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ORDER GERMAN U-BOATS
DUMPED INTO SEA.
Kiel, Germany, Feb. 17. An en
tente , naval commission arriving
here on a British cruiser has ordered
to have all U-boats building in Ger
man yards which will not be finish
ed by February 17, dumped into
the sea and sunk."
The German naval staff informed
the entente commander that the
only purpose in continuing construc
tion of submarines is that it "affords
employment" thus ; reducing the
great army of jobless German
workers.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
DENOUNCE ORGANIZATION.
Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 17. A body
of uniformed soldiers attended the
second meeting here last night of
the so-called soldiers, sailors and
workers' council and presented reso
lutions denouncing the organiza
tion and demanding that the words
soldiers and sailors be dropped
from the name of the organization.
WILL ACCEPT NO PEACE
OUTSIDE OF 14 POINTS
Weimar, Feb.' 17. Germany will
not accept any peace that lies a
hair's breadth outside President
Wilson 14 points, Count von Brock-doroff-Rantzau,
the foreign minister,
a cnai-rh Kofnrc the constitu
ent assembly today. The count add
ed the German army was aeinuum-
hliran armv was
lllg, UUfc a wvn ' I' -it 1
being organized, and "it will stand
us in good steaa.
HUGE AIRSHIP READY
FOR CROSS-OCEAN FLIGHT.
London, Feb. 17. A 670 foot air
ship is ready at Glasgow awaiting
favorable weather for a trans-Atlantic
flight to America, the Daily
Chronicle learns from its Glasgow
correspondent. The trip is expect
ed to take eight days, without stop.
The airship will carry 30 tons.
Strikes prevented an earlier trip,
the correspondent, says.
STORY REGARDING QUENTIN
ROOSEVELT DISCREDITED.
Washington. Feb. 17. The story
that yuentin Roosevelt was taunted
by other officers with lack of en
thusiasm for actual aeroplane fight
ing and that to prove his courage
he went up to a certain death is
wholly discredited by army officers
here. , , . .
It is especially pointed out that
a story of that kind, if it had any
foundation whatever, would have
been brought over here even as a
matter of gossip.
GIVES EVIDENCE
TO CJPITTEE
Kansas' Executive Presents
Facts Regarding Officers
and Men of 35th Division
at Argonne Forest.
Washington,' Feb. 17. Evidence
,f officers and men who fought with
the 35th divisions, Kansas and Mis
souri troops, in battles of the Ar
gonne forest was presented to the
house rules committee today by
Governor Allen of Kansas, in sup
port of his "charges of needless sac
rifice of life because of lack of ar
tillery and aircraft support. Total
casualties of the 35th, the governor
declared, exceeded 8,000, despite the
War department figures. -
"In a very pettifoggy document,
he said, referring to the depart
ment's announcement of major cas
ualties, "the War department has
stated all casualties totalled 6,000.
These were the major casualties,
but have been taken by many people
to be the total, leading them, as the
department intended, to say that
not so bad." '
Governor Allen read a report ct
the officer, who was in charge of the
triage, or field station. Captain Har
ry R. Hoffman, a Chicago doctor
which said a total of 6.301 cases of
all kinds passed through the triage
of the 35th division." . .....
Dr. Hoffman's report divided
this number among various other
divisions as follows: 33th, 4,62o;
37th, 87; 28th. 443; 91st, 798; mis
cellaneous. 350.
Senators Pass New
i Capitol Bill With .
Only 2 Negative Votes
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Feb. 17. The MearsH
fracewell bill, providing a o,uuu,uuu
iund for a state capitol to be raised
a 1.5 mills levy extending over a
period of six years, passed the state
senate this afternoon with only two
dissenting votes.
The bill had previously passed
the lower branch of the legislature
so that all which remains to make it
effective is the governors signature.
