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TTIT3 ORBOOV STATESMAN: FRIDAY, JAXTTART 4, 1918 ENGLAND AFTER J ElANY rJORE ftlEN f.kn Power During Period Jv. America . Is Preparing j j Causes Concern ! LONDON; Jan. 3.--Compaleory rationing is to be put into effect in England at an early da te according to Lord Rhondda, the food control lr. speaking at Silverton today, j He prefaced this ! announcement by Bay ing that he raa afraid that compul sory rationing would have to come, and that it, was on Its way. and then declared that his ' department' nad completed a scheme and that as soon as teh sanction of . the cabinet had been, received it would be carried out.- . Lord Rhondda warned his hearers that there would continue - to be shortage though the conditions would improve steadily. r i "There is nothing alarming In the Ituation, he said, "you have only to tighten your belt. ; The people of this -country are undergoing. nothing like the privation In Germany. There they have less than a pound of meat a week." :--:.yy v -"' i I The food controller nolnted tout that the Import of butter Jn Novem ber and December, 117, amounted to only 3000 tons as compared with 30 CiOO tons In November and ecember. 1915. However, there bad been an enormous Increase In the production ct margarine in England and by June the capacity of the factories would be four times what It was In 1115 Referring to the meat ; shortage Lord. Rhondda said he did' not want to threaten: be did not want, to com mandeer.- cattle, but heraachinery . would be there to carry the cattle to market when the time came. TRY "CASCARETS" FOR LIVER AND BOWELS . IF ' SICK OR BILIOUS Tonight t Clean four, bowel. and step , beadacke, colds, ruor - stomach i Get a 10-cent box now. r- Turn the rascals out the headache biliousness,, Indigestion, the sick, nour . stomach and bad colds turn them, out to-night and keep them out with Cascarets. j . Millions of men and women takr a Cascaret now, and then and nevetj , know the misery .caused by a lazy llrorji. clogged bowels,- tor, an upset stomach. ' Pont pat In another day of dis tress, Let Cascarets cleanse , yonr stomach; remove the sour, ferment- ins rood; take the excess bile from yourtUver and carry out all'tbe con stipated waste matter ana poison in teh bowels.' Then you will feel great. A Ccscaret . to-night ' straightens you; out '-by 'morning. They work while you sleep, A 10-cent box from any drug store means a clear head, sweet stomach and clean; healthy liver and bowel action for, months.' CLlldren love Cascarets because they sever gripe or sicken. i TRAINS CUT OUT (Continued from page 1) congestion. This - would Involve .ex tra wages, which the railroad admin istration is said to be willing to pay on' the basis of "time and a half - now maintained by railroads for overtime. r ' ' " ' :'r'.-, , The railroad brotherhoods' de mands fon 40 per cent. higher wages, refused by the railroads just before the .government assumed manage ment, were not pressed today but will be taken up tomorrow. Mr.' McAdoo has not expressed his views on th subject ' of higher wages, but jnost of his advlers and executive assist ants advocate such a. course, as a means of retaining employe. i , Mr. MeAdoo now . is considering whether express, companies should be taken over for government operation -ma has received from his legal; ad visers opinions on the proper proced ure In case he decides this is neces sary, to maintain the highest effi ciency. . . , i '.' CHICAGO. Jan. 3-" Western rail roads have not decided upon any rad ical reductions in passenger service,; R. II. Aishton, president of the Chi cago and Northwestern railway, i de clared today after attend in g i a .meet ing of the executives of the roads. "Exclusive of ' troop movements," he ' added, . "the passenger travel . in western territory is heavier than ever before. Many persons are com- Cancer .... . in 11 days - . Miss - Margaret Russell. 