WORLD HAPPENINGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE
WILSON RE-STATES
NATION'S WAR AIMS
KAISER USES PRESS
RECENT WOOL SCARE
WAS UNNECESSARY
President Wilson ITella Democrats of
House He Earnestly Desires I n.
vorable Vote on Measure.
Makes It Wenpnn Through Censorship
nnd (Publishes "News" Mnde
Strictly to Order.
Brief Resume Most Important
Daily News Items.
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Brents of Noted Teoplc, Govcxnmenta
and Pacific Northwest an J Other
Things Worth Knowing.
Ratification of the Federal prohibi
tion amendment was recommended to
the Virginia legislature Friday by
Governor Stuart in his message deliv
ered at the biennial session.
The British admiralty reports the
sinking in tho past week of IS mer
chantmen of 1G00 tons or over by mine
or submarine, as well as three mer
chantmen under that tonnage.
A record-breaking drouth for Tucson
and Southern Ariz., was broken Thurs
day when rain began falling. This is
the first rainfall since September 10
nnd cattle ranges have been badly
burned.
Lignite mines in the northwestern
section of North Dakota were offered
to the govenrment during the period of
the war at a meeting of operators rep
resenting mines having a total output
of 5000 tons per day.
An initiative petition which aims to
place a law providing for an universal
eight-hour day in Washington before
the voters at a state election next No
vember was filed at Olympia Friday
with the Secretary of State.
Government supervision of prices of
wool and cotton was sanctioned by the
National Retail Clothiers' association
at a conference with representatives
of the efficiency committee of the Na
tional Council of Defense in Chicago.
Western railroads have isused orders
for a general resumption of solicita
tion of passenger and freight business.
Executives of the road are now in a
position to handle more business, that
there is no pooling and, therefore, no
reason why each road should not go
ahead and obtain as much business as
possible.
A Constantinople report received at
Geneva, Switzerland, says that within
the Ottoman empire there are roving
bands of brigands estimated to number
300,000. They are mostly armed de
serters from the army and are bent on
pillage. They even venture near
towns and sometimes attack regular
troops to get arms and food.
Paul Conrad, who asserts he is a
cousin of Kaiser William, was turned
over to the Federal authorities at St.
Joseph, Mo., Friday. Conrad has lived
in the United States 15 years, but has
never been naturalized. It is alleged
he cursed the American flag and ex
pressed the hope Germany would win
the war.
Parcels for American troops in
France, not exceeding seven pounds in
weight, may hereafter be addressed
directly to the soldier, but they will no
longer be recieved for forwarding by
the "commanding general, port of em
barkation," as previously has been the
practice. This announcement was
made Thursday by the postoffice de
partment. Establishment of a clearing house
for the woman labor of the nation, un
der the supervision of Secretary of
Labor Wilson, was announced Friday.
Mrs. Hilda Muhlhauser Richards,
named as chief of the bureau, outlines
as its principal function the task of re
cruiting women to fill the ranks of the
industrial army wherever men aro re
leased for military duty.
Senator McNary is assured by the
War department that there is no
foundation for rumors, current in Ore
gon, that a transport bearing some of
the Oregon troops had been sunk. All
the Oregon troops, he was told, had
landed safely.
Heavy artillery fire took place dur
ing Tuesday night near Bezonvaux and
Chambrettes, Northeast of Verdun, the
Paris war office announces. A German
raid on French trenches north of Hill
304 and the opposite bank of the
Meuse was repulsed.
John Stark, of Athol, Mush., an
American student at a French flying
school, was killed on Saturday when
his machine suddenly plunged to the
ground while he was flying at a height
of 200 yards.
A British torpedo-boat deatroyer has
been torpedoed and Bunk in the Medi
terranean Sea according to an admiral
ty announcement issued Tuesday. All
tho officers of tho destoryer were
saved, but ten members of the crew
were. lost.
Washington, D. C President Wil
son Wednesdny night threw his sup
port to the Federal amendment for
woman suffrage.
On thejoveof n voto on suffrage in
tho houso 12 Democratic members
called at the White Houso with won!
that many of their colleagues wanted
advice from the head of their party ns
to tho position they should tnko.
There wna n conference of 40 minutes,
tho results of which wns described in
this statement, dictated by tho Presi
dent himself and mado public by tho
delegation:
"Tho committee found that the
President had not felt at liberty to
volunteer his advice to members of
congress in this important matter, but
i when wo sought his advice ho very
frankly and earnestly ndviscd us to
j vote for the amendment ns an act of
right and justice to tho women of tho
country and to tho world."
1 In these few lines suffrage cham
pions saw certain victory where a few
i days ago most of them privately were
' conceding defeat. A large majority
of the Republicans in tho house have
been counted upon to support tho
amendment and enough Democrats are
committed to assure a close voto.