Taylor and Cronin cast the "only
dissenting votes against the measure-
Taylor explained ( that he
thought it should be submitted to a
kote of the people. Cronin said he
favored a new capitol but thought
.75 of a mill levy should be suffi
cient. 1
The passage of the capitol bill
tnds a 10-year fight. " Under the pro
visions of the measure, the governor
will appoint a capitol commission
to have charge of the construction
of the building.
Congress Votes to Add Land
to Modoc National Forest
Washington, Feb. 17. Bills by
Representative Baker of California.
utIiorizing the inclusion of land in
the northwest part of Modoc coun
ty, and in Sikiyou county, Cal., in
the Modac national forest, and by
Representative Sinnott of Oregon,
addingli 2,886 acres of Minam na
tional forest were passed today by
the house and sent to the senate.
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VOL. 48 NO. 210.
Renewal Signed Sunday Eve
ning; New Results Expected
When Marshal Foch Re
turns to Treves.
Paris. Feb. 17. (By Associated
Press.) Marshal Foch this after
noon informed the supreme council
of the acceptance by the Germans
of the conditions for a renewal of
the armistice.
The renewal of the armistice was
signed at 6:30 o'clock Sunday even
ing in Marshal Foch's private car,
according to a dispatch from Treves.
Two notes were handed to Mar
shal Foch by Mathias Erzberger,
when the renewal of the armistice
was taken up at Treves. One note
concerned employment of German
mercantile marine for various pur
poses, while the other contained sev
eral requests,' including release of
German prisoners and the mainte
nance of economic intercourses be
tween Germany and occupied terri
tories. The new terms, while still with
held, are understood to restrict Ger
man operations against Poland
within certain fixed lines, thus re
moving the danger of a military
clash and at the same time opening
access between the interior of Po
land and the Baltic sea.
Important Results Expected.
But more important results will
take form shortly when Marshal
Foch returns to Treves for submis
sion of the details of the disarma
ment and demobilization of the
German forces which are being for
mulated by the military, naval and
economic advisers of Foch. These
are of a nature amounting in fact
to a preliminary peace agreement.
Disarmament -is understood to
include both the naval and-military
branches, and the naval authorities
expect the ultimate naval terms will
provide for the dismantling of the
fortifications of Helgoland and the
Kiel canal, the canal being opened
for commercial navigation.
To Permit Relief.
While the blockade is not raised
by the present terms, yet it is ex
pected that the disarmament under
later and more complete terms will
obviate the necessity of a further
blockade and permit such economic
and food relief as is determined
upon.
The council of the great powers
today gave a further hearing on the
Russian question, but no decision
was reached. The feeling seems to
be general that , no decision is in
sight and that none of the pending
plans offers much of a prospect for
arriving at a satisfactory solution.
French Naval Losses Way
Below Those of England
Paris, Feb. 17. A full list of the
French naval losses in the war which
has been published includes four
battleships, the Bouvet, Suffren.
Gaulois and Danton; four armed
cruisers, the Leon Garnhetta, Amiral
Charner, Cleber and D-puitit Thou-
ars, and one fast cruiser, the Chateau
Renault. There were besides 14 de
stroyers, eight torpedo boats and
14 submarines lost.
The loss in tonnage was 110,000
tons, against 550,000 tons for En
gland; 76,000 tons for Italy and 17,
000 tons for the United States
Today Program
at the Auditorium
10 A. M.
Chairman C. C. George, chair
man of the Transmississippi Re
adjustment Congress committee.
Invocation Rev. T. J. tyackay.1
Reading of the congress and
announcement of committees by
the chairman.
Addresses of welcome by May
or Ed P. Smith and S. R. McKel
vie. "
Statement of purposes of the
congress by John W. Gamble,
president of the Omaha Cham
ber of Commerce.
2 P. M.
Chairman Francis A. Brogan,
chairman of executive committee,
Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
Announcement of committees
by C. C. George, chairman of the
Transmississippi Readjustment
congress committee.
Address "Readjustment Prob
lems of the Middle West," by
Harry A. Wheeler, president of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States.
Message from J. Ogden Ar
mour, "Getting Back on the
Highway of Progress."