1135 N. "Fifteenth St., Salem, Or., ex plains wonderful cure. t - i ; ;;;To Those Afflicted "With Can cer: I deem it a great privilege to be able 'to testify to the abso lute. cure of cancer on the side of my nose from which f suffered 'for three years. ' -" p ji ' v Only July 14, 1916 I, applied to Dr. C. S. Stone for treatment. He applied ft paste for. four days and then a simple ointment, iln just' eleven' days after the first treatment the cancer fell! out. The place soon healed and , Is nw , sound and well. . ; I i( ; -Miss Margaret ftusselL; ' Salem, Or., Not. 5, 1917. ; S. C STONE, IL D., ! :-t Stents Drug Store ; 241 North Commercial Street, j . , Salem, Oregon . : i'. HConsnltatkm ad Advice Free. ; pclled to.travel beccu.se of Important business with various departments of the government. A committee of I ail way officials Is hdw. making u study of the situation to decide what curtailment can be made in the pas senger service without inconvenience to the public." ! I MOST CONTRACTS GIVEN BEFORE MEN APPOINTED ; (Continued from page 1) Cleveland Worsted company, of which Mr. Eisenman is a stoekhold er. It was stated that only $612,700 were negotiated after the supplies committee. was formed. - i Kienmaa Defend Mirtlve. During his explanation Of the com mittee's work. Eisenman again vig orously resented wnat be termed questions Impugning his motives and insulting, and clashed with. Senators Weefcs and McKellar. .j Testimony supporting Eisenman's contentions that quality of army clothing had not been lowered by his orders for use of more re-workej wool, or; shoddy, in the i cloth, was given by Michael E. Priscoll. an ex pert wool manufacturer of Raritan. N. J., who said the -new cloth vir tually Is as warm and durable. He added, however, that the. German uniform is 50 per cent better and cost less. -' : i; V i TstlmonyO regarding army shoes also was heard today from E. J. Blisa of Boston, who said aboat 80 per cent! of American twldiers shoes do not fit and charged delay by the war department. In adopting a correct shoe, fittiaj device. . j , Inquiry into the clothing question will ; be resumed tomorrow. - At an executive session late today the com mitter decided to expedite Its Inves tigations as ; ranch , as possible and hereafter limit; detailed examination of witnesses. t . :j f ATTEMPT TO GAIN I WEST BANK FAILS ! (Continued from page 1) ; attended by the municipality and government official anl"s hnse concourse of people. The line of fu neral cars, with nineteen dead, stretched for blocks. The funeral pronesison passed by the; churches andj squares where most of the bombs had fallen... There were many weeping women among those who crowded the streets. !!'' i . ; ' - ARGUMENT GIVEN FOR SUFFRAGE Suggestion Women Vote on Measure Before Congress ' Acts Opposed Y ' 3. -Argli- .WASIIINGTO.V. Jan. ments by officials of the Xatlonal American Woman Suffrage assocla tiotti occupied all of the first day of the hearing. , by the; housfe suffrage committee on Ytbe constitutional amendment resolution, irhlch the hooie has agreed to consider next Tbarsdsy. Opponents of the measure will! be' heard tomorrow and repre sentatives of the Womaia's Party wilt, make their statements Satur day.!; ':"' -: ' --rr,V ;;. ! Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, the hon orary president and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the. suf frage association, were fhe princi pal speakers today. Thef vigorous ly opposed a suggestion fcy Kepre- sentative Clark of Florida (that before congress acts the question be sub mitted to . a vote, ot the I women of the country, declaring tha'phis meth od I was illegal and unnecessary and wonm put congress In the position of saying that it recognized woman's right to vote, hut bad proposed the west difficult method of &aving that right registered. , , MEXICO NEEDS BIBLES, BEANS - , . . j-.j Brace Evans Says Bullets Un necessary Divinity of ; Bible Explained , . r "Th- man who Is always talking against the Bible is using ihe weapon of 43ampson,7 j ; i ji : ; "You no more can; gat spiritual help front a .critical study of the Bible than' you can getj music out of a, piano with; a screw-jd river." -- The Bible has stood every test, ac cording to Bruce Evans, the energet ic evangelist, at the Baptist church last night The speaker set forth about ten reasons why , he . believed the! Bible to be. divine. K vans said It'; depends , a great deal the way a man approaches the Bibile. You can find something In It to bolster up every new fad in religion if you aie willing to twist the raeaninc to serve your purpose,' said Bruce, One of the greatest crimes ever committed In the name fit religion has! been the dividing of the Chriat Icni forces In. the commanitles and planting a church on the corner of every street. The fault has been in thei approach-of the Book, remaps tne best point Evans made was the personal Influence ; of the Bible. . What Mexico needs is not bullets and bayonets It needs Bibles ana Deans.. Evans speaks tonight. 