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VOL. 11.
IOU, AlJkKKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1918.
NO. 2496.
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“PATRIOTIC” GRAFTERS CAUGHT
SECRET SERVICE MEN
FINALLY LOCATE MANY
TONS OF SUGAR
BUFFALO, Feb . 20—Thousands of
bags and barrels of sugar, estimated at
upward of 10,000,000 pounds, were dis
covered here today, stored away in
the Keystone warehouses. The sugar
was dsicovered by Secret Service men.
It. M. Richardson, superintendent of
the Keystone company, declared the
sugar was consigned to the Hyers Con
denced Milk co. No such company is
known here, or elsewhere.
Federal officials have taken posses
sion of the sugar.
Complaints will be sworn too, and
many arrests will follow.
Sugar at retail reached as high as
24 cents a pound in some of the groc
eries yesterday.
A mass meeting was held last night.
Thousands attended, and much indig
nation was freely expressed against
the grafting would be "Patriots.” Im
mediately after the meeting, the price
of sugar' dropped considerably. This
morning it was retailing for 14 cents
per pound, with indications of a fur
ther slump.
Much interest is being manifested
in this particular case. It is rumored
that some of the government officials
are implicated in this deal.
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SEC’Y WAR ASKS CONGRESS
TO APPROPRIATE SMALL
SUM OF $7,000,000,000
WASHINGTON, D. C. Fob. 20.—
Secretary of War Baker, today
presented to the House Military A
ffairs committee estimates of money,
noedcd for the carrying on of mil
itary operations, for the fiscal year.
The session of Congress ending on
October 6th, last was noteworthy,
for the fact, that made a new e
cord for appropriations. The total
amount, of appropriations reached
the stupendous sum of $21,390,730,
940.46.
Of this sum $7,000,000,000 was
for loans to the alllies, about $1,
900,000,000 for ordinary expenses
and the balance or $13,390,730,
940.46 was for war preparations.
Enough money wasted which would
if administered by the Federal Gov
eminent, entiraly eliminating pov
erty as it exists in the United
States today. Now comes the Sec
retary of War with additional est
mate3 for the sum total of $7,000,
000,000 more. What a monster
maw, has tho war Moloch, it seems
impossible to ever bo able to feed
it enough victims.
RUSSELL EXHAUSTS HOT-AIR
TO SMALL AUDIENCE AT
MADISON SQUARE N. Y.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20—Charles Ed
ward Russell said at a meeting held
by the American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy ait Madison Square
Garden last night that Senator Robert
M. la. Follette, Senator Gronnia and
Old Bill Stone should be charged with
'Vnurder In the first degree," and not
high treason, for their activities in
Congress for peace. He predicted five
years of war and the expenditure of
2,000,000 American lives and at least
$50,000,000,000 in American gold before
democracy woull be free.
Pacifists, traitors, disloyal papcrcs,
seditious soap-box orators and German
spdes were all Jumped in his general
condemnation.
The audience filled about one half
the main floor and applauded wildly
at the remarks. About half of them
were opponents to the war and ap
plauded at the wrong moment quite
SHIPS MADE OF GRAVEL
AND SAND
CHRISTIANIA, Feb.20.—A 600
ton ship composed of ferro-concreto
■cr reinforced concrete, was launch
ed here yesterday. The vessel was
built in three weeks, it is expected
that the next one. by using the same
frame can be built in half the time,
and that a ship of 2000 tons can be
constructed in six weeks.
consistently.
It is estimated that about 2,300 per
sons were in the hall, although the
band played for about an hour to bring
in more, the popular melodies of "Old
Black Joe" and "Massa's in the Cold,
Cold around" furnishing the inspira
tion.
Nearly 100 policemen were on guard
outside to keep back the crowds that
were expected and didn't come, and in
the audience 50 sevret servlse operators
were said to be hidden. They had
nothing to do except see a group of
East Side boys break into one of the
dramatic pauses of Prank Morrison,
by displaying signs saying "Organized
Labor can Save Money.” Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation, of Labor; Jas. Duncan, vice
president of the same organization, and
Ex-Mayor Mitchel sent their regrets
for not attending. Morrison, who Is
secretary of the American Federation
oil -Labor, and who is regarded as
Gompers' right man, Introduced Rus
sell when the meeting convened.
PREMIER ANNOUNCED
DECISION REACHED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—Lloyd
George, Prime Minister of England,
announced in the House of Commons
today, that England had reached a de
cision, to establish immediately a cen
tral authority for the purpose of co
ordinating the Allies Strategy. The
announcement by the English Pre
mier, is hailed here by Official Wash
ington, as the accomplishment of
American leadership, in the war plans,
as adopted at the Supreme War Coun
cil, in Versailles. The plan in. its en
tirety was submitted to the War Coun
cil, by the American War Mission, and
is described by George as one of the
most blessed documents ever presented
to a Military Conference at any time or
place. Great credit was given Pres
ident Wilson, by George, for having
insisted on the plan being adopted as
the most logical proceedure at the pres
ent time. The details of the plan are
not to be made public, at least not at
the pdesent, for military rsaeons.