8 P. M.
Address "Trade Possibilities
with Our Allies," J. F. Smetanka,
special representative of the
Czecho-Slovak nation.
Address "W aterways and
Their Influence on Foreign
Trade," A. C Carpenter, Asso
ciation of Commerce, New Or
leans, La.
he Omaha Da
Etrej il iKMtf-elaii mattar H 28, 1906. tt
OmMia P. 0. aiMar act ! March i. IS79
Avery Predicts Bright
Future for Country to
Come With Reconstruction
Education Will Be Greatest Bulwark Against Danger
ous Theories That Confront Us From East; Should
Not Take Boys From Farms for Military Training.
"Education will be the greatest
bulwark of our country against the
dangerous theories that confront us
from the east," asserted Samuel
Avery, chancellor of the University
of Nebraska, during an address to
the Nebraska Farmers' congress,
which began its three-day meeting
in flip Castlp hntcl la.it niffht
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was the subject announced for the
chancellor, but he explained that he
decided to substitute the word "re
adjustment" for "reconstruction."
Extending his thought on educa
tion to the farmer, the chancellor
said that the American farmer will
be a bulwark against undesirable
theories which may appear; that the
farmer will continue to favor for
mal education of the schools and in
formal education of meetings, the
press and other media.
Farmer Slow to Make War.
"The American farmer," he con
tinued, "will be more eager during
our readjustment period to co-operate
with his neighbor, and he also
will not lose faith in individualism.
He will stand first and foremost for
the Unted States, and be will never
be guided by any specious theory
of internationalism. He will be
reasonably conservative about na
tional' armament, he will strike the
the golden mean, and he will rep
resent the ultimate attitude of
America in readjustpent.
"The farmer is slow to make war,
(Continued tm Tage Two, Column Five.)
OMEN LIONIZE
M'KELVIE WHEN
HE TALKS HERE
Governor Equal to the Occa
sion and Hands Some
Bouquets V to the;
Woman's Club.
Nebraska's boyish-looking gov
ernor, Samuel R. McKelvie was
lionized Monday afternoon by the
Omaha Woman's club, the social
science department of which hon
ored him and Mrs. McKelvie with
a luncheon at the Conant hotel,
preceding the governor's talk on
"Americanization."
In return Governor McKelvie
gave the women great pleasure by
announcing his stand for woman
suffrage.
"I never laid a straw in your path.
In' fact I voted for suffrage in 1911,
in the days when the man who was
for suffrage was a freak," He said.
"I have great hopes for improve
ment in government after women
vote. This is no idle flattery. I
fully believe it and have observed
the earnest, thoughtful ideas of gov
ernment put forth by voting women
(Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
WIFE OF GOVERNOR IS
MOST ATTRACTIVE
AT LUNCHEON.
Governor McKelvie expressed
great' pleasure that the "best
seven-eighths of his family," mean
ing Mrs. McKelvie, had been in
vited to share honors with him
at the Woman's club luncheon
and meeting.
Mrs. McKelvie, who was hon
ored with a tea following the
meeting, was an attractive pic
ture in a brown georgette crepe
and chiffon afternoon gown made
over self-toned taffeta. With this
she wore brown buckled pumps
and a brown picture hat sweep
ing the face, to match. She wore
a lovely corsage of violets and
pink roses and carried . another
bouquet of pink roses presented
bv the clubwomen.
What Is Love
No. 19.
Love is a deep sensation within,
- Uncontrollable I must say
My life I would gladly give for him.
A one .in love feels just that way
When e'er he fails me to respond,
Or slights me, thinking I won't
know.
Within my breast, there's a mighty
pound.
It may seem foolish, but it's so.
No. 18.
Love is that welling up of the
heart that preceds the outbreak of
affection toward an idolized object
and it might also be termed the dif
fusion or satisfaction of one object
for another. There is also a higher
love. "God so loved the world that
he gave his only begotton son, that
whosoever believed on Him should
not perish but have everlasting life."
