Show r Make It Here’s the Big Smoke! to give the soldiers at Fort Douglas a special Christmas dinner struck a cog when the last few days’ flood of recruits doubled thernumber for whom had been made It has been decided tq stage a hearty smoker enlivened by vaudeville acts from local stages But a smoker without smokes is no smoker The entertainment committee sounds an emergency appeal It wants 3000 cigars to make the sturdy national defenders at the post happy Christn mas night The offers to raise them from the generous public Here’s ypur opportunity but you must act quickly Send in a box today n counter for the fund If you haven’t the quarter leave a cigar for Sammy Do it' today! If you can’t afford a box drop a quarter at The PLANS Herald-Bepublica- aHappy One! Herald-Republica- A Quality Newspaper Salt Lake Smelter Settlements THE ) !Silver625c 863c oz METALS I Copper (cathodes) Zinc (SLLouis) - MIt Lak VoL n 23425c 77c No and Square THE WEATHER Friday and Saturday gener-'all- y fair colder Friday Salt Lake City Utah Friday Morning December 21 1917 Herald 11 nrWJBf uSL&JLtHP 4 ‘ 1 J RESTORHTIOH Xntermountala Republican Price Five Cents VoL 18 No 64 Titled ’ Yankee Wives of Foemen May Lose Riches DISCLOSED IN STOCK ABE BRITISH IS BARED BY NOTES Investigation Into Owner- Publication of Secret Telegrams Between Count Lux-bur- g and German Foreign Office in Which Secret ship of Chicago Terminals Plots Are Laid Against South American Country Is Brings Dummy Officers and Expected to Result Momentarily in Break With Berlin Sham Trustees to Light Central Powers Will Lose Last Great Friend Among Neutrals as Result of Teutonic Diplomatic Duplicity FEDERAL EXPERTS e to Plebis- Lloyd Terms Leave Disposition of George Discusses cite Demand Turkey Remain Intact Tliat Poland Peace and Conflict Before Be ’Liberated’ Under Austrian Protection and That Commons Conference to Rumania Serbia and Montenegro Retain Boundaries I Disarmament and Freedom of the Seas Shrewdly &eft Decide About Hun Colonies to Conference Flat Allied Rejection Is Held Certain ASKS BRITONS FOR Alsace-Lorrain- I London Dec 20 — The Morning Post prints a dispatch from and Petrograd that German? is determined to restore the throne famplace Nicholas Romanoff or another member of the Romanoff ily on it as an antocrat A Bolsheviki force commanded by released at Tashkent Teuton officer prisoners has defeated the says a dispatch anti-Bolshevi- ki vrlMKY Ilk M REYNOLD GREATER SACRIFICES FACE MANY TASKS Expected Land Successes Not Realized Russ Blamed Hope Placed in America Sinkings Decrease Alleged Control of Meat Food of Nation hy Five Groups of Packers Will Be Probed in Near Future r respondent International New !mW Staff — 20 Germany availing: itself of whatever at WASHINGTON Dei and advantages it now possesses or elaims to possessmove relvinir on the separate peace negotiations with Russia to give the w Service I By International an aihleil impetus is staging another effort to make a favorable peace bePrussianism balance 20 — Premier Dee against T OXDOX fore America is thrown into the t from neutral sources eon- Circulation here todav of unofficial Lloyd Georgre in the house of the character of the terms the kaiser will offer created interest common? today ravt the allies irrein official and diplomatic quarters ducible minimum condition for eace Briefly it is: There can be no lasting: Washington Officials fieace unless Germany gives security Question Authenticity that the world will be safe hereafter At the !iime time it wan aulhoriia-tvel- y from German aggiession until Prusstated that titr terms have not before sian militarism is forever destroyed been lall formally or informally re“ the United States governmentfound litand the German government democrathe state department ported for as basis tized them In negotiations tle The fact that they so patently proWith these two fundamental condi- -' settle all accounts at the extioiw posed to fulfilled Germany must restore several high pense of toRussia caused all invaded territories and make full their authenticity question officials —Thirty- - compensation Ky Dee hepherdsvlllewere suggested are deThough the proposals After setting forth the conditions killed and tlilrty-nin- e eight persons publicidedly favorabl' to Germany which peace hinges and naming upon & NashLouisville when to injured cation of them is likely nowembarrass the axles of all peace possibility — seT CinNo front in prog- ville passenger train seriously the negotiations restoration New curity to crashed into Orleans cinnati compensation — the and ress between the central powers more specifically & enumerated & premier rear of Bardstown Louisville the Russia it is believed than allied statesman has ever beany accommodation here train Springfield Briefly they propose to restore fore enumerated war aims of the chief Brit-ain tonight with money paid ly Great the allies authentic colonies First African for Germany's reports apparently Tlie margin of losses at sea was narplaced the number of known dead at rowing leave the question of Alsace-Lorraias the sinking of submarines n sixty-sevethe number of and injurec was Increasing to a vote of the inhabitants of these he asserted Although modify the original aspira- between forty and fifty but the esti- the merchant tonnage provinces 20 was down an were mates official when reduced tions of thetheoriginal cent he added the loss had by been soPr was made check of the a German of expense figures at scheme over the W F Sheridan superintendent of only 6 per cent of Imports over that of richest provinces of vereigntyaround the Baltic and Black the Louisville division would make no last year Russia statement pending an investigation all the larger leave then Military Mtua tloa Discussed seas and From other sources it was learned that involving fundamental questions