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P»\ \v*ociated Press
Jan.. !»— An attempt fc>|
a. (.'/.echo Slovak Premier Dr
iRiarz. at Prague was mad
t ,i;;y. I -h» revolver shots were fired
a- l on- bullet took effect. (Jemars
a nected of a plot and seven have
) arrested.
It\ Vssociated Press
CHICAGO. Jan.. 1>— Theodore
R !t*- death has cast a gloom ov
, t. Republican National Commit
t- em* n. and the meeting tomorrow
will no* be a spirited one. The ban
« iot >r tonight has been cancelled.
CHILD S SALUTE
TOUCHES YANK
PARIS. Jan.. — An American
captain, just in from the front, stood
on a curh-stone. He had one of those
4000 -rr.iU* looks in his eyes.
Suddenly there was a tug at the
captain's coat. He turned, looked
down, ami saw—
A w* o little girl, with a dimpled
<»! one's own little girl —stand*
o; * V’v. yet gracefully, at salute.
As the soldier looked, her fingers
reach, i the curls above her forehead
and ! n came away, smartly, deft’y.
as * c: n*uin recovered himself. He
salut cl. w-eideringly.
The t(V >»ut out her neat little hand,
still srcliug and silent. The two sol
emnly shook hands.
She boa me* I on him again. And th<
'•aptain. grinning caught sight out o'
the c<»rner of his eye of the little girl’s
moth, v 'tending a few ya**ds awav,
smil'ng approbation.
i * \\*‘ < litth* girl skipped away tc
he»* iv *ther. One haml grasped he?
mop i-r'- and the other flung back
a k; • » -»*n its small fingers.
T’c'o , .gain gulped. He looked Pc
if h** r anted to sit down on the curb
stone and weep.
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When a young man tells»a girl that
he loves her for herself alone it’.
equivalent to an injunction againsl
the re t of the family.
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Hr Associated Press
PARIS, Jan., 1>— Lord Robert O
oil, who anived here with the first
motion of the British peace delegat
ion. told the Associated Press today
that definite organization of the Lea
gue of Nations was indispesable -is
the first step toward conclusion of en
during peace and a satisfactory settle
ment of the International questions.
Lord Robert Cecil stated that h s
views were entirely personal but that
joint .nternational action was neces
sary to relieve the millions of people
now lacking the necessaries of life:
to regulate the common interests, like
international railways, posts, water
ways, telegraph and wireless, also the
use o*’ the uu.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
PARIS, Jan., D— President Wilson’s
conference with Premiers of England,
France and Italy, beginning nexi
week, regarding enemy countries, is
stat *d to be mainly about matters af
fecting Germany , which will be con
sidered first; Austria, second, Bulgar
ia and Turkey last.
It is believed the Premier’s confc*
j ence will deal only with the most
geneial principles. It is believed that
a broad going agreement will be
reached before Wilson’s return Feb
ruary 1st.
Among the important matters to be
discussed at the Peace Conference will
be a general agreement for the Lea
gue of Nations or similiar machinery
to enforce terms of peace; second—
consideration of establishing new and
independent states resulting from the
wa. ; third—consider damages and in
demnities, and fourth— conclude
peace Treaties with the Teutons.
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FRENCH PRICE DELEGATES
PARIS, Jan., 9— The French pea:*e
delegates will be Premier Clemencer.u,
Foreign Minister Pichon, Finance Min
-ister Klotz, Colonial Minister Simon
and Commissioner to America Tar
dieu.
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FOCH GIVES CREDIT
TO LLOYD GEORGE
LONDON, Jan., 9— Marshal Foch
ha< sent to Lloyd George his picture
with the inscription, “To the great
prime minister who drove away the
clouds from a very stormy sky.” I he
marshal is said to have declared that
it was to the presistent confidence of
Lloyd George that he owed the pos:t
ion he now occupies.
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NO POLITICAL LABOR
PARTY TO BE FORMED
NEW YORK, Jan., 9— The execu
tive council of the American Feder
ation of Labor rejected the proposed
that a national political labor par*v
be formed, at a meeting here.
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WITH THK ltRlTlSH-AMKRI* 7
AK.MIKS . Jan., !»-- German devil*,
seemed to kno *‘ n«» lunind* in the «
days of the fighting mi the Hr!'
front aft-er-Hu* Hindenlmrg ’ine
been shattered. .They attached gn
a<h to the bodies of dead Nuns
behind in the Gmrn: n retreat, so ‘ t
when the bodies were lifted the gr«
ad* s exploded, killing o1 woune
the bearers.
v ar the town of Ia\ Cnteau, a
her of Australian
we * killed by these grenade
tempting to remove sorro* Germ:
dead from th«» fiHd in front of r
American machine - gun posit* >
Thereafter no Australian would P
hand on a dead German,
eases the bodies were dragged to tlv
burial place by means of a long re
which allowed the stretcher-bearers
keep out of range of any cxplodi. v
hand-grenades
1 he Americans, on tne oinm n.n
hit upon tin* plan of making the <.« ’
man prisoners bury their own don*
In « ne instance a Hoche prisoner w
summarily shot because h«* refused
remove the body of one of his de
companions. An Examination ol
body later led to the discovery tb- t
it was mined. The German was aw:”
of this fact and refused to touch it.
