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PRESIDENT MAKES VERT
FIRM ANSWER TO GERMANY
Pari* •French troops backed by
(American 16 inch guns added Uj the.ir
Fains around the bend in the battle
line oast of La Fere Monday, but not
eo largely as on Sunday. The Iter
li£ statement admits a withdrawal
to new positions In this region. Their
old 'Positions apparently had been
blasted into dust heaps.
A belated official report from Gen
eral Pershing Rays that on Sunday
the Americans ouated the Germans
definitely from Bellue wood, east or
the Meuse and north of Verdun.
Ibis position, like others wrested
from the enemy In the Verdun area
*us captured after fighting which
lasted several days. American naval
guns are shtdling the railroad sta-
tion at Longuyon, 16 miles behind
the German line.
American unite have gone into ac
tlon further west, just east of ueth
*1. The Americans gained ubout
two-thirds of a mile, according to
•early reports of their activity Mon-
<lay. Tills move seems designed to
Push the line so far north in the
.neighhot hood of itothol as to inuko
trouble for the Germans opposite the
LAmenicans northwest of Verdun,
some 'll) miles east.
rite Italian official statement re
Ports the capture Sunday of '.*,000
Austro Hungarians. Also it is stated
that the allies have crossed the
Piave river. Unofficial reports In
dlcafe that flic allies have progressed
lour miles after crossing the Piave,
but neither official or unofficial re
ports tell at what -point the stream
was crossed.
Phe large number of prisoners tak-
en Sunday In what so far appears to
have been an operation of no great
magnitude is significant as Indicating
tlie lack of fighting power on the
part of the Austro Hungarian army.
Anything con tie expected from this
front from now on.
The British Mesopotamia expedi-
tion has occupied lverkuk, 166 miles
north of Bagdad.
Dr. Baitasar Brum, the Uruguayan
minister of foreign affairs, who headed
the Uruguayan special commercial mis-
sion in this country.
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
ACCEPTS DEMANDS
MOW READY TO MAKE SEPARATE
PEACE—ASKS PRESIDENT TO
MAKE OVERTURES.
Appointment by Governor Hobby.
Austin, Texas.—Ua.pt. \v. r. Davis
of Austin, has been appointed presi-
dent of the board of managers of the
<'on federate Home, vice K. p. Bui],
deceased.
No Coal Famine This Winter.
Washington There will be no coal
famine the coining winter or even an
approach to the hardships of last
winter. Fuel Administrator Garfield
has announced, but the public must
continue to cooperate with the fuel
administration in conservation mca
»ures, as feu* more coal is noetletf
now than in normal times.
Do Heroic Work at Orphans’ Home.
Dallas. -The teachers of Buckner
Orphans’ Home doserwe great praise
for tlie heroic way in which they
have nursed tlie children through tlie
Influenza epidemic, says Dr. Buckner.
It is duo to them, he thinks, that Hie
epidemic was not disastrous. Most
of the children have now reached tlie
convalescent period. In tlie boys’
dormitory 80 have been allowed to
«it up, which left 100 still in bod. in
tlie girls' dormitory 50 were allowed
to sit up, leaving 123 still in bed.
“Started War With a Dirty Trick.”
London.—A Copenhagen dispatch
Exchange relegrarph company
Kg»,otos Maximilian Harden, the editor
Basel, Switzerland.— Austria Him
gary in notifying President Wilson
that It is ready to enter upon peace
negotiations and arrange an anius-
tice, asks in its reply to him, to be-
gin overtures on tlie subject.
I he Austro Hungarian foreign min
Inter has instructed the Auslro-llun-
gariun minister at Stockholm to ask
the Swedish government to send tlie
following note to tlie Washington gov
eminent.
in reply to the note of President
Wilson of tin* l:nii of ibis month, ad
dressed to the Austro-Hungarian gov
eminent and giving the decision of
the president to speak directly with
Hie Austro Hungarian government on
tlie question of an armistice and of
peace, the Austro-Hungarian govern
mont has the honor to declare that
equai'y with tlie preceding prooJanm
Hons of the president, it adheres al
so to the same point of view contain
ed in the late noto upon the rights
of the Austro-Hungarian peoples, e.s
pecially those of the Czocho Slovaks
und tlie Jugoslavs.