1 ! -- ? . ' i( Mexican Bandits, Raid . . . t Brit e Ranch in Texas MARFA, Texas. Jan. 2.Another raid by Mexican bandits occured late today at the Brite ranch, 35 miles southwest of here and an equal dis tance from Valentine, Texas, accord ing to reports received at the mili tary ' headquarters of the Big Bend district here tonight. No details of the' raid : were given In the meager message received. This ranch was raided Christmas moraine bv Mexi can bandits and one Amerioan 'and FREIGHTER AFIRE HELD HOPEESS Vessel With Cargo of 7500 Tons Doomed Crew "Thought Safe. ' A PACIFIC POUT, Jan. 3. The situation of the Japanese freightor Shinyo Alaru Sa 2. in whose hold a fire has been raginj? aince last night, was described as hopeless, in a ca blegram received by the marine de partment of the chamber of com merce here tonight. Assistance was near, the message said, and it was expected here that the crew of ap proximately 50 men would be re moved from the blazing vessel with out loss of' life. Ail day long the Shinyo had been racing at full speed a?ainst the spread of the flames toward a Pa cific port, where it was expected that the fire might be'eombatted successfully. Tonight as she was al most within sight o f her goal, it neemed certain, according to the ad vires, that she would be destroyed, together with her cargo of 7600 tons of steel, cotton and other mer chandise. , The fire had been re ported out of control of the crew to-j 'day- - : ; ' " Naval vessels were mshtng to her aid today and It as understood tha assistance spoken of In the riitMtage received tonight referred to these boats. The cause of the fire remained: a mystery here. The Toyo Klesen Kaisha, charterers of the vevel had Received no direct communication from the boat subceonent to the first message last n'ght which told of the outbreak of the flames;- Company officials- expressed the opinion that Lthls message undoubtedly had been the last sent from th vew!, ani tb?t wireless equipment on t'i boat had been rendered useless by the fire.. -: The Shinyo left this ijoast for Ori ental ports Deeember 21. she was laden to her full capacity. She was built In 1S91 and is 456 feet lonff,. with a beam of 47 feet and a gross 'tonnage of C&09 tens. 8ne is owned by " the Kishimoto Steamsnip company, Of Osaka, Japan. NOSE CLOGGED FROM A COLD OR CATARRH Apply Cream In Nostrils To I Open Up Air Passages. Ah! , What relief! Your clogged nostrils open right up,; the air pas sages of your bead are clear and you can breathe freely. No more Jiawk ing, snufriing, mucous discharge, headache, dryness no struggling for breath at night, your cold or catarrh is cone.. : :- V Don't stay stuffed up! Get a small bpltle of rKly's Cream Halm from your druggist now. .Apply a little of this fraerantr antlsnticJ.? eam - In your nostrils, let it penetrate through every air passage of the head ; soothe and heal the swoflen. Inflamed mu cous membrane, giving yob instant relief.: Ely's Cream Balm is Just what every cold and catarrh sufferer has been seeking, u s just splendid RUSSIA MAY RESUME WAR ON GERMANY ' i (Continued from page 1) many's attitude toward ' the Baltic provinces as! tyrannical and authoriz ed the government to take steps 10 transfer future -peace negotiations "to a neutral country. Russians generally favor. Stock holm as the place for the peace con ference, but it Is said the Germans are not willing to go to Sweden. The IzVestia today gives the text of a pamphlet which the Bolshevlki are circulating In the German lines. in which it is declared that the reace conditions submitted by the central powers rhow the Austro- peace to be unconscionable lies." ; After describing the actions of