considr that the dimculties met
with up to the time the negotiations
were interrupted were not great
enough to cause the failure OF the
peace work and presumably resump.
ton Of war in the can, with Its un.
foreSeen cOnee0uonceess
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-09-21
THE I REWARD.

Certain honest thinkers among US
hesitate at that last sentence. They
say it Is all we'll to be idealistic, but
is it not true that while we have
fought our country's battles for ono
hundred fifty years, we have not
gained our rights? There Is just
enough fact in this half truth to
make it a whoe and very mischiev-
Gus lie. No, we have not gained all
our rights, but we have gained rights
and gained them rapidly and effec-
lively by our loyalty in time Of trial.
Five thousand Negroes fought in
the Revolution; the result was tho
emancipation Of slaves in the North
and the abolition Of the African slave
trade. At least three thousand Negro
soldiers and sailors fought In the
War of 1912; the result was the
reimbursement Of the Negro In
many Northern States and the begin
ming Of a strong movement for
general emancipation.
Two hundred thousand Negroes
enlisted in the Civil War, and the
result was the emancipation Of four
million slaves, and the enfranchise-
ment Of the black man. Some ten
thousand Negroes fought in the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-09-21

Spanish War, and in the
twenty years ensuing since that war,
despite many SGT backs, we have
doubled our landholding acreage and
quadrupled our accumulated wealth.
, We have established q strong lead
ership of education and character, We
have expanded our business inter-
ests and we have established the N.
A. A. G. p, with forty thousand
members.
God knows we have enough left to
fight for, but any people who by 10y
atty and patriotism have gained what
we have in four wars ought surely
to have sense enough to give that
same loyalty and patriotism a chance
to win in the fifth.
And we are winning right now.
Since this war began we have won:
Recognition OF our citizenship in
the draft;
One thousand Negro officers;
Special representation in the War
and Labor Departments;
Higher wages and better employ
mont;
Abolition of the color line in rail-
way wage;
Recognition as Red Cross nurses;
Overthrow Of segregation ordi,
nances;
A strong word from tho President
against lynching.
Blessed saints! Is this nothing?
Should it not discourage slackers
and fools? Come, fellow black man,
fight for your rights, but for Gods
sake have sense enough to know
when you are getting what you fight
for
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-09-21

al fighter. but he refused to answer
the question.
Sharkcy was photographed by Der
tillon Operator w. A. Tolcr late yes
terday and strange to say, he appear
cd younger in these photos than in
those taken seven years ago, when
he was known as Joe Walcott. In
the photos taken then he has decid
cdly ministerial and sanctified air,
and looks as If his occupation was
anything but that Of burglar.
(Richmond Virginia News Leader,
September 16, 1879
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-09-21

