Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1917-08-17 | Page 1

4 v - - a 1 - Lead inm-r5ilyer- f - : llp f - 86c J It's Fair and Square Salt Lake Smelter Settlements - " THE WEATHER a Frif unsettled and warmer Saturday fair and warmer Copper (cathodes) 28175 Zlnc (St Lonis) 8l48c Balt Lake Herald Vol 180 No 28 SAMP LAKE a i vy Is Mme Sitei l'Mi of Starving - Jk - Zntormountaln Republican VoL PBICE FIVE CENTS UTAH FHIDAYAUGUST17 1917 It -- No a w JU 0 crrr l 9 1i ESs Official FaaBv Je b Mad OPE’S PEES to - 9 Unrestricted Warfare Failure Says Premier : Food Supply Increased U-Bo- at : ' 8 ' By International News- - SerrlceJ 16—England can-- 1 LONDON' Aug out' Premier ' starved ' Lloyd George told the r' house ! of commons today In the most optlmis- tip speech :he has made slnce assuming the reins of 'government ' ' Citiilg concrete facts and figures - the 'prime minister plctured unre-- ’ strlcted warfare as si fail-u' are sinking not more them 250000 ' tons a month on the average he' declared as against the original German boast of 1000000 tons a month V The military situation was characterized by the 'premier as' thoroughly favorable to the entente allies despite 'the fact that Russia which he said was to have been one of the “claws of the nipper’ in this year’s "one big move broke down The premier's speech was made In the ' parliamentary session ending with adjournment yntll fall Food conditions in England are better today than' they have been In many years Lloyd George declared Huge stocks of food aria piled and piling up In the United Kingdom : Of wheat alone England at this moment has on hand bushels above the stock on hand last year ' v asserted that submarine warfare is being met' with t constantly growing success 'The net loss of tonnage due to the warfare was: "In April 1917560000 gross tonac In July 1917 S20OOOT gross tons: ' Showing a decrease of 240000 ? gross The sinklngs during the present month he' said were even lows? - Cannot Manufacture Drop of Whiskey After 11 P M on That Date Under Ruling of Food Administration U-bo- at '1 U-ho- ats States W W Armstrong of Salt Lake Is Utah Appointee 169-0000- -- bombftnled or MrealdajK vitii a Draft District Pacifists in Congress ExAppeal Boards Appointed pected to ‘Talk Themselves Resignations Not Tolerated Out’ in Week After Which tons-'-'v--'r--- 4 Unless for Urgent Reasons - - - 'r ' ' ' - ‘EATS? FLYER IN WRECK MANYHURT i HEKAIL©-IK- E v ' - - ycr ASHINGTON Top left to right: Grand Duchess Olga the Czarevitch the Czarina ‘ L'K Ajsncc Zadio to By Petrograd Aug 16 — have leaked out' so far regarding' the circumstances preceding y and ' sur' rounding ' the Transfer of ' the former czarv and his family from ‘the prison palace 4Jat Tsarskoe Belo to‘4 ‘wfr Few-detail- s - ’ - place ' 7 - ' r - The Bourse Gazette states today that the transfer was decided upon' by the To government at a secret session' ' desas the was selected bolsk Siberia tination Antirevolutionary agitation emanating from Tsarskoe Selo wa given as the reason for the govern ment’s step Nicholas Romanoff received the news calnqly His four daughters were offered the choice of remaining at 'Tsar ’ 1 KANSAS CITY CAR STRIKE SETTLED j t their parents was to carry the former emperor arrived It bore prominent placards and contained one armored car' and on the platform of each car were four soldiers with fixed 'bayonets The former emperor at the last moment says one newspaper begged to be allowed to reside In the CWmea but this was refused As the train pulled out the soldiers shouted decisively at the former ruler of ' Russia The - location of the new prison remains a mystery but the Impression grows that "It will t be Wisconsmi Senator Declares Men Gain Bijght to Belong People rAre in Danger ' of : to Union but Withdraw ‘Closed Shop’ Demand rFreezing to Death - j - Writtenfor - i ’ XN S BY PAUL HUSTINC ’ 5 th® - i Senator fro m Wlseonslau Washington Aug ' lCWisccnsln Minnesota1 ' the Dakotas ’ and northern Iowa are In danger of freezing to death this wlnter if some relief Is not had by Kansas City Aug 16 —Street ear service In Kansas City paralysed for nine days by a strike of more than 2000 opKansas City erating employes Railways company will be resumed tomorrow: morning For years the men have been seeking the- right1 to belong 'to 'unions end to have arbitration These points they of-the -- - which the government shall eompel the ' v coal operators and the- shipping com- -won' The car company has fought equally s' Siberia states with suf- hard against a "closed shop An "open panies to supply-thesIm' different said Is that: It coal ficient the winter for shop" provision' was eontalned In the Peter-ho- f perial palaces at Tsarskoe-Sel- o elsewhere'' 70 per cent of its nor- accepted 'term a Milwaukee has Gatchina Llvadia' and ' The men also sought there were 25000 