the Germans In Poland and? Lithuania in recruiting forced labor and shoot ing hunger strikers, the 'tamphlet continues: ; 1 ' ' "The German government only found support In Courland from the hated salve owners, the German bar ons who havetheir prtotypes In the Polish, land owners." ; ino document declares Germany desires1 to free the peoples on Hus- sia's western frontier from the scope of the BuBsian revolution in order! to subjigate them with. German capital. impose an Austrian monarchy on Po land ahd make Lithuania and Cour land German' ducbys. It concludes: "Oa such a basis tho Russian "PRESCRIBE MORE . BITR0-PH0SPHATE" TO IXCRKASK KTItK.NfiTH AXD MIKVK KXKlUiY Tke m4ler tm yonum iifcynlHaM mt Dr. I. If. hxmvr. SprrlalUt at ColnmMa Mrtllral ftrhMl, tinvrnirar J4Ntpill VaarferblU Cllalr. Aiew Vrk City. "I tm to e (hat some of our more ? Advanced medic! authoritif have trtvocttwd the philonophy of ad n1nltrlne btrro-pbAcphat in case of nervoua exhaustion, anaemia, ex w?saJva Uitnnna.andtn deltrat run-di.wn-contdili..n Ker.eraily. have read with much pleasure In a paper pre sented it in annual meeting of the New Hampshire Medical Kociety that one of our must eminent practitioners Is able to cite cases treated.-upwards of 79 years 4. f a, who regained the feellnqr of youthful energy of middle life from its use. Let rnn end womert' who are handicapped In life through a lack of nerve energy take a littta bitro phosphate after meals for awhile and yoit will soon see somo tf their trou bles dlnappear. and in many instances the return of srood health, strength, puwers of endurance and a more youth ful, robust appearance. !y advice to doctors everywhere especially the younrer members of the profession) Is prescribe more bitro-phosphiUe and yon will fret some astonishing: results." t Henry Alexander.. M. D. NOTE nitro-Phosphate mentioned above, can be obtained In tablet form, with or without a physician's prescrip tion at the drug- counter of all ok1 drurgists. It Is sold undr a runran tee of satisfaction or money back. Workmen's ;aver riant can never enter nrgotiations.'! .. Hun IH-Ie4Ca(ei IX urn. ' " LONIWJ.'C JJn. SNotalthstand ing the- unfavorable. -reeptlon of their proposals by the Iiolnheviki and the Russian suggestion-that the ne gotiations be continued in a neutral cuntr. preferably at Stotkholni, the delegates of-the central powers are returning to Brest -I..I to vsk o the assutnfrtloa that the conference wilt resume, its sessions at the ap pointed time. Count Czernin. the AuKtro-Hungarian foreign minister, departed from Vienna this morning. accompanied by a large staff of diplo mats. The Turkish delegation set forth frprn Constantinople cn Tues day intending to visit BerVn on the way to ISresi-LItovsk. Mf ARY1 The virtual collapse of .'the nego tiations between the central powers and the "RRssJan - Bolshevlki for peace and the possibility that hostili ties again may be resumed by the Russians on the eastern front, even though with only a comparatively small army, have caused surprise and perturbation in Berlin and Vienna, Realizing the seriousness of the sit uation the German and Austrian em perors' have conferred with their chiefs of state and the .German and Austro-Hungafian foreign ministers. who attlnded the peace negotiations at B rest-Li tovRk, have been sent back to their post hastily, probably for the purpose of attempting to mode-. rate the situation. Not alone are Leon Trotzky. the Bolshevlki foreign minister, and the other leaders of, the counter-revolution la Russia dissatisfied wXh the terms of the peace proposals of the central powers, but the heads of th German Socialist factions have also expressed their antagonism to thcs sections which call for the retention of Poland. Lithuania, Courland and other territory now in possession of the invaders, ''..?". Trotzky, as the. mouthpiece of the Rolshevikl, has 'announced that the Russian workers v; 111 not accept the peace proposals which he terms "hy- poerltieal." , He asserted that if. the central power did not agiee to-the free destiny ot tho Polish anil Let tish nations Jt would bo urgently titeetjsary to defend the Russian rev olutipn. The central , eowmitte of the ionncil of workmen's and