Austria-Hungary, accepting all -the
condition® the president has laid
down for the entry .into negotiations
for an armistice and peace, no ob-
stacle exists, according to judgment
of tlie Austro Hungarian government,
to tho beginning of the®® negotia
lions.
The Austro Hungarian government
declares itself ready, 'in consequence,
without waiting tlie result of other
negotiations, to enter into negotia-
tions upon peace between Austria
Hungary and tlie states in the oppos
ing group and for an immediate arm
istice upon all Austro-Hungarian
fronts.
It asks President Wilson to be
so kind as to begin overtures on this
subject."
The Austrian note is dated Oct.
38 at Vienna and is signed by Count
Julius Andrassy, tlie new foreign
minister.
London. Further advances were
made by the French between the
Oise and tin* Sierre rivers Sunday,
but only minor gains were reported
by the British and American armies.
Heavy German counterattacks, how-
ever, were repulsed on both Amerl
tan and British sectors. Consider
able activity was also reported on
the itaiun front.
Most important of the military de-
velopments was the occupation of
Ueppo in Syria by General Allenby's
British army. This is the crowning
achievement c,f General Allenby's
campaign in Palestine, In the course
of which he lias successively occu-
pied Jerusalem, Jericho, Nazareth,
Damascus and other historic places.
In the occupation of A.e-ppo, where
tlie railway line from Constantinople
branches, one braneli running down
through Palestine, and the other
bearing away to the east and running
-n.u..„ji ..itbopoUunia to HagUuU, Uit>
British have gained a most strategic
point. The Turkish army operating
in Mesopotamia is thus cut off from
Constantinople, and an advance to
the north will open a way for send
ing aid to the Czechoslovaks in
southern Uussja.
Attacking on a front of about 15Vi
miles, the French Sunday scored ad-
vances at some points of live miles
between the Oise and the Serre riv-
ers. The villages of Boheries, Proix
and Macquigny were occupied and
the French line was pushed to the
outskirts of Guise. Farther south tlie
french line is approaching the road
running from Guise to Marie.
General Haig reports the repulse
ot heavy German counter-attacks Just
south of Valenciennes.
I he formation of the second Ainer
lean army, in command of Major
General Bullard, is announced by
General Pershing. General Bullard’s
army has taken over the front in tho
VVoevre, and is apparently holding
tin1 iiue cast of the Meuse north and
northeast or Verdun.
Repulse of heavy German attacks
northwest of Verdun by Hie Ameri-
can First army under General Lig-
gett is reported by General Pershing.
In the Italian front heavy fighting
on Saturday is reported in Sunday’s
official statement from Rome.
WILSON TELLS GERMANY ARM-
ISTICE WILL NOT BE GRANTED
UNLESS THE’RE HELPLESS.
Brigadier General John D. L. Hart-
man of Douglas, Ariz., has become
commanding officer at Camp McAr-
i thur, Waco.
MEANING OF MESSAGE CLEAR
The fourteen-year-old Prince Um-
berto of Italy, heir to the throne, Is
intensely interested in the war and of
ten goes to the front.
ROUMANIA ENTERED
BY FRENCH FORCES
ALLIED FORCES ON SOUTH BANK
OF DANUBE PROBABLY FOR
DISTANCE OF 15 MILES.
HUNS AWAIT WILSON'S TERMS.
Proposals From Allies for Armistice
as First Step for Peace, Says
Reply.
Will Resume Shipping With America.