With the weight of the President's in
fluence to swing doubtful Democrats,
Representative Parker, chairman of
' the suffrage committee, jubilantly pre
dicted that the necessary two-thirds
would bo exceeded by 15 or 20 votes.
! HOSPITAL SHIP TORPEDOED
Missile Goes Through Red Cross Sick
and Wounded Saved.
j Bristol, England The hospitnl ship
Rewa was torpedoed in the British
channel without warning, nn hour be
fore midnight, January 4, and sank
within an hour. According to custom,
the vessel was lighted up after dark
Friday evening, so that there could be
no possibility of submarines mistaking
her identity.
The torpedo struck tho vessel with
a terrific crash and was so effective
that there was no chance of saving
her. There were 550 persons on board,
including 30 bed-ridden and a number
of soldiers suffering from malaria, on
thejr way home from Gibraltar.
The lights on the hospitnl ship were
put out by the force of the explosion
and the wounded and sick had to grope
about in the dark for their clothing.
Many of them were unsuccessful in
their quest and had to leave the ship
without clothing. While in the boats
and on rafts they had little or no pro
tection from the piercing cold wind.
All the patients, the ship's staff and
the members of the crew, with the
exception of three Lascars who were
killed by the explosion, were safely
rescued from the boats and rafts. They
had hardly left the Rewa, which was
sinking on even keel, when the steam
er suddenly plunged forward and dis
appeared. The rescued men were two
hours adrift before they were picked
up.
BUY 30 PER CENT OF FLOUR
Food Administration to Purchase from
Every Mill In Country.
Washington, D. C To supply the
needs of the army and navy and the
nations associated with tho United
States in the war against Germany,
the Food administration will purchase
from every flour mill in the country
not to exceed 30 per cent of its output.
Out of the flour nurchased. it was
explained, the Food administration
will retain at all times a reserve stocK
and will ship flour to any point where
the local supply might be short.
"This measure is not taken with a
view of diminishing supplies to the
market. " said an administration an
nouncement, but is fundamentally to
further adequate handling or trans
portation in respect to army, navy and
export requirments and a regular sup
ply of flour for the associates in tho
war of the United States at favorable
loading points and more regular flow
of thr- fdhimnditv and to nrevent con
gestion and inequalities in stocks of
Hn ..lit .. II
Hour owing to transport uiineuiues.
Chicago Still Blanketed.
Chicago The efforts of all Chicago
to clear away the blanket of snow
which for four days has menaced the
city with famine and conflagration,
Thursday still left 00 per cent of the
streets blocked to vehicle traffic. Mil
lionaires and laborers, in answer to the
call of the mayor, worked sido by side
in tho streets to clear away tho drifts
and permit deliveries of food'and fuel.
Efforts were also made to uncover fire
hydrants to avoid tho danger of fire.
"We Stand Together" President
Says in Great Address.
ALLIES ARE UNITED
Foundation for Genuine Pence Is Free
dom of Sens. Evacuation of In
vaded I.nnds nnd Reparation.
Washington, I). C America's pro
gram of war and ponce, with definite
terms U)on which the nations, groat
and smnll, fighting togothur against
German world domination, are ready
to lay down their arms, was given to
tho world by President Wilson Tuesday
through an address to congress in joint
session.
For this program, based upon tho
righting of wrongs and tho safety of
peace-loving peoples desiring to live
their own lives, tho President commit
ted tho United States to fight anil con
tinue to fight until it is achieved.
Thus ho pledged the country to tho al
lied policy of no separate peace.
"Wo cannot bo separated in intercut
or divided in puriwso," ho said. "Wo
stand together to tho end."
Tho speech, heard by congress,
was delivered as a direct resKinse to
the German charge in the negotiations
with tho HuBsinns at Brost-Litovsk.
It followed closey and approved tho
address of the Hritish premier, but
was far more specific in statement of
terms, robbing of force in advance any
German pcaco drive designed to con
fuse the entente and American gov
ernments and their people.
Fourteen concrete proposals laid
down by the President begnn with the
declaration that the dnys of private in
ternational understandings are gone
nnd that covenants of peace must be
reached in the open. Hrieily summar
ized, they are ns follows:
First Open covenants of peace
without privato international under
standings. Second Absolute freedom of tho
seas in pence or wnr except ns they
mny be closed by international action.
Third Removal of all economic bar
riers and establishment of equality of
trade conditions among nations con
senting to peace and associating them
selves for its maintenance.
Fourth Guarantees for tho reduc
tion of nntional armaments to tho low
est point consistent with domestic
safety.