the Regarding the military situation had left the station Lloyd George said it was idle to preof future peace to the deliberations of afteraccommodation a stop when the fast tend that making the hopes formed had been the peace conference train came up at high speed and realized This disappointment he atplunged into the rear end of the train tributed to the Russian collapse Another ahead The two wooden coaches and The Germans the premier Opportunity for said had the the up had one success which was due making lighter baggagecar only Is Seen train were 'splintered Conflict to surprise and this was now engaging A relief train was sent from LouisThe Germans he stated had "In other words" as one high of- ville but by the time It arrived the Inquiry 100000 prisoners valuable posilost ficial put it "the Prussian government injured and the bodies of the dead hade tions and hundreds of guns assur- been recovered from the wreck Thirty-fivwithholding any prelimlnarj Complete restoration of the terriof the injured were placed aboard tories ances as to disarmament or other mattaken by the enemy together but seeing to it the relief train and rushed to Louis- with compensation ters of vital Interest demanded by some of the richest ville Others were taken to private Premier Lloyd Georgewas that It acquires in explaining the a would make of home In Europe Shepherdsvllle Superinten- war aims of the government granaries would dent Sheridan reported give Germany splenpeace that Russian Generals Fall None of the passengers aboard the did opportunities to prepare for anThe inpremier said that the losses in other world conflict”German terms this fast train were killed or seriously shipping had been lighter by hundreds jured If these are— the Jesse Weatherford telegraph oper- of thousands of tons than he had antic-Ipate- d official added and admittedly he said in his of the surrender worth ator at the sjation here said that after estimate well they are The premierAugust said that If the Russian scheme — Germany the accommodation train left the stathe tion he had thrown his block to show army had fulfilled the expectations of has blundered woefully In letting them its generals by this time the pride of be published In any event he indi- the track clear and left the office to the German military power would have he When handle the allies States and United baggage got help cated the saw ttM fast training ap- been completely humbled likely asn not outside he ran would reject them and Teutonic-Rus-slaOn the whole the British campaign bJfk to the office proaching they will embarrass the had not achieved the expectations to a block show seized his red pulled peace parley lantern and rushed to the platform to formed he said but there had been successes in Palestine which flag the train asHe reached the side of military the heavy locomotive would have a permanent effect on the the track just Massing of Troops thundered by history of the world Jerusalem he Behind Stage Setting About twenty passengers who had stated never would be restored to the been discharged by the accommodation Turks After referring to the Italian reIt has been thought in official quar- train were still on the station platters for the past week that the form and were eyewitnesses to the serves the premier said it would be on Page 8 tragedy they had so narrowly escaped (Continued on Page IJ m U-Bo- Dec 20—From TETASHINGTON T the seclusion of corporation records the Federal trade commission today drew sensational disclosures of high finance dummy officers and sham trustees in its efforts to determine the ownership of the Chicago stockyards and the terminal railway facilities at the big packing plants rej-or- 9 38 ARE KILLED AND 39 INJURED IN TRAIN CRASH Bel-giu- m ne Herltn-co-Bagd- Nlaray fop and Collate Mansfield O Dec "0 — WASHINGTON I wives of alien noblemen may find their over hy the property taken A Mitchell Palmer custodian of alien property has de- riean manded of numerous women who married titles that file affidavits with him that they their property is not in any the enemy Two of these women are the Countess Sigray- who was Harriet to Count Daly before her an marriage and Anton Sigray Austrian Nora Countess Mansfield forme !y Iselin of New York The Countess Sigray- is a sister of Mrs James Gerard The Countess Mansfield is the of C Oliver Iselin New daughter the York banker' Her husband isHunColloredo-Mansfield of Count -- eov-ernme- there nL n-- way-helpin- g - gary ad is-au- ea’ Berlln-to-Bagd- Collate ad raass-(Continu- ed Instructions Given Troops by Pershing THE AMERICAN ARMY FRANCE Dec 20— A card signed by Gen John J Pershing commander in chief of the American army in France explaining why the censorship is necessary giving directions concerning letter writing stating why It Is esdangerous to talk too much men to women: the telling pecially what to do if captured and also in forming them concerning what not to carry on their persons has been Issued to every member of the American expeditionary force WITH ’ ROYAUSTSRALLY TO RUSSIAN DUKE London Dec 3“A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from with Ilapnmnda report" that Kerensky Mosan In now marching against army cow while Duke Nicholas has gathered a complete army of royalists ! the Cancasu Establishment of ownership of the stock yards Is only the first of the tasks before the commission which plans to continue its investigation into every branch of' the country's meat supply and the alleged control of the meat food of 100000000 people by five principal groups of packers The commission's report will be made the basis for recommendations that additional legislation’ be enacted to remedy t)ie situation if found necessary and that any evidence of lawbreaking will be turned over to the department of justice Subpoenas AY II I Not Issue It has been