London. Dutch newspapers say
that shipping concerns in Holland
arc taking steps preparatory to re-
suming regular trips to England and
America in consequence of the with-
drawal of the U-boat menace, accord-
ing to an Amsterdam dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph. Shipping with
Denmark has been resinned, it is
said.
Going Home Flying White Flag.
Christiania. Crews of vessels ar-
riving at Stavanger from Karmo ia-
i.iml report that several German sub
marines, (lying a white (lag at their
mastheads, passed the island Satur
day bound south, according to tlie
Morgenbladet. The submarines are
believed to have been returning home
from their bases.
Dio Zunkuuft of Ben.in, as saying
^^^^idei.ue of Copenhagen
We started
"the war with a dirty trick and all
our subsequent victories have been
Xtie resemblance of dishonesty. * * *
William II. is a film hero and Ger-
many a vulgar cinematograph show
We sit today on the ruins of 30 years
f Ilohenzollern politics."
•Minotto Tells of Calllaux Intrigue.
Now York. Startling disclosures
•egarding alleged negotiations of Jus.
Calllaux, one time premier of Franco,
Count von Luxburg, former Ger
man minister to Argentiina, intended
re-establish Cmiilaux in power in
|l*arts In 1916 and bring a-bojt a sep
.rate pence wTth Germany, have
n made to Deputy States At tor
Jiey General Becker b\ Count James
(Minotto. The deposition of Minotto
rwho is a son-in law of Uuiis Swift
has been forwarded to Washington
Copenhagen —Germany’s answer to
Bresident Wilson's latest communica-
tion says:
"The German government has tak
en cognizance of the answer of the
president of the United States.
""'he president Is aware of tho far-
reaching changes which have been
carried out and are being carried out
in the German constitutional struc-
tuie, and that peace negotiations are
being conducted by a people's gov
eminent in whose hands rest, both
letua.ly and constitutionally, the pow
or to make the deciding conclusions
"The military powers are also sub-
ject to it.
"The German government now
awaits proposals for nil armistice,
which shall lie tlie first step toward
a just peace, as the president has do
scribed iii his proclamation,
t digued) "SOLE.”
“Boss" of Germany Resigns.
Copenhagen. General LudendorfT,
hrst quartermaster general of the
Gorman army, lias resigned, says a
telegram from Berlin. In accepting
IBs resignation the emperor has de-
creed that the lower Rhenish infant-
ry regiment No 39, or which General
LudendorfT long had been command
cr. shall bear his name. In the resig-
nation of General Ludendorff Ger-
many loses what has often been de
scribed as "her military brain.”
oning System to Fix Freight Rates.
Washington. Tho railroad admin
*t rat ion has announced steps to
tandnrdlze class rates ip the west
south through proposals to the
rMnt« commerce commission of
oning system. This would tend
wupe out many regional differ
class rates dictated by state
i
he interstate commerce cominis
is expected. The new Sys: m
Involve some advances, and
eductions in rates.
Council of Defense Meets in Dallas.
Snn Antonio, Texas. The Texas
.State Counoil of defense has issued
a cal! tor a special meeting to be
held in Dallas on Friday morning,
Nov. 1, to urge statewide coopera-
tion with tho 1 uited States employ
iiiont service in securing munition
workers for the government. Editors
are expressly requested bv both tlie
council of defense and the United
Suites employment service to make
editorial mention of this urgent ques-
tion. --—
Kaiser Will Not Abandon Germans.
London. Emperor William has no
intention of abdicating, but is will
ing if i; is for tho good of tlie people
I to ordain that IBs rights shall be re
i framed, according to i\ statement at
j trihuted to German court circles.
I The emperor is said to have remark
, ed: "J will not abandon mv sorely
! tried people, hut if necessary. | am
j ready to become something like lie.
, editary president of a German repub
| lie. like tho kings of England. Bel
i glum and Italy.”