Therefore we m'ght sum it up by
i saying that "God is Love," and love
OMAHA, TUESDAY,
STATE UNIVERSITY HEAD
LAUDS FARMER
Chancellor Samuel Aveiy.
University oJfebrasfci.
TEACHER FLEES
FROI HOSPITAL;
NERVESBROKEN
Miss Lucy Evans, 25 Years
at Central School, Escapes :.
While Taking Treat
ment for Breakdown.
Miss Lucy Evans, -46 years old.
for 25 years a teacher at Central
Public school, escaped from her
room at the third floor of the Ford
hospital sometime between mid
night and 6 o'clock Monday morn
ing. Wearing a dark silk skirt, small
black hat, blue summer coat and
pumps, she is believed to have
climbed down the fire escape, the
only open avenue of escape from
her room. She has been confined
to the Ford hospital since August
31, after , having suffered a nervous
break-down from overwork.
That she is being harbored by a
friend who probably thought her
mistreated, is the belief of her sis
ter, Mrs. L. J. Edwards, 1904 Corby
street, who notified the police and
newspapers to assist in the search.
Miss Evans had been taking daily
treatment at the . hospital for ner
vous disease since her confinement
there. Sunday afternoon, when
visited by her sister, Mrs. A. J.
Meyers, living with Mrs. Edwards
at 1904 Corby street, Miss Evans ap
peared better and quiet. She was
last seen by her nurse at 11:30
o'clock Sunday night. When the
nurse failed to find a light in Miss
Evans' room at the usual morning
hour, she investigated and found
the open window leading to the fire
escape.
Mrs. Edwards reported the case
to the police Monday morning and
requested them to notify the news
papers. British Peace Delegate
is Victim of Influenza
Paris, Feb. 17. Lt. Col. Sir Mark
Sykes, who came here Aith the Brit
ish delegation to the peace confer
ence, is dead, following au attack of
influenza.
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is also "life." It is also faith for to
love God we must believe on him.
Love is a sacrifice. "There were
ninety and nine that safely lay in
the shelter of the fold. But one was
out in the fields away. Away in the
frost and cold." And what did the
Shepherd do but "Lay down His life
for the lost one."
No. 22.
Love the greatest thing in the
world. The World dies today for a
bit of love. God so loved the world,
He .gaveth His only begotten son.
Just think what a love.
Nothing is so great as love, and
no way so excellent. It is difficult
ELY
FEBRUARY 18, 1919.
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Transmississippi Reconstruc
tion Gathering to Tax City
to Care for Delegates;
People Offer Homes.
With many delegates to the
Transmississippi Readjustment con
gress arriving last night, and more
coming this morning, tfle success of
the great convention is assured. The
hotels are filled with visitors and
hundreds of them and perhaps
thousands of them will be cared for
in the homes of Omaha citizens.
In the corner room, first floor of
the United States bank building, an
information bureau has been opened
and from this place visitors who are
unable to find accommodations in
the hotels, will be sent to the Oma
ha homes. Already 1,000 of these
homes have been thrown open to
the visitors and the list is nowhere
complete. There will be plenty of
sleeping accommodation for all and
the feeding of the guests will be an
easy matter with the great number
of cafes and restaurants scattered
through the business portion of the
city.
Opening May Be Best.
While this is to be the opening
day of the great convention, it is
going to be one of the best. Aside
from the general meeting to be held
in the Auditorium, there will be the
group meetings that will convene
during the day. The first on the
schedule is that of the agricultural
group. It is to be held on the Audi
torium stage, starting at 4:30 o'clock
this afternoon.
At the meeting of the agricultural
group, Prof. P. G... Holden, one of
the best known and most prominent
agriculturists in the west, will pre
side. The main topic for discussion
will be "Farm Prices After the War."
This discission will follow the ad
dress of J. W. Shorthill, member of
the National Wheat board, appoint
ed by President Wilson for the pe
riod of the war.
Governors and Mayors.
