JOFFRE REFUSES
TO SEEK
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(By Associated Press)
PARIS. Dec. 21.—Belief that Mar
shal Joffre would be the next person
elected to the French Academy has
been entertained by the public for
months but his reported declination
to follow the rule of the Academy by
announcing himself as a candidate ap
pears to create a situation resembling
a deadlock.
The thirty-four “Immortals’' now
composing the Academy are said to
be unanimously in favor of Joffre as
the first of the six new members to
be elected. Everyone has talked
about the eventuality—everyone but
Joffre, and it appears to be essen
tial that the reticent hero of the
Marne speak up if he wants to be
come an “Immortal.” It is a rule oi
the Academy that aspirants for mem
bership declare their candidacy and
it has been the tradition that thej
should call upon the members to so
licit their votes, much in the sam<
way as a candidate for a political of
fice. This Joffre has not done an<
it is said that he will not do it.
“The Marshal has never had any am
bition to become an Academician’
said a close friend of Joffre. "In fac
he asserts that he has no right or titli
to the honor. Several of his friend;
have urged him to propose his car
didacy but he considers that there i
no personal consideration In the mat
ter, that if he were chosen it would
be simply in honor of the army and
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that, consequently, personal solicita
tions or expressions of personal pref
erence in the matter are not in or
der.”
The question ndw is whether the
illustrious company will sacrifice its
traditions in order to choose the Mar
shal for one of the vacant seats.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21.—Meals
on board trans-Pacific liners are min
us many of their delicacies as a re
, suit of the food conservation cam
I paign. The steamship companies
have entered into the movement to
1 curtail the consumption of meat, sug
ar and fats, and to serve more fish.
In view of the fact that the govern
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ment controls every steamer and sail
ing vessels of more than 2500 tons,
it is expected that the campaign will
> be effective. The companies them
■ selves are said to be doing all they
! can to aid the plan, while the pass
| geners appear to be complaining but
■ little.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21.—Mar
ket experts here look for a tremend
ous sale of turkeys during the Christ
mas season, despite the fact that
prices are higher than usual, in nor'
mal years the turkey sales at Christ
mas are three times the sale at
Thanksgiving, they state, and an even
better showing than this is expected
this year.
California and Oregon are said to
contribute equally to the number of
turkeys consumed in this state. The
efforts of the federal food commis
sion to conserve the staple meats is
also said to be leading impetus to the
turkey market.
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ADM|RAL line abolishes I'
OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT
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ft- J. Ringwood, vice-president in
'barge of traffic of the Admiral line
Sf*n rFancisco, has resigned effective
December 31, 1917. No announcement
has been made of Mr Ringwood s fu
ture intentions, but it Is beyond doubt,
that there is ample opportunity on the
coast for a man of his ability. With
the acceptance of the resignation the
position he occupied has been abolish
ed and Manager A. F. Haines has
been appointed head of the operating
and traffic departments, with the title
of general manager, with office at
Seattle. The consolidation of two
such vital departments under one able
official is a logical unification of
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of forces, highly commendable where- -
ever possible in these strenuous times,;
and especially so in the transportation ^
business. -
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FIX PRICE UMBRELLAS.
(By United Press)
HAVRE, Dec. 21.—The price of um
brellas in occupied Belgium has been
fixed at 75 francs each by German
authorities.
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