Fifth Impartial adjustment of all
colonial claims based upon the prin
ciple that tho peoples concerned have
equal weight with tho interest of tho
governed.
Sixth Evacuation of all Russian
territory and opportunity for Russia's
political development.
Seventh Evacuation of Belgium
without any attempt to limit her sover
eignty. Eighth All French territory to be
freed and restored and reparation for
the taking of Alsace-Lorraine.
Ninth Readjustment of Italy's
frontiers nlong clearly recognizable
lineB of nationality.
Tenth Greatest opportunity for au
tonomous development of the peoples
of Austria-Hungary.
Eleventh Evacuation of Roumanin,
Serbia and Montenegro, with access to
tho sea for Serbia und international
guarantees of economic and political
independence nnd territorial integrity
of the Halkan States.
Twelfth Secure sovereignty for
Turkey's portion of tho Ottoman em
pire, but with other nationalities under
Turkish rule assured security of life
and opportunity for autonomous devel
opment, with tho Dardanelles perma
nently opened to all nations.
Thirteenth Establishment of nnd
independent Polish state, including ter
eritorics inhabited by indisputably Pol
ish populations, with freo access to
the sea and political and economic in
dependence and territorial integrity
guaranteed by international covenant.
Fourteenth General association of
nations under specfiic covenants for
mutual guarantees of political inde
pendence and territorial integrity to
largo and small states alike.
Farmer Offers Services.
Omaha, Neb. Arnold Martin, of
Du Hois, Neb., nominated by tho Unit
ed States department of Agficulturo as
tho world's premier intensive farmer,
Tuesday offered" his services to tho na
tional government through Governor
Neville, of Nebraska, to go to Franco
to teach Intensive farming this spring.
Martin says ho can teach French farm
ers so to handle their land that Franco
will bo self-supporting and will not
call on America for foodstuffs.
Washington, I). C. Evidenced of
the care the Grcmnu government is
taking to direct public opinion and so
to deceive not only its enemies, but its
own people is contained In a series of
secret instructions Issued to tho Ger
man press by tho censorship, which
have fallen Into the hands of thu State
department.
Theso Instructions cover n period of
less than three months of last year,
but they tell a complete story of how
tho Teutonic war lords control public
opinion.
Owners of newspapers and publish
ers generally not only aro limited nn to
thu character of the articles printed,
but in many cases nro told what they
should publish and in what terms.
Labor disturbances, food shortage
and difficulties in securing and distrib
uting coal aro placed under tho ban,
newspapers aro urged to give promi
nence to enemy losses and to certain
prescribed interpretations of interna
tional situations.
A hint of tho releutlesxness of the
authorities in punishing infractions of
orders is contained in one notice, in
which attention Is called to tho fart
that the iolice "have again been no
tified to seek out and to bring to ruth
less punishment originators and com
municators of untrue military, (Mimi
cal, financial and economic reports."
In another notice similar warning is
given that thu k1Ico will "proceed
energetically" against thoso who re
peated untrue rejiorts.
Interesting light is thrown iixn tho
Berlin view of tho preparations for
war In tho United States by a para
graph of an order dated June (, Inat.
It says:
"Whllo tho news about America's
war preparations, such as tho organ
ization and outfitting of an army
1,000,000 strong to reinforce tho
French-English front, Is looked UK)ti,
in that form, as 'bluff', tho spreading
of which may unfavorably affect the
opinion of tho German people, yut the
fact must not bo overlooked, on the
other hand, that tho United States,
with tho support of Its capacity for
material and industrial management,
is arming itself for wnr with grunt
energy and tenacity.
"Tho war preparations in America
nro therefore, as wns intimated in the
reichstng at the time, not at all to bo
mado little of, but must be taken seri
ously without on that account being
made a source of worry."
Serious economic conditions nro dis
closed by tho censorship orders. One
forbidB tho publication of advertise
ment of dog meat for salo.
"It is desired that it should be
clearly and distinctly put In tho fore
ground that tho enemy offensive has
utterly failed on all fronts, that the
entente has no alternative but to at
tempt a new offensive, as tho enemy's
statesmen arc still against peace."
"Recent Router dispatches which
have entirely English reports from
Russia, concerning tho commencing
dissolution of chaos, etc., and strikes
are worthy of notice. It is requested
always to make such nuws as English
reports and to assumu an attitude of
reserve toward them and occasionally
to add thereto a criticnl word."
"Concerning tho most recent bomb
nttack by a German flying machine on
London nothing may bo published."
"The publication and discussion of
the resolutions adpoted in a strike
meeting of the Leipzig Unions and of
a telegram sent to the Imperial chan
cellor are not permissible."
"Tho publication is to bo avoided of
anything concerning tho state of tho
clothing material bushiest! nnd con
cerning tho purchnso of clothing ma
terial in the occupied districts as well
as in Switzerland."
