RELATIONS BETWEEN L. LENINE
AND L. TROTSKY ARE AT
BREAKING,POINT.
RESIGNATION IS THREATENED.
Hoad of Muscovite Ministry Is Con
templating Quitting Office in Order
to Force Vote of Confidence.
STOCKHOLM Sweden, Jan. 18.—
Relations between the Russian Maxi
^ milist leaders, Premier L. Lenine and
former Foreign Minister Leon Trotsky
are strained to the breaking point, ac
cording to trustworthy advices from
Fetrograd.
Premier Lenine is displeased be
cause Foreign Minister Trotsky occu
pies such a prominent place in the pub
lic eye, particularly with reference to
the peace negotiations with the Ger
man-Austrian powers. The premier
charges the foreign minister with
formulating and putting into effect
foreign policies without consulting
with the premier.
The premier declares that he is con
templating resignation in order to
force a vote in the Russian parlia
ment on the issue of confidence in the
premier’s administration of govern
^ / mental affairs.
The premier said none of tho en
tente allied countries was ready to
make peace without complete restora
tion and a reparation for Belgium. He
declared that from Germany there
had been but on answer. It came from
Admiral von Tirpritz’s soul—"never.”
MOTOR CAR BRINGS AMUSE
MENT TO DUTCH SOLDIERS
WHO GUARD FRONTIERS.
A
ROTTERDAM, Netheralnd, Jan.
18.—A traveling moving picture show,
in the form of a specially built auto
mobile. is the latest acquisition of the
Netherlands soldier. It was inven+ed
with a view to bringing cheer into the
monotonous and hard life of the
troops engaged in guarding the front
iers this winter. A cyclist theatrical
company is also in existence, pedal
hag from one detachment to the other
to give its performances.
The new motion picture car resem
bles an ordinary military freight auto
mobile. Arrived on the spot where
the performance is to be given, the
automobile is stationed in front of the
hail, into which electric power is con -
veyed by means of a long wire that
is carried with all other requisites bn
the car. All that has to be seen to
locally is the provision of a suitable
hall. The staff comprises driver, elec
trician, pianist and motoion picture
machine operator, for whom comfort
able accommodations are provide!
in the car.
RIOTS AM) STRIKES ARE RE
PORTED IN VIENNA AND
OTHER AUSTRIAN CITIES.
i
LONDON, Jan. 19.-—General Hair,
commander of the British forces in
France, is making sweeping changes
at British headquarters in the war
zone. Lieutenant General Sir Herbert
A. Lawrence has been appointed on
General Haig’s staff.
Advices from Zurich, Switzerland,
state that serious strikes and riots
are occurring in Vienna and other
Austrian cities.
From Italy, it is reported that Ger
man and Austrian troops yesterday
attacked along a wide front on the
lower Piave river, but were Thursday
repulsed by the Italians.
In the French war zones, only the
usual artillery duels are reported.
AMERICAN VESSEL
SUNK BY U-BOAT
SAILING VESSEL MONITOR GOES
DOWN OFF CANARY ISLANDS,
BUT CREW IS SAFE.
LONDON, Jan. 18.—The American
sailing vessel Monitor was torpedoed
and sunk by a German submarine off
Fureteventurn, Canary islands, ac
cording to a dispatch received in Lon
don today from Las Palmas.
The crew of the Monitor was saved.
PEACE TERMS AS PROPOSED BY
PETROGRAD ARE {jNACCEPT
ABLE TO BERLIN.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT ISSUED.
Chancellor of Teutonic Power De
clares Kaiser’s Soldiers Will Not
Give Up Any Territory Occupied by
Them While War Lasts.
BERLIN, Jan. 18.—Peace terms as
proposed by Russia are not acceptable
to Germany, according to an official
statement issued today by the German
| chancellor.
Germany does not feel warranted in
j withdrawing her troops from Russian
fronts or from occupied Russian ter
1 rilory while war continues with Rus
l sia’s present allies.
In the language of the chancellor
; “the Russian proposals concerning
| the regions occupied by German troops
! diverge in such a degree from the
! views of Germany that thev are un
-
i acceptable in their present form.”
Continuing, the chancellor says that
"toe withdrawal of German troops
, from occupied territories is impossi
ble while the war lasts.”
i While the chancellor’s reply is defi
nite, it is not expected to end the ne
1 gotiations between the Russian and
| German - Austrian peace commission
: ers. German newspapers declare that
notwithstanding the expressed uncon
ditional statements emanating from
; both German and Russian govern
ments. concessions may be expected
from both, and that a permanent peace
pact is not at all unlikely.