Defeat is Admitted by German Press
Copenhagen. — German newspapers
beginning to represent the real senti-
ments of th.e Germans, show that the
president’s last noto was found ac-
eeptnblo. Though they made a grim-
ace, they swallowed the bitter pill of
humiliation, and await terms of tlie
armistice. They know they are de-
feated, and are ready to accept even
hard terms, staking all their hope
and assurance of justice upon Presi-
dent Wilson's 14 points and supple
mentury speeches.
Paris —French patrols have crosses
the Danube river from Bulgaria, de-
feated the first German forces they
met and taken prisoners. This is
probably tlie most interesting feature
of Friday's military operations. if
the Germans are so weak in Rouma-
nia that they can not prevent hostile
troops from crossing the Danube they
are not likPly to prevent the allies
from going anywhere they choose in
Roumania. Tho crossing was made
at Pnlanka. near where Hungary,
Serbia, Roumania and Bulgaria meet,
or practically meet. How much of
the south bank of the Danube in Ser-
bia and Bulgaria is held by the allies
dispatches do not indicate, but allied
troops have been reported in the last
few days at points covering a dis-
tance of about 15 miles with the Ser-
bo-Bulgarian border about tlie center.
British at Le Qucsnoy.
Nine thousand Germans and 150
guns have been captured in three
days by British armies operating be-
tween the Scheldt and Sambre, that
is, between Valenciennes and a point
east of Le Gateau, *> cording to Field
Marshal Haig’s report Friday night.
Tho British advance carried the line
to the Valenciennes Quesnoy railway.
The gain Is about two miles on a
ten-mile front since Thursday.
French Capture 2,000.
I he French have made new' gains
between the Oise and the Serre riv-
ers east of La Fere, just east of the
bend in the battle line. They cap-
tured 2,000 Germans.
Sixteen-Inch American naval guns
are throwing mighty shells into Ger-
man positions. These guns are the
most powerful ever used in land war-
fare. Their range is not so long as
that of the freak guns with which
tlie Germans bombarded Paris, but
the size of the shell is several times
greaur and starts a small earthquake
when it hits anything,
On the American front northwest
of Verdun the Germans have been
compelled to yield a little more
ground after sever fighting. Unoffi-
cial dispatches indicate that tlie gain,
while small. Is considered highly im-
portant with reference to future op-
erations.
Italian Offensive.
The Italians have begun offensive
operations between the Brenta and
the Piave rivers on a front of some
12 or 15 miles. Dispatches concern-
ing this fighting are fragmentary and
give few details, further than that
3.000 prisoner? have been captured
in die region of Monte Grappa. The
country is mountainous and no great
things appear to be possible there al
this season of tho year.
A carload of mohair shipped from
Fredericksburg to San Antonio
amounting to 36,700 pounds brought 81
cents a pound.
Will Give Enemy No Chance to Re
new War While Allies Enforce
Peace Terms.
( olonel \\. L. Redd of the regular
army has been selected as chief of
staff of tlie 100th Division at Camp
Bowie, Fort Worth.
I-and ■ ix miles north of Waco has
been leased by oil prospectors, and the
indications for oil and gas are said to
be exceptionally favorable.
About 10,000 acres of land northwest
of Bronte, in Coke county, have been
leased by oil promoters who will start
toon digging a deep test well for oil,
The game of football that was to
have been played at Houston on No-
vember 2 between tlie University of
Texas and the Rice elevens has been
postponed to November 16.
The campaign being conducted
throughout the state to collect fruit
pits and nut shells to be used in the
manufacture of carbon for gas masks
is progressing satisfactorily.
-O— -
A certificate to do business in Texas
has been granted by the department
of insurance and banking to the Inter-
state Business Men's Association, an
assessment society of Des Moines, la.
The announcement that the govern-
ment has decided to pay $4.50 a bushel
for castor beans instead of $3.50, the
guaranteed price at planting time, is
very gratifying to the ones who plant-
ed castor beans In Texas this season.