servants nearly all mal coal supply but that r Is entirely of 'certain men discharged prior in of whom have lost their means of live- local' The quantity In the "state of to the strike and this was granted'’ lihood through the successes of the revls negllgrlble probably not 'more r IV olution than 10 per cent' perhaps 15 per cent SUGAR SPECULATION be made If i the states' named :aro-tPLACED UNDER BAN MANY EATING PEACES secure : agsinst freezing lt: wfll be necGERMANY essary from now until 'the first of Sep- New fork Aug 1 6 —Speculation in CLOSED tember to have' coal': shipped Into them sugar which 'has been' ' By to l-l8 advancing in rateTof 8370000 tons a month! If ' was received at a movement' Berne - Aug ' should not begin until price 'for months' was banned on the from Germany today that 'the military this first of December' we Bhall have to New Tork Coffee and Sugar exchange authorities are closing many large res- the more than4000000 tons a month In today at theJn stance of Herbert C get taurants because they were obtaining addition to that which tbs' railroads Hoover - food administrator Ha relarge quantities of food to which they carry:t were not entitled and were selling it at ordinarily ' to’ suspend all Shipping on' the Great Lakes ceases quested the exchange Two restaurant huge profits wealthy November 1L ' If the President will dealings in futures based on his belief keepers were arrested for violation of issue an order directing of such tradthe railroads that the normal 'function ' ' the food laws Is lost under to 'furnish a sufficient number of cars ing to stabilize prices and order the coal companies to dlsre-gar- d present ( conditions and operated to In' the price of coal entirely we may flate priceA to He limit itself the asked exchange be saved this winter "We 'want the to to and transactions cash ore operators compelled to ship coal to dealings t “ us As it Is our people are confronted solely between1 'actual producers and te by two dangers—not having any coal buyers of sugar foV their own requlre-men: at all or having coal at a price that the A year before 'the war! Cuban raws people cannot 'pay" sold-alow as 2 cents a pound while FOB SALE OB LEASE last SlcentA Granweek AURORA BARS OUT DENVER improved property forMm-prove- d ulated has advanced In the same period in or near Salt Lake propertyave PAPER CIRCULATOR from ft to 915 cents a pound 859 McClelland HyL 1810-:V - - f-'r- at-th- e : - ? - Wls-cons- : o IN t-- : e Agewe-Bedl- 16-W- - : ’ t ord - - - - - PUBLICAN - v - Want Ad Market Place '- - s DETECTIVES they-reache- Detective agency criminal and commercial investigaK tions - Division office Centralv bldg Series (By XxitecastloBsl News Fort Worth Tex v Aug 16—The Was 2584 For other advertisements In this r In this classification northbound "Katy" flyer collided with For ' other - advertisements read Want Ad section Ad Want section read classification southbound freight train tonight at t y“ Watauga twelve miles north of here GABAGES Many passengers were Injured and five — macnariiB&F a aftagfi wanted Apply Sweet Candy are missing General repairing battery charging CoGIRLS 218 S First-WesOf and were the passenger coaches Some polishing vulcanising washing ' badly wrecked and freight cars were For other advertisements In this For' other advertisements in this classification read Want Ad section classification read Want Ad section smashed into splinters A repgrt that the wreck had caught When you want something a ad can get fire caused fire engines to be called but 767 tba fire alarm proved a false one NORTHWESTERN - d W - — - ' - - -- : - t - - Herald-Republic- an USE THE WANT AD PHONE MAIN :s it' By IntensUonsl News Service reorganization of all branches of the American army to conform with European standards as recommended by Major General Pershing is provided for in army orders revealing that the recently announced divisional reorganization plan is to be carried down into the regiments and companies The administrative unit of the Infantry arm hereafter will be a company with 250 enlisted men and six commissioned officers in place of something over 100 men' and three offlcerA The company will be divided into four platoons each In command of a lieutenant There will be two captains as first and second in command one first lieutenant and three second lieutenante ' 4 Reports of the review of American troops in JTrance yesterday showr that this plan already had been carried out ' in General Pershing’s forceA - Weessd Captain In Reaerve The object of assigning two to each company it is understood is to provide against disorganization of the unit through the loss of its commander The second captain under the European system does not (o into the battle line with thq company If hie senior Is present He Is held as a reserve to re organize th company If necessary Under