JIM IIILL” MUSTARD IN WASH
INGTON IS USED SUCCESS
FULLY AS SHEEP FEED.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 18.—“Jim
Hill” mustard, so called from its pre
valence along the railroad right-of
way across the northwest by the late
railroad magnate, has been found to
be a valuable forage crop, according
to Y. C. Mansfield, of Endicott, Wash
ington, a stock grower.
“We lost thousands of dollars fight
ing ‘Jim IMi mustard,’” said Mans
field. “Then about six years ago, we
commenced experimenting with it as a
, forage plant. Last year we sold $8,000
worth of sheep that had been raised
on these weeds, and all it cost us was
the mowing.”
POISONOUS POLLEN IS SHIPPED
TO AMERICA TO DESTROY
GROWING WHEAT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 18.—
The California state Council of De
fense today issued a bulletin setting
| forth that Germany's latest attempts
to destroy the wheat crops in Califor
nia and other states have taken the
form of a shipment to America of a
: poisonous pollen to be distributed by
German agents in such a manner as
to kill the entire grain crops of Cali
fornia and other large wheat yielding
states.
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST MAXIMILIST CABINET,
WHICH CONTROLS CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY, IS
CONFINED TO STREET PARADES, AND TROOPS
FIRE ON ONE GROUP OF MARCHERS.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 19.—While the
threatened demonstration planned to
take place against the Maximilist min
istry at the time of the opening today
of the first constituent assembly did
not assume the proportions expected
of it, nevertheless the disorders re
sulted in the killing of at least five
persons and the wounding of twelve
other persons by Maximilist troops.
After the delegates to the constitu
ent assembly had gathered in the leg
islative hall they were called to order
by M. Sverdloff, president of the cen
tral executive committee of the con
gress of workmen and soldiers.
Confined to Parades.
The demonstration against the Max
| imilist cabinet, which is said to be in
! absolute control of the assembly, was
confined to parades by comparatively
j small groups of men and women. One
j group, composed principally of sol
diers and peasants, was fired on by
the Maximilist guards, and five of the
marchers fell dead and twelve are
reported to have been wounded.
Another halt has occurred in the ne
gotiations between peace commission
ers representing Russia and Germany
and Austria. Because the Germans
are determined not to concede the
Russian demand for the evacuation by
German troops of Russian territory,
the belief is current in Petrograd that
Germany is endeavoring to force Rus
sia to break off the negotiations on
issues of a minor character, so as to
throw the blame for disagreement on
Russia.
Would Cause Trouble at Home.
If the German commissioners
should break off negotiations their
action might cause resentment among
people in Germany against their gov
ernment. It is believed here that the
German people are anxious to have
a peace concluded with Russia, even
on the basis of the evacuation of ter
ritory occupied by German troops.
Relations between Russia and Ru
mania are at the breaking point be
cause of the insistence of King Ferd
inand, of Bulgaria, that Russia should
continue at war against Germany and
Austria. Maximilist and German
Austrian influence is said to have op
erated so successfully against King
Ferdinand, that his arrest has been
| ordered by the anti-war party in Bul
garia. King Ferdinand is reported to
have placed himself under the protec
tion of entente allied representatives.
BUSINESS HOUSES GENERALLY, THEATRES AND
SCHOOLS ARE DIRECTED TO OBSERVE HOLIDAY,
OR RATHER SUNDAY, CONDITIONS, EVERY MON
DAY FOR THE NEXT TEN WEEKS.
WASHINGTON, I). C., Jan. IS.—
1 America felt the pinch of var perhaps
I for the first time today when numer
ous industries were stopped under a
fuel-saving order of the federal gov
ernment, despite all protests and in
the face of predictions of disastrous
consequences and irrespective of a
formal request from the senate to stay
the execution of the order temporar
ily. Fuel Administrator Harry G. Gar
| field signed the fuel order last night
with the approval of President Wilson.
I President Wilson will not interfere
wi the carrying out of the order. He
| feeis the country will be convinced of
, its necessity.
Conflict cf Serious Nature.
Conflict of a serious nature is waged
between the executive and legislative
branches of the federal government
1 over the fuel crisis. The executive
branch, as represented by Fuel Ad
ministrator Garfield, insists on obed
ience to its order curtailing materially
' ,
the use of coal by industrial enter
prises, business houses and public in
| stitutions, while the legislative branch
cf the government, as represented by
I the United States senate, threatens
the enactment of legislation nullifying
| the fuel administrator’s action.