A respite of 28 days was granted by
Governor Hobby to Frank Gilbert, who
was to have hanged in Liberty county,
Texas, November 1. Gilbert is under
death sentence for the killing of his
wife, and a 21-day respite previously
granted expired November 1.
Carrying a consideration of $75,000,
the Crown Oil and Refining Company
of Houston has purchased a three-
quarter interest in the Allison Oil
Company’s twenty acres, located on
Hogg Island, at Goose Creek, Texas,
one producing well being located ou
the tract.
President R. E. Vinson of the Uni
versitv of Texas, after conferring with
tlie local health authorities at Austin,
announced this week that there would
be a further suspension of all classes
at that institution until Monday. No-
vember 4, on account of the Influenza
epidemic.
Orange (Texas) shipyards are to re-
ceive the aid of more than eight hun
dred Texas soldiers, who have already
started to arrive The soldiers are
members of federalized companies
who have not yet been called into ser-
vice. The men are to receive the pay
accorded civilians.
North Texas Conference to Meet.
Dallas.- Hie North Texas confer-
enc of the Methodist churches, which
was to have been ho d in Terrell, has
been changed. Arrangements have
hern made to hold the conference in
Dallas Nov. 6. It was found neces-
sary to abandon the plan of meeting
at Terrell on account of influenza.
Hotels and residences were unable to
accommodate so large a crowd with
their reduced supply of labor.
n- -
Delegates from local unions in Tex-
as, Louisiana, Oklahoma, California,
Kansas and Colorado will meet in El
i’aso November 19 for the purpose ot
perfecting permanent organization of
the International Union of Oil and
Gas Well and Refinery Workers, a
charter having been granted the or-
ganization at the last meeting of the
American Federation of Labor in St
Paul.
Americans Capture Armored Plane.
With the American Army North-
west of Verdun Americans captured
an immense German armored battle
plane north of Brieulcs. The machine
was virtually intact, hut tlie pilot and
gunners made their escape. It is pre-
sumed the battle plane was downed
by American aviators. From east of
the Meuse German artillery endea\
ored to protect the plane, but when
a lull came American infantry hauled
tlie plane to safety.
Looney to Stop Opening of Saloons.
Austin. Texas. Attorney General
Looney says he will put forth every
I effort to prevent the reopening of sa-
I loons in Texas. To Uiat end several
court proceedings may be instituted,
including an injunction to estop the
comptroller from issuing licenses.
Mr. Looney has sent telegrams to
all the federal railroad managers in
'lie state advising them that it still
is against the law for common carri
ers to transport liquor within tho
state.
Renewal of contracts for furnishing
of 18 of the adopted text books used
in Texas public schools was refused by
the publishers, and the governor, in a
proclamation, calls for bids for the
furnishing of books covering the fol
lowing subjects: Spelling, geography
arithmetic. United States history, ele-
mentary grades and general history.
I he bids are to be received up to noon,
November 27, and are to cover a pe
riod of from one to six years.
The field officers' training school al
Camp Stanley, San Antonio, for tin
Texas cavalry has opened.
Sale of Liquor Enjoined By Court.
Austin. Texas. Attorney General
| Looney has obtained in the Fifty-third
j district court -in Travis county. Judge
George Calhoun presiding, orders of
j temporary injunction restraining the
Goodman Liquor company and B. M
( Goodman of Bartlett, WilLamsnn
county, and John Ford of El I’aso
1 county, from engaging In the liquor
business in violation of tho prow-
, sions of the state-wide statutory pro-
1 hibition act of the fourth called sos
ston of the Thirty-tifth legislature.
Increases at Army Camps
iigton.—Both influenza ami
a showed a sharp increase
■amps during tlie 48 hours
noon Monday, the cause
ibed by the surgeon get - r
arrival of new men at
iC SOuti, aiiu soulit West.
L\ M.. showed the great
tof influenza during tlie
«4I UUW V4Ath,
kywie, Texas, had 482
ip Shelby, Miss,, re-
Arprove $400,000 Cattle Loans.