In one small town evacuated by
Germans, many of the beds w"T
found to brt mined. An American c
cer, tired and worn by .Jong am;
ha d fighting, sought rest on a loum <
in a room previously occupied by •'
Gei man officer. The lounr" :>' v.
an 1 he was in^tantlv killed.
Vnother officer picked up a y
field-glasses left by the Germans jrV
was adjusting the focus when •
glasses exploded in bis hands : » •
blew away a part of his face.
The Huns had become ad *pt in th«
nefarious business cf making inf*
al machines, mines and the time tu • s
and there was scarcely an area v !v "*
the electrical and engineering ex nr
of the allies did not find some nov
form of their fiendish ingenuity.
vv \NTS BR \SS COFFIN
HAVANA, Jan.. !> - Relatives w
a Spanish merchant said to he of nob
le birth who died several years ag*
aft'r having amass'd a consider;’’,
for une have asked the Cuban Sr.nda
tior Department for permission to ex
hume hi? body s > as to obtain the
bra*s casket in which it was burr'd
They want to sell the casket in whi '■
They want to sell the
casket for the metal it contains, as the
family fortune has dwindled since thrs
founder’s death.
The department ruled that the on
ly -.juostion involved was a moral one
and that 4here was no law to prevent
the loljvivrs from reclaiming and sell
ing tk' casket.
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PARTS. Jan., 0— Paul Pesrhnr.el
presiding officer of the Chamhe1* or
Deputies, has issued an appeal ♦'uv
members of the Chamber who have
been in the army now that 4he wro
te over, return at once to their legi. -
lative duties and assist in the solving
of peace problems.
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PHIPAl>l'I.PHIA, Jan.. I)— “Wh n |
tIii . nation has saved $ 12,000,000,(H)u
more . prices probably will have l>* n
iesUaed to normal.”
Thus !)••. A. C. Miller, Pacific Coa t
member of the Federal Reserve Roa d
wa ncd that “America must save a’ 'i
pay up, or sutler the ill elfects ol . ;
’ation.” Miller spoke befoie the A
n Academy of Pol tiea! and So*
Science.
Vna yzing our problem as one a ;
of ec u traction, but of roemplo;
meat an 1 reorganization . Miller d
cia*'ed tliat more production and a ■
(vption ot outstanding war securiti •
jo’eti. n of the high pric ‘ <jtic *
I,)*1 li' said the banks are 1 oiding a
r.i * n o
'. .rS-: the '.'livenoient’s roijuivrrneu <
for !h« f of the fiscal year wi”
ifvo ;t $7,000,000,000 and until thee
a' be n absorbed by savings, t
• tj • jt of inflation iI! still l><* \ i
us.”
! ’ .< •>.- co ifuation, " i Me • • d. *
the vor1d*< greatest af •'••-the-'1* “ r •>
-bl m. p> gi :r dy is revealed on!\ '>
the broad statement that price ; ha *e
r?sei P'0 per cent in four years, he
,a: I’ntil prices return to noin -d
actual progress toward recovc mia
f.-om the war’s shatteiing cannot !»« •
ma le, he said. <
Voluntarily Reduce Prices.
•* pj^pvii a!>- adv t; - ’ome in i* (
cnvon.” Miller continued, “that th*'
more foresightrd amo»'g b”. sines (
'r:r,i':.r’on • .*r< • '.»«;*ahead r<« th**
m" of jirucs .*• - something ,
hie tn toad of walling they are : .1*
• , 11• • »,'pd :• 'risf,*”fr the process
■f ■»*r;*.*4*»i>*it*«»M by vohintn y prwo
red lotion \
* •;;»•!. *rw ut*:' e ■* paratwn paves toe
1 the *'l’'' I *ns* th? process if
■*»drent »r; prices.!’
•»p (. \ ;* IV)( fjv. qu-d
'♦v. .nr th * r.uar’ty of mono.’ whiGi
\-i (i. »t**d •r.',h*^<'d values. “O’ *he
j i. * 0 t&.ivio WiO.f-(H) :r loans u nted **
',!•■! »v .aid. “it r.i.v 1m o-Omat' • tl*:.t
•V* Opm’UrOO ».till i being ca rird by
*h bank. To *■ ■ extent that sal
•.f ’-'tion V ’la' Tivo’-nn *'rt hnr.t v
*v, : .•}■•* paid an4 cut of cash whch al
rer !c has been obtain* .1 fro 1 • '•
bf,- 1:s. tPe p i nierl' Mils' bo vwrarih'd
* w i;*.'‘ vi'*0a 1»• e to 1 r ''xpiiu *' u
.,f ’ mk credit. 55inh < i >f < e
l:'. v.i’ x ,t * ••! * in nn ion new for
,.p. of saving. '(vuUs in in flat am of,
fii of ci 'dit. hen of <urmn,, a id j
,s t c ui-c •pence o«* both, .-nflat 1011 of
pri • '*»
‘ Tbosr of v*s who in our L'“ e ly
t.o* ;i campaigns, were nersu * ed to
bo ow and i.i. must .now sovr and
pay The t r d.icm of c* rrecti i t ms
inf citation is largely a problem of xv
,ng and proibiction. V. • mu.>* •> *■ ■’
0 i r.iore goods 1G .c, 1 the out;l;v'(t J
ne volume of credit and currency j
which means production. We must
-educe the volume of credit and cur
rency to suitable proportions, which (
nn* >ns savings.”