sld lors delegate In a resolution ap proved Trotzky stand. Apparent ly adding to the crisis is the refusal of"; the Germans eto transfer the ad journed meetlng'of the peace confer ence from Brest-Litovsk to Stock holm, 'j The financial situation in Hun gary seemingly 1 not what It once was, for the teventh war loan, from which it was expected 8,000,000,000 kronen would be realized,, brought forth oJy 3.000,000,000 kromn. According to report the greater part of tho amount subscribed was forced form the leading banks, tlio populace generally taking, only an Insignifi cant portion of It.? . On the battle tf rents, the Infantry continues virtually in ' nctive, but bombardments of 'considerable ' pro portions aro taklas place on various sectors In Belgium, France and Italy. No thin;, of IrapoYjaJkeefhs occurred on the Italian t rovit since the driving of teh enemy from teh western bank of the Piave at, the Zenson loop gave the ltalians full control of the right bank of the stream. ; ... , . Austro-Cerman-. airmen are keep ing up their - raids, on Italian open town's, the latest of which .to be bombed being Castel Franco iV'eneto. where : two hospitals were hit and cigteen patients killed. . If a plan that has been formulated by the British food controller is given the sanction of the cabinet, compul sory rationing shortly will be put in to effect in England to prevent wast age and conserve food supplies. The food controller announced that there would continue t6 be a shortage in food but that the situation would Improve steadily.'"1 lie particularly referred to meat, of which he de clared there would be a great short age during the next few weeks af ter which he said, the situation would improve considerably. ; CASTOR IA For Infants and Chl(irea In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the" Signature of GOVERNOR SAYS NO DISTURBANCE Appeal for Protection from Wisconsin Rioting Brand ed Falsehood .MADISON, Wis., Jan.' 3. Gover nor Philipp of Wisconsin tonight de nounced, as . falnehnods - published statements ito- th feet ,tbat ? loyai- IAatt T rdi appeal, to him for action to protect Citizens against rioting and possible bloodshed. In parjt the statement reads as follows: "All is quiet In Wisconsin, and there la no trftth. .in published state ments mat an appeal has been made to me to protect our 'Citizens from violence.. No violance has been at tempted and': ne- distarbance is la prospect. In fact, no state In the. union has been any more free from disturbances since the beginning of the war than Wisconsin." Successor to Newland May Be Appointed Today CARSON CITyTxevada, Jan. 3. A successor to the late United States fenator Francis G. Kewlands will "not be appointed until tomorrow, accord ing to. statement .made here tonight by Governor Emmet Boyle, In whose hands the appointment rests. Classified Adi Work ' for Too SEED SUPPLY IIS IMPORTANT Sufficient Quantity Must Be Assured for : Full Crop Production WASHINGTON, Jan; If nor mal prjuduetlon of the' nation's 1 6ml and'fed crops Is to lnr had this ytar, Iioinpt action to pretect the seed Mipplies is necessary, Secix-tary Houston warned congress today in asking; for an urgent deficiency ap- propriation for government purchase end sale of seed to farmers at cost. "There Is urgent , and immediate need for at least 6,000, 000 and it if? probable that an additira approp riation; will, be required In the neaif futuie,!' said the secretary, "The peed ituation presents . many diffi culties.'. .Two general areas hare fcuffered severely from drought dur ing the season -the southwest, in cluding a large part'Of Tejsas attd a part of Oklahoma and a considerable rortion of the northwest, including large : sections of North Dakota and llastern Montana.' ! These regions represent a largo part of the grain producing area of the United States. Tho sieed corn situation in the north half of the corn belt la more serious than It has been for many years." It is important that seed supplies of soy beans and white and navy brans are available for the next planting season,! the secretary said. ' GOMXWANY OFFIGIAt HELD Five Other Officials Charged with Violating Price- 'Fixing Law I PITTSBURG, Pa.,1 Jan. , 3. With iho pn'Kident