TEUTONS & RUSSIANS
FIERCELY FIGHTING
NEAR DVINSK
BERLIN, Feb. 20—The War Office
this morning gave out the following.
The Teuton Army, in command of
Prince Leopold, after stubborn resis
tance has succeeded in taking the
strongly intrenched positions near the
Hussion towns of Ellern and Lirno
on the Dvina river and are now at- :
talking the Russian positions near
Malinovka situated on the railroad,
running North towards Rzezytsa,
(formerly Rhieshitsa) and about 15
miles from Dvinsk. German air scouts
report the hourly arrival of Russian
reinforcements from. Rzezytsa. So far,
more than 2,000 prisoners have been
taken. Most of these troops composed
the rear guard in the Russian retreat
and also some who have stayed behind,
to fire and destroy, all military stores
in Dviinsk which had to br,iibandooed
after the failure of the Russians to
blow up the bridges in an attempt to
check the German advance. The
Prince’s army is till advancing but
owing to the increasing resistance of
the enemy, who are destroying the rail
way and supplies as they retreat the
progress is slower than expected. The
army, in Volhynia , which is now ad
vancing on Rovno, is meeting with
more determined resistance as it ap
proaches the vicinity of Kovno; the
defenders desperately holding their
positions. The lighting in the vicinity
of Itavno at this time is hourly growing
nore desperate and bloody, the enemy in
some instances absolutely refusing to
surrender oven though slaughtered by
the thousands by the German ma
chine gunners after being driven from
their trenches by our artillery. Tho
tussian artillery seems absolutely in
: ffcotive against the new batteries
composing the artillery equipment of
Prince Leopold’s army.
Keep Posted Head the Worker,
PRESIDENT OF BANK
UNDER SUSPICION
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—The Dept,
of Justice, acting on information fur
nished toy Secret Service Agents who
have for some time, been watching
and reporting the actions of Frank
Vanderlip, President of the National
City Bank of New York City and
others connected with the same bank,
in the handling of the government
funds, for the construction of the ship
yards at Hog Island , near Philadel
phia; ordered a complete investigation
of disbursements for said yards. The
disgraceful waste of government mon
ey, in the construction of the yard
has been so open by the grafting plutes
that the stench has finally reached
the White House, and the President in
dignantly condems such profiteering
as nothing short of treason. The dis
graceful episode has had such wide
circulation before finally coming to the
Presidents notice ; since he has been
so busy .trying to eliminate friction
between the workers and the corpora
tions that he was doubly incensed and
there is no. doubt that the investigation
will be thorough and that the guilty
parties shall not escape punishment.
But Mr. Vanderlip is one of the
smoothest "diplomats” in the country
and if the Dept, of Justice can find
any evidence connecting him or his
bank they will be doing something
never accomplished before. This- is
not the first time that he and tho
Rockefeller Bank have been suspected
of crookedness in handling government
funds. ''Chances are before the cas>■
is finished it will be proven by Mr.
Vanderlip that the laborers are really
the responsible parties and that they
spent the money in riotous living."
PRESIDENT HAYS ADVISES
ALA. COAL MINERS TO
RETURN TO WORK
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb.20 —
President Hays, of the United Mine
Workers of America; today issued
instructions, to the striking coal
miners in the Alabama Coal Fields,
asking them to return to work im
mcditely. He assured them that
the Wage Board would take up
and satisfacorily settle their griev
ances, in the very noarfuture. He
stated, that he recommened this
action at this time, with the hope
of reducing the coal shortage,, and
thereby much of the misery of the
poor. For the poor were always
the real sufferers.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 20.—
Secetary of War Baker, tody an
nounced that there had been no def
inite date 6et for the next quota of
the draft. The Provost Marshall,
General Crowder, announced that ho
expects there will be between two
and three million men embraced in
Class one. of the next draft quota.
The provost Marshall also announce
that of this number there will bo
*>>'">» exempted.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 20—At a con
ference between William Hutchinson,
President of the ships-carpenters and
Joiners; Charles Piez, Manager of the
Shipping Board; William Blackman
Director of Labor and all members of
tho Wage Adjustment Board: a basis
for settlement was agreed upon in the
shipbuilding strike.
A final settlement will be completed
tomorrow, granting all demands for
RAUS* MIT BARLEYCORN
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 20.—The 200
dstilleries of Schiedam, which pro
duce vast quantities of gin and other
liquors, have been notified by the
Government grin bureau, the tele
graph reports,that ofter this week
no more grain will be supplied for
conversion into alcoholic products.
This means the paralysis of one
of the industries for which Holland
is best known aproad.
which the ship-carpenters and joiners
have been contending for and which
faused most all government shipbuild
ing to be stopped last week.
The workers returned to work, In'
rnawer to a direct appeal from President
Wilson, in which he assured the work
ers, that they should have justice done
them. For a time this strike, threaten
ed to spread and tie up the entire
shipbuilding plans of the government.
Now that it is amicably settled all
government officials are restin g eas
ier.
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FRONT STREET. Next door to The
Emporium
We are here to please old and
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ALTERING & REPAIRING.
First class workmanship.. Gent
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