Dallas- Judge \\ F, Ramsey, chair*
man of the managing committee of
Hie Dallas Cattle Loan agency, has
torwardod to Washington 25 approved
applications for loans The appliea
tions asked for loans totaling $400.-
ouu. They were signed by all offi-
cials of the Cattle Loan agency, in
eluding Governor R. L. Van Zandt.
vice cnairman, who is ill at Fort
Worth. Applications from ail parts
of the district continue to flood the
office of the agency.
PI y From Houston to Washington
Washington.—The first airplane
tLGit from Texas to tlie national cap-
i was completed when Lieutenants
W . i\ Baneker. Jr.. Z P. Lee and C.
N Cone landed here Thursday from
Elilngton fle»d, Houston, Texas. The
d stance of 1,7'tO miles was made
m a trifle less than 30 hours, an av-
eiaue speed of about 56 miles per
hour Cue trip was made through
\rkunsas, Missouri. Ohio and Penn-
svlvan a- "Our trip was uneventful,
ave for bad weather," they said.
The Texas bureau of the United
States employment service has been
isked to recruit 5,200 men within the
next thirty days for employment in
the munitions plants. That these
workers must come largely from the
ranks of men now engaged in non-
essential work was made known in a
communication received by Raymond
3. Miller, examiner in charge of the
Texas bureau, from H. W. Lewis ot
San Antonio, federal state director of
he l nited States public service re-
serve.
State Land Commissioner J. T. Itobi
son makes the suggestion that at the
.’lose of the war, when thousands of
American boys will return maimed
ind without tlie personal equipment
5r necessary means of supporting
heniselves in a befitting manner, that
lie national and state governments
should '.irnestly consider the matter
J- requisitioning the large land hold-
-ngs uimn terms deemed fair to tho
jwners and turn them over to the uso
>! such soldier boys as would be in-
ruined to occupy them.
Washington.—The text of President
Wilson's reply to Germany's latest
note says:
“From the secretary of state to
the charge d’affaires ad interim, in
charge Berman internets in the Unit
ed States:
"Department of State, Oct. 23,1318.
“Sir: 1 have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your note
’>l the 22nd transmitting a communi-
cation UDder date of the 20th from
the German government and to ad
vise you that the president has in
structed me to reply thereto as fol-
lows :
"Having received the solemn and
explicit assurance of tlie German
government that it unreservedly ac-
cepts the terms of peace laid down
in hi? addross to the congress of the
United States on the 8th of January,
1918, and the principles of the settle-
ment enunciated In his subsequent
addresses, particularly tho addrest
of the 27th of September, and that it
desires to discuss the details of their
application, and that this wish and
purpose emanate, not from those
who have hitherto dictated German
policy and conducted the present
war on Germany's behalf, but from
ministers who speak for the major-
ity of the reichstag and for an over
whelming majority of the German
people; and having received also the
explicit promise of the present Ger-
man government that the human
rules of civilized warfare will be ob-
served both on land and sea by the
German armed forces, the president
of the United States feels that he
cannot decline to take up with the
governments with which the govern-
ment of the United States is associ-
ated the question of an armistice.
"He deems it his duty to say
again, however, that the onfy armis-
tice he would feel justified in sub
mitting for consideration would be
one which would leave the United
States and the 'powers associated
with her in a position to enforce
any arrangements that may be en-
tered into and to make a renewal of
hostilities on the part of Germany
possible. The president has, there-
fore, transmitted his correspondence
with the present German authorities
to the governments with which the
government of the United SLates is
associated as a belligerent with the
vuggesfion that if those governments
are disposed to effect peace upon
the terms and principles indicated
their military advisers and the mili-
tary advisers of the United States
be asked to submit to the govern-
ments associated against Germany
the necessary terms of such an arm-
istice as will fully protect the inter
eats of the people involved and in
sure to the associated governments
the unrestricted power to safeguard
lnd enforce the details of the peace
fo which the German government
has agreed, provided they deem such
ln armistice possible fro.m the mU1.
uiry point of view. Should such
’erms of armistice be suggested,
their acceptance by Germany will
Uford the best concrete evidense of
them unequivocal acceptance of the
-’eiins and principles of peace from
which the whole action proceeds."