Another important meeting sched
uled for the afternoon and to be
held in the auditorium of the Oma
ha Athletic club, will be the con
ference of governors and mayors of
the states west of the Mississippi
river. At this meeting Mayor!
smith ot umana will preside.
Addresses of Welcome.
At the opening" session of the con
gress the delegates and visitors will
be welcomed to the city by Mayor
Smith aiid to the slate by Governor
McKelvie. Following these ad
dresses John W. Gamble, president
of the Omaha Chamber of Com
merce, will detail the scope, pur
poses and aims of the organization.
This will conclude the morning ses
sion. At 2 o'clock this afternoon
Harry A. Wheeler, president of the
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, will discuss "Read
justment Problems of the Middle
West," after which a message from
J. Ogden Armour, head of the Ar
mour interests, on "Getting Bock on
the Highway of Progress," will be
read by R. C. Howe. Mr. Armour
is ill and will be unable to attend.
(Continued on Page Eight, Column One.)
Establish Bureau to Care
for Effects of Soldiers
Washington, Feb. 17. Establishment-at
Hoboken, N. J., of an ef
fects bureau, to receive from over
seas the personal effects of deceas
ed officers and men and distribute
them to the proper relatives, was
announced today by the War de:
partment. Inquiries regarding the
personal effects of deceased soldiers
should be addressed to "The Effects
Bureau, Port of Embarkation, Ho
boken, N. J.
to people together where love is
lacking. We as people may resolve
to live in pea and confidence with
one another, but find it to be difficult
if there is a deficiency of love. Love
solves all problems, it removes every
difficulty, hides all false and is the
perfect bond of union. Nothing can
separate a heart from another, that
is stamped with the seal of love.
Love keeps the heart burning in
all its brightness and sweetness, and
cannot be hid toward our fellowmen.
Love makes one Godly, pure, lov
ing and kind. The sweetest thing
or words I remember here on earth
are love, mother, home and heaven.
The thrill that runs through our
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M'Kelvie Tells Rotarians
'Strong American Program
Bound to Win in Nation
Governor of Nebraska Addresses Great Company of
Banqueters at Fontenelle Hotel; Charles Strader
of Lincoln Elected Governor of Sixteenth District
at Convention; Speakers Discuss Rotary Topics.
Business men, professional men,
statesman, 500 of them, all Rotar
ians, brains of the middle west,
world leaders in thought and
achievement, last night, at the Fon
tenelle hotel, heard Governor Sam
uel R. McKelvie make an impas
sioned plea for the elimination of
foreign languages in public and pri
vate schools, administer a scathing
rebuke to bolshevism and laud the
opportunities afforded by the United
States as the greatest gift to the
human race since God gave the
promised land to the children of Is
rael. It was a gala night for the con
ference dinner and informal recep
tion, which marked the closing of
the first day's session of the conven
tion of the 16th district Interna
tional Association of Rotary clubs.
More than 500 Attend.
Covers for 500 Rotarians, their
wives and guests were laid in the
ball room of the hotel. For two
hours before CJovernor McKelvie
faced his audience, made up of the
citizenship of Nebraska- Iowa and
South Dakota, representing the
leading industrial centers of the
three states, the guests were enter
tained with a program of music,
short speeches and jokes.
Charles Strader of Lincoln, the
newly elected govern6r of the 16th
district clubs, was introduced to the
members and made a brief speech
expressing his appreciation of the
honor conferred upon him.
Chicago Man Talks.
Frank Hoffman of Chicago, repre
senting the national organization,
spoke on the aims and work of the
(Continued on Page Two, Column Three.)
DETECTIVES LI
IN WAIT TO GET
UMOIOTOR
Anderson and Prznowuski Nab
Jack Robinson as He Comes
in Automobile from Den
ver; to Investigate.
After recovering a stolen touring
car in a downtown garage. Detec
tives A. C. Anderson and Psznowski
laid in wait for four hours Monday
and arrested Jack Robinson, Hamp
ton, la., who drove the automobile
from Denver Sunday. Robinson
was booked at the police station for
investigation.