Advertisements of undertaking es
tablishments which seek the removal
of the bodies of fallen soldiers aro not
to bo nccepted."
"It is not desired to discuss or even
to mention tho German Importations
from abroad, especially from Holland."
"In tho interest of a victorious car
rying through of tho wnr, which is en
dangered by every stoppsgo of work,
expressions of tho press which recom
mend a strike or express themselves
otherwise In favor of a strike aro for
bidden. Utterances which aro directed
against strikes are indeed not subject
to tho censorship, but it is supposed
thereby that they aro kept freo from
immoderate sharpness which could
offer material for irritating the
people."
Teachers Must Own Up.
Honolulu, T. II. Steps will shortly
be taken to stamp out pro-Germanism
and lukewarm Americanism among the
000 odd school teachers in Hawaii.
Henry W. Kinnoy, superintendent of
education, is preparing to send out
question cards which must bo filled in
by every school teacher. These cards
will contain certain questions which
must bo answered with "yes" or "no"
and which, it Is believed, will bring
out tho pro-German sentiments.
Witness Says Profiteers Scented
Wealth in Shoddy.
RANK SCHEME BARED
Fnt Contracts Said to Hnve Hung on
Permission to Use Inferior Cloth
in Making Army Uniform".
Washington, I). C ReMnslblllty
for shortage of army clothing was
placed upon thu supplies committee of
tho Council of National Defense by
Colonel Elmer Llmlaluy, quartermas
ter's agent at Philadelphia, testifying
at tho senate coinmitees' war Inquiry.
Another witness, William Blnnchl, a
Nwe York dealer, who has purchased
eolth for foreign armies, charged that
an unnecessary wool shortage "scare"
was created to Increase tho use of
wool shoddy ordered for army gar
ments by tho supplies committeu.
Colonel Llndsley contradicted tho re
cent testimony of Vice Chairman
Eisenman, of the supplies committee,
that the committee had secured an
abundance of cloth for army needs.
Ho said thero Is now a shortage of 1
000.000 yards of cloth and that tho
supplies committee system was re
sponsible for both delays and friction.
Garment manufacturers, the witness
declared, are without sufficient clotli
to keep their factories working to ca
pacity and in that connection lie said
that "haggling" by tho committeu
with tho American Woolen company
last summer over prices had caused a
loss to tho government of 3,000,000
yards ot clotli, many looms being idle
for two or three months. Strikes of
garment makers also have caused some
delay, he said.
Blanch! said tho wool shortage
"scare," ns he termed It, wns in tho
interest of manufacturers of shoddy
garments. Mnny American cloth
makers, ho testified, do not have fac
tories equipped to make all-wool gar
ments, and thereforo could not hnvo
shared in tho war contracts if shoddy
had not been approved for army eolth
ing. European armies, he asserted,
are better clothed than American sol
diers and ho severely criticised tho
uso of shoddy, declaring It wholly un
necessary. SOLDIERS TAKE INSURANCE
American Land and Sen Fighters Buy
$3,000,000,000 Worth.
Washington, I) . C- More than $3,
000,000,000 worth of government in
surance has been bought by American
soldiers and sailors, Secretary McAdoo
announced in a statement urging uon
tho men necessity for filing applica
tions for policies before the expiration
of thu time limit set by law. Men
who joined thu colors before last Octo
ber 15 must apply for insurance before
February 12, 1018, and thoso joining
nfter October 15 must mnku applica
tion for insurancu within 120 days af
ter entering thu service.
Soldiers and sailors who aro depend
ing on the automatic insurance provid
ed by tho government until February
12, 1918, are warned that this is only
partial and limited protection.
GERMAN REVOLT REPORTED
25,000 Unwilling to Be Drawn to Big
Battle on Western Front.
London A dispatch received hero
from tho Russian wireless service says
that 25,000 German soldiers in tho re
gion east of Kovno have revolted.
German dcBcrtera stated in conse
quence of tho government's drafting
all soldiers below the age rof 35 for
dispatch to tho western front, tho
aforementioned number of men re
belled and marched out of thu battle
line.
They then entrenched thomsolvuH
with rifles and machine guns against
tho of other German units. The Ger
man military authorities have been
powerless against tho revolterB anil
aro trying to cut off their food sup
plies. Italy Increases Army.
Washington, I). C. Italy has adopt
ed a drastic now policy to increase her
fighting forces. Physical require
ments linvo been modified, and all men
between thu ages of 18 and 41 years
previously exempted for defects aro
ordered to present themselves for
further examination.
Those accepted will be mustored
into tho army January ID, It is esti
mated the decree will bring more than
600,000 men to tho colors.