"The president would deem him-
self lacking in candor did he not
point out in the frankest possible
erms the reason why extraordinary
-afegnards must be demanded- Sig
nificant and important as the consti-
tutional changes seem to be which
are spoken of by the German for
aign secretary in his note of the
twentieth of October it does not ap-
pear that the people of a govern-
ment responsible to the German
people has yet been fully worked
>uf or that any guarantees either
exist or are in contemplation that the
a’torations of principle and of prac
tire now partially agreed upon
would be permanent. Moreover, it.
noes not appear that the heart of
the present difficulty has been
reached. It may be that future wars
have been brought under the con-
trol of the German people, but the
present war has not been; and it
is with the present war that we are
dealing, it is evident that the Ger-
man people have no moans of com-
manding ‘he acquiescence of the
military authorities of Hie empire in
the popular will; that the power of
the king of Prussia to control the
policy of the empire Is uuimpeirtx).
iLat the determining initiative «vui
remains with those who Iwive bitii-
ei to been tlie masters of Germany.
1 ewling that tha whole peace of the
world depends now on plain speak-
ing and straightforward action, the
president deems it his duty to say
without any attempt to soften what
may seem harsh words, that the na-
tions of the world do not and can-
not trust the word of those who
have hitherto been the masters of
German policy, and to point out
once more that in concluding peace
and attempting to undo the infinite
injuries and injustices of this war
the government of the United States
cannot deal with any but veritable
representatives of the German peo-
p e who have been assured of a gen-
uine constitutional standing as the
real rulers of Germany. If it must
deal with the military masters anil
the monarchial autocrats of Ger-
many now, or if it is likely to have
to deal with them later in revUrd to
tlie international obligations of the
German empire, it must demand, not
peace negotiations but surrender.
Nothing can be gained by leaving
this essentia! thing unsaid-
"Accept sir, the renewed assur-
ances of my high consideration.
(Signed) ROBERT LANSING,
MR. FREDERICK ODDER LIN,
( barge d affairs of Switzerland, ad
interim, in charge of German in-
terests in the United States.
fj
Pres. Wilson’s Note Meets Approval.
Iyondon.—The popular comment on
the president's note here is that it
contains the strongest language ever
addressed by the head of one great
nation to another in modem times
The note is welcomed, first, because
it brings matters to a new state;
further proceedings, if there are to
be further proceedings, will be in the
hand3 of all the governments inter-
’-v
ested. Hitherto, so far as the public ^
knows, the nations associated with
the United States and which have
more at stake perhaps than has the
United States, have been onlookers
to the correspondence. The note is
welcomed, secondly, because it prom-
ises to bring the season of discus-
sion to an end altogether, one way
or the other.
French Comment on Note.
( Paris.—President Wilson’s reply to
Germany wa> received -in competent
quarters here with entire approval.
It has been published by the news-
papers here in English, as well as in
a French translation, at the request
of the authorities. La Liberte says,
that if Germany gives guarantees as
demanded by the president it will b« -
materially impossible for her to com
tmue the war. "Everything is now
in the hands of the military,” says
the Temps.
Note Generally Approved in Capita!..
Washington. — President Wilson’s
demand for unconditional surrendei-
of the military masters and the mon-
archal autocrats of Germany, as em-
bodleu in his last note, meets with
general approval in Washington and
in rough out the country as reflected
in expressions which are reaching
the capital. Any opinion divided as
to tho attitude the executive assumed
in previous responses is now unified
in the requirement found in the pres-
ident’s closing paragraph.
Spanish Influenza Is Raging Abroad.