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NEW JOINT KINGDOM TO
HAVE A JOINT LEGATION
WASHINGTON . Jan., 9— Tim
Serbian Legation officials announced
today that the legation becomes 011c
for the new joint Kingdom of Serbs.
Sloves and Groats. A, single common
government was established on Hot
ember 21st under Prince Regent Alex
ander.
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By Nssociated Press
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.KW YORK, Jan.. !)— Fifteen
he isand harbor workers are tod .y
dr iking for an eight hour day. hervy
vk team lighters, tow boats, po
ic and fire boats are tied up at th«
!o< :s. Twelve hundred railroad ad*
i ' st*ation boats a e idle as a result
>1 the strike.
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By Associated Press
WPEETI, Tahiti, Jan., !>— Twen
ty .ercent of the city’s population has
her \ wiped out by the influenza. Hui
lire Is xare dying on the outlying
ish nds.
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TO WEAR FLU MASKS
>AX FRANCISCO. Jan., 0— The
Bo *(j of Supervisors today request <!
the the Board pass an ordinance com
pel ing the wearing of influenza
m;i k< to prevent spread of the epi
der lie.
TR NOE \M> HIGH SCHOOLS
OF IDAHO WILL SOON HAYF
A RECONSTRUCTED SYSTEM
ROISF. IDAHO, Jan., 0— Idaho'
vy !rm for grade and high schools •?
to be revised and ‘eeonsti’ucted a- a
<•0 f rence of county superintended
and school principals which will >
he’ 1 here. The special object of t.Vc
on 'feTiC* is a rearrangement of l (
public school curriculum so that
>• i” mnet the needs of the reconstruc t
ion days which wiil follow the signir :
of the neacn conference.
Special plans also will he discus? d
fo” vocational training for teachei *
which will coincide with the annr v
tr>c■'t’n°“ of the State Teachers’ Assoc
iation. Recommendations for neces
efi-v new school legislation will '<'•
framed for submission to the sta <
in turn when the bi-annual session
of that body opens on February 6th..
!!;■ A* s ,xia j J i s
PARIS, Jan., P - l t : :l
ivv i m tl h c in oi ' ; t1 p1
■
mp”'t in It r!:n k. h c 1 t •
the Kxtremis s ; :i <*,,!•.
an quinary fighting.
The n°\v revolt:*
is < imposed of Ir. !.
Veco »d"ng a*
(in ave Xosk*\ coi m:r
(io' Man governmer* t ‘an
and attempt to a-;-. 1 -'c
cit and th*» gov« rr.m< nX
'. t of
in?' ling in Kerim hav
Spt . tacu ’ r<
all piincipa! }»:i*' « ?
ANOTHKRtlYh! \ \K
Paris, Jan., 0 - T
! ee? of Ravaria . • r
he* involved in a n » e'vk v
me *: which A sa
all directions.
ARK DKIYKN <■; r
RASE!.. Jan.. :* -A*
vices received tut*'* thi. ait
a I Ebert /rove mi) ml a>,* > 1
riv d at llcrlin from P»
tiii ing the Spa t < a:
ten and reoccupied the • >
printing works.
ARTIKKEiO HrtKTlV;
\ MSTKRPAM. Jp. .. 0 - •
-til! ny fighting is * ix-rxn! in !'•■ .
thi - aften oon nea J
ogiuph office.
Spart leans have v newed thei: :K •
ter'Ots to seize th* ('■ a i a* ’ s > *. \
Jt is understood that iT\v .ve A*
repulse d. The SprrtVnr. a '
o have lost 30 killed and man\
V* nnded.
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'•! .'JINCr ALASKA SCENES
NOE TEE MOVIES NO'V TO
REGIN IN C \ LI FORM V
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TRUCK EE, CA1 . Jan., 9— The
work of filmin'* m •* »>v4nv * m ■
scones will start ■* * d' in a short
tin?* , there now lv•><-- •” • V’ndpn*
of snow and ice. Snvo a' .nn;*s
i ••••!! cnri.l trpi)n : f>f •' ’ tU’r
cre« of f»*#vn Cft^n 4' ■' *' ” icr ow
npdi. with ennipnvw*" r ’ dop-t^amv,
sleiedi*. etc.
!* K: -tp/''* ’ 41 fareilia1* with
the rnakireyof n vHt* pictures that
1p~o-n rworertion of the Alaska and
RriOsh Columbia scenes a*e in vea'iiy
ni'n^ogTaphed within a few miles uf
T reckee.