of tn. coal company under arrest charred- with violating the priced-fixing , order of the United tsites r fuel administration, warrants Irave b'cn issued, it was learned to night, for the arrest of . five other coal company officials, epaitment of justice agents lnuniatca mat addi tional warrants may, be issued 'with in the next 48 hours. Complaints of violation of the gov ernment order fixing the price f coal are said to have been under in vestigation for some time by tlepart ment of justice agents. Open viola tion of the order lis said to hve been revealed. . , . -I -. SALES FOR AVARi SAVINGS GREAT ' iM; -' :'. ' - : ' i . j L J - ' Treasury Department. Fore T casts Success of Plan; i First lonth End? TASHINGON, Jan. 3. Although complete figures arc unavailable, re poi ts received ,at heaiquarters 6f tho national war savings commit ted here today at the end of the flrstj month of the war savings cam paign show that sales are growing rapidly and that the campaign is meeting with an enthusiastic and patriotic rerponse. j'Sales for future monts. It is ex pected, will show a-material increase overjt the first month's returns." sairlj an announcement from the traasnry department. Much of tho tlniej since the opening , of the cam pa gn ; December 3, has '-been spent jn perfecting organization rrh's wnrk now is practically, completed; "pi constantly -Increasing nu tri be (of agencies and the splnd'd sp rljt of co-operation which is be Iri: : Shewn by both business and 90 cisl 'Organizations is highly- encoar a?fnV, Practically every railroad, express and. steamship compacyTiaJ joined in the j campaign, supplement ink the sale's of stampsn every post. ofIcje, bank ' and trust company in the founf ry and by 300,000 postmen working unfler tho direction of Post master General Burleson. "Ji coroprchenslve-plai "for et?iT lishifsg over-the-c.oanter sales of stanips wherever possible Is belcs woritd out and plans .for obtaining the cooperation of school chMdrsn, Boyj Scouts, fraternal end religious organizations, labor, nn Ions, chain stores, farmerfi! unions theaters and mot on picture houses and four min ute speakers are being rapidly put into effect." . Atlantic Fleet Grateful f For Gifts from Red Cross WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. -The Red Cross today announced receipt of filled message from the men of the Atlantic fleet: "The men of the fleet send new year's ' greetings to the Red Cross and. thanks; for Christmas gifts re ceived." ' To this message was added one from the fleet commander-in-chief, expressing his appreciation of the work of the Red Cross for the sail ers which he said, could not "help tue add to the determination of every onei In ;the service to do his utmost to protect those at borne by bringing this war to a successful conclusion." fi Attorney Brown and Board at Woodburn Are at Outs WOODBURN. Or; Jan 3. -The members of the Woodburn local ex-J emption board are highly Incensed overf the .charge, made by Attorney Thomas Brown of Salem, that they are antagonistic to German Catholic registrants and discriminate against them. .; The ; board has appealed to Governor Wlthveomb to Investigate thei matter, asking that either the board be censured or removed. If Mr. Brown's charges are found to be true, or that Mr. Brown,, be removed as a member of the lesal advisory board,.if the charges are found to be not true. In the meantime the boar l asks that Mr. Brown be Instructed not to flit out any" questionnaires for registrant within the jurisdiction of the .' Woodburn board, whicJi is divi sion No. 2 for XIarlon county. Mr. llrown Is in division 'No. 1. The board -also statee in its. letter to the governor that it b&s not Inquired Into the religion of any applicant ex-. cept when it became necessary under a non-combatant claim. The person nel of the Woodburn board consists of Gus Moisan,- erviast chairman; lfayette Iawrence, Woodburn. sec retarv. and Dr. A: Chanman. physic al esamirjer. Blain McCord. fs the clerk. - The letter to ithe governor was mailed December 30. lie has not yet acknowledge receipt. Kvenlnp Telegram. .... '" Australian Conscription Gets Majority of 750 OTTAWA, Ont.. Jan. 3. A-.dis- patch from Melbourne' received