The motor and license numbers of
the automobile reveal it to be a car
stolen in Denver two weeks ago.
Robinson showed the detectives a
fake bill of sale and then told them
he bought the car in Alliance, Neb.
Detectives say it has long been a
clever game for a gang of auto
mobile thieves to steal cars in large
cities and sell them in other cities
as soon' as possible, thj automobile
thieves presenting forged bills of
sale for the cars.
Moral Squad Raids
Disorderly House Next
Door to City Hall
Within 100 feet of Police Commis
sioner Ringer's office in the city hall
the ,)ora!s squad raided a suite of
rooms. No. 9 on the third floor of
1802 Farna mstreet, early this morn
ingfl Four inmates, two men and
two women were arrested and book
ed as inmates of a disorderly house.
Mildred Miller, landlady of the place,
escaped through a secret passage
after leading detectives a merry
chase through three rooms.
Bee's Contest
hearts when we hear the voice of
one we love. Or a song we love,
evern'u music. Oh ! Love, sweet love,
the greatest thing of which the
world isK dying for. Love.
No. 21.
Love is the height, depth, length
and breadth sf the holiest, sweetest,
tenderest and often saddest emo
tion the human heart is heir to.
Mrs. L. R. Roe.
No. 20. ,
Love is a feeling' in your heart.
Vhen you love your papa and mam
ma and brothers and Sisters and a
little baby with cheeks as red as
hearts I ke a little angel. Is that
what you call love? If.not say so.
No. 16.
Love a regard of affection, an af
fection excited by beauty or what
ever is pleasing.
TWO CENTS.
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GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA
TALKS IN OMAHA
5..WKelvle
AOLD, WEALTHY
JKER,
DIESjICGAST
Was in California for His
Health; Formerly President
of Corn Exchange Na
. tional . Bank Here. -
Los Angeles, Cal.. Feb. 17. (Spe
cial to The Bee.) W. T. . Auld,
prominent Nebraska banker since
1885 and director of the Corn Ex
change bank, died this afternoon at
Hemet, Cal., a small town near Los
Angeles. He was about 70 years of
age. He had been failing-for four
or five years.
Mr. Auld came to Guide Rock,
Neb., in 1885 from Iowa and start
ed the bank of Guide Rock. In
1892 he. came to Red Cloud where
he started the State Bank of Red
Cloud.
Builds Up Institution.
Publi cconfidence has been shaken
by bank failures here, but Mr. Auld
speedily built up an institution
which enjoyed the fullest confidence
of the public and is one of , the
strongest banks of the valley today.
In 1899 he went to Lincoln and
founded the City National bank, giv
ing his attention to this until six
years ago, when he became inter
ested in the Corn Exchange Nation
al bank of Omaha. Mr. Auld was
the donor of public libraries recent
ly opened at Red Cloud and Guide
Rock and public parks at Lincoln,
Neb., and Knoxville, la.
Member Chamber of Commerce.
At the time of his death, Mr.
Auld was the chairman of the board
of directors of the Corn Exchange
National bank- having been elected
to that position in January, 1917.
Upon taking interest in the local
bank in 1912. he became president of
the institution. Mr. Auld wa
known as one of the wealthiest if
not the wealthiest banker in the
west and owned considerable land
in Nebraska and Iowa. Besides
having been a 'member of the Com
mercial club of Lincoln, he belonged
to the .Chamber of Commerce and
Athletic club of Omaha. -Rests
from Strain.
F?iling health, due to overwork
during the past years,, caused Mr.
Auld to go to California last fall
for a rest. He was visiting a sister
there. A sister, living in Knoxville,
la., and a brother, living in Gris
wold, la., , survive him. The body
will be buried in Knoxville. Mr.
Auld was unmarried.
Fourteen Thousand Silk
Workers Return to Looms
Paterson, N. J., Feb. 17. Four
teen thousand of the silk workers
who went on strike here early this
month in an attempt to enforce a 47
hour week returned to their looms
today. The returned strikers in
cluded many members of the Indus
trial Workers of the World, who de
manded a 44-hour Week, refusing
to join the United Textile Workers
in their stand for a 47-hour week.