IN = 13vl rrlprod "not 3l,! trcHIr~S
ua.-- % pee .rts gee s.u~l and Il
black SLOUGH hat. In his room at 1928
West Leigh street yesterday after
his arrest, tho detectives said that
they found II pair of striped trous-
crs which he is Supposed to have
been wearing at the time of the muir
der The chcckcrcd gray-colored cap
he is supposed to have been wearing
has not yet been found 1t was said.
But the detectives said that they did
find Il pair OF shoes in his room which
they are positive he had on last Sat
urday. They also found two pistols.
one OF which is II bright-baIrelcd wcap
on Of .32 calibrc which is believed to
have been the ono usca In killing
Bowman. According to the police.
Coroner Whitfield pronounced the bul
let removed from Bowman's groin
as that dimension. Another apparent
, ~ discriminating bit OF evidence is
the polka-dot handkerchief found on
Sharkcy. According to witnesses, the
murderer was wearing Il handker-
chief of this particular kind about his
neck.
Although no money was found dur
Ing the search OF his roOm, according
to the detectives a. quantity of silk
shirts and socks, together with two
boxes Of pistol cartridges were found.
The three shells picked up along the
trail OF the fugitive on Chamberlayne
avenue extended fitted in the cham
Der of the .32 pistol Sharkey is sup
posed to have dropped these and in
his haste did not take time to pick
them UP, while inserting new shell
in his pistol. One Of the cartridges
picked up was empty and the other
two loaded.
PICTURE IN ROGUEs GALLERY
The Rogues' gallery at police head
quarters contains a picture of Shar
| key taken in November 1911 soon
after die was arrested for robbing Lee
Market, on West Broad street. Shar
key broke into the place and stole
! $3.76 from the cash register For the
job he was given three years in the
pcnitentiary and according to his own
admission escaped from road camp
a few months before his time was UP.
Sharkcy did time under the name of
Joe Walcott, that being the name he
gave when arrested by Policeman l..
, r. Latham. The fact that both Shar-
! key and Walcott are names OF prize
fighters Of national repute leads the
police to suspect that neither is his
real name.
! After viewing the man in police
court this morning. Policeman r. S.
Davis said that he is positive that
, Sharkey is the burglar whom he re
Gently chased down North Fifth street
, ono night, supposing him to be boot
: Yegger. When the fugitive, before
, making his getaway. dropped a hand
bag near Fifth and Clay streets ex
animation disclosed lot of pistols
watches and other articles that had
just been stolen from Bachrach's
pawn shop, 815 East Broad street.
Also in the grip was discovered q
lot of burglars tools including an aug
or, which though not used in the
Bachrach Job, was believed by the
police to have been used in other rob
berries about town, and also in New
iport News previously. One place in
which hole was bored through the
rear" door was a small confectionery
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-09-21
HOW POLICE GOT THE TIP.

Detective Bertucci, it was said re
called seeing Sharkey on Seventeenth
street Saturday afternoon, but did
not then suspect that this was the
man who murdered Bowman because
the clothes he then had on differed
from those of the murderer.
First tip rs to Sharkey came early
this week to Chief Sherry from Ed
ward Wade. n former schoolboy chum
Of the chief. Wade said that he had
received the tip from Earl Barney Il
Negro in his employ, who in turn had
got information from an old colorcd
woman living on Oak street that
Sharkcy did tho killing. Fearing that
harm might Defall her if 1t became
known that she was informing on
one of her race. she requested that
her name be withheld.
| Detective-Sergeant John Wiley, act
ing on this tip was engaged in run
ming down clues as to Sharkcy'S
Whereabouts when Jeff Stokes Ne.
gro went to the Second district po-
lice station yesterday morning and
told Policeman C. II. Gerring where
Sharkey could be located. The infor
nation was flashed to police head
quarters and in short while Ser
geant Wiltshire, Atkinson and Smith
had the suspect under arrest.
Barney st was said happened to
| know Sharkey because the latter was
a friend Of his mother who lives on
King street in the vicinity of what
is known as Wcndenburg's bottom
According to the detectives. Sharkey
is known to have been at that wo-
mans home last Monday night and
barely missed being caught there
when the police were securing that
neighborhood.
AS TO DIVISION OF REWARD.
Supposition today was that if Shar
key is convicted of the murder the
old colored woman as we'll as Barney
would be entitled to at least part
Of the $1,350 offered for the assassin.
The man who impaired information
to Gerring would also get a share it
was presumed. The remainder would
be divided among policemen and de-
tectives figuring in the case, It was
supposed.
Now that the police have apparently
fastened the crime on Sharkey it
was anticipated today that the sew
eral other suspects being held would
soon be released.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-09-21
CONCERNING HIS NAME.

Sharkey is supposed to have as
sumcd the title of Commodore be-
caused Tom Sharkey the heavyweight
pugilist. who for time aspired to
championship honors, was sailor
lad before breaking into professional
"pug" circles. Joe Walcott was q
heavyweight Negro fighter, who rank
cd among tho topnotchers during his
career. Sharkey was asked this morn
ing II he had ever been a profession
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-09-21

a@1 &rui, shop on East Rroad street
directly So ~oss from police hcadqunrt
CrS.
Sharlicy was booked today rs be
ing 3G y, lra old, though he looks
scarcely more than 80. He is believed
to have loen originally from North
Carolina.
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