to night .by the Router Agency here. says: . i ' 1 -'. .;. :' "The latent reports 'of the refr endum show a majority'of .750 for conscription In the Australian mill tary forces. The total of all classes of votes crive a malorltv asrainst con scrlption of 170.000. It Is under stood all the ministers, except the treasurer. Sir John Forrest. have-de elded to stand or fall together. , Sir John declines to associate himself with the decision ofhlscolleag1es because he was nrt presetCat the meeting at wnlch the" referendum was " made a vital dssue. A move ment Is on foot to appoint hltn leader of a reconstructed national govern ment." :;-:-"'''' ." ;.';;;"' Niagara Falls Landmark Burns; Loss $550,000 Th 'International hotel, one of the landmarks of Niagara Falls, was destroyed ty fire today and the In ternational theater, ' an adjoining building,: was badly damaged. The loss is estimated at $550,000. Several firemen were Injured The hotel,, formerly the Kagle Tavern, had a history dating back more than a century. General La fayette, when, he visited the United States in 1 824, was "entertained at the ; tavern, D-inlel Webster - wait, a frequent guest, , and . many members of Kiiropean- royal families had vis ited the hotel. d resident McKInley took lunch eon at the hotel on the day that he was assassinated , in. JpQl. . Reduction of Drinking in England Not Considered IjOXDON, Jan. 3. -In'' reply to a communication from Robert V. liar- court, member for Montrosebnrghs, urging a further reduction in the drink traffic. Premier Lloyd George claims that hean only act by. the fonsent- of - public, opiniOB -and ai guea tlhat drinking alrcaly has been reduced to an extent that would have been Incredible before the war. Not only have the' hours of rale been curtailed, says the premier, but the amount of alcohol consumed has been enormously reduced. Troposals for rationing sections of the community have been fre quently cbnsIdereJ,' but the premier points out, they would bo more com plicated In their execution than th-3 beer saved could Justify. The whpl problem, he adds, has been constant ly before the government and has been periodically re-surveyedj r In conclusion Mr. Lloyd Georgo says that the government would not hesitate to take any action if 'it was thouzht material "to assist in the successful prosecution of the war, could be saved. i School for Horseshoers . to Start at Camp Lewis C Ail P LEW I S, TACOMA, Wash.. Jan. 2.- A schoel for horseshoers snd stable sergeants will -open at Camp Lewi Monday.- While the 700 men In the officers' training school are learning how: to lead men In bat-, tie. "ten men ef khe dvpot brigade and remouit station will be learning how to shoe the lwlf arraymule far be-j hind the battle front, and, fifty-seven men from other camp organizations j will be learning how to care for horses, mules, and stables, to qualify as stable sergeants. . The Sixteehth, Thirty-eighth, Fif ty-eighth and Seventieth; companies of the One Hundred and Sixty-sixth depot brigade Jtave beenrreleased from quarantine r established after cases of meningitis : had ' developed. Transfers from the brleade are for bidden until January 15 purely as a preventive rqeasure. ' ' . Argentine! Ambassador to ; United States Resigns BUKN04T AIRES, Jan. 3. -Confirmation was icelved here . this evening of the report that Dr. Rom ulo S. Naon, the Argentine ambas sador to the United States, has re signed. "' .:"-,..," - -r In official circles every possible effort is being made to persuade the government not to accept the resig nation." ' ;;r- ; . ':',. ..- : George Her old, Well Known Texas Border Man, IsJ)ead til j'aso, iex., uec. z, -Anotner Texas border character died here recently In the person of George Herald, Confederate soldier, Texas ranger and veteran police officer. Herald claimed credit for-the kill ing of Sam Bass, the notorious Texas outlaw about whom a, popular chanty of the cow camps was. com posed by soe cowboy band. He also defended the city "jail when it was attacked by negro soldiers of the Fort Bliss command many years ago. - He car ried six bullet wounds as trophies of hi experiences on the border and in the civil war. CALIFORTM HAS "GROCERTERIA" : SYSTEM IN