The federal fuel administration late
yesterday issued an order suspending
for a period of five days beginning to
day in northern and eastern states
east of the Mississippi river and also
| in Louisiana, the operation of all man
j ufacturing industries, excepting those
| that produce food and those that
would suffer irreparable damage to
their machinery or equipment if they
should close down.
Munition Plants Affected.
Some munition plans are included
in the establishments that have sus
pended operations, although the prin
cipal munition factories are running
as usual.
All together about 1,000 firms were
exempted from the fuel order on the
ground that their products are neces
sary to national interests. The Foi'd
and Packard automobile plants in De
j troit, Mich., insofar as they are used
! for the manufacture of aircraft for
the signal corps are exempted from
the order and so are makers of army
cloth.
The fuel administration’s order also
provides that business enterprises
generally, such as stores, theatres and
offices, as well as schools, shall ob
serve holiday, or rather Sunday, con
ditions, every Monday for the next
ten weeks.
| Fuel Administrator Garfield, fol
lowing the issuance of his order yes
terday afternoon, appeared before the
senate committee, which is investigat
ing the fuel situation, and stated that
the shortage of coal and the lack of
railroad facilities for immediate trans
portation and distribution of fuel
throughout the country, made impera
tive the suspension of manufacturing
industries and business generally as
set forth in his order.
Senators Not Convinced.
! The statements of the fuel adminis
| trator did not seem to convince sena
tors, either democrats or republicans,
. of the justification of the order,
j Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock, dem
ocrat, of Nebraska, after a conference
I with other democratic leaders in the
senate, introduced a resolution to nul
lify that part of the fuel administrat
or’s order to be effective every Mon
day for ten weeks. While the coal
i
order is in effect during the next five
days, its operation will be investigat
ed and means will be studied by the
senate committee to solve the fuel
scarcity in some other day. In intro
ducing the resolution, Senator Hitch
| cock declared the coal order was ah
■ example of lack of co-ordination of the
; forces of the administration. He de
j dared so-called reform in govern
\ rnent was running wild.
Many Other Resolutions.
Other senators, both democrats and
! republicans, introduced resolutions to
i suspend the fuel administrator’s order
. entirely. Some of these resolutions
provided for nullification at midnight
| last night, the time when the coal or
I
y
der went into effect, but no action was
taken by the senate on any of these
resolutions, all of them having been re
ferred, in accordance with the usual
order, to a committee for report. Sen
ators in introducing the resolutions
designated the fuel administrator’s or
der as a “mistake,” a “calamity,” and
as “unwise.
A resolution was adopted, howrever,
asking the fuel administrator to sus
pend the carrying into effect of his I
order temporaily.
Attacks Are Renewed.
When congress assembled today at
tacks against the fuel order burst I
anew in the senate. Senators are re- i
sentful because the fuel administra
tion ignored the resolution asking for
delay. Many of them, however, de
claimed they were in a state of impot
ent indignation; that they could do
nothing in time to prevent the carry
ing into effect of the five-day fuel sav
ing plan.
Senator William Alden Smith, re
publican, of Michigan, declared that
the senate should clip the wings of
those who seek such authority as exer
cised by the fuel administrator. The
senator said such authority was never
intended to be given to any officer of
the government. He declared Presi
dent Wilson made a fatal error in per
mitting Fuel Administrator Garfield
to issue the fuel order, which meant
utter chaos, want and suffering.
Protests from those parts of the
country affected by the order and also
from other parts of the country are
pouring into Washington in g v,
numbers.
Stocks Are Affected.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—Stocks on
the New York stock exchange dropped
as the result of the issuance of the
coal order by Fuel Administrator Har
ry Garfield, but later recovered some
what.
Cold Stops Trading.
CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 18.—One hun
dred telegraph operators, employed
at the Chicago Board of Trade, quit
work on account of the cold when the
board opened today and trading prac
tically ceased. Traders wore overcoats,
caps and mittens.
The temperature in the Board of
Trade building was near the freezing
point.
NEGRO IS BURNED
TO DEATH BY MOB
FATHER OF MURDERED GIRL
HELPS TO BREAK IN' JAIL TO
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i mob late yesterday took Sim Edwards,.
a negro, accused of killing Vera Wil
lis, a white girl, 17 years old, from the
i Hazelhurst jail and burned him to
death. v«
The girl’s father was a member of
the mob. He helped to break down the
door of the jail with a battering l'am
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