stated that subpoenas will not be issued for representatives of the packers a step which might give them Immunity in any subsequent prosecutions Organization of the Chicago stock-yarcompany under the laws' of Maine alleged to have been for the purpose of providing a legal method for the payment of milions in “pickings or rebates to the packing plants by the Chicago junction railroads and Union Stockyards company of New Jersey occupied Francis J Heney special counsel and the witnesses called today at the first of a series of open hearings Other witnesses tomorrow will be asked to tell what they know of J Ogden Armour and F H Prince of Boston obtaining control of the Junction Railways company which was organized by Prince and over to the stockyards comturningFIt AY Croll confidential secrepany tary to Mr Armour Is expected to testify New Englanders Sponsors The late Richard Olney and various prominent citizens of New England appeared in today's testimony as sponsors for the plan of absorbing the money-makin- g Railways comF R pany by the new corporation Hart vice chairman of the board' of directors of the Old Colony Trust company of Boston and E V R Thayer of the Chase National bank president York of New testified of their activities as members of Mr organization committee which induced holders of 60000 shares of the New Jersey common stock to surrender their stock and their right to more than 13000000 surplus and accept in (Continued 4n Page I) ds Ol-ney- ’s BY JOHN M'HUGH STUART International News Service Correapoadent Dec 20 — Argentina the richest and most important WASHINGTON and most democratic of South American mo- republics is mentarily expected to break with BerIin A declaration of war will follow immediately it is believed here tonight The decision of the Argentine government to align itself with and the forces of democracy against Germany was marked by the simultaneous publication in Buenos Aires and Washington this afternoon of forty telegrams that passed between the Berlin foreign office and Count Lurburg German minister ot Argentina pan-Ameri- HARD FIGHTING IN PROGRESS ON ITALIAN an By International a - —— A News Service London Dec 20 — In the face of sus- tained terrific Teuton pressure all along the mountain front the Italians are valiantly counterattacking Today’s Berlin war office statement reported the repulse of these counter-thrust- s and the capture of nearlj 9000 Italians though no new gain of ground is recorded A belated Italian official account told of the cutting to pieces of an army of 10000 Teutons Tuesday Snow is falling in the mountains adding greatly to the Italian will to hold out for unless the Teutons can break through before the heavy drifts set In they must suspend operations until spring- - Portuguene Repulse Raid As if to prove that the revolt that has overthrown the old regime In Portugal has not altered that country’s loyalty to the allies Portuguese troops distinguished themselves today by the brilliant repulse of a German raid in the Laventie sector of the British line Except for reconnoitering and mediocre actions a lull has set in on artillery the west front In Flanders and around Cambrai however there were signs of a new swelling of the heavy activities are in- artillery creasing ca Germany Approved Luxburg Plans By far the most important revelation in today's message is that the German foreign office was in complete accord with the Luxburg plans Messages from ZImmermann and the pres- -' ent foreign minister Kuehlmann tell of Germany's necessity for disregarding international law admit that her pledges to Argentina cannot be kept and advise the deceit practiced by Luxburg upon the Argentine government So revolting is the duplicity revealed so insulting the contempt for Argentina displayed that diplomats and officials here tonight are almost unanimous in predicting the break Rupture Is Only Course Note Left It may be stated further on the highest official authority that the Argentine foreign office in arranging for the publication of these dispatches has tacitly agreed that no other course than a rupture Is now open In international circles it is stated tonight that the Importance of this be overestimated It step can means thehardly unconditional- devotion to the allied cause of vast resources of food and material second only In bulk to the resources of the United States It means that the German people-musrealize that the methods of the German government which drove the United States into the war have lost to Germany her last powerful friend in the world - t Situation May Have Inspired Peace Offer Forecasts of the Argentine break are believed to have reached Germany already They are not unconnected with the German peace offer already reported on the way The telegrams as published rival the ZImmermann to Mexico and the "spur-lo- s versenckt" messages which first brought Luxburg invidious distinction Perhaps the item which most Interested Washington tonight was a telegram in which Luxburg informed BerTwo Submarine Sunk lin of the whereabouts of Admiral Athens Dec 20 — French destroyers Caperton's squadron before and after have sunk two enemy submarines in its ceremonial visit to Buenos Aires the gulf of Taranto (Continued on Page 2 and-aviatlo- n V 1 FRONT Hard fighting continue between the Italian and the Auvtro-Ger-inbetween the llrent nnd Plave river In northern Itnljr but have been apparently the Italian the holding their onown alneerenult-ed enemy thrunt Tuesday In the capture of poltion around Mount Anolone © 0 C (By International News Service) Bnenos Aires Dec 20 — The newspaper Nazionale Ideale publishes a sensational statement by passengers of a Spanish mail steamer saying that they witnessed the sinking of the Argentine steamer Blanco by a German submarine Shipping records do not show anything of a steamer Blanco |