London Spanish influenza of the
most virulent type yet experienced
here is causing many deaths in Eng-
land. Scotland and Ireland. Dur.ng
tlie last 24 hours there has been an
increase in the total picked up in the
streets, which in the last seven days
had amounted to 131. In South Wa'es
18.000 are reported down. In Gia«-
K<>w 510 died in the last week and
440 the week before- Many deaths
are occurring in I>ondon and unde--
takers cannot oope with the demand.
J- S. Ka-idall Heads Missouri Life.
St. Louis, Mo.—Joseph S. Komi ail
of Dallas, Texas, has been unani-
mously elected president of the Mis-
souri State Life Insurance company
following the election it was cleanly
indicated by the directors, all of
whom are St. Louisans, that the
choice of a Texan for the presiden-
cy marked the harmonious close of
the recent fight for control or the
company. |r
To Increase Margins cn Stock Deals.
New York.—New York banks have
been advised by the Liberty loan
committee to increase their margins
on stock transactions from 20 to 30
per cent.
I
Ini £j?£5T
Housewife
Turks Accept Wilson's Pence Plan.
Basel. Switzerland Turkey will ac-
cept peace based on the principles
of right and justice laid down by
i President Wilson, which the new
Turkish government approves The
gram! vizier's s->eeeh wn<
I the occasion of the presentation of
j the new ministry to the chamber. He
I said tho trov^nmonf
j without delay and without distinction
| as to nationality or religion, all |
| rights to participate in the adminis i
nation of the country.
Wanton Destruction in Champagne-
V>.ih the French Army in Cham-
pueno \ detachment of engineers
from General Gouraud’s army in ex-
ploring the region from which the
German army have been driven dis-
covered hi many villages evidences
hy which the destruction of dwell-
ings. churches and other public budd
• e-- -..4,0 srtiUAfu. i ne region
along the Rotourne river abounds
with indications of willful devasta-
tion of villages that were never with-
in range of artillery.
Prevents Accidental Polsonlpg.
To prevent poison being used in
' intake for medicine an Inventor has
f’*t -Rod a bottt# wfth the neck at
or s,de and so formed that Its con-
'onD cannot be poured out without
arc ful ^-uiiuinu.
If it goes down In tlie middle your
dough was too rich—too much sugar.
The dark brown stain which tobacco
makes on brass and copper ash trays
can be easily removed with a little
denatured alcohol with a brush.
Observe one wheatless meal a day
Tho canse of largo holes In cake is
too much baking powder.
Mhen boiling eggs wet the shelD-
thoroughly with cold water befoi*
placing them In boiling water and they
will not crack.
F
For n slight burn pour on a little ul-
cohoL It will give instant relief.
If you raise cauliflower do not throw
Old English Holidays.
>r. , ....
• ia>uuuy»
candlemas was February 2. the date
on which we now look for the ground-
hog to forecast the weather, and Old
Candlemas, February 14, which is now
observed at 6L Valentine’s day.
away the stalks. Cook them until
tender, after cutting them into two
or three strips, and serve by them-
selves, like asparagus.
Tin that has become rusty or stained
may be cleaned by dipping tha cut
surface of a raw potato in fine brick
iml rubbing well with nits.
I
( olery salt sells at a high pricq lo
(lC sterns __________ „ r
Save the
and dry
tho stores. Make your own.
celery leaves, wash eleun
them, powder very fine and mix with
an equal quantity of salt. Good
flavoring soups, stews und salads.
When eggs are penree plan desserts
uiai uo not require eggs. There are
many, such as pies, dumplings, boiled
puddings, boiled rice and stewed fruits
served together, besides all kinds of
gelatin.
To clean brass take two gills of tur-
PPHtiriP flip sinmo r\f Al -
it, a gill and a half of olive
one gill of vinegar. Mix all t
and apply to the brass. This
bottled and kept for use w
quired. Shake before using.
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