The resumption of activities was de
clared to be temporary, pending an
investigation of conditions by the na
tional war labor board.
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England Sends Reinforce
ments to Archangel; Agita
tion Started to Save Lives
of American Soldiers.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 17. American
and allied troops operating in notin
Russia will be withdrawn "at t!'e
earliest possible moment that
weather conditions in the spring
will permit." To facilitate this
movement and to improve lines of
communication for the supplying of
the forces that have penetrated into
the country President Wilson has
approved the sending of two addi
tional companies of American rail
way troops to Archangel.
This information cabled to the
War department by General Taskcr
H. Bliss at Paris, by direction of
the president, was transmitted tody
to Chairmen Chamberlain and Dent
of the senate and house military
rommittees, by Secretary Baker.
The announcement brought expres
sions of approval from senators, in
cluding Senator Johnson of Cali
fornia, republican, who has been
pressing his resolution providing
for a resolution by the senate in
favor of withdrawal of the Ameri
can forces.
England to Send Troops.
General Bliss also informed Sec
retary Baker that Great Britain has
decided to send 2,400 additional sol
diers to Archangel to reinforce the
army in north Russia. In this con
nection General Bliss said the Brit
ish military authorities felt no ap
prehension in north Kussa.
Secretary Baker'f letters to the
committee chairmen were identical.
After reading Mr. Baker's letter,
Senator Johnson issued this state
ment: "When on December 12, last, we
comenced the agitation for the re
turn of our troops in Russia for the
sole purpose of saving the lives of
American boys there, we had little
sympathy and less support. After
more than two months of absolute
silence on the part of the govern
ment the denial of information of
any sort either to congress or to
the people comes today's communi
cation, the first of its kind to the
military committees, that our sol
diers would be returned. The
strangeness of this communication
does not detract from n;y very great
gratification.
"When the subject was first
broached in December, 5,000 Ameri
can boys apparently had been aban
doned and forgotten by their go--ernment.
Fighting Unsanctioned War.
They were making a valiant stand
against overwhelming odds in all ot
the severity of an arctic winter, suf
fering untold privations and hard
ship and fighting a war which had
never been sanctioned or declared
by the American people. The gov
ernment either would not or could
not tell its policy or the activities ri
our soldiers or why they were kill
ing and being killed. We are yei
in total ignorancef but it is signifi
cant that the letter today fore
shadowing the early withdrawal ol
our troops, conclusively demon
strates the utter lack of foundation
of every .statement made by those
who have sought to excuse this un
justifiable invasion. :
"Finally in England a righteous
public opinion compelled an altera
tion of England's course, and now
apparently the course of America is.
changed. We cannot make whole
again the maimed nor bring back the
dear ones who have bteii killed ir
defiance of the law and in violation
of the constitution in this miserable
misadventure in Russia, but thank
God, the American boys who are
yet alive, are to be returned to ns."
Senator Borah of Idaho, republi
can, issued a statement declaring
that to Senator Johnson '.vas due the
credit for the change of policy re-
garding Russia made by the Ameri
can government.
Effect of War on Railroad
- Earnings Shown by Report
Washington, Feb. 17. The effect
of war on railroad expenses, rev
enues and net earnings was showri
today by the Interstate Commerce
commission's final report on earn
ing of 195 principal roads.
Operating revenues amounted tJ
$4,913,319,000, the highest in history,
and $863,000,000 more than the
$4,050,463,000 of the previous year
Operating expenses rose proportion
ately more, however, to $4,006,894.
000, or $1,148,000,000 more than the
$2,858,000,000 of the previous year,
Operating income, which is the dif
ference between revenues and ex
penses, with deductions for ordinary
taxes, amounted to $719,159,000, but
because of other adjustments on ac
count of car and facility rents the
! net income to the administratis
from operations amounted to
$690,418,000 '