the new plan each regiment will have three battalions of four companies each making a total of 8000 men Supplemented by the regimental supply and machine gun or ganlzatlonA the strength of the new regiments will be brought up to approximately 8600 men as against nttte more than 2009 in existing war strength — - - : - ' head-quarte- rn relmentA The unit orantzatlon of the field artillery and other arms of the - service has not been changed As a result of reducing tbs number of regiments in a division tbs division Instead of 28000 men will total hereafter about 19904 men 18000 of them infantryThe advantages of the system In addition to the better adaption of the divisional unit to trenoh warfare lie chiefly In the reduction In overhead One colonel and Ms regimental staff Including his three battalion commander a will now handle 2600 men instead of little more than 2000 Today’s orders show that provision hae been made for organisation of thirty-two Infantry' new dlvlalonA In addition to the regular divisions out of troops already called to the colors Including the first Increment of 687000 drafted men A system of numerical designations has been worked ont under which any division numbered below 26 will be regulars between 26 and 75 national guard and 76 and above national army Regular infantry brigades will be numbered from 1 to 50 inclusive national guard from 51 to 150 and national army from 151 up ' Regular regiments will be numbered from 1 to 100 national guard from 101 to 800 and national army from 801 up1 Ksncrfeal Order Observed Assignment of brigade regimental or other numerical designation will be in accordance with the numerical order of dlvlslonA with the result that any person familiar with the- system will know that the Three Hundred and Thirty-fifth infantry for Instance' is attached to the One Hundred and Sixty- - -- ex-pens- - (Continued on Pagel) eA ’ WASHINGTON Angi6- -J The ' T pope's peace plea will lead ’ to no immediate change of hostili-- - tieA This became the dominant impression hero today amon- “- the -allied diplomats If President Wilson feels that c its terms will mean the elinrina tion of the Hohenzollerns ' note may be made the basis the of ' — to repMsmtetions the allies' bythe United States fant France will hold ont for punitive indemnities ’ ' against Germany England will refuse to accede to the restoration of Germany's colonies Italy and Russia will stand behind the other nationA Congress within a week will let the pacificists in that body talk themselves out Then it will force a vote on the La Follette peace resolution overwhelm it - and in effect place all matters of peace and war in the hands of President Wilson This program was determined upon today by the Democratic leaders after Sen- ’ ator King had talked for threequarters of an hour with Presi-- ' ' dent Wilson With those terms of the popes-not- e which may be reckoned as abstractions allied diplomats had no quarrel today chiefs believe that alliei collapse of the German arms is imminent' They maintain that the points which the pope’s note does not offer them at this fame soon will be wrested from Germany on the battlefield Then according to th® same authorities will be the time to come down to discussion of concrete terms of peace to " -- Aurora I1L Aug16-- William Stock- MILITANT SUFFRAGE er a ' Chicago city! employe - who had LEADER ARRESTED been circulating copies 'of Mayor William" Hale 'Thompson’s paper the ReLondon" Aug 16—A dispatch to the ‘ publican was ordered out-o- f town this Exchange Telegraph company from ' afternoon by a committee of citlzena Melbourne says that Mrs Emmeline "We’re' good' Americans "here and we Pankhurstthesuffragette while atdo’ 'not intend to 'stand 'for' treason” tempting to make a speech at Adelaide the committee told Stockef fought the police and was arrested As“The Republican la not an American semblages in parliament precincts are paper- We do not want 1C-'- ' prohibited Vote Will Be Demanded (By International News Service) 16— 1 skoe Selo but decided to accompany Petrograd Aug 16—The removal of Nicholas Romanoff from the former Imwas un perial palace at Tsarskoe-Sel-o ostentatious When the train i which Axis plete Bottom the Czar (left) and Grand Duke Michael :- : of Last Five: Pacific Spokano Wisconsin Magnus Jenson Madison Wyoming Tbdbdore g plera Sheridan — DIVISIONS FORMED ON ALLIED DIPLOAIATS ALU LAUD POPE’S MOTIVE BASIS OF 19000 MEN - berd t B 00 ceaseless flow of telegrams from dis-- 5 tillers asking for speelflo Information SThe food control law provided that the 'cthw in: July: aft-- er I production should cease thirty days '' Great Britainh&s plenty of ton-- ‘ approval of the measure nage to make up for that sent to The bill was approved August 10 and ' the bottom he said In 'the' first consequently Its provisions would go ' alx months of this