USE No Clerks, Telephones or ' Charge Accounts, or De , livery Boys CARRY IT HOME, SLOGAN Idea Fits in With "Meatless and "Wheatless" Plan of Administration San Frahcisco, Dec. 22. : Th "manles3 grocery," designed to keep both the we3t front trenches and tho American pocketbook full, has arV rived in California, and j firmly s- tablishcd, according to the state branch, of the federal food commis sion. . '; ' . . -.. i -' To "the trade'" and the public at large it is known . as the ."grocer terla" and about the same plan for running tbe'estaLllshmcnt obtains In all cities where it is a feature. Tber are two of these "grocerterias" in Ran Francisco, land a number In IO Angeles and other parts of yie state. : . -' - .- ' : 1 rasher ik1 Wraiw Are Ii.? 'These establishments advc-ctisi that they rell from 10 to 20 per cnt cheaper than any other groceries, due to the elimination of cU rkH, tel ephones, charge accounts, delivery boy and .wagon men.- , .. The'only-employes are the cashier and wrapper. When the hoiisewifo entets the "grocrterla". she; taks one of the free baskets and then vow through a turnstile. Bhe muKt tbn go the length of counters on wblfh are placed all the goods found In , the best,1 grocery- store, with the prices plajnly marked. llonewlf Help Helf. fhe helps herself to - the thinss she needs and thus progresses until she comes to the cashier's stand. Th-s cashier notes the! articles she has put' In the basket, and collects the price for each. The goods are then given' Into the hands of. the wrapper, "In the "grocerU-rla" here th following legends are hung in a con spicuous place: "It pays to carry It home." "Wo ask our patrons' cooperation in reducing-the man power required to- operate our business so as to In crease the.numher of men needed for war.lndustiJea." The popularity o fthe "manles grocery" bids fair to keep up with that ct "'meatless Tnesday," "wh'-at-less Wednesday" and "Ice creaink-?. Thursday." ENGLAND PLMS MTION BY LA7 1 - . '-.-",' 1 1 t ' 1 - - Food Controller Gives Hint Compulsory Legislation . I on Yay LONDdN Jan. 3j-r-Renresenta- tives of the - government" and tb'? trade unions met at Westminster to day in what Is considered a most important conference to dis&uss tho question of man - power. GfOrs Nlcoll Barres rnember of the war cabinet, presided. " i - Sir Auckland Gcddes minister of national service, speaking .in behal? of the gcvernment, said that the po sition in the at. six months had been completely altered by the Rus sian situation. Ultlmstely the bal ance would be moro than equalized by the American armies. During tho Intervening period, however a great strain would be thrown In the coun try's resources. After closest scrutiny of the sit uation, said the minister, the gov ernment was convinced that it would be Impossible to maintain th the field unless a larg number of men were recvuJ ted from the muni tions service, not merely for U" technical units, but also for the fighting units. ' ( . The meeting was adjourned until tomorrow. , England's Beauty Parlors Flourish in Spite of Ycr 1 London. Dec. 29. Knglish war girls apparently have been unable to forget that they still are feminine. There 1s some criticism that beauty parlors are flouriship wher hone ex isted before the war and that strong girls are manicuring, raaklnej face creams Instead ' of mnnltlonsl. and waving hair Insted of milking cows. - Chemists who carried few "boau iflers" before the war now find them one of their chief sources of income. Many have added hair-waving salons and manicuring parlors to their establishments. The 'caJ-e is re- , Jated of one woman in this city who started making face cream and lo tions five years ago and was a tho verge of bankrnptcy when the war began, hut wh now has a flourl.sh lnpr buslnopv j , In one local government i off if there are thirty women of area vary ing from 18 to 40 who have Just discovered that whereas none of them "made up" in any way before the war all now pay regular visits to the hair drosscr and manicurist. January C will be observed In England as a day of prayer-for the cause of the allies. l;ut it will be Temembered that Nape Icon said tho Lord Is always .on the side 'of 'tho strongest battalions. . i