year the new Into effect at midnight September 9 tonnage built was 484000 In the ' This being Sunday and as the Internal second half of the' year it will be' revenue laws prevent the operation of ' 1424000 ' - ’ distilleries on the Sabbath a question was raised In the minds of the distillers The limitation is placed In section 1ft of the food control law which reads: TJvat from and after thirty days from the date of the approval of this act no foods fruits food ma-terlals or feeds shall be used In the production of distilled spirits for beverage purposes By IatenwtlOBal Bears Berries The food administration has been InFRANCISCO Aug 16—Flve formed that distillers were planning to SAN three i American ' one continue manufacture up to the last minute that is fo place the grains In British and one Japanese the largest number ever hopelessly overdue the vats and allow the process of ferat this port at one time have been limit mentation to continue after the practically given up by their ' agents prescribed by the law and owners Food Commissioners Named The probable loss of these vessels President Wilson has approved the believed to be due to clock bombs ' Is commissioners: food following federal placed In the' cargoes by enemy Alabama Richard 1L Hobble MontARIordan agents gomery Arizona Timothy This suspicion was enhaneed toFlagstaff Arkansas Hamp Williams Meday by the report that one of the Hot Springs California' Ralph P Robemployes on a sterzwwheeler car rritt 8an Francisco Connecticut Anert Bcovil Hartford Georgia Dr rylng munitions told of watching Illinois the opening of six cases of powder Athens Soule M Harry drew Hareach of which there was a fra- -' Dr in Indiana A Wheeler Chicago Iowa F J glia glass bottle of acid the break-'ln- g ry E Bernard Indianapolis M of 'which would have ignited Deems Burlington Kentucky Fred M Louisiana John 'the powder' Hsekett Louisville The schooner 'Window la eighty- -' Parker New Orleans Maryland Edwin G Baetger Baltimore Massachusetts eight days out of Sydney for Apia The RC1 Slade is 114 days out Endlcott Boston Montana Henry ' NeBozeman San Franolsoo' Atkinson from Alfred Sydney for Prof The Beluga Is ninety-tw- o braska Gordon W Wattles OmahaNedays Reno New M from San Francisco for Sydney out Hampvsds Henry Hoyt fhe Japanese tramp Koto Hira Is shire Huntley N Spaulding CSmcord Tb G thlrtywfive days out from Kobe for Ely Santa New Mexico Ralph AberA San Francisco" Carolina Page Henry North Dl Brooks The Uhlon freighter Walriraa le' deen Oklahoma Dr Stratton some three months overdue in R now Portland W Ayer Norman Oregon PhilaHeinze Howard from New Zealand' this port Pennsylvania M Coates Alfred Island Rhode delphia providence Utah W W Armstrong ggtt Lake Vermont James H artnessSpringfield Washington Charlfts Heb- I - - (By International News Service) TXT ASHINGTON Aug 10— Not another drop of whisky will be manufactured in the United States after 11 p m on the night of September 8 All other distilled spirits for use as beverages will cease to be manufactured at the same time This ruling was made today by the food administration after It had ' been '' ' - ' President Wilson Names Food Commissioner for t ye - PLAN TO FILL VATS ON LAST DAY VETOED Unit France Will Hold Out foe Will Be Company With Punitive Indemnities foe 200 Enlisted Men and Devastated Territories and Six Commissioned Officers Damages Done by Teutons A dministrative Infantry - 5 ' V Lansing Tells His Attitude Totcard Peace ' - tBr Intanatlonal Xm Srrrlce Washington Aug 16 —White - there be objection to discussion of the Pope’s terxna Secretary Lansing indicated that this courze would be “followed when he denied with some' heat this afternoon published reports that ho told South American diplomats that toe pope’s suggestions would be disregarded by the United StateA Franco’s attitude of absolute ‘rejection was sketched this afternoon by a diplomat who' can apeak with author- Ity England’s attitude already- - has been defined amply The United StateA It must be said is still in the process of deciding its stand The secretary of state resents speculation on it' But toe attitude of the President upon one thing — the elimination of the has been too forcefully and too frequently enunciated by him to bo neglected as the chief object of this country In entering the war The United- StateA If deduction can be drawn from the President's previous utterances Is not primarily con- cerned with the restoration of Belgium The Invasion of Belgium' did not bring the United States Into the Hohen-sollerns- — - - war nor ad!d the ravage of northern France or any cf the other things for which the other allies demand condign punishment upon Germany The United States was thrust Into the war because the military autocracy of Germany insisted on the violation of our